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Gov. Greg Abbott joined 21 Republican governors Monday urging President Joe Biden to scrap his student loan relief plan, asserting that the thousands of dollars in individual debt relief would harm the working class.
The governors wrote in a letter that the loan forgiveness plan offers a bailout for a minority of Americans who are largely well off, arguing that those “with the most debt, such as $50,000 or more, almost exclusively have graduate degrees, meaning hourly workers will pay off the master’s and doctorate degrees of high salaried lawyers, doctors, and professors.”
But most of those people would not be eligible for the loan relief program announced last month, which disqualifies anyone earning over $125,000. Eligible applicants are limited to $10,000 in relief, unless they are recipients of Pell Grants, intended for low-income students, in which case they can get up to $20,000 in relief. The program also proposes a new repayment plan that caps monthly undergraduate loan payments at 5% of a borrower’s discretionary income — cutting monthly payments roughly in half.
The White House justifies the program with the skyrocketing price of a college education and the increasing demand for secondary degrees to remain competitive in the job market. The typical undergraduate student who takes out loans leaves college with almost $25,000 in debt, according to the Education Department. Mounting costs of education have also discouraged thousands of students from completing their studies, saddling them with debt but no degree, the White House argues. The White House also cast the relief program as part of its pandemic response.
In 2021, 56% of students who graduated from four-year public universities in Texas had approximately $25,000 in student debt, according to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
In 2019, 81% of Black students who graduated with bachelor’s degrees in Texas had some kind of debt, compared with 52% of white graduates in Texas. And the average debt load for Black graduates was about $4,000 higher than for white graduates, hovering around $30,311.
Student loan forgiveness has long been a major policy objective among Democrats, including the 2020 Biden campaign. Its backers say student debts are both holding back graduates from economic mobility and discouraging potential students from pursuing educations that could improve their financial prospects.
But there are stark divisions even among Democrats over how far student loan forgiveness should go. Progressives were unsatisfied with the amount of relief in Biden’s plan, with U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders calling for free higher education and a complete cancellation of student loans.
There are limits to Biden’s power in student loan forgiveness. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi contends that only Congress, as the keeper of the purse strings, can completely erase all student loan debt, and Republicans, including U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, have challenged the legal authority of Biden’s more modest plan. The administration constitutionally can only spend money appropriated to it by Congress.
“This administration is exceeding its legal authority and illegally burdening hard-working Americans with debts they didn’t take on themselves,” Cruz said in a statement last month.
Legal issues aside, Republicans rebuffed the notion of loan forgiveness altogether, arguing it is unfair to students who have paid off their loans and fearing any further surge in cash could exacerbate the nation’s high inflation. They also protest against tax dollars from Americans who never went to college going toward student loan relief.
“Simply put, your plan rewards the rich and punishes the poor,” the governors wrote in their Monday letter.
Other signatories run the ideological gamut of Republican governors, including hardliners like Ron DeSantis of Florida and moderates like Larry Hogan of Maryland.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Chris Rubesch, first vice president of the Minnesota Nurses Association, about why thousands of nurses are on strike for better work conditions.
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NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Chris Rubesch, first vice president of the Minnesota Nurses Association, about why thousands of nurses are on strike for better work conditions.
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Back in the early 1990s, Nathaniel Landau was a young virologist just starting his career in HIV research. But he and his colleagues were already on the verge of a landmark breakthrough. Several labs around the world were hot on his team's tail.
"We were sleeping in the lab, just to keep the work going day and night because there were many labs all racing against each other," Landau says. "Of course, we wanted to be the first to do it. We were totally stressed out. "
Other scientists had identified groups of people who appeared to be completely resistant to HIV. "People who knew they had been exposed to HIV multiple times, mainly through unprotected sex, yet they clearly were not infected," Landau explains.
And so the race was on to figure out why: "Are these people just lucky or did they really have a mutation in their genes that was protecting them from infection?'" he says.
Now 25 years later, scientists all over the world are trying to answer the same question but about a different virus: SARS-CoV-2.
By this point in the pandemic, most Americans have had at least one bout of COVID. For children under age 18, more than 80% of them have been infected, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates.
But just as with HIV, some people have been exposed multiple times but never had symptoms and never tested positive.
"We've heard countless anecdotes about nurses and health-care workers being exposed without any protection and remaining negative over and over again," says pediatrician Jean-Laurent Casanova, who studies the genetics of viral resistance at Rockefeller University. "Or people share a household with someone who's been coughing for a couple of weeks, and one person stays negative."
So why haven't these people caught COVID?
After two years of hunting, a team at the University of California, San Francisco has come pretty close to answering the question.
"These findings are like hot off the presses," says immunogeneticist Jill Hollenbach, who led this research. "We haven't published them yet. It's all stuff that's been happening this summer."
Hollenbach and her team have found a genetic mutation that doesn't prevent the virus from infecting cells – that's what Landau was searching for in his HIV research – but still does something remarkable: It prevents a person from having COVID symptoms.
Turns out, stopping an infection altogether is an extremely tough nut for our bodies to crack.
What does it take to be a true superdodger?
Over the course of human history, scientists have identified only two instances of true virus superdodgers. That is, where a specific mutation in their genes makes people completely resistant to a virus. So that it slides off their cells, "like water sliding off a glass window," as Casanova puts it..
In 2003, a team in London showed how some people never get a stomach bug, called norovirus, which causes vomiting and diarrhea. The researchers found that one mutation in their genes prevents them from making a molecule the virus needs to infect the cell.
(In 1995, researchers in France figured out why some people appeared to never be infected with a species of malaria known as Plasmodium vivax. However, over the past decade, further studies have clarified that these superdodgers actually do become infected with the parasite; they simply don't show symptoms.)
The best-known superdodgers in human history
By far, the most famous virus superdodgers are people protected against HIV — the ones Landau and his colleagues were studying back in the early 1990s.
In 1996, his team was getting really close to solving that puzzle. One morning they found a huge clue. The night before, they had set up an experiment to test which molecules HIV needed to infect a human cell. The experiment garnered spectacular results.
It showed that HIV didn't enter cells the way scientists had believed. Instead it needed a little bit of extra help. Specifically, HIV needs a specific molecule, called CCR5, on the surface of the cell to "open the door" and let the virus enter, Landau says. Without CCR5, the virus only sticks to the cell's surface but can't enter. "It's kind of like the virus is knocking at the door, but nobody's opening the door. The door is locked," he says.
"That was what we call a eureka moment," Landau says. "That was the moment where we could say, 'We found something that had never been seen before.' "
Landau and his colleagues rushed to the computer and wrote up the findings as quickly as possible. Then he literally ran to the FedEx store to submit the paper to the journal Nature, knowing that other teams were likely to have the same finding soon.
"In those days you couldn't just submit your paper through your computer," he says. "You had to mail a hard copy of it to the journal. And my job was to sprint over to the FedEx store so we could get the paper mailed on time."
Then only a few short weeks later, Landau and his colleagues made another huge discovery, and in the process solved the final piece of the HIV puzzle. "We were quite amazed that it all happened so quickly," Landau says.
In collaboration with a research group down the hall, Landau and his colleagues sequenced the CCR5 gene in two people completely resistant to HIV. Lo and behold! Both people had the same mutation in the gene – and it's a powerful mutation. It completely cripples the molecule so that it doesn't appear on the cells' surface, the group reported in the journal Cell. Remember, without CCR5, HIV can't infect the cell.
"You can put as many virus particles as you want onto those cells, and they will not get infected," he says. "So in the case of resistance to HIV, the story was very clear."
The finding completely shifted the field of HIV. It led to the first – and only – way to cure a person of HIV and suggested a new route, using gene editing with CRISPR. But it did something else: It showed scientists that one mutation could make a person completely resistant to an infection. One mutation in their genes could make them a true superdodger.
Trying to find out if there really are COVID superdodgers
"So when SARS-CoV-2 came along, of course, many labs looked to see if the same might be true for this virus," Landau says. And inspired by the story of CCR5, they went looking for mutations in the genes required for SARS-CoV-2 to enter and infect cells.
For COVID superdodgers, the situation appears to be more complex than for people resistant to HIV, Landau says, because the way SARS-CoV-2 infects cells is different from that of HIV.
Instead of using CCR5 to "open the cell's door," SARS-CoV-2 uses the ACE2 receptor. People can't live without ACE2. "The receptor regulates your blood pressure," Landau explains. So, unlike CCR5, you can't simply knock out the ACE2 receptor, he says. "You're not going to have many people walking around that don't have ACE2.
"Of course, there may be more subtle mutations in ACE2 which could play a role in resistance to SARS-CoV-2," he adds. "But there doesn't seem to be an obvious and dramatic mutation as is the case for HIV."
But perhaps what's more likely, he says, is that people have mutations in genes other than ACE2, and these mutations probably don't protect them from getting infected per se but do protect them from getting sick.
Maybe there are ... mini-dodgers?
So having one of these mutations would make you a sort of COVID mini-dodger, if you will. There are other ways to resist an infection besides denying the virus entrance into the cell, Landau explains. And they likely involve your body's immune system.
That's exactly what the team at UCSF has found.
Since the pandemic begin, Jill Hollenbach and her colleagues at UCSF have been studying people who test positive COVID but show no symptoms. "Not even a sniffle or a scratchy throat," she says. "So they are entirely asymptomatic."
After analyzing DNA from more than 1,400 people, they identified a mutation that helps a person clear out a SARS-CoV-2 so fast that their body doesn't have a chance to develop symptoms.
The mutation occurs in a gene called HLA, which is critical during the earliest stages of infection. Hollenbach and her colleagues found that having a particular mutation in that gene increases a person's chance of being asymptomatic by almost 10 times. They reported those preliminary findings online last September.
Since then, they've gone on to show how this mutation works. And it has to do with your immune system preparing for SARS-CoV-2 before the pandemic even began back in 2019.
When a virus first enters cells, HLA signals to the immune system that cells are invaded and need help. That signal triggers a cascade of events that ultimately leads your body to make potent weapons specifically designed to fight SARS-CoV-2. These weapons include antibodies and T cells that uniquely recognize pieces of this virus. Once these targeted weapons are available, your immune system has a much easier time clearing up the infection. But these weapons take time to manufacture. And that delay allows the infection to spread and symptoms to develop.
But what if, for some lucky reason, your immune system already had weapons specifically targeted to SARS-CoV-2?
This summer, Hollenbach and her colleagues demonstrated that, with a specific mutation in HLA, some people have T cells that are already pre-programmed to recognize and fight off SARS-CoV-2. So there's no delay in generating COVID-specfic weaponry. It's already there.
"Your immune response and these T cells fire up much more quickly [than in a person without the HLA mutation]," Hollenbach says. "So for lack of a better term, you basically nuke the infection before you even start to have symptoms."
But here's the kicker. For the HLA mutation to work (and for you to have these pre-armed T cells), you first had to have been infected with another coronavirus.
"Most of us have been exposed to some common cold coronavirus at some point in life," she explains. And we all generate T cells to fight off these colds. But if you also have this mutation in your HLA, Hollenbach says, then just by mere luck, these T cells you make can also fight off SARS-CoV-2.
"It's definitely luck," she says. "But, you know, this mutation is quite common. We estimate that maybe 1 in 10 people have it. And in people who are asymptomatic, that rises to 1 in 5."
Seeking possible superdodgers who'll spit into a cup
While Hollenbach and her team continue to look for more mini-dodger genes, Casanova over at Rockefeller University and his colleagues are still trying to determine if there are true superdodger genes. And he's looking for participants right now for his study.
"You fill out a questionnaire online about your exposures to SARS-CoV-2," he says. And then if you meet the criteria of a superdodger, the team sends you a testing kit. Basically you spit in a cup and mail it back to Casanova and his collaborators.
"We'll extract your DNA and sequence your genome," he explains. "We hope that in a group of 2,000 to 4,000 people, some people will have genetic mutations that tell us why they're resistant to infection."
And perhaps, like with HIV, that finding will one day shift the field of COVID research and lead to a vaccine that does what everyone wishes our current vaccines would do: turn everyone into a COVID superdodger.
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A fungal disease that attacks while bats are hibernating has brought the tricolored bat to the brink of extinction. Now, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is recommending that the tricolored bat be added to the list of endangered species in an effort to protect them.
Tricolored bats live in 39 states east of the Rocky Mountains, as well as parts of Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Belize and Nicaragua.
But white-nose syndrome — caused by a fungus that develops on cave-dwelling bats during hibernation — is decimating the bat's population in North America at "unprecedented rates," Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams said in a news release.
One of the smallest native species in North America, the tricolored bats spend the majority of the year in forest habitats. However, when winter rolls around, they seek shelter in caves and mines to hibernate, which is when they are susceptible to disease, the FWP says.
The fungus, Pseudogymnoascus destructans, can resemble white fuzz on a bat's wings and snout, attacking bare skin while the animal is hibernating. According to the FWP White-nose Syndrome Response Team, the fungus causes the bats to become more active when they should be hibernating, burning off the little energy they have to survive the winter.
White-nose syndrome has killed off millions of bats across the continent, the FWP said, wiping out 90% to 100% of colonies in some sites. Scientists still don't know where the fungus came from, but it has been found in 12 of the 47 species living in North America, including two currently protected by the Endangered Species Act.
The disease is also ravaging the northern long-eared bat population, which FWP recommended reclassifying from threatened to endangered last March. The FWP says bats are critical to the healthy functioning of an ecosystem, and that they contribute at least $3 billion in pest control and pollination every year.
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Ken Starr, the one-time federal prosecutor who led the Whitewater investigation into Bill and Hillary Clinton during the 1990s, died Tuesday, his family said. He was 76.
Starr was appointed to a federal judgeship during the Reagan administration, and later served as solicitor general under President George H.W. Bush.
In 1994, a three-judge panel appointed Starr to lead an investigation into real estate investments made by the Clintons during the years that Bill Clinton was building his political career in Arkansas.
As independent counsel, Starr was granted expansive investigative powers. The scope of the investigation grew far beyond the original inquiry into the Whitewater real estate deal — eventually encompassing Clinton's relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Starr's report, delivered to Congress in 1998, ultimately led to Clinton's impeachment.
Later, Starr served as president and chancellor of Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He resigned in 2016 after an investigation revealed that the school had mishandled allegations of sexual assault involving the football team.
Starr died Tuesday at a Houston hospital of complications from surgery, his family said in a statement.
"We are deeply saddened with the loss of our dear and loving Father and Grandfather, whom we admired for his prodigious work ethic, but who always put his family first," his son, Randall Starr, said in the statement.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Ukrainian activist Hanna Hopko about her efforts leading a civil society delegation in Washington trying to lobby lawmakers to send more aid and weapons to Ukraine.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Ukrainian activist Hanna Hopko about her efforts leading a civil society delegation in Washington trying to lobby lawmakers to send more aid and weapons to Ukraine.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with political adviser Iuliia Mendel about her book, The Fight of Our Lives: My Time with Zelenskyy, Ukraine's Battle for Democracy and What it Means for the World.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with political adviser Iuliia Mendel about her book, The Fight of Our Lives: My Time with Zelenskyy, Ukraine's Battle for Democracy and What it Means for the World.
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The University of Wyoming Multicultural Affairs Center is working together with Wyoming Equality to provide gender affirming workshops. The series will provide information on things like voice training, changing your name, and make-up application to provide essential care to those with changing gender identities. The idea is to provide gender affirming care for students who might not have access to materials.
Ray Kasckow is a part of Wyoming Equality and they heard of improper breast binding techniques leading to injury. Binding is flattening breast tissues in order to present traditionally masculine. They said the improper binding was most likely due to a lack of access to proper techniques in Wyoming.
“A lot of these small rural towns don't necessarily have those resources that are necessary for people to have safe places to be themselves and have these gender affirming care, resources,” they said.
Kasckow said they want to present a lot of perspectives on what gender affirming care means, and that’s why the series is focusing on a different topic every time they meet into next spring.
Tyler Wolfgang, the LGBTQ+ coordinator for the University of Wyoming, said they want to bring more visibility to the community.
“So there's this idea that there are no LGBTQ folks within Wyoming and that's simply not the case. There are queer communities and pockets of queer communities everywhere you go in Wyoming,” Wolfgang said.
Talks began about the Gender Affirming series early this year, and since Wolfgang is on the board for Laramie Pride Fest they did similar programming during pride this summer.
“So we try to fill in that lack of programming and information. At a large scale with both of our offices is kind of like the goal here,” they said.
The first workshop is about hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and hormone blockers. Diane Bruessow is with Yale School of Medicine and has written over 100 articles and medical textbook chapters. She will be leading the discussion at the series first workshop Sept. 26.
Wolfgang said even though gender affirming resources are scarce in Wyoming towns, many other colleges and Universities are working on providing these resources via hybrid presentation.
One of Wyoming Equality’s priorities is suicide prevention, and this series hopes to connect LGBTQ+ individuals with others in hopes to create a more visible community.
These workshops will be available on the University of Wyoming campus and online for anyone to join.
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The joint judiciary legislative committee discussed a bill that would allow game wardens to cite trespassing hunters on private property. The draft bill says traveling through private property without the owner's permission to collect antlers, hunt or fish would be punishable by a misdemeanor.
Rick King, chief of wildlife and chief game warden with the Wyoming Game and Fish, said their office would still need to investigate if a trespasser had intent to hunt, fish or collect antlers and present enough proof. If that proof is not met, or if the case becomes about only trespassing the case is brought to the county.
“At that point we would continue to gather information but at that point it would have to be turned over to the sheriff's office,” said King.
Game and Fish said it is the public's responsibility to know if they are on private land, and land owners are not required to post signage.
Teton County Representative Mike Yin said he's concerned the definitions between criminal trespass laws and this new trespass law are too different.
“So, criminal trespass requires that the person is guilty when they know they are not authorized to do so, either by personal communication or posting of sign,” he said. “In the Title 23 we are granting to game wardens, those requirements are not there.”
While the criminal law specifically gives notice to the alleged trespasser, this new bill would not require notice to those engaging in hunting, fishing, or looking for antlers. But the game warden would still have to prove trespassing occurred.
This bill includes if someone is moving through private property on the way to or after hunting, fishing or antler collecting had occurred.
The bill will be discussed again at the third joint judiciary committee meeting in October.
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The Joint Judiciary Committee is continuing to work on the transfer of court supervised treatment programs from the Department of Health to the Wyoming Supreme Court.
Some hope handing over the substance abuse court program’s oversight to the judicial branch will make treatment courts more effective--since the Supreme Court is directly involved with these programs.
Natrona County Circuit Judge Brian Christensen told the committee that it’s now more important than ever to have a robust and effective treatment court system.
“Fentanyl is kicking our butts right now. We're dealing with another scourge beyond methamphetamine. And we either have to attack it and become proactive or sit back and let it take us over,” said Christensen. “And the more we can be proactive, the more it will save money in the long run.”
A couple of committee members expressed worry over the amount of money this transfer and continuing the program would cost, but almost everyone who testified said in the long run this would save money.
Benjamin Burningham, the chief legal officer of the Wyoming Supreme Court, said Wyoming faces a mental health crisis worsened by the pandemic. Drug overdoses have increased in Wyoming from 11.1 per 100,000 in 2018 to 17.4 per 100,000 in 2020. Plus, most recent data shows that 86 percent of inmates in the Wyoming Correction System required some form of behavioral health need.
“And our point here is that incarceration is not the best avenue for treatment. For one, that's expensive, and then, it's not always effective,” said Burningham.
He went further to say if the judicial branch was given full administrative control and the necessary resources, they could establish treatment courts in unserved areas, increase the capacity of existing treatment courts and establish uniform standards with enforcement through vertical leadership.
“Wyoming drug courts reduce recidivism and save taxpayers money. Five years after drug court treatment, we estimate a return of at least $6.95 for every $1 spent on drug court programs in Wyoming,“ reads the Wyoming Survey & Analysis Center, Wyoming’s Court Supervised Treatment Programs: A Cost-Benefit Analysis (Aug. 30, 2021).
If the bill is approved, the full transition wouldn’t happen until July 2024. The committee is recommending passage of the bill to the legislature.
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https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/politics-government/2022-09-13/joint-judiciary-committee-continues-efforts-to-transfer-treatment-courts-to-the-state-supreme-court
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| 2022-09-13T21:58:43Z
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W.Va. House passes abortion legislation, following earlier Senate vote
UPDATE 9/13/22 @ 4:40 p.m.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - The West Virginia House of Delegates on Tuesday has passed a bill that would place restrictions on abortions.
According to our crew at the scene, delegates passed the measure by a 78-17 vote.
Earlier Tuesday, the Senate passed the legislation.
The legislation passed would ban abortion except for cases where the embryo or fetus in nonviable, the pregnancy is ectopic, a medical emergency exists, or within eight weeks of a pregnancy caused by sexual assault or incest for an adult (14 weeks for an minor).
Under the legislation, anyone who performs an abortion without a medical license or at a unapproved location, would face criminal penalties.
The Legislature failed to reach a consensus on updated abortion restrictions in July, weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
The bill now heads to Gov. Jim Justice’s desk.
Keep checking the WSAZ app for the latest.
UPDATE 9/13/22 @ 2:30 p.m.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- The West Virginia Senate reconvened Tuesday and passed a bill that would put restrictions on abortions.
The legislation passed 22 to 7 with 5 absent.
The legislation passed would ban abortion except for cases where the embryo or fetus in nonviable, the pregnancy is ectopic, a medical emergency exists, or within eight weeks of a pregnancy caused by sexual assault or incest for an adult (14 weeks for an minor).
Under the legislation, anyone who performs an abortion without a medical license or at a unapproved location, would face criminal penalties.
The Legislature failed to reach a consensus on updated abortion restrictions in July, weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
The bill now moves on to the House.
Keep checking the WSAZ app for the latest information.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- The West Virginia Senate reconvened at noon Tuesday amid what’s been a renewed push to update the state’s abortion law.
The House also reconvened at noon, however, the abortion proposal currently sits in the Senate, where senators talked Monday of a potential compromise.
The Legislature failed to reach a consensus on updated abortion restrictions in July, weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
Pro-choice advocates aggressively opposed the bill in July and continue to oppose any restriction on abortion.
News that the Senate plans to gavel in at noon is an indication that leadership believes the Senate has the votes necessary to pass the legislation, as senators said Monday that’s the only way they would reconvene.
Sen. Amy Grady, R-Mason, said Monday the compromise would focus on penalties for doctors who perform abortion -- a major sticking point in when talks broke down in July. She indicates the agreement would propose taking a doctor’s medical license, if the abortion is not based on saving the mother’s life or good will.
Senators said Monday everything remains in draft form and subject to change.
Anyone who performs an abortion without a medical license or at a unapproved location, would face criminal penalties, Grady said.
“I think there has been an agreement,” she said Monday. “Basically, back in July, there were two factions -- half wanted it this way, half wanted it this way. Over the course of the last six weeks or so, there has been an agreement made to where it’s a bill that most everybody is in agreement with and can vote for.”
The proposed legislation up for discussion in the Senate would ban abortion except for cases where the embryo or fetus in nonviable, the pregnancy is ectopic, a medical emergency exists, or within eight weeks of a pregnancy caused by sexual assault or incest for an adult (14 weeks for an minor).
Last week, before news of a compromise, House Speaker Roger Hanshaw announced the House would reconvene for a matter of minutes appoint negotiators to hammer out an abortion deal with the Senate.
Keep checking the WSAZ app for the latest information.
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| 2022-09-13T22:09:41Z
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Augusta County housing woes latest: non-congregate housing coming to an end
FISHERSVILLE, Va. (WHSV) - One funding stream for housing aid is coming to an end, and many people will be making arrangements, so they don’t end up without a roof over their head.
The change could come for many as soon as next week. Valley Mission, WARM and Valley Community Services Board, along with other organizations, all work together to help people in need.
“That is where the Valley homeless connection partners are all working really hard to make sure individuals don‘t return to unsheltered status, but some of them might,” said Lydia Campbell with the Valley Community Services Board.
Non-congregate shelter funds are set to expire within the month. The COVID-era funding allowed unhoused people to live in motels or hotels, since congregate housing settings became dangerous because of the virus.
This source of money isn’t their only stream, but it is a large one. They still have other funds for rapid rehousing and homelessness prevention.
“We certainly wouldn’t have anyone returning to unsheltered if we had units to spend our money in,” Campbell said.
Campbell said non-congregate shelter funds going away is just one part of a larger puzzle. There’s simply not enough housing for everyone in the area, she said.
“One of the things that have been really frustrating in the last couple of years is having more permanent housing funding assistance that we’ve had in our community than ever before and we cannot spend it fast enough,” Campbell said.
Even when a unit is available, it’s often too pricy.
“The disparity between higher-end units and affordable units is growing and growing,” Campbell said.
Because of that lack of housing, there is a waitlist for rapid rehousing.
“We can’t move fast enough,” Campbell said. “We don’t have enough units.”
Campbell said they know of 18 to 20 people living unsheltered in the Staunton, Augusta, Waynesboro area. There are about 40 people living in their non-congregate housing, which closes Monday, Sept. 19.
“That is not indicative of the calls for service that we get through coordinated entry,” she said.
At 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13, Valley Community Services Board had gotten 21 calls to their helpline.
“I think we really realized how messed up our system was with the eviction moratorium because that disrupted the natural flow of available units. We never in a million years should have been building the backs of our housing stock flow on the evictions of other people,” Campbell said.
The solutions in place, she said, are for individuals -- not systemic change.
“This cannot be the solution, to help one person at a time and then it just keeps happening. There’s got to be something else wrong,” Campbell said.
On Monday, when the shelter closes, around 40 people will need a new place to stay.
“We’re going to do the best that we can. There are some that will very likely go to permanent housing – that’s the goal,” Campbell said.
She said they’re working with Valley Mission to find out who can stay there.
Even with changes in funding, there’s still help in the Augusta County area.
For anyone in need of housing, to get help from the Valley Community Services Board, call their hotline at 540-213-7347. They will ask for basic demographics and information about their situation.
If you visit their website, scroll to the picture of the house, and that will also provide a link to housing assistance.
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| 2022-09-13T22:09:47Z
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CAUGHT ON CAM: 78-year-old woman knocked out by escaping bookstore robber, police say
NEW YORK (WABC) – A 78-year-old woman suffered a concussion after being knocked unconscious by an escaping bookstore robber.
Susan Eisenburg is a retired paramedic and nurse. She said she never imagined she’d be a patient.
The woman said she was knocked unconscious as a robber bolted from a Barnes & Noble bookstore. The incident was caught on camera.
“I know things happen,” Eisenburg said. “I didn’t expect to be one of them, especially not going into Barnes & Noble.”
She said she couldn’t remember much of the event.
“I remember walking in, and I remember the ambulance,” Eisenburg said.
Once she saw the security footage, she said it filled most of the blanks.
“Holy crap, now I know what happened to me,” she said. “I didn’t know if I made it in the first door or the second door. I had no clue. I just remember reaching for a door.”
Cameras captured the suspect lurking around a display filled with figurines. Police said he slipped two in a bag, and when an employee asked to take a look, he bolted for the exit and slammed right into Eisenburg.
The 78-year-old woman hit the ground hard and was smacked in the head and knocked out.
“It’s just scary to me that I don’t remember everything that happened,” she said. “Thank God for the police department.”
The whole ordeal, she said, threw her for a loop.
Police are still looking for the suspect.
When asked what she thought about him, Eisenburg said “you don’t want to hear my response.”
Eisenburg suffered a concussion in the incident. Police said the value of the stolen items was $35.
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CUTE: Noise complaint turns into officers celebrating girl’s quinceanera
Published: Sep. 13, 2022 at 5:35 PM EDT|Updated: 33 minutes ago
GREENSBORO, N.C. (Gray News) - North Carolina officers say a family recently welcomed them to be part of a special celebration.
The Greensboro Police Department reported it received a noise complaint call over the weekend. Arriving officers said they discovered that a young lady was celebrating her quinceanera.
The department said the family invited officers to join in on the celebration, which included enjoying some food.
Officers reportedly handed out stickers to kids and took a picture with the birthday girl.
The department wished the young lady a happy birthday while receiving no further noise complaints from the party.
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| 2022-09-13T22:09:59Z
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Judge unseals additional portions of Mar-a-Lago affidavit
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge Tuesday unsealed additional portions of an FBI affidavit laying out the basis for a search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home, showing that agents earlier obtained a hard drive after issuing a subpoena for surveillance footage recorded inside Mar-a-Lago.
A heavily redacted version of the affidavit was made public last month, but the Justice Department requested permission to show more of it after lawyers for Trump revealed the existence of a June grand jury subpoena that sought video footage from cameras in the vicinity of the Mar-a-Lago storage room.
“Because those aspects of the grand jury’s investigation have now been publicly revealed, there is no longer any reason to keep them sealed (i.e. redacted) in the filings in this matter,” department lawyers wrote.
The newly visible portions of the FBI agent’s affidavit show that the FBI on June 24 subpoenaed for the records in June after a visit weeks earlier to Mar-a-Lago in which agents observed between 50 to 55 boxes of records in the storage room at the property. The Trump Organization provided a hard drive on July 6 in response to the subpoena, the affidavit says.
The footage could be an important piece of the investigation, including whether anyone has sought to obstruct the probe. The Justice Department has said in a separate filing that it has “developed evidence that government records were likely concealed and removed from the Storage Room and that efforts were likely taken to obstruct the government’s investigation.”
The Justice Department has been investigating the holding of top-secret information and other classified documents at Mar-a-Lago after Trump left the White House. FBI agents during their Aug. 8 search of the home and club said they recovered more than 11,000 documents, including over 100 with classification markings.
Separately Tuesday, the Justice Department again urged U.S. District Aileen Cannon to lift her hold on core aspects of the investigation. Cannon last week granted the Trump team’s request for an independent arbiter to review the seized documents and weed out from the investigation any records that may be covered by claims of executive or attorney-client privilege.
She also ordered the department to halt its review of the records pending any further court order or the completion of a report by the yet-to-be-named special master. The department urged Cannon last week to put her order on hold and told the judge Tuesday that its investigation would be harmed by a continued delay of its ability to scrutinize the classified documents.
“The government and the public unquestionably have an interest in the timely enforcement of criminal laws, particularly those involving the protection of highly sensitive information, and especially where, as here, there may have been efforts to obstruct its investigation,” the lawyers wrote.
The Trump team on Monday urged the judge to leave her order in place. His lawyers raised questions about the documents’ current classification status and noted that a president has absolute authority to declassify information, though it pointedly did not say that Trump had actually declassified anything.
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| 2022-09-13T22:10:05Z
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Truck drivers talk about the good and bad of the industry during Truck Driver Appreciation Week
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - It is Truck Driver Appreciation Week.
Over the last few years, truck drivers have faced many struggles from the rise in diesel costs to supply chain shortages.
However, during Truck Driver Appreciation Week, many drivers are still thankful they made the decision to become truck drivers.
”It’s a good salary. It’s a good job you know, it’s just all around just a great situation for me you know maybe not for everybody else but for me, yes,” Russell James, who is a truck driver said.
James said he has been truck driving since 2000 and over the years he has owned his own trucking company and has also worked as a driver for FedEx, so he has seen both sides of the economic impact on the trucking industry.
”It does take a toll. It does play a big part with your business. Sometimes you have to step back to move forward again, that’s what I did,” James said.
Although some places are seeing shortages in trucking staff, James said he is seeing more people have an interest in truck driving.
”A lot of people now are trying to get into trucking. It’s not a bad thing for a lot of women. I’ve seen a lot of females now and they’re making that big move,” James said.
Places like Sheetz are lowering diesel prices all month and are giving truck drivers free food and drinks at some locations to show thanks.
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| 2022-09-13T22:10:12Z
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Collaborative community partnership delivers hope to neighbors struggling with food insecurity
SALISBURY, Md., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of Perdue Farms' "Delivering Hope to Our Neighbors®" initiative focused on improving the quality of life in our communities through hunger relief, the company teamed with the Delmarva Shorebirds Class A minor league baseball team and three Delmarva Peninsula food banks to deliver 136,000 meals across the region's communities in the season-long 2022 Perdue Strike Out Hunger Challenge on Delmarva.
