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Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot jury ends 4th day of deliberations
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — The jury in the trial of four men accused of scheming to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ended its fourth day of deliberations Thursday and said it wants to look at evidence related to an explosive when it resumes its work.
The jury gave no signal to the judge that it’s struggling to reach decisions about the defendants: Adam Fox, Barry Croft Jr., Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta.
When jurors return for more deliberations Friday, they said they want to look at pennies that, according to the government, were used during the demonstration of a homemade explosive while the men trained in September 2020.
“We will have that for you,” U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker said, adding that they can look at any evidence that was introduced during 13 days of testimony.
Earlier in the week, the jury asked for a definition of “weapon.” Jonker said it’s something that could be used to “injure, kill or destroy someone or something.”
The jury is considering 10 charges in the case: one against Caserta, two against Fox, three against Croft and four against Harris. The men all face the main charge of a kidnapping conspiracy; the other counts are related to explosives and a firearm.
A conviction on any count must be unanimous.
“We can all see you’re hard at work,” Jonker told the jury. “It can be an exhausting way to spend spring break. We know that because that room is not huge. It gets smaller each time you come back and spend more time looking through everything. We appreciate your diligence.”
The evidence included testimony from undercover agents, a crucial informant and two men who pleaded guilty to conspiracy and pointed a finger at the others. Prosecutors said the group was steeped in anti-government extremism and angry over Whitmer’s COVID-19 restrictions.
The men trained with a crudely built “shoot house” to replicate her vacation home in September 2020, according to testimony.
Defense lawyers, however, said any scheme was the creation of government agents who were embedded in the group and manipulated the men.
Croft is from Bear, Delaware, while the others are from Michigan.
Whitmer, a Democrat, rarely talks publicly about the plot, though she referred to “surprises” during her term that seemed like “something out of fiction” when she filed for reelection on March 17.
She has blamed former President Donald Trump for fomenting anger over coronavirus restrictions and refusing to condemn right-wing extremists like those charged in the case.
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Find AP’s full coverage of the Whitmer kidnap plot trial at: https://apnews.com/hub/whitmer-kidnap-plot-trial
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White reported from Detroit.
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Ahoy, Staunton! Long John Silver’s set to open soon
STAUNTON, Va. (WHSV) - A long-awaited restaurant is re-opening in Staunton.
Long John Silver’s closed after a fire in January 2021 and the store was demolished in September, and now the story is almost ready. The newly-built store is set to open May 1. Staunton’s LJS area coach Debbie Williams said they’ve gotten a lot of attention from the community.
“I’ve had several inquiries about, you know, when we were going to be open, how long is it gonna be, are we open now, just an outpouring of people contacting me to try to find out,” Williams said.
Williams, though not from the area, said she’s very excited for Staunton to get its LJS back.
“I’ve experienced a lot of great people, a great experience with the town. So I’m excited to be up here and to be opening that store up,” she said.
Williams said for many weeks, people asked her when the store would open, so she’s glad to finally have an answer. She also said the store is still hiring, so if you’d like to be part of the team, visit their hiring website.
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Amazon plans to object to union win in New York
(AP) – Amazon plans to file objections to the union election on Staten Island, New York, that resulted in the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the company’s history.
The e-commerce giant stated its plans in a legal filing to the National Labor Relations Board made public Thursday. Among other things, the company accused the Amazon Labor Union, a group of former and current employees who spearheaded the union drive, of threatening warehouse workers to vote in favor of the organizing effort. Eric Milner, an attorney representing the ALU, said the claims were “patently absurd.”
“The employees have spoken and their voices have been heard,” Milner said in a statement. “Amazon is choosing to ignore that, and instead engage in stalling tactics to avoid the inevitable — coming to the bargaining table and negotiating for a contract” on behalf of the warehouse workers on Staten Island.
Warehouse workers on Staten Island cast 2,654 votes — or about 55% — in favor of a union, giving the fledgling group enough support to pull off a victory Friday. Federal labor officials had said the results of the count won’t be verified until they process any objections — due by April 8 — that both parties may file. Amazon requested a two-week extension, which the labor board has granted. It now has until April 22 to back up its claims.
The company had initially signaled it planned to challenge the election results based on a lawsuit filed in March by the NLRB, which sought to force Amazon to reinstate a fired employee who was involved in the union drive. In the filing made public Thursday, Amazon said it was also objecting to the labor agency’s conduct “before and during the polling,” that the company says interfered with the election.
A labor dispute down in Alabama, where the other union election was held, is also heating up. The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, which is trying to unionize an Amazon warehouse in the city of Bessemer, said Thursday it filed several objections with the federal labor board over how the retail giant conducted itself in that election. Among other things, the RWDSU said the company fired and retailed against union supporters.
Initial results in the Alabama union election show the RWDSU down by 118 votes, with the majority of Amazon warehouse workers rejecting a bid to form a union. The final outcome is still up in the air with 416 outstanding challenged ballots hanging in the balance. A hearing to review the ballots is expected to begin in the coming weeks.
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American woman caught with nearly $550K worth of fentanyl at US-Mexico border
(Gray News) - A woman attempted to smuggle more than a half-million dollars worth of fentanyl into the U.S. from Mexico over this past weekend.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection reports the woman, a U.S. citizen, pulled up to the Del Rio Port of Entry in a passenger vehicle on April 3. An officer then referred her to a secondary vehicle inspection.
After a thorough examination of the car, officers said they discovered 30 packages containing 40.34 pounds of fentanyl concealed within the vehicle. CBP officials said the fentanyl had a street value of $548,987.
“This significant seizure of a potentially fatal hard narcotic like fentanyl underscores the reality of the drug threat our frontline officers are facing and their commitment to upholding our border security mission,” said Port Director Liliana Flores.
CBP seized the drugs and the vehicle and turned the driver over to Homeland Security Investigations special agents.
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Appeals court OKs Biden federal employee vaccine mandate
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Joe Biden’s requirement that all federal employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 was upheld Thursday by a federal appeals court.
In a 2-1 ruling, a panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court and ordered dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the mandate. The ruling, a rare win for the administration at the New Orleans-based appellate court, said that the federal judge didn’t have jurisdiction in the case and those challenging the requirement could have pursued administrative remedies under Civil Service law.
Biden issued an executive order Sept. 9 ordering vaccinations for all executive branch agency employees, with exceptions for medical and religious reasons. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Brown, who was appointed to the District Court for the Southern District of Texas by then-President Donald Trump, issued a nationwide injunction against the requirement in January.
When the case was argued at the 5th Circuit last month, administration lawyers had noted that district judges in a dozen jurisdictions had rejected a challenge to the vaccine requirement for federal workers before Brown ruled.
The administration argued that the Constitution gives the president, as the head of the federal workforce, the same authority as the CEO of a private corporation to require that employees be vaccinated.
Lawyers for those challenging the mandate had pointed to a recent Supreme Court opinion that the government cannot force private employers to require employee vaccinations.
Twelve of 17 active judges at the 5th Circuit were nominated to the court by Republicans, including six Trump appointees.
Judges Carl Stewart and James Dennis, both nominated to the court by President Bill Clinton, were in the majority. Judge Rhesa Barksdale, a senior judge nominated by President George H.W. Bush, dissented, saying the relief the challengers sought does not fall under the Civil Service Reform Act cited by the administration.
The case marked ideological divides at the appeals court even before Thursday’s ruling.
A different panel had refused in February to block Brown’s ruling pending the appeal. That panel’s vote was 2-1. There were no reasons given by the majority — Judge Jerry Smith, a President Ronald Reagan nominee, and Don Willett, a Trump nominee.
But there was a lengthy dissent by Judge Stephen Higginson, a nominee of President Barack Obama, who said a single district judge “lacking public health expertise and made unaccountable through life tenure,” should not be able to block the president from ordering the same type of COVID-19 safety measures many private sector CEOs have ordered.
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Community cleans up man’s storm damage after wife taken off life support
WETUMPKA, Ala. (WSFA/Gray News) - An Alabama community is rallying behind a man whose property was severely damaged by Tuesday’s storms.
A likely tornado devastated Frank Senn’s home in Wetumpka the same day his wife was taken off of life support at a hospital in Birmingham, WSFA reports.
The retired veteran’s wife, Glenda, fell down the stairs and broke her neck two weeks ago, severing her spinal cord. Eventually, doctors told him there was nothing else they could do for his wife, and the decision was made to take her off life support.
Senn said his wife has not yet passed away but will spend her remaining days off life support at a care facility.
“They are going to put her in a room until she passes away,” Frank Senn said. “They are going to keep her comfortable.”
Less than 24 hours after Senn’s property was hit by severe weather, there was an outpouring of support for him and his family.
“There were vehicles lined up with folks coming to help,” Frank’s elder son Jon Senn said. “The love and outpouring of support that’s come out to help my father and our ranch farm has been amazing.”
Volunteers, churches and tree removal companies reached out to the Senns. Mike’s Tree Service in Elmore County spent the better part of Wednesday cutting and hauling away trees. The company plans to spend several more days on the property to complete the job.
“We came out, cut down probably six or seven trees so far. Going to come back tomorrow. Still got about probably two days’ worth of work,” David Stafford with Mike’s Tree Service said. “We all pray that everything works out.”
“I tried to feed them earlier, and they said they didn’t come out here for food, they didn’t come for drink, they didn’t come for money. They come to help a neighbor,” Jon Senn said.
Frank Senn was not able to be at his home the day after the storm. He was in Birmingham, spending every last minute he can with his wife.
“He was going to come down here and look, but he had to get up there with my mama,” Jon Senn said.
Clearing up the debris helped uncover memories of Glenda. Jon Senn found a rocking chair of his mother’s from when she was a child.
“I climbed up there and I got my mama’s rocking chair,” Jon Senn said, pointing to the barn. “I ain’t about to lose that.”
The pieces left behind are memories the family said they will hold even closer to their hearts now.
Frank Senn is a retired veteran. He and his wife have been married for over 40 years.
The family is accepting financial contributions through the Cash App account $rangerfarms. The family said funds will go to support other veterans in the area who need help.
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From corridor talk to budget work, Staunton’s week is busy
STAUNTON, Va. (WHSV) - Staunton city leaders are working through many big decisions that could impact those living in or around the Queen City.
Frazier Associates presented information Wednesday night about Staunton’s 13 entrance corridors to about 30 stakeholders and community members. Bill Frazier gave the context of the areas, explaining how they change over time.
“Obviously their age and all the other aspects of time and architectural taste and technology changes the buildings and types of corridors, the structures on them,” he said.
Now, Frazier said, it’s on to the next step of the project.
“Which is doing some private interviews with stakeholders actually who are on the corridors,” Frazier said.
Staunton Mayor Andrea Oakes attended the public forum and heard more about what people think of Staunton’s design and layout.
“Average was probably the highest score that was given. A couple of the breakout groups said that we have some entrances into Staunton that are below average, but they said we can do better,” Oakes said.
City council will meet Thursday night for a work session to dig into the budget for the first time.
“It’s going to be an opportunity in which council members bring up points of interest for them, that they might have concerns about,” Oakes said.
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Forecasters predict above-average hurricane season
(CNN) - Experts are warning to be prepared for an above-average hurricane season this year.
The Tropical Meteorology Project team at Colorado State University released its Atlantic basin hurricane forecast Thursday.
Forecasters are predicting 19 named storms this season, which is five more than normal, and nine are expected to become hurricanes.
According to CSU, four of those hurricanes are predicted to be major hurricanes, reaching category three or higher.
Scientists say the increased activity is largely due to the natural phenomenon known as La Niña.
It creates colder than average ocean temperatures at the equator, which inhibits winds that prevent hurricanes from forming, making them more likely to develop.
Forecasters also say advances in satellite technology have enabled them to detect weaker storms they previously wouldn’t have known about – one reason we see more storms being named.
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Getting COVID twice in 3 months? CDC reports it is happening
Published: Apr. 7, 2022 at 5:18 PM EDT|Updated: 5 hours ago
(CNN) - A recent study found it’s possible to get COVID twice in less than three months.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified 10 people who had this happen. They were initially infected with the delta variant and then reinfected with omicron.
Researchers used genome sequencing to confirm which virus variants sickened each person.
The shortest interval between reinfection was 23 days, and most of the patients were not vaccinated.
According to the CDC, people who get over COVID are typically immune from becoming reinfected for about six months. But immunity appears to change when it comes to other variants.
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Man drives over 100 mph while drunk, killing 2 women, unborn child, police say
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT/Gray News) – A man in Nebraska is accused of killing two women, one of them pregnant, when he crashed into their vehicle driving faster than 100 mph while drunk, prosecutors say.
Court documents filed Wednesday show that Zachary Paulison, 22, left Addy’s bar — where a bartender offered to call him a ride — five minutes before the crash on March 31. Documents say he was on the road for just three minutes, reaching a maximum speed of 104.7 miles, before he crashed into the victims’ vehicle at 102.3 mph. Crash investigators found no indicators of braking before Paulison hit the other vehicle.
Sara Zimmerman, 37, a corrections officer at the Douglas County Jail who was eight months pregnant, and Amanda Schook, 38, died at the crash scene.
That night, a blood draw indicated Paulison had a 0.161 blood alcohol content, records state. He was taken to a hospital with serious injuries after the crash.
Investigators found that Paulison had several drinks over the course of two hours at The Mark before heading to Addy’s at 7:27 p.m. that evening. He also tested positive for cannabinoids, court records state.
Paulison made his first appearance in court on Thursday. He was booked Wednesday into Sarpy County Jail on two counts of DUI motor vehicle homicide, Class 2A felonies; and one count of death of an unborn child, a Class 3A felony that could carry a sentence of up to three years.
“This is a primary example of one of the worst scenarios when you drive drunk,” Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine said. “How many times does this have to happen before people change their behavior?”
Paulison’s bond was set at $1 million.
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Man had ‘no idea’ after TSA stops him from boarding plane with sword hidden in cane
Published: Apr. 7, 2022 at 6:14 PM EDT|Updated: 4 hours ago
(Gray News) – TSA agents in Boston stopped a man from boarding a plane with a sword on his person.
The man was attempting to board a plane at Logan Airport on Tuesday, according to a post on Twitter from TSA_NewEngland.
How did he make it that far into the airport? It was hidden in his cane.
When Massachusetts state police questioned him on it, they say the man said he had “no idea” the blade was in there.
He was cleared to continue onto the flight after his cane was claimed by the TSA.
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Manhattan DA: Trump criminal investigation is continuing
NEW YORK (AP) — Refuting suggestions that he’s lost interest in going after Donald Trump, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said Thursday a criminal investigation into the former president and his business practices is continuing “without fear or favor” despite a recent shakeup in the probe’s leadership.
In a rare public statement, Bragg denied that the three-year investigation was winding down or that a grand jury term expiring this month would impede his office’s ability to bring charges.
Citing secrecy rules, the district attorney said he couldn’t discuss details of the probe but pledged to publicly disclose findings when it’s over.
“In recent weeks, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has been repeatedly asked whether our investigation concerning former President Donald J. Trump, the Trump Organization, and its leadership is continuing,” Bragg wrote. “It is.”
The Democrat’s affirmation of the investigation was part of a double dose of bad legal news for Trump on Thursday.
It came shortly after the New York attorney general’s office asked a judge to hold Trump in contempt and fine him $10,000 per day for not meeting a March 31 deadline to turn over documents in a parallel civil investigation. Trump is appealing a subpoena for his testimony in that investigation, but not one requiring him to provide documents.
“Instead of obeying a court order, Mr. Trump is trying to evade it,” Attorney General Letitia James said. “We are seeking the court’s immediate intervention because no one is above the law.”
Trump slammed James as an “operative for the Democrat Party” and called her effort to sanction him “a continuation of the greatest Witch Hunt of all time.”
“I’ve been investigated by the Democrats more than Billy the Kid, Jesse James, and Al Capone, combined,” Trump said in a statement. “This has been going on for years, and in all cases, I have been innocent.”
Bragg’s statement proclaiming that the Trump investigation was still active marked his first public comment on the matter since the two men who had been leading it, Mark Pomerantz and Carey Dunne, resigned Feb. 23 in a dispute over the direction of the case.
Pomerantz, a former mafia prosecutor, wrote in a resignation letter that he believed Trump is “guilty of numerous felony violations” but that Bragg, who inherited the probe when he took office in January, had decided not to pursue charges.
Pomerantz said in the letter, published last month by The New York Times, that there was “evidence sufficient to establish Mr. Trump’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt” of allegations he falsified financial statements to secure loans and burnish his image as a wealthy businessman.
“I believe that your decision not to prosecute Donald Trump now, and on the existing record, is misguided and completely contrary to the public interest,” Pomerantz wrote.
Bragg’s silence after the resignations and the March 23 publication of Pomerantz’s letter gave rise to a narrative that the investigation was effectively dead.
After Pomerantz and Dunne left, Trump lawyer Robert Fischetti told the Associated Press: “I’m a very happy man. In my opinion, this investigation is over.”
Pomerantz and Dunne started on the probe under former District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.
Pomerantz wrote that Vance had directed them to seek an indictment of Trump and other defendants “as soon as reasonably possible,” but that Bragg reached a different conclusion after reviewing the evidence.
Vance and Bragg are Democrats. No ex-president has ever been charged with a crime.
In his statement Thursday, Bragg tried to wrest back the narrative, putting Trump on notice that he isn’t done while reassuring his own supporters, who backed him in part because he pledged to continue investigating the former president, a Republican.
Bragg said that a team of “dedicated, experienced career prosecutors” is working on the investigation, led by his Investigation Division chief Susan Hoffinger and that they are “going through documents, interviewing witnesses, and exploring evidence not previously explored.”
“In the long and proud tradition of white-collar prosecutions at the Manhattan D.A.’s Office, we are investigating thoroughly and following the facts without fear or favor,” Bragg said.
So far, the three-year investigation has resulted only in tax fraud charges against Trump’s company, the Trump Organization, and its longtime finance chief Allen Weisselberg relating to lucrative fringe benefits such as rent, car payments and school tuition. They have pleaded not guilty.
Weisselberg’s lawyers filed court papers in February asking a judge to throw out his case, arguing that prosecutors targeted him as punishment because he wouldn’t flip on the former president.
Trump has cited potential peril from the criminal case as he appeals a ruling requiring him to answer questions under oath in James’ civil investigation.
Trump’s lawyers contend James, who assigned two lawyers to work on the criminal case, is using the guise of a civil deposition to get around a state law barring prosecutors from calling someone to testify before a criminal grand jury without giving them immunity.
James, a Democrat, has said her investigation has uncovered evidence that Trump may have misstated the value of assets like golf courses and skyscrapers on his financial statements for more than a decade.
Bragg said his career and perspective have been shaped by “high-profile, complex investigations,” including a lawsuit he oversaw while a top deputy in the attorney general’s office that led to the closure of Trump’s charity over allegations he used it to further his political and business interests.
“Prosecutors fulfilling their duties cannot and do not bring only cases that are ‘slam dunks,’” Bragg wrote. “To the contrary, every case must be brought for the right reason — namely that justice demands it. That’s what I’ve done throughout my career, regardless of how easy or tough a case might be.”
A grand jury convened in the Trump investigation last fall hasn’t met regularly for several months and its term is expected to run out soon, but Bragg said there are grand juries sitting in Manhattan all the time and “there is no magic at all to any previously reported dates.”
“In the meantime, we will not be discussing our investigative steps. Nor will we be discussing grand jury matters.” Bragg wrote. “In short, as we have previously said, the investigation continues.”
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Associated Press reporter Jill Colvin in New York contributed to this report.
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Microplastics found in lungs of living humans for the first time, study says
Published: Apr. 7, 2022 at 4:44 PM EDT|Updated: 5 hours ago
(CNN) – According to a new study, scientists are finding microplastic particles in the lungs of living people.
Microplastics come from plastic in the environment when it shears into tiny pieces. They’ve been found in the ocean and drinking water, soil, air and food, but this is the first time they’ve been detected in living lungs.
In a study published in Science of the Total Environment, the authors say it suggests people are inhaling the plastic particles.
The researchers looked at lung samples taken during routine surgeries on 13 people, and found 12 different types of plastic embedded in the lungs.
The health consequences of exposure to microplastics are still unknown.
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New study offers solutions to unequal participation in classes
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A new study from the University of Virginia School of Law finds that men talk more than women in law classes. The study started nine years ago when a group of UVA law students told their professors they felt like men were speaking more than the women in class.
“Molly, and I, just coincidentally and completely in parallel, had two students who approached us asking about why it was that they that fewer women seem to be speaking in class than men. And we thought that was a really good question. It’s one that we had been sort of worried about ourselves,” Law Professor J.H Verkerke said.
They started their study by listening to and analyzing past classes and the results were clear.
“That’s actually not surprising that as a result that has been seen in so many different contexts. So generally, in the classroom, or in congress, or in the board room, and many number of places that you could observe this. But what we found was that it wasn’t inevitable,” Law Professor Molly Shadel said.
When professors called on students participation was equal.
“What we could see in our data was that that gender disparity was largely driven by letting people volunteer in class. So when the professor would just say ‘does anyone have a thought about this?’ it was more likely that a male student would raise his hand and answer first. In contrast, when there was some sort of systematic way of calling on students, then the gap in participation just disappeared,” Shadel said.
Smaller class size is another solution that professors.
“When we were looking at smaller classes, so classes around 30 students, there was no significant gender disparity in participation,” Verkerke said.
The study looked at the reasons men speak more also.
“Women were more likely to report concerns about how their answers might be perceived, worried about whether they might be laughed at or indications of feeling uncomfortable if they were wrong. Men were more likely to report that they didn’t speak if they weren’t interested in the material. So, from that, we discerned that there is a different kind of social experience and again, that is not particular to our are only our school - this is something that is observed in many different contexts,” Shadel said.
Pressure to speak doesn’t fall only on the student
“I don’t think should be put just on the individual student sitting in the classroom. I think it should be something that the professor and the institution should be concerned about fixing,” Shadel said.
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UPDATE: Half of 911 lines in Page County now operational
Published: Apr. 7, 2022 at 2:17 PM EDT|Updated: 8 hours ago
PAGE COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) - UPDATE: Half of the 911 lines that run to Page County are now operational.
You can dial 911 if you have an emergency. If you cannot get through by dialing 911, call the non-emergency number at 540-843-0911.
The Page County Emergency Communications Center is currently dealing with a major 911 outage and is unable to receive 911 calls.
Century Link/Lumen is aware of the situation and is diligently working to get lines back in service, however, it may take several hours or days.
If you have an emergency, please call ECC at 540-843-0911. Page County ECC will notify the public when lines are back in service.
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Sen. Warner believes Russians are committing war crimes
Published: Apr. 7, 2022 at 2:47 PM EDT|Updated: 7 hours ago
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - U.S. Senator Mark Warner is speaking out against the actions of President Vladimir Putin and Russia in Ukraine.
Warner says he believes the Russian military is committing war crimes and those responsible need to be held accountable.
The senator believes the war may be entering a “second phase,” where the Russians are redeploying troops.
“I think it’s extraordinarily important that the United States and our allies continue to send the Ukrainians the arms they need,” Warner said Thursday, April 7.
So far, the United States has sent over 50,000 tanks, missiles, and tools to the Ukrainian defense efforts.
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Shooter kills 2, wounds several in crowded central Tel Aviv
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An attacker opened fire into a crowded bar in central Tel Aviv on Thursday, killing at least two people and wounding several others before fleeing into a dense residential area, Israeli officials said.
Police said there were “indications” it was a politically motivated attack — the fourth deadly assault in Israel in less than three weeks at a time of heightened Israeli-Palestinian tensions. The militant Hamas group that rules the Gaza Strip praised the attack but did not claim responsibility.
Hours after the shooting, the suspected gunman remained at large. Hundreds of Israeli police officers, canine units, and army special forces were conducting a massive manhunt in central Tel Aviv, searching building by building through densely populated residential neighborhoods.
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with top security officials and ordered reinforcements into the city. “Wherever the terrorist is — we’ll get to him. And everyone who helped him indirectly or directly — will pay a price,” he said in a statement.
Amichai Eshed, the Tel Aviv police commander, said the shooter opened fire at a packed bar at around 9 p.m. and then fled the scene.
“Our working assumption is that he is still in the vicinity,” he told reporters. “As of right now, there are indications pointing to this being a terrorist attack, but I have to be very delicate about this, and say that we are also checking other leads.”
Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency service said two men around 30 years old were killed. Another seven people were wounded, three of them seriously, it said.
The shooting took place on Dizengoff Street, a central thoroughfare that has seen other attacks over the years. In the most recent, an Arab citizen of Israel shot and killed two Israelis and wounded several others on the street in January 2016.
Thursday’s attack took place at the start of the Israeli weekend in the popular nightlife area. Medics described scenes of panic, with dozens of people fleeing after the shots rang out.
Tensions have been high after a series of attacks by Palestinian assailants killed 11 people just ahead of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan, which began nearly a week ago. Last year, protests and clashes in Jerusalem during Ramadan ignited an 11-day Gaza war.
Israeli, Jordanian and Palestinian leaders have held a flurry of meetings in recent weeks, and Israel has taken a number of steps aimed at calming tensions, including issuing thousands of additional work permits for Palestinians from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.
Prior to the attack, Israel had said it would allow women, children and men over 40 from the occupied West Bank to pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in east Jerusalem on Friday, the first weekly prayers of Ramadan. Tens of thousands were expected to attend.
The mosque is the third holiest site in Islam and sits on a hilltop that is the most sacred site for Jews, who refer to it as the Temple Mount. The holy site has long been a flashpoint for Israeli-Palestinian violence.
Israel has worked to sideline the Palestinian issue in recent years, instead focusing on forging alliances with Arab states against Iran. But the century-old conflict remains as intractable as ever.
Israel captured east Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip in the 1967 Mideast war. The Palestinians want all three territories to form their future state. The last substantive peace talks broke down more than a decade ago, and Bennett is opposed to Palestinian statehood.
Israel annexed east Jerusalem in a move not recognized internationally and considers the entire city to be its capital. It is building and expanding Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, which most of the international community considers illegal.
It withdrew soldiers and settlers from Gaza in 2005. But along with neighboring Egypt, it imposed a crippling blockade on the territory after the militant Hamas group seized power from rival Palestinian forces two years later. Israel and Hamas have fought four wars since then.
Hamas spokesman Abdelatif Al-Qanou said late Thursday that the “the heroic attack in the heart of the (Israeli) entity has struck the Zionist security system and proved our people’s ability to hurt the occupation.”
On March 29, a 27-year-old Palestinian from the West Bank shot and killed five people in the central town of Bnei Brak. Two days earlier, a shooting attack by two Islamic State group sympathizers in the central city of Hadera killed two police officers. The week before, an IS supporter killed four people in a car-ramming and stabbing attack in the southern city of Beersheba. The Hadera and Beersheba attacks were carried out by Palestinian citizens of Israel.
The recent attacks appear to have been carried out by lone assailants, perhaps with the help of accomplices. No Palestinian militant group has claimed them, though Hamas has welcomed the attacks.
Israel says the conflict stems from the Palestinians’ refusal to accept its existence as a Jewish state and blames attacks in part on incitement on social media. Palestinians say such attacks are the inevitable result of a nearly 55-year military occupation that shows no sign of ending.
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Krauss reported from Jerusalem. Associated Press writer Ilan Ben Zion in Jerusalem contributed to this report.
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Russian retreat reveals destruction as Ukraine begs for help
CHERNIHIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops retreating from this northern Ukrainian city left behind crushed buildings, streets littered with destroyed cars and residents in dire need of food and other aid — images that added fuel to Kyiv’s calls Thursday for more Western help to halt Moscow’s next offensive.
Dozens of people lined up to receive bread, diapers and medicine from vans parked outside a shattered school now serving as an aid-distribution point in Chernihiv, which Russian forces besieged for weeks as part of their attempt to sweep south towards the capital before retreating.
The city’s streets are lined with shelled homes and apartment buildings with missing roofs or walls. A chalk message on the blackboard in one classroom still reads: “Wednesday the 23rd of February — class work.”
Russia invaded the next day, launching a war that has forced more than 4 million Ukrainians to flee the country, displaced millions more within it and sent shock waves through Europe and beyond.
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba warned Thursday that despite a recent Russian pullback, the country remains vulnerable, and he pleaded for weapons from NATO to face down the coming offensive in the east. Nations from the alliance agreed to increase their supply of arms, spurred on by reports that Russian forces committed atrocities in areas surrounding the capital.
Western allies also ramped up financial penalties aimed at Moscow, including a ban by the European Union on Russian coal imports and a U.S. move to suspend normal trade relations with Russia.
Kuleba encouraged Western countries to continue bearing down on Russia, suggesting that any letup will result in more suffering for Ukrainians.
“How many Buchas have to take place for you to impose sanctions?” Kuleba asked reporters, referring to a town near Kyiv where Associated Press journalists counted dozens of bodies, some burned, others apparently shot at close range or with their hands bound. “How many children, women, men, have to die — innocent lives have to be lost — for you to understand that you cannot allow sanctions fatigue, as we cannot allow fighting fatigue?”
Ukrainian officials said earlier this week that the bodies of 410 civilians were found in towns around the capital city. Volunteers have spent days collecting the corpses, and more were picked up Thursday in Bucha.
Bucha Mayor Anatoliy Fedoruk said investigators have found at least three sites of mass shootings of civilians during the Russian occupation. Most victims died from gunshots, not from shelling, he said, and corpses with their hands tied were “dumped like firewood” into recently discovered mass graves, including one at a children’s camp.
The mayor said the count of dead civilians stood at 320 as of Wednesday, but he expected the number to rise as more bodies are found in his city, which once had a population of 50,000. Only 3,700 now remain, he said.
In his nightly address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy suggested that the horrors of Bucha could just be the beginning. In the northern city of Borodianka, just 30 kilometers northwest of Bucha, Zelenskyy warned of even more casualties, saying “there it is much scarier.”
The world should brace itself, he said, for what might soon be found in the seaport city of Mariupol, saying that on “on every street is what the world saw in Bucha and other towns in the Kyiv region after the departure of the Russian troops. The same cruelty. The same terrible crimes.”
