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WASHINGTON — It became a regular litany of grievances from President Donald Trump and his supporters: The investigation into his 2016 campaign’s ties to Russia was a witch hunt, they maintained, that had been opened without any solid basis, went on too long and found no proof of collusion.
Egged on by Trump, Attorney General William Barr set out in 2019 to dig into their shared theory that the Russia investigation likely stemmed from a conspiracy by intelligence or law enforcement agencies. To lead the inquiry, Barr turned to a hard-nosed prosecutor named John Durham and later granted him special counsel status to carry on after Trump left office.
But after almost four years — far longer than the Russia investigation itself — Durham’s work is coming to an end without uncovering anything like the deep-state plot alleged by Trump and suspected by Barr.
Moreover, a monthslong review by The New York Times found that the main thrust of the Durham inquiry was marked by some of the very same flaws — including a strained justification for opening it and its role in fueling partisan conspiracy theories that would never be charged in court — that Trump allies claim characterized the Russia investigation.
Interviews by the Times with more than a dozen current and former officials have revealed an array of previously unreported episodes that show how the Durham inquiry became roiled by internal dissent and ethical disputes as it went unsuccessfully down one path after another even as Trump and Barr promoted a misleading narrative of its progress.
— Barr and Durham never disclosed that their inquiry expanded in autumn 2019, based on a tip from Italian officials, to include a criminal investigation into suspicious financial dealings related to Trump. The specifics of the tip and how they handled the investigation remain unclear, but Durham brought no charges over it.
— Durham used Russian intelligence memos — suspected by other U.S. officials of containing disinformation — to gain access to emails of an aide to George Soros, the financier and philanthropist who is a favorite target of the American right and Russian state media. Durham used grand-jury powers to keep pursuing the emails even after a judge twice rejected his request for access to them. The emails yielded no evidence that Durham has cited in any case he pursued.
— There were deeper internal fractures on the Durham team than previously known. The publicly unexplained resignation in 2020 of his No. 2 and longtime aide, Nora Dannehy, was the culmination of a series of disputes between them over prosecutorial ethics.
Now, as Durham works on a final report, the interviews by the Times provide new details of how he and Barr sought to recast the scrutiny of the 2016 Trump campaign’s myriad if murky links to Russia as unjustified and itself a crime.
Barr, Durham and Dannehy declined to comment. The current and former officials who discussed the investigation all spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the legal, political and intelligence sensitivities surrounding the topic.
‘The thinnest of suspicions’
A month after Barr was confirmed as attorney general in February 2019, special counsel Robert Mueller ended the Russia investigation and turned in his report without charging any Trump associates with engaging in a criminal conspiracy with Moscow over its covert operation to help Trump win the 2016 election.
Trump would repeatedly portray the Mueller report as having found “no collusion with Russia.” The reality was more complex. In fact, the report detailed “numerous links between the Russian government and the Trump campaign,” and it established both how Moscow had worked to help Trump win and how his campaign had expected to benefit from the foreign interference.
That spring, Barr assigned Durham to scour the origins of the Russia investigation for wrongdoing, telling Fox News that he wanted to know if “officials abused their power and put their thumb on the scale” in deciding to pursue the investigation. “A lot of the answers have been inadequate, and some of the explanations I’ve gotten don’t hang together,” he added.
At the time Barr was confirmed, he told aides that he already suspected that intelligence abuses played a role in igniting the Russia investigation — and that unearthing any wrongdoing would be a priority.
In May 2019, soon after giving Durham his assignment, Barr summoned the head of the National Security Agency, Paul Nakasone, to his office. In front of several aides, Barr demanded that the NSA cooperate with the Durham inquiry.
Referring to the CIA and British spies, Barr also said he suspected that the NSA’s “friends” had helped instigate the Russia investigation by targeting the Trump campaign, aides briefed on the meeting said.
Durham spent his first months looking for any evidence that the origin of the Russia investigation involved an intelligence operation targeting the Trump campaign.
Durham’s team spent long hours combing the CIA’s files but found no way to support the allegation.
Durham and Barr had not yet given up when a new problem arose: In early December, the Justice Department’s independent inspector general, Michael Horowitz, completed his own report on the origins of the Russia investigation.
The inspector general revealed errors and omissions in wiretap applications targeting a former Trump campaign adviser and determined that an FBI lawyer had doctored an email in a way that kept one of those problems from coming to light.
But the broader findings contradicted Trump’s accusations and the rationale for Durham’s inquiry. Horowitz found no evidence that FBI actions were politically motivated. And he concluded that the investigation’s basis — an Australian diplomat’s tip that a Trump campaign adviser had seemed to disclose advance knowledge that Russia would release hacked Democratic emails — had been sufficient to lawfully open it.
The week before Horowitz released the report, he and aides came to Durham’s offices to go over it. Durham lobbied Horowitz to drop his finding that the diplomat’s tip had been sufficient for the FBI to open its “full” counterintelligence investigation, arguing that it was enough at most for a “preliminary” inquiry, according to officials. But Horowitz did not change his mind.
That weekend, Barr and Durham decided to weigh in publicly to shape the narrative on their terms.
Minutes before the inspector general’s report went online, Barr issued a statement contradicting Horowitz’s major finding, declaring that the FBI opened the investigation “on the thinnest of suspicions that, in my view, were insufficient.”
But as Durham’s inquiry proceeded, he never presented any evidence contradicting Horowitz’s factual findings about the basis on which FBI officials opened the investigation.
By summer 2020, it was clear that the hunt for evidence supporting Barr’s hunch about intelligence abuses had failed. But he waited until after the 2020 election to publicly concede that there had turned out to be no sign of “foreign government activity” and that the CIA had “stayed in its lane” after all.
An awkward tip
On one of Barr and Durham’s trips to Europe, according to people familiar with the matter, Italian officials — while denying any role in setting off the Russia investigation — unexpectedly offered a potentially explosive tip linking Trump to certain suspected financial crimes.
Barr and Durham decided that the tip was too serious and credible to ignore. But rather than assign it to another prosecutor, Barr had Durham investigate the matter himself — giving him criminal prosecution powers for the first time — even though the possible wrongdoing by Trump did not fall squarely within Durham’s assignment to scrutinize the origins of the Russia inquiry, the people said.
Durham never filed charges, and it remains unclear what level of an investigation it was, what steps he took, what he learned and whether anyone at the White House ever found out. The extraordinary fact that Durham opened a criminal investigation that included scrutinizing Trump had remained secret until October 2019, when a garbled echo became public. The Times reported that Durham’s administrative review of the Russia inquiry had evolved to include a criminal investigation, while saying it was not clear what the suspected crime was. Citing their own sources, many other news outlets confirmed the development.
By the spring and summer of 2020, with Trump’s reelection campaign in full swing, the Durham investigation’s “failure to deliver scalps in time for the election” began to erode Barr’s relationship with Trump, Barr wrote in his memoir.
Trump was stoking a belief among his supporters that Durham might charge former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Joe Biden. That proved too much for Barr, who in May 2020 clarified that “our concern of potential criminality is focused on others.”
Even so, in August, Trump lashed out in a Fox interview, asserting that Obama and Biden, along with top FBI and intelligence officials, had been caught in “the single biggest political crime in the history of our country,” and the only thing stopping charges would be if Barr and Durham wanted to be “politically correct.”
Against that backdrop, Barr and Durham did not shut down their inquiry when the search for intelligence abuses hit a dead end. With the inspector general’s inquiry complete, they turned to a new rationale: a hunt for a basis to accuse the Clinton campaign of conspiring to defraud the government by manufacturing the suspicions that the Trump campaign had colluded with Russia, along with scrutinizing what the FBI and intelligence officials knew about the Clinton campaign’s actions.
During the Russia investigation, the FBI used claims from what turned out to be a dubious source, the Steele dossier — opposition research indirectly funded by the Clinton campaign — in its botched applications to wiretap a former Trump campaign aide.
The Durham investigation did something with parallels to that incident.
In Durham’s case, the dubious sources were memos, whose credibility the intelligence community doubted, written by Russian intelligence analysts and discussing purported conversations involving American victims of Russian hacking, according to people familiar with the matter.
The memos were part of a trove provided to the CIA by a Dutch spy agency, which had infiltrated the servers of its Russian counterpart. The memos were said to make demonstrably inconsistent, inaccurate or exaggerated claims, and some U.S. analysts believed Russia may have deliberately seeded them with disinformation.
Durham wanted to use the memos, which included descriptions of Americans discussing a purported plan by Hillary Clinton to attack Trump by linking him to Russia’s hacking and releasing in 2016 of Democratic emails, to pursue the theory that the Clinton campaign conspired to frame Trump. And in doing so, Durham sought to use the memos as justification to get access to the private communications of an American citizen.
One purported hacking victim identified in the memos was Leonard Benardo, the executive vice president of the Open Society Foundations, a pro-democracy organization whose Hungarian-born founder, Soros, has been vilified by the far-right.
In 2017, The Washington Post reported that the Russian memos included a claim that Benardo and a Democratic member of Congress, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida, had discussed how Loretta Lynch, the Obama-era attorney general, had supposedly promised to keep the investigation into Clinton’s emails from going too far.
But Benardo and Wasserman Schultz said they had never even met, let alone communicated about Clinton’s emails.
Durham set out to prove that the memos described real conversations, according to people familiar with the matter. He sent a prosecutor on his team, Andrew DeFilippis, to ask Judge Beryl Howell, the chief judge of the U.S. District Court in Washington, for an order allowing them to seize information about Benardo’s emails.
But Howell decided that the Russian memo was too weak a basis to intrude on Benardo’s privacy, they said. Durham then personally appeared before her and urged her to reconsider, but she again ruled against him.
Rather than dropping the idea, Durham sidestepped Howell’s ruling by invoking grand-jury power to demand documents and testimony directly from Soros’ foundation and Benardo about his emails, the people said. Rather than fighting in court, the foundation and Benardo quietly complied, according to people familiar with the matter. But for Durham, the result appears to have been another dead end.
In a statement provided to the Times by Soros’ foundation, Benardo reiterated that he never met or corresponded with Wasserman Schultz, and he said that “if such documentation exists, it’s of course made up.”
As the focus of the Durham investigation shifted, cracks formed inside the team. Durham’s deputy, Dannehy, a longtime close colleague, increasingly argued with him in front of other prosecutors and FBI agents about legal ethics.
Now Dannehy complained to Durham about how Barr kept hinting darkly in public about the direction of their investigation. Dannehy urged Durham to ask the attorney general to adhere to Justice Department policy and not discuss the investigation publicly. But Durham proved unwilling to challenge him.
The strains grew when Durham used grand-jury powers to go after Benardo’s emails. Dannehy opposed that tactic and told colleagues that Durham had taken that step without telling her.
By summer 2020, with Election Day approaching, Barr pressed Durham to draft a potential interim report centered on the Clinton campaign and FBI gullibility or willful blindness.
On Sept. 10, 2020, Dannehy discovered that other members of the team had written a draft report that Durham had not told her about, according to people briefed on their ensuing argument.
Dannehy erupted, according to people familiar with the matter. She told Durham that no report should be issued before the investigation was complete and especially not just before an election — and denounced the draft for taking disputed information at face value. She sent colleagues a memo detailing those concerns and resigned.
Two people close to Barr said he had pressed for the draft to evaluate what a report on preliminary findings would look like and what evidence would need to be declassified. But they insisted that he intended any release to come during the summer or after the Nov. 3 election — not soon before Election Day.
In any case, in late September 2020, about two weeks after Dannehy quit, someone leaked to a Fox Business personality that Durham would not issue any interim report, disappointing Trump supporters hoping for a preelection Day bombshell.
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2023-01-27T06:44:37+00:00
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seattletimes.com
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Here are the 5 closest finishes in Indy 500 history
The closest finishes in Indianapolis 500 history brought a lifetime of joy for Al Unser Jr., Ryan Hunter-Reay, Sam Hornish Jr., Juan Pablo Montoya and Gordon Johncock. The memories are not so sweet for Scott Goodyear, Helio Castroneves, Marco Andretti, Will Power and Rick Mears.
Here's how those thrilling races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway unfolded, with coverage from IndyStar's archives:
Al Unser Jr. beats Scott Goodyear by 0.043 seconds in 1992
How it played out: Michael Andretti appeared to have the race in hand until his engine failed on Lap 189, forcing a caution flag. The race resumed on Lap 194, with Unser leading and Goodyear trailing closely.
Coming off the final turn of the race, Goodyear sized up Unser and made a move to the inside, but couldn't get by before the finish line.
But if the race had been 500 miles and 100 yards?
"I almost took it a little too easy coming off of (Turn) 4 and Scott got a run on me," Unser said. "If the race would have been 100 yards longer, he would have probably won it."
"I just didn't have enough to get past him," Goodyear said. "I knew it was going to be very, very close. I just wish the start-finish line had been another hundred yards down the straight."
What the winner said: "You just don't know what this means," said Unser, who battled Emerson Fittipaldi for the lead late in the 1989 race before crashing out. "This is my life and it's everything I thought it would be."
Almost worst to first: Goodyear had not initially qualified for the race, but Derrick Walker's team put him in the car qualified by Mike Groff, leaving Goodyear at the rear of the 33-car field at the start. He left the Speedway proud and profoundly disappointed.
"I was flat out," he said. "There wasn't anything left. Today was the race of my life. I just hope the momentum carries on."
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Ryan Hunter-Reay beats Helio Castroneves by 0.060 seconds in 2014
How it happened: Hunter-Reay led coming out of a Lap 194 restart, but Castroneves — seeking a record-tying fourth Indy 500 win — got by him on Lap 196. Hunter-Reay retook the lead one lap later in Turn 3. "I thought I didn't leave him room," Castroneves said. "But he found room."
Castroneves acknowledged he and Hunter-Reay straddled a line between "stupid and bravery" late in the race.
American pride: Hunter-Reay's victory snapped a seven-year winning streak by international drivers. "I'm a proud American boy," he said.
"This was the granddaddy of them all," he added. "This is where history is made. To even have a shot at it, to just come down pit lane giving these guys five that I looked up to when I was a kid — I looked up to the Andrettis, I looked up to Foyt, the Unsers, the Mears — it was always (about) trying to get there."
Well, yeah: "Second place sucks," Castroneves said. "I tried, man, trust me. I really tried. You can't question destiny."
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Sam Hornish Jr. beats Marco Andretti by 0.063 seconds in 2006
How it played out: Hornish tried to get around Andretti in Turn 3 on Lap 199, but he couldn't complete the pass.
"I kind of thought I blew it," Hornish said. "I had a good run on him, got to the inside ... and sometimes discretion is the better part of valor.
"(But) I figured I came all this way, I ought to give myself one more shot at it. I kind of looked at it as, I was going to drive over him if I had to."
Hornish didn't have to do that. He slipped by Andretti just before the finish line.
"I think I could have moved to the inside, but at that time he would have already made his move," Andretti said. "It would have been a big (crash)."
Hornish's reaction: "Thank goodness it's 500 (miles) instead of 497½."
Andretti's reaction: "They don't remember people who finish second here."
Andretti, 19 at the time, joined the family legacy of just missing Indy 500 glory. Though his grandfather, Mario Andretti, won in 1969, both Mario and Michael Andretti — Marco's father — have been in position to win the race only to be struck by bad fortune.
Marco has also finished third in the Indy 500 on three occasions. Michael Andretti finished second in 1991 and his engine failed with a late lead in 1992. Mario Andretti finished second to Bobby Unser in a disputed result in 1981, and his ignition failed in 1987 as he held a huge lead with 20 laps to go.
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Juan Pablo Montoya beats Will Power by 0.1046 seconds in 2015
How it played out: Montoya and Power, teammates on Roger Penske's team, jockeyed for the lead out of a late restart. Montoya got around Power on Lap 197 and maintained a slim edge the rest of the way.
There were 37 leads changes, the second-most in race history (68 in 2013), so Power thought he had a chance to overtake Montoya late.
"Oh, absolutely," he said. "I had him. I just needed more room. Just a little more room."
Montoya wouldn't let it happen.
"You're older, you're wiser, you understand where the races are won, where they're lost," Montoya said.
Greater appreciation: Montoya won the Indy 500 as a brash 24-year-old rookie in 2000 and he figured there would be plenty of time for more. His career veered in different directions, including NASCAR and Formula 1, for more than a decade. So this win felt different.
"(This) is the proper experience of the month," he said. "When you go through everything, you start to understand what it means to win here."
A common sentiment: "Anywhere else, I'd be happy with second," Power said, "but here? It sucks."
Power got rid of that sour taste by winning the 2018 Indy 500.
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Gordon Johncock beats Rick Mears by 0.160 seconds in 1982
How it happened: Johncock appeared to have the race in hand but Mears charged, pulling alongside the leader as they crossed the Yard of Bricks with one lap remaining. Johncock held off Mears heading into Turn 1 and maintained a slim edge the last trip around the 2½-mile oval.
"When he came up next to me as we took the white flag, I thought that might be it," said Johncock, who also won the race in 1973. "I figured we would probably go into the first turn side-by-side because I sure was hell wasn't going to back off."
Mears desperately wanted that edge late.
"I had trouble with the turbulence running behind him," he said, "but if I'd have ever gotten out ahead, I think I would have run away."
A true winning experience: "There will never be a thrill like this today because of the way it ended. Last time we were sitting in pit lane when they decided to call the race. It seemed like it was nothing at all."
The 1973 race was called after 133 laps by rain.
Always unfazed: Mears, who earned his first of four Indy 500 wins in 1979, was never one to show a lot of emotion.
"I've got nothing to complain about," he said. "That's why we're out there — to put on a good race for the folks who buy tickets."
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2022-05-23T12:59:07+00:00
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indystar.com
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https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/motor/indy-500/2022/05/23/indy-500-history-closest-finishes-indianapolis-motor-speedway/9617553002/
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Death is stalking Seattle’s homeless encampments, and the opioid fentanyl is the chief cause.
The number of deaths among the homeless has shot up this year in King County, according to public health officials — 96 in just the first six months. The county attributes 34 of those deaths to fentanyl. Since 2017, the number has increased each year.
It is not hard to figure out why this is happening. What has increased even more dramatically than homeless deaths is production of fentanyl by Mexican drug cartels. The gangsters south of the border have found it much easier to manufacture fentanyl on an industrial scale than to raise poppies or grow marijuana. As a result, the price for fentanyl — or “blue,” as it is called on the street — has plummeted and the drug has flooded up the West Coast and across the country.
It is easy to obtain and cheap to buy, so fentanyl has become the poison of choice for substance abusers. And, from Los Angeles to Seattle, it is taking a high toll among people who are homeless because of their drug problem or who have gotten into drugs to cope with their homeless problem.
It is a vicious new dilemma and one that may be far beyond the capacity of just one city to resolve.
