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To be auctioned on the property site, Truly Absolute to the highest bidder Without Reserve on October 29.
PROSPECT, Ky., Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DeCaro Auctions International is auctioning off a luxurious private retreat by the shores of the Ohio River in the suburbs of Louisville, Kentucky.
Completed in 2013, this 11,698 square foot stunning property sits on over four acres of land at 8501 Wolf Pen Branch Road in the coveted small city of Prospect, one of Kentucky's wealthiest communities.
This elegant Natural Timber Home features five beautiful bedrooms, eight bathrooms, a private in-ground infinity pool and spa, four attached garage spaces, and a two-car detached garage with loft storage. A separate guest house, complete with a kitchen opens to a creek rock patio with an outdoor fireplace.
Additional amenities include natural stone fireplaces which provide the perfect space to relax as the temperature cools down, a media and game room with a full bar for entertaining, and heated floors for the upmost comfort. Enjoy the stunning views of the property with multiple screened-in decks, patio, and porches.
"Located in the city of Prospect, often referred to as 'the Jewel of Kentucky,' this auction is an opportunity not to be missed," said Daniel DeCaro, President and Founder at DeCaro Auctions International. "Bring your best bid on Saturday, October 29th, and don't miss the chance to enjoy the upcoming holidays in this spectacular home."
With proximity to Churchill Downs, Nashville, and Cincinnati, amongst other popular U.S. cities, this retreat is perfect for equestrian lovers, those in the entertainment industry seeking a tranquil escape, athletes who are looking for an off-season property, and families looking for a beautiful new home.
The live, No Reserve, Truly Absolute Auction will take place at the property on Saturday, October 29, at 11:00 a.m. local time.
Private previews of the property are available every Saturday & Sunday until the auction from 1-4 p.m. with additional private showings during the week by appointment. Broker participation is invited, 2% co-broke.
To schedule a private preview, please call the offices of DeCaro Auctions International at 1.800.332.3767, or call the on-site DeCaro Property Hosts at 949.422.6599 or 949.246.2223 for an immediate appointment to preview the estate.
For more than 40 years, Daniel DeCaro has remained the foremost innovator and leader in the field of auctioning prestigious, luxury real estate assets. With an unmatched reputation of integrity and a legacy of proven effectiveness and success, DeCaro Auctions International pairs motivated sellers with astute agents and sophisticated buyers. For more details, visit www.DeCaroAuctions.com
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2022-10-12T16:02:05+00:00
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ksla.com
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https://www.ksla.com/prnewswire/2022/10/12/49m-luxury-private-retreat-louisville-suburb-set-october-absolute-auction/
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GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Ukrainian soccer star Oleksandr Zinchenko couldn’t hold back the tears as he tried to explain what it means to represent his country’s national team at this moment, with a spot at the World Cup within reach.
Ukraine is two games away from qualifying for the World Cup in Qatar, starting with a match against Scotland in Glasgow on Wednesday — which was postponed in March following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The winner at Hampden Park will play against Wales on Sunday in the decisive playoff.
“We want to give incredible emotions to the Ukrainian people because Ukrainians deserve it so much at this very moment,” Zinchenko, the Manchester City defender, said at a news conference. “Our mood, I would describe as a fighting mood, because everyone understands what is going on in Ukraine these days.”
Zinchenko put soccer in perspective, saying the one thing Ukrainians want is “to stop this war” but that those who could follow the game at home would do so.
“I’m pretty sure that all Ukraine who has this opportunity is going to watch us, and we are going to feel this support 100 percent,” he said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave his blessing for Ukraine’s players and coach Oleksandr Petrakov to leave their homeland to prepare for and play what they hope will be two games in Britain this week.
“Clearly it’s a very difficult task to prepare your team for the game when every single player is thinking about mothers, fathers, close relatives, family back home in Ukraine,” Petrakov said. “We use all sorts of methods, even jokes. We motivate people in a light manner. But clearly every player understands how huge the task is.”
While Zinchenko and nine others in the 26-man squad have continued playing for clubs outside Ukraine since the war started in February, the home-based players have not had a competitive game since December. The national league paused for a midwinter break and never resumed because of Russia’s invasion.
With officials from Scotland and Wales giving their consent for FIFA to postpone the playoffs, Ukraine got extra months to prepare to field a team.
“Firstly, I would like to extend my gratitude to the Scottish national team — to the coaching staff, players, to the whole Scottish people — who have provided Ukraine with this incredible help,” Zinchenko said.
A mutual respect is clear between the two teams ahead of the game.
“Nothing but good thoughts for them and good wishes for them — except during the game,” Scotland coach Steve Clarke said Tuesday. “Because obviously they want to go to Qatar and represent their country. But I’m desperate to go to Qatar with Scotland.”
The Scots and Welsh have their own historical motivation for denying Ukraine the last of the 13 European places at the World Cup. Scotland last went to the tournament 24 years ago and Wales has waited 64 years. Ukraine went to the 2006 World Cup and was a quarterfinalist.
Ukraine has prepared during a month-long training camp in the safety of Slovenia and players from its top clubs Shakhtar Donetsk and Dynamo Kyiv also toured Europe playing games to raise money to help defend Ukraine.
Clarke said Ukraine’s players find themselves in “an incredible situation. They will be ready for the game, no worries.”
He expects Scotland’s fans to respect Ukraine’s national anthem, even applaud it.
Zinchenko appreciated a publicity campaign to help Scottish fans learn the words of the Ukrainian song: “We have to be together, we have to fight Russian aggression, we have to defeat that evil.”
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More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports
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2022-06-01T19:18:24+00:00
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pahomepage.com
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https://www.pahomepage.com/sports/ukraine-star-zinchenko-in-tears-ahead-of-world-cup-playoff/
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Re: “Pope apologizes for ‘catastrophic’ school policy in Canada” [July 24, Nation & World]:
More than 350 similar Indigenous boarding schools existed in the U.S., including Washington. The time to begin healing that intergenerational trauma is now.
A proposed new bill, the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act, is supported by several members of Washington’s congressional delegation (H.R.5444) and Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell (S.2907). Please join me, my faith community and many others to demand elevation and action on this bill. You can do this as an individual or encourage your faith community or any organization to make this request.
The commission will study the historical trauma of Native American children who were forcibly removed from their homes between 1869 and the 1960s and placed in boarding schools. Our tribal neighbors were taught to reject their Native languages, cultures and spiritual practices. They continue to suffer multigenerational trauma caused by forced assimilation and cultural genocide.
These wrongs can never be made right. But we can start the truth, healing and reconciliation for all those affected as we work to right our relationship with our local tribal nations and neighbors.
Carla Main, Port Townsend
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2022-08-05T20:47:46+00:00
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seattletimes.com
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https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/indigenous-residential-schools-support-truth-and-healing-commission/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all
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A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week:
Consumer borrowing, monthly change, seasonally adjusted, billions of dollars:
Dec. 18.8
Jan. 20.1
Feb. 8.2
March 22.8
April 23.0
May (est.) 20.8
Source: FactSet
EYE ON INFLATION
The Labor Department releases its June snapshot of inflation at the consumer level Wednesday.
While inflation remains painfully high, it has been easing in recent months as the Federal Reserve has pressed its interest rate hiking campaign. Consumer prices rose just 4% in May from a year earlier, the lowest 12-month figure in over two years and well below April’s 4.9% annual increase. Economists project the index rose 3.1% in June from a year earlier, which would be the lowest annual increase since March 2021.
Consumer price index, annual percent change, not seasonally adjusted:
Jan. 6.4
Feb. 6.0
March 5.0
April 4.9
May 4.0
June (est.) 3.1
Source: FactSet
HIGH FLYER
Wall Street expects another solid quarterly report card from Delta Air Lines on Thursday.
Analysts predict the company’s second-quarter earnings and revenue increased sharply from a year earlier. In April, Delta reported a $363 million first-quarter loss, as higher spending on fuel and labor overshadowed a sharp rise in revenue. Investors will be watching for an update on how Delta’s bookings are faring during the traditionally busy summer travel season.
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2023-07-10T08:01:21+00:00
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washingtonpost.com
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/07/10/consumer-borrowing-consumer-price-index-delta-airlines/f2ba56a2-1ef0-11ee-8994-4b2d0b694a34_story.html
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CHIANG MAI, Thailand (AP) — Just a handful of Chinese visitors were posing for photos and basking in the sun this week in the market and plazas near Chiang Mai’s ancient Tha Phae Gate, one of many tourist hotspots still waiting for millions of Chinese travelers to return.
The beaches and temples of destinations like Bali and Chiang Mai are the busiest they have been since the pandemic struck three years ago, but they’re still relatively quiet.
Still, Chanatip Pansomboon, a soft drinks seller in the Chinatown district of Chiang Mai, a scenic riverside city in northern Thailand, was upbeat. He trusts that with the number of flights from China steadily increasing, it’s only a matter of time.
“If a lot of them can return, it will be great as they have buying power,” Chanatip said.
The expected resumption of group tours from China is likely to bring far more visitors. For now, it’s only individual travelers who can afford to pay, with flights costing more than triple what they normally do, who are venturing abroad.
This includes people like Chen Jiao Jiao, a doctor who was posing for pictures with her children in front of Tha Phae Gate’s red brick wall, escaping the damp chill of Shanghai to enjoy Chiang Mai’s warm sun and cool breezes on her first overseas vacation since the virus surfaced in China in early 2020.
“After three years of pandemic and a severe winter, now it’s opening up,” Chen said. “For we Chinese, the first choice is to visit Chiang Mai because the weather is warm and the people here are very warmhearted.”
In 2019, 1.2 million Chinese tourists visited Chiang Mai, generating 15 billion baht ($450 million) of tourism-related income, money sorely missed across the region as countries shut their borders to most travel.
Group tours are due to resume from Feb. 6, but the number of tourists who will come will depends on how many flights are operating, said Suladda Sarutilawan, director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s Chiang Mai office. She said the hope is for about 500,000-600,000 visitors from China this year.
Of course more Chinese would like to visit, said Li Wei, a businessman from Shanghai, as he visited the ancient wall with his extended family of seven.
“Since visas and flights are not back to normal yet, maybe tourists will come in the next three months,” Li said.
Far to the south, on the tropical Indonesian resort island of Bali, the shops and restaurants — some decorated with festive red lanterns and red and gold envelopes used for Lunar New Year cash presents — were still relatively empty.
Bali’s first post-pandemic direct flight from China arrived on Sunday, bringing 210 tourists from the southern city of Shenzhen who were greeted with garlands of marigolds and dance performances.
“Before COVID, we worked with travel agents who handled Chinese tourists who brought us guests from China everyday, but since they closed down there are far fewer guests,” said Made Sutarma, a seafood restaurant owner in Bali’s Jimbaran area.
After three long years of almost no customers, Nyoman Wisana, the general manager of a Chinese restaurant, said he was “very happy” to see Chinese tourists return.
Fewer than 23,000 Chinese tourists visited Bali from January-November of last year and only a quarter of the island’s 80 tour operators who mostly handle Chinese clients are operating, said Putu Winastra, chairman of the Bali Association of Indonesian Tours and Travel Agencies.
“Actually, we’re very concerned about this,” he said.
Indonesia is developing programs to attract more Chinese tourists, including exploring starting direct flights from major cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, he said.
Those who did visit this week seemed elated after enduring many months of strict pandemic controls that put international travel beyond the reach of almost all Chinese.
“I’m feeling fantastic since I haven’t gone abroad and haven’t come to Southeast Asia to spend my holidays for the last three years,” said Li Zhaolong, a tourist enjoying a day at the beach. “Bali is a very beautiful place so I’m very happy coming here.”
Closer to home, casinos in the gambling enclave of Macao and popular tourist spots in Hong Kong, a former British colony, drew bigger crowds than usual but were still empty compared to the days before COVID-19. Normally, places like Hong Kong’s scenic Ocean Park and Wong Tai Sin temple, with its Nine-Dragon Wall, would be packed with visitors from the Chinese mainland.
Leo Guo, who works in the travel industry, brought his wife, daughter, sister and parents for a week filled with visits to Hong Kong Disneyland, Victoria Peak and the skyline-studded harbor, and of course, shopping.
“For mainland Chinese, Hong Kong is a special city different from other Chinese cities,” said Lee. “It’s a top destination for us.”
Further afield in Australia, Sydney-based travel agent Eric Wang said the high cost of travel still appears to be keeping Chinese away even as Chinese airlines increase flights.
Chinese accounted for nearly a third of all tourism spending in Australia before the pandemic, with more than 1.4 million visiting in 2019. Australia, like Japan, the U.S. and some other countries, is requiring visitors coming from China to take COVID-19 tests before departure. But Wang, who works for CBT Holidays, a company specializing in travel to and from China, said he didn’t view that as a serious obstacle.
“It’s more about the airlines, because flights are not back to normal frequency yet so air fares are like five times more expensive,” he said.
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Kurtenbach contributed from Bangkok. Sigit Purwono in Bali, Rod McGuirk in Canberra, Alice Fung in Hong Kong and Edna Tarigan in Jakarta contributed.
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Find more of AP’s Asia-Pacific coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/asia-pacific
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2023-01-25T13:21:03+00:00
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wwlp.com
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https://www.wwlp.com/news/ap-international-news/ap-asia-travel-hotspots-quiet-as-chinese-tourists-stay-away/
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president posted a photo on his social media accounts Saturday showing what he said appeared to be a mythological woodland spirit similar to an elf.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador did not seem to be joking when he posted the photo of an “Aluxe,” a mischievous woodland spirit in Mayan folklore.
López Obrador wrote the photo “was taken three days ago by an engineer, it appears to be an aluxe,” adding “everything is mystical.”
The nighttime photo shows a tree with a branch forming what looks like a halo of hair, and what may be stars forming the figure’s eyes.
López Obrador has long expressed reverence for indigenous cultures and beliefs. Engineers and workers are in the Yucatan peninsula, constructing a tourist train that is the president’s pet project.
According to traditional Mayan belief, “Aluxes” are small, mischievous creatures that inhabit forests and fields and are prone to playing tricks on people, like hiding things. Some people leave small offerings to appease them.
The ancient Mayan civilization reached its height from 300 A.D. to 900 A.D. on the Yucatan Peninsula and in adjacent parts of Central America, but the Mayas’ descendants continue to live on the peninsula.
Many continue speaking the Mayan language and wearing traditional clothing, while also conserving traditional foods, crops, religion and medicine practices, despite the conquest of the region by the Spanish between 1527 and 1546.
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2023-02-26T01:28:42+00:00
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pahomepage.com
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https://www.pahomepage.com/news/weird-news/ap-mexican-president-posts-photo-of-what-he-claims-is-an-elf/
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Corte Madera Grand Opening to take place on Saturday, March 18, at 10:00 AM PDT
NEWARK, Calif., March 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lucid Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: LCID), setting new standards with the longest range, fastest charging electric car on the market, today announced the official opening of its latest Studio location in Corte Madera, CA. The new opening marks 35 Lucid Studio and service center locations in North America and 40 globally.
"We have been eager to open a location in the North Bay, an area known for its expansive natural beauty and commitment to acting on climate change," said Zak Edson, Vice President of Sales and Service, Lucid Group. "We look forward to welcoming the residents of the North Bay to the Studio in Corte Madera to experience industry-leading technology that underpins Lucid Air, allowing for zero tailpipe emissions without compromising performance."
Local residents are invited to visit the Lucid Studio on Saturday, March 18, beginning at 10:00 AM for the grand opening. Test drives are available during the grand opening and during regular business hours. Those interested are encouraged to contact Lucid Corte Madera to schedule a drive, or feel free to stop by and request a drive.
Customers can receive a $7,500 EV credit on the purchase of the award-winning Lucid Air. This limited time offer is available for select configurations of Lucid Air Touring and Air Grand Touring models ordered by March 31, 2023 and delivered by April 30, 2023.¹
Studio Experience
Every Lucid Studio offers a digitally oriented luxury experience tailored to each customer's preferences, whether they visit in-person, make inquiries entirely online, or combine the two. Lucid Studios allow customers to experience the brand and obtain information about its products in locations that underscore the company's unique design aesthetic.
Future Studio & Service Centers
Additional locations will continue to open as Lucid expands its presence in North America and globally. Customers can visit during normal business hours or can book a personal appointment by contacting the Lucid team at lucidmotors.com/contact. Customers may also start exploring their preferred Lucid Air through the "Design Yours" Configurator.
1Limited time offer for purchases of Lucid Air Touring and Air Grand Touring. Offer not applicable to vehicles with Stealth look, PurLuxe interior, or Metal roof. Cannot be combined with leasing incentives. Must place order by no later than March 31, 2023 and take delivery by no later than April 30, 2023. Offer available only in the US. Contact a Lucid Studio Advisor for additional information on vehicles available for quick delivery at 1(844) 367-7787 (toll free).
Lucid's mission is to inspire the adoption of sustainable energy by creating advanced technologies and the most captivating luxury electric vehicles centered around the human experience. The company's first car, Lucid Air, is a state-of-the-art luxury sedan with a California-inspired design that features luxurious full-size interior space in a mid-size exterior footprint. Lucid Air Grand Touring features an official EPA estimated 516 miles of range or 1,050 horsepower. Produced at Lucid's factory in Casa Grande, Arizona, deliveries of Lucid Air are currently underway to customers in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and the Middle East.
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2023-03-17T13:39:17+00:00
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wlox.com
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https://www.wlox.com/prnewswire/2023/03/17/lucid-opens-new-retail-studio-location-california-village-corte-madera-marin-county/
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Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) on Wednesday defended the GOP’s crop of midterm Senate nominees and pushed back on accusations that candidate quality was the reason for their downfall.
Scott, who led the Senate GOP’s campaign arm, lamented the party’s losses following Sen. Raphael Warnock’s (D-Ga.) victory over Republican Herschel Walker in the Georgia runoff on Tuesday. The race handed Democrats a 51-49 majority, marking a net gain for the party in power.
But he said the Republican Party had put forward strong candidates.
“I thought we could win. I thought we would win. I thought we were going to get the majority. All of this has been pretty disappointing,” Scott told The Hill. “We had good, quality candidates. … We had a lot of candidates who went through really tough primaries. We had 21 seats up, [Democrats] only had 14.”
“We were going up against incumbents. Incumbents can raise a lot more money,” Scott continued. “There’s always things that make it harder.”
Complaints about the quality of a number of the GOP’s Senate nominees burst into the open in August when Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) raised an issue that some others had already been grumbling about. Some Republicans voiced that same discontent on Wednesday.
Multiple Republican candidates, for instance, were pushed over the finish line in primaries by former President Trump but then hamstrung by poor general election fundraising that left them exposed against Democrats with significant financial advantages, including in Arizona and Georgia.
For others, personal issues and scandals appeared to hurt their efforts.
Walker was unable to overcome allegations of abuse against significant others and reports that he paid for at least one abortion for a former girlfriend. The former star running back was staunchly anti-abortion and was against exceptions.
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2022-12-07T20:21:40+00:00
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wcia.com
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https://www.wcia.com/hill-politics/rick-scott-defends-good-quality-senate-candidates-following-georgia-runoff-loss/
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A name paired with poker and Las Vegas lore now has a place on the neon-lit Strip following the rebranding of an iconic hotel with a memorable history at a crossroads shared with some of the most recognizable casinos in the world.
The Horseshoe Las Vegas Hotel & Casino and its corporate owner, Caesars Entertainment Corp., hosted ceremonies Friday to mark the name change from Bally’s Las Vegas, before it again hosts the upcoming 54th annual World Series of Poker.
“Not only are we excited for guests to experience the redesigned resort and its latest offerings, but we are also proud to reintroduce the historic gaming brand to Las Vegas,” Jason Gregorec, Horseshoe senior vice president and general manager, said in a statement.
The 2,800-room property once was the MGM Grand Hotel, where a historic fire in 1980 killed 87 people. It was Bally’s Las Vegas for 36 years.
Renovations and renaming harken back to Binion’s Horseshoe, a hotel and gambling hall in downtown’s “Glitter Gulch” where the World Series of Poker began.
It also puts the Horseshoe marquee across the street from the Bellagio and its fountains, Caesars Palace and its statues and the glittery Flamingo Las Vegas.
Jack Binion, 86, a former casino executive and member of the American Gaming Association and World Series of Poker halls of fame, was set to present a lucky horseshoe from his family’s ranch at an event also including “Jubilee!” costumes recalling the feathery Bally’s revue that ran for 35 years before closing in 2016.
The first World Series of Poker in 1970 was hosted by Binion’s father, former Texas gambler Benny Binion, as an invitation-only game at his downtown Horseshoe, a 366-room hotel he opened in 1951.
Jack Binion and his brother, Ted Binion, worked at the downtown property, now known as Binion’s Gambling Hall & Hotel and operated by the corporate owner of the neighboring Four Queens. Ted Binion’s death in 1998 sparked a sensational murder trial and eventual acquittal in 2004 of his ex-stripper, live-in girlfriend and her secret lover.
Harrah’s Entertainment acquired the poker tournament in 2004 and moved it to the Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino. A year later, Harrah’s bought Caesars Entertainment, which was purchased in 2020 by Eldorado Resorts, now called Caesars Entertainment Corp. Bally’s hotel-casino was part of that deal. The renaming began last year.
The tournament that made championship bracelets and Texas Hold ’em famous now runs for more than seven weeks. It drew nearly 200,000 players last year to Bally’s and the adjacent Paris Las Vegas and awarded almost $350 million in prizes. It is scheduled to start this year on May 30.
After it ends in July, officials said an 18-table poker room will offer tournament-style play year-round.
The 26-story hotel now named Horseshoe opened in late 1973 as the MGM Grand. It had 2,100 rooms and was one of the largest hotels in the world.
The deadly fire seven years later was one of the worst in U.S. history. It led to laws requiring fire safety and sprinkler systems in hotels and high-rises. The hotel was rebuilt and a second tower, adding 700 rooms, was completed in 1981.
Bally Manufacturing bought the property in 1986. MGM Grand Inc. moved a block down the Strip and opened the movie-themed MGM Grand Las Vegas resort in late 1993. That 30-floor property, with more than 5,000 rooms and emerald green exterior, opened as the largest hotel complex in the world.
The Bally’s name is still expected to remain on the Las Vegas Strip at the aging, nearly 1,500-room Tropicana resort, now owned by Rhode Island-based Bally’s Corp.
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2023-03-25T04:54:10+00:00
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seattletimes.com
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https://www.seattletimes.com/business/renamed-horseshoe-to-host-poker-world-series-on-vegas-strip/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_business
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Florida's Department of Education has rejected an Advanced Placement course covering African American Studies — saying the class indoctrinates students to "a political agenda."
"As submitted, the course is a vehicle for a political agenda and leaves large, ambiguous gaps that can be filled with additional ideological material, which we will not allow," said Bryan Griffin, Gov. Ron DeSantis' press secretary.
But scholars who were involved in creating the curriculum say that's far from the truth.
"There's nothing particularly ideological about the course except that we value the experiences of African people in the United States," Christopher Tinson, the chair of the African American Studies department at Saint Louis University, told NPR.
The course is the latest addition to the AP program, which helps high school students earn college credit. The class is currently undergoing a pilot phase. Sixty schools across the U.S. were participating in that trial run, including at least one high school in Florida. But state officials have taken issue with the possibility that the course would teach about Black Lives Matter and the reparations movement.
The state's rejection of the class comes as a wave of states attempt to censor the topics of race and sexual orientation in public schools.
DeSantis has been particularly combative on this issue. In 2022, he signed the "Stop WOKE" Act, which — among other things — sets limits on how race may be taught in classrooms.
What's in the course
The purpose of the class is to introduce students to the experiences and contributions of African Americans through a variety of lenses.
"We didn't want to just focus on slavery, although slavery is a part of it," Tinson said. "We wanted to give a comprehensive view of the culture, literature, historical development, political movements, social movements."
Tinson said the course will explore the origins of the African diaspora to Reconstruction, the Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights movement, and then some. It will also examine historical trailblazers like Valerie Thomas, a scientist who invented the illusion transmitter.
He is particularly excited for students to have a fuller grasp of the Haitian revolution, which Tinson argues tends to be underrepresented in history classes compared to the American and French revolutions despite being the most successful slave revolt in world history.
What's not in the course
Among the concerns that Florida officials have raised is whether the course will teach critical race theory, the legal framework that argues racism is not just the product of individual bias, but is embedded in legal systems and policies.
"Florida rejected an AP course filled with Critical Race Theory and other obvious violations of Florida law," Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. wrote on Twitter on Friday.
"We proudly require the teaching of African American history. We do not accept woke indoctrination masquerading as education," he added.
But Tinson denied accusations that the theory will be taught in the course. While the class will explore the issue of inequality, the framework itself is too advanced for high school students even in a college-level course, according to Tinson.
Precedent set by other classes
African American studies is not the first time that the AP program has offered a class on a community's history and culture. In fact, there are courses on European history, German history and culture, Chinese history and culture, and more.
As a result, there's a standard and format to how these curriculums are shaped to serve the best interest of students. The College Board told NPR that the African American studies course has been nearly a decade in the making.
"The reason why this is even an important area of study is because of the historical erasures from historical records in public schools of African experiences," Tinson said. "This is one small step to resolve that gap."
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
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2023-01-24T01:42:41+00:00
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kosu.org
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https://www.kosu.org/education/education/2023-01-22/florida-says-ap-class-teaches-critical-race-theory-heres-whats-really-in-the-course
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The House is preparing to vote this week on a Republican-backed bill that would clamp down on fraud in the nation’s unemployment insurance program, mere days after Rep. George Santos — a GOP lawmaker and a co-sponsor of the legislation — was indicted in federal court for allegedly bilking the benefits.
The Republican proposal seeks to empower government officials to recover funds stolen during the coronavirus pandemic, when criminals laid siege to historically generous federal jobless aid, contributing to an estimated $190 billion in taxpayer losses.
While Democrats share a desire to combat fraud, they largely oppose the GOP measure, arguing that it is likely to harm innocent Americans. The White House, meanwhile, has threatened to veto the proposal, which for weeks had not garnered much attention in a capital that finds itself enmeshed in a fiscal crisis.
But the optics shifted considerably this week, as GOP leaders set in motion a plan to deliver on their electoral promise to stop government waste — just as one of their own members faced new scrutiny for allegedly engaging in it.
On Wednesday, federal prosecutors took Santos into custody on a wide array of fraud charges, including allegations unsealed later that he improperly collected more than $24,000 in unemployment benefits in New York. The Justice Department alleged that Santos received the weekly aid despite having a job at the time, which would have made him ineligible for help. The congressman has pleaded not guilty.
Hours later, the situation resulted in some uncomfortable questions for GOP leaders, who largely stood by Santos, arguing that they would wait for a court to render a verdict before commenting on his fate. In doing so, top Republicans tried to sidestep the controversy by touting their work to target the very crime that prosecutors say the embattled congressman committed.
“There is a legal process. … He’s going to have to go through the legal process,” said House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.). “But we’re going to continue to work to root out fraud, and there’s lots of it.”
For now, the brewing House fight underscores a real challenge facing Washington in the years after it approved roughly $5 trillion to aid workers, families and businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. The historic tranche of aid helped rescue the economy from the worst crisis since the Great Depression, but it also emerged as a tempting target for waste, fraud and abuse, as The Washington Post found in The Covid Money Trail, a year-long investigation.
Some of the greatest theft targeted unemployment insurance. During the pandemic, Congress repeatedly boosted the amounts that out-of-work Americans could receive each week, while expanding the aid to cover a larger category of workers. But the series of new federal mandates ultimately proved costly and challenging for state governments, some of which long had suffered from poor funding, chronic understaffing and outdated technology — deficiencies made worse amid a crush of requests for help.
Over the first two years of the crisis, criminals exploited these vulnerabilities. In many cases, they used identities stolen from real Americans — from average workers to people in prison — to obtain weekly checks, The Post uncovered. In total, federal officials now believe fraud is largely responsible for more than $190 billion in unemployment-related overpayments, a category of misspending that includes sums paid by mistake to those who enrolled legitimately.
With Santos, prosecutors this week accused the congressman of having engaged in a “fraud scheme” dating back to the earliest days of the pandemic, before he was elected to office. The indictment, unsealed Wednesday, said he applied for jobless aid in New York around June 17, 2020, claiming to have been unemployed since that March. Each week, Santos repeatedly attested — as the program requires — that “he was unemployed, available to take on new work and eligible for benefits,” the Justice Department alleged.
But the indictment charged that Santos actually had been a regional director at a company that prosecutors obscured in the complaint as “investment firm #1,” describing it as a “Nevada corporation with its principal place of business in Melbourne, Florida.” In total, the government alleges that Santos collected $24,744 in unemployment benefits “based on a false application and false weekly certifications,” all the while collecting an annual salary of $120,000 from the investment firm.
Responding to the indictment, Santos described the charges at a news conference on Wednesday as part of a “witch hunt.” Asked specifically about allegations that he improperly collected unemployment insurance checks, the New York Republican said that he doesn’t “understand where the government is getting information,” adding that his “employment was changed” at the time.
Soon after his election to Congress, Santos became one of 35 co-sponsors on a GOP bill that aims to root out unemployment insurance fraud, according to federal records. On Tuesday, the same day that his charges became public, party lawmakers took the first steps in bringing the measure — known as the Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act — to the floor in the hopes of holding a vote later this week.
The proposal would empower states to pursue unemployment benefits that they erroneously paid to either criminals or innocent workers, while allowing them to use those funds for future fraud prevention. It also extends the statute of limitations for the government to bring criminal charges to 10 years from the current five years.
Appearing before the House Rules Committee on Tuesday, Rep. Jason T. Smith (R-Mo.), the chief sponsor of the bill, described the problem as the “largest theft of tax dollars in American history.” In doing so, he faulted Biden, claiming the president had “dropped the ball” after promising to pursue covid fraud during his State of the Union addresses this year and last.
The White House, however, threatened to veto the bill earlier this week, arguing it would “strip” states of “essential resources to fight fraud, combat identity theft, and recover overpayments, and would set back the goals of strengthening program integrity and combating systemic fraud.” While Republicans later tweaked the legislation, the Biden administration has maintained its support for the president’s own plan, which called for $1.6 billion and a host of new federal powers to pursue the theft of covid aid dollars.
House Democrats, meanwhile, said this week that the measure could result in hard-hit workers receiving surprise bills, since some of them may not have known they received erroneous checks while unemployed. Some states take steps to waive or forgive those amounts, since the mistakes are not the fault of aid recipients.
“In contrast, the Republican solution is to gut federal funding to fight fraud, to impose cruel surprise bills that harm innocent workers that were unemployed during the pandemic, and to weaken state unemployment systems,” said Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-Ill.), who testified in front of the panel.
Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), the top Democrat on the panel, later expressed his own “frustration” that Republicans were focusing on such legislation while what he said were more pressing issues — from a civil jury finding that former president Donald Trump was liable for sexual abuse, to the latest mass shootings — had been left unaddressed.
“On this same day, we find our your Republican colleague George Santos, if that’s his real name, has been criminally charged by the Department of Justice,” McGovern continued. “I will tell you objective observers watching what we are doing have to be scratching their heads saying, ‘What the hell is wrong with this place?’”
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2023-05-10T19:52:53+00:00
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washingtonpost.com
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/05/10/unemployement-fraud-santos/
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SEATTLE (AP) — An ambitious plan announced last week to return Lolita, a killer whale held captive for more than a half-century, to her home waters in Washington’s Puget Sound thrilled those who have long advocated for her to be freed from her tank at the Miami Seaquarium.
But it also called to mind the release of Keiko — the star of the movie “Free Willy” — more than two decades ago. Keiko’s return to his native Iceland vastly improved upon his life in a Mexico City tank, but he failed to adapt to the wild and died five years later.
He is the only orca released after long-term captivity.
Advocates say their experience with Keiko will inform how they plan for Lolita’s return. But they also stress the differences between their cases.
While they hope to bring Lolita — also known as Tokitae, or Toki — to a whale sanctuary among the Pacific Northwest’s many islands, she might never again swim freely with her endangered family, including the nearly century-old whale believed to be her mother.
Here’s a look at Tokitae’s story.
HOW DID TOKI WIND UP IN CAPTIVITY?
Native American tribes revere orcas, considering them their relatives.
White settlers had a different view. Fishermen reviled the “blackfish” as competition for salmon and sometimes shot them.
That began to change in 1965, when a man named Ted Griffin bought a killer whale that had been caught in a fisherman’s net in British Columbia and towed it to the Seattle waterfront. The whale — Namu — became a sensation.
Namu soon died from an infection, but Griffin had set off a craze for capturing the Pacific Northwest’s killer whales and training them to perform, as The Seattle Times recounted in a 2018 history. Griffin corralled dozens of orcas off Washington’s Whidbey Island in 1970. Several got caught and drowned when opponents cut the nets, intending to free them.
Many orcas remained nearby, declining to leave as their clan members were hauled out of the water. Among those kept was 4-year-old Tokitae, later sold to the Miami Seaquarium.
By the early 1970s, at least 13 Northwest orcas had been killed and 45 delivered to theme parks around the world; Toki is the only one still alive. The roundups reduced the Puget Sound resident population by about 40% and helped cause problems with inbreeding that imperil them today.
Outrage over the captures helped prompt the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972.
WHY BRING TOKI HOME?
Lolita, now 57, spent decades performing. Last year the Miami Seaquarium announced it would no longer feature her under an agreement with regulators. The 5,000-pound (2,267-kilogram) animal lives in a tank 80 feet by 35 feet (24 meters by 11 meters) and 20 feet (6 meters) deep.
Whales are intelligent, social creatures, and activists have long dreamed of returning Tokitae to her family.
The whale believed to be Toki’s mother is the matriarch of L-pod, one of three clans that make up the so-called southern resident killer whales, a genetically and socially distinct population that frequents the Salish Sea between Washington and British Columbia. There are 73 southern residents remaining.
Plans call for bringing Lolita to a netted whale sanctuary of about 15 acres (6 hectares). She would be released into an enclosure the size of a couple football fields within that sanctuary, where she would be under round-the-clock care.
“The first objective is to provide her the highest quality of life we can,” said Charles Vinick, a founder of the nonprofit Friends of Toki as well as executive director of the Whale Sanctuary Project. “Whether or not it becomes the dream of having her reunite with L-pod is something we have to rely on Lolita to show us.”
Because the southern residents are endangered, advocates would have to obtain additional permits if they ever wanted to return Toki fully to the wild. Advocates would likely have to show that introducing another aging whale to feed wouldn’t burden the population further.
With financial backing from Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, they have agreed to support Lolita long term, whether she’s reintroduced or not.
For Raynell Morris, an elder of the Lummi Indian Tribe in Washington and a board member of Friends of Toki, the whale’s return is fundamental.