"Economic challenges, combined with the lingering impact of the pandemic, has brought so much uncertainty and challenge to individuals and families struggling with food insecurity on the Delmarva Peninsula," said Kim Nechay, executive director of the Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation. "We're proud that this year's campaign once again provided a collaborative platform to raise public awareness about the problem of hunger and food insecurity and deliver much-needed relief to our neighbors in the communities where we live and work."
According to research from the food banks, on average one in seven people on the Delmarva Peninsula are challenged by food insecurity. One third of that food-insecure population is children.
Since 2011, Perdue, the Shorebirds, food banks and the community at-large have embraced the Strike Out Hunger Challenge to generate more than 1.3 million meals for those in need on Delmarva.
"That is an outstanding number of meals produced through the Strike Out Hunger Campaign.," said Jimmy Sweet, assistant general manager of the Delmarva Shorebirds. "I would like to thank the Delmarva community for their continued support and look forward to continuing this partnership and providing even more meals in 2023."
To drive this year's Perdue Strike Out Hunger Challenge on Delmarva, Perdue Farms issued a $15,000 challenge grant funded by the Franklin P. and Arthur W. Foundation — the charitable giving arm of the company — to benefit the Eastern Shore Branch of the Maryland Food Bank, the Food Bank of Delaware and the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore.
Each of the food banks were required to engage the Delmarva community to raise the equivalent of 10,000 meals to claim their equal share of the first $10,000 of the Foundation challenge grant. This included any combination of pounds of food collected, monies collected and donated, or volunteer hours throughout the duration of the Shorebirds' season. Perdue also donated $10 for each time the Shorebirds' pitchers struck out an opposing batter, up to $5,000.
"We are so grateful for Perdue's support through the Strike Out Hunger Challenge," said Food Bank of Delaware President and CEO Cathy Kanefsky. "We look forward to this collaborative community partnership each year so we can collectively serve our community's most vulnerable. When we work together, we can truly deliver hope to our neighbors. More than 100,000 of our neighbors here in Delaware are struggling to afford food. This effort will enable us to put meals on the tables of those who need it most."
"As financial effects of the pandemic continue to impact Maryland households, more people are turning to the charitable food system. Having the continued support of Perdue Farms and the Delmarva Shorebirds through "Perdue's Strike out Hunger Campaign Challenge," the Maryland Food Bank Eastern Shore is better positioned to meet increased needs," said Jennifer Small, vice president of partner logistics and programs for the Maryland Food Bank.
The Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Perdue Farms, was established in 1957 by company founder Arthur W. Perdue and is funded through the estates of Arthur W. Perdue and Frank Perdue. As part of our belief in supporting the communities where and with whom we do business, the Foundation provides grants on behalf of Perdue Farms in communities where large numbers of our associates live and work. At Perdue Farms, we believe in responsible food and agriculture®.
We're a fourth-generation, family owned, U.S. food and agriculture company. Through our belief in responsible food and agriculture, we are empowering consumers, customers, and farmers through trusted choices in products and services.
The premium protein portfolio within our Perdue Foods business, including our flagship PERDUE® brand, Niman Ranch®, Panorama Organic Grass-Fed Meats®, Coleman Natural®, and Yummy®, as well as our pet brands, Spot Farms® and Full Moon®, is available through various channels including retail, foodservice, club stores, and our direct-to-consumer website, PerdueFarms.com.
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Now in our company's second century, our path forward is about getting better, not just bigger. We never use drugs for growth promotion in raising poultry and livestock, and we are actively advancing our animal welfare programs. Our brands are leaders in no-antibiotics-ever chicken, turkey, pork, beef and lamb, and in USDA-certified organic chicken and beef. Learn more at Corporate.PerdueFarms.com.
Caption: The 2022 Perdue Strike Out Hunger Challenge on Delmarva delivered more than 136,000 meals across the region. From left to right are Donald Annis, Food Bank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore, and his daughter Carlee, Cathy Kanesfsky, president and CEO of the Food Bank of Delaware, Kassandra Smith of the Food Bank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore, Todd Reilly and Jennifer Reilly, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Perdue Foods and Maryland Food Bank Board member, Jimmy Sweet, assistant general manager, Delmarva Shorebirds, Drew Getty, vice president of sustainability and government relations for Perdue Farms, and his children, Jack and Mary.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 5W Public Relations, one of the largest independently-owned PR firms in the U.S., announced today its expansion in the Israeli market making the agency one of the leading providers of PR services in the US, specifically for the Israeli tech community.
5W's Israeli client roster experience includes established global companies ironSource and SodaStream. In addition, 5W has represented dozens of high-growth companies including HiBob, JVP, PICO Partners, SparkBeyond, Kaltura, SOSA, Granulate, Kryon, BioCatch, Homeis, Ubimo, AuraAir, Dragontail Systems and MySizeID.
"Business growth in Israel is booming, especially in the tech community, which is an area we have been a leading specialist in for years," said Ronn Torossian, CEO and Founder at 5WPR. "We're proud of the impressive growth of our Israeli client roster and being the agency, our clients trust to promote their brands, not only in the North American market, but globally. Our team has done a phenomenal job of publicizing our client's often complex technologies, while simultaneously elevating their brand image and helping them through strategic moments such as funding rounds, acquisitions and customer expansion."
5W's team of experts have developed a specialty in high-growth tech communications campaigns. The teams handle major milestones, from launching products, developing strategic campaigns around mergers and acquisitions, fundraising and IPO's, through to building layered programs that bring clients into mainstream conversations.
About 5WPR
5W Public Relations is a full-service PR agency in NYC known for cutting-edge programs that engage with businesses, issues, and ideas. With more than 150 professionals serving clients in B2C (Beauty & Fashion, Consumer Brands, Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Health & Wellness, Travel & Hospitality, Technology, Nonprofit), B2B (Corporate Communications and Reputation Management), Public Affairs, Crisis Communications and digital strategy, 5W brings leading businesses a resourceful, bold and results-driven approach to communication.
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SAN RAFEL, Calif., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Alcohol Justice is pleased to announce its participation at Alcohol Policy-19 – a national conference on preventing and reducing alcohol-related problems using public policy strategies.
What: Alcohol Policy 19 Conference
When: September 14-16, 2022
Where: The Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel, 2800 S. Potomac Ave, Arlington, VA 22202
Who:
- Dr. Timothy S. Naimi, Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR), University of Victoria, AP-19 Co-Chair
- Alicia Sparks, PhD, MPH, U.S. Alcohol Policy Alliance, Abt Associates, AP-19 Co-Chair
- Mayra Jimenez, Senior Advocacy Manager, Alcohol Justice
- Carson Benowitz-Fredericks, MSPH, CHES, Research Director, Alcohol Justice
- Dr. David Jernigan, Boston University School of Public Health
- Marissa Esser, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Alison Douglas, Alcohol Focus Scotland
- Sally Casswell, Massey University, New Zealand
- Thomas Babor, University of Connecticut
- Additional speakers & participants
Since 1981, "…the conference has been a forum for researchers, community practitioners, and public officials to meet and exchange findings, explore evidence-based solutions, and consider adoption of policies aimed at minimizing risks associated with alcohol use. The conferences is organized by governmental, non-governmental and private organizations. AP19 is coordinated by the U.S. Alcohol Policy Alliance, a national coalition of local and state organizations. Conference organizers can be reached by email at apconference@alcoholpolicy.org."
Alcohol Justice Research Director Carson Benowitz-Fredericks is delivering two oral presentations at the Alcohol Policy 19 conference:
1. Snacks, Ads, and Alcopops: Environmental Prevention Through Retail Reform
Thursday, September 15, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Corner, convenience, and liquor stores are one of the most commonly frequented commercial outlets for youth. For those that sell alcoholic beverages, their decisions about stock, advertising, store layout, and security measures may have a substantial impact on youth access to, attitudes towards, and consumption of alcoholic beverages. Alcohol Justice and the San Rafael Drug and Alcohol Policy Alliance surveyed every retail store with an off-sale liquor license to identify areas of risk, bad actors, and avenues for protection by reforming the retail environment. The survey resulted in a list of the stores most likely to be risk-conducive, as well as a focused campaign to control alcohol advertising in the areas most frequented by underage patrons.
2. Blowing the Save: Regulatory Relief and Hazardous Consumption in California
Friday, September 16, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control delivered a series of 17 "regulatory relief" notices, essentially deregulating alcohol sales. As the pandemic dragged on, first the Governor then the Legislature sought to extend many of these measures indefinitely. At the same time, alcohol harm spiked nationally, with both dangerous drinking and mortality figures suggesting these ostensibly economic measures had a mortal price.
Alcohol Justice Senior Advocacy Manager Mayra Jimenez will be participating as a facilitator and presenter at the Alcohol Policy 19 conference:
1. AP-19 Advocate Institute
Tuesday, September 13, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Wednesday, September 14, 9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Presenting -- How the Alcohol Industry Power Consolidation and Predatory Practices has Contributed to Decreasing Health Equity: the accelerated consolidation of alcohol industry power through state deregulation 2020-2022
Facilitating Panel -- Building Power to Reduce Inequity: Commercial Tobacco Control Movement & Intersectionality for Justice and Liberation
2. Interactive Workshop: Popular Education for Policy Change
Thursday, September 15, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
It is critical to incorporate bottom-up approaches in alcohol policy advocacy to authentically engage with community in systems change work. Popular education methodology offers an active learning process that raises social awareness, stimulates critical and creative analysis, and leads to direct action for social change.
The workshop will present the model and framework of the California Alcohol Policy Alliance (CAPA) organizing strategy. Presenters will emphasize popular education and horizontal leadership integration while conceptualizing alcohol policy work as a social justice issue and exploring its intersections with historical struggles for equality. We will share lessons learned from campaigns and how class, race, gender, and historical analysis are integrated into the strategy.
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Zink plans to focus presidency on IT integration and improving the connection between healthcare and public health
ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Association of State and Territorial Officials (ASTHO) announced today that Anne Zink, MD, will now serve as president for the association. Zink also holds the position of chief medical officer for the Alaska Department of Health (ADOH). She takes the reins from Nirav D. Shah, MD, JD, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, who has held the position since January 2021. Zink is the 80th president on the organization's 80th anniversary year.
Zink plans to focus her presidency on improving health information systems to empower the public, healthcare providers, and the public health workforce with the tools and information they need to promote individual and population health.
"First and foremost, I am dedicated to the health of the people we serve," says ASTHO President Anne Zink, MD. "It is a tremendous honor to lead as ASTHO's president and promote their mission of advancing the public's health and well-being though the collaboration of our members, staff, the public, and policy makers not only during public health emergencies, but every day. As a practicing emergency medicine physician who had the honor of serving our state through the COVID-19 pandemic, it is clear we must do everything to ensure our systems put the people we serve at the center of all our work, and our tremendous public health and healthcare workforces deserve the basic tools, data, and funding to do the jobs they have been called to do."
Dr. Zink's 16 years of experience in emergency medicine made her acutely aware of the consequences public policy has on the health of the individual, which motivated her to embrace the opportunity to work in public health. Prior to her role at ADOH, she worked at the Mat -Su Regional Medical Center, where she served as the emergency department medical director (2010-2018) and on the Board of Trustees (2012-2018). In addition, she helped create the High -Utilizer Mat -Su (HUMS) program, which aims to improve patient health and cost savings for some of the state's most vulnerable patients.
She led state and federal policy changes, including work on information sharing, addressing the opioid epidemic, addressing workplace violence, and mental healthcare. In her time as Alaska's chief medical officer, she has been recognized locally and nationally as a collaborative leader for her partnership with Alaska's federally recognized tribes, industry partners, schools, municipalities, and healthcare.
"Dr. Zink has been a wonderful resource to ASTHO and its members and partners in her role as ASTHO's president-elect and we look forward to her term as president," says Michael Fraser, PhD, ASTHO CEO. "She has been an incredible leader in Alaska throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. She impresses all of us with her optimistic outlook and calm demeanor in crisis situations. Her background as an emergency physician will serve her well, especially as we head into fall flu season and we continue to navigate COVID-19 and monkeypox."
Dr. Zink grew up in Denver, received her medical degree from Stanford University School of Medicine after being a Watson Fellow and completed her residency at the University of Utah. She first fell in love with Alaska while instructing for the National Outdoor Leadership School where mornings start with a run in the mountains and evenings end among the northern nights. She stayed because of the people and medicine, where collaboration comes first and the connection between physical, mental, and environmental health are an integral part of all health work.
Other newly elected ASTHO leaders include Steven J. Stack, MD, MBA, president-elect and Scott Harris, MD, MPH, secretary-treasurer.
Learn more about Dr. Zink in a new Q & A here.
ASTHO is the national nonprofit organization representing the public health agencies of the United States, the U.S. territories and Freely Associated States, and Washington, D.C., as well as the more than 100,000 public health professionals these agencies employ. ASTHO members, the chief health officials of these jurisdictions, are dedicated to formulating and influencing sound public health policy and to ensuring excellence in public health practice.
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PHOENIX, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- While 15,000 Minnesota nurses walk off their jobs and others consider following suit, delivering quality U.S. healthcare is increasingly challenging. Administrators and front-line workers are at odds. According to Dr. Hodgson, "Provider dissatisfaction is at an all time high. Chronic workplace stress has caused over half of U.S. healthcare workers to experience burnout. This crisis was predicable but also solvable. There are readily implementable solutions to the increasingly hostile, isolated, and uncomfortable healthcare environment."
In Dr. Hodgson's newly released book, Healing the System: A Prescription for Rejuvenating the Hearts of Healthcare Providers, healthcare dysfunction is tackled head-on, root causes identified, breakdown ownership identified, and the prescriptive cure for U.S. healthcare dysfunction is presented through straightforward, actionable processes.
In Healing the System, Dr. Hodgson asserts that reenergizing the entire system without a major overhaul or financial ruin is possible. He is confident his recommendations can return healthcare culture to its original missional purpose of compassionate care for the sick and injured. Dr. Hodgson contends that creating an environment and culture where everyone, including administrators, thrives, and health, balance, and fulfillment are returned to the practice and practitioners of medicine is not optional - it is urgently necessary. A complimentary chapter of Dr. Hodgson's book is available HERE.
Dr. Hodgson is no stranger to the dysfunction of the American healthcare system. As an internationally recognized cardiologist who has served in academic and community hospitals, multi-city systems, rural and foreign hospitals, private practice, and academic employed practice, he has a unique perspective on what is working and what is not in today's systems. As CEO of Hodgson Leadership Solutions medical consulting firm, he works to improve healthcare systems and strengthen healthcare providers to rejuvenate both. Dr. Hodgson is a practicing cardiologist, CEO of Hodgson Leadership Solutions medical consulting firm, a tenured professor of medicine at Case Western Reserve University, entrepreneur, inventor, certified life coach, and change agent. More information about Dr. John McB. Hodgson is available at www.hodgsonleadershipsolutions.com.
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WATERLOO, ON, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) will report results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2023 at 5:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, September 27, 2022. The conference call can be accessed by dialing +1 (877) 400-4403 or live streamed on the Company's website at BlackBerry.com/Investors.
A replay of the conference call will be available at approximately 8:30 p.m. ET on September 27, 2022, by dialing +1 (800) 770-2030 and entering Conference ID #1566649. It will also be available at the link above.
The following table gives target dates for quarterly earnings announcements for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2023.
About BlackBerry
BlackBerry (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) provides intelligent security software and services to enterprises and governments around the world. The company secures more than 500M endpoints including 215M vehicles. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the company leverages AI and machine learning to deliver innovative solutions in the areas of cybersecurity, safety and data privacy solutions, and is a leader in the areas of endpoint security, endpoint management, encryption, and embedded systems. BlackBerry's vision is clear - to secure a connected future you can trust.
BlackBerry. Intelligent Security. Everywhere.
For more information, visit BlackBerry.com and follow @BlackBerry.
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Jaden Smith of Virginia; Alondra Santos Cruz, Kindersley Machame of California; and Victory Ladipo of Georgia join a list of high potential scholarship winners pursuing a career in healthcare
Foundation recognizes the importance of Healthcare workers in our communities through its scholarship program
MIAMI, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Louis Hernandez Jr.'s Foundation For A Bright Future, a 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the needs of underrepresented and underprivileged children through education, healthcare, the arts, and youth leadership development, awarded it's Healthcare Scholarships to Jaden Smith, 17, of Virginia; Alondra Santos Cruz, 17, of California; Kindersley Machame, 18, of California, and Victory Ladipo, 17, of Georgia.
The charitable organization founded by high-performing, technology focused private equity firm, Black Dragon Capital's℠ Chairman and CEO, Louis Hernandez Jr., provides scholarships to high potential students in underserved areas focused on children of single parents, veteran families and those pursuing careers in STEAM related fields, healthcare and education.
"For A Bright Future was born from my own experience of growing up as a member of an underprivileged and underrepresented group. Access to reliable healthcare and higher education are both key factors for overcoming the marginally higher poverty and incarceration rates in underprivileged communities. I'm so inspired by the incredibly accomplished award winners this year and their desire to pursue careers in healthcare and give back to their communities. Healthcare workers value to the community has never been more clear and I'm so very pleased that these outstanding young people want to help," said Louis Hernandez Jr., Founder and Chairman of the Board, For A Bright Future Foundation.
"Access to proper healthcare and education are just two of the fundamental pillars of a healthy and productive upbringing that underprivileged and underrepresented children often lack. Reading through the applications that For A Bright Future received for the Healthcare Scholarship was awe-inspiring. Everyone had such compelling stories. Congratulations to Jaden, Alondra, Kindersley, and Victory! I have no doubts that all their hard work will eventually pay off and they will be able to make remarkable contributions to their community," said Dr. Daniel Diver, Scholarship Committee Member, For A Bright Future Foundation, and former Chief of Cardiology and Director of the Cardiovascular Service Line, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, CT.
Jaden Smith graduated from Churchland High School in Virginia and continues his education at Howard University to pursue a bachelor's degree in Surgery. His long-term career goal to become a cardiothoracic surgeon was formed through the numerous extracurricular activities and STEM-related programs he joined in high school; most notably, his experience as a student observer at Norfolk Sentara Hospital, where he received mentoring from a cardiac perfusionist and a cardiothoracic surgeon. As a STEM major, Smith believes he can take initiative and drive meaningful changes to strengthen health initiatives for the community.
"My goal in pursuing a STEM career is to help increase diversity, creativity, and innovation in STEM while simultaneously improving national statistics," says Jaden Smith.
Alondra Santos Cruz is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Pediatrics at the University of South California. As the first person in her family to go to college, she is determined to face all the challenges she encounters on the road to becoming a pediatrician and helping the people in her community. Her strong belief that healthcare needs to be affordable and accessible for everyone is her biggest motivation. She has devoted her time to learning as much as she can to become a physician by participating in different courses and programs to expand her knowledge.
"To me, being a pediatrician is about having a genuine passion to help treat and save future generations. I hope to be part of a medical movement that finds solutions to end wealth discrimination and bring affordable healthcare to all," says Alondra Santos Cruz.
Kindersley Machame will be pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Residential Care Facilities at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Nursing this fall. Machame was active in multiple extracurricular activities during high school. She participated in the CAMP Children's Hospital LA Program to gain a better understanding of the different careers in healthcare and learn fundamentals like CPR, wound care, first aid, and more. She also volunteered at Kaiser Permanente, where she was able to maximize her role by using her bilingual skills. Her goal of someday becoming a healthcare worker who can dedicate herself to saving lives and maintaining her community's health is her main source of motivation.
"I will use my education to provide resources to my community. Eventually, I plan to give back to my community by creating opportunities for other students through internships, scholarships, or just by sharing my own story," says Kindersley Machame.
Victory Ladipo is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Neurology at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His fascination for biology started at a young age and, as he grew, he realized that this passion could go hand in hand with his desire to involve himself in the community. At the peak of the pandemic, Ladipo saw how much the situation had impacted his community and he quickly took the initiative. He established a chapter of the DoSomething.org organization at his school and started a food drive to help mitigate the food crisis in his community. Ladipo dreams of becoming a researcher who works with global humanitarian organizations in the future to raise awareness about neurological conditions and increase access to affordable treatments.
"In college and beyond, I hope to continue to use my voice to help my community, from volunteering to activism," says Victory Ladipo.
Every year, the foundation receives a growing number of applications to review. We would like to thank Susie Hernandez, Board Member and Chair of the Scholarship Committee, and our volunteers for serving on the scholarship selection committee.
Scholarship selection team includes:
- Dr. Daniel Diver, Former Chief of the Section of Cardiology and Director of the Cardiovascular Service Line, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
- David Dame, Private Equity Partner, Sorenson Capital Partners
- John Gallagher, Director of Technology, Borough of Manhattan Community College
- Dr. Melissa Hernandez, Professor, Northern Arizona University
We also would like to thank the operational team led by Gina Rogoto, Director of Operations, for their incredible efforts to source candidates across the country and facilitate the process.
Contact:
Gina Rogoto, Marketing and Development Manager
Louis Hernandez Jr.'s Foundation For A Bright Future
Email: gmr@forabrightfuturefoundation.org
Louis Hernandez Jr.'s Foundation For A Bright Future is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting the needs of underrepresented and underprivileged children through education, healthcare, the arts, and youth leadership development. Our initiatives provide equal opportunity for all children to have the tools and opportunities to fulfill their life goals and become constructive members of our global community. Learn more at www.forabrightfuturefoundation.org.
To learn more or support For A Bright Future educational programs please visit our donation page at www.forabrightfuturefoundation.org/donate-today.
For more information: www.forabrightfuturefoundation.org or follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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PANAMA CITY, Panama, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE: CPA), today released preliminary passenger traffic statistics for August 2022:
Given the irregular nature of the Company's operations starting in March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we are comparing this traffic report to 2019 statistics.
Consolidated capacity (ASMs) came in 0.4% higher than August 2019, while passenger traffic (RPMs) increased 2.0%. As a result, system load factor for the month was 86.6%, 1.4 percentage points higher than August 2019.
Copa Holdings is a leading Latin American provider of passenger and cargo services. The Company, through its operating subsidiaries, provides service to countries in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. For more information visit www.copaair.com.
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DENVER, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DaVita Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors appointed a new independent director, Adam H. Schechter, to join the Board, effective September 20, 2022.
Mr. Schechter is the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Directors of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings ("Labcorp"), a leading global life sciences company with $16.1 billion in reported revenues in 2021. Mr. Schechter has served as President and CEO of LabCorp since November 2019, as a director since April 2013 and as Chair of the Board since May 2020.
"Adam's broad purview of the health care ecosystem, values-based approach and experience with scaled, decentralized operations will be a great addition to our Board," said Javier Rodriguez, CEO of DaVita Inc.
Mr. Schechter brings to the Board decades of leadership and experience in the public company and health care sectors, having served as an independent director of LabCorp since 2013 prior to taking the position as chief executive, and having worked for more than 30 years at Merck & Co., Inc., a multinational pharmaceutical company. During his time at Merck, Mr. Schechter served as Executive Vice President from 2010 to 2018, where he was a member of Merck's executive committee and pharmaceutical and vaccines operating committee, and President of Merck's Global Human Health Division, which includes the company's worldwide pharmaceutical and vaccine businesses. Prior to becoming President, Global Human Health, Mr. Schechter served as President, Global Pharmaceutical Business of Merck from 2007 to 2010. Mr. Schechter's extensive experience at Merck included global and U.S.-focused leadership roles spanning sales, marketing, and managed markets, as well as business and product development. He is a Board Member for Water.org, a global nonprofit organization working to bring water and sanitation to the world, and an executive board member for the National Alliance for Hispanic Health. In 2022, Mr. Schechter earned the CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight.
"I was drawn to DaVita's unwavering commitment to the patient experience and delivering better health outcomes," said Mr. Schechter. "Joining the Board creates an exciting opportunity to share my perspective and support its mission of being the provider, partner and an employer of choice."
Mr. Schechter will serve on the Audit Committee and Compliance & Quality Committee of DaVita's Board, each effective September 20, 2022.
"Adam's proven track record of corporate leadership, passion and innovation make him a great addition to the team," said Pam Arway, independent chair of the DaVita Inc. Board of Directors.
With the addition of Mr. Schechter, the DaVita Board is comprised of ten highly qualified directors, with 20% racial/ethnic and 30% gender diversity.
To learn more about DaVita and its Board of Directors, visit DaVita.com/About.
About DaVita Inc.
DaVita (NYSE: DVA) is a health care provider focused on transforming care delivery to improve quality of life for patients around the globe. The company is one of the largest providers of kidney care services in the U.S. and has been a leader in clinical quality and innovation for more than 20 years. As of June 30, 2022 DaVita served 198,000 patients at 2,810 outpatient dialysis centers, at home, and in the hospital in the United States. The company also operated 349 outpatient dialysis centers in eleven countries worldwide.
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Airline passenger group's lawsuit seeks to compel the FAA to establish the seat size minimums required by the 2018 FAA Reauthorization Act
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FlyersRights.org, the largest airline passenger organization, on Monday argued its case in front of a three judge panel in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Section 577 of the 2018 FAA Reauthorization Act states that the FAA "shall issue regulations that establish minimum dimensions for passenger seats…including minimums for seat pitch, width, and length, and that are necessary for the safety of passengers."
Nearly three years have passed since the 2019 deadline for this rulemaking. The FAA has stated it views the statute as optional if it believes that seat standards are not necessary to ensure passenger safety. Paul Hudson, President of FlyersRights.org, stated, "Congress and the public have made it clear that minimum seat standards are needed for passenger safety. Passengers have continued to grow taller, larger, and older while seats have continued to shrink. The FAA must examine how shrinking seats are jeopardizing passenger safety when it comes to deep vein thrombosis, emergency evacuation, and the brace position."
FlyersRights.org filed a mandamus petition in January 2022, requesting the court to set a deadline for the FAA's minimum seat size rulemaking. The FAA previously denied a 2015 FlyersRights.org rulemaking twice, in 2016 and 2018, claiming that seat size did not affect emergency evacuation times. In 2017, the D.C. Circuit faulted the FAA for relying on secret data to reach its conclusion that seat size does not and would not matter for emergency evacuations. In 2021, the DOT Inspector General found that the FAA had falsely claimed that the secret evacuation tests conducted by airplane manufacturers had tested for shrunken seats, when in fact, only one test was conducted at 28 inches or lower.
The FAA is currently seeking comments about the effect of airline seat size on just one aspect of passenger safety: emergency evacuations. The FAA request for comment does not seek comments on other safety issues such as deep vein thrombosis and the brace position. To date, the FAA has received nearly 12,000 comments. The docket can be found at: https://www.regulations.gov/document/FAA-2022-1001-0001
FlyersRights.org will be filing comprehensive comments in addition to an updated rulemaking petition calling for seat standards that allow 90% of the public to safely fit in airline seats rather than the current 50%.
To view the DOT Office of Inspector General Report, visit https://www.oig.dot.gov/sites/default/files/FAA%20Oversight%20of%20Aircraft%20Evacuations%20Final%20Report%20-%2009-16-20.pdf
Michael Kirpatrick of Public Citizen argued the case for FlyersRights.org.
FlyersRights.org maintains up to date passenger rights information at www.flyersrights.org/know-your-rights/ and also provides passengers with legal information and appropriate contacts by phone, 877-FLYERS-6 and by email, hotline@flyersrights.org.
FlyersRights.org, established in 2007, is the largest airline passenger organization. It publishes a bi-weekly newsletter, operates a free hotline for airline passengers 877- FLYERS6, advocates for passenger rights and interests, represents passengers on the FAA Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee dealing with air safety and maintains a staffed office in Washington, D.C. See: FlyersRights.org or https://twitter.com/FlyersRights. Media line 800- 662-1859. FlyersRights.org, 4411 Bee Ridge Road, 274, Sarasota, FL 34233
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HAMILTON, ON and BOSTON, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fusion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: FUSN), a clinical-stage oncology company focused on developing next-generation radiopharmaceuticals as precision medicines, today announced that the compensation committee of the Company's Board of Directors granted stock option awards to purchase an aggregate of 197,200 shares of its common stock to 10 employees outside Fusion's 2020 Stock Option and Incentive Plan. The stock options were granted as an inducement material to the individual becoming an employee of Fusion in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).
The options have an exercise price of $2.83 per share, which is equal to the closing price of Fusion's common stock on September 12, 2022. Each option has a ten-year term and vests over four years, with 25% of the original number of shares vesting on the one-year anniversary of the grant date and then in equal installments for 36 months thereafter, subject to the employee's continued service with Fusion through the applicable vesting dates.
About Fusion
Fusion Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage oncology company focused on developing next-generation radiopharmaceuticals as precision medicines. Fusion connects alpha particle emitting isotopes to various targeting molecules in order to selectively deliver the alpha emitting payloads to tumors. Fusion's first program, FPI-1434 targeting insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor, is currently in a Phase 1 clinical trial. The pipeline includes FPI-1966, targeting the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3), currently in a Phase 1 study; and FPI-2059, a small molecule targeting neurotensin receptor 1 (NTSR1), which has received FDA investigational new drug (IND) clearance and will begin a Phase 1 study. In addition to a robust proprietary pipeline, Fusion has a collaboration with AstraZeneca to jointly develop novel targeted alpha therapies (TATs) and combination programs between Fusion's TATs and AstraZeneca's DNA Damage Repair Inhibitors (DDRis) and immuno-oncology agents. Fusion has also entered into a collaboration with Merck to evaluate FPI-1434 in combination with Merck's KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) in patients with solid tumors expressing IGF-1R. To support Fusion's growing pipeline of TATs, the company has signed strategic actinium supply agreements with TRIUMF and Niowave, Inc.
For further information: Amanda Cray, Senior Director of Investor Relations & Corporate Communications, 617-967-0207, cray@fusionpharma.com
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Haivision reports third-quarter year-over-year revenue growth of 42.9%
MONTREAL , Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Haivision Systems Inc. ("Haivision" or the "Company") (TSX: HAI), a leading global provider of mission critical, real-time IP video solutions, today announced its results for the third quarter ended July 31, 2022.
"With the successful completion of two major acquisitions since our IPO, combined with the introduction of exciting game-changing products, our focus on meeting the challenges and priorities of our customers with mission-critical live video networking and collaboration solutions have never been clearer," said Mirko Wicha, Chairman and CEO of Haivision. "Our core values of security, reliability, quality, and performance are fundamental aspects of all our products including the new Haivision Command 360 and Haivision Hub MCR. And now, along with Haivision's exciting and bold new brand identify we are entering a new chapter as the company transitions to perfectly position itself for the future."
Q3 2022 Financial Results
- Revenue of $29.6 million represents an increase of 42.9% or $8.9 million from the prior year period.
- Gross margins* for the quarter were 66.1%.
- Total expenses of $24.4 million represented an increase of $12.7 million from the prior year period, largely the result of the acquisitions of Haivision MCS in August 2021 and Aviwest in April 2022.
- Resulting operating loss was $4.8 million, a decrease of $8.7 million from the prior year period.
- Net loss of $4.2 million was a decrease of $6.1 million from the $1.9 million net income in the prior year period.
- Adjusted EBITDA* was a loss of $1.6 million, a decrease of $5.0 million from Adjusted EBITDA of $3.4 million in the prior year period.
- Adjusted EBITDA margin was (5.4)% compared to 16.3% in the prior year period.
Financial Results for the nine months ended July 31, 2022
- Revenue of $87.8 million represents an increase of 34.0% or $22.3 million from the prior year period.
- Gross margins* were 69.0%.
- Total expenses of $65.3 million represented an increase of $10.2 million from the prior year period, largely the result of the acquisitions of Haivision MCS in August 2021 and Aviwest in April 2022.
- Operating loss was $4.8 million, an increase of $0.2 million from the prior year period.
- Net loss was $5.1 million but represented a $3.9 million increase from the $8.9 net loss in the prior year's period.
- Adjusted EBITDA* was $3.1 million, a decrease of $7.4 million from Adjusted EBITDA of $10.5 million in the prior year period.
- Adjusted EBITDA Margin* was 3.6% compared to 16.1% for the prior year period.
