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Augusta County Sheriff’s Office searching for missing 50-year-old man
Published: Sep. 8, 2022 at 8:41 PM EDT|Updated: 20 minutes ago
AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) - The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance to locate a missing person.
David L. Herbaugh, 50, was last seen on Sept. 8. Officials say he could possibly be heading to the Roanoke area driving a black 1996 Chevrolet truck with a Virginia tag, WXY4403.
Herbaugh is 5′10′' and about 210 lbs with brown hair and blue eyes.
If anyone has any information about this missing person, please contact the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office at (540) 245-5333 or Crime Stoppers at (800) 322-2017.
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Grand jury reportedly probing Trump leadership PAC
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal grand jury is reportedly seeking information about Donald Trump’s Save America leadership PAC as investigations into the former president continue to expand.
ABC News first reported Thursday that subpoenas issued in recent weeks have asked recipients about the political action committee’s formation, its fundraising activities and its spending.
The Department of Justice and a Trump spokesman did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Trump is now the subject of numerous ongoing federal and state investigations, including several probing his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol building, his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, and how thousands of government records, including documents with highly classified markings, ended up at his private Mar-a-Lago club.
Trump aggressively fundraised off the 2020 election, capitalizing on his supporters’ anger about and refusal to accept his loss. During its hearings, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack said Trump’s fundraising machine had collected some $250 million from his campaigns to “Stop the Steal” and others in the aftermath of the election, mostly in small-dollar donations from Americans. One plea for cash went out 30 minutes before the Jan. 6 insurrection.
“Not only was there the big lie, there was the big ripoff,” Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., said of the efforts.
No credible evidence has emerged to support Trump’s claims that the election was marred by mass fraud. Numerous state and local elections officials, including Trump’s own attorney general and judges he appointed, have also rejected such claims.
Trump’s PAC — which he has used to pay for his post-presidential rallies, other travel, legal bills and even the portraits of him and the former first lady that will one day hang in the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery — has raised millions since its creation. It ended July with just under $100 million cash-on-hand, according to government filings.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | https://www.whsv.com/2022/09/09/grand-jury-reportedly-probing-trump-leadership-pac/ | 2022-09-09T01:04:40Z |
South Carolina senators reject a near-total abortion ban
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina senators rejected a ban on almost all abortions Thursday in a special session called in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
Although Republicans had a majority of votes to pass the ban, Republican Sen. Tom Davis threatened to filibuster and proponents of the ban could not get the extra votes to stop him.
Davis, the chief of staff for former Gov. Mark Sanford before being elected to the Senate in 2009, was joined by the three Republican women in the Senate, a fifth GOP colleague and all the chamber’s Democrats to oppose the proposed ban.
Davis opposes a blanket ban on abortions in South Carolina and said he would argue against the bill until the 46-member Senate mustered the 26 votes required to end the filibuster. That appeared unlikely to happen, as only after 24 senators voted for an amended bill that included exceptions for pregnancies cause by rape or incest up to 12 weeks after conception. Twenty senators were opposed and two were absent.
After a recess to work through their options, Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey conceded the abortion ban likely couldn’t pass, although a vote to end debate had not been taken.
“This is a math question, you have to have the votes to pass it - and we do not,” Massey said.
Davis said he promised his daughters he would not vote to make South Carolina’s current six-week abortion ban stricter because women have rights, too.
“The moment we become pregnant we lost all control over what goes on with our bodies,” Davis said, recalling what his daughters told him. “I’m here to tell you I’m not going to let it happen.”
South Carolina’s six-week ban is currently suspended as the state Supreme Court reviews whether it violates privacy rights. In the meantime, the state’s 2016 ban on abortions 20 weeks after conception is in effect.
Senators did pass a few changes to the six-week ban, including cutting the time that victims of rape and incest who become pregnant can seek an abortion from 20 weeks to about 12 weeks, requiring that DNA from the aborted fetus be collected for police and allowing a $3,000 income tax break for fetuses before they are born,
South Carolina’s General Assembly was meeting in a special session to try to join more than a dozen other states with abortion bans.
Most of them came through so-called trigger laws designed to outlaw most abortions when the U.S. Supreme Court threw out the constitutional right to end a pregnancy in June. Indiana’s Legislature passed a new ban last month that has not taken effect.
The South Carolina House passed the bill with rape or incest exceptions last month. There were also exceptions to allow an abortion when a mother’s life is endangered by the pregnancy.
The debate started Wednesday with the three Republican women in the South Carolina Senate speaking back to back, saying they can’t support the bill unless the rape or incest exceptions are restored.
Sen. Katrina Shealy said the 41 men in the Senate would be better off listening to their wives, daughters, mothers, granddaughters and looking at the faces of the girls in Sunday School classes at their churches.
“You want to believe that God is wanting you to push a bill through with no exceptions that kill mothers and ruins the lives of children — lets mothers bring home babies to bury them — then I think you’re miscommunicating with God. Or maybe you aren’t communicating with Him at all,” Shealy said before senators added a proposal allowing abortions if a fetus cannot survive outside the womb.
Massey helped broker the compromise among Republicans that briefly returned the exceptions to the bill. He pointed out state health officials recorded about 3,000 abortions in 2021 within the first six weeks of a pregnancy.
“Heartbeat is great, but this I think is better,” Massey said. “I don’t think abortion should be used as birth control.”
Republican Sen. Sandy Senn, who didn’t vote for the six-week ban in 2021, said a total ban would be an invasion of the privacy of every woman in the state.
“If what is going on in my vagina isn’t an unreasonable invasion of privacy for this legislature to get involved in, I don’t know what is,” Senn said.
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Associated Press writer James Pollard contributed to this report.
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City taps affordable housing developer for old River District site
An affordable housing firm will have two years to begin construction on a massive residential complex at Port Huron’s old River District Market property under a new proposed agreement the city announced Thursday.
"It was about four years ago that James (Freed) invited us down to take a look at the city, and my, how things have changed," Craig Patterson, Woda Cooper Companies senior vice president, said during a press conference along the Connor Street Corridor. "That is one of the reasons why we're here today to announce a 58-unit, two and three-bedroom condos-for-sale in a four story building."
Woda Cooper Companies, which has a presence in 16 states, is poised to buy the site for $1 just over three months after the city first closed on the property at 3550 Electric Ave.
The agreement is on tap for City Council approval on Monday and would require a new development of at least 50 new for-sale condo units and an investment of at least $9.5 million.
The River District site has been unoccupied since a 2013 fire burned down the South Park grocery store. Now, local leaders said they hope the latest deal will help revitalize the southside and Conner Street neighborhood with an influx of new residents — and future businesses and amenities to accommodate them.
“It’s a really good step toward that,” Mayor Pauline Repp said this week. “I think these are going to be very nice price-wise and quality-wise.
“… So, as much as people would have liked to see a grocery store back there, there really has been no need or no one has come forward willing to do so. This really adds to the housing stock on the southern end of the city, and I think that’s a good thing.”
City officials have long prioritized finding new housing stock, particularly amid a larger shortage, citing it as both a recent goal for council members and in talks to purchase property for future housing developments with American Rescue Plan dollars.
Included in the latter, the city used $550,000 in COVID stimulus to close on 3550 Electric in late May. Two other parcels near St. Clair County Community College went for $60,000 each.
And officials admit there’s a reason they’re taking the financial loss on the deal with Woda.
City Manager James Freed said it was a measure of maintaining negotiating authority and eliminating variables in determining the future use of the property.
It’s also a choice to incentivize purchase over mechanisms like abatements, he said, “so once this is built, it will be fully taxed.”
Repp added that while it loses money initially, “in the long run, you’re not.”
Who are these new residential units for?
Under its proposed agreement with the city, Woda would have to give the property back to the city if it falls short of starting construction within 24 months.
Among the other requirements is that condo units would have to be sold to parties who make 185% to 300% of the federal poverty guidelines. The 2022 income poverty threshold puts that range at $25,142 to $40,770 annually for a one-person household, $33,874 to $54,930 for two people, and $42,606 to $69,090 for a family of three.
Freed said those guidelines are considered middle income and fall under the target of what economic development organizers have credited as the “missing middle.”
"These are the missing middle residents, and stakeholders, and entrepreneurs, and business owners, and retail workers that are already in this community or who desire to move to Port Huron in this beautiful community," Patterson said.
Patterson added that units will be comprised of 24 two-bedrooms units, and 34 three-bedroom units.
The last major housing study for the demographic in the city came in 2017, and the vast majority of that target market was considered renters.
“Because there’s not another option for them to go,” Freed said of middle-income workers. Instead, referring to more options like for-sale condos, he said, “It will relieve pressure on the housing stock elsewhere. It’s a giant game of musical chairs.”
How did the city pick Woda Cooper Companies?
According to its website, Woda Cooper Companies was founded in 1990 as a construction and development group to build single-family homes and apartments, expanding in the early 2000s to utilize emerging low-income housing tax credit programming. It lists roughly 30 sites, varying to individual homes to larger residential facilities, in Michigan.
Patterson described the persistence of city staff and the commitment of the city council that made "things happen."
"It's really how the city has been transformed," Patterson added.
"That to me is indicative of what's happening, young people coming and wanting to start their careers and their families."
Although they’ve met with other developers on the local site, Freed said Woda's variety and reach were part of the draw.
“They have done pretty impressive projects in Sault St. Marie, all over the state of Michigan and comparable markets, as well,” he said, “and they’re very experienced working with MSHDA.”
The city first met with the group two or three years ago to look at multiple sites, Freed said.
“And we still are looking at multiple sites,” he said.
What will the project mean for the neighborhood?
Local leaders said the River District site sale also benefits other residents in the surrounding neighborhood. That includes the ongoing push to establish a Conner Street improvement district, as 3550 Electric sits just north of Conner Street and businesses established there.
Earlier this year, City Council members turned a focus to the corridor and are slated to weigh starting a tax-increment finance district to capture revenue and fund upgrades ranging from infrastructure improvements to branding the neighborhood at large.
Moving forward, Freed said they’d host community engagement sessions starting in October to help put a wider development plan together. Joe Bixler, a member of the Southside Initiative, said he’d expect the organization, which formed earlier this year, to play a role in that process.
“Government can do lots of things, but they can’t do everything. It’s time for the folks in this neighborhood to grab the brace ring and run with it,” Bixler said.
Patterson said he looks forward to community engagement and working with the city and it's leadership on getting the project started describing it as "...getting the shovel in the ground faster."
On Wednesday, Bixler said he was excited about the Woda development, calling it the “catalyst of other things to come.”
“I would anticipate small business starting to rally around the complex," he said, "and I see it (as) the beginnings as maybe the epicenter of a comeback for South Park.”
Contact Jackie Smith at (810) 989-6270 or jssmith@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @Jackie20Smith. | https://www.thetimesherald.com/story/news/2022/09/08/port-huron-taps-affordable-housing-developer-for-old-river-district-site/65857021007/ | 2022-09-09T01:22:39Z |
Blue Water Area football: Rivals set to clash in Week 3 — here are my picks
Last week's high school football scores in the Blue Water Area weren't pretty. In fact, not a single game was decided by less than 11 points. The average margin of victory was 34.5.
But I'm still pleased with a 5-0 mark in my Week 2 picks, which brings my overall record to 8-2 on the season. I'll take whatever I can get.
Here are my picks for Week 3:
Armada (2-0) at Croswell-Lexington (2-0), 7 p.m. Friday
There aren't many great matchups to choose from this week. But this one is an exception.
Four teams in the BWAC remain unbeaten. But that number will shrink Friday when the Pioneers host the Tigers. Armada is coming off a 42-18 victory over Yale, while Cros-Lex handled Richmond, 61-7, to open conference play. Together, these two have outscored their opponents 165-59. If you like offense, you're going to love this.
Tigers quarterback Lucas Pratt is 15-for-18 passing for 199 yards and three touchdowns against one interception this season. Running back Vinny Fodale has 138 yards and four touchdowns on 22 carries, while Kyle Coenen is at 209 yards and two scores on 33 attempts.
For the Pioneers, quarterback Gavin Espinoza is 14-for-34 passing for 262 yards and five touchdowns against one interception. The junior has also rushed for 156 yards and two scores. But the workhorse for Cros-Lex has been Gabriel Groppi. After two games, his rushing totals are 469 yards (10.9 per carry) and five touchdowns on 43 attempts.
Armada has already upset one local powerhouse on the road this season in Marine City in the season opener. Can they make it two in three weeks? Keep in mind that the Pioneers haven't lost to a BWAC team at home since Oct. 18, 2019.
The pick: Cros-Lex
Cardinal Mooney (1-1) at Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett (2-0), 12 p.m. Saturday
I'm still in awe of what Brendan Haisenleder did last week. The senior running back rushed for 392 yards and three touchdowns on 30 carries in the Cardinals' 43-32 loss to Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary on Sept. 2.
That performance was truly special. But what also stood out was Haisenleder's mentality after the game. While proud of his play, Cardinal Mooney's captain wasn't interested in personal stats. Instead he focused on the end result and how the Cardinals could build off an emotional defeat.
Starting quarterback Brian Everhart felt the same way. He played well on both sides of the ball with one passing touchdown, a rushing touchdown and an interception on defense. But that wasn't important to Everhart either. Improving for Week 3 was already on his mind.
Now they'll visit a Liggett team that has outscored opponents 88-0 this season. That's an incredible start. But the Knights' first win came against Detroit Communication Media Arts, which had to forfeit its game in Week 2.
Non-conference battles can be difficult to gauge. Fortunately, this game between Cardinal Mooney and Liggett opens up Catholic League play. Expect the Cardinals to come out hungry for a win.
The pick: Cardinal Mooney
Marysville (1-1) at St. Clair Shores South Lake (2-0), 7 p.m. Friday
The Vikings obliterated Hazel Park, 53-12, in Week 2. Those 53 points were the most they've scored in a game since 2018.
Running back Carter Saccucci bullied his way to 210 yards rushing and three touchdowns. Fullback Tyler McKenney joined in on the fun and ran for 40 yards with three scores of his own. Two more players (Mitchell Donaldson and Ben Sylvia) added rushing touchdowns for Marysville.
But this next matchup won't be as easy. South Lake sits atop the MAC Silver with a 2-0 record. The Cavaliers are fresh off a 38-12 win over Madison Heights Madison. That followed a 46-40 victory over Macomb Lutheran North in Week 1.
Friday will also be the Vikings' first road game. They were 1-3 away from Walt Braun Viking Stadium in 2021.
Marysville will need another big night from its defense, which shined against Hazel Park. Tyler Simpson finished with 12 tackles and a safety at linebacker. Defensive back Braden Turner and defensive lineman Derek Gurne each tallied seven tackles.
The pick: South Lake
Port Huron Northern (2-0) at Macomb L'Anse Creuse North (0-2), 7 p.m. Friday
I know what this looks like on paper — a one-sided affair. Perhaps the only solace for L'Anse Creuse North is that it'll be the host. But home-field advantage likely won't stop the Huskies, who are off to a rolling start.
Port Huron Northern's offense is averaging 42.5 points per game through the first two weeks. Quarterback Dylan Bloink has been phenomenal. The senior is 13-for-22 passing for 168 yards and four touchdowns. He's also rushed for five scores.
Sophomore running back Reace Buckhana has thrived during his first two games at the varsity level. He's totaled 147 yards and three touchdowns on 23 carries. At the wide receiver positions, four different players have caught touchdown passes in Danny Moore, Jacob Kerrigan, Max Williams and Hayden Prone.
But Northern's calling card is its defense. The Huskies have given up just 18 points all season. They blocked three punts in the first half during a 41-6 victory over Warren Fitzgerald on Sept. 1.
L'Anse Creuse North has only scored 17 points total in its first two games. I'll let you do the math.
The pick: Port Huron Northern
St. Clair (1-1) at Marine City (1-1), 7 p.m. Friday
East China Stadium should be buzzing Friday when its two main tenants collide in a MAC Silver matchup.
Both the Saints and Mariners bounced back from opening losses with victories last week. St. Clair was led by Logan Ellis' 161 rushing yards and two touchdowns in a 28-6 win over Warren Lincoln. Marine City's Zach Tetler ran for 169 yards and four touchdowns in a 56-14 triumph over Clawson.
But what stood out was the Mariners' ability to win big without injured senior quarterback Jeffery Heaslip. Freshman Lyncoln Osterland got the start and went 7-for-9 passing for 102 yards and two touchdowns. Marine City coach Daryn Letson said in a text message that Osterland "did a great job managing the game."
Letson added that the starter against St. Clair will "most likely" be a game-time decision. Heaslip finished 9-for-22 passing for 140 yards and two touchdowns in a double-overtime loss to Armada on Aug. 26. Regardless of who lines up under center for the Mariners, the Saints have their work cut out for them.
St. Clair could use another solid outing from its defense, which held Warren Lincoln to 0-for-8 on third-down conversion attempts. Linebacker Carter Peterson (three tackles, two for loss) was one of five Saints to record multiple tackles. Ellis, who is one of the area's top defensive backs, had an interception at strong safety.
The pick: Marine City
Contact Brenden Welper at bwelper@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter @BrendenWelper. | https://www.thetimesherald.com/story/sports/2022/09/08/blue-water-area-football-rivals-set-to-clash-in-week-3-here-are-my-picks/65913358007/ | 2022-09-09T01:22:45Z |
Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is hosting a meeting for the Sustainable Health care Cost Growth Target Advisory Committee at 5 p.m. The meeting is held virtually. For information on how to participate, contact Sarah Bartelmann at 971-283-8107, email sarah.e.bartelmann@dhsoha.state.or.us.
Advance Directive Advisory Committee will meet virtually at 1 p.m. via Zoom. Contact Jonathan Modie at 971-246-9139, email PHD.Communications@dhsoha.state.or.us for information on participating.
Saturday, Sept. 10
Badger Run Wildlife Rehab will be having its annual Make an offer, we'll take it" rummage sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 15883 Homestead Lane, out towards Keno. Special donation of items from Orphan Girl Fine Art and Tim Hallam Photography. All money goes directly to wildlife care.
Free, sober, rock music event, "Bröötal Rock Jamboree," will start at 2:30 p.m. in Veterans Memorial Park. No alcohol; NO BYOB; no drugs. This is a safe, friendly event for all ages that has been organized by local music lovers and musicians. The event is free. Donations can be made to the VFW on site. Performing groups are: Phenom (local), Diabology, Hellametal and The Gash. Headlining the show will be Gravewitch.
Sunday, September 13
Live music from Wired at Mia & Pia's Pizzeria & Brewhouse starts at 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 13
Board of Commissioners weekly business meeting at the Government center, room 219, 305 Main St. at 8:30 a.m. | https://www.heraldandnews.com/community/sept-9-klamath-basin-upcoming-events/article_624baa44-2fa4-11ed-8b36-4ba1e55bd67d.html | 2022-09-09T01:42:00Z |
“The Queen is dead. Long live the King.”
Some would add to that traditional and ringing appeal, “God save the monarchy.”
It may not need saving, but the British monarchy won’t be the same. Queen Elizabeth II was a one-off, as they say.
I clearly remember the death of King George VI and the ascent of the 23-year-old Elizabeth. I was living in a far corner of the British Empire, in Southern Rhodesia.
In the colonies, we were a study in patriotism, and we believed in Britain and the empire itself as nearly a divine intention. We almost believed in the divinity of the monarch.
More, we believed that the new queen, so beautiful and young and hopeful, would usher in a new era of Elizabethan greatness. A new Queen Bess set to restore the fortunes of Britain after the savagery of two world wars.
It wasn’t to be, of course. The winds of change were rustling, if not yet blowing, and Britain’s global manufacturing dominance wasn’t to return. Gradually, we learned that our vision of Britain as the great civilizing force, the happy world policeman, was fantasy.
But Elizabeth kept her promise. The promise she made on her 21st birthday, “I declare before you all, that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of that great imperial family to which we all belong.”
She kept to the letter and the spirit of that promise. Through all these decades of convulsive change, Elizabeth has been as constant as the Rock of Gibraltar, one of the remnants of the time when the sun really didn’t set on the British Empire.
Elizabeth wasn’t a great mind, a visionary, or even a woman who understood a great deal of what she saw and was told. Arguably, she wasn’t even a very good mother. But she was, every day of her long, long reign, the embodiment of that word from the days of empire “duty.”
Elizabeth did her duty every day of her life and did it completely. How many thousands of native dances did she endure? How many school choirs did she hear? How many awful heads of state did she break bread with and chat about the weather?
A famous cover of the satirical magazine Private Eye had a picture of her greeting Nicolae Ceausescu, the Romanian dictator, and a balloon quote from her said, “Do you have any interesting hobbies?” One from her husband, the late Prince Philip, said, “Yes, he is a mass murderer.”
Her genuine love was horses. She was a devoted equestrian who rode, against physicians’ advice, shortly before she died.
Queen Elizabeth II will be remembered for much, and it must include rising above her dysfunctional family.
In England, I covered the marriage of her sister, Margaret, who, hiding behind the dubious cover of one forbidden love affair, lived the life of a princess about town — no hint of duty or hard work there. At the time of her marriage to the photographer Anthony Armstrong-Jones, royal mania gripped the country. It was an emotional outpouring not to be equaled in intensity until the death of Princess Diana.
The queen’s sense of humor shone through when she termed one awful personal year an “annus horribilis.” Always her sense of being human was entwined with her regal demeanor.
Save for the funeral of the beloved Elizabeth, one can expect a huge loss of stature by the monarchy. Charles, the new king, is an odd duck. He has good intentions, but he does not inspire. His son, the future King William, has yet to prove that he is more than an average young man with a strong-willed wife, the future Queen Catherine.
The monarchy will survive because Brits like it, not the way they came to love Elizabeth but because it is a useful institution. And, in a time of wobbly political leadership, institutions are an important shock absorber to democracy’s vagaries.
With a monarch, people can believe there is an order beyond the disorder of the political process. When I came to the United States in 1963, I was struck by how we, the people, had no place to hang our emotions on — besides on the president — and, at any time, about half the people dislike the president.
Elizabeth wasn’t born to be queen but came into the succession because of the abdication of her uncle Edward VIII.
Never forget, the royals provide the greatest show on earth with all that pomp and ceremony, loved by the Brits and the tourists.
Watch the greatest funeral you have ever seen unfold on television. This great queen will be buried as none other has — on television.
Llewellyn King is executive producer and host of “White House Chronicle” on PBS. He wrote this for InsideSources.com. | https://www.heraldandnews.com/members/forum/opinion-elizabeth-ii-was-the-essential-queen/article_5312ed16-2fa5-11ed-b207-bf9ebfbff4b4.html | 2022-09-09T01:42:07Z |
From left, Moms Demand Action founder Shannon Watts, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tina Kotek, gun violence survivor Jennifer Langston, student Ella Dreke and volunteer Hilary Uhlig participate in a gun safety forum at Portland’s Polaris Hall.
PORTLAND — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tina Kotek has pushed for a debate solely on gun laws since a gunman murdered 19 young children in Texas this spring.
By Wednesday, in the wake of a grocery store shooting in one of Oregon’s largest cities, Kotek had given up on getting her two rivals in the governor’s race to debate gun policy. Instead, she joined gun control advocates, including the leader of a national gun safety group, at a performance space in north Portland to talk about gun control on her own.
Wednesday’s event comes as each candidate for governor ramps up campaigning and tries to make her case to voters. Christine Drazan, the Republican nominee, brought Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan to Portland on Tuesday to help make her case for a conservative approach to law enforcement and homelessness, and nonaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson is barnstorming the state meeting with voters at county fairs.
Gun policy is one area where Kotek can draw a clear distinction between herself and Johnson, a gun owner who served as a Democrat in the state Legislature for 20 years before leaving the party to run for governor. After multiple mass shootings, including one less than 170 miles from the Portland forum, Kotek’s counting on voters’ frustration with gun violence to help push her past her opponents.
“Gun violence is becoming the defining issue in the Oregon governors’ race,” said Shannon Watts, founder of gun safety advocacy group Moms Demand Action.
Voters have repeatedly signaled in surveys that gun policy is an important issue, though not the most important. An August survey from Portland-based DHM Research found that almost 80% of respondents said it was a “very important” issue, though only 7% said a candidate’s stance on gun laws would be the most important issue in deciding who to vote for.
A shooting at a Safeway in Bend late last month added momentum to conversations about gun safety, Kotek told the Capital Chronicle after the forum. A 20-year-old man sprayed bullets in the grocery store in east Bend on Aug. 28, killing 84-year-old shopper Glenn Bennett and 66-year-old employee Donald Surrett Jr. The shooter killed himself.
Kotek said she received an email from one parent whose son was in the Safeway, not far from the shooter, and others from concerned residents.
“It just really enforces that we need to do more,” Kotek said. “Eighteen to 21-year-olds being able to purchase that type of gun, that’s got to be the next step.”
Johnson also recently called for raising the age to buy some semi-automatic weapons from 18 to 21.
“I will not disarm law-abiding citizens but will do more to keep guns away from criminals, crazies and kids,” Johnson said in a recent email to supporters. Johnson owns a submachine gun, according to reports.
Kotek said she doubted Johnson would follow through on gun control promises.
“It’s political convenience,” Kotek said. “Her voting record is very clear. I’m sorry, I would not trust her to actually follow through on that.”
Both Johnson and Drazan have received “A” ratings from the National Rifle Association, and both voted against gun control measures during their years in the Legislature. Johnson, who spent 20 years in the Legislature, voted against laws that expanded background checks and prevented people convicted of domestic abuse from obtaining guns. Drazan, the House Republican leader from 2019 to 2021, voted against legislation requiring safe gun storage.
Drazan has maintained that Oregon doesn’t need stricter gun laws. She has pledged to veto additional regulations, though she hasn’t described any existing laws she would seek to repeal.
“Oregon’s current laws on the books in this particular category are doing a good job of safeguarding safety in our state right now,” she said during a July debate.
A measure on the November ballot would require gun purchasers to complete safety training and pass a background check before purchasing a gun. Background checks are required already, but a federal loophole allows people to purchase guns without completing the check if it takes longer than three days to get results back.
The ballot measure also would ban ammunition magazines that contain more than 10 rounds, though that restriction doesn’t apply to police or law enforcement. Gun owners who already have large magazines could continue to use them at shooting ranges or on their own property.
Kotek supports that measure. The faith-based group behind it also plans to work with legislators next spring to ban the sale of semi-automatic weapons – something Kotek said she doesn’t think can be done at the state level. Instead, she said, she would lobby Congress.
“I’m very pragmatic in that I believe that that is something that the federal government has to do,” she said. “We did have bans, and the challenge is if one state bans it, the ability to go across the border is too simple.” | https://www.heraldandnews.com/news/democratic-oregon-governor-nominee-tina-kotek-argues-for-gun-safety-at-portland-forum/article_9ef7e41e-2fbb-11ed-abb3-ffef672c4e0a.html | 2022-09-09T01:42:13Z |
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The U.S military has ordered billions of dollars of COVID vaccine doses and therapeutics from Pfizer. (U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr./Department of Defense via AP)
The U.S. Army announced Wednesday a new $4.8 billion order of COVID-19 treatment pills Paxlovid from Pfizer Inc.