“Until she’s returned to her family, our family is broken,” Morris said. “When she comes home, the web of life will be repaired and restored, and our people will be repaired and restored.”
HOW DO YOU MOVE A 2.5-TON WHALE?
When all the pieces are in place — which could take two years — Lolita will be placed on a stretcher. She’ll be lifted by crane into a tank placed on a truck, and the truck driven to a cargo plane.
She’ll be flown to Washington, loaded onto a barge, floated to the sanctuary, and lowered by crane into her new home.
Toki’s transportation tank will be filled with fresh water — salt water could ruin the plane in the event of a leak. Her caregivers will protect her skin with ointment.
Advocates will work with Washington’s Department of Natural Resources to pick the sanctuary site.
There, Toki can begin recovering the strength she might need to rejoin wild orcas, to relearn to hunt and to travel around 100 miles (161 kilometers) per day.
WHAT DID WE LEARN FROM KEIKO?
Keiko was about 2 when he was captured in 1979. He spent time in Iceland and Canada before being sold in 1985 to a theme park in Mexico City, where he lived in a tank filled with tapwater mixed with salt.
In 1993 he was featured in “Free Willy,” prompting a campaign by schoolchildren to get him released. A facility was built at the Oregon Coast Aquarium where the emaciated Keiko could recover before his return to Iceland.
Keiko gained about 1,000 pounds (453 kilograms) in his first year in Oregon.
Vinick, who helped manage Keiko’s return, noted that it was always designed as a reintroduction effort. Keiko was in his early 20s — still young for an orca — when he was brought to Iceland in 1998. To teach him to hunt, trainers would launch fish around his pen with a sling shot. Eventually they began escorting him on longer swims in the open ocean.
While Keiko would approach wild orcas at times, he would return to his trainers’ boat and generally sought out humans. He swam to Norway on his own — a journey of nearly 1,000 miles (1,609 km). But there again he was attracted to boats and people, and he died, apparently of pneumonia, at about age 27.
“We already knew how easy it is to capture whales,” Vinick said. “What we learned with Keiko is how difficult it is to put one back.”
Malene Simon of the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, who conducted a scientific review of Keiko’s release, said she was pessimistic about Lolita’s chances to learn to hunt after 52 years of being fed by humans.
Still, Tokitae has some advantages. She was slightly older when she was captured, so she would have been already learning to hunt, and she might have more memory of her family songs. Further, researchers know who her family is, unlike with Keiko.
“It’ll be therapeutic for her, and she’ll get healthier,” said Howard Garrett, president of the board of the advocacy group Orca Network. “This is a step toward righting a great wrong that humans have done.”
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2023-04-04T12:43:10+00:00
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qcnews.com
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https://www.qcnews.com/nexstar-media-wire/how-do-you-move-and-release-a-long-captive-orca-free-willy-star-offers-sad-lesson/
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — If you’re thinking of wiping down your kitchen with that bottle of Pine-Sol all-purpose cleaner under your sink — stop. It may contain bacteria that could cause serious illness in people with compromised immune systems.
The Clorox Company said Tuesday it has recalled its scented multi-surface cleaners and all-purpose cleaners. The recall doesn’t include its iconic original pine-scented Pine-Sol, which is its only product registered as a disinfectant.
The products recalled by the Oakland, California-based company also include scented CloroxPro Pine-Sol All Purpose Cleaners and Clorox Professional Pine-Sol Lemon Fresh Cleaners, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said in a statement.
The products “may contain bacteria, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa, an environmental organism found widely in soil and water,” the commission said.
“The bacteria can enter the body if inhaled, through the eyes, or through a break in the skin. People with healthy immune systems are usually not affected by the bacteria,” the commission said.
Testing identified bacteria in the recalled products produced between January 2021 and September 2022, the commission said. It said consumers should take pictures of the 12 digit UPC code and the date code, throw the product in its container in the trash, and contact the company for a refund.
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2022-10-26T12:11:34+00:00
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cbs42.com
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https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/ap-clorox-recalls-cleaning-products-that-may-contain-bacteria/
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Leading sales enablement platform ranks in highest tier of independent research firm's report with the top score in the content management and compliance criterion
WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Allego, the leading sales enablement platform provider, today announced its recognition as a leader in The Forrester Wave™: Sales Content Solutions (SCS), Q4 2022. According to the report, "Allego ticks the boxes for an engaging, compliant, readiness-plus-content platform. In two years, Allego has done an excellent job of reaching parity and — in some cases — leapfrogging the competition with the SCS component of its all-in-one sales enablement platform."
"At Allego, we're on a mission to help sales and other customer-facing professionals succeed by more effectively accessing, using, and sharing content and knowledge in a digitally-centric, hybrid world," said Yuchun Lee, CEO and co-founder of Allego. "Being recognized as a leader by Forrester reaffirms, in our opinion, our commitment to content management that wins both sellers and buyers."
Sellers in today's uncertain economic climate must be able to access the right sales content to support a highly complex and personalized B2B buying journey, versus using a one-size-fits-all approach. Organizations must also harvest and leverage agile peer-to-peer insights. To deliver on that mission, Allego's sales content management solution enables companies to create relevant and customized experiences to drive up both seller and buyer engagement.
One of the biggest challenges in content management is the lack of adoption. Quickly delivering value to sellers at their moment of need is key to Allego's high rates of adoption and proven seller success. The product allows companies to manage sales content efficiently while reducing costs and complexity, improve productivity via coaching and collaboration, build competency in virtual selling, and upskill employees rapidly.
The Forrester report examined 11 companies based on 33 criteria across three categories: current offerings, strategy, and market presence. Allego received the highest score possible in the following criteria: buyer engagement, work anywhere, buyer experience design, taxonomy management, permission management, approval workflows and version control, ratings, market approach, and execution roadmap.
"We've had tremendous success using Allego to manage our sales content. The platform not only allows us to organize and distribute material, but its ease of use and flexibility have also inspired new ways for our sales teams to create and share content, driving significant adoption," said Mike McGlothlin, EVP, Ash Brokerage. "Allego's unique approach has transformed how we use content across the organization and how our advisors can receive valuable information from Ash and deliver that content to clients."
This recognition by Forrester comes on the heels of Allego's inclusion in Forrester's Now Tech: Sales Enablement Automation, Q2 2022 Report and the 2022 Gartner Market Guide for Revenue Enablement Platforms.
To learn more about Allego's inclusion in The Forrester Wave™: Sales Content Solutions, Q4 2022 or to download a copy of the report, visit Allego.com.
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Allego provides a complete sales enablement platform with patented technology to help sellers win buyers. Our sales enablement, learning, content management, and conversation intelligence products accelerate performance for sales and other teams. Allego is a market leader approaching 1 million users across deployments in one quarter of Dow Jones Industrial Average companies, 5 of the 10 largest U.S. banks, 3 of the 5 largest U.S. insurance companies, 4 of the 5 largest global medical device companies, 6 of the 10 largest U.S. wealth management companies, 14 of the 20 largest U.S. asset management companies, and many other global enterprises. Learn more about sales enablement that wins sellers and buyers at Allego.com.
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2022-11-07T19:04:09+00:00
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kfyrtv.com
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https://www.kfyrtv.com/prnewswire/2022/11/07/allego-named-sales-content-solutions-leader-q4-2022-report/
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MAPLE PLAIN, Minn. (AP) — MAPLE PLAIN, Minn. (AP) — Proto Labs Inc. (PRLB) on Friday reported profit of $2.7 million in its first quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Maple Plain, Minnesota-based company said it had net income of 10 cents. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and non-recurring costs, came to 30 cents per share.
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2023-05-05T11:10:42+00:00
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seattlepi.com
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https://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/proto-labs-q1-earnings-snapshot-18080778.php
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ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play4 Day" game were:
2-6-5-8, WB: 5
(two, six, five, eight; WB: five)
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play4 Day" game were:
2-6-5-8, WB: 5
(two, six, five, eight; WB: five)
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2022-06-20T19:03:55+00:00
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lmtonline.com
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https://www.lmtonline.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Play4-Day-game-17253686.php
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After nearly three years of nearly nonstop talking about viruses and vaccinations, some people might be ready to tune out.
That would be a mistake, health experts say.
Amid warning signs of a potentially severe flu season ahead, those experts worry "vaccine fatigue" will keep people from getting their flu shot – and with it, a simple, safe way to protect themselves from life-threatening conditions, including heart attacks and strokes.
Australia, where winter is wrapping up, often serves as a crystal ball for influenza in the United States, and the signs are not good, said Dr. Martha Gulati, director of cardiovascular disease prevention in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles.
"The Southern Hemisphere had a bad flu season, and it came early," said Gulati, who co-wrote a 2021 review of research on the flu vaccine in people with cardiovascular disease in the Journal of the American Heart Association. "So we should be concerned that the exact same thing is going to happen here. That's why I'm specifically encouraging people to get their flu shot as early as possible."
September and October are indeed an ideal time, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC, American Heart Association and other health organizations advise annual vaccination for everyone six months of age and older, with rare exceptions.
But even before the pandemic, many people in the U.S. ignored such advice. In 2018-19, the last flu season unaffected by COVID-19, only about 63% of children and 45% of adults were vaccinated, according to the CDC.
The root of the problem is misinformation about vaccine safety, which also predates COVID-19, said Amelia Boehme, an assistant professor of epidemiology in the division of neurology clinical outcomes research and population sciences at Columbia University in New York City. She said politicization of the COVID-19 vaccines amplified those unfounded fears.
That has led to more discussion, which promotes more fatigue, she said. "People are tired of hearing about how it's safe. People are tired about hearing about studies on COVID outcomes."
She's heard people and read studies suggesting that fatigue about vaccines also stems from exhaustion with the pandemic itself. She understands.
"We all are tired of the pandemic," Boehme said. "We all wish it was over. But wishing it was over does not mean it is over."
The flu vaccine has always been a tough sell, she said. The idea that it is not 100% effective at stopping the flu, and that you need to take it yearly, doesn't sit well with some people, "and there have always been thoughts surrounding, 'Well, the flu is not that bad.'"
But it is serious. Between 2010 and 2020, the flu killed between 12,000 and 52,000 people annually. The CDC says flu can lead to bacterial pneumonia, ear infections, sinus infections and worsening of chronic medical conditions such as asthma, diabetes and congestive heart failure. A 2018 study found that the risk of having a heart attack was six times higher within a week of a flu infection.
A flu vaccine's effectiveness at preventing infection varies from year to year, as the formula changes to keep up with mutations in the virus. But vaccination lowers the odds you'll get seriously ill. According to the CDC, vaccination is associated with a 26% lower risk of ICU admission and a 31% lower risk of dying from the flu.
The CDC estimates that during the 2019-20 flu season, flu vaccinations prevented 38 million flu cases, 400,000 hospitalizations and 22,000 deaths.
Benefits from vaccination don't end with the flu itself, Boehme said. Research, including her own, has highlighted how the flu vaccine helps protect against heart attack, stroke and deaths related to heart disease.
The cumulative effects of being vaccinated year after year add up, Boehme said. "If a person has been vaccinated for influenza 10 years in a row, they have more protection over influenza in the next year than someone who had only been vaccinated for two years."
Given the benefits, it's no surprise that Gulati emphasizes the flu vaccine's safety and importance to her patients.
"The biggest reason that people tell me they don't want it is they're convinced it will make them sick," she said. But flu shots can't give you the flu, she tells them. She reassures them that side effects – which can include arm soreness from the shot, headache, fever or nausea – are usually mild and go away on their own. For people who are worried about how they'll feel afterward, she recommends taking acetaminophen ahead of time.
She'll encourage them well into the flu season, because getting a shot late is better than never.
Gulati and other doctors also recommend getting a new COVID-19 booster that targets the now dominant omicron subvariants of the coronavirus. COVID-19 has become one of the nation's leading causes of death and can cause a variety of problems, including heart inflammation, heart attack, stroke and blood clots in the legs or lungs.
But the flu and COVID-19 vaccines help protect both the vaccinated person and those around them by limiting the spread of the viruses. The CDC says it's safe to get both vaccinations at the same time. This year, higher-dose formulations of the flu vaccine have been approved for people 65 and older.
Health care workers could do more to promote flu vaccinations, Gulati said. A 2021 survey by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases found that less than half of health care professionals recommend annual flu shots for most of their patients with chronic health conditions.
"Everyone should be bringing this up with their patients, but particularly, those who take care of patients with chronic diseases must do better," she said.
Boehme urges people to not let their frustration with the pandemic cloud their thinking about the importance of all kinds of vaccinations. "Discussions around vaccines are necessary for public health," she said. "And especially as we're seeing polio reemerge, and monkeypox, we'll be seeing discussions about other vaccines."
Gulati is grateful to be able to have such discussions, though. "I think if somebody approached me and said, 'Oh, I'm sick of talking about vaccines,' I would say, 'How lucky are we to live in an era where we have so much modern medicine and technology that has helped protect us?'"
But she added, "Of course I'm biased. Because I see the sickest people, when they don't get vaccinated, and what the consequences are."
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2022-09-23T15:56:32+00:00
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ourmidland.com
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https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/How-to-keep-vaccine-fatigue-from-getting-in-the-17461993.php
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BOSTON (AP) — Rhapsody Stiggers has been dancing since she was 2, but the 20-year-old college junior has never taken a dance class quite as challenging as the one she’s in now.
She is one of 38 students at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee enrolled in the first for-credit college dance class taught by the Radio City Rockettes, the precision dance team famous for its annual high-kicking “Christmas Spectacular,” seen by more than 69 million people since 1933.
The class, taught by a current Rockette, focuses on their meticulously precise technique, based on tap, ballet and jazz, in which the dancers move and kick in perfect synchronicity. The course also teaches strength training, choreography and lessons that can be applied to pretty much any dance genre.
“What’s unique about this class is the level of technicality,” said Stiggers, originally from St. Paul, Minnesota. She said she’s skilled in ballet, modern, jazz, salsa, West African and improvisation, but “no other style of dance really emphasizes the precision of every single body part.”
“Like the Rockettes, we have to know exactly where our eye is, or where they’re pointing, or where the fingers are pointing, or how extended they are. So in that sense it is more difficult than other styles that I have done in the past,” she said.
It’s one of the most popular dance classes this semester at the performing arts school founded in 1867. Slots filled up fast and though enrollment was originally capped at 30, there were 38 students ultimately allowed in, said Mila Thigpen, chair of dance at the conservatory.
Their instructor is Amarisa LeBar, who has been a Rockette for about five years. LeBar, 25, of Iselin, New Jersey, started teaching at her mother’s dance studio at 16, but finds sharing the Rockettes’ style with college students definitely more intense.
“Teaching on a Rockette level is completely different and is a lot more difficult to do because we really tune into the perfection of our movement,” LeBar said.
The students also get a sense of the teamwork Rockettes develop while rehearsing six hours per day, six days a week.
“So to be a Rockette, first off you have to have a love of wanting to work together as a team,” said Julie Branam, director and choreographer of the “Christmas Spectacular.” She started as a dancer 36 years ago.
“Sometimes it can be very tedious,” Branam said. “We’re checking what 36 people do in that line over and over again, to say ‘Is you’re head at the same angle? Is you arm at the same height?’ So it’s the willingness of wanting to work as one to make the effort of the 36 look beautiful.”
The college-level class is an extension of the Rockettes’ dancer development program, which includes invitation-only summer training for promising dancers. The partnership is a natural, Thigpen said.
“We have very similar core values,” she said. “Both the Rockettes and the Boston Conservatory at Berklee have a very long history, and as much as we have to celebrate in our history, we also are both thinking about how we evolve and push both dance education and the profession of dance.”
Stiggers has been so inspired that she may audition for the Rockettes someday.
“It’s a just fun thing to strive for,” she said. “If I don’t apply or get in, it’s still useful knowledge that I’ve learned that can carry on into the rest of my career.”
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This story has been updated to correct that Julie Branam started as a dancer with the Rockettes 36 years ago, not 26.
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2023-02-11T04:33:00+00:00
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kdvr.com
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https://kdvr.com/news/entertainment/ap-entertainment/ap-dance-like-a-rockette-college-students-take-unique-class/
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PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — The habitat stamp that’s now required of most people age 18 and older who hunt or fish in South Dakota has brought in more than $9.2 million during its first two years.
That’s what state lawmakers heard Wednesday during a presentation by the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department to the Legislature’s Government Operations and Audit Committee.
But several legislators focused more on the bottom line. They wanted to know why only $3.8 million had been spent for land and water improvement projects so far, leaving a nearly $4.5 million balance.
“What are you waiting for?” asked Representative Linda Duba, a Sioux Falls Democrat.
State Wildlife Division director Tom Kirschenmann said projects generally are conducted on contracts that can span multiple budget years. He said other factors have been weather conditions and the department’s limited staff.
“We just don’t have the ability to zero it out in a given year,” Kirschenmann said.
He later showed the lawmakers maps with scores of completed projects, along with $3.2 million of land projects and $4.2 million of aquatic projects that are either planned or in progress.
The balance will be drawn down in a year or two, according to Kirschenmann.
Representative Randy Gross, the Elkton Republican who chairs the panel, asked whether the department intended “philosophically” to build a reserve.
No, answered Kirschenmann, “We want those dollars to go on the ground and be used.” He showed a six-page list of what’s been done so far.
Reprresentative Chris Karr, a Sioux Falls Republican, quizzed Kirschenmann about whether these projects were happening before the Legislature approved the habitat stamp in 2020.
Kirschenmann said some that are similar were, and some of the new ones were on lists for future work, but the department budget couldn’t afford to do so many.
Karr requested that the department present a broader view that brings in a historical perspective. Kirschenmann said the projects “go above and beyond” what was previously happening.
State law says the department shall use the habitat-stamp money “for the purposes of enhancing terrestrial habitat on public lands, providing additional public access to private lands and aquatic habitat enhancements on public waters.” The department can’t use the money to purchase property.
Kirschenmann said some of the habitat-stamp money has started going toward the department’s Conservation Enhancement Reserve Program (CREP) that operates in the James River Valley. In exchange for public access to the ground, the state program pays extra to landowners who already have enrolled acres in the federal Conservation Reserve Program.
Kirschenmann said he’d heard of a “few” landowners who decided against CREP specifically because of the public-access requirement.
The habitat-stamp revenues will eventually provide $1.5 million atop the $3 million that already is allotted to CREP, with a goal of 100,000 acres in the James River area through east-central South Dakota. Kirschenmann distributed a handout showing three pages of new CREP contracts with landowners from habitat-stamp funds.
He said CREP will expand sometime this winter into the Big Sioux River valley, from north of Watertown to Sioux Falls, with a goal of 25,000 acres.
Karr, a co-chair of the Appropriations Committee that assembles state government’s budget each year, asked for a chart that reflected the CREP plans, so that he could see how much was left for the one-time projects.
Senator Jean Hunhoff, the Yankton Republican who’s the other co-chair of Appropriations, suggested that Kirschenmann also show the GOAC panel information on other environmental projects, such as the Big Sioux River clean-up that the state Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources has under way.
“I’d like to see a big picture,” Hunhoff said. “Just food for thought.”
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2022-09-14T22:56:57+00:00
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Which doughnut makers are best?
There are few better smells than the aroma of fresh, hot doughnuts, but the ones you pick up at the bakery have usually cooled off before you get them home. The only sure way to get great-smelling hot doughnuts is to mix your own batter, pour it into your doughnut maker and press the button. You get to bite into a hot, fresh one in just minutes, all the while filling your kitchen with that great doughnut smell.
What is a doughnut maker?
A doughnut maker is a small countertop home appliance that looks like a cross between a waffle maker, sandwich toaster and a clamshell with a handle. Home chefs pour liquid batter into the molds on the base plate and close the top to bake small doughnuts complete with the hole in the middle. The doughnuts you make with one of these clever gadgets are baked, so they are healthier than deep-fried doughnuts from the store.
How many doughnuts do they make at once?
Some machines make as few as three doughnuts, while others make a dozen at one time. Most models make six or seven at once.
How big are the doughnuts?
Small countertop machines are designed to make mini doughnuts that usually range from 2 to 4 inches in diameter. Their small size is why they bake so quickly.
Do all doughnut makers make only doughnuts?
The machine’s hinged clamshell design means you can bake any sweet or savory batter that pours between the cooking plates to make waffles, eggs and more.
What is a griddle plate?
Every doughnut maker has two griddle plates. These are metal cooking surfaces that bake both sides of your doughnut at once. The best ones have nonstick coatings and are easily removable for serving and cleaning.
Are doughnut makers hot to the touch?
Most doughnut makers wrap their interior heating elements in insulation to keep exteriors cool to the touch. Plastic shells are cooler than metal ones.
Do doughnut makers have adjustable times and temperatures?
Some doughnut makers are simple plug-and-play appliances with preset cooking times and temperatures for consistent no-fuss baking. A few include controls so you can fine-tune your cooking process.
What you need to buy for your doughnut maker
Checkered Chef Set of Two 8-inch by 11-inch Stainless Steel Cooling Racks
The grid squares are ideally spaced for cooling, and the raised feet hold the rack just above the counter so the air flows underneath. They’re safe to run through the dishwasher too.
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KitchenAid Ribbed Soft Silicone Oven Mitt Set
Choose from 15 different colors of these waterproof, slip-resistant and generously sized oven mitts with insulated polyester linings and 100% cotton cuffs.
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Hotec Silicone Pastry Brushes Set of 5
Buy these premium food-grade silicone brushes to lightly baste the griddle plates of your doughnut machine, and you can use them when grilling and baking too. This set of five brushes has stainless steel cores inside for support and durability.
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Little Big Farm Apple Cider Donut Mix
This 1.1-pound packet is filled with batter mix that has no artificial ingredients, flavors or colors. Just add your own egg, butter and milk.
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You get a syringe that holds a half-cup of icing or frosting. You can use the eight frosting tips to create special effects on the outside and add fillings on the inside. All you need to do is press the plunger and the icing comes out.
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Miss Jones Organic Buttercream Frosting
This container with a resealable lid contains 11 ounces of sweet, creamy frosting whipped without oils, trans fats or artificial colors or flavors.
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Manvscakes Rainbow Sprinkle Mix
You get 8 ounces of colorful and festive sprinkles in a mix of shapes perfect for decorating your doughnuts and other pastries.
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Doughnut makers under $25
This little 760-watt machine has a circular grid that makes seven 3-inch doughnuts at once, and it comes with a recipe guide. The nonstick surface makes for easy release and cleanup, and the light tells you when your machine is ready to bake.
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Sometimes you want only a few doughnuts. This bright yellow doughnut maker makes four hot, fresh doughnuts at a time. It has nonstick baking plates, a latching handle, nonskid rubber feet and a convenient cord wrap.
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Make seven doughnuts at once in one to two minutes. This machine is 10.6 inches wide, and it has a nonstick cooking surface, housing that’s cool to the touch and skid-resistant feet. It has 750 watts of power and a ready light too.
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Doughnut makers $25-$40
Betty Crocker Non-Stick Mini Donut Maker
This hot pink doughnut maker will stand out on your kitchen counter. It comes with a spatula and piping bag with assorted nozzles for all your doughnut decorating needs. This 1-pound, 1,000-watt machine bakes seven small doughnuts at once on nonstick surfaces.
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Health and Home 3 with Interchangeable Baking Plates for Donuts, Waffles and Eggettes
You can make six doughnuts per batch, or you can swap out the griddle plates and make waffles and eggettes (egg waffles). The nonstick coating is easy to clean and dishwasher-safe, and the anti-scald handles make it safe to carry and store.
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Vonshef Electric Mini Donut Snack Machine
The ultra-fast heating process on this machine lets you make 12 doughnuts quickly. The handle stays cool to the touch, and the automatic temperature control delivers a dozen perfect mini doughnuts every time.
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Special doughnut makers
If you love doughnut holes and cake pops, this is the machine for you. You can make 12 doughnut holes in just four minutes with this little 3-pound machine that has cool-touch handles and nonstick cooking surfaces.
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Kunghei Commercial Electric Donut Maker
If you have a large household or are preparing a big batch of doughnuts for school, church or the soccer team, this stainless steel and aluminum machine bakes from both sides with an adjustable temperature switch and timer. The drip pan makes for easy cleaning, and the side air vents dissipate the heat.
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2022-07-27T23:30:08+00:00
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Cruise, a self-driving technology company majority owned by General Motors, will expand its fledgling robot taxi service to two more U.S. cities before 2022 is out, CEO Kyle Vogt said Monday during a Goldman Sachs conference, Reuters has reported.
Cruise’s taxi service currently operates in San Francisco, where the company is headed, but will expand to Austin and Phoenix later this year, Vogt said. Phoenix is where Alphabet’s rival Waymo self-driving technology company has been operating a service for the past three years.
Vogt also said he expects Cruise to earn $1 billion in revenues as early as 2025, though that’s still about half what GM annually invests in the company, according to Reuters.
Cruise has been offering rides to the public in San Francisco since February and was granted permission to start charging for rides in June, though the service is limited to between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. The taxis are also limited to 30 mph and cover only certain parts of the city. Cruise’s service will also be rolled out in a limited fashion in Austin and Phoenix, Vogt said.
Cruise has about 70 of the taxis in operation in San Francisco but is on track to double or even triple the number by the end of the year. The taxis are based on the Chevrolet Bolt EV, though Cruise plans to eventually add a dedicated vehicle known as the Origin.
It hasn’t been all smooth sailing for Cruise. One of its taxis was involved in a crash in June, resulting in minor injuries. The company later recalled its fleet and made updates to the software.
Cruise’s self-driving system ranks at Level 4 on the SAE scale of self-driving capability, as it is limited in areas in which it operate. The final goal is Level 5, where a self-driving car is able to operate at the same level as a human. While Level 5 might be a decade or more away, companies are already offering commercial services involving Level 4 cars. The Waymo One service has been running successfully in Phoenix for the past three years and is currently testing in San Francisco, and China’s Baidu continues to expand its Apollo Go service in Chinese cities.
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2022-09-14T11:28:22+00:00
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https://www.pahomepage.com/automotive/internet-brands/cruise-robot-taxi-service-to-expand-to-austin-phoenix-in-2022/
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Trip.com Group CEO attends global forum as a key travel and tourism industry leader
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading online global travel service provider, Trip.com Group, is driving the ongoing recovery of travel at the prestigious World Economic Forum (WEF). Trip.com Group Chief Executive Officer, Jane Sun, attended the in-person forum held in Davos, Switzerland that brings together leaders from government, business, and civil society to address the state of the world and discuss priorities for the year ahead.
At the Forum, Ms. Sun participated in the public session, China's Next Chapter, where she shared her views on the promising future of the mainland Chinese market - a top issue for the travel and tourism industry as border entry restrictions for mainland China were lifted earlier this month – as well as held meetings with counterparts and other participants. Ms. Sun spoke alongside esteemed individuals such as Kevin Rudd, President and Chief Executive Officer, Asia Society, Marcos Troyjo, President, New Development Bank (NDB) and Nicolas Aguzin, CEO, HKEX, among others.
Following the event, Ms. Sun, said: "This unique forum provides the perfect opportunity for Trip.com Group to reach out to world leaders, from across the public and private sectors, to meet and discuss the crucial role travel and tourism plays in the global economy.
"As one of the world's leading online travel service providers, we are eager to engage with industry leaders to focus on the revival of the travel and tourism industry - a critical element in the global economy – and the need to build a safer, cleaner and more inclusive environment for all."
"The global travel and tourism sector supports jobs, education, healthcare, trade and most importantly the movement of people. It is therefore crucial to develop a platform for future growth which relies on sustainability, connections and digital innovation. We are actively supporting the regrowth of global travel flows and, with the removal of border restrictions, are eager to welcome travellers to visit China."
The return of Chinese travelers is expected to be a major boost to international travel and tourism and could lead to record-breaking growth in the Asia-Pacific region.
Since the announcement of the removal of border entry restrictions on 26 December 2022, Trip.com Group has subsequently seen a huge increase in searches and the volume of travel bookings.
Flight bookings and destination search trends
On Trip.com Group's leading Chinese language platform, Ctrip, between 26 December 2022 and 5 January 2023, search interest for outbound flights from mainland China increased by 83% compared to the two-week period prior, with outbound flight bookings increasing by 59% over the same period.
On 27 December 2022, the day following the announcement, bookings for outbound flights from Singapore to mainland China jumped by 310% in just a day.
According to Ctrip data, from January 1 to January 10, 2023, cross-border air ticket searches increased by 229% year-on-year, whilst the order volume increased by 289% year-on-year. Bookings show the most popular cross-border destinations include: Macau, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Australia, Singapore, the United States, Malaysia, the United Kingdom, and Indonesia
The forthcoming Lunar New Year will also be the first following the liberalisation of border policies, with overseas destinations welcoming the first wave of returning Chinese tourists. Analysis of Ctrip data shows overseas travel for the seven-day Lunar New Year holiday surged by 540% compared to last year's Spring Festival; and the average cost of bookings has risen by 32% year-on-year.
About Trip.com Group
Trip.com Group is a leading global travel service provider comprising of Trip.com, Ctrip, Skyscanner, and Qunar. Across its platforms, Trip.com Group helps travellers around the world make informed and cost-effective bookings for travel products and services and enables partners to connect their offerings with users through the aggregation of comprehensive travel-related content and resources, and an advanced transaction platform consisting of apps, websites and 24/7 customer service centres. Founded in 1999 and listed on NASDAQ in 2003 and HKEX in 2021, Trip.com Group has become one of the best-known travel groups in the world, with the mission "to pursue the perfect trip for a better world". Find out more about Trip.com Group here: group.trip.com.
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2023-01-17T11:31:25+00:00
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Pioneering restaurant partners with premier wine maker to offer a sustainable and premium wine experience
DALLAS, May 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sixty Vines, the renowned restaurant collection celebrated for its commitment to sustainability through wine on tap and vineyard-inspired dishes, has partnered with Ridge Vineyards, an iconic producer of premium wines, to launch an unprecedented collaboration. The two companies will revolutionize the industry by debuting Ridge's Three Valleys Red Zinfandel on tap, a first for the winemaker and an exclusive at Sixty Vines locations across the United States.
With a storied history as a trailblazer in California winemaking, Ridge Vineyards is no stranger to innovation. The decision to keg this wine is a natural extension of their unwavering commitment to sustainability and their passion for quality. Ridge Vineyards chose to keg their world-class wines exclusively with Sixty Vines to introduce their wines to a wider audience and solidify their commitment to sustainable winemaking.
"We take the quality and sustainability of our wines very seriously at Ridge which is why we spent more than two years building a meaningful relationship with Sixty Vines and Free Flow to ensure our wines could be kegged and served at our highest standards," said John Olney, Head Winemaker of Ridge Vineyards. "We're proud to serve our Three Valleys Zinfandel on tap at Sixty Vines and look forward to future collaborations. It's an exciting step for Ridge."
For over six decades, Ridge Vineyards has consistently produced some of California's most exceptional wines, including their famed 1971 Monte Bello which placed fifth in the iconic Judgement of Paris Tasting in 1976, outshining all but one other California Cabernet. And in a momentous 30th anniversary rematch of the same wines, Ridge Vineyards' Monte Bello took first place, cementing the winery's reputation as a true pioneer and leader in the wine industry.
"Our commitment to innovation and sustainability is central to our mission, and partnering with Ridge Vineyards is a natural extension of that philosophy," said Jeff Carcara, CEO of Sixty Vines. "Ridge shares our passion for serving the highest quality wines while prioritizing eco-friendliness. This partnership reinforces our belief that the finest wines can and should be served via keg which is a big step in reimagining wine culture, and we're thrilled to bring Ridge Vineyards' exceptional wines to our guests."
An innovative restaurant brand with a commitment to sustainability, each Sixty Vines location has a 60-tap wine system that creates an eco-friendly approach to wine service and offers the closest "from the barrel" tasting experience in hospitality. Wine in keg, the base of the tap program, results in less packaging and less waste for the environment, as one keg holds 26 wine bottles and 1,500 over its refillable lifetime. It eliminates mounds of glass bottles, labels, corks, foil, and shipping supplies that accompany traditional wine bottles. By using kegs and reusable bottles, Sixty Vines is saving the planet, one sip at a time!
For more information about Sixty Vines, visit sixtyvines.com.
About Sixty Vines
Often referred to as "the wine lover's restaurant," Sixty Vines is a globally inspired and seasonally sourced restaurant that transports your senses to some of the best wine regions in the world. Sixty Vines' innovative and eco-friendly wine on tap program provides guests with the closest 'from the barrel' tasting experience. Sixty Vines has seven restaurants in Plano, Dallas, Houston, and The Woodlands, Texas; Winter Park and Boca Raton, Florida; and Nashville, Tennessee. To learn more, visit sixtyvines.com. To learn more, visit www.sixtyvines.com.
About Ridge
In 1962, Ridge made its first Monte Bello, and two years later its first Zinfandel. Since that time, Ridge has championed single-vineyard winemaking, searching California for those rare and exceptional vineyards where climate, soil, and variety are ideally matched.
At Ridge, we call our approach to winemaking "pre-industrial." We believe that for anyone attempting to make fine wine, modern additives and industrial processing limit true quality. Relying on the natural yeast, we let the terroir define the wine and make our winemaking decisions based upon taste, not a recipe.
We believe in transparency and as a result, we include a list of ingredients on every wine we make. We are committed to sustainability and organic farming, and we are the largest grower of organically certified grapes in Sonoma County and the Santa Cruz Mountains appellation.
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2023-05-03T13:57:36+00:00
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The 12 months since the chaotic end to the U.S. war in Afghanistan haven’t been easy for Joe Biden.
The new president was flying high early in the summer of 2021, the American electorate largely approving of Biden’s performance and giving him high marks for his handling of the economy and the coronavirus pandemic.
But come August, the messy U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan seemed to mark the start of things going sideways for him.
It was a disquieting bookend to the 20-year American war: the U.S.-backed Afghan government collapsed, a grisly bombing killed 13 U.S. troops and 170 others, and thousands of desperate Afghans descended on Kabul’s airport in search of a way out before the final U.S. cargo planes departed over the Hindu Kush.
The disastrous drawdown was, at the time, the biggest crisis that the relatively new administration had faced. It left sharp questions about Biden and his team’s competence and experience — the twin pillars central to his campaign for the White House.
As the one-year anniversary of the end of the Afghan war nears, the episode — a turning point in Biden’s presidency — continues to resonate as he struggles to shake dismal polling numbers and lift American confidence in his administration ahead of November’s critical midterm elections.
“It was a pivotal moment that he hasn’t ever really recovered from,” said Christopher Borick, director of the Institute of Public Opinion at Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania. “Things were going really well in terms of how voters viewed him in terms of bringing stability to the economy and how the government addressed the pandemic, issues that are higher priorities to the American electorate than the war in Afghanistan. But Afghanistan cracked that image of competency, and he hasn’t ever really been able to repair it.”