He pledged that an international war crimes investigation already underway will identify “each of the executioners” and “all those who committed rape or looting.”
Ukrainian and several Western leaders have blamed the massacres on Moscow’s troops, and the weekly Der Spiegel reported Thursday that Germany’s foreign intelligence agency had intercepted radio messages between Russian soldiers discussing the killings of civilians. Russia has falsely claimed that the scenes in Bucha were staged.
Kuleba became emotional while referring to the horrors in the town, telling reporters that they couldn’t understand “how it feels after seeing pictures from Bucha, talking to people who escaped, knowing that the person you know was raped four days in a row.”
His comments came in response to a reporter’s question about a video allegedly showing Ukrainian soldiers shooting a captured and wounded Russian soldier. He said he had not seen the video and that it would be investigated. He acknowledged that there could be “isolated incidents” of violations.
The footage has not been independently verified by the AP.
In the 6-week-old war, Russian forces failed to take Ukraine’s capital quickly, denying what Western countries said was Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s initial aim of ousting the Ukrainian government. In the wake of that setback and heavy losses, Russia shifted its focus to the Donbas, a mostly Russian-speaking, industrial region in eastern Ukraine where Moscow-backed rebels have been fighting Ukrainian forces for eight years.
The United Nations’ humanitarian chief told the AP on Thursday that he’s “not optimistic” about securing a cease-fire after meeting with officials in Kyiv and in Moscow this week, underlining the lack of trust the two sides have for one another. He spoke hours after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused Ukraine of backtracking on proposals it had made over Crimea and Ukraine’s military status.
It’s not clear how long it will take withdrawing Russian forces to redeploy, and Ukrainian officials have urged people in the country’s east to leave before the fighting intensifies there.
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said Ukrainian and Russian officials agreed to establish civilian evacuation routes Thursday from several areas in the Donbas.
Even as Ukraine braced for a new phase of the war, Russia’s withdrawal brought some relief to Chernihiv, which lies near Ukraine’s northern border with Belarus and was cut off for weeks.
Vladimir Tarasovets described nights during the siege when he watched the city on fire and listened to the sound of shelling.
“It was very hard, very hard. Every evening there were fires, it was scary to look at the city. In the evening, when it was dark, there was no light, no water, no gas, no amenities at all,” he said. “How did we go through it? I have no words to describe how we managed.”
In addition to spurring NATO countries to send more arms, the revelations about possible war crimes led Western nations to step up sanctions, and the Group of Seven major world powers warned that they will continue strengthening the measures until Russian troops leave Ukraine.
The U.S. Congress voted Thursday to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and ban the importation of its oil, while the European Union approved punishing new steps, including the embargo on coal imports. The U.N. General Assembly, meanwhile, voted to suspend Russia from the world organization’s leading human rights body.
U.S. President Joe Biden said the U.N. vote demonstrated how “Putin’s war has made Russia an international pariah.” He called the images coming from Bucha “horrifying.”
“The signs of people being raped, tortured, executed — in some cases having their bodies desecrated — are an outrage to our common humanity,” Biden said.
The U.S. State Department said it was blacklisting the United Shipbuilding Corp., Russia’s largest military shipbuilder, as well as its subsidiaries and board members. The move blocks their access to American financial systems. The department also said it would levy sanctions against the world’s largest diamond mining company, Russia-backed Alrosa.
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Schreck reported from Kyiv, Ukraine. Associated Press journalists around the world contributed to this report.
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UN assembly suspends Russia from top human rights body
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly voted Thursday to suspend Russia from the world organization’s leading human rights body over allegations that Russian soldiers in Ukraine engaged in rights violations that the United States and Ukraine have called war crimes.
It was a rare, if not unprecedented rebuke against one of the five veto-wielding members of the U.N. Security Council.
U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield called the vote “a historic moment,” telling the assembly: “We have collectively sent a strong message that the suffering of victims and survivors will not be ignored” and that Russia must be held accountable “for this unprovoked, unjust, unconscionable war.”
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Thomas-Greenfield launched the campaign to suspend Russia from the U.N. Human Rights Council in the wake of videos and photos showing streets in the town of Bucha on the outskirts of the capital, Kyiv, strewn with the bodies of civilians after Russian soldiers retreated. The deaths have sparked global revulsion and calls for tougher sanctions on Russia, which has vehemently denied its troops were responsible.
U.S. President Joe Biden said the vote demonstrated how Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war “has made Russia an international pariah.” He pledged to continue working with other nations to gather evidence to hold Russia accountable, increase the pressure on its economy and isolate it on the international stage.
Russia is only the second country to have its membership rights stripped at the rights council. The other, Libya, was suspended in 2011 by the assembly when upheaval in the North African country brought down longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi.
The Geneva-based Human Rights Council is tasked with spotlighting and approving investigations of rights violations, and it does periodic reviews of the human rights situation in all 193 U.N. member nations.
It has created commissions of inquiry — which provide its highest level of scrutiny on alleged rights violations and abuses — for conflicts in Ukraine, Syria, the Palestinian territories and elsewhere. It has also set up fact-finding missions in places like Libya, Myanmar and Venezuela.
The vote on the U.S.-initiated resolution suspending Russia was 93-24 with 58 abstentions, significantly lower than on two resolutions the assembly adopted last month demanding an immediate cease-fire in Ukraine, withdrawal of all Russian troops and protection for civilians. Both of those resolutions were approved by at least 140 nations.
Russia’s deputy ambassador, Gennady Kuzmin, said after the vote that Russia had already withdrawn from the council before the assembly took action, apparently in expectation of the result. By withdrawing, council spokesman Rolando Gomez said Russia avoided being deprived of observer status at the rights body.
Kuzmin said Russia considers adoption of the resolution “an illegitimate and politically motivated step” by a group of countries with “short-term political and economic interests” that he accused of “blatant and massive violations of human rights.”
The 47-member Human Right Council was created in 2006 to replace a commission discredited because of some members’ poor rights records. The new council soon faced similar criticism, including that rights abusers sought seats to protect themselves and their allies, and for focusing on Israel.
Along with Russia, four other permanent members of the U.N. Security Council — Britain, China, France and the United States, which rejoined this year — currently are serving three-year terms on the Human Rights Council. Other members with widely questioned rights records include China, Eritrea, Venezuela, Sudan, Cuba and Libya.
While almost half the U.N.’s 193 member nations supported the resolution, more than half either voted against it, abstained or didn’t vote.
Explaining their decision not to support the resolution, some countries called it premature, noting there are ongoing investigations into whether war crimes have occurred, or said it would undermine the credibility of the Human Rights Council and the United Nations. Others said the resolution reflected American and European geopolitical agendas and what opponents called Western hypocrisy and selective outrage about human rights.
In addition to a Human Rights Council investigation being led by former Norwegian judge Erik Mose, who previously served as president of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, the International Criminal Court is conducting an investigation of possible war crimes in Ukraine.
Before the vote, Ukraine’s U.N. Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya urged assembly members to keep the Human Rights Council from “sinking” and suspend Russia, saying it has committed “horrific human rights violations and abuses that would be equated to war crimes and crimes against humanity.”
“Russia’s actions are beyond the pale,” he said. “Russia is not only committing human rights violations, it is shaking the underpinnings of international peace and security.”
In a document circulated by Russia and obtained by The Associated Press, Russia said the U.S. and other opponents want to preserve their control over the world and continue “the politics of neo-colonialism of human rights” in international relations.
Kyslytsya responded to Russia’s complaints saying: “We have heard, many times, the same perverted logic of the aggressor trying to present itself as the victim.”
The General Assembly voted 140-5 with 38 abstentions on March 24 on a resolution blaming Russia for the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and urging an immediate cease-fire and protection for millions of civilians and the homes, schools and hospitals critical to their survival.
The vote was almost exactly the same as for a March 2 resolution that the assembly adopted demanding an immediate Russian cease-fire, withdrawal of all its forces and protection for all civilians. That vote was 141-5 with 35 abstentions.
Both of those votes were not legally binding but did have clout as a reflection of global opinion.
Thursday’s vote and Russia’s withdrawal, however, have a direct impact on Moscow’s voice in a human rights body that has increasingly become a venue for a global stand-off between Western democracies and autocratic countries. China will lose a key ally there.
China abstained in both assembly votes last month but voted against suspending Russia from the Human Rights Council.
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Peltz reported from New York. Associated Press writer Jamey Keaten contributed from Geneva.
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Unlicensed massage therapist charged with sexually battering client, police say
RUSKIN, Fla. (Gray News) - A man in Florida is facing four counts of sexual battery after he victimized a massage client, according to police.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) said Jose Garcia, 68, claimed to be a massage therapist and has been providing massage services for at least 12 years out of his home in Ruskin, about 27 miles south of Tampa. However, detectives found no evidence that Garcia is a licensed massage therapist. Garcia claimed he received his training in Mexico.
According to the HCSO, a woman suffering from back pain contacted Garcia on March 29 about receiving a massage. The woman booked an appointment with him and drove to his home for the service. Officials said Garcia then sexually battered the victim during the massage.
The HCSO said Garcia admitted to the crimes. He is facing four counts of sexual battery, but more charges could be forthcoming.
Most of Garcia’s clients only speak Spanish, but the HCSO said they have “talented, caring, and bilingual deputies” who are ready to help more potential victims if they come forward.
“This is a man who took advantage of people who came to him seeking help for their ailments,” Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said. “Our fear now is that there are more victims out there who may not speak English or know they can come forward to report these crimes.”
Detectives are asking anyone who feels they are a victim of Garcia to contact the HCSO at 813-247-8200.
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US: Man impersonated agent, claimed ties to Pakistani intel
WASHINGTON (AP) — One of two men accused of impersonating federal agents and giving actual Secret Service agents gifts and free apartments in Washington has claimed to have ties to Pakistani intelligence and had visas showing travel to Pakistan and Iran, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
The men, Arian Taherzadeh, 40, and Haider Ali, 35, were arrested Wednesday. The FBI raided a luxury apartment building in Southeast Washington, where the men were staying and had been offering free apartments and other gifts to U.S. Secret Service agents and officers.
During a court appearance Thursday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua Rothstein said Ali had told witnesses that he was affiliated with the Inter-Services Intelligence agency in Pakistan and that he had multiple visas from Pakistan and Iran in the months before prosecutors believe the men began impersonating U.S. law enforcement officials. Rothstein said the U.S. has not yet been able to verify the veracity of Ali’s claims to the witnesses.
Prosecutors believe the men were trying to “ingratiate themselves” and “integrate” with U.S. federal agents and people who worked in the U.S. defense community, Rothstein said.
The FBI searched five residences at the building on Wednesday and three vehicles. They found body armor, gas masks, zip ties, handcuffs, equipment to break through doors, drones, radios and police training manuals, Rothstein said.
The two men also had surveillance equipment and a high-power telescope, he said. The FBI found evidence that they may have been creating surveillance devices and also found a binder with information on all the residents in the luxury apartment building, which is home to law enforcement officers, defense officials and congressional staffers.
Prosecutors say the men had also set up surveillance in the building and had been telling residents there that they could access any of their cellphones at any time. The residents also told investigators they believed the men had access to their personal information.
The FBI also found several firearms — including handguns and ammunition — and disassembled rifle pieces and sniper scopes, Rothstein said.
Prosecutors allege Taherzadeh and Ali had falsely claimed to work for the Department of Homeland Security and work on a special task force investigating gangs and violence connected to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Taherzadeh is accused of providing Secret Service officers and agents with rent-free apartments — including a penthouse worth over $40,000 a year — along with iPhones, surveillance systems, a drone, a television, a generator, a gun case and other policing tools, according to court documents. In one instance, Taherzadeh offered to purchase a $2,000 assault rifle for a Secret Service agent who is assigned to protect the first lady, prosecutors said.
The plot unraveled when the U.S. Postal Inspection Service began investigating an assault involving a mail carrier at the apartment building and the men identified themselves as being part of a phony Homeland Security unit they called the U.S. Special Police Investigation Unit.
Investigators believe Ali had taken multiple trips to the Middle East and had three visas showing he had been to Pakistan and two Iranian visas, Rothstein said. U.S. travel records also showed he had traveled to Istanbul, Turkey and Doha in Qatar, he said.
Prosecutors allege one of the men also tried to destroy evidence once he learned he was being investigated. After Taherzadeh found out the FBI was starting to investigate him, he took steps to delete posts on social media and admitted that he had deleted the posts that would’ve been evidence in the case against him, Rothstein said.
A lawyer for Taherzadeh and Ali argued that both men should not be detained. But Magistrate Judge Michael Harvey ordered both men held until a detention hearing can be held on Friday afternoon.
Rothstein said the case was being presented to a grand jury and he expected both men to face federal conspiracy charges.
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Two suspects charged after shooting in Stuarts Draft
STUARTS DRAFT, Va. (WHSV) - The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office has announced suspects are in custody following an incident in the Stuarts Draft area where a vehicle was shot.
According to the ACSO, Joseph Darnell Martin, of Waynesboro, and Peggy Joyce Flanagan, of Waynesboro, were charged and arrested after the incident.
Officials say the victim in this incident was not injured.
Martin is being charged with 1 felony count of maliciously shooting at an occupied motor vehicle, 1 felony count of, while in a motor vehicle, discharging a firearm to create the risk of injury or death to another person, 1 felony count of use or display a firearm in commission of a felony and 1 felony count of attempted felonious assault.
Martin is being held without bond at Middle River Regional Jail.
Flanagan is being charged with 1 felony count of accessory to maliciously shoot at an occupied vehicle.
On Thursday afternoon, there was a large law enforcement presence on Rt. 340 near the schools. The incident occurred on Stuarts Draft Highway, not school property, according to authorities. All Stuarts Draft schools were placed on lockdown as a precautionary measure.
“This was an isolated incident between the three acquaintances, and there is no threat to the community at this time,” said Sheriff Donald Smith.
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Walmart offering new truck drivers up to $110K starting pay
NEW YORK (AP) - Walmart workers who once unloaded trucks now have a chance to drive them.
The nation’s largest retailer has launched a training program that gives employees who work in its distribution or fulfillment centers a chance to become certified Walmart truck drivers through a 12-week program taught by the company’s established drivers.
Walmart, based in Bentonville, Arkansas, also said it is raising pay for its 12,000 truck drivers. The starting range for new drivers will now be between $95,000 and $110,000, according to Walmart spokeswoman Anne Hatfield. The retailer said that $87,500 had been the average that new truck drivers could make in their first year.
The moves announced Thursday come as the pandemic has made trucker shortages more severe as demand to move freight reaches historic highs. The American Trucking Associations, a large industry trade group, estimates that the nation is short about 80,000 drivers.
Walmart said about 20 workers in Dallas and Dover, Delaware, have earned their commercial driver’s licenses. About 400 to 800 workers in the company’s supply-chain network are expected to complete the truck-driving program this year, Hatfield said.
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GRAPHIC: Man stabs child 11 times to ‘get the demons out’, police say
(Gray News) - A Las Vegas man has been arrested and a child is fighting for her life after a gruesome stabbing occurred at a house late last month.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department reports officers were called to a home in east Las Vegas on March 31 with reports of a stabbing.
A 3-year-old girl was eating dinner inside the house when a family member came up behind her and began stabbing her in her right side, a witness told police.
According to an arrest report, Alan Wilson, 28, was the man stabbing the child. A family member stepped in to help the girl and get the knife away from Wilson.
According to police, a struggle ensued between the two, and Wilson said, “I need to get the demons out of her. I need to save her.”
Other family members in the home were able to get to the child and rush her to a nearby fire station, where she was then taken to Sunrise Hospital for treatment.
According to Wilson’s arrest report, the 3-year-old was stabbed seven times in the back, once in the armpit, forearm, hand and right triceps. She suffered damage to an artery, her kidney and spleen, which required three surgeons to help repair the internal damage.
Police said Wilson left the house and was later located outside a nearby 7-Eleven convenience store, where he was taken into custody.
The 28-year-old was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on attempted murder, child abuse, and battery charges.
Doctors said the injured child would require additional surgeries.
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JMU baseball preparing for crucial series at Charleston
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - The James Madison baseball team heads south this weekend for a critical series against a CAA opponent.
JMU and College of Charleston are scheduled to play three games at Patriots Point in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. Game one is set for 6 p.m. Friday night. James Madison is trying to earn its third straight series win against a conference opponent after taking two of three against Delaware and Elon over the last two weekends.
“I think we just have to go down there and play like we have been playing in these conference games,” said JMU redshirt sophomore outfielder Chase DeLauter, who is batting .430 with eight home runs and 35 RBI. “Go down there and not let anything get to us. Go down there, play our game. Play like we know how and we’ll be just fine.”
The Dukes and Cougars are part of logjam at the top of the CAA standings with five teams currently boasting 4-2 league records. JMU has the most overall wins of any team in the conference with a 17-11 overall mark. The Dukes have won nine of their last 12 games.
“We just gotta play our game,” said JMU redshirt junior third baseman Tre Dabney. “Road games are hard because it’s a different field. Their fans are getting on us....just sticking to our approach and winning the day.”
JMU has struggled historically against Charleston, with a 10-21 overall record against the Cougars.
“They’re a solid club,” JMU head coach Marlin Ikenberry. ”They beat Texas earlier in the year and they are really comfortable in their park.”
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Short-handed Dukes working to develop depth in spring practice
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - 2022 spring practice is a bit different for Curt Cignetti and the James Madison football team.
“It’s a much different spring than I have ever been a part of and patience is probably the key word here,” said Cignetti, following JMU’s practice this past Saturday.
The Dukes held their seventh practice of the spring season Thursday afternoon. The team JMU is putting on the field looks much different than the group that’s expected to suit this fall when James Madison makes its FBS debut in the Sun Belt Conference. Cignetti says nearly 15 starters or key contributors are not practicing this spring as they recover from injuries or surgery following the 2021 season.
“The encouraging thing to me is we see some young guys developing,” said Cignetti. “We see some older guys practicing like you want older guys to practice and then we got some new guys that are starting to get it and showing some signs.”
With multiple veteran players sidelined this spring, younger players and newcomers to the program are earning valuable reps during practice.
“It can definitely create a deeper team,” said JMU redshirt senior defensive lineman Isaac Ukwu, who is sitting out spring ball while he recovers from an upper body injury but is expected to be back at 100% in the fall. “It also gives the older guys a chance to rest their legs a little bit because you’re not having a grueling practice every day. But allowing the younger guys to just get a feel of what it’s like to play more reps is always a good thing. The more you play. The more experience you get, it’s always good for the team.”
JMU is scheduled to continue spring practice on Saturday. The Dukes’ spring game is set for Saturday, April 23 at 1 p.m. at Bridgeforth Stadium.
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Student brawl breaks out over a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, witnesses say
DOTHAN, Ala (WTVY/Gray News) - A fight started Thursday at an Alabama-area high school after two students reportedly got heated over a sandwich.
A spokesperson for Dothan Preparatory Academy said an altercation took place between two students at the school, leading to one of them being stabbed.
“They were apparently involved in a hallway argument,” said Meagan Dorsey, a Dothan City Schools spokesperson.
WTVY reports that witnesses said the students fought over a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with the attacker accused of using a hair pick in the stabbing.
Dorsey described injuries in the incident as minor and said the matter has been referred to Dothan police.
The injured student reportedly needed stitches, with the other facing an assault charge.
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CHICAGO, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hightower announced today that 39 of its advisors have been named to the Forbes 2022 Best-In-State Wealth Advisors List, which recognizes the top advisors from across the Unites States. The Hightower advisors included on the 2022 list are:
- Moss Crosby of Twickenham Advisors in Huntsville, Ala.
- Joseph Rosol of Acacia Wealth Advisors in Beverly Hills, Calif.
- Jason Ezzell of The Ezzell-Conklin Group in Folsom, Calif.
- Robert Schein of Blanke Schein Wealth Management in Palm Desert, Calif.
- William Blanke of Blanke Schein Wealth Management in Palm Desert, Calif.
- David Molnar of Crest Capital Advisors in San Diego, Calif.
- David Bahnsen of The Bahnsen Group in Newport Beach, Calif.
- Jeffrey Corliss of RDM Financial Group in Westport, Conn.
- Pamela Abraham of Hightower Fort Myers in Fort Myers, Fla.
- Mark Masterson of Hightower Naples in Naples, Fla.
- Matthew Otto of The Otto Group in Sarasota, Fla.
- Andrew Hill of Hill Wealth Management in Alpharetta, Ga.
- Roger Shaffer of Shaffer Wealth Management in Alpharetta, Ga.
- Joel Rand of The Rand Group in Kihei, Hawaii
- Matthew Dillig of The Dillig Bowen Group in Chicago, Ill.
- Michael Schneider of The Lerner Group in Deerfield, Ill.
- JR Gondeck of The Lerner Group in Deerfield, Ill.
- Jake Falcon of Falcon Wealth Advisors in Mission Woods, Kan.
- Jeff Leventhal of Hightower Bethesda in Bethesda, Md.
- Gibson Wilkes of White Pine Wealth Management in Falmouth, Maine
- Blair Anderson of Hightower Great Lakes in Traverse City, Mich.
- Mark Burns of Synergy Capital Solutions in Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
- Barbara Archer of Hightower Wealth Advisors | St. Louis in St. Louis, Mo.
- Thomas Foley of Hightower Omaha in Omaha, Neb.
- John M. Egan of Egan Wealth Advisors in Madison, N.J.
- Mark Kravietz of ALINE Wealth in Melville, N.Y.
- Peter Lang of Hightower Westchester in Harrison, N.Y.
- Phillip Banazek of Morgia Wealth Management in Watertown, N.Y.
- Peter Klein of ALINE Wealth in Melville, N.Y.
- Justin Winters of Treasury Partners in New York, N.Y.
- Robert White of Morse, Towey and White Group in New York, N.Y.
- Ruth Berger of RJ Wealth Management in New York, N.Y.
- Michael Cantore of TC Wealth Management in New York, N.Y.
- Patrick Fruzzetti of Rose Advisors in New York, N.Y.
- Richard Saperstein of Treasury Partners in New York, N.Y.
- Jordan Waxman of Nucleus Advisors in New York, N.Y.
- Greg Sarian of Sarian Strategic Partners in Wayne, Pa.
- Jeffrey Grinspoon of VWG Wealth Management in Vienna, Va.
- Lars Knudsen of Hightower Bellevue in Bellevue, Wash.
"It's incredible to again see so many Hightower advisors named to Forbes' Best-In-State list," said Hightower Chairman and CEO Bob Oros. "We're extremely proud of our advisors for the work they do supporting clients and helping them live out their well-th stories. Congratulations to all on this well-deserved honor."
The Forbes rankings were developed by SHOOK Research, which used an algorithm of qualitative and quantitative data to rate thousands of advisors with a minimum of seven years of experience in the wealth management industry. The rankings were compiled though analysis of several key factors, including revenue trends, assets under management, compliance records, and industry experience of more than 34,000 nominees. View the complete list here.
In 2021, Hightower advisors appeared on Barron's Top 100 Financial Advisors, Top 100 Independent Advisors, Top 100 Women Financial Advisors and Top 1200. Additionally, Forbes named Hightower advisors to several of its best-of lists including America's Top Wealth Advisors, America's Best Women Wealth Advisors, Best-in-State Women Wealth Advisor, the Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors, and Best-In-State Wealth Advisors. Hightower advisors have also been honored on Seramount's 2021 'Top Wealth Advisor Moms' List and InvestmentNews' '40 Under 40'.
About Hightower
Hightower is a wealth management firm that provides investment, financial and retirement planning services to individuals, foundations and family offices, as well as 401(k) consulting and cash management services to corporations. Hightower's capital solutions, operational support services, size and scale empower its vibrant community of independent-minded wealth advisors to grow their businesses and help their clients achieve their vision of "well-th. rebalanced." Based in Chicago with advisors across the U.S., the firm operates as a registered investment advisor (RIA). Learn more about Hightower's collaborative business model at www.hightoweradvisors.com.
Securities offered through Hightower Securities, LLC member FINRA/SIPC. Hightower Advisors, LLC is a SEC registered investment advisor.
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Four Million Americans, Including nearly 218,000 Pennsylvanians, Signed AARP Petition Calling on Congress to Act
HARRISBURG, Pa., April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, AARP Pennsylvania State Director Bill Johnston-Walsh joined Senator Bob Casey virtually to highlight the need for Congress to lower prescription drug prices and deliver a petition signed by nearly 218,000 Pennsylvanians calling for Congress to act now and stop unfair drug prices. AARP has called for fair drug prices for years and supports legislation that passed the House in November. The legislation would allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices, cap out-of-pocket costs that older adults pay for their prescription drugs, and impose penalties on drug companies that raise prices faster than the inflation rate.
"Americans are fed up with paying three times what people in other countries pay for the same drugs. More than four million people across the country, including nearly 218,000 Pennsylvanians, are joining AARP to demand lower prices for prescription drugs," said Johnston-Walsh. "There will never be a better time to lower prices than the historic opportunity in front of Congress. Now is the time to get it done!"
Lowering prescription drug prices has widespread support among voters, regardless of party affiliation. An AARP survey of voters found that most voters want Congress to act on the issue, with 70% saying it is very important. The survey also found that 87% of voters support allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices.
"Across generations, Americans are struggling to afford life-sustaining medications. No one should have to skip doses or go into debt because of their prescription drug costs, especially older Americans. I thank AARP Pennsylvania for their steadfast advocacy to lower drug prices for older adults," said Senator Casey. "I support reforms to improve affordability of prescription drugs—including granting Medicare the authority to negotiate prescription drug prices—and I will continue to work with my colleagues in Congress to advance policies to reduce Medicare drug costs for seniors."
More information about AARP's Fair Drug Prices campaign can be found at aarp.org/rx.
About AARP
AARP is the nation's largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering people 50 and older to choose how they live as they age. With a nationwide presence and nearly 38 million members - including 1.8 million Pennsylvanians - AARP strengthens communities and advocates for what matters most to families: health security, financial stability, and personal fulfillment. AARP also produces the nation's largest circulation publications: AARP The Magazine and AARP Bulletin. To learn more, visit www.aarp.org or follow @AARP and @AARPadvocates on social media.
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Did you lose money on investments in AbbVie? If so, please visit AbbVie Inc. Shareholder Class Action Lawsuit or contact Peter Allocco at (212) 951-2030 or pallocco@bernlieb.com to discuss your rights.
NEW YORK, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bernstein Liebhard LLP announces that a securities class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of investors who purchased or acquired the securities of AbbVie Inc. ("AbbVie" or the "Company") (NYSE: ABBV) between April 30, 2021 and August 31, 2021, inclusive (the "Class Period"). The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and alleges violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
AbbVie is one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies. The Company's biggest drug, Humira (an anti-inflammatory drug used to treat illnesses such as Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis ("RA")) was, in 2021 (aside from COVID-19 vaccines), the world's best-selling prescription drug, with net revenue of more than $20 billion in 2021. Humira accounts for more than a third of AbbVie's net revenue.
While patents have protected Humira's blockbuster profits for years, biosimilar drugs will be permitted to enter the market and compete directly with Humira beginning in 2023. Accordingly, AbbVie's future revenue and earnings depend in large part on the Company's ability to develop new sources of revenue to offset reduced Humira sales. Rinvoq, an anti-inflammatory drug manufactured by AbbVie and used to treat RA and other diseases by inhibiting Janus kinase ("JAK") enzymes, was touted as one such drug.
Rinvoq was initially approved in the United States to treat only moderate to severe RA. However, AbbVie was actively pursuing additional treatment indications and, in 2020, asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the "FDA") to approve Rinvoq for the treatment of several other diseases, including psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and atopic dermatitis.
Rinvoq uses the same mechanism of action as other JAK inhibitor drugs, including Xeljanz and Xeljanz XR (collectively, "Xeljanz"), which are manufactured by Pfizer Inc. ("Pfizer"), and Olumiant, manufactured by Eli Lilly and Company ("Eli Lilly"). Beginning in February 2019, the FDA repeatedly warned the public that the Xeljanz safety trial indicated that certain dosages of Xeljanz were associated with elevated risks of serious heart-related issues, cancer, and other adverse events.
Notwithstanding the pharmacological similarities between Rinvoq and Xeljanz, during the Class Period, Defendants conditioned investors to view Rinvoq as far safer than Xeljanz while downplaying the likelihood that the FDA would take regulatory action against Rinvoq as a result of Xeljanz's problematic safety profile.
On June 25, 2021, AbbVie revealed that contrary to a previous announcement, the FDA would not complete its review of several of the expanded treatment indications for Rinvoq by the end of June due to its ongoing evaluation of safety concerns associated with Xeljanz. On this news, the price of AbbVie common stock declined $1.76 per share, or approximately 1.5%, from a close of $114.74 per share on June 24, 2021, to close at $112.98 per share on June 25, 2021.
Then, on September 1, 2021, the FDA announced that final results from the Xeljanz safety trial established an increased risk of serious adverse events, even with low doses of Xeljanz. As a result, the FDA determined that it would require new and updated warnings for Xeljanz and Rinvoq because Rinvoq "share[s] similar mechanisms of action with Xeljanz" and "may have similar risks as seen in the Xeljanz safety trial." The FDA also indicated that it would further limit approved indications for Rinvoq as a result of these safety concerns.
On this news, the price of AbbVie common stock declined more than 7% to close at $112.27 per share on September 1, 2021.
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If you purchased ABBV securities, and/or would like to discuss your legal rights and options please visit AbbVie Inc. Shareholder Class Action Lawsuit or contact Peter Allocco at (212) 951-2030 or pallocco@bernlieb.com.
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NEW YORK, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rowley Law PLLC is investigating potential securities law violations by CDK Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDK) and its board of directors concerning the proposed acquisition of the company by Brookfield Business Partners. Stockholders will receive $54.87 for each share of CDK Global stock that they hold. The transaction is valued at approximately $8.3 billion and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2022.
If you are a stockholder of CDK Global, Inc. and are interested in obtaining additional information regarding this investigation, please visit us at: http://www.rowleylawpllc.com/investigation/cdk/. You may also contact Shane Rowley, Esq. at Rowley Law PLLC, 50 Main Street Suite 1000, White Plains, NY 10606, by email at info@rowleylawpllc.com, or by telephone at 914-400-1920 or 844-400-4643 (toll-free).