Paxlovid is an oral therapeutic treatment from Pfizer, which has also sold millions of coronavirus vaccine doses to the Pentagon and U.S. government.
The new contract calls for Paxlovid pills to be delivered to the U.S. Army’s Contracting Command at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland through March 2023.
It is the latest big COVID-19 purchase from Pfizer by the U.S. military. Since 2020, the U.S. Defense Department has ordered more than $23 billion worth of coronavirus vaccines and treatment pills.
In June, the Army announced a $3.2 billon COVID-19 vaccine order from Pfizer.
In January 2022 and November 2021, the U.S. military branch ordered 500 million Pfizer vaccine doses for $3.4 billion to donate to poor countries.
Also in January, the Pentagon ordered 835,000 Paxlovid pills from the drug giants for $442 million. In December 2020, the Pentagon awarded Pfizer a $2 billion COVID-19 vaccine contract.
That was followed by a $1.35 billion vaccine contract in July 2021, two contracts totaling $8.8 billion in August 2021 for COVID-19 vaccines and 10 million Paxlovid order for “international distribution”, according to a Pentagon procurement announcement. | https://www.heraldandnews.com/news/nation_world/pentagon-orders-another-4-8b-worth-of-pfizer-s-covid-19-pills/article_32646192-2ef8-11ed-b4d4-f73b9dc40245.html | 2022-09-09T01:42:31Z |
Several district attorneys in Oregon are raising concerns about a new federal court order that will limit the amount of time patients can stay at the state’s psychiatric hospital.
Dozens of people across the state who’ve been accused of crimes and need mental health care are stuck in jail. That’s because there’s no room for them to be treated at the Oregon State Hospital.
A new ruling signed last week should free up more beds. A federal judge recently ordered the hospital to limit how long some patients can stay.
The ruling upholds a compromise recently reached by the state and disability rights advocates. But several Portland area district attorneys have concerns and say this move could pose a threat to public safety.
The majority of patients at the Oregon State Hospital are there because they’re facing criminal charges, but aren’t fit to stand trial. The state cannot prosecute someone for a crime if they don’t understand what’s happening to them. A stay at the state’s psychiatric hospital is meant to “restore” them to a state in which they are capable of working with an attorney to aid in their own defense.
Twenty years ago, a federal judge in Oregon issued a ruling that says the state hospital has to admit people within seven days. These are people coming from jails to the state hospital to get treatment.
In recent years, the hospital has struggled to admit people within that seven-day window, leaving many who are in various degrees of mental health crisis stuck in jail. As of Tuesday, 73 people were waiting in jails for admission to the hospital — many charged with crimes — in violation of the long-standing order.
Disability Rights Oregon and Metropolitan Public Defender have sued the state over this situation. They’ve tried to force the state to follow that old court order. The state has had staffing issues, there’s been COVID-19, and it’s a very challenging population to care for.
But finally, the two sides came to an agreement. And on Sept. 1, U.S. District Court Judge Michael Mosman signed off on an unopposed motion to limit the amount of time people can stay at the state hospital.
The new rules grant:
• 90 days for people charged with misdemeanors
• six months for non-violent felonies
• one year for violent charges that carry mandatory minimum sentences under Ballot Measure 11
An independent expert working on fixing some of the issues at Oregon State Hospital had recommended this step so that more people could be admitted in a timely fashion.
“The order won’t be implemented overnight,” said Jesse Merrithew, an attorney representing Metropolitan Public Defender, a public defense nonprofit that works in Washington and Multnomah counties. “The hospital is taking a safe and practical approach to getting through these discharges because there are currently over 100 people who are past the state limitations. And it is not safe or reasonable to simply discharge all those people overnight.”
Merrithew says those with the least serious offenses will be released to the counties first, followed by those charged with more serious crimes. Under the new plan, the hospital will send a 30-day notice to the counties receiving released state hospital patients. Prosecutors and judges will have that time to decide what to do next.
Dr. Debra Pinals, director of the Program in Law, Psychiatry and Ethics at the University of Michigan and the neutral expert appointed by Mosman to the case, has said most people who can be restored to competency will be within these new timeframes.
But some district attorneys are worried that people will be released who are not actually better, many of whom are accused of violent crimes, and that those people will put the public at risk.
“One solution is you can just say we don’t have the beds, we don’t have the people, we don’t have the staff and so we need to release individuals who are a danger to other people,” Marion County District Attorney Paige Clarkson said. “Another potential solution is we need to increase capacity. There needs to be more beds, there needs to be more staff, more people to address this crisis.”
Washington County District Attorney Kevin Barton and Clackamas County District Attorney John Wentworth have also joined with Clarkson, hiring former U.S. Attorney Billy Williams as their attorney. The county governments of Marion and Washington counties are also now involved in the case.
Last year, Oregon lawmakers decided to spend some $350 million on the state hospital as well as other mental health programs. Some of that money has already increased capacity. But it’s also a lot of money and it will take time before it really has an effect.
Clarkson said she and the other DAs who have complained will continue to push for greater hospital capacity to treat people, despite the recent federal ruling. They will likely clarify their arguments in future court filings.
Everyone seems to agree that the state lacks the capacity to care for these people accused of crimes and in need of mental health care that is maybe slightly less intensive than what is provided by the state hospital. Many who might be released earlier are through an initial crisis but are still in need of some care. But the solutions to that problem are complex.
Some worry that expanding the state hospital will grow an expensive system that the state would ultimately just fill with more patients until another backlog is created. Disability advocates are pushing for the state to offer different levels of care. Ideally, this would give officials a chance to intervene before someone would need to go to a hospital at all.
“Ultimately, where we need to get as a community is to get these folks out of the criminal justice system entirely,” Merrithew said. “We shouldn’t have a criminal system that has so many people coming into it as a result of mental illness. We need to have better resources in our local communities so that those folks never hit the criminal system at all.” | https://www.heraldandnews.com/news/oregon-district-attorneys-worry-new-state-hospital-stay-limits-will-affect-public-safety/article_d71ee08e-2fb8-11ed-8676-e7b54c72fe31.html | 2022-09-09T01:42:38Z |
The next film in the Ross Ragland Film Series, "Book of Dust," is scheduled to be shown at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13.
The film is a National Theater performance of the classic British production, which is recommended for those ages 13 and older.
According to a press release from the Ragland Theater, "set 12 years before his epic 'His Dark Materials' trilogy, this gripping adaptation revisits Phillip Pullman’s fantastical world in which waters are rising and storms are brewing. Two young people and their dæmons, with everything at stake, find themselves at the center of a terrifying manhunt. In their care is a tiny child called Lyra Belacqua, and in that child lies the fate of the future. And as the waters rise around them, powerful adversaries conspire for mastery of Dust: salvation to some, the source of infinite corruption to others."
The film is not advised for children younger than 13 due to scenes of threat and physical violence, gunshot sound effects, reference of sexual violence toward a minor, strobe effect and flashing lights, and smoke and haze, the press release states.
"Book of Dust" has a runtime of 180 minutes, which includes one 10-minute intermission. General tickets cost $5.
Visit the theater’s website at www.ragland.org to purchase tickets or learn more. The box office is open from noon to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays or two hours before show time the day of any show. | https://www.heraldandnews.com/news/ragland-film-series-presents-book-of-dust-on-tuesday-sept-13/article_ecd20aa6-2fbc-11ed-a483-fb67456c1784.html | 2022-09-09T01:42:44Z |
Twenty years ago the state of Oregon debuted something unusual and new, a custom license plate celebrating Crater Lake National Park and its 100th anniversary.
Beginning Friday, Sept. 9, the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles will offer something newer: An updated, more colorful Crater Lake license plate.
And, as with the 20-year-old plate, $30 from each purchase will go to a fund that helps support park programs, including the Crater Lake Science and Learning Center and Classroom at Crater Lake, which has enabled 5,000 school-aged youth to annually visit and learn about the park and lake in the winter and summer seasons.
“We’re excited. The program has been wildly successful,” says Bill Thorndike, president of the Crater Lake Trust.
Thorndike said the Crater Lake Centennial plate has generated a $9 million endowment. Under the management of the Oregon Community Foundation, he said the endowment produces a payout of around 4-1/2% to support education, research and other projects at the park, including an education coordinator. In an era of reduced or static budgets, the endowment has allowed the park to continue and expand education-related and other programs.
But Thorndike, like others, believes, “The 20-year-old plate is looking a little dated and the centennial was 20 years ago … Four hundred thousand Oregonians have basically said, ‘This is our national park and I like to celebrate it by having it on my car.’”
Since it was introduced in 2002, the Oregon DMV had sold about 400,000 Crater Lake licenses with an estimated 250,000 still on Oregon vehicles. As of Friday, Sept. 9, the plates — now regarded as “Centennial” plates — will no longer be available, replaced by the new, more colorful plates.
Along with the word “Centennial” being removed, the new Crater Lake plates show trees on Wizard Island and the caldera, ripples on the lake, a cloudy ski and, most of all, appropriately feature a much brighter blue lake.
Medford graphic artist Shelia Chambers did the redesign in cooperation with Thorndike, Nancy Tait, and Crater Lake Superintendent Craig Ackerman. She said a major challenge was, “How do we make it look different from the current plate so that Crater Lake (Centennial) plate holders might be interested in purchasing it?”
Although featuring the lake and Wizard Island from the same angle as the Centennial plate, “We wanted to make it more realistic, that deep azure blue.” Chambers believes the new plate is “significantly different.” During group discussions, she said it was decided to a “modern take on a vintage travel poster,” with a bluer lake, trees in slightly different hues of green, caldera walls textured in shades of brown and clouds floating over the lake.
“We went back and forth and back and forth,” Thorndike said of the revamped license plate.” “We’re very pleased with how it came out.”
Because the Crater Lake Centennial was among Oregon’s earliest custom license plates, he said technology available now was not available 20 years ago, noting, “That was state of the art then, but it’s not an accurate rendition,” referring to adding color and features that he believes are “brighter and nicer.”
And because Crater Lake is Oregon’s only national park, Thorndike, Chambers, Ackerman and others believe the Crater Lake license plates — the new and the Centennial — give Oregonians an opportunity to show pride in the lake and park while also supporting educational park programs.
“It’s win-win for everyone,” Thorndike believes. “We’re hoping, and we think, people will like it.” | https://www.heraldandnews.com/news/redesigned-crater-lake-license-plate-now-available/article_68e80998-2fb7-11ed-b3e9-1f0dfd680790.html | 2022-09-09T01:42:50Z |
I seldom write about politics. It gives me no pleasure, and I’m not certain I have a view that hasn’t already been shared by many. I scroll daily, hoping for some positive news.
For the record, I am one of those “independents” that both parties try hard to lure. I grew up a Democrat, but I don’t recognize the party today. I am the kind of voter prone to doing a “write-in.” In marketing terms, I am a dissatisfied customer.
I won’t bother detailing the horrendous behaviors of our fearful leaders because that would only incur a game of whataboutism — the “comeback” game where every bad action is motivated by a previous bad action. It’s a game of moral revenge that serves no one, and certainly not us, the citizens.
What I will share is the greater cost of our current payback mood. Both Joe Biden and Donald Trump will be in our rearview mirror someday. That day can’t come soon enough. The problem is that the collateral damage left behind will make a recovery hard.
Here are just a few areas that incurred significant damage in our political uncivil war:
The FBI
The FBI was created in 1908 when then-Attorney General Charles Bonaparte created the bureau to investigate select cases of the Department of Justice. Its first major case was Charles Lindbergh’s baby kidnapping in 1932. J. Edgar Hoover served as director for 48 years, and his dubious (at best) record goes beyond the scope of this piece.
Today, as measured by a Gallup poll, the FBI’s approval rating has gone down, from 57 percent in 2019 to 44 percent in 2021. Note that this is before the Mar-a-Lago search, which has only fueled its detractors and deepened the partisan divide.
Those who have lost faith in the FBI cite a high degree of politicization, a group of partisan agents acting on the president’s behalf, and a willingness to cut corners that circumvent the law.
Others still believe in the FBI’s mission and find relief in its purpose. Hence the divide.
The CIA
President Harry Truman founded the National Intelligence Authority in 1946 after the attack on Pearl Harbor. From the beginning, its role was coordinating government intelligence efforts at home and abroad, which rankled the FBI in a serious turf war that hasn’t served either agency well. Does an “American Gestapo” ring a bell (how the FBI referred to the CIA)? Some now say, “President Biden’s Gestapo.”
A Gallup poll shows a similar decline in favorability, from 60 percent in 2019 to 41 percent in 2021. There are many reasons for this decline — from acting outside the law to spying on Americans to losing some of the agency’s best people to a high degree of politicization within the agency.
Again, an American institution has lost the faith of many Americans. We have forgotten that the CIA gave then-President John Kennedy a heads-up when the Russians planted missiles in Cuba. It also flew the U-2 spy plane to accurately assess Russian military strength. Those glory days feel long gone.
Department of Justice
The Department of Justice has been deeply affected by the current environment. While most Americans approve of the DOJ’s investigation of Trump (54 percent, according to a Rasmussen poll), 60 percent think it’s likely that the investigation is politically motivated. So, what are we? Relieved or disturbed or both?
As with the CIA, DOJ had stellar moments, from civil rights enforcement to fighting organized crime. Still, it’s not how most Americans perceive the DOJ today.
The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has taken the biggest beating in public confidence of all the institutions mentioned. Gallup Reports that only 25 percent of Americans have confidence in the Supreme Court, down from 36 percent in 2021.
There have been other prior lows in confidence (30 percent in 2014), and the average since 2006 has only been 35 percent and never exceeded 40 percent in any survey. Hasn’t our belief in the courts been a strong distinguisher between us and other countries? What would our Founding Fathers have to say?
Our News
“Fake news” has become common vernacular. The majority of Americans do not believe the reported news, and this is perhaps the costliest of all the collateral damage and maybe the most difficult to fix.
I grew up hearing Walter Cronkite’s nightly signoff, “And that’s the way it is.” Today’s riff might very well be, “And that’s the way it isn’t.”
Jill Ebstein is the editor of the “At My Pace” series of books and the founder of Sized Right Marketing, a consulting firm. She wrote this for InsideSources.com. | https://www.heraldandnews.com/opinion-the-true-and-last-costs-of-the-biden-trump-war/article_8b976d88-2fb4-11ed-8033-dfd07039cf4c.html | 2022-09-09T01:42:56Z |
Fishing in complete darkness under the city was a unique experience during the daytime, as Luke Ovgard fished the sewers of Singapore earlier this summer.
Though Luke Ovgard didn't catch one on his first attempt, his second try at sewer fishing yielding this trimac cichlid.
Luke Ovgard/CaughtOvgard
Fishing in complete darkness under the city was a unique experience during the daytime, as Luke Ovgard fished the sewers of Singapore earlier this summer.
Luke Ovgard/Caught Ovgard
Getting down more than 15 feet from the road to the sewer was an adventure.
SINGAPORE — I said goodbye to my friend, Dominick Porcelli, at the Departures curb of Singapore’s Changi International Airport. It was about 7 a.m. and like most of Southeast Asia, most everything opened at 10 a.m. — not 8. I wanted coffee, but after four Starbucks and three local shops all turned up closed, I looked elsewhere.
My stomach was reeling, so I urgently searched for a bathroom, settling on a mall. Thankfully, Burger King was open. It was the only store in the entire mall open before 10 a.m., but it meant the bathrooms were open.
As I sat on the throne, I reviewed the pins on the map I’d created with Dom and our Singaporean friend, Jiayuan Lin. There weren’t a ton of options nearby, but one pin fairly close by indicated there were trimac cichlids, Cichlasoma trimaculatum, present in one of the channelized, concrete waterways that are equal parts storm drain, sewer and tidal creek.
Jiayuan’s notes indicated there was a pool accessible from a high bridge that contained trimacs during high tide, but I glossed over that as I drove to find worms.
Coffee shops open before 10 a.m. are rare in Singapore. Rarer still are those open before 8. Rarer even still are worms. Only a single shop in the entire country regularly sells them, and they are not the worms North Americans are accustomed to. They are tiny, stringy tropical varieties that are so frail that simply holding them usually rips them apart and getting them on even a small-gauge hook is near-impossible. Nonetheless, it was my only option, so I hoofed it to the small aquarium supply store and bought a few before venturing to the bridge Jiayuan had marked for me.
The narrow water channel centered in the massive concrete trough indicated it was low tide, which didn’t bode well. At low tide, the water was no more than 8 inches deep, the majority of invasive tilapia, peacock bass and trimac cichlids having retreated below the bridge to what I assumed was deeper water. Fishing with the ultralight for fish I couldn’t see from a bridge at least 20 feet up proved untenable. Fish large enough to see from up top proved few and far between. Just as I prepared to admit defeat and took a different route back to my car, I noticed a single rope tied to the chest-high canal railing. A lifeline.
Roped in
Returning to the car, I quickly grabbed micro gear, assuming fish were just too small to see from up top. Stuffing this gear into a backpack, I put on a headlamp and began repelling the 15 feet or so down into the canal. A small feeder pipe halfway down the smooth concrete wall served as a foothold. The hole extended about 10 feet under the sidewalk, and a quick crawl into the hole showed someone had been living there — one of the only signs of homelessness I saw in Singapore outside of the mangrove swamps.
Balanced on the lip of the hole, I was able to hang from my arms, awkwardly contorted, and blindly grope my feet onto a single metal pipe the diameter of a quarter jutting from a hole in the wall below. From there, I was able to drop the last three feet or so to the extremely slippery sludge-covered concrete now underfoot. Slipping and flailing my arms and legs like a cartoon character to try and stabilize myself, I managed not to wind up flat on my back, but it was close.
Carefully, I proceeded along the slippery canal bed toward the dark tunnel that led beneath the city. It wasn’t my first time fishing a storm drain, but it was my first time physically leaving the daylight to enter a sewer in search of fish.
Sewer
The headlamp deftly sliced through the darkness, and I quickly saw the invasive cichlids I expected as well as several species of native goby, both small and large.
I caught both the prized marbled gudgeon, a large goby found in only the fanciest Singaporean restaurants (sources now come into question), as well as some smaller golden flathead gobies, a new species for me.
Pressing on into the darkness, I was surprised to see the massive scale of the sewer system, which had small pipes feeding in gray water from both sides along its entire length as the main stream, fueled primarily by rainwater and a small, diverted stream split the black cavern in two.
A sodden pizza box left me wondering if giant turtles practiced martial arts in this particular darkness, but a few stray rats were as close as I came to reliving my childhood. Bats coursed overhead, but no other creatures of the night passed into my lone beam of light.
The permanent night of this microhabitat boasted deeper channels and a few wayward rocks and sticks that created current seams, pools and provided some limited features to the otherwise featureless concrete streambed.
Tilapia represented the majority of fishes, but eventually I did find my trimac cichlids.
Sadly, I was using my tenkara rod, a three-foot length of line and only had micro hooks snelled on 1-pound line. Knowing how it would end, I hooked a large trimac but was immediately broken off.
I caught plenty of gobies and small tilapia while pining for my trimac. Though probably 100 or more tilapia persisted in that stretch of water, less than a dozen trimacs coexisted, and all were over half a pound. I had assumed these would be very small and had planned for that, but Singapore’s sewers grow some decent fish. Several days later, I would return with more appropriate gear, surprised to catch cichlids the size of my hand and just shy of a pound.
Careful not to slip, I trekked until I found the other entrance to the tunnel before making my way back through the daytime night and into the daylight at my original entry point, up the rope, out of the canal and back to a much less exciting itinerary of fishing that included no urban spelunking and fewer storm drains but the exact same amount of ninja turtles: none. | https://www.heraldandnews.com/outdoors/mind-on-the-gutter-fishing-in-singaporean-sewers/article_143868fc-2fcb-11ed-9c51-9f883f5a87e2.html | 2022-09-09T01:43:02Z |
As we unloaded our kayaks at the Howard Bay boat ramp, the midges and other bugs were ferocious, thousands of them weaving their way onto our clothes, hats, sunglasses, ears, neck — everywhere.
Just off shore, Upper Klamath Lake’s water were blanketed with green slime. In some places the thickets of blue-green algae were so pervasive that it was like paddling on a well-watered lawn.
But, believe it or not, it was a great day to be outside. And, as we learned, rewards sometimes come from unexpected sources.
From the dock, three of us paddled north in Howard Bay, enjoying a sunny but, because we had an early start, pleasantly warm morning. No smoke from forest fires to obscure our views. No speedboats creating challenging waves. And, as we worked our way to open waters, the hordes of buzzing critters decreased and the lake, while never see-through-clear, was less cloudy.
Even better were the sights.
We watched pelicans fly overhead, sometimes gliding just above us, other times back-flapping their wings as they slowed for lake landings, their feet skidding as they hit the water.
Gulls in large mobs disconcertingly paddled away, then leaped skyward.
Far more elegant and graceful were flights of Canada geese, not the massive southbound flocks that will fill the skies in coming months, but squadrons of five to 10, honking like entries in a Main Street holiday parade. Also taking flight were mallards, cinnamon teal and other ducks. The bay’s open waters had scatterings of grebes. But, instead of flying, grebes disappeared underwater, later surfacing a distance away. Why, I wondered, do ducks fly and grebes duck?
But the best surprise were the sounds as massive flocks of birds suddenly rose skyward in synchronicity from the lake, often a thousand or more at a time. We heard them before we saw them. The sounds they created were for a time confusing, like bursts of wind suddenly flowing through curtains. Only after watching closely did we realize we were seeing and hearing distant masses of birds taking flight.
Nearing the little-visited Sesti Tgawaals Unit of the Klamath Wildlife Area were more visual delights.
But first, some background. Sesti Tgawaals, a name of Klamath origin reportedly translating to “Shasta standing on the end” or “mountain standing on the end,” is an isolated 180-acre expanse of open water, marshes and forest that is part of the Upper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge. Older maps show the area as Squaw Point and as Squaw Point Marsh. According to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, the managing agency, the marshes are used by migrating and resident waterfowl for breeding, brood rearing and molting.
Our surprise? A fireworks-like explosion of birds as we approached Sesti Tgawaals. From a distance, thousands of birds burst skyward, not in long columns flying relatively low above the lake that we’d seen earlier, but filling the sky like confetti blown from rows of side-by-side cannons.
A short time later suddenly gusting headwinds discouraged us from paddling to Sesti Tgawaals Point. Staying closer to shore, the return paddle provided closer views of the marsh, some areas choked with bullrush, cattails, wocus and various rushes and sedges.
The columns of birds continued taking flight, flying a short distance then settling, then taking flight again and again if we paddled toward them.
One of our trio, Gary Vequist, believes they were massive flocks of dabbling ducks — possibly gadwalls, wigeons and teals — that forage near shores for water plants, seeds and insects. When the swift flying dabblers leap skyward, their wings flap noisily before they reach level flight. They fly in large flocks for safety during their seasonal southward migrations, using the Klamath Basin’s many wetlands, including Howard Bay, as a stopover.
The intensifying heat shortened our Howard Bay stopover. But, as the weather cools and flocks of migrating dabbling ducks and other southbound waterfowl increase, they’ll be more good reasons to see what surprises and rewards Howard Bay and Sesti Tgawaals will offer. | https://www.heraldandnews.com/outdoors/more-than-midges-and-algae-delights-on-howard-bay/article_87173046-2fc7-11ed-b952-2ba6df4d7fd5.html | 2022-09-09T01:43:09Z |
Oregon Tech’s Jonas Hartline, right, and Mark French run during the Cascade Collegiate Conference meet at the Running Y Ranch Resort last October. Hartline will be expected to help fill the void left by the graduated French, a five-time NAIA All-American.
Returning five of their seven runners from last season’s traveling squad that placed 12th at the NAIA Championships, the Oregon Tech men’s cross country team is poised to make their seventh straight trip to the national meet.
New coach Mike Anderson will have to replace the top runner in program history – as five-time NAIA All-American Mark French has graduated, along with fellow senior, Chris Ramirez. However, the bulk of the squad that won two races and placed third at the Cascade Collegiate Conference Championships, look to continue the program’s success.
Headlining the squad are a pair of two-time All-CCC picks – senior Jonas Hartline and fifth-year senior Nick McMillen. Hartline had a banner 2021, earning All-America honors, while clocking a personal-best 8,000-meter time of 24:39. McMillen was equally impressive, posting a career-best f 25:04 at the Warrior Invite.
“Our men’s team returns a group of veteran racers that have a ton of big meet experience – with Nick competing at four previous NAIA championships and Jonas running at three,” Anderson said.
Back for the Owls is senior Joseph Wilkinson and sophomores Toby Ruston and Thomas Long – who all competed at the national meet. Ruston was the Owls No. 5 finisher at the NAIA meet and posted a time of 25:28; Wilkinson was OIT’s fifth finisher at the CCC Championships, with he and Long each recording top-times of 25:39.
Junior Maxwell Cox returns for his third season and was part of the 2020 NAIA team, with sophomores Noah Marshall and Tychon Preston each looking to crack the scoring quintet in 2022.
Oregon Tech will compete in four regular-season events prior to the CCC Championships – to be held this November in Talent. The season opens Friday at the CCC Preview, with the squad racing twice in Rocklin, Calif., in events hosted by William Jessup, while also racing at the Charles Bowles Invite in Salem.
“I am excited for Friday as I know they know how to race,” Anderson said. “We will see familiar foes – as Southern and Eastern will have great groups, along with Corban and Bushnell. It will give us a great test prior to the big meet in two weeks.” | https://www.heraldandnews.com/sports/oregon-tech-mens-cross-country-owls-trying-to-replace-five-time-all-american/article_f9435db0-2fbe-11ed-b9ce-1703f3c15d84.html | 2022-09-09T01:43:15Z |
Coming off their eighth straight trip to the NAIA Championships, the Oregon Tech women’s cross country team returns five key contributors from a squad that placed 21st at the national meet.
New coach Mike Anderson inherits a small roster, but is excited for their potential.
“We have a small team but have an experienced group of high-caliber student-athletes,” Anderson said.
OIT has to replace a pair of All-Cascade Collegiate Conference selections – as Faith Widman placed sixth and Delani Dietrich placed 13th at the league meet. Widman followed her performance with an All-America effort at the national meet in Vancouver, Wash.
The 2022 squad is led by fifth-year senior Hannah Mason, a two-time All-CCC selection who clocked a career-best 5,000-meter time of 18:25 at the CCC Championships. Fellow senior, McKenzie Morgan, placed sixth overall at last year’s CCC Preview Meet.
Juniors Mackenzie Peterson and Kira Morrow, both Henley products, will be key to the Lady Owls success, as will sophomore Rachel Newhard, who had an eighth-place effort at last season’s CCC Preview.
