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Highlights
- Net income in the second quarter of 2022 was $2.0 million, or $0.56 per diluted share, compared to $4.2 million, or $1.17 per diluted share, during the same period of 2021.
- Mortgage revenue, as expected, decreased to $3.8 million in the second quarter of 2022, compared to $7.8 million during the same period of 2021.
- Return on assets and return on equity was 0.85% and 7.25%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, compared to 1.45% and 13.44%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 30, 2021.
- Tangible common equity ratio was 11.04% on June 30, 2022 compared to 10.98% on December 31, 2021.
- New loan origination activity during 2022 drove a $39.7 million, or 7.7%, increase in loans held for investment. Excluding Small Business Administration (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, loans held for investment amounted to $557.6 million on June 30, 2022, compared to $517.9 million on December 31, 2021.
- Allowance for credit losses at June 30, 2022, was 1.52% of loans held for investment, excluding $709 thousand of SBA PPP loans, compared to 1.75% at December 31, 2021.
BISMARCK, N.D., July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BNCCORP, INC. (BNC or the Company) (OTCQX Markets: BNCC), which operates community banking and wealth management businesses in North Dakota and Arizona and has mortgage banking offices in Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Arizona, and North Dakota, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022.
Overview of Quarter
Net income in the second quarter of 2022 was $2.0 million compared to $4.2 million in the same period of 2021. Second quarter 2022 earnings per diluted share was $0.56 versus $1.17 in the second quarter 2021. The year-over-year decrease was primarily due to lower mortgage revenues and net interest income, partially offset by lower non-interest expense.
Second quarter 2022 net interest income decreased by $38 thousand, or 0.5%, from the comparable 2021 quarter. Interest income decreased by $235 thousand, or 2.9%, from the second quarter of 2021 due to lower balances and yields on loans. This decrease was partially offset by higher balances and yields on debt securities as well as higher yields on interest-bearing cash. PPP fees were $55 thousand in the second quarter of 2022 compared to $206 thousand in the second quarter of 2021. Second quarter 2022 interest expense decreased by $197 thousand, or 32.2%, versus the second quarter of 2021 as the Company moved non-core deposits off the balance sheet at the end of the first quarter of 2022 through the use of an associated banking network. The Company also continues to manage the reduction in certificates of deposit balances.
Non-interest income in the second quarter of 2022 decreased by $3.9 million versus the same period in 2021. In the second quarter of 2022, mortgage banking revenues were $3.8 million, $4.0 million lower than the same period a year ago when the Company experienced a combination of historically high refinance originations and margins. Gains on sales of loans were $219 thousand in the second quarter of 2022, compared to losses of $1 thousand in the prior year period. Other income was impacted by the sale of the Company's Golden Valley, MN property in the second quarter of 2022 and by the sale of the loans and deposits from the same location in the second quarter of 2021.
Non-interest expense in the 2022 second quarter decreased by $1.1 million, or 8.9%, versus the second quarter of 2021. Non-interest expenses related to mortgage operations decreased by $951 thousand, or 16.0%, as management matched the scale of operations based on the marketplace opportunity.
Nonperforming assets were $1.4 million on June 30, 2022, down from $1.7 million on December 31, 2021. The ratio of nonperforming assets-to-total-assets was 0.15% on June 30, 2022, down from 0.16% on December 31, 2021. The Company had no provision for credit losses in either the 2022 and 2021 second quarters. The allowance for credit losses decreased to 1.52% of loans held for investment (excluding $709 thousand of PPP loans) on June 30, 2022, compared to 1.75% on December 31, 2021 (excluding $11.9 million of PPP loans). The Company continues to monitor key industry data and will prudently adjust its allowance for credit losses as appropriate.
Tangible book value per common share on June 30, 2022, was $28.53, compared to $32.35 at December 31, 2021. The decline in tangible book value per common share was driven by dividends declared in May 2022 along with the negative impact of higher long-term rates on accumulated other comprehensive income (losses) partially offset by retained earnings. The Company's tangible common equity capital ratio was 11.04% on June 30, 2022, compared to 10.98% on December 31, 2021.
Total assets were $918.7 million as of June 30, 2022 compared to $1.0 billion on December 31, 2021. Total deposits were $794.0 million at June 30, 2022, compared to $906.7 million at December 31, 2021.
Management Commentary
"As our quarterly results indicate, we are continuing to drive performance and maintain a stable financial position that allow us to seize opportunities as they emerge," said Daniel J. Collins, BNC's President and Chief Executive Officer. "This disciplined, deliberate approach is an asset in any market, but particularly so in the face of the macroeconomic and geopolitical headwinds impacting the entire industry and particularly the mortgage sector. Over the last several quarters, we have transitioned our mortgage business from focusing on refinance transactions to purchase transactions, including adjusting our operations to match expected loan origination levels. In the second quarter, the volatile interest rate environment and inflation pressures added downward pressure on mortgage loan values and compressed margins. We continue to remain agile in actively addressing these changing conditions."
Collins continued, "Across the enterprise, we are intently focused on our core strengths: strong community banking relationships, sensible lending practices and a strong, stable, and forward-looking position in the marketplace. This disciplined focus helped drive a $39.7 million, or 7.7%, increase in loans held for investment in the first six months of 2022 while managing liquidity levels."
"As we look ahead to the rest of 2022, we plan to rely on our strong balance sheet and fiscal prudence to improve our financial performance and efficiently manage liquidity levels. Operationally, we have undertaken several initiatives to improve efficiency, productivity and strengthen our customers' experience. We are keenly focused on credit quality and how the potential impacts of inflation, government actions and other economic risk factors might affect us, but we remain encouraged by the momentum in generating loan growth in the businesses and communities we serve. We're confident that our superior customer service and broad range of financial products will continue to help us meet the needs of existing and prospective clients."
2022 Versus 2021 Second Quarter Comparison
Net interest income for the second quarter of 2022 was $7.4 million, a decrease of $38 thousand, or 0.5%, from $7.4 million in the second quarter of 2021, primarily the result of lower balances and yields on loans, partially offset by higher balances and yields on debt securities, higher yields on interest-bearing cash, and lower deposit balances and cost of deposits. PPP fees were $55 thousand in the second quarter of 2022 compared to $206 thousand in the second quarter of 2021. Net interest margin increased to 3.31% in the 2022 second quarter, compared to 2.72% in the year-earlier period.
Second quarter interest income decreased by $235 thousand, or 2.9%, to $7.8 million in 2022, compared to $8.0 million in the second quarter of 2021. The decrease is the result of lower loan balances, primarily lower balances of loans held for sale and PPP loans. The yield on average interest-earning assets was 3.50% in the second quarter of 2022, compared to 2.95% in the 2021 second quarter as the Company's variable rate assets have started to re-price in step with recent interest rate movements by the Federal Reserve.
The average balance of interest-earning assets in the 2022 second quarter decreased by $198.6 million from the same period of 2021, primarily due to a $139.7 million decrease in interest-bearing cash, by a decrease in average loans held for sale, and by a decrease in average loans held for investment (including PPP loans). Interest income for loans held for investment decreased $267 thousand on a period-over-period basis. The average balance of loans held for investment decreased by $20.7 million. The forgiveness of PPP loans accounted for $65.7 million of the decrease, which was partially offset by new origination activity. The average balance of mortgage loans held for sale was $50.2 million, $67.1 million lower than the same period of 2021. Interest income from loans held for sale decreased $323 thousand primarily due to lower average balances. The average balance of debt securities in the second quarter of 2022 was $196.9 million, $27.1 million higher than in the second quarter of 2021. Interest income from debt securities was $200 thousand higher compared to the same period of 2021.
Interest expense in the second quarter of 2022 was $415 thousand, a decrease of $197 thousand, or 32.2%, from the 2021 period. The average balance of deposits decreased by $173.4 million when comparing the second quarter of 2022 to 2021. The primary driver of the decrease was the movement of non-core deposits off the balance sheet at the end of the first quarter of 2022 through the use of an associated banking network coupled with managing the balances of our certificates of deposit. The cost of interest-bearing liabilities was 0.26% during the second quarter of 2022, compared to 0.30% in the same period of 2021. The cost of core deposits in the second quarters of 2022 and 2021 was 0.16% and 0.22%, respectively, as the Company continues to manage its overall cost of deposits.
As of June 30, 2022, credit metrics remained stable with $1.4 million of nonperforming assets, representing a 0.15% nonperforming assets-to-total-asset ratio, compared to $1.7 million and 0.16% on December 31, 2021. The Company had no provision for credit losses recorded in the second quarters of 2022 and 2021.
Non-interest income for the second quarter of 2022 was $5.8 million, compared to $9.6 million in the 2021 second quarter. The decrease was driven by a reduction in mortgage banking revenues to $3.8 million in the second quarter of 2022, versus $7.8 million in the prior-year period. The Company's mortgage business has transitioned to a lower level of originations compared to the historically high level of refinance activity and margins in the prior-year period. In the second quarter of 2022, BNC funded 718 mortgage loans with combined balances of $294.1 million, compared to 1,499 mortgage loans with combined balances of $536.3 million in the second quarter of 2021. Bank charges and service fees were $182 thousand higher when comparing the second quarter of 2022 to 2021 due to higher fees from letters of credit, deposit account charges, and from the movement of deposits to one-way sell positions. Wealth management revenues decreased $49 thousand, or 9.1%, as assets under administration decreased as a result of overall market declines relative to the 2021 period. Other income was impacted by the sale of the Company's Golden Valley, MN property in the second quarter of 2022 compared to the sale of the loans and deposits from the same location in the second quarter of 2021.
Non-interest expense for the second quarter of 2022 decreased $1.1 million, or 8.9%, to $10.5 million, from $11.6 million in the second quarter of 2021. Non-interest expenses related to mortgage operations decreased by $951 thousand, or 16.0%, as management scaled operations to match the marketplace opportunity. There were 125 full-time equivalent employees engaged in mortgage operations as of June 30, 2022, compared to 139 on June 30, 2021. Combined expenses for community banking and the holding company decreased by $83 thousand, or 1.5%, compared to the 2021 period primarily due to reduced salary and professional service expense that was partially offset by higher marketing and other expenses.
In the second quarter of 2022, income tax expense was $617 thousand, compared to $1.3 million in the second quarter of 2021. The effective tax rate was 23.5% in the second quarter of 2022, compared to 24.0% in the same period of 2021.
Net income was $2.0 million, or $0.56 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2022, versus $4.2 million, or $1.17 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2021.
2022 Versus 2021 Six-Month Comparison
Net interest income in the first half of 2022 was $14.3 million, a decrease of $2.2 million, or 13.3%, from $16.5 million in 2021. The decrease primarily reflects lower loan balances and lower yields on loans partially offset by higher yields on interest-bearing cash and balances of debt securities, lower cost of deposits, and a reduction in certificates of deposit. PPP fees were $282 thousand in the first half of 2022 compared to $2.5 million in the first half of 2021. Net interest margin decreased to 3.05% in the 2022 six-month period, compared to 3.13% in the year-earlier period.
Interest income decreased $2.6 million, or 14.9%, to $15.1 million for the six-month period of 2022, compared to $17.7 million in 2021. The decrease is the result of lower loan balances, primarily lower balances of loans held for sale and PPP loans, in addition to lower yields on loans held for investment. The yield on average interest-earning assets was 3.22% in the 2022 six-month period, compared to 3.37% in 2021.
The average balance of interest-earning assets in the first half of 2022 decreased by $114.5 million versus the same period of 2021, driven by decreases in interest-bearing cash, loans held for sale, and loans held for investment (including PPP loans) partially offset by a $26.1 million increase in debt securities year-over-year. Interest income for loans held for investment decreased $2.1 million. The average balance of loans held for investment decreased by $36.0 million period-over-period with PPP loans accounting for $62.0 million of the decrease. The average balance of mortgage loans held for sale was $55.1 million, $103.4 million lower than the same period of 2021. Interest income from loans held for sale decreased $1.1 million due to lower average balances. The average balance of debt securities in the first half of 2022 was $200.6 million, $26.1 million higher than in the first half of 2021. Interest income from debt securities was $326 thousand higher compared to the same period of 2021.
Interest expense in the first half of 2022 was $807 thousand, a decrease of $467 thousand, or 36.7%, from the 2021 period. The cost of interest-bearing liabilities was 0.24% in the first six months, compared to 0.33% in the same period of 2021. The cost of core deposits in the first six months of 2022 and 2021 were 0.15% and 0.24%, respectively.
As of June 30, 2022, credit metrics remained stable with $1.4 million of nonperforming assets, representing a 0.15% nonperforming assets-to-total-asset ratio, compared to $1.7 million and 0.16% at December 31, 2021. The Company also credited provision expense to release $550 thousand of its allowance for credit losses in the first six months of 2022. By comparison, the Company had no provision for credit losses recorded in the first six months of 2021.
Non-interest income for the first six months of 2022 was $11.3 million compared to $27.1 million in the 2021 period. The decrease was driven by a reduction in mortgage banking revenues to $7.9 million in the first half of 2022 versus $23.8 million in the prior-year period. The Company's mortgage business has transitioned its mortgage business to a lower level of originations compared to the historically high level of refinance activity and margins in the prior-year period. In the first half of 2022, BNC funded 1,478 mortgage loans with combined balances of $594.3 million, compared to 3,925 mortgage loans with combined balances of $1.4 billion in the first half of 2021. Bank charges and service fees were $228 thousand, or 20.3%, higher when comparing the second quarter of 2022 to 2021 due to higher fees from letters of credit, deposit account charges, and from the movement of deposits to one-way sell positions. Wealth management revenues decreased $58 thousand, or 5.3%, as assets under administration decreased as a result of overall market declines relative to the 2021 period. Other income was impacted by the sale of the Company's Golden Valley, MN property in 2022 compared to the sale of the loans and deposits from the same location in 2021.
Non-interest expense for the first half of 2022 decreased $3.6 million, or 14.3%, to $21.6 million, from $25.2 million in the first half of 2021. Non-interest expenses related to mortgage operations activity decreased by $3.4 million, or 25.1%, as management scaled its operations to match the marketplace opportunity. Combined expenses for community banking and the holding company decreased by $178 thousand, or 1.5%, compared to the 2021 period primarily due to reduced salary and data processing expense that was partially offset by higher marketing, occupancy, and other expenses.
During the six-month period ended June 30, 2022, income tax expense was $1.1 million, compared to $4.5 million in the first half of 2021. The Company's effective tax rate was 23.5% in the first half of 2022, compared to 24.3% in the same period of 2021.
Net income was $3.5 million, or $0.97 per diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, versus $13.9 million, or $3.90 per diluted share, in the first six months of 2021.
Assets and Liabilities
Total assets were $918.7 million at June 30, 2022 versus $1.0 billion at December 31, 2021.
Total loans held for investment were $558.3 million on June 30, 2022 compared to $529.8 million on December 31, 2021. PPP loan balances, included in loans held for investment, were $709 thousand on June 30, 2022 compared to $11.9 million at December 31, 2021. Loans held for sale at June 30, 2022, were $65.6 million, a decrease of $15.3 million compared to December 31, 2021. Debt securities decreased $16.2 million from year-end 2021 while cash and cash equivalent balances totaled $61.1 million on June 30, 2022, compared to $188.1 million on December 31, 2021.
Total deposits decreased $112.6 million to $794.0 million at June 30, 2022, from $906.7 million at December 31, 2021. The Company was able to decrease deposit balances at the end of the first quarter of 2022 by moving non-core deposits off the balance sheet through the use of an associated banking network.
Trust assets under administration decreased 15.4%, or $63.1 million, to $346.4 million at June 30, 2022, from $409.5 million at December 31, 2021. The overall market declines have outpaced the new assets that the Company has placed under administration.
Asset Quality
The allowance for credit losses was $8.5 million at June 30, 2022, and $9.1 million at December 31, 2021. The allowance as a percentage of loans held for investment on June 30, 2022 decreased to 1.52% from 1.71% as of December 31, 2021. Excluding PPP loans, which are 100% guaranteed by the SBA, the allowance for credit losses as a percentage of loans held for investment on June 30, 2022, decreased to 1.52% compared to 1.75% on December 31, 2021.
Nonperforming assets, consisting of loans, decreased to $1.4 million at June 30, 2022 compared to $1.7 million at December 31, 2021. The ratio of nonperforming assets-to-total-assets was 0.15% at June 30, 2022, and 0.16% at December 31, 2021. As of June 30, 2022, the Company did not hold any other real estate and held $15 thousand in repossessed assets. As of December 31, 2021, the Company did not hold any other real estate and held $17 thousand in repossessed assets.
As of June 30, 2022, classified loans decreased to $3.7 million with $1.4 million of loans on non-accrual. As of December 31, 2021, BNC had $8.5 million of classified loans and $1.7 million of loans on non-accrual. At the end of the second quarter of 2022, BNC had $6.2 million of potentially problematic loans, which are risk rated "watch list", compared with $6.5 million as of December 31, 2021.
The Company continues to monitor the effects of the pandemic and its potential impact on customers as one factor among numerous macroeconomic and geopolitical considerations when monitoring the performance of its loan portfolio and adjusting its allowance for credit losses.
BNC's loans held for investment are geographically concentrated in North Dakota and Arizona, comprising 61% and 22% of the Company's total loan held for investment portfolio, respectively.
The North Dakota economy is influenced by the energy and agriculture industries. Energy supply and demand factors have recently increased oil prices, benefiting the oil industry and ancillary services. Legislation and economic conditions remain potential risks to energy markets and production activity and could present potential challenges to credit quality in North Dakota. The Arizona economy is influenced by the leisure and travel industries. Positive trends in both industries have been noted, but an extended slowdown in these industries may negatively impact credit quality in Arizona. BNC's portfolio is constructed of various sized loans spread over a large number of industry sectors, although the Company manages meaningful concentrations of loans in hospitality and commercial real estate.
The following table approximately describes the Company's concentrations by industry. The amounts presented therein exclude PPP loans of $709 thousand and $11.9 million as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively (in thousands):
The Company's loans within the hospitality industry have shown signs of recovery that are reflected by hotel occupancy and restaurant utilization trends. Hotel operators in BNC's loan portfolio are reporting positive trends, and in some cases stronger balance sheets. Despite these positive indications, labor shortages limit capacity in some cases, and potential inflationary impacts on travel and leisure activities continue to be a closely monitored.
While the Company's loan portfolio and credit risk may still be subject to pandemic related risks, management believes that this potential risk remains qualitatively captured in the Company's allowance for credit losses.
Capital
Banks and bank holding companies operate under separate regulatory capital requirements. As of June 30, 2022, the Company's capital ratios exceeded all regulatory capital thresholds, including the capital conservation buffer.
A summary of BNC's capital ratios at June 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021, is presented below:
The Common Equity Tier 1 ratio, which is generally a comparison of a bank's core equity capital to its total risk weighted assets, is a measure of the current risk profile of the Bank's asset base from a regulatory perspective. The Tier 1 leverage ratio, which is based on average assets, does not consider the mix of risk-weighted assets.
The Company regularly evaluates the sufficiency of its capital to ensure compliance with regulatory capital standards and to serve as a source of strength for the Bank. The Company manages capital by assessing the composition of capital and the amounts available for growth, risk, or other purposes. The Company made an election at the adoption of BASEL III to exclude changes in accumulated other comprehensive income from the calculation of regulatory ratios.
About BNCCORP, INC.
BNCCORP, INC., headquartered in Bismarck, N.D., is a registered bank holding company dedicated to providing banking and wealth management services to businesses and consumers in its local markets. The Company operates community banking and wealth management businesses in North Dakota and Arizona from 11 locations. BNC also conducts mortgage banking from 9 locations in Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Arizona and North Dakota.
This news release may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to the financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business of BNC. Forward-looking statements, which may be based upon beliefs, expectations and assumptions of our management and on information currently available to management are generally identifiable by the use of words such as "expect", "believe", "anticipate", "at the present time". "plan", "optimistic", "intend", "estimate", "may", "will", "would", "could", "should", "future" and other expressions relating to future periods. Examples of forward-looking statements include, among others, statements we make regarding our expectations regarding future market conditions and our ability to capture opportunities and pursue growth strategies, our expected operating results such as revenue growth and earnings and our expectations of the effects of the regulatory environment or current or future pandemics on our earnings for the foreseeable future. Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Our actual results and financial condition may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the impact of pandemics, the impact of current and future regulation; the risks of loans and investments, including dependence on local and regional economic conditions; competition for our customers from other providers of financial services; possible adverse effects of changes in interest rates, including the effects of such changes on mortgage banking revenues and derivative contracts and associated accounting consequences; risks associated with our acquisition and growth strategies; and other risks which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. In addition, all statements in this news release, including forward-looking statements, speak only of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any statement in light of new information or future events.
This press release contains references to financial measures, which are not defined in GAAP. Such non-GAAP financial measures include tangible common equity to total period end assets ratio. These non-GAAP financial measures have been included as the Company believes they are helpful for investors to analyze and evaluate the Company's financial condition.
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Kidd, rekindled Mavs on familiar turf down 1-0 at Warriors
By SCHUYLER DIXON
AP Sports Writer
Jason Kidd has been here before in his first season as coach of the Mavericks. Dallas is down 1-0 in a third consecutive NBA playoff series. The Bay Area native is looking for another bounce-back from Luka Doncic and company in his first trip to the conference finals as a coach. It just happened to start in San Francisco. Kidd is guiding the franchise that was his first home away from home nearly 30 years ago. Dallas is this deep in the playoffs for the first time since Kidd was the point guard on the Dirk Nowitzki-led team that won the 2011 NBA title. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/19/kidd-rekindled-mavs-on-familiar-turf-down-1-0-at-warriors/ | 2022-05-19T22:10:29Z |
States divided on gun controls, even as mass shootings rise
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee was quick to react to this week’s carnage at a Texas elementary school, sending a tweet listing the gun control measures the Democratic-controlled state has taken. He finished with: “Your turn Congress.”
But gun control measures are likely going nowhere in Congress, and they also have become increasingly scarce in most states. Aside from several Democratic-controlled states, the majority have taken no action on gun control in recent years or have moved aggressively to expand gun rights.
That’s because they are either controlled politically by Republicans who oppose gun restrictions or are politically divided, leading to stalemate.
“Here I am in a position where I can do something, I can introduce legislation, and yet to know that it almost certainly is not going to go anywhere is a feeling of helplessness,” said state Sen. Greg Leding, a Democrat in the GOP-controlled Arkansas Legislature. He has pushed unsuccessfully for red flag laws that would allow authorities to remove firearms from those determined to be a danger to themselves or others.
After Tuesday’s massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 students and two teachers dead, Democratic governors and lawmakers across the country issued impassioned pleas for Congress and their own legislatures to pass gun restrictions. Republicans have mostly called for more efforts to address mental health and to shore up protections at schools, such as adding security guards.
Among them is Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who has repeatedly talked about mental health struggles among young people and said tougher gun laws in places like New York and California are ineffective. In Tennessee, GOP Rep. Jeremy Faison tweeted that the state needs to have security officers “in all of our schools,” but stopped short of promising to introduce legislation during next year’s legislative session: “Evil exists and we must protect the innocent from it,” Faison said.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has repeatedly clashed with the GOP-controlled Legislature over gun laws. He has called for passage of universal background checks and “red flag” laws, only to be ignored by Republicans. Earlier this year, the Democrat vetoed a Republican bill that would have allowed holders of concealed carry permits to have firearms in vehicles on school grounds and in churches located on the grounds of a private school.
“We cannot accept that gun violence just happens,” Evers said in a tweet. “We cannot accept that kids might go to school and never come home. We cannot accept the outright refusal of elected officials to act.”
On Wednesday, a day after the Texas shooting, legislative Democrats asked that the Wisconsin gun safety bills be taken up again, apparently to no avail. Republican Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos did not return messages seeking their response.
In Pennsylvania, an effort by Democratic lawmakers Wednesday in the GOP-controlled Legislature to ban owning, selling or making high-capacity, semi-automatic firearms failed, as House Republicans displayed their firm opposition to gun restrictions. The GOP-majority Legislature has rejected appeals by Democratic governors over the past two decades to tighten gun control laws, including taking steps such as expanding background checks or limiting the number of handgun purchases one person can make in a month.
The situation is similar in Michigan, which has a Democratic governor and Republican-controlled Legislature. On Wednesday, Democrats in the state Senate were thwarted in their efforts to advance a group of bills that would require gun owners to lock up their firearms and keep them away from minors.
“Every day we don’t take action, we are choosing guns over children,” said Democratic Sen. Rosemary Bayer, whose district includes a high school where a teen was charged in a shooting that killed four in November and whose parents are charged with involuntary manslaughter, accused of failing to lock up their gun. “Enough is enough. No more prayers, no more thoughts, no more inaction.”
Republican state Sen. Ken Horn responded by urging discussion about the other potential causes of gun violence.
“I would just point out that there are political solutions, but there are just as many spiritual solutions,” he said. “We don’t know what’s really happening in this world, what’s happening in this country, what’s happening to young men.”
Florida stands out as a Republican-controlled state that took action. The 2018 shooting at a high school in Parkland that left 14 students and three staff members dead prompted lawmakers there to pass a law with a red flag provision that lets law enforcement officers petition a court to have guns confiscated from a person considered a threat.
Democrats now want that expanded to allow family members or roommates to make the same request of the courts, but there has been little appetite among Republicans to amend the law. Instead, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said he wants lawmakers to allow people to carry handguns without a permit. The state currently requires a concealed weapons license.
While Republicans have supported red flag laws in some other states, most legislative action around gun control in recent years has been in states led by Democrats.
In Washington state, the governor earlier this year signed a package of bills related to firearm magazine limits, ghost guns and adding more locations where guns are prohibited, including ballot counting sites.
In California on Wednesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom and top Democratic legislative leaders vowed to fast-track gun legislation, identifying about a dozen bills they plan to pass this year. Newsom highlighted a bill that would let private citizens enforce a ban on assault weapons by filing lawsuits – similar to a law in Texas that bans most abortions through civil enforcement.
Oregon’s Democratically controlled Legislature has passed bills that require background checks, prohibit guns on public school grounds, allow firearms to be taken from those who pose a risk and ensure safe storage of firearms. On Wednesday, a group of six Democrats said more must be done after the mass shooting in Texas and the racially motivated massacre in Buffalo, New York. They pledged additional action next year.
“We ran for office to solve big problems and make life better for our constituents — and that includes taking on the gun lobby and politicians that place profits and political power over children’s lives,” they said in a joint statement.
But there are limits even in some Democratic-controlled states, underscoring the challenge of gaining consensus to combat the rising frequency of mass shootings in the U.S.
Rhode Island has passed restrictions in recent years that include measures to ban firearms from school grounds and close the “straw purchasing” loophole that had allowed people to buy guns for someone else. But bills that would ban high-capacity ammunition magazines and assault weapons have been bottled up in committee, in part because the overwhelmingly Democratic chamber includes many lawmakers who have opposed the measures, citing their support for the Second Amendment.
In Connecticut, gun violence legislation supported by both parties swiftly followed after 20 children and six staff members were shot and killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012. But additional gun control measures stalled this year in the Democratic-led General Assembly, in large part because of a short legislative session and threats by Republicans to hold up legislation through a filibuster.
Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont said Wednesday he’s uncertain whether he will call a special session on the bills. They would put limits on bulk purchases of firearms and require the registration of so-called ghost guns, untraceable firearms that can be assembled at home.
“I think it’s become an incredibly partisan argument right now in our society,” Lamont said. “It wasn’t that way, you know, 30, 40 years ago. So that is disturbing, even in a state like Connecticut, where after Sandy Hook we had strong bipartisan support.”
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DeMillo reported from Little Rock, Arkansas. Associated Press statehouse reporters from around the U.S. contributed to this report.
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Blinken: Images of dead Ukrainians ‘a punch to the gut’
By Jeremy Herb, CNN
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that the State Department would help document any atrocities the Russian military committed against Ukrainian civilians, following new images from AFP out of a town northwest of Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv with the bodies of at least 20 civilian men found lying strewn across the street.
“You can’t help but see these images as a punch to the gut,” Blinken told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union” on Sunday. “Since the aggression, we’ve come out and said that we believe that Russian forces have committed war crimes, and we’ve been working to document that, to provide the information we have to the relevant instructions and organizations that will put all of this together. And there needs to be accountability for it.”
Last month, the State Department formally accused Russian forces of war crimes in Ukraine. Asked Sunday whether Russian troops were committing genocide, Blinken said, “We will look hard and document everything that we see, put it all together, make sure that the relevant institutions and organizations that are looking at this, including the State Department, have everything they need to assess exactly what took place in Ukraine, who’s responsible and what it amounts to.”
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg was also asked later Sunday by Bash if the Russian actions in Ukraine constituted genocide, but he opted to call it “a brutality against civilians we haven’t seen in Europe for decades.”
Those remarks contrasted with those of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who said Sunday after images emerged of civilian bodies strewn across the streets in the town of Bucha: “Indeed. This is genocide.”
“The elimination of the whole nation, and the people. We are the citizens of Ukraine. We have more than 100 nationalities. This is about the destruction and extermination of all these nationalities,” Zelensky told CBS’ “Face the Nation.”
CNN has not been able to independently confirm the details around the men’s deaths. CNN has requested comment from the Russian defense ministry regarding allegations of the execution of civilians in the Kyiv region and other parts of Ukraine.
Also Sunday, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for further action against Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, telling NBC’s “Meet The Press” that “now is the time to double down on the pressure.”
“I think we are really looking at this with our eyes wide open and seeing very clearly the threat he poses, not just to Ukraine, as we can watch every night on our news, but really to Europe, to democracy and the global stability we thought we were building in the last 20 years,” Clinton said.
Blinken on Sunday declined to confirm reporting from CNN and others that the US was helping facilitate the transfer of Soviet-era tanks to Ukraine, which was one of the weapons systems Zelensky has been seeking.
But Blinken said the US and NATO countries were helping to get Ukraine the weapons it needed, adding there would soon be 10 anti-tank weapons systems in the county for every one Russian tank that’s in Ukrainian territory.
“Across the board, what we’re trying to do is make sure the Ukrainians have the systems they need that they can use and they can use right away,” Blinken said.
Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, told Fox on Sunday that he supports sending the Ukrainians “anything that they can use and as fast as we can get it there.”
“We can’t dither and worry about some of the niceties here when the Ukrainians are fighting for their very lives, and if they feel like they need to take out a fuel depot across Russian border, go for it,” he added, referring to an alleged strike on a Russian fuel depot late last week.
Russia has accused Ukrainian helicopters of striking the fuel depot in Belgorod. CNN could not verify the Russian claims, and the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has neither confirmed nor denied the attack.
Asked about the prospect of Ukraine maintaining neutrality between the West and Russia as part of a negotiated end to the war, Blinken said the Biden administration would support what the Ukrainians want to maintain their sovereignty.
“When it comes to the future, we and allies and partners are going to want to make sure to do everything we can to ensure that this can’t happen again and that Ukraine has the means to defend itself, to deter further Russian aggression,” he said. “So we will look at anything we can do (to) back up that kind of outcome.”
This report has been updated with additional reaction and details.
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AP source: US operation killed al-Qaida leader al-Zawahri
WASHINGTON (AP) — A CIA drone strike has killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri in Afghanistan, according to five people familiar with the matter.
Current and former officials began hearing Sunday afternoon that al-Zawahri had been killed in a drone strike, but the administration delayed releasing the information until his death could be confirmed, according to one person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the matter.
White House officials declined to confirm al-Zawahri was killed but noted in a statement that the United States conducted a “successful” counterterrorism operation against a significant al-Qaida target, adding that “there were no civilian casualties.”
President Joe Biden is expected to discuss further details of the operation in a 7:30 p.m. EDT address to the nation.
An American ground team was present in Afghanistan to support the strike and has since pulled out, a senior intelligence official said.
Al-Zawahri’s loss eliminates the figure who more than anyone shaped al-Qaida, first as Osama bin Laden’s deputy since 1998, then as his successor. Together, he and bin Laden turned the jihadi movement’s guns to target the United States, carrying out the deadliest attack ever on American soil — the Sept. 11, 2001, suicide hijackings.
The attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon made bin Laden America’s Enemy No. 1. But he likely could never have carried it out without his deputy. Bin Laden provided al-Qaida with charisma and money, but al-Zawahri brought tactics and organizational skills needed to forge militants into a network of cells in countries around the world.
Their bond was forged in the late 1980s, when al-Zawahri reportedly treated the Saudi millionaire bin Laden in the caves of Afghanistan as Soviet bombardment shook the mountains around them.
Biden planned to speak from the balcony off the White House Blue Room as he remains in isolation in the residence while he continues to test positive for COVID-19.
Speaking on Aug. 31, 2021, after the last U.S. troops left Afghanistan, Biden said the U.S. would not let up on its fight against terrorism in that country or elsewhere.
“We will maintain the fight against terrorism in Afghanistan and other countries,” he said. “We just don’t need to fight a ground war to do it.” Previewing the strike that would occur 11 months later, Biden said at the time, “We have what’s called over-the-horizon capabilities, which means we can strike terrorists and targets without American boots on the ground — or very few, if needed.”
There have been rumors of al-Zawahri’s death on and off for several years. But a video surfaced in April of the al-Qaida leader praising a Indian Muslim woman who had defied a ban on wearing a hijab, or headscarf. That footage was the first proof in months that he was still alive.
A statement from Afghanistan’s Taliban government confirmed the airstrike, but did not mention al-Zawahri or any other casualties.
It said it “strongly condemns this attack and calls it a clear violation of international principles and the Doha Agreement,” the 2020 U.S. pact with the Taliban that led to the withdrawal of American forces.
“Such actions are a repetition of the failed experiences of the past 20 years and are against the interests of the United States of America, Afghanistan, and the region,” the statement said.
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Associated Press writers Lolita C. Baldor, James LaPorta, Zeke Miller and Aamer Madhani in Washington and Rahim Faiez in Islamabad contributed reporting.
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More flexibility proposed for student debt forgiveness
(AP) - New rules proposed by the Biden administration on Wednesday would make it easier for borrowers to get their federal student debt forgiven through several existing programs.
The action is intended to overhaul relief programs that have been criticized for their burdensome paperwork requirements and long processing times. It builds on the administration’s efforts to expand targeted debt cancellation for certain borrowers while President Joe Biden considers broader student debt forgiveness.
“We are committed to fixing a broken system,” Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said in a statement. “If a borrower qualifies for student loan relief, it shouldn’t take mountains of paperwork or a law degree to obtain it.”
The proposal would reshape a debt forgiveness process for students whose colleges deceive them, along with other programs for borrowers who are disabled and those with careers in public service.
It’s unlikely to open debt forgiveness to huge swaths of borrowers, but it’s meant to make it easier for those who already qualify. The Education Department plans to finalize the rules no later than July 1, 2023.
Some of the most significant changes are to the borrower defense program, which allows students to get their loans erased if their colleges lie to them or otherwise commit fraud.
The program has seen an explosion of claims over the last decade starting with an Obama-era crackdown on for-profit colleges. But political and legal battles have led to a backlog of more than 200,000 applications, with some borrowers waiting years for a decision.
Instead of requiring the government to review each claim individually — a rule set by the Trump administration — the new proposal would allow the Education Department to review and decide groups of similar claims together.
If a chain of colleges is found to have deceived students about their job prospects after graduating, for example, the department would be able to combine all claims from that school and approve them in one action. That option would be available if there’s evidence of widespread fraud by a school, determined by state or federal authorities or through a class-action lawsuit.
In a change of policy, the Biden administration also hopes to hold more colleges financially liable for their students’ canceled loans. In the past, loan cancellation has typically been passed to taxpayers, but the proposal rules would make it clear that the department plans to recoup costs from colleges that commit fraud.
The new plan drew condemnation from the for-profit college industry, which faced intense scrutiny from the Obama administration but later found an ally in President Donald Trump.
Jason Altmire, president and CEO of the industry trade group Career Education Colleges and Universities, said the policy would be an “unprecedented expansion” of the Education Department’s authority.
“Today’s proposed rule sends a clear and troubling message that the Department intends to use the rulemaking process to discharge federal student loans en masse while hurting unfavored institutions and their students,” Altmire said.
Also targeted for an overhaul is the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which was created by Congress as an incentive for government and nonprofit workers but has been criticized for having overly rigid requirements.