The Afghanistan debacle was just the start of a series of crises for Biden.
As Biden was still dealing with fallout from the Afghan withdrawal last summer, COVID-19 cases began spiking again. Layered over that in coming were months were strains on the economy caused by inflation, labor shortages and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The sum of it left Americans weary.
In the weeks before Afghanistan went sideways, Biden was riding high. His approval rating stood at 59% in a July 2021 poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. An AP-NORC poll conducted last month put his rating at 36%.
White House officials and Biden allies hope the president is now at another turning point — this one in his favor.
The administration has recently racked up high-profile wins on Capitol Hill, including passage of the $280 billion CHIPS and Science Act designed to boost the U.S. semiconductor industry. Congress also passed a program to treat veterans who may have been exposed to toxic substances from burning trash pits on U.S. military bases.
And over the weekend the White House sealed the deal on far-reaching legislation addressing health care and climate change that also raises taxes on high earners and large corporations, a package the administration says will also help mitigate the impact of high inflation.
The legislative victories followed Biden ordering the CIA drone strike in Kabul that killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri, who along with Osama bin Laden masterminded the 9/11 attacks. Biden says the operation validates the decision to withdraw from Afghanistan.
“I made the decision to end America’s longest war … and that we’d be able to protect America and root out terrorism in Afghanistan or anywhere in the world,” Biden told a Democratic National Committee virtual rally last week. “And that’s exactly what we did.”
Biden had other big legislative wins after the Afghanistan debacle.
In November, he signed into law a $1 trillion infrastructure deal to fund rebuilding of roads, bridges and other big projects In April, the Senate confirmed Biden’s history-making U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Jackson Brown, who became the first Black woman to serve on the high court. And in June, Biden notched another win as Congress passed the most significant changes to gun laws in nearly 30 years.
But those legislative accomplishments weren’t rewarded with a boost in his standing with voters.
Eric Schultz, a senior adviser to former President Barack Obama, argues that there’s reason for the White House to hope that momentum is shifting with the recent legislative wins.
“The question is, ‘What did Democrats deliver when they swept into power in 2020?’” Schultz said. “And I think for Democrats running in November, we have an even better answer to that question than we did just a few weeks ago.”
Schultz added that the operation that killed al-Zawahri also offered strong evidence that Biden’s instincts as commander in chief were correct.
“Nobody thought Afghanistan was going to be a panacea of rainbows and unicorns after we left,” Schultz said. “But the president made the right decision that based on U.S. national security interests we could execute our counterterrorism imperatives without having thousands of troops on the ground.”
William Howell, a political scientist and director of the Center for Effective Government at the University of Chicago, said the biggest drag on Biden’s standing with Americans has been runaway inflation and an unrelenting pandemic.
But the Afghanistan debacle became a defining moment in the Biden presidency, he said, marking when the American electorate began questioning Biden’s ability to fulfill his campaign promise to usher in an era of greater empathy and collaboration with allies after four years of President Donald Trump’s “America first” approach.
“Afghanistan remains significant going forward as he tries to make that central 2020 argument of competency,” Howell said. “The images of Afghanistan are going to remain Exhibit A in the other side’s rebuttal of the competency claim.”
The administration, for its part, has pushed back that lost in the criticism of the U.S. withdrawal effort is that in the war’s final days, the United States pulled off the largest airlift in American history, evacuating some 130,000 U.S. citizens, citizens of allied countries, and Afghans who worked with the United States.
Biden continues to face criticism from immigrant refugee advocates that the administration has fallen short in resettling Afghans who assisted the U.S. war effort.
As of last month, more than 74,000 Afghan applicants remained in the pipeline for special immigrant visas that help military interpreters and others who worked on government-funded contracts move to the United States and pave the way for them to receive a green card. That total counts only the principal applicant and does not include spouses and children. More than 10,000 of that pool of applicants had received a critical chief of mission approval, according to State Department data.
Days after the unexpected fall of Kabul last year, national security adviser Jake Sullivan promised the White House would “conduct an extensive hot wash” and “look at every aspect” of the withdrawal from top to bottom.” But that effort has dragged on and is not expected to be completed before the Aug. 30 anniversary of Biden ending the war.
The White House has yet to detail how the president will mark the anniversary of a war that cost the lives of more than 2,400 U.S. troops and wounded nearly 21,000 more. Republicans are certain to resurrect criticism of the administration’s drawdown.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell noted to reporters that while taking out al-Zawahri was a triumph for the intelligence community, the moment also confirmed that the Taliban — ousted from power by U.S. forces after 9/11 to deny al-Qaida a haven — are once again harboring al-Qaida.
“It is noteworthy where Zawahri was: In Kabul. So al-Qaida is back as a result of the Taliban being back in power,” McConnell said “That precipitous decision to withdraw a year ago produced the return of the conditions that were there before 9/11.”
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2022-08-09T18:25:04+00:00
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siouxlandproud.com
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https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/politics/one-year-after-afghan-war-biden-struggles-to-find-footing/
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A look at today’s free daily horoscope for Monday, June 26, 2023
Today’s Birthday (06/26/23). Collaboration is golden this year. Disciplined studies reveal buried treasure. Reap autumn bounty and share with family, before supporting your team with winter challenges. Adjust spaces for springtime domestic circumstances, before a busy professional summer season. Savor sweet moments with dear friends.
To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is an 8 — Imagine the potential together. Domestic solutions arise in communication with Mercury in Cancer over three weeks. Go from theoretical to practical. Discuss with family.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 9 — Maintain healthy practices that energize you. Creativity flowers with Mercury in Cancer. Study, research and write. Communicate, network and connect with a wider circle.
Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is an 8 — Relax and have fun. Profit through communications with Mercury in Cancer for three weeks. Discover clever efficiencies. Make lucrative connections. Talk about love.
Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is an 8 — Home is where your heart lingers. Talk about your personal passions over the next three weeks with Mercury in your sign. Imagine a dream realized.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — Write in your journal. Private reflection inspires creativity over three weeks with Mercury in Cancer. Finish old business. Make long-term plans. Decide what you want.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 9 — Wheel and deal. Social networking buzzes with Mercury in Cancer. Confer with your team. Friends offer good advice. Connect to share news, data and resources.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 9 — Use cleverness and wit to advance your career with Mercury in Cancer. Think fast. Research professional developments. Find a need and fill it.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — Expand your territory with Mercury in Cancer for three weeks. Travel beckons, but take care. Study the situation. Discuss plans and destinations. Investigate.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — Collaboration is your superpower. Discuss lucrative possibilities with Mercury in Cancer. Develop and grow shared ventures over the next three weeks. Sign contracts.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8 — Brainstorm and converse. Your partner is full of great ideas over the next three-week Mercury phase. Discuss what you want to create. Collaboration flowers.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is an 8 — Expand your boundaries. Grow stronger with support from coaches, doctors and mentors. Healing flowers in communication with Mercury in Cancer for three weeks.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — Pull together. Romance arises in conversation with Mercury in Cancer. You’re especially charming. Express your affection, gratitude and appreciation. Discuss passion, beauty and love.
(Astrologer Nancy Black continues her mother Linda Black’s legacy horoscopes column. She welcomes comments and questions on Twitter, @LindaCBlack. For more astrological interpretations like today’s Gemini horoscope, visit Linda Black Astrology by clicking daily horoscopes, or go to www.nancyblack.com.)
©2023 Nancy Black. All rights reserved. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency.
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2023-06-26T04:18:16+00:00
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cleveland.com
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Dennie Wright lives in Indian Valley, a tiny alpine community at the northern end of the Sierra, close to the border with Nevada.
Wright works as a meat cutter in a grocery store and lives in a modest home overlooking a green pasture. He also lives in one of the 250 ZIP codes where Blue Shield of California stopped selling individual policies in 2014. As his insurance agent explained it, Wright had only one choice of companies if he wanted to buy insurance on Covered California, the state's health insurance exchange. That lone option was Anthem Blue Cross, so Wright bought one of the Anthem policies.
"That was new to us, you know, Covered California," Wright says. "Anthem Blue Cross was the insurance carrier. Then of course, three months later, I have a heart attack."
More than once, he was flown across the state line to Reno for care. Wright and his wife, Kathy, now have piles of medical bills and insurance paperwork. Though Anthem Blue Cross covers emergency care out of state, it doesn't cover routine doctor care outside a patient's home state. But Wright says traveling from his home to doctors on the California side of the mountains is not as safe or as convenient as going to Reno.
He continues to see the Nevada doctors who put a defibrillator in his chest and saved his life. Anthem Blue Cross will pay some of the bills, but the Wrights still don't know if everything will be covered.
There are other insurance options for Wright, but not through Covered California. Although he didn't need a subsidy, he was left in the same position as people in his area who do need financial help to buy insurance. People with lower incomes can't readily take their business to a competitor, because the state exchange is the only place customers can use federal subsidies to help them buy health insurance. So for these people who are pinched financially, Anthem is the only option.
"I mean, you should have some choices, especially if you're going to have one that's not going to cover you in the places you choose to go," Wright says.
Last July, Covered California Executive Director Peter Lee offered a different impression of choices the marketplace would offer.
"In every corner of the state, consumers will have at least two plans to choose from, and in most areas, where most of the Californians live, they can choose between five or six plans," said Lee during an event to announce the marketplace's 2015 plans and premium rates.
But in 22 counties in Northern California, there are ZIP codes where there is only one choice of insurer, even if that company offers a few different plans. There are areas around Monterey and Santa Cruz on California's central coast that also have only one carrier.
Blue Shield of California said it had to stop selling individual plans in areas that didn't have a hospital contracted with Blue Shield. The insurance firm said it had offered doctors in those areas rates of payment that would keep premiums low, but not all doctors accepted the payment terms.
Covered California estimates that statewide, there are 28,896 Covered California customers who have only one choice of insurance carrier — slightly over 2 percent of the total exchange membership as of November 2014.
Lee says the exchange is now working to increase the range of choices in places where there are none. But he says the problem predated the exchange.
"The challenges of northern, rural counties have been there for a long time," Lee says, "and are still a challenge that we're trying to address head-on."
He says the exchange is now discussing with others how to bring more insurer competition to these areas in 2016.
"We aren't the solution to all the problems that have always been there in terms of challenges in rural communities, and that's something we're certainly looking at — how to improve access and choice," Lee says. "And we'll continue doing that."
Covered California should help increase the number of insurers, says consumer advocate Anthony Wright from Health Access. And policymakers, he says, should lean on insurers and providers to participate in that market.
"Some of this is a combination of putting pressure on the insurers," he says, "and some of this is trying to do work to actually increase the number of providers on the ground in these areas — whether through more training, [or] incentives to be in some of these more rural areas."
Having more insurers in the marketplace, says Anthony Wright, would make it more likely that people can get the care they need.
"At one level, we're trying to make a functioning market," he says, "but it still means that consumers are at the mercy of the market."
This year, people who want more choice than Covered California offers, must venture into the broader health insurance market — if they can afford it.
This story is part of an NPR reporting partnership with Capital Public Radio and Kaiser Health News.
Copyright 2015 CapRadio News
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2022-08-20T23:05:00+00:00
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knkx.org
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https://www.knkx.org/2015-01-15/limited-insurance-choices-frustrate-patients-in-california
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Predictive Biomarker Patents may improve Outcomes for Breast Cancer Patients
Patent Portfolio increases to Nine
GOLDEN, Colo., July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Theralink Technologies, Inc. (OTC: THER) ("Theralink" or the "Company"), a precision oncology company with a novel phosphoprotein-based assay for breast cancer, today announced that it has acquired licenses for two new U.S. patents relating to methods for treating breast cancer: US 10,823,738 and US 10,690,672, expanding the Company's patent portfolio to nine.
Theralink has licensed the patents from George Mason University, strengthening and extending the current Theralink IP family that covers specific "predictive" biomarkers. Predictive biomarkers are used to identify patients with cancer that require specific, personalized therapeutics. In essence, they define what are called "companion diagnostics" wherein the biomarker is used to identify classes of patients that will best respond to a specific drug. Theralink has issued IP on specific predictive biomarkers that cover a range of therapeutic classes.
Emanuel Petricoin, Ph.D., Chair of Theralink's Science Advisory Board, stated, "These new patents are a significant addition to Theralink's biomarker collection, greatly enhancing our existing CLIA Theralink Assay portfolio. Together, these two new patents immediately synergize with the commercially available CLIA Theralink Assay for Breast Cancer since the specifically claimed biomarkers, protected by the new issued patents, are part of the 32-biomarker panel that is commercially available today."
Mick Ruxin, M.D., President & CEO of Theralink, added, "These two important patents, along with the existing seven patents in our portfolio, create a substantial IP moat surrounding our patented Reverse Phase Protein Array Technology and provide Theralink with the exclusive commercial license to bring our predictive assay to all cancer patients within the category of intended use. Significantly, physicians can now order the Theralink Assay for Breast Cancer and use it to expand the use of PARP inhibitors and HER2-EGFR inhibitors to breast cancer patients, by identifying patients who will respond to these powerful therapeutics currently missed by existing genomics-based approaches."
New Patent Details:
Issued patent 10,823,738: A Method for Treating Breast Cancer, relates to the use of specific predictive biomarkers that can be used to identify which patients with HER2 negative disease, including the hard-to-treat "triple negative" breast cancer, will respond to the powerful new class of therapeutics called PARP inhibitors. HER2 negative breast cancer represents 80% of all breast cancers, so this subtype is by far the most prevalent type. While PARP inhibitors represent a tremendously exciting new class of therapies in cancer and are known to be effective in HER2- breast cancer, nearly 40% of these HER2 negative patients do not respond, and this patent covers specific biomarkers that predict which patients will and will not respond to PARP inhibitors, effectively, a predictive marker for PARP inhibitors. Moreover, the patent covers the use of specific biomarkers for any type of PARP inhibitor-based therapy.
Issued patent 10,690,672: A Method for Treating Breast Cancer, covers the use of specific predictive biomarkers that can be used to identify which breast cancer patients will respond to therapies that target the HER2 and EGFR proteins in ALL types of breast cancer. While anti-HER2 therapeutics and HER2-EGFR dual therapeutics together represent the largest class of breast cancer therapeutics on the market, amounting to billions of dollars a year in revenue for the pharmaceutical industry, identification of patients who will respond relies on the use of measuring HER2 first, which means that currently only 20% of all breast cancers are treated with this class of therapies. Theralink's new powerful IP centers on novel biomarkers that can be used for 100% of breast cancers and may identify many patients who will respond to anti-HER2-EGFR agents missed entirely by current HER2 measurement techniques.
About Theralink Technologies, Inc.
Theralink Technologies is a proteomics-based, precision medicine company with a CLIA-certified laboratory located in Golden, Colorado. Through its unique and patented phosphoprotein and protein biomarker platform and LDTs, Theralink's technology targets multiple areas of oncology and drug development. In addition to the Company's first assay for advanced breast cancer, Theralink is actively working on a second assay that is planned to be pan-tumor for solid tumors across multiple tumor types such as ovarian, endometrial, pancreatic, liver, head and neck, colorectal, lung, prostate, among others. Theralink provides precision oncology data through its powerful Theralink® Reverse Phase Protein Array assays to assist the biopharmaceutical industry and clinical oncologists in identifying likely responders and non-responders to both FDA-approved and investigational drug treatments. Theralink intends to help improve cancer outcomes for patients, help reveal therapeutic options for oncologists, and support biopharmaceutical drug development by using a beyond-genomics approach to molecular profiling that directly measures drug target levels and activity. For more information, please visit www.theralink.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, anything relating or referring to future financial results, patient enrollment and plans for future business development activities, and are thus prospective. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties some of which cannot be predicted or quantified based on current expectations. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the risks and uncertainties set forth from time to time in reports filed by Theralink Technologies with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends affecting the financial condition of our business and although the company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. Consequently, future events and actual results could differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by, or underlying the forward-looking statements contained herein. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly release statements made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.
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2022-07-25T12:47:42+00:00
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kmvt.com
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https://www.kmvt.com/prnewswire/2022/07/25/theralink-acquires-two-new-milestone-patents-relating-methods-treating-breast-cancer/
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LOS ANGELES — It has the potential to be a snowmaker of epic proportions: A brutal winter storm moving through California is slated to drop rain, sleet and snow from the Oregon border down to the deserts near Mexico.
Forecasters say “all eyes” are on Thursday through Saturday, when even Southern California could see several feet of fresh powder in the mountains around Los Angeles. The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning in the L.A. and Ventura County mountains — the first such warning the agency is aware of.
“It’s bringing all of that cold air down to Southern California — we’re getting the full brunt,” meteorologist David Sweet said of the storm system.
“It’s got the cold air, it’s got the moisture, it’s got strong winds,” said Sweet, who works with the weather service in Oxnard. “It’s an ideal situation for a big weather maker with huge impacts.”
The event is unusual even in a winter of unusual events, climate experts say. The state already defied forecasts for a dry winter driven by La Niña when a series of nine atmospheric river storms pummeled California in January — the wettest three-week period on record, according to state officials.
Early February was marked by a notable return to dryness, with less than an inch of precipitation falling statewide. Now, residents are being battered by winds and facing hazardous driving conditions and snow as low as 1,500 feet. Should forecasts manifest, the L.A. and Ventura County mountains could receive the “largest amount of 24- (to) 48-hour snowfall seen in decades,” rivaling a winter storm in 1989, the weather service said.
Daniel McEvoy, a regional climatologist with Western Regional Climate Center, said the rare system is part of a larger-scale circulation pattern in the Western U.S. that has been in place through much of winter and has locked in a lot of cold air.
“This has been one of the coldest winters in many decades for a lot of places,” McEvoy said, “so the fact that we’re having another cold storm this winter is not that surprising, but the magnitude — and how the ingredients are setting up to impact Southern California especially — is looking pretty rare.”
The low-pressure system originated off western Canada and is composed of multiple waves of energy, he said. Though it is not like the “classic” atmospheric rivers that hit the state in late December and early January, the system will connect with moisture over the Pacific as it moves south, signaling heavy rain and snow.
The effects of the storm are expected to be wide-ranging and potentially dangerous, including “large swaths of our interstates and highways covered in snow,” said Hannah Chandler-Cooley, a meteorologist with the weather service in Sacramento. The agency is advising people to avoid travel, particularly between Thursday afternoon and Friday, and to be prepared for hazards such as downed trees and power outages.
The area of main concern around Sacramento is the foothills and mountains, as well as the Northern Sacramento Valley, where snow could be at elevations as low as 500 feet — basically down to the valley floor, Chandler-Cooley said.
In the San Francisco Bay Area, the best chances for accumulation are around the Santa Lucias on the Central Coast, according to NWS meteorologist Brayden Murdock. Though the storm has been relatively dry so far, it will soon gain some moisture as it pushes its way south toward L.A., he said.
“This is a rare setup for us,” Murdock said. “If this whole system was pushed a little more off to the east, it probably would have been more of a dry, strong wind event, but since it gets the opportunity to interact with the Pacific, that’s why we’re getting all this moisture on top of it.”
Already, high winds in the San Francisco Bay Area have toppled garbage bins, basketball hoops and shopping cart holders. On Tuesday afternoon, a gust of 73 mph was clocked on the Golden Gate Bridge, while a wind gauge at San Francisco’s Twin Peaks measured one at 63 mph.
Firefighters and law enforcement responded to a series of felled trees and limbs, including a eucalyptus that dropped onto the westbound lanes of Interstate 80 on the Bay Bridge, blocking the tunnel. And the roof of at least one building in San Francisco partially blew off.
Power outages were also widespread — more than 172,000 at the peak Tuesday night — and several communities, homes and businesses were still without power on Wednesday. In Menlo Park, traffic lights from the 101 Freeway to El Camino were largely out of service.
Still, much of the system will impact Southern California, where rain and snow are expected to ramp up late Thursday into Friday. California Department of Transportation spokesman Marc Bischoff said the agency was already staffing crews around the clock on the Grapevine, where they’re readying snowplows and spreading salty brine on the roads to keep them from icing up.
“We’re always concerned about the mountain areas because that’s where precipitation hits first, and particularly because the snow levels are going to be so low and temperatures are going to be so cold,” Bischoff said. In addition to the Grapevine, other areas of focus for CalTrans included State Routes 14, 58 and 33, as well as State Routes 2 and 39 in the Angeles National Forest.
“For the duration of the storm, if you don’t need to drive somewhere on any of those roadways, then don’t go — that’s the best choice you can make,” he said. He added that State Route 33 had been closed since the atmospheric river storms in January, so those tempted to take that roadway to look at the snow can “save themselves a trip.”
Referring to last fall’s seasonal outlook that called for another dry winter, McEvoy, the climatologist, said the moist system speaks to the challenges of long-term forecasting. Since about November, the jet stream has been digging out an area of low pressure that has been persistent over much of the West Coast.
“The atmosphere has gotten locked into this pattern this winter, and it doesn’t look like it’s going to be breaking anytime soon,” he said. “This is a pattern we haven’t really seen in a long time in the West.”
By noon Pacific time on Wednesday, snow had started to come down steadily in Palmdale. It was 44 degrees, and most people were going about their day bundled up in jackets.
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2023-02-23T01:04:57+00:00
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seattletimes.com
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https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/california-faces-snowmaker-of-epic-proportions-from-oregon-to-mexican-border/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world
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Dear Abby: Fiance's sister is center of the family's attention
Dear Abby: I am marrying the most amazing man next year. We have been together for six years. I have always gotten along with his family and know they will be great in-laws. However, as time has gone by, I’ve noticed that they cater more and more to my fiance’s older sister. She’s nearly 30, but she acts like she’s 13.
When she has an argument with her spouse, she calls my fiance and makes it sound so dramatic that he drops everything and runs to her rescue. Invariably, it turns out to not be as bad as she was saying. She also talks so badly about her spouse to her parents that I feel embarrassed for him. If she’s sick or home alone (her husband travels for work), she sleeps at her parents’ house with her infant son instead of staying in her own home, which is a town away.
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Her family does EVERYTHING for her — things that a capable adult should do for herself. Many times, my fiance and I have been on a date or spending time with each other, and then his sister calls and he leaves me to cater to her. It hurts my feelings when he does this.
I know family is important, and I’m not saying he shouldn’t help his sister. I have talked with him about this on multiple occasions, but he doesn’t seem to understand or isn’t interested in talking about it. Am I being unreasonable? Is there anything I can or should do to feel otherwise about it? How do I cope with my feelings about this?
— Annoyed in Illinois
Dear Annoyed: What concerns me about your letter isn’t that your fiance goes running to his sister’s side when he gets one of her “emergency calls.” What troubles me is that when you tell him something bothers you, he “isn’t interested in talking about it.”
If Sissy and her husband feel it’s safer for her to spend nights with her parents when he travels and the parents welcome her, I see no reason why you should be critical of her for it. However, that your fiance would cut short a date or some other activity you are involved in together strikes me as over the top if it isn’t a true emergency.
As I see it, you can either accept this as part of their family dynamic, or rethink marrying into that family, because they are not going to change — and once the parents pass on, Sissy may need her brother more than ever.
Dear Abby: I dated a guy long distance for eight months. Whenever he was in my state for work, I’d go see him. Two months ago, he suddenly ghosted me! Two days prior to that, everything was fine. We texted and had a wonderful phone conversation. I’m at a loss. At first I was sad about it, but now I’m angry. I want answers, which I know I probably won’t get. What do you think happened?
— Left Hanging in California
Dear Left: Long-Distance Guy may have met another woman and ghosted you because he wasn’t man enough to be upfront about it. Another possibility is that he was never available in the first place. This is why long-distance relationships can be risky unless you know the person well, and why it’s a safer bet to focus on someone local.
Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com.
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2023-04-22T05:17:57+00:00
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detroitnews.com
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https://www.detroitnews.com/story/life/advice/2023/04/22/dear-abby-fiances-sister-is-center-of-the-familys-attention/70140064007/
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High Resolution Picture Quality, High Frame Rate Gaming Experience and Rich Variety of Gaming Filters Together Bring Superior Visual Quality for Mobile Gaming
SHANGHAI, Dec. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pixelworks, Inc. (NASDAQ: PXLW), a leading provider of innovative video and display processing solutions, today announced the latest iQOO Neo7 Racing Edition smartphone incorporates an upgraded Pixelworks X5 series visual processor, providing end-users with even more immersive and realistic gaming and video experiences by leveraging Pixelworks' patented MotionEngine® technology, HDR Enhancement and a diverse set of built-in visual effect enhancement modes.
The iQOO Neo7 Racing Edition is built on the Snapdragon® 8+ Gen 1 mobile platform from Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., and powered by Pixelworks' advanced visual processing technology. This powerful combination serves as a solid foundation for the superior visual display performance of the smartphone. The iQOO Neo7 Racing Edition features a 6.78-inch AMOLED display with 1080p resolution, and a 120Hz refresh rate. In addition, it is backed by a 5,000mAh battery with 120W fast charging support.
The iQOO Neo7 Racing Edition is powered by Pixelworks' visual processor for improved visual qualities through the following supported display attributes:
MotionEngine® Technology — Pixelworks' patented MotionEngine® technology (MEMC) uses an efficient interpolation algorithm to boost low frame rate gaming content to high frame rates of up to 120 fps. Coupled with the 120Hz high refresh rate screen panel, the technology ensures ultra-smooth motion quality while preserving original artistic intent of game creators for content displayed on the smartphone. Compared to running games at their original high frame rates, Pixelworks-enabled distributed processing offloads the GPU workload by reducing rendering pressure to avoid unnecessary system power consumption, which prevents overheating of mobile devices. This function has been adapted to over 20 popular mobile games, including Honkai Impact 3, Perfect World, Moonlight Blade, Genshin Impact, Game for Peace and King of Glory.
HDR Enhancement — Converts source SDR (Standard Dynamic Range) content to HDR (High Dynamic Range) content in real-time. For videos, this function improves the color saturation and contrast of images, producing a more detailed and vivid display, while minimizing power consumption of mobile devices. The solution is specifically tuned to deliver optimal experience on numerous leading video Apps, including BiliBili, Tencent Video and iVideo. For gaming content, the solution leverages an ambient adaptive color gamut to display a more true-to-life gaming environment. This function has been adapted to over 20 games supported by MEMC. Furthermore, the iQOO Neo7 Racing Edition has also integrated the HDR Enhancement feature into its own browser to improve the visual clarity of webpage content.
Gaming Visual Enhancement — To further enrich the visual experience, iQOO and Pixelworks also provide various visual quality enhancement modes for iQOO Neo7 Racing Edition users. For instance, a Game Appearance Reproduction mode with the game creator's unique perspective for specific games, such as Revelation, IdentityV, Sky: Children of the Light and Onmyoji. Additional built-in modes for all games include: Old Movie, Snow Blindness, Low Light Enhancement Prevention, Vivid, Soft, Highlight and Customized modes. Users can choose the right mode according to their own viewing preferences to create a more immersive gaming experience.
"With the advent of 3A mobile games, the display quality has gradually become a new standard to measure the visual processing capability of smartphones." Said Yaojing Yang, Director of Gaming Experience Planning Center, iQOO. "We feel glad to continue our cooperation with Pixelworks on the iQOO Neo 7 Racing Edition. Through the joint tuning of the two parties, we hope that more excellent mobile games with higher frame rate and higher picture quality could run smoothly on the smartphone screen, so that users can easily immerse themselves in the game world. At the same time, we have also optimized the visual display of popular video apps and the smartphone's own browser to ensure high-quality user experience in more visual scenarios. We hope that our consumers would be satisfied with the iQOO Neo7 Racing Edition."
"Congratulations on the release of the iQOO Neo7 Racing Edition!" said Ting Xiong, President of Pixelworks China. "iQOO's exploration of the mobile visual experience has always been at the forefront of the industry. From high frame rate visual experience to enhanced visual effects, from games to video apps, iQOO is marching forward steadily to cover more and more visual scenarios with its growing visual display capability. It is a great honor that Pixelworks' visual processing solutions can help the iQOO Neo7 Racing Edition achieve multi-faceted and in-depth display optimization. I believe that users can truly feel iQOO's sincerity and diligence to improve the visual experience when they watch videos, play games, or read news on this new smartphone."
vivo is a technology company that creates great products based on a design-driven value, with smart devices and intelligent services as its core. The company aims to build a bridge between humans and the digital world. Through unique creativity, vivo provides users with an increasingly convenient mobile and digital life. Following the company's core values, which include Benfen*, design-driven value, user-orientation, continuous learning and team spirit, vivo has implemented a sustainable development strategy with the vision of developing into a healthier, more sustainable world-class corporation.
While bringing together and developing the best local talents to deliver excellence, vivo is supported by a wide range of R&D centers in cities including Shenzhen, Dongguan, Nanjing, Beijing, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Xi'an, focusing on the development of state-of-the-art consumer technologies, including 5G, artificial intelligence, industrial design, photography and other up-and-coming technologies. vivo has also set-up smart manufacturing networks (including brand-authorized manufacturing centers). As of now, vivo has an annual production capacity of nearly 200 million smartphones, with its sales network across more than 60 countries and regions, and is loved by more than 400 million users worldwide.
*"Benfen" is a term describing the attitude on doing the right things and doing things right - which is the ideal description of vivo's mission to create value for society.
Stay informed of latest vivo news at https://www.vivo.com/en/about-vivo/news
Pixelworks provides industry-leading content creation, video delivery and display processing solutions and technology that enable highly authentic viewing experiences with superior visual quality, across all screens – from cinema to smartphone and beyond. The Company has more than 20 years of history delivering image processing innovation to leading providers of consumer electronics, professional displays and video streaming services.
For more information, please visit the company's web site at www.pixelworks.com .
Note: Pixelworks, MotionEngine and the Pixelworks logo are trademarks of Pixelworks, Inc. Qualcomm and Snapdragon are trademarks of Qualcomm Incorporated, registered in the United States and other countries. Qualcomm Snapdragon is a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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2022-12-29T13:59:56+00:00
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kalb.com
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https://www.kalb.com/prnewswire/2022/12/29/pixelworks-deeply-optimizes-visual-display-iqoo-neo-7-racing-edition/
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Stand-Down Week
LANSING — The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration discusses fall prevention with construction companies during National Safety Stand-Down Week, May 1-5.
According to a release, 11 Michigan workers died on the job because of a fall in 2022, and falls of construction and tree trimming workers were the second leading cause of death of Michigan’s 43 workplace fatalities last year.
MIOSHA encourages employers to provide the proper equipment for the job, such as ladders, scaffolds and safety items. Free MIOSHA consulting can cover identifying fall hazards and providing training and equipment. Learn more at Michigan.gov/cetrca.
First Fridays event
CHARLEVOIX — First Fridays goes from 4-8 p.m. May 5 in downtown Charlevoix.
Activities include cornhole, kids’ games, free Mushroom House tours until 6 p.m., a DJ performance in East Park at 5 p.m. and a Cocktail Trail. People can enter to win a prize at a station at On the Edge restaurant and potentially the grand prize: a $99 Downtown Dollars gift card. To enter, purchase at least $20 downtown May 5 and keep the receipt.
Find a list of participants and more event details at downtowncharlevoix.com/first-fridays.
Card show slated
TRAVERSE CITY — The Traverse City Card Show is scheduled May 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Church of the Living God, 1514 Birmley Road.
The event focuses on sports cards, but also will feature Magic and Pokémon cards, among others.
Wellness Day
BENTONVILLE, Arkansas — Community members are invited to Walmart Wellness Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 6 at local store pharmacies.
Customers can receive free glucose, cholesterol, body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure screenings along with low-cost vaccinations like tetanus, HPV and more. COVID-19 immunizations are free. Pharmacists can also provide wellness resources.
Visit Walmart.com/wellnesshub to locate a free event.
Listening tour
LANSING — The Michigan High-Speed Internet Office offers a MI Connected Future Listening Tour around the state. The meetings are to “get input on the barriers people are facing related to internet access,” according to a release.
Sessions are May 10 in Cadillac (4-6 p.m. at Mackinaw Trail Middle School) and May 11 in Traverse City (4-6 p.m. at Northwest Michigan Works Conference Center).
APEX webinars
TRAVERSE CITY — The Northwest Michigan APEX Accelerator has two training webinars later this month. APEX was formerly the Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC).
Topics include “Let’s Go FAR: Basics of the Federal Acquisition Regulation” on May 11 and “Subcontracting Considerations for Government Contractors” on May 16.
Register through www.networksnorthwest.org/news-events/events/?select=event-category-id-7.
Medicare seminar
TRAVERSE CITY — Record-Eagle columnist Fred Goldenberg hosts free Medicare seminars at 4 and 6 p.m. May 11 in the Thirlby Room at Traverse Area District Library.
The topic is “Medicare 101: How to deal with starting Medicare and survive.” Seats are limited. Reservations: fred@srbenefitsolutions.com; 231-922-1010.
Realty open house
TRAVERSE CITY — Exit Realty Paramount opens from 4-8 p.m. May 17 at 2323 J. Maddy Parkway.
Food and cornhole are available. A ribbon-cutting ceremony begins at 5:30 p.m. Interlochen Chamber of Commerce sponsors this event.
Business After Hours
BRUTUS — Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce hosts Business After Hours from 5:30-7:30 p.m. May 17 at Hidden River Golf and Casting Club.
Enjoy appetizers and a cash bar at Trovato, a new restaurant. Chamber members pay $10 and others pay $15 at the door or through petoskeychamber.com.
Grants available
TRAVERSE CITY — The application period for the second round of Going Pro Talent Fund grants for Fiscal Year 2023 runs through May 24.
Employers may apply for grants that help fund training, developing and keeping current and new employees. Learn more at Michigan.gov/TalentFund.
Happy Hour for sale
NORTHPORT — Fischer’s Happy Hour Tavern at 7100 N. Manitou Trail has been listed for sale, according to a Facebook post. List price for the 3,198-square-foot business is $1.5 million.
“We are ready to pass the torch and support the next great thing,” the Facebook post said. “This isn’t a decision we came to lightly but the right decision for us.
“This building is literally a part of my DNA and something that our family and friends have loved and cherished and worked hard at. Whatever comes next for us and this great space just know how grateful we all are for the memories, the stories, the support and the community.”
Free laundry services
TRAVERSE CITY — Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency continues its Laundry Project.
Families can do their laundry for free at Eastfield Laundry on the second and fourth Thursday in June, July and August. The project is available on the first and third Thursday of the month at TC Laundry in Garfield Plaza. Summer hours for the project are from 6-9 a.m.
Call 231-947-3780 with questions, to donate or to volunteer with the Laundry Project.
Alliance releases report
TRAVERSE CITY — The Northern Michigan Chamber Alliance released its report for the first quarter of 2023 to its member organizations.
