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...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM
MDT SATURDAY...
* WHAT...Visibility will be dropping to less than one quarter of a
mile overnight.
* WHERE...Central Laramie County. This includes the city of
Cheyenne.
* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM MDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
distance ahead of you.
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Zane Michael Bellis-Oliver 2005-2022 Zane Michael Bellis-Oliver was born Oct. 12, 2005 in Cheyenne Wyoming and after 16 short years, left this earth on September 4, 2022. Zane will forever be remembered for his gentle heart and playful spirit by all who had the fortune to love him. He was often found fixing things around the house and had at least one joke for every occasion, loved playing all board games, anything with wheels, everything outside and with a fishing pole, traveling, playing video games really loud, New Orleans Saints, animals of every kind- especially enormous birds, and creating every concoction of Ramen Noodles he could imagine. Zane is survived by his mother Stephanie Bellis and stepmother Sara Serelson, his sisters Baizelle Cozad and Kelsey Oliver, and his brother Keaton Oliver; Grandparents, Steve Bellis, Carla Stalcup, Martha Farnham and Dave Gollob, Pete and Chris Oliver, Carol Serelson, Dave Serelson and Ruth Van Vranken; and many family members and friends who adored him. Zane was preceded in death by his father, William "Gabe" Oliver; The family welcomes you for a Celebration of Zane's life on Friday September 16, 2022 at 6:00 p.m at Wiederspahn-Radomsky Chapel of the Chimes. The family welcomes you to a reception immediately following the service at the American Legion Post 6, 2001 E. Lincolnway.
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| 2022-09-10T02:13:07Z
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...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM
MDT SATURDAY...
* WHAT...Visibility will be dropping to less than one quarter of a
mile overnight.
* WHERE...Central Laramie County. This includes the city of
Cheyenne.
* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM MDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
distance ahead of you.
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Joan Barbara (Smith) Burchett 1933-2022 Joan Barbara (Smith) Burchett, 89, of Cheyenne, passed away on August 30, 2022 in Cheyenne. She was born on January 27, 1933 in Duluth, Minnesota. She grew up there and attended Denfield High School. Joan enjoyed bowling, walking, and reading books. The family is grateful to know that Joan is at peace. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Gene Burchett; sons, Robert and John Burchett; daughter, Laura (Burchett) Still (Billy); grandchildren Tevis Burchett, Bryanna Salinas, Skuyler Salinas, Taylor Salinas Stands, Ryan Burchett, Amber Haskell, and Shawnee Smith; and 15 great grandchildren. Joan was preceded in death by her father, George Smith; mother, Frances (Katzner) Smith; brother, Robert G. Smith; and granddaughter Codie "Kilee" Smith. Funeral Liturgy will be Tuesday, September 13th, 10:00 a.m., at St. Mary's Cathedral. Burial will be in Olivet Cemetery. To send the family condolences please visit www.wrcfuneral.com
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| 2022-09-10T02:13:13Z
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...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM
MDT SATURDAY...
* WHAT...Visibility will be dropping to less than one quarter of a
mile overnight.
* WHERE...Central Laramie County. This includes the city of
Cheyenne.
* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM MDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
distance ahead of you.
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Katharine Jean Buss 1947-2022 Katharine Jean Buss, 75, of Cheyenne passed away September 6, 2022, in Cheyenne. She was born June 12, 1947, in Wheatland Wyoming, to Ned and Louise Jeffers. Jean married Albert R. Buss Sr, on 28 September 1968 in Guernsey, Wyoming and was a Registered Nurse. She is survived by her husband Al Buss Sr. of Cheyenne, daughter Vicki (Tony) Kahler of Platteville CO., son Albert Buss Jr of Cheyenne. One grandchild, Jeremy Buss. Nephews: Matthew T. Loibl, James "David" Loibl, and Daniel W. Loibl and their Families. She was preceded in death by her parents Ned and Louise Jeffers, sister Patricia Jeffers. She graduated from St. Johns McNamara School of Nursing, Rapid City, South Dakota on 27 August 1968. She subsequently became a Board-Certified Register Nurse in Wyoming and worked in numerous locations throughout her career. She loved her family and the outdoors, sewing, gardening, and a avid reader. Cremation services are under the care of Schrader, Aragon and Jacoby Funeral Home, 2222 Russell Ave., Cheyenne, WY 82001 Graveside service will be held at Mountain View Memorial Park on Saturday September 17, 2022, at 2:00 pm. In lieu of Flowers, please send a check in memoriam to St. Joseph's Food Pantry, 206 Van Lennon Ave., Cheyenne, Wyoming, 82007.
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Reverend Thomas Gwyn Downing 1941-2022 Reverend Thomas "Gwyn" Downing passed away peacefully on August 15, 2022 in Cheyenne. He was born December 13, 1941 in Llay, Clwyd, Wales. Gwyn is survived by his wife Janice (m. 2001 - present). Also surviving are son Jonathan Downing, stepdaughter Melissa Klassy, four grandchildren, Camriel Coleman, Britney Coleman, Erica Artis, Ty Artis and two great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife Klawdia (m. 1966-1993), mother, Mary Elizabeth Downing (1988), his father Thomas Caradoc Downing (1951), sister Vera Downing (1926), and brothers Hywel Downing (1997) and Grenville Downing (1993). Following a calling to the ministry, he earned a degree from British Isles Nazarene College in Manchester, England. Through three years of prayer and challenge he was granted a visa to emigrate to the States and later became a U.S. Citizen. He earned a master's degree in Divinity from the Nazarene Theological Seminary. After graduate studies in Kansas City, MO and Mexico City, Mexico, he served as a missionary to the Republic of Panama. After time on the mission field, Downing returned to America. He served as a minister for over fifty years in Great Britain, Missouri, Panama, Montana, and Wyoming. He worked at Rocky Mountain National Bank and American National Bank while also serving as a minister. He was given the gift of linguistics and was proficient in Spanish, French, Greek, Latin and Hebrew. Spanish speakers visiting the banks would often be surprised to hear their native tongue being spoken fluently, albeit with a distinct Welsh accent. Known for his quick British wit and love of puns, he served people as a confidant and listener while helping people navigate spiritual challenges. He found great joy and peace in finding images in cloud formations, striking Wyoming sunrises, breathing in majestic sunsets, feeding birds, watching for eagles, and gazing at stars long into the night. He taught his children and those around him the love of God, God's creations in nature, hard work and sportsmanship on and off the field. The sermons he was given the gift to deliver were consistent. He was a lover of books and authored many poems and songs. When confronted with challenges, he would remind folks that people will remember how you treat them. His contagious smile, compassionate care, discrete generosity, humble servant leadership and cheerful laugh will be missed. Arrangements are under the direction of Schrader, Aragon and Jacoby Funeral Home. A celebration of life will be officiated by Rev. Janice Downing and will be held at 10:00 am, September 16, 2022 at the Burns Presbyterian Church, 140 S. Wyoming Avenue, Burns, WY. In lieu of flowers, the family requests any donations be made to Samaritan's Purse, the Wyoming Hunger Initiative, or the charity of your choice.
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| 2022-09-10T02:13:25Z
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...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM
MDT SATURDAY...
* WHAT...Visibility will be dropping to less than one quarter of a
mile overnight.
* WHERE...Central Laramie County. This includes the city of
Cheyenne.
* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM MDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
distance ahead of you.
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Joseph Thomas Eisenhart 1992-2022 Joseph Thomas Eisenhart, age 30, passed away September 3, 2022. Born March 6, 1992 to Mark and DeAnn Eisenhart in Cheyenne, Joe graduated from Central High School in 2010. He attended LCCC and the University of Wyoming graduating with a degree in Elementary Education in 2014. Joseph left us too soon but his impact on our lives is beyond measure. Family, far and near, was his everything. Those who truly knew him, knew he was a kind and gentle soul; perhaps even an old soul. He was never afraid of hard work and was always willing to put in the extra time and commitment; his work ethic was something we all marveled. He was dependable and you could always count on him to be there when you asked. Next to family, his greatest passion was Plein Air painting. He worked tirelessly to create, on canvas, his love and vision of his favorite places in Wyoming. A day spent painting, hiking, camping or fishing with his sister, brother-in-law, niece and nephews was a day in heaven for him. Joe taught us many lessons in his life: resilience, determination, heartfelt kindness and love. We are grieving and broken but we know Joe is at peace and in the loving arms of his Lord and that alone will carry us through the hardest days. Joe is survived by his parents, Mark and DeAnn Eisenhart; sister, Mari; brother-in-law, Jason; niece, Emma and twin nephews, Logan and Matthew; his maternal grandparents, David and MaryAnn Bair; paternal grandparents, Ron and Sylvia Eisenhart; aunt, Barbara (Jeff) Horton; uncle, Eric (Joanne) Eisenhart; dearest friend, Marissa Campbell as well as numerous extended family members and friends in Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona and Pennsylvania. He was preceded in death by his aunt, Cheryl Eisenhart. Vigil for the Deceased will take place on Sunday, September 11, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. in the Lakeview Chapel at Schrader, Aragon and Jacoby Funeral Home. Funeral Liturgy will be held on Monday, September 12, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at the Cathedral of St. Mary in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Interment will follow in Mountain View Memorial Park. Condolences may be offered at www.schradercares.com.
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| 2022-09-10T02:13:32Z
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...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM
MDT SATURDAY...
* WHAT...Visibility will be dropping to less than one quarter of a
mile overnight.
* WHERE...Central Laramie County. This includes the city of
Cheyenne.
* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM MDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
distance ahead of you.
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LeRoy Carroll Feusner 1945-2022 LeRoy Carroll Feusner passed away on September 6, 2022, in Billings, Montana. He was born on February 27, 1945, in Greybull, Wyoming. LeRoy attended Powell schools and graduated with the class of 1963. He earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Wyoming in 1968. LeRoy worked more than 30 years with the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality. He also served 27 years with the USAF and Wyoming Air National Guard. LeRoy was a licensed Professional Chemical/Environmental Engineer in South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming. His favorite quote was "Old environmental engineers never die, they just naturally attenuate away." LeRoy is survived by his wife of 54 years, Lynnette (Reichert) Feusner; two daughters, Kristi (John) Warden of Eagle River, AK, and Katreena (Joe) Mullican of Huntsville, AL; one grandson, Timothy Mullican of Huntsville, AL; a brother, Joe (Jo Ann) Feusner of Pahrump, NV; a nephew, Jonathan (Ellie) of Wichita, KS, and a niece, Janell Feusner of Pahrump, NV. Preceding him in death were his dad and mom, Wayne and Freda Feusner. Graveside celebration of life with military honors will be held on September 13, 2022, at Yellowstone National Cemetery in Laurel, Montana. https://bit.ly/3L2jfFf
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| 2022-09-10T02:13:38Z
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...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM
MDT SATURDAY...
* WHAT...Visibility will be dropping to less than one quarter of a
mile overnight.
* WHERE...Central Laramie County. This includes the city of
Cheyenne.
* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM MDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
distance ahead of you.
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Ruth C Green 1936-2022 Ruth Green, 86, passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2022, at Davis Hospice Center from complications associated with recurring uterine cancer. She died peacefully surrounded by loved ones. Ruth Cenia Bowden was born April 9, t936, in Gillette, WY to Hugh and Margaret Bowden. She was homeschooled until the eighth grade. She graduated from Campbell County High School in 1954. After high school, she attended Casper College/University of Wyoming and became a registered nurse in 1957. On June 21, 1959, Ruth married Harold Lloyd Green. The two of them recently celebrated 63 years of marriage. Ruth worked many years as an OB/GYN nurse at what is now Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. She quit nursing to be a stay-at-home Mom. She operated a home day care for 30 years. She took care of her last baby at the age of 75. She had many skills and interests, she like to make quilts, embroidering items, and loved using her dried flowers from her gardens to make beautiful arrangements. She was known for her excellent home cooking, making bread, banana chocolate chip muffins and tea rings at Christmas. Her grandchildren enjoyed when she baked her goodies because everything was made with "love". Ruth was preceded in death by her parents, Hugh and Margaret, and a sister Jessie. She is survived by her husband Harold Lloyd Green, her daughters Lori Green, LuAnn (David) Allhusen and son Kevin (Cheryl) Green; her granddaughter Ashley (Mike) Patterson, her grandsons Joshua (Sarah) Allhusen, John (Erikka) Allhusen, Ben (Suzannah) Averill, Christopher Averill, Nathan (Naidy) Green, Nicholas Green; and six great grandchildren. She is survived by her brother Jim (Alberta) Bowden and sister Jeannie (Adam) Hudson; sisters-in-law Dorothy (Rolland) Book, Inis Cochran, Mary Anne Green, Marilyn Hogg, and many nephews and nieces. Although her survivors were many, she loved each one completely and individually, cherishing time spent with all. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial gifts be directed to the Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing at the University of Wyoming and/or The Davis Hospice Center. Gifts can be sent to the following address: In Memory of Ruth Green c/o: The University of Wyoming Foundation 222 South 22nd Street Laramie, Wyoming 82070 Davis Hospice Center 6000 Sycamore Road Cheyenne Wyoming 82009 A Celebration of Life is scheduled for September 17, 2022, at 2:00 pm at Lakeview Chapel at Schrader, Aragon and Jacoby Funeral Home.
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Francis Eugene Matheson 1948-2022 A memorial service for Frank Stevens, age 74 of Gillette, Wyoming, will be held on Monday, September 12, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at the CAM-PLEX Heritage Center Theater, 1635 Reatta Drive, with Pastor Marty Crump officiating. Francis Eugene Stevens passed away due to natural causes on September 4, 2022, while working on his treasured property in the Black Hills of Wyoming just outside of Hulett. Wyoming was home for his entire life. Francis Eugene Stevens, known to his friends and family as Frank, was born in Newcastle, Wyoming, on June 23, 1948, to Edward D. Stevens and Esther (Watt) Stevens. He was the fourth of four children that included Kay Martinez (Frank), Edward Stevens (Linda), and Mary Hart (Dan). He was raised in Upton, Wyoming, until the 8th grade when the family moved to Pine Bluffs. He was involved in many high school activities including basketball, football, track, and band. Upon his graduation from Pine Bluffs High School, he joined the Army National Guard where he played the trumpet in the 67th Army National Guard Band. Frank attended the University of Wyoming to study Business and Education while he was a member of the Guard. Frank married his devoted wife of 54 years, Christine Ann Lang, on June 23, 1968, in Pine Bluffs. Four children were born of the union: Andrea, Susan, Doug, and Paul. Growing up, he always wanted younger brothers or sisters, and Chris was the oldest of eleven children. Frank loved his extended families, brothers-in-laws, and sisters-in-laws that included the Stevens, Watts, Martinez, Harts and Langs. After a year of teaching high school business classes in Riverton, Frank and Chris moved back to Laramie where Frank attended the University of Wyoming College of Law (Class of 1976). Frank would go on to spend his entire life devoted to his callings in education and the law. The couple moved to Gillette upon his graduation from law school to start his legal career and private law practice with Stanley Sheehan and Tom Sansonetti. Frank was a founding partner of what is now Stevens, Edwards and Hallock, P.C. His work as an attorney in Gillette spanned over 46 years--34 of those years practicing with Jim Edwards, Joe Hallock, and their valued staff. Frank's legal career was spent serving his friends, family, and the northeastern Wyoming communities. He considered it his duty and calling to serve and mentor others by promoting justice and faith in his practice and the numerous boards that he served on or represented. These boards included: Campbell County School District, Campbell County Public Land Board (CAM-PLEX), and most recently Gillette College. Frank was a member of numerous Wyoming State Bar committees including serving as a chairman of the Ethics Committee and being a member of the Judicial Nominating Commission. He valued his membership and colleagues in the Christian Legal Society. He also served as a Magistrate Judge for the Circuit Court in Gillette, a City Judge for the town of Sundance, and a Justice of the Peace in the Sixth Judicial District of Wyoming. Outside of the office, Frank loved hunting with friends and family. Many of his favorite stories come from his time in elk hunting camps and on horseback near Turpin Meadows Ranch with his dearest friends. Hunting deer with his son, Paul, and South Dakota pheasant hunts with Doug's extended family and the Howells were also his hobbies. He was an avid handball player on the local courts of the Rec Center and a runner until an unfortunate hip surgery ended his ability to participate in those activities. He loved attending his grandkids' soccer and basketball games, and going to many cultural events (musicals, concerts, theatre) and sports events (National Finals Rodeo, pro football, and baseball) with Chris and the family over the years. He had a wide range of music and sports interests that were passed down to his children. Many afternoons were spent on soccer fields and basketball courts with penny loafers when he did not have time to switch into sweatpants while rushing from the office. Frank's Christian faith and family were the foundation of his life. His 7 grandchildren: Isaac, Caleb, Andrew, Eli, Julia, Edward, and Gabe brought him immeasurable joy over the past 21 years. Perhaps the highest priority in Frank's life was raising his family and serving in the local church. He served the Wesleyan Church for over 30 years. His roles in the church included board member (Local, District, General, and Oklahoma Wesleyan University Trustee), choir member, and, most importantly, Sunday school teacher and Superintendent. He worked hard to raise his family in the church and to form bonds with members of other local churches. Frank also helped develop his children's passion for singing by listening to rehearsals for Sunday services in the family's living room. Sunday afternoon dinners with the family and grandkids were always a top priority. He most recently enjoyed working with Chris and the family on his hunting property, also known to the family as the Hulett House, located on Strawberry Hill Road in Hulett, Wyoming. He had a vision for this property as a location for family retreats and as a place for future friend and family hunts. When not practicing law or attending events with family, Frank was known to love a good project, and the Hulett property offered those opportunities in spades. Frank is survived by his wife, Christine A. Stevens of Gillette, Wyoming; his four children: Andrea D. Zomberg (Brian) of Grand Rapids, Michigan; Susan C. Howell (Jason) of Gillette, Wyoming; Douglas E. Stevens (Krista) of Spearfish, South Dakota; and Paul F. Stevens (Paige) of Gillette, Wyoming; his seven grandchildren: Isaac Howell, Caleb Howell, Andrew Howell, Elijah Howell, Julia Stevens, Edward Stevens, and Gabriel Stevens; his two siblings: Kay Martinez (Frank) of Albuquerque, New Mexico; and Mary Hart (Dan) of Upton, Wyoming. Frank is preceded in death by his father, Edward D. Stevens of Upton, Wyoming; his mother Esther E. Stevens of Upton, Wyoming; and his brother, Edward F. Stevens (Linda) of Newberg, Oregon. Donations may be made to the Gillette College Foundation, 300 W Sinclair, Gillette, WY 82718 or Prison Fellowship, PO Box 1550, Merrifield, VA 22116 in Frank's honor. Memorials and condolences can be sent in care of Gillette Memorial Chapel, 210 W. 5th St., Gillette, WY 82716. Remembrances can also be shared online at www.GilletteMemorialChapel.com
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...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM
MDT SATURDAY...
* WHAT...Visibility will be dropping to less than one quarter of a
mile overnight.
* WHERE...Central Laramie County. This includes the city of
Cheyenne.
* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM MDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
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Mary Jane Tatum 1951-2022 Mary Jane Tatum, of Cheyenne, passed away on September 4th, 2022, surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with respiratory illness. She was born on April 20th, 1951 in Greeley, Colorado to William and Betty Morrison. She married Rollie A. Tatum on December 13th, 1968 and she then graduated from Cheyenne Central High School in 1969. She is survived by her loving husband of 53 years and her children: daughters Janel Tatum of Cheyenne and Mendi Tatum (Casey) of Cheyenne; Son Andy Tatum (Heidi) of Cheyenne; Brother William Morrison Jr, Cheyenne; Sisters Sandy Halbrook of Gillette, Wyoming, and Paula Wilson of Cheyenne; six grandchildren, Ryan Bruner, Isabelle Bruner, Abigail Bruner, Hunter Horton, Emily Tatum, and Rogan Tatum. She is preceded in death by her father, William Morrison and mother, Betty Hollenbeck. A family viewing and funeral services will be held September 12th, 2022, at Schrader's funeral home, 2222 Russell Avenue, Cheyenne WY 82001. The viewing will be held from 1:00-3:00 pm and the services will be held at 3:00 pm. Reception will be held after services (4:00 pm) at the Picnic Shelter next to the Cheyenne Aquatics Center at 901 Martin Esquibel Drive, Cheyenne WY, 82001.
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...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM
MDT SATURDAY...
* WHAT...Visibility will be dropping to less than one quarter of a
mile overnight.
* WHERE...Central Laramie County. This includes the city of
Cheyenne.
* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM MDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
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Gabriel Testerman is seen in a picture provided by the Laramie County Sheriff’s Office. Testerman is a sergeant with the Wyoming Highway Patrol, but has been on administrative leave since May 2 pending a Laramie County criminal investigation, according to WHP. He was arrested Aug. 30.
CHEYENNE – Documents charging a Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper with three felony counts of first-degree sexual assault with physical force have been filed in Laramie County District Court.
Sgt. Gabriel Lee Testerman was arrested Aug. 30 by the Laramie County Sheriff’s Office, according to a Highway Patrol news release sent out that day. The WHP apparently learned about a pending Cheyenne Police Department investigation involving Testerman on May 2, and he has been on administrative leave since then, the Highway Patrol said.
Testerman's arraignment is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Sept. 19 in front of Laramie County District Judge Thomas Campbell. Testerman waived a preliminary hearing that had been scheduled for Sept. 7, automatically binding the charges over from Laramie County Circuit Court.
If convicted, Testerman faces up to 150 years in prison. Each count of first-degree sexual assault carries a possible sentence of five to 50 years of incarceration, a fine of up to $10,000 or both, according to court papers.
Both redacted and unredacted affidavits of probable cause, which describe the details of the case, are currently in a confidential court file.
The case is being prosecuted by Sweetwater County and Prosecuting Attorney Daniel E. Erramouspe and his office. A motion filed Aug. 29 by Laramie County District Attorney Leigh Anne Manlove asking for Erramouspe's appointment said her office had "determined there are multiple conflicts of interest" that prevented its staff from prosecuting the case.
Laramie-based attorneys Tom Fleener and Devon Petersen entered their appearance for Testerman on Aug. 31, according to court documents.
Testerman bonded out of jail following an Aug. 31 initial appearance, according to a jail official. His bond had been set at $100,000 cash or surety.
One of Testerman's bond conditions was a requirement to "turn over firearms and weapons" to CPD, court documents say. He was also ordered to stay away from alleged victims in the case.
On Sept. 7, Petersen filed a motion to limit public access to the probable cause affidavit in the case, saying there was information in it "that would do substantial injury to the public interest of holding a fair jury trial, as well as to the privacy interest of the defendant and the alleged victims, and the interest in nondisclosure resulting from such substantial injury outweighs the public right of access."
Petersen cited news releases issued by the Highway Patrol and CPD following Testerman's arrest, as well as "substantial" statewide news coverage from multiple news outlets over the preceding week, including the Wyoming Tribune Eagle.
The state did not object to the motion, according to the document.
Hannah Black is the Wyoming Tribune Eagle’s criminal justice reporter. She can be reached at hblack@wyomingnews.com or 307-633-3128. Follow her on Twitter at @hannahcblack.
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‘I was crying’: Woman’s quick stop at store turns into $777,777 lottery jackpot
Published: Sep. 9, 2022 at 10:01 PM EDT|Updated: 39 minutes ago
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (KAIT/Gray News) - A woman in Missouri will certainly not forget her recent stop at a convenience store.
KAIT says the woman, who was not immediately identified, was on her way to a friend’s house when she stopped at a Munch-N-Pump store on Highway 53.
According to the Missouri Lottery, she bought several lottery tickets. One of those tickets was a Hot 7s scratchers ticket that returned a top prize of $777,777.
“I called my husband, and I was crying,” she said. “I was like, ‘This is not real! It can’t be real.’”
According to Friday’s news release, the woman said she plans to invest the winnings.
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Illinois man pleads guilty to felonies in 2021 Capitol riot
Published: Sep. 9, 2022 at 9:43 PM EDT|Updated: 57 minutes ago
CHICAGO (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a central Illinois man pleaded guilty Friday to felony charges for assaulting a law enforcement officer and a member of the news media during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Prosecutors say 44-year-old Shane Jason Woods of Auburn, Illinois, pleaded guilty Friday in the District of Columbia to assaulting, resisting, or impeding law enforcement officers and a related federal assault charge.
Court documents say Woods knocked a Capitol Police officer off her feet and later that day tackled a member of the news media trying to leave a disturbance.
Woods is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 13, 2023.
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HOUSTON, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CITGO Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), today announced the expiration and final results of its previously announced offer to purchase (the "Offer") for cash up to $286.231 million in aggregate principal amount (the "Excess Cash Flow Offer Amount") of its 9.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2024 (the "Notes") at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the settlement date, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated August 11, 2022 (the "Offer to Purchase").
The Offer expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on September 9, 2022 (the "Expiration Time"). As of the Expiration Time, $12.282 million in aggregate principal amount of the Notes had been validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Time.
Because the aggregate principal amount for all Notes tendered in the Offer did not exceed the Excess Cash Flow Offer Amount of $286.231 million, the Company will purchase $12.282 million aggregate principal amount of Notes pursuant to the Offer. Payment for such accepted Notes will be made on September 16, 2022. After giving effect to the purchase of the tendered and accepted Notes, approximately $1.358 billion in aggregate principal amount of the Notes will remain outstanding.
The Notes are governed by an indenture, dated as of August 1, 2019 (the "Indenture"), by and among the Company, the Guarantors party thereto and TMI Trust Company, as trustee (the "Trustee"). Under the terms of the Indenture, the Company is obligated to offer to purchase for cash an aggregate principal amount of up to the Excess Cash Flow Offer Amount of its outstanding Notes at the price described above. The Offer was made to satisfy this requirement.
The Excess Cash Flow Offer Amount is equal to 50% of the Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the Indenture) of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries for the Excess Cash Flow Period (as defined in the Indenture), minus the mandatory prepayment offer amount under the excess cash flow offer provisions of the Term Loan Facility (as defined in the Indenture). In this regard, the Company made a concurrent offer of prepayment equal to approximately $482.673 million in aggregate principal amount of outstanding indebtedness under the Term Loan Facility, of which $216 million was accepted. The Offer and the concurrent offer under the Term Loan Facility were not conditioned on one another.
This announcement is not an offer to purchase or sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase or sell any securities in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws of such jurisdiction.
About CITGO Holding, Inc.
CITGO Holding, Inc. ("CITGO Holding" or the "Company") is the direct parent of CITGO Petroleum Corporation ("CITGO"). CITGO Holding is a wholly-owned subsidiary of PDV Holding, Inc. ("PDV Holding"), a Delaware corporation and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. ("PDVSA" or "ultimate parent"), which is a Venezuelan corporation 100% owned and controlled by the Government of Venezuela.
CITGO manufactures or refines and markets transportation fuels as well as petrochemicals, other industrial products and lubricants. We own and operate three large-scale, highly complex petroleum refineries with a total rated crude oil refining capacity of approximately 769,000 barrels per day, located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Corpus Christi, Texas and Lemont, Illinois. Our refining operations are supported by an extensive distribution network, which provides reliable access to our refined product end-markets. We own 35 active refined product terminals with a total storage capacity of 18.3 million barrels and have equity ownership of an additional 3.5 million barrels of refined product storage capacity through our joint ownership of an additional eight terminals, spread across 22 states. We own or have an equity interest in four additional terminals, consisting of approximately 1 million barrels of refined storage capacity, which are currently inactive or only utilized to store feedstocks used in refining operations. We also have access to more than 140 third-party terminals through exchange, terminaling and similar arrangements. Our retail network consists of approximately 4,300 independently owned and operated CITGO-branded retail outlets located east of the Rocky Mountains. We and our predecessors have had a recognized brand presence in the U.S. for over 100 years.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "predict," "project," "target," "will," "would," "should," the negative of these terms and similar terms and phrases. These statements relate to, among other things, expectations regarding revenues, costs and expenses, refining and other margins, profitability, cash flows, capital expenditures, liquidity and capital resources, our working capital requirements and other financial and operating items. These statements also relate to our industry, business strategy, goals and expectations concerning our market position and future operations. Any forward-looking statements are not guarantees of our future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, developments and business decisions to differ materially from those contemplated by these forward-looking statements. These statements are based on assumptions and assessments made by our management in light of their experience and their perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors they believe to be appropriate. Although we believe the assumptions upon which these forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, any of these assumptions could prove to be inaccurate, and the forward-looking statements based on these assumptions could be incorrect. In addition, our business and operations involve numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, which could result in our expectations not being realized or could otherwise materially affect our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. We caution to readers that these forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from the results that are projected, expressed or implied. We do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information or development, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking statements.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vice President Kamala Harris highlighted the importance of climate, human spaceflight, and STEM education during the Biden-Harris Administration's second National Space Council meeting Friday, held at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
"For generations, with our allies and partners around the globe, America has led our world in the exploration and use of space," said Harris. "Our leadership has been guided by a set of fundamental principles – cooperation, security, ambition, and public trust – which is the recognition, of course, that space can and must be protected for the benefit of all people. There is so much we still don't know and so much we still haven't done – space remains a place of undiscovered and unrealized opportunity. Our test and our responsibility is to work together to guide humanity forward into this new frontier and to make real the incredible potential of space for all people."
