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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers plan to vote Thursday on legislation seeking to limit the proliferation of firearms in public after the Supreme Court gutted the state’s century-old handgun licensing law.
The state is overhauling its rules for carrying guns after the court decided that ordinary citizens had a right to arm themselves in public for self-defense, something the state limited in the past mostly to people working in law enforcement or security.
New rules being rushed through an emergency session of the Legislature would allow many more gun owners to apply for a license to carry a concealed weapon, but would seek to set new restrictions on where firearms can be carried.
One provision, proposed by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday, would ban people from carrying firearms into places of business unless owners put up signage saying guns are welcome.
New York would be the first state to pass such a rule, according to David Pucino, deputy chief counsel at Giffords Law Center. In states where carrying guns is more common, businesses that want to keep guns out are usually required to post signs indicating weapons aren’t allowed.
New York would also set new requirements for obtaining a handgun permit, including mandating 15 hours of in-person fire range training. The Legislature is also primed to enact new rules around firearm storage in homes and vehicles.
Gun advocate groups are critical of the new proposed restrictions, saying some of them infringe on the rights upheld by the Supreme Court.
Hochul and fellow Democrats also plan on compiling a list of “sensitive places” where the average person will be banned from carrying firearms, including hospitals, schools and public transportation.
Other provisions require background checks for all purchases of ammunition for guns that require a permit, and bar people with a history of dangerous behavior from getting handgun permits.
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Maysoon Khan is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues. Follow Maysoon Khan on Twitter.
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SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Caleb Sharpe, who shot one classmate to death and wounded three others five years ago in a Washington state high school, apologized to his victims before he was sentenced Friday to at least 40 years in prison.
Sharpe, who was 15 at the time of the 2017 shootings, pleaded guilty early this year in Spokane County Superior Court. The 20-year-old Sharpe showed no emotion as Superior Court Judge Michael Price handed down a sentence that was twice what defense attorneys had requested.
After serving his sentence, Sharpe will have to go before a sentencing review board prior to his release, Price ruled. The board will evaluate Sharpe’s likelihood to reoffend and his level of rehabilitation.
He will get credit for the nearly five years he has already been in custody, the judge said.
After closing statements by attorneys for both sides, Sharpe made his first public comments since his arrest five years ago.
“I'm sorry to this entire community,” Sharpe said Friday. “I'm sorry to the people who can't sleep at night.”
Sharpe also directly apologized to his three wounded victims and to Ami Strahan, the mother of 15-year-old Sam Strahan, who died in the attack.
“Most of all I am sorry to Ami and Emily for taking Sam from them,” Sharpe said.
“Evil has no place in my heart,” Sharpe said. “I can never do enough penance to pay back what I have taken. I pray for forgiveness.”
On Thursday, Ami Strahan and the three wounded girls gave statements, all saying they wanted Sharpe to serve the maximum time in prison, which was 45 years.
Sharpe brought several weapons to school the morning of Sept. 13, 2017, and opened fire in a hallway, hitting four students before he was confronted and surrendered to a custodian.
After years of court delays, Sharpe pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree murder and three counts of attempted murder in January.
On Thursday, victims Emma Nees and Gracie Jensen described what happened the day Sharpe shot them on the second-floor hallway of their school.
“As I lay there, I watched you walk by me. Lockdown alarm blaring, wearing all black with the most emotionless face I’ve ever seen," Jensen said to Sharpe. "Shooting at my classmates as they run for their lives into classrooms. I screamed. There was nothing else I could do.”
“I started running and was so scared because I felt like I was running in slow motion,” Emma Nees said in her testimony. “My mission was to get to the nearest classroom as fast as possible. As I was running, I began thinking there’s absolutely no way I’m getting out of this.”
Ami Strahan said she was at work when friends came up to her desk and told her to get off the phone. They said there had been a shooting at Freeman High.
When she arrived at the school, she noticed she was being led to a different area than other parents: She was taken to the sheriff.
When she told Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich who she was, he just shook his head.
“I screamed twice, loud,” Strahan said. “And I fell down."
“You took my son in the worst way possible and you have zero remorse,” Strahan told Sharpe. “You ruined my life.”
She called Sharpe a “sick, evil coward.”
Brooke Foley, Sharpe’s public defender, earlier asked the judge for a sentence of 20 years, because of Sharpe's age and lack of maturity at the time of the shooting.
Deputy Prosecutor Sharon Hedlund agreed that Sharpe's sentence should be below the standard range, but urged Price to issue a 35-year sentence.
On the day of the shootings, Sharpe brought a duffel bag onto his school bus which contained an AR-15 rifle and handgun, along with numerous boxes of .223 ammunition.
At school Sharpe headed straight to a second-floor hallway, where he dropped the duffel bag and removed the assault rifle. He started to load the gun, which jammed.
As Sharpe struggled to load the weapon, Strahan approached him.
“I always knew you were going to shoot up the school,” Strahan told Sharpe, according to court documents. “You know that is going to get you in trouble.”
Sharpe then pulled the pistol from under his coat and fired a single shot, striking Strahan in the stomach. Strahan collapsed forward, at which point Sharpe shot him again, this time in the face.
Sharpe continued to walk down the hallway and shot and wounded the three girls.
After firing into the crowd, Sharpe threw the handgun down. At this point he was confronted by custodian Joe Bowen. Sharpe raised his hands above his head in surrender as Bowen approached.
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As the world begins building back post-pandemic, TBD Media Group brings together the businesses building a better planet for everyone
LONDON, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The scale of the challenges facing humanity today are massive, but we should not be overwhelmed by them. That's the signal coming loud and clear from today's ambitious business leaders who make up the Vision 2045 project, dedicated to meeting the moment with innovation, collaboration, ingenuity and grit.
As we contemplate the long term fate of our planet, Vision 2045 provides a roadmap for our survival as a species and the ultimate fate of our world.
Acclaimed production company TBD Media Group has brought together businesses from around the world and across industries to showcase the actions being taken today that set the standard for better practices that protect people, planet and profit.
In a series of compelling documentaries, TBD Media Group tells the story to a global audience of how the Sustainable Development Goals are being addressed: from transforming the investment markets to using the latest technology to decarbonize the supply chain, these films give thought leaders a platform for laying out their strategy to protect and repair our natural resources.
Paolo Zanini, Founder and CEO at TBD Media Group says:
"We are seeing a huge shift in the attitudes of businesses around the world which are looking beyond short term profits to imagine a fairer future, cleaner planet and long term sustainability. The UN has laid down a huge challenge to the world's businesses and we are seeing the bravest and most passionate of leaders stepping up to that challenge. In a media environment that leads with bad news, I am proud to say that the TBD team of filmmakers is using their talent to bring hope to anyone who questions whether the problems of the world can be fixed. They can, and these films explain how."
Zanini believes that this kind of engagement is essential to driving positive change. He says:
"We don't have the luxury of pessimism. Only optimists can see a better tomorrow and TBD Media Group, as part of the news landscape, has a responsibility to highlight the progress that has been made by Vision 2045 businesses. Solutions to our most urgent problems are here, we just need to learn the lessons."
The Vision 2045 documentary series examines how the most ambitious businesses in the world are harnessing innovation to meet the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
Companies featured in this launch:
GALP
UPLIGHT
PROGRESS-WERK
ASTM
ESSITY
HOFFENHEIM
FAIRTRADE
DORSCH HOLDINGS
LINDERSTROM
HARRYBROT
MASHOLDINGS
HANWHA
More information on the Vision 2045 Campaign may be found here: https://vision2045.com/
About TBD Media Group:
TBD Media Group is an international, purpose-driven, media developer that helps companies, organizations and governments tell their brand stories in a human and direct way. Learn more at https://www.tbdmediagroup.com/
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Q: Ira, I heard you talking about Montrezl Harrell so I had to chime in. He would be perfect for the Heat. – Eric.
A: Except, of course, the Heat are not in position against the luxury tax to add another player at the moment. But, yes, many of the Heat’s size and energy questions could be answered by Montrzel Harrell, who remains a free agent. No, he is not the 3-point threat the Heat would prefer at power forward. And, no, he is not a defensive chameleon who can switch on to a variety of positions. But the Heat would be better with him on the roster, particularly for the moments when rebounds could mean rings. And at this point, a season with a contender such as the Heat might just be enough for Montrezl to deal with accepting the minimum.
Q: Pat Riley wants to retire Udonis Haslem’s jersey. How do you feel about someone receiving that honor due to his leadership and influence and less on his actual impact on the court? – Robert, Key West.
A: Udonis Haslem is the Heat’s all-time rebounding leader. He contributed to three championship rosters, including starting 59 games during the regular season when the Heat won their most recent championship. Put it this way, if he retired five years ago, he would have earned his jersey in the rafters at that stage. So why would anyone penalize him for what has transpired since?
Q: Can you see the Heat trading Haslem at the February trade deadline if we need to include his salary to make a deal work? – Scott, Davie.
A: No. That would make the Heat front office the worst people ever.
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King Charles III will deliver a televised address on Friday following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
The series of official protocols and rituals following the death of a monarch, known in the case of Queen Elizabeth as Operation London Bridge, includes an address by the new king and the prime minister. King Charles’s address will be broadcast at 6 p.m. U.K. time, according to the Operation London Bridge plans.
He will be proclaimed king Friday by the Accession Council at St. James’s Palace, according to reports. Parliament will swear allegiance to King Charles and other parliamentary activities will be suspended for 10 days.
The newly ascended king put out a statement earlier today following the news of the queen’s death, writing that the royal family is mourning the loss of “a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved Mother.”
“The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family,” King Charles wrote.
Queen Elizabeth II died on Thursday at the age of 96, after a 70-year reign.
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ERIE, Colo. (KDVR) – An 82 year-old Colorado man wowed the crowd at a wedding reception with dance moves that defy his age — and now a video of his performance is going viral on Instagram.
“I’ve been dancing since about 50 years, you know,” Navnit Tailor, an architect from Erie, told Nexstar’s KDVR.
Last month, Tailor went to a wedding in Canada, where a DJ’s camera caught his exuberant, jubilant dance moves.
Tailor’s son, Samir Tailor, said his father is “always the first one to start the dancing.”
“The DJ there captured [his dance] and the next thing I know, a day or a couple days later, the DJ sent my sister a text saying, ‘Hey, your dad’s going viral.'”
Over the next 24 hours, the video had been seen by hundreds of thousands of people all over the world. To date, the original Instagram video has been viewed over 1.2 million times.
“I was shocked,” Navnit Tailor said.
His family wasn’t. Dancing runs in the family’s blood, according to his son.
“My whole family is a set of dancers,” Samir Tailor said. “My sister and myself, we’ve always danced quite a bit, but you know, dad seems to capture the attention of people like no other.”
Samir believes that Instagram’s fascination with an 82 year-old man, being healthy and active enough to dance so excitedly, proves you’re never too old to act young.
“It really inspires people,” he said.
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Brick City Center for the Arts will have the opening reception for the Art of Aging Exhibit: The Secrets of Life
Published: Aug. 5, 2022 at 6:07 AM EDT|Updated: 55 minutes ago
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OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - The Art of Aging Exhibit: The Secrets of Life opening reception will open on Friday.
It is located at the Brick City Center for the Arts.
The exhibit is a collaborative effort of Marion Senior Services and Marion Cultural Alliance that celebrates aging.
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They do this through art, stories, and education.
It will run from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m.
There are also free educational lunches to help promote healthy aging.
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Udacity, the digital talent transformation platform, today announced the expansion of its executive leadership team with three promotions including Ayah Shashaa (she/her) as Chief Strategy and Business Operations Officer; Samuel Schofield (he/him) as Chief Revenue Officer; and Derrick Alesevich (he/him) as Chief Legal and Administrative Officer. This follows the recent appointment of Sarah Reynolds (they/them) as Chief Marketing Officer.
Talent development is at the core of Udacity's offering, and this leadership team growth demonstrates the company's commitment to its mission of empowering life-long career development, with all three new appointees being promoted internally.
Ayah Shashaa steps up as Chief Strategy and Business Operations Officer, after spending close to five years at Udacity as Global Vice President of Societal Impact. In her new role, Shashaa will oversee the strategic direction of Udacity, aligning the planning, implementation, and execution of the company's growth mission.
As the former Senior Vice President of Enterprise Sales, Sam Schofield joins Udacity's C-suite with his promotion to Chief Revenue Officer. Schofield will be responsible for all institutional revenue-generation activities worldwide, and will oversee Udacity's Government partnership team.
Also joining Udacity's executive leadership team is Derrick Alesevich, the company's former Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. In his new role as Chief Legal and Administrative Officer, Alesevich will oversee Udacity's Legal and People teams.
"I'm delighted to see the promotions of Ayah, Sam, and Derrick. Personal development is at the core of what we do and I'm beyond thrilled to see my colleagues grow and expand their roles in the company," said Gabriel Dalporto, CEO of Udacity.
Udacity changes lives, businesses, and nations through radical talent transformation in digital technologies. Udacity's global, online talent transformation platform focuses on in-demand digital technologies, mentor support, and project-based learning taught by industry experts. Programs include real-world content for job-ready competencies in artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, autonomous systems, and cloud computing, among other disciplines. Udacity has more than 100 enterprise customers including Airbus, Bertelsmann, BNP Paribas, Leidos, Mazda, and the United States Air Force. Udacity collaborates with more than 200 global industry partners including Google, Mercedes-Benz, and NVIDIA to power technical education. Headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., the private company has operations in the United Kingdom, Egypt, Germany, India, and the United Arab Emirates. Udacity has raised $163 million in funding to date from investors including Bertelsmann, Andreessen Horowitz, Charles River Ventures, and Drive Capital.
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Oreology: Scientists study why Oreo creme can’t split evenly on both cookies
For over 100 years, "milk’s favorite cookie" has been stocked in pantries and kitchens across the globe. Oreos have been a snack staple for millions of people of all ages.
But for those who are fans of twisting and splitting their Oreos to lick the white filling, one thing is for certain - it almost never splits evenly between the chocolate cookies. Why is that? Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) aim to answer that question.
The recent study published in the journal American Institute of Physics on April 19 coined a new field of study named "Oreology" which is essentially studying the flow and fracture of sandwich cookies.
Results of the experiments found that even with the use of a specially-made machine; dunking or not dunking the cookies in milk; using regular-stuffed or double-stuffed test subjects, it was nearly impossible to split an Oreo so that the creme was spread evenly on both sides.
Researchers created a 3D-printed Oreometer specifically made to use the perfect pressure and velocity of twist but the Oreos had an innately "creme-heavy side" which likely happened during the production process, according to the study.
"The results typically show adhesive failure, in which nearly all (95%) creme remains on one wafer after failure, and we ascribe this to the production process, as we confirm that the creme-heavy side is uniformly oriented within most of the boxes of Oreos," study authors wrote.
However, one method proved promising after researchers mushed both cookie ends together, causing the creme filling to alter its integrity, and then pulled the Oreo apart. This yielded better results for an even spread — but it wasn’t perfect.
"The results validated what I saw as a child—we found no trick for opening up our Oreos," Crystal Owens, a Ph.D. candidate in mechanical engineering MIT, told Vice. "In essentially all possible twisting configurations, the creme tends to delaminate from one wafer, resulting in one nearly bare wafer and one with almost all the creme. In the case that creme ends up on both wafers, it tends to divide in half so that each wafer has a ‘half-moon’ of creme rather than a thin layer, so there is no secret to get creme evenly everywhere just by twisting open—you have to mush it manually if that's what you want."
Researchers are now setting their sights on the Nutter Butter and possibly looking to study the fruit paste inside [Fig] Newtons, according to the study.
"Our results and methods of investigation may also have widespread application in understanding other torsional events in the kitchen, from braided breads and mixing dough to ideal opening kinematics of stubborn jam jar lids," the study added.
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Awards recognize companies where employees are most satisfied and have growth opportunities
ORLANDO, Fla., July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE: VAC), a leader in leisure travel with a portfolio of trusted, globally recognized travel brands and vacation clubs, has been certified as a Most Loved Workplace® backed by Best Practice Institute and recognized as a Top Company to Grow a Career in Travel & Hospitality by LinkedIn.
The Most Loved Workplace® certification is given to companies where associates are the happiest and most satisfied at work, and less than 40% of applicants earn the certification, making this even more significant for the company. Marriott Vacations Worldwide became certified based on its scores on the Love of Workplace Index™, which surveyed employees on various elements around employee satisfaction and sentiment, including the level of respect, collaboration, support, and sense of belonging they feel inside the company.
"This impressive recognition illustrates our incredible culture and is a result of the work of our talented associates who create incredible vacation experiences for so many each day of the year," said President of Marriott Vacations Worldwide, John E. Geller, Jr.
According to the Most Loved survey results, the top reasons associates love working for Marriott Vacations Worldwide include the culture, benefits and discounts, and an incredible care for each other and for Owners, members and guests. Additionally, the company's work environment topped the list for offering flexibility in scheduling at its resorts and the adaptable work model that was rolled out to corporate offices earlier this year.
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Named No. 4 LinkedIn Top Company in Travel Industry
In addition to the Most Loved recognition, Marriott Vacations Worldwide has been ranked fourth on LinkedIn's 2022 LinkedIn Top Companies: Industry Edition list for Travel & Hospitality. The new ranking for top businesses is based on exclusive LinkedIn data measuring different elements of career progression including employee skills growth, advancement opportunities, retention and more.
Marriott Vacations Worldwide is dedicated to the holistic well-being and professional growth of its associates. In 2021, the company promoted more than 1,500 U.S. associates and nearly 1,700 global associates, and 14% of new hires were former associates who returned to the organization. In addition to development programs, the company also offers comprehensive benefits such as paid time off, discounts on exciting vacation experiences and lodging stays, enrollment in a 401(k) retirement plan and employee stock purchase program, tuition reimbursement, employee assistance counseling, financial counseling and much more.
Marriott Vacations Worldwide has more than 20,000 global associates across the United States, the Caribbean, Mexico, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. To learn more about working at Marriott Vacations Worldwide, visit Marriott Vacations Worldwide Careers.
About Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: VAC) is a leading global vacation company that offers vacation ownership, exchange, rental and resort and property management, along with related businesses, products, and services. The Company has over 120 vacation ownership resorts and approximately 700,000 Owner families in a diverse portfolio that includes some of the most iconic vacation ownership brands. The Company also operates exchange networks and membership programs comprised of nearly 3,200 affiliated resorts in over 90 countries and territories, as well as provides management services to other resorts and lodging properties. As a leader and innovator in the vacation industry, the Company upholds the highest standards of excellence in serving its customers, investors and associates while maintaining exclusive, long-term relationships with Marriott International, Inc. and Hyatt Hotels Corporation for the development, sales and marketing of vacation ownership products and services. In 2021, the Company was named "Best Employer" globally by Kincentric and, most recently, was certified as a 2022 Most Loved Workplace®. For more information, please visit www.marriottvacationsworldwide.com.
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WFO NEW YORK CITY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, August 26, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
414 PM EDT Fri Aug 26 2022
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northwestern New
Haven County through 515 PM EDT...
At 413 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near East Hartford to Southington to near
Middlebury. Movement was east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Waterbury, Meriden, Naugatuck, Southbury, Wolcott, Cheshire,
Prospect, Middlebury and Oxford.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
southern Connecticut.
LAT...LON 4156 7295 4156 7288 4154 7285 4157 7284
4155 7282 4158 7279 4155 7278 4146 7318
4145 7330 4147 7330 4149 7333 4151 7331
4151 7316 4156 7316 4161 7293
TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 265DEG 37KT 4174 7257 4161 7285 4150 7312
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN TOLLAND...NORTHEASTERN
HARTFORD AND SOUTHEASTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, locally damaging winds are still possible and
a Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
northern Connecticut...and western Massachusetts.
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Classic Specs released their top five eyewear styles for men and women
LAS VEGAS, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- We're midway through 2022, and Classic Specs shares its top five most popular frames for eyeglasses and sunglasses.
With Classics Specs, all their frames are inspired by popular styles which have stood the test of time so that you won't go wrong with these choices. Selecting the right frame is difficult without worrying about the style becoming dated.
The company uses high-quality materials in all its frames: premium, hypoallergenic cellulose acetate sourced from a family-owned factory in Northern Italy. For sunglasses, they use the highest quality UVA/UVB protective lenses available, including polarized lens technology.
- Amherst – At the top of the list, the Amherst in Carbon Black is a stunning must-have in your wardrobe. The bold frame is universally flattering as sunglasses or regular eyeglasses.
- Beaumont – Featuring a classic spectacle styling, the Beaumont in Maple Crystal Tortoise gives the wearer a sharp appearance, and the color matches just about anything.
- Logan – The Logan in Whiskey Crystal was the most popular frame for sunglasses selected by both men and women. The round frame has an iconic look made famous by movie stars of the 1950s.
- Prescott – A bold classic, the Prescott in Carbon Black was most often purchased in sunglasses in both men's and women's styles. The square frame is flattering on all face shapes.
- Waverly – Pink is one of the most popular colors this year, trending in clothing, accessories, and even home decor. The Waverly in Dusty Rose Crystal pairs a classic frame with an upscale version of pink. Just a hint of color gives the wearer a refreshing style.
"Classic eyewear never goes out of style. In 2022, we noticed a trend towards bold styles and softer colors. Consumers are making choices that supplement their wardrobe and make a statement," explained Caitlyn Miller, Classic Specs Product Manager. "If customers are uncertain about how a style will look on them, they can virtually try-on glasses before they buy."
Classic Specs eyeglasses, including prescription, start at $89.
Classic Specs is an online retailer known for its range of contemporary glasses inspired by designers' favorite vintage silhouettes. All frames are made with the highest quality craftsmanship and feature Italian acetate and stainless-steel reinforced hinges. A wide range of lens options are available, whether you're looking for reading glasses, distance, progressive, sunglasses, or simply fashion frames.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, in 2010, Classic Specs began with brick and mortar stores, then moved online and out to the American West. The brand seeks to revive classic designs from every decade.
Classic Specs headquarters is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and its customer service and distribution center are in Missouri. Learn more at www.classicspecs.com, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter.
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HELENA — Montana economists say after several years of rapid economic growth in the state, signs are pointing to a change.
The University of Montana’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research presented its midyear economic outlook Wednesday morning at the Best Western Premier Great Northern Hotel in Helena.
“The view out the rear-view mirror is fantastic – what a great year it’s been!” said BBER director Patrick Barkey. “What’s ahead is what the problem is – that’s what we’re worried about; we don’t see it as clearly.”
Barkey said the last year brought strong gains in income for Montana, thanks partially to the recovery of the service industry. He said the state’s employment numbers have recovered to their trendline from before COVID-19, and wages have actually increased – even when adjusted for inflation.
Those increases contributed to strong growth in state tax collections, though Barkey said he didn’t expect that to continue into future years.
Barkey said the growth has been unbalanced, with much of it focused in areas like Gallatin and Flathead Counties. He reported Lewis and Clark County’s real wages actually declined in 2021, which he attributed partially to the waning of federal stimulus money.
Barkey had predicted continued strong growth through 2022 in his economic outlook presentation this winter, and he said Wednesday that what he called a “growth stall” came sooner than he was expecting. He said he doubted the current slowdown would qualify as an official recession, because industrial production and consumer spending are continuing to go up, but he said it does appear the fastest growth is past.
“The ice for continuing even positive growth, let alone remarkable growth, is getting very thin for the national economy,” he said. “The challenges are stacking up. We’ve had challenges of workforce housing, inflation, and now we’re having more challenges come in from interest rates.”
Barkey said the Federal Reserve is right to increase interest rates to attempt to slow inflation, but he argued they haven’t done it quickly enough and he questioned whether they’ll have the political will to continue increases.
Montana continues to have one of the highest rates in the U.S. of people moving in from other states. Barkey said that’s had benefits for the economy, but it’s continued to put pressure on the housing market.
Barkey said specific data also shows a more complicated picture. For example, Gallatin County has continued to see more people moving in than out overall, but that has been driven by migration from outside Montana. Since 2017, more people have left Gallatin County for other Montana counties than come in from elsewhere in the state.
“That’s interesting, because it suggests that the housing price situation in that county is having an impact – as I think it’s having pronounced impacts all over,” said Barkey.
Barkey pointed to building permit data from across the state, showing that the number of new single-family homes hasn’t increased significantly in the last few years, but there does appear to be a big jump in multi-family construction.
Also during Wednesday’s event, Simona Stan, a professor of marketing at the University of Montana, presented on the ongoing supply chain issues that have contributed to long waits for certain products. She said complex globalized supply chains have had positive effects for the economy – as long as demand has stayed predictable.
That changed during the pandemic, when demand for consumer goods jumped significantly. Stan said the major increase in e-commerce played an especially big role, as online retailers handle warehousing and logistics differently than other businesses.
“In the short term, we see a leveling of the situation – shorter delivery times, so things getting slowly back to normal,” she said. “Are they going to be back to normal like 2019-normal this year? No. Are they going to be back to that stage in the first six months of 2023? Well, that is what people expect, but we’ll see if that’s really true.”
Stan said there has been a lot of discussion about “reshoring,” or bringing manufacturing back to the U.S. However, she expected it was more likely production would shift away from China toward other low-cost countries. Still, she said it might make sense to consider reshoring for some critical products.
“This is not going to be the last pandemic, right?” she said. “Other things are going to happen in the future.”
BBER is delivering this midyear update in seven Montana cities this week. They also visited Great Falls on Wednesday and will appear in Missoula and Kalispell on Thursday.
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B&G Foods Releases New Seasoning Featuring the Classic Flavor Profile of SNICKERS® That's Sure To Satisfy!
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- B&G Foods revealed today SNICKERS™ Shakers Seasoning Blend, the first official seasoning blend to perfectly capture the chocolatey, luscious caramel, and peanut flavor profile of the beloved classic SNICKERS® bar. The release of SNICKERS™ Shakers Seasoning Blend comes on the heels of B&G Foods' successful seasoning category partnership with Mars for TWIX™ Shakers Seasoning Blend (2021). The new SNICKERS-inspired seasoning is rolling onto shelves nationwide this month.
"We're pleased to expand our wildly popular licensed seasoning blends line with the addition of SNICKERS, one of the most iconic chocolate bars of all time," said Jordan Greenberg, President of Spices & Seasonings and Executive Vice President of B&G Foods. "With the introduction of SNICKERS™ Shakers Seasoning Blend, everyone can now shake the SNICKERS® taste they love onto their favorite snacks and treats."
SNICKERS™ Shakers Seasoning Blend combines the classic chocolate bar's delicious blend of chocolate, peanut, and caramel flavors to recreate the mouth-watering taste of a SNICKERS® bar. The seasoning blend can be sprinkled on foods and drinks, including ice cream, cookies, milkshakes, cookies, yogurt and more to enhance the flavor profile.
"At Mars we are consumer obsessed and have noticed the clear desire that has emerged among consumers to be able to add the flavors of their favorite confections to both sweet and savory foods," said Michelle Deignan, Senior Brand Director, Mars Wrigley. "We're pleased to partner with B&G Foods to allow consumers to experience the delicious and satisfying taste of SNICKERS® in a completely new, and shake-able, way with SNICKERS™ Shakers Seasoning Blend."
For more information about SNICKERS™ Shakers Seasoning Blend, including recipe inspirations, please visit bgfoods.com/snickers.
About B&G Foods, Inc.
Based in Parsippany, New Jersey, B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE: BGS) and its subsidiaries manufacture, sell and distribute high-quality, branded shelf-stable and frozen foods across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. With B&G Foods' diverse portfolio of more than 50 brands you know and love, including Back to Nature, B&G, B&M, Bear Creek, Cream of Wheat, Crisco, Dash, Green Giant, Las Palmas, Le Sueur, Mama Mary's, Maple Grove Farms, New York Style, Ortega, Polaner, Spice Islands and Victoria, there's a little something for everyone. For more information about B&G Foods and its brands, please visit www.bgfoods.com.
About Mars, Incorporated
For more than a century, Mars, Incorporated has been driven by the belief that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today. This idea is at the center of who we have always been as a global, family-owned business. Today, Mars is transforming, innovating and evolving in ways that affirm our commitment to making a positive impact on the world around us.
Across our diverse and expanding portfolio of confectionery, food, and Petcare products and services, we employ 133,000 dedicated Associates who are all moving in the same direction: forward. With $40 billion in annual sales, we produce some of the world's best-loved brands including DOVE®, EXTRA®, M&M's®, MILKY WAY®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, ORBIT®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, SKITTLES®, BEN'S ORIGINAL™, WHISKAS®, COCOAVIA®, and 5™; and take care of half of the world's pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses, including AniCura, Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, and VCA™.
We know we can only be truly successful if our suppliers and the communities in which we operate prosper as well. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our Associates to take action every day to help create a world tomorrow in which the planet, its people and pets can thrive.
For more information about Mars, please visit www.mars.com.
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Ditch the necktie: Spain’s leader backs conserving energy
By RAQUEL REDONDO
Associated Press
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s leader has proposed an energy-saving move that many men have already embraced.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has asked government officials and people working in the private sector to save energy by giving up wearing neckties at work.
Appearing at a news conference in an open-necked white shirt and blue jacket, Sánchez explained he had dressed less formally not as a nod to the casual Friday custom but to curb utility use — presumably air-conditioning, but he did not spell that out.
“I´d like you to note that I am not wearing a tie. That means that we can all make savings from an energy point of view,” the prime minister said at the news conference called to summarize his government’s annual performance.
He said he encouraged his ministers and public officials, “that if not necessary, don’t use a tie.”
Spain has sweltered for more than a month, with temperatures in parts of the country often surpassing 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit). The government has urged people to reduce electricity costs by not overusing air conditioning.
Rising energy costs for households and businesses in Spain has been a major issue in recent months, especially since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February. Sánchez said the government would present a new energy-saving plan next week, but he gave no details.
He said the plan was designed to cut utility bills and to reduce energy dependency on “the aggressor, (Russian President Vladimir) Putin.”
In June, Spain approved economic relief measures worth more than 9 billion euros ($9,2 billion), including reductions in electricity taxes and a one-time payment of 200 euros ($200) for people with low-incomes.
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Williston Basin School District looking into alternate lunch policy
WILLISTON, N.D. (KUMV) - Beginning this school year, it will be up to parents to cover the cost of their student’s meals. Officials at the Williston Basin School District want to limit the amount of alternate meals served for those who can’t afford lunch.
On Wednesday, the district’s policy committee met with Food Service Director Lynelle Johnson to discuss options, including having the district budget funds or reach out to the community for donations. Board member John Kasmer suggested other options to keep students from having to face the stigma of having a different meal.
“That could be the difference between someone having a good week or just a terrible week. I just don’t think we need to go that way. With all the problems there has been in the last few years with mental health, I think this is one thing we can solve,” said Kasmer.
Johnson told the committee that guidelines would need to be set to make sure those funds are for those who can’t afford meals and to limit the possibility of abuse.
The committee planed on making a recommendation to the board on August 22, the day before school starts.
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Acquisition follows PDFTron's recent major purchase of PDF solutions leader, Belgium's iText; extends PDFTron's broad, international platform with additional, enterprise-ready features.
VANCOUVER, BC, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - PDFTron Systems Inc., the world's leading provider of digital content solutions for software developers has acquired PDFlib GmbH, a München, a Germany-based innovator of dynamic, server-side PDF creation technology. Incepted in 1997, PDFlib's primary PDF product family has proven itself in thousands of deployments and development environments worldwide, including globally recognized brands in the financial services, manufacturing, and enterprise cloud computing industries.
With its acquisition of PDFlib, PDFTron marks its second European action in three months following its purchase of the leading open-source PDF technology company iText in April 2022.
The addition of PDFlib's mature toolkit for PDF processing further positions PDFTron as the foremost international technology platform provider for developers and end-users of document processing solutions. PDFlib's specialization in enterprise PDF features, including its support for multilingual texts, is highly complementary to PDFTron's technology platform. The addition of PDFlib's robust and secure offering will enrich PDFTron's existing document creation APIs. In addition, PDFlib's highly experienced developer team will assist in further accelerating PDFTron's product R&D in complementary areas of document manipulation, document workflow automation, and intelligent document processing.
Thoma Bravo, one of the largest private equity firms in the world, made a strategic growth investment in PDFTron in May 2021, helping fuel PDFTron's recent acquisitions.
"We are thrilled to join forces with PDFTron's international teams and together, continue to deliver top-performing document solutions to the enterprise market," said Thomas Merz, managing director and founder of PDFlib. "By combining our offerings and expertise, developers and their organizations stand to benefit from the broadest possible portfolio of industry-leading solutions. As part of our combined efforts with PDFTron, the PDFlib team will continue to develop cutting-edge server products that offer rich PDF functionality compatible with a wide variety of development tools and on the broadest spectrum of computing platforms."
"PDFlib's long track record of innovating its unique, server-side solutions nearly matches our own deep history in pioneering document SDK features," stated PDFTron CEO Cassidy Smirnow. "The acquisition of PDFlib is yet another key example of how we're creating unparalleled value for customers through partnership. The partnership with PDFlib strengthens our ability to give developers the most secure and feature-rich foundation on which to realize their roadmaps and build solutions that deliver outstanding productivity, automation, and experiences across all major platforms and digital content formats."
PDFTron was advised on the transaction by KPMG US, Hengeler Mueller, Choate Hall & Stewart and Crosslake Technologies. Thomas Merz was advised by the Munich-based firm Peters, Schönberger & Partner.
About PDFTron
PDFTron is a premier global provider of high-performance document processing technology serving OEM and enterprise customers across a broad spectrum of industries. PDFTron's market-leading SDK drives digital transformation and powers next generation software applications with dynamic document viewing, annotation, processing, and conversion capabilities, as well as advanced features such as document understanding, data extraction, and redaction. PDFTron technology supports all major platforms and dozens of unique file types, including support for PDF, MS Office, and CAD formats. For more information, visit www.pdftron.com.
About PDFlib
Founded in 1999, PDFlib GmbH is completely focused on PDF technology. Customers have used its products since 1997, with PDFlib being the first developer library to enable on-the-fly PDF creation. In 2006, PDFlib was one of the founding members of the PDF Association (formerly PDF/A Competence Center). The company closely follows development and market trends such as ISO standards for PDF. PDFlib GmbH products are distributed all over the world with major markets in Europe, North America and Japan. For more information, visit www.pdflib.com.
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New program empowers businesses to accelerate talent strategies using rich market insights from iCIMS' platform data
HOLMDEL, N.J., July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- iCIMS, the talent cloud company, today announced the launch of iCIMS Insights+ and iCIMS Insights Advisor subscription programs to provide a deeper look into industry trends, real-time changes in the labor market and opportunities to connect with the greater talent community.
The new programs build on the success of the company's leading labor market industry data program, iCIMS Insights, which provides an exclusive look into the latest labor market activity and trends through globally recognized research and monthly reports. The data is drawn from iCIMS' proprietary database of employer and job seeker activity from more than 4,000 customers and hundreds of millions of data points across job openings, job applications and hires, and has been featured in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.
iCIMS Insights+ is available to iCIMS customers and provides exclusive access to:
- Industry deep dives on the metrics that matter the most to talent and business leaders in health services, finance, manufacturing, education, retail trade, technology and more.
- Research findings and thought leadership reports from leaders in talent advisory, mobility, and acquisition to get a closer look at real-time changes in the labor market.
- Briefing think tanks and community events for talent leaders to network, engage on talent strategies, and harness iCIMS best practices.
iCIMS Insights Advisor takes it a step further and delivers one-on-one consulting, including:
- Custom analysis of a customer's iCIMS Talent Cloud platform with personalized recommendations and business considerations to help improve talent outcomes.
- Advisory sessions to help customers improve talent and mobility strategies based on specific business models and needs.
The new iCIMS Insights+ and iCIMS Insights Advisor offerings are now available.
Hear from talent experts and more about iCIMS and its industry data offerings at the third annual INSPIRE global conference. Registration is open for the award-winning event on Nov. 17 with a live streaming experience and a limited in-person audience in Santa Monica, Calif. iCIMS is also accepting nominations for its 2022 Innovator Awards program, recognizing talent leaders who are innovating and helping to create change. Winners will be recognized at this year's conference.
About iCIMS, Inc.
iCIMS is the talent cloud company that empowers organizations to attract, engage, hire and advance the right talent that builds a diverse, winning workforce. iCIMS accelerates transformation for a community of more than 4,000 customers, including 40% of the Fortune 100, that collectively employ more than 34 million people around the world. For more information, visit www.icims.com.
CONTACT: Carlee Capawana, 908-947-6572, carlee.capawana@icims.com
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(The Hill) — Roughly six in 10 Americans — 59 percent — say they are worried that forgiving student loan debt could make inflation worse, according to a new CNBC poll.
The survey also found that 34 percent of respondents say only those in need should have debt forgiven, 32 percent say all of those with student loan debt should be forgiven and 30 percent say no debt should be forgiven.
The news comes a day after Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said an announcement from the Biden administration is coming soon regarding student loan debt, just ahead of an Aug. 31 expiration date for a temporary pause on loan payments.
It’s unclear if officials will announce another extension of the student loan freeze or reveal the administration’s intent to cancel some debt per borrower.
President Joe Biden has faced calls to cancel up to $50,000 per borrower, although he has reportedly settled on a goal of forgiving $10,000 per borrower. Biden has previously said he would make a final decision by the end of August.
Just more than half of adults polled by CNBC — 53 percent — said any extra money from student loan forgiveness would go toward paying off other loans. Forty-five percent, meanwhile, said they would save the fund for retirement instead.
Any announcement of student loan forgiveness could come amid a period of economic uncertainty.
The inflation rate has reached a 40-year high and the economy shrank for two consecutive quarters, usually an indicator a country is in a recession.
Republicans have called canceling student debt “wildly inflationary” and have said it would benefit higher-income Americans who don’t need the relief.
GOP lawmakers have even introduced bills intended to curb any plan that would forgive student loan debt, although legislation faces an uphill battle in the Democrat-controlled Congress.
Laura Beamer, a lead researcher for higher education finance at the Jain Family Institute, told The Hill this month that forgiving $10,000 in student debt would have a “minimal” impact on inflation.
Beamer also noted it would assist Americans with “higher debt to income ratios.”
“Those people are disproportionately hailing from disadvantaged groups and low socioeconomic status groups,” Beamer said.
More than 44 million Americans collectively owe $1.7 trillion through student loans.
The Biden administration has already canceled $32 billion in student loan relief for more than 1.6 million borrowers, mostly among students who were defrauded or misled by schools.
Around $10 billion of that was forgiven through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which forgives debt for those who work in public service and other qualifying jobs after a certain amount of time.
The CNBC poll was conducted by Momentive among 5,142 adults from Aug. 4 to Aug. 15.
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DALLAS, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Two older investors, both retired and on disability, have filed a FINRA arbitration claim against brokerage firm Centaurus Financial over losses they sustained from purchasing GWG L Bonds.
GWG Holdings, Inc., a Dallas-based alternative asset firm, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in April 2022. Now, this Texas couple are among the many thousands who have been left holding these high-risk, illiquid junk bonds that may not be worth much at all at this point.
Centaurus Persuaded These Inexperienced Investors to Buy Into L Bonds and REITs
The claimants, both conservative and unsophisticated investors, were investing their money through another brokerage firm when they decided to attend a free investing seminar sponsored by Centaurus Financial brokers based out of Tucson, Arizona. Following the event, these financial advisors called them a number of times until they agreed to meet.
The retirees then entrusted $385K of their money to Centaurus Financial, which proceeded to invest most of these assets in illiquid, privately traded products that charged high commissions.
Centaurus Financial also recommended that the retirees invest $270K of their money in CIM and Mackenzie, which are two privately traded real estate investment trusts (REITs). Like GWG's L Bonds, CIM and Mackenzie were unsuitable and too risky for these older investors.
Unfortunately, Centaurus Financial failed to warn the claimants of how risky any of these investments were, or that GWG bond repayments were done in Ponzi-like fashion with the money coming from bonds sold to newer investors. Instead, the firm concentrated the Texas couple's money in these alternative investments despite the couple's directive that their funds be placed only in safe products.
Centaurus Financial "Padded" Elderly Customers' Net Worth, Investing Goals, and Risk-Tolerance
To be able to invest these retirees in L Bonds and the REITs, Centaurus Financial had to "pad" new account forms to get around compliance issues. This included exaggerating these investors' net worth, investing goals, and risk tolerance levels.
The Centaurus Financial advisors appear to have been self-supervised and with no on-site compliance.
