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Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has agreed to appear at a deposition in Connecticut to answer questions in a lawsuit by relatives of some of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims.
That's according to new court filings by his lawyers on Thursday, which comes a day after a judge ordered fines against Jones for defying orders to attend a deposition last week despite his claim of illness.
Jones now says he can answer questions on April 11 and is asking the judge to put a hold on the fines. There was no immediate ruling on Jones' requests. The families are suing him for calling the school massacre a hoax.
Superior Court Judge Barbara Bellis said, “The court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant Alex Jones willfully and in bad faith violated without justification several clear court orders requiring his attendance at his depositions on March 23 and March 24.”
Judge Bellis said in the decision on Wednesday, “It is clear…that the plaintiffs here simply want and are entitled to the deposition of Mr. Jones and that Mr. Jones has continued to attempt to deliberately disregard the court’s orders and attempts to manipulate the court process.”
“While paying the fees and court’s costs will reimburse the plaintiffs for costs incurred in attempting to procure Mr. Jones’ deposition, it is not a substitution for his testimony,” she said. | https://www.fox4now.com/news/national/alex-jones-agrees-to-appear-at-deposition-in-sandy-hook-case-after-defying-orders-to-attend | 2022-04-01T00:01:16 |
A new study released Thursday found that those who are pregnant and vaccinated against COVID-19 are twice as likely to get a breakthrough case of the virus than those who aren't pregnant.
Researchers from the Wisconsin-based company Epic said they analyzed the medical records of about 14 million patients that were stored in Cosmos, a HIPAA-defined data set of more than 140 million people from 960 hospitals and 20,814 clinics that serve patients in all 50 states.
According to the study, researchers honed in on what comorbidities could increase a patient's chances of getting a breakthrough COVID-19 case while vaccinated.
They found that pregnant individuals were 1.91 times more likely to get COVID while vaccinated. They also found that those with organ transplants were 1.83 times more likely to get COVID-19, and those with immune deficiency were 1.63 times more likely to get breakthrough COVID. | https://www.fox4now.com/news/national/coronavirus/study-finds-pregnancy-increases-chances-of-breakthrough-covid | 2022-04-01T00:01:22 |
Russians leave Chernobyl nuclear plant as fighting rages elsewhere
March 31, 2022 - 4:52 am
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian troops handed control of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant back to the Ukrainians and began leaving the heavily contaminated site more than a month after taking it over, authorities said Thursday, as fighting raged on the outskirts of Kyiv and other fronts.
Ukraine’s state power company, Energoatom, said the pullout at Chernobyl came after soldiers received “significant doses” of radiation from digging trenches in the forest in the exclusion zone around the closed plant. But there was no independent confirmation of that.
The withdrawal took place amid growing indications the Kremlin is using talk of de-escalation in Ukraine as cover while regrouping, resupplying its forces and redeploying them for a stepped-up offensive in the eastern part of the country.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian withdrawals from the north and center of the country were just a military tactic and that the forces are building up for new powerful attacks in the southeast.
“We know their intentions,” Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address to the nation. “We know that they are moving away from those areas where we hit them in order to focus on other, very important ones where it may be difficult for us.”
“There will be battles ahead,” he added.
Meanwhile, a convoy of buses headed to Mariupol in another bid to evacuate people from the besieged port city after the Russian military agreed to a limited cease-fire in the area. And a new round of talks was scheduled for Friday, five weeks into the war that has left thousands dead and driven 4 million Ukrainians from the country.
The International Atomic Energy Agency said it had been informed by Ukraine that the Russian forces at the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster had transferred control of it in writing to the Ukrainians.
Russians headed toward Belarus
Ukraine reported that three convoys of Russian forces had left toward Belarus, while the remaining troops were apparently planning to leave too, the agency said.
Energoatom gave no details on the condition of the soldiers it said were exposed to radiation and did not say how many were affected. There was no immediate comment from the Kremlin, and the IAEA said it had not been able to confirm the reports of Russian troops receiving high doses. It said it was seeking more information.
Russian forces seized the Chernobyl site in the opening stages of the Feb. 24 invasion, raising fears that they would cause damage or disruption that could spread radiation. The workforce at the site oversees the safe storage of spent fuel rods and the concrete-entombed ruins of the reactor that exploded in 1986.
Edwin Lyman, a nuclear expert with the U.S.-based Union of Concerned Scientists, said it “seems unlikely” a large number of troops would develop severe radiation illness, but it was impossible to know for sure without more details.
He said contaminated material was probably buried or covered with new topsoil during the cleanup of Chernobyl, and some soldiers may have been exposed to a “hot spot” of radiation while digging. Others may have assumed they were at risk too, he said.
Early this week, the Russians said they would significantly scale back military operations in areas around Kyiv and the northern city of Chernihiv to increase trust between the two sides and help negotiations along.
But in the Kyiv suburbs, regional governor Oleksandr Palviuk said on social media Thursday that Russian forces shelled Irpin and Makariv and that there were battles around Hostomel. Pavliuk said there were Ukrainian counterattacks and some Russian withdrawals around the suburb of Brovary to the east.
Chernihiv came under attack as well. At least one person was killed and four were wounded in the Russian shelling of a humanitarian convoy of buses sent to Chernihiv to evacuate residents cut off from food, water and other supplies, said Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Lyudmyla Denisova
NATO: No evidence Russia scaling back operations
Ukraine also reported Russian artillery barrages in and around the northeastern city of Kharkiv.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said intelligence indicates Russia is not scaling back its military operations in Ukraine but is instead trying to regroup, resupply its forces and reinforce its offensive in the Donbas.
“Russia has repeatedly lied about its intentions,” Stoltenberg said. At the same time, he said, pressure is being kept up on Kyiv and other cities, and “we can expect additional offensive actions bringing even more suffering.”
The Donbas is the predominantly Russian-speaking industrial region where Moscow-backed separatists have been battling Ukrainian forces since 2014. In the past few days, the Kremlin, in a seeming shift in its war aims, said that its “main goal” now is gaining control of the Donbas, which consists of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, including Mariupol.
The top rebel leader in Donetsk, Denis Pushilin, issued an order to set up a rival city government for Mariupol, according to Russian state news agencies, in a sign of Russian intent to hold and administer the city.
Red Cross teams head to Mariupol
The Red Cross, meanwhile, said its teams were headed for Mariupol with medical supplies and other relief and hoped to take civilians out of the beleaguered city, the site of some of the worst suffering of the war.
Tens of thousands have managed to get out of Mariupol in the past few weeks by way of humanitarian corridors, reducing its population from a prewar 430,000 to an estimated 100,000 as of last week, but other efforts to relieve the city have been thwarted by continued Russian attacks.
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said 45 buses would be sent to collect civilians from the encircled and bombarded city, where food, water, medicine and fuel were running low.
“It’s desperately important that this operation takes place,” the Red Cross said in a statement. “The lives of tens of thousands of people in Mariupol depend on it.”
With talks set to resume between Ukraine and Russia via video, there seemed little faith that the two sides would resolve the conflict any time soon.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that conditions weren’t yet “ripe” for a cease-fire and that he wasn’t ready for a meeting with Zelenskyy until negotiators do more work, Italian Premier Mario Draghi said after a telephone conversation with the Russian leader.
In other developments
— Ukraine’s emergency services said the death toll had risen to 20 in a Russian missile strike Tuesday on a government administration building in the southern city of Mykolaiv.
— As Western officials search for clues about what Russia’s next move might be, a top British intelligence official said demoralized Russian soldiers in Ukraine are refusing to carry out orders and sabotaging their equipment and had accidentally shot down their own aircraft.
— In a speech in Australia, Jeremy Fleming, head of the GCHQ electronic spy agency, said Putin had apparently “massively misjudged” the invasion.
— The Pentagon reported Thursday that an initial half-dozen shipments of weapons and other security assistance from the U.S. have reached Ukraine as part of an $800 million aid package President Joe Biden approved this month. The shipments included Javelin anti-tank weapons, Stinger anti-aircraft missile systems, body armor, medical supplies and other materials, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said.
— U.S. intelligence officials have concluded that Putin is being misinformed by his advisers about how badly the war is going because they are afraid to tell him the truth.
— Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the U.S. is wrong and that “neither the State Department nor the Pentagon possesses the real information about what is happening in the Kremlin.”
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Karmanau reported from Lviv, Ukraine. Associated Press journalists around the world contributed to this report. | https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nation-and-world/russians-leave-chernobyl-nuclear-plant-as-fighting-rages-elsewhere-2554107/ | 2022-04-01T00:01:23 |
12-year-old dies after being shot at South Carolina middle school, suspect in custody
A 12-year-old has died after being shot at a middle school in Greenville, South Carolina, on Thursday.
Community activist Bruce Wilson said Jamari Cortez Bonaparte Jackson, 12, died at the hospital.
Wilson released the following statement on behalf of the family:
"We are all devastated by today’s tragedy. We love Jamari dearly and we would ask that our privacy be respected as we grieve during this very difficult time."
Greenville County deputies said a school resource officer at Tanglewood Middle School requested backup just before 12:30 p.m.
More than 200 law enforcement officers arrived at the school.
A suspect, who is also 12 years old, was taken into custody near the school, Greenville County Sheriff Hobart Lewis said.
He is is being charged with murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, possession of a firearm on school property and unlawful possession of a weapon by a person under the age of 18, Lewis said.
Because of his age, the suspect's name was not released.
"Unfortunately, these are two young men who attended school here," Lewis said. "We don't really know the specifics of why it occurred and why so many people resort to violence, especially with firearms."
Greenville County School Superintendent Burke Royster also spoke outside the school after the shooting.
"I’m not sure after a full and thorough law enforcement investigation anyone will really know what was going through the mind of that young person who took this rash act," Royster said.
Students from the school were taken to Brookwood Church by bus to be reunited with their families.
One mother told sister station WYFF that she was in the school parking lot when she saw police begin arriving.
"I was getting out and the police told me, ‘Get back, get back. You can’t come in,’ and I was like, ‘What’s wrong? What’s wrong?’" Angela said. "They wouldn’t tell me, he said, 'Get back in your car.’ When I was getting in my car, all the police came. Every police in Greenville County was there and ambulance. They were running in with guns, not handguns, rifles."
Angela’s daughter, Prentasia, said they were changing classes when the shooting happened.
"We heard a gunshot, and this boy had a gun and he shot at one boy in his side," Prentasia said. "We all pretty much went into a classroom and some people went outside. We were just in the classroom ‘til it was over."
Another mother spoke to WYFF shortly after she arrived at the school to pick up her son.
"But I was speechless," she said. "My stomach is still upset. I just want to see my son and hug him and just make sure he's fine."
That mother said she wishes there were metal detectors in school.
"So, I would love for Greenville County to do something and put metal detectors. They all come through the same door. They go to the cafeteria they do that. Why don't they put a metal detector and then at least detect there's something there," the mother said.
Greenville County School District spokesman Tim Waller said Tanglewood Middle will have an optional day on Friday. Teachers, students and staff can come and talk to each other and counselors but are not required to attend school on Friday. | https://www.wvtm13.com/article/deadly-school-shooting-south-carolina/39603272 | 2022-04-01T00:01:36 |
A South Florida woman is off for a historic journey as she embarks with the first all-Black team to take on Mount Everest.
Abby Dione is challenging herself and all of us to cast away any fears and go for it. She spoke exclusively with NBC 6 about the climb aimed at opening the outdoors to people of all backgrounds.
"A stillness — calm. That’s how I feel," Dione said as she prepares to take on 29,032 feet of Mount Everest.
Dione spoke to us between training kids and adults at her Coral Cliff’s rock climbing center near Fort Lauderdale’s airport. She’s out to do something that’s never been done — make it to the summit of Mount Everest with an all-Black team.
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“On a personal level what has motivated me is actually stretching the outer limits. Growth happens right outside of your comfort zone," she said. "So, growth for me as an individual, the goal is to stretch and make room for this project in my life has been challenging, and it's been a wonderful learning experience for me."
Dione's been getting ready for months, along with the other nine climbers — including an Iraq war vet and science teacher.
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“My training involves a lot of strength training — a lot of mobility," Dione said.
One thing Dione doesn’t have at her gym is an altitude chamber, but she does have one of those at her home. Since October, she’s been sleeping in it every night to get her body adjusted to the amount of oxygen she will actually take in as she moves up the mountain and tries to get to the top of Everest.
“It essentially simulates oxygen concentrations of altitudes up to 19,000 feet. So, it allows me to strain and stimulate my body so that you can adapt to those conditions and make the necessary changes so that when I do go there, my body doesn’t struggle as much,” she said.
But what has been a struggle for the climbers is funding their journey. The cost is anywhere from $50,000 to $100,000 each.
“It’s been a scramble to find sponsors, get the word out to the community, set up a Gofundme — collaborate with folks that want to help us realize this mission which is to bring the outdoors to folks that don’t normally get that access,” Dione said.
On Friday, Dione will fly from Miami to Doha, Qatar, then to Kathmandu — the capital of Nepal — then to Lukla, Nepal — the furthest modern transportation can go. They will spend several weeks at their base camp before the final trek.
Once there, “All we can do is to be prepared," she said. "I will be prepared by May 10 to be able to summit, meaning, I will have gone through all of my climatization circuits. Mother Nature will let me know when that weather window is.”
The team hopes people in urban areas will see them and decide that the wilderness is for them too.
“I do believe that systems are in place that make things very difficult for folks to experience certain things, and it's generally based on where you’re from, what you look like, and so on, but those systems aside, I mean, I would love for folks to spite those systems kind of give themselves that permission to go and explore,” Dione said.
Every few months, the Big Brothers program brings kids to Dione's gym for an experience most of them never considered.
“I would love to encourage folks to allow themselves to do things — and try things — take the risk, but we know that’s not always possible when you are trying to just survive," she said. "So, I have a lot of compassion. So, I am trying to help bring back imagination and inspiration around these things — maybe wake that side up.”
Learn more about the Full Circle Everest Expedition here. | https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/south-florida-woman-to-make-history-with-first-all-black-team-to-challenge-mount-everest/2726366/ | 2022-04-01T00:01:41 |
you are not alone if assembling IKEA furniture causes you to feel frustrated and inadequate. The wordless pictograms instructions for the flat pack furniture that deems an easy feat even causes veteran D wires to stump over the confusing parts. Apparently named. Alan household quotes confirm your home decor is delicately mapped to your emotional identity and a recent study concluded 50% of 50,000 tweets included signs of frustration, particularly when it comes to assembling sofas. Store these handy hacks away for the next time you've got no idea or perhaps we should say no. IKEA your IQ tips begin before you've even left the store. The spruce says if it's dented don't get it. The use of minimal packaging doesn't protect your item as well as you might think this could lead to an honest case of it's not you. It's the item popular Mechanics says to make space and take inventory. Although Insider reports to skip their tools and use your own instead. Level up by using an actual level or the site also recommends opting for wood glue. Yes, you heard me glue when in doubt phone a friend or better still a professional. This will help you remain as emotionally stable as your IKEA table
IKEA will pay you to get its old furniture back
Updated: 5:34 PM CDT Mar 31, 2022
Can't stand that old bookcase and dining table with the mismatched chairs you once thought looked so cool? If you bought them at IKEA, the retailer will pay you to get them back.The Swedish furniture and home goods chain said Thursday it is making its Buy Back & Resell program permanent across its 37 U.S. stores on April 1 after piloting the offer last summer.The company said the service applies only to personally-used Ikea furniture that is fully assembled and fully functional. Ikea won't accept items that have been modified, or altered in any way.Here is what's included on the list of returnable items: office drawer cabinets, sideboards, bookcases, small tables, multimedia furniture, cabinets, dining tables, desks and chairs and stools without upholstery.The program doesn't extend to non-IKEA-branded products or beds, sofas, mattresses, home furnishing accessories, leather products, lighting fixtures or chests of drawers. Any recalled IKEA products also are excluded.IKEA said it will inspect each item for its condition, age and functionality at participating stores, and if it passes muster, customers will get a store credit. The company said all "gently used" items approved for resale will be available in a designated "as is" section in stores at discounted prices.The furniture seller already offers a buyback service in the United Kingdom and Ireland as part of its sustainability push. Customers there can trade in gently used Ikea products in excellent condition and get a store credit worth up to 50% of the original sale price. Items in "very good" condition earn a 40% credit, and "well used" goods get 30% of the original price.Ikea has 465 stores worldwide, and said the initiative is part of its effort to become a "circular" business by 2030. The goal, it said, is to eventually produce products that are 100% made with materials that are recycled, remanufactured, refurbished or reused.
Can't stand that old bookcase and dining table with the mismatched chairs you once thought looked so cool? If you bought them at IKEA, the retailer will pay you to get them back.