For more than 50 years, NASA satellites have provided open-source and publicly available data on Earth's land, water, temperature, weather, and climate. Improving access to key climate information is a priority for the agency. Building on his previous announcement, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson released the first concept, and shared a new video for the Earth Information Center. The center will allow the public to see how the Earth is changing and guide decision makers to mitigate, adapt, and respond to climate change.
"Just like we use mission control to monitor operations during spaceflight, we're embarking on this effort to monitor conditions here on our home planet, and it will be available to everyone in an easy-to-access format," Nelson said.
Planning for the Earth Information Center is underway with the initial phase providing an interactive visual display of imagery and data from NASA and other government agencies. NASA Headquarters plans to house this initial interactive display with goals to expand in person and virtual access over the next five years.
The Vice President also underscored the important research conducted on the International Space Station that will enable long duration stays on the Moon and future human missions to Mars, in addition to benefits to life here on Earth.
"NASA uses the International Space Station to conduct critical research on the risks associated with future Mars missions – space radiation, isolation, and distance from Earth, just to name a few. It's also a testbed to develop the technologies we'll need for long duration stays on the Moon, where we will build an Artemis Base Camp on the surface and Gateway outpost in lunar orbit," Nelson said. "Research on the space station demonstrates that the benefits of microgravity are not just for discovery. We also develop new technologies that improve life on Earth, like treatments for cancer."
In conjunction with the meeting, NASA announced a new Space Grant K-12 Inclusiveness and Diversity in STEM (SG KIDS) opportunity that will award more than $4 million to institutions across the U.S. to help bring the excitement of NASA and STEM to traditionally underserved and underrepresented groups of middle and high school students. The announcement is a part of a broader set of commitments made by public, private, and philanthropic partners announced by the Vice President to help in the recruitment and development of the next generation of the space workforce.
SG KIDS also addresses the White House Executive Order on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government, as well as NASA Administrator Bill Nelson's focus on providing authentic STEM opportunities to K-12 students.
While at NASA's Johnson Space Center, Vice President Harris toured the agency's mission control with Nelson and Johnson Center Director Vanessa Wyche. The Vice President also spoke with NASA astronauts Bob Hines, Kjell Lindgren, and Jessica Watkins, living and working aboard the International Space Station about how their research benefits life on Earth, supports long duration space flight, and protects our planet.
The Vice President also received a tour of the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility (SVMF), where space flight crews and their support personnel receive world class training on high-fidelity hardware for real-time mission support. The SVMF consists of space station, Orion, Commercial vehicle mockups, part-task trainers and rack interfaces, a Precision Air Bearing Floor, and a Partial Gravity Simulator.
A recording of the full National Space Council meeting is available online at:
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NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW) announced today that Chief Financial Officer Frank Lanuto will participate in a fireside chat at the upcoming 30th Annual Deutsche Bank Leveraged Finance Conference on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at 9:20am. Lanuto will also be available for 1:1 investor meetings. For more information reach out Michaela Pewarski, VP, Investor Relations at ir@stagwellglobal.com.
Visit this page to view upcoming investor events and programming from Stagwell.
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Cheesy one-liners, nostalgic '80s rock and high schoolers busting out advanced karate moves are just a few reasons for viewers to love Season 5 of Cobra Kai. The new season kicked off Friday and already has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes from critics and audiences.
A dark cloud loomed over the city of Los Angeles at the end of Cobra Kai's fourth season. Snake in the grass Terry Silver swept the leg on his Vietnam War buddy and Cobra Kai Karate co-founder John Kreese, landing him in jail for a crime he didn't commit. Meanwhile, Mr. Miyagi's prized pupil Daniel LaRusso and Cobra Kai's original bad boy Johnny Lawrence are forced to close the doors to their dojos after losing the All Valley Under 18 Karate Tournament.
All 10 episodes of Season 5 were released Friday on Netflix, and have already raked in top-shelf reviews from critics and viewers alike on Rotten Tomatoes. The new season picks up with Lawrence going after his student, Miguel Diaz, who went to Mexico in search of his real father. Back in the Valley, LaRusso confronts another foe from his past. And all the while, emotionally charged high schoolers continue beating each other up every 10 to 20 minutes.
Chicago Tribune critic Nina Metz said viewers need to "embrace the cheese", and John Nguyen with Nerd Reactor described Season 5 as "crazy, bigger and wild." One audience reviewer said the show brought him back to his childhood, providing viewers an escape from the turbulence of today.
The show got its start on YouTube, which produced three seasons before it stopped making original scripted programming, and was then picked up by Netflix in 2020. The show kicked its way to the top when Season 4 dropped on Dec. 31, 2021, with over 120,000,000 million hours viewed in its first week, according to Netflix.
The Karate Kid spinoff basked in four weeks of glory on Netflix's Global Top 10 for TV at the beginning of 2022, including two weeks as the streaming service's number-one show in the world.
Each season brings back new heroes and villains from the Karate Kid trilogy, which first hit theaters in 1984. The original, which has an 82% audience score and 89% rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, was lauded by critics, including Robert Ebert, who had lackluster expectations for the film.
"I was completely wrong," Ebert wrote in 1984. "The Karate Kid was one of the nice surprises of 1984 — an exciting, sweet-tempered, heart-warming story with one of the most interesting friendships in a long time."
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WHSV EndZone - Week 3: Broadway vs. William Monroe
Published: Sep. 9, 2022 at 10:49 PM EDT|Updated: 17 minutes ago
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Broadway visits William Monroe in week three.
FINAL: William Monroe 27, Broadway 14
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WHSV EndZone - Week 3: East Hardy vs. Tucker County
Published: Sep. 9, 2022 at 10:44 PM EDT|Updated: 22 minutes ago
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - East Hardy travels to Tucker County in week three.
FINAL: Tucker County 14, East Hardy 13
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WHSV EndZone - Week 3: East Rockingham vs. Central
Published: Sep. 9, 2022 at 10:46 PM EDT|Updated: 21 minutes ago
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - East Rockingham and Central meet in a Bull Run District matchup.
FINAL: Central 42, East Rockingham 21
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WHSV EndZone - Week 3: Fishburne vs. Massanutten
Published: Sep. 9, 2022 at 10:44 PM EDT|Updated: 21 minutes ago
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Fishburne Military School meets Massanutten Military School in week three.
FINAL: Fishburne 46, Massanutten 0
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WHSV EndZone - Week 3: John Handley vs. Spotswood
Published: Sep. 9, 2022 at 10:50 PM EDT|Updated: 16 minutes ago
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Spotswood and John Handley meet in week three.
FINAL: John Handley 28, Spotswood 0
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WHSV EndZone - Week 3: Lord Botetourt vs. Riverheads
Published: Sep. 9, 2022 at 10:51 PM EDT|Updated: 14 minutes ago
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Riverheads hosts Lord Botetourt in the WHSV EndZone Game of the Week.
FINAL: Lord Botetourt 35, Riverheads 21
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WHSV EndZone - Week 3: Millbrook vs. Harrisonburg
Published: Sep. 9, 2022 at 10:50 PM EDT|Updated: 16 minutes ago
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Harrisonburg hosts Millbrook in week three of the high school football season.
FINAL: Millbrook 28, Harrisonburg 0
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WHSV EndZone - Week 3: Monticello vs. Turner Ashby
Published: Sep. 9, 2022 at 10:50 PM EDT|Updated: 16 minutes ago
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Turner Ashby hosts Monticello in week three.
FINAL: Turner Ashby 36, Monticello 6
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WHSV EndZone - Week 3: Rockbridge County vs. Wilson Memorial
Published: Sep. 9, 2022 at 10:48 PM EDT|Updated: 17 minutes ago
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Wilson Memorial and Rockbridge County square off in week three.
FINAL: Wilson Memorial 34, Rockbridge County 2
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WHSV EndZone - Week 3: Southern Garrett vs. Moorefield
Published: Sep. 9, 2022 at 10:44 PM EDT|Updated: 23 minutes ago
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Moorefield hosts Southern Garrett (MD) in week three.
FINAL: Moorefield 21, Southern Garrett 7
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WHSV EndZone - Week 3: Warren County vs. Strasburg
Published: Sep. 9, 2022 at 10:45 PM EDT|Updated: 23 minutes ago
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Strasburg hosts Warren County in week three.
FINAL: Strasburg 33, Warren County 13
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WHSV EndZone - Week 3: Waynesboro vs. Fort Defiance
Published: Sep. 9, 2022 at 10:46 PM EDT|Updated: 21 minutes ago
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Waynesboro and Fort Defiance meet in a Shenandoah District matchup in week three.
FINAL: Fort Defiance 30, Waynesboro 21
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HONOLULU (KITV4) -- The City and County of Honolulu is launching a $3 million agriculture grant program, aimed at supporting Oahu's agriculture.
Oahu small farmers, ranchers, and growers can apply for funding beginning Monday, September 12 at 12 p.m., at oahuaggrants.org. A total of 60 grants, each worth $50,000, will be awarded. The deadline to finish applications is October 20, 2022 at 10 a.m.
The grants, unanimously approved by the Honolulu City Council, were first proposed by Council Vice-Chair Esther Kiaʻāina as part of a broader effort to deploy federal funds to support local agriculture producers.
“Investing in local agriculture is a vital step in our strategy to create a more diverse and equitable economy,” said Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi. “These grants will help small farmers expand their production and create much needed jobs for our community. It brings us closer to our vision for O‘ahu and quite frankly it is imperative more of our food is grown, harvested, and prepared for our tables by our neighbors.”
“Local agriculture has played an integral role throughout Hawaiʻi’s history, but in the last few decades, we have increased our reliance on external shipments for our food supply,” said Council Vice-Chair Esther Kiaʻāina. “That is why it is crucial that we invest in local food production, sustainability, and resiliency. This Agriculture Grants program will support our local farmers’ livelihood, ensure food security for local families, and revitalize and diversify our State’s economy."
The Pacific Gateway Center will provide translated applications in several languages, including Hawaiian, Samoan, Tongan, Ilocano, Lao, Thai, and Cantonese, thanks to support from Ulupono Initiative.
The Grants are designed to help small agriculture producers. Eligibility requirements include:
Be based on Oahu.
Able to document financial harm from the pandemic.
Have been in business by March 13, 2020.
Be fully compliant with the IRS, the state Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR), the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), and the Department of Taxation (DOTAX).
The grant program is funded with State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds.
Community members with questions can contact the Office of Economic Revitalization at (808) 768-2489 (CITY), Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or contact bce@honolulu.gov.
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Kathryn spent the last decade in the Bay Area working in nonprofits, education, and communications consulting. She has a B.A. in English from St. Mary's College of CA and an M.A. in Public Affairs and Politics from the University of San Francisco.
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GRAPHIC: Man arrested after beheading woman in street, report says
SAN CARLOS, Calif. (KGO) - Authorities in California say a gruesome murder remains under investigation where a mother was killed in the middle of the street earlier this week.
Residents in a San Carlos neighborhood said they are trying to understand what could’ve led to Thursday’s grisly killing.
According to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office, a woman in her 20s with two young kids was murdered in the street by a man she knew with witnesses close by.
A 911 emergency call recording shared that a 25-year-old female reportedly had her head cut off by a sword.
Authorities described the weapon used as a stabbing instrument which was not located as of Thursday evening.
Neighbor Chapel Thorborne shared that the disturbing crime scene was only steps away from his front door.
“The head was underneath the car, and she was in the back of the car, just severed. And they covered her up,” Thorborne said.
The sheriff’s office said the woman and the suspect were in an ongoing relationship. However, sources said the victim had a restraining order against the suspect since April.
Officials didn’t immediately release details about the suspect’s relationship with the woman’s children.
According to reports, child protective services took custody of a 7-year-old and 1-year-old child, who were inside the woman’s home.
Residents said their concern now is for the kids as so many questions remain about how someone could commit such a crime.
“After he cut her head off, he came walking up, him and his two friends. They walked right by me, and they arrested him,” Thorborne said.
The sheriff’s office confirmed the suspect was known to law enforcement but did not release any further immediate details.
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NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ClaimsFiler, a FREE shareholder information service, reminds investors that they have until October 31, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT), if they purchased the Company's shares between February 19, 2021 to June 8, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Abbott investors should visit us at https://claimsfiler.com/cases/nyse-abt-1/ or call toll-free (844) 367-9658. Lawyers at Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC are available to discuss your legal options.
Abbott and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period, violating federal securities laws.
On February 17, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") announced that its inspection of the Company's Sturgis, Michigan facility, prompted by consumer complaints of infant illness, had yielded several positive contamination results for the Cronobacter sakazakii bacteria, linked to infant illnesses and death. On the same day, the Company, without mention of the FDA investigation, recalled certain infant formula products, including the popular brands Similac, Alimentum and EleCare, all manufactured in Sturgis. On this news, shares of Abbott declined by $3.79 per share, or 3.14%.
Then, on March 22, 2022, the FDA reported that, although not "final FDA determinations," its most recent inspection conducted between January 31, 2022 and March 18, 2022 revealed that the Company failed to establish process controls "designed to ensure that infant formula does not become adulterated due to the presence of microorganisms in the formula or in the processing environment" and failed to "ensure that all surfaces that contacted infant formula were maintained to protect infant formula from being contaminated by any source." On this news, shares of Abbott declined by an additional $4.97 per share, or 4%.
Finally, on June 8, 2022, it was reported that a whistleblower complaint identifying numerous serious examples of misconduct at Sturgis related to the above had been filed with the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration ("OSHA") in February 2021, and that OSHA had delivered that complaint to Abbott Laboratories and the FDA during the same month. On this news, shares of Abbott declined by an additional 3.5%, further damaging investors.
The case is Pembroke Pines Firefighters & Police Officers Pension Fund v. Abbott Laboratories, No. 22-cv-04661.
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NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ClaimsFiler, a FREE shareholder information service, reminds investors that they have until October 31, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Azure Power Global Limited ("Azure" or the "Company") (NYSE: AZRE), if they purchased the Company's securities between June 15, 2021 and August 26, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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Azure and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period, violating federal securities laws.
On August 29, 2022, the Company disclosed that its Chief Executive Officer had resigned, less than two months after his appointment and that it had "received a whistleblower complaint in May 2022 alleging potential procedural irregularities and misconduct by certain employees at a plant belonging to one of its subsidiaries." During the Company's review of these allegations, Azure "discovered deviations from safety and quality norms" and "also identified evidence of manipulation of project data and information by certain employees."
On this news, shares of Azure declined by $4.61 per share, or approximately 44.07%, from $10.46 per share to close at $5.85 on August 29, 2022.
The case is Gilbert v. Azure Power Global Limited, No. 22-cv-7432.
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NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq., a partner at the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF"), announces that KSF continues its investigation into BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (NasdaqGS: BMRN).
On August 19, 2020, the Company disclosed that it received a Complete Response Letter ("CRL") from the FDA rejecting its Biologics License Application ("BLA") for its product, valoctocogene roxaparvovec, and recommending two years of data from the Company's ongoing 270-301 study (Phase 3) and that the Company "complete the Phase 3 Study and submit two-year follow-up safety and efficacy data on all study participants," thus requiring a lengthier study before approval would be considered.
Thereafter, the Company and certain of its executives were sued in a securities class action lawsuit, charging them with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period, violating federal securities laws. Recently, the court presiding over the case denied the Company's motion to reconsider the court's decision denying in part the Company's motion to dismiss, allowing the case to move forward.
KSF's investigation is focusing on whether BioMarin's officers and/or directors breached their fiduciary duties to BioMarin's shareholders or otherwise violated state or federal laws.
If you have information that would assist KSF in its investigation, or have been a long-term holder of BioMarin shares and would like to discuss your legal rights, you may, without obligation or cost to you, call toll-free at 1-877-515-1850 or email KSF Managing Partner Lewis Kahn (lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com), or visit https://ksfcounsel.com/cases/biomarin-pharmaceutical-inc-nasdaqgs-bmrn/ to learn more.
KSF, whose partners include former Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., is one of the nation's premier boutique securities litigation law firms. KSF serves a variety of clients – including public institutional investors, hedge funds, money managers and retail investors – in seeking to recover investment losses due to corporate fraud and malfeasance by publicly traded companies. KSF has offices in New York, California, Louisiana and New Jersey.
To learn more about KSF, you may visit www.ksfcounsel.com.
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NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ClaimsFiler, a FREE shareholder information service, reminds investors that they have until October 25, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Coupang, Inc. (NYSE: CPNG), if they purchased or acquired the Company's shares pursuant and/or traceable to the Company's March 2021 initial public offering (the "IPO"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Coupang investors should visit us at https://claimsfiler.com/cases/nyse-cpng/ or call toll-free (844) 367-9658. Lawyers at Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC are available to discuss your legal options.
Coupang and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information in its IPO Registration Statement, violating federal securities laws.
The alleged false and misleading statements and omissions include, but are not limited to, that: (i) the Company was engaged in improper anti-competitive practices with its suppliers and other third parties in violation of applicable regulations; (ii) the Company had improperly adjusted search algorithms and manipulated product reviews on its marketplace platform in order to prioritize its own private-label branded products over those of other sellers and merchants, to the detriment of consumers, merchants, and suppliers; (iii) unbeknownst to its Rocket WOW members, Coupang was selling products to non-member customers at lower prices than those offered to its Rocket WOW members; (iv) the Company subjected its workforce to extreme, unsafe, and unhealthy working conditions; (v) all of the above illicit practices exposed the Company to a heightened, but undisclosed, risk of reputational and regulatory scrutiny that would harm the Company's critical relationships with consumers, merchants, suppliers, and the workforce; and (vi) the Company's lower prices, historical revenues, competitive advantages, and growing market share were the result of systemic, improper, unethical, and/or illegal practices, and, thus, unsustainable.
The case is Choi v. Coupang, Inc., No. 22-cv-07309.
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NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ClaimsFiler, a FREE shareholder information service, reminds investors that they have until October 24, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Dingdong (Cayman) Limited (NYSE: DDL), if they purchased or acquired the Company's American Depository Shares ("ADS") pursuant and/or traceable to the Company's June 2021 initial public offering (the "IPO"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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Dingdong and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information in its IPO Registration Statement, violating federal securities laws.
The alleged false and misleading statements and omissions include, but are not limited to, that: (i) the Company was disregarding food safety responsibilities, failing to deliver on its stated commitment to provide "fresh" groceries to customers; (ii) the Company's quality control measures were inadequate, exposing it to an increased risk of regulatory and/or governmental scrutiny and enforcement; and (iii) as a result of the foregoing, the Company's Registration Statement was materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
The case is Mccormack v. Dingdong (Cayman) Ltd., et al, No. 22-cv-7273.
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NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq., a partner at the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF"), announces that KSF has commenced an investigation into International Business Machines Corporation ("IBM") (NYSE: IBM).
On October 20, 2021, the Company announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2021, disclosing total revenues for the quarter of $17.62 billion, a shortfall of $191.84 million based on analyst estimates, due largely to its Cloud & Cognitive Software segment, which had revenues of $5.69 billion - a shortfall of approximately $80 million based on analyst estimates of $5.77 billion.
Thereafter, the Company and certain of its executives were sued in a securities class action lawsuit, charging them with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period, violating federal securities laws.
KSF's investigation is focusing on whether IBM's officers and/or directors breached their fiduciary duties to its shareholders or otherwise violated state or federal laws.
If you have information that would assist KSF in its investigation, or have been a long-term holder of IBM shares and would like to discuss your legal rights, you may, without obligation or cost to you, call toll-free at 1-877-515-1850 or email KSF Managing Partner Lewis Kahn (lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com), or visit https://www.ksfcounsel.com/cases/nyse-ibm/ to learn more.
KSF, whose partners include former Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., is one of the nation's premier boutique securities litigation law firms. KSF serves a variety of clients – including public institutional investors, hedge funds, money managers and retail investors – in seeking recoveries for investment losses emanating from corporate fraud or malfeasance by publicly traded companies. KSF has offices in New York, California, Louisiana and New Jersey.
To learn more about KSF, you may visit www.ksfcounsel.com.
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NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ClaimsFiler, a FREE shareholder information service, reminds investors that they have until November 1, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Kohl's Corporation (NYSE: KSS), if they purchased the Company's securities between October 20, 2020 and May 19, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
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Kohl's investors should visit us at https://claimsfiler.com/cases/nyse-kss-1/ or call toll-free (844) 367-9658. Lawyers at Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC are available to discuss your legal options.
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Kohl's and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period, violating federal securities laws.
On May 19, 2022, the Company disclosed disappointing 1Q2022 fiscal results including net sales growth and earnings per share below analyst expectations, as well as a cut to its full year earnings forecast, due to "macro headwinds related to lapping last year's stimulus and an inflationary consumer environment." Then, on May 20, 2022, Macellum Advisors GP, LLC, "a long-term holder of nearly 5% of the outstanding common shares of Kohl's," issued a statement addressing "[t]his quarter's extremely disappointing results," which it attributed to a "flawed strategic plan and an inability to execute," and that "the current Board appears to have withheld material information from shareholders about the state of Kohl's in the lead-up to this year's pivotal annual meeting," which "suggests to us a clear breach of fiduciary duty."
On this news, shares of Kohl's declined $5.84 per share, or 12.97%, to close at $39.20 per share on May 20, 2022.
The case is Shanaphy v. Kohl's Corporation, et al., No. 22-cv-01016.
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NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ClaimsFiler, a FREE shareholder information service, reminds investors that they have until October 11, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against LifeStance Health Group, Inc. (NasdaqGS: LFST), if they purchased or acquired the Company's Class A common stock pursuant and/or traceable to the Company's June 2021 initial public offering (the "IPO"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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LifeStance investors should visit us at https://claimsfiler.com/cases/nasdaq-lfst/ or call toll-free (844) 367-9658. Lawyers at Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC are available to discuss your legal options.
About the Lawsuit
LifeStance and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information in its IPO Registration Statement, violating federal securities laws.
The alleged false and misleading statements and omissions include, but are not limited to, that: (i) the Company's out-patient/virtual revenue growth was negatively affected by a decrease in virtual visits after COVID-19 lockdowns were lifted; (ii) an increasing number of in-person visits post-lockdown resulted in substantial increases to operating expenses; (iii) its physician retention rate had fallen significantly below the 87% highlighted in the IPO's registration statement leading to additional costs to bring on new physicians, who were less productive than the outgoing physicians they were replacing; and (iv) as a result, LifeStance Health's business metrics and financial prospects were not as strong as the IPO's registration statement represented.
The case is Nayani v. LifeStance Health Group, Inc., No. 22-cv-06833.
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Boys and Girls Club of Cheyenne opens two new sites in LCSD2
CHEYENNE – The Boys and Girls Club of Cheyenne on Friday announced the opening of two new sites in Laramie County School District 2.
Launching Monday, Sept. 12, the club will offer high-quality, affordable after-school programming at both Burns and Pine Bluffs elementary schools. These locations, set to replace the previous Academy of Learning Extensions (A.L.E.X.) after-school program, will join existing sites in Laramie County School District 1, including the West Jefferson Clubhouse, the club at Laramie County Community College, and the Cole Elementary site serving students from Cole and Hebard elementary schools.
“The Boys & Girls Club of Cheyenne’s mission has always been to inspire and enable youth in Laramie County, and we are excited to take this goal to the next level by opening brand new sites in Burns and Pine Bluffs,” Boys and Girls Club of Cheyenne CEO Justin Pendleton said in a news release.
“These new additions fall in alignment with the club’s overarching vision of serving even more youth in need, both in our capital city and beyond. The club looks forward to partnering with LCSD2 Superintendent Justin Pierantoni and local educators to foster student success and create a safe, productive and meaningful learning environment for all.”
Both sites will offer after-school programming Monday through Thursday from 3:30 to 6 p.m. To accommodate the four-day school week and enhance critical out-of-school time, these sites will also offer a full-day program on Fridays, which will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Burns and Pine Bluffs Elementary sites are open to 5-year-old students who are currently enrolled in kindergarten through students in sixth grade. The yearly membership fee is $10, and includes daily meals, engaging programs such as art, STEM, and Healthy Habits, and access to the full-day Friday program. Potential members can begin the registration process by visiting bgcchey.org.
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NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ClaimsFiler, a FREE shareholder information service, reminds investors that they have until October 17, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against MINISO Group Holding Limited (NYSE: MNSO), if they purchased or acquired the Company's securities pursuant and/or traceable to the Company's October 2020 initial public offering (the "IPO"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
MINISO investors should visit us at https://claimsfiler.com/cases/nyse-mnso/ or call toll-free (844) 367-9658. Lawyers at Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC are available to discuss your legal options.
MINISO and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information in its IPO Registration Statement, violating federal securities laws.
On July 26, 2022, market researcher Blue Orca Capital reported on a myriad of issues involving the China-based company, including that "there is overwhelming evidence that MINISO misleads the market about its core business" and that "Chinese corporate filings also indicate, in our view, that the chairman siphoned hundreds of millions from the public company through opaque Caribbean jurisdictions as the middleman in a crooked headquarters deal," among other things.
On this news, the price of MINISO's American Depositary Shares fell $1.08, or 14.98%, to close at $6.13, on unusually heavy trading volume.
The case is Ashraf v. MINISO Group Holding Limited, No. 22-cv-05815.
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BLM approves segments of Gateway West Transmission Line in Wyoming
CHEYENNE – The Bureau of Land Management announced Friday that the agency has issued the final construction approval for two 230-kilovolt segments of the Gateway West Transmission Line.
Each of the segments begin near Glenrock: a new 60-mile transmission line beginning at the Windstar Substation and a rebuild of a 58-mile line beginning at the Dave Johnson Power Plant. Both lines terminate at the Shirley Basin Substation in Carbon County, and will run parallel to each other through most of the project area.
These two transmission lines, commonly referred to as “D-1”, represent the second phase of the 1,000-mile Gateway West Transmission Line Project that will ultimately connect the substations near Glenrock to the Hemingway Substation near Boise, Idaho. The first phase of the project was constructed in 2019 and consists of 160 miles of 230-kilovolt and 500-kilovolt transmission lines that connect the Shirley Basin Substation to the Jim Bridger Substation in Sweetwater County. The remaining segments of Gateway West will be completed over the next few years.
The Gateway West Transmission Line Project will support approximately 90 construction jobs and help integrate up to 765 megawatts of new renewable energy resources into the grid while also ensuring reliability of existing generation resources. Building transmission lines will help deliver cleaner and cheaper electricity that lowers costs for families and consumers. The Gateway West project is part of PacifiCorp’s Energy Gateway Transmission Expansion, a multi-year investment plan to add approximately 2,000 miles of new transmission lines across the West.
“Along with the Gateway South Transmission Line Project, this is the second transmission project I’ve been able to approve here in Wyoming, and I couldn’t be prouder of the BLM staff and our strong partnership with the state of Wyoming and the project’s proponent, PacifiCorp,” BLM Wyoming State Director Andrew Archuleta said in a news release. “These projects take years of work and coordination to ensure they are completed responsibly and with input from the public and our state and federal partners. Projects like this bring good-paying jobs to communities in Wyoming and across the West and illustrates the BLM’s commitment to modernizing the nation’s infrastructure.”
The BLM worked with PacifiCorp, federal partners and the state of Wyoming to establish an innovative and collaborative approach to mitigating impacts caused by the construction of the lines, according to the release. This approach will fund and establish processes for selecting mitigation projects to offset impacts to wildlife, greater sage-grouse and other resources within the project area.
Additional information, including the National Environmental Policy Act documents, can be found on the BLM’s ePlanning website at https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/65164/510. For more information on the Gateway West Transmission Line Project, contact BLM Wyoming Deputy State Director of Communications Brad Purdy at 307-775-6015.