“The Alliance hit the ground running in 2023,” said Alliance Chairperson and Charlevoix Chamber President Sarah Van Horn in a release. “Our annual Northern Michigan Policy Conference drew a record crowd of nearly 400 people and several notable speakers. We are happy to see that our state and federal officials recognize our growing presence in Lansing and Washington, D.C.”
Additionally, the alliance helped provide $15 million in investments for workforce training in Petoskey and Traverse City in February. In March, two members were appointed to statewide housing authorities by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Currently, the alliance supports funds for the Office of Rural Development’s Rural Readiness Grant Program.
CMH rebrands
PETOSKEY — North Country Community Mental Health recently began rebranding, including introducing a new logo and an updated website.
The organization serves Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Emmet, Kalkaska and Otsego county residents with a mental health, emotional or intellectual issue.
Visit norcocmh.org or call 877-470-7130 for behavioral health services information. Crisis intervention is available 24/7 by calling 877-470-4668.
Corrections officer program
CHEBOYGAN — Cheboygan County Sheriff’s Department, Northwest Michigan Works! and Michigan Works! Northeast Consortium started a new apprenticeship program for corrections officers.
Apprentices receive at least a year of on-the-job training as well as 160 hours of educational instruction. Coursework is provided through several partners including Kirtland Community College, Alpena Community College and North Central Community College.
The program is registered under the U.S. Department of Labor’s Standards of Apprenticeship.
Project approved
MANISTEE — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announce Michigan Strategic Fund approval for projects that aim to make Michigan a business-friendly state.
Hotel Ventures Manistee, LLC plans to redevelop an empty single-story motel property at 101 S. Lakeshore Drive in downtown Manistee. The finished facility will include a five-story hotel with more than 100 guest rooms, a restaurant, common space and connection to the public park along Lake Michigan — according to a release. New curb and sidewalk, bike lanes and new public parking spaces along with a new marine launch for public access are also included.
Food pantries donation
GRAND RAPIDS — Meijer recently donated $1 million to Midwest food pantries participating in the store’s 2022 Simply Give program.
The donation was divided among Meijer’s 468 food pantry partners and amounts to about four million meals, according to a release.
Customers can also participate by purchasing a $10 Simply Give donation card in store or with their online order. These cards are converted into food-only gift cards and distributed to area food pantries. The current campaign goes through July 1.
Marinas certified
COMMERCE TOWNSHIP — Barrett Boat Works in Spring Lake, North Shore Marina in Spring Lake and The Moorings Association in New Buffalo were certified as Michigan Clean Marinas through the Michigan Clean Marina Program. These are certified through 2026.
Additionally, these marinas were recertified as Michigan Clean Marinas: Macatawa Bay Yacht Club, Pier 33 in St. Joseph and Safe Harbor Tower Marina in Douglas. These are recertified through 2028.
Late filing option
LANSING — The Michigan Department of Treasury can assist Michigan taxpayers who missed the April 18 deadline to file their state individual income taxes.
The treasury recommends that overdue tax filers still file to avoid interest and late payment penalties, pay as much tax as they can and claim their outstanding refund. If taxpayers cannot pay the full tax bill, they can request a penalty waiver, make monthly payments through an installment agreement or file an Offer in Compromise to pay less than the full amount.
Connect with the treasury via https://etreas.michigan.gov/iit/home.
Unemployment down
LANSING — The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget announced that the not seasonally adjusted jobless rates declined in 12 Michigan regions and remained stable in five labor markets in March.
“Michigan regional labor markets recorded positive trends in March,” said Wayne Rourke, labor market information director of the Michigan Center for Data and Analytics, in a release. “Modest payroll job gains were observed in most metro areas over the month.”
According to the release, regional jobless rates ranged from 2.8-9.4% in March, while unemployment rate declines were 0.1-1%.
Homes sale decline
WASHINGTON D.C. — Pending home sales in the United States decreased 5.2% in March, the first time since November 2022, according to the release from the National Association of Realtors.
Contract signings fell in three U.S. regions (Midwest, West and Northeast), but went up slightly in the South.
“The lack of housing inventory is a major constraint to rising sales,” said NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun in the release. “Multiple offers are still occurring on about a third of all listings, and 28% of homes are selling above list price. Limited housing supply is simply not meeting demand nationally.”
Service award nominations
LANSING — The Michigan Community Service Commission encourages Michiganders to nominate friends, family and peers for the 2023 Governor’s Service Awards.
Nominate an older adult, youth or mentor volunteer for their work during the last year. Organizations are recognized for civic engagement and businesses for maximizing employee volunteerism and corporate social responsibility programs. Awards are also given for lifetime achievement in service and giving.
Apply by June 16 at michigan.gov/governorsserviceawards.
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2023-05-03T12:35:37+00:00
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record-eagle.com
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The Hennepin Canal State Park Foundation (HCSPF) will meet at Lock 29 on the Hennepin Canal in Colona on Sunday, July 17 for a casual ride east to Lock 26 and back. This is approximately 14 miles round trip and all ages are welcome to participate. The ride is free and the public is invited to explore the canal. The ride starts at 1 p.m. and is expected to take about two hours.
For anyone unfamiliar with the area, both locks are popular fishing areas and one has a scenic bridge. On the return trip, the group will detour two blocks to Dairy Queen for some sweet treats. Riders are asked to bring bottled water, as well as sunscreen and bug spray. For more information about this event and future events, please visit the Hennepin Canal State Park Foundation website by clicking here or their Facebook page by clicking here.
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2022-07-15T21:50:00+00:00
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ourquadcities.com
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https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/bike-the-hennepin-canal-this-weekend/
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BEIJING, April 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from chinadaily.com.cn:
The art exhibition "A Universal Genius: Salvador Dali" opened at the Guiyang International Fashion Center in Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province, on April 27. It will last until Aug 31.
This is the first activity launched by Spain in China to celebrate the 2023 China-Spain Year of Culture and Tourism campaign, as this year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Spain.
Salvador Dali is regarded as one of the greatest surrealist artists of the 20th century. He is known for his unique and abundant imagination, as well as his bizarre and strange imagery.
Whether as a painter, graphic designer, illustrator, sculptor, playwright, or writer, Dali had always been able to create a new artistic path. He is a benchmark figure in the modern art world.
"This exhibition brings together some of the most famous works of this Spanish surrealist master," said Spanish Ambassador to China, Rafael Dezcallar Mazarredo, at the exhibition's opening ceremony. He hopes that many people in Guiyang will appreciate this exhibition, and that people can make interesting discoveries while visiting.
He also hopes that the exhibition will inspire people's interest in Spain and that it will encourage them to travel to the country.
Sun Chengyi, vice-chairman of the Guizhou Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, stated that this is an international top-level art exhibition. This visual cultural event will open a new chapter in cultural exchange between Guizhou and Spain.
"We sincerely thank the beautiful city of Guiyang for choosing us," said Juan Manuel Sevillano, CEO of the Gala-Salvador Dali Foundation. "Guiyang is a city with a bright future that is full of vitality. Guiyang is a Chinese city that lives up to high expectations, much like Dali, who was a genius whose creations were ahead of his time."
It is the first time that the exhibition has been held in Guizhou, and the third time it has been held in China after the Beijing exhibition in 2000 and the Shanghai exhibition in 2015.
This exhibition has the largest number of Dali's original works, as well as the longest run time of any Dali exhibition ever organized in China. The exhibition includes eight exhibition areas that feature 121 original works by Dali, three replicas, six installation art pieces, and two films about Dali.
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2023-04-28T09:52:34+00:00
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wbrc.com
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https://www.wbrc.com/prnewswire/2023/04/28/explore-genius-salvador-dali-top-art-exhibition-kicks-off-guiyang/
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Featuring NYPD Boxing, FDNY Boxing, National Grid and other first responders, fighting to raise money for NYC Cops and Kids, along with Tunnel to Towers Foundation.
NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Have you ever wondered who is tougher, a cop or a firefighter? This may be your chance to find out! New York City Cops and Kids Boxing along with the Tunnel to Towers Foundation announced today they will be co-hosting a 6pm boxing event on Saturday, September 10th at the Ferry Hawks Ballpark in Staten Island NY. The event commemorates all first responders and the sacrifices made during 9/11.
Over the past five years, NYC Cops & Kids has served over 3,000 inner city teens, offering free fitness, mentorship, tutoring and coaching. In 2021, the program collaborated with the UFC to offer brand new equipment in their three separate gym locations. With a completely new fourth location in Jamaica Queens set to open this September 1st, 2022, many more teens are sure to be reached. These free gyms and tutoring locations are a safe haven for kids aged 12-21 after school and over the weekends, offering an attractive alternative to hanging out on the streets. "Cops and kids boxing is the best policing because real policing happens in partnership with the community" notes retired Lieutenant Dave Siev, Coach and Trainer of NYPD Boxing. Kids in this program are more likely to stay in school, graduate and become engaging, productive citizens of the city. "We get to the kids that no one else can get to. That school can't get to, cops in the streets can't get to. We can get to them through boxing," adds Founder and Executive Director Russo. The program has also produced Olympic and professional boxing champions, "If it wasn't for this gym, I would have never experienced the Olympics or signed my deal with Floyd Mayweather," noted program participant Richardson "Africa" Hitchins.
Started as a crime fighting initiative in 1987, the NYC Cops & Kids gyms provide positive opportunities for young people and police officers to work with each other, improving academic outcomes as well as mutual respect. This program builds and strengthens bonds of community understanding. "NYC Cops & Kids is the real deal. Kids are motivated to become better people, cops learn to understand and empathize with current problems these kids face, and the outcomes speak for themselves. What other program creates Olympians, outstanding citizens, and professional money making athletes, that is so low cost, servicing hundreds of kids per year with their annual budget of $150,000? It's incredible." says Julia Etra, NYC Cops & Kids Board member and donor. As this program continues to expand, its ultimate goal is to have a free gym, along with an internal tutoring center per location, in every borough of NYC.
Having touched the lives of so many people, it is time to come out and celebrate the hard work of these boxing teams. Endlessly entertaining and at the same time challenging, boxing has a hook no other sport can offer. Sponsored by and in collaboration with Ford, The United States Marine Corps, the NY Giants and USA Boxing Metro, this large scale boxing event is sure to be a crowd pleaser. Tickets for the 6pm September 10th event are available online through the website https://www.copsandkidsboxing.com/our-work or directly https://bit.ly/3boDe3x, the QR code in this release, as well as in person on the day of the event at the stadium. Premium Fight Night Experience Box Suites along with sponsorship packages are also available by emailing NYPD's Fighting Finest, nypdboxing@aol.com.
For more than 30 years, New York City Cops and Kids Boxing, a nonprofit organization, has been providing inner city teens with an alternative to the street by offering free access to fitness, mentorship, tutoring and coaching at three training locations, two in Staten Island and one in Brooklyn. Started as a crime fighting initiative in 1987, NYC Cops and Kids has grown through leaps and bounds. In 2010 former NYPD Sergeant Pat Russo from Staten Island took charge of the program, leading the NYPD Boxing Team, NYPD Fighting Finest 501 C3, to reopen the Cops and Kids Boxing program in Staten Island and Brooklyn. The program's gyms serve youth ages 12-21, and are run on a day to day basis by certified USA Boxing coaches. Learn more at CopsandKidsBoxing.org, NYPDBoxing.com as well as connect with us on Instagram: NYCCopsAndKids.
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2022-08-23T20:41:54+00:00
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In the West, pressure to count water lost to evaporation
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Exposed to the beating sun and hot dry air, more than 10% of the water carried by the Colorado River evaporates, leaks or spills as the 1,450-mile (2,334-kilometer) powerhouse of the West flows through the region’s dams, reservoirs and open-air canals.
For decades, key stewards of the river have ignored the massive water loss, instead allocating Arizona, California, Nevada and Mexico their share of the river without subtracting what’s evaporated.
But the 10% can no longer be ignored, hydrologists, state officials and other western water experts say.
The West’s multi-decade drought has sent water levels in key reservoirs along the river to unprecedented lows. Officials from Nevada and Arizona say that they, together with California, now need to account for how much water is actually in the river.
The challenge is in finding a method that California also agrees to.
“It’s very hard to get consensus,” said Sarah Porter, director of the Kyl Center for Water Policy at Arizona State University. She thinks it’s unlikely that states will reach an agreement on their own, without federal intervention.
Unlike Arizona, California, Nevada and Mexico, the upriver or Upper Basin states — Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming — already take into account evaporation losses.
Now with a looming federal deadline for Colorado River basin states to say how they’ll use at least 15% less water from the river, there’s renewed urgency for Arizona, California and Nevada to factor in what’s lost to evaporation.
One proposal comes from Nevada: States at the end of the river would see their Colorado River portion shrink based on the distance it travels to reach users. The farther south the river travels, the more water is lost as temperatures rise and water is exposed to the elements for longer.
The Southern Nevada Water Authority estimates that roughly 1.5 million acre-feet of water are lost to evaporation, transportation and inefficiencies each year in Arizona, Nevada and California. That’s 50% more than Utah uses in a whole year.
Nevada and Arizona could be on board with this plan.
Nevada stands to lose the least under this plan since Lake Mead — the man-made reservoir from which Arizona, Nevada, California and Mexico draw water — sits in its backyard.
Tom Buschatzke, director of Arizona’s Department of Water Resources, called Nevada’s proposal fair.
“Calculating the losses as Nevada has proposed is probably the most equitable and matches the real, physical world,” Buschatzke said. “The further you are, the more the losses are.”
But crucially, California disagrees. Officials there have said Nevada’s plan would likely run afoul of western water law. California has rights to the largest share of Colorado River water. Just as important, in times of shortage, water cuts come later than for other users, based on the so-called Law of the River, a series of overlapping agreements, court decisions and contracts that determine how the river is shared. Its senior water rights mean it has been spared from cuts so far.
California water managers have said evaporation and system losses should be accounted for based on this existing system. In a December letter to federal officials, Christopher Harris, executive director of the Colorado River Board of California, said any other approach could “face considerable legal and technical challenges.”
For Arizona, that could mean shouldering losses so significant that some experts say the drinking water supply for Phoenix could be threatened due to diminished deliveries to the the Central Arizona Project, the 336-mile (541-kilometer) aqueduct system that delivers Colorado River water to that metro area and Tucson.
Under Nevada’s plan, California would pay a steep price. In addition to using more water from the river than any other state, its water travels some of the longest distances. California’s Imperial Irrigation District, the single largest of all users of Colorado River water, would lose about 19% of its share. The region grows many of the nation’s winter vegetables and alfalfa, and Imperial has said it disagrees with issuing water cuts according to evaporative losses at all.
Tina Shields, water manager for Imperial Irrigation District, said Arizona and Nevada — whose water rights are more junior than California’s — were advocating for the Southern Nevada Water Authority’s plan because it would benefit them to share the losses.
“When you have a junior, right, that’s what you do,” Shields said. “You try to share the problem with other users.”
According to John Fleck, a researcher at the University of New Mexico’s Water Resources Program, Lower Basin states have avoided recognizing these losses for so long in part because there was no need to in decades past. Water was plentiful and some states didn’t take all the water to which they were legally entitled.
In many cases, the infrastructure needed to deliver water — vast canals, dams and waterways — did not exist.
“The problem goes back to when … no one needed to care about this issue,” Fleck said.”
The difficult politics involved have also made the issue somewhat untouchable, Fleck said.
“No one was willing to take it on,” Fleck said. “It all comes down to the same thing: you have to take less water out of the system.”
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This story corrects Tom Buschatzke’s title to director, not general manager, of Arizona’s Department of Water Resources.
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2023-01-30T19:27:51+00:00
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localnews8.com
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https://localnews8.com/news/ap-wyoming/2023/01/30/in-the-west-pressure-to-count-water-lost-to-evaporation-2/
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KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says last week’s attack on the town of Desna resulted in 87 deaths.
Besides Russia’s bombing strike at a movie theater in Mariupol, Desna may be one of the largest death tolls of any single strike during the war.
Desna is 55 kilometers (34 miles) north of Kyiv. Zelenskyy said the debris removal in Desna, in the Chernihiv region, has been completed and the deaths and destruction was cause by only four missiles.
Zelenskyy made the comments in his nightly address Monday, the eve of the three-month anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
He said the Russian army has launched 1,474 missile strikes on Ukraine since Feb. 24, using 2,275 different missiles.
The vast majority hit civilian targets and there have been more than 3,000 Russian airstrikes over that period, according to Zelenskyy, who said Russia is waging “total war” on his country and that includes inflicting as many casualties and as much infrastructure destruction as possible.
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KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR:
— Russian sentenced to life in Ukraine's 1st war crimes trial
—'They ruined everything': Fleeing the devastation in Ukraine
— Russian offensive turns to key Donbas city, heavy shelling
— 'A long journey': Volunteers from Belarus fight for Ukraine
— After 3 months of war, life in Russia has profoundly changed
— Russia's claim of Mariupol's capture fuels concern for POWs
Follow AP's coverage of the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine
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OTHER DEVELOPMENTS:
Luhansk Gov. Serhii Haidai says police are continuing daily evacuations due to the war with Russia and the number of those willing to leave is increasing.
Haidai posted a video Monday on Facebook taken from a vehicle that he said was traveling along a highway near Sievierodonetsk.
The vehicle is racing down the road, dodging debris, mounds of earth, barricades and destroyed vehicles as shells explode in the fields just yards away.
A photo in the post shows about a dozen civilians, with luggage, packed tightly inside what appears to be the back of a vehicle.
Haidai wrote that people “are agreeing to the risk because what is happening in the cities is much worse.”
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UNITED NATIONS — The United States and Britain are accusing Russia of spreading disinformation online and manipulating public opinion about the war in Ukraine and vehemently rejecting Russian claims that the West is aiming to control all information flows and define what is true or not true.
Britain’s deputy ambassador James Roscoe told a U.N. Security Council meeting on the use of digital technologies in maintaining peace that Russia has conducted cyber-attacks and used “an online troll factory to spread disinformation and manipulate public opinion about their war.”
U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said the Russian government “continues to shut down, restrict and degrade internet connectivity, censor content, spread disinformation online, and intimidate and arrest journalists for reporting the truth about its invasion.”
Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia accused countries that call themselves a “community of democracies” of building “a cyber-totalitarianism” and along with technology giants like Meta of shutting down Russian TV channels, expelling Russian journalists and blocking access to Russian websites.
Nebenzia said that truth about Ukraine is being ousted by “an intense flow of ideologically charged infospam.”
Nebenzia again accused Western governments and media of fabricating the story of the Russian military killing civilians in Bucha near Kyiv. He claimed the civilians died from injuries caused by artillery projectiles fired from outdated hardware used by the Ukrainian army.
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KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia is waging “total war” on his country, and that includes inflicting as many casualties and as much infrastructure destruction as possible.
Zelenskyy made the comments in his nightly address Monday, the eve of the three-month anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In it, he noted that since Feb. 24, the Russian army has launched 1,474 missile strikes on Ukraine, using 2,275 different missiles. He said the vast majority hit civilian targets. There have been more than 3,000 Russian airstrikes over that period.
“Indeed, there has not been such a war on the European continent for 77 years,” he said.
Zelenskyy said an attack on the town of Desna, 55 kilometers (34 miles) north of Kyiv, resulted in 87 deaths.
The Russians have now concentrated their forces on Donbas cities like Bakhmut, Popasnaya and Sievierodonetsk, Zelenskyy said.
He called on Ukrainians who are not on the battlefield to help in whatever way they can and said his own task was working to increase international pressure on Russia. “The absolute priority is weapons and ammunition for Ukraine.”
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KRAMATORSK, Ukraine - Donetsk regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko says three civilians in the region died in Russian attacks on Monday. He did not give further details.
Earlier Monday, Kyrylenko told The Associated Press in Kramatorsk that heavy fighting was continuing near the region of Luhansk and that the front line was under continuous shelling.
Luhansk and Donetsk regions are in the Donbas area, much of which has been held by Russia-backed separatists since 2014. Russia is trying to expand the territory they control with artillery and missile attacks.
Kramatorsk and neighboring Sloviansk are the largest cities in the parts of Donetsk region not held by Russian forces currently.
Kyrylenko said that the “situation is difficult. The front line is under shelling at all times.”
The vast majority of the population has already been evacuated, he said. Of more than 1.6 million people who lived in the region before the Feb. 24 Russian invasion, there are “not more than 320,000 people” left.
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UNITED NATIONS — Spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Monday that U.N. staff on the ground remain concerned about the impact on civilians by the reported fierce fighting in eastern Luhansk, Donetsk and Kharkiv regions.
He said people are being killed or injured. Homes, civilian infrastructure and residential buildings have been damaged or destroyed.
In the government-controlled part of Luhansk, local authorities informed the U.N. that a bridge leading to the administrative center of the region – Sievierodonetsk – was destroyed on May 21. He said that left the partially encircled city reachable by only one road.
While some people managed to leave Sievierodonetsk over the weekend, Dujarric said local authorities estimate that thousands of civilians remain in the war-affected city and require urgent support. U.N. humanitarian staff also said that shelling and airstrikes were reported in other areas of Ukraine, including in northern, central and southern parts, claiming civilian lives and damaging civilian infrastructure.
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KRAMATORSK, Ukraine - A Ukrainian official says Russian forces are stepping up their bombardment of the Donbas area.
Pavlo Kyrylenko told The Associated Press on Monday in Kramatorsk that heavy fighting was continuing near the region of Luhansk and that the front line was under continuous shelling.
Kramatorsk and neighboring Sloviansk are the largest cities in the parts of Donetsk region not held by Russian forces currently. The Donbas consists of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
Kyrylenko told The Associated Press in Kramatorsk that the “situation is difficult. The front line is under shelling at all times.”
The vast majority of the population has already been evacuated, he said. Of more than 1.6 million people who lived in the region before the Feb. 24 Russian invasion, there are “not more than 320,000 people” left.
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BERLIN — Germany’s banks say refugees from Ukraine will be allowed to exchange a limited amount of Ukrainian currency into euros from Tuesday.
In a statement Monday, the banks said they had signed an agreement with the German Finance Ministry and the national banks of Germany and Ukraine to allow a total of 1.5 billion hryvnia ($50.8 million) to be converted.
Every adult Ukrainian refugee with an account at a major German bank will be allowed to exchange up to 10,000 hryvnia, or about 317 euros ($339).
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DAVOS, Switzerland — A veteran Russian diplomat in Geneva says he handed in his resignation before sending out a scathing letter to foreign colleagues inveighing against the “aggressive war unleashed” by Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine.
Boris Bondarev, 41, confirmed his resignation in a letter Monday after a diplomatic official passed on his English-language statement to The Associated Press.
“For twenty years of my diplomatic career I have seen different turns of our foreign policy, but never have I been so ashamed of my country as on Feb. 24 of this year,” he wrote, alluding to the date of Russia’s invasion.
Reached by phone, Bondarev – a diplomatic counselor who has focused on Russia’s role in the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva after postings in places like Cambodia and Mongolia – confirmed he handed in his resignation in a letter addressed to Amb. Gennady Gatilov.
“Today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not about diplomacy. It is all about warmongering, lies and hatred,” he said, telling the AP that he had no plans to leave Geneva.
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MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin says Russian economy is “withstanding the blow” of international sanctions well, even though it “is not easy.”
Putin on Monday hosted his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.
“The Russian economy withstands the sanctions blow, it withstands it very worthily,” Putin said, opening the talks. “All the main macroeconomic indicators speak of this.”
At the same time, the Russian leader noted that “everything is not easy, everything that happens requires special attention and special efforts from the economic bloc of the government.”
Putin has repeatedly assured the public that Russia is coping well under the pressure, which many experts describe as unprecedented. However, the ruble has briefly lost half its value at some point, prices for food and other goods spiked and even temporary shortages of sugar, sanitary products and some medications were reported.
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ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose country has objected to Sweden and Finland joining NATO, called on Stockholm on Monday to take “concrete steps” that would alleviate Turkey’s security concerns.
Turkey has said it opposes the two Nordic states membership in the alliance citing their alleged support to the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK and other groups that Turkey views as terrorists. The country is also demanding a lifting of military export bans on Ankara.
“We can in no way ignore the fact that Sweden is imposing sanctions against us,” Erdogan said Monday during a ceremony marking the docking of a submarine. “Turkey’s rightful expectations concerning (an end to the) support to terrorism and sanctions must be met.”
In his speech, Erdogan made no reference to Finland amid reports that most of Turkey’s grievances are directed at Sweden, which has a large community of Kurdish exiles.
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A Russia-installed governor of Ukraine’s southern Kherson region says that starting Monday, the region will officially become an area with dual currency — Russian rubles and Ukrainian hryvnyas.
Vladimir Saldo also said that an office of a Russian bank will open in the region, according to the RIA Novosti news agency.
The Russian forces have took control over the Kherson region, which borders the Donetsk region to the east and Crimea to the south, early on in the war and installed a pro-Kremlin administration there. One official in this administration has announced plans to appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin to incorporate the region into Russia.
Putin has previously said that Russia doesn’t plan to occupy Ukraine. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said the residents of Ukrainian regions must “determine how and with whom they want to live.”
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KYIV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian court sentenced a 21-year-old Russian soldier to life in prison on Monday for killing a Ukrainian civilian, in the first war crimes trial held since Russia’s invasion.
Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin was accused of shooting a Ukrainian civilian in the head in a village in the northeastern Sumy region in the early days of the war.
He pleaded guilty and testified that he shot the man after being ordered to do so. He told the court that an officer insisted that the Ukrainian man, who was speaking on his cellphone, could pinpoint their location to the Ukrainian forces.
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KYIV, Ukraine — A Mariupol official on Monday sounded the alarm about the growing threat of an epidemic in the ravaged port city captured by the Russians, pointing to unsanitary conditions compounded by the weather.
Mayor advisor Petro Andryushchenko said on Telegram that rain drains and sewers make rainwater spread across the city “along with rotting garbage and corpse poison.”
“The threat of an epidemic becomes a reality with each thunderstorm,” Andryushchenko wrote, adding that the Russian forces in the city “continue to ignore sanitary challenges and are only engaged arranging ‘good photos’ depicting fictional ‘life improvements’.”
The official said that Mariupol “desperately needs a new wave of evacuations.”
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The head of the Russia-backed separatist region in eastern Ukraine says that Ukrainian fighters from the Azovstal steel mill in Mariupol who were captured by Russian forces are being held in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic and will face “international tribunal” there.
“The plan is to arrange the international tribunal on the territory of the republic as well,” Denis Pushilin was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying. Pushilin added that “at the moment the charter for the tribunal is being worked out.”
Pushilin said earlier that 2,439 people from Azovstal were in custody, including some foreign citizens, though he did not provide details.
Family members of the steel mill fighters, who came from a variety of military and law enforcement units, have pleaded for them to be given rights as prisoners of war and eventually returned to Ukraine.
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MOSCOW — The Russian military on Monday released footage of de-mining specialists working at the recently overtaken Azostal steel mill in the captured port city of Mariupol.
Russia’s Defense Ministry was quoted by the state RIA Novosti news agency as saying that over the past two days, more than 100 explosives have been destroyed.
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KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces overnight shelled the Dnipropetrovsk region in southeastern Ukraine, its governor Valentyn Reznichenko said Monday morning.
The Dnipropetrovsk region borders with the Donetsk region, which remains the focus of the Russian offensive in the east.
According to Reznichenko, the Russians used the Uragan or “Hurricane” multiple-rocket launch system and the shelling hit “between the two settlements.” No one was hurt, he added.
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LONDON — British military officials say Russian forces in Ukraine have experienced a death rate similar to that suffered by the Soviet Union during its nine-year war in Afghanistan.
The U.K. Ministry of Defense, in a briefing posted Monday morning, says the high casualty rate during the first three months of the war is due to poor tactics, limited air cover, a lack of flexibility and a command approach that reinforces failure and repeats mistakes.
The ministry says the death toll may weaken support for the war among the Russian public, who have been sensitive to losses in past wars.
“As casualties suffered in Ukraine continue to rise they will become more apparent, and public dissatisfaction with the war and a willingness to voice it, may grow,” the ministry said.
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2022-05-24T01:23:31+00:00
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springfieldnewssun.com
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Braves vs. Reds: Betting Trends, Odds, Records Against the Run Line, Home/Road Splits
The Atlanta Braves versus Cincinnati Reds game on Sunday at 1:40 PM ET will showcase a pair of hot hitters in Eddie Rosario and Jonathan India.
The favored Braves have -165 moneyline odds against the underdog Reds, who are listed at +140. The total is 11.5 runs for this game.
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Braves vs. Reds Odds & Info
- Date: Sunday, June 25, 2023
- Time: 1:40 PM ET
- TV: BSOH
- Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
- Venue: Great American Ball Park
- Live Stream: Watch on Fubo!
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Braves Recent Betting Performance
- In nine games as the favorite over the last 10 matchups, the Braves have a record of 8-1.
- When it comes to hitting the over, the Braves and their opponents are 7-3-0 in their last 10 games with a total.
- The Braves have covered in each of their last three games with a spread.
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Braves Betting Records & Stats
- The Braves have a 42-23 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 64.6% of those games).
- When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -165 or shorter, Atlanta has a 23-9 record (winning 71.9% of its games).
- The Braves have an implied moneyline win probability of 62.3% in this game.
- Atlanta has played in 76 games with a set over/under, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 43 times (43-30-3).
- The Braves have put together a 7-7-0 record against the spread this season.
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Tuesday marks a year since a fiasco at the Winter Olympics involving the team figure skating competition. Russia won but it was marred by a positive doping test. Medals still haven't been awarded.
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Tuesday marks a year since a fiasco at the Winter Olympics involving the team figure skating competition. Russia won but it was marred by a positive doping test. Medals still haven't been awarded.
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2023-02-07T10:23:26+00:00
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klcc.org
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Hurts, Mahomes set up first Super Bowl between Black starting QBs originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes are chasing a Super Bowl title, but they’ve already made history two weeks ahead of their showdown in Glendale, Ariz.
The two NFL MVP finalists will become the first Black quarterbacks to face one another in a Super Bowl when Hurts’ Philadelphia Eagles face Mahomes’ Kansas City Chiefs. Hurts punched his ticket to his first Super Bowl appearance with the Eagles’ dominant win over the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game. Mahomes followed that up by earning his third Super Bowl berth with the Chiefs’ nail-biting AFC title game win over the Cincinnati Bengals.
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Only three Black quarterbacks have ever lifted the Lombardi Trophy. Doug Williams became the first when he led Washington to a Super Bowl XXII victory over the Denver Broncos. It took 26 years before Russell Wilson became the second with a Seattle Seahawks rout against the Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII. Mahomes got his first championship with the Chiefs’ Super Bowl LIV win against the 49ers three seasons ago. Now, Mahomes can become the first Black quarterback to win multiple Super Bowls and the 13th QB all-time to pull off the feat.
Four other Black quarterbacks have reached the Super Bowl but lost. Steve McNair started for the Tennessee Titans in Super Bowl XXXIV, Donovan McNabb started for the Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX, Colin Kaepernick started for the 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII and Cam Newton started for the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50.
Mahomes and Wilson are also among the Black quarterbacks to lose a Super Bowl. Mahomes’ Chiefs were defeated by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers two seasons ago, while Wilson’s Seahawks had their hearts ripped out by the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX.
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Hurts will hope to avoid that list and instead tie a Mahomes record. At just 24 years old, Hurts can match his Super Bowl LVII counterpart as the youngest Black starting quarterback to be crowned a champion.
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2023-01-30T17:31:46+00:00
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nbcchicago.com
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https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/jalen-hurts-patrick-mahomes-set-up-first-super-bowl-between-black-starting-qbs/3058292/
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Midday" game were:
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2022-11-26T21:07:57+00:00
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over at Disney World. The park's newest attraction is weeks away from launching and it's sure to take thrill seekers on *** wild ride. Tron Light cycle run is packed with speed and visual effects to create *** one of *** kind experience of your Christina Watkins. You've already taken it on twice. Join us live from Magic Kingdom tonight. Christina, you rode that roller coaster today. I did. Why do you have to call me out like that stu you know, I got to say I love roller coasters. I've been on so many over the years and Tron Light Cycle run, it is fast. It's interactive. It is so much fun. It's taken years of construction to get to this moment. But those behind it say it's well worth the wait and they are so happy to see it come to life. If you love adrenaline speed twists and turns, then this new roller coaster is for you. Disney World's Tron Light Cycle Run is one of the fastest coasters at any Disney theme park in the world. We have put in days and days, hours and hours, years and years to make this all come to life. And we are just so excited to have our guests be able to experience its attraction based on the original Tron movie from the 19 eighties and the 1010 sci fi sequel. The ride located in tomorrow land in Magic Kingdom is *** high stakes race through *** dark computerized world. It's just gorgeous. I mean, between the outside portion and then you go inside onto the grid and you really feel like you're in the film. It's incredible. We're entering the grid. Photojournalist Jennifer Golden and I entered the grid on Tuesday. Once you board the light cycle, you launch at close to 60 mph racing against the grid's most menacing programs. along with his sister coaster in Shanghai, the fastest coaster that Disney has ever built. And that launch is just spectacular. It took more than 3800 pieces of steel weighing almost 1900 tons to create this coaster. The track is more than 3000 ft long. And in the end, whether you've seen the Tron franchise or not, it gives you the chance to immerse yourself into the grade. Leave the Real World behind for at least *** minute and join team Blue in the race for survival. oh my God, So once you get off the ride, you can go and buy some of the merchandise here. And one of the cool things about the merchandise that's available is you can actually turn yourself into an action figure so you can take the experience from this ride home with you And you can become one of the programs here in this ride. It is really, really cool. The ride officially opens on April four. So just three weeks from today student Michelle Christina, it looked like you were going so fast on that ride. You know, I need to know. Did your eyelashes hold up? You know, I didn't wear lashes on the road, Michelle. I did not have them on because I knew that they would be fluttering around and they didn't stand here. So just leave *** little souvenir. The answer is yes, they probably would have fallen off asking for *** friend that's hilarious to before you jump on that launch is about 60 miles an hour. Yes. Yes, absolutely. The launch is about 60 miles an hour. So if you're gonna wear lashes, uh word of advice, don't. Ok. Thank you, Christina. Have fun. That was going in the end of the year right there. Christina. Thank you so much
Walt Disney World annual passes to go on sale this month
Updated: 8:06 PM EDT Apr 6, 2023
Starting this month, Walt Disney World will once again sell annual passes, which had previously been discontinued.On April 20, fans will be able to purchase new passes, but there will be a limited quantity available. Currently, only Florida residents can purchase new annual passes, while existing out-of-state park guests can only renew their passes. "We are so grateful for our Passholders who have a deep, strong connection to Walt Disney World, and we are looking forward to welcoming more of you to the Annual Passholder family," the Disney Parks blog wrote.In addition, Disney has made updates to its pass-holder program, including new benefits. Annual pass-holders will now have access to select Disney PhotoPass services, and they will also be permitted to enter the theme parks after 2 p.m. without requiring a park reservation. However, this exemption will not apply on Saturdays and Sundays at the Magic Kingdom park. These changes will come into effect from April 18.Disney annual pass tiers available April 20:Disney Pixie Dust Pass (Florida residents only) – $399Allows entry on most weekdays, but is subject to blockout dates, including peak and holiday periodsDisney Pirate Pass (Florida residents only) – $749Allows entry on most days, but is subject to blockout dates, including peak and holiday periodsDisney Sorcerer Pass (Disney Vacation Club members and Florida residents only) – $969Allows entry on most days, but is subject to blockout dates on select days, during select holiday periodsDisney Incredi-Pass (All guests) – $1,399No blockout dates apply“The quantity of passes will be limited and passes, or a pass type, may become unavailable for purchase at any time,” the Disney Parks blog said. For additional information, individuals can refer to the Disney Parks blog.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Starting this month, Walt Disney World will once again sell annual passes, which had previously been discontinued.