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The East Noble girls cross country team was the area’s best team a year ago, and they are poised to retain that title after making it to state last season.
The Knights bring back all six girls who ran at the state finals, headed by sophomore Rae David, who was 74th at the meet.
Sophomore Addison Lindsey is also back after leading her team to a Northeast 8 Conference championship, a sectional title, a regional runner-up finish and a fifth-place semi-state performance. She did not run in the state finals last season due to an injury, but will be the team’s top returning runner.
Seniors Lydia Keihn, Rachel Becker and Cady Smith, junior Dakota Rodgers and sophomore Lilly Crow make up the rest of the varsity roster who ran at Lavern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course last fall.
Mark Liepe returns for 34th year of coaching, assisted by Ryan Starkel and Josh Prochaska.
“We have a lot of returning runners and a good influx of new talent,” Liepe said. “We are excited about their potential and are looking forward to another successful season.”
Seniors Khloe Pankop, Morigan Prest and Alecia Proxmire and junior Julie Crow also return, while freshmen Macey Colin, Chloe Gibson and Ella Walter will compete to earn their spot on a loaded and talented team.
Here’s a look at the rest of the area girls cross country teams for this year.
Angola Hornets
Coach: Sarah Clary, third year
The Hornets are primed to repeat as Northeast Corner Conference champions once again this season as the reigning West Noble sectional runners-up did not graduate a single senior from last season.
“We are excited for another great season,” Clary said. “Our team has been working hard this summer and is looking forward to a competitive season.”
Key returners for the Hornets include a state qualifier in Gracynn Hinkley and semi-state qualifier in sophomore Jordan Davenport. Junior Ava Budak also returns after qualifying for regionals last season.
Other returning letterwinners are Isabella Budak, Antalya Jackson, Holly Schneider, Isabella Underwood-Sanders and Reese Weber.
“We are returning almost our entire team, which is exciting and gives us opportunity for great growth this year!” Clary said.
Sienna Fee, Brooke Myers and Mya VanDyke round out the roster for a solid Angola grouping.
Central Noble Cougars
Coach: Clint Phares
The Cougars might not be big in numbers, but they will grow and compete as the season goes on.
Two regional qualifiers from a season ago will lead CN, senior Michaela Rinehold and junior Makenna Malcolm. Malcolm is a transfer from Garrett who joined the Cougars when her father Sam was hired as Central Noble’s varsity girls basketball coach in July. Makenna finished 10th in the NECC Meet last season.
Churubusco Eagles
Coach: Kermit Hogeston, ninth year
The Eagles just missed out on regional qualification last year by coming in sixth place at the West Noble Sectional, but despite losing Cara DeBolt to graduation, Churubusco return a solid regional qualifying duo, sophomore Ella Elias and junior Jorja DeBolt.
The Eagles also return sophomores Jaelie Longardner and Astoria Smith, the other two letterwinners returning to this year’s team.
All together, Churubusco has a large roster with 15 girls coming out to run this fall, four more than last year’s sectional lineup.
Key newcomers to the Eagles include freshmen Marilyn Sajdak, Tapanga Tiffany and Patty Wiggs.
“We lost a lot of top-end speed to graduation again, but we believe we have a solid team,” Hogeston said. “We have a lot of work ahead of us but our end-of-season goal is to have them qualify for regional as a team.”
DeKalb Barons
Coach: Mark Beckmann, first season
Coming off a third-place finish at the West Noble Sectional and a seventh place at regionals, the Barons enter the 2022 season with a new coach in the former three-time state qualifier Beckmann, as he looks to take the girls to at least the New Haven Semi-State.
The top returners for DeKalb include senior Lydia Bennett, who was 76th at the state finals last season, and classmate Abby DeTray, who qualified for the semi-state.
Other returning letterwinners for the Barons are junior Olivia Woodcox and sophomores, Kailin Gentis, Meilin Gentis and Lydia Yoder.
Newcomers for the Barons are sophomore Isabella Barton and freshmen Sydney Helbert, Payton Patino and Claire Woodcox.
Eastside Blazers
Coach: Trisha Hill, second season
The Blazers are looking for more individuals to break through in the postseason with sophomore Karly Kaufmann and junior Chloe Buss, who were both regional qualifiers in 2021.
Looking to join them will be returning senior Destiny Bonecutter and newcomers Regan Smith, Athena Fike, and Maddie Yaros.
“The girls team is looking strong and are driven to work together,” Hill said. “We can’t wait to see what we accomplish this year with having a full team!”
Fremont Eagles
Coach: Troy Barker, first season
The Eagles were the second-best team in the NECC and qualified for regional last year, and will look to do the same this season despite graduating their top runner.
Semi-state qualifier Morgan Gannon has graduated, and filling her shoes as the team’s top returning runner will be senior Natalie Gochenour, followed by junior Hallie Shrewsburg and senior Makayla Gumbel.
New members to the team are senior Quinn Barker, sophomore Aliya Rayl, freshman Alaska Gochenour, and Ploy Wittawatphaisan, an exchange student from Thailand.
“We are a very young and inexperienced team overall,” Barker said. “Our primary goal this year is to make running fun and to develop a family atmosphere that will entice new runners to join us throughout the year so we can continue to build the program.”
Garrett Railroaders
Coach: Jim Petre
The Railroaders lost their top two runners from 2021, semi-state qualifier Nataley Armstrong who has graduated and Makenna Malcolm who now runs at Central Noble, but they still bring back a solid lineup.
Aida Haynes, Addison Ebert, Brooklyn Jacobs and Samantha Liechty return for the Railroaders to make up the meat of their top five, with newcomers Molly Martin, Bailey Hedges and Jada Spiece rounding out the top seven.
“We return a strong group of upperclassmen with a nice group of freshmen who will make an immediate impact on the team,” Petre said.
Hamilton Marines
Coach: Kody Ahrens, first season
The Marines will have two girls running for them this season, junior and returning letterman Jasmine Schiek and incoming freshman Aiynna Skees.
Schiek was 44th in the West Noble Sectional a year ago.
Lakeland Lakers
Coach: Thom Taylor
The Lakers are working to build the program back up. Only three girls ran in the sectional meet last year.
No other preseason information was provided.
Lakewood Park Panthers
Coach: Jon Elwood, fifth season
For the first time in school history, the Panthers had a girl qualify to regionals in Danielle Lesser.
Lesser is gone along with her school record time of 21:33, but Lakewood Park brings in two new girls with junior Katie Dowd and senior Victoria Gloyd.
“Victoria has a lot of potential to set some records this year,” Elwood said. “We are excited to see what she can do.”
Prairie Heights Panthers
Coach: Susan Allshouse
The Panthers lost their top female finisher from last year to graduation in Allison Steele, but they return regional qualifiers in sophomores Katia Fernandez and Christian Lewis.
Also returning are juniors Breonna Glasgo, Britney Hostetler, Carmen Wells and Sarah Wiley as well as senior Caylee James.
Prairie Heights welcomes three new girls to its team with junior Kaylyn Allshouse, sophomore Ashlyn Myers and freshman Jenna Wiley.
“We are looking forward to a great season with a great group of athletes,” Coach Allshouse said. “We are hoping to be a little more competitive than what we have seen in the past with some of the athletes showing great potential. This is a good group of girls and looking forward to a great season.”
West Noble Chargers
Coach: Aden Burke-Steiner, first season
Burke-Steiner inherits a regional-qualifying Chargers team who will again be expected to be one of the top teams of the NECC after finishing third last season and not losing anybody to graduation.
Junior Ruby Clark and sophomore Ava Bish return as the Chargers top two runners, while senior and team captain Elizabeth Christlieb as well as junior Rachel Klages and Lucy Martin come back to provide much needed depth to a large team.
A key newcomer is lone freshman Trinity Parson, who Burke-Steiner said is a “very talented and ambitious new member to that team that has already proven that she is not scared to take the lead.”
The rest of the Charger team includes senior Natalie Baumann, juniors Samantha Keene, Breanna Moreno and Erika Lara and sophomores Taryn Brimhall and Arianna Tayahou.
“The girls have been working hard all summer long to be prepared for this season,” Burke-Steiner said. “It is not easy adjusting to a new coach and building a new team atmosphere, but I believe they have done an exceptional job so far. We have set high goals both as a team and individually in hopes to put West Noble Girls Cross Country back on the map.”
Westview Warriors
Coach: Meghann Rainsberger, second season
The Warriors have a very young team this season after graduating Penelope Eash, as their roster is entirely made up of freshman and sophomores.
All sophomores are returning letterwinners, with Kiana Mast coming back as the team’s top runner after advancing to regional last fall. Gwendolynn Owsley, Adelyn Rainsberger and Annagail Warrener also return.
Freshmen Bailey Manns and Eden Mauch make up the newcomers for Westview.
“This is a young team who continues to learn how to maximize training and race competitively,” Coach Rainsberger said. “They are developing as individual athletes and it will be exciting to see what they are able to accomplish this season.”
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SHANGHAI, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Asieris Pharmaceuticals, a global biopharma company specializing in discovering, developing and commercializing innovative drugs for the treatment of genitourinary tumors and other related diseases, issued its 2022 semi-annual report today. As disclosed in the report, the company has made significant progress in multiple global and China clinical trials for its core investigational products and is making steady progress in implementing its strategy of providing integrated diagnosis-treatment commercial solutions. In the meantime, Asieris has continued its investment in the R&D, including the expansion of its Shanghai R&D Center, to support the advancement of Asieris' innovative drug discovery programs. Looking into the future, the company will continue to implement its R&D strategy that, identify and address unmet medical needs, create an advantageous product portfolio from disease diagnosis to treatment, and become a global leader in diagnosis and treatment of genitourinary cancers and other related diseases.
Rapid Advancement of Key Innovative Projects and Strengthened Global Coverage of Product Pipelines
In the women's health area, Asieris' core product APL-1702 (trade name: Cevira®), a drug-device combination photodynamic therapy product for non-surgical treatment of cervical high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL) caused by any HPV subtypes, has received regulatory approvals for its international multi-center Phase III clinical trial in China, Hungary, Ukraine, Germany, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, and Poland. Patient recruitment was complete at the end of July 2022. APL-1702's Phase III study protocol was also published in June 2022 in BMJ Open. At present, non-surgical options do not exist on the market for HSIL patients. APL-1702 could provide patients with a new option that alleviates the pain and risky side effects commonly associated with surgical treatments. APL-1702 would be especially beneficial to women of childbearing age by eliminating the adverse effects of surgical treatment on reproductive functions.
In the genitourinary (GU) disease area, Asieris independently developed the core product APL-1202 (trade name: VesiqueTM). APL-1202's ANTICIPATE study, examining combination of oral APL-1202 with tislelizumab as a neoadjuvant therapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), has completed treatment of the first dose cohort and is currently in dose escalation phase. It will enter Phase II Proof-of-Concept (PoC) stage once the recommended Phase II dose level is selected. In addition, the ANTICIPATE study was presented at the 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in June 2022. APL-1202's ACCRUE trial, examining oral APL-1202 in combination with intravesically instilled chemotherapy in relapsed intermediate- and high-risk Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC) patients, continues to collect target events. The company will actively conduct follow-up clinical data review and NDA filing preparations as soon as the clinical endpoint event number fulfills protocol requirements. As an oral drug with a novel antitumor mechanism and the world's first oral targeted therapy for NMIBC in the pivotal Phase III trial, APL-1202 is expected to avoid adverse events such as urethra irritation caused by intravesical administration, potentially lower the recurrence rate of NMIBC, and help patients avoid or delay radical cystectomy.
APL-1706 (trade name: Hexvix®), another core product in the GU area from Asieris Pharmaceuticals, received approval from China NMPA for a Phase III clinical trial in February 2022. It was also approved by the CDE to be included in the Real-World Data pilot program in March 2022. As the world's only approved imaging agent indicated for the diagnosis and surgical treatment of bladder cancer, APL-1706 has been approved and launched in over 30 countries around the world. Combined with blue light cystoscopy, APL-1706 has proven to be able to effectively improve the detection rate of NMIBC (especially on carcinoma in situ), resulting in more complete resection and reduction of tumor recurrence rate.
Asieris' First Integrated Bladder Cancer Center Launched, Demonstrating the Steady Progress of its Commercialization Strategy
Positioned as an integrated diagnosis-treatment solution in the genitourinary area, Asieris Pharmaceuticals has built and launched a comprehensive product portfolio covering bladder cancer diagnosis, treatment, and surveillance. Its Uro-3500 (electronic endoscope image processor) and Uro-G (disposable flexible cystoscope) for bladder cancer diagnosis and follow-up were first used in Hainan General Hospital in Bo'ao Lecheng in August 2022. This is the second product Asieris launched in Bo'ao, after APL-1706. The company also independently developed an online doctor service platform called "Miyihui" to integrate online disease management with offline in-person clinical diagnosis and treatment services, to provide full-range disease management to benefit more patients with innovative drug and device products and diagnosis-treatment solutions. In August 2022, the company launched its first Integrated Bladder Cancer Center (IBCC) in Hainan Province, introducing the latest technologies, products, academic and scientific research in the bladder cancer diagnosis and treatment area, and providing strong support to doctors for comprehensive disease management. The establishment of IBCC lays a solid foundation for the company to steadily advance its comprehensive disease management strategy with integrated diagnosis and treatment solutions. Asieris will continue to broaden its strategy in integrated diagnosis and treatment and gradually implement its commercialization strategy.
R&D Expansion and Improved Incentive Program.
The R&D capability in Asieris Pharmaceuticals is in a period of rapid expansion, with continued increase in its core innovation and competitiveness. In the first half of 2022, Asieris' R&D team has grown to 126 staff members, a 38% increase over the same period last year, together with an R&D expenditure totaling RMB 93 million. The company also expanded its R&D Center in Shanghai and reported steady development progress across multiple core products in the pipeline. At the end of this reporting period, the monetary funds and trading financial assets amounted to RMB 2.892 billion, a capital reserve sufficient to enable the company to move forward at a steady pace over next several years. In July 2022, Asieris also optimized its long-term incentive program through implementation of the "2022 Restricted Stock Incentive Plan (Draft)", which aims to create more value for its stakeholders by aligning key employees' performance with the company performance.
"Despite the pandemic and challenging international environment, we still made significant advancement in the first half of 2022, marked by our steady progress in globalization and commercialization," summarized Dr. Kevin Pan, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Asieris Pharmaceuticals. "Next, we will continue to adhere to our differentiated development strategy, focus on genitourinary tumors and related diseases, expand global reach of our innovation, accelerate implementation of the integrated diagnosis-treatment commercialization strategy, and bring innovative drug-device products to benefit patients worldwide."
About Asieris
Asieris Pharmaceuticals(688176.SH), founded in March 2010, is a global biopharma company specializing in discovering, developing and commercializing innovative drugs for the treatment of genitourinary tumors and other related diseases. We strive to improve human health and help people live a more dignified life. We aim to become a global pharma leader that integrates R&D, manufacturing and commercialization in our areas of focus, as we provide best-in-class integrated diagnosis and treatment solutions for patients in China and worldwide.
The company has been developing its proprietary R&D platform and core technologies, exploring new mechanisms of action, and efficiently screening and evaluating drug candidates. With a well-established in-house R&D system and expertise in global drug development, Asieris is committed to launching first-in-class drugs and other innovative products to address huge unmet needs in its areas of focus.
Asieris is also enhancing its pipeline for genitourinary diseases via proprietary R&D and strategic partnerships, while closely following cutting-edge technologies and therapeutics. The company strives to discover and identify unmet clinical needs, and adopts a forward-looking approach in product planning and life-cycle management. We aim to establish an outstanding portfolio that covers diagnosis and treatment in a bid to benefit more patients in China and globally.
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ROCKVILLE, Md., June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) will host the HFSA Annual Scientific Meeting September 30-October 3, 2022, at the Gaylord National Harbor, just outside of Washington, DC. This year's meeting will include three plenary sessions, held in the mornings to kick-off each day of programming. Topics for these plenary sessions are:
- The Importance of Innovation in Heart Failure: Perspectives on Scientific, Regulatory, and Funding Initiatives on Saturday, October 1
- Late Breaking Clinical Trials on Sunday, October 2
- Clinical Cardiac Xenotransplantation: the Maryland Experience on Monday, October 3
Details on the Sunday and Monday sessions will be available at a later date.
The ASM 2022 educational program will kick off on Saturday, October 1 with the Presidential Plenary and a keynote address, The Importance of Innovation in Heart Failure: Perspectives on Scientific, Regulatory, and Funding Initiatives, featuring:
Creation and Translation: Making Discoveries and Bringing Them to the Bedside, presented by Michael Bristow, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine-Cardiology at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital
Setting the Agenda: Funding Strategies to Maximize Innovation, presented by Gary Gibbons, MD, Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Drs Bristow and Gibbons will be joined by additional panelists in a discussion on how to enhance and sustain innovation in the field.
Prior to the keynote address, Mark Drazner, MD, MSc, FHFSA, HFSA President and John Teerlink, MD, HFSA President-Elect and Director of Heart Failure and of the Echocardiography Laboratory at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, will present the President's Address, discussing key initiatives within the HFSA and across the entire field. They will also announce the winners of HFSA awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Now in its 26th year, the HFSA Annual Scientific Meeting has become the premier gathering for the heart failure community, offering an enticing array of educational and networking opportunities for all professionals with an interest in heart failure. The program emphasizes timely, high-impact, multidisciplinary education, covering the full spectrum of advances in heart failure from bench to bedside and beyond. This year's meeting is chaired by David Lanfear, MD, MS, Head of Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation at Henry Ford Hospital, alongside co-chairs Rob DiDomenico, PharmD, Associate Professor and Cardiovascular Clinical Pharmacist at the University of Illinois at Chicago; Daniel Garry, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine at Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota; and Cheryl Westlake, PhD, RN, Director of Nursing Research at Memorial Care.
Other session highlights for ASM 2022 include:
- Global Heart Failure: The Gheoghiade Memorial Lecture
- Excellence in Translation Science: Focus on Xenotransplantation
- 2022 Heart Failure Guidelines Re-examined
- Signed, Sealed, and DELIVER'd
More information will be released in the coming weeks about the Sunday and Monday plenary sessions, advance program, and other key sessions. Registration for the meeting is open, with the early bird registration rates available through July 15, 2022. Learn more about the meeting and register at hfsa.org/asm2022. Download a preliminary schedule here.
The Heart Failure Society of America, Inc. (HFSA) represents the first organized effort by heart failure experts from the Americas to provide a forum for all those interested in heart function, heart failure, and congestive heart failure (CHF) research and patient care. The mission of HFSA is to provide a platform to improve and expand heart failure care through collaboration, education, innovation, research, and advocacy. HFSA members include physicians, scientists, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, trainees, other healthcare workers and patients. For more information, visit hfsa.org.
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KITZBÜHEL, Austria (AP) — Third-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut cruised past wild card Filip Misolic 6-2, 6-2 in the final of the Generali Open on Saturday to claim his 11th ATP title.
Bautista Agut lifted his second trophy this year after Doha in his 21st career final. It was only his second on clay after Stuttgart in 2014.
“It was a very long time since I won a title on clay,” the Spaniard said. “It’s very special for me, because I’ve done a lot of good work on this surface.”
Bautista Agut was dominant, breaking Misolic twice in each set.
“I enjoyed the final, I managed the pressure very well,” Bautista Agut said. “I knew I was a little bit the favorite today, but he had so many good wins this tournament. I played a very good match.”
Earlier Saturday, Misolic had to complete his semifinal against Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann that was suspended a day earlier due to rain. Misolic led Hanfmann 1-0 in their third-set tiebreaker.
The 20-year-old Austrian prevailed to advance to the final in his first ATP tournament.
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Certification recognizes full-team approach to cardiac care
DANVILLE, Pa., Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Geisinger Medical Center (GMC) is the country's first hospital to receive The Joint Commission/American Heart Association (AHA) Comprehensive Heart Attack Center Certification.
Already recognized by the organizations as a Mission Lifeline® Heart Attack Receiving Center for its ability to quickly restore blood flow to the heart in patients with the most severe type of heart attack, GMC has now set the national standard for care coordination among hospital leadership, interventional cardiology, cardiac surgery, heart failure, advanced practice, nursing, life support, emergency medicine, emergency medical services (EMS), care management, pharmacy, and cardiac rehab teams.
Every second is critical when trying to preserve heart muscle and function in patients having cardiac episodes, and this degree of full-team support means patients will receive the highest level of care as quickly as it can be delivered.
Geisinger engaged the certification process to bring the best possible cardiac care close to home for patients and members in central and northeastern Pennsylvania – another step forward in the system's vision of making better health easier for the communities it serves.
"GMC staff has shown they're ready to treat a broad spectrum of chest-pain patients including those who go to the emergency room (ER) with chest pain, go into cardiac arrest outside the hospital, have heart attacks, and need blood flow restored quickly, need open-heart procedures, or need advanced therapies like extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for life support or left ventricle assist device (LVAD) procedures for heart failure," said interventional cardiologist Thomas Scott, D.O, director of the cardiac catheterization lab and co-medical director of the Comprehensive Heart Attack Center Certification program at the medical center.
Geisinger partnered with The Joint Commission on the pilot program for this new certification in November, and a multi-disciplinary team was ready when the commission returned at the end of July for a rigorous onsite review.
Reviewers with a nursing background evaluated records for patients who were currently admitted or had been cared for at GMC since the beginning of the year and pushed staff on quality measures including leadership engagement, collaboration with EMS, medical decision making, systemwide approach to quality improvement, performance improvement projects and engagement with pharmacy at the bedside.
"Taking care of these patients is a team sport," said Cinde Bower-Stout, R.N., M.H.A., cardiovascular quality manager and program director of the Comprehensive Heart Attack Center Certification program at the medical center. "Our front-line staff are just as critical as our specialists as they assess lab results for potential issues, administer pain-management treatment, educate patients on what to expect when they get home and receive ongoing care, round with our multi-disciplinary teams and help patients regain their strength with in-hospital therapies in preparation for discharge."
Geisinger was also noted for its ability to offer cardiac rehab in both in-person and virtual formats to help patients recover after cardiac events.
"Comprehensive Heart Attack Center Certification recognizes health care organizations committed to fostering continuous quality improvement in patient safety and quality of care," said Mark Pelletier, R.N., M.S., chief operating officer, Accreditation and Certification Operations, and chief nursing executive, The Joint Commission. "We commend GMC for reducing variation in its clinical processes and strengthening its program structure and management framework for cardiac patients."
Geisinger is committed to making better health easier for the more than 1 million people it serves. Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes 10 hospital campuses, a health plan with more than half a million members, a Research Institute and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and nearly 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually. Learn more at geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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The family of an Arlington man who died after investigators say he was intentionally set on fire by his girlfriend is sharing his story as they fight for justice.
Ricky Doyle, 25, died this week after a two-week fight in the hospital.
Doyle’s little sister, Mikayla, said on July 18, Doyle and his girlfriend 24-year-old Breana Johnson were arguing outside the family’s Arlington home.
“She [Johnson] just started beating on his chest. She took his phone. She threw his phone. Then she came back and she picked his phone up, threw it at him, and then started beating his chest,” Mikayla recalled. “We knew she was abusive to him, but we didn’t see this. We didn’t know this was going to come.”
While she was on the phone with police, Mikayla said Johnson took off in her Jeep with Doyle still inside. According to an arrest warrant, Johnson and Doyle eventually stopped at a nearby gas station on Mayfield Road in Arlington where she purchased 50 cents' worth of gasoline and pumped it into the backseat of the car where Doyle was sitting and intentionally ignited it.
“Officers spoke with another witness who stated the suspect was smiling as she fled the scene,” the arrest warrant states.
This week, Arlington police announced the aggravated assault charge for Johnson will soon be upgraded to murder.
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Doyle’s family said he was first taken to Medical City Arlington before being transferred to a hospital in Plano, where he was being treated for burns covering more than 90% of his body. Family said the top of his head, groin and buttocks areas, along with the bottoms of his feet were spared.
“I was so scared to touch another part because I didn’t know. I didn’t want to damage another part. I said, 'would it be OK if I touch his foot?' He [the doctor] said, 'yes go ahead,'” Doyle’s mother Lisa said. “That’s the only part of his body I could touch. That’s all that was left.”
Lisa said her son always dreamed of becoming an author.
“And the times I went and saw him in the hospital, I told him, 'you didn’t know what kind of story you wanted to tell. But this is a big one. This is a big story for you to write,'” she said. “If you hurt someone that you care about, it’s not love. It’s not love.”
Johnson is currently held at the Tarrant County Jail. It is not clear whether she has an attorney. Her family was not immediately available for comment.
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LONDON (AP) — Thousands of people in Britain who contracted HIV or hepatitis from transfusions of tainted blood in the 1970s and 1980s will receive 100,000 pounds ($120,000) in compensation, the U.K. government said Wednesday.
Survivors welcomed the payment, which came after years of campaigning, but said it should be expanded to include more people whose lives were blighted by the scandal.
The payment will be made by October to survivors and bereaved partners of the dead but not to other family members, such as parents or children. A decision on compensation for them is not expected until a public inquiry concludes next year.
“The parents feel so disheartened and despondent that they can’t get recognition,” said Rosemary Calder, whose 25-year-old son Nicky received an infected blood product and died in 1999 with HIV. Calder said the approved payments were “a step in the right direction, but there’s a long way to go.”
Thousands of hemophiliacs and other hospital patients in Britain were infected with HIV or Hepatitis C through tainted blood products, largely imported from the United States. Some 2,400 people have died as a result of the scandal, which has been called the worst treatment disaster in the history of Britain’s health care system.
The contaminated blood was linked to supplies of a clotting agent called Factor VIII, which British health services bought from the U.S. Some of the plasma used to make the blood products was traced to high-risk donors, including prison inmates, who were paid to give blood samples.
After years of pushing from victims, an inquiry began in 2019. The inquiry’s chairman, retired judge Brian Langstaff, said earlier this month that survivors should not have to wait any longer for compensation because of the “profound physical and mental suffering” caused by the tragedy.
Mark Fox, who contracted Hepatitis C after being treated with a contaminated blood product for hemophilia as a child, said he welcomed the announcement as an acknowledgement of wrongdoing by the authorities.
“It’s not about compensation, it’s about someone saying sorry,” he said. “It’s that they tried to hide it, and so many people tried to brush it under the carpet.
“Fortunately I’m not dead yet — I don’t know how long I’ve got, but some kids have lost their mams and dads, so I am pleased there is this recognition,” Fox said.
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This acquisition will lead the Company's business to the next stage of growth in the vocational education industry
BEIJING, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- China Liberal Education Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: CLEU) ("China Liberal," the "Company," or "we"), a China-based company that provides smart campus solutions and other educational services, today announced that it closed the transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement entered into on June 9, 2022 by and among the Company, China Liberal (Beijing) Education Technology Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, Oriental Wisdom Cultural Development Co., Ltd., the acquired company ("Oriental Wisdom"), and Beijing Cloud Class Technology Co., Ltd., the seller of the acquired company, and completed its acquisition of Oriental Wisdom, an integrated education services provider focusing on operating jointly-managed academic programs in the vocational higher education industry in China. This acquisition represents the implementation of the Company's business strategy to drive business growth in the vocational education industry through integrating enterprises and developing vocational education across various industries.
The acquisition reflects the Company's vision to generate synergy in the vocational education industry, enhance the collaboration between educational institutions and companies, and improve the Company's management capabilities. The Company believes that this acquisition also allows it to develop curriculum systems with trusted teacher resources and integrate professional skills and knowledge into liberal arts education, overcoming the obstacles many higher education institutions encounter in professional studies and reformations. Besides, the Company expects to expand its services to a larger number of students, including internship referrals, project outsourcing, and multi-level cooperation with leading companies for talent recruitment and training as the goal is to provide premium employment opportunities to students.
Ms. Ngai Ngai Lam, Chairperson and CEO of China Liberal, commented, "The completion of the acquisition is another milestone for China Liberal to move closer toward the Company's long-term strategic vision of contributing to the rapid development of vocational education, given the current situation of favorable policies and increasing government budget in the industry in China. We will continue to use our advanced technologies and research and development (R&D) capabilities to fulfill the demand of universities and colleges in the software systems campus planning, and integrated teaching solutions. Look forward, we remain dedicated to improving the teaching quality of educational institutions in the vocational education industry and contributing to benefiting more students.
About Beijing Oriental Wisdom Cultural Development Co., Ltd.
Beijing Oriental Wisdom Cultural Development Co., Ltd. is an integrated services provider in the higher education industry in China. Through the research of industry-education integration education model, school-enterprise cooperation in running schools, professional practice, practical training and employment, teacher training and other businesses, it currently cooperates with 10 colleges and universities in Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Shandong, and other provinces to operate school-enterprise jointly-managed programs covering various majors. There are about 4,000 students in these jointly-managed programs of these partner colleges and universities, including about 3,700 undergraduates, 250 junior college students, and about 50 unplanned enrollments.
About China Liberal Education Holdings Limited
China Liberal, headquartered in Beijing, is an educational service provider in China. It provides a wide range of services, including those under sino-foreign jointly managed academic programs; overseas study consulting services; technological consulting services for Chinese universities to improve their campus information and data management system and to optimize their teaching, operating and management environment, creating a "smart campus"; and tailored job readiness training to graduating students. For more information, please visit the Company's website at ir.chinaliberal.com.
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Migration gets top billing as Biden hosts hemisphere leaders
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Migration has taken center stage at an assembly of Western Hemisphere leaders, reflecting its emergence as a top foreign policy issue amid red-carpet drama over who comes and who stays home.
The “Los Angeles Declaration,” to be announced while U.S. President Joe Biden meets with his counterparts from North, Central and South America Wednesday through Friday, is expected to be a brief call to action that supporters hope will guide countries on hosting people fleeing violence and persecution and searching for more economic stability.
The United States has been the most popular destination for asylum-seekers since 2017, posing a challenge that has stumped Biden and his immediate predecessors, Donald Trump and Barack Obama.
But the U.S. is far from alone. Colombia and neighboring South American countries host millions who have fled Venezuela. Mexico fielded more than 130,000 asylum applications last year, many of them Haitians, which was triple from 2020. Many Nicaraguans escape to Costa Rica, while displaced Venezuelans account for about one-sixth the population of tiny Aruba.
“Countries are already having to do this, so rather than each country trying to sort this out and figure it out for themselves, what we’re doing is saying, ‘Let’s come together in a coherent way and construct a framework so we can all work together to make this situation more humane and more manageable,’” said Brian Nichols, assistant U.S. secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs.
Biden was scheduled to arrive at the summit Wednesday, trailed by questions about how much progress he can make on migration and other issues when some of his counterparts from the region — most notably Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador — are boycotting the event.
The controversy has undermined the start of the summit, which is being hosted by the U.S. for the first time since the inaugural event in 1994, at a time when China has been trying to make inroads in the region.
Although Biden was heavily involved in Latin America while he was vice president, his focus has largely been elsewhere since taking office as president last year. He’s been trying to reorient U.S. foreign policy toward Asia while also rallying allies to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.
Some concrete measures may be announced, perhaps funding for development banks. Nichols said in an interview Monday that discussing any specific initiatives would be premature, but officials have made clear that the agreement will be largely aspirational.
There is widespread agreement that relief must target growth and stability for entire communities in which migrants live, not just migrants.
“If you only help the migrants and not the communities around them, that’s counterproductive,” Nichols said.
The agreement may call for more pathways to legal status, mechanisms to reunite families, more efficient and humane border controls and improved information sharing, according to experts who have seen early drafts.
Leaders of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador — each critical to any regional migration strategy — are skipping the Summit of the Americas, depriving Biden of symbolic heft and unity amid the photo opportunities and pageantry starting with an inaugural ceremony Wednesday.
Mexico’s López Obrador said he delegated Foreign Affairs Secretary Marcelo Ebrard because the U.S. excluded Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua, all countries that send large numbers of migrants to the U.S. and neighboring countries.
Upon leaving for Los Angeles on Tuesday, Ebrard said Mexico’s close relationship with the United States was unchanged and noted that Lopez Obrador will visit Washington in July.
President Guillermo Lasso of Ecuador said a migration accord would be an important recognition of what governments are facing.
“(When) you speak about problems and it becomes part of a declaration, a summit as important as this, obviously the problem exists, the problem enters the consciousness of those who should be part of the solution,” he told a group of civic activists in Los Angeles.
The migration accord took shape during discussions of top diplomats in Colombia in October and in Panama in April. Experts who have been consulted by governments say it is largely driven by the U.S. and other countries that take in lots of migrants, such as Colombia, Mexico, Costa Rica, Peru and Panama.
The strategy appears to resemble a U.S.-only plan that Vice President Kamala Harris announced last July, calling for “secure and humane management of borders” and more paths to legal status.
So far, the Biden administration has little to show for it.
The meeting of regional leaders comes as several thousand migrants on Tuesday walked through southern Mexico — the largest migrant caravan of the year — with local authorities showing no signs yet of trying to stop them.
Mexico has tried to contain migrants to the south, far from the U.S. border. But many have grown frustrated there by the slow bureaucratic process to regularize their status and the lack of job opportunities to provide for their families.
U.S. authorities are stopping migrants crossing the Mexican border more often than at any time in about two decades. Under a pandemic-era rule aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19, many are quickly expelled without a chance to seek asylum. But Title 42 authority, which a federal judge in Louisiana has kept in place, is applied unevenly by nationality.
In Eagle Pass, Texas, one of the busiest spots for illegal crossings, Cubans freely wade through the Rio Grande and are released in the United States on humanitarian parole, aided by Cuba’s refusal to take them back. On the flip side, Mexico has agreed to take back migrants expelled from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, as well as Mexico.
Cristian Salgado, of Honduras, hoped he would be treated as Cubans he saw when he crossed illegally with his wife and 5-year-old son about a month ago but U.S. authorities turned him back to the Mexican border city of Piedras Negras without allowing him to plead his case. He remembers a border agent saying, “There is no asylum for Honduras.”
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Sen. Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat from Wisconsin who also happens to be gay, heard Florida GOP Sen. Marco Rubio call the vote to codify same-sex marriage a "stupid waste of time" on Wednesday as the two entered an elevator.
Sen. Baldwin, who, according to CNN, is the first known gay politician to be elected to the U.S. Senate, responded to the comment from Sen. Rubio, telling CNN, "You probably would have loved to be on the elevator to see the exchange after."
She told CNN on Thursday after being asked if she spoke to him about the remark: "Of course I did."
Sen. Baldwin wouldn't share what Sen. Rubio said during the exchange, which wasn't public, but she did share that she explained to him that "The recent Supreme Court decision eroded a constitutional right to privacy. There's a whole bunch of cases that have been decided based on a constitutional right to privacy that are in jeopardy."
She said that Rubio disagreed with her position and said that she plans to speak more to him about the matter.
Some Senators, including Rubio, have expressed their belief that a bill to codify same-sex marriage is "unnecessary," saying that there is no threat to same-sex marriage after the Supreme Court's opinion outlined how their abortion ruling was related to the right to privacy, but that it was somehow separate to how same-sex marriage involves the right to privacy.
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TORONTO, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Braxia Scientific Corp. ("Braxia", or the "Company"), (CSE: BRAX) (OTC: BRAXF) (FWB: 4960), a medical research company with clinics providing and advancing innovative ketamine and other innovative treatments for people living with depression and related mental health disorders, is pleased to announce today the opening of its newest Braxia Health clinic in the Kitchener-Waterloo area in Ontario. The Kitchen-waterloo location is the fifth Braxia Health Clinic in Canada.
Braxia's group of clinics, led by top researchers in depression Dr. Roger McIntyre and Dr. Joshua Rosenblat – as determined by Expertscape – and now Braxia Health Kitchener-Waterloo, provide patients greater access to Braxia's network of physicians, specialists and researchers delivering innovative, rapid acting treatments like intravenous (IV) and oral ketamine, and psilocybin for treatment resistant depression (TRD) and other mental health disorders. Braxia Health clinics are also delivering world-class patient experience built around global best practices guidelines led by Dr. McIntrye and Dr. Rosenblat in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
"Today's announcement is the first of what we intend to be a series of growth developments and acquisitions to our clinical network," said Braxia CEO Dr. Roger McIntyre. "Further plans are in place for the expansion of Braxia Health clinics in Toronto and Ottawa, Ont., to better serve the growing unmet need in our Canadian communities.
With Braxia's ongoing Phase 2 multi-dose psilocybin trial in treatment resistant depression reporting positive preliminary results, and in response to demand amidst the evolving health-care dynamic resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to an increase in annual referrals, the Company will also be adding capacity at its new flagship centre in Toronto and its clinic in Ottawa.
Kevin Kratiuk, Braxia's Vice-President of Operations, added, "While Braxia has been managing the patient volumes to date and ensuring care is delivered in a timely manner, an infrastructure expansion was needed to better support our communities and address the unmet burden of treatment-resistant depression. With our new clinic and future expansion plans for our existing clinics, we will also offer more convenient access to treatment for new and existing patients."
Additionally, Braxia Health clinics have begun to expand current offerings across its centers to include IV and oral ketamine. Braxia specialists have delivered psilocybin treatments to patients through its ongoing multi-dose clinical trial – first-ever Health Canada approved multi-dose psilocybin trial – and, in conjunction with Health Canada special access program (SAP) allowing psilocybin to be prescribed by physicians on a case-by-case basis to patients in need. Braxia was successful in receiving its first psilocybin SAP approval for a patient in Ontario in June 2022 and has now received several additional SAP approvals. To date, Braxia has treated multiple patients with psilocybin through its ongoing multi-dose clinical trial and training of 20 therapists via the Braxia Institute for psilocybin assisted therapy.
Canadians interested in applying to the SAP, to participate in clinical trials or to qualify for other treatments, such as IV and oral Ketamine for the treatment of depression, may contact the medical team at Braxia Health at www.braxiahealth.com.
Braxia Scientific is a medical research company with clinics that provide innovative ketamine treatments for persons with depression and related disorders. Through its medical solutions, Braxia aims to reduce the illness burden of brain-based disorders, such as major depressive disorder among others. Braxia is primarily focused on (i) owning and operating multidisciplinary clinics, providing treatment for mental health disorders, and (ii) research activities related to discovering and commercializing novel drugs and delivery methods. Braxia seeks to develop ketamine and derivatives and other psychedelic products from its IP development platform. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, the Canadian Rapid Treatment Center of Excellence Inc., Braxia currently operates multidisciplinary community-based clinics offering rapid-acting treatments for depression located in Mississauga, Toronto, Kitchener-Waterloo, Ottawa, and Montreal.
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Forward-looking statements include statements about the intended promise of ketamine-based treatments for depression and the potential for ketamine to treat other emerging psychiatric disorders, such as Bipolar Depression. Such forward- looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, events, or developments to be materially different from any future results, events or developments expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, the failure of ketamine, psilocybin and other psychedelics to provide the expected health benefits and unanticipated side effects, dependence on obtaining and maintaining regulatory approvals, including acquiring and renewing federal, provincial, municipal, local or other licenses and engaging in activities that could be later determined to be illegal under domestic or international laws. Ketamine and psilocybin are currently Schedule I and Schedule III controlled substances, respectively, under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, S.C. 1996, c. 19 (the "CDSA") and it is a criminal offence to possess such substances under the CDSA without a prescription or a legal exemption. Health Canada has not approved psilocybin as a drug for any indication, however ketamine is a legally permissible medication for the treatment of certain psychological conditions. It is illegal to possess such substances in Canada without a prescription.
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Although the Company has attempted to identify important risk factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other risk factors that cause actions, events or results to differ from those anticipated, estimated or intended. Additional information identifying risks and uncertainties that could affect financial results is contained in the Company's filings with Canadian securities regulators, including the Amended and Restated Listing Statement dated April 15, 2021, which are available at www.sedar.com. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements.
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NEW YORK, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Russell Reynolds Associates (RRA), a global leadership advisory firm, announced today that Gretchen Anderson has been appointed as the new global leader of its culture business.
"We are thrilled to welcome Gretchen to our team," said Justin Cerilli, co-lead of RRA's global capabilities. "According to our research, 90% of CEOs believe improving culture is critical to increasing company value. Throughout her impressive career, Gretchen has demonstrated a profound understanding of how culture translates into company value. Dana Krueger, my global capability co-leader, and I know that Gretchen will be a vital asset to our firm and to advising clients about how to improve their own culture."