See more of David Horsey’s cartoons at: st.news/davidhorsey
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2022-06-28T15:57:02+00:00
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seattletimes.com
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https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/the-high-toll-of-fentanyl/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all
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DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The blue-and-white wall of Argentina fans launched into another rendition of their World Cup anthem as fulltime approached at Lusail Stadium.
“Maradona,” they sang, “is cheering Lionel on” from heaven.
The parallels between the two all-time greats of Argentine soccer, Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi, are becoming ever more striking in Qatar.
Just like the 1986 World Cup seemed to be a highlight reel for Maradona, Messi has made his mark on this tournament with a string of spectacular goals and assists, carrying Argentina’s class of 2022 into the final.
There have always been echoes of Maradona in Messi — his size, his dribbling skills, his quick feet, his wand of a left foot.
Add in the leadership and fighting qualities he has shown throughout the tournament and it really does feel like Messi is imbued with the spirit of Maradona as he closes in on soccer’s ultimate prize.
“Messi is playing the Maradona role in the World Cup,” Jorge Valdano, who was in Argentina’s victorious World Cup squad in 1986, said in an interview to TyC Sports channel.
That was clear to see in Messi’s latest stirring performance as Argentina beat Croatia 3-0 on Tuesday to advance to the World Cup final for the sixth time.
And nothing encapsulated his magnificence more than his assist for the third goal, scored by Julian Alvarez.
Receiving the ball on the touchline just inside Croatia’s half, Messi lifted the ball over the challenge of Josko Gvardiol and sprinted down the right flank. Gvardiol chased him, constantly grabbing the jersey of the Argentina captain, and was then bewitched as Messi dropped his shoulder and swiveled the other way to turn and burst into the area. Then came the simple cross with his right foot that Alvarez swept home.
It was another moment of magic in a tournament that has been full of them by Messi.
“Personally,” Messi said, “I can say that I feel very happy in this whole World Cup. I am enjoying it a lot and luckily enough I can help my whole squad to make things happen.”
After the match, an Argentine reporter conducting a post-match interview with Messi broke off from asking questions and told him that, whatever happened in the final, he had succeeded in making a mark on every Argentine’s life and was bringing joy to the country.
And for Messi, it is now about more than just winning soccer matches.
“It is no longer only the result but the road we have traveled,” he said. “Before in Argentina, it was valued to win or lose, but I think people now value other things.”
That may be so, but winning the World Cup would cement his legacy, allowing him to join Pele and Maradona in the pantheon of soccer’s greatest players. He might be there already, but being a World Cup winner would end the debate.
Messi reiterated that this would most probably be his last dance at a World Cup — he will turn 39 during the 2026 tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
And he’s been doing plenty of dancing, on the field after matches and in the locker room, as Argentina has rebounded with five wins following a shocking loss to Saudi Arabia in its World Cup opener.
“It was an acid test for this whole squad but this squad proved how strong we are,” Messi said. “We won the next matches. It was very difficult what we did because every match was a final and this was a mental load because we knew things would be more complicated for us.
“We managed to win five finals and I hope it will be this way for the last game. Internally, we were confident that we would make it because we know what we are capable of as a squad.”
After the victory over the Netherlands in the quarterfinals, Messi said Maradona — who died two years ago — was looking over the team as Argentina came through a heated, fiery match.
“Diego is watching us from heaven,” Messi said. “He is pushing us. I hope it stays like that until the end.”
Well, Messi will be there at the end. And he is doing his very best impression of Maradona along the way.
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Steve Douglas is at https://twitter.com/sdouglas80
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AP World Cup coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/world-cup and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports
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2022-12-14T20:01:10+00:00
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cbs4indy.com
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https://cbs4indy.com/sports/ap-sports/ap-messi-evokes-maradona-comparisons-on-road-to-world-cup-final/
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department detailed stunning allegations against former President Donald Trump in a criminal indictment unsealed Friday, including allegations he stored classified documents in a bathroom and shower at his Florida club, flaunted the documents to people without security clearances and at times tried to conceal material from his own lawyers as well as investigators.
In the indictment, prosecutors spell out the types of classified material the Republican presidential candidate is accused of keeping at his Florida beach club after he left office in 2021, along with where he is said to have kept them and what he did with them.
A look at key moments as described in the indictment:
FLAUNTING DOCUMENTS
In July 2021 at Trump’s Bedminster, New Jersey, golf course, the former president showed a writer, a publisher and two of his staff members — none of whom had a security clearance — a “plan of attack” that had been prepared by the Defense Department and a senior military official. In the meeting, which prosecutors said was recorded on audio, Trump told them the plan was “highly confidential.” “As president, I could have declassified it,” he said. “Now I can’t, you know, but this is still a secret.”
In August or September 2021, more than six months after he was no longer president, Trump showed a classified map of a military operation in a foreign country to someone working for his political action committee who also did not have a security clearance. Trump acknowledged that he should not be showing the staffer the map and warned the staffer not to get too close.
DOCUMENTS STORED IN BATHROOM AND SHOWER
Trump, known for keeping mementos, kept hundreds of classified documents, along with newspapers, press clippings, notes and cards in cardboard boxes at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, according to the indictment.
Although “tens of thousands of members and guests” visited the club between the time that Trump left office and that federal agents retrieved the documents in August 2022, Trump had documents stored in various places around the resort, including a ballroom, a bathroom and shower, an office space, his bedroom and a storage room.
The documents included “information regarding defense and weapons capabilities of both the United States and foreign countries, United States nuclear programs, potential vulnerabilities of the United States and its allies to military attack, and plans for possible retaliation in response to a foreign attack,” the indictment said.
‘I DON’T WANT ANYBODY LOOKING THROUGH MY BOXES’
When a grand jury in May 2022 issued a subpoena for classified records at Mar-a-Lago, Trump sought to defy the order, telling his attorneys, “I don’t want anybody looking through my boxes,” according to notes from a lawyer detailed in the indictment. The former president asked his attorneys if it would be better “if we just told them we don’t have anything here,” according to the lawyer’s recollection.
DIRECTING LAWYERS TO ‘PLUCK IT OUT’
One of Trump’s lawyers in June 2022 identified 38 documents with “classified” markings and put them in a folder, which he sealed with duct tape. He then went to see Trump, who asked the attorney: “Did you find anything? Is it bad? … Is it good?”
The attorney told federal investigators that he discussed the folder with Trump and the former president made a gesture that suggested he wanted the attorney to identify “anything really bad” and “you know, pluck it out.” The attorney clarified that Trump did not articulate such instructions beyond making that “plucking motion.” The attorney said he did not “pluck” anything from the folder but instead immediately contacted the FBI and another Trump attorney.
KEEPING DOCUMENTS FROM HIS LAWYERS
Trump told his valet Walt Nauta “to move boxes of documents to conceal them” from the FBI, the grand jury and one of his own lawyers, according to the indictment.
The former president agreed at a May 23, 2022, meeting with his lawyers that one of them would return at a later date to look through storage boxes at Mar-a-Lago for classified documents. Before the lawyer could return, prosecutors said, Trump directed Nauta to remove 64 boxes from the storage room and bring them to his residence. He had Nauta return 30 boxes just before the lawyer showed up to look for documents, the indictment said.
Trump’s lawyers turned over some records to authorities on June 3, 2022. Trump told his attorneys that he was “an open book,” even though earlier in the day, Nauta had loaded “several of Trump’s boxes … on aircraft that flew Trump and his family north for summer,” the indictment said.
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Associated Press writers Bill Barrow in Atlanta, Michael R. Sisak in New York, Meg Kinnard in Greensboro, North Carolina, and Gary Fields in Washington contributed to this report.
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More on Donald Trump-related investigations: https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump
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2023-06-10T16:35:05+00:00
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wjhl.com
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https://www.wjhl.com/news/politics/key-moments-in-trump-indictment-showing-off-classified-material-storing-documents-in-a-bathroom/
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LONDON (AP) — The crown has been resized. The troops are prepared for the biggest military procession in 70 years. The Gold State Coach is ready to roll.
Now it’s time for the show.
King Charles III will be crowned Saturday at Westminster Abbey in an event full of all the pageantry Britain can muster.
Enrobed clergymen will hand over the medieval symbols of power — the rod, the scepter and the orb. Brass bands and soldiers in bearskin hats will troop through the streets. And the new king and queen will presumably end the day on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to wave to the cheering crowds.
But don’t be too dazzled. There’s purpose behind the pomp: to buttress the crown’s foundations and show that the people of the United Kingdom still support their monarch.
Royal historian Robert Lacey compares the event to a U.S. presidential election and an inauguration rolled into one — a celebration as well as a test of how the public sees the new sovereign.
“The king obviously is not subject to the vote and so these big public rituals are the closest royal people get to that sort of test,’’ said Lacey, author of “Battle of Brothers: William & Harry — the Inside Story of a Family in Tumult.” “Its basic purpose is to attract the loyalty and interest of British people to demonstrate that crowd outside Buckingham Palace waving at the balcony.”
But, while TV screens around the world will be filled with flag-waving fans, Charles’ coronation comes at a difficult time for the royals.
Opinion polls show that support for the monarchy has weakened over time. Britain is gripped by double-digit inflation that is eroding living standards and making some people question the expense of the coronation. And the royal family is riven with controversy as Charles’ younger son, Prince Harry, lobs criticism from his base in Southern California.
More fundamentally, some in Britain’s increasingly diverse society want a re-examination of the monarchy’s links to the trade in enslaved Africans and its role in the former British Empire, which ruled over large parts of Asia, Africa and the Caribbean.
Kehinde Andrews, a professor of Black Studies at Birmingham City University, questions whether the people of Britain and the Empire’s successor, the Commonwealth, really want a 74-year-old white man as their representative.
“If that isn’t the biggest celebration of white supremacy, I can’t think of what is, especially when you think about the lengths, the pageantry, the jewels and all this stuff, right?’’ Andrews said of the coronation. “So if you really were serious about saying, look, we want an anti-racist future, there is absolutely no place for this terrible institution.”
The king has tried to address some of those concerns by promising to open the royal archives to researchers studying the family’s links with slavery.
But the coronation will be a broader, more symbolic effort to show the monarchy still has a role to play.
The crowning of Charles and Camilla, the queen consort, will feature many of the elements of coronations past — the hymns, the prayers, the anointing with oils — all of which are designed to remind the world of the history, tradition and mystery embodied by the monarchy.
But the festivities have been tailored to better reflect modern Britain, where about 18% of the population describe themselves as belonging to an ethnic minority. That compares with less than 1% when Charles’ mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, was crowned in 1953.
For the first time, religious leaders representing Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh traditions will play an active role in the ceremony. The music will feature pieces written and performed by artists from each of the U.K.’s four nations and throughout the Commonwealth.
Symbolically, Charles will open the service by facing a young choirboy and pledging to serve — not to be served — and he has scrapped the centuries-old tradition of having the most senior members of the aristocracy pledge their loyalty to him. Instead, the congregation and those watching at home will be invited to pledge allegiance to the king.
The ceremony will also be shorter — about two hours, instead of three.
“The coronation is about different people celebrating together,” said interfaith leader Aliya Azam, who will represent Muslims when faith leaders greet the king after he is crowned. “I think what’s very important is that cohesiveness triumphs over divisiveness, like light triumphing over darkness.”
Sylius Toussaint and his wife, Bridgette, will be watching. The couple celebrated Elizabeth’s coronation as children on the island of Dominica and moved to England in 1960 to find work. A corner of their home in Preston, northwest England, is festooned with royal photos and souvenirs, including a tin of coronation shortbread.
Toussaint likes Charles’ efforts to protect the environment and he’s willing to look past the breakdown of his first marriage to the late Princess Diana. He blames the government, not the monarchy, for the immigration crackdown that unfairly targeted him and thousands of other Caribbean migrants in recent years.
“Maybe like the rest of us, he has his faults … but he’s forgiven,” Toussaint said. “I think he will do a good job and we rather like him.”
The question is whether that allegiance is passed on to younger generations.
While support for the monarchy has softened over the past 30 years, it is much weaker among young people, according to surveys conducted by the polling firm Ipsos.
One of the monarchy’s strengths is that many see the benefit in having a neutral head of state at times of instability, said Kelly Beaver, the firm’s U.K. chief executive. With Britain facing multiple pressures from inflation to climate change and the war in Ukraine, the king has “a real opportunity to step forward and to demonstrate leadership,” she said.
“And so I think, really, for Charles, it’s all to play for.”
Unfortunately for the king, the coronation will also spotlight the family dramas that have rattled the House of Windsor. Chief among those is Charles’ tense relationship with Harry and his wife, Meghan, a biracial American who pundits once thought would help the royal family connect with multicultural Britain.
But those hopes crumbled when the couple gave up front-line royal duties and decamped to California three years ago. Since then, they have aired a series of grievances, including allegations that palace officials were insensitive to Meghan’s mental health struggles when she was adjusting to life as a royal, that the Windsors are guilty of unconscious bias in their attitudes on race, and that Camilla leaked unflattering stories about the couple to garner more favorable coverage for herself.
After months of speculation about whether they would be invited to the coronation, the palace announced that Harry would attend but Meghan would remain in California with their two children.
If recent royal gatherings are any indication, attention will now shift to the seat assignments inside the Abbey and whether Harry speaks to his father and Prince William, the heir to the throne.
“Where Harry sits in relation to the rest of his family clearly will be of great importance to the international media,” said Joe Little, managing editor of Majesty Magazine. “But, you know, Buckingham Palace and the organizers will be aware of that, and they will, I’m sure, come up with the best possible solution under the circumstances.”
All of this — the history of the monarchy, the changes in British society, and even the family drama — will be on people’s minds as they watch the coronation unfold.
For Lacey, that’s how it should be. At some level, people will process all of these things when they decide whether to cheer or stay away altogether, just like voters on election day.
“One of the interesting things about the coronation and its symbolism is it’s not just simple celebration,” he said. “It does give Britons a chance to look and think about what matters to us.”
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2023-05-03T18:47:01+00:00
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localsyr.com
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https://www.localsyr.com/entertainment-news/showtime-uk-readies-pomp-for-king-charles-iiis-coronation/
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Many areas in northern China were blanketed with floating sand and dust on Thursday, and a sandstorm was expected to sweep through parts of Inner Mongolia.
The sandy, dusty weather and strong winds will last until Sunday, the National Meteorological Center said in a statement, adding the public should take precautionary measures to guard against poor air quality.
It renewed a blue alert for sandstorms — the least severe warning in the country’s four-tier weather warning system — and forecast that more than a dozen regions, including major cities like Beijing and Shanghai, would see some areas affected by floating sand and dust on Thursday.
FORT LAUDERDALE FLOODING FORCES AIRPORT TO CLOSE, LEAVES DRIVERS STRANDED FOR HOURS
The center's chief forecaster, Gui Hailin, earlier said the sandy and dusty weather began Sunday in southern Mongolia. As cold air moved southward, the weather spread to various regions including northern and northeast China, he said.
In Beijing, buildings and traffic were shrouded by low visibility. The IQAir website showed an air quality index of 540 for the capital and labeled its air pollution level as "hazardous." The Beijing Municipal Ecological and Environmental Monitoring Center issued the highest air pollution warning.
Running enthusiast Tu Jiaxian said the sandstorm had a "huge impact" on her life because it interrupted her marathon training plans.
"I want to run but I dare not run because of the weather. That is very painful," Tu said, adding she had quit her daily 6.2-mile jogs for three days this week due to the weather.
Cao Yuanyuan, a newcomer to Beijing, was surprised at first to see the hazy scenes and took photos of them. But the bad weather forced her to wear glasses as a protective measure and keep the windows in her room shut.
"But there is still sand coming in, and I can smell the earth," Cao said.
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2023-04-13T18:23:12+00:00
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foxbangor.com
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https://www.foxbangor.com/news/national/china-blanketed-with-floating-sand-dust-as-northern-region-expects-to-see-sandstorm-sweep-through/article_c7a2cf9b-8087-509b-a35a-ad9e9b93be61.html
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PITTSBURGH, June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Wesco International (NYSE: WCC) today declared a quarterly cash dividend on all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, in an amount equal to $0.375 per share. The dividend is payable on June 30, 2023 to the holders of record of the common stock at the close of business on June 15, 2023.
In addition, the Board of Directors declared cash dividends on the company's 10.625% Series A Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock for the period April 1, 2023 through June 30, 2023. The dividend is $664.0625 per preferred share, or $0.6640625 per depository share, and is payable on June 30, 2023 to holders of record at the close of business on June 15, 2023.
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2023-06-01T21:20:00+00:00
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wafb.com
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https://www.wafb.com/prnewswire/2023/06/01/wesco-declares-quarterly-dividend-common-stock-preferred-stock/
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Gene Biggi, Beaverton's “Maestro of Mustard," successor to the Beaverton Foods empire and prominent developer, died Dec. 9 at the age of 94.
The son of horseradish maker extraordinaire and Beavertonian Rose Biggi worked nearly all his life innovating for Beaverton Foods, a family-led business now spanning four generations. From out-of-the-box mustard recipes to developing the early stages of downtown Beaverton, Gene Biggi helped put the city on the condiment map of the United States.
Rose Biggi began bottling horseradish in her Beaverton farmhouse in 1929 near what is now Southwest Hall Boulevard, starting what would become a small-batch manufacturing empire. The entire family helped farm and grate the root vegetables grown in what is now downtown Beaverton, and Gene picked up a delivery route in his teen years.
Around the same time, the Beaverton High School student was a four-sport athlete who spent time playing football for the University of Portland before shipping off to the Korean War.
He returned afterward to work for the family business again, and soon he was creating new condiments to set his mother’s company apart.
“As the business got going along, horseradish maxed out,” Gene’s son Domonic Biggi, chief executive officer of Beaverton Foods, said during an interview Tuesday, Dec. 20. “There are only so many sales, and in the ‘40s and ‘50s every city (in the region) had a horseradish factory in it, so competition was really, really hard.
“Dad got the idea of diversifying to specialty mustards, copying what was imported in those days from Europe.”
As the company grew, Gene Biggi went all in, creating new sauces like the first domestic-made Chinese hot mustard and innovating the way sauces were distributed: Beaverton Foods became the first company to put specialty mustards in squeeze bottles on store shelves.
“He decided to really be successful in the category you had to be unique: New flavors, new trends, new packaging,” Domonic Biggi said. “He was always looking for new innovative and creative things that the big guys wouldn’t do or would take too long to establish.”
Through the decades, Gene Biggi fostered the partnership with Inglehoffer specialty condiments, which eventually led to Beaverton Foods purchasing the brand and continuing to sell it next to Beaver Brand.