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JOHNSTOWN, Penn., Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sargent's Group, Inc. ("Sargent's"), a company based in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, has learned of a potential data security incident that may have involved information belonging to certain participants in health plans administered by Highmark Wholecare (formerly Gateway Health) ("Highmark"). Sargent's has notified potentially impacted individuals of the incident and has provided resources to assist them.
On April 9, 2022 Sargent's discovered unusual activity on certain of its computer systems and took steps to investigate what happened. Sargent's learned that transcripts of certain Highmark member appeals hearings may have been copied by someone without authorization during the incident. Sargent's then notified Highmark of the incident and coordinated with Highmark to collect current mailing addresses in order to notify the individuals whose information may have been involved. On August 12, 2022, Sargent's began mailing notification letters to these individuals and provided resources to help protect their information.
The information that may have been involved in the incident includes the Highmark members' names, member numbers, and medical information and statements provided during the appeal hearing. Sargent's has no evidence that any of this information has been misused. Individuals' Social Security numbers were not involved.
Sargent's takes data security extremely seriously. Sargent's has added several layers of protection in its environment to help prevent a similar event from occurring in the future and is confident that all data stored on its network is secure. Sargent's has established a toll-free call center to answer questions about the incident and to address related concerns. Call center representatives can be reached at 1-800-939-4170.
The privacy and protection of personal information is a top priority for Sargent's. Sargent's regrets any inconvenience or concern this incident may cause.
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Hell on Wheels Rodeo sets records in third season, organizers say
CHEYENNE – The 2022 Hell on Wheels Rodeo and Chuck Wagon Dinner series at the Laramie County Fairgrounds in Archer set new records for attendance, sponsorship, total prize money and economic impact for Cheyenne and Laramie County, according to Visit Cheyenne.
The third year of the series saw 1,754 tickets sold, an increase of 5% over last season, despite having one fewer performance. Attendees came from 46 states and 11 countries, including Turkey, the U.K., Canada and New Zealand. A total of 55% of tickets sold to the rodeo this year were purchased by out-of-state visitors.
The six rodeos had a direct economic impact from visitors to Laramie County of $464,000 and induced total spending of more than $750,000, according to a news release.
“We developed this rodeo series with Dave and Cindy DeLancey in 2020, when we learned we were going to lose Cheyenne Frontier Days to the pandemic that year,” Domenic Bravo, CEO of Visit Cheyenne, said in the release. “To see the growth in visitation and support from the community in our three seasons has been so gratifying. We had visitors to the series who planned their entire vacation around being at the chuck wagon dinner and rodeo. The economic impact on the community is important but the visitor experience is the most significant thing we can do.”
The series also saw more cowboy and cowgirl athletes leading to record payouts. The total purse for the six rodeos topped $52,000. The combination of accessible stock, four- and five-figure purses and the athlete experience are a major selling point of Hell on Wheels on the open rodeo circuit. Athletes from Texas, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, California and Wyoming competed in the arena this season. Series champions were crowned in nine events.
The dates for the 2023 Hell on Wheels Rodeo and Chuck Wagon Dinner are June 9 and 30, July 7 and 14, Aug. 25 and Sept. 8. Tickets go on sale April 1, 2023.
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NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ClaimsFiler, a FREE shareholder information service, reminds investors that they have until October 25, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Stitch Fix, Inc. (NasdaqGS: SFIX), if they purchased the Company's shares between December 8, 2020, and March 8, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
Stitch Fix investors should visit us at https://claimsfiler.com/cases/nasdaq-sfix-1/ or call toll-free (844) 367-9658. Lawyers at Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC are available to discuss your legal options.
Stitch Fix and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period, violating federal securities laws.
On December 7, 2021, the Company disclosed the occurrence of "short term cannibalization" from new customers who chose to use its new direct-buy Freestyle option rather than the traditional Fix option, as well as a loss for its first quarter of 2021 and a cut to its full-year revenue projections. On this news, shares of Stitch Fix declined by $5.97 per share, or 24%, from $24.97 per share to $19.00 per share.
Then, on March 8, 2022, the Company disclosed a weak outlook for the third quarter of 2022 and a cut to its revenue guidance for the full year, as well as "friction" that had occurred due to customers visiting stitchfix.com, the primary landing page for customers interested in the Fix, being redirected to the Freestyle experience first. On this news, shares of Stitch Fix declined by $0.67 per share, or 6%, from $11.01 per share to $10.34 per share.
The case is Retail Wholesale Department Store Union Local 338 Retirement Fund v. Stitch Fix, Inc., No. 22-cv-4893.
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NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq., a partner at the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF"), announces that KSF continues its investigation into Tricida, Inc. (NasdaqGS: TCDA).
On July 15, 2020, the Company disclosed that it received a notification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding its ongoing review of the Company's New Drug Application (NDA) for its drug candidate, veverimer (TRC101) wherein "the FDA has identified deficiencies that preclude discussion of labeling and postmarketing requirements/commitments at this time." Then, on October 29, 2020, the Company disclosed that the FDA had informed it that the FDA was "unlikely to rely solely on serum bicarbonate data for determination of efficacy" and would "require evidence of veverimer's effect on CKD progression from a near-term interim analysis of the VALOR-CKD trial for approval under the Accelerated Approval Program." Finally, on February 25, 2021, the Company disclosed that the FDA had denied the appeal of its NDA denial.
Thereafter, the Company and certain of its executives were sued in a securities class action lawsuit, charging them with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period, violating federal securities laws. Recently, the court presiding over that case denied the Company's motion to dismiss in part, allowing the case to move forward.
KSF's investigation is focusing on whether Tricida's officers and/or directors breached their fiduciary duties to its shareholders or otherwise violated state or federal laws.
If you have information that would assist KSF in its investigation, or have been a long-term holder of Tricida shares and would like to discuss your legal rights, you may, without obligation or cost to you, call toll-free at 1-877-515-1850 or email KSF Managing Partner Lewis Kahn (lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com), or visit https://www.ksfcounsel.com/cases/nasdaqgs-tcda/ to learn more.
KSF, whose partners include former Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., is one of the nation's premier boutique securities litigation law firms. KSF serves a variety of clients – including public institutional investors, hedge funds, money managers and retail investors – in seeking recoveries for investment losses emanating from corporate fraud or malfeasance by publicly traded companies. KSF has offices in New York, California, Louisiana and New Jersey.
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NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ClaimsFiler, a FREE shareholder information service, reminds investors that they have until October 31, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against TuSimple Holdings Inc. (NasdaqGS: TSP), if they purchased or otherwise acquired the Company's securities between April 15, 2021 and August 1, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period") and/or purchased or otherwise acquired the Company's shares pursuant to the Company's April 2021 initial public offering (the "IPO"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
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TuSimple and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period and/or in the Registration Statement and Prospectus issued in conjunction with the initial public offering, violating federal securities laws.
The alleged false and misleading statements and omissions include, but are not limited to, that: (i) the Company had significantly overstated its commitment to safety and concealed fundamental problems with its technology; (ii) the Company was rushing the testing of its autonomous driving technology in order to deliver driverless trucks to the market ahead of its more safety-conscious competitors; (iii) the Company's corporate culture suppressed or ignored safety concerns in favor of unrealistically ambitious testing and delivery schedules; (iv) the aforementioned conduct made accidents involving the Company's autonomous driving technology more likely; (v) the aforementioned conduct was likely to lead to enhanced regulatory scrutiny and investigatory action toward the Company; and (iv) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
The case is Dicker v. TuSimple Holdings, Inc., No. 22-cv-01300.
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Al Copeland Foundation Raises Funds to Fight Childhood Cancer
NEW ORLEANS — The Al Copeland Foundation kicked off Childhood Cancer and Sickle Cell Awareness Month with its SuperDucks Campaign event on Sept. 1 at Children’s Hospital New Orleans. During September, the foundation is raising money for the pediatric cancer clinical trial programs and cancer patient family assistance at Children’s Hospital.
The foundation has partnered with Bergeron Automotive, Copeland’s of New Orleans, Searchers 4WD and Diamonds Direct to accept donations throughout the month. The money raised will help pay for transportation costs, meals, wigs, chemotherapy chairs and more. In addition, a 2022 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon 392 will be auctioned off on Oct. 8 at Vicari Auction in Biloxi, Miss. All proceeds above sticker price will benefit the cancer program at Children’s Hospital. The jeep will be available for viewing at Bergeron Automotive throughout the month.
There are several ways to support the Al Copeland Foundation fundraising efforts: donate any dollar amount to the SuperDucks campaign, purchase raffle tickets for a chance at prizes such as a diamond tennis bracelet from Diamonds Direct, attend the “Jeep. Meet. End Cancer” event on Sept. 10 at Copeland Tower Living, or bid on the Super Ducks 2022 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon 392.
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An $80M Plan to Bolster Depleted New Orleans Police
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hoping to beef up a dwindling police force amid a rise in violent crime, New Orleans officials announced a three-year $80 million plan Thursday offering raises for all officers, free health care and $30,000 in incentive payments for new hires.
Mayor LaToya Cantrell, under growing political pressure amid increasing police response times to pandemic-era crime hikes, announced the plan accompanied by Police Superintendent Shaun Ferguson and Fausto Pichardo, a former chief of patrol for the New York City Police Department. Pichardo’s hiring as a temporary “consulting Chief of Operations” for New Orleans was announced last week.
The plan — elements of which need City Council and Civil Service board approval — also includes a revival of a take-home car policy for officers, which city Chief Administrative Officer Gilbert Montano said will require the purchase of 600 new vehicles.
Aside from the hiring and retention incentives, Ferguson also said patrol officers also will have more backup in the short term, provided by police assigned from time to time to patrol duty from other specialized areas within the department.
Another change: Arlinda Westbrook, longtime head of the police Public Integrity Bureau that deals with complaints against officers, was reassigned to the city CAO’s office to coordinate continuing efforts to address police reforms required under a decade-old court-approved “consent decree” agreement with the U.S. Justice Department. She will be replaced by attorney Keith Sanchez. Police union officials have complained about overzealousness and unfairness by the bureau.
As of early this week there have been 203 homicides in New Orleans this year, according to the nonprofit Metropolitan Crime Commission, an increase of 142% over 2019 and a 46% increase over 2021. Carjackings are up 12% over last year, the organization said.
Meanwhile, the number of New Orleans police officers has dwindled to well under 1,000 people, down from more than 1,300 a few years ago. Officials said the $80 million program is aimed at recruiting 200 officers and could be expanded.
Montano said the much of the money for the changes will come from the city’s share of federal pandemic recovery dollars.
Cantrell and others acknowledged that the American Recovery Act dollars aren’t recurring revenue but stressed the need to address public safety and said they believe the city can cover the costs in future budgets as city revenue recovers from the pandemic.
Businessman John Casbon, a board member of a local foundation that supports police, stressed his support for the spending. “Economic development and public safety are handcuffed together,” he said. “You cannot have one without the other.”
Once known for corruption and scandals involving deadly force, the New Orleans department has been held up by national experts as a model of reform under the 2013 consent decree. But a federal judge overseeing the city’s reform efforts said last month that some of those reforms are endangered by the department’s dwindling manpower and resources.
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Flood Protection Authority Welcomes Kyle Galloway to Board
MARRERO, La. – The Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-West announced the appointment of Kyle Galloway to its board of commissioners.
Galloway brings experience in engineering and disaster response to SLFPA-W. He is a licensed civil engineer with 12 years of experience in managing public works projects and specialization in stormwater management and hurricane risk reduction projects.
Galloway replaces Kerwin Julien, who cycled off of the board last month after three years of service.
“The SLFPA-W and the people of the West Bank are fortunate to have such an experienced and knowledgeable member join us,” said Scott Burke, president of the SLFPA-W board of commissioners. “Kyle will no doubt continue the tradition of exceptional attention to detail and sense of responsibility to our citizens that this role requires. We look forward to working with him in the coming years.”
Galloway is a senior project manager for GIS Engineering, an engineering and coastal design firm that specializes in large coastal restoration and flood protection projects.
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Nominate Louisiana Manufacturers for 44th Annual Lantern Awards
BATON ROUGE – From Louisiana Economic Development:
LED is now accepting nominations for the 44th annual Lantern Awards, recognizing manufacturers from each of Louisiana’s eight regional planning and development districts that have demonstrated a sustained record of business excellence and community involvement.
The Lantern Awards are a partnership of LED, the Louisiana Industrial Development Executives Association, and the Louisiana Association of Planning and Development Districts. Winners are selected by the regional LAPDD offices, based on the nominated companies’ performance over the previous three years. More than 330 manufacturers have been honored since the awards were introduced in 1979.
“One constant in our ever-changing economy is that Louisiana manufacturers continue to create high-quality jobs, support their local communities and deliver innovative and essential products to customers around the globe,” LED Secretary Don Pierson said. “I encourage everyone to consider nominating a deserving manufacturer for a Lantern Award, which honors the unique contributions manufacturing companies and their workers make to Louisiana’s economy and quality of life.”
Nomination packets can be downloaded here or at the Louisiana Association of Planning and Development Districts website, lapdd.org. Anyone may submit a nomination, and companies may nominate themselves. The deadline to submit a completed nomination packet to the local planning district office is Nov. 23. Awards will be presented Feb. 8, 2023, at a ceremony in Baton Rouge.
Last year’s winners featured a range of companies reflecting the diversity of Louisiana’s manufacturing sector: ORACLE Lighting of Avondale; Mezzo Technologies of Baton Rouge; Cane River Pecan Company of New Iberia; Carboline of Lake Charles; AFCO Industries of Alexandria; Maxim Watermakers of Shreveport; and Skyjacker Suspensions of West Monroe.
Award-winners receive handcrafted lanterns donated by Bevolo Gas and Electric Lights, which has manufactured traditional and antique lighting in New Orleans since 1945.
For more information about the 44th annual Lantern Awards, contact Nikita Garner at Nikita.Garner@la.gov or 225.342.0205.
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OnPath Promotes Kristen DeDual to Chief Operations Officer
METAIRIE — OnPath Federal Credit Union President and CEO Jared Freeman announced the promotion of Kristen DeDual to chief operations officer.
“Kristen has been an influential and significant force here at OnPath,” Freeman said in a press release. “She has led our lending departments to great heights, and we know she will continue to lead our branches, contact center and member operations to do well.”
DeDual returned to OnPath, formerly known as ASI Federal Credit Union, in 2014 as director of lending following her time at another local credit union. She was promoted to vice president of lending in 2018 to oversee commercial, mortgage and consumer lending. In November 2021, she was promoted to chief lending officer.
“I look forward to continuing to help our members on their financial journey,” said DeDual. “OnPath is continuing to empower our members to be fearless in understanding their finances and making the right choices — even in uncertainty — to reach their financial goals.”
Founded in 1961 on the grounds of Avondale Shipyards Inc., OnPath Federal Credit Union was established to serve blue-collar workers. Today, its membership is open to anyone in the greater New Orleans area.
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| 2022-09-10T04:32:09Z
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Tulane Working on Test to Predict COVID Complications
NEW ORLEANS — From Tulane University:
Could some of those who died from COVID-19 and other infectious diseases have been saved by a diagnosis that predicts how severe their cases will be and provides timelier treatment?
A team of engineers and doctors at Tulane University hopes to answer that question with the development of new technology designed to detect severe COVID-19 complications such as thrombosis, a condition in which blood clots block veins and arteries.
“Many patients who died from COVID-19 and other infectious diseases developed severe thrombotic complications shortly after disease symptoms were manifested,” said Damir Khismatullin, PhD, an associate professor of biomedical engineering in the Tulane School of Science and Engineering. “Their lives could be saved by predictive diagnosis of disease severity and timely treatment. However, tests that effectively predict the severity of infectious diseases are not available yet.”
Khismatullin and his team recently received a nearly $600,000 Trailblazer Award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering to take on research that will lead to such tests. Trailblazer Awards are given to new and early-stage investigators to pursue research programs for which there are minimal or no preliminary data.
Khismatullin’s team includes co-investigators from Tulane University School of Medicine, infectious disease specialist Dr. Dahlene Fusco, an associate professor, and clinical pathologist Dr. Arnaud Drouin, an adjunct assistant professor.
The goal is to develop a diagnostic test that uses a drop of blood from a finger prick – a test that could be performed at a hospital, in a clinic or at home.
Many people died from COVID-19 because of the rapid development of complications caused by the so-called immune system-induced cytokine storm during which the body releases too many inflammatory proteins called cytokines into the blood too quickly. Symptoms include high fever, severe fatigue and sometimes organ failure.
A cytokine storm can lead to abnormal blood clotting through the body’s blood vessels. For COVID-19 patients, it can lead to complications that contribute to respiratory difficulties and ultimately cause the patient’s death.
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| 2022-09-10T04:32:15Z
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Week in Review, Sept. 5-9: NOPD, 9th Ward Stadium Project, ASAP and More
NEW ORLEANS — At the start of the 2022 NFL season, optimism abounds. Saints fans are hoping the Dennis Allen-led team will put lots of points on the board while keeping opposing offenses in check. Local hospitality professionals, meanwhile, are counting on plenty of hotel room bookings and restaurant reservations to boost receipts. In this spirit of optimism, New Orleans officials announced this week an ambitious plan to curb crime by boosting the ranks of the New Orleans Police Department — and U.S. Rep. Troy Carter announced a $3 million federal investment in a potential public athletic stadium in the 9th Ward.
Here are the week’s top business stories.
New Orleans officials announced a three-year, $80 million plan Thursday providing raises for all NOPD officers, free health care and $30,000 in incentive payments for new hires. Facing criticism after a rise in violent crime, a dwindling police force with fewer than 1,000 officers, and reports of slow emergency response times, Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced the news alongside Police Superintendent Shaun Ferguson and Fausto Pichardo, a former leader of the New York City Police Department who is acting as a temporary “consulting chief of operations” for NOPD. The plan may bring resurrect a take-home car policy for officers, which would require purchasing 600 new vehicles. In addition, officers from specialized areas within the department will be assigned to patrol duty to beef up enforcement. The City Council and Civil Service board will have to approve elements of the plan.
On Sept. 7, U.S. Rep. Troy Carter (D-New Orleans) was joined by students, coaches and local officials at George Washington Carver High School as he presented a check for $3 million to the 9th Ward Stadium Project, a nonprofit working to bring a public athletic stadium to the community. Currently, students from the 9th Ward have to travel across the city to use other fields, but Carter hopes this funding will help change that. “I am proud to have secured $3 million in federal funds to help build a state-of-the art stadium in the 9th Ward,” he said at the event. “This will be more than just a stadium for the community to share with the students and public of New Orleans. This is a chance to level the playing field for the 9th Ward, create opportunities for the neighborhood to recreate, build community pride, and ultimately to boost homeownership and energize the surrounding economy. This stadium will be a long-awaited win for this community, and I’m grateful to have played a part in bringing it to fruition.”
ASAP, the Louisiana-based delivery app formerly named Waitr, has announced a new NIL (name, image and likeness) offer for all student-athletes at Louisiana State University. The offer spans all collegiate sports at the university as the fall schedule kicks off for men and women sports. Under the proposal, every player at LSU who accepts the NIL deal will promote the newly rebranded delivery app on their social media accounts. The student-athletes will be compensated for orders created from their social media accounts. ASAP will work with MatchPoint Connection, a leader in the NIL industry, to facilitate the prospective agreements with the athletes. NIL agreements allow college athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness.
Bernhard Capital Partners Management, a services and infrastructure-focused private equity management firm, has announced the launch of a dedicated architecture, engineering, and construction platform with an investment in Grace Hebert Curtis Architecture. GHC will continue to be led by CEO Jerry Hebert and its current management team, which will retain a significant stake in the business. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in Baton Rouge and with locations in Dallas, New Orleans, Lake Charles, and Lafayette, GHC and its team of talented, client-focused architects have delivered innovative, functional, and personal projects for thousands of customers. Its holistic, immersive design project management approach prioritizes transparency, client engagement, and customer satisfaction throughout every step of the development process. The company currently serves clients in designing and developing properties across distinct asset classes and industries, including education (higher ed and K-12), commercial office, industrial, and healthcare. Bernhard Capital will support the ongoing growth of GHC and build on the company’s recent momentum. The firm plans to leverage its critical infrastructure services expertise with this platform to partner with the best-in-class businesses supporting the growing demand for modern, sustainable infrastructure.
A technique used to test THC levels in hemp plants has now been confirmed to also identify the sex of the plant accurately without disrupting the growth cycle. The findings from research at Texas A&M University create an expansion point and valuable new use for Mariposa Technology’s software and database. Called PAMAP (for Predictive Analytical Modeling Application for Plants), this digital farming tool has been in an extensive research and development process for the on-farm testing of live hemp plants’ THC levels, among other cannabinoids, to ensure plants remain below the federal legal THC limit (0.3%) for industrial hemp. Mariposa Technology has been using the technique, known as Raman spectroscopy (RS), for rapid, in-field testing of industrial and pharmacological hemp for THC levels. Testing onsite at farms growing hemp crops provides farmers with affordable, accurate and immediate test results and offers the opportunity to supplement the work of testing labs.
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| 2022-09-10T04:32:21Z
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Winn-Dixie to Launch Online Shopping and Delivery in October
NEW ORLEANS – Starting in October, Winn-Dixie customers can shop online and have their groceries delivered by DoorDash Drive.
“After extensive research and listening to customer feedback, we recognized there was a need for delivery and curbside pickup options that reflected the same great prices and deals shopping in our stores provide,” said Andrew Nadin, chief customer and digital officer of Southeastern Grocers, the Florida-based parent company of Winn-Dixie. “We believe shopping online should be an extension of shopping your local stores, and our new offering is just that. It’s a Winn for customers looking to save, while still enjoying the convenience of shopping from their homes or offices.”
“We are excited to expand our partnership with Southeastern Grocers to power their online fulfillment that will give consumers even more opportunities to enjoy the convenience of on-demand grocery, whether at home or on the go,” said Shanna Prevé, vice president of business development at DoorDash. “We have been working closely with SEG to grow their digital offerings and are excited to continue building our partnership to offer even more convenient and affordable options for their customers.”
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Queen Elizabeth is featured on several currencies. Now what?
LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II has been depicted on British banknotes and coins for decades. Her portrait also has been featured on currencies in dozens of other places around the world, in a reminder of the British empire’s colonial reach.
So what happens next after her death this week? It will take time for the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other countries to swap out the monarchs on their money.
But that doesn’t mean the bills don’t work — they do.
Here’s a look at what is next for the paper cash featuring the late queen:
SWITCHING MONARCHS
The queen’s portrait on British notes and coins is expected to be replaced by a likeness of the new King Charles III, but it won’t be immediate.
“Current banknotes featuring the image of Her Majesty The Queen will continue to be legal tender,” the Bank of England said. An announcement on existing paper money issued by the U.K.’s central bank will be made after the official 10-day mourning period has ended, it said.
The Royal Mint, which is the official maker of British coins, said all coins with her portrait “remain legal tender and in circulation,” with more information to come later.
“As we respect this period of respectful mourning, we continue to strike coins as usual,” the Royal Mint said on its website.
With 4.7 billion U.K. banknotes worth 82 billion pounds ($95 billion) in circulation and about 29 billion coins, British money bearing the queen’s image will likely be in circulation for years.
“Rather than all of the current coins and notes being handed in, the process will be a gradual one and many of the coins featuring portraits of Queen Elizabeth II will remain in circulation for many years to come,” according to Coin Expert, a British coin research website.
After Charles takes the crown at his coronation, a new portrait will need to be taken to use on redesigned notes and coins, the website said.
Coins featuring him will show him facing to the left, replacing the queen’s rightward gaze in line with tradition dating to the 17th century. It dictates monarchs be shown in profile and in opposite direction to their predecessors.
WHAT ABOUT OTHER COUNTRIES?
Other nations’ currencies that feature the queen — from Australian, Canadian and Belizean dollars — also will be updated with the new monarch, but the process could take longer, because “it is much easier to enforce a new design in the country where it originates, rather than in other countries where different jurisdiction may take place,” the Coin Expert website said.
The Bank of Canada said its current $20 banknote, made of synthetic polymer, is designed “to circulate for years to come.”
“There is no legislative requirement to change the design within a prescribed period when the Monarch changes,” the Bank of Canada said.
In general, when a new portrait subject is chosen for Canadian money, the process begins with drawing up a fresh design, and a new note is ready to be issued “a few years later,” the bank said.
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand said it will issue all of its stock of coins depicting the queen before new ones go out with Charles’ image. The queen also is featured on the $20 bill, which is made “infrequently” and there is no “plan to destroy stock or shorten the life of existing banknotes just because they show the Queen,” the bank said.
“It will be several years before we need to introduce coins featuring King Charles the Third, and longer until stocks of $20 notes are exhausted,” it added.
THE QUEEN’S CURRENCY
She first appeared on money when she was still a princess. That was in 1935, when Canada’s $20 bill featured 8-year-old Princess Elizabeth, whose grandfather King George V was then the monarch, as part of a new series of notes.
Canadian $20 bills were updated with a new portrait of the queen in 1954, a year after her coronation, and her portrait also started appearing on other currencies around the world, mainly British colonies and Commonwealth countries.
British bills didn’t get her image until 1960 — seven years after her coronation. That’s when the Bank of England was granted permission to use her likeness on paper money, starting with the 1-pound note, though the formal and regal image was criticized for being too severe and unrealistic.
She became the first monarch to be depicted on British banknotes. British coins, meanwhile, have featured kings and queens for more than 1,000 years.
CURRENCIES OUTSIDE THE U.K.
At one time, Queen Elizabeth II appeared on at least 33 different currencies, more than any other monarch, an achievement noted by Guinness World Records.
Her image is still featured on money in places where she remains a beloved figure, such as Canada, and continue to incorporate the Union Jack into their flags, like Australia and New Zealand.
She’s also found on notes and coins issued by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, the monetary authority for a group of small nations including Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Other places have long stopped putting her face on their currency. After Jamaica gained independence from Britain in 1962, its central bank replaced the queen on paper notes with portraits of national heroes such as Marcus Garvey.
Notes in the Seychelles now feature local wildlife instead of the queen. Bermuda did a similar revamp, though the queen retains a minor position on bills. Trinidad and Tobago swapped in a coat of arms after it became a republic.
Hong Kong dollars issued after Britain handed its colony back to Beijing in 1997 feature Chinese dragons and skyscrapers on the Asian financial center’s skyline.
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HONOLULU (KITV4) - Hawaii Blood Bank currently has just one-day supply of the universal donor or O-blood which is supposed to be used only for emergencies. According to the organization, most of the population in Hawaii is eligible to donate blood but only 3% of them do.
The director of Donor Services, Fred McFadden said there is a need for between 150 and 200 donors daily to maintain a healthy blood supply. He also said blood usage is increasing because many hospitals are back at full capacity.
"We need blood for burn victims, cancer patients and new mothers. What we need the community to know is blood is needed at so many different times throughout the course of our lives," said McFadden.
He said numbers decrease in the summer and on holidays. Before labor day weekend, they had less than half a day supply of type-O blood.
One frequent blood donor said giving is the easiest way to save several lives.
"I almost died 17 years ago so I feel like I’m alive to help other people. That’s the main reason I’m here every few weeks. We should all put aside time to help so many people this way,” said Wayne Morith, blood donor.
Officials said there are several ways to donate your blood depending on your health. If you're interested in donating or have questions on your eligibility, contact the Hawaii Blood Bank.
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Jury selection was already underway yesterday for the attempted murder case against Larry Shanks Jr., charged with beating and burning Ramona Castro in a Kapolei bunker in 2020.
When all of a sudden the Supreme Court struck down a separate case against Richard Obrero who killed a 16-year old in 2019, claiming self defense following a burglary of his Kalihi home.
A First Circuit Court judge yesterday dismissed Shank's case, citing the Supreme Court ruling.
"It effectively interferes with the commencement of criminal proceedings for arrest in charge situations in serious cases," said Hawaii County Prosecutor Kelden Waltjen. "Including and not limited to murder, kidnapping, robberies, domestic violence, drug trafficking, sexual assaults, you know, as a result offenders they'll need to release until prosecutors are able to proceed."
Obrero was charged by what's known as a complaint and preliminary hearing, but the Supreme Court's now saying that was unlawful -- setting a precedent for all other criminal complaints.
"Defense counsels statewide have already started to use Obrero decision to attack criminal charges and argue that cases should be dismissed based upon a technicality and oversight that occurred 40 years ago, and not trying to dismiss cases as based on the merits of facts of the case," Waltjen added. "And as a result, you know, serious offenders may be released -- further jeopardizing public safety."