In her new role, Anderson will lead a team of global consultants who will diagnose and address challenges related to organizational culture, integrating these insights with Russell Reynolds Associates' proven approaches to talent and leadership. She will serve as a senior strategic advisor to CEOs, CHROs and boards of directors for RRA's industry-leading roster of public, private and nonprofit clients. RRA's culture offering includes the proprietary Culture Imaging approach – an innovative analytics tool designed to elucidate frank, unfiltered responses.
"I believe cultures evolve when people are willing to have the difficult conversations at the right times, and that our role as leadership advisors is to help leaders have the courage and conviction to make those conversations possible," said Anderson. "It's that certitude that I am looking forward to bringing to organizations through our culture offering and teams all over the world."
A Baltimore resident and part of RRA's New York team, Anderson has held multiple leadership roles at renown advisory firms, working most recently at Spencer Stuart. Prior to that, she worked at PwC where she led the Katzenbach Center, a global institute on leadership and organizational culture. She is also an accomplished author, having co-written "The Critical Few: Energize Your Company's Culture by Choosing What Really Matters" with Jon Katzenbach and James Thomas.
Anderson holds a BA in English from Middlebury College in Vermont and spent a year of undergraduate as a matriculated student at St. Hugh's College at Oxford University. She has a Ph.D. in literature from Stanford University and completed an executive education program at Columbia University.
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Russell Reynolds Associates is a global leadership advisory firm. Our 520+ consultants in 47 offices work with public, private and nonprofit organizations across all industries and regions. We help our clients build teams of transformational leaders who can meet today's challenges and anticipate the digital, economic and political trends that are reshaping the global business environment. From helping boards with their structure, culture and effectiveness to identifying, assessing and defining the best leadership for organizations, our teams bring their decades of expertise to help clients address their most complex leadership issues. We exist to improve the way the world is led. www.russellreynolds.com
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ASCAP Award-Winning Composers for Loki, Only Murders in the Building and The Morning Show Join for ASCAP Experience Hit Streaming Series Panel on May 5
NEW YORK, May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Honoring the composers whose music elevates the magic of the moving image, The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers today reveals the winners of the 2022 ASCAP Screen Music Awards. The event runs May 2-5 across @ASCAP social media and @ASCAPScreen on Instagram and opens with the winners of the highly coveted 2022 ASCAP Composers' Choice Awards.
The ASCAP Composers' Choice Awards are the only honors of their kind among US performing rights organizations – winners are voted upon by the ASCAP composer and songwriter community. Selected from an incredibly talented group of nominees, the 2022 winners created scores for an Oscar-winning animated musical comedy film, a cinematic documentary examining the history of Black Wall Street and the Tulsa race massacre, a satirical comedy-drama series and an intergalactic adventure game:
- Film Score of the Year: Encanto - Germaine Franco
- Documentary Score of the Year: Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street - Amanda Jones
- Television Score of the Year: The White Lotus - Cristobal Tapia de Veer
- Television Theme of the Year: The White Lotus - Cristobal Tapia de Veer
- Video Game Score of the Year: Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart - Wataru Hokoyama
The 2022 ASCAP Screen Music Awards reflect the new golden age of streaming television, with composers of many of the past year's hit series among the winners. They include Bear McCreary for his score for mind-bending, sci-fi streamer Foundation, Jung Jae-Il, 23 and Park Min Ju for their work on record-breaking megahit Squid Game and Lorne Balfe for his musical prowess featured in both adventure fantasy show The Wheel of Time and drama mini-series Dopesick. Among the Top Streaming Film winners, Marius de Vries is recognized for his score on Oscar-winning film CODA, and Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell take home their first ASCAP Screen Award wins for their music in the documentary Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry.
In other top categories, Top Box Office Film goes to Michael Giacchino for his epic score in the box office history-maker Spider-Man: No Way Home, and industry giant David Vanacore is named the top winner for Most Performed Themes and Underscore for his work on shows including Survivor, Naked & Afraid and Hell's Kitchen. Composers Matthew Hawkins, Maurice "m.0." Jackson and Neil Martin take home Top Network Television Series for their main theme for NCIS, while John Sereda wins Top Cable Television Series for the music featured in the historical drama When Calls the Heart.
ASCAP Experience will host "Main Stream Music: Composing for TV in the Streaming Age," a special ASCAP Screen Music Awards session to close out the festivities on May 5 at 3PM ET/ 12 PM PT. Premiering on ASCAP's YouTube channel, the panel will feature hit streaming series composers Carter Burwell (The Morning Show), Natalie Holt (Loki) and Siddhartha Khosla (Only Murders in the Building). The ASCAP Screen Music Award winners will explore how composers have contributed to the incredible cultural impact of streaming series during the pandemic. More information on ASCAP Experience is available at www.ascapexperience.com.
Throughout the four-day social media celebration, the ASCAP Screen Music Awards will feature exclusive behind-the-scenes videos, advice, acceptance speeches and other surprises from the winning music creators. Starting at 12PM ET / 9AM PT on May 2 through May 5, friends, fans and peers can join in the festivities via @ASCAP on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook and @ASCAPScreen on Instagram, using the hashtag #ASCAPAwards.
The complete list of winners is available on the ASCAP website: www.ascap.com/screenawards22.
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The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is a professional membership organization of songwriters, composers and music publishers of every kind of music. ASCAP's mission is to license and promote the music of its members and foreign affiliates, obtain fair compensation for the public performance of their works and to distribute the royalties that it collects based upon those performances. ASCAP members write the world's best-loved music and ASCAP has pioneered the efficient licensing of that music to hundreds of thousands of enterprises who use it to add value to their business - from bars, restaurants and retail, to radio, TV and cable, to Internet, mobile services and more. The ASCAP license offers an efficient solution for businesses to legally perform ASCAP music while respecting the right of songwriters and composers to be paid fairly. With more than 850,000 members representing more than 16 million copyrighted works, ASCAP is the worldwide leader in performance royalties, service and advocacy for songwriters and composers, and the only American performing rights organization (PRO) owned and governed by its writer and publisher members. Learn more and stay in touch at www.ascap.com, on Twitter and Instagram @ASCAP and on Facebook.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump was impeached in late 2019 after pressuring Ukraine's leader for “a favor,” all while withholding $400 million in military aid to help confront Russian-backed separatists, even the staunchest defense hawks in the Republican Party stood virtually united by Trump's side.
But as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s military marched toward Kyiv this February, threatening not only Ukraine but the rest of Europe, Republicans and Democrats in Congress cast aside impeachment politics, rallied to Ukraine's side and swiftly shipped billions to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's defense.
The question ahead, as Ukrainians battle Russia’s grinding invasion now past its 100th day, is whether the rare bipartisanship on Capitol Hill is resilient enough to withstand Trump’s isolationist influences on his party or whether Republicans who yielded to Trump's “America First” approach will do so again, putting military and humanitarian support for Ukraine at risk.
“Maybe there is a recognition on both Republican side and Democratic side that this security assistance is very important,” said Bill Taylor, a former ambassador to Ukraine, in a recent interview with The Associated Press.
"And maybe neither side is eager to crack that coalition."
The fraught party politics comes at a pivotal moment as the Russian invasion drags on and the United States gets deeper into the conflict before the November elections, when lawmakers face voters with control of Congress at stake.
New polling from The Associated Press shows public support in the U.S. for punishing Russia over the war is wavering if it comes at the expense of the economy.
While Congress mustered rare and robust bipartisan support to approve a $40 billion Ukraine package, bringing total U.S. support to a staggering $53 billion since the start of the war, opposition on the latest round of aid came solely from the Republican side, including from Trump.
That is a warning sign over the sturdiness of the bipartisan coalition that the top Republican in Congress, Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, tried to shore up when he led a delegation of GOP senators to stand by Zelenskyy's side in a surprise trip to Kyiv last month.
“There is some isolationist sentiment in my party that I think is wrongheaded, and I wanted to push back against it," McConnell told a Kentucky audience this past week, explaining his Ukraine visit.
The divisions within the GOP over Ukraine are routinely stoked by Trump, who initially praised Putin’s invasion of Ukraine as a “genius” negotiating strategy. Trump has repeatedly lashed out against the U.S. aid to Ukraine, including last weekend at a rally in Wyoming. Before the Senate vote on the $40 billion in assistance, Trump decried the idea of spending abroad while America's “parents are struggling.”
As Trump considers whether to run for the White House in 2024, the persistence of his “America First” foreign policy approach leaves open questions about the durability of his party's commitment to U.S. support for a democratic Ukraine. Senators are poised this summer to vote to expand NATO to include Sweden and Finland, but Trump has repeatedly criticized U.S. spending on Western military alliance.
Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri, among 11 Republican senators who voted against the Ukraine package, called the tally an "astronomical number” at a time when foreign policy should be focused elsewhere, including on China.
“That is nation-building kind of number,” Hawley said in an interview. “And I think it’s a mistake.”
It was nearly three years ago that Ukraine was at the center of U.S politics with the 2019 Trump impeachment proceedings that rocked Washington.
Zelenskky, a comedian turned politician, had just been elected when he asked Trump during a July 25, 2019, phone call for a meeting to strengthen U.S.-Ukraine relations and ensure military aid, according to a transcript released by Trump's White House.
“We are almost ready to buy more Javelins from the United States for defense purposes,” Zelenskyy told Trump, referring to anti-tank weaponry Ukraine relies on from the West.
Trump replied: “I would like you to do us a favor, though.”
Trump asked Zelenskyy to investigate Joe Biden, a chief Democratic rival to Trump at the time and now the American president, and Biden's son Hunter, who served on the board of a Ukrainian gas company.
The impeachment investigation, sparked by a government whistleblower's complaint over Trump's call, swiftly became a milestone, the first in a generation since Democrat Bill Clinton faced charges over an affair with a White House intern.
During weeks of impeachment proceedings over Ukraine, witnesses from across the national security and foreign service sphere testified under oath about the alarms that were going off in Washington and Kyiv about Trump’s conversation with Zelenskyy.
Complicated stories emerged about the scramble by Trump allies to secure the investigations of the Bidens — and of the civil servants pushing back against what they saw as a breach of protocol.
Yet American opinions over the gravity of the charges against Trump were mixed, polling at the time by the AP showed.
Trump was impeached by the Democratic-led House and acquitted by the Senate, with just one Republican, Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah, joining Democrats to convict.
“The allegations were all horse hockey,” said Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Va., recalling his decision not to impeach.
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., brushed back questions about whether Trump’s actions then played any role in Russia’s decision to invade Ukraine this February.
“It wasn’t like Putin invaded right after. It’s been almost two years," Rubio said.
Republicans are quick to remind that Trump was, in fact, the first president to allow lethal arms shipments to Ukraine — something Barack Obama’s administration, with Biden as vice president, declined to do over worries of provoking Putin.
Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, the co-chair of the Senate’s Ukrainian Caucus who persuaded Trump in a phone call to ultimately release the $400 million in aid, stood by his decision not to convict Trump over the delay of that assistance.
“As long as it was done,” Portman said about the outcome.
But Romney said people need to remain “clear-eyed” about the threat Putin poses to the world order. "I did the right thing at the time, and I haven’t looked back," he said.
Democrats are blistering in their criticism of Republicans over the impeachment verdict.
“It's a shame,” said Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
“Every single Republican who voted in support of Donald Trump’s geopolitical shakedown and blackmail of Volodymyr Zelenskky and the Ukrainian people should be ashamed of themselves,” said Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., “because the consequences of Donald Trump’s actions were understood to us then, and now the world understands.”
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“I see all the flags are up everywhere,” Jones said while visiting London from Los Angeles, where he has lived for more than 30 years. “I mean, it’s entertaining stuff. Tourists just absolutely love it.”
Sex Pistols singer John Lydon, formerly known as Johnny Rotten, recently told broadcaster Talk TV he was “really, really proud of the queen for surviving and doing so well.”
It’s a far cry from 1977, when “God Save the Queen” was launched on the jubilee weekend with an anarchic Sex Pistols gig on a riverboat — the Queen Elizabeth — that was cut short by London police.
The song sparked outrage; members of the band were attacked in the street and it was banned from radio or television airplay. It nonetheless reached No. 2 in the charts, below Rod Stewart’s “I Don’t Want to Talk About It” — though rumors persist that the Sex Pistols’ song actually sold more copies.
The band’s record company hopes it hits No. 1 this time, though it failed to dent the charts when rereleased for the queen’s Golden Jubilee in 2002 and Diamond Jubilee in 2012.
Other cultural institutions are also getting in on the jubilee action. Auctioneer Christie’s is selling two Andy Warhol screen prints of the queen. Rival Sotheby’s is offering a lightbox portrait of the queen by Chris Levine and Jamie Reid’s now-iconic artwork for the Pistols' “God Save the Queen,” showing the monarch’s face covered in ransom-note lettering.
Many museums and galleries have special exhibitions and events. Some are quirky, such as a jubilee-themed Drag Queen Bingo that London’s Horniman Museum is holding.
Britain’s monarchy has a sometimes awkward, but increasingly close, relationship with popular culture. Who can forget the queen’s scene with Daniel Craig’s James Bond during the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony, which culminated in a stunt double for the monarch skydiving into the stadium?
Pop music — nothing too edgy — is playing a central part in this week's jubilee festivities. A concert outside Buckingham Palace on Saturday will feature artists including Elton John, Alicia Keys, Duran Duran and Diana Ross, while Ed Sheeran is due to perform at the main jubilee pageant on Sunday.
Television series “The Crown” has mined the queen’s long reign for drama, and blurred the lines between fact and fiction for millions of viewers. The Sex Pistols are having their own fact-meets-fiction moment with “Pistol,” a Danny Boyle-directed miniseries based on Jones’ memoir “Lonely Boy.”
The Sex Pistols split in 1978 after releasing one album. Jones says he’d “just had enough. It was so dark and horrible at that point.”
But he is proud of the band’s legacy, even if he sometimes sounds weary talking about it.
“It was an important time in music and I’m glad it happened,” Jones said. “Because it made people think, and it made people think, ‘Well I can do that.’ Prior to that living in England, you didn’t have many options."
But, Jones added: “I don’t particularly listen to punk rock anymore. My musical tastes have changed a lot over the years, you know, and I’m 66 years old. I’m not a kid anymore. I think it would be a bit silly if I was still flying that flag."
“I like Steely Dan," he said. "Is that bad?”
Pistols bassist Sid Vicious died in 1979 at age 21, but the surviving members have reunited sporadically for concerts. Lydon and his former bandmates faced off in court earlier this year when the singer tried to stop the group’s music being used in the “Pistol” TV series.
A further musical reunion — perhaps for the queen’s 75-year anniversary in 2027 — seems unlikely.
“I can’t see it,” Jones said. “But you never know, man. This band — you never know.”
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Caption FILE - British group, the Sex Pistols, sign a new recording contract with A&M Records outside Buckingham Palace in London, 1977. In Britain, there are several traditional elements to a royal anniversary: pageants, street parties, the Sex Pistols. Queen Elizabeth II and the Pistols have been linked since the punk pioneers released the song “God Save the Queen” in 1977 during the monarch’s Silver Jubilee. The anti-authoritarian anthem has been re-released to mark the queen’s Platinum Jubilee, 70 years on the throne. (PA via AP, File)
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Caption FILE - British group, the Sex Pistols, sign a new recording contract with A&M Records outside Buckingham Palace in London, 1977. In Britain, there are several traditional elements to a royal anniversary: pageants, street parties, the Sex Pistols. Queen Elizabeth II and the Pistols have been linked since the punk pioneers released the song “God Save the Queen” in 1977 during the monarch’s Silver Jubilee. The anti-authoritarian anthem has been re-released to mark the queen’s Platinum Jubilee, 70 years on the throne. (PA via AP, File)
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Caption FILE -British punk rock band the Sex Pistols walk in the US, 1977. From left to right: Paul Cook, Sid Vicious, Johnny Rotten and Steve Jones. In Britain, there are several traditional elements to a royal anniversary: pageants, street parties, the Sex Pistols. Queen Elizabeth II and the Pistols have been linked since the punk pioneers released the song “God Save the Queen” in 1977 during the monarch’s Silver Jubilee. The anti-authoritarian anthem has been re-released to mark the queen’s Platinum Jubilee, 70 years on the throne. (AP Photo, File)
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Caption FILE -British punk rock band the Sex Pistols walk in the US, 1977. From left to right: Paul Cook, Sid Vicious, Johnny Rotten and Steve Jones. In Britain, there are several traditional elements to a royal anniversary: pageants, street parties, the Sex Pistols. Queen Elizabeth II and the Pistols have been linked since the punk pioneers released the song “God Save the Queen” in 1977 during the monarch’s Silver Jubilee. The anti-authoritarian anthem has been re-released to mark the queen’s Platinum Jubilee, 70 years on the throne. (AP Photo, File)
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Caption FIE - John Lydon, right, formerly known as Johnny Rotten, and Steve Jones, of the Sex Pistols, pose at the Indie 103.1 studio in Los Angeles, Friday, March 10, 2006. In Britain, there are several traditional elements to a royal anniversary: pageants, street parties, the Sex Pistols. Queen Elizabeth II and the Pistols have been linked since the punk pioneers released the song “God Save the Queen” in 1977 during the monarch’s Silver Jubilee. The anti-authoritarian anthem has been re-released to mark the queen’s Platinum Jubilee, 70 years on the throne. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)
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Caption FIE - John Lydon, right, formerly known as Johnny Rotten, and Steve Jones, of the Sex Pistols, pose at the Indie 103.1 studio in Los Angeles, Friday, March 10, 2006. In Britain, there are several traditional elements to a royal anniversary: pageants, street parties, the Sex Pistols. Queen Elizabeth II and the Pistols have been linked since the punk pioneers released the song “God Save the Queen” in 1977 during the monarch’s Silver Jubilee. The anti-authoritarian anthem has been re-released to mark the queen’s Platinum Jubilee, 70 years on the throne. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)
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Caption FILE - John Lydon, of the Sex Pistols, poses in "The Gentlemen's Room" exhibit, part of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art "AngloMania, Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion" exhibition, Monday May 1, 2006.Lydon, formerly known as Johnny Rotten, recently told broadcaster Talk TV he was “really, really proud of the queen for surviving and doing so well.” It’s a far cry from 1977, when “God Save the Queen” was launched on the jubilee weekend with an anarchic Sex Pistols gig on a riverboat -- the Queen Elizabeth -- that was cut short by London police. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
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Caption FILE - John Lydon, of the Sex Pistols, poses in "The Gentlemen's Room" exhibit, part of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art "AngloMania, Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion" exhibition, Monday May 1, 2006.Lydon, formerly known as Johnny Rotten, recently told broadcaster Talk TV he was “really, really proud of the queen for surviving and doing so well.” It’s a far cry from 1977, when “God Save the Queen” was launched on the jubilee weekend with an anarchic Sex Pistols gig on a riverboat -- the Queen Elizabeth -- that was cut short by London police. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
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Caption FILE - English punk rock group "Sex Pistols" perform, Jan. 7, 1978 in Memphis, Tenn., during the second stop of their US tour. In Britain, there are several traditional elements to a royal anniversary: pageants, street parties, the Sex Pistols. Queen Elizabeth II and the Pistols have been linked since the punk pioneers released the song “God Save the Queen” in 1977 during the monarch’s Silver Jubilee. The anti-authoritarian anthem has been re-released to mark the queen’s Platinum Jubilee, 70 years on the throne. (AP Photo, File)
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Caption FILE - English punk rock group "Sex Pistols" perform, Jan. 7, 1978 in Memphis, Tenn., during the second stop of their US tour. In Britain, there are several traditional elements to a royal anniversary: pageants, street parties, the Sex Pistols. Queen Elizabeth II and the Pistols have been linked since the punk pioneers released the song “God Save the Queen” in 1977 during the monarch’s Silver Jubilee. The anti-authoritarian anthem has been re-released to mark the queen’s Platinum Jubilee, 70 years on the throne. (AP Photo, File)
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Caption FILE - People dressed as actor Daniel Craig and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II parachute into the Olympic stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Summer Games at the Olympic Stadium in London, Friday, July 27, 2012. Britain’s monarchy has a sometimes awkward, but increasingly close, relationship with popular culture. Who can forget the queen’s scene with Daniel Craig’s James Bond during the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony, which culminated in a stunt double for the monarch skydiving into the stadium. (Ezra Shaw, Pool Photo via AP, File)
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Caption FILE - People dressed as actor Daniel Craig and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II parachute into the Olympic stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Summer Games at the Olympic Stadium in London, Friday, July 27, 2012. Britain’s monarchy has a sometimes awkward, but increasingly close, relationship with popular culture. Who can forget the queen’s scene with Daniel Craig’s James Bond during the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony, which culminated in a stunt double for the monarch skydiving into the stadium. (Ezra Shaw, Pool Photo via AP, File)
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Caption FILE - A woman walks past a billboard advertising "The Crown" TV series in central London, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020. Television series “The Crown” has mined the queen’s long reign for drama, and blurred the lines between fact and fiction for millions of viewers. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
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Caption FILE - A woman walks past a billboard advertising "The Crown" TV series in central London, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020. Television series “The Crown” has mined the queen’s long reign for drama, and blurred the lines between fact and fiction for millions of viewers. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
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Caption File - A member of staff poses next to the 'Lightness of Being' by Chris Levine, part of an exhibition at Sotheby's, in London, Friday, May 27, 2022. The exhibition comes ahead of the Platinum Jubilee of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II marking 70 year on the throne. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)
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Caption File - A member of staff poses next to the 'Lightness of Being' by Chris Levine, part of an exhibition at Sotheby's, in London, Friday, May 27, 2022. The exhibition comes ahead of the Platinum Jubilee of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II marking 70 year on the throne. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)
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California lawmakers rejecting new firearms tax for 2nd year
By DON THOMPSON
Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers for the second year were rejecting a new tax on gun sales Wednesday, despite their passage of numerous other gun control measures this year.
The money would go toward gun violence prevention, but the bill was seven votes short of the supermajority it needed in the state Senate in an initial vote.
The bill by Democratic Assemblyman Marc Levine would impose a 10% excise tax on sales of handguns and 11% on sales of rifles and shotguns, ammunition, and parts used to build firearms starting July 1, 2023. His latest version includes an exemption for hunters buying long guns.
The bill stalled on an initial roll call when two Democratic senators joined Republicans in opposition, and some other Democrats withheld their votes.
“Why are we taxing these law-abiding people?” asked Republican Sen. Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh. “Here we’re taxing them as if they’re criminals.”
“Most of the mass shootings we’ve seen recently have been guns purchased legally,” countered Democratic Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman. “We have too many damn guns.”
Levine’s previous version failed last year when it received 50 of the 54 votes it needed in the Assembly.
Levine’s similar legislation died in the Assembly Appropriations Committee in 2019 despite support from a half-dozen California mayors including those in Oakland, San Francisco and San Jose, and several groups that support gun control.
Proponents said the California tax would be similar to a federal tax of like amount imposed since 1919, with the federal funds going to fund wildlife conservation efforts.
The Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence and other proponents said such a tax in California would be “similarly unlikely to discourage lawful sales and commerce in firearms.” The groups cited a research review by the Rand Corporation that found “moderate tax increases on guns or ammunition would do little to disrupt hunting or recreational gun use.”
Levine estimated his bill would bring in a projected $118 million a year for gun violence prevention programs, education and research.
The California Rifle and Pistol Association said it would immediately sue if the bill became law.
“Penalizing the lawful for the misdeeds of the unlawful seems misdirected and punitive,” said Gun Owners of California.
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If you’re a film buff with a fondness for outdoor cinema, you probably have some cherished memories of seeing movies in Portland parks.
Maybe you swooned as you watched Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck in Roman Holiday at Director Park; maybe you chuckled while sitting in Brooklyn Park as Tobey Maguire unleashed his sick Spider-Man 3 dance moves. In Portland, outdoor movies come in all shapes and sizes—a tradition that continues this summer with a slate of screenings from Portland Parks & Recreation.
While PAM CUT’s drive-in events offer a more cinephile-friendly experience, there’s a casual magic to PP&R’s screenings. There’s something soothing about lying on a picnic blanket at sunset and not caring that kids are running around while the movie’s playing. It’s all about the spirit of community—which is what moviegoing should be about anyway.
This year, the must-see movie is Pixar’s Soul, which was unceremoniously dumped on Disney+ in 2020. Lyrical, melancholy and moving, it’s a film that deserves to be seen in a beautiful arena—like Woodstock Park, where it will be shown Saturday, Sept. 3.
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WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The leading influencer management company Digital Brand Architects (DBA), a United Talent Agency (UTA) company, announced today that it has acquired golf marketing and digital talent management company, Digital Golf Collective (DGC). The addition of DGC to DBA's portfolio serves to expand the company's footprint into the sports industry, reinforcing DBA's continued growth in tandem with the rapidly evolving creator economy and further exemplifying how boundless the influencer industry has become.
DBA will leverage its expertise in digital talent management, brand development and extensive resource network to expand upon DGC's existing opportunities and capabilities in digital talent representation, brand marketing, social media management and strategic partnerships within sports and lifestyle.
"From our first meeting, I was immediately struck by the vision Jess and Sean laid out and how seamlessly it aligned with our own perspective on the world of content creation," said Penchansky. "Their success in such a niche area is indicative of their creative approach and I am thrilled that they are part of the DBA team. Together we will be able to expand opportunities for our clients and evolve our business in fresh ways."
Founded by seasoned marketing executives and entrepreneurs Jess McAlister and Sean Guerrero, DGC was born out of passion and the immense opportunity within the golf industry to manage strategy and branding for leading creators, brands, events and tournaments. All of DGC's individual digital talent and branding clients, including Tisha Alyn, Ryan Rustand and Cassandra Meyer, will join DBA's roster of leading digital talent. Under DBA, DGC's day-to-day operations will continue to be run by McAlister and Guerrero, who will dually report into DBA CEO Raina Penchansky and SVP of Finance AD Rastogi.
"After creating and shaping the influencer marketing economy within golf, this is an exciting moment for the future of DGC and our clients," said McAlister and Guerrero in a joint statement. "As golf keeps trending upwards as the fastest growing segment in sports, the timing couldn't be better for us to join the expansive networks of DBA and UTA."
"The partnership between DBA and DGC will allow both companies to capitalize on the significant opportunity within the multi-billion dollar golf industry," said Rastogi. "With the sizable increase in spending across equipment, apparel, accessories, entertainment, travel and lifestyle, this partnership is a logical next step in our growth."
The acquisition further marks the opportunity to broaden the conversation around golf as a lifestyle within the creator economy and amplify the consistent disruption of traditional entertainment.
About Digital Brand Architects
Digital Brand Architects is the industry leader in the influencer management and marketing landscape, representing a world-class portfolio of social media-oriented personalities, creators, and publishers whose total reach spans over 450 million. Founded in 2010, DBA was the first digital influencer management company to recognize the rise of new media voices and manage them as individual talent. In 2015, DBA launched Digital Brand Products (DBP) to empower its talent and other digital-native properties in developing, manufacturing and selling their own merchandise. In 2018, DBA launched Dear Media (DM), a women-focused podcast network that hosts over 50 shows fronted by top-tier talent with a combined following of more than 60 million across social channels.
About Digital Golf Collective
Digital Golf Collective is a minority-owned full-service marketing and talent brand management company focused on the golf industry. Founded by two of the leading digital and branding leaders in golf, DGC was born out of necessity, large scale opportunity, and passion for the greatest sport in the world. DGC represents and works with the market share of leading influential voices and brands within golf today. With the founders having launched and created the influencer economy within the golf industry, DGC aims to move the game forward for what the future holds for the sport, creators, media, and its partners.
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NEW YORK, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Direxion, a leading provider of leveraged, inverse, and thematic ETFs, today announced it has appointed Laura Morrison to the newly created position of Chief Revenue Officer. In her new role, Morrison will oversee the sales, marketing, and product teams.
An accomplished exchange veteran, Morrison most recently served as Senior Vice President, Global Head of Listings at Cboe and in a number of leadership roles at the New York Stock Exchange. Morrison began her career working on the Floor of the NYSE for a specialist firm.
"Laura's history of delivering innovative ideas and valuable insights in the capital markets are unrivaled and Direxion is delighted to welcome her to the team," said Direxion CEO Daniel O'Neill. "Laura will help us continue to envision, market, and launch financial products our customers have come to expect from Direxion."
Morrison is well known and respected in the global ETF industry. She currently serves as a member of the U.S. Board for Women in ETFs, and is on the Nominating/Governance Committee. She is also a member of the ICI ETF Advisory Committee and the S&P DJ Indices U.S. Equities Advisory Panel and has participated in the World 50 Executive Leader program.
"Direxion is known for innovation in ETFs—especially thematic, and leveraged, and inverse products," said Morrison. "I'm thrilled to work with Daniel O'Neill and the exceptional team he's assembled to continue to innovate and expand Direxion's diverse offering of trading and investment opportunities that investors have come to expect from us."
Morrison will be based out of Direxion's New York City office.
About Direxion:
Direxion equips investors who are driven by conviction with ETF solutions built for purpose and fine-tuned for precision. These solutions are available for a broad spectrum of investors, whether executing short-term tactical trades, or investing in thematic strategies. Direxion's reputation is founded on developing products that precisely express market perspectives and allow investors to manage their risk exposure. Founded in 1997, the company has approximately $28.6 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2022. For more information, please visit www.direxion.com.
There is no guarantee that the Funds will achieve their investment objectives.
For more information on all Direxion Shares daily leveraged ETFs, go to www.direxion.com, or call us at 866.301.9214.
Leveraged ETFs are not suitable for all investors and should be utilized only by investors who understand the risks associated with seeking daily leveraged and inverse investment results, and intend to actively monitor and manage their investments. Due to the daily nature of the leveraged and inverse investment strategies employed, there is no guarantee of long-term inverse returns. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
An investor should carefully consider a Fund's investment objective, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. A Fund's prospectus and summary prospectus contain this and other information about the Direxion Shares. To obtain a Fund's prospectus and summary prospectus call 866-716-0735 or visit our website at direxion.com. A Fund's prospectus and summary prospectus should be read carefully before investing.
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BERLIN (AP) — Germany is hosting this year’s meeting of leaders from the Group of Seven leading economies in the Bavarian resort of Elmau. Before the invasion of Ukraine by Russia triggered a cascade of crises over food, energy and international security, the main focus of the meeting was meant to be on climate change.
The German government under Chancellor Olaf Scholz still plans to get the G-7 to commit to collective progress on curbing global warming, and one of the ideas being discussed is the creation of a ‘climate club’ for countries that want to speed ahead when it comes to tackling the issue.
WHAT IS A CLIMATE CLUB?
The idea was first floated by Yale economist and Nobel Prize winner William Nordhaus, who said the voluntary nature of existing climate agreements hasn’t resulted in sufficient progress.
He proposed that countries which were serious about reducing their emissions could come together and form a club which would jointly set ambitious targets and exempt each other from climate-related trade tariffs that non-members would be subject to.
“This would basically act as a stick as well as a carrot,” said Domien Vangenechten, a policy adviser at the Brussels-based environmental think tank E3G.
WHO MIGHT JOIN?
Germany’s Scholz hopes to get the whole G-7 behind the idea. France and Italy are virtually given, since both countries are also members of the European Union that is itself a club with strong climate targets. Canada is keen to finalize a long-discussed trade agreement with the EU and membership of the climate club could help.
Britain left the EU in 2020 and is skeptical about joining any arrangement with the bloc. But a club that includes members beyond the EU would likely be acceptable to London, especially if the United States is in.
Washington has always had a problem entering into binding agreements on climate change, particularly due to Republican opposition. President George W. Bush withdrew America’s signature under the 1997 Kyoto treaty and President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the 2015 Paris accord — a much less stringent pact. The U.S. rejoined Paris under President Joe Biden, however, and there is growing realization that a go-it-alone approach may not be in America’s interest, especially if it wants to force China to pull its weight on reducing emissions.
Japan may also be swayed by the prospect of putting pressure on its big neighbor and privileged access to European and North American markets.
WHAT ABOUT CHINA?
The world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gas isn’t likely to join straightaway. But if it wants to export its wares to the rest of the world without having climate tariffs slapped on them, it may have to join.
Expect Beijing to be sharply critical of the idea, just as it has been of the EU’s planned “carbon border adjustment mechanism” — which also entails tariffs for polluters who don’t play by the bloc’s rules. China has tried to rally other emerging economies such as South Africa and Indonesia in opposition to the plan. That’s one reason why Scholz has invited both of those countries attend the G-7 as guests, and made clear that the climate club is open to all.
WILL THE IDEA TAKE OFF?
Experts say a critical mass of countries will need to join the club for it to become attractive enough that others feel compelled to apply too.
The exact details of how the club’s rules would work are still sketchy. General support by the G-7, without any formal commitments, could help put the idea on the agenda at upcoming meetings, particularly the U.N. climate summit in November. An endorsement there would show that the club isn’t the exclusive preserve of rich nations but a genuine addition to existing climate efforts.
AND WILL IT SAVE THE PLANET?
Johan Rockstrom, director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, thinks it’s worth a try given that existing measures aren’t delivering the emissions cuts required to meet the Paris accord’s target for limiting global warming.
“The world’s remaining carbon budget is running out so fast that we will soon have no scientific chance of keeping to 1.5 Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit),” he said. “So we in the scientific community are grasping at anything that might help, and one way is to get all major emitters to agree on a set of collective principles for emissions pathways and carbon pricing.”
Rockstrom said the hope is that such efforts will eventually reach a positive tipping point, as happened with the 1987 Montreal Protocol that saw the world come together to tackle the ozone problem. The underlying principle of a climate club would turn upside-down the current situation where the least-ambitious countries set the pace, and instead make it a race to be the fastest, he said.
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BOSTON, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FIGUR8, the digital health company that's developed the most advanced musculoskeletal (MSK) health evaluation solution on the market, announced today that the American Medical Association (AMA) has issued a new technology-specific Category III Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code for FIGUR8's musculoskeletal technology. The AMA CPT Editorial Panel accepted FIGUR8's request to add a Category III code for use of FIGUR8's sensor fusion system combining inertial measurement system (IMU) and Surface Mechanomyography (sMMG), a proprietary technology developed by FIGUR8 to accurately assess muscle function and health.
"FIGUR8's sensor fusion system provides the best-in-class biomarkers for musculoskeletal health and we are delighted that the American Medical Association has approved FIGUR8's application for adding a new Category III CPT Code — the AMA's first-ever billing code issued for such a procedure," said Nan-Wei Gong, CEO and founder of FIGUR8. "The AMA issuance provides new pathways to enable wide adoption and dramatically expand the access of FIGUR8's technology platform among clinicians and providers. As the first time the AMA has recognized digital physical examinations as a procedure, the new CPT code is particularly a game changer in providing new reimbursement channels for physical therapy providers."
The specific code was granted after review and validation of FIGUR8's technology by the AMA CPT Editorial Panel. The CPT codes created and maintained by the AMA CPT Editorial Panel are the most widely accepted medical language by government payers, including Medicare and Medicaid, and commercial health plans to describe healthcare services and procedures for reimbursement. The approved Category III CPT code will be in effect for at least five years, at which time the AMA may award a Category I code. Category III CPT codes serve as an important milestone for FDA approval and payment negotiations. While the code has been already posted to the AMA website, the new CPT code goes into effect in the CPT codebook on January 1, 2023.
"This milestone further advances FIGUR8's efforts in equipping orthopedic providers with the most accurate precision analytics for measuring musculoskeletal function and with better tools for clinical efficacy," said Dr. Michael Oberlander, Chief Medical Officer of FIGUR8. "AMA's new code is the first major step towards obtaining a CAT I permanent code attached to RVUs for insurance billing, and establishes the foundation for reimbursement of FIGUR8's solution for digital clinical exams."
FIGUR8's advanced musculoskeletal assessment solution — developed over years of R&D by MIT engineers in collaboration with Mass General Brigham clinicians — enables a full musculoskeletal and orthopedic assessment to be conducted in minutes. In less than 15 minutes, the FIGUR8 solution can deliver data on key musculoskeletal biomarkers — including dynamic range of motion, movement quality, strength and functional mobility — in order to create an individualized and precise plan of care.
"FIGUR8 is spearheading the digital transformation of physical exams. As lead scientist for the initial development research of the surface mechanomyography (sMMG) sensor, I am extremely proud of the company's recent accomplishment," said Dr. Donna Moxley Scarborough, PT, MS, PhD, Senior Sports Medicine Research Scientist in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital. "This milestone for FIGUR8 exemplifies the power of collaborative efforts across clinicians, researchers, biomechanists, engineers and data scientists culminating to provide the healthcare community with an impactful new assessment tool for musculoskeletal health that has not been possible before. The AMA's issuance of a new CPT code for FIGUR8's sMMG sensor for use in the clinical setting is a crucial step for applying this technology to help clinicians better monitor muscle integrity for both musculoskeletal injury recovery and prevention."
The clinical benefits of FIGUR8's musculoskeletal assessment system are backed by numerous published clinical studies from Mass General Brigham and Harvard University and an ongoing clinical study with Stanford Medical School.
"As an academic orthopaedic spine surgeon, I was delighted to hear about FIGUR8 obtaining approval for a novel AMA CPT CAT III code for their musculoskeletal measurement technology. They have additionally notified us of their recent HITRUST certification," said Todd Alamin, MD, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Division Orthopaedic Spine, Stanford University School of Medicine. "This commitment to the security of PHI is extremely important for us when engaging with industry partners. As someone who is currently implementing their technology to evaluate my patients in a RCT on Spinal Stenosis treatment, these recent milestone accomplishments by FIGUR8 provide further affirmation of their commitment to the quality, value and security of the data being produced."
FIGUR8's technology is in deployments with major health systems, insurance carriers, and government organizations. FIGUR8's technology drives significant improvements in patient outcomes and lowers re-injury rates while generating significant cost savings for employers, healthcare systems and both commercial health and casualty insurance carriers. More than 1.7 billion people suffer from musculoskeletal conditions, according to the World Health Organization. Musculoskeletal disorders account for one of the largest categories of workplace injuries, accounting for over 50 percent of workers' compensation costs according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
FIGUR8, a MIT spin-off company, is the innovation leader in musculoskeletal (MSK) biometrics, redefining the way MSK health is measured to deliver improved clinical and financial outcomes. Our bioMotion Assessment Platform (bMAP) is the first practical solution for measuring MSK function precisely and objectively, at any point of care. This technology enables patients, providers, and payers to have a full picture view regarding joint motion and muscle function during dynamic activities; using movement as a biomarker to improve MSK health. Our powerful, lightweight system combines clinically smart biosensors, intuitive software and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve MSK health -- from injury through full recovery. www.figur8tech.com
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WA Spokane WA Zone Forecast for Sunday, April 24, 2022
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837 FPUS56 KOTX 250913
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Zone Forecast Product for Eastern Washington and North Idaho
National Weather Service Spokane WA
213 AM PDT Mon Apr 25 2022
WAZ031-252300-
Northeast Blue Mountains-
Including the cities of Anatone and Peola
213 AM PDT Mon Apr 25 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s to mid
60s. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening, then rain likely overnight. Lows in the upper 30s to
lower 40s. West wind 5 to 15 mph in the evening, becoming light.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Rainfall amounts up to a half
of an inch possible, except higher amounts possible in
thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Rain and mountain snow in the morning, then rain and
mountain snow likely in the afternoon. Mountain snow may be heavy
at times in the morning. Mountain snow accumulation up to
2 inches. Snow level 4500 feet in the afternoon. Cooler. Highs in
the mid 40s to lower 50s. Gusts up to 20 mph increasing to 30 mph
in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 30s.
Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s to lower 50s.
West wind 5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 30s.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent
chance of rain and mountain snow showers. Highs in the mid 40s to
lower 50s. Lows in the 30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow showers.
Highs in the upper 40s to lower 50s. Chance of precipitation
40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
mid to upper 30s. Highs in the 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain and
mountain snow showers. Highs in the 50s.
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Moses Lake Area-Upper Columbia Basin-
Including the cities of Moses Lake, Ephrata, Othello, Quincy,
Ritzville, Grand Coulee, Odessa, Wilbur, and Coulee City
213 AM PDT Mon Apr 25 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid to upper 60s. Southwest
wind 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A 50 percent chance of rain overnight. Lows in
the lower 40s. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in
the evening. Rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the mid 50s to lower 60s. Breezy. Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph.
Gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon. Rainfall amounts less than a
tenth of an inch.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 30s.
Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s. Southwest
wind 5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
lower 30s to lower 40s. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s
to lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s to lower 60s.