Oregon Tech will compete in four regular-season events prior to the CCC Championships – to be held this November in Talent. The season opens Friday at the CCC Preview, with the squad racing twice in Rocklin, Calif., in events hosted by William Jessup, while also racing at the Charles Bowles Invite in Salem.
“I am excited for Friday’s meet to where we are at as a group,” Anderson said. “It will give us an opportunity to evaluate as the meet will be small and prepare us for the bigger meets coming up later in the month.” | https://www.heraldandnews.com/sports/oregon-tech-womens-cross-country-hannah-mason-hopes-to-guide-lady-owls-back-to-naia/article_94e03aa8-2fc0-11ed-80f7-53dea4b534e1.html | 2022-09-09T01:43:21Z |
Mazama vaulted three teams to move to the top of the state Class 4A coaches' poll released Thursday.
The Vikings, who were ranked No. 4 in the preseason, defeated No. 3 Estacada 26-14 in their opener last Friday as Tyson Van Gastel threw for two touchdowns and rushed for two more following a 285-mile trip.
"Estacada's one of the more physical teams we've played in a few years, but that bus ride was tough,” Mazama coach Vic Lease told OSAAtoday. “We got off the bus and it felt like we were still on the bus. The boys settled in and we just played Mazama football from that point.”
Mazama also moved past Marist Catholic and Pendleton/Nixyaawii into the No. 1 spot. The Vikings received six first-place votes and 128 ballot points. Marist Catholic, which got one first-place vote, was second with 117 points with Pendleton/Nixyaawii, who topped the preseason poll, third with 116 points despite six first-place votes.
Estacada dropped to No. 5 in the poll, one spot ahead of defending state champion Marshfield, who received five votes for first.
Lease said Estacada give the Vikings some fits because of their physicality.
"We could not match that in practice," Lease told OSAAtoday. "It took our boys a while to adjust."
The Vikings better hope those adjustments stick, as they play host to Class 5A Eagle Point on Friday night.
The Eagles defeated Ashland 54-33 last week as senior David Brown rushed for 300 yards and seven touchdowns to lead the state in both categories.
Henley remained at No. 8 in the Class 4A poll despite a thrilling 22-21 victory at Seaside in its opener. Shaw Stork threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Luke Bennett as time expired, then Stork ran for the deciding two-point conversion.
The Hornets will travel to Crater, the No. 7 team in Class 5A, on Friday. | https://www.heraldandnews.com/sports/prep-football-mazama-moves-to-top-of-class-4a-coaches-poll/article_e35f28ec-2fc5-11ed-8d9b-db7c12eec208.html | 2022-09-09T01:43:27Z |
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Man arrested after luring boy away from bus stop, molesting him, police say
CHANDLER, Ariz. (Arizona’s Family/Gray News) - An Arizona man is accused of luring a 7-year-old boy away from his bus stop and molesting him two months ago in the Chandler area.
Chandler police said they arrested Jesus Jorge Delcampo on Thursday afternoon after DNA linked him to the crime.
Arizona’s Family reports on July 29, the boy’s parents called 911 after their son told them he followed a man in a “go-kart” behind a shed and was molested near McQueen and Warner roads.
According to court documents, the parents suspected maintenance staff and confronted them before calling the police.
Authorities said the boy told them he got to his bus stop too early, and no other kids were around. So, he asked Delcampo, who was riding around in a golf cart, for help. Delcampo reportedly told the boy to follow him to the shed, where he molested him.
After Delcampo stopped, police said he told the boy to meet him back at the park.
According to court documents, the boy’s parents told officers they talked to different maintenance staff, including Delcampo. The boy’s mother said Delcampo appeared scared, and his face changed when he was told about the allegations.
DNA was later taken from all the men working at the complex, including Delcampo, in early August.
Authorities said Delcampo told them he had gone to work at the complex on the morning of the crime but went directly to the main office. He also said he talked to another co-worker along the way and waited at the office. However, that employee was interviewed by police and said he never spoke to Delcampo that morning.
Video surveillance reportedly showed Delcampo driving a golf cart the morning of the incident.
On Wednesday, police said the DNA found on the victim matched Delcampo. He was taken into custody on Thursday.
Delcampo has claimed innocence, stating it was “impossible” that his DNA was found on the boy, police said. He also reportedly claimed he was at the office despite video surveillance.
Chandler police said Delcampo was booked on two counts of molestation of a child and one count of kidnapping.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE American: AMPE) between December 29, 2020 and August 3, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important October 17, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Ampio securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Ampio class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=8201 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. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than October 17, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
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 handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. 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.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) defendants inflated Ampio's true ability to successfully file a Biologics License Application for Ampion, the Company's lead product purportedly to treat individuals with inflammatory conditions including, but not limited to, severe osteoarthritis of the knee; (2) defendants inflated the results of the AP-013 study of Ampion and the timing of unblinding the data from the AP-013 study; and (3) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' statements about Ampio's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Azure Power Global Limited (NYSE: AZRE) between June 15, 2021 and August 26, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important October 31, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
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Prominent Doctor and Lawyer Who Challenged Covid Narrative to be Released From Prison Tomorrow: Will Discuss Sentencing, Legal Action, and Future of Health Care in USA
MIAMI, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Simone Gold, founder of America's Frontline Doctors (AFLDS), will be holding a press conference tomorrow, Friday, September 9, 2022 at the Miami Federal Detention Center at 11:00AM ET, located at 33 NE 4th St, Miami, FL 33132.
Gold was sentenced to 60 days in prison for reading prepared remarks in the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Dr. Gold, a prominent doctor and lawyer, was charged and served a federal prison term for a non-violent misdemeanor trespassing charge with no prior record.
During her prison stay, Gold was quarantined with eight days of solitary confinement for refusing to take the Covid-vaccine, the only so-called "vaccine" in the world that has proven not to be able to stop transmission or infection, suggesting the "vaccine" is a complete fraud perpetuated on the American people as well as medical and global communities.
As the Covid-19 pandemic was beginning, Dr. Gold and a team of Frontline Doctors stood on the steps of the United States Supreme Court to tell the American people that there was early treatment medication was available, and a vaccine was unnecessary. During that historic press conference, viewed by over 24 million Americans, they discussed hydroxychloroquine, which has a 200% weighted average against hospitalization and death.
Dr. Golds' additional prescription, calling for the early use of Ivermectin to treat Covid patients, was vindicated this week, as was AFLDS' concern that masks will do more harm than good. In the Ivermectin study, examining over 80,000 patients, a 92% reduction in mortality and 100% reduction in hospitalizations was shown.
Dr. Gold intends to take questions and share new objectives regarding the AFLDS mission over the next several months.
America's Frontline Doctors (AFLDS) stands up for every American looking for the best quality healthcare by empowering doctors working on the front lines of our nation's most pressing healthcare challenges. AFLDS can be found on the web at www.AFLDS.org.
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MT. PLEASANT, Mich., Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Isabella Bank Corporation (OTCQX:ISBA) today announced its Board of Directors declared a third-quarter cash dividend of $0.27 per common share at its regular meeting on August 31, 2022. The dividend will be payable September 30, 2022, to shareholders of record as of September 28, 2022. Based on ISBA's closing stock price of $23.45 per share as of August 31, 2022, the annualized cash dividend yield is 4.61%.
"As a large community bank with 29 locations throughout Mid-Michigan, we take pride in serving our customers, our communities and our shareholders," said Jae A. Evans, President and Chief Executive Officer. "At the heart of what we do is our staff, who are dedicated to meeting the needs of our customers and communities. We are also committed to increasing shareholder value through the pursuit and implementation of various strategic initiatives. These initiatives, which began in 2019, have been successful and led to strong financial results for the first two quarters of 2022."
Isabella Bank Corporation (OTCQX: ISBA) is the parent holding company of Isabella Bank, a state chartered community bank headquartered in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. Isabella Bank was established in 1903 and has been committed to serving the local banking needs of its customers and communities for 119 years. The Bank offers personal and commercial lending and deposit products, as well as investment, trust and estate planning services through Isabella Wealth. The Bank has locations throughout seven Mid-Michigan counties: Clare, Gratiot, Isabella, Mecosta, Midland, Montcalm, and Saginaw.
For more information about Isabella Bank Corporation, visit the Invest in Us link at www.isabellabank.com. Isabella Bank Corporation common stock is quoted on the OTCQX tier of the OTC Markets Group, Inc.'s electronic quotation system (www.otcmarkets.com) under the symbol "ISBA." The Corporation's market maker is Boenning & Scattergood, Inc. (www.boenninginc.com) and its investor relations firm is Renmark Financial Communications, Inc. (www.renmarkfinancial.com).
This press release includes forward-looking statements. To the extent that the foregoing information refers to matters that may occur in the future, please be aware that such forward-looking statements may differ materially from actual results. Additional information concerning some of the factors that could cause materially different results is included in the sections entitled "Risk Factors" and "Forward Looking Statements" set forth in Isabella Bank Corporation's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available from the Securities and Exchange Commission's Public Reference facilities and from its website at www.sec.gov.
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The acquisition of Emmersion's state-of-the-art testing platform broadens IXL Learning's language and literacy offerings
SAN MATEO, Calif. and LEHI, Utah, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IXL Learning, developer of personalized learning products used by millions of people worldwide, announced it has acquired Emmersion, the Utah-based leader in certifying language ability through artificial intelligence. Emmersion's platform has conducted millions of automated assessments for corporate and educational institutions, including The World Bank, Randstad, Columbia University, Brown University and the University of Pennsylvania, providing valuable data insights into language proficiency scores.
The acquisition of Emmersion deepens IXL Learning's line of language and literacy products, which include the world-renowned Rosetta Stone, IXL English Language Arts, Vocabulary.com, SpanishDict, inglés.com and Fluencia. Emmersion's cofounders, Brigham Tomco and Dr. Jacob Burdis, will remain with the company.
Emmersion's adaptive assessments evaluate and certify speaking, writing and reading abilities, which shorten an organization's time-to-hire and improve customer satisfaction scores.
Its AI-powered Speaking and Writing Assessments conduct reliable, pre-employment language screenings in 15 minutes so that companies can hire the perfect candidates for the right roles. The verbal exam is the world's first fully automated speaking assessment and covers nine languages, including English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Mandarin, Portuguese and Tagalog.
The Speaking and Writing Assessments are scored using Emmersion's proprietary 100-point scale, TrueNorth, which gives organizations unparalleled insights into test-takers' language skills. Additionally, each assessment uses AI to deliver accurate, bias-free scores that are mapped to global language standards, such as CEFR, ACTFL and TOEFL.
Educational institutions use WebCAPE, Emmersion's adaptive placement exam, to measure learners' reading, grammar and listening skills. The multiple-choice test takes only 15-30 minutes to complete and can assess learners' abilities in seven languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Mandarin and Russian.
"Emmersion's adaptive technology and automated exams are unrivaled," said Paul Mishkin, CEO of IXL Learning. "The Emmersion team will be a valuable addition to our family and we expect to make more investments in the company as we expand to additional languages and capabilities."
"Emmersion has striven to close the global communication gap through exceptional services that assess employees, check academic knowledge and certify language abilities. Joining IXL Learning is an incredible opportunity to continue advancing our mission and perfecting our products," said Brigham Tomco, CEO of Emmersion. "Our companies share the same ambitious vision for helping people build and evaluate their language skills, and we can't wait to contribute our expertise to this new venture."
Founded in 2015, Emmersion is a rapidly growing technology company located in Lehi, Utah. With a mission to close the global communication gap, the company focuses on helping organizations be smarter with their global language strategy. It has developed AI-driven, fully automated language assessments that provide accurate and immediate reports in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Mandarin, Japanese, Russian and Tagalog. With over 700 customers around the world, Emmersion's cloud-based, AI technology automates assessment processes and provides the most accurate results. Learn more at www.emmersion.ai.
IXL Learning has revolutionized educational technology since its founding in 1998. Today, the company leads the world of education through innovation and provides a diverse set of products and services that help learners develop skills in math, literacy, language and more. IXL Learning's eight brands—IXL, Rosetta Stone, Curiosity Media, Emmersion, Wyzant, Vocabulary.com, ABCya and Education.com—empower all students with engaging, personalized learning experiences. Our teams create breakthrough solutions to education's most pressing challenges and inspire students to become life-long learners.
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BOSTON, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lefteris Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ: LFTR), a Boston-based special purpose acquisition corporation, announced that Jon Isaacson will assume the role of CEO effective September 8, 2022. Isaacson currently is the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Corporate Development Officer. He will add the responsibilities of Chief Executive Officer to his duties.
"Jon has nearly two decades of experience working in the private equity and venture capital industries as both an investor and executive," said Executive Chairman, Mark Casady. "This experience makes him the natural choice for CEO."
Prior to his position at Lefteris, Isaacson, served as the Chief Financial Officer of Senseonics, Inc., a portfolio company of venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates. Prior to joining Senseonics, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of Edelman Financial Services, LLC.
Before joining Edelman Financial Services, he served as a Managing Director for over 14 years at American Capital, Ltd. Mr. Isaacson also held roles at Thayer Capital Partners, L.P., GTCR LLC, McKinsey & Company and Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC.
Karl Roessner, the current CEO, will become Vice Chairman of Lefteris effective immediately and has accepted a new opportunity as Chief Executive Officer of Vestmark, a wealth technology innovation company.
"Karl has been a wonderful leader for our firm. We wish him well in his new role and thank him for his work with us that will continue with his new title," said Casady.
Lefteris Acquisition Corporation is a special purpose acquisition corporation, made up of a management team that has a deep operational experience working as executives and investors in the financial services industry, including FinTech and wealth management. The team consists of proven leaders that have years of experience identifying and capitalizing on emerging technological and secular trends across the financial services industry and delivering operational strategies designed to improve businesses over the long-term.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of the stock of Stitch Fix, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFIX) between December 8, 2020 and March 8, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"). If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than October 25, 2022.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Stitch Fix securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Stitch Fix class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=8552 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. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than October 25, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
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. 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.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, throughout the Class Period, defendants made numerous false and misleading statements to investors concerning the synergy between the Company's Fix program (where the customer would receive a monthly box of items chosen by a personal stylist) and Freestyle programs (which allowed customers to shop the site for specific products, giving the customer more control over what items they received, but also removing the curation element that differentiated Stitch Fix from other e-retailers) and repeatedly denied claims that the Freestyle program could cannibalize the Company's legacy Fix business. Specifically, Stitch Fix repeatedly assured investors that the Company's Freestyle business was "an additive experience" and "complimentary" to the Fix business, that "the combination of those two things will allow us to address many more types of clients," and that "we see solid growth in both sides of the business." In truth, throughout the Class Period, Stitch Fix concealed the fact that these programs were not complementary or additive. Stitch Fix knew that the Freestyle program would be much preferred to the Company's original Fix model, and that the Freestyle program would inevitably cannibalize the Company's legacy Fix business. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
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HONOLULU (KITV4) -- Zane Logan, the son of the Honolulu Police Chief Joe Logan, has been released after posting his $20,000 bond.
Logan has had a handful of run-ins with police, and was most recently arrested for criminal contempt on Aug. 20 for failing to appear for an Aug. 15 court date on a second-degree burglary charge.
Defense attorney Jason Burks was able to get Logan’s bail reinstated after arguing that there was no evidence that Logan knew he had to appear in court on that day and that his no-show was not contemptuous. Judge Kevin Souza agreed.
Burks is also seeking a referral to get Logan sent to Veterans Treatment Court, saying that it appears he may be suffering from mental illness and substance abuse issues.
"Mr. Logan is an Army veteran and did eight years before he was honorably discharged. As an honorably discharged veteran, he is eligible for the veteran’s treatment court, which provides a host of wraparound services for vets,” said Logan’s defense attorney Jason Burks.
“We have submitted a referral for the treatment court which the judge signed off on [Wednesday]. He has not yet been accepted to the court and that process can take a couple months for all the assessments and paperwork to be completed, but that is the present path he is on for the three felony cases I represent him on," Burks added.
It is unclear when a decision on that referral will be made. | https://www.kitv.com/news/crime/hpd-chiefs-son-zane-logan-released-from-jail-after-posting-20k-bond/article_06ff59be-2fe1-11ed-9dee-0bdb9990199e.html | 2022-09-09T02:19:26Z |
HONOLULU (KITV4) – Three more cases of Monkeypox have been confirmed in Hawaii, according to the state Department of Health. The latest cases bring the statewide total to 28.
All three of the new cases were diagnosed on Oahu. The origin of these new cases are is still under investigation.
“As monkeypox cases continue to rise across the country and in Hawaii, DOH will continue to provide updated information to the public,” said Deputy State Epidemiologist Dr. Nathan Tan. “It’s critically important to us that we continue to make vaccination available to communities disproportionately impacted by this outbreak—and the data released today will help all of us ensure that vaccine is being distributed equitably.”
DOH says it will also be releasing additional data on JYNNEOS vaccine administration in state, online, each Wednesday. Tap here to view that data.
Health officials say monkeypox shares many commonalities with smallpox, like causing blistering skin rashes. It is a rare disease caused by the monkeypox virus. Infection begins with flu-like symptoms and swollen lymph nodes, and progresses to a rash or sores, often on the hands, feet, chest, face, or genitals. Individuals generally become ill within 21 days of exposure, the DOH said
Monkeypox can spread through direct contact with body fluids, lesion material, or items used by someone with monkeypox as well as close, prolonged contact with an infected person or animal. It can also be spread through large respiratory droplets.
Monkeypox vaccines are available in every county in Hawaii. Anyone who is eligible who would wish to make an appointment can call the following numbers:
• Hawaii Department of Health (Statewide): 808-586-4462
• Malama I Ke Ola (Maui): 808-871-7772
• Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center (Oahu): 808-427-0442
• Hawaii Health and Harm Reduction Center (Oahu): 808-521-2347
• Kaiser Permanente (Oahu): 808) 434-2000, prompt 1
• Hamakua-Kohala Health (Big Island): 808-930-2751
• Malama Pono Health Service (Kauai): 808-246-9577
Earlier in August, DOH expanded its vaccine eligibility in order to prevent the spread of the virus.
“As more vaccine doses become available, we are expanding vaccine eligibility to communities that have been disproportionately impacted by this outbreak and individuals who are at risk for severe illness,” said Deputy State Epidemiologist Dr. Nathan Tan.
Those eligible to receive the JYNNEOS vaccine under the new guidelines include the following:
• Anyone who has had close contact with a person with known or suspected monkeypox infection in the last two weeks
• Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men and transgender individuals who have multiple or anonymous sex partners;
• Persons who are severely immunocompromised or those with certain skin conditions, such as eczema; AND who have a household member or sex partner at high risk for monkeypox.
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WAILUKU, MAUI (KITV4) -- Maui Mayor Michael Victorino announced Thursday that he has signed a bill allowing houseless individuals to sleep overnight in their vehicles in a designated area.
Bill 108, which was approved unanimously on August 23, 2022 by the Maui County Council and was signed by the Mayor, enables a pilot program allowing homeless individuals to sleep overnight in their vehicles near a County lot.
Maui officials chose the J. Walter Cameron Center in Wailuku as the County’s preferred site for the program.
“I thank the Councilmembers for working with us to select the Cameron Center,” said Mayor Victorino. “It is centrally located, so support services are easily accessible and its location near Maui Memorial Medical Center and the Maui Police Station are important considerations for the health and safety of those who will sleep overnight in their vehicles.”
The Center, located at 95 Mahalani Street in Wailuku, is a nonprofit organization with a mission to “incubate, support and accelerate social good in the community.” Established in 1973, the County of Maui granted a 35-year lease extension to the Center in 2009.
“On behalf of the board and staff of the Cameron Center, we are looking forward to this partnership with the County,” said Executive Director César Gaxiola. “Our founder, J. Walter Cameron, was well-known throughout Maui for his compassion. I believe he would be pleased to offer a safe zone for people who need a place to sleep.”
The pilot program could begin as soon October following finalization of contract details, according to the Mayor.
The project is allocated to receive up to $200,000 in the FY 2023 budget. | https://www.kitv.com/news/local/mayor-victorino-signs-bill-allowing-homeless-to-sleep-overnight-in-vehicles/article_c14c9906-2fde-11ed-9562-dfec46661c6c.html | 2022-09-09T02:19:38Z |
A man who lost control of his hydrogen balloon while harvesting pine nuts in China has been found and rescued -- after landing in a forest two days later and more than 300 kilometers (186 miles) away.
The man, surnamed Hu, had been working alongside a colleague on Sunday in Hailin county, Heilongjiang province, when they lost control of the balloon. While his colleague jumped to safety, Hu missed his chance and drifted away.
He was not found until 9 a.m. local time on Tuesday when -- after tracing his mobile phone signal -- a rescue team made up of more than 500 people from the local police and fire departments spotted his balloon stuck in a tree, state-run Global Times reported on Wednesday.
"I almost gave up," Hu told the Chinese state-run broadcaster CCTV. "Thanks to the rescuers, otherwise, I wouldn't be alive."
Hu told interviewers he had been cold and hungry during the ordeal. However, he was largely unharmed, suffering what were described as only minor injuries to his waist.
The use of hydrogen or helium balloons to harvest pine nuts has become more common in China in recent years and there are occasionally reports of pickers being swept away -- though not usually as far as Hu.
In 2019, two men picking pine cones in China's Changbai mountains reportedly lost control of their balloon and drifted 10 kilometers (6 miles) -- before landing safely and being arrested for breaking aviation regulations. In another case, in 2017, a nut picker went missing near the North Korea border after his balloon became untethered.
Even without out-of-control balloons, harvesting pine nuts in China can be a dangerous business. Traditionally, pickers wearing spiked shoes climb the trees -- which can grow to 20 meters (about 65 feet) -- and falls can be fatal. | https://www.kitv.com/news/national/a-chinese-man-rode-a-hydrogen-balloon-to-pick-pine-nuts-he-ended-up-drifting/article_936036a9-4a04-5edb-9ccf-aabe11e4388a.html | 2022-09-09T02:19:44Z |
US President Joe Biden and leaders around the world mourned Queen Elizabeth II, following her death earlier Thursday at the age of 96.
The President and first lady Jill Biden expressed their condolences at the British Embassy in Washington, where they made an impromptu stop to sign a condolence book.
"We mourn for all of you. She was a great lady. We're so delighted we got to meet her," the President told embassy staff.
The first lady also presented a bouquet of flowers to British Ambassador to the US Karen Pierce, who greeted them at the embassy.
The President and the first lady said earlier in a joint statement that the Queen -- the longest-reigning British monarch whose rule spanned seven decades -- "defined an era."
"Today, the thoughts and prayers of people all across the United States are with the people of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth in their grief," the White House statement said. "We send our deepest condolences to the Royal Family, who are not only mourning their Queen, but their dear mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Her legacy will loom large in the pages of British history, and in the story of our world."
American flags at the White House, other federal buildings, military facilities and embassies overseas will be flown at half-staff "until the day of internment," according to a proclamation by President Biden on the Queen's death.
The first couple, in their statement, called the Queen "a steadying presence and a source of comfort and pride for generations of Britons, including many who have never known their country without her."
"Supported by her beloved Prince Philip for 73 years, Queen Elizabeth II led always with grace, an unwavering commitment to duty, and the incomparable power of her example. She endured the dangers and deprivations of a world war alongside the British people and rallied them during the devastation of a global pandemic to look to better days ahead," the White House statement continued.
The Queen, the Bidens added, "was a stateswoman of unmatched dignity and constancy who deepened the bedrock Alliance between the United Kingdom and the United States."
"She helped make our relationship special," the statement said, referring to the UK's "special relationship" with the United States -- a term coined by Winston Churchill. The Bidens also said they look forward to continuing "a close friendship" with King Charles III and the Queen Consort.
Recalling their time spent together, the Bidens wrote that they first met Queen Elizabeth in 1982 as part of a Senate delegation traveling to the UK.
Biden and the Queen last spoke and saw one another during the President's visit to the UK in June 2021, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said earlier Thursday.
World leaders mourn
Condolences from leaders across the UK, the Commonwealth and around the world have poured in following the news of the Queen's death.
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the Queen was "loved and admired" by the people of Scotland.
"And by all accounts, Her Majesty was rarely happier than when she was here in Scotland at her beloved Balmoral," Sturgeon continued, referring to the castle where the Queen died.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the Queen was "a constant presence in our lives -- and her service to Canadians will forever remain an important part of our country's history."
"As we look back at her life and her reign that spanned so many decades, Canadians will always remember and cherish Her Majesty's wisdom, compassion, and warmth," he continued.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wrote in a statement that the monarch had lived a "long life devoted to duty, family, faith and service," noting that "it was clear Her Majesty held a special place in her heart for Australia." As head of state, the Queen visited Australia 16 times.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern remembered the Queen in a national address after her passing, saying that she had come to define "notions of service, charity, and consistency."
Ardern also announced that New Zealand would be moving into a period of official mourning. Flags will be flown at half-staff. Preparations for a state memorial are under way, and will be held after the Queen's official funeral in the UK.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a statement that he had "memorable meetings" with the Queen, writing, "During one of the meetings she showed me the handkerchief Mahatma Gandhi gifted her on her wedding. I will always cherish that gesture."
Taoiseach of Ireland Micheál Martin called her passing "the end of an era," saying her "dedication to duty and public service were self-evident and her wisdom and experience truly unique."
Pope Francis praised the Queen as a "steadfast witness of faith in Jesus Christ" in an open letter to the new King.
"Commending her noble soul to the merciful goodness of our Heavenly Father, I assure Your Majesty of my prayers that Almighty God will sustain you with his unfailing grace as you now take up your high responsibilities as King," the Pope wrote.
French President Emmanuel Macron wrote that the Queen "embodied the British nation's continuity and unity for over 70 years. I remember her as a friend of France, a kind-hearted queen who has left a lasting impression on her country and her century."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tweeted, "It is with deep sadness that we learned of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. On behalf of the people, we extend sincere condolences to the @RoyalFamily, the entire United Kingdom and the Commonwealth over this irreparable loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you."
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the Queen "was a role model and inspiration for millions, also here in Germany. Her commitment to German-British reconciliation after the horrors of World War II will remain unforgotten. She will be missed, not least her wonderful humour."
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a release, "The most important events in the recent history of the United Kingdom are inextricably linked with the name of Her Majesty."
"For many decades, Elizabeth II rightfully enjoyed the love and respect of her subjects, as well as authority on the world stage," Putin continued. "I wish you courage and perseverance in the face of this heavy, irreparable loss."
Statements of condolence have come in from dozens of other nations, ranging from Panama to Pakistan.
Former US presidents send condolences
Former American presidents have also issued condolences following her passing.
George W. Bush, who welcomed the Queen to the US during his time in office, recalled spending time in Buckingham Palace and meeting her famed corgis.
"Spending time at Buckingham Palace, and having tea with Her Majesty -- and her corgis -- is among our fondest memories of the presidency," Bush wrote. "Queen Elizabeth ably led England through dark moments with her confidence in her people and her vision for a brighter tomorrow. Our world benefited from her steady resolve, and we are grateful for her decades of service as sovereign."