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Year-Long Campaign to Inspire Voter Participation Commences Upon Start of Five-Week Season in Texas
DALLAS, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Athletes Unlimited, a network of next generation professional sports leagues empowering female athletes, and Vote.org, the leading nonpartisan online voter information and registration organization, have partnered in launching the Power in My Voice campaign. Athletes Unlimited's year-long initiative, led by the athletes, will inspire voter participation, demonstrate the power in every person's voice, and encourage fans to exercise their power through their vote and other forms of civic engagement.
Throughout each traveling, five-week season in 2022, beginning in Dallas, Athletes Unlimited and Vote.org will host in-stadium voter engagement booths across the league's four sports – Basketball, Volleyball, Lacrosse, Softball – helping to register voters and answering any questions about voting requirements and changes. The league will educate on the importance of voter participation on game broadcasts, social media, and via a voting-themed gameday, among a variety of other athlete-led promotion of fulfilling civic duty and valuing your fundamental right to vote.
"Our athletes continue to be role models in their civic leadership efforts off the field, and again we see them blazing trails with their 2022 Power in My Voice campaign. Athletes Unlimited is excited to partner with Vote.org in this voting initiative, supporting the athletes' vision of connecting fans to the power in their own voices through civic engagement," said Jazmyn Jackson, Manager of Civic Leadership at Athletes Unlimited. "It is inspiring to watch our athletes be leaders in this space by standing firm in the belief that there is power in every person's voice and standing up for those that may not have access to the vote."
According to a 2020 Texas Tribune analysis, it is harder to vote in Texas than in any other state due to restrictive voting laws. And the recent voting bill, SB 1, further restricted numerous means of voting in the state when it was passed last September.
"This election, more than ever, we must educate the American people on the ways they can cast their ballot and continue to turnout in the record numbers we saw in 2020. Amid numerous changes to voting laws in states like Texas, it is paramount we help voters ensure they are registered, understand the voting options available to them, and navigate important deadlines and requirements to make certain their vote is counted," said Vote.org CEO Andrea Hailey. "We are excited to partner with Athletes Unlimited and their players, who serve as role models to so many to accomplish this goal. Together we can reach their fans with a message that simplifies the voting process, lowering the barriers to political engagement, and increasing turnout among young people. By making voting easier, and in turn, getting more people to vote, we create a stronger, more representative democracy."
During the 2020 election cycle in Texas, Vote.org made over 22 million voter contacts in the state, helped register over 480K voters, facilitated over 218K mail-in ballot requests, and served 750 meals via food trucks to voters waiting in polling lines.
In 2021, Vote.org filed a lawsuit in Texas, alleging that a new law, House Bill 3107, which requires a "wet signature" on voter registration applications in Texas, places an undue burden on voters and voter registration organizations. Texas does not offer online voter registration, which is widely available in other states, leaving voters with increasingly limited registration options.
If you're interested in learning more about the Power in My Voice campaign, we'd be happy to connect you with spokespeople from Athletes Unlimited or Vote.org.
Vote.org is the largest 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nonpartisan voting registration and get-out-the-vote (GOTV) technology platform in America, with the goal of reaching historically underserved voters of color and underrepresented young voters.
Athletes Unlimited is a network of new professional sports leagues where athletes compete in fantasy-inspired games in softball, volleyball, and lacrosse, eliminating team owners and empowering athletes as leaders and decision-makers.
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Man in the Arena: Tom Brady and Simone vs Herself receive nominations for Outstanding Documentary Series
LOS ANGELES, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Religion of Sports, the award-winning sports media production company founded by Gotham Chopra, Michael Strahan, and Tom Brady announces three Sports Emmy© Award nominations highlighting the brand's prominence in athlete and documentary storytelling. The announcement was made Wednesday by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Religion of Sports had previously been nominated for five Sports Emmy© Awards and have taken home two.
The complete list of Religion of Sports nominations are as follows:
- Outstanding Documentary Series: Man in the Arena (ESPN+)
- Outstanding Editing Long-Form: Man in the Arena (ESPN+)
- Outstanding Documentary Series – Serialized: Simone vs Herself (Facebook Watch)
Man in the Arena: Tom Brady is a 10-episode documentary series which explores all the triumphs and tribulations that made Brady the greatest NFL quarterback of all time. Each episode focuses on a single Super Bowl appearance, and everything that led to some of the greatest games in football history, with guest appearances from some of the most influential people in Tom's life to discuss their relationships with the famed athlete. Series guests included Gisele Bündchen, Rob Gronkowski, Tedy Bruschi, Randy Moss, Willie McGinest, and many, many more.
Man in the Arena: Tom Brady was recently the focal point of a partnership between Religion of Sports, Autograph, and ESPN, with the announcement of an NFT collection based off the series. As of yesterday, the series is now available on ESPN+, Disney+, and Hulu with the 10th and final episode coming soon.
Simone vs Herself follows the journey of Simone Biles, one of the greatest athletes of all time, as she seeks to further challenge herself and what is possible as a gymnast. A 19-time World Champion and four-time Olympic gold medalist, Simone has already reached the mountaintop. But as the series reveals, there are peaks left to scale while balancing adversity – from adjusting to a postponed Olympics, to conquering the challenges that come with success and the weight of enormous expectations. The series further explores the relationship between athletes and mental health, as Simone boldly tells her story and grants viewers an unprecedented inside look into her life and struggles. Simone vs Herself, which airs on Facebook Watch, garnered over 21 million views, and over 1 million followers on its Facebook Watch page.
Religion of Sports is currently in the process of expanding its content slate and capabilities, recently entering into a partnership with Skydance Media to begin creating scripted content, and with PRX for award-nominated podcasts such as False Idol and Crushed.
A complete list of nominees is available at https://theemmys.tv/sports-43rd-nominations/.
About Religion of Sports
Religion of Sports is an award winning media company founded by Tom Brady, Michael Strahan and Gotham Chopra. Our work is defined by thoughtful, elevated stories that uncover why sports matter, and distill the spirituality, science and humanity that unite elite performers and people of all kinds. We tell stories that make believers. More at religionofsports.com.
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BOTHELL, Wash., April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BioLife Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLFS) ("BioLife" or the "Company"), a leading developer and supplier of class-defining bioproduction products and services for the cell and gene therapies (CGT) and the broader biopharma markets, today announced that its Audit Committee (the "Committee") approved the engagement of Grant Thornton LLP ("Grant Thornton") as the Company's new independent registered public accounting firm, effective April 6, 2022. The Company dismissed its prior registered independent public accounting firm following its request for proposal process in connection with the audit for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022.
On April 7, 2022, the Company filed a Form 8-K describing in further detail the determinations of the Committee described herein in accordance with Form 8-K and the rules and regulations described therein.
BioLife Solutions is a leading supplier of class-defining bioproduction tools and services for the cell and gene therapy and broader biopharma markets. Our tools portfolio includes our proprietary CryoStor® and HypoThermosol® biopreservation media for shipping and storage, the ThawSTAR® family of automated, water-free thawing products, evo® cold chain management system, high capacity cryogenic storage freezers, Stirling Ultracold mechanical freezers, SciSafe biologic storage services, and Sexton Biotechnologies cell processing tools. For more information, please visit www.biolifesolutions.com, www.scisafe.com, www.stirlingultracold.com, or www.sextonbio.com and follow BioLife on Twitter.
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By the end of 2022, 49% of the activist beauty retailer's US store locations will offer refills
NEW YORK, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - In 2021, The Body Shop announced an ambitious five-year plan to roll out refill stations in the majority of its stores globally in an effort to reduce plastic use and become the most sustainable business possible. The Body Shop is now introducing the refill program in stores across the United States, with the goal to have 49% of all US locations equipped with refill stations by the end of 2022.
"The foundation of The Body Shop's environmental activism was born out of ideas like these, when our founder, Dame Anita Roddick, refilled her first bottle out of necessity in 1976," said Hilary Lloyd, Vice President of Marketing and Values, North America. "Our customers have been eagerly awaiting for refills to return to The Body Shop. We're thrilled to be embracing a circular economy approach and provide this sustainable alternative."
Every year, the beauty sector generates billions of pieces of plastic that end up in landfills or the ocean. With the crucial help of The Body Shop customers, every individual can help drive change, because every bottle counts. Since April 2021, when The Body Shop announced the rollout of refill stations across 400 stores globally, the brand collectively has saved over 3.7 tons of plastic, which is equivalent to 170,000 plastic bottles.* Another 400 refill stations are planned for 2022, with the aim of saving 25 tons of plastic** and helping to prevent up to 5lbs of CO2 from entering the atmosphere.***
By the end of 2022, The Body Shop will have refill stations present in about half of its store locations across the country including Austin, Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, New York, Orlando, and more. The easy-to-use in-store refill stations allow customers to refill their favorite body, hair and hand care products including shower gels, shampoos, conditioners, and hand washes. The selection of available products will vary from six to twelve depending on store size.
To learn more about The Body Shop's Refill Program and participating locations, visit: www.thebodyshop.com.
In celebration of the Refill Program and Earth Month this April, The Body Shop is teaming up with ethical chocolatier Tony's Chocolonely, to bring the call for climate action to the streets of New York City. Together, the two B Corp™ certified brands will raise awareness and collect signatures for the "FOREST" Act in an effort to stop illegal deforestation and slow climate change.
Tony's Chocolonely iconic "Choco" cart and truck will be parked outside The Body Shop's NoHo store on Friday, April 8, 2022, and The Body Shop's Rockefeller Center location on Friday, April 15, 2022. The brand's refillable aluminum bottles and a limited-edition Tony's Chocolonely chocolate bar will be distributed to event attendees, while quantities last. To RSVP, or learn more about the event on Friday, April 8, 2022, visit this link. To RSVP, or learn more about the event on Friday, April 15, 2022, visit this link.
The Body Shop is committed to being the most sustainable business it can be. As a B Corp™, it lives the highest social and environmental standards for people and the planet. While the brand moves towards its long-term goals for creating zero waste packaging, it's constantly making sure more and more of its packaging is made from plant-based and recycled materials, sourced in a way that drives positive social change. In 2019, the brand launched its Community Fair Trade partnership with Plastics for Change to help tackle the plastics crisis differently. By sourcing Community Fair Trade recycled plastic from Bengaluru, India, the brand helps empower the marginalized waste pickers who work tirelessly to clean up their city's streets. As well as preventing waste from ending up in landfill, the partnership provides workers with a fair price, access to more sanitary working conditions, and the respect and recognition they deserve.
Founded in 1976 in Brighton, England, by Dame Anita Roddick, The Body Shop is a global beauty brand and a certified B Corp™. The Body Shop seeks to make positive change in the world by offering high-quality, naturally-inspired skincare, body care, hair care and make-up produced ethically and sustainably. Having pioneered the philosophy that business can be a force for good, this ethos is still the brand's driving force. The Body Shop operates about 3,000 retail locations in more than 70 countries. Along with Aesop, Avon and Natura, The Body Shop is part of Natura & Co, a global, multi-channel and multi-brand cosmetics group that is committed to generating positive economic, social and environmental impact. The four companies that form the group are committed to generating positive economic, social and environmental impact.
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HOBOKEN, N.J., April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Celsius, the leading global cryptocurrency lending and borrowing platform, announced today that it will soon offer Bitcoin as a wrapped asset through CelsiusX, the company's DeFi arm. The wrapping process allows an asset from one blockchain to be used on another, increasing the asset's liquidity and interoperability.
cxBTC will be launched on the Polygon network. In February, Celsius launched wrapped assets for Cardano (cxADA), Ethereum (cxETH) and Doge (cxDOGE), also on Polygon.
"As we build a bridge between the worlds of CeFi and DeFi, there's no plank more important than Bitcoin," said Celsius CEO Alex Mashinksy.
"CelsiusX makes crypto assets interoperable so that retail customers and institutions can freely move their assets across blockchain ecosystems," said Carl Hua, Chief Architect for CelsiusX. "We believe everyone should be able to use their assets on the blockchains of their choice."
The cxBTC offering uses the state-of-the-art Chainlink Proof of Reserve architecture for transparency and accountability. All wrapped assets offered by CelsiusX support real time conversion between the native and wrapped assets, free of charge.
"Amid the volatility in the global economy, Bitcoin stands squarely in the spotlight," said Hua. "cxBTC brings us closer to an interoperable, cross-chain world for the king of crypto - Bitcoin."
For more information on CelsiusX and its wrapped offerings, please visit https://celsiusx.io/.
ABOUT CELSIUS
Celsius helps over a million customers worldwide to find the path towards financial independence through a compounding yield service and instant low-cost loans accessible via a web and mobile app. Built on the belief that financial services should only do what is in the best interest of the customers and community, Celsius is a blockchain-based fee-free platform where membership provides access to curated financial services that are not available through traditional financial institutions. For additional information please visit www.celsius.network.
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NEW YORK, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Consolidated Edison, Inc. (Con Edison) (NYSE:ED) plans to report its 1st Quarter 2022 earnings on May 5, 2022 after the market closes.
Consolidated Edison, Inc. is one of the nation's largest investor-owned energy-delivery companies, with approximately $14 billion in annual revenues and $63 billion in assets. The company provides a wide range of energy-related products and services to its customers through the following subsidiaries: Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (CECONY), a regulated utility providing electric service in New York City and New York's Westchester County, gas service in Manhattan, the Bronx, parts of Queens and parts of Westchester, and steam service in Manhattan; Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (O&R), a regulated utility serving customers in a 1,300-square-mile-area in southeastern New York State and northern New Jersey; Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses, Inc., the second-largest owners of solar electric projects in North America, which, through its subsidiaries develops, owns and operates renewable and sustainable energy infrastructure projects and provides energy-related products and services to wholesale and retail customers; and Con Edison Transmission, Inc., which falls primarily under the oversight of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and through its subsidiaries invests in electric transmission projects supporting its parent company's effort to transition to clean, renewable energy. Con Edison Transmission manages, through joint ventures, both electric and gas assets while seeking to develop electric transmission projects that will bring clean, renewable electricity to customers, focusing on New York, New England, the Mid-Atlantic states and the Midwest.
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Acquisition will expand Constant Contact's international footprint
WALTHAM, Mass. and BRISBANE, Australia, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Constant Contact, a digital marketing platform used by millions of small businesses, backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (together with its affiliates, "Clearlake") and Siris Capital Group, LLC (together with its affiliates, "Siris"), announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Vision6. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
"We are pleased to welcome Vision6 to the Constant Contact team, and I look forward to working together to deliver for small businesses, government agencies and nonprofits in Australia," said Frank Vella, CEO, Constant Contact. "Vision6's products, people and culture are closely aligned with our own. We are eager to partner with them as colleagues, and I am certain their market knowledge, passion and energy will be instrumental to our global growth and investment plans."
"This deal enhances Vision6's ability to support the evolving needs of our customers as a trusted Australian SMS and email marketing software," said Mathew Myers, co-founder and CEO, Vision6. "We are excited to join the Constant Contact team - they clearly share our passion for innovation and, together, we see an opportunity to accelerate our growth."
Constant Contact is committed to preserving the data sovereignty Vision6 upholds in Australia. This acquisition will provide Constant Contact the opportunity to expose its portfolio of email marketing, small business CRM, analytics and ecommerce integrations to the Australian marketplace through Vision6.
About Constant Contact
Constant Contact delivers for small businesses and nonprofits with powerful tools that simplify and amplify digital marketing. Whether it's driving sales, growing a customer base or engaging an audience, we deliver the performance and guidance to build strong connections and generate powerful results. For more information, visit www.constantcontact.com.
About Vision6
As Australia's most reliable email and SMS marketing software, Vision6 is passionate about helping marketers and agency professionals to get more customers and grow their business. Since 2001, Vision6 is relied upon by thousands of businesses for its industry-leading marketing solution, real person local support, data sovereignty and security. For more information, visit https://www.vision6.com.au/.
About Clearlake
Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. is an investment firm founded in 2006 operating integrated businesses across private equity, credit and other related strategies. With a sector-focused approach, the firm seeks to partner with management teams by providing patient, long-term capital to businesses that can benefit from Clearlake's operational improvement approach, O.P.S.® The firm's core target sectors are industrials, technology, and consumer. Clearlake currently has over $72 billion of assets under management, and its senior investment principals have led or co-led over 300 investments. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA with affiliates in Dallas, TX, London, UK and Dublin, Ireland. More information is available at www.clearlake.com and on Twitter @Clearlake.
About Siris
Siris is a leading private equity firm that invests primarily in mature technology and telecommunications companies with mission-critical products and services, facing industry changes or other significant transitions. Siris' development of proprietary research to identify opportunities and its extensive collaboration with its Executive Partners and Advisors are integral to its approach. Siris' Executive Partners and Advisors are experienced senior operating executives that actively participate in key aspects of the transaction lifecycle to help identify opportunities and drive strategic and operational value. Siris is based in New York, Silicon Valley and West Palm Beach, and has raised nearly $6 billion in cumulative capital commitments. www.siris.com.
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DENVER, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DaVita Inc. announced today that its board of directors appointed a new independent director, Jason M. Hollar, to join the board, effective May 6, 2022.
Mr. Hollar brings more than 25 years of financial experience spanning the health care, transportation, manufacturing and retail sectors to the board. Mr. Hollar currently serves as chief financial officer of Cardinal Health, Inc., a globally integrated health care services and products company with over $160 billion in 2021 revenues. Mr. Hollar leads financial activities across the Cardinal Health enterprise, including financial strategy, capital deployment, treasury, tax, investor relations, accounting and reporting.
"Jason brings a wealth of financial and operational experience to our board that will help us continue to execute on our strategy to transform kidney care," said Javier Rodriguez, CEO of DaVita Inc.
Before joining Cardinal Health, Inc. in 2020, Mr. Hollar served as chief financial officer for Tenneco Inc., a global automotive products and services company, and as chief financial officer for the Sears Holdings Corporation. Prior to that, he served in senior leadership positions at Delphi, Inc. and Navistar International Corporation.
Mr. Hollar earned his Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago and his Bachelor of Science degree in business from Indiana University.
"DaVita's unwavering commitment to its patients, partners and teammates, combined with its drive to transform kidney care, reinforced my decision to join this team," said Mr. Hollar. "I look forward to sharing my perspective and incorporating my financial expertise as DaVita continues to execute its innovative strategy."
Mr. Hollar will serve on the Audit Committee of DaVita's board.
"We're excited to welcome Jason to our board," said Pamela Arway, independent chair of the DaVita Inc. board of directors. "The expertise Jason has cultivated throughout his career will help DaVita continue to grow and lead the kidney care transformation."
With the addition of Mr. Hollar, the DaVita board comprises 10 highly qualified directors, with 30% racial/ethnic and 40% gender diversity.
To learn more about DaVita and its board of directors, visit DaVita.com/About.
About DaVita Inc.
DaVita (NYSE: DVA) is a comprehensive kidney care provider focused on transforming care to improve the quality of life for patients globally. The company is one of the largest providers of kidney care services in the U.S. and has been a leader in clinical quality and innovation for more than 20 years. DaVita is working to help increase equitable access to care for patients at every stage and setting along their kidney health journey—from slowing progression of kidney disease to streamlining the transplant process, from acute hospital care to dialysis at home. As of December 31, 2021, DaVita served 203,000 patients at 2,815 outpatient dialysis centers in the U.S. The company operated an additional 339 outpatient dialysis centers in ten countries worldwide. DaVita has reduced hospitalizations, improved mortality and worked collaboratively to propel the kidney care community to adopt an equitable, high-quality standard of care for all patients, everywhere. To learn more, visit DaVita.com/About.
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Project requires zero capital investment, will attract tenants, and benefit shareholders and the environment
NEW YORK, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Empire State Realty Trust (NYSE: ESRT) shared plans today for a community solar project at their 287,351 square foot office property at 500 Mamaroneck Avenue in Harrison, N.Y. The innovative property improvement will serve as a new revenue source, contracted for the next 25 years, with approximately forty percent of the monetary credits generated by the project allocated towards the ongoing cost to power the Westchester office building. The rest of the credits will be available to local residents to share in the solar project's benefits, which include electricity cost savings. To be completed at no cost to ESRT, the project will feature a new parking canopy solar array that will provide year-round elemental shelter for roughly 500 vehicles, an 8.2-MWh battery storage system, and approximately 80 electrical vehicle (EV) charging stations for tenant convenience.
"Companies look to ESRT to help them achieve critical sustainability goals which attract and retain employees who value environmental leadership and action," said Anthony E. Malkin, ESRT chairman, president, and CEO. "This project helps ESRT meet our sustainability objectives, contributes renewable power to our community, will help to attract tenants, and benefit our shareholders."
"Tenants of 500 Mamaroneck have a leg up to achieve their goals simply through their tenancy in the building. The property is now uniquely positioned to reach some of real estate's most aggressive ESG targets, to improve the tenant experience, and to generate an innovative new source of cash flow," said Dana Robbins Schneider, ESRT senior vice president of sustainability, energy, and ESG. "This community solar and storage project at 500 Mamaroneck will cost ESRT zero capital investment, generate stable, positive free cash flow over a 25-year period, and improve 500's competitive position."
ESRT's diverse portfolio benefits from both its Manhattan properties like the Empire State Building and suburban buildings like 500 Mamaroneck Avenue where this project is set to produce more than double the building's annual energy usage. The project is just another way that ESRT innovates to achieve its sustainability goals, which include a target of net-zero carbon emissions for its entire portfolio by 2035.
"For many of our team members, sustainability and healthy buildings are important," said Edward G. O'Connor, partner at PKF O'Connor Davies, LLP, a tenant at 500 Mamaroneck. "We are proud to lease from a landlord who prioritizes energy efficiency and appreciate the fact that local renewable solar power is generated on site at 500 Mamaroneck."
The inclusion of battery storage and electrical vehicle (EV) charging stations ensures reliable power for resilient service and the ability to support the increased demand of EV transportation at no additional cost to tenants. The project is among the first installations in the state to incorporate the innovative mix of community solar, storage, and EV charging.
ESRT will partner with PowerFlex, a provider of onsite renewable energy solutions, to complete this project. PowerFlex is a subsidiary of EDF Renewables North America, a market-leading independent power producer and service provider with 35 years of experience. This project was a part of NYSERDA's NY-Sun Program, which supports the affordability and growth of solar energy implementation across the state.
"We are excited to work with ESRT to provide a comprehensive energy solution that incorporates multiple low-carbon energy technologies. By combining solar, storage, and EV charging solutions, ESRT demonstrates its strong commitment to sustainability with a holistic and forward-looking view. Additionally, ESRT not only increases its own resiliency, but also shares the financial and environmental benefits of renewable energy with its surrounding area through community solar," said Raphael Declercq, executive VP of onsite solutions & strategy, EDF Renewables North America.
More information about 500 Mamaroneck Avenue and ESRT's leadership in ESG can be found online.
About Empire State Realty Trust
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) is a NYC-focused REIT that owns and manages a well-positioned property portfolio of office, retail and multifamily assets in Manhattan and the greater New York metropolitan area. Owner of the Empire State Building, the World's Most Famous Building, ESRT also owns and operates its iconic, newly reimagined Observatory Experience. The company is a leader in healthy buildings, energy efficiency, and indoor environmental quality, and has the lowest greenhouse gas emissions per square foot of any publicly traded REIT portfolio in New York City. As of Dec. 31, 2021, ESRT's portfolio is comprised of approximately 9.4 million rentable square feet of office space, 700,000 rentable square feet of retail space and 625 units across two multifamily properties. More information about Empire State Realty Trust can be found at esrtreit.com and by following ESRT on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn.
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Dr. Leana Wen and other industry experts to discuss the future of healthcare benefits
MONTVALE, N.J., April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EmpiRx Health, the industry's only value-based pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), today announced that Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph will give the keynote address at the second annual Value Xchange on April 27, 2022. This year's theme, "The Future is NOW," will motivate attendees and kickstart the change that is needed to disrupt and transform healthcare benefits. As headliner, Randolph will share his experiences and invaluable insights on fearless transformation. The two-hour, free-to-attend virtual event urges business leaders to join the movement in transforming healthcare benefits and tackle discussions on how employers and fund administrators have the power to stand up and demand change.
"Our healthcare costs are unsustainable, and we can't keep doing the same things and expect a different outcome," said CEO of EmpiRx Health and Value Xchange opening speaker, Karthik Ganesh. "We need transformative change in the way healthcare benefits are purchased and serviced, with employers, unions, and plan sponsors leading the charge. As we hopefully exit this pandemic, there is an urgent need for groundbreaking innovation and the time for change is now."
EmpiRx Health's Value Xchange 2022 will broaden the definition of health equity, appealing to organizations to evaluate their current standards, demonstrate why a company's healthcare approach should be tailored to its unique population, and drive home the impact that innovation in pharmacy benefits can have on employee health, wellness, and financial bottom line. The event includes a keynote speech, fireside chat, and panel discussion, featuring some of the industry's most influential people.
- Netflix Co-Founder and Host of That Will Never Work Podcast, Marc Randolph will set the stage for a greater conversation on transformational change with his session titled, "Stop Thinking the Same Old Way." Through examples from his inspiring career, Marc will dive into the fact that disruptive innovation does not have to be disruptive and why calls for action and inflection points should not be ignored.
- Former Commissioner of the Baltimore City Health Department and Health Professor at George Washington University, Dr. Leana Wen will participate in the Fireside Chat titled, "Health Equity & Population Health Management" and discuss how health inequity exist in every population including the workforce and how addressing it doesn't have to be a zero-sum game.
- A roundtable of experts will discuss "Innovation in Healthcare Benefits." This panel will showcase what innovation in healthcare benefits can feel and look like through practical, real, and insightful experiences. Moderated by Laura Schwartz, speaker, author and television commentator, the panel will include Pittsburgh Business Group on Health President & CEO Jessica Brooks, Chief Strategy Officer of Memorial Hermann, Feby Abraham.
Value Xchange is free to attend and will take place virtually on April 27, 2022, from 1:00-3:00pm ET. To learn more and register for the virtual event, visit www.valuexchange.info. You can also follow the conversation on LinkedIn using the hashtag #valuexchange.
EmpiRx Health is the industry's most clinically advanced and only value-based PBM, and has received multi-year recognition on the Inc. 5000 lists of America's fastest-growing private companies. EmpiRx Health's growth is fueled by the highly unique and client-aligned nature of its value proposition – a pay-for-performance financial model with guaranteed savings, an industry-first and client-tailored population health management approach, and an unparalleled high-touch service experience that has resulted in industry-best client retention rates. Learn more about the EmpiRx Health model at www.empirxhealth.com.
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CALGARY, AB, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Enbridge Inc. (TSX: ENB) (NYSE: ENB) (Enbridge or the Company) will host a conference call and webcast to provide a business update and review 2022 first quarter results on May 6, 2022 at 7 a.m. MT (9 a.m. ET).
The conference call format will include prepared remarks from the executive team followed by a question and answer session for the analyst and investor community only. Enbridge's media and investor relations teams will be available after the call for any additional questions.
Enbridge will announce its financial results before markets open on May 6, 2022.
A webcast replay, as well as a transcript which will be posted to Enbridge's website, will be available shortly after the conclusion of the event.
About Enbridge Inc.
Enbridge Inc. is a leading North American energy infrastructure company. We safely and reliably deliver the energy people need and want to fuel quality of life. Our core businesses include Liquids Pipelines, which transports approximately 30 percent of the crude oil produced in North America; Gas Transmission and Midstream, which transports approximately 20 percent of the natural gas consumed in the U.S.; Gas Distribution and Storage, which serves approximately 3.9 million retail customers in Ontario and Quebec; and Renewable Power Generation, which owns approximately 1,766 MW (net) in renewable power generation capacity in North America and Europe. The Company's common shares trade on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges under the symbol ENB. For more information, visit www.enbridge.com.
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ATLANTA, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Equifax® (NYSE: EFX) will announce its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022 in a release to be issued on April 20 after the market closes.
Equifax will host a conference call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) on April 21, in which senior management will discuss financial and business results for the quarter. Related presentation materials will be published on investor.equifax.com on April 21 at 6:30 a.m. ET.
Conference Call:
US/Canada: (877) 559-1190
International: (201) 389-0916
Please dial the appropriate number 5-10 minutes prior to the call to complete registration. Name and affiliation/company are required to join the call.
Webcast:
To view the webcast and slide presentation, please click the link and enter your information to be connected. The link becomes active 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.
An audio replay of the conference call will be available on investor.equifax.com beginning on April 22.
ABOUT EQUIFAX INC.
At Equifax (NYSE: EFX), we believe knowledge drives progress. As a global data, analytics, and technology company, we play an essential role in the global economy by helping financial institutions, companies, employers, and government agencies make critical decisions with greater confidence. Our unique blend of differentiated data, analytics, and cloud technology drives insights to power decisions to move people forward. Headquartered in Atlanta and supported by more than 13,000 employees worldwide, Equifax operates or has investments in 25 countries in North America, Central and South America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region. For more information, visit Equifax.com
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- Exro CEO Sue Ozdemir will host the company's quarterly webcast to provide shareholders with an update on the company and its new and ongoing projects.
- Highlights from the webcast will include results from recent performance testing demonstrating superior Coil Driver performance.
- Exro will also discuss recent notable hires and Coil Driver recognition as an Edison Awards Finalist.
CALGARY, AB, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Exro Technologies Inc. (TSX: EXRO) (OTCQB: EXROF) (the "Company" or "Exro"), a leading clean technology company that has developed a new class of power electronics for electric motors and batteries, announced today updates related to a number of the company's new and ongoing projects that mark important milestones and progress towards the commercialization of its Coil DriverTM technology. During Exro's quarterly webcast hosted by CEO Sue Ozdemir, shareholders will receive these partner, technology and company updates, as well as answers to their questions submitted in advance. A recording of the webcast and the presentation file will be available on the Company website here:
Shareholders unable to attend the webcast can find an overview below of the updates that will be covered during the webcast, including Exro's new Vehicle Systems division and ongoing work with partners Potencia Industrial, Traktionssysteme Austria (TSA) and Linamar.