The Swedish furniture and home goods chain said Thursday it is making its Buy Back & Resell program permanent across its 37 U.S. stores on April 1 after piloting the offer last summer.
The company said the service applies only to personally-used Ikea furniture that is fully assembled and fully functional. Ikea won't accept items that have been modified, or altered in any way.
Here is what's included on the list of returnable items: office drawer cabinets, sideboards, bookcases, small tables, multimedia furniture, cabinets, dining tables, desks and chairs and stools without upholstery.
The program doesn't extend to non-IKEA-branded products or beds, sofas, mattresses, home furnishing accessories, leather products, lighting fixtures or chests of drawers. Any recalled IKEA products also are excluded.
IKEA said it will inspect each item for its condition, age and functionality at participating stores, and if it passes muster, customers will get a store credit. The company said all "gently used" items approved for resale will be available in a designated "as is" section in stores at discounted prices.
The furniture seller already offers a buyback service in the United Kingdom and Ireland as part of its sustainability push. Customers there can trade in gently used Ikea products in excellent condition and get a store credit worth up to 50% of the original sale price. Items in "very good" condition earn a 40% credit, and "well used" goods get 30% of the original price.
Ikea has 465 stores worldwide, and said the initiative is part of its effort to become a "circular" business by 2030. The goal, it said, is to eventually produce products that are 100% made with materials that are recycled, remanufactured, refurbished or reused. | https://www.wvtm13.com/article/ikea-old-furniture-buyback/39603108 | 2022-04-01T00:01:46 |
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Prosecutor seeks end to Khashoggi murder trial in Turkey, requests transfer to Saudi Arabia
The Turkish prosecutor in the case against 26 Saudi nationals charged in the slaying of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi made a surprise request Thursday that their trial in absentia be suspended and the case transferred to Saudi Arabia, raising fears of a possible coverup.
The panel of judges made no ruling on the prosecutor’s request but said a letter would be sent to Turkey’s Justice Ministry seeking its opinion on the possible transfer of the file to Saudi judicial authorities, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported. The trial was adjourned until April 7.
The development comes as Turkey has been trying to normalize its relationship with Saudi Arabia, which hit an all-time low following Khashoggi’s grisly October 2018 killing. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said in an interview on Thursday that Saudi authorities were more cooperative on judicial issues with Turkey, but did not elaborate.
In arguing for the transfer, the prosecutor told the court that the Saudi chief public prosecutor’s office requested the Turkish proceedings be transferred to the kingdom in a letter dated March 13, and that international warrants issued by Ankara against the defendants be lifted, according to the private DHA news agency.
The prosecutor said that because the arrest warrants cannot be executed and defense statements cannot be taken, the case would remain inconclusive in Turkey.
Amnesty International urged Turkey to press ahead with the trial, saying if it is transferred to Saudi Arabia, Turkey will be “knowingly and willingly sending the case to a place where it will be covered up.”
Moving Khashoggi’s trial to Saudi Arabia would provide a diplomatic resolution to a dispute that represented the wider troubles between Ankara and the kingdom since the 2011 Arab Spring.
Turkey under Erdogan supported Islamists as the uprisings took hold, while Saudi Arabia and its ally the United Arab Emirates sought to suppress such movements for fear of facing challenges to their autocratic governments. Meanwhile, Turkey sided with Qatar in a diplomatic dispute that saw Doha boycotted by Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Since then-President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, the Gulf Arab states have set aside — but not fully resolved — the Qatar dispute. Meanwhile, Turkey under Erdogan has faced a rapid devaluation of its lira currency over his refusal to hike interest rates. Bilateral trade to the kingdom and the UAE, a major transshipment point for the world economy, also collapsed.
Since the start of 2022, Erdogan has sought to improve those ties, including making his first visit to the UAE in nearly a decade. Saudi Arabia and the UAE, after fighting through the coronavirus pandemic’s economic effects, facing a grinding war in Yemen and struggling with renewed tensions with Iran, also want to resolve the outstanding feud.
Khashoggi disappeared on Oct. 2, 2018, after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, seeking documents that would allow him to marry Hatice Cengiz, a Turkish national who was waiting outside the building. He never emerged.
Turkish officials allege that the Saudi national, who was a United States resident, was killed and then dismembered with a bone saw inside the consulate. His body has not been found. Prior to his killing, Khashoggi had written critically of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince in columns for the Washington Post.
Turkish authorities said he was killed by a team of Saudi agents. Those on trial in absentia include two former aides of the prince.
Saudi officials initially offered conflicting accounts concerning the killing, including claims that Khashoggi had left the consulate building unharmed. But amid mounting international pressure, they stated that Khashoggi’s death was a tragic accident, with the meeting unexpectedly turning violent.
Turkey decided to try the defendants in absentia after Saudi Arabia rejected Turkish demands for their extradition.
The slaying had sparked international condemnation and cast a cloud of suspicion over Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Western intelligence agencies, as well as the U.S. Congress, have said that an operation of this magnitude could not have happened without his knowledge.
In urging Turkey to proceed with the trial, Amnesty International said Ankara would be complicit in a coverup if it grants the Saudi request for a transfer.
“If the prosecutor’s request is granted, then instead of prosecuting and shedding light on a murder that was committed on its territory ... Turkey will be knowingly and willingly sending the case to a place where it will be covered up,” said Tarik Beyhan, Amnesty’s campaign director for Turkey.
Beyhan said he didn’t want to “think about the possibility” that the prosecutor’s request may be related to the improving ties between Riyadh and Ankara.
“Basic human rights ... should not be made the subject of political negotiations,” he said. “A murder cannot be covered up to fix relations.”
Some of the men were put on trial in Riyadh behind closed doors. A Saudi court issued a final verdict in 2020 that sentenced five mid-level officials and operatives to 20-year jail terms. The court had originally ordered the death penalty, but reduced the punishment after Khashoggi’s son Salah, who lives in Saudi Arabia, announced that he forgave the defendants. Three others were sentenced to lesser jail terms.
On Thursday, Khashoggi's fiancee, Cengiz, appeared to criticize the prosecutor’s request in a tweet in English. “It is an exemplary situation in terms of showing the dilemma facing humanity in the modern era,” she wrote. “Which of the two will we choose? To want to live like a virtuous human being or to build a life by holding material interests above all kinds of values.”
She did not respond to a request for comment.
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Associated Press Writer Jon Gambrell contributed from Dubai. | https://www.wvtm13.com/article/prosecutor-seeks-end-to-khashoggi-murder-trial/39603067 | 2022-04-01T00:01:56 |
Scientists finally finish decoding entire human genome
Scientists say they have finally assembled the full genetic blueprint for human life, adding the missing pieces to a puzzle nearly completed two decades ago.
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An international team described the first-ever sequencing of a complete human genome – the set of instructions to build and sustain a human being – in research published Thursday in the journal Science. The previous effort, celebrated across the world, was incomplete because DNA sequencing technologies of the day weren't able to read certain parts of it. Even after updates, it was missing about 8% of the genome.
“Some of the genes that make us uniquely human were actually in this ‘dark matter of the genome’ and they were totally missed,” said Evan Eichler, a University of Washington researcher who participated in the current effort and the original Human Genome Project. “It took 20-plus years, but we finally got it done.”
Many — including Eichler's own students — thought it had been finished already. “I was teaching them, and they said, 'Wait a minute. Isn’t this like the sixth time you guys have declared victory? I said, ’No, this time we really, really did it!”
Scientists said this full picture of the genome will give humanity a greater understanding of our evolution and biology while also opening the door to medical discoveries in areas like aging, neurodegenerative conditions, cancer and heart disease.
“We’re just broadening our opportunities to understand human disease,” said Karen Miga, an author of one of the six studies published Thursday.
The research caps off decades of work. The first draft of the human genome was announced in a White House ceremony in 2000 by leaders of two competing entities: an international publicly funded project led by an agency of the U.S. National Institutes of Health and a private company, Maryland-based Celera Genomics.
The human genome is made up of about 3.1 billion DNA subunits, pairs of chemical bases known by the letters A, C, G and T. Genes are strings of these lettered pairs that contain instructions for making proteins, the building blocks of life. Humans have about 30,000 genes, organized in 23 groups called chromosomes that are found in the nucleus of every cell.
Before now, there were "large and persistent gaps that have been in our map, and these gaps fall in pretty important regions,” Miga said.
Miga, a genomics researcher at the University of California-Santa Cruz, worked with Adam Phillippy of the National Human Genome Research Institute to organize the team of scientists to start from scratch with a new genome with the aim of sequencing all of it, including previously missing pieces. The group, named after the sections at the very ends of chromosomes, called telomeres, is known as the Telomere-to-Telomere, or T2T, consortium.
Their work adds new genetic information to the human genome, corrects previous errors and reveals long stretches of DNA known to play important roles in both evolution and disease. A version of the research was published last year before being reviewed by scientific peers.
“This is a major improvement, I would say, of the Human Genome Project,” doubling its impact, said geneticist Ting Wang of the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, who was not involved in the research.
Eichler said some scientists used to think unknown areas contained “junk." Not him. "Some of us always believed there was gold in those hills," he said. Eichler is paid by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, which also supports The Associated Press's health and science department.
Turns out that gold includes many important genes, he said, such as ones integral to making a person's brain bigger than a chimp's, with more neurons and connections.
To find such genes, scientists needed new ways to read life's cryptic genetic language.
Reading genes requires cutting the strands of DNA into pieces hundreds to thousands of letters long. Sequencing machines read the letters in each piece and scientists try to put the pieces in the right order. That's especially tough in areas where letters repeat.
Scientists said some areas were illegible before improvements in gene sequencing machines that now allow them to, for example, accurately read a million letters of DNA at a time. That allows scientists to see genes with repeated areas as longer strings instead of snippets that they had to later piece together.
Researchers also had to overcome another challenge: Most cells contain genomes from both mother and father, confusing attempts to assemble the pieces correctly. T2T researchers got around this by using a cell line from one “complete hydatidiform mole," an abnormal fertilized egg containing no fetal tissue that has two copies of the father’s DNA and none of the mother’s.
The next step? Mapping more genomes, including ones that include collections of genes from both parents. This effort did not map one of the 23 chromosomes that is found in males, called the Y chromosome, because the mole contained only an X.
Wang said he’s working with the T2T group on the Human Pangenome Reference Consortium, which is trying to generate “reference," or template, genomes for 350 people representing the breadth of human diversity.
“Now we’ve gotten one genome right and we have to do many, many more,” Eichler said. “This is the beginning of something really fantastic for the field of human genetics.” | https://www.wvtm13.com/article/scientists-finally-finish-decoding-entire-human-genome/39601005 | 2022-04-01T00:02:06 |
BALTIMORE — Every year on March 31, many people around the nation celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility.
According to PFLAG, which is the United States' first and largest organization uniting parents, families, and allies with people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer.
The day is used to honor the accomplishments in the LGBTQ + community and raise awareness about the hardship some face.
However, in Baltimore City, instead of celebrating the day, organizers of the nonprofit Baltimore Safe Haven, mourned as they learned their facility located on Charles St. was vandalized with death threats.
The nonprofit is a pillar in the LGBTQ + community as they offer housing services, HIV testing, harm reduction services, and more.
Organizers say the harassment is an ongoing issue, but members of the nonprofit say it worsened ever since they announced the Pride Festival is making a comeback this year.
Program managers woke up Thursday morning to their facility covered in graffiti and words of hate wishing them death.
"I'm afraid for the safety not only for myself but also for the people behind me that look like me. Baltimore we really need help in the trans community," said Founder and Executive Director Iya Dammons.
Baltimore City State's Attorney, Marilyn J. Mosby issued the following statement:
“I am disgusted to learn about the transphobic and homophobic graffiti that was painted on the property of Baltimore Safe Haven. Hate has no home in our city, and we will work with our partners to find the perpetrators and bring them to justice. To have this happen to such a wonderful organization on International Transgender Day of Visibility is doubly heartbreaking. We send our love and support to Safe Haven, and to all our beautiful friends in the Trans Community on this important day.”
However, members of the nonprofit expressed no desire to stop their work. They say the Pride Festival is still in effect and will take place on June 4, 2022. | https://www.wmar2news.com/news/local-news/community-wont-let-vandalism-tarnish-the-celebration-of-transgender-day-of-visibility | 2022-04-01T00:04:24 |
CARMI — A tornado packing estimated peak winds of 100 mph damaged at least a dozen homes in southeastern Illinois, the National Weather Service said Thursday.
The EF-1 tornado struck the city of Carmi shortly after 6 p.m. Wednesday, the weather service said. It traveled 7.9 miles and had a maximum width of 400 yards.
At least 12 houses had shingle damage, and a few sheds had extensive damage, including one that was destroyed, the weather service said. Dozens of trees were uprooted or snapped and utility poles and lines were down along the path of the twister.
No one was injured. | https://pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/tornado-causes-minor-damage-in-southeastern-illinois-city/article_bfae4eca-f82f-56d4-8d18-d7d15b22d88d.html | 2022-04-01T00:04:26 |
CATONSVILLE, Md. — Heavy winds Thursday afternoon caused a tree to topple on top of a van, crushing it.
This took place in the 200 block of Rollingfield Road in Catonsville just after 4 p.m.
The homeowner where the van was crushed says that no one was hurt.
Tree falls on van in Catonsville.
— Dave Detling (@WMARDave) March 31, 2022
A homeowner tells @WMAR2News heavy winds uprooted the tree that crushed the white van.
Luckily no one was hurt. pic.twitter.com/MgKPFIE8VU | https://www.wmar2news.com/news/local-news/heavy-winds-cause-tree-to-fall-crushing-van-in-catonsville | 2022-04-01T00:04:30 |
JEFFERSON, Md. — Two dogs died in a house fire Thursday afternoon in Frederick County.
The fire was reported just after 3 p.m. in the 5600 block of Carroll Boyer Road in Jefferson.
Once units arrived, they found a 2-story single family farmhouse fully engulfed in flames. The fire had spread to a nearby travel trailer and two vehicles as well.
There were no hydrants in the area, so the Tanker Task Force was requested and crews began battling the fire from the outside of the home.
Embers from the fire then sparked a brushfire on an adjoining property and crews were dispatched to control.
It took 50 firefighters approximately two hours to extinguish and the house was deemed a complete loss.
The single occupant of the residence was not home at the time of the fire, but two dogs died.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Frederick County Fire Marshal’s Office. | https://www.wmar2news.com/news/local-news/two-dogs-die-in-jefferson-house-fire-thursday-afternoon | 2022-04-01T00:04:36 |
Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has agreed to appear at a deposition in Connecticut to answer questions in a lawsuit by relatives of some of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims.
That's according to new court filings by his lawyers on Thursday, which comes a day after a judge ordered fines against Jones for defying orders to attend a deposition last week despite his claim of illness.
Jones now says he can answer questions on April 11 and is asking the judge to put a hold on the fines. There was no immediate ruling on Jones' requests. The families are suing him for calling the school massacre a hoax.
Superior Court Judge Barbara Bellis said, “The court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant Alex Jones willfully and in bad faith violated without justification several clear court orders requiring his attendance at his depositions on March 23 and March 24.”
Judge Bellis said in the decision on Wednesday, “It is clear…that the plaintiffs here simply want and are entitled to the deposition of Mr. Jones and that Mr. Jones has continued to attempt to deliberately disregard the court’s orders and attempts to manipulate the court process.”
“While paying the fees and court’s costs will reimburse the plaintiffs for costs incurred in attempting to procure Mr. Jones’ deposition, it is not a substitution for his testimony,” she said. | https://www.wmar2news.com/news/national/alex-jones-agrees-to-appear-at-deposition-in-sandy-hook-case-after-defying-orders-to-attend | 2022-04-01T00:04:42 |
A new study released Thursday found that those who are pregnant and vaccinated against COVID-19 are twice as likely to get a breakthrough case of the virus than those who aren't pregnant.
Researchers from the Wisconsin-based company Epic said they analyzed the medical records of about 14 million patients that were stored in Cosmos, a HIPAA-defined data set of more than 140 million people from 960 hospitals and 20,814 clinics that serve patients in all 50 states.
According to the study, researchers honed in on what comorbidities could increase a patient's chances of getting a breakthrough COVID-19 case while vaccinated.
They found that pregnant individuals were 1.91 times more likely to get COVID while vaccinated. They also found that those with organ transplants were 1.83 times more likely to get COVID-19, and those with immune deficiency were 1.63 times more likely to get breakthrough COVID. | https://www.wmar2news.com/news/national/coronavirus/study-finds-pregnancy-increases-chances-of-breakthrough-covid | 2022-04-01T00:04:48 |
Images of Pluto captured by NASA's New Horizons mission while on a flyby of the dwarf planet in July 2015 are still yielding new previously unheard-of details and insights about Pluto and its moons.