Donald and Melania Trump wrote in a statement that "her leadership and enduring diplomacy secured and advanced alliances with the United States and countries around the world. However, she will always be remembered for her faithfulness to her country and her unwavering devotion to her fellow countrymen and women."
"(We) will always cherish our time together with the Queen, and never forget Her Majesty's generous friendship, great wisdom, and wonderful sense of humor. What a grand and beautiful lady she was -- there was nobody like her!" Trump wrote.
The Obamas remembered the Queen as a leader who made the role "her own."
"Her Majesty was just 25 years old when she took on the enormous task of helming one of the world's great democracies. In the decades that followed, she would go on to make the role of Queen her own -- with a reign defined by grace, elegance, and a tireless work ethic, defying the odds and expectations placed on women of her generation," they wrote.
And Bill and Hillary Clinton marked the passing by remembering her as a someone with "unfailing grace, dignity, and genuine care for the welfare of all its people."
This is a breaking story and will be updated.
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Charles has become Britain's new King following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, at the age of 96.
The Queen became the sixth female to ascend to the British throne in February 1952, after the death of her father, King George VI. She was the longest-reigning monarch in British history, serving for more than 70 years.
Charles, the Queen's eldest son, immediately ascended to the throne as King, putting his elder son, William, first in line for the throne.
Here's what we know about the British royal family's line of succession.
King Charles III
Born: November 14, 1948
What to know: Charles was the longest serving British monarch-in-waiting; he was the heir apparent since the age of three.
President of The Prince's Trust and the Royal Shakespeare Company, and president or patron of more than 400 charitable organizations, Charles was the first royal heir to earn a university degree.
More key relatives: Diana, Princess of Wales, to whom he was married from 1981 to 1996. They had two children together: Princes William and Harry.
Diana died in 1997 following a car accident in Paris, along with boyfriend Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul.
In 2005, Charles married Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall.
Prince William, Duke of Cornwall
Born: June 21, 1982
What to know: William, Duke of Cornwall is first in line to the throne. He has achieved the highest educational degree -- Master of Arts -- of any member of the royal family. He served in the military from 2006 to 2013, participating in more than 150 helicopter search and rescue operations.
More key relatives: Catherine, Duchess of Cornwall, whom he married in 2011. The couple have three children together: Prince George, 9; Princess Charlotte, 7; and Prince Louis, 4.
The family live in Adelaide Cottage, a four-bedroom property in the grounds of Windsor Castle, Berkshire, about 25 miles from London. Their London residence, Kensington Palace, will remain the family's principal residence, however, a royal source told CNN in August.
Prince George
Born: July 22, 2013
What to know: If all goes as planned and he becomes king after the reigns of his grandfather Prince Charles and his father Prince William, George -- now second in line -- will be the 43rd monarch since William the Conqueror.
But for now, he's still brushing up on his education: George currently attends Lambrook School near Windsor along with his younger sister, Princess Charlotte and his younger brother, Prince Louis.
Princess Charlotte
Born: May 2, 2015
What to know: Third in line to the throne, Princess Charlotte was born into a more equitable era: In 2011, the British monarchy abolished a rule that gave preference to male heirs over their sisters in the line of succession.
Prince Louis
Born: April 23, 2018
What to know: Prince Louis, fourth in line to the throne, arrived during a busy season for the royal family; he was born just weeks before the 2018 wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan.
As is tradition, a golden easel bearing a framed notice announcing the birth was placed on display in front of Buckingham Palace that afternoon. The practice of posting a bulletin on the occasion of a royal birth goes back to at least 1837, when Buckingham Palace became the British monarch's official residence.
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
Born: September 15, 1984
What to know: Fifth in line to the throne, Prince Harry also trained in the military. In 2008, the British Ministry of Defense announced that Harry had secretly been serving in Afghanistan with his Army unit on a four-month mission since December 2007.
He was quickly withdrawn for security reasons, but later returned as an Apache helicopter pilot in 2012. In 2015, after nearly a decade of service, he announced he was leaving the armed forces.
The Duke of Sussex is also the founder of the Invictus Games, an international sporting competition for injured servicemen and women. The first games were held in London in 2014.
More key relatives: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, whom he married in 2018. The couple welcomed their first child, son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, in May 2019. Their daughter, Lilibet "Lili" Diana Mountbatten-Windsor was born in June 2021.
In early 2020, the pair announced that they were stepping back from their roles as senior members of the British royal family. They now live in the US.
Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor
Born: May 6, 2019
What to know: In a significant milestone across the Commonwealth and within British society, baby Archie made history by becoming the first biracial British child in the royal family.
When he was born -- at which point he became seventh in line -- he didn't immediately qualify for the title of prince, and Buckingham Palace told CNN at the time that his parents, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, had chosen not to use any title at all for their son.
Now Charles has become King, Prince Harry's son -- who is now sixth in line -- will be eligible to become His Royal Highness Prince Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor.
Lilibet 'Lili' Diana Mountbatten-Windsor
Born: June 4, 2021
What to know: Lilibet "Lili" Diana Mountbatten-Windsor was born in Santa Barbara, California, in June 2021 following the decision of her parents, Harry and Meghan, to step back from royal life in the UK and move to the US.
Her unusual name is a tribute to her great-grandmother, the Queen -- Lilibet was her family nickname. Baby Lili's middle name, Diana, "was chosen to honor her beloved late grandmother, The Princess of Wales," the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced in a statement.
Seventh in line to the throne, the Queen's 11th great-grandchild is the most senior royal in the line of succession to have been born overseas.
Prince Andrew, Duke of York
Born: February 19, 1960
What to know: Prince Andrew is the third of the Queen's four children, and eighth in line to the British throne. He served in the British Royal Navy for 22 years and was a helicopter pilot during the Falklands War.
In 2019, the Prince announced that he was going to step back from public duties after a controversial interview in which he denied allegations that he had sex with an underaged woman who said she had been trafficked by sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Andrew, who has been under intense scrutiny for his decades-long friendship with Epstein, said in a statement announcing his decision that the association became "a major disruption to my family's work and the valuable work going on in the many organizations and charities that I am proud to support."
While he's still a prince, Andrew no longer has an official role.
More key relatives: Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, whom Andrew married in 1986.
Sarah and Andrew had two children together -- Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie -- before a high-profile divorce in 1996.
Princess Beatrice
Born: August 8, 1988
What to know: Princess Beatrice, ninth in the line of succession to the British throne, married real estate specialist Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in a private ceremony in July 2020. The wedding was a significantly pared-back event attended by the Queen, Duke of Edinburgh and close family to ensure compliance with Covid-19 guidelines at the time.
In September 2021, she gave birth to daughter Sienna Elizabeth Mapelli Mozzi, who became the 10th in line to the throne.
Beatrice, 33, has a royal title but works a regular, full-time day job as vice president of partnerships and strategy at tech company Afiniti.
Princess Eugenie
Born: March 23, 1990
What to know: The younger York sister is 11th in the line of succession, and, after her cousin Prince Harry, was the second royal to throw a massive wedding in 2018.
She wed Jack Brooksbank, a brand ambassador for Casamigos tequila, which was founded by George Clooney and Rande Gerber, husband of supermodel Cindy Crawford. Like her sister, Princess Eugenie has a fairly everyday job: she works as the director of the Hauser & Wirth art gallery in London.
In February, she gave birth to her son August Philip Hawke Brooksbank, who is the 12th in line to the throne.
Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
Born: March 10, 1964
What to know: The youngest child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Prince Edward is 13th in line to the British throne. He's currently a full-time working member of the royal family. Prince Edward previously trained as a cadet in the Royal Marines and worked as a theater and TV producer.
More key relatives: Sophie, Countess of Wessex, whom Prince Edward married in 1999. The couple have two children together, Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn.
James, Viscount Severn
Born: December 17, 2007
What to know: Despite being younger than his sister Lady Louise Windsor, the Viscount Severn is ahead of her in the line of succession because of the previous rule that saw the British monarchy favor male heirs over their sisters. He is 14th in line to the throne.
Lady Louise Windsor
Born: November 8, 2003
What to know: The oldest child of the Earl and Countess of Wessex, Lady Louise Windsor is now 15th in line to the throne. Her parents chose more subdued royal titles and, with the permission of the Queen, gave their children titles in the style of an earl rather than prince and princess, according to The Independent.
Anne, the Princess Royal
Born: August 15, 1950
What to know: The second child and only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Anne was third in the line of succession at birth -- but today she's No. 16, behind her brothers and their children and grandchildren.
Widely known as an expert horsewoman, the Princess Royal competed as an equestrian in the 1976 Olympics in Montreal -- just two years after surviving a kidnapping attempt. Today she's part of the International Olympic Committee in addition to serving various charitable organizations.
More key relatives: Capt. Mark Phillips, the Princess Royal's first husband, with whom she has two children: Peter and Zara. Phillips, an army officer, was a commoner who declined to receive a royal title; Anne also declined her mother's offer to give titles to Peter and Zara.
Anne and Phillips divorced in 1992, and the Princess Royal went on to marry Royal Navy officer and equerry to the Queen, Timothy Laurence, that same year.
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1930-2022 Dolores Ackermann, 91, of Cheyenne died July 11. She was born on August 6, 1930, in Yankton, South Dakota. Cremation has taken place. Memorial service will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday in Wiederspahn-Radomsky Chapel. Interment to take place at Lakeview Cemetery. To view the full obituary please visit www.wrcfuneral.com.
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1992-2022 Joseph Thomas Eisenhart, 30, of Cheyenne died September 3. He was born March 6, 1992 in Cheyenne. Vigil for the Deceased 4:00 p.m. Sunday at Schrader, Aragon and Jacoby Funeral Home. Funeral Liturgy 10:00 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's Cathedral. Interment Mountain View Memorial Park. For full obituary and to offer condolences, please visit www.schradercarescom.
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Janet Glasner 1940-2022 Janet Glasner, age 82, was born on July 24, 1940, and she died on September 5, 2022. Janet resided in Wyoming and graduated from the University of Wyoming to become an English teacher. She stopped teaching to raise three children, later becoming a substitute teacher and a library technician. She was always interested in books and literary matters. Music remained her lifelong passion, and Janet participated in church and community choirs and played flute in the community band. She was a longtime member of Alpha Delta Kappa honorary society and St. Paul's Lutheran Church. She had a great love for children, especially her own. Janet made a mark on all who knew her. Her strong morals, kindness, curiosity about the world, and love for her family will not be forgotten. Janet is survived by her husband of 59 years, Marlin Glasner; children, Kathy Bjornestad (Howard) of Belle Fourche, South Dakota, Dr. Karl Glasner (Nicole) of Tucson, Arizona, and Dr. Margaret Glasner of Bryan, Texas; as well as six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at St. Paul's Lutheran Church on Sunday, September 11, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. Condolences may be offered at www.schradercares.com.
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Governor to convene Mental Health Summit on Oct. 11 in Casper
CHEYENNE – Gov. Mark Gordon's office announced Thursday that the governor will convene a Mental Health Summit on Oct. 11 in Casper.
“Mental health continues to be a rising concern for many in our great state. In 2020, Wyoming, sadly, had the highest rate of death by suicide in the nation,” Gordon said in a news release. “In order to address the scope of the problem, we must be actively engaged in finding solutions. Building partnerships and enhancing collaboration will help deliver timely services to those experiencing difficulty accessing help.”
Encompassing a holistic approach, Gordon, alongside members of the legislative and judicial branches, is set to discuss the state of mental health in Wyoming. Bringing together various perspectives from community partners, private providers and state leaders, panel discussions will highlight current efforts and the development of a common agenda for addressing mental health and substance abuse in Wyoming.
The keynote speaker, Rob Anda, developer of the Adverse Childhood Experiences research and founder of ACE Interface, will lead a panel discussion highlighting the importance of establishing trauma-responsive communities.
The summit is scheduled to run from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Nicolaysen Art Museum, 400 E. Collins Drive, Casper.
With support from the Hughes Charitable Foundation and Align, the summit is free of charge and open to anyone with an interest in learning how we can collectively move forward to improve mental health for all Wyoming residents. Attendees are requested to register at https://bit.ly/governors-mh-summit. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/governor-to-convene-mental-health-summit-on-oct-11-in-casper/article_8c0391c8-2fde-11ed-a587-331456c1f81e.html | 2022-09-09T02:20:21Z |
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LCCC Board of Trustees announces September business meetings
CHEYENNE – The Laramie County Community College Board of Trustees will hold its regular business meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. in the College Community Center, room 128.
Members of the public are welcome to attend in person. Attendees are recommended to practice social distancing while in attendance. The meeting will be broadcast virtually via the board’s YouTube channel. The meeting agenda and broadcast link can be found online at lccc.wy.edu/BoardMeeting.
Anyone who would like to provide public comment during the meeting may attend in person or submit a request to make a comment via Zoom by emailing president@lccc.wy.edu before 5 p.m. on Sept. 21.
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Wyo. Military Department to host annual Retiree Conference next weekend
CHEYENNE – On Friday, Sept. 16, and Saturday, Sept. 17, the Wyoming Military Department will host its annual Retiree Conference for Wyoming National Guard retirees, spouses and surviving spouses at the Joint Forces Readiness Center, 5800 Central Ave., Cheyenne.
Friday events begin at 3:30 p.m. with registration and a provider fair. A light dinner will be served at 5 p.m., followed by a brief for attendees from senior leaders on current events within the Wyoming National Guard at 6 p.m.
Saturday events include a light breakfast at 7 a.m., followed by updates from Wyoming AARP, Survivor Outreach Services, Tricare, the Wyoming Veterans Commission and the Cheyenne VA Medical Center. Staff from the Cheyenne Old West Museum will be present for a history lesson. Attendees will also be offered assistance with estate planning, and have the opportunity to receive an updated ID card, if coordinated in advance. Events will conclude at 2 p.m. Saturday. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/wyo-military-department-to-host-annual-retiree-conference-next-weekend/article_0420b540-2fe0-11ed-b05c-0fb256372c3c.html | 2022-09-09T02:20:34Z |
JMU women’s soccer earns home win over Northern Colorado
Published: Sep. 8, 2022 at 10:04 PM EDT|Updated: 30 minutes ago
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - The James Madison women’s soccer team is back in the win column.
The Dukes earned a home victory over Northern Colorado, 2-1, Thursday night at Sentara Park. Lidia Nduka and Amanda Attanasi scored goals for James Madison in the win.
JMU improves to 4-1-2 overall. The Dukes return to action Sunday afternoon when they host Oregon State for a 12 p.m. start with coverage on ESPN+.
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McDonald’s bringing back ‘80s treat for the fall
Published: Sep. 8, 2022 at 10:18 PM EDT|Updated: 12 minutes ago
(CNN) - It’s a blast from the past at McDonald’s. And no, it’s not another appearance of the McRib.
Starting Sept. 14, for a limited time, the fast-food giant is bringing back its cheese danish after a decades-long disappearance.
The pastry is filled with sweet cream cheese and topped with a buttery streusel and light and vanilla drizzle.
McDonald’s briefly sold it in the 1980s.
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N. Korea says it will never give up nukes to counter US
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stressed his country will never abandon the nuclear weapons it needs to counter the United States, which he accused of pushing to weaken the North’s defenses and eventually collapse his government, state media said Friday.
Kim made the comments during a speech Thursday at North Korea’s rubber-stamp parliament, where members passed legislation governing the use of nuclear weapons, which Kim described as a step to cement the country’s nuclear status and make clear such weapons will not be bargained. The law included a provision that requires North Korea’s military to “automatically” execute nuclear strikes against enemy forces if its leadership comes under attack.
Kim also criticized South Korea over its plans to expand its conventional strike capabilities and revive large-scale military exercises with the United States to counter the North’s growing threats, describing them as a “dangerous” military action that raises tensions.
Kim has made increasingly provocative threats of nuclear conflict toward the United States and its allies in Asia, also warning that the North would proactively use its nuclear weapons when threatened. His latest comments underscored the growing animosity in the region as he accelerates the expansion of his nuclear weapons and missiles program.
“The purpose of the United States is not only to remove our nuclear might itself, but eventually forcing us to surrender or weaken our rights to self-defense through giving up our nukes, so that they could collapse our government at any time,” Kim said in the speech published by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency.
“Let them sanction us for 100 days, 1,000 days, 10 years or 100 years,” Kim said. “We will never give up our rights to self-defense that preserves our country’s existence and the safety of our people just to temporarily ease the difficulties we are experiencing now.”
Kim also addressed domestic issues, saying North Korea would begin its long-delayed rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in November. He didn’t specify how many doses it would have, where they would come from, or how they would be administered across his population of 26 million people.
GAVI, the nonprofit that runs the U.N.-backed COVAX distribution program, said in June it understood North Korea had accepted an offer of vaccines from China. GAVI said at the time the specifics of the offer were unclear.
North Korea rejected previous offers by COVAX, likely because of international monitoring requirements, and has also ignored U.S. and South Korean offers of vaccines and other COVID-19 aid.
Kim last month declared victory over COVID-19 and ordered preventive measures eased just three months after his government for the first time acknowledged an outbreak. Experts believe the North’s disclosures on its outbreak are manipulated to help Kim maintain absolute control.
The North Korean report about Kim’s speech came a day after South Korea extended its latest olive branch, proposing a meeting with North Korea to resume temporary reunions of aging relatives separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, which were last held in 2018.
Experts say it’s highly unlikely North Korea would accept the South’s offer considering the stark deterioration in inter-Korean ties amid the stalemate in larger nuclear talks between Washington and Pyongyang. The U.S.-North Korean diplomacy derailed in 2019 over disagreements in exchanging the release of crippling sanctions against the North and the North’s denuclearization steps.
Kim was combative toward South Korea in Thursday’s speech and urged the country to speed up the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to strengthen the country’s war deterrent. Those comments appeared to align with a ruling party decision in June to approve unspecified new operational duties for front-line troops, which analysts say likely include plans to deploy battlefield nuclear weapons targeting rival South Korea along their tense border.
North Korea has been speeding its development of nuclear-capable, short-range missiles that can target South Korea since 2019. Experts say its rhetoric around those missiles communicates a threat to proactively use them in warfare to blunt the stronger conventional forces of South Korea and the United States. About 28,500 U.S. troops are stationed in the South to deter aggression from the North.
The U.S.-led diplomatic push to defuse the nuclear standoff has been further complicated by an intensifying U.S.-China rivalry and Russia’s war on Ukraine, which deepened the divide in the U.N. Security Council, where Beijing and Moscow have blocked U.S. efforts to tighten sanctions on Pyongyang over its revived long-range missile tests this year.
Kim has dialed up weapons tests to a record pace in 2020, launching more than 30 ballistic weapons, including the first demonstrations of his intercontinental ballistic missiles since 2017.
U.S. and South Korean officials say Kim may up the ante soon by ordering the North’s first nuclear test in five years as he pushes a brinkmanship aimed at forcing Washington to accept the idea of the North as a nuclear power and negotiating concessions from a position of strength.
Experts say Kim is also trying to strengthen his leverage by strengthening his cooperation with China and Russia in an emerging partnership aimed at undercutting U.S. influence.
North Korea has repeatedly blamed the United States for the crisis in Ukraine, saying the West’s “hegemonic policy” justified Russian military actions in Ukraine to protect itself. U.S. officials said this week the Russians are in the process of purchasing North Korean ammunition, including artillery shells and rockets, to ease their supply shortages in the war against Ukraine.
North Korea also has joined Russia and Syria as the only nations to recognize the independence of two pro-Russia breakaway territories in eastern Ukraine and has discussed send its construction workers to those regions to work on rebuilding.
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Sheriff: 2 deputies killed while serving warrant in Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) — Two deputies were killed Thursday night while serving a warrant in a suburb near Atlanta, and a suspect remained barricaded in a home, authorities said.
The sheriff’s office in Cobb County tweeted initially that the two deputies had “died in the line of duty” and that a SWAT team and other law enforcement officers remained at the scene.
The county sheriff’s office did not release any additional information such as the identities of the officers or the circumstances in which they were killed. It said more information would be released later.
WSB-TV reported that people in the neighborhood nearby reported hearing several gunshots and then seeing law enforcement officers swarm the area.
Authorities did not immediately identify the suspect, and details about the warrant and attempts to serve it were not immediately disclosed.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the state’s top crime-fighting agency, separately said in a tweet that it was sending its condolences to the country sheriff, Craig Owens, and his office for the deaths of the deputies.
Sprawling Cobb County with more than 760,000 people is located just northwest of Atlanta and is one of Georgia’s most populous counties.
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Dr. Jamal Bryant, Life Beyond Water and Partners to Send 25 Tractor Trailers of Bottled Water to Jackson, Mississippi in Wake of Massive Water Crisis
STONECREST, Ga., Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- New Birth Missionary Baptist Church Senior Pastor Dr. Jamal Bryant announced a partnership that will provide thousands in Jackson, Mississippi with bottled water. Amid a lingering water crisis that has impacted families and businesses for weeks, Bryant has partnered with Life Beyond Water and others to send 25 tractor trailers of bottled water set to arrive this weekend.
The water distribution will take place on Saturday, Sept. 10, at 2 p.m. at New Horizon Church, 1770 Ellis Avenue in Jackson, Mississippi. A separate donation to Tougaloo College is also planned on the same day.
"It's truly unfathomable for many of us to navigate one day without clean running water but for an entire city to be forced to endure unimaginable strife for an unseen about of time is truly a crisis of monumental proportions," said Dr. Bryant. "We are blessed to join Deion Sanders and others to rally around a community that still needs us more than ever."
Additional partners joining this critical effort include the Congress of National Black Churches; Rev. Al Sharpton, National Action Network; Tamika Mallory of Until Freedom; Dr. Dharius Daniels, Change Church; Bishop William Murphy, III, The dReam Center Church of Atlanta; Bishop Samuel L. Green, Sr.,7th Episcopal District of the A.M.E. Church; Bishop TJ McBride, Tabernacle of Praise Church International; Bishop Kevin Adams. Olivet Baptist Church; Pastor Carlton Lynch, Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church; and Dr. John Faison, Watson Grove Baptist Church.
New Birth Missionary Baptist Church will not be a donation site for water bottles but instead has leveraged its partnership with Life Beyond Water to mobilize this critical outreach effort to acquire the needed bottled water and onsite logistics.
"We are immensely grateful for the initial financial support from our members and partners that have enabled us to advance this most urgent effort," said Bryant. "However, we know that the city's infrastructure remains in a dire state and will likely take some time to be fully repaired. Until then, clean water is not just a need of this community, it is a life-saving necessity."
To make a donation for the Jackson relief effort, visit wearenewbirth.org.
AT A GLANCE: Water Distribution Details (Jackson, MS)
Date: Saturday, September 10, 2022, at 2:00 pm
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: New Horizon Church, 1770 Ellis Avenue, Jackson, MS 39204
Media Notes: Press availability with Dr. Jamal Bryant and additional partners at 1:45 pm
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ATLANTA, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new survey conducted by CoreNet Global, the premier association for corporate real estate professionals, has found that the high inflationary environment is having an impact on corporate real estate decision making.
According to the survey, 62 percent say that the current rate of inflation is having an impact on real estate decisions.
Of those:
- More than half, 54 percent, are consolidating locations
- Forty-two percent are reducing the size of leases they are signing
- Forty-one percent are looking for more cost-effective buildings and lower rents
- Thirty-seven percent are signing fewer leases
- 34 percent say that annual escalations are 100 basis points higher than normal
While nearly 60 percent of the respondents say that their company is in growth mode, 75 percent expect the U.S. economy to slip into recession by the end of 2023 and 72 percent expect the global economy to slip into recession by the end of 2023.
Forty-four percent say that compared to prior to the pandemic their overall corporate real estate footprint has decreased; 21 percent say that it has increased, and 34 percent say that it has stayed the same. Between now and 2025, 39 percent expect an increase in the size of their corporate real estate portfolio, 42 percent expect a decrease, and 19 percent say that it will stay the same.
The survey was conducted in June-September 2022 and yielded 175 responses from all regions including North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
CoreNet Global is a non-profit association, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia (US), representing nearly 10,000 executives in 50 countries with strategic responsibility for the real estate assets of large corporations. The organization's mission is to advance the practice of corporate real estate through professional development opportunities, publications, research, conferences, designations and networking in 45 local chapters and networking groups globally. For more information, please visit www.corenetglobal.org or follow @CoreNetGlobal on Twitter.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of the securities of Kohl's Corporation (NYSE: KSS) between October 20, 2020 and May 19, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"). If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than November 1, 2022.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Kohl's securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Kohl's class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=8539 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. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than November 1, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
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. 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.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, throughout the Class Period, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Kohl's Strategic Plan was not well tailored to achieving the Company's stated goals; (2) the defendants had likewise overstated the Company's success in executing its Strategic Plan; (3) Kohl's had deficient disclosure controls and procedures, internal control over financial reporting, and corporate governance mechanisms; (4) as a result, the Company's Board was able to and did withhold material information from shareholders about the state of Kohl's in the lead-up to the Company's annual meeting; (5) all the foregoing, once revealed, was likely to have a material negative impact on Kohl's financial condition and reputation; and (6) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Kohl's class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=8539 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.
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BEIJING, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In its endeavor to realize the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) has produced a special publication, 'CKGSB 2022 ESG and Social Innovation Report: Our Innovative Path towards Sustainable Development', bringing examples of how the business school pursues ESG goals in China.
Released on the 9th of September 2022, the report showcases CKGSB's innovative programs, original research, hands-on projects, interdisciplinary partnerships and global dialogues on the school's environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts and impact.
The report also highlights representative cases from the past two years in the CKGSB's social responsibility, featuring ESG-related courses among its programs, social innovation projects led by the school's staff, students and alumni, and unique insights from faculty's research on sustainability.
Emphasizing the social role of a business school like CKGSB, Founding Dean Xiang Bing writes in the report, "In this era of tectonic changes, business schools have an unshakable responsibility in helping individuals and institutions (companies and NGOs) to better navigate through these turbulent times, and to make the world a better place both economically and socially."
With ESG becoming an increasingly pertinent topic worldwide, the report includes CKGSB's work on realizing ESG goals in China and globally. Under 'Programs and Courses,' the report highlights the 'Social Innovation and Business for Good' field course, led by Professor of Marketing Zhu Rui (Juliet), which has been required of Executive MBA students since 2021. The course allows students to pinpoint societal problems, explore solutions under the guidance of mentors and professors, and initiate ESG practices in their institutions. In the 'Practice' section, the Ji'an Project shows how CKGSB contributed to the poverty alleviation efforts of Ji'an in Jiangxi province by integrating its core business – education and business management – into social innovation. In the 'Research' section, the report includes Professor Brian Viard's recent publication on China's air pollution and its economic costs, giving a mathematical model on pollution policy and economic growth.