Key Company Highlights for Fiscal 2022
- On April 1, 2022, we completed the acquisition of AVIWEST S.A.S. ("Aviwest"), a provider of ultra-low-latency wireless and IP bonding broadcast video transmission, through mobile networking (5G/4G cellular) and patented network bonding capabilities.
- CineMassive Displays, LLC was renamed Haivision MCS, LLC ("Haivision MCS"), highlighting its focus on "Mission-Critical Systems" for the enterprise, government, and defense verticals.
- Haivision introduced the new critical visual collaboration platform Haivision Command 360.
- Haivision was awarded its fourth Emmy® Award for Technology & Engineering, for the "Management of IP Multicast Video Distribution to Desktops and TVs in News and Media Production Facilities" through our flagship, multisite, live video distribution and IPTV solution, Haivision Media Platform.
- Haivision was awarded "Best Corporate Video and Enterprise Video Content Management Platform" at the 2021 Streaming Media Readers' Choice Awards.
- Haivision partnered with Grass Valley to enable live low latency cloud media production.
- Published our third annual Broadcast IP Transformation Report.
- SRT Alliance membership surpassed 575 members.
- Haivision awarded Best of Show award at IBC 2022 for Haivision Pro460 mobile video transmitter.
- Introduced an exciting new brand strategy that brings together our products, technology, and people under one inspiring brand.
"In this first full quarter operating with both acquisitions on a consolidated basis, we identified significant synergies that can be largely realized over this next quarter," said Dan Rabinowitz, Chief Financial Officer and EVP, Operations. "In addition, the company also expects higher revenues in this fourth quarter from increases in seasonal volume and from increased pricing to offset incremental supply chain costs. We expect to be able to maintain our historical margin profiles while still delivering industry leading price to value offerings for our customers."
Financial Results
Revenue for the three months and nine months ended July 31, 2022 was $29.6 million and $87.8 million, respectively, an increase of $8.9 million or 43% and $22.3 million or 34% compared to the prior year periods, respectively. Primary contributors to revenue growth were the recent acquisitions of Haivision MCS in August 2021 and of Aviwest in April 2022. Gross Margins* for the three months and nine months ended April 30, 2022 were 66.1% and 69.0%, compared to 75.1% and 76.5% for the prior year periods, respectively. The decrease in Gross Margins* results largely from the addition of Haivision's recent acquisitions which historically operated at a lower overall gross margin than Haivision's traditional business.
Total expenses in the quarter ended July 31, 2022 was $24.4 million an increase of $12.7 million from the prior year period largely related to the acquisition of Haivision MCS in August 2021 and Aviwest in April 2022, and included $2.2 million in additional depreciation and amortization expenses related to these acquisitions. For the nine months ended July 31, 2022, total expenses of $65.3 million represent an increase of increased by $10.2 million from the prior year period largely related to the acquisition of Haivision MCS and Aviwest. Increases in total expenses were offset by the reduction in non-recurring share-based payments of $14.1 million related to the legacy Employee Stock Option Plan ("ESOP") and included $4.6 million of incremental depreciation and amortization expense and $1.1 million in transactional expenses related to acquisitions.
Net loss for the three months ended July 31, 2022 was $4.2 million a decrease of $6.1 million from $1.9 million net income from the prior year period. The decrease in net income in the three-month period ended July 31, 2022 is largely related to the $8.9 million increase in revenue contributing to a $4.0 million increase in gross profit; offset by an increase in total expenses by $12.7 million (largely related to the Haivision MCS acquisition in August 2021 and the Aviwest acquisition in April 2022). Income taxes also declined by $2.8 million. The net loss for the nine months ended July 31, 2022 was $5.1 million, a $3.9 million improvement from the $8.9 million net loss in the prior year period. The increase in net income in the nine month period is largely related to the $22.3 million increase in revenue contributing to a $10.4 million increase in gross profit; offset by an increase in total expenses by $10.2 million and a decrease in income taxes of $4.1 million. *Represents a non-IFRS measure. For the relevant definition, see "Non-IFRS Measures" below. As applicable, a reconciliation of this non-IFRS measure to the most directly comparable IFRS financial measure is included in the tables at the end of this press release and in the Company's management's discussion and analysis for the three months and nine months ended July 31, 2022.
Conference Call Notification
Haivision will hold a conference call to discuss its third quarter financial results on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at 5:30 pm (ET). To register for the call, please use this link https://conferencingportals.com/event/myiwYleM. After registering, a confirmation will be sent through email, including dial in details and unique conference call codes for entry.
Financial Statements, Management's Discussion and Analysis and Additional Information
Haivision's unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the third quarter ended July 31, 2022 (the "Q3 Financial Statements"), the management's discussion and analysis thereon and additional information relating to Haivision and its business can be found under Haivision's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The financial information presented in this release was derived from the Q3 Financial Statements.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release includes "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" (collectively, "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including, without limitation, statements regarding the Company's growth opportunities and its ability to execute on its growth strategy. In some cases, but not necessarily in all cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "targets", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "an opportunity exists", "is positioned", "estimates", "intends", "assumes", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate" or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might", "will" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts, nor guarantees or assurances of future performance but instead represent management's current beliefs, expectations, estimates and projections regarding future events and operating performance.
Forward-looking statements are necessarily based on opinions, assumptions and estimates that, while considered reasonable by Haivision as of the date of this release, are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ, possibly materially, from those indicated by the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the risk factors identified under "Risk Factors" in the Company's latest annual information form, and in other periodic filings that the Company has made and may make in the future with the securities commissions or similar regulatory authorities in Canada, all of which are available under the Company's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com. These factors are not intended to represent a complete list of the factors that could affect Haivision. However, such risk factors should be considered carefully. There can be no assurance that such estimates and assumptions will prove to be correct. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. Haivision undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, except as required by applicable securities laws.
Non-IFRS Measures
Haivision's consolidated financial statements for the third quarter ended July 31, 2022 are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. This press release makes reference to certain non-IFRS measures, including "EBITDA", "Gross Margin", "Adjusted EBITDA" and "Adjusted EBITDA Margin". These measures are not recognized measures under IFRS and do not have a standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS, and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Accordingly, these measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our financial information reported under IFRS. Rather, these non-IFRS measures are used to provide investors with supplemental measures of our operating performance and thus highlight trends in our core business that may not otherwise be apparent when relying solely on IFRS measures. We also believe that securities analysts, investors and other interested parties frequently use non-IFRS measures in the evaluation of issuers. Our management also uses non-IFRS measures to facilitate operating performance comparisons from period to period, to prepare annual operating budgets and forecasts and to determine components of management compensation.
Adjusted EBITDA is a supplemental measure used by management to assess the financial performance of our business. Adjusted EBITDA is also a key metric that management uses prior to execution of any strategic investing or financing opportunity. "EBITDA" is defined as earnings (loss) before income taxes, depreciation, amortization and financial expenses and "Adjusted EBITDA" is defined as EBITDA, as adjusted for stock-based compensation and certain non-recurring expense items. "Adjusted EBITDA Margin" represents Adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue. "Gross Margin" represents gross profit divided by revenue.
A reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to Net income (loss) is included in the tables at the end of this press release and in the Company's management discussion and analysis for the three months and nine months ended July 31, 2022.
About Haivision
Haivision is a leading global provider of mission-critical, real-time video streaming and networking solutions. Our connected cloud and intelligent edge technologies enable global organizations to engage audiences, enhance collaboration, and support decision making. We provide high quality, low latency, secure, and reliable live video at a global scale. Haivision open sourced its award-winning SRT low latency video streaming protocol and founded the SRT Alliance to support its adoption. Awarded four Emmys® for Technology and Engineering from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Haivision continues to fuel the future of IP video transformation. Founded in 2004, Haivision is headquartered in Montreal and Chicago with offices, sales, and support located throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Learn more at haivision.com.
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HAMILTON, Bermuda, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Höegh LNG Partners LP (NYSE: HMLP) (the "Partnership") announces that it has notified the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") of the anticipated closing date of the previously-announced merger (the "Merger") pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of May 25, 2022, by and among Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd. ("Höegh LNG"), Hoegh LNG Merger Sub LLC, the Partnership and Höegh LNG GP LLC. The Partnership anticipates that the merger will close on or about September 23, 2022, subject to approval of the Merger Agreement and Merger by a majority of the outstanding common units of the Partnership and certain customary closing conditions.
Upon the closing of the Merger on the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, all of the Partnership's common units will be owned by Höegh LNG. Following completion of the merger, the common units of the Partnership will cease to be listed on the NYSE and will be deregistered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements." All statements, other than statements of historical facts, that address activities, events or developments that the Partnership expects, projects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as the date of this press release. The Partnership undertakes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after this press release. These statements are based on current expectations of future events, are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond the Partnership's control and are difficult to predict. These risks and uncertainties include the risks that the Merger may not be consummated at the anticipated time or at all or the benefits contemplated therefrom may not be realized. If underlying assumptions prove inaccurate or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could vary materially from our expectations and projections. When considering these forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the risk factors and other cautionary statements found in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), which include, but are not limited to, those found in (i) the Partnership's Proxy Statement filed as Exhibit (a)(1) to Amendment No. 1 to the Rule 13e-3 Transaction Statement on Schedule 13E-3, filed with the SEC on August 25, 2022, and (ii) the Partnership's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on April 25, 2022.
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The IGB Group, Bryan Degnan, +1 (646) 673-9701 / Leon Berman, +1 (212) 477-8438
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SPOKANE, Wash., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaspien Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: KSPN) ("Kaspien" or the "Company"), a leading e-commerce marketplace growth platform, today reported financial results for the fiscal second quarter ended July 30, 2022.
Recent Operational Highlights
- The Company reported the two highest sales days in Company history during the Amazon Prime Day event on July 12th and 13th.
- Through disciplined inventory and cash management, the Company reduced the cash outflow from operations for the thirteen weeks ended July 30, 2022 to $0.1 million from $5.7 million for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2022 and compared with $2.4 million in the comparable year ago period.
- On July 14, 2022, the Company closed on an equity offering. The gross proceeds to the Company from the private placement, after deducting placement agent fees and other estimated offering expenses payable by the Company, were approximately $7.1 million. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the private placement for working capital and other general corporate purposes.
- During the first half of 2022, management implemented the following strategic initiatives, operational efficiencies, and other considerations directed toward improving performance, operations, and cash flow:
Management Commentary
"In response to the decline in operating results in Fiscal 2021, we implemented several strategic initiatives to create operational efficiencies while focusing diligently on inventory and cash management. Our team continues to be focused on scalable, efficient growth and improving the unit economic of our business as we enter the holiday season." said Kaspien interim CEO Brock Kowalchuk
Fiscal Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results
Results compare 2022 fiscal second quarter ended July 30, 2022 to 2021 fiscal second quarter ended July 31, 2021 unless otherwise indicated.
- Net revenue decreased 3% to $33.9 million from $34.9 million in the comparable year-ago period. The decrease in net revenue was primarily attributable to declines in Fulfillment by Amazon ("FBA") US, which were partially offset by continued growth in Subscription revenue. Gross merchandise value ("GMV") increased 14% to $72.4 million, compared to $63.5 million in the comparable year-ago period. Subscription GMV increased 36.4% to $36.7 million (50.7% of total GMV), compared to $26.9 million (42.4% of total GMV) in the comparable year-ago period.
- Gross profit decreased 24% to $6.7 million or 19.8% of net revenue from $8.8 million or 25.3% of net revenue in the comparable year-ago period. The decrease in gross profit was primarily attributable to a reduction in net revenue on the Amazon US platform, a decrease in merchandise margin, and increased warehousing and freight expenses. The table below summarizes the year-over-year comparison of gross margin:
- Selling, General & Administrative ("SG&A") expenses were $10.2 million or 30.1% of net revenue as compared to $10.2 million or 29.3% of net revenue in the comparable year-ago period. During the quarter, the Company implemented certain strategic initiatives to create operational efficiencies to reduce general and administrative expenses.
- Loss from operations was $3.5 million, compared to a loss from operations of $1.4 million in the comparable year-ago period. The increase in operating loss resulted from the decline in net revenue, a reduction in merchandise margin and increased warehousing and freight expenses.
- Net loss was $4.4 million, or $1.69 per diluted share, compared to net income of $82,000, or $0.03 per diluted share, in the comparable year-ago period.
- Adjusted EBITDA loss (a non-GAAP metric reconciled below) was $3.2 million, compared to an adjusted EBITDA loss of $0.8 million in the comparable year-ago period.
- As of July 30, 2022, the Company had $1.3 million in cash, compared to $1.2 million as of January 30, 2021 and $2.6 million as of July 31, 2021.
- Cash used in operations during the thirteen weeks ended July 30, 2022 was $0.1 million, compared to $2.4 million in the comparable year-ago period. The reduced cash used in operations was due more disciplined supply chain and working capital management.
- Inventory at quarter end was $29.4 million, compared to $25.0 million as of July 31, 2021.
- As of July 30, 2022, the Company had borrowings under its credit facility of $3.9 million and had $7.7 million available for borrowing.
Fiscal First Half 2022 Financial Results
Results compare six months ended July 30, 2022 to six months ended July 31, 2021 unless otherwise indicated.
- Net revenue decreased 13% to $65.7 million from $75.5 million in the comparable year-ago period. This decrease in net revenue was driven by declines in the Company's FBA US segment.
- Gross profit was $13.6 million or 20.7% of net revenue, compared to $18.6 million or 24.7% of net revenue over the comparable year-ago period. The decrease in gross profit was primarily attributable to a reduction in net revenue on the Amazon US platform, a decrease in merchandise margin and increased warehousing and freight expenses. The table below summarizes the year-over-year comparison of gross margin:
- SG&A expenses decreased 0.7% to $20.7 million or 31.5% of net revenue from $20.9 million or 27.6% of net revenue in the comparable year-ago period. The decrease in SG&A expenses was primarily attributable to a $1.5 million decline in selling expenses partially offset by a $1.4 million increase in general and administrative expenses.
- Loss from operations totaled $7.1 million compared to a loss from operations of $2.2 million in the comparable year-ago period. The increased loss was due to lower sales and gross margin.
- Net loss was $8.8 million, compared to a net loss of $1.3 million in the comparable year-ago period.
- Adjusted EBITDA loss (a non-GAAP metric reconciled below) was $6.5 million, compared to a loss of $1.0 million in the comparable year-ago period.
- Cash used in operations was $5.9 million, compared to $4.9 million in the comparable year-ago period.
About Kaspien
Kaspien Holdings Inc. (f/k/a Trans World Entertainment Corporation) (NASDAQ: KSPN) is a leading e-commerce marketplace growth platform, offering an expanding suite of software and services to help brands grow on Amazon, Walmart, Target, eBay, and other online marketplaces. Founded in 1972 as a brick-and-mortar retailer and rebranded as Kaspien in 2020, the Company has spent the last decade building and utilizing proprietary technologies for brand protection, marketing optimization, and fulfillment efficiency to generate rapid revenue growth for its partners. Through innovative strategies and best-in-class technologies, Kaspien has earned the trust of many leading brands, including 3M, Strider Bikes, and ZippyPaws. For more information, visit kaspien.com.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net loss, adjusted to exclude: (i) income tax expense; (ii) Other (income) loss; (iii) interest expense; and (iv) depreciation expense. Our method of calculating adjusted EBITDA may differ from other issuers and accordingly, this measure may not be comparable to measures used by other issuers. We use adjusted EBITDA to evaluate our own operating performance and as an integral part of our planning process. We present adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure because we believe such a measure is useful to investors as a reasonable indicator of operating performance. We believe this measure is a financial metric used by many investors to compare companies. This measure is not a recognized measure of financial performance under GAAP in the United States and should not be considered as a substitute for operating earnings (losses), net earnings (loss) from continuing operations or cash flows from operating activities, as determined in accordance with GAAP.
About Key Performance Indicators
Gross Merchandise Value ("GMV") is the total value of merchandise sold over a given time period through a customer-to-customer exchange site. For Kaspien, it is the measurement of merchandise value sold across all channels and partners within the Kaspien platform.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Certain statements in this communication are forward-looking statements. The statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may include forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties.
We have used the words "anticipate", "believe", "could", "estimate", "expect", "intend", "may", "plan", "predict", "project", and similar terms and phrases, including references to assumptions, in this document to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made based on management's expectations and beliefs concerning future events and are subject to uncertainties and factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed in the statements. The following factors are among those that may cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's forward-looking statements: risk of disruption of current plans and operations of Kaspien and the potential difficulties in customer, supplier and employee retention; the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against the Company; the Company's level of debt and related restrictions and limitations, unexpected costs, charges, expenses, or liabilities; the Company's ability to operate as a going-concern; deteriorating economic conditions and macroeconomic factors; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; and other risks described in the Company's filings with the SEC, such as its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Annual Reports on Form 10-K.
The reader should keep in mind that any forward-looking statement made by us in this document, or elsewhere, pertains only as of the date on which we make it. New risks and uncertainties come up from time-to-time and it's impossible for us to predict these events or how they may affect us. In light of these risks and uncertainties, you should keep in mind that any forward-looking statements made in this document or elsewhere might not occur.
Company Contact
Ed Sapienza
Chief Financial Officer
509-202-4261
esapienza@kaspien.com
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VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Mind Cure Health Inc. (CSE: MCUR) (OTCQX: MCURF) (FRA: 6MH) ("MINDCURE" or the "Company") today announced its financial results for the three and twelve months ended May 31, 2022. All amounts are stated in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated.
The special committee of the Company's board of directors is continuing to explore, review and evaluate a broad range of strategic alternatives with its strategic review process. The Company's cash position and balance sheet remain strong and the Company looks forward to finding the best path forward for all shareholders.
A copy of the Company's financial statements for the three and twelve months ended May 31, 2022 and the related management's discussion and analysis are available under the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
Philip Tapley, Interim CEO
SOURCE: Mind Cure Health Inc.
Forward-looking information is based on a number of key expectations and assumptions made by management of MINDCURE, including, without limitation: the considerations and outcome of the strategic review process and cost-saving measures; COVID-19 pandemic impact on the Canadian economy and the Company's business, and the extent and duration of such impact; no change to laws or regulations that negatively affect the Company's business; no unanticipated expenses, costs or detrimental consequences of the Strategic Review Process or cost-savings measures will arise; availability of additional capital required to execute the Company's business plan; the lack of necessity of further developmental expenditures related to the Company's business plan with respect to the execution of strategic alternatives for the Company; the ability to preserve the value of the Company's assets, including its public company status with Canadian securities regulators; and the ultimate availability of any strategic alternatives for the Company.
Forward-looking information is provided for the purpose of presenting information the Company's current expectations and plans relating to the future and readers are cautioned that such statements may not be appropriate for other purposes. Forward-looking information inherently entails known and unknown risks and uncertainties about the future and actual results and involves significant risks and uncertainties and should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results as actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking information. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those described in forward-looking information presented, there may be other factors that cause results, performance or achievements to differ from those anticipated, estimated or intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements as no forward-looking information can be guaranteed. Except as required by applicable securities laws, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and the Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of NASA's efforts to address orbital debris, the agency is funding research proposals from three university-based teams over the next year to analyze the economic, social, and policy issues associated with space sustainability.
Orbital debris consists of human-made objects orbiting Earth that no longer serve a purpose, including mission-related and fragmentation debris, nonfunctional spacecraft, and abandoned rocket stages.
NASA takes the threat of orbital debris seriously as these objects can endanger spacecraft, jeopardize access to space, and impede the development of a low-Earth orbit economy, including commercial participation. These new awards will fund research that supports the agency's commitment to address the problem.
"Orbital debris is one of the great challenges of our era," said Bhavya Lal, associate administrator for the Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy (OTPS) at NASA Headquarters in Washington. "Maintaining our ability to use space is critical to our economy, our national security, and our nation's science and technology enterprise. These awards will fund research to help us understand the dynamics of the orbital environment and show how we can develop policies to limit debris creation and mitigate the impact of existing debris."
A panel of experts evaluated and selected the following three proposals:
- "Adaptive Space Governance and Decision-Support using Source-Sink Evolutionary Environmental Models," submitted by Richard Linares and Danielle Wood of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Moriba Jah of the University of Texas-Austin
- "An Integrated Assessment Model for Satellite Constellations and Orbital Debris," submitted by Akhil Rao of Middlebury College, Daniel Kaffine of the University of Colorado-Boulder, and Brian Weeden of the Secure World Foundation
- "Communication and Space Debris: Connecting with Public Knowledges and Identities," submitted by Patrice Kohl, Sergio Alvarez, and Philip Metzger of the University of Central Florida
NASA's OTPS will make the teams' results publicly available on the agency's website. Selected teams also can work with the federal Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development as part of an international call for research proposals focused on orbital debris and space sustainability.
Find more information about NASA's OTPS at:
https://www.nasa.gov/offices/otps/home/
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The Journey will make two stops in the Missoula area, from 9/13 to 9/16. Please see locations and timing below.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The All of Us Research Program's Journey mobile exhibit is traveling across the country to engage communities that have been historically underrepresented in medical research. All of Us is inviting one million or more people to help advance precision medicine by building one of the most diverse health databases of its kind.
Since the program launched in 2018, the mobile exhibit has visited more than 100 cities in over 40 states. In Missoula, the Journey will be available to educate and register new participants for the program. Participants will be able to take health surveys and provide bio samples, such as a blood sample, as part of joining the program. With more enrollment and representation from area residents, researchers can help better address health issues that are prevalent in the community.
- FIRST STOP: Cara's Park (123 Carousel Drive, Missoula, MT, 59812) on Tuesday 9/13 and Wednesday 9/14, from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. MT
- SECOND STOP: University of Montana (32 Campus Dr., Missoula, MT, 59812) on Thursday, 9/15 and Friday 9/16, from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. MT
- All of Us tour managers will be available for interviews at the event or before the event via Zoom or phone.
- Journalists are welcome to shoot B-roll and take photos at the event.
- The mobile exhibit features hands-on activities to learn more about the program, including a digital gaming hub, an augmented reality experience, and more.
- COVID-19 safety guidelines:
More than 320,000 people nationwide have enrolled and completed the initial steps to participate in the research program, and over 80% of these participants belong to communities that have been historically underrepresented in biomedical research, including 50% from racial and ethnic minority groups. Researchers will use the data that participants contribute to learn how biology, lifestyle, and environment affect health. This may one day help them find more tailored ways to treat and prevent disease.
For more information, visit allofus.nih.gov. | To sign up, visit joinallofus.org.
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CALGARY, AB, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Parkland Corporation ("Parkland") (TSX: PKI) announces that a dividend of $0.3250 per share will be paid on October 14, 2022, to shareholders of record on September 22, 2022. The dividend will be an 'eligible dividend' for Canadian income tax purposes. The ex-dividend date is September 21, 2022.
Parkland's enhanced Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("Enhanced DRIP") allows shareholders to reinvest their cash dividends to purchase additional Parkland shares from treasury at a 2% per share discount to the average of the daily volume weighted average trading prices during the Pricing Period. For further details on the Enhanced DRIP and the Pricing Period, please visit www.parkland.ca/en/investors/dividends.
Shareholders who wish to enroll in the Enhanced DRIP must do so prior to September 21, 2022, (ex-dividend date) to reinvest this month's dividend in Parkland shares at a discount.
The Enhanced DRIP allows Parkland to retain amounts that would otherwise be paid to shareholders as dividends in cash, thereby incrementally raising equity capital which may be used by Parkland to, among other things, fund its capital program, fund acquisitions, build new locations and upgrade existing locations: all of which help contribute to Parkland's growth and ability to execute on its strategy.
Shareholders who own their shares through a brokerage and who wish to participate in the Enhanced DRIP should ensure they are enrolled by checking their online brokerage portal or by calling their investment advisor.
Shareholders who hold certificates in their own name (registered shareholders) who wish to enroll can find out more from Computershare by calling 1-800-564-6253.
Copies of the Plan and the enrollment form are also available on Parkland's website at http://www.parkland.ca/en/investors/dividends/.
Brokerage entitlement and corporate actions departments are encouraged to ensure that they have properly elected with Clearing and Depository Services Inc. ("CDS") those shares that should participate in the enhanced Dividend Reinvestment Plan.
Certain statements contained in this news release constitute forward-looking information and statements (collectively, "forward looking statements"). When used in this news release, the words "expect'', ''will'', ''could'', ''would'', "well positioned," ''pursue'' and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. In particular, this news release contains forward-looking statements with respect to, among other things, the uses by Parkland of the amount of cash dividends that are reinvested by shareholders in the Enhanced DRIP.
These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements. No assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct and such forward-looking statements included in this news release should not be unduly relied upon. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this news release. Parkland does not undertake any obligations to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements except as required by securities laws. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of numerous risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to: failure to achieve the anticipated benefits of acquisitions, general economic, market and business conditions, industry capacity, competitive action by other companies, refining and marketing margins, the ability of suppliers to meet commitments, actions by governmental authorities and other regulators including increases in taxes, changes and developments in environmental and other regulations, and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of Parkland. See also the risks and uncertainties described under the headings "Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information" and "Risk Factors" in Parkland's current Annual Information Form, and under the headings "Forward-Looking Information" and "Risk Factors" in Parkland's Management's Discussion and Analysis for the most recently completed financial period, each as filed on SEDAR and available on Parkland's website at www.parkland.ca.
Parkland's purpose is to Power Journeys and Energize Communities. We serve essential needs in our communities, providing our customers with the essential fuels they depend on to get around, quality foods and convenience items while helping them achieve their goals of lowering their environmental impact. Through our portfolio of trusted and locally relevant brands, we serve well over one million customers per day across Canada, the United States, the Caribbean region and Central and South America.
In addition to leveraging our supply and storage capabilities to provide the essential fuels our diverse customers depend on; we are leading our customers through the energy transition. From electric vehicle charging, renewable fuels, solar energy and compliance and carbon offset trading, we are leaders in helping our customers lower their environmental impact.
Parkland's proven strategy is centred around organic growth, our supply advantage, acquiring prudently, and integrating successfully. We are focused on developing our existing business in resilient markets, growing, and diversifying our retail business into food, convenience, and renewable energy solutions and helping our commercial customers decarbonize their operations. Our strategy is underpinned by our people, as well as our values of safety, integrity, community, and respect, which are deeply embedded across our organization.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- QuHarrison Terry, author of The Metaverse Handbook, and Emmy-nominated artist Genesis Renji today release Do Not Disturb, the latest installment in their sonic storytelling project via VNM USA.
Listen now: https://qt.lnk.to/donotdisturbPr
Do Not Disturb is a five-track EP that discusses the value of deep work and avoiding distractions during challenging times.
"D.N.D" covers the importance of locking in on work and avoiding distractions, referencing Jacquelyn Ogorchukwu Iyamah's Racial Wellness poem on finding spaces to breathe.
"Reps" is about building the habit of daily creative output and is inspired by Everydays.WTF, QuHarrison Terry's daily journal on the future.
"Bricks" talks about LEGOs as an alternative asset, featuring commentary from LEGO Master Jessica Ragzy.
"I'm The One" addresses the bravado needed to conquer the day, featuring an interlude from the prolific angel investor Marcus Eagan.
"Wallets" highlights the importance of crypto wallet security and calls out Wallets123.com as a valuable resource for learning this.
Genesis Renji commented on how this project's theme hit home, "Are you someone who defeats challenges or lets challenges defeat you? Willpower is an identity you have to live by every day. The work won't do itself."
"We all encounter moments of great stress and creative blockades. During these defining moments, your ability to lock in and focus on the work makes all the difference," said QuHarrison Terry.
Streaming here: https://qt.lnk.to/donotdisturbPr
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ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) updates its free cash flow outlook for the impact of the legislation requiring capitalization of Research and Experimentation for tax purposes and, as previously discussed, it now expects its full year 2022 free cash flow to be approximately $4.0 billion instead of approximately $6.0 billion.
The company reaffirms its full year outlook for sales of $67.75 - $68.75 billion, adjusted earnings per share of $4.60 - $4.80 and share repurchase of at least $2.5 billion of RTX shares. The company will provide further details on its third quarter earnings call in October.
About Raytheon Technologies
Raytheon Technologies Corporation is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. With four industry-leading businesses ― Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon Intelligence & Space and Raytheon Missiles & Defense ― the company delivers solutions that push the boundaries in avionics, cybersecurity, directed energy, electric propulsion, hypersonics, and quantum physics. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
Use and Definitions of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Raytheon Technologies Corporation ("RTC") reports its financial results in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP").
We supplement the reporting of our financial information determined under GAAP with certain non-GAAP financial information. The non-GAAP information presented provides investors with additional useful information, but should not be considered in isolation or as substitutes for the related GAAP measures. Moreover, other companies may define non-GAAP measures differently, which limits the usefulness of these measures for comparisons with such other companies. We encourage investors to review our financial statements and publicly-filed reports in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure.
Adjusted earnings per share ("EPS") is a non-GAAP financial measure that represents diluted earnings per share from continuing operations (a GAAP measure), excluding restructuring costs, acquisition accounting adjustments and other significant items.
Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure that represents cash flow from operations (a GAAP measure) less capital expenditures. Management believes free cash flow is a useful measure of liquidity and an additional basis for assessing RTC's ability to fund its activities, including the financing of acquisitions, debt service, repurchases of RTC's common stock and distribution of earnings to shareowners.
When we provide our expectations for adjusted EPS and free cash flow on a forward-looking basis, a reconciliation of the differences between the non-GAAP expectations and the corresponding GAAP measures (expected diluted EPS from continuing operations and expected cash flow from operations, respectively) generally is not available without unreasonable effort due to potentially high variability, complexity and low visibility as to the items that would be excluded from the GAAP measure in the relevant future period, such as unusual gains and losses, the ultimate outcome of pending litigation, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, the impact and timing of potential acquisitions and divestitures, and other structural changes or their probable significance. The variability of the excluded items may have a significant, and potentially unpredictable, impact on our future GAAP results.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains statements which, to the extent they are not statements of historical or present fact, constitute "forward-looking statements" under the securities laws. From time to time, oral or written forward- looking statements may also be included in other information released to the public. These forward-looking statements are intended to provide Raytheon Technologies Corporation ("RTC") management's current expectations or plans for our future operating and financial performance, based on assumptions currently believed to be valid. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "believe," "expect," "expectations," "plans," "strategy," "prospects," "estimate," "project," "target," "anticipate," "will," "should," "see," "guidance," "outlook," "goals," "objectives," "confident," "on track" and other words of similar meaning. Forward-looking statements may include, among other things, statements relating to future sales, earnings, cash flow, results of operations, uses of cash, share repurchases, tax payments and rates, research and development spending, cost savings, other measures of financial performance, potential future plans, strategies or transactions, credit ratings and net indebtedness, other anticipated benefits to RTC of the United Technologies Corporation ("UTC") acquisition of Rockwell Collins in 2018, the merger (the "merger") between UTC and Raytheon Company ("Raytheon")) or the spin-offs by UTC of Otis Worldwide Corporation and Carrier Global Corporation into separate independent companies (the "separation transactions"), including estimated synergies and customer cost savings resulting from the merger and the anticipated benefits and costs of the separation transactions and other statements that are not solely historical facts. All forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. For those statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of changes in global economic, capital market and political conditions in the U.S. and globally, such as from the global sanctions and export controls with respect to Russia, and any changes therein, including related to financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, inflation, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, disruptions in global supply chain and labor markets, and geopolitical risks; (2) risks associated with U.S. government sales, including changes or shifts in defense spending due to budgetary constraints, spending cuts resulting from sequestration or the allocation of funds to governmental responses to COVID-19, a continuing resolution, a government shutdown, or otherwise, and uncertain funding of programs; (3) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, and performance of RTC advanced technologies and new products and services and the realization of the anticipated benefits (including our expected returns under customer contracts), as well as the challenges of operating in RTC's highly- competitive industries; (4) the effect of and risks relating to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on RTC's business, supply chain, operations and the industries in which it operates, including the decrease in global air travel, and the timing and extent of the recovery from COVID-19; (5) risks relating to RTC international operations from, among other things, changes in trade policies and implementation of sanctions, foreign currency fluctuations, economic conditions, political factors, sales methods, and U.S. or local government regulations; (6) the condition of the aerospace industry; (7) risks relating to RTC's reliance on U.S. and non-U.S. suppliers and commodity markets, including the effect of sanctions, delays and disruptions in the delivery of materials and services to RTC or its suppliers and price increases; (8) the scope, nature, timing and challenges of managing acquisitions, investments, divestitures and other transactions, including the realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation, the assumption of liabilities and other risks and incurrence of related costs and expenses; (9) compliance with legal, environmental, regulatory and other requirements, including, among other things, export and import requirements such as the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and the Export Administration Regulations, anti-bribery and anticorruption requirements, such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, industrial cooperation agreement obligations, and procurement and other regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which RTC and its businesses operate; (10) the outcome of pending, threatened and future legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies, including those related to U.S. government audits and disputes; (11) factors that could impact RTC's ability to engage in desirable capital-raising or strategic transactions, including its capital structure, levels of indebtedness, capital expenditures and research and development spending, and the availability of credit, credit market conditions and other factors; (12) uncertainties associated with the timing and scope of future repurchases by RTC of its common stock or declarations of cash dividends, which may be discontinued, accelerated, suspended or delayed at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash; (13) the risks relating to realizing expected benefits from RTC strategic initiatives such as cost reduction, restructuring, digital transformation and other operational initiatives; (14) the risks relating to the integration of legacy businesses of UTC and RTC as well as the merger, and the realization of the anticipated benefits of those transactions; (15) risks of additional tax exposures due to new tax legislation or other developments, in the U.S. and other countries in which RTC and its businesses operate; (16) the ability of RTC to attract, train and retain qualified personnel and maintain its culture and high ethical standards, and the ability of our personnel to continue to operate our facilities and businesses around the world; (17) risks relating to a RTC product safety failure or other failure affecting RTC's or its customers' or suppliers' products or systems; (18) risks relating to cyber-attacks on RTC's information technology infrastructure, products, suppliers, customers and partners, threats to RTC facilities and personnel, as well as other events outside of RTC's control such as public health crises, damaging weather or other acts of nature; (19) the effect of changes in accounting estimates for our programs on our financial results; (20) the effect of changes in pension and other postretirement plan estimates and assumptions and contributions; (21) risks relating to an impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets; (22) the effects of climate change and changing climate-related regulations, customer and market demands, products and technologies; and (23) the intended qualification of (i) the merger as a tax-free reorganization and (ii) the separation transactions and other internal restructurings as tax-free to UTC and former UTC shareowners, in each case, for U.S. federal income tax purposes. For additional information on identifying factors that may cause actual results to vary materially from those stated in forward-looking statements, see the reports of RTC, UTC and Raytheon on Forms S-4, 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and RTC assumes no obligation to update or revise such statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.