In 2006 the celestial body was given dwarf planet status by the International Astronomical Union which developed a new definition for planets to which Pluto did not fit. A new analysis of the photos taken on that 2015 mission shows a region on the planet that is bumpy and doesn't appear to resemble other parts of the small dwarf planet.
Researchers said in their analysis that the region on Pluto is located southwest of Pluto's "heart" and called "Sputnik Planiti." It contains "multiple large domes" and the area rises up about 4 miles tall and is about 18 - 60 miles wide with "interconnected hills" and mounds along with depressions that cover the sides and tops of many of the formations and structures.
Kelsi Singer, senior research scientist at the Southwest Research Institute, which is located in Boulder, Colorado said, "We found a field of very large icy volcanoes that look nothing like anything else we have seen in the solar system."
Volcanic domes on the dwarf planet were studied and the two largest are called Wright Mons and Piccard Mons. Researchers say Wright Mons was determined to be similar in volume to the Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii, which is one of the largest on Earth.
Singer said, "The way these features look is very different than any volcanoes across the solar system, either icy examples or rocky volcanoes."
"They formed as mountains, but there is no caldera at the top, and they have large bumps all over them," she said. "This means Pluto has more internal heat than we thought it would, which means we don't fully understand how planetary bodies work."
The researchers believe the ice volcanoes were formed in multiple different eras or "episodes" and were probably active about 100 million to 200 million years ago, which is considered young in geology. | https://www.wmar2news.com/news/national/formations-found-on-pluto-not-yet-seen-in-solar-system-giant-ice-volcanoes-hint-at-possible-life | 2022-04-01T00:04:55 |
Many cyclists have been cooped up during a long winter and are itching to get back outside.
Region residents will again be able to take their bikes to pedal around Chicago via the South Shore Line.
The commuter rail, the last surviving interurban in the country, is resuming its Bikes on Trains program Friday. People will again be able to board the train with bikes at high-level platforms between Dune Park Station and Millennium Station.
Bikes will no longer be accepted at the South Bend International Airport Station because of the long-term busing that's taking place because of the Double Track NWI project. People can, however, board with bikes at the Dune Park, Hammond and East Chicago stations in Northwest Indiana, as well as Hegewisch and all Metra stations in Illinois.
The South Shore Line first launched the program in 2016 after testing it out in 2015. The train line has bike cars with racks and seats that let riders sit near their bicycles, allowing commuters to bike the last leg of their journey to work or cyclists to visit the city to bike recreationally, such as along the popular Lakefront Trail with its sweeping views of Lake Michigan.
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The SSL timetable marks the trains equipped with bike racks with bike icons. The cars also feature bike symbols displayed in the windows.
Due to heavy volumes, bikes may not be allowed the weekends of big events like Lollapalooza, the Taste of Chicago and the Chicago Air & Water Show.
There's no additional fare for bringing a bike on the train.
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Sip, Pico De Gallo, Basecamp Fitness, Polish Peasant opening; Griffith Rentals closed; Lansing bar for sale
Open
A Little Sip has come to Munster.
The popular Sip coffee house chain, which has cafes in Crown Point, Highland and Cedar Lake, opened a new location at the Franciscan Physician Network Hammond Clinic at 7905 Calumet Ave. in Munster, just south of the Borman Expressway.
It's a scaled-back version of Sip, whose coffee shops normally serve a full food menu and invite lounging around to converse, read, study, draw or while away time. The counter-serve coffee shop offers all the usual Sip drinks, including coffee, espresso drinks and hot tea. It has a grab-and-go food menu that features pastries, muffins, bagels and boxed meals prepared at the nearby Highland cafe.
"It's been going fantastic," Sip owner Rhonda Bloch said. "It gets some customers who go to the Highland location, and the patients and staff in the clinic. It's got food and drink for carryout. It's got all of our drinks and food like chicken salad, breakfast sandwiches and things like that."
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'It's different'
Sip took over a former coffee shop in the clinic near the Hammond border. Business has been bustling thus far.
"It's different," Bloch said. "I always wanted to know what it would be like to run a smaller coffee shop with just drinks and baked goods and without a full-fledged menu. It's actually the same volume-wise. We still sell a lot of food. It just has one employee and everyone loves her. They all know her by name."
Customers often call in orders, such as staff who work on the upper floors when they're planning to take a break.
"There's a clinic and nursing home there," Bloch said. "All the food places within walking distance just have burgers or fries."
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Another location coming
Sip is looking at opening another coffee shop somewhere else in Northwest Indiana later this year.
"They all know us by name," Bloch said. "We have a good name and a good reputation. When people hear we're opening somewhere, they all ask, 'Can we come here? Can we come there?' Maybe we can someday."
A Little Sip is open from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and is considering adding weekend hours during the summer.
For more information, call 219-513-9784 or find Sip on Facebook.
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Rebranded
Street Shack in south Hammond is now Pico De Gallo.
The fast food restaurant at 7434 Indianapolis Blvd. changed its name and menu, which now focuses on Mexican American food.
The menu includes guacamole, quesadillas, taco bowls, southwest salads, tortilla soup, burgers, steak sandwiches, pasta, tortas, tostadas, carne asada, burritos, gorditas, fajitas, sope and ribeye ranchero.
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"The Hammond taco"
It sells a variety of tacos, such as street-style, pastor, beef and chicken. The vegetarian green taco features avocado, lettuce, pico de Gallo, shredded cheese and spicy Ranch. The Hammond taco has steak topped with melted chihuahua cheese, guacamole and a little bacon.
For the sweet tooth, it has flan, tres leches cake and Mexican coke.
The restaurant has dine-in and a drive-thru.
Pico De Gallo is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. For more information, find the business on Facebook.
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Closed
Griffith Rental & Sales, a longtime staple of downtown Griffith, has closed.
The business at 130 S. Broad St. specialized in tool, equipment and party rentals. It served homeowners, small contractors and small manufacturers from across Northwest Indiana.
Griffith Rentals & Sales also repaired tools, small engines and portable heaters.
"We have decided to close Griffith Rentals & Sales and move on to the next stage of our lives," the owners posted on social media. "Thank you for your business."
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Reopen
The Polish Peasant reopened Friday in Michigan City after closing for a winter break back in January.
The traditional Polish restaurant is located at 231 W. 7th St. in downtown Michigan City, across the street from the Lighthouse Place Premium Outlets. The menu includes stuffed cabbage, cabbage and noodles, pierogi, pan-roasted whitefish, sausage and sauerkraut, pretzel chicken, chicken cutlet and the vinegary acquired taste of duck blood soup.
The owners warned it's still a little short-staffed in the tight labor market, asking customers to be patient.
It's open from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. For more information, call 219-873-1788.
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For sale
Jack's Sports Pub and Eatery in downtown Lansing is for sale.
The longtime sports bar at 3325 Ridge Road boasts 118 seats, 100 parking spaces out back, 26 tables, 14 televisions, six gaming machines and a stage for live entertainment. The vintage bar across from the Fox Point Amphitheater downtown is a popular spot after downtown concerts and on cruise nights.
The property includes a three-bedroom apartment on the second story.
For more information, contact Bill Kornblum with Realty Executives Premier at 219-308-9629.
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Coming soon
Basecamp Fitness has been hosting pop-up workouts in its new Schererville location, where it plans to open in a few weeks.
The gym at 1906 U.S. 41 offers coach-led classes that "push you from start to finish, helping you reach your personal best through a 35-minute hyper-efficient program." It's located next to IHOP in front of the Hampton Inn at the Crossroads of America intersection in the Tri-Town.
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Fitness pop-ups
Promising "fitness for the fierce-hearted," it specializes in High-intensity Interval Training that mixes core, cardio and strength training. The workouts are switched up frequently to ensure they remain challenging, pushing people past fitness plateaus when they fall into a rut of routine.
For more information, call 219-301-2111, email schererville_IN@basecampfitness.com or visit basecampfitness.com .
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Open
Avalon Nails Lounge opened in the Town Square Shopping Center in Schererville.
The nail salon is located at 120 U.S. 41, where it was being built out for months.
It offers the lure of being pampered while having "the most relaxing and comfortable time." Services include natural nail services, artificial nail services and pedicures, including a milk and honey pedicure.
Customers should book appointments in advance to see its technicians. It also accepts walk-ins.
Avalon Nails Lounge is open from 9:30 a.m. to 7: 30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
For more information, call 219-515-6482 or visit avalonnailslounge.com .
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Coming soon
Macy's plans to bring a Backstage store-within-a-store to its flagship location on State Street in Chicago.
The New York City-based department store chain plans to open 37 more Backstage locations selling discount apparel nationwide, including at the former Marshall Field's at 111 State St. in the Loop.
It's expected to take up 11,000 square feet to 16,000 square feet in the 13-story granite building, a timeless Chicago icon with its street corner clocks, Christmas window displays, Walnut Room and annual Great Tree Christmas display.
“Macy’s Backstage inspires customers to express their personal style through its offerings of quality merchandise and brands at great prices, which is why we look forward to bringing Macy’s Backstage into more of our local communities,” said Michael Hersh, a Macy’s vice president. “We are especially excited to bring Backstage to our downtown stores in Chicago and New York City as the brand expands nationwide.”
Macy's opened Backstages in its Southlake Mall and River Oaks Center locations a few years ago and now has 300 Backstage stores nationwide. It plans to open the Chicago location in April.
Backstage store-within-stores carry clothes, activewear, designer handbags, beauty products, toys, housewares and pet products, all at discount prices.
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Open
Anglophiles, tally-ho.
A new English pub, the Albion Manor and The Parlour at The Albion, opened in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood.
Executive Chef Mark Hill crafted a menu that includes an English Ploughman’s lunch, steak and ale pie, beef carpaccio, bone marrow and London Dry-cured tuna.
The restaurant at 1480 W. Webster also has a cocktail parlor serving craft and classic cocktails.
For more information, visit thealbionmanor.com .
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Lawsuits accusing Indiana University and Purdue University of breach of contract for halting in-person instruction amid the COVID-19 pandemic can proceed to trial, according to the Indiana Court of Appeals.
A three-judge panel of the state's appellate court unanimously ruled Thursday there's a sufficient basis for the student plaintiffs to pursue their claims that the universities failed to deliver on their contracted promises to provide an in-person learning experience.
Records show both IU and Purdue stopped in-person instruction in March 2020, with two months remaining in the spring semester, after Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb declared COVID-19 to be a statewide public health emergency.
The schools switched to online instruction but did not provide any tuition refunds to students who expected to learn in-person on the IU or Purdue campuses, according to court records.
In their lawsuits, the students note both universities offer "in-person, hands-on programs," as well as "fully online distance-learning programs," which are marketed and priced "as separate and distinct products."
The students claim they're entitled to prorated refunds of their tuition and fees as a result of the universities switching to online classes when the payments they made were in anticipation of receiving in-person instruction.
"The plaintiffs' complaints ... are sufficient to state a claim that the universities intended to bind themselves to providing in-person education in exchange for retaining plaintiffs' entire tuition payments for traditional on-campus degree programs," wrote Appeals Judge Terry Crone, a South Bend native, for the court.
The universities contend the governor’s executive orders made it legally impossible for them to fulfill their end of any bargain for in-person instruction, according to court records.
But Crone notes in his ruling that's a defense for the universities to offer at trial. Even if successfully applied, he said it still may require the universities refund a portion of student tuition and fees payments to prevent unjust enrichment.
"The terms of the implied contracts and the parties' intentions can be fleshed out in discovery," Crone said. "But the plaintiffs' breach-of-contract claims are based on more than mere puffery, and, considered as a whole, they are sufficient to allege an implied promise of in-person instruction."
Crone also rejected the universities' attempt to invoke House Enrolled Act 1002, enacted by the Republican-controlled 2021 General Assembly, which retroactively bars litigants from bringing "a class action lawsuit against (the universities) for loss or damages arising from COVID-19 in a contract, implied contract, quasi-contract or unjust enrichment claim."
He said the universities failed to raise this issue at the trial court and therefore waived it on appeal.
Moreover, Crone said the question before the appellate court is whether the students sufficiently state claims for breach of contract and unjust enrichment, which the court said they do.
He said any decision on whether the students' lawsuit is precluded by the retroactive state law must be made on remand by the trial court.
According to court records, a similar student lawsuit is pending against Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.
IU and Purdue still can ask the Indiana Supreme Court to consider reviewing the appellate decision and grant their request to toss the students' lawsuits.
Hoosiers at higher risk of serious illness or death because of COVID-19 now can get a second booster dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
The lawsuit, jointly filed by Rokita and 20 other Republican state attorneys general, demands the transportation mask mandate immediately be terminated by judicial order.
Heath and community leaders working in Northwest Indiana and beyond had no shortage of suggestions Friday for how to restructure public health programs and services across the Hoosier State.
Indiana homeowners struggling to stay current on their mortgage or property taxes can receive up to $35,000 in one-time assistance through a state program made possible by the American Rescue Plan.
The extra SNAP funds will disappear in June, and SNAP allotments, just as before the pandemic, solely will be based on eligibility factors, such as household size, income and allowable deductions.
Just two months after Indiana tallied 18,894 new coronavirus infections in a single day, the Hoosier State on Tuesday recorded just 303 positive cases, according to the Indiana Department of Health.
"It's been a challenging year, frankly, to find a way forward," said Senate President Rod Bray. "Lots of contentious issues but we worked through them and found a way to resolve most of them."
After 728 days, or two days shy of exactly two years, Indiana no longer is operating under a governor-declared statewide public health emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/education/lawsuits-seeking-refunds-from-iu-purdue-for-covid-19-switch-to-online-learning-can-proceed/article_4a9a218b-567e-5bf5-b499-76c695877a82.html | 2022-04-01T00:05:28 |
GARY — Police said Thursday they suspect whomever fired multiple gunshots into a home late Tuesday likely was targeting a resident who no longer lives at that address.
Gary police responded to a residence in the 1900 block of West 15th Avenue about 11:35 p.m. Tuesday and found a broken window, bullet holes in the home and several spent shell casings in the area, Cmdr. Jack Hamady said.
The following morning, another neighbor reported damage to a vehicle as a result of the gunfire, he said.
Evidence collected at the scene led investigators to believe two people fired shots at the home, police said.
The target of the gunfire likely was a former resident, who moved out after the residence was damaged in a previous shooting Jan. 8, Hamady said.
The family that moved in after the former tenant left told police they did not know why anyone would target them, he said.
Anyone with information about the gunfire is asked to call Detective Sgt. James Nielsen at 219-881-1210. To remain anonymous, call 866-CRIME-GP.
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Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
Damon Wilson
Age : 49
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202252
Arrest Date: March 24, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT; ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
April Van Richardson
Age : 61
Residence: Phoenix, IL
Booking Number(s): 2202243
Arrest Date: March 24, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Steven Powell
Age : 48
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202237
Arrest Date: March 24, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Dante Palm
Age : 42
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202251
Arrest Date: March 24, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY; RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Tyeasha King
Age : 29
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2202242
Arrest Date: March 24, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - COUNTERFEITING AND APPLICATION FRAUD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Quinn Jackson
Age : 31
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2202235
Arrest Date: March 24, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Littleton
Age : 26
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202260
Arrest Date: March 25, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Davanta Jackson
Age : 39
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202238
Arrest Date: March 24, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Joseph Hollis
Age : 46
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202247
Arrest Date: March 24, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Darwin Gamez Del Cid
Age : 33
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2202241
Arrest Date: March 24, 2022
Offense Description: CHILD MOLESTATION - STATUTORY RAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Edward Hodor Jr.
Age : 52
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202258
Arrest Date: March 25, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Lavette Hazelett
Age : 36
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202254
Arrest Date: March 24, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Paul Blankenship Jr.
Age : 28
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202250
Arrest Date: March 24, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Adam Butts
Age : 42
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202257
Arrest Date: March 24, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Cozart Sr.
Age : 42
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202263
Arrest Date: March 25, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Bissonette
Age : 32
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202244
Arrest Date: March 24, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Luis Ayala
Age : 26
Residence: Country Side, IL
Booking Number(s): 2202239
Arrest Date: March 24, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - MOTOR VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kendra Windom
Age : 36
Residence: Kokomo, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202225
Arrest Date: March 23, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Cieara Smith
Age : 36
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202213
Arrest Date: March 23, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
2202213
Chad Steapleton
Age : 27
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202230
Arrest Date: March 24, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Marcel Young
Age : 42
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202216
Arrest Date: March 23, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - MOTOR VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rodrigo Ramirez
Age : 70
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202218
Arrest Date: March 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
DeAnglo McGee
Age : 30
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202221
Arrest Date: March 23, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - MOTOR VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daminion Green Jr.