This report has also been submitted to the United Nations' Responsible Management Education (PRME), to which CKGSB has been a proud signatory since November 24, 2008. As a signatory to PRME - a United Nations-supported initiative founded in 2007 -CKGSB aims to promote sustainability and equip today's business leaders with the tools to make changes for the future.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of TG Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TGTX) between January 15, 2020 and May 31, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important September 16, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased TG Therapeutics securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the TG Therapeutics class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=7662 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. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than September 16, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
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 handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. 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.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, throughout the Class Period, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) clinical trials revealed significant concerns related to the benefit-risk ratio and overall survival data of Ublituximab (an investigational glycoengineered monoclonal antibody for the treatment of B-cell non-hodgkin lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia ("CLL"), and relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis) and Umbralisib (or UKONIQ, an oral inhibitor of PI3K-delta and CK1-epsilon for the treatment of CLL, marginal zone lymphoma, and follicular lymphoma); (2) accordingly, it was unlikely that TG Therapeutics would be able to obtain U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") approval of the marginal zone lymphoma ("MZL") and follicular lymphoma ("FL") (the "Umbralisib MZL/FL NDA"), the rolling submission of a Biologics License Application ("BLA") to the FDA for Ublituximab in combination with Umbralisib (together, "U2"), as a treatment for patients with CLL (the "U2 BLA"), the supplemental New Drug Application ("sNDA") for Umbralisib to add an indication for CLL and small lymphocytic lymphoma ("SLL") in combination with Ublituximab (the "U2 sNDA"), or the Ublituximab as a treatment for patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis ("RMS") (the "Ublituximab RMS BLA") in their current forms; (3) as a result, TG Therapeutics had significantly overstated Ublituximab and Umbralisib's clinical and/or commercial prospects; and (4) therefore, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the TG Therapeutics class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=7662 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.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Kiromic BioPharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: KRBP): (i) pursuant and/or traceable to the offering documents issued in connection with the Company's initial public offering conducted on or about July 2, 2021 (the "IPO"); and/or (ii) between June 25, 2021 and August 13, 2021, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important October 4, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Kiromic BioPharma securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Kiromic BioPharma class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=8051 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. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than October 4, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
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 handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. 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.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, the IPO documents failed to disclose that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") had, prior to the filing of the IPO documents, imposed a clinical hold, and in fact, contained statements indicating that it had not. Given that the IPO closed on July 2, 2021, more than thirty (30) days after Kiromic BioPharma submitted the Investigational New Drug ("IND") applications for its two immunotherapy product candidates, investors were assured that no clinical hold had been issued and clinical trials would commence.
Kiromic BioPharma, however, received communications from the FDA on June 16 and 17, 2021, informing it that the FDA was placing the IND applications for its two candidate products on clinical hold. The IPO documents failed to disclose this information, instead representing that clinical testing was expected to proceed in the third quarter of 2021. Clinical testing did not proceed in the third quarter of 2021, nor was it likely given the FDA's imposition of a clinical hold. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Kiromic BioPharma class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=8051 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.
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California weathers heat wave without rolling blackouts
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A brutal Western heat wave brought California to the verge of ordering rolling blackouts but the state’s electrical grid managed to handle record-breaking demand.
The state’s 39 million people were warned Tuesday that demand — some of it from people cranking up the air conditioning — might outstrip supply as temperatures in many areas soared past 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius). The California Independent System Operator (CAISO), which oversees the electrical grid, issued a Stage 3 emergency power alert — one step below ordering utilities to start rotating outages to ease the strain on the system. The move allowed it to draw on emergency power sources.
Demand swelled in the late afternoon and into the evening, with everyone from Gov. Gavin Newsom to the state’s legal marijuana business control agency urging people to turn off lights and reduce power or use backup generators.
CAISO said the peak electricity demand on Tuesday hit 52,061 megawatts, far above the previous high of 50,270 megawatts set on July 24, 2006.
While there were no rolling blackouts over large areas, two outages were reported in the San Francisco Bay Area cities of Palo Alto and Alameda, affecting several thousand customers for about an hour.
Demand fell as evening fell, businesses closed and dropped sharply after CAISO sent out a message on its mobile phone app begging customers to cut back their use, warning that “power interruptions may occur unless you take action.”
The Stage 3 alert ended at 8 p.m. without major rotating outages. CAISO tweeted that “consumer conservation played a big part in protecting electric grid reliability.”
Even without intentional blackouts, however, tens of thousands of people found themselves without power in Northern California.
Some 35,700 people lost electricity in Silicon Valley and southern and inland areas of the San Francisco Bay Area and most of the outages were heat-related, said Jason King of Pacific Gas & Electric said Tuesday evening. There was no word on when power would resume.
Western states, meanwhile, were still struggling through one of the hottest and longest September heat waves on record. Temperatures began soaring last week and the National Weather Service warned that dangerous heat could continue through Friday, despite some slight moderation.
California’s state capital of Sacramento hit an all-time high Tuesday of 116 degrees (46.7 C), breaking a 97-year-old record.
Sacramento native Debbie Chang was out walking in Capitol Park on Tuesday morning, pulling a wagon of Pop-Tarts and water to hand out to homeless people. She lives in an old house that relies on wall-mounted units that she says don’t work so well. The temperature reached 91 degrees (33 C) in her house Monday night.
“The past few years in California, it’s really rough,” she said. “I really love this state. And growing up I never imagined I’d exactly want to live outside of California, unless maybe internationally. But this is very difficult.”
Sacramento County officials used the air-conditioned lobbies of some of their public buildings as cooling centers for people with nowhere else to go and offering free transportation for people who could not get there. Officials even handed out motel vouchers to some homeless people through a program they normally reserve for the winter, according to county spokeswoman Janna Haynes.
“While a lot of people can stay home, a lot of people do not have a home to stay in,” Haynes said.
In state office buildings, thermostats were being set at 85 degrees (29 C) at 5 p.m. to conserve electricity.
Six places in the San Francisco Bay Area and central coast set all-time record maximum temperatures, including Santa Rosa with 115 degrees F (46 C).
In neighboring Nevada, Reno’s 106 F (41 C) on Tuesday was its hottest day ever recorded in September and smashed the previous record for the date, 96 F (35.5 C) in 1944. It came within 2 degrees of the all-time high for any day or month of 108 F (42 C), set in July 2002 and equaled in July 2007, according to the National Weather Service.
In Utah’s Salt Lake City — a city at more than 4,000 feet (1,219 meters) elevation — temperatures were about 20 degrees higher than normal, hitting 105 F (40.5 C) on Tuesday, the hottest September day recorded going back to 1874.
Scientists say climate change has made the West warmer and drier over the last three decades and will continue to make weather more extreme and wildfires more frequent and destructive. In the last five years, California has experienced the largest and most destructive fires in state history.
A wildfire that started Friday in the Northern California community of Weed killed two people and one that erupted Monday and spread rapidly in the Hemet area of Southern California also killed two people. Authorities said they were found in the same area and apparently died while trying to flee the flames.
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Associated Press reporters Sophie Austin and Kathleen Ronayne in Sacramento, California; Brady McCombs in Salt Lake City, John Anctzak in Los Angeles and Scott Sonner in Reno, Nevada, contributed.
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1988 cold case solved after killer identified through DNA test from family
ATLANTA (WGCL/Gray News) - Authorities in Georgia have solved a cold case from 1988 after they used newly-uncovered genetic evidence to find out who was responsible.
They believe it may be the first time that DNA technology identified both the victim and the killer in a single cold case, WGCL reports.
Stacey Chahorski was just 19 years old when she was killed. Her body was found along the highway in Dade County, not far from the Alabama-Georgia border.
For the last 33 years, investigators didn’t know much more about the case, including the identities of both her and her killer.
Decades later, Chahorski’s family finally got some answers in the form of new genealogy DNA testing. The technology is used to positively identify a person’s DNA.
“We are standing here today, almost 34 years later, to say we have finally identified Stacey Chahorski’s killer,” Ken Farley, FBI Atlanta special agent in charge, said.
Police said the killer has been identified as Hank Wise. Investigators said they matched a living family member’s DNA to his.
Wise was a trucker whose route crossed through the Southeast and whose DNA was also found at the scene. He had a criminal history in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina, according to WGCL.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Federal Bureau of Investigation are glad they persisted. The GBI special agent in charge, Joe Montgomery, said he talked to the victim’s mother to tell her they’ve identified her daughter’s killer.
“She, of course, was upset,” he said. “But she was very thankful to everybody that I mentioned and was just overwhelmed.”
Investigators said Wise is no longer alive and that he died in a fiery vehicle accident in 1999.
But now, at least, the family has some peace that their daughter’s killer is no longer roaming free.
“Let this serve as a warning to every murderer, rapist, and violent offender out there,” Farley said. “The FBI and our partners will not give up. It may take years or even decades, but we continually seek justice for victims and their families.”
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22% of adults were treated for mental illness in 2021, CDC says
Published: Sep. 7, 2022 at 9:08 AM EDT
(CNN) - COVID-19 posed both a physical and mental threat to Americans.
According to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 22% of adults in the U.S. received psychiatric treatment in 2021, a 3% increase from 2019.
Some health officials say the COVID-19 experience led more people to take better care of themselves on various levels.
The report also showed women were more likely than men to seek help.
The findings were based on data gathered by the National Center for Health Statistics.
Earlier this year, the Department of Health and Human Services launched a National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, called 988, for those in severe distress.
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Biden to channel Kennedy in his push for a cancer ‘moonshot’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden next week will highlight his plans for drastically reducing cancer deaths and boosting treatments for the disease in what he has called “this generation’s moonshot,” the White House announced Wednesday.
Biden’s speech at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston on Monday will come on the 60th anniversary of his predecessor’s speech outlining his vision for putting the first man on the moon. The White House said Biden will outline what his administration is doing to “end cancer as we know it.”
The issue is personal for Biden, whose son Beau Biden died in 2015 of brain cancer. Biden launched the cancer moonshot the following year when serving as President Barack Obama’s vice president.
In February, Biden, a Democrat, set more ambitious goals for the project, including cutting the rate of cancer deaths in half in the coming 25 years and improving treatments and quality of life for those with cancer and their caregivers.
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Caught on camera: Vandalism causes thousands of dollars in damage to mosque
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - A burglar was caught on camera smashing his way through a Minneapolis mosque.
The path of destruction will cost thousands of dollars to repair, but some of the damage isn’t as easily fixed.
Broken glass, damaged doors and bent donation boxes are what members of Tawfiq Islamic Center in Minneapolis found following a break-in late Sunday night.
The person behind the burglary was caught on camera.
“And he began to destroy almost every single door he could find. He destroyed the entire offices. He vandalized the property,” said Jaylani Hussein, executive director of Council on American-Islamic Relations – Minnesota.
Cameras captured the point of entry, with the individual prying open a back door.
He made his way through the gym, then forced his way through this next door, spending about 40 minutes inside the mosque.
The person is seen walking through hallways, kicking doors and taking money from donation boxes located around the mosque.
The loss is estimated at $50,000.
The Islamic center say theid can repair what was damaged. “However our sense of safety, and the impact this attack will have is a longterm impact on our community,” a trustee said.
The community expressed concern, leading to a visit from the city’s top cop.
Officials report this is the fourth significant incident at a Minnesota mosque since the start of the year.
“Although many of the motives are different, the result is all the same, which means it leaves communities damaged, losing their sense of safety, terrorized,” said Abdulahi Farah of the Muslim Coalition.
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Cineworld, owner of Regal Cinemas, is filing for bankruptcy
(Gray News) - Cineworld Group has started Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the U.S., the company announced in a statement Wednesday morning.
The British company owns American theater company Regal Cinemas, operates in 10 countries with altogether 747 sites and about 9,139 screens globally.
The company said it will undergo restructuring and is expected to negotiate with U.S. landlords at theaters “to pursue a real estate optimisation strategy ... to improve US cinema lease terms in an effort to further position the Group for long-term growth.”
The company said it expects to operate its business and cinemas as usual during the restructuring.
Cineworld has built up about $4.8 billion in net debt, not including lease liabilities, the Associated Press reported.
The theater group is also reportedly considering its bankruptcy options in the other countries in which it operates and will continue to honor its membership programs.
Theaters worldwide have been hurt by sagging sales since the pandemic began. This summer’s $3.3 billion in ticket sales is still running nearly 20% behind the summer of 2019, before the pandemic, as of late August, the data firm Comscore reported.
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The debate over abortion rights weighs heavy ahead of elections
With some states implementing bans and restrictions on abortion, debate continues over how much the issue of abortion will drive voters to the polls.
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) -Both political parties are measuring how much the issue of abortion rights could shape the midterm elections. At the same time, both parties call each other ‘out of touch’ with the American people on the issue.
“Democrats are absolutely in the extreme and they are out of lock-step with the American voters,” said Danielle Alvarez of the Republican National Committee.
“Republicans have an agenda that is extreme and out-of-touch with the American people when it comes to reproductive freedom,” said Brooke Goren with the Democratic National Committee.
A Gallup poll released last month, shows abortion as a top factor inspiring Americans to protest.
“Reproductive freedom is absolutely on the ballot this year in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe versus Wade,” said Goren. “And, I think we’re seeing voters are incredibly energized around this issue after Roe was overturned. A lot of this fight is taking place at the state and the local level. So, we’ve already seen Democratic governors across the country taking steps to protect access to reproductive freedom. And, on the flip side of that, we’ve seen over a dozen states with Republicans in charge who have already moved to put additional restrictions on the right to choose. So, this is absolutely something that’s on the ballot in November. And, Democrats are the ones who are fighting to protect reproductive freedom while Republicans are working to take that choice away.”
Another Gallup poll shows Americans rank abortion as the fourth most important problem facing the country followed by inflation, government/leadership, and the economy in general.
“President Joe Biden and Democrats have absolutely failed. They have delivered record inflation. We have now entered into a recession and families are having to make tough choices with their earnings. And, so I think that, again, that top issue that Democrats should be focused on, that they are devastating Americans on is the economy,” said Alvarez. “But again, they have failed. Whether it’s the economy, whether it’s crime, whether it’s the open border, whether it’s Russia invading Ukraine, this disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal, Democrats are failing. And, so the only issue that they are holding onto is abortion.”
Democrats have recently marked two special election wins.
In Alaska, Democrat Mary Peltola defeated Republican Sarah Palin in a special election to replace Rep Don Young, the long-time Republican representative who died earlier this year.
In New York, Pat Ryan won the 19th district special election after he campaigned on defending abortion rights.
The DNC points to red-state Kansas as a signal of where voters stand on abortion. Voters in that state overwhelmingly rejected a constitutional amendment that would have allowed abortion restrictions.
“You know, what I think we saw happen in Kansas is voters across the political spectrum energized by Republican politicians overstepping on this issue,” said Goren.
President Joe Biden has issued an executive order to protect access to the abortion pill.
But, Goren said more Democrats need to be elected in order for Roe versus Wade to be codified into federal law.
Currently, there are not enough votes in the Senate for it to pass and no Republicans have voted for previous versions of the legislation.
In recent years, Republicans used their Senate power to confirm the conservative judges to the Supreme Court.
The RNC says the abortion decision, gives voters more power.
“I think the issue of abortion is very unique to each candidate. One of the things that happened as a result of the Dobbs ruling is that it returned the power to voters to decide. It returned the power to the states, which ultimately returns the power to voters to decide where they stand on this issue. And as I mentioned, polling shows that voters do not agree with Democrats extreme position on the issue of abortion. And so that is something that, again, voters can elect their officials and Republicans are more in line with where American voters are on the pro-life issue, on the issue of abortion in a post Dobbs era,” said Alvarez.
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Elected officials, police chiefs on leaked Oath Keepers list
(AP) - The names of hundreds of U.S. law enforcement officers, elected officials and military members appear on the leaked membership rolls of a far-right extremist group that’s accused of playing a key role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, according to a report released Wednesday.
The Anti-Defamation League Center on Extremism pored over more than 38,000 names on leaked Oath Keepers membership lists and identified more than 370 people it believes currently work in law enforcement agencies — including as police chiefs and sheriffs — and more than 100 people who are currently members of the military.
It also identified more than 80 people who were running for or served in public office as of early August. The membership information was compiled into a database published by the transparency collective Distributed Denial of Secrets.
The data raises fresh concerns about the presence of extremists in law enforcement and the military who are tasked with enforcing laws and protecting the U.S. It’s especially problematic for public servants to be associated with extremists at a time when lies about the 2020 election are fueling threats of violence against lawmakers and institutions.
“Even for those who claimed to have left the organization when it began to employ more aggressive tactics in 2014, it is important to remember that the Oath Keepers have espoused extremism since their founding, and this fact was not enough to deter these individuals from signing up,” the report says.
Appearing in the Oath Keepers’ database doesn’t prove that a person was ever an active member of the group or shares its ideology. Some people on the list contacted by The Associated Press said they were briefly members years ago and are no longer affiliated with the group. Some said they were never dues-paying members.
“Their views are far too extreme for me,” said Shawn Mobley, sheriff of Otero County, Colorado. Mobley told the AP in an email that he distanced himself from the Oath Keepers years ago over concerns about its involvement in the standoff against the federal government at Bundy Ranch in Bunkerville, Nevada, among other things.
The Oath Keepers, founded in 2009 by Stewart Rhodes, is a loosely organized conspiracy theory-fueled group that recruits current and former military, police and first responders. It asks its members to vow to defend the Constitution “against all enemies, foreign and domestic,” promotes the belief that the federal government is out to strip citizens of their civil liberties and paints its followers as defenders against tyranny.
More than two dozen people associated with the Oath Keepers — including Rhodes — have been charged in connection with the Jan. 6 attack. Rhodes and four other Oath Keeper members or associates are heading to trial this month on seditious conspiracy charges for what prosecutors have described as a weekslong plot to keep then-President Donald Trump in power. Rhodes and the other Oath Keepers say that they are innocent and that there was no plan to attack the Capitol.
The Oath Keepers has grown quickly along with the wider anti-government movement and used the tools of the internet to spread their message during Barack Obama’s presidency, said Rachel Carroll Rivas, interim deputy director of research with the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Intelligence Project. But since Jan. 6 and Rhodes’ arrest, the group has struggled to keep members, she said.
That’s partly because Oath Keepers had been associated so strongly with Rhodes that the removal of the central figure had an outsized impact, and partly because many associated with the group were often those who wanted to be considered respectable in their communities, she said.
“The image of being associated with Jan. 6 was too much for many of those folks,” she said.
Among the elected officials whose name appears on the membership lists is South Dakota state Rep. Phil Jensen, who won a June Republican primary in his bid for reelection. Jensen told the AP he paid for a one-year membership in 2014 but never received any Oath Keepers’ literature, attended any meetings or renewed his membership.
Jensen said he felt compelled to join because he “believed in the oath that we took to support the US Constitution and to defend it against enemies foreign and domestic.” He wouldn’t say whether he now disavows the Oath Keepers, saying he doesn’t have enough information about the group today.
“Back in 2014, they appeared to be a pretty solid conservative group, I can’t speak to them now,” he said.
ADL said it found the names of at least 10 people who now work as police chiefs and 11 sheriffs. All of the police chiefs and sheriffs who responded to the AP said they no longer have any ties to the group.
“I don’t even know what they’re posting. I never get any updates,” said Mike Hollinshead, sheriff of Idaho’s Elmore County. “I’m not paying dues or membership fees or anything.”
Hollinshead, a Republican, said he was campaigning for sheriff several years ago when voters asked him if he was familiar with the Oath Keepers. Hollinshead said he wanted to learn about the group and recalls paying for access to content on the Oath Keepers’ website, but that was the extent of his involvement.
Benjamin Boeke, police chief in Oskaloosa, Iowa, recalled getting emails from the group years ago and said he believes a friend may have signed him up. But he said he never paid to become a member and doesn’t know anything about the group.
Eric Williams, police chief in Idalou, Texas, also said in an email that he hasn’t been a member or had any interaction with the Oath Keepers in over 10 years. He called the storming of the Capitol “terrible in every way.”
“I pray this country finds its way back to civility and peace in discourse with one another,” he said.
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Associated Press writer Lindsay Whitehurst in Washington contributed to this report.
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Gas prices continue to drop for the 12th week in a row
(Gray News) – Gas prices are on the decline for the 12th consecutive week, which is the longest streak since 2018, according to GasBuddy.
The national average price of gas has fallen to $3.75, which is down 29.5 cents from a month ago but is still 57.6 cents higher than a year ago.
Gas analysis experts are hopeful the decrease in gas prices will continue into the fall but could be contingent upon what happens in the tropics.
“According to weather analysts, it’s the first time in 25 years that a named Atlantic storm did not develop in August. That’s the good news,” said Andrew Gross, AAA spokesperson. “But we still have another month of peak hurricane season, and these storms can affect gas prices by disrupting oil production and refining.”
GasBuddy analyst Patrick De Haan noted that the switch to winter gasoline will happen in just over a week and should provide some additional relief at the pumps.
Most of the country’s least expensive markets fall in the southern region and include states like Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi and Georgia.
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Hurricane Earl swirls in Atlantic, may cause dangerous surf conditions on East Coast
(Gray News) - After a tropical dry spell, the Atlantic basin is roaring to life.
Hurricane Earl is about 900 miles from the U.S. East Coast with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph, the National Hurricane Center reported.
Swells generated by Earl are expected to reach Bermuda by Wednesday night, the East Coast shortly thereafter and are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions through the weekend.
The storm is moving slowly north at 6 mph.
Forecasters said the storm will stay well away from the U.S. mainland as a trough over the eastern U.S. is expected to move offshore during the next couple of days, causing Earl to turn northeastward and accelerate.
A tropical storm warning is in effect for Bermuda.
Earl is expected to become a major hurricane late Thursday or Thursday night.
Further out into the Atlantic is Hurricane Danielle, about 690 miles away from the Azores and moving to the northeast with 80 mph winds.
There are no watches or warnings associated with Danielle, and it is expected to become a post-tropical low in a day or so.
Elsewhere in the Atlantic, an area of low pressure several hundred miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands has a 60% chance of formation in the next few days.
The Atlantic hurricane season has been unusually quiet until the formation of Danielle.
It is the first time since 1941 that the Atlantic has gone from July 3 to the end of August with no named storm, Colorado State University hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach had told The Associated Press.
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‘It’s very scary’: Pair found living in vacationing woman’s home
LOS ANGELES (KCAL/KCBS) - A California woman says she was victimized by a pair of squatters who took over her apartment while she was on vacation – wearing her clothes, using her shower and claiming the place was theirs when police came calling.
Virginia Pinto says she and her roommates at her home in Los Angeles’ Highland Park neighborhood were all out of town when a man and woman allegedly broke in through a window and made themselves at home.
Pinto says the squatters camped out in her room, used her bed and shower and even wore her clothes during their stay. Video shows her clothes scattered around her bedroom and a pipe and lighter left on her unmade bed.
“All my clothes down to the underwear, the socks, my Yezzys, my pants,” she said.
Pinto says a roommate eventually found the squatters inside the home Aug. 9 and called police. The woman was arrested, while the man reportedly ran off.
“That lady was literally hiding in the closet for an hour. The police came and told her to get out, and the first thing she said was, ‘This is my home,’” Pinto said.
She says the intruders took some of her belongings, including $2,000, purses and clothes. But they left behind a sculpture she owns that resembles real money.
“They must have seen it and thought, ‘Wow, we hit the jackpot.’ And then, nope,” she said.
It’s unclear how long the intruders stayed in the home, but Pinto says it was at least 24 hours.
“The beds were undone. They took showers. They washed clothes. They had a lot of time,” she said.
Days later, just on the other side of her now boarded up window, Pinto found a tarp with stuff left behind, such as a small air conditioner, a jug of orange juice, two pillows and a bench.
Since the incident, she’s added a Ring doorbell, propped a pole up against her door and made sure all gates are chained up.
“I feel like I can’t sleep peacefully at night, and now, I wake up any time I hear something. It’s very scary,” Pinto said.
Police say Pinto now plans to move out of the home next month.
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Judge: Musk can use Twitter whistleblower but not delay case
(AP) - Elon Musk will be able to include new evidence from a Twitter whistleblower as he fights to get out of his $44 billion deal to buy the social media company, but Musk won’t be able to delay a high-stakes October trial over the dispute, a judge ruled Wednesday.
Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick, the head judge of Delaware’s Court of Chancery, denied Musk’s request to delay the trial by four weeks. But she allowed the billionaire Tesla CEO to add evidence related to whistleblower allegations by former Twitter security chief Peiter Zatko, who is scheduled to testify to Congress next week about the company’s poor cybersecurity practices.
Twitter has sued Musk, asking the Delaware court to force him to go through with the deal he made in April to buy the company. Musk has countersued and a trial is set to start the week of Oct. 17.
Musk’s legal team has argued that the allegations made by Zatko to U.S. officials may help bolster Musk’s claims that Twitter misled him and the public about the company’s problem with fake and “spam” accounts. Zatko, a well-known cybersecurity expert known by his hacker handle " Mudge,” said he was fired in January after raising flags about Twitter’s negligence in protecting the security and privacy of its users.
The judge’s ruling followed an hours-long hearing Tuesday at which attorneys for Musk and Twitter argued with each other about the merits of Zatko’s claims and the pace at which both sides are producing evidence ahead of the trial.
Twitter’s attorneys sought to downplay the relevance of Zatko’s allegations to the merger dispute, arguing that an initial 27-page complaint he sent to Twitter and a later retaliation clam made no mention of the “spam bot” issues that Musk has given as a reason to terminate the deal. Zatko “never said a word about spam or bots” until his July whistleblower complaint, said Twitter attorney William Savitt.
Twitter has argued for weeks that Musk’s stated reasons for backing out were just a cover for buyer’s remorse after agreeing to pay 38% above Twitter’s stock price shortly before the stock market stumbled and shares of the electric-car maker Tesla, where most of Musk’s personal wealth resides, lost more than $100 billion of their value.
McCormick, the judge, said Wednesday the newly published whistleblower complaint gave Musk’s team grounds to amend its countersuit but she declined to weigh in on the details.
“I am reticent to say more concerning the merits of the counterclaims at this posture before they have been fully litigated,” she wrote. “The world will have to wait for the post-trial decision.”
McCormick, however, sided with Twitter’s concerns that delaying the trial would make it harder for the company to get back to business.
“I am convinced that even four weeks’ delay would risk further harm to Twitter too great to justify,” she wrote.
In afternoon trading, Twitter shares added 5.5% to $40.77.
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Judge revokes bond for man charged in kidnapping, killing of Eliza Fletcher
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC/Gray News) - The man accused of killing a Memphis wife, teacher and mother of two had his bond revoked Wednesday amid charges being upgraded to murder.
Police found 34-year-old Eliza Fletcher’s body Monday night. Cleotha Abston, aka Cleotha Henderson, faced the judge for the second day in a row.
Abston was originally charged with especially aggravated kidnapping and tampering with/fabricating evidence in this case. That was until investigators located and identified Fletcher’s body.
On Tuesday, additional charges of first-degree murder and first-degree murder in perpetration of kidnapping were brought against Abston.