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COCHISE COUNTY, Ariz., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Safeway is proud to present the Blues in Bisbee Festival to benefit Easterseals Blake Foundation! Saturday, September 17th 12 pm – 10:00 pm. Gates open at 11:30 am.
Tickets available at bluesinbisbee.com, St Elmo's Bar, or Mel's Bisbee Bodega.
$30 gets you all day access to our new location, Warren Ballpark, featuring award-winning artisan beers from Old Bisbee Brewing Company, local bands and headlining acts including:
Media passes available on site
Visuals
- EBF members with intellectual & developmental disabilities enjoying the music and pulling raffle tickets the stage (12pm-4 pm)
- Mayor Budge addressing the Crowd (3pm)
- Crowds dancing and enjoying the music (12 pm – 10 pm)
About Easterseals Blake Foundation
Easterseals Blake Foundation is dedicated to the vision of a Southern Arizona community where all people live healthy, productive, and independent lives. Founded in Tucson in 1950, EBF serves more than 30,000 children, adults, and families throughout Southern Arizona annually and more than 1,000 in Cochise county! All funds raised will be used for programs in Cochise, Graham & Greenlee Counties.
"We are thrilled to have this opportunity to partner with Safeway and other Cochise County businesses to benefit our programs serving Arizona's most vulnerable adults, children & families". Steve Guthrie, CEO
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NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Weiss Law is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the board of directors of Ra Medical Systems, Inc. ("Ra Medical" or the "Company") (NYSE: RMED) in connection with the proposed merger of the Company with Catheter Precision, Inc. ("Catheter Precision"). The Merger is structured as a stock for stock reverse merger whereby all of Catheter Precision's outstanding convertible promissory notes and equity interests are to be exchanged for shares of Ra Medical common stock and Catheter Precision options assumed by the Company. Upon completion of the transaction, Catheter Precision shareholders are expected to own approximately 80% of the combined company, and Ra Medical equity holders are expected to only own approximately 20% of the combined company.
If you own Ra Medical shares and wish to discuss this investigation or have any questions concerning this notice or your rights or interests, visit our website:
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Weiss Law is investigating whether (i) Ra Medical's board of directors acted in the best interests of Company shareholders in agreeing to the proposed transaction, (ii) the merger consideration adequately compensates Ra Medical's shareholders, and (iii) all information regarding the sales process and valuation of the transaction will be fully and fairly disclosed.
Weiss Law has litigated hundreds of stockholder class and derivative actions for violations of corporate and fiduciary duties. We have recovered over a billion dollars for defrauded clients and obtained important corporate governance relief in many of these cases. If you have information or would like legal advice concerning possible corporate wrongdoing (including insider trading, waste of corporate assets, accounting fraud, or materially misleading information), consumer fraud (including false advertising, defective products, or other deceptive business practices), or anti-trust violations, please email us at stockinfo@weisslawllp.com
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Event to be webcast online at: http://investors.sunpower.com/events.cfm
RICHMOND, Calif., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ:SPWR) will discuss its third quarter 2022 financial results on Tuesday, November 8 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The conference call can be accessed live by registering at https://register.vevent.com/register/BI45f40baae7fb4eb19531e810dd5b7edb.
The results are scheduled to be released at 8:05 a.m. ET. The live audio webcast and supplemental financial information will be available on SunPower's investor website at http://investors.sunpower.com/events.cfm.
About SunPower
SunPower is a leading solar and energy services provider in North America. SunPower offers the only solar + storage solution designed and warranted by one company that gives customers control over electricity consumption and resiliency during power outages while providing cost savings. For more information, visit www.sunpower.com.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Surgical Care Coalition (SCC) issued the following statement after the introduction of H.R. 8800, the Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022, by Representatives Ami Bera, MD (D-Calif.) and Larry Bucshon, MD (R-Ind.) that addresses the nearly 4.5% cut to the Medicare conversion factor proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for calendar year 2023.
"We commend Representatives Bera and Bucshon for their ongoing leadership protecting seniors' access to surgical care. This legislation is a critical step in helping patients. We also urge lawmakers to support solutions to stop the pending 4% PAYGO cut and address the stagnant payment that has failed to keep pace with inflation for years to further stabilize the Medicare system and ensure patients have access to the high-quality care they deserve."
Background
- When the 4.5% CMS cut to the Medicare conversion factor is combined with the pending 4% Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) cut, surgical care faces a nearly 8.5% cut next year.
- These looming cuts, which come after the 2% sequestration cut that was fully reinstated in July, represent a significant threat to the millions of seniors nationwide who rely on the Medicare program to access timely, high-quality care.
- Unlike other sectors of the health care industry, investments in physicians and other health care professionals treating Medicare patients lack an automatic annual update. Medicare payments have failed to keep pace with inflation, resulting in a real-world decrease year after year, while the costs of running a medical practice have increased significantly over time.
- The SCC and over 100 medical organizations representing more than one million physicians and other health care professionals recently penned a letter urging Congress to implement at least a 4.5% adjustment to the Medicare conversion factor, waive the 4% statutory PAYGO requirement and provide a one-year inflationary update based on the Medicare Economic Index.
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Location Reopening at 15208 Montfort Dr, Dallas, TX 75254
DALLAS, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Taco Bell Franchisee, North Texas Bells, announces the reopening of its restaurant at 15208 Montfort Drive. Taco Bell is on a continuous journey to provide customers with experiences that matter while still staying relevant with their ever-changing preferences. As restaurants are the most prominent place for customers to experience the brand, Taco Bell has invested in turning new restaurant designs into real life experiences that matter.
This location utilizes Taco Bell's Endeavor design, which brings to life the social experience of food in a distinctively Taco Bell way. The Endeavor model also emphasizes Taco Bell's technological advancements. Outfitted with the latest digital channels, the restaurant has multiple customer accessibility points, creating a fast, easy, and fun experience for our fans such as: free Wi-Fi, power outlets and comfortable seating to provide an enjoyable in-store experience. The drive-thru will feature an easy to navigate menu board complete with an electronic ordering system so that orders are made quickly and accurately.
The restaurant will continue to serve the Dallas community seven days a week between the hours of 8:00am – 2:00am, Sunday - Thursday and 8:00am - 3:00am Friday and Saturday.
For information about Taco Bell, visit www.TacoBell.com/News or find us on social media. Like: Facebook.com/tacobell -- Follow: @TacoBell (Twitter), tacobell (Instagram) and tacobell (Snapchat) -- Subscribe: YouTube.com/tacobell – Explore: ta.co
North Texas Bells, LLC (NTB) is a Franchisee of Taco Bell Corp. NTB was founded on December 21, 2011 with the acquisition of 13 units in the Dallas DMA. The company was founded and committed to its mission statement, "Consistently, Best on Block." Delivering Great Food and a Great Guest Experience is paramount to the success of NTB. The company has grown to over 59 Taco Bell locations in North Texas and Central Oklahoma. NTB celebrates its culture focused on family and winning in every category.
For more information about North Texas Bells, LLC, please visit ntbells.com.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) today announced that its stockholders have approved the previously announced merger agreement for Twitter to be acquired by affiliates of Elon Musk for $54.20 per share in cash.
Based on a preliminary tabulation of the stockholder vote, approximately 98.6% of the votes cast at the Special Meeting approved the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement.
The shareholder approval satisfies the final condition precedent to the closing of the merger under the merger agreement (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at closing). Twitter stands ready and willing to complete the merger with affiliates of Mr. Musk immediately, and in any event, no later than on September 15, 2022, the second business day following the satisfaction of all conditions precedent, which is the timeline required by the merger agreement.
As previously announced, affiliates of Mr. Musk have delivered notices purporting to terminate the merger agreement. Twitter continues to believe that Mr. Musk's purported termination of the merger agreement is invalid and without merit, and that the Musk parties continue to be bound by the merger agreement and obligated to complete the merger on the agreed terms and conditions. Twitter has filed a lawsuit in the Delaware Court of Chancery to compel Mr. Musk to complete the acquisition, and Twitter remains committed to doing so on the price and terms agreed upon with Mr. Musk.
The final voting results will be reported in a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission after certification by Twitter's inspector of elections.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, statements regarding the pending acquisition of Twitter (the "Transaction") and Twitter's intention to close the Transaction. These forward-looking statements are based on currently available information, as well as Twitter's views and assumptions regarding future events as of the time such statements are being made. Such forward looking statements are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties. If any of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if any of Twitter's assumptions prove incorrect, then Twitter's actual results could differ materially from the results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include those associated with litigation related to the Transaction and other risks and uncertainties detailed in the periodic reports that Twitter files with the SEC, including Twitter's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on July 26, 2022 and Twitter's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 16, 2022, which may be obtained on the investor relations section of Twitter's website (https://investor.twitterinc.com). All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to Twitter as of the date of this press release, and Twitter does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking statements provided to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made, except as required by law.
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The company will collaborate alongside leading automotive and component manufacturers to support edge-to-cloud data movement and cloud-native implementations
SAN RAMON, Calif., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WANdisco, the data activation company, today announced its membership to The Scalable Open Architecture for Embedded Edge (SOAFEE) to build an open, standardized cloud-native architecture for automotive innovation and design. In direct collaboration with leaders across the automotive, semiconductor, and cloud industries, WANdisco will support the development of software solutions that enable an array of automotive applications in software-defined vehicles (SDV).
SOAFEE includes enterprise companies from across the automotive, semiconductor, and cloud industries, and is governed by AWS, Bosch, and ARM, among others. WANdisco will work with fellow SOAFEE members to develop an open, cloud-native architecture that standardizes automotive hardware and software requirements to meet the real-time and safety demands of SDVs. As a leader in large-scale data activation, WANdisco brings unmatched expertise in the flow of data between edge and cloud environments which fuels AI and ML in the cloud, supports the development of new technologies and functionalities, and unlocks new revenue streams from connected car data.
"As software-defined vehicles increasingly dominate the automotive industry, the role of continuous data movement will become an integral component of connected car infrastructure," said Dr. Frank Moser, Global Head of IoT Solutions and VP of Strategic Accounts at WANdisco. "In joining SOAFEE, WANdisco brings vast expertise in enterprise-scale data transfers between edge and cloud environments to key stakeholders across the industry, supporting the evolution of both hardware and software solutions to support next-generation automotive applications."
Earlier this year, WANdisco launched WANdisco Edge to Cloud, making it possible for exabytes of edge data to be efficiently transferred for use in any cloud environment. Edge to Cloud directly connects stores of sensor-generated data with cloud-based AI, machine learning, and analytics applications, allowing every data point to add business value.
Edge to Cloud is already supporting one leading automotive component manufacturer in moving exabytes of sensor data from the edge to the cloud to fuel AI and ML and develop new business models. As automotive manufacturers continue to innovate in the cloud, large-scale edge-to-cloud data movement will play an important role in meeting the demands of SDV software updates that are critical to long-term performance and safety.
To learn more about WANdisco Edge to Cloud visit WANdisco.com. To explore SOAFEE, its mission, and initiatives, visit SOAFEE.io.
About WANdisco
WANdisco is the first and only data activation platform for accelerating digital transformation at scale. WANdisco makes infinite data actionable across clouds and enterprises in real time. WANdisco customers unleash the business value of the cloud with zero downtime, data loss, or disruption to fuel AI and machine learning, create new services, and transform businesses. For more information about WANdisco, visit www.wandisco.com.
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Casey White, Vicky White shared nearly 1,000 phone calls before April escape
LAUDERDALE Co., Ala. (WAFF/Gray News) - As investigators uncover further details about Casey White’s and Vicky White’s relationship prior to the prison escape that captured national headlines, they discovered the two shared nearly 1,000 phone calls while Casey White was being held at Donaldson Correctional Facility in Bessemer, Alabama, between August 2021 and February 2022.
According to Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton, Casey White and Vicky White developed a relationship while Casey White was being held in the Lauderdale County Detention Center during the summer of 2021. Casey White was held in Lauderdale County at the request of his attorney for better access.
Casey White was later moved back to Donaldson Correctional Facility, where he shared phone calls with Vicky White nearly four times per day. Between August 2021 and February 2022, WAFF reports that Sheriff Singleton says Casey White and Vicky White shared 949 phone calls.
Casey White was moved back to the Lauderdale County Detention Center on Feb. 25, 2022.
With the help of Vicky White, investigators say Casey White escaped from the detention center on April 29. That escape sparked a national manhunt for 11 days until they were caught on May 9 in Evansville, Indiana.
During a police pursuit, Vicky White died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. She died the night of May 9.
Casey White was transported to Alabama to await trial. He is charged with capital murder in the 2015 death of Connie Ridgeway. He has also since been charged with murder in Vicky White’s death.
Sheriff Singleton said he doesn’t know what the two talked about on the phone or for how long the calls would last.
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Rockingham County School Board set to consider two policy changes later this month
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) - The Rockingham County School Board met on Monday night and during the meeting heard two proposed policy changes that will be considered at the board’s next meeting on September 26.
The first of the policies comes from board member Matt Cross and was introduced back in May, it’s been the subject of debate at school board meetings since then. The proposed policy would require teachers to notify parents anytime a student requests to be called by a name other than what is in the student’s official record.
“If Rebecca says ‘I want to be called Becky’ and it’s not in PowerSchool then the administrator would have to call home to ask for permission. It would cover every scenario,” said Dr. Oskar Scheikl, superintendent of Rockingham County Public Schools.
Cross did make some tweaks from the original proposal, axing the disciplinary portion of it since the division already has a policy in place to discipline staff who violate school division rules.
During school board meetings over the past few months, some have spoken out against the proposed policy saying it targets transgender students.
“The indication is that the concern is about gender crossing names. I don’t believe that the community at large feels like it is absolutely necessary that when Jackson wants to be called Jack a call home has to be made,” said Dr. Scheikl.
However, Scheikl said that if the policy isn’t followed in every instance of a requested name change it could be considered discriminatory.
“If all the conversations constantly are about gender crossing names, this issue of transgender students, then the policy could be judged as being discriminatory even if the intent of it was judged to be that,” he said.
During the meeting Monday night the board also heard a proposal from Dr. Scheikl to revise the division’s cell phone policy. Last month a survey was sent out to parents giving them several choices on the phone policy they’d like to see in the county’s middle and high schools.
The top choice was to require middle school students to keep their phones in their backpacks throughout the school day and to require high school students to do the same during class.
“It matched what we really wanted to do so that’s always good when you gather feedback from the community and there seems to be agreement somewhat across the board with the approach that we want to take. It makes that process a little bit easier,” said Scheikl.
Scheikl said that phones in school have been one of the biggest concerns he’s heard from parents. He is confident that the policy change will make a difference.
“There’s good evidence from school divisions that have already taken this step that there’s a fairly immediate increase in students being engaged in the classroom, talking to other students, and focusing on the task at hand,” he said.
The policy allows for principals to make exceptions on a case-by-case basis for students with specific medical needs. It also prevents the use of wireless headphones and smartwatches in class.
The policies will be considered by the school board during its September 26 meeting if approved they will go into effect on October 1.
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Rockingham County Supervisors get overview of proposed commercial dog kennel ordinance
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) - The Rockingham County Board of Supervisors held a work session on Tuesday to hear from county staff about a proposed commercial dog kennel ordinance.
The county’s planning commission made no recommendation on the proposal. If approved it would provide more specific guidelines and regulations for dog breeding operations in the county.
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. We know that there are some communities in other states that are known for their puppy mills and that’s what we’d really like to avoid for Rockingham County,” said Melinda See, founder of Advocates for Valley Animals.
Advocates for Valley Animals has been advocating for the ordinance and is hopeful supervisors will adopt it. The proposal is far more comprehensive and restrictive than the county’s existing dog kennel ordinance.
“We’ve had a couple of instances in the last several months and years where we’ve had individuals who are currently breeding dogs and they either want to continue that or change that. We’ve had instances where folks are breeding dogs and we’ve had complaints,” said Sallie Wolfe-Garrison, Chair of the Rockingham County Board of Supervisors.
The proposed ordinance, section 17-607 of the county code of ordinances, includes requirements for the location and size of breeding kennels, the number of dogs they can have and breed, the conditions within kennels, and the amount of exercise, training, and socialization each dog must receive.
“We have a hope that a kennel can be a humane place where socialization of the animals is provided as well as the veterinary care that they need,” said Melinda See.
Another issue that would be addressed is the number of times that breeders are allowed to breed female dogs.
“A concern of ours is for the female dogs to not be overbreed meaning more than two times a year. That would be something else that we really think would be important for the health of the mother dog as well as any puppies,” said See.
Overbreeding is one of the big problems with puppy mills and is of great concern to animal rights advocates.
“Puppy mills and very large commercial breeding operations really treat mother dogs like breeding machines and essentially their puppies are products. Stronger commercial breeding standards really help close that divide,” said Molly Armus, Virginia Director of the Humane Society of the United States.
Armus said that puppy mills are a problem all over the U.S. and in Virginia. In addition to being cruel to animals, she said that these types of operations also end up costing taxpayers.
“Situations arise where commercial breeding facilities flood a state that is already overwhelmed and essentially they’re dumped at taxpayer-funded animal shelters who bear the burden,” said Armus.
Both Armus and See said that dogs born in puppy mills often have health problems and sometimes end up having to be put down after they are purchased.
“Puppy mill dogs that I have met have had very little veterinary care. There’s often just a whole host of medical problems,” said See.
The Humane Society of the United States provided input on the proposed ordinance when it was first drafted by county staff and said that it’s important for local governments to take this kind of action.
“We have a state law around commercial breeders and I think there’s a misconception that that sort of ended any problems, that there are no issues but unfortunately commercial breeding cruelty absolutely still persists, so we really do try to encourage localities to enact laws that are stricter than the state’s,” said Armus.
Board of Supervisors Chair Sallie Wolfe-Garrison said that a big part of the process when it comes to the proposal will be determining what level of dog breeding constitutes a commercial operation.
“We have instances all over the county that happen where individual families or individual people have dogs and all of a sudden they end up having puppies available that they end up selling. Does that constitute a commercial business or is it just the happenstance of dogs being in the same place at the same time?” she said.
The Board of Supervisors will not be taking action on the ordinance at its regular meeting on Wednesday. Wolfe-Garrison said she anticipates the board won’t vote on the ordinance until at least October.
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VT Men’s Basketball player using NIL to advocate for truckers
BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - A member of the Virginia Tech Men’s Basketball team is finding a unique way to use his name, image and likeness.
Virginia Tech freshman, MJ Collins, is represented by Commonwealth NIL, a collective working with student-athletes to grow their personal brand and find opportunities to capitalize off their name image and likeness.
Through his partnership with Commonwealth NIL, he’s advocating for truck drivers and their safety on the roads.
Collins says he sees, first hand, how much hard work goes in to the profession because his dad is a truck driver.
He’s using his platform as a student-athlete to highlight the good work truck drivers do during National Truck Driver Appreciation Week which falls between September 11-17.
“I’ve seen the struggles that he go through and truck drivers in general, he said. “They have a hard life out there and most people don’t realize what they have to do and the sacrifices that they’ve made for their families.”
Collins says he’s proud of his dad and all the other truck drivers who sacrifice time away from family to deliver items around the country.
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Influential critic and filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard, has died peacefully, surrounded by loved ones at his home in the Swiss town of Rolle, on Lake Geneva, his family said in a statement.
The family statement said the 91-year-old Godard had multiple illnesses and died from assisted suicide.
A leader of the French New Wave
The director and onetime "enfant terrible" of the French New Wave helped revolutionize popular cinema in the 1960s, and spent the rest of his career pushing boundaries and reinventing cinematic form.
What greeted audiences in Godard's first feature, the 1960 crime drama Breathless, was the shock of the new.
American actress Jean Seberg was cast opposite a then-unknown Jean Paul Belmondo, cigarette dangling sexily from his lip. He played a penniless young car thief who models himself on Hollywood movie gangsters. After shooting a police officer, he goes on the run to Italy with Seberg, his pregnant girlfriend who seems almost disinterested in him.
They were Tinseltown archetypes, reconceived as the very essence of cool by a director who was a big fan of Hollywood films.
As a critic, Godard had championed directors Alfred Hitchcock and Howard Hawks, and in Breathless, there's a poster of Humphrey Bogart, to underline what Belmondo is going for. But with jump-cut editing, a fractured narrative, and actors interacting with the camera, the filmmaker was establishing himself as part of a New Wave in storytelling — one filled with experimentation and a rejection of accepted technique.
Influence on modern film
"He comes along in 1960," critic David Thompson told NPR's David D'Arcy, "and says in effect, I have seen all the films ever made. I love them, most of them, but I abandon them because they're all out of date. I am going to make a new kind of film, and I'm going to combine the energy and the novelty of ideas of a student, with the story forms of the old films. And for six or seven years, two films a year so we're talking about a fair number of movies, he pulls it off."
In pictures like Contempt, with Brigitte Bardot and Jack Palance, in which he indicts commercial filmmaking; in his science fiction film Alphaville, which places a private eye in a society run by a computer; and most memorably in his scathing, satirical takedown of middle-class materialism, Weekend, a black comedy involving murder, cannibalism and an eight-minute, single-shot traffic-jam-on-a-country-road, that is among the most celebrated film moments of the 1960s.
Weekend premiered just weeks before student and worker protests shut down much of France in May of 1968. Godard, leading a protest that closed the Cannes Film Festival that month, told the crowd that not one of the films in competition represented their causes.
"We are behind the times," said this leader of the French New Wave. And in that moment, his filmmaking took a turn. He embarked on a decade of deliberately revolutionary movies — low-budget provocations, non-commercial, shot in Palestine, Italy, Czechoslovakia, and filled with a Marxist fervor. Tout Va Bien, for instance, starring Yves Montand and Jane Fonda in the story of striking workers at a sausage factory.
Godard's evolution as a creator
This overt emphasis on politics was itself a phase, and by the 1980s, Godard was looking inward and looking at film itself. As his art matured he grew less interested in narrative and more in experimenting, though he'd actually, always been experimenting.
In a public debate in 1966, he kept calling film grammar itself into question, until an exasperated panelist finally sputtered, "Surely you agree that films should have a beginning, a middle part, and an end."
"Yes," conceded Godard, "but not necessarily in that order."
Godard had come to film in his early 20, he told NPR.
"My parents told me about literature, some other people told me about paintings about music, but no one told me about pictures."
So he told others. He began as a critic and, in a sense, he remained one all his life in famously quotable public statements: "All you need to make a movie," he once said "is a girl and a gun."
But as time went on, he was happy to dispense with both girls and guns, and also with plots. A difficult man by nearly all accounts, he feuded with his contemporaries (an argument with his friend and fellow New Wave director Francois Truffaut over the latter's Day for Night in 1973 wasn't resolved before Truffaut's death in 1984). And in his later years, he dismissed notions that contemporary Hollywood could ever make serious films.
If Godard's own work was serious by his lights, in his final decades, it mostly consisted of what might be called visual "essays" — collages of film-and-video clips accompanied by sound and sometimes impenetrable commentary — that found smaller and smaller audiences.
But what he achieved in the early 1960s is still with us, his innovations so absorbed by the mainstream that he has continued to influence filmmakers, some of whom may barely have heard of him, long after the New Wave got old.
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Updated September 13, 2022 at 6:03 PM ET
Kenneth Starr, the one-time federal prosecutor who led the Whitewater investigation into Bill and Hillary Clinton during the 1990s, died Tuesday, his family said. He was 76.
Born in small-town Texas in 1946, Starr entered the world of Beltway law soon after finishing law school at Duke University. He clerked for Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger in the 1970s, then in 1983, he was appointed to a federal judgeship under the Reagan administration. He later served as solicitor general under President George H.W. Bush.
Starr became a fixture in national headlines in the 1990s, after a three-judge panel appointed him to lead an investigation into real estate investments made by the Clintons during the years that Bill Clinton was building his political career in Arkansas.
As independent counsel, Starr was granted expansive investigative powers. The scope of the investigation grew far beyond the original inquiry into the Whitewater real estate deal.
Although the Clintons themselves were never charged, Starr's inquiry loomed for years over the administration. Starr investigated the death of a White House attorney, the firing of White House travel agents and the potential mishandling of FBI files.
Eventually, Starr's investigation came to encompass Clinton's conduct as the defendant in a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by an Arkansas government employee named Paula Jones, who accused Clinton of misconduct during his time as governor of Arkansas.
As part of that investigation, Starr's spotlight turned to Clinton's relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky, and the president's testimony in a sworn deposition about his conduct with her.
Starr's 445-page report about the case, delivered to Congress in 1998, laid out 11 possible grounds for impeachment, including perjury, obstruction of justice and abuse of power. The report ultimately led to Clinton's impeachment, though the president was acquitted by the Senate and served out the remainder of his term.
Later, Starr expressed that he regretted the turn his investigation took. "I deeply regret that I took on the Lewinsky phase of the investigation. But at the same time, as I still see it twenty years later, there was no practical alternative to my doing so," he wrote in his 2018 memoir Contempt: A Memoir of the Clinton Investigation.
Later, Starr served as president and chancellor of Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He resigned in 2016 after an investigation revealed that the school had mishandled allegations of sexual assault involving the football team.
In 2020, Starr joined then-President Donald Trump's defense team for his Senate impeachment trial.
Starr died Tuesday at a Houston hospital of complications from surgery, his family said in a statement.
"We are deeply saddened with the loss of our dear and loving Father and Grandfather, whom we admired for his prodigious work ethic, but who always put his family first," his son, Randall Starr, said in the statement.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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News brief
National unemployment rates continue to go down as the country recovers from the pandemic, but county-level job numbers in the Mountain West are extremely mixed, and reveal that some of the region's more rural areas have been slower to rebound.
The Daily Yonder, a news organization that covers rural issues, used Bureau of Labor Statistics data to create a map showing county employment data.
In it, Idaho stands out as the only state where every county had an increase in jobs between July 2019 and July 2022.
“To be honest, it’s not surprising because Idaho was the least affected state by the pandemic in terms of job loss,” said Craig Shaul, a research analyst supervisor with the Idaho Department of Labor.
Leading the Idaho job sectors is construction, which likely isn’t surprising since it’s one of the fast-growing states and there’s a massive demand for more housing.
But right next door, Nevada is one of only a few states where every county lost jobs. Shaul says it started with steep declines early on, “and so they’ve had a much larger hole to dig out from.”
Early in the pandemic, Nevada had the nation’s highest unemployment rate at more than 28%.
In other areas, more rural communities have had a harder time recovering from early job losses.
In Colorado, only one of its urban counties -- those with more than 50,000 residents -- reported job losses between July 2019 and July 2022, while 15 rural counties lost jobs.
In New Mexico, about half of urban counties reported job losses, but more than two-thirds of rural counties reported the same.
Meanwhile, Wyoming’s job numbers are mixed, and require some nuance to understand. The largest losses are in counties that have depended on fossil fuel production, like Sweetwater County, which lost 2,729 jobs, and Campbell County, which lost 1,485.
University of Wyoming economist Rob Godby pointed to a recent state analysis that showed the thousands of jobs lost via oil and gas, not to mention coal.
“Our energy employment has been decimated,” he said.
At the same time, he noted that even within counties losing jobs, there are still pockets of increasing employment and housing struggles. For example, the town of Rock Springs is in Sweetwater County, and it has transitory oil and gas jobs leaving while the number of more permanent trona mining positions grow.
“You’ve got underlying economic growth and you have not very much single-family housing being built,” he said.
This juxtaposition of job losses neighboring smaller pockets of job growth or increased population can be found all around the state.
In parts of the state with high costs of living -- like Jackson -- Godby said reduced jobs numbers might reflect lower-paying service industry jobs that businesses are having a hard time filling.
But elsewhere, low taxes and affordable housing may attract retirees. Then areas like Cheyenne have become bedroom communities for Colorado’s Front Range. And there’s even a surge in growth in Sheridan in northern Wyoming, which gained more than 500 jobs over the last few years.
“It’s a less-discovered mountain community,” he said. “It’s an up-and-comer.”
Godby cautioned that there's too little data to confirm some of his hypotheses about why jobs and populations are growing in some areas and aren’t in others. However, his observations match trends economists are seeing play out all around the region and the nation.
“The collapse of the oil and gas industry…the fact that the hospitality and tourism sector is still desperate for workers…and then you have these broader real estate trends where some of the places that are still affordable are some of the more rural counties in Wyoming,” he said.
This story was produced by the Mountain West News Bureau, a collaboration between Wyoming Public Media, Boise State Public Radio in Idaho, KUNR in Nevada, the O'Connor Center for the Rocky Mountain West in Montana, KUNC in Colorado, KUNM in New Mexico, with support from affiliate stations across the region. Funding for the Mountain West News Bureau is provided in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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Updated September 13, 2022 at 6:21 PM ET
The Census Bureau released some heartening news Tuesday.
Child poverty is at a historic low, according to the bureau's annual report on income, poverty and health insurance. And the rate of Americans without health insurance also dropped in 2021 compared to the previous year.
But the good news may be short lived. Both gains were driven by temporary pandemic-related policies, and without action by policymakers, they could quickly unravel.
Child tax credit key to drop in poverty
Childhood poverty dropped substantially in 2021, falling from 9.7% in 2020 down to 5.2%. The overall poverty rate for all age groups was just under 8% — a decline from 9.2% in 2020.
These figures are based on the Supplemental Poverty Measure, which takes into account all kinds of expenses families have, as well as that range of pandemic aid many families received.
Poverty experts attribute much of this improvement to the child tax credit which Congress boosted in 2021 in the American Rescue Plan. Congress also expanded it to include millions more low-income families.
