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Judge says he plans to sentence gynecologist who sexually abused patients to 20 years in prison
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge said Monday he plans to sentence a former gynecologist to 20 years in prison for the sexual abuse of dozens of patients for over two decades at prestigious New York hospitals.
Judge Richard M. Berman announced his intention at a sentencing hearing for Robert Hadden that will continue on Tuesday, when Hadden is expected to speak after some legal issues are resolved. The judge was expected to impose the sentence after the hearing resumes, unless he changes his mind.
Hadden, 64, has been in custody since his January conviction on four counts of enticing victims to cross state lines so he could sexually abuse them.
A 20-year sentence would be four times the roughly four-to-five-year term that the judge concluded federal sentencing guidelines recommend.
The guidelines are calculated for each case to ensure that people convicted of specific crimes generally are treated equally, and judges can go below or above guidelines but must explain why.
The judge said the crimes Hadden committed while working at hospitals including Columbia University Irving Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital merited a longer sentence.
NOTE: The following contains discussion of sexual abuse that some may find disturbing.
Berman said the case was like none he’d seen before and involved “outrageous, horrific, beyond extraordinary, depraved sexual abuse.” He noted that the government has reported that at least 245 women among thousands he treated have claimed they were abused by Hadden.
The judge’s announcement of his sentencing plans drew a complaint from defense attorney Deirdre von Dornum. She said it was overly harsh.
“Here you have somebody who has already lost everything, and you’re giving him effectively a life sentence,” Dornum said.
The lawyer said her client was enduring harsh jail conditions at a federal lockup in Brooklyn, where inmates make threats and extort him to turn over his commissary money.
Nine victims spoke at the first stage of the sentencing hearing late last month. Several attended the proceeding on Monday but were not invited to speak again.
At trial, women testified in graphic detail that Hadden repeatedly forced them to submit to sexualized breast exams and touched their vaginas in ways that seemed sexual rather than for a medical purpose. They urged the judge to give him the maximum prison sentence possible.
In 1987, Hadden started working at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York, which later became New York-Presbyterian Hospital. The institutions have agreed to pay more than $236 million to settle civil claims by more than 200 former patients.
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The Idaho Secretary of State’s office updated vote counts from Teton County on Thursday, after the county discovered one ballot box had not been processed. But the vote total did not change the outcomes of any state races, according to Deputy Secretary of State Chad Houck.
Teton County, which is in eastern Idaho, reported Wednesday that during its pre-canvass review and reconciliation process, the elections director discovered a discrepancy between early voting ballots that were issued versus what was received. The difference was 402 votes.
Houck said the elections staff quickly notified the Idaho Secretary of State’s office that one of the ballot boxes still had its original seal and had not been processed.
“Before they did anything, at that point they called us and said, ‘We have a problem,’” Houck said.
He advised the office to leave the box untouched until representatives from the Republican and Democratic parties and candidates who might be affected by the new count could be present. At 4 p.m. Wednesday, the elections office invited members of the public and party representatives to the box opening and streamed the event on Zoom. An affidavit placed in the box while it was still empty was located at the bottom of the box when it was opened, confirming it had not been tampered with, Houck said. That procedure is outlined in Idaho Code and the Idaho Secretary of State’s directives.
Houck said the uncounted box, and a tabulation error in Jerome County that led to a candidate’s outcome being reversed, are both good examples of why election night results are considered unofficial.
“There are checks and balances in place to make sure things don’t inadvertently get missed,” Houck said.
The Secretary of State’s office will also randomly select eight counties for a comprehensive election audit, as required by statute. Teton County has volunteered to be one of the eight counties audited, according to a press release from the county.
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Luca Stanzani threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Owen Glascoe then completed the 2-point conversion with a toss to Michael Love and Long Island beat Duquesne 50-48 in double overtime Saturday.
Duquesne's Ayden Garnes blocked Michael Coney's 24-yard field goal attempt with 1:25 left in regulation, and with 24 seconds to go, Coney missed a 52-yard attempt to force the extra sessions.
Stanzani was 22 of 27 for 346 yards passing with four touchdowns and an interception. The Sharks (1-7, 1-3 Northeast Conference) erupted with four touchdowns in the third quarter for a 35-21 advantage. It marked the Sharks first-ever, four-touchdown quarter since joining the FCS ranks in 2019.
The Sharks entered the contest with a 10-game losing streak that started Nov. 6, 2021 with a 34-26 home defeat against the Dukes. Since moving to the FCS level, Long Island has posted a record of 5-27.
Joe Mischler threw for 414 yards and five touchdowns but had three interceptions for the Dukes (2-6, 1-3).
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Just a few years ago, when a California craft brewery announced an acquisition, the buyer was almost invariably a behemoth from the world of Big Beer, like Heineken or Sapporo. But in the past week, two Bay Area breweries have been acquired — and in both cases, the buyer is another craft brewery.
Dokkaebier, a 3-year-old upstart that’s gained a following for its eclectic beers incorporating Asian ingredients like kimchi and galangal, a relative of ginger, has taken over Federation Brewing in Oakland. Founder Youngwon Lee has inherited all of Federation’s recipes and will keep its brand intact. Going forward, the Jack London Square taproom will serve beers from Dokkaebier, Federation and Hella Coastal, a small brand that rents space in the brewery.
In San Francisco, Speakeasy Ales & Lagers has been purchased by Full Circle Brewing, an experimental outfit from Fresno that also acquired Sonoma Cider in 2020. As with Federation, Full Circle will keep alive the 20-year-old Speakeasy label, pouring both brands’ beers and Sonoma Cider at Speakeasy’s long-running taproom in the Bayview.
The two new brewing partnerships each mark a milestone. With the addition of Speakeasy, Full Circle is now the country’s largest Black-owned brewery, CEO Arthur Moye believes. (Speakeasy’s most recent owner, Ces Butner, was also Black.) And Lee said that by setting down roots in Jack London Square, Dokkaebier will officially become Oakland’s first Korean-owned brewery.
After several years of relative quiet on the brewery merger-and-acquisition front, this makes for a notable flurry of local news. The days of Constellation and Heineken buying up legacy California beer brands — a frequent occurrence circa 2015-2017 — can now sometimes feel like a distant memory. Lately, the few brewery mergers we’ve seen have occurred, essentially, among peers: Last year, for example, local brewer Patrick Rue bought out Heineken’s 50% share of Santa Rosa’s beloved Moonlight Brewing, and in February Drake’s bought Bear Republic.
This week’s deals have a homegrown feel. Moye, who bought Full Circle in 2016 after retiring as an accountant, said that much of the funding for the Speakeasy purchase came from crowdfunding campaigns, which have raised around $1 million in recent years. He didn’t share a purchase price, though we know that Butner bought Speakeasy for $2.5 million in 2017, after the brewery had nearly gone into bankruptcy and temporarily halted production. (Full Circle did not acquire the full production facility, which has a large brewing capacity of 65,000 barrels — just the taproom and the Speakeasy brand.)
Moye had begun thinking about a deal with Speakeasy two years ago, he said, after Full Circle started contracting with the San Francisco brewery to produce some of its beer. The conversations with Butner evolved from there. Eventually, Moye said, he hopes to get Speakeasy back to its glory days; at its height, its flagship beers like Big Daddy IPA and Prohibition Ale were distributed in 13 countries, before a big brewery expansion saddled the business with excessive debt.
The now-sister brands are distinct. “Speakeasy is a traditional legacy brewery,” said Moye, specializing in tried-and-true styles like West Coast IPA. “On the Full Circle side, we make more hazy IPAs, sours — more of the ‘today’ kind of brewery.”
Similarly, Dokkaebier and Federation run little risk of being confused with each other. Federation, founded in 2014, is known for its hazys — the craft beer style du jour. Dokkaebier, on the other hand, specializes in light beer styles flavored with Asian culinary ingredients rarely seen in American brewing, like witbier with minari seeds and blonde ale with yuzu. It’s perhaps best known for its kimchi sour, fermented with Lee’s personal kimchi culture.
Lee, who’s been contracting with Heretic Brewery in Fairfield to produce most of his beer up until now, said that having his own facility is crucial to the business’ survival. Not only because he needs a taproom, so that customers can get to know his unusual products, but also because “when you work with partner breweries, there’s a limitation on how creative you can get with the recipes,” Lee said. “Sometimes we’re peeling fruits all day.” Not every brewery is up for that.
Federation is still operating as normal, and Lee is planning only minor changes to the taproom, which he expects to complete sometime in May. Speakeasy’s taproom, too, will remain mostly the same, Moye said. “I don’t think any rebranding will happen at the taproom in the short term,” he said of Speakeasy. “We’re just excited to keep it going.”
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Seattle police are investigating a suspected road-rage shooting near the Riverview neighborhood early Saturday.
Police responded at 2:39 a.m. near the entrance to the Duwamish River Trail and Highland Park Southwest after a witness heard several gunshots, according to the Seattle Police Department.
Officers arrived and found a man sitting outside his vehicle with a gun shot wound to his lower back. The suspected shooter fled the scene in “a sedan type vehicle in an unknown direction,” Officer Judinna Gulpan wrote on the SPD Blotter.
The injured man was transported to Harborview Medical Center. He was discharged Saturday.
Police are asking anyone with information about the shooting to call the SPD Violent Crimes Tip Line at 206-233-5000.
Seattle Times staff reporter Isabella Breda contributed to this report.
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Hot Tools Continues Legacy Of Leadership in Haircare With Its Launch Of The Liquids 'Hot Tools Pro Artist Protect & Style Collection' At Ulta Beauty Designed To Help Repair, Restore And Protect All Hair Types
EL PASO, Texas, April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With over 30 years of experience trailblazing the hair tools industry and supporting stylists with innovative styling technology, Hot Tools is extending its hair tools and heat expertise into its first-ever liquids haircare collection. Launching exclusively at Ulta Beauty, the Protect & Style Collection is designed to help repair, restore and protect your hair from heat damage.
Known for its professional styling tools, including the stylist-favored 24k gold curling irons, award-winning Dual Plate Salon Flat Iron, One-Step Volumizer and Three Barrel Waver, and, most recently, the innovative QuietAir™ Power Dryer, the Hot Tools Protect & Style Collection is a carefully developed line of liquid protection that helps lock out thermal damage from shower to finished style and leaves hair feeling soft, smooth and moisturized without the use of heavy silicones or harsh ingredients.
"We continue to prioritize innovation, creativity and proven results, and we are excited to share our latest innovation launching exclusively at Ulta Beauty," said Vanessa Sobers, Vice President of Retail Marketing, Beauty & Wellness at Helen of Troy. "Protect & Style is not just another haircare collection, but one with smart ingredients and formulations that helps to directly address consumers' needs and fears around heat damage. We are changing the way people help protect their hair from heat when styling with hot tools and can't wait for our customers to try it and experience the difference themselves."
Hot Tools Pro Artist Protect & Style Collection includes five core products:
- Restorative Heat Care Cleanse And Repair Shampoo* to provide thermal protection that does not easily wash away, while helping shield hair from breakage, retain natural moisture and restore strength in hair.
- Restorative Heat Care Repair And Protect Conditioner* that delivers weightless hydration that helps repair, restore and safeguard hair from heat styling.
- Heat Defense Instant Detangling Mist*, the leave-in conditioner and first step to effortless styling, that instantly moisturizes and detangles hair and helps defends against heat-induced breakage, while improving your results with hot tools.
- Heat Bonding Styler Recovery Styling Cream possessing Adaptogenic Technology, which is formulated to instantly repair split ends and the look of damaged strands, while providing soft styling control and definition.
- Heat Complete Protective Flexible Hairspray to use before styling for heat protection or after styling for a long-lasting hold, with thermal and UV protection, for touchable, visibly healthier-looking hair that is shiny, smooth with natural-looking movement.
*When used as a complete system of shampoo and conditioner.
Hot Tools Pro Artist Protect & Style Collection has been tested and strategically designed with clinically proven formulas to help protect all hair types up to an extreme heat setting of 455 Fº, so anyone can defend their hair against heat-induced damage. All products are formulated without silicones to help protect hair integrity while delivering heat protection for optimized styling.
"We know hair is an extension of ourselves, and, more than ever, people want to understand what they are using on their hair, which is why cleaner, smarter-working ingredients were at the forefront of our creation process for the new collection," says Stacy Simmons, Global Vice President of Product Development, Liquids at Helen of Troy. "With innovative replacements for silicones and harsh ingredients, we are proud to enter the haircare space with specially engineered formulas that are lightweight and effective, allowing all hair types to feel confident using on their hair and to experience beautiful results."
Also, as part of the collection launch, Hot Tools is releasing companion hair tools – One-Step Dryer & Curler, QuietAir™ Power Dryer, Ionic Flat Iron – tested to deliver beautiful, effortless styling with less heat damage.
The Hot Tools Pro Artist Protect & Style Collection is available for MSRP of $25 each exclusively at Ulta Beauty and Ulta.com. Companion tools are sold separately. For more information, on all the products, visit www.hottools.com.
ABOUT HOT TOOLS:
Hot Tools appliances are the gold standard for professional hair stylists. Through innovation in material, technical features and ergonomically advanced designs, Hot Tools hair dryers, curling irons, flat irons, and hair setters help stylists be at their creative best – delivering beautiful, long-lasting styles. Hot Tools products are coveted by stylists who demand excellence in all kinds of high-pressure styling environments including film, TV, photo shoots and backstage styling at hair and runway shows. Please visit our website at www.hottools.com and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @HotToolsPro.
ABOUT HELEN OF TROY:
Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ: HELE) is a leading global consumer products company offering creative products and solutions for its customers through a diversified portfolio of well-recognized and widely-trusted brands, including OXO, Hydro Flask, Osprey, Vicks, Braun, Honeywell, PUR, Hot Tools and Drybar. The Company sometimes refer to these brands as its Leadership Brands. All trademarks herein belong to Helen of Troy Limited (or its subsidiaries) and/or are used under license from their respective licensors. For more information about Helen of Troy, please visit Helen of Troy.
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Lakers vs. Warriors: Odds, spread, over/under and other Vegas lines - Western Conference Semifinals Game 4
In Game 4 of the second round of the NBA Playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers will be seeking a win against Golden State Warriors.
Find odds, spreads, over/unders and more from multiple sportsbooks in this article for the Lakers vs. Warriors matchup.
Lakers vs. Warriors Game Info
- Date: Monday, May 8, 2023
- Time: 10:00 PM ET
- How to Watch on TV: TNT
- Location: Los Angeles, California
- Venue: Crypto.com Arena
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Lakers vs. Warriors Odds, Spread, Over/Under
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Lakers vs Warriors Additional Info
Lakers vs. Warriors Betting Trends
- The Lakers average 117.2 points per game (sixth in the league) while giving up 116.6 per outing (20th in the NBA). They have a +47 scoring differential overall.
- The Warriors' +148 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 1.8 points per game) is a result of putting up 118.9 points per game (second in NBA) while allowing 117.1 per contest (21st in league).
- These teams average 236.1 points per game between them, 8.6 more than this game's over/under.
- These teams give up 233.7 points per game combined, 6.2 more points than this matchup's total.
- Los Angeles has put together a 40-39-3 record against the spread this season.
- Golden State has put together a 38-42-2 ATS record so far this season.
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Textile technology leader to introduce global outdoor community to Acteev-powered collections from InPhorm, OOMLA and more
HOUSTON, Jan. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Acteev, an award-winning, odor-fighting textile technology, will introduce major brand partner collections at the 2023 Outdoor Retailer Snow Show on January 10-12. This is the second consecutive year that the 2021 Outdoor Retailer Innovation Award winner and 2022 ISPO Top 10 Award recipient will participate in the show.
Brand partners showcased include eco-forward tennis and golf athletic wear from InPhorm, Gen-Z-favorite OOMLA, and more.
Brand partners showcased at this year's Snow Show will include eco-forward, high-performing tennis and golf athletic wear from InPhorm, puberty-positive, odor-free socks from Gen-Z-favorite OOMLA, and more.
Putting Acteev to the test, select show media will have the opportunity to trial Acteev-powered OOMLA's OOMSOCKS by wearing a single pair —without washing— throughout the three-day expo.
"We are excited for show attendees to see our products in action this year! Being able to see and touch our luxuriously soft, long-lasting, innovative fabrics from our partner collections will inspire outdoor brands and designers to push their concepts further," said Nikki Huffman, the business development director for the Acteev textile group. "As brands work to create sustainable odor-free products, these collections show how our antimicrobial innovations are changing the game."
Acteev locks in the antimicrobial protection of zinc ions within superior nylon 6,6 fibers, creating textiles that naturally combat odor-causing bacteria by harnessing the power of natural zinc technology.
Acteev also can help brands meet their sustainability goals with 100% carbon-neutral yarns. Additionally, the feedstocks are available with an International Sustainability and Carbon Certification for the use of bio-based materials, meaning Acteev can be made with up to 30% plant-based nylon.
Unlike chemical applications that are coated or sprayed on, Acteev doesn't rely on any post-production treatment or after-market process. Instead, Acteev's active ingredient is embedded directly into the matrix of the molecule, protecting throughout the life of the product. This means Acteev performance textiles require less water in the finishing process while ensuring they remain as effective as day one.
For more information on Acteev Performance Textiles, go to OR.Acteev.com.
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Ascend Performance Materials makes high-performance materials for everyday essentials and new technologies with a focus on improving quality of life and inspiring a better tomorrow through innovation. Based in Houston, Texas, and with regional offices in Shanghai, Brussels and Detroit, Ascend is a fully integrated material solutions provider with manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe and Asia. Our global workforce makes materials that support safer vehicles, cleaner energy, better medical devices, smarter appliances and longer-lasting apparel and consumer goods. We are committed to safety, sustainability and the success of their customers and community. Access disclaimer.
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(The Hill) — Many types of soft contact lenses available in the U.S. could contain toxic “forever chemicals,” new research has found.
All 18 sets of soft contacts evaluated in a recent consumer study came back with various levels of organic fluorine — an indicator for the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
The 18 sets, from three major brands, were sent to a laboratory certified by the Environmental Protection Agency by the Mamavation eco-wellness website, to determine just how much of this PFAS building block was present in each product.
“Your eyes are one of the most sensitive parts of your body,” Linda Birnbaum, former director of the National Institute of Environmental Health and the National Toxicology Program, said in a statement.
“Therefore, it’s concerning to see the presence of organic fluorine, which is likely a type of PFAS, found in all soft contact lens products tested,” Birnbaum added.
There are thousands of types of PFAS, many of which are common ingredients in household products such as nonstick pans, cosmetics and outdoor apparel.
While these compounds have been used for decades due to their water- and stain-resistant properties, PFAS are also linked to a variety of illnesses, such as kidney cancer, thyroid disease and testicular cancer.
The levels of organic fluorine uncovered by the lab ranged from 105 to 20,700 parts per million, according to the report, released by Mamavation with Environmental Health News — a site published by the nonprofit Environmental Health Sciences.
About 22 percent had more than 18,000 parts per million of this element, while 44 percent of the lenses had more than 4,000 parts per million of organic fluorine, per the report.
“The presumption that these organic fluorine levels measured in contact lenses are safe is laughable,” Pete Myers, chief scientist of Environmental Health Sciences, said in a statement.
Myers pointed out that the EPA last summer issued new drinking water health advisories for four types of PFAS, which ranged from 0.004 parts per trillion to 2,000 parts per trillion.
Acknowledging that “comparing drinking levels in water to concentrations in contact lenses is like comparing apples to oranges,” Myers noted that fluorine content in all of the lenses exceeded 100 parts per million.
Such concentrations, he continued, are “50,000 times higher than the highest level deemed safe in drinking water by the EPA.”
Research has yet to offer definitive proof as to whether PFAS exposure is linked to eye diseases and whether these persistent compounds can break down in the eye.
Nonetheless, the report stressed that because “the eye is one of the most sensitive areas of the human body,” there is reason to be concerned about contact lenses as a route for exposure.
Meanwhile, a 2020 study conducted in China showed that adults with higher blood levels of PFAS might have a higher incidence of certain types of ocular conditions.
“We know enough about PFAS chemicals to guess and fear that fluoropolymers in human cells or in the environment are anything but a pretty safety picture,” Terrence Collins, director of Carnegie Mellon University’s Institute for Green Sciences, said in a statement.
“I advise that such contact lenses be rigorously avoided,” Collins added.
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Lawyer: Giuliani won’t testify Tuesday in Ga. election probe
ATLANTA (AP) — Rudy Giuliani will not appear as scheduled Tuesday before a special grand jury in Atlanta that’s investigating whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to interfere in the 2020 general election in Georgia, his lawyer said.
A judge last month had ordered Giuliani, a Trump lawyer and former New York City mayor, to appear before the special grand jury Tuesday.
But Giuliani’s attorney, Robert Costello, told The Associated Press on Monday that Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney, who’s overseeing the special grand jury, had excused Giuliani for the day. McBurney has scheduled a hearing for 12:30 p.m. Tuesday to hear arguments on a court filing by Giuliani seeking to delay his appearance.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis opened an investigation early last year, and a special grand jury with subpoena power was seated in May at her request.
Last month she filed petitions seeking to compel testimony from seven Trump advisers and associates, including Giuliani. Because they don’t live in Georgia, she had to use a process that involves getting a judge in the state where they live to order them to appear.
New York Supreme Court Justice Thomas Farber on July 13 issued an order directing Giuliani to appear before the special grand jury on Aug. 9 and on any other dates ordered by the court in Atlanta.
In the petition for Giuliani’s testimony, Willis identified him as both a personal attorney for Trump and a lead attorney for his campaign.
She wrote that he and others presented a Georgia state Senate subcommittee with a video recording of election workers that Giuliani alleged showed them producing “suitcases” of unlawful ballots from unknown sources, outside the view of election poll watchers.
Within 24 hours of that hearing on Dec. 3, 2020, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office had debunked the video and said that it had found that no voter fraud had taken place at the site. Nevertheless, Giuliani continued to make statements to the public and in subsequent legislative hearings claiming widespread voter fraud using that debunked video, Willis wrote.
Evidence shows that Giuliani’s appearance and testimony at the hearing “was part of a multi-state, coordinated plan by the Trump Campaign to influence the results of the November 2020 election in Georgia and elsewhere,” the petition says.
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Tucker reported from Washington.
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There was a buzz at work as we were all doing our own things on our work computers when we hear a loud trailer playing from across our little pod!
Madelyn, the graphic designer for Inside Columbia Magazine who sits next to me, and I exchanged a look… “that sounds like a Guardians of the Galaxy trailer. Was one released?”
Answer, yeah, apparently! I try to stay on top of all of these kinds of things (including all things Marvel) but this just slipped by me!
So if YOU also missed it until now, here’s the Guardians vol 3 Trailer:
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As the central hub of many houses, the kitchen always seems to be busy with people going in and out. As a result, clutter seems to pile up pretty quickly, whether it’s from cooking or just dishes, food and prep tools being left laying around.
If all the scattered items around your kitchen drive you crazy, then you might want to consider one of the easiest kitchen counter organization tricks we’ve seen to take back control.
The secret weapon for battling kitchen clutter in this case is a simple tray. This idea comes from Katie Holdefehr, a staff writer at Real Simple. Instead of investing in a whole kitchen counter-organization system or learning a complicated strategy to keep everything in perfect order, Holdefehr talks about how simplicity will bring peace to a chaotic kitchen.
“The basic idea: Instead of constantly fighting against the clutter that naturally collects on your kitchen counter, corral it,” she wrote for the magazine. “Invest in a tray (or multiple trays) that are strategically sized to fit your counter and the type of clutter you typically struggle with.”
The trays act as catch-alls or places to neatly store anything that gets left out.
Different trays can serve different functions and we have a rundown of recommended options for specific tasks or clutter in the kitchen. From cooking necessities to the mail, there’s a tray that can serve a purpose. You will likely need a few different trays to keep things in line. But, it’s an inexpensive way to sort your piles and pretty them up while they wait for your attention.
Here are some of our top picks for kitchen counter-organization trays to help you stay on top of your stuff!
TB Home Two-Tier Bamboo Lazy Susan Turntable ($20)
You get two stacked trays in this $20 deal on Amazon. Each tray measures 10 inches in diameter and the lazy susan design makes it easy to rotate them. Each tray also has a raised rim to prevent bottles or jars from falling off the edge. Two tiers give maximum storage ability with minimal space requirements.
Valet Tray Storage Organizer ($9)
“Where are my keys?”
If you’ve lost count of how many times you’ve asked that question while frantically searching the house, then pick up this tray that’s small and stylish. Its compact design fits well in every room and serves as the perfect landing spot for your daily essentials including car keys, wallet, watch and glasses. It’s less than $10 at Amazon.
Rustic Willow Basket Trays, Set of 3 ($20)
Chasing all the papers might be the most daunting part of keeping up with kitchen counter organization. Bills, school papers, mail and more seem to multiply overnight. But, by putting the piles of paperwork in these decorative trays, you can keep them out of sight and also sorted for purpose, deadline or whatever way you choose. Grab all three for $20 from Walmart.
Mmucco 8-Piece Storage Kitchen Organization Tray Set ($25)
Sometimes you just need a place for catch-all items. This 8-piece tray set from Walmart can give everyone in the family their own spot to collect odds and ends inside that disorganized kitchen drawer until they return to their rightful places. Included are two large trays, three medium containers and three smaller boxes to hold a variety of things. You can fit them inside existing drawers or just use them for kitchen counter organization.
Here’s to less clutter in the new year!
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ATLANTA, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CatchMark Timber Trust, Inc. (NYSE: CTT) ("CatchMark" or the "Company") announced that, at the special meeting of stockholders (the "Special Meeting") held today, its stockholders approved the merger of CatchMark with and into a wholly owned subsidiary of PotlatchDeltic Corporation (NASDAQ: PCH) ("PotlatchDeltic"), pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 29, 2022 (the "Merger Agreement"). CatchMark will provide final vote results for the Special Meeting, as certified by the independent Inspector of Election, on a Form 8-K to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
The transaction is expected to close on or about September 14, 2022, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, among other things, each share of CatchMark Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("CatchMark common stock") issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Company merger will be automatically converted into the right to receive, in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, 0.230 validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of PotlatchDeltic, without interest, plus the right to receive cash in lieu of fractional shares. Upon the closing of the transaction, CatchMark common stock will no longer be listed on any public market.
King & Spalding LLP and Venable LLP served as CatchMark's legal counsel and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated acted as CatchMark's financial advisors. Perkins Coie LLP and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP served as PotlatchDeltic's legal counsel. Bank of America served as financial advisor to PotlatchDeltic.
CatchMark (NYSE: CTT) invests in prime timberlands located in the nation's leading mill markets, seeking to capture the highest value per acre and to generate sustainable yields through disciplined management and superior stewardship of its exceptional resources. Headquartered in Atlanta and focused exclusively on timberland ownership and management, CatchMark began operations in 2007 and owns interests in approximately 350,000 acres* of timberlands located in the U.S. South. For more information visit www.catchmark.com.
* As of June 30, 2022
This communication is being made in respect of the proposed merger transaction involving PotlatchDeltic and CatchMark. This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. In connection with the proposed transaction, PotlatchDeltic filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") a Registration Statement on Form S-4 that was declared effective on August 10, 2022 that constitutes a prospectus of PotlatchDeltic and a proxy statement of CatchMark. CatchMark filed the proxy statement/prospectus with the SEC on August 10, 2022 and mailed it to its stockholders commencing August 12, 2022. The proxy statement/prospectus related to the proposed merger contains important information about PotlatchDeltic, CatchMark, the proposed transaction and related matters. Investors are urged to carefully read the proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC (or incorporated by reference into the proxy statement/prospectus) in connection with the proposed merger. Investors may obtain free copies of the proxy statement/prospectus and other documents through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, investors are able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC by the parties on PotlatchDeltic's website at www.potlatchdeltic.com (which website is not incorporated herein by reference), for documents filed with the SEC by PotlatchDeltic, or on CatchMark's website at www.catchmark.com (which website is not incorporated herein by reference), for documents filed with the SEC by CatchMark.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the Company's use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "will," "expect," "intend," "should," "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "continue," or other similar words. However, the absence of these or similar words or expressions does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance and are based on certain assumptions, discuss future expectations, describe plans and strategies, contain projections of results of operations or of financial condition or state other forward-looking information. Risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results to differ from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, that (i) the timing of the closing of the Mergers, including the risks that a condition to closing would not be satisfied within the expected timeframe or at all or that the closing of the Mergers will not occur; (ii) the proposed Mergers may involve unexpected costs, liabilities or delays; (iii) the Company's business may suffer as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Mergers; (iv) the risk that the proposed Mergers disrupt the Company's current plans and operations or divert management's or employees' attention from ongoing business operations; (v) the risk of potential difficulties with the Company's ability to retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with suppliers and other third parties as a result of the proposed Mergers; (vi) the possible failure of the Company to maintain its qualification as a REIT; (vii) stockholder litigation in connection with the proposed Mergers may affect the timing or occurrence of the proposed Mergers or result in significant costs of defense, indemnification and liability; (viii) the Company may be adversely affected by other economic, business or competitive factors; (ix) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement; and (x) other risks to the consummation of the proposed Mergers, including the risk that the proposed Mergers will not be consummated within the expected time period or at all; (xi) the factors described in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and the Company's other filings with the SEC and the proxy statement/prospectus filed by the Company in connection with the Mergers. Accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company undertakes no obligation to update its forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits fell to the lowest level in more than three months last week, reflecting a still-robust job market despite the Federal Reserve's efforts to cool the economy and bring down decades-high inflation.
Applications for unemployment aid for the week ending Dec. 31 fell by 19,000 to 204,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
The labor market is closely monitored by Fed policymakers, who raised interest rates seven times last year in a bid to slow job growth and bring down stubbornly high inflation. So far, there have been little indication that it has weakened the job market enough to for the Fed to alter its course in 2023.
Also Thursday morning, the payroll processing firm ADP reported that the U.S. economy gained 235,000 jobs, well above expectations.
U.S. futures dropped sharply on worries that a hot jobs market will mean the Fed will continue with aggressive rate hikes well into the new year.
The four-week moving average of claims, which evens out some of the week-to-week volatility, fell by 6,750 to 213,750.
Jobless claims are generally viewed as a proxy for layoffs, which have been relatively low since the pandemic wiped out roughly 20 million jobs in the spring of 2020.