This is Abston’s second kidnapping offense. He was sentenced to 24 years in prison at the age of 16 for a kidnapping in May 2000 but only spent 20 years behind bars.
Fletcher was reported missing Friday after not returning from her morning jog.
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Man gets life in prison for raping 3 underage sisters, impregnating 2 of them
CLEVELAND (WOIO/Gray News) – A Cleveland man was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to raping three underage sisters and impregnating two of them.
The girls were ages 10, 12 and 13 at the time of the rapes between June 2020 and August 2021, according to a news release from Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley.
Tyrone Hughley, 37, was sentenced to life in prison with eligibility of parole after 60 years, the release said. He will also be listed as a Tier III Sex Offender and will have to register as such every 90 days for the rest of his life.
The investigation began when the 10-year-old girl was brought to a doctor by her grandmother and was found to be pregnant, the release said. The 13-year-old girl was also found to be pregnant.
Investigations led by the Cleveland Division of Police’s Sex Crimes Unit found all three sisters had been raped at their home, and fetal DNA from both pregnant sisters was “a 99.9999999% match” with Hughley, the release said.
Hughley was arrested on Nov. 17, according to court dockets. He was given a $100,000 bond.
Hughley pleaded guilty to three counts of rape Monday, the press release said, and received his sentencing Tuesday.
“Few crimes reach the level of depravity as the ones committed by Tyrone Hughley. He sexually assaulted three siblings and impregnated (them),” O’Malley said in a comment. “He has earned every day of his minimum 60-year sentence. I pray this family and these girls heal from this unimaginable trauma.”
Officials did not clarify how Hughley knew the girls.
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Man goes ‘full dad mode’ after teen sees peepers at her window
CAMPBELL COUNTY, Ky. (WXIX/Gray News) - Police in Kentucky are searching for two people accused of peeping into a teenage girl’s bedroom.
The victim’s father, who prefers to remain anonymous, told WXIX he’s bothered by what happened.
“Stay away from my daughter’s bedroom window,” he said.
The father was inside his Fort Thomas home around 10 p.m. Saturday when he says the suspects startled his daughter.
“I was in the basement doing laundry, and I heard my daughter scream, ‘Daddy!’ really loud. Then, maybe a half a second after that, my dog, a 90-pound German shepherd, started going crazy,” the father said.
The father rushed to his daughter’s room.
“She told me she had a man looking through her window,” he said. “I didn’t hesitate. I called the police and started to walk around the perimeter of my yard.”
He didn’t find anything, but his Ring camera caught the two suspects, possibly minors, coming up to the house and then walking away. The father says one of the suspects left his cell phone there and later came back for it.
“I was definitely concerned, and I went full dad mode,” the father said. “Whether it was a teenager or an adult, they don’t need to be looking through my daughter’s window.”
The father said neither he nor his daughter recognized the suspects. He also said neighbors told him they saw the suspects knocking on doors. One neighbor reported missing hubcaps from their car.
“I guess they’re up to no good,” he said. “Shenanigans.”
If you have any information on who the people in the video may be, Fort Thomas police ask you to call Campbell County Dispatch at (859) 547-3100.
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Man impersonating officer pulls over deputy
BRIGHTON, Colo. (KCNC) - Police in Colorado said a man impersonating an officer chose the wrong car to pull over on Saturday on I-76.
“We did have officers dispatched to the report of a police impersonator on I-76 heading westbound between Bridge Street and Bromley Lane,” Kylynn Delohery with Brighton Police Department said.
Police say Jose Flores Ortiz was driving a 2019 Dodge Durango and activated red and blue lights from a bar in his windshield to attempt to pull someone over.
The person he as trying to pull over was a real off-duty deputy with the Adams County Sheriff’s Office.
“It seemed a little strange to this off-duty deputy,” Delohery said. “Moments later, the Durango started to brake-check the off-duty deputy and forced him to the shoulder of the interstate.”
Police said Ortiz was wearing a security shirt and had a silver badge.
The off-duty deputy says the man “charged” his vehicle.
Fearing for his safety, the off-duty deputy pulled his firearm on the man and detained him.
“He was arrested on scene and booked into Adams County jail,” Delohery said.
He is charged with impersonating a peace officer, driving under the influence of alcohol and prohibited use of a weapon, among other charges.
While the alleged impersonator chose the wrong car to pull over Saturday, the risk of officer impersonations is still out there.
“There are people who impersonate police officers, and it could have been definitely a dangerous situation,” Delohery said.
Police said if you ever find yourself in this situation, don’t pull over and put down your window for a vehicle you suspect is not law enforcement.
Instead, drive at a safe speed and turn your hazard lights on.
Call 911 to confirm if the person pulling you over is a member of law enforcement.
They also recommend familiarizing yourself with the vehicles of your local law enforcement agencies.
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Man murders 4 family members with knife, including 5-year-old, sheriff says
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (KTVK/KPHO/Gray News) – An Arizona man has been charged with murder after he fatally stabbed four family members, including his 5-year-old niece, officials say.
According to the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office, 21-year-old Richard Wilson Jr. was charged with four counts of first-degree murder. He is being held at the Pinal County Jail on a $2.5 million bond.
The victims were identified as Wilson’s father, 47-year-old Richard Wilson; his mother, 50-year-old Ellen Otterman; his sister, 16-year-old Rudy Wilson; and his niece, 5-year-old ReNaya White, who had just started kindergarten.
The sheriff’s office said the investigation began with a 911 call from the 16-year-old sister Sunday afternoon regarding a domestic dispute at the home in Casa Grande.
During the 911 call, the sister told dispatchers that Wilson Jr. had just beaten up their mother, father, and 5-year-old niece in the house. Dispatchers said the sister was “frantic” on the phone and that audible screaming could be heard repeatedly until the call was disconnected.
“Ultimately, that cost her her life making that 911 call, and when our people arrived, she was one of the four deceased,” Pinal County Chief Deputy Matthew Thomas said.
Officials said deputies got to the home about 12 minutes later. When they arrived, they found Wilson Jr. with blood on his clothes and injuries to his right hand.
Deputies said he told them, “I’m over here, take me to jail.” When deputies asked him if anyone was inside the home, he replied, “Go check.”
Deputies entered the home and discovered the four bodies, all of which appeared to have suffered fatal stab wounds to the neck.
Records show that this was the 10th time police were called to the home in the last three years. Two of those calls were mental health-related, and two others were welfare checks.
Wanda Hamilton, a neighbor, said she is in shock hearing about the murders.
“Disbelief, this doesn’t happen out here,” Hamilton said. “I can’t believe that, not him [Wilson Jr.]. I talked to that kid all the time.”
Hamilton said the family has lived at the home for about five years. She said Wilson Jr. lived with his grandparents a few houses down, but he visited his parent’s house daily to care for their horses.
Wilson Jr.’s father was a maintenance employee for the Casa Grande Elementary School District, and ReNaya had just started kindergarten at Desert Willow Elementary School. In a statement, Superintendent Adam Leckie said the tragedy is a huge loss for the district.
“It is with profound sadness that yesterday afternoon we were made aware of the tragic deaths of one of our Desert Willow students, ReNaya White, and maintenance employee Richard Wilson. This is an incredible loss to our CGESD family and will be a difficult time for all of us. Richard worked for CGESD for the last two years. He was well-liked by his co-workers and was known to be devoted to his family. ReNaya just started kindergarten at Desert Willow and was described as a happy, energetic, curious, loving girl. They will be missed greatly by all who knew them.”
The district has made extra counseling services available for students and staff.
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Man thought he won $600 in lottery but really won a lot more
Published: Sep. 7, 2022 at 11:50 AM EDT
ANNANDALE, Va. (Gray News) – A man in Virginia was excited as he was redeeming what he thought was a $600 winning lottery ticket.
But when lottery staffers looked at the ticket, they quickly discovered it was worth a lot more.
As it turned out, Jose Flores Velasquez had really won $1 million.
According to the Virginia Lottery, Velasquez bought a 20X the Money ticket at a gas station after work.
He is the second top prize winner in the latest version of the scratch-off game.
He chose to take the one-time cash option of $759,878 instead of the $1 million prize over 30 years.
Velasquez plans to use his winnings to take care of his family and possibly start his own business.
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Police: Shark kills US tourist snorkeling in Bahamas
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Authorities say a shark has attacked and killed a U.S. cruise ship passenger who was snorkeling in waters around the Bahamas.
Tuesday’s attack involved a 58-year-old woman from Pennsylvania and occurred at a popular snorkeling spot near Green Cay in the northern Bahamas, police spokeswoman Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings told The Associated Press.
Skippings said the woman’s family identified it as a bull shark.
The majority of shark attacks in the Caribbean have occurred in the Bahamas, with two reported in 2019, one of them fatal.
That incident involved a Southern California woman who was attacked by three sharks near Rose Island, located just a half mile from where Tuesday’s attacked occurred.
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Police: Suspect assaulted post office employee, stole $112,000
NEW YORK (NEWS 12 THE BRONX) - New York Police said they are searching for a man who attacked a U.S. Postal Service employee Tuesday morning and got away with approximately $112,000.
Police reported it happened at a post office in the Bronx.
The suspect allegedly hit the 56-year-old worker in the head with a gun before demanding a safe inside the post office be opened.
In addition to the money, the suspect also took 10 boxes of money orders of unknown value before fleeing the scene.
Investigators said they believe the printer for money orders was also stolen.
The postal worker suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene.
Police said the FBI also responded to the incident, and the search for the suspect is ongoing.
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Running community honors Eliza Fletcher by finishing her last run
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC/Gray News) – Community members in Memphis and people across the country are honoring 34-year-old Eliza Fletcher’s life in a special way.
The teacher and mother of two is believed to have been kidnapped and killed during an early morning jog near the University of Memphis campus on Sept. 2.
Cleotha Abston, 38, is accused of forcing Fletcher into an SUV and is charged with murder in connection to her death. He is facing several other charges, like kidnapping and identity theft, as well.
Memorials filled with flowers, balloons and messages to Fletcher have formed around Memphis, from the UofM area at the site where police say she was abducted to South Memphis where her body was recovered.
A run is planned for Friday morning on Central Avenue in the UofM area where Fletcher’s run came to an abrupt stop. Organizers say this event is a way to honor and finish the run Fletcher started the day she was abducted.
Friday morning’s 8.2-mile run is set to begin at 4:20 a.m. at Central and Belvedere. According to the Facebook page for the event, more than 550 people say they are taking part.
A gym in Jonesboro, Arkansas held similar events to symbolize the end of Fletcher’s run.
“We’re going to come together as a gym family, as a local community, as a running family to finish the run for her,” Callie Talley said.
Talley says some gym members knew Fletcher and her family and wanted to put on this event to pay tribute to her life.
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Scattered showers are possible today, but some drier air is on the way
Drier conditions are expected as we round out our workweek
Many areas are dealing with dense fog this morning and lots of cloud cover. The fog will lift later this morning and we should see some breaks in the clouds this afternoon. Some showers are possible today, mainly during the afternoon hours, but not everyone will see rain. Temperatures will be below average with highs in the upper 60s and 70s.
A few showers remain possible tonight, but most should see mainly cloudy skies and some patchy fog overnight. Temperatures will drop down into the 50s and low 60s tonight.
The end of our workweek looks drier with the exception of a few spotty showers on Thursday. Temperatures will be seasonable in the 70s for most.
We will grow more unsettled as we head into the weekend. A low-pressure system will bring rounds of rain and storms Saturday afternoon and into early next week. Make sure to stay tuned and catch the latest on WVVA.
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Security guard fatally shot man who stabbed him with axe, police say
CHICAGO (WLS) - Police are investigating a deadly confrontation between a security guard and a man with an axe outside of a marijuana dispensary in Chicago.
Police say a male suspect hit an armed security guard in the leg with an axe during an argument Monday morning outside the Zen Leaf Dispensary in Chicago’s Greektown neighborhood.
After the guard was sliced in the leg, a struggle ensued, and the guard fired at least four shots, witnesses say. The suspect was taken to the hospital in critical condition, where he died.
“I don’t know what’s with people. It’s crazy that we have to get to these extremes to be safe,” resident Maca Navas said.
The security guard was taken to the hospital in good condition with lacerations to his leg. He is expected to be OK.
“I think he did the right thing,” resident Jake Wilson said.
Investigators shut down the block for several hours as they photographed evidence, including the axe that was left lying on the sidewalk and towels used to stop the security guard’s bleeding wound.
Witnesses say the suspect was carrying the axe in a large backpack. It’s unclear if he was a potential customer at the dispensary.
Police are hoping to find surveillance video that may indicate a motive for the attack.
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Southwest Airlines offering ‘bring a friend for free’ passes
Published: Sep. 7, 2022 at 11:46 AM EDT
(Gray News) – Southwest Airlines is offering a massive promotion for you and a friend.
The Promotional Companion Pass allows you to bring a friend for free every time you fly between Jan. 4 and March 4, 2023.
How it works:
- First, this deal won’t last long. To get started, you must purchase a flight ticket between Sept. 6 and Sept. 8 for flights between now and Nov. 17.
- If you complete those steps, you’ll receive a “bring a friend free” voucher that can be used on any Southwest flight from Jan. 4 and March 4, 2023.
The promotion is not valid on flights purchased with Rapid Rewards points.
For more details, visit Southwest’s website here.
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Steve Bannon expects to face new criminal charge in NY
NEW YORK (AP) - Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, said Tuesday that he expects to be charged soon in a state criminal case in New York City.
Bannon, 68, plans to turn himself in on Thursday, according to a person familiar with the matter. The person insisted on anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.
The Washington Post, citing anonymous sources, reported that the state criminal case would resemble an earlier attempted federal prosecution, in which Bannon was accused of duping donors who gave money to fund a wall on the U.S. southern border.
That federal case ended abruptly, before trial, when Trump pardoned Bannon.
The Manhattan district attorney’s office declined comment late Tuesday.
In a statement, Bannon said District Attorney Alvin Bragg “has now decided to pursue phony charges against me 60 days before the midterm election,” accusing the Democratic prosecutor of targeting him because he and his radio show are popular among Trump’s Republican supporters.
“The SDNY did the exact same thing in August 2020 to try to take me out of the election,” Bannon said, referring to his arrest months before Trump’s re-election loss.
Federal agents pulled Bannon from a luxury yacht off the Connecticut coast and arrested him on charges he pocketed more than $1 million in wall donations.
“It didn’t work then, it certainly won’t work now,” the former White House strategist said. “This is nothing more than a partisan political weaponization of the criminal justice system.”
Bannon, who had pleaded not guilty, was dropped from the federal case when Trump pardoned him on his last day in office in January 2021.
Two other men involved in the “We Build the Wall” project pleaded guilty in April. They had been scheduled to be sentenced this week, but that was recently postponed to December. A third defendant’s trial ended in a mistrial in June after jurors said they could not reach a unanimous verdict.
A president can only pardon federal crimes, not state offenses, but that doesn’t mean state-level prosecutors have carte blanche to try similar cases.
In 2019, then-Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. brought state mortgage fraud charges against Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort in what was widely seen as an attempt to hedge against a possible pardon.
But a judge threw the case out on double jeopardy grounds, finding that it was too similar to a federal case that resulted in Manafort’s conviction. (Manafort was later pardoned by Trump).
While Manafort’s New York case was pending, New York eased its double jeopardy protections, ensuring that state-level prosecutors could pursue charges against anyone granted a presidential pardon for similar federal crimes.
Bannon’s case differs because he was dropped from the federal case in its early stages. In most cases, double jeopardy is only a factor when a person has been convicted or acquitted of a crime.
In another case not covered by Trump’s pardon, Bannon was convicted in July on contempt charges for defying a congressional subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. He is scheduled to be sentenced in October and faces up to two years in federal prison.
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Tucker reported from Washington.
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CHEYENNE – Black Dog Animal Rescue recently announced that tickets to its annual fundraiser, Bark and Wine, presented by Taco John’s, are available now.
Bark and Wine will take place on Saturday, Oct. 1 at Red Lion Hotel and Conference Center in Cheyenne. Attendees can join the festivities at 5:30 p.m. for a cocktail hour, followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Individual tickets and full or half tables can be purchased at BDAR.org/2022barkandwine. Tickets are $85 per person or $170 per couple.
Bark and Wine will feature guest emcee Dan Zwonitzer and a comedy set by Cheyenne’s Dominic Syracuse. Live auction items include a Snowy Range Getaway donated by Albany Lodge and the Snowy Range Yurt Cabin rentals, along with the chance to memorialize your name in a future novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author C.J. Box, among other items.
Bark and Wine also has a silent auction, including self-care packages, artwork, a hefty booze kennel, vintage boots, and, of course, items for our furry friends. This is the first Bark and Wine event since 2019.
“After a two-year hiatus, we are excited for the return of our largest annual fundraiser. We have missed it! For nearly 15 years, the services that Black Dog Animal Rescue provides have been a crucial resource for the pets and people of Laramie County and surrounding areas,” Emilee Intlekofer, executive director at Black Dog Animal Rescue, said in a news release. “We could not do this work without our small, hard-working staff, an amazing board of directors, a dedicated group of volunteers, and, most importantly, all of our loyal supporters."
Sponsorships and auction items are still being accepted. Inquiries can be sent to emilee@bdar.org.
This event raises money to support Black Dog Animal Rescue’s mission to promote, provide,and advocate for the needs of companion animals. BDAR’s programs include quarterly vaccination clinics that offer free and low-cost vaccines and microchips for owned pets in the community, the collaborative PACK training program with the Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution, and the monthly Empty Dish Pet Pantry providing supplemental pet food for Laramie County residents experiencing financial hardship, along with adoption and rehoming programs supporting 500 animals each year. Learn more at BDAR.org. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/bark-and-wine-event-to-benefit-homeless-pets-offer-them-second-chances/article_b14c71bc-2fe7-11ed-8adf-278a4da4a9c2.html | 2022-09-09T03:54:16Z |
CHEYENNE – Saratoga Lake Public Access Area will be closed beginning Sept. 19 for a planned rotenone project to address an illegal yellow perch introduction in Saratoga Lake.
The Town of Saratoga Campground will have limited camping spaces available during the closure, but campers will not have access to the lake during the entirety of the project. The rotenone project will kill all of the fish in Saratoga Lake in an effort to remove the yellow perch, according to a Wyoming Game and Fish news release.
Weather permitting, the PAA closure will begin on Monday, Sept. 19, and it will remain closed for seven days following the completion of the project and after dead fish are cleaned up. It may take several weeks for the rotenone to degrade, and recreationalists and animals should stay out of the water during this period. Fisheries biologists will test the water and will reopen the lake when it is safe to do so. While the PAA may reopen, the lake itself will remain closed until the water is clear of rotenone. Warning signs will remain around the lake until the rotenone is gone.
Rotenone is a natural product derived from the roots of certain members of the bean family from South America, according to the release. It has been successfully used by fish managers for decades to remove undesirable fish species in many places. Rotenone works by disrupting oxygen uptake within the cells of gill-breathing organisms. This means that rotenone does not affect organisms without gills. The label name is Rotenone Fish Toxicant Powder, and it will be applied at a concentration of 3 parts per million.
The presence of yellow perch in Saratoga Lake poses a risk to that fishery and to the North Platte River drainage, Game and Fish staff said. The fish are likely to disperse downstream to other waters in the watershed – including Seminoe, Pathfinder, Alcova and Gray Reef reservoirs and the Sweetwater and Medicine Bow rivers – where they could damage the sport fisheries and native fish species. Anglers are reminded it is illegal to move live fish from one body of water into another in Wyoming. Penalties for illegally stocking fish could be up to $10,000.
To learn more about this rotenone project, a special webpage has been set up at https://wgfd.wyo.gov/Regional-Offices/Laramie-Region/Laramie-office. The website will be updated throughout the project. Anyone with questions can also contact the Laramie Game and Fish office at 307-745-4046. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/saratoga-lake-public-access-area-to-close-sept-19-for-rotenone-project/article_92d7102e-2fe8-11ed-8db8-a7defe293dc7.html | 2022-09-09T03:54:22Z |
Wyoming Tribune Eagle
CHEYENNE – Laramie County School District 1 is not only the state’s largest K-12 district, it has the biggest problem with school capacity overflow.
That was one of the messages to come from the State Construction Department School Facilities Division’s annual report and supplemental budget request. A group of state lawmakers were made aware of the problem across the state during a meeting Thursday of the Legislature’s Select Committee on School Facilities.
LCSD1 is the highest on the current capacity list with an overall district average of 95.6%. More than a third of the schools are over 100% capacity. Other school districts at the top of the current capacity list are in Natrona, Sweetwater, Lincoln, Sheridan and Teton counties.
“From a grandmother’s perspective, Laramie County School District 1 is totally overcrowded. Quite frankly, we’re bursting at the seams,” said Susan Edgerton, a trustee candidate in LCSD1. “We have many elementary schools that need complete tear-downs and rebuilds. Many were built in the ‘50s and ‘60s; their size and functionality no longer meets the needs of our community.”
She was one of the stakeholders who came forward to ask for solutions from the committee, as they considered the fiscal year 2023-24 supplemental budget request by the School Facilities Division. Although she and district officials from Teton County wanted legislators to take action as soon as possible, lawmakers said there is a process to go through and a limited amount of funds.
Condition and capacity
The School Facilities Commission creates condition, capacity and consolidated schedules that rank school district projects and renovations by priority.
Condition categorizes educational and non-conditional buildings based on an assessment that was last done in 2016, and $4 million was appropriated during the last budget session to complete the new Educational Facilities Condition Index before next summer. They identify facility needs that “impede the delivery of the prescribed statewide educational program” and remedies such as renovations, new buildings and demolitions.
LCSD1 has a significant number of schools built before the 1970s, and 10 out of the 20 schools in the state that are rated the poorest on the Facilities Condition Index are in Laramie County. Clawson, Hobbs, Fairview and Bain elementary schools are among the 10 worst. These scores are already six years old, and that doesn’t account for capacity.
There are eight schools at the top of the high-capacity needs list, which is calculated using projected enrollment and projected capacity. LCSD1 is the highest because Arp Elementary is currently at 154.2% capacity, and at a projected percentage for 2030 of 129.69%. Saddle Ridge Elementary, East High School and Sunrise Elementary School also are in the top of this list.
“They have two classrooms sharing a module. They have a reading specialist that is using a cleaned-out janitor’s closet. They have interventionists using tables set up in the foyer, where the bus drops off children before you technically get into the school building,” Edgerton said of Arp Elementary. “Ask them about their one faculty bathroom, the bathroom that, when it rains or snows, has a drip, drip, drip right over the toilet.”
Condition and capacity are calculated together to create the consolidated schedule that is used to decide which construction projects are funded first. The latest version has not been created because the newest conditions index is not finished. However, LCSD1 has nine out of the 10 buildings at the top of the most recent list. It puts Hobbs, Bain and Arp at the top.
Some legislators criticize the schedule and the formula that creates the list, though.
Sen. Stephan Pappas, R-Cheyenne, told the Wyoming Tribune Eagle after the committee meeting that he asked the Legislative Service Office to draft a bill before the next meeting that removes the consolidated schedule from statute, and puts it into the hands of the commission.
“They will hopefully do the heavy lifting and sort out among the 48 districts and among the hundreds of schools that we have which needs the top priority and capacity, and which needs the top priority and facility condition, and then somehow come up with a way to determine in both lists which ones will be forwarded to us,” he said. “What we’re putting into numbers is really more subjective.”
He is concerned the numbers are skewed in the consolidated schedule, because if a new building is at more than 100% capacity, it drops far down on the list.
Scheduling issues
This is one of the reasons Teton County school officials came before the committee, asking for millions from the state to help fund an education center, interior renovations and a new bus facility. Although their facilities are not deteriorating like other districts, they are at capacity, and their enrollment numbers continue to grow.
“We have already taken measures to deal with capacity in our schools,” Teton County School District 1 Superintendent Gillian Chapman and Trustee Janine Bay Teske wrote in a memo to the committee. “We have closed enrollment to out-of-county students, investigated addresses and knocked on doors to verify enrollment, changed elementary attendance boundaries and refused to enroll students who are not truthful about their residences.”
They said these aren’t easy decisions, but these measures are no longer enough. They showed pictures of students packed into hallways eating lunch, and showed the growing numbers of students enrolling. The district has a 100% or higher “cohort survival rate,” meaning that they gain students each year in all grade levels, rather than the typical pattern of declining enrollment. Those students will carry on until they graduate from high school.
Despite this fact, it will likely take years based on the current consolidated schedule before a new building is constructed there. They’ve found other funding sources, such as the mills from the Teton County Recreation District, requesting $16.5 million for the Bronx Achievement Center on the specific purpose tax ballot by agreeing to allow the community to use the facility, and knocked on doors for bake sales, but they still need close to $40 million from the state.
Sen. Bill Landen, R-Casper, and Sen. Chris Rothfuss, D-Laramie, were both struck by the stories from LCSD1 and TCSD1. They agreed with other committee members that they must inform the Appropriations Committee of the funding needed, as well as the issues with the schedules.
Rothfuss said it was a challenging frustration that Teton County is prevented from solving its own facility setbacks through statute, but he appreciated they brought forward the best solutions they could find.
“It feels like our select committee needs to communicate and inform our Appropriations colleagues of the issues that we have in two different districts,” Landen said. “Frankly, they are startling and concerning.”
Lawmaker pushback
Not every lawmaker and facilities official agreed with the counties asking for solutions to the schedule, or seeking additional funding, however.
School Facilities Commission Chairwoman Holly Dabb said she has heard the arguments from school districts to be pulled out of the formula and “considered special” for six years. She said she struggles with the issue, because the projections for Cheyenne have been slow growth.
“My job on the commission is to ensure all the children in the state have equal education and equal opportunities and equal facilities,” she said. “And we’re constantly being asked by each district to be considered special.”
She criticized LCSD1 because she said they have to take into account the formula, and if they are unhappy with capacity, they need to work on it at a local level. She said the local district needs to take local responsibility, and the voters have to get frustrated enough to vote in new trustees “with new thoughts, who hire new superintendents … they’re stuck with what they’ve got.”
Dabb also said LCSD1 was getting creative in trying to get more funding, such as having the PTOs buy air conditioners for the schools, even though they have one of the largest major maintenance reserves. She said the district didn’t want to put the money in because they wanted to drive down the index score.
“Figures don’t lie, liars lie,” Dabb said. “And they’re trying to manipulate it, so their only remedy is a new school, when they went in over budget on … I don’t even remember which school, probably all of them.”
LCSD1 officials didn’t return calls for comment by press time.
Rep. Tom Walters, R-Casper, didn’t specifically criticize districts, but said he did want to continue to use the commission’s process. He said that “unless we want to have week-long select school facilities committee meetings, we should continue with our process of letting the commission do their deep dive, do their investigative work and bring their suggestions to us.”
Walters also voiced his concern that if the Legislature meddled too much, it would result in lawmakers from Cheyenne, Casper and Gillette voting in the majority to put funds toward their communities. He said he wanted a well-balanced approach, and not to let individuals “verbally jump to the head of the line.”