The child tax credit gives families more money to spend on essentials, says Sharon Parrott, who has researched the issue for the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
"They spend it on their housing, food, education, they're able to do some of those extracurricular activities that high income families take for granted," she says. "They are investing in their kids and their families are able to make ends meet in really important ways."
And Parrott says all these things can have long term benefits for kids, like doing better in school and being healthier.
Uninsured rate approaches record lows, thanks to Medicaid
The census numbers show 8.3% of Americans – or 27.2 million people – did not have any health insurance in 2021. That's an improvement from 2020, when 8.6% of people were uninsured.
The force behind this trend is Medicaid, the public health insurance option for people with low incomes, according to census officials who briefed reporters Tuesday.
"The reason the Medicaid rates have increased is because of a COVID relief bill that Congress passed in March of 2020," says Sabrina Corlette of the Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reforms.
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act essentially mandated that state Medicaid programs not force enrollees to requalify for the program – so states could enroll new people but not kick anyone off. Because of this "continuous enrollment provision," Medicaid has grown significantly.
Another area of growth was Medicare, though census officials noted that that's due to more people turning 65 and becoming eligible, not because of a policy change.
What happens when pandemic measures end
Policy experts say this week's good news may be fleeting. The expanded child tax credit ended in December, just as inflation was starting to climb to historic highs. The policy supporting more people getting health insurance is set to run out in a few months.
"As soon as the public health emergency is declared over – which could be as early as January – that safety net that was in that COVID relief bill goes away," says Corlette. "And so we could see this historic increase in the rates of the insured be reversed."
More than 15 million people could lose Medicaid, according to an estimate from the Department of Health and Human Services released last month. The analysis suggests nearly half of those losing coverage will be because of administrative issues – such as challenges with filling out the paperwork to reapply – and not because they no longer qualify for coverage. Some will be able to get coverage elsewhere, but millions more may become uninsured.
When it comes to poverty, inflation could start to affect these rates. In fact, one group already is seeing more poverty in the 2021 numbers and that is seniors. Census officials say this is likely because they're on fixed incomes, and already last year inflation was starting to tick up, really squeezing their budgets.
But again, Census officials stressed that Social Security did keep more than 26 million people out of poverty, and that includes several million children being raised by grandparents.
How to hold on to temporary gains
In terms of U.S. trends over time, the Census numbers released Tuesday on child poverty and health insurance are encouraging, experts say, and it's now up to policymakers to act to keep these gains.
"Any of the improvements that we see – whether it's insurance or poverty – are a reflection of political choices," says Jamila Michener – a professor of government at Cornell and an expert on Medicaid.
The Biden administration and many Democrats would like to make the expanded child tax credit permanent. The U.S. House passed such a measure but it did not survive in the Senate. Several Republican Senators have proposed more limited ways to expand the child tax credit.
"What we don't know is the trade-offs," says Angela Rachidi, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. "We know inflation increased dramatically over the past year. To what extent did all this government transfer of income contribute to that, I think, is still a question."
Some researchers note that the U.S. has a long way to go with gains in health and insurance rates, when compared to similar high-income countries.
"[Among] our peer countries, we have one of the highest rates of uninsurance in the world and also poorer health outcomes," notes Corlette. "And that's been an issue for us even before the pandemic."
A landmark study in 2013 enumerated the many ways Americans don't have as healthy or long lives as people do in similarly wealthy countries.
One striking illustration of this came with the new life expectancy numbers released two weeks ago. Countries all over the world had a drop in life expectancy after the first year of the pandemic, but many have been able to rebound.
America has not – instead life expectancy dropped for two years in a row, the first time that's happened in the U.S. in a century.
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Across the U.S., more moms are turning to small amounts of psychedelic mushrooms to cope with the stresses of parenting. But does it point to a deeper problem of lack of support for women?
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Across the U.S., more moms are turning to small amounts of psychedelic mushrooms to cope with the stresses of parenting. But does it point to a deeper problem of lack of support for women?
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Even before she stepped over the prone body of presenter Jimmy Kimmel to accept an Emmy award, Quinta Brunson had made history.
That's because as creator and star of ABC's hit comedy Abbott Elementary, her three Emmy nominations already made her the first Black woman nominated in three comedy categories in the same year, and the youngest Black woman ever nominated as an actress in comedy.
So when she walked to the Emmy stage to accept the win for best writing in a comedy, making history again as only the second Black woman to earn that honor, it felt more like an acknowledgment of success already attained. (Unfortunately, Kimmel was onstage pretending to be passed out after drinking too much as part of an early comedic bit, drawing criticism for stealing attention from her moment.)
Brunson, speaking in an interview weeks before the Emmys, said she never created Abbott Elementary expecting to win awards. She just wanted to create a cool new kind of workplace comedy set in an underfunded West Philadelphia school.
"Abbott Elementary is not a show about wish-fulfillment teaching...it's really the reality of teaching, underneath a workplace comedy," she said. "I think Abbott, weirdly, is very small. And that serves as escapism for an audience. I wanted people to fall in love with this world where it's almost as if the outside world doesn't exist....They're small, pocket stories that [you] can get lost in."
Small stories with a huge impact
But in creating a small show centered on a specific world, Brunson touched a nerve.
Abbott Elementary earned three wins total on Monday night, a surprise triumph for Brunson's co-star Sheryl Lee Ralph as best supporting actress in a comedy.
With a storied career that includes starring in the Broadway cast of Dreamgirls and the film To Sleep with Anger, Ralph was considered overdue for the recognition an Emmy win brings – and she made sure to point out that having "a Quinta Brunson in your corner" was key to her success.
On Abbott Elementary, Ralph plays Barbara Howard, an experienced teacher who winds up becoming a sometimes-reluctant mentor to Brunson's character, the inexperienced and overly enthusiastic Janine Teagues.
Earlier this year, a woman filed a lawsuit against Brunson and ABC claiming that Abbott Elementary is a knock-off of a series she created in 2018. Brunson declined to comment on the lawsuit.
But Brunson says both Janine and Barbara are based on her mother, a former kindergarten teacher in Philadelphia, now retired. In fact, the whole idea for creating a mockumentary about a struggling, urban school came from an argument Brunson had with her mother in 2017 while visiting her at work.
The two of them were at odds: Brunson wanted her mother to retire from her grueling and increasingly dangerous teaching job; her mother wanted her to quit comedy and return to Philadelphia. Then, a student's mother seeking a parent-teacher conference showed up just as they were about to leave.
"I remember I was so mad at first," Brunson said, laughing a little. "But the woman was a nurse, and she came in with her son. I just watched her son go play with blocks while my mom had this conference with this woman and it was just so moving to me. I [thought], these are all the makings of a show for me. I have the humor and the heart. I know this story very well."
That moment with her mother and a student's parent is re-created in a scene from Abbott Elementary where Janine confronts a mother who shows up late to a parent teacher conference – only to learn the woman is an emergency room nurse delayed by treating a man with a gunshot wound.
"I saw it when I was sitting at my mom's desk," said Brunson, who added she initially thought Abbott Elementary might be an animated show. "I was like, 'Oh, I want the audience to feel a part of this,' which is the beauty of mockumentary. They are in the story with you."
Creating an authentic urban school
The school Abbott Elementary depicts is fictional, named after Brunson's middle school teacher. But it's also like many real-life underfunded schools in Philadelphia. Achieving that level of authenticity, Brunson said, required lots of vigilance, including an unusual request for the show's casting director.
"I had to say something that I think a lot of people hadn't heard before, which is, like, no white children [in the cast]," she said. "I wasn't saying it to be mean or to be prejudiced. It's just that the reality of this school in West Philadelphia is...there just wouldn't be white children in the school."
Brunson says she traces her success to the support she's received – from superstar producer Shonda Rhimes, who met with Brunson early in her career when she was making videos for BuzzFeed, to Issa Rae and Robin Thede, who brought her in as a co-star on Thede's HBO's series A Black Lady Sketch Show.
Now, with Abbott Elementary starting a second season Sept. 21 and Brunson fresh off signing a new multi-year deal with Warner Bros. Television, the writer/actor/producer is ready to pay it forward and support some emerging talents herself.
"I'm so fortunate in that I've never had the experience of not being helped...I always felt there were people around who wanted to see me succeed," she said. "I'm trying to do the same thing now. I see people who are good – especially young Black people – and I'm [saying], 'Yeah, come on over.' Because, why not?I love making audiences fall in love with new people."
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A Cheyenne woman is helping to raise public awareness of sepsis after her 15-month-old grandson died from it in late 2016. Sepsis occurs when the body’s response to an infection damages its own tissues and can lead to organ failure.
Machelle Stotts has partnered with Sepsis Alliance, which allowed her to meet others who have lost loved ones to the condition. It was through them that their message made it to Gov. Mark Gordon, who will sign a proclamation on Sept. 15 declaring September sepsis awareness month in Wyoming. Their efforts are also focused nationwide, where lobbying efforts are aimed at getting all 50 states to declare September as Sepsis Awareness Month. World sepsis awareness day is Sept. 13.
Stotts’ advocacy efforts began shortly after her grandson died, though she said that the official findings really marked the beginning of her efforts. As he and her husband were looking for a way to share their story and connect with advocacy groups, they came across different sources of information and education like Sepsis Alliance and the Rory Staunton Foundation.
An official proclamation for her signifies a broader societal awareness of a condition which affects about 1.7 million people and is responsible for around 350,000 deaths each year in the U.S. and approximately 20 percent of the world’s total deaths.
“It means that the word sepsis is being said, [and] so many people don't know what sepsis is,” she said. “And when we see people dying of this infection or that infection, the complications, so many times that complication is sepsis, but because the word is never said, people don't know what it is. The fact that the governor is willing to bring a light, a spotlight on sepsis, it's very meaningful for us, because any infection can lead to sepsis--and people need to know what it is.”
Stotts and her husband were raising their 15-month-old grandson, Oliver, known as “Ollie,” after a traumatic brain injury sustained in a car wreck left his mother unable to care for him.
“We don't really know how he got sepsis,” she said. “But he was fine Thanksgiving Day 2016, [and] enjoyed everything that Thanksgiving is all about. The day after he woke up with a high fever and a horrible cough.”
Stotts said Oliver had a cold earlier in the month and had also received a scrape above one of his eyebrows, something she said could have been the source of the infection. They thought Oliver might have had croup.
“I called my daughter who's had a child with croup, and I asked her listen to this cough [asking] ‘Does this sound like croup to you?’” she said. “It doesn't sound like what I would think croup should sound like and she said, ‘No, that does not sound like croup.’ We got off the phone a few minutes after that we were getting him in his pajamas, ready for bed, and he started coughing, and then he started gasping for breath. And I'll never forget the look on his face--it was just pure terror.”
Stotts and her husband took Oliver to the emergency room as a last-ditch attempt to find out what was making their grandson so sick.
“He had a high heart rate, fever, [which are] signs of sepsis,” she explained. “But it was missed. And sadly, Oliver came home and passed away sometime during the night.”
Their family wouldn’t know until weeks later that Oliver had sepsis until they received the autopsy report. It was something she didn’t know anything about.
“And we thought if we could spare anyone from having to go through the anguish and be a life sentence of grief that has been imposed upon us, if we could just save one person, one parent, so they don't know what it feels like to lose a child,” she said.
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It is September, and once again Oregon is burning.
From my perch in a fire tower in the central Oregon Cascades, I can see nothing but smoke. Satellite images confirm that the Northwest is engulfed in dark, ashy clouds. And I wonder: Will we ever again feel that end of summer swoon that comes as the days shorten and the leaves turn and children go back to school?
I remember the terror of the September 2020 fires that burned more than 1 million acres across Oregon. Much of it was in western Oregon where the mountains and valleys are swathed in moss and lichen and waterfalls run year-round through damp forests. The unprecedented infernos consumed everything in their path. Fire trucks, scorched. Homes, incinerated. Barns, businesses, entire forests and communities, destroyed. And the wildlife. Birds, elk, bears and deer and predators, like cougars, bobcats and badgers. Killed or displaced, just like so many people.
Across western Oregon there were quickly expanding lists of mandatory evacuations and confusion and shock. “How can this be happening?” “Weren’t we just celebrating Labor Day?” “Isn’t this supposed to be a rainforest?”
Now, here we are again, two years later almost to the date, waking to skies the color of a bad bruise — orange, purple and gray. We reach for our phones, turn on the television, talk to our neighbors and friends. “Where is it, how bad is it, and is it coming our way?”
Deep inside we know the answer. Yes, it is coming our way. Oregon, the Northwest, the entire country, even the planet will all be affected by climate change. For some, it will be fire. For some, floods. For some, the loss of crops and livestock. For others, the loss of jobs, communities and even their own lives.
There are still some who deny climate change, calling any attempt to address the crisis a political plot. But despite their skepticism and even outright hostility to reign in our carbon footprint, important work has occurred since Oregon’s 2020 fires.
First, the U.S. rejoined the Paris climate agreement after our former president cut us out of the deal saying it would undermine our economy. He called climate change a “hoax” promulgated by China. Then, just a month ago, President Joe Biden was able to get Congress to pass one of the most significant pieces of environmental legislation in decades, which allocated more than $300 billion to developing alternative forms of energy and fighting climate change.
Progress has also been made in Oregon with last year‘s enactment of a bill worked on by both the energy industry and environmentalists. The bill aims to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of power companies by 80% by the year 2030.
On a more immediate level, Oregon has taken many steps to better prepare for the next big burn. Red flag warnings are now widely publicized to alert officials, firefighters and the public that conditions like low humidity, high temperatures and strong winds are likely to make areas vulnerable to wildfires. Last week’s red flag warnings prompted power companies to shut off electricity in certain areas to reduce the risk of fire from falling power lines, a major cause of the spread of the Labor Day fires two years ago.
In 2021, the Legislature approved millions of dollars for fire crews, helping them hire and train more staff and allowing the state to beef up vehicles and technology and add more aerial support. Fire towers, like the one I am working in now, remain staffed with people trained to locate the tiniest hint of smoke, bucking a pre-2020 push to close the stations. We’ve also created rules encouraging people to clean up yard debris and build “harden” structures against fire.
These measures came into play when firefighters got a call about a fire in a steeply wooded and grassy area in south Salem last Friday, just four days after Labor Day.
The crew’s quick work and planning kept entire neighborhoods safe. People were given swift evacuation instructions, shelters were created and a squadron of helicopters flew in, scooping water from the Willamette River, and dumping it on the flames while 20 agencies from around the area helped fight and contain the fire that has spread to about 124 acres in less than 24 hours.
The Salem response was a big win for planning and preparation, but we can’t always count on being so lucky. To really deal with the problem of climate change, we need to do all we can to slow its acceleration. The Biden bill was a great step forward, but much much more is needed.
I am a geologist by training. I know the earth’s climate has always changed. Glaciers come and go, and deserts, lakes and seas do the same, but we used to measure those changes in epochs and eons, not decades or years, and certainly not months and days. Humans tend to ignore things until there is a crisis. We are in a crisis. Oregon is burning. September used to be a time when we looked forward to harvests and the changing of the season. As I watch the smoke outside this fire tower, I fear it may never feel the same.
Naseem Rakha is a former public radio reporter, news show host and commentator. She is an author of the novel “The Crying Tree,” which was inspired by her time covering two executions in Oregon. Naseem spends her time hiking, climbing, rafting and photographing areas throughout the American West.
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A bill that would have criminalized the use of methamphetamine or a controlled substance during pregnancy failed to move forward.
The Joint Judiciary Committee heard testimony Sept. 12 on a bill that would punish a person for using a controlled substance while pregnant with up to five years in prison and/or a fine of $5,000 or less.
Dr Louisa Mook, a Pediatrician at Sagewest Healthcare in Riverton, testified and answered questions from the committee for over 30 minutes. She said barriers to healthcare usually make outcomes worse.
“I just worry that anything that makes a woman afraid to get prenatal care is not going to have the intended consequence of keeping the baby safe,” said Mook. “I think we will have more deliveries where women haven’t gotten prenatal care.”
Mook said prenatal care is important for pregnancies everywhere, but especially in Wyoming since there is no pediatric subspecialties care. Every baby that needs special, advanced care needs to be transferred to a regional hospital out of the state.
“Clearly, we want to avoid having pregnant women who have had no prenatal care show up in labor,” she said. “These are very high risk deliveries. We do not know if that baby is premature or if it will be able to breathe on its own or if it has a medical issue like a heart, stomach or spine defect.”
Mook went further to say criminalizing these pregnant women will not stop them from using drugs, but it will stop them from going to the doctor because they will be afraid of going to jail or being fined.
“We need our clinics and hospitals to be safe places for these women so that their babies have their best chance at a healthy start. Any legislation that deters women from getting prenatal care will hurt babies the most,” she said.
Others testified that there needs to be more awareness of treatment opportunities that are already available.
Additionally, the committee was presented with an update on the development of a plan of safe care (POSC) for infants with prenatal substance exposure by the Department of Family Services (DFS). The DFS is required by a federal act to develop a POSC for these infants to ensure their safety and well-being following their release from medical care.
The DFS said they have developed a POSC template, universal guidance document and training curriculum. It has been implemented in five counties already. Plus, DFS is working with agency caseworkers to pilot POSC as a primary prevention strategy in the state.
Before voting on whether to move forward with the bill, Teton County Representative Mike Yin said he thinks the committee should focus on POSC and how it works in the state.
The bill did not get the majority of senate members on the committee, meaning it died. Similar bills have been brought up by the legislature in the past but none have passed.
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The IGNIS system developed by DroneAmplified has a payload of chemical spheres, which ignite after they are dropped. Many firefighting agencies use these for starting controlled burns, as opposed to sending personnel out at greater risk.
A drone using what's called the IGNIS system leaves its flight pad and heads toward a wildfire.
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The IGNIS system developed by DroneAmplified has a payload of chemical spheres, which ignite after they are dropped. Many firefighting agencies use these for starting controlled burns, as opposed to sending personnel out at greater risk.
During World War II, the Japanese used floating “balloon bombs” against American forests along the Pacific Coast, intended to start wildfires.
Now a similar concept today is being used to fight wildfires.
The estimated 9,000 balloon bombs the Japanese used during the war were large, incendiary devices that floated with the jet stream. In 1945, one killed six people having a picnic near Bly, but most of the devices never worked to the Axis Forces’ hopes. Hundreds of the balloons ended up in 26 states, as well as Canada and Mexico.
Today, like at the Cedar Creek Fire outside Oakridge, drones are being piloted that have small, incendiary spheres that are also intended to set foliage ablaze.
The fire’s public information officer, Bud Sexton, explained to KLCC that the spheres are for controlled burns, that deprive active fires of fuel.
“It’s literally just about the size of a ping pong ball,” said Sexton. “And it has some chemicals in there, potassium permanganate.
“After it drops, it ignites within about 20 seconds. Gives plenty of time for that to reach the ground. Then the chemical reaction, and then just a little fireball in that particular area.”
Sexton says the operations manager and the drone operator essentially stand side-by-side during the process, with the precision being far greater than the balloon bombs used roughly 80 years ago.
Drones with infrared cameras have also been used to detect wildfires that might elude the naked eye, while others have been used to track fires’ growth in areas too treacherous or unstable for people to access.
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As the joys of fantasy football begin, the drama of the second annual Southwest Monsoon Fantasy Forecasts game winds down.
The game tests people's knowledge of the monsoon as players predict the monthly total precipitation for five cities in the Southwest as a percent of their historical average. For example, a guess might be that it’ll rain 50% of the norm in Albuquerque, N.M., this month.
The goal is to earn points based on risk and accuracy.
Zack Guido is the director of the Arizona Institute for Resilient Environments and Societies at the University of Arizona. He also co-leads the project. He says 400 people signed up this year to predict the monsoon precipitation totals in the Arizona cities of Flagstaff, Tucson and Phoenix, as well as Albuquerque and El Paso, Texas.
Monsoon Fantasy's creators hope it spurs people's curiosity about the monsoon and climate at large.
“I think people have lost some of the natural wonder that the climate can bring,” Guido said. “Just paying attention to the environment is a value in and of itself and that will naturally drive questions that people may have.”
The monsoon and the game come to an end at the end of September, but “it’s still anyone’s game,” Guido says, adding that in 2021 some storms completely changed the board on the final day.
"Last summer was crazy," said Michael Crimmins, a UA climatologist and another leader on the project, in a press release. "We rolled out this game in one of the wettest monsoons on record, so we got a version of Monsoon Fantasy that is unique to those conditions."
The three top scorers this year will get $400, $300 or $200 Amazon gift cards.
This story was produced by the Mountain West News Bureau, a collaboration between Wyoming Public Media, Nevada Public Radio, Boise State Public Radio in Idaho, KUNR in Nevada, the O'Connor Center for the Rocky Mountain West in Montana, KUNC in Colorado, KUNM in New Mexico, with support from affiliate stations across the region. Funding for the Mountain West News Bureau is provided in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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The Friends of Crater Lake National Park annual meeting is set for 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 at the Rim Village Community House.
People are urged to arrive early so they can connect with other Friends and enjoy light refreshments.
During the formal session, the board will conduct business and elect new board members. Park staff also will share an update on the park, including this year’s activities and future plans, and be available to answer questions.
People interested in joining the board are encouraged to contact board President Jodi Glover at 541-513-9737 or jodigloverthiel@gmai.com. Three board members will be elected. Board members work with park staff, coordinate Friends events, help ensure the Friends mission is fulfilled and take care of other tasks as requested.
The Friends will provide coffee and a sweet treat but attendees are required to provide their own lunches.
During the afternoon guest speakers will provide more in-depth information about projects and collaborations, including the release of the newly remodeled Oregon license plates featuring Crater Lake.
The Friends typically assist with various park projects, including aide stations during the Ride the Rim bicycle event held in September and a summer weekend at the park doing trail work and other tasks.
People planning to attend the session are asked to contact Glover at 541-513-9737 or by email at jodigloverthiel@gmail.com.
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Inflation came in hotter than expected Tuesday, Sept. 13 with prices up 8.3% compared to a year ago. That is according to new Consumer Price Index numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The 8.3% year-over-year price increase, 0.1% monthly price jump and 0.6% rise in core inflation were all above economists expectations after multiple interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve Bank and summer drop in gasoline prices after hitting all-time records in June. Air fares have increased 33.4% since last August. Grocery prices are up 13.5% and new cars and housing increased 10% and 6.2%, respectively, compared to August 2021.
Other areas with double-digit inflation compared to a year ago include delivery services (up 11.5%), veterinarians (up 10%), car repairs (up 11.1%), kitchen, living and dining room furniture (17.7%) and motor vehicle parts and tires (up 13.7%), according to BLS.
The CPI’s year-over-year figure is down from the 8.5% rise in prices seen in July.
Gasoline prices dropped 10.6% in August with some consumers pulling back on travel and the Biden administration’s release of strategic oil reserves after record petroleum prices in June in the wake of the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and U.S. bans on Moscow’s energy imports.
Still, U.S. gasoline prices are up 25.6% compared to a year ago, according to BLS.
Higher prices are being felt by small businesses and consumers — especially poorer households — across the country. But inflation is most pronounced in Arizona, Florida and other Sunbelt growth markets.
The year-over-year inflation rate is 13% in Phoenix, 11.7% in Atlanta, 10.7% in Miami-Fort Lauderdale and 10.2% in Baltimore, according to BLS.
Conversely, the typically high-costs and very wealthy markets of New York (6.6%) and San Francisco (5.7%) have lower inflation rates than the national average and other selected cities surveyed by BLS for its price data.
That mirrors a new analysis by Miami-based financial research firm WalletHub.
According to WalletHub, inflation is most pronounced in Phoenix, Atlanta, Tampa, Miami, Dallas and Riverside, California.
High prices are ironically not as pronounced in some of the most expensive regions of the U.S. Anchorage, Alaska; San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles and Honolulu have seen the lowest inflationary impacts, according to WalletHub’s analysis.
Economists and investors had hoped to see inflation cooling off in the new CPI after a series of rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. The higher than projected numbers sparked major stock selloffs on Wall Street on Tuesday.
“The Federal Reserve has had an excessively expansionary monetary policy during the pandemic and was slow to back off as the economy returned to full employment. This is the primary reason why prices have been surging, although government giveaways contributed,” said Burton Abrams, an economist and professor emeritus at the Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics qt the University of Delaware. “Interestingly, the recently announced forgiveness on college borrowing debt is equivalent to a massive tax reduction, as much as a trillion dollars.”
Draconian COVID-19 shutdowns of major manufacturing hubs and ports in China have also contributed to continued supply chain troubles which have also contributed to price pressures.
Marie Duggan, an economics and business professor with Keene State College in New Hampshire, said industry consolidations and lack of competition across a number of product areas and industries also propels prices.
“’Market power’ is the ability to raise prices without losing customers. The main factor driving inflation is the acquisitions and mergers by large companies of their competitors, which has had the effect of increasing the companies’ market power, so that they can raise prices without losing customers. One sees this with the cable bill, for example,” Duggan.
That dynamic has shown itself during the pandemic across the global economy including computer chips, baby formula, housing and shipping containers.
“Sometimes private equity buys up hundreds of homes in a certain area and then leases them. When the organization as a landlord owns a significant portion of the homes in one area (say 40%), they have the market power to raise the rents in the area,” Duggan said on consolidations and the need for more antitrust enforcements.
President Joe Biden said inflation is easing and credited a federal package passed in August that includes caps on prescription drugs, subsidies for clean and renewable energy and increased Internal Revenue tax enforcements with helping the economic situation.
"Today’s data show progress in fighting inflation. This month, prices overall were essentially flat, gas prices were down, and wages were up – that's good news for American families," Biden said. "My plan is showing we can lower costs, create jobs, and bring manufacturing back to America."
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Cairo, a breast cancer survivor and therapy dog is shown in this 2013 photo provided by Oregon State University. Cairo is 3/4 German Shepherd and 1/4 Dutch Shepherd.
A team at Oregon State University is researching antibody treatment for dogs with cancer. One helpful tool in the research has stemmed from an unusual place: llamas and alpacas. Currently, dogs rely on the same forms of cancer treatment that people use, like chemotherapy, surgery and radiation.
The type of treatment the OSU team is researching would rely on “nanobodies,” a tiny antibody that can be used as a tool to fight against body invaders like tumors.
The team is researching a different kind of treatment that dogs can use to fight cancer since current options still take a toll on our four-legged friends.
“They do have all the side effects that humans realize when taking those types of therapeutics as well,” said Dan Mourich, a molecular biologist on the team. “It impacts the quality of life for the dog and the owner.”
He added that many owners typically opt out of treatment altogether.
The treatment the team is working on, an immunotherapeutic, would harness the power of antibodies. Nanobodies are much smaller than human antibodies. They can be found in camelids, which include animals like llamas and alpacas.
“And this antibody allows for a lot of manipulation molecularly and structurally,” said Carl Ruby, a research scientist and instructor at OSU. “That allows us to kind of create what could be like modular, therapeutic Legos that we can build.”
The antibodies allow for a lot of flexibility when attacking certain tissues.
“We often say bigger is better,” said Christopher Cebra, a camelid expert and chair of the clinical sciences department in OSU’s veterinary college. “But I think when you’re in a biological setting, smaller is often better in that if you have something like a tumor which is fairly dense tissue and doesn’t always have a great blood supply, a smaller molecule can work it’s way deeper into the tumor than a larger molecule would.”
Cebra added that the smaller molecule can also cross borders that a larger molecule can’t pass.
The team has lead candidates that they hope to use to develop a drug. They’re working on creating a product that ideally can be commercialized and eventually be available for clinical use.
The team received a grant from the National Science Foundation Partnership for Innovation for $250,000 that is helping them continue this process.
In fact, the flexibility of these nanobodies has created a field day for researchers.
“They offer a lot of unique attributes with the size and convenience of production,” Cebra said. “There’s been a huge amount of interest throughout the biomedical community looking at them for everything from COVID to Ebola virus to treatment of some autoimmune diseases.”
Researchers in England have found that the nanobodies can effectively target the virus that causes COVID-19.
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Containment has grown to 60 percent on the Van Meter Fire blazing 13 miles southeast of Klamath Falls.
A Tuesday, Sept. 13 press release said that Monday night, Operations Section Chief Matt Flock shared with nightshift crews there will be fewer resources assigned to night shift which means that things are ramping down. He then reminded them there was still work to be done in the southern section of the fire. The fire is in a good position on the northern divisions and crews are being moved to other priority areas around the fire.
Pace and purpose are being preached to the firefighters as they enter full mop-up mode, the press release stated. Complacency can set in at this point in the fire where accidents are more likely to occur. With just two minor injuries recorded, this fire’s excellent safety record is a testament to firefighters’ attention to detail and situational awareness.
According to the press release, cooler weather, higher humidity and minimal wind have contributed to the success of mop-up operations and keeping the fire within the containment lines. Palm IR cameras will continue to be used to identify hot spots near the fireline where containment lines can be compromised.
Residential traffic is allowed in the fire area, but residents are encouraged to drive slowly and be aware of fire operation traffic as they travel through the fire. Bureau of Land Management lands in and around the fire area remain closed to the public.
Evacuation levels have been lifted. For the latest up-to-date evacuation information, go to the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page at www.facebook.com/KlamathSheriff or call 541-205-9730. The Red Cross Evacuation Shelter at the Klamath County Fair and Event Center has been closed.
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The recent insider trading charges brought against former Rep. Stephen Buyer, R-Ind., are just the latest criminal ethics violations to be brought against a bipartisan line of members of Congress. It seems bad habits are hard to break: despite repeated attempts at reform, Congress has proven laughably bad at holding its members accountable.
If Buyer is convicted and his taxpayer-funded pension stripped, he would be the first member of Congress ever held accountable under the laws that Congress has passed that attempt to cut off taxpayer pensions for bad behavior.
Since 1954, public officials could lose their annuities for crimes of treason or espionage. Congress passed the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act (HLOGA) in 2007 because of public outrage after scandals that sent big names in Washington to the big house. These included the likes of Republican Randy “Duke” Cunningham and Democrat Dan Rostenkowski, both sent to jail for corruption and were collecting annual pensions worth $64,000 and $126,000, respectively.
HLOGA targeted corruption-related crimes and was strengthened in 2012 by the STOCK Act. Upon final conviction for any listed crimes, a member is supposed to have his or her pension stripped. Unfortunately, this has proven far too easy for even sentenced criminals to avoid.
A recent review was conducted of the cases of the 11 members of Congress convicted of crimes since 2007 and who had been in office long enough to qualify for a pension, plus two who were censured by the House of Representatives for serious ethical violations. Not one of these individuals had their pension stripped, leaving taxpayers on the hook for nearly $4 million in benefits.
Some remained eligible because their crimes were committed before the 2007 enactment of HLOGA. Rick Renzi, R-Ariz., and Chris Collins, R-N.Y., should have lost their pensions but were pardoned by President Donald Trump, despite his pledge to “drain the swamp.” Since the two laws target only certain corruption crimes, convicted former members Denny Hastert, R-Ill., and Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., remain eligible for pensions despite their sordid crimes.
Other lawmakers have taken advantage of the fact that HLOGA and the STOCK act do not kick in until a member is “finally convicted,” encouraging congressional criminals to file appeals to keep getting paid. In 2016, Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., was sentenced to 10 years for multiple counts of money laundering and misuse of federal and charitable funds. He has remained eligible for his pension because he had filed an appeal. This process can drag on for years.
Because convicted members may face legal costs and owe hefty fines for their crimes, they are heavily incentivized to appeal to keep the pension money flowing. Members can also avoid losing pensions by pleading guilty to crimes not covered by the reform laws.
Corrine Brown, D-Fla., was sentenced to jail in 2017 for using a charity’s money as a personal slush fund. After a lengthy appeal, she faced a retrial this year but struck a plea deal to lesser charges — charges that don’t include the violations that forfeit a former member’s pension — and she remains eligible for a $71,000 annual pension. She’ll need that to help pay her $62,000 in restitution. Brown is also running for Congress again.
Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., pleaded guilty in 2013 to fraud. This should deprive him of his pension, but we won’t find out for a few years. The Office of Personnel Management, which oversees the pension program, won’t make a determination of his eligibility until he applies for the benefit when he turns 62 in 2027. But then again, maybe taxpayers won’t learn of his pension fate. Since 2020, OPM has not responded to inquiries about whether any former congressman has had a pension stripped under the reform laws.
So even under HLOGA, Rep. Buyer will continue to collect a taxpayer-funded pension until “final conviction” — giving Buyer a five-figure incentive from taxpayers to appeal his decision and make the court case drag on as long as possible.
Ordinary Americans in jail are not eligible to collect Social Security benefits, so members of Congress in a position of public trust should be held to a higher standard of conduct and face stricter consequences for violating that trust. The No CORRUPTION Act proposed in Congress would close the loophole, so members lose their pension immediately upon conviction — even during the appeals process. If appeals are successful, they would be eligible for the full amount owed.
Lawmakers should also consider expanding the types of crimes that lead to forfeiture and increasing transparency so that taxpayers can find out whether the reform laws are working as intended.
Demian Brady is the vice president of research at the National Taxpayers Union Foundation. He wrote this for InsideSources.com.
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Updated September 13, 2022 at 6:34 PM ET
Influential critic and filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard, has died peacefully, surrounded by loved ones at his home in the Swiss town of Rolle, on Lake Geneva, his family said in a statement.
The family statement said the 91-year-old Godard had multiple illnesses and died from assisted suicide.
A leader of the French New Wave
The director and onetime "enfant terrible" of the French New Wave helped revolutionize popular cinema in the 1960s, and spent the rest of his career pushing boundaries and reinventing cinematic form.
What greeted audiences in Godard's first feature, the 1960 crime drama Breathless, was the shock of the new.
American actress Jean Seberg was cast opposite a then-unknown Jean Paul Belmondo, cigarette dangling sexily from his lip. He played a penniless young car thief who models himself on Hollywood movie gangsters. After shooting a police officer, he goes on the run to Italy with Seberg, his pregnant girlfriend who seems almost disinterested in him.
They were Tinseltown archetypes, reconceived as the very essence of cool by a director who was a big fan of Hollywood films.
As a critic, Godard had championed directors Alfred Hitchcock and Howard Hawks, and in Breathless, there's a poster of Humphrey Bogart, to underline what Belmondo is going for. But with jump-cut editing, a fractured narrative, and actors interacting with the camera, the filmmaker was establishing himself as part of a New Wave in storytelling — one filled with experimentation and a rejection of accepted technique.
Influence on modern film
"He comes along in 1960," critic David Thompson told NPR's David D'Arcy, "and says in effect, I have seen all the films ever made. I love them, most of them, but I abandon them because they're all out of date. I am going to make a new kind of film, and I'm going to combine the energy and the novelty of ideas of a student, with the story forms of the old films. And for six or seven years, two films a year so we're talking about a fair number of movies, he pulls it off."
In pictures like Contempt, with Brigitte Bardot and Jack Palance, in which he indicts commercial filmmaking; in his science fiction film Alphaville, which places a private eye in a society run by a computer; and most memorably in his scathing, satirical takedown of middle-class materialism, Weekend, a black comedy involving murder, cannibalism and an eight-minute, single-shot traffic-jam-on-a-country-road, that is among the most celebrated film moments of the 1960s.
Weekend premiered just weeks before student and worker protests shut down much of France in May of 1968. Godard, leading a protest that closed the Cannes Film Festival that month, told the crowd that not one of the films in competition represented their causes.
"We are behind the times," said this leader of the French New Wave. And in that moment, his filmmaking took a turn. He embarked on a decade of deliberately revolutionary movies — low-budget provocations, non-commercial, shot in Palestine, Italy, Czechoslovakia, and filled with a Marxist fervor. Tout Va Bien, for instance, starring Yves Montand and Jane Fonda in the story of striking workers at a sausage factory.
Godard's evolution as a creator
This overt emphasis on politics was itself a phase, and by the 1980s, Godard was looking inward and looking at film itself. As his art matured he grew less interested in narrative and more in experimenting, though he'd actually, always been experimenting.
In a public debate in 1966, he kept calling film grammar itself into question, until an exasperated panelist finally sputtered, "Surely you agree that films should have a beginning, a middle part, and an end."
"Yes," conceded Godard, "but not necessarily in that order."
Godard had come to film in his early 20, he told NPR.
"My parents told me about literature, some other people told me about paintings about music, but no one told me about pictures."
So he told others. He began as a critic and, in a sense, he remained one all his life in famously quotable public statements: "All you need to make a movie," he once said "is a girl and a gun."
But as time went on, he was happy to dispense with both girls and guns, and also with plots. A difficult man by nearly all accounts, he feuded with his contemporaries (an argument with his friend and fellow New Wave director Francois Truffaut over the latter's Day for Night in 1973 wasn't resolved before Truffaut's death in 1984). And in his later years, he dismissed notions that contemporary Hollywood could ever make serious films.
If Godard's own work was serious by his lights, in his final decades, it mostly consisted of what might be called visual "essays" — collages of film-and-video clips accompanied by sound and sometimes impenetrable commentary — that found smaller and smaller audiences.
But what he achieved in the early 1960s is still with us, his innovations so absorbed by the mainstream that he has continued to influence filmmakers, some of whom may barely have heard of him, long after the New Wave got old.
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The Census Bureau released some heartening news Tuesday.
Child poverty is at a historic low, according to the bureau's annual report on income, poverty and health insurance. And the rate of Americans without health insurance also dropped in 2021 compared to the previous year.
But the good news may be short lived. Both gains were driven by temporary pandemic-related policies, and without action by policymakers, they could quickly unravel.
Child tax credit key to drop in poverty
Childhood poverty dropped substantially in 2021, falling from 9.7% in 2020 down to 5.2%. The overall poverty rate for all age groups was just under 8% — a decline from 9.2% in 2020.
These figures are based on the Supplemental Poverty Measure, which takes into account all kinds of expenses families have, as well as that range of pandemic aid many families received.
Poverty experts attribute much of this improvement to the child tax credit which Congress boosted in 2021 in the American Rescue Plan. Congress also expanded it to include millions more low-income families.
The child tax credit gives families more money to spend on essentials, says Sharon Parrott, who has researched the issue for the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
"They spend it on their housing, food, education, they're able to do some of those extracurricular activities that high income families take for granted," she says. "They are investing in their kids and their families are able to make ends meet in really important ways."
And Parrott says all these things can have long term benefits for kids, like doing better in school and being healthier.
Uninsured rate approaches record lows, thanks to Medicaid
The census numbers show 8.3% of Americans – or 27.2 million people – did not have any health insurance in 2021. That's an improvement from 2020, when 8.6% of people were uninsured.
The force behind this trend is Medicaid, the public health insurance option for people with low incomes, according to census officials who briefed reporters Tuesday.
"The reason the Medicaid rates have increased is because of a COVID relief bill that Congress passed in March of 2020," says Sabrina Corlette of the Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reforms.
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act essentially mandated that state Medicaid programs not force enrollees to requalify for the program – so states could enroll new people but not kick anyone off. Because of this "continuous enrollment provision," Medicaid has grown significantly.
Another area of growth was Medicare, though census officials noted that that's due to more people turning 65 and becoming eligible, not because of a policy change.
What happens when pandemic measures end
Policy experts say this week's good news may be fleeting. The expanded child tax credit ended in December, just as inflation was starting to climb to historic highs. The policy supporting more people getting health insurance is set to run out in a few months.
"As soon as the public health emergency is declared over – which could be as early as January – that safety net that was in that COVID relief bill goes away," says Corlette. "And so we could see this historic increase in the rates of the insured be reversed."
More than 15 million people could lose Medicaid, according to an estimate from the Department of Health and Human Services released last month. The analysis suggests nearly half of those losing coverage will be because of administrative issues – such as challenges with filling out the paperwork to reapply – and not because they no longer qualify for coverage. Some will be able to get coverage elsewhere, but millions more may become uninsured.
When it comes to poverty, inflation could start to affect these rates. In fact, one group already is seeing more poverty in the 2021 numbers and that is seniors. Census officials say this is likely because they're on fixed incomes, and already last year inflation was starting to tick up, really squeezing their budgets.
But again, Census officials stressed that Social Security did keep more than 26 million people out of poverty, and that includes several million children being raised by grandparents.
How to hold on to temporary gains
In terms of U.S. trends over time, the Census numbers released Tuesday on child poverty and health insurance are encouraging, experts say, and it's now up to policymakers to act to keep these gains.
"Any of the improvements that we see – whether it's insurance or poverty – are a reflection of political choices," says Jamila Michener – a professor of government at Cornell and an expert on Medicaid.
The Biden administration and many Democrats would like to make the expanded child tax credit permanent. The U.S. House passed such a measure but it did not survive in the Senate. Several Republican Senators have proposed more limited ways to expand the child tax credit.
"What we don't know is the trade-offs," says Angela Rachidi, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. "We know inflation increased dramatically over the past year. To what extent did all this government transfer of income contribute to that, I think, is still a question."
Some researchers note that the U.S. has a long way to go with gains in health and insurance rates, when compared to similar high-income countries.
"[Among] our peer countries, we have one of the highest rates of uninsurance in the world and also poorer health outcomes," notes Corlette. "And that's been an issue for us even before the pandemic."
A landmark study in 2013 enumerated the many ways Americans don't have as healthy or long lives as people do in similarly wealthy countries.
One striking illustration of this came with the new life expectancy numbers released two weeks ago. Countries all over the world had a drop in life expectancy after the first year of the pandemic, but many have been able to rebound.
America has not – instead life expectancy dropped for two years in a row, the first time that's happened in the U.S. in a century.
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Across the U.S., more moms are turning to small amounts of psychedelic mushrooms to cope with the stresses of parenting. But does it point to a deeper problem of lack of support for women?
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Across the U.S., more moms are turning to small amounts of psychedelic mushrooms to cope with the stresses of parenting. But does it point to a deeper problem of lack of support for women?
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Biden heads to Delaware to vote in person for primary
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden is making a surprise visit to his home state on Tuesday to vote in Delaware’s primary, which is part of the last round of contests ahead of the November elections.
Delaware allows for vote by mail, but presidents often return to their home states to cast their ballot in person. In October 2020, Donald Trump voted early at his West Palm Beach, Florida, precinct before a full day of campaigning in key swing states for his failed reelection bid. Barack Obama did the same in Illinois during the 2014 midterms as he campaigned for the state’s incumbent governor and Democratic senator.
Biden returns regularly to Wilmington, as well as Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, for weekends and vacation, but he rarely visits during the work week.
Rhode Island and New Hampshire also are holding primary contests on Tuesday.
The sole competitive statewide contest in heavily Democratic Delaware is for state auditor, where incumbent Kathleen McGuiness is running for reelection despite being convicted of conflict of interest and other misdemeanor charges in July. Under Delaware law, McGuiness — who is awaiting sentencing — was allowed to stay on the ballot.
The conviction, stemming from the hiring of McGuiness’s daughter in her office, made the auditor the first statewide elected official in Delaware’s history to be convicted of criminal charges. She is being challenged by Lydia York, a lawyer who has the backing of the state’s Democratic Party and would be the first Black person in that role if elected.
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Daycare worker arrested after baby hospitalized with brain bleed, authorities say
MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT/Gray News) - A daycare worker in Kentucky has been arrested after authorities say a baby was rushed to the hospital.
WKYT reports Tyeisha Smith, a daycare worker in Madison County, is charged with child abuse after a 5-month-old baby was hospitalized with a brain bleed.
According to an arrest report, the baby was initially taken to the hospital after becoming unresponsive due to a possible seizure.
Police said they investigated those who were taking care of the child that day.
According to authorities, Smith first lied about what happened but eventually admitted to dropping the baby.
Smith reportedly told police that she didn’t get help or tell anyone about what happened because she didn’t want to disappoint her co-workers.
Kentucky authorities said the baby was found to be unresponsive for three minutes during the incident.
Smith was arrested on Sept. 9. She is facing a charge of first-degree criminal abuse of a child.
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AUVSI Hampton Roads, working with the Commonwealth of Virginia, will host an Advanced Air Mobility and Space Exposition on September 27-29, 2022 in Hampton Roads Virginia. This hallmark occasion begins on the 27th at Fort Monroe, 100 Stillwell Road with robotic demonstrations (Unmanned Air and Ground) for Virginia's first responders. The 28th and 29th will be a symposium held at the Newport News Marriott, City Center focused on Advanced Air Mobility & Space speakers and panel discussions. Speakers include leadership from the State of Virginia, NASA, DOD, Virginia Space, and more. The 3-day event culminates with a NASA Langley reception celebrating its anniversary and an evening Gala hosted by Virginia AeroSpace Business Association.
Event details can be viewed at http://bit.ly/expoUxS.
AUVSI Hampton Roads was founded during the mid-1990's to serve the needs of emerging defense and industry technologists who were supporting uncrewed systems development. Our region includes the U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Coast Guard, and NASA and 18 local municipalities that comprise Hampton Roads. Our growing base includes members from academia, industry, and local governments. We reach from Northeast North Carolina, to the Eastern Shore of Virginia, to Richmond.
VASBA is the voice of all aspects of the aerospace industry in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Representing more than 25 companies, nonprofits, and individuals representing many facets of the market segment, VASBA is the state's advocate for the aerospace industry before federal, state and local policy-makers.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Have you ever wondered if Roman Legionaries could take on crusading knights? In Battle of Kingdoms, you'll be able to take command of historical military units from different cultures and time periods, and witness their epic struggles as you lead your army to victory!
"We are big lovers of RTS and CCG games, world history, and different cultures across the world. We're building the Battle of Kingdoms to share our passion for those cultures along with the history behind them." explains Deniz Gezgin, founder and CEO of 5x5 Gaming. "Our goal is to create games for people to make social connections, compete and have lots of fun."
Battle of Kingdoms will also give players the ability to turn their most powerful units into NFTs for trade or sale on 5x5 Gaming's global marketplace. "We are huge believers of digital collectibles and true asset ownership, so all of our games starting with Battle of Kingdoms will give the players the ability to tokenize the characters and in-game items they earn." says David Demers, lead producer of Battle of Kingdoms.
Unlike most games featuring NFTs currently available, Battle of Kingdoms will have no barrier to entry, such as an upfront need to connect your crypto wallet or purchase crypto currency to be able to play the game. Players will start earning free NFT cards from the start and anyone will be able to download and play Battle of Kingdoms for free on their devices, just like any free game you can currently find on the App Stores.
5x5 Gaming is backed by games and crypto industry experts, such as Com2uS,1Up Ventures, Dialectic Capital, Lucid Blue Ventures, Co-Founders of The Sandbox and YGG,.
Travel around the world and throughout time as you take part in epic battles from history, leading units of all cultures as you learn the history of warfare from 10,000 B.C. all the way up to the 1800s.
Take part in competitive multiplayer with a variety of game modes, including team battle and free for all.
Find out your unit's strengths, weaknesses, and history as you collect more units to lead in battle!
Use unit and culture synergies to make your army even more powerful!
Watch the battle unfold in autochess style gameplay.
Build your warriors for battle, or to trade on the marketplace.
All the facts about Battle of Kingdoms
- Real warriors and events from history
- Autochess style strategy - CCG style collectability
- Competitive multiplayer
- Free to play
- Deck building
Coming Winter 2022 to Android and iOS devices
Led by CEO and founder Deniz Gezgin, 5x5 Gaming's team is composed of industry veterans from all over the world. With over 100 years of experience in game development combined, 5x5 Gaming is breaking out with "Battle of Kingdoms" a free to play strategy backed by investors from 5x5 Gaming is backed by games and crypto industry experts, such as Com2uS,1Up Ventures, Dialectic Capital Lucid Blue Ventures, Co-Founders of The Sandbox and YGG.
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NEW YORK, N.Y., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. (NYSE American: BRG) ("BRG" or the "Company") today announced that, in connection with its previously announced acquisition (the "Merger") by affiliates of Blackstone Real Estate, which, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the remaining closing conditions in the merger agreement, is expected to close on or about October 6, 2022, BRG will:
- suspend voluntary redemptions of shares of Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock of the Company by the holders thereof from the close of business on September 23, 2022,
- suspend voluntary redemptions of shares of Series T Redeemable Preferred Stock of the Company by the holders thereof from the close of business on September 23, 2022, and
- suspend exercises of warrants to purchase shares of common stock of the Company ("Company Warrants") from the close of business on September 23, 2022 until after the closing of the Merger.
The suspension of the voluntary redemption of the Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock, voluntary redemptions of Series T Redeemable Preferred Stock and exercises of the Company Warrants is required by the Depositary in order to enable an accurate count of securities and to facilitate payment of the amounts due to the holders of the Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series T Redeemable Preferred Stock and the Company's common stock in connection with the Merger and to determine those holders of the Company's common stock entitled to receive shares of common stock of Bluerock Homes Trust, Inc. ("BHM") in the proposed spin-off of the Company's single-family rental business to its common shareholders (the "Spin-Off" or the "Distribution", and together with the Merger, the "Transactions").
Any voluntary redemptions of Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock or Series T Redeemable Preferred Stock prior to the close of business on September 23, 2022 will be paid in cash in accordance with the standard redemption schedule. Any Company Warrant exercises submitted prior to the close of business on September 23, 2022 will be processed in accordance with the standard exercise schedule.
Effective as of the closing of the Merger, the Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock will be redeemed in cash for a redemption price equal to $1,000.00 (i.e., full Stated Value), plus an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid dividends to and including the redemption date, without interest, per share of Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock.
Effective as of the closing of the Merger, the Series T Redeemable Preferred Stock will be redeemed in cash for a redemption price equal to $25.00 (i.e., full Stated Value), plus an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid dividends to and including the redemption date, without interest, per share of Series T Redeemable Preferred Stock.
Company Warrants that are not exercised prior to their expiration will not be entitled to receive any consideration in connection with the Transactions. In order to implement the Spin-Off, the Depositary of the Company Warrants requires that exercises of Company Warrants be suspended from September 23, 2022 until after the closing of the Merger. Any Company Warrants not exercised prior to the close of business on September 23, 2022 will not be entitled to receive any common stock of BHM in the Spin-Off. The holder of any unexpired Company Warrant that exercises such Company Warrant after the closing of the Merger will only be entitled to receive a cash payment equal to the merger consideration of $24.25 per share less the exercise price.
Holders are urged to consult with their financial advisors as to the best and preferred course of action with regard to the Transactions. More information on the Merger is available in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed on March 11, 2022 and the supplements thereto, and more information on BHM is available in its registration statement on Form 10 filed on August 31, 2022 and any amendments or supplements thereto, which are available at www.sec.gov.
Information related to Company Warrants, including issue date, expiration date, forms, and the per share exercise price can all be found on the Company's public website at: https://bluerockresidential.com/investors/series-b-preferred-stock-and-warrants/.
Impacted CUSIP numbers are listed in Annex A.
This communication contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws. All statements other than statements of historical fact are "forward-looking statements" for purposes of federal and state securities laws and may be identified by words such as "will," "expect," "believe," "plan," "anticipate," "intend," "goal," "future," "outlook," "guidance," "target," "estimate" and similar words or expressions, including the negative version of such words and expressions. These forward-looking statements are based upon the Company's present expectations, estimates and projections about the industry and markets in which the Company operates and beliefs of and assumptions made by Company management, involve uncertainty that could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and are not guaranteed to occur. Furthermore, the Company disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, of new information, data or methods, future events or other changes. Investors should not place undue reliance upon these forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, the Company's actual results and performance could differ materially from those set forth in these forward-looking statements due to numerous factors. Factors that could have a material adverse effect on our operations, future prospects, the proposed Merger and the proposed separation of the Company's single-family residential real estate business from the Company's multi-family residential real estate business (the "Separation") and the Distribution include, but are not limited to: the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement; the failure to satisfy any of the conditions to the completion of the Merger, the Separation or the Distribution; the risks that the market does not value BHM shares at net asset value; the failure to recognize the potential benefits of the Separation and the Distribution due to, among other reasons, BHM's lack of liquidity, small market size or inability to grow and expand revenues and earnings following the Distribution; shareholder litigation in connection with the Merger, the Separation or the Distribution, which may affect the timing or occurrence of the Merger, the Separation or the Distribution or result in significant costs of defense, indemnification and liability; the effect of the announcement of the Merger and the Separation and the Distribution on the ability of the Company to retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with its tenants, vendors and others with whom it does business, or on its operating results and businesses generally; risks associated with the disruption of management's attention from ongoing business operations due to the Merger and the Separation and the Distribution; the ability to meet expectations regarding the timing and completion of the Merger and the Separation and the Distribution; the possibility that any opinions, consents or approvals required in connection with the Separation and the Distribution will not be received or obtained in the expected time frame, on the expected terms or at all; and significant transaction costs, fees, expenses and charges. There can be no assurance that the Merger, the Separation, the Distribution or any other transaction described above will in fact be consummated in the expected time frame, on the expected terms or at all. There can be no assurance as to the impact of COVID-19 and other potential future outbreaks of infectious diseases on the Company's or BHM's financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and performance and those of their respective tenants as well as on the economy and real estate and financial markets, which may impact the timing or occurrence of the Merger, the Separation or the Distribution. For further discussion of the factors that could affect outcomes, please refer to the risk factors set forth in Item 1A of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Company with the SEC on March 11, 2022, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other filings by the Company with the SEC. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and the Company assumes no obligation to update or revise such statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. The Company claims the safe harbor protection for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. (NYSE American: BRG) is a real estate investment trust that focuses on developing and acquiring a diversified portfolio of institutional-quality highly amenitized live/work/play apartment communities in demographically attractive knowledge economy growth markets to appeal to the renter by choice. The Company's objective is to generate value through off-market/relationship-based transactions and, at the asset level, through value-add improvements to properties and to operations. BRG has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (REIT) for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
For more information, please visit our website at: www.bluerockresidential.com.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Curinos, a global data intelligence business serving global financial institutions across lending, deposits and digital banking solutions, today announced that Pete Gilchrist, EVP, Head of Retail Deposits and Commercial Banking and Andrew Frisbie, EVP, Head of Treasury and Risk, will present at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at 11:15 a.m. ET.
Gilchrist and Frisbie will serve as speakers on "The Outlook for Bank Deposits" panel.
A replay and transcript of the webcast will be available shortly after the event.
Curinos serves hundreds of financial institutions worldwide, delivering the depth and breadth of intelligence across consumer and commercial deposits, omnichannel digital experience and lending markets needed to assess one's competitive position, and make more profitable, data-driven decisions, faster. For additional information about Curinos, visit here.
About Curinos
Curinos is the leading provider of data, technologies and insights that enable financial institutions to make better, and more profitable, data-driven decisions faster. Born out of the combination of two familiar industry powerhouses, Novantas and Informa's FBX business, Curinos brings to market a new level of industry expertise across deposits, lending and digital experience solutions and technologies. Through access to comprehensive datasets and analytics, intelligent technologies and connected behavioral insights, Curinos is the partner of choice to help you attract, retain and grow more profitable customer relationships. For additional information, please visit www.curinos.com.
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World's first multiversity in practice
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Christine Schiwietz, author of "America's Higher Education Goes Global" spoke at the National Press Club about her new book on the phenomenon of U.S. higher education expanding overseas.
Discussing how Georgetown and five other U.S. universities brought top notch degree granting programs to Qatar, Dr. Schiwietz provided context.
Through a partnership with Qatar Foundation, Georgetown University and other U.S. universities form the academic foundation for Education City's Multiversity. Other participating U.S. universities include: Cornell University, Northwestern University, Virginia Commonwealth University, Texas A&M University, and Carnegie Mellon University.
As a result of this initiative, Qatar is now home to more U.S. college campuses anywhere outside of North America.
The creation of Education City is the vision of HH Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser, whose goal is to bring top universities in the world to Qatar to support a knowledge based economy not entirely dependent on hydrocarbons. Qatar has ambitious plans for its future and is hosting the FIFA World Cup in Qatar in November. According to former U.S. Ambassador to Qatar, Patrick Theros, "Dr. Christine Schiwietz' groundbreaking book on what I believe to be the most important development in American higher education in the twenty-first century could not have come at a more opportune time."
"At 2500 acres, Education City is roughly three times the size of the principality of Monaco. This provides many benefits to students," according to Dr. Schiwietz.
"Students studying in Qatar intertwine world class faculties across disciplines into a collaborative blend while at the same time getting a prestigious American education," she said. Studying at a branch campus is much different than a typical study abroad program. "It's the difference between watching a movie trailer versus the entire movie," remarked Dr. Schiwietz.
"America's Higher Education Goes Global: An inside look at the Georgetown branch campus experience in Qatar" (ISBN 9781544529660, pages 141) is now available on Amazon.
CHRISTINE J. SCHIWIETZ, PhD, is an assistant dean at Georgetown University's branch campus in Qatar. An expert in sociology, global development, and international higher education, Christine has spoken at the UN Women's Guild and has been quoted on NPR and in outlets like the New York Times, Harvard Political Review, and the Gulf Times. She is a member of the board of governors for Qatar's American Chamber of Commerce, the chair of the Georgetown Women's Alliance in Qatar, and the former president of the District of Columbia Sociological Society.
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Aaron Ritter, M.D., joins Hoag from the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian welcomes a luminary Alzheimer's and degenerative brain health expert, Aaron Ritter, M.D., as director of the Memory & Cognitive Disorders Program and new Center for Integrative Brain Health at Hoag's Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute. Dr. Ritter comes to Hoag from the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas, where he led programs and research studies involving cognitive disorders and dementias.
His clinical research interests include improving early diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Lewy body dementia and chronic traumatic encephalopathy. He is also a beloved clinician whose patients describe him as empathetic and approachable.
"Dr. Ritter is a perfect fit for Hoag. He leads with equal parts compassion and intellectual curiosity," said Michael Brant-Zawadzki, M.D., F.A.C.R., the Ron & Sandi Simon Executive Medical Director Endowed Chair of the Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute and Senior Physician Executive at Hoag. "He spearheads a comprehensive team focused on enabling patients and caregivers to identify signs of cognitive decline as early as possible, allowing treatment and optimizing maintenance of their long-term quality of life. We are excited to have his leadership for integrating cognitive and mental health with the challenges of physical health that increase with aging."
Dr. Ritter joined the Cleveland Clinic in July 2014, initially as a clinical fellow in Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry. Until his move to Hoag this month, he served as principal investigator for the Center for Neurodegeneration and Translational Neurosciences, co-director of the Huntington Disease Comprehensive Care Clinic and the Department Lead of Cognitive Disorders. He also led the Nevada Exploratory Alzheimer's Disease Research Center.
At Hoag, his responsibilities include continued development of the Center for Integrative Brain Health, which will empower primary care physicians and non-neuro specialists with the necessary personnel expertise, processes, and tools to integrate care for cognitive and mental health challenges so commonly associated with chronic and acute medical conditions.
"With our rapidly aging population, especially in Orange County, integrating brain health into the primary and specialized care of aging adults, many of whom have chronic health conditions, is a huge challenge for the U.S. health care system," said Dr. Brant-Zawadzki. "That's why Hoag created the Orange County Vital Brain Program 12 years ago. This community-based program provides patient and physician education in memory and cognitive disorders, tools for screening and early assessment, and evidence-based patient-care pathways."
Under Dr. Ritter's leadership, he added, the Center for Integrative Brain Health will further expand on these resources and services to help even more of the population maintain brain health as they age, and support the Hoag frontline, primary care practitioners who treat them.
"Hoag has a reputation for being a patient-focused, innovative hospital that is dedicated to advancing patient care," Dr. Ritter said. "I am excited to work among brilliant colleagues in an environment focused on improving patient lives through better, lifelong brain health."
Hoag is a nonprofit, regional health care delivery system in Orange County, California. Delivering world-class, comprehensive, personalized care, Hoag consists of 1,800 top physicians, 15 urgent care facilities, 10 health & wellness centers, and two award-winning hospitals. Hoag offers a comprehensive blend of health care services that includes six institutes providing specialized services in the following areas: cancer, digestive health, heart and vascular, neurosciences, women's health, and orthopedics through Hoag's affiliate, Hoag Orthopedic Institute, which consists of an orthopedic hospital and four ambulatory surgical centers. Hoag is the highest ranked hospital in Orange County by U.S. News & World Report and the only OC hospital ranked in the Top 10 in California, as well as a designated Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). For more information, visit hoag.org.
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
- 2023 Chrysler 300C, powered by the 6.4L HEMI® engine, commemorates nearly 70-year legacy of the Chrysler 300
- Only 2,000 2023 Chrysler 300C vehicles will be produced for the U.S.
- Chrysler 300 production will end following the 2023 model year
- From introduction in 1955, return in 2005 and beyond, Chrysler 300 has represented iconic American luxury and forward-looking design for decades
- 2023 Chrysler 300C sends out the Chrysler 300 on a powerful note, featuring a 6.4L 392-cu.-in. HEMI engine with 485 horsepower and 475 lb.-ft. of torque
- Chrysler 300C reaches 60 mph in just 4.3 seconds and covers the quarter-mile in 12.4 seconds
- Additional performance features include red four-piston Brembo brakes, a 3.09 limited slip differential, active damping suspension, active exhaust system and black rounded exhaust tips
- New version of tri-color 300C badge on grille and rear decklid announces unique personality of the limited-production 300C
- Black Laguna leather front seats sport embossed 300C logo and silver stitching accents
- 300C interior includes carbon-fiber accents
- 300C is equipped with premium features, including 19-speaker Harman Kardon audio system, advanced brake assist, Lane Departure Warning Plus, Full Speed Collision Warning Plus and more
- 2023 Chrysler 300C features a U.S. manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of $55,000
- Ordering reservations available now through three simple steps at reservation.chrysler.com
- For more information on the Chrysler brand, visit www.chrysler.com
Chrysler brand is commemorating the nearly 70-year legacy of the Chrysler 300 with the 2023 Chrysler 300C, powered by a 6.4L HEMI® engine with 485 horsepower. The 2023 Chrysler 300C was revealed this evening near the Spirit of Detroit statue in downtown Detroit on the eve of media day for the 2022 North American International Auto Show.
The 6.4L HEMI-powered 2023 Chrysler 300C pays tribute to the Chrysler 300 and the end of an era — Chrysler 300 production will end following the 2023 model year. First introduced in 1955 and reborn in 2005, the Chrysler 300 has represented iconic American luxury and performance for decades.
"We're celebrating the Chrysler 300 and it's iconic legacy in the automotive world," said Chris Feuell, Chrysler brand chief executive officer. "The Chrysler 300 changed the automotive world in so many ways, and we will carry that spirit of ingenuity forward as we transform Chrysler with a fully electrified future and breakthrough customer experiences."
6.4L HEMI-powered 2023 Chrysler 300C
The 2023 Chrysler 300C honors the 300 model with a special, limited-production run — only 2,000 units will be offered in the U.S. with another 200 available in Canada.
The 6.4L V-8 HEMI engine makes the final version of America's big, bold sedan even bigger and bolder, generating 485 horsepower and 475 lb.ft. of torque and driving the 300C from 0 to 60 mph in just 4.3 seconds. The 2023 Chrysler 300 can cover the quarter-mile in 12.4 seconds and can reach a top speed of 160 mph.
The 392-cu.-in., naturally aspirated engine is paired with a TorqueFlite eight-speed transmission that optimizes fuel economy while offering maximum performance with 160-millisecond shifts. Additional performance features include red four-piston Brembo brakes, a 3.09 limited slip differential, active damping suspension and black, rounded exhaust tips that accent an active exhaust system that delivers a muscular, throaty sound.
A new iteration of the tri-color 300C badge dresses up the exterior on the grille and rear decklid, and the 300C rides on 20-by-9-inch forged wheels with all-season performance tires. The exterior carries black chrome accents on the grille and lower fascia, plus black headlamp and taillamp bezels. Three exterior colors are available for the 300C: Gloss Black, Velvet Red and Bright White.
Inside, black Laguna leather front seats are embossed with the new 300C logo and further accented with unique silver stitching. Silver stitching also reaches the doors and leather instrument panel, with carbon fiber and Piano Black touches on the interior bezels.