Prosecutors say the state constitution was amended in the 1980s, allowing them to charge felony offenders through complaints and preliminary hearings.
They say there are not enough grand jury meetings, which is delaying the charging of dangerous criminals.
But defense attorneys disagree.
"It isn't like they're going to get released from prison and walk out," said Honolulu criminal defense lawyer Myles Breiner. "If Mr. (Steve) Alm or any other county prosecutor claims we're opening up the flood gates to the prisons, that's ludicrous."
They say prosecutors are at an advantage in grand jury hearings because there's no defense attorneys in the meetings, which are held in secret.
"A prosecutor could indict a ham sandwich at the grand jury," Breiner said. "I'm kind of astounded that they're crying into their coffee about this, that 'Gee, now we're going to have to do this and the public's at risk. The public is not at risk at all."
Prosecutors are pledging to lobby the Legislature to come up with a new law in light of the Supreme Court decision.
Senator Karl Rhoades told KITV4 lawmakers will seriously consider the issue, but: "If you can't even get a grand jury to indict somebody, how are you going to get a regular jury to convict them?"
In the Shank attempted murder case that was set to go to trial yesterday, the Honolulu prosecutor secured a grand jury indictment this morning and hopes to resume the trial soon.
The Judiciary confirmed to KITV-4 that each circuit will be increasing the number of grand jury hearings as a result of the Supreme Court ruling.
Kristen joined KITV4 in March 2021 after working for the past two decades as a newspaper reporter. Kristen's goal is to produce meaningful journalism that educates, enlightens and inspires to affect positive change in society.
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Manchin’s big energy deal draws pushback from many Dems
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats desperately needed the vote of Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia to get their signature legislative priority across the finish. So they did what Washington does best: They cut a deal.
To help land his support for a bill hailed by advocacy groups as the biggest investment ever in curbing climate change, Manchin said he secured a commitment from President Joe Biden and Democratic leaders to move a permitting reform package for energy projects through Congress before Sept. 30, the end of the current fiscal year.
Now the climate bill is law, and Manchin is ready to collect. But key Democratic constituency groups are lining up against the proposal, calling it bad for the country and the climate. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and dozens of House members agree.
The fissure could complicate the party’s efforts to keep the focus on this summer’s major legislative victories going into the November midterm elections, which will determine which party controls the House and Senate. More immediately, the divide is testing the ability of Schumer and Pelosi to keep enough Democrats in line to avoid a partial government shutdown at the end of the month.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is pushing ahead. He said this week that he would attach Manchin’s preferred measure to must-pass legislation that would keep the federal government running into mid-December.
To win over skeptics, some Democrats are stressing that Manchin’s proposal to streamline environmental reviews for energy infrastructure projects would be good for renewable energy, too.
A summary of the proposed legislation has been circulating among Senate Democrats in recent days and was obtained by The Associated Press. It states that the package being developed is key to meeting climate goals by developing interstate transmission lines that will transport electricity from Midwestern wind farms, for example, to major East Coast cities.
“Unfortunately, today these higher voltage, longer lines across multiple jurisdictions are not getting built,” the summary said.
The summary states that about 20 large transmission projects are ready to move forward with some federal support.
“Reforms to address permitting, siting and cost allocation concerns are key to building these projects,” the document says.
In interviews, key Democratic senators stressed a similar message, calling the energy proposal complementary to the massive climate package that passed last month.
“Right now, there’s just too much delay in solar and wind and geothermal, so I want at every possible opportunity to speed up permitting for renewables,” said Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore.
Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, said the permitting effort is about making sure bedrock environmental laws are followed in a more timely manner, such as concurrent reviews by government agencies rather than one agency beginning its work after another has finished.
Schatz said the “old environmental movement” was built around stopping inappropriate projects. But the “new environmental movement” is built around building an unprecedented amount of clean energy.
“In order to do that, we’re going to run into the same regulations that have stopped bad projects for a number of years,” Schatz said. “If we’re going to actually meet our clean energy goals, we’re going to need to build big planet-saving projects, and that means the federal regulations that slow them down have to be looked at very carefully.”
Legislative text incorporating Manchin’s priorities has not yet been released, but among the goals he has set out is establishing a maximum timeline for permitting reviews, including two years for major projects and one year for lower-impact projects. Manchin also wants a statute of limitations for filing court challenges and language that would enhance the federal government’s authority over interstate electric transmission projects determined by the Secretary of Energy to be in the national interest.
Finally, he wants to require all relevant agencies to take the steps necessary to permit the construction and operation of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, a 303-mile (487-kilometer) pipeline, which is mostly finished and would transport natural gas across West Virginia and Virginia.
The proposed route crosses more than 1,100 streams, and will disturb 6951 acres (2813 hectares) of land, including 4168 acres (1686.7 hectares) that have the potential for severe water erosion. When fully complete, the pipeline will deliver up to 2 cubic feet (0.06 cubic meters) of natural gas per day to markets in the mid-Atlantic and Southeast.
Legal battles have delayed completion by nearly four years and doubled the pipeline’s cost, now estimated at $6.6 billion. Manchin also wants to give the federal appeals court in Washington jurisdiction over any further litigation regarding the project.
More than 70 House Democrats signed onto a letter Friday calling on Pelosi to keep the permitting provisions out of the spending bill, or any other must-pass legislation this year.
“We remain deeply concerned that these serious and detrimental permitting provisions will significantly and disproportionately impact low-income communities, indigenous communities, and communities of color,” the lawmakers wrote.
Sanders directed his ire mostly at efforts to open the Mountain Valley Pipeline. Speaking on the Senate floor, he cited the litany of climate disasters taking place around the globe — from record-breaking droughts in the West and in China, to massive flooding in Pakistan, to the melting of glaciers that he said could place major U.S. cites underwater in coming decades.
“At a time when climate change is threatening the very existence of the planet, why would anybody be talking about substantially increasing carbon emissions and expanding fossil fuel production in the United Sates?” Sanders said. “What kind of message does this send to the people of our own country and to suffering people all over the world?”
Schatz called the Mountain Valley Pipeline a “different animal” that he normally would not accept, but “we’ve made a deal with Joe Manchin.” He said that deal, which led to the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act last month, has put the U.S. on a path to achieving the most emission reductions in the nation’s history.
That bill uses changes in the tax code to move the U.S. to cleaner sources of energy. It gives tax breaks to consumers who buy electric vehicles, solar panels and more energy-efficient appliances, and it also provides financial incentives for the manufacturers of such products. Plus the bill spends billions of dollars on such things as transitioning the fleet of the U.S. Postal Service to electric vehicles.
Advocates project the bill puts the U.S. on track to cut emissions 40% below 2005 levels by 2030.
“In the net, this is not a close call,” Schatz said. “... I don’t like this pipeline, but it’s not the main environmental problem on the planet. The main environmental problem is that we’re not doing enough wind and solar. And now we’re about to see wind and solar energy take off like a rocket ship.”
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WHSV EndZone - Top 3 Nominees: Week 3
Published: Sep. 10, 2022 at 12:37 AM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Vote for which high school football play you think is the best from Week 3 of the 2022 season.
Click here to vote. Watch the Top 3 Nominees from WHSV EndZone for Week 3 of the 2022 season here:
The winner will be revealed Sunday night on WHSV News at 6.
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- VinFast delivered the first 100 VF 8s to customers in Vietnam
- The first global delivery is expected to be in December 2022
HAI PHONG, Vietnam, Sept. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- At the VinFast manufacturing complex in Hai Phong, VinFast held an event to celebrate the deliveries of the first batch of 100 VF 8 all-electric vehicles for VinFast's pioneer customers who made the earliest reservations. This event marked an historic milestone, as Vietnam's first global smart electric car was officially released and ready to enter the most demanding markets in the US, Canada, and Europe.
With the theme "The Future is Now" the VF 8 Delivery Event was held at VinFast's manufacturing complex in Hai Phong in the company of VinFirst customers – the first to reserve the vehicles.
The event was also livestreamed globally, so VinFast's customers and viewers worldwide could witness the moment when Vietnam's first global electric vehicles officially rolled off the production line.
After these initial deliveries in Vietnam, VinFast plans to export the next batch of approximately 5,000 VF 8s headed to the US, Canada, and Europe from November. The first international customers are expected to receive their vehicles as early as December 2022.
Speaking at the event, Madam Le Thi Thu Thuy – Vice Chairwoman of Vingroup and Global CEO of VinFast – said: "Today's event marks a turning point for Vietnam's auto industry. In this historic moment, we are extremely happy to deliver the first batch of VF 8 all-electric vehicles to our pioneering customers in Vietnam. And very soon, the enthusiasm will be realized by more than 65,000 pioneering customers world wide."
The VinFast VF 8 is an electric SUV made for global markets with a 5-seat configuration and overall dimensions of 187.00" (length) x 76.14" (width) x 65.63" (height). The VF 8 is equipped with ADAS, a series of advanced automated driving features that includes Highway Assist, Automated Lane Changing Assist, Smart Parking Assist, Smart Summon Mode, and Remote Parking Assist. In addition, the VF 8 is equipped with the "Smart Services" package, along with features for controlling and interacting with the vehicle through voice, remote vehicle control which can be accessed via the VinFast app. The package also includes other impressive high-quality user experiences, such as online shopping, and video games that synchronize with your phone.
The VinFast VF 8 has two versions – Eco and Plus. The VF 8 Eco version is equipped with a 260 kW-maximum-power electric motor reaching a maximum torque of 500Nm (approximately 369 ft-lbs) that sustains a range of up to 260 miles after each full charge (WLTP). The VF 8 Plus version is equipped with a 300 kW-maximum-power electric motor reaching a maximum torque of 620Nm (approximately 457 ft-lbs) with a range of up to 248 miles per each full charge (WLTP).
A significant advantage of electric motors versus internal combustion engines is the ability to instantly achieve maximum torque, which helps VinFast VF 8 accelerate impressively, operate smoothly, and provide an outstanding driving feeling.
In addition to the battery subscription policy announced earlier this year, as of September 1, 2022, VinFast officially offered an option to purchase batteries with cars to meet the diverse needs of customers. Customers who made reservations to purchase a VF 8 or VF 9 before September 1, 2022, can keep their original battery subscription option and enjoy a permanent rate for the lifetime of their vehicle. They also have the option to select a new option - purchasing the vehicle and battery together, to own the complete package.
Customers who made early reservations under the VinFirst program also received attractive offers including a voucher worth 150-million VND (Vietnam), $3,000 USD (US), $3,500 CAD (Canada) €2,500 EUR (EU), a VinFast Smart Driving package worth 132 million VND (Vietnam), $6,500 USD (US), $8,125 CAD (Canada), €7,250 EUR (EU), and a 118-million VND Vinpearl's voucher (about $5,000 USD), and more.
Customers who own a VF 8, or any VinFast vehicle, will receive an excellent customer care service and after-sales assistance, that includes VinFast's world-leading 10-year warranty, mobile charging, mobile service, 24/7 free rescue during the warranty period, and more.
Launch of VinFast Community
To encourage customers to come together for the global electric vehicle revolution, VinFast plans to launch an international forum on VinFast's website on September 16, 2022. This forum will be a meaningful community for VinFast owners and those who love VinFast to discuss, exchange driving experiences, and share the latest trends. Stay tuned for more information!
About VinFast
VinFast - a member of Vingroup – envisioned to drive the movement of global smart electric vehicle revolution. Established in 2017, VinFast owns a state-of-the-art automotive manufacturing complex with globally leading scalability that boasts up to 90% automation in Hai Phong, Vietnam. Strongly committed to the mission for a sustainable future for everyone, VinFast constantly innovates to bring high-quality products, advanced smart services, seamless customer experiences, and pricing strategy for all to inspire global customers to jointly create a future of smart mobility and a sustainable planet. Learn more at: https://vinfastauto.com.
About Vingroup
Established in 1993, Vingroup is one of the leading private conglomerates in the region, with a total capitalization of $35 billion USD from three publicly traded companies (as of November 4, 2021). Vingroup currently focuses on three main areas: Technology and Industry, Services and Social Enterprise. Find out more at: https://www.vingroup.net/en.
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GREEN RIVER – The streak is over!
After 14 straight losses, the Green River High School Wolves finally got back in the win column, defeating the Rawlins High School Outlaws at Wolves Stadium, 48-0.
The last victory for the Wolves came on Sept. 25, 2020, when they defeated Evanston High School, 23-20. The last home victory came on Sept. 11, 2020, against Buffalo High School with a final score of 8-6.
Green River head coach Kevin Cuthbertson said after the game that he was proud of his team and how well they executed the game plan to pull out the victory.
“I’m happy for these kids. They put in so much time and effort to prepare for this moment and, really, all of their work came to fruition tonight,” Cuthbertson said. “They executed the game plan perfectly. The coaching staff did an awesome job of putting that together. All the credit to them. They just deserve it.”
The Wolves wasted no time getting on the scoreboard, putting points on the board in each of the squad’s first four possessions.
With 8:36 left in the first quarter, Green River senior running back Bracken Miller scored his first touchdown of the game, rushing from three yards out. Due to the windy conditions, the Wolves went for the two-point conversion and got it with a scramble from senior quarterback Caleb Lake.
With 3:07 left in the opening quarter, Miller scored his second touchdown of the game, rushing from two yards out. After the failed two-point conversion attempt, the Wolves led 14-0.
It didn’t take long for Green River to get the ball back, however. With 2:53 left in the opening period, Green River senior Jeremiah Salmo forced and recovered a fumble at Rawlins’ 43-yard line.
As a team, the Green River defense had four fumble recoveries, one sack and even had a blocked punt.
“Defense, like I said, executed the game plan perfectly. We can’t ask them to do anything more than just come out and play their hardest. They did that tonight. We’re real proud with the way they kept it consistent. Even when we had some mistakes and had some low moments, we picked ourselves back up, we refocused and went back to work. I think that showed tonight,” Cuthbertson said.
With 2:08 left in the first quarter, Lake found senior wide receiver Hunter Finley for the 42-yard touchdown reception, giving the Wolves a 22-0 lead after senior Jaxxson Gomez got the two-point conversion.
In the following play, Green River junior Russell Raney recovered the onside kick. The Wolves proceeded to make their way down the field, putting them in scoring position just before the end of the first quarter.
Three seconds into the second quarter, Gomez rushed for a two-yard touchdown. After Lake found senior Jackson Mitchell for the two-point conversion, the Wolves led the Outlaws, 30-0.
In their first possession of the second half, Gomez bolted for a 70-yard rushing touchdown with 7:25 left to go in the third quarter. After a failed attempt at a two-point conversion, the Wolves led the Outlaws, 36-0.
With 2:30 left in the third quarter, Finley found the end zone, rushing 25 yards for the score to give the Wolves a 42-0 advantage.
With 7:24 remaining in the game, Green River sophomore running back James Herwaldt rushed two yards for the touchdown, giving the Wolves a 48-0 lead.
The Wolves had a total of 455 yards in the game They had 44 rushing attempts for 325 yards and six touchdowns to go along with nine passing attempts for 123 yards and one touchdown.
“Coach (Tim) Cassidy and the offense definitely put together a great game plan and the players went out and executed it so well. The time and the effort they put in really paid off,” Cuthbertson said.
The Green River Wolves will look to continue their winning ways when they travel to Worland on Friday, Sept. 16, to face the Warriors at 7 p.m.
“They’re ranked No. 3 in the state. We got a challenge ahead of us.” Cuthbertson said. “We’re going to come back Monday, prepare and get ready to play Worland.”
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Police investigating incident between fan, referee at football game in Arkansas
Published: Sep. 10, 2022 at 1:58 AM EDT|Updated: 13 minutes ago
LEPANTO, Ark. (KAIT/Gray News) - Lepanto police are investigating an incident after things got a little heated at a high school football game.
KAIT caught the moment on camera at the East Poinsett County vs. Walnut Ridge football game:
After a referee told the crowd to quiet down, an older man stepped onto the field, which led to a heated argument.
It does not appear anyone was hurt, and the man was told to leave the game.
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First-in-class Phase 1 data presented at ESMO for ubamatamab (REGN4018; MUC16xCD3) in recurrent ovarian cancer and REGN5093 (METxMET) in MET-altered advanced non-small cell lung cancer
TARRYTOWN, N.Y., Sept. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) today announced positive early data for two novel and investigational bispecific antibodies – ubamatamab (REGN4018; MUC16xCD3) in recurrent ovarian cancer and REGN5093 (METxMET) in MET-altered advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The initial safety and efficacy results are from the dose-escalation portions of two Phase 1/2 trials and are being presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2022 in Paris.
"Bispecific antibodies are an important component of our oncology pipeline because of their flexibility to potentially address a variety of cancers," said Israel Lowy, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Translational and Clinical Sciences, Oncology at Regeneron. "At ESMO, we're showcasing this flexibility with ubamatamab and REGN5093, two novel bispecific antibodies that are initially being investigated as monotherapies for recurrent ovarian cancer and MET-altered advanced lung cancer, respectively. They were among the first in our pipeline to progress into clinical trials for solid tumors, and we're encouraged to see both showing anti-tumor activity in dose escalation. These first-in-class results give us confidence in our VelociBi® bispecific development platform, and we look forward to investigating ubamatamab and REGN5093 further."
As shared in a mini-oral at ESMO, ubamatamab is a CD3-targeting bispecific under investigation for recurrent ovarian cancer and designed to bridge MUC16 on cancer cells with CD3-expressing T cells to facilitate local T-cell activation. Dose-escalation results were presented for 78 patients with recurrent ovarian cancer who had received a median of 4.5 prior treatments, including platinum-based chemotherapy and a median duration of exposure to ubamatamab was 12 weeks (range: <1 to 145 weeks).Within 42 patients who received ≥1 full doses of ≥20 mg ubamatamab, a 14% (6 of 42 patients) overall response rate (ORR) was achieved across dose levels. The ORR increased to 21% (6 of 29 patients) in those without visceral metastases (exploratory subset) and 31% (4 of 13 patients) in those with high MUC16-expressing tumors (preliminary exploratory subset). Across dose levels, the disease control rate was 57% (24 of 42 patients), and the median duration of response was 12 months per Kaplan-Meier estimates (range: 4 to ≥24 months).
Safety was assessed in 78 ubamatamab-treated patients, with the most common adverse events (AEs) in ≥15% being cytokine release syndrome (74%, all ≤grade 2), pain (87%) and anemia (51%). AEs that were ≥grade 3 occurred in 65% of patients with those in >5% including anemia (24%), pain (23%) and neutropenia (8%). There was one instance of a dose-limiting toxicity (neutropenia) and three deaths due to AEs, none of which were considered related to treatment by sponsor assessment. Based on these efficacy and safety data, the Phase 2 portion of the trial is enrolling patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer to further investigate ubamatamab as a monotherapy and in combination with Regeneron's PD-1 inhibitor Libtayo® (cemiplimab).
Preliminary first-in-human results for REGN5093 were also published in an ESMO scientific abstract, with updated data and additional response rates to be detailed in a poster session on Monday, September 12. REGN5093 is a tumor-targeting bispecific designed to bind to the MET receptor in two places and trigger rapid internalization of this complex into cancer cells to degrade the MET receptor and block its ability to support cell proliferation. As highlighted in the abstract, among 36 patients with MET-altered advanced NSCLC who received the highest dose tested to date, 6 experienced a partial response with 5 of these responses occurring in patients who had received prior anti-PD-1 treatment. Total exposure to treatment was approximately 467 patient-weeks.
AEs that were ≥grade 3 occurred in 25% (n=11) of REGN5093-treated patients, with pneumonia and pulmonary embolism each occurring in 2 patients. One patient discontinued treatment due to increased alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase. No dose-limiting toxicities or treatment-related deaths have been observed as of data cutoff. These early efficacy and safety data support further dose expansions, and a separate Phase 1/2 trial is ongoing to investigate an antibody-drug conjugate format of REGN5093 (REGN5093-M114).
The potential uses of ubamatamab, Libtayo, REGN5093 and REGN5093-M114 described above are investigational, and their safety and efficacy have not been evaluated by any regulatory authority.
About Regeneron in Oncology
At Regeneron, we're applying more than three decades of scientific innovation with the goal of developing paradigm-changing therapies for patients with cancer. Our oncology portfolio is built around two foundational approaches – our approved PD-1 inhibitor Libtayo and investigational bispecific antibodies – which are being evaluated both as monotherapies and in combination with emerging therapeutic modalities. Together, they provide us with unique combinatorial flexibility to develop potentially synergistic treatments for a wide range of solid tumors and blood cancers.
If you are interested in learning more about our clinical trials, please contact us (clinicaltrials@regeneron.com or 844-734-6643) or visit our clinical trials website.
About Regeneron's VelocImmune® Technology
Regeneron's VelocImmune technology utilizes a proprietary genetically engineered mouse platform endowed with a genetically humanized immune system to produce optimized fully human antibodies. When Regeneron's co-Founder, President and Chief Scientific Officer George D. Yancopoulos was a graduate student with his mentor Frederick W. Alt in 1985, they were the first to envision making such a genetically humanized mouse, and Regeneron has spent decades inventing and developing VelocImmune and related VelociSuite® technologies. Dr. Yancopoulos and his team have used VelocImmune technology to create approximately one in five of all original, FDA-approved or authorized fully human monoclonal antibodies. This includes REGEN-COV® (casirivimab and imdevimab), Dupixent® (dupilumab), Libtayo® (cemiplimab-rwlc), Praluent® (alirocumab), Kevzara® (sarilumab), Evkeeza® (evinacumab-dgnb) and Inmazeb™ (atoltivimab, maftivimab and odesivimab-ebgn).
About Regeneron
Regeneron (NASDAQ: REGN) is a leading biotechnology company that invents, develops and commercializes life-transforming medicines for people with serious diseases. Founded and led for nearly 35 years by physician-scientists, our unique ability to repeatedly and consistently translate science into medicine has led to numerous FDA-approved treatments and product candidates in development, almost all of which were homegrown in our laboratories. Our medicines and pipeline are designed to help patients with eye diseases, allergic and inflammatory diseases, cancer, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, pain, hematologic conditions, infectious diseases and rare diseases.
Regeneron is accelerating and improving the traditional drug development process through our proprietary VelociSuite® technologies, such as VelocImmune®, which uses unique genetically humanized mice to produce optimized fully human antibodies and bispecific antibodies, and through ambitious research initiatives such as the Regeneron Genetics Center, which is conducting one of the largest genetics sequencing efforts in the world.
For additional information about the company, please visit www.regeneron.com or follow @Regeneron on Twitter.
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These statements concern, and these risks and uncertainties include, among others, the impact of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that has caused the COVID-19 pandemic) on Regeneron's business and its employees, collaborators, and suppliers and other third parties on which Regeneron relies, Regeneron's and its collaborators' ability to continue to conduct research and clinical programs, Regeneron's ability to manage its supply chain, net product sales of products marketed or otherwise commercialized by Regeneron and/or its collaborators or licensees (collectively, "Regeneron's Products"), and the global economy; the nature, timing, and possible success and therapeutic applications of Regeneron's Products and product candidates being developed by Regeneron and/or its collaborators or licensees (collectively, "Regeneron's Product Candidates") and research and clinical programs now underway or planned, including without limitation ubamatamab (a MUC16xCD3 bispecific antibody), REGN5093 (a METxMET bispecific antibody), and Regeneron's other investigational bispecific antibodies discussed or referenced in this press release (as monotherapy or in combination with Libtayo® (cemiplimab), as applicable); uncertainty of the utilization, market acceptance, and commercial success of Regeneron's Products and Regeneron's Product Candidates and the impact of studies (whether conducted by Regeneron or others and whether mandated or voluntary), including the studies discussed or referenced in this press release, on any of the foregoing or any potential regulatory approval of Regeneron's Products and Regeneron's Product Candidates; the likelihood, timing, and scope of possible regulatory approval and commercial launch of Regeneron's Product Candidates and new indications for Regeneron's Products, such as ubamatamab for the treatment of recurrent ovarian cancer and REGN5093 for the treatment of MET-altered advanced non-small cell lung cancer; safety issues resulting from the administration of Regeneron's Products (such as Libtayo) and Regeneron's Product Candidates (such as ubamatamab, REGN5093, and Regeneron's other investigational bispecific antibodies discussed or referenced in this press release) in patients, including serious complications or side effects in connection with the use of Regeneron's Products and Regeneron's Product Candidates in clinical trials; determinations by regulatory and administrative governmental authorities which may delay or restrict Regeneron's ability to continue to develop or commercialize Regeneron's Products and Regeneron's Product Candidates; ongoing regulatory obligations and oversight impacting Regeneron's Products, research and clinical programs, and business, including those relating to patient privacy; the availability and extent of reimbursement of Regeneron's Products (such as Libtayo) from third-party payers, including private payer healthcare and insurance programs, health maintenance organizations, pharmacy benefit management companies, and government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid; coverage and reimbursement determinations by such payers and new policies and procedures adopted by such payers; competing drugs and product candidates that may be superior to, or more cost effective than, Regeneron's Products and Regeneron's Product Candidates; the extent to which the results from the research and development programs conducted by Regeneron and/or its collaborators or licensees (including those discussed or referenced in this press release) may be replicated in other studies and/or lead to advancement of product candidates to clinical trials or therapeutic applications; the ability of Regeneron to manufacture and manage supply chains for multiple products and product candidates; the ability of Regeneron's collaborators, licensees, suppliers, or other third parties (as applicable) to perform manufacturing, filling, finishing, packaging, labeling, distribution, and other steps related to Regeneron's Products and Regeneron's Product Candidates; unanticipated expenses; the costs of developing, producing, and selling products; the ability of Regeneron to meet any of its financial projections or guidance and changes to the assumptions underlying those projections or guidance; the potential for any license or collaboration agreement, including Regeneron's agreements with Sanofi, Bayer, and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. 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HONOLULU (KITV4) -- It's been more than two decades since a man was stranded on an Oahu trail -- but he hasn't yet fully recovered from the harrowing experience.
What was supposed to be a hike over the Ko'olau Mountains, ended up being stranded for days for Daniel Rasmussen. Now, 25 years later, he's still surprised he made it out alive. He's returned to Oahu to finally come to terms with the experience.
Since getting his second lease on life -- Rasmussen, who also goes by Dan Martin, his middle name -- has traveled the world, published three books, become an engineer for NASA, and started a rehab facility for zoo and circus animals.
But decades ago -- his life was almost cut short. Now 45 years old, the Texas resident recalls the harrowing hike that changed everything.
He had never gone on this specific hike -- from Poamoho Trail down to Malaekahana State Park -- but had been to several other hikes around Oahu.
A tour helicopter spotted him and called for Honolulu fire crews to airlift him out -- he was then treated for minor injuries.
Luckily, he's gained a new hiking -- and life partner along the way: his partner Julia Vang, who couldn't believe his story. "I was flabbergasted. I was like, I can't believe you're here."
His advice to other hikers: "Research [the trail], definitely [bring] a couple of phones, and definitely a partner. That's what I would've done different."
Do you have a story idea? Email news tips to news@kitv.com
'A'ali'i is a reporter with KITV. He was born and raised on the island of Maui and graduated from the University of Southern California with a bachelor's degree in Journalism.
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State Department plans to admit 125,000 refugees into U.S.
(CNN) - The United States Department of State wants to allow up to 125,000 refugees into the U.S. during the next fiscal year.
That’s the same goal as the last fiscal year, which wraps up at the end of this month.
The Biden administration has fallen short of that goal.
Fewer than 20,000 refugees have been admitted into the U.S. so far.
That’s largely blamed on limits placed on the program under the Trump administration.
The State Department says it has prioritized rebuilding the refugee admissions program.
Its recommendation for refugee numbers was sent to congressional committees for review.
The Biden administration also admitted thousands of Afghans and Ukrainians this year that are not counted as refugees.
That’s because other legal avenues were used to admit them into the U.S.
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- This is the first positive pivotal trial to show survival benefits with a PD-1 inhibitor plus an anti-angiogenic tyrosine kinase inhibitor for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (uHCC)
- Combination therapy has the potential to offer a new treatment option for patients with uHCC, a condition with an urgent medical need
- Hengrui anticipates submission of an FDA Biologic License Application for camrelizumab as a treatment option for HCC soon
PARIS, Sept. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., one of the largest biopharmaceutical companies headquartered in China, today announced top-line results from the phase 3 study of camrelizumab (anti-PD1 checkpoint inhibitor) combined with rivoceranib (apatinib) vs. sorafenib as a first-line therapy for uHCC. Camrelizumab plus rivoceranib significantly prolonged overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS), and improved overall response rate (ORR) vs. sorafenib, a standard first-line treatment for uHCC.