Under the current rules, workers in eligible jobs who make 120 monthly payments can get the rest of their federal student debt erased. Those payments must be made in full and within 15 days of their due date, otherwise they don’t count toward the 120 payments.
The new action would erase the 15-day rule, allowing payments to count even if they are made late or in multiple installments. It also would allow borrowers to make up to a year of payments in advance instead of making monthly payments.
For the first time, borrowers in certain situations could also make progress toward loan forgiveness even if they don’t pay. Those who get their loans paused for cancer treatment, military service or to join the Peace Corps, for example, would be treated as if they were still making monthly payments during that time.
While the changes would add flexibility, they don’t go as far as a temporary overhaul the Biden administration instituted last year in response to the pandemic.
That short-term fix allows borrowers to get past payments counted toward loan forgiveness even if the money went toward loans that aren’t eligible under the program’s rules. That change is in effect until Oct. 31, and the Education Department urged borrowers to use it before it expires.
More flexibility would also be added for a separate program intended to help borrowers with disabilities.
That program offers to cancel federal student debt for people who are permanently disabled and unable to generate significant income. But many who have been granted forgiveness later had their debt restored after failing to submit paperwork during a three-year monitoring period.
The new action would eliminate the three-year review period and make more types of disabilities eligible for cancellation. The Biden administration temporarily lifted some of the program’s rules during the pandemic, but the new changes would be permanent.
All the proposed changes are the result of a federal rules process that has been in the works for more than a year. It adds to the Biden administration’s effort to expand targeted student debt relief through a patchwork of existing programs. So far it has approved nearly $26 billion in debt forgiveness for more than 1.3 million borrowers.
Biden has separately faced pressure to pursue mass debt cancellation, with some Democrats urging him to erase $50,000 across the board. As a candidate Biden supported $10,000 in forgiveness and in April he said he was “taking a hard look” at the issue, promising a decision “in the next couple of weeks.” No decision has been announced.
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TORONTO, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Givex Information Technology Group Limited ("Givex") (TSX: GIVX) (OTCQX: GIVXF), is pleased to announce that its common shares ("Common Shares") are now eligible for book-entry and depositary services through Depository Trust Company ("DTC") in the United States. As the largest securities depository in the world, DTC manages electronic clearing and settlement for securities of publicly traded companies in the United States.DTC eligibility will simplify the process of trading and transferring Common Shares, enhancing liquidity in the United States by accelerating the settlement period for transfers and reducing costs for investors.
"This is an important milestone," said Givex CEO Don Gray. "DTC eligibility will expand the accessibility and liquidity of our shares for U.S. investors. Combined with our continued profitability and consistent growth, this step is part of Givex's ongoing commitment to create value for our shareholders."
Givex (TSX: GIVX; OTCQX: GIVXF) is a global fintech company providing merchants with customer engagement, point of sale and payment solutions, all in a single platform. We are integrated with 1000+ technology partners, creating a fully end-to-end solution that delivers powerful customer insights. Our platform is used by some of the world's largest brands, comprising approximately 115,000 locations across more than 100 countries. Learn more at givex.com.
This press release contains forward-looking information, including statements regarding continued profitability and growth and that DTC eligibility will simplify the process of trading and transferring Common Shares, enhancing liquidity in the United States. Forward-looking information is necessarily based on a number of opinions, estimates and assumptions that we considered appropriate and reasonable as of the date such statements are made, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to, the risk factors described under the "Risk Factors" section in the Risk Factors section in the Annual Information Form ("AIF") dated March 30, 2022, available on SEDAR at sedar.com and other filings with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities. There can be no assurance that such forward-looking information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. Accordingly, prospective investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information, which speaks only as of the date made. See "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information" in the AIF.
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to sell any of the securities in the United States. Givex's securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (the "US Securities Act") or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to US Persons (as defined in Regulation S under the US Securities Act) unless registered under the US Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.
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VAUGHAN, ON, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bausch + Lomb Corporation (NYSE/TSX: BLCO) ("Bausch + Lomb" or the "Company"), a leading global eye health company dedicated to helping people see better to live better and subsidiary of Bausch Health Companies Inc. (NYSE/TSX: BHC) ("Bausch Health"), announced Joseph C. Papa has stepped down as chair of the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board"). The Board has appointed Thomas W. Ross, Sr., to serve as the chair of the Board. The Company also announced today that the Board has begun a search for a new CEO. Mr. Papa will remain as CEO and as a member of the Board until his successor is appointed.
"Joe has done an incredible job as the former leader of Bausch Health and current leader of Bausch + Lomb. He was faced with numerous challenges when he joined Bausch Health in 2016, and under his leadership key matters, including reduction of debt burdens, settlement of legacy legal matters, investment in R&D and new launches, have allowed the Company to complete its IPO earlier this year," said Mr. Ross.
"It has been a privilege to serve as the CEO of first Bausch Health, and now Bausch + Lomb, and to work with amazingly talented and dedicated employees who never wavered from our mission of helping people around the world see better to live better. After six years as CEO, and after accomplishing the IPO of Bausch + Lomb, I believe now is an appropriate time to transition leadership of the Company. I am proud of what we have accomplished during my tenure, and I will leave knowing Bausch + Lomb is well-positioned for continued success as it transitions toward being a separate company," said Mr. Papa.
With this announcement, the Company is also affirming its full-year guidance range for 2022, which was first announced in its news release on June 8, 2022.1 Further details will be provided in the Company's second quarter earnings call.
Bausch + Lomb, with the support of its Board, remains committed to the strategy of completing its spinoff from Bausch Health. Mr. Papa's departure is not the result of any disagreement with the Company.
"On behalf of the entire Board of Bausch + Lomb, I thank Joe for his leadership, commitment to the Company and focus on its people and patients," said John Paulson, a member of the Board and chair of the Board of Directors of Bausch Health. "Bausch Health and Bausch + Lomb remain committed to the spinoff of the Company from Bausch Health, which is currently anticipated to occur in 2023, following both the expiry of customary lock-ups related to the Company's IPO and achievement of Bausch Health's target leverage ratio, subject to market conditions and receipt of applicable shareholder and other necessary approvals and other factors."
Bausch + Lomb is dedicated to protecting and enhancing the gift of sight for millions of people around the world – from the moment of birth through every phase of life. Its comprehensive portfolio of more than 400 products includes contact lenses, lens care products, eye care products, ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, over-the-counter products and ophthalmic surgical devices and instruments. Founded in 1853, Bausch + Lomb has a significant global research and development, manufacturing and commercial footprint with more than 12,000 employees and a presence in nearly 100 countries. Bausch + Lomb is headquartered in Vaughan, Ontario with corporate offices in Bridgewater, New Jersey. For more information, visit www.bausch.com and connect with us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.
Bausch Health Companies Inc. (NYSE/TSX: BHC) is a global diversified pharmaceutical company whose mission is to improve people's lives with our health care products. We develop, manufacture and market a range of products primarily in gastroenterology, hepatology, neurology, dermatology, international pharmaceuticals and eye health, through our approximately 90% ownership of Bausch + Lomb Corporation. With our leading durable brands, we are delivering on our commitments as we build an innovative company dedicated to advancing global health. For more information, visit www.bauschhealth.com and connect with us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
This news release contains forward-looking information and statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws (collectively, "forward-looking statements"), which may generally be identified by the use of the words "anticipates," "expects," "plans," "should," "could," "would," "may," "believes," "estimates," "potential," "target," or "continue" and positive and negative variations or similar expressions and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results may, could, should or will be achieved, received or taken, or will occur or result, and similar such expressions also identify forward-looking information. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding Bausch + Lomb's future prospects and performance, including the Company's 2022 full-year guidance, the spinoff of Bausch + Lomb from Bausch Health and the timing thereof, details of the Company's product pipeline and expectations on factors which may or may not impact cash flow from operations in future quarters. These forward-looking statements, including the Company's full-year guidance, are based upon the current expectations and beliefs of management and are provided for the purpose of providing additional information about such expectations and beliefs, and readers are cautioned that these statements may not be appropriate for other purposes. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risks and uncertainties discussed in Bausch + Lomb's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and the Canadian Securities Administrators (the "CSA") (including the Company's final prospectus as filed with the SEC on May 5, 2022 pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 and the Company's supplemented PREP prospectus as filed with the CSA on May 5, 2022), which factors are incorporated herein by reference. They also include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties relating to the proposed plan to spinoff Bausch + Lomb from Bausch Health, including the expected benefits and costs of the spinoff transaction, the expected timing of completion of the spinoff transaction and its terms (including the expectation that the spinoff transaction will be completed following the expiry of customary lock-ups related to the Bausch + Lomb IPO and achievement of targeted net leverage ratios, subject to receipt of applicable shareholder and other necessary approvals), the ability to complete the spinoff transaction considering the various conditions to the completion of the spinoff transaction (some of which are outside the Company's and Bausch Health's control, including conditions related to regulatory matters and receipt of applicable shareholder and other approvals), the impact of any potential sales of the Company's common shares by Bausch Health subject to expiry of lock-ups, that market or other conditions are no longer favorable to completing the transaction, that applicable shareholder, stock exchange, regulatory or other approval is not obtained on the terms or timelines anticipated or at all, business disruption during the pendency of or following the spinoff transaction, diversion of management time on spinoff transaction-related issues, retention of existing management team members, the reaction of customers and other parties to the spinoff transaction, the qualification of the spinoff transaction as a tax-free transaction for Canadian and/or U.S. federal income tax purposes (including whether or not an advance ruling from the Canada Revenue Agency and/or the Internal Revenue Service will be sought or obtained), the ability of the Company and Bausch Health to satisfy the conditions required to maintain the tax-free status of the spinoff transaction (some of which are beyond their control), other potential tax or other liabilities that may arise as a result of the spinoff transaction, the potential dis-synergy costs resulting from the spinoff transaction, the impact of the spinoff transaction on relationships with customers, suppliers, employees and other business counterparties, general economic conditions, conditions in the markets the Company is engaged in, behavior of customers, suppliers and competitors, technological developments and legal and regulatory rules affecting the Company's business. In particular, the Company can offer no assurance that any spinoff transaction will occur at all, or that any spinoff transaction will occur on the terms and timelines anticipated by the Company and Bausch Health. They also include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties caused by or relating to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic, the fear of that pandemic, the emergence of variant and subvariant strains of COVID-19 (including the Delta and Omicron variants and subvariants thereof), the availability and effectiveness of vaccines for COVID-19 (including current or future variants and subvariants), COVID-19 vaccine immunization rates and the potential effects of that pandemic, the severity, duration and future impact of which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, and which may have a material adverse impact on the Company, including but not limited to its supply chain, third-party suppliers, project development timelines, employee base, liquidity, stock price, financial condition and costs (which may increase) and revenue and margins (both of which may decrease). In addition, certain material factors and assumptions have been applied in making these forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, assumptions regarding our 2022 full-year guidance with respect to expectations regarding base performance growth and organic growth, currency impact, run-rate dis-synergies and inflation, expectations regarding adjusted gross margin (non-GAAP), adjusted Selling, general and administrative expense (non-GAAP) and the Company's ability to continue to manage such expense in the manner anticipated and the anticipated timing and extent of the Company's Research and Development expense; and the assumption that the risks and uncertainties outlined above will not cause actual results or events to differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements. Management has also made certain assumptions in assessing the anticipated impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company and its results of operations and financial conditions, including: that there will be no material restrictions on access to health care products and services resulting from a possible resurgence of the virus and variant and subvariant strains thereof on a global basis in 2022; there will be increased availability and use of effective vaccines; that the strict social restrictions in the first half of 2020 will not be materially re-enacted in the event of a material resurgence of the virus and variant and subvariant strains thereof; that there will be an ongoing, gradual global recovery as the macroeconomic and health care impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic diminish over time; that the largest impact to the Company's businesses were seen in the second quarter of 2020; that, to the extent not already achieved, our revenues will likely return to pre-pandemic levels during 2022, but that rates of recovery will vary by geography and business unit, with some regions and business units expected to lag in recovery possibly beyond 2022; and no major interruptions in the Company's supply chain and distribution channels. If any of these assumptions regarding the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are incorrect, our actual results could differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. Bausch + Lomb undertakes no obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this news release or to reflect actual outcomes, unless required by law.
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1 The guidance in this news release is only effective as of the date given, July 20, 2022, and will not be updated or affirmed unless and until the Company publicly announces updated or affirmed guidance. Distribution or reference of this news release following July 20, 2022, does not constitute a reaffirmation of guidance by the Company. This statement represents forward-looking information and may not represent a financial outlook, and actual results may vary. See the "Forward-looking Statements" section of this news release for further information.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Meridian Integration is excited to announce their continued sponsorship and attendance at the Oracle EDGE and Oracle Utilities User Group national conferences later this month.
Meridian's CCO, Todd Lamoureaux shared "We are excited to join industry leadership and members of the Oracle Energy and Water family at this year's annual conferences. The conferences enhance the depth and breadth of our industry vision, keeps us on the cutting edge of technology and trends, and affords us the opportunity to continue supporting operational excellence both internally and externally with our clients." Lamoureaux added "The utility sector continues to evolve and transform, and these events play a foundational role in industry direction."
The conferences run June 27th – 30th in Nashville, TN.
Founded in 2008, Meridian Integration provides turnkey solutions and services focused on digital customer engagement, mission critical system implementations and migrations, technology roadmap and readiness services, and business process consulting for the Utility industry. Meridian is member of the Oracle Partner Network and has worked with hundreds of utilities since inception creating tremendous value as a trusted advisor while leveraging a broad portfolio of solutions and services.
Oracle Energy and Water provides best-in-class solutions to improve reliability, service, and safety for electricity, natural gas, and water utilities worldwide.
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(The Conversation) – For many people, accessing abortion care can be a major challenge. Abortion services are usually only available in certain clinics with specialized equipment like ultrasounds, often requiring long-distance travel to get there. When medication abortion, or abortion with pills, was introduced to the U.S. in 2000, it offered a more accessible option to end pregnancy.
However, medication abortion was initially highly regulated and could only be dispensed in person at abortion clinics. Guidelines also required an ultrasound to confirm that the patient was less than 11 weeks pregnant and not ectopic, meaning having a pregnancy where the fertilized egg implants outside the uterus and can result in a life-threatening miscarriage.
Due to the pandemic, however, a new screening model emerged that relies only on a patient’s medical history to confirm their eligibility for medication abortion. This means that patients don’t need to undergo an in-person pelvic exam or ultrasound. They can even have their medication mailed to them after a remote telehealth consultation with a clinician. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration also permanently allowed mail-order pharmacies to ship abortion medications to patients.
As a public health social scientist who has studied abortion safety and access for over a decade, I wanted to see how this new care model compared to its predecessor. In our new study, my colleagues and I found that screening for a patient’s eligibility based on their medical history instead of physical exam or ultrasound was just as safe and effective as in-person tests and exams.
In December 2021, the FDA permanently ruled that medication abortion could be received by mail after a remote telehealth consultation.
The data on remote telehealth consultations
To compare the safety and effectiveness of these two care models, my colleagues and I collected the medical chart data of nearly 3,800 patients from 14 clinics across the U.S. About 66% of the patients saw a clinician in person and picked up their medication at the clinic, while 34% had a remote telehealth visit and received their medications via mail. None of the patients in either group received a screening physical exam or ultrasound.
We reviewed the data for any adverse events or problems patients may have had after taking the abortion pills. Overall, we found that 95% of patients completed their abortions without additional intervention. This is comparable to completion rates from previous studies on medication abortion prescribed after in-person ultrasounds and exams. Only 0.5% of patients experienced a serious adverse event, also comparable to previously reported rates after in-person exams.
We also found no significant difference in effectiveness or safety between the group that picked up their abortion pills in person and those who received them by mail after a telehealth consultation.
Overall, we found that medication abortions dispensed after reviewing a patient’s medical history are just as safe and effective as those prescribed after an in-person pelvic exam and ultrasound.
Expanding access to equitable care
With a limited number of clinics and providers, insurance coverage bans and state restrictions, people seeking abortions face significant barriers to obtaining the care they need.
These barriers disproportionately affect people of color, low-income groups and other marginalized people.
If Roe v. Wade is overturned or significantly altered, almost half the country will face even more difficulties accessing abortion care.
Minimizing in-person tests by shifting toward remote screening, however, could expand access to abortion care to more patients. Because no special equipment like ultrasound machines are needed, more clinicians can write a prescription for the pills. Primary care providers who work in rural, low-income and other marginalized communities could conduct medication abortion screening and increase equitable access to abortion care.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the National Abortion Federation have already updated their guidelines to reflect the fact that medical history review without an in-person pelvic exam and ultrasound is sufficient to confirm medication abortion eligibility.
But it is important to note that state restrictions prevent this new care model from being implemented nationwide. Some states legally require ultrasounds, and other states either require an in-person visit or prohibit telehealth screenings. As the high safety and effectiveness rates from our study and other ones show, these laws are not based on scientific evidence and medical necessity as they claim.
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- HPS Investment Partners, GIC Private Limited and Farallon each agree to extend their shareholder lock-up by 12-months, with the same period applied to Kyma Capital, Charles Frischer and Asheef Lalani.
- This announcement demonstrates that the key shareholders, which on a combined basis own more than 70%, remain committed with Atento and its growth trajectory.
NEW YORK, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Atento S.A. (NYSE: ATTO, "Atento" or the "Company"), one of the largest providers worldwide and the leading company in customer relationship services and business process outsourcing (CRM / BPO) in Latin America, has announced that it has extended its director nomination lock-up agreements by another 12-months (i.e., until June 22, 2023) with HPS Investment Partners, LLC ("HPS"), who holds approximately 25% of shares in the Company, GIC Private Limited ("GIC"), who holds approximately 22% of shares, and an investment fund affiliated with Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C. ("Farallon"), holding approximately 15% of the shares. The Company has also signed a similar lock-up agreement with Kyma Capital, Charles Frischer and Asheef Lalani for the same period, who together hold approximately 9% of the shares.
"This agreement with the largest shareholders shows the great confidence we have in Atento and the company's strategy," explains Kyma Capital's Chief Investment Officer Akshay Shah. Together with the impact from the cyber-attack last year, we believe the expired lock-up agreement has contributed to the depressed stock valuation. We aim for this extension announced today to address these concerns. Our recent buying of Atento shares in August reflects our expectation that the company will continue to improve financial performance over their second half 2022, in line with management guidance.
Highlighting on this recent announcement, Carlos López-Abadía, Atento's Chief Executive Officer commented, "Today each of these investors reaffirms its on-going commitment as they uphold the company's vision to take customer experience services to the next level, while leading the next generation of products and offerings in the BPO market. We remain confident that Atento will continue to drive sales and boost existing services through enhanced digital capabilities, as we pursue new growth avenues. At the same time, we are grateful for the strategic thinking and leadership granted by all our shareholders which supports our confidence in Atento's long-term potential".
These agreements with our top shareholders, the recently announced company reorganization into three regions and new board member appointments, strengthen Atento's position in the industry, support its growth strategy in key markets, and nurtures Atento's management. As a leader in its industry, Atento will continue to push for innovation and improvements in its business, to guarantee its customers and shareholders added value.
Atento is one of the largest providers worldwide and the leading company in customer relationship services and business process outsourcing (CRM / BPO) in Latin America. Atento is also a leading provider of nearshoring CRM BPO services to companies that carry out their activities in the United States. Since 1999, the company has developed its business model in 14 countries where it employs approximately 131,000 people. Atento has over 400 blue chip clients to whom it offers a wide range of CRM BPO services through multiple channels. It's clients are mostly leading multinational corporations in industries such as telecommunications, banking, tech, fintech, health, retail and public administrations, among others. Atento's shares trade under the symbol ATTO on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).Atento has been named one of the World's 25 Best Multinational Workplaces and one of the Best Multinationals to Work for in Latin America by Great Place to Work®. Also, in 2021 Everest named Atento as a star performer. Gartner named the company as a leader for two years in a row, since 2021 in the Gartner Magic Quadrant. For more information visit www.atento.com
This press release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "may," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "intends," "continue" or similar terminology. In particular, these forward-looking statements include those about the effects on Atento and its growth of agreements with its shareholders. These statements reflect only Atento's current expectations and are not guarantees of future performance or results. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, competition in Atento's highly competitive industries; increases in the cost of voice and data services or significant interruptions in these services; Atento's ability to keep pace with its clients' needs for rapid technological change and systems availability; the continued deployment and adoption of emerging technologies; the loss, financial difficulties or bankruptcy of any key clients; the effects of global economic trends on the businesses of Atento's clients; the non-exclusive nature of Atento's client contracts and the absence of revenue commitments; security and privacy breaches of the systems Atento uses to protect personal data; the cost of pending and future litigation; the cost of defending Atento against intellectual property infringement claims; extensive regulation affecting many of Atento's businesses; Atento's ability to protect its proprietary information or technology; service interruptions to Atento's data and operation centers; Atento's ability to retain key personnel and attract a sufficient number of qualified employees; increases in labor costs and turnover rates; the political, economic and other conditions in the countries where Atento operates; changes in foreign exchange rates; Atento's ability to complete future acquisitions and integrate or achieve the objectives of its recent and future acquisitions; future impairments of our substantial goodwill, intangible assets, or other long-lived assets; Atento's ability to recover consumer receivables on behalf of its clients; and the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. Atento is also subject to other risk factors described in documents filed by the company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which the statements were made. Atento undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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FORT WASHINGTON, Pa., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Patriot Growth Insurance Services, LLC (Patriot), one of the nation's largest and fastest-growing insurance agencies, announces it has secured a new round of financing to support its aggressive organic growth and acquisition strategy. The additional capital raised represents a significant expansion of Patriot's existing debt facility. The raise is led by existing lender Antares, a leading provider of innovative financing and investment solutions for private-equity-backed borrowers and investors.
Founded in 2019 by CEO and 30-year industry veteran Matt Gardner, Patriot is based in Fort Washington, Penn. Recently ranked as the 35th largest insurance broker in the United States by Business Insurance magazine, Patriot has differentiated itself in this competitive marketplace through its unique and highly entrepreneurial model, partnering only with well-operated, high-growth agencies. Patriot is committed to fostering thoughtful collaboration among all partner agencies. This model has enabled Patriot to excel and grow aggressively, with over 1,500 employees and 120 offices in 23 states.
"Despite the economic turbulence we are currently experiencing throughout the U.S., I remain highly confident in our ability to continue attracting the best and fastest-growing agencies in the country," said Matt Gardner, Chairman and CEO of Patriot. "Our model and business strategy are truly unique, and the capital raised in this round of funding validates our approach to building a national insurance agency. We appreciate Antares' continued support in helping us meet and exceed our aggressive growth goals."
"Antares is pleased to continue our support of GI Partners and Patriot. Patriot's vision and execution with the backing of GI Partners has driven impressive growth to date and we look forward to being part of fueling Patriot's continued success," said Mathew Eaves, Senior Vice President at Antares Capital.
Founded in 2019, Patriot is a growth-focused national insurance services firm that partners with employee benefits and property & casualty agencies across the United States. Patriot is ranked as the 35th largest broker in the U.S. by Business Insurance. With over 1,500 employees operating in 120 locations across 23 states, Patriot's collaborative model delivers resources and strategic support to its agencies, whose leaders continue to operate with a high degree of autonomy in their local markets. Patriot creates true alignment with its partner agencies, and its operating philosophy fosters enhanced career opportunities for its dedicated and professional team. Patriot is backed by GI Partners and Summit Partners. For more information, please visit www.patriotgis.com.
With more than $50 billion of capital under management and administration as of December 31, 2021, Antares is a private debt credit manager and a leading provider of financing and investment solutions for middle-market private equity-backed borrowers and investors. Since its founding in 1996, Antares has built one of the industry's largest and longest-tenured portfolios of middle market companies and has been recognized by industry organizations as a leading provider of middle market private debt. Through its Asset Management & Funding team, Antares offers investors the opportunity to invest in collateralized loan obligations, funds and separately managed accounts. Antares is committed to championing middle market growth throughout market cycles. Doing so allows its people, partners and communities to achieve their full potential. The company maintains offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Toronto. Visit Antares at www.antares.com or follow the company on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/company/antares-capital-lp. Antares Capital is a subsidiary of Antares Holdings LP, (collectively, "Antares").
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NEW YORK and TORONTO, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Ascent Business Technology Inc., a leading provider of resilience software solutions, today launched its newly-defined and upgraded version of AutoBCM Enterprise Resilience Platform. Combining a unique technology platform with subject matter experts' knowledge, the launch of AutoBCM helps organizations meet their business continuity, risk management, and crisis management requirements.
The new AutoBCM unfurls the ability for no-code configurability and offers ready-to-use digital templates to conduct effective business impact analysis and threat assessments. The ease-of-integration capabilities, emergency notification system, and automation of business continuity planning help organizations assess risk exposure, define incident response and recovery teams, and develop continuity plans.
The end-to-end operational resilience solution has been significant for organizations regardless of size and type in reducing overall risk and costs incurred by a disruption. The platform is already in use by over 80 clients in the Middle East in private, public, government, and not-for-profit sectors. Customer and market feedback mechanism is key to our success in building rich connector library and our risk anomaly detection is a game-changer in building operational resilience, said Kundan Shekhawat – Founder and CEO at Ascent.
Ascent Business Technology delivers its holistic "Operational Resilience" approach by utilizing experts and their expertise in the domains of business continuity, risk management, and crisis management. We have developed a solution to empower every organization to build a culture of resilience using an all-inclusive solution.
Key features of AutoBCM include
- Reduction in deployment from months to days
- Configuration of weighted risk parameters
- Foresee business continuity dangers in advance
- Instant scope detection of the threat
- Activation crisis management teams in minutes
- Automation of business continuity plans
- Autonomous anomaly detection
The user-experience design of the platform is built to simplify navigation and provide an intuitive workflow to begin building their operational resilience program on behalf of their companies. It is built on the best practices framework that ensures organizations access control over disruptions that can impede their day-to-day and mission-critical processes. Training, self-study resources on how to build a resilient program, and professional consulting services are also available.
Ascent Business Technology Inc provides a premium SaaS software suite for operational resilience, financial reconciliation, and escrow. It has its presence in UAE, Singapore, India, Canada, and the US. The company provides best-in-class risk and resilience solutions that has the flexibility to meet business continuity requirements of clients from various sectors.
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- The Fresh Market is a premium specialty grocer offering a variety of high-quality fresh products and a curated in-store meal offering.
- Overall total enterprise valuation of US $1.568 billion, equivalent to an 8.0x 2021 Adjusted EBITDA Multiple.
- Cencosud will invest cash of US $676 million for a 67% ownership stake.
GREENSBORO, N.C., May 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Fresh Market Holdings, Inc. ('The Fresh Market' or the "Company"), a premium specialty retailer competing in the food retail industry in the US, today announced that leading South American retailer Cencosud (BCS: CENCOSUD) has entered a definitive agreement with funds managed by Apollo (NYSE: APO) to acquire a 67% stake in The Fresh Market. Existing Company shareholders, including the Apollo Funds, the Berry family, and Company management, will retain a minority equity interest in The Fresh Market.
The Fresh Market is a supermarket chain founded in 1982, with headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Company has 160 stores (100% leased) across 22 states, with an average store size of approximately 21,000 square feet. (equivalent to 1,950 sqm).
The Fresh Market has always been committed to its original values of providing guests with inspiring, fresh food to make everyday eating extraordinary. The Company is a destination for those looking to discover the best and most unique products including convenient, restaurant-quality meals, hand-picked produce, premium baked goods, fresh-cut flowers, custom-cut meats and carefully curated offerings for holidays and special occasions.
Awards and Recognition:
- The Fresh Market has been recognized in USA Today's 10 Best Readers' Choice polls in 2021 and 2022 as the #1 best supermarket in the United States.
- Newsweek and Statista have rated The Fresh Market as the #5 for best guest services in grocery in America in 2020.
- Winsight Grocery Business has ranked The Fresh Market as one of the top ten innovators in the food retail sector.
- Newsweek has also ranked The Fresh Market as a top five most trusted grocery retailer in gourmet foods and natural organic foods.
With this transaction, Cencosud expands its geographic diversification with approximately 12% of pro forma revenues coming from the United States, a traditionally defensive market with a stable currency. This partnership also provides Cencosud with access to the US markets where there is a much greater depth of capital markets alternatives. In addition, Cencosud will be able to leverage best practices across its Latin American businesses to The Fresh Market, and accordingly incorporate best practices from The Fresh Market to its existing portfolio, helping to drive increased performance and efficiencies. The Fresh Market's Board of Directors (which Cencosud will have majority representation on) and its existing management team have vast experience in the American retail industry, and management will continue to operate the business and the existing shareholders will retain an equity stake in the Company, thereby contributing to the continued success of The Fresh Market and its strong corporate governance.
The Fresh Market reported revenue of US $1,933 million in 2021 with an adjusted EBITDA of US $196 million and EBITDA margin of 10.2%. Sales consisted of ~70% perishables (vs. 35% in traditional supermarkets), with the fresh-focused offering helping to drive strong EBITDA margin performance and ~15% prepared foods, which is a key driver of growth and profitability.
Transaction Agreement:
Cencosud has agreed to invest US $676 million to purchase a combination of primary and secondary equity in The Fresh Market. As a result of the transaction, Cencosud will acquire a 67% stake in The Fresh Market, with the current shareholders owning the remaining 33%. The primary cash component of US $265 million will strengthen the balance sheet of The Fresh Market, reducing the Company's net leverage to 2.7x EBITDA.
Cencosud will finance the investment primarily through cash on its balance sheet. Post-closing, Cencosud's gross leverage will be approximately 3.1x and The Fresh Market's debt will be refinanced to improve its capital structure from an extended maturity and interest rate perspective.
Heike Paulmann, Chairwoman of the Cencosud board said, "Great step for Cencosud to enter the United States, in accordance with our diversification strategy. I am very sure that it will be a tremendous experience and very profitable for both companies. Let´s go The Fresh Market! Come on Cencosud!"
Matias Videla, Chief Executive Officer of Cencosud mentioned, "The Fresh Market is one of the best supermarkets in the USA. Widely recognized by market specialists and customers alike for its customer-centric culture, excellence in fresh produce and memorable shopping experience in its stores. This unique value proposition is a result of the successful strategy executed and the commitment of a team of highly experienced executives led by Jason and Andy. We are very pleased to make our first investment in the American market through a partnership of the prestige of Apollo Global Management with extensive experience in the retail market. Our team is very excited to start working together to accelerate the growth and value of the company"
Apollo Partner Andrew Jhawar, commented, "The Fresh Market has experienced best-in-class sales growth over the last two years, and we are very excited to enter its next phase alongside Cencosud, one of the best retailers in South America. Looking ahead, the Company has a tremendous new store growth opportunity that Cencosud's investment can accelerate, and we look forward to working closely with Heike, Matias and the Cencosud team in helping to drive continued value creation at The Fresh Market."
Jason Potter, Chief Executive Officer of The Fresh Market, added, "Cencosud has demonstrated that it is a world-class retailer with exceptional margins, and we look forward to sharing best practices across our businesses. The Fresh Market has experienced strong financial momentum over the last few years and this partnership with Cencosud will allow the company to further capture market share as we expand our footprint in our core Southeast market and beyond. Our entire team looks forward to the partnership with the Paulmann Family, Matias and the team at Cencosud."
About THE FRESH MARKET
Voted as the "Best Supermarket in America" by USA Today's 10 Best Readers' Choice Awards 2022 and 2021, "America's Best Customer Service 2021" by Newsweek and Statista and a top 5 most trusted grocery retail brand for specialty and natural/organic foods in the 2022 BrandSpark Most Trusted Awards, The Fresh Market helps guests discover the best with time-saving meal solutions, unique ingredients, and delicious food for any occasion. From fresh produce and exceptional meat and seafood to signature baked goods and thousands of organic options, the specialty grocer has something to please every palate. The Fresh Market currently operates 160 stores in 22 states across the U.S., inspiring guests to discover new flavors and cook with confidence. For more information, please visit www.thefreshmarket.com or follow the company on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest.
About Cencosud:
Cencosud is one of the largest and most prestigious multi-brand retail conglomerates in Latin America, with operations in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru and Colombia. The group operates a diversified portfolio of retail segments including 915 supermarkets, 108 home improvement and construction stores, 49 department stores, and 67 shopping centers and malls. Cencosud was founded in 1976 with the first Jumbo supermarket in Chile and now employs more than 115,000 collaborators. Since 2004, the group has been actively trading on the Santiago Stock Exchange (SNSE:CENCOSUD).
About Apollo:
Apollo is a high-growth, global alternative asset manager. In our asset management business, we seek to provide our clients excess return at every point along the risk-reward spectrum from investment grade to private equity with a focus on three investing strategies: yield, hybrid, and equity. For more than three decades, our investing expertise across our fully integrated platform has served the financial return needs of our clients and provided businesses with innovative capital solutions for growth. Through Athene, our retirement services business, we specialize in helping clients achieve financial security by providing a suite of retirement savings products and acting as a solutions provider to institutions. Our patient, creative, and knowledgeable approach to investing aligns our clients, businesses we invest in, our employees, and the communities we impact, to expand opportunity and achieve positive outcomes. As of March 31, 2022, Apollo had approximately $513 billion of assets under management. To learn more, please visit www.apollo.com.
Advisors:
J.P. Morgan is acting as exclusive financial advisor to Cencosud and Milbank LLP is serving as legal advisor. Credit Suisse is serving as exclusive financial advisor to The Fresh Market and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is serving as legal advisor.
Media Contact:
Patrice Molnar (patricemolnar@thefreshmarket.net)
Director Corporate Communications and Public Relations
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BOCA RATON, Fla., Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
SUMMARY NOTICE OF (I) PENDENCY OF CLASS ACTION, CERTIFICATION OF SETTLEMENT CLASS, AND PROPOSED SETTLEMENT; (II) SETTLEMENT FAIRNESS HEARING; AND (III) MOTION FOR AN AWARD OF ATTORNEYS' FEES AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LITIGATION EXPENSES
TO: All persons and entities who or which purchased or otherwise acquired Covetrus, Inc. ("Covetrus" or the "Company") common stock during the period from February 8, 2019, through August 12, 2019, inclusive, (the "Settlement Class Period") and were allegedly damaged thereby (the "Settlement Class")
PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY; YOUR RIGHTS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE SETTLEMENT OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT PENDING IN THIS COURT.
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and an Order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, that the above-captioned litigation (the "Action") has been certified as a class action for settlement purposes only on behalf of the Settlement Class, except for certain persons and entities who are excluded from the Settlement Class by definition as set forth in the full printed Notice of (I) Pendency of Class Action, Certification of Settlement Class, and Proposed Settlement; (II) Settlement Fairness Hearing; and (III) Motion for an Award of Attorneys' Fees and Reimbursement of Litigation Expenses (the "Notice").
YOU ARE ALSO NOTIFIED that Court-Appointed Lead Plaintiffs, City of Hollywood Police Officers' Retirement System and Pembroke Pines Pension Fund for Firefighters and Police Officers, on behalf of themselves and the Court-certified Settlement Class in the above-captioned securities class action (the "Action"), have reached a proposed settlement for $35,000,000.00 (the "Settlement"), that, if approved by the Court, will resolve all claims in the Action.
A hearing will be held on October 25, 2022, at 2:00 p.m., before the Honorable Roanne L. Mann at the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, United States Courthouse, Courtroom 13C-S, 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, NY 11201. The hearing will determine (i) whether the proposed Settlement should be approved as fair, reasonable, and adequate; (ii) whether the Action should be dismissed with prejudice against Defendants, and the Releases specified and described in the Amended Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement dated June 17, 2022 (and in the Notice), should be granted; (iii) whether the proposed Plan of Allocation should be approved as fair and reasonable; and (iv) whether Lead Plaintiffs' application for an award of attorneys' fees and reimbursement of Litigation Expenses should be approved.
If you are a member of the Settlement Class, your rights will be affected by the pending Action and the Settlement, and you may be entitled to share in the Net Settlement Fund. If you have not yet received the Notice and Claim Form, you may obtain copies of these documents by contacting the Claims Administrator at Covetrus Securities Litigation, c/o A.B. Data, Ltd., P.O. Box 173059, Milwaukee, WI 53217, by telephone at (877) 354-3780, or by email at info@covetrussecuritieslitigation.com. Copies of the Notice and Claim Form can also be downloaded from the website maintained by the Claims Administrator, www.CovetrusSecuritiesLitigation.com.