About 1.69 million people were receiving jobless aid the week that ended Dec. 24, about 24,000 fewer than the week before.
On Wednesday, the government reported that job openings slipped slightly in November, but remained strong. There were 10.46 million job vacancies on the last day of November, down slightly from 10.51 million in October. But there are still nearly 1.8 jobs for every unemployed person, whereas before the pandemic, there were usually more unemployed people than jobs.
The government issues its December jobs report on Friday, with economists surveyed by data firm FactSet expecting the U.S. economy to have gained another 200,000 jobs, a healthy number. Employers added 263,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate stayed at a low 3.7%.
In its updated forecasts, the Fed’s policymakers predicted slower growth and higher unemployment for next year and 2024. The unemployment rate is projected to jump to 4.6% by the end of 2023. That would mark a significant increase in joblessness and typically would reflect a recession, which many economists have predicted.
The Fed’s rate hikes last year have made it more expensive for consumers to take out mortgage and auto loans, and raised borrowing rates for credit cards.
Mortgage rates are above 6%, essentially double what they were before the Fed began tightening credit. Higher mortgage rates have hammered the housing market, with sales of existing homes falling for 10 straight months.
Though the U.S. labor market remains robust, layoffs have been mounting in the technology sector, which is dealing with falling demand as inflation squeezes both businesses and homes. On Wednesday, Amazon announced that it is laying off 18,000 workers, while the software company Salesforce, owner of Slack, said it was cutting around 8,000 jobs. Facebook parent Meta, Twitter, Doordash and others have announced cuts in recent months as well.
In the coming weeks, thousands of workers with temporary jobs during the winter holidays will lose work and apply for jobless aid. The government seeks to seasonally adjust the data to account for those job losses, but the adjustments are not always perfect and the layoff of temporary workers could distort the data.
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NEW YORK — The Yankees have hired 12-year big league veteran Sean Casey as their hitting coach for the remainder of this season, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press.
The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been formally announced. Casey, 49, has been working for MLB Network as an analyst.
Casey’s hiring comes a day after the Yankees fired hitting coach Dillon Lawson following their 7-4 loss to the Chicago Cubs. New York is eight games behind Tampa Bay in the AL East and has lost four of five.
New York is batting just .231 and ranks 21st in the majors. The Yankees have played more than a month without reigning AL MVP Aaron Judge, who injured his toe on June 3 after colliding with the right field wall at Dodger Stadium. Judge hit an AL-record 62 homers last season.
Casey batted .302 with 130 home runs and 735 RBIs over 12 seasons, including eight with the Cincinnati Reds highlighted by three NL All-Star selections. He also played with Pittsburgh, Detroit and Boston.
It’s not the first time Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has plucked a TV personality to join the coaching staff. Manager Aaron Boone worked for ESPN before being hired in 2018.
Casey and Boone were teammates in Cincinnati from 1998-2003.
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Galaxy Digital and Polychain Capital Lead Investors
BOSTON, Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aspen Creek Digital Corporation (ACDC), a renewable Bitcoin mining operator, announces today an $8 million Series A financing round led by investors Galaxy Digital and Polychain Capital. Jamie Lee of Tamarack Global, Alex Robertson of Tiger Management, CMT Digital, Luxor Technologies, Mana Ventures, Gaingels, and Copper River Energy Partners also participated in the round.
"ACDC was founded to create a sustainable source of renewable energy to power our operations and put new renewable energy on the grid. This funding will support our 3GW+ pipeline of wind, solar and battery generation by 2025 and support innovative solutions to build the world's leading fleet of renewably powered data centers," said Alexandra DaCosta, CEO of ACDC.
In June, ACDC announced its first bitcoin mining center, a 6MW HPCC co-located behind-the-meter with a 10MW solar farm, commenced operations in west Colorado.
ACDC's second facility, which is on track to be operational this fall, is a 30MW HPCC co-located behind-the-meter with an 87MW solar farm. ACDC's third project is a 150MW HPCC co-located behind-the-meter with a 200MW solar farm. Both projects are located in Texas and represent significant additional generation resources for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), as well as valuable controllable load resources that expand the reach of renewables by stabilizing the grid.
"The narrative around Bitcoin's energy consumption is increasingly in focus. We are excited to support a company focusing on how Bitcoin is the solution for sustainable energy projects." said Amanda Fabiano, Head of Mining at Galaxy Digital.
"We're excited to partner with ACDC as they build out more long-term, fixed-cost renewable energy production to enable more predictable Bitcoin mining operations, while providing the flexibility to sell excess power opportunistically into volatile energy markets," said Olaf Carlson-Wee, founder of PolychainCapital. "It's great to witness Bitcoin's ability to incentivize renewable power production at scale, and we think ACDC is at the forefront of these efforts."
ACDC is catalyzing the decarbonization of power generation by creating the world's leading fleet of renewably powered data centers. Coupling financial ingenuity and energy expertise, we develop behind-the-meter data centers with new renewable power projects to deliver carbon transparency, reduce power price volatility and add renewables to the grid. For more information visit: https://acdigitalcorp.com/
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Natrona County's (from left) Megan Hagar, Chayse Graham and Emily Manville go up for a block against Kelly Walsh during the annual VolleyBowl game on Tuesday at NC's Jerry Dalton Gym.
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Kelly Walsh's Abi Milby celebrates with her team after a Trojans point during the annual VolleyBowl match against Natrona County on Tuesday at NC's Jerry Dalton Gym.
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Natrona County's Allie Costello sets the ball to a teammate during the annual VolleyBowl match against Kelly Walsh on Tuesday at NC's Jerry Dalton Gym.
Natrona County's victory against crosstown rival Kelly Walsh in Tuesday night's VolleyBowl was big. Now the Fillies are hoping to use the momentum gained from knocking off the previously unbeaten Trojans to reach new heights.
"This was a great win," NC head coach Adrian McNamee said after the 3-0 sweep, "but this was a non-conference game. We have to finish our conference season strong. We’re going to savor every moment of this but tomorrow we have to get back to work."
The Fillies won't have long to celebrate as they host Class 4A Northeast Conference foes Thunder Basin on Thursday and Gillette on Saturday to end the regular season. Natrona County is 1-2 against the Bolts this season and 3-0 against the Camels.
Both games will help determine seeding for next week's 4A East Regionals in Cheyenne, with the top four teams advancing to the state tournament Nov. 3-5 at the Ford Wyoming Center in Casper.
The Fillies (19-8) were in control throughout the match against the Trojans (27-1) on Tuesday, winning 25-13, 25-19, 25-21. The sweep not only gave NC its first VolleyBowl win since 2017 but also ended a 15-match losing streak to KW.
"This just proved to us that we know what we can do and we can play with confidence," NC senior setter Allie Costello said. "Now we can use this for our games this weekend and the rest of the season.
"We have a tendency that when we get down we go in a rut and dig our own hole. Now we know what it feels like to play with confidence so hopefully we’re able to maintain that."
The Fillies have been steadily progressing under McNamee, who is in her third year leading her alma mater. After missing state in 2019, NC qualified for state the following year and finished fourth last season. McNamee credits seniors Megan Hagar, Emily Manville, Costello, Chayse Graham and Autumn Ostrander for finally bringing the VolleyBowl trophy back to the west side of town.
"I think we realized tonight that we can’t do it with just Megan, or just Emily, or just Allie," she said. "We have to do it as a team and tonight was the first time I felt like we played together as a team for a while. That core group of seniors is what led us. That’s the commitment they have."
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While the loss obviously was disappointing for Kelly Walsh, head coach Jeff Barkell has been around long enough to know this isn't the end of the road for the Trojans, who were without injured senior setter CJ Eskew.
"We need to solidify some things," he admitted. "We have to grow and we know we have to do that if we’re going to try to make a push late. Everybody gets caught up in the records and things like that, but none of that means anything after this weekend."
The Trojans (27-1, 5-0 4A Northwest) have already secured the No. 1 seed in the NW heading into Friday's game at Rock Springs to end the regular season. KW will play in the West Regionals at Riverton next week.
"Once we get to regionals everybody is 0-0 and then we find out who's going to handle pressure late in the season," Barkell said.
Kelly Walsh has excelled in late-season situations in recent years. The Trojans have finished either first or second at regionals 11 years in a row and have played in the last six state championship matches, winning three titles (2017-19).
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TUESDAY: Natrona County 3, Kelly Walsh 0 (25-13, 25-19, 25-21).
REGULAR-SEASON FINALES: NC hosts Thunder Basin on Thursday and Gillette on Saturday; KW plays at Rock Springs on Friday.
SHE SAID IT: "We’re going to savor every moment of this but tomorrow we have to get back to work." -- NC head coach Adrian McNamee.
HE SAID IT: "We have to grow and we know we have to do that if we’re going to try to make a push late." -- KW head coach Jeff Barkell.
Jack Nowlin returned to the Star-Tribune in 2007 after eight years covering Michigan State University athletics. A Wyoming native, and a graduate of Jeffrey City High School and the University of Wyoming, Jack serves as the Star-Tribune’s sports editor.
Natrona County's (from left) Megan Hagar, Chayse Graham and Emily Manville go up for a block against Kelly Walsh during the annual VolleyBowl game on Tuesday at NC's Jerry Dalton Gym.
Kelly Walsh's Abi Milby celebrates with her team after a Trojans point during the annual VolleyBowl match against Natrona County on Tuesday at NC's Jerry Dalton Gym.
Natrona County's Allie Costello sets the ball to a teammate during the annual VolleyBowl match against Kelly Walsh on Tuesday at NC's Jerry Dalton Gym.
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Freshman Sidney Love knocked down two free throws with 6.2 seconds to play as part of a game-high 20 points, lifting UTSA to a 69-68 win against FAU in the first round of the Conference USA Tournament on Wednesday in Frisco.
Love, a Steele grad, hit 8 of 16 shots and added seven rebounds, seven assists, three steals and just one turnover in 39 minutes, driving the Roadrunners to their fifth straight win.
No. 6 seed UTSA faces No. 3 seed Rice at 2 p.m. Thursday in the tournament quarterfinals.
Conference USA Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year Jordyn Jenkins added 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting with eight rebounds despite being limited to 22 minutes.
The Roadrunners led by as many as 12 and were up 10 with seven minutes to play before the Owls rallied, pulling ahead 66-65 on a free throw with 43 seconds remaining.
Jenkins drew a foul on a layup attempt and hit both free throws to give UTSA a one-point lead with 34 seconds left.
After the Owls hit a layup to go ahead 68-67 with 15.6 to play, Love drove through the lane for an attempt at a right-handed layup and was fouled with 6.2 remaining, setting up her game-winning free throws.
FAU was out of timeouts and managed only a desperate 3-point attempt that was well off the mark at the buzzer.
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DENVER (KDVR) — The Internal Revenue Service will begin accepting and processing tax returns for 2022 on Monday to start the 2023 tax season.
The IRS urges taxpayers to gather all necessary information before filing a return.
“Filing a complete and accurate tax return can avoid extensive processing and refund delays as well as avoid the possibility of needing to file an amended tax return,” the IRS said.
What to know for the 2023 tax season
Here are five things to know about the 2023 tax filing season:
- The filing deadline to submit 2022 tax returns or an extension to file and pay tax owed this year is April 18 instead of April 15 due to Emancipation Day in Washington, D.C. The holiday falls on April 17.
- Taxpayers requesting an extension will have until Oct. 16 to file.
- If you made $73,000 or less in 2022, you are eligible for the IRS’s Free File program.
- If you have questions about filing or you want to check the status of your refund, the fastest way to do so is to check IRS.gov first due to high volumes of phone calls, according to the IRS.
- The IRS said it has set Jan. 27 as a special day to encourage people to make sure they understand the important benefits of the Earned Income Tax Credit, which can help low- and moderate-income workers and families. You can check here to see if you qualify.
The IRS said it anticipates that most taxpayers will receive their refund within 21 days of filing electronically if they choose direct deposit and if there are no issues with their tax return.
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(WFLA) — Anthony Ciccone, the older brother of pop music legend Madonna, has died at the age of 66, according to reports.
People reported that musician Joe Henry, who is married to Madonna’s sister Melanie Ciccone, confirmed Anthony Ciccone’s death on Instagram Saturday.
In the post, Henry said his brother-in-law was a “complex character” but still loved him despite any difficulties in the years he knew him.
“But trouble fades; and family remains— with hands reached across the table,” Henry wrote. “Farewell, then, brother Anthony. I want to think the god your blessed mother (and mine) believed in has her there, waiting to receive you. At least for today, no one shall dissuade me from this vision.”
According to a source for People, Anthony Ciccone had an estranged but still supportive relationship between him and his family, including his younger sister Madonna. The source said he had spent time in a rehab facility after his health began to decline the past few months.
TMZ reports Ciccone said he and Madonna “never loved each other,” and accused other family members of not caring about him.
Madonna has not yet made a public statement on her brother’s death.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 5WPR, one of the largest independently-owned PR firms in the U.S., is pleased to announce their work for client It's A 10 Haircare, a leading haircare brand for salon professionals and clients across the world, has been named a finalist in the PRNews Platinum Awards in the Campaign of the Year - Other category.
The nominated campaign executed by the beauty team worked to elevate and maintain It's A 10 Haircare's network of brand loyalists while growing their consumer base through a multi-faceted strategic PR program encompassing targeted media outreach and unique grassroots marketing efforts to reach both Millennial and Gen-Z audiences.
"For the past six years 5WPR has worked alongside It's A 10, supporting its tremendous industry growth as the brand continues to expand its footprint across the beauty category," said 5WPR CEO, Dara A. Busch. "This nomination is a recognition of the dynamic campaigns our team has enjoyed working on throughout the course of our partnership with It's A 10, and we look forward to continuing to innovate together."
For over two decades, the Platinum PR Awards have been hailed as the most coveted and competitive award in the communications space. The winners of this world-renowned recognition represent the best of the best—those that have reached the pinnacle of both innovation and industry knowledge. Winners will be unveiled at the PRNews Platinum PR Awards Gala on Wednesday, October 12, in New York City.
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KANSAS CITY Mo. -- An 85-year-old white man who shot a Black teen at his front door in Kansas City, Missouri, last week has been charged with armed assault, the Clay County prosecutor said Monday.
Prosecuting Attorney Zachary Thompson said at a news conference that Andrew Lester shot 16-year-old Ralph Yarl, who is recovering at home after being released from the hospital on Sunday.
When asked if anything was said that made Thompson believe that the case was racially motivated, Thompson said nothing like that is indicated in charging documents.
"We understand how frustrating this has been but I can assure the criminal justice system is working and will continue to work," Thompson said at a news conference.
Yarl was supposed to pick up his two younger brothers last week when he approached the wrong house. Lester came to the door and shot Yarl in the head -- then shot him again.
Community leaders and an attorney for Yarl's family are demanding justice for the Black teen, who is recovering at home after being released from the hospital on Sunday, and they are questioning whether race played a role in the shooting.
The shooter was taken into custody Thursday but released the next day after consultation with the prosecutor's office, Police Chief Stacey Graves said at a news conference on Sunday. The firearm used was found at the home, she said.
Rev. Vernon Howard, president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Greater Kansas City, said in a statement Monday that the homeowner should immediately be arrested for what he called a "heinous and hate-filled crime."
The Missouri Senate held a moment of silence for Yarl on Monday. "We pray for justice," Democratic Sen. Lauren Arthur said.
The shooting happened Thursday night in a middle class neighborhood in north Kansas City. Yarl was sent to pick up his twin younger brothers. He didn't have a phone with him and went to the wrong block, his aunt, Faith Spoonmore, wrote on a GoFundMe page set up to help pay medical bills. By Monday afternoon, $1.4 million had been raised.
Graves said that Yarl's parents asked him to pick up his brothers at a home on 115th Terrace, but he mistakenly went to 115th Street, the Kansas City Star reported.
Spoonmore wrote that Yarl pulled into the driveway and rang the doorbell.
"The man in the home opened the door, looked my nephew in the eye, and shot him in the head," Spoonmore wrote. When Yarl fell to the ground, "the man shot him again."
Spoonmore wrote that Yarl approached three different homes "before someone finally agreed to help him after he was told to lie on the ground with his hands up." The AP could not independently confirm this account.
Yarl is a bass clarinetist who earned Missouri All-State Band honorable mention and who plays several instruments in the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of Kansas City, Spoonmore wrote. A statement from the North Kansas City School District described Yarl as "an excellent student and talented musician."
Yarl was released from the hospital Sunday and is recovering at home, his father, Paul Yarl, told the Kansas City Star. Spoonmore said Yarl is "doing well physically" but has a lot of trauma to overcome emotionally.
Police have not identified the shooter or his race, though civil rights attorney Ben Crump said the family provided information indicating he was white. He did not elaborate.
By Monday afternoon, the home where the shooting happened had been vandalized. Black spray-paint on the side of the house showed a heart with "16" in the middle. Eggs splattered the front windows and the door.
The shooting has caught the attention of national figures.
Vice President Kamala Harris wrote on Twitter that she and her husband were praying for Yarl.
"Let's be clear: No child should ever live in fear of being shot for ringing the wrong doorbell," Harris tweeted.
Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., wrote on Twiter that "the man who did this should be charged AND we need to work for the legislative and heart change to prevent these tragedies."
Graves said investigators will consider whether the suspect was protected by "Stand Your Ground" laws, which allow for the use of deadly force in self-defense. Missouri is among around 30 states with such laws.
"These laws breed a society of violence and fear while providing cover for those who harm, maim and kill others," state Rep. Marlene Terry, a St. Louis Democrat who chairs the Missouri Legislative Black Caucus, said in a statement.
A message seeking comment from Republican Gov. Mike Parson, a staunch gun rights supporters, wasn't immediately returned.
Crump, who has represented families in several high-profile case of Black people being shot, including those of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, called it "asinine" that charges have to wait for an interview with Yarl.
"We all believe that if the roles were reversed and this was a Black citizen who shot a 16-year-old for merely ringing his doorbell, they would have arrested him, and he wouldn't have slept in his bed that night," Crump said.
Two days after Yarl was shot, a 20-year-old woman was killed by a homeowner in Upstate New York Saturday after the car she was in drove to the wrong address. Washington County Sheriff Jeffrey Murphy said Kaylin Gillis was in a car with three others looking for a friend's house.
As the car was turning around, Kevin Monahan came out and fired two shots, one of which struck Gillis. Monahan was charged with second-degree murder.
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A 2-year-old boy nearly drowned at a pool party in Michigan, but was thankfully rescued by his family and first responders.
According to the Sterling Heights Police Department via Storyful, the boy’s father saw his lifeless body at the bottom of the pool, jumped into the water and pulled him out.
Both the child’s parents immediately began CPR. After a minute of compressions and breaths, the toddler spit up some of the water and began gasping for air.
Officers arrived at the scene and found the boy blue in the face and struggling to breathe. The officer picked up the child and flipped him over, giving him back blows to clear the airway.
In the dramatic video, the boy’s father is seen cradling the child.
“You’ ‘re okay. Breathe,” he is heard telling him.
A local fire department arrived on the scene and began treating the child as they were in transit. The boy has since been released from the hospital and is reportedly doing well.
For more information on CPR training and classes in Florida, visit the American Red Cross website.
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A roundup of the most newsworthy press releases from PR Newswire this week, including Mustard Skittles, journalism awards, and plans for a nuclear-powered spacecraft.
NEW YORK, July 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists and consumers stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a recap of some major stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.
The list below includes the headline (with a link to the full text) and an excerpt from each story. Click on the press release headlines to access accompanying multimedia assets that are available for download.
- French's® Announces Limited-Edition Mustard SKITTLES®
"From Mustard Ice Cream to last year's viral Mustard Donuts, this year marks the fifth time French's has gone all out with unique, flavorful innovations to celebrate National Mustard Day," said Valda Coryat, North America Vice President of Marketing for McCormick & Company. - Venmo Small Business Grant Now Accepting Applications to Support Emerging and Small Businesses
The selected businesses will each receive $10,000 for expenses, such as rent, or to help digitize and promote their businesses. In addition to providing a financial grant, the Venmo Small Business Grant program provides recipients with access to technical expertise and mentorship on topics such as legal services, financial analysis, digital marketing, and more. - Wall Street Journal, ABC News and PBS NewsHour Win National Press Club Awards
"The National Press Club Journalism Awards celebrate the very best in journalism," said National Press Club President, Eileen O'Reilly. "It was inspiring to read and listen to exceptional reporting. These journalists are clearly fulfilling their obligations to serve the public." - Taco Bell® Introduces Grilled Cheese Dipping Taco Featuring New Slow-Braised Shredded Beef
Inspired by the hearty, rich flavors of birria, the new Grilled Cheese Dipping Taco feature slow-braised shredded beef – a brand new protein offering from Taco Bell – with a three-cheese blend melted on the inside and grilled on the outside of a freshly fried daily white corn shell. The taco comes with warm nacho cheese sauce and a savory red sauce for dipping into before every glorious bite. - PepsiCo and Walmart Aim to Support Regenerative Agriculture Across More than 2 Million Acres of Farmland
PepsiCo and Walmart announced a 7-year collaboration to pursue $120 million worth of investments focused on supporting U.S. and Canadian farmers in their pursuit to improve soil health and water quality. - Lockheed Martin Selected to Develop Nuclear-Powered Spacecraft
Nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) engines offer thrust as high as conventional chemical propulsion with two-to-five times higher efficiency, which means the spacecraft can travel faster and farther and can significantly reduce propellant needs. - US Consumer Confidence Improved Again in July
"Expectations for the next six months improved materially, reflecting greater confidence about future business conditions and job availability. This likely reveals consumers' belief that labor market conditions will remain favorable," said Dana Peterson, Chief Economist at The Conference Board. - Now and Later® and La La Anthony Team Up to Spotlight Self-Care Companies for National Black Business Month
Kicking off in honor of International Self-Care Day, Now and Later and La La are encouraging everyone to take a pause in their day for a moment of self-care. To help fans celebrate, La La has unveiled a hand-picked list of Black-owned self-care businesses with products and services that can be added to any self-care routine. - Bank of America Awards $1M Grant to National Juneteenth Museum
"The National Juneteenth Museum will be a social and economic anchor in Fort Worth that will serve as a catalyst for community education and growth. The bank's foundational support acknowledges the significant role Juneteenth plays in our city's history and is another demonstration of our commitment to advance economic opportunity and racial equality," said Mike Pavell, Bank of America Fort Worth President. - Alef reports pre-orders of $750M worth of flying cars
This includes 2,100 deposits from individuals, and B2B agreements with businesses for sale of 400 cars, including an agreement with a California car dealership. These deposits signify a proof of market demand from both individuals and corporations for the new mode of transportation. - Wayfair Launches Decorify, a Virtual Room Styler Powered by Generative AI
In this pilot application, Decorify uses a generative AI model that creates shoppable, photorealistic images to enable consumers to envision their own homes in new styles by simply uploading a picture of their space. - Record-Shattering $35 Million Debut for "Oppenheimer" Lifts IMAX to Top-Five Weekend All Time at Global Box Office
The stunning figure represented IMAX's biggest share ever of a film's global opening weekend box office with 20% of total receipts. Shot with IMAX Film Cameras, Universal Pictures' "Oppenheimer" set several IMAX records at launch.
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The city of New Haven has filed a lawsuit against an entertainment company for holding an illegal motorcycle rally last September.
It alleges that Eastcoastin Companies held the rally without the proper city permits.
It cost law enforcement $80,000 to maintain public safety during the event, which the city intends to recover.
Mayor Justin Elicker said the group ignored several requests to not hold the rally.
“We worked very hard with the organizers to make them stop doing this event last year," Elicker said "Even so, when they announced that they're going to have this event, have thousands of people come to New Haven and it puts an incredible amount of stress on the police department. So what we did is use a lot of different tools available to us to make sure that in the future people abide by the law.”
Police Chief Karl Jacobson said his team is better prepared to crack down on illegal practices.
“I just think we need to get better with big events like this to learn how to do it, but our number one thing is to prevent it from happening at all," said Jacobson.
Event organizer Gabriel Canestri, Jr., is among five defendants named in the city’s lawsuit. He was arrested and later found guilty of reckless endangerment.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
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WASHINGTON — Electing the House speaker may have been the easy part. Now House Republicans will try to govern.
After that, the House Republicans will try later Monday to pass their first bill — legislation to cut funding that is supposed to bolster the Internal Revenue Service. The Republicans’ IRS bill ran into a snag ahead of votes because the budget office announced that rather than save money, it would add $114 billion to the federal deficit.
It’s the start of a new era of potentially crisis governing, House Republicans lurching from one standoff to the next, that shows the challenges McCarthy confronts in leading a rebellious majority as well as the limits of President Joe Biden’s remaining agenda on Capitol Hill.
With sky-high ambitions for a hard-right conservative agenda but only a narrow hold on the majority, which enables just a few holdouts to halt proceedings, the Republicans are rushing headlong into an uncertain, volatile start of the new session. They want to investigate Biden, slash federal spending and beef up competition with China.
But first McCarthy, backed by former President Donald Trump, will try will show the Republican majority can keep up with basics of governing.
“You know, it’s a little more difficult when you go into a majority and maybe the margins aren’t high,” McCarthy acknowledged after winning the speaker’s vote. “Having the disruption now really built the trust with one another and learned how to work together.”
As McCarthy gaveled open the House on Monday as the new speaker, the Republicans were set to consider the Rules package, a hard-fought 55-page document that McCarthy negotiated with conservative holdouts to win over their votes to make him House speaker.
Central to the package is the provision the conservative Freedom Caucus wanted that reinstates a longstanding rule that allows any one lawmaker make a motion to “vacate the chair” — a vote to oust the speaker. Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi had done away with the rule when Democrats took charge in 2019 because conservatives had held it over past Republican speakers as a threat.
Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Va., said the rules are about “getting back to the basics.”
But that’s not the only change. There are other provisions the conservatives extracted from McCarthy that weaken the power of the speaker’s office and turn over more control of the legislative business to rank-and-file lawmakers, particularly those far-right lawmakers who won concessions.
The Republicans are allowing more Freedom Caucus lawmakers on the Rules committee that shapes legislative debates. Those members promise more open and free-flowing debates and are insisting on 72 hours to read legislation ahead of votes.
But it’s an open debate if the changes will make the House more transparent in its operations or grind it to a halt, as happened last week when McCarthy battled through four days and 14 failed ballots before finally winning the speaker’s gavel.
Many Republicans defended the standoff over the speaker’s gavel, which was finally resolved in the post-midnight hours of Saturday morning on the narrowest of votes — one of the longest speaker’s race showdowns in U.S. history.
“A little temporary conflict is necessary in this town in order to stop this town from rolling over the American people,” Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, said over the weekend on CNN.
On Monday, Roy praised the new rules, saying he could file a motion “right now” to demand a vote on the speaker — as it has been through much of House history.
But heading into Monday evening’s voting on the rules package, at least two other Republicans raised objections about the backroom deals McCarthy had cut, leaving it unclear if there would be enough GOP support for passage as all Democrats are expected to be opposed.
Democrats decried the new rules as caving to the demands of the far-right aligned with Trump’s Make American Great Again agenda.
“These rules are not a serious attempt at governing,” said Rep. Jim McGovern of Massachusetts, the top Democrat on the Rules Committee. Rather, he said, it’s a “ransom note from far right.”
Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., focused his criticism on the GOP’s so-called Holman Rule, which would allow Congress to rescind the pay of individual federal employees: “This is no way to govern.”
McCarthy commands a slim 222-seat Republican majority, which means on any given vote he can only lose four GOP detractors or the legislation will fail, if all Democrats are opposed.
The new rules are making McCarthy’s job even tougher. For example, Republicans are doing away with the proxy voting that Democrats under former Speaker Nancy Pelosi put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. That means McCarthy must demand greater attendance and participation on every vote with almost no absences allowed for family emergencies or other circumstances.
“Members of Congress have to show up and work again,” said Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La.
With the Senate still narrowly held by Democrats, the divided Congress could still be a time of bipartisan deal-making. Monday saw a group of Republican and Democratic senators head to the southern U.S. border with Mexico as they try to develop an immigration overhaul to curb the flow of migrants.
But more often a split Congress produces gridlock.
The Republicans have been here before, just over a decade ago, when the tea party class swept to the majority in 2011, booting Pelosi from the speaker’s office and rushing into an era of hardball politics that shut down the government and threatened a federal debt default.
McCarthy was a key player in those battles, having recruited the tea party class when he was the House GOP’s campaign chairman. He tried and failed to take over for Republican John Boehner in 2015 when the beleaguered House speaker abruptly retired rather than face a potential vote by conservatives on his ouster.
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RENO, Nev., June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- American Battery Technology Company (ABTC) (OTCQX: ABML), an American critical battery materials company that is commercializing both its primary battery minerals manufacturing and secondary minerals lithium-ion battery recycling technologies, is slated for its CEO Ryan Melsert and Business Development lead Ross Polk to participate in industry events and to share insights on an expert sustainability panel as part of Fastmarkets' annual Lithium Supply and Battery Raw Materials conference on June 20-22, 2023 located in Las Vegas, Nevada.
They will be joining the industry expert panel discussion on "Accelerating Sustainability: From ethical sourcing of materials to faster-charging infrastructure." Panelists will share insights on the key factors affecting the path to electrification and a lower carbon-emissions future, including critical materials supply chains. The panel, moderated by James Gavilan Principal at Gavilan Commodities, will include industry leaders from the Albemarle, Rio Tinto, Liontown Resources, SQM, and the U.S. Department of Interior.
This year's conference is focused on trends in the battery raw material markets and connects the global battery refined materials community. Fastmarkets is a leading cross-commodity price reporting agency (PRA) in the metals and mining markets, and this annual conference addresses the latest supply and demand trends for lithium and other key battery raw materials.
Additional topics addressed at the event will include lithium-ion battery recycling, mitigating environmental impacts, addressing the water footprint in lithium production, and social acceptability and permitting. Melsert is also scheduled to participate in an executive interview to include additional perspectives on the battery metals industry and further detail on ABTC's work to establish sustainable and secure supplies of these materials.
About American Battery Technology Company
American Battery Technology Company is uniquely positioned to supply low-cost, low-environmental impact, and domestically sourced battery metals through its three divisions: lithium-ion battery recycling, primary battery metal extraction technologies, and primary resources development.