Age : 18
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202209
Arrest Date: March 23, 2022
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - MURDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Victoria Hopper
Age : 51
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202219
Arrest Date: March 23, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - MOTOR VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Prestina Garth
Age : 23
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202222
Arrest Date: March 23, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alyson Drozynski
Age : 28
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202229
Arrest Date: March 24, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kevin Dyer
Age : 51
Residence: Mishawaka, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202217
Arrest Date: March 23, 2022
Offense Description: HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Aaliyah Collins
Age : 20
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202211
Arrest Date: March 23, 2022
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - MURDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Terrance Billingslea
Age : 36
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2202228
Arrest Date: March 24, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Charles Bishop III
Age : 55
Residence: Munster, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202227
Arrest Date: March 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Clyde De La Paz Jr.
Age : 32
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202210
Arrest Date: March 23, 2022
Offense Description: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION VIOLATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Antquane Thomas
Age : 36
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202186
Arrest Date: March 22, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Antonio Torres
Age : 26
Residence: Paxton, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202184
Arrest Date: March 22, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nicholas Rivera
Age : 27
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202187
Arrest Date: March 22, 2022
Offense Description: NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Isaac Reyes
Age : 25
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202182
Arrest Date: March 22, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - MOTOR VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Scott Pufahl
Age : 33
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202183
Arrest Date: March 22, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Eddie Jones
Age : 52
Residence: Riverdale, IL
Booking Number(s): 2202191
Arrest Date: March 22, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Neal Heard Jr.
Age : 33
Residence: Lake Geneva, WI
Booking Number(s): 2202188
Arrest Date: March 22, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jason Harvell
Age : 19
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2202204
Arrest Date: March 23, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lloyd Grant III
Age : 51
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202197
Arrest Date: March 22, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Johvon Harris
Age : 20
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202180
Arrest Date: March 22, 2022
Offense Description: INT-THREATEN ANOTHER W/INTENT THEY ENGAGE IN CONDUCT AGAINST WILL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Quantanea Cribbs
Age : 34
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2202207
Arrest Date: March 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Helen Gagliano
Age : 61
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202195
Arrest Date: March 22, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Adamaris Collazo
Age : 33
Residence: Danbury, CT
Booking Number(s): 2202203
Arrest Date: March 23, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Orlando Burgos
Age : 30
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202194
Arrest Date: March 22, 2022
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - MURDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Hannah Wilkinson
Age : 25
Residence: Oxford, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202151
Arrest Date: March 21, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Glen Taylor
Age : 50
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202170
Arrest Date: March 21, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Schaeffer
Age : 24
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202158
Arrest Date: March 21, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Justin Ostrowski
Age : 35
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202161
Arrest Date: March 21, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Adrian Padilla
Age : 27
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2202149
Arrest Date: March 21, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Caius Martius Garcia
Age : 31
Residence: Bellingham, WA
Booking Number(s): 2202150
Arrest Date: March 21, 2022
Offense Description: CHILD MOLESTATION - STATUTORY RAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kevin Johnson
Age : 40
Residence: Springfield, IL
Booking Number(s): 2202162
Arrest Date: March 21, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/PERMANENT INJURY OR DISFIGUREMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gerald Dulsky
Age : 60
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202171
Arrest Date: March 21, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Bradley Fastabend
Age : 34
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202157
Arrest Date: March 21, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tyler Harris
Age : 29
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202174
Arrest Date: March 22, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
James Collins
Age : 40
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202156
Arrest Date: March 21, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - FORCIBLY RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jonathan Corbin
Age : 36
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202155
Arrest Date: March 21, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kentrae Butler
Age : 35
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202159
Arrest Date: March 21, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Maegan Bodie
Age : 32
Residence: Lake Village, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202167
Arrest Date: March 21, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Henry Arsenault
Age : 58
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2202165
Arrest Date: March 21, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Isedra Brooks
Age : 28
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202164
Arrest Date: March 21, 2022
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - MURDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Natalie Anderson
Age : 37
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2202163
Arrest Date: March 21, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Calvin Williams
Age : 34
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202140
Arrest Date: March 20, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sergio Villa-Alvarado
Age : 27
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202130
Arrest Date: March 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Adam Trybunia
Age : 53
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202129
Arrest Date: March 20, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Etor Segura
Age : 60
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202139
Arrest Date: March 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Ronald Posey
Age : 34
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2202117
Arrest Date: March 20, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT; BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Josephine Lopez
Age : 29
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202143
Arrest Date: March 21, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Aaron Caylor
Age : 39
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202135
Arrest Date: March 20, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Troy Clark
Age : 22
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202123
Arrest Date: March 20, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING; MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Joshua Davis
Age : 30
Residence: Bolingbrook, IL
Booking Number(s): 2202144
Arrest Date: March 21, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Demetric Hunter
Age : 36
Residence: Dixmoor, IL
Booking Number(s): 2202116
Arrest Date: March 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Daniel Beasley
Age : 29
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2202142
Arrest Date: March 21, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Troy Carrington
Age : 52
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202138
Arrest Date: March 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Damian Bannister
Age : 43
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202128
Arrest Date: March 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Leonardo Washington
Age : 39
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202105
Arrest Date: March 20, 2022
Offense Description: RECKLESS SUPERVISION OF A CHILD - FAMILY OFFENSE; RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Matthew Popplewell
Age : 47
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202084
Arrest Date: March 19, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Mario Soriano Jr.
Age : 26
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202103
Arrest Date: March 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Donovan Parker
Age : 18
Residence: Richton Park, IL
Booking Number(s): 2202079
Arrest Date: March 19, 2022
Offense Description: WEAPON - ALTERATION - GUN SERIAL NUMBER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cody Huseman
Age : 33
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202106
Arrest Date: March 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Randy Lowe
Age : 30
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202101
Arrest Date: March 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Candace Hogeveen
Age : 57
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202091
Arrest Date: March 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
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GARY — Seven children ranging in age from 1 to 15 years were removed from a house where a fatal overdose victim had bought narcotics earlier this year, police said.
At about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, the Lake County Sheriff's Department's Drug Task Force and SWAT Team executed a narcotics search warrant at a house in the 600 block of West 41st Avenue, Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. said.
Officers confiscated two handguns along with narcotics including heroin, crack cocaine, oxycodone and marijuana from the home, which had been identified as the location where a fatal overdose victim bought drugs in February, Martinez said.
The Lake County Sheriff's Department Special Victims Unit and Indiana Child Protective Services (CPS) were contacted and arrived to take custody of seven children, Martinez said.
By Thursday, three children had been released to their parents and four remained in CPS custody.
Officers arrested two of the home's residents, Jeffrey Howard Jr., 30; and Cheryl Hollins, 58, Martinez said. Both may face charges including possession and dealing of a controlled substance and child neglect, and are being held at the Lake County Jail, Martinez said.
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Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
Damon Wilson
Age : 49
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202252
Arrest Date: March 24, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT; ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
April Van Richardson
Age : 61
Residence: Phoenix, IL
Booking Number(s): 2202243
Arrest Date: March 24, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Steven Powell
Age : 48
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202237
Arrest Date: March 24, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Dante Palm
Age : 42
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202251
Arrest Date: March 24, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY; RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Tyeasha King
Age : 29
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2202242
Arrest Date: March 24, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - COUNTERFEITING AND APPLICATION FRAUD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Quinn Jackson
Age : 31
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2202235
Arrest Date: March 24, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Littleton
Age : 26
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202260
Arrest Date: March 25, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Davanta Jackson
Age : 39
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202238
Arrest Date: March 24, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Joseph Hollis
Age : 46
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202247
Arrest Date: March 24, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Darwin Gamez Del Cid
Age : 33
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2202241
Arrest Date: March 24, 2022
Offense Description: CHILD MOLESTATION - STATUTORY RAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Edward Hodor Jr.
Age : 52
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202258
Arrest Date: March 25, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Lavette Hazelett
Age : 36
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202254
Arrest Date: March 24, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Paul Blankenship Jr.
Age : 28
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202250
Arrest Date: March 24, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Adam Butts
Age : 42
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202257
Arrest Date: March 24, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Cozart Sr.
Age : 42
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202263
Arrest Date: March 25, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Bissonette
Age : 32
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202244
Arrest Date: March 24, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Luis Ayala
Age : 26
Residence: Country Side, IL
Booking Number(s): 2202239
Arrest Date: March 24, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - MOTOR VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kendra Windom
Age : 36
Residence: Kokomo, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202225
Arrest Date: March 23, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Cieara Smith
Age : 36
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202213
Arrest Date: March 23, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
2202213
Chad Steapleton
Age : 27
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202230
Arrest Date: March 24, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Marcel Young
Age : 42
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202216
Arrest Date: March 23, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - MOTOR VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rodrigo Ramirez
Age : 70
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202218
Arrest Date: March 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
DeAnglo McGee
Age : 30
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202221
Arrest Date: March 23, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - MOTOR VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daminion Green Jr.
Age : 18
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202209
Arrest Date: March 23, 2022
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - MURDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Victoria Hopper
Age : 51
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202219
Arrest Date: March 23, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - MOTOR VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Prestina Garth
Age : 23
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202222
Arrest Date: March 23, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alyson Drozynski
Age : 28
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202229
Arrest Date: March 24, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kevin Dyer
Age : 51
Residence: Mishawaka, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202217
Arrest Date: March 23, 2022
Offense Description: HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Aaliyah Collins
Age : 20
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202211
Arrest Date: March 23, 2022
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - MURDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Terrance Billingslea
Age : 36
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2202228
Arrest Date: March 24, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Charles Bishop III
Age : 55
Residence: Munster, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202227
Arrest Date: March 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Clyde De La Paz Jr.
Age : 32
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202210
Arrest Date: March 23, 2022
Offense Description: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION VIOLATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Antquane Thomas
Age : 36
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202186
Arrest Date: March 22, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Antonio Torres
Age : 26
Residence: Paxton, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202184
Arrest Date: March 22, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nicholas Rivera
Age : 27
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202187
Arrest Date: March 22, 2022
Offense Description: NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Isaac Reyes
Age : 25
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202182
Arrest Date: March 22, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - MOTOR VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Scott Pufahl
Age : 33
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202183
Arrest Date: March 22, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Eddie Jones
Age : 52
Residence: Riverdale, IL
Booking Number(s): 2202191
Arrest Date: March 22, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Neal Heard Jr.
Age : 33
Residence: Lake Geneva, WI
Booking Number(s): 2202188
Arrest Date: March 22, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jason Harvell
Age : 19
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2202204
Arrest Date: March 23, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lloyd Grant III
Age : 51
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202197
Arrest Date: March 22, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Johvon Harris
Age : 20
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202180
Arrest Date: March 22, 2022
Offense Description: INT-THREATEN ANOTHER W/INTENT THEY ENGAGE IN CONDUCT AGAINST WILL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Quantanea Cribbs
Age : 34
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2202207
Arrest Date: March 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Helen Gagliano
Age : 61
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202195
Arrest Date: March 22, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Adamaris Collazo
Age : 33
Residence: Danbury, CT
Booking Number(s): 2202203
Arrest Date: March 23, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Orlando Burgos
Age : 30
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202194
Arrest Date: March 22, 2022
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - MURDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Hannah Wilkinson
Age : 25
Residence: Oxford, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202151
Arrest Date: March 21, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Glen Taylor
Age : 50
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202170
Arrest Date: March 21, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Schaeffer
Age : 24
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202158
Arrest Date: March 21, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Justin Ostrowski
Age : 35
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202161
Arrest Date: March 21, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Adrian Padilla
Age : 27
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2202149
Arrest Date: March 21, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Caius Martius Garcia
Age : 31
Residence: Bellingham, WA
Booking Number(s): 2202150
Arrest Date: March 21, 2022
Offense Description: CHILD MOLESTATION - STATUTORY RAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kevin Johnson
Age : 40
Residence: Springfield, IL
Booking Number(s): 2202162
Arrest Date: March 21, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/PERMANENT INJURY OR DISFIGUREMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gerald Dulsky
Age : 60
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202171
Arrest Date: March 21, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Bradley Fastabend
Age : 34
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202157
Arrest Date: March 21, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tyler Harris
Age : 29
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202174
Arrest Date: March 22, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
James Collins
Age : 40
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202156
Arrest Date: March 21, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - FORCIBLY RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jonathan Corbin
Age : 36
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202155
Arrest Date: March 21, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kentrae Butler
Age : 35
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202159
Arrest Date: March 21, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Maegan Bodie
Age : 32
Residence: Lake Village, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202167
Arrest Date: March 21, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Henry Arsenault
Age : 58
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2202165
Arrest Date: March 21, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Isedra Brooks
Age : 28
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202164
Arrest Date: March 21, 2022
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - MURDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Natalie Anderson
Age : 37
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2202163
Arrest Date: March 21, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Calvin Williams
Age : 34
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202140
Arrest Date: March 20, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sergio Villa-Alvarado
Age : 27
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202130
Arrest Date: March 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Adam Trybunia
Age : 53
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202129
Arrest Date: March 20, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Etor Segura
Age : 60
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202139
Arrest Date: March 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Ronald Posey
Age : 34
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2202117
Arrest Date: March 20, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT; BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Josephine Lopez
Age : 29
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202143
Arrest Date: March 21, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Aaron Caylor
Age : 39
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202135
Arrest Date: March 20, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Troy Clark
Age : 22
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202123
Arrest Date: March 20, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING; MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Joshua Davis
Age : 30
Residence: Bolingbrook, IL
Booking Number(s): 2202144
Arrest Date: March 21, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Demetric Hunter
Age : 36
Residence: Dixmoor, IL
Booking Number(s): 2202116
Arrest Date: March 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Daniel Beasley
Age : 29
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2202142
Arrest Date: March 21, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Troy Carrington
Age : 52
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202138
Arrest Date: March 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Damian Bannister
Age : 43
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202128
Arrest Date: March 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Leonardo Washington
Age : 39
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202105
Arrest Date: March 20, 2022
Offense Description: RECKLESS SUPERVISION OF A CHILD - FAMILY OFFENSE; RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Matthew Popplewell
Age : 47
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202084
Arrest Date: March 19, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Mario Soriano Jr.
Age : 26
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202103
Arrest Date: March 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Donovan Parker
Age : 18
Residence: Richton Park, IL
Booking Number(s): 2202079
Arrest Date: March 19, 2022
Offense Description: WEAPON - ALTERATION - GUN SERIAL NUMBER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cody Huseman
Age : 33
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202106
Arrest Date: March 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Randy Lowe
Age : 30
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202101
Arrest Date: March 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Candace Hogeveen
Age : 57
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2202091
Arrest Date: March 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
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SILVER CREEK, N.Y. (WIVB) – Children from kindergarten to second grade were locked in what’s been described as an “isolation room” at an elementary school outside Buffalo, New York, a district administrator wrote in a letter to the school board earlier this week.
The letter states that at least five students at Silver Creek Elementary School, including a kindergartner, have been “inhumanely and illegally locked or barricaded in an isolation cell.”
“I have been fighting all year to keep children out of the isolation cell,” wrote Jay Hall, the assistant director of elementary programming on Monday.
Hall described the room as a “cold, cinder block jail-like cell,” and said, “It should never, even for one second, be used in any capacity to redirect or punish any child at any time.”
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“Children as young as 5 years old are being blockaded and locked in the isolation cell, kicking the door, pounding on glass with their fists, banging their heads, crying profusely, pleading to be freed, all with complicit staff members standing by and watching,” Hall said.
Parents got wind of the letter and started posting complaints on Facebook this week. “You better pray we never find out that our son has ever been put in one of these so called cells!!” wrote one parent.
On Wednesday, the school district issued a statement, saying in part:
“The District is aware that this morning there were concerns raised on social media pertaining to our Elementary School. The District’s most important priority is the safety and security of all District students and staff. We take any concerns and allegations regarding student safety and their wellbeing as the top priority.”
The district said a law firm, which also acts as counsel for the school board, is investigating the allegations. Superintendent Todd A. Crandall said he hopes to have a report by the end of the week.
Kerry Vasquezmarte, a district parent, said the concerns aren’t new. She said her special-needs daughter was locked in a room several times as a pre-K student at the elementary school. She said a classmate witnessed her daughter being dragged by her arms through a hallway.
Vasquezmarte said her daughter cried when she confronted her about the incident and still has nightmares. She said she met with a teacher and Superintendent Crandall over a year ago to discuss the isolation techniques.
“And all he did was blame my child during the meeting,” Vasquezmarte said. “And I said numerous times to get my child, I was taking her home, she’s not being locked in a room. It took me threatening him for him to finally radio down to wherever to retrieve my kid.”
Vasquezmarte said she eventually pulled her child out of pre-K and homeschooled her during the kindergarten year. Her daughter is back at the elementary school for first grade with a “fantastic” teacher, Vasquezmarte said.
“I was only made aware of any concern on Friday, March 18,” Crandall said. “I can’t comment on something from years ago.”
Crandall said the law firm had an attorney on site Wednesday to conduct interviews. The attorney was also on school district property Thursday.