On April 20, fans will be able to purchase new passes, but there will be a limited quantity available. Currently, only Florida residents can purchase new annual passes, while existing out-of-state park guests can only renew their passes.
"We are so grateful for our Passholders who have a deep, strong connection to Walt Disney World, and we are looking forward to welcoming more of you to the Annual Passholder family," the Disney Parks blog wrote.
In addition, Disney has made updates to its pass-holder program, including new benefits. Annual pass-holders will now have access to select Disney PhotoPass services, and they will also be permitted to enter the theme parks after 2 p.m. without requiring a park reservation. However, this exemption will not apply on Saturdays and Sundays at the Magic Kingdom park. These changes will come into effect from April 18.
Disney annual pass tiers available April 20:
- Disney Pixie Dust Pass (Florida residents only) – $399
- Allows entry on most weekdays, but is subject to blockout dates, including peak and holiday periods
- Disney Pirate Pass (Florida residents only) – $749
- Allows entry on most days, but is subject to blockout dates, including peak and holiday periods
- Disney Sorcerer Pass (Disney Vacation Club members and Florida residents only) – $969
- Allows entry on most days, but is subject to blockout dates on select days, during select holiday periods
- Disney Incredi-Pass (All guests) – $1,399
“The quantity of passes will be limited and passes, or a pass type, may become unavailable for purchase at any time,” the Disney Parks blog said.
For additional information, individuals can refer to the Disney Parks blog.
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2023-04-07T00:48:44+00:00
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wtae.com
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https://www.wtae.com/article/disney-passes-sale/43534921
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MIAMI (AP) — The mission for the Denver Nuggets was clear: Come to Miami, get two wins and head back home with a chance to finally become NBA champions.
It’s officially there for the taking.
The 47-year wait for Denver might be over as soon as Monday, with Nikola Jokic and his Nuggets now just one win away from getting the title that he’s wanted for so long. Aaron Gordon scored 27 points, Jokic added 23 and the Nuggets beat the Miami Heat 108-95 on Friday night to take a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals.
“We haven’t done a damn thing yet,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. “We have to win another game to be world champions.”
Bruce Brown scored 21 off the bench for the Nuggets, who won their fifth straight road game to grab complete command. They’ll have three chances to win one game for a title, two of those in Denver, the first in what’s sure to be a raucous atmosphere for Game 5.
Jamal Murray had 15 points and 12 assists — his fourth consecutive double-digit assist game — for Denver.
“Today was a team effort.” Murray said. “I can’t even name one person. Everybody locked in. We’ve got one more to go.”
Jimmy Butler scored 25 points for Miami, which has now fallen into 3-1 holes in each of its last three finals appearances — this one joining 2014 and 2020. Bam Adebayo had 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Heat, while Kyle Lowry added 13 points.
The Heat walked off the floor in silence, fully aware of how much trouble they’re in now.
“Now we’re in a must-win situation, every single game — which we’re capable of,” Butler said. “It’s not impossible.”
The Nuggets were overwhelming favorites to start the series, for obvious reasons. Denver was the Western Conference’s No. 1 seed; Miami was the Eastern Conference’s No. 8 seed. The Nuggets had won nine of the last 10 regular-season meetings between the teams, and their run of success over the Heat has continued through four games of the finals.
“Our guys are locked in, man,” Malone said. “We’re focused.”
Denver led by 13 going into the fourth, and Miami came out for the final quarter with appropriate desperation. The Heat scored the first eight points, Jokic committed his fifth foul and had to go to the bench with 9:24 left — and it was down to 86-81 when Butler converted a three-point play with 8:42 remaining.
But the Nuggets — who fell apart in the fourth quarter of Game 2 for their lone loss of the series — didn’t fold, even with their two-time MVP still out. Murray made a 3-pointer to stop Miami’s 8-0 spurt, and Jeff Green made a huge corner 3 from near the Heat bench for a 94-85 edge with 6:21 left.
“We have guys that can step up, night in and night out,” Gordon said.
Jokic checked out with Denver up 10. He came back with the Nuggets up nine. Miami didn’t take advantage of that chance, and now finds itself on the wrong end of history. A team that had to scramble just to make the playoffs now needs to pull off the ultimate scramble to win a championship.
“This is what this year’s been all about for this group, so definitely not going to hang our heads or quit,” Heat guard Duncan Robinson said. “That’s not an option. It’s not going to happen. So we’ll band together and get on this flight tomorrow and find a way to figure it out.”
Teams that take a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals have won 35 out of 36 previous times, and the Heat will have to buck that trend to keep Denver from winning its title.
“We have an incredibly competitive group,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “We’ve done everything the hard way and that’s the way it’s going to have to be done right now — again. And all we’re going to focus on is getting this thing back to the 305. Get this thing back to Miami. And things can shift very quickly.”
TIP-INS
Nuggets: Jokic tweaked his right ankle when he landed on the back of Max Strus’ foot midway through the opening quarter. He briefly retreated to the Denver locker room before the start of the second quarter and played the rest of the way with no evident issues. … Murray played with tape protecting the bottom of his left hand, thanks to a nasty floor burn he got in Game 3. … It was Denver’s 25th win on the road this season, tying a franchise record set last season. … Michael Porter Jr. scored 11.
Heat: It was retiring 20-year veteran Udonis Haslem’s 43rd birthday and rookie Nikola Jovic’s 20th birthday. Jovic was 58 days old when Haslem signed his first Heat contract. … If it was Miami’s home finale this season, then the Heat went 613-299 in its home arena during his career. … Miami started the playoffs 6-0 at home. The Heat are 0-4 on their home floor since. … Robinson and Kevin Love each scored 12, and Caleb Martin scored 11.
SLOW START
Miami led 21-20 after one quarter. The 41 combined points were the fewest in the first quarter of the last 24 finals games; the first quarter of Game 4 of the Toronto-Golden State series in 2019 had 40 points.
CELEB WATCH
Kentucky coach John Calipari was in the crowd, as was Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker, two-time WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces, Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields and twins Haley and Hanna Cavinder — who helped the Miami Hurricanes make the Elite Eight in this year’s NCAA women’s tournament.
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2023-06-10T11:56:22+00:00
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upmatters.com
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Pressure on Russian forces mounts after Ukraine’s advances
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Western defense officials and analysts on Saturday said they believed the Russian forces were setting up a new defensive line in Ukraine’s northeast after Kyiv’s troops broke through the previous one and tried to press their advances further into the east.
The British Defense Ministry said in a daily intelligence briefing that the line likely is between the Oskil River and Svatove, some 150 kilometers (90 miles) southeast of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city.
The new line comes after a Ukrainian counteroffensive punched a hole through the previous front line in the war and recaptured large swaths of land in the northeastern Kharkiv region that borders Russia.
Moscow “likely sees maintaining control of this zone as important because it is transited by one of the few main resupply routes Russia still controls from the Belgorod region of Russia,” the British military said, adding that “a stubborn defense of this area” was likely, but that it remained unclear whether the Russians would be able to withstand another concerted Ukrainian assault.
Ukrainian forces, in the meantime, continue to cross the key Oskil River in the Kharkiv region as they try to press on in a counteroffensive targeting Russian-occupied territory, according to the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War.
The Institute said in its Saturday report that satellite imagery it examined suggest that Ukrainian forces have crossed over to the east bank of the Oskil in Kupiansk, placing artillery there. The river, which flows south from Russia into Ukraine, had been a natural break in the newly emerged front lines since Ukraine launched its push about a week ago.
“Russian forces are likely too weak to prevent further Ukrainian advances along the entire Oskil River if Ukrainian forces choose to resume offensive operations,” the institute said.
After the Russian troops retreated from the city of Izium, Ukrainian authorities discovered a mass grave site, one of the largest so far discovered. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that more than 440 graves have been found at the site but that the number of victims is not yet known.
Zelenskyy said the graves contained the bodies of hundreds of civilian adults and children, as well as soldiers, and some had been tortured, shot or killed by artillery shelling. He cited evidence of atrocities, such as a body with a rope around its neck and broken arms.
Videos circulating online on Saturday indicated that Ukrainian forces are also continuing to take land in the country’s embattled east.
One video showed a Ukrainian soldier walking past a building, its roof destroyed, then pointing up over his shoulder at a colleague hanging the blue-and-yellow Ukrainian flag over a mobile phone tower. The soldier in the video identified the seized village as Dibrova, just northeast of the city of Sloviansk and southeast of the embattled city of Lyman in Ukraine’s Donetsk region.
Another online video showed two Ukrainian soldiers in what appeared to be a bell tower. A Ukrainian flag hung as a soldier said they had taken the village of Shchurove, just northeast of Sloviansk.
The Ukrainian military and the Russians did not immediately acknowledge the change of hands of the two villages.
Elsewhere in Ukraine, Russian forces continued to pound cities and villages with missile strikes and shelling.
A Russian missile attack early Saturday started a fire in Kharkiv’s industrial area, said Oleh Syniehubov, the regional governor. Firefighters extinguished the blaze.
Syniehubov said remnants of the missiles suggest the Russians fired S-300 surface-to-air missiles at the city. The S-300 is designed for striking missiles or aircraft in the sky, not targets on the ground. Analysts say Russia’s use of the missiles for ground attacks suggest they may be running out of some precision munitions as the monthslong war continues.
In the southern Zaporizhzhia region, a large part of which is occupied by the Russians, one person was wounded after the Russian forces shelled the city of Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia’s Ukrainian governor Oleksandr Starukh reported on Telegram. Starukh said the Russian troops also shelled two villages in the region, destroying several civilian facilities there.
The central Dnipropetrovsk region also came under fire overnight, according to its governor, Valentyn Reznichenko. “The enemy attacked six times and launched more than 90 deadly projectiles on peaceful cities and villages,” Reznichenko said.
Meanwhile, Ukraine’s atomic energy operator, Energoatom, said a convoy of 25 trucks has brought diesel fuel and other critical supplies to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant — Europe’s largest, which was shut down a week ago amid fears that fighting in the area could result in a radiation disaster.
The trucks were allowed through Russian checkpoints on Friday to deliver spare parts for repairs of damaged power lines, chemicals for the operation of the plant and additional fuel for backup diesel generators, Energoatom said in a statement.
The six-reactor plant was captured by Russian forces in March but is still operated by Ukrainian engineers. Its last reactor was switched off Sunday after repeated power failures due to shelling put crucial safety systems at risk.
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Karl Ritter in Kyiv contributed to this report.
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2022-09-17T10:52:18+00:00
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waff.com
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https://www.waff.com/2022/09/17/pressure-russian-forces-mounts-after-ukraines-advances/
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My daughter frowned when she saw me pull up at the high school parking lot.
“Ugh, Dad, what is this?” She barely reached for the door. There was a nose wrinkle and eye judgment one step away from the classic American teen eye roll.
The subject of her disdain was a supersonic red 2022 Toyota Prius XLE with all-wheel drive that would be the sled for our 300-mile road trip. As a 15-year-old with a driver’s permit, and an informed if not spoiled perspective on new test cars, she thought she knew something if not everything.
“It’s so…ugh. Will it even fit my hockey gear?”
I honked. A nearby flock of teens raised their beaks from their devices. She jumped in.
“It’s so ugly,” she muttered.
“This car is legend,” I started, adopting her vernacular with all the cringe I could muster. “The Prius made efficiency cool and influenced what’s in this parking lot more than any other car in your lifetime.”
First generation (2001-2003)
The world’s first mass produced hybrid car launched in 1997 and was imported to the U.S. in 2000 for the 2001 model year, “just in time for the 21st century,” according to the marketing taglines, kinda like you, I told her.
Even though the Prius followed the Honda Insight into the American market, it outlasted and endured, like VHS over Beta that made no sense to my Gen Z daughter. This reference made no sense to her. Unlike the two-door Insight, Toyota designed the Prius to be more than an urban commuter. With four doors and a hatch, it could handle family suburban detail, and at 41 mpg combined, it more than doubled the average passenger vehicle fuel economy at the time.
“So? Don’t the plug-in ones not even need gas?”
That’s the point, I said. So much has changed in 20 years, and the Prius proved there was a way forward in meeting fuel economy standards.
With that, I earned the full eye roll and we were off.
Even without a power tailgate, she fit the hockey goalie bag in the wide opening of the hatch, without the kind of grunting complaints she’s made in sedans. Two roller bags also fit in the 27.4 cubic feet of space with the rear seats up. There was no pass-through in the 60/40-split rear so we folded down the smaller portion for her stick, a cooler, snack bag, and backpack full of homework that would remain ignored. We could have fit a teammate and her hockey bag, if we needed to. In the rearview mirror, the bag blocked the annoying split-glass hatch, but there was still plenty of outward vision.
The interior space surprised me again, as it does every time I get in a Prius, and the broad and tall windows justified its oddball mouse-controller exterior shape. The expansive interior allowed for plenty of rear legroom and headroom, and my passenger contented herself by reclining the front seat, ear-plugging in, and dad-dropping out of her history lesson.
It was loud on the highway, but not rough, and not as unrefined as its predecessors. She took for granted Bluetooth connectivity, and couldn’t have realized it was special when Toyota launched the second-generation Prius.
Second-generation Prius (2004-2009)
Sensing a hit, Toyota leaned into the futuristic elements with cutting-edge features such as push-button start, an interactive infotainment screen, a new design, and an evolution of its hybrid system that boosted EPA fuel economy to 46 mpg combined. It helped that gas prices peaked at $4.06 in the middle of 2008, when you were just learning how to scoot along down the hallways on a trike, I told her. We passed highway signs for gas that cost the same now, and I commented on it being cheap, but adjusting for inflation was a conversation for another road trip.
The quirky design of the second-gen Prius aided efficiency as well, with a windshield that appeared to slope right up from the front bumper, forming a triangular high point above the driver’s head like a sail, except smoothed out to appear like the mouse controller on wheels that cemented it in that popular imagination. It didn’t hurt that young Hollywood stars ranging from Miley Cyrus to Gwenyth Paltrow and Leonardo DiCaprio made star-studded appearances in their Priuses to raise eco-awareness.
“You know Leo?”
She glanced over her shoulder at me with mild irritation, her whole body contorted into an “as if, duh” retort.
Third-generation Prius (2010-2015)
The Prius matured for its third act, getting longer, roomier, more family friendly, and slightly more powerful with a 1.8-liter inline-4 that paired with the motor to make 134 hp. It also overachieved at 50 mpg combined. Toyota began rolling out other models, including the larger Prius V, the smaller, eco-optimized Prius C, and the launch of a plug-in hybrid version in 2012 that would become the Prime. After a decade of dominance, Toyota sensed the hybrid times were changing.
The popularity of the Prius peaked in 2012 and 2013, when the economy began to recover and gas and oil became relatively cheap. Being the leader meant fending off the competition, especially with more hybrids coming to market and a nascent electric vehicle market getting a charge late in 2010 with the Nissan Leaf and the Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid. The Prius went from being Mr. Popular to being the guy who graduated high school years earlier but still showed up to high school parties. Stay away from the Prius at the party. But you’re not going to parties as a freshman, right? I asked.
Her cold shoulder remained.
Fourth generation (2016-2022)
Toyota tried injecting some youthful spunk into its aging star, but all the sharp angles and Botoxed bumpers couldn’t overcome that more hybrids were being packaged in more popular compact crossovers, such as the Toyota RAV4. Then there was Toyota’s one-time partner, Tesla, disrupting the automotive landscape on a much larger scale than the Prius ever did. With all the efficient hybrid crossovers, as well as dozens of plug-in hybrid options, the Toyota Prius felt old.
Kind of amazing how market acceptance of a hybrid, and how eco-conscious transportation was made cool on the humped back of the Prius? It paved the way for electric cars.
No response.
I persisted. Still, there wasn’t a more affordable and more efficient car on the market without a plug. By 2018, the V was gone, and by 2019 Toyota tried to forestall the shift to hybrid crossovers with an all-wheel-drive version that we drive right now. There’s no car or crossover without a plug that can come near the EPA rated 51 mpg city, 47 highway, 49 combined. Look, 49.8 mpg at 75 mph over 200 miles! With a 10.6-gallon tank, and a range of 519 miles, that means we don’t have to stop unless you make me!
She shifted in her seat or shrugged, the latter being so hard to tell from so many similar dismissive teen body motions.
“What do you make of all that?” I said, my direct coffee injection running on all four cylinders.
“What?” she said finally, sitting up groggy or bored or teen. She pulled her hair back and popped out an ear bud. “Did you say something?”
She had buds in, Dad out the whole time.
I said nothing. She’ll be in the market soon enough, and I wonder if she’ll recognize the new wedgy 2023 Toyota Prius, if she’ll appreciate how far the fifth generation has come from all those Priuses that preceded it.
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2022 Toyota Prius XLE AWD-e
Base price: $30,600 including $1,025 destination
Price as tested: $32,084
Drivetrain: 1.8-liter inline-4 with two motors and all-wheel drive
EPA fuel economy: 51/47/49 mpg
The hits: Efficiency, versatility, big space in small footprint
The misses: Aged looks, dated tech, invisible to a new generation
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2023-06-03T10:51:17+00:00
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PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich — The Kent County Sheriff's Office is looking for a man who hasn't been seen since Tuesday.
Officials say Tucker Laws, 24, was last seen leaving a home in the area of Plainfield Avenue and 5 Mile Road around 3:15pm on July 26.
His family has not heard from him since then.
Laws was last seen wearing a gray t-short, khaki shorts, tennis shoes and had a dark-colored backpack.
Officials say he may be a danger to himself and are asking anyone with information on his whereabouts to call 911.
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2022-07-30T23:21:56+00:00
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https://www.fox17online.com/news/kent-county-sheriffs-office-searching-for-missing-endangered-man
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LIVINGSTON, La. (AP) — A man accused of killing five people pleaded guilty Wednesday in the 2019 slayings of three of them — his girlfriend and two of her family members.
In state court in Livingston Parish, Dakota Theriot, now 24, entered the plea before District Judge Brenda B. Ricks in the shooting deaths of Summer Ernest, 20; her 17-year-old brother, Tanner Ernest, and her father, Billy Ernest, 43, at a home outside of Walker, news outlets reported.
Court filings show he is scheduled to appear later Wednesday in Ascension Parish before District Judge Jason Verdigets, where he faces two more counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his parents, Keith and Elizabeth Theriot, both 50, prosecutors said. A plea was expected in those killings as well, officials said.
Authorities have said Theriot was living with his girlfriend’s family when the shootings occurred in January 2019. After the Ernests were gunned down, Theriot then took her father’s truck to Ascension Parish, where he allegedly shot his father and stepmother at their home in Gonzales before fleeing to his grandmother’s home in Virginia, where he was captured.
Theriot was sentenced to three life sentences without parole and avoids the death penalty for the Livingston Parish murders.
“As in any decision made when resolving a case, consideration is given to the victims and their families, the community, and the legal and factual posture of the case in its entirety. The victims’ families have agreed with the defendant’s plea and sentence. We appreciate their patience and cooperation," District Attorney Scott Perrilloux said in a statement.
Perrilloux noted the defendant's extensive psychological records documenting a history of mental illness.
“Seeking the death penalty, although factually warranted, would lead to protracted and likely never ending litigation for the victims’ families to endure,” he said. "After much review, discussion, and consideration, we felt this was the best outcome.”
Theriot’s trial was delayed for two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2023-01-11T20:21:00+00:00
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ourmidland.com
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‘He’s home’: Missing 73 years, Medal of Honor recipient’s remains return to Georgia
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Soldiers of the 9th Infantry Regiment made a desperate retreat as North Korean troops closed in around them. A wounded, 18-year-old Army Pfc. Luther Herschel Story feared his injuries would slow down his company, so he stayed behind to cover their withdrawal.
Story’s actions in the Korean War on Sept. 1, 1950, would ensure he was remembered. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military honor, which is now displayed alongside his portrait at the National Infantry Museum, an hour’s drive from his hometown of Americus, Georgia.
But Story was never seen alive again, and his resting place long remained a mystery.
“In my family, we always believed that he would never be found,” said Judy Wade, Story’s niece and closest surviving relative.
That changed in April when the U.S. military revealed lab tests had matched DNA from Wade and her late mother to bones of an unidentified American soldier recovered from Korea in October 1950. The remains belonged to Story, a case agent told Wade over the phone. After nearly 73 years, he was coming home.
A Memorial Day burial with military honors was scheduled Monday at the Andersonville National Cemetery. A police escort with flashing lights escorted Story’s casket through the streets of nearby Americus on Wednesday after it arrived in Georgia.
“I don’t have to worry about him anymore,” said Wade, who was born four years after her uncle went missing overseas. “I’m just glad he’s home.”
Among those celebrating Story’s return was former President Jimmy Carter. When Story was a young boy, according to Wade, his family lived and worked in Plains on land owned by Carter’s father, James Earl Carter Sr.
Jimmy Carter, 98, has been under hospice care at his home in Plains since February. Jill Stuckey, superintendent of the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park, said she shared the news about Story with Carter as soon as she heard it.
“Oh, there was a big smile on his face,” Stuckey said. “He was very excited to know that a hero was coming home.”
Story grew up about 150 miles (241 kilometers) south of Atlanta in Sumter County, where his father was a sharecropper. As a young boy, Story, who had a keen sense of humor and liked baseball, joined his parents and older siblings in the fields to help harvest cotton. The work was hard, and it didn’t pay much.
“Momma talked about eating sweet potatoes three times a day,” said Wade, whose mother, Gwendolyn Story Chambliss, was Luther Story’s older sister. “She used to talk about how at night her fingers would be bleeding from picking cotton out of the bolls. Everybody in the family had to do it for them to exist.”
The family eventually moved to Americus, the county’s largest city, where Story’s parents found better work. He enrolled in high school, but soon set his sights on joining the military in the years following World War II.
In 1948, his mother agreed to sign papers allowing Story to enlist in the Army. She listed his birthdate as July 20, 1931. But Wade said she later obtained a copy of her uncle’s birth certificate that showed he was born in 1932 — which would have made him just 16 when he joined.
Story left school during his sophomore year. In the summer of 1950 he deployed with Company A of the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment to Korea around the time the war began.
On Sept. 1, 1950, near the village of Agok on the Naktong River, Story’s unit came under attack by three divisions of North Korean troops that moved to surround the Americans and cut off their escape.
Story seized a machine gun and fired on enemy soldiers crossing the river, killing or wounding about 100, according to his Medal of Honor citation. As his company commander ordered a retreat, Story rushed into a road and threw grenades into an approaching truck carrying North Korean troops and ammunition. Despite being wounded, he continued fighting.
“Realizing that his wounds would hamper his comrades, he refused to retire to the next position but remained to cover the company’s withdrawal,” Story’s award citation said. “When last seen he was firing every weapon available and fighting off another hostile assault.”
Story was presumed dead. He would have been 18 years old, according to the birth certificate Wade obtained.
In 1951, his father received Story’s Medal of Honor at a Pentagon ceremony. Story was also posthumously promoted to corporal.
About a month after Story went missing in Korea, the U.S. military recovered a body in the area where he was last seen fighting. The unidentified remains were buried with other unknown service members at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Hawaii.
According to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, more than 7,500 Americans who served in the Korean War remain missing or their remains have not been identified. That’s roughly 20% of the nearly 37,000 U.S. service members who died in the war.
Remains of the unknown soldier recovered near Agok were disinterred in 2021 as part of a broader military effort to determine the identities of several hundred Americans who died in the war. Eventually scientists compared DNA from the bones with samples submitted by Wade and her mother before she died in 2017. They made a successful match.
President Joe Biden announced the breakthrough April 26 in Washington, joined by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.
“Today, we can return him to his family,” Biden said of Story, “and to his rest.”
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2023-05-29T11:01:51+00:00
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Wyoming Humanities and Wyoming Council for Women are presenting a free screening of "Who She Is," at the Broadway Theater in downtown Rock Springs. The presentation focuses on four women caught in the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women epidemic.
ROCK SPRINGS --- “Who She Is” tells the story of four individual women caught in the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) epidemic. By bringing these missing women to life on screen, through animation and first-person storytelling, the documentary aims to humanize the people behind the statistics. Audiences will learn each woman's loves and losses and will come to know their story. Through these women, the documentary hopes to shine a light on the wider MMIW epidemic and gendered violence in Wyoming and beyond.
This special screening of “Who She Is” will take place at the Broadway Theater on Thursday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public.
After the film screening join Caldera Productions filmmakers Jordan Dresser and Sophie Barksdale for a discussion about the film, MMIW/P in Wyoming, and importance of empowering Indigenous voices in solutions to combat this epidemic. This screening event is presented by Wyoming Humanities and the Wyoming Council for Women.
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 – Business Development, Promotions and Arts and Culture. For more information on the program, contact the Rock Springs Main Street/Urban Renewal Agency at 307-352-1434 or visit their website at downtownrs.com.
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2023-01-17T21:55:30+00:00
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wyomingnews.com
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https://www.wyomingnews.com/rocketminer/wyoming-humanities-and-wyoming-council-for-women-present-who-she-is-at-broadway-theater/article_9def5c54-96a5-11ed-851c-e38c727f9dd6.html
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For religious Christians, Christmas is all about Jesus Christ. But his mother Mary was busy, too, giving birth. Over the centuries, Mary became one of the most popular figures of Christendom. Yet she appears in only a handful of pages in the Gospels. Visualizing the Virgin Mary — an exhibition of illuminated manuscripts at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles — shows how she was portrayed by artists in the Middle Ages, before Renaissance artists decided she had golden curls, perfect skin and blue eyes.
Mary doesn't look that cozy and welcoming in the early manuscripts. The exhibit, curated by Maeve O'Donnell-Morales, shows her as thin and dour, a devoted mother.
Yet much of Mary's popularity rests on her approachable personality, says Elizabeth Morrison, senior curator of manuscripts at the Getty Center.
"In the early Middle Ages, Jesus was a little bit of a scary figure," she says, explaining that talk about damnation and hellfire was a little distressing for ordinary worshippers. "So they latched onto the Virgin Mary as someone they thought could really empathize with them. They had someone who was kind of on their side."
Mary was warm, inclusive, understanding. Devout Catholics told her their problems, and she told them to her holy Son.
For centuries there's been debate about Mary. Was she born without original sin? Was Christ her only child? Was she really a virgin? What about after Jesus was born?
In the Gospel of James, a midwife doubted the Virgin was still a virgin. That gynecological observation didn't go well for the midwife. Her hands shriveled up. The midwife went to see Mary, and said: I don't doubt you anymore. You're totally a virgin. The Virgin asked an angel to bring back the doubting midwife's hands. And so it came to pass.
Thousands of years later, the stories continue. Some contemporary artists are changing assumptions about what the Virgin represents.
"All to the good," says Morrison. "They're making us double-think it. They're saying 'OK, she's not the figure you thought you saw.'"
Today's artists see the Virgin as a feminist, a West African deity, an inspiration for tattoos.
Art — like Mary — is eternal.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
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2022-12-30T11:09:43+00:00
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The Springfield Salvation Army will hold its annual dodgeball tournament this weekend for those who are ready to dive, dip and dodge for a good cause.
The Nocturnal Fury Dodgeball Tournament will be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday at the Springfield Salvation Army, 15 S. Plum St.
Ryan Ray, development director of the Springfield Salvation Army, said five teams have registered so far, “but it’s been a struggle to get back to where we were pre-pandemic.”
Last year, 10 teams took part in the first year back after not being held for two years due to the coronavirus pandemic. The first year there were seven teams, and the best year there were 17 teams.
The tournament is a “high-energy and positive” event for the community, a unique way to raise funds and awareness, and a fun way to educate residents about the Salvation Army, Ray said.
“The Salvation Army first came to Springfield in 1885, and while our mission hasn’t changed, our approach has. We are sensitive to the needs and the dynamic here in Clark County, and we serve accordingly,” he said. “So hosting a dodgeball tournament helps, if even slightly, to share our mission and programming with a younger crowd.”
This is the organization’s 13th year hosting this tournament. All proceeds raised will benefit the Salvation Army’s Summer Day Camp, which is a camp for children with special needs.
Ray said the tournament has a couple of objectives.
“The fundraising component only accounts for 50% of the purpose. The other 50% is to bring a younger demographic into our building and give them a better glimpse as to who we are and what we do here Clark County,” he said.
The sponsors for this year’s event are Drive 1 Car & Truck, Winans Chocolates & Coffees, Hauck Bros., Inc. Heating & Cooling, and The Stuckey Firm.
Participants must play in teams with a minimum of six players and a maximum of 10 players. The cost is $30 a player, and players must be age 15 and older.
The deadline to register is today, but that may be extended until Thursday. To register a team, visit https://forms.office.com/r/cVe9bCJQhr. Entry fees are not due until the night of the tournament.
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2023-03-08T08:34:44+00:00
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Stocks fell in afternoon trading on Wall Street Friday as major indexes close out a dismal year with lingering concerns about stubbornly hot inflation and a potential recession.
The S&P 500 fell 1.1% as of 1:57 p.m. Eastern. The index, which is considered a benchmark for the broader market by investors, is on track to end 2022 with a 20% loss. That would mark its worst loss since the financial crisis 14 years ago.
The Nasdaq composite fell 1.1% and is on pace for a much steeper annual loss of 33.8%. The index is faring much worse this year because it is heavily made up of technology stocks that have been leading the broader market slump.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 311 points, or 0.9%, to 32,909. It’s headed for a 9.4% loss this year.
There was scant corporate or economic news for Wall Street to review on the last trading day of the year. Tesla stabilized from steep losses earlier in the week, though it is still on pace for a 65% loss this year.
Southwest Airlines stabilized as its operations returned to relative normalcy following massive cancellations over the holiday period. The stock was down 0.3%, extending its slide this week to 7.7%.
Energy stocks held up better than the rest of the market as U.S. crude oil prices rose 1.1%.
Bond yields mostly rose. The yield on the 10-Year Treasury, which influences mortgage rates, rose to 3.88% from 3.82%.
Stocks struggled all year as inflation put increasing pressure on consumers and raised concerns about economies slipping into recession. Central banks raised interest rates to fight high prices. The Federal Reserve’s aggressive rate hikes remain a major focus for investors as the central bank walks a thin line between raising rates enough to cool inflation, but not so much that they stall the U.S. economy into a recession.
The Fed’s key lending rate stood at a range of 0% to 0.25% at the beginning of 2022 and will close the year at a range of 4.25% to 4.5% after seven increases. The U.S. central bank forecasts that will reach a range of 5% to 5.25% by the end of 2023. Its forecast doesn’t call for a rate cut before 2024.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine worsened inflation pressure earlier in the year by making oil, gas and food commodity prices even more volatile amid existing supply chain issues. China spent most of the year imposing strict COVID-19 policies which crimped production for raw materials and goods, but is now in the process of removing travel and other restrictions.
The Fed’s battle against inflation, though, will likely remain the overarching concern in 2023, according to analysts. Investors will continue searching for a better sense of whether inflation is easing fast enough to take pressure off of consumers and the Fed.
Several big updates on the employment market are on tap for the first week of 2023. It has been a particularly strong area of the economy and has helped create a bulwark against a recession. That has made the Fed’s job more difficult, though, because strong employment and wages mean it may have to remain aggressive to keep fighting inflation. That, in turn, raises the risk of slowing the economy too much and bringing on a recession.
The Fed will release minutes from its latest policy meeting on Wednesday, potentially giving investors more insight into its next moves.
The government will also release a November report on job openings on Wednesday. That will be followed by a weekly update on unemployment on Thursday. The closely-watched monthly employment report will be released on Friday.
Wall Street is also waiting on the latest round of corporate earnings reports, which will start flowing in around the middle of January. Companies have been warning investors that inflation will likely crimp their profits and revenue in 2023. That’s after spending most of 2022 raising prices on everything from food to clothing in an effort to offset inflation, though many companies went further and actually increased their profit margins.
Companies in the S&P 500 are expected to broadly report a 3.5% drop in earnings during the fourth quarter, according to FactSet. Analysts expect earnings to then remain roughly flat through the first half of 2023.
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2022-12-30T19:14:27+00:00
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Police are asking for help finding the occupant of a car that was seen near where four University of Idaho students were stabbed to death last month, saying that person could have "critical information" about the case.
Local police issued a statement on Wednesday afternoon asking for the public's help tracking down the person or people inside a white Hyundai Elantra made between 2011 and 2013 that was near the off-campus home in the early morning hours of Nov. 13. Investigators do not have the sedan's license plate.
"Your information, whether you believe it is significant or not, might be the piece of the puzzle that helps investigators solve these murders," the department wrote.
Relatively few details have been released about the slayings of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin. The police department has not yet named a suspect or made any arrests, and investigators have not yet found a weapon. Autopsies determined the four students were stabbed to death, the attack likely starting while they were sleeping.
"Tips and leads have led investigators to look for additional information about a vehicle being in the immediate area of the King Street residence during the early morning hours of November 13th. Investigators believe the occupant(s) of this vehicle may have critical information to share regarding this case," the department wrote in a news release. "If you know of or own a vehicle matching this description, or know of anyone who may have been driving this vehicle on the days preceding or the day of the murders, please forward that information to the Tip Line."
The Moscow Police Department asked anyone with information to email or call its tip line at 208-883-7180. The FBI, which is assisting in the investigation, has created a website where people can upload security camera footage or other digital media from the area that was recorded around the time of the killings.
The four stabbing victims were friends and members of the university's Greek system. The killings have left the close-knit community of Moscow stunned and grieving, shattering the sense of safety many had in the rural farming and university town. Mogen, Goncalves and Kernodle lived together with two other roommates in the rental home just across the street from campus, and Chapin — Kernodle's boyfriend — was there visiting.