The study is a multinational, randomized, open-label trial and included 543 patients from 13 countries. The study was initiated in June 2019, and met the primary endpoint in April 2022. Top-line data shown below were included in the presentation at the Congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO).
- Median OS for camrelizumab + rivoceranib was 22.1 mos. [95% CI 19.1-27.2] vs. 15.2 mos. [13.0-18.5]; hazard ratio (HR) 0.62 [95% CI 0.49-0.80]; 1-sided p<0.0001,
- Median PFS for camrelizumab + rivoceranib was 5.6 mos. [95% CI 5.5-6.3] vs. 3.7 mos. [2.8-3.7]; HR 0.52 [95% CI 0.41-0.65]); 1-sided p<0.0001,
- Confirmed ORR for camrelizumab + rivoceranib was 25.4% (95% CI 20.3-31.0), compared to 5.9% (3.4-9.4) for sorafenib.
"We and others have established the validity of immune-checkpoint inhibition for the treatment of HCC. The combination of camrelizumab plus rivoceranib phase 3 trial results demonstrate the combo treatment as a new first-line treatment option for uHCC," said Dr. Lianshan Zhang, president of global R&D, Board Director of Hengrui Pharma. "We continue to work with our partner Elevar to bring this combination therapy to HCC patients around the world who could be benefited by this new treatment option."
"The results from this large multinational, randomized phase 3 study confirmed the robust progression-free survival and overall survival benefit in the first line of uHCC patient population and confirmed our understanding of the clinical benefit this combination therapy may offer patients with uHCC. With the solid and consistent data shown not only in ITT population but also in each subgroup population, we are looking forward to providing a new treatment option for uHCC patients!" said Amily Zhang, Vice President, Chief Medical Officer (Oncology) of Hengrui Pharma.
The findings were presented on September 10 during the annual ESMO in Paris.
"Camrelizumab (C) plus rivoceranib (R) vs. sorafenib (S) as first-line therapy for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (uHCC): a randomized, phase 3 trial" was shared as a late-breaking proffered paper presentation at ESMO on September 10, 8:40 a.m. – 8:50 a.m. CEST, location 7.1C – Cannes Auditorium. The session title is Proffered Paper Session 1: GI, upper digestive.
About SHR-1210-III-310 Trial
The SHR-1210-III-310 study (ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03764293) is a randomized, open-label, phase 3 trial conducted in 95 study sites across 13 countries/regions to investigate the efficacy and safety of camrelizumab plus rivoceranib versus sorafenib as first-line therapy in patients with incurable, locally advanced or metastatic HCC who had not received previous systematic treatment. The primary endpoints were overall survival and progression-free survival as assessed by the blinded independent review committee according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1. A total of 543 patients were randomized 1:1 to receive camrelizumab (200 mg intravenously once every two weeks) plus rivoceranib (250 mg orally once daily) or sorafenib (400 mg orally twice daily). This study was sponsored by Hengrui Pharma and co-funded by Elevar Therapeutics.
About Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
HCC is the most common type of primary liver cancer. It most frequently occurs in people with chronic liver diseases, such as cirrhosis caused by hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection. HCC typically has a poor prognosis and a lack of treatment options and is therefore a condition with an urgent medical need.
About Camrelizumab
Camrelizumab (SHR-1210) is a humanized monoclonal antibody targeting the programmed death-1 (PD-1) receptor. Blockade of the PD-1/PD-L1 signaling pathway is a therapeutic strategy showing success in a wide variety of solid and hematological cancers. Camrelizumab is developed by Hengrui Pharma and has been studied in more than 5,000 patients. Currently, 50 clinical trials are underway in a broad range of tumors (including liver cancer, lung cancer, gastric cancer, and breast cancer etc.) and treatment settings.
Camrelizumab, under the brand name AiRuiKa®, is currently approved for 8 indications in China, including monotherapy for the treatment of HCC (second-line), relapsed/refractory classic Hodgkin's lymphoma (third-line), esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (second-line) and nasopharyngeal carcinoma (third-line or further) and in combination with chemotherapy for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (non-squamous and squamous), esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, and nasopharyngeal carcinoma in the first-line setting. FDA granted Orphan Drug Designation to camrelizumab for advanced HCC in April 2021. In April 2020, Hengrui Pharma licensed the Korean rights of camrelizumab to CrystalGenomics Inc., a biotech company based in the Republic of Korea.
About Rivoceranib (apatinib)
Rivoceranib (Apatinib) is the first small-molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) approved in gastric cancer in China (December 2014). Rivoceranib is a highly potent inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR-2), a primary pathway for tumor angiogenesis. VEGFR-2 inhibition is a clinically validated approach to limit tumor growth and disease progression. Rivoceranib is co-developed by Hengrui Pharma in China and by Elevar Therapeutics, Inc. globally (excluding China). It has been studied in more than 6,000 patients worldwide and was well tolerated in clinical trials with a comparable safety profile to other TKIs and VEGF inhibitors. Rivoceranib is currently being studied as a monotherapy and in combination with chemotherapy and immunotherapy in various solid tumor indications. Clinical studies are ongoing in multiple solid tumor types including gastric cancer (as a monotherapy and in combination with paclitaxel), hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) (in combination with camrelizumab), adenoid cystic carcinoma (as monotherapy) and colorectal cancer (in combination with Lonsurf®). Orphan drug designations have been granted in gastric cancer (U.S., EU and South Korea), in adenoid cystic carcinoma (U.S.) and in HCC (U.S.). Elevar holds the global rights (excluding China) and has partnered for the development and marketing of rivoceranib with HLB-LS in South Korea. Rivoceranib, under the name apatinib, is currently approved in China for advanced gastric cancer and in second-line advanced HCC by the Chinese-territory license-holder, Hengrui Pharma, under the brand name Aitan®.
About Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.
Hengrui Pharma is a leading global pharmaceutical company headquartered in China with a focus on research, development, manufacturing, and commercialization of innovative and high-quality healthcare products. Innovation is the core development strategy. Hengrui Pharma ranked the 24th among the top 1,000 global pharma companies in 20211. Hengrui has been on the Pharma Exec's annual listing of the top global pharmaceutical companies for the fourth consecutive year, rising from the 47th in 2019 to the 32nd in 20222.
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Multi-Biomarker Approach Achieves 61 Percent Sensitivity for Cancer at an Overall Specificity of 98.2 Percent in Robust Case-Control Study Including Nearly 600 Cancer Samples
Data will Inform the Largest Registrational Multi-Cancer Early Detection Study Ever Conducted in the United States to Support Another Leading Test in Exact Sciences' Screening Portfolio
MADISON, Wis., Sept. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Exact Sciences Corp. (Nasdaq: EXAS), a leading provider of cancer screening and diagnostic tests, today announced data from a multi-cancer early detection (MCED) biomarker validation study was presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress. The study rigorously assessed the performance of four distinct biomarker classes found in the blood and known to signal the presence of cancer regardless of its location in the body.
"Cancer releases a diverse set of biomarkers into the blood that can be harnessed to detect the devastating disease at earlier stages," said Tom Beer, M.D., F.A.C.P., chief medical officer and vice president, multi-cancer early detection, Exact Sciences. "These data demonstrate in a large, well-designed case-control study that combining different cancer biomarkers improves cancer detection, especially in stages I and II, when treatment may be more effective for patients. This is a major step forward in our mission to detect cancer earlier before signs and symptoms appear."
Four biomarker classes, discovered through years of collaboration with Johns Hopkins and Mayo Clinic and analyzed together for the first time in this study, demonstrated the ability to detect cancer signal from 15 organ sites with a mean sensitivity of 61% and mean specificity of 98.2%. The multi-biomarker approach, including aneuploidy, proteins, and DNA methylation and mutations, provided encouraging cancer detection in stages I and II, with a combined sensitivity of 38.7%.
Sensitivities by Cancer Stage for Four-Biomarker Class Set
The retrospective, case-control study included cancers from 11 organ sites with no recommended screening option today and 15 organ sites and tissue in total, including breast, bladder, colon, esophageal, kidney, liver, lung, multiple myeloma, myelodysplastic syndrome, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, ovarian, pancreatic, prostate, stomach, and uterine. The non-cancer control cohort included age-matched, presumably healthy individuals and samples from individuals with non-cancer diseases to represent the intended use population more effectively.
Many cancers can be cured if detected early and treated effectively.i Yet cancer remains the second leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for approximately 1 in every 6 deathsii, with no recommended screening tests available for 70 percent of cancer diagnoses.
"Being able to screen patients for multiple cancers with a blood test, especially those that don't have a current screening option, is extremely exciting," said Anne Marie Lennon M.B.B.Ch., Ph.D. Director, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins Medicine. "Robust studies like this one are important in understanding the potential effectiveness of a multi-biomarker approach to MCED. This study shows encouraging signs that cancers, including early-stage cancers, can be detected, providing us the opportunity to improve patient outcomes by treating the disease when it is typically most responsive to therapy."
The study presented at ESMO builds on the insights and experience gained from earlier versions of the MCED test used in the DETECT-A study. DETECT-A, the first and only prospective, interventional study of 10,000 women to screen for multiple cancers, demonstrated the ability of an MCED test to more than double the number of screening-detected cancers compared to standard-of-care screening methods alone.iii
A larger case-control study is underway to further validate the results shared at ESMO and determine the final design of the MCED test. Exact Sciences will then begin recruiting patients for the FDA registrational Study Of All comeRs (SOAR) trial in MCED during 2023. The SOAR trial will be the largest prospective, interventional MCED trial ever conducted in the United States. Exact Sciences plans to leverage its leading presence in primary care and cancer screening to accelerate the availability of MCED and deliver this powerful innovation to patients in need.
About Exact Sciences Corp.
A leading provider of cancer screening and diagnostic tests, Exact Sciences relentlessly pursues smarter solutions providing the clarity to take life-changing action, earlier. Building on the success of Cologuard and Oncotype tests, Exact Sciences is investing in its product pipeline to support patients before and throughout their cancer diagnosis and treatment. Exact Sciences unites visionary collaborators to help advance the fight against cancer. For more information, please visit the company's website at exactsciences.com, follow Exact Sciences on Twitter @ExactSciences, or find Exact Sciences on Facebook.
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i World Health Organization; February 2022 https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/cancer
ii American Cancer Society, Global Facts and Figures 2022 https://www.cancer.org/research/cancer-facts-statistics/global.html
iii Science, April 2020 Feasibility of blood testing combined with PET-CT to screen for cancer and guide intervention
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- Analyses included 100-week efficacy and safety data from the four-year, open-label extension period of KEEPsAKE 1 and 2 evaluating SKYRIZI in patients with active psoriatic arthritis1
- Ongoing treatment with SKYRIZI demonstrated consistent long-term efficacy in psoriatic arthritis with similar rates of improvement in skin (PASI 90) and joint (ACR, enthesitis, dactylitis) symptoms at week 100 as those reported at week 521
- No new safety signals were observed through 100 weeks1-4
NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., Sept. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) announced new, long-term data analyses of KEEPsAKE 1 and 2, Phase 3 trials evaluating SKYRIZI® (risankizumab, 150 mg) in adult patients with active psoriatic arthritis. Results showed that at week 100 of the open-label extension period, patients receiving SKYRIZI reported improvement in skin and joint symptoms, with more than half of patients in KEEPsAKE 1 and 2 achieving a 90 percent reduction in the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI 90) and an American College of Rheumatology 20 (ACR20) response. Additionally, the data demonstrated no new observed safety signals through 100 weeks.1-4 These results were featured during the "Late Breaking News" session at the 31st European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Hybrid Congress onsite in Milan and online.
"We're pleased to share these new, nearly two-year analyses, which showed SKYRIZI maintained improvements across joint and skin measures of psoriatic arthritis over time," said Doina Cosma-Roman, M.D., vice president and global head, Clinical Development, Immunology, AbbVie. "It is critically important for physicians to have treatment options that demonstrate lasting efficacy, as we know people living with psoriatic arthritis discontinue therapies due to loss of efficacy or tolerability."
The new data from the open-label extension period showed that at 100 weeks, 64 and 57 percent of patients initially treated with SKYRIZI achieved ACR20 response in KEEPsAKE 1 and 2, respectively.1 Additionally, at week 100, 71 and 67 percent of patients from KEEPsAKE 1 and 2, respectively, initially treated with SKYRIZI and who had a body surface area involvement greater than or equal to ≥3 percent at baseline, achieved PASI 90.1
Furthermore, at week 100, pooled results from KEEPsAKE 1 and 2 showed that 76 and 57 percent of patients, respectively, initially treated with SKYRIZI achieved resolution of dactylitis and enthesitis.1 For patients in KEEPsAKE 1 with nail psoriasis at baseline and who were initially treated with SKYRIZI, mean scores for Physician's Global Assessment of Fingernail Psoriasis (PGA-F) and modified Nail Psoriasis Severity Index (mNAPSI) were maintained at week 100 compared with week 52.1
"Psoriatic arthritis often presents with musculoskeletal symptoms, including pain and swelling in the knees, wrists, ankles and fingers, as well as pain in the hips and heels, which can significantly reduce a person's quality of life," said Lars Erik Kristensen, M.D., Ph.D., consultant and head of science at the Parker Institute in Copenhagen, Denmark and associate professor, SUS University Hospital in Lund, Sweden. "These results highlight SKYRIZI's potential to relieve symptoms in both biologic-naïve and -experienced patients with active psoriatic arthritis in the long-term."
SKYRIZI was generally well-tolerated, and no new safety signals were noted in both KEEPsAKE 1 and 2 at 100 weeks of treatment.1-4 Serious treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) occurred at 7.6 events/100 patient-years (E/100PY) and 9.9 E/100PY in KEEPsAKE 1 and 2, respectively.1 Rates of serious infections in KEEPsAKE 1 and 2 were 2.3 and 1.6 E/100PY, respectively.1 Major adverse cardiac events (MACE) occurred at 0.1 E/100PY in KEEPsAKE 1 and 0.5 E/100PY in KEEPsAKE 2.1 The rates of TEAEs leading to discontinuation of the study drug in KEEPsAKE 1 was 2.1 E/100PY and 1.2 E/100PY in KEEPsAKE 2.1 There were six deaths in KEEPsAKE 1, which were not related to the study drug, per investigator.1* In KEEPsAKE 2, there was one death not related to the study drug, per investigator.1
SKYRIZI is part of a collaboration between Boehringer Ingelheim and AbbVie, with AbbVie leading development and commercialization globally.
About Psoriatic Arthritis
Psoriatic arthritis is a heterogeneous, systemic and inflammatory disease with hallmark manifestations across multiple domains including joints and skin.5,6 In psoriatic arthritis, the immune system creates inflammation that can lead to pain, fatigue, stiffness in the joints and cause a red, scaly rash.5,6
About KEEPsAKE 1 and 21-4,7,8
KEEPsAKE 1 and 2 are both Phase 3, multicenter, randomized, double-blind and placebo-controlled studies designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of SKYRIZI in adult patients with active psoriatic arthritis. KEEPsAKE 1 included patients with an inadequate response or intolerance to one or more conventional synthetic disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (csDMARD-IR), while KEEPsAKE 2 included patients with an inadequate response to csDMARD-IR and/or with an inadequate response or intolerance to one or two biologic therapies. In the first phase of the studies (Period 1), patients were randomized to SKYRIZI or placebo through week 24. At week 24, the open-label extension (Period 2) began, and all patients were treated with SKYRIZI.
The two studies are ongoing to evaluate the long-term safety, tolerability and efficacy of SKYRIZI in patients with psoriatic arthritis.
More information on these trials can be found at www.clinicaltrials.gov (KEEPsAKE 1: NCT03675308; KEEPsAKE 2: NCT03671148).
About SKYRIZI® (risankizumab)
SKYRIZI is an interleukin-23 (IL-23) inhibitor that selectively blocks IL-23 by binding to its p19 subunit.9,10 IL-23, a cytokine involved in inflammatory processes, is thought to be linked to a number of chronic, immune-mediated diseases, including psoriasis.9 SKYRIZI is approved in the U.S. to treat moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in adults who are candidates for systemic therapy or phototherapy, as well as to treat active psoriatic arthritis in adults.11 In the EU, SKYRIZI is indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in adults who are candidates for systemic therapy; SKYRIZI, alone or in combination with methotrexate (MTX), is indicated for the treatment of active psoriatic arthritis in adults who have had an inadequate response or who have been intolerant to one or more disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs).10 The approved dose for SKYRIZI is 150 mg (one 150 mg pre-filled pen or pre-filled syringe) administered by subcutaneous injections at week 0 and 4 and every 12 weeks thereafter.10 Phase 3 trials of SKYRIZI in psoriatic arthritis, psoriasis, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are ongoing.12-14
EU Indications and Important Safety Information about SKYRIZI® (risankizumab)10
Indications
Skyrizi (risankizumab) is indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in adults who are candidates for systemic therapy.
Skyrizi, alone or in combination with methotrexate (MTX), is indicated for the treatment of active psoriatic arthritis in adults who have had an inadequate response or who have been intolerant to one or more disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs).
Important Safety Information
Risankizumab is contraindicated in patients with hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients. Risankizumab may increase the risk of infection. In patients with a chronic infection, a history of recurrent infection, or known risk factors for infection, risankizumab should be used with caution. Treatment with risankizumab should not be initiated in patients with any clinically important active infection until the infection resolves or is adequately treated.
Prior to initiating treatment with risankizumab, patients should be evaluated for tuberculosis (TB) infection. Patients receiving risankizumab should be monitored for signs and symptoms of active TB. Anti-TB therapy should be considered prior to initiating risankizumab in patients with a history of latent or active TB in whom an adequate course of treatment cannot be confirmed.
Prior to initiating therapy with risankizumab, completion of all appropriate immunisations should be considered according to current immunisation guidelines. If a patient has received live vaccination (viral or bacterial), it is recommended to wait at least 4 weeks prior to starting treatment with risankizumab. Patients treated with risankizumab should not receive live vaccines during treatment and for at least 21 weeks after treatment.
The most frequently reported adverse reactions were upper respiratory infections. Commonly (≥ 1/100 to < 1/10) reported adverse reactions included tinea infections, headache, pruritus, fatigue and injection site reactions.
This is not a complete summary of all safety information.
See SKYRIZI full summary of product characteristics (SmPC) at www.ema.europa.eu.
Globally, prescribing information varies; refer to the individual country product label for complete information.
About AbbVie in Dermatology
For more than a decade, AbbVie has worked to uncover new solutions and improve care for people with serious skin diseases, including psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, hidradenitis suppurativa and atopic dermatitis. With a broad clinical trial program, we continue to actively research and adapt to the evolving needs of the dermatology community and advance our pipeline to help people achieve their treatment goals and live beyond their skin disease. For more information on AbbVie in dermatology, visit https://www.abbvie.com/our-science/therapeutic-focus-areas/immunology/immunology-focus-areas/dermatology.html.
About AbbVie
AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women's health and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.
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- Kristensen, L.E., et al. Efficacy and Safety of Risankizumab for Active Psoriatic Arthritis: 52-Week Results From the KEEPsAKE 1 and KEEPsAKE 2 Trials. 2021 European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Virtual Congress.
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* In KEEPsAKE 1, there were six subjects with fatal events, but seven different events were reported.
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BEIJING, Sept. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Quhuo Limited (NASDAQ: QH) ("Quhuo," the "Company," "we" or "our"), a leading tech-enabled workforce operational solution platform in China, today announced that it filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on September 9, 2022.
The annual report, which contains the Company's audited consolidated financial statements, can be accessed on the Company's investor relations website at https://ir.quhuo.cn/ or the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The Company will provide a hard copy of the annual report, free of charge, to its shareholders and American Depositary Share holders upon request.
The Company recorded total revenues of RMB4,025.3 million (US$631.7million), representing a 56.0% year-over-year increase, primarily due to the rapid growth of our major business lines.
- Revenues from on-demand delivery solutions were RMB3,829.0 million (US$600.8 million), representing a 50.9% year-over-year increase, primarily due to the increase in the number of delivery orders we fulfilled as a result of industry growth and our continued penetration and expansion into new geographical markets.
- Revenues from mobility service solutions were RMB110.2 million (US$17.3 million), representing a 248.7% year-over-year increase, primarily due to (1) the enlarged customer base and service scope of shared-bike maintenance solutions and (2) the commencement of freight service solutions in July 2021.
- Revenues from housekeeping and other services were RMB79.7 million (US$12.5 million), representing a 542.8% year-over-year increase, primarily due to the enlarged customer base of our housekeeping solutions and the inclusion into our solution offering of hotels and B&Bs following our acquisition of Lailai and Chengtu Home.
About Quhuo
Quhuo Limited (NASDAQ: QH) ("Quhuo" or the "Company") is a leading workforce operational solutions platform in China. Quhuo provides tech-enabled, end-to-end operational solutions to blue-chip on-demand consumer service businesses in industries with significant e-commerce exposure, primarily including on-demand food delivery, mobility services, housekeeping and accommodation. Quhuo's platform helps its industry customers mobilize a large team of workers and utilizes a combination of training, performance monitoring and refinement, and incentives to transform them into skilled workers who can follow industry-specific, standardized and highly efficient service procedures. Within the on-demand consumer service ecosystem, the Company plays a unique and indispensable role as the link between consumer service businesses and end consumers to enable the delivery of goods, services and experiences to consumers.
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Cros-Lex's belief in Gavin Espinoza helps Pioneers oust Armada
CROSWELL — Mike LeGrow asked Gavin Espinoza what he wanted to do. The Croswell-Lexington football coach was leaving the decision up to his quarterback.
With two seconds left in the first half and a 19-6 lead, the Pioneers were looking to throw Armada a gut punch. They had the ball on the Tigers' 8-yard line.
LeGrow called a timeout so his team could determine a play. Espinoza had something in mind. He wanted to hit wide receiver Trevor Soule in single coverage.
"I was like, 'Alright, cool. We can make that happen,' " LeGrow said. "And you trust your guys in those situations."
Sure enough, Espinoza found Soule isolated near the left corner of the end zone as time expired. The 6-foot-3 wideout went up and retrieved the ball before falling to the ground.
"Throwing it up to Trevor, he's a good wide receiver," Espinoza said. "He has hops. If you throw it up to him, he can go get it.
"It's nice when Gavin can audible," Soule said. "When we see different coverages, he tells me what to do and we work as a team. It's nice to have a quarterback like that."
"You want to call what your quarterback wants," LeGrow said. "And when you get that kind of relationship with a QB, it's special."
The Pioneers displayed just how special their offense can be and cruised past Armada, 34-12, at home Friday night. Cros-Lex improved to 3-0 on the season while the Tigers fell to 2-1.
"They made plays and we didn't," Armada coach Kyle Rowley said. "We made mistakes and they didn't. Bottom line. But you know what I loved? The kids never quit. They brought it ... and if there was even more time on the clock they'd still be playing. That's just the kind of group we are. I'm proud of them."
"We didn't really make too many mistakes," LeGrow said. "That was the key ... it's nice because it's really hard to replicate championship-level football games in practice. So getting it out here and seeing kids gut it out ... when it comes to crunch time, that's what (our kids) do."
Espinoza threw for three touchdowns against one interception and also ran for a score. It was just his third start at quarterback, but the junior already has LeGrow's blessing to audible at the line of scrimmage.
"Whoever he puts on the field, he's going to trust," Espinoza said. "Having a coach like that is pretty big."
"Coach-led teams are good," LeGrow said. "Player-led teams are elite."
The Pioneers are in the process of becoming elite. Friday's win was the third time this season they've beaten a team by double digits. Cros-Lex has now outscored opponents 129-26 in its first three games.
"All the credit to them, they're a great football team," Rowley said. "But we're going to move forward, fix our mistakes and get back to work."
Armada's 12 points were courtesy of a five-yard touchdown run by Leo Andrews and a three-yard run from Vinny Fodale.
The Tigers' sideline was quiet after the loss. But Rowley and his team know that one result doesn't define a season.
"One big thing about high school football is there's a big picture," Rowley said. "If you focus on one game, one game can ruin your season. We won't do that ... I'll let them feel sorry for themselves for another 12 hours and then after that, we're on to Imlay City. It's game three. We've got a lot of football left."
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HONOLULU (KITV4) -- Tourists to Hawaii from the continental U.S. are willing to pay more for locally-sourced foods while on vacation in the islands to help the state become a more sustainable tourism destination, according to a new study in the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights, co-authored by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa experts.
More than 78% of the survey’s 454 respondents said they would be willing to pay a premium or higher price for locally-grown food. Of that, about 40% said they are willing to pay up to 5% more, 23% are willing to pay between 6–10% more, 16% are willing to pay 11–15% more and 10% are willing to pay 16–25% more for locally-sourced food.
“The results of this study provided quantitative evidence that U.S. tourists are interested in purchasing locally grown food items in Hawaii, in addition to their willingness to pay an additional fee for these locally-grown food products at a restaurant or a hotel dining room, to help Hawaiʻi maintain its long-term tourism viability. These findings address a major gap in current tourism research,” said Jerry Agrusa, study co-author and UH Mānoa School of Travel Industry Management (TIM) professor in the Shidler College of Business.
Hawaiʻi welcomed more than 10 million visitors to the state in 2019, the most recent year unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, up to 90% of Hawaii's food is imported and shipping all the food to the islands creates a major carbon footprint. According to experts, making adjustments to Hawaiʻi’s food supply is an opportunity to reduce the carbon footprint and become a more sustainable destination.
The researchers hope that the results from the study will help tourism leaders explore whether there are opportunities to better integrate sustainable food consumption and production into the tourist experience.
While tourists from the continental U.S. remain the top market for Hawaii, the study noted that future research should focus on the international tourist markets, which may have different social norms or cultural differences, providing a broader spectrum of the current study’s findings.
For more information, see the U.H. press release here, and the study here.
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As parts of the West grapple with destructive wildfires fueled by scorching temperatures, a storm that brought life-threatening flash flooding and powerful winds to Southern California will deliver more heavy rain Saturday.
Millions across portions of San Diego, Riverside and San Bernardino counties are under flash flood watches through Saturday as post-tropical cyclone Kay drenches the region. The storm has caused some damage and flooded roads, officials in San Diego said.
The storm will "continue to bring heavy rain and flash flooding to portions of the Desert Southwest into Southern California Friday night into Saturday, along with high winds through the mountains of Southern California," the National Weather Service said Friday.
Kay has weakened from its earlier tropical storm strength when it struck the US, which had followed its landfall in Mexico as a Category 1 hurricane on Thursday. It will continue to weaken as it moves west off the northern Baja coast, roughly 120 miles southwest of San Diego, according to CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam.
The downgraded storm system still has measured sustained winds of 40 mph, which had worried fire officials as the erratic Fairview Fire raged in Southern California. The fire has charred more than 28,000 acres since it started September 5, according to Cal Fire on Friday evening.
At 40% containment, the fire has killed two civilians and injured another, according to officials. The blaze has also destroyed 13 buildings, including homes, and damaged four others. It threatens an additional 10,000 structures.
But there is some relief in store, officials said, as rainfall moves through.
"With the onset of the rain, the drought-stricken area has not only received much-needed precipitation, but has also aided firefighters by slowing the spread of the Fairview Fire," Cal Fire said Friday.
Forecasts show the heatwave that has been baking millions in the West for more than a week and required residents to limit their electricity use is set to diminish this weekend.
"The record heat that has plagued large portions of the West over the past week is coming to an end," the weather service added. "Friday will likely be the last day of record heat through the interior Valleys of California with temperatures this weekend falling to levels closer to average."
It has been so hot throughout the region that some effects of anticipated rainfall were lessened even further, officials said.
"Because it has been so hot, we're seeing some evaporation of rain before it hits the ground. This is also helping some of the gusty winds we are seeing as well," weather officials in Los Angeles said.
Fire weather prompts power outages
While some residents in the region will see a respite from the heat this weekend, others in the Pacific Northwest are forecast to experience an elevated risk for dangerous fire activity, the weather service warned.
Farther north from the California coastline, this weekend's warm temperatures paired with dry conditions may continue to threaten power outages in Oregon.
One power provider shut off electricity for 30,000 homes and businesses in Portland and Salem, Oregon, Friday to help reduce the risk of fire activity that could become dangerous.