American Battery Technology Company has built a clean technology platform that is used to provide a key source of domestically manufactured critical and strategic battery metals to help meet the near insatiable demand from the electric vehicle, electrical grid storage, and consumer electronics industries. This ESG-principled platform works to create a closed-loop circular economy for battery metals that champions ethical and environmentally sustainable sourcing of critical and strategic materials.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are "forward-looking statements." Although the American Battery Technology Company's (the "Company) management believes that such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot guarantee that such expectations are, or will be, correct. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, which could cause the Company's future results to differ materially from those anticipated. Potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, interpretations or reinterpretations of geologic information, unfavorable exploration results, inability to obtain permits required for future exploration, development or production, general economic conditions and conditions affecting the industries in which the Company operates; the uncertainty of regulatory requirements and approvals; fluctuating mineral and commodity prices, final investment approval and the ability to obtain necessary financing on acceptable terms or at all. Additional information regarding the factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements is available in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2022. The Company assumes no obligation to update any of the information contained or referenced in this press release.
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NEW YORK, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Digital Turbine, Inc. ("Digital Turbine" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: APPS) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Digital Turbine investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between August 9, 2021 and May 17, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
APPS investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (1) the Company's recent acquisitions, AdColony and Fyber, act as agents in certain of their respective product lines; (2) as a result, revenues for those product lines must be reported net of license fees and revenue share, rather than on a gross basis; (3) the Company's internal control over financial reporting as to revenue recognition was deficient; and (4) as a result of the foregoing, the Company's net revenues was overstated throughout fiscal 2022; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Digital Turbine during the relevant time frame, you have until August 5, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
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A tractor trailer overturned Monday evening in San Pablo, blocking all four lanes on Interstate 80 westbound for more than an hour, officials said.
The truck flipped onto its left side shortly before 7:30 p.m., just west of El Portal Drive. The westbound side of the highway remained completely blocked at 9 p.m. and police were diverting traffic onto El Portal Drive, said California Highway Patrol Officer Andrew Barclay.
The tractor trailer overturned when the driver swerved to avoid hitting something in the road. It was hauling roughly 75,000 pounds of lumber, which stayed inside the trailer, Barclay said.
The driver was able to extricate himself from the cab of the truck. There were no reported injuries, Barclay said.
Additional information about the crash was not immediately available.
Andy Picon (he/him) is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: andy.picon@hearst.com Twitter: @andpicon
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Muncie woman charged with dealing drugs that led to fatal overdose
MUNCIE, Ind. — One Muncie woman has been charged with dealing the drugs that led to another local woman's fatal overdose.
Brittany Lee Hahn, 28, was charged Thursday in Delaware Circuit Court 1 with dealing in a controlled substance resulting in death, a Level 1 felony carrying up to 40 years in prison.
She was also charged with two Level 5 felonies, each carrying a maximum six-year sentence — conspiracy to commit dealing in a narcotic drug and conspiracy to commit dealing in meth.
The charges stem from the death — on Oct. 18, 2022 — of a 34-year-old mother of four children who was found deceased in her southside apartment.
According to court documents, city police found Facebook Messenger communication between that woman and an account linked to Hahn shortly before the overdose death.
More:Muncie man charged with murder in fatal OD wants bond set
That dialogue included comments from the victim about her desire to obtain "slow and fast" — street terms for meth and heroin.
"And I want a little of both," the woman wrote, also suggesting she could exchange a designer purse in exchange for the drugs.
One witness said she saw Hahn and a local man provide the victim with "a shot" shortly before her death.
Another witness said the victim referred to a visitor at her apartment, shortly before the overdose, as "my friend Britt."
Hahn, arrested April 1, continued to be held in the Delaware County jail on Friday under a $50,000 bond. A trial date in her case has not yet been set.
Court records reflect no prior felony charges against Hahn. She was convicted of visiting a common nuisance, a misdemeanor, in 2020.
Douglas Walker is a news reporter at The Star Press. Contact him at 765-213-5851 or at dwalker@muncie.gannett.com.
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SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria on Tuesday gained access to Turkey’s terminals and gas transmission network under a long-term deal that will help the country replace supplies once provided by Russia.
Bulgaria’s state gas company Bulgargaz and the Turkish gas transmission company Botas signed a 13-year deal that grants the Balkan neighbor access to Turkey’s terminals for liquefied natural gas.
According to Bulgaria’s Energy Minister, Rosen Hristov, the agreement solves the problem of Bulgaria’s lack of sufficient infrastructure for unloading liquefied natural gas.
Bulgaria, which ahead of Moscow’s invasion in Ukraine was almost fully dependent on Russian gas, is looking for alternative gas supplies at reasonable prices after Russia cut off deliveries in April over Sofia’s refusal to pay in rubles, the Russian currency.
Under the current deal, the liquefied natural gas that Bulgaria will buy on international markets will be unloaded and processed in Turkish LNG terminals and then transferred via the Botas gas network to Bulgaria.
The deal foresees up to 1.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas being transferred annually to Bulgaria from Turkey.
Bulgaria has already signed a long-term contract with Azerbaijan for nearly 1 billion cubic meters of natural gas which it receives via Turkey’s gas network.
The rest of Bulgaria’s needs, which are slightly more than 3 billion cubic meters per year, is covered through LNG imports from Greece.
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WASHINGTON -- Consumer prices rose 3% last month compared to a year ago, marking a significant slowdown and raising hopes that a prolonged bout of heightened inflation is nearing its end.
The fresh data Wednesday morning from the Bureau of Labor Statistics arrives days after a government release indicated that hiring slowed last month but remained solid. The economy, the jobs report suggests, continued a gradual downshift in June amid a central bank effort to dial back activity and slash prices while averting a recession.
Consumer prices rose 4% in May compared to a year ago.
The latest reading indicates a notable cooldown in June but still exceeds the Federal Reserve's inflation target of 2%.
Economists surveyed by Bloomberg expected inflation to have fallen considerably in June, to 3.1%.
The Fed is set to meet in roughly two weeks as it considers whether to escalate its fight against inflation with an additional rate hike.
Last month, the Fed paused an aggressive series of interest rate hikes, ending a string of 10 consecutive rate increases that stretched back 15 months.
However, nearly all members of the decision-making committee believe the central bank will need to impose at least one additional rate hike this year, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said immediately after the announcement of a pause.
In remarks late last month, Powell voiced an optimistic message about the U.S. economy and downplayed the threat of a recession.
"The U.S. economy has actually been quite resilient," Powell said in Sentra, Portugal, at a conference organized by the European Central Bank.
While acknowledging that a recession is "certainly possible," he said such an outcome is "not the most likely case."
"The economy is resilient and still growing, albeit at a modest pace," he added.
A major upward revision showed last Thursday that the U.S. economy grew significantly more at the outset of this year than an initial measurement indicated, according to the Commerce Department.
Gross domestic product increased at a 2% annualized rate for a three-month period ending in March -- a sizable jump from the previous estimate of 1.3%.
A jobs report on Friday, meanwhile, showed that U.S. employers hired 209,000 workers in June, which marked robust performance, albeit a slowdown from the previous month.
Wage growth, assessed by workers' average hourly earnings, remained unchanged at 4.4% compared to the same month a year prior. As part of its inflation fight, the Fed closely watches the pace of wage growth, since in theory employers raise prices to keep up with higher pay.
"The labor market is really pulling the economy," Powell said late last month, before the release of hiring data for June. "It's a very strong labor market."
"In my view, the least unlikely case is that we do find a way to better balance without a severe downturn," he added.
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Momentus Securities aims to deliver more than $3 billion in community-based investments by 2026
NEW YORK, May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Momentus Securities , a first-of-its-kind investment bank with a social purpose, has launched with the goal of driving institutional capital to America's small businesses and nonprofits — and positioning "social impact" as a fully investable asset class for institutional investors.
Momentus Securities — a registered broker-dealer and FINRA member — seeks to disrupt the mission-driven investing space by addressing the current scale and liquidity limitations in the sector that inhibit the deployment of institutional capital. Momentus Securities intends to facilitate the deployment of $3 billion of social capital by 2026.
"This is an innovative approach. We are transforming how institutional investment capital is unlocked and channeled into high-need community investments," said Momentus Securities President and CEO Alicia Reyes, who brings 27 years of experience in investment banking and private equity to Momentus Securities. "The lending market in the impact sector is decentralized and highly dispersed. This is a challenge for institutional investors that want to fully incorporate the 'S of ESG' into their mainstream strategies because of the lack of liquidity.
"We see this as an opportunity to launch 'social Collateralized Loan Obligations' and, initially, intend to open warehousing lines to aggregate portfolios of loans across five key segments: affordable housing, healthcare, education, small businesses and food. Once ramped up, the portfolios will be securitized, and we will distribute the bonds as a takeout. These portfolios will offer institutional investors the opportunity to support communities and participate and invest at a scale not previously available. Lenders will achieve better terms while providing investors an improved risk return profile," Ms. Reyes added.
Momentus Securities offers services across markets and investment banking, ranging from Structuring and Distribution in the public side to Debt Capital Markets, Advisory (including Mergers & Acquisitions, rating and balance sheet advisory) and Equity Capital Markets on the private side.
Among others, the launch of Momentus Securities is supported with grant funding to Capital Impact Partners from the F.B. Heron Foundation, Citi Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), and MacKenzie Scott, as well as support from The Rockefeller Foundation through a subcontracting relationship.
"We have launched Momentus Securities to support mission-driven investing for companies, financial institutions, and philanthropic organizations, which have already pledged around $11 trillion of U.S. assets toward community and economic development initiatives," said Ellis Carr, President and CEO of Capital Impact Partners and CDC Small Business Finance, each of which is part of the Momentus Capital branded family of organizations. "These investments will support large community development financial institutions as well as smaller mission-based organizations and social enterprises, working to promote economic mobility and community health across a range of sectors from affordable housing to food, healthcare, education, and small business entrepreneurship."
"We're bridging the gap between the supply and demand of capital and providing mission-driven lenders access to a market that has never truly been available before," said Kurt Chilcott, Chairman of Capital Impact Partners and CDC Small Business Finance. "We will test and scale new products that expand access to capital to disinvested communities, and we will aggregate capital through technology and authentic community relationships."
Quotes From Initial Supporters
"Expanding access to capital in low-income communities doesn't just happen by increasing financial services. It requires new, game-changing solutions like the launch of Momentus Securities," said Brandee McHale, President of the Citi Foundation, which provided support for Momentus Securities through its Community Finance Innovation Fund. "This new vehicle has the potential to drive down costs and increase liquidity for the field so that CDFIs and community-based organizations can grow and, in turn, deepen their positive social impact in the communities they serve."
"Economic realities require innovative financing strategies to open up capital for communities that historically have been overlooked, and we're excited to see financial vehicles pursuing such strategies," said Zoila Jennings, impact investment lead at RWJF.
About Momentus Securities LLC
Momentus Securities, a registered broker-dealer and FINRA member, offers a range of financial products and services to support its mission of connecting mainstream capital sources and impactful investment opportunities. These services include debt and equity capital raising, asset-backed and structured finance as well as corporate finance and advisory services, and will be offered across five key segments: Affordable Housing, Healthcare, Education, Small Businesses and Food.
About Alicia Reyes, Momentus Securities President and CEO
Formerly CEO for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Wells Fargo, Ms. Reyes brings considerable investment banking experience to Momentus Securities. She led the bank's expansion to European markets and beyond, hired an executive leadership team, and navigated regulatory requirements to launch new lines of business and a new broker-dealer entity in France.
Ms. Reyes has a PhD in quantitative methods and financial markets and holds board seats on Ferrovial and two major European banks, KBC Group and Banco Sabadell. She is also a trustee at FareShare, one of the largest nonprofit organizations in the UK, and has experienced firsthand the transformative effect of connecting people and communities to capital.
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Apple Bluetooth headphones review
Headphones are great for listening to audio at home or on the go, but not all are created equal and some offer low-quality sound. You might be used to Apple’s compact in-ear AirPods, but with the AirPods Max, Apple has given us over-ear headphones for a more immersive listening experience.
According to Apple, these headphones offer high-fidelity audio and effective active noise cancellation. They’re supposed to be comfortable to wear and effortless to set up with seamless switching between devices. We wanted to know if the Apple AirPods Max lived up to these claims, so we tried them out in the real world. This is what we discovered.
Testing the Apple AirPods Max
To discover how products truly perform day-to-day, we have a group of testers who try them out in their homes. This lets us better gauge how convenient they are to use over time and find any frustrating quirks that might not be apparent in a brief lab test.
For this article, our tester used these headphones for two weeks, trying out all their features. They had owned AirPods and AirPods Pro before trying out AirPods Max, giving them an insight into how they compare.
What are the Apple AirPods Max?
AirPods Max are over-ear wireless headphones. They have a sturdy aluminum body with mesh ear cups and padding in the headpiece to prevent overheating when you wear them. These Bluetooth headphones come in five colors: space gray, silver, pink, green and sky blue.
Apple AirPods Max price and where to buy
The full list price is $549, but you can buy them for around $480 at Amazon.
How to use Apple AirPods Max
These over-ear headphones are simple to use, but before starting, you need to pair them with your phone, laptop, tablet or another compatible device.
How you do this depends on your device and operating system. If you have an Apple device, it should detect them automatically. Then, you can follow the pairing instructions on the screen. For other devices, you might have to go to Bluetooth settings to start the process and you may need to press and hold the noise control button if your device doesn’t find them automatically.
Once paired, they’ll automatically play any audio of your choice. You can pause, play and adjust volume from your device, but they have a two-button interface on the ear cups to control some functions. We found these easier to use than the buttonless gesture controls found on AirPods and AirPods Pro, as well as some other over-ear headphones.
Although these are wireless headphones, you have the option to use a cable if you want to listen to music from a stereo or other device that isn’t Bluetooth-compatible.
Apple AirPods Max benefits
Great sound quality overall
On the whole, audio sounds great on AirPods Max. All types of audio, from music to podcasts to phone calls, sound crisp, clear and balanced.
Impressive noise cancellation
We tested out the noise cancellation by wearing the headphones and having others try to talk to us to get our attention, and by talking to people while they tried wearing the headphones. The results were impressive. If you didn’t know differently, you’d never know someone was talking to you. They’re also great at canceling out ambient sounds like traffic noise.
Spatial audio
This feature is designed to give the illusion of space in an audio recording. We found it highly effective, especially compared to the spatial audio offered by other AirPods.
Seamless device switching
Once you’ve paired your AirPods Max to one compatible device, they’ll automatically switch to any other compatible device without needing to pair them again. This handy feature works well, but it’s only an option with Apple devices running iOS 14.3 or later, iPadOS 14.3 or later or macOS Big Sur 11.1.
Durable with a premium feel
The aluminum body of these headphones is durable and has a premium feel compared to plastic headphones. Although we didn’t do any stress testing, they feel like they can stand up to wear and tear.
Transparency mode
The transparency mode lets you turn off noise cancellation so you can hear your surroundings better at times when this is important — for instance, when you need to hear the doorbell or cross busy roads.
Breathable ear cups
We found the mesh ear cup pleasantly breathable compared to the leather and faux leather ear cups found on most other over-ear headphones.
Excellent battery life
The AirPods Max have a battery life of roughly 20 hours. That’s 20 hours of play time, so if you only listen to a couple of hours of audio on them a day, they could last several days without needing a charge.
Apple AirPods Max drawbacks
Bass could be better
While we were quite pleased with the audio quality, we found that the bass wasn’t as deep as other headphones. You can adjust this using the equalizer settings, which improves the listening experience, and it may not even matter to many users, depending on the type of audio they tend to listen to.
Transparency mode needs improvement
We like the fact the transparency mode exists, but the microphone picks up too much white noise while it’s picking up the sounds around you. This causes a noticeable drop in sound quality, which is frustrating and led us to avoid using transparency mode unless absolutely essential.
Poor case design
The case doesn’t protect the headphones all that much, so it’s not great for anyone who might habitually chuck their headphones into a full backpack when not in use.
Somewhat heavy
We found them slightly heavy, but we understand it’s the tradeoff for sturdy, durable headphones.
Should you get the Apple AirPods Max?
These were easily some of the best headphones we have ever used. They hold a charge for days at a time, the on/off detection is far greater than the AirPods and AirPods Pro, and the simple noise-cancellation/transparency combined with the on-ear volume control makes them a perfect set to wear without needing your phone nearby.
Consider other products
With impressive sound quality and excellent noise-cancelling properties, these headphones are a great buy for serious audiophiles. Sold by Amazon
Bose Noise Canceling Headphones 700
With 11 levels of active noise cancellation, you can listen to audio in peace. Their sound is crisp and balances with rich, deep bass. Sold by Amazon
The open back design gives you dynamic audio with an exceptional soundstage, but the degree of sound leaking means they’re best suited to home or studio use. Sold by Amazon
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As Daniel Craig says Goodbye to James Bond. His iconic Aston Martin is getting a $1 million dollar new lease on life. David Lauren's Ceo and founder of electrification specialists, luna's told Reuters that the women and men of tomorrow should be driving electric cars like this aesthetic beauty, which you will never get in a modern vehicle. Yet. The aesthetics can now be combined with modern powertrain. He added that luna's was founded to remanufacture classic cars and allow them to move forward as we slowly move into a future where gas powered cars will be banned. He wants the kids of today to be able to enjoy these classic cars when it comes time for them to drive each electric Aston martin DB six will undergo a restoration that will include upgrading the brakes, suspension and steering, along with adding air conditioning and electronic infotainment systems. Lunas is already turning classic luxury cars into E. V. S, including rolls, Royce, Bentley and jaguar sports car models.
Sean Connery's own classic Aston Martin is for sale
Updated: 1:50 PM EDT May 19, 2022
James Bond, the fictional British secret agent, has driven lots of different cars in the more than two dozen films in the series. They've included everything from BMWs and Bentleys to Chevrolets and Fords. But one car, in particular, the 1964 Aston Martin DB5, is known as the "the Bond car."The Bond car that the late actor Sean Connery first drove in the 1964 film "Goldfinger" was an Aston Martin DB5 replete with gadgets like machine guns, an ejector seat and an oil slick maker. More than 50 years later, Connery sought out a 1964 DB5 for himself and, after looking for over a year, finally bought one — without the movie car's guns and gadgets — in early 2018. Connery died almost two years later at the age of 90. His DB5, the only one he ever actually owned, will be offered for sale at an auction this summer.The car is expected to sell for between $1.4 million and $1.8 million, according to the auction company Broad Arrow Group. The car will be offered at Broad Arrow Group's Monterey, California, auction on Aug. 18, the company told CNN Business.A 1964 Aston Martin DB5 in this car's pristine condition would ordinarily be worth about $1 million even if Connery had never been anywhere near it, according to Hagerty. (Hagerty, a company that tracks collectible car values, is also a major investor in the recently founded Broad Arrow Group.)DB5s associated with the James Bond films have sold for vastly more than that, though. A gadget-filled DB5 that was used to promote the film's original release sold for $6.4 million in 2019.During his life, Connery had often told his children of his fond memories of driving the Aston Martin in films, his son Jason Connery said in an interview. When they were grown, they suggested to their father that he buy one, but he was resistant to the idea."He'd say, 'I don't want to because it feels a bit obvious, you know, with me,'" Jason Connery said. "I said, 'But forget it, it's not about that.'"Barney Ruprecht, an Aston Martin specialist with Broad Arrow who had also consulted with Connery on making the purchase, advised Connery against getting a car in need of restoration since the work would probably take a couple of years, he said. Instead, he and Connery sought out a car that was in as near-perfect condition as possible. The car remains in very nearly that condition, according to Ruprecht, with only some creases in the seat leather as evidence it has been sat in.Once Connery purchased the car, he had it repainted from black to Snow Shadow Gray, the color of the movie car. In the films, the car is described as being painted a color called Silver Birch, but the film was shot using a prototype of the DB5, not an actual production car. Silver Birch, a color that was offered on production versions of the DB5, wasn't available at the time, Ruprecht said, so the car was painted in the slightly flatter, less metallic shade of gray that was offered on the DB4. The two colors would have been nearly indistinguishable on film, though, he said.But after that work was done, there was little time left to actually drive it."Unfortunately as he got older, traveling, especially to Europe and then COVID hit and...," said Jason Connery. "You know, unfortunately, he never really got to enjoy the car that he'd bought."The car was kept by Connery at his home in Switzerland, according to Jason Connery. He was so fond of the car, he kept a photo of it on his desk.A portion of the proceeds from the sale will go to support the Connery Family Philanthropy Fund, according to the Broad Arrow Group, though the percentage going to charity will be announced later. In addition to the car itself, the winning bidder will get a ride in the car from the famous retired Formula 1 racing driver Jackie Stewart.Stewart, like Connery, is from Scotland, and the two were longtime friends.
James Bond, the fictional British secret agent, has driven lots of different cars in the more than two dozen films in the series. They've included everything from BMWs and Bentleys to Chevrolets and Fords. But one car, in particular, the 1964 Aston Martin DB5, is known as the "the Bond car."
The Bond car that the late actor Sean Connery first drove in the 1964 film "Goldfinger" was an Aston Martin DB5 replete with gadgets like machine guns, an ejector seat and an oil slick maker. More than 50 years later, Connery sought out a 1964 DB5 for himself and, after looking for over a year, finally bought one — without the movie car's guns and gadgets — in early 2018. Connery died almost two years later at the age of 90. His DB5, the only one he ever actually owned, will be offered for sale at an auction this summer.
The car is expected to sell for between $1.4 million and $1.8 million, according to the auction company Broad Arrow Group. The car will be offered at Broad Arrow Group's Monterey, California, auction on Aug. 18, the company told CNN Business.
A 1964 Aston Martin DB5 in this car's pristine condition would ordinarily be worth about $1 million even if Connery had never been anywhere near it, according to Hagerty. (Hagerty, a company that tracks collectible car values, is also a major investor in the recently founded Broad Arrow Group.)
DB5s associated with the James Bond films have sold for vastly more than that, though. A gadget-filled DB5 that was used to promote the film's original release sold for $6.4 million in 2019.
During his life, Connery had often told his children of his fond memories of driving the Aston Martin in films, his son Jason Connery said in an interview. When they were grown, they suggested to their father that he buy one, but he was resistant to the idea.
"He'd say, 'I don't want to because it feels a bit obvious, you know, with me,'" Jason Connery said. "I said, 'But forget it, it's not about that.'"
Barney Ruprecht, an Aston Martin specialist with Broad Arrow who had also consulted with Connery on making the purchase, advised Connery against getting a car in need of restoration since the work would probably take a couple of years, he said. Instead, he and Connery sought out a car that was in as near-perfect condition as possible. The car remains in very nearly that condition, according to Ruprecht, with only some creases in the seat leather as evidence it has been sat in.
Once Connery purchased the car, he had it repainted from black to Snow Shadow Gray, the color of the movie car. In the films, the car is described as being painted a color called Silver Birch, but the film was shot using a prototype of the DB5, not an actual production car. Silver Birch, a color that was offered on production versions of the DB5, wasn't available at the time, Ruprecht said, so the car was painted in the slightly flatter, less metallic shade of gray that was offered on the DB4. The two colors would have been nearly indistinguishable on film, though, he said.
But after that work was done, there was little time left to actually drive it.
"Unfortunately as he got older, traveling, especially to Europe [became difficult] and then COVID hit and...," said Jason Connery. "You know, unfortunately, he never really got to enjoy the car that he'd bought."
The car was kept by Connery at his home in Switzerland, according to Jason Connery. He was so fond of the car, he kept a photo of it on his desk.
A portion of the proceeds from the sale will go to support the Connery Family Philanthropy Fund, according to the Broad Arrow Group, though the percentage going to charity will be announced later. In addition to the car itself, the winning bidder will get a ride in the car from the famous retired Formula 1 racing driver Jackie Stewart.
Stewart, like Connery, is from Scotland, and the two were longtime friends.
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MACOMB, Mich., June 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascent Aerospace, a leading provider of aerospace tooling systems, factory automation and integration services, will be present at the International Paris Air Show happening from June 19-25, 2023.
The 54th edition of the show will take place at the Le Bourget Parc des Expositions and will bring together the global key players of the aerospace industry from over 185 countries. Over 300,000 visitors are expected at this years' event.
Ascent Aerospace along with the companies' European division, Ascent Integration, will have a booth in the French Pavilion, Pavillon collectif Occitanie, located in Hall 4, Stand G139. Ascent continues to support its aerospace, space, and defense customers by providing industry leading facility, assembly, and composite tooling products as well as automation solutions and integration services.
Be sure to visit Ascent Aerospace in Hall 4, Stand G139 at the 2023 Paris Air Show.
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In recent months ominous ads about prescription drugs have flooded the TV airwaves. Perhaps by design, it's not always clear who's sponsoring the ads or why.
Or, for that matter, why now?
The short answer is that Congress is paying attention. House and Senate members from both parties have launched at least nine bills, parts of which may be packaged together this fall, that take aim at pharmacy benefit managers, companies that channel prescription drugs to patients. Here's a primer to help you decipher what's happening.
What are pharmacy benefit managers?
Known as PBMs, these companies were created in the 1960s to help employers and insurers select and purchase medications for their health plans. The industry mushroomed as prescription drug spending grew about 200-fold between 1967 and 2021. In addition to negotiating discounts with manufacturers, PBMs set payment terms for the pharmacies that buy and dispense the drugs to patients. In effect, they are the dominant middlemen among drugmakers, drugstores, insurers, employers, and patients.
How big is the PBM industry?
There are around 70 PBMs in the U.S. Through mergers, three of them — CVS Caremark, Optum Rx, and Express Scripts — have come to control 80% of the prescription drug market, and each brings in tens of billions of dollars in revenue annually. The PBMs control the drug pipeline from manufacturers to the pharmacy counter.
Their buying power allows them to obtain discounted drugs for health plans while setting prices and terms for sales at drugstores. The big three are part of massive conglomerates with important stakes in almost every sector of health care; each of them owns a powerful health insurer — Aetna, UnitedHealth, and Cigna, respectively — as well as pharmacies and medical providers.
For example, UnitedHealth contracts with 70,000 doctors, making it the biggest employer of physicians in the country. CVS Health, with the big pharmacy chain, also owns Caremark and Aetna. Secret price negotiations and hidden corners of each PBM-linked corporation make it hard to track where the money ends up.
Why am I seeing all these ads about PBMs?
Other sectors of health care are alarmed by the power of the PBMs and are appealing to the Biden administration and Congress to rein them in. Drugmakers are especially up in arms (more on that later), but employers, pharmacies, doctors, and even patients chafe at PBM practices like "spread pricing," in which the companies pocket money negotiated on behalf of health plans.
Non-PBM-affiliated pharmacists, from mom and pop stores to large chains like Kroger, say the PBMs squeeze their businesses by forcing them to sign opaque contracts that include clawbacks of money long after sales take place. PBMs often steer patients using expensive drugs to their affiliated pharmacies, cutting revenue to independents.
Doctors say PBMs act as gatekeepers for the insurers they represent, blocking or slowing coverage of necessary drugs.
Finally, the pharmaceutical industry has lost a share of sales revenue to PBM middlemen in recent years — even while getting most of the bad publicity for high drug prices. (The median launch price for newly marketed brand-name drugs went from $2,100 to $180,000 a year between 2008 and 2021, yet net revenues for drug companies have stagnated in recent years.)
PBMs in some cases prefer high producer list prices, because the rebates that drugmakers pay the PBMs in exchange for favorable health plan coverage of their drugs often are calculated as a percentage of those list prices.
Who's paying for the ads?
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, the trade group for most of the big drug companies, is the top driver of the anti-PBM campaign. Some of the ads are sponsored by the PBM Accountability Project, a pop-up lobby, funded partly by the drug industry, that includes unions and patient advocates whose membership complains of restrictive PBM and insurance industry policies.
In one PhRMA ad, a smarmy guy in a suit snatches away a young woman's prescription. The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, the PBM trade group, has responded with its own ads, blaming drug companies for high prices and for "targeting your pharmacy benefits." AHIP, the health insurance lobby, has piled on with its own campaign.
What's Congress doing about it?
Members from both parties talk indignantly about PBM behavior and have fired up bills to address it. The Senate Finance Committee, whose jurisdiction over Medicare and Medicaid gives it a lead role, has introduced a bill that would prohibit PBMs from collecting rebates and fees calculated as a percentage of a drug's list price, to discourage PBMs from favoring expensive drugs.
The committee also plans legislation to require PBMs to pass along discounts directly to seniors, allow patients to use the pharmacy they prefer, and release more information about where their money ends up.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, who leads the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, introduced a bill that bans spread pricing, while measures in the Senate and House would crack down on PBM practices seen as harming independent and rural pharmacies. Other measures require more transparency or limit patient waits for drug approvals.
Meanwhile, several states have taken a pragmatic path to lower PBM-related costs, using high-tech auctions to get the best deals for their employee health care plans.
What's the bottom line?
While the PBMs' secrecy, ubiquity, and power make them a target of outrage, they generally operate on behalf of their customers, which are insurance plans and employers, whose goal is to hold down prices. PBMs do that by extracting painful concessions, a double-edged sword.
"PBMs are the only thing we have to lower brand-name drug prices and prevent the drug industry from charging whatever they want," said Benjamin Rome, an internist and health policy researcher at Harvard Medical School.
If those drug prices were 100% covered by insurance, that might sit fine with consumers, but it would further blow up health care spending, already nearly a fifth of the economy. Hospitals, insurers, the drug industry, and PBMs all point fingers at one another to shift blame, but they all benefit from the system. The smarmy PBM guy in the suit may prevent you from getting the drug your doctor ordered, but that's only because the maker of another drug gave him — and therefore your insurance company — a better deal.
On the other hand, the vertical integration of the PBMs enables unfair competition — it's an issue the Federal Trade Commission is studying but that is not the subject of any bill in Congress. "My concern with any bills is the unintended consequences," Rome said. "Will the new structures they create be any better for patients?"
KFF Health News, formerly known as Kaiser Health News (KHN), is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF — the independent source for health policy research, polling, and journalism.
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WASHINGTON — A food poisoning outbreak tied to deli meat and cheese has sickened 16 people, including one who died, U.S. health officials said.
Most were hospitalized and one illness resulted in the loss of a pregnancy, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The illnesses date back to April last year with the most recent report on Sept. 29, the agency said.
Many reported eating meat or cheese from deli counters where investigators detected listeria in open packages of sliced meats and in the environment. The bacteria was found at two NetCost Market locations in New York, but health officials said that's not likely the only source of the listeria outbreak because some sick people didn't shop at the store.