“We are not about hiding anything or trying to cover up anything,” Crandall said. “Student and staff safety is paramount, and we look forward to hearing the results so that if need be we can address any protocol or procedures as needed.”
The New York State Department of Education says it could not confirm or deny that the state was looking into these claims. The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office said it is not investigating the claims at the school because no one has made a formal complaint. | https://www.abc27.com/national/elementary-students-locked-in-isolation-room-as-discipline-administrator-says/ | 2022-04-01T00:05:47 |
WEST SALEM, Wis. (WXOW) -- The West Salem School District asked for an additional $2.5 million in the 2022 non-recurring referendum.
Superintendent Ryan Rieber explained that the successes of the 2019 referendum, such as paying off debt and saving money, have impacted the planning of the new referendum.
The referendum is planned for $2.5 million for the 2022-24 school years and $2.75 million for the 2024-25 school year while lowering school taxes.
"Those are historically low mill rates. They're mill rates we've never seen in the West Salem community," Rieber said. "Part of that's because of us being advantageous and utilizing the funds that we are getting from our community before strategically putting that money to places to make sure we could come back and do this."
Money from the 2022 referendum would go toward maintenance, educational programs and paying competitive salaries to staff.
"As we look going forward into the next three years and the referendum that's on the ballot here starting next Tuesday, is really we have a lot of those same goals in mind," Rieber said. "Going forward, we have some maintenance needs that we have in the district - mainly looking at building new roofs on our elementary school and our high school."
Voting on the referendum will take place on April 5.
Visit West Salem's website for an in-depth explanation of the 2022 referendum. | https://www.wxow.com/news/2022-west-salem-school-district-referendum/article_a5c1dbec-b135-11ec-b9d5-b3620596a737.html | 2022-04-01T00:05:47 |
Unemployment rose in Northwest Indiana in February as more workers returned to the workforce.
In December, after the labor force contracted during the coronavirus pandemic, unemployment rates fell to all-time lows for Northwest Indiana, Lake County, Porter County, the city of Gary and Indiana as a whole, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
It's been rising ever since.
In February, the Region again had some of the highest jobless rates in the state, as it usually does. Lake County ranked first in joblessness statewide. LaPorte County was third, and Porter County 14th, according to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.
The jobless rate peaked at nearly 20% in Northwest Indiana in April 2020, but largely has been declining since then, hitting record lows in the Region and the state.
The jobless rate, however, rose 0.7 percentage points to 4.4% in February 2021 across the Gary metropolitan area, which encompasses Lake, Porter, Newton and Jasper counties. The unemployment rate in the Gary metro area was 3.7% the previous month and 6.7% in February 2020.
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In February, Lake County had the Hoosier State's highest jobless rate at 5%, up from 4.2% from the previous month, and down significantly from 7.4% during February 2020. It edged out Howard County, where the similarly blue-collar manufacturing town of Kokomo is located, for the third straight month.
LaPorte County ranked third highest of Indiana's 92 counties at 3.7% unemployment in February, which was up from 3.4% in January, and down significantly from 7% at the same time a year ago, according to the Department of Workforce Development.
Porter County's unemployment rose to 3.1% in February, up from 2.6% in January, and down from 5.2% at the same point a year earlier.
Overall, Indiana's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dipped to 2.3% in February, down from 2.4% the previous month and 4.3% at the same time the previous year. The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 3.8% in February, down from 4% the previous month and down from 6.2% at the same point a year earlier, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Unemployment climbed as high as 12% in Northwest Indiana during the depths of the Great Recession in the late 2000s, but it had been significantly higher in Northwest Indiana during the pandemic following stay-at-home orders meant to stop the spread of a virus that has killed around 1 million Americans and nearly 6.1 million people around the globe. More than one out of 10 Region residents on average were out of work for months.
In February, joblessness rose across in Northwest Indiana, increasing by 1.4 percentage points in Hammond, 0.8 percentage points in Portage, Gary and Merrillville and by 0.7 percentage points in Hobart.
In the Calumet Region, Gary has the highest unemployment rate of 7.4%, followed by East Chicago at 7.2% and Hammond at 6.2%.
Valparaiso had the lowest jobless rate in the Region at 2.7%, followed by Schererville at 3.3% and Crown Point at 3.4%. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/unemployment-rate-rises-again-across-northwest-indiana-after-more-return-to-workforce/article_6a0141ec-57a9-5513-84cc-c88d5d27f703.html | 2022-04-01T00:05:47 |
(KTLA) – The IRS on Wednesday reminded tax filers to claim any missing third-round stimulus payment on their 2021 income tax return.
The tax season gives eligible people who never got the $1,400 payment the chance to claim it.
Since the IRS is no longer issuing the Economic Impact Payments, people who are missing a stimulus payment, or got less than the amount they’re eligible for, will have to claim a Recovery Rebate Credit on their 2020 or 2021 federal tax returns, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
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Most eligible people have already received their stimulus payments and won’t need to include anything about the payment when they file their 2021 tax return.
The IRS says it has issued more than 175 million third-round payments worth more than $400 billion to people across the country. Most of those payments were sent out in the spring and early summer of 2021.
Still, there are many who haven’t gotten their payments.
Authorities have identified 644,705 potentially eligible people who had not received payments totaling $1.6 billion, according to a report issued last week by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.
What to do if you never received the third payment
The IRS encourages residents to double check their bank accounts first to make sure they never got the third payment, especially in early spring and summer of 2021.
People can also access their IRS Online Account to view the total amount of the third-round Economic Impact Payment issued to them. For married couples filing jointly, each person will need to log into their own online account.
Once people confirm they never got the payment, and their IRS online accounts show a payment amount greater than $0, or if they got a Notice 1444-C or Letter 6475, they should contact the IRS as soon as possible to see if a payment trace is needed.
But they do not need to wait until their trace is complete to file their 2021 tax return, officials said.
When completing the Recovery Rebate Credit worksheet, taxpayers have two options: either use the amount on the Letter 6475 (or EIP 3 amount from the online account) to calculate the recovery rebate credit amount on line 30, or use the amount of stimulus payment the taxpayer believes they received to calculate the rebate credit amount on line 30. (Details on that can be found here.)
Those who contact the IRS to trace the stimulus payment amount will receive notification of the results. If it is found that the taxpayer didn’t get the money, the IRS will adjust the recovery rebate credit amount on the tax return and issue any refund.
If people make a mistake calculating the recovery rebate credit and claim an amount on line 30 for the 2021 Recovery Rebate Credit, the IRS will have to correct the amount and send a notice about the changes made. If that happens, there may be a delay in processing the return, officials said.
What if I already filed my taxes?
An amended return may be needed to claim the credit if IRS records show no payment was issued.
For eligible people who didn’t claim a recovery rebate credit on their 2021 tax return (so line 30 is blank or $0), they will need to file a Form 1040-X, Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return to claim the remaining amount of stimulus money — if IRS records don’t show that they were issued a payment.
This includes people who think they didn’t get the full amount of their third-round Economic Impact Payment because their circumstances in 2021 were different than they were in 2020.
People trying to figure out if they should amend their original tax return can use this online tool.
More details on claim the 2021 Recovery Rebate Credit can be found here. | https://www.abc27.com/national/never-got-the-3rd-1400-stimulus-payment-heres-what-to-do-when-filing-taxes/ | 2022-04-01T00:05:53 |
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WXOW) - April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Gundersen Health Systems is looking to ensure that any victim of violent acts know they are not alone.
Gundersen's lead victim advocate, Chelsey Senn, wants to make sure the safety of all who suffer is the top priority as well as educate the community on what resources are available to them.
"Safety or sense of safety is completely individual for each person," Senn said. "What I identify as safety is different for each person. So as an advocate, we support folks throughout that conversation of safety planning by talking about what their definition of safety is and then brainstorming ideas on how to include more safety into their lives."
"La Crosse is rich with victim advocacy industries," Senn goes on to say. "As well as the other counties surrounding La Crosse as well. Each agencie does have its own awareness month activities going on. You're welcome to reach out to those agencies and see what they got going on as well."
Senn adds that should someone you know be a victim, give them supportive messages while avoiding statements that can make them feel at fault since the only person to blame is the assailant. | https://www.wxow.com/news/gundersen-taking-steps-during-sexual-assault-awareness-month/article_d8785200-b149-11ec-893a-b701d8f11c66.html | 2022-04-01T00:05:53 |
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WXOW) - Art Fahey, who has served as the director of the La Crosse Center since 2000, says he plans to retire after 32 total years working at the facility.
Fahey says age and the ending of construction of the center are his primary reasons to retire. His final day has not been set.
After putting decades into the building and serving the city of La Crosse, Fahey hopes to see it continue to grow as more tourists visit the newly remodeled structure.
"Where the center is right now, we've got a great piece of property," Fahey said. "We've got a great facility where we can just continue to get the word out statewide, through the Midwest and throughout the country so that we continue delivering a lot of interesting events down here. It's a great building and something the city can be very proud of."
Earlier in the week, the La Crosse city council voted to look into a private management firm taking over the day-to-day operations of the building. Mayor Mitch Reynolds and Fahey both say they want the current employees of the La Crosse Center, who also work for the city, to be taken care of should the city go down the management firm route. | https://www.wxow.com/news/la-crosse-center-director-art-fahey-announces-retirement/article_db2c1912-b14b-11ec-afa5-e74237d9efef.html | 2022-04-01T00:05:59 |
Even on a rainy day, the San Remo green paint on the BMW M-440i Gran Coupe shines through.
It looks like a sedan but has a rear hatch. BMW calls it a Gran Coupe. It also has an optional X-Drive all-wheel-drive. Much has been written about the nose of the car and I understand why, it’s a bit much. The great-looking sport wheels and tires are a $2,400 option.
Open the hatch to see how practical it is. Cargo space is generous even before folding row two seats. The real star of this car is under the hood. An in-line, three-liter turbo six with 382 horsepower. A great engine.
The interior, not so much. I do like the sports seats, but they’re covered in fake leather which is surprising on such an expensive car. BMW dashboards haven’t changed much in recent years so it all seems pretty familiar. The video screen is nice and wide.
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The automatic is an eight-speed but sadly, no manual is available. There are four drive modes. I like how it’s easy to turn off electronic driver aids with a dash-mounted button.
Row two leg and headroom are quite good. The ride of the M440i is more comfortable than a full-blown BMW M-car while still having excellent acceleration and braking.
So for the 2022 BMW M440i Gran Coupe X-Drive, I say thumbs up, to excellent handling, excellent power, and practical hatchback design. Thumbs down to the gaudy nose and fake leather. The BMW averaged about 26 miles-per-gallon with the as-reviewed sticker just over $67,520. | https://www.abc27.com/news/consumer/auto-reviews/cool-car-2022-bmw-m440i-gran-coupe/ | 2022-04-01T00:05:59 |
La Crosse, Wis. - (WXOW) - A suspect in a 2019 assault at a local drive-in restaurant has been located and a court date set for his initial appearance.
In September of 2019 Gerald Pemberton was shown on video approaching an employee at Rudy's Drive-In around 4 a.m.
Police said they believed it was Pemberton in the video that threw a sucker punch, knocking the employee down and breaking one of his teeth.
According to the La Crosse District Attorney's office, Pemberton was recently arrested in Sauk county. There he was able to post a $1,000 cash bond to appear in La Crosse County court. A court date has been set for April 5th at 2 p.m. | https://www.wxow.com/news/suspect-in-2019-rudys-drive-in-attack-found/article_69be6944-b12b-11ec-823d-57f5f82e674f.html | 2022-04-01T00:06:05 |
(ABC4) – If you’re tired of looking at old furniture that you bought last year from IKEA, the retailer has announced that it will now pay customers to bring back old furniture.
The IKEA buyback and resell option has now been made available for 37 of its U.S. stores. As a way to help pave a path toward sustainable living, the company has brought back the initiative that was launched late last year.
How does it work?
You start by filling out a form on IKEA’s website in order to receive an emailed quote of the buyback value for your furniture. Customers are asked to bring a copy of their quote, buyback number, and fully assembled furniture to your participating IKEA store where an employee will assess the furniture’s buyback value.
When you buyback, you will get store credit and your furniture gets a second life in the As-Is department.
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What are the buyback requirements?
According to IKEA, the following categories of products are not currently eligible for the furniture buy-back service:
- Non-IKEA products
- Home furnishing accessories including lighting and textiles
- Add-on units and componentry
- Products that have been used outside including outdoor furniture
- Mattresses and bad textiles (such as blankets and mattress toppers)
- Kitchens including bench tops, cabinets, and fronts
- Modular wardrobes and accessories
- Electrical appliances and products
- Chests of drawers
- “Hacked,” modified or painted products
- Non-assembled products
- Market Hall products (including small kitchen goods, art, rugs, and picture frames)
- Upholstered or leather products
- Sofas or armchairs
- Plants
- Items containing glass (including mirrors)
- Children’s and baby products (such as cribs, mattresses, and change tables)
- Beds and bed frames
The retailer said on its website that large quantities and commercially used items are exempt. | https://www.abc27.com/news/consumer/ikea-will-pay-you-to-return-old-furniture-at-select-stores/ | 2022-04-01T00:06:06 |
TOMAH (WKOW) — A powerlifting coach in Tomah has been arrested on pending charges for sexual assault of a student.
According to a Facebook post from the Tomah Police Department, Tomah High School and the police were notified of a coach allegedly having sexual contact with a student March 29. Following an investigation, police arrested the high school's powerlifting coach, Kaitlyn Sankey, 26, of Elroy.
Sankey faces potential charges for sexual assault of a child by a school staff person and indecent exposure.
"The Tomah Police Department and the Tomah Area School District have been in direct communication throughout this investigation. This is an ongoing investigation," Tomah assistant police chief Eric Pedersen said in the post. | https://www.wxow.com/news/tomah-powerlifting-coach-arrested-for-sexual-contact-with-student/article_9030ac2a-b12d-11ec-bbe6-4f7f30bbcdb9.html | 2022-04-01T00:06:11 |
(NEXSTAR) — Consumer goods company Unilever has initiated a voluntary recall of two of its Suave antiperspirant products due to concerns over benzene content – exposure to high levels of the chemical has been linked to several types of cancer.
The affected products are Suave 24-Hour Protection Aerosol Antiperspirants, both the “Fresh” and “Powder” scents. The 4-6 ounce spray cans feature the UPC codes:
- 079400751508
- 079400784902
- 079400785503
Items with these UPC codes and expiration dates through September 2023 are the only Unilever/Suave products affected by the recall.
Unilever explains that the antiperspirants themselves don’t contain benzene but a review showed “unexpected” levels from the propellant that sprays the product from the cans. The company says the 24-hour deodorant sprays were discontinued last year for unrelated business reasons and were previously in limited distribution at U.S. stores and online.
Retailers who carried the items have also been notified to pull any that remain, Unilever says. Anyone who has the affected products should discard them immediately.
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Customers with questions or concerns can contact Unilever at (866) 204-9756. More information on the products and reimbursement can also be found at the Suave Recall page. The Food and Drug Administration says customers who may have experienced adverse reactions to the aerosols can report to its MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting.
Benzene
So what is benzene?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention explains that benzene is a colorless or yellow liquid when at room temperature. It can be naturally occurring – in volcanoes, forest fires, and oil, for example – or found in human manufacturing.
Benzene is among the top 20 chemicals used in the U.S., the CDC says. It’s used to make plastics, nylons, and some types of lubricants, rubbers, dyes, detergents, and drugs. Tobacco smoke is a large source of benzene exposure to humans.
How is it harmful?
The CDC reports benzene damages the human body by causing cells to malfunction. For instance, bone marrow can stop producing adequate amounts of red blood cells. Additionally, it can cause changes in antibodies and white blood cell loss. Immediate symptoms of exposure include headaches, dizziness, tremors, vomiting and confusion.
Long-term exposure (longer than a year) can result in cancers, per the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. | https://www.abc27.com/news/consumer/recalls/some-suave-antiperspirants-recalled-due-to-high-levels-of-cancer-causing-chemical/ | 2022-04-01T00:06:12 |
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WXOW) - A group of leaders from the 7 Rivers Alliance and Competitive Wisconsin Inc. (CWI) are bringing a major summit to the Coulee Region.
Part of an eight summit series called Wisconsin Tomorrow, CWI's Summit on Early Childhood Care and Education will bring employers, government officials, community leaders and child care stakeholders together to discuss possible solutions tackling child care availability and workforce shortages.
CEO Chris Hardie of 7 Rivers Alliance said the availability of child care is a major concern as it is keeping a large percentage of workers at home to care for their children.
"In Winona County a couple of years ago they did a survey," Hardie explained. "And of the parents who responded to their survey, 30% of them said they were unable to work because they couldn't find available child care. That's a significant number of people."