If you are a Settlement Class Member, in order to be potentially eligible to receive a payment under the proposed Settlement, you must submit a Claim Form online at the Settlement website or by mail. The Claim Form must be submitted online through the case website, www.CovetrusSecuritiesLitigation.com, or postmarked no later than December 3, 2022. If you are a Settlement Class Member and do not submit a proper Claim Form, you will not be eligible to share in the distribution of the net proceeds of the Settlement, but you will nevertheless be bound by any judgments or orders entered by the Court in the Action.
If you are a member of the Settlement Class and wish to exclude yourself from the Settlement Class, you must submit a request for exclusion such that it is received no later than October 4, 2022, in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Notice. If you properly exclude yourself from the Settlement Class, you will not be bound by any judgments or orders entered by the Court in the Action and you will not be eligible to share in the proceeds of the Settlement.
Any objections to the proposed Settlement, the proposed Plan of Allocation, or Lead Plaintiffs' motion for attorneys' fees and reimbursement of Litigation Expenses, must be filed with the Court by October 4, 2022, and served to representatives of Lead Counsel and Defendants' Counsel such that they are received no later than October 4, 2022, in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Notice.
Please do not contact the Court, the Clerk's office, Covetrus, Benjamin Shaw, or Defendants' Counsel regarding this notice. All questions about this notice, the proposed Settlement, or your eligibility to participate in the Settlement should be directed to the Claims Administrator or Lead Counsel. Or you may visit www.CovetrusSecuritiesLitigation.com or call toll-free at (877) 354-3780.
Requests for the Notice or Claim Form should be made to:
Covetrus Securities Litigation
c/o A.B. Data, Ltd.
P.O. Box 173059
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(877) 354-3780
www.CovetrusSecuritiesLitigation.com
info@covetrussecuritieslitigation.com
Inquiries, other than requests for the Notice or Claim Form, may be made to the Claims Administrator or to Lead Counsel:
Covetrus Securities Litigation
c/o A.B. Data, Ltd.
P.O. Box 173059
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(877) 354-3780
www.CovetrusSecuritiesLitigation.com
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SAN DIEGO, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, today shared key customer-focused announcements and presentations it will make at the Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) General Meeting, taking place June 6–9 in Orlando, Fla. Announcements will include new 2x300 base pair read lengths on NextSeq™ 1000 and 2000 systems, designed to expand the breadth of applications and support customers looking to scale from the MiSeq™ system. In addition, new data on Illumina's Infinity technology will be presented in one of the company's sessions as well as a presentation on Illumina's informatics solutions, including DRAGEN Bio-IT and Illumina Connected Analytics (ICA). Illumina will also convene and lead several more events and discussions at the conference about genomics innovation to help further foster industry collaboration and partnership.
"At Illumina, customers are at the center of what we do, and we are excited to connect with them at AGBT to unveil our next-generation genomics solutions and learn more about their specific needs and requirements," said Susan Tousi, Chief Commercial Officer at Illumina. "AGBT represents a key opportunity for Illumina to continue driving innovations that accelerate personalized medicine far into the future with our many valued partners."
New, longer-read kit configurations
Expected to be released later this year, the new 600 cycle kit on NextSeq 1000/2000 will deliver longer, paired-end 2x300bp reads and expand the breadth of applications ranging from metagenomics to immune-repertoire profiling. Data will be presented demonstrating NextSeq 2000 as a powerful, new tool to enable full-length V(D)J immune repertoire sequencing at scale to further understand the human immunome.
"The upcoming launch of our new NextSeq kits is another important step towards continuing to elevate sequencing to a new industry benchmark," said Alex Aravanis, SVP and Chief Technology Officer at Illumina. "Greater gene sequencing depth and length, combined with advanced library preparation approaches, represent the next wave of technological advances in repertoire sequencing that will unlock the power of the genome to transform human health."
New data with Infinity Technology
In its June 8 session entitled "Emerging Applications and Advances in Whole Genome Sequencing," Illumina will share new data from its Infinity technology platform, demonstrating exceptional performance across difficult-to-map regions of the genome, the ability to resolve complex structural variants, and the functionality to generate phased data across the highly polymorphic human leukocyte antigen (HLA) regions to assign haplotypes. Additionally, Illumina will share data using the Infinity technology in combination with targeted enrichment. This approach allows users to target the approximately 5% of difficult-to-map genic regions in combination with a standard Illumina genome to enable unprecedented scale using a novel and cost-effective approach.
The Ashley Lab at Stanford University has been an early collaborator with Illumina and has used Infinity data to analyze patient samples to further resolve the underlying genetic variation – creating another powerful tool for more informed clinical decision-making to improve patient outcomes. Euan Ashley, MD, PhD, Professor of Genomics and Precision Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, presented data generated from Infinity technology in his keynote address at AGBT on June 6.
Optimized WGS performance with NovaSeq 6000 and best-in-class informatics
Illumina's NovaSeq 6000 and DRAGEN Bio-IT platform are addressing some of today's biggest global health challenges, including genetic disease diagnosis, cancer detection and treatment, and global pathogen surveillance. Illumina's recent progress in informatics is also optimizing human WGS analysis.
In a June 9 session entitled "Connecting Samples to Genomic Analysis & Interpretation," Illumina will discuss its suite of informatics solutions and highlight its game-changing applications, including DRAGEN v3.10, which provides the most accurate measurement of the genome as measured against Precision FDA benchmarks. In an updated comparison, DRAGEN outperformed all other technologies across all benchmarks and in the difficult major histocompatibility complex (MHC) region. DRAGEN v3.10 continues to deliver industry-leading accuracy across numerous population-scale studies, such as All of Us, Genome England and UK BioBank. As of March 2022, Illumina's customers have processed more than 1.8 million whole genomes through the DRAGEN tools to accelerate the data processing component of sequencing.
Convening and leading critical conversations at AGBT
Illumina will convene and drive critical conversations around genomics innovation, foster industry collaboration, and discuss advances in its genomics technologies through a number of events and discussions at AGBT, including:
- "Extending the Reach of Illumina Sequencing Platforms" – Fiona Nohilly, Manager, Product Marketing of Illumina, and Joel Fellis, PhD, VP Product Management, Sequencing Platforms, will discuss efforts to scale and expand access to lllumina's next-generation sequencing platforms. The conversation will take place Tuesday, June 7 at 8:00 am ET in the Palm Beach Room.
- "Emerging Applications and Advances in Whole Genome Sequencing" – Gary Schroth, PhD, VP and Distinguished Scientist at Illumina, will discuss the latest advances in Illumina's whole genome offering and the vast potential of emerging genomics technologies on Wednesday, June 8, 8:00 am ET in the Palm Beach Room.
- "Connecting Samples to Genomic Analysis & Interpretation" – Mike Lelivelt, PhD, VP Product Management, Software & Informatics, will share Illumina's end-to-end solution for connecting samples to critical genomic insights on Thursday, June 9, 8:00 am ET in the Palm Beach Room.
- Women's Networking Event – Attendees will be invited to network with women in science at the Illumina-sponsored Women's Networking Event. Illumina will recognize an accomplished scientist as part of its ongoing support for women in science on Tuesday, June 7 at 5:30 pm ET at Signature Island.
"At Illumina, we are pushing genomic technologies to new frontiers to solve the world's biggest health challenges," said Aravanis. "Through our involvement in this year's AGBT, we look forward to engaging with leading genomics innovators and thinkers about the next-generation genomics solutions that are driving the future of personalized medicine – and the ways we can scale these critical innovations to transform health outcomes around the world."
Use of forward-looking statements
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FREMONT, Calif., Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- STL [NSE: STLTECH], one of the industry's leading integrators of digital networks, today announced the addition of Ashwini Bakshi as Chief Sales Officer to its global leadership team. In his new role, Ashwini will be a part of the Executive Committee of the company and will be responsible for driving the company's order book and revenues across portfolios, customer segments and geographies.
The industry is witnessing large-scale network buildouts and STL is expanding its capabilities across domains to offer advanced end-to-end solutions in this decade of network creation. Ashwini, through his experience and expertise, will bolster STL's efforts to build deep customer engagements, unlock the next phase of technology solutions leadership and set up a solid foundation for future growth.
Prior to joining STL, Ashwini was the Managing Director, Head of Region Europe & Africa at Project Management Institute (PMI). He has more than 25 years of global experience working with the likes of Nokia, Ericsson and Kathrein Mobile. Ashwini has played an instrumental role in sales and strategic growth capability building. He has led and delivered a formidable financial performance for telecom giants working with world-class teams. He has led multi-billion dollar P&Ls at Nokia/Nokia Siemens and was instrumental in significantly multiplying O&M solution orders and revenues at Ericsson. He has managed a broad and global customer base spanning service providers, corporates and the public sector (MTNL, BSNL, public infrastructure, and Defence sector in India and Germany) and has been an integral part of their digital journey.
Commenting on his new role, Ashwini said: "STL continues to blaze the trail in technology innovation and is well positioned to drive the next generation digital transformation across the globe. I look forward to mobilising STL's innovation and technology leadership to create value for our key customers and deliver on our purpose of transforming billions of lives through digital networks."
Commenting on Ashwini's appointment, Ankit Agarwal, MD, STL, said: "I welcome Ashwini to STL family. Being one of the industry's leading integrators of digital networks, our endeavour is to design and develop innovative solutions for our customers to fulfil their business objectives. We believe that Ashwini's rich experience and expertise in new business development, customer advocacy, and in-depth execution will play a pivotal role in establishing us as a technology solutions leader and creating unmatched value for our customers."
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MARBELLA'S LATEST PROPERTY IS SET TO ELECTRIFY COSTA DEL SOL
LONDON, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 14th July will mark the opening of Marbella's hotly anticipated new property, Hard Rock Hotel Marbella, after a full renovation. The adults-only property will offer unique experiences through its state-of-the-art facilities and services, while reflecting the immersive music environment for which Hard Rock Hotels are known.The new property, acquired in June 2021 by Stoneweg and Bain Capital Credit, the real estate investment firm, and managed by Palladium Hotel Group, has been designed by international designers Studio Gronda. It will be Palladium Hotel Group's third Hard Rock Hotel operated and also the group's third hotel located in the Costa Del Sol.
Jesús Sobrino, CEO of Palladium Hotel Group said, "We are delighted to announce the launch of Hard Rock Hotel Marbella in Puerto Banús, one of the most stunning parts of the Costa del Sol. Puerto Banús is a perfect destination for the Hard Rock Hotels brand and its magnificent offering. Its inimitable style, it's gastronomic and leisure offering and its eagerness to impress guests will make this hotel a reference point for the area. We are convinced that Hard Rock Hotel Marbella is going to become a really key destination for visitors and residents in a very short time."
The hotel is located in the gorgeous Puerto Banús and contains a total of 383 rooms, including 64 suites. Showcasing contemporary interior designs seamlessly blending Hard Rock's signature musically infused aesthetic with local cultural references from Picasso to Flamenco. Guests can look forward to unique experiences at the Hard Rock Hotel Marbella, with impressive culinary options, an incredible VIP rooftop infinity pool and bar, swimming pool surrounded by a lush and oasis-like garden, musical events and, of course, a curated collection of music Memorabilia featuring Spanish musical icons, as well as international music legends. Notable pieces including an acoustic guitar from the legendary Elvis Presley, a satin purple jacket worn by Prince and sequined dresses worn by Lady Gaga.
'We are proud to build on our success with numerous recent openings in Europe," said Graham Kiy, Area Vice President of Hotel Operations EMEA at Hard Rock International. "Hard Rock's partnership with Palladium Hotel Group has been a great success in Ibiza and Tenerife we are thrilled to expand to Marbella where we will integrate into the brand into the fabric of this much loved and vibrant destination"
AN INNOVATIVE DESIGN AND LOCATION
The jewel of Marbella has a new star that will provide all its distinctive rhythm and sophistication. One of the most important tourist centers of Andalusia has now become Hard Rock Hotel's new stage. Idyllically situated just steps away from the sea, the property will be the go-to destination for those looking to combine attentive and contemporary service alongside the aqua blue waters of the Mediterranean.
Designed by international architecture and interior design firm, Studio Gronda the hotel effortlessly blends Hard Rock's signature design with elements that recall Andalusian style and culture. Local ceramics, reds and the iconic flamenco polka dots are cleverly used to blend tradition with contemporary design. The bright and airy interiors are enhanced by vibrant artwork that was carefully curated to compliment the Memorabilia collection displayed throughout the hotel.
The hotel is located in Puerto Banús, the epicenter of exclusivity and glamour in Marbella – one of the most exclusive regions of Spain. Just 40 minutes from Malaga Airport, the property is easily accessible to all those looking for a sophisticated retreat.
A CULINARY SCENE FOR THE MOST DISCERNING TASTEBUDS
Hard Rock Hotel Marbella presents an unparalleled culinary scene that will satisfy even the most discerning palates. Two restaurants will offer an impressive selection of culinary delights from around the world, including the finest Asian food at Nu Downtown. Alongside world-class food, diners will also enjoy live music performances and DJ's during their meal – as well as an electrifying after party after dessert. With a refreshed programme every week, the venue is set to be the trendiest place in town to grab a bite.
There is also the Spanish show-cooking restaurant, Sessions. Ready to delight and tantalize, this restaurant offers guests unique Spanish flavours and seasonal products in an immersive dining space. The impressive breakfast display offers impeccably prepared dishes, using the freshest produce suited to every taste.
For some of the best views from the hotel, the sky lounge bar Sun Society is a must. The stunning space also features an incredible VIP infinity rooftop pool with a pool bar for guests to truly enjoy the Spanish sunshine. Offering a carefully curated cocktail selection as well as Mexican and Japanese fusion snacks, guests will be able to indulge in panoramic views of the beautiful area alongside eclectic flavors. The gorgeous setting is sure to be one of the most in demand spots in Marbella.
Throughout the day, guests can also stop by the Eden Pool Club, snack bar where to enjoy a selection of the best cocktails and delight the palate with salads, burgers, and succulent desserts, or the delicious sushi food truck offering. During the afternoon, the GMT +1 Lobby Bar for specialty coffees, craft cocktails and light bites, perfect for when hopping between activities.
UNIQUE AND IMMSERSIVE BRAND EXPERIENCES
In true Hard Rock style, a variety of signature brand experiences and amenities exclusive to Hard Rock Hotels can be found in Marbella. Amenities include the Sound of Your Stay® which allows guests to listen to Tracks® curated playlists inspired by the city they're in, Crosley record players available upon request with Wax®, or play a Fender guitar with Picks® in the privacy of their room. The Unleashed® pet program will welcome four legged friends to enjoy the same memorable experience as their pet parents. Guests are invited to exchange the traditional city map for Soundtracks® interactive area guides which are curated by Hard Rock and musical artists to showcase the best of each destination.
Known for sparkling events and incredible live concerts and performances, those visiting the Hard Rock Hotel Marbella can prepare for a similar program of star-studded line-ups and shows.
Guests can find tranquility by enjoying the Rock Om® amenity and experience the perfect blend of yoga and music to relax the body and mind. Those interested in fitness can make use of the modern BODY ROCK® Fitness Centre where the hotel offers innovative training systems to keep up with cutting-edge workouts while matching the rhythm of a curated playlist every step of the way.
Hard Rock Hotel Marbella's introductory nightly rates start from 299 €. For more information and reservations, please visit www.hardrockhotels.com/marbella.
About Hard Rock®:
About Hard Rock®: Hard Rock International (HRI) is one of the most globally recognized companies with venues in 68 countries spanning 253 locations that include owned/licensed or managed Hotels, Casinos, Rock Shops®, Live Performance Venues and Cafes. HRI also launched a joint venture named Hard Rock Digital in 2020, an online sportsbook, retail sportsbook and internet gaming platform. Beginning with an Eric Clapton guitar, Hard Rock owns the world's largest and most valuable collection of authentic music memorabilia at more than 86,000 pieces, which are displayed at its locations around the globe. In 2021, Hard Rock was honoured as one of Forbes Magazine's Best Employers for Diversity, a Top Employer for Women and the Top Employer in the Travel & Leisure, Gaming, and Entertainment Industry. Hard Rock was also designated as a U.S. Best Managed Company by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal and named the top performing hotel brand in J.D. Power's North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Study for the fourth consecutive year in 2022. The brand is owned by HRI parent entity The Seminole Tribe of Florida. For more information on Hard Rock International, visit www.hardrock.com or shop.hardrock.com.
About Palladium Hotel Group:
Palladium Hotel Group is a Spanish hotel chain with over 50 years of experience, owned by Grupo Empresas Matutes (GEM). The group operates 41 hotels and over 13,000 rooms, distributed amongst six countries: Spain, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Italy, and Brazil, and manages nine brands: TRS Hotels, Grand Palladium Hotels & Resorts, Palladium Hotels, Palladium Boutique Hotels, Fiesta Hotels & Resorts, Ushuaïa Unexpected Hotels, Only YOU Hotels, BLESS Collection Hotels and the Hard Rock Hotels Brand under licence with three hotels in Ibiza, Tenerife and Marbella. Palladium Hotel Group is characterised by its philosophy of attention to its team and to offering its clients high quality products and services. www.palladiumhotelgroup.com.
About Bain Capital Credit
Bain Capital Credit (www.baincapitalcredit.com) is a leading global credit specialist with approximately $52 billion in assets under management. Bain Capital Credit invests across a full spectrum of strategies, including leveraged loans, high-yield bonds, distressed debt and special situations, private lending, structured products, non-performing loans, special situations real estate and majority and minority equity stakes. Founded in 1998 as a private, employee-owned firm, Bain Capital Credit's experienced team of over 150 investment professionals seeks to identify attractive equity and credit investment opportunities across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. In addition to credit, Bain Capital invests across asset classes including private equity, public equity, real estate and venture capital, and leverages the firm's shared platform to capture opportunities in strategic areas of focus.
About Stoneweg
Stoneweg (www.stoneweg.com) is a real estate investment adviser and asset manager established in 2015 and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The firm leverages in-house local operational teams to source, develop and manage real estate investments.
To date, Stoneweg has executed and advised on almost €5 billion of real estate investments across different sectors including developments. Stoneweg expertise includes both equity and debt strategies, advising its client base of financial institutions and family offices across a range of structures including club deals, joint ventures, co-investments and funds.
The firm's investment philosophy is driven by a bottom-up approach to project selection, utilising Stoneweg's own teams on the ground and deep networks to seize the best opportunities.
Stoneweg has a dedicated presence in Switzerland, the United States, Spain, Italy, Andorra and Ireland, enabling many of the operational aspects of the firm's investments to be carried out in house and locally.
Stoneweg has completed more than 300 acquisitions alongside best-in-class partners since 2015.
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Several Kia Models Recognized as Top Performers in Their Respective Segments
- Kia earned first-place and top-ranked honors in MotorTrend's Ultimate Car Rankings for the second half of 2022
- Nine different Kia models across various categories were recognized, including the award-winning 2022 EV6 and 2023 Telluride, along with several other electrified vehicles
- MotorTrend updates Ultimate Car Rankings list twice a year; award criteria based on over 70 years of testing expertise as well as scores in safety, value and more
IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nine Kia models were recognized in MotorTrend's Ultimate Car Rankings for the second half of 2022. More than half of the podium winners are electrified vehicles, including the crowd favorite 2022 EV6, which took the top spot in the Electric SUV category.
"With so many of Kia's podium award winners hybrids or EVs, electrified vehicles are clearly becoming a strong suit for the brand," said Buyer's Guide Director Zach Gale. "From the superb Sportage Hybrid to the sporty EV6, Kia has made its presence felt in MotorTrend's Ultimate Car Rankings."
The 2023 Telluride, 2022 Rio Sedan, and Rio Hatchback, came in first place in the 3-row SUV, subcompact sedan, and subcompact hatchback segments, respectively. Bolstering Kia's stable of electrified vehicles, the 2022 Niro1, Sportage Hybrid and Sorento Hybrid took second place in the Compact Hybrid Hatch, Compact Hybrid SUV, and 3-Row Hybrid SUV segments, respectively.
"We are honored so many of our vehicles have been recognized, especially the EV6, which continues to reaffirm its leadership status among an impressive field of electrified competitors," said Steve Center, COO and EVP, Kia America. "While these rankings reinforce our advancement in electrification thus far, we'll only become more formidable as our 'Plan S' strategy continues to unfold."
MotorTrend's Ultimate Car Rankings launched in 2020 to help the average car buyer better understand their options. Using its long-running Car, Truck and SUV of the Year award programs as a foundation, the ranking system evaluates how a car drives, long-term value, safety, efficiency, driving range, technology, and more. For more details on MotorTrend's Ultimate Car Rankings, visit https://www.motortrend.com/cars/
Kia America – about us
Headquartered in Irvine, California, Kia America continues to top automotive quality surveys and is recognized as one of the 100 Best Global Brands. Kia serves as the "Official Automotive Partner" of the NBA and offers a range of gasoline, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electrified vehicles sold through a network of over 750 dealers in the U.S., including several cars and SUVs proudly assembled in America.
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HBSANC has honored Noom as the 41st Entrepreneurial Company of the Year, supported by sponsors Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, RRE Ventures, Hanson Bridgett LLP, Asset Management Company, Bill Draper, Health Gap Ventures, and Cooley LLP.
Saeju Jeong, Co-founder and CEO of Noom, accepted the award. "On behalf of the entire Noom team, I would like to thank the HBSANC for this recognition. As their 41st Entrepreneurial Company of the Year, we are joining the ranks of trailblazers that have disrupted their respective industries," said Jeong. He added, "We will continue building the world's greatest behavior change company and work tirelessly to make our mission of helping people everywhere live healthier lives a reality."
President and Board member of HBSANC, entrepreneur and event co-chair, Phani Nagarjuna commented, "The leadership and powerful message Saeju shared were among the many takeaways that will inspire Harvard Business School alumni and other entrepreneurs and startups to follow the great example he sets for our community."
Ben Dubin of Health Gap Ventures, who co-chaired the event, and who is a Board member of HBSANC, added, "We are grateful for what Noom's example does to support our mission at HBS of educating leaders who make a difference in the world. We are deeply honored to include Saeju in our community through this award."
Since 1979, the HBSANC has awarded leading entrepreneurial companies for their success. Previous winners include Genentech, Apple, Netflix, Gap, NVIDIA, Oracle, Facebook/Meta, Twitter and Salesforce.
About Noom
Noom is a consumer-first digital health platform that empowers its users to achieve holistic health outcomes through behavior change. Noom was founded in 2008 with a mission to help people everywhere lead healthier lives. Fueled by a powerful combination of technology, psychology, and human coaching, Noom is backed by more than a decade of user research and product development. Today, Noom's platform includes two core programs: Noom Weight for weight management and Noom Mood for stress management. https://www.noom.com/
About HBSANC
HBSANC has been helping alumni and their local communities be connected, get inspired, and create impact through a diverse set of educational, career-focused and socially conscious initiatives since 1969. As the second largest HBS alumni organization in the world, we serve 8,000+ alumni in Northern California and organize over 150 events annually that enable alumni to learn and network by engaging with thought leading HBS professors, respected CEOs, and noteworthy HBS alumni making a meaningful difference in their sectors. Key initiatives such as Community Partners, Start Up Partners, and Alumni Angels add to the entrepreneurial verve of Silicon Valley while contributing to the mission of Harvard Business School in educating leaders that make a difference in the world. https://hbsanc.org
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Couple spends just $500 on their wedding
(CNN) - A California couple exchanged vows while making sure not to spend over $500 on their wedding.
Kiara and Joel Brokenbrough’s big day had all the hallmarks of a typical wedding: feeding each other cake, tossing the bouquet and dancing the night away.
But when the couple said “I do,” they also said “I don’t” to spending thousands on the wedding.
“We kept it under $500,” Kiara Brokenbrough said.
The average cost for a wedding these days is $28,000.
The bride’s dress alone can cost a fortune but not Kiara Brokenbrough’s dress, which only cost $47. Ordered online, it arrived at her door like an ordinary package.
The wedding location, which was beside a highway above Los Angeles, cost the couple $0.
As for the reception at a nearby restaurant-lounge, family and friends paid for themselves. Some chipped in for the cake and flowers, and Kiara Brokenbrough’s mother paid for their honeymoon.
The couple says they didn’t want to start their marriage up to their necks in debt. Kiara Brokenbrough is a social media manager, and Joel Brokenbrough is a high school coach.
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TINTON FALLS, N.J., Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Commvault, a global enterprise leader in cloud data management, today announced that it has been positioned by Gartner as a "Leader" in its most recent report: "2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup and Recovery Software Solutions."¹
The 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant evaluates vendors based on a range of factors, including completeness of vision and ability to execute.
As enterprise IT organizations are faced with challenges such as ransomware attacks, rampant data proliferation, rising security threats, and resource limitations, they need solutions that not only protect against these threats, but also detect them before they happen. As a result, customers are turning to Commvault to mitigate risk with its integrated software and SaaS solution for air-gapped ransomware protection. Additionally, Commvault expanded its portfolio to include Threatwise™ which gives customers extended end-to-end proactive and responsive ransomware protection.
"We know CIOs are keeping data protection top of mind, especially as adoption of hybrid solutions continue to accelerate in the enterprise," said Rangaraaj Rajagopalan, Vice President of Products, Commvault. "We are helping these organizations consolidate their data management, simplify and reduce IT spend while protecting their most precious asset. Their data. Nobody has the workload breadth and depth to manage this across the entire data estate like Commvault and the best part is we enable this today. We believe this is why Gartner continues to recognize us as a Leader."
Commvault continues to expand its offerings with its broad partner ecosystem to engineer and deliver solutions designed to change the face of the hybrid cloud for customers. Most recently, Commvault partnered with Oracle to include Metallic Data Management as a Service (DMaaS) on Oracle Cloud. As part of Commvault's multi-cloud strategy, Metallic's industry-leading services will be offered on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and available in all commercial OCI regions globally.
To read the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup and Recovery Software Solutions report, visit: https://www.commvault.com/itleaders.
Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in our research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. GARTNER and Magic Quadrant are registered trademarks and service mark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and are used herein with permission. All rights reserved.
Commvault (NASDAQ: CVLT) is a global leader in data management. Our Intelligent Data Services help your organization do amazing things with your data by transforming how you protect, store, and use it. We provide a simple and unified Data Management Platform that spans all your data – regardless of where it lives (on-premises, hybrid, or multi-cloud) from legacy to modern workloads). Commvault solutions are available through any combination of software subscriptions, integrated appliances, partner-managed, or Software-as-a-Service via our Metallic portfolio. Over 25 years, more than 100,000 customers have relied on Commvault to keep their data secure, assessable, and ready to drive business growth. Learn more at www.Commvault.com or follow us @Commvault.
- Gartner, "Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup and Recovery Software Solutions" [Michael Hoeck, Nik Simpson, Jerry Rozeman, Jason Donham, August 1, 2022]
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HARTFORD, Conn., May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. (NYSE: ZTR) previously announced the following monthly distribution on March 3, 2022:
Under the terms of its Managed Distribution Plan, the Fund will seek to maintain a consistent distribution level that may be paid in part or in full from net investment income and realized capital gains, or a combination thereof. Shareholders should note, however, that if the Fund's aggregate net investment income and net realized capital gains are less than the amount of the distribution level, the difference will be distributed from the Fund's assets and will constitute a return of the shareholder's capital. You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund's investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund's Managed Distribution Plan.
The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund's investment performance and should not be confused with 'yield' or 'income'.
The Fund provided this estimate of the sources of the distributions:
Information regarding the Fund's performance and distribution rates is set forth below. Please note that all performance figures are based on the Fund's NAV and not the market price of the Fund's shares. Performance figures are not meant to represent individual shareholder performance.
The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this notice are estimates only and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the distributions for tax purposes will depend on the Fund's investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund or your broker will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you what distributions to report for federal income tax purposes.
Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. is a diversified closed-end fund whose investment objective is capital appreciation, with income as a secondary objective. Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc. has been the investment adviser, and Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. and Newfleet Asset Management, LLC have been subadvisers to the Fund since December 9, 2011. Performance and characteristics prior to December 9, 2011 were attained by the previous adviser using a different investment strategy.
For more information on the Fund, contact shareholder services at (866) 270-7788, by email at closedendfunds@virtus.com, or through the closed-end fund section of www.virtus.com.
An investment in a fund is subject to risk, including the risk of possible loss of principal. A fund's shares may be worth less upon their sale than what an investor paid for them. Shares of closed-end funds may trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value. For more information about each Fund's investment objective and risks, please see the Fund's annual report. A copy of the Fund's most recent annual report may be obtained free of charge by contacting "Shareholder Services" as set forth at the bottom of this press release.
Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. has more than 35 years of experience managing investment portfolios, including institutional separate accounts and open- and closed-end funds investing in utilities, master limited partnerships (MLPs), infrastructure, and real estate investment trusts (REITs). For more information, visit www.dpimc.com.
Newfleet Asset Management, an affiliated manager of Virtus Investment Partners, provides comprehensive fixed income portfolio management in multiple strategies. The Newfleet Multi-Sector Strategies team that manages the Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. leverages the knowledge and skill of investment professionals with expertise in every sector of the bond market, including evolving, specialized, and out-of-favor sectors. The team employs active sector rotation and disciplined risk management to portfolio construction, avoiding interest rate bets, and remaining duration neutral to each strategy's stated benchmark. For more information, visit www.newfleet.com.
Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ: VRTS) is a distinctive partnership of boutique investment managers singularly committed to the long-term success of individual and institutional investors. The company provides investment management products and services through its affiliated managers and select subadvisers, each with a distinct investment style, autonomous investment process, and individual brand. For more information, visit www.virtus.com.
For Further Information:
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TREVOSE, Pa., Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lannett Company, Inc. (NYSE: LCI) today announced that it will report financial results for its fiscal 2022 fourth quarter and full year on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, after the market closes. Lannett management will host a conference call that same afternoon at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to review the company's performance.
The conference call will be available to interested parties by dialing 877-407-9716 from the U.S. or Canada, or 201-493-6779 from international locations. The call will be broadcast via the Internet at www.Lannett.com. Listeners are encouraged to visit the website at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the scheduled presentation to register, download and install any necessary audio software. A playback of the call will be archived and accessible on the same website for at least three months.
About Lannett Company, Inc.
Lannett Company, founded in 1942, develops, manufactures, packages, markets and distributes generic pharmaceutical products for a wide range of medical indications. For more information, visit the company's website at www.lannett.com.
Contact:
Robert Jaffe
Robert Jaffe Co., LLC
(424) 288-4098
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Now-deceased man IDed in 1980s slayings of 3 motel clerks
Late Iowa man linked to killings in Indiana, Kentucky
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana State Police said Tuesday that they used genealogical data and crime scene evidence to link an Iowa man who died in 2013 to the killings of three female motel clerks and sexual assault of a fourth in Indiana and Kentucky from 1987 through 1990.
Harry Edward Greenwell, who died at age 68 in New Albin, Iowa, in January 2013, was the so-called “I-65 killer,” State Police Sgt. Glen Fifield said during a news conference in Indianapolis. The killings earned that moniker because they happened at motels near Interstate 65.
“Greenwell had an extensive criminal history and had been in and out of prison several times, even escaping from jail on two separate occasions,” he said. “He was known to travel frequently in the Midwest.”
Greenwell was born in Kentucky and died in Iowa of cancer, according to his obituary.
Fifield said evidence linked Greenwell to the Feb. 21, 1987, killing of Vicki Heath, 41, who was sexually assaulted and fatally shot while working a night shift at a Super 8 Hotel in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. It also linked him to the March 3, 1989, killings of Margaret “Peggy” Gill and Jeanne Gilbert.
Gilbert, 34, was slain while working the night shift at a Days Inn in Remington, Indiana, while Gill, 24, was killed while working at a Days Inn in Merrillville, Indiana. Both were sexually assaulted and fatally shot.
Fifield said investigators also linked Greenwell to the Jan. 2, 1990, sexual assault of a 21-year-old female clerk at a Days Inn in Columbus, Indiana.
“This victim was able to escape her attacker and survive. She was later able to give an excellent physical description of the suspect and details of the crime,” he said. “She is the only known victim to have survived the vicious, brutal attacks of this killer.”
Fifield said the state police crime lab matched ballistic evidence in the Gill and Gilbert slayings, and later matched DNA evidence linking the Heath and Gilbert killings to the Columbus attack.
He said one of the primary factors linking the four crimes was their proximity to Interstate 65, which runs from Gary, Indiana, to Mobile, Alabama.
Fifield said investigative genealogy, the use of DNA analysis in combination with traditional genealogy research and historical records, “generated a significant and important lead” in the four cases.
“Further investigation and kinship lab testing by the Indiana State Police lab of crime scene samples positive identified the suspect. The match was 99.9999% positive. It is this scientific breakthrough that ultimately led to the identification of the I-65 killer, Harry Edward Greenwell,” Fifield said.
He said investigators continue reaching out to other police departments in the Midwest because there is a “distinct possibility” that Greenwell committed other unsolved killings, rapes, robberies or assaults.
Fifield was joined at the news conference by members of the FBI, the Elizabethtown, Kentucky, and Columbus, Indiana, police departments, and relatives of some of the victims.
Gilbert’s daughter, Kimberly Gilbert Wright, said her family was very grateful for law enforcement’s efforts to identify her mother’s killer and helping bring some type of closure to her family and the other victims’ relatives.
“She’s still in my family’s hearts,” she said of her mother. “We talk about her as if she hasn’t gone. My brother and I were fortunate enough to have spent the last seven months of her life living with her and experiencing the joy that she could bring to every day of our life.”
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This story was updated to correct the spelling of Sgt. Glen Fifield’s first name and that Gill’s first name was Margaret, and not Mary.
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Reaffirming its commitment to APAC, Broadridge opens a new office in Singapore, paving the way for further growth in headcount, investment and solution offerings
SINGAPORE, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- To reinforce and grow its best-in-class offerings, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR), a global Fintech leader, is excited to announce the opening of a new office in Singapore for its APAC headquarters. Amid continued growth momentum and expanding opportunities to support financial services clients across the region, this investment reaffirms Broadridge's deep on-the-ground commitment to the market.
"To better serve clients in Asia on their digital transformation journeys and enable them to simplify their technology stacks to address cost pressures, inefficiencies and legacy systems Broadridge is investing heavily in the region to support our growing client base," said Samir Pandiri, President of Broadridge International. "To help clients respond quickly to market changes and leverage new technology to drive efficiencies we expanded our bench of senior leaders based in Singapore, as well as taking steps to quickly build on the operational and technological synergies presented from our acquisition of Itiviti."
"We believe Singapore offers the perfect base to capture emerging opportunities present across the APAC region," said Ian Strudwick, Managing Director and Head of APAC at Broadridge. "We are witnessing more financial institutions pivot their focus meaningfully toward this region of the world to participate in the rapid expansion of the financial services industry. Our team is excited to continue our journey of growth and supporting our clients, industry partners and associations far into the future.
The new office, located in Singapore's Central Business District (CBD) at 30 Raffles Place, brings together dedicated teams from product development, implementation and support, research insights, sales, marketing and finance. The office space is completely redeveloped and is a sustainably designed built environment that seamlessly facilitates flexible working and the enhancement of employee well-being as the team continues to grow.
Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE: BR), a global Fintech leader with $5 billion in revenues, provides the critical infrastructure that powers investing, corporate governance, and communications to enable better financial lives. We deliver technology-driven solutions that drive business transformation for banks, broker-dealers, asset and wealth managers and public companies. Broadridge's infrastructure serves as a global communications hub enabling corporate governance by linking thousands of public companies and mutual funds to tens of millions of individual and institutional investors around the world. Our technology and operations platforms underpin the daily trading of more than U.S. $9 trillion in equities, fixed income, and other securities globally. A certified Great Place to Work®, Broadridge is part of the S&P 500® Index, employing over 13,000 associates in 21 countries.
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Jennifer Aniston says she has long suffered from sleep problems.
The 53-year-old star told People magazine that it's been an issue for her for decades.
"I think it started somewhere in my 30s or even earlier, but you just don't start to notice the effects of a lack of sleep when we're younger because we're so invincible," she said.