Those sickened were from New York, Maryland, Massachusetts, Illinois, New Jersey and California. The death was reported in Maryland, the CDC said.
Eleven of those who fell ill are of Eastern European background or speak Russian and investigators are trying to figure out why.
NetCost temporarily closed the deli at its store in the borough of Brooklyn last year after New York health officials notified the company that three people infected with listeria all ate food from there. After a deep cleaning, no listeria was detected. But in September, the outbreak strain was found at the same market.
NetCost did not immediately respond to an email for comment.
Listeria is a persistent germ that can be hard to get rid of from surfaces and equipment. Symptoms of listeria poisoning include fever, muscle aches, nausea and diarrhea.
Are you at high risk?
Listeria is especially dangerous for the elderly, people who are pregnant, and those with compromised immune systems.
People who do not fall into these groups are unlikely to get very sick from listeria bacteria, according to the CDC. Most experience food poisoning symptoms and recover without treatment.
People who are pregnant usually experience only fever, fatigue and muscle aches, the CDC says, but the illness can cause pregnancy loss or premature birth, and can cause serious illness or death in newborns.
Symptoms for people who are not pregnant include headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, convulsions, fever and muscle aches.
What should you do if you're high risk?
Do not eat meat or cheese from any deli counter, unless it is reheated until "steaming hot" or an internal temperature of 165 degrees, according to the CDC. Listeria bacteria is killed at a high temperature, but can survive in cold temperatures like a refrigerator.
Clean your refrigerator, containers and surfaces that may have touched deli meat or cheese from the deli.
Call your doctor or health care provider if you have any symptoms of severe illness after eating meat or cheese from a deli. Symptoms of severe illness typically start within two weeks of eating contaminated food, but may start as early as the same day and as late as 10 weeks after, according to the CDC. Listeria is treated with antibiotics.
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LONDON (AP) — As he makes tough decisions to stem Britain’s economic crisis, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he will “always protect the most vulnerable.”
But the U.K.’s first prime minister of color is also its richest-ever leader — an ex-banker who once wore Prada loafers to visit a construction site and whose family fortune is estimated at 730 million pounds ($826 million).
Critics question whether Sunak can understand the desperation many in Britain feel as the economy staggers under the combined weight of COVID-19, Brexit, the Ukraine war and the backfiring policies of departed Prime Minister Liz Truss.
Sunak, who took office Tuesday, is considering whether to trim state pension and welfare benefits to help cut billions from the Treasury’s bill. Meanwhile, inflation has hit a 40-year high of 10.1%, and the cost of everyday items has gone up even more — pasta by 60%, tea by 46%, bread by 38% in the past year, according to government figures.
A bag of frozen fries went up from 99 pence ($1.15) to 1.37 pounds ($1.61); a two-quart jug of milk rose from 1.17 pounds ($1.35) to 1.52 ($1.76) in the year to September.
“I don’t think you can understand what normal people go through if your wealth is like 730 million pounds, it’s just crazy,” said Megan Hooper, a mental health worker in London. “You can’t understand what people who live on 20 grand a year go through.”
Hooper said it made her “sick” that Sunak has not promised to keep pensions and benefits growing in line with inflation when the government sets out its tax and spending plans on Nov. 17.
“I just don’t really think that there is any hope that he’s going to do anything to help poorer people,” she said.
As prime minister, Sunak earns 164,000 pounds ($190,000) a year — five times the average full-time U.K. salary, but just a fraction of his wealth.
Before he was elected to Parliament in 2015, Sunak worked for investment bank Goldman Sachs and as a hedge fund manager, amassing an undisclosed personal fortune. British prime ministers are not required to publish their tax returns, and Sunak’s investments are held out of sight in a blind trust while he is in government.
The bulk of his fortune comes through his wife, Akshata Murty, whose billionaire father founded the Indian IT company Infosys. The Sunday Times estimated that her 0.93% stake in the firm is worth 690 million pounds ($800 million). By most estimates, the couple is richer than King Charles III.
Sunak’s new job comes with an official apartment in London’s Downing Street, but the family already has multiple properties, including a family house in London, a 200-year-old manor house in the northern England district he represents in Parliament and a penthouse apartment in Santa Monica, California.
Sunak does not flash his wealth, but his expensive clothes and accessories have raised eyebrows before. The suede Prada loafers he wore in July sell for about $600, and he was once photographed at work with a $200 “smart” coffee mug on his desk.
Marc Stears, head of the UCL Policy Lab at University College London, said Sunak’s privileged adulthood has led him into gaffes, like filling up a borrowed car for a photo opportunity at a gas station and then appearing not to know how to pay.
“He just doesn’t have the experiences that most people do, and as a result, when he tries to pretend he does, they backfire, and it looks extremely awkward,” Stears said.
Sunak has stressed that he was not born rich. His father and mother are a family doctor and a pharmacist of Indian descent who came to the U.K. in the 1960s from East Africa. As a youth, he delivered medicines from his mother’s pharmacy and worked as a waiter in an Indian restaurant.
He says his parents saved to send him to Winchester College, one of Britain’s most expensive and exclusive boarding schools, where he mingled with the elite. Sunak went on to get an undergraduate degree at Oxford University, then an MBA at Stanford University, where he met his future wife.
“As a Conservative, I believe in hard work and aspiration and that’s my story,” he told the BBC earlier this year. “I don’t judge people by their bank accounts, I judge them by their character. And I think people can judge me by my actions over the past couple of years.”
Sunak gained public popularity during the pandemic, when as Treasury chief he spent billions helping laid-off workers and shuttered businesses stay afloat. But his image was tarnished when it was revealed in April that his wife did not pay U.K. tax on her overseas income, including 11.5 million pounds a year in dividends from Infosys.
The practice of being “non-domiciled” for tax purposes was legal, but it looked insensitive at best at a time when Sunak was raising taxes for millions of Britons. Sunak also was criticized for holding on to his American green card, which signifies an intent to settle in the U.S., for two years after he became Britain’s finance minister.
Opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer mentioned Murty’s tax status during Sunak’s first Prime Minister’s Questions session in Parliament on Wednesday. He also brought up a recording of Sunak boasting to local Conservative activists about how he had channeled funding from “deprived urban areas” into wealthy districts like theirs.
But Stears, a former Labour speechwriter, cautioned the opposition against attacking Sunak for his wealth, because most voters “think that all politicians are wealthy.”
“In most people’s minds, politicians are at the top end of society, slightly strange people and disconnected in certain ways,” he said.
He said Sunak shouldn’t try to hide his wealth behind an ordinary-guy facade.
“The public have got very strong antennae for authenticity,” he said.
Some voters say they are relaxed about Sunak’s fortune and ready to judge him by his actions.
“He’s worked for it,” said retiree Terry Welsh. “It’s not like he has inherited his own money. He’s worked hard, he worked for various investment companies and all sorts of things. So his money is his own.”
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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Catalonia’s separatist movement has suffered its biggest rift since it became the leading political force in northeast Spain for the past decade after the junior member of its ruling coalition abandoned the region’s government.
The Together for Catalonia party announced Friday that it was leaving the Barcelona-based government headed regional President Pere Aragonès of senior coalition member Republican Left of Catalonia. The move came a week after its leading member in the Catalan Cabinet was fired by Aragonès.
The official breakup ends a partnership that had existed between the two main pro-secession parties since they joined forces for a regional election in 2015. They had the shared goal of boosting the separatists’ hold on power in the wealthy region, where many resident feel different from the rest of Spaniards.
“If we talk about winners or losers, Together for Catalonia wins and Pere Aragonès loses. He loses because he thought he could lead a coalition government, and today that is proven not to be true,” Together for Catalonia secretary general Laura Borras said. “From today, we join the opposition … we don’t want to be in any government that does not advance toward independence.”
Aragonès, who came to power last year, has said his party will still rule in the minority. Still the political divorce is a blow to the region’s separatist push, which has been floundering to find its way forward five years after its unsuccessful 2017 secession bid that landed several of its leaders in jail or on the run in Europe.
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DALLAS, April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Stealth Monitoring ("Stealth") announced that it has acquired Caliber Communications and Syncro Monitoring (collectively "Caliber"), further expanding capabilities as the North American leader in technology-driven commercial video surveillance.
Stealth, headquartered in Dallas, TX, and Caliber, based in Stoney Creek, ON are both leading video surveillance businesses focused on designing, installing, and providing proactive remote video monitoring solutions and related services to commercial, construction, financial, industrial, real estate, retail, transportation and logistics, and utility businesses throughout the United States and Canada.
Caliber adds state-of-the-art, patented technology, deep product expertise, and a talented team to Stealth. The combined company will provide its customers with unparalleled security, surveillance, video management capabilities and outstanding service. Stealth will build on its strong history of product development and innovation at both companies, with plans for continued investment across all aspects of the combined business.
"Joining forces with Stealth will allow us to better serve our customers and immediately expand into new markets," says Alex Vourkoutiotis, CEO and Founder of Caliber. He added, "We have spent more than eight years building an advanced technology platform powered by artificial intelligence and secure communications and networking product, that we believe delivers a best-in-class experience for our clients. The power of both companies' investment in technology and operations will enable us to provide a new level of service to customers not possible in the past." Mr. Vourkoutiotis will take on the role of Chief Technology Officer of Stealth, focused on building the industry's most advanced and effective solutions.
The combination of Stealth and Caliber will include more than 2,000 employees across 40+ offices and will provide proactive monitoring of more than 5,000 client sites across North America. The combined companies have patents in cellular communications, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, well positioning them to achieve their mission: to build the world's most trusted intelligent monitoring solutions.
"We were attracted to Caliber for their success in combining cutting edge technology with people and processes to achieve great results for their customers," commented Erik Mikkelsen, President & CRO of Stealth Monitoring. He added, "We were particularly impressed with their people, who exhibit a combination of dedication, teamwork, customer focus, and innovative thinking that is hard to find. We are excited to welcome Caliber's customers, employees, and partners into the Stealth family."
Read more about the new partnership.
The acquisition of Caliber was supported by a new capital investment by Stealth's existing investors: Twin Point Capital, LLR Partners, and Auxo Management.
Stikeman Elliot LLP and DLA Piper LLP (US) provided legal advice to Stealth. Ernst & Young LLP (EY), Moss Adams LLP, and Palo Alto Strategy Group provided financial and technology services to Stealth on the acquisition. BDO Canada LLP and Gowling WLG advised Caliber on the transaction.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — WASHINGTON (AP) — Easterly Government Properties Inc. (DEA) on Tuesday reported a key measure of profitability in its first quarter. The results matched Wall Street expectations.
The real estate investment trust, based in Washington, said it had funds from operations of $29.5 million, or 29 cents per share, in the period.
The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for funds from operations of 29 cents per share.
Funds from operations is a closely watched measure in the REIT industry. It takes net income and adds back items such as depreciation and amortization.
The company said it had net income of $3.9 million, or 4 cents per share.
The property management company, based in Washington, posted revenue of $71.2 million in the period, beating Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $70.4 million.
Easterly Government Properties expects full-year funds from operations in the range of $1.12 to $1.15 per share.
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LCI Durham, NC to repackage an estimated 25,000 Lysol® Disinfecting Wipe Flat Packs each month
PARSIPPANY, N.J., April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A collaboration between Reckitt's Lysol® Pro Solutions – a science-led business-to-business offering – and LC Industries (LCI) – a diversified manufacturing, distribution, and retail company, will create jobs for people who are blind or visually impaired within its facilities in North Carolina and eventually expanding to Mississippi.
LCI is one of the largest employers of blind or visually impaired Americans, and helps create opportunities and careers, while developing skills that transform lives. Through the collaboration, LCI's Durham facility will repackage an estimated 25,000 packs of Lysol Disinfecting Wipes each month.
The collaboration between Lysol Pro Solutions and LCI is part of Reckitt's broader commitment to offering equal opportunities in all areas of its business to everyone, regardless of an individual's personal characteristics including but not limited to gender, race, nationality, age, disability, sexual orientation, and religion.
Most of the products manufactured by LCI are sold directly to the U.S. federal government under the auspices of the AbilityOne Program. This means that the Lysol Pro Solutions disinfecting products packaged by LCI employees in Durham will potentially be used to help protect members of the military serving in the U.S. or overseas, and government offices including staff in the White House.
This collaboration comes at a time when 40% of people are still concerned about germs,1 and leverages the power of Lysol, the most trusted disinfection brand,2 to enable facilities to elevate their hygiene measures and help protect people entering their spaces.
"At Reckitt, one of the core pillars of our diversity, equity, and inclusion work is reflecting the communities we serve," said Emily Flynn, Business Solutions Commercial Director, Americas at Lysol Pro Solutions. "Our collaboration with LCI enables us to support community members with disabilities by providing job opportunities that leverage their skills and help them build new ones for future success."
In 2021, Reckitt launched a holistic conscious inclusion program to help employees engage in topics of inclusion, equity, and working together across differences. Reckitt's leaders each dedicate time to exploring what these topics mean to the company, to their teams, and to individuals. Through online learning and team discussions, every Reckitt employee is encouraged to recognize their responsibility for creating a culture that includes everyone.
"It's important to LCI that the companies we work with have their own commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion," said DuWayne Gilbertson, VP Business Development at LCI. "Reckitt's prioritization of these efforts is felt throughout our collaboration."
ABOUT LYSOL® PRO SOLUTIONS
Reckitt's Lysol Pro Solutions harnesses the power of Lysol to help protect businesses and public spaces from the spread of germs. In today's world, consumers have increased hygiene expectations which makes germ-protection more critical than ever. The comprehensive approach from Lysol Pro Solutions incorporates science-backed protocols and training, EPA-approved Lysol products and Lysol branded marketing materials and signage. Lysol Pro Solutions empowers businesses to demonstrate to their staff and customers a commitment to providing a trusted standard for protection.
ABOUT RECKITT
Reckitt* exists to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We believe that access to the highest-quality hygiene, wellness and nourishment is a right, not a privilege.
Reckitt is the company behind some of the world's most recognisable and trusted consumer brands in hygiene, health and nutrition, including Air Wick, Calgon, Cillit Bang, Clearasil, Dettol, Durex, Enfamil, Finish, Gaviscon, Harpic, Lysol, Mortein, Mucinex, Nurofen, Nutramigen, Strepsils, Vanish, Veet, Woolite and more.
Every day, more than 20 million Reckitt products are bought globally. We always put consumers and people first, seek out new opportunities, strive for excellence in all that we do and build shared success with all our partners. We aim to do the right thing, always.
We are a diverse global team of c. 40,000 colleagues. We draw on our collective energy to meet our ambitions of purpose-led brands, a healthier planet and a fairer society. Find out more or get in touch with us at www.reckitt.com/us.
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ABOUT LCI
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JOHNSTON, R.I., Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Policyholders of FM Global, which include one of every three Fortune 500 companies and similar size organizations worldwide, will collectively receive approximately US$300 million in a first-of-its-kind 'resilience credit,' providing them with additional means to invest in climate resilience solutions. The credit has the potential to help those organizations reduce total loss expectancies related to wind, flood and wildfire exposure by more than US$120 billion which, in turn, can magnify their positive impact on customers, colleagues and communities, according to FM Global data.
"With rising business disruption due to climate risk and companies increasingly focused on ESG strategies, the resilience credit is a potential game-changer for our clients, many of which are key contributors to the economy and society," said Malcolm Roberts, president and chief executive officer. "This credit is made possible through our mutual ownership structure and risk engineering focus to support their business continuity and climate risk mitigation efforts."
In addition to the credit, later this year, FM Global will introduce a new suite of climate resilience solutions that can help clients assess climate risk exposures and prioritize their risk improvement investments. "Combined, this new suite of tools, along with the resilience credit, represents a significant investment in helping keep our clients' businesses going and growing strong," Roberts added.
The credit will be applied as a 5% premium offset against FM Global policies with renewals or anniversaries between Oct. 1, 2022, and Sept. 30, 2023, and will be calculated based on eligible in-force premium in effect 90 days prior to the renewal or anniversary date of the current policy.
Established nearly two centuries ago, FM Global is a mutual insurance company whose capital, scientific research capability and engineering expertise are solely dedicated to property risk management and the resilience of its client-owners. These owners, who share the belief that the majority of property loss is preventable, represent many of the world's largest organizations, including one of every three Fortune 500 companies. They work with FM Global to better understand the hazards that can impact their business continuity in order to make cost-effective risk management decisions, combining property loss prevention with insurance protection.
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Nearly 20,000 cattle die in fire at dairy farm
DIMMITT, Texas (KFDA/Gray News) - Texas officials say thousands of cattle have died in a fire at a dairy farm.
KFDA reports that upwards of 18,000 cattle died in the fire that started Monday night at the South Fork Dairy.
Officials said only a small percentage of the animals at the facility survived the fire with them having been moved to a separate area.
According to Castro County Sheriff Sal Rivera, an explosion occurred at the farm as the fire spread to a building where the cattle were being held.
“There’s some that survived, there’s some that are probably injured to the point where they’ll have to be destroyed,” Rivera said.
The Texas State Fire Marshal’s Office reports it is continuing to investigate the cause of the fire. Sheriff Rivera said it appears the fire may have started from a machine overheating that ignited the explosion.
A female worker was injured. She was transported to an area hospital in critical condition. The sheriff’s office said all other workers at the farm have been accounted for.
According to the Animal Welfare Institute, the blaze is the deadliest fire regarding cattle deaths since the team started tracking barn fires in 2013.
“We strongly encourage farms to adopt common-sense fire safety measures. It is hard to imagine anything worse than being burned alive,” said Margie Fishman, with the institute.
The sheriff’s office reports the fire likely spread through the insulation of the building with all areas suffering some sort of damage.
Officials said cleanup at the farm remains an ongoing process.
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Biden says US sending medium-range rocket systems to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced on Tuesday that it will send Ukraine a small number of high-tech, medium-range rocket systems, a critical weapon that Ukrainian leaders have been begging for as they struggle to stall Russian progress in the Donbas region.
The U.S. plan tries to strike a balance between the desire to help Ukraine battle ferocious Russian artillery barrages while not providing arms that could allow Ukraine to hit targets deep inside Russia and trigger an escalation in the war.
In a guest essay published Tuesday evening in The New York Times, Biden confirmed that he’s decided to “provide the Ukrainians with more advanced rocket systems and munitions that will enable them to more precisely strike key targets on the battlefield in Ukraine.”
Biden had said Monday that the U.S. would not send Ukraine “rocket systems that can strike into Russia.” Any weapons system can shoot into Russia if it’s close enough to the border. The aid package expected to be unveiled Wednesday would send what the U.S. considers medium-range rockets — they generally can travel about 45 miles (70 kilometers), said U.S. officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss details of the aid.
The expectation is that Ukraine could use the rockets in the eastern Donbas region, where they could both intercept Russian artillery and take out Russian positions in towns where fighting is intense, such as Sievierodonetsk.
Sievierodonetsk is important to Russian efforts to capture the Donbas before more Western arms arrive to bolster Ukraine’s defense. The city, which is 90 miles (145 kilometers) south of the Russian border, is in an area that is the last pocket under Ukrainian government control in the Luhansk region of the Donbas.
Biden in his New York Times’ essay added: “We are not encouraging or enabling Ukraine to strike beyond its borders. We do not want to prolong the war just to inflict pain on Russia.”
U.S. officials familiar with the decision did not detail how much the aid will cost, but it will be the 11th package approved so far, and will be the first to tap the $40 billion in assistance recently passed by Congress. The rocket systems would be part of Pentagon drawdown authority, so would involve taking weapons from U.S. inventory and getting them into Ukraine quickly. Ukrainian troops would also need training on the new systems, which could take at least a week or two.
Officials said the plan is to send Ukraine the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, which is mounted on a truck and can carry a container with six rockets. The system can launch a medium-range rocket, which is the current plan, but is also capable of firing a longer-range missile, the Army Tactical Missile System, which has a range of about 190 miles (300 kilometers) and is not part of the plan.
Since the war began in February, the U.S. and its allies have tried to walk a narrow line: send Ukraine weapons needed to fight off Russia, but stop short of providing aid that will inflame Russian President Vladimir Putin and trigger a broader conflict that could spill over into other parts of Europe.
Over time, however, the U.S. and allies have amped up the weaponry going into Ukraine, as the fight has shifted from Russia’s broader campaign to take the capital, Kyiv, and other areas, to more close-contact skirmishes for small pieces of land in the east and south.
To that end, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been pleading with the West to send multiple launch rocket systems to Ukraine as soon as possible to help stop Russia’s destruction of towns in the Donbas. The rockets have a longer range than the howitzer artillery systems that the U.S. has provided Ukraine. They would allow Ukrainian forces to strike Russian troops from a distance outside the range of Russia’s artillery systems.
“We are fighting for Ukraine to be provided with all the weapons needed to change the nature of the fighting and start moving faster and more confidently toward the expulsion of the occupiers,” Zelenskyy said in a recent address.
Ukraine needs multiple launch rocket systems, said Philip Breedlove, a retired U.S. Air Force general who was NATO’s top commander from 2013 to 2016.
“These are very important capabilities that we have not gotten them yet. And they not only need them, but they have been very vociferous in explaining they want them,” said Breedlove. “We need to get serious about supplying this army so that it can do what the world is asking it to do: fight a world superpower alone on the battlefield.”
U.S. and White House officials had no public comment on the specifics of the aid package.
“We continue to consider a range of systems that have the potential to be effective on the battlefield for our Ukrainian partners. But the point the president made is that we won’t be sending long-range rockets for use beyond the battlefield in Ukraine,” State Department Ned Price said Tuesday. “As the battle has shifted its dynamics, we have also shifted the type of security assistance that we are providing to them, in large part because they have asked us for the various systems that are going to be more effective in places like the Donbas.”
Russia has been making incremental progress in the Donbas, as it tries to take the remaining sections of the region not already controlled by Russian-backed separatists.
Putin has repeatedly warned the West against sending greater firepower to Ukraine. The Kremlin said Putin held an 80-minute telephone call Saturday with the leaders of France and Germany in which he warned against the continued transfers of Western weapons.
Overall, the United States has committed approximately $4.6 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since the beginning of the Biden administration, including approximately $3.9 billion since the Russia invaded on Feb. 24.
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AP Diplomatic Writer Matthew Lee and Associated Press writer Aamer Madhani contributed to this report.
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Which is better: a treadmill or an exercise bike?
A single piece of decent cardio equipment is all you really need to maintain or improve your fitness at home, but should you buy a treadmill or an exercise bike? For some people, the choice is obvious, but others need to think more carefully.
Treadmills arguably offer a better workout in a shorter time, but require greater levels of fitness to get started. Exercise bikes give a more manageable start to people at a lower fitness level but don’t engage the upper body unless users are mindful about form.
Treadmills
Treadmills are used for running at home. While they offer an excellent form of exercise, they can be off-putting for people building their cardio fitness from scratch because it takes weeks of training to be able to run for a solid 15 to 30 minutes.
You can find treadmills for $300, but they aren’t always of the highest quality. Spending $600-$1,000 for an entry-level model or up to $4,000 for a high-end commercial-quality treadmill may be a better long-term choice.
Treadmill pros
- Running on a treadmill engages core muscles and muscles in the upper body, as well as leg muscles, so it works out more of your body than cycling on an exercise bike.
- You can set a treadmill to a comfortable speed for you, so you can start with walking and gradually increase your pace.
- Treadmills are excellent for runners in training when it isn’t possible to run outdoors because of adverse weather. If you’re training for a big race and live somewhere with harsh winters, a treadmill will let you keep going without interruption.
- Some treadmills offer an incline option for a more intense workout, the equivalent of walking or running uphill outdoors.
- Although calorie-burning isn’t the most important goal of exercising, an hour of running on a treadmill burns significantly more calories than an hour of cycling on an exercise bike.
Treadmill cons
- You can simply walk or run outside without any additional equipment, so some people find buying a treadmill for home use to be unnecessary.
- Treadmills are larger and more expensive than exercise bikes, making them a less practical choice for use at home, especially if you have a smaller home.
Best treadmills
NordicTrack Commercial Series 2950
If you’re looking for a top-of-the-line treadmill and money is no object, you can’t get much better than this one. It runs quietly, features incline control of up to 15%, has cushioning to reduce joint impact and sports a 22-inch screen with live workout options.
Xterra Fitness TR Folding Treadmill
This excellent mid-range treadmill is great for runners of all levels. It features three manual inclines and 12 preset programs, and it has a 5-inch LCD display.
Sunny Health & Fitness Folding Treadmill for Home Exercise
This affordable treadmill might not be as sturdy or feature-rich as higher-end options but it performs well for casual use. What’s more, it’s great for smaller spaces because you can fold it away to store it.
Bikes
Exercise bikes are stationary cycles for home use. They offer an effective cardio workout and are easily accessible for people of all fitness levels, so they’re a great place to start if you’re building fitness from scratch or returning to exercise after a break.
Inexpensive exercise bikes start at less than $100, but you’ll get a much better one if you can stretch to at least $300. High-end studio-quality bikes can cost up to $2,000, but there’s no need for casual users to spend this much.
Bike pros
- Cycling on an exercise bike is a lower impact activity than running on a treadmill. You’re less likely to suffer injuries, especially to the knees, which are often a weak spot for runners.
- Exercise bikes are significantly cheaper than treadmills of comparable quality, so you can expect to spend about half as much as you would on a similar treadmill.
- You can change the resistance on an exercise bike to make your workout harder and it’s possible to really build your leg muscles at higher resistance levels.
- They’re more compact, so it’s easier to find space in your home for an exercise bike than a treadmill.
Bike cons
- You need to make an effort to stay straight and engage your core if you want any impact on your upper body.
- Cycling on an exercise bike burns fewer calories than running on a treadmill for the same length of time.
Best bikes
NordicTrack Commercial S22i Studio Cycle
This studio-quality exercise bike for home use comes with a screen. You can use it to follow live or recorded workouts, so there’s no need to leave the house for that spinning class. With incline control of up to 20%, it gives you the option to make your workout tougher.
This affordable exercise bike is compact yet stable and durable, with a 36-pound flywheel and adjustable friction resistance to tailor your workout. It’s easily height-adjustable to suit adult users of most heights.
If you’d prefer to cycle in a more relaxed recumbent position, this is the exercise bike for you. Don’t let the laid-back position fool you, though. You can get a great workout from it, with 25 levels of resistance.
Should you get a treadmill or an exercise bike?
Both are excellent pieces of exercise equipment with their own strengths and weaknesses, so neither is objectively better than the other. If you’re building a home gym, you might choose to buy both.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou were partners-in-crime on stage in “Sweeney Todd” and crime busters in episodes of TV’s “Murder, She Wrote.”
The actors were also friends and admirers, staying in touch after becoming the toasts of Broadway and Tony Award winners in 1979 for Stephen Sondheim’s acclaimed musical.
They made a point of speaking on their birthdays — Oct. 16 for Lansbury, Sept. 30 for Cariou — and on each anniversary of the play’s opening night, Cariou said Wednesday, a day after Lansbury, 96, died in her Los Angeles home.
“She was a great artist,” Cariou said. “I know she’s with Peter (Shaw) now, her husband, who I think she missed terribly. She said to me on her last birthday, a year ago, ‘It’s just silly being this old.'”
Cariou played the title character in the macabre “Sweeney Todd,” a London barber who dispatches customers with a razor and turns their bodies over to Lansbury’s Mrs. Lovett, a baker who repurposes them for meat pies.
The play won eight Tonys, including best musical and actress and actor. It was Lansbury’s fourth best musical actress award in 13 years, to be followed by a 2009 award for “Blithe Spirt” and a lifetime achievement award at the Tonys in June.
“There is no one with whom I’d rather run a cutthroat business with,” Cariou said in accepting the award for Lansbury.
In the interview with The Associated Press, he recalled the concerns they shared about taking on “Sweeney Todd,” which he described as a “pretty bizarre piece.”
“We were both a little trepidatious about it. We found out pretty early on that we had to be very careful or it could go over the top pretty easily and become farcical,” Cariou said. “We were very proud of the fact that we were able to do it for a year and not go over the top.”
“We made it our business to get to know one another,” he said, lunching together during rehearsal so we could “establish some kind of shorthand and get to know one another better, just as people.”
“We had a wonderful time doing it together,” he said. “We were really proud of what we did, and really grateful for it.”
They also had “great fun” on her hit mystery series “Murder, She Wrote,” in which Lansbury starred as writer-amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher. The Canadian-born Cariou appeared in seven episodes, airing between 1985 and 1992, in the recurring role of former British intelligence agent Michael Hagarty.
As talented and admired as she was, he said, she was never demanding. The British native did expect tea (preferred type: Yorkshire Gold) and never coffee during set breaks, Cariou recalled.
Lansbury was a remarkable talent, he said, but it was “very easy to be with her.”
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DHAKA, Bangladesh, July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- This is a report from Spellbound Leo Burnett: Over the last decade, Bangladesh has experienced rapid economic growth, propelling it to be among world's fastest-growing economies. Economic and political stability have been instrumental in driving country's path towards a promising future. Currently ranked 41st in global economy, Bangladesh aspires to reach 25th position by 2035. With vision of becoming an "Upper Middle-Income Country" in next decade and a "Developed Country" by 2041, Bangladesh aims to achieve a "Smart Bangladesh."
To realize this vision, FBCCI organized Bangladesh Business Summit 2023 in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Commerce, and BIDA. The summit, held on March 11-13, 2023, aimed to showcase Bangladesh's economic strengths, market potential, and trade and investment opportunities. It brought together national and global business leaders, investors, policymakers, analysts, academia, and innovators, attracting 16 ministers, 345 CxOs, and 1300+ Business Leaders from 10 countries.
During the Businesspersons' Conference to Build Smart Bangladesh on July 15, 2023, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, as the chief guest, launched the outcome report of Bangladesh Business Summit 2023 (https://bdbusinesssummit.com/outcome-report/). Top corporates, foreign investors, business leaders, and FBCCI's general body members also attended the event. She emphasized the successful achievement of "Digital Bangladesh" by 2021 and highlighted the commitment to build "Smart Bangladesh." This vision involves empowering citizens with digital skills and embracing the principles of the 4th Industrial Revolution across various sectors.
Private sector investment has played pivotal role in Bangladesh's growth, contributing 21-23% of GDP. The country has witnessed sustained growth in sectors like agribusiness, RMG and ICT. Additionally, emerging sectors such as electronics and automobiles are driving Bangladesh's economy towards becoming trillion-dollar economy. By 2030, Bangladesh is expected to become 9th largest consumer market, further attracting increased investment. FDI has risen seven-fold since 2006, and domestic business entrepreneurs are actively exploring new ventures.