Moscow Police Chief James Fry was at the rental home with other law enforcement officers on Wednesday, collecting some of the things that belonged to the victims so they could be returned to their families. He'd announced the plan on Monday, saying that returning meaningful items to the families would hopefully help the families' healing.
A lot of resources have been dedicated to solving the case, including six detectives with the Moscow department, 48 FBI investigators and more than a dozen Idaho State Police investigators.
"We're going to do our job and we're going to do this to the best of our ability," Fry said outside the home on Wednesday. "We owe this to the families, we owe this to the victims, we owe this to our community, so we're going to continue on."
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2022-12-08T03:37:30+00:00
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Man stabs another man ‘50 to 70′ times, killing him, then steals his tablet, police say
MESA, Ariz. (KTVK/KPHO/Gray News) – A man in Arizona was arrested after stabbing a man dozens of times, killing him, then stealing his tablet, according to police.
Mesa police said Roberto Villareal-Suarez, 38, is charged with first-degree murder and armed robbery.
Officers responded Friday morning to a report of a man found dead in the middle of an intersection. First responders arrived to find a man with “about 50 to 70″ stab wounds to his chest and torso.
The victim was identified as Jose Feliciano, 46.
Mesa police said they found Villareal-Suarez nearby with blood on his clothes and hands and took him into custody. He was also holding a tablet, which police said belonged to the victim.
Investigators also reviewed surveillance video from a nearby gas station, which they said shows Villareal-Suarez getting into a fight with Feliciano and stabbing him.
An eyewitness also told officers at the scene that it appeared that Villareal-Suarez was violently swinging his right arm while standing over Feliciano.
Police said during an interview, Villareal-Suarez admitted to stabbing Feliciano multiple times because he “wanted to kill him.” When asked about the tablet, Villareal-Suarez said he took it to try and use it or sell it for money because he was homeless.
As of Monday morning, Villareal-Suarez was being held on a $1 million bond.
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2022-08-16T17:45:01+00:00
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https://www.wagmtv.com/2022/08/16/man-stabs-another-man-50-70-times-killing-him-then-steals-his-tablet-police-say/
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Serbian police said early Friday they had arrested a suspect in a series of shootings that killed at least eight people and wounded 14, the nation's second such mass shooting in two days.
In a statement, police said that the man, identified by initials U.B., was arrested near the central Serbian town of Kragujevac, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) south of Belgrade.
The shooting came a day after a 13-year-old boy used his father’s guns to kill eight fellow students and a guard at a school in Belgrade.
The bloodshed sent shockwaves through a Balkan nation scarred by wars, but unused to mass murders.
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Friday's arrest followed an all-night search by hundreds of police, who sealed off an area south of Belgrade where the shooting took place late Thursday.
The attacker shot randomly at people in three villages near Mladenovac, some 50 kilometers (30 miles) south of the capital, according to state broadcaster RTS.
“I heard some tak-tak-tak sounds,” recalled Milan Prokic, a resident of Dubona, a village near the town of Mladenovac. Prokic said he first thought villagers were shooting to celebrate a childbirth, as is tradition in Serbia and the Balkans.
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“But it wasn’t that. Shame, great shame,” Prokic added.
Serbian Interior Minister Bratislav Gasic called Thursday’s shootings “a terrorist act,” state media reported.
Before the second shooting, Serbia spent much of Thursday reeling from its first mass shooting in ten years. Students, many wearing black and carrying flowers, filled streets around the school in central Belgrade as they paid silent homage to slain peers. Serbian teachers’ unions announced protests and strikes to warn about a crisis in the school system and demand changes.
The same day, authorities moved to boost gun control, as police urged citizens to lock up their guns and keep them away from children. The government ordered a two-year moratorium on short-barrel guns, tougher control of people with guns and shooting grounds, and tougher sentences for people who enable minors to get hold of guns.
A registered gun owner in Serbia must be over 18, healthy, and have no criminal record. Weapons must be kept locked and separately from ammunition.
Though Serbia is awash with weapons left over from the wars of the 1990s, Wednesday's school shooting was the first in the country's modern history. The last mass shooting before this week was in 2013, when a war veteran killed 13 people in a central Serbian village.
The shooting on Wednesday morning in Vladislav Ribnikar primary school also left seven people hospitalized, six children and a teacher. One girl who was shot in the head remains in life-threatening condition, and a boy is in serious condition with spinal injuries, doctors said on Thursday morning.
Authorities have said the shooter, whom police identified as Kosta Kecmanovic, is too young to be charged and tried. He has been placed in a mental institution, while his father has been detained on suspicion of endangering public security because his son got hold of the guns.
Gun culture is widespread in Serbia and elsewhere in the Balkans: The region has among the highest numbers of guns per capita in Europe. Guns are often fired into the air at celebrations and the cult of the warrior is part of national identities.
Experts have repeatedly warned of the danger posed by the number of weapons in the highly divided country, where convicted war criminals are glorified and violence against minority groups often goes unpunished. They also note that decades of instability stemming from the conflicts of the 1990s, as well as ongoing economic hardship, could trigger such outbursts.
Dragan Popadic, a psychology professor at Belgrade University, told The Associated Press that the school shooting has exposed the level of violence present in society and caused a deep shock.
“People suddenly have been shaken into reality and the ocean of violence that we live in, how it has grown over time and how much our society has been neglected for decades,” he warned. “It is as if flashlights have been lit over our lives and we can no longer just mind our own business.”
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AP journalist Sabina Niksic contributed from Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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2023-05-05T08:01:28+00:00
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https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/suspect-arrested-in-serbias-second-mass-shooting-in-2-days/3134655/
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Chip Fletcher, interim dean of UH School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, joined the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s “Spotlight Hawaii” livestream show today and answered viewer questions. This series shines a spotlight on issues affecting the Hawaiian Islands.
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“Spotlight Hawaii,” which shines a light on issues affecting Hawaii, airs live 10:30 a.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday on the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s Facebook page. Join Ryan Kalei Tsuji and Yunji de Nies this month for a conversation with guests. Click here to watch previous conversations and to view the rest of this month’s schedule.
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2023-01-23T21:27:07+00:00
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https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/01/23/breaking-news/upcoming-livestream-chip-fletcher-interim-dean-of-uh-school-of-ocean-and-earth-science-and-technology-joins-spotlight-hawaii-tune-in-at-1030-a-m/
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Madene SChaible 1930-2022 Long time Cheyenne resident Madene Venita Schaible passed away peacefully in her home on July 23. She was 91 years of age. Born September 25, 1930 on a farm in Ozawkie, Kansas, she had a twin sister and was the ninth of twelve children born to Guy and Bessie Brammell. Madene met her husband, James Richard Schaible in Topeka, Kansas. They married and moved to Denver in 1949 and then to Cheyenne in 1951. Madene served as a den mother for the Boy Scouts and was an active member in the Patrol marching branch of the Masonic Temple in Cheyenne. Madene was a supporter of the local YWCA and served as president of the Town and Country League. Olivia de Haviland, a guest of the Town and Country League, once described Madene as "plucky" and that, she was. A loving wife and mother, she was a friend to many and a forthright voice in standing for what she believed. She met life head on with a smile. She will be missed. A devout Christian and patriot, Madene loved gospel singing and watching patriotic displays. We can picture her even now hugging her husband, Jim and catching up with family and friends in her renewed Heavenly Dwelling Place Madene is survived by her son, Carl Alan Schaible of Cheyenne, her son, Norman Richard Schaible of Wellington, Colorado and her daughter, Marlene Kay Bishop of Cheyenne. She is also survived by four grandchildren including, James Cedric Schaible of Alabama, Reece Schaible of Alabama, Jay Bishop of Cheyenne and Jenna Bishop of Salt Lake City. Madene was preceded in death by her husband, James Richard Schaible in June 2000.
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2022-07-31T03:05:04+00:00
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wyomingnews.com
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https://www.wyomingnews.com/milestones/obituaries/schaible-madene/article_e3bedc3a-5d3c-5705-88a4-f42db6c77b70.html
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ATLANTA, March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) Tuesday provided the below statement from its President and CEO, Alan H. Shaw:
"As has now been widely reported, one of our Norfolk Southern colleagues was fatally injured overnight in a tragic accident on the job. Louis Shuster, a conductor from Broadview Heights, Ohio, was struck by a dump truck as his train moved through a rail crossing at the Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works facility.
"I went to Cleveland as soon as I heard the tragic news. At our Rockport Yard, I talked with several railroaders who worked with Lou, as he was known. They shared stories about an individual who was respected and liked by his colleagues. This is an awful day that leaves a hole in our company's spirit. We have reached out to Lou's family to offer our condolences. We will give them time to grieve, and we will be there with support for anything they need.
"The cause of the accident is not yet known, and we will of course cooperate fully with the National Transportation Safety Board. In some ways, the cause does not matter. I called together every member of our management team this afternoon to emphasize the urgency of finding new solutions. Tomorrow we will hold safety stand-down briefings reaching every employee across our network.
"Moving forward, we are going to rebuild our safety culture from the ground up. We are going to invest more in safety. This is not who we are, it is not acceptable, and it will not continue."
About Norfolk Southern
Since 1827, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have safely moved the goods and materials that drive the U.S. economy. Today, it operates a customer-centric and operations-driven freight transportation network. Committed to furthering sustainability, Norfolk Southern helps its customers avoid 15 million tons of yearly carbon emissions by shipping via rail. Its dedicated team members deliver more than 7 million carloads annually, from agriculture to consumer goods, and is the largest rail shipper of auto products and metals in North America. Norfolk Southern also has the most extensive intermodal network in the eastern U.S., serving a majority of the country's population and manufacturing base, with connections to every major container port on the Atlantic coast as well as the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes. Learn more by visiting www.NorfolkSouthern.com.
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2023-03-07T23:54:49+00:00
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waff.com
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https://www.waff.com/prnewswire/2023/03/07/statement-norfolk-southern-ceo-alan-shaw/
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A dog dug up skeletal remains in the backyard of a Kansas City, Missouri, home Sunday morning.
Kansas City Police spokesman Sgt. Jake Becchina said a new resident of the home called police shortly before 10 a.m. Sunday after his dug uncovered the remains.
Becchina said investigators won't know the age or gender of the victim until the evidence is reviewed. It wasn't immediately clear how long the remains had been in the yard.
The medical examiner will determine the cause of death.
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2022-10-30T20:26:49+00:00
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seattlepi.com
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https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Dog-digs-up-skeletal-remains-in-Kansas-City-17545324.php
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QUZHOU, China, May 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- This is a report from China.org.cn
Quzhou, a city in eastern China, is offering generous rewards to lure top enterprises and high-quality talent in order to increase its competitiveness in various fields.
The city has set three tiers of rewards with respective cash prizes of 6 million yuan ($850,872), 4 million yuan, and 2 million yuan to high-tech enterprises and projects.
Senior executives and key R&D staff at Fortune 500 companies and multinational corporations which utilize more than $10 million of foreign capital in Quzhou or introduce more than 500 million yuan of fixed assets to the city are eligible for governmental incentives based on a recommendation mechanism.
Adjacent to Shanghai, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Yiwu, and other Chinese metropolises, the 1,800-year-old city is well served by a transportation network integrating high-speed railways, expressways, air transportation, and shipping.
In recent years, Quzhou has developed rapidly, creating six major industrial chains in new materials, new energy, integrated circuits, intelligent equipment, life and health, and special paper. It has also built four industrial parks, namely the Intelligent Manufacturing New City, the Smart New City, the Airport New City, and the Quzhou Innovation and Entrepreneurship Platform. In addition, Quzhou has partnered with Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Hangzhou in a new "R&D plus manufacturing" mode.
Chinese city lures talent and firms with lavish perks
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2023-05-26T10:16:57+00:00
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kmvt.com
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https://www.kmvt.com/prnewswire/2023/05/26/chinese-city-lures-talent-firms-with-lavish-perks/
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by: Austin Franklin Posted: May 11, 2022 / 08:17 AM CDT Updated: May 11, 2022 / 08:17 AM CDT SHARE BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The Area Agency on Aging of West Alabama joined CBS 42 Morning News to discuss National Older Americans Day. Watch the full interview in the video player above.
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2022-05-11T15:21:29+00:00
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cbs42.com
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https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/area-agency-on-aging-of-west-alabama-discusses-national-older-americans-day/
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WFO AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, December 5, 2022
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DENSE FOG ADVISORY
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228 AM CST Mon Dec 5 2022
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.
* WHERE...South Central Texas.
* WHEN...Until noon CST today.
* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
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2022-12-05T09:08:30+00:00
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ourmidland.com
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https://www.ourmidland.com/weather/article/TX-WFO-AUSTIN-SAN-ANTONIO-Warnings-Watches-and-17631512.php
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Transgender youth: ‘Forced outing’ bills make schools unsafe
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and SEAN MURPHY
Associated Press
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Al Stone-Gebhardt worked hard in school to make sure he graduates in May, and he spent hundreds of dollars on commencement regalia, but he is fully prepared not to participate in the ceremony.
The 17-year-old, who is transgender, said he fears his high school, Tulsa Union, might use his deadname — the name he was given at birth but no longer uses — on his diploma and during the ceremony instead of his legally changed name. He has had teachers call him by his birth name, sometimes inadvertently, and said he finds the experience traumatizing.
“Being deadnamed just immediately makes you feel belittled, weak and insignificant,” Stone-Gebhardt said. “I didn’t want to be in the classroom. I didn’t trust the teacher.”
After The Associated Press contacted the school about Stone-Gebhardt’s concerns, a spokesperson said the school will work with his parents to make sure his correct name is used.
As hundreds of bills nationwide take aim at nearly every facet of transgender existence, from health care to athletics to bathroom access, trans kids and their families say certain proposals could eliminate one of the last remaining safe havens to explore their identities: K-12 public schools.
Several “ parental rights ” proposals, which aim to give parents greater control over their children’s education, would formally allow or require schools to deadname trans students or out them to their parents without consent. While some parents and teachers argue they have a right to know, others warn it could jeopardize the mental health and physical safety of gender-nonconforming children and place educators in the crosshairs.
More than 25 proposals introduced across 14 states include provisions permitting teachers or fellow students not to honor the name and pronouns that align with a student’s gender identity. Some of those proposals and other standalone measures, including at least two at the federal level, would require parental permission to use different identifiers. At least a dozen would also require schools to alert parents of gender identity changes in most circumstances, which trans students like Stone-Gebhardt say would strip them of their privacy and autonomy.
The Oklahoma State Department of Education proposed new rules this year that would require parental notification if a child begins expressing gender identity questions. A similar proposal in the North Carolina legislature, where Republicans are just one seat shy of the supermajority they need to override any veto from the Democratic governor, passed the Senate last month and is now in the House.
They mirror laws enacted last year in Florida and Alabama, and guidelines in Virginia, that prohibit schools from withholding gender identity information. Florida Republicans advanced legislation this week that would expand the law critics dubbed “ Don’t Say Gay ” to prohibit schools from addressing students with pronouns that don’t align with the sex they were assigned at birth.
Some education officials support the idea of notifying parents about identity changes. Education guidelines on social transitioning, including when to involve parents, vary widely across states and school districts. Such proposals would provide uniformity that some educators say is currently lacking.
“As a parent, I’d absolutely want to know that, and I think most parents do,” said Ginger Tinney, executive director of Professional Oklahoma Educators, a nonpartisan association that represents educators from across the state. “When it comes to serious stuff like this, this tells me the child is struggling with some major issues, and they need their mom and dad to know.”
But others, like Emilly Osterling, a high school special education teacher in Wake County, North Carolina, say the reporting requirements force teachers to betray their students’ trust or risk losing their job. While collaboration with parents is essential to her work as a special educator, she said, it cannot come at the expense of any student’s safety or scare teachers away from building bonds with their students.
“Students wouldn’t trust teachers anymore,” Osterling said. “You’re putting educators in a very, very bad position. It’s kind of taking pieces of our job to a different level. A job is your source of income, I mean, it’s your livelihood.”
When Renee Sekel’s nonbinary teenager first requested a different name on their Christmas stocking, she responded with “absolutely not” in what she now considers “the wrong reaction.” The mother of three and local activist in Cary, North Carolina, said she took about six months to accept the new name.
After hearing her child’s teacher call them by that name in a parent-teacher meeting, Sekel said, she realized her child was already happily out at school. In time, she grew thankful that the public school had been a safe and affirming place for her child to express their identity before it was fully accepted at home — and that they were able to tell family on their own terms.
“I failed as a parent in not giving them the freedom and the safety they needed at home,” Sekel said. “But they were able to find it at school.”
Now, Sekel said, it’s worth sharing her own shortcomings to preserve that safe space for other kids. Proposals with forced-outing provisions could create life-threatening situations for those with unsupportive families, she said.
“I’m not LGBTQ or anything, but I was abused as a child, and school was the place where people didn’t call me names or didn’t hit me. School was safe for me,” she said. “Forcing teachers to call home and tell the parent things that those children have told them in confidence is going to hurt kids, it’s going to get kids beat.”
Supporters of the North Carolina bill have repeatedly pointed to an exception that would prevent parents from accessing school records if there’s reason to believe it would lead to abuse or neglect. But Osterling said teachers are not always able to spot signs of abuse and cannot predict how every parent will react. Her concerns echo those of several psychologists who have testified against the bill.
Sarah Warbelow, legal director at the Human Rights Campaign, said bills that explicitly mention gender identity are not the only ones that could out an LGBTQ student. Broad language in parental rights proposals in states like Idaho, which would require that parents be informed of any change in their child’s emotional health or well-being, could be interpreted to apply to sexual orientation or gender identity, she said.
Idaho parent Kris Huntting consoled their teenage son, who is trans, after most of his teachers deadnamed him on the first day of school, in accordance with a new policy. Huntting said he had spent the day terrified for his closeted trans friends with disapproving parents who had been told they needed parental permission be called a name other than the one they were assigned at birth.
The Nampa high school rolled back the policy after Huntting raised concerns. But Huntting still worries the bill, which passed both chambers and was sent last week to the Republican governor, could be broadly interpreted to make it a statewide standard.
“Your child is a whole human,” Huntting said. “If they want you to know this thing about their existence, they’ll tell you. But using the ‘I have a right to know’ … it’s based on the assumption that being trans is harmful and something to be helped.”
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Schoenbaum, based in Raleigh, North Carolina, is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.
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2023-03-22T14:20:11+00:00
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localnews8.com
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https://localnews8.com/news/2023/03/22/transgender-youth-forced-outing-bills-make-schools-unsafe/
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HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The Hanover community is remembering the life of Amanda McGruder, a Patrick Henry student killed in a car crash on Labor Day.
Principal Chris Martinez passed along the tragic news to families in a letter Tuesday night. He wrote: “On behalf of the entire Patrick Henry High School community, I want to extend our deepest and most sincere sympathies to Amanda’s family for their devastating and unimaginable loss.”
Hanover Police said McGruder, 17, died after driving off the road and hitting a tree in the 14500 block of West Patrick Henry Road, near Route 54. The crash happened one day before she was set to begin her senior year.
“For those of you who knew Amanda, we ask that you remember and celebrate her wonderful smile, care for others, and unique ability to make things fun. For those of you who did not know Amanda, we ask that you respect our sadness and support us with your understanding and patience as we navigate through this heartache,” Martinez wrote.
On Wednesday, 8News spoke to Patrick Jones, McGruder’s pastor. He had known the teen for ten years and described her as an active part of their church and mentor to the youth.
“She had one of the greatest spirits of our young people,” Jones said. “With her, you got the smile. You got the fact that she was willing and wanting to be in your presence so that made being around her very special.”
Patrick Henry announced that counselors and additional staff would be on site on Wednesday to support students through this tragedy.
Both Martinez and Jones said the teen was a bright light that would be missed.
“It’s going to be an impact felt for some time for the church, community and school because she was truly one of our brightest lights,” Jones said.
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2022-09-08T11:42:28+00:00
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wric.com
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https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/hanover-county/she-was-a-bright-light-patrick-henry-student-killed-in-labor-day-crash/
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PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Dutch colonizers kidnapped men, women and children and enslaved them on plantations growing sugar, coffee and other goods that built wealth at the price of misery.
On Monday, the Netherlands is expected to become one of the few nations to apologize for its role in slavery. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte plans to speak in the Netherlands as members of his Cabinet give speeches in seven former Caribbean colonies, including Suriname.
Symbolism around crimes against humanity is controversial everywhere, and debates over Monday’s ceremonies are roiling Suriname and other Caribbean countries.
In Suriname, activists and officials say they have not been asked for input about the apology, and that’s a reflection of a Dutch colonial attitude. What’s really needed, they say, is compensation.
In 2013, the Caribbean trade bloc known as Caricom made a list of requests including that European governments formally apologize and create a repatriation program for those who wish to return to their homeland, which has not happened.
“We are still feeling the effects of that period, so some financial support would be welcome,” said Orlando Daniel, a 46-year-old security guard and a descendant of slaves.
Suriname is an ethnically diverse country where roughly 60% of its 630,000 inhabitants live below the poverty line and 22% identify as Maroon — ancestors of slaves who escaped and established their own communities.
The Dutch first became involved in the trans-Atlantic slave trade in the late 1500s but did not become a major trader until the mid-1600s, when they seized Portuguese fortresses along Africa’s west coast and plantations in northeastern Brazil. Eventually, the Dutch West India Company became the largest trans-Atlantic slave trader, said Karwan Fatah-Black, an expert in Dutch colonial history and an assistant professor at Leiden University in the Netherlands.
Hundreds of thousands of people were branded and forced to work in plantations in Suriname and other colonies.
Portugal became the first European country to buy slaves in West Africa with help from the Catholic Church in the 1400s, followed by Spain. Some experts argue that large-scale sugar production in what is now Brazil then gave rise to the Atlantic slave trade that saw an estimated 12 million Africans transported to the Caribbean and the Americas over some 400 years, with at least 1 million dying en route.
Britain was among the first countries to ban the slave trade, in 1807. Dutch slavery continued until 1863.
If, as expected, the government issues a formal apology on Monday, it will put the Netherlands, which has a long history of progressive thinking and liberal laws, in the vanguard of nations and global institutions seeking to atone for their roles in historical horrors.
In 2018, Denmark apologized to Ghana, which it colonized from the mid-17th century to the mid-19th century. In June, King Philippe of Belgium expressed “deepest regrets” for abuses in Congo. In 1992, Pope John Paul II apologized for the church’s role in slavery. Americans have had emotionally charged fights over taking down statues of slaveholders in the South.
A Dutch government-appointed board issued a report last year saying that “today’s institutional racism cannot be seen separately from centuries of slavery and colonialism.”
Politicians and civil-society organizations in Suriname say that July 1, 2023 would be a more appropriate date for the apology ceremony because it marks 160 years since the abolition of slavery in the country.
“Why the rush?” asked Barryl Biekman, chair of the Netherlands-based National Platform for Slavery Past.
Johan Roozer, chairman of Suriname’s National Slavery Past Committee, said that Legal Protections Minister Franc Weerwind, who has slave ancestors and is visiting Suriname Monday, should also be given reparations.
Romeo Bronne, a 58-year-old businessman in Suriname, said an apology is needed, but he wants to hear it from the king of the Netherlands or its prime minister.
“Slavery was a terrible period, and degrading acts were committed,” he said as he called for financial reparations to be spent on education, health and other public benefits. “We remained poor.”
Irma Hoever, a 73-year-old retired civil servant who lives in the capital, Paramaribo, said that the Dutch “do not understand what they have done to us.”
“They still enjoy what their ancestors did to this day. We still suffer. Reparations are needed,” she said.
Activists in the Dutch Caribbean territory of St. Maarten have rejected the anticipated apology and demanded reparations, too.
“We’ve been waiting for a few hundred years for true reparatory justice. We believe that we can wait a little further,” Rhoda Arrindell, a former government minister and member of a local nonprofit, said at a recent government meeting.
Like many nations, the Netherlands has been grappling with its colonial past, with the history of Dutch slavery added for the first time to local school curriculums in 2006.
“There is a sector in society that really clings to colonial pride and finds it difficult to acknowledge that their beloved historical figures have played a part in this history,” Fatah-Black said, referring to seafarers and traders long revered as heroes of the 17th century Dutch Golden Age, when the country was a major world power.
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Coto reported from San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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2022-12-17T05:40:52+00:00
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kfor.com
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https://kfor.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-caribbean-divided-as-netherlands-mulls-slavery-apology/
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First annual Make A Day event for 100 Indiana children in need
FISHERS, Ind., July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- July 25 through July 29, 2022, DeVeau's is hosting the first Make A Day Indiana event. This will be a week-long, entirely free camp for 100 in-need children in and around the Indianapolis area to have an amazing experience during which our singular mission is to truly MAKE THEIR DAY. In addition to giving kids the adventure of a fun gymnastics camp, each child attending this Make A Day event will leave with a new backpack full of school supplies for the upcoming school year, donated by generous DeVeau's gymnastics families. We are also grateful to Fishers Parks and Recreation for donating books and supplies. Meals will be donated by Portillo's, Dominos, Arby's, and Little Caesars. Haircuts will also be provided by Cameron w/Braids and Fades.
"DeVeau's has been and will continue to be committed to teaching our students the importance of community service, of thinking beyond ourselves and our comfort zones to make an impact in our community in a positive way," said owner Luke Lautzenheiser. "After nearly two years of supporting Make A Day from afar, Tanny Arnold and I decided we could use our large platform to impact families with children in the greater Indianapolis area," Lautzenheiser continued.
Make A Day is a 501c3 Non Profit with a mission to serve those in the community that could use a helping hand, time, and attention. Founded in Columbus, Ohio, Make a Day is partnering with DeVeau's for this event as it expands into Indiana. DeVeau's School of Gymnastics has provided quality gymnastics instruction for over 40 years offering recreational programs, competitive teams, Ninja Zone classes, and camps to children and youth in and around the Indianapolis area. While it's well-known for developing world-class competitive gymnasts, DeVeau's central focus is on teaching goal setting, self-motivation, positive self-esteem, and a love of learning and trying new things.
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2022-07-25T21:15:01+00:00
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kfyrtv.com
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https://www.kfyrtv.com/prnewswire/2022/07/25/deveaus-school-gymnastics-hosts-free-youth-camp/
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Externally validated methodology generates condition-specific cost savings across the 15 leading cost drivers
NEW YORK, Feb. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Summus, the leading virtual specialty care provider, today unveiled an industry-first, proprietary methodology to quantify the return on investment (ROI) for organizations using virtual specialty care services. The new methodology, validated by Milliman, a leading actuarial firm, delivers dependable medical cost ROI. Amid an access and affordability crisis in healthcare, employers and health systems seek to align health expenditures with clear ROI data to support better, more cost-efficient medical decisions.
Summus' approach solves the ROI attribution problem present in trend analysis and aggregated health conditions by analyzing episodic, condition-specific cost savings, compared to common practice of trend-based ROI. The methodology accounts for the impact of Summus' virtual specialty care solution that avoids expensive in-person visits, changed treatment paths, and avoided surgeries across medical conditions that drive cost in specialized care.
Impact is determined using control and treatment cohorts created from populations matched to the patient with geolocalized costs. Total medical cost savings are calculated using data from member and physician consultations and surveys, and a third party claims database of more than 340 million patients from commercial, Medicare and Medicaid populations. Patient journey data is constantly updated, providing an accurate, dynamic ROI medical cost savings.
"In 2023 and beyond, both employers and health systems are increasingly focused on the financial return and impact on health outcomes that virtual health solutions offer. Trustworthy data-driven models are a critical foundation," said Mary Mulcare, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Summus. "We offer employers and health systems the first ROI methodology that provides virtual specialty care savings calculations using large data sets and accurate analysis. Understanding the financial impact of medical care and providing a new approach to accessing specialists around the world will help us address the cost and complexity in specialized care."
The Summus ROI methodology has been reviewed and validated by Milliman, a renowned worldwide actuarial firm that is expert in studying health and financial wellbeing.
Milliman found the methodology is consistent with actuarial practices to estimate the net financial impact of a program of this nature. Summus' estimated savings calculation approach aligns closely with the business model, the services provided, and the program features that drive savings; supporting the approach, data employed, and assumptions made.
By focusing on the drivers of healthcare cost and complexity and accelerating access to the nation's best medical advice, Summus is able to achieve medical cost savings across the spectrum of health diagnoses and conditions. The Summus curated physician network of 5,100+ leading specialists empowers members and their families to make informed healthcare decisions that are right for them and drive better, cost-efficient outcomes across all health questions and journeys.
For more information about Summus' ROI methodology that captures the cost and harnesses the complexity in specialty care, visit: https://gosummus.info/ROI.
About Summus
Summus is the leading virtual specialty care company, founded with a mission to restore human connection in healthcare. Our proprietary marketplace model attracts leading specialists who support better insights and decision making across all health questions. With a curated network of more than 5,100 renowned specialists from top academic medical centers, and more than 2.1 million members around the world, Summus serves as the clinical front door to access trusted, high quality healthcare expertise, and to support people at the moments that matter most. Learn more: www.summusglobal.com.
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2023-02-01T14:42:42+00:00
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waff.com
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https://www.waff.com/prnewswire/2023/02/01/summus-announces-modern-industry-specific-methodology-quantify-return-investment-roi-virtual-specialty-care-services/
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2023-04-23T22:05:29+00:00
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bostonglobe.com
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https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/04/23/sports/celtics-hawks-game-score-live/
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TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers backup quarterback Blaine Gabbert played a vital role in rescuing four passengers after a helicopter crashed into the water Thursday afternoon near Davis Islands, police say.
Speaking at One Buc Place during a news conference, the 33-year-old said he was out on the water on Jet Skis with his two younger brothers who were visiting him from St. Louis.
The original plan was to show his brothers the yacht clubs near the south side of Davis Islands before things took a turn.
"I remember hearing a faint noise, so we turned around, left the yacht club, and I was looking to the west and seeing what almost looked like a crew boat in the water that had broken up into about four pieces," Gabbert said. "I remember seeing two yellow life jackets."
When Gabbert and his brothers approached the passengers, he said they looked in distress. The first person he came across was a 28-year-old man who told him that he was with his parents.
Officers responded around 5 p.m. to reports of a chopper submerged in the water near the Peter O. Knight Airport. Upon arrival, police found the helicopter in the water, about 200 yards from shore.
The pilot and their passengers left the airport around 4 p.m. for an hour-long helicopter tour of the Tampa Bay area. But at 5:07 p.m., when the chopper was returning to the airport, the pilot reportedly heard a loud noise before losing power.
The helicopter then crashed into the water.
The three passengers, a 62-year-old man, a 59-year-old woman and a 28-year-old man, were rescued and taken to shore by another person in a boat. The pilot, a 33-year-old man, was also rescued and taken to the shore by the Tampa Police Department's marine unit.
No one was injured in the crash, police said.
The 6-foot-4 quarterback said remaining calm throughout the entire situation was key in getting the passengers help and to safety.
"It's funny how time kind of slows down in those situations and I just tried to stay calm so I could do what somebody would do if I was in their [the passenger's] situation," Gabbert said. "The mother was visibly shaken up and their kid was probably the most shaken up. They were covered in oil, so it's not a fun sight. But I'm happy they all made it out alive."
When he first heard the noises from the passengers and saw the life jackets, Gabbert said he was expecting the worst to happen before he arrived to rescue them.
But after seeing that they were still alive, he used his experiences of being out on the water to bring them out to safety.
"Two of them [passengers] had life jackets but they weren't inflated so I told them to pull the rip cord to get the jacket going so they could float," Gabbert recalled. "I tried to get them on the Jet Skis as fast as I could to just get them out the water because it was pretty chilly in the water so I didn't want to have them in there for too long."
An officer with the Tampa Police Department presented Gabbert with a marine unit coin in honor of his heroics. He was also named an honorary member of TPD's marine patrol unit and received a token hat at the news conference.
Gabbert joined the Bucs in March 2019 and has served as a backup quarterback since then. He has been playing in the NFL for 11 years.
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2022-12-30T20:18:53+00:00
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New research identifies opportunities for advisors to engage with millions of U.S. households seeking human-centric, technology-supported financial advice
RADNOR, Pa., Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- eMoney Advisor (eMoney), a leading provider of technology solutions and services that help people talk about money, today unveiled new research findings during the first day of the 2022 eMoney Summit, the industry's premier event for planning-led financial professionals. Running for the ninth year, the three-day event is being held virtually through Wednesday, Oct. 19.
Following opening remarks from newly appointed eMoney CEO Susan McKenna, Head of Financial Planning Matt Schulte was joined by Dr. Emily Koochel, eMoney's senior financial planning education consultant and co-author of The CFP Board's The Psychology of Financial Planning, to present highlights of eMoney's extensive research that inspired this year's theme, "Bridging the Gap".
The research identifies the top trends influencing the future of financial advice and the opportunity for advisors to better connect and engage with the potential 88 million U.S. households looking for financial planning services. A summary is below:
As part of a four-part research effort[i], eMoney surveyed advisors who were asked about their comfort level discussing personal topics. There was a steep decline from more traditional planning topics toward more difficult conversations.
- Only 23% of advisors said they were "extremely comfortable" discussing personal topics with clients like serious illness.
- Less than one in five (18%) advisors reported that they were "extremely comfortable" discussing divorce planning and discussions around premarital planning with their clients.
The research showed end-clients valued the following:
- Help in identifying discrepancies (39%)
- Exposing them to new ideas and different opinions (34%)
- General encouragement through education and understanding (28%)
- Understanding their financial anxiety, beliefs, and behaviour (28%)
- 55% of advisors said personalization was "very important" to them.
- 72% of consumers reported "understanding their financial stress" as one of the most important considerations for personalizing the financial planning process. Also, being actively engaged (60%) and using easy-to-understand language (60%) were ranked high on their list of priorities.
"Advisors can make the biggest impact in bridging the gap by providing end-clients with a greater sense of control over their finances. One of the main barriers to seeking financial help is people feeling vulnerable about expressing their level of financial knowledge and know- how. To be successful, advisors must deliver their insights in a way that is easy to understand and ensure that they normalize and encourage questions," said Koochel.
"Technology is also key. Our research revealed that most end users want both a human and technology aspect to their planning and investment advice. Technology can enhance advisors' offerings and support the process of building a comprehensive financial plan that's ready for all of life's twists and turns," said Schulte.
Day one of the 2022 eMoney Summit also included the announcement of a new partnership with the Financial Behavior Keynote Group. The partnership will enable eMoney to leverage the group's award-winning scholars, practitioners, and educators to ensure the business has a solid understanding of financial wellness and psychology and their place within the industry.