The practice known as public safety shutoff is usually conducted in a limited area considered to be high risk of wildfire, Portland General Electric said. Other areas will also see outages due to "the imminent high winds, the extreme fire conditions currently found in Oregon," the utility provider said.
Another 7,235 homes and businesses also experienced outages due to the hazardous fire weather conditions, according to provider Pacific Power.
"Over the course of the past two weeks, I've declared three fire conflagrations, as well as a statewide fire emergency to quickly marshal all available and necessary resources as wildfires arise," Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said. "With seven active large fires in Oregon right now, more than 168,000 acres are burning across our state."
A red flag warning -- an alert for enhanced risk for fire activity due to weather conditions -- is in effect for northwest Oregon and southwest Washington state through Saturday.
Wind gusts in those areas may range from 25 to 50 mph, potentially aiding the rapid spread of fires
Meanwhile, many parts of California will not be affected by the rains of Kay and remain at higher risk for extreme conditions.
The explosive Mosquito Fire in Northern California's El Dorado and Placer counties has charred nearly 30,000 acres and remained 0% contained late Friday, according to Cal Fire. Evacuations have been ordered and warnings have been issued for about a dozen communities.
"The fire spread significantly overnight due to extreme fire behavior and heavy smoke limited visibility. The fire made uphill runs with short-range spotting. Weather will be minimal winds and 21% relative humidity," Cal Fire officials said in an update.
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HONOLULU (KITV4) – Light winds means a hot and humid weekend ahead.
Tonight, scattered trade wind showers. Partly cloudy skies. Lows in the middle 70s.
An area of increased moisture that brought the heavier rains to parts of Hawaii today will exit offshore. Lowering rain chances somewhat for the weekend.
Saturday, some passing showers focused windward and mauka with a few passing rains leeward mainly in the morning. 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 through Sunday.
North: 1-3 ft
West: 0-2 ft
South: 3-5 ft
East: 2-4 ft
A large South Swell is expected late Saturday building Sunday and peaking Sunday Night & early Monday. Surf could peak near 6-9 ft or bigger. A east swell from Hurricane Kay could bring a bump in surf for East facing shores Sunday and Monday.
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Katrina Wooten is in the process of buying a house near Gainesville, Florida. It's still under construction and she hasn't yet locked a home loan. But with mortgage rates doubling this year to around 6%, her monthly payments will likely be hundreds of dollars more than she'd originally budgeted for.
"I was having panic attacks over it," she says. For a more affordable option, her mortgage broker has talked to her about considering adjustable rate mortgages.
A lot of homebuyers these days are turning to adjustable rate loans because they start out with a lower, more affordable interest rate. But as Wooten's broker explained to her, the loans come with the risk that they can eventually adjust to a higher payment than a homeowner can afford.
"Adjustable rate mortgages scare me for sure," says Wooten. "I think about it every day."
But higher inflation and the Federal Reserve's moves to fight it have pushed up mortgage rates to the highest level since 2008. That's made adjustable rate loans more attractive, with the share of people applying for such loans at the highest level in 15 years.
A lower monthly payment is the "rescue ring" people are grasping
Adjustable rate loans can be tantalizing for people in Wooten's situation, as that initial interest rate can be a full percentage point lower than a fixed rate loan.
"A percentage point can make a really, really big difference in that monthly payment," says Holden Lewis who writes about mortgages for the personal finance site NerdWallet. "So they grasp for that rescue ring, an adjustable rate mortgage."
Wooten has three kids. And she really wants to buy the new house. "We hate where we're living right now," she says. "It's a trailer, it's falling apart."
So Wooten, who's a nurse at a nearby V.A. hospital, saved up a downpayment and signed a contract to buy the home for about $375,000. The whole family was excited.
"So excited...especially my 14-year-old," she says. "He's going to be out of my house probably in a few years and he's never really had a nice house to live in."
The way most adjustable loans work these days is that they're fixed for either five, seven, or 10 years and then they adjust to wherever rates are in the market. So they definitely come with more risk than fixed rate loans.
But for some homebuyers, Lewis says that can be a risk worth taking. Also they aren't like the crazy adjustable mortgages that led to the housing crash — many of those didn't document that the homebuyer had enough income to repay the loan, and their monthly payments exploded in barely two years to levels the borrower absolutely couldn't afford. Those kinds of loans are now illegal.
The rate is lower because it's riskier. Is it worth it?
The reason adjustable rate loans have a lower interest rate is that the bank or lender is passing on some of the risk of higher interest rates in the future to you the homeowner. The lower rate is in effect your compensation for taking on that risk.
"When you get a fixed rate loan, if mortgage rates rise after that, that's the lender's problem," says Lewis. "If you get an adjustable rate loan and mortgage rates rise, that's your problem."
So the question becomes, quite literally, can you afford to take on that added risk.
For those who can afford it, the loan can be a good financial strategy to keep costs low. Nathan Lindstrom is buying a house in Phoenix, Arizona. "We are locked in with an adjustable rate, 10-year ARM, at 4%." That means his adjustable rate mortgage, or ARM, will have a fixed rate for the first 10 years, and then adjust depending on where rates are in the market then.
Lindstrom is a financial professional in the healthcare industry. He has savings and investments. And so if interest rates are really high in 10 years, Lindstrom has a plan.
"My wife and I would be able to sell off some of our investments to almost completely pay off the house," he says.
In other words, if you have some savings and can afford to pay off your mortgage or a big chunk of it, you have a way out if rates go up a lot. Almost all ARMs recalculate your payment based on how much you actually owe at the point it adjusts. Or you could refinance and get a new mortgage. But either way, if you owe a much smaller amount on your loan, a higher interest rate will still be affordable.
Whether you can afford the risk depends on your financial situation
Another strategy is to combine a lower interest adjustable rate loan with paying down your principal balance more aggressively. That way, you reduce your overall loan size.
"Nobody's stopping you from paying down your principal balance faster than what the minimum payments are on your mortgage," says Robert Heck a vice president at the online mortgage broker Morty.
Heck says ARMs also are often a good strategy for people who expect a big increase in their income. For example, a medical resident whose salary will double or triple in 5 years after they start working as a full-fledged doctor. "They expect to earn more in the future, and so this fits more with that life path."
Anyone considering an adjustable rate loan should understand fully how these loans work, and read the fine print on the particular loan you get.
For many homebuyers, the risk may not be worth it
The reality is that for many homebuyers who want the lower payment of an adjustable rate loan, the added risk is often more than they can afford to take because they don't have a big income or vast savings.
"Maybe they need to rethink things and just shop for a house that's less expensive," says Lewis. He says the jump in mortgage rates this year has many homebuyers feeling desperate. "When you're desperate, it really is a good idea to step back and think about what you're doing."
Katrina Wooten in Florida doesn't want to get stuck with a mortgage she can't afford.
"I did grow up poor and was the first one in my family to go to college and graduate," she says. "I absolutely don't have any family to turn to if this all falls apart, so it's on me and it's got to work out."
So Wooten is leaning away from an adjustable loan. She's been waiting to lock in a rate with her lender as the house is closer to being completed. But she says she'd rather make the higher payments on a fixed rate loan, even if it means living frugally for a while, so she can sleep easy at night knowing her monthly payment won't adjust higher down the road.
She hopes rates will then fall before too long so she can refinance. "I'm just holding on to hope," she says.
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DURANGO, Colo. — Teal Lehto honed her short, snappy explanations of the West's complex water problems guiding rafting trips down the Animas River in her hometown of Durango.
She often had lulls of a minute or less in between shouting paddle commands to the tourists in her boat — squeezing in a tidy explanation of how water rights work before yelling "all forward" to her boatmates to keep them from ramming into rocks.
After running the same stretch of river a few times a day for months, the timing became second nature.
"You get to the point where you're like, 'OK, I know I'm going to need to call a command in exactly 45 seconds. Like, what story can I tell in the meantime?' " Lehto said while sitting along the Animas on a rainy August morning.
"I'll tell you, the better stories you tell, the better tips you get," she said.
That same formula works on TikTok, just trade the tips for likes and followers.
On the app, Lehto goes by "WesternWaterGirl," and her clips regularly garner hundreds of thousands of views. Since joining the app in April, she's amassed nearly 48,000 followers who tune in for her fast-paced, snarky and often profanity-laced takes on the West's water crisis.
@westernwatergirl Reply to @vkurtisw #greenscreen yeah so it turns out that egregiously overallocating the CO River was not a good idea. Who would’ve known? #fyp #learnontiktok #climatechange #climatecrisis #climateaction #climateanxiety #megadrought #coloradoriver #water #waterislife #watercrisis #todayilearnedthis ♬ original sound - WesternWaterGirl
In her videos, the 25-year-old Lehto — with her straight brown hair and cat-eye makeup — sits in front of the camera, news anchor style. Photos of the Southwest's shrinking reservoirs and screengrabs of the latest scientific articles on Colorado River management pop up behind her. So far, she's tackled reservoir management, agricultural irrigation efficiency, cloud seeding and hydropower.
The region's water infrastructure, and the problems that come with managing it, is confusing. Water in the arid West is plumbed long distances to irrigate lawns and crop fields that would wither without it. Layer on the legal frameworks and political landscapes, and it's an issue that can feel impenetrable for most people, even if they have a desire to learn more, Lehto said.
She learned about water as an environmental studies major at Durango's Fort Lewis College and started a student group that took field trips to water-specific infrastructure nearby. Most residents of the West aren't getting the same crash course.
The Colorado River has been a focus since she started making videos earlier this year. Tens of millions depend on the river, and it's facing a serious shortfall in supply. The concepts can be hard to grasp at first, which is why Lehto said she tries to avoid the jargon that comes with the heavily engineered systems used to plumb the arid West.
Or, if it's warranted, she jumps into the jargon full-speed, like her 90-second explainer of why large volumes of water are measured in "acre-feet" (that one currently has 215,000 views). Or her critique of proposals to supplement the West's water supply with a pipeline from the East (that's at 209,000 views).
@westernwatergirl Replying to @j2cee #greenscreen there is plenty enough water in the west to survive if we just use it more sustainably and focus on efficency for ag. #fyp #viral #learnontiktok #coloradoriver #watercrisis #water #coloradorivercrisis #climatechange #climate #colorado #newmexico #utah #wyoming #california #nevada #lakepowell #lakemead #grandcanyon #durango ♬ original sound - WesternWaterGirl
"I get comments that are like, 'Wow, you just connected a lot of dots for me. Like, I understood pieces of this, but you're the first person who explained it in terms I can understand,' " Lehto said.
Formative moments
Lehto grew up rafting the streams of southwestern Colorado with her family. But a couple of events, in particular, changed how she saw her hometown river, the Animas, and its role in the larger Colorado River watershed.
The first came on an August morning in 2015. She was working at a local rafting outfitter when the sheriff's office called.
"They said, 'I don't know what you're planning on doing today, but you're not going to be able to go rafting,' " Lehto recalled.
A plume of neon orange wastewater released from the Gold King Mine into the Animas was making its way toward Durango. The river was closed to recreation because of it. As the news spread, Lehto, 17 years old at the time, found herself fielding calls from journalists all over the world wanting to hear how locals were reacting.
"I had no idea the scale of the issue nor what to say to those people," Lehto said.
A few years later, as a college student, Lehto watched as the 416 Fire burned more than 54,000 acres in the forests surrounding Durango. Again, the Animas felt the effects, as monsoonal rain storms swept ashen debris and scorched sediment into the river, nearly wiping out the river's fish population. She recalls guiding trips down the river shortly thereafter and seeing dozens of dead fish caught in eddies.
"It was such a visual and visceral example of the river ecosystem dying," Lehto said. "And those two experiences made me really feel the need to jump into protecting the river that I live on."
Around the same time, Lehto was putting more of her energy into competitive raft racing. From 2017 to 2019, Lehto's junior women's team competed in Japan, China and Argentina. Using Google Translate, she was able to connect with members of the other teams, and the one thing they all had in common was a love of rivers.
"It made me realize that it doesn't matter where you are, what government you live under, or what language you speak, whatever river you live near has some kind of issue that's facing it," Lehto said. "And everybody is a member of a watershed community whether or not they know it."
'Screw this. I'm going to make my own platform'
Lehto came to TikTok after feeling shut out of more traditional forums.
After being rejected in early 2022 for a county-appointed seat on the Southwest Basin Roundtable, a watershed group focused on her local rivers, she went searching for other ways to be heard. TikTok rose to the top of the list.
"I was like, 'Screw this. I'm going to make my own platform with my own voice, and I can say whatever I want,' " Lehto said.
She quickly picked up the tone and style that the TikTok algorithm rewarded. Videos in which she spoke quickly did well. So did those in which she reacted to other users' clips of declining reservoirs. Videos in which she teases a revealing tidbit in the first 20 seconds but then holds off on the answer until the end of the clip also garnered views.
The app's users appreciate straight-talk about niche passions, Lehto said. And that's exactly what she's serving up. So, she said, what started as a place to vent frustrations quickly became a place where Lehto could be heard by an audience more than twice the size of the city she lived in.
TikTok can be easily dismissed as "that dancing app" by those in the water management community, Lehto said. But she said those making decisions should be paying attention to what she and other social media influencers are saying.
"A lot of what's happening in the water conservation world is happening in an echo chamber. They're just talking to themselves and the general public is not hearing it or what they're hearing is just little snippets, so they don't understand it," Lehto said.
Since going viral, Lehto's TikToks have caught the attention of others in the world of water. Bronson Mack is a public information officer for the Southern Nevada Water Authority and helps manage the agency's social media. He and others at SNWA came across Lehto just by scrolling.
"More than anything, the impact that we saw with that is how direct and accurate the information was," Mack said.
As the Colorado River's water shortage pops up more in national headlines, Mack said he's seen an increase in misinformation. He recently got several calls from concerned residents about a train allegedly taking water to Nevada's desert communities. No such train operation exists.
Lehto has taken to the platform to debunk conspiracy theories as well. When real-world explanations can be nuanced and complicated, she said it's understandable that people gravitate to the simplest message.
"They're receiving this misinformation in really easy to understand terms," Lehto said. "And the real information is not being explained and super easy to understand terms. And that's where I like to step in."
TikTok can become a career path for would-be influencers, a label Lehto is still apprehensive about adopting herself. More water agencies and environmental groups are reaching out to her with offers to collaborate — turning her hobby into a money-making opportunity. The timing is right, she said, because she has already found an audience.
The Southwest is reaching a moment of reckoning on water management, she said, and finding a good solution will require everyone to know how it works.
"The people who are so close to this problem, they have tunnel vision," she said. "They're not able to take a step back and be like, 'Well, this whole system does not make any sense.' They're just like, 'We have to keep using it this way. This is how we've always done it.' "
@westernwatergirl #duet with @Jacob Orth bad news: we have now passed the window of opportunity to creating collborative solutions to this crisis, and now we enter the enforcement stage. So we are all at the mercy of the BOR and the Doctrine of Prior Appropriation. Lord help us. #fyp #ReTokforNature #viral #learnontiktok #water #climate #watercrisis #waterislife #coloradoriver #lakepowell #lakemead #coloradorivercrisis #climatecrisis #environment #climateemergency #climatechange #megadrought ♬ original sound - Jacob Orth
In one of her latest clips, Lehto zipped through the most recent news on the river, that the Colorado River basin states missed a federal deadline to commit to conservation. But rather than just leave it there, she issued a call to action on the platform:
"If enough of us are talking about it, then water managers and elected officials in the Southwest might feel pressure to actually change the system."
This story is part of ongoing coverage of the Colorado River, produced by KUNC in northern Colorado, and supported by the Walton Family Foundation.
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SAN DIEGO — Parts of Southern California were lashed by severe winds from a tropical storm Friday that brought high humidity, rain and possible flooding to the parched region but also the promise of cooler temperatures after a 10-day heat wave that nearly overwhelmed the state's electrical grid.
Firefighters had feared powerful winds that topped 100 mph (161 kph) could expand the massive Fairview Fire burning about 75 miles (121 kilometers) southeast of Los Angeles but instead crews made significant progress and pegged Monday as a day when they should have full containment. More than 10,000 homes and other structures remained threatened and evacuation orders were still in place.
Hurricane Kay made landfall near Mexico's Bahia Asuncion in Baja California Sur state Thursday, but it quickly weakened into a tropical storm by the time it reached Southern California. Still winds, were ferocious in places — speeds reached 109 mph (175 kph) on San Diego County's Cuyamaca Peak, the National Weather Service said.
The tropical conditions added a swelter to the heat wave that saw temperatures soar past 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) in many parts of California this week. Even places like San Diego, renowned for its temperate climate, baked in the heat.
By late morning Friday a steady rain pelted downtown San Diego as Charles Jenkins swept the accumulating puddles away from the tarps of his makeshift home.
"The heat was killer, so for now this feels good," Jenkins said. "I just hope the water doesn't get too high. But I will rough it. I've got pallets I can put underneath to keep out the rain."
Around 1 p.m. as rain continued, a Navy-contracted, twin-engine plane carrying two civilian pilots slid off the end of a runway after it touched down at Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado and parked in a spit of sand. The plane's nose was damaged but the pilots were able to depart on their own and were taken to a hospital for observation, Naval Base Coronado spokesperson Kevin Dixon said.
Though rainfall generally was moderate across Southern California Friday there was a chance of isolated thunderstorms and heavy downpours into Saturday. With flooding possible, officials in coastal cities posted warning signs in low-lying areas and made sandbags available to the public.
September already has produced one of the hottest and longest heat waves on record for California and some other Western states. Nearly 54 million people were under heat warnings and advisories across the region this week as temperature records were shattered in many areas.
California's state capital of Sacramento hit an all-time high Tuesday of 116 degrees (46.7 C), breaking a 97-year-old record. Salt Lake City tied its all-time high temperature Wednesday at 107 degrees (41.6 C).
On Tuesday, as air conditioners whirred amid the stifling heat, California set a record for power consumption and authorities nearly instituted rolling blackouts when the electrical grid capacity was at its breaking point.
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.
While firefighters made progress against the Fairview Fire, the fast-moving Mosquito Fire in the foothills east of Sacramento doubled in size Friday to at least 46 square miles (119 square kilometers) and threatened 3,600 homes in Placer and El Dorado counties, while blanketing the region in smoke.
Flames jumped the American River, burning structures in the mountain hamlet of Volcanoville and moving closer to the towns of Foresthill, home to about 1,500 people, and Georgetown, population 3,000. More than 5,700 people in the area have been evacuated, said Placer County Sheriff's Office Lt. Josh Barnhart.
David Hance slept on the porch of his mother's Foresthill mobile home when he woke up to a glowing red sky early Wednesday morning and was ordered to evacuate.
"It was actually fricking terrifying, cause they say, 'Oh yeah, it's coming closer,'" he said. "It was like sunset in the middle of the night."
Hance left behind most of his electronic gear, all his clothing and family photos and fled to Auburn, where he found his mother, Linda Hance, who said the biggest stress is wondering: "Is my house still there?"
Organizers of the Tour de Tahoe announced Friday they were canceling the annual 72-mile (115-km) bicycle ride scheduled Sunday around Lake Tahoe because of the heavy smoke from the blaze — more than 50 miles (80 km) away — and noted that cycling is a "heavy cardio activity that does not pair well with terrible air quality." Last year's ride was canceled due to smoke from another big fire south of Tahoe.
The Mosquito Fire's cause remained under investigation. Pacific Gas & Electric said unspecified "electrical activity" occurred close in time to the report of the fire on Tuesday.
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Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers, actors and musicians, and often includes excerpts from live in-studio concerts. This week:
John McEnroe grapples with his legacy as tennis' bad boy: McEnroe reflects on his career in a new Showtime documentary: "I was very taken aback, actually, when I went to Wimbledon in London for the first time, and I was like, 'Wow, they're so polite here.'"
Amanda Shires examines the fault lines in her marriage on her new album: Shires' album, Take it Like a Man, includes songs she wrote during a difficult period in her marriage to musician Jason Isbell. She sings and plays fiddle throughout this interview.
You can listen to the original interviews and review here:
John McEnroe grapples with his legacy as tennis' bad boy
Amanda Shires examines the fault lines in her marriage on her new album
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The new 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is already reaching more Americans in distress – and connecting them to help faster — than the old 10-digit suicide prevention line it replaced July 16.
New data released Friday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services show that in August – the first full month that 988 was operational — the Lifeline saw a 45% increase in overall volume of calls, texts and chats compared to August 2021.
The number of calls answered went up from 141,400 to 216,000 – a more than 50% increase, according to HHS officials. And texts answered went up by a whopping 1000% – from 3,400 in August, 2021, to 39,900 in August of this year. The number of chats on the Lifeline's website that were answered saw a 195% increase.
"Our nation's transition to 988 moves us closer to better serving the crisis care needs of people across America," said HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra in a statement.
The numbers encouraging, says psychologist Ben Miller, a mental health policy advocate.
"As far as data points go, this is good news," he says. "People are using the line, which is what we want. It's going to help save lives, which is what we want."
Particularly heartening is the data showing people are having to wait less to connect to a trained counselor in one of the more than 200 call centers that make up the national 988 network, he adds.
HHS officials say that in August of 2021, the average response time for calls, chats and texts was 2 minutes and 30 seconds, which Miller says is a long time to wait for someone in crisis.
But, this August, that response time dropped down to 42 seconds – a significant improvement, he adds.
The Biden administration has invested historic amounts of money towards beefing up the 988 infrastructure, and much of the money has gone towards adding new backup call centers, as well as hiring more people to answer calls at the existing call centers.
"I don't really know how this will play out over time, but to see such a huge increase, I have to attribute it to the fact that there's more resources, meaning more call center staff, meaning more opportunities to develop the appropriate infrastructure to help get to people quicker," says Miller.
Kellene Diana, 41, a resident of Baltimore and a mental health advocate says she's used this the suicide prevention line several times, especially during the pandemic, when she had frequent panic attacks.
"It has been instrumental in getting me through dark nights, long nights, scary nights," says Diana, who has also called 988 recently to help loved ones and community members in crisis.
But, while 988 is certainly helping more people overall, we don't know yet how the system is faring in individual states, cautions Miller. The newly released data doesn't have a state-by-state breakdown.
"There's going to be massive disparities across the states," he says.
While the 988 Lifeline is accessible nationally, with a national network of call centers, it essentially functions as a state-run system. And states vary vastly in how much they have invested in the former 10-digit Lifeline and associated services. According to a recent analysis by the National Institute of Mental Illness, very few states have passed legislation to supplement the recent federal funds into 988.
So, seeing how individual states are doing is key to understanding which states will need more help and funding, and in what way, explains Miller.
And the quality of service can even vary between people who work at the crisis call centers, says Diona, 34, a resident of Harlem, N.Y., and a member of Fountain House, a social club for people with mental illness.
Diona has long struggled with suicidal thoughts and attempts, and is a frequent caller to 988 and the previous 10-digit lifeline. (NPR is only using her first name because of the stigma of mental health conditions.)
"I think it really depends on who's working there, who is answering the call," she says, "because there have been a few times where the person has not been hopeful or hasn't believed me."
Though many of her calls to the line have helped her, she says one time, in June 2021, she felt even more hopeless after talking to the counselor on the line, and ended up attempting suicide.
And despite all the recent additional funding for the network, calls during the weekend still take a long time to be answered, says Diona.
"Workforce remains a major issue and will continue to be in the foreseeable future," notes Miller. "Almost every state is looking to hire more professionals to staff the over 200 [call centers.]"
The pandemic has worsened a pre-existing shortage of mental health care providers and many call centers have had trouble hiring counselors at call centers. The level and quality of training counselors staffing the phone lines also varies widely, according to mental health experts.
"I think if we don't aggressively pursue solutions in recruiting and retaining the workforce, we're going to have a lot bigger problems down the road," says Miller.
It's a problem that HHS recognizes. Today, the agency also announced a new $35 million grant to support 988 services in tribal communities, where the need is high but access to care has additional challenges. This new funding is specifically to add more trained counselors to address the needs of tribal communities.
"The transition to 988 is just the beginning," said Becerra in a statement. "We will continue working towards comprehensive, responsive crisis care services nationwide to save lives."
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Alexandria "Lexi" Aniyah Rubio was looking forward to playing volleyball when she got to junior high. She dreamed of going to law school one day, and she loved astrology, butterflies, and the color yellow.
These elements of Lexi's personality now surround a freshly painted portrait of her on the side of a cream-colored building in downtown Uvalde, TX. The building faces the parking lot where Lexi's mom, Kimberly Rubio, used to park for work. She still passes it regularly when she goes out for a run.
"It'll be a place where I can remember her, but it'll be a happy place, not like the other places in town," Kimberly says. Lexi's dreams and aspirations are captured in this mural because she didn't have the chance to make it to law school, or even junior high.
She was finishing fourth grade when she was killed in the mass shooting at Robb Elementary in May. She was one of the 19 children and two teachers killed that day – victims who are now also being memorialized in murals like Lexi's. Now, three months after the shooting, families of victims and survivors are grappling with its consequences and the decision to send kids back to school for the first time since the tragedy.
Kimberly, along with her husband, Felix Rubio, are trying to cope with their loss by keeping the memory of their 10-year-old alive. They describe her as hardworking and ambitious.
"Lexi was a quiet child, shy, smart, appreciative of life and anything that comes her way," Felix says. "Her athletic ability, we were just seeing what was coming about from her."
Lexi played softball and basketball, and had tried soccer earlier on. She was also interested in politics even at her young age, according to Kimberly.
And since the shooting, her parents have turned to activism.
Activism in the face of loss
This summer, Kimberly and Felix rallied in Washington, D.C. with survivors and families from Highland Park, Ill. – where seven people were killed and dozens were injured during a July 4th parade shooting – and have met with lawmakers to call for a federal ban on assault-style weapons.
The Rubios also testified before Congress shortly after the shooting on measures to prevent gun violence, and in their home state, they marched to the capitol in Austin last month during a rally organized by March for Our Lives.
"It's been difficult because we don't even want to get out of bed some days," Kimberly says. "But it's also necessary, and I know that we would love to say that it isn't political, but it is. That's our country. So we need change and that's just the way you go about it."
Besides a federal ban on assault-style rifles — just like the one that killed their daughter — the Rubios are asking state lawmakers to raise the minimum age for those seeking such weapons, from 18 years to 21.
"I've heard a few elected officials on board with that. We'll see, I guess," Kimberly says.
For Kimberly, being on the frontlines of activism is new. She says she much prefers being on the other side of the microphone because she used to work as a journalist for the local paper, the Uvalde Leader-News. Fighting for gun control legislation keeps her busy these days, and often distracts her from the unthinkable grief she and her family have been enduring.
Immediately after the shooting, Kimberly says, she thought about the rest of her kids. "We still have children here that we have to fight for. And then, I just kept thinking of other moms, really. I don't want anybody to feel the way I feel," she says.
For many of the families NPR spoke to in Uvalde, including the Rubios, "closure" doesn't seem feasible at this point. But Kimberly and other community members say understanding exactly what happened on May 24 may bring them one step closer to healing.
There have been calls for transparency around the federal investigation into the shooting at Robb Elementary, and there are several other ongoing investigations. District Attorney Christina Mitchell told NPR, "I can see where they see, as a community, there's a lack of transparency."
"It's going to take us a long time to heal," she says. "It's going to take us a long time to figure out what went wrong, individually, the agencies, the school, the community ... but it will get done."
For the Rubios, the pending autopsy report is also essential for a full understanding of what happened to their daughter. "That's a priority for us," Kimberly says. "That has answers: did she pass immediately? Did she suffer?"
And the Rubios want the world to remember their Lexi.
"The only way she lives is through us ... I want people to know what happened here and to join us so that it doesn't happen in their community," Kimberly says.
Preparing for a new school year after tragedy
Along with their loss, Kimberly and Felix have grappled with the same decision as other parents in Uvalde: sending their children back to classes after the tragic ending of the last school year.
For now, their children are going back to the classrooms. Their youngest son was at Robb Elementary the day of the shooting, and they had debated whether or not to send him back to school in person. They ultimately decided to try it out but have enrolled him in virtual school as a back-up option.
"I think it means something to them to kind of go back to their routine, to see their friends," Kimberly says. "We want what's best for them, so if that's what they feel is best, we're behind them and just also pushing for security; making sure that they're safe."
Safety is top of mind for many parents in town, and the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District has responded to the shooting with some security upgrades: putting up 8-foot fences around each campus, adding 500 security cameras, and spreading 33 Texas State troopers across campuses.