Worker shortages are affecting all businesses, including child care facilities who struggle to remain open. And because it's a competitive job market, it's challenging to find child care workers willing to work for less wages and few benefits.
"Finding staff and maintaining staff is a challenge," Director of Programs at Family & Children's Center Mary Jacobson said. "But we also learn that daycare even while rates are high, it's hard to cover their costs."
Communities are looking for solutions and that's what is driving the need for CWI's summit.
"Our number one challenge for our economy is finding workers," Hardie said. "And if we can solve some of the child care problem then we can probably get more of those workers back into the workforce."
The summit is scheduled for April 14 and will be held at Western Technical College which is co-hosting the event along with UW-La Crosse and Wisconsin Counties Association.
A free event, anyone interested can attend in-person or virtually.
To register for the summit, click this LINK. More information on the event can be found HERE. | https://www.wxow.com/news/top-stories/major-summit-coming-to-la-crosse-addressing-community-child-care-issues/article_3a018fc6-b147-11ec-85d5-1b11323967d6.html | 2022-04-01T00:06:17 |
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Dolly Parton is sharing her support for those fighting the wildfires in Wears Valley and Sevier County.
On Thursday, Parton tweeted, “I’ve been keeping up with everything going on with the fires near my home area. It looks scary on TV, but I’m proud of how everyone in the area has pulled together like they always do. I’m especially proud of the brave men and women who are working to contain the fire.”
The fire has burned at least 3,700 acres and at least 500 people have been evacuated. The fire is still burning, with 30 percent contained. More evacuations were ordered late Thursday, more than 24 hours after the fire broke out on Hatcher Mountain in Wears Valley.
Parton also wrote, “I know there are some folks who have been affected, and I hope that you will join me in saying a prayer for them. During this time, I’ve also remained in touch with my people at Dollywood who have assured me everything is okay there.”
Pigeon Forge leaders said Thursday at a press conference that firefighters had kept the flames from entering the city limits.
To find out ways to help those impacted, click here. | https://www.abc27.com/news/entertainment/dolly-parton-proud-of-wildfire-response-asks-prayer-for-victims/ | 2022-04-01T00:06:18 |
UNDATED (AP)- Park Center guard Braeden Carrington is the Associated Press Player of the Year for Minnesota high school boys basketball.
The 6-foot-3 senior helped lead the Pirates to the Class 4A state championship. That was the Brooklyn Park school's first title in the sport.
Carrington will play in college for Minnesota next season. He averaged 17.8 points per game in 2021-22.
Carrington is joined on the AP's all-state team by Eli King of Caledonia, Demarion Watson of Totino-Grace, Tre Holloman of Cretin-Derham Hall and Pharrel Payne of Park of Cottage Grove.
King averaged 19.9 points and 9.7 rebounds to go along with 4 steals per game this season while leading Caledonia to the State Tournament. | https://www.wxow.com/sports/eli-king-named-1st-team-all-state-carrington-player-of-the-year/article_17cb3a6e-b148-11ec-9a96-5ba838a0f069.html | 2022-04-01T00:06:23 |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Thursday passed a bill capping the monthly cost of insulin at $35 for insured patients, part of an election-year push by Democrats for price curbs on prescription drugs at a time of rising inflation.
Experts say the legislation, which passed 232-193, would provide significant relief for privately insured patients with skimpier plans and for Medicare enrollees facing rising out-of-pocket costs for their insulin. Some could save hundreds of dollars annually, and all insured patients would get the benefit of predictable monthly costs for insulin. The bill would not help the uninsured.
But the Affordable Insulin Now Act will serve as a political vehicle to rally Democrats and force Republicans who oppose it into uncomfortable votes ahead of the midterms. For the legislation to pass Congress, 10 Republican senators would have to vote in favor. Democrats acknowledge they don’t have an answer for how that’s going to happen.
“If 10 Republicans stand between the American people being able to get access to affordable insulin, that’s a good question for 10 Republicans to answer,” said Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., a cosponsor of the House bill. “Republicans get diabetes, too. Republicans die from diabetes.”
Public opinion polls have consistently shown support across party lines for congressional action to limit drug costs.
But Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., complained the legislation is only “a small piece of a larger package around government price controls for prescription drugs.” Critics say the bill would raise premiums and fails to target pharmaceutical middlemen seen as contributing to high list prices for insulin.
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Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said Democrats could have a deal on prescription drugs if they drop their bid to authorize Medicare to negotiate prices. “Do Democrats really want to help seniors, or would they rather have the campaign issue?” Grassley said.
The insulin bill, which would take effect in 2023, represents just one provision of a much broader prescription drug package in President Joe Biden’s social and climate legislation.
In addition to a similar $35 cap on insulin, the Biden bill would authorize Medicare to negotiate prices for a range of drugs, including insulin. It would penalize drugmakers who raise prices faster than inflation and overhaul the Medicare prescription drug benefit to limit out-of-pocket costs for enrollees.
Biden’s agenda passed the House only to stall in the Senate because Democrats could not reach consensus. Party leaders haven’t abandoned hope of getting the legislation moving again and preserving its drug pricing curbs largely intact.
The idea of a $35 monthly cost cap for insulin actually has a bipartisan pedigree. The Trump administration had created a voluntary option for Medicare enrollees to get insulin for $35, and the Biden administration continued it.
In the Senate, Republican Susan Collins of Maine and Democrat Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire are working on a bipartisan insulin bill. Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock has introduced legislation similar to the House bill, with the support of Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York.
Stung by criticism that Biden’s economic policies spur inflation, Democrats are redoubling efforts to show how they’d help people cope with costs. On Thursday, the Commerce Department reported a key inflation gauge jumped 6.4% in February compared with a year ago, the largest year-over-year rise since January 1982.
But experts say the House bill would not help uninsured people, who face the highest out-of-pocket costs for insulin. Also, people with diabetes often take other medications as well as insulin. That’s done to treat the diabetes itself, along with other serious health conditions often associated with the disease. The House legislation would not help with those costs, either. Collins says she’s looking for a way to help uninsured people through her bill.
About 37 million Americans have diabetes, and an estimated 6 million to 7 million use insulin to keep their blood sugars under control. It’s an old drug, refined and improved over the years, that has seen relentless price increases.
Steep list prices don’t reflect the rates insurance plans negotiate with manufacturers. But those list prices are used to calculate cost-sharing amounts that patients owe. Patients who can’t afford their insulin reduce or skip doses, a strategy born of desperation, which can lead to serious complications and even death.
Economist Sherry Glied of New York University said the market for insulin is a “total disaster” for many patients, particularly those with skimpy insurance plans or no insurance.
“This will make private insurance for people with diabetes a much more attractive proposition,” said Glied. | https://www.abc27.com/news/us-world/politics/house-passes-35-a-month-insulin-cap/ | 2022-04-01T00:06:24 |
A dusting was able to measure up to 0.3" snow this morning, but it was the only measurable snow for La Crosse in the entire month of March which averages 7.3".
For the year to date, La Crosse now is up to just 29.5" snow. That's over a foot below the average to date. April begins tomorrow, and April still averages 2.9" snow.
There are a few chances in the forecast, too, as April showers will likely come in the form of both rain showers and snow showers. The sky will clear out tonight, allowing for colder temps to settle in. Expect lows in the low to mid 20s by early tomorrow morning, though the sun will help warm us up to near 50 by Friday afternoon.
Our next several chances for precipitation come... READ MORE | https://www.wxow.com/weather/forecast/this-mornings-snow-was-only-measurable-march-snow-in-la-crosse/article_610fcdb2-b138-11ec-9da8-5b1c1b755579.html | 2022-04-01T00:06:29 |
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The mother of a newborn baby attempted to kill her child after a home birth, police said.
Police said they were called to the emergency room at Mountain View Hospital on Saturday for a report of a new mother who refused to enter the hospital and was “bleeding profusely,” they wrote in an arrest report.
Police said the newborn’s mother, Ashley Hollingsworth, 22, had tried to kill the child with a blanket.
Hollingsworth was located more than two hours later with severe injuries to her head, police said.
Investigators learned that Hollingsworth had given birth in a toilet about an hour before they were called to the hospital.
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On the way to the hospital, police said “Ashley had wrapped [a] blanket around the baby’s head and was pushing the blanket against the baby’s face.” Doctors initially believed the newborn may have suffered a brain bleed, but staff later determined the child likely did not suffer any injuries.
While speaking with detectives the next day, a witness told police Hollingsworth reportedly said there was “something evil” in her stomach that was “trying to kill” the baby. Hollingsworth later told police in an interview that she believed the baby was “probably evil.”
“After seeing the baby’s eyes, smelling what she described as an abnormal scent, and the baby grunting at her, Ashley decided to wrap the blanket around the baby’s head,” police wrote in their report.
Hollingsworth was found with self-inflicted injuries to her face, police said.
Police arrested Hollingsworth on Wednesday. She faces charges of attempted murder and child abuse or neglect. She was being held without bail ahead of a court hearing next week. | https://www.abc27.com/news/us-world/strange/las-vegas-police-mother-attempts-to-kill-newborn-says-baby-was-evil/ | 2022-04-01T00:06:30 |
A dusting was able to measure up to 0.3" snow this morning, but it was the only measurable snow for La Crosse in the entire month of March which averages 7.3".
For the year to date, La Crosse now is up to just 29.5" snow. That's over a foot below the average to date. April begins tomorrow, and April still averages 2.9" snow.
There are a few chances in the forecast, too, as April showers will likely come in the form of both rain showers and snow showers. The sky will clear out tonight, allowing for colder temps to settle in. Expect lows in the low to mid 20s by early tomorrow morning, though the sun will help warm us up to near 50 by Friday afternoon.
Our next several chances for precipitation come mainly in the overnight hours. That's why we have some chances for snow as low temps will be near or below freezing through the next week.
The next chance arrives late tomorrow night into Saturday morning. Expect a wintry mix to change over to snow with some minor accumulations again possible.
Most of Saturday and Sunday will be dry, but another round of rain and/or snow arrives Sunday night into Monday morning and will be followed by more chances Tuesday through Thursday. | https://www.wxow.com/weather/this-mornings-snow-was-only-measurable-march-snow-in-la-crosse/article_52803d5e-b13d-11ec-a03d-43e5e06419c8.html | 2022-04-01T00:06:35 |
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Two members of the 2 NEWS family are being honored in Dayton.
Former longtime anchor Mark Allan and 2 NEWS Chief Meteorologist Brian Davis are a part of the 2022 class for the Dayton Area Broadcasters Hall of Fame, according to a release.
There are a total of 10 inductees, along with recipients of a lifetime achievement award and a community service award.
The selection committee said the date and location for the ceremony will be announced at a later time. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/local-news/2-news-brian-davis-mark-allan-inductees-in-dayton-area-broadcasters-hall-of-fame/ | 2022-04-01T00:07:37 |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Thursday passed a bill capping the monthly cost of insulin at $35 for insured patients, part of an election-year push by Democrats for price curbs on prescription drugs at a time of rising inflation.
Experts say the legislation, which passed 232-193, would provide significant relief for privately insured patients with skimpier plans and for Medicare enrollees facing rising out-of-pocket costs for their insulin. Some could save hundreds of dollars annually, and all insured patients would get the benefit of predictable monthly costs for insulin. The bill would not help the uninsured.
But the Affordable Insulin Now Act will serve as a political vehicle to rally Democrats and force Republicans who oppose it into uncomfortable votes ahead of the midterms. For the legislation to pass Congress, 10 Republican senators would have to vote in favor. Democrats acknowledge they don’t have an answer for how that’s going to happen.
“If 10 Republicans stand between the American people being able to get access to affordable insulin, that’s a good question for 10 Republicans to answer,” said Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., a cosponsor of the House bill. “Republicans get diabetes, too. Republicans die from diabetes.”
Public opinion polls have consistently shown support across party lines for congressional action to limit drug costs.
But Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., complained the legislation is only “a small piece of a larger package around government price controls for prescription drugs.” Critics say the bill would raise premiums and fails to target pharmaceutical middlemen seen as contributing to high list prices for insulin.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said Democrats could have a deal on prescription drugs if they drop their bid to authorize Medicare to negotiate prices. “Do Democrats really want to help seniors, or would they rather have the campaign issue?” Grassley said.
The insulin bill, which would take effect in 2023, represents just one provision of a much broader prescription drug package in President Joe Biden’s social and climate legislation.
In addition to a similar $35 cap on insulin, the Biden bill would authorize Medicare to negotiate prices for a range of drugs, including insulin. It would penalize drugmakers who raise prices faster than inflation and overhaul the Medicare prescription drug benefit to limit out-of-pocket costs for enrollees.
Biden’s agenda passed the House only to stall in the Senate because Democrats could not reach consensus. Party leaders haven’t abandoned hope of getting the legislation moving again, and preserving its drug pricing curbs largely intact.
The idea of a $35 monthly cost cap for insulin actually has a bipartisan pedigree. The Trump administration had created a voluntary option for Medicare enrollees to get insulin for $35, and the Biden administration continued it.
In the Senate, Republican Susan Collins of Maine and Democrat Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire are working on a bipartisan insulin bill. Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock has introduced legislation similar to the House bill, with the support of Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York.
Stung by criticism that Biden’s economic policies spur inflation, Democrats are redoubling efforts to show how they’d help people cope with costs. On Thursday, the Commerce Department reported a key inflation gauge jumped 6.4% in February compared with a year ago, the largest year-over-year rise since January 1982.
But experts say the House bill would not help uninsured people, who face the highest out-of-pocket costs for insulin. Also, people with diabetes often take other medications as well as insulin. That’s done to treat the diabetes itself, along with other serious health conditions often associated with the disease. The House legislation would not help with those costs, either. Collins says she’s looking for a way to help uninsured people through her bill.
About 37 million Americans have diabetes, and an estimated 6 million to 7 million use insulin to keep their blood sugars under control. It’s an old drug, refined and improved over the years, that has seen relentless price increases.
Steep list prices don’t reflect the rates insurance plans negotiate with manufacturers. But those list prices are used to calculate cost-sharing amounts that patients owe. Patients who can’t afford their insulin reduce or skip doses, a strategy born of desperation, which can lead to serious complications and even death.
Economist Sherry Glied of New York University said the market for insulin is a “total disaster” for many patients, particularly those with skimpy insurance plans or no insurance.
“This will make private insurance for people with diabetes a much more attractive proposition,” said Glied. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/house-passes-35-a-month-insulin-cap/ | 2022-04-01T00:07:43 |
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – For some people, overdraft fees are a frustrating inconvenience. For others, they pose crippling costs. Some lawmakers now want to change how they’re charged altogether.
Rep. Carolyn Maloney introduced legislation called the “Overdraft Protection Act.” The bill includes provisions to cap the amount and number of fees a bank can charge.
“My bill tries to cut down on these unfair and deceptive practices,” the New York Democrat said.
Advocates like Elyse Crawford-Hicks with Americans for Financial Reform say overdraft fees hit low-income families and people of color the hardest.
“Overdraft fees are paid the most by people who can least afford them,” Crawford-Hicks said.
Others say over-drafting is a useful service because it can function like a short-term loan. Paul Kundert is the CEO of UW Credit Union, which recently reduced their overdraft fees and put more limits on how they charge them.
“When prices are fair, we believe consumers do benefit from access to the credit provided by overdraft fees,” Kundert said.
Recently, major banks like Wells Fargo, Citigroup and Bank of America have made changes themselves, by reducing their overdraft fees or eliminating them altogether.
Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, says that demonstrates the legislation is unnecessary.
“The market is naturally, naturally taking care of the issue without government intervention. And we do not need more rules from Washington,” Williams said.
Because banks make billions of dollars in revenue from overdraft fees, George Mason University Foundation Professor of Law Todd Zywicki argues the proposed changes would cost consumers.
“We’ll see higher bank fees, we’ll see higher minimum monthly deposits as basically insurance against over-drafting and we will see a loss of access to free checking,” Zywicki said.
Lawmakers like Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., are promising to continue pushing for the reforms.
“How can we perform such an abusive and predatory practice that punishes people simply for being poor?” Pressley said. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/washington-dc/bill-seeks-to-put-cap-on-overdraft-fees/ | 2022-04-01T00:07:49 |
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — A man faces child pornography charges after Oro Valley Police Department's Criminal Investigation Unit caught him having explicit photos with minors.
On Wednesday, the OVPD arrested Steven Hill for nine counts of sexual exploitation of a minor.
Officers received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about sexually explicit images of children.
Police carried out search warrants, finding pornographic images of children in connection with Hill.
They arrested Hill and booked him into the Pima County Jail with a bond of $100,000.
This investigation is still active.