The 300C packs a premium 19-speaker Harman Kardon audio system, and the 8.4-inch Uconnect infotainment system, as well as Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, comes standard. Advanced brake assist, Lane Departure Warning Plus and Full Speed Collision Warning Plus are just a few of the standard safety features, while comfort features include a heated steering wheel and heated and ventilated front seats.
The 2023 Chrysler 300C comes fully equipped with a U.S. manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of $55,000. Ordering reservations are available now at reservation.chrysler.com, through a process that features three simple steps: select an exterior color, select a dealer and submit a deposit.
Chrysler 300: Celebrating an Automotive Legend
With roots that include the breakthrough 1955 and 2005 models, the Chrysler 300 has represented style, sophistication and performance for nearly 70 years. Highlights of the Chrysler 300 include:
- 1950s
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- 1990s
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- 2010s
- 2020s
Chrysler Brand
The Chrysler brand has delighted customers with distinctive designs, craftsmanship, advanced innovation and technology since the company was founded in 1925. The Chrysler Pacifica continues to reinvent the minivan, a segment Chrysler invented nearly 40 years ago. Pacifica delivers an unprecedented level of functionality, versatility, technology and bold styling along with the most standard safety features in the industry and most advanced available all-wheel-drive system in its class. The available innovative plug-in hybrid powertrain takes this revolutionary vehicle a step further. It's the first electrified vehicle in the minivan segment and achieves more than 80 MPGe in electric-only mode, has an all-electric range of more than 30 miles and a total range of more than 500 miles. Chrysler Pacifica is also the most awarded minivan over the last six years with more than 170 honors and industry accolades since its introduction as a minivan. The Chrysler 300 lineup delivers on the brand's promise of accessible luxury, with iconic and elegant design, world-class performance, efficiency and quality. Chrysler is part of the portfolio of brands offered by leading global automaker and mobility provider Stellantis. For more information regarding Stellantis (NYSE: STLA), please visit www.stellantis.com.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Parallaxes Capital Management ("Parallaxes") is an alternative asset manager and, since 2017, has raised four funds dedicated to Tax Receivable Agreements ("TRAs"). As the market leader in monetizing TRAs, Parallaxes is dedicated to increasing the visibility and transparency of TRAs which remain an often overlooked and misunderstood asset class. In the vein of creating greater visibility into the TRA ecosystem, Parallaxes is pleased to share a notable development in the market as Spirit Airlines Inc. ("Spirit Airlines") previously terminated its TRA.
Spirit Airlines disclosed that it paid $7.0 million in addition to $0.3 million of applicable interest to terminate an outstanding TRA liability of $5.6 million, recognizing a loss of approx. $1.4 million. The Spirit Airlines TRA provided for the payment of 90% of the net cash tax savings realized from certain tax attributes, including savings from (i) net operating losses, (ii) deferred interest deductions, and (iii) alternative minimum tax credits.
Parallaxes views TRAs, including the Spirit Airlines TRA, as a valuable tool to reduce certain moral hazard problems and informational asymmetry inherent in a company's public offering. TRAs help ensure that pre-IPO owners are economically aligned with new public shareholders and incentivize pre-IPO owners to pursue an IPO structure that provides the company with ongoing tax benefits. Parallaxes anticipates enhanced awareness and understanding of TRAs will drive increased market adoption.
Parallaxes Capital Management ("Parallaxes") is the premier investment firm focused exclusively on monetizing Tax Receivable Agreements ("TRAs"). Parallaxes offers private equity sponsors, co-investors and management team members solutions to achieve liquidity, diversification and optionality from their TRAs. Parallaxes was founded in 2017 and is comprised of experienced investment professionals from leading private equity and growth equity firms. To learn more, please visit www.plxcap.com
This press release should not be regarded as representative of an official position or statement of Parallaxes or any related entity.
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Fiscal 2022 Highlights
- Revenue grew 12% to $507.2 million, compared to $452.5 million in Fiscal 2021.
- Net income grew to $5.6 million, compared to net loss of $7.1 million in Fiscal 2021.
- Adjusted EBITDA1 increased 7% to $88.8 million, compared to $83.1 million in Fiscal 2021. Excluding one-time items in Fiscal 2021, adjusted EBITDA1 increased 23% vs the prior year.
- Cash flow provided by operating activities was $33.1 million, compared to $105.7 million Fiscal 2021.
- Free Cash Flow1 was negative $17.4 million, compared to positive Free Cash Flow1 of $31.5 million in Fiscal 2021, reflecting higher accounts receivable associated with large deals, investments for growth and working capital timing.
Q4 2022 Highlights
- Revenue was $112.0 million, consistent with $112.6 million in Q4 2021.
- Net income was $1.1 million, compared to net income of $11.4 million in Q4 2021.
- Adjusted EBITDA1 was $11.4 million, compared with $19.2 million in Q4 2021.
- Cash used in operating activities was $6.5 million, compared to $22.7 million provided by operating activities in Q4 2021.
- Free Cash Flow1 was negative $4.7 million, compared with positive Free Cash Flow1 of $13.9 million in Q4 2021.
HALIFAX, NS, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - WildBrain Ltd. ("WildBrain" or the "Company") (TSX: WILD), a global leader in kids' and family entertainment, today reported its fourth-quarter ("Q4 2022") and year-end ("Fiscal 2022") results for the periods ended June 30, 2022.
Eric Ellenbogen, WildBrain CEO, said: "Over the last three years, we've deliberately built the resources and teams needed to create a unique, 360-degree platform for the end-to-end reactivation of beloved and evergreen entertainment brands from our deep vault of IP. This strategy was central to achieving growth in revenue and EBITDA for the second year running in Fiscal 2022. As the only independent kids' and family entertainment company with a full suite of in-house capabilities spanning production, distribution and licensing, we hold a truly unique and valuable position in today's evolving media landscape.
"Looking forward, we'll continue to execute against our 360-degree strategy. We have an incredibly strong content pipeline, and we're building earnings' momentum as we launch more of our branded IP to market and line up more consumer products opportunities for incremental growth in the coming years. We'll also continue targeting new partnerships and strategic acquisitions that will cement our position as one of the foremost producers of kids' and family content in today's market. With our strong management team and deep IP portfolio, we are well positioned to drive future growth."
Aaron Ames, WildBrain CFO, added: "Our improving financial performance in Fiscal 2022 reflects initial contributions from the IP activations and large deals we're doing. We'll continue to build on the investments we're making in the business to increase monetization of our assets and provide a solid foundation for sustainable growth. Looking to Fiscal 2023, we expect adjusted EBITDA between $95 million and $105 million."
Q4 2022 Performance – Executing on Priorities
Fiscal 2022 Financial Highlights
Fiscal 2022 revenue increased 12% to $507.2 million, compared to $452.5 million in Fiscal 2021, reflecting growth across our content-driven businesses in Content Production and Distribution, Spark and Consumer Products. In Q4 2022, revenue was $112.0 million, compared with $112.6 million in the prior year, as anticipated, given early execution in prior quarters of deals originally expected to close later in the year.
Content Production and Distribution revenue grew 12% to $206.6 million in Fiscal 2022, compared to $185.1 million in Fiscal 2021. Q4 2022 revenue increased 13% to $50.3 million vs $44.6 million in Q4 2021. These increases benefited from large distribution deals through the year, including with Amazon Prime, BBC, HBO Max and Hulu, as well as from a pipeline of premium productions, including Sonic Prime, Jonny JetBoy and a robust slate of new Peanuts content for Apple TV+. In January 2022, we licensed the Degrassi library to HBO Max, which they have been streaming since March, and entered into a contract to produce a new series of Degrassi. Our production of the new series has been paused. We are currently engaged in constructive discussions with HBO Max.
Consumer Products revenue increased 16% to $203.6 million in Fiscal 2022, compared to $175.2 million in Fiscal 2021, due to the strength of the Peanuts franchise, supported by consistent output of new content and synergies of our vertically integrated licensing business. Q4 2022 revenue was $41.8 million, compared with $44.2 million in Q4 2021, driven by timing of certain Peanuts collections at retail occurring earlier than anticipated in the year.
Fiscal 2022 Spark revenue increased 21% to $55.4 million, compared to $45.8 million in Fiscal 2021, driven by advertising revenue and increasing contribution from nascent revenue streams. Q4 2022 revenue at Spark was $11.3 million vs $11.7 million in Q4 2021, reflecting industry-wide softer advertising revenue in the current quarter, offset by growth in nascent revenue from direct-ad sales, paid media and digital production. Kids continued to be highly engaged on Spark, attracting 8.3 billion views across 50.5 billion minutes of videos watched on our network in Q4 2022, up 26% and 20% respectively compared with Q4 2021.
Gross Margin1 for Fiscal 2022 remained steady at 44% vs 43% in Fiscal 2021. Q4 2022 Gross Margin1 was 38% vs 41% in Q4 2021, reflecting consistent margins in the Content Business, offset by lower TV margins.
Fiscal 2022 cash flow provided by operating activities was $33.1 million, compared to $105.7 million in Fiscal 2021. Fiscal 2022 Free Cash Flow1 was negative $17.4 million, compared to positive Free Cash Flow1 of $31.5 million in Fiscal 2021. Cash used in operating activities in Q4 2022 was $6.5 million, compared to $22.7 million provided by operating activities in Q4 2021. Free Cash Flow1 was negative $4.7 million in Q4 2022, compared with positive Free Cash Flow1 of $13.9 million in Q4 2021. Free Cash Flow1 for Fiscal 2022 and Q4 2022 reflected the significant growth in accounts receivable associated with larger deals in the current year, additional SG&A for growth initiatives and working capital timing.
Fiscal 2022 adjusted EBITDA1 increased 7% to $88.8 million, compared to $83.1 million in Fiscal 2021. Excluding other income of $4.4 million from a litigation settlement and $6.4 million in government wage subsidies in Fiscal 2021, adjusted EBITDA1 increased 23% in Fiscal 2022 vs Fiscal 2021, reflecting growth in our Content Business. Adjusted EBITDA1 was $11.4 million in Q4 2022, compared with $19.2 million in Q4 2021, driven by margin contribution from deals already concluded earlier in the year.
Fiscal 2022 net income increased to $5.6 million, compared to net loss of $7.1 million in Fiscal 2021. Q4 2022 net income was $1.1 million vs net income of $11.4 million in Q4 2021, primarily due to a non-cash, foreign exchange loss of $16.4 million in the current quarter vs a foreign exchange gain of $5.4 million in the prior year quarter.
Fiscal 2023 Outlook and Strategic Priorities
Our growth is expected to continue in Fiscal 2023 as our expanding production pipeline and new deals entered into in the prior fiscal year are reflected in our results. As a result of this visibility, we expect revenue of approximately $525 million to $575 million and adjusted EBITDA between $95 million to $105 million in Fiscal 2023.
We will continue to leverage WildBrain's 360º capabilities in content, distribution, audience delivery and licensing to maximize the profitability of our assets and IP. To that end, our Fiscal 2023 strategic priorities remain focused on activating and growing key brands to deliver sustainable growth. Refer to the Fiscal 2023 Outlook section of the Company's Fiscal 2022 MD&A for more details.
Chief Marketing and Brand Officer Appointment
Subsequent to quarter end, the Company appointed Jim Fielding to the newly created role of Chief Marketing and Brands Officer. Fielding is a highly experienced media and consumer products executive, who oversees WildBrain's teams responsible for its corporate and franchise brands. Fielding will lead the integration of our Brands and MarCom teams and will maintain strategic oversight of the group to further strengthen WildBrain's position as a world-class kids' entertainment and brands company.
Fielding has deep experience leading consumer products groups at the world's largest media companies, including Disney, DreamWorks, and Twentieth Century Fox. A former President of Disney Stores Worldwide, he has also held management roles at leading retailers including Claire's Stores, Inc., where he was CEO, as well as The Gap, Lands' End, and the J Peterman Company.
1. Free Cash Flow, Gross Margin, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA attributable to WildBrain are non-GAAP financial measures - see below for further details.
Q4 2022 Conference Call
The Company will hold a conference call on September 14, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. ET to discuss the results.
To listen, call +1 (888) 394-8218 toll-free or +1 (647) 484-0475 internationally and reference conference ID 3708110. Please allow 10 minutes to be connected to the conference call. Replay will be available after the call on +1 (888) 203-1112 toll free or +1 (647) 436-0148, under passcode 3708110, until September 21, 2022.
The audio and transcript will also be archived on our website approximately two days after the event.
For more information, please contact:
Investor Relations: Kathleen Persaud - VP, Investor Relations, WildBrain
kathleen.persaud@wildbrain.com
+1 212-405-6089
Media: Shaun Smith - Sr. Director, Global Communications & Public Relations, WildBrain
shaun.smith@wildbrain.com
+1 416-977-7230
About WildBrain
At WildBrain we inspire imaginations to run wild, engaging kids and families everywhere with great content across all media. With approximately 13,000 half-hours of filmed entertainment in our library—one of the world's most extensive—we are home to such brands as Peanuts, Teletubbies, Strawberry Shortcake, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Caillou, Inspector Gadget, Johnny Test and Degrassi. At our 75,000-square-foot state-of-the-art animation studio in Vancouver, BC, we produce such fan-favourite series as The Snoopy Show, Snoopy in Space, Chip & Potato, Carmen Sandiego, Go, Dog. Go! and more. Our shows are enjoyed worldwide in more than 150 countries on over 500 streaming platforms and telecasters, and our AVOD business—WildBrain Spark—offers one of the largest networks of kids' channels on YouTube, garnering billions of views per month from over 245 million subscribers. Through our leading agency, WildBrain CPLG, we also license consumer products and location-based entertainment in every major territory for our own properties as well as for our clients and content partners. Our television group owns and operates four family entertainment channels that are among the most viewed in Canada. WildBrain is headquartered in Canada with offices worldwide and trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: WILD). Please visit us at www.wildbrain.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward looking statements" under applicable securities laws with respect to WildBrain including, without limitation, statements regarding the status of the production of the new Degrassi series and ongoing discussions, WildBrain's production and content pipeline and projects in development, WildBrain's execution against its 360º strategy, content agreements of WildBrain, WildBrain's brand strategies, monetization of WildBrain's assets, partnership, acquisition, and investment opportunities and expected benefits therefrom, use of capital for investments and other growth opportunities and expected returns therefrom, the business strategies and operational activities of WildBrain, WildBrain's market positioning, the markets and industries in which WildBrain operates, and the growth and future financial and operating performance of WildBrain, including revenue and adjusted EBITDA for Fiscal 2023. Although WildBrain believes that the expectations reflected in such forward looking statements are reasonable, such statements involve risks and uncertainties and are based on information currently available to WildBrain. Actual results or events may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof, and WildBrain assumes no obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances, except as required by law.
Forward-looking statements are based on factors and assumptions that management believes are reasonable at the time they are made, but a number of assumptions may prove to be incorrect, including, but not limited to, assumptions about (i) WildBrain's future operating results, (ii) the expected pace of expansion of WildBrain's operations, (iii) future general economic and market conditions, including debt and equity capital markets and the availability of financing on acceptable terms, (iv) the impact of increasing competition on WildBrain, (v) changes in laws and regulations related to the industries and markets in which WildBrain operates, (vi) consumers and consumer preferences, (vii) the ability of WildBrain to execute on investment, acquisition and other growth strategies and opportunities and realize the expected benefits therefrom, (viii) the ability of WildBrain to identify and execute production, distribution, and licensing and other revenue-generating arrangements, (ix) the availability of investment, acquisition, and other growth opportunities at acceptable valuations and the ability of WildBrain to execute on and integrate such opportunities, * the timing for commencement and completion of productions, (xi) the ability of WildBrain and its partners to execute on its brand plans and consumer products programs, (xii) changes in the markets and industries in which WildBrain operates and the ability of WildBrain to adapt to such changes, (xiii) changes to YouTube and in advertising markets, (xiv) the ability of WildBrain to commercialize consumer products related to its brands, (xv) changes in foreign exchange and interest rates, and (xvi) the current geopolitical landscape (including vis a vis the recent invasion of the Ukraine by Russia and associated political and economic repercussions).
Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties that may be general or specific and which give rise to the possibility that expectations, forecasts, predictions, projections or conclusions will not prove to be accurate, that assumptions may not be correct and that objectives, strategic goals and priorities will not be achieved. Known and unknown risk factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this press release. Factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things, the current outbreak of COVID-19 and the magnitude and length of economic disruption as a result of such outbreak, general economic and market conditions and the impact of such conditions on the industries in which WildBrain operates, competition and the potential impact of industry mergers and acquisitions, market factors, WildBrain's ability to identify and execute anticipated production, distribution, licensing and other contracts, contractual counterparty risk, the ability of WildBrain to realize the expected value of its assets, supply chain and other related disruptions, and other factors discussed in materials filed with applicable securities regulatory authorities from time to time including matters discussed under "Risk Factors" in WildBrain's most recent Annual Information Form and Management Discussion and Analysis filed with the securities regulatory authorities in Canada and available under the Company's profile on SEDAR (www.sedar.com).
Non-IFRS Measures
In addition to the results reported in accordance with IFRS as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, the Company uses various non-GAAP financial measures, which are not recognized under IFRS, as supplemental indicators of our operating performance and financial position. These non-GAAP financial measures are provided to enhance the user's understanding of our historical and current financial performance and our prospects for the future. Management believes that these measures provide useful information in that they exclude amounts that are not indicative of our core operating results and ongoing operations and provide a consistent basis for comparison between periods. The following discussion explains the Company's use of certain non-GAAP financial measures, which are Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA attributable to the Shareholders of the Company, and Gross Margin.
Investors are cautioned that these non-GAAP financial measures should not be construed as an alternative measure to net income or loss, or other measures as determined in accordance with GAAP, or as an indicator of the Company's financial performance or a measure of liquidity and cash flows.
"Adjusted EBITDA" means earnings (loss) before net finance costs, income taxes, amortization of property & equipment and right-of-use and intangible assets, amortization of acquired and library content, equity-settled share-based compensation expense, changes in fair value of embedded derivatives, gain/loss on foreign exchange, reorganization, development and other expenses, impairment of certain investments in film and television programs/acquired and library content/P&E/intangible assets/goodwill, and also includes adjustments for other identified charges, as specified in the accompanying tables. Adjusted EBITDA is not an earnings measure recognized by GAAP and does not have a standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP; accordingly, Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Management believes that certain lenders, investors and analysts use Adjusted EBITDA to measure a company's ability to service debt and meet other payment obligations, and as a common valuation measurement in the media and entertainment industry. Further, certain of our debt covenants use Adjusted EBITDA in the calculation. The most comparable GAAP measure is earnings before income taxes.
"Adjusted EBITDA attributable to the Shareholders of the Company" means Adjusted EBITDA excluding the portion of Adjusted EBITDA attributable to non-controlling interests.
"Gross Margin" means revenue less direct production costs and expense of film and television produced. Gross Margin is not an earnings measure recognized by GAAP and does not have a standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP; accordingly, Gross Margin may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Management believes Gross Margin is a useful measure of profitability before considering operating and other expenses and can be used to assess the Company's ability to generate positive net earnings and cash flows. The most comparable GAAP measure is gross profit.
"Free Cash Flow" means operating cash flow less distributions to non-controlling interests, changes in interim production financing, cash interest paid on our long-term debt, bank indebtedness, and lease liabilities, and principal repayments on our lease liabilities. Free Cash Flow does not have a standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP; accordingly, Free Cash Flow may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Management believes Free Cash Flow is a useful measure of the Company's ability to repay debt, finance strategic business acquisitions and investments, pay dividends, and repurchase shares. The most comparable GAAP measure is cash from operating activities.
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CHEYENNE – As part of its five-year strategic plan, Laramie County School District 1 has committed to reporting progress in the themes of student readiness, community engagement and a healthy environment.
A dashboard recording this progress is available on the strategic plan area of the district website, www.laramie1.org. Career and technical education (CTE) data has recently been added to this dashboard.
“Adding CTE statistics to our dashboard allows us to report on another segment of our student population,” LCSD1 Superintendent Margaret Crespo said in a Monday news release. “Our goal is to provide the public with a clear picture of our offerings as we report about student readiness. Going forward, we will continue to add statistics.”
According to the Congressional Career and Technical Education Caucus, the average high school graduation rate for CTE concentrators is 94%, compared to the national adjusted cohort graduation rate of 85%.
Progressive CTE course-taking in high school is associated with higher wages. According to the caucus, workers see a 2% wage increase for each upper-level CTE course taken, and more than 75% of students concentrating in CTE enroll in post-secondary education after high school graduation.
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Harriet Hageman gives a speech shortly after being announced the winner of the Wyoming GOP primary during the Primary Night Celebration with Harriet Hageman at the Frontier Days Event Center in Cheyenne on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Democratic U.S. House candidate Lynnette GreyBull will face Republican primary candidate Harriet Hageman in the general election on Nov. 8. Hageman defeated incumbent Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo, in the Republican primary on Aug. 16. Courtesy
Harriet Hageman gives a speech shortly after being announced the winner of the Wyoming GOP primary during the Primary Night Celebration with Harriet Hageman at the Frontier Days Event Center in Cheyenne on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Democratic U.S. House candidate Lynnette GreyBull will face Republican primary candidate Harriet Hageman in the general election on Nov. 8. Hageman defeated incumbent Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo, in the Republican primary on Aug. 16. Courtesy
CHEYENNE – Republican U.S. House of Representatives primary winner Harriet Hageman has declined an invitation to debate Democratic contender Lynnette GreyBull next month.
WyomingPBS confirmed Monday that officials had provided two dates in October for Hageman to participate in the general election debate, and she declined both. For the first date, she said there was a scheduling conflict, and when given a second available date, Hageman said she would not participate at all.
“Since announcing her candidacy, Harriet Hageman has traveled over 40,000 miles across Wyoming, held more than 200 events and spoken with thousands of voters. This is a much more effective way of communicating with Wyomingites, and it's how she will continue,” her campaign responded in a statement. “We thank you for your invitation, but respectfully decline.”
Democratic primary winner GreyBull said Hageman’s decision not to join her on the debate stage showed a lack of dedication to her role as a representative. She said it’s a tactic of the privileged class to not participate in debates, and to not have an open dialogue about issues concerning Wyomingites. She said constituents deserve to hear Hageman’s plan for the state, and compare them to the position GreyBull has on various issues.
“I do hope she would consider changing her mind,” GreyBull said.
WyomingPBS Senior Producer for Public Affairs Steve Peck told the Wyoming Tribune Eagle it was disappointing that Hageman was not going to take part, because the debates are a key component in educating constituents. He said WyomingPBS had been hosting the live statewide debates for many years, and noted that Hageman took part in the Republican primary debate earlier this year.
“We’re the only ones that do it consistently in this way, and we’re sorry that not everyone is going to be participating,” he said.
Although he has not reviewed every single debate WyomingPBS has hosted, he said it is extraordinarily rare that a major party candidate would decline a general election debate invitation.
Jasmine Hall is the Wyoming Tribune Eagle’s state government reporter. She can be reached by email at jhall@wyomingnews.com or by phone at 307-633-3167. Follow her on Twitter @jasminerhphotos and on Instagram @jhrose25.
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Laramie County Democratic Party pins on a table during the Politics Are A Drag! fundraiser at the Historic Atlas Theatre. in Cheyenne on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Democratic Party is at risk of losing major party status if Democrats in the state don’t register and vote in the general election.
The Wyoming Secretary of State's Office reported that out of the more than 182,000 votes cast in the primary election overall, only 4.5% were for Democratic candidates. Republican candidates received 94.4% of the vote, and nonpartisan votes cast were at 1.1%.
The lopsided numbers were the result of many Democrats "crossing over" and voting Republican to support incumbent U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, who has taken a strong stance against former President Donald Trump and serves as vice-chair of the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Cheney lost to challenger Harriet Hageman by 63,709 votes.
Democrats need to meet the 10% threshold of total votes cast for any one of the offices of the statewide offices – U.S. House of Representatives, governor or secretary of state – in the general election, or else they will be considered a minor political party. Under state statute, a minor political party is a political organization that receives not less than 2% or more than 10% of the total votes cast in the same office elections.
If they received less than 2%, a representative from the Wyoming Secretary of State’s Election Division said the Democratic Party would need to petition to gain access as a provisional party.
Minor and provisional political parties must nominate through a convention, meaning only the Republican Party would be allowed to nominate candidates by primary election, if Democrats lost major party status. Laramie County Democratic Party Communications Director Lindsey Hanlon said it also impacts participation in debates. (Hanlon is also a member of the Wyoming Tribune Eagle's editorial board.)
However, Democratic Party officials said they are not concerned.
“Historically speaking, Democratic candidates for governor, U.S. House or U.S. Senate have performed well above the 10% threshold outlined in Wyoming law,” WDP Communications Director David Martin told the Wyoming Tribune Eagle. “So, it’s not something we’re concerned about. We’re more concerned about issues such as quality education, making sure that public lands remain in public hands, things along those lines.”
Hanlon said she is confident that Democrats will gain the votes necessary to continue as a major party in the state, but she was distressed to see the low percentage of representation during the primary. She said she believes U.S. House candidate Lynnette GreyBull and governor candidate Terry Livingston are both fantastic candidates, and they will pull voters back to the Democratic Party.
The biggest issue she sees with voters remaining registered as Republicans is it makes it harder to send out mailers or keep track of Democratic rolls, Hanlon said. She recommends voters change their registration back to Democrat before the general election.
“It does make it harder to communicate with those voters,” she said. “For example, if we’re wanting to send out a reminder mailer, and we want to send it out to all Democrats – we’re going to end up missing any Democrat who’s currently registered as a Republican.”
Despite a low number of voters participating in the Democratic primary, the turnout of the voting age population in the state was one of the highest in the past four decades, according to the Wyoming Election Division. Close to 41% of the voting age population took part in the 2022 primary, and the last closest amount was 41.5% of the population in 1994.
It also has been a successful year in terms of the percentage of the voting age population that is registered to vote. On Aug. 16, there were 287,014 voters registered, which is the highest ever seen. It was also the highest amount in terms of voter turnout, with 182,232 filling out their ballot in the primary, or about 64%.
Jasmine Hall is the Wyoming Tribune Eagle’s state government reporter. She can be reached by email at jhall@wyomingnews.com or by phone at 307-633-3167. Follow her on Twitter @jasminerhphotos and on Instagram @jhrose25.
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CHEYENNE – Four more Wyoming residents have died from the COVID-19 coronavirus, bringing the state’s pandemic death toll to 1,888. One of them was a woman from Laramie County.
The Wyoming Department of Health reported Tuesday that all four of the newly reported deaths happened in August. They included:
An older adult Laramie County woman, who had health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
An older adult Hot Springs County man, who died after being hospitalized. He had health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
An older adult Johnson County man, who had been hospitalized and had health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
An older adult Uinta County woman, who had been hospitalized and had health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
A total of 305 Laramie County residents have died during the coronavirus pandemic, which has claimed more than 1.04 million lives nationwide.
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...AIR QUALITY ALERT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
The following message is transmitted on behalf of the Wyoming
Department of Environmental Quality, Air Quality Division and the
Wyoming Department of Health.
WHAT...Air Quality Alert for Wildfire Smoke.
WHERE...Much of southeast Wyoming. Some locations impacted include
but are not limited to Douglas, Lusk, Wheatland, Torrington, Pine
Bluffs, Cheyenne, Laramie, Shirley Basin, and Muddy Gap.
WHEN...Through 1 PM MDT Today.
IMPACTS...Heavy smoke from distant wildfires.
HEALTH INFORMATION...The Wyoming Department of Health recommends the
elderly, young children, and individuals with respiratory problems
avoid excessive physical exertion and minimize outdoor activities
during this time. Wildfire smoke is made up of a variety of
pollutants, including particulate matter and ozone, which can cause
respiratory health effect. Although these people are most
susceptible to health impacts, the Department of Health also advises
that everyone should avoid prolonged exposure to poor air quality
conditions.
CURRENT CONDITIONS...The Wyoming Department of Environmental
Quality, Air Quality Division offers near real-time air quality data
for Wyoming's monitoring stations and health effects information to
help the public interpret current conditions. Current air quality
conditions across the state of Wyoming can be found at
http://www.wyvisnet.com/
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AFTERNOON...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 417, 418, 419, 429, 430, AND 432...
The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect from 11 AM this morning to 7 PM MDT
this evening.
* WIND...Southeast 15 to 20 MPH with gusts 25 to 30 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...Minimum 10 to 15 percent.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
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Nonprofit must pay employee $100,000 for discrimination, retaliation
CHEYENNE – Skils’kin, a nonprofit focused on disabilities and employment that operates in Washington, Montana, Oklahoma and Wyoming, will pay $100,000 and provide other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal agency said in a Monday news release.
The only Black employee on the Skils’kin grounds crew working at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne was called various racial slurs by other Skils’kin employees, according to the EEOC. When the employee complained about the racially offensive statements, Skils’kin reportedly assigned him to work directly with the coworker and supervisor who were harassing him. The EEOC said Skils’kin continued to ignore the employee’s complaints and then fired him, despite his multiple years of service, while retaining a white employee hired only three months earlier.
Such alleged behavior violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which protects employees from race discrimination, including race harassment and retaliation in the workplace, the news release said. The EEOC filed suit in U.S. District Court in Wyoming. The case isEqual Employment Opportunity Commission v. Skils’kin, civil action No. 2:21-CV-185-NDF.
The consent decree settling the suit requires Skils’kin to review and update its race discrimination and non-retaliation policies, as well as post an anti-discrimination notice. The company will also provide trainings on Title VII, as well as unlawful race discrimination, race harassment and retaliation.
In addition, Skils’kin must provide reports to the EEOC detailing its compliance with the terms of the decree and its receipt of any complaints of race discrimination. The decree also requires Skils’kin pay $100,000 to the employee. The court will retain authority to enforce the terms of the decree for its two-year duration.
Mary Jo O’Neill, regional attorney of the EEOC’s Phoenix District, said it's “the unfortunate reality that race discrimination still plagues many workplaces, including in Wyoming. In 2021, 27.3% of all charges of discrimination filed in Wyoming included a race claim. The EEOC will continue to take legal action to root out such conduct.”
“Retaliation is the most alleged discrimination complaint filed with the EEOC,” said Amy Burkholder, the field director of the EEOC’s Denver field office, in the federal agency's announcement. “In Wyoming, 63.6% of all charges of discrimination filed in 2021 include a retaliation claim. Employees have the right to complain about race discrimination and race harassment in the workplace. And employers have a legal obligation to ensure those employees are not retaliated against for complaining.”
The EEOC’s Phoenix District Office has jurisdiction over Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico and Utah.
The EEOC advances opportunity in the workplace by enforcing federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. More information about race discrimination is available at eeoc.gov/racecolor-discrimination. More information about retaliation is available at eeoc.gov/retaliation.
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...AIR QUALITY ALERT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
The following message is transmitted on behalf of the Wyoming
Department of Environmental Quality, Air Quality Division and the
Wyoming Department of Health.
WHAT...Air Quality Alert for Wildfire Smoke.
WHERE...Much of southeast Wyoming. Some locations impacted include
but are not limited to Douglas, Lusk, Wheatland, Torrington, Pine
Bluffs, Cheyenne, Laramie, Shirley Basin, and Muddy Gap.
WHEN...Through 1 PM MDT Today.
IMPACTS...Heavy smoke from distant wildfires.
HEALTH INFORMATION...The Wyoming Department of Health recommends the
elderly, young children, and individuals with respiratory problems
avoid excessive physical exertion and minimize outdoor activities
during this time. Wildfire smoke is made up of a variety of
pollutants, including particulate matter and ozone, which can cause
respiratory health effect. Although these people are most
susceptible to health impacts, the Department of Health also advises
that everyone should avoid prolonged exposure to poor air quality
conditions.
CURRENT CONDITIONS...The Wyoming Department of Environmental
Quality, Air Quality Division offers near real-time air quality data
for Wyoming's monitoring stations and health effects information to
help the public interpret current conditions. Current air quality
conditions across the state of Wyoming can be found at
http://www.wyvisnet.com/
Weather Alert
...NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 417, 418, 419, 429, 430, AND 432...