But Kimberly says these changes aren't enough for her to feel completely safe sending her kids back. Even a heavy police presence on campuses is not enough, she says, because even when hundreds of police officers responded to the shooting on May 24, more than an hour passed before the gunman was confronted.
"I don't think we'll ever feel comfortable with our kids being anywhere that isn't inside my home," Kimberly says. "I think about that a lot, because with school right now, but they'll go off to parades, concerts, a grocery store; where are they safe?"
The Rubios have even moved to a new house after the shooting, and safety became a priority when choosing the location. Their new home is near the junior and high schools.
"All of our kids will eventually be in this area, so if something ever happens again, we thought, 'Well, they can run home,'" Kimberly says.
Returning to school after witnessing, and surviving, the shooting
Oscar and Jessica Orona had to start reckoning with sending their 10-year old son, Noah, to school weeks ago because they opted for a private school that has been in session since mid-August. Noah was in one of the classrooms that was massacred at Robb Elementary. He was shot twice. In addition to his ongoing physical recovery, his parents say he isn't the same boy they dropped off that May morning at school.
"We kind of take everything one day at a time. We make tentative plans, because we're not sure how he's going to be feeling or if something is going to trigger him that day," Oscar says.
Even the simplest changes to their lives are telling. Jessica and Oscar say they used to take showers around the same time at night, but now, Noah prefers if they take turns so he can be with at least one parent at all times he's home.
Noah is going to Sacred Heart Catholic School this year, thanks to a scholarship awarded to 30 students who were impacted by the shooting at Robb Elementary. "He feels safe there, they were the first school that embraced enhanced security," Oscar says. Sacred Heart's principal, Joseph Olan, told NPR that the school was in the process of replacing windows and doors with ballistic grade materials, door locks are being upgraded, and new cameras have already been installed.
For the Oronas, the relatively smaller class sizes at Sacred Heart is a selling point. "He'll get more attention, which I think he's going to need. And I think he's going to do well. At least that's what our hopes are," Oscar says. The Oronas are eager to see how Noah will do in a new school environment as the year progresses. But they worry that loud sounds, or simply being in a school environment, could remind him of what happened on May 24.
Oscar says that some counselors have mentioned the possibility of Noah living with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. After all, Noah has endured unthinkable trauma: in addition to being shot twice, he was forced to lay on his classroom floor for more than an hour among his slain teachers and classmates. "I can't even begin to imagine that myself, much less a 10-year-old having to go through that," his father says.
Kayla Davis, a counselor with the newly established Uvalde branch of the Children's Bereavement Center, told NPR she's hearing similar concerns from children who survived the shooting, and their family members.
"Going back to school, fire drills, lockdown drills — anything that can remind them of what happened can put them back in that survival state," she says.
Uvalde, which is near the U.S. border with Mexico, also has a long history of car chases and school drills related to heavy police activity in the area. In her counseling sessions with families affected by shootings, Davis says she even avoids using the word "trigger" because of its association with guns.
Beyond the immediate concerns around how Noah will fare in school, Jessica and Oscar also worry about their son's long-term future. "We're worried if he's going to be able to survive and live on his own. And go off to college or whatever his ideal is," Oscar says.
Alongside a physical and mental recovery, a financial reality
Taking care of Noah now involves multiple doctor's visits, physical therapy, and counseling appointments each month. Though all the recovery-related services Noah receives are local now, for more than two months, the Oronas had to travel about 90 miles to San Antonio for many of them.
Jessica is primarily responsible for taking Noah to appointments and had to cut her work hours to accommodate them. Oscar works fewer hours than before the shooting, too. But they went back to work a week after Noah returned home from the hospital. "Because we know we have to work to pay our bills," Oscar says.
All of this has put a financial strain on Oscar and Jessica as they navigate an already stressful period. "There's a lot of money that has been distributed, donated to assist us and to assist the deceased. And we don't see a lot of that because there's a bureaucracy that we have to deal with," Oscar says.
The funds available to families of victims and survivors involve an often-dizzying web of bureaucracy. Several people who spoke to NPR expressed confusion about how to access the various funds overseen by state and local governments.
When NPR asked Uvalde's City Manager, Vince DiPiazza, about the bureaucracy families say they are facing, he suggested they should turn to non-governmental organizations for more immediate help. "For instance, the ministerial Alliance, the volunteer fire department, the American Legion," are some of the organizations DiPiazza says have been "able to more quickly turn the money around" than government-run funds.
The Oronas are grateful to the donations that have been pouring in from private donors to Uvalde. Oscar's daughter also set up a GoFundMe page for their family in the wake of the shooting, but they plan to leave that money untouched until Noah is older. "That's our base-building for when he gets to be 18, 19."
'They say we're the lucky ones. We don't feel lucky'
When speaking of the shooting, Oscar's eyes occasionally well up and his voice breaks, but Jessica says she tries not to show too much emotion. "We have to be strong for him," she says, gesturing to Noah sitting nearby, playing his Nintendo Switch.
The Oronas say that one of the hardest parts of their new reality is guilt. They have acquaintances, friends, and even relatives who lost loved ones on May 24, including Lexi Rubio's family (Oscar is Felix Rubio's uncle). Both Oscar and Jessica emphasized never wanting to take attention away from families of victims. Oscar says, "We were guilty because our son survived amidst all this carnage and everything. We were asking ourselves, 'Why? How did our son survive?'"
Jessica says their faith in God has been fundamental in their coping process. But they battle certain perceptions. "I think what a lot of people don't realize is that they say that we're the lucky ones. We don't feel lucky," Oscar says. "We want him to grow up and have a healthy, normal life, [but] we also have to prepare that maybe that's not going to happen."
The Oronas say they are trying to focus on moving forward from what happened to their community and to their son. They do that not only by advocating for Noah, but by helping foster the parts of him that they still very much recognize and love. "He is a funny kid, always trying to make us laugh. A smart aleck sometimes," says Jessica. "He loves Pokemon. He loves to draw and paint. So I think all of that, the way he used to be, will be one day. Because we're not going to let this rule our lives. We're going to go forward and overcome."
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‘Thank you, ma’am’: A singular queen, mourned by her people
LONDON (AP) — By early afternoon, the scent of thousands of lilies and roses floated in the air outside Buckingham Palace. But the pilgrims kept arriving, bearing still more bouquets and notes of endearment addressed to the only queen most have ever known.
The scene outside the wrought iron gates was just as Nick French expected. But when he left a London hospital Friday, still shaky 10 days after surgery for prostate cancer, there was no question he would join them. Setting out on foot for an hour-long walk across the city, French searched through seven mostly sold-out florist’s shops until his arms were filled with blossoms of crimson and cream, pink and purple.
“I felt the need to come right down here,” said the 50-year-old social services consultant from nearby Kent, standing behind a police barricade. True, Elizabeth II, born to royalty and bound by duty, had lived a life of palaces and pomp. But in the queen’s decades of steadfast stewardship, French said, an ordinary man had found an inspiration and kindred soul.
Elizabeth’s life, “brings me hope because the queen was always an incredibly charitable person, a decent person even in the face of great adversity,” he said, “And that gives me a role model to try and move on in my own life, post-cancer.”
A day after the longest reigning monarch in British history died at 96, French’s tribute echoed through the crowds that thronged to Buckingham and the memorial plaza over which the palace presides.
Those in attendance were, of course, self-selected — people who cared for the queen and had come to express their affection. But the pilgrimage was remarkable for more than just its size; it was striking, too, for how it underscored the multitude of roles visitors say the monarch occupied in the lives of those she could never know.
“You inspired generations of young women like me to serve the great nation that thrived under your leadership,” read one note penned in purple marker, left at the gate.
“Farewell, my dearest,” read another, attached to a bouquet of yellow roses. “Thank you ma’am ... for being a beacon of hope and stability in troubled times.”
And yet another: “We thank you for everything you stood for. For your sense of duty, your care, your compassion and of your love for us, your people.”
The outpouring of flowers and heartfelt notes in public places evoked, for those old enough to remember, another somber week in London 25 years ago — the days after Princess Diana, the queen’s onetime daughter-in-law, was killed in a car crash in Paris. Then, a nation poured out its public grief in a way not entirely dissimilar.
For David Hunt, a 67-year-old retiree from the British Library, the queen was a symbol of a bygone era and her death a reminder of just how much everything has changed since her reign’s early days in his childhood. And Claire McDaniel, 48, said she came when she finished work in a skin-care shop because it felt like the right thing to do for a monarch who, for her, felt almost like a grandmother.
“During the pandemic she came on TV and said, `This is bad, but it will get better. We will see each other again and get together again.’ And I think, as a country, it was just what we needed,” McDaniel said.
Not far away, classmates Adam Al-Mufty and Oliver Hughes, both 16 and in school uniforms, said they had come to Buckingham Palace to observe a chapter of history. But there was something more.
“She represented all of us,” Al-Mufty said, acknowledging the unlikeliness that a teenage student and a sovereign could relate to one another. “She was very down to earth.”
French, who came to the palace after an MRI to check that recent surgery had removed all his cancer, said his fondness for Elizabeth began in childhood but grew stronger in recent years.
After French’s father died in 2019, he said he found solace observing the queen’s grace and solidity at the funeral of her husband, Prince Philip. As she grew older and her own health faltered, her determination to enjoy the places and things she loved — while maintaining her role as queen — provided him inspiration, he said.
When he arrived at Buckingham Palace on Friday, he arranged four small bunches of flowers into a generous bouquet held together with a hairband given to him by another admirer in the crowd. At the barricade, he handed them to a police officer, who promised to find a good spot at the base of the palace gates.
It provided small solace. But in the weeks to come, the pain of losing Elizabeth will be difficult to hide, said McDaniel, the retail worker. After all, the queen’s face and name are everywhere — on Britain’s money and postal stamps, on an air terminal at Heathrow and on London’s newest subway line.
“It will be hard, but we’ll get through it,” McDaniel said. “That’s what we do. We’re English. We’ll have a bit of tea and carry on.”
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Adam Geller is a national writer for The Associated Press, on assignment in London to cover the queen’s death. Follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/adgeller
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Ukraine breaks through front line in east, nearing key town
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Western defense officials and analysts on Saturday said they believed Ukraine had punched through Russian front lines south of the country’s second-largest city, taking thousands of square miles of territory and threatening to cut off Russian supply lines.
The British Defense Ministry in an online briefing said it believed the Ukrainians had advanced as much as 50 kilometers (30 miles) in the advance south of Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine.
The advance appears to be around Izyum, long a focus on the Russian front line and the site of heavy artillery and other fighting. The British described Russian forces around Izyum as “increasingly isolated.”
“Russian forces were likely taken by surprise. The sector was only lightly held and Ukrainian units have captured or surrounded several towns,” the British military said.
It added that the nearby town of Kupiansk also appeared to be pressured by Ukrainian forces, and that its loss would greatly affect Russian supply lines in the area.
An image circulated on social media Saturday appeared to show Ukrainian soldiers in front of a main government building in Kupiansk, some 73 kilometers (45 miles) north of Izyum.
The image showed soldiers displaying the flag of the 92nd Separate Mechanized Battalion of Ukraine in front of a building that resembled Kupiansk’s city council building, which sits just along the Oskil River.
Ukraine’s military has not yet acknowledged entering the city, though it comes amid a several days of apparent gains by the Ukrainians south of Kharkiv.
A Washington-based think tank likewise referenced sweeping Ukrainian gains on Saturday, estimating that Kyiv has seized around 2,500 square kilometers (965 square miles) in its northeastern breakthrough.
The Institute for the Study of War said in a report that it appeared that “disorganized Russian forces (were) caught in the rapid Ukrainian advance.” They cited social media images of apparent Russian prisoners seized in the advance around Izyum and surrounding towns.
The same report said that Ukrainian forces “may collapse Russian positions around Izyum if they sever Russian ground lines of communication” north and south of the town.
The fighting in the east comes amid an ongoing offensive around Kherson in southern Ukraine. Analysts suggest Russia may have taken soldiers from the east to reinforce around Kherson, offering the Ukrainians the opportunity to strike a weakened front line.
The Ukrainian military was more circumspect about the reported gains, claiming in its regular update Saturday to have taken “more than 1,000 square kilometers” (386 square miles) from pro-Kremlin forces since the launch of its long-awaited counteroffensive this week.
It said that “in some areas, units of the Defense Forces have penetrated the enemy’s defenses to a depth of 50 kilometers,” matching the British assessment, but did not disclose any geographical details.
Officials in Kyiv have for weeks been tight-lipped about their plans for a counter-offensive to retake territory overrun by Russia early in the war, calling on local residents to refrain from sharing information on social media for fear of compromising the ongoing operation.
Moscow did not immediately acknowledge or comment on the claims by Ukraine and its Western allies.
Elsewhere, Ukrainian emergency services reported that a civilian was killed in a Russian missile strike in the Kharkiv region overnight.
The regional branch of the State Emergency Service said that the body of a 62-year-old woman was found buried in the rubble of her home, which was flattened by the strike.
The regional governor, Oleh Syniehubov, also accused Moscow of pummeling settlements retaken by Kyiv in its recent advances, along with other residential areas in the region.
Syniehubov said in a Telegram post that five civilians were hospitalized in the Izyum district, while nine others suffered injuries elsewhere in the region.
In the embattled Donbas region south of Kharkiv, the Ukrainian governor said that civilians were killed and wounded overnight by Russian shelling near the city of Bakhmut, a key target of the stalled Russian offensive there. Pavlo Kyrylenko said on Telegram that two people died and two more suffered injuries in Bakhmut and the neighboring village of Yahidne.
Meanwhile, Germany Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced visit, saying Europe would not tire of helping Ukraine despite Russian President Vladimir Putin’s efforts to raise the pressure by withholding energy supplies.
Baerbock said Germany will assist Ukraine in finding and removing mines and other unexploded ordnance left by Russian troops in areas where they have been pushed back by Ukrainian forces.
___ Kozlowska reported from London. Associated Press writer Frank Jordans in Berlin contributed to this report.
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When famed actor-comedian Chris Kattan moved to a new town during his high school years, he used his talents to establish himself amongst his new peers.
“I did impressions of some of the different teachers,” Kattan said. “It was a big hit.”
The teachers were less than impressed Kattan said.
Kattan, perhaps best known for his role in “Night at the Roxbury” and his seven seasons on “Saturday Night Live,” is making his way up to Klamath Falls on Saturday, Sept. 10 to perform at the Ross Ragland theater for its monthly comedy show production.
Though he has never been to the area before, Kattan says he is looking forward to seeing Crater Lake and getting to know the local community, remarking that he himself spent a number of years in the pacific northwest.
The laughs begin at the Ross Ragland Theater at 7:30 p.m.
Comedy influences
Growing up, the young comedian-to-be found joy in watching comedy classics with his father, whom he lists as one of his biggest influences.
“We used to watch a lot of old films,” Kattan recalled. “He brought me up on watching anything from Marx pictures to Bing Crosby classics. He had really impeccable taste.”
For Kattan, the motivation to pursue a career in comedy came from his father, who was also a performer and actor.
“He was very, very funny. He always made people laugh, and I thought that was an amazing gift,” Kattan said. “He was a very big influence on me.”
Also amongst his comedic heroes are Steve Martin, Zach Galafianakas and Buster Keaton.
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Charles officially announced as king at royal ceremony
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III was officially announced as Britain’s monarch Saturday, in a ceremony steeped in ancient tradition and political symbolism — and, for the first time, broadcast live.
Charles automatically became king when his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died on Thursday, but the accession ceremony is a key constitutional and ceremonial step in introducing the new monarch to the country.
Scores of senior politicians past and present, including Prime Minister Liz Truss and five of her predecessors, gathered in the ornate state apartments at St. James’s Palace for the meeting of the Accession Council.
They met without Charles, officially confirming his title, King Charles III. The king joined them to make a personal declaration, vowing to follow his mother’s “inspiring example” as he took on the duties of monarch.
“I am deeply aware of this great inheritance and of the duties and heavy responsibilities of sovereignty which have now passed to me,” he said.
Speaking of his personal grief, he said: “I know how deeply you and the entire nation, and I think I may say the whole world, sympathize with me in this irreparable loss we have all suffered.”
The new king formally approved a series of orders — including one declaring the day of his mother’s funeral a public holiday. The date of the state funeral has not been announced, but it is expected to be around Sept 19.
This is the first time the accession ceremony has been held since 1952, when Queen Elizabeth II took the throne.
Charles was accompanied at the ceremony by his wife Camilla, the Queen Consort, and his eldest son Prince William. William is now heir to the throne and known by the title Charles long held, Prince of Wales.
After the ceremony, an official will read the proclamation aloud from a balcony at St. James’s Palace. It will also be read out in the medieval City of London and at other locations across the U.K.
Two days after the 96-year-old queen died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland following an unprecedented 70 years on the throne, people still came in their thousands to pay their respects outside Buckingham Palace in London. The scene was repeated at other royal residences across the U.K. and at British embassies around the world.
The monarch set the tone for his reign on Friday, vowing in a televised address to carry on the queen’s “lifelong service,” with his own modernizing stamp.
Charles looked to both the past — noting his mother’s unwavering “dedication and devotion as sovereign” — and the future, seeking to strike a reassuring note of constancy while signaling that his will be a 21st-century monarchy.
He reflected on how the country had changed dramatically during the queen’s reign into a society “of many cultures and many faiths,” and pledged to serve people in Britain and the 14 other countries where he is king “whatever may be your background or beliefs.”
He also tried to overcome a reputation for aloofness in his first hours as monarch, spending time shaking hands with some of the thousands who came to leave flowers and pay tribute to the queen at the gates of Buckingham Palace. He was greeted with shouts of “Well done, Charlie!” and “God save the king!” One woman gave him a kiss on the cheek.
Britain is holding a period of mourning for the queen, with days of carefully choreographed ceremonies marking the death of the only monarch most people have ever known.
In the next few days the queen’s body will be brought from Balmoral, first to Edinburgh and then to London, where she will lie in state before a funeral at Westminster Abbey, expected around Sept. 19.
In his speech, Charles struck a personal note, speaking of his sorrow at the loss of “my darling Mama.”
“Thank you for your love and devotion to our family and to the family of nations you have served so diligently all these years,” he said, ending with a quote from Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” — “May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.’”
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Analysis Evaluates Efficacy of Eribulin in Metastatic HER2-low Breast Cancer Across Three Studies (Presentation: #259P)
NUTLEY, N.J., Sept. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eisai announced today results from a post-hoc analysis of three randomized, pivotal, Phase 3 studies (EMBRACE trial/Study 305, Study 301, and Study 304) evaluating the efficacy of eribulin mesylate (marketed as HALAVEN®) versus other chemotherapies (Treatment of Physician's Choice [TPC], capecitabine, and vinorelbine, respectively) in patients living with metastatic breast cancer (mBC) whose tumors have low or no HER2 expression. These data were presented as a poster (Presentation: #259P) at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Annual Meeting (#ESMO22), held virtually and in-person in Paris, France from September 9-13, 2022.
The HER2-low breast cancer subtype is a newly defined subset consisting of tumors that would have previously been considered HER2-negative based on an immunohistochemistry (IHC) assay and an in situ hybridization (ISH) assay. HER2-low tumors express low amounts of the HER2 protein, but not enough to be considered HER2-positive. HER2-low is defined as an IHC of 1+ or 2 with a negative ISH. Of the approximate 288,000 new cases of female breast cancer expected to be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2022, it is estimated that approximately 80-85% of patients would previously have been considered to have the HER2-negative subtype. Of those patients, about 60% would now be considered to have the HER2-low subtype.
"In this post-hoc analysis, the outcomes seen in mBC patients whose tumors are considered HER2-low are consistent with the results of the three pivotal Phase 3 clinical trials," said Dr. Takashi Owa, Chief Scientific Officer, Senior Vice President, Eisai Co., Ltd. "As the oncology community's understanding of mBC continues to evolve, it's important that we continue to evaluate the role of existing therapies in new contexts to contribute to the body of knowledge that is available to health care professionals."
The post-hoc analysis included data from three trials— eribulin vs. TPC (NCT00388726, EMBRACE trial/Study 305), eribulin vs. capecitabine (NCT00337103, Study 301), and eribulin vs. vinorelbine (NCT02225470, Study 304) in patients with locally recurrent or mBC who had prior lines of chemotherapy treatments (≤2 for Study 301; 2-5 for Study 304 and EMBRACE Trial/Study 305) including an anthracycline and a taxane. A total of 1,589 eligible patients were enrolled in the EMBRACE trial/Study 305, Study 301, and Study 304, and baseline characteristics were generally balanced between treatment arms in all studies.
Median overall survival (OS), median progression free survival (PFS) and objective response rate (ORR) were analyzed. PFS and ORR were measured per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version (RECIST) (v1.0 for EMBRACE trial/Study 305 and Study 301; v1.1 for Study 304) by independent imaging review. ORR was measured in evaluable patients (EMBRACE trial/Study 305) and in the intent-to-treat population (Study 301 and Study 304).
In the post-hoc analysis, OS, PFS, and ORR among patients with HER2-low or HER2-negative status were generally similar to those of the eribulin treatment arms overall in each of the EMBRACE trial/Study 305, Study 301 and Study 304. Efficacy results for patients with HER2-low and HER2-negative status across all three studies are summarized in the table below:
Metastatic breast cancer (mBC) is an advanced stage of the disease that occurs when cancer spreads beyond the breast to other parts of the body. It is estimated there were more than 2,261,000 new cases of breast cancer and more than 684,000 deaths from the disease globally in 2020. In 2022, it is estimated that approximately 288,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States and over 43,000 women will die from the disease. It is estimated that 30% of people with early-stage breast cancers will go on to develop metastatic disease, and approximately 6% of women with breast cancer will have metastatic disease at the time of diagnosis. Metastatic breast cancer has a poor prognosis compared to non-metastatic breast cancer. The estimated 5-year relative survival rate for women with mBC is 28%.
HALAVEN (eribulin mesylate) Injection is indicated for the treatment of patients with metastatic breast cancer (mBC) who have previously received at least 2 chemotherapeutic regimens for the treatment of metastatic disease. Prior therapy should have included an anthracycline and a taxane in either the adjuvant or metastatic setting.
Eribulin is a microtubule dynamics inhibitor in the halichondrin class with a novel mechanism of action, developed in-house by Eisai. Structurally, eribulin is a simplified and synthetically produced version of halichondrin B, a natural product isolated from the marine sponge Halichondria okadai. Eribulin is believed to work by inhibiting the growth phase of microtubule dynamics which prevents cell division. In addition, non-clinical studies showed eribulin's unique actions in the tumor microenvironment such as an increase in vascular perfusion and permeability in tumor cores, promotion of the epithelial state, decrease in capacity of breast cancer cells to migrate, etc.
Neutropenia: Severe neutropenia (ANC <500/mm3) lasting >1 week occurred in 12% of patients with mBC. Febrile neutropenia occurred in 5% of patients with mBC and 2 patients (0.4%) died from complications. Patients with mBC with elevated liver enzymes >3 × ULN and bilirubin >1.5 × ULN experienced a higher incidence of Grade 4 neutropenia and febrile neutropenia than patients with normal levels. Monitor complete blood cell counts prior to each dose, and increase the frequency of monitoring in patients who develop Grade 3 or 4 cytopenias. Delay administration and reduce subsequent doses in patients who experience febrile neutropenia or Grade 4 neutropenia lasting >7 days.
Peripheral Neuropathy: Grade 3 peripheral neuropathy occurred in 8% of patients with mBC (Grade 4=0.4%) and 22% developed a new or worsening neuropathy that had not recovered within a median follow-up duration of 269 days (range 25-662 days). Neuropathy lasting >1 year occurred in 5% of patients with mBC. Patients should be monitored for signs of peripheral motor and sensory neuropathy. Withhold HALAVEN in patients who experience Grade 3 or 4 peripheral neuropathy until resolution to Grade 2 or less.
Embryo-Fetal Toxicity: HALAVEN can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman. Advise females of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment with HALAVEN and for at least 2 weeks following the final dose. Advise males with female partners of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment with HALAVEN and for 3.5 months following the final dose.
QT Prolongation: Monitor for prolonged QT intervals in patients with congestive heart failure, bradyarrhythmias, drugs known to prolong the QT interval, and electrolyte abnormalities. Correct hypokalemia or hypomagnesemia prior to initiating HALAVEN and monitor these electrolytes periodically during therapy. Avoid in patients with congenital long QT syndrome.
In patients with mBC receiving HALAVEN, the most common adverse reactions (≥25%) were neutropenia (82%), anemia (58%), asthenia/fatigue (54%), alopecia (45%), peripheral neuropathy (35%), nausea (35%), and constipation (25%). Febrile neutropenia (4%) and neutropenia (2%) were the most common serious adverse reactions. The most common adverse reaction resulting in discontinuation was peripheral neuropathy (5%).
Lactation: Because of the potential for serious adverse reactions in breastfed infants from eribulin mesylate, advise women not to breastfeed during treatment with HALAVEN and for 2 weeks after the final dose.
Hepatic and Renal Impairment: A reduction in starting dose is recommended for patients with mild or moderate hepatic impairment and/or moderate or severe renal impairment.
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Eisai's Corporate Concept is "to give first thought to patients and people in the daily living domain, and to increase the benefits that health care provides." Under this Concept [also known as our human health care (hhc) Concept], we aim to effectively achieve social good in the form of relieving anxiety over health and reducing health disparities. With a global network of R&D facilities, manufacturing sites and marketing subsidiaries, we strive to create and deliver innovative products to target diseases with high unmet medical needs, with a particular focus in our strategic areas of Neurology and Oncology.
In addition, our continued commitment to the elimination of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), which is a target (3.3) of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), is demonstrated by our work on various activities together with global partners.
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HONOLULU (KITV)- Republican nominee for Governor Duke Aiona announced his plan to tackle Hawaii's affordable housing crisis. Democrat Josh Green released his plan on the same subject back in April. Aiona's plan is called the Hawaii Home Ownership Initiative. Green's plan is called the Emergency Housing Plan for Hawaii. They are very different in their focus.
"I reasoned to myself what the problem was, and came up with the Hawaii real estate market," said Aiona, He detailed his affordable housing plan to the press, which focuses heavily on renters. "We want to transition governmental rental programs to tenant owned," said Aiona.
Aiona's plan is built around the rent-to-own concept. "The difference is you're able to use the rent you are paying for the purchase of the home down the line," said Aiona. Plans also include incentives that could be applied to the rent-to-own purchase price.
Aiona also has a plan for stabilizing skyrocketing home sales prices. He plans to keep many of the rent-to-own homes at original purchase prices controlled by the average salary in the area, also called area median income. "It's a bit of a sacrifice for those buying affordable homes. They are going to agree to put it into the deed that the future sale of that home will be done at what the purchase price was," said Aiona.
When KITV4 asked Democratic candidate Josh Green about his plan on the same subject, he point to his website where plans have been laid out since April. Those plans include possibly building on vacant state lands, an executive order cutting red tape, increasing tax credits/incentives, and speeding up homesteading as possible solutions to the affordable housing problem.
There are some similarities in the two plans. Both involve increasing housing incentives for first time buyers. Green's plan also mentions giving these benefits for essential workers. Both candidates agree on creating public-private partnerships to increase home ownership.
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Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers, actors and musicians, and often includes excerpts from live in-studio concerts. This week:
John McEnroe grapples with his legacy as tennis' bad boy: McEnroe reflects on his career in a new Showtime documentary: "I was very taken aback, actually, when I went to Wimbledon in London for the first time, and I was like, 'Wow, they're so polite here.'"
Amanda Shires examines the fault lines in her marriage on her new album: Shires' album, Take it Like a Man, includes songs she wrote during a difficult period in her marriage to musician Jason Isbell. She sings and plays fiddle throughout this interview.
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Durable responses to treatment, with a median duration of response (mDoR) of 11.7 months, reported in Phase 1b/2 clinical trial of onvansertib plus FOLFIRI/bevacizumab in second-line KRAS-mutated mCRC
Observed mDoR is supported by preclinical findings that demonstrate onvansertib in combination with irinotecan can overcome intrinsic and refractory resistance to irinotecan in patient-derived xenograft models
Patients with a ≥90% decrease in KRAS mutant allele frequency (MAF), a response biomarker, in the first cycle of treatment had significantly higher ORR and longer PFS in Phase 1b/2 trial and an Expanded Access Program (EAP)
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardiff Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRDF), a clinical-stage biotechnology company leveraging PLK1 inhibition to develop novel therapies across a range of cancers, today announced new preclinical and clinical data from its program in KRAS-mutated mCRC. The data are featured in two posters being presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2022, which is taking place at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles in Paris, France, and virtually.