It has manifested as sleep anxiety, sleep walking and most recently insomnia that has had her counting the minutes she's not been able to drift off.
"And the more I worry about it, the harder it is to fall asleep," she said.
That is on display in her commercial for the Seize The Night and Day campaign.
According to the site "Fierce Pharma," the spot titled "Time is a Construct" was directed by Academy Award-winning director, writer and actor Taika Waititi and is tied to a new prescription sleep aid from Johnson & Johnson.
Aniston told People she eventually sought medical advice for her insomnia and now uses tricks like stretching and yoga before bed to relax, as well as attempting to "make bedtime the same every night, which is challenging for us actors, because if we're on a movie, the schedule is all over the place."
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Avenge Bio expects to initiate a Phase 1 clinical trial in the second half of 2022 for patients with metastatic peritoneal cancers with an initial focus on platinum-resistant ovarian cancer
NATICK, Mass., Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Avenge Bio, Inc. ("Avenge Bio, "Avenge" or "the Company"), a biotechnology company developing the LOCOcyte™ immunotherapy platform for the precision administration of potent immune effector molecules to treat solid tumors, today announced that the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") cleared the Investigational New Drug ("IND") application for AVB-001 in peritoneal malignancies.
The LOCOcyte™ platform leverages immunomodulators and biomaterials for a synergistic impact in a single, controlled, allogeneic cell therapy. AVB-001 is the first clinical implementation of the platform, encapsulating cells engineered to secrete native IL-2 in immune-activating alginate capsules. The first-in-human clinical trial is the intraperitoneal administration of AVB-001 for the treatment of platinum resistance ovarian cancer, a condition with very limited treatment options.
"We are very pleased to be advancing AVB-001 into the upcoming clinical trial as a potential treatment for patients with metastatic ovarian cancer, a life threatening disease. The FDA's clearance of our IND represents a significant milestone for Avenge and the first to be cleared leveraging the LOCOcyte™ technology platform," said Michael Heffernan, Chief Executive Officer of Avenge Bio.
"Ovarian cancer is one of the most difficult cancers to treat. It is typically not detected until later stages, and most patients will recur after an initial treatment, which is often fatal. As a clinician, I am looking forward to the potential impact for these patients. Patients with metastatic peritoneal cancer are uniquely positioned to benefit from this novel cellular therapy," added Dr. Claudio Dansky Ullmann, Avenge Bio's Chief Medical Officer.
The Phase 1, multi-center clinical trial is expected to be initiated in the second half of 2022 and will evaluate the tolerability of AVB-001, determine a recommended dose for Phase 2, measure immunological changes in the blood and peritoneal environment, and assess anti-tumor activity.
Our LOCOcyte™ allogeneic cell-based immunotherapy platform enables potent localized modulation of the immune system which also precipitates a systemic immune response, allowing us to treat previously intractable cancers. The technology leverage three unique advantages: (1) Potent immune effector molecules are generated by synthetically engineering allogeneic cells creating a ready-to-use therapy, (2) Therapy is localized in proximity to the primary tumor site and generates innate and adaptive immune response, and (3) The immunomodulator trains the patient's immune system generating a robust immune response that seeks and eradicates distal metastasis without systemic toxicity.
Avenge Bio, Inc. ("Avenge") is an oncology-focused biotechnology company developing transformative cell-based immunotherapeutic products for the treatment of intractable solid tumors by incorporating its LOCOcyte™ platform. The LOCOcyte™ platform leverages proprietary engineered cells delivered to the local tumor environment that generate high concentrations of immune effector molecules in proximity to the tumor. This initiates a robust, local, and durable systemic immune response while avoiding toxicities associated with systemic immunotherapies. Avenge's most advanced product candidate, AVB-001, produces native IL-2 immunotherapy and is initially being studied in metastatic peritoneal cancers such as ovarian cancer. Avenge has additional pipeline candidates for the treatment of a wide range of cancers including pancreatic, lung and breast cancers. Avenge was founded in 2019 based upon technology developed in the laboratory of Omid Veiseh, Ph.D. and has an exclusive license from Rice University for this technology. To learn more about Avenge visit: www.avengebio.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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Takeaways: Election denier wins, bad behavior dooms Cawthorn
By JILL COLVIN and NICHOLAS RICCARDI
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s influence was enough to elevate his Senate candidate to victory in North Carolina on Tuesday, while his pick in Pennsylvania remained in a tough fight in that state’s Senate primary.
In a key congressional race, a Republican congressman’s bad behavior finally caught up with him.
And in the Pennsylvania governor’s race, a Trump-backed candidate who has spread lies about the 2020 vote count won the GOP nomination, putting an election denier within striking distance of running a presidential battleground state in 2024. But in Idaho, with incumbency on his side, the sitting governor weathered a primary challenge from his far-right lieutenant governor.
Takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Kentucky, Idaho and Oregon:
TRUMP’S WINNING STREAK CONTINUES
The former president entered the primary season on a high after JD Vance, his endorsed candidate in Ohio’s hypercompetitive GOP Senate contest, shot from third to first. Trump added to his tally Tuesday night in several states.
Trump had shocked party faithful in North Carolina when he endorsed U.S. Rep. Ted Budd, a little-known congressman, last June for the Senate seat being vacated by retiring Republican Richard Burr. But after a rocky start, Budd easily captured his party’s nomination, passing a crowded field of GOP rivals that included the state’s former governor, Pat McCrory.
And in Pennsylvania’s GOP race for governor, Trump’s endorsed candidate, the far-right Doug Mastriano, easily won the nomination — though he was already well ahead in the polls when Trump weighed in just days before the primary.
His nod was widely seen as an effort to hedge his bets and guarantee a victory in the state in case his endorsed candidate for Senate, celebrity heart surgeon Mehmet Oz, loses his race. Oz and former hedge fund CEO David McCormick were virtually tied early Wednesday, with more votes left to be counted.
Trump had suffered a loss last week when Charles Herbster, his endorsed candidate in Nebraska’s gubernatorial primary, finished second after being accused late in the campaign of groping young women. And Trump whiffed once Tuesday, when his pick of Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin failed to defeat Gov. Brad Little in that state’s primary. Trump is facing down another possible defeat in next week’s high-stakes governor’s primary in Georgia, where his candidate is trailing in both polls and fundraising.
ELECTION DENIALIST WINS KEY REPUBLICAN PRIMARY
Trump has made election denial a key loyalty test in the Republican Party, and that may have kneecapped his party in Pennsylvania with the victory of Mastriano, a vocal election denier.
Mastriano backed baseless reviews of the election results in Pennsylvania, where Democrat Joe Biden won by nearly 100,000 votes. He organized buses to ferry Trump supporters to Washington for the “Stop the Steal” rally that preceded the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection. And he says that if he’s elected, he’ll ferret out fraud partly by making every single voter in the state reregister.
Mastriano was the front-runner even before Trump’s endorsement late last week helped cement his victory. All the major statewide Republican hopefuls in one way or another cast doubt on the election results, but Mastriano was by far the loudest and that’s what won him Trump’s nod.
With Trump prioritizing fealty to his election lies over all else, many Pennsylvania Republicans fear the former president has undermined their chances in the crucial state. That led them to try to coalesce around a last-minute alternative to Mastriano, but the effort failed.
Mastriano will face Democrat Josh Shapiro, the state’s attorney general, in the November general election. Shapiro, who was uncontested, has appeared eager to take on Mastriano, running a television ad calling Mastriano “one of Donald Trump’s biggest supporters,” a move that seemed designed to boost the state senator with GOP voters.
Mastriano has said he wouldn’t have certified Biden’s victory in Pennsylvania if he’d been governor then. That raises questions about the 2024 presidential election and whether Mastriano, if elected, would follow the will of the voters if a candidate he opposes were to win the state.
GOP VOTERS HAVE HAD ENOUGH
Even in Trump’s Republican Party, there are limits.
Rep. Madison Cawthorn, the youngest member of Congress, was ousted from office on Tuesday by state Sen. Chuck Edwards after a rocky first term filled with salacious headlines and scandals. The young congressman, who uses a wheelchair after a car accident, became a media sensation when he first won a House seat at age 25, but he may have gotten singed under the spotlight.
Cawthorn last month was cited for carrying a handgun through an airport security checkpoint — his second such citation. In March, he was cited for driving with a revoked license after being stopped for speeding twice. He angered local Republicans by choosing to run in a different district after new congressional maps were drawn this year, then coming back to his original district when litigation shifted the lines again. And, most notoriously, Cawthorn insinuated that Washington Republicans had invited him to at least one cocaine-fueled orgy.
Trump sought to give Cawthorn a boost on Monday, urging voters to keep him in office.
But voters decided not to. Edwards, who was endorsed by Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, inched past Cawthorn in the primary. Still, the big picture wasn’t that close — with eight candidates in the contest, Cawthorn won just 3 in 10 voters in the district. That’s a warning for other Republicans who may feel that Trump’s ability to hold his base’s loyalty through repeated scandals makes them bulletproof, too.
POWER OF INCUMBENCY IN IDAHO
In Idaho, Trump-inspired populism ran smack into the wall of incumbency.
Gov. Brad Little easily beat back a Republican primary challenge from Lt. Gov Janice McGeachin, despite her endorsement from the former president. He touted steps he’d taken to please conservatives by capitalizing on the benefits of office — signing tax cuts and a law banning abortion after about six weeks.
McGeachin was deeply controversial. When Little traveled out of state, McGeachin proclaimed herself the effective governor and issued executive orders banning mask and vaccine mandates, which he nullified upon returning to the state. She spoke at a conference sponsored by white nationalists and ran with several far-right allies for other statewide offices.
But, in contrast to what happened in Pennsylvania, Republican voters in Idaho balked. It’s a good omen for the next Trump target — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, who’s also been using his incumbency to shore up his conservative bona fides against a challenger backed by the former president in next week’s primary.
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President James Buie Appointed CEO; Founder Bruce Lehrman Moves to Board of Directors
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Involta, an award-winning data center, hybrid IT, and cloud-forward consulting firm, announces today that James (Jim) Buie, current Involta President, now holds the title of President and CEO to lead the company into its next phase of growth. Buie will succeed current CEO and Involta founder Bruce Lehrman, who will transition to the vice-chair of Involta's Board of Directors, effective immediately.
"I am incredibly proud of the substantial growth Involta has achieved since forming the company in 2007," says Bruce Lehrman, Involta Founder. "What began as a local colocation data center company in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has now become a nationally recognized organization offering best-in-class, security-focused data center facilities and infrastructure, hybrid cloud and managed IT services. Everyone at Involta, from our newest hires to our leadership team, has been critical in making this growth possible. I know Involta will continue to succeed under Jim's exemplary leadership. His insight, experience and future outlooks will be integral to Involta's continued success."
With this leadership transition, Involta is strategically poised to accelerate the company's transformation trajectory while continuing to deliver and expand its world-class data center infrastructure services to the nation's leading enterprises. In addition, the transition will enable the company to further boost its robust suite of managed cybersecurity and hybrid IT solutions across mission-critical verticals, including healthcare, financial services and manufacturing.
During his 15-year tenure as CEO, Lehrman stewarded Involta's growth trajectory. Earlier this year, Lehrman played an important role in the company's acquisition by global investment firm Carlyle. Under his leadership, Involta has been recognized by several industry organizations and publications for its strategic solutions and services. The company recently earned the 2022 Best in Klas distinction for healthcare partial IT sourcing and ranked on the prestigious 2022 MSP 501 list. From a growth perspective, Lehrman helped the company achieve significant milestone recognitions, including the second-fastest-growing IT Company in the country by Inc. Magazine and the 40th fastest-growing company overall, and remaining on the Inc. 500/5000 list for nearly a decade.
As Involta's President and CEO, Buie will draw on his 25+ years of industry experience to ensure sustainable growth for Involta by leveraging Carlyle's resources to promote and bolster Involta's capacity to deliver innovation and enable digital enterprise transformation. Buie will also lead Involta's pioneering edge practice and work to integrate a higher level of sustainability initiatives across the company's data center portfolio. Additionally, Buie will continue strengthening Involta's channel focus and expand on its monumental, award-winning partner growth with key partners such as Veeam. Buie played a direct role in Involta achieving Veeam's Impact Cloud & Service Provider Growth Partner of the Year 2022.
"It is truly an honor to continue Bruce's legacy as CEO and lead Involta into a bright and prosperous future," says Buie. "Involta has never been stronger, and now, as part of Carlyle, Involta is positioned to expand into targeted new markets across the U.S. The Involta team, our strategic partners, our owned data center and network infrastructure, and wide breadth of services are exactly what our current and future clients need to embark on and successfully complete the most complex digital transformation journeys."
"The Involta Board of Directors is pleased with this strategic leadership transition," said Ed Vilandrie, Chairman of Involta Board of Directors and Operating Executive, Digital Infrastructure with the Carlyle Group. "Involta will still have the opportunity to leverage Bruce's visionary insights through his role on the board while enabling Jim to drive the tangible growth and change necessary to propel Involta into new, sought-after markets across the country."
Buie joined Involta in 2016 as Chief Financial Officer and steadily took on more responsibility to help the company further drive profitability and expand its national footprint. He was instrumental in growing the company's hybrid cloud and strategic consulting offerings through the acquisitions of BluPrairie (2018) and IT|Lynk (2018). Buie also established a cohesive sales and marketing culture at Involta. In 2020, Buie assumed the role of President, where he restructured the company's operations to help scale and deliver services to accelerate growth. His focus on the customer experience helped the company achieve an industry-leading Net Promoter Score of 79. From his start at Involta, Buie has been very active in Involta Cares, the company's philanthropic platform that extends resources across the communities Involta serves.
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Involta pairs strategic consulting with the unique ability to leverage owned data centers and infrastructure assets, empowering businesses with necessary security and reliability requirements. Its well-defined, rigorous process to deliver hybrid cloud, edge, consulting, and data center services have earned the company several designations, including a KLAS rating and review for partial healthcare IT outsourcing excellence. The company has also been recognized on several CRN lists and has been named one of the fastest-growing companies in America by Inc.5000 for nine consecutive years.
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LOS ANGELES , June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IDrive® Compute, a high-performance VPS hosting solution from IDrive Backup with an international network of edge computing locations, has expanded even more by adding a number of data centers throughout Europe. This enables developers and businesses based all over Europe to host multiple virtual instances on an infrastructure loaded with powerful physical servers and robust hardware resources, all managed off-premise at the edge location closest to them for optimal performance.
As IDrive® Compute continues to grow and become more popular among users all over the world, the company made it a priority to add these data centers to ensure that these users receive a faster response when collecting, analyzing and passing through data, instead of directing it to a centralized cloud or server.
The new edge locations which are spread throughout Europe are London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, and Madrid, solidifying efficient business operations for users across the EU, and promoting a high-performance business ecosystem to maximize productivity.
Following the addition of the Dublin edge center, one of the reasons IDrive chose to expand more throughout Europe other than providing all users with the fastest possible performance, is due to the increasing procurement of renewable energy for data centers, which is currently driving the data center power market in Europe according to the Europe Data Center Power Market - Industry Outlook & Forecast 2022-2027.
With IDrive® Compute, businesses and developers can create and manage multiple virtual machines, run projects with little to no latency, schedule backups for the instances, take real-time snapshots, and add more space to them with block-storage. The VPS infrastructure lets users accommodate computing projects of any scale and size.
IDrive® Compute offers pay-as-you-use pricing with on-demand scalability, which offers businesses the ability to scale their computing infrastructure as needed. Pricing remains consistent across all regions, with no hidden charges for specific regions.
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IDrive Inc. is a privately held company specializing in cloud storage, online backup, file sharing, remote access, compliance and related technologies. Core services include IDrive®,RemotePC™ and IBackup.The company's services help over 4 million customers back up over 500 Petabytes of data
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ISELIN, N.J., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hexaware Technologies, a next-generation digital services provider, is one of the partners in the UNFUR Project, a campaign that raises awareness around the atrocities of the fur trade and attempts to create a sustainable alternative for fur and faux fur. The significant collaborators of Hexaware for this project are the International Anti-Fur Coalition (IAFC) and the University of Westminster.
The project creates digital fur fashion as NFTs that can be collected/purchased and the earnings will be directed to combat the fur trade. The campaign was announced at MET AMS, Europe's leading Metaverse festival and features a digital fur fashion collection that includes five pieces digitized as NFTs by Hexaware. The students from the University of Westminster's Fashion Institute created the head-turning designs for the collection. Paul van Raak, Creative Director- Mobiquity, part of Hexaware said, "The UNFUR project intentionally brings tension between buying a digital fur fashion piece (because it is considered beautiful) while you are aware that this should not be bought in the physical world. We use this duality as a trigger to drive the audience to bid on one of the UNFUR NFTs and by doing so support the fight against the fur industry."
This project unveils the opportunities that Metaverse can present for the fashion industry while eliminating limitations of the physical world. Hexaware is delighted to be a part of this initiative that enables leveraging its Metaverse competencies, taking a solid step towards exploring endless possibilities for fashion as NFTs and embracing an ethical and responsible way of protecting animals slaughtered for their precious fur. The campaign also strengthens the position of digital platforms as viable and sustainable options to bring in the next big revolution in the fashion industry.
The project has been recognized through various awards that are a testament to the impact it has created in the NFT domain. Some of the prestigious accolades received are – The FWA: Site of the Day, CSS Design Awards: Site of the Day, UI Design Award, UX Design Award, Innovation Award, Awwwards: Site of the Day, Developer Award.
Immanuel Kingsley , Metaverse Technology Officer at Hexaware Technologies said, "We are fortunate to have the chance of capitalizing on our curiosity of Metaverse to unfold a new dimension for the fashion industry while contributing to a cause that saves millions of animals from atrocities. Like innovation, exploring new possibilities in the Metaverse drives our efforts and this campaign provides the right boost for our future endeavors."
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PARIS, May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HOPIUM, the first French manufacturer of high-end hydrogen vehicles, announces today the strengthening of its governance, with the proposed appointment of Jean-Baptiste Djebbari as a member of its Board of Directors. This appointment will be submitted to the approval of HOPIUM's next General Assembly, on June 20th, 2022.
Olivier Lombard, founder, and CEO of HOPIUM, declared: "I am honored and proud to welcome Jean-Baptiste Djebbari to this tremendous French industrial adventure, and to count on his vitality and his widely proven expertise in the fields of energy and transports. His arrival on Hopium's Board of Directors is a major step in our development. I look forward to starting this collaboration and meet tomorrow's challenges together."
French Cabinet Minister for Transport from 2019 to 2022, Jean-Baptiste Djebbari is a well-known figure with a track record of excellence in the mobility sectors, both working as an aircraft pilot for private companies and within the Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGAC). As an elected member of French National Assembly from 2017, he immediately specialized in the stakes of transportation, helding a "whip" position within the Sustainable Development Spatial and Regional Planning Committee, before joining the Government. Jean-Baptiste Djebbari graduated from Ecole Nationale de l'Aviation Civile (ENAC) and Ecole Polytechnique.
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Olivier Lombard, the youngest winner of the 24 hours of Le Mans, founded Hopium, a manufacturer of high-end hydrogen-powered vehicles, as an achievement resulting from his experience acquired on the racing circuits. With the automotive culture in his heritage, Olivier Lombard has driven for 7 years hydrogen- powered racing cars, making him the world's most experienced racer in this field. As an open-air laboratory, the race has allowed Olivier Lombard and his team to reflect on new mobility solutions to meet today's environmental challenges. While the transportation sector alone is responsible for 20% of greenhouse gas emissions, the company is positioning itself as a player in climate change. Hopium brings together a team of experts and leading partners at the forefront of innovation in the fields of hydrogen fuel cells, technology, and automotive engineering.
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THE WOODLANDS, Texas, April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Excelerate Energy, Inc. ("Excelerate" or the "Company") today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 16,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock at a price to the public of $24.00 per share. The Company also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 2,400,000 shares of Class A common stock at the initial public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions.
The shares are expected to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on April 13, 2022, under the ticker symbol "EE." The offering is expected to close on April 18, 2022, subject to customary closing conditions.
Excelerate expects to receive net proceeds of approximately $361.9 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and excluding any exercise of the underwriters' option to purchase additional shares.
Barclays, J.P. Morgan, and Morgan Stanley are serving as joint lead book-running managers for the offering. Wells Fargo Securities is also acting as a book-running manager. SMBC Nikko, Raymond James, Stephens Inc., Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co., and BOK Financial Securities, Inc. are acting as co-managers for the offering.
A registration statement relating to these securities was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 12, 2022. The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus, copies of which may be obtained from the following sources:
- Barclays Capital Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, by telephone at (888) 603-5847, or by email at barclaysprospectus@broadridge.com;
- J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Attention: Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, by telephone at (866) 803-9204, or by email at prospectus-eq_fi@jpmchase.com; or
- Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10014, by email at prospectus@morganstanley.com.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor will there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About Excelerate Energy
Excelerate Energy, Inc. is a US-based LNG company located in The Woodlands, Texas. Founded in 2003 by George B. Kaiser, Excelerate is changing the way the world accesses cleaner forms of energy by providing integrated services along the LNG value chain with an objective of delivering rapid-to-market and reliable LNG solutions to customers. Excelerate offers a full range of flexible regasification services from FSRU to infrastructure development to LNG supply. Excelerate has offices in Abu Dhabi, Antwerp, Boston, Buenos Aires, Chattogram, Dhaka, Doha, Dubai, Manila, Rio de Janeiro, Singapore, and Washington, DC.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for MNMD, ENDP, TLRY, BNGO, and NKLA.
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A few overnight storms possible
Late day storms possible mainly inland for weekend
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A little piece of energy will be moving through the area during the early morning hours on Saturday. Some of these storms will bring some heavy rain at times. The main thrust of this system will be to our north but we do expect to see some scattered storms up through sunrise. Through the day we will see partly cloudy skies with a chance for a few late day showers and thunderstorms scattered about mainly inland and then spread toward the coast late in the day. The rain chance is high for the morning hours but tapers off by midday.
It will be breezy both Saturday and Sunday with winds out of the SSW at 10-15 and gusts up to 20 mph mainly during the midday and through the late afternoon. Boaters beware winds will be out of the SE/SW at 10-25 knots and seas running 2-4 feet offshore and 2-3 footers in the intercoastal waterways. Expect choppy conditions offshore and a moderate chop on the bays and inland waters.
We will see partly cloudy skies on Sunday with a 40% chance for a few late day storms. These storms will be developing inland and trying to make it toward the coast later in the afternoon and evening. Now some of the storms will bring some locally heavy rain and frequent lightning. Not everyone will be getting the rain but some areas will see a few storms.
Slightly drier air will slip in to start the work week and the rain chance drops to 30% for a few late day storms. It will feel hot with temperatures soaring into the low to mid 90s inland in Sarasota and Manatee Counties. Skies will be mostly sunny in the morning followed by partly cloudy skies in the afternoon.
Expect only a few scattered storms on Tuesday and Wednesday and most of that will be inland. The rain chance stays at 30% through Wednesday. Highs will be in the upper 80s to low 90s.
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'Outverse' to debut at 2022 NYC.NFT
ASPEN, Colo., June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SmartMedia Technologies (SMT), the Enterprise Web3 platform the future is being built on, announced today at NFT.NYC the launch of Outside.io, a first-of-its-kind environmentally sustainable Creator NFT Market Place, in partnership with Outside Interactive.
To support the launch, SMT integrated with Solana, a decentralized blockchain built to enable scalable and user-friendly apps. Solana's custodial services are integrated into the SMT 'Smart Wallet', the Company's proprietary NFT wallet that allows users to buy, trade and sell NFTs and digital objects across merchant marketplaces and blockchains. The Solana integrations follow SMT's integration with CasperLabs, announced earlier this month.
Outside.io tapped SMT's SmartMedia Labs to build and launch the community powered Bedrock Badge NFT, exclusively available in this anti-metaverse, the 'Outerverse'. The Outside.io marketplace is Carbon-Neutral and will give back a percentage of net revenue from NFT sales to a select group of non-profit organizations working on Sustainability and DEI.
As part of the Outside.io ecosystem, consumers can access the Bedrock Badge NFT, which will enter them to win a prize from Grammy award-winning artist Jack Johnson. Bedrock Badge holders will also have first access to all future drops from Jack Johnson.
Johnson will also play a live set from Meet the Moonlight at the Outside.io event in New York City on June 23 followed by a Q&A with National Geographic Explorer in Residence Wade Davis. Other events, taking place between June 22-23, 2022, will include a solstice yoga practice in Times Square, immersive art exhibits at Wonder Fair, and a guest panelist appearance at NFT.NYC by Outside CEO Robin Thurston.
The Outside.io ecosystem will give collectors premiere access to events like outdoor film festivals, races, and concerts like the GoPro Games, Warren Miller Film Festival, and the inaugural Outside Festival in 2023. In addition, Outside.io will provide access to one-of-a-kind art and stories from creators like world-renowned outdoor photographer, Chris Burkard, climber Sasha Digiulian and legendary snowboarder Jeremy Jones.
"Our company was founded on the principle of working smarter so we can play harder - outdoors," said Tyler Moebuis, CEO of SmartMedia Technologies. "We know crypto gets a bad rap on the environment, and we chose to partner with Solana because they are a low carbon-emitting blockchain. This project is the perfect confluence of bringing Web3 and people together outside in a sustainable and ecofriendly way."
"We're honored and excited to work with partners like SmartMedia Labs and Jack Johnson," said Robin Thurston, CEO of Outside Interactive. "Jack has appeared on the cover of Outside magazine and can be heard on the Outside Podcast. Our readers love him – not just for his music but also because he's passionate about sustainability, surfing, and the regenerative powers of nature. This partnership with Jack is a great example of how companies can leverage Web3 technology to better support great artists and get their work to more listeners, viewers, and readers."
"I'm excited to be working with Outside" said Jack Johnson, multi-platinum-selling singer-songwriter. "We share a belief in the importance of connecting to nature. I'm also a big fan of their commitment to climate and inclusivity. I'm thrilled that Outside will be supporting non-profits including the Kōkua Hawai'i Foundation, which we started to support environmental education in Hawai'i."
More information about the Bedrock Badge – including a link to claim your own free NFT – are available at Outside.io, where users can also find a roadmap of future creator collaborations and a whitepaper detailing the company's Web3 vision.
SmartMedia Technologies continues to democratize Web3 for enterprise and users by making it fast, easy and secure for users to unlock the full potential of Web3 by providing them with a custodial Smart Wallet, interoperable across chains and metaverses.
About Outside.io
Outside.io is the world's only creator marketplace dedicated to outdoor enthusiasts. On this platform, fans will discover digital collectibles from the brands and creators they love, each one encoded with real-life benefits that reward users for hiking, cycling, climbing, and other outdoor activities. They'll also witness Outside's dedication to diversity and sustainability: We're giving a significant portion of the proceeds from the sale of every NFT back to grassroots nonprofits working to protect the planet and increase participation from historically under-represented communities. Learn more about the Outside.io vision and roadmap in our detailed whitepaper.
About Outside
Outside is the premier destination for active lifestyle enthusiasts and home to leading brands in the endurance sports, outdoor, and healthy living spaces. Each month, Outside reaches 70 million of the most active consumers in the world across its 30+ media, digital, and technology platforms, creating an experience for both longtime adventurers and those just getting started. Outside believes life is best spent outdoors, experiencing healthy, connected, and fulfilling lives. Outside's membership offering, Outside+, bundles best-in-class storytelling, meal plans, gear reviews, online courses, discounted event access, magazines, and more. Learn more at OutsideInc.com.
About SuperLayer
SuperLayer is a venture studio that incubates and builds new tokenized consumer products and applications on the RLY protocol. Founded by Kevin Chou and Mahesh Vellanki — the founders of Rally who have more than $1 billion+ in exits between their combined venture and founding experience — SuperLayer works with founders to facilitate the launch, staffing, go-to-market, compliance and fundraising for web3 projects. The studio's mission is to attract and support the next 100 million consumers, creators, and communities using crypto. For more information, please visit www.superlayer.io
About SmartMedia Technologies
SmartMedia Technologies is the Enterprise Web3 platform the future is being built on. The SmartMedia Stack, including its self-serve, no-code, drag and drop NFT and Web3 design studio democratizes Web3 for users and Enterprise. It leverages the scale and reach of programmatic media. SmartMedia' Technologies' end-to-end solution drives engagement, acquisition and loyalty across a digital and mobile-first audience.
SMT Media Contacts
Kate Tumino / Erica Conover
212-896-1252 / 860-510-3828
ktumino@kcsa.com / econover@kcsa.com
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Independent Research Identified JPAR® — Real Estate as One of the Top 100 Franchise Brands with the Best Culture Based on Surveys of Over 30,000 Franchise Owners
FRISCO, Texas, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- JPAR® — Real Estate, America's #1 fastest-growing, 100% commission brokerage is pleased to announce their recognition by Franchise Business Review as one of the Top 100 franchise brands with the best culture in 2022.
"We are very proud to receive this honor. The culture of any business plays an important role in its growth and success," said Laura O'Connor, President and COO, JPAR® Franchising. "This recognition demonstrates our commitment to develop a culture where top producers can network and support each other in achieving their growth goals. Today is a proud day for our organization."
This recognition comes as the brand achieves significant growth. It has also been recognized as America's #1 Fastest-Growing 100% Commission Brokerage and most recently as a Top Franchise for 2022 by Franchise Business Review.
"JPAR® sets the standard when it comes to establishing a culture of success," said Mark Johnson, President, JPAR® — Real Estate. "Sharing best practices so everyone is served and everyone can win is what we're all about," added Johnson.
JPAR® — Real Estate was among more than 300 franchise brands, representing more than 30,000 franchise owners, that participated in Franchise Business Review's research on the best franchise cultures.
About JPAR® – Real Estate: JPAR® - Real Estate and JPAR® Franchising is a full-service real estate brokerage and franchise platform offering a highly competitive transaction fee-based model and agent-centric culture. The JPAR® platform provides agents 7 day-per-week broker support, physical office locations, a comprehensive tech stack and open architecture, physical office locations, marketing, lead generation, training, coaching, mentoring and agent health care. The company boasts more than 3,300 agents operating in 65 offices across 26 states and closes more than $8B annually in sales volume.
For more information about franchise opportunities, visit franchise.jpar.com.
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In its 28th Year, RCLCO's Semi-Annual Report Highlights the Top MPCs, with The Villages on track to be Number 1 in Total New Home Sales for the year and Lakewood Ranch as the Top All-Ages MPC
BETHESDA, Md., July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Real estate consulting firm RCLCO released the results of their survey of the top-selling master-planned communities (MPCs) through the first half of 2022. Read the report online: https://www.rclco.com/publication/the-top-selling-master-planned-communities-of-mid-2022
Every year since 1994, RCLCO has conducted a national survey identifying the top-selling MPCs through a rigorous search of high-performing communities. The ranking is based on total new home sales as reported by each individual community, and establishes updated rankings from the previously released year-end report, The Top-Selling Master-Planned Communities of 2021.
This initiative exists not only as a way to commend the most successful communities, but also as: a tool for monitoring the overall health of the for-sale housing industry; a means of locating markets with residential momentum; a process for highlighting trends affecting communities; and a medium through which to learn development best practices.
Key changes include:
- The top-selling community in the country is Central Florida's The Villages, with an estimated 1,500 sales year to date, short of last year's pace.
- Total new home sales among the 50 Top-Selling Master-Planned Communities declined by 18% in the first half of 2022 compared to the same time period last year.
- Supply chain issues and inadequate new home inventory have continued to pose problems for developers, as price increases and interest rate hikes have begun to impact traffic from potential buyers in recent months.
- Nationally, the average price among all new single-family homes is up 15% since Mid-Year 2021, and over 40% since April 2020 and the depths of pandemic pricing.
- Sarasota, Florida's Lakewood Ranch claimed the number two spot overall, and is the top-selling multi-generational community in the country, with 1,026 sales.
- Dallas, Texas's Silverado has earned the third place rank through the first half of the year with 599 sales.
- The Houston MSA was the top-performing metropolitan area with 13 communities in the Top-50, representing 3,430 sales, or almost 20% of all sales among ranked MPCs.
- The state of Florida represented about 36% of sales among ranked communities, followed closely by Texas at nearly 34%.
RCLCO Principal Karl Pischke notes, "The results of this updated Mid-Year report confirm that supply chain disruptions continue to have an impact on the ability of master-planned communities to meet new home demand, though climbing interest rates and price appreciation have begun to have an impact on that demand, at least in the near-term. However, it is important not to overreact to the slowing of sales seen over the last year, as these are still short-term trends. The long-term future of the for-sale housing industry, as evidenced by favorable demographic tailwinds, is strong. And the future of Master-Planned Communities, particularly in their ability to capture an outsized share of buyer demand during uncertain or difficult economic times, provides another reason for optimism."
About RCLCO
Since 1967, RCLCO has been the "first call" for real estate developers, investors, public institutions and non-real estate companies seeking strategic and tactical advice regarding property investment, planning, and development. RCLCO leverages quantitative analytics platforms and a strategic planning framework to provide end-to-end business planning and implementation solutions at an entity, portfolio, or project level. With the insights and experience gained over 50 years and thousands of projects – touching over $5B of real estate activity each year – RCLCO brings success to all product types across the United States and around the world. RCLCO is headquartered in Bethesda, MD, and has offices in Los Angeles, CA, Denver, CO, Orlando, FL, and Austin, TX. Learn more at https://www.rclco.com.
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Items you should have for hurricane season
Over the past 30 years, the U.S. has had an average of 14 named storms per season. This year, forecasters are predicting anywhere from 16 to 20 named storms with up to five of those storms reaching hurricane status. Even though hurricane season doesn’t begin until June 1, it is important to start preparing now so you are ready when the season hits.
Hurricane 101
How and where hurricanes form
Hurricanes are tropical cyclones that begin in the Atlantic or the eastern Pacific Ocean. They need a combination of warm water and wind to form. Once the warm, moist air rises, it creates a central low-pressure zone. Winds start the massive storm system rotating. Once those rotating winds reach a speed of 74 mph, the storm is classified as a hurricane.
When does hurricane season begin?
In the Pacific, hurricane season begins on May 15. In the Atlantic and Caribbean, it begins on June 1.
How to prepare for hurricane season
A hurricane isn’t like a tornado. You will know anywhere from three to five days in advance if you are in its path. The most important thing you can do to prepare is to create a plan of action. This includes making a checklist of supplies you will need (such as flashlights and emergency food), learning where shelters are located, mapping out multiple escape routes (in case you are evacuated and roads are closed) and having a family plan in place that covers individuals with limited mobility and pets.
In the weeks before hurricane season even starts, gather the items on your checklist so you have them on hand when they are needed. In the days leading up to an approaching storm, monitor a NOAA radio so you are aware of the current weather situation. This is also when you should start bringing in or fastening down objects in your yard, securing your windows, checking batteries in your carbon monoxide detector, filling up containers with clean drinking water and more. You do not want to save any activity until the last minute.
12 products to help you stay safe during hurricane season
This battery-operated NOAA weather radio keeps you aware of changing weather situations. The convenient design allows this unit to function as an AM/FM radio and a flashlight with an emergency SOS strobe. It is compact enough to fit in your pocket, features a headphone jack and comes with a wrist lanyard.
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Sawyer Products Mini Water Filtration System
In the event that clean drinking water isn’t available, this high-performance filter can help. It removes bacteria, protozoa and microplastics. The filter is rated for up to 100,000 gallons, and it can attach to the included pouch, a standard water bottle or you can use the straw to drink right from a water source.
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Millennium Assorted Energy Bars
Fuel is essential. You need shelf-stable food items that can last in an emergency. These energy bars provide 400 satisfying calories that can help keep you nourished in an emergency. They are individually vacuum-packed to retain freshness, come in a variety of fruit flavors and are formulated to not make you thirsty or dry out your mouth.
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Swiss Safe 200-Piece Professional First Aid Kit
If anyone gets injured, you need to be able to clean and treat the wound. This emergency first-aid kit contains 200 items that allow you to do just that. It also has a fire starter rod, a wire saw and a mylar blanket. The compact case is lightweight and water-resistant.