Beaverton Foods and Inglehoffer are the leading shelf-stable horseradish and mustards in the U.S., and the company is the largest Safe Quality Food-certified processor of authentic wasabi products in North America. Beaverton Foods also offers a wide variety of gourmet sauces, garlic, spices and other specialty condiments packaged under these labels: Beaver, Inglehoffer, Napa Valley, Tulelake, Pacific Farms and Charlie's Salsa.
The National Food Association inducted Gene Biggi into its Hall of Fame in 2016, following hundreds of awards for a variety of condiments produced under Biggi's leadership. This year alone, four Beaver Brand mustards and one horseradish took top spots in the 2022 Worldwide Mustard Competition by the National Mustard Museum.
Not only did the Biggi family make a name for itself through specialty condiments, but it left a mark on the early stages of development in the city of Beaverton.
When Beaverton started shifting away from agriculture and toward commerce, the Biggis began developing the acres of land Rose Biggi had amassed in the downtown area, some of the first commercial buildings north of Tualatin Valley Highway, Domonic Biggi said.
“As a family we are so fortunate to be here in the United States and in Beaverton and have a chance to participate,” Biggi said. “We don’t take that for granted.”
Gene Biggi and his family continued to support the Beaverton community outside condiments — He and his wife Lindi Biggi joined forces to become a large financial backer of the Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, which opened this year.
As of 2019, Gene Biggi owned more than 300,000 square feet of commercial, office and industrial properties on more than 30 acres on 13 sites in Beaverton.
Biggi was also there when Beaverton Foods’ production plant moved from the location of the original farmhouse in Beaverton to Northeast Century Boulevard in Hillsboro after the city of Beaverton moved to build a road through the property in 1999.
Beaverton Foods expanded its manufacturing capabilities by double in Hillsboro with the new 80,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, which opened in 2001.
In 2012, Gene Biggi named Domonic Biggi CEO of Beaverton Foods. Gene Biggi’s grandson Jeff Biggi is vice president of the company, continuing into the fourth generation of Biggis at Beaverton Foods.
After Gene became chair of Beaverton Foods, he spent more time with friends at Schnee Vogeli Ski Club and Portland Golf Club. Gene Biggi would snowbird to Palm Desert, California, in the winter months, but when he was back in Beaverton, he was at work.
“When he was here, he would come in every day,” Domonic Biggi said. “He was always working on products, had ideas, spinning things around and brainstorming.”
Another passion project that formed in Gene Biggi's later years was crafting a chronicle of the Biggi family and Beaverton Foods, a crucial part of Beaverton's history. Over the last 10 or 15 years, Gene Biggi has been going through boxes and desks full of articles, letters, labels and stories of the family and piecing together scrapbooks.
All five of Gene’s children — Allyson, Dean, Domonic, Dana and Tony — are still in the area, and he had seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Following Gene's death, Domonic Biggi said he’s received notes from people who knew Gene: “How charming he was, and how good of a friend he was and how funny he was, all those different things."
Life for Domonic Beggi already feels different without his father, who was there from the beginning and through Domonic's over three decades with Beaverton Foods.
“It’s a big void,” Biggi said. “Working with dad for 30 years being on the phone with him all the time …”
“I still catch myself 10 days later, there’s a stack of mail, newspaper articles and magazines I would send him. They’re kind of sitting here, I can’t throw it away, I can’t send it to him, it’s those surreal moments going through all that.”
“He’ll hopefully be remembered in Beaverton for a long, long time,” Domonic Biggi said. “Hopefully he made positive impact on just on the civics of the city but the life of the city.”
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2022-12-21T04:12:27+00:00
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portlandtribune.com
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https://www.portlandtribune.com/news/beaverton-foods-maestro-of-mustard-gene-biggi-dies-at-94/article_89ef99c0-80da-11ed-a22e-5be022db8f92.html
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Regulators deny request to allow betting on Boston Marathon
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts gambling regulators have denied a request to allow legal betting on this year’s Boston Marathon, citing concerns by the race’s organizers. All four members of the Massachusetts Gambling Commission who participated in Thursday’s online meeting voted against the request by DraftKings. Commission chair Cathy Judd-Stein shared an email she received Wednesday from the Boston Athletic Association, which runs the marathon, citing concerns about event security and potential influence on the outcome of the race. The DraftKings proposal would have only allowed wagering on the elite runners. The company said in a statement that it respects the commission’s ruling. The marathon is scheduled for April 17.
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2023-04-06T22:34:48+00:00
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krdo.com
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https://krdo.com/news/ap-national-news/2023/04/06/regulators-deny-request-to-allow-betting-on-boston-marathon/
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The cost of the unprecedented search for the missing Titan submersible will easily stretch into the millions of dollars, experts said Friday.
The massive international effort by aircraft, surface ships and deep-sea robots began Sunday when the Titan was reported missing. Searchers raced against a 96-hour clock in the desperate hope to find and rescue the vessel’s occupants before their oxygen supply ran out.
But all hope was extinguished Thursday when officials announced the submersible had suffered a catastrophic implosion, killing all five aboard.
A scaled-back search remained in place Friday as the robots — remotely operated vehicles, known as ROVs — continued to scan the sea floor for evidence that might shed light on what occurred in the deep waters of the North Atlantic.
The search area spanned thousands of miles — twice the size of Connecticut and in waters 2 1/2 miles (4 kilometers) deep — with agencies such as the U.S. Coast Guard, the Canadian Coast Guard, U.S. Navy and other agencies and private entities.
There’s no other comparable ocean search, especially with so many countries and even commercial enterprises being involved in recent times, said Norman Polmar, a naval historian, analyst and author based in Virginia.
The aircraft, alone, are expensive to operate, and the Government Accountability Office has put the hourly cost at tens of thousands of dollars. Turboprop P-3 Orion and jet-powered P-8 Poseidon sub hunters, along with C-130 Hercules, were all utilized in the search.
Some agencies can seek reimbursements. But the U.S. Coast Guard — whose bill alone will hit the millions of dollars — is generally prohibited by federal law from collecting reimbursement pertaining to any search or rescue service, said Stephen Koerting, an attorney in Maine who specializes in maritime law.
“The Coast Guard, as a matter of both law and policy, does not seek to recover the costs associated with search and rescue from the recipients of those services,” the Coast Guard said Friday in a statement.
The first priority in search and rescue is always saving a life, and search and rescue agencies budget for such expenses, said Mikki Hastings, president and CEO of the National Association for Search and Rescue.
“In the end, these people were in distress. We know what the ultimate result was. But during the search operation, there are people who are in distress,” she said of the Titan submersible.
Rescue agencies don’t want people in distress to be thinking about the cost of a helicopter or other resources when a life is in danger.
“Every person who is missing – they deserve to be found. That’s the mission regardless of who they are,” she said.
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2023-06-24T18:10:04+00:00
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nwahomepage.com
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https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/national/how-much-did-the-titan-submersible-search-cost/
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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is denouncing an upcoming GOP hearing on crime in New York as a “political stunt,” the latest in an ongoing showdown between House Republicans and the office that criminally charged former president Donald Trump last week.
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and other House GOP allies of former president Donald Trump have rallied to Trump’s defense ever since Trump indicated that criminal charges were imminent from Bragg’s office. They have also echoed Trump’s false accusations that Democrats are engaged in a “witch hunt” and that Bragg has ignored violent crime in his own jurisdiction to go after Trump.
“Don’t be fooled, the House GOP is coming to the safest big city in America for a political stunt,” Bragg’s office said in a statement. “This hearing won’t engage in actual efforts to increase public safety, such as supporting national gun legislation and shutting down the iron pipeline,” a reference to illegally trafficked firearms make their way to states with strict gun laws.
Bragg also cited recently released data from the New York City Police Department showing shootings and homicides are down in the city for the first quarter of 2023. His office also noted that in Bragg’s first year in office, New York City’s murder rate was nearly three times lower than that of Columbus, Ohio — a ding at Jordan, whose district is adjacent to the Columbus metropolitan area.
“If Chairman Jordan truly cared about public safety, he could take a short drive to Columbus, Dayton, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Akron, or Toledo in his home state, instead of using taxpayer dollars to travel hundreds of miles out of his way,” Bragg’s office stated Monday.
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— Alvin Bragg (@ManhattanDA) April 10, 2023
Trump was charged on April 4 with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. The charges are centered on checks Trump wrote to reimburse his lawyer Michael Cohen for $130,000 paid to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels before the 2016 presidential election. He pleaded not guilty.
Even before Trump was charged, Jordan demanded materials related to the district attorney’s investigation into Trump’s hush money payments to Daniels. Bragg’s office has repeatedly rebuffed Jordan’s and other GOP lawmakers’ demands and accused them of “unlawful political interference” with a criminal investigation.
On Thursday, Jordan issued a subpoena for Mark Pomerantz, a former prosecutor in Bragg’s office. Jordan accused Pomerantz of being biased and said that his resignation — amid criticism of Bragg for not prosecuting Trump on available evidence — suggested the case against Trump was politically motivated.
Bragg slammed Jordan’s subpoena of Pomerantz as another attempt to interfere with his office’s case against Trump.
“Repeated efforts to weaken state and local law enforcement actions are an abuse of power and will not deter us from our duty to uphold the law,” Bragg said in a statement he posted to Twitter in response to a House Judiciary GOP tweet about Jordan’s subpoena.
Last year, Jordan ignored a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The Jan. 6 committee later voted to refer Jordan and other GOP lawmakers who had also defied its subpoenas to the House Ethics Committee.
Though Jordan has also threatened to subpoena Bragg, he has not done so yet. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) also made it clear last Tuesday, after Trump’s arraignment, that the House GOP, now in the majority, would go after Bragg.
“Bragg’s weaponization of the federal justice process will be held accountable by Congress,” McCarthy wrote on Twitter.
As The Washington Post’s Philip Bump reported last month, five of seven of the most severe categories of crime — all but auto theft and felony assault — have gone down in New York City so far this year. In Manhattan specifically, violent crime overall is down so far this year compared to last year. While violent crime is up in New York relative to a decade ago, such crime of all kinds is dramatically lower relative to 1993.
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2023-04-10T21:09:29+00:00
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washingtonpost.com
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/04/10/jordan-bragg-trump-crime/
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Once Tina Sloan Green took over the lacrosse program at Temple University in the years after the passage of Title IX, the landmark gender-equity law, she never stopped thinking about the girls who weren't playing.
At practices during the 1970s, Sloan Green, the first Black woman to coach a college lacrosse team, noticed neighborhood kids peering through the fences at her players as guards kept them out. And when high school athletes were welcomed on the university's fields for training camps, most were white and from predominantly white suburban schools.
“That was very, very disturbing to me to see that," she said. "And that was — that was the reality that I had to face ... Title IX was a complete help for women in sports but in my mind, there were still disparities.”
For girls of color, some women's college sports, such as lacrosse, equestrian, rowing or even softball, are ones they are unlikely to be exposed to in grade school. The reasons vary, though availability and costs can be major challenges for youth programs.
Thursday is the 50th anniversary of Title IX and in the years since the landmark law was passed, profound strides have been made in women and girls' participation in sports. Women now make up 44% of all NCAA athletes, compared to just 15% in 1971, according to the Women's Sports Foundation. Nearly 3.5 million high school girls play sports, compared to less than 300,000 in 1972.
For Black women and other women of color in sports, those gains have not been equally shared, reflecting the limitations of a policy that only addresses equity on the basis of sex and gender.
“We say very often that sport is a microcosm of society," said Karen Issokson-Silver, vice president of research and education at the Women’s Sports Foundation. "Whenever systemic racism occurs in the broader society, in addition to gender discrimination, it’s reflected in the sport ecosystem.”
An early barrier to pursuing athletic opportunities in college and beyond is as simple as exposure to the sport.
Natasha Watley, a Black woman who is a two-time Olympic medalist in softball, started playing when she was 5. She did not have a Black teammate until she was a teenager and said there were so few girls of color who played with her and went on to college teams that she could count them on one hand.
After the UCLA graduate returned from the 2008 Olympics, Watley recalled speaking to young girls about her experience.
“This one young girl I’ll never forget — a young little African American girl, she raises her hand and she’s like, ‘Ms. Natasha, your story sounds amazing, but what is softball?’” Watley said. “She had no idea what softball was.”
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, median household income in 2020 for white, non-Hispanic families was $74,912 compared to $55,321 for Hispanic families and $45,870 for Black families. Factors like income contribute to a racial clustering phenomenon where women of color are overrepresented in sports like track and field that have a lower entry cost, said Courtney L. Flowers, associate professor of sport management at Texas Southern University.
“Even middle class families aren’t sending their kids to schools that have access to an equestrian team,” she said. “We typically are pushing African American women to women’s basketball and track and field because of those reasons.”
The inequities carry over into leadership roles. While 34% of head coaches for women's teams are white women, just 7% are women of color. Among athletic directors, just 4% are women of color compared to 20% for white women.
Candice Storey Lee, the first Black woman to be athletic director at Vanderbilt University, said that a single policy like Title IX, without subsequent action, could not be expected to bring equity to the field.
“We know a law alone does not change behavior,” she said. “You have to have people who are committed at every level to get the outcome you want. And so I wouldn’t blame Title IX for that, but I would say we still have work to do in our own communities to ensure that there is access for everyone.”
Those disparities in leadership and college athletic opportunities begin early in life, said Neena Chaudhry, general counsel and senior advisor for education at the National Women's Law Center. A study published by the center found that 40% of the country's public high schools are highly segregated, serving either 90% students of color or 90% white students.
At schools that predominantly serve students of color, there are far fewer opportunities to play sports, and disparities between boys and girls are more stark — 40% of high schools that predominantly serve students of color have large opportunity gaps for girls in sports, compared with 16 % of heavily white schools. The opportunity gap is the difference between the percentage of spots on teams allocated to girls and the percentage of students who are girls, with differences of more than 10 points considered a large opportunity gap.
Research shows that in addition to physical health, girls who play sports are more likely to have higher levels of self-esteem, stronger collaborative skills, and greater academic achievement. But disparate access to athletics, through both community centers and the rising cost of youth sports, makes schools a key place to engage young girls of color in athletics, Chaudhry said.
“All students are required to go to school, and that’s really a place to provide opportunities that some students wouldn’t otherwise get," she said. "Not everybody can afford to pay for sports outside of school ... It’s really important to provide those opportunities through school equally. It’s both important and it’s the law.”
Sloan Green, who in 1992 co-founded the Black Women in Sport Foundation, said that expanding access to young girls of color, especially between pre-kindergarten and eighth grade, is crucial. At Temple, she expanded her camps and recruiting to communities that had been overlooked, including the children in the neighborhood. Having role models that reflect girls of color and widely sharing their successes is also critical to getting girls onto the playing field, Sloan Green said.
In Southern California, Watley started the Natasha Watley Foundation to introduce girls in marginalized communities to softball, which serves about 1,000 girls each year. Beyond the cost, the main concern she hears from parents is that they aren't sure the sport would welcome their daughters. Watley said she wanted young girls to know that the sport could be a place for them to thrive, in college and beyond.
“More than anything, I wanted to make sure that girls were getting introduced to the game, that they understood that the game was for them, that it was a place for them,” she said. "There are opportunities far beyond their imagination that this game can take them.”
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Ma, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, writes about education and equity for AP’s Race and Ethnicity team. Follow her on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/anniema15. Follow Cliff Brunt on Twitter: twitter.com/CliffBruntAP.
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2022-06-22T15:29:36+00:00
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ourmidland.com
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https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Title-IX-Strides-for-women-of-color-in-sports-17257809.php
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Sometimes students struggle to find classes in schools that appeal to or interest them. I have an idea for a course that many high schools around the world could introduce to interest students: filmmaking.
I believe that if filmmaking were widely taught in secondary schools, it would greatly benefit students’ experience in the classroom.
Filmmaking is a wide-ranging concept, with many factors going into making something with quality. One of these factors is the ability to be creative and add originality to your final product.
In most classes, students feel restricted by the seemingly endless number of homework assignments that their teachers assign to them. With filmmaking, students would get the opportunity to be creative and add their own unique style to their projects. It would allow them to think outside the box and feel more open.
Furthermore, filmmaking can be a lot of work, as getting everything right can take a lot of time and effort. Teaching filmmaking could help improve students’ work ethic and help teach them how to stay focused on a task. This is important, as it would be a great way to show how to balance a workload without being overwhelmed.
One concern that schools might have regarding filmmaking instruction is being able to afford the proper equipment for it. Fortunately, in the world we live in today, I believe this wouldn’t be too much of a problem, as video cameras are far more accessible, thanks to them being a staple feature of smartphones. Schools would be able to save a lot of money without having to pay for thousands of dollars in equipment.
Students would be able to work on their assignments whenever and wherever they wanted, given how easy it is to carry their phones with them. Technology is evolving in many different ways, including giving filmmakers and those interested in film an easier opportunity to pursue that interest.
Many people are fascinated and curious as to how movies and television shows are made and developed, and I think that introducing a class about film into the secondary school curriculum would help students realize all the work and passion that goes into it. They would gain a better appreciation for movies that they previously took for granted.
A change should be made to curriculums worldwide to include a class or multiple classes that teach students the inner workings of film.
Tony Montemurno is in the 12th grade at Warwick High School.
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2022-12-12T04:57:20+00:00
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lancasteronline.com
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One county in Nevada is rolling out new accommodations for people without a home, who had previously been living in tents. But some critics say the effort falls short of a sustainable solution to addressing homelessness.
Lucia Starbuck of the Mountain West News Bureau reports.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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2022-05-30T19:58:35+00:00
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https://www.kgou.org/2022-05-30/new-structures-in-sanctioned-encampments-revive-debate-on-how-to-address-homelessness
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HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. — One person was injured when a water tanker truck tipped on its side Friday morning in Hernando County.
It happened just before 7:30 a.m. at U.S. 98 and Cobb Road.
The person was taken to a local trauma center, according to Hernando County Fire Rescue.
Crews say there is minimal road blockage because the semi-truck tipped on the side of the road. Drivers are still asked to use caution in the area.
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2023-05-05T19:36:34+00:00
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https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hernandocounty/water-tanker-truck-flips-brooksville-us98/67-ca38d4eb-d239-4628-82b5-928c14735c8a
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Funerals for three people who were killed during a potluck dinner at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church have been set for later this week.
During a message sent out to the congregation Monday, Rev. John Burruss announced that funerals for Bart Rainey and Sarah Yeager have been set for Wednesday while Jane Pounds’ funeral will be held Thursday.
“In this raw and visceral time, I ask your prayers for the family and friends of Bart Rainey, especially our parishioners Straughn Rainey, Bill and Melinda Thompson, and Nat (Abbie), Warner (Rebecca), and Lily Thompson,” Burruss wrote. “I ask your prayers from the family and friends of Sharon Yeager. And, I ask your prayers for the family and friends of Jane Pounds.”