Exro Vehicle Systems:
Exro Vehicle Systems, a division of Exro Technologies Inc., secured a purchase order from a leading Tier-1 automotive supplier, to provide more than $1 million in engineering design and consulting services. Under the terms of the purchase order, Exro will deliver design and installation services for a custom electric powertrain system that features a custom battery pack solution. The custom system designed for a light-duty on-road vehicle will also integrate with many automotive original equipment manufacturer (OEM) systems, including power and control architectures.
Exro's Vehicle Systems division will execute this order from its 15,000 square foot facility in Detroit, Michigan. The division serves as a strategic complement and entry point to Exro's e-mobility business for additional revenue-generating opportunities.
Potencia Industrial:
Exro announced today an update on the in-vehicle demonstration as part of its ongoing partnership with Potencia Industrial, S.A. DE C.V. ("Potencia"). The two companies tested a light-duty electric cargo truck using a Potencia Y45 electric motor and an Exro 100 Volt Coil Driver on the streets of Mexico City, Mexico, to test powertrain performance in densely populated urban environments and on hilly terrain. Exro's partnership with Potencia began in 2018, and since then they have been developing a high-efficiency and reliable solution for light-duty electric vehicles (EVs). This marks an important milestone towards the delivery of the Coil Driver in North and South American automotive markets.
The latest testing with Potencia reinforces Exro's ability to improve performance and efficiency in low voltage EV applications and deliver its technology to partners on time. The Company and Potencia will continue to work together toward commercialization by providing solutions that can impact communities and markets globally. As part of the ongoing collaborative development, Exro and Potencia are exploring 800 Volt systems for medium-and heavy-duty commercial applications
A demonstration video of the vehicle traversing the streets of Mexico City will be shared during the webcast. The video can also be viewed here.
"The latest testing of Exro Coil Driver integrated with our Y45 electric motor demonstrates the capabilities of our partnership and of Exro to deliver versatile solutions for light-duty industrial electric vehicles," said Tomas Gottfried, Technical Director at Potencia Industrial. "As part of our ongoing partnership, we look forward to exploring additional applications of this cost-effective technology in medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles, as we at Potencia deliver on our mission to enable Latin America's transition to electrification."
Traktionssysteme Austria:
Traktionssysteme Austria (TSA) is collaborating with Exro as its motor partner for high voltage applications. The two companies are partnering to test and develop electric drive solutions using a TSA motor and an Exro Coil Driver.
The Coil Driver testing is progressing successfully, and thus far, the results are exceeding expectations. The results are showing 4000 Nm of torque and continuous power of 375kW mechanical output at 4500 RPM, while achieving peak system efficiencies of 95%. This represents a significant performance improvement in a single electric motor when compared to current industry leaders. Historically, achieving high torque output may require limiting the speed range to approximately 2500 RPM or accepting a lower torque output to increase the speed to higher limits. With Coil Driver both performance outputs can be accomplished in a single motor.
Testing is on track to be completed with full performance mapping this quarter to start delivering the high voltage Coil Driver pilots to partners.
SEA Electric:
The recent TSA testing supports on-time delivery of the high voltage Coil Driver for the SEA Electric project in the second quarter of this year. Using SEA Electric's proprietary electric power system technology, the companies will uplift a Mack LR garbage truck with an 800 Volt Coil Driver system and TSA motor, and an F59 UPS delivery truck with a 400 Volt Coil Driver system and TSA motor. Following completion of in-vehicle testing, Exro and SEA Electric hope to accept orders for mass-market commercial fleet applications by the end of this year.
Linamar:
Prototype testing and validation for a compact and cost-effective e-Axle with Coil Driver are on track to be completed this quarter. However, the Linamar project is delayed from delivery in the second quarter of 2022 to the early third quarter of this year. While the Coil Driver development remains on track, Linamar and Exro have experienced supply chain delays as it relates to the electric motor in the e-axle.
Exro is supporting Linamar's entry into the electric powertrain space for medium-duty commercial vehicles by designing and supplying gearbox and intelligent inverter solutions for high-speed low torque and low-speed high torque applications. This partnership with a Tier 1 automotive supplier will also establish Exro's position in the highly competitive automotive supply chain.
Beyond project and partner updates, the webcast will cover recent company updates such as the hiring of Darrell Bishop, a seasoned capital markets professional, as Exro's President, Finance and Investor Relations, and the addition of former Rivian COO Rod Copes, who brings strategic knowledge on the global mobility industry, to the advisory board. The Company's Coil Driver was also chosen as a finalist in the 2022 Edison Best New Product Awards™ for manufacturing, logistics, and transportation. Finally, Julie Wurmlinger has resigned from Exro's Board of Directors due personal reasons. The Company wishes her the best and thanks her for her guidance and support.
"It was great to have the opportunity to engage directly with our incredible shareholders and followers today. We received lots of questions, and we really strived to address all questions to the best of our abilities," said Sue Ozdemir, CEO of Exro. "We hope our investors, can see just how excited we are about the trajectory of our company, and that we continue to remain focused on achieving milestones in the near-term, which we believe hold the potential to begin unlocking value for our shareholders."
About Exro Technologies Inc.
Exro is a clean technology company pioneering intelligent control solutions in power electronics to help solve the most challenging problems in electrification. Exro has developed a new class of control technology that expands the capabilities of electric motors, generators, and batteries. Exro enables the application to achieve more with less energy consumed.
Exro's advanced motor control technology, the Coil DriverTM, expands the capabilities of electric powertrains by enabling intelligent optimization for efficient energy consumption. Exro is working with many partners from all over the world to bring their technology to the electric mobility industries and beyond.
For more information visit our website at www.exro.com.
To view our Corporate Presentation visit us at www.exro.com/investors
Visit us on social media @exrotech.
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This information is qualified in its entirety by cautionary statements and risk factor disclosure contained in filings made by the Company with the Canadian securities regulators, including the Company's annual information form for the financial year ended December 31, 2020, and financial statements and related MD&A for the financial year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the securities regulatory authorities in certain provinces of Canada and available at www.sedar.com. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking information prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as intended, planned, anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. Although the Company has attempted to identify important risks, uncertainties and factors which could cause actual results to differ materially, there may be others that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. The Company does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update this forward-looking information except as otherwise required by applicable law.
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· Annual Shareholder Meeting will be by teleconference Thursday, April 28, 2022
PITTSBURGH, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Federated Hermes, Inc. (NYSE: FHI), a global leader in active, responsible investing, will report financial and operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 after the market closes on Thursday, April 28, 2022. A conference call for investors and analysts will be held at 9 a.m. Eastern on Friday, April 29, 2022. President and Chief Executive Officer J. Christopher Donahue and Chief Financial Officer Thomas R. Donahue will host the call.
Investors interested in listening to the conference call should dial 877-545-0523 (domestic) or 973-528-0016 (international) or visit FederatedHermes.com for real-time Internet access. To listen online, go to the Investor Relations section of the website and the Analyst Information tab at least 15 minutes prior to register and join the call.
A telephone replay of the call will begin at approximately 12:30 p.m. Eastern on April 29, 2022. To access the telephone replay, dial 877-481-4010 (domestic) or 919-882-2331 (international) and enter the access code 45193. The online replay will be available via FederatedHermes.com for one year.
Federated Hermes' Annual Shareholder Meeting will take place by teleconference at 4 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, April 28, 2022. Shareholders interested in joining the annual meeting should do so by calling 888-506-0062 (domestic) or 973-528-0011 (international).
Federated Hermes, Inc. is a global leader in active, responsible investment management, with $668.9 billion in assets under management. We deliver investment solutions that help investors target a broad range of outcomes and provide equity, fixed-income, alternative/private markets, multi-asset and liquidity management strategies to more than 11,000 institutions and intermediaries worldwide. Our clients include corporations, government entities, insurance companies, foundations and endowments, banks and broker/dealers. At Federated Hermes, responsibility is central to our client relationships, our long-term perspective and our fiduciary mindset. It's part of our heritage and the foundation of our future. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Federated Hermes has nearly 2,000 employees in London, New York, Boston and offices worldwide. For more information, visit FederatedHermes.com.
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TORONTO , April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Franco-Nevada today announced it will report its first quarter 2022 results as follows:
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VENICE 2 flagship digital cinema camera ships worldwide with version 2 updates planned in early 2023
- Otto Nemenz delivers the first Sony's VENICE 2 to the set of a Paramount series.
- Keslow delivers its first cameras to Oscar-winning cinematographer Claudio Miranda ASC, ACC for a feature film production.
- Panavision delivers its first cameras to Gonzalo Amat ASC for a high-profile television series
- Demand is high as cameras receive positive feedback from multiple tests.
SAN DIEGO, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The first shipments of Sony's flagship digital cinema cameras have now been received by rental houses and Sony specialist dealers. The highly anticipated VENICE 2 has already been used in high-profile commercials with acclaimed cinematographers, including Claudio Miranda ASC, Newton Thomas Sigel ASC, Tommy Maddox-Upshaw ASC and Rachel Morrison ASC, being among the first to use the camera.
Since its launch last year, the VENICE 2 has generated unprecedented interest within the global cinematography community, establishing itself as a versatile cinematic solution created by and for the cinematographer. Equipped with an impressive new 8.6K full-frame image sensor, the VENICE 2 system can capture stunning visuals in any format, including full-frame, Super35 and Anamorphic – all at the 4K+ resolution now required by many streamers and studios.
Director and cinematographer Gonzalo Amat ASC tested the VENICE 2 around New York City in November and will use it on the upcoming season of the Netflix series "Outer Banks."
He says: "VENICE 2 has the new full-frame 8.6K image sensor and the Dual Base ISO feature, which is really important and can now move between 800 ASA and 3200. The quality of the sensor is first rate. The latitude, colors, and highlights—everything was even sharper than before while still using a menu similar to what I was used to. You can shoot on a very bright, sunny day without losing detail, plus the rendition of the color and skin tone of faces is really quite cinematic. It doesn't feel electronic—it feels more like a film camera."
In addition to its use on high-end commercials before its official release, the VENICE 2 is already being used on feature films and episodic work with cinematographers Claudio Miranda ASC, Gonzalo Amat ASC, Rob McLachlan ASC, CSC, and Salvatore Totino ASC.
"We are using the new VENICE 2 8K camera on my new feature film and everything is going great. The 3200 ASA is amazing. All of our nights are shot at this ASA," says Miranda.
Cinematographer McLachlan also comments: "We've been shooting the new LA 'Color Noir' mystery thriller series, 'American Gigolo,' with two Sony VENICE 2 Cameras for eight weeks now. Every day, under every condition and setting, it continues to impress. Whether at night, at dawn, in the studio, on city nights, or at high noon and sunset in the desert, the highlights naturally roll-off, and our actors look gorgeous." He added: "Nighttime cityscapes almost light themselves, and I'm using less light control than ever elsewhere. I knew this would be the case from my experience shooting the camera's test film, but what is really wowing us is how incredibly clean and pleasing the images are at 3200 ISO. And we've tested it at 6400 and even 12,800 ISO, and it still looks really good. Not just useable but gorgeous."
The VENICE 2 builds upon the strength of the original VENICE. It captures extraordinarily immersive detail, 16 stops of dynamic range, extreme low light sensitivity, highlights that roll off and natural skin tones reminiscent of film thanks to its smooth finish. The VENICE 2 also comes in a smaller, more lightweight body with the ability to capture X-OCN and 4K Apple ProRes 4444 and 422 HQ internally.
With so many improvements, cinematographer Amat was especially impressed with the way the VENICE 2 8K rendered skin and skin tones. He notes: "In the end, the way the camera handles skin is what's most impressive. I've used other 8K cameras before, and I was always completely taken aback by the fact that you can see everything on people's skin. This is not the case with the [VENICE 2 8K.] It has a certain softness to skin tones which recreates what film used to do. It's sharp where you need it to be sharp, but it's not sharp on skin. In the end, that's what tells the story."
The VENICE 2 is now shipping and filmmakers across the globe will get a chance to test it. As a result of market feedback, Sony will also enable the following features in early 2023 when V2 is released:
Additional imager modes
- 8.6K 17:9 up to 48 FPS
- 8.2K 2.39:1 up to 72FPS
- 8.1K 16:9 up to 48FPS
- 5.8K 4:3 up to 60FPS
- 5.5K 2.39:1 up to 120FPS
Zoom to Fit for Anamorphic lens operation
In addition, a next-generation Extension System for VENICE 2 8K is planned to be released by early 2023.
Exclusive stories and exciting new content shot with the new VENICE 2 and Sony's other imaging products can be found at www.sonycine.com, a site created to educate and inspire all fans and customers of Sony's Cinema Line.
VENICE 2's demo reel can be viewed HERE.
For detailed product information, please visit
About Sony Electronics Inc.
Sony Electronics is a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America and an affiliate of Sony Group Corporation, one of the most comprehensive entertainment companies in the world, with a portfolio that encompasses electronics, music, motion pictures, mobile, gaming, robotics and financial services. Headquartered in San Diego, California, Sony Electronics is a leader in electronics for the consumer and professional markets. Operations include research and development, engineering, sales, marketing, distribution and customer service. Sony Electronics creates products that innovate and inspire generations, such as the award-winning Alpha Interchangeable Lens Cameras and revolutionary high-resolution audio products. Sony is also a leading manufacturer of end-to-end solutions from 4K professional broadcast and A/V equipment to industry leading 4K and 8K Ultra HD TVs. Visit http://www.sony.com/news for more information.
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VANCOUVER, BC, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - GoldMining Inc. (the "Company" or "GoldMining") (TSX: GOLD) (NYSE American: GLDG) is pleased to announce the appointment of Tim Smith as Vice President Exploration of the Company and as Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of U.S. GoldMining Inc. ("U.S. GoldMining"), its recently created subsidiary that will be focused on advancing the Company's Whistler gold-copper project, located in Alaska, USA.
Alastair Still, Chief Executive Officer of GoldMining commented: "With a proven and successful track record of exploring for gold systems globally for more than 25 years, including as Vice President Exploration for Kaminak Gold where he led the team at the Coffee Gold Deposit in Yukon, Canada and which was acquired by Goldcorp for C$520 million in 2016, and as Regional Director Generative Exploration, North America for Newmont from June 2019 to April 2022, I am delighted to welcome Tim to the GoldMining team. As we continue to de-risk and advance our projects to unlock value from within our extensive portfolio of gold and gold-copper assets within the Americas, Tim's experience in exploration and project development working for junior and major operating mining companies will be a tremendous benefit to GoldMining as we create value for our shareholders. In particular, the experience Tim brings from leading teams in the north, in Yukon will be a tremendous strength to our newly created subsidiary, U.S. GoldMining as we advance our Whistler gold-copper project in Alaska."
Tim Smith commented: "With an impressive portfolio of gold and gold-copper assets located throughout the Americas, including many with untested exploration potential, I am excited to be joining the GoldMining team. Especially when combined with the opportunity to develop and lead a team to advance and explore the Whistler project in Alaska, the potential to create and add value for our shareholders is compelling and I enthusiastically look forward to leading the next exciting phase of growth for the Company."
Mr. Smith has more than 25 years mineral industry exploration and mining experience, principally exploring for gold mineral systems including orogenic lode gold, porphyry, intrusion related and volcanogenic massive sulphide systems at locations throughout Australia and Canada. Mr. Smith is experienced in exploration project management from generative greenfields to deposit drill-out to feasibility studies. Mr. Smith has a track record of discovery of major gold systems including as Vice President Exploration for Kaminak Gold Corporation where he led the team at the Coffee Gold Deposit in Yukon, Canada and which was acquired by Goldcorp Inc., for C$520 million in 2016. Mr. Smith was Regional Director Generative Exploration, North America for Newmont Corporation from June 2019 to April 2022 and Exploration Director, Goldcorp Inc., from August 2016 to June 2019.
Mr. Smith is a Registered Professional Geoscientist with Professional Geoscientists Ontario and Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia and holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Geology from University of Canterbury, New Zealand. Mr. Smith was a co-recipient of the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia H.H "Spud" Huestis Award for excellence in prospecting and mineral exploration in 2013, for the drill discovery of the Coffee Gold Deposit.
The Company is a public mineral exploration company focused on the acquisition and development of gold assets in the Americas. Through its disciplined acquisition strategy, the Company now controls a diversified portfolio of resource-stage gold and gold-copper projects in Canada, U.S.A., Brazil, Colombia and Peru. The Company also owns 20 million shares of Gold Royalty Corp. (NYSE American: GROY).
This document contains certain forward-looking statements that reflect the current views and/or expectations of GoldMining with respect to its plans to advance and de-risk its projects. Forward-looking statements are based on the then-current expectations, beliefs, assumptions, estimates and forecasts about the business and the markets in which GoldMining operates. Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including: the inherent risks involved in the exploration and development of mineral properties, fluctuating metal prices, unanticipated costs and expenses, risks related to government and environmental regulation, social, permitting and licensing matters, and uncertainties relating to the availability and costs of financing needed in the future. These risks, as well as others, including those set forth in GoldMiningꞌs Annual Information Form for the year ended November 30, 2020, and other filings with Canadian securities regulators and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, could cause actual results and events to vary significantly. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and information. There can be no assurance that forward-looking information, or the material factors or assumptions used to develop such forward-looking information, will prove to be accurate. The Company does not undertake any obligations to release publicly any revisions for updating any voluntary forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable securities law.
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TORONTO, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (the "Company" or "TGOD") (CSE: TGOD) (US-OTC: TGODF), a sustainable global cannabis company, announces that it has granted options (each, an "Option") to purchase an aggregate of up to 29,552,000 common shares of the Company (the "Common Shares") to certain directors, officers, employees, and consultants of the Company, of which 19,950,000 Options were granted to directors and executive officers, and 9,602,000 Options were granted to employees and consultants. Each Option is exercisable into one Common Share at an exercise price per Common Share equal to $0.13. The Options vest as to 1/3 of the total number of Options granted on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date, and expire five years from the grant date. The Options are granted in accordance with the Company's share option plan adopted by the board of directors of the Company on May 12, 2021 (the "Option Plan").
Pursuant to the terms of the Company's amended and restated restricted share unit plan dated October 9, 2020 (the "RSU Plan"), restricted share units ("RSUs") representing the right to receive up to an aggregate of 350,000 Common Shares, subject to the satisfaction of certain vesting conditions, were also awarded to a consultant of the Company. Copies of the Option Plan and the RSU Plan are available under the Company's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.
The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (CSE: TGOD) (US‐OTC: TGODF) is a sustainable, global cannabis company with a focus on innovation, quality, consistency, integrity and transparency. By leveraging science and technology, TGOD harnesses the power of nature from seed to sale. The Company is committed to cultivating a better tomorrow by producing its products responsibly, with less waste and impact on the environment. In Canada, TGOD serves the recreational market with a brand portfolio including The Green Organic Dutchman, Highly Dutch Organics, Ripple by TGOD and Cruuzy brands, and the medical markets in Canada, South Africa, Australia, and Germany. All cannabis utilized in products for The Green Organic Dutchman and Highly Dutch Organics brands is grown through a certified organic process, which includes living soil, filtered rainwater, sunlight, and natural inputs. Through its European subsidiary, HemPoland, the Company also distributes premium hemp CBD oil and CBD-infused topicals in Europe.
TGOD's Common Shares and Warrants issued under the indentures dated December 19, 2019, June 12, 2020, October 23, 2020 and December 10, 2020 trade on the CSE under the symbol "TGOD", "TGOD.WS", "TGOD.WR", "TGOD.WA", and "TGOD.WB" respectively. TGOD's Common Shares trade in the U.S. on the OTCQX under the symbol "TGODF". For more information on The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd., please visit www.tgod.ca.
Neither the CSE nor the CSE's Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of CSE) accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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Sarah Garnett Named Public Sector Health Leader; Kristin Porter to Oversee Veterans Affairs Account Team
WASHINGTON, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Guidehouse, a leading global provider of consulting services to public sector and commercial clients, has promoted Sarah Garnett to serve as its public sector health leader and appointed Kristin Porter to oversee the firm's Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) account team.
Guidehouse's public sector health team is part of its Health segment, which is focused on outwitting complexities to achieve large-scale public-private solutions. Garnett and Porter have more than 40 combined years of experience helping public sector and commercial organizations drive growth and strategic initiatives that support transformation across the healthcare industry.
"I am thrilled to congratulate Sarah and Kristin on their new, well-deserved roles," said Guidehouse Partner and Health Segment Leader Alicia Harkness. "As our government's healthcare, benefits, and public health responsibilities continue to converge with commercial organization priorities, these leaders excel at guiding our clients forward to innovate while anticipating and outwitting some of the most complex issues facing the health ecosystem."
As the new public sector health leader, Garnett will bring her experience working with executives and leadership teams from leading academic medical centers, research institutions, health systems, and federal health agencies to support large-scale transformation, including the continued advancement of mission-driven healthcare at government agencies across VA, Department of Health and Human Services, and the Defense Health Agency. A recipient of the 2021 Leading for Impact Women in Leadership Award, Garnett has been recognized both for her mentoring leadership and for bringing together cross-functional expert teams to accelerate transformations related to regulatory and legislative requirements, disaster recovery, and revenue operations across healthcare.
Porter has been with Guidehouse for nearly 18 years, most recently focused on championing the firm's relationship with VA, including programs such as VA's Office of Community Care, Electronic Health Record Modernization, Acquisition Academy, and Whole Health initiative. In addition, she co-leads Guidehouse's enterprisewide (re)Vision transformation offering where she applies her background in human-centered design, behavioral science, and workforce solutions to help organizations navigate complex change journeys. With years of cross-industry experience in management consulting, she drives people-focused, transformation initiatives that leverage technology and innovation to enhance business performance.
Recognized as the third-largest healthcare management consulting firm by Modern Healthcare in 2021 and a 12-time Best in KLAS award winner, the Guidehouse Health team is composed of provider, public sector, payer, and pharma/life sciences experts, including public health administrators, clinicians, scientists, and other professionals. With decades of expertise in change management, strategy, IT and analytics, data science, clinical services, and biomedical innovation, Guidehouse's Health segment helps public sector and commercial health organizations overcome unique market challenges and deliver innovative services to their communities. Visit the Guidehouse Center for Health Insights for the latest healthcare industry insights and solutions.
About Guidehouse
Guidehouse is a leading global provider of consulting services to the public sector and commercial markets, with broad capabilities in management, technology, and risk consulting. By combining our public and private sector expertise, we help clients address their most complex challenges and navigate significant regulatory pressures focusing on transformational change, business resiliency, and technology-driven innovation. Across a range of advisory, consulting, outsourcing, and digital services, we create scalable, innovative solutions that help our clients outwit complexity and position them for future growth and success. The company has more than 13,000 professionals in over 50 locations globally. Guidehouse is a Veritas Capital portfolio company, led by seasoned professionals with proven and diverse expertise in traditional and emerging technologies, markets, and agenda-setting issues driving national and global economies. For more information, please visit www.guidehouse.com.
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Fund to Enable HBS to Attract Students with Highest Potential for Leadership
BOSTON, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Harvard Business School (HBS) has announced the establishment of the Robert K. Kraft Family Fellowship Fund, which will benefit promising young leaders with high potential but limited means to attend HBS. The fund is made possible through the generosity of HBS alumni Robert Kraft (MBA 1965), founder, chairman and CEO of both the Kraft Group and the Kraft Family Foundation, and his son Jonathan (MBA 1990), president of the Kraft Group. By creating the largest endowed fellowship fund of $24 million at the School, the Kraft family continues their longstanding commitment to and support of fellowship programs at HBS. The fund was first announced earlier today at an event held at the School, "Improving Opportunity through Increasing Access: A Real-Life Story and A Legacy of Educating Leaders—A Chat with Dean Datar & Robert K. Kraft."
The Robert K. Kraft Family Fellowship Fund will make the transformational educational experience of HBS more accessible to talented students who, without financial aid, would be unable to attend the MBA program. It will specifically support students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds who are first generation college students or from other underrepresented student backgrounds. In recognition of the Krafts' support, the School has named the Financial Aid Office and Director of MBA Financial Aid position in their family's honor.
"Harvard Business School has a long and proud history of educating leaders who make a difference in the world, among them Robert and Jonathan Kraft," said Harvard President Lawrence S. Bacow. "Through this extraordinary act of philanthropy, father and son ensure that more lives are transformed as theirs have been. The University is grateful for their generosity and for the deep care with which they support the members of our community."
The Krafts have a long history with and deep connection to the School. A native of Brookline, Massachusetts who grew up in a modest household, Robert's lifelong dream was to attend HBS. While attending Columbia University on a full scholarship, Robert's aspiration to attend HBS and pursue a career in business led him to visit the campus often, offering to do odd jobs around campus. This led to a life-altering relationship with then-Assistant Dean Richard Chapin (MBA 1949) and the decision to apply and ultimately attend HBS with support of a fellowship. Recognizing the critical role of financial support and mentorship in enabling his own journey, Robert and his family have been fellowship supporters since 1985, continually connecting with and guiding students throughout the years.
"Being part of HBS changed my life, and I am deeply grateful for the chance to help others benefit from the transformational power of this experience," said Robert Kraft. "Our family is proud of the extraordinary difference that our fellowship recipients make in the world."
Jonathan Kraft and his brother Dan were born while their father was enrolled in the MBA program. Later, as a high-school student, Jonathan accompanied his father to the annual breakfasts with HBS fellowship recipients whom Robert and his late wife Myra sponsored. These gatherings solidified Jonathan's hope to someday follow in his father's footsteps as a student and then as a donor, which he did by graduating from the MBA program in 1990 and establishing his own fellowship fund in 2000.
The Robert K. Kraft Family Fellowship Fund advances the School's commitment to making the MBA program more affordable and accessible. Nearly half of current MBA students receive financial aid, with an average one-year fellowship of $42,800 and more than $40M in need-based aid awarded annually. Admissions decisions are "need-blind" – made without regard to applicants' financial circumstances, and admitted students receive financial aid based on demonstrated need, which factors in a student's prior income, assets, and socioeconomic background.
After offering flexible deferral and leave policies for the 2020-2021 academic year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, HBS welcomed more than 1,000 new students this past fall. Even with the increase in total enrollment, the School was still able to provide the same amount of financial aid on a per student basis, while simultaneously keeping tuition flat for the fifth year in a row and increasing its commitment to need-based scholarships, all thanks to the generous support of donors like the Kraft family.
"As HBS strives to ensure business is a force for good in society, it is increasingly important to educate leaders who anticipate the impact of their decisions on employees, customers, and their communities," noted HBS Dean Srikant Datar. "Having the voices of fellow students from a range of cultures, industries, and socioeconomic backgrounds in the classroom broadens everyone's perspectives on the real-world challenges they will face as business leaders. We are only able to foster this environment through the generous support of fellowships by leaders like Robert and Jonathan Kraft."
"The diversity of viewpoints and experiences enrich the learning experience for everyone, and I know how grateful all of our students are to the alumni and friends who make their HBS experience possible. The fellowship program also helps reduce student debt, empowering our graduates to follow their dreams and make career choices that resonate with their passions to make a difference in the world," said Susan Gilbert, Robert K. Kraft Family Director of MBA Financial Aid at HBS.
About The Kraft Family Foundation, Inc.
The Kraft family, through The Kraft Family Foundation, is committed to giving back to the community. The impact of their philanthropy has been felt by communities around the world through initiatives that nurture education efforts, unlock personal potential, and enrich health and wellness programs. With a focus on social justice, racial equity and vulnerable populations, the family's philanthropic efforts include supporting initiatives that provide equal access, facilitate social and economic mobility, and create safety nets where they do not exist. Through the Kraft Family Foundation and other philanthropic initiatives, the Robert K. Kraft family has donated hundreds of millions of dollars to nonprofit organizations impacting our communities, including Harvard Business School, The Kraft Center for Community Health at Mass General Brigham, REFORM Alliance, Myra Kraft Transitional Year Program at Brandeis, New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund, and many mission-driven, high-impact institutions.
About Harvard Business School
Founded in 1908 as part of Harvard University, Harvard Business School is located on a 40-acre campus in Boston. Its faculty of more than 200 offers full-time programs leading to the MBA and doctoral degrees, as well as more than 70 open enrollment Executive Education programs and 55 custom programs, and HBX, the School's digital learning platform. For more than a century, HBS faculty have drawn on their research, their experience in working with organizations worldwide, and their passion for teaching to educate leaders who make a difference in the world, shaping the practice of business and entrepreneurship around the globe.
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Henry Curtis Vickers 1924-2022 Henry Curtis Vickers, 97, died March 27th at home in Newcastle, WY. He was born June 2, 1924 on the family farm near Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. He attended schools in Frazee, Minnesota where he majored in football, according to his memories. In 1944 Hank enlisted in the Navy. He worked stateside, crossing the continental U.S. five times before being assigned to the USS Witek, a Gearing-class destroyer. He learned to fly during his time in the service. Hank worked for Plains Pipelines from the 1960s until his retirement in 1990. Hank was a brilliant mechanic. He built several small tractors, a dune buggy, half a dozen homebuilt airplanes and ultralights. He continued to fly until well into his 80s. After his retirement, he rebuilt a John Deere tractor to compete in pulls, earning a number of trophies. He is preceded in death by his parents, sisters, Clarice and Mary, and stepson Earl. He is survived by his older sister Catherine, brother Alan, wife Alice, children Connie [Gary] Anderson, Wayne [Eileen] Vickers of Newcastle, Gale [Leonard] Geringer of Cheyenne, ten grandchildren, and twelve great grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to Alley Cat Rescue, Newcastle, WY.
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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., April 7, 2022 Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) will participate in the BofA Securities 2022 Healthcare Conference at the Encore Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada on Wednesday, May 11th. Ashley McEvoy, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Chairman, MedTech will represent the Company in a session scheduled at 3:40 p.m. (Eastern Time).
This conference call will be available to investors and other interested parties by visiting the Johnson & Johnson website at www.investor.jnj.com.
A webcast and podcast replay will be available approximately 48 hours after the live webcast.