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SupplyAid KN95 Protective Face Mask
Whether it’s dust from debris or other airborne hazards, a KN95 mask can help keep you safe. This five-ply foldable option filters out at least 95% of particles greater than 0.3 microns in size. The convenient five-pack of disposable masks means everyone can have protection.
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If there is no running water available to wash, hand sanitizer is the next best thing. This offering from Germ-X can kill up to 99.99% of common germs and bacteria in 15 seconds. It is fortified with vitamin E and moisturizers, so your hands do not feel dry after use.
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First Alert Home1 Rechargeable Standard Home Fire Extinguisher
Even when there isn’t a threat of a hurricane, you want to have a fire extinguisher on hand for emergencies. This home model has a commercial-grade trigger and valve for reliable performance. It is a multipurpose extinguisher that is suitable for combustible materials, gasoline, oil and electric fires.
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Power often goes out during a hurricane. To help you see at night, this Coleman lantern provides 400 lumens on high and 100 lumens on low. It can last for up to 20 hours when kept on the low setting, and it features a USB charging port for your mobile devices.
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BigBlue 28W SunPower Solar Phone Charger
Having backup power is essential. It can keep your communication devices functional for when you need them the most. This portable, solar-powered charger is waterproof, has two USB outputs and keeps your electronics safe with overcharge protection. The built-in intelligent chip determines the optimum charging speed for each device.
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NOCO Boost Pro GB150 Lithium Jump Starter
This battery-powered jump starter can get your vehicle up and running in seconds. It is compact and powerful — able to perform up to 40 jump starts on a single charge. The mistake-proof design protects against sparks and reverse polarity to keep you safe. It can also be used as a portable power bank to recharge your devices.
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Energizer T1000 LED Tactical Flashlight
This 1000-lumen tactical flashlight has a range of over 600 feet. It requires six AA batteries and is waterproof, so it can be used in all weather situations. The body is made of aircraft-grade alloy for durability.
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Moko Fireproof Money and Document Bag
Important, hard-to-replace documents need to be kept safe. With its silicone-coated exterior and aluminum foil interior, this durable fireproof and water-resistant document bag can withstand temperatures up to 1,832 degrees. It is large enough to keep legal documents safe. The zipper and hook-and-loop closure help ensure maximum protection.
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Pressure on Senate GOP after same-sex marriage passes House
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced a renewed push to protect same-sex marriage in federal law on Wednesday after a surprising number of House Republicans helped pass landmark legislation in that chamber. Some GOP senators are already signaling support.
The legislation started as an election-season political effort to confront the new Supreme Court majority after the court overturned abortion access in Roe v. Wade, raising concerns that other rights were at risk. But suddenly it has a shot at becoming law. Pressure is mounting on Republicans to drop their longstanding opposition and join in a bipartisan moment for gay rights.
“This legislation was so important,” Schumer said as he opened the Senate Wednesday.
The Democratic leader marveled over the House’s 267-157 tally with 47 Republicans — almost one-fifth of the GOP lawmakers — voting for the bill late Tuesday.
“I want to bring this bill to the floor,” Schumer said, “and we’re working to get the necessary Senate Republican support to ensure it would pass.”
Political odds are still long for the legislation, the Respect for Marriage Act, which would enshrine same-sex and interracial marriages as protected under federal law. Conservatives including House GOP leaders largely opposed the bill, and the vast majority of Republicans voted against it.
But in a sign of shifting political attitudes and a need for an election-year win, some Republicans are signaling there may be an opening. Few Republicans spoke directly against gay marriage during Tuesday’s floor debate in the House. And Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell was notably silent when asked about the bill, saying he would take a look if it comes to the Senate.
“I’m going to delay announcing anything on that issue,” McConnell said, adding he would wait to see if Schumer brings it forward.
So far, the legislation has just two Senate Republican co-sponsors, Susan Collins of Maine and Rob Portman of Ohio. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Thom Tillis of North Carolina are among others closely watched for possible support.
In all 10 Republican senators would need to join with all Democrats to reach the 60 vote threshold to overcome a GOP filibuster.
“We’re seeing progress on this, and I’ll take progress,” Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., the bill’s chief sponsor, told reporters at the Capitol.
The No. 2 Republican, Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, was doubtful Tuesday, calling the proposed legislation little more than a political message.
Social issues including same-sex marriage and abortion have sprinted to the top of the congressional agenda this summer in reaction to the Supreme Court’s action overturning Roe v. Wade, a stunning ruling that ended the nearly 50-year-old constitutional right to abortion access. It set off alarms that other rights conservatives have targeted could be next.
While Justice Samuel Alito, writing for the majority, insisted the Roe v. Wade ruling pertained only to abortion access, it demonstrated the new conservative muscle with three Trump-era justices tipping the court’s balance. A concurring opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas, who has gained stature in the new majority, raised questions about gay marriage and other rights.
“We take Justice Thomas – and the extremist movement behind him – at their word,” said Speaker Nancy Pelosi during the House debate. “This is what they intend to do.”
Both Pelosi and Schumer criticized Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who said over the weekend that the Supreme Court’s 2015 Obergefell vs. Hodges decision upholding gay marriage was “clearly wrong.”
The Respect for Marriage Act was rushed to the House floor in an election year with polling showing a majority of Americans favor preserving rights to marry, regardless of sex, gender, race or ethnicity, a long-building shift in modern mores toward inclusion.
A Gallup poll in June showed broad and increasing support for same-sex marriage, with 70% of U.S. adults saying they think such unions should be recognized by law. The poll showed majority support among both Democrats (83%) and Republicans (55%).
Approval of interracial marriage in the U.S. hit a six-decade high at 94% in September, according to Gallup.
McConnell, the Republican leader, is eager to regain control of the Senate, now evenly split 50-50, and his views on whether his party should support or oppose the same-sex marriage protections will almost certainly be viewed through that political lens.
Incumbent Republican senators seeking to win reelection and GOP candidates running for office may want a chance to support the gay marriage issue that is popular with many voters. Strong Republican-led opposition could be seen as detrimental to the party’s candidates in swing states that McConnell needs to win to regain control.
One Republican hopeful, Joe O’Dea, who is challenging incumbent Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet in Colorado, said he was glad to see the same-sex marriage bill pass in the House.
“You’ve got a lot of politicians in both political parties who spend way too much time trying to tell people how to live their lives. That’s just not me. I live my life. You live yours,” O’Dea said. “Let’s get on with solving the huge challenges facing the American people.”
Still, some vocal leaders in the Republican Party, including Cruz and Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri, both potential presidential candidates, have indicated likely opposition to the legislation.
The Respect for Marriage Act would repeal the Clinton-era Defense of Marriage Act, which put into federal law the definition of marriage as a heterosexual union between a man and woman. That 1996 law was largely overshadowed by subsequent court rulings, including Obergefell vs. Hodges in 2015, legalizing gay marriage nationwide.
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Associated Press writers Farnoush Amiri and Mary Clare Jalonick and Nicholas Riccardi in Denver contributed to this report.
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ATLANTA, May 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For the 11th time, The Home Depot® has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy for its partnership with ENERGY STAR.
Each year, the ENERGY STAR program honors a group of businesses and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to protecting the environment through superior energy achievements. The Home Depot continues to work to decrease its environmental impact by reducing electricity consumption and boosting alternative and renewable energy capacity. Since 2010, The Home Depot has reduced electricity consumption in its U.S. stores by 44 percent, and it currently operates electricity-generating fuel cells in more than 200 stores. By 2030, the company aims to produce or procure renewable electricity equivalent to the electricity needs for all Home Depot facilities, further extending its efforts to improve the environment through cleaner energy.
"We exceeded our multi-year goal to help our customers save $2.8 billion on utility bills through the purchase and proper use of energy-efficient products," said Ron Jarvis, chief sustainability officer for The Home Depot. "ENERGY STAR-labeled products were key to that achievement. This is a tremendous honor, and I'd like to thank our associates and customers who have adopted the more than 15,000 ENERGY STAR products that we carry in stores and online."
ENERGY STAR award winners lead their industries in the production, sale, and adoption of energy-efficient products, homes, buildings, services, and strategies. These efforts are essential to fighting climate change and protecting public health.
"We know it's going to take all of us working together to tackle the climate crisis, and the 2022 ENERGY STAR award-winning partners are demonstrating what it takes to build a more sustainable future," said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan.
The Home Depot has been an ENERGY STAR partner since 2001 for its leadership and long-term commitment to energy efficiency through promotion of ENERGY STAR-certified products.
The company was honored with three other Environmental Protection Agency Awards that reflect its commitment to sustainable business practices – 2021 SmartWay Excellence Award, 2021 WaterSense Partner of the Year Award and 2021 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award. For more information about how The Home Depot is doing its part to operate sustainably, visit corporate.homedepot.com.
About The Home Depot
The Home Depot is the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer. At the end of fiscal year 2021, the company operated a total of 2,317 retail stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, 10 Canadian provinces and Mexico. The company employs approximately 500,000 associates. The Home Depot's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: HD) and is included in the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor's 500 index. The Home Depot is #18 on the 2021 Fortune 500.
About ENERGY STAR
ENERGY STAR® is the government-backed symbol for energy efficiency, providing simple, credible, and unbiased information that consumers and businesses rely on to make well-informed decisions. Thousands of industrial, commercial, utility, state, and local organizations—including more than 40 percent of the Fortune 500®—rely on their partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to deliver cost-saving energy efficiency solutions. Since 1992, ENERGY STAR and its partners helped American families and businesses avoid more than $500 billion in energy costs and achieve more than 4 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas reductions. More background information about ENERGY STAR's impacts can be found at www.energystar.gov/impacts and state-level information can be found at www.energystar.gov/statefacts.
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OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Carter Verhaeghe scored twice and Spencer Knight stopped 27 shots for his second career shutout as the Florida Panthers beat the Ottawa Senators 4-0 on Thursday night.
With the victory and Nashville’s 5-4 shootout win over Western Conference-leading Colorado (56-18-7), the Panthers (58-17-6) clinched their first Presidents’ Trophy for the best record in the regular season and home ice advantage throughout the Stanley Cup playoffs.
“I think it was big,” Panthers head coach Andrew Brunette said of Knight’s performance. “It was big for the group and I think it was big for him. He was solid the whole game. I’m proud of our group that we kind of buckled down and kind of had a bit of a checking mentality where we didn’t give up a whole lot in the third period, to make sure we got him the shutout.”
Sam Reinhart and Sam Bennett also scored for Florida, which halted Ottawa’s four-game winning streak.
Filip Gustavsson made 26 saves for Ottawa.
With the top seed in the Eastern Conference locked up, the Panthers rested a few of their starters, including Jonathan Huberdeau, Aleksander Barkov, Claude Giroux, MacKenzie Weegar and Gustav Forsling.
Florida held a 1-0 lead to open the third and scored two goals in a 21-second span in the opening minutes of the third period.
Bennett controlled an Anthony Duclair rebound out front to make it 2-0, and moments later Eetu Luostarinen found Verhaeghe, who scored over a sprawled Gustavsson.
“I think it kind of deflated them a little bit,” Verhaeghe said. “They thought they were still in the game, but getting two quick ones like that and making it 3-0 kind of puts it out of reach. I mean, they do play a hard game. Give them credit — it was good.”
Verhaeghe scored his second of the game midway through the period for his 24th of the season.
“I just thought we played really slow,” Senators coach D.J. Smith said. “We held on to (the puck) and brought it back and really didn’t put their “D” under any kind of pressure and then we got beat. Bunch of turnovers, two-on-ones and we didn’t play them very well and they end up in the net and then you start trailing.”
The Panthers had a great opportunity to extend their lead early in the second with a two-man advantage for 51 seconds, but were unable to capitalize.
Florida kept coming, but Gustavsson was solid, making a big save on Verhaeghe. At the other end of the ice, Knight was holding his own, stopping Auston Watson on a great chance.
Bennett grabbed the puck from Drake Batherson at the goal line and passed it to Reinhart, who scored his 33rd of the season from the hashmarks to give the Panthers a 1-0 lead in the first.
“Certainly, you want to finish better than that,” Smith said. “Tomorrow we’ve got to play a lot harder than that. We didn’t play by any of the structure that we play with that’s allowed us a chance to win every night.
“No matter how many guys are out, you play with a structure and you stay in it. We had a lot of people on their own page and, you know, long shifts. We’ve played a lot better hockey.”
NOTES: Eugene Melnyk’s daughters Anna and Olivia were on hand to drop the puck for the home finale. Florida’s Aleksi Heponiemi, Matt Kiersted, and Cole Schwindt were all in the lineup. Anton Lundell (upper body) and Radko Gudas (lower body) missed the game while nursing minor ailments.
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Florida: At Montreal Canadiens on Friday.
Ottawa: At Philadelphia Flyers on Friday.
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GRAPHIC: Florida man survives alligator attack caught on camera
TAMPA, Fla. (WFTS) - A Florida man is on the mend after a life-threatening experience in the water.
J.C. La Verde was able to fight off an alligator attack, and although he has at least another surgery in the future, he said he’s thankful to be alive.
“If you want to see this in any other way than a legit miracle, it’s silly of you,” La Verde said.
La Verde is accustomed to dangerous situations.
His current career as a firefighter and paramedic, as well as his background as a U.S. Air Force pararescue, has allowed him to handle stressful situations.
Little did he know, he would be in the center of one.
“That thing was huge. That thing wasn’t a little gator. It would be funny if it was a little gator,” he said.
Two weeks ago, he was shooting an instructional video for his company DefeatX.
His friend, who was shooting from above with a drone, captured an estimated 12-foot alligator, heading straight for La Verde.
“With the right stroke, all I felt was scales, teeth and then right there, I’m like, ‘Oh, OK,’” La Verde said. “So, what I think I did, what it felt like I did, was that I immediately tried to open its jaws, because I knew I was in a gator.”
La Verde then put his hands in the alligator’s mouth and the two struggled.
“When I felt the teeth, I immediately knew, and then as I opened it, I knew that I either turned it or it turned me,” he said. “But it was confused, just as I was confused, and then it just let go.”
He swam to the dock, hoisted himself up and was driven to the hospital by a good Samaritan. All the while, calling 911 himself and explaining what had just happened.
“I am not going to put extra stress on somebody that is already driving a bloody man somewhere,” La Verde said. “Like if I can ease that load off of this lady.”
La Verde underwent an emergency six-hour surgery and will need another one in the future.
Currently, he wears a helmet to protect the right side of his head.
Through it all, he remains humble and grateful.
“Find your god. Find him. It’s silly. I get that that’s scary, I do,” he said. “But life is a scary place, so you can carry that load by yourself or have someone carry it for you.”
La Verde is the 18th person to be attacked by an alligator in Florida this year.
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — About 2,000 protesters upset with the government’s pandemic response converged Tuesday on New Zealand’s Parliament — but there was no repeat of the occupation six months ago in which protesters camped on Parliament grounds for more than three weeks.
Many of the protesters said they had no intention of trying to stay. And police ensured a repeat was unlikely by closing streets, erecting barricades and banning protesters from bringing structures onto Parliament’s grounds.
The previous protest created significant disruptions in the capital and ended in chaos as retreating protesters set fire to tents and hurled rocks at police.
This time there was also a counter-protest, with several hundred people gathering in front of Parliament as the main march entered the grounds. The two sides shouted insults but a line of police officers kept them physically separated.
The earlier protest had been more sharply focused on opposition to COVID-19 vaccination mandates.
New Zealand’s government initially required that health workers, teachers, police, firefighters and soldiers get vaccinated. But it has since removed most of those mandates, with the exception of health workers and some others. It has also removed requirements that people be vaccinated to visit stores and bars.
Tuesday’s protest was as much about lingering discontentment over the government’s handling of the crisis as it was about current rules, including a requirement that people wear masks in stores.
Protester Carmen Page said people who hadn’t been vaccinated face ongoing discrimination and people lost their jobs and homes as a result of the mandates, which she said amounted to government overreach.
“We’re not here to be controlled,” Page said. “We just want to live our lives freely. We want to work where we want to work, without discrimination.”
At the counter-protest, Lynne Maugham said she and her husband had extended a stay in the capital to attend.
“I’ve got nothing but respect for the mandates, for the vaccinations, for the way the health providers have handled the whole thing,” she said.
Maugham said the government hadn’t done everything perfectly but had done a good job overall. “There’s no blueprint for handling a pandemic,” she said.
Like many of the protesters opposing mandates and other government’s actions, Mania Hungahunga was part of a group called The Freedom & Rights Coalition and a member of the Christian fundamentalist Destiny Church.
Hungahunga said every New Zealander had been negatively impacted by the mandates. He said he’d traveled from Auckland to protest but wasn’t planning an occupation.
“We’re just here for the day, a peaceful day, just to get our message through to the public and the people of Wellington,” he said.
Many of the protesters said they were hoping that Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern would get voted out in next year’s election. Protest leader Brian Tamaki told the crowd he was starting a new political party to contest the election.
Tamaki and his wife, Hannah Tamaki, founded the Destiny Church, which they say is the largest Māori and Pacific Island church movement in New Zealand.
Ardern was first elected prime minister in 2017 and her initial pandemic response proved enormously popular. Her liberal Labour Party won re-election in 2020 in a landslide of historic proportions.
But as the pandemic dragged on and the country faced new problems, including inflation, Ardern’s popularity has waned. Recent opinion polls have put the conservative opposition National Party ahead of Labour.
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DA: Couple guilty of using fake vaccine cards to enter sporting event
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (Gray News) - Authorities in New York report a couple has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct charges after they used false vaccine cards to attend a sporting event earlier this year.
On Wednesday, Michael Naab, 34, and Amber Naab, 37, were also ordered to perform 100 hours of community service and to pay a $125 fine plus a $125 surcharge, according to Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn.
A case was brought against the couple after officials said they presented falsified COVID-19 vaccination cards to attend a Buffalo Bills game knowingly in violation of the vaccination policy at Highmark Stadium on Jan. 15.
As part of the plea, the two are prohibited from attending any Bills games at the current stadium or purchasing season tickets in their names.
The district attorney commended the Erie County Sheriff’s Office, Erie County Department of Health, New York State Department of Health and the Buffalo Bills for their work in the investigation.
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PITTSBURGH, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I get frequent neck and back pain caused by my job," said the inventor from Oakland, Calif. "I thought of this idea to help decrease tension in the neck, helping make life more manageable."
He invented the patent-pending BACK DANCER that helps diminish pain throughout the body including the back, shoulders and neck. This device offer pressure to release muscular tension and stimulate blood flow to eliminate the pain. It would be practical, convenient, and reasonably priced. Additionally, this device would allow the user to provide relief at home and while traveling.
The original design was submitted to the San Francisco sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-SFO-851, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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Continuing digital innovation with integrations that simplify Google Cloud security for customers
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) today announced that it has received the 2021 Google Cloud Technology Partner of the Year award for Security.
Palo Alto Networks was recognized for the company's achievements in the Google Cloud ecosystem, helping organizations rapidly transform security operations for future success. Together, Google Cloud and Palo Alto Networks create complete, easy-to-manage cloud native security solutions that help secure customer data and applications, protecting against emerging and sophisticated cyberthreats.
"We are honored to receive the Google Cloud Technology Partner of the Year award for Security," said Don Jones, senior vice president of Ecosystems, Palo Alto Networks. "Palo Alto Networks is committed to helping our customers leverage the public cloud, extending consistent security across all domains. We look forward to continuing our momentum with Google Cloud, building best-in-class integrations that simplify cloud security for our joint customers while improving their security posture."
"This award recognizes Palo Alto Networks' commitment to customer success, and its delivery of innovative and impactful solutions on Google Cloud in Security," said Bronwyn Hastings, vice president of Global ISV Partnerships and Channels, Google Cloud. "We're proud to recognize Palo Alto Networks as our Technology Partner of the Year Security, and we look forward to continuing our work together building and creating business value for customers with cloud technologies."
In 2021, Palo Alto Networks partnered with Google Cloud to introduce new product integrations, accompanying reference architectures and several new solution offerings on the Google Cloud Marketplace.
Most notable was the Google Cloud native security product built with Palo Alto Networks Threat Detection technologies, the Google Cloud Intrusion Detection System (Cloud IDS). Google Cloud IDS was the first intrusion detection system delivered as a native cloud service, helping address the regulatory requirement for customers by enabling monitoring in the cloud. With a few clicks, Google Cloud customers can deploy on-demand application visibility and threat detection to help ensure compliance and protect applications.
Other integrations launched within the past year included Prisma Cloud Autopilot GKE support, Network Connectivity Center integration with Prisma® SD-WAN and the VM-Series, BeyondCorp with Prisma Access and Cortex XDR® for endpoint verification, and VM-Series integrations with new cloud load balancing capabilities that help unblock customer workloads to Google Cloud while accelerating customer adoption.
Palo Alto Networks is the world's cybersecurity leader. We innovate to outpace cyberthreats, so organizations can embrace technology with confidence. We provide next-gen cybersecurity to thousands of customers globally, across all sectors. Our best-in-class cybersecurity platforms and services are backed by industry-leading threat intelligence and strengthened by state-of-the-art automation. Whether deploying our products to enable the Zero Trust Enterprise, responding to a security incident, or partnering to deliver better security outcomes through a world-class partner ecosystem, we're committed to helping ensure each day is safer than the one before. It's what makes us the cybersecurity partner of choice.
At Palo Alto Networks, we're committed to bringing together the very best people in service of our mission, so we're also proud to be the cybersecurity workplace of choice, recognized among Newsweek's Most Loved Workplaces (2021), Comparably Best Companies for Diversity (2021), and HRC Best Places for LGBTQ Equality (2022). For more information, visit www.paloaltonetworks.com.
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CAMPBELL COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — John Michael Montgomery and two others were injured when the singer’s tour bus crashed in Tennessee near the Kentucky state line.
The 57-year-old country musician was a passenger on a 2001 Prevost Featherlite bus traveling south on I-75 just south of Jellico when it veered off the interstate, hit an embankment and overturned, according to a Tennessee Highway Patrol report.
“Despite some cuts and broken ribs, I am doing well,” the singer said in a statement. Montgomery said he was on his way to a concert in North Carolina at the time of the crash.
Montgomery, who hails from Nicholasville, Kentucky, has released 10 studio albums and had more than 30 singles on the Billboard country charts, including “I Love the Way You Love Me,” “Life’s a Dance,” and “I Swear.”
He is the father of country singer Walker Montgomery and brother to Eddie Montgomery, with whom he performed as part of the band Montgomery Gentry.
“Thanks to everyone for your concern,” Montgomery said.
Photos and video from the scene show the bus on its side in the middle of the interstate, and being set upright by a towing company.
Two others on the bus – Marc Wood and William Salyer – were also injured in the crash, according to the THP report.
The report also states that Montgomery and Wood were using seat belts, but Salyer was not wearing one.
“I will take some time over the next couple of weeks to heal and be back on the road soon,” Montgomery said. “I am grateful to the medics and highway patrol for their quick response to this difficult situation.”
There are no pending charges in the wreck. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/country-singer-john-michael-montgomery-injured-in-tour-bus-crash/ | 2022-09-11T15:49:15Z |
Uvalde police chief Pete Arredondo speaks at a press conference following the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday, May 24. Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District officials are in discussions on the process to remove school system police chief Pete Arredondo over his role in the response to the Robb Elementary School shooting, two sources close to the process told CNN on July 19.
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Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District officials have informed district police chief Pete Arredondo that the school board intends to meet Saturday to decide on his fate, according to a source close to the discussions.
The source told CNN Tuesday the board is expected to vote to terminate Arredondo, who was placed on administrative leave last month for his role in the botched response to the Robb Elementary School shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers.
Earlier, two sources close to the process told CNN Uvalde officials were in discussions on the process to remove Arredondo over his role in the response to the shooting.
The discussions follow a heated school board meeting Monday night where parents demanded the board fire Arredondo by Tuesday.
CNN has reached out to Arredondo's attorney and has not received a response.
Arredondo, who has been the school district police chief since March 2020, was one of the nearly 400 law enforcement officers who responded to the mass shooting in which a gunman entered adjoining classrooms inside the Texas school on May 24.
Officers began arriving at the school within minutes but allowed the gunman to remain in the classrooms for 77 minutes until they finally entered and killed him, according to a timeline from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). The lengthy delay contradicted widely taught protocol for active shooter situations that call for police to immediately stop the threat and came even as children inside repeatedly called 911 and begged for help.
In a hearing before the Texas Senate last month, DPS Director Col. Steven McCraw called the police response an "abject failure." He placed sole blame for the failure on Arredondo, who officials have identified as the on-scene commander, saying he "decided to place the lives of officers before the lives of children."
But Arredondo did not consider himself incident commander, according to a Texas House investigative committee's preliminary report. "My approach and thought was responding as a police officer. And so I didn't title myself," Arredondo said in the investigative report.
The report instead placed blame more broadly, saying, "The entirety of law enforcement and its training, preparation, and response shares systemic responsibility for many missed opportunities."
It also noted others could have assumed command.
Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training "teaches that any law enforcement officer can assume command, that somebody must assume command, and that an incident commander can transfer responsibility as an incident develops," the report said. "That did not happen at Robb Elementary, and the lack of effective incident command is a major factor that caused other vital measures to be left undone."
In the wake of sharp criticism, Uvalde school district Superintendent Hal Harrell placed Arredondo on leave from his position as school police chief on June 22.
"Because of the lack of clarity that remains and the unknown timing of when I will receive the results of the investigations, I have made the decision to place Chief Arredondo on administrative leave effective on this date," Harrell wrote in the announcement.
Arredondo, who has worked in law enforcement for nearly 30 years, has not spoken substantively to the public about his decision-making the day of the massacre, but he told the Texas Tribune in an interview he did not consider himself the on-scene commander.
However, at least one of the responding officers expressed the belief that Arredondo was leading the law enforcement response inside the school, telling others, "the chief is in charge," according to the DPS timeline.
Arredondo also told the Tribune he did not instruct officers to refrain from breaching the classrooms.
"After much consideration, it is in the best interest of the community to step down as a member of the City Council for District 3 to minimize further distractions," Arredondo said in the letter. "The Mayor, the City Council, and the City Staff must continue to move forward to unite our community, once again."
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TORONTO, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Newtopia Inc. ("Newtopia" or the "Company") (TSXV: NEWU) (OTCQB: NEWUF), a tech-enabled whole health platform creating sustainable habits that prevent, slow, and reverse chronic disease, announced today that it will release its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, after market close on Wednesday, August 10, 2022. The Company will also host a conference call that day at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the second quarter 2022 results in further detail.
To access the conference call, please dial (877) 407-3982 (U.S.) or (201) 493-6780 (International) ten minutes prior to the start time. The call will also be available via live webcast on the investor relations portion of the Company's website located at newtopia.com/investors.
If you cannot listen to the conference call at its scheduled time, there will be a replay available through Wednesday, August 24, 2022, which can be accessed by dialing (844) 512-2921 (U.S.) or (412) 317-6671 (International) and entering the passcode 13730415. The webcast will also be archived on the Company's website.
Newtopia is a personalized whole health platform helping people create positive lifelong habits that prevent, slow, or reverse chronic disease while reducing healthcare costs. The platform leverages genetic, social and behavioral insights to create individualized prevention programs with a focus on metabolic disease, diabetes, mental health challenges, hypertension, weight management and musculoskeletal disorders. With a person-centered approach that combines virtual care, digital tools, connected devices and actionable data science, Newtopia delivers sustainable clinical and financial outcomes. Newtopia serves some of the largest nationwide employers and health plans and is currently listed in Canada on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSXV: NEWU) and is quoted in the US on the OTCQB® Venture Market (OTCQB: NEWUF). To learn more, visit newtopia.com, Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for AMD, ENDP, FFIE, HOOD, and RIGL.
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What is the best moisturizer for acne-prone skin?
Since drying out stubborn pimples is an effective acne treatment, applying moisturizer to acne may seem like it would cause more harm than good. However, even if you are prone to oversized pores and acne, hydration is not the enemy. You should always follow up with a good moisturizer and sunscreen after applying an acne product to keep skin healthy, clear, and protected.
Before applying acne medication and moisturizer, remember to thoroughly cleanse your skin with an acne cleanser to get the best results from your skincare products. Cleansing will help prep the skin for maximum absorption by clearing out clogged pores and washing away flaky skin.
What to know before you buy a moisturizer for acne
When selecting a moisturizer for acne, choose one that is oil-free and lightweight so it doesn’t clog your pores and cause more breakouts. Use a moisturizer that is made for acne-prone skin and contains acne-fighting medications, as well as nourishing ingredients to help replenish hydration. With so many options on the market, finding a combination that works for your skin can be a challenge. Overall, you want to find a lightweight moisturizer that will not clog pores.
Best moisturizers for acne
Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Oil-free Gel Cream
This oil-free gel cream is made for normal to oily skin, but is also an excellent option for combination skin, which tends to dry out. Its creamy texture is moisturizing yet lightweight, and will help control facial shine (due to excess oil) while still supplying a good amount of hydration. You will love how the cooling effect leaves your skin feeling refreshed and balanced.
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Neutrogena Pink Grapefruit Oil-Free Acne Moisturizer
This affordable acne moisturizer includes salicylic acid, which is an effective acne medication. It will moisturize your acne-prone skin while also working to clear breakouts. This moisturizer has a light grapefruit scent, so keep that in mind if you are sensitive to fragrances. The lotion is lightweight, so you will not have to worry about feeling greasy after applying.
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Differin 4 fl. oz. Oil Control Moisturizer with SPF 30
Sunscreen is important to skin health, but many sunscreens tend to leave your skin feeling greasy after applying. With this oil control moisturizer, you won’t have to worry about the texture being too heavy, making it perfect for oily skin. This moisturizer will save you a step in your skin care routine since it includes an SPF of 30. Differin’s Micropearl technology helps absorb oil, leaving behind a matte finish. It will protect your skin from the sun and soothe the drying effects of acne treatments.
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Glow Recipe Watermelon Pink Juice Oil-Free Moisturizer
Perfect for dry skin, this moisturizer will boost radiance and glow without clogging pores. The watermelon extract contains essential vitamins and anti-inflammatory ingredients that will help to reduce redness and irritation. It feels cool on contact and will instantly absorb into skin, making it great for wearing under makeup.
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Water Drench Broad Spectrum SPF 45 Hyaluronic Cloud Moisturizer
While this Peter Thomas Roth moisturizer is on the more expensive side, the customer reviews justify the price. It is a cream-to-water moisturizer that is not greasy, has an SPF of 45 and is water-resistant. The hyaluronic acid will leave your skin feeling soft, and the water element will contribute to hydration without clogging pores.
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Effaclar Mat Oil-Free Mattifying Moisturizer
La Roche-Posay creates products that are safe for even the most sensitive skin. Their oil-free moisturizer is a great option for oily skin, and its mattifying formula is safe to use daily. The Effaclar moisturizer effectively hydrates and reduces shine, leaving behind a matte finish that works well under makeup.
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Aveeno Ultra-Calming Fragrance-Free Daily Facial Moisturizer
If your acne-prone skin tends to cause inflammation and stubborn pimples, this calming facial moisturizer with SPF will help to soothe and protect irritated skin. This sensitive skin moisturizer will calm and strengthen your skin with nourishing oats. The formula is lightweight and hypoallergenic, making it suitable for everyday use. This gentle moisturizer is fast absorbing, and it will help reduce dry skin and the appearance of redness.
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CeraVe Skin Renewing Night Cream
This night cream is a best-seller with over 25,000 reviews, so there’s no denying that it has the ability to hydrate. Made for all skin types, this night cream will smooth fine lines and rejuvenate tired skin overnight. CeraVe night cream is an intense hydrator that will not leave behind a greasy feel. It contains ingredients such as niacinamide and hyaluronic acid, which help calm skin and allow it to retain water to stay hydrated.
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U.F.O. Ultra-Clarifying Acne Treatment Face Oil
Sometimes oily skin is a sign that you are drying out your skin, causing it to overproduce oils. This face oil will moisturize and clear pores with its acne-fighting ingredients. It contains salicylic acid, which is effective on acne but can be very drying. It replenishes dryness with other ingredients, such as milk thistle and cucumber seed oil. Not only does it help soothe blemishes, but it also brightens the appearance of acne scars.
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Origins Clear Improvement Pore Clearing Moisturizer
Origins moisturizer contains 1% salicylic acid to exfoliate and unclog pores. This acne treatment moisturizer also contains bamboo charcoal, which is known for absorbing impurities. Combining these two acne-fighting ingredients makes for oil-free hydration that helps prevent breakouts.
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Stocks tumble after inflation stays hotter than expected
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are tumbling and disappointment is shaking markets worldwide Tuesday, following Wall Street’s realization that inflation isn’t slowing as much as hoped.
The S&P 500 sank 2.3% in early trading Tuesday, threatening to snap a four-day winning streak. Bond prices also fell sharply, sending their yields higher, after a report showed inflation decelerated to 8.3% in August, instead of the 8.1% economists expected.
The disappointing data means traders are bracing for the Federal Reserve to ultimately raise rates even higher than expected to combat inflation, with all the risks for the economy that entails.
“Right now, it’s not the journey that’s a worry so much as the destination,” said Brian Jacobsen, senior investment strategist at Allspring Global Investments. “If the Fed wants to hike and hold, the big question is at what level.”
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 603 points, or 1.9%, to 31,777, as of 9:45 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite dropped 3.1%.
Almost all of Wall Street came into the day thinking the Fed would hike its key short-term rate by a hefty three-quarters of a percentage point at its meeting next week. But the hope was that inflation was in the midst of quickly falling back to more normal levels after peaking in June at 9.1%.
The thinking was that such a slowdown would let the Fed downshift the size of its rate hikes through the end of this year and then potentially hold steady through the first half of 2023.
Tuesday’s less-than-anticipated improvement dashed some of those hopes. Many of the data points within the report were worse than economists expected, including those the Fed pays particular attention to, such as inflation outside of food and energy prices.
Markets honed in on a 0.6% rise in such prices during August from July, double what economists expected.
“This suggests that inflation expectations may be becoming ingrained,” said Gargi Chaudhuri, Head of iShares Investment Strategy.
The inflation report arrived before trading began on Wall Street, but it sent a thud through markets worldwide.
Treasury yields immediately leaped on expectations for a more aggressive Fed. The yield on the two-year Treasury, which tends to track expectations for Fed actions, leaped to 3.71% from 3.57% late Monday. The 10-year yield, which helps set where mortgages and rates for other loans are heading, rose to 3.42% from 3.36%.
Stock markets in Europe, meanwhile, veered from gains to losses. The German DAX was down 1.1%, and the French CAC 40 fell 1%.
The Labor Department reported Tuesday that sharply lower prices for gas and cheaper used cars slowed U.S. inflation in August for a second straight month, but prices for food surged.
“The Fed was already in a hawkish mood and this data release will do nothing to deter that,” said Paul Ashworth, chief U.S. economist for Capital Economics.
Markets in Europe also reversed course at midday after the U.S. inflation data was released, with the FTSE 100 in London and the DAX in Frankfurt both losing 0.3% and the CAC 40 in Paris down 0.2%.
In Asia, the Shanghai Composite Index gained less than 0.1% to 3,263.79 and the Nikkei 225 in Tokyo added 0.3% to 28,614.63. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong shed 0.2% to 19,326.86.
The Kospi in Seoul soared 2.7% to 2,449.54 and Sydney’s S&P-ASX 200 rose 0.7% to 7,009.70.
India’s Sensex gained 0.8% to 60,620.01. New Zealand declined while Southeast Asian markets gained.
Fed officials have affirmed support for substantial rate hikes and to keep borrowing costs elevated for long enough to make sure inflation is extinguished.
Consumer prices surged 8.3% in August compared with a year earlier, the government said Tuesday. Though still painfully high, that was down from an 8.5% jump in July and a four-decade high of 9.1% in June. On a monthly basis, prices rose 0.1%, after a flat reading in July.
Excluding the volatile food and energy categories, so-called core prices jumped 0.6% from July to August, higher than many economists had expected and a sign of inflation’s persistence.
Investors had hoped receding inflation pressures might prompt the Fed to back off. Similar hopes earlier were dashed when chair Jerome Powell said in August rates would stay high.
Surveys show traders expect the Fed to raise rates this month for the fifth time this year and by 0.75 percentage points, three times its usual margin. After that, the U.S. central bank is expected to hold rates steady through the first half of 2023.