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Okanogan Highlands-
Including the cities of Republic, Inchelium, and Wauconda
213 AM PDT Mon Apr 25 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the 60s. South wind 5 to 15 mph
in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of rain overnight. Lows in the
upper 30s to mid 40s. Gusts up to 20 mph in the evening. Chance
of precipitation 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and mountain snow.
Highs in the 50s. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around
25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
or snow. Snow level 3500 feet. Lows in the lower to mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower
to mid 30s. Highs in the mid to upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
and mountain snow showers. Lows in the 30s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers.
Highs in the mid to upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the
mid 30s to lower 40s. Highs in the mid to upper 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers.
Highs in the mid to upper 50s.
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Wenatchee Area-Waterville Plateau-
Including the cities of Wenatchee, Chelan, Entiat, Cashmere,
Waterville, and Mansfield
213 AM PDT Mon Apr 25 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower to mid 60s. Southwest
wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s to lower 40s.
West wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph in the evening,
becoming light.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid to upper 50s. West
wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 35 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 30s. West
wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in
the 30s. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper
50s to lower 60s. Lows in the upper 30s to lower 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers.
Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
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Okanogan Valley-
Including the cities of Omak, Okanogan, Brewster, Bridgeport,
Oroville, and Nespelem
213 AM PDT Mon Apr 25 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the 60s. South wind 5 to 15 mph
with gusts to around 30 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s to lower 40s.
Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph in the
evening, becoming light.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s. Gusts up to 20 mph
in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the
lower 30s to lower 40s. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers.
Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
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chance of rain and mountain snow in the afternoon. Snow level
5500 feet. Highs in the mid 50s to mid 60s. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the 30s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain or snow in
the afternoon. Snow level 3500 feet. Highs in the upper 40s to
mid 50s. West wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
or snow. Snow level 2500 feet. Lows in the lower to mid 30s. West
wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower to mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s to mid
30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow
showers. Highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
or snow showers. Lows in the lower to mid 30s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow showers.
Highs in the 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 30s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance
of rain and mountain snow showers. Highs in the upper 40s to
upper 50s. Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s.
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Western Chelan County-
Including the cities of Stevens Pass, Holden Village,
and Stehekin
213 AM PDT Mon Apr 25 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and mountain snow
showers in the morning, then a chance of rain and mountain snow
in the afternoon. Snow level 5500 feet. Highs in the lower 50s to
lower 60s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and mountain snow in
the evening, then a chance of mountain snow overnight. Snow level
4500 feet in the evening. Lows in the 30s. Chance of
precipitation 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow in the morning, then a
chance of rain or snow in the afternoon. Snow level 3000 feet.
Highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s. West wind 5 to 15 mph in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow.
Lows in the upper 20s to mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow.
Highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s to mid
30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow
showers. Highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent
chance of snow showers. Lows in the 30s. Highs in the upper 40s
to mid 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the 30s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent
chance of rain and mountain snow showers. Highs in the lower to
mid 50s. Lows in the lower 30s to lower 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain and
mountain snow showers. Highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s.
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Western Okanogan County-
Including the cities of Mazama, Winthrop, Twisp, Methow,
and Conconully
213 AM PDT Mon Apr 25 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of mountain snow in the morning,
then a chance of rain and mountain snow in the afternoon. Snow
level 6000 feet. Highs in the lower to mid 60s. Southwest wind
5 to 15 mph in the afternoon, Gusts up to 25 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of mountain
snow. Lows in the 30s. Gusts up to 20 mph in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow in the morning, then a
chance of rain or snow in the afternoon. Snow level 3500 feet.
Highs in the 50s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow.
Lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower to mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s to lower
30s.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance
of snow showers. Highs in the 50s. Lows in the upper 20s to mid
30s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 30s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent
chance of mountain snow showers. Highs in the mid to upper 50s.
Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain and
mountain snow showers. Highs in the mid to upper 50s.
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Dave McCormick, a former hedge fund CEO who grew up in western Pennsylvania and spent millions on his campaign for the Republican nomination for an open U.S. Senate seat, made the surprise decision Friday evening to concede the race to Mehmet Oz.
Oz, the celebrity television doctor who has family in southeastern Pennsylvania, led McCormick by about 900 votes out of more than 1.3 million ballots cast in the May 17 primary.
The razor-thin margin forced a mandatory recount by all 67 Pennsylvania counties. That recount had begun Tuesday and was to finish by early next week. McCormick's concession is also surprising in that his campaign has fought for more than a week in state appeals courts to have undated mail-in ballots counted toward the election results, hoping those ballots would narrow Oz's lead.
McCormick told supporters at a press conference in Pittsburgh that he called Oz Friday night after it became clear that he could not overcome Oz's lead in the ongoing recount.
"We came so close. We came so close," McCormick said. "We've spent the last 17 days making sure every Republican vote was counted."
But as the recount neared its conclusion, he said, the outcome "is now clear to me."
The open Senate seat in hotly contested Pennsylvania could decide which political party controls Congress after the November midterm elections. The current senator, Republican Pat Toomey, is retiring at the end of his term in January.
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Instead, Oz will move on to face Democratic nominee John Fetterman, the state's lieutenant governor. McCormick's announcement comes just hours after Fetterman released a statement updating his status following a stroke days before the primary last month.
He said in the statement Friday that he would return to the campaign trail soon, but did not give a specific date.
Oz said in a statement that he and McCormick "share the goal of a brighter future for Pennsylvania and America."
"Now that our primary is over, we will make sure that this U.S. Senate seat does not fall into the hands of the radical left, led by John Fetterman," Oz said in the statement. "I look forward to campaigning in every corner of the Commonwealth for the next five months to earn the support of every Pennsylvanian."
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Engagement and visualization are highly valued amongst meeting hosts and attendees in the era of virtual and hybrid work, report shows
SAN FRANCISCO and AMSTERDAM, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Miro, the online platform accelerating innovation through visual collaboration, announced it was named a Customer's Choice in the 2022 Gartner Peer Insights 'Voice of the Customer': Meeting Solutions. Gartner Peer Insights Customers' Choice distinctions recognize vendors and products that are highly rated by their customers. Miro earned an overall rating of 4.6 out of a possible 5 stars, making it the highest-rated meeting solution in existing customer satisfaction as reviewed by 197 users, 97% of whom said they would recommend it.
Miro's collaboration platform enables users to work together in real-time, bringing the shared, visual nature of whiteboarding to virtual meetings and workshops. One Strategic Partner Manager who reviewed Miro for Gartner Peer Insights said "The availability to work together on Miro in real-time allowed us to cooperate and be in the same room like in real life."
The experience of visual collaboration improves meeting engagement, and helps turn input from attendees into actionable plans for projects. Another Miro user, a Staff Engineer and Architect, said in their review, "I have never seen a tool nor process that so quickly and effectively gathers feedback from so many people and synthesizes it into actionable data."
"In today's hybrid environments, a meeting solution that keeps teams engaged is essential in driving innovation and in helping to maintain company culture," said Andrey Khusid, Miro co-founder and CEO. "Customer delight is at the heart of everything we do at Miro, and our community of 35+ million users is the greatest source of inspiration, and is strong recognition of the positive impact we believe our product has in changing the way people come together to work and collaborate."
To create the Voice of the Customer report, Gartner aggregates reviews and ratings of software solutions by IT professionals and verified end-users. Each solution is evaluated based on customer experience and satisfaction at all stages of adoption, from evaluation to deployment to usage and service. We believe being named a Customers' Choice highlights that in addition to being the leading online whiteboard, the flexibility of Miro's platform allows it to provide deep, transformational value in mission-critical use cases like online meetings.
Gartner, Gartner Peer Insights 'Voice of the Customer': Meeting Solutions, Peer Contributors, 30 March 2022
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Miro is an online, visual collaboration platform designed to unlock creativity and accelerate innovation among teams of all kinds. The platform's infinite canvas enables teams to lead engaging workshops and meetings, design products, brainstorm ideas, and more. Miro, co-headquartered in San Francisco and Amsterdam, serves more than 35M users worldwide, including 99% of the Fortune 100. Miro was founded by Andrey Khusid and Oleg Shardin in 2011 and currently has more than 1,500 employees in 11 hubs around the world. To learn more, please visit https://miro.com.
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Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels were elected Friday to start in the July 19 All-Star Game along with Mookie Betts and Trea Turner of the host Dodgers.
Toronto catcher Alejandro Kirk and Miami second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. were voted to start as first-time All-Stars, finishing atop their positions in the second round of fan voting.
Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees and Ronald Acuña Jr. of the World Series champion Atlanta Braves were elected from the first round of balloting as the top vote-getters in their leagues.
The AL starting lineup includes Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Houston second baseman Jose Altuve, Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson, Boston third baseman Rafael Devers and Kirk behind the plate. Giancarlo Stanton of the Yankees joined Judge and Trout in the outfield, while Ohtani was voted in as designated hitter.
Ohtani became the first two-way All-Star last year when he was voted the AL DH, then was picked for the pitching staff and started on the mound.
Judge and Stanton will become the first Yankees teammates to start in the outfield together since Dave Winfield and Rickey Henderson in 1988.
NL starters include Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras, St. Louis first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, Chisholm at second, Turner at shortstop, San Diego third baseman Manny Machado and an outfield of Betts, Acuña and San Francisco’s Joc Pederson.
Philadelphia’s Bryce Harper was elected as the National League’s first DH following the expansion of the DH rule to both leagues but will be replaced in the starting lineup after breaking his left thumb when hit by a pitch from San Diego’s Blake Snell on June 25. Harper earned his seventh All-Star selection, his sixth as a starter.
Trout was picked for the 10th time, his ninth as a starter. Altuve and Goldschmidt earned their eighth All-Star trips and Stanton was picked for the fifth time but the first since Miami traded him to the Yankees ahead of the 2018 season.
In addition to Chisholm and Kirk, Anderson, Peterson and Turner were elected for their first All-Star starts.
Stanton beat Toronto’s George Springer 22% to 20% for the final AL outfield spot after finishing fourth, just behind Springer, in the opening round. Ohtani defeated Houston’s Yordan Alvarez 52% to 48% at DH.
Machado edged the Cardinals’ Nolan Arenado 51% to 49% at NL third base, and Turner beat out Atlanta’s Dansby Swanson 52% to 48%.
Chisholm got 59% of the NL second base vote after finishing second to the Braves’ Ozzie Albies in the first round. Devers received 60% at third base in the AL after finishing second to Cleveland’s José Ramírez in the opening round.
Goldschmidt earned a $250,000 bonus for his selection, Altuve, Harper, Stanton and Trout get $50,000 each, and Anderson receives $25,000.
The first phase of voting ran from June 8-30 and the second phase from Tuesday until Friday.
Pitchers and reserves will be announced Sunday,
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred added a 33rd player to each roster Friday, selecting Albert Pujols of St. Louis and Miguel Cabrera of Detroit for career achievements.
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ATLANTA (AP) — A judge ruled Monday that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp must testify before a special grand jury that’s investigating possible illegal attempts by then-President Donald Trump and others to influence the 2020 election in the state — but not until after the November midterm election.
Lawyers for Kemp had argued that immunities related to his position as governor protect him from having to testify. But Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney, who’s overseeing the special grand jury, disagreed and said the governor must appear before the panel. But he did agree to a request from Kemp’s lawyers to delay that testimony until after the Nov. 8 election, in which the Republican governor faces a rematch with Democrat Stacey Abrams.
“The Governor is in the midst of a re-election campaign and this criminal grand jury investigation should not be used by the District Attorney, the Governor’s opponent, or the Governor himself to influence the outcome of that election,” McBurney wrote. “The sound and prudent course is to let the election proceed without further litigation or other activity concerning the Governor’s involvement in the special grand jury’s work.”
But once the election is over, McBurney wrote that he expects Kemp’s lawyers to “promptly make arrangements for his appearance.”
A delay could increase the likelihood that Trump will be a declared presidential candidate by the time the investigation moves toward its conclusion, further raising the political stakes. The investigation is one of several that could have serious legal consequences for the former president.
A statement from the governor’s office says McBurney “acknowledged the potential political impact of the timing of these proceedings and correctly paused” Kemp’s involvement until after the election. The governor plans to work with Willis’ team and the judge “to ensure a full accounting of the Governor’s limited role in the issues being investigated is available to the special grand jury.”
A spokesperson for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Also Monday, McBurney declined to quash a subpoena for lawyer Kenneth Chesebro, who represented the Trump campaign. He’s scheduled to appear before the special grand jury on Tuesday, according to a court filing.
Willis opened the investigation early last year, prompted by a January 2021 phone call between Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger during which the then-president suggested the state’s top election official could “find” the votes needed to overturn his loss. But the investigation’s scope has widened considerably since then.
Raffensperger and some other state officials have already appeared before the special grand jury, which McBurney noted in his ruling.
Willis has also been pursuing testimony from close Trump allies and advisers. Former New York mayor and Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani, who’s been told he faces possible criminal charges in the investigation, testified earlier this month. U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, is currently fighting a subpoena in federal court. And Willis last week filed paperwork seeking to compel testimony from former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Trump-allied attorney Sidney Powell, among others.
Prosecutors have said they want to ask Kemp about Raffensperger’s call with the then-president, as well as his own contacts with Trump and others in the wake of the 2020 general election.
Kemp’s lawyers had argued he was protected by the principle of “sovereign immunity,” which says the state can’t be sued without its consent. But McBurney agreed with Willis’ team that the protection isn’t applicable because Kemp isn’t being sued and is instead being called as a witness to provide facts for a criminal investigation.
Kemp’s lawyers had also raised concerns about attorney-client privilege, and McBurney wrote that neither prosecutors nor grand jurors will be able to ask the governor about the contents of communications covered by that privilege. He said he’s aware of several conversations of interest to the investigation to which that privilege applies.
If there are disputes over what questions can be asked that cannot be resolved by the lawyers involved, they can be brought to McBurney “for resolution (or at least helpful direction),” the judge wrote.
McBurney’s ruling Monday came after communications between Kemp’s attorneys and Willis’ team over when and how the governor would provide information for the investigation broke down. In a footnote of his ruling, the judge noted that correspondence between the two sides that was attached to court filings showed a “lack of civility among the attorneys involved.”
Chesebro had argued that any testimony about his representation of the Trump campaign would be protected by attorney-client privilege. McBurney found that while much of what Chesebro did for the campaign is protected by privilege, there are topics of interest to the investigation that aren’t off limits.
In a court filing seeking to compel his testimony, Willis wrote that Chesebro was “an attorney working with the Trump Campaign’s legal efforts seeking to influence the results of the November 2020 election in Georgia and elsewhere.”
As part of those efforts, he worked with Republicans in Georgia in the weeks following the election at the direction of the Trump campaign, Willis wrote. That included working on the coordination and execution of a plan to have 16 Georgia Republicans sign a certificate declaring falsely that Trump had won the 2020 presidential election and declaring themselves the state’s “duly elected and qualified” electors even though Joe Biden had won the state and a slate of Democratic electors was certified.
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The German carmaker formalizes its contributions with membership in the project that helps developers build custom Linux-based systems
SAN FRANCISCO, July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today announced that BMW Group is joining the Yocto Project as a member.
BMW Group's membership restates their commitment to work with, and in, sustainable ecosystems and software and to support open source and key tools they use to build their products. The Yocto Project welcomes this support and looks forward to benefiting from their input and experience. They are joining other members including Intel, Comcast, Arm, Cisco, Facebook (Meta), Xilinx, Microsoft, Wind River, and AWS.
With the rise of devices and sensors being used across every industry, developers today require a common set of tools that help them manage software stacks, configurations, and best practices tailored for Linux images for embedded and IoT devices. Over the last decade Yocto Project has been tuned for this purpose and today is the de facto set of tools for building and supporting a new generation of devices. In short, it helps developers create custom Linux-based systems regardless of the hardware architecture.
The Yocto Project has grown significantly since it was created, rising to the constantly evolving challenge of building custom operating systems for products in a maintainable and scalable way. The project leads in build system technology with bitwise identical build output every time, advanced software manifests, license handling capabilities, and strong binary artifact reuse among many other developments. Yocto Project 4.0 (aka Kirkstone) was released in April. Based on Linux kernel 5.15, glibc 2.35, and roughly 300 other recipe upgrades, Yocto 4.0 supports SPDX SBOM generation and is the latest Long Term Support (LTS) release.
"Recognising sustainability in the context of open source is an extremely welcome development, and we look forward to working more closely with BMW Group to further enhance the project" Richard Purdie, Linux Foundation Fellow. "We hope that others will follow their lead in sustainability and together we can strengthen and allow open source projects to reach their full potential".
For more information about the Yocto Project, please visit: https://www.yoctoproject.org/
The BMW Group is the world's leading premium manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles with its BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce, and BMW Motorrad brands, and a provider of premium financial and mobility services. The BMW Group production network comprises 31 production and assembly plants in 15 countries; the company has a global sales network with representatives in over 140 countries.
Long-term thinking and responsible action are the basis of economic success. Ecological and social sustainability, comprehensive product responsibility and a clear commitment to conserving resources are therefore an integral part of our strategy.
The Yocto Project is an open source collaboration project that creates highly customisable, maintainable, and scalable Linux-based systems primarily for embedded and IOT projects, regardless of the hardware platform and product. For additional information, please visit yoctoproject.org or contact us.
Founded in 2000, the Linux Foundation and its projects are supported by more than 2,950 members. The Linux Foundation is the world's leading home for collaboration on open source software, hardware, standards, and data. Linux Foundation projects are critical to the world's infrastructure including Linux, Kubernetes, Node.js, ONAP, Hyperledger, RISC-V, and more. The Linux Foundation's methodology focuses on leveraging best practices and addressing the needs of contributors, users, and solution providers to create sustainable models for open collaboration. For more information, please visit us at linuxfoundation.org.
The Linux Foundation has registered trademarks and uses trademarks. For a list of trademarks of The Linux Foundation, please see its trademark usage page: www.linuxfoundation.org/trademark-usage. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
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KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree Thursday imposing personal sanctions on Russian leaders, including President Vladimir Putin and all sitting ministers.
The sanctions, approved by Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, target all members of Russia’s government and security council, as well as the Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov. They ban entry to Ukraine, revoke visas and permits, and block financial assets.
The decree came into force on Thursday, according to a copy published on the website of the Ukrainian presidency. Zelenskyy also signed a directive sanctioning 236 Russian universities and their leaders.
Russia's education minister said in response that Moscow will not be deterred.
“Today’s decision by the Kyiv regime speaks to its inadequacy and inability to control the situation. It’s a gesture of desperation, which cannot prevent the integration of Donbas and the liberated territories into a single educational space with Russia,” Sergey Kravtsov told the Interfax agency.
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KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR:
— War rap: In Ukraine, an angry voice for a furious generation
— Smashed buildings in Mariupol produce 'caravan of death'
— Russia, Turkey back plan to export grains; Ukraine doubtful
— UN report: Ukraine war is increasing suffering of millions
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MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin says foreign companies that have left Russia will regret their decision.
“In today’s conditions, when someone jumped off somewhere, left, chose to stop some activity here, they will regret it,” he declared at a meeting with young entrepreneurs in Moscow.
“They will regret it, not because we threaten anyone,” Putin continued. “They will regret it because Russia is a country with great potential, really.”
Putin also appeared to claim that the exodus of foreign firms from Russia was evidence of U.S. domination over other Western states and economies.
“Many regret that they have to leave. This is all a manifestation of the internal state of these countries that cannot make sovereign decisions,” he added.
He then reiterated that Russia is “a sovereign country that should be looking to the future.”
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MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin spoke of Russia’s need to “take back (territory) and defend itself” Thursday in a speech in which he compared himself to Peter the Great.
Speaking at a meeting with young entrepreneurs in Moscow, Putin drew parallels between the conquering monarch’s founding of St. Petersburg and his government’s annexation of territory.
“When he founded the new capital, no European country recognized it as Russia. Everybody recognized it as Sweden,” Putin said. “And Slavic people had always lived there along with Finno-Ugric people, and the territory was under the control of the Russian state.”
“What was he doing? Taking back and reinforcing. That’s what he did. And it looks like it fell on us to take back and reinforce as well,” he said.
Putin also appeared to leave the door open for further territorial expansion, while asserting Russia’s sovereignty.
“There is no state in between. A country is either sovereign or a colony,” he said.
“It’s impossible — do you understand — impossible to build a fence around a country like Russia. And we do not intend to build that fence,” Putin added.
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KYIV, Ukraine — Russian troops are trying to resume their offensive on Ukraine’s southern Zaporizhzhia region in order to capture it completely, a top Ukrainian military official said Thursday.
Oleksei Gromov, deputy chief of the Main Operations Directorate of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ General Staff, said Russian forces are likely to strike out from the southern Kherson region, which is majority-controlled by Moscow, towards neighboring Zaporizhzhia.
“The enemy has focused on holding the lines, but at the same time does not cease (its) attempts to resume the offensive in these areas, probably in order to reach the administrative borders of the Zaporizhzhia region,” Gromov said in a briefing hosted by Ukraine’s state Ukrinform agency.
The southern part of Zaporizhzhia, including two major cities and a key nuclear plant, was overrun by Moscow’s troops in the early weeks of the war, and remains in Russian hands. Kyiv continues to hold the north of the region, including the capital city of Zaporizhzhia, which was previously a staging post for evacuees from the ruined port of Mariupol.
Gromov did not rule out a Russian assault on the southern Mykolayiv region, which likewise borders Kherson, and the key cultural hub of Odesa, further west along Ukraine’s Black Sea coast. He did not provide further information regarding any such planned attacks.
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WASHINGTON — A resolution urging NATO to quickly admit Finland and Sweden won easy passage in the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday, in a signal of bipartisan support from lawmakers.
Democrats and Republicans on the committee approved the measure supporting the expansion and urging other NATO states to swiftly admit the two Nordic states by voice vote, with no voiced objections.
Thursday’s vote had been seen as a test of Republican lawmakers’ stand on the expansion, which President Joe Biden has thrown his support behind.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine prompted Finland and Sweden to end longstanding policies of military non-alignment and apply to join the 30-member U.S. and European defensive alliance. Biden encouraged the two countries’ application and welcomed their leaders to the White House in May to celebrate it.
Unexpected opposition from NATO member Turkey has clouded what had been expected to be quick ascension to the bloc by the two countries. Turkey says it objects to the two countries’ stances regarding the Middle East’s Kurdish minority.
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LONDON — The British government says it is “deeply concerned” that two U.K. nationals captured while fighting with the Ukrainian military have been sentenced to death.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman Jamie Davies said Thursday that under the Geneva Conventions prisoners of war are entitled to combatant immunity and “shouldn’t be exploited for political purposes.”
He said: “We will continue to work with Ukrainian authorities to secure the release of any British nationals who were serving in the Ukrainian armed forces and are being held as prisoners of war.”
British Foreign Secretary Luz Truss tweeted: “I utterly condemn the sentencing of Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner held by Russian proxies in eastern Ukraine. They are prisoners of war. This is a sham judgment with absolutely no legitimacy.”
A court in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic found Aslin, Pinner, as well as Saaudun Brahim of Morocco, guilty of taking action toward a violent overthrow of power, an offense punishable by death in the internationally unrecognized rebel-held territory in Ukraine’s Donbas region.
Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported Thursday that the three will face a firing squad. They have a month to appeal.
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A court in separatist-controlled territory of eastern Ukraine sentenced two British citizens and a Moroccan man to death for fighting on Ukraine’s side in the war with Russia.
The three men fought alongside Ukrainian troops and surrendered to Russian forces weeks ago.
A court in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic found them guilty of taking action toward a violent overthrow of power, an offense punishable by death in the internationally unrecognized rebel-held territory in Ukraine’s Donbas region.
The three were also convicted of mercenary activities and terrorism.
Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported Thursday that the three — Aiden Aslin, Shaun Pinner and Saaudun Brahim — are set to face a firing squad. They have a month to appeal.
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PODGORICA, Montenegro — Montenegro’s prime minister says he has spoken on the phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and expressed readiness to visit Kyiv.
Dritan Abazovic also told Zelenskyy on Thursday that he will suggest to other leaders of countries in the Western Balkans that they should all travel to Ukraine together to show support.
Small Montenegro in 2017 defied Russia’s strong opposition to join NATO, and is viewed as the next in line for EU membership.
The country, along with North Macedonia and Bulgaria, prevented the visit of Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to neighboring Serbia earlier this week by refusing to grant permit for his plane to fly through their airspace.
Abazovic hopes that Ukraine, too, will soon become a formal EU candidate, said a statement from his office. Abazovic offered Montenegro’s help on Ukraine’s accession path.
The statement also says that Zelenskyy invited Abazovic to visit Kyiv as soon as possible.
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KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s top military official says the situation on the frontline is “very difficult” and calls for “very quick” weapon supplies.
Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said in a Facebook post Thursday that every day up to 100 Ukrainian troops are killed and up to 500 end up wounded.
He said Kyiv needs heavy weapons, as well as aircraft and air defense systems quickly.
“We proved that we don’t fear the Kremlin, unlike many others. But we as a country can’t afford to bleed, losing our best sons and daughters,” Reznikov wrote.
He said that Russia “continues to press by sheer mass,” suffering “huge casualties” as well.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said earlier that every day 60-100 Ukrainian servicemen die on the frontline and some 500 sustain wounds.
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BRUSSELS — Senior members of the European Union’s parliament are urging EU leaders to make Ukraine and neighboring Moldova official candidates for joining the 27-nation bloc.
Political group leaders in the European Parliament said Thursday that the EU “must be a reliable partner and a credible geopolitical actor that lives up to its principles and values by showing solidarity with those who stand up for the same ideals.”
The EU’s executive branch, the European Commission, is drafting an opinion on the membership requests of Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia. In recent years, the commission repeatedly expressed concern about corruption in Ukraine and the need for deep political and economic reforms.
The official opinion will be weighed by EU leaders at a June 23-24 summit in Brussels. Several leaders are wary of opening the door to Ukraine, although acquiring full membership would take the country many years.
The parliamentary group leaders say that giving Ukraine and Moldova EU candidate status would mark “the start to a merit-based process” for joining. They also urged EU leaders “to work towards granting the same status to Georgia.”
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MOSCOW — Russia’s defense ministry says it used air-launched missiles to destroy a Ukrainian military base where foreign fighters allegedly were being trained.
Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Thursday that the training center was in the Zhytomyr region of central Ukraine, about 125 kilometers (75 miles) west of Kyiv.
There was no immediate comment from Ukraine to the Russian claims. Russia refers to foreign fighters who joined Ukrainian troops in the war as ‘mercenaries.’
Konashenkov said Russian missiles also destroyed an ammunition depot and an anti-aircraft system elsewhere in Ukraine.
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KYIV, Ukraine — The governor of eastern Ukraine's Luhansk province says Russian forces are employing “scorched-earth tactics” against the city of Sievierodonetsk, hitting it with rockets, artillery and mortars.
Serhiy Haidai also told The Associated Press on Thursday that neighboring Lysychansk is enduring “day and night shelling." Russians are trying to storm the key road connecting Lysychansk and the city of Bakhmut but have failed to gain control of it, he said.
Haidai says Ukraine still “remains able to deliver humanitarian supplies to the region by a relatively safe route.”
Ukraine's east has been the main focus of Russia's attacks for more than two months.
Haidai said there were two attacks on a chemical plant and “fierce battles" continue in Sievierodonetsk.
“Street battles are taking place with varied success in city blocks,” the governor said. "The army of Ukraine is fighting for every street and house.”
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PARIS — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia’s invasion of his country is a threat to the environment and could lead to dangerous pollution in the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea.
Zelenskyy made the comments at a ministerial meeting of the Paris-based Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. He used the platform to impress on ministers the need to wean states off Russian natural gas in favor of green energy.
The Black Sea and the Sea of Azov border both Ukraine and Russia. The Black Sea also borders Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania and Turkey.
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BERLIN — Poland’s president has sharply criticized phone calls the leaders of France and Germany had with Vladimir Putin, saying the conversations serve only to legitimize the Russian leader.
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have spoken to Putin several times since Russia invaded Ukraine, both separately and together, in attempts to nudge him toward ending the war.
Polish President Andrzej Duda was quoted Thursday as telling Germany’s Bild newspaper that he’s “astonished” by the calls.
Duda argued they achieve nothing and “only bring about a legitimization of a person who is responsible for the crimes the Russian army is committing in Ukraine.”
Bild quoted Duda as adding: “Did anyone talk like this with Adolf Hitler during World War II? Did anyone say that Adolf Hitler must save face? … I have not heard such voices.”
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- State Treasurer Fiona Ma, and the California ABLE Act Board announce the "We Are CalABLE'' campaign to promote CalABLE, the tax-free savings and investment program that is improving the lives of people with disabilities. The California ABLE Act Board, chaired by Treasurer Ma, administers the CalABLE program which provides eligible individuals with disabilities an opportunity to build financial wellness, even while participating in means-tested government benefit programs like Supplemental Security Income and Medi-Cal. For the multitude of individuals who have opened a CalABLE account, the program can be a game- changer.
"Every single day, there are thousands of powerful stories from the disability community that can teach, empower and inspire," said Treasurer Ma. "Our goal with CalABLE has been to build the best possible program for the disability community. We designed CalABLE to be accessible, user friendly, and easy to understand. We recognized early on that the most powerful tool to spread awareness is to hear directly from the people who are benefitting from CalABLE. The 'We Are CalABLE' campaign raises the voices of those whose lives have been impacted by their decision to open an account."
CalABLE partnered with Options For All (OFA), a California-based filmmaking nonprofit that serves adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, to produce the "We Are CalABLE" campaign. The OFA team filmed more than a dozen interviews throughout the state, gathering a broad spectrum of voices from individuals and families who benefit from the CalABLE program. Many OFA students and staff are CalABLE account holders and have a firsthand understanding of how one can save for their future using CalABLE.
"This project is a great example of how people with disabilities can help develop skills, gain valuable experiences, and contribute in ways that directly affect their own lives," said John Peterson, OFA's Vice President of Film and Media.
For the campaign, OFA captured the personal stories of CalABLE account holders who enthusiastically share how they use their savings to pay for disability-related expenses. Under state and federal law, these expenses can include accessible vehicles, first homes, education, assistive technology, service animals and more. Through these personal and highly engaging narratives, the campaign demonstrates how account holders can protect their eligibility for means-tested public benefits programs by contributing to tax-advantaged savings and investment accounts. Furthermore, the campaign demonstrates how these after-tax contributions allow account holders to grow tax-free earnings when the money is used for qualified expenses.
"The risk of losing public benefits, coupled with the high cost of support expenses, has constrained members of the disability community from building financial security – until now," said Treasurer Ma. "Today, we're ensuring that all these people are at the table to help us build better life experiences for people with disabilities."
Launched in December 2018, the CalABLE program is open to all eligible individuals with disabilities in the state of California and nationwide. Since its launch, more than 8,000 individuals have opened CalABLE accounts and saved more than $77 million in assets under management. The average balance in a CalABLE account is approximately $10,000.
The "We Are CalABLE" campaign was conceptualized and launched by CalABLE's agency of record Program 11, in collaboration with the National Disability Institute, the first national nonprofit committed exclusively to the financial empowerment of people with disabilities. Watch the "We Are CalABLE" anthem video here. Open a CalABLE account at www.CalABLE.ca.gov.
CalABLE is the state of California's tax-advantaged savings and investment program benefiting people whose qualifying disability began before age 26. Based on the federal Achieving Better Life Experiences (ABLE) Act, the program allows eligible individuals to save up to $16,000 per year in an ABLE account and access the money at any time without taxes or penalties when the money is used to maintain or improve the health, independence or quality of life of the account owner. Up to $100,000 of funds in an ABLE account are not counted against resource limits of federal and state benefit programs like Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid. Established in December of 2018, CalABLE has enrolled more than 8,000 account holders who have saved and invested more than $77 million, making CalABLE one of the fastest growing ABLE programs in the nation.
Fiona Ma is California's 34th State Treasurer. She was elected on November 6, 2018, with more votes (7,825,587) than any other candidate for treasurer in the state's history. She is the first woman of color and the first woman Certified Public Accountant (CPA) elected to the position. The State Treasurer's Office was created in the California Constitution in 1849. It provides financing for schools, roads, housing, recycling and waste management, hospitals, public facilities, and other crucial infrastructure projects that better the lives of residents. California is the world's fifth-largest economy and Treasurer Ma is the state's primary banker. Presently, her office processes more than $3 trillion in banking transactions. She provides transparency and oversight for the government's investment portfolio and accounts, as well as for the state's surplus funds. Treasurer Ma oversees an investment portfolio that currently averages over $200 billion—a significant portion of which is beneficially owned by more than 2,200 local governments in California. She serves as agent of sale for all State bonds and is trustee of billions of dollars of state indebtedness.
For more news about the State Treasurer's Office, please follow Treasurer Ma on Twitter at @CalTreasurer, Instagram at @CalTreasurer, and on Facebook at California State Treasurer's Office.
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SINGAPORE, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kenon Holdings Ltd. ("Kenon") (NYSE: KEN) (TASE: KEN) has previously announced that its Board of Directors has approved a capital reduction distribution in an aggregate amount of approximately $552 million, or $10.25 per share (the "Distribution"), and Kenon's shareholders approved the Distribution at Kenon's 2022 Annual General Meeting, contingent upon the approval of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore. Kenon is announcing today that the Distribution was approved by the High Court of the Republic of Singapore on June 14, 2022 and will be paid on July 5, 2022 (the "Payment Date") to Kenon's shareholders of record as of the close of trading on June 27, 2022 (the "Record Date").
Additional Information about the Distribution
The New York Stock Exchange's ("NYSE") ex-dividend date, which is the date on which Kenon's shares will begin trading on the NYSE without the entitlement to the Distribution, is June 24, 2022 (the "NYSE Ex-Dividend Date").
The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange's ("TASE") ex-dividend date, which is the date on which Kenon's shares will begin trading on the TASE without the entitlement to the Distribution, is June 27, 2022 (the "TASE Ex-Dividend Date"). The TASE will automatically adjust the price of Kenon's shares on the TASE Ex-Dividend date to reflect the completion of the Distribution.
We encourage you to contact your bank, broker, nominee or other institution if you have any questions regarding the mechanics and timing of having the proceeds of the Distribution attributable to your shares credited to your account.
Proceeds from the Distribution received by Kenon's shareholders should, generally, not be taxable in Singapore. Nevertheless, the Distribution may constitute a taxable event to Kenon's shareholders according to their jurisdiction and the local tax law applicable (including for the purpose of withholding tax in accordance with applicable law and/or regulation). Kenon's shareholders should consult their tax advisors with respect to the federal, state, and/or any other local tax consequences of the Distribution, including the classification of the Distribution for tax purposes in light of the fact that the Distribution will be made by way of a capital reduction by a Singapore company, and the potential imposition of any withholding or other taxes in connection with the Distribution.
Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include statements about capital reduction and planned distribution to shareholders, including the timing of the Record Date, Payment Date, Ex-Dividend Dates, and the crediting of accounts with the Distribution proceeds. These statements are based on Kenon's management's current expectations or beliefs, and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, which could cause the actual results to differ materially from those indicated in Kenon's forward-looking statements. Such risks include risks relating to a failure by Kenon to complete the Distribution, the timing of the Record Date, Payment Date, Ex-Dividend Dates, and the crediting of accounts with the Distribution, and other risks and factors, including those set forth under the heading "Risk Factors" in Kenon's most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as required by law, Kenon undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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Japan ex-leader Shinzo Abe assassinated while giving speech
NARA, Japan (AP) — Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, one of Japan's most powerful politicians, has died after being shot during a campaign speech. Abe was shot from behind minutes after he started his speech Friday in Nara in western Japan. He was airlifted to a hospital for emergency treatment but was not breathing and his heart had stopped. He was pronounced dead later at the hospital. The 67-year-old Abe was Japan’s longest-serving leader before stepping down for health reasons in 2020. Police arrested the suspected gunman at the scene of the attack, which shocked people in a country known as one of the world’s safest.
Shinzo Abe, powerful former Japan PM, leaves divided legacy
TOKYO (AP) — Shinzo Abe was a political blueblood groomed for power. Japan’s longest serving prime minister, he was also perhaps the most polarizing, complex politician in recent Japanese history. Abe, who was assassinated Friday, angered both liberals at home and World War II victims in Asia with his hawkish push to revamp the military and his revisionist view that Japan was given an unfair verdict by history for its brutal past. At the same time, he revitalized Japan’s economy, led efforts for the nation to take a stronger role in Asia and served as a rare beacon of political stability before stepping down two years ago for health reasons.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden will take executive action to protect access to abortion. The president faces mounting pressure from fellow Democrats to be more forceful on the subject after the Supreme Court ended a constitutional right to the procedure two weeks ago. Biden is expected to formalize instructions to the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services to push back on efforts to limit the ability of women to access federally approved abortion medication or to travel across state lines to access clinical abortion services. The White House said Friday that Biden has committed to doing “everything in his power” to protect access to “safe and legal abortion.”
'Dad, that's it. She's dead': Another day of loss in Ukraine
KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — A woman in eastern Ukraine had gone out to feed the cats when the shelling began in a residential neighborhood. It was afternoon, a time to get errands done. But there is nothing routine about life near the front line. Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city and a short drive from the Russian border, lives with the thunder of distant artillery and the sickening boom of shells exploding much closer to home. Natalia Kolesnik had learned to live with the risks. Then, in a grassy courtyard on a hot and sweaty Thursday, the shelling caught her. Her body was one of three found on the littered ground. Her husband, Viktor, didn’t want to let her go.
Wall Street wavers ahead of opening bell, June jobs report
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is wavering ahead of the opening bell and before new hiring data is released for June, which is expected to show a pullback by employers compared with the post-virus outbreak boom of the past two years. Futures for the Dow Jones industrials wavered between gains and losses of less than 0.1% Friday, while the S&P 500 declined 0.2%. The Labor Department is expected to report that the nation gained 275,000 jobs last month, according to economists surveyed by the data provider FactSet.
UK leader hopefuls jostle as Johnson digs in for final weeks
LONDON (AP) — A field of candidates to replace departing Prime Minister Boris Johnson began to take shape Friday, even as some Conservative Party lawmakers pushed to get the scandal-tarnished leader out of office before his replacement is elected in the next couple of months. Lawmaker Tom Tugendhat, who chairs the House of Commons’ influential Foreign Affairs Committee, became the second candidate to declare he is running, after Attorney General Suella Braverman. Johnson announced his resignation as party leader on Thursday but said he would stay in post as prime minister until his successor is chosen. That decision did not sit well with some of his Conservative colleagues, who worry Johnson lacks the authority to hang on.
Gun applicants in NY will have to hand over social accounts
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state is rolling out a novel strategy to screen applicants for gun permits by requiring people seeking to carry concealed handguns to hand over their social media accounts for a review of their “character and conduct.” It’s an approach applauded by many Democrats and national gun control advocacy groups as missed warning signs pile up in investigations of mass killings. But some experts have raised questions about how the law will be enforced and how it will address free speech concerns. Some of the local officials who will be tasked with reviewing the social media content also are asking whether they’ll have the resources.
China demands end to US-Taiwan military 'collusion'
BEIJING (AP) — China has demanded the U.S. cease military “collusion” with Taiwan during a virtual meeting between the joint chiefs of staff from the two sides. Gen. Li Zuocheng told Gen. Mark Milley on Thursday that China had “no room for compromise" on issues affecting its “core interests," which include self-governing Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own territory to be annexed by force if necessary. Li said China's military would “resolutely safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity." Such language is fairly routine and Li was also quoted in a Defense Ministry news release saying China hoped to “further strengthen dialogue, handle risks, and promote cooperation, rather than deliberately creating confrontation, provoking incidents and becoming mutually exclusive."
G-20 diplomats fail on unity over Ukraine, war's impact
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — Deeply divided top diplomats from the world's richest and largest developing nations have failed to find common ground over Russia's war in Ukraine and its global impacts. Talks Friday were knocked off balance by two unrelated and unexpected political developments far from the Indonesian resort of Bali where they were meeting. Foreign ministers from the Group of 20 heard an emotional plea for unity from their Indonesian host. Yet, consensus remained elusive amid deepening East-West splits driven by China and Russia on one side and the United States and Europe on the other. The meeting opened only hours after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned and had just started when former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was fatally shot. Both men are well known to the G-20 family.