He recommended a letter be sent to members of the Joint Appropriations Committee, educating them on the capacity issues and facility needs, but to otherwise leave things as they are. Walters pointed to the fact that they were also responsible for addressing the nearly $31 million the School Facilities Division requested in its supplemental budget to help with bids impacted by inflation, as well as major maintenance.
Next month is the last committee meeting before next year’s legislative session, and the lawmakers will have to make a final decision on its funding recommendations.
“I feel bias a little bit, at least from the chairman of the commission. I don’t know what the rest of the commission feels, but that concerns me,” Pappas said. “I don’t want to trump what they do, either. I think we have a system that needs to work, but we need the checks and balances, as well. I think we have to work hand in hand with them.”
Jasmine Hall is the Wyoming Tribune Eagle’s state government reporter. She can be reached by email at jhall@wyomingnews.com or by phone at 307-633-3167. Follow her on Twitter @jasminerhphotos and on Instagram @jhrose25. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/school-capacity-concerns-brought-to-lawmakers-attention/article_22930988-2fdb-11ed-9002-838726962716.html | 2022-09-09T03:54:28Z |
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Hundreds of fans lined Honolulu's streets Thursday to cheer on the Little League World Series Champions during a celebratory parade from 'A'ala Park to Honolulu Hale.
A sea of spectators then gathered at city hall to enjoy live music from Rebel Souljahz and High Watah, as well as free hot dogs and kalua pig plates.
Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi held a proclamation ceremony and gifted team manager Gerald Oda a key to the city. Two others have earned the symbolic honor during Blangiardi's term -- surfing Olympian Carissa Moore and University of Hawai'i men's volleyball coach Charlie Wade, who led the rainbow warriors to two consecutive national titles.
Miss Hawai'i Lauren Teruya was also among the slew of fans at the public party.
"These boys are such an inspiration, not only to our state as such wonderful representations of Hawai'i, but also to our young keiki to continue to persevere, work hard in what they do and what they love," Teruya commended.
The parade also included several other youth baseball teams and seven marching bands.
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Biden to tell Ohioans his policies will revive manufacturing
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden wants to put the spotlight on a rare bipartisan down payment on U.S. manufacturing when he visits Ohio on Friday for the groundbreaking of a new Intel computer chip facility.
Biden heads to suburban Columbus to take a victory lap just as voters in the state are starting to tune in to a closely contested Senate race between Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan and Republican author and venture capital executive JD Vance. They’re competing in a former swing state that has trended Republican over the last decade.
Intel had delayed groundbreaking on the $20 billion plant until Congress passed the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act. Both Ryan and Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine, who is facing Democrat Nan Whaley in his reelection bid, plan to be at Friday’s groundbreaking.
In his State of the Union address last March, Biden envisioned the Intel plant as a model for a U.S. economy that revolves around technology, factories and the middle class. The plant speaks to how the president is trying to revive American manufacturing nationwide, including in states that are solidly Republican or political toss-ups.
Chipmaker Micron committed $15 billion for a factory in Idaho, Corning will build an optical fiber facility in Arizona and First Solar plans to construct its fourth solar panel plant in the Southeast, all announcements that stemmed from Biden administration initiatives.
Factory work is one of the few issues going into November’s midterm elections that has crossover appeal at a time when issues such as abortion, inflation and the nature of democracy have dominated the contest to control Congress.
Ryan had largely been hesitant to share a stage with Biden, as appearing with the country’s top Democrat could hurt his chances in a state that backed Republican Donald Trump by eight points in both 2016 and 2020.
Ryan skipped the president’s July 6 visit to Cleveland to plug his administration’s efforts to shore up troubled pension programs for blue-collar workers. Biden nonetheless referred to him as the “future Senator Tim Ryan” and thanked him for his “incredible work” on the legislation.
The Youngstown-area congressman committed to appearing with Biden this week because of the importance of the Intel facility in a state that has long defined itself through its factories, mills and working-class sensibilities.
“This is a huge opportunity,” Ryan told CNN on Sunday. “The CHIPS Act that we passed is all about reshoring high-end manufacturing jobs.”
Yet in a Thursday TV interview with Youngstown’s WFMJ on the eve of Biden’s visit, Ryan said he is “campaigning as an independent.” When asked if Biden should seek a second term, Ryan said, “My hunch is that we need new leadership across the board, Democrats, Republicans, I think it’s time for like a generational move.”
The open Senate seat in Ohio, currently held by the retiring Republican Sen. Rob Portman, is one of several hotly contested races that could determine whether Democrats can hold their slim majority in the chamber for the second half of Biden’s term.
Several Democrats in competitive races have at moments sought to maintain some distance from Biden, whose public approval ratings have ticked up in recent weeks but remain underwater.
A spokesman said DeWine also plans to attend the groundbreaking, making him among the few Republicans on the ballot this year who are willing to share a stage with the president. Biden has in recent weeks said that extremist Republican lawmakers who refuse to accept the results of the 2020 election are a threat to democracy, a charge that has only intensified partisan tensions with control of the House and the Senate on the line.
Vance, the Republican Senate candidate in Ohio, hailed the Intel plant in a statement at as “a great bipartisan victory” for the state. He specifically applauded the “hard work” of GOP lawmakers including DeWine and Portman, but Vance pointedly made no mention of Biden.
The shortage of semiconductors has plagued the U.S. and global economies. It cut into production of autos, household appliances and other goods in ways that fueled high inflation, while creating national security risks as the U.S. recognized its dependence on Asia for chip production.
The mix of high prices and long waits for basic goods has left many Americans feeling disgruntled about Biden’s economic leadership, a political weakness that has lessened somewhat as gasoline prices have fallen and many voters have grown concerned about the loss of abortion protections after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
The new law would provide $28 billion in incentives for semiconductor production, $10 billion for new manufacturing of chips and $11 billion for research and development. The funding follows similar efforts by Europe and China to accelerate chip production, which political leaders see as essential for competing economically and militarily.
Biden has pitched the legislation as a “once-in-a-generation investment in America” that could reduce U.S. dependence on Taiwan and South Korea at a time when China is seeking to expand its presence across Asia and its shipping lanes.
Lawmakers crafted the semiconductor investments to favor areas outside the wealthier coastal cities where tech dominates. That means change will be coming to the Ohio city of New Albany, where the Intel plant is being constructed, as well as nearby Johnstown.
Don Harvey, a sporting goods store owner and longtime Johnstown resident, likes the idea of a company making things again in the United States, and also providing potentially high-paying jobs for his five grandchildren down the road. Intel has said pay will average $135,000 for its 3,000 Ohio workers.
“What an opportunity in my eyes for Ohio and the United States as a whole,” said the 63-year-old Harvey.
Elyse Priest lives in a subdivision just up the road from the plant, and received a firsthand taste of the construction recently as she watched a huge cloud of dust roll up from the 1,000-acre site currently being leveled. Priest, 38, also knows the road-widening and added traffic will affect her commute to downtown Columbus where she works as a legal assistant.
“I’m concerned about losing the small town feel I’ve always had and loved about Johnstown,” Priest said. “But I know it’s going to be a greater good for the whole state.”
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Welsh-Huggins reported from Columbus.
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CSHD: Covid-19 Bivalent boosters will be available next week
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - According to the Central Shenandoah Health District, the Covid-19 Bivalent booster shot will be available at CSHD public and community clinics starting Sept. 12.
The new booster differs from the others because it protects against Omicron variants of the virus, which have become most prevalent, recently.
People 12 years or older will be eligible to get Pfizer’s booster; adults 18 years and older qualify for Moderna’s.
“With that being said, the recommendation is that you receive this booster at least 2 months after your last Covid-19 vaccine,” Jordi Shelton with CSHD said. “Priority groups are 65 and older and severely autoimmune compromised. We’re really recommending those people get their booster as soon as they’re able to.”
She added that anyone who meets the age requirements could go ahead and make an appointment.
Additionally, CSHD said they will not be offering the newest primary Covid-19 vaccination series, Novavax, at this time.
Novavax is the fourth approved Covid-19 vaccine. Unlike Pfizer and Moderna which use mRNA technology to fight the virus, Novavax uses a more common protein subunit technology. Pertussis and Hepatitis B vaccines use the same technology.
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Tropical Storm Kay dumps rain on Mexico’s Baja peninsula
Published: Sep. 9, 2022 at 12:22 AM EDT|Updated: 48 minutes ago
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Kay is dumping heavy rains on a sparsely populated area of Mexico’s Pacific coast and is expected to weaken further as it curls out to sea, possibly bringing rain to southernmost California by the weekend.
The eye of Kay came ashore as a hurricane near Mexico’s Bahia Asuncion in Baja California Sur state Thursday, but by evening it was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 kph).
It had moved back over open water by late Thursday and was expected to weaken further Friday.
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MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Personal injury law firm Elk + Elk announced a partnership with Cleveland Browns guard Wyatt Teller #77 in the "Block Hunger" campaign. Throughout the campaign, donations will support St. Augustine Hunger Center. Starting on September 11, for every point scored by the Cleveland Browns during the 2022 season, Elk + Elk will donate $77. In addition, every game Wyatt has a pancake block, Elk + Elk will donate an additional $770.
When asked about the "Block Hunger" campaign, Elk + Elk managing partner Jay Kelley said, "For the last 18 years, we have had the privilege of working with St. Augustine Hunger Center to help feed the poor and homeless in Cleveland. We are very excited to advocate for this great cause through our campaign in partnership with Cleveland Browns Guard Wyatt Teller. We hope the campaign will create awareness and encourage others to help St. Augustine during the 2022 Browns season."
Wyatt Teller started his career with the Cleveland Browns as an offensive guard in 2019. Known for his legendary pancake blocks, Teller has become a strong name in the league. After signing a contract extension last season, Wyatt and his wife, Carly, have officially put down roots in Cleveland. They both express passion for this city and look forward to giving back while getting the opportunity to raise their first child here.
After speaking with Wyatt and Carly Teller about the "Block Hunger" campaign, they said, "We are proud to partner with Elk + Elk and St. Augustine Hunger Center to block hunger in Cleveland this football season. We look forward to pancakes from #77 on the field so we can serve the people in our community off the field."
For more information and to learn how to donate to the St. Augustine Hunger Center, visit the Elk + Elk website or follow the law firm on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, or Instagram.
The St. Augustine Hunger Center cares for Cleveland's poor, disabled, and homeless. The Center serves daily meals and provides clothing for thousands of people each month. Emergency funding and housing are also available to the Center's clients, among other advocacy and outreach programs. Learn more at staugustinecleveland.org.
Elk & Elk Co., Ltd. is a personal injury law firm with offices in Ohio, Kentucky, and Seattle, WA. The firm's attorneys have protected the rights of thousands of injury victims and have won some of the state's largest verdicts and settlements. Elk + Elk assists clients with various personal injury claims, including auto accidents, medical malpractice, birth injuries, workers' compensation, and product defects. Learn more at elkandelk.com.
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Biden is 13th and final US president to meet Queen Elizabeth
WASHINGTON (AP) — With the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Joe Biden gained the distinction of being the 13th and final U.S. president to meet the woman whose reign spanned seven decades.
The queen, who died Thursday at her summer residence in Scotland at age 96, had met every American president since Dwight Eisenhower, with the exception of Lyndon Johnson, who did not visit Britain during his presidency.
She was still a princess when she met President Harry Truman in Washington.
Every living former U.S. president — Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump — joined Biden in mourning her passing and sending condolences to her family.
Biden and first lady Jill Biden said the queen’s “legacy will loom large in the pages of British history, and in the story of our world.”
Obama and his wife, Michelle, recalled the queen welcoming them, America’s first Black president and first lady, to the world stage “with open arms and extraordinary generosity.”
Biden first met the queen in 1982 as a U.S. senator traveling in the U.K. with a delegation from Congress. He last saw her in 2021, several months after he became president, when he attended a world leaders’ summit in southwestern England.
She mingled with Group of Seven leaders at a reception that she and other royals hosted at an indoor rainforest. After the summit, the Bidens traveled to Windsor Castle, near London, at the queen’s invitation for a private audience.
The queen was a 25-year-old princess when she came to Washington in 1951 and stayed with Truman and his family. She met Herbert Hoover in 1957, more than 20 years after he left office.
Here are highlights of some of her meetings, on both sides of the pond, with past American presidents:
JOE BIDEN
Biden and his trademark aviator sunglasses met the queen at Windsor Castle on a sweltering afternoon in June 2021.
Biden emerged from a black car wearing his shades, stepped onto a covered dais where the queen waited, and, with his wife, posed with the queen as the two countries’ national anthems played.
After walking around the courtyard to inspect the honor guard, he entered the castle for tea.
Back at the airport, Biden told journalists that the queen was “very gracious” and had asked him about the leaders of China and Russia.
While it’s generally frowned upon to discuss one’s private talks with the queen, Biden continued.
“I don’t think she’ll be insulted, but she reminded me of my mother,” he said.
Biden said he also had invited the queen to visit the White House.
DONALD TRUMP
Trump and the queen met in July 2018 at the castle during a visit to Britain that drew large anti-Trump protests to downtown London, including the hoisting of a balloon depicting Trump in a diaper.
He was criticized for breaking protocol by briefly walking in front of the queen — instead of alongside her — and turning his back on her as they reviewed an honor guard.
Trump later said he thought of his late mother, Mary Anne, who was born in Scotland and who loved the royal family, when he and his wife, Melania, sipped tea with the queen.
Trump’s subsequent comment that the queen told him that Brexit — Britain’s break from the European Union — was complex also created a stir. Most heads of state don’t reveal their private conversations with the queen. She also doesn’t discuss political matters.
The Trumps and the royals met again during the D-Day commemoration in 2019.
BARACK OBAMA
Obama and the queen had their first of three meetings in April 2009 at a reception for world leaders attending the Group of 20 nations summit in London.
It was there that first lady Michelle Obama broke protocol by briefly putting an arm around the queen’s back as they commiserated about their achy feet. It’s generally a no-no to touch the queen, but she returned Mrs. Obama’s gesture.
The queen invited the Obamas for a state visit in 2011 that included a two-night stay at Buckingham Palace and a lavish banquet in the president’s honor.
As Obama delivered a toast to the queen, he didn’t miss a beat when the band assumed that a pause in his remarks meant he had concluded and launched into a rendition of “God Save the Queen.” Obama kept talking over the music until the band quieted down.
The couples saw each other again in 2016 when Obama visited the queen at Windsor Castle a day after her 90th birthday during another swing through Europe.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Bush detested stuffy, formal affairs, but he donned a white tie-and-tails tuxedo after the queen pulled out all the stops for a state dinner in his honor at Buckingham Palace in November 2003.
A few years later, Bush’s slip of the tongue generated ripples of laughter at a White House welcoming ceremony for the queen, who was touring the U.S. in May 2007.
Stumbling on a line in his speech, Bush said the queen had dined with several of his predecessors and had helped the United States “celebrate its bicentennial in 17- ...” Bush caught himself and corrected the date to 1976, and paused to see if she had taken offense.
“She gave me a look that only a mother could give a child,” Bush said with a smile.
The queen later turned the tables on Bush with her toast at a dinner she hosted for the president at the British Embassy in Washington.
“I wondered whether I should start this toast by saying, ‘When I was here in 1776,’” she said to laughter.
BILL CLINTON
The queen hosted Clinton and his wife, Hillary, aboard her royal yacht, Britannia, in June 1994.
The ship, 412 feet (125 meters) long and 55 feet (17 meters) wide, was docked at the Portsmouth Naval Base and was home base for the Clintons as they attended the queen’s dinner at Guildhall for leaders of Allied nations whose troops participated in the D-Day invasion of Normandy 50 years earlier.
The Clintons spent one night aboard the boat. The next day, the Britannia ferried Clinton to the USS George Washington aircraft carrier as it prepared to sail across the English Channel, from Portsmouth to Normandy, for D-Day anniversary celebrations.
GEORGE H.W. BUSH
One of the more memorable images from the monarch’s third state visit to the U.S. came in 1991 when only her white-striped purple hat could be seen above the microphones when she spoke at an arrival ceremony on the White House grounds.
Someone forgot to adjust the lectern after the much taller Bush spoke.
The queen stayed strong and carried on, later making light of the incident as she opened an address to a joint meeting of Congress.
“I do hope you can see me today from where you are,” she deadpanned. Bush later apologized and said he felt badly for not pulling out a step for her to stand on.
RONALD REAGAN
Reagan and the queen bonded over a mutual love of horseback riding.
They rode side by side on an 8-mile (13-kilometers), hourlong tour on the grounds of Windsor Castle when Reagan visited her there in June 1982. Reagan was the first president to sleep over at the British royal family’s historic home, an 11th-century estate overlook the River Thames.
While in the U.S. in 1983, the monarch and Philip stayed with the president and first lady Nancy Reagan at their ranch in Santa Barbara, California. She wanted to ride horses again, but a rainstorm wouldn’t allow it. The Reagans served a lunch of regional staples, including enchiladas, chiles rellenos, refried beans, tacos, rice and guacamole.
They also hosted a state dinner for the queen in San Francisco at the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum.
JIMMY CARTER
The queen hosted Carter in May 1977 on his first overseas trip at a dinner for NATO leaders at Buckingham Palace. At one point, as Carter stood with the queen and other guests, he noticed the arrival of the queen mother.
Ever the Southern gentleman, Carter broke away, took her by the hand and escorted her to the assembled line of guests.
The no-frills Georgia peanut farmer-turned-president ate chicken mousse off a gold plate and seemed excited by his dinner seating between the queen and her sister, Princess Margaret, and across from her son, Prince Charles, Prince Philip and the queen mother.
GERALD FORD
Ford threw a gala state dinner for the Brits in 1976 to mark the bicentennial of the American Revolution. The queen was resplendent in a diamond-studded tiara that sparkled for a crowd that included diplomats, star athletes and celebrities such as Cary Grant and Julie Harris.
The mood evaporated when Ford led the queen to the dance floor while the song “The Lady Is a Tramp” echoed throughout the State Dining Room.
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Associated Press writers Danica Kirka in London and Nancy Benac in Washington and AP news researcher Jennifer Farrar in New York contributed to this report.
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After 15 months on wait lists, Eric Jepsen finally had his first interview today to get into low-income housing.
But it could take even longer -- just to get a roof over his head.
After 15 months on wait lists, Eric Jepsen finally had his first interview today to get into low-income housing.
But it could take even longer -- just to get a roof over his head.
"I am desperately trying to find housing but I'm not getting chaotic about it or getting really losing my mind over it because I know things take time," he said. "I've heard of people waiting five to six years. They had children and they were families."
Jepsen, who's now 65, lives at Magic Island, and now that he's off the wait list -- another long process involving more applications, interviews and background checks.
"It's very, very slow," Jepsen said. "I just thought it was because they were so full, that some people have to come off before others can get on. Like people have to pass away people have to move on in their life. I've learned to be patient at my age."
A $40 million rental complex with more than 100 units for low-income kupuna is just one of the latest affordable housing projects being built in Honolulu.
But even with hundreds of millions of dollars earmarked for new affordable units, that won't even make a dent because the need just keeps growing.
"Here in Hawaii right now, it's very, very urgent," said Kali Watson, president and CEO of nonprofit developer, Hawaiian Community Development Board. "The housing situation here in Hawaii is at a very critical stage as it relates to the homeless. I mean as you drive around ... you see all these homeless people, families, not just individuals that are suffering in dire situations."
According to the most recent state estimates, Oahu needs more than 21,000 new units to be built by 2030.
But developers say the government approval process is getting in the way of rapidly building more affordable housing projects.
"These low income housing tax credit projects will take you anywhere from four to five years. That's a long time," Watson said. "The process is broken. And you know in that time period, all these people are suffering."
Not only suffering, but growing.
"It's escalated," Jepsen said. "We've got a whole new generation of homeless."
Developers are calling on state leaders to issue an emergency proclamation to quickly get people housed.
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HONOLULU (KITV)- The Little League World Series Championship parade through downtown to get to the rally at Honolulu Hale was an adventure. People lined the streets to be a part of the fun. They showed Aloha for the team and the state it represents.
“We come from the bay area. We skipped all the Giants World Series parades because we didn't feel they needed our support. But here in Hawaii it’s so important for the community. The kids made it to the top nationally over all these other teams. It's just a big deal to be a part of the support for them,” said Miki Ohashi.
She is one of hundreds of fans who have lined the street for the parade. Other winning teams and schools marched in solidarity. They represented the state they love, and the other teams who have battled on the field to represent Hawaii.
“The kids from the winning LLWS team don't come from just one school. The kids don't get to that point if they didn't play against other schools. The fact that all the other schools and teams are here to support the team that beat them is really fantastic,” said Ohashi.
“My son has actually been a baseball player for 10 years. He has friends on the Little League team. So I'm super excited to see the kids my son has grown up with in the parade,” said another fan who attended the parade.
Bands from multiple schools play different songs, but all have the same sense of pride. “It's really touching to see so many people from prior years coming here to be a part of the parade and show their support. The sponsors showed up and the parents are in the parade that volunteered and took the kids to practices and games,” said Ohashi. Hawaii pride, that's what it's all about.
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FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II looks on during a visit to officially open the new building at Thames Hospice, Maidenhead, England July 15, 2022. Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II is under medical supervision as doctors are “concerned for Her Majesty’s health.” The announcement comes a day after the 96-year-old monarch canceled a meeting of her Privy Council and was told to rest. (Kirsty O'Connor/Pool Photo via AP, File)
HONOLULU (KITV4) - Queen Elizabeth had strong ties to Hawaii and visited the islands more than once during her reign. The relationship between Britain and Hawaii goes all the way back to the 18th century.
A historian at Iolani Palace told KITV4 Queen Emma established a close relationship with England's Queen Victoria in the 1860s after both of them lost a husband and a child.
"In Hawaii, in 1887 when Queen Victoria celebrated her golden jubilee, not only did our alili attend the event in London, there was also events here in Honolulu," said Zita Cup Choy, historian at Iolani Palace.
Hawaii's alili kept the relationship years after Queen Emma died. Unlike states on the mainland, Hawaii can relate to the queen's death more because of its history as a monarchy.
"There's a connection with Queen Elizabeth and the idea or service and devotion and what we saw with our kings and queens. They were also dedicated to the nation and helping the people," said Douglas Askman, professor at Hawaii Pacific University.
A professor at UH Manoa said it is important to understand Queen Elizabeth in 2022. He said the idea of a monarchy is supposed to be outdated but the royal family remained relevant through decades of changes.
"A lot of Americans have this thing about the British royalty but a lot of brits don't. We're supposed to be in a democratic modern world. There are other kings and queens like in Denmark but they don't have the wealth and power like the British monarchy does," said Peter Hoffenberg, professor at UH Manoa.
Officials at Iolani palace say there may be an event to commemorate Queen Elizabeth's legacy, although nothing is confirmed at this point.
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HONOLULU (KITV4) – Light winds and increasing rain chances for Aloha Friday.
Tonight, scattered trade wind showers. Partly cloudy skies. Lows in the middle 70s.
An area of increased moisture will bring higher rain chances Friday.
Friday, scattered showers focused windward and mauka with a few passing rains leeward. Windward spots will see partly sunny skies. Expect sunny skies leeward in the morning with an isolated shower in the afternoon. East winds 10-15 mph windward with light onshore winds leeward.
Highs in the low to middle 80s windward with highs close to 90 leeward.
Lighter winds last into the weekend. This will make for hotter feeling temperatures. The combination of lighter winds and an area of moisture moving toward the islands will result in trade showers windward/mauka and some pop up showers in the afternoon for leeward spots Friday and Saturday.
North: 2-4 ft
West: 1-3 ft
South: 2-4 ft
East: 1-3 ft
A large South Swell is expected late Saturday building Sunday and peaking early Monday. Surf could peak near 6-9 ft or bigger Monday. A east swell from Hurricane Kay could bring a bump in surf for East facing shores.
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‘A constant in my life’: World mourns Queen Elizabeth II
LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II was much more than Britain’s monarch. She was sovereign to another 14 nations and a rare figure on the world stage who was almost universally admired. Her reach cut through hemispheres, generations, social divisions and politics.
The widespread tributes that followed her death Thursday came not only from United States President Joe Biden but also from Russian President Vladimir Putin. They came from other monarchs, leaders, rock stars and thousands of admirers.
Elizabeth was Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, serving 70 years. She had been on the throne since 1952, when the nation was still rebuilding from the destruction of World War II. She became a global icon of calmness and fortitude through decades of political upheaval and social change.
During her reign, Elizabeth met more than a dozen American presidents. President Joe Biden said he was informed of her death by senior advisers during a meeting in the Oval Office.
She was a “stateswoman of unmatched dignity and constancy who deepened the bedrock alliance between the United Kingdom and the United States,” he and first lady Jill Biden said in a statement, saying she “defined an era.”
The Bidens later went to the British Embassy to offer condolences. “We mourn for all of you. She was a great lady,” Biden could be heard telling embassy staff.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, meanwhile, sent a telegram to King Charles III, Elizabeth’s son who automatically became Britain’s new monarch.
“For many decades, Elizabeth II rightfully enjoyed the love and respect of her subjects, as well as authority on the world stage. I wish you courage and perseverance in the face of this heavy, irreparable loss,” Putin wrote.
Elizabeth was mourned across Europe. In France, Britain’s historic rival and contemporary ally, officials ordered flags at the presidential palace and public buildings be lowered to half-staff on Friday.
President Emmanuel Macron hailed her “immutable moral authority” and her intimate knowledge of French.
He said no other foreign sovereign had visited the presidential palace more often than Elizabeth, who knew all eight presidents of contemporary France.
“The woman who stood alongside the giants of the 20th century on the path of history has left to join them,” Macron said in a statement.
Mourners also gathered at the British Embassy in Paris.
“She’s been a constant in my life,” said 70-year-old Robert Miller, a London resident in Paris for a conference.
“Whilst I know she was very old, she was still doing her work until yesterday,” he said. “Like anybody’s mother, you know, even if you think things are going well, at some point the end of an era comes, and you’re very sad. "
Even in places where the relationship with British monarchy is complicated, the tributes flowed. In India, once a British colony, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Elizabeth “a stalwart of our times.”
“She personified dignity and decency in public life,” Modi tweeted.
The queen’s death came as a growing number of British territories in the Caribbean are seeking to replace the monarch with their own heads of state amid demands that Britain apologize for its colonial-era abuses and award its former colonies slavery reparations.
Still, Caribbean leaders from Jamaica to Bermuda and beyond mourned her death.
Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness said that for many years she visited the island every decade.
“Undoubtedly, she formed a special bond with the people of Jamaica,” he said. “We are saddened that we will not see her light again, but we will remember her historic reign.”
Bermuda Premier David Burt noted that her reign “has spanned decades of such immense change for the United Kingdom and the world.”