Rainey and Yeager both died last Thursday night after being shot at the church. Jane Pounds was injured during the shooting and died the next day at UAB Hospital.
Robert Findlay Smith, 70, has since been arrested and charged with capital murder in each death.
The following funeral information has been released:
Walter Bartlett Rainey
- Wednesday, June 22
- 10 a.m. Visitation in the Gathering Space
- 11 a.m. Service of Holy Eucharist in the Nave at Saint Stephen’s
- 12 p.m. Reception in the Gathering Space
- Livestream Link
Sarah Sharon McEwen Yeager
- Wednesday, June 22
- 1 p.m. Private Burial Service
- 3 p.m. Service of Holy Eucharist in the Nave at Saint Stephen’s
- 4 p.m. Reception at the Chapel of St. John’s
- Livestream link
Jane Easter Pounds
- Thursday, June 23
- 11 a.m. Service of Holy Eucharist in the Nave at Saint Stephen’s
- 12 p.m. Reception in the Gathering Space
- Livestream Link
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2022-06-20T23:45:28+00:00
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cbs42.com
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https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/funerals-set-for-victims-of-st-stephens-episcopal-church-shooting/
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T.J. Newman began writing the hijack thriller Falling while she was a flight attendant. She'd jot down ideas on paper napkins in the quiet moments on red-eye flights. Originally broadcast July 2021.
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T.J. Newman began writing the hijack thriller Falling while she was a flight attendant. She'd jot down ideas on paper napkins in the quiet moments on red-eye flights. Originally broadcast July 2021.
Copyright 2022 Fresh Air
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2022-06-24T18:55:08+00:00
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Artist to donate painting honoring Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss to SUCC
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Condolences continue to pour in for Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss, who died earlier this week at the age of 40.
The news of Boss’ death has impacted people around the world. He was most recently known for his involvement as DJ and co-executive producer of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”
“He had so much joy and happiness,” said artist Joey Withinarts. “No matter what kind of day you had, you know, anytime when you turned on the TV show, and you saw him dance, it made you want to jump up.”
Withinarts says he created a mixed media piece using paint, chalk and wood as a way to honor Boss’ life and legacy.
“I did one for Chadwick Bozeman here in South Carolina and I felt like doing one for Alabama is definitely well deserved. You know, they also had a leader, legend, he’s a hero,” the artist said.
Withinarts says he contacted Southern Union State Community College to donate the piece of art. Boss attended SU’s Wadley campus in 2000 and 2001 and was part of the college’s dance department.
“I’m pretty sure that students will be, you know, driven and moved, that they know that they had somebody as powerful as he was, you know, in the same shoes that they are in,” said the artist.
Withinarts will make the trip from South Carolina to Southern Union Community College on Saturday to deliver the artwork at 1 p.m.
You can check out Joey Withinarts on social media.
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In Indiana, restaurants and bars are shuttered, schools are closed, and like much of the country, people are being ordered to stay home.
The Indiana Historical Society is trying to document what it's like to live in this time, and have asked the public to help.
"We thought, this is a period of time people are going to study for centuries," says Jody Blankenship, president of the Indiana Historical Society. "And we need to collect the voices of our community right now."
The historical society is asking the public to submit videos, photos, recordings, art or writing that will help tell the story of the pandemic.
We have collected items that document Indiana’s past since 1830. Right now, we are all grappling with a unique historical moment. We want to add your story of how you and your family are experiencing the current “new normal.” Share your stories here: https://t.co/edFgqJSFvs
— Indiana Historical Society (@IndianaHistory) March 25, 2020
The Indiana Historical Society is one of several institutions around the country that has started thinking about recording oral histories or collecting items related to the coronavirus pandemic, an approach known as "rapid-response collecting."
At the Indiana Historical Society, a few hundred submissions have streamed in so far.
Jenny Larson sent a video of her four kids, sitting on the couch after lunchtime, performing a song they wrote, with lyrics such as:
"The social distancing makes us feel sad because we want to see our friends real bad. And now we're staring only at our screens, because we're stuck in this quarantine."
Liberty Bible Church in northwest Indiana submitted a virtual devotional.
Principal Robert Lugo of North Elementary School in Noblesville, Ind., uploaded a video of his decorated car as he prepared to set off on a parade of teachers for students stuck at home.
Indianapolis resident Rafia Khader sent an oral history. In it, she said she is thinking about her parents a lot.
"Instead of my dad checking in on me every weekend, the roles now have reversed," she said. "I'm checking in on them almost daily."
The submissions will join the millions of other documents and artifacts in the historical society's archives.
"It's the aggregation of all these individual stories and experiences that create this very rich narrative that tells us who we are and what we value," Blankenship says. "Without everyday people's history, my history, your history, we don't get those nuances that tell the full story."
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2022-09-01T02:28:12+00:00
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https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/2020-04-10/indiana-historical-society-begins-building-a-coronavirus-collection
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NEW YORK, April 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. ("Akebia" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: AKBA) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Akebia investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between June 28, 2018 and September 2, 2020. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
AKBA investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (i) the Company's lead investigational product candidate, vadadustat, was not as safe in treating non-dialysis dependent chronic kidney disease patients with anemia as defendants had represented; (ii) as a result, defendants overstated the clinical prospects of a Phase 3 clinical program for vadadustat; (iii) accordingly, defendants also overstated vadadustat's overall commercial and regulatory prospects; and (iv) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Akebia during the relevant time frame, you have until May 13, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
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National Weather Service forecasters said that Typhoon Mawar brought winds of at least 105 mph to northern sections of Guam on Wednesday.
The typhoon knocked out power to much of the U.S. territory. The island’s power authority said only 1,000 of its 52,000 customers had electricity by late Wednesday.
On Tuesday, forecasters predicted that Mawar’s eye would go directly over Guam as a Category 5 typhoon. By Wednesday, the typhoon’s eye jogged just to the north of the island.
The storm also weakened slightly, packing top winds of 140 mph near its eye on Wednesday.
The slight northward trend did bring stronger typhoon conditions to Rota, the southernmost island of the Northern Mariana Islands. The National Weather Service said Category 1 conditions knocked out power to the island.
SEE MORE: Hotter than average summer ahead for much of the US
Other parts of the Northern Mariana Islands were dealing with heavy rains and strong winds.
The National Weather Service encouraged Guam residents to continue to shelter into early Thursday as Mawar drifts away from the island.
Earlier this week, President Joe Biden issued an emergency declaration in response to the forecast, freeing up federal resources for the island of nearly 153,000 residents.
Guam Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero also signed an executive order to evacuate low-lying coastal areas and open shelters.
“I will be making an assessment of the island as soon as it is safe for me to go outside,” she said, adding that residents should stay home until she makes an assessment. “Stay calm, stay informed and stay safe. We will get through this storm as we have in many, many other storms.”
Trending stories at Scrippsnews.com
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2023-05-24T12:47:18+00:00
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https://www.fox17online.com/typhoon-mawar-brings-100-mph-winds-to-guam
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- The collaboration will see Manchester City work with Gen.G to create new content for fans and host events around the globe.
- Both organizations will activate during Manchester City's upcoming visit to Seoul as part of the Club's preseason tour.
LOS ANGELES, June 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Treble winners, Manchester City has today announced a new collaboration with world-leading global esports organization, Gen.G.
Formed in 2017, Gen.G fields nine top-level esports teams across titles including League of Legends, Valorant and Overwatch. Gen.G has won eight championships to date, including two victories at the prestigious League of Legends World Championship.
Manchester City are the current Premier League Champions, winning the title consecutively over the last three seasons. During the 2022- 2023 season, the Club also became Champions of Europe and lifted the English Cup, securing a historic treble.
This exciting collaboration will combine football and esports audiences, creating bespoke experiences and unique engagement opportunities tailored towards both sets of fans, including new content with talent and players across multiple platforms as well as in-person fan events in regions including South Korea and the UK.
Manchester City's own esports side has enjoyed healthy growth in recent years, forming successful professional Fortnite and EA Sports FIFA teams with a global player roster including the likes of 2020/21 ePremier League Champion 'Shellzz' and 2023 DreamHack San Diego winner 'Threats'.
This ultimate crossover will see City and Gen.G explore new avenues of co-branded merchandise to launch limited edition products for fans to enjoy.
Following Manchester City's recent announcement of the Club's visit to Seoul as part of 2023/24 preseason preparations in July, this collaboration will further establish an opportunity for both organizations to activate and maximise the club's presence in Asia as the team prepares to move into the new season as reigning Premier League Champions.
Gavin Johnson, Media Director at City Football Group said:
"We are delighted to launch the collaboration between Manchester City and Gen.G, another fantastic addition to the Club's growing involvement in the esports space which will further increase our presence within South Korea and the region. Working with Gen.G, a hugely successful name in the gaming industry, we hope to spark a unique synergy of global audiences, providing both organizations the chance to create exciting experiences for football and esports fans alike."
Arnold Hur, CEO of Gen.G Esports, said:
"We've been on a search to learn from the sports world's best about what it takes to maintain a championship mindset even under the brightest lights of competition, and we are excited to work with the newly crowned champions, Manchester City under the banner of GEN CITY. We are incredibly excited about this partnership both for our competitive pro and educational academy teams and hope to build upon this collaboration into the future."
Fans are invited to keep up to date on all things Manchester City and Gen.G by visiting their websites mancity.com/esports and geng.gg. Fans can also follow on social on twitter.com/mancityesports and twitter.com/geng.
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2023-06-19T09:32:06+00:00
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https://www.kmvt.com/prnewswire/2023/06/19/manchester-city-announces-collaboration-with-global-esports-organization-geng/
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ST. LOUIS — Paul Goldschmidt homered three times, Brendan Donovan hit a three-run drive and the St. Louis Cardinals stopped an eight-game losing streak with a 12-6 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday.
Lars Nootbaar added a two-run single to cap off a seven-run sixth inning for the Cardinals, who had been on their longest skid in 16 years.
Jake Rogers hit a grand slam for the Tigers, whose five-game winning steak was stopped. Spencer Torkelson also homered for Detroit.
St. Louis sent 12 batters to the plate in the sixth to take control 10-6. The Tigers committed three errors in the frame.
Donovan homered off Mason Englert. Dylan Carlson and Andrew Knizner followed with hits around an error. and Nootbaar added a double.
Detroit took a 6-3 lead with five runs in the sixth, all after shortstop Tommy Edman’s two-out error.
Miguel Cabrera followed with with a run-scoring single. Pinch-hitter Zach McKinstry drew a walk before Rogers homered off JoJo Romero.
Torkelson hit his third homer of the season in the fourth inning.
Detroit starter Alex Faedo allowed three runs and three hits in 4 2/3 innings. He retired his last seven hitters in his first appearance of the season.
St. Louis starter Steve Matz allowed one run and five hits over 5 1/3 innings. The 31-year-old left-hander has not won as a starter since last July 23
TRAINER’S ROOM
Tigers: RHP Spencer Turnbull was optioned to Triple-A Toledo to make room for Faedo, who was recalled.
Cardinals: OF Tyler O’Neill is on the 10-day injury list with lower back tightness. He says the ailment has been bothering him for the last week.
UP NEXT
Tigers: LHP Joey Wentz (0-3, 6.67) will RHP Tanner Bibee (1-0, 2.45) on Monday in the first of a three-game series in Cleveland.
Cardinals: RHP Miles Mikolas (1-1, 5.79) takes on Cubs RHP Marcus Stroman (2-2, 2.18) in the first of a three-game set in Chicago on Monday.
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2023-05-07T21:30:53+00:00
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/mlb/2023/05/07/goldschmidt-dononvan-rogers-torkelson-cardinals-tiges/e4863d0a-ed1b-11ed-b67d-a219ec5dfd30_story.html
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Andy Rourke, bass player for The Smiths, dies at 59
LONDON (AP) — Andy Rourke, bass guitarist of The Smiths, one of the most influential British bands of the 1980s, has died after a lengthy illness with pancreatic cancer, his former bandmate Johnny Marr said Friday. He was 59.
In a lengthy post on Instagram, guitarist and songwriter Marr paid tribute to Rourke, who he first met when both were schoolboys in 1975.
“Throughout our teens we played in various bands around south Manchester before making our reputations with The Smiths from 1982 to 1987, and it was on those Smiths records that Andy reinvented what it is to be a bass guitar player,” Marr said.
During their short time together as a four-piece band, The Smiths deliberately stayed away from the mainstream of popular music, garnering a cult following on the independent music scene.
Though much of the attention focused on the song-writing partnership of Marr and frontman Steven Patrick Morrissey, better known as Morrissey, the sound of The Smiths owed much to Rourke’s bass and his rhythm section partner, drummer Mike Joyce.
As their popularity swelled, the band released some of the most enduring British music of the 1980s, including “Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now” and “Girlfriend In A Coma.”
The Smiths songs garnered a reputation of being depressing, but were in fact darkly humorous and accompanied by stirring and uplifting guitars. Their albums, including “The Queen is Dead” and “Meat is Murder,” remain a staple of any self-respecting music fan and are at the forefront of the revival of vinyl records.
“I was present at every one of Andy’s bass takes on every Smiths session,” Marr said. “Sometimes I was there as the producer and sometimes just as his proud mate and cheerleader. Watching him play those dazzling baselines was an absolute privilege and genuinely something to behold.”
Marr said he and Rourke maintained their friendship in the years after the band split up, recalling that Rourke played in his band at Madison Square Garden as recently as September 2022.
“It was a special moment that we shared with my family and his wife and soul mate Francesca,” Marr said. “Andy will always be remembered, as a kind and beautiful soul by everyone who knew him, and as a supremely gifted musician by people who love music. Well done Andy. We’ll miss you brother.”
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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2023-05-19T11:11:44+00:00
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https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2023/05/19/andy-rourke-bass-player-smiths-dies-59/
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel celebrated his 20th anniversary as ABC’s late-night host early, signing a three-year contract extension for “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
“After two decades at ABC, I am now looking forward to three years of what they call ‘quiet quitting,’” Kimmel quipped in a statement Tuesday.
His show debuted in January 2003, and the new deal means he will remain with it into the 2025-26 season — giving him a generous window to make comedic hay out of politicians, who are favorite monologue targets, and the 2024 presidential election.
Among network late-night hosts, Kimmel, CBS’ Stephen Colbert and James Corden and NBC’s Seth Meyers wade regularly into political humor, with Kimmel amping up the focus during the Donald Trump years inside and outside of the White House.
Kimmel’s decision contrasts with changes in late-night programming. Conan O’Brien wrapped his show in 2021, Corden announced that he’s leaving “The Late Late Show” next year for other opportunities, and TBS said that “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” was ending after seven seasons.
Besides his late-night job, Kimmel has become a mainstay as an awards hosts — including for 2017 Oscars when he tried to smooth over the best picture envelopw mix-up that led presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway to wrongly announce “La La Land” as the winner over “Moonlight.”
The three-time Emmys host had a misstep of his own at the Sept. 12 TV awards ceremony, during the presentation of the comedy series writing trophy to Quinta Brunson, creator-star of ABC’s comedy “Abbott Elementary.”
A pretend-drunk Kimmel had been dragged on stage by co-presenter Will Arnett, who announced Brunson’s award, and Kimmel remained flat on his back during her acceptance speech. He was roasted online as thoughtless by some and cited as an example of white-male arrogance by others, and offered an on-air apology to Brunson two days later on his show.
“The last thing I would ever want to do is upset you, because I think so much of you. I think you know that. I hope you know that,” he told her, with Brunson replying, “It’s very kind of you to say that.”
Kimmel also hosts and, with Norman Lear, is executive producer of ABC’s specials “Live in Front of a Studio Audience,” which revisit episodes of classic Lear sitcoms including “All in the Family.” Kimmel also is the creator of the game show, “Generation Gap,” hosted by Kelly Ripa.
He’ll be taking his late-night show, nominated 12 consecutive times for best variety-talk series, to Brooklyn for a week this month. Kimmel, whose long-time sidekick is Guillermo Rodriguez, is known for comedy bits including “I Told My Kids I Ate All Their Halloween Candy,” which are seen on the show and on the YouTube channel that has extended his audience.
Craig Erwich, president of ABC Entertainment, said in a statement that Kimmel has not only entertained viewers with his irreverent humor and interviews but also “gotten us through some of the most momentous events in our history with optimism and heart.”
The host has shared moving details about his young son’s medical issue and called for health care reforms.
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2022-09-21T12:00:24+00:00
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ksn.com
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https://www.ksn.com/entertainment/ap-entertainment/ap-jimmy-kimmel-signs-3-year-extension-for-abc-late-night-show/
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Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith was working in an emergency room as a medical student more than four decades ago when she realized that victims of violence were getting treated and then released — unlike other patients — without any sort of preventative care.
"And one night, at 3:00 in the morning, a young man just very specifically said to me that he was going to go out and cut the guy who cut him," she says. "I thought, this is not adequate. My response is not adequate. My profession's response is not adequate."
Prothrow-Stith has played a key role in defining youth violence as a public health issue in the years since (her 1991 book Deadly Consequences is considered a classic in the field). That means focusing on prevention efforts — not only in emergency rooms, but in doctor's offices and schools, too.
And guns are increasingly a part of that conversation.
Prothrow-Stith, who is dean and professor of medicine at the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles, remembers that when she first started out, stabbings were "the number-one way that young men were killed" in Philadelphia. The picture of violence changed dramatically in a matter of years.
"Guns in America play a huge role, especially as we start looking at weapons of war being available and the mass shootings that are taking place," Prothrow-Stith tells Morning Edition's Michel Martin.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded 48,830 U.S. firearm deaths in 2021, the last year for which complete data is available. Those include suicides — which have long accounted for the majority of U.S. gun deaths — as well as homicides.
Culturally, suicide is more common in white America and homicide more common in Black America, Prothrow-Stith notes. But she stresses that violence in general is a learned behavior.
"We don't come out of the womb ready to commit suicide or homicide," she adds. "And I think as a culture, [we need an] understanding that children who are hurt, hurt others or hurt themselves. And our job is not to give them a gun, but our job is to figure out how to help them heal."
The role of guns in America, as told by a doctor
Prothrow-Stith says it's clear that guns turn "an everyday emotional situation" into fatal encounters.
"We know that sometimes people act differently when they have a gun in a situation, feeling invincible or escalating a situation that they might otherwise de-escalate," she added.
And at least when it comes to teenagers, she says, there are some similarities in the contributing factors that can lead to homicide and suicide.
Most homicides are the result of arguments between people who know each other, whether family members, friends or romantic partners, she says.
"I remember some youth workers saying, 'Well, it doesn't surprise me that he killed somebody because he didn't care anything about himself, so why would he care anything about anybody else?'" Prothrow-Stith says. "If you think about that, not caring anything about yourself is a symptom of depression. It's a symptom of a clinical illness and should be explored that way."