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CHEYENNE – Megan Degenfelder said she is prepared to take on the role of state superintendent of public instruction, not only because she is a product of Wyoming’s education system, but due to her experience as a business leader and a policy executive.
She announced her candidacy for the elected office at the Casper Boys and Girls Club on Thursday night, where she met with supporters from her hometown. Degenfelder will run against current state Superintendent Brian Schroeder, who said he plans to run for re-election after his appointment to the position in January.
“I’m very proud to be a product of Wyoming’s K-12 education system, as well as the University of Wyoming. And, as a result, I was able to experience incredible opportunities to be able to build a future and a successful life as an adult here,” she told journalists prior to the event. “I’m very passionate about making sure that our future generations receive these opportunities, as well.”
But the former chief policy officer at the Wyoming Department of Education said she sees those chances slipping away for local students, and considers it the result of anti-American values creeping into the classroom, voices of parents being silenced and future job opportunities being threatened.
She said the state is full of exceptional parents, teachers and business leaders who can work together to produce a better education system. Because of both her experience in the oil and gas sector as a lobbyist, as well as at the education department, Degenfelder said she can bridge any gaps.
She wants to keep decision making at the local level, and empower parents.
“Parents know what is best for their kids,” she said. “And they deserve not only a seat at the table, but they deserve increased transparency and greater choices for their kids. No parent should ever be silenced in the education of their kids.”
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One of the most significant issues on which parents said they felt ignored is critical race theory, Degenfelder said. From testimony at local school board meetings to legislative committees during state lawmakers' past session, many stakeholders have come forward asking for CRT to be removed from classrooms, she said. Degenfelder assured that she does not see a place for it in curriculums.
“I’ve always been opposed to the radical leftist theory that is critical race theory,” she said during an interview. “And, unfortunately, critical race theory is only one part of a larger political activist agenda. It’s really being pushed into classrooms.”
What she said she does hope to see in state schools is higher literacy rates, investments in workforce development, increased transparency and a greater sense of American pride. Some of these goals have been expressed not only by the state superintendent candidate, but by Gov. Mark Gordon, members of the Wyoming Legislature and state government officials.
She recognized one of the strides made in addressing literacy rates occurred during the 2022 budget session. Lawmakers passed the kindergarten to third grade reading assessment and intervention bill, which is meant to help find solutions for students suffering from reading disabilities. While Degenfelder supported the legislation, she said there have to be efforts made at the local level.
“The Department of Education is going to have to really roll their sleeves up and go to work in these communities, because a blanket policy just simply isn’t going to get the job done,” she said. “We also need to look at how we’re allocating resources. I really will prioritize education funding in the classroom directly impacting students.”
Connecting with communities, understanding needs and practicing fiscally responsible management are qualities she said she has due to her background.
As an executive in the education department, Degenfelder oversaw multiple divisions, a $30 million budget and helped develop the most recent “basket of goods," which is the required skills, classes and opportunities outlined for students. She also was a lobbyist for mineral industries, and said it gave her knowledge in how to run a business, as well as how to place students in the right positions.
“Before that job, I spent a series of time in the classroom in China. I taught community college courses in American business, and English courses in all areas of their public education,” she said. “That really provided me with a great opportunity to see how America and Wyoming truly have the greatest education system in the world. And we must do everything we can to protect it.”
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RADNOR, Pa., April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The law firm of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP (www.ktmc.com) informs investors that the firm has filed a securities class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against AbbVie, Inc. (AbbVie) (NYSE: ABBV) on behalf of all persons and entities who purchased or otherwise acquired AbbVie securities between April 30, 2021, and August 31, 2021, inclusive (the "Class Period"). This action is captioned Calvin T. Nakata v. AbbVie, Inc., et al., Case No. 1:22-cv-01773.
Important Deadline Reminder: Investors who purchased or otherwise acquired AbbVie securities during the Class Period may, no later than June 6, 2022, seek to be appointed as a lead plaintiff representative of the class.
Kessler Topaz is one of the world's foremost advocates in protecting the public against corporate fraud and other wrongdoing. Our securities fraud litigators are regularly recognized as leaders in the field individually and our firm is both feared and respected among the defense bar and the insurance bar. We are proud to have recovered billions of dollars for our clients and the classes of shareholders we represent.
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LEAD PLAINTIFF DEADLINE: JUNE 6, 2022
CLASS PERIOD: APRIL 30, 2021 through AUGUST 31, 2021
CONTACT AN ATTORNEY TO DISCUSS YOUR RIGHTS:
James Maro, Esq. (484) 270-1453 or Email at info@ktmc.com
ABBVIE'S ALLEGED MISCONDUCT
AbbVie is one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies. The company's revenues will come under significant pressure in the coming years when its best-selling drug, Humira, will lose patent protection in 2023. Accordingly, AbbVie's future revenue and earnings depend in large part on its ability to develop new sources of revenue to offset Humira's lost sales. Rinvoq—an anti-inflammatory drug manufactured by AbbVie and used to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other diseases by inhibiting Janus kinase (JAK) enzymes—was touted as one such drug. Rinvoq was initially approved in the United States to treat only moderate to severe RA. However, AbbVie was actively pursuing additional treatment indications and, in 2020, asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve Rinvoq for the treatment of several other diseases.
As is relevant here, Rinvoq is similar to other JAK inhibitor drugs, including Xeljanz, manufactured by Pfizer Inc. When the FDA approved Xeljanz in 2012 for the treatment of RA, it required an additional safety trial to evaluate Xeljanz's risk of triggering certain serious side effects. Beginning in February 2019, the FDA repeatedly warned the public that the safety trial indicated that Xeljanz's use could lead to serious heart-related issue, cancer, and other adverse events. Notwithstanding the similarities between Rinvoq and Xeljanz, during the Class Period, Defendants assured investors that Rinvoq was far safer than Xeljanz and not subject to the same regulatory risks.
However, investors began to learn the truth about Rinvoq's significant risks on June 25, 2021, when AbbVie revealed that the FDA was delaying its review of expanded treatment applications for Rinvoq due to the safety concerns associated with Xeljanz. On this news, the price of AbbVie common stock declined $1.76 per share, or approximately 1.5%, from a close of $114.74 per share on June 24, 2021, to close at $112.98 per share on June 25, 2021.
Then, on September 1, 2021, the FDA announced that final results from the Xeljanz safety trial established an increased risk of serious adverse events, even with low doses of Xeljanz. As a result, the FDA determined that it would require new and updated warnings for Xeljanz and Rinvoq because Rinvoq "share[s] similar mechanisms of action with Xeljanz" and "may have similar risks as seen in the Xeljanz safety trial." The FDA also indicated that it would further limit approved indications for Rinvoq as a result of these safety concerns. On this news, the price of AbbVie common stock declined $8.51 per share, or more than 7%, from a close of $120.78 per share on August 31, 2021, to close at $112.27 per share on September 1, 2021.
After the Class Period, on December 3, 2021, AbbVie announced that the FDA had updated Rinvoq's label to require additional safety warnings and limit marketing of Rinvoq to only its use after treatment with other drugs has failed. On January 11, 2022, Defendants admitted that these changes to Rinvoq's label would negatively impact sales, forcing the Company to reduce its long-term guidance for Rinvoq's sales in 2025.
The complaint alleges that, throughout the Class Period, the Defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements, about the company's business and operations. Specifically, Defendants misrepresented and/or failed to disclose that: (1) safety concerns about Xeljanz extended to Rinvoq and other JAK inhibitors; (2) as a result, it was likely that the FDA would require additional safety warnings for Rinvoq and would delay the approval of additional treatment indications for Rinvoq; and (3) therefore, Defendants' statements about the company's business, operations, and prospects lacked a reasonable basis, As a result of the Defendants' wrongful acts and omissions, and the significant decline in the market value of AbbVie's securities, AbbVie investors have suffered significant damages.
WHAT CAN I DO?
AbbVie investors may, no later than June 6, 2022, seek to be appointed as a lead plaintiff representative of the class through Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP or other counsel, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member. Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP encourages AbbVie investors who have suffered significant losses to contact the firm directly to acquire more information.
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WHO CAN BE A LEAD PLAINTIFF?
A lead plaintiff is a representative party who acts on behalf of all class members in directing the litigation. The lead plaintiff is usually the investor or small group of investors who have the largest financial interest and who are also adequate and typical of the proposed class of investors. The lead plaintiff selects counsel to represent the lead plaintiff and the class and these attorneys, if approved by the court, are lead or class counsel. Your ability to share in any recovery is not affected by the decision of whether or not to serve as a lead plaintiff.
ABOUT KESSLER TOPAZ MELTZER & CHECK, LLP
Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP prosecutes class actions in state and federal courts throughout the country and around the world. The firm has developed a global reputation for excellence and has recovered billions of dollars for victims of fraud and other corporate misconduct. All of our work is driven by a common goal: to protect investors, consumers, employees and others from fraud, abuse, misconduct and negligence by businesses and fiduciaries. For more information about Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP please visit www.ktmc.com.
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James Maro, Jr., Esq.
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...Elevated Fire Weather Conditions Friday...
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* WHAT...Elevated fire weather conditions. Above normal to near
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* WHERE...Sweetwater, Sublette and southern Lincoln counties.
* WHEN...Friday afternoon.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Elevated fire weather means conditions are
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ROCK SPRINGS -- The Sweetwater Events Complex is excited to bring the Wyoming-born singer/songwriter Ian Munsick to the stage at Wyoming’s Big Show. Munsick will play on Thursday, August 4th at 8:30 p.m.
Breathing fresh Rocky Mountain air into the Nashville music scene, Ian Munsick is pioneering a new brand of country. Under the tutelage of their fiddle-playing father, Munsick and his two older brothers grew up playing everything from bluegrass to The Beatles. Incorporating elements across genres, he has now begun to establish himself as a progressive artist with an old soul. Captivated by traditional lyrical truth and the modern soundscape, Munsick followed his ear to Music City. In 2017 he released a self-titled EP, winning iHeartRadio’s Rocky Mountain Song of the Year for the rootsy “Horses Are Faster” and becoming the only artist who simultaneously qualified two tracks as finalists in the NSAI/CMT songwriting competition.
Fast forward to 2021: Munsick has signed a major label record deal with Warner Music Nashville, earned 115 million global streams and been named one of Spotify’s inaugural Hot Country Artists to Watch. His debut album Coyote Cry, out now, features his mile-high tenor underscoring self-penned songs that conjure equal parts epic adventure and down-to-earth wisdom. The record marks the dawn of western pop-laced country, pulling a thread straight from Chris LeDoux through Post Malone.
Munsick’s debut single “Long Haul,” which was the most-added new-artist single upon impact at country radio, has twice charted on Spotify’s US Viral 50 and been praised for its “heart-tugging tenor” and “marvelous sense of melody” (MusicRow). Fans are bound to find that with Ian Munsick, western country is being reborn.
Thursday of Wyoming’s Big Show is sponsored by Genesis Alkali and Little America of Wyoming with support from Explore Rock Springs & Green River. The Sweetwater Events Complex previously announced Mitchell Tenpenny on Tuesday, August 2nd, Little River Band for Wednesday, August 3rd, and The Band Perry for Saturday, August 6th. Only one more concert announcement remains for 2022. Watch for the final announcement next Thursday. For the most up to date information and a listing of all the family entertainment visit the website at www.SweetwaterEvents.com.
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BURLINGTON, Mass. and FRISCO, Texas, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (NASDAQ: KDP) announced today the pricing of its previously announced public offering of senior notes (collectively, the "Notes"). The offering consists of $1,000 million aggregate principal amount of 3.950% senior notes due 2029, $850 million aggregate principal amount of 4.050% senior notes due 2032 and $1,150 million aggregate principal amount of 4.500% senior notes due 2052. Subject to customary conditions, the offering is expected to close on April 22, 2022.
The Notes will be the unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Company and will rank equally in right of payment with all of the Company's current and future unsubordinated indebtedness. The Notes will be guaranteed by certain of the Company's domestic subsidiaries (each a "Subsidiary Guarantor") and will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by all of its existing and future subsidiaries that guarantee any of its other indebtedness (each a "Subsidiary Guarantee"). Each such Subsidiary Guarantee will be an unsecured and unsubordinated obligation of the Subsidiary Guarantor providing such Subsidiary Guarantee and will rank equally in right of payment with such Subsidiary Guarantor's current and future unsubordinated indebtedness.
The Company estimates that the net proceeds from the offering will be approximately $2,961 million (after underwriting discounts and offering expenses). Concurrently with this offering, the Company commenced a series of tender offers (the "Tender Offers") to purchase for cash certain of its outstanding series of senior unsecured notes. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering, together with cash on hand, if necessary, to fund the purchase price and accrued and unpaid interest for the notes purchased in the Tender Offers and to redeem an outstanding series of senior unsecured notes. This offering is not contingent on the consummation of the Tender Offers or the redemption. In the event that the Tender Offers and the redemption are not consummated, the Company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, including working capital, acquisitions, retirement of debt and other business opportunities.
BofA Securities, Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC will act as joint book-running managers for this notes offering.
The offering of the Notes is being made only by means of a prospectus and related prospectus supplement. The Company has filed a registration statement (including the prospectus and related prospectus supplement) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for this offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus and related prospectus supplement incorporated in that registration statement and other documents the Company has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Company and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, copies may be obtained from: BofA Securities, Inc., 200 North College Street, 3rd Floor, Charlotte, North Carolina 28255-0001, Attention: Prospectus Department, telephone: 1-800-294-1322 or by email at dg.prospectus_requests @bofa.com; Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282, telephone: 1-866-471-2526, facsimile: 212-902-9316 or by email at prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179, Attn: Investment Grade Syndicate Desk, telephone: 212-834-4533; and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, 1585 Broadway, New York, New York 10036, telephone: 1-800-718-1649.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of, the Notes in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
About Keurig Dr Pepper
Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is a leading beverage company in North America, with annual revenue approaching $13 billion and approximately 27,000 employees. KDP holds leadership positions in soft drinks, specialty coffee and tea, water, juice and juice drinks and mixers, and markets the #1 single serve coffee brewing system in the U.S. and Canada. The Company's portfolio of more than 125 owned, licensed and partner brands is designed to satisfy virtually any consumer need, any time, and includes the owned brands of Keurig®, Dr Pepper®, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters®, Canada Dry®, Snapple®, Bai®, Mott's®, CORE® and The Original Donut Shop®. Through its powerful sales and distribution network, KDP can deliver its portfolio of hot and cold beverages to nearly every point of purchase for consumers. The Company is committed to sourcing, producing and distributing its beverages responsibly through its Drink Well. Do Good. corporate responsibility platform, including efforts around circular packaging, efficient natural resource use and supply chain sustainability.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained herein are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable securities laws and regulations. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as "may," "might," "should," "could," "predict," "potential," "believe," "expect," "continue," "will," "anticipate," "seek," "estimate," "intend," "plan," and "would," or the negative version of those words or other comparable words or phrases of a future or forward-looking nature. These forward-looking statements have been based on the Company's current views with respect to future events, the timing of this notes offering and the intended use of proceeds from this notes offering. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties including prevailing market conditions, as well as other factors. All of the forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the factors discussed under "Risk Factors" in Part I, Item 1A of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and the Company's other filings with the SEC. In addition to these risk factors, uncertainties concerning ongoing hostilities between Russia and Ukraine and the related impacts on macroeconomic conditions, including, among other things, interest rates may also present certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that might cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements represent the Company's estimates and assumptions only as of the date that they were made. The Company does not undertake any duty to update the forward-looking statements, and the estimates and assumptions associated with them, after the date of this release, except to the extent required by applicable law.
Investor Contact:
Steve Alexander
(972) 673-6769
steve.alexander@kdrp.com
Media Contact:
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(781) 418-3345
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NEW YORK, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces an investigation of potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of Pure Gold Mining Inc. (OTC: LRTNF) resulting from allegations that PureGold may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.
SO WHAT: If you purchased PureGold securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. The Rosen Law Firm is preparing a class action seeking recovery of investor losses.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the prospective class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=5112 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
WHAT IS THIS ABOUT: On March 28, 2022, pre-market, the Company issued a press release announcing that its mining operations and production had been negatively impacted as a result of its inability to maintain access to high-confidence, high-grade slopes. Further, the press release provided updates on several of its operational initiatives purportedly aimed at improving mine operations and reducing costs, revealing that it had experienced severe mine planning and scheduling deficiencies that negatively impacted its operations in 2021. Finally, the press release revealed that to fund its operations and to service the interest on its debt, the Company needed to seek additional financing.
On this news, PureGold's stock price fell 41% on March 28, 2022.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
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In a new spin on traditional Easter egg hunts – and with better prizes – a life-size solid gold carrot and $100,000 will go to one first place winner
HUNT VALLEY, Md., April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The McCormick brand has announced a new batch of Easter recipes, including a golden carrot Easter recipe, "24-Carrot Gold" Ice Cream with Cookie Crumble, as part of its holiday-themed recipe collection. The digital collection features 24 recipes as good as gold, showcasing remixed and tried-and-true recipes to make any Easter occasion pop. In addition to the host of recipes and crafts for all ages, this year offers a digital hunt for the golden recipe, plus an option to opt-in for a chance to win tiered prizes. The first-place prize is a custom-made, life size 24-karat gold plated carrot plus an additional $100,000.
"Here at McCormick, we are always finding creative ways to make special occasions flavorful and fun," said Alia Kemet, Senior Vice President, Global Creative & Digital Transformation at McCormick & Company. "With the launch of the "24-Carrot Gold" Ice Cream with Cookie Crumble recipe, this holiday season can also be fantastic by encouraging individuals and families to tap into their inner chef, while rewarding them with an easy to enter, golden-worthy giveaway."
Weighing nearly 600 grams, the carrot features a 14-karat solid gold interior, plated in 24-karat gold, and is custom made by Ben Baller (Ben Yang) and Slauson Steve (Steve Her)'s company IF & Co. The high-end, celebrity brand created many pieces for the hip-hop community and young Hollywood such as Drake, Justin Bieber and The Kardashians.
"McCormick is a household name who has been adding spice to our lives growing up," said Ben Baller and Slauson Steve, co-founders of IF & Co. "We are excited to take on this Easter partnership to create something special with a brand that really hits home."
By visiting McCormick.com or downloading the Flavor Maker App consumers will discover a curated and crafty Easter collection, featuring 24 recipes organized by other colorful categories, including "Good as Gold" Carrots, Eggs Over Easter, Everybunny Likes Brunch, and Easter Extras. Each category is themed to the "golden" components that make any Easter occasion a success - carrots, eggs, brunch, and family-friendly recipes. The following are a few traditional and out-of-the-basket recipes included in the digital collection:
- Easter Carrot Slime
- Classic Deviled Eggs
- Overnight Lemon Blueberry Muffin Casserole
- Bunny Butt Cupcakes
Consumers will also find an exclusive recipe for "24-Carrot Gold" Ice Cream with Cookie Crumble, only available in the Flavor Maker app. This frozen treat with a crunchy twist will make you the cook to beat this Easter season. Along the way to finding this recipe, consumers can enter for a chance to win a first place of $100,000 and a custom-made 24-karat gold plated carrot (1), or one of the 100 second place prizes of a $100 McCormick Shop gift card. Winners will be chosen at random and receive emails with the prize information and collection instructions. Limit: one entry per person/email address.
For full rules, eligibility requirements, and prize descriptions, visit www.mccormick.com/24-carrot-terms. Open to legal residents of 50 U.S./D.C., age 18+ (19+ in AL/NE, 21+ in MS). Enter between April 8, 2022 and April 17, 2022. Sponsored by McCormick & Co. Void where prohibited and outside U.S. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.
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About McCormick
McCormick & Company, Incorporated is a global leader in flavor. As a Fortune 500 company with over $6 billion in annual sales across 170 countries and territories, we manufacture, market and distribute spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavorful products to the entire food industry including e-commerce channels, grocery, food manufacturers and foodservice businesses. Our most popular brands with trademark registrations include McCormick, French's, Frank's RedHot, Stubb's, OLD BAY, Lawry's, Zatarain's, Ducros, Vahiné, Cholula, Schwartz, Kamis, DaQiao, Club House, Aeroplane and Gourmet Garden. Every day, no matter where or what you eat or drink, you can enjoy food flavored by McCormick.
Founded in 1889 and headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland USA, McCormick is guided by our principles and committed to our Purpose – To Stand Together for the Future of Flavor. McCormick envisions A World United by Flavor where healthy, sustainable and delicious go hand in hand. To learn more, visit www.mccormickcorporation.com or follow McCormick & Company on Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
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NEW YORK, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces an investigation of potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc. f/k/a Acies Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: MYPS, MYPSW, ACAC) resulting from allegations that PLAYSTUDIOS may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.
SO WHAT: If you purchased PLAYSTUDIOS securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. The Rosen Law Firm is preparing a class action seeking recovery of investor losses.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the prospective class action, go to or call Phillip Kim, https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=5097 Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
WHAT IS THIS ABOUT: Throughout 2021, including near the SPAC merger between Acies Acquisition Corp. and PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc., the Company repeatedly represented to investors that Kingdom Boss was "on track" for release in 2021 and that PLAYSTUDIOS would enjoy substantial revenue and profits as a result of the game's launch and subsequent sales.
Then, on February 26, 2022, PLAYSTUDIOS' CEO, revealed that Kingdom Boss was not only delayed, but indefinitely "suspended".
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
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HAMILTON, Bermuda, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nabors Industries Ltd. (NYSE: NBR) invites you to join Anthony G. Petrello, Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer, and William Restrepo, Chief Financial Officer, Thursday, April 28th, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. Central Time for a discussion of operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022. Nabors will release earnings after the market closes on Wednesday April 27th, 2022.
Please call ten to fifteen minutes ahead of time to ensure proper connection. The conference call will be recorded and available for replay for one week, by 4:00 p.m. CT on May 05, 2022.
To hear the recording, please call toll free (877) 344-7529 in North America or (412) 317-0088 internationally and enter Participant Elite Entry Number: 5920671.
Nabors will have a live audio webcast of the conference call available on its website at www.nabors.com. Navigate to the Investor Relations page and then select Events Calendar to join the webcast. An electronic version of the earnings release and supplemental presentation will also be available to download from the website.
About Nabors
Nabors Industries (NYSE: NBR) is a leading provider of advanced technology for the energy industry. With operations in more than 15 countries, Nabors has established a global network of people, technology and equipment to deploy solutions that deliver safe, efficient and responsible energy production. By leveraging its core competencies, particularly in drilling, engineering, automation, data science and manufacturing, Nabors aims to innovate the future of energy and enable the transition to a lower-carbon world. Learn more about Nabors and its energy technology leadership: www.nabors.com.
Investor Contacts
For further information regarding Nabors, please contact William C. Conroy, CFA, Vice President of Corporate Development & Investor Relations at +1 281-775-2423, via email at William.Conroy@nabors.com or Kara Peak, Director of Corporate Development & Investor Relations at +1 281-775-4954, via email at Kara.Peak@Nabors.com. To request investor materials, contact Nabors' corporate headquarters in Hamilton, Bermuda at +1 441-292-1510 or via email at Mark.Andrews@nabors.com.
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WASHINGTON, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA has awarded ANSYS Inc of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, a contract to provide a suite of modeling and simulation tools including capabilities in the following engineering disciplines: structures, crash, thermal, fluids, photonics, semiconductors, electromagnetics, materials, mission, test, evaluation, and orbit determination.
This is an agency wide single-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, with a potential five-year ordering period, which will offer a longer-term option for NASA to procure ANSYS and ANSYS subsidiaries software licenses, services, maintenance, and training. This contract vehicle will allow NASA centers across the country to place orders conveniently and efficiently. The maximum potential contract value is $39.1 million. The period of performance begins Thursday, April 7, with a potential end date of April 6, 2027, if all options are exercised.
The contract will be administered at the NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The NSSC performs select business activities for all NASA centers and several other federal agencies.
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NEW YORK, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Neuberger Berman High Yield Strategies Fund Inc. (NYSE American: NHS) (the "Fund") has announced an early declaration of the Fund's regular monthly distribution payable in May. The $0.0905 per share of common stock distribution announced today is payable on May 31, 2022, has a record date of May 4, 2022 and has an ex-date of May 3, 2022.
Under its level distribution policy, the Fund anticipates that it will make regular monthly distributions, subject to market conditions, of $0.0905 per share of common stock, unless further action is taken to determine another amount. The Fund's ability to maintain its current distribution rate will depend on a number of factors, including the amount and stability of income received from its investments, the cost of leverage and the level of other Fund fees and expenses. There is no assurance that the Fund will always be able to pay a distribution of any particular amount or that a distribution will consist only of net investment income.
Due to an effort to maintain a stable distribution amount, the distribution announced today, as well as future distributions, may consist of net investment income, net realized capital gains and return of capital. In compliance with Section 19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, a notice would be provided for any distribution that does not consist solely of net investment income. The notice would be for informational purposes and not for tax reporting purposes, and would disclose, among other things, estimated portions of the distribution, if any, consisting of net investment income, capital gains and return of capital. The final determination of the source and tax characteristics of all distributions paid in 2022 will be made after the end of the year.
Neuberger Berman, founded in 1939, is a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager. The firm manages a range of strategies—including equity, fixed income, quantitative and multi-asset class, private equity, real estate and hedge funds—on behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors globally. With offices in 25 countries, Neuberger Berman's diverse team has over 2,400 professionals. For eight consecutive years, the company has been named first or second in Pensions & Investments Best Places to Work in Money Management survey (among those with 1,000 employees or more). In 2020, the PRI named Neuberger Berman a Leader, a designation awarded to fewer than 1% of investment firms for excellence in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. The PRI also awarded Neuberger Berman an A+ in every eligible category for our approach to ESG integration across asset classes. The firm manages $460 billion in client assets as of December 31, 2021. For more information, please visit our website at www.nb.com.
Statements made in this release that look forward in time involve risks and uncertainties. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the adverse effect from a decline in the securities markets or a decline in the Fund's performance, a general downturn in the economy, competition from other closed end investment companies, changes in government policy or regulation, inability of the Fund's investment adviser to attract or retain key employees, inability of the Fund to implement its investment strategy, inability of the Fund to manage rapid expansion and unforeseen costs and other effects related to legal proceedings or investigations of governmental and self-regulatory organizations.
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NEW YORK, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Neuberger Berman High Yield Strategies Fund Inc. (NYSE American: NHS) (the "Fund") announced today approval of the terms of the issuance of transferable rights ("Rights") to the holders of the Fund's common stock (par value $0.0001 per share) ("Common Stock"), as of the record date, April 19, 2022 (the "Record Date"). Holders of these Rights will be entitled to subscribe for additional shares of Common Stock (the "Offer") at a discount to market price.
After considering a number of factors, including potential benefits and costs, it was determined that it is in the best interests of both the Fund and its stockholders to conduct the Offer and increase the assets of the Fund available to take advantage of investment opportunities, consistent with the Fund's investment objective to seek high total return (income plus capital appreciation).
The Fund's investment adviser, Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC, believes this is an attractive time to raise additional assets for the Fund based on several factors, including the following potential benefits:
- The Offer provides the Fund with new proceeds to capitalize on attractive investment opportunities within non-investment-grade credit, potentially enhancing the long-term returns of the Fund
- The Offer provides common stockholders an opportunity to buy Common Stock below market price or realize value from the sale of Rights
- Anticipated positive impact to total expense ratio by spreading fixed costs over a larger asset base
- Potential for increased trading volume and liquidity of NHS Common Stock
The Fund expects to maintain its current distribution level following the Offer. Additionally, the Fund has declared a regular monthly distribution payable on April 29, 2022, with a record date of April 18, 2022, and a regular monthly distribution payable on May 31, 2022, with a record date of May 4, 2022, neither of which will be payable with respect to Common Stock that is issued pursuant to the Offer as such issuance will occur after these record dates. Common Stock issued pursuant to the Offer will be entitled to receive the monthly distribution expected to be payable in June.
Certain key terms of the Offer include:
- Holders of Common Stock on the Record Date ("Record Date Stockholders") will receive one Right for each outstanding share of Common Stock owned on the Record Date. The Rights entitle the holders to purchase one new share of Common Stock for every 3 Rights held (1-for-3); however, any Record Date Stockholder who owns fewer than three shares of Common Stock as of the Record Date will be entitled to subscribe for one share of Common Stock. Fractional shares of Common Stock will not be issued.
- The subscription price per share of Common Stock (the "Subscription Price") will be determined by the Fund on the expiration date of the Offer, which is currently expected to be May 17, 2022, unless extended by the Fund (the "Expiration Date"). The Subscription Price will be equal to 92.5% of the average of the last reported sales price of a share of Common Stock of the Fund on the NYSE American on the Expiration Date and each of the four (4) immediately preceding trading days (the "Formula Price"). If, however, the Formula Price is less than 87% of the Fund's net asset value ("NAV") per share of Common Stock at the close of trading on the NYSE American on the Expiration Date, the Subscription Price will be 87% of the Fund's NAV per share of Common Stock at the close of trading on the NYSE American on that day.
- Record Date Stockholders who fully exercise all Rights issued to them can subscribe, subject to certain limitations and allotment, for any additional shares of Common Stock that were not subscribed for by other holders of Rights at the Subscription Price. Investors who are not Record Date Stockholders but who otherwise acquire Rights, including in the secondary market, are not entitled to subscribe for any additional shares of Common Stock. If sufficient shares of Common Stock are available, all Record Date Stockholders' over-subscription requests will be honored in full. If these requests exceed available shares of Common Stock, they will be allocated pro rata among those fully exercising Record Date Stockholders who over-subscribe based on the number of Rights originally issued to them by the Fund.
- Rights are transferable and are expected to be admitted for trading on the NYSE American under the symbol "NHS RT" during the course of the Offer. The last day Rights will trade will be one business day before the Offer's Expiration Date (May 16, 2022, unless extended). During the course of the Offer, Record Date Stockholders may choose to sell their Rights.