FBCCI President Jashim Uddin highlighted Bangladesh's economic progress over past fifteen years during the conference. Business leaders discussed development activities and initiatives that have supported business growth. Both the government and business community pledged to foster smart business practices, supporting the realization of "Smart Bangladesh."
Launching of Bangladesh Business Summit Outcome report underscores Bangladesh's commitment to building a "Smart Bangladesh." Nation's remarkable economic growth and collaboration between government and business stakeholders position Bangladesh to achieve its vision of becoming a Developed Country by 2041, harnessing the potential of technology and innovation.
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The NASCAR Cup Series heads to the Atlanta for the Quaker State 400 on Sunday, July 10. The race will be live streamed on DirecTV Stream, which offers a free trial.
It will also be live streamed on fuboTV, which offers a free trial.
Chase Elliott has accomplished so much in his young racing career.
A NASCAR championship. Most popular driver awards. Fifteen Cup victories at all types of tracks.
He’s missing a home win, though.
The 26-year-old Dawsonville native returns to Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday still looking to take the checkered flag at the place where his father Bill established the family’s fame and young Chase learned the ropes.
The 2020 series champion already has a pair of wins this season and leads the point standings heading into the second race of the season on Atlanta’s 1.54-mile trioval.
In a wild year that produced 13 different winners over the first half of the 36-race marathon, and has seemingly made it impossible to sustain any level of success, Elliott has been solid just about every time he starts the engine.
In addition to wins at Dover and Nashville, he was runner-up to Tyler Reddick last week at Road America to go along with nine other top-10 finishes.
But Atlanta Motor Speedway has always been a bit of a conundrum for Elliott, whose father won five times at the track — albeit in an era before several renovations produced an entirely different layout.
When is the Quaker State 400?
NASCAR’s Quaker State 400 will take place Sunday, July 10, at 2 p.m. (3 p.m. ET) in Atlanta.
Will it be live streamed?
DirecTV Stream, which offers $30 off over your first three months, also has a free trial.
There are four options of DirecTV Stream, but the Entertainment Package doesn’t carry the SEC Network:
The Entertainment Package, which consists of 65+ channels, is $54.99 until the promotion runs out April 30. It’s the basic package for can’t-miss entertainment - including ESPN, TNT, Nickelodeon and HGTV.
The Choice Package has more than 90 channels and is $74.99 during the promotion. The channels in ENTERTAINMENT, plus MLB Network, NBA TV, college sports networks, and more. Enjoy Regional Sports Networks with no additional fees.
The Ultimate Package has more than 130 channels and is $89.99 during the promotion. Everything in CHOICE, plus Oxygen, Golf Channel, NHL Network, Universal Kids and more.
The Premier Package has more than 140 channels and is $134.99 during the promotion. Everything in ULTIMATE, plus HBO Max, SHOWTIME, STARZ, Cinemax and more.
DirecTV Stream offers a free trial that doesn’t require much effort.
To sign up, enter a phone number, email address and credit card, and you’ll receive five days of the service without charge.
What channel will broadcast the race?
The Quaker State 400 will be televised on USA Network.
Preview
SECOND CITY: While the Cup drivers are in Atlanta this weekend, they faced plenty of questions about a different city and a race that doesn’t officially exist.
Not yet anyway.
The Athletic reported that Chicago officials have cleared the way for NASCAR to hold a historic street race beginning in 2023 as part of a three-year deal.
Some drivers called it another extraordinary chance to expand the sport’s fan base. Others said a street layout for bulky Cup cars would present little chance for passing.
“I’m very skeptical,” William Byron said. “I drove it (virtually) on iRacing, and if it’s anything like that, it’s very, very narrow.”
But Kurt Busch said it’s a chance to create another unique racing experience like this year’s season-opening Clash held at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
“The excitement, the different value and the different feel, it would be off the charts,” he said. “It’s important for our sport to do that on certain weekends.”
Busch’s younger brother Kyle questioned the wisdom of NASCAR committing to three years of street racing in Chicago. He noted that crowds were much lower for last week’s second Cup appearance at Road America, as opposed to the inaugural race in 2021.
“As we’ve seen, we can make a really good splash the first time around, then year two, year three, it’s dead,” Kyle Busch said. “Try it once and see how it goes.”
Kyle Busch also worries about NASCAR potentially ditching more ovals to add road and street races. He thinks the current schedule — 30 ovals and six road courses — is just the right mix.
“Continuing to gain road courses and eliminating ovals is not NASCAR,” he grumbled.
BYRON’S SLUMP: After winning Atlanta’s first race of the season, and then taking another checkered flag at Martinsville, Byron appeared headed for a huge season.
Instead, the past 10 races have been quite a struggle for the driver of the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports machine.
Byron has only one top-10 finish in that span, with an average finish of 19.5.
“We’re certainly looking forward to turning it around,” he said. “We have a top-five car.”
ALMIROLA’S FAREWELL: Despite some hedging in recent weeks, Aric Almirola insisted this is his final season as a full-time Cup driver.
The 38-year-old Almirola surprisingly announced his retirement from the No. 10 Stewart Haas Racing car before the start of the season, saying he wanted to spend more time with his family.
Almirola said those plans haven’t changed.
“Racing is what I love to do. I’ll always race — just the full time is a grind,” he said. “It’s really hard to go 40 weeks a year.”
In the meantime, he’s relishing things he once took for granted.
“The reality is we have one of the coolest jobs in the world,” Almirola said. “Knowing it’s the end, I’m just embracing it.”
QUOTABLE: Asked if walking through the garage was any different coming off the first Cup victory of his career, Reddick said, “”Yeah, I wore a rain jacket, because it’s really pouring out there. That’s the biggest difference.”
ODDS AND ENDS: Elliott and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson are 5-1 favorites to win, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Unity Software Inc. ("Unity" or the "Company") (NYSE: U) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Unity investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between March 5, 2021 and May 10, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
U investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (i) deficiencies in Unity's product platform reduced the accuracy of the Company's machine learning technology; (ii) the foregoing was likely to have a material negative impact on the Company's revenues; (iii) accordingly, Unity had overstated the Company's commercial and/or financial prospects for 2022; (iv) as a result, the Company was likely to have to reduce its fiscal 2022 guidance; and (v) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Unity during the relevant time frame, you have until September 6, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
CONTACT:
Levi & Korsinsky, LLP
Joseph E. Levi, Esq.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Airbnb, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABNB) has posted a shareholder letter containing its second quarter 2022 financial results on its Investor Relations website at https://investors.airbnb.com.
Airbnb will host an audio webcast to discuss its results at 1:30 p.m. PT / 4:30 p.m. ET today. The link to the webcast will be made available on the Investor Relations website at https://investors.airbnb.com.
Interested parties can register for the call in advance by visiting https://conferencingportals.com/event/UxGWzHKK. After registering, instructions will be shared on how to join the call.
Following the call, a replay of the webcast will be available on the Airbnb Investor Relations website. A telephonic replay will be also available for three weeks following the call at (800) 770-2030 using conference ID: 24053.
About Airbnb
Airbnb was born in 2007 when two Hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 4 million Hosts who have welcomed more than 1 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, Hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way.
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"It's very hard to narrow the list," admits Katherine Malone-France, the Chief Preservation Officer of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Malone-France, in heavy spectacles and a winsome air, is now describing the 11 most endangered historic places in the United States, per her organization's annual survey. It relies, she quickly points out, upon nominations from the general public.
The National Trust has generated this list since 1988 to draw attention to places in danger of being torn down or irreparably damaged. Sometimes, she says, those places are aesthetically grand. Others are humble in appearance but not in history.
"The most endangered historic places list looks like America," Malone-France says. "It tells our layered and interconnected stories. Each site on it, of course, is a powerful place in its own right. But I think there are also common themes, like creativity and entrepreneurship, perseverance, cultural exchange. There are sites that are deeply sacred. All of the sites have multi-generational narratives, and there are sites where descendants are stewarding the legacies of their ancestors. There are sites that include tiny villages in rural areas, and there are sites that include neighborhoods and buildings in large cities and everything in between."
Two of this year's sites are historic Chinatowns on opposite sides of the country. Philadelphia's Chinatown dates back to 1871. Seattle's Chinatown-International District cannot be traced to a specific year of origin, but it's one of the oldest Asian-American neighborhoods on the West Coast. Both are centrally located in downtown districts, irresistible to developers in recent decades.
Seattle's CID has been a battlefield between transit advocates bullish on adding a new light rail station to the neighborhood and local activists resistant to redevelopment and gentrification. The CID neighborhood remains scarred from the massive infrastructure addition of a highway constructed in the 1960s.
Philadelphia's Chinatown is currently threatened by a new stadium proposal from the city's NBA team. The owner of the 76ers wants to build a billion-dollar basketball arena on the neighborhood's southern end; local groups oppose the project.
"I'm proud to say that I was born and raised in Chinatown," says John Chin, executive director of the Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation. He believes a new stadium would result in the sort of deleterious effects that other big sports developments have wreaked on communities across the country. "This issue raises awareness that these rare communities of color like Chinatown still exist, and the importance of sustaining and preserving it," Chin says. "Chinatown is part of the social fabric of the diversity of the city. It's got a really meaningful economic and social reason to exist. Chinatowns across the country play this same role."
The National Historic Trust's annual list has helped save numerous sites in the past, says chief preservation officer Katherine Malone-France. She points to Camp Naco, in Bisbee, Ariz., as one example. "The camp had been decommissioned in 1923, and it faced a number of different challenges: vandalism, exposure, erosion, fire," she says. "But for the past 20 years, a group of local advocates has been fighting for this place. We listed it on the 2022 list, and since then, over $8 million in grants have been awarded to Camp Naco and the site is now being restored and programmed for community use."
She says all these endangered sites are extraordinary places where preservation, she believes, can help build a better future.
"The West Bank of St. John the Baptist Parish is the last undeveloped 11 miles along the Mississippi River, south of Baton Rouge," Malone-France says. "It is a place that is densely layered in historic sites, in archaeological sites that tell the full history of this country. It is a place where the descendants of people who were enslaved there are fighting for the preservation of its landscape, of its villages, of its archeological resources, of its culture and its stories. And it is threatened by the construction of a 275-foot grain elevator to store grain that is shipped down the Mississippi."
"To lose this place is to lose a story that is important to every single American," she says. "To lose this place is to lose a piece of ourselves. It is not lost yet. We can do things differently here."
And, she adds, at every one of the 11 sites on this year's list. Here are the rest:
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TX Midland/Odessa TX Zone Forecast for Wednesday, April 19, 2023
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National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
221 AM CDT Thu Apr 20 2023
Zone forecast text represents an average of conditions over an
entire zone. For point-specific forecasts, please refer to the
Point Forecast Matrices product, issued by the National Weather
Service Office in Midland/Odessa, WMO header FOUS54 KMAF.
TXZ061-062-202315-
Ector-Midland-
Including the cities of Odessa and Midland
221 AM CDT Thu Apr 20 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph, increasing to northeast 15 to 20 mph with gusts up
to 30 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. North winds 10 to
20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds around
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph, becoming north in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Breezy with lows in the upper 40s.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers, mainly in the
morning. Breezy and much cooler with highs in the lower 60s.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. A slight
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Not as cool with highs in the lower 80s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ045-046-050-051-202315-
Gaines-Dawson-Andrews-Martin-
Including the cities of Seminole, Lamesa, Andrews, and Stanton
221 AM CDT Thu Apr 20 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. North winds 10 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming north 10 to 20 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming northeast in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Breezy with lows in the mid 40s.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers
in the afternoon. Much cooler with highs in the upper 50s. Chance
of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers. Not as cool with highs
around 80.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the mid 70s.
$$
TXZ047-048-052-053-202315-
Borden-Scurry-Howard-Mitchell-
Including the cities of Gail, Snyder, Big Spring,
and Colorado City
221 AM CDT Thu Apr 20 2023
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Cooler with highs around 80. Northwest
winds 10 to 20 mph, becoming north 10 to 15 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the upper 40s.
Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph, becoming east in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight. Breezy with lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Much cooler with highs in the upper 50s.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the
upper 40s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. A slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Not as cool with highs in the
mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
Not as cool with highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the mid 70s.
$$
TXZ063-069-070-202315-
Glasscock-Upton-Reagan-
Including the cities of Garden City, McCamey, Rankin,
and Big Lake
221 AM CDT Thu Apr 20 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph, becoming north this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming east 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. North winds 10 to
20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 50. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming south 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of
thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight. Breezy with lows around 50.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Much cooler with highs in the lower 60s.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Not as cool with highs
in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms
in the evening. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of precipitation
20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ059-060-067-068-202315-
Loving-Winkler-Ward-Crane-
Including the cities of Mentone, Kermit, Monahans, and Crane
221 AM CDT Thu Apr 20 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear, breezy with lows in the upper 40s. West winds
5 to 10 mph, increasing to north 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to
35 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Breezy with lows in the upper 40s.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers, mainly in the
morning. Much cooler with highs in the upper 60s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. A slight
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Not as cool with highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ270-202315-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Including the city of Guadalupe Mountains NP
121 AM MDT Thu Apr 20 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then clearing. Very windy
with highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph,
becoming west 20 to 30 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear and very windy. Lows in the upper 30s.
West winds 25 to 35 mph, becoming northwest 20 to 30 mph after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, windy with highs in the lower 60s. North winds
20 to 30 mph, becoming west in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and windy. Lows in the mid 40s. West
winds 20 to 30 mph, diminishing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming west 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and windy. Lows around 40.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy and breezy, cooler with highs in the
upper 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, breezy and not as cool with highs in the upper
60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, windy with highs in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
$$
TXZ271-202315-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs
221 AM CDT Thu Apr 20 2023 /121 AM MDT Thu Apr 20 2023/
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then clearing. Windy with
highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up
to 40 mph, becoming west 15 to 25 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear and windy. Lows in the mid 40s. West
winds 20 to 30 mph, becoming northwest after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, windy with highs in the lower 70s. Northeast
winds 20 to 30 mph, becoming west 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the upper 40s.
West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph, diminishing to
around 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming west 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and windy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy and breezy, cooler with highs in the
upper 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, breezy and not as cool with highs in the upper
70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$
TXZ272-202315-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-
Including the city of Van Horn
221 AM CDT Thu Apr 20 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the mid 40s.
Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs around 80. Northeast winds
15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph, becoming northwest 15 to
20 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph, becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph
after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Cooler with highs in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ273-202315-
Eastern Culberson County-
221 AM CDT Thu Apr 20 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear and windy. Lows in the mid 40s. West
winds 15 to 25 mph, becoming northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up
to 40 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. North winds 10 to 20 mph,
becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to
35 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds
10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming northeast 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph
in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Cooler with highs around 70.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ274-202315-
Reeves County Plains-
Including the city of Pecos
221 AM CDT Thu Apr 20 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear, breezy with lows in the upper 40s. West winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to
35 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 50. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming north in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Cooler with highs in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80.
$$
TXZ075-202315-
Pecos-
Including the city of Fort Stockton
221 AM CDT Thu Apr 20 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the upper 70s. Northwest
winds 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming north in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Breezy with lows in the lower 50s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers, mainly in the
morning. Much cooler with highs around 70. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then sunny with a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Not as cool
with highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80.
$$
TXZ082-202315-
Terrell-
Including the cities of Dryden and Sanderson
221 AM CDT Thu Apr 20 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then clearing. Highs in the
lower 90s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, windy with highs in the lower 80s. North winds
20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph, diminishing to 10 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming southeast after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 10 to
20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Breezy with lows in the upper 50s.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. A slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Breezy and much cooler with
highs around 70. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. A
slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper
50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then mostly sunny with a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Not
as cool with highs around 80. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, warmer with highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
TXZ278-202315-
Davis Mountains Foothills-
Including the city of Alpine
221 AM CDT Thu Apr 20 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the mid 40s. West
winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the upper 70s. North winds
15 to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Cooler with highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
TXZ277-202315-
Davis Mountains-
Including the city of Fort Davis
221 AM CDT Thu Apr 20 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear and windy. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest
winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, increasing to 20 to
30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, windy with highs in the mid 70s. North winds
20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph, becoming northwest 10 to
20 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds 10 to
20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs around 80.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
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Marfa Plateau-
Including the city of Marfa
221 AM CDT Thu Apr 20 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds
10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs around 80. North winds 15 to
25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph, becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph
in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 50. West winds 5 to 10 mph
with gusts up to 20 mph, becoming southeast after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
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221 AM CDT Thu Apr 20 2023
.TODAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the upper 70s. Northwest
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds
10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the upper 70s. North winds
15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph, becoming northwest 10 to
15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
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Central Brewster County-
Including the cities of Big Bend NP, Panther Junction,
and Marathon
221 AM CDT Thu Apr 20 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the lower 50s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph, increasing
to 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, windy with highs in the lower 80s. North winds
20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph, becoming northwest 10 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph, becoming north after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. A
20 percent chance of showers. Cooler with highs in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower
50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
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Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Big Bend NP, Lajitas, and Castolon
221 AM CDT Thu Apr 20 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the mid 80s. North winds
15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming northeast after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows around 60. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Cooler with highs
around 80. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
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Chisos Basin-
Including the cities of Big Bend NP and Chisos Basin
221 AM CDT Thu Apr 20 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the mid 50s.
Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, windy with highs in the mid 70s. North winds
20 to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming west 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
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Presidio Valley-
Including the city of Presidio
221 AM CDT Thu Apr 20 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds 10 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph, becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming east after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph
in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
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Text messages link Brett Favre, welfare money, university’s volleyball facility
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The governor of Mississippi in 2017 was “on board” with a plan for a nonprofit group to pay Brett Favre more than $1 million in welfare grant money so the retired NFL quarterback could help fund a university volleyball facility, according to text messages between Favre and the director of the nonprofit.
Court documents filed Monday by an attorney for the Mississippi Community Education Center contain text messages between Favre and the center’s executive director, Nancy New, that include references to Republican Gov. Phil Bryant, who left office in 2020.
Nancy New and her son, Zachary New, who helped run the nonprofit, pleaded guilty in April to charges of misspending welfare money that was intended to help some of the poorest people in the nation. They await sentencing and have agreed to testify against others in Mississippi’s largest public corruption case in decades.
In May, the Mississippi Department of Human Services filed a civil lawsuit against Favre, three former pro wrestlers and several other people and businesses to try to recover millions of misspent welfare dollars. The lawsuit said the defendants “squandered” more than $20 million from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families anti-poverty program.
In pleading guilty, Nancy and Zachary New acknowledged taking part in spending $4 million of welfare money for a volleyball facility at the University of Southern Mississippi.
The mother and son also acknowledged directing welfare money to Prevacus Inc., a Florida-based company that was trying to develop a concussion drug. Favre has said in interviews that he supported Prevacus.
The filing in a Mississippi state court included text message exchanges between Favre and Nancy New about arranging payment from the Mississippi Department of Human Services through the nonprofit to Favre for speaking engagements, with Favre then saying he would direct the money to the volleyball facility.
Favre played football at the University of Southern Mississippi before going to the NFL in 1991, and his daughter started playing on the volleyball team there in 2017.
According to court documents, Favre texted Nancy New on Aug. 3, 2017: “If you were to pay me is there anyway the media can find out where it came from and how much?”
Nancy New responded: “No, we never have had that information publicized. I understand you being uneasy about that though. Let’s see what happens on Monday with the conversation with some of the folks at Southern. Maybe it will click with them. Hopefully.”
Favre responded: “Ok thanks.”
The next day, Nancy New texted Favre: “Wow, just got off the phone with Phil Bryant! He is on board with us! We will get this done!”
Favre responded: “Awesome I needed to hear that for sure.”
Bryant, a Republican, served two terms and governor and could not run again in 2019 because of term limits. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern Mississippi.
In a July 11 court filing, Nancy New’s attorney wrote that Bryant directed her to pay $1.1 million in welfare money to Favre through the Mississippi Community Education Center for “speaking at events, keynote speaking, radio and promotional events, and business partner development.” A Bryant spokesperson said in July that the allegations against the former governor are false and that Bryant had asked the state auditor to investigate possible welfare fraud.
Favre has not been charged with any criminal wrongdoing. Mississippi Auditor Shad White said Favre was paid for speeches but did not show up. Favre has repaid the money, but White said in October that Favre still owed $228,000 in interest.
In a Facebook post when he repaid the first $500,000, Favre said he didn’t know the money he received came from welfare funds. He also said his charity had provided millions of dollars to poor children in Mississippi and Wisconsin.
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WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The developments at Wimbledon on Wednesday included Novak Djokovic joining Roger Federer and Serena Williams as the only players in tennis history to win 350 Grand Slam matches; a runner-up two years ago, Karolina Pliskova, exiting in the first round against a qualifier; a player seeded No. 8, Maria Sakkari, taking the opening set 6-0 but managing to lose.
Ho-hum. Those turned out to be among the least unusual happenings around the All England Club on Day 3 of this year’s tournament. That’s because so much of the buzz around the place concerned protests and, yes, rain.
Three environmental activists were arrested for interrupting matches by making their way onto court to toss orange confetti — hidden in boxes for 1,000-piece Centre Court puzzles sold at the tournament merchandise shops — and attract attention to an anti-oil organization.
“We’ve had enough disruptions with the weather,” four-time Wimbledon semifinalist Tim Henman, a member of the board at the All England Club, said on the BBC broadcast, “but to get a disruption like that is disappointing.”
The showers that were so problematic on Tuesday returned Wednesday, limiting the hours available for competition and making everyone wait and wait and wait.
“Today was a bit weird in the beginning, because there was supposed to be no rain, then it started raining,” said No. 6 Holger Rune, who eliminated British wild-card entry George Loffhagen 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-2 in a first-rounder that was originally supposed to be held Tuesday. “It was a little bit frustrating at the end.”
Consider: While four players who got to play at the two arenas with retractable roofs already are into the third round, including Djokovic and the No. 1 woman, Iga Swiatek, there remain 14 entrants who have yet to contest a single point in the first round. That latter group includes 2019 U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu, 2020 U.S. Open runner-up Alexander Zverev and Karolina Muchova, who lost to Swiatek in last month’s French Open final.
“For sure, it’s really comfortable,” Swiatek said after beating Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-2, 6-0 at Centre Court. “I’m happy that my matches were scheduled under the roof, so I always was certain that it’s going to actually happen. It’s a little bit easier to prepare knowing that.”
The others moving into the third round were Jannik Sinner and Daria Kasatkina.
Djokovic, owner of a men’s-record 23 Grand Slam trophies, was two points from dropping the second set against Jordan Thompson before sealing that tiebreaker with an ace, then jutting his right index finger against his temple while strutting to the sideline along the way to winning 6-3, 7-6 (4), 7-5.
Seeking a record-tying eighth Wimbledon championship, and record-tying fifth in a row, he was on Centre Court — where he’s won 41 times in a row — and so did not need to deal with the sorts of stops and starts endured by players such as Americans Taylor Fritz, the No. 9 seed, and Frances Tiafoe, who is No. 10.
Fritz’s first-round match against Yannick Hanfmann of Germany was suspended midway through the fifth set all the way back on Monday and never resumed Tuesday. So Fritz did a lot of stewing until he finally was able to get back on No. 2 Court to wrap up his 6-4, 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 triumph.
“It’s tough to kind of just be sitting on that, thinking about it for like two days. You’re potentially (with) 15 minutes left in a match at the very end of it, and for it to be a Grand Slam, fifth set, it kind of adds to it,” Fritz said. “I spent most of the time sitting on the bench near my locker in the locker room, just like on my phone, like YouTube videos, whatever. Just killing time.”
Tiafoe seemed a lot less fussed.
He and Wu Yibing of China were originally due to play Tuesday, but began Wednesday. Tiafoe won 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-4.
“It’s just laughable stuff,” Tiafoe said. “I ate a little bit, listened to music, cracked jokes with other players. There’s not really much to do. It’s not like I can go catch a movie or something. I mean, there’s not much going on. Just chilling, honestly.”
One of the highlights of Tuesday’s schedule — 2020 U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem vs. two-time major finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas — got through just 1 1/2 sets that afternoon and so turned into one of the highlights of Wednesday’s schedule.
Wound up going five sets and nearly four hours on No. 2 Court before Tsitsipas delivered one last forehand winner to close out his 3-6, 7-6 (1), 6-2, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (10-8) win.
“It was pretty stressful,” said Tsitsipas, who plays Andy Murray on Thursday. “I won’t lie.”
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Michael Andretti acknowledged Tuesday that the meltdown of his IndyCar team at Mid-Ohio was unacceptable and said his four drivers will be expected to work together as teammates the remainder of the season.
Andretti led an emergency meeting after Sunday’s race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, where a fracture in the Andretti Autosport lineup was fully revealed.
Romain Grosjean and Alexander Rossi played bumper cars in a race for position that turned personal. Rossi also hit rookie teammate Devlin DeFrancesco, Grosjean hit Colton Herta and IndyCar penalized both Rossi and Grosjean for avoidable contact.
After the race, team owner Andretti was seen having a heated conversation with Rossi’s father, and he pulled all four drivers inside to discuss the debacle.
“Our race results in Mid-Ohio did not go as planned. Sunday’s display was disappointing and unacceptable and not the way we operate — on or off the track,” Andretti said Tuesday in a statement provided to The Associated Press.
“Racing is a passionate sport and we have four highly competitive drivers; however we are one team at Andretti and our drivers need to remember that we expect them to work together for the betterment of the team. That’s the way it will be going forward.”
Grosjean raced for nearly a decade in Formula One before his time in the series ended in a 2020 crash from which he escaped from the burning wreckage of his car, earning the nickname “The Phoenix.” He switched to IndyCar the next season and overperformed while driving for Dale Coyne Racing, which helped the Frenchman land a better seat at front-runner Andretti Autosport.
Rossi decided earlier this year that his seventh season with Andretti would be his last. The winner of the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 in 2016 has signed with Arrow McLaren SP for 2023.
Grosjean and Rossi raced against each other five times in F1 in 2015, when Rossi got a handful of starts driving for Manor Marussia. Grosjean finished 13th and Rossi was 14th in Rossi’s F1 debut. Rossi’s time in F1 ran out at the end of that season and he’s been with Andretti since.
He and Grosjean don’t care for each other, and Grosjean didn’t back down following the Mid-Ohio postrace lecture from the boss. Grosjean called Rossi “an absolute idiot” afterward.
Rossi stressed that he was committed to working as part of the Andretti organization through the remaining seven races but declined to comment further.
The Andretti organization has just one win so far this season — Herta on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway — and Rossi at eighth is the highest-ranked Andretti driver in the standings. Grosjean has one podium finish and is ranked 14th.
The organization also wasn’t all that competitive at the Indy 500, the one race the team owner cares most about winning. Rossi in fifth was the highest-finishing Andretti driver and the three late laps led by Marco Andretti were the only laps that an Andretti car paced the field.
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Digital Employee Experience management leader more than tripled investment in partner ecosystem while realizing 240 percent channel revenue growth over the past two years
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ControlUp, the industry leader in Digital Employee Experience (DEX) management, today announced the official launch of the Drive DX Global Partner Program. The program allows partners to offer their customers ControlUp's comprehensive DEX platform for unparalleled real-time visibility into work-from-anywhere technologies. Additional capabilities include unified communications and SaaS app monitoring, end-user sentiment assessment, and DX metrics that allow IT to proactively identify, troubleshoot, and remediate issues before they impact employees' digital experience and productivity. The Drive DX program already includes leading partners, Xentegra and Alchemy from the United States, SVA from Germany, Populous from Brazil, and TEBA from Australia, to name a few.
"The pandemic forced every enterprise to up-level their IT infrastructures to allow remote working at a scale that had never been seen historically. This pace added stress on IT departments who are the first line of defense for making the company's technology stack work correctly," said Andy Whiteside, XenTegra CEO and President. "By offering access to ControlUp's DEX management platform, our customers can scale their IT management tools quickly while keeping employees productive and happy and the bottom line positive."
Gartner projects that DEX adoption will increase rapidly in the coming years. By 2025, the firm predicts that half of IT organizations will establish a DEX strategy, team, and management tools, increasing from just 5 percent in 2021. The industry analyst firm also predicts that 80 percent of organizations will use accessibility as a key criterion for workplace technology investments.
"Every organization today needs to provide its remote workforce with tools that allow for frictionless communications and productivity without completely ripping apart and replacing the current IT stack," said Amir Harel, Senior Vice President of Sales, ControlUp. "By providing our partners the ability to sell our comprehensive DEX management platform, we're ensuring more companies can proactively monitor and support their remote and hybrid workforces while increasing employee satisfaction and productivity. As a testament to how much we value our reseller partnerships, we have tripled the amount of marketing funding paid directly to partners while adding significant investments to run and build our partner campaigns and program and doubling the number of team members dedicated to the program.
ControlUp's easy-to-navigate Partner Portal provides a one-stop shop for learning, marketing, selling, and supporting the ControlUp product offerings with access to discounts, free ControlUp Academy trainings, sales and technical certifications, as well as customer resources, and global go-to-market support and tools. Three partnership tiers –Foundation, Advanced and Elite–offer customized benefits at each level.
"Creating a friction-free digital work environment for our tenacious, entrepreneurial teammates is important for our values-based, people-centric company," said Michael Quirin, Alchemy CRO/Partner. "Using ControlUp's DEX management platform to support our employees, and offer it to our customers, helps fortify the long-lasting relationships and partnerships we strive to create. IT dark zones are now easily eliminated because everyone now has much-needed visibility into technology systems so they can solve problems before they are reported. Because this creates a win-win scenario for everyone involved, you couldn't ask for more, especially as a reseller."
Recently recognized as a strong performer in end-user experience management by Forrester Research, ControlUp uniquely brings data together to visualize employees' digital employee experience across the entire stack while proactively addressing network latency issues, availability of SaaS apps, and virtual desktops. With the ability to deploy Edge DX at scale in minutes, IT teams can virtually sit side-by-side with work-from-anywhere employees to fix issues quickly on physical endpoint devices so team members can get back to work fast.
To learn more and sign up for the ControlUp Drive DX Partner Program, please visit https://www.controlup.com/become-a-reseller/.