Blatter and Platini acquitted on charges of defrauding FIFA
BELLINZONA, Switzerland (AP) — Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have been acquitted on charges of defrauding FIFA by a Swiss criminal court. The pair were among soccer’s most powerful figures before being embroiled in corruption investigations. Swiss prosecutor Thomas Hildbrand had requested a 20-month suspended prison sentence for each at the end of the trial at the Federal Criminal Court of Switzerland in Bellinzona. The case was centered around a $2 million payment from FIFA to French soccer great Platini with Blatter’s approval in 2011. Both men argued they had a verbal agreement in 1998 for Platini to be paid extra salary for work as Blatter’s presidential adviser from 1998 to 2002.
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Pennsylvania manufacturing workers blast Biden's student loan handout as unfair
Workers say they'll be on the hook for a handout benefiting college white-collar workers
WRIGHTSVILLE, PA. – President Biden may love to play up his working-class roots in Pennsylvania, but manufacturing workers in at least one part of the Keystone state say the White House's $500 billion student loan handout is a slap in the face to blue-collar America.
Fox News Digital spoke to several works about the student debt scheme Thursday at the Donsco, Inc. iron foundry in south-central Pennsylvania.
"It's not going to affect the people that are here, the people that are actually out doing all the work," said Jim Davis, a supervisor at the Donsco plant. Biden's "going to help the people in the bigger cities because that's what [he] wants."
Francisco Hernández, a colon cancer survivor who was forced out of retirement because of 40-year high inflation, was especially frustrated by the handout.
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"A lot of those families are rich," he said. "They have the money to pay it off, so they get a break and they get to sit on their couch and their kids are stuck with a degree they can't even use."
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Biden plans to forgive $10,000 in student debt for borrowers making less than $125,000 annually. Pell Grant recipients will receive $20,000 in debt handouts, provided their income is below the same threshold.
"Donsco is always hiring people, these college kids can always come here on their time off and work and pay their debt back."
The White House is also extending a pause on student loan payments through the end of the year. Likewise, the Education Department is capping undergraduate loan repayment at 5% of a borrower's monthly income, adding to the cost to taxpayers of the handout.
"An entire generation is now saddled with unsustainable debt in exchange for an attempt, at least, at a college degree," Biden said when announcing the handout. "That’s what today’s announcement is about. It’s about opportunity. It’s about giving people a fair shot."
Tony Bell, an employee at the Donsco foundry, had a different take on the handout.
"I think it's a bad idea," said Bell. "Donsco is always hiring people, these college kids can always come here on their time off and work and pay their debt back."
A number of the workers also expressed concern at the example Biden's handout was setting about personal responsibility.
"If they signed the contract they should pay for it," said Kevin Wasileski. "Why should I pay for somebody else's college?"
Wasileski added that Biden's student loan handout was likely to benefit white-collar professionals at the expense of blue-collar workers.
"I don't think a plumber should be paying for a doctor's free medical school," he said.
The Committee for a Responsible Budget puts the cost of the handouts at between $440 billion and $600 billion.
White House officials claim the proposal is fully paid for because the deficit is already shrinking. Economists say the White House's comments and unwillingness to outline offsets for the student debt handout, like tax increases or budget cuts, signal it plans to just pile the money onto the $726 billion federal deficit.
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Workers at the Donsco say that only means they are on the hook for the handout.
"The sad part is the rich aren't going to pay for this [handout], we are," said Hernández. "Everything is a gift, but that goes on the back of our debt and the taxpayers are the ones who have to cover it."
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Why Traditional Mediation Methods Do Not Work
IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Are you attending the 2022 AAML/BVR Divorce Conference in Las Vegas? TALG is! And they are bringing Tenny Amin, LL.M. Tenny is the Co-Owner and Partner at TALG's Irvine, California office. TALG is a multi-jurisdictional law firm with offices in five states: Nevada, California, Arizona, Texas, and North Carolina. TALG's practice areas include business litigation and transactions, intellectual property & life sciences, biotechnology, real estate, and family law litigation and mediation services. Check out TALG at https://talglaw.com/.
After practicing exclusively as a family law litigator for over fifteen years, in 2020 Tenny earned her Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Dispute Resolution from Pepperdine University School of Law. Pepperdine's dispute resolution program is currently ranked as #1 in the nation.
"Splitting the pie" is a traditional mediation approach that should be rethought! Tenny published an article about why she has focused her practice on utilizing skilled negotiation techniques, assessing and considering plausible alternative options, and carefully navigating the zone of possible agreement. You can read her article here: https://talglaw.com/traditional-mediation-methods-fail/.
Stop by the TALG booth at The Venetian Resort Hotel & Casino, September 18-20, 2022, and meet Tenny. The National Divorce Conference brings together the leading matrimonial attorneys and financial experts to gain critical insights from nationally recognized presenters and a unique opportunity to network with other professionals that will help you expand your own skill set to offer clients a broader solution to complex issues. Here is the link to the Divorce Conference: https://www.bvresources.com/events/2022-aaml-bvr-divorce-conference/home. Get registered and let's meet!
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No one likes to admit it but name a large city in America and you can find what main street racially divides it.
ArcGIS created a Racial Dot Map, which uses census data to chart every person in America based on the place they live and the race they claim.
"There are these kinds of dividing lines all over the nation, in every single major city," said Rashad Shabazz, a professor at Arizona State University. "The racial geography of the country that's manifest in those dot maps were created a century ago. And the point was to ensure that, you know, Black people and other people of color were kept in certain areas."
The term "redlining" refers to how the U.S. government once used housing maps to segregate who could live in certain areas. Those maps haven't been applied for decades, but they still match who lives where today in many cities. In the most segregated cities, the dividing lines are clear.
In Detroit, the famous 8 Mile Road separates the mostly Black south side from the mostly white north side. In Cleveland, it's the Cuyahoga River. In Buffalo, it's Main Street.
More integrated cities look like Port St. Lucie, Florida. If you look at the map, dots of all colors – meaning people of all races – are interspersed throughout the city.
"It's nothing to see a mixed couple. I mean, you often see kids playing together who are white, black, Hispanic," Chauncelor Howell, president of the Treasure Coast Black Chamber of Commerce, said. "And I think that's great."
But most cities don't look like Port St. Lucie. In most cities, the lines rooted in the past, apparent in the present, show how all our individual dots are more connected than we might think.
"Public policy is going to have to get us out of this because this isn't something that a few individuals or being nice is going to transform. This was enabled through public policy. And the only thing that's going to change is public policy," Shabazz said.
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11:50 p.m. Update: The heavy rain has exited McLean County and only light showers remain. With the cold front now to our southeast, no new storms are expected. Isolated showers are possible for the rest of the night, but we'll be completely dry by 7 a.m. Sunday.
There are no reports of any flooded roads at this time, so the flash flood warning has been cancelled. A few flooded roads could still be out there in low lying and poorly drained locations though. If you'll be driving late tonight, continue to use caution. Don't attempt to drive through any flooded roads.
Sunday is looking like a nice day! Partly cloudy skies in the morning will become mostly sunny in the afternoon. High temperatures will reach around 79 with comfortable levels of humidity. It will be breezy in the afternoon with gusts reaching around 25 mph.
10:45 p.m. Update: Storms continue to slowly move to the south and east. Only light rain coming down in Bloomington-Normal now, but heavy rain continues across southeastern McLean County. Most in and around Bloomington-Normal have seen 1.5 to 2.5 inches of rain. Close to 3 inches has fallen on the west side of Normal. Fortunately, rain totals won't go up too much more now.
With isolated reports of flooded roads, particularly in Normal, continue to use caution if driving. Do not attempt to drive through any flooded roads. If you encounter one, turn around and find an alternate route.
10:10 p.m. Update: A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for Bloomington-Normal and most of McLean County until 1:00 a.m. Sunday. 1 to 2 inches of rain has fallen and heavy rain continues. An additional 1 to 2 inches may fall. Reports of flooded roads in Normal are beginning to come in.
Try to avoid travel for the next few hours. If you must venture out, use caution while driving. If you encounter a flooded road, turn around, don't drown.
County with the most severe weather in every state
County with the most severe weather in every state
Weather is often a go-to conversation filler or ice-breaker. When people don’t know what else to say, they gripe about the heat or the cold or the rain or the snow. But severe weather is far more than an inconvenience, and it can be a matter of life or death.
Take thunderstorms. There are roughly 100,000 thunderstorms every year in the United States, and 1 in 10 is considered severe. They cause flash floods, spark fires, and create hail, killing more people each year than do tornadoes, lightning, or hurricanes. Severe weather is growing more intense as well. Flash floods tear through dry waterbeds, city streets, and sewer drains at breakneck speed. But in developed urban areas, rain falls on impervious surfaces like sidewalks, parking lots, and driveways. Without land to absorb it, the water inundates roadways, culverts, and underpasses. Hail storms are expected to become more dangerous as the planet keeps overheating. Researchers predict climate change will mean fewer days of hail ahead, but an increase in the size of hailstones, making them more destructive and more lethal.
Stacker set out to find the places in the United States that have the most severe weather. Using data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , Stacker sorted a decade of storm events large and small from 2010 to 2020, weighing all of them equally, and created a list of counties with the most severe weather in every state.
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Alabama: Lauderdale County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 800 (72.7 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Thunderstorm wind (47.4 per year)
--- #2. Flash flood (5.1 per year)
--- #3. Hail (4.7 per year)
Located in northern Alabama, Lauderdale County sits in the heart of so-called Dixie Alley that is prone to high wind and tornado-bearing thunderstorms. Its location close to the mild humid air of the Gulf of Mexico and the jet stream means atmospheric triggers like low-pressure systems produce powerful thunderstorms.
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Alaska: Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 102 (9.3 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. High Wind (5.5 per year)
--- #2. Winter Storm (3.2 per year)
--- #3. Heavy snow (0.5 per year)
While Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island get high winds and winter storms, its temperatures tell the most dramatic story. Daytime highs in summer typically hit the low- to mid-60s, winter temperatures average 29 degrees Fahrenheit, the thermometer falls below freezing more than 100 nights a year, and for an average of a month every year, the mercury never goes above freezing.
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Arizona: Maricopa County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 883 (80.3 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Thunderstorm wind (40.1 per year)
--- #2. Flash flood (22.2 per year)
--- #3. Heavy rain (8.3 per year)
Flash floods in Maricopa County, home to Phoenix, are the result of storm runoff from mountains that moves quickly through dry washes and riverbeds. Local authorities say a mere 6 inches of moving water can knock a person off their feet, and moving water a foot deep can wash away a car. Arizona has what is known as the “Stupid Motorist Law,” under which drivers who become stranded in flooded roadways after driving around barricades may be charged for the expense of being rescued.
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Arkansas: Pulaski County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 611 (55.5 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Thunderstorm wind (16.5 per year)
--- #2. Hail (13.0 per year)
--- #3. Flash flood (9.4 per year)
Pulaski County, home to Little Rock, frequently gets severe thunderstorms that create tornadoes. In 2014, the Mayflower/Vilonia tornado tore 41 miles through Pulaski and two other counties, killing 16 people and injuring nearly 200 others. It was the state’s deadliest tornado since 1968.
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California: San Bernardino County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 544 (49.5 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Flash flood (32.5 per year)
--- #2. Flood (4.3 per year)
--- #3. Thunderstorm wind (4.1 per year)
Southern California, where San Bernardino County is located, is susceptible to flash floods made worse by inadequate drainage systems and impermeable surfaces such as streets and parking lots that do not allow water to be absorbed. Outdated management strategies aimed to route floodwaters to the ocean, but experts say a better approach is restoring wetlands and river corridors and refilling aquifers. San Bernardino County authorities advise residents in the flood-prone areas to build retaining walls, raise furnace and electrical panels above potential flood levels, and keep a supply of sandbags on hand.
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Colorado: El Paso County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 905 (82.3 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Hail (59.2 per year)
--- #2. Flash flood (10.1 per year)
--- #3. Heavy rain (5.9 per year)
El Paso County, where Colorado Springs is located, lies along the Colorado Front Range where hail storms are frequent. At the region’s higher elevation, hail falls faster and can do more damage than in lower elevations. Spring and summer are considered hail season, with the largest hailstones in April, May, and June when thunderstorm updrafts are biggest.
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Connecticut: Litchfield County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 274 (24.9 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Thunderstorm wind (15.7 per year)
--- #2. Hail (4.6 per year)
--- #3. Flash flood (1.6 per year)
Picturesque, hilly and wooded, Litchfield County is a popular getaway location nestled in northwestern Connecticut. Its worst weather comes in the form of thunderstorms which typically, due to all the area trees, knock out electrical power to residents. Experts say the area needs to modernize with smart meters, buried wiring, and microgrids that can isolate areas of power failure and supplies.
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Delaware: New Castle County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 553 (50.3 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Thunderstorm wind (16.4 per year)
--- #2. Winter weather (5.5 per year)
--- #3. Flash flood (5.4 per year)
New Castle County, Delaware, where Wilmington is situated, lies along the Delaware River across from New Jersey. Particularly in summer, thunderstorms are common, with heavy rain.
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Florida: Duval County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 658 (59.8 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Thunderstorm wind (24.7 per year)
--- #2. Heavy rain (10.7 per year)
--- #3. Hail (8.2 per year)
Duval County encompasses Jacksonville, Florida, where in February 2020 a powerful storm front killed at least four people. Winds of up to 70 mph damaged homes and trees and knocked out power to some 172,000 customers.
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Georgia: Chatham County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 398 (36.2 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Thunderstorm wind (25.0 per year)
--- #2. Hail (5.6 per year)
--- #3. Flash flood (2.4 per year)
The weather in Chatham County, which consists of the city of Savannah, is called humid subtropical, and humidity is particularly high from May through September. Average daytime high temperatures in the low 90s in July and August cause plenty of thunderstorms to build.
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Hawaii: Hawaii County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 463 (42.1 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Heavy rain (36.1 per year)
--- #2. Flash flood (4.7 per year)
--- #3. Funnel cloud (0.4 per year)
Hawaii County is known as the Big Island, where Hilo is the nation's wettest city with more than 130 inches of rain a year. Hilo is located on the windward east side of the island, where moisture blown onto land in trade winds condenses into clouds and rain. Hilo gets 10 to 40 times more rain than do the island’s driest sections.
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Idaho: Bonneville County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 121 (11.0 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Thunderstorm wind (3.5 per year)
--- #2. Hail (1.0 per year)
--- #3. Funnel cloud (0.6 per year)
Idaho’s Bonneville County gets funnel clouds, spinning columns of air that reach down from cumulus or cumulonimbus clouds overhead. Unlike tornadoes, funnel clouds do not touch the ground.
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Illinois: Cook County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 861 (78.3 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Thunderstorm wind (28.2 per year)
--- #2. Hail (17.7 per year)
--- #3. Flash flood (7.6 per year)
Proximity to Lake Michigan means Cook County, which includes Chicago, gets unsettling severe weather known as training thunderstorms. Unlike typical quick single-cell thunderstorms, training thunderstorms can repeatedly build in the same areas for hours and produce serious flooding. The name comes from the resemblance to train cars on railroad tracks.
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Indiana: Gibson County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 417 (37.9 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Flood (12.9 per year)
--- #2. Dense Fog (3.6 per year)
--- #3. Thunderstorm wind (3.5 per year)
Gibson County, Indiana, sits along the Wabash River, the scene of one of the worst floods in state history in 1913. As heavy rains fell across the state, the Wabash River brimming with floodwater grew almost seven miles wide. The flooding was followed by food shortages and typhoid. The death toll was between 100 and 200 people.
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Iowa: Polk County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 494 (44.9 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Heavy rain (26.8 per year)
--- #2. Thunderstorm wind (23.5 per year)
--- #3. Hail (16.7 per year)
Polk County is centrally located in Iowa which has been getting increasing amounts of rain in recent years, a change that state officials and experts link to climate change. The rains impact the state’s agricultural economy, washing away young plants, eroding soil away, and flooding cropland. They also bring mosquitoes, residents note.
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Kansas: Sedgwick County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 611 (55.5 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Hail (36.5 per year)
--- #2. Thunderstorm wind (27.5 per year)
--- #3. Flash flood (6.8 per year)
Hailstorms strike Sedgwick County, Kansas, where Springfield is located, an average of three times a month. Hailstones the size of half dollars and some as big as 4 inches were reported in a storm in late March 2020 that lasted about an hour in an area of 1,670 square miles with 23,000 buildings.
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Kentucky: Jefferson County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 504 (45.8 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Thunderstorm wind (21.9 per year)
--- #2. Flash flood (9.0 per year)
--- #3. Hail (6.4 per year)
Flash flooding is problematic in Jefferson County , where Louisville is situated. Residents blame the local sewer authority for blocked drains and inadequate maintenance, but officials with the Metropolitan Sewer District says heavy rains can easily overwhelm the system.
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Louisiana: Caddo Parish
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 580 (52.7 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Thunderstorm wind (21.3 per year)
--- #2. Hail (10.5 per year)
--- #3. Flash flood (8.8 per year)
Tropical storm systems hundreds of miles away in the Gulf of Mexico cause flooding in Caddo Parish, home to Shreveport in northwestern Louisiana. The rainfall overwhelms waterways like the Red River, which flows in from Arkansas and feeds into the Atchafalaya River in the southern part of the state. The storms also bring strong winds and the threat of tornadoes.
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Maine: Aroostook County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 410 (37.3 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Thunderstorm wind (24.4 per year)
--- #2. Hail (7.8 per year)
--- #3. Flash flood (2.3 per year)
Aroostook County, which borders Canada in northern Maine, is larger than the state of Connecticut and known for its potato crop. It's one of the wettest locales in the state, with some 145 rainy days a year. It’s also one of the snowiest, getting an average yearly snowfall of more than 94 inches, in a snow season that lasts seven months.
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Maryland: Montgomery County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 670 (60.9 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Thunderstorm wind (33.0 per year)
--- #2. Flash flood (11.8 per year)
--- #3. Flood (10.9 per year)
Flooding is problematic in Montgomery County , Maryland, a commuter suburb north of Washington, D.C. Flash floods crippled the region one Monday morning rush hour in 2019, when heavy rains rapidly filled up streams, creeks, highways, and underpasses. Dozens of people had to be rescued, mostly from cars stranded in water.
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Massachusetts: Middlesex County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 470 (42.7 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Thunderstorm wind (23.6 per year)
--- #2. Flood (9.2 per year)
--- #3. Hail (6.4 per year)
Massachusetts’ Middlesex County, which is essentially Boston, is prone to storms called nor'easters, which move up the Atlantic coast and blow in with powerful northeast winds. The gusts often are stronger than those in hurricanes. Depending on whether they arrive over land or water, nor’easters can bring torrential rain, flooding, heavy snow, and huge waves as well as thunder and lightning.
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Michigan: Marquette County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 442 (40.2 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Winter weather (12.0 per year)
--- #2. Thunderstorm wind (8.8 per year)
--- #3. Hail (4.9 per year)
Located on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula on Lake Superior, Marquette County gets so-called lake effect snow, when cold air moves across warmer lake waters, gathers up moisture, and dumps heavy snow when it reaches land. Marquette County gets an average of 8 to 16 feet of snow a year.
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Minnesota: Hennepin County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 438 (39.8 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Hail (17.2 per year)
--- #2. Thunderstorm wind (10.5 per year)
--- #3. Heavy rain (3.5 per year)
In Minnesota, a typical thunderstorm might last only about a half hour, but the accompanying hail and winds can do a lot of damage in that short time. Some gusts can top 100 mph and cause as much damage as a tornado. Summer is considered hail season.
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Mississippi: Hinds County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 441 (40.1 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Thunderstorm wind (19.2 per year)
--- #2. Flash flood (8.8 per year)
--- #3. Hail (5.3 per year)
Flash flooding is a risk in Hinds County, consisting of Jackson, Mississippi, particularly when the Pearl River floods, creeks are filled, and the ground is saturated, forcing water from a rain shower or thunderstorm into local streets. Flash flooding in Mississippi typically is caused by sudden, heavy rain from slow-moving thunderstorms.
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Missouri: Greene County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 479 (43.5 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Thunderstorm wind (29.5 per year)
--- #2. Hail (16.4 per year)
--- #3. Flash flood (10.9 per year)
Studies by the National Weather Service of extreme weather in Missouri’s Greene County, where Springfield is located, found hail storms were most common in April and May and typically occurred between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. The most damaging winds came in June, and tornadoes, which occurred on average 10 times a year, were most common in April.
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Montana: Valley County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 453 (41.2 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Thunderstorm wind (18.7 per year)
--- #2. Hail (13.7 per year)
--- #3. Flood (6.3 per year)
Valley County abuts the Canadian border in northern Montana, with a population of fewer than 8,000 people. The wide open northern prairie gets wind speeds that average nearly 11 mph for seven months out of the year, and in the calmer months, the winds’ average hourly speed is still more than 9 mph.
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Nebraska: Lincoln County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 681 (61.9 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Hail (30.4 per year)
--- #2. Thunderstorm wind (18.8 per year)
--- #3. Drought (2.5 per year)
Western Nebraska, where Lincoln County is located, lies in what’s called “Hail Alley.” Hail falls in paths called swaths that can range from a few acres to areas 100 miles long. Massive amounts of small hailstones can pile up and cover roadways entirely.
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Nevada: Clark County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 405 (36.8 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Flash flood (18.0 per year)
--- #2. Thunderstorm wind (8.6 per year)
--- #3. Hail (3.5 per year)
Flash floods, which can happen with no warning, are common events in southern Nevada, the location of Clark County, which encompasses Las Vegas. During flood season from July to September, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico is forced upward by hot air currents, causing severe thunderstorms. Hitting baked-dry desert surfaces, the rainwater can run off rapidly, filling underpasses, viaducts, and low roads in developed areas.
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New Hampshire: Grafton County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 330 (30.0 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Thunderstorm wind (16.4 per year)
--- #2. Flood (5.7 per year)
--- #3. Flash flood (4.5 per year)
Storms can take a serious toll in Grafton County , where the White Mountain National Forest is located. In the summer of 2020, heavy rain, thunder, and lightning forced a local hospital, the region's only trauma center, to cancel surgeries and other procedures when rainwater flooded its operating rooms.
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New Jersey: Camden County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 461 (41.9 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Thunderstorm wind (17.3 per year)
--- #2. Winter weather (5.0 per year)
--- #3. Flash flood (3.5 per year)
In the summer of 2020, a string of violent thunderstorms tore through southern New Jersey, where Camden County sits, in what is known as a derecho. According to the National Weather Service, a band of storms that typically move in one direction in a swath of more than 240 miles and wind gusts exceeding 58 mph is considered a derecho. One of the most severe derechos took place in 2012 when a band of storms started in Chicago and gathered strength as it powered eastward through New Jersey.
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New Mexico: Eddy County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 275 (25.0 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Hail (14.1 per year)
--- #2. Flash flood (5.5 per year)
--- #3. Thunderstorm wind (4.0 per year)
Eddy County is situated in Southeastern New Mexico, where meteorologists say the number of reported hail storms has increased. Between 1955 and 1979, the average number of hail reports annually was 11, but from 1980 and 2009, it was 99. The increase was linked to the installation of state-of-the-art Doppler radar technology.
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New York: Chautauqua County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 418 (38.0 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Thunderstorm wind (15.8 per year)
--- #2. Flash flood (3.7 per year)
--- #3. High Wind (3.6 per year)
Along the eastern shore of Lake Erie, southwest of Buffalo, Chautauqua County is buffeted by powerful storms and wind blowing off the Great Lake. From November to April, the average hourly wind speed is more than 7 mph.
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North Carolina: Wake County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 565 (51.4 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Thunderstorm wind (25.5 per year)
--- #2. Hail (11.6 per year)
--- #3. Flash flood (7.5 per year)
Hail is a common event in Wake County , where Raleigh is located. In 2012, hail was reported a whopping 27 times within 10 miles of the city center. Hail forms when drops of rain are swept up by thunderstorm drafts into cold regions of the atmosphere, where they freeze and then fall to the ground.
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North Dakota: Grand Forks County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 454 (41.3 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Thunderstorm wind (13.6 per year)
--- #2. Hail (10.4 per year)
--- #3. Blizzard (3.2 per year)
Grand Forks County gets more blizzards than nearly anywhere else in the nation, but a blizzard that struck in 1966 set nearly unbelievable records. The storm brought snowfall of up to 30 inches, but drifts reached as high as 40 feet, covering buildings and trapping livestock. Winds of 75 to 100 mph blew in some areas for four days.
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Ohio: Hamilton County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 514 (46.7 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Thunderstorm wind (15.6 per year)
--- #2. Hail (9.5 per year)
--- #3. Flash flood (7.8 per year)
Hamilton County, Ohio , which consists of the Cincinnati metropolitan area in southern Ohio, gets plenty of hail. Dozens of incidents were reported in 2020 by trained spotters in the region, which also issued severe weather warnings more than six dozen times in the same time period.
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Oklahoma: Tulsa County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 490 (44.5 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Thunderstorm wind (21.8 per year)
--- #2. Hail (19.1 per year)
--- #3. Flash flood (11.7 per year)
Tulsa County is often slammed by tornadoes, especially in April and May. In 2020, 10 twisters were reported in the county in the month of May alone. In the Tulsa National Weather Service forecast area, which includes 25 counties in Oklahoma and seven in Arkansas, nearly 1,400 tornadoes were documented from 1950 to 2019.
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Oregon: Jackson County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 205 (18.6 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Frost/Freeze (6.0 per year)
--- #2. Heavy snow (1.5 per year)
--- #3. Wildfire (1.4 per year)
Jackson County, Oregon, was the scene of two devastating wildfires in 2020 — the Almeda and South Obenchain fires. The Almeda fire killed three people and burned 3,200 acres, while the South Obenchain burned more than 32,000 acres. Conditions in both areas had been hot and dry, and gusting winds helped spread the flames.
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Pennsylvania: Allegheny County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 515 (46.8 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Thunderstorm wind (35.8 per year)
--- #2. Flash flood (24.0 per year)
--- #3. Hail (14.5 per year)
In Allegheny County , which is the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, flash floods tend to be caused most often by heavy thunderstorms, according to the National Weather Service. Factors that contribute to the extent of the torrential flooding are land use, vegetation, water in the soil, and, in developed areas, impermeable surfaces like paved streets and clogged sewer drains.
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Rhode Island: Providence County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 136 (12.4 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Thunderstorm wind (5.6 per year)
--- #2. Flood (3.5 per year)
--- #3. Hail (1.6 per year)
Hurricanes pose the biggest threat of flooding in Providence County , but the Fox Point Hurricane Barrier is considered to have reduced the risk significantly. Completed in 1966, the barrier 1 mile south of downtown Providence is designed to protect against tidal flooding from coastal storms. The 700-foot concrete barrier extends across the Providence River, with gates designed to block the entry of floodwaters when closed.
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South Carolina: Charleston County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 484 (44.0 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Thunderstorm wind (22.9 per year)
--- #2. Flash flood (11.0 per year)
--- #3. Coastal flood (10.8 per year)
In Charleston County, South Carolina, warm, moist air from the Atlantic Ocean rises over land to form localized thunderstorms with high winds, hair, and a lot of lightning. They are most common in the summer months, although the most violent storms tend to arrive with cold fronts in late winter and spring.
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South Dakota: Pennington County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 576 (52.4 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Hail (59.5 per year)
--- #2. Thunderstorm wind (23.6 per year)
--- #3. Flood (2.5 per year)
The Black Hills , where Pennington County is located, have some of the most frequent hail storms in the country, according to the National Weather Service. The lay of the land is prime for creating updrafts that force moist air into high altitudes, where the moisture freezes and forms hailstones that fall to Earth. Damage from a 2018 hailstorm could be seen from space, where NASA satellite sensors detected huge swaths of land stripped of vegetation by the tempest.
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Tennessee: Davidson County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 473 (43.0 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Thunderstorm wind (38.1 per year)
--- #2. Hail (8.6 per year)
--- #3. Flash flood (3.8 per year)
A powerful line of thunderstorms called a derecho raced through Davidson County, the home of Nashville, in May 2020. The derecho caused a stretch of damage more than 600 miles long, with winds in Nashville reaching up to 71 mph.
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Texas: Tarrant County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 576 (52.4 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Hail (29.6 per year)
--- #2. Thunderstorm wind (25.6 per year)
--- #3. Flash flood (6.0 per year)
The cost of damage to cars, buildings, and crops from U.S. hailstorms averages about $15 billion a year, compared with about $1.2 billion in the 1990s. One reason for the higher price tag is the development in regions prone to hail storms like Tarrant County, Texas, where Ft. Worth is located. A hailstorm that pounded the area in 1995 caused an estimated $2 billion in damages, and another storm in 2016 cost about $2.2 billion in damages.
Officials in Tarrant County declared disaster on Feb. 16, 2021, during the severe winter storms that battered the state, after thousands in the county were left without power in freezing conditions.
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Utah: Tooele County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 251 (22.8 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Thunderstorm wind (21.8 per year)
--- #2. Hail (0.5 per year)
--- #3. Debris Flow (0.3 per year)
Vegetation burned away by a mountainside wildfire in 2019 left Tooele County , part of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, prone to debris flow to the region below. Meteorologists say a strong thunderstorm could cause a flash flood that would trigger a destructive flow of mud, rock, and water.
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Vermont: Bennington County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 245 (22.3 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Thunderstorm wind (4.8 per year)
--- #2. Winter weather (4.2 per year)
--- #3. Winter Storm (2.5 per year)
Bennington County, in southern Vermont, gets an average of 65 inches of snow each year. That’s more than twice the U.S. average of 28 inches. The average daily low temperature in January in Bennington is 12 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Virginia: Fairfax County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 567 (51.5 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Thunderstorm wind (27.5 per year)
--- #2. Flood (15.5 per year)
--- #3. Flash flood (10.5 per year)
Fairfax County, west and south of Washington, D.C. finished building a levee in 2019 designed to protect homes against flooding from a Potomac River tributary. Voters okayed a $30 million stormwater bond in 2012 to build the 2,800-foot levee and a pumping station.
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Washington: Spokane County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 384 (34.9 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Heavy snow (11.5 per year)
--- #2. Winter weather (4.0 per year)
--- #3. High Wind (2.0 per year)
On average, Spokane County gets more than 44 inches of snow each year. The winter of 2008–09 was its snowiest, when 97.7 inches fell. More than 61 inches of snow fell in the month of December 2008 alone.
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West Virginia: Berkeley County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 417 (37.9 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Thunderstorm wind (8.5 per year)
--- #2. Flood (6.5 per year)
--- #3. Dense Fog (6.0 per year)
Fog, a common problem in West Virginia, particularly in Berkeley County, forms when the air temperature and the dew point differ less than 4.5 degrees Fahrenheit—at dew point , air is saturated and cannot hold any more moisture. It leads to dangerously limited visibility on roadways. A serious accident in foggy conditions on Interstate 68 caused a chain reaction and a pileup of 90 vehicles in 2003.
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Wisconsin: Dane County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 430 (39.1 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Hail (10.6 per year)
--- #2. Thunderstorm wind (9.0 per year)
--- #3. Winter weather (6.9 per year)
Winters in Dane County , home to Madison, are simply cold. An average of 15 nights each year are 0 degrees Fahrenheit or lower. On most winter days, some 61 days a year, the mercury never goes above freezing.
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Wyoming: Laramie County
- Severe weather events (2010–2020): 542 (49.3 per year)
- Most frequent events:
--- #1. Hail (41.4 per year)
--- #2. Thunderstorm wind (6.9 per year)
--- #3. Flash flood (4.3 per year)
Laramie County in southeastern Wyoming sits at the heart of what is called Hail Alley. If surface winds are powerful, hail can fall at an angle and can be strong enough to tear siding off houses, break windows and injure, if not kill, people and animals.
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LYNCHBURG, Va. – Liberty University has hired an executive search firm that will lead a nationwide search to find the university’s next president.
CarterBaldwin, an Atlanta-based company known as a leading provider of executive search services, has been repeatedly listed among America’s top 40 executive search firms, according to a release from the university.
Search committee chairman Gilbert “Bud” Tinney says the move will help them optimize outside resources and find a president that is best suited for the university.
“During this season of institutional transition, Liberty University has benefited tremendously from a combination of stabilizing leaders with vast institutional experience and some of the nation’s best outside experts,” says Tinney. “The selection of CarterBaldwin demonstrates clearly Liberty’s ongoing commitment to excellence and its determination to work with the absolute best advisors to find the right individual to lead Liberty University into its next 50 years.”
The university’s current and interim President, Jerry Prevo, was hired in Aug. 2020 after the university announced that former President Jerry Falwell Jr. would be taking an indefinite leave of absence.
In the press release, the university praised Prevo for his uncompromising commitment to supporting the university’s Christian mission and for his ability to lead with excellence.
Before serving as the university president, Prevo chaired the Board of Trustees of Liberty University for several years as well.
“President Prevo has been a gift from God and exactly what Liberty needed over these transitional years. He has positioned Liberty well for the future,” said Board Chairman Tim Lee who also led the selection of the Board’s search committee members. “Liberty University will always be indebted to President Prevo for stepping out of retirement for these three years to serve Liberty tirelessly and sacrificially. His exceptional work will ensure a good start for our next leader and his own contribution to Liberty University will be remembered, and celebrated, for generations.”
The university said it plans to release a full position profile in mid-September as it starts the official process of reviewing potential candidates.
The search committee of the Board of Trustees hopes to have a new university president selected before the 2023-24 academic year.
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Order Backlog Expected to Empower Future Growth with Increasing Long-term Competitive Advantages
Financial Highlights for the 6 months ended June 30, 2022:
- Revenue amounted to RMB1,108.7 million, representing a year-on-year ("YoY") increase of 8.0%
- Gross profit amounted to RMB345.0 million, representing a YoY increase of 9.1%
HONG KONG, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 29, 2022, Viva Biotech Holdings (1873.HK) announced that during the period ended June 30, 2022 (the "Reporting Period"), the revenue of the Group increased to RMB1,108.7 million from RMB1,026.5 million for the corresponding period last year, representing a YoY increase of approximately 8.0%. The gross profit increased from RMB316.3 million for the corresponding period last year to RMB345.0 million, representing a YoY increase of approximately 9.1%. The Group's adjusted net profit reached RMB89.0 million. This was mainly due to the resurgence of COVID-19 in mainland China, limiting the delivery of the Group's products and services to customers; and market fluctuation, resulting in loss from fair value changes in the Group's portfolio companies.
CRO Business Poised for Positive Prospect in the Long Run Despite COVID-19-induced Short-term Fluctuations
As of June 30, 2022, the Company's revenue from CRO business increased by approximately 26.5% from RMB321.0 million for the corresponding period of last year to RMB406.0 million. Given that the persistent rage of COVID-19 in mainland China in the first half of 2022 had a certain impact on productivity in laboratories and product delivery progress, the growth rate of CRO business in the first half of 2022 slightly lagged compared with the corresponding period of last year.
From the long-term perspective, the Company's order backlog amounted to approximately RMB1,150.0 million, representing an increase of approximately 35.6% from RMB848.0 million for the corresponding period of last year, which provides a sufficient impetus for future growth. The Company's core competitiveness in the CRO drug discovery field was not undermined but is poised for a positive prospect in the long run.
The Company had delivered more than 39,643 protein structures to clients, approximately 5,252 of which were newly delivered in the first half of the year, and conducted R&D on over 1,857 independent drug targets, 47 of which were newly delivered in the first half of the year. The cumulative number of clients served had increased to 1,111, with a geographical diversified base. The revenue from overseas contributed approximately 83.6% of total revenue, representing a YoY increase of approximately 26.0%, and the revenue from mainland China contributed approximately 16.4% of total revenue, representing a YoY increase of approximately 28.9%.
During the Reporting Period, the utilization of synchrotron radiation source reached 962 hours. The Company established long-term cooperation with 12 synchrotron radiation source centers around the world, thus guaranteeing uninterrupted data collection all year round.
Facilitating CDMO Capacity Expansion and Strengthening CMC Capacity Building
During the Reporting Period, the Group made great efforts to strengthen the strategic integration with Langhua Pharmaceutical. On the one hand, the Group intensified the construction of chemistry, manufacturing and control ("CMC") R&D centers and continued to facilitate the layout and materialization of new production capacity; on the other hand, the Group strengthened client outreach and business development activities for business growth.
Langhua Pharmaceutical's revenue for the first half of 2022 amounted to RMB702.7 million, representing a YoY decrease of approximately 0.4%, which was mainly because certain revenue will be recognized in the third quarter as customers voluntarily requested a delay in product delivery as affected by COVID-19 during the Reporting Period, resulting in pressure on the growth rate of revenue in the first half of 2022. Langhua Pharmaceutical's CDMO backlog orders of approximately RMB700.0 million will lay a solid foundation for business performance in the second half of the year. As of June 30, 2022, Langhua Pharmaceutical had served a total of 836 clients, with the top ten clients accounting for 52.7% of its total revenue, suggesting constant improvement in customer revenue structure. The retention rate of the top ten clients was 100%.
In respect of CDMO capacity building, the upgrade and renovation of the T10 plant was completed by the end of the third quarter last year, and has been officially put into operation. At present, Langhua Pharmaceutical's total available capacity reached 860 cubic meters, of which, however, T02 plant was still in the preparation stage for trial production as the installation of new capacity in T02 plant was delayed due to the impact of COVID-19. Both T02 plant and T10 plant are Langhua Pharmaceutical's GMP-level plants located in its Taizhou factory. It is expected that the official operation of T02 plant in future will contribute to a further revenue increase for the Company.
Established External Investment Funds for EFS Investment & Incubation Business
During the Reporting Period, the Company reviewed a total of over 363 projects globally, added 3 start-ups to the portfolio companies, made new investments in two funds and made additional investments in 4 existing portfolio companies. As of June 30, 2022, the Company had invested in a total of 90 portfolio companies. The portfolio companies are mainly from the United States, Canada, Europe and China. 64.0% of the portfolio companies are from North America and 23.0% are from China.
In the first half of 2022, 10 of the portfolio companies completed or almost completed a new financing round, raising approximately US$133.0 million in total. The R&D efforts of the portfolio companies were progressing smoothly, with the total number of pipeline projects increasing to almost 199, of which nearly 40.0% had entered PCC/IND and the clinical stage. At present, the Group has successfully realized the 8 investment exits or partial exits and has 11 potential exits with the portfolio companies in the next one to three years.
In addition, the Company is proactively applying for a fund manager license and proposes to conduct incubation business through the establishment of external investment funds in the future.
Technological Highlights and R&D Breakthroughs
During the Reporting Period, the Group's R&D spending was RMB40.9 million, representing a YoY increase of 9.1% from RMB37.5 million for the corresponding period of last year. For CRO business, the Group built several core technological platforms, including AI technology assisted drug research and development, antibody and macromolecule discovery, photochemical reaction platform and Cryo-EM (Micro-ED).
Besides, the Company also provides services relevant to PROTAC drug R&D, and revenue generated in this regard accounted for almost 7.4% of total revenue from CRO business. The services primarily include studies on protein preparation and crystal structure, high-throughput screening of PROTAC molecules, kinetics, drug metabolism, pharmaceutical chemistry, Bioassay, CADD, etc. As of June 30, 2022, the Company had conducted research into over 30 E3 ligase structures and delivered nearly 80 target protein-PROTAC-E3 ligase ternary compound structures. It is expected that PROTAC business will add fresh impetus to the sustainable growth of CRO business in the future.
For CDMO business, the Group enhanced automation renovation efforts to further improve the production automation level. In terms of process, the Group continued to build up the continuous reaction technology, catalyst screening platform, oral preparation production line platform, injection research and development platform, non-fixed dispersion technology platform, etc.
Continued to Expand the Scale of Staff and Facilities
As of June 30, 2022, the Group had a total of 2,309 employees, of whom CRO R&D personnel reached 1,354, representing a YoY increase of approximately 37.9%. The Company has been accelerating the construction of office and laboratory facilities in line with its workforce expansion plans and expanding production capacity to meet the fast-growing business needs.
- The Incubation Center located in Faladi Road, Shanghai covering 7,576 square meters has been put into full operation in the first quarter of 2021, including 5,552 square meters of laboratory area.
- The Group's new headquarters in Zhoupu, Shanghai with a total area of approximately 40,000 square meters was partially put into use in December 2021.
- The park with a total GFA of 64,564 square meters in Chengdu has been completed, of which 12,000 square meters of properties have been partially put into use in December 2021, including 10,590 square meters of laboratory area.
- The novel drug incubation center with a GFA of approximately 77,500 square meters in Qiantang New District, Hangzhou has commenced construction in July 2021.
- The park with a GFA of approximately 7,169 square meters in Suzhou, including 3,250 square meters of laboratory area.