What preventing gun violence could look like
How would prevention work from a public health perspective? Prothrow-Stith uses the analogy of cigarette smoking and lung cancer.
First, there's primary prevention, which involves informing the general public of the consequences of smoking. The second phase is helping smokers quit, and the third is treatment for those who have lung cancer.
When it comes to gun violence, Prothrow-Stith says the primary phase should be raising awareness and trying to increase safety.
The secondary phase is about understanding the risk factors. "How do we help children who are hurt, either because they're victims of violence or they're witnessing violence, especially domestic violence or gang violence, on a regular basis?" she asks. "How do we help them heal from the anger, the guilt, the pain, but also give them the strategies to move forward?"
Programs like "Big Brothers Big Sisters" are a great example of a secondary intervention because they give kids distractions, purpose and opportunities. Don't underestimate the power of staying busy, Prothrow-Stith adds.
She shares the story of a high school student who, when asked how he stayed out of trouble, said he played football even though he didn't especially like it. Sports gave him an excuse to stay late and bail out of late-night social events as needed.
"He had developed his own strategies for dealing with the peer pressure," she says. "Those are the things that are very, very important for kids 'in the thick', if you will."
Focus on what works: an assault weapons ban
Many people are used to thinking about guns as a political issue rather than a public health issue. But Prothrow-Stith says a more productive way to talk about it would be to start where the U.S. has seen success in the past: in banning assault weapons from 1994 to 2004.
Studies have shown a decrease in gun massacre deaths during the decade the federal ban was in place — and an increase after it expired, which Prothrow-Stith attributes to the gun industry strategically "flood[ing] the market" with assault weapons.
There are many more deaths in mass shootings when high-powered assault weapons are available, she adds.
"They are like the movies and the sequel where more people get killed in the sequel than in the first movie with these assault weapons, weapons of war," she says. "We are seeing more and more people killed with each episode."
Practically speaking, guns are here to stay in the U.S., Prothrow-Stith says.
"But we don't need assault weapons," she adds. "And I think we just zero in on that argument. And I think that's a matter of time."
Back to the cigarette analogy. Prothrow-Stith remembers that smoking was ubiquitous and glamorous when she was a kid, and that it took roughly half a century after the first report on its health effects for the public understanding to follow.
She is confident that the U.S. will have the same transformation with guns. "It is time again to treat this epidemic, reduce our rates and stay with it," she says. "We've done it before. We can do it again ... just make our children safer."
Ben Abrams produced and Olivia Hampton edited the audio version of this interview. contributed to this story
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NEW YORK (AP) — Rep. George Santos’ campaign committee is facing new questions from federal regulators after submitting paperwork listing a new treasurer who says he never took the job.
The Federal Election Commission sent a letter Thursday to the Devolder Santos for Congress campaign seeking clarity on the switch. It's the latest scrutiny for the New York congressman who has been caught fabricating many elements of his life story.
The letter said the first-year Republican’s campaign “may have failed to include the true, correct, or complete treasurer information” on paperwork Wednesday listing Thomas Datwyler as its new treasurer and custodian of records.
Five other political fundraising committees linked to Santos received the same letters after they, too, filed paperwork Wednesday listing Datwyler as their new treasurer.
The campaign and committees have until March 2 to respond. If they fail to do so, paperwork listing Datwyler as treasurer will be placed in the “unverified” section of the FEC’s website and the committees could face additional enforcement action.
If Santos' campaign is found to have knowingly and willfully made any “materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation” on its paperwork, it could potentially face criminal charges, the FEC’s letter said.
A message seeking comment was left with a campaign lawyer.
Devolder Santos for Congress filed a new statement of organization on Wednesday listing Datwyler as treasurer and custodian of records, replacing Nancy Marks, who had held both positions since Santos first ran for Congress in 2020.
The switch came amid lingering questions about irregularities in the committee's financial reports and the source of Santos' wealth.
Datwyler said through a lawyer, Derek Ross, that he had declined the job and was not aware that he would be listed as treasurer on the campaign’s filings, which included what it said was his electronic signature, along with his email and mailing addresses.
“On Monday we informed the Santos campaign that Mr. Datwyler would not be serving as treasurer,” Datwyler’s lawyer, Derek Ross, said in a statement. “It appears there’s a disconnect between that conversation and the filings (Wednesday) which we did not authorize.”
Under federal regulations, a campaign committee can’t raise or spend money unless it has a treasurer. The treasurer collects all contributions — and only the treasurer, or a person designated by the treasurer, can approve campaign expenses.
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2023-01-27T20:03:49+00:00
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springfieldnewssun.com
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https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/fec-wants-answers-on-rep-santos-chaotic-treasurer-switch/XLG3EXUPJFG4ZO6CFJHZROD474/
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Prove your love for Subway; win free sandwiches for life by changing your name
ATLANTA - Subway is giving away free sandwiches for life to one lucky sandwich lover.
But, there's a catch. You have to legally change your name to Subway.
The sandwich chain says it will reimburse the winner for the cost of the name change. The company will also fit that person $50,000 in Subway gift cards to be used over the winner's lifetime.
This isn't the first time they've had such a contest. Last year, they gave a man named James Kunz free Subway for life after he got a foot-long tattoo of the Subway Series logo on his upper back. 8 other people who got smaller Subway tattoos received free sandwiches for a year.
You can check out the rules and enter when the contest opens Tuesday. Click here for more information.
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fox29.com
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WA Pendleton OR Zone Forecast for Thursday, January 12, 2023
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713 FPUS56 KPDT 131158
ZFPPDT
Zone Forecast Product for Northeast Oregon and South Central Washington
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
358 AM PST Fri Jan 13 2023
WAZ026-140000-
Kittitas Valley-
Including the cities of Ellensburg and Thorp
358 AM PST Fri Jan 13 2023
.TODAY...Patchy dense fog in the morning. Cloudy with a
50 percent chance of rain. Highs in the lower 40s. Light wind.
Rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A 50 percent chance of rain in the evening.
Patchy fog overnight. Lows in the 30s. Light wind.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A 20 percent
chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 40s. Light
wind, becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain.
Lows in the mid to upper 30s. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the lower to mid 40s. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain.
Lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy.
Highs in the upper 30s to lower 40s. Lows in the mid 20s to lower
30s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs
in the mid 30s to lower 40s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent
chance of rain or snow. Lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s. Highs
in the upper 30s to lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
or snow. Lows in the mid 20s to lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s to lower 40s.
$$
WAZ027-140000-
Yakima Valley-
Including the cities of Naches, Sunnyside, Toppenish, and Yakima
358 AM PST Fri Jan 13 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Patchy fog.
Highs in the lower to mid 40s. Light wind. Rainfall amounts less
than a tenth of an inch.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A 50 percent chance of rain in the evening.
Patchy fog overnight. Lows in the mid to upper 30s. Light wind.
Rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch.
.SATURDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy with a
20 percent chance of rain. Highs in the lower to mid 40s. Light
wind.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain.
Lows in the mid to upper 30s. Light wind.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the mid to upper 40s. Light wind.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain.
Lows in the lower 30s.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Partly sunny with a 20 percent
chance of rain or snow. Highs in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s to lower
30s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of rain or snow.
Highs in the lower 40s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent
chance of rain or snow. Lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s. Highs
in the lower to mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
rain. Lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
$$
WAZ028-140000-
Lower Columbia Basin of Washington-
Including the cities of Connell, Prosser, and Tri-Cities
358 AM PST Fri Jan 13 2023
.TODAY...Areas of fog in the morning. Cloudy with a 20 percent
chance of rain. Highs in the upper 40s to lower 50s. East wind
5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain. Lows in the
upper 30s. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s to lower 50s.
East wind 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain.
Lows in the mid to upper 30s. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the upper 40s to lower 50s. South wind 5 to 10 mph with gusts
to around 20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower
to mid 30s. Highs in the lower to mid 40s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain.
Lows in the lower to mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain.
Highs in the mid to upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
rain. Lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 40s.
$$
WAZ029-140000-
Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington-
Including the cities of Dayton, Waitsburg, and Walla Walla
358 AM PST Fri Jan 13 2023
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY ALONG THE BASE OF
THE WASHINGTON BLUE MOUNTAINS...
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain in the
morning. Highs in the mid 50s. South wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts
to around 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain. Lows
in the upper 30s to lower 40s. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain in the
morning. Highs in the lower to mid 50s. Southeast wind 5 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain.
Lows in the upper 30s to lower 40s. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph
with gusts to around 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the lower 50s. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain.
Lows in the lower to mid 30s.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy.
Highs in the mid to upper 40s. Lows in the lower to mid 30s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the lower to mid 40s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow.
Lows in the lower to mid 30s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain.
Highs in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow.
Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs
in the lower 40s.
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WAZ030-140000-
Northwest Blue Mountains-
Including the city of Ski Bluewood Resort
358 AM PST Fri Jan 13 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain. Highs in
the upper 30s to mid 40s, except in the mid 40s to lower 50s
valleys. Windy. South wind 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around
35 mph. Rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening, then a
chance of rain and high mountain snow overnight. Lows in the 30s.
South wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Chance of
precipitation 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain in the
morning. Snow level 5000 feet. Highs in the upper 30s to lower
40s, except in the mid 40s to lower 50s valleys. South wind 5 to
15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain
and mountain snow. Snow level 4500 feet. Lows in the 30s.
Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain and
mountain snow. Snow level 4000 feet. Highs in the upper 30s to
mid 40s. South wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain
and mountain snow. Lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a
20 percent chance of snow. Highs in the lower 30s to lower 40s.
Lows in the mid 20s to lower 30s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a
50 percent chance of snow. Lows in the mid 20s to lower 30s.
Highs in the lower 30s to lower 40s.
.THURSDAY...Breezy. Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of
snow. Highs in the 30s.
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WAZ520-140000-
East Slopes of the Washington Cascades-
Including the cities of Appleton, Cle Elum, and Cliffdell
358 AM PST Fri Jan 13 2023
.TODAY...Rain likely in the morning, then rain and high mountain
snow likely in the afternoon. High mountain snow may be heavy at
times in the afternoon. Little or no high mountain snow
accumulation. Highs in the upper 30s to lower 40s. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and high mountain snow
in the evening, then a chance of rain, freezing rain and high
mountain snow overnight. Lows in the lower to mid 30s. Gusts up
to 20 mph overnight. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy. A chance of rain and mountain snow in the
morning, then a chance of rain, mountain snow and freezing rain
in the afternoon. Snow level 4500 feet. Highs in the mid 30s to
lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain, mountain snow likely and a chance of
freezing rain. Snow level 4000 feet. Lows in the lower to mid
30s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Rain and mountain snow likely. Light mountain snow
accumulations. Snow level 3500 feet. Highs in the mid 30s to
lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain or
snow. Lows in the mid to upper 20s.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a
50 percent chance of snow. Highs in the 30s. Lows in the 20s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Snow likely. Light snow accumulations. Lows in
the mid 20s to lower 30s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Rain or snow likely. Moderate snow accumulations
possible. Highs in the 30s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
snow. Lows in the 20s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs
in the 30s.
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WAZ521-140000-
Simcoe Highlands-
Including the cities of Goldendale and Bickleton
358 AM PST Fri Jan 13 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs in the
mid to upper 40s. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon. Rainfall
amounts up to a half of an inch possible.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Lows
in the 30s. Gusts up to 20 mph overnight. Rainfall amounts less
than a quarter of an inch.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the 40s. Rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain.
Lows in the 30s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain and
mountain snow. Highs in the 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow. Lows
in the upper 20s to lower 30s. Chance of precipitation
40 percent.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A
20 percent chance of rain or snow. Highs in the upper 30s to
lower 40s. Lows in the mid 20s to lower 30s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain or snow. Highs in
the upper 30s to lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
or snow. Lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Rain or snow likely. Light snow accumulations. Highs
in the upper 30s to mid 40s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow.
Lows in the mid 20s to lower 30s. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs
in the upper 30s to lower 40s.
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TX El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM Zone Forecast for Sunday, March 19, 2023
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524 FPUS54 KEPZ 201019
ZFPEPZ
Zone Forecast Product for New Mexico
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
419 AM MDT Mon Mar 20 2023
TXZ418-201130-
Western El Paso County-
Including the cities of Downtown El Paso, West El Paso,
and Upper Valley
419 AM MDT Mon Mar 20 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing dust this afternoon. Not
as cool with highs around 70. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph,
becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
clear. Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Breezy with lows in
the upper 40s. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs in the mid 70s.
Southwest winds 20 to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Breezy with lows in the lower 50s. Southwest winds
20 to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy and windy. Highs in the mid 70s.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph, increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the
afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Windy with lows in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the
morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Breezy, cooler with
highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs
in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy.
Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
$$
TXZ419-201130-
Eastern/Central El Paso County-
Including the cities of East and Northeast El Paso, Socorro,
and Fort Bliss
419 AM MDT Mon Mar 20 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing dust this afternoon. Not
as cool with highs around 70. South winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming
southwest 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
clear. Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Breezy with lows in
the upper 40s. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs in the mid 70s.
Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Breezy with lows in the lower 50s. Southwest winds
15 to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy and windy. Highs in the mid 70s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the
afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Windy with lows in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
sunny. A slight chance of showers. Breezy, cooler with highs in
the mid 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs
in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy.
Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
$$
TXZ420-201130-
Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains-
Including the cities of Hueco Tanks and Loma Linda
419 AM MDT Mon Mar 20 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing dust this afternoon.
Breezy and not as cool with highs in the mid 60s. South winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming southwest 15 to 25 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
clear. Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Windy with lows in the
mid 40s. West winds 20 to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Breezy with highs around 70. West winds 20 to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Breezy with lows in the upper 40s. West winds
20 to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs in the mid 70s.
Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy and windy. Lows in
the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Clear, breezy. Lows in the mid 30s.
Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy.
Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ423-201130-
Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties-
Including the cities of Fabens, Fort Hancock, and Tornillo
419 AM MDT Mon Mar 20 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing dust this afternoon. Not
as cool with highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Patchy
blowing dust in the evening. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds
15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows around 50. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs around 80. South
winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to southwest 15 to 25 mph in the
afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Lows in
the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Clear, breezy. Lows in the upper
30s. Highs in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the
upper 30s. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$
TXZ421-201130-
Salt Basin-
Including the cities of Cornudas, Dell City, and Salt Flat
419 AM MDT Mon Mar 20 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing dust this afternoon. Not
as cool with highs in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph,
becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Patchy
blowing dust in the evening. Breezy and not as cool with lows in
the mid 40s. West winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs in the mid 70s. West
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Breezy with lows in the upper 40s. West winds
15 to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs in the upper 70s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the
afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Lows in
the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Clear, breezy. Lows in the mid 30s.
Highs in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy.
Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
$$
TXZ422-201130-
Southern Hudspeth Highlands-
Including the city of Sierra Blanca
419 AM MDT Mon Mar 20 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing dust this afternoon. Not
as cool with highs in the mid 60s. South winds 15 to 20 mph,
becoming southwest this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Patchy
blowing dust in the evening. Breezy with lows in the mid 40s.
West winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs in the lower 70s. West
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs in the mid 70s.
Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Lows in
the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy, cooler with lows in
the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs around 60.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy.
Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
$$
TXZ424-201130-
Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County-
Including the city of Indian Hot Springs
419 AM MDT Mon Mar 20 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing dust this afternoon. Not
as cool with highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming southwest this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Patchy
blowing dust in the evening. Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming northwest after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs around 80. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 10 to 15 mph,
becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds
5 to 10 mph, increasing to southwest 15 to 20 mph in the
afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Lows in
the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy, cooler with lows in
the upper 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy.
Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
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lmtonline.com
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https://www.lmtonline.com/weather/article/tx-el-paso-tx-santa-teresa-nm-zone-forecast-17849054.php
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KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudan’s military has ruled out any negotiations with the rival paramilitary forces to end the crisis roiling the country and says it will only accept their surrender.
A statement from the military on Thursday said that engaging in talks with the paramilitary Rapid Support Force would only be possible to discuss their surrender.
“There would be no armed forces outside the military military system," it said.
The statement came as the latest attempt at a 24-hour cease-fire between Sudan’s warring forces grew increasingly strained. The two sides have been battling since Saturday for control of the strategic African country.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Fighters from Sudan's rival factions battled around the main military installation in central Khartoum and other parts of the country's capital on Thursday, threatening to unravel the latest attempt at a cease-fire as foreign governments looked for ways to extract their citizens trapped in the conflict.
With some parts of the Sudanese capital relatively calmer than previous days, the exodus of residents in Khartoum from their homes appeared to accelerate. "Massive numbers" of people, mostly women and children, were leaving in search of safer areas, said Atiya Abdulla Atiya, secretary of the Doctors' Syndicate.
The 24-hour cease-fire, which came into effect Wednesday evening, is the most significant attempt yet to halt violence between the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The rivals’ fight for control of Sudan has turned the densely populated Khartoum, its neighboring city of Omdurman and other parts of the country into war zones, with millions of Sudanese caught in between.
Khartoum residents have been desperate for a respite after days of being trapped in their homes, their food and water running out. But whatever tenuous quiet has been brought to some areas by the truce risks quickly falling apart.
“Sounds of gunfire and air bombing are still heard,” Atiya told The Associated Press said. “It is escalating, and the situation is deteriorating rapidly.”
At least 330 people have been killed and 3,300 wounded in the fighting since it began Saturday, the U.N.’s World Health Organization said, but the toll is likely higher because many bodies lie uncollected in the streets.
A previous truce attempt on Tuesday collapsed as soon as it began, and the two antagonists in the fight — army chief Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan and RSF commander Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo — have seemed determined to crush each other in their struggle for power.
Diplomatic efforts were underway to try to shore up and extend the cease-fire.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and the president of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, spoke by phone Thursday and discussed efforts to stop the fighting and return to negotiations, Egypt’s presidency said. Egypt is allied to Sudan’s military, while the UAE is close to the Rapid Support Forces.
The truce has not been firm enough to deliver supplies and relief to Sudan's overwhelmed hospitals, Atiya said. Hospitals in Khartoum are running dangerously low on medical supplies, often operating without power and clean water. Around 70% of hospitals near the clash sites throughout the country are out of service, the Sudanese Doctors Syndicate said Thursday. At least nine hospitals were bombed, it said.
“We are worried that Sudan’s healthcare system could completely collapse. Hospitals need additional staff, they need additional supplies, and they need additional blood supplies,” Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the U.N. secretary-general, said in a briefing Wednesday.
The fighting has been disastrous for a country where the United Nations says around a third of the population — some 16 million people — are in need of humanitarian aid. The U.N. children’s agency UNICEF warned that critical care has been disrupted for 50,000 severely acutely malnourished children, who need round-the-clock treatment.