About ControlUp
ControlUp powers the work-from-anywhere world by delivering a Digital Employee Experience (DEX) Management Platform built for IT teams to make remote work more flexible and reliable. Whether your desktops are physical or virtual, your applications are local or SaaS, IT can optimize remote work environments from the datacenter or from the cloud with rich, real-time visibility across the entire digital employee experience. Headquartered in Silicon Valley with R&D in Israel, ControlUp supports over 2,000 customers and counting. Learn more at www.controlup.com. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
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HOUSTON (KIAH) — An educator in Smith County thought he was having an online conversation with a child.
Turns out it was a Montgomery County Precinct 1 Constable’s Office detective posing as a minor, and the conversation they had and a two-month long investigation led to the teacher’s arrest.
The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force anticipates that Fabrizio Olague will face numerous charges of child pornography.
The Texas Department of Public Safety arrested Olague while he was at a teachers’ conference in Plano on Monday.
His apprehension came after a search warrant was executed at his home through the collaborative efforts of the Montgomery County Precinct 1 and 2 Constables’ Offices, the Montgomery County DA’s Office and Texas DPS.
Olague is accused of transmitting explicit materials involving minors.
He’s an elementary school teacher for the Chapel Hill Independent School District in Flint, Texas, where he works as a dyslexia interventionist, who assists children who are in kindergarten through third grade.
At this time, investigators say they do not have any evidence that he victimized any of his students.
Olague is currently in the Collin County Jail where he is awaiting trial. It is unclear whether he will be tried in Montgomery County or in Smith County.
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GENEVA (AP) — The voices sound like well-known personalities, the music features trendy dance beats and hip-hop syncopations, and the jokes and laughter are contagious. But listeners of an offbeat Swiss public radio station repeatedly got the message on Thursday: Today’s programming is brought to you by Artificial Intelligence.
Three months in the making, the French-language station Couleur 3 (Color 3) is touting a one-day experiment using cloned voices of five real, human presenters — in what managers claim is a world first — and never-aired-before music composed almost entirely by computers, not people. From 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., the station said, AI controlled its airwaves. Every 20 minutes, listeners got a reminder.
With an eerie, Sci-Fi movie-like track whirring in the background, a soothing, raspy female voice said: “AI is taking your favorite radio by storm.”
“For 13 hours, our digital alter egos have taken the reins, broadcasting their voices and their messages across the airwaves, without mercy or respite,” the voice said, at times almost taunting listeners. “The boundaries between human and machine have been blurred, and it’s up to you to unravel what’s real and what’s fake.”
“Our voice clones and AI are here to unsettle, surprise and shake you. And for that matter, this text was also written by a robot.”
The explosive emergence of ChatGPT last autumn and other “Generative AI” tools have caused a stir — and often fear, confusion, fascination, laughter, or worry — about the long-term economic, cultural, social and even political consequences. Some musicians have complained that AI has ripped off their styles.
In the face of such recalcitrance, the Swiss station, which falls under the umbrella of public broadcaster Radio Television Switzerland, notes the concerns about AI — and embraces and seeks to de-mystify it.
Antoine Multone, the station’s chief, said Couleur 3 could get away with the experiment because it’s already known as “provocative.”
While some might fear the project could be a first step toward the obsolescence of people on the air — and firings of personnel too — or could weaken journalism, he defended the project as a lesson on how to live with AI.
“I think if we become ostriches … we put our heads in the sand and say, ‘Mon Dieu, there’s a new technology! We’re all going to die!’ then yeah, we’re going to die because it (AI) is coming, whether we like it or not,” Multone said by phone. “We want to master the technology so we can then put limits on it.”
Some have gone even further, like Seven Hills, Ohio-based media company Futuri, which has rolled out RadioGPT that relies on AI.
At Couleur 3, the voices of the presenters were cloned with the help of software company Respeecher, which has worked with Hollywood studios and whose website says its team is mostly based in Ukraine.
Station managers say it took three months to train the AI to understand the needs of the station and adopt its quirky, offbeat vibe. The tracks aired during the day were at least partially composed by AI and some were entirely, “and that’s also a first,” Multone said. AI was behind the voices that sang songs broadcast in the morning, and it played DJ in the afternoon — selecting copyrighted music.
To avoid any possible confusion with today’s real news, the synthetic voices — indistinguishable from a real person’s — served up top-of-the-hour news flashes that were way too futuristic to be believable: A temporary ban on spaceship flights over Geneva airspace due to noise complaints; the opening of the first underwater restaurant in Lake Zurich; extraterrestrial tourists who mistook swans on Swiss lake for inflatable toys.
The AI had been instructed to come up with news that might be read in the year 2070.
Multone acknowledged a lot of discussion among staffers about whether to go through with it, and “I was ready to pull the plug on the project if I had seen that my team wasn’t 100% motivated to try it.”
Hundreds of messages poured into the station in the morning shortly after the programming began, Swiss public radio said in a statement. One complained of boring jokes. Another listener, stupefied, admitted to being stumped. One critic called the project a waste of time for a station that gets public funding.
“The main feedback we get, in 90% of the messages, is: ‘It’s cool, but there’s a human element missing. You can sense these are robots, and there are fewer surprises, less personality,'” Multone said, noting an on-air discussion of the experiment was planned Friday — by real people.
“Many messages just said: ‘Give us back our humans!’” he said. “I think that’s great.”
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A Hopewell Township man was sentenced to prison for the sexual assault of two victims, both under the age of 13.
According to the Beaver County District Attorney’s Office, Michael Ewing, 50, was convicted of assaulting the victims in both Beaver and Butler counties.
The criminal complaint said Ewing raped and sexually assaulted one child on multiple occasions at his house in Hopewell and at another location in Cranberry Township.
He also sexually assaulted a second victim at his house in Hopewell, according to the criminal complaint.
Ewing was found guilty on 101 criminal counts in January 2022, including ten counts of rape of a child, 15 counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a person less than 16 years of age, ten counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, two counts of unlawful contact with a minor, 25 counts of statutory sexual assault, 11 counts of indecent assault of a person less than 13 years of age, one count of corruption of minors and 26 counts of indecent assault of a person less than 16 years of age.
Ewing was sentenced on June 8 to a minimum of 75 years to a maximum of 150 years in prison and must register as a lifetime Megan’s Law offender.
The judge also determined Ewing to be a sexually violent predator.
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More 'trigger laws' take effect: 4 more states to ban almost all abortions
Four more Republican-led states will ban almost all abortions this week as yet another slate of laws severely limiting the procedure takes effect following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
To date, 13 states have passed so-called trigger laws that were designed to outlaw most abortions if the high court threw out the constitutional right to end a pregnancy. The majority of those states began enforcing their bans soon after the June 24 decision, but Idaho, Tennessee and Texas had to wait 30 days beyond when the justices formally entered the judgment, which happened several weeks after the ruling was announced.
That deadline is up Thursday. Meanwhile, North Dakota's trigger law is scheduled to take effect Friday.
The change will not be dramatic. All of these states except North Dakota already had anti-abortion laws in place that largely blocked patients from accessing the procedure. And the majority of the clinics that provided abortions in those areas have either stopped offering those services or moved to other states where abortion remains legal.
Texas, the country's second-largest state, has banned most abortions once fetal cardiac activity has been detected, which can be as early as six weeks into pregnancy, before many women know they’re pregnant. The ban has been in place for almost a year, since courts refused to stop the law last September.
RELATED: Dallas City Council approves ordinance limiting resources to investigate abortions
While clinics were severely limited in the services they could provide during that time, they officially stopped offering abortions on the day of the Supreme Court ruling. Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton argued that state laws that banned abortion before Roe v. Wade could be enforced ahead of the implementation of the trigger law.
RELATED: State by state: Abortion laws across the U.S.
Much like Texas' current abortion ban, the upcoming trigger law does not include exceptions for rape or incest. Instead it has a loophole if a woman’s life or health is in danger.
But the state challenged a legal interpretation put forth by the federal government that was aimed at requiring Texas hospitals to provide abortion services if the life of the mother is at risk. On Wednesday, a federal judge temporarily blocked the government from enforcing that interpretation.
An attendee at an abortion rights rally holds a sign outside the Idaho Capitol on May 14. (Sarah A. Miller/Idaho Statesman/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Texas argued that the federal guidance would have required hospitals to provide abortions before the mother’s life is clearly at risk, which would have violated the state’s trigger law.
A similar situation played out in Idaho, but there a federal judge ruled Wednesday that the state’s abortion ban violated federal law. U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill said the state could not enforce its abortion ban in cases where the pregnant person was experiencing a medical emergency that seriously threatened their life or health. Idaho's abortion ban makes all abortions felonies, but allows physicians to defend themselves in court by arguing that the procedure was necessary to save the life of the mother or done in cases of rape or incest.
In all, more than 40 states limit some abortions after a certain point in pregnancy, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a research group that supports abortion rights. Those state laws generally require a doctor to determine the gestational age before performing an abortion.
Over in Tennessee, just two of the six clinics that provide abortions have continued to offer the service since Roe was overturned. They are doing so even as Tennessee has enacted a "heartbeat law" similar to the one passed in Texas. Doctors who violate the law risk felony convictions and up to 15 years in prison.
Continuing to operate after the high court's abortion ruling has been at times a "painful" experience, said Melissa Grant, chief operations officer of carafem, which has had a Nashville clinic since 2019. The legal environment has required difficult conversations between staffers and patients who may be unaware how early in pregnancy cardiac activity can be detected.
Because Tennessee requires patients to wait 48 hours before getting an abortion, Grant says her staff has seen some patients qualify for the procedure during an initial visit only to be turned away two days later because an ultrasound picked up fetal cardiac activity.
"When we find that we do ultimately have to turn somebody away, whether it’s the first visit, the second visit, the conversations can be very emotional. Primarily anger, fear, grief, sometimes disbelief, and it’s difficult for the staff," she said.
The situation is similar in Memphis, where abortion providers at the region's lone operating clinic say they've turned away nearly 100 patients who did not qualify for an abortion during their second visit, said Jennifer Pepper, chief executive officer of CHOICES: Memphis Center for Reproductive Health.
Abortion rights activists protest after the overturning of Roe Vs. Wade by the US Supreme Court, in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, on June 24, 2022. (Photo by SETH HERALD/AFP via Getty Images)
That stress continues to compound in the days leading up to the trigger law deadline. As the last appointments took place, the staff had to weigh each patient's situation against the likelihood that they will qualify under Tennessee's already sharp restrictions and their ability to travel out of state.
"These decisions are very difficult," Grant said. "You can only see a finite number of people before you have to stop."
CHOICES was the first abortion clinic to open in Memphis in 1974, and on Thursday it will become the last. The clinic is bracing for the change by increasing its midwife resources, expanding the birth center and offering gender-affirming care. It is also opening a second location in Carbondale, Illinois, a three-hour drive to the north.
The staff planned to gather Friday to "celebrate how we’ve served thousands of our patients. We’re starting a new chapter, but it is not our last chapter," Pepper said.
In Idaho, 20 states and Washington, D.C., have since filed a friend-of-the-court brief siding with the federal government as it argues that Medicaid-funded hospitals must provide "stabilizing treatment" to patients experiencing medical emergencies despite its trigger law.
RELATED: Kansas voters uphold abortion rights in recount
Separately, 16 states have sided with Idaho's Republican leaders in support of the law.
Much of Idaho’s law will still go into effect Thursday, but U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill ruled Wednesday the state cannot prosecute anyone who is performing an abortion in an emergency medical situation.
Most abortions in Idaho were effectively banned on Aug. 12, when the Idaho Supreme Court allowed a different law to go into effect allowing potential relatives of an embryo or fetus to sue abortion providers.
North Dakota is also waiting to see if its trigger law will be implemented. Lawyers for the state's only abortion clinic, which recently moved a few miles to Minnesota, have asked for a delay as they pursue a lawsuit challenging the ban. A judge has promised to make a decision on the request by the end of this week.
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NY New York NY Zone Forecast for Wednesday, May 25, 2022
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National Weather Service New York NY
338 AM EDT Thu May 26 2022
NYZ072-262000-
New York (Manhattan)-
338 AM EDT Thu May 26 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny this morning, then becoming mostly cloudy.
Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers and drizzle. Near
steady temperature in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and drizzle in the
morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 60 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of
showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower
60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
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NYZ073-262000-
Bronx-
338 AM EDT Thu May 26 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers and drizzle. Near
steady temperature in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts
up to 20 mph in the evening. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and drizzle in the
morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of
showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower
60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
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NYZ176-262000-
Northern Queens-
338 AM EDT Thu May 26 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny this morning, then becoming mostly cloudy.
Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to
20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers and drizzle. Lows in
the lower 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and drizzle in the
morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of
showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds
around 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower
60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
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NYZ178-262000-
Southern Queens-
338 AM EDT Thu May 26 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny this morning, then becoming mostly cloudy.
Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers and drizzle. Near
steady temperature in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and drizzle in the
morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds
15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of
showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds
around 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the morning. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower
60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
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NYZ075-262000-
Kings (Brooklyn)-
338 AM EDT Thu May 26 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny this morning, then becoming mostly cloudy.
Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers and drizzle. Near
steady temperature in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph with
gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and drizzle in the
morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of
showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds
around 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of
rain 60 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower
60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
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NYZ074-262000-
Richmond (Staten Island)-
338 AM EDT Thu May 26 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny this morning, then becoming mostly cloudy.
Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers and drizzle. Patchy
fog after midnight. Near steady temperature in the mid 60s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the evening. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and drizzle
in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs
in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of
showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower
60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
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NYZ177-262000-
Northern Nassau-
338 AM EDT Thu May 26 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers and drizzle. Lows
around 60. South winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and drizzle in the
morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of
showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds
around 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower
60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
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NYZ179-262000-
Southern Nassau-
338 AM EDT Thu May 26 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers and drizzle. Lows
around 60. South winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers and drizzle in the morning,
then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph.
Gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to
30 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of
showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows around 60.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
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NYZ078-262000-
Northwest Suffolk-
338 AM EDT Thu May 26 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and drizzle.
Lows around 60. South winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers and drizzle in the morning,
then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of
showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds
around 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the morning. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows around 60.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
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NYZ080-262000-
Southwest Suffolk-
338 AM EDT Thu May 26 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and drizzle.
Lows in the upper 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers and drizzle in the morning,
then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph.
Gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to
30 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of
showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the upper
50s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
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Northeast Suffolk-
338 AM EDT Thu May 26 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and drizzle
in the evening, then a chance of showers and drizzle after
midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance
of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers and drizzle in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower
70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of
showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the upper
50s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
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NYZ081-262000-
Southeast Suffolk-
338 AM EDT Thu May 26 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and drizzle
in the evening, then a chance of showers and drizzle after
midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers and drizzle in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
60s. South winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to
30 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the upper
50s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
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NYZ071-262000-
Southern Westchester-
338 AM EDT Thu May 26 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers and drizzle. Lows
around 60. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the
evening. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers and drizzle in the morning,
then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of
showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows around 60.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
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NYZ070-262000-
Northern Westchester-
338 AM EDT Thu May 26 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers and drizzle. Patchy
fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers and drizzle in the morning,
then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the upper 70s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to
20 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid
70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the
evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the upper
50s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
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Rockland-
338 AM EDT Thu May 26 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers and drizzle. Patchy
fog after midnight. Lows around 60. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers and drizzle in the morning,
then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the upper 70s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to
20 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the
evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the upper
50s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows around 60.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
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NYZ068-262000-
Putnam-
338 AM EDT Thu May 26 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and drizzle.
Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the evening. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers and drizzle in the morning,
then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the upper 70s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to
20 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid
70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the
evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the upper
50s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
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NYZ067-262000-
Orange-
338 AM EDT Thu May 26 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 70. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Gusts up to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and drizzle.
Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers and drizzle in the morning,
then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the upper 70s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to
20 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid
70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the
evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s.
Chance of rain 60 percent.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
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Madonna Mae Halverson/Langhorst
October 1, 1924-February 1, 2023
Madonna Mae Halverson/Langhorst passed away February 1, 2023 at Good Shepard Nursing Home in Mason City, Iowa at the age of 98. A family graveside memorial service at Elmwood Cemetery with celebration of life following will be in late spring date to be determined.
She is survived by her two sons, Arland (Mary) Halverson of Ankeny, David Halverson of Mason City and one daughter, Norma (Billy) Foster of Chaska, Minnesota. Surviving also are seven grandchildren, Keith Halverson, David Jr. Halverson, Richard Halverson, Edward Foster, Cara (Jarrett) Bowen, David (Wendy) Walderbach and Shawn (Faith) Walderbach, thirteen great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren. Madonna is also survived by three of her seven siblings, Genevieve Inger, Robert Hawkins both of Cedar Rapids and Eunice (John) Kolowinski of Marion, Iowa with also many nieces, nephews and friends.
Madonna was preceded in death by two husbands, one grandson, Eric Halverson, her parents, one sister and three brothers along with several good friends she had met along her life's journey.
Madonna Mae Hawkins was born October 1, 1924 in Allamakee County, Iowa on a farm to Sidney and Jesse Hawkins. She married her favorite area orchestra leader, Carl Halverson on February 14th 1942 in Waukon. Lived the farm life and started their family of three children before moving to Mason City in 1954. They were married 45 years before Carl passed away on August 5th 1987. Madonna married Eldor Langhorst on December 31st, 1991. After five years of having fun traveling together Eldor passed away at their home in Apache Junction, Arizona in June 1997.
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Beyond Meat exec accused of biting man’s nose outside a game
Published: Sep. 19, 2022 at 6:40 PM CDT|Updated: 9 minutes ago
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Officials say a vegan food products company executive has been charged with felony battery and making a terroristic threat after a fracas outside a football game in which he’s accused of biting a man’s nose.
Beyond Meat Chief Operations Officer Doug Ramsey is accused in the road rage attack outside Saturday’s game in Fayetteville between the Arkansas Razorbacks and Missouri State Bears.
A police report says the 53-year-old executive attacked a man who tried to pull in front of him in a parking garage traffic lane and made contact with a wheel on Ramsey’s SUV.
Beyond Meat has not responded to messages seeking comment.
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What’s happening, New Hampshire? Things to do Feb. 18-19, 2023
Looking for something fun to do? Here's a check of what's happening around the Granite State this weekend.
Winterfest in Holderness
On Saturday, head over to Holderness for the Squam Lakes Association's Winterfest.
The free event has something for the whole family.
There will be ice skating, frozen mini golf, ice fishing demos, live animal programs and a chili cook-off.
Participants must bring their own ice skates. It all starts at noon.
Mardi Gras Win Festival
The St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Derry is inviting the public to its second annual Mardi Gras Wine Festival.
Revelers can enjoy some of the best wines from New Hampshire wineries.
The event will also have live music, raffles, food and games.
The event starts at 6 p.m. Saturday.
Tickets are $40 per person or $70 per couple.
Canvas Roadshow Open Studio
The Canvas Roadshow is hosting a do-it-yourself open studio event in Bedford starting at noon Saturday.
Pick from projects starting at $10, and bring them to life right in the studio. There are projects for both kids and adults.
Rather work at home? You can pick out a project and they'll package a kit for you to take home.
All projects are first-come, first-served.
Memorial Snowmobile Ride
On Sunday, Granite Staters will honor the life of Staff Sgt. Jessie Sherrill.
He was killed on the line of duty on October 2021.
A memorial snowmobile ride will be held in Pittsburg starting at 10 a.m. Sunday.
It is open to the public, with food and drinks to follow at the Pittsburg Ridge Runners Clubhouse.
Fundraising Concert for Ukraine
A fundraising event to benefit Ukraine is scheduled for Sunday at The Loft at Hermit Woods Winery in Meredith.
The event, which begins at 5:30 p.m., features music, food and wine.
Tickets are $35. For more information, visit this link.
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CLEVELAND, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CLEANLIFE®, a leading provider of highly customized LED lighting solutions and smart home technology, is excited to announce the addition of Nico Machi as the Director of Research and Development.
Machi is a seasoned engineering professional with 32 years of experience overall with the last 22 years working specifically with LED technology. Along with his educational background that includes a B.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering and a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering. Nico has acquired 17 patents, many awards and hold a Six Sigma Black Belt.
Among his many accomplishments at Honeywell, Mr. Machi has been a leading figure in the development of the first LED position lights and anti-collision lighting systems for major aircraft like the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Boeing C-17 Globemaster III. He was the lead project engineer for the first FAA Certified LED forward position light.
More recently, Nico has worked for GE Lighting, EYE Lighting and Luminance Brands in the development of commercial and industrial applications for LED lighting and ceiling fans.
CLEANLIFE ® CEO Justin Miller commented on the hiring, "Nico's track record and experience with LED's will help CLEANLIFE ® continue to provide our customers with a level of expertise and knowledge that is second to none in the lighting industry."
CLEANLIFE® was founded in 2011 in Cleveland, Ohio with a focus on supplying LED lighting as a cleaner, more versatile, and more energy-efficient alternative to traditional lighting. While CLEANLIFE® continues to supply LED lighting products that improve energy efficiency and the environment, the future of LED lighting is Finding a Better Way™ to connect people with their homes and create productive, comfortable living environments. Smart products developed by CLEANLIFE® will make this connection for consumers by allowing them to control lighting and other aspects of their home with their smart device for a truly personal experience.
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BOSTON (AP) — The hockey rink has been removed. The goalposts are gone. The obstacle course and driving range tees were also taken away to get Fenway Park ready for baseball again.
Even without Red Sox playoffs, the major leagues’ oldest ballpark is coming off one of the busiest winters in its 110-year history. The debut of college football’s Fenway Bowl and the NHL’s Winter Classic were the most visible events, but fans have been spinning the turnstiles all offseason.
“Baseball is obviously the core part of our business, but we’ve got this amazing venue that is world-renowned,” said Mark Lev, the president of Fenway Sports Management, which includes booking the ballpark in its portfolio.
“The ability to take advantage of that, to attract other world-class events is definitely what we want to do,” he said. “We want to make Fenway a multi-use, versatile, year-round entertainment venue.”
The Red Sox opened Fenway in 1912 — the same week the Titanic sank — and almost from the start they put it to use for other events. It hosted boxing, soccer and hockey in its first decade, and the forerunners of the NFL’s Washington Commanders and New England Patriots both called the ballpark home at one point.
“It was really a community resource,” Lev said in a recent interview from one of Fenway’s newest function rooms overlooking the field.
But the schedule got much busier after the baseball team’s current owners took over in 2002.
Bruce Springsteen played Updike’s “lyric, little ballpark” in 2003; the concert count is now 100. European soccer friendlies followed, along with ski jumping, “Crashed Ice” ice skating racing, movie nights and Shakespeare in the park.
Fenway has hosted the Winter Classic twice, and the Fenway Bowl made its debut in December after twice being canceled because of the pandemic. With the football field set up, local high schools also got a chance to play on the historic sod. When the hockey rink moved in for the Jan. 2 NHL game, a slate of college and high school matchups was scheduled.
Also stopping by the park this offseason were Top Golf and the Spartan Race. In all, the offseason events brought more than 120,000 fans into the ballpark this winter — and that’s not even counting the tours that run year-round.
“I think this year was our busiest offseason ever,” Lev said.
The additional events bring in some revenue — though it’s not going to overtake the money earned from the baseball season, Lev said — and also help the Fenway brand. The 2008 Irish hurling matches were broadcast internationally, and events such as skiing bring the ballpark to a different crowd than the baseball fans who see it as the venerable home of the Red Sox.
“It’s just great exposure for the ballpark,” he said. “It allows us to attract new audiences that might not otherwise come to Fenway to enjoy Fenway, have the Fenway Park experience, which hopefully will bring them back for other events.”
The other events also bring in tourists to the city, and customers for the souvenir stands and restaurants in the neighborhood. “So it checks a lot of boxes for us,” Lev said.
On a recent weekday, workers were taking apart the hockey rink where the Bruins had played the Pittsburgh Penguins, while the ballpark’s lights were being lowered to the field by cranes for a scheduled LED upgrade. Jackhammers echoed through the empty seating bowl.
Cases of beer, water and Pepsi were strewn about the function room, along with equipment left over from the Winter Classic. The Green Monster in left field had been painted over, awaiting the ads that will be shown during the upcoming baseball season.
Janet Marie Smith, the architect who spearheaded the Fenway renovations that have made the ancillary events possible, said using the ballpark for more than the 81-game home Red Sox schedule “just seems like the natural and responsible thing to do.”
“When you occupy a place — physically, in the middle of a robust city, and spiritually, in the hearts and minds of the citizens of that community — that to shutter your building just is crazy,” Smith said, adding the philosophy dates back to the late 1980s with the creation of Baltimore’s Camden Yards, which sparked a new era of ballpark construction.
“It was a feeling that there was a civic responsibility,” she said. “That if you were in the middle of a town, particularly a downtown, that you owed it to the people who lived and worked there to be a part of that year-round community.”
Make no mistake, Lev said: At Fenway, baseball is still king.
Nothing is booked for October, to make sure the ballpark is available for potential Red Sox playoff games. And the offseason events end in mid-January, to give groundskeeper Dave Mellor — “our most valuable player,” Lev said — time to get the diamond in shape for the ballclub’s March 30 opening day.
“Before we do anything, he’s part of every conversation to make sure that we’re not doing anything that’s going to compromise the field,” Lev said.
“We need to make sure we leave time for the groundskeeper to do his thing,” he said. “Baseball is the priority, and maintaining the pristine field conditions is always paramount to any decision we make on any event that we have at the ballpark.”
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BLACKSBURG, Va. — Norchad Omier had 17 points and 14 rebounds as No. 13 Miami beat Virginia Tech 76-70 on Tuesday night for its seventh straight win.
Nigel Pack added 16 points for the Hurricanes (23-5, 14-4 Atlantic Coast Conference), who placed five players in double figures.
“I’m very, very proud of my team and the way we hung in there in the first half,” Miami coach Jim Larranaga said. “And the way we played in the second half.”
Sean Pedulla led Virginia Tech (16-12, 6-11) with 17 points.
Miami, which trailed by as many as nine in the first half, led the entire second half and built a 10-point lead with 9:58 remaining.
The Hokies closed to 64-60 on Grant Basile’s basket with 4:05 remaining. The Hurricanes sealed the win by making eight of 10 free throws in the final 1:02, connecting on 8 of 10 from the free-throw line.
“Our practices have been terrific,” Larranaga said. “The energy level, the attention to detail, and at both ends of the court. The guys I would give credit to are our scout team. They’re freshmen, but they have to simulate what the opponents are doing, and they are doing a fabulous job of just creating game-like situations. … All those guys are practicing very hard and very well.”
Isaiah Wong finished with 13 points and Jordan Miller had 11 for Miami, which shot just 42.2% (27 of 64) after leading the ACC at 48.7 percent coming into the game.
Hunter Cattoor finished with 15 points for the Hokies, who shot 46.7% (28 of 60), but allowed 14 offensive rebounds.
“We didn’t get the rebounding from our guards that we typically get and need,” Virginia Tech coach Mike Young said. “I had a lot on their plate, getting to Wong, getting to Pack, getting to Jordan Miller is such a big deal, and they flat beat us to the ball a couple of times. That hurt.
“We weren’t quite good enough, and they are playing great, great basketball. I thought we did some really, really good things, but needless to say, not enough against the Hurricanes here tonight.”
The Hurricanes are tied with Pittsburgh with a league-high six road wins this season. They are a half-game behind Virginia in the standings.
Virginia Tech, last year’s ACC Tournament champion, is probably looking at an NIT berth unless it again wins the ACC tourney. The Hokies have just three Quad 1 victories, played a weak nonconference schedule, and close losses -- five losses by five points or less -- have really hurt their NCAA Tournament chances.
The Hurricanes host Florida State on Saturday and the Hokies play at Duke on Saturday.
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LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Ben Wooldridge and Chandler Fields combined for five touchdown passes as Louisiana scored all its points in the second half and rolled to a 49-14 victory over Eastern Michigan on Saturday night for its 15th straight win in the series.
The Ragin' Cajuns' quarterback duo completed 22 of 34 passes for 310 yards with scoring throws to five separate receivers. John Stephens Jr. led the group with three catches for 103 yards, including a go-ahead 36-yard touchdown catch from Wooldridge late in the third quarter.
Louisiana (2-0) put up 456 yards of offense, while holding Eastern Michigan (1-1) to 247.
Taylor Powell completed 25 of 42 passes for 244 yards with three interceptions for Eastern Michigan (1-1). Running back Samson Evans tossed a 3-yard touchdown pass to Aaron Jackson for the game's only score in the first half. Darius Boone Jr.'s 1-yard run tied it at 14 midway through the third quarter.
The Ragin' Cajuns outscored the Eagles 28-0 in the fourth quarter.
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SAN DIEGO, May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Poseida Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PSTX), a clinical-stage cell and gene therapy company advancing a new class of treatments for patients with cancer and rare diseases, today announced that two abstracts have been accepted for presentation at the 31st Congress of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH), being held in Montreal, Canada and virtually on June 24-28, 2023.
Details for the presentations are as follows:
Oral Presentation:
Title: Expression and Activity of Human Factor VIII (hFVIII) Following Single and Repeat Administration of an Integrating Non-viral Gene Therapy in Multiple Mouse Models of Severe Hemophilia A
Presenter: Denise Sabatino, Ph.D., Research Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
Session Title: Hemophilia Gene Therapy Basic Science
Presentation Date/ Time: Monday, June 26, 2023, at 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM ET
Abstract Presentation Number: OC 30.6
Location: Room 517
Poster Presentation:
Title: Development of a Non-viral Gene Therapy Approach for Severe Bleeding Disorders
Presenter: Brian Truong, Ph.D., Senior Scientist at Poseida Therapeutics
Session Title: Poster Networking Session
Session Date/ Time: Sunday, June 25, 2023, at 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM ET
Abstract Presentation Number: PB0182
Location: Exhibition Hall
About Poseida Therapeutics, Inc.