The Offer will be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus. The Fund expects to mail subscription certificates evidencing the Rights and a copy of the prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus for the Offer to Record Date Stockholders shortly following the Record Date. Brokers, custodians or trust companies may send notices to common stockholders shortly thereafter. To exercise or sell their Rights, common stockholders who hold their Common Stock through a broker, custodian or trust company should contact such entity to forward their instructions to either exercise or sell their Rights on their behalf. Common stockholders who do not hold Common Stock through a broker, custodian, or trust company should forward their instructions to either exercise or sell their Rights by completing the subscription certificate and delivering it to the subscription agent for the Offer, together with their payment, at one of the locations indicated on the subscription certificate or in the prospectus supplement.
The information in this press release is not complete and is subject to change. This document is not an offer to sell any securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy any securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. This document is not an offering, which can only be made by a prospectus. Investors should consider the Fund's investment objective, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The Fund's prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus will contain this and additional information about the Fund and additional information about the Offer, and should be read carefully before investing. For further information regarding the Offer, or to obtain a prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, when available, please contact the Fund's information agent:
Georgeson LLC
1290 Avenue of the Americas, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10104
1-866-647-8872
About Neuberger Berman High Yield Strategies Fund Inc. The Fund's investment objective is to seek high total return (income plus capital appreciation). Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in high yield debt (below investment grade) securities of U.S. and foreign issuers, and up to 20% of its total assets in other securities and financial instruments.
About Neuberger Berman
Neuberger Berman, founded in 1939, is a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager. The firm manages a range of strategies—including equity, fixed income, quantitative and multi-asset class, private equity, real estate and hedge funds—on behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors globally. With offices in 25 countries, Neuberger Berman's diverse team has over 2,400 professionals. For eight consecutive years, the company has been named first or second in Pensions & Investments Best Places to Work in Money Management survey (among those with 1,000 employees or more). In 2020, the PRI named Neuberger Berman a Leader, a designation awarded to fewer than 1% of investment firms for excellence in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. The PRI also awarded Neuberger Berman an A+ in every eligible category for our approach to ESG integration across asset classes. The firm manages $460 billion in client assets as of December 31, 2021. For more information, please visit our website at www.nb.com.
Statements made in this release that look forward in time involve risks and uncertainties. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the adverse effect from a decline in the securities markets or a decline in the Fund's performance, a general downturn in the economy, competition from other closed end investment companies, changes in government policy or regulation, inability of the Fund's investment adviser to attract or retain key employees, inability of the Fund to implement its investment strategy, inability of the Fund to manage rapid expansion and unforeseen costs and other effects related to legal proceedings or investigations of governmental and self-regulatory organizations.
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TSXV:OIII | OTCQX:OIIIF - O3 Mining
TORONTO, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - O3 Mining Inc. (TSXV: OIII) (OTCQX: OIIIF) ("O3 Mining" or the "Corporation") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive share purchase agreement (the "Definitive Agreement") with Cartier Resources Inc. ("Cartier") pursuant to which O3 Mining has agreed to sell a 100% interest in its East Cadillac Project located in Val-d'Or, Québec, Canada, in exchange for 46,273,265 common shares of Cartier, representing approximately 17.5% of the pro forma outstanding common shares of Cartier upon the completion of the transaction.
In connection with the transaction, the Corporation and Cartier will enter into an investor rights agreement (the "Investor Rights Agreement"), pursuant to which O3 Mining will be entitled to designate one director for appointment to the board of directors of Cartier. The Investor Rights Agreement will also include, among other things, pre-emptive and top-up rights in favour of O3 Mining, a standstill provision for a period of two years and a share transfer restriction provision effective for a period of three years.
The transaction remains subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions, including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange to permit Cartier to issue its common shares to O3 Mining.
O3 Mining Inc., an Osisko Group company, is a gold explorer and mine developer on the road to produce from its highly prospective gold camps in Québec, Canada. O3 Mining benefits from the support, previous mine-building success, and expertise of the Osisko team as it grows towards being a gold producer with several multi-million-ounce deposits in Québec.
O3 Mining is well-capitalized and owns a 100% interest in all its properties (137,000 hectares) in Québec. O3 Mining trades on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV: OIII) and OTC Markets (OTCQX: OIIIF). The Corporation is focused on delivering superior returns to its shareholders and long-term benefits to its stakeholders. Further information can be found on our website at https://o3mining.com
This news release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of the applicable Canadian securities legislation that is based on expectations, estimates, projections and interpretations as at the date of this news release. The information in this news release about closing the Transaction; the timing and ability (if at all) of O3 Mining and Cartier to close the Transaction; the go-forward strategy of O3 Mining; the focus of O3 Mining on its core projects in Val-d'Or, Québec; and any other information herein that is not a historical fact may be "forward-looking information". Any statement that involves discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, interpretations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance (often but not always using phrases such as "expects", or "does not expect", "is expected", "interpreted", "management's view", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "plans", "budget", "scheduled", "forecasts", "estimates", "believes" or "intends" or variations of such words and phrases or stating that certain actions, events or results "may" or "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken to occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking information and are intended to identify forward-looking information. This forward-looking information is based on reasonable assumptions and estimates of management of the Corporation, at the time it was made, involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the companies to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Although the forward-looking information contained in this news release is based upon what management believes, or believed at the time, to be reasonable assumptions, the parties cannot assure shareholders and prospective purchasers of securities that actual results will be consistent with such forward-looking information, as there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended, and neither party nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of any such forward-looking information. Neither party undertakes, and assumes no obligation, to update or revise any such forward-looking statements or forward-looking information contained herein to reflect new events or circumstances, except as may be required by law.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release. No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein.
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STAMFORD, Conn., April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- O'Donnell Learn+ISG and Northeastern University are building on an extensive partnership with the launch of the Faculty Success Program. This service is grounded in O'Donnell Learn+ISG's Faculty Concierge, which provides institutions with scalable, high-touch, and quality faculty learning experience design and delivery consultation.
As a global research university and recognized leader in experience-driven lifelong learning, Northeastern continuously innovates the way high-quality instruction is delivered. Many of Northeastern University's courses are led by adjunct faculty, who bring valuable experience from their field into the classroom. However, while these faculty are experts in their subject area, many do not have the in-depth knowledge of online course delivery necessary to create exceptional online learning experiences. Jared Auclair, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Professional Programs and Graduate Affairs for Northeastern University College of Science, recognized the challenges these instructors face in translating their experience and expertise to online. Dr. Auclair turned to O'Donnell Learn+ISG to bridge the gaps within the internal team and provide expert, scaled support for their faculty.
Leveraging the dynamic instructor services and technology platform offered by the Faculty Concierge, O'Donnell Learn+ISG developed the Faculty Success Program. This short-term, curated service meets faculty where they are with proactive outreach, one-on-one consultation, tips, and resources. This empowers them to create purposeful online learning experiences while using their time effectively.
"Through the Faculty Success Program, the University is able to bolster existing resources on the campus level, and provide personalized support to faculty in designing and delivering humanized, inclusive and engaged learning," said John Falchi, Senior Vice President, Growth and Product Strategy. Dr. Auclair recognizes the value, "The Faculty Success Program provides crucial online learning support to our faculty, thus ensuring the success of both students and faculty."
O'Donnell Learn+ISG and Northeastern are working as true partners in developing the program and promoting faculty learning design support at scale. Since 2018, this partnership with the University has contributed to the development of over 100 courses, including projects with the Lowell Institute, D'Amore McKim School of Business, Khoury School of Computer Science, and the Global Resilience Institute. Beyond the Faculty Success Program, the partners are currently developing courses that address data science skills gaps in the production engineering workforce.
O'Donnell Learn+ISG and Northeastern will present the findings from the program during the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) Annual Innovate Conference on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, in Dallas, TX.
About O'Donnell Learn+ISG
O'Donnell Learn + ISG is the data-driven Learning Experience Company delivering people-centric solutions that meet the demands of modern learners and educators. Their technology-powered managed services are delivered in a purchasing model that's flexible, accessible, and predictable for today's institution. O'Donnell Learn + ISG is uniquely positioned to help improve learning experiences at scale. To learn more, please visit this website.
About Northeastern University
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experience-powered lifelong learning. Northeastern's world-renowned experiential approach empowers their students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create impact far beyond the confines of discipline, degree, and campus.
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LOS ANGELES, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Western Bank (the "Bank"), the wholly-owned banking subsidiary of PacWest Bancorp (Nasdaq: PACW), announced today the release of the 2021 Environmental Social Governance Report, which is available at:
- $1 billion in lending benefiting low- or moderate-income individuals and small businesses
- $3.5 million in charitable contributions to benefit local communities
- Outstanding CRA rating from the FDIC
- 2,896 Employee volunteer hours
- 51% racially diverse total workforce
"We believe that change is driven by empowering those we serve," said Matt Wagner, President and CEO. "Accordingly, we increased our efforts to deploy capital to businesses supporting sustainable development in their local communities and on a national level through our "Banking on the Future" initiative. In this Report, you will find real-life stories of business leaders and entrepreneurs who are forging a new and profitable path to positively impact the environment and the world to further equality and equity."
This is the Bank's second full-length report following the inaugural release of its 2020 Report in 2021.
ABOUT PACWEST BANCORP
PacWest Bancorp ("PacWest") is a bank holding company with over $40 billion in assets headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with an executive office in Denver, Colorado, with one wholly-owned banking subsidiary, Pacific Western Bank (the "Bank"). The Bank has 69 full-service branches located in California, one branch located in Durham, North Carolina, and one branch located in Denver, Colorado. The Bank provides community banking products, including lending and comprehensive deposit and treasury management services to small and medium-sized businesses conducted primarily through our California-based branch offices and Denver, Colorado branch office. The Bank offers national lending products, including asset-based, equipment, and real estate loans and treasury management services to established middle-market businesses on a national basis. The Bank provides venture banking products, including a comprehensive suite of financial services focused on entrepreneurial and venture-backed businesses and their venture capital and private equity investors, with offices located in key innovative hubs across the United States. The Bank also offers financing of business-purpose, non-owner-occupied investor properties through Civic Financial Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary. The Bank also offers a specialized suite of services for the HOA industry. For more information about PacWest Bancorp or Pacific Western Bank, visit www.pacwest.com.
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Former Barstool Sports executive, who oversaw digital and production for more than 100 podcast and video franchises which generated over 1 billion monthly views, will spearhead content creation, digital and social growth for PFL
2022 PFL Regular Season begins Wednesday, April 20 on ESPN and ESPN+
NEW YORK, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Professional Fighters League (PFL), the fastest growing and most innovative sports league, today announced digital content executive and award-winning producer Sean Loughlin has joined the company as SVP Global Brand, Digital & Social. In this role, Loughlin will bring his industry-leading expertise across brand development and content creation to drive growth across digital and social platforms to reach the more than 600 million MMA fans around the world.
Loughlin most recently served as Vice President of Production for Barstool Sports where he oversaw all original content production for over 60 brands, including 100 podcast and video franchises that generated over 1 billion monthly views, leading to over $100 million a year in revenue. He brings more than 20 years of experience working in professional sports, winning three National Emmy Awards during his time with MLB Network and has produced for the NFL Network, NHL Network and ESPN.
"One of the biggest keys to the Professional Fighters League's success has been innovation," said Loughlin. "Whether it is the format that allows the fighters to control their own destiny or the technology within the broadcasts, it is clear to me that the growth of the league has been because of their ability to be a disruptor. I'm excited to drive creative content and continued growth across digital and social media platforms as part of the PFL team."
"We're thrilled to welcome Sean Loughlin, a proven digital and sports content executive, to the PFL to spearhead global brand development, digital and social content creation and platform growth strategies," said PFL CEO Peter Murray. "Sean's experience working with some of the most influential media properties across sports and entertainment will strengthen the PFL's digital, storytelling and fighter marketing capabilities."
The 2022 PFL Season begins April 20 on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ in primetime. The remaining Regular Season events will take place on April 28, May 6, June 17, June 24, and July 1.
Professional Fighters League is the No. 2 MMA company globally and features an elite talent roster with 25 percent of its fighters independently ranked in the top-25 of the world, including 2021 PFL champions Kayla Harrison and Ray Cooper III. PFL has live event coverage in 160 countries on leading distribution platforms and delivers a unique, innovative product to the more than 600 million MMA fans globally.
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Did you lose money on investments in PLAYSTUDIOS? If so, please visit PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc. Shareholder Class Action Lawsuit or contact Peter Allocco at (212) 951-2030 or pallocco@bernlieb.com to discuss your rights.
NEW YORK, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bernstein Liebhard LLP announces that a securities class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of investors who purchased or acquired the securities of PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc. ("Playstudios" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: MYPS) between June 22, 2021 and March 4, 2022, both dates inclusive, including, but not limited to, those who purchased or acquired Playstudios securities pursuant to the private investment in public equity offering ("PIPE" offering); (2) held common stock of Acies Acquisition Corp. ("Acies") as of May 25, 2021, and were eligible to vote at Acies' June 16, 2021 special meeting and exchanged their shares of Acies stock for shares of Playstudios stock pursuant to the merger of Acies and Old Playstudios, a privately-held gaming company (the "Merger"); and/or (3) purchased or otherwise acquired Playstudios common stock pursuant to or traceable to the Acies' Registration Statement and Proxy Statement issued in connection with the Merger. The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California and alleges violations of Sections 10(b), 14, and 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933.
On February 1, 2021, Acies announced that it had reached a merger agreement with Old Playstudios (the "Merger Agreement"). Playstudios represented that the transaction implied an enterprise valuation for Playstudios of $1.1 billion and that the consideration to Old Playstudios shareholders for the Merger would comprise at least 89.1 million shares of Acies common stock, worth $10 per share, up to $150 million in cash, and a $250 million PIPE investment of Acies common stock.
Defendants allegedly made misleading statements and omissions regarding the true state of Playstudios' development of its flagship game Kingdom Boss, and about its financial projections and future prospects, including in the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement. In the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement, Playstudios represented that "Kingdom Boss, which began development in 2020, will launch as expected in the second half of 2021". However, Defendants knew that Kingdom Boss had encountered difficulties in its design and implementation that would cause the launch to be substantially delayed. In fact, only a few months later, it was revealed that Kingdom Boss would never be launched. Consequently, the 2021 and 2022 projected revenues and profits were inflated and unreliable.
On August 11, 2021, Playstudios released its financial results for the second quarter of 2021, ended on June 30, 2021. The financial results reported for the quarter were finalized on June 30, 2021, just nine days after the Merger closed. Playstudios revealed for the first time on August 11, 2021 that the Kingdom Boss launch was delayed until later in the year and investors should expect decreased revenues and profits during the year as a result.
On February 26, 2022, Paystudios CEO Andrew Pascal attributed the failure to meet the revenue and earnings projections to the failure to launch Kingdom Boss, and revealed that Kingdom Boss was not only delayed, but indefinitely "suspended".
On February 28, 2022, a securities analyst published an article entitled "Getting Played by Playstudios". In that article, he wrote: "I feel lied to. Or they were disastrously wrong about the prospects for their own company. Either way, it's not good."
On March 3, 2022, Playstudios filed its 10-K, which confirmed the extent of costs attributable to Kingdom Boss' failed launch.
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If you purchased or held MYPS securities, and/or would like to discuss your legal rights and options please visit PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc. Shareholder Class Action Lawsuit or contact Peter Allocco at (212) 951-2030 or pallocco@bernlieb.com.
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- Q1 2022 Consolidated Revenue estimated to be in the range of $165-$175 million
- Q1 2022 Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA estimated to be in the range of $77-$82 million
TORONTO, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Quarterhill Inc. ("Quarterhill") (TSX: QTRH) (OTCQX: QTRHF), today announces an update on select preliminary consolidated financial results estimated for the three-month period ended March 31, 2022 ("Q1 2022"). All financial information in this press release is unaudited and is reported in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise indicated.
Driven by the anticipation of strong results from its operating subsidiaries, Quarterhill estimates its consolidated revenue for Q1 2022 to be in the range of $165-$175 million and its consolidated Adjusted EBITDA to be in the range of $77-$82 million.
Quarterhill will report its Q1 2022 financial results in early May 2022, with further details regarding its timing being made available closer to the release date.
Quarterhill is a leading provider of tolling and enforcement solutions in the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) industry, as well as, through its Wi-LAN Inc. subsidiary, a leader in Intellectual Property licensing. Our goal is global leadership in ITS, via organic growth of the Electronic Transaction Consultants, LLC (ETC) and International Road Dynamics, Inc. (IRD) platforms, and by continuing an acquisition-oriented investment strategy that capitalizes on attractive growth opportunities within ITS and its adjacent markets. Quarterhill is listed on the TSX under the symbol QTRH and on the OTCQX Best Market under the symbol QTRHF. For more information: www.quarterhill.com.
Quarterhill uses both IFRS and certain non-IFRS financial measures to assess performance. Non-IFRS financial measures are financial measures disclosed by a company that (a) depict historical or expected future financial performance, financial position or cash flow of a company, (b) with respect to their composition, exclude amounts that are included in, or include amounts that are excluded from the composition of the most directly comparable financial measure disclosed in the primary financial statements of the company, (c) are not disclosed in the financial statements of the company and (d) are not a ratio, fraction, percentage or similar representation. Non-IFRS ratios are financial measures disclosed by a company that are in the form of a ratio, fraction, percentage or similar representation that has a non-IFRS financial measure as one or more of its components, and that are not disclosed in the financial statements of the company.
These non-IFRS financial measures and non-IFRS ratios are not standardized financial measures under IFRS, and, therefore, are unlikely to be comparable to similar financial measures presented by other companies. Management believes these non-IFRS financial measures and non-IFRS ratios provide transparent and useful supplemental information to help investors evaluate our financial performance, financial condition, and liquidity using the same measures as management. These non-IFRS financial measures and non-IFRS ratios should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with IFRS.
Adjusted EBITDA - Non-IFRS Financial Measures
We use the non-IFRS financial measure "Adjusted EBITDA" to mean net (loss) income adjusted for (i) income taxes, (ii) finance expense or income; (iii) amortization and impairment of intangibles; (iv) other charges and other on-time items; (v) depreciation of right-of-use assets and property, plant and equipment; (vi) stock- based compensation; (vii) foreign exchange (gain) loss; and (viii) other income which includes equity in earnings from joint ventures, and (ix) dividends received from joint ventures. Adjusted EBITDA is used by our management to assess our normalized cash generated on a consolidated basis and in our operating segments. Adjusted EBITDA is also a performance measure that may be used by investors to analyze the cash generated by Quarterhill and our operating segments. Adjusted EBITDA should not be interpreted as an alternative to net loss and cash flows from operations as determined in accordance with IFRS or as measure of liquidity. The most directly comparable IFRS financial measure is Net (loss) income.
This news release contains forward-looking statements regarding Quarterhill and its business. Forward- looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by Quarterhill in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and the expected effects of new business strategies, as well as other factors that Quarterhill believes are appropriate in the circumstances. The forward-looking events and circumstances discussed herein may not occur and could differ materially as a result of known and unknown risk factors and uncertainties affecting Quarterhill, including: potential risks and uncertainties relating to the ultimate geographic spread of the novel coronavirus ("COVID-19"); the severity of the disease; the duration of the COVID-19 outbreak; actions that may be taken by governmental authorities to contain the COVID-19 outbreak or to treat its impact; the potential negative impacts of COVID-19 on the global economy and financial markets and any resulting impact on Quarterhill and/or its business. Other factors include, without limitation, the risks described in Quarterhill's March 20, 2022 annual information form for the year ended December 31, 2021 (the "AIF"). In addition, readers are also urged to review the additional risk factors disclosed in our Management's Discussion and Analysis for our three months and year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 filed on www.sedar.com. Quarterhill recommends that readers review and consider all of these risk factors and notes that readers should not place undue reliance on any of Quarterhill's forward-looking statements. Quarterhill has no intention, and undertakes no obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
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Potential homebuyers and agents are invited to tour the builder's Lapis plan!
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa., April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Richmond American Homes of Maryland, Inc., a subsidiary of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MDC), is pleased to announce the grand opening of an exceptional new model home at Seasons at Warm Spring Ridge (RichmondAmerican.com/SeasonsAtWarmSpringRidge) in Chambersburg.
The two-story Lapis model is fully furnished and boasts airy 9' main-floor ceilings, quartz countertops, a study, a versatile loft and a tranquil covered patio. The notable neighborhood also offers six additional ranch and two-story floor plans with the open main-floor layouts and designer details today's homebuyers are seeking.
Seasons at Warm Spring Ridge is Richmond American's first community in Chambersburg.
Model Home Tours (RichmondAmerican.com/TourSeasonsAtWarmSpringRidge)
Prospective homebuyers and area agents are encouraged to stop by Seasons at Warm Spring Ridge between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 16, and Sunday, April 17, to explore the brand-new model and learn about other available floor plans at the community.
Community highlights:
- New single-family homes from the $300s
- Seven ranch and two-story floor plans
- 2 to 7 bedrooms, approx. 1,790 to 2,520 sq. ft.
- 9' main-floor ceilings, granite kitchen countertops and quartz bathroom countertops included
- Half-acre+ and wooded homesites available
- Prime location near I-81
- Easy access to Hagerstown, Frederick and Harrisburg
Those who choose to build a new home from the ground up at this community will have the opportunity to work with professional design consultants to select colors, textures, finishes and fixtures for their new living spaces—a complimentary service!
Seasons at Warm Spring Ridge is located at the intersection of Falcon Lane and Nighthawk Lane and the model home is located at 1470 Finch Drive, both in Chambersburg. Call 717.746.2010 or visit RichmondAmerican.com for more information. View health and safety updates at RichmondAmerican.com/COVID-19.
About M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
Operating under the name Richmond American Homes, MDC's homebuilding subsidiaries have built more than 220,000 homes since 1977. Among the nation's largest homebuilders, MDC's subsidiary companies have operations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Maryland, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Washington. Mortgage lending, plus insurance and title services are offered by the following MDC subsidiaries, respectively: HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation, American Home Insurance Agency, Inc. and American Home Title and Escrow Company. M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "MDC." For more information, visit MDCHoldings.com.
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HOUSTON, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Salient Midstream & MLP Fund (the "Fund") (NYSE: SMM) provided today a summary of unaudited statement of assets and liabilities and announced Net Asset Value (NAV) as of March 31, 2022.
On March 31, 2022, the Fund's total assets were $234.1 million and the NAV per share was $9.52. On March 31, 2022 the closing share price of the Fund was $8.24, which was trading at a 13.4% discount to the NAV.1 The Fund's NAV and market price total returns for the month of March were 10.1% and 11.9%, respectively, compared to 7.4% for the Alerian Midstream Energy Select Total Return Index (AMEIX).2 The Fund's NAV and market price total returns year-to-date (YTD) were 28.8% and 23.7%, respectively, compared to 21.5% for the AMEIX.2
While we continue to consider various alternatives to enhance shareholder value, we believe the most effective strategy to improve the discount is to generate top quartile total returns relative to our peer group of leveraged regulated investment company (RIC) and C-Corp closed-end funds and to pay an attractive and growing cash distribution to investors.3 Over the last 12 months, SMM has increased its distribution by 46% and management plans to review the distribution rate every six months with expectations to continue passing through distribution increases as the Fund's portfolio has distribution increases.
Since the Fund's inception, the portfolio management team has focused on generating top-tier total returns rather than focusing on maximizing distributions. The Fund's performance over multiple time periods versus its peers is provided in the table below along with a ranking of SMM vs. peers.
Since inception in 2012 SMM is the second best performing closed-end fund on market price and the third best on NAV in the peer group of eleven funds.
SMM's inception to date (ITD) annualized total return (based on market price) of -1.7% has outperformed the RIC Average of -3.6% and C-Corp average of -4.2%. Likewise, on a NAV basis, SMM's ITD return of -0.2% compares favorably to the -2.9% return for the peer group of RIC Funds and -2.1% for C-Corp Funds.
March Market Commentary
March was a solid month for energy infrastructure equities as measured by the AMEIX. Crude oil prices catapulted higher early in the month with energy equities following suit. A small correction mid-month saw equity gains evaporate only to see a rebound into month end. The AMEIX returned 7.4% for the month and was up 21.5% for the first quarter of 2022.2 For the remainder of 2022, we remain positive on the industry as 1) free cash flow after distributions is poised to increase year-over-year for the industry, 2) hydrocarbon volumes should grow as drilling activity improves and 3) capital allocation remains focused on reducing debt and returning excess cash to investors through buybacks and potential distribution increases.4
Crude oil as measured by the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) benchmark was up 10.1% for the month of March and is up 44.7% for the first quarter of the year.5 Crude oil prices have moved sharply higher due to the war in Ukraine. Russia produces ~10 million barrels per day (mmbbls/d) of crude oil, or about 10% of global supply and is the second largest crude oil exporter after Saudi Arabia.6 Markets are worried that crude oil supplies may be disrupted which could lead to a spike in prices well above current levels. While sanctions so far have avoided Russian crude oil, sanctioning Russia's energy exports would likely lead to a further spike in global crude oil and natural gas prices. Even if crude oil sanctions are not implemented, we would expect a geopolitical risk premium to remain in crude oil prices for the near future. Should things normalize, we view crude oil prices in the $70-$80 per barrel range as being positive for long-term investment in the American energy industry. While the Ukrainian war will have an as yet unknown effect on crude oil supply, fundamentals remain robust as the global economy continues to reopen post COVID-19. Commodity analysts continue to see a tight supply environment for both crude oil and natural gas in 2022 as energy demand appears to be on trend to exceed peak pre-COVID-19 demand.7 We believe that current prices are sufficient to lead to U.S. volume growth in 2022, with increases in production already showing up in recent Energy Information Administration (EIA) data. The promise of these incremental volumes should be supportive of midstream companies.
Salient Midstream & MLP Fund is a Delaware statutory trust registered as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Fund's investment objective is to provide a high level of total return with an emphasis on making quarterly cash distributions to its common shareholders. The Fund seeks to achieve that objective by investing at least 80% of its total assets in securities of MLPs and midstream companies. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined under the U.S. federal securities laws. Generally, the words "believe," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "project," "will," and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which generally are not historical in nature. Forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual future results to differ significantly from the Fund's present expectations or projections indicated in any forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to, changes in economic and political conditions; regulatory and legal changes; leverage risk; valuation risk; interest rate risk; tax risk; the volume of sales and purchase of shares; the continuation of investment advisory, administration and other service arrangements; and other risks discussed in the Fund's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. The Fund undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements made herein. There is no assurance that the Fund's investment objective will be attained.
About Salient
Salient Partners, L.P. ("Salient") is a real asset and alternative investment firm that offers a suite of strategies focused on energy and infrastructure, real estate and tactical alternative investments. Institutions and investment advisors turn to Salient to build smarter, more efficient portfolios. Strategies are offered in the form of open- and closed-end funds and separately managed accounts. Salient was founded in 2002 and has offices in Houston and San Francisco. Learn more about Salient at www.salientpartners.com.
1 Past performance is not indicative of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the data shown. The data shown are unaudited. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that shareholders may have to pay on Fund distributions or upon the sale of Fund shares.
2 Source: Salient Capital Advisors, LLC and Alerian, March 31, 2022. "Alerian Midstream Energy Select Index," "Alerian Midstream Energy Select Total Return Index," "AMEI" and "AMEIX" are trademarks of Alerian and their use is granted under a license from Alerian. Past performance is not indicative of how the index will perform in the future. The index reflects the reinvestment of dividends and income and does not reflect deductions for fees, expenses or taxes. The index is unmanaged and is not available for direct investment. Alerian Midstream Energy Select Total Return Index (AMEIX) is a total return composite of North American midstream energy infrastructure companies that are engaged in activities involving energy commodities. The capped, float-adjusted, capitalization-weighted index is disseminated in real time on a price-return basis. Inception date of the AMEIX is April 1, 2013.
3 A regulated investment company (RIC) is an entity deemed eligible by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to pass through taxes for capital gains, dividends, or interest earned to the individual investors. A C corporation (or C-Corp) is a legal structure for a corporation in which the owners, or shareholders, are taxed separately from the entity.
4 Free cash flow after distributions represents the cash a company generates after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain its capital assets Hydrocarbon a compound of hydrogen and carbon, such as any of those which are the chief components of petroleum and natural gas. Share buybacks are when a company buys its own outstanding shares to reduce the number of shares available on the open market.
5 Source: Bloomberg, March 31, 2022.
6 Source: Energy Information Administration (EIA), March 31, 2022.
7 Source: Goldman Sachs, March 31, 2022.
8 Fund shares do not represent a deposit or obligation of, and are not guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank or other insured depository institution, and are not federally insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency. Data are based on total market value of Fund investments unless otherwise indicated. The data provided are for informational purposes only and are not intended for trading purposes.
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NEW YORK, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P 500 & 100 constituent AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) will spin off its interest in WarnerMedia, and immediately following the spin-off, WarnerMedia will merge with S&P 500 constituent Discovery Inc. (NASD:DISCK,DISCA,DISCB). At the time of the transaction, all classes of shares of Discovery common stock will be converted and reclassified into a single share class line of newly named Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.(NASD:WBD), and it will remain in the S&P 500. AT&T will also remain in the S&P 500 and 100 indices after completion of the transaction.
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Skimmer Boosts Commitment to Water Safety and Drowning Prevention
AUSTIN, Texas, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Skimmer, the global leader in Pool Service Software, has expanded its support for Colin's Hope, an Austin-based nonprofit that provides water safety awareness, education, and resources to prevent childhood drownings. Skimmer will be a key sponsor at Colin's Hope Graduation Tribute to Prevent Drowning.
"At Skimmer, we have a desire and obligation to give back to our communities," explained Skimmer's CEO Jack Nelson. "Because our software is being used to service hundreds of thousands of pools and communicate with pool owners each week, we are uniquely positioned to partner with Colin's Hope in their mission to save lives."
"Colin's Hope is honored to partner with Skimmer in our efforts to educate parents, caregivers, and children to prevent drowning," says Alissa Magrum, Executive Director of Colin's Hope. "Skimmer's customers are trusted by families who have backyard pools, allowing us to reach families everywhere with lifesaving water safety information. We express our gratitude to Skimmer for their continued support and for leading the pool industry when it comes to water safety."
Nelson expects Skimmer's support of Colin's Hope and other charitable causes to continue to grow. "We take our corporate and social responsibility very seriously. As our customer base continues to expand, so does our opportunity to make an impact."