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Bivian Contreras is a real-time editor for KGUN 9. Bivian graduated from the University of Arizona School of Journalism with a Bachelor's degree in Journalism with an emphasis in Broadcast and is currently pursuing a degree in Broadcast Operational Meteorology at Mississippi State University. She is an Arizona native from Nogales and looks forward to becoming a meteorologist one day or a news anchor. Share your story ideas and important issues with Bivian by emailing bivian.contreras@kgun9.com or by connecting on Instagram, and Twitter. | https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/oro-valley-man-arrested-for-phonographic-photos-with-minors | 2022-04-01T00:09:03 |
Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has agreed to appear at a deposition in Connecticut to answer questions in a lawsuit by relatives of some of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims.
That's according to new court filings by his lawyers on Thursday, which comes a day after a judge ordered fines against Jones for defying orders to attend a deposition last week despite his claim of illness.
Jones now says he can answer questions on April 11 and is asking the judge to put a hold on the fines. There was no immediate ruling on Jones' requests. The families are suing him for calling the school massacre a hoax.
Superior Court Judge Barbara Bellis said, “The court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant Alex Jones willfully and in bad faith violated without justification several clear court orders requiring his attendance at his depositions on March 23 and March 24.”
Judge Bellis said in the decision on Wednesday, “It is clear…that the plaintiffs here simply want and are entitled to the deposition of Mr. Jones and that Mr. Jones has continued to attempt to deliberately disregard the court’s orders and attempts to manipulate the court process.”
“While paying the fees and court’s costs will reimburse the plaintiffs for costs incurred in attempting to procure Mr. Jones’ deposition, it is not a substitution for his testimony,” she said. | https://www.kgun9.com/news/national/alex-jones-agrees-to-appear-at-deposition-in-sandy-hook-case-after-defying-orders-to-attend | 2022-04-01T00:09:09 |
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WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – For some people, overdraft fees are a frustrating inconvenience. For others, they pose crippling costs. Some lawmakers now want to change how they’re charged altogether.
Rep. Carolyn Maloney introduced legislation called the “Overdraft Protection Act.” The bill includes provisions to cap the amount and number of fees a bank can charge.
“My bill tries to cut down on these unfair and deceptive practices,” the New York Democrat said.
Advocates like Elyse Crawford-Hicks with Americans for Financial Reform say overdraft fees hit low-income families and people of color the hardest.
“Overdraft fees are paid the most by people who can least afford them,” Crawford-Hicks said.
Others say over-drafting is a useful service because it can function like a short-term loan. Paul Kundert is the CEO of UW Credit Union, which recently reduced their overdraft fees and put more limits on how they charge them.
“When prices are fair, we believe consumers do benefit from access to the credit provided by overdraft fees,” Kundert said.
Recently, major banks like Wells Fargo, Citigroup and Bank of America have made changes themselves, by reducing their overdraft fees or eliminating them altogether.
Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, says that demonstrates the legislation is unnecessary.
“The market is naturally, naturally taking care of the issue without government intervention. And we do not need more rules from Washington,” Williams said.
Because banks make billions of dollars in revenue from overdraft fees, George Mason University Foundation Professor of Law Todd Zywicki argues the proposed changes would cost consumers.
“We’ll see higher bank fees, we’ll see higher minimum monthly deposits as basically insurance against over-drafting and we will see a loss of access to free checking,” Zywicki said.
Lawmakers like Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., are promising to continue pushing for the reforms.
“How can we perform such an abusive and predatory practice that punishes people simply for being poor?” Pressley said. | https://www.abc27.com/news/washington-dc/bill-seeks-to-put-cap-on-overdraft-fees/ | 2022-04-01T00:10:07 |
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Hundreds of Reed College students occupied the school’s administration building Thursday, their second day of pressing President Audrey Bilger to fire a psychology professor who was caught on video demanding to know if a drive-through employee was born in the United States.
On his webpage, Professor Paul J. Currie, a tenured professor on sabbatical, says his areas of expertise include neuropharmacology, drug-receptor interactions, and “drugs of abuse.”
The video captures only part of what appears to be a longer exchange. Currie asks about the narrator’s birthplace and then asks if her “rude colleague was born in the United States?”
Students began their occupation of the third floor of Eliot Hall yesterday. Today, starting at 11:00 a.m., hundreds of students sat in the long hall outside Bilger’s office beneath walls scrawled with anti-racist graffiti. A Mexican flag hung on the wall beside the door to Bilger’s office. Student organizers had stocked a nearby room with water, hot cocoa, and Kind bars.
There appeared to be between 250 and 350 students in the hallway and up the stairs. Reed enrolls 1,566 students, according to the school’s website.
None of the students were willing to go on the record or to be photographed, saying that right-wing activists had already begun doxxing them, publishing their personal information on the internet with malicious intent.
“My parents are immigrants,” one student, a junior, said. “I’m a first generation American, and I’ve heard people talk to my parents this way my whole life. It’s a slap in the face to hear the same thing from a member of the Reed faculty. I’m disgusted.”
Reed administrators say the matter has their “full attention.”
“We are aware of a video circulating that shows Reed College Professor Paul Currie making offensive and racist comments at a local business,” Reed spokeswoman Mary Keister said in an email. “The behavior displayed in the video is antithetical to what we believe and value as a college. We are following Reed’s governance processes for investigating complaints about faculty behavior, including complaints about discriminatory harassment and unprofessional conduct, and have initiated the process of examining this conduct to determine next steps.”
Currie apologized to students, faculty and staff in an email.
“I’m reaching out regarding a video in which I recently exhibited reprehensible behavior at a local business in Portland,” Currie wrote. “I know I have deeply offended you and for that I am truly sorry. There is no excuse to ever engage in offensive and discriminatory behavior and I accept full responsibility for my actions. I understand that I must work hard to restore your faith in me.”
In an attempt to defuse the situation, Bilger and her staff invited students to a meeting on April 6, to “reflect on and share the impact of recent events—and to discuss systemic issues impeding our campus efforts,” according to an email to students.
“We are grateful for the steady work of the Office for Institutional Diversity, Reed committees on diversity, and other groups on campus that inform the steps we have taken, and will take, to build community, support all community members, and create a climate that is safe and welcoming,” the email said. “Gatherings with our faculty and staff Affinity Groups will also be arranged.”
Reed students say the administration isn’t doing enough. They say Bilger must fire Currie.
“Actions speak louder than words,” read a message inked on the Eliot Hall walls. “Fire Paul.”
“The way that administration at Reed has been dealing with this is very dismissive and invalidating to the experiences of immigrants and non-white students at Reed,” an Asian-American junior said. “It’s being treated as an isolated incident. I believe this is part of a bigger issue within the institution itself and the racism that it encourages, protects and perpetuates.”
Reed officials said they are investigating the matter and will make a determination in time. “I am asking the Committee on Advancement and Tenure (CAT), a committee composed of elected tenured faculty members, to formally begin the process of investigating and determining appropriate next steps as it relates to this faculty member’s position on the Reed faculty,” Kathryn C. Oleson, dean of the faculty and professor of psychology wrote in an email to students, staff and faculty.
The protest is lighting up Twitter with questions about whether news organizations are shirking their duty by not publishing pictures of the protests. Right-wing author Andy Ngo criticized The Oregonian for taking down photos it had published on Twitter.
“We have deleted tweets which contained images of Eliot Hall protestors,” The Oregonian tweeted. “We apologize for posting the images and putting community-members at risk, and will do better in the future. We condemn anyone who would seek to identify and harm those in the images.”
Ngo responded saying: “Independent media outlet deletes photographic coverage of far-left vandals & occupiers at @Reed_College_ to hide the record. This is ideological propaganda masquerading as journalism and safetyism, and needs to be condemned.”
Currie’s encounter appeared to be heading toward violence before the video ended. In the midst of the conversation with the drive-through employee, another person comes around to Currie’s passenger window and tells Currie that if he is asking questions about his race, he was going to “break all of your motherf*cking windows, alright?”
”Oh really, so now you’re threatening me,” Currie responds. | https://www.wweek.com/news/schools/2022/03/31/reed-students-occupy-admin-building-for-second-day-seeking-ouster-of-professor-caught-racially-profiling-workers-on-tiktok/ | 2022-04-01T00:10:44 |
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) _ Ellomay Capital Ltd. (ELLO) on Thursday reported a loss of $15.7 million in its fourth quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Tel Aviv, Israel-based company said it had a loss of 75 cents.
The renewable energy provider posted revenue of $13.6 million in the period.
For the year, the company reported that its loss widened to $22.9 million, or $1.39 per share. Revenue was reported as $50.7 million.
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TORONTO (AP) _ Loncor Gold Inc. (LONCF) on Thursday reported a loss of $1.6 million in its fourth quarter.
The Toronto-based company said it had a loss of 1 cent per share.
For the year, the company reported that its loss widened to $3.7 million, or 3 cents per share.
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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) _ SuperCom Ltd. (SPCB) on Thursday reported a loss of $5.4 million in its fourth quarter.
The Tel Aviv, Israel-based company said it had a loss of 32 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 1 cent per share.
The traditional and digital identity solutions provider posted revenue of $3 million in the period.
For the year, the company reported a loss of $10.1 million, or 38 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $12.3 million.
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NEW YORK (AP) —The following list shows the Nasdaq stocks that have gone up the most and down the most based on percent of change for 2021. No securities trading below 1000 shares are included. Net and percentage change are the difference be- tween last year's closing price and this year's closing. Changes for issues added during the year are calcu- lated from closing prices on the first trading day. UPS Name PEHighLowLastChg.Pct. 1CiscoSys 19 46.74 44.15 46.25 +1.38 + 3.1 2AppleIncs 33 128.72 117.57 121.42 +.16 + .1 3Intel 12 63.14 57.91 60.74 — .04 — .1 4Microsoft 37 237.47 224.26 231.60 — .78 — .3 DOWNS Name PEHighLowLastChg.Pct. 1Microsoft 37 237.47 224.26 231.60 — .78 — .3 2Intel 12 63.14 57.91 60.74 — .04 — .1 3AppleIncs 33 128.72 117.57 121.42 +.16 + .1 4CiscoSys 19 46.74 44.15 46.25 +1.38 + 3.1 ————————— | https://www.expressnews.com/business/article/UPS-AND-DOWNS-17049660.php | 2022-04-01T00:12:30 |
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) _ Ellomay Capital Ltd. (ELLO) on Thursday reported a loss of $15.7 million in its fourth quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Tel Aviv, Israel-based company said it had a loss of 75 cents.
The renewable energy provider posted revenue of $13.6 million in the period.
For the year, the company reported that its loss widened to $22.9 million, or $1.39 per share. Revenue was reported as $50.7 million.
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TORONTO (AP) _ Loncor Gold Inc. (LONCF) on Thursday reported a loss of $1.6 million in its fourth quarter.
The Toronto-based company said it had a loss of 1 cent per share.
For the year, the company reported that its loss widened to $3.7 million, or 3 cents per share.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "All or Nothing Evening" game were:
03-06-12-13-16-17-18-19-20-21-23-24
(three, six, twelve, thirteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-three, twenty-four) | https://www.expressnews.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-All-or-Nothing-Evening-17049717.php | 2022-04-01T00:12:49 |
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) _ SuperCom Ltd. (SPCB) on Thursday reported a loss of $5.4 million in its fourth quarter.
The Tel Aviv, Israel-based company said it had a loss of 32 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 1 cent per share.
The traditional and digital identity solutions provider posted revenue of $3 million in the period.
For the year, the company reported a loss of $10.1 million, or 38 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $12.3 million.
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Daily 3" game were:
8-2-1
(eight, two, one)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Daily 3" game were:
8-2-1
(eight, two, one) | https://www.expressnews.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-3-game-17049786.php | 2022-04-01T00:12:55 |
NEW YORK (AP) —The following list shows the Nasdaq stocks that have gone up the most and down the most based on percent of change for 2021. No securities trading below 1000 shares are included. Net and percentage change are the difference be- tween last year's closing price and this year's closing. Changes for issues added during the year are calcu- lated from closing prices on the first trading day. UPS Name PEHighLowLastChg.Pct. 1CiscoSys 19 46.74 44.15 46.25 +1.38 + 3.1 2AppleIncs 33 128.72 117.57 121.42 +.16 + .1 3Intel 12 63.14 57.91 60.74 — .04 — .1 4Microsoft 37 237.47 224.26 231.60 — .78 — .3 DOWNS Name PEHighLowLastChg.Pct. 1Microsoft 37 237.47 224.26 231.60 — .78 — .3 2Intel 12 63.14 57.91 60.74 — .04 — .1 3AppleIncs 33 128.72 117.57 121.42 +.16 + .1 4CiscoSys 19 46.74 44.15 46.25 +1.38 + 3.1 ————————— | https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/UPS-AND-DOWNS-17049660.php | 2022-04-01T00:12:59 |
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Evening" game were:
4-1-9-1, FIREBALL: 1
(four, one, nine, one; FIREBALL: one)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Evening" game were:
4-1-9-1, FIREBALL: 1
(four, one, nine, one; FIREBALL: one) | https://www.expressnews.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-4-Evening-game-17049718.php | 2022-04-01T00:13:01 |
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Daily 4" game were:
3-0-6-8
(three, zero, six, eight)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Daily 4" game were:
3-0-6-8
(three, zero, six, eight) | https://www.expressnews.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-4-game-17049788.php | 2022-04-01T00:13:08 |
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Fantasy 5 Double Play" game were:
02-06-11-25-32
(two, six, eleven, twenty-five, thirty-two)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Fantasy 5 Double Play" game were:
02-06-11-25-32
(two, six, eleven, twenty-five, thirty-two) | https://www.expressnews.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Fantasy-5-Double-Play-17049787.php | 2022-04-01T00:13:14 |
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "All or Nothing Evening" game were:
03-06-12-13-16-17-18-19-20-21-23-24
(three, six, twelve, thirteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-three, twenty-four) | https://www.sfgate.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-All-or-Nothing-Evening-17049717.php | 2022-04-01T00:13:17 |
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Fantasy 5" game were:
06-09-28-29-30
(six, nine, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Fantasy 5" game were:
06-09-28-29-30
(six, nine, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty) | https://www.expressnews.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Fantasy-5-game-17049785.php | 2022-04-01T00:13:20 |
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Daily 3" game were:
8-2-1
(eight, two, one)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Daily 3" game were:
8-2-1
(eight, two, one) | https://www.sfgate.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-3-game-17049786.php | 2022-04-01T00:13:24 |
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Keno" game were:
16-18-26-28-30-32-35-40-43-45-48-49-50-57-59-62-64-66-67-74-76-80
(sixteen, eighteen, twenty-six, twenty-eight, thirty, thirty-two, thirty-five, forty, forty-three, forty-five, forty-eight, forty-nine, fifty, fifty-seven, fifty-nine, sixty-two, sixty-four, sixty-six, sixty-seven, seventy-four, seventy-six, eighty) | https://www.expressnews.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Keno-game-17049784.php | 2022-04-01T00:13:26 |
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Evening" game were:
4-1-9-1, FIREBALL: 1
(four, one, nine, one; FIREBALL: one)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Evening" game were:
4-1-9-1, FIREBALL: 1
(four, one, nine, one; FIREBALL: one) | https://www.sfgate.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-4-Evening-game-17049718.php | 2022-04-01T00:13:30 |
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Evening" game were:
3-8-4, FIREBALL: 5
(three, eight, four; FIREBALL: five)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Evening" game were:
3-8-4, FIREBALL: 5
(three, eight, four; FIREBALL: five) | https://www.expressnews.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Evening-game-17049719.php | 2022-04-01T00:13:32 |
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Daily 4" game were:
3-0-6-8
(three, zero, six, eight)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Daily 4" game were:
3-0-6-8
(three, zero, six, eight) | https://www.sfgate.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-4-game-17049788.php | 2022-04-01T00:13:36 |
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Poker Lotto" game were:
AD-7C-6D-8H-9H
(AD, 7C, 6D, 8H, 9H)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Poker Lotto" game were:
AD-7C-6D-8H-9H
(AD, 7C, 6D, 8H, 9H) | https://www.expressnews.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Poker-Lotto-game-17049789.php | 2022-04-01T00:13:39 |
DENVER – The Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) has issued an emergency rule to suspend all Colorado poultry events for 90 days effective immediately.
State Leaders say it is due to the detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) among wild bird species across 29 states. The highly contagious virus can be transferred from wild birds to domestic poultry.
Owners should take the following steps to prepare:
INCREASE BIOSECURITY: The Colorado State Veterinarian’s Office is asking all poultry and bird owners to increase their biosecurity practices to keep the disease out of our domestic poultry in Colorado. Commercial poultry producers can use this toolkit to assess their biosecurity practices and preparedness.
MONITOR FLOCKS: Monitor your flock for clinical signs of HPAI, including monitoring production parameters (feed and water consumption, egg production) and increased morbidity and mortality. Any changes in production parameters that could indicate HPAI should be reported.