In energy markets, benchmark U.S. crude fell 41 cents to $87.37 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 99 cents to $87.78 on Monday. Brent crude, the price basis for international oil trading, lost 50 cents to $93.50 per barrel in London. It gained $1.16 the previous session to $94.
The dollar rose to 144.19 yen from Monday’s 142.73 yen. The euro slid back to $1.0052 from $1.0117.
On Monday, the S&P 500 index rose 1.1%. The Dow gained 0.7% and the Nasdaq composite rallied 1.3%.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for HYMC, NIO, FFIE, LCID, and MARA.
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Award-winning leader in summer camp provides educational and fun learning at six of the club's sites for Summer 2022
OAKLAND, Calif., May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Galileo Learning, a leader in innovative summer camps, is excited to continue its partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula (BGCP). Through this effort, Galileo Learning continues to prioritize making high-caliber educational programs accessible to deserving kids.
Galileo will share their award-winning curriculum to approximately 2,000 Boys & Girls Club students at six sites in the Redwood City and Ravenswood School Districts area over five weeks this summer. BGCP will be joining forces with the Mid-Peninsula Boys & Girls Club and Boys & Girls Clubs of North San Mateo County to potentially increase Galileo's program reach in the future.
Galileo and BGCP are excited to bring back Galileo's award winning curriculum for Summer 2022 and have collaborated on bringing Galileo's programming to BGCP children through its Innovation for All program.
"Our partnership with Galileo Learning allows us to provide high-quality learning experiences for BGCP youth that help expose them to the innovative and inventive culture of Silicon Valley," says José Gonzalez, Vice President K-8 Programs at Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula. "This educational opportunity will provide our students with an additional layer of development to help them be as successful as possible later in life."
Galileo's Innovation for All initiatives ensure that deserving kids have access to high quality project-based learning in the areas Galileo offers camp. Creating inclusive and diverse communities is central to Galileo's mission to developing innovators who envision and create a better world.
"We are very excited to continue our collaboration with Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula to create an enriching summer experience that inspires kids to turn their creative ideas into reality," says Pamela Briskman, Vice President Education, Galileo. "Due to the success of this work, we have our eyes on expanding our non-profit partnerships in the coming years."
For more information about Galileo's Innovation for All programs and its work with BGCP please visit: https://galileo-camps.com/innovation-for-all.
About Galileo Learning
Galileo's mission is to develop innovators who envision and create a better world. In 2021, more than 30,000 kids created, designed, played and laughed at Camp Galileo's 52 summer programs in California, Colorado, and Illinois. These programs were brought to life by 1,500 passionate educators. Founded in 2002 by Glen Tripp, Galileo is a Real Leaders' Top Impact Company, a Bay Area Best Places to Work and one of Forbes' Best Small Companies.
About Boys & Girls Clubs of The Peninsula
Founded in 1958, BGCP is driven to help all youth grow up to lead fulfilling lives fueled by their passions, talents, and a love of learning. We aim to empower youth in our community with equitable access to social academic and career opportunities to thrive.
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HOUSTON, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE: GPI) ("Group 1" or the "Company"), an international, Fortune 300 automotive retailer with 204 dealerships located in the U.S. and U.K., today announced that it will release financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022 on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, before market open. Earl J. Hesterberg, Group 1's president and chief executive officer, and the Company's senior management team will host a conference call to discuss the results later that morning at 10:00 a.m. ET.
The conference call will be simulcast live on the Internet at http://www.group1corp.com/events. A webcast replay will be available for 30 days. A copy of the Company's presentation will also be made available at http://www.group1corp.com/company-presentations.
The conference call will also be available live by dialing in 10 minutes prior to the start of the call at:
A telephonic replay will be available following the call through August 3, 2022, by dialing:
ABOUT GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
Group 1 owns and operates 204 automotive dealerships, 273 franchises, and 47 collision centers in the United States and the United Kingdom that offer 35 brands of automobiles. Through its dealerships and omni-channel platform, the Company sells new and used cars and light trucks; arranges related vehicle financing; sells service and insurance contracts; provides automotive maintenance and repair services; and sells vehicle parts.
Group 1 discloses additional information about the Company, its business, and its results of operations at www.group1corp.com, www.group1auto.com, www.group1collision.com, www.acceleride.com, www.facebook.com/group1auto, and www.twitter.com/group1auto.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which are statements related to future, not past, events and are based on our current expectations and assumptions regarding our business, the economy and other future conditions. In this context, the forward-looking statements often include statements regarding our strategic investments, goals, plans, projections and guidance regarding our financial position, results of operations and business strategy, and often contain words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "should," "foresee," "may" or "will" and similar expressions. While management believes that these forward-looking statements are reasonable as and when made, there can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we anticipate. Any such forward-looking statements are not assurances of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, (a) general economic and business conditions, (b) the level of manufacturer incentives, (c) the future regulatory environment, (d) our ability to obtain an inventory of desirable new and used vehicles, (e) our relationship with our automobile manufacturers and the willingness of manufacturers to approve future acquisitions, (f) our cost of financing and the availability of credit for consumers, (g) our ability to complete acquisitions and dispositions and the risks associated therewith, (h) foreign exchange controls and currency fluctuations, (i) the impacts of COVID-19 and the armed conflict in Ukraine on our business and the supply chains upon which our business is dependent, (j) the impacts of any potential global recession, (k) our ability to maintain sufficient liquidity to operate, (l) the risk that proposed transactions will not be consummated in a timely manner, and (m) our ability to successfully integrate recent and future acquisitions. For additional information regarding known material factors that could cause our actual results to differ from our projected results, please see our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after the date they are made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Investor contacts:
Jason Babbitt
Vice President, Treasurer
Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
jbabbitt@group1auto.com
Media contacts:
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Senior Vice President, Manufacturer Relations, Financial Services and Public Affairs
Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
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Gaudreau scores twice, Flames get key 3-2 victory over Kings
By JOE REEDY
AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Johnny Gaudreau had two goals and an assist, and the Calgary Flames extended their lead in the Pacific Division with a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings. Elias Lindholm also scored for the Flames, who have 91 points and a five-point advantage over the Kings atop the division. Jacob Markstrom stopped 27 shots as Calgary snapped a three-game losing streak. Adrian Kempe had two goals and Anze Kopitar had two assists for Los Angeles, which had earned at least a point in five of its last six coming into the game. The Kings have 86 points and are only one point in front of the Edmonton Oilers for second. Cal Petersen finished with 30 saves for Los Angeles. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/04/gaudreau-scores-twice-flames-get-key-3-2-victory-over-kings/ | 2022-04-05T07:06:30Z |
NEW YORK, May 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IAC (NASDAQ: IAC) posted its first quarter financial results and a letter to shareholders on the investor relations section of its website at https://ir.iac.com/quarterly-results. As announced previously, IAC and Angi Inc. will live stream a joint video conference to discuss both companies' respective first quarter results and to answer questions. The live stream will be held on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. ET. Joey Levin, CEO of IAC and Chairman of Angi Inc.; Christopher Halpin, Executive Vice President and CFO of IAC; Oisin Hanrahan, CEO of Angi Inc. and Neil Vogel, CEO of Dotdash Meredith will participate.
The live stream and replay of the video will be open to the public at https://interactivecorp.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_84TBCu50S2yoA0nxqXe9mQ
About IAC
IAC (NASDAQ: IAC) builds companies. We are guided by curiosity, a questioning of the status quo, and a desire to invent or acquire new products and brands. From the single seed that started as IAC over two decades ago have emerged 11 public companies and generations of exceptional leaders. We will always evolve, but our basic principles of financially disciplined opportunism will never change. IAC is today comprised of category leading businesses including Angi Inc. (NASDAQ: ANGI), Dotdash Meredith and Care.com among many others ranging from early stage to established businesses. IAC is headquartered in New York City with business locations worldwide.
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Pfizer says tweaked COVID-19 shots boost omicron protection
(AP) -- Pfizer announced Saturday that tweaking its COVID-19 vaccine to better target the omicron variant is safe and works — just days before regulators debate whether to offer Americans updated booster shots this fall.
The vaccines currently used in the U.S. still offer strong protection against severe COVID-19 disease and death -- especially if people have gotten a booster dose. But those vaccines target the original coronavirus strain and their effectiveness against any infection dropped markedly when the super-contagious omicron mutant emerged.
Now with omicron’s even more transmissible relatives spreading widely, the Food and Drug Administration is considering ordering a recipe change for the vaccines made by both Pfizer and rival Moderna in hopes that modified boosters could better protect against another COVID-19 surge expected this fall and winter.
Pfizer and its partner BioNTech studied two different ways of updating their shots -- targeting just omicron, or a combination booster that adds omicron protection to the original vaccine. They also tested whether to keep today’s standard dosage -- 30 micrograms -- or to double the shots’ strength.
In a study of more than 1,200 middle-aged and older adults who’d already had three vaccine doses, Pfizer said both booster approaches spurred a substantial jump in omicron-fighting antibodies.
“Based on these data, we believe we have two very strong omicron-adapted candidates,” Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said in a statement.
Pfizer’s omicron-only booster sparked the strongest immune response against that variant.
But many experts say combination shots may be the best approach because they would retain the proven benefits of the original COVID-19 vaccine while adding new protection against omicron. And Pfizer said a month after people received its combo shot, they had a 9 to 11-fold increase in omicron-fighting antibodies. That’s more than 1.5 times better than another dose of the original vaccine.
And importantly, preliminary lab studies show the tweaked shots also produce antibodies capable of fighting omicron’s genetically distinct relatives named BA.4 and BA.5, although those levels weren’t nearly as high.
Moderna recently announced similar results from tests of its combination shot, what scientists call a “bivalent” vaccine.
The studies weren’t designed to track how well updated boosters prevented COVID-19 cases. Nor is it clear how long any added protection would last.
But the FDA’s scientific advisers will publicly debate the data on Tuesday, as they grapple with whether to recommend a change to the vaccines’ recipes -- ahead of similar decisions by other countries.
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Police officer accused of DWI after crashing patrol vehicle into multiple cars in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE/Gray News) - A New Orleans police officer was arrested last week for allegedly driving drunk while on duty and crashing his marked cruiser into several vehicles.
According to authorities, the officer’s blood alcohol content was more than twice the legal limit.
The NOPD said Traffic Division officer Denzel Millon was taken into custody around 4 a.m. on July 28 after “striking multiple vehicles.”
The incident occurred near the intersection of St. Peter and St. Joseph streets in the Warehouse District.
Millon submitted a breathalyzer test that registered his blood alcohol content at .186 percent, which is more than twice the state’s limit of .08 to operate a motor vehicle legally.
He was booked with DWI and driving on a roadway laned for traffic.
Supt. Shaun Ferguson publicly acknowledged Millon’s arrest for the first time during a press conference on other matters Wednesday at NOPD headquarters.
“As is standard procedure, he’s reassigned, pending further investigation,” Ferguson said. “He was arrested, he has his right to due process, but he will be reassigned pending this investigation.”
The officer’s arrest was a poorly kept secret in law enforcement circles, but was closure for the city’s Municipal and Traffic Court last Thursday because roof damage prevented reporters from accessing records about the incident.
On Wednesday, Ferguson defended that NOPD failed to report the arrest to the public for the past six days.
“Unless you ask us, we don’t just run and tell you,” Ferguson said with a shrug. “We don’t have to report everything out like that. We’re not required to do that. Nevertheless, it’s not anything that we’re hiding, either. It’s just something that happened and now we’re telling you about it.”
Ferguson bristled when asked about the department’s apparent lack of transparency regarding the officer’s arrest.
“I don’t agree with that,” he said. “We have not done that in the past. We have never done that. I’m not sure if you’re familiar with that, but we’ve never done that. But when asked, we acknowledge.”
Donovan Livaccari, the attorney representing Millon from the local Fraternal Order of Police chapter, did not immediately return a call seeking comment on the case.
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BOSTON, May 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Grace Lee has been named Eastern Massachusetts Regional President and Group Lead of New England Government Banking at M&T Bank. In her new role, she will ensure collaboration across all lines of business, and direct community banking activities that advance the bank's localized focus to provide more value for customers, businesses and communities across the region. Previously, Lee led government banking for People's United in Massachusetts since 2014.
Under its local engagement model, M&T separates the geographic areas it serves into community regions led by regional presidents. Because they know their communities best, these regionally based teams work to create differentiated strategies to serve their markets, combining the capabilities of a large institution with the care and empathy of a neighborhood bank. They also make decisions locally about community activities, grants and lending.
"Grace brings years of experience and excellence in banking and treasury management in both the public and private sector and direct ties to the communities she serves," said Mike Keegan, M&T Bank senior executive vice president and head of community banking. "Grace will be an integral part of our regional team in Eastern Massachusetts, continuing her long-standing commitment to the region and dedication to reaching underserved communities."
Prior to joining People's United, Lee was special counsel and vice chair of the Public Finance Group for law firm Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC. Previously, she served as general counsel and first deputy treasurer of the State of Massachusetts Office of the State Treasurer and Receiver General, where she oversaw the operations of the Treasury and its various divisions. Lee's public sector experience includes her work as a civil rights attorney for the United States Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, and as chief of the civil rights division for the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office.
Committed to the community, Lee also currently serves as a board member of the Roxbury Community College Foundation, Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence, New England Council, New England Legal Foundation, and Women in Public Finance. She is also an executive member of the Massachusetts Business Roundtable.
Lee received a Bachelor of Arts from California State University of Northridge, CA, and a Juris Doctor from New England Law in Boston, MA.
About M&T
M&T Bank Corporation is a financial holding company headquartered in Buffalo, New York. M&T's principal banking subsidiary, M&T Bank, provides banking products and services in 12 states across the eastern U.S. from Maine to Virginia and Washington, D.C. Trust-related services are provided in select markets in the U.S. and abroad by M&T's Wilmington Trust-affiliated companies and by M&T Bank.
For more information on M&T Bank, visit www.mtb.com. People's United customers can visit www.mtb.com/peoples for more information on the conversion to M&T Bank.
Media Contact:
David Samberg,
(201) 368-4515,
dsamberg@mtb.com
© 2022 M&T Bank. Member FDIC.
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CEOs Report Slowdown in Hiring and Investment Plans Amid Steep Decline in Economic Conditions
SAN DIEGO, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Small and midsize business (SMB) CEO confidence declined more than 36% in the second quarter of 2022 when compared to the year prior, per the latest CEO Confidence Index from Vistage, a CEO coaching and peer advisory organization.
Vistage's CEO Confidence Index, which has measured SMB leaders' sentiment regarding a variety of economic and business factors each quarter since 2003, dropped to 69 in Q2, down from 84.3 in Q1 2022 and 108.8 in Q2 2021, but still above the pandemic shutdown in Q2 2020 (65.5) and the Index's all-time-low during the Great Recession in Q4 2008 (48.7).
The marked drop in confidence is accompanied by a sharp increase in concern about current and future economic conditions: 64% anticipate worsening economic conditions in the year ahead and 68% believe that the national economy has already worsened.
"The only thing that remains certain for small business CEOs in the year ahead is more uncertainty," said Joe Galvin, Vistage's chief research officer. "With concerns of potential recession or stagflation on the horizon, we anticipate CEOs' confidence will continue to diminish in the months ahead. However, we do see a bright light in the form of hiring; while it has slowed from the white hot, post-pandemic surge, an overwhelming majority are either still looking to hire or keep headcount the same, regardless of widespread pessimism about economic conditions."
- Just 8% of SMB CEOs believe the overall economic conditions in the U.S. will improve in the next year; only 14% feel economic conditions have improved over the last year
- 52% expect increased revenues in the year ahead (down from 68% in Q1 2022 and 74% in Q4 2021)
- 32% anticipate higher profits in the year ahead, which equals the all-time low first recorded at the height of the Great Recession at the close of 2008.
- Meanwhile, 76% plan to increase prices for their product/service in the next year
- 52% of SMB CEOs plan to increase their total number of employees in the next 12 months (down from 65% one quarter ago and 76% two quarters ago); 40% say their headcount will remain the same
- 65% report hiring challenges are impacting their ability to operate at full capacity
- For those having trouble hiring: 80% have already boosted wages, 63% have refined their recruitment strategies, 62% have offered flexible hours/schedules, 62% are allowing remote work options, 40% have created apprentice and internship programs
- 38% of SMB CEOs plan to increase their investments in plants and equipment in the next 12 months (down from 45% last quarter and 52% two quarters ago)
- When asked about which effects of inflation are impacting their business:
- 50% of SMB CEOs report their current workforce is hybrid; 7% say it's all-remote
See the full results for the Q2 2022 Vistage CEO Confidence Index.
The Vistage CEO Confidence Index, established in 2003, is a quarterly survey of small to midsize business CEOs, presidents, and business owners about the U.S. economy. The Q2 2022 Vistage CEO Confidence Index includes responses from 1,680 U.S. CEOs, surveyed between June 6 and 13, 2022. Since its establishment in 2003, the Index has proven to be a reliable indicator for changes in GDP and employment, two to three quarters hence.
Vistage is the world's largest CEO coaching and peer advisory organization for small and midsize businesses. For more than 60 years, we've been helping CEOs, business owners and key executives solve their greatest challenges through confidential peer groups and one-to-one executive coaching sessions. Today, more than 27,000 members in 26 countries rely on Vistage to help make better decisions for their companies, families and communities. The results prove it: Vistage CEO members grew their annual revenue on average by 4.6% in 2020, while non-members with comparable small and midsize businesses saw revenue decrease by 4.7%, according to a study of Dun & Bradstreet data. Learn more at vistage.com.
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Organizations of any size can detect, stop and eliminate even the most insidious API attacks
SAN FRANCISCO and BLACK HAT, N.M., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Traceable AI, the industry's leading API security and observability company, today announced enhanced capabilities to address more specific types of API attacks, including API abuse and misuse, fraud and malicious API bots, all of which contribute to serious data security and compliance challenges within organizations today. These additional capabilities enable organizations to automatically detect, stop and eliminate these types of sophisticated attacks, to protect their data, financial resources, and reputation.
Traceable's enhanced data security capabilities address the fundamental business and financial risks, and operational downtime often associated with API data breaches. These attack types typically come in the form of API abuse and fraud, account takeover, and malicious API bots.
In terms of features and capabilities with this release, Traceable's API security platform provides organizations the ability to track volumes of sensitive data traversing between APIs over time, and categorize users accessing data through APIs (e.g., partners, data owners, threat actors). Security and compliance teams can also create customizable data sets for enhanced data protection and compliance capabilities. Enhanced detection accuracy is also available with various sensors including geolocation, Tor, botnet, proxy and malicious bots (e.g., scraper, spam, botnet). More capabilities include the ability to correlate with increases in account takeover or excessive login attempts, and detection of fraud for materially significant data (e.g., gift cards, loyalty points, free credits, and much more). Most importantly, users can establish a baseline of API sequences and user behavior to detect fraudulent activities.
"APIs are the largest attack vector for data loss, business logic abuse and fraud in nearly every industry," stated CTO and co-founder of Traceable AI, Sanjay Nagaraj. "Organizations are seeing more APIs being abused for account takeovers, manipulate inventory or prices, fraud in referral or digital payments or exfiltrate sensitive data such as social security numbers and banking information. These have serious consequences from a compliance standpoint, in addition to a negative financial and brand impact. We recognize how important it is to prevent abuse and fraudulent activities via API's and continue to innovate our API Security Platform. These latest platform updates better arm organizations against these types of malicious threats."
- API Discovery and Security Posture: Traceable automatically discovers and identifies all external API endpoints and internal APIs in a data-rich catalog for complete visibility and identification of organizations' API estate and sprawl. Shadow and orphaned APIs are identified, and users are notified of any API changes. It maps app topologies and data flows, including connectivity between edge APIs, internal services, and data stores.
- Protection against Sensitive Data Exfiltration: Security teams can immediately detect where hackers gain access to sensitive data by exploiting software bugs or CVEs. Understand the flow of transactions through the application - from the edge to the data store and back - to quickly respond and mitigate risk. Organizations can respond to API threats with API bot mitigation - preventing runtime exploitation tracking users and threat actors.
- Threat Hunting: Traceable provides a rich set of security and application flow analytics, which can be used by SOC teams or security analysts. Teams can hunt for hidden IOCs and breaches, track and trace activities of suspicious users, run post-mortem analyses of security incidents, spot malicious users, speed incident response, and lower mean time to resolution.
"It is important to understand the limitations of other API security providers that collect and analyze data in a purely out-of-band manner - especially in highly regulated industries. You may not meet compliance requirements or may leave your company vulnerable to breaches," stated Nagaraj.
- Flexible deployment options:
Traceable's frictionless platform can be deployed 100% on-premises in a fully air-gapped model or can be delivered by SaaS or hosted in customers' AWS, GCP, and Azure clouds. Overall, it was designed to process and analyze APIs, application communication and user behavior data at cloud scale. Lastly, it is designed to support very large customer deployments consisting of thousands of API endpoints and billions of API calls. For a demo of the Traceable API Security Platform, click here.
"Our platform's innovation handles the smallest to the largest of deployments even in the most highly regulated industries, which is nearly impossible with other API security vendors," added Nagaraj.
To learn more about how to protect your APIs at any lifecycle, meet Traceable during Black Hat USA 2022 at booth 973.
Traceable is the industry's leading API security platform that identifies APIs, evaluates API risk posture, stops API attacks, and provides deep analytics for threat hunting and forensic research. With visual depictions of API paths at the core of its technology, its platform applies the power of distributed tracing and machine learning models for API security across the entire development lifecycle. Visual depictions provide insight into user and API behaviors to understand anomalies and block API attacks, enabling organizations to be more secure and resilient. Learn more at traceable.ai.
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BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — Luke Gannon is playing in his first U.S. Open and had one of those moments that made him realize this was a stage unlike any other the Kansan has played. It was a bit awkward, too.
He looked down 131 yards to the 11th green to find a tiny target on the shortest hole at The Country Club. Off to the left of the green waiting on him to hit was a player wearing white shorts, a black shirt, remnants of a beard, no hat and someone in no hurry.
Phil Mickelson was carrying only a wedge and a putter and waved him through.
The Sunday before U.S. Open week is rarely more peaceful with only a few dozen players getting a look at the course, some caddies arriving ahead of their players to walk the course and check the yardages.
The peace won’t last long, and this time isn’t all about the U.S. Open and its reputation as the toughest test in golf.
Mickelson had arrived from London where he was among a dozen players at the U.S. Open who took part in the Saudi-funded debut of the LIV Golf Invitational. Half of those players were PGA Tour members a few weeks ago. Mickelson still is, choosing not to resign his membership.
The first official day of practice on Monday includes Mickelson in the first press conference of the week, where it’s likely he’ll face more questions about the lucrative LIV Golf renegade circuit than his bid to finally ended 30 years of frustration at the only major he hasn’t won.
Mickelson didn’t want to share any of those thoughts until Monday. He went about his work, placing four hole-sized placards around the green to practice.
The topic is unavoidable and threatens to overshadow the second-oldest championship in golf held at Brookline, one of the five founding golf clubs when the USGA was formed in 1894.
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan only stoked the passion of the debate when he offered his first public thoughts since he announced he was suspending all PGA Tour members who joined. For how long? Monahan wasn’t prepared to say.
But he made pointed remarks during his 12-minute appearance on CBS during the Canadian Open. He referred to LIV Golf as nothing more than a series of exhibition matches. He said true, pure competition was found at the PGA Tour, and it was that stage that created the profiles and presences of players now cashing in on Saudi riches.
As for the blowback for players taking money provided by the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, a country known for its abysmal record on human rights?
“I would ask any player that has left, or any player that would ever consider leaving, ‘Have you ever had to apologize for being a member of the PGA Tour?’” Monahan said.
He was asked why players like Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau and even the lesser-known players like Talor Gooch couldn’t play both tours. He answered with a question of his own.
“Why do they need us so badly?” Monahan said. “Those players have chosen to sign multiyear, lucrative contracts to play in a series of exhibition matches against the same players over and over again. You look at that versus what we see here today.”
The Canadian Open featured a final group of Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas and Tony Finau and wasn’t settled until the end. McIlroy birdied his last two holes for a 62 to win by one over Finau (62), while Thomas bogeyed the last two holes for a 64.
One day after LIV Golf finished its 54-hole event with Charl Schwartzel winning $4.75 million ($4 million for his score, $750,000 as part of the winning team), the Canadian Open had enormous crowds with thousands surrounding the 18th green.
“It’s true and pure competition that creates the profiles and presences of the world’s greatest players,” Monahan said. “And that’s why they need us. That’s what we do.”
McIlroy got into the act. It was the first time he had defended a title on the PGA Tour — he had to wait two years when the Canadian was canceled in 2020 and 2021 by the pandemic — and his TV interview included a dig at Norman.
McIlroy has said such a “super league” was a bad idea even before Norman got involved. Norman told the Washington Post that McIlroy had been “brainwashed” by the tour.
The victory was the 21st on the PGA Tour for McIlroy.
“One more than somebody else,” McIlroy said.
Norman has 20.
McIlroy already has four majors, twice as many as Norman, and he will hope to add to that total and get away from questions on why he has gone eight years without one.
With so much chatter on whether this Saudi-backed league is good for golf, a force for golf or simply a money grab for a majority of players on the back end of their careers, McIlroy probably won’t get pestered about when he’ll win his next major.
Maybe that will change on Thursday.
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Rapper Mystikal arrested on rape, domestic abuse charges
ASCENSION PARISH, La. (WAFB/Gray News) – The rapper Mystikal was arrested and booked into the Ascension Parish Jail in Louisiana for several charges over the weekend.
According to a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office, deputies responded to a hospital in reference to a sexual assault.
Arrest records show that detectives interviewed the person involved in the assault, who sustained minor injuries during the attack, WAFB reported.
After an investigation, Mystikal, whose real name is Michael Tyler, was arrested in connection to the assault.
He is facing several charges, including first-degree rape, simple robbery, domestic abuse battery – strangulation, false Imprisonment and simple criminal damage to property.
The Louisiana rapper is famous for his popular hit songs like “It Ain’t My Fault” and “Shake Ya A***,” which peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on Oct. 28, 2000.
Copyright 2022 WAFB via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | https://www.mysuncoast.com/2022/08/01/rapper-mystikal-arrested-rape-domestic-abuse-charges/ | 2022-08-01T15:28:14Z |
Recaptured Alabama escapee ordered to provide DNA sample
Published: May. 20, 2022 at 8:17 AM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — A capital murder suspect who authorities say went on the lam for 10 days with the help of an Alabama jail official has been ordered to provide a DNA sample to prosecutors.
A Lauderdale County judge didn’t cite a reason why the sample was needed from Casey White. But records show she approved the state’s request in an order.
White was charged with escape after leaving the Lauderdale County jail in a patrol car driven by Vicky White, the assistant corrections director.
Casey White surrendered after being cornered in Evansville, Indiana.
Vicky White died of a gunshot wound that a coroner determined was self-inflicted.
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New Units with Innovative, Smart and Sustainable Design, Launch in California
ATLANTA, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rheem®, a leading global manufacturer of water heating and HVACR products, is launching two versions of the 120-Volt ProTerra® Plug-in Heat Pump Water Heater. Providing advanced solutions for California contractors and homeowners seeking a drop-in gas replacement, the ProTerra Plug-in Heat Pump Dedicated and Shared Circuit models boast high-efficiency performance, up to five times of a standard gas water heater, without the need to upgrade the electrical panel for 240V hardwired service.
With sustainability at the forefront of these innovative designs, the ProTerra Plug-ins' industry-first 120V Heat Pump technology results in installations with minimal to no electrical work. The 120V ProTerra Plug-in is available in two versions, allowing users to explore the Dedicated Circuit or Shared Circuit models. The Dedicated Circuit model offers the largest compressor in the industry and delivers the fastest heat pump water heater (HPWH) recovery on the market, performing similarly to a standard gas water heater. The Shared Circuit design offers HydroBoost mixing valve that extends the hot water in the tank for maximum output performance and requires no electrical work.
"The 120V ProTerra Plug-in models are a gamechanger for California," said Ankur Maheshwari, Director of Global Product Management and Decarbonization Lead at Rheem. "Many cities throughout the state have gas bans and efficiency requirements, which make HPWH the ideal option for new construction and replacement. Rheem provides our California customers with a comprehensive solution to meet both their sustainability goals and hot water performance needs."
Market demands and ongoing feedback from plumbing partners served as the catalysts for the latest expansion of the ProTerra family of HPWH. With minimal clearance requirements and the ability to fit in a standard tank footprint, the units were designed for quick and easy retrofit installation, effortlessly fitting in tight spaces.
The ProTerra Plug-in models utilize the Rheem EcoNet® app's Wi-Fi controls, allowing for convenient operation and monitoring. Capabilities include adjusting water temperature, scheduling and tracking energy usage from a smart phone. The EcoNet app will also alert users with updates on the unit's system health, with the goal of keeping hot water flowing in the home. The Shared Circuit model is demand response ready with built-in EcoPort (CTA-2045 port) which easily connects to utility programs for additional energy cost savings.
ProTerra Plug-in models are best suited for use in most regions of California where average ambient temperatures remain above 37° F throughout the year. Rheem provides an online selector tool to help homeowners identify their ideal HPWH solution. Homeowners and plumbing contractors in California can also benefit from incentive and rebate programs providing additional cost savings.
The development of ProTerra Plug-in HPWH technology began in 2019 with the roadmap to decarbonize California's buildings, which included plans to replace gas-burning appliances with electric versions (CA Title 20). Previously, HPWHs needed 240V hardwired service. Replacing a gas water heater with a 240V HPWH in older homes presents a challenge, as common 100-Amp electrical panels often have no capacity left to add high energy-draw appliances like a 30-Amp water heater. The 120V plug-in solves the electrical challenges of replacing a gas water heater.
Prior to its public release, performance of the 120V ProTerra Plug-in was validated in a field study facilitated by the Advanced Water Heating Initiative, a U.S. Department of Energy-affiliated collaborative that aims to realize the carbon and energy savings of HPWH by scaling adoption. In conjunction with public utilities like PG&E, SCE and SMUD, the trial leveraged a Rheem ProTerra Plug-in Heat Pump with HydroBoost and LeakGuard™ (a Shared Circuit model) as the first of 32 HPWHs that were installed in single family homes to prove they sufficiently met demand. Overall results of the study will be released following the completion of project's remaining installs, but the 120V ProTerra Plug-in units installed to-date have demonstrated they are an ideal, plug-and-play retrofit solution that deliver on homeowners needs.
ProTerra Plug-in comes with a 10-year limited tank and parts warranty. For more information, please visit www.rheem.com/ProTerra.
Founded in 1925, Rheem is America's #1 water-heating brand with products available in more than 80 countries. Paloma Co., Ltd.® of Nagoya, Japan, acquired the iconic Rheem brand in 1988. Today the company's portfolio of premium brands include Rheem®, Intergas, Friedrich, Raypak®, Ruud®, Eemax®, Richmond®, Splendid®, Solahart® and EverHot™ as well as commercial refrigeration brands Russell®, Witt®, ColdZone® and Kramer®, which are part of the Heat Transfer Products Group (HTPG®) division.
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DALLAS (AP) — A Southwest Airlines flight attendant suffered a compression fracture to a vertebra in her upper back during a hard landing last month in California, according to federal safety investigators.
The National Transportation Safety Board said the impact of landing was so hard that the flight attendant thought the plane had crashed. She felt pain in her back and neck and could not move, and was taken to a hospital, where she was diagnosed with the fracture.
The safety board completed its investigation without saying what caused the hard landing.
The NTSB said none of the other 141 people on board the plane were injured in the incident at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California.
The pilots told investigators that they were aiming for the normal touchdown zone on the relatively short runway.
“However, it ended up being a firm landing,” the NTSB said in its final report, dated Friday.
Dallas-based Southwest said in a statement Monday, “We reported the matter to the NTSB in accordance with regulatory requirements and conducted an internal review of the event.”
A spokeswoman for the airline declined to provide further information when asked about the result of the internal investigation and whether the plane was inspected for evidence of damage that could occur during a hard landing. The plane has been making several flights a day, according to tracking services.
Shortly after the 18-year-old Boeing 737-700 taxied off the runway, the pilots — a 55-year-old captain and 49-year-old co-pilot — were told about the injury to the flight attendant, who was in a jump seat at the back of the plane.
The NTSB, which did not travel to the accident site, has not made its documents from the investigation publicly available.
The runway that the plane landed on is only 5,700 feet long (1,700 meters). By comparison, runways at nearby Los Angeles International Airport range between 8,900 and nearly 13,000 feet (2,700 to 3,900 meters).
The NTSB investigation was reported earlier by The Dallas Morning News. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/southwest-flight-attendants-back-broken-in-hard-landing/ | 2022-08-09T14:10:57Z |
- United States Sentencing Commission, which establishes and advises Congress on federal sentencing guidelines, reaches first quorum in 3 years and a full slate for first time since 2014
- Delayed appointments inhibited implementation of drug sentencing and other reforms to reduce disparities in the federal prison system, including First Step Act of 2018
- This concluded a year-long bipartisan effort by MAPS to support successful appointments
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) celebrated the appointment of a full slate of Commissioners to the United States Sentencing Commission (USSC). The bipartisan group of seven Commissioners, appointed by President Biden and confirmed by the Senate, allows the USSC to reach quorum and conduct its congressionally mandated activities for the first time since 2019.
The MAPS Policy and Advocacy team coordinated a bipartisan coalition that met with U.S. Senators and monitored the progress of the confirmation process. Now that the slate is confirmed, MAPS looks forward to an ongoing effort to reduce disparities and penalties for drug charges in the federal criminal justice system.
"The criminal legal system has unjustly stigmatized and punished individuals for the choices they make about what to put in their own bodies. Meaningful federal sentencing reform must ensure that people are no longer penalized and persecuted for those choices. We will encourage and advocate for the slate of new Commissioners to open up conversations about reducing, and even eliminating, penalties for individuals and communities involved with currently illicit substances."
Ismail L Ali, J.D., Policy and Advocacy Director, MAPS
The USSC was created in 1984 to reduce sentencing disparities and provide transparency in federal sentencing guidelines, but has been unable to reach a quorum of members due to years-long delays in Presidential appointments and Senate confirmations. Its main focuses include establishing sentencing policies, advising Congress and the executive branch in developing criminal justice policy, and analyzing and distributing information on federal sentencing issues.
In addition to the clinical research program to make MDMA into an FDA-approved medicine, MAPS was founded to create sensible and compassionate alternatives to the War on Drugs. MAPS has submitted testimony about the sentencing guidelines related to MDMA to the United States Sentencing Commission in furtherance of this goal.
MAPS will remain engaged with the USSC by encouraging reform to the sentencing guidelines related to MDMA, all psychedelics, and other drugs. Positive outcomes would include public health-related release provisions in the bipartisan sentencing reform package, the commission's guidance on the First Step Implementation Act of 2021, and passage of the EQUAL Act which would eliminate the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine.
ABOUT MAPS
Founded in 1986, MAPS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit research and educational organization that develops medical, legal, and cultural contexts for people to benefit from the careful uses of psychedelics and marijuana. MAPS is sponsoring the most advanced psychedelic therapy research in the world: Phase 3 clinical trials of MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD. MAPS has earned both the Guidestar Platinum Seal of Transparency and a 4-Star Rating from Charity Navigator. MAPS is driven by philanthropic donors who have given more than $130 million since MAPS was founded. To make a donation, please visit our website.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Once Allie Quigley got going, it was all over.
The 3-point queen put on quite a show — again.
Quigley won the WNBA’s 3-Point Contest for a record fourth time Saturday, stamping herself as one of the greatest shooters in the history of the league.
No one in the NBA or WNBA has as many 3-point titles as Quigley, who also won the competition last year. She had been tied with Larry Bird and Craig Hodges with three apiece.
“It’s definitely pretty cool to be in the history books with so many great shooters,” Quigley said. “Larry Bird, I don’t know who else, but Larry Bird is enough for me.”
After winning last year in Las Vegas, the 36-year-old Quigley said it was her last 3-point contest. The crowd booed the decision.
Then the WNBA announced the 2022 All-Star Game would be in Chicago, and Quigley, who is from nearby Joliet, played college ball at DePaul and helped the Sky win the WNBA title last season, was dragged out of retirement.
That won’t happen again, she said.