Poster 397P: Early Decreases in KRAS Mutant Allele Frequency (MAF) Predict Clinical Benefit to the PLK1 Inhibitor Onvansertib in Combination with FOLFIRI/bev in 2L Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Carcinoma (mCRC)
Poster 397P includes updated data (data cut-off date: July 25, 2022), as well as the results of correlative biomarker analyses from a Phase 1b/2 clinical trial of onvansertib plus FOLFIRI/bevacizumab in second-line KRAS-mutated mCRC. Measures of clinical response were compared between subsets of patients defined as KRAS responders or non-responders. KRAS responders were defined as patients with a ≥90% decrease in KRAS mutant allele frequency (MAF) in circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) after one treatment cycle.
"The data from this trial show onvansertib plus FOLFIRI and bevacizumab outperforming historical controls on multiple key endpoints and are highly encouraging," said Heinz-Josef Lenz, MD, FACP, professor of medicine at USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and the trial's principal investigator. "They suggest trial participants with various KRAS mutations experience durable clinical benefits and that the onvansertib-FOLFIRI combination is avoiding the mechanisms that typically drive rapid acquired resistance to the standard-of-care (SoC). This highlights onvansertib's potential to fill a crucial gap in mCRC's therapeutic paradigm, as there are currently limited options available for second line patients. In addition, the significant increases between response rates and progression-free survival in KRAS responders point to changes in MAF as a potential blood-based biomarker that could aid in treatment decisions."
Key data and conclusions presented in the poster include:
Overall response rate (ORR) and median progression-free survival (mPFS) reported in Phase 1b/2 trial substantially exceed those reported in historical control trials
- ORR across all evaluable patients was 35%, with 17 of 48 evaluable patients achieving an objective response and responses have been observed across multiple KRAS variants
- Median duration of response (mDoR) across all evaluable patients was 11.7 months (95% confidence interval (CI): 8.9 – not reached)
- mPFS across all evaluable patients was 9.3 months (95% CI: 7.6 – 13.5)
- Historical control trials of different drug combinations, including the standard-of-care (SOC) of FOLFIRI with bevacizumab, in similar patient populations have shown ORR and mPFS of 5 – 13% and ~4.5 – 5.7 months, respectively1-4
KRAS responders showed significantly greater ORR and mPFS compared to non-responders
- ORR in KRAS responders vs. KRAS non-responders: 63.6% (14/22) vs. 8.7% (2/23) (p = 0.00014)
- mPFS in KRAS responders vs. KRAS non-responders: 12.6 months vs. 6.0 months (p=0.019)
Poster 366P: The PLK1 Inhibitor Onvansertib Overcomes Irinotecan Resistance in RAS-mutated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (mCRC) In Vivo and in Patients
Poster 366P includes findings (as of August 5, 2022) from Cardiff Oncology's EAP of onvansertib in KRAS-mutated mCRC, as well as data from murine studies evaluating onvansertib in combination with irinotecan in 6 PDX models of irinotecan-resistant, RAS-mutated CRC. Clinical findings reported in the Expanded Access Program (EAP) were compared between KRAS responders and non-responders. To enroll in the EAP, a patient must have been ineligible for the Phase 1b/2 clinical trial having received prior treatment with irinotecan or failed or progressed on multiple prior lines of standard-of-care therapy. EAP patients are treated with the same treatment regimen (onvansertib 15 mg/m2 plus FOLFIRI and bevacizumab) and dosing schedule as patients in the Phase 1b/2 clinical trial.
Scott Kopetz, MD, PhD, FACP, professor, Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center commented, "Currently available third-line or later treatment options for patients are severely limited, due in large part to the high prevalence of tumors that show resistance to irinotecan. Based on the findings being presented at ESMO, combining onvansertib with the current SOC appears to be an innovative strategy that can overcome irinotecan resistance and address a broad and pressing unmet need. This hypothesis is further supported by onvansertib's mechanism of action, which targets DNA damage repair pathways underlying resistance to irinotecan and other chemotherapeutic agents."
Key findings and conclusions presented in the poster include:
EAP patients with prior irinotecan treatment (43 out of a total of 51 EAP patients) showed clinical benefit following treatment with onvansertib plus FOLFIRI/bevacizumab
- mPFS was 4.04 months (95% CI: 2.96 – 8.38); 6-month PFS rate was 37.3% (95% CI: 24.9 – 55.8)
Of EAP patients with prior irinotecan treatment, KRAS responders had significantly longer PFS compared to non-responders.
- mPFS in KRAS responders vs. KRAS non-responders: 11.18 months vs. 3.25 months (p=0.0014)
The combination of onvansertib and irinotecan showed significantly greater anti-tumor activity compared to onvansertib monotherapy in 5 of 6 tested PDX models of irinotecan-resistant, RAS-mutated CRC.
The ESMO posters are currently available for viewing on the congress's virtual platform and will also be presented by Drs. Lenz and Kopetz during Poster Sessions 8 and 7, respectively, on September 11, 2022. Following the congress, the posters will be available on the "Scientific Presentations" section of the Cardiff Oncology website at https://cardiffoncology.com/scientific-presentations/.
Clinical and Corporate Update Conference Call and Webcast
Cardiff Oncology will host a webcast and conference call to provide a clinical and corporate update to the investment community on Monday, September 12, 2022 at 4:30 PM ET. The event will feature discussions on the planned development pathway for onvansertib in KRAS-mutated metastatic colorectal cancer and updates on other development programs. In addition, company management will provide data updates from ongoing clinical trials. To access the call, please dial 1-877-407-9208 (domestic) or 1-201-493-6784 (international) and refer to conference ID 13731618. The conference call will also be webcast live and a link to the webcast can be accessed here. A replay of the webcast will be available by visiting the "Events" section of the Cardiff Oncology website after its conclusion.
About the Phase 1b/2 Trial of Onvansertib in the Second-Line Treatment of KRAS-mutated mCRC
This is a multi-center, single-arm, Phase 1b/2 trial of onvansertib in combination with standard-of-care FOLFIRI and Avastin® (bevacizumab) to evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of the combination regimen in the second-line treatment of patients with KRAS-mutated mCRC. The trial, A Phase 1b/2 Study of Onvansertib (PCM-075) in Combination with FOLFIRI and Bevacizumab for Second–Line Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer in Patients with a KRAS Mutation, is enrolling patients with histologically confirmed metastatic and unresectable colorectal carcinoma harboring a KRAS mutation. Patients must also have experienced disease progression or treatment intolerance to first-line treatment with fluoropyrimidine and oxaliplatin (FOLFOX or CapeOx) with or without bevacizumab to be eligible. The trial is being conducted at the following cancer centers across the U.S.: USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Mayo Clinic (Arizona, Rochester, and Jacksonville), Kansas University Medical Center (KUMC), CARTI Cancer Center and Inova Schar Cancer Institute. For more information on the trial, please visit NCT03829410.
About the EAP for Onvansertib in KRAS-mutated mCRC
Sometimes called "compassionate use", expanded access is a potential pathway for a patient with a serious or life-threatening disease to gain access to an investigational drug for treatment outside of a clinical trial, particularly when no comparable or satisfactory alternative therapy options are available. The Cardiff Oncology EAP in KRAS-mutated mCRC is using the same combination treatment regimen (onvansertib 15 mg/m2 + FOLFIRI and bevacizumab) and dosing schedule as the ongoing Phase 1b/2 clinical trial and is intended for patients that have progressed on prior therapy and do not meet the second line eligibility criteria for enrollment in the clinical trial. The program has reached capacity and is no longer open to enrollment.
References:
- Giessen et al., Acta Oncologica 2015, 54: 187-193
- Cremolini et al., Lancet Oncol 2020, 21: 497–507
- Antoniotti et al., Correspondence Lancet Oncol June 2020
- Bennouna et al., Lancet Oncol 2013; 14: 29–37
About Cardiff Oncology, Inc.
Cardiff Oncology is a clinical-stage biotechnology company leveraging PLK1 inhibition to develop novel therapies across a range of cancers. Our lead asset is onvansertib, a PLK1 inhibitor we are evaluating in combination with standard-of-care (SOC) therapeutics in clinical programs targeting indications such as KRAS-mutated metastatic colorectal cancer, metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, and metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer. These programs and our broader development strategy are designed to target tumor vulnerabilities in order to overcome treatment resistance and deliver superior clinical benefit compared to the SOC. For more information, please visit https://www.cardiffoncology.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may be identified using words such as "anticipate," "believe," "forecast," "estimated" and "intend" or other similar terms or expressions that concern Cardiff Oncology's expectations, strategy, plans or intentions. These forward-looking statements are based on Cardiff Oncology's current expectations and actual results could differ materially. There are several factors that could cause actual events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, clinical trials involve a lengthy and expensive process with an uncertain outcome, and results of earlier studies and trials may not be predictive of future trial results; our clinical trials may be suspended or discontinued due to unexpected side effects or other safety risks that could preclude approval of our product candidates; risks related to business interruptions, including the outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus, which could seriously harm our financial condition and increase our costs and expenses; uncertainties of government or third party payer reimbursement; dependence on key personnel; limited experience in marketing and sales; substantial competition; uncertainties of patent protection and litigation; dependence upon third parties; and risks related to failure to obtain FDA clearances or approvals and noncompliance with FDA regulations. There are no guarantees that our product candidate will be utilized or prove to be commercially successful. Additionally, there are no guarantees that future clinical trials will be completed or successful or that any precision medicine therapeutics will receive regulatory approval for any indication or prove to be commercially successful. Investors should read the risk factors set forth in Cardiff Oncology's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and other periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. While the list of factors presented here is considered representative, no such list should be considered to be a complete statement of all potential risks and uncertainties. Unlisted factors may present significant additional obstacles to the realization of forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements included herein are made as of the date hereof, and Cardiff Oncology does not undertake any obligation to update publicly such statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
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- The exclusive event held in Havana, Cuba, was attended by people from 43 countries and renowned national and international artists, such as James Morrison, who was in charge of giving the closing concert of the evening
- During the event, two unique humidors in the world were auctioned for which 2,900,000€ were raised, funds that will go entirely to Cuban Public Health
HAVANA, Sept. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The long-awaited celebration of the 55th anniversary of Cohiba, Habanos' most emblematic and prestigious brand, took place in Havana, Cuba, the birthplace of what is considered the best cigar in the world. For three days, Habanos, S.A. offered its guests a full program of activities starting with a Welcome Cocktail, followed by a visit to the El Laguito Factory and ended with the acclaimed Gala Dinner.
Two years after the last Habano Festival, Cuba was once again visited by aficionados of Premium cigars, especially Habanos, with a Welcome Cocktail for 650 lucky people. Attendees were treated to a magical evening with an experiential journey through the brand's more than five decades of successful history and its main Lines: Classic, 1492, Maduro 5 and Behike.
There was also a visit to the emblematic El Laguito Factory, where the Cohiba brand vitolas have been produced since 1966, ensuring the delicacy and quality of these Habanos.
The final touch was provided by the exclusive Gala Dinner with 650 attendees from 43 countries and focused on the novelties that Habanos, S.A. presented on the so-called "Cohiba Year" with its launches Cohiba Ambar, Cohiba Colección Ideales and Cohiba 55 Aniversario Edición Limitada.
This dinner was the culmination of all the celebrations held around the world to commemorate Cohiba's 55th anniversary. An event full of tradition, luxury and moments of pleasure with the Habano as the protagonist, which has received international recognition from the most demanding aficionados. Since its birth in 1966, Cohiba has been synonymous with exclusivity, tradition and quality. The gala was attended by renowned artists with long careers such as César López, Miguel Patterson and Manolito Simonet, as well as by leading figures from the music scene such as Niurka González, Haila, Lily Daly and Mayko D'Alma, and artists with innovative proposals such as Camila Rodhe, Geidy Chapman, Emilio Frías "El Niño," Vocal Renacer or Tenores Los Clásicos. The evening ended with a concert by the internationally renowned James Morrison.
According to Leopoldo Cintra González, Commercial Vice President of Habanos, S.A.: "In addition to luxury and exclusivity, Cohiba is synonymous with the work and effort of generations that have managed to make it the most recognized Habanos brand worldwide." He added: "How could it be otherwise, such a singular date deserved some launches at the height of what we call the "Cohiba Year" with three unique and special vitolas such as Cohiba Ámbar, Cohiba Ideales, and Cohiba 55 Aniversario Edición Limitada."
During the event, and for the first time outside the framework of the Habano Festival, the auction of two unique humidors was held. All the Habanos they contain were made " Totally by hand with long filler" and by the best torcedores of the El Laguito Factory. The proceeds will go entirely to Cuban Public Health.
The Cohiba 55th Anniversary Humidor, worth 2,800,000€, contains 550 Habanos from all the prestigious brand lines and represents a tribute to Cohiba's success story. Made with precious woods, mother-of-pearl, and Swarovski on the outside and okume and mahogany on the inside.
Humidor Rare Le Rituel & Cohiba Ambar, worth 100,000€, was made to include a bottle of Champagne Rare Milésime 1988 and 44 Cohiba Ambar. It is the first of a series of 10 Limited Edition Humidors handcrafted on demand by the prestigious artisan workshop Elie Bleu, which has been making humidors for tobacco since 1976.
The 2020 and 2021 Habanos Awards were also presented to Eulalio Bejarano and Riad Boukaram in the Business category, Walid Saleh and Angel Garcia Muñoz in the Communications category, and Vicente Fausto Torres and Nelson Rodriguez Lopez in the Production category.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 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 TuSimple Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: TSP): (i) pursuant and/or traceable to the offering documents issued in connection with the Company's initial public offering conducted on or about April 15, 2021 (the "IPO"); and/or (ii) between April 15, 2021 and August 1, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"). If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than October 31, 2022.
SO WHAT: If you purchased TuSimple 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 TuSimple class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=8026 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 31, 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, the IPO documents were negligently prepared and, as a result, contained untrue statements of material fact or omitted to state other facts necessary to make the statements made not misleading and were not prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations governing their preparation. Additionally, the complaint alleges that, throughout the Class Period, defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding TuSimple's business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, the IPO documents and defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) TuSimple's commitment to safety was significantly overstated and defendants concealed fundamental problems with the Company's technology; (2) TuSimple was rushing the testing of its autonomous driving technology in order to deliver driverless trucks to the market ahead of its more safety-conscious competitors; (3) there was a corporate culture within TuSimple that suppressed or ignored safety concerns in favor of unrealistically ambitious testing and delivery schedules; (4) the aforementioned conduct made accidents involving TuSimple's autonomous driving technology more likely; (5) the aforementioned conduct invited enhanced regulatory scrutiny and investigatory action toward TuSimple; and (6) as a result, defendants' 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.
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A new horror movie featuring Winnie the Pooh prompted us to explore what's happened to some other works of art that ended up in the public domain.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Tara Haskins, health director at the healthcare-focused nonprofit AgriSafe, about a new suicide prevention hotline aimed to help agricultural workers.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Tara Haskins, health director at the healthcare-focused nonprofit AgriSafe, about a new suicide prevention hotline aimed to help agricultural workers.
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In Jeff German's newsroom, his Las Vegas Review-Journal colleagues have set up an impromptu memorial in his cubicle. On his desk are flowers, a reporter's notepad and a toy football — he loved fantasy football. Also, one of his front page stories, framed.
The story is the first one he wrote with colleague Art Kane about lavish spending and misuse of tax dollars at the at the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. The stories led to felony charges for the Authority's executive director in 2019, and it's alleged that they led to German's death.
A city in shock
The developments of the past week have left Las Vegas shocked. German was found stabbed to death outside his home last Saturday. On Wednesday evening, police announced they had arrested an elected official, Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles, on suspicion of killing German.
Telles is being held without bail. At his first court appearance on Thursday, prosecutors laid out the evidence that he had "cased" German's home before the crime, and then stabbed him seven times.
Prosecutors allege Telles killed German for writing negative stories about his office, and that he believed he lost the recent Democratic primary "as a direct result of the articles highlighting misfunctioning of office and an illicit relationship."
The reality is difficult for his former colleagues. But they want people to know about German, about his journalism and what he stood for.
A dogged reporter
Art Kane recalls German as an old-school veteran who knew everybody. "Phone to the ear, getting secret sources, meeting them in bars," he says.
And once German was on a story, he wouldn't let go — such as with that convention bureau series.
"At some point I moved on to other things," Kane says. "But Jeff — Jeff, like a bulldog, just bit into it and followed it to the end. He probably wrote 100 stories by the time everything was over."
Politicians reflected on the loss, too.
"I miss him already," says Tom Letizia, a political consultant who's known German for about forty years. He says sometimes German wrote articles or columns that irritated him — or went after his political clients — but there was no doubting German's importance.
"I know there are a lot of public figures that were afraid when Jeff German would call them. Because this is a guy who was going to ask the tough questions," he says. "And they either ran from him — didn't take the call — or took the call and dealt with the circumstances that prevailed afterwards."
City Councilwoman Victoria Seaman says she never feared German's calls — because she said she trusted him to be fair — if tough. But as soon as she heard he'd been killed, she figured it was about his work.
"I really suspected that it was some kind of hit, just due to the nature of him really being aggressive and making sure he gets stories out and the facts," she says. "It's been shocking for everyone in Las Vegas."
Free speech under threat?
It's worried people outside of Las Vegas, too. When news broke, free speech groups took notice. Nadine Farid Johnson is managing director of PEN-America Washington. She calls the possibility that a public official killed a reporter "deeply disturbing," in part because of what she regards as the recent increase of abuse of journalists online.
"Now this has come into the physical realm, and resulted in someone's murder, it really undermines the work of the free press, and it's creating a risk factor for many journalists, and that's quite worrisome," Johnson says.
The Review-Journal's Art Kane says he and German were accustomed to some people's anger over their reporting — at one point, he says German was punched by a professional boxer in a bar. But they didn't seriously consider the possibility of being killed.
"I think until now we just figured that nobody would be that stupid and brazen," Kane says. "But it's in the back of your mind, right?"
Kane is not inclined to see the death of his friend as part of a broader anti-journalism trend in America. He sees this as an isolated incident.
"From talking to Jeff, from reading his stories, and from understanding this guy's [Telles'] background, he was just a bully that didn't like being challenged," Kane says. "And he would always push back in completely inappropriate ways."
Kane's reporting partner is now gone. And the subject of their work is in jail. Telles is expected to formally be charged with murder next week.
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Sweltering heat isn't the only problem this weekend in California. A tropical storm is bringing flooding to the southern half of the state. And wildfires are making the air quality bad.
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Sweltering heat isn't the only problem this weekend in California. A tropical storm is bringing flooding to the southern half of the state. And wildfires are making the air quality bad.
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An audio tour of Queen Elizabeth II's meetings with 13 different U.S. presidents in her seven decades on the throne.
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An audio tour of Queen Elizabeth II's meetings with 13 different U.S. presidents in her seven decades on the throne.
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Charles is formally declared the British monarch at a ceremony today in London, as the nation continues to mourn his mother after 70 years as queen.
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Charles is formally declared the British monarch at a ceremony today in London, as the nation continues to mourn his mother after 70 years as queen.
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LONDON — King Charles III was officially announced as Britain's monarch Saturday, in a pomp-filled ceremony steeped in ancient tradition and political symbolism — and, for the first time, broadcast live.
Charles automatically became king when his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died on Thursday, but the accession ceremony is a key constitutional and ceremonial step in introducing the new monarch to the country.
Scores of senior politicians past and present, including Prime Minister Liz Truss and five of her predecessors, gathered in the ornate state apartments at St. James's Palace for the meeting of the Accession Council.
They met without Charles, officially confirming his title, King Charles III. The king joined them to make a personal declaration, vowing to follow his mother's "inspiring example" as he took on the duties of monarch.
"I am deeply aware of this great inheritance and of the duties and heavy responsibilities of sovereignty which have now passed to me," he said.
Speaking of his personal grief, he said: "I know how deeply you and the entire nation, and I think I may say the whole world, sympathize with me in this irreparable loss we have all suffered."
The new king formally approved a series of orders — including one declaring the day of his mother's funeral a public holiday. The date of the state funeral has not been announced, but it is expected to be around Sept 19.
This is the first time the accession ceremony has been held since 1952, when Queen Elizabeth II took the throne.
Charles was accompanied at the ceremony by his wife Camilla, the Queen Consort, and his eldest son Prince William. William is now heir to the throne and known by the title Charles long held, Prince of Wales.
The ceremony ended with a royal official publicly proclaiming King Charles III the monarch from a balcony at the palace — a relic of centuries past, when this would have been the first official confirmation the public had of their new sovereign.
David White, the Garter King of Arms, made the proclamation flanked by trumpeters in gold-trimmed robes before leading cheers — "hip, hip, hooray!" — for the new king.
Gun salutes rang out in Hyde Park, at the Tower of London and at military sites around the U.K. as he announced the news, and scarlet-robed soldiers in the palace courtyard doffed their bearskin hats in a royal salute.
The proclamation will also be read out in the medieval City of London and at other locations across the U.K.
Two days after the 96-year-old queen died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland following an unprecedented 70 years on the throne, people still came in their thousands to pay their respects outside Buckingham Palace in London. The scene was repeated at other royal residences across the U.K. and at British embassies around the world.
The monarch set the tone for his reign on Friday, vowing in a televised address to carry on the queen's "lifelong service," with his own modernizing stamp.
Charles looked to both the past — noting his mother's unwavering "dedication and devotion as sovereign" — and the future, seeking to strike a reassuring note of constancy while signaling that his will be a 21st-century monarchy.
He reflected on how the country had changed dramatically during the queen's reign into a society "of many cultures and many faiths," and pledged to serve people in Britain and the 14 other countries where he is king "whatever may be your background or beliefs."
He also tried to overcome a reputation for aloofness in his first hours as monarch, spending time shaking hands with some of the thousands who came to leave flowers and pay tribute to the queen at the gates of Buckingham Palace. He was greeted with shouts of "Well done, Charlie!" and "God save the king!" One woman gave him a kiss on the cheek.
Britain is holding a period of mourning for the queen, with days of carefully choreographed ceremonies marking the death of the only monarch most people have ever known.
In the next few days the queen's body will be brought from Balmoral, first to Edinburgh and then to London, where she will lie in state before a funeral at Westminster Abbey.
In his speech, Charles struck a personal note, speaking of his sorrow at the loss of "my darling Mama."
"Thank you for your love and devotion to our family and to the family of nations you have served so diligently all these years," he said, ending with a quote from Shakespeare's "Hamlet" — "May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.'"
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"I didn't get a picture of her. I was so mesmerized."
When I stood on the street outside Westminster Abbey in 2011, wedged into a crowd watching the arrivals and departures at the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, smartphones and digital cameras were everywhere. People held them up to take pictures of nothing, of everything. Of the horses, the carriages, the other people, and the waving Will and Kate pennants. They struggled to get their cameras positioned so they weren't blocked by other people's cameras. Were they tall enough, could they bend enough, could they reach far enough to get the shot?
But the gray-haired woman near me who had been handing out snacks and chattering excitedly the entire time missed the photo she wanted the most: She didn't get a shot of the queen passing by in her carriage. And it wasn't because she wasn't ready. It wasn't because she wasn't looking.
A little shocked and a little dejected, she admitted it was simply that she was "mesmerized."
The most important caveat about the royalty-adjacent emotions I saw that day is that of course this is not how all Londoners or all English people — let alone all of Queen Elizabeth's subjects — felt about her. But it is the way a particular slice of the population reacted to her. It felt kind of similar in sheer magnitude to the way some Americans are about celebrities they admire, like actors and musicians. But there's a degree of tradition associated with this reverence, and a degree of formality and distance, that isn't like the devotion to Beyoncé or Chris Evans or whomever. You don't see the queen dancing on TikTok or selling a new activewear line on Instagram.
For many, Elizabeth was the monarchy
The United States really doesn't have anything like it, which is perhaps why some Londoners will grouse about how Americans are more impressed by and more obsessed with the British royal family than British people are. After all, Americans aren't burdened with the costs and political problems and the other pains of maintaining a monarchy; they get to look at princes and princesses in real life much like they would on television — as an aesthetic and a story. That's part of why the positioning of Queen Elizabeth II in pop culture is such a big part of how Americans saw her.
Elizabeth II became queen in 1952, almost 20 years before I was born. She wasn't just queen for all my life; she had been queen since my parents were teenagers. By the time I became pop-culture aware, Queen Elizabeth II was the British monarchy. There are fewer and fewer living memories anymore of the monarchy before her, without her. How popular culture engaged with her was a huge part of how it engaged with the entire idea of a queen — an English queen or any other one.
How popular culture engaged with her was a huge part of how it engaged with the entire idea of a queen — an English queen or any other one.
Elizabeth herself, in cultural representations both American and not, was a figure who could be stern or kind, tragic or comic, opaque or transparent. Much of The Crown has been devoted to unwinding her life to explore her humanity, how the woman she was from the moment of her startlingly young ascent to power informed the monarch she was. That's why the portrayal of her has been handed off from actress to actress, from Claire Foy to Olivia Colman to Imelda Staunton.
But there were other portrayals, too. In The Queen, Helen Mirren played her as a woman so preoccupied with protecting her family and the institution of the monarchy, and so removed from her subjects, that she couldn't initially understand the public response Princess Diana's death would draw. Mirren's portrayal, for which she won an Oscar, was both sympathetic and damning. It posited that Elizabeth was, through her training and the sense of duty that defined her life, simply unprepared for the depth of feeling she encountered, and surrounded by no one who could help her navigate it. Her only help comes from Tony Blair (Michael Sheen), who in the film is her savior precisely because he learned to pursue popularity outside the monarchy.
The focus on palace intrigue in most of these constructed images of her meant, among other things, that they rarely considered her from the point of view of ordinary people inside England, let alone, for instance, those harmed by the monarchy's long history of colonization. Reactions to the news of her death underscored how strikingly different her story may look if she's seen less as the head of a family touched by tragedy and more as the figure who still represented what had been the British Empire.
Elizabeth, in relation to Diana
In Pablo Larraín's Spencer, Elizabeth was a forbidding presence hanging over the entire film who broke through with cryptic words of wisdom for Kristen Stewart's Diana, but only in a single scene. For the most part, she is silent, foreboding, the embodiment of the institution Diana fears, in which she feels trapped.
In fact, the popular vision of Diana had such gravitational pull that it changed the shape of Elizabeth's own cultural orbit, even long after Diana herself was gone. Magazines, newspapers, television — they were all obsessed with Diana, from her emergence to her wedding to her divorce and her death. Ever since, the British monarchy has often been portrayed through lenses that focus on how it treated and damaged and misunderstood Diana: The Queen, The Crown, Spencer, even the recent Diana: The Musical, in which Elizabeth is a tragicomic grandmother whose fixation on duty overwhelms a basically kind nature, to Diana's great detriment.
As much as the real Elizabeth might have hoped to move on from that preoccupation, it has echoed in the stories of Diana's sons, and in their agony over the manner of her death. Over time, the two princes took two different paths, and their proximity to or their distance from popular culture shows it: There is William, who will presumably become king, who has remained largely on the path of distance and formality that his father and grandmother set for him. Then there is Harry, who has not.
Over and over, film and television have seen Elizabeth as, in some manner, Diana's antagonist, regardless of how true that was or was not.
Harry, who has hung out with James Corden, who married an American actress, who has been candid about mental health and his strained relationships with some members of his family in a conversation with Oprah — one of the few women whose influence on popular culture in the last 30 years can rival his mother's. And so now, much of the pop-culture interest in Elizabeth centers on her interactions with Harry and Meghan. Over and over, film and television have seen Elizabeth as, in some manner, Diana's antagonist, regardless of how true that was or was not.
For his part, Harry has seemingly tried to separate his grandmother as such person from "the firm," the institution of the monarchy that operates alongside her. But nevertheless, Diana's embrace of a public image that included dancing and fashion and being friends with Elton John had a profound effect on the pop-culture portrayal of Elizabeth herself — and certainly on portrayals of Prince Charles. She might otherwise have remained a figure of some remoteness, without a contemporary story hook to drive a film like The Queen or a series like The Crown.
It's perhaps ironic that pop culture will always be a profoundly incomplete way to view someone like Elizabeth, whose 1953 coronation the BBC calls "the event that did more than any other to make television a mainstream medium." Television may have brought her into people's homes in a new way, but the media would struggle to capture her for decades, though it never stopped trying. Pop culture may not have ever quite gotten the shot, but always, it was mesmerized.
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