- In November 2021, the Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Jiaxing Municipal Government to set up the Viva Biotech AI Novel Drug Incubation Center in Xiuzhou District, Jiaxing.
Dr. Cheney Mao, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Viva Biotech Holdings, said, "With unique advantages in structure-based drug discovery (SBDD), the Company will continue to strengthen the construction of a one-stop drug R&D and manufacturing service platform, deepen the synergy between CRO and CDMO business, improve the capacity building for front-end projects to increase the funnel effect, accelerate back-end direction of customer traffic, and actively build an open cooperation platform and win-win ecosystem for biomedical innovators around the world."
About Viva Biotech Holdings
Established in 2008, Viva Biotech (01873.HK) provides one-stop services ranging from early-stage Structure-Based Drug R&D to commercial drug delivery to global biopharmaceutical innovators. We offer leading early-stage to late-phase drug discovery expertise by integrating our dedicated team of experts, cutting-edge technology platforms, and state-of-the-art equipment in X-ray crystallization, Cryo-EM, ASMS, SPR, HDX, CADD, and much more. Our business covers all aspects of therapeutic strategies and drug modalities, including small molecules and biologics across the pharma and biotech spectrum. With our subsidiary, Langhua Pharma, we offer our worldwide pharmaceutical and biotech partners one-stop integrated CMC (Chemical, Manufacturing, and Control) service from preclinical to commercial manufacturing. Additionally, Viva embedded an equity for service (EFS) model to high potential startups to address unmet medical needs.
As of June 30, 2022, Viva Biotech has provided drug R&D and production services to 1,947 biotech and pharmaceutical clients around the world. We have invested and incubated 90 biotech start-ups in total. In the future, the Company will continue to strengthen its technical barriers, improve R&D and production level, and the service capacity, so as to provide high-quality and diversified services for more drug discovery start-ups, as well as the medium and large pharmaceutical enterprises around the world. We hope to benefit more patients through Viva's platform.
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Reds tenth. Albert Almora Jr. grounds out to second base, Ketel Marte to Pavin Smith. Mike Moustakas to third. TJ Friedl pinch-hitting for Aramis Garcia. TJ Friedl doubles to deep right field. Matt Reynolds scores. Jonathan India strikes out swinging. Brandon Drury grounds out to shortstop, Geraldo Perdomo to Pavin Smith.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 1, Diamondbacks 0.
Diamondbacks tenth. Christian Walker grounds out to shortstop, Kyle Farmer to Joey Votto. Ketel Marte to third. David Peralta doubles to deep right field, advances to 3rd. Ketel Marte scores. Fielding error by Albert Almora Jr.. Pavin Smith flies out to right field to Albert Almora Jr.. Jake McCarthy pinch-hitting for Carson Kelly. Jake McCarthy strikes out swinging.
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on. Reds 1, Diamondbacks 1.
Reds eleventh. Tommy Pham singles to center field. Brandon Drury to third. Joey Votto strikes out swinging. Kyle Farmer singles to left field. Tommy Pham scores. Brandon Drury scores. Nick Senzel flies out to deep center field to Alek Thomas. Matt Reynolds strikes out swinging.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 3, Diamondbacks 1.
Diamondbacks eleventh. Alek Thomas singles to shallow infield. Jake McCarthy to third. Jordan Luplow pinch-hitting for Geraldo Perdomo. Jordan Luplow pops out to Joey Votto. Daulton Varsho strikes out swinging. Throwing error by Christopher Okey. Alek Thomas steals second, advances to third. Jake McCarthy scores. Josh Rojas walks. Alek Thomas scores. Ketel Marte grounds out to second base, Jonathan India to Joey Votto.
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on. Reds 3, Diamondbacks 3.
Reds twelfth. Albert Almora Jr. triples. Matt Reynolds scores. Chris Okey grounds out to shallow infield, Pavin Smith to Sean Poppen. Jonathan India singles to left field. Albert Almora Jr. scores. Brandon Drury walks. Jonathan India to second. Tommy Pham lines out to first base to Pavin Smith. Jonathan India doubled off second.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 5, Diamondbacks 3.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of American Electric Power Co. (Nasdaq: AEP) today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 78 cents a share on the company's common stock.
The dividend is payable Sept. 9, 2022, to shareholders of record as of Aug. 10, 2022, and is the company's 449th consecutive quarterly common stock cash dividend. AEP has paid a cash dividend on its common stock every quarter since July 1910.
American Electric Power, based in Columbus, Ohio, is powering a cleaner, brighter energy future for its customers and communities. AEP's approximately 16,700 employees operate and maintain the nation's largest electricity transmission system and more than 224,000 miles of distribution lines to safely deliver reliable and affordable power to 5.5 million regulated customers in 11 states. AEP also is one of the nation's largest electricity producers with approximately 31,000 megawatts of diverse generating capacity, including more than 7,100 megawatts of renewable energy. The company's plans include growing its renewable generation portfolio to approximately 50% of total capacity by 2030. AEP is on track to reach an 80% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from 2000 levels by 2030 and has committed to achieving net zero by 2050. AEP is recognized consistently for its focus on sustainability, community engagement, and diversity, equity and inclusion. AEP's family of companies includes utilities AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Appalachian Power (in Virginia and West Virginia), AEP Appalachian Power (in Tennessee), Indiana Michigan Power, Kentucky Power, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power Company (in Arkansas, Louisiana, east Texas and the Texas Panhandle). AEP also owns AEP Energy, which provides innovative competitive energy solutions nationwide. For more information, visit aep.com.
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NEW YORK, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pastors and church leaders joined for a July 4th seminar revealing the secrets of the Bible and Revelation. The event was hosted by New Heaven New Earth Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony, and was broadcast worldwide through the church's YouTube channel. Participants included pastors and leaders from across North and South America.
The seminar titled, "Testifying to the 66 Books of the Bible's Secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven and the New Covenant, the Revelation," comes after the conclusion of online seminars that began being released in October 2021. These seminars presented content from the introductory, intermediate and advanced curriculum of the Zion Christian Mission Center, the theology school of Shincheonji Church that explains the Bible plainly, free of charge.
The seminars were successfully completed with 21 million YouTube views. Shincheonji Church also announced that it will produce 100,000 graduates from the Zion Christian Mission Center in 2022.
The main speaker, Shincheonji Church Chairman Lee Man-hee, testified that Jesus received the book of Revelation from God and fulfilled it today.
"If the testimony on the entire book of Revelation and the Testimony on the Revelation of the Old and New Testaments by Chapter revealed by Shincheonji is correct, then shouldn't you believe?" Chairman Lee asked.
Chairman Lee also called for unity within Christianity.
"It is the word of God, for all people," Chairman Lee said. "Therefore, we must fix the things that are incorrect and within God and Jesus, we must be one together is what I believe."
"Testifying to the 66 Books of the Bible's Secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven and the New Covenant, the Revelation" is available on YouTube. For more information, visit www.scjamericas.org.
MEDIA CONTACT: Gina Del Gigante, 16466287365, revelation@scjamericas.org
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U.S. – NASA is planning to send pictures into space, hoping to communicate with other lifeforms out there. One of those images is naked humans.
The hope is to familiarize aliens with the way humans look to make them feel more comfortable with us. Almost like an invitation to interact with humans, but with pictures of naked humans. The male and female are waving in this image, to appear more inviting.
NASA will also send images of math problems, DNA structures, our Solar System, and a few other images.
This study included a map of the Solar System “with the indication of where the Earth is found relative to our host star and the other planets – along with a digitized map of Earth with relative proportions of land to water. This provides the ETI with the necessary information to make contact with us either by sending a follow on transmission to Earth or, if their technology is sufficiently advanced, by sending a physical vehicle to Earth at some point in the future. They will also include an invitation to respond if any aliens find the images in space.”
This effort is part of the “Beacon in the Galaxy” project which aims to send messages to other lifeforms. According to a report, these images will be sent in binary code because it is the “universal language across all intelligence”.
This report adds, “helping drive an open debate of the issue towards a maximally-informed consensus should rationally be a common goal of our civilization and stands among the purposes of this study”
This actually isn’t the first time images of humans were sent to space in hopes of contacting aliens. The Pioneer and Voyager spacecraft launched plaques and discs, sending cultural information including human greetings.
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(NEXSTAR) – We’ve seen some stunning shots from space courtesy of NASA’s $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope since July. But have you heard them?
Yes, you read that right – you can actually listen to some of the images the Webb Telescope has captured.
Scientists and musicians have teamed up to offer a different view at the images and data from Webb. On Wednesday, NASA released two track maps of the landscapes of the Cosmic Cliffs in the Carina Nebula and two views of the Southern Ring Nebula. A third track was also released – it is comprised of notes of a transmission spectrum, graphing “the atmospheric characteristics of hot gas giant exoplanet WASP-96 b.”
These tracks – or sonifications – not only give space lovers a new view of these far-off sights but allows those who are blind or low-vision to experience the magic of Webb’s exploration.
“Similar to how written descriptions are unique translations of visual images, sonifications also translate the visual images by encoding information, like color, brightness, star locations, or water absorption signatures, as sounds,” said Quyen Hart, a senior education and outreach scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. “Our teams are committed to ensuring astronomy is accessible to all.”
It’s important to note: the sounds you’ll hear in these sonifications aren’t sounds recorded in space. Instead, according to NASA, Webb’s data is mapped to sound, with music carefully composed to represent details researchers want you to focus on.
The Chandra X-ray Center leads these data sonifications as a partner of NASA. According to the Center’s website, sounds in the sonifications represent the position and brightness of the source.
“In a way, these sonifications are like modern dance or abstract painting – they convert Webb’s images and data to a new medium to engage and inspire listeners,” NASA explained in a release.
That being said, NASA notes it’s a common misconception that there is no sound in space due to it being essentially a vacuum. Instead, NASA points to galaxy clusters that have gases that can produce a medium for sound waves to travel in.
You can listen to each sonification here: Cosmic Cliffs in the Carina Nebula, Southern Ring Nebula, and exoplanet WASP-96 b.
Earlier this year, NASA and the Chandra X-ray Center released a recording of sounds made by a black hole. More specifically, the sonification uses sound waves previously found by astronomers and makes them audible. To do this, the sound was scaled up 57 and 58 octaves above their original pitch, making it roughly 144 quadrillion to 288 quadrillion times louder than their original frequency.
Other sonifications, like those of supernova Cassiopeia A and the ‘Whirpool Galaxy’ of Messier 51, can be found on the Chandra X-ray Observatory’s website.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota prosecutors and a defense attorney for one of two former Minneapolis police officers who still face a state trial in George Floyd’s killing have made dueling requests for a new trial date, with the state hoping to have a trial as soon as this summer, while a defense lawyer wants to push it to next spring.
Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng are charged with aiding and abetting both second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the May 2020 killing of Floyd. Their trial was supposed to start earlier this month, but Judge Peter Cahill postponed it until Jan. 5, saying that would improve prospects for a fair trial.
But on Friday, state prosecutors requested a speedy trial on behalf of Floyd’s family. Under Minnesota law, that means the trial could start in mid-August. Kueng’s defense attorney, Tom Plunkett, followed with a document filed Sunday that seeks a longer delay — until April — because he has a scheduling conflict.
Cahill will hold a hearing on the issue Tuesday.
Thao and Kueng were already convicted of federal counts of violating Floyd’s rights. Their former colleague, Thomas Lane, was also convicted on a federal count and pleaded guilty in May to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter. All three are free pending their federal sentencing hearings, which have not been set.
Other than citing a statute that calls for a speedy trial, state prosecutors gave no additional reason for their request. But Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison previously said that it was unfortunate “for the victims, the witnesses, and community that the opportunity to seek justice has been delayed.”
Plunkett said in his filing, which was made public Monday, that he discussed his request for an additional delay in a teleconference, but the state said it couldn't agree to it. Plunkett wrote that Thao's attorney, Bob Paule, did not object to another postponement.
Plunkett also wrote that there were two in-chambers conferences — on March 9 and on May 27 — in which plea negotiations, trial scheduling, and other matters were discussed. He said he told the court then that he would be unavailable for trial from January through March.
Cahill also presided over last year's trial of former Officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 22 1/2 years for kneeling on Floyd's neck as the Black man said he couldn't breathe. Chauvin, who is white, has been in prison since that conviction. He also pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights charge.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic Party on Saturday delayed a decision on potentially reordering its primary calendar for the 2024 presidential election until after November’s midterm elections.
The Democratic National Committee’s rules committee had planned to decide during meetings in Washington beginning next week whether to recommend that presidential voting should continue to begin with Iowa and New Hampshire. That’s amid calls by some party leaders and activists that more diverse states, including the current No. 3 and No. 4, Nevada and South Carolina, should move up.
The committee was also mulling adding a fifth early primary contest prior to “Super Tuesday” when a large number of states traditionally vote.
But rules committee co-chairs Jim Roosevelt Jr. and Minyon Moore wrote in a memo to members that “after speaking with many of you over the past several weeks about the last few steps of this process, it has become clear that the best way to move forward with the final stage of this process is to postpone the committee’s decision on the pre-window rule until after the midterm elections.”
The committee will still meet beginning Friday, but now doesn’t plan to make a decision until after Election Day, Nov. 8 — meaning that the primary calendar decision won’t affect key congressional races. Iowa and New Hampshire had argued that possibly losing their positions going first and second could hurt Democrats in the states’ top races, especially since the Republican Party has already said Iowa will continue to lead off its 2024 primaries.
“Following the midterm elections, we will reconvene to update our evaluation of the applicant pool and work towards a final decision to present to the full DNC for a vote, which DNC leadership has assured us they will make happen as soon after the midterm elections as is possible,” Roosevelt and Moore wrote, adding that “we will continue to work with applicants in the coming weeks to hammer out final details.”
Sixteen states and Puerto Rico made presentations before the committee to be first — or at least in the top five, before the rules committee earlier this summer. The party is considering factors like diversity, electoral competitiveness and logistical feasibility in making its decision.
That means scrutinizing states’ racial and ethnic makeup, union membership rates and how big they are in terms of population and geography, can affect possibilities for direct voter engagement and the costs of travel and advertising.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Würth Industry North America (WINA), the leading industrial distributor of supply chain solutions for fasteners, MRO, and safety equipment, reported record, double-digit revenue growth through July, seeing an increase of 16.5% compared to the previous year. Despite ongoing supply chain challenges and an unstable economic situation, the company was able to carry its growth momentum from 2021 and is on track to report the largest annual sales volume in its 26-year history.
"Even against the economic and market challenges we faced in the first half of 2022, we continue to see double-digit sales growth through our divisional structure," shared Dan Hill, chief executive officer of Würth Industry North America. "Our divisions are wholly focused on their vertical market and offer unparalleled product range, services, and expertise to their respective industries. The continued growth of Würth Industry North America relied on the execution of an alignment that highlights the strengths and capabilities of the historical companies."
The company's divisional structure has contributed to its continued sales success. The MRO, Safety, & Metalworking division saw a 22.7% increase over the prior year, and the Industrial Division, including domestic and international business from Canada, Mexico, and Brazil, grew 14.8%. The company's alignment into divisions was completed in 2021. The multi-year business transformation was designed to streamline and optimize the operations, product range, and purchasing power of the group of North American companies and grow total sales that contribute to the overall success of its parent company, the Würth Group. Since then, all four divisions have shown total year-over-year sales growth.
The company continues to focus on investing in people, facilities, and inventory to maintain a high service degree with existing customers and expand its ability to onboard new customers. WINA welcomed 128 new employees in the seven months of 2022. Currently, 2,534 people work for the company, which has grown its workforce by 5.3% since the close of 2021. In March, they made a significant investment in a 387,558 square foot building in Roanoke, VA, that will serve as the headquarters and logistics center for the Würth Revcar – Industrial Division business across the Eastern United States.
WINA is part of the $21 billion Würth Group, which, since 1995, has held an A/stable Standard & Poor's rating. The Group's financial stability and available capital support it in navigating through the recent economic, supply chain, and inflationary distress while maintaining its focus on investment in its people, companies, and customers. The company is carefully monitoring the market situation and appropriately adjusting inventory levels in close partnership with its supplier base to protect its customers as the economic situation continues to be volatile.
Würth Industry North America (WINA) is a $1+ billion division of the Würth Group, the world's largest industrial distributor. Within the Würth Group, founded in 1945, WINA is a privately held, family-owned business that believes satisfying customers is not enough. They inspire customers by offering solutions and innovations that move their business forward. WINA is comprised of strategically aligned, customer-centric market divisions, including Industrial, MRO, Safety, & Metalworking, Construction, and Specialty, that deliver better planning, parts management, and inventory accuracy. As global supply chain solution drivers, WINA offers superior security through its products and services, including additive manufacturing, digital inventory, engineering assistance, quality control, inventory management, vending, safety supplies, kitting and assembly, structural fasteners, and MRO/industrial supplies. With more than 420,000 parts in its international supply chain, WINA provides each customer with extensive global reach and local knowledge from deep investment in its network of distribution centers across the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Brazil. The company is the creator of the global series Würth Knowing, the industry's first fastener education YouTube series. For more information on Würth Industry North America, visit wurthindustry.com and find Würth Industry North America on LinkedIn, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube.
- Industry solution drivers with both a global reach and local knowledge through a strategic network of distribution centers across North America and Brazil
- 2,500+ employees to keep you working one step ahead
- More than 420,000 fastener, MRO, safety and PPE, metalworking, and 3D printing products, so you have the right parts with exceptional value
- Part of the Würth Group ($20B+), which operates 400 companies in more than 80 countries and has more than 84,000 employees
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Ninety-six percent of capital project and construction professionals are optimistic about their organization's future. Digital technology is the top driver of growth but change management must improve for successful transformation
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InEight Inc., a global leader in construction project management software, today launches its second annual Global Capital Projects Outlook. The Outlook draws insights from research conducted with 300 of the world's largest capital project owners and contractor construction professionals across the Americas, Europe and APAC.
The research reveals that 96% of respondents are either very or fairly optimistic about their organization's growth prospects for the next year, up from 92% in 2021. Digital technologies (57%) and data collection, analytics and insights (53%) offer top opportunities for growth, however almost all (93%) respondents said that their experience of change management left room for improvement, signaling a need for a more sophisticated, human-centric approach to technology implementation.
Of particular concern, respondents identified uneven or sporadic implementation (58%), process and data integration issues (54%), poor communication (51%) and technical and system limitations (51%) as the top frustrations caused by technology implementation.
Similar trends were also identified when asked about barriers to greater technology investment, with respondents identifying the challenge of integrating with existing systems, and a lack of technically skilled talent to smooth the process, as key issues.
Commenting on the Outlook, Jake Macholtz, CEO, InEight, says: "Everyone we speak to is talking about growth opportunities for both owners and contractors. The optimism, resilience and confidence of the industry is almost tangible it's so strong. This is especially encouraging given the economic backdrop organizations are operating within and the implementation challenges associated with digital transformation. It seems to be that the prospect of leveraging digital technologies to build a better world is keeping spirits high."
Human-centric transformation
The Outlook found that respondents see digital technology as broadly helpful in their day-to-day roles. Of most benefit: gaining detailed and holistic information on projects and events (51%), prioritizing tasks/managing project workflow (50%) and giving reassurance that environment, health & safety (EHS) policies are being followed (54%).
However, highlighting the need for a human-centric approach, 94% of respondents said they have specific concerns about the future of digital transformation. Reduced in-person communication (45%), professional experience and human intuition being replaced by technology (43%), damage to work-life balance (41%) or the replacement of jobs by automation (39%) were all front of mind for respondents.
When asked what benefits they hoped digital transformation could deliver in future, respondents said more automation (49%), more control (48%), greater strategic insights (47%) and better communication (49%).
"Respondents are clear on the benefits of digital technologies and eager to realize this new vision of the future but right now the industry is falling short when it comes to managing organizational change, making digital transformation unnecessarily arduous," Macholtz says.
A tenuous operating environment
Against a backdrop of supply chain shortages, inflationary pressure, energy challenges, and war in Ukraine, capital project owners and contractors are unshakably positive about the direction of the industry. Notably, respondents reported a significant increase in construction and capital projects spending (up from 68% last year to 76% in 2022) while resilience also remains high, with 91% of respondents considering their organization to be very or fairly resilient.
However, in a departure from last year's Outlook, the completion of projects on time and on budget has fallen dramatically. On schedule completion, as reported by contractors, has fallen 16% year-on-year from 51% to 35%, while completion on or under approved budget has also fallen from 51% to 38%. Owners are yet to see quite the same impact, reporting 43% of projects completed on time, and 45% on budget.
Underlining the tenuous global operating environment, respondents highlighted unmanaged or unexpected risk as the most influential factor on whether a project will be completed on time and to budget.
To access the full report, visit ineight.com/annual-global-capital-projects-report
About Global Capital Projects Outlook from InEight
This report is based on a survey of 300 large enterprise capital project and construction professionals, conducted in March 2022, via an online survey.
The survey included 26 questions designed to gauge general confidence and optimism levels across the industry, and assess track record, plans and attitudes towards digital transformation.
Of the 300 respondents, with 100 participants drawn from each of our focus regions of the Americas, Europe and APAC, giving each equal weighting in the report. Globally, 67% of respondents are project owners, and 33% are contractors.
All respondents work in construction, however in order to get a true reading of the global construction sector worldwide, we included those working in construction roles within broader industries, including:
The survey has been designed and conducted in conjunction with a specialized global enterprise technology market research partner, with results then analyzed and submitted to InEight experts for commentary based on their experiences and vantage points in the industry.
Where possible, results have been compared to our previous survey in 2021. However, this is not possible in all cases due to new questions and wording alterations in this year's edition.
About InEight
InEight provides field-tested project management software for the owners, contractors, engineers and designers who are building the world around us. Over 575,000 users and more than 850 customers worldwide rely on InEight for real-time insights that help manage risk and keep projects on schedule and under budget across the entire life cycle.
From pre-planning to design, from estimating to scheduling, and from field execution to turnover, InEight has powered more than $1 trillion in projects globally across infrastructure, public sector, energy and power, oil, gas and chemical, mining, and commercial. For more information, follow InEight on LinkedIn or visit InEight.com.
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Danny Green is determined to play next season.
Never mind that the full recovery from an ACL tear could take up to a year. The 76ers swingman said on his SiriusXM podcast, Inside the Green Room, that he’ll be back sooner.
“I will be back for All-Star break. You got to believe it. You heard it here first,” said Green, who suffered ACL and LCL tears in his left knee in the opening minutes in May 12′s Game 6 loss to the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
“So I will work my tail off to rehab to get back healthy,” he added. “My body and my bones usually heal pretty well. I don’t have any bad habits. So, yeah, I think I’ll be back in time to help a team in the playoff run and show and prove that I’m able to still play at that level to help a team get a win in the playoffs.”
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Green suffered the injury in the series-ending 99-90 setback after Joel Embiid inadvertently fell on his leg underneath the basket.
While optimistic about returning next season, there’s a chance Green won’t be on the team. The Sixers have until July 1 to pick up the final year of his deal. By not picking up his option, the Sixers would shed $10 million in salary.
Green, who turns 35 next month, averaged 5.9 points and 21.8 minutes in 62 games this season, with 28 starts. He said he has not yet spoken to Sixers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey about his future.
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“I don’t know what they’re going to do,” he said. “In this league, it’s a business. You just expect the worst and hope for the best. But I know ... that I’m not going to be able play [at the] start of the season, and they’re assuming most of the season. But for me, I think I would be able to play at least half the season, or at least the tail end of the season before playoffs.
“They might say, not pick it up. Or they might trade it. That’s part of the business. So we haven’t spoken yet.”
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--A must for lovers of ocean life—
MONTEREY, Calif., June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Inns of Monterey make exploring Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary a breeze with their new Adventure Package. Available at Monterey Bay Inn, Spindrift Inn, Victorian Inn, and Wave Street Inn. The package includes overnight accommodations for two and two tickets for either paddle board rental, traditional bicycle rental, or kayak rental from Adventures by the Sea.
The Sanctuary's diverse ecosystem is one of the best places in the world to see seals, sea lions, sea otters, migrating whales, and dolphins in their natural habitat. On land or water, guests see active marine life up close, experience Monterey's living history, and view the area's iconic sights.
Adventures by the Sea is located on Cannery Row within walking distance of each hotel. Experts ensure bikes, kayaks, and paddle boards are maintained to the highest standards. Guests learn safety protocol to successfully enjoy a day on the Bay or bike trail.
Monterey Bay Inn is adjacent to San Carlos Beach, near the Coast Guard Pier, Cannery Row Shopping, and Monterey Bay Aquarium. The contemporary-styled 49 guest rooms are eco-friendly with sweeping views of Monterey Bay, abundant natural light, and balconies. A rooftop hot tub overlooks the Bay, with easy access to the beach. Complimentary continental breakfast served daily and self-parking on-site available.
Spindrift Inn boasts a beachfront setting over Monterey Bay with a traditional, Mediterranean coastal décor. This romantic hotel has 45 guestrooms and suites with plenty of natural light and a serene ambiance. Complimentary continental breakfast and an afternoon wine reception are served each day, with valet parking available.
Originally the Lang Mansion built in 1901, Victorian Inn's 70 guestrooms are in adjacent buildings designed to complement the Victorian style of the original home. Lovely gardens surround the hotel, and on-site self-parking is available. A complimentary breakfast buffet is included, and California wines, cheese, and fruit are served from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. each evening. Victorian Inn is pet friendly.
The Wave Inn's beachy décor is inspired by the area's natural beauty and Cannery Row's fishing heritage. Contemporary art, pops of ocean-blue, and starfish orange accents create a sunny, laid-back vibe. Just steps from Monterey Bay Aquarium, amenities include a complimentary welcome snack, self-parking on-site, and outdoor fire pits.
For reservations, book direct at www.innsofmonterey.com or call 800-232-4141.
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If you're among the travelers who have had their flights delayed or cancelled in recent weeks, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg knows your pain, because his own flight scheduled for Friday was cancelled.
He got an alert on his phone Friday morning about the flight, after having just met virtually with the nation's airline CEOs about their chronic operational problems Thursday night.
"I thought, this is pretty on the nose," Buttigieg told NPR. "It illustrates what millions of passengers are are concerned about right now."
Buttigieg's was one of about 1,400 flights U.S. flights that were cancelled Friday, according to flight tracking site FlightAware. That's in addition to more than 1,700 flights cancelled on Thursday.
Airlines have been struggling to meet a huge surge in air travel demand this summer. Staffing shortages, especially among pilots, has left many airlines with little wiggle room when problems arise, especially bad weather.
But in his meeting with the airline CEO's, Buttigieg says he told them they've "got to make sure that first of all their schedules reflect the realities of some of the staffing issues that they've encountered."
"These airlines have gotten a lot of public support to try to keep the system resilient," Buttigieg told NPR, referring to the $54 billion in pandemic relief. "And now we're looking to them to make sure that their operations are reliable, and importantly that when there is a disruption or delay ... they get somebody on the phone and get that customer service to help work through it."
Buttigieg said he pressed the airline executives to detail what kinds of actions they're taking to ensure operations run smoothly heading into the busy Fourth of July holiday.
"I received a lot of assurances about the steps that they're taking, and I know that this is being taken very seriously when it comes to all of the measures airlines can take," Buttigieg said. "On the other hand, I'm in a car right now instead of on a plane, because we weren't able to get a flight as planned, so these disruptions continue to be a concern."
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Mistrial in Suge Knight wrongful death suit of man run down in Tam’s Burgers lot
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge declared a mistrial Wednesday after the jury deadlocked in a wrongful death lawsuit against rap impresario Marion “Suge” Knight, court records show.
The suit was filed in 2015 by Lillian Carter after her husband, Terry Carter, was killed after Knight ran over him during filming of the N.W.A. biopic “Straight Outta Compton,” in which Knight was portrayed.
Knight pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in connection with the death.
According to court documents, jury deliberation began June 14, but after less than 30 minutes of meeting Wednesday, jurors reported they were deadlocked, 7-5, in favor of the plaintiff, Carter. A determination requires nine votes in favor of the plaintiff.
The jury in Bill Cosby’s civil trial with Judy Huth, who had accused the comedian of sexually assaulting her in the 1970s, reached a verdict Tuesday.
“The Court and Counsel confer regarding declaring a mistrial. Both sides agree that a mistrial should be declared,” court records said.
The suit alleged that Universal Studios, which distributed the film and was named in the lawsuit — along with producers Ice Cube and Dr. Dre, among others — knew of the tension between Knight, Dre and advisor Cle “Bone” Sloan, but moved forward with the film.
Knight, who is played in the film by actor R. Marcus Taylor, objected to his portrayal.
Carter was killed after Knight and Sloan fought in the parking lot of Tam’s Burgers in Compton. Knight reversed a pickup he was driving and hit Sloan, who was knocked unconscious and injured in the head and legs. He then pulled forward, striking Carter, and drove off.
At the time of the fatal hit-and-run, Knight was facing charges in connection with a 2014 robbery and was out on bail.
He was sentenced to 28 years in state prison in 2018 under a plea deal that averted a trial. Lillian Carter said after three years of legal wrangling, the moment couldn’t have come soon enough. She said the years of courtroom drama and breathless media coverage continually shifted the focus from her late husband to the fate of the fallen rap impresario.
“He made everything about him,” she said at the time of Knight’s sentencing, speaking of Knight. “What about us?”
Attempts to reach Carter for comment on Wednesday were unsuccessful.
Before his downfall, Knight’s storied career included the founding of Death Row Records alongside Dr. Dre and his launches of rappers such as Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg.
Times staff writer James Queally contributed to this report.
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(NewsNation) — In June, Ramiro Gonzales, a death row inmate in Texas, asked the state for a 30-day reprieve so he could donate a kidney.
Gonzales is convicted of kidnapping, raping and murdering a young woman in 2001. However, Gonzales has a rare blood type, making a potential donation especially valuable.
At first, Texas said no. But weeks later — just two days before Gonzales was set to be executed — the state’s court of appeals granted a stay on an unrelated issue from his trial.
Now, the debate over kidney donation is heating up once again.
Judy Frith, a potential recipient of the kidney, told NewsNation’s “Banfield” on Thursday that the wait for a kidney with her and the inmate’s blood type is up to six years. The wait for other kidney types is three to four years.
“It’s very rare to find somebody that wants to do a live donation in the first place. It’s very brave. I think it would be a shame if Mr. Gonzales wants to do that, and he’s not allowed to,” Frith said.
Frith added that if she can get the new kidney, she’ll finally be able to take her grandkids camping and swimming.
According to the National Kidney Foundation, 13 people die every day while waiting for lifesaving kidney transplants, but some say the ethics of prisoner organ donation is tricky.
Robert Dunham, the executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center, noted on “Banfield” that “Mr. Gonzales meets all the qualifications for a donor under Texas policy. So it’s more a question of the state’s intransigence than it is of any real practical problems.”
Meanwhile, some people believe that allowing death row inmates to donate their kidneys is exploiting the prisoners. Michael Zoosman, the founder of “L’Chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty,” who has been working with Gonzales, said that isn’t the case here.
“Abolish the death penalty, and you’ll find that these people are sincere and still want to do it. Ramiro now still wants to donate his kidney, even though he has no execution date hanging over his head. I do not believe that this is exploitative. I believe it comes from the heart with a sincere desire to make right with his God,” Zoosman said on “Banfield.”
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The night is sparking, and we're wonderstruck over Taylor Swift's appearance at the 2022 MTV VMAs.
The singer—who is nominated for five awards at the event—dazzled in a jeweled Oscar de la Renta cutout dress and matching metallic silver heels from Christian Louboutin and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry during the red carpet. This year, Taylor earned nods in the Video of the Year category for "All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version)." The video also earned praise for Best Longform Video, Best Cinematography, Best Direction and Best Editing.
"Before this I had directed and written my music videos but I had never made a short film before," Taylor said during her acceptance speech for Best Longform Video. "We put our entire hearts into this, trying to make something that might be worthy of the love that you, the fans, have shown this song."
She added, "Thank you for this beautiful indication that we did something right. Love you guys."
Soon after the nominations were announced, Taylor shared a video on TikTok thanking her fans for their support and encouraged them to vote for her.
"All is, yet again, all too unwell," she captioned the July 26 video. "Thanks to you!!! Voting is open NOW!"
The "August" singer included screenshots of her nominations in the clip, with each featuring an added message she wrote.
In one slide Taylor wrote, "LOVE YOU SADIE & DYLAN," referencing Sadie Sink and Dylan O'Brien who appeared in the short film version of the song.
Should she take home the trophy for Video of the Year, it would be a historic win. As of now, Taylor is a two-time winner in the category, having previously won for "Bad Blood" featuring Kendrick Lamar in 2015 and four years later for "You Need to Calm Down." She would be the only artist to win three times.
Back in 2019, Taylor returned to the annual music show with an epic performance, with it marking the first time she had taken the stage since releasing her seventh album Lover.
On stage, she gave a dazzling performance of "You Need to Calm Down," inviting drag queens and dancers to join her in bright and cheerful ensembles.
As for Taylor's outfit for the spectacle, she wore a gold bustier and sparkling navy blue shorts.
We'll spend forever wondering how she does it.
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DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers fired general manager Al Avila on Wednesday, ending a seven-year tenure without a playoff appearance.
“I wish the results would have been better this season,” Avila said in a statement released by the team. “But know there is a lot to look forward to in the coming years."
Owner Chris Ilitch announced the move with his team mired in another disappointing season. Detroit entered Wednesday at 43-68, last in the AL Central.
“I want to reestablish our momentum and progress towards building a winning team and I am driven to find a talented executive to help us do that,” Ilitch said in a statement before meeting with reporters as the team prepared to host Cleveland.
Ilitch invested millions in the offseason in an attempt to return his team to contention. Assistant general manager Sam Menzin takes over the day-to-day leadership role.
Avila was promoted to general manager on Aug. 4, 2015, after serving as Dave Dombrowski's assistant.
Avila's chance to lead the team coincided with a rebuilding process that prevented him from making short-term moves to win.
The Tigers lost, a lot, and Avila attempted to lead a turnaround by drafting and developing players. The results haven't been what the team hoped for, and now he's out of a job.
Avila finally got the freedom to spend money this past offseason, but his two biggest investments haven't panned out.
Javier Báez, signed to a $140 million contract to address a desperate need at shortstop, has struggled in the field and at the plate. Earlier in the offseason, Avila gave Eduardo Rodríguez a $77 million, five-year contract, but the left-hander went on the restricted list due to personal matters in June and hasn't worked his way back to Detroit.
Detroit seemed to be poised for a breakthrough after winning 77 games in 2021, its best record since 2016, which was its only winning season under Avila.
The Cuban-born Avila has more than three decades of experience in baseball. He was Dombrowski's assistant with the Marlins, whom he helped sign Miguel Cabrera when he was 16. Avila worked with the Pittsburgh Pirates as a special assistant in 2002 before rejoining Dombrowski in Detroit.
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WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut jury began hearing arguments Tuesday in a trial to decide how much money conspiracy theorist Alex Jones should pay relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting for spreading a lie that the massacre was a hoax.
The trial is being held in Waterbury, less than 20 miles (32 kilometers) from Newtown, where 26 children and teachers were shot to death in 2012.
More than a dozen family members, including parents of some victims, filed into the courtroom to listen to the opening statements and first day of evidence.
It’s the second such trial for Jones, who was ordered by a Texas jury last month to pay nearly $50 million to the parents of one of the slain children.
A jury of three men and three women along with several alternates will decide how much the conspiracy theorist should pay relatives of eight victims and an FBI agent who responded to the school. Judge Barbara Bellis found Jones liable without a trial last year after he failed to turn over documents to the families’ lawyers.
On Tuesday, she sanctioned Jones for failing to turn over analytic data related to his website and the popularity of his show. She told his lawyers that because of that failure, they will not be allowed to argue he didn’t profit from his Sandy Hook remarks.
Jones did not attend the opening of the trial Tuesday. He said on his show Monday that he would be traveling to Connecticut next week.
The trial is expected to last about a month and feature testimony from both Jones and the families.
Bellis instructed the jury that Jones and his company, Free Speech Systems, have already been found liable for damages to the plaintiffs for calling the shooting a hoax on multiple media platforms and saying that no one died.
The Sandy Hook families and former FBI agent William Aldenberg say they have been confronted and harassed for years by people who believed Jones’ false claim that the shooting was staged by crisis actors as part of a plot to take away people’s guns.
Some say strangers have videotaped them and their surviving children. They’ve also endured death threats and been subjected to abusive comments on social media. And some families have moved out of Newtown to avoid harassment. They accuse Jones of causing them emotional and psychological harm.
Jones, whose web show and Infowars brand are based in Austin, Texas, has been banned from YouTube, Facebook and Spotify for violating hate-speech policies.
Jones now says he believes the shooting was real. At the Texas trial, he testified that he realizes what he said was irresponsible, did hurt people’s feelings and he apologized.
He continues, however, to insist that his comments were protected free speech. He views the lawsuits as efforts to silence him and put him out of business.
Jones’ lawyers say he intends to appeal the judgment against him in Texas. Jones also will face a third trial back in Texas involving the parents of another slain child.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson injured his right knee in the first quarter in Friday night’s preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles.
After going back to pass, Wilson was flushed out of the pocket and scrambled to his right for 7 yards, but went down after the play. He appeared to injure his knee when planting to cut on Philadelphia’s grass field.
After being checked by trainers, Wilson limped to the sideline on his own power before heading to the locker room. The Jets announced Wilson was questionable to return with a knee injury.
There are high hopes this year for the 23-year-old Wilson, who was drafted No. 2 overall last year. He had an up-and-down rookie season, throwing nine touchdowns and 11 interceptions in 13 games, but went without an interception in his final five games.
Wilson was shaky in his first series against Philadelphia’s starters, going 1 for 3 for 10 yards with an interception. Eagles linebacker Kyzir White stepped in front of Wilson’s intended pass for wide receiver Corey Davis and returned it 27 yards to the Jets 20 on what appeared to be a poor read by the New York quarterback. Wilson’s first pass of the game was a badly thrown out-route intended for rookie first-round pick Garrett Wilson.
Wilson struggled with accuracy last season, ranking last in the league in completion rate (55.6%) and passer rating (69.7). His decision-making and accuracy had looked better this summer during training camp.
Before his injury, Zach Wilson was sharper in his second series, albeit against Philadelphia backups. He connected with tight end Tyler Conklin for 4 yards and then hit wide receiver Elijah Moore for 10 yards, finishing 3 for 5 for 24 yards and an interception.
The Jets also have 37-year-old Joe Flacco, but he was not in uniform for the game as a handful of veterans did not play in the preseason opener.
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Governor Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) today announced that a new Rustic Road guide that offers 123 backroad trips through Wisconsin scenery is available in print and online.
The newest route, Rustic Road 123, is in northwest Winnebago County along Pioneer and Medina Junction roads near the site of a former rail depot, two state trails and a wildlife area.
“Wisconsin’s Rustic Roads show us the lakes that glaciers left behind and the bluffs they left untouched. They span our forests and tour our diverse agricultural heritage,” Governor Evers said. “This program, which began in Taylor County in 1975, continues to grow thanks to local participation and a neighborly instinct to share some hidden gems for no other reason than to bring people joy.”
With the addition of Rustic Road 123, the program now highlights approximately 740 miles of scenic, lightly traveled country roads through 61 counties. Unique brown and yellow signs mark the routes of all officially designated Rustic Roads.
“Almost every county in Wisconsin has designated a Rustic Road through our unique local-state partnership dedicated to providing recreational opportunity for people of all abilities,” WisDOT Secretary Craig Thompson said. “Our website has new Rustic Roads mapping features online and we encourage travelers to share their photos and celebrate with us as they check more routes off the list.”
“No matter which way the road takes you, Wisconsin is a prime road trip destination and our Rustic Roads help show off some of our most scenic areas,” Wisconsin Department of Tourism Secretary-designee Anne Sayers said. “They provide countless opportunities to enjoy our state’s natural beauty, explore our friendly communities, make memories and discover something new.”
For a free copy of the new edition of Wisconsin Rustic Roads, visit https://www.travelwisconsin.com/order-guides or contact the Department of Tourism at 1-800-432-8747.
The Rustic Roads guide is also available online as an interactive PDF. The interactive guide provides links to individual Rustic Road features, as well as online maps.
Rustic Roads range from two miles to 37 miles in length and have a maximum speed limit of 45 miles per hour. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation oversees the Rustic Roads program; however, the roads remain under local government authority. Learn more about nominating a Rustic Road by visiting the WisDOT website.