Save the Children said power outages across the country have destroyed cold chain storage facilities for lifesaving vaccines, as well as the national stock of insulin and several antibiotics. Millions of children, the aid group said, are now at risk of disease and further health complications. It said 12% of the country’s 22 million children are suffering from malnutrition and are vulnerable to other diseases.
Through the night and into Thursday morning, gunfire could be heard almost constantly across Khartoum. Residents reported the heaviest fighting around the main military headquarters in central Khartoum and at the nearby airport. Military warplanes struck RSF positions at the airport and in Omdurman, residents said.
The Egyptian and Sudanese militaries said that Egypt succeeded in repatriating dozens of its military personnel who had been detained by the RSF when it attacked Merowe airport, north of the capital, early in the fighting. Egypt said its personnel were there for training and joint exercises.
Foreign governments as well geared up to evacuate their citizens from Sudan. But with airports in Khartoum and other cities turned into battlegrounds, it remained uncertain how they would do so.
Japan’s Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada on Thursday ordered military aircraft sent to the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti to stand by for an evacuation of around 60 Japanese nationals, though it was not clear when one would take place. The Netherlands sent military transport craft to the Jordanian port city of Aqaba late Wednesday to be ready as well, though the Dutch Defense Ministry acknowledged that “evacuations are not possible at the moment.”
The conflict has once again derailed Sudan's attempt to establish democratic rule since a popular uprising helped oust helped depose long-time autocrat Omar al-Bashir four years ago. Burhan and Dagalo jointly carried out a coup purging civilians from a transitional government in 2021.
The explosion of violence came after weeks of growing tensions between the two generals over new international attempts to press a return to civilian government.
Both sides have a long history of human rights abuses. The RSF was born out of the Janjaweed militias, which were accused of widespread atrocities when the government deployed them to put down a rebellion in Sudan's western Darfur region in the early 2000s.
The conflict has raised fears of a spillover from the strategically located nation to its African neighbors.
Sudan’s fighting has also caused up to 20,000 Sudanese to seek refuge in eastern Chad, the U.N. said Thursday. At least 320 Sudanese soldiers fled to Chad, where they were disarmed, said Daoud Yaya Brahim, Chad’s defense minister. The troops were apparently fleeing from Darfur, where the RSF is the most powerful armed force.
“Chad is for the moment trying to remain neutral … (but) Chad will be forced to pick sides if Sudan continues its descent into civil war,” said Benjamin Hunger, Africa analyst for Verisk Maplecroft, a risk assessment firm. ___ Magdy reported from Cairo. Associated Press correspondent Fay Abuelgasim contributed from Beirut.
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2023-04-20T14:03:29+00:00
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springfieldnewssun.com
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https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/fighting-in-khartoum-threatens-to-unravel-sudan-cease-fire/RKMGEVHKW5FQPLM6IR5DJTLSME/
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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)
Tony Cookson, University of Colorado Boulder and Christoph Schiller, Arizona State University
(THE CONVERSATION) The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
The big idea
Prior to Silicon Valley Bank’s March 10, 2023, collapse, conversations on Twitter among investors about the bank spiked – helping fuel the SVB bank run. As we explain in our new working paper, “Social media as a bank run catalyst,” those tweets also destabilized other financial institutions with weak balance sheets.
The number of tweets mentioning “SIVB,” the bank’s stock ticker, increased sharply on March 9 around 9 a.m EST. That was roughly two and a half hours before tweets mentioning “SVB” or “Silicon Valley Bank,” which were part of a more general-interest discussion, began.
That spike in investor tweets coincided with the rapid drop in the bank’s stock price on March 9, which continued in after-hours trading and before the market opened the next morning. Trades in SVB’s stock were halted on March 10, the day the bank collapsed.
Together with several other colleagues, we grouped U.S. banks by the number of tweets posted about them and by their vulnerability to a potential bank run. To measure vulnerability, we multiplied losses the banks incurred due to the string of interest rate increases that began in March 2022 by the proportion of their deposits that were below the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.‘s insurance limit of $250,000 per account.
We found that shares of banks with a lot of Twitter activity in January and February incurred much larger declines in March. This effect was stronger for the group of banks with the most vulnerability. One of them was First Republic Bank, which subsequently failed on May 1.
When we looked at what happened to the stocks of all the banks with vulnerable balance sheets from March 6 to March 13, the one-third of banks with the most tweets experienced declines in their share prices on average about twice as large as the others.
Why it matters
U.S. policymakers have acknowledged that social media may have played a role in Silicon Valley Bank’s demise.
Existing knowledge about bank runs comes mainly from banking distress during the Great Depression. Back then, word of mouth, media coverage and public signals, such as long lines outside of banks, spread panic among bank customers.
The breadth of the audience and the quick spread of ideas make social media distinct from newspapers and broadcast news since traditional media outlets mostly rely on one-way communication from official sources to the general public.
This will surely remain an important issue for banks, especially as other financial institutions face issues similar to those that felled SVB.
What other research is being done
A report on SVB’s failure that the Federal Reserve released on April 28 underscored many of the points we made in our paper. It highlights poor risk management by SVB in combination with a large fraction of depositors concentrated in the Silicon Valley startup community, who are often very active and highly connected on social media.
Another team of scholars, led by University of Pennsylvania finance professor Itamar Drechsler, determined that the recent growth of uninsured deposit accounts can destabilize banks.
As ongoing research by a team of researchers at Columbia University and the University of Chicago suggests, this risk may further be amplified by the rise of fully digital banks and mobile banking apps.
What is not known
Depositors who rapidy withdrew money from SVB also reportedly relied onprivate communication channels, such as group text messages, Slack and WhatsApp, as well as phone calls, to share their fears and concerns. But since there is no publicly available data, it is hard to find out what role those other less formal conversations played in precipitating the SVB bank run.
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here: https://theconversation.com/twitter-played-a-role-in-the-collapse-of-silicon-valley-bank-new-research-204514.
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2023-05-02T14:12:50+00:00
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sfgate.com
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https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/twitter-played-a-role-in-the-collapse-of-silicon-18068549.php
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AUGUSTA (WJBF) – The best junior golfers in the world took center stage at Augusta National Golf Club for the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals on Sunday. The event serves as a glimpse at the future of golf. Five competitors in this week’s Augusta National Women’s Amateur were former Drive, Chip and Putt National finalists.
Eighty junior golfers representing 29 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces earned an invitation to compete in the event that has become a tradition on the Sunday prior to the Masters Tournament.
Conducted in partnership with the USGA, Masters Tournament and PGA of America, Drive, Chip and Putt is a free, nationwide youth golf development program open to boys and girls, ages 7-15, in four age divisions. The three-pronged competition tests the skills essential to playing the game – accuracy in driving, chipping and putting.
Competitors in each age group participated in the driving and chipping disciplines at the Tournament Practice Area before moving to the iconic No. 18 green for putting. Their combined score through all three disciplines determined the winners.
Results of the 10 regional qualifiers – the third and final stage leading to the 2023 National Finals – yielded nine returning competitors, including the now three-time finalist, Alexandra Phung and Luke Parsons from Salley, South Carolina, a suburb of Augusta. Returning finalists are:
- Jace Benson (2022 National Finalist), of Morgan, Utah
- Martha Kuwahara (2022 National Finalist), of Northbrook, Ill.
- Natalie Martin (2022 National Finalist), of Park Rapids, Minn.
- Aadi Parmar (2019 National Finalist), of Selma, Texas
- Luke Parsons (2018 National Finalist), of Salley, S.C.
- Alexandra Phung (2019, 2021 National Finalist), of Forest Hills, N.Y.
- Paige Radebach (2019 National Finalist), of Webberville, Mich.
- Leo Saito (2022 National Finalist), of Hilo, Hawaii
- Keita Yobiko (2022 National Finalist), of West Covina, Calif.
For final results, click here.
Registration is now open for the 2024 Drive, Chip and Putt local qualifying. To find the location nearest you, click here.
After the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals, Masters participants begin their preparations at the Tournament Practice Area at Augusta National Golf Club Sunday afternoon.
This story will be updated throughout the day.
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2023-04-02T19:19:24+00:00
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everythinglubbock.com
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https://www.everythinglubbock.com/masters-report/2023-drive-chip-and-putt-national-finals-sunday-updates/
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KRUGERSDORP, South Africa (AP) — Protesters in the South African city of Krugersdorp beat suspected illegal miners with sticks and set fire to their camps Thursday following the arrests of more than 80 men, some thought to be miners, in connection with the gang rapes of eight women last week.
Residents of Krugersdorp’s Kagiso township also barricaded roads with rocks and burning tires during a protest against the presence of the miners. They said they were frustrated with high levels of crime that they blame on the illegal miners and the alleged failure of police to deal with them.
Some suspected illegal miners were stripped of their clothes and whipped by residents, who also chased others out of their camps and beat and kicked them before handing them over to police.
Police responded by firing rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse the protesters, who also clashed with police officers. In some cases, officers rescued the people being attacked.
“We want support from the police because the illegal miners are terrorizing us. We cannot simply walk around the neighborhood at night because they rape us,” said Nhlanhla Felatsi, who was part of the protest. “We recently had an incident where two female security officers were raped by the same people. The police are not protecting us.”
Police said eight women were raped on July 28 when a television crew filming a music video at a mine dump in the nearby township of West Village was attacked by heavily-armed men, some suspected of being illegal miners. Police said they were investigating 32 counts of rape.
The attack was a shocking incident, even for a country used to high levels of violent crime like South Africa. More than 80 men accused of being involved in the gang rapes appeared in court on Monday.
Illegal mining is rife in South Africa, with miners known as zama-zamas searching for gold at the many disused and abandoned mines in and around the Johannesburg region. Krugersdorp is a mining city on the western edges of Johannesburg.
Illegal mining gangs are considered dangerous by the police, are usually armed and are known to fight violent turf battles with rival groups. The trade is believed to be dominated by immigrants who enter illegally from neighboring countries Lesotho, Zimbabwe and Mozambique and police said that some of the men suspected of raping the eight women were foreign nationals.
That has aggravated the situation and comes at a time when South Africa is seeing an upsurge in xenophobic attacks sparked by locals blaming foreigners for crime in their areas.
“What upsets me is that we live as though we are not South Africans. How can someone from nowhere come and control us in our community?” said Kagiso resident Thoko Setlhabi. “The people from Lesotho and Zimbabwe are coming into our houses and rape us. You must make sure you and your family are indoors by 6 p.m. When will our children be allowed to be free?”
Police say they are still analyzing DNA evidence in order to link some of the suspects to the rapes. But residents have criticized the local police force for doing nothing despite warnings from locals that illegal miners were operating in the area as part of larger crime syndicates.
“We are not fighting only against the zama-zamas (illegal miners), but we are fighting against the entire crime. Our police must stand up, our police must pull up their socks,” said Kabelo Matlou, a local government official.
“Clearly something is wrong here. If somebody takes out gold here, where are they taking it? Our political leaders must come together and sort this out,” he said.
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2022-08-04T20:55:04+00:00
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upmatters.com
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https://www.upmatters.com/news/international/ap-international/anger-clashes-in-south-africa-after-alleged-gang-rapes/
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Bryan Kohberger has been accused of murdering four students at the University of Idaho last year in a case that has drawn nationwide attention.
Some recent headlines suggest that if convicted, Kohberger could be executed by firing squad, a method that has become virtually extinct as lethal injection has become the most common form of carrying out the death penalty.
But is firing squad even still legally an option for executions in Idaho?
THE QUESTION
Could Bryan Kohberger be executed by firing squad if convicted of murder?
THE SOURCES
THE ANSWER
Lethal injection is currently the only legal form of execution in Idaho. However, a bill currently being considered in the Idaho state legislature would allow a firing squad in the event the state cannot obtain the drugs needed for injection.
Prosecutors have also not yet announced whether they intend to pursue the death penalty in Kohberger’s case.
WHAT WE FOUND
Bryan Kohberger has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of University of Idaho students Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen and Xana Kernodle.
His trial won’t begin for several more months, with the next hearing date set for June 26.
Prosecutors have yet to announce whether they’ll seek the death penalty in his case.
If they do, and Kohberger is eventually convicted and receives a death sentence, current Idaho law says that he would be executed by lethal injection.
However, the state of Idaho has recently had difficulty obtaining the drugs necessary for lethal injection, causing a planned execution to be canceled. As a result, one lawmaker proposed a bill in the state house to expand the legal options for execution.
House Bill 186, sponsored by Rep. Bruce Skaug (R-Nampa), would amend Idaho law to allow the state to execute death row convicts by firing squad if lethal injection is not an available option. The director of the Idaho Department of Corrections would decide the specific procedures used in such an execution, as they currently do for lethal injections.
The bill as currently written would, if passed, take effect on July 1, 2023, and “apply to all executions carried out on and after the effective date of this enactment, irrespective of the date [the] sentence was imposed.”
There are currently eight inmates on Idaho’s death row, with sentences received as early as 1983.
The bill has made it out of committee, but still needs approval from the full House, the Senate, and the governor.
So it is possible Kohberger could face execution by firing squad. However, it would first require conviction, a death sentence, the passage of a new state law, and for the state to be unable to obtain the drugs necessary for lethal injection at the time of execution, which could be years away.
Firing squad executions are currently only legal in four states, and only three people have been executed by firing squad since 1976, according to data compiled by the nonprofit Death Penalty Information Center. All three executions took place in Utah.
Since 1976, the year the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the constitutionality of the death penalty, Idaho has executed just three people, most recently in 2012, all by lethal injection.
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2023-03-02T22:49:30+00:00
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wfmynews2.com
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https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/verify/crime-verify/claims-that-accused-university-of-idaho-killer-bryan-kohberger-could-be-executed-by-firing-squad-if-convicted-need-context/536-bc7fd6ff-8f74-43f5-9982-a3e8cf4be7bc
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Since its launch in 2020, NBCUniversal has had its share of big events to showcase its Peacock Streaming Service. It gets another one this month with the FIFA Men’s World Cup.
With Telemundo as the official Spanish-language broadcaster in the United States, Peacock will simulcast the games and have them available on-demand and other ancillary programming.
Rick Cordella, the president of programming for NBC Sports and Peacock Sports, said NBCUniversal was a bit behind its competitors when rolling out a streaming service, but he feels they have closed the gap.
He hopes the World Cup is another event that will drive more viewers to the platform.
“We’ve seen sports has been the catalyst to get people in the door. They seek it out, they find it, and then they’re exposed to all the entertainment options we have,” he said. “It just gives you a reason to open up our app every week if you’re a fan of a certain sport.”
Peacock reported it had 15 million paid subscribers and 30 million monthly active accounts last month.
Before moving back to NBC Sports, Cordella was Peacock’s chief commercial officer and instrumental in its launch.
Before Peacock’s launch, NBC’s streaming offerings were spread out among its Olympic site and the various NBC Sports Gold packages for Premier League soccer, rugby, motorsports, and the Tour de France. Peacock helped put them under one roof and one price.
Over the past couple of months, Peacock has touted its advantage of having the most varied live sports package. Besides the Olympics and World Cup, it also has NFL “Sunday Night Football,” the Premier League, “Sunday Morning Baseball,” Notre Dame football and hockey, NASCAR, and golf, among others. It will add Big Ten football and basketball next season.
As the World Cup draws near, those promotions have ramped up over the past month.
Peacock has also benefitted from adding WWE in the spring of 2021, including its 12 premium live events.
“The model we put together for WWE was very much a sports model of how many people show up for that live event on Saturday or Sunday night, how long will they stay around, or how much other content they have,” Cordella said. “There’s not a lot of difference between the passion you see for Premier League and the passion you see for WWE events.”
Cordella also noted that fans are tuning in for more than one sport. Premier League fans will stream sports, as will WWE fans.
Like the Olympics, Cordella hopes that the World Cup is another vehicle to draw subscribers and keep them.
The World Cup is also beneficial when it comes to streaming. According to a study from Tremor International, a video-first ad tech platform, 38% of fans ages 25-34 prefer to watch games on streaming compared to 33% on broadcast or cable television.
“I think one of the advantages we have in this particular property is that if you’re outside the pay-TV ecosystem, you don’t have a slot to watch it outside. You can come to Peacock for the tournament,” Cordella said.
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AP sports: https://apnews.com/hub/sports and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports
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2022-11-15T02:20:53+00:00
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wearegreenbay.com
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https://www.wearegreenbay.com/entertainment/ap-entertainment/ap-peacock-hopes-to-capitalize-on-subscribers-with-world-cup/
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Should I get a golf or hunting rangefinder?
If you partake in one or both of these activities, you’ve probably needed to check your distance to your target. This is usually accomplished with the use of a good rangefinder. However, each activity has its own version of a rangefinder. Even if you only golf or hunt and have no intentions of ever trying the other sport, it’s still worthwhile to understand the differences and similarities between the models so you can get the best one for your needs.
What to know before you buy a golf or hunting rangefinder
Range
The most important feature of either rangefinder is how long it can see. Most low-end golf and hunting rangefinders tend to have the same maximum range: about 300 to 500 yards. Better rangefinders of either type typically stretch up to 1,000 yards, though some can offer a few hundred more.
Golf rangefinders rarely go past this range, no matter how good it is. Meanwhile, the best hunting rangefinders can see for up to 3,000 yards or more. However, these high-end hunting rangefinders can cost hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars.
Accuracy
The other side of a rangefinder’s distance is its accuracy. Both types of rangefinders are typically the same on this point, but it’s still worthwhile to understand when shopping for one.
The best rangefinders are accurate to within a quarter of a yard, but this is uncommon. Instead, look for one that’s accurate to within either 1 or a half yard.
Keep in mind that no matter how good your rangefinder is, the further away you are from the target the more likely it is that your rangefinder will push the borders of its stated accuracy. However, depending on how good the rangefinder is, you shouldn’t need to worry about accuracy changes unless you’re more than 500 to 1,000 yards away.
Slope
The slope feature, which is a system that automatically adjusts for slope, is one of the major differences between golf and hunting rangefinders.
For golf, the feature is often ruled illegal by tournament regulations despite rangefinders usually being legal. To comply, most golf rangefinders either don’t offer the feature at all or include a way to easily and obviously disable it.
Hunting rangefinders generally always include the feature as being as close to pinpoint accurate as possible because it is literally a matter of life and death. The feature is at its most important if you’re bowhunting, as firearms have less drop — unless you’re thousands of yards away from your target, in which case it becomes extremely important again.
Design
A minor difference but a difference all the same, golf rangefinders typically sport solid colors. Black and white are common. Hunting rangefinders are typically covered in camo designs.
Cost
Golf rangefinders typically start around $50, though these have a limited range. Better models usually cost $100-$150. The best can cost up to $300.
Hunting rangefinders also typically start around $50, though better ones can cost up to $200. Models with more features and longer ranges can cost about $500. Hunting rangefinders with the best features and longest ranges can cost up to $2,000.