About Colin's Hope
Colin's Hope is a trusted water safety and drowning prevention organization. Colin's Hope was formed in Austin in 2008 after 4 year old Colin Holst drowned in a life-guarded pool. Upon learning that drowning is the leading cause of death for children under 5 and a leading cause for ages 1 to 14 and adults, Colin's parents founded the organization with a mission to provide water safety and educational programs and resources to parents, caregivers and children. Learn more about Colin's Hope at www.colinshope.org
About Skimmer
Skimmer's category-defining Pool Service Software Platform has helped thousands of pool service and repair businesses engage efficiently and professionally with over 500,000 pool and spa owners. The SaaS platform provides pool service and repair businesses access to features that simplify work orders, route optimization, pool tech management, billing and invoicing, customer communication, and payments. Everything you need to run your pool service business, all in one app.™ Learn more at getskimmer.com
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Customer Orders Above $11 million with Unconstrained Customer Demand Continuing to Exceed $20 Million for 2022
Revenue for 1H Fiscal 2022 Expected to Increase Approximately 285% from 1H Fiscal Year 2021
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- (TSXV:SEV) (OTCQB:SPVNF) Spectra7 Microsystems Inc. ("Spectra7" or the "Company"), a leading provider of high-performance analog semiconductor products for broadband connectivity markets, today announced preliminary selected and unaudited revenue results and a business update for the three month period ended March 31, 2022. Unless otherwise indicated, all dollar amounts in this press release are expressed in US dollars.
- Due to Covid-related business closures in China in late March, approximately $1.2 million in product that was expected to ship in Q1 is now expected to ship in early April 2022
- Preliminary Q1 revenue is expected to be approximately $2.0 million, reflecting the aforementioned pushout of shipments
- Full Q1 demand was greater than $6 million, and total customer orders on hand for 2022 now exceed $11 million
- Added five new hyperscale data center design-ins in the first quarter, for a total of 103 to date
- Fiscal 2022 unconstrained product demand based on customer indications continues to exceed $20.0 million1
- Revenue realization expected to improve in the second half of the year due to accelerated deployment of capital to secure greater supply, as well as assembly and test capacity1
"The sudden Covid-related quarantines and temporary closures in China, coupled with the associated logistics issues, affected our ability to ship $1.2 million of product towards the end of the first quarter," said Raouf Halim, Chief Executive Officer. "The good news is that the majority of the approximately $1.2 million of product is expected to ship in early April. We are also accelerating deployment of capital from our October 2021 raise to secure supply for the remainder of the year."
"Order backlog remains strong going into Q2, and unconstrained product demand still exceeds $20 million for the year. 1 Deployment of our GaugeChanger™ technology is driving this robust growth as customers seek superior performance at a lower cost and lower power consumption than other technologies currently available. Momentum in our business is positive, and I remain confident in our outlook for significant growth in 2022," added Mr. Halim.
Constraints in the semiconductor supply chain are expected to last through the second quarter, which will limit near-term revenue. The Company is deploying a significant portion of capital generated from its CDN $14.8 million private placement completed in October 2021 to secure supply, as well as assembly and test capacity, to increase production volumes and grow revenue in the second half of the year.
While long-term trends in the business are favorable, continued supply chain disruptions and constraints lead the Company to expect that revenue for the first half of fiscal 2022 will be in the range of $5.5 million to $7.0 million. At the midpoint of the outlook, this represents an increase of approximately 285% from the first half of fiscal 2021. Non-IFRS operating expenses2 are expected to be between $4.5 million and $5.0 million, which includes the costs of the annual general meeting, the annual audit and headcount growth to support Spectra7's production ramp to meet rapidly growing demand from its data center customers in the second half of fiscal 2022. The second half of fiscal 2021 non-IFRS operating expenses were approximately $4.0 million.
1 This is forward-looking information and is based on a number of assumptions, which include the current customer purchase orders received, supply outlook and anticipated operational expenses. See "Cautionary Notes".
2 Non-IFRS operating expenses is a non-GAAP measure which includes research and development, sales and marketing, general and administrative expenses and depreciation and amortization for capital equipment and right-of-use assets and excludes share-based compensation expense, non-recurring termination costs, interest and related financing costs, change in fair value of warrant liabilities, foreign exchange gain/loss and gain/loss from property and equipment disposal.
Spectra7 Microsystems Inc. is a high-performance analog semiconductor company delivering unprecedented bandwidth, speed and resolution to enable disruptive industrial design for leading electronics manufacturers in data centers, virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, and other connectivity markets. Spectra7 is based in San Jose, California with a design center in Cork, Ireland and technical support location in Dongguan, China. For more information, please visit www.spectra7.com.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its regulation services provided (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Certain statements contained in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements". All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this press release, including, without limitation, the Company's expectation for 2022 revenue and operating expenses, revenue improvement and supply availability, the Company's expectation regarding product demand in 2022, and the Company's strategy, plans, objectives, goals and targets, and any statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words "believe", "expect", "aim", "intend", "plan", "continue", "will", "may", "would", "anticipate", "estimate", "forecast", "predict", "project", "seek", "should" or similar expressions or the negative thereof, are forward-looking statements. These statements are not historical facts but instead represent only the Company's expectations, estimates and projections regarding future events. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual results may differ materially from what is expressed, implied or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. Additional factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially include, but are not limited to, the risk factors discussed in the Company's Management's Discussion and Analysis for the year ended December 31, 2020. Management provides forward-looking statements because it believes they provide useful information to investors when considering their investment objectives and cautions investors not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Consequently, all of the forward-looking statements made in this press release are qualified by these cautionary statements and other cautionary statements or factors contained herein, and there can be no assurance that the actual results or developments will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have the expected consequences to, or effects on, the Company. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release and the Company assumes no obligation to update or revise them to reflect subsequent information, events or circumstances or otherwise, except as required by law.
For more information, please contact:
Matt Kreps/Jim Fanucchi
Darrow Associates
214-597-8200
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Spectra7 Microsystems Inc.
Bonnie Tomei
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Spectra7 Microsystems Inc.
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Public Relations
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CINCINNATI, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- One thousand thirty-six new Stars were born on February 7, 2022, the GSA has announced. One of these stars is Cincinnati's own Liona Enterprises. The Streamlined Technology Acquisition Resource for Services (STARS) III Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) is the successor to STARS II and provides a low-risk process for purchasing IT services. It is a highly competitive, nationwide contracting vehicle that rewards high-performing small businesses with the opportunity to compete for tasks and jobs from a smaller candidate pool throughout the country. With a ceiling of $50 billion for service-based IT solutions, it's no wonder the Federal Government and Department of Defense are ecstatic to work with awarded companies like Liona Enterprises.
Liona Enterprises, Inc. is a minority woman owned IT firm based in Cincinnati, Ohio with satellite offices across the nation. They provide IT systems design, equipment purchase, maintenance, and support services to optimize hardware and software which includes contract maintenance and per incident repair.
They've received excellent ratings from their customers across multiple service offerings including AV / VTC support services, non-core IT services (asset management, database administration, information assurance, printer management, and equipment custodian services), and subject-matter expertise.
The Department of Defense rated Liona's quality of service, schedule, cost control, and business relations as exceptional and management of key personnel as very good in Ohio. Additionally, they have described a Liona Enterprises on-site staff member in California as "highly skilled."
The opportunities are limitless now that Liona Enterprises has been awarded. To learn more about how you can benefit from the 8(a) STARS III GWAC call or email Liona Enterprises at (888) 730-3986 or sales@lionaenterprises.com today.
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FORT WAYNE, Ind., April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Steel Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ/GS: STLD), one of the largest domestic steel producers and metals recyclers in the United States, today announced it intends to release First Quarter 2022 financial results after market close on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. The teleconference is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Thursday April 21, 2022 and will be hosted by Mark D. Millett, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, and Theresa E. Wagler, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
To participate, please dial +1.973.528.0011 at least ten minutes before the start time and reference the Steel Dynamics First Quarter 2022 Earnings Call. The teleconference can also be accessed (in listen-only mode) by visiting the company's website at www.steeldynamics.com. Webcast participants are encouraged to log in prior to the 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time start to ensure connection before the beginning of the call. An audio replay version of the teleconference can be accessed by dialing +1.919.882.2331 and entering conference ID number 45162. The audio replay link will be available on the company's website until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on April 27, 2022. An MP3 file of the event will be available on the company's website that can be accessed for online replay or download.
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PHILADELPHIA, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Syzygy Integration, a company focused on providing next-generation situational awareness to those that protect the homeland, announced today that it was the sole developer of iTAK (iOS Team Awareness Kit / Tactical Assault Kit) that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released to the Apple App Store for public use. iTAK helps to enable situational awareness across law enforcement, humanitarian and disaster response, counterterrorism, search and rescue and many other operational needs. This initial public release includes chat, routes, drawing, digital pointers, spotted map, offline maps, data sync, video, QR code onboarding, and more.
Syzygy Integration approached the design and development of the iTAK application to make situational awareness intuitive and robust, allowing users of the systems to be fully functional without training. Syzygy built iTAK from the ground up, under contract from DHS' Science and Technology Directorate (S&T). Syzygy's collaboration with S&T enabled close coordination with federal, state, and local law enforcement and first responders to truly refine the user experience to provide maximum capability across a suite of use cases.
"We are extremely proud of the innovative technology we are putting forward. We hope that this release will help first responders, law enforcement, and military operators with enhanced situational awareness when they need it most. Syzygy is rapidly expanding, and we expect to release additional groundbreaking apps soon," said Syzygy's President and Founder, Wesley Mitchell.
Syzygy has multiple roles open for career opportunities. Check out our website https://tinyurl.com/yt7yhfxm.
iTAK is available for download here on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/itak/id1561656396
About Syzygy Integration, LLC
Headquartered in Conshohocken, PA, Syzygy Integration LLC is a company focused on providing next-generation situational awareness to those that protect the homeland. Our suite of products includes SNAP (Sensor Network Access Point), TAK.Team (commercially available TAK infrastructure), Argos (dismounted sensor suite), and full software and cloud development services for next-generation situational awareness. For more information and to learn about career opportunities, please contact us at info@syzygy.co and visit us at www.SyzygyIntegration.com
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Announces Acquisition of Ticket Express
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tickets For Less®, one of North America's fastest growing event distribution companies, has announced the acquisition of Ticket Express, a leading Midwest reseller located in Omaha, Neb. Ticket Express has serviced fans across the state of Nebraska and Western Iowa for nearly 30 years and will operate under the Tickets For Less brand.
With the Tickets For Less brand already reaching across the region with local media, sports and music partnerships, this strategic acquisition positions the local retailer as the go-to ticket option for fans across the central U.S. Armed with an aligned customer service value, Tickets For Less will now service local markets from office locations in Omaha, Neb. and Tuscaloosa, Ala., along with their headquarters in the Kansas City region. Chad Carr, owner and founder of Ticket Express, will join the Tickets For Less team as Nebraska Area Manager.
The Ticket Express acquisition adds to the Tickets For Less history of growing by partnership, including the most recent acquisition of Just Tix out of San Francisco, Calif., which was finalized last month. Other acquisitions include Ticket Solutions, Ace Sports and Brickhouse Tickets.
About Tickets For Less
Founded in 2004, Tickets For Less is one of the fastest growing event distribution companies in North America and is the leading Midwest ticket marketplace for sports and live entertainment, consistently receiving highly rated customer reviews. Tickets For Less' success is rooted in their ability to provide an easy ticket buying experience to their customer with no service fees or surprises at checkout (www.ticketsforless.com). In 2020, Ticket Solutions, an industry leader in hospitality, fan travel, VIP corporate ticketing and premium experiences joined the Tickets For Less family. Ticket Solutions is now the go-to market brand for all Tickets For Less business-to-business operations (www.ticketsolutions.com).
About Ticket Express
Founded in 1992, Ticket Express is a local ticket reseller located in Omaha, Neb. with access to nationwide sports, concert and theater events. As the leading reseller for Nebraska Cornhusker football and the College World Series, Ticket Express has serviced fans across the state of Nebraska and Western Iowa. Built around top tier customer service, Ticket Express offers consumers a transparent experience when buying and selling tickets. (www.ticketexpress.com).
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Tickets For Less, LLC
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MONTREAL, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. ("Turquoise Hill" or the "Company") today provided an update on its review of the unsolicited non-binding proposal from Rio Tinto International Holdings Ltd. ("Rio Tinto"), the Company's majority shareholder, to acquire through a plan of arrangement the approximately 49% of the outstanding shares of Turquoise Hill held by the Company's minority shareholders for cash consideration of C$34.00 per share (the "Proposal").
In response to the Proposal, Turquoise Hill's board of directors formed a Special Committee of independent directors comprised of Maryse Saint-Laurent (Chair), George Burns, Peter Gillin and Russel Robertson (the "Special Committee"). The Special Committee has retained BMO Capital Markets as its financial advisor and Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP as its legal counsel. In addition, the Special Committee has retained TD Securities as an independent valuator to prepare a formal valuation of the common shares of the Company in accordance with Multilateral Instrument 61-101
– Protection of Minority Shareholders in Special Transactions.
In addition to its review and consideration of the Proposal, the Special Committee's mandate includes responsibility for considering the Company's liquidity needs and financing options pending the Company's consideration of the Proposal. The Special Committee will consider whether the Company should proceed with an equity offering to meet its liquidity requirements or consider other financing options, including potential financing from Rio Tinto pending the Special Committee's consideration of the Proposal.
Turquoise Hill does not intend to comment on or disclose further developments regarding the Special Committee's evaluation of the Proposal unless and until it deems further disclosure is appropriate or required. Turquoise Hill shareholders do not need to take any action with respect to the Proposal at this time.
The Proposal is non-binding on Turquoise Hill. There can be no assurance that a transaction will be completed or on what terms.
About Turquoise Hill Resources
Turquoise Hill is an international mining company focused on the operation and continued development of the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in Mongolia, which is the Company's principal and only material mineral resource property. Turquoise Hill's ownership of the Oyu Tolgoi mine is held through a 66% interest in Oyu Tolgoi LLC); Erdenes Oyu Tolgoi LLC, a Mongolian state-owned entity, holds the remaining 34% interest.
Forward-looking statements and forward-looking information
Certain statements made herein, including statements relating to matters that are not historical facts and statements of the Company's beliefs, intentions and expectations about developments, results and events which will or may occur in the future, constitute "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbour" provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements and information relate to future events or future performance, reflect current expectations or beliefs regarding future events and are typically identified by words such as "anticipate", "believe", "could", "estimate", "expect", "intend", "likely", "may", "plan", "seek", "should", "will" and similar expressions suggesting future outcomes or statements regarding an outlook. These include, but are not limited to, statements and information regarding: the Proposal received by the Company from Rio Tinto, including the terms and conditions of the proposal; the Company's review and evaluation of the Proposal by the Special Committee; and other statements that are not historical facts.
Forward-looking statements and information are made based upon certain assumptions and other important factors that, if untrue, could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such statements or information. There can be no assurance that such statements or information will prove to be accurate. Such statements and information are based on numerous assumptions regarding present and future business strategies, local and global economic conditions, and the environment in which the Company will operate in the future, including: (a) the possibility that the Company, its board of directors, the Special Committee and Rio Tinto cannot come to an agreement on the terms and conditions of a take-private transaction or will not proceed with giving shareholders an opportunity to accept or vote in favour of any take-private transaction; (b) the possibility that the terms and conditions of any definitive agreement in respect of a take-private transaction will differ from those that are currently contemplated by the Proposal; (c) if a definitive agreement is reached, the failure to obtain or satisfy, in a timely manner or otherwise, required shareholder, court and regulatory approvals and other conditions of closing necessary to complete any take-private transaction; (d) credit, market, currency, operational, commodity, geopolitical, liquidity and funding risks generally, including changes in economic conditions, interest rates or tax rates; (e) risks and uncertainties relating to information management, technology, supply chain, product safety, changes in law, competition, seasonality, commodity price and business, (f) the implementation and successful execution by the Company of the updated funding plan for the completion of the Oyu Tolgoi underground mine; and (g) other risks inherent to the Company's business and/or factors beyond its control which could have a material adverse effect on the Company or the ability to consummate any take-private transaction.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information or statements. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve numerous assumptions, inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, which contribute to the possibility that the predicted outcomes will not occur. Events or circumstances could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those estimated or projected and expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ from these forward-looking statements are included in the "Risks and Uncertainties" section in the 2021 Management Discussion and Analysis ("2021 MD&A").
Readers are further cautioned that the list of factors enumerated in the "Risks and Uncertainties" section of the 2021 MD&A that may affect future results is not exhaustive. When relying on the Company's forward-looking statements and information to make decisions with respect to the Company, investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties and potential events. Furthermore, the forward-looking statements and information contained herein are made as of the date of this document and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update or to revise any of the included forward-looking statements or information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. The forward-looking statements and information contained herein are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.
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Customers will have access to select Dow UCON™ polyalkylene glycol (PAG)-based synthetic products for more environmentally conscious alternatives to conventional base oils.
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Univar Solutions China Limited, a subsidiary of Univar Solutions Inc. (NYSE: UNVR) ("Univar Solutions" or "the Company"), a global chemical and ingredient distributor and provider of value-added services, announced today an extension of its relationship with Dow in connection with UCON PAG-based synthetic products in China.
Agreement Highlights
- Builds on the long-term relationship in North America, Latin America and Europe, creating a truly global partnership.
- Strengthens Univar Solutions' portfolio in China with the addition of Dow's UCON PAG-based synthetic base fluids and underscores Univar Solutions' efforts to organically grow with its key partners in Asia Pacific.
- Demonstrates Univar Solutions' work to grow and expand its global footprint in the lubricants and metalworking fluids industry.
- PAG-based fluids and lubricants offer a high level of flexibility not possible with natural and mineral-based oils and lubricants. UCON products can also help reduce wear and extend the service life of industrial, mobile, marine and other equipment, further enhancing their environmental friendliness.
"Our strategic relationship with Dow allows us to provide customers with access to a robust portfolio of industrial product components. As the largest distributor of Dow's Lubricants & Metalworking Fluids ingredients, we're thrilled that our relationship has expanded into mainland China and Hong Kong, enabling us to offer these chemistries across the globe," said Federico Montaner, global vice president, Lubricants & Metalworking Fluids for Univar Solutions. "Working side by side as valued and trusted partners, we're committed to staying ahead of market trends and regulatory shifts to support the multifaceted needs of customers in the lubricants and metalworking markets."
Univar Solutions has worked alongside Dow for more than 30 years, helping to provide customers with innovative products, formulation know-how, supply chain services, sustainable solutions and expertise for Lubricants & Metalworking Fluids to help accelerate the time to market. By leveraging global industry expertise with local technical, sales and marketing resources, Univar Solutions is a valued and trusted partner to customers and suppliers worldwide.
"With the strength of our global network, we're continuously working to find solutions, accelerate innovation and advance product development for customers in mainland China and Hong Kong," said Myron Li, general manager, China and Southeast Asia for Univar Solutions. "Through our global team of technical, sales, marketing and application development experts, we're able to holistically serve customers whenever and wherever needed in a range of important industries."
Learn more about the longtime global relationship between Univar Solutions and Dow.
About Dow
Dow combines global breadth; asset integration and scale; focused innovation and materials science expertise; leading business positions; and environmental, social and governance (ESG) leadership to achieve profitable growth and deliver a sustainable future. The Company's ambition is to become the most innovative, customer centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world. Dow's portfolio of plastics, industrial intermediates, coatings and silicones businesses delivers a broad range of differentiated, science-based products and solutions for its customers in high-growth market segments, such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Dow operates 104 manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employs approximately 35,700 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $55 billion in 2021. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. For more information, please visit www.dow.com or follow @DowNewsroom on Twitter.
About Univar Solutions
Univar Solutions (NYSE: UNVR) is a leading global commodity and specialty chemical and ingredient distributor representing a premier portfolio from the world's leading producers. With the industry's largest private transportation fleet and technical sales force, unparalleled logistics know-how, deep market and regulatory knowledge, formulation and recipe development, and leading digital tools, the Company is well-positioned to offer tailored solutions and value-added services to a wide range of markets, industries, and applications. While fulfilling its purpose to help keep communities healthy, fed, clean and safe, Univar Solutions is committed to helping customers and suppliers innovate and focus on Growing Together. Learn more at univarsolutions.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes certain statements relating to future events and our intentions, beliefs, expectations, and predictions for the future, which are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which may be beyond the Company's control. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations and assumptions. A detailed discussion of these factors and uncertainties is contained in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Potential factors that could affect such forward-looking statements include, among others: the ultimate geographic spread of the COVID-19 pandemic; the duration and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic; actions that may be taken by governmental authorities to address or otherwise mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; the potential negative impacts of COVID-19 on the global economy and our customers and suppliers; the overall impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, results of operations and financial condition; other fluctuations in general economic conditions, particularly in industrial production and the demands of our customers; significant changes in the business strategies of producers or in the operations of our customers; increased competitive pressures, including as a result of competitor consolidation; significant changes in the pricing, demand and availability of chemicals; our levels of indebtedness, the restrictions imposed by our debt instruments, and our ability to obtain additional financing when needed; the broad spectrum of laws and regulations that we are subject to, including extensive environmental, health and safety laws and regulations; an inability to integrate the business and systems of companies we acquire, including of Nexeo Solutions, Inc., or to realize the anticipated benefits of such acquisitions; potential business disruptions and security breaches, including cybersecurity incidents; an inability to generate sufficient working capital; increases in transportation and fuel costs and changes in our relationship with third party providers; accidents, safety failures, environmental damage, product quality and liability issues and recalls; major or systemic delivery failures involving our distribution network or the products we carry; operational risks for which we may not be adequately insured; ongoing litigation and other legal and regulatory risks; challenges associated with international operations; exposure to interest rate and currency fluctuations; potential impairment of goodwill; liabilities associated with acquisitions, ventures and strategic investments; negative developments affecting our pension plans and multi-employer pensions; labor disruptions associated with the unionized portion of our workforce; and the other factors described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We caution you that the forward-looking information presented in this press release is not a guarantee of future events or results, and that actual events or results may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking information contained in this press release. In addition, forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "plan," "seek, "will," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe" or "continue" or the negative thereof or variations thereon or similar terminology. Any forward-looking information presented herein is made only as of the date of this press release, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information to reflect changes in assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or otherwise, except as required by law.
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LINCOLN, Neb., April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- March inventory levels for used heavy-duty trucks were up 10 percentage points from February, according to the latest Sandhills Global Market Report examining heavy-duty truck trends. The month-to-month inventory increase was the largest in the used truck market since Q3 2018, a point in time where inventory levels began steadily increasing after a protracted 13-month decline. Trucks in the 0- to 5-year (up 17.2% M/M) and 5- to 10-year (up 7.7% M/M) age groups were the primary drivers of change, signaling that new truck production and fulfilled orders may be impacting the used truck market. Inventory levels in the construction and farm equipment markets were down across most age groups.
The key metric used in all of Sandhills' market reports is the Sandhills Equipment Value Index (EVI). Buyers and sellers can use the information in the Sandhills EVI to monitor equipment markets and maximize returns on acquisition, liquidation, and related business decisions. The Sandhills EVI data include equipment available in auction and retail markets, as well as model year equipment actively in use. Sandhills EVI data is available for both the United States and Canada, allowing Sandhills to reflect machine values by location.
Chart Takeaways
Sandhills Market Reports highlight the most significant changes in Sandhills' used heavy-duty truck, construction equipment, and farm machinery markets. Each report includes detailed analysis and charts that help readers visualize the data. The following charts display historical asking and auction values for each market, as well as overall inventory levels and age-group breakdowns, to paint a picture of recent supply and demand trends.
U.S. Used Heavy-Duty Trucks
- Auction values for used sleeper trucks are up 60.4% year-over-year; asking values are up 55.1% YOY, according to the Sandhills EVI.
- Heavy-duty truck inventory levels were trending flat in four straight months before March's upswing. In February, inventory levels were down 52.7% YOY, and inventory levels in March (down 42.7% YOY) mark a 10-percentage point improvement.
- The 17.2% M/M inventory level increase in the 0- to 5-year age group played a big part in boosting overall heavy-duty truck inventory levels.
U.S. Used Heavy-Duty Construction Equipment
- The Sandhills EVI shows used construction auction values were up 11.9% YOY for March. Asking values also continued upward value trends with a 6.5% YOY increase.
- Construction equipment inventory levels were down 47.7% YOY, continuing a decline from February where inventory levels were down 46.1%YOY.
- On a month-to-month basis, inventory levels for the majority of age groups were down among construction equipment, except for the 25-plus year age group that increased 3.3% M/M.
U.S. Used Farm Equipment
- The Sandhills EVI for the farm machinery market charted a 9.5% YOY increase in auction values. The asking EVI YOY variance showed a 6.5% YOY improvement.
- March inventory levels for used farm machinery were down 33.2% YOY, a four percentage-point improvement from February.
- While inventory levels continued to decline for many age groups, farm machinery in the 25-plus year age group increased 2.7% M/M.
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About Sandhills Global
Sandhills Global is an information processing company headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska. Our products and services gather, process, and distribute information in the form of trade publications, websites, and online services that connect buyers and sellers across the construction, agriculture, forestry, oil and gas, heavy equipment, commercial trucking, and aviation industries. Our integrated, industry-specific approach to hosted technologies and services offers solutions that help businesses large and small operate efficiently and grow securely, cost-effectively, and successfully. Sandhills Global—we are the cloud.
About the Sandhills Equipment Value Index
The Sandhills Equipment Value Index (EVI) is a principal gauge of the estimated market values of used assets—both currently and over time—across the construction, agricultural, and commercial trucking industries represented by Sandhills Global marketplaces, including AuctionTime.com, TractorHouse.com, MachineryTrader.com, TruckPaper.com, and other industry-specific equipment platforms. Powered by FleetEvaluator, Sandhills' proprietary asset valuation tool, Sandhills EVI provides useful insights into the ever-changing supply-and-demand conditions for each industry.
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KELOWNA, BC, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - The Valens Company Inc. (TSX: VLNS) (Nasdaq: VLNS) (the "Company" "The Valens Company" or "Valens"), a leading manufacturer of cannabis products, is pleased to announce it will issue its first quarter 2022 financial results for the period ended February 28, 2022, on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, after market close.
The Company will host a conference call the following day, Thursday, April 14, 2022, at 11:00 AM Eastern Time / 8:00 AM Pacific Time to discuss the financial results and business outlook.
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*Participants should request The Valens Company Earnings Call or provide confirmation code 13728569.
The call will be available via webcast on the Valens investor page of the Company website at https://thevalenscompany.com/investors/ or at this link. Please visit the website at least 15 minutes prior to the call to register, download, and install any necessary audio software. A replay of the call will be available on the Valens investor page approximately two hours after the conference call has ended.
Tyler Robson, Chief Executive Officer, Sunil Gandhi, Chief Financial Officer, Jeffrey Fallows, President, and Everett Knight, Executive Vice President of Corporate Development and Capital Markets, will be conducting a question-and-answer session following the prepared remarks.
The Valens Company is a leading manufacturer of cannabis products with a mission to bring the benefits of cannabis to the world. The Company provides proprietary cannabis processing services, in addition to best-in-class product development, manufacturing, and commercialization of cannabis consumer packaged goods. The Valens Company's high-quality products are formulated for the medical, health and wellness, and recreational consumer segments, and are offered across all cannabis product categories with a focus on quality and innovation. The Company also manufactures, distributes, and sells a wide range of CBD products in the United States through its subsidiary Green Roads, and distributes medicinal cannabis products to Australia through its subsidiary Valens Australia. In partnership with brand houses, consumer packaged goods companies and licensed cannabis producers around the globe, the Company continues to grow its diverse product portfolio in alignment with evolving cannabis consumer preferences in key markets. Through Valens Labs, the Company is setting the standard in cannabis testing and research and development with Canada's only ISO17025 accredited analytical services lab, named The Centre of Excellence in Plant-Based Science by partner and scientific world leader Thermo Fisher Scientific. Discover more on The Valens Company at http://www.thevalenscompany.com.
All information included in this press release, including any information as to the future financial or operating performance and other statements of The Valens Company that express management's expectations or estimates of future performance, other than statements of historical fact, constitute forward-looking information or forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws and are based on expectations, estimates and projections as of the date hereof. Forward-looking statements are included for the purpose of providing information about management's current expectations and plans relating to the future. Wherever possible, words such as "plans", "expects", "scheduled", "trends", "forecasts", "future", "indications", "potential", "estimates", "predicts", "anticipate", "to establish", "believe", "intend", "ability to", or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "should", "could", "would", "might", "will", or are "likely" to be taken, occur or be achieved, or the negative of these words or other variations thereof, have been used to identify such forward-looking information. Specific forward-looking statements include, without limitation, all disclosure regarding future results of operations, future outcomes of transactions, economic conditions, and anticipated courses of action. Investors and other parties are advised that there is not necessarily any correlation between the number of SKUs manufactured and shipped and revenue and profit, and undue reliance should not be placed on such information.
The risks and uncertainties that may affect forward-looking statements include, among others, Canadian regulatory risk, Australian regulatory risk, U.S. regulatory risk, U.S. border crossing and travel bans, the uncertainties, effects of and responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, reliance on licenses, expansion of facilities, competition, dependence on supply of cannabis and reliance on other key inputs, dependence on senior management and key personnel, general business risk and liability, regulation of the cannabis industry, change in laws, regulations and guidelines, compliance with laws, limited operating history, vulnerability to rising energy costs, unfavourable publicity or consumer perception, product liability, risks related to intellectual property, product recalls, difficulties with forecasts, management of growth and litigation, many of which are beyond the control of The Valens Company. For a more comprehensive discussion of the risks faced by The Valens Company, and which may cause the actual financial results, performance or achievements of The Valens Company to be materially different from estimated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by forward-looking information or forward-looking statements, please refer to The Valens Company's latest Annual Information Form filed with Canadian securities regulatory authorities at www.sedar.com or on The Valens Company's website at www.thevalenscompany.com. The risks described in such Annual Information Form are hereby incorporated by reference herein. Although the forward-looking statements contained herein reflect management's current beliefs and reasonable assumptions based upon information available to management as of the date hereof, The Valens Company cannot be certain that actual results will be consistent with such forward-looking information. The Valens Company cautions you not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements. The Valens Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. Nothing herein should be construed as either an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy or sell securities of The Valens Company.