In addition to eMoney leadership, attendees heard from Trish Haskins, head of integration solutions at Fidelity Investments. Haskins shared insights on how advisory practices should take a structured approach to using technology to enhance the client experience and drive business growth.
The 2022 eMoney Summit is proudly sponsored by Fidelity Institutional, Allianz, Charles Schwab and Nationwide.
To view the Summit agenda, please visit emoneyadvisor.com/summit2022/agenda/.
eMoney Advisor, LLC ("eMoney") provides technology solutions and services that help people talk about money. Rooted in comprehensive financial planning, eMoney's solutions strengthen client relationships, streamline business operations, enhance business development and drive overall growth. 100,000 financial professionals across firms of all sizes use the eMoney platform to serve more than 5 million households throughout the U.S. For more information, please visit: emoneyadvisor.com.
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2022-10-17T15:40:58+00:00
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NEW YORK (AP) _ New Fortress Energy Inc. (NFE) on Wednesday reported a loss of $169.8 million in its second quarter.
On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had a loss of 81 cents. Earnings, adjusted for asset impairment costs, came to 69 cents per share.
The company posted revenue of $584.9 million in the period.
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2022-08-04T10:30:54+00:00
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HOWELL, Gladys Marie
Age 87, passed away on Monday, December 5, 2022, at Hospice of Hamilton. She was born on January 31, 1935, in McDowell, KY, the daughter of the late William and Maggie (Akers) Dye. On December 23, 1949, in McDowell, KY, Gladys married her husband of over 52 years, Earl Howell, who preceded her in death in 2002. She was the Department Manager of Environmental Services at Mercy Hospital for over 30 years, and a longtime member of First Southern Baptist Church in Camden. Gladys is survived by her children, Roy (Cathy) Howell and Sandy Smith; grandson, Michael (Janie) Gustin; great-granddaughter, Iyla Gustin; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; son, Mike Howell; grandson, Nathan Howell; and siblings, Ruth Thacker, Arnold Dye, Beatrice Howell, Gertrude Gayheart, Delmer Dye, and Delphia Hall. A Visitation will be held from 11am until 12pm on Monday, December 12, 2022, at First Southern Baptist Church, 35 N. Liberty Street, Camden, OH 45311. A Funeral Service will begin at 12pm on Monday at the church with Pastor Greg Jackson officiating. Interment will follow in Hickory Flat Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Gladys' name to First Southern Baptist Church with "food pantry" noted on the memo line. Condolences may be left for the family at www.Webb-Noonan.com.
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2022-12-08T07:22:59+00:00
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https://www.daytondailynews.com/obituaries/howell-gladys/KHEQ3LTDJBHBNLJ5URVU37MDNM/
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-- Researchers found daycare attendance was associated with increased emergency department visits, steroid use, and chronic respiratory symptoms in preterm children with chronic lung disease--
PHILADELPHIA, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attending daycare in the first three years of life is linked with an increase in lung complications in children who were born prematurely and diagnosed with a form of chronic lung disease, according to new research led by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).
The multicenter study, which drew data from nine specialty centers across the United States, found that preterm children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) who attend daycare were more likely to visit the emergency department, use systemic steroids and have chronic respiratory symptoms compared with children not in daycare. The findings were published in the The Journal of Pediatrics.
"Preterm children born with BPD have a short window to improve their lung function trajectory, so we are always looking for ways to minimize exposures in early childhood to prevent lung function problems in adult life," said lead author Sharon McGrath-Morrow, MD, MBA, Associate Chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine and leader of the Post-preemie Lung Disease Clinic at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. "This study shows that daycare is a modifiable risk factor that is linked with poorer outcomes in preterm children with BPD."
Several prior studies have shown an association between daycare attendance and increased risk of respiratory complications in very low birth weight children. However, those studies focused on a single center or location and thus the results weren't generalizable across the population.
To better qualify the impact of daycare exposure on respiratory illnesses in children with BPD, the researchers collected registry data from nine tertiary care centers in the United States who participate in the BPD Collaborative Outpatient Registry. Analyzing 341 former preterm infants with BPD between the ages of 0 and 3, the researchers collected data on daycare attendance, clinical characteristics, acute care use, and chronic respiratory symptoms.
The researchers found that preterm children with BPD who attended daycare were three times as likely to visit the emergency room and four times as likely to use systemic steroids. They also observed a greater risk of chronic respiratory symptoms among preterm children who attended daycare, including breathing problems (coughing or wheezing) and increased use of rescue medication, such as inhalers. There was no difference between children who attended in-home daycares and those who attended center-based daycares.
To determine whether these effects lessened with age, the researchers stratified their data into three age groups: 6-12 months, 12-24 months, and 24-36 months. They found the negative impacts of daycare were highest in the 6-12 months age group, but the data suggested those effects may persist until 36 months of age.
"Many families need childcare outside the home for a variety of reasons, including caregiver employment," McGrath-Morrow said. "Providers should advise families with infants and young children with BPD about the potential risks of daycare attendance, particularly prior to 1 year of age, while also bearing in mind the financial needs of the family."
McGrath-Morrow et al. "Daycare Attendance is linked to Increased Risk of Respiratory Morbidities in Preterm Children with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia," The Journal of Pediatrics, online July 5, 2022, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2022.06.037
About Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: A non-profit, charitable organization, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia was founded in 1855 as the nation's first pediatric hospital. Through its long-standing commitment to providing exceptional patient care, training new generations of pediatric healthcare professionals, and pioneering major research initiatives, the 595-bed hospital has fostered many discoveries that have benefited children worldwide. Its pediatric research program is among the largest in the country. The institution has a well-established history of providing advanced pediatric care close to home through its CHOP Care Network, which includes more than 50 primary care practices, specialty care and surgical centers, urgent care centers, and community hospital alliances throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as well as a new inpatient hospital with a dedicated pediatric emergency department in King of Prussia. In addition, its unique family-centered care and public service programs have brought Children's Hospital of Philadelphia recognition as a leading advocate for children and adolescents. For more information, visit http://www.chop.edu.
Contact: Jennifer Lee
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2022-07-26T18:02:38+00:00
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Cap on compensation for harm to workers headed to governor
By LEAH WILLINGHAM
Associated Press
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A bill that would cap some of the damages West Virginia workers and their families can receive if their employer deliberately puts them in harm’s way on the job is headed to the desk of Gov. Jim Justice. The Republican governor has not indicated whether he will sign the bill. Most workers’ compensation laws protect employers from being sued by their employees as long as they provide them with benefits. Under West Virginia law, if an employer acts with “deliberate intent” to cause an injury to an employee, the employer loses that immunity. The bill headed to Justice would cap noneconomic damages at $500,000, or twice the economic damages incurred by a worker and their family.
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2023-03-10T22:29:17+00:00
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localnews8.com
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https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national-business/2023/03/10/cap-on-compensation-for-harm-to-workers-headed-to-governor/
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Some of the nicest summer weather imaginable continues. Friday looks beautiful with plentiful sunshine and temperatures back to levels more typical for this time of year. It'll be a hot start to the weekend with highs near 90 on Saturday. PM t-storms possible Sunday with temperatures in the mid-80s.
THURSDAY
EVENING: Mainly clear. Low: 59-63.
FRIDAY
MORNING: Clear, more comfortable. 59.
AFTERNOON: Wall to wall sun. 80.
SATURDAY
MORNING: Mostly sunny. 60.
AFTERNOON: Mostly sunny. Hot. 89.
SUNDAY
MORNING: Partly sunny. Muggy. 71.
AFTERNOON: Showers and thunderstorms. 88
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2022-06-23T22:16:48+00:00
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Painful memories like Magdaleno’s have become all too familiar throughout the United States. At least 152 incidents of gunfire have occurred on school grounds in 2022 across the nation, according to Everytown, a gun-control advocacy group that tracks shootings on K-12 campuses both during and outside of school activities.
The incident at Ingraham was the second fatal shooting in Washington public schools in the past calendar year. In March, a 16-year-old died after being shot in the parking lot of Eisenhower High School in Yakima. The 15-year-old student who shot him pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.
In the past eight years, there have been at least 10 shootings in Washington state at K-12 schools during school hours or activities, with at least four resulting in injuries or death, according to the Everytown database. The organization collects its information from media reports and the K-12 School Shooting Database.
Most were not the type of mass shooting that sparks a national conversation and policy changes or drives massive media coverage, such as the attack earlier this year in Uvalde, Texas, in which 19 elementary school students and two teachers died.
Most shootings reported at Washington schools were the result of a targeted shooting or a dispute between students.
Prosecutors say that might have been the case at Ingraham. According to charging papers, the shooting at Ingraham last week occurred after an altercation on campus between the accused shooter, 14, and the student who died, who family said was a 17-year-old senior.
The 14-year-old, who was arrested off campus shortly after the shooting, faces charges of first-degree murder, first-degree assault and unlawful possession of a firearm. Prosecutors are seeking to have the 14-year-old charged as an adult.
A 15-year-old also faces charges in juvenile court of second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm and first-degree felony rendering of criminal assistance, after police said that a gun was found in his backpack.
“We know we have more and more violence plaguing us, and now it’s entering into our Seattle schools. The pressure of the streets has violated our school buildings,” said Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Brent Jones at a school board meeting the day after the shooting.
At the same meeting, student board member Luna Crone-Barón, a junior at The Center School, called for a robust response from the district, but added that she would not support additional police at schools.
“The response I’ve seen is that this is an isolated incident, this was a fight between two students. So what. There is still a child who was killed at school. … It doesn’t make it any less unacceptable and any less a failure on the part of our district, on the part of all of us up here,” Crone-Barón said. “At this moment I feel lost.”
Penny Neukom, a student at The Northwest School, protests outside City Hall on Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. Thousands of students from Ingraham High School and other Seattle schools protested for more gun control and mental health support at City Hall after a walkout early that morning. (Amanda Snyder/Crosscut)
Criminology researchers in an article for The Conversation reported that despite the increase in school security measures nationwide since the 1999 mass shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado, including clear backpacks, metal detectors and cameras, incidents involving shootings at schools have been on the rise nationwide, reaching more than 250 incidents nationwide in 2021 and in 2022, up from 114 incidents in 2020.
This is despite a reported decrease in students who self-report carrying weapons. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, students who report carrying a weapon anywhere – not just in school – decreased nationally from 17% in 2009 to 13% in 2019. The national statistic for high school students who reported carrying a weapon on school property also decreased during that time period from 6% to 3%.
Federal law requires schools to report weapons incidents each year. During the 2019-2020 school year, 2,400 public school students from kindergarten through 12th grade were reported to have possessed firearms at schools in the United States.
But there is no national consensus on a solution. According to a recent poll by the Pew Research Center, while 63% of parents nationwide believe that greater mental health support in schools would be an effective way to combat school violence, parents are split over the effectiveness of measures such as increased police presence in schools or banning assault weapons.
But that same survey, conducted a few months after the shooting in Uvalde, showed that 19% of parents are “extremely worried” about a shooting happening at their children’s schools.
Seattle Superintendent Jones announced at last week’s meeting that the district was convening a safety and security audit of all schools; a community action team involving Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz and Mayor Bruce Harrell; and a council that will focus on student mental health.
Students are looking for more concrete solutions. The rally at City Hall on Monday was organized by the Seattle Student Union, a districtwide coalition of students, and Ingraham For Gun Safety, which was a school club that existed before the shooting.
Student organizers called for increasing the number of mental health professionals in Seattle schools to one for every 200 students; a required student class on mental health; greater support of programs that address inequities in education; and increased security without the use of police officers.
“We do not want police officers, as armed security fails to prevent acts of violence from occurring,” organizers wrote in an Instagram post listing what they would like to see.
Seattle Public Schools have unarmed safety and security staff, but do not have school resource officers, which are typically police officers. The district issued a one-year suspension of its partnership with the Seattle Police Department in 2020, after national protests following the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers, and after the district discovered that the police department used a school property as a staging area for a protest response exercise.
Magdaleno said after the shock of the shooting at Ingraham, he felt he had to help organize the city-wide school walkout on Monday.
“The first emotion after fear was anger,” Magdaleno said. “Anger at society, at the principal, at the media. And how normal it is for shootings to happen at schools.”
Lena Chalsani, a seventh grader at Hamilton International Middle School, was one of the thousands of students from other schools to join the walkout. She was with her classmates, Charley Rhydderch and Naomi Leng, holding a sign that said “Gun Control Works.”
“I have thought about this happening a lot before, and I shouldn’t be,” said Lena, 12. “It’s a sad thought, I want to learn and have a future, and I don’t want to die at school.”
“I shouldn’t be walking into one of my classes and looking around and asking myself if something were to happen, where would I go,” said Naomi, 12. “Those are thoughts that shouldn’t happen to anyone.”
River Fletcher, a sophomore at Ingraham, said this is their third high school in two years, but already it is the second shooting, including one in a parking lot in Everett. At another school, there was also an incident that turned out to be a false alarm over an airsoft gun.
“It’s concerning that all three have had incidents,” said Fletcher, 15.
While Fletcher joined the other students in support of action at schools, they also focused on making sure that fellow students know they are supported.
“There are people who have been through it, and there are people who are with you,” Fletcher said. “We are in this together, you’re not by yourself.”
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2022-11-18T14:47:07+00:00
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Sesame to become 9th ‘major food allergen’ on Jan. 1, FDA says
The FASTER Act will add sesame to the list of major food allergens effective Jan. 1, 2023.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued new guidance Monday on food allergen labeling requirements, ahead of designating sesame as a "major food allergen" which will go into effect Jan. 1, 2023.
The FDA issued a new and revised "questions and answers" document related to labeling food allergens, including requirements in the Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research (FASTER) Act of 2021 and the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection (FALCPA) Act of 2004.
The FALCPA also amended the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) by defining the term "major food allergen" and requiring that foods or ingredients that contain a major food allergen be specifically labeled with the name of the allergen source.
Oil-coated tuna steak is pressed into two kinds of sesame seeds before cooking. (Photo by Marice Cohn Band/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
This law previously identified eight foods as major food allergens: milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat and soybeans.
Sesame becomes 9th major food allergen
In April, President Joe Biden signed into law a bill that would make sesame the ninth U.S. major food allergen and requires food makers to clearly label packaging by January 2023.
More than 1.5 million people are allergic to sesame, the edible seeds of the sesame plant that are a common ingredient in dishes around the world, according to Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE). Reports suggest the allergy to sesame has increased "significantly" worldwide over the past two decades, the nonprofit said.
RELATED: Many first report peanut allergy symptoms in adulthood, study finds
The legislation passed in the Senate in March and the House in April, receiving bipartisan support.
Allergy expenses are costly, study finds
One study estimated that U.S. households with child food allergies spend $24.8 billion annually — breaking down to roughly $4,184 per year per child — based on expenses for medical bills and treatments, buying special foods and leaving employment to care for a child with a food allergy.
Sesame is often used when a label reads "natural flavors" or "natural spices," adding a layer of difficulty when shoppers read product labels at the grocery store, according to FARE.
RELATED: Biden signs law designating sesame as major food allergen, requires labeling on packaged foods
"The President’s signing today of the FASTER Act is a major victory for the entire food allergy community across the nation," FARE CEO Lisa Gable said in a statement. "I cannot thank President Biden enough, along with the thousands of food allergy champions who made today a reality, most notably Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), Representative Doris Matsui (D-CA-06), and Representative Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) who garnered overwhelming support for this bill in Congress."
Childhood food allergies have slowly increased in the U.S. over the past several decades. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention reports that the prevalence of food allergy in children increased by 50% between 1997 and 2011.
Between 1997 and 2008, the prevalence of peanut or tree nut allergy appeared to have more than tripled in U.S. children, according to FARE.
Today, roughly 32 million Americans have life-threatening food allergies, including 5.6 million children under age 18. That number breaks down to one in 13 children, or roughly two in every classroom, FARE states.
This story was reported from Los Angeles. Kelly Hayes contributed.
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2022-12-06T03:42:20+00:00
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fox29.com
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https://www.fox29.com/news/sesame-to-become-9th-major-food-allergen-on-jan-1-fda-says
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LONDON (AP) — Bruce Springsteen was not going to let concert promoters pull the plug on him like the last time he played Hyde Park 11 years ago.
“F— ’em is right,” Springsteen growled in delight as he feigned concern that a looming curfew would bring down the lights on his sold-out show Thursday before 65,000 faithful.
Blowing the deadline was never a real threat as Springsteen, still going strong at 73, got an earlier start and powered through a three-hour set Thursday in rapid-fire succession. He only broke stride a few times to reflect on the passing of time and the passing of friends.
The 28-song set included anthemic classics like “Born in the U.S.A.,” “Prove it all Night” and “Born to Run,” along with several newer tunes and one cover in a show that leaned heavy on a message of mortality but felt more like a celebration of life as an enthusiastic audience sang along on a beautiful summer evening.
“London is there anyone alive out there tonight?” he boomed in an intro to “Mary’s Place,” one of several tunes that showcased the E Street Band’s crisp horn section, dueling keyboards and impressive group of backup singers supported, of course, by tens of thousands of amateurs. “If you’re alive, then I’m alive. And that’s what we came here for.”
The tour, Springsteen’s first in seven years, kicked off in Tampa in February and has included almost the same set list every night, which is unusual for a performer who has often played requests fans post on handwritten signs.
Springsteen followed the members of the E Street Band onto stage just after 7 p.m. to a roar of “Bruuuuuce” that can sound like boos to the uninitiated. His short-cropped silvery hair slicked back, Springsteen wore a black button-snap shirt with short sleeves rolled up to show his still-taut pipes, dark jeans cuffed at the ankle and oxblood Doc Martens boots.
After the requisite “Hello London,” he promptly counted out “one, two, three, four” for the chest-thumping drum intro to “No Surrender” that set fans roaring and band charging forward like a hard-rocking freight train.
Even that opener about friendship and the power of music with its memorable line about learning “more from a three-minute record … than we ever learned in school” captured the theme of the evening.
“Young faces grow sad and old,” he sang in a stanza that gives way to “I’m ready to grow young again” before the eventual chorus vow of “no retreat … no surrender.”
He followed with “Ghosts,” a soaring tribute to bandmates he had lost that concludes with “I’m alive and I’m out here on my own/I’m alive and I’m comin’ home.”
But Springsteen was not alone. He had 17 supporting members of the E Street Band that has been rocking for 50 years in an evolving cast of talented musicians, that included some of the longest-serving members: guitarists Little Steven Van Zandt and Nils Lofgren, drummer Max Weinberg, bassist Garry Tallent and keyboardist Roy Bittan.
Saxophonist Jake Clemons, the nephew of Springsteen’s longtime sax player and friend, Clarence Clemons, who died in 2011, had his arm around Springsteen’s shoulder as they sang a seemingly countless string of la-la-la’s at the end of the song. Then, as he did throughout the night, Clemons took center stage and wailed on his sax that glimmered in the setting sun.
Despite a few cancellations on the tour due to unspecified illness, Springsteen remains a formidable performer though he moved a little more stiffly as he hustled along the stage or walked down several steps to slap palms and pose for selfies with ecstatic front-row audience.
On a rousing “Out in the Street,” in which he sings “I walk the way I want to walk,” he stumbled climbing stairs back to the stage. It was not as awkward as a fall on stage at an Amsterdam show in May. He sat on the stairs to finish the song and Clemons sat next to him.
He conducted the E Street Band like a symphony, waving his arms, swinging his hand to indicate a downbeat or counting out time with his right hand. He joked that he practices the motions in the mirror at night.
After a jazzy jam of more than 10 minutes on “Kitty’s Back” that had Springsteen open the tune by running his fingers along the fretboard of his Fender electric guitar to produce a screeching wail of feedback and growled like Tom Waits, the band eased into “Night Shift” a Commodores tribute to R&B singers Marvin Gaye and Jackie Wilson. The song recorded on his latest record, “Only the Strong Survive,” of soul covers featured beautiful backing vocals by Curtis King whose impressive ability to hit high notes put a smile on Springsteen’s face.
Halfway through the show, the band took a break and Springsteen approached the mic alone with acoustic guitar. The audience was silent as he told how he “embarked on the greatest adventure of my young life” in 1965 by joining his first band, The Castiles. A half-century later, he was at the deathbed of the friend who founded the band, George Theiss, and realized he’d soon be the lone survivor of that group of guys.
“Death is like you’re standing on the railroad tracks with an oncoming train bearing down upon you,” he said. “It brings a certain clarity of thought and of purpose and of meaning. … Death’s final and lasting gift to all of us is an expanded vision of this life. Of how important it is to seize the day whenever you can.”
“At 15, it’s all hellos and later on there’s a lot more hard goodbyes,” he said. “So be good to yourself and those that you love.”
He then sang the song inspired by Theiss’ death, “Last Man Standing,” from his from his most recent album of original material, “Letter to You,” from 2020.
The band then tore through Springsteen staples including “Because the Night,” “Badlands,” “Thunder Road,” “Glory Days” and “Dancing in the Dark.” Even with the crowd singing full-throttle, they couldn’t drown out Bruce’s powerful voice or the sound system amplifying it.
During a rocking “Tenth Avenue Freezeout,” which includes a reference to Clarence Clemons joining the band, a video montage of the larger-than-life figure nicknamed “The Big Man,” and former organ player and accordionist Danny Federici, who died in 2008, played behind the band.
For an encore, Springsteen emerged alone with acoustic guitar and harmonica and joked he was just getting warmed up.
He then sang “I’ll see you in my Dreams,” a lullaby-like comment on mortality inspired by yet another friend’s death.
“For death is not the end,” he sang, “’cause I’ll see you in my dreams.”
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2023-07-08T02:54:17+00:00
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wboy.com
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AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — Late in the match and with the ball resting motionless on the penalty spot, Harry Kane stood ready, concentrated, eyeing the goal and his teammate from Tottenham in front of it.
He started his run, he kicked the ball, and he missed — badly.
The shot sailed well over the crossbar and flew into the stands. France forward Kylian Mbappe celebrated emphatically, but Kane was far less animated. He pulled the front of his white England shirt up over his mouth, doing his best to ignore the wild scene going on around him as an immediate return to the World Cup semifinals slipped away.
That penalty chance came in the 84th minute and with England trailing 2-1 against the defending champions from France. It was the chance to get back on even terms, exactly 30 minutes after Kane had scored from that same penalty spot to make it 1-1.
The match ended 2-1, with France back in the semifinals and England gone — the team's earliest elimination from a major soccer tournament since the 2016 European Championship.
“We know how many penalties Harry’s scored for us — he scored the first one — how many goals he’s contributed for us to even get here,” England midfielder Jordan Henderson said. “He’ll be stronger for it in the long run, I’m sure. He’s a world class striker, our captain and like I say, we wouldn’t be here without him.”
Kane won the Golden Boot as the leading scorer at the 2018 World Cup, when England reached the semifinals for its best showing at soccer's biggest tournament since 1990. He scored four goals last year at Euro 2020, when England reached the final but lost to Italy in a penalty shootout.
In Qatar, Kane started all five matches and scored two goals. The first came against Senegal in the round of 16. The second on Saturday was Kane’s 53rd goal for England, moving him into a tie with Wayne Rooney for the most goals scored for the national team.
“He’s been incredible for us and is so reliable in those sorts of situations," England coach Gareth Southgate. "We wouldn’t be here but for the number of goals he’s scored for us.”
The penalties against France pitted Kane, a Tottenham striker, against Hugo Lloris, a Tottenham goalkeeper.
On the first attempt, Lloris guessed the wrong way, diving to his left as the ball went into the opposite corner.
Unfortunately for Kane, it didn’t matter which way Lloris dived on the second attempt.
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AP World Cup coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/world-cup and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports
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Somatus welcomes Dr. Joe Kimura as Chief Medical Officer
MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Somatus, the leading provider of value-based kidney care nationwide, serving approximately 150,000 patients in 2022, today announced the appointment of Dr. Joe Kimura as Chief Medical Officer to the Somatus executive team.
"Dr. Kimura's deep experience in population health management, coupled with his pragmatic application of health informatics, has enabled him to deliver high-value, proactive care that achieves optimal outcomes and measurable results," said Dr. Ikenna Okezie, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Somatus. "We are excited to have Dr. Kimura at the helm of our clinical operations, driving more equitable access to better care, both earlier and throughout the health journey of our members."
Dr. Kimura is board certified in Internal Medicine and Clinical Informatics and has been a national advocate for the practical applications of clinical informatics and healthcare analytics to improve care. He has served on several federal Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology workgroups and was Co-Chair of the Workgroup on Advanced Health Models and Meaningful Use.
Nationally, he was recognized as a Top 25 Clinical Informaticist by Modern Healthcare in 2012 and a leading Chief Medical Information Officer expert by Health Data Management in 2016. Dr. Kimura served on the national boards of the Council for Accountable Care Practice, the Clinical Health Network, and the Yale University Center for Biomedical Innovation and Technology.
"Coming from the provider space, we have a unique opportunity to further expand our collaborative partnerships with physicians and delivery systems in order to improve the care of patients with kidney disease," said Dr. Kimura. "I truly believe that the promotion of high-value, proactive preventive care is critical to help patients live healthier and happier lives. I look forward to helping Somatus advance our clinical operations and improve patient outcomes as we continue to scale significantly across multiple markets."
Dr. Kimura is a graduate of Stanford University, Washington University School of Medicine, and Harvard School of Public Health. He completed his residency training in primary care internal medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, his health services research fellowship at Harvard Medical School, and the MIT Sloan Executive Program in Management, Innovation, and Technology in 2015. He is a faculty member in the Department of Population Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Kimura joined Somatus in August of 2022.
Somatus partners with leading health plans, health systems, nephrology, and primary care groups to provide integrated care for patients with or at risk of developing kidney disease. As the market leader in value-based kidney care, Somatus' vertically integrated clinical services and technology delay or prevent disease progression, improve quality and care coordination, and increase the use of home dialysis modalities and rates of kidney transplantation. The company is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, and was founded by a team of world-class healthcare operators, successful entrepreneurs, and leading clinicians treating kidney disease. For more information, please visit www.somatus.com.
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Shooting in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, leaves 1 dead, 4 wounded
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A shooting sparked by a dispute inside a business left one person dead and four wounded in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, authorities said Sunday.
Officers were called to the shooting about 11 p.m. Saturday, Louisville Metro Police Department spokeswoman Alicia Smiley said in a news release.
Two men and two women were found wounded in one location and taken to a hospital, Smiley said. One of the men was in critical condition and the other three were stable, she said.
Another man was found shot a short distance away and was also taken to a hospital, where he died, Smiley said. He was identified by the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office as Demontae Jakwan Tyreek Marshall, 22.
No arrests were immediately reported. Homicide detectives were investigating.
The shooting stemmed from a dispute inside a business that spilled out onto the street, Smiley said. She did not say what type of business it was. An address provided by the coroner’s office matches that of a pizza and pasta restaurant.
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(NerdWallet) – It takes an emotional and physical toll when you experience pregnancy loss — and it can also bring an unexpected financial burden.
Even with insurance, surgical treatment for a miscarriage can add up to more than $4,300 on average, according to FAIR Health — a national, independent nonprofit that uses health care claims data to provide cost estimates to consumers.
How much of that you pay depends on your insurance plan.
What is a miscarriage?
Miscarriage is the most common form of pregnancy loss, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. A miscarriage occurs when there is a spontaneous loss of the embryo or fetus in the womb during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy. Studies indicate roughly 1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage, with the majority occurring during the first trimester.
After a miscarriage, the body needs to shed the contents of the uterus. This may happen naturally and last a few weeks. But it also could require taking medication or undergoing minor surgery called dilation and curettage, or D&C, to ensure all the remaining tissue is removed.
The Cleveland Clinic provides more detail on the signs and types of miscarriage. If you’re pregnant and experience any of the symptoms described, contact your physician.
Miscarriage and the cost of a D&C procedure
Costs really go up when a person needs a D&C after a miscarriage. FAIR Health data shows the average cost of a D&C during the first trimester is $4,307 with insurance; a D&C used to treat a second-trimester miscarriage is $5,301 on average. These costs include outpatient facility and physician fees, which may be higher or lower depending on where you’re treated.
Your share of the bill would be determined by your plan’s coinsurance or copayment policies, as well as your deductible and out-of-pocket maximums.
For someone who isn’t insured, FAIR Health data shows the cost almost doubles to $8,445 for a first-trimester procedure and to $9,742 during the second trimester.
State Medicaid programs also cover treatment for miscarriage. Medicaid provides coverage to people who are pregnant and who meet eligibility requirements. Pregnancy-related care provided under Medicaid includes services needed to care for the pregnant person and their unborn baby. This includes medical services that become necessary because the person was pregnant, like a D&C. The national program pays for roughly 40% of births in the U.S., according to KFF, a health research group.
A person who qualifies for Medicaid because they are pregnant remains eligible for at least 60 days after the pregnancy ends, allowing for continued care during the postpartum period, including after pregnancy loss. And under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, state Medicaid programs can extend the postpartum coverage period to 12 months. As of last month, 34 states had implemented or planned to implement that extension.
Contact your state Medicaid office to determine what is covered where you live.
Miscarriage and the cost of medication
A surgical procedure may not be necessary in all cases of miscarriage, with medication being a less invasive and cheaper option. The most likely drug to be prescribed is misoprostol. Studies show adding a second medication — mifepristone, which is taken before misoprostol — can be more effective than taking misoprostol alone. This would make it less likely that a person who has experienced a miscarriage would require additional medical intervention like a D&C.
Since pregnancy care is an essential health benefit under the Affordable Care Act, most insurance plans and Medicaid are required to cover medication used to treat a miscarriage. However, mifepristone and misoprostol also are used in abortions, which has impacted access in some states.
On average, treating a miscarriage with medication costs just under $700, whether you take one or both drugs, according to a 2018 study published by the American Medical Association.
How the recent Roe v. Wade decision impacts miscarriage
The overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court allowed states to enact laws banning or severely restricting abortion. These state laws can also impact people experiencing pregnancy loss since treatment for miscarriage often depends on the same medications and the same surgical procedures that are used to induce an abortion and clear tissue from the uterus.
The impact could be felt through insurance coverage as well as access to care.
A Texas abortion law enacted in 2021 allows civil actions to be brought against anyone who assists with ending a pregnancy after six weeks, resulting in at least a $10,000 fine. As a result, there have been reports detailing stories of patients who struggle to get care after a miscarriage because doctors or pharmacists are trying to avoid any appearance of assisting an abortion.
Access challenges could impact cost if patients are forced to pay for services themselves, either because coverage is denied or they’re forced to seek care at facilities outside their insurance plan’s network. Delays in administering medication after a miscarriage could also result in the need for additional medical care.
This July, the Biden administration warned pharmacists that they can’t refuse to fill prescriptions for medications used in abortions because those drugs have other approved uses.
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2022-09-24T20:55:26+00:00
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wnct.com
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https://www.wnct.com/on-your-side/health-watch/miscarriage-is-devastating-and-then-the-bill-comes/
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The joy Paul Maurice felt on the morning of the start of the Stanley Cup Final was also tinged with sadness. The veteran coach knew there were only at most seven more games left to play.
He had developed a greater appreciation for this moment with the Florida Panthers, 21 removed from his first trip to the final. Bruce Cassidy felt the same way being back as coach of the Vegas Golden Knights three years after falling one win short with Boston.
One of them will hoist the Cup for the first time, and their presence in the final is evidence of why NHL teams looking to win put a priority on experienced coaches. Often derided as “recycled” or “retreads,” coaches like Maurice and Cassidy provide tangible value navigating crucial situations.
“Depending on where your team’s at likely dictates to some extent the decisions that you’re going to make with respect to that position,” said Vegas general manager Kelly McCrimmon, who fired Peter DeBoer after his team missed the playoffs last year and turned to Cassidy, who was fresh off being dismissed by the Bruins. “We felt for our organization, a successful, experienced coach was the right coach for our team.”
So did the Panthers, who last season won the Presidents’ Trophy as the best team in the regular season and lost in the second round of the playoffs under interim coach Andrew Brunette — in a head job for the first time. Maurice in December 2021 stepped away from his third NHL job and 24th season with Winnipeg and offered the kind of steady hand GM Bill Zito was looking for to take Florida to the next level of contending for a championship.
“You have the experience, it’s invaluable,” Zito said. “Maybe you’re a little more savvy. And a collective experience that breeds wisdom has significant value.”
Maurice, whose team lost Game 1 on Saturday and will look to even the series Monday, sees the value in being able to take in this experience more than in previous decades. His calm demeanor helped the Panthers go from down 3-1 in the first round to Boston to winning that series and two more to reach this point.
“I think the biggest part of experience is maybe you have a little bit of understanding of the pressures of both rooms,” Maurice said. “Over time, when you go in and play a team like Boston, what their room’s dealing with, what your room’s dealing with, what’s that room like at 3-1, what’s your room like at 1-3, so that helps.”
It helps to have the right match between players and a coach. Veteran forward Eric Staal has believed for some time, “This group needed Paul, and Paul needed this group.”
Staal would know. Maurice was his first coach in the pros back with Carolina in 2003-04. Maurice was fired after the Hurricanes won just eight of their first 30 games, and replacement Peter Laviolette coached them to the Stanley Cup in 2006.
Maurice is a different coach now. He reflected Sunday on how when he broke into the NHL in the mid-1990s, all coaches did was growl at players, whereas now it’s about connecting with them and knowing what buttons to push.
“He understands not only the game but players and people and how to articulate what he’s trying to (say),” Staal said. “He’s got a tremendous skill in that.”
Cassidy possesses a similar skill, which has evolved since a failed stint in Washington as a young, green coach in 2002-04 and helped the Bruins make the playoffs six years in a row, reaching the final in 2019.They still fired him after a first-round exit last year.
He was out of a job for a week.
McCrimmon saw a coach, who like Tampa Bay’s two-time Stanley Cup champion Jon Cooper, had strong depth of knowledge from spending a long period in one organization. And is good at this coaching thing.
“We’re in the winning business,” McCrimmon said. “He’d done lots of that, so that’s why we brought him in. And I think that he’s met our expectations and more along the way.”
Cassidy compared this stop — getting to know a lot of new people and making a big life adjustment — more to Washington than Boston. But he’s 58 now and 20 years better than he was with the Capitals.
“Now I have a resume,” Cassidy said, “so it’s a little easier to walk into a room and sort of command the group.”
Command is exactly what he did last round when the Golden Knights, up 3-0 in their series against Dallas, lost two in a row to send the series to a Game 6. Center Chandler Stephenson said Cassidy held a meeting before that game to deliver the message, “let’s close this out,” and Vegas played arguably its best game of the season, let alone the series.
Stephenson compared that to his last trip to the final, with the Capitals in 2018 when they had similarly seasoned coach Barry Trotz and beat Vegas for the Cup. The looseness Trotz displayed and the importance of it Stephenson now sees in Cassidy.