What are the best golf rangefinders to buy?
This has a 350-yard range to flag and a 650-total-yard range. It has six times magnification and charges via an included USB cable. It comes in black and white.
Where to buy: Amazon
Bushnell Golf Tour V5 Patriot Pack Golf Rangefinder
This has a 400-yard range to flag and a 1,300-total-yard range with six times magnification. It can attach magnetically to the side of a golf cart. It comes with a travel case.
Where to buy: Amazon and Dick’s Sporting Goods
Callaway 350TL Izzo Golf Rangefinder
This rangefinder has a 300-yard range to flag and a 1,000-total-yard range with six times magnification. It has a slope function that can easily be turned off. It can attach magnetically to a golf cart.
Where to buy: Amazon
Gogogo Sport Vpro Laser Golf Rangefinder
This model has a 250-yard range to flag and a 650-total-yard range with six times magnification. It is powered by two AAA batteries and has a one-year warranty. It comes in black or white.
Where to buy: Amazon
Peakpulse Laser Golf Rangefinder
This has a 330-yard range to flag and a 650-total-yard range with six times magnification. It can be purchased with or without a slope measuring system. It comes with a one-year warranty.
Where to buy: Amazon
Featuring a 1,000-total-yard range, this model has a slope function that can easily be disabled for tournaments. It uses vibration to confirm your selections and comes with a travel case.
Where to buy: Amazon
What are the best hunting rangefinders to buy?
Aofar HX-700N Hunting Rangefinder
This has a 700-yard range with six times magnification and two modes: range and speed. It comes with a carrying pouch, a CR2 battery, a portable rope, a carabiner, a cleaning cloth and two years of VIP support.
Where to buy: Amazon
Gogogo Sport Green Hunting Rangefinder
This model has a 1,200-yard range with six times magnification. It can be set up on a tripod. It uses a rechargeable battery and includes a USB charging cable.
Where to buy: Amazon
Tectectec ProWild Hunting Rangefinder
This rangefinder has a 540-yard range with six times magnification. It also has a speed mode to calculate a moving target’s speed. It comes with a case and a wrist strap.
Where to buy: Amazon
This comes in two models: one with a 700-yard range and one with a 1,000-yard range. Both have six times magnification and come with a lanyard and a storage bag.
Where to buy: Amazon
Featuring an 800-yard range, this model comes in bowhunting and non-bowhunting models. The bowhunting model has more options, including measuring the angle and horizontal distance. Additionally, both have a speed mode and a one-year warranty.
Where to buy: Amazon
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2023-03-21T14:09:05+00:00
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wjhl.com
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https://www.wjhl.com/reviews/br/camping-outdoors-br/hunting-br/is-there-a-difference-between-golf-rangefinders-and-hunting-rangefinders/
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(NewsNation) — President Joe Biden announced Monday evening the United States conducted a drone strike over the weekend that killed Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.
“Justice has been delivered,” Biden said in a prime-time address from the Blue Room Balcony at the White House.
Al-Zawahiri was a doctor born in Egypt in 1951 and succeeded Osama bin Laden as the head of the terrorist group Al-Qaeda following his death at the hands of U.S. forces in 2011.
He was on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorist list for his alleged role in the 1998 bombings of the United States embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya.
This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.
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2022-08-01T23:40:18+00:00
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pix11.com
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https://pix11.com/newsletter/biden-to-announce-death-of-top-al-qaeda-leader/
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- THING 2023
- August 25-27
- Historic Fort Worden, Port Townsend
“THING” is a 3-day festival of music and arts taking place August 25-27, 2023, at historic Fort Worden in Port Townsend, WA. The event features a tightly curated lineup of diverse performers with an emphasis on fresh discoveries and a vision to create an environment where all are welcomed and represented. This includes a distinctive mix of music, comedy, visual arts, speakers, and highlights from STG’s signature education and community programs.
Fort Worden is a former military base encompassing 434 acres with 12 miles of forested hiking trails, 2 miles of walkable saltwater beaches and commanding views of the Puget Sound. The historic property has evolved into a lifelong learning center in the magnificent setting of Port Townsend, WA. The festival features 4 stages including 2 outdoor stages, McCurdy Pavilion (former balloon hangar converted into a theatre) and the Wheeler Theatre (intimate art deco venue).
“THING is already WA’s best destination festival.” – Seattle Times
Entry deadline is April 9, 2023.
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2023-04-03T18:45:24+00:00
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knkx.org
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https://www.knkx.org/ticket-giveaways/2023-04-03/thing-2023
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NEW YORK, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Below are experts from the ProfNet network who are available to discuss timely issues in your coverage area.
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Alejandro Gandsas
Surgeon and surgery residency program director
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center
"Virtual reality offers surgical residents a 360-degree, real-time view of the surgery, with the view of the laparoscope superimposed in front of the video, without actually having to be in the operating room," said Dr. Gandsas.
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, Maryland is using a new virtual reality system as a teaching tool.
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Patient/Provider Relationships in Healthcare
Dr Eshan Natour
Heart Surgeon
Stilgezet
"When you talk with someone you get to know each other, and this may lead to a better diagnosis. The more relaxed patients are, the better they feel, and the more trust they have in their medical environment, the greater are their chances of healing."
Dr Natour is passionate about improving the relationship between healthcare professionals and their patients. He can speak to anything related to Stenless Valve Surgery, Complex Aoritic Pathology, Surgery, Medical Education, Healthcare, Clinical Trials, Critical Care, Clinical Research, Medical Devices, Cardiology, Emergency Medicine, Aortic Surgery, Stentless Valve Surgery, Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. topics. He can speak to overall wellness and the benefits of sustainable change in the healthcare system. He is an expert on crisis recovery and what to expect to: Prepare to adapt to a new normal, embracing life now, and accepting help.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ehsan-natour-103a41a2/
Website: https://stilgezet.nl/en/
Media contact: Sherrie Wilkolaski, authordrnatour@luxebeatmedia.com
Supply Chain Resiliency
Daniel Swan
Senior Partner
McKinsey & Company
Risks to supply chain have always been an inherent part of the industry and disruptions will continue to happen with more frequency and potentially larger magnitudes; The current supply chain crisis has reduced global GDP by 1 per cent. Global supply chains therefore must be reengineered to afford sustainability and strength – the question is, how? Should railway systems and trucking be more regulated? How can retailers and middlemen who have abused pitfalls to raise prices be held accountable? These are among the questions that need to be addressed to make the supply chain industry more resilient.
Global retailers are already bracing for a busy shipping season and a volatile supply chain ahead of the holidays full of long lines at ports, delayed deliveries, and price increases. The ongoing pandemic has turned what was once a well-tuned machine into a backfiring, glitchy mess that is fueling some of the worst inflation in decades. Unpredictable demand, particularly among the most cash-strapped consumers, is only part of the challenge, however. Companies fearing a repeat of the supply chain delays that burnt them last holiday season, are working to untangle the knots and bring things back under control as we go into the holiday season.
https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/daniel-swan
Website: https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/operations/our-insights
Media contact: Jodi Einhorn, jodi.einhorn@havas.com
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2022-08-05T21:29:46+00:00
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GRANTS PASS, Ore., May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On Friday, May 19, Dutch Bros and its customers came together for the 17th annual Drink One for Dane day to raise awareness of ALS. In honor of those efforts, the Dutch Bros Foundation has donated $2.5 million to the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) to help its work in ALS research, care, advocacy, and educational and professional programming.
"The funds raised on May 19th will help support the Healey ALS Platform trial, clinical data collection from over 2000 people living with ALS and 48 MDA/ALS Care Centers among other activities. This funding will make a significant impact as we continue progress made with the first therapy for a genetic form of ALS just recently approved by the FDA. Dutch Bros continues to feed hope for our community," said Sharon Hesterlee, Ph.D., Chief Research Officer, Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Drink One for Dane began after Dutch Bros co-founder, Dane Boersma, was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). The Boersma family and Dutch Bros started Drink One for Dane as a way to increase awareness of the disease, raise support for those affected, and to support research to find treatments and cures for ALS.
"The love for Drink One for Dane day continues to invigorate and inspire our support for the important work the Muscular Dystrophy Association does," said Katie Hutchinson, vice president of philanthropy at Dutch Bros Coffee. "Making a massive difference one cup at a time is what Dutch Bros is all about and we're so thankful that our customers believe in that mission alongside us."
*Total funds donated includes additional donations from franchisees, customers, community members, and vendors during the Drink One for Dane campaign.
About Dutch Bros
Dutch Bros Coffee is a drive-thru coffee company dedicated to making a massive difference one cup at a time. Headquartered in Grants Pass, Oregon, where it was founded in 1992 by Dane and Travis Boersma, it's now sharing the "Dutch Luv" with more than 700 locations in 14 states. Dutch Bros serves specialty coffee, smoothies, freezes, teas, an exclusive Dutch Bros Rebel™ energy drink and nitrogen-infused cold brew coffee. Its rich, proprietary coffee blend is handcrafted from start to finish.
In addition to its mission of speed, quality and service, Dutch Bros is committed to giving back to the communities it serves. Through its Dutch Bros Foundation and local operators and franchisees, the company donates several million dollars to causes across the country each year.
To learn more about Dutch Bros, visit www.dutchbros.com, follow Dutch Bros Coffee on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, & TikTok, and download the Dutch Bros app to earn points and score rewards!
About MDA
Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) is the #1 voluntary health organization in the United States for people living with muscular dystrophy, ALS, and related neuromuscular diseases. For over 70 years, MDA has led the way in accelerating research, advancing care, and advocating for the support of our families. MDA's mission is to empower the people we serve to live longer, more independent lives. To learn more visit mda.org and follow MDA on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
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2023-05-30T13:21:30+00:00
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mysuncoast.com
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https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2023/05/30/dutch-bros-raises-25m-muscular-dystrophy-association/
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The AI-driven approach by Reality Defender mitigates harmful deepfake and generative content created by bad actors.
NEW YORK, March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Reality Defender, the AI-driven deepfake, fraud, and generative content detection platform, announced today that it has won the 2023 SXSW Pitch Competition in the Artificial Intelligence, Voice, & Robotics Technologies category. The competition, held as part of this year's SXSW conference in Austin, Texas, brought together the most innovative and promising startups from around the world to showcase their cutting-edge technologies
Reality Defender's AI-driven approach to deepfake detection has revolutionized the security industry and provided much-needed protection against increasingly sophisticated threats. Winning the SXSW Pitch Competition is a significant achievement for Reality Defender, demonstrating the company's potential to make a real difference with its work in deepfake detection.
Co-Founder/CEO Ben Colman expressed his gratitude and excitement about the award and the company's time at SXSW. "Winning SXSW Pitch is a great honor and a testament to the hard work and dedication of our team," said Colman. "We believe our unrivaled approach to deepfake and generative AI detection is the future, and we're excited to continue developing innovative technologies that will help keep people safe from this ever-growing threat."
As deepfake and generative threats continue to evolve and become more sophisticated, innovative technologies from Reality Defender will play a crucial role in establishing a ground truth and shielding the world from dangerous deepfakes. This prestigious recognition from the SXSW Pitch Competition further solidifies Reality Defender's position as a leading force in the fight against deepfake technology and its malicious applications.
About Reality Defender
Reality Defender offers comprehensive deepfake detection and scanning with actionable results. A YCombinator graduate and TechCrunch Disrupt finalist, Reality Defender's continuous security platform is developed by a leadership team with over 20 years of experience in applied research at the intersection of data science and cybersecurity. With models defending against present and future fabrication techniques, and partner clients at Microsoft, Visa, and Intel, Reality Defender is the first, last, and best way to detect and deter fraudulent audio and visual content.
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press@realitydefender.com
www.realitydefender.com
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2023-03-16T13:17:49+00:00
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wlox.com
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https://www.wlox.com/prnewswire/2023/03/16/reality-defenders-ai-driven-deepfake-detection-platform-wins-2023-sxsw-pitch-award/
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POKROVSK, Ukraine — With Russia claiming to have taken prisoner nearly 2,500 Ukrainian fighters from the besieged Mariupol steel plant, concerns grew about their fate as a Moscow-backed separatist leader vowed they would face tribunals.
Russia has declared its full control of the Azovstal steel plant, which for weeks was the last holdout in Mariupol and a symbol of Ukrainian tenacity in the strategic port city, now in ruins with more than 20,000 residents feared dead. The seizure gives Russian President Vladimir Putin a badly wanted victory in the war he began nearly three months ago.
As the West rallies behind Ukraine, Polish President Andrzej Duda arrived in Ukraine on an unannounced visit and will address the country's parliament on Sunday, his office said.
Poland, which has welcomed millions of Ukrainian refugees since the start of the war, is a strong supporter of Ukraine's desire to join the European Union. With Russia blocking Ukraine's sea ports, Poland has become a major gateway for Western humanitarian aid and weapons going into Ukraine and has been helping Ukraine get its grain and other agricultural products to world markets.
The Russian Defense Ministry released video of Ukrainian soldiers being detained after announcing that its forces had removed the last holdouts from the Mariupol plant's extensive underground tunnels. It said a total of 2,439 had surrendered.
Family members of the 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. Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said Saturday that Ukraine "will fight for the return" of every one of them.
Denis Pushilin, the pro-Kremlin head of an area of eastern Ukraine controlled by Moscow-backed separatists, said the captured fighters included some foreign nationals, though he did not provide details. He said they were sure to face a tribunal. Russian officials and state media have sought to characterize the fighters as neo-Nazis and criminals.
"I believe that justice must be restored. There is a request for this from ordinary people, society, and, probably, the sane part of the world community," Russian state news agency Tass quoted Pushilin as saying.
Among the defenders were members of the Azov Regiment, whose far-right origins have been seized on by the Kremlin as part of its effort to cast the invasion as a battle against Nazi influence in Ukraine.
A prominent member of Russia's parliament, Leonid Slutsky, said Moscow was studying the possibility of exchanging the Azovstal fighters for Viktor Medvedchuk, a wealthy Ukrainian with close ties to Putin who faces criminal charges in Ukraine, the Russian news agency Interfax reported. Slutsky later walked back those remarks, saying he agreed with Pushilin that their fate should be decided by a tribunal.
The Ukrainian government has not commented on Russia's claim of capturing Azovstal. Ukraine's military had told the fighters their mission was complete and they could come out. It described their extraction as an evacuation, not a mass surrender.
The capture of Mariupol furthers Russia's quest to create a land bridge from Russia stretching through the Donbas region to the Crimean Peninsula, which Moscow seized from Ukraine in 2014.
The impact on the broader war remained unclear. Many Russian troops already had been redeployed from Mariupol to elsewhere in the conflict.
Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov reported Saturday that Russia destroyed a Ukrainian special-operations base near Odesa, Ukraine's main Black Sea port, as well as a significant cache of Western-supplied weapons in northern Ukraine's Zhytomyr region. There was no confirmation from the Ukrainian side.
The Ukrainian military reported heavy fighting in much of the Donbas in eastern Ukraine.
"The situation in Donbas is extremely difficult," President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address to the nation. "As in previous days, the Russian army is trying to attack Sloviansk and Sievierodonetsk." He said Ukrainian forces are holding off the offensive "every day."
Sievierodonetsk is the main city under Ukrainian control in the Luhansk region, which together with the Donetsk region makes up the Donbas. Gov. Serhii Haidai said the only functioning hospital in the city has just three doctors and supplies for 10 days.
Sloviansk, in the Donetsk region, is critical to Russia's objective of capturing all of eastern Ukraine and saw fierce fighting last month after Moscow's troops backed off from Kyiv. Russian shelling on Saturday killed seven civilians and injured 10 more elsewhere in the region, the governor said.
A monastery in the Donetsk region village of Bohorodichne was evacuated after being hit by a Russian airstrike, the regional police said Saturday. About 100 monks, nuns and children had been seeking safe shelter in the basement of the church and no one was hurt, the police said in a Facebook post, which included a video showing extensive damage to the monastery as well as nuns, monks and children boarding vans on Friday for the evacuation.
Zelenskyy on Saturday emphasized that the Donbas remains part of Ukraine and his forces were fighting to liberate it.
Speaking at a joint news conference with Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa, he pressed Western countries for multiple-launch rocket systems, which he said "just stand still" in other countries yet are key to Ukraine's success.
Portugal and Poland, where Costa stopped for talks before traveling on to Kyiv, support bringing Ukraine into the European Union quickly, even if some other EU members balk at granting it speedy access.
U.S. President Joe Biden signed off Saturday on a fresh, $40 billion infusion of aid for Ukraine, with half for military assistance. Portugal pledged up to 250 million euros, as well as continued shipments of military equipment.
Mariupol, which is part of the Donbas, was blockaded early in the war and became a frightening example to people elsewhere in the country of the hunger, terror and death they might face if the Russians surrounded their communities.
The seaside steelworks, occupying some 11 square kilometers (4 square miles), were a battleground for weeks. Drawing Russian airstrikes, artillery and tank fire, the dwindling group of outgunned Ukrainian fighters held out with the help of airdrops that Zelenskyy said cost the lives of many "absolutely heroic" helicopter pilots.
The Russian Defense Ministry on Saturday released video of Russian troops taking into custody Serhiy Volynskyy, the commander of the Ukrainian Navy's 36th Special Marine Brigade, which was one of the main forces defending the steel plant. The Associated Press has not been able to independently verify the date, location and conditions of the video.
With Russia controlling the city, Ukrainian authorities are likely to face delays in documenting evidence of alleged Russian atrocities in Mariupol, including the bombings of a maternity hospital and a theater where hundreds of civilians had taken cover. Satellite images in April showed what appeared to be mass graves just outside Mariupol, where local officials accused Russia of concealing the slaughter by burying up to 9,000 civilians.
An estimated 100,000 of the 450,000 people who resided in Mariupol before the war remain. Many, trapped by Russia's siege, were left without food, water and electricity.
The Ukrainian mayor of Mariupol warned Saturday the city is facing a health and sanitation "catastrophe" from mass burials in shallow pits across the ruined city as well as the breakdown of sewage systems. Vadim Boychenko said summer rains threaten to contaminate water sources as he pressed Russian forces to allow residents to safely leave the city.
"In addition to the humanitarian catastrophe created by the (Russian) occupiers and collaborators, the city is on the verge of an outbreak of infectious diseases," he said on the messaging app Telegram.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
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kgou.org
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NY Binghamton NY Zone Forecast for Wednesday, December 28, 2022
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Zone Forecast Product for Central New York and Northeast Pennsylvania
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
335 AM EST Thu Dec 29 2022
NYZ009-292100-
Northern Oneida-
Including the city of Boonville
335 AM EST Thu Dec 29 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers after
midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 30s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Rain. Highs in the upper 40s. Southeast winds around
5 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs
in the lower 40s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 30.