REPORT DISEASE: It is important for veterinarians and producers to report any suspicious disease events in poultry flocks to the State Veterinarian’s office at 303-869-9130.
If you have sick birds or birds that have died from unknown causes, help is available at the Colorado Avian Health Call Line at CSU, their number is 970-297-4008.
Those who don’t own birds are asked if you find three or more dead wild birds in a specific area within a two-week period OR if you see live birds showing clinical signs of disease, please contact your local Colorado Parks and Wildlife office. | https://www.fox21news.com/news/colorado-suspends-all-poultry-events-due-to-avian-influenza/ | 2022-04-01T00:13:40 |
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Fantasy 5 Double Play" game were:
02-06-11-25-32
(two, six, eleven, twenty-five, thirty-two)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Fantasy 5 Double Play" game were:
02-06-11-25-32
(two, six, eleven, twenty-five, thirty-two) | https://www.sfgate.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Fantasy-5-Double-Play-17049787.php | 2022-04-01T00:13:42 |
AP PHOTOS on Day 36: Russian tanks destroyed outside Kyiv The Associated Press
March 31, 2022
1of 14 Destroyed Russian armored vehicles sit on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 31, 2022. Rodrigo Abd/AP Show More Show Less
2of 14 People hide in a basement of a church which is used as a bomb shelter, after fleeing from nearby villages, that have been attacked by the Russian army, in the town of Bashtanka, Mykolaiv district, Ukraine, on Thursday, March 31, 2022. Petros Giannakouris/AP Show More Show Less
3of 14 Ukrainian soldiers carry a body of a civilian killed by the Russian forces over the destroyed bridge in Irpin close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 31, 2022. Efrem Lukatsky/AP Show More Show Less
4of 14 Ukrainian soldiers pass on top of armored vehicles next to a destroyed Russian tank in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 31, 2022. Rodrigo Abd/AP Show More Show Less
5of 14 A machine gun of a Ukrainian soldier rests next to condiments for lunch in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 31, 2022. Rodrigo Abd/AP Show More Show Less
6of 14 The arm of a dead Russian soldier is seen next to a tank on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 31, 2022. Rodrigo Abd/AP Show More Show Less
7of 14 People hide in a basement of a church which is used as a bomb shelter, after fleeing from nearby villages that have been attacked by the Russian army, in the town of Bashtanka, Mykolaiv district, Ukraine,on Thursday, March 31, 2022. Petros Giannakouris/AP Show More Show Less
8of 14 Ukrainian soldiers assist an elderly woman who has hidden from the Russian shelling in a shelter for weeks without food and water, in Irpin close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 31, 2022. Efrem Lukatsky/AP Show More Show Less
9of 14 Oleksandr, 81, rides a bicycle next to a destroyed Russian tank in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 31, 2022. Rodrigo Abd/AP Show More Show Less
10of 14 A Ukrainian serviceman takes a selfie standing on a destroyed Russian tank after Ukrainian forces overran a Russian position outside Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 31, 2022. Vadim Ghirda/AP Show More Show Less
11of 14 People take shelter inside a church after fleeing from nearby villages that have been attacked by the Russian army, in the town of Bashtanka, Mykolaiv district, Ukraine, on Thursday, March 31, 2022. Petros Giannakouris/AP Show More Show Less
12of 14 Ukrainian soldiers carry bodies of civilians killed by the Russian forces over the destroyed bridge in Irpin close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 31, 2022. Efrem Lukatsky/AP Show More Show Less
13of 14 A damaged gas mask lies on the pavement at a Russian position which was overran by Ukrainian forces, outside Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 31, 2022. Vadim Ghirda/AP Show More Show Less
14of 14 Territorial Defense of the Armed Forces, 21-year-olds Svitlana, right, and Myroslava, pose for a photograph, in Lviv, western Ukraine, Thursday, March 31, 2022. Both Svitlana, and Myroslava, who studied at the same university in Kyiv, decided to leave academia and serve their country by joining the TDF only one month ago. Nariman El-Mofty/AP Show More Show Less
Destroyed Russian tanks line a road on the outskirts of Ukraine's capital, where Ukrainian troops pose for selfies atop the shell of one vehicle after their forces overran a Russian position. An 81-year-old man bicycles alone past one burned-out tank on the muddy road.
Close to Kyiv, in Irpin, Ukrainian soldiers carry the bodies of civilians killed by Russian forces over a destroyed bridge. Other soldiers assist an elderly woman who has hidden from Russian shelling in a shelter for weeks without food and water.
In the town of Bashtanka, people who have fled nearby villages attacked by the Russian army shelter in a church among the pews and in the basement bomb shelter.
During a break for lunch, a Ukrainian soldier keeps a machine gun close at hand, next to pickles and condiments on the table.
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The Associated Press | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/AP-PHOTOS-on-Day-36-Russian-tanks-destroyed-17049722.php | 2022-04-01T00:13:45 |
COLORADO SPRINGS — A Colorado Springs man claims he killed his mother because he was possessed by a demon, according to documents released Thursday by the 4th Judicial District.
Yeurashka Graham was arrested Monday for the murder of his mother, 74-year-old Theresa Graham. Her body was found under a tarp on a property on West Cheyenne Road in May of 2021 after fire officials had been called to the residence on reports of a structure on fire.
The arrest affidavit reveals more details on the incidents immediately following the discovery of Theresa Graham’s body.
The same night the body was discovered, The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) received a report of a head-on collision on the north side of Colorado Springs. Multiple more calls to 911 from residents along Foothills Farm Way reported a pickup truck being driven by Yeurashka Graham intentionally hitting other cars and chasing the other driver involved in the initial collision.
According to documents, Yeurashka Graham left the area of Foothills Farm Way and was later found on Sword Dancer Drive, where he appeared to have a metal pole and was damaging cars in the area. When officers arrived, Graham seemed to be agitated and was yelling about God and Jesus before throwing the metal pole at a CSPD Patrol Sergeant, then charging and threatening to kill the officer.
After several failed uses of a taser and a violent struggle with officers, Graham was taken into custody under suspicion of being under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
During a follow-up investigation, detectives located video and photos of the suspect’s actions along Foothills Farm Way, in which Yeurashka Graham could be seen waving a crucifix at people while yelling “Yahweh,” challenging bystanders to fight him, and telling them to kill themselves.
Graham later confessed to murdering his mother, telling a deputy working floor security at the El Paso County Criminal Justice Center,
“I killed my mother. I did it on I think Mother’s Day, but it wasn’t me. I was possessed by demons. Drugs made me do it. Drugs put the demons in me.”
Yeurashka Graham has been charged with first-degree murder and tampering with a deceased human body.
You can read the entire arrest affidavit below. | https://www.fox21news.com/news/local/colorado-springs-man-says-he-was-possessed-by-demon-killed-his-mother/ | 2022-04-01T00:13:46 |
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Fantasy 5" game were:
06-09-28-29-30
(six, nine, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Fantasy 5" game were:
06-09-28-29-30
(six, nine, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty) | https://www.sfgate.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Fantasy-5-game-17049785.php | 2022-04-01T00:13:48 |
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey refused to say Thursday if transgender people actually exist, twice dodging direct questions on the subject just a day after he signed legislation limiting transgender rights.
The Republican worked instead to defend his signatures on bills that bar transgender girls and women from playing on girls high school and women's college sports teams and barring gender affirming surgery for anyone under age 18.
When specifically asked if he believed that there “are really transgender people,” the governor paused for several seconds before answering.
“I’m going to ask you to read the legislation and to see that the legislation that we passed was in the spirit of fairness to protect girls sports in competitive situations,” Ducey said, referring to the new law that targets transgender girls who want to play on girls sports teams. “That’s what the legislation is intended to do, and that’s what it does.”
Asked again if he believed there are “actual transgender people,” he again answered slowly and carefully.
“I ... am going to respect everyone, and I’m going to respect everyone’s rights. And I’m going to protect female sports. And that’s what the legislation does,” Ducey said.
Ducey's response was “appalling,” according to the Arizona director of the Human Rights Campaign, a national civil rights group that advocates for equality for LGBTQ people. The organization worked to ensure families and transgender young people came to the Capitol to testify against the bills as the Republican-led House and Senate considered them this session.
“It's quite shocking that he can't even address trans people or even say that he thinks they exist,” Bridget Sharpe said.
Wednesday's signing of the two transgender bills and a third that bars abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy and is currently unconstitutional put Ducey right in the middle of two top issues national Republicans are highlighting in the runup to November's midterm elections.
Ducey also signed election legislation that minority Democrats said amounted to voter suppression by requiring longtime Arizonans to be thrown off the voter rolls if they did not prove their citizenship and residence location.
The governor leads the Republican Governors Association, which is charged with helping elect GOP chief executives in U.S. states. He in is the last year of his second term as Arizona governor and term limits bar him from seeking reelection.
The top Democrat in the state House, Rep. Reginald Bolding, called Wednesday “probably one of the darkest days we've seen in the history of Arizona."
“With the stroke of a pen, Gov. Ducey has hurled Arizona backwards to its ugliest past,” Bolding said Wednesday. “And today, he put in jeopardy pregnant people, transgender youth in danger and curtailed voting rights for people of color.”
Social conservative groups and the Arizona Republican Party praised Ducey's action. The Center for Arizona Policy, whose president shepherded the abortion and women's sports bills through the Legislature, called it a victory.
"Thank you, Governor Ducey, for taking a bold stand for women athletes, vulnerable children, and the unborn by putting your signature on (the bills) in the face of intense opposition from activists," Center for Arizona Policy president Cathi Herrod said in a news release she posted on Twitter.
She said the legislation protects the unborn, ensures a level playing field for female athletes and shows that “Arizona will do everything it can to protect vulnerable children struggling with gender confusion” by enacting the surgery ban.
Ducey said the surgery ban protects children from irreversible decisions.
“These are permanent surgeries of reassignment that are irreversible, and those discussions can happen once adulthood is reached,” he said.
The American Civil Liberties Association has vowed to sue over the surgery ban. U.S. Supreme Court precedent currently says women have a constitutional right to abortion until about 24 weeks of pregnancy, although it is considering whether to uphold a 15-week ban enacted in Mississippi and may overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision enshrining a woman's right to choose.
Arizona joins 13 other states in enacting laws preventing transgender girls and women from playing on girls teams. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox vetoed a transgender sports ban in his state, saying it would harm transgender girls, but the Legislature overrode the veto. Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb also vetoed a sports bill, but lawmakers hope to override his action as well. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Arizona-governor-won-t-say-transgender-people-17049806.php | 2022-04-01T00:13:51 |
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – For some people, overdraft fees are a frustrating inconvenience. For others, they pose crippling costs. Some lawmakers now want to change how they’re charged altogether.
Rep. Carolyn Maloney introduced legislation called the “Overdraft Protection Act.” The bill includes provisions to cap the amount and number of fees a bank can charge.
“My bill tries to cut down on these unfair and deceptive practices,” the New York Democrat said.
Advocates like Elyse Crawford-Hicks with Americans for Financial Reform say overdraft fees hit low-income families and people of color the hardest.
“Overdraft fees are paid the most by people who can least afford them,” Crawford-Hicks said.
Others say over-drafting is a useful service because it can function like a short-term loan. Paul Kundert is the CEO of UW Credit Union, which recently reduced their overdraft fees and put more limits on how they charge them.
“When prices are fair, we believe consumers do benefit from access to the credit provided by overdraft fees,” Kundert said.
Recently, major banks like Wells Fargo, Citigroup and Bank of America have made changes themselves, by reducing their overdraft fees or eliminating them altogether.
Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, says that demonstrates the legislation is unnecessary.
“The market is naturally, naturally taking care of the issue without government intervention. And we do not need more rules from Washington,” Williams said.
Because banks make billions of dollars in revenue from overdraft fees, George Mason University Foundation Professor of Law Todd Zywicki argues the proposed changes would cost consumers.
“We’ll see higher bank fees, we’ll see higher minimum monthly deposits as basically insurance against over-drafting and we will see a loss of access to free checking,” Zywicki said.
Lawmakers like Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., are promising to continue pushing for the reforms.
“How can we perform such an abusive and predatory practice that punishes people simply for being poor?” Pressley said. | https://www.fox21news.com/news/national/bill-seeks-to-put-cap-on-overdraft-fees/ | 2022-04-01T00:13:52 |
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Keno" game were:
16-18-26-28-30-32-35-40-43-45-48-49-50-57-59-62-64-66-67-74-76-80
(sixteen, eighteen, twenty-six, twenty-eight, thirty, thirty-two, thirty-five, forty, forty-three, forty-five, forty-eight, forty-nine, fifty, fifty-seven, fifty-nine, sixty-two, sixty-four, sixty-six, sixty-seven, seventy-four, seventy-six, eighty) | https://www.sfgate.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Keno-game-17049784.php | 2022-04-01T00:13:54 |
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Scott L. Montgomery, University of Washington
(THE CONVERSATION) The Biden administration on March 31, 2022, said it plans to release an unprecedented 180 million barrels of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve to combat the recent spike in gas and diesel prices. About a million barrels of oil will be released every day for up to six months.
If all the oil is released, it would represent almost one-third of the current volume of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. It follows a release of 30 million barrels in early March, a large withdrawal until the latest one.
But what is the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, why was it created, and when has it been used? And does it still serve a purpose, given that the U.S. exports more oil and other petroleum products than it imports?
As an energy researcher, I believe considering the reserve’s history can help answer these questions.
Origins of the reserve
Congress created the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as part of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 in response to a global oil crisis.
Arab oil-exporting states led by Saudi Arabia had cut supply to the world market because of Western support for Israel in the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Oil prices quadrupled, resulting in major economic damage to the U.S. and other countries. This also shook the average American, who had grown used to cheap oil.
The oil crisis caused the U.S., Japan and 15 other advanced countries to form the International Energy Agency in 1974 to recommend policies that would forestall such events in the future. One of the agency’s key ideas was to create emergency petroleum reserves that could be drawn on in case of a severe supply disruption.
The Energy Policy and Conservation Act originally stipulated the reserve should hold up to 1 billion barrels of crude and refined petroleum products. Though it has never reached that size, the U.S. reserve is the largest in the world, with a maximum volume of 714 million barrels. The cap was previously set at 727 million barrels.
As of March 25, 2022, the reserve contained about 568 million barrels.
Oil in the reserve is stored underground in a series of large underground salt domes in four locations along the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana, and is linked to major supply pipelines in the region.
Salt domes, formed when a mass of salt is forced upward, are a good choice for storage since salt is impermeable and has low solubility in crude oil. Most of the storage sites were acquired by the federal government in 1977 and became fully operational in the 1980s.
History of drawdowns
In the 1975 act, Congress specified that the reserve was intended to prevent “severe supply interruptions” – that is, actual oil shortages.
Over time, as the oil market has changed, Congress expanded the list of reasons for which the Strategic Petroleum Reserve could be tapped, such as domestic supply interruptions due to extreme weather.
Prior to March 2022, about 280 million barrels of crude oil had been released since the reserve’s creation, including a 50 million release that began in November 2021.
There have only been three emergency releases in the reserve’s history. The first was in 1991 after Iraq invaded Kuwait the year before, which resulted in a sharp drop in oil supply to the world market. The U.S. released 34 million barrels.
The second release, of 30 million barrels, came in 2005 after Hurricanes Rita and Katrina knocked out Gulf of Mexico production, which then comprised about 25% of U.S. domestic supply.
The third was a coordinated release by the International Energy Agency in 2011 as a result of supply disruptions from several oil-producing countries, including Libya, then facing civil unrest during the Arab Spring. In all, the agency coordinated a release of 60 million barrels of crude, half of which came from the U.S.
In addition, there have been 11 planned sales of oil from the reserve, mainly to generate federal revenue. One of these – the 1996-1997 sale to reduce the federal budget deficit – seemed to serve political ends rather than supply-related ones.
A better way to avoid pain at the pump
President Joe Biden’s November decision to tap the reserve was also seen as political by Republicans because there was no emergency shortage of supply at that time.
Similarly, the latest historic release of 180 million barrels could also be seen as serving a political purpose – in an election year, no less. But I believe it also seems perfectly legitimate in terms of fulfilling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve’s original purpose: reducing the negative impacts of a major oil price shock.
Though the U.S. is today a net petroleum exporter, it continues to import as much as 8.2 million barrels of crude oil every day.
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But in my view, the best way to avoid the pain of oil price shocks is to lower oil demand by reducing global carbon emissions – rather than mainly relying on releases from the reserve.
This is an updated version of an article originally published on Nov. 24, 2021.
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here: https://theconversation.com/biden-bets-a-million-barrels-a-day-will-drive-down-soaring-gas-prices-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-strategic-petroleum-reserve-180461. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Biden-bets-a-million-barrels-a-day-will-drive-17049686.php | 2022-04-01T00:13:57 |
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