“A hundred percent, 120 percent, this is it,” she said. “You won’t see me again.”
Going last in the final round, Quigley easily turned away Washington Mystics guard Ariel Atkins and Atlanta Dream guard Rhyne Howard. After Atkins put up 21 points and Howard had 14, Quigley rolled to 30 points.
Sky teammate Candace Parker, wearing a Quigley DePaul jersey, and Quigley’s wife, Courtney Vandersloot, another Sky guard, jumped up and down excitedly as Quigley made her way through a perfect final rack.
“They’re my biggest fans,” Quigley said.
New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu and Zoe Brooks, a point guard from New Jersey who has committed to North Carolina State, combined to win the Skills Challenge. Ionescu and Brooks defeated Indiana Fever forward NaLyssa Smith and Victoria Flores, a prep point guard from Texas, in the final.
The format for the Skills Challenge paired a WNBA player with a player from the Elite Youth Basketball League participating in the 2022 Nike Nationals for a full-court obstacle course.
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-- Profitability Exceeds Expectations --
-- Reaffirms Fiscal 2023 Outlook --
First Quarter Fiscal 2023 Financial Summary
- Net sales of $521 million, a decrease of 3% from last year and an increase of 5% over Q1FY20 with 90 fewer stores compared with three years ago
- Gross margin increased 50 basis points over last year
- GAAP operating income decreased 47% from last year and down 9% over Q1FY20
- Non-GAAP operating income decreased 50% from last year and increased 14% over Q1FY20
- E-commerce sales decreased 29% from last year and increased 74% from Q1FY20
- E-commerce sales represented 19% of retail sales this year versus 25% of retail sales last year and 11% of retail sales in Q1FY20
- GAAP EPS from continuing operations was $0.37 vs. $0.60 last year and $0.36 in Q1FY20
- Non-GAAP EPS from continuing operations was $0.441 vs. $0.79 last year and $0.33 in Q1FY20
- Sequential retail sales improvement in April and May to-date compared with last year
NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Genesco Inc. (NYSE: GCO) today reported GAAP earnings from continuing operations per diluted share of $0.37 for the three months ended April 30, 2022, compared to $0.60 in the first quarter last year and $0.36 per diluted share three years ago, prior to the pandemic. Adjusted for the Excluded Items in all periods, the Company reported first quarter earnings from continuing operations per diluted share of $0.44, compared to $0.79 last year and $0.33 per diluted share pre-pandemic.
Mimi E. Vaughn, Genesco board chair, president and chief executive officer, said, "We are very pleased with our start to fiscal 2023, particularly our ability to exceed profitability expectations. While the year ago period posed a difficult comparison due to government stimulus-fueled consumer spending, especially for our Journeys business, our top and bottom line performance on a multi-year basis underscores the success of our footwear focused strategy and our conviction that our company is fundamentally stronger than prior to the pandemic. Importantly, our business accelerated sequentially in April and thus far in May versus last year as inventory levels improved. Our work on increasing digital penetration, improving store economics, and growing branded sales has put us in a great position to drive profitable growth across all channels. We believe these results are a good indication of the positive things to come as we move into the back to school and holiday selling seasons."
Thomas A. George, Genesco chief financial officer, commented, "Our first quarter results were highlighted by strong full priced selling as we continue to experience healthy demand for our merchandise offerings. While sales would have been higher if not for inventory shortfalls, we are pleased that our top-line grew 5% versus the same pre-pandemic period three years ago with 90 fewer stores and adjusted operating income increased 14%. This combined with share repurchases, allowed us to achieve a 33% increase in adjusted EPS compared with pre-pandemic levels with the more efficient use of capital to drive these results. With this first quarter performance and updated outlook on the remainder of the year, we are reaffirming our expectations for adjusted earnings per share for Fiscal 2023 to range between $7.00 and $7.75. We still believe somewhere close to the middle of the range is where we will land.
Net sales for the first quarter of Fiscal 2023 decreased 3% to $521 million from $539 million in the first quarter of Fiscal 2022 and increased 5% from $496 million in the first quarter of Fiscal 2020, prior to the pandemic. The sales decrease compared to last year was driven by decreased comparable direct sales, partially offset by increased sales in the wholesale and store channels. The store channel increase was led by our Schuh business as their stores were only open 19% of possible days in the first quarter last year. As a result of store closures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company has not included first quarter comparable sales for this year or last year, except for comparable direct sales, as it believes that overall sales is a more meaningful metric for these periods. Comparable direct sales for the first quarter of Fiscal 2023 were down 26% compared to an increase of 43% for the first quarter of Fiscal 2022.
The overall sales decrease of 3% for the first quarter this year compared to the first quarter of Fiscal 2022 was led by Journeys where sales were down 16%, as Journeys was the biggest beneficiary of government stimulus in the first quarter last year and experienced a lack of inventory in the first quarter this year due to the impact of supply chain disruptions. The sales decrease in Journeys was partially offset by sales increases of 28% at Schuh, 46% at Johnston & Murphy and 5% at Licensed Brands.
First quarter gross margin this year was 48.3%, up 50 basis points, compared with 47.8% last year and down 110 basis points compared with 49.4% in Fiscal 2020. The increase as a percentage of sales as compared to Fiscal 2022 is due primarily to lower shipping and warehouse expense as a result of lower e-commerce penetration, increased full-priced selling and price increases partially offset by the channel mix impact of increased wholesale sales and increased freight and logistics costs.
Selling and administrative expense for the first quarter this year increased 230 basis points as a percentage of sales as compared with last year and decreased 90 basis points compared with Fiscal 2020. Adjusted selling and administrative expense for the first quarter this year increased 220 basis points as a percentage of sales compared with last year and decreased 120 basis points compared with Fiscal 2020. The increase as compared to Fiscal 2022 is due in large part to one-time benefits for rent credits and government tax relief in the first quarter of Fiscal 2022. In addition, increased selling salaries were partially offset by decreased performance-based compensation expense.
Genesco's GAAP operating income for the first quarter was $8.2 million, or 1.6% of sales this year, compared with $15.5 million, or 2.9% of sales in the first quarter last year, and $9.1 million, or 1.8% of sales in the first quarter of Fiscal 2020. Adjusted for the Excluded Items in all periods, operating income for the first quarter was $9.5 million this year compared to $18.8 million last year and $8.4 million in the first quarter of Fiscal 2020. Adjusted operating margin was 1.8% of sales in the first quarter of Fiscal 2023, 3.5% in the first quarter last year and 1.7% in the first quarter of Fiscal 2020.
The effective tax rate for the quarter was 36.7% in Fiscal 2023 compared to 40.1% in the first quarter last year and 30.7% in the first quarter of Fiscal 2020. The adjusted tax rate, reflecting Excluded Items, was 34.7% in in the first quarter of Fiscal 2023 compared to 35.7% in the first quarter of last year and 31.3% in the first quarter of Fiscal 2020. The lower adjusted tax rate for Q1 this year as compared to Q1 last year reflects a reduction in the amount of foreign losses for which we are unable to recognize a tax benefit.
GAAP earnings from continuing operations were $5.0 million in the first quarter of Fiscal 2023, compared to $8.9 million in the first quarter last year and $6.5 million in the first quarter of Fiscal 2020. Adjusted for the Excluded Items in all periods, first quarter earnings from continuing operations were $5.9 million, or $0.44 per share, in Fiscal 2023, compared to $11.6 million, or $0.79 per share, in the first quarter of last year and $5.9 million, or $0.33 per share, in the first quarter of Fiscal 2020.
Cash and cash equivalents at April 30, 2022, were $200.6 million, compared with $258.0 million at May 1, 2021. Total debt at the end of the first quarter of Fiscal 2023 was $14.7 million compared with $44.2 million at the end of last year's first quarter. Inventories increased 33% in the first quarter of Fiscal 2023 on a year-over-year basis and increased 9% versus the first quarter of Fiscal 2020.
For the first quarter, capital expenditures excluding the new headquarters building were $11 million, related primarily to digital and omnichannel initiatives. Depreciation and amortization was $11 million. During the quarter, the Company opened four stores and closed 15 stores. The Company ended the quarter with 1,414 stores compared with 1,444 stores at the end of the first quarter last year, or a decrease of 2%. Square footage was down 2% on a year-over-year basis.
The Company repurchased 102,895 shares during the first quarter of Fiscal 2023 at a cost of $6.5 million or an average of $63.17 per share. The Company currently has $100.3 million remaining on its expanded share repurchase authorization announced in February 2022.
The Company reaffirms its Fiscal 2023 full year EPS guidance:
- Sales to be up 1% to 3%, compared to FY22, incorporating the impact of the lower exchange rates with a stronger U.S. dollar.
- Adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations in the range of $7.00 to $7.75, with an expectation that earnings per share for the year will be near the mid-point of the range.2
Please refer to the Q1FY23 conference call and Q1FY23 Summary Results presentation for details regarding guidance assumptions.
The Company has posted detailed financial commentary and a supplemental financial presentation of first quarter results on its website, www.genesco.com, in the investor relations section. The Company's live conference call on May 26, 2022, at 7:30 a.m. (Central time), may be accessed through the Company's website, www.genesco.com. To listen live, please go to the website at least 15 minutes early to register, download and install any necessary software.
This release contains forward-looking statements, including those regarding future sales, earnings, gross margins, expenses, capital expenditures, depreciation and amortization, tax rates, stores openings and closures and all other statements not addressing solely historical facts or present conditions. Forward- looking statements are usually identified by or are associated with such words as "intend," "expect," "believe," "anticipate," "optimistic" and similar terminology. Actual results could vary materially from the expectations reflected in these statements. A number of factors could cause differences. These include adjustments to projections reflected in forward-looking statements, including those resulting from the effects of COVID-19 on the Company's business, including COVID-19 case spikes in locations in which the Company operates, additional stores closures due to COVID-19, weakness in store and shopping mall traffic, restrictions on operations imposed by government entities and/or landlords, changes in public safety and health requirements, and limitations on the Company's ability to adequately staff and operate stores. Differences from expectations could also result from stores closures and effects on the business as a result of civil disturbances; the level and timing of promotional activity necessary to maintain inventories at appropriate levels; our ability to pass on price increases to our customers; the imposition of tariffs on product imported by the Company or its vendors as well as the ability and costs to move production of products in response to tariffs; the Company's ability to obtain from suppliers products that are in-demand on a timely basis and effectively manage disruptions in product supply or distribution, including disruptions as a result of COVID-19 or geopolitical events; unfavorable trends in fuel costs, foreign exchange rates, foreign labor and material costs, and other factors affecting the cost of products; the effects of the British decision to exit the European Union and other sources of market weakness in the U.K. and Republic of Ireland; the effectiveness of the Company's omnichannel initiatives; costs associated with changes in minimum wage and overtime requirements; wage pressure in the U.S. and the U.K.; weakness in the consumer economy and retail industry; competition and fashion trends in the Company's markets; risks related to the potential for terrorist events; risks related to public health and safety events; changes in buying patterns by significant wholesale customers; retained liabilities associated with divestitures of businesses including potential liabilities under leases as the prior tenant or as a guarantor; and changes in the timing of holidays or in the onset of seasonal weather affecting period-to-period sales comparisons. Additional factors that could cause differences from expectations include the ability to renew leases in existing stores and control or lower occupancy costs, and to conduct required remodeling or refurbishment on schedule and at expected expense levels; the Company's ability to realize anticipated cost savings, including rent savings; the amount and timing of share repurchases; the Company's ability to achieve expected digital gains and gain market share; deterioration in the performance of individual businesses or of the Company's market value relative to its book value, resulting in impairments of fixed assets, operating lease right of use assets or intangible assets or other adverse financial consequences and the timing and amount of such impairments or other consequences; unexpected changes to the market for the Company's shares or for the retail sector in general; costs and reputational harm as a result of disruptions in the Company's business or information technology systems either by security breaches and incidents or by potential problems associated with the implementation of new or upgraded systems; the Company's ability to realize any anticipated tax benefits; and the cost and outcome of litigation, investigations and environmental matters involving the Company. Additional factors are cited in the "Risk Factors," "Legal Proceedings" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of, and elsewhere in, the Company's SEC filings, copies of which may be obtained from the SEC website, www.sec.gov, or by contacting the investor relations department of Genesco via the Company's website, www.genesco.com. Many of the factors that will determine the outcome of the subject matter of this release are beyond Genesco's ability to control or predict. Genesco undertakes no obligation to release publicly the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Forward-looking statements reflect the expectations of the Company at the time they are made. The Company disclaims any obligation to update such statements.
Genesco Inc., a Nashville-based specialty retailer and branded company, sells footwear and accessories in more than 1,410 retail stores throughout the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, principally under the names Journeys, Journeys Kidz, Little Burgundy, Schuh, Schuh Kids, Johnston & Murphy, and on internet websites www.journeys.com, www.journeyskidz.com, www.journeys.ca, www.littleburgundyshoes.com, www.schuh.co.uk, www.schuh.ie, www.schuh.eu, www.johnstonmurphy.com, www.johnstonmurphy.ca, www.nashvilleshoewarehouse.com, and www.dockersshoes.com. In addition,
Genesco sells footwear at wholesale under its Johnston & Murphy brand, the licensed Levi's brand, the licensed Dockers brand, the licensed Bass brand, and other brands. Genesco is committed to progress in its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, and the Company's environmental, social and governance stewardship. For more information on Genesco and its operating divisions, please visit www.genesco.com.
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CHENGDU, China, June 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Keymed Biosciences (HKEX: 02162) announced today that the first patient has been dosed in the Phase I trial of CM350. CM350 is a GPC3xCD3 bispecific antibody developed by the Company for the treatment of solid tumors. The phase I trial is being conducted to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and preliminary antitumor activity of CM350 in patients with solid tumors.
About CM350
Developed on Keymed's proprietary Novel T cell engager (nTCE) bispecific antibody platform, CM350 is the first GPC3xCD3 bispecific antibody to enter clinical development in China and the second in the world. GPC3 expression is rarely found in normal human adult tissues, but highly upregulated in a variety of solid tumors including hepatocellular carcinoma, lung cancer, gastric cancer and esophageal cancer, suggesting that GPC3 is an ideal target for the therapeutics of multiple solid tumors, especially hepatocellular carcinoma.
Preclinical studies have shown that CM350 could effectively kill GPC3-positive tumor cells by T cell-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (TDCC) and exert highly potent antitumor activity in mouse tumor models. Based on the advantages of the nTCE bispecific antibody platform, CM350 is optimized with highly effective tumor cell killing with favorable safety profile by minimizing non-specific effect on normal cells and cytokine release. Therefore, CM350 may provide a promising treatment option for cancer patients with better efficacy and manageable safety.
About nTCE bispecific antibody platform
Novel T cell engager (nTCE) is a CD3 bispecific antibody technology platform developed by Keymed with proprietary rights. Antibodies developed by the nTCE platform can effectively kill tumor cells by TDCC with minimized non-specific effect on normal cells and cytokine release, thereby reducing the occurrence of potential cytokine release syndrome in clinical treatment.
Antibodies developed by our nTCE platform have similar structures to native antibodies with favorite pharmacokinetic profiles. Through the sophisticated protein engineering technology, nTCE platform enables efficient pairing of cognate heavy/light chains of the bispecific antibody with high yield and low aggregation. Using our advanced nTCE platform, Keymed has developed a series of bispecific antibodies currently in the stages of preclinical and clinical development.
For additional information, please visit website: http://en.keymedbio.com/
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Stamkos, Kucherov lead Lightning past Panthers 5-1 in Game 3
By FRED GOODALL
AP Sports Writer
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Steven Stamkos scored two goals and Nikita Kucherov had a goal and three assists and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 5-1 to move to the brink of another trip to the Eastern Conference final. Corey Perry and Erik Cernak also scored, and reigning Conn Smythe Trophy winner Andrei Vasilevskiy had 34 saves to help the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions take a commanding 3-0 series lead over the Panthers, who had the NHL’s best record during the regular season. Game 4 is Monday night. One more victory will send Tampa Bay to the Eastern Conference final for the sixth time in eight years. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/22/stamkos-kucherov-lead-lightning-past-panthers-5-1-in-game-3/ | 2022-05-22T23:10:03Z |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Abbott Elementary” creator-star Quinta Brunson said she’d rather focus on the show than Jimmy Kimmel’s comedy bit that overshadowed her Emmy acceptance speech and prompted criticism.
But Sheryl Lee Ralph, who received her own Emm y for the sitcom with a rousing song and speech, didn’t duck the matter during a Q&A panel discussion Wednesday with TV critics.
“I was like, ‘Oh, the disrespect, Jimmy,'” Ralph recalled. She sarcastically referred to it as “lovely that he was lying on the floor during her wonderful acceptance speech.
“I told him too, to his face, and he understood,” said Ralph, who was honored at Monday’s ceremony as best supporting comedy actress for her role in the warm-hearted comedy set in a Philadelphia school.
Brunson won the best comedy series writing Emmy and found herself sharing the Emmy stage with Kimmel — who was flat on his back, dragged by fellow presenter Will Arnett because the late-night host had supposedly had too many “skinny Margaritas.” Kimmel gave Brunson a thumbs-up for her award but didn’t budge, a decision that was blasted online as rude and thoughtless by some and cited as an example of white-male arrogance by others.
Brunson was scheduled to appear later Wednesday as a guest on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Both share a network home on ABC.
“I’m anticipating that we are going to have a good old-fashioned time,” Brunson said Wednesday. “I have talked with Jimmy since, and I think no matter what it’s important” to showcase that “Abbott Elementary” returns Sept. 21 for season two.
Backstage Monday, Brunson said the bit didn’t bother her “that much” and noted that Kimmel has been a booster of her and “Abbott Elementary.” If she decides she’s mad at him, a smiling Brunson added, she might “punch him in the face” during her appearance on his show. | https://cw33.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/ap-abbot-elementary-creator-wants-focus-on-show-not-kimmel/ | 2022-09-14T23:27:32Z |
Train collides with fuel truck, causing spill, evacuations in Nashville
By Tony Garcia and Justina Latimer
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NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Nashville Fire responded to a crash involving a train and a fuel truck on Tuesday morning.
According to NFD, a train struck a fuel truck at the railroad crossing on 51st Avenue North around 8:30 a.m. Nashville Fire said the train was traveling at a low rate of speed but caused the fuel truck to spill its contents, nearly 5,000 gallons of fuel.
No fire was reported during the spill, and there were no injuries stemming from the incident.
“The tanker that was pierced we had to offload the remaining product from that tanker to another trailer and that is a very specialized process that our hazmat crews go through training for,” Nashville Fire Spokesperson Kendra Loney said. “So, we are very grateful to have our crews trained and those techniques here.”
HAZMAT and OEM crews worked most of Tuesday morning to contain the gasoline spill. An environmental crew was also called in to help with the process.
“There was some of that product that did get into storm drains and there was an environmental crew that did come to the scene,” Looney said. “They were also able to pump out some of that ethanol that did get into those storm drains.”
NFD set up a one-block perimeter at the outset of the incident and evacuated anyone within that perimeter.
The tanker truck was transporting ethanol, “which is extremely flammable and combustible. Anything as simple as someone within in the perimeter starting up their vehicle or throwing out a cigarette butt could create a spark and produce a fire that would generate a larger hazard,” said a Nashville Fire spokesperson.
To keep some people safe, nearby businesses and homes were evacuated.
“That is pretty concerning especially with a train because they don’t easily slow down or stop. So definitely concerned about the safety of the driver,” said Jessami Jacobson, Stylist at Ohana Hair Salon.
Jacobson works in the salon blocks away.
“Being downtown we are used to a lot of accidents being near hospitals, so this is the first major holdup that we’ve seen since we’ve been in the neighborhood,” she said.
In the end, Crews were able to recover 5,000 gallons from the tanker.
“The tanker that was pierced, we had to offload the remaining product from that tanker to another trailer. And that is a very specialized process that our hazmat crew goes through training for,” Looney said. “So we are very grateful to have our crews trained and those techniques here.”
No injuries were reported in the crash and there is no word on what caused the accident.
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Here’s why the Parkland shooter is facing a jury even though he has already pleaded guilty
By Dakin Andone, CNN
Jury selection began this past week in the penalty phase of Nikolas Cruz’s trial, the part of his court case that will determine whether he is sentenced to death or life in prison for the 2018 shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida.
Cruz has already pleaded guilty to 17 counts of murder and 17 counts of attempted murder for the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The jury now being impaneled will be tasked with helping decide his fate.
Selecting the jury is expected to be a lengthy process that could last through May, according to discussions between the judge, the state and the defense in pretrial hearings. Once the jury is seated, the trial could last between 4 and 6 months.
Here we’re going to break down the penalty phase of Cruz’s case — what it is and what it might look like, as well as the possible outcomes and the jury’s role.
The penalty phase
Every jurisdiction that still has capital punishment divides death penalty cases into two separate phases: the “guilt” phase and the “penalty,” or “sentencing,” phase.
In the guilt phase, a defendant is deemed innocent or guilty. This is done either by a jury or by a defendant pleading guilty, as Cruz did last October.
Once a determination of guilt has been made, the trial moves to the penalty phase, in which the court reviews the case and the defendant’s history to decide whether he or she deserves death or a lesser sentence like life in prison.
This process is a “virtual constitutional necessity,” said Robert Dunham, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center, thanks to a combination of Supreme Court rulings that, in part, upheld the sentencing guidelines of states that had these bifurcated proceedings.
The goal is to ensure that only the “worst of the worst” are executed for their crimes, said Teresa Reid, legal skills professor at the University of Florida’s Levin College of Law.
“The old adage that is quoted is, death is different,” she said, pointing to the finality of a death sentence. “There’s no appeal from that final act of execution.”
Aggravating factors vs. mitigating circumstances
During the sentencing phase, the court will generally hear reasons why the defendant should or should not be put to death. These are known as aggravating factors and mitigating circumstances, respectively.
Prosecutors will present the aggravating factors, which Dunham described as facts of the case that make the defendant “death-eligible.” Florida’s statute lists at least 16 such factors, among them:
- Whether the defendant was previously convicted of a felony
- Whether the defendant “knowingly created a great risk of death to many persons”
- Whether the capital crime was committed while the defendant was in the commission of another felony, like robbery or kidnapping
- Whether the victim was under 12 years old, a law enforcement officer or an elected or appointed official performing official duties
Defendants, however, have a chance to present mitigating circumstances; that is, anything that might convince the court he or she does not deserve death. These factors — many of which are irrelevant to the question of guilt or innocence — would be seen as “not enough to excuse the crime,” Dunham said, “but enough to call for leniency.”
In Florida’s statute, mitigating circumstances include:
- Whether the defendant has no significant criminal history
- Whether the defendant was severely mentally or emotionally disturbed at the time of the crime
- The defendant acted under extreme duress or the “substantial domination” of another person
- The defendant did not have the capacity to appreciate the criminal nature of his or her conduct
In Florida, however, where the statute also allows for the presentation of the “existence of any other factors in the defendant’s background that would mitigate against imposition of the death penalty,” the defendant can go far beyond that.
“That’s why this trial could take a long time, this phase could take a long time,” Reid said, adding she knew of a case where a defendant’s first grade teacher was brought in as a mitigating witness. “When the law allows for the existence of any other factors in the defendants’ background, you can imagine what could be brought in.”
Survivors and members of the victims’ families are also expected to provide victim impact statements, sharing with the court how the defendants’ actions have affected them. This gives the victims the chance to be heard, Reid said, and finally have their day in court.
“What if your loved one was gunned down? Four years is nothing,” Reid said, referring to the time that has elapsed since the shooting. “And you haven’t had a chance to face the person and the decision makers and say what an incredible loss (you’ve suffered).”
“We don’t have a system where it’s the victims’ families that get to decide whether you live or die if you kill their family members. We don’t have revenge,” she said. “And so this is the mechanism that the family has.”
The jury’s role
Once aggravating and mitigating circumstances have been heard, the jury or judge, whoever is responsible for sentencing, will weigh the aggravating and mitigating circumstances to determine the sentence.
In Cruz’s case, the jury must be unanimous in finding beyond a reasonable doubt that at least one aggravating factor exists. If that happens, jurors must then be unanimous in recommending the defendant be put to death, or his sentence would default to life in prison without the possibility of parole. If they recommend death, the judge could choose to follow that recommendation or sentence Cruz to life instead.
Generally, the jury represents “the conscience of the community,” said Dunham, and by participating, it can reflect the feelings of the wider community where the crime occurred and where the defendant is being tried.
At the same time, for states like Florida where a judge makes the final decision on capital punishment, a judge can act as a “backstop,” Dunham said, in case the conscience of the community is overborne by “impermissible factors” like racism, for example.
Choosing a jury in a capital case can be hard due to potential jurors’ views on capital punishment: A jury seated in a death penalty case must be willing to impose the death penalty. But they also need to be willing to weigh the mitigating circumstances, said Dunham, and consider the lesser sentence.
“You don’t want jurors who are substantially impaired in their ability to follow the law,” Dunham said. That means “they must be willing to honestly consider the aggravating circumstances and give them some weight as a reason to take the defendant’s life,” he said, “and they (also) must be willing to consider the mitigating circumstances and give them some weight as a reason to spare the defendant’s life.”
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ROWLEY, Mass. , June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Comstar, LLC ("Comstar") is providing notice of a recent event that may affect the security of certain information.
On or about March 26, 2022, Comstar discovered suspicious activity related to certain servers within its environment. Comstar immediately took steps to secure our network, and launched a thorough investigation, with the assistance of third-party experts, to determine the nature and scope of the incident. On April 21, 2022, the investigation determined that certain systems on Comstar's network were subject to unauthorized access. However, the investigation was unable to confirm what specific information on those systems was accessed. As such, Comstar reviewed the contents of those systems to determine what information was contained therein and to whom it related for purposes of notification.
The review of the systems determined information related to certain individuals was contained within. The information varied by individual but may have included name, date of birth, medical assessment and medication administration, health insurance information, driver's license, financial account information, and Social Security number.
Individuals who have questions about this incident or believe they may be impacted by this incident, can contact our dedicated call center at 877-587-4280, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time except holidays, or visit our web site for more information at www.comstarbilling.com
Monitor Your Accounts
Under U.S. law, a consumer is entitled to one free credit report annually from each of the three major credit reporting bureaus, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. To order your free credit report, visit www.annualcreditreport.com or call, toll-free, 1-877-322-8228. You may also directly contact the three major credit reporting bureaus listed below to request a free copy of your credit report.
Consumers have the right to place an initial or extended "fraud alert" on a credit file at no cost. An initial fraud alert is a 1-year alert that is placed on a consumer's credit file. Upon seeing a fraud alert display on a consumer's credit file, a business is required to take steps to verify the consumer's identity before extending new credit. If you are a victim of identity theft, you are entitled to an extended fraud alert, which is a fraud alert lasting seven years. Should you wish to place a fraud alert, please contact any one of the three major credit reporting bureaus listed below.
As an alternative to a fraud alert, consumers have the right to place a "credit freeze" on a credit report, which will prohibit a credit bureau from releasing information in the credit report without the consumer's express authorization. The credit freeze is designed to prevent credit, loans, and services from being approved in your name without your consent. However, you should be aware that using a credit freeze to take control over who gets access to the personal and financial information in your credit report may delay, interfere with, or prohibit the timely approval of any subsequent request or application you make regarding a new loan, credit, mortgage, or any other account involving the extension of credit. Pursuant to federal law, you cannot be charged to place or lift a credit freeze on your credit report. To request a credit freeze, you will need to provide the following information:
1. Full name (including middle initial as well as Jr., Sr., II, III, etc.);
2. Social Security number;
3. Date of birth;
4. Addresses for the prior two to five years;
5. Proof of current address, such as a current utility bill or telephone bill;
6. A legible photocopy of a government-issued identification card (state driver's license or ID card, etc.); and
7. A copy of either the police report, investigative report, or complaint to a law enforcement agency concerning identity theft if you are a victim of identity theft.
Should you wish to place a fraud alert or credit freeze, please contact the three major credit reporting bureaus listed below:
You may further educate yourself regarding identity theft, fraud alerts, credit freezes, and the steps you can take to protect your personal information by contacting the consumer reporting bureaus, the Federal Trade Commission, or your state Attorney General. The Federal Trade Commission may be reached at: 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20580; www.identitytheft.gov; 1-877-ID-THEFT (1-877-438-4338); and TTY: 1-866-653-4261. The Federal Trade Commission also encourages those who discover that their information has been misused to file a complaint with them. You can obtain further information on how to file such a complaint by way of the contact information listed above. You have the right to file a police report if you ever experience identity theft or fraud. Please note that in order to file a report with law enforcement for identity theft, you will likely need to provide some proof that you have been a victim. Instances of known or suspected identity theft should also be reported to law enforcement and your state Attorney General. This notice has not been delayed by law enforcement.
For California residents: Visit the California Office of Privacy Protection (www.oag.ca.gov/privacy) for additional information on protection against identity theft.
For Kentucky residents: Office of the Attorney General of Kentucky, 700 Capitol Avenue, Suite 118 Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, www.ag.ky.gov, Telephone: 1-502-696-5300.
For District of Columbia residents: the District of Columbia Attorney General may be contacted at: 400 6th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20001; 202-727-3400; and oag@dc.gov.
For Maryland residents: the Maryland Attorney General may be contacted at: 200 St. Paul Place, 16th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202; 1-410-528-8662 or 1-888-743-0023; and www.oag.state.md.us. Comstar is located at 8 Turcotte Memorial Drive, Rowley, MA 01969.
For Massachusetts Residents: You have the right to obtain any police report filed in regard to this incident.
For New Mexico residents: you have rights pursuant to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, such as the right to be told if information in your credit file has been used against you, the right to know what is in your credit file, the right to ask for your credit score, and the right to dispute incomplete or inaccurate information. Further, pursuant to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the consumer reporting bureaus must correct or delete inaccurate, incomplete, or unverifiable information; consumer reporting agencies may not report outdated negative information; access to your file is limited; you must give your consent for credit reports to be provided to employers; you may limit "prescreened" offers of credit and insurance you get based on information in your credit report; and you may seek damages from violator. You may have additional rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act not summarized here. Identity theft victims and active duty military personnel have specific additional rights pursuant to the Fair Credit Reporting Act. We encourage you to review your rights pursuant to the Fair Credit Reporting Act by visiting www.consumerfinance.gov/f/201504_cfpb_summary_your-rights-under-fcra.pdf, or by writing Consumer Response Center, Room 130-A, Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20580.
For New York residents: the New York Attorney General may be contacted at: Office of the Attorney General, The Capitol, Albany, NY 12224-0341; 1-800-771-7755; or https://ag.ny.gov/.
For North Carolina residents: the North Carolina Attorney General may be contacted at: 9001 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-9001; 1-877-566-7226 or 1-919-716-6000; and www.ncdoj.gov.
For Oregon residents: Oregon Department of Justice, 1162 Court Street NE, Salem, OR 97301-4096, www.doj.state.or.us/, Telephone: 877-877-9392.
For Rhode Island residents: the Rhode Island Attorney General may be reached at: 150 South Main Street, Providence, RI 02903; www.riag.ri.gov; and 1-401-274-4400. Under Rhode Island law, you have the right to obtain any police report filed in regard to this incident.
For Washington D.C. residents: the Office of Attorney General for the District of Columbia can be reached at: 441 4thStreet NW, Suite 1100 South, Washington, D.C. 20001; 1-202-442-9828; https://oag.dc.gov.
For All U.S. residents: Identity Theft Clearinghouse, Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20580, https://www.identitytheft.gov/#/, 1-877-IDTHEFT (438-4338).
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JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Dozens of people have recently been killed in violence that includes beheadings and sexual attacks in a volatile county in South Sudan, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan said Monday.
The mission said it documented 72 civilian deaths between Feb. 17 and April 7 in Unity State’s Leer county. Among the victims was a local staffer with the humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders, it said.
Sixty-four cases of sexual violence, including gang rapes, were recorded in Leer in the same period. The attacks were carried out by “armed youth” from the neighboring counties of Koch and Mayendit.
“I am strongly appalled by these horrific attacks on civilians in Leer,” Nicholas Haysom, special representative of the U.N. secretary-general for South Sudan, said in a statement. “We must all do everything we can to ensure that victims and survivors get the justice they deserve and receive the care and support they need.”
Markets, homes, humanitarian facilities and warehouses were looted and burned down. An estimated 40,000 people have fled the violence in Leer, with thousands reportedly crossing the Nile River to shelter in another state, that statement said.
The U.N. mission said it has deployed more peacekeepers to conduct regular patrols in Leer town.
South Sudan has been plagued by sporadic violence since it gained independence from Sudan in 2011.
While some of the violence is communal, with rival ethnic groups retaliating against each other in remote areas, tensions in the capital Juba have risen recently after the deputy president accused the president of violating a fragile truce.
After years of battling against Sudan, South Sudan won independence in 2011. But just two years later the new country descended into a civil war in which tens of thousands of people were killed.
The civil war ended in 2018 with a peace agreement that brought President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar together in a government of national unity, although relations remain strained between the two sides. | https://cw33.com/news/international/ap-international/dozens-killed-in-violence-in-one-volatile-south-sudan-county/ | 2022-04-25T23:07:35Z |
An employee at a Subway restaurant in Atlanta was shot and killed Sunday after a customer got upset about a condiment on his sandwich, Atlanta Police said.
Police were called to the restaurant near Mercedes-Benz Stadium in downtown Atlanta shortly after 6:30 p.m., a news release from the police department said.
Officers found two employees shot, and one woman was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
"This was a very tragic situation that did not have to occur," Deputy Chief Charles Hampton Jr. said during a news conference Monday. "The suspect came inside the restaurant (to) order a sandwich and there was something wrong with the sandwich that made him so upset that he decided to take out his anger on two of the employees here."
A 36-year-old male was arrested Sunday night, Hampton said. He declined to identify the suspect citing the ongoing investigation. Hampton said that the suspect used a handgun during the incident.
The medical examiner identified the victim as Brittany Macon, 26. An autopsy has not been completed, but the preliminary cause of death is gunshot wounds, Bertram Ennett, an investigator with the Fulton County medical examiner, told CNN.
A 24-year-old woman who was also shot is in critical condition, police said. Her 5-year-old son was also in the store at the time of the shooting.
Hampton said the dispute was over too much mayo on the sandwich but stressed the focus should be "on the gun violence," not the mayo.
"It just breaks my heart, to know that someone has the audacity to point a weapon, and shoot someone for as little as too much mayonnaise on a sandwich," Willie Glenn, the co-owner of that Subway, told CNN affiliate WSB-TV.
"They were just model employees," Glenn told WSB.
A spokesperson for Subway said, "Our deepest condolences go out to the families and friends of those attacked in what was a senseless act of violence. At this time, our main concern is for the franchisees' team members and guests who were inside the restaurant."
There have been 74 homicides in the city of Atlanta since the start of the year, according to the latest data release from the police department. That's a 19% increase from the same period last year, the department said.
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Premier HVAC company adds electrical services including lighting, pool heating, and generator installation & repair
DAVIE, Fla., June 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fort Lauderdale-based Air Pros USA announced the acquisition of Personalized Air Conditioning, a South Florida based HVAC, generator, and home services company that has been supporting the local community since 1970. As an Air Pros USA Company, Personalized Air will benefit from full operational and sales integration with the Air Pros USA platform to leverage expanded resources and continue building on the Personalized Air's 50 years of dedication to service excellence.
The acquisition gives Air Pros USA new resources to expand its air conditioning services to include electrical repairs, indoor/outdoor lighting, pool heating, and generators. Personalized Air Conditioning serves Broward County and Palm Beach County with over with over 20 trucks and 30 employees.
"We are excited to welcome Personalized Air Conditioning and their team to the growing Air Pros USA family," said Anthony Perera, founder of Air Pros USA. "Florida has unique weather that makes air conditioning units, generators, and pools a necessity for comfort. Our combined efforts will offer families a convenient, comprehensive service line that encompasses all their home service needs."
"Adding to Air Pros USA's repertoire of talent and service, Personalized Air Conditioning and their loyal customers will find great value in our partnership. Technicians and staff will have access to the latest technology, marketing, and training to remain South Florida's premier choice," said Robert DiPietro, President of Air Pros USA.
Through the Personalized Air Conditioning acquisition, Air Pros USA strengthens its local presence in South Florida.