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ATLANTA, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For many college students, being away at school is a change that is not always easy. This year, Edible is helping families remind their students that they are not alone with crafted care packages. The gifting experts who pioneered edible fruit arrangements have a broad assortment of treats and fun gifts that can bundled to create customized care packages that make the return to school start off on a sweet note.
"Going away for college can be stressful for students, but our assortment of care packages can help bring some fun and joy for your kids, as well as their friends, if they decide to share," said Angela Johnson, Vice President, Innovation and Merchandising for Edible Brands. "From our popular chocolate dipped fruit to our premium baked goods and more, we have gifts that will satisfy different tastes and make going back to school a sweet experience."
The top five Edible College Care Packages include:
- Just Because Bouquet: This fruit basket features chocolate covered pineapple cupcakes topped with sprinkles, our signature Swizzle Apple Fruit Truffles®, and so much more.
- TWIX Cheesecake & Brownie Box: Edible®'s partnership with TWIX® brings you just the right amount of salted caramel crunch in our Brownie & Cheesecake Box made with chopped TWIX® Cookie Bars.
- Thrive Farmers Coffee & Tea Gift Box: Make tea time and morning coffee that much sweeter with our Thrive Coffee and Tea Gift Box. Our exclusive mug and 12-count cookie box pair perfectly with the college morning rush.
- All Smiles Gift Bundle: Sometimes simple treats are the sweetest ones of all. Send our All Smiles Gift Bundle and you're sending a gift that's all sweet, all smiles, and no nonsense.
- Create Your Own Simply Edible Bouquet: Create your own bouquet specifically curated for your college student.
Gifts may be bundled with balloons, plush toys, flowers, cards, and other add-ons to create a customized package that fits each student's style and cravings. Call the Edible closest to the students' university to have the gift delivered same day.
In addition to edible fresh fruit arrangements, Edible also now offers fresh fruit smoothies, fresh produce boxes and baked goods both online and at over 1,000 Edible locations worldwide. For more information or to be sweet today, visit www.ediblearrangements.com.
Edible Brands is the parent company of Edible®, the world's largest franchisor of stores offering fresh fruit snacks, dipped treats, and fruit arrangements with over 1,000 locations worldwide. Since its founding in 1999, the company has been recognized as an industry leader, ranking first in its category in Entrepreneur magazine's annual "Franchise 500," Entrepreneur's Top 40 of "Fastest Growing Franchises'' and "America's Top Global Franchises" as well as being included among the "Inc. 5000" list of the fastest growing privately held companies. Edible has franchise opportunities available in a number of key markets in the United States and Canada.
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Innovative Partnership Funds Research into Diagnostic Tools for Alzheimer's Disease, ALS and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases
NEW YORK, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Target ALS and the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) announced today the first four award recipients in a new initiative to identify and develop biomarkers for neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD). A request for proposals was issued in January.
The partnership includes financial support from the ADDF's Diagnostics Accelerator, a global research effort initiated by ADDF Co-Founder Leonard A. Lauder and Bill Gates with support from other leading philanthropists to fast-track the development of biomarkers and diagnostic tools for Alzheimer's and related dementias.
Discovery and validation of biomarkers will help researchers diagnose these diseases earlier, track their progression reliably and efficiently assess the effects of new drugs, leading to more efficient clinical trials.
Four projects were selected based on their potential to advance biomarkers for ALS and Alzheimer's disease, FTD and other dementias. A brief overview of each newly funded project is provided below.
- Johannes Tröger (ki:elements), Jessica Robin (Winterlight Labs), Anja Schneider and Andreas Hermann (German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases)
- Claudia Duran-Aniotz (Universidad Adolfo Ibañez), Alejandro Bisquertt Zavala (Neurognos), José Manuel Matamala (Universidad de Chile), Agustin Ibañez and Andrea Slachevsky (Universidad Adolfo Ibañez), Rolando de la Cruz (Universidad de Chile)
- Magdalini Polymenidou (University of Zurich), Gianluigi Zanusso (University of Verona), Giuseppe Legname (Trieste International School for Advanced Studies)
- Pietro Fratta (University College, London), Michael Ward (NIH/NINDS), Leonard Petrucelli and Mercedes Prudencio (Mayo Clinic)
Research has shown that neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, ALS and FTD are heterogeneous in nature at the clinical, neuropathological and genetic levels, but they also share common features. Project funding established through this partnership will advance the long-standing search for biomarkers in each of these diseases, as well as provide insights into their heterogeneity.
"These overlaps in the biology and genetics of diseases like ALS, Alzheimer's and FTD offer promising new collaborative opportunities for disease focused research that can have far-reaching impacts," said Target ALS CEO Manish Raisinghani, M.B.B.S., Ph.D. "The work of these cross-sectoral and cross-disciplinary collaborative consortia has the potential to discover biomarkers to benefit ALS and other neurodegenerative disorders."
"Partnerships like the one between the ADDF and Target ALS are essential in expanding our scientific knowledge of all neurodegenerative diseases so we can deliver effective treatments for patients and families with ALS, Alzheimer's and other related dementias," said Howard Fillit, M.D., Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer at the ADDF. "We are committed to investing in and developing novel biomarkers that will provide us with simple, accessible and accurate ways to diagnose patients earlier than ever before and pave the way for new and innovative therapies."
"There is much to discover about commonalities between ALS, FTD, Alzheimer's and related dementias, and a great value in looking at these diseases together," says Niranjan Bose, Managing Director, Health and Life Sciences at Gates Ventures. "This is an area that is still emerging and can benefit from philanthropic collaborations like the one between the Diagnostics Accelerator and Target ALS. Through this partnership, we hope to advance our understanding and make progress in identification of easily accessible biomarkers for better diagnosis and monitoring of these neurodegenerative diseases."
PROSA — A low-burden, high-frequency prognostic digital speech biomarker to improve future confirmatory ALS and FTD trials
Johannes Tröger (ki:elements), Jessica Robin (Winterlight Labs), Anja Schneider and Andreas Hermann (German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases)
This research is designed to develop and validate a biomarker based on short, high-frequency speech assessments that can be collected remotely. Changes in speech can be used to assess motor characteristics and cognitive abilities, including respiration, language, speech, executive function and memory. This research will improve understanding of similar patterns within patient groups to create a "yardstick" against which to measure changes that can be used to predict patient trajectory. The goals of the study are to improve patient characterization in ALS using speech assessments, validate and compare speech biomarkers to gold-standard clinical measures, and develop a prognostic biomarker based on clinical outcomes at six-month follow up.
Machine learning for the diagnosis and multimodal profile of neurodegenerative diseases based on circulating miRNA in Latin American population
Claudia Duran-Aniotz (Universidad Adolfo Ibañez), Alejandro Bisquertt Zavala (Neurognos), José Manuel Matamala (Universidad de Chile), Agustin Ibañez and Andrea Slachevsky (Universidad Adolfo Ibañez), Rolando de la Cruz (Universidad de Chile)
The team is studying levels of micro RNAs (miRNAs) in blood plasma, which can be dramatically affected by the physiological and pathological changes associated with Alzheimer's, FTD and ALS. This will be the first study to investigate miRNA biomarkers in Alzheimer's, FTD and ALS from a Latin American and Caribbean cohort, establishing the feasibility required to expand the study to a larger number of participants and more countries across the region. Using data collected from 230 participants, the team hopes to develop a low-cost, non-invasive blood test for the detection and differentiation between patients with these diseases.
Novel biomarkers to detect and monitor TDP-43 pathology in ALS/FTD
Pietro Fratta (University College London), Michael Ward (NIH/NINDS), Leonard Petrucelli and Mercedes Prudencio (Mayo Clinic)
TDP-43 is a protein that normally lives in the nucleus of nerve cells, where it quality controls the processing of RNA. In ALS, TDP-43 is absent in nuclei, instead forming clumps in the periphery of cells. Researchers are currently unable to detect these abnormalities in living patients, which severely hinders development of effective treatments.
To crack this problem, the team decided not to focus on TDP-43 directly, but on the by-products of its mis-localization. When TDP-43 is lost from the nucleus, highly specific mistakes in RNA and proteins occur. The team is developing and validating three types of tests that can detect these RNAs and proteins in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid of patients in order to gain information about changes in TDP-43.
A biomarker for TDP-43 mis-localization would allow researchers to understand when the disease process starts in patients, aiding in diagnosis and the start of potential treatments. It would allow them to assess the level of disease activity, showing whether patients are responding to specific treatments in clinical trials. It would also be essential in some other forms of dementia, such as frontotemporal dementia, where TDP-43 mis-localization occurs only in a subset of patients and cannot be identified with current tools.
Ultrasensitive detection of TDP-43 pathology with RT-QuIC of nasal swabs
Magdalini Polymenidou (University of Zurich), Gianluigi Zanusso (University of Verona), Giuseppe Legname (Trieste International School for Advanced Studies)
The team aims to develop a test for the early detection of changes in TDP-43 pathology, which is implicated in certain forms of ALS and FTD, using a sampling procedure similar to the nasal swabs that were so broadly utilized during the COVID-19 pandemic. To achieve this, they will use a novel technique to detect pathological proteins called Real-Time Quaking Induced Conversion reaction, or RT-QuIC, which can detect just traces of pathological TDP-43 in the cerebrospinal fluid of ALS and FTD patients. If successful, this test may be useful in healthy individuals in the future, to perform large screening campaigns for TDP-43 pathology detection in pre-symptomatic stages of the diseases.
Target ALS is a 501(c)(3) medical research foundation committed to the search for effective treatments for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. We envision a world in which no one dies of ALS, and we play a unique role in the battle against this disease. Founded in 2013 by former New York City deputy mayor Dan Doctoroff — who lost both his father and uncle to ALS — our approach is breaking down barriers and silos that have historically inhibited research results. We do this through our Target ALS Innovation Ecosystem, which facilitates unparalleled collaboration between researchers from academia and the pharma/biotech industry. The Target ALS Innovation Ecosystem has revolutionized the field in just nine years through collaborations that have resulted in the first potential treatments since ALS was identified in 1869, including five drugs now in clinical trials. For more about Target ALS, visit www.targetALS.org.
Founded in 1998 by Leonard A. and Ronald S. Lauder, the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation is dedicated to rapidly accelerating the discovery of drugs to prevent, treat and cure Alzheimer's disease. The ADDF is the only public charity solely focused on funding the development of drugs for Alzheimer's, employing a venture philanthropy model to support research in academia and the biotech industry. Through the generosity of its donors, the ADDF has awarded more than $209 million to fund over 690 Alzheimer's drug discovery programs, biomarker programs and clinical trials in 19 countries. To learn more, please visit: http://www.alzdiscovery.org/.
The Diagnostics Accelerator, created in July 2018, is a partnership of funders with funding commitments totaling $100 million to develop novel biomarkers for the early detection of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. In the initiative's newly launched second phase, the NFL Players Association (NFLPA), Eli Lilly & Company, Biogen and the Shanahan Family Foundation added their support to that of initial partners including ADDF Co-Founder Leonard A. Lauder, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Scott, the Dolby family, the Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation and The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration, among others.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — In the outdoor gym on Venice Beach, the name given to an inviting stretch of sand on the majestic Dnieper River that courses through the capital of Ukraine, Serhiy Chornyi is working on his summer body, up-down-up-downing a chunky hunk of iron.
The aim of his sweat and toil isn’t to impress the girls in their bright summer bikinis. Working out is part of his contribution to Ukraine’s all-hands-on-deck war effort: The National Guardsman expects to be sent eastward to the battlefields soon and doesn’t want to take his paunch with him for the fight against Russia’s invasion force.
“I’m here to get in shape. To be able to help my friends with whom I’ll be,” the 32-year-old said. “I feel that my place is there now. … There is only one thing left: to defend. There is no other option, only one road.”
So goes Kyiv’s bitter summer of 2022, where the sun shines but sadness and grim determination reign, where canoodling couples cannot be sure that their kisses won’t be their last as more soldiers head to the fronts; where flitting swallows are nesting as people made homeless weep in blown-apart ruins, and where the peace is deceptive, because it’s shorn of peace of mind.
After Russia’s initial assault on Kyiv was repelled in the invasion’s opening month, leaving death and destruction, the capital found itself in the somewhat uncomfortable position of becoming largely a bystander in the war that continues to rage in the east and south, where Russian President Vladimir Putin has redirected his forces and military resources.
The burned-out hulks of Russian tanks are being hauled away from the capital’s outskirts, even as Western-supplied weapons turn more Russian armor into smoking junk on battlefronts. Cafes and restaurants are open again, the chatter and the chink of glasses from their outdoor tables providing a semblance of normalcy — until everyone scoots home for the 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew, less constraining than it used to be when Kyiv had seemed at risk of falling.
Sitting on a lawn and savoring wine with friends one evening this week, Andrii Bashtovyi remarked that it “looks like there’s no war but people are talking about their friends who are injured or who are mobilized.” He recently passed his military medical check, meaning he could soon be thrown into combat, too.
“If they call me, I need to go to the recruiting center. I’ll have 12 hours,” said the chief editor of The Village online magazine, which covers life, news and events in Kyiv and other unoccupied cities.
Air raid alarms still sound regularly, screeching shrilly on downloadable phone apps, but they’re so rarely followed by blasts — unlike in pounded front-line towns and cities — that few pay them much mind. Cruise missile strikes that wrecked a warehouse and a train repair workshop on June 5 were Kyiv’s first in five weeks. Dog walkers and parents pushing strollers ambled unperturbed nearby even before the flames had been extinguished.
Many, but by no means all, of the 2 million inhabitants who Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said had fled when Russian forces tried to encircle the city in March are now returning. But with soldiers falling by the hundreds to the east and south, the surreal calm of Kyiv is laced with nagging guilt.
“People are feeling grateful but asking themselves, ‘Am I doing enough?’” said Snezhana Vialko, as she and boyfriend Denys Koreiba bought plump strawberries from one of the summer-fruit vendors who have deployed across the city, in neighborhoods where just weeks ago jumpy troops manned checkpoints of sand bags and tank traps.
Now greatly reduced in numbers and vigilance, they generally wave through the restored buzz of car traffic, barely glancing up from pass-the-time scrolling on phones.
With the peace still so fragile and more treasured than ever, many are plowing their energies, time, money and muscle into supporting the soldiers fighting what has become a grinding war of attrition for control of destroyed villages, towns and cities.
Trained as a chef and now working as a journalist, Volodymyr Denysenko brewed up 100 bottles of spicy sauce, using his home-grown hot peppers to enliven the troops’ rations. He dropped them off with volunteers who drive in convoys from Kyiv to the fronts, laden with crowdfunded gun sights, night-vision goggles, drones, medical kits and other badly needed gear.
“All Ukrainian people must help the army, the soldiers,” he said. “It’s our country, our freedom.”
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Hanna Arhirova contributed to this report.
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CA Sacramento CA Zone Forecast for Tuesday, June 7, 2022
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112 FPUS56 KSTO 081051
ZFPSTO
Interior Northern California Zone Forecasts for California
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
350 AM PDT Wed Jun 8 2022
Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation
are for today, tonight, and Thursday.
CAZ013-082300-
Shasta Lake Area / Northern Shasta County-
Including the city of Shasta Dam
350 AM PDT Wed Jun 8 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 72 to 87 higher elevations...83 to
91 lower elevations. Light winds becoming southwest up to 10 mph
in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 49 to 64 higher elevations...57 to
67 lower elevations. Prevailing southwest winds up to 10 mph
shifting to the north after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Warmer.
Highs 78 to 93 higher elevations...90 to 98 lower elevations.
Prevailing northwest winds up to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 52 to 67 higher
elevations...62 to 70 lower elevations. Prevailing north winds up
to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 80 to 95 higher elevations...92 to
100 lower elevations. Prevailing north winds up to 10 mph
shifting to the west in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 54 to 69.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs
76 to 91.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain
showers. Lows 49 to 64. Highs 71 to 86.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows 41 to 56.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Clear. Highs 69 to 84. Lows 42 to 57.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
SHASTA DAM 89 65 96 / 10 0 0
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CAZ014-082300-
Burney Basin / Eastern Shasta County-
Including the city of Burney
350 AM PDT Wed Jun 8 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 72 to 84. Light winds becoming west
up to 10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 46 to 56. Prevailing west winds up
to 10 mph in the evening becoming light.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly
sunny. Warmer. Highs 76 to 90. Light winds becoming northwest up
to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 50 to 59. Prevailing west
winds up to 10 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 81 to 93. Light winds becoming west
up to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 51 to 60.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 76 to 88.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain
showers. Lows 46 to 56. Highs 68 to 83.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain
showers. Colder. Lows 36 to 46.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Clear. Highs 64 to 79. Lows 36 to 46.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
BURNEY 81 50 87 / 0 0 0
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CAZ015-082300-
Northern Sacramento Valley-
Including the cities of Redding and Red Bluff
350 AM PDT Wed Jun 8 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 89 to 95. Light winds becoming
southwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 60 to 68. South winds around 10 mph
shifting to the northwest up to 10 mph after midnight. Gusts up
to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs
95 to 101. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 66 to 73. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 97 to 105. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 66 to 72.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 91 to 101.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain
showers. Lows 62 to 68.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers.
Highs 81 to 88.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 55 to 63. Highs 82 to
92.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
REDDING 92 61 99 / 0 0 0
RED BLUFF 93 66 100 / 0 0 0
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CAZ016-082300-
Central Sacramento Valley-
Including the cities of Chico, Oroville, and Marysville/Yuba City
350 AM PDT Wed Jun 8 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny.
Highs around 92. Northwest winds up to 10 mph shifting to the
west in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 61 to 67. South winds around 10 mph
shifting to the north up to 10 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs
96 to 102. Northwest winds up to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Northwest winds
around 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 101 to 107. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 69.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 97 to 103.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 65.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Not
as hot. Highs 84 to 90.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Clear. Lows around 60. Highs
84 to 93.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
CHICO 93 67 100 / 0 0 0
OROVILLE 92 65 99 / 0 0 0
MARYSVILLE/YUBA CITY 93 62 100 / 0 0 0
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CAZ017-082300-
Southern Sacramento Valley-
Including the city of Sacramento
350 AM PDT Wed Jun 8 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs 87 to
95. South winds up to 10 mph shifting to the west in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 56 to 66. South winds up to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Warmer.
Highs 94 to 102. Northwest winds up to 10 mph with gusts to
around 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 65 to 73. Northwest winds up
to 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 100 to 108. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 65 to 71.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 95 to 102.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 61 to 67.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 82 to 89.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 54 to 62. Highs 83 to
93.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
SACRAMENTO 93 62 100 / 0 0 0
SAC EXEC AIRPORT 92 60 100 / 0 0 0
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CAZ018-082300-
Carquinez Strait and Delta-
Including the city of Fairfield/Suisun
350 AM PDT Wed Jun 8 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs 81 to
87. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 58. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs 91 to 97. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 67. West winds 10 to
20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 97 to 103. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 64 to 70.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 91 to 97.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 60 to 66.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Not as warm. Highs 78 to 84.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Clear. Lows around 57. Highs
81 to 87.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
FAIRFIELD/SUISUN 87 57 98 / 0 0 0
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CAZ019-082300-
Northern San Joaquin Valley-
Including the cities of Stockton and Modesto
350 AM PDT Wed Jun 8 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs 84 to
93. Northwest winds up to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 63. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs 91 to 100. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 63 to 73. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs 98 to 106. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 64 to 72.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 93 to 102.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 61 to 67.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 79 to 89.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 53 to 60. Highs 81 to
91.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
STOCKTON 90 59 97 / 0 0 0
MODESTO 90 61 97 / 0 0 0
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CAZ063-082300-
Mountains Southwestern Shasta County to Western Colusa County-
Including the city of Alder Springs
350 AM PDT Wed Jun 8 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy.
Highs 66 to 81 higher elevations...84 to 92 lower elevations.
Prevailing west winds up to 10 mph shifting to the south in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 51 to 66 higher elevations...63 to
69 lower elevations. Prevailing northwest winds up to 10 mph with
gusts to around 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs 71 to 86 higher
elevations...89 to 97 lower elevations. Prevailing northwest
winds up to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 54 to 69 higher elevations...
66 to 72 lower elevations. Prevailing northwest winds 5 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs 75 to 90 higher elevations...93 to
101 lower elevations. Prevailing northwest winds up to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 57 to 72.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 74 to 89.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A slight chance of
rain showers. Lows 51 to 66. Highs 69 to 84.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 45 to 60. Highs 66 to
81.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
ALDER SPRINGS 74 59 80 / 0 0 0
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CAZ066-082300-
Northeast Foothills/Sacramento Valley-
Including the city of Paradise
350 AM PDT Wed Jun 8 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 76 to 88 higher elevations...82 to
92 lower elevations. Light winds becoming southwest up to 10 mph
in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 59 to 69. Prevailing southwest
winds up to 10 mph in the evening becoming light.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Warmer.
Highs 84 to 98. Prevailing northeast winds up to 10 mph shifting
to the northwest in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 62 to 74. Prevailing
northwest winds up to 10 mph shifting to the northeast after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs 88 to 102. Prevailing
northeast winds up to 10 mph shifting to the west in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 62 to 72.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 83 to 97.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain
showers. Cooler. Lows 56 to 68.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs
70 to 84.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler. Lows 49 to 61.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Clear. Highs 73 to 88. Lows 49 to 63.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
PARADISE 86 66 90 / 0 0 0
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CAZ067-082300-
Motherlode-
Including the cities of Grass Valley and Jackson
350 AM PDT Wed Jun 8 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs 80 to
90. Prevailing northeast winds up to 10 mph shifting to the west
in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 57 to 65. Prevailing west winds up
to 10 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs 84 to 96. Light winds
becoming west up to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 62 to 70. Prevailing
northwest winds up to 10 mph in the evening becoming light.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs 90 to 102. Light winds becoming
west up to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 63 to 71.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 86 to 98.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 58 to 66.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers.
Highs 72 to 84.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 50 to 59. Highs 73 to
88.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
GRASS VALLEY 82 59 88 / 0 0 0
JACKSON 86 58 91 / 0 0 0
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CAZ068-082300-
Western Plumas County/Lassen Park-
Including the cities of Chester and Quincy
350 AM PDT Wed Jun 8 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 63 to 78 higher elevations...70 to
85 lower elevations. Prevailing south winds up to 10 mph shifting
to the southwest in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 46 to 61. Prevailing southwest
winds up to 10 mph in the evening becoming light.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Warmer.
Highs 68 to 83 higher elevations...76 to 90 lower elevations.
Prevailing northeast winds up to 10 mph shifting to the west in
the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 50 to 65. Prevailing west
winds up to 10 mph shifting to the north after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs 73 to 88 higher
elevations...79 to 94 lower elevations. Prevailing northeast
winds up to 10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 50 to 65.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 72 to 87.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain
showers. Cooler. Lows 45 to 60.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs 57 to 72.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain
showers. Colder. Lows 37 to 52.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Clear. Highs 63 to 78. Lows 38 to 53.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
QUINCY 83 49 89 / 0 0 0
CHESTER 82 50 86 / 10 0 0
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66 lower elevations. Prevailing west winds up to 10 mph shifting
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BETHESDA, Md., July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DiamondRock Hospitality Company (the "Company") (NYSE: DRH) will report financial results for the second quarter 2022 on Wednesday, August 3, 2022 after the market closes. A conference call for investors and other interested parties scheduled for the next day has been moved from 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) to noon (ET) on Thursday, August 4, 2022. The information to be discussed on the call will be contained in the Company's earnings release, which will be available in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.drhc.com.
The conference call will be accessible by telephone and through the internet. Interested individuals are requested to register for the call using this link to obtain dial-in and webcast details. Registration details are also available by visiting https://investor.drhc.com. To participate in the webcast, please follow instructions via the links above 15 minutes before the call to download the necessary software.
For those unable to listen to the call live, a replay of the call will be available two hours after completion of the live call for a limited time via the webcast URL: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/8vnw5rpu.
DiamondRock Hospitality Company is a self-advised real estate investment trust (REIT) that is an owner of a leading portfolio of geographically diversified hotels concentrated in leisure destinations and top gateway markets. The Company currently owns 34 premium quality hotels with over 9,500 rooms. The Company has strategically positioned its hotels to be operated both under leading global brand families as well as unique boutique hotels in the lifestyle segment. For further information on the Company and its portfolio, please visit DiamondRock Hospitality Company's website at www.drhc.com.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The first week of school was supposed to mark a triumphant return to classrooms at San Francisco’s Everett Middle School after more than a year of distance learning.
But as computer science teacher Yesi Castro-Mitchell welcomed a class of sixth graders last fall, a student started punching her, again and again.
Castro-Mitchell wrapped her arms around her head and hoped for the blows to stop. She remembers the stunned silence in her classroom as other students witnessed the assault. The teacher suffered a concussion, a dislocated jaw, chipped teeth and hearing loss in her left ear that now requires a hearing aid.
Across America, one of the nation’s most difficult academic years was also one of the most violent. Experts who track school behavior nationwide said fights and other aggressive behavior, including shootings, appear to have increased. Now, with students heading out on summer break, schools are taking stock of what went wrong and how to fix it.
At Everett, many of this year’s problems were no different than before the pandemic, but “they were absolutely greater in severity, intensity and frequency,” said Cris Garza, a teacher at Everett for eight years and the teachers’ union representative.
In addition to the attack on the teacher, fights broke out almost daily among students, according to several teachers and parents. One brawl left a student hospitalized for at least two days. In other incidents, packs of students would barge into classrooms, disrupting lessons and sometimes destroying school property.
Educators and psychologists say the pandemic contributed to the volatility in schools by causing a surge in student mental health problems, trauma at home, a lack of socializing opportunities, and a shortage of teachers and counselors that reduced adult supervision and guidance.
There is no national data that tracks school fights and assaults, but education officials across the country say violence erupted more often and more fiercely.
“Without doubt, we are hearing across the board that schools are experiencing significantly more crises related to school violence and emotional behavioral crises,” said Sharon Hoover, co-director of the National Center for School Mental Health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
The same issues are likely to resurface in the fall, she said, if struggling adolescents don’t get the help and structure they need.
Students at Everett felt the pandemic’s effects acutely. About 70% of the school’s 600 students are Latino, many are English learners and most are economically disadvantaged. Many lost parents or grandparents to COVID-19 or lost their homes because families couldn’t pay rent, said school social worker Bridget Early.
Castro-Mitchell said nobody warned her that her attacker had a history of behavioral problems. After the assault, the teacher transferred to another school but left before the end of the year as she struggled with PTSD.
Several Everett staff members complained that a pandemic rule intended to improve air circulation had the unintended effect of inviting misbehavior. Teachers were not allowed to close and lock classroom doors, and groups of students who skipped class would roam the halls and burst into other classes in session.
Reports from members of the National Association of School Resource Officers suggest there were more weapons on school campuses, more assaults and more fist fights across the country, said Mo Canady, the group’s executive director.
The Clark County School District in Las Vegas, one of the country’s largest, has said it will provide teachers with panic buttons after an increase in violence, including an April attack on a teacher that left her unconscious in her classroom. The district’s police chief, Mike Blackeye, said the 2021-22 school year was the busiest in his department’s 40-year history.
Hoover said when the pandemic hit, young people in particular lost what gave their lives structure: They were cut off from going to school and isolated from peers.
Many schools have tried to address the underlying causes.
When students returned to Savanna High School in Anaheim, California, it was “fight after fight after fight,” said Penny Hatzis, the school’s lead counselor. The school hired a specialist in restorative justice, which emphasizes mediation over punishment, although they are looking for more balance with discipline next year. In October, they used grant money to open a “relaxation room,” where students could talk to a mental health counselor.
“We got it open, and we saw a humongous decline in fights and discipline issues. It was night and day,” Hatzis said. The school also held support groups for students who suffered loss, LGBTQ+ students and others — sometimes several in one day.
A freshman at Savanna, Clara Oliver, struggled with anxiety that intensified when she returned to in-person school and found it difficult to carry out face-to-face conversations with classmates. For her, the relaxation room became a refuge. Eventually talking to people became easier.
“The room would give us a break from everything,” she said. “When we were stressed out about school, we would just go to that room. There was someone to talk to, there were snacks, there were fidget toys and card games. We could relax, then go back to class and continue our day.”
At Everett, school officials attempted a “January reset,” with new strategies to bring students together, efforts to make lessons more fun and more social-emotional work with kids, Early said.
But they couldn’t pull it off. As elsewhere, the omicron-led surge of the coronavirus sidelined educators, deepening a staffing crisis at the school where there was already a shortage of security guards and substitutes.
“In a year where mental health was more important than ever,” Early said, she spent most of her time “putting out fires.” She frequently served as a substitute.
Parents worried about their children’s safety and encouraged them to steer clear of danger zones.
“My son did not usually use the bathrooms. He would wait until school was over,” said Dheyanira Calahorrano, mother of a seventh grader who had no science teacher, no music teacher and no gym teacher for several months.
Principal Esther Fensel resigned at the end of the school year and did not respond to interview requests.
A spokesperson for the San Francisco Unified School District, Laura Dudnick, said Everett, like many other schools, struggled with the rise of student mental health challenges and staffing shortages.
During the year, she said the district hired an additional security guard, increased substitute coverage and required students to lock up cellphones during class.
Next year, Early said, the school will open a grant-funded wellness center with an on-site therapist and other staff to focus on students’ social and emotional needs.
“What all kids need, especially kids who experience trauma, is consistency and stability," Early said. "We could not provide that for them the whole year.”
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7 arrested in House office building linked to Colbert show
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Capitol Police said Friday that officers arrested seven unauthorized people in a congressional office building Thursday night and charged them with unlawful entry.
The people identified themselves as being affiliated with CBS’ “Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
Another person familiar with the matter provided the AP with a list of nine people who had been stopped by Capitol Police. They included several producers, along with Robert Smigel, the voice behind Triumph the Insult Comic Dog.
The two people who spoke with the AP could not discuss details of the investigation publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
The incident Thursday night followed the third public hearing by the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection.
Capitol Police said they received a call about a disturbance in the Longworth House Office Building around 8:30 p.m. “Responding officers observed seven individuals, unescorted and without Congressional ID, in a sixth-floor hallway,” the agency said in a statement. “The building was closed to visitors, and these individuals were determined to be a part of a group that had been directed by the USCP to leave the building earlier in the day.”
In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, CBS said the production team was at the Capitol Wednesday and Thursday to record a comedy segment featuring Triumph.
“Their interviews at the Capitol were authorized and pre-arranged through Congressional aides of the members interviewed,” the network said. “After leaving the members’ offices on their last interview of the day, the production team stayed to film stand-ups and other final comedy elements in the halls when they were detained by Capitol Police.”
The USCP statement said the case remains “an active criminal investigation, and may result in additional criminal charges.” Capitol Police, departing from standard practice, refused to provide the names of the people who were arrested.
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The 19-year-old only penned his previous deal last year and fresh terms come due to his continued development, which has seen him become established in Jurgen Klopp's first-team plans.
"It's always nice to know that I'm going to be here for many more years, which is always a great thing with it being my boyhood club and there is nothing in this world that makes me more happy and more excited than this," he told the club's official website.
Our diamond is here to stay 💎 pic.twitter.com/vF3kiTEE1X
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) August 11, 2022
Arriving at the club from Fulham in 2019, Elliott caught the eye during a loan spell with Blackburn Rovers in the 2020-21 season and begun to make an impact in the first team at the start of last season.
The teenager missed a large chunk of the campaign after sustaining an injury against Leeds United in September, marking his return with a goal in the FA Cup against Cardiff City in March.
Elliott came off the bench in the Carabao Cup final victory over Chelsea, scoring in the penalty shoot-out, and was introduced as a substitute in last weekend's 2-2 draw with his former club Fulham.
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LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – An attempted robbery in Dona Vista Wednesday evening ended with one person being taken to the hospital after being shot, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said that at approximately 6:30 p.m., deputies responded to an “internet gaming establishment” at 37415 State Road 19 in Dona Vista over a call about an attempted armed robbery.
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Upon arrival, deputies found one person shot, and the injured person was airlifted to the hospital for treatment, deputies said.
According to deputies, they were advised the shooting suspect was a “black male,” though deputies have not released any further information about the shooting suspect.
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Dentist confesses to killing wife during argument with girlfriend, federal prosecutor says
DENVER (AP) - A wealthy dentist killed his wife of 34 years with a shotgun blast at dawn on a remote African safari in 2016, collected nearly $5 million in insurance proceeds and later blurted out to his longtime lover that “I killed my f---g wife for you!,” a U.S. prosecutor told a jury in opening statements of the dentist’s murder trial Wednesday.
The alleged admission happened during an argument between Lawrence “Larry” Rudolph and his girlfriend, Lori Milliron, at a Phoenix steakhouse after he learned in 2020 that the FBI was investigating his wife Bianca Rudolph’s shooting death in a small cabin in Zambia, Assistant U.S. Attorney Bishop Grewell said in a Denver courtroom.
“He killed his wife for HER!,” Grewell said, pointing at Milliron, who is charged with lying to a grand jury and being an accessory after the fact and is being tried alongside Rudolph.
Rudolph, 67, is charged with murder and mail fraud in what prosecutors describe as a premeditated crime. He faces a maximum term of life in prison or the death penalty if convicted of murder in the trial, which is being held in a Colorado courtroom because the insurance payouts were based here.
Rudolph has maintained his innocence. He told Zambian police his wife died while he was in the bathroom, suggesting she shot herself while trying to pack a shotgun the couple took on the trip.
“They’ve chosen speculation over science. They’ve chosen fiction over fact,” declared Rudolph’s attorney, David Markus, in an equally impassioned opening statement.
Markus argued that the Rudolphs, the parents of two children, were in a happy marriage in 2016 that over the years had its ups and downs because both had had extramarital affairs — but that both continued to take frequent big game hunting trips. Bianca Rudolph was long aware of her husband’s relationship with Milliron, he said.
Markus had the couple’s grown children stand in court to affirm to jurors they were there to support their father, who along with Milliron paid close attention to the opening statements.
Milliron’s attorney, John Dill, told jurors his client knew nothing about any alleged murder and suggested she is the victim of leading questions by investigators and the grand jury.
“This isn’t a trial about adultery,” Dill said.
No one witnessed the shotgun blast in the cabin, said Milliron’s attorney, John Dill. The shooting occurred about 5 a.m. as local guides were in and out serving the couple coffee and helping them prepare for the return trip to the U.S., Markus said.
Within seconds, the guides were inside, finding Rudolph in distress and shock, Markus said. With support staff in and out that morning, the cabin’s doors open and window shades pulled up, Rudolph wouldn’t have had time to get away with shooting his wife, Markus argued.
Displaying a photo of the cabin -- blood spattered on the floor, Bianca’s body covered by a black-striped white blanket, a 12-gauge Browning shotgun lying inside a soft case nearby -- Markus argued that Bianca accidentally dropped the weapon, triggering the fatal shot in the heart, as she hurriedly packed up for the trip while Larry Rudolph was in the bathroom.
Zambian authorities determined two days after the Oct. 11, 2016, shooting that it was accidental, Markus said. Investigators for the insurers who later paid $4.8 million reached the same conclusion.
Prosecutors counter that evidence shows her wounds came from a shot fired from 2 to 3.5 feet away.
The government will prove that Rudolph, who built a small fortune with a Pennsylvania dental franchise, killed Bianca after receiving an ultimatum from Milliron, a former hygienist and manager of his office, that he divorce his wife, Grewell said.
Federal prosecutors, citing a U.S. consular official and others in Zambia, say Rudolph was in a hurry to have his wife cremated before returning home. A friend of Bianca’s, too, told the FBI she was suspicious because Bianca was a devout Catholic who would have opposed the practice.
But Markus displayed to jurors a copy of what he said was Bianca’s will stating she wanted to be cremated in the event of her death.
Markus argued that Rudolph had no financial motive for murder. His net worth was more than $15 million at the time; the insurance proceeds went into a trust for their children, and a prenuptial agreement with Bianca specified she’d get $2 million in case of a divorce, he said.
Rudolph plans to testify during the three-week trial, Markus said.
“He has the truth on his side,” Rudolph said.
Markus also told jurors that Rudolph’s alleged admission of guilt at the Phoenix restaurant was misheard by the witness. He claimed that what his client actually said was, “”They’re saying I killed my f---g wife for you,” Markus said.
“If that is what this case depends on, I can’t believe we’re going to be here for three weeks,” Markus said.
The case has attracted attention from Zambia to Pennsylvania to Arizona, where the Rudolphs -- and later Rudolph and Milliron -- established a comfortable residence in the Phoenix-area enclave of Paradise Valley.
Rudolph had built a small fortune as a dentist and later owner of a dental sedation franchise in the Pittsburgh area. He was a familiar fixture on local TV, advertising his services. He met Bianca at the University of Pittsburgh, where he studied dentistry, and they married in 1982.
The couple took frequent trips abroad and had traveled to Kafue National Park in 2016 so Bianca could fulfill her wish of bagging a leopard.
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Which cedar raised garden bed is best?
Growing your own food is one of the most rewarding outdoor activities you can have. This is a delicious, visible connection to the earth that can improve both your health and your environment.
But what are your options when you have limited space or poor soil? These challenges are common in urban areas. To meet them, many people opt to use a cedar raised garden bed.
Why choose a cedar raised garden bed
On the most basic level, a cedar raised garden bed is beneficial because:
- It lets you start your garden sooner in the season.
- It has better drainage.
- You can customize the soil to whatever you’re planting.
- You can garden in areas with poor or potentially harmful soil.
Raised beds are also great for gardeners with mobility concerns. It can be challenging to get up and down off the ground during a long weeding session. Depending on the height, a raised bed with legs can be accessed while sitting or standing. This makes gardening more accessible.
Finally, cedar in particular is both rot and pest resistant. Because of this, you don’t need to use chemically treated wood or harmful sealant or paint to keep your raised bed from disintegrating after a couple of seasons.
Raised beds with or without legs
A raised bed can be as simple as a square boundary placed on top of already existing soil. Most raised beds without legs are 11 inches tall — a good height for most herbs, flowers and vegetables. This provides all of the benefits, but they can still be challenging for some gardeners to use.
If you like the idea of planting, weeding and harvesting at waist level, look for raised beds with legs. They have the same depth of bed, but legs that are 2-4 feet tall make this setup easier to use.
Which cedar raised garden bed is best?
Jumbl Raised Canadian Cedar Garden Bed
It’s available in four sizes. It is designed to work in small spaces but is deep enough for larger vegetables that require more room for roots. This raised bed comes with a liner and a one-year replacement warranty. No special tools are required to assemble.
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Greene’s Fence Original Cedar Elevated Garden Bed
If you are worried about chemicals, this is a great choice. The cedar is untreated which makes it safe for growing all types of herbs and vegetables. The rectangular shape optimizes this raised bed for balconies and patios. It assembles easily but requires a rubber mallet.
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Boldly Growing Wooden Raised Garden Bed Kit
This untreated cedar bed is divided into 4-foot-by-4-foot raised boxes. The tongue-and-groove boards of the bed are smooth to prevent splinters. Each square is nearly a foot deep. It assembles easily with a screwdriver and comes with a one-year warranty.
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Miracle-Gro Cedar Raised Garden Bed
The narrow size of this raised garden bed is ideal for balconies, next to sidewalks and other places where there isn’t much room. It is available in five lengths and two widths, and the simple construction means expansion is easy with other Miracle-Gro products.
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Leisure Season Square Cedar Raised Garden Bed
It is a compact option that works well for planting accent flowers or herbs on a deck or patio. This is 18 inches by 18 inches. It assembles easily by sliding the tongue and groove boards together.
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Greenes Fence Premium U-Shaped Cedar Raised Bed
The cedar boards lock simply into corner posts for assembly. Add decorative tops posts with a screwdriver. The u-shape is substantial and lets you plant a full garden in a small footprint. It is available in two sizes, with or without critter guards. These beds can also be stacked for deeper crops such as potatoes or to elevate the beds even further.
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Boldly Growing Store Cedar Raised Planter Box With Legs
Yellow cedar is strong and resistant to rot. It is unfinished and can be stained or sealed as you like. It is available in two sizes. This raised bed holds 5 cubic feet of soil and comes with a one-year warranty.
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Timberlane Gardens 3-tiered Western Red Cedar Raised Bed Kit
The sustainably managed western red cedar in this three-tiered bed is free of chemicals and connected with mortise and tenon joinery. no tools are needed to assemble. These can be used as three separate beds or stacked for one. Brackets for joining are included. This is made in the U.S. from native trees.