Poseida Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company advancing differentiated cell and gene therapies with the capacity to cure certain cancers and rare diseases. The Company's pipeline includes allogeneic CAR-T cell therapy product candidates for both solid and liquid tumors as well as in vivo gene therapy product candidates that address patient populations with high unmet medical need. The Company's approach to cell and gene therapies is based on its proprietary genetic editing platforms, including its non-viral piggyBac® DNA Delivery System, Cas-CLOVER™ Site-Specific Gene Editing System and nanoparticle and hybrid gene delivery technologies. The Company has formed global strategic collaborations with Roche and Takeda to unlock the promise of cell and gene therapies for patients. Learn more at www.poseida.com and connect with Poseida on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements contained in this press release regarding matters that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include statements regarding, among other things, expected plans with respect to clinical trials, including timing of regulatory submissions and approvals and clinical data updates; potential fees, milestones and other payments that the Company may receive pursuant to its collaboration agreements; anticipated timelines and milestones with respect to the Company's development programs and manufacturing activities and capabilities; the potential capabilities and benefits of the Company's technology platforms and product candidates; and the Company's plans and strategy with respect to developing its technologies and product candidates. Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon the Company's current expectations and involve assumptions that may never materialize or may prove to be incorrect. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of various risks and uncertainties, which include, without limitation, the Company's reliance on third parties for various aspects of its business; risks and uncertainties associated with development and regulatory approval of novel product candidates in the biopharmaceutical industry; the Company's ability to retain key scientific or management personnel; the fact that the Company will have limited control over the efforts and resources that its strategic partners devote to advancing development programs under their respective collaboration agreements and the Company may not receive the potential fees and payments under the collaboration agreements and the ability of its strategic partners to early terminate the collaborations, such that the Company may not fully realize the benefits of such collaborations; and the other risks described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date on which they were made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made, except as required by law.
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Q2 2022 Systemwide Pro Forma Revenue of $34.5 million, an increase of 6% from Q1 2022
Q2 2022 Adjusted EBITDA of $9.2 million, an increase of 2% from Q1 2022
Conference call to be held today, August 15, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. ET
PHOENIX, Ariz., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - 4Front Ventures Corp. (CSE: FFNT) (OTCQX: FFNTF) ("4Front" or the "Company"), a vertically integrated, multi-state cannabis operator and retailer, today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022 ("Q2 2022"). All financial information is presented in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.
- Systemwide Pro Forma Revenue of $34.5 million
- GAAP revenue increased 5% year-over-year to $28.4 million
- Adjusted EBITDA increased 22.7% year-over-year to $9.2 million
- Accretive acquisition of Island Cannabis Co. was completed in April 2022
- Expanded leadership team to include Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel, President of California Operations, and Executive Vice President; as well as two additional Board members
Systemwide Pro Forma Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA are Non-GAAP measures. See "Note Regarding Non-GAAP Measures, Reconciliation, and Discussion".
"Throughout the second quarter and now halfway through the third quarter, we are seeing an acceleration of business trends within our growth markets, particularly in Massachusetts and California," said Leo Gontmakher, Chief Executive Officer of 4Front. "Our retail locations platform-wide maintained or gained market share, despite anticipated pricing headwinds as we continue to expand our customer base with new product innovations and quality improvements. We believe we are poised for a significant leg of growth to take place over the next 12 months as we leverage our investments in state-of-the-art automation and scaled manufacturing processes, supplemented by strategic and accretive M&A."
"In California, we believe that our positioning and strategy is building a fly-wheel of growth as we methodically take share in the biggest cannabis market in the world," Mr. Gontmakher continued. "In addition to a steady build in our wholesale revenue, in the second quarter we secured active partnerships with more than five leading retailers, including large, region-leading operators with numerous chain locations; a statewide delivery service; and a multi-state operator. We are now providing production and packaging of gummies, vapes, infused pre-rolls, distillate and diamonds to these customers with scale and at a price-point they would be challenged to achieve on their own. In the distressed and fragmented California market, we are seeing increased interest from companies looking to 4Front as their low-cost producer of choice. Our long-term plans are to deepen and expand these relationships to grow revenue over time and add a retail presence in the state."
"After implementing new techniques and methodologies to our production processes in Massachusetts, we made notable improvements to the yield and quality of our flower across the country during Q2. These new processes have now been incorporated in Massachusetts and Illinois, and we are currently applying them to our facilities in Washington. As the construction of Phase 1 of our Illinois cultivation and production facility nears completion, we are looking to expand our retail footprint in the state over the coming months in preparation for that facility to commence operations in 2023."
"We are proving ourselves as a major piece of the landscape in some of the most exciting cannabis markets in the country, and we look forward to sharing our continued success as we progress. We are excited by the momentum we have seen so far in Q3, and I am convinced that the next twelve months will demonstrate the power of our model at significant scale, paving the way for robust, sustained growth in the long term."
In April 2022, the Company completed its acquisition of Island Global Holdings, Inc. dba Island Cannabis Co. ("Island"), a leading California producer of pre-rolls, flower and concentrate products. The acquisition of Island adds new high-quality products to 4Front's growing brand portfolio, including diverse lines of pre-rolls, flower and infused products with a strong following from local California consumers. In June, Island Founder and CEO Ray Landgraf, and Island COO Brandon Mills, joined 4Front's management team as President of California Operations, and Executive Vice President, respectively.
In Q2, 4Front secured numerous private label partnerships with leading California retailers. The Company's robust private label pipeline in the state includes top retailers with attractive shelf-space within their footprints, as well as larger strategic partners with opportunities for material revenue growth and other synergistic alignments. The Company anticipates a steady expansion of its private label pipeline through the end of this year and into 2023 and continues to explore additional growth opportunities through accretive brand and retail expansions, with new developments expected over the coming months.
Today, the Company announces that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Bloom Farms and Bloom Farms Wellness (collectively, "Bloom Farms") brands, California cannabis and hemp brands known for bringing safe and enjoyable products to consumers. The Company believes that by integrating Bloom Farms' suite of products onto its platform, it can achieve a reduction in manufacturing costs while simultaneously increasing sales of the successful Bloom Farms brands, which include popular varieties of concentrates, flower, hemp CBD and vape products. The Company looks forward to completing the transaction with Bloom Farms in the coming weeks, and expects to announce similar acquisitions over the next several quarters.
Phase 1 Construction of the Company's cultivation and production facility in Matteson, Illinois is expected to remain on schedule to be delivered in Q4 of this year. As the final stages of construction of Phase 1 come to a close, nominal challenges regarding the timing of electrical supply to the facility have been identified, but the Company has contingency options in place for temporary power and scope phasing, should they be required. These challenges are not expected to influence the on-time completion of Phase 1 construction in the fourth quarter of this year, or the commencement of operations expected in 2023.
Systemwide Pro Forma Revenue for Q2 2022 was $34.5 million, up 6% from Q1 2022 and flat from Q2 2021. GAAP revenue for Q2 2022 was $28.4 million, up 5% from Q2 2021 and up 9% from Q1 2022. This increase is primarily due to increased revenue in the Company's wholesale revenue as it ramps those portions of its business in California, Illinois, and Massachusetts.
Adjusted EBITDA for Q2 2022 was $9.2 million, up 23% from Q2 2021, representing an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 26.7%. Continued growth of Adjusted EBITDA and margins is expected to persist through 2023 as the Company's operations drive increased production and higher sales volumes without material increases to overhead.
As of June 30, 2022, the Company had $6.0 million of cash and $49.5 million of related-party long-term debt not due until May 2024. As of today the Company has 636,636,686 subordinate voting shares outstanding.
The Company will host a conference call and webcast today, Monday, August 15, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. ET to review its operational and financial results and provide an update on current business trends.
For assistance, please contact IR@4FrontVentures.com.
4Front Ventures Corp. ("4Front" or the "Company") (CSE: FFNT) (OTCQX: FFNTF) is a national, vertically integrated multi-state cannabis operator who owns or manages operations and facilities in strategic medical and adult-use cannabis markets, including California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan and Washington. Since its founding in 2011, 4Front has built a strong reputation for its high standards and low-cost cultivation and production methodologies earned through a track record of success in facility design, cultivation, genetics, growing processes, manufacturing, purchasing, distribution, and retail. To date, 4Front has successfully brought to market more than 20 different cannabis brands and over 1800 products, which are strategically distributed through its fully owned and operated Mission dispensaries and retail outlets in its core markets. As the Company continues to drive value for its shareholders, its team is applying its decade of expertise in the sector across the cannabis industry value chain and ecosystem. For more information, visit https://4frontventures.com/.
4FRONT VENTURES CORP.
Formerly 4Front Holdings, LLC
Consolidated Balance Sheets
As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021
(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars except for share and per share data)
4FRONT VENTURES CORP.
Formerly 4Front Holdings, LLC
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021
(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars except for share and per share data)
In this press release, 4Front refers to certain non-GAAP financial measures such as Systemwide Pro Forma Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA. These measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. 4Front defines Systemwide Pro Forma Revenue as total revenue plus revenue from entities with which the Company has a consulting contract, or effectively similar relationship (net of any consulting fee or effectively similar revenue) but does not consolidate the financial results of per U.S. GAAP ASC 810. 4Front considers this measure to be an appropriate indicator of the growth and scope of the business.
Adjusted EBITDA is defined by the Company as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization less share-based compensation expense and one-time charges related to acquisition, financing related costs, and other non-recurring expenses. 4Front considers these measures to be an important indicator of the financial strength and performance of our business.
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This news release was prepared by management of 4Front Ventures, which takes full responsibility for its contents. The Canadian Securities Exchange ("CSE") has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy of this news release. Neither the CSE nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the CSE) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to sell any of the securities in the United States.
Statements in this news release that are forward looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties concerning the specific factors disclosed here and elsewhere in 4Front Ventures' periodic filings with securities regulators. When used in this news release, words such as "will, could, plan, estimate, expect, intend, may, potential, believe, should," and similar expressions, are forward-looking statements.
Forward looking statements may include, without limitation, statements related to future developments and the business and operations of 4Front Ventures, statements regarding when or if transactions will close or if and when required conditions to closing are attained, the completion of construction projects, the Company's ability to increase revenue and market share, the impact of the transactions on the business of 4Front, and other statements regarding future developments of the business. Although 4Front Ventures has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from those contained in the forward looking statements, there can be other factors that cause results, performance, or achievements not to be as anticipated, estimated, or intended, including but not limited to closing conditions, regulatory and permitting approvals, changes in laws or enforcement of existing laws, limited operating history, reliance on management, requirements for additional financing, competition, limits on market growth and state adoption due to inconsistent public opinion and perception of the medical-use and adult-use marijuana industry, and political change.
There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate or that management's expectations or estimates of future developments, circumstances, or results will materialize. As a result of these risks and uncertainties, the results or events predicted in these forward looking statements may differ materially from actual results or events.
Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward looking statements. The forward looking statements in this news release are made as of the date of this release. 4Front disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise such information, except as required by applicable law, and 4Front does not assume any liability for disclosure relating to any other company mentioned herein.
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has begun building a state-of-the-art electronic barrier at its land border with Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave to monitor and counteract any illegal activity, the Polish interior minister said Tuesday.
The barrier, which will be equipped with 24-hour monitoring cameras and motion detectors, will run for 210 kilometers (130 miles) and is due to be completed in the fall.
“We will have full monitoring of the border with Russia,” Mariusz Kaminski told a news conference.
“I am sure that this will be the best secured EU border,” he said.
Last year, Poland, which is an EU member, built a wall on its border with Belarus, a Russian ally, to stop a massive illegal inflow of migrants. Warsaw said the crossings were organized by the Belarus and Russian authorities to destabilize Poland and the rest of the EU.
Poland’s eastern borders with Russia and Belarus, which are also EU external borders, will be “perfectly prepared for any type of illegal activities that are linked to crisis situations regarding our eastern neighbors,” Kaminski said.
In February, Poland put up anti-tank barriers on roads leading to border crossings with Kaliningrad. Last year, it put up a razor-wire barrier there.
Poland feels threatened by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and is a strong supporter of Kyiv in the 14-month-old conflict.
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(Bloomberg)–Amtrak plans to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across the network by 2045, the rail company announced Thursday marking the latest move by a company to address its commitment to reduce carbon footprints.
“Not only are trains convenient and comfortable, they are also one of the most sustainable modes of transportation,”Amtrak Chief Executive Officer Stephen Gardner said in a statement. “With new equipment, modernized stations and net zero emissions, Amtrak can lead the drive toward sustainable transportation throughout the nation.”
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V Week's "Help Cancer Research Win" Theme is Supported Through Key Activations and Events Using the Power of Sport to Accelerate Victory Over Cancer®
CARY, N.C., Nov. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The V Foundation for Cancer Research, a top-rated cancer research charity, is pleased to announce its year-end initiatives, including the 16th annual V Week for Cancer Research. Starting with Giving Tuesday on Nov. 29 and concluding on Dec. 11, this year's V Week will include a variety of activities and fundraising opportunities across ESPN and the V Foundation platforms by highlighting Jim Valvano's legacy through the V Foundation and encouraging donations to fund life-saving cancer research.
"This is our biggest moment of the year," said V Foundation CEO Shane Jacobson. "A time when we get to collaborate with our founding partner, ESPN, to celebrate the great Jim Valvano and raise awareness on the national stage of the impact cancer research has on saving lives."
During V Week, ESPN and the V Foundation will encourage viewers to "Help Cancer Research Win." In his famous ESPYS speech, Jim said research "may save someone you love." Today, there are 18 million cancer survivors living in the United States, and that number is expected to be 22.1 million by 2030. The V Foundation awards 100% of its direct donations to cancer research and programs and has proudly awarded over $310 million for cutting-edge cancer research.
Viewers can join the fight through a variety of initiatives, including:
- 2022 V Week Campaign (Nov. 29 through Dec. 11): The campaign featured throughout this year's V Week centers around effort and support. The V Foundation started with a moment nearly 30 years ago with a speech, and the moment we're all aiming for is to achieve Victory Over Cancer®. Valvano's moment was only possible due to the support and physical assistance of his dearest friends and family. To achieve Victory Over Cancer®, it will require effort and support, and the campaign brings this to life in a variety of heartfelt ways.
As part of the campaign, ESPN is working with Disney and multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter Allegra Miles on "Stronger Than You Know," an original song developed to support overall V Week efforts throughout the 12-day activities and programming across ESPN platforms.
- Giving Tuesday (Nov. 29): ESPN and the V Foundation will promote the importance of joining the fight to "Help Cancer Research Win," further supporting the V Foundation's funding of the top innovative, game-changing researchers in the country. Messaging begins on ESPN Radio at 6 a.m. ET, and it continues throughout Giving Tuesday and V Week. Supporters can give at v.org/donate.
- The ESPN Roadblock (Nov. 30): At 7 p.m. ET, ESPN will dedicate all programming to sharing inspiration from Jim Valvano, Dick Vitale, Stuart Scott and others to help kick off V Week. This will include a complete re-air of Jim's timeless ESPYS speech from nearly 30 years ago.
- Stuart Scott Fight Like Hell Night (Dec. 3): UFC is dedicating its fight on Dec. 3 to the Stuart Scott Memorial Cancer Research Fund. Scott had a strong connection to mixed martial arts and trained during his treatments. Fight Like Hell Night will feature Stuart Scott-related content throughout fight night. UFC also will donate to the Stuart Scott Fund.
- The 28th Annual Jimmy V Classic (Dec. 4 and 6): This year, eight teams will take the court for the men's and women's Jimmy V Classic on ESPN. On Dec. 4, the women's events will take place on campus sites, with Virginia Tech visiting Tennessee and the UConn Huskies visiting Notre Dame. The men's event will take place on Dec. 6 at Madison Square Garden with back-to-back games beginning with Illinois vs. Texas, followed by Iowa vs. Duke.
- The Inaugural Jimmy V Classic Challenge (Nov. 22 – Dec. 9): The Jimmy V Classic is being elevated this year as all eight schools participating in the event will collectively raise dollars for cancer research. The money raised will be split 50/50 between V Foundation funded grants and local research initiatives supported by each school and approved by the V Foundation. Fans can support their team by visiting v.org/jimmyv.
- My Cause, My Cleats (Dec. 4): In conjunction with the NFL's My Cause, My Cleats initiative, V Foundation Board Member Russell Wilson of the Denver Broncos, and Nick Bolton of the Kansas City Chiefs, will dedicate their cleats to the V Foundation to show their passion for cancer research. Both players' one-of-a-kind cleats will be auctioned off following the game with funds raised benefiting cancer research. Wilson's cleats will promote the V Foundation and his Why Not You Foundation and will be dedicated to those affected by cancer, including close friend and business partner Trevor Moawad who sadly passed away from cancer last year. Bolton will wear one pink cleat for breast cancer and one gray cleat for brain cancer. Bolton's mother and sister are both survivors, so each cleat will have their name and the date they declared Victory Over Cancer®.
- Boo-Yah! A Celebration of Stuart Scott (Dec. 5): In New York City, the V Foundation will host this signature event as a tribute to the late Stuart Scott with co-hosts actor Hill Harper and SportsCenter anchor Stan Verrett along with featured guests, and Scott's daughters, Taelor and Sydni Scott. Funds raised at the event will benefit the Stuart Scott Fund dedicated to tackling racial disparities in cancer outcomes. The fund has raised over $16 million to date. Tickets are available at v.org.
- The 12 Days of V Week Giveaway: During V Week, the V Foundation will be giving away merchandise "swag" to lucky winners through their social media channels. Participants may follow @theVFoundation on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn for details on how to enter.
Throughout V Week, ESPN and the V Foundation will highlight stories from cancer survivors including Andrew Jones, a former basketball player at the University of Texas who battled cancer and has since donated a portion of his NIL funds to the V Foundation, and Patrick McCaffery from the University of Iowa men's basketball team, who battled thyroid cancer at the age of 14.
"Victory Over Cancer® is something I am forever grateful for, and I will continue to be an advocate and role model for cancer research," said McCaffery. "Anything you can do with Jimmy V's name attached is special. I'm forever grateful to play on the big stage of the Jimmy V Classic and embody Jim's 'Don't give up. Don't ever give up' mantra."
"Each year, we make positive strides in achieving Victory Over Cancer®, stemming from the iconic moment when Jim Valvano gave his speech from the ESPYS stage nearly 30 years ago," said Kevin Martinez, vice president of ESPN Corporate Citizenship. "It's remarkable to look back at that moment and flash forward to where we are now and be proud of the progress. However, we are not done. We have more moments — including this V Week — to collectively come together to donate and support this cause as we continue in the fight against cancer."
The V Foundation holds 11 consecutive 4-star (highest) ratings from Charity Navigator, America's largest evaluator of charities, and is among the top 2% of all charities evaluated. The V Foundation is a GuideStar Platinum-rated charity.
For more information, visit the V Foundation's new website at v.org. The new site amplifies the stories of impact of cancer research, the people leading this work and cancer thrivers who have benefitted from research to make progress towards the V Foundation's vision of Victory Over Cancer®.
The V Foundation for Cancer Research was founded in 1993 by ESPN and the late Jim Valvano, legendary North Carolina State University basketball coach and ESPN commentator. The V Foundation has funded over $310 million in game-changing cancer research grants nationwide through a competitive process strictly supervised by a world-class Scientific Advisory Committee. Because the V Foundation has an endowment to cover administrative expenses, 100% of direct donations is awarded to cancer research and programs. The V team is committed to accelerating Victory Over Cancer®. To learn more, visit v.org.
ESPN believes that, at its very best, sports uplift the human spirit. Its corporate citizenship programs use power of sport to positively address society's needs through strategic community investments, cause marketing programs, collaboration with sports organizations and employee volunteerism, while also utilizing its diverse media assets. For more information go to www.espn.com/citizenship.
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INDIANAPOLIS (WXIN) — The Satanic Temple is challenging Indiana’s near-total abortion ban with a lawsuit that takes aim at Senate Enrolled Act 1 and claims the ban infringes on their followers’ religious rights and violates the U.S. Constitution.
Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb and Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita are named as defendants in the lawsuit.
The Satanic Temple — based out of Salem, Massachusetts — boasts 1.5 million members worldwide, including 11,300 members in Indiana.
Despite often being confused with the Church of Satan or Satan worship, the Satanic Temple doesn’t believe in or worship the Biblical Satan. Instead, they venerate “the allegorical Satan described in the epic poem Paradise Lost — the defender of personal sovereignty against the dictates of religious authority.”
The Satanic Temple lists its mission as encouraging benevolence and empathy, rejecting tyrannical authority, advocating practical common sense, opposing injustice and undertaking noble pursuits. The temple is well-known for fighting for equal access to religious rights and challenging institutions that install laws or practices that only adhere to a singular religious belief — most notably Christianity.
The lawsuit, which was filed on Sept. 21, states that a female member of the Satanic Temple who resides in Indiana is being denied the right to exercise her religious beliefs by being denied access to an abortion under the new Indiana abortion ban. The woman became pregnant “without her consent,” according to the lawsuit, and gave the reason for this involuntary pregnancy as the legal inability of the woman to consent to sex (other than rape or incest) along with the failure of birth control.
Tenet III of the Satanic Temple tenets states, “one’s body is inviolable, subject to one’s own will alone.” Under this tenet, the temple said the fetal tissue carried in the woman’s uterus is not seen as an “unborn child,” as Indiana Code states. Instead, from conception to viability, the fetal tissue is not believed to be imbued with any humanity or existence separate and apart from that of the pregnant woman herself.
The lawsuit also notes Tenet V, which states that “beliefs should conform to one’s best scientific understanding of the world.” Under this tenet, the lawsuit points out that early stages of fertilization, such as the creation of the zygote, are referred to as being an “unborn child” in the Indiana abortion ban. But through Tenet V, or through a scientific understanding, members of the Satanic Temple do not see a zygote, blastocyst, embryo, or nonviable fetus as an “unborn child.” These cells are seen as part of a woman’s body and not imbued with existence, humanity, or spiritual life; the lawsuit explains.
Under the two tenets previously explained, the lawsuit states that members of the Satanic Temple have the right to terminate an unwanted pregnancy as an exercise of their religious beliefs. By Indiana criminalizing abortion, these members are being denied their religious rights which violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, the lawsuit argues.
The lawsuit in total lists five counts against the near-total abortion ban in Indiana including calling it a violation of the Thirteen Amendment, which prohibits involuntary servitude. By forcing a woman to carry an unwanted pregnancy to term, the suit argues women are being put “into a condition of involuntary servitude.”
Read the full lawsuit below.
The Satanic Temple members are not the first to challenge Indiana’s near-total abortion ban. A Monroe County special judge recently blocked the ban from being enforced after a lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Indiana and a group of abortion providers challenged the new law, which went into effect on Sept. 15.
The judge’s injunction means the state reverts to the previous abortion law, which allows up to 20 weeks.
In her ruling, Judge Kelsey B. Hanlon indicated that there are several issues that still must be decided before the law can be enforced. Hanlon found some arguments from the plaintiffs strong in their merits and conceded that the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the Dobbs case shook the “analytical landscape” of federal questions surrounding abortion.
Indiana courts are not, however, bound by that interpretation of the law when it comes to the state’s constitution, which has at times been interpreted to “give greater protection to the individual liberties of Hoosiers.”
Hanlon acknowledged that the state had an interest in regulating abortion “so long as that regulation is not in violation of the Indiana Constitution.”
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WATCH: Appalachian Wireless Sports Overtime - December 9, 2022
Published: Dec. 10, 2022 at 12:01 AM EST|Updated: 27 minutes ago
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - Basketball season is now in full swing, including the WYMT Food City Mountain Basketball Classic presented by your local Kentucky Farm Bureau agents and sponsored by ARH.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD).
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The lawsuit seeks to recover losses for shareholders who purchased Rite Aid between April 14, 2022 and September 28, 2022.
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until December 19, 2022 to petition the court. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
According to a filed complaint, Rite Aid Corporation issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) despite representations to the contrary, the number of new members that the Elixir pharmacy benefit management services business was adding during the selling season ending on January 1, 2023 was in material decline; (ii) Rite Aid was likely to recognize a significant charge for the impairment of goodwill related to Elixir due to a decrease in "lives" covered by Elixir's pharmacy benefit management services business; and (iii) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
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Iowa State's David Carr has his hand raised after beating Princeton's Quincy Monday in a 165 pound national semifinal Friday during the NCAA wrestling championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
NIC RYDER, Lee Correspondent
Iowa State's David Carr controls Princeton's Quincy Monday during their 165-pound semifinal Friday at the NCAA wrestling championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
TULSA, Oklahoma – After stumbling in the semifinals last year, Iowa State’s David Carr found a way back into the national finals Friday at the NCAA wrestling championships.
Coming from behind, Carr topped Princeton’s Quincy Monday, 6-5, to earn a spot opposite of Missouri’s Keegan O’Toole in the 165 finals.
“Justin finding different ways to win,” said Carr, now a four-time all-American who won the 157 crown in 2021. “My coaches say find ways to win. You’re good on bottom, good on top. This year I worked on being a complete wrestler, being good on all areas of the mat…scrambling, top, bottom.”
Monday scored a takedown 38 seconds into the match and added two nearfall points with 1:59 left in the first period before Carr scored a reversal just four seconds later. It was 5-2 after one, but then Carr began climbing back.
He opened with a quick escape and then scored with 1:08 left in the second and rode Monday out to keep the match tied 5-all. Then he rode Monday out in the third period again and the riding time point proved to be the difference.
“What an awesome match with an opponent I respect a lot,” Carr said. “Obviously, our dads have had some crazy history.”
Friday’s semifinal match was exactly 30 years after Iowa State three-time national champion Nate Carr beat Oklahoma State’s Kenny Monday for the second consecutive year in the 150-pound national championship match.
“It’s like written out of a movie,” Carr said. “Two of the most historic wrestlers, Kenny Monday and my dad, they battled in overtime, closes matches. And that match (his with Quincy) came down to a close match. And I mean, you can’t write it any better. I think its God, his script, the way things fall.”
Iowa State has one other all-American, as Marcus Coleman moved on from a quarterfinal loss to beat Matt Finesilver of Duke, 4-3, to earn his status and then moved into the consolation semifinals (meaning he can finish no worse than sixth) with a 2 minute and 43 second pin of Will Feldkamp of Clarion.
It will be the second consecutive podium finish at 184 for Coleman.
Zach Redding at 133, Casey Swiderski at 141 and Sam Schuyler at 285 all lost in the blood round one match short of earning all-American status.
During the morning quarterfinals and consolation rounds, there were some excellent performances.
In a technical match that saw neither wrestler get out of position, Carr, scored a 2-1 win over Stanford’s Shane Griffith in a 165-pound quarterfinal in a battle of past NCAA champions.
Each wrestler scored an escape, but it was Carr’s more than a minute of riding time that proved to be the difference.
It was the challenge of facing Griffith, who won at 165 in 2021, among other challenges that saw Carr move up from 157 to 165 this year.
“This weight is a deep weight,” Carr said. “Every single guy is tough. I like that challenge. I moved up for that challenge to get better at wrestling and to become a better person. Keep growing my character, my resilience and as being a man of God. At the end of the day, wrestling is just something I do, my faith is truly who I am.”
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Iowa State's David Carr has his hand raised after beating Princeton's Quincy Monday in a 165 pound national semifinal Friday during the NCAA wrestling championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Iowa State's David Carr controls Princeton's Quincy Monday during their 165-pound semifinal Friday at the NCAA wrestling championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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A 6.3 magnitude quake shook Turkey’s southern province near the Syrian border on Monday. It came two weeks after a deadly 7.8 earthquake killed more than 40,000 people in Turkey and Syria.
For the latest, we hear from NPR international correspondent Peter Kenyon in Istanbul.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats advanced three of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees along party lines Thursday after weeks of delay due to California Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s extended absence.
With Feinstein back in the Senate, and voting in the committee, the panel approved three federal district court judge nominations that had been stalled: Charnelle Bjelkengren of Washington state, S. Kato Crews of Colorado and Marian Gaston of California. Feinstein’s 10-week absence recovering from shingles meant that the committee’s votes were tied along party lines and Democrats could not move forward with any nominees without Republican support.
Feinstein’s return came after weeks of angst among Democrats and liberal advocacy groups about a backlog of nominations on the panel, even as the committee voted out several judges with bipartisan support.
In an unusual request, Feinstein had asked to be temporarily replaced on the panel while she remained out of the Senate. But Republicans last month blocked a vote, saying there was little precedent for a temporary committee replacement and that they didn’t want to help Democrats confirm the most partisan judges. Two weeks later, Democrats said that Feinstein would return to Washington.
The 89 year-old California senator, the longest-serving Democrat in the current Senate, returned Wednesday after her bout with shingles and cast a vote on the Senate floor looking noticeably thinner and using a wheelchair. Her office said she would operate on a reduced schedule as she continues to recover.
At the Judiciary meeting Thursday, she arrived in a wheelchair but walked to her seat on the dais, receiving a standing ovation. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said he spoke for all of them “with feelings of relief and support for our colleague Senator Feinstein.”
The panel did not hold a vote on Michael Delaney, a nominee for the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, who has generated some rare concern from Democrats and advocacy groups over his signature on a legal brief defending a parental notification law for abortion in New Hampshire.
Durbin said after the vote that the nomination currently doesn’t have enough support — meaning some Democrats are not ready to vote for him.
“It wasn’t the right moment,” Durbin said of Thursday’s meeting. “We’ll see.”
Republicans railed against the three judicial nominees approved along party lines. Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas said the nominees were part of a “small subset” of Biden’s judicial nominations who are so extreme that they “could not have a prayer of getting even a single Republican vote on this committee.”
Cruz noted that South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, the top Republican on the Judiciary panel, votes for most of Biden’s judicial picks. But Graham did not support those judges.
GOP senators, including Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, had criticized the three judges approved along party lines for their partisan ideologies or what they said was a lack of experience and knowledge of the law. Bjelkengren was unable to answer basic questions from Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., about articles of the Constitution during her confirmation hearing earlier this year.
Durbin defended the nominees, including Bjelkengren’s stumbles during her questioning from Kennedy. “One response during a hearing does not negate a lifetime of service,” he said.
The committee approved three other federal judge nominations with bipartisan support at the beginning of the meeting. Feinstein, who arrived around an hour and a half after the hearing started, was not present for those votes but voiced her support once she arrived.
All six judge nominations approved by the panel on Thursday will now move to the Senate floor for final confirmation votes.
Even with a reduced schedule, Feinstein’s return will give Democrats more room to maneuver in their narrow 49-51 majority – not only on the Judiciary panel but on the Senate floor and during the upcoming negotiations over raising the nation’s debt ceiling.
Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat on the Judiciary panel, said Feinstein’s return enables Democrats to have their full majority again. Several other senators have been absent for medical reasons this year, including Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman, a Democrat who received treatment for clinical depression.
“I’m energized and ecstatic” to move forward on Biden’s nominees and other Democratic priorities, Blumenthal said.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Nearly three out of four cardiac arrests happen at home.
During American Heart month we’re helping to equip you with the tools you need to live a healthy life.
We use our hands for so many things and they even have the power to save lives.
“I’m very thankful my mom is here today and it’s because of CPR,” said Jacey Karius.
Karius said she grew up never wanting to be a nurse until she saw the impact nurses had on her mom’s life.
“I was 10 years old. She was 26 at the time. Super young, super out of the blue, not expected, no symptoms, nothing. No warning and just one night she collapsed on her bathroom floor at 26 years old,” said Karius.
Her mom had a sudden heat attack.
She said luckily her stepdad is in the medical field and knew what to do.
“He was able to perform CPR on her right away and he knew what to do, and without that I don’t think she would be here today without that fast intervention and knowing what to do,” Karius said.
Now years later Karius just graduated nursing school and works in the Emergency Room at IU Health.
She said in her few months in the ER she’s learned heart issues can impact anyone.
“It effects all ages. It’s not just a certain age it can be from a child all the way to an older adult,” said Karius.
That’s why she recommends everyone learn hands only CPR.
“It can be intimidating but it’s super easy to learn and most likely you’ll be able to use it on a loved one,” said Karius, “it’s proven that if at least one person in your house knowns CPR you’ll be able to double their chances of survival.”
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EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The U.S.-Mexico border was relatively calm as the U.S. ended its pandemic-era immigration restrictions and migrants adapted to new asylum rules and legal pathways meant to discourage illegal crossings.
A full day after the rules known as Title 42 were lifted, migrants and government officials on Friday were still assessing the effects of new regulations adopted by President Joe Biden’s administration in hope of stabilizing the Southwest border region and undercutting smugglers who charge migrants to get there.
Migrants are now essentially barred from seeking asylum in the U.S. if they did not first apply online or seek protection in the countries they traveled through. Families allowed in as their immigration cases progress will face curfews and GPS monitoring. Those expelled can now be barred from reentry for five years and face possible criminal prosecution.
Across the river from El Paso, Texas, in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, many migrants watched their cellphones in hopes of getting a coveted appointment to seek entry. The official app to register to enter the United States underwent changes this week, as it offers appointments for migrants to enter through land crossings.
Many migrants in northern Mexico resigned themselves to waiting for an appointment rather than approaching the border without authorization.
“I hope it’s a little better and that the appointments are streamlined a little more,” said Yeremy Depablos, 21, a Venezuelan traveling with seven cousins who has been waiting in Ciudad Juárez for a month. Fearing deportation, Depablos did not want to cross illegally. “We have to do it the legal way.”
The U.S. Homeland Security Department said it has not witnessed any substantial increase in immigration.
But in southern Mexico, migrants including children still flocked to railways at Huehuetoca on Friday, desperate to clamor aboard freight trains heading north toward the U.S.
The legal pathways touted by the Biden administration consist of a program that permits up to 30,000 people a month from Haiti, Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela to enter if they apply online with a financial sponsor and enter through an airport.
About 100 processing centers are opening in Guatemala, Colombia and elsewhere for migrants to apply to go to the U.S., Spain or Canada. Up to 1,000 can enter daily through land crossings with Mexico if they secure an appointment on the app.
If it works, the system could fundamentally alter how migrants come to the southern border. But Biden, who is running for reelection, faces withering criticism from migrant advocates, who say he’s abandoning more humanitarian methods, and from Republicans, who claim he’s soft on border security. Two legal challenges already loom over the new asylum restrictions.
Title 42 was initiated in March 2020 and allowed border officials to quickly deport asylum seekers on grounds of preventing the spread of COVID-19. But with the national emergency officially over, the restrictions have ended.
While Title 42 prevented many from seeking asylum, it carried no legal consequences for expulsion like those under the new rules.
In El Paso on Friday, a few dozen migrants lingered outside Sacred Heart Catholic Church and shelter, on streets where nearly 2,000 migrants were camped as recently as Tuesday.
The Rev. Daniel Mora said most of the migrants took heed of flyers distributed by U.S. immigration authorities offering a “last chance” to submit to processing and left. El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser said that 1,800 migrants turned themselves over to Customs and Border Protection on Thursday.
Melissa López, executive director for Diocesan Migrant and Refugee Services at El Paso, said many migrants have been willing to follow the legal pathway created by the federal government, but there are fears about deportation and possible criminal penalties for crossing the border illegally.
Border holding facilities in the U.S. were already far beyond capacity in the run-up to Title 42’s expiration.
In Florida, a federal judge appointed by former President Donald Trump has temporarily halted the administration’s plans to release people into the U.S.
Customs and Border Protection said it would comply, but called it a “harmful ruling that will result in unsafe overcrowding” at migrant processing and detention facilities.
A court date has been scheduled on whether to extend the ruling.
Migrant-rights groups also sued the Biden administration on allegations that its new policy is no different than one adopted by Trump — and rejected by the same court.
The Biden administration says its policy is different, arguing that it’s not an outright ban but imposes a higher burden of proof to get asylum and that it pairs restrictions with newly opened legal pathways.
At the Chaparral port of entry in Tijuana on Friday, a few migrants approached U.S. authorities after not being able to access the appointment app. One of them, a Salvadoran man named Jairo, said he was fleeing death threats back home.
“We are truly afraid,” said Jairo who was traveling with his partner and their 3-year-old son and declined to share his last name. “We can’t remain any longer in Mexico and we can’t go back to Guatemala or El Salvador. If the U.S. can’t take us, we hope they can direct us to another country that can.”
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Gonzalez reported from Brownsville, Texas; Spagat reported from Tijuana, Mexico. Associated Press writers Colleen Long and Rebecca Santana in Washington; Gisela Salomon in Miami; Christopher Sherman in Mexico City; Gerardo Carrillo in Matamoros, Mexico; Maria Verza in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico; Julie Watson in Tijuana; Morgan Lee in Santa Fe, New Mexico; and Suman Naishadham in Tijuana, Mexico contributed to this report.
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Christine Brown and her new boyfriend, David Woolley, are loving each other's romantic gestures. TheSister Wivesstar recently opened up about her man, and on Monday, David shared a post of his own, revealing the sweet practice Christine does to make him feel special.
"I love how thoughtful Christine is and all the little things she does for me❤️ #christinebrown #soulmate #myqueen #mylove," David captioned a photo of his bathroom mirror.
In the mirror, Christine had written, "I love you! My King."
Before David posted his message, Christine shared her own pic of herself with her man out at dinner.
"I can’t express how amazing it’s been to have David in my life. He’s an incredible man and he treats me like his Queen. #unbelievablyhappy #myking #lovethislifeofmine #imsoblessed," the mother of six wrote.
The pair went public with their romance on Valentine's Day after initially getting together in December 2022. This marks the first official romance for the reality star since her 2021 split from ex Kody Brown.
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MIDDLETOWN, Del., April 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2021, the US market registered a $30 Billion loss in unused software licenses and products. The main problem with this was that on the market, many products offer the same solution, yet businesses and people need to learn how to choose the right one for them. Considering the context, Tekpon, a software marketplace designed to put an end to software waste by helping companies choose a better tool for their needs.
Every successful company has an ongoing commitment to provide outstanding customer service. It is the motivation behind loyalty and growth. The task of offering excellent service might be difficult in today's competitive environment. Fear not, though, as Tekpon, an online marketplace for business software, explored the internet for the most cutting-edge and successful customer care products. Businesses may develop stronger relationships with their consumers, improve the reputation of their brand, and soar to new levels of success with the help of Tekpon's carefully curated range of customer service solutions.
Our Customers Service Software picks for 2023 are:
Chekkit - chekkit.io
Chekkit is a review generation and management software that gives companies the ability to contact their customers, conclude deals, gather new reviews, and receive payments.
Verloop.io - verloop.io
Verloop.io is a conversational AI support software that assists companies in providing enjoyable experiences across channels. Their powerful NLP and ML conversational AI engine uses natural language to automatically address client issues.
Landbot - landbot.io
Landbot is an intuitive no-code chatbot builder. It enables you to design a conversational chatbot that engages users in lively dialogues. With the help of the platform's capabilities and features, the Landbot web bot can be totally customized. The Landbot chatbot platform allows you to automate your conversational tactics and enhance lead generation and lead qualification.
Forethought - forethought.ai
Forethought is a conversational AI for automating customer service. The platform includes capabilities that make it easier to quickly find answers to straightforward queries, predict, prioritize, and route, quickly access knowledge, reveal proactive insights, and safeguard consumer data. To provide the greatest possible customer experience, Forethoughts AI, which is based on genuine NLP and NLU, continuously learns.
LiveAgent – liveagent.com
LiveAgent is a cloud-based help desk software that provides a comprehensive solution for improving customer experience. Many aspects of the software eliminate the need for extra integrations. It also provides one-of-a-kind social network integration, customization possibilities, and a free trial edition.
Companies can discover all the software companies and products on Tekpon, depending on their needs, business models, and budget.
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Tekpon is a software marketplace born out of the genuine desire to help people change how they consume and purchase software products and services. Behind Tekpon is a team of enthusiastic tech lovers who want to allow users to boost their lives and businesses with the right software. Furthermore, its mission is to help people and businesses make the right software choice. Tekpon is the solution to all your software needs. If you don't believe it, visit https://tekpon.com/.
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TAMPA, Fla. – Lamar Jackson threw for 238 yards and two second-half touchdowns to lead the Baltimore Ravens to a come-from-behind 27-22 victory over Tom Brady and the struggling Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday night.
The Bucs (3-5) lost for the fifth time in six games following a 2-0 start, and the 45-yard-old Brady finds himself riding a three-game losing streak for the first time since 2002 — his first season as a full-time starter with the New England Patriots.
Jackson beat the seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback for the second time in as many career meetings, directing TD drives of 77, 80 and 85 yards after Baltimore sputtered early and trailed 10-3 at halftime.
The Ravens rushed for 233 yards, while Jackson completed 27 of 38 passes without an interception, including TD throws of 5 yards to Kenyon Drake and 10 yards to Isaiah Likely in the third quarter.
Baltimore scored on its first four possessions after halftime, with Justin Tucker booting a 30-yard field goal to make it 27-16 with a little over two minutes remaining.
Brady threw an 8-yard TD pass to Julio Jones with 49 seconds remaining, finishing 26 of 44 for 325 yards without an interception. He was sacked three times.
Leonard Fournette scored on a 1-yard run, and Mike Evans had six receptions for 123 yards for the Bucs.
Fournette’s TD was the first the Bucs have scored in the opening quarter this season. Brady spoke earlier in the week about how helpful it can be to play with a lead, however the offense did little to build on the early advantage after Ryan Succop’s 31-yard field goal made it 10-3.
The Ravens, meanwhile, wasted a couple opportunities take control early, settling for a 22-yard field goal after recovering a fumble at the Bucs 6 on a punt return and coming away with no points when Jackson threw incomplete into end zone on 4th-and-3 from the Tampa Bay 10 late in the second quarter.
Another chance to cut into their 10-3 deficit was thwarted when Justin Tucker’s 61-yard field goal attempt was deflected at the line as time expired in the half.
INJURIES
Ravens DE Calais Campbell (illness) was inactive. ... Ravens TE Mark Andrews (shoulder) left in the second quarter and did not return. ...CB Marlon Humphrey (hamstring) missed time in the first half, but returned at the start of the third quarter. ... WR Rashod Bateman (foot) sat out most of the second half. ... Edwards (hamstring) departed late in the fourth quarter, finishing with a team-leading 65 yards on 11 attempts.
Buccaneers: Played without three starters in the secondary — S Antoine Winfield Jr (concussion) and CBs Carlton Davis (hip) and Sean Murphy-Bunting (quad). WR Russell Gage (hamstring), G Luke Goedeke (foot), TE Cameron Brate (neck) and DL Akiem Hicks (foot) were inactive, too. ... LB Shaquil Barrett (ankle) limped off the field early in the third quarter and rode to the locker room on a cart.
UP NEXT
Ravens: Travel to New Orleans to face Saints on Monday, Nov. 7.
Buccaneers: Host defending Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, Nov. 6.
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How to Watch the Avalanche vs. Kraken Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for NHL Playoffs First Round Game 2
Published: Apr. 19, 2023 at 9:12 PM CDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
The Colorado Avalanche host the Seattle Kraken for Game 2 of the NHL Playoffs First Round at Ball Arena on Thursday, April 20, starting at 9:30 PM ET on ESPN, SN360, FX-CA, TVAS, ALT, and ROOT Sports NW. The Kraken lead the series 1-0.
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See the Avalanche-Kraken game on ESPN, SN360, FX-CA, TVAS, ALT, and ROOT Sports NW.
Avalanche Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info
- When: Thursday, April 20, 2023 at 9:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN, SN360, FX-CA, TVAS, ALT, and ROOT Sports NW
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Avalanche vs. Kraken Head-to-Head
Avalanche Stats & Trends
- Defensively, the Avalanche have been one of the stingiest units in NHL action, giving up 223 total goals (2.7 per game) to rank ninth.
- The Avalanche score the 10th-most goals in the NHL (274 total, 3.3 per game).
- In the last 10 contests, the Avalanche have secured 80.0% of the possible points with a 7-2-1 record.
- Over on the defensive side, the Avalanche have given up 27 goals (2.7 per game) over those 10 matchups.
- They are scoring at a 3.6 goals-per-game average (36 total) over that stretch.
Avalanche Key Players
Kraken Stats & Trends
- The Kraken have conceded 252 total goals this season (3.1 per game), 14th in the league.
- The Kraken's 289 goals on the season (3.5 per game) rank them fourth in the NHL.
- In the last 10 games, the Kraken have secured 85.0% of the possible points with a 7-3-0 record.
- On the defensive side, the Kraken have allowed 1.9 goals per game (19 total) in those 10 outings.
- They have averaged 3.8 goals per game (38 total) during that stretch.
Kraken Key Players
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Customs finds giant snails alive in traveler’s suitcase
Published: Mar. 20, 2023 at 7:04 AM CDT|Updated: 31 minutes ago
(CNN) - It almost looks like a plate of escargot, but it’s a potentially dangerous discovery at Detroit Metropolitan Airport.
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, six giant African snails were found alive in a suitcase owned by a traveler from Ghana.
The snails are deemed a “prohibited organism” by U.S. officials since they can cause harm to humans and the environment if they are set free.
Some of these African snails can grow up to 8 inches long and carry a parasite that may lead to meningitis.
However, some people do still eat snails, and others even have them as pets.
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ST. LOUIS, March 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Twain Financial Partners obtained a lending license from the United States Department of Agriculture ("USDA"), setting it apart from its competitors by allowing Twain to serve as a single-source capital deployer for qualifying projects.
The USDA license gives Twain the ability to participate in the department's nationwide OneRD Guaranteed Loan Initiative designed to encourage investment in rural areas and towns with a population of 50,000 or less.
"I cannot overstate the significance of this license in being able to deliver a full suite of financing options for rural projects," said Michael Park, Director of Renewable Energy Originations at Twain. "We can serve as the senior debt partner for qualifying projects, making Twain one of the few firms that can offer long-term financing in the current market environment."
Initially, Twain intends to focus on lending to renewable energy and commercial real estate projects through OneRD's Rural Energy (REAP) and Business Industry (B&I) programs. Utilizing the USDA license for REAP lending will support Twain's ambitions of reaching $1 billion in new funding by 2025.
The USDA programs allow lenders to provide fully amortizing loans up to $25 million, and at times, they can be paired together for a total debt commitment of $50 million. Amortizations can be up to 25 years for commercial real estate projects and up to 30 years for solar.
Charles Roberts, Director of Renewable Energy Operations, and Brian Arnold, Vice President Investments, join Park in Twain's USDA lending efforts. Prior to joining Twain, both Park and Roberts worked for Live Oak Bank, the nation's largest USDA commercial lender by volume in 2019 and 2020.
"We have the team and the USDA lending experience," Park said. "And now, we have the ability to fully utilize that experienced team to deliver complete financing solutions for our clients."
ABOUT TWAIN FINANCIAL PARTNERS
Twain Financial Partners is a full-service specialty finance firm with $4.7 billion in assets under management providing a full range of capital needs to real estate and renewable energy developments throughout the United States. Founded in 2013, the firm is based in St Louis, Missouri, and maintains offices across the country. https://twainfinancial.com/
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MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The Madera County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce the evacuation warning for several areas in the county has been lifted.
In a post on Facebook, Madera County Sheriff’s Office announced that the following areas are no longer under an evacuation warning:
– West Side of Church Street
– Bass Lake Mobile Home Park (North Fork)
– East Side of Cascadel Woods
– Cedar Valley – Northwest
The Shelter in Place request has been lifted for the following areas as well:
– Cedar Valley – Southeast
– Road 620 – Carter Creek Area
– Femmon Ranch Road
Officials say an advisory message remains for Cedar Valley – Southeast due to road damage. Temporary repairs have been made to the road, but residents need to use caution in this section and limit to essential traffic only, according to officials.
For current evacuation status and road closures in Madera County, go to MaderaAware.com for an interactive map. For flood resources go to ReadyMadera.com.
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(KRON) — The driver in a fatal accident that killed a pedestrian in Dublin on Sunday has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, according to a press release from the City of Dublic. The incident occurred on Sunday, July 31 at about 10 a.m. Officers with the Dublin Police Department responded to the 6200 block of Dougherty Road for a report of a pedestrian who had been struck by a vehicle.
Upon arriving at the scene, officers discovered that the pedestrian, Roni Gage, 39, of Dublin, had been struck by a Chevrolet SUV while walking in the southbound lanes of Dougherty Road. Medical staff with the Alameda County Fire Department performed lifesaving measures, but Gage unfortunately succumbed to her injuries.
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The driver of the vehicle, identified as Giovanni Fissore, 42, remained on the scene. He was later arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.
“Dublin Police would like to extend our thoughts and prayers to the friends and family of Ms. Gage,” read the press release in part. The incident remains under investigation by the Dublin Police Traffic Unit.
Anyone with any information related to the case is asked to contact Dublin Police at (925) 833-6638.
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‘Dances With Wolves’ actor to be charged with sex assault, accused of leading cult
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A former “Dances With Wolves” actor accused of leading a cult could be facing multiple felonies and life in prison after police said he sexually assaulted young Indigenous girls and took multiple wives during a period spanning two decades, court records show.
As of Wednesday, Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse, who goes by Nathan Chasing Horse, will be charged with at least two counts of sex trafficking and one count each of sexual assault of a child younger than 16, child abuse or neglect and sexual assault, according to the records. Authorities have not said when he will be formally charged.
If convicted on the two counts of sex trafficking, he could be sentenced to 20 years in prison, and he could get life behind bars for a conviction on either of the sexual assault charges.
Las Vegas police took Chasing Horse into custody Tuesday afternoon as he left the North Las Vegas home that, according to the warrant, he shares with his five wives. He was booked before midnight into Clark County’s jail, where he remained held without bail on the sexual assault charges Wednesday morning.
Three women were seen detained outside Chasing Horse’s home Tuesday evening as detectives searched the property, but police have not released details of any potential charges against them or their relationship to Chasing Horse.
Known for his role as the young Sioux tribe member Smiles a Lot in the Oscar-winning Kevin Costner film, Chasing Horse gained a reputation among tribes across the United States and in Canada as a so-called medicine man who performed healing ceremonies and, police allege, used his position to abuse young Native American girls.
His arrest was the culmination of a months-long investigation that began after the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department received a tip in October 2022.
And it comes as state attorneys general and lawmakers around the U.S. are looking into creating specialized units to handle cases involving Native American women.
In South Dakota, where police said some of Chasing Horse’s alleged crimes had occurred, the attorney general’s office has put a new focus on crimes against Native American people, including human trafficking and murders.
According to a search warrant obtained by AP, Chasing Horse is believed to be the leader of a cult known as The Circle.
Las Vegas police noted in the document that they have identified at least six alleged victims and uncovered sexual allegations against Chasing Horse dating to the early 2000s in multiple states, including Montana, South Dakota and Nevada, where he has lived for about a decade.
He was banished in 2015 from the Fort Peck Reservation in Poplar, Montana, according to the warrant, amid allegations of human trafficking.
There was no lawyer listed in court records for Chasing Horse who could comment on his behalf as of Wednesday morning. He is due in court Thursday in North Las Vegas.
Chasing Horse, 46, was born on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota, which is home to the Sicangu Sioux, one of the seven tribes of the Lakota nation.
“Nathan Chasing Horse used spiritual traditions and their belief system as a tool to sexually assault young girls on numerous occasions,” detectives wrote in the warrant, adding that his followers believed he could communicate with higher beings and referred to him as “Medicine Man” or “Holy Person.”
Some of the alleged victims were as young as 13, according to the warrant. One of Chasing Horse’s wives was allegedly offered to him as a “gift” when she was 15, while another became a wife after turning 16.
Chasing Horse also is accused of recording sexual assaults and arranging sex with the victims for other men who paid him.
Although the warrant includes details of crimes reported elsewhere, the arrest Tuesday stems from crimes allegedly committed in Nevada’s Clark County.
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Artists Ages 15-18 Encouraged to
Apply at youngarts.org/apply
Winners Receive Cash Awards,
Opportunities to Work with Renowned Artists, and
Become Eligible for Creative and Professional Development
Support Throughout their Careers
Application is First Step to Become a
U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts
MIAMI, June 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- YoungArts, the national foundation for the advancement of artists, is now accepting applications for its prestigious annual competition. Artists ages 15-18 or in grades 10–12 are encouraged to apply online at youngarts.org/apply through October 13, 2023. All YoungArts award winners receive financial awards ranging from $250 to $10,000, opportunities to work with leading artists, and become eligible for exclusive creative and professional development support throughout their careers. Applications are adjudicated through a rigorous blind process by esteemed discipline-specific panels of artists. YoungArts 2024 award winners will be announced on November 30, 2023.
Award winners with distinction are invited to participate in National YoungArts Week, the organization's signature program providing approximately 150 young artists a weeklong, all-expenses-paid, intensive program in Miami where they have the opportunity learn from esteemed artists in their field—such as Debbie Allen, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Germane Barnes, Wynton Marsalis, Salman Rushdie and Mickalene Thomas—collaborate across disciplines, and share their work with the public. Participants in National YoungArts Week who are high school seniors are further eligible for nomination to the White House Commission on U.S. Presidential Scholars.
"An artist's lifelong journey with YoungArts begins by applying to our annual national competition," said YoungArts President Clive Chang. "There is no other organization that provides its winners across ten disciplines with ongoing professional and creative development opportunities and a community of support throughout their entire artistic career. The impact of this award on 15- to 18-year-old artists will be felt for decades to come."
Diana Eusebio (2016 YoungArts Winner in Design & U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts) said: "When artists of every discipline and from every corner of the nation come together as part of the YoungArts community, of course you feel inspired. Through YoungArts, I was able to connect to a community of exceptional artists on a grand scale, and not only gain support during National YoungArts Week but continuously since then as an alumna, and as a professional artist and designer."
Award winners join a distinguished group of leading artists including Daniel Arsham, Jon Batiste, Terence Blanchard, Camille A. Brown, Timothée Chalamet, Viola Davis, Amanda Gorman, Judith Hill, Jennifer Koh, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Andrew Rannells, Desmond Richardson, Jean Shin and Hunter Schafer.
HOW TO APPLY
The YoungArts award competition is open to artists (1) between the ages of 15–18 or in high school grades 10–12 (as of December 1, 2023) (2) that are United States citizens, permanent residents or legally able to receive taxable income in the U.S. and (3) that demonstrate excellence in Classical Music, Dance, Design, Film, Jazz, Photography, Theater, Visual Arts, Voice or Writing.
The application deadline is October 13, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. ET (8:59 p.m. PT).
For application inquiries, please contact the Programs team at (305) 377-1140 or email apply@youngarts.org.
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SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Energy Solution (LGES; KRX: 373220) and Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (NYSE:HMC) today announced an agreement to establish a joint venture (JV) company to produce lithium-ion batteries in the U.S. to power Honda and Acura EV models for the North American market.
With this agreement, LGES and Honda will invest a total of USD $4.4 billion and establish a new JV plant in the U.S. The plant aims to have an annual production capacity of approximately 40GWh.
The pouch-type batteries produced at the new JV plant will be supplied exclusively to Honda facilities in North America. While the location for the joint venture plant is yet to be finalized, based on Honda's plans for EV production in North America, the two companies aim to begin construction in early 2023, in order to enable the start of mass production of advanced lithium-ion battery cells by the end of 2025.
LGES and Honda made the decision to establish the joint venture battery plant in the U.S., based on the shared belief that expanding local electric vehicle production and ensuring the timely supply of batteries would put them in the best position to target the rapidly-growing North American EV market.
"Our joint venture with Honda, which has significant brand reputation, is yet another milestone in our mid- to long-term strategy of promoting electrification in the fast-growing North American market," said Youngsoo Kwon, CEO of LG Energy Solution. "Since our ultimate goal is to earn our valued customers' trust and respect, we aspire to position ourselves as a leading battery innovator, working with Honda in achieving its core initiatives for electrification, as well as providing sustainable energy solutions to discerning end consumers."
"Honda is working toward our target to realize carbon neutrality for all products and corporate activities the company is involved in by 2050," said Toshihiro Mibe, President, CEO and Representative Director of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. "Aligned with our longstanding commitment to build products close to the customer, Honda is committed to the local procurement of EV batteries which is a critical component of EVs. This initiative in the U.S. with LGES, the leading global battery manufacturer, will be part of such a Honda approach."
The joint venture is scheduled to be established in 2022. The closing is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.
About LG Energy Solution
LG Energy Solution (KRX: 373220), a split-off from LG Chem, is a leading global manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, mobility, IT, and energy storage systems. With 30 years of experience in revolutionary battery technology and extensive research and development (R&D), the company is the top battery-related patent holder in the world with over 25,000 patents. Its robust global network, which spans North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, includes battery manufacturing facilities established through joint ventures with major automakers such as General Motors, Stellantis N.V. and Hyundai Motor Group. At the forefront of green business and sustainability, LG Energy Solution aims to achieve carbon neutral operations by 2050, while embodying the value of shared growth and promoting diverse and inclusive corporate culture. To learn more about LG Energy Solution's ideas and innovations, visit https://www.lgensol.com.
About Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (NYSE: HMC) is responsible for the development, production and sales of automobiles, motorcycles, power products and aviation products worldwide. Honda now delivers over 30 million products annually through its three product lines. Honda and its partners build products in more than 60 manufacturing plants in 27 countries, employing about 220,000 associates globally. On a global basis by 2050, Honda is striving to achieve carbon neutrality for all products and corporate activities, as well as zero traffic collision fatalities involving Honda automobiles and motorcycles.
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Partnership Aims to Narrow Digital Divide, Bringing Affordable Connectivity Available to Those Who Need it Most
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Excess Telecom ("Excess") announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Genesis Bank ("Genesis") with the aim to narrow the digital divide in low- and moderate-income (LMI) communities. Genesis Bank will be the exclusive national banking partner of Excess Telecom. The partnership provides Excess and Genesis the opportunity to address and serve those most impacted by the digital divide that exists across minority and LMI communities throughout the country. By promoting economic and intellectual growth through the distribution of reliable, affordable, and accessible premium wireless Internet service and enabled tablets, access to education, information, and knowledge is readily available at one's fingertips.
Cobby Pourtavosi, President of Excess Telecom, stated, "We believe that connectivity cost should not be a factor in joblessness, food insecurity, access to medical care, or access to education. We live in a society that increasingly demands connectivity to maintain function in society, yet, there is a divide amongst the haves and the have nots. We firmly believe that all Americans should have access to work, education, medical assistance, family, and more. By partnering with Genesis Bank and their wide net of community partners, we have a chance to narrow the digital divide in these often overlooked and underserved communities, giving them the connectivity required by the American economic system."
Stephen H. Gordon, Founding Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Genesis Bank stated, "Through this exclusive partnership, we are excited to now have the unique capability to leverage our deep relationships and distribution across the majority minority and LMI communities of Southern California and beyond, and deliver, through Excess, essential Internet and telecommunication services to those in need. We strongly believe that our collective efforts will help narrow the digital gap that continues to exist between demographics and LMI and majority minority communities that lack access to digital technology and connectivity."
Together, Excess Telecom and Genesis Bank are excited to leverage the resources and collaboration of community partners who help to meet the needs of historically underserved populations in Southern California and beyond. Access to affordable connectivity is a simple means of creating opportunities for employment, better healthcare and education, and keeping families connected across great distances.
About Excess Telecom
Excess Telecom is a service provider for the government-funded Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). The ACP is a government benefit program operated by the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) that provides discounts on monthly broadband Internet access service and certain connected devices. The ACP provides discounts of up to $30 per eligible household on monthly broadband Internet access service (or up to $75 per eligible household on Tribal lands) and up to $100 on certain connected devices (with a required co-payment of between $10 and $50). ACP service and device discounts cannot be transferred to another household or individual. Eligible households are limited to one monthly service discount and one device discount. Rates and device discounts available for qualified customers only. Visit www.excesstelecom.com for full eligibility requirements, service agreement, coverage map, and program details.
About Genesis Bank
Genesis Bank is a California state chartered commercial bank, organized by a group of highly experienced and successful bankers, investors, and business professionals. The Bank focuses on serving the financial needs of small to mid-sized businesses and owners, and investors in income-producing multifamily and commercial real estate located in the Bank's Target Markets of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, California. Additionally, Genesis Bank is designated by the FDIC as a Minority Depository Institution ("MDI"), and is only the second diverse, multi-racial MDI in the U.S. The Bank is powered by GenTeckSM, a groundbreaking combination of best-in-class technologies, which are tightly integrated to give clients a seamless, digital first, and transparent experience. The Bank's products, services, and solutions primarily include traditional commercial business, Small Business Administration (SBA), income property, and owner-occupied commercial real estate loan and deposit products, as well as treasury management, escrow, and Section 1031 exchange services and solutions. Genesis Bank is headquartered in Newport Beach, California, and can be found online at www.mygenesisbank.com. Genesis is an Equal Housing Lender and Member FDIC.
Media Contact: Erwin Ramos
Email: eramos@excesstelecom.com
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