"Air Pros USA has been nationally recognized as one of the fastest growing companies, but they have never lost focus on their commitment to customers and their community," said Susan Frank, president of Personalized Air Conditioning. "By joining Air Pros USA, we can ensure our teams have the best resources and tools to continue delivering high quality service."
Nationally, Air Pros USA has 500 vehicles, 600 technicians and staff, and a customer base of nearly half a million. Air Pros USA operates in eight states and more than a dozen metro areas including Miami, Orlando, Dallas, Atlanta, Colorado Springs, Mobile and Spokane.
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Democratic-run states move to protect election workers
By Kelly Mena, CNN
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Getting spit on.
Death threats.
Threatening phone calls.
Those aren’t the expectations election workers have when they show up to work the polls on Election Day, but they have become a regular occurrence amid continued fallout from the 2020 election.
We’ve covered this issue in a previous newsletter, but since then, a handful of Democratic-led states have enacted legislation to protect election workers, while a few more are considering similar bills.
Most of these measures deal with concealing identifying information of election workers and creating new criminal penalties for harassing them.
For example, Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee in late March signed a bill into law that makes it a felony to harass election workers online. The new law also allows election workers and their families to hide their address if they are targets of threats.
A similar bill was enacted in Oregon recently, and the Maine legislature passed similar protections last week.
Meanwhile, California, Colorado and Vermont lawmakers are considering bills in the same vein.
Proponents say such laws are necessary as election workers continue to face an uptick of threats and harassment. So far, two people have been arrested by the US Department of Justice for threatening workers. Back in January, the DOJ said it had received more than 850 referrals on such possible crimes.
Those who support the laws also argue that the new protections would help strengthen the democratic process.
Many of these measures aim to protect not only the individuals who run elections but poll workers — those individuals who volunteer to work a handful of days a year for long hours and often little pay. People who sign up to be poll workers are usually local residents who want to do their part to help elections run smoothly. Poll workers tend to be older, according to a Pew Research Center report from April 2020, the majority of them 60 or older.
Maine state Rep. Bruce White, a sponsor of the legislation in the Pine Tree State who also volunteers as a poll worker, told Kelly that the atmosphere at polling places in recent years “does seem a little tense and uncomfortable at times.” White hopes his legislation, which awaits Democratic Gov. Janet Mills’ signature, will bring an added sense of relief to election workers.
“Some people say a law isn’t going to prevent somebody from doing this. I don’t agree with that. I think when people know that there’s penalties, they will take a step back and say, you know, the consequences are different than if you’re just getting a small fine,” White said.
As we previously reported, the spike in threats has led to a poll worker shortage, which Democratic state lawmakers hope the new laws will help to address.
Many of the laws will be in effect by the November general election, when many people will be voting in person with control of Congress on the line.
Banning guns at polling places
It’s not just election workers who state lawmakers are looking to protect. They also want to keep polling locations safe.
In Colorado, Democratic Gov. Jared Polis signed in late March a law that bans the open carry of firearms within 100 feet of a polling place. Local election officials supporting the measure include Josh Zygielbaum, the clerk and recorder of Adams County in the Denver suburbs. He told Kelly he now wears a bulletproof vest to work due to safety concerns.
“I never thought it would come to this. I thought my days wearing body armor were over when I left the Marine Corps. The strangest part and the hardest thing is not only not knowing if I’ll come home to my family at night but when I give my kids a hug and a kiss and they ask why I’m wearing it,” Zygielbaum said.
Similar legislation has been introduced in Michigan. At least 11 other states, including Arizona and Florida, as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, already ban firearms and other weapons in polling places, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
You should read
- A look at how election deniers who continue to push falsehoods about the 2020 election have created a toxic political environment for local government in Green Bay, Wisconsin, from Politico.
- This piece in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that spotlights how redistricting and new voting laws have scrambled preparations for the upcoming primary elections in one large Atlanta-area county.
- This CNN exclusive story about Donald Trump Jr. texting then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows ideas for overturning the 2020 election before it was called.
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November 2010. I would call it the chest cold from hell, only that would be an understatement. My entire body took quite the beating for the better part of three weeks. The good news is that my health eventually returned. The same, however, can’t be said for my voice.
And to this day, I still don’t have my voice back. At least, not the one I had before November of 2010.
Today, if I talk for more than a few minutes, something causes my vocal cords to stop interacting with my brain. When that happens, further communication becomes difficult. I’d be better off using flashcards, sign language, semaphore, or smoke signals rather than speaking. Obviously, none of those options is very practical. Lip-reading probably isn’t, either, because I don’t think anyone I know knows how.
I was still gainfully employed when I first noticed my voice beginning to fade. At the time, I was managing a warehouse with 50-plus employees. If I wanted to get an employee’s attention out on the floor, I asked another employee to do it for me. Sad but oh so true.
When I retired several years ago, my voice only got worse. It became barely audible, so much so that if I raised my voice — or what was left of it — in a library, the librarian wouldn’t raise an eyebrow.
Today, going out to dinner is a challenge. The acoustics inside the restaurant have to be absolutely perfect for my voice to carry even just a short distance, such as from one side of the table to the other. We stopped going to University of Florida football games because; as far as crowd noise was concerned, my seat may as well have been vacant. And if you hadn’t noticed lately, the Gators need all of the vocal support they can get — and I certainly wasn’t contributing my fair share. Not by a long shot.
A few years ago, I coached my grandson’s basketball team. I couldn’t do it without an assistant coach, not because I needed his expertise and assistance, but rather to keep the players in line and relay my instructions — since the acoustics on a basketball court are a lot worse than the acoustics in a restaurant. Inside a cavernous gym, there wasn’t the slightest possibility that a bunch of rambunctious 7-year-old boys could hear me.
For the past few years, I have been the host/moderator/emcee (select the one you find most impressive, because at this point I need an ego boost) of a local author’s group. That means every other month, I have the opportunity to speak in front of an audience for 15 minutes or so. That wouldn’t be a challenge for most people.
However, I’m not most people. After just a few minutes, my voice becomes hoarse and starts to crack. I’ve tried everything I can think of to prevent that from happening: throat lozenges, chewing gum, water, cough drops, licorice — even a shot or two of amaretto. The latter works the best, not because it helps my voice, but because it makes me not care so much that the audience isn’t able to hear me.
At this point, I’m convinced my voice will never be what it once was. I’m learning to adjust. I talk a lot less than I used to. I guess it helps that I’m retired now and no longer need to speak to people every single day. It also probably helps that most of my communication can be accomplished on paper in black and white, like it is right now.
Beyond that, I look for any silver linings I can find — now that my voice has essentially deserted me.
For example, no librarian will ever put her index finger to her lips to make me shush. It’s also highly unlikely I’ll ever be asked to give an impromptu toast at a wedding.
And — thank you, Jesus — I’ll never have to worry about karaoke. | https://www.albanyherald.com/local/scott-ludwig-finding-my-voice/article_e76cf66a-cc71-11ec-bcbb-638729edc77c.html | 2022-05-05T23:08:47Z |
Fresh off his win at UFC 274, Chandler expands his role with the strength training startup
CHICAGO, May 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Speede Fitness, a Chicago-area strength training startup that is launching a revolutionary fitness machine in summer 2022, announced that UFC fighter Michael Chandler has become the company's Chief Athletic Officer. In this new role, Chandler will lead the company's recruitment of professional athletes and advise on workout programming.
"At Speede, our athlete partners are not just exceptional competitors, but exceptional human beings," said Dan Mooney, co-founder of Speede. "Michael Chandler is a prime example of that, and we've been blown away by his support and enthusiasm for Speede. It's only natural that he's taking on an expanded role in our company as Chief Athletic Officer."
The announcement comes just days after Chandler's devastating knockout of Tony Ferguson at UFC 274. Chandler's performance earned instant praise from celebrities including Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, fellow fighter Conor McGregor, and UFC president Dana White, who called Chandler's front kick "the most vicious knockout I've ever seen."
Chandler first became involved with Speede Fitness in July 2021, after a scheduled short demo of the company's machine turned into a day-long session in which Chandler engaged Speede's engineers and founders in technical discussions. The fighter immediately signed on as a brand ambassador and has since trained on the machine, spoken at Speede's Super Bowl event in Los Angeles, supported the brand on social media, and helped guide the startup as a member of its advisory board.
"From the very first time I trained on Speede, it made a believer out of me," said Chandler. "It caught me off-guard with how challenging it was and how effective it was. To be able to get such extreme muscle fatigue with so few reps—this is going to be a game-changer for athletes and for anyone who wants to get stronger faster."
The company's new machine, the Speede Challenger, is the first connected fitness machine to combine isotonic, isokinetic, and max eccentric training for an intense, efficient workout that leads to faster strength gains. Other high-profile athletes are equity holders in the company including Justin Fields, Cole Kmet and Jaylon Johnson from the Chicago Bears, Justin Simmons from the Denver Broncos, Marquez Valdes-Scantling from the Kansas City Chiefs, and Mason Plumlee from the Charlotte Hornets.
Chandler becomes Speede's Chief Athletic Officer at a pivotal moment for the company, as it begins a new fundraising round and prepares to introduce its Gamma prototype at the IHRSA fitness convention in Miami in late June.
"Our Speede Movement is growing exponentially and we have more momentum than ever," said Greg Tepas, co-founder of Speede. "With Michael Chandler as our Chief Athletic Officer, we'll continue to build our relationships with athletes, professional teams, and fitness experts. We look forward to unveiling our machine's full capabilities at IHRSA and sharing the power of our eccentric and isokinetic training with more people."
To learn more, visit Speede.fit or contact co-founder Dan Mooney at dan@speede.fit.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Weiss Law is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the board of directors of Romeo Power, Inc. ("Romeo" or the "Company") (NYSE: RMO), in connection with the proposed acquisition of the Company by Nikola Corporation ("Nikola") (NASDAQ: NKLA) via tender offer. Under the terms of the merger agreement, the Company's shareholders will receive 0.1186 shares of Nikola common stock for each Romeo share owned, representing implied per-share merger consideration of approximately $0.74 based upon Nikola's July 29, 2022 closing price of $6.22.
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A judge has issued a restraining order against Puerto Rican superstar Ricky Martin, police said Saturday.
The order was signed Friday, and authorities visited an upscale neighborhood in the north coastal town of Dorado where the singer lives to try to serve the order, police spokesman Axel Valencia told The Associated Press.
“Up until now, police haven’t been able to find him,” Valencia said.
Martin’s publicist did not immediately return a message asking for comment.
It was not immediately known who requested the restraining order. Valencia said he could not provide further details because the order was filed under Puerto Rico’s domestic violence law.
El Vocero, a Puerto Rico newspaper, said the order states that Martin and the other party dated for seven months. The report quotes the order as saying they broke up two months ago, but the petitioner says Martin did not accept the separation and has been seen loitering near the petitioner’s house at least three times.
“The petitioner fears for his safety,” El Vocero quoted the order as saying.
AP has not obtained a copy of the order.
Valencia said that the order prohibits Martin from contacting or calling the person who filed it and that a judge will later determine at a hearing whether the order should remain in place or be lifted. He added that usually orders are implemented for at least a month.
Valencia noted that the person who filed for the restraining order did not contact police, which would have involved prosecutors determining if there was enough evidence to file charges. Rather the request went straight to the court. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/ricky-martin-faces-restraining-order-in-puerto-rico/ | 2022-07-03T14:32:17Z |
Dr. Kuljit Bhatia hired as Chief Scientific Officer; Sheila Moran named Senior Vice President of Quality
WOODSTOCK, Ill., Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Woodstock Sterile Solutions, a leading blow-fill-seal (BFS) contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), announced today that it has named Dr. Kuljit Bhatia as the company's first Chief Scientific Officer and Sheila Moran as its Senior Vice President of Quality. Bhatia will lead the company's New Product Development department and is part of the organization's senior staff. Moran is responsible for the strategy, direction, and execution of all aspects of the company's quality initiatives, quality control and training programs.
"As we build on to the capabilities of our new Quality Control laboratory, Dr. Bhatia will serve as the strategic lead on expanding our development services, which we believe will help to drive long-term growth and value for the organization. I am confident that he will be a success in this new role," says Paul Josephs, Chief Executive Officer at Woodstock Sterile Solutions. "Sheila is joining our team at the right time, as we are continuing to grow to meet the increased demand for BFS solutions. I look forward to Sheila using her experience and knowledge to expand on the industry-leading quality programs that we have in place here."
Dr. Bhatia joins Woodstock from Viatris, where he served as the Head of Global Dermatologics Scientific Affairs. He has more than 25 years of experience in drug product development, having also held leadership roles at Mylan, DPT Laboratories, Nycomed/Fougera Pharmaceuticals and Medicis. Dr. Bhatia earned his bachelor's degree in Pharmacy and his doctorate in Pharmaceutical Science from North Dakota State University. He conducted post doctorate studies in Pharmaceuticals at the University of Michigan.
Moran has worked in the pharmaceutical industry for more than 30 years, serving in roles with progressive management experience in quality assurance, facility compliance, validation, manufacturing/operations and research and development. Prior to joining Woodstock Sterile Solutions, she served as the Vice President of Quality for Xeris Pharmaceuticals,
For more information on Woodstock Sterile Solutions, visit https://woodstocksterilesolutions.com.
For 50 years, Woodstock Sterile Solutions has been recognized as a leading Blow-Fill-Seal (BFS) Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO). We develop and supply BFS products for pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, providing best-in-class sterile development manufacturing solutions across a broad – and growing – range of applications, including respiratory, ophthalmic, topical, otic, and oral. As a highly focused organization, our expertise and commitment to innovation allow us to reduce development times and efficiently support our customers' ability to deliver products to market. At Woodstock Sterile Solutions, we see a patient, family member or friend in every product we make, and our goal is to be the best development and commercial partner in the industry, delivering life-enhancing molecules from the benchtop to the patient.
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Bridge Studio, July 6
1st Charlynn Casey and Jan Hart
2nd Belva Barrington and Pat Jodin
Bridge Studio, July 8
1st Lennie Wilkens and Michelle Weller
2nd Peggy Downey and Dick Cunningham
Bridge Studio, July 10
Tied 1st/2nd Jan Hart and Belva Barrington and Lennie Wilkens and Peggy Downey
3rd Dick Cunningham and Norma Swaim
Belton Senior Center, July 8
1st Donna Jensen and Marilyn VanSchoelandt
2nd Donald and Barbara Johnson
3rd Jan Hisle and Becky Prettyman | https://www.tdtnews.com/life/article_bdfc25f0-044b-11ed-9287-5fa1e10f92f5.html | 2022-07-17T07:54:19Z |
Fight Card Will be Distributed in Over 60 Countries and Broadcast to an Expected 133 Million Homes
LAS VEGAS, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EBET, Inc. (Nasdaq: EBET), a leading global provider of advanced wagering products and technology, announced today that its sports wagering brand BetTarget has secured ring sponsorship of the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) to be held in London, England on Saturday August 20.
Touted as the biggest combat sporting event this summer, EBET's brand BetTarget will gain brand exposure leading up to and throughout the live action. The event will be distributed in over 60 countries and is expected to be broadcast to 133 million homes. The event is also expecting over 300,000 live PPV viewers and a rebroadcast viewership of 25 million.
EBET's BetTarget offers the latest odds and live betting on all major sports and events with more than 3,000 live events per month and thousands of additional pre-event markets.
"Bare Knuckle fighting is rapidly becoming one of the most popular combat sports in the world. And with 91% of the fan base above the age of 21, this event is a great fit for our sports wagering brand, BetTarget," commented Mark Thorne, Chief Marketing Officer of EBET. "We look forward to exposing our brand to the massive audience this fight card will engage."
About EBET, Inc.
EBET operates and develops award-winning, groundbreaking and engaging wagering products for bettors around the world. The company is focused on bringing better entertainment and technology solutions to cater to the Millennial and Gen-Z demographics in the wagering space. EBET operates online sportsbook and casino brands Karamba, Hopa, Griffon Casino, BetTarget, Dansk777, GenerationVIP and Gogawi, which have over 1.4 million deposited customers in more than 15 countries. The company recently was awarded Esport Product of the Year at the 2021 SiGMA Europe and the 2022 SiGMA Asia and SiGMA Americas Awards. Its brand Karamba received SBC's award for Innovation in Casino & Gaming Entertainment and the 2022 SiGMA Americas award for Online Casino of the Year. EBET, Inc. is listed on the Nasdaq under the symbol EBET (CUSIP 278700109). EBET, Inc. was previously Esports Technologies Inc. The name changed on May 5, 2022, to better reflect the company's business and mission.
For more information, visit: https://ebet.gg/.
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Looking for a job? Postal Service is hiring in Canton
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CANTON – The Canton Post Office, 2650 Cleveland Ave. NW, will host a job application workshop from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday to fill immediate openings for city carrier assistants. Starting salary is $18.92 per hour.
U.S. Postal Service personnel will be on site to provide detailed information about the positions and answer questions. Applications are accepted online only at www.usps.com/careers.
Applicants must be available to work weekends and holidays and have an acceptable driving record. See the job posting for full details for duties, responsibilities, requirements, and benefits information. Job postings are updated frequently, so check back often for more opportunities. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/2022/06/10/looking-job-postal-service-hiring-canton/7584425001/ | 2022-06-11T00:18:28Z |
HOUSTON, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas A&M Ventures has signed a multi-year partnership with Calvetti Ferguson that will see one of the top accounting and advisory firms as a proud partner of Texas A&M Athletics for the foreseeable future.
"We are thrilled to welcome Calvetti Ferguson to the Texas A&M Athletics family and thank them for their year-round support of Aggie athletics. We cannot wait to kick off this partnership this fall in Kyle Field," said Clay Harris, Texas A&M Ventures General Manager.
This comprehensive partnership is set to span across the entire athletics calendar year, aligning Calvetti Ferguson with Fall, Winter, and Spring sports as well as a digital and social presence through 12th Man channels. Calvetti Ferguson is set to enhance the fan experience as the presenting sponsor of the Legacy Club in Kyle Field.
"We are honored to continue showing our support of Texas A&M and the programs of Texas A&M Athletics," said Jason Ferguson, Managing Partner at Calvetti Ferguson.
"Over the past several years, our firm has been actively involved with Mays Business School's recruitment process as our firm's values align with the core values and great leadership skills of these students and former students. We are thrilled to further align Calvetti Ferguson with Texas A&M as they provide an incredibly exciting gameday experience. We look forward to being a part of this great tradition and enhancing the college game day experience."
The co-founders of Calvetti Ferguson, Jim Calvetti, class of '91, and Jason Ferguson, class of '94, both graduated from Texas A&M University. Jim is on the Accounting Advisory Council supporting Calvetti Ferguson's partnership with Mays Business School. Jim and Jason have both raised current and former Texas A&M students of their own.
Calvetti Ferguson is one of the largest independent accounting and advisory firms based in Texas. As trusted business advisors to privately held and public companies, private equity funds, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals, we provide assurance, tax, advisory, accounting, and technology risk services. We advise beyond accounting to eliminate hurdles, identify opportunities, and ensure the best for our clients and their businesses.
Recognized by Forbes as one of America's Top Recommended Tax and Accounting Firms, Calvetti Ferguson is also an INSIDE Public Accounting Top 200 and Fastest Growing Firm. Calvetti Ferguson is an independent member firm of PrimeGlobal, the fourth largest association of independent accounting firms with approximately 300 member firms in over 90 countries.
Texas A&M Ventures is the official multimedia rights partner for all things Texas A&M University. Texas A&M Ventures is the College Station-based LEARFIELD team strategically focused to work with Texas A&M Athletics to develop new ways to work with business partners. Among the numerous opportunities available for engaging with fans, alumni and the Texas A&M campus community include television, radio, hospitality, fan zone, signage, titleship, promotions, print, 12th Man TV, and exposure on www.12thman.com.
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BATTLE CREEK, Mich., July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kellogg Company (NYSE: K) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.59 per share on the common stock of the Company, payable on September 15, 2022, to shareowners of record at the close of business on September 1, 2022. As the Company previously announced in April, this reflects a 2 percent increase to the quarterly dividend. The ex-dividend date is August 31, 2022. This is the 391st dividend that Kellogg Company has paid to owners of common stock since 1925.
About Kellogg Company
At Kellogg Company (NYSE: K), our vision is a good and just world where people are not just fed but fulfilled. We are creating better days and a place at the table for everyone through our trusted food brands. Our beloved brands include Pringles®, Cheez-It®, Special K®, Kellogg's Frosted Flakes®, Pop-Tarts®, Kellogg's Corn Flakes®, Rice Krispies®, Eggo®, Mini-Wheats®, Kashi®, RXBAR®, MorningStar Farms® and more. Net sales in 2021 were nearly $14.2 billion, comprised principally of snacks as well as convenience foods like cereal, frozen foods, and noodles. As part of our Kellogg's® Better Days ESG strategy, we're addressing the interconnected issues of wellbeing, climate and food security, creating Better Days for 3 billion people by the end of 2030. Visit www.KelloggCompany.com.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Encompass Corporation, the provider of the leading Know Your Customer (KYC) automation platform, today announced that Aite-Novarica Group, a global advisory firm providing mission-critical insights on technology, regulations, strategy and operations to the financial services industry, has recognized Encompass as the winner of the 2022 Fraud & AML Impact Awards' Best Know Your Customer/Business (KYC/KYB) Innovation.
The award recognizes Encompass for its ability to combine unrivaled data sources, technology and expertise to supercharge corporate KYC due diligence with automation. Allowing financial institutions to unwrap and uncover corporate structures and ultimate beneficial ownership in minutes, Encompass transforms Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance and gives institutions the ability to enhance customer onboarding and respond to regulatory changes with greater speed and accuracy.
"By automating the KYC process, financial institutions can pursue aggressive growth agendas and scale while avoiding additional compliance costs," said Alex Ford, President, North America at Encompass. "Our platform is used by banks across the globe to significantly improve the onboarding experience of their clients while also future-proofing technology and processes. We're grateful to be recognized by Aite-Novarica Group for our innovative approach, which brings speed, accuracy and control."
With real-time access to global public and premium data sources, Encompass' platform gives financial institutions the ability to search entities and receive a digital KYC profile within minutes. With Encompass, financial institutions can ensure a consistent KYC process every time, including:
- Search based on pre-defined policy using only bank-approved sources;
- Mapping of ultimate beneficial ownership and corporate hierarchy;
- Screening of entities for PEPs, sanctions and adverse media;
- Cross-checking documents, matching and merging data;
- And the automatic creation of a complete audit trail in real time.
According to Aite-Novarica Group, winners were selected by a global panel of both internal and independent experts on fraud and AML.
Encompass will be presented with the AML Impact Award at the fifth annual Financial Crime Forum, taking place Sept. 18-19, 2022 in Charlotte, NC.
Encompass Corporation (Encompass) transforms regulatory compliance and customer onboarding with Know Your Customer (KYC) automation. As a global leader in automated KYC due diligence worldwide, Encompass serves global banks and financial institutions to streamline their KYC process and comply with regulations and requirements. Launched in 2012, Encompass serves customers across the globe and features offices in Amsterdam, Belgrade, Glasgow, London, New York, Singapore and Sydney. To learn more, visit EncompassCorporation.com.
Aite-Novarica Group is an advisory firm providing mission-critical insights on technology, regulations, strategy and operations to hundreds of banks, insurers, payments providers, and investment firms - as well as the technology and service providers that support them. Comprising former senior technology, strategy and operations executives as well as experienced researchers and consultants, our experts provide actionable advice to our client base, leveraging deep insights developed via our extensive network of clients and other industry contacts. Visit us on the web and connect with us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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Eileen Gu sparks praise and debate after thanking China in farewell post
By Nectar Gan, CNN
“Thank you China,” complete with a Chinese flag and a heart emoji, might seem like an innocuous enough farewell message from China’s Winter Olympics superstar Eileen Gu.
After winning two gold medals, countless hearts and substantial fame and fortune, the American-born freeski prodigy is wrapping up her months-long stay in China, where she is known as Gu Ailing.
It is an anticipated departure — the 18-year-old is heading to Stanford in the fall, having deferred her entry for a year to focus on the Olympic Games.
But her goodbye post on Weibo, China’s Twitter-like platform, still caused a big stir among her 6.7 million followers and other users, sparking both praise and debate.
A related hashtag “Gu Ailing posts on Weibo to thank China” became the platform’s top trending topic Thursday. By Friday, it has raked up 290 million views.
Her fans, many of them young Chinese women, rushed to thank her back. “You’re most welcome because you’re one of us,” a top comment with 41,000 upvotes said. “Thank you for bringing me so much positive energy,” said another.
Gu also posted on Instagram, saying: “Thank you China for the unforgettable few months & for the endless love.”
But not everyone in China appreciated her “thank you” — at least, not the way she worded it.
On Weibo, some accused Gu of acting “like a foreigner,” alleging she thanked China with a notable sense of distance. Others questioned why she didn’t say “thank you motherland” or “thank you (my) country” like other Chinese athletes.
“Ultimately she thinks of herself as an American. She only joined China temporarily,” one top comment said.
The mixed response to Gu’s post illustrates the intense scrutiny the teenage star has faced while attempting to walk the difficult tightrope of being both American and Chinese at a time of geopolitical tensions between both countries.
Born and raised in California, Gu chose in 2019 to compete for China — where her mother was born. But despite being widely embraced inside China, she has been dogged by questions over her nationality — and by extension, her allegiance to the country she now represents.
According to the Olympic Charter, an athlete must be a national of the country they compete for; a competitor who is a national of two or more countries at the same time may represent either one of them.
But China does not allow dual citizenship, and has even cracked down in recent years on people holding two passports, with the government encouraging the public to report them.
Gu has never publicly shared whether she renounced her US citizenship to compete for China, and speculation grew after she applied for the US Presidential Scholars Program in 2021, which is only open to US citizens or permanent residents.
At press conferences, Gu repeatedly dodged questions about her citizenship, often saying: “When I’m in China, I’m Chinese. When I’m in the US, I’m American.”
She has also alluded to this dual identity numerous other times, thanking her American coaches and expressing a desire to inspire other Chinese athletes.
But she found herself in an impossible position during the Olympics, facing condemnation from some in the West for representing China, as well as an all-out PR campaign in China that portrayed her as the face of the country’s sporting dreams and a soft power victory.
Meanwhile, Chinese officials and state media have also carefully avoided the question of Gu’s nationality, instead emphasizing her Chinese heritage. The tacit ambiguity has fueled speculation that the Chinese government has bent its own rules to make an exception for Gu to hold two passports — irking some in China.
“Why shouldn’t we look into her dual nationality? Is ‘everybody is equal before the law’ just a lie?” one Weibo user asked.
“You only get it now? The law is only meant to be used on ordinary people,” another comment replied.
She has previously drawn criticism for not singing the national anthem when the Chinese flag was being raised during a medal ceremony at the Winter Olympics. She has also been derided for not acknowledging her own privilege, when she claimed that anyone in China can download a VPN for free on the App Store. Most of the criticism against her has been censored online.
By Thursday evening, Weibo appeared to have restricted the latest discussions about Gu’s farewell too. A search for the trending hashtag “Gu Ailing posts on Weibo to thank China” only shows posts from official accounts now — and unsurprisingly, all are showering her with praise.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — It’s an experience link no other.
Fun on the Run host Yolonda Williams made a trip down to the Vinyl Lounge in Denton to spin some records in an atmosphere that is a throwback to the 1970s. She sat down with Tom Martin, Vinyl Lounge Grand Poobah, to learn more about the establishment.
“We are now open and serving up groovy tunes, delicious drinks, tasty bites, and an atmosphere you can’t match,” as their website states.
WATCH the video player above for the full interview. For more information, visit their website by clicking here. | https://cw33.com/news/fun-on-the-run-news/old-and-new-retro-vinyl-lounge-in-denton-is-bringing-the-1970s-to-north-texas/ | 2022-08-18T23:35:05Z |
A father says he put 1,000 miles on his car to find specialty formula for premature infant daughter
By Ray Sanchez, CNN
Mac Jaehnert said he put 1,000 miles on his car in the last week looking for a specialty nutritional formula for daughter MacKenzie and other premature babies in his southeastern Washington state community.
“It’s been a frustrating, heartbreaking, unnecessary challenge for a kid who has already overcome so much,” Jaehnert told CNN Saturday, echoing the sentiments of parents caught up in a worsening nationwide baby formula shortage.
Jaehnert described empty store shelves in his search for Similac NeoSure in the city of Richland and surrounding areas — part of a growing national crisis that has forced the Biden administration to order the use of military aircraft to expedite the delivery of baby formula to the United States.
Jaehnert and his wife, Emily, said they have been fortunate to receive donations of NeoSure after getting their story out but urged others to donate cans of formula to food banks to help meet the urgent demand across the country.
At Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital, at least four babies were recently hospitalized due to complications from the ongoing shortage, according to spokeswoman Carter Coyle.
Coyle said three babies were hospitalized due to intolerance of formulas parents used because of the shortages; another was sickened by mineral imbalances from caregivers mixing their own formula.
Clinical dietitians at the hospital urged parents not to dilute formula or attempt to make their own, referring them to guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
In Memphis, Tennessee, a doctor at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital said this week that a toddler and a preschooler were admitted because the specialty formula they needed was out of stock and they couldn’t tolerate replacements.
The toddler, who had been in the hospital for about a week, was discharged Tuesday. The preschooler, who was admitted in April, remains in the hospital, according to the hospital.
The baby formula shortage is affecting parents coast to coast, including those who choose not to or cannot breastfeed and those whose medically fragile children can’t tolerate other nutrition sources.
Beyond scouring the internet, parents like the Jaehnerts tirelessly search store shelves daily. Others coordinate formula exchanges through Facebook pages and spend countless hours — and sometimes huge sums of money — to make sure their children have food.
MacKenzie Jaehnert was born three months early in December and weighed 2 pounds, 5.7 ounces, her father said on Twitter. She spent more than 100 days in the neonatal intensive care unit. Jaehnert said Saturday he and his wife are “terrified” at the prospect of transitioning “a kid who is just barely hanging on” to a new nutritional formula.
“I fear that she’ll fall off of her growth chart more than she already is,” Emily Jaehnert said of MacKenzie. “I fear that she will have an upset stomach, that it won’t sit well with her, that she won’t get the nutrition that she needs, that this particular formula right now is providing for her.”
Officials in Washington are now confronting criticism that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration moved too slowly to address warning signs of the shortage. At the same time, they’re attempting to learn whether formula companies are actually short on ingredients, while also trying to tackle potential price gouging.
At the heart of the crisis is a shuttered manufacturing plant in Michigan. The Abbott Nutrition plant, which is poised to restart production soon, closed after two babies who had consumed formula produced there became ill and died, prompting an investigation.
The closure exacerbated shortages caused by supply chain disruptions and highlighted how concentrated the formula industry is.
“I would really love for someone to figure out why we weren’t warned as the parents of premature kids,” Mac Jaehnert said Saturday. “This absolutely blindsided us… When did they know and why weren’t we warned of this shortage, because it put a lot of families in a really devastating position.”
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HOULTON, Maine, May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Katahdin Bankshares Corp. (OTCQX: KTHN), the parent company of Katahdin Trust Company, a community bank founded in 1918 serving northern Maine and the greater Bangor and Portland regions, announced that it has declared a cash dividend of $0.138 per share for the second quarter of 2022.
In making the announcement, Jon J. Prescott, Katahdin Trust President & CEO, stated that it represented a 10.4% increase over last year's second quarter dividend. The dividend will be payable on June 23, 2022, to shareholders of record as of June 16, 2022.
About Katahdin Bankshares Corp.
Katahdin Bankshares Corp. is the bank holding company of Katahdin Trust Company. Founded in 1918, Katahdin Trust is a community bank based in Houlton, Maine with more than $963 million in assets and 16 banking offices that serve Aroostook, Penobscot, and Cumberland counties. The Bank has nearly 180 employees and, in 2021, was named one of the Best Places to Work in Maine for the fourth year in a row. Katahdin Bankshares Corp. common stock is quoted on the OTC Markets (OTCQX) under the symbol KTHN. Learn more about the Company and its subsidiary bank at www.katahdintrust.com and follow Katahdin Trust on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
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Zibanejad leads Rangers to 3-1 win over Hurricanes in Game 3
By VIN A. CHERWOO
AP Sports Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist, Igor Shesterkin stopped 43 shots, and the New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 in Game 3 of their second-round playoff series. Chris Kreider and Tyler Motte also scored as the Rangers cut their deficit to 2-1. It was just their second win against Carolina in the teams’ last 10 meetings. Nino Niederreiter scored for the Hurricanes and Antti Raanta finished with 30 saves. The Hurricanes dropped to 0-4 on the road this postseason to go along with their 6-0 home mark. Game 4 is Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/22/zibanejad-leads-rangers-to-3-1-win-over-hurricanes-in-game-3/ | 2022-05-23T03:27:14Z |
Twelve Designer-Inspired Colors to Freshen Up Any Space
CLEVELAND, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, paint and coatings brand Valspar announces its 2023 Colors of the Year with 12 trend-worthy, forward-thinking, beautiful and livable colors. This year's colors are composed of comfort, acceptance and joy – not a temporary solution but a lasting change.
Valspar color experts have thoughtfully matched each color to a specific facet or emotion of life, all relating to what people may find helpful to complement their space. Homeowners are prioritizing areas of the home with paint to update their well-used spaces. By turning to nature-inspired design, this year's collection is all about finding new comfort, embracing a flexible lifestyle, rediscovering joy and leaning into the growing DIY movement.
"Valspar's 2023 Colors of the Year are usable shades that encourage self-expression and anyone can envision in their space," said Sue Kim, Valspar Color Marketing Manager. "With our 12 colors to choose from, you are guaranteed to find a color that is picture-perfect for you!"
The 2023 Colors of the Year
All 12 colors are available at Lowe's stores, Lowes.com and Independent Retailers nationwide. Please note that color names vary at each retailer. See below for the full list of colors and how they add inspiration in a space.
- Cozy White – Comfort – A comfortable white with a yellow undertone that makes a space cozy like a soft blanket.
- Villa Grey – Mindful – A cool grey that is balanced by the warmth of the yellow undertone, a natural hue like a cotton muslin cloth.
- Rising Tide – Health – A light blue that has a dose of softness, used as a fresh neutral with uplifting qualities of a modern pastel.
- Gentle Violet – Connection – A white softened by a violet undertone, a harmonious shade promoted by digital connectivity.
- Holmes Cream – Joy – A classic tan that is dependable, with a yellow undertone that gives it new life with uplifting qualities.
- Ivory Brown – Natural – A washed brown tone inspired by the shades found in nature, a new warm neutral being incorporated inside and out the home.
- Blue Arrow – Balance – A cooled down blue with a slight yellow undertone, a beautiful shade to find balance between cool and warm shades in the home.
- Green Trellis – Calm – Tapping into the calming tones of nature, this hazy green has duality – bringing in the calm and liveliness we seek from outdoors.
- Desert Carnation – Inspired – Faded natural terracotta that leaves us inspired to craft a home with individuality and warmth.
- Southern Road – Contentment – A muted clay with a brown undertone, embracing the life of contentment we seek in living with what we have.
- Flora – Thoughtful – A deep blackened olive, a new neutral being introduced into the home that embodies charm and sophistication.
- Everglade Deck – Restored – A deep midnight blue, used as an elegant calming shade to restore our mind, body and home.
Free color tools available from Valspar
For small changes to your home that can make a big impact, Valspar offers color tools to help you feel confident in your paint buying decisions. Free Color Consultations from our Color Experts offer personalized advice allowing you to find your perfect color! DIYers can also save a trip to the store by having paint chips sent directly to their home for free directly from valspar.com
For more information on Valspar color trends and tools, please visit: valspar.com
About Sherwin-Williams Consumer Brands Group
Sherwin-Williams Consumer Brands Group offers innovative products to meet customers' paint and coating needs. The company manufactures products under well-known brands such as Valspar®, HGTV Home® by Sherwin-Williams, Purdy®, Krylon®, Minwax®, Thompson's® Water Seal®, Cabot® and many more. Founded in 1866, The Sherwin-Williams Company is a global leader in the manufacture, development, distribution and sale of paints, coatings and related products to professional, industrial, commercial and retail customers. For more information, visit Sherwin.com.
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