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WINNETKA, Ill., May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Many of us are looking forward to traveling again this summer. For the millions of older Americans with visual impairments, however, traveling may seem like more of a challenge, especially if their eye condition is new to them. But with a little preparation and proper resources, those with low vision or blindness can continue to enjoy traveling.
Hadley, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, can help. With Hadley, people discover new ways to navigate everyday life; ways that don't rely so much on vision. All conveniently from their home. All completely free of charge.
Hadley's online learning platform, Hadley.edu, is built on many months of research and development and based on the needs, wants and desires of visually impaired adults, offering workshops and tutorials on hundreds of useful topics, including Hadley's popular Travel Talk, a monthly discussion group providing helpful hints covering train, bus, plane, and cruise travel as well as practical information on traveling from a low vision perspective.
Planning ahead and learning as much as possible about your travel destination is important. Make sure to let your travel agency, bus line, airline, or any other travel service you are using, know that you are visually impaired. Visitors' bureaus can also guide visually impaired vacationers in selecting the right tour package and help personalize the trip.
Advances is technology for the visually impaired has also been a gamechanger for travel. Hadley offers expert tutorials on using your smart phone to make the most of your trip, including how to use Microsoft's free app, Seeing AI which accesses your phone's camera to audibly describes things like signs, currency, products, people and scenery.
Dr. Wendy David, noted author on traveling with vision loss, has been a frequent guest on Hadley Presents: A Conversation with the Experts, a podcast covering a variety of topics for those who are visually impaired or blind. "Don't be afraid to get out and explore when traveling. There's always people around who are always happy to help you," said David.
And Hadley's monthly Travel Talk call-in group is a chance to learn and share with other visually impaired travelers. Dial in to the group by phone or computer or even sign up to have Hadley call you to join in.
Contact Hadley at 800-323-4238 for more information, or visit www.hadley.edu,
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What is the Most Popular Cheap Beer in Wyoming?
We all know that these next summer months will have plenty of beer festivals on the way. In fact, Gov. Gordon just signed a proclamation that declared next week as 'Wyoming Craft Beer Week'. But what if you drink beer and you're not much of a craft beer guy or girl? What if you're someone who likes a good domestic, which happens to be relative cheap in comparison to all the fancy schmancy craft beers out there. So which one of those 'cheap beers' is the most popular in Wyoming?
Recently, our friends at 'Eat This, Not That' compiled a list of the 'Most Popular Cheap Beer' in every state. Given the fact that Wyoming does have its fair share of breweries, and its location relatively close to the headquarters for Coors beer, there was the curiosity surrounding the questions, 'Does Wyoming only drink craft beer?' 'Is Coors the favorite cheap beer of Wyoming?' To answer both of those, nope!
According to the study that was determined by using Google trends, it seems that the most popular cheap beer in Wyoming is Budweiser! After all, they are the 'King of Beers'. Here's what 'Eat This, Not That' had to say about Wyoming's most popular cheap beer:
Finally, Wyoming keeps is simple and classic with a cold Bud. The slogan the "King of Beers" was actually a play on the "Beer of Kings" which the Czechs called the style of pilsner since it was brewed at the imperial brewery of the Holy Roman Empire, according to Insider. Cheers!
Of course, Budweiser is a product originated at Anheuser-Busch Brewery in St. Louis, MO (where I'm from) so at least I was able to take some pride in that fact. Sorry that it doesn't do anything for you, unless you're from St. Louis, or perhaps you just like drinking Budweiser.
Colorado's favorite cheap beer is Keystone, which is made by the Coors brand, but they decided to be extra cheap on their part. It also tastes a lot worse than Coors Banquet and Coors Light, so we can revel in the fact that their cheap beer tastes gross.
Regardless, the weekend is just about upon us, so here's to craft beers, cheap beers like Budweiser, and even gross beers like Keystone! Cheers, Wyoming!
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DENVER (AP) — Top Colorado Democrats on Friday asked President Joe Biden to declare a new national monument in the heart of their state's Rocky Mountains.
In a letter to Biden, the state's two Democratic senators, Democratic governor and Democratic congressman who represents the area asked for Biden to create a Camp Hale - Continental Divide National Monument. The preserve would be centered on Camp Hale outside of Vail, where the legendary 10th Mountain Division trained for alpine warfare during World War II. Many of the soldiers returned to Colorado to play a pivotal role in founding the state's ski industry.
“The history of this area, including the role that it played in preparing the 10th Mountain Division for some of the most difficult moments of World War II, makes it the ideal candidate for a national monument designation,” wrote Sens. Michael Bennet, John Hickenlooper, Gov. Jared Polis and Rep. Joe Neguse.
Presidents can unilaterally create national monuments, preserving in perpetuity land they find to be scenically or historically significant. Biden has created no national monuments yet in his term but moved to restore land President Donald Trump trimmed from two in southern Utah. Monuments can be controversial, especially in the West, when they impede energy or other types of development or lock up lands that ranchers and farmers counted on using.
Preserving Camp Hale was part of a large conservation bill known as the CORE Act that has been stalled in congress for several years. Many Colorado Republicans object to the legislation, arguing it's a federal land grab that would bar development of critical mineral and energy resources.
The Democrats' letter acknowledges the act is stalled and asks Biden to designate his first national monument instead. The monument would include an unspecified amount of the surrounding Tenmile range. The letter also asks for Biden to use his executive power to preserve a natural gas-rich chunk of western Colorado landscape, known as the Thompson Divide, from energy exploration, and increase restrictions on exploration and extraction in national forests in other western parts of the state.
“By taking these steps, you will be making sure that even more of Colorado’s open spaces will be preserved for future generations,” the Democrats wrote.
Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert, whose western Colorado district would be home to most of the new limits on energy exploration under the proposal, said she didn't back additional preservation for Camp Hale. “I don’t support the efforts of extremist environmentalists who are seeking to hijack this historic place to create a new land designation,” Boebert said in a statement.
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NEWS CONFERENCE TOMORROW (THURSDAY) AT SALTZ MOGELUZZI & BENDESKY P.C TO ANNOUNCE MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS FOLLOWING TIKTOK "BLACKOUT CHALLENGE" DEATH OF 10-YEAR-OLD PENNSYLVANIA GIRL
Published: May. 11, 2022 at 4:05 PM MST|Updated: 2 hours ago
PHILADELPHIA, May 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Social media-injury attorneys and Internet safety advocates at Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky P.C. tomorrow will hold a news conference to discuss major developments following the accidental death of 10-year-old Nylah Anderson, of suburban Philadelphia, who died last December 12th after attempting the highly addictive and dangerous TikTok 'blackout challenge', the firm announced today.
Lawyers from the leading national catastrophic injury law firm, that represents the child's family and Estate, will for the first time review the results of their months long post-incident investigation. Here are details of the news conference, which will also be live-streamed:
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TUCSON, Ariz., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons Educational Foundation (AAPS) filed a lawsuit today in the federal Southern District of Texas, against three medical special boards for their threatened retaliation against physicians who speak out on matters of public concern. AAPS stands up for First Amendment rights of physicians who, like all American citizens, should be able to speak publicly without risk of retaliation.
"Our freedoms depend on the ability of physicians and all Americans to speak out on important issues of our day," said Andrew Schlafly, who filed this lawsuit. "Entities holding monopolies over board certification should not be retaliating against good physicians."
This new lawsuit asserts that "Defendants wrongly misuse their authority in a politically partisan manner to chill speech critical of positions taken by Dr. Anthony Fauci, lockdowns, mask mandates, Covid vaccines and even abortion." This Complaint seeks injunctive and declaratory relief against several specialty Board Defendants that hold monopolies over board certification, and against the federal government for its newly created Disinformation Governance Board.
"Although only official state medical boards have the proper authority to regulate the practice of medicine, certifications by the Board Defendants constitute a de facto essential credential for practicing in most hospitals or participating in most networks," this lawsuit asserts. "By threatening to revoke board certification of physicians, the Board Defendants improperly chill speech by physicians without the political accountability of official state medical boards," this Complaint adds.
The Board Defendants are the American Board of Internal Medicine, the American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology, and the American Board of Family Medicine. Each of these entities, which hold monopolies over board certification in their specialties, have declared their plans to discipline physicians who speak out.
"Criticizing Dr. Anthony Fauci should not be a basis for retaliating against a physician for speaking his mind," Andrew Schlafly states. The lawsuit points out that many Republican senators properly rebuked Dr. Fauci for his statements that "I represent science" and that those who criticize him "are really criticizing science."
The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons Educational Foundation is a national organization that co-sponsors conferences and funds scholarships for attendance by medical students and residents.
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Megan Fox stepped out in style on her way to watch Machine Gun Kelly perform in Los Angeles on Wednesday. The 36-year-old actress couldn't be missed in a neon green Jacquemus halter top and matching pants on the afternoon of her fiancé's Mainstream Sellout Tour held at the Kia Forum.
Fox has history with this particular shade of green -- last August, she showed off a bodysuit in the same color on her way to the grocery store and in February, she painted her nails to match.
MGK is also drawn to the neon look. In May, the 32-year-old singer debuted hot pink hair (and pants!) ahead of his Life in Pink documentary premiere. Meanwhile, Fox sported matching hair and nails earlier this week.
Wednesday night's concert seems to have been full of bright spots, wardrobe and otherwise. Travis Barker, on the mend from a pancreatitis hospitalization last month, gave a surprise performance alongside MGK's crew. It was his first on-stage appearance since the health scare.
"There's a person I grew up idolizing that I became friends with and he believed in me," MGK told the crowd. "And never more have I wanted to jam to a song that he and I created. L.A.'s own, Travis Barker! Make some noise for him tonight."
The Blink-182 drummer emerged to rapturous applause and settled in to play "Tickets to My Downfall" and "Bloody Valentine."
"You know, a fun fact is that Travis is not supposed to be playing drums right now, but guess what he's doing? Playing drums right now," Machine Gun Kelly teased.
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RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Capital Square, one of the nation's leading sponsors of tax-advantaged real estate investments and a developer of mixed-use multifamily communities, announced today that their inaugural development project, an 80-unit Class A multifamily property in Richmond, Virginia, has secured long-term financing from USAA Life Insurance Company after achieving property stabilization.
As a result, investors in the project-specific CSRA Opportunity Zone Fund I, LLC will receive a special distribution that represents a 53% return of equity.
Dubbed "INK," the 80,000-square-foot property, which includes 1,939 square feet of ground-level retail space, was built in a qualified opportunity zone in the emerging Richmond neighborhood of Scott's Addition. INK is the first of three Capital Square development projects that comprise Scott's Collection, a group of boutique multifamily communities within Scott's Addition. Construction on INK began in the second quarter of 2020 and was completed in January 2022. The property achieved 100% occupancy just over five months after the completion of construction.
"The Scott's Addition neighborhood of Richmond is quickly emerging as one of the city's most popular neighborhoods, with soaring demand for quality multifamily communities like INK and one of the area's highest occupancy rates," said Whit Huffman, chief strategy and investment officer. "The success of INK and its related opportunity fund comes as no surprise, and we are extremely pleased to have delivered this high-caliber development property to its residents while also providing an early distribution to investors that far exceeds our pro forma projections."
The private placement memorandum provided to CSRA Opportunity Fund I investors had anticipated a special distribution totaling a 36% return of equity upon securing long-term financing at the conclusion of property construction and lease-up. The special distribution is intended to provide investors with funds to pay the tax due on their deferred gains, which are taxable as a part of investors' 2026 tax returns. Due to the exceptional performance of the property, the special distribution increased to 53%, far in excess of the 36% that was projected.
"In just three years, Capital Square has planned, constructed, permanently financed and leased 100% of the apartments in Ink at Scott's Collection," said Louis Rogers, founder and chief executive officer. "The project has been delivered on time, on budget and has been exceptionally well received in the market despite construction cost volatility and procurement challenges. This is a phenomenal result for investors in spite of a global pandemic that shut down major portions of the economy, along with unprecedented inflation and shortages of labor and material. Renter demand for this exceptional property has exceeded expectations and it is helping to transform Richmond's Scott's Addition into one of the city's most vibrant and exciting neighborhoods."
Capital Square currently has three other multifamily developments under construction in the Scott's Addition opportunity zone that will deliver a total of 559 luxury apartment homes by 2023, with another 350 units planned for the neighborhood. These projects include VIV and GEM, the remaining two Scott's Collection multifamily projects. Construction on VIV was completed in July and is currently welcoming residents, while GEM is currently pre-leasing and opening to residents in the fall. Also included is The Otis, a 350-unit joint development with Greystar that is expected to complete its first phase of construction during the fourth quarter of 2022.
Since 2019, Capital Square has initiated over $440 million in total development value across seven opportunity zone developments in fast growing markets in the Southeast. Among these is CSRA Opportunity Zone Fund VII, LLC, which seeks to raise $41.4 million from accredited investors to fund the development of an additional luxury multifamily development in the Scott's Addition neighborhood.
Opportunity zones were created to stimulate long-term private investments in low-income urban and rural communities nationwide. Conceived as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, opportunity zone funds are intended to help foster economic growth by providing tax benefits to incentivize private investments in designated opportunity zones.
About Capital Square
Capital Square is a national real estate firm specializing in tax-advantaged real estate investments, including Delaware statutory trusts for Section 1031 exchanges, qualified opportunity zone funds for tax deferral and exclusion and a real estate investment trust (REIT). In recent years the company has become an active developer of mixed-use multifamily properties in the southeastern US, with eight current projects totaling approximately 2,000 apartment units with a total development cost in excess of $600 million. Since 2012, Capital Square has completed more than $6.0 billion in transaction volume. Capital Square's related entities provide a range of services, including due diligence, acquisition, loan sourcing, property/asset management, and disposition, for a growing number of high-net-worth investors, private equity firms, family offices and institutional investors. Since 2017, Capital Square has been recognized by Inc. 5000 as one of the fastest growing companies in the nation for six consecutive years. In 2017, 2018 and 2020, the company was also ranked on Richmond BizSense's list of fastest growing companies. Additionally, Capital Square was listed by Virginia Business on their "Best Places to Work in Virginia" report in 2019 and their "Fantastic 50" reports in 2019 and 2020. To learn more, visit www.CapitalSq.com.
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Rising sea levels to flood nearly 650,000 oceanfront properties across US by 2050, study finds
Nearly 650,000 parcels of oceanfront property in the U.S. that currently sit on dry land will be at least partially submerged within 30 years due to rising sea levels from climate change, according to a sobering research study released Thursday by Climate Central.
The effects will strain the pocketbooks of not only the property owners who eventually find themselves under the constant threat of coastal flooding, but also the cities and counties who rely on those property taxes to help fund schools, emergency services and utilities.
Sea levels are forecast to rise through the century as the planet warms. Warmer water occupies more space than cooler water, and melting glaciers only add to the rising tides.
Home collapses into the surf in Rodanthe along North Carolina's Outer Banks(Cape Hatteras National Seashore / National Park Service)
"As a result, properties and buildings that experienced floods in the past are likely to experience more severe floods in the future," the report stated. "It also means higher flood waters are reaching further inland, flooding properties and buildings that have never flooded before."
Climate Central analyzed more than 51 million properties vulnerable to a rising sea level and found that by 2050, some 649,000 parcels may have lost some property below the tidal boundary line -- where waters are expected to reach during high tide -- relative to water levels in 2000.
The research found Florida to have the most properties vulnerable to at least partial submersion by 2050, with more than 130,000 at risk. Louisiana was second with more than 106,000 and Texas was third at just under 65,000.
Chart showing parcels partially below the tideline boundary by 2050.
Of those, more than 48,000 properties may be completely submerged during high tides by 2050.
Properties by state forecast to be below the boundary tide lines by 2050. (Climate Central)
"Many of these parcels are owned by families or individuals -- people who will experience the consequences as the sea encroaches on their property," the report said.
Homeowners may not only face more flooding in their homes, but also a reduction in property values as the oceans reclaim more land, exposing homeowners to financial risk.
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The boundary between what is considered state-owned waters and private property along the shores varies by state, but is based on certain tidal boundary levels, as compiled by NOAA data.
Most states, including all along the West Coast, use the mean high tide mark to set the private-public property boundary. Three states – Texas, Louisiana and Hawaii – use the mean of the two highest daily high tides each day. Six states, including Massachusetts, Maine and Virginia, use the mean low tide water line.
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"Essentially, each state designated a land elevation based on different average tidal levels, such as average high tide or low tide lines, to set the boundaries," according to the study.
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Using the latest research on climate change from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that assumes the continuation of current carbon emission trends, Climate Central study authors pored over tax assessment data and parcel acreage for 250 waterfront counties, accounting for each state's relevant boundary definitions, to determine potential risk and loss due to rising sea levels.
All told, at least $108 billion of assessed value is at risk by 2100, and due to incomplete value data for some regions, that tally is likely far higher, the study stated. Even by 2050, Florida is expected to have just over $7 billion worth of property affected by rising sea levels.
Major coastal flooding in Charleston, South Carolina (FOX Weather)
But while the research calculates the potential losses through the year 2100, the authors focused on the anticipated effects by 2050 for the report as the date falls within the range of new 30-year mortgages "to emphasize the imminent risks for homeowners and coastal communities."
4.4 million acres lost in 30 years
Climate Central found that an additional 4.4 million acres may be below the tidal boundary by 2050 -- roughly 3/4 the size of New Jersey -- with Louisiana making up half the lost acreage. Florida, Texas and North Carolina combine with Louisiana to make up 87% of the expected acreage loss.
Chart showing land area in millions of acres affected by sea level rise by 2050. (Climate Central)
For Louisiana, 8.7% of state land could be affected by rising sea levels by 2050, with Florida at nearly 2%. By 2100, acreage lost more than doubles to 9.1 million, the study found.
Some counties and parishes are predicted to be hit particularly hard by rising sea levels. Of the 250 studied, researchers found that 30 counties/parishes across seven states are at the greatest risk of having at least 10% of their land area affected by rising sea levels in 2050, with Louisiana again hit particularly hard.
Eleven parishes are expected to have 40% or more of their land affected by 2050, with Terrebonne Parish at over 76.6% and Lafourche Parish at 60.9%.
Percent of county land area lost in by 2050
By 2050, 30 counties/parishes will have more than 10% of their land area affected, totaling more than 3 million acres.
Some of the more populated counties and parishes on the list include Orleans Parish, home to New Orleans; Galveston County, home to Galveston, Texas; Miami-Dade and Monroe counties in Florida that include the Miami shores, and New Jersey's Hudson County in the New York City metro area.
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If you expand the impact to 5% of the area affected, 54 counties and parishes make up 83% of all affected areas. Climate Central has produced an individual report of each county and parish included in the study, which you can find at this link.
"The seas are rising and we are getting used to this concept of coastal flooding, but now we’re seeing permanent flooding," Climate Central Project Lead Don Bain told FOX Weather. "And one of the consequences of that is that the lines we use to divide between private popery and public waters and public tide lands is shifting. So we are going to have to get used to the idea that we are losing something to the sea and that is not only devastating to property owners, but it's rough on our local commutes who depend upon property taxes to fund their operations and to fund our schools."
'Where flooding was once the exception is now the rule'
The report warned of an impending reality where thousands of oceanfront buildings nestled as close to the shore as possible while maintaining what has been a safe distance from the water line eventually find themselves below the water line.
The report outlines about 84,500 homes and buildings will be in the flood zone by 2050.
Waves break over the sea wall at Middle Beach in Kennebunk as a car drives along Beach Avenue during high tide on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald / Getty Images)
"People have historically built as close to the ocean as possible while remaining above the observed tides -- an outdated strategy based on the assumption that the sea level remains stable," the study's authors wrote. "Once rapidly rising seas breach a certain threshold, these densely-developed landscapes reach a tipping point where flooding was once the exception is now the rule."
A downward spiral for city and county budgets
The impacts of rising sea levels go far beyond the direct costs of damaging floods to buildings. Cities and counties will face ever-increasing costs related to increased flooding, such as:
- Significant taxpayer costs to removing structures, septic systems and underground storage tanks or toxic sources before a property becomes underwater.
- Properties abandoned as they succumb to the sea become a drain on local government to handle, plus depreciating nearby property values if left unattended.
- As waters encroach, cities face increased expenses with street repair, stormwater alterations and sewer and water utility interventions. Some locales face expenses for sand and beach replenishment. Landscaping and crops also face damage.
Meanwhile, just as expenses increase, cities may be losing tax revenue. As waterfront residents lose land to sea, they will object to being taxed on property no longer owned, reducing tax revenue to the city and county. Sea-flooded businesses can also petition for a reduction in property taxes due to flood-related devaluations of property.
"So just at the time (cities) are spending more, they’re losing revenue, which is a terrible combination," Bain said.
A car and truck pass through a flooded Beach Avenue in Kennebunk during high tide on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald / Getty Images)
Those fights over how, when and whether legal boundaries will be adjusted in response to tidal changes is "very much an open question," the study noted. It is already a complex process to determine land-sea boundaries, and rising sea levels and their implications on tax revenue and infrastructure maintenance will only become more exacerbated.
Any lower tax revenue not only hamstrings municipalities dealing with the added flooding, but also reduces funds available for schools, emergency services, transportation and other crucial taxpayer-funded services.
As cities lose services, property values decrease, leading to a downward spiral in tax revenue.
How cities respond – or fail to respond – may also impact their ability to repay debt and suffer lower credit ratings, the report warned.
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"This pattern sends a critical warning: while change might seem relatively slow and manageable in many places today, we are soon headed for a very different world," the study stated. "Planning, preparation and prevention will be required to avoid a lot of pain."
What can be done?
The study offers four options for government entities to reduce the risk of rising sea levels.
First, they suggest adjusting land policies to encourage development outside new risk zones and limit growth in areas where sea levels are expected to rise. Second, cities and counties should invest in improving stormwater systems, raising roads, building levees or improving coastal wetlands, "that will, at least for a time, help protect the tax base," the authors wrote.
They encourage participation in the National Flood Insurance Program and Community Rating Systems incentives to provide financial resilience for residents and educate local residents, so they can help adapt their local economy and tax base to rising seas.
There is one primary way to prevent impacts from rising sea levels, according to the study – ultimately, reducing and eventually eliminating carbon pollution.
"We have a choice between some better outcomes and some worse outcomes," Bain said. "And we’re hoping that we get a hold of this problem and get to some lower emissions rates so that we have a chance to adapt. If we don’t, we run the risk of creating rising seas that are rising faster than our capacity to adapt to them."
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Alaska Airlines is celebrating its 90th anniversary by giving all employees the gift of travel.
SEATTLE, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- While many of us were instructed to stay home during the pandemic, airline employees were part of the essential workforce who remained on the front lines. Each day brought new challenges, regulations and precautions that our people had to carefully navigate while continuing to care for our guests, communities and each other.
As we inch our way to a new normal—happily seeing travelers' pent-up desire to hop on a plane—Alaska is taking a moment to thank each employee for their relentless commitment to caring for our guests for 90 years & counting by giving them 90,000 miles to fly anywhere in the world.
"As we celebrate 90 years of flying, we wouldn't be where we are today without our incredible people who work nonstop to keep things moving, even throughout a global pandemic," said CEO Ben Minicucci. "When you think about how many airlines have come and gone since 1932, it's an amazing achievement that we're still here and stronger than ever—it's because of the genuine care and hard work our people bring to our operation every day."
The great thing about miles is they never expire and offer flexibility to travel not just on Alaska, but also on our oneworld partners like British Airways, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Finnair and our other airline partners. Travel awards begin at just 5,000 miles, and can be used to book First Class tickets, a relaxing stay at a hotel or tickets to an anticipated event—there are so many ways to use airline miles!
With 90,000 miles, you can plan a trip to almost anywhere in the world:
- For instance, a roundtrip flight from Seattle up and down the West Coast starts at just 10,000 roundtrip, which means you can get you up to nine roundtrip flights!
- Roundtrips from Seattle to New York start at 25,000 miles, or even visit Hawaii from San Francisco starting at 30,000 miles roundtrip.
- Want to travel internationally? A roundtrip flight to Europe from the West Coast starts at 60,000 miles through our oneworld partners. Mileage prices do vary so search for your travel dates to see the prices for the dates and cabins you want to travel in.
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With oneworld and our additional airline partners, our guests can earn and redeem miles with our highly acclaimed Mileage Plan program to fly on more than 20 oneworld and partner airlines all around the globe.
About Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines and our regional partners serve more than 120 destinations across the United States, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica and Mexico. We emphasize providing low fares for our guests, award-winning customer service and sustainability efforts. Alaska is a member of the oneworld global alliance. With the alliance and our additional airline partners, guests can travel to more than 1,000 destinations on more than 20 airlines while earning and redeeming miles on flights to locations around the world. Learn more about Alaska at news.alaskaair.com. Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air are subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK).
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Trump calls for ‘immediate’ release of Mar-a-Lago warrant
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump called late Thursday for the “immediate” release of the federal warrant the FBI used to search his Florida estate, hours after the Justice Department had asked a court to unseal the warrant, with Attorney General Merrick Garland citing the “substantial public interest in this matter.”
In messages posted on his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote, “Not only will I not oppose the release of documents ... I am going a step further by ENCOURAGING the immediate release of those documents.” He continued to assail the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago as “unAmerican, unwarranted and unnecessary.”
“Release the documents now!” he wrote.
The Justice Department request earlier Thursday is striking because such documents traditionally remain sealed during a pending investigation. But the department appeared to recognize that its silence since the search had created a vacuum for bitter verbal attacks by Trump and his allies, and that the public was entitled to the FBI’s side about what prompted Monday’s action at the former president’s home.
“The public’s clear and powerful interest in understanding what occurred under these circumstances weighs heavily in favor of unsealing,” said a motion filed in federal court in Florida on Thursday.
Should the warrant be released — the request is now with the judge — it could disclose unflattering information about the former president and about FBI scrutiny of his handling of sensitive government documents right as he prepares for another run for the White House. During his successful 2016 campaign, he pointed frequently to an FBI investigation into his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, over whether she mishandled classified information.
It’s unclear at this point how much information would be included in the documents, if made public, or if they would encompass an FBI affidavit that would presumably lay out a detailed factual basis for the search. The department specifically requested the unsealing of the warrant as well as a property receipt listing the items that were seized, along with two unspecified attachments.
To obtain a search warrant, federal authorities must prove to a judge that probable cause exists to believe that a crime was committed. Garland said he personally approved the warrant, a decision he said the department did not take lightly given that standard practice where possible is to select less intrusive tactics than a search of one’s home.
In this case, according to a person familiar with the matter, there was substantial engagement with Trump and his representatives prior to the search warrant, including a subpoena for records and a visit to Mar-a-Lago a couple of months ago by FBI and Justice Department officials to assess how the documents were stored. The person was not authorized to discuss the matter by name and spoke on condition of anonymity.
Neither Trump nor the FBI has said anything about what documents the FBI might have recovered, or what precisely agents were looking for. But the former president complained anew Thursday about the search.
Trump, who for years has lambasted the FBI and sought to sow distrust among his supporters in its decisions, said the warrant was served and the search conducted despite his cooperation with the Justice Department over the search.
In a post to his Truth Social platform, Trump said that his “attorneys and representatives were cooperating fully” prior to the search, and that government officials “could have had whatever they wanted, whenever they wanted, if we had it.”
The Justice Department has until Friday afternoon to alert the judge about whether Trump will object to the release.
FBI and Justice Department policy cautions against discussing ongoing investigations, both to protect the integrity of probes and to avoid unfairly maligning someone who is being scrutinized but winds up ultimately not being charged. That’s especially true in the case of search warrants, where supporting court papers are routinely kept secret as the investigation proceeds.
In this case, though, Garland cited the fact that Trump himself had provided the first public confirmation of the FBI search, “as is his right.” The Justice Department, in its new filing, also said that disclosing information about it now would not harm the court’s functions.
Even so, Garland, in a hastily scheduled public statement delivered from the Justice Department podium, appeared to acknowledge the unusual nature of the department’s request as he declined to take questions or provide any substantive details about the FBI’s investigation.
“Much of our work is by necessity conducted out of the public eye. We do that to protect the constitutional rights of all Americans and to protect the integrity of our investigations,” he said. “Federal law, longstanding department rules and our ethical obligations prevent me from providing further details as to the basis of the search at this time.”
The Justice Department under Garland has been leery of public statements about politically charged investigations, or of confirming to what extent it might be investigating Trump as part of a broader probe into the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol and efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
The department has tried to avoid being seen as injecting itself into presidential politics, as happened in 2016 when then-FBI Director James Comey made an unusual public statement announcing that the FBI would not be recommending criminal charges against Clinton regarding her handling of email — and when he spoke up again just over a week before the election to notify Congress that the probe was being effectively reopened because of the discovery of new emails.
The Mar-a-Lago search warrant served Monday was part of an ongoing Justice Department investigation into the discovery of classified White House records recovered from Trump’s home in Palm Beach, Florida, earlier this year. The National Archives had asked the department to investigate after saying 15 boxes of records it retrieved from the estate included classified records. Multiple federal laws govern the handling of classified information.
The attorney general also condemned verbal attacks on FBI and Justice Department personnel over the search. Some Republican allies of Trump have called for the FBI to be defunded. Large numbers of Trump supporters have called for the warrant to be released hoping they it will show that Trump was unfairly targeted.
“I will not stand by silently when their integrity is unfairly attacked,” Garland said of federal law enforcement agents, calling them “dedicated, patriotic public servants.”
Earlier Thursday, an armed man wearing body armor tried to breach a security screening area at an FBI field office in Ohio, then fled and was later killed after a standoff with law enforcement. A law enforcement official briefed on the matter identified the man as Ricky Shiffer and said he is believed to have been in Washington in the days leading up to the attack on the Capitol and may have been there on the day it took place.
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Uvalde killer earned ominous nickname: 'school shooter'
The Uvalde, Texas, gunman gave off so many warning signs that he was obsessed with violence and notoriety in the months leading up to the attack that teens who knew him began calling him “school shooter.”
He was once bullied as a fourth-grader in one of the same classrooms where he killed 19 children and two teachers. And in the planning for the May 24 massacre, he collected articles about the Buffalo, New York, supermarket shooting and played video games with a young student while quizzing him about the school schedule.
A state investigative report that highlighted law enforcement’s bungled response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School has also provided the most in-depth account to date about missed red flags and possible motivations surrounding 18-year-old Salvador Ramos. Despite many warning signs, he still managed to legally amass more than $5,000 in guns, ammunition and gear in the weeks leading up to the killings.
Just days before the attack, Ramos spoke out on social media of his plans to do something that would “put him all over the news.” He wrote of a desire to kill himself, shared online videos of beheadings and violent sex, and sent footage of himself driving around with “someone he met on the internet” holding a plastic bag containing a dead cat and pointing BB guns at people out the window.
“The attacker became focused on achieving notoriety,” according the interim report released Sunday by an investigative panel of the Texas House of Representatives. “He believed his TikTok and YouTube channels would be successful. The small number of views he received led him to tell those with whom he interacted that he was ‘famous,’ that they were mere ‘randoms’ by comparison.”
The 77-page report – based on interviews with family members, testimony and data from Ramos’ phone – lays out a long trail of missed signals prior to the massacre but notes these clues were known only to “private individuals” and not reported to authorities. It also found Ramos had no known ideological or political views that would have made his rantings more widely known.
The report traces the descent of a shy, quiet boy once thought by a teacher as a “wonderful student” with a “positive attitude” into a mass murderer who gave plenty of signs online and to family members that he was prone to violence as he amassed an arsenal of rifles, body armor and ammunition.
A former girlfriend told the FBI that she believed Ramos had been sexually assaulted by one of his mother’s boyfriends at an early age, the report said, but when Ramos told his mother at the time, she didn’t believe him.
Without assigning a specific motive, the report noted that Ramos talked about painful fourth-grade memories to an acquaintance weeks before the shooting.
Family members told investigators how Ramos had been bullied as a fourth-grader in one of the same linked classrooms where he carried out the attack. They said he faced ridicule over his stutter, short hair and for wearing the same clothing nearly every day.
At one point, the report said, a fellow student tied his shoelaces together and Ramos fell on his face, injuring himself. The report noted that Ramos was flagged by school officials as “at risk,” but never received any special education services.
Failing grades soon were accompanied by frequent absences – more than 100 a year beginning in 2018. The report noted it was unclear if a school resource officer ever visited Ramos’ home. Uvalde High School officials involuntarily withdrew him last fall, when he had only completed the ninth grade. That was about the same time he moved out of his mother’s house and began living with his grandmother, just blocks from the elementary school.
Months before the shooting, Ramos began contacting acquaintances with “vague but ominous messages” about doing something soon.
In March 2022, two months before the shooting, a student on Instagram told him that “people at school talk (expletive) about you and call you school shooter.”
The next month Ramos asked in a direct message on Instagram, “Are you still gonna remember me in 50 something days?” After the answer – “probably not” – Ramos replied, “Hmm alright we’ll see in may.“
Crystal Foutz, who attended school with Ramos, told The Associated Press he was frequently angry and gave off “vibes” like he could shoot up the place, though it was taken more as joke than serious.
“You heard people joke and say, ‘He looks like a school shooter,’” said Foutz, though she quickly added, “I’ve heard it said about other people.”
Ramos took jobs at two fast-food restaurants to save money for what he told acquaintances was “something big,” which family members assumed was his own apartment or car. Instead it was guns and bullets, which he tried to get two people to buy for him while he was 17 and unable to obtain legally.
But on May 16, the gunman turned 18, and began purchasing firearms and ammunition, persuading an uncle to drive him to a gun store. He eventually spent more than $5,000 on two AR-style rifles, ammunition and other gear. And with no criminal history or even arrest, Ramos passed all background checks.
He had earlier written online “10 more days,” eliciting speculation from readers that he was planning to “shoot up a school or something” or commit “mass murder.” A friend told him that an acquaintance was “telling everyone u shooting up the school.”
He also spent time playing the children’s videogame Roblox with his cousin’s son, a student at the Robb Elementary, and “elicited from him details about his schedule and how lunch periods worked at the school.”
“I got a lil secret,” Ramos wrote on Snapchat to a German teenager he had befriended days before the May 24 shooting, adding that first he was waiting for something “being delivered” on Monday. His order of 1,740 hollow-point bullets that expand in bodies upon impact, more easily killing, arrived later that day.
“None of his online behavior was ever reported to law enforcement,” the report said, “and if it was reported by other users to any social media platform, it does not appear that actions were taken to restrict his access or to report him to authorities as a threat.”
Shortly before entering Robb Elementary, the gunman reached out to the German teenager he had befriended earlier, posting a message that he had just shot his grandmother in the face and was about to “shoot up” an elementary school.
Not sure he was serious, the German teenager replied: “Cool.”
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Denver district attorney claims blaming liberal prosecutors for rising crime has 'no basis in reality'
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon faces a recall for rising crime rates
Denver District Attorney Beth McCann criticized efforts to recall progressive district attorneys in an opinion piece to The Denver Post on Tuesday.
McCann specifically targeted an article by columnist George Brauchler, who argued liberal policies are leading to higher crime rates in major cities like San Francisco and Denver. Although several recall efforts have been made against progressive prosecutors as a result, McCann argued that there is "zero evidence" that they have anything to do with crime.
"It is an election year after all and nationwide, Republicans are staying on message and accusing Democrats of causing the national spike in crime. Their intention is to scare voters into electing their candidates. To be clear, there is zero evidence that progressive policies are what’s driving the nation’s crime increase, zero," McCann wrote.
Instead, McCann attacked Brauchler for refusing to reference the "gun problem" as a reason behind rising crime levels.
POLICE ORGANIZATION WARNS PROFESSION IS ‘DYING’ AMID LEFT’S RHETORIC: ‘WE’RE LIVING IN THE ASHES’
"Those who study crime have various theories as to why crime rates are climbing nationwide — the effects of the pandemic, economic decline, anger, the impacts of social media, woeful lack of adequate resources for mental health and substance misuse treatment — yet they all agree on one thing: America has a gun problem," McCann argued.
McCann also undermined claims that liberal cities are unique in rising crime rates, remarking that crime is up "just about everywhere."
"The unfortunate truth is that crime is up just about everywhere in this country. Rather than engage in a blame game, I am focused on doing the work," she wrote.
Earlier this month, San Francisco voters successfully recalled District Attorney Chesa Boudin after the city saw a rise in crime over the past two years. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon currently faces recall efforts against him following a shooting that killed two police officers.
McCann concluded, "While prosecuting criminal behavior, we are also advancing community-oriented and prevention approaches to promote a smarter and more equitable system of justice for all Denver residents."
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Recall Gascon Campaign co-chair Kathy Cady said that while the campaign hit the target number of signatures to put the recall election on the ballot, she is hoping to collect over 650,000 signatures to have a "cushion" for Los Angeles County officers. The deadline for signatures is July 6.
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ATLANTA (AP) — Talk about taking advantage of an overturned call.
Nick Castellanos hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth after an inning-ending double play was reversed, sending the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.
“That’s an example that all the little things are just as important as the big things,” Castellanos said.
After getting blown out 13-1 in the opener of the two-game series between NL East rivals, the Phillies looked to be down to their final three outs when J.T. Realmuto grounded into what was ruled a double play with the Braves nursing a 1-0 lead.
But Philadelphia challenged the call, and the replay showed Realmuto — hustling all the way down the line — getting a foot to the bag just ahead of the relay throw while Rhys Hoskins trotted home from third.
With the game now tied at 1, Collin McHugh (2-2) fell behind 2-0 in the count before grooving one to Castellanos, who launched a 420-foot drive over the center-field wall for his ninth homer of the season.
“J.T. running down the like that gave me an opportunity to get a hit like that,” Castellanos said.
Zack Wheeler (10-5) claimed the win over his hometown team with five-hit ball over seven innings, snapping Atlanta’s four-game winning streak. His only big mistake came in the fifth, when he served up a homer to Orlando Arcia.
“It was one of those games were you just keep grinding away and hope the hitters come around,” Wheeler said. “I have faith in those guys.”
Phillies newcomer David Robertson, acquired in a series of deals ahead of the trade deadline, worked a scoreless ninth for his first Philadelphia save after locking down 14 wins for the Chicago Cubs.
The Braves wasted 6 2/3 scoreless innings by Charlie Morton, who turned in another strong performance by Atlanta’s rotation.
“We’re going against a tough guy over on their side,” Morton said. “Zack threw the ball really well. Going into a game like that, you need to limit them as much as possible.”
Over the last five games, the Braves starters have surrendered just 16 hits and three runs in 33 innings, with seven walks and 40 strikeouts.
But the bullpen let this one get away.
Still, the Braves are leading the NL wild-card race and have their sights set higher as they hit the road for a rare five-game series against the first-place Mets.
New York came into the day 2 1/2 games ahead of the World Series champion Braves, who have won four straight NL East titles.
The Phillies are also in the playoff mix. Before the win, they were tied with St. Louis for the final wild card.
ROBERTSON’S ROLE
While Robertson got the save in his first appearance since the trade, manager Rob Thomson stressed that he’s not the full-time closer.
The Phillies have used a committee approach since Corey Knebel was stripped of the job in mid-June.
That will continue, according to Thomson.
“Robby closed the game, but he’s not labeled the closer,” the manager said. “Everyone will get a feel for pitching in different innings, which is good because you’re not going to have everyone available every night.”
Robertson said he’s fine with the arrangement.
“It is a little different” than his role with the Cubs, he said. “I’ll just have to adjust like I’ve done over the years.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Braves C Travis d’Arnaud was set to start behind the plate, but a stomach bug forced a change of plans. William Contreras got the nod on short rest after playing the night before.
UP NEXT
Phillies: Return home to begin a four-game series Thursday against the Nationals. Newly acquired Noah Syndergaard (5-8, 3.83 ERA with the Los Angeles Angels) will get the nod against a Washington team that no longer has star slugger Juan Soto. OF Brandon Marsh, acquired from the Angels in a separate trade, is also expected to join the Phillies on Thursday.
Braves: RHP Kyle Wright (13-4, 2.93 ERA) will get the nod in Thursday’s series opener against the Mets, while newcomer Jake Odorizzi — acquired in a flurry of trades ahead of the deadline — is scheduled to make his Braves debut with a start in Saturday’s doubleheader. Another deadline addition, RHP Raisel Iglesias, will join the bullpen in New York. RHP Jay Jackson was called up from Triple-A Gwinnett to fill the open spot on the pitching staff Wednesday.
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