The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect from 11 AM this morning to 7 PM MDT
this evening.
* WIND...Southeast 15 to 20 MPH with gusts 25 to 30 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...Minimum 10 to 15 percent.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior. Don't be the spark!
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These are some 2021-22 school year Wyoming Test of Proficiency and Progress (WY-TOPP) and Wyoming ALternate Assessment (WY-ALT) results. The results are for Laramie County School District 1. Screenshot on Tuesday from the state's test-results website.
Some state student test scores from the previous school year compared to some other past years. Screenshot on Tuesday from the state's test-results website.
Some state student test scores from the previous school year compared to some other past years. Screenshot on Tuesday from the state's test-results website.
Test scores for 11th graders taking the ACT college entrance exam, from the past school year compared to some previous academic years. Screenshot on Tuesday from the state's test-results website.
These are some 2021-22 school year Wyoming Test of Proficiency and Progress (WY-TOPP) and Wyoming ALternate Assessment (WY-ALT) results. The results are for Laramie County School District 1. Screenshot on Tuesday from the state's test-results website.
Some state student test scores from the previous school year compared to some other past years. Screenshot on Tuesday from the state's test-results website.
Some state student test scores from the previous school year compared to some other past years. Screenshot on Tuesday from the state's test-results website.
Math test scores from the previous school year compared to some other past years. Screenshot on Tuesday from the state's test-results website.
Test scores for 11th graders taking the ACT college entrance exam, from the past school year compared to some previous academic years. Screenshot on Tuesday from the state's test-results website.
CHEYENNE – Newly released results show that Wyoming students' scores in some subjects have dropped, while they rose for another subject area. This appears to fit a national trend of declining measures of student performance, which experts blame on learning and other disruptions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2021-22 school year Wyoming Test of Proficiency and Progress (WY-TOPP) and Wyoming ALternate Assessment (WY-ALT) results revealed students across the state saw decreases in their proficient and advanced scores for English Language Arts and science. They rose slightly in math.
The average proficient and advanced score among grades three through 10 was 53.1%, which was a decrease from the previous school year's average of 53.9%. Students in the same grades dropped from 47.4% to 47.3% in science, and rose from 48% to 48.3% in math.
Wyoming Department of Education officials said in a statement the results indicate areas of growth and proficiency rates at individual grade levels within each content year. To see scores, go to edu.wyoming.gov/data/assessment-reports.
“Wyoming educators have done a tremendous job ensuring student learning continued through the pandemic,” State Superintendent of Public Instruction Brian Schroeder said in the news release. “Although there are areas where results decreased slightly for a second year, overall they were less than three percent compared to the state results prior to the pandemic. Wyoming’s commitment to keeping students in the classroom continues to be reflected in these assessment results.”
In addition to the WY-TOPP results, the 2022 state, district and school-level results for the ACT college entrance exam taken by juniors in high school were released. The average composite score decreased from 19 to 18.6 from the previous year, with the highest score possible being 36. The scores for English dropped from 17.8 to 17.4, math from 18.8 to 18.4, reading from 19.8 to 19.1 and science from 19.3 to 19.1.
The WY-TOPP and WY-ALT assessments are administered through an adaptive online platform. Students in grades 3-10 took the WY-TOPP and WY-ALT summative assessments for math and ELA. Grade 3, 5, 7 and 9 students were also assessed in writing on WY-TOPP.
Students in grades 4, 8 and 10 students were assessed in science on WY-TOPP and WY-ALT. This science test was the first that assessed the 2016 science standards and the 2018 science extended standards, and new score thresholds were determined in June by an educator committee.
WY-TOPP, WY-ALT, ACCESS for ELLs, and ACT results will be used to inform accountability determinations to be released Sept. 14.
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ROCK SPRINGS — The Rock Springs Main Street/Urban Renewal Agency (URA) is pleased to announce the groups that participated in a recent community project as their Volunteers of the Month for August. These groups include Bayer Crop Science, Redi Services, and the Youth of the Rock Springs and Pilot Butte Wards.
These groups collaborated on a beautification project to improve the back alley behind the Broadway Theater in historic downtown Rock Springs. They cleaned up the landscaping, laid gravel, removed graffiti and trash and painted the backside of the local businesses. These efforts amassed in a total of 120 man-hours for all the adults and youth involved. The project itself cost approximately $2500 – all of which was donated by Bayer Crop Science and Redi Services.
Craig Abernathy is the Redi Services Regional Director for Western Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and Idaho.
“This project presented an opportunity to work with our business partner, Bayer Crop Science, to better the community we work and live in,” said Abernathy. “Bayer Crop Science and Redi Services provided the needed support and resources to a local youth organization that desired a project to serve our area.”
He added, “A project like this aligns with both of our organizations’ goals to give back to our community.”
If you are interested in volunteering with the Rock Springs Main Street/URA, send an email to kenneth_mccormack@rswy.net or give their office a call at 307-352-1434 to be added to the volunteer emailing list.
Opportunities are also periodically posted to their Facebook and Instagram pages. Be sure to give both a follow.
The Rock Springs Main Street/Urban Renewal Agency is charged with the redevelopment of Downtown Rock Springs. As part of their mission, there are three standing committees –Promotions, Business Development, and Arts & Culture. For more information on the program, contact the Rock Springs Main Street/URA at 307-352-1434 or visit their website at DowntownRS.com.
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Finding a funding mechanism for Wyoming’s growing outdoor recreation sector continues to vex lawmakers.
Legislators mulled choices anew last week during a meeting of the Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources committee in Thermopolis. Members shot down a draft bill to use revenue generated by scratch-off lottery tickets to help fund the sector, but noted the longstanding issue cannot be kicked down the road indefinitely.
“Somehow we have to address this outdoor issue,” Sen. Bill Landen (R-Casper) said. “Somehow we’ve got to share with our colleagues when we go to work this winter [during the legislative session], that we’ve got a legitimate policy challenge.”
Three members of the committee volunteered to independently research more palatable options for the group, and will likely look to other states, which employ everything from user fees to taxes and interest earnings to bolster outdoor recreation.
“We do want to have a revenue source for the Office of Outdoor Recreation, but we need to find that money elsewhere [from the lottery legislation],” committee co-chair Rep. Sandy Newsome (R-Cody), said, summarizing the group’s sentiment.
The conversation around government funding and outdoor recreation has been percolating for years.
A task force launched in 2016 by former Gov. Matt Mead led to the formation of the state’s Office of Outdoor Recreation, which aims to expand and promote Wyoming’s outdoor activities.
Meanwhile, visitation and use have grown significantly, a trend only accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Destinations as large as Yellowstone National Park and as small as Curt Gowdy State Park reported record visitation in recent years, while national forests have struggled to keep up with maintenance and infrastructure needs in the face of growing demand.
Outdoor recreation added $1.25 billion in value to Wyoming’s GDP in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. At 3.4%, that ranked Wyoming fourth among the 50 states for the share of its economy driven by outdoor rec.
But pinning down a mechanism to permanently support outdoor recreation — through funding the OOR, investing in infrastructure like trails and campgrounds or maintaining existing resources — has proven elusive.
It costs roughly $1.4 million a biennium to operate the OOR, according to Manager Patrick Harrington. That funding has been so far cobbled together with support from the Division of State Parks and Cultural Resources as well as one-time funding from the Wyoming Office of Tourism — but the OOR has a budget shortfall of about $800,000, Harrington wrote in an email.
Jerimiah Rieman, an avid mountain biker, executive director of the Wyoming County Commissioners Association and former Mead administration policy advisor, presented the committee with a spreadsheet detailing how other states generate outdoor-rec revenue. Rieman was spurred to compile and share the data as an individual with a desire for Wyoming to find a “long-term, sustainable solution,” he said. He believes a concept to raise money through biker user fees, for example, is too narrowly focused.
Wyoming, he said, can consider options implemented in other states, such as:
• Colorado Springs, Colorado, imposes a $4 excise tax on each bicycle that’s sold within the city to fund bikeway improvements throughout the community.
• Oregon has mandated that a small percentage of state highway funds goes to footpaths and bicycle trails whenever a highway road or street is being constructed, reconstructed or relocated.
• Alabama passed a constitutional amendment that requires a percentage of the interest earnings from offshore natural gas royalties goes toward outdoor recreation and conservation purposes.
“I ultimately think there is something that is in there, that could go to one or all the purposes that I’ve mentioned or even purposes that you might have,” Rieman said.
The draft legislation the committee considered would have legalized the sale of scratch-off lottery tickets, revenue from which would have funded outdoor recreation sector investments.
Reception to the proposal was lukewarm at best.
Rep. Jeremy Haroldson (R-Wheatland) supports bolstering outdoor recreation, he said. But he isn’t convinced that promoting gambling is the way to do it.
“As a pastor, I have the opportunity to see probably the dysfunction of this industry, so I’m jaded in one aspect,” he said. “And so is this the answer moving forward? I believe it isn’t.”
“I don’t think this is the vehicle either,” said Sen. Mike Gierau (D-Jackson). “The bottom-line message is you’re not thinking big enough.”
The conservation group Wyoming Outdoor Council, meanwhile, was neutral on the “mechanism itself,” WOC representative Kristen Gunther told the committee. “Our interest in this bill is mainly to support meaningful, dedicated permanent funding to support outdoor recreation in Wyoming,” she said.
Steff Kessler, who has worked in Wyoming conservation for decades, warned the committee that it can’t keep doing nothing.
“The outdoor recreation boom is here already,” Kessler said. “It may not be in every town, but it’s here. And we have a choice to either put ourselves in the driver’s seat of this boom and guide it for our Wyoming ways, or we can be run over by it.”
While members weren’t keen on the lottery proposal, they still wanted to pursue solutions. Haroldson, Newsome and Gierau volunteered to come back to the committee with new options at its next meeting.
Landen acknowledged that it’s a big challenge, but said solving challenges is what lawmakers signed up for.
“We’ve got to do better and we’ve got to think a little more globally,” Landen said.
Instead of a “silver bullet” solution, Kessler said, “there’s probably many silver BBs that we need to pull together.”
The COVID-fueled visitation spike is easing across Wyoming, land managers report.
Yellowstone National Park, which was dealt a blow by severe flooding in June, saw 596,562 recreation visits in July 2022 — a 45% decrease from July 2021, when it logged over 1 million visits.
Wyoming’s State Parks are also seeing fewer visits this year, agency Director Darin Westby said. Visitation numbers have gone from a record high of 5.8 million visitors in 2020 to 5.7 million in 2021, and this year the system is on track to see a projected 5.3 million, Westby told the committee.
Still, visitation to the state continues an overall upward trend, and other numbers indicate that interest in the sector hasn’t cooled.
The nonprofit Wyoming Pathways has circulated a survey in the state to gauge interest in, and need for, pathways and safety projects, its Executive Director Michael Kusiek told the committee.
“We’ve had roughly $100 million in projects requested through our survey from over 40 communities,” he said. “So there’s great demand for this.”
The State Parks and Cultural Resources Department, meanwhile, is overseeing the work of doling out $14 million in federal stimulus and other monies earmarked for outdoor recreation.
State Parks just closed the first round of grant applications, Westby said, and the response was significant.
There were “83 applications that came in at over $37.5 million,” he said. “If you add in any of the projects that the state parks are going to bring to the table, we’ll probably sit above 100 projects and about $50 million worth of requests.”
OOR Manager Harrington said his office takes the funding it has developed seriously, and is “looking at it as our opportunity to show proof of concept. We believe we are delivering on that every day.”
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Wyoming Tribune Eagle
CHEYENNE – Members of the Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Judiciary Committee on Monday rejected a draft bill that would have increased the penalty for hitting and killing someone with a vehicle in a crosswalk or school zone.
The bill would have created a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, a fine of $10,000 or both for someone who “operates or drives a vehicle in a criminally negligent manner, and his conduct is the proximate cause of the death of another person” in a crosswalk or school zone. It failed during the first day of a two-day interim meeting in Casper.
Such a bill was first discussed during the committee’s last meeting in May, prompted by the death of 13-year-old Makaili “Mak” Evans, who was hit and killed in a Cheyenne school crosswalk last year, as well as activism by his mother, Janelle Jones, surrounding crosswalk safety and distracted driving since his death.
Kelly Lynn Gaskins, 39, of Cheyenne was later charged with misdemeanor vehicular homicide in Mak’s death. Gaskins pleaded not guilty in March, and the case is ongoing.
Cheyenne legislators Sen. Tara Nethercott and Rep. Dan Zwonitzer, both Republicans, accounted for two of the draft bill’s four “yes” votes. Eight committee members voted “no,” including Rep. Jared Olsen, R-Cheyenne. Two were excused.
Nethercott later made a motion for a bill to be drafted “appropriating $10 million as a placeholder ... for the purposes of pedestrian bridges and school safety crosswalks.” Nethercott said the appropriation amount could be debated at the committee’s next interim meeting in November in Cheyenne.
A similar motion was originally introduced by Rep. Mike Yin, D-Jackson, with the specific purpose of building a pedestrian bridge at the McCormick Junior High School crosswalk where Mak was killed. However, other members of the committee said creating a bill for such a specific purpose was unlawful.
Yin seconded Nethercott’s motion, which was adopted unanimously.
Before the vote on the bill draft that would have increased vehicular homicide penalties in crosswalks and school zones, Rep. Art Washut, R-Casper, said he didn’t like the idea of enhancing penalties in such limited scenarios. Washut, who voted “no,” made similar comments at the committee’s last interim meeting.
“I just have a hard time thinking of talking to a parent whose child gets off a school bus and is going across traffic, and a car goes past that school bus with a flashing light and strikes that child, and we say, ‘Well, that’s different than if your child had been hit in a crosswalk at school,’” the representative said. “So, it seems to me that if we’re going to address vehicular homicide, we ought to look beyond just the school zone/crosswalk scenarios, that there are equally tragic situations.”
Jones also spoke prior to the vote on the penalty enhancement draft bill. She voiced her support for making homicide by vehicle in a crosswalk or school zone a felony, as she had at the May committee meeting. She said she believes an increased penalty would help deter people from distracted driving.
She added that she has ongoing concerns about the McCormick crosswalk, where her son was killed more than 10 months ago. Jones said she’d spent many mornings at the crosswalk since school started in Laramie County, and that it was clear to her that the drivers are the problem, not the children. She said she’d almost been hit on two occasions at the crosswalk while trying to help children safely cross the street.
“I’m out there every day, yelling at drivers and telling them to slow down, because we’ve got a 20-mile-an-hour school zone, and people are going well over 20,” she said. “It’s like a suggestion to them.”
Jones said she’d recently invited Cheyenne Police Chief Mark Francisco to join her out at the crosswalk “so he can see firsthand the challenges that I am facing daily.” She attributed the issue to a lack of enforcement at the crosswalk.
The committee also heard presentations about crosswalks and alternative ways for pedestrians to safely get across roads, including pedestrian bridges or overpasses, including from the Wyoming Department of Transportation.
David Fraser, executive director of the Wyoming Association of Municipalities, was one of a few individuals during the discussion to mention that law enforcement’s manpower shortages across the state make it difficult to consistently enforce safe driving in school zones.
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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LARAMIE – Friday’s Mountain West opener between the University of Wyoming and Air Force will pit two brothers, as well as a pair of former Sheridan High teammates, against each other.
All four are set to play key roles for their respective teams.
UW junior receiver and return man Wyatt Wieland hails from Colorado Springs, where he starred at Pine Creek High, located just minutes away from Air Force’s Falcon Stadium. His brother, Luke, will be handling kickoff duties for the Falcons.
Wyatt admits that it would be nice to secure bragging rights within the family. The Cowboys beat Air Force 35-27 when he redshirted as a freshman in 2018, but they’ve lost the two matchups since Luke joined the Falcons.
“He will be kicking off to me, so I guess you can count that as head-to-head,” Wyatt said. “Since he's been there, we haven't beaten them, so that's kind of in the front of my mind right now. He reminds me of that, too. Doing whatever I can and whatever this team can to come out victorious this week is our focus.”
Wyatt says their parents do a good job of giving equal attention to both brothers, noting that one typically goes to an Air Force game, while the other goes to Laramie when the teams are at home. This week, though, helping the Pokes start off conference play with a win is at the forefront of his mind.
“They don't make either one of us feel too left out,” Wyatt said. “My mom has jerseys for both of them. I don't know what she's going to be wearing on Friday, probably a little bit of everything. But I don't care. We need to go out there and win this game.”
The other connection this week involves two former Sheridan standouts in UW sophomore tight end Parker Christensen and Air Force junior guard Wesley Ndago. The pair helped the Broncs win a third consecutive Class 4A title in 2017.
Ndago finished his high school career in Texas, where he moved prior to his junior season. Even in a short time as teammates, though, Christensen saw potential that Ndago could be a high-level football player.
“He was a big body, and just one of those dudes that worked really hard,” Christensen said. “I remember in high school when he first came in, just from the size, we all thought this guy was going to be really good. But he was just one of those guys that really got after it, and I think he's continuing to do that.
“He's a really, really smart kid, and I hear he's having good success at Air Force, so I'm happy for him.”
With Christensen entering this week as UW's second-leading receiver and Ndago starting on the Air Force offensive line, Sheridan coach Jeff Mowry and his staff were hoping to make the trip down to Laramie to watch the former teammates play. With a road game at Rock Springs starting around the same time Wyoming and Air Force are scheduled to kick off, though, that won't be possible.
Regardless, Mowry is excited about the chance for the former teammates to get to play against each other at War Memorial Stadium – where they brought Sheridan a state title five years ago.
“We were very sad to see him leave,” Mowry said of Ndago. “He was a tremendous player for us, and now I think it's neat that he and Parker get to play against each other on the same field. I wish (we could get down there). Our coaching staff had looked into coming down and getting tickets, but we play Friday, as well.
“Wesley is starting at left guard for Air Force, and Parker on the offense (for Wyoming), and it'll be good to see those two guys on the same field again.”
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W.Va. abortion bill sent to governor’s desk
UPDATE 9/13/22 @ 4:40 p.m.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - The West Virginia House of Delegates on Tuesday has passed a bill that would place restrictions on abortions.
According to our crew at the scene, delegates passed the measure by a 78-17 vote.
Earlier Tuesday, the Senate passed the legislation.
The legislation would ban abortion except for cases where the embryo or fetus in nonviable, the pregnancy is ectopic, a medical emergency exists, or within eight weeks of a pregnancy caused by sexual assault or incest for an adult (14 weeks for an minor).
Under the measure, anyone who performs an abortion without a medical license or at a unapproved location, would face criminal penalties.
The Legislature failed to reach a consensus on updated abortion restrictions in July, weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
The bill now heads to Gov. Jim Justice’s desk.
Keep checking the WSAZ app for the latest.
UPDATE 9/13/22 @ 2:30 p.m.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- The West Virginia Senate reconvened Tuesday and passed a bill that would put restrictions on abortions.
The legislation passed 22 to 7 with 5 absent.
The legislation passed would ban abortion except for cases where the embryo or fetus in nonviable, the pregnancy is ectopic, a medical emergency exists, or within eight weeks of a pregnancy caused by sexual assault or incest for an adult (14 weeks for an minor).
Under the legislation, anyone who performs an abortion without a medical license or at a unapproved location, would face criminal penalties.
The Legislature failed to reach a consensus on updated abortion restrictions in July, weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
The bill now moves on to the House.
Keep checking the WSAZ app for the latest information.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- The West Virginia Senate reconvened at noon Tuesday amid what’s been a renewed push to update the state’s abortion law.
The House also reconvened at noon, however, the abortion proposal currently sits in the Senate, where senators talked Monday of a potential compromise.
The Legislature failed to reach a consensus on updated abortion restrictions in July, weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
Pro-choice advocates aggressively opposed the bill in July and continue to oppose any restriction on abortion.
News that the Senate plans to gavel in at noon is an indication that leadership believes the Senate has the votes necessary to pass the legislation, as senators said Monday that’s the only way they would reconvene.
Sen. Amy Grady, R-Mason, said Monday the compromise would focus on penalties for doctors who perform abortion -- a major sticking point in when talks broke down in July. She indicates the agreement would propose taking a doctor’s medical license, if the abortion is not based on saving the mother’s life or good will.
Senators said Monday everything remains in draft form and subject to change.
Anyone who performs an abortion without a medical license or at a unapproved location, would face criminal penalties, Grady said.
“I think there has been an agreement,” she said Monday. “Basically, back in July, there were two factions -- half wanted it this way, half wanted it this way. Over the course of the last six weeks or so, there has been an agreement made to where it’s a bill that most everybody is in agreement with and can vote for.”
The proposed legislation up for discussion in the Senate would ban abortion except for cases where the embryo or fetus in nonviable, the pregnancy is ectopic, a medical emergency exists, or within eight weeks of a pregnancy caused by sexual assault or incest for an adult (14 weeks for an minor).
Last week, before news of a compromise, House Speaker Roger Hanshaw announced the House would reconvene for a matter of minutes appoint negotiators to hammer out an abortion deal with the Senate.
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Biden heads to Delaware to vote in person for primary
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden is making a surprise visit to his home state on Tuesday to vote in Delaware’s primary, which is part of the last round of contests ahead of the November elections.
Delaware allows for vote by mail, but presidents often return to their home states to cast their ballot in person. In October 2020, Donald Trump voted early at his West Palm Beach, Florida, precinct before a full day of campaigning in key swing states for his failed reelection bid. Barack Obama did the same in Illinois during the 2014 midterms as he campaigned for the state’s incumbent governor and Democratic senator.
Biden returns regularly to Wilmington, as well as Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, for weekends and vacation, but he rarely visits during the work week.
Rhode Island and New Hampshire also are holding primary contests on Tuesday.
The sole competitive statewide contest in heavily Democratic Delaware is for state auditor, where incumbent Kathleen McGuiness is running for reelection despite being convicted of conflict of interest and other misdemeanor charges in July. Under Delaware law, McGuiness — who is awaiting sentencing — was allowed to stay on the ballot.
The conviction, stemming from the hiring of McGuiness’s daughter in her office, made the auditor the first statewide elected official in Delaware’s history to be convicted of criminal charges. She is being challenged by Lydia York, a lawyer who has the backing of the state’s Democratic Party and would be the first Black person in that role if elected.
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Casey White, Vicky White shared nearly 1,000 phone calls before April escape
LAUDERDALE Co., Ala. (WAFF/Gray News) - As investigators uncover further details about Casey White’s and Vicky White’s relationship prior to the prison escape that captured national headlines, they discovered the two shared nearly 1,000 phone calls while Casey White was being held at Donaldson Correctional Facility in Bessemer, Alabama, between August 2021 and February 2022.
Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton says there is a possibility the two plotted the escape over the phone, this cannot be confirmed until all phone calls have been listened to.
According to Singleton, Casey White and Vicky White developed a relationship while Casey White was being held in the Lauderdale County Detention Center during the summer of 2021. Casey White was held in Lauderdale County at the request of his attorney for better access.
Casey White was later moved back to Donaldson Correctional Facility, where he shared phone calls with Vicky White nearly four times per day. Between August 2021 and February 2022, WAFF reports that Sheriff Singleton says Casey White and Vicky White shared 949 phone calls. They shared phone calls on an average of about four times a day, according to Singleton.
Casey White was moved back to the Lauderdale County Detention Center on Feb. 25, 2022.
With the help of Vicky White, investigators say Casey White escaped from the detention center on April 29. That escape sparked a national manhunt for 11 days until they were caught on May 9 in Evansville, Indiana.
During a police pursuit, Vicky White died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. She died the night of May 9.
Casey White was transported to Alabama to await trial. He is charged with capital murder in the 2015 death of Connie Ridgeway. He has also since been charged with murder in Vicky White’s death.
Sheriff Singleton said he doesn’t know what the two talked about on the phone or for how long the calls would last.
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CAUGHT ON CAM: 78-year-old woman knocked out by escaping bookstore robber, police say
NEW YORK (WABC) – A 78-year-old woman suffered a concussion after being knocked unconscious by an escaping bookstore robber.
Susan Eisenburg is a retired paramedic and nurse. She said she never imagined she’d be a patient.
The woman said she was knocked unconscious as a robber bolted from a Barnes & Noble bookstore. The incident was caught on camera.
“I know things happen,” Eisenburg said. “I didn’t expect to be one of them, especially not going into Barnes & Noble.”
She said she couldn’t remember much of the event.
“I remember walking in, and I remember the ambulance,” Eisenburg said.
Once she saw the security footage, she said it filled most of the blanks.
“Holy crap, now I know what happened to me,” she said. “I didn’t know if I made it in the first door or the second door. I had no clue. I just remember reaching for a door.”
Cameras captured the suspect lurking around a display filled with figurines. Police said he slipped two in a bag, and when an employee asked to take a look, he bolted for the exit and slammed right into Eisenburg.
The 78-year-old woman hit the ground hard and was smacked in the head and knocked out.
“It’s just scary to me that I don’t remember everything that happened,” she said. “Thank God for the police department.”
The whole ordeal, she said, threw her for a loop.
Police are still looking for the suspect.
When asked what she thought about him, Eisenburg said “you don’t want to hear my response.”
Eisenburg suffered a concussion in the incident. Police said the value of the stolen items was $35.
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CUTE: Noise complaint turns into officers celebrating girl’s quinceanera
Published: Sep. 13, 2022 at 5:35 PM EDT|Updated: 3 hours ago
GREENSBORO, N.C. (Gray News) - North Carolina officers say a family recently welcomed them to be part of a special celebration.
The Greensboro Police Department reported it received a noise complaint call over the weekend. Arriving officers said they discovered that a young lady was celebrating her quinceanera.
The department said the family invited officers to join in on the celebration, which included enjoying some food.
Officers reportedly handed out stickers to kids and took a picture with the birthday girl.
The department wished the young lady a happy birthday while receiving no further noise complaints from the party.
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Daycare worker arrested after baby hospitalized with brain bleed, authorities say
MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT/Gray News) - A daycare worker in Kentucky has been arrested after authorities say a baby was rushed to the hospital.
WKYT reports Tyeisha Smith, a daycare worker in Madison County, is charged with child abuse after a 5-month-old baby was hospitalized with a brain bleed.
According to an arrest report, the baby was initially taken to the hospital after becoming unresponsive due to a possible seizure.
Police said they investigated those who were taking care of the child that day.
According to authorities, Smith first lied about what happened but eventually admitted to dropping the baby.
Smith reportedly told police that she didn’t get help or tell anyone about what happened because she didn’t want to disappoint her co-workers.
Kentucky authorities said the baby was found to be unresponsive for three minutes during the incident.
Smith was arrested on Sept. 9. She is facing a charge of first-degree criminal abuse of a child.
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Fruits of Labor receives grant to further help those in recovery enter workforce
BECKLEY, W.Va. (WVVA) - Fruits of Labor may have started as an agricultural company in 2001, but, for the last 11 years, it has shifted its focus to helping those in recovery get back into the workforce.
Now, the cafe and bakery is one of nine small businesses in the state that has received nearly a quarter of a million dollars to help their efforts. This funding comes from several entities, such as the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources’ Office of Drug Control Policy, Jobs & Hope WV, Marshall Health’s CORE and the Office of Gov. Jim Justice.
Fruits of Labor, Inc.’s President Tammy Jordan shared how her company and the workforce shortage are working toward the same goal.
“We know the workforce is in vital need of additional labor,” she said. “We also know that that collides with a recovery group that is absolutely ready and willing to come into employment, and so we’re that bridge. We’re that great place for them to come, gain that skillset, gain confidence and have this wonderful opportunity to get certification while moving forward in their recovery process.”
In the last 11 months, Fruits of Labor has expanded its business to three locations. The newest is situated on Neville Street in Beckley. Jordan says the grant will allow this location to grow in both its training and its service to the community.
“That funding helps to expand this facility, which is 12,000 square feet, to really outfit it properly for our training kitchen as well as our coffee shop to be able to employ while simultaneously training the most people that we can...”
One of these trainees is Sabrina Greaser. She has been an employee of Fruits and Labor for five months.
Greaser says the job has gotten her and others back on the right path.
“It’s given me the confidence, and it has helped me be able to have a career again. I lost my son four years ago in a car accident, and I kinda just lost myself, so Fruits of Labor has helped me get back on my feet, help me have confidence and help me, you know, pursue the career that I want to have.”
Like Greaser, Fruits of Labor has helped hundreds of people in their journey to recovery. The company also trains individuals out of its other locations in Alderson, Montgomery and Rainelle, West Virginia.
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Judge unseals additional portions of Mar-a-Lago affidavit
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge Tuesday unsealed additional portions of an FBI affidavit laying out the basis for a search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home, showing that agents earlier obtained a hard drive after issuing a subpoena for surveillance footage recorded inside Mar-a-Lago.
A heavily redacted version of the affidavit was made public last month, but the Justice Department requested permission to show more of it after lawyers for Trump revealed the existence of a June grand jury subpoena that sought video footage from cameras in the vicinity of the Mar-a-Lago storage room.
“Because those aspects of the grand jury’s investigation have now been publicly revealed, there is no longer any reason to keep them sealed (i.e. redacted) in the filings in this matter,” department lawyers wrote.
The newly visible portions of the FBI agent’s affidavit show that the FBI on June 24 subpoenaed for the records in June after a visit weeks earlier to Mar-a-Lago in which agents observed between 50 to 55 boxes of records in the storage room at the property. The Trump Organization provided a hard drive on July 6 in response to the subpoena, the affidavit says.
The footage could be an important piece of the investigation, including whether anyone has sought to obstruct the probe. The Justice Department has said in a separate filing that it has “developed evidence that government records were likely concealed and removed from the Storage Room and that efforts were likely taken to obstruct the government’s investigation.”
The Justice Department has been investigating the holding of top-secret information and other classified documents at Mar-a-Lago after Trump left the White House. FBI agents during their Aug. 8 search of the home and club said they recovered more than 11,000 documents, including over 100 with classification markings.
Separately Tuesday, the Justice Department again urged U.S. District Aileen Cannon to lift her hold on core aspects of the investigation. Cannon last week granted the Trump team’s request for an independent arbiter to review the seized documents and weed out from the investigation any records that may be covered by claims of executive or attorney-client privilege.
She also ordered the department to halt its review of the records pending any further court order or the completion of a report by the yet-to-be-named special master. The department urged Cannon last week to put her order on hold and told the judge Tuesday that its investigation would be harmed by a continued delay of its ability to scrutinize the classified documents.
“The government and the public unquestionably have an interest in the timely enforcement of criminal laws, particularly those involving the protection of highly sensitive information, and especially where, as here, there may have been efforts to obstruct its investigation,” the lawyers wrote.
The Trump team on Monday urged the judge to leave her order in place. His lawyers raised questions about the documents’ current classification status and noted that a president has absolute authority to declassify information, though it pointedly did not say that Trump had actually declassified anything.
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‘Just do the right thing’: Good Samaritan helps return nurse’s lost wallet
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF/Gray News) - A South Carolina man says he wanted to set an example for his daughter by returning a lost wallet to its rightful owner.
WMBF reports it was a typical afternoon for Forestbrook resident Terence Sessions and his daughter, Jayla Bellamy, before the father spotted a wallet in the middle of the road after getting gas on Sept. 11.
“I turned around, ran into the road and picked it up,” Sessions said.
Instead of leaving it or turning it in at the store, Sessions said he looked at the driver’s license address and took his daughter for a short car ride.
When the father and daughter duo got to the address, they went up to the door, and a Ring doorbell captured Sessions arriving at the home.
Sessions said he wanted to make sure the wallet was back with its owner, while showing his daughter how easy it was to do the right thing.
“It was kind of like a life lesson,” Sessions said. “Since her mom passed away, I’ve just been trying to teach her little simple things to do when she gets older so she can stick with it when she’s not around me.”
The wallet’s owner, a nurse, shared what happened in a social media post that has received a lot of attention. She said she was asleep when Sessions rang the doorbell and thanked him for his kindness.
Sessions said he was surprised by how many people have since contacted him, commending him for his actions.
“You know, no matter what color you are, no matter what, just do the right thing,” Sessions said. “One person is looking down from above, so it’s always good to teach my daughter to do the right thing.”
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