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SEOUL, South Korea, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- VisionNav showcases its innovative logistics solution at SFAW 2022 show (Smart Factory & Factory Automation Exhibition), the leading factory automation exhibition in Asia, from Apr. 6th-8th, held in Coex Center, Seoul. This exhibition begins the global tour show of this innovative solution.
"Korea has plenty of automation line, and a high coverage of robots, especially in intralogistics." Said Vivian, the sales director of Korea. As the beginning and end of the intralogistics, truck operation at the dock is considered as the most time-consuming part which demands higher efficiency. "2 key factors make truck loading and unloading automation complex and difficult: 1. Trucks vary in types and specifications, like flat truck, gull-wing container truck and cargo container truck, the width of containers draw a large scare from 4m (13') to 14m (48'); 2. Materials in different shapes loaded in various carriers, especially super-long board, or none-carrier goods".
Based on the leading robot perception, control, positioning, and scheduling technology, VisionNav autonomous forklifts get complete functions in environmental perception, precise control, and safe operation. This solution makes it possible to unmanned the whole process of intralogistics. Meanwhile, by intergrading the Bright-Eye system, VisionNav unmanned truck loading & unloading solution has high performance and is widely used in various industries. "As a peripheral auxiliary system for unmanned truck loading & unloading solution, Bright-Eye system attracted much attention by the unique ability of cargo inventory, storage management, and safety warning", Said Vivian.
According to Vivian, VisionNav has developed a localized engineer team mainly responsible for project delivery, and established partnerships with excellent local service providers. With the setup of the Korea branch, VisionNav accelerates its global and localization speed.
Founded in 2016, VIsionNav® is committed to providing AGVs/AMRs and Automation Solutions for intralogistics. At present, VisionNav has developed 9 series of products including auto forklifts and tractors for various scenarios. Meanwhile, VisionNav has made significant breakthroughs such as achieving up to 9.4m(30ft) material storage, up to 2m(6.5ft) narrow aisles transmitting, automated truck loading and unloading, and multi-layer materials stacking. VisionNav Sold 1500+ products globally implemented 350+ projects and reached cooperation with 50+ Fortune 500 companies.
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Victory Comes After Four Year Campaign
WASHINGTON, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With over 90 percent of those eligible in favor of representation, workers at the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) have voted to join Teamsters Local 730. With over one million residents served, WSSC is one of the largest water and waste water utility providers in the United States.
"This is the culmination of a long-term effort and I couldn't be prouder or more inspired by everything these workers did to fight for union representation," said Ritchie Brooks, Local 730 President. "We're going to do everything in our power to get these brave women and men the best contract possible – this is only the beginning."
Organizing at WSSC began four years ago, but the workers were initially ineligible to be union members. That changed after the passage of H.B. 1280, a Maryland law that amended the qualifications for union representation at WSSC.
Wendi Corbin has been a WSSC worker for over thirteen years and her father was a member of Teamsters Local 456 in New York. She also served on the organizing committee.
"WSSC is a great company to work for, but I just feel that sometimes you need a larger voice; sometimes you just have to bring it together as a group and speak as one," Corbin said. "After such a long campaign, we're overwhelmed with happiness. We have to stand united, though. Everybody is under the Teamsters now, it's time to speak our piece and stand together in solidarity."
Teamsters Local 730 represents workers in a wide variety of industries throughout Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia. For more information, go to https://www.facebook.com/TeamsterLocal730/.
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ZENVIA Campaign tracks multichannel journeys in one easy-to-use interface
SÃO PAULO, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Zenvia Inc. ("ZENVIA" or "Company") (NASDAQ: ZENV), the leading cloud-based CX communications platform in Latin America empowering companies to transform their existing communications with end customers along their life cycle, today announced the launch of its new marketing campaign product, ZENVIA Campaign.
Managing marketing campaigns across various channels is a task that can be difficult for many companies. That's the reason behind the launching of ZENVIA Campaign. Unlike other tools on the market, this feature was developed to offer multichannel communication throughout the entire user journey. Companies can now interact with consumers using a combination of direct and indirect channels, allowing users to react to the brand's actions in the channel they are most active in, effectively contributing to the campaign's success.
For example, companies can initiate the first contact through WhatsApp and preset another message at a scheduled period to be sent through a different available channel. "This flow prevents the user from becoming saturated, contributing to a better experience. It is possible to orchestrate the journey so that messages always arrive at the most opportune moment. With the possibility of integrating different channels, the campaign also becomes more efficient," explains Bruno Tonetto, head of ZENVIA Campaign business unit.
ZENVIA Campaign also allows to manage the contact base within the platform, regardless of the channel used. Companies will be able to exclude and include new consumers in a list, making it easier to segment the target audience at a particular stage of the campaign. This feature offers autonomy to managers, as they can select customer profiles for a specific channel and, later on, include or exclude them from the automation rules.
The launch is aligned to ZENVIA's strategy of leveraging organic growth through the introduction of new SaaS products to its growing client base. ZENVIA Campaign is first being introduced in the Brazilian market and will be rolled out to Latin American countries until the end of the second quarter of 2022.
ZENVIA is driven by the purpose of empowering companies to create unique experiences for customer communications through its unified end-to-end platform. ZENVIA empowers companies to transform their existing customer communications from non-scalable, physical, and impersonal interactions into highly scalable, digital first and hyper contextualized experiences across the customer journey. ZENVIA's unified end-to-end CX communications platform provides a combination of (i) SaaS focused on campaigns, sales teams, customer service and engagement, (ii) tools, such as software application programming interfaces, or APIs, chatbots, single customer view, journey designer, documents composer and authentication, and (iii) channels, such as SMS, Voice, WhatsApp, Instagram and Webchat. Its comprehensive platform assists customers across multiple use cases, including marketing campaigns, customer acquisition, customer onboarding, warnings, customer services, fraud control, cross-selling and customer retention, among others. ZENVIA's shares are traded on Nasdaq, under the ticker ZENV.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date they were first issued and were based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections as well as the beliefs and assumptions of management. Words such as "expect," "anticipate," "should," "believe," "hope," "target," "project," "goals," "estimate," "potential," "predict," "may," "will," "might," "could," "intend," variations of these terms or the negative of these terms and similar expressions are intended to identify these statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which involve factors or circumstances that are beyond Zenvia's control.
Zenvia's actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied in forward-looking statements due to several factors, including but not limited to: our ability to innovate and respond to technological advances, changing market needs and customer demands, our ability to successfully acquire new businesses as customers, acquire customers in new industry verticals and appropriately manage international expansion, substantial and increasing competition in our market, compliance with applicable regulatory and legislative developments and regulations, the dependence of our business on our relationship with certain service providers, among other factors.
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Cloud-powered co-innovation ecosystem of capabilities and talent a force multiplier in engaging consumers and meeting their needs across all facets of life
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- airasia Super App, the digital travel and lifestyle platform for everyone in Southeast Asia, and Google Cloud today announced a five-year strategic collaboration to advance airasia Super App's vision of a co-innovation ecosystem that all businesses and developers can partake in to serve the daily needs of people in the region. The two organizations will combine core competencies to nurture technology talent, co-create software tools for open innovation, deliver data-driven intelligence on behalf of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) on the platform, and ensure accessibility for diverse users in cities and rural areas.
airasia Super App, which operates in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, and the Philippines, is part of Capital A's digital pillar. The platform offers flight and hotel bookings, e-commerce, food and parcel delivery, ride-hailing, financial and health services, on-demand education and more, anchored by an integrated rewards program and mobile wallet. Even as some services are being launched in various markets across Asean, the platform is already the lifestyle application of choice for 51 million users. Since its inception in 2020, airasia Super App has become one of three unicorns headquartered in Malaysia, according to Credit Suisse.
"Five years ago, when I decided to move our digital journey to its next stage, I was looking for a partner to help us reach that nirvana, much like how Airbus and General Electric helped us grow from a little two-plane operation to become the fourth largest airline in Asia. I went around the US looking for that partner, met Diane Greene from Google Cloud, and the journey started. With Thomas and his team, we are now on the road to disrupting the digital platform arena in the same vein as we did airlines. We may be late in the game, but with the Super App as the center of our ecosystem of e-commerce, logistics and fintech, we are determined to give all 700 million people in Asean inclusivity, accessibility and value," said Tony Fernandes, CEO, Capital A.
"With Google's help, our ecosystem will not only be transactional, but be about building community, and enriching that community – not just the customers but partners like restaurants, airlines, hotels and drivers. I'm excited to reveal how airasia and all of Capital A's assets will transform Asean and deliver value, not only in transactions but in making Asean a smaller place. What we are doing is not evolutionary, but revolutionary. I'm going to enjoy the ride with Google," added Fernandes.
The strategic collaboration and ecosystem building efforts will encompass four pillars:
Fostering an agile culture and co-innovation talent engine: airasia Super App and Google Cloud will establish a Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE) consisting of AirAsia Allstars and Google Cloud technologists. The CCoE will embed an agile culture across all airasia Super App business units to accelerate product development velocity, enable teams to embrace change, and upskill talent. This includes tapping Google Cloud's Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and MLOps best practices, so staff and AirAsia Academy graduates can strengthen their technical capabilities and meet the requirements of the fast-growing business. As an extension of Google Cloud's product development team, the CCoE will also drive co-innovation efforts to shape technological advances for the region and beyond.
Ensuring seamless user access anytime and anywhere, on any device: By leveraging Google Cloud's secure and scalable infrastructure, and advanced microservices, serverless and networking technologies, the CCoE will enhance the airasia Super App so that it remains robust, reliable and lightweight as more features and services are continuously added. This ensures that the platform runs seamlessly when accessed by a high volume of users at any given time, including those in rural areas with intermittent internet connectivity or using lower-cost smartphones with less storage capacity.
Unlocking data-driven insights to fuel MSME growth: By deploying Google Cloud's leading analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies, the CCoE's data scientists can unify and analyze datasets to glean real-time insights into customer sentiment and emerging trends. These include an understanding of the travel sector's recovery trajectory and consumption patterns around food delivery, ride-hailing and more. The insights will enable the platform to serve hyper-personalized recommendations to users on behalf of MSMEs and help grow these businesses' revenue streams.
Empowering partners and developers to co-innovate and contribute: By adopting Google Cloud's open-source principles and infrastructure, the CCoE will develop a suite of software development kits (SDKs) that ecosystem partners and external developers can use to expeditiously and cost-effectively create new features and services for airasia Super App users. These will include reusable software components for biometric identification, chatbots, e-wallets, online travel bookings and more. Google will also tap airasia Super App's in-region network to expand its developer community in Southeast Asia.
"To benefit everyone across Southeast Asia's heterogeneous communities, the airasia Super App must be simple and easy-to-use while underpinned by inclusive design, interoperability and personalization," said Amanda Woo, CEO, airasia Super App. "It's therefore crucial that we leverage Google's rich experience in building global platforms and ecosystems to equip and engage more talent, entrepreneurs and partners who can provide even more tailor-made solutions that fit users' lives. What we're announcing today is just the beginning, and we look forward to exploring further co-innovation initiatives with Google, whether in digital travel planning, self-driving cars, cloud gaming, startup investment, or supporting frontline workers through Google Workspace."
"Super-apps are helping small businesses thrive and stimulate economies. In fact, the World Economic Forum estimates that 70 percent of new economic value generated in the next decade will be driven by digital platform business models," said Thomas Kurian, CEO, Google Cloud. "airasia Super App is an inspiring example of a company that's innovating using cloud-first technologies to better reach and serve their customers. We're proud to be working with Tony and his team to further develop talent and an open innovation ecosystem to meet diverse digital lifestyle needs across Southeast Asia."
About airasia Super App
The airasia Super App is a one-stop travel, e-commerce and fintech platform offering consumers over 15 lines of products and services via the SuperApp as well as the airasia.com website. Powered by data and technology, the airasia Super App leverages its digital ecosystem of 51 million users and 40 million downloads to generate personalized and seamless consumer experience in the digital new era. Users can also engage in real-time conversations, join like-minded communities, play games and much more. From travel needs to everyday lifestyle essentials, there is always something for everyone on the airasia Super App. Download the airasia Super App via the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.
About Google Cloud
Google Cloud accelerates every organization's ability to digitally transform its business. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google's cutting-edge technology – all on the cleanest cloud in the industry. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.
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California's Landmark General Order 156 now includes an aspirational goal of 1.5% for LGBT businesses in contracting with California-based Utility Companies, worth over $600 million per year in competitive contracts
SAN FRANCISCO, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BuildOUT California is happy to announce that the California Public Utilities (CPUC) today, by unanimous vote, approved a historic measure that will set an aspirational goal of 1.5% for the inclusion of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) certified businesses in the competitive contracting process with California-based utilities like AT&T, PG&E and Southern California Edison Company. This development will be an update to the CPUC's Utility Supplier Diversity Program, known as General Order 156, which was created by a 1983 law (Assembly Bill 3638), under the leadership of late Assemblywoman Gwen Moore, a prominent civil rights advocate. Ms. Moore served in the California Assembly from 1978 through 1994, representing the 47th District.
"The modern-day LGBTQ economic equality movement started here in California in 1974 with the founding the Golden Gate Business Association (GGBA)," stated Paul Pendergast, President of BuildOUT California and a former president of the GGBA. "California is once again leading the way with the establishment of an aspirational goal for utilities to utilize qualified, cost effective, experienced LGBT owned/certified businesses. The Commission's bold action today represents a defining moment statewide, nationally, and internationally when it comes to LGBT economic vitality" Pendergast added.
The CPUC's approved Order adopts voluntary procurement goals for LGBT business enterprises over the next three years: 2022 of 0.5%, 2023 of 1.0% and 2024 of 1.5%. "Our directive balances the reliance on historical data with our objective of increasing procurement from LGBT business enterprise amidst unique barriers to entry" stated CPUC Commissioner Clifford Rechtschaffen in his February 9, 2022 Proposed Decision on the matter.
Members of BuildOUT California's executive leadership team have been working on this issue since the roots of this historic development began nearly eight years ago (September 2014) when California Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 1678 (AB 1678), sponsored by then-Assemblymember Richard Gordon. This legislation required the CPUC to include LGBT-owned business enterprises in the Supplier Diversity Program under General Order 156. The enactment of AB 1678 was an historic moment in the movement to extend equal rights to the LGBTQ community, which has suffered severe discrimination and hostility.
The amount of business done by California utility companies under third-party contracts is enormous. In 2019, California utilities spent $38 billion. In 2020, the total jumped to $43.5 billion. But many of the utilities were bypassing LGBT-owned businesses in their contracting. So, when the CPUC in March 2021 launched a new "rulemaking" proceeding, BuildOUT California, represented by Frank Lindh, the CPUC's former General Counsel, intervened as a party. BuildOUT California urged the Commission to adopt an aspirational goal of 1.5% for LGBT-owned businesses. BuildOUT California's proposal was opposed by the utility companies, who asked for a much lower goal of only 0.5%. One year later, the CPUC, in response to the testimony and evidence presented by BuildOUT California, adopted a path to the 1.5% goal. The Commission's action will result in over $600 million per year in competitive contracts with LGBT businesses in California. Using a conservative figure of 5 new jobs per $1M in spend from the energy sector, it is conceivable that had there been a 1.5% spend with LGBT businesses in 2020 there could have been 3,500 new, quality, sustainable jobs created.
In an April 12, 2022, letter to the CPUC's Commissioners, California LGBTQ Caucus leaders Assemblymember Evan Low (Chair) and Senator Susan Talamantes Eggman (Vice Chair) stated, "For decades, the LGBTQ community has faced discrimination, only to watch its government do nothing… these actions will address a loftier goal in the legislation's intent: to establish some fairness for LGBTQ businesses that were previously excluded due to discrimination. We firmly believe that a 1.5% minimum is the first step to inclusion."
Tony Hoang, the Executive Director of Equality California, the 900,000-member strong non-profit advocacy organization stated in his March 1, 2022, letter to CPUC Commissioner President, Alice Reynolds, "The implementation of this law has delayed progress as we have waited nearly eight years for an LGBTBE procurement goal. Unfortunately, biases within some industry sectors create barriers to entry… With this new aspirational goal, the walls impeding progress are being torn down, and we are one step closer to more inclusivity."
About BuildOUT California
Founded in 2014, BuildOUT California is the world's first LGBT Industry Association dedicated to the sustainable growth of LGBT owned & certified businesses, and our allies, in the fields of Architecture, Engineering, Construction Services, Real Estate Development, and Related Industries.
A digital archive of filings, data analysis and letters of support from elected officials relevant to the CPUC's LGBT Goal Setting Process be found here.
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Financial results to be released after market close; Conference call to be conducted at 5:00pm ET
PORTLAND, Ore., April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eastside Distilling, Inc. (NASDAQ: EAST) ("Eastside" or the "Company") will report its first quarter financial results after the market close on Monday, May 16, 2022. The Company will host a conference call that same day, Monday, May 16 at 5:00pm ET to review the results.
First Quarter 2022 Conference Call Details
Date and Time: Monday, May 16, 2022 at 5:00pm ET
Call-in Information: Interested parties can access the conference call by dialing (844) 889-4332 or (412) 717-9595.
Live Webcast Information: Interested parties can access the conference call via a live Internet webcast, which is available in the Conference Calls section of the Company's website at https://www.eastsidedistilling.com/conference-calls.
Replay: A teleconference replay of the call will be available for three days at (877) 344-7529 or (412) 317-0088, confirmation #1810337. A webcast replay will be available in the Conference Calls section of the Company's website at https://www.eastsidedistilling.com/conference-calls for 90 days.
About Eastside Distilling
Eastside Distilling, Inc. (NASDAQ: EAST) has been producing high-quality, award-winning craft spirits in Portland, Oregon, since 2008. The Company is distinguished by its highly decorated product lineup that includes Azuñia Tequilas®, Burnside Whiskeys®, Hue-Hue Coffee Rum®, and Portland Potato Vodkas®. All Eastside spirits are crafted from natural ingredients for quality and taste. Eastside's Craft Canning + Bottling subsidiary is one of the Northwest's leading independent ready-to-drink canners. For more information visit: www.eastsidedistilling.com or follow the Company on Instagram and Facebook.
Important Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain matters discussed in this press release may be forward-looking statements that reflect our expectations or anticipations rather than historical fact. Such matters involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, including the following: changes in economic conditions, general competitive factors, the impact of COVID-19 and related business disruption, the Company's ongoing financing requirements and ability to achieve financing, acceptance of the Company's products in the market, the Company's success in obtaining new customers, the Company's ability to execute its business model and strategic plans, and other risks and related information described from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). A detailed discussion of the most significant risks can be found in the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Company assumes no obligation to update the cautionary information in this press release.
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PARSIPPANY, N.J., April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ferrero U.S.A., Inc. of Parsippany, New Jersey is voluntarily recalling its Kinder® Happy Moments Chocolate Assortment and Kinder® Mix Chocolate Treats basket, because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella Typhimurium. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.
The voluntary recall is for two products in the U.S.
The products are being recalled because they were manufactured in a facility where Salmonella typhimurium was detected. While there are no reports of illness in the United States to date, Ferrero is voluntarily recalling the products out of an abundance of caution due to reported cases of Salmonella in consumers that consumed products in Europe that were manufactured at the same facility.
No other Kinder products produced for the U.S. market are included in this recall.
Consumers who have purchased the affected product should not eat the product and may contact the Ferrero customer service line Monday - Friday 9am-6pm EST at 1-800-688-3552 or via https://www.ferreronorthamerica.com/contact-US-residents for product refund.
Ferrero deeply regrets this situation. We take food safety extremely seriously and every step we have taken has been guided by our commitment to consumer care. We will continue to work cooperatively with the Food and Drug Administration to address this matter.
Consumer Inquiries: 1-800-688-3552
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NEW YORK, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces an investigation of potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) resulting from allegations that Elon Musk may have omitted to file and/or issue material information to the investing public.
SO WHAT: If you sold Twitter securities between March 14, 2022 and April 4, 2022 you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. The Rosen Law Firm is preparing a class action seeking recovery of investor losses.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the prospective class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=5134 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
WHAT IS THIS ABOUT: On April 4, 2022, Elon Musk disclosed that he had purchased over 73 million shares of Twitter stock—a 9.2% stake in the Company.
On this news, shares of Twitter stock surged on April 4, 2022, closing 27% higher than its closing price on April 3, 2022.
Investors who previously sold shares of Twitter stock between March 14, 2022, when Elon Musk should have disclosed his Twitter stock purchases, and before the actual April 4, 2022 disclosure potentially missed the resulting share price increase as the market reacted to Elon Musk's purchases.
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NEW YORK, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Halper Sadeh LLP, an investor rights law firm, is investigating the following companies for potential violations of the federal securities laws and/or breaches of fiduciary duties to shareholders relating to:
CDK Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDK)'s sale to Brookfield Business Partners and its institutional partners for $54.87 per share in cash. If you are a CDK shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
Panbela Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBLA)'s merger with Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals, Inc. If you are a Panbela shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
South Jersey Industries, Inc. (NYSE: SJI)'s sale to the Infrastructure Investments Fund for $36.00 per share in cash. If you are a South Jersey shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
Origin Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: OBNK)'s merger with BT Holdings, Inc. (BTH). Under the terms of the agreement, BTH shareholders will receive an aggregate of 6,828,390 shares of Origin's common stock in exchange for all outstanding shares of BTH common stock, subject to certain adjustments. If you are an Origin shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
Zurn Water Solutions Corporation (NYSE: ZWS)'s merger with Elkay Manufacturing Company. If you are a Zurn Water shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
Halper Sadeh LLP may seek increased consideration for shareholders, additional disclosures and information concerning the proposed transaction, or other relief and benefits on behalf of shareholders.
Shareholders are encouraged to contact the firm free of charge to discuss their legal rights and options. Please call Daniel Sadeh or Zachary Halper at (212) 763-0060 or email sadeh@halpersadeh.com or zhalper@halpersadeh.com.
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MIRAMAR, Fla., April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Spirit Airlines, Inc. ("Spirit" or the "Company") (NYSE:SAVE) today announced that its Board of Directors has determined, after consultation with the Company's outside financial and legal advisors, that the unsolicited proposal received from JetBlue Airways ("JetBlue") (Nasdaq: JBLU) to acquire Spirit in an all-cash transaction for $33.00 per share could reasonably be likely to lead to a "Superior Proposal" as defined in Spirit's merger agreement with Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. ("Frontier") (NASDAQ: ULCC), parent company of Frontier Airlines, Inc.
Spirit intends to engage in discussions with JetBlue with respect to JetBlue's proposal, in accordance with the terms of the Company's merger agreement with Frontier.
Spirit remains bound by the terms of the merger agreement with Frontier, and Spirit's Board has not determined that JetBlue's proposal in fact constitutes a Superior Proposal as defined in the merger agreement with Frontier. In addition, Spirit notes that there can be no assurance that the discussions with JetBlue will result in a transaction. Spirit shareholders do not need to take any action at this time, and Spirit's Board has made no change to its recommendation that its shareholders adopt the merger agreement with Frontier.
Barclays and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC are serving as financial advisors to Spirit and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is serving as legal advisor.
About Spirit Airlines
Spirit Airlines (NYSE: SAVE) is committed to delivering the best value in the sky. We are the leader in providing customizable travel options starting with an unbundled fare. This allows our Guests to pay only for the options they choose — like bags, seat assignments and refreshments — something we call Á La Smarte. We make it possible for our Guests to venture further and discover more than ever before. Our Fit Fleet® is one of the youngest and most fuel-efficient in the U.S. We serve destinations throughout the U.S., Latin America and the Caribbean, and are dedicated to giving back and improving those communities. Come save with us at spirit.com.
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CALGARY, AB, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Universal Ibogaine Inc. (TSXV: IBO) ("UI" or the "Company") a life sciences company with a mission to develop and deliver medicalized ibogaine-centered addiction care, advises that it has temporarily closed the Kelburn Recovery Centre ("Kelburn") due to an on-site flooding issue.
Kelburn is UI's addiction treatment site operating near Winnipeg, Manitoba, and which experienced abnormally high winter snowfall conditions, resulting in high current groundwater levels arising from spring melt conditions. Kelburn is currently assessing options for continuation of in-process patient treatment, and remediation of damages, which will fall under Kelburn's property and business interruption insurance coverage, subject to policy limits. The timing for remediation and ultimate re-opening of operations at Kelburn is not determinable, but will likely require a minimum of 2 to 3 months.
Nick Karos (CEO) noted "this is of course an unfortunate unforeseen event, and our first priority is to ensure the continuity of ongoing care of our patient group. The extent of damage will hopefully be contained to a portion of the basement, and allow us to resume on-site operations in a reasonable time frame."
UI is a life sciences company, with a mission to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of its ibogaine based drug detox protocol through a planned Canadian Clinical Trial (focused on opioid use disorder), and ultimately to utilize that protocol around the globe through planned future licensing agreements. UI is concurrently developing a state of the art holistic addiction treatment protocol at its Kelburn Recovery Centre that, when paired with the planned ibogaine detox protocol, is intended to revolutionize the way we treat addiction and drastically improve the lives of individuals and families affected by addiction.
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SHANGHAI, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WuXi AppTec, a leading global provider of R&D and manufacturing services that enables the global pharmaceutical and healthcare industry, received an ESG Risk Rating, recognizing it as a "Top Rated" performing company from Sustainalytics as of March, 2022. WuXi AppTec placed in the top 4 percent of the global pharmaceutical industry with a "Low Risk" of experiencing material financial impacts from ESG factors. The strong performance reflects its commitment to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives.
Throughout 2021, WuXi AppTec has enhanced its management system to identify and integrate hundreds of ESG-related measures across its global operations. These initiatives were also evaluated in Sustainalytics' latest ESG Risk ratings report, which shows that WuXi AppTec has made significant progress in the areas of Business Ethics, Emissions, Effluents and Waste, Occupational Health and Safety, Human Capital and Corporate Governance.
"We welcome Sustainalytics' assessment of WuXi AppTec's ESG progress," said Edward Hu, Vice Chairman of WuXi AppTec and Chairman of WuXi AppTec's ESG Committee. "We will continue to prioritize ESG initiatives while enabling our customers' discovery, development and manufacturing of new medicines and groundbreaking therapies for patients worldwide."
Sustainalytics is a leading ESG research, ratings and data firm that supports investors around the world with the development and implementation of responsible investment strategies. Sustainalytics' ESG Risk Ratings span more than 14,000 global companies on their exposure to industry-specific material ESG risks and how well they are managing those risks.
About WuXi AppTec
As a global company with operations across Asia, Europe, and North America, WuXi AppTec provides a broad portfolio of R&D and manufacturing services that enable the global pharmaceutical and healthcare industry to advance discoveries and deliver groundbreaking treatments to patients. Through its unique business models, WuXi AppTec's integrated, end-to-end services include chemistry drug CRDMO (Contract Research, Development and Manufacturing Organization), biology discovery, preclinical testing and clinical research services, cell and gene therapies CTDMO (Contract Testing, Development and Manufacturing Organization), helping customers improve the productivity of advancing healthcare products through cost-effective and efficient solutions. WuXi AppTec received an AA ESG rating from MSCI in 2021 and its open-access platform is enabling more than 5,700 collaborators from over 30 countries to improve the health of those in need – and to realize the vision that "every drug can be made and every disease can be treated." Please visit: http://www.wuxiapptec.com
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All about Peeps: Art museum home for Peeps-inspired artwork
RACINE, Wis. (WTMJ) - An art exhibit all about Peeps has returned to Wisconsin. And some of the art covers a serious subject.
“You must not think of them as conventional candy. You need to think of them as a method to an end,” said Lisa Englander, handling the exhibit’s guest relations and retail operations.
The 13th annual International Peeps Exhibition is underway, where the Peeps have been painted and glued for certain works of art. However, that doesn’t stop hungry visitors from trying them.
“Now and then, we’ll come in and find that a piece of a Peep is missing, and we know that somebody has either taken it or chomped on it,” Englander said.
Organizers said the art on display must be made out of Peeps or about Peeps. And there were 162 entries to the gallery and competition this year.
Winners get a golden Peep. And while it is a competition, organizers said it’s not really about winning or the prizes. It’s about making art differently.
“I like it because of the happiness that it brings to people,” Englander said.
The gallery also helps usher in spring. Visitors can see Peeps camping, Peep animatronics, and even Peeps on a video chat call.
Plus, this year, there is an entire section about the invasion of Ukraine.
“There are many pieces about freedom and rights. So, people are speaking to all aspects of their life here,” Englander said.
The Peeps exhibit runs through April 23.
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GRAPHIC: Man stabs child 11 times to ‘get the demons out’, police say
(Gray News) - A Las Vegas man has been arrested and a child is fighting for her life after a gruesome stabbing occurred at a house late last month.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department reports officers were called to a home in east Las Vegas on March 31 with reports of a stabbing.
A 3-year-old girl was eating dinner inside the house when a family member came up behind her and began stabbing her in her right side, a witness told police.
According to an arrest report, Alan Wilson, 28, was the man stabbing the child. A family member stepped in to help the girl and get the knife away from Wilson.
According to police, a struggle ensued between the two, and Wilson said, “I need to get the demons out of her. I need to save her.”
Other family members in the home were able to get to the child and rush her to a nearby fire station, where she was then taken to Sunrise Hospital for treatment.
According to Wilson’s arrest report, the 3-year-old was stabbed seven times in the back, once in the armpit, forearm, hand and right triceps. She suffered damage to an artery, her kidney and spleen, which required three surgeons to help repair the internal damage.
Police said Wilson left the house and was later located outside a nearby 7-Eleven convenience store, where he was taken into custody.
The 28-year-old was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on attempted murder, child abuse, and battery charges.
Doctors said the injured child would require additional surgeries.
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