“I think just knowing what to expect, knowing what it’s like and to react and not really overreact is a big thing,” Stephenson said. “He’s been through it. He knows.”
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2023-06-05T04:20:42+00:00
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WFO SAN DIEGO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, September 25, 2022
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2022-09-26T00:35:40+00:00
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Some retailers are taking lobster off the menu after an assessment from an influential conservation group that the harvest of the seafood poses too much of a risk to rare whales and should be avoided.
Whales can suffer injuries and fatalities when they become entangled in the gear that connects to lobster traps on the ocean floor. Seafood Watch, which rates the sustainability of different seafoods, said this week it has added the American and Canadian lobster fisheries to its “red list” of species to avoid.
The organization, based at Monterey Bay Aquarium in California, said in a report that the fishing industry is a danger to North Atlantic right whales because “current management measures do not go far enough to mitigate entanglement risks and promote recovery of the species.”
Thousands of businesses use Seafood Watch’s recommendations to inform seafood buying decisions, and many have pledged to avoid any items that appear on the red list. A spokesperson for Blue Apron, the New York meal kit retailer, said the company stopped offering a seasonal lobster box prior to the report, and all of the seafood it is currently using follows Seafood Watch’s guidelines. HelloFresh, the Germany-based meal kit company that is the largest such company operating in the U.S., also pledged shortly after the announcement to stop selling lobster.
“HelloFresh is committed to responsible sourcing and follows guidelines from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program,” said Saskia Leisewitz, a spokesperson for HelloFresh.
Seafood Watch assigns ratings of “best choice,” “good alternative” and “avoid” to more than 2,000 seafood items based on how sustainably they are managed. The organization’s recommendations have been influential in the past, such as when it red-listed the Louisiana shrimp fishery, prompting efforts to better protect sea turtles. The fishery was later removed from the red list.
The lobster fishing industry has come under scrutiny from Seafood Watch because of the threat of entanglement in fishing gear. The North Atlantic right whales number less than 340 and entanglement is one of the two biggest threats they face, along with collisions with ships, scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other groups have said. The population of the giant animals, which were decimated during the commercial whaling era generations ago, has fallen in recent years.
Members of the lobster fishing industry, which is also coping with increased federal fishing restrictions to protect the whales, pushed back against the Seafood Watch rating. The lobster industry in Maine, where most of the U.S.’s lobster comes to land, has not had a documented interaction with a right whale in almost two decades, said Patrice McCarron, executive director of the Maine Lobstermen’s Association.
“Lobster is one of the most sustainable fisheries in the world due to the effective stewardship practices handed down through generations of lobstermen. These include strict protections for both the lobster resource and right whales,” McCarron said.
American and Canadian lobster fishermen target the same species, the American lobster, which is popular as live seafood and in processed products such as lobster rolls and lobster ravioli. The vast majority of the world’s American lobster comes to the shore in New England and eastern Canada, and the crustaceans are both a key piece of the economy and a cultural marker in both places.
The U.S. lobster fishery is also one of the most lucrative in the country and was worth more than $900 million at the docks in 2021, when fishermen caught more than 130 million pounds (59 million kilograms) of the crustaceans.
Seafood Watch partners with numerous major seafood buyers on its recommendations. Some of the buyers, such as Compass Group and Cheesecake Factory, did not respond to requests for comment from The Associated Press. A spokesperson for one, Mars Petcare, said the company doesn’t have lobster in its supply chain.
Environmental groups said Seafood Watch’s decision places a spotlight on the fishery and the need to do more to protect whales.
“Fishery managers must increase protections to save North Atlantic right whales so seafood retailers, consumers, and restaurants can put American lobster and crab back on the menu,” Oceana campaign director Gib Brogan said.
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2022-09-09T04:00:59+00:00
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Leslie Phillips, ‘Carry On’ star, voice of Sorting Hat, dies
LONDON (AP) — Leslie Phillips, the British actor best known for his roles in the bawdy “Carry On” comedies and as the voice of the Sorting Hat in the “Harry Potter” movies, has died. He was 98.
His agent, Jonathan Lloyd, confirmed Tuesday that Phillips died “peacefully at home” on Monday.
The veteran actor made his first film appearances in the 1930s. He is remembered for his exaggerated comic portrayal of the English upper-class after starring in “Carry On Nurse,” “Carry On Teacher” and “Carry On Constable” in 1959 and 1960.
During this time he became well-known for his suggestive catchphrases, including “Ding dong,” “Well, hello,” and “I say!”
While Phillips’ film acting career consisted mostly of comedy roles, he later moved into other work including a turn opposite Peter O’Toole in the 2006 film “Venus” that earned him a BAFTA nomination for best supporting actor. He also voiced the Sorting Hat in the “Harry Potter” franchise.
Leslie Samuel Phillips was born in Tottenham, north London, on April 20, 1924. He studied drama, dance and elocution at the Italia Conti Stage School, before serving as a lieutenant during World War II.
After the war he began to get leading roles on the stage and screen. His big break came in 1957 when he appeared in the Gene Kelly musical “Les Girls.”
In the 1980s he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company and played roles such as Falstaff in “The Merry Wives Of Windsor.”
He suffered a stroke in 2014 while shopping in London, but made a strong recovery.
Phillips was named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2008 in recognition of his acting career.
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2022-11-08T15:34:35+00:00
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HARRISBURG – As the 2023-24 Legislative Session opens in Harrisburg, Blair County Rep. Jim Gregory is seeking support for creating a two-year window of time in which survivors of childhood sexual abuse could sue their attacker, even if the statute of limitations has already expired for their lawsuits. For years, Gregory, joined by Berks County Rep. Mark Rozzi, has worked on victims’ rights legislation since a 2018 grand jury report revealed widespread abuse by Catholic priests living and working in the state. In 2021, the two-year window was headed to ballots for voters to consider as a constitutional amendment. However, failures by the Department of State left it off ballots, giving the task of starting their process again. Gregory intends to soon reintroduce a joint resolution that could create a two-year window if OK’d by voters. He has circulated a co-sponsorship memo to obtain bipartisan support of this measure.He hopes to have the question placed on the May 16 primary ballot to end the many years that victims have already waited.
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2022-12-13T06:52:49+00:00
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Justice Department’s criminal division is leaving at the end of July after two years of overseeing work that ranged from corporate fraud prosecution to war crimes investigations.
Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite’s tenure has included work to combat human smuggling, prosecute white-collar crime and pursue accountability for Russian war crimes in Ukraine, Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement.
“Under his leadership, the division has accelerated its efforts to keep the American people safe and tackle some of the most complex and urgent challenges our nation faces,” Garland said.
He did not name a reason for Polite’s departure, but the length of his tenure is similar to many of his predecessors. He is expected to join a law firm this summer after a short break, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Polite was confirmed to the role overseeing more than 600 federal prosecutors in 2021. He previously served a four-year stint as U.S. Attorney in New Orleans ending in 2017, and started his public-service career as a federal prosecutor in New York.
A Harvard University graduate, Polite has also been a Philadelphia-based law firm partner, a vice president at a large company in New Orleans and a white-collar defense attorney.
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2023-07-17T21:50:41+00:00
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MENTOR, Ohio — One by one, they accepted a handshake, a certificate, and a promise. The promise of a better future. The promise of America.
Sulatu was born in Nigeria. She “came here for freedom,” according to Saheed Lateef, who translated for her. Friday, Sulatu was one of 25 people who gathered at the James A. Garfield National Historic Site to start a new journey as an American citizen.
“She said she’s so happy; that today is a very glorious day for her; that she will be glad to raise her hand and say that she is an American,” Sulatu said through Lateef.
Site manager Todd Arrington told News 5 that the location for this ceremony was chosen specifically for all it represents.
“National parks exist so that everyone can draw inspiration from nature, they can participate in outdoor recreation, they can learn about American history,” he said.
Arrington welcomed the new citizens at this ceremony, an occasion he said he looks forward to every year. There’s always a ceremony around Independence Day and one around Constitution Day in September.
“It’s such a great thing to see people who’ve worked for so long and so hard to achieve a goal and become American citizens,” he said.
As each new American came up for their certificate, they were asked to place a pin on a map, marking their country of origin. Now, as Arrington laid out, our history is their history as well. All the good, the bad and the ugly. As of this day, we are all Americans.
“It’s something that I think a lot of us who were born here probably don’t think too much about,” he said. “Or maybe even take for granted.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury of nine men and three women was seated Thursday in the Los Angeles rape and sexual assault trial of Harvey Weinstein.
They were chosen in a process of about six days from a pool of 225 potential jurors who were summoned last week.
The judge and attorneys still need to seat 10 alternate jurors, and the process will resume Thursday afternoon. Opening statements in the case are expected to begin Monday.
The 70-year-old former movie mogul, who is already serving a 23-year sentence after a 2020 conviction in New York, has pleaded not guilty in Los Angeles to four counts of rape and seven other counts of sexual assault.
Because their personal information was revealed mostly in questionnaires that remain sealed, little is known about the 12 jurors who will decide on Weinstein's guilt. Those who were seated were asked few questions in court.
Their ages appeared to range mostly between 40 and 70. A few appeared to be older than that, and one man appeared to be in his early- to mid- 20s. Of the three women, two are older and one appeared to be about 30.
One of the women said during the selection process that she was “on the fence” about the #MeToo movement.
“I believe most women but not necessarily all," she said.
Another, an older man, has a daughter who is an attorney. “I have a great deal of respect for both sides of the table and our system of justice," he told one of Weinstein's attorneys.
He expressed some doubt about whether he could find a guilty verdict in a sexual assault case with no DNA evidence, of which there is none in this trial.
“It’s kind of an ambiguous question," the juror said. "It all depends on the type of assault.”
Another man said he was not worried about getting grief from family, friends or co-workers if they learned he returned a not guilty verdict against Weinstein.
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2022-10-20T19:49:42+00:00
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https://www.seattlepi.com/entertainment/article/Latest-Harvey-Weinstein-trial-seats-jury-of-9-17523004.php
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‘I thought it was a joke’: Grandmother arrested for feeding homeless files lawsuit against city
BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. (KTVK/KPHO/Gray News) – An Arizona grandmother who was arrested for feeding homeless people is now filing a lawsuit against the city.
In March, 78-year-old Norma Thornton was arrested for giving food to the homeless in Bullhead City, Arizona. The city’s law says you can’t give food to the homeless in public.
Now, Thornton’s attorneys are filing a lawsuit as part of a more significant push nationwide to let people feed those in need.
Suranjan San with the Institute for Justice has filed a federal lawsuit against Bullhead City, claiming the law violates the right to serve.
“This case is about kindness. Bullhead City has criminalized kindness,” said Thornton’s attorney, Suranjan San, with the Institute for Justice. “The city council passed an ordinance that makes it a crime punishable by four months imprisonment to share food in public parks for charitable purposes.”
Thornton said she owned a restaurant for many years before retiring in Arizona. After retiring, she said she used her cooking skills to give back.
“For four years, Norma regularly spent her afternoons preparing hot, nutritious, delicious meals from scratch in her home kitchen and gave them out in the park to anyone who asked,” San said.
But in 2021, Thornton’s new passion became illegal.
“At a city council meeting, the city attorney made it crystal clear. You may host a pizza party in the park for 50 people or a hundred people. Invite friends, invite strangers. You may do it all day every day, so long as your motivation is something other than to help people in need,” San said.
At the time of her arrest, Thornton said it was so shocking that it was hard to process.
“Still, I thought it was a kind of joke, someone playing a prank– until I was put in the back of the police car,” Thornton said.
Thornton never admitted guilt in court, saying she did nothing wrong.
“I have always believed that when you have plenty, you should share,” she said.
Bullhead City Mayor Tom Brady said the law only applies to public parks, meaning that churches, clubs and private properties are free to serve food to the homeless without a permit.
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2022-10-26T18:47:57+00:00
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wsfa.com
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https://www.wsfa.com/2022/10/26/i-thought-it-was-joke-grandmother-arrested-feeding-homeless-files-lawsuit-against-city/
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Minnesota Duluth coach Scott Sandelin didn’t want to mention the “one line that wasn’t pulling its weight” on Friday night following the 4-2 loss at North Dakota.
But if you took a dive into that night’s statistics, it was easy to hypothesize that Sandelin was referencing the top-line trio of Ben Steeves, Dominic James and Luke Loheit. Three of UMD’s top scorers, they put a combined three shots on goal Friday and finished minus-3.
That top line bounced back Saturday to not only put eight shots on the Fighting Hawks’ net, but they scored the game-winning goal in a 2-1 NCHC victory at Ralph Engelstad Arena to snap a three-game losing streak and five-game conference losing streak.
“They were better, but they needed to be,” Sandelin said of his top line. “We can’t have them have off nights. We need them to be good every night with the minutes they play, the power play, all that stuff. Last night wasn’t their night, but tonight they came back, had a strong game and got the game winner.”
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Loheit, a senior wing and assistant captain, was credited with the game-winning goal with 2:03 left in regulation after the puck went in off his skate. North Dakota challenged to see if the puck had been kicked in, but video review said it was clean.
The goal came via an own-zone turnover by the Hawks as Steeves, a freshman wing, intercepted an outlet pass just below the blue line. He dished low to James, the sophomore center, who then tossed the puck in the direction of Loheit, who drove to the net.
Sandelin on Friday voiced frustration over his team’s continued reluctance to funnel pucks and bodies to the net. UMD did just that on Saturday, specifically that top line on the game-winner.
“I just like how we played today,” said Sandelin, whose team now returns home for four straight home games after being on the road back-to-back weekends. “We talked about some things today, this morning, even last night. Our guys had good focus, good energy, everybody contributed. It was a huge win.
“We needed to get that, we needed to find a way to win. We get a greasy goal there, throwing the puck there and having a guy going to the net.”
The Bulldogs and Hawks went into the third period knotted at 1-1 after North Dakota fifth-year senior center and captain Mark Senden tied the game 78 seconds prior to the second intermission, scoring on a breakaway after a UMD turnover in the offensive zone.
Isaac Howard gave the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead just past the three-minute mark of the second, burying a feed from fellow freshman winger Luke Johnson. It was Howard’s second goal in three games and the first time UMD scored the opening goal in seven games (eight if you count the exhibition with St. Thomas).
Saturday was another productive night for Howard and his freshman linemates Johnson and center Cole Spicer of Grand Forks. After combining for eight shots on goal Friday, they put another seven pucks combined on the UND net Saturday.
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“That was a great play by Luke Johnson, great hustle on the forecheck, and nice to see (Howard) finish again,” Sandelin said. “Those guys had another strong game, but tonight I was more happy with all of our lines, where last night I wasn’t happy with one of our lines. We need that.”
With the win, the Bulldogs retook sixth place from North Dakota, who is once again a point back in seventh in the NCHC. UMD hosts NCHC co-leaders St. Cloud State next weekend at Amsoil Arena, with the Huskies coming off a home sweep of their co-league leaders, Denver.
Matt’s Three Stars
3. UND fifth-year senior center Mark Senden — A key steal and score at a key moment almost put North Dakota in a position to sweep UMD.
2. UMD freshman wing Isaac Howard — Two goals in three games now for the Tampa Bay Lightning’s first-round pick from 2022.
1. UMD senior wing Luke Loheit — The Ottawa Senators prospect picked up his fourth goal of the season driving to the net, giving his linemates a target on the game-winner.
Box score
Minnesota Duluth 0-1-1—2
North Dakota 0-1-0—1
First period
No scoring
Second period
1. UMD, Isaac Howard (Luke Johnson, Jesse Jacques), 3:08
2. UND, Mark Senden, 18:42
Third period
3. UMD, Luke Loheit (Dominic James, Ben Steeves), 17:57
Saves — Zach Stejskal, UMD, 20; Drew DeRidder, ND, 24.
Power play — UMD 0-2; UND 0-2. Penalties — UMD 3-6; UND 3-6.
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2023-01-22T05:18:27+00:00
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duluthnewstribune.com
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https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/sports/bulldogs-hockey/bulldogs-top-line-finds-redemption-scores-game-winner-in-2-1-win-at-north-dakota
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US to end Russia’s ability to pay international investors
Washington – The U.S. will close the last avenue for Russia to pay its billions in debt back to international investors on Wednesday, making a Russian default on its debts for the first time since the Bolshevik Revolution all but inevitable.
The Treasury Department said in a notification that does not plan to renew the license to allow Russia to keep paying its debtholders through American banks.
Since the first rounds of sanctions, the Treasury Department has given banks a license to process any bond payments from Russia. That window expires at midnight May 25.
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There had already been signs that the Biden administration was unwilling to extend the deadline. At a press conference heading into the Group of Seven finance minister meetings in Koenigswinter, Germany, last week, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the window existed “to allow a period of time for an orderly transition to take place, and for investors to be able to sell securities.”
“The expectation was that it was time-limited,” Yellen said.
Without the license to use U.S. banks to pay its debts, Russia would have no ability to repay its international bond investors. The Kremlin has been using JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup as its conduits to pay its obligations.
Jay Auslander, a prominent sovereign debt lawyer who previously litigated other debt crises like the one in Argentina, said at this point most of the institutional investors in Russian debts have likely sold their holdings, knowing this deadline is coming. Those who are still holding the debts are either distressed debt investors or those willing to wait to litigate it out over the next few years.
“The majority who wanted out have gotten out. The only issue is finding buyers,” he said.
The Kremlin appears to have foreseen the likelihood that the U.S. would not allow Russia to keep paying on its bonds. The Russian Finance Ministry prepaid two bonds on Friday that were due this month to get ahead of the May 25 deadline.
The next payments Russia will need to make on its debts are due on June 23. Like other Russian debt, those bonds have a 30-day grace period – which would cause default by Russia to be declared by late July, barring the unlikely scenario that the Russia-Ukraine war would come to an end before then.
Investors have been almost certain of Russia going into default for months now. Insurance contracts that cover Russian debt have priced a 80% likelihood of default for weeks and rating agencies like Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s have placed the country’s debt deep into junk territory.
Russia has not defaulted on its international debts since the 1917 Revolution, when the Russian Empire collapsed and the Soviet Union was created. Russia defaulted on its domestic debts in the late 1990s during the Asian Financial Crisis, but was able to recover from that default with the help of international aid.
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Sweet reported from New York.
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2022-05-24T21:02:21+00:00
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detroitnews.com
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https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/world/2022/05/24/us-end-russias-ability-pay-international-investors/9913016002/
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PickUp USA Fitness Set to Open a New Franchise Location in Colorado
LOS ANGELES, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PickUp USA Fitness (www.pickupusafitness.com) will be opening their newest franchise location in Greenwood Village in July.
Founded in 2012 in Irwindale, California, PickUp USA is a national chain of basketball gyms that provides basketball related services for youth and adults. The company has 16 locations open or under construction with an additional 31 franchise licenses awarded.
PickUp USA gyms offer traditional weight and cardio equipment, but their focus is serving consumers seeking basketball activities. Some of their offerings include youth basketball camps, youth basketball development leagues, private basketball training, adult basketball leagues, PickUp basketball for youth and adults, as well as basketball tournaments.
PickUp USA in Greenwood Village will be the first PickUp USA location in Colorado and is one of two clubs opening in the Denver market this year for the California-based gym chain. This location will feature two full basketball courts, a 2,500sf weight room, Vertimax training, and shooting machines.
Ralph and Amber Henderson are the franchise owners of the new PickUp USA and see a major opportunity in the Denver market for their gym. "I decided to open a PickUp USA in Greenwood Village because it's something Colorado needed," says Ralph Henderson about his gym. "My love for the sport makes me wish I experienced it as a child. This place is great for adults but amazing for youth who love basketball as much as I do."
In February of 2021, the Hendersons were considering opening their own basketball gym concept when they came across PickUp USA during a Google search. They connected with PickUp USA's Franchise Development Manager, Grace Ronquillo, to discuss the opportunity further.
"From my first conversation with Ralph and Amber, I knew that they were going to be a great fit for our brand," says Ronquillo. "We had been vetting franchise partners in Colorado for a while, and I knew our search was over very shortly after connecting with the Hendersons."
A month later, the Hendersons had signed their franchise agreement and were working with PickUp USA's real estate team to secure a facility for their gym.
PickUp USA Greenwood Village is currently pre-selling memberships and is opening to the public in July.
More information on PickUp USA can be found at: www.pickupusafitness.com
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2022-06-22T03:16:41+00:00
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wafb.com
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https://www.wafb.com/prnewswire/2022/06/22/new-basketball-gym-opening-greenwood-village/
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Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss, former ‘Ellen’ DJ and ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ star dies at 40, reports say
(Gray News) – Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss has died at the age of 40, according to several media outlets.
His wife, Allison Holker Boss, confirmed his death to People in a statement Wednesday morning.
Boss was most recently known for his involvement as DJ and co-executive producer of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”
He initially rose to fame as a contestant on MTV’s “The Wade Robinson Project” before becoming a runner up on “So You Think You Can Dance” in 2008 and returning as an All-Star and judge.
“To say he left a legacy would be an understatement, and his positive impact will continue to be felt,” his wife wrote in a statement issued to People.
Boss leaves behind his wife and three children.
“Stephen, we love you, we miss you, and I will always save the last dance for you,” his wife concluded in her statement to People.
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2022-12-14T15:39:21+00:00
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uppermichiganssource.com
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https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2022/12/14/stephen-twitch-boss-former-ellen-dj-so-you-think-you-can-dance-star-dies-40-reports-say/
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‘Unnecessary’ work meetings waste productivity and money, survey finds
To no surprise for many employees, a new survey found that organizations could save thousands of dollars and much time if they cut back on unnecessary work meetings.
Otter surveyed more than 600 workers during the summer of 2022. Respondents represented different sectors of the workforce including professional services, health and human services, and information technology. Respondents had a mix of in-office, fully remote, or hybrid jobs.
Findings showed that on average, employees spend nearly 18 hours in meetings per week and the frequency of those meetings increased with managerial jobs.
However, the report found that nearly 12 hours of meetings per week were critical to attend while about 5.7 hours of meeting time were not necessary as long as employees were kept in the loop.
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Also, nearly half of respondents (46%) agreed that they have too many unnecessary meetings on their calendars. More than half of respondents (53%) said they feel the need to attend a meeting if invited regardless of if their attendance is critical.
Other findings included that on average, companies spend about $80,000 per employee per year and could save $25,000 if they cut back on unnecessary meeting attendance.
Also, professionals spend more than one-third of their working hours in meetings, and those unnecessary meetings could lead to employees feeling "annoyed" and "frustrated."
Otter also believes reducing unnecessary meetings will reduce the strain on employees and increase productivity. Companies of 100 people could save $2.5 million a year while companies of 5,000 employees could save more than $100 million a year by cutting unnecessary meetings.
Otter encourages companies to shift the organizational culture such as providing formal guidance and permission when it comes to meetings. Notes before the meeting should be provided to let employees feel better about skipping them. Also, companies should invite employees to meetings, or parts of meetings, that are only relevant to them.
This story was reported from Los Angeles.
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2022-10-05T00:33:14+00:00
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wogx.com
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https://www.wogx.com/news/unnecessary-work-meetings-waste-productivity-money-survey-finds
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The new cargo facility will more than double the amount of cargo warehouse space at the Airport.
MANCHESTER, N.H., Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amazon Air launched daily cargo service today at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT). The inaugural flight from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) arrived early Thursday morning. Amazon Air will begin with one daily Boeing 767-300 flight.
"This is a significant development in the history of the Airport," said Airport Director Ted Kitchens, A.A.E. "Enhancing our air cargo facilities with the introduction of Amazon Air underscores the economic development that is occurring not only in Manchester but throughout New Hampshire and Northern New England. I am proud of the efforts of our Airport team for delivering a high-quality facility, on-time and within budget, that makes a bold and impactful statement about the economy here in New Hampshire!"
MHT is recognized as a top 50 cargo airport in the United States and has seen several years of record-breaking cargo volume. This trend of higher cargo volumes is expected to continue with the opening of this new facility.
"We're proud to expand our Amazon Air operations into New Hampshire as we continue to invest in the New England region," said Chris Preston, Director of Amazon Air Gateway Operations. "This brand-new facility at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport will help us better serve our customers and ensure we deliver packages quickly and efficiently across New England."
The 65,000-square-foot multitenant cargo building was built through a partnership with the Airport and real estate investment company Realterm. The new facility offers three widebody aircraft parking positions managed by the Airport, with the option to expand to a fourth.
This is Amazon Air's first expansion into New Hampshire, and Amazon is the first tenant to operate from the new facility. Flights will be operated by cargo airline Atlas Air, with ground handling by Trego-Dugan Aviation and aircraft maintenance by Keenan Technical Industries.
"We are proud to be part in this historic project with MHT and Amazon," said Alexi Lachambre, Vice President of Investments for Airport Infrastructure at Realterm. "MHT's leaders have proven to be dynamic and visionary partners, able to capitalize on the surge of e-commerce and create economic opportunity for their broader community. As demand for air cargo continues to grow, exceptional infrastructure projects such as this will help to relieve pressure on the regional distribution network while also garnering the interest of major logistics players. We look forward to continuing our partnership with MHT and supporting future expansion."
The new facility will drive economic growth in the region for years to come. In addition to creating hundreds of jobs in the Granite State, the multitenant facility will allow for better connectivity in the world of e-commerce, further positioning the Airport as an economic hub for the region.
"Business and commerce are booming here in the 603," said Governor Chris Sununu. "This new Amazon Air operation will grow New Hampshire's role in e-commerce and the global economy."
"I'm thrilled to see the completion of the new cargo facility apron at MHT, which will nearly double the Airport's cargo capacity and lower transportation costs while supporting local businesses and promoting job creation throughout the region," said Senator Jeanne Shaheen. "When I fought to secure $7.8 million for this project in the fiscal year 2022 federal government funding law, I knew it was going to be a smart investment for our state. Through my role on the Senate Appropriations Committee, I'll continue to advocate on behalf of transportation and infrastructure projects at MHT and across New Hampshire."
"Manchester-Boston Regional Airport is already an industry-leading cargo facility, so this new partnership with Amazon Air is a welcomed addition," said Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig. "This project will provide more jobs for our residents in addition to boosting our local economy. Thank you to the entire Airport team and the project engineers, architects and contractors for your tireless commitment to making this project happen."
"This facility will enhance the connectivity of New England with the world of e-commerce," said Taylor Caswell, the NH Department of Business and Economic Affairs Commissioner. "According to the International Air Transport Association, 52% of consumers bought more online during the pandemic, fueling the value of e-commerce which is now expected to total $2.1 trillion in 2023 with 80% of cross-border e-commerce being transported by air. Having this facility in New Hampshire will allow the Granite State, and all of Northern New England, to tap into this growing sector of the global economy."
Cargo activity played a vital role during the pandemic to help offset decreased air travel and passenger revenues. With the additional aircraft that this facility will accommodate, the Airport will be able to continue its trend of lowering airline operating costs.
Strategically situated in the heart of New England, Manchester-Boston Regional Airport is located less than fifty miles north of Boston, Massachusetts, and less than an hour's drive from the region's most popular ski areas, scenic seacoast beaches and peaceful lakefront resorts. MHT is the premier aviation gateway for the region. For more information, visit www.flymanchester.com.
Amazon Air continues to expand globally to meet the needs of its growing customer base, while investing in jobs and sustainable solutions to power its network. Globally, we now operate more than 110 aircraft in our fleet, both leased and owned, flying to more than 70 air gateways and hubs. In 2021, we opened our first central air hub at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. Since Amazon Air's launch in 2016, Amazon has invested hundreds of millions of dollars and created thousands of new jobs at Amazon Air locations across the U.S.
Realterm is an independent global investment manager focused on the transportation industry. We acquire, develop, finance and manage differentiated real estate and infrastructure assets serving land, air, sea and rail networks in North America, Europe and Asia. Realterm currently manages over $13 billion in assets across six transportation logistics-oriented private equity fund series: Realterm Airport Logistics Properties (RALP), an open-end, core-plus fund investing into high flow through (HFT®) on-airport logistics real estate throughout North America; Realterm Logistics Income Fund (RLIF), an open-end, core-plus fund, and the Realterm Logistics Fund (RLF) Series, a closed-end, value-added fund series, both of which invest into HFT surface transportation logistics real estate throughout the U.S.; Realterm Europe Logistics Income Fund (RELIF), an open-end, core-plus fund, and Realterm Europe Logistics Fund (RELF), a closed-end, value-added fund series, both of which invest into HFT logistics real estate throughout Europe; and IndoSpace Logistics Parks (ILP), a closed-end, opportunistic fund series investing into warehouse and logistics real estate throughout the top industrial markets in India.
Contact:
Christina Lawson
Marketing & Public Relations Specialist
clawson@flymanchester.com
603-624-6539
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2022-11-17T16:00:04+00:00
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wlox.com
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https://www.wlox.com/prnewswire/2022/11/17/amazon-begins-daily-cargo-service-manchester-boston-regional-airport/
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MUNCIE, Ind. — A shooting that left one person dead and 17 others wounded early Sunday in a central Indiana city unfolded at an outdoor party attended by hundreds of revelers as police were calling the venue’s owner to shut down the gathering, authorities said Monday.
Sloan said police were aware that the owner of a business that periodically rents out space for events was hosting a block party that got “out of control,” with between 500 and up to 1,000 in attendance. Photos of the scene showed police tags marking what appeared to be dozens of bullets on the street.
Sloan said police were not at the scene at the time of the shooting just after 1 a.m. Sunday, but they were trying to get the business owner to end the party.
“We made a phone call to the owner and asked him to get things shut down. The streets were packed. Before we could make contact and get something done, before we could get that shut down, the gunfire erupted,” Sloan said during a news conference.
He said police were asking for any witnesses to the shooting or people with pictures or video of the incident to contact the Muncie Police Department. Sloan said some people at the scene refused to tell officers what had happened.
He declined to provide details of the investigation, including how many people may have fired weapons but described a scene of chaos as officers and first responders arrived at the location on Muncie’s east side.
“Our people were applying tourniquets, administering first aid, providing CPR. And they we were rushing people to the hospital in our police cars because we didn’t have time to wait,” Sloan said.
Mayor Dan Ridenour said one man was killed and 17 other people suffered gunshot wounds in Sunday’s shooting. He said the shooting had left the community “shaken to the core by violence” and choked up repeatedly during the news conference.
After the shooting, police had to separate people in a Muncie hospital’s parking lot who were arguing and officers had to clear a path at the hospital’s entrance for anyone needing medical attention to enter, said Muncie Deputy Police Chief Melissa Criswell.
She said that among the 17 who survived the shooting, eight remained hospitalized — five at Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, and four others who were taken to Indianapolis hospitals.
She said that among the four taken to Indianapolis, one remains in critical condition, two are listed as stable and the fourth had been discharged from a hospital.
Criswell said that two of the people wounded in Sunday’s shooting were minors, and that a nineteenth person who was injured may have been struck by a car.
IU Health spokesperson Neil Gifford said five people remained hospitalized at the Muncie hospital, down from 13 who were being treated on Sunday morning. He said he could not provide conditions of the five patients without being provided with their names.
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2023-07-31T19:54:09+00:00
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washingtonpost.com
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2023/07/31/muncie-indiana-shooting-block-party/1f85cef8-2fce-11ee-85dd-5c3c97d6acda_story.html
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ISLAMABAD (AP) — A high court in Islamabad on Friday granted former Prime Minister Imran Khan protection from arrest in a graft case and ordered him freed on bail.
The ruling came as the government and legions of Khan's supporters were on edge after days of violent confrontations sparked by the arrest of the former prime minister earlier this week. The government has vowed it will find a way to take Khan back into custody, a move that would likely cause a resurgence of riots and mob attacks.
Friday's ruling by the Islamabad High Court gave Khan protection from arrest on one of several corruption cases against him for a period of two weeks, a form of interim bail that usually is renewed in the Pakistan judicial system.
Khan, however, remained in the court after the decision as his lawyers petitioned the judges for similar protection in a number of other corruption charges, trying to close off a legal avenue for the government to arrest him again.
Khan’s chief lawyer, Babar Awan, praised the ruling, and said Khan was now “a free man.”
A short while later, the court said Khan could not be arrested for the time being in other pending corruption cases against him. The former premier was expected to walk out of the court shortly
The government contends that Khan’s release rewards and encourages mob violence. After he was arrested Tuesday, his supporters attacked military installations, burned vehicles, and ambulances and looted general stores in various parts of the country. The government responded with a crackdown, arresting nearly 3,000 people. The violence left at least 10 Khan supporters dead. Dozens of protesters and more than 200 police officers were injured.
The arrest Tuesday was a startling and controversial move: Agents from the National Accountability Bureau burst into the Islamabad High Court where Khan was attending a session on other charges — the same court where he appeared Friday — and dragged him away, putting him into an armored vehicle.
On Thursday, Pakistan’s Supreme Court ruled that arrest unlawful, but asked the Islamabad High Court, a lower court, to reconsider its initial decision to uphold the arrest.
The controversy surrounding Khan — a figure who inspires both vehement loyalty and furious opposition — threatens to open a deeper vein of turmoil in a country that has seen multiple military takeovers and bouts of violence. The unrest has echoed that which followed the 2007 assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto during an election rally. Her supporters at the time, outraged by her killing, rampaged for days across Pakistan.
Khan, a former cricket star turned Islamist politician, was removed as prime minister last year by a no-confidence vote in Parliament and now leads the opposition. He faces more than 100 legal cases, most involving allegations that he incited violence and threatened police and government officials.
He also faces at least three graft cases, including accusations from the National Accountability Bureau that he accepted millions of dollars worth of property in exchange for providing benefits to a real estate tycoon. A new terrorism charge was filed against him on Thursday for allegedly inciting his followers to violence after his arrest.
Following the Supreme Court's release order Thursday, Khan spent the night at a government guest house in Islamabad, where he met with family members and friends.
Pakistan's president, Arif Alvi, also had a meeting with him. Alvi has been trying to defuse tension between Khan and Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif's government to avoid an escalation.
Speaking at a special Cabinet meeting Friday to discuss the developments, Sharif criticized the Supreme Court ruling, saying there was a “genuine corruption case” against Khan, “but the judiciary has become a stone wall protecting him.”
As Sharif's government contends with the political turmoil amid a worsening economic crisis, it is also dealing with militant attacks. According to Pakistan’s military, two soldiers were killed and three were wounded Friday when insurgents attacked a security post in the town of Muslim Bagh in southwestern Baluchistan province. It said two insurgents were also killed in the exchange of fire.
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2023-05-12T11:02:58+00:00
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springfieldnewssun.com
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https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/islamabad-high-court-gives-ex-pm-imran-khan-reprieve-from-arrest-in-graft-case-grants-bail/BT4675XAEFHYVHHY2C2KHAJY24/
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