It was not only Britain that lost its queen. Elizabeth was also sovereign to 14 other countries including Jamaica, Canada, Australia, the Solomon Islands and New Zealand.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she was awoken a little before 5 a.m. by a police officer shining a torch into her bedroom to tell her the news.
Ardern said the queen was an extraordinary woman who she’d remember for her laughter. Like many other people, she was feeling not only deep sadness but also deep gratitude.
“Here is a woman who gave her life, utterly, to the service of others. And regardless of what anyone thinks of the role of monarchies around the world, there is undeniably, I think here, a display of someone who gave everything on behalf of her people,” Ardern said.
In Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was having trouble believing he’d had his last sit-down chat with Elizabeth: “I will so miss those chats,” he said.
Elizabeth had visited Canada some 22 times as monarch.
“For most Canadians, we have known no other sovereign,” Trudeau said. He said she was a “constant presence in our lives — and her service to Canadians will forever remain an important part of our country’s history.”
Former Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, who led a failed campaign to have an Australian president replace the British monarch as Australia’s head of state, came close to tears in paying tribute to Elizabeth.
“It’s the end of an era and let’s hope that the future, after the queen’s passing, is one where we will have leadership as dedicated and selfless as she has shown,” Turnbull told the Australian Broadcasting Corp.
Elizabeth’s death held people’s attention in China, where it was a top trending topic on social media.
“I feel quite sad,” said Bao Huifang, a lawyer in Beijing. “She played a very important role in stabilizing Britain and the world.”
Cao Xiufeng, a 76-year-old Beijing retiree, said she admired Elizabeth “very much.”
“Her style of dressing and her temperament were simply extraordinary,” Cao said.
Chinese President Xi Jinping sent his condolences, noting Elizabeth was the first British monarch to visit China.
Elizabeth’s death comes amid increasingly tense relations between Britain and China. Xi said he was willing to work with King Charles III on promoting “healthy and stable” bilateral ties.
Elizabeth was mourned across the 54-nation Commonwealth, a group built around Britain and its former colonies.
In Ghana, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo recalled Elizabeth’s visits to his country and praised “the friendliness, elegance, style and sheer joy she brought to the performance of her duties.”
“We shall miss her inspiring presence, her calm, her steadiness, and, above all, her great love and belief in the higher purpose of the Commonwealth of Nations, and in its capacity to be a force for good in our world,” he said in a statement.
At the United Nations, the Security Council stood in silent tribute at the start of a meeting on Ukraine. France’s U.N. Ambassador Nicolas De Riviere, the council president, sent condolences on behalf of its 15 members.
Elizabeth presided “over a period of historic changes both for her country and the world,” he said. “Her life was devoted to the service of her country.”
Royalty across Europe also mourned Elizabeth’s death.
Her life “set an example for all of us and will remain as a solid and valuable legacy for future generations,” Spanish King Felipe VI said in a telegram to King Charles III.
“We will miss Her dearly,” he wrote, speaking for himself and his wife.
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden called her “a constant presence, not only in British society but internationally.”
In Norway, King Harald said that for “nearly a century, Her Majesty devoted her life to the service of the Commonwealth, following the British people through good days and bad, in times of happiness and sorrow.”
The king and crown prince of Saudi Arabia also offered their condolences. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the queen was “an example of wisdom, love and peace.”
In the U.S., tributes came not only from the Bidens but also every living former president.
Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, said she made “the role of Queen her own — with a reign defined by grace, elegance, and a tireless work ethic.” George W. Bush called her “a woman of great intellect, charm, and wit,” and Jimmy Carter said Elizabeth’s “dignity, graciousness and sense of duty” were inspiring.
Rock star Elton John paid tribute at his Toronto concert, saying he was inspired by her and is sad she is gone. “She led the country through some of our greatest and darkest moments with grace and decency and genuine caring,” John said.
Praise even came from the fictional Paddington Bear, the beloved British children’s book character. The bear shared tea with the queen in a video shown in June during her Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
“Thank you Ma’am, for everything,” said a statement on the Paddington Bear Twitter feed.
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STOCKHOLM, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mycronic AB (publ) has received an order for three SLX mask writers from an existing customer in Asia. The order value is in the range of USD 17-21 million. Two systems are planned for delivery during the fourth quarter of 2023, while the third system is planned for delivery during the first quarter of 2024.
The SLX laser mask writer meets rising demand for photomasks for the semiconductor industry and a future need for replacement and modernization. Photomasks manufactured by laser mask writers are of high importance and account for 70-75 percent of all photomasks produced for semiconductor manufacturing. SLX is a new and modern mask writer based on the same technology as Mycronic's mask writers for displays.
"SLX's modern and flexible platform is well suited to meet different customer needs, which in this case is manifested by a repeat SLX order from an existing customer. This time the order is for three systems in two different configurations", says Charlott Samuelsson, Sr VP Pattern Generators at Mycronic.
Mycronic provides mask writers for display manufacturing and production of semiconductors.
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Legend of RPS has launched its first Play-to-Earn game
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors, which takes inspiration from the hand game Rock, Paper, Scissors, is an online game that has been popularized and adapted into a "Play to Earn" one based on blockchain technology. Players must be accurate 100% and able to take the super high pressure of time to tame this tough but addictive game. On August 10th, the official version of Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors was launched after the testing time.
Relive your childhood memories with the new Legend RPS version
Rock Paper Scissors is considered the oldest hand game in the world. With the advancement of technology, this traditional game has evolved into a mobile one. The original game is extremely simple, consisting only of a fight between three warriors, with rock beats scissors, scissors beats paper, paper beats rock, and so on.
Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors was created as an NFT game that not only entertains but also provides economic value to the players. This version is a simple and short game with many features that avoid boring moments and keep the game exciting throughout.
Everyone has played this game at some point in their lives, and it is frequently used as a fair way to choose between two or more people. As a result, this game evolved into a very accessible Play-to-Earn one.
Players can enjoy a variety of game modes with numerous exciting battles
The key highlights of Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors are the multi-game modes and diversity reward system. This game provides single, 1 vs 1, and tournament modes which allow players to experience many strategies. To win the battle, players have to fight back against others by choosing one of the legends: Rock, Paper, or Scissors.
Furthermore, there are different ways for players to claim more LRPS tokens. Various simple activities such as: logging in daily, participating in events, or finishing the game missions will also be profitable for players.
Upcoming: Multiple NFT Airdrops and Bounty Events
To advance the experiences of players, Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors has organized various events with numerous rewards.
- Minigame Catch The Token: When ranking in the top 20 of the minigame, players can earn up to 250 LRPS Tokens.
- Airdrop Events: Free Coins for everyone by following LRPS social channels. Airdrop rewards are up to 10,000 LRPS Tokens.
- Bounty Event: Free coins for User-Generated Content creators. The Reward Pool is worth 100,000 LRPS Tokens.
These events will take place until September along with the launching of Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors' official version. These projects aim to reach a mass audience of enthusiasts, investors, and supporters who form together as a whole community.
Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors is expected to become the leader in the NFT game market. It is a user-friendly game with a self-sustaining ecosystem that is made for everyone. This game promises to provide nostalgic and enriching experiences to players. More information will be updated soon. Follow Legend of Rock, Paper, and Scissors on social media platforms to stay up to date.
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For months, the conservative provocateur Dinesh D'Souza teased that the book version of his widely debunked film "2,000 Mules" would provide compelling new evidence that the 2020 election was "stolen." The film has been repeatedly promoted by former President Donald Trump, who even hosted a screening at his Mar-a-Lago resort.
Then, just before the book's scheduled release - and after copies had already arrived in stores - D'Souza's publisher, Regnery, abruptly pulled the book from shelves and delayed the e-book release, citing an unspecified "publishing error." Regnery is a division of Salem Media Group, which reduced its quarterly earnings estimate because of the delay. On Twitter, D'Souza blamed Regnery for the recall.
"Somehow a significant error got missed by the publisher," he said.
But not every copy of the book got recalled.
After traveling in Los Angeles traffic to more than a half-dozen booksellers, NPR found a copy of the "2,000 Mules" tucked into a shelf of the "Current Affairs" section at a Barnes & Noble in the San Fernando Valley.
The book does not appear to suffer from an obvious production error which might explain the delay; a misaligned photo, incorrect page numbers or blank pages.
The book does, however, regurgitate the content of the film "2,000 Mules" including misleading claims, which have been thoroughly debunked by fact-checkers and critics across the political spectrum. Former Attorney General Bill Barr called the film's underlying premise "indefensible."
Despite those flaws, "2,000 Mules" has emerged as a leading theory for supporters of Trump's baseless claim that he actually won the 2020 election. For Trump and some of his most diehard fans - among them candidates for public office - the project has served as "proof" of the stolen election.
The film's allegations were often vague, and largely based on data that have not been made public. As a result, some elements of the film were difficult, if not impossible, to fully fact-check. The book adds new details, however, which NPR has been able to scrutinize.
NPR contacted organizations named in the book for comment about some of D'Souza's written claims. They referred to passages in the book as "malarkey," "inaccurate," and "trash."
One group, whose data are cited in the book, said it would request a correction. Another raised the possibility of legal action.
The film and book are both based on the research of a controversial organization called True the Vote, and the activists Catherine Engelbrecht and Gregg Phillips. Both Engelbrecht and Phillips are credited as executive producers of the film. In a statement to NPR, the group distanced itself from the book.
"True the Vote had no participation in this book, and has no knowledge of its contents," said Brian Glicklich, a representative for the group, in an emailed statement. "This includes any allegations of activities of any specific organizations made in the book. We made no such allegations. The book reflects the views of the author, not of True the Vote, Catherine Engelbrecht, or Gregg Phillips."
Regnery declined to answer NPR's questions for this story, and said the copy of the book NPR obtained "was printed in error, and some advance copies were distributed in error."
"We will be happy to talk to you more about '2000 Mules' once it is published, but we are not commenting on questions about a recalled book," said Thomas Spence, Regnery's president and publisher, in an email.
D'Souza did not respond to NPR's requests for comment.
Here's what's in the book:
D'Souza names nonprofits that he claims helped 'steal' the 2020 election
The central thesis of "2,000 Mules" is essentially that left-wing nonprofit groups engaged in illegal ballot trafficking and paid people (the "mules" of the title) to gather ballots and stuff dropboxes with pro-Biden votes. To build that case, "2,000 Mules" relies on True the Vote, which claims that it used cell phone location data to prove its case.
The film version of "2,000 Mules" does not name a single nonprofit that D'Souza or True the Vote allege took part in the alleged scheme, let alone give them a chance to respond to the accusation that they committed crimes.
D'Souza told interviewers that the reason for the omission was due to legal concerns.
"Basically, when you're putting a movie in the theater, you need three different types of insurance," D'Souza told Megyn Kelly on her podcast earlier this year. "And so we got into a big fight with these lawyers who insisted that we can't name the nonprofits. Now, normally, I would have battled them over this. But the problem was I was trying to get the movie out right away because it's so timely."
The book, however, does name seven different groups. NPR contacted all of them for comment.
One of the groups D'Souza names is the New Georgia Project, an Atlanta-based group that focuses on registering and mobilizing young voters and voters of color.
Aklima Khondoker, the Chief Legal Officer for the New Georgia Project, called the allegations "malarkey and hogwash. Because they're not based in fact. They're based on conspiracy theories."
Khondoker said the allegations in D'Souza's book "can be viewed as libelous," and noted that neither True The Vote nor D'Souza contacted the New Georgia Project for comment - a fundamental step for any journalistic or documentary project.
Khondoker declined to say whether the New Georgia Project would take legal action in response to the book, but said, "It sounds like a bunch of lies committed to paper. And there are legal consequences for doing that."
A spokesperson for the labor union the National Education Association (NEA), which D'Souza also names in the book, condemned the allegations as "trash," noting that D'Souza's attorneys apparently would not allow him to name any groups in his film.
"We would hope anyone looking at his nonsense can quickly see that these claims are false and designed to gin up those who persist in peddling the Big Lie about the 2020 election," said the NEA spokesperson.
Other groups declined to comment, with one citing a desire not to give the project "further oxygen." Given the dubious nature of the allegations, NPR is not naming the groups that did not comment.
NPR asked True the Vote whether it provided the names of the groups to D'Souza. Brian Glicklich, the group's spokesperson, did not answer that question directly, but simply re-sent the group's statement with "We made no such allegations" in bold.
The book repeats misleading and false passages from the film
As NPR has previously reported, the film "2,000 Mules" falsely implies that True the Vote's data were so accurate, they led to the arrest of two suspects in the killing of an eight-year-old girl in Atlanta. In reality, the group acknowledged that it did not provide any law enforcement agency any information about the case until months after two suspects had already been indicted.
Despite that debunking, the book largely repeats the misleading tale from the film.
In a chapter at the end of the book dedicated to answering his critics - including NPR - D'Souza acknowledges that True the Vote did not provide any data in the case until after the arrests. "So?" he writes. He goes on to say, "The only point True the Vote and I were making here is that the very same geotracking that can help identify murder suspects was used to identify mules engaged in ballot trafficking."
The film also claimed that True the Vote used data from the nonprofit Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) to show that the ballot "mules" were leftist agitators. A spokesperson for ACLED told NPR in May, "This is not the type of analysis you can use ACLED data for, and it is highly unlikely that these conclusions have any basis in fact."
D'Souza nonetheless repeats those claims in the book.
ACLED told NPR in a statement, "Every reference to ACLED in the new book version of '2,000 Mules' is incorrect or misleading."
"Based on the various descriptions provided in both the book and the film, what D'Souza claims to do with ACLED data is simply not plausible," the statement continued. "We will be contacting the publisher about a correction."
D'Souza writes that two of his Salem Media colleagues 'declined to participate' in the film
Long chunks of the "2,000 Mules" film consist of roundtable discussions with D'Souza's "fellow podcast and radio hosts" at the conservative Salem Media, including Sebastian Gorka, Larry Elder, Charlie Kirk and Dennis Prager.
In a brief parenthetical comment, D'Souza writes that conservative commentators Mike Gallagher and Hugh Hewitt "declined to participate."
NPR contacted Gallagher and Hewitt to ask why they declined to be a part of "2,000 Mules." Gallagher told NPR in an email, "I didn't decline to participate. I had a scheduling conflict and was unable to travel to California when they filmed it."
Hewitt did not respond.
In any case, Hewitt was not alone in not engaging with the film. Much to D'Souza's public consternation, Fox News has largely avoided the film.
Notably, Fox News is currently battling a $1.6 billion lawsuit from Dominion Voting Systems, which alleges that Fox's hosts defamed the company with a litany of false claims and conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.
D'Souza describes True The Vote's money and legal troubles
A key line of inquiry for congressional investigators examining the attack on the U.S. Capitol has been funding sources for "the Big Lie." D'Souza's book adds some new information about financial supporters of election fraud claims.
Just after the 2020 election, a major Republican donor named Fred Eshelman gave True the Vote $2.5 million to assist in efforts to investigate allegations of election fraud. Just weeks later, Eshelman sued True the Vote in federal court, and accused the group of failing to pursue legal action in time to affect the election, and failing to communicate about what it was doing with those millions. Eshelman demanded that True The Vote return the donation. True The Vote denied any wrongdoing and refused to return the money. Eshelman's lawsuit was eventually dismissed.
Catherine Engelbrecht of True The Vote, according to the "2,000 Mules" book, called the lawsuit an "ordeal," though says "at least it gave us the resources to launch this project, although a chunk of it got eaten up in legal fees."
D'Souza writes that he and his wife Debbie helped raise an additional $400,000 for True The Vote's research by calling "two of our friends." D'Souza does not name the friends, but writes that they live in Jacksonville, Fla. and Wichita, Kan.
Eshelman's attorney did not respond to NPR's request for comment.
The movie version of "2,000 Mules" relies on techniques of fictional films
As the Washington Post reported, attentive online sleuths noticed that maps shown in the film of supposed routes taken by ballot "mules" were inaccurate, and, in at least one instance, showed Moscow, Russia - not Atlanta. D'Souza chalked that choice up to movie-making "special effects."
The book features several photos from the making of the "2,000 Mules" film, which show even more ways that the film relied on recreations and sets.
The "spine of the documentary," D'Souza writes, consists of interviews with True the Vote's Catherine Engelbrecht and Gregg Phillips at an office with digital maps and supposed depictions of True The Vote's data.
The scene where D'Souza meets up with Phillips and Engelbrecht at Phillips' office is a "recreation" - not the real deal.
D'Souza writes that the office itself is also fake, and that the film used a "replica" of Phillips' office.
Scenes that depict D'Souza and his wife at their home are actually "not our real house," D'Souza writes.
D'Souza does not explain why the film opted to use sets rather than genuine locations for what he describes as a documentary.
D'Souza writes that True The Vote did a presentation for RNC members
In April 2022, according to the book, True the Vote and D'Souza gave a presentation to "a group of members of the Republican National Committee" in Memphis, Tennessee. Around that time, the RNC was hosting a spring meeting in Memphis.
D'Souza writes that the RNC members' reaction was "tumultuous."
"Many erupted with something to the effect of, 'I knew it!'" D'Souza writes. A few skeptics of fraud claims, he writes, "were now forced to reexamine their previous confidence in the security of the election."
The RNC did not respond to NPR's requests for comment.
In any case, former President Trump has thoroughly embraced "2,000 Mules." In addition to hosting the film at Mar-a-Lago, Trump repeatedly cited the film in a written response to the congressional select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. This week, Trump again mentioned the film in a post on Truth Social as part of a tirade against the FBI.
Whether Trump will fully endorse the now-rescheduled book, given that True the Vote has distanced itself from D'Souza's work and at least one group has raised the idea of legal action, remains to be seen.
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Britain enveloped in mourning for a queen revered worldwide
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s new king prepared to meet with the prime minister Friday and address a nation mourning Queen Elizabeth II, the only British monarch most of the world had known and a force of stability in a volatile age.
The country began a 10-day mourning period Friday, with bells tolling around Britain and 96 gun salutes planned in London – one for each year of the queen’s long life. People around the globe gathered at British embassies to pay homage to the queen, who died Thursday in Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
King Charles III, who spent much of his 73 years preparing for the role, takes the throne in an era of uncertainty for both his country and the monarchy itself.
On his first full day of duties Friday, he is expected to return to London, meet Prime Minister Liz Truss, appointed just days earlier, and deliver a speech to the nation at a time when many Britons are preoccupied with an energy crisis, the soaring cost of living, the war in Ukraine and the fallout from Brexit.
Elizabeth was Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a symbol of constancy in a turbulent era that saw the decline of the British empire and disarray in her own family. Members of the royal family had rushed to her side at the family’s summer residence in Balmoral after her health took a turn for the worse.
The lengthy mourning period begins Friday with a public remembrance service at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, with Truss and senior ministers expected to attend. Charles, who became the monarch immediately upon his mother’s death, will then be formally proclaimed king at a special ceremony Saturday.
After a vigil in Edinburgh, the queen’s coffin will be brought to London, and she will lie in state for several days before her funeral in Westminster Abbey.
As the second Elizabethan Age came to a close Thursday, the BBC played the national anthem, “God Save the Queen,” over a portrait of the monarch in full regalia as her death was announced. The flag over Buckingham Palace was lowered to half-staff. And in the one of first of many shifts to come, the anthem played Friday was “God Save the King.”
The impact of Elizabeth’s loss will be huge and unpredictable for Britain. She helped stabilize and modernize the monarchy across decades of enormous social change, but its relevance in the 21st century has often been called into question.
The public’s abiding affection for the queen had helped sustain support for the monarchy during the family scandals, but Charles is nowhere near as popular.
Charles called his mother’s death “a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family,” adding: “I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless people around the world.”
The changing of the guard comes at a fraught moment for Britain — and just after a brand-new prime minister took the reigns.
Truss, appointed by the queen just 48 hours earlier, called Elizabeth “the rock on which modern Britain was built.”
British subjects outside Buckingham Palace wept when officials carried a notice confirming the queen’s death to the wrought-iron gates of the queen’s London home. Hundreds gathered in the rain, and mourners laid heaps of colorful bouquets at the gates.
“As a young person, this is a really huge moment,” said Romy McCarthy, 20. “It marks the end of an era, particularly as a woman. We had a woman who was in power as someone to look up to.”
World leaders extended condolences and paid tribute to the queen.
In Canada, where the British monarch is the country’s head of state, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s eyes were red with emotion as he saluted her “wisdom, compassion and warmth.” In India, once the “jewel in the crown” of the British empire, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted: “She personified dignity and decency in public life. Pained by her demise.”
U.S. President Joe Biden called her a “stateswoman of unmatched dignity and constancy who deepened the bedrock alliance between the United Kingdom and the United States.”
Since Feb. 6, 1952, Elizabeth had reigned over a Britain that rebuilt from a destructive and financially exhausting war and lost its empire; joined the European Union and then left it; and made the painful transition into the 21st century.
She endured through 15 prime ministers, from Winston Churchill to Truss, becoming an institution and an icon — a reassuring presence even for those who ignored or loathed the monarchy.
She became less visible in her final years as age and frailty curtailed many public appearances. But she remained at the center of national life as Britain celebrated her Platinum Jubilee with days of parties and pageants in June.
On Tuesday, she presided at a ceremony at Balmoral Castle to accept the resignation of Boris Johnson as prime minister and appoint Truss as his successor.
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SHANGHAI and HONG KONG, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Antengene Corporation Limited ("Antengene" SEHK: 6996.HK), a leading innovative, commercial-stage global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering, developing and commercializing first-in-class and/or best-in-class therapeutics in hematology and oncology, today announced that members of the senior management team will participate and present at the following industry conferences in the U.S. in September.
Event: Baird's 2022 Global Healthcare Conference (in-person)
Date: September 13-14, 2022
Location: New York
Format: Company Presentation (September 14 at 2:35 p.m. ET) and 1x1 Meetings
Participation: In-person
Event: Macquarie's "Looking into a Post-COVID World" Pan Asia Conference (in-person)
Date: September 28-29, 2022
Format: 1x1s and Group Meetings
Participation: In-person
About Antengene
Antengene Corporation Limited ("Antengene", SEHK: 6996.HK) is a leading commercial-stage R&D-driven global biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, manufacturing and commercialization of innovative first-in-class/best-in-class therapeutics for the treatment of hematologic malignancies and solid tumors, in realizing its vision of "Treating Patients Beyond Borders".
Since 2017, Antengene has built a broad and expanding pipeline of 15 clinical and preclinical assets, of which 10 are global rights assets, and 5 came with rights for Asia Pacific markets including the Greater China region. To date, Antengene has obtained 24 investigational new drug (IND) approvals in the U.S. and Asia, and submitted 6 new drug applications (NDAs) in multiple Asia Pacific markets, with the NDA for XPOVIO® (selinexor) already approved in mainland China, South Korea, Singapore and Australia.
Forward-looking statements
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For more information, please contact:
Investor Contacts:
Donald Lung
E-mail: Donald.Lung@antengene.com
Mobile: +86 18420672158
PR Contacts:
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Mobile: +86 13062747000
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NINGDE, China, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CATL and BMW Group announced today a multi-year agreement on the supply of cylindrical battery cells to power the German carmaker's new series of electric models of its NEUE KLASSE starting from 2025.
According to the agreement, CATL will deliver to BMW Group the new cylindrical battery cells, which come with a standard diameter of 46 millimeters and will be produced at two of CATL's future battery plants in China and Europe, each with an annual capacity of up to 20 GWh dedicated to BMW Group.
Powered by CATL's new round cells, the sixth generation of BMW eDrive technology used in the NEUE KLASSE is a major leap in EV technology with regards to energy density, charging speed and range.
The agreement builds on the two companies' shared commitment to building a sustainable and in future circular battery value chain. CATL will primarily utilize renewable energies and secondary materials for the production of the high-performance battery cells. Cobalt and lithium used for the new generation of battery cells will be sourced from certified mines.
The combination of BMW Group's NEUE KLASSE architecture and CATL's top-notch low-carbon battery technologies will enable both companies to maintain their leading position in e-mobility transition in Europe and the world, marking another important milestone for the special partnership between the two companies with shared vision for a greener future.
"The BMW Group is a special and primary partner to CATL, and we are very glad to expand our strategic partnership that has been forged and strengthened over the past 11 years. With our diverse cutting-edge portfolio of products and technologies, we are confident to offer the best solution to power BMW Group's future-generation electric luxury vehicles," said Robin Zeng, founder and Chairman of CATL. "We look forward to developing and delivering more competitive and sustainable solutions for our partners to promote global drive for e-mobility and energy transition."
"We are delighted that the BMW Group and CATL are expanding their successful cooperation. We will continue our partnership for the next generation of battery cells from 2025 onwards," said Joachim Post, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Purchasing and Supplier Network. "CATL is a strong, dedicated partner that values sustainable action just as much as we do. Our two companies will continue to lead the way in the future and are clearly committed to sustainable, environmentally-responsible practices."
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CHONGQING, China, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from iChongqing:
On September 8, the Chongqing Municipal People's Government announced new plans to build a world-class industrial cluster for intelligent connected vehicles (ICV) and new energy vehicles (NEV).
In three years, Chongqing's ICV and NEV output will account for more than 10% of China's output, according to Zhou Qing, Deputy Secretary of Chongqing Municipal People's Government. In 2030, Chongqing expects to nurture one to two globally renowned intelligent connected vehicles and new energy vehicle brands.
According to Zhou, Chongqing took several steps to achieve this goal, including developing intelligent connected technologies, improving the city's auto parts supply chain system, and expanding smart infrastructure.
Zhou Bo, director of the investment Promotion Bureau of the city, said they should focus on batteries, electric control, intelligent driving, intelligent cockpit, Internet of vehicles, lightweight materials, and other directions to attract critical investments.
Chongqing serves as one of the critical auto manufacturing bases in China. Changan Auto is the city's auto industry leader, and traditional auto giants like Changcheng and SAIC also produce vehicles here.
The press conference also gave the annual report on Chongqing's auto industry development in 2021. This year, the report emphasized the development of the intelligent connected vehicle and NEVs field.
In the field of NEVs, AVATR, which Changan, CATL, and Huawei co-founded, is the newest challenger among local NEV enterprises that are joining the NEVs market competition. Moreover, Seres AITO, Ford Mustang, Geely Polestar, and Li Auto announced recently that they would set up their third factory in Chongqing.
Chongqing has introduced several battery producers with high potential in this field since batteries are recognized as the most significant part of electric vehicles.
FinDreams Battery, a subsidiary of the Chinese manufacturing company BYD located in the Bishan District of Chongqing, produced the "blade battery," a unique lithium iron phosphate battery with a thin body in battery packs. The blade batteries are less likely to catch fire after being penetrated and can store more power.
Among all the regions of Chongqing, Liangjiang New Area and Chongqing High-Tech Zone will have the most responsibilities. Li Jie, Deputy Director of Liangjiang New Area Administrative Committee, said that Liangjiang New Area would lay out more policies to encourage local auto manufacturers to develop high-end models. As the heart of Chongqing's electronic industry, the Chongqing High-Tech Zone will dedicate itself to developing intelligent connected technologies and operations.
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