.TUESDAY...Rain likely. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows in the lower 40s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the mid 50s.
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NYZ015-292100-
Yates-
Including the city of Penn Yan
335 AM EST Thu Dec 29 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts
up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to
20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Rain. Highs around 50. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 80 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of rain
80 percent.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY...Rain likely. Highs in the mid 50s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain.
Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the mid 50s.
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NYZ016-292100-
Seneca-
Including the city of Seneca Falls
335 AM EST Thu Dec 29 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to
20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Rain. Highs around 50. South winds 5 to 10 mph with
gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows around 40. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY...Rain likely. Highs in the mid 50s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain.
Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the upper 50s.
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NYZ017-292100-
Southern Cayuga-
Including the city of Auburn
335 AM EST Thu Dec 29 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 50. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows around 40. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. South winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers.
Lows around 40. South winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Rain. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 80 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of rain
80 percent.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY...Rain likely. Highs in the mid 50s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain.
Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the mid 50s.
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NYZ018-292100-
Onondaga-
Including the city of Syracuse
335 AM EST Thu Dec 29 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 50. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
Lows around 40. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to
20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Rain. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 90 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows around 40. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY...Rain likely. Highs in the mid 50s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the upper 50s.
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NYZ022-292100-
Steuben-
Including the cities of Corning and Hornell
335 AM EST Thu Dec 29 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with
gusts up to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 30s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to
20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Rain. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 90 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY...Rain likely. Highs in the mid 50s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain.
Lows in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the upper 50s.
$$
NYZ023-292100-
Schuyler-
Including the city of Watkins Glen
335 AM EST Thu Dec 29 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 50. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. South winds around 10 mph with gusts
up to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 30s. South winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to
20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Rain. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph
with gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY...Rain likely. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain.
Lows in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the mid 50s.
$$
NYZ024-292100-
Chemung-
Including the city of Elmira
335 AM EST Thu Dec 29 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Rain. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 90 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY...Rain likely. Highs in the mid 50s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain.
Lows in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the upper 50s.
$$
NYZ025-292100-
Tompkins-
Including the city of Ithaca
335 AM EST Thu Dec 29 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds around
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. South winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up
to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Rain. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 80 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY...Rain likely. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the mid 50s.
$$
NYZ036-292100-
Madison-
Including the cities of Hamilton and Oneida
335 AM EST Thu Dec 29 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 30s. South winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to
20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Rain. Highs around 50. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 80 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows in
the lower 30s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY...Rain likely. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the mid 50s.
$$
NYZ037-292100-
Southern Oneida-
Including the cities of Rome and Utica
335 AM EST Thu Dec 29 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
Lows in the upper 30s. South winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to
20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 30s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Rain. Highs around 50. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 90 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows around 40. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY...Rain likely. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the upper 50s.
$$
NYZ044-292100-
Cortland-
Including the city of Cortland
335 AM EST Thu Dec 29 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. South winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up
to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 50. South winds 5 to 10 mph
with gusts up to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 30s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Rain. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 80 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 30.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow
showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.TUESDAY...Rain likely. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the mid 50s.
$$
NYZ045-292100-
Chenango-
Including the city of Norwich
335 AM EST Thu Dec 29 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 50. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Rain. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 80 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows around 40. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 30.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY...Rain likely. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the mid 50s.
$$
NYZ046-292100-
Otsego-
Including the city of Oneonta
335 AM EST Thu Dec 29 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts
up to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 50. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Rain. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 80 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows around 40. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY...Rain likely. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the mid 50s.
$$
NYZ055-292100-
Tioga-
Including the cities of Owego and Waverly
335 AM EST Thu Dec 29 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 50. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Rain. Highs around 50. South winds around 5 mph. Chance
of rain 90 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 30.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY...Rain likely. Highs in the mid 50s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the upper 50s.
$$
NYZ056-292100-
Broome-
Including the city of Binghamton
335 AM EST Thu Dec 29 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Rain. Highs around 50. South winds around 5 mph. Chance
of rain 80 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows in the lower 40s. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY...Rain likely. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the upper 50s.
$$
NYZ057-292100-
Delaware-
Including the cities of Delhi and Walton
335 AM EST Thu Dec 29 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Rain likely. Highs around 50. South winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows in the lower 40s. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 30.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY...Rain likely. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows in the lower 40s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the mid 50s.
$$
NYZ062-292100-
Sullivan-
Including the city of Monticello
335 AM EST Thu Dec 29 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Rain likely. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds around
5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows in the lower 40s. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 30.
.TUESDAY...Rain likely. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain.
Lows in the lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the upper 50s.
$$
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2022-12-29T09:07:45+00:00
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lmtonline.com
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https://www.lmtonline.com/weather/article/NY-Binghamton-NY-Zone-Forecast-17682743.php
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ST. LOUIS, Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Christian Horizons, a senior services organization with living communities and offerings throughout the Midwest, is proud to announce their 2022 Excellence Award winners, recognized for high achievement and excellence in service and leadership. Recipients serve seniors, older adults and their families through a mix of independent living townhomes, villas and apartments, assisted living, memory support, short-term rehabilitation, and long-term, skilled nursing care.
- Ministry Excellence Award - Hoosier Christian Village, Brownstown, Ind., honoring excellence in resident and associate experience, and campus occupancy and census.
- Quality Excellence Award - Wabash Christian Village, Carmi, Ill., honoring excellence in service and quality for residents, clients and families.
- OCCYS Excellence Award (Independent Living) - Lewis Memorial Christian Village, Springfield, Ill., honoring excellence in meeting occupancy census goals according to budget.
- OCCYS Excellence Award (Assisted Living/Memory Support) - Risen Son Christian Village, Council Bluffs, Iowa, honoring excellence in meeting occupancy census goals according to budget.
- OCCYS Excellence Award (Healthcare) - Hickory Point Christian Village, Forsyth, Ill., honoring excellence in meeting occupancy census goals according to budget.
- Support of Excellence Award - Barb Clott, revenue cycle director, Christian Horizons home office, St. Louis, Mo., honoring exceptional service.
- Dr. Tim Phillipe Leadership Award - Molly Hannon, sales and marketing director, Lewis Memorial Christian Village, Springfield, Ill., honoring exceptional leadership.
"We're incredibly proud of the dedication and commitment from these communities and associates," said Jennifer Knecht, Christian Horizons chief sales and marketing officer. "From our care teams, including CNAs and RNs, to housekeepers, transportation, dining teams and more, these associates are the heart of the work we do, and we honor their compassionate commitment to our faith-serving mission."
The Christian Horizons Excellence Awards honor senior living communities that go above and beyond in service, clinical excellence, occupancy goals, quality and mission integration. The annual awards are each year to associate teams across the Midwest.
"These awards are our way of saying 'thank you' to associates and teams who go above and beyond," said Knecht. "Leadership opportunities and career pathing are some of the incredible benefits of life at a Christian Horizons senior living community or service."
As a faith-led, person-first organization, Christian Horizons is in service to a mission of empowering older adults in mind, body and spirit through faith-led service. Based in St. Louis, Mo., the organization owns and operates a portfolio of seven life plan campuses and five stand-alone older adult communities offering a mix of independent, assisted and supportive living; memory support; long-term healthcare centers and short-term rehabilitation. The organization also serves older adults through Safe Haven Hospice in central Illinois; Senior Care Pharmacy Services; and New Horizons PACE® (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) in St. Louis, Mo. Learn more at https://christianhorizonsliving.org/.
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2022-12-08T20:22:42+00:00
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kxii.com
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https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/12/08/christian-horizons-honors-senior-living-communities-excellence/
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The floods in Missouri and Kentucky this week were both caused by extreme rainfall. Climate change is making such rain more common, and driving dangerous floods across much of the U.S.
Copyright 2022 NPR
The floods in Missouri and Kentucky this week were both caused by extreme rainfall. Climate change is making such rain more common, and driving dangerous floods across much of the U.S.
Copyright 2022 NPR
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2022-07-29T10:25:58+00:00
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nepm.org
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https://www.nepm.org/2022-07-29/because-of-climate-change-inland-flooding-is-becoming-more-common
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DETROIT (AP) — Honda and the U.S. government are urging owners of about 8,200 older vehicles not to drive them until dangerous air bag inflators are replaced.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Friday issued a “Do Not Drive” advisory for the 2001 through 2003 vehicles with Takata inflators that have a high possibility of exploding and hurling shrapnel in a crash.
The safety agency says the risk to drivers and passengers is dire because the so-called “Alpha” inflators have a 50% chance of exploding in a crash. If the inflators blow apart, they can shoot shrapnel toward a driver’s face that could kill them or cause serious injuries.
The agency says the Honda and Acura vehicles were recalled previously but records show that repairs have not been made in the affected vehicles. Honda already has replaced 99% of the dangerous inflators.
Vehicles affected include the 2001 and 2002 Honda Accord and Civic, the 2002Honda CR-V and Odyssey SUVs, the 2003 Honda Pilot, the 2002 and 2003 Acura 3.2 TL and the 2003 Acura 3.2 CL.
Owners can check to see if their cars are covered by going to https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls and keying in their 17-digit vehicle identification number.
“These inflators are two decades old now, and they pose a 50% chance of rupturing in even a minor crash,” NHTSA Acting Administrator Ann Carlson said in a statement. “Don’t gamble with your life or the life of someone you love – schedule your free repair today before it’s too late.”
Takata used ammonium nitrate to create a small explosion to inflate air bags in a crash. But the chemical can become more volatile over time when exposed to moisture in the air and repeated high temperatures. The explosion can rupture a metal canister and hurl shrapnel into the passenger compartment.
Since 2009, the exploding air bags have killed at least 33 people worldwide, including 24 in the United States.
Most of the deaths and about 400 injuries have happened in U.S., but they also have occurred in Australia and Malaysia.
Honda said it has reached out to the owners more than 18 million times with mailed notices, emails, phone calls and even home visits. The company says repairs are free and parts are available. It’s offering free towing and loaner vehicles if needed.
Potential for the dangerous malfunction led to the largest series of auto recalls in U.S. history, with at least 67 million Takata inflators recalled. The U.S. government says that millions have not been repaired. About 100 million inflators have been recalled worldwide. The exploding air bags sent Takata Corp. of Japan into bankruptcy.
Honda by far had the highest number of vehicles with Takata inflators.
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2023-02-04T18:57:46+00:00
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cbs4indy.com
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https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/us-tells-owners-to-park-old-hondas-until-air-bags-are-fixed/
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FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A judge has rejected a request from Google to transfer a federal antitrust lawsuit against it from Virginia to New York.
The ruling Friday from U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, is a victory for the Justice Department and several states, including Virginia, that sued Google earlier this year and wanted to keep the case in the commonwealth.
The lawsuit alleges that Google holds a virtual monopoly in online advertising that works to the detriment of consumers. The complaint alleged that Google “corrupted legitimate competition in the ad tech industry by engaging in a systematic campaign to seize control of the wide swath of high-tech tools used by publishers, advertisers, and brokers, to facilitate digital advertising.”
Google said that similar lawsuits, including one filed by the Texas attorney general, have been consolidated into a single case that’s being now being heard in New York. Google’s lawyers said consolidating the Virginia case as well would improve judicial efficiency and reduce the risk that courts would produce conflicting rulings.
Justice Department lawyers, though, argued that the case should remain in Virginia. They said that federal antitrust cases are exempt from the law that encourages consolidation of similar lawsuits filed in multiple jurisdictions. They also argued that their lawsuit would be bogged down if it were bunched in with all the consolidated cases.
The suit seeks to force Google to divest itself of the businesses of controlling the technical tools that manage the buying, selling and auctioning of digital display advertising, remaining with search — its core business — and other products and services including YouTube, Gmail and cloud services.
Alphabet Inc., Google’s parent company, said previously that the suit “doubles down on a flawed argument that would slow innovation, raise advertising fees, and make it harder for thousands of small businesses and publishers to grow.”
Digital ads currently account for about 80% of Google’s revenue, and by and large support its other, less lucrative endeavors.
Besides Virginia, California, Connecticut, Colorado, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Tennessee have all joined the Justice Department as plaintiffs in the case.
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2023-03-10T22:44:17+00:00
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wearegreenbay.com
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https://www.wearegreenbay.com/technology/ap-technology/judge-allows-google-antitrust-case-to-move-ahead-in-virginia/
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The city of Minneapolis has reached a $600,000 settlement with 12 protesters who were injured during demonstrations after the May 2020 police killing of George Floyd, the American Civil Liberties Union announced Wednesday.
The agreement, which also includes numerous reforms, was accepted the same day by a federal judge, making it official after the city approved it in October.
The settlement includes an injunction that bars the city from arresting, threatening to arrest or using physical force — including chemical sprays, flash bang or concussion grenades and foam tipped bullets — against people who are engaging in lawful protests. It also limits officers’ use of chemical agents to disperse peaceful demonstrators. And it requires that officers have their body cameras recording and unobstructed while at protests, according to the ACLU.
The money will be split among the plaintiffs.
Floyd, a Black man, was killed on May 25, 2020, when then-Officer Derek Chauvin, who is white, knelt on his neck for 9 1/2 minutes during an arrest. Video of the restraint was recorded by a bystander and viewed around the world, sparking global protests as part of a broader reckoning over racial injustice.
In Minnesota, the protests lasted for days. While most demonstrators were peaceful, some damaged buildings and set fires, even burning a police station.
Two lawsuits filed in 2020 and later consolidated accused Minneapolis police of using unnecessary and excessive force against protesters. They alleged that police used tear gas as well as foam and rubber bullets to intimidate them and quash the demonstrations, and also that officers often fired without warning or giving orders to leave.
The plaintiffs’ injuries included bruising from less-lethal munitions, lingering respiratory issues from tear gas and psychological trauma that has chilled their desire to protest in the future, the ACLU said.
“Tear gas, foam bullets and pepper spray became weapons for intimidating and hurting protesters, making it dangerous for people to exercise their First Amendment rights,” ACLU-MN legal director Teresa Nelson said in a statement. “We hope this settlement sends a message to law enforcement across Minnesota that this violation of our constitutional rights will not be tolerated.”
City Attorney Kristyn Anderson said the City Council approved the settlement Oct. 20 and Mayor Jacob Frey approved it six days later. Anderson said her office filed necessary documents and an order reflecting portions of the settlement was made public Wednesday.
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2022-12-01T21:54:21+00:00
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nwahomepage.com
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https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/national/ap-minneapolis-settles-with-12-hurt-in-george-floyd-protests/
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The Euromonitor Index for 2022 has revealed its top 100 destination cities that are seen to have a thriving tourism industry with strong economic and business infrastructure.
The index highlights places with great opportunities for investment according to the organization.
Researchers in the travel and economics space with the 50-year-old organization looked at various challenges that faced cities across the globe in the "post-pandemic period."
Cities on the list spanned continents around the globe and looked at cities in Asia, Europe the Middle East and in the United States.
Topping off the list were Paris, Dubai, Amsterdam, Madrid and Rome.
That was followed by London, Munich, Berlin, Barcelona and New York.
Cities in the U.S. on the list apart from New York are, Los Angeles, Orlando and Miami.
Cities like Paris and Dubai topped the list for their resilient recovery as the world fought through the COVID-19 pandemic. Their easing of travel restrictions along with a "value-driven" tourism economy boosted them to the top of the list, according to the researchers.
The index did acknowledge challenges like red hot skyrocketing inflation and bad economic conditions that were made worse by the warn on Ukraine which slowed the speed of recovery after the pandemic's strongest point.
The Americans held the third-largest number of cities in the index.
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2022-12-15T03:59:05+00:00
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ksby.com
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https://www.ksby.com/news/world/euromonitor-reveals-their-top-100-city-destinations-for-2022-index
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America's faithful are bracing — some with cautionary joy and others with looming dread — for the Supreme Court to potentially overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision and end the nationwide right to legal abortion.
A reversal of the 49-year-old ruling has never felt more possible since a draft opinion suggesting justices may do so was leaked this week. While religious believers at the heart of the decades-old fight over abortion are shocked at the breach of high court protocol, they are still as deeply divided and their beliefs on the contentious issue as entrenched as ever.
National polls show that most Americans support abortion access. A Public Religion Research Institute survey from March found that a majority of religious groups believe it should be legal in most cases — with the exception of white evangelical Protestants, 69% of whom said the procedure should be outlawed in most or all cases.
In conservative Christian corners, the draft opinion has sparked hope. Faith groups that have historically taken a strong anti-abortion stance, including the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, have urged followers to pray for Roe's reversal.
The Rev. Manuel Rodriguez, pastor of the 17,000-strong Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic church in New York City's Queens borough, said his mostly Latino congregation is heartened by the prospect of Roe's demise at a time when courts in some Latin American countries such as Colombia and Argentina have moved to legalize abortion.
“You don’t fix a crime committing another crime,” Rodriguez said.
Bishop Garland R. Hunt Sr., senior pastor of The Father’s House, a nondenominational, predominantly African American church in Peachtree Corners, Georgia, agreed.
“This is the result of ongoing, necessary prayer since 1973,” Hunt said. “As a Christian, I believe that God is the one that gives life — not politicians or justices. I certainly want to see more babies protected in the womb.”
No faith is monolithic on the abortion issue. Yet many followers of faiths that don’t prohibit abortion are aghast that a view held by a minority of Americans could supersede their individual rights and religious beliefs.
In Judaism, for example, many authorities say abortion is permitted or even required in cases where the woman's life is in danger.
“This ruling would be outlawing abortion in cases when our religion would permit us," said Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, scholar in residence at the National Council of Jewish Women, “and it is basing its concepts of when life begins on someone else’s philosophy or theology.”
In Islam, similarly, there is room for “all aspects of reproductive choice from family planning to abortion,” said Nadiah Mohajir, co-founder of Heart Women and Girls, a Chicago nonprofit that works with Muslim communities on reproductive rights and other gender issues.
“One particular political agenda is infringing on my right and my religious and personal freedom,” she said.
According to new data released Wednesday by the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, 56% of U.S. Muslims say abortion should be legal in most or all cases, a figure that's about on par with the beliefs of U.S. Catholics.
Donna Nicolino, a student at Fire Lotus Temple, a Zen Buddhist center in Brooklyn, said her faith calls on followers to show compassion to others. Restricting or banning abortion fails to consider why women have abortions and would hurt the poor and marginalized the most, she said.
“If we truly value life as a culture,” Nicolino said, “we would take steps like guaranteeing maternal health care, health care for children, decent housing for pregnant women.”
Sikhism prohibits sex-selective killings — female infanticide — but is more nuanced when it comes to abortion and favors compassion and personal choice, said Harinder Singh, senior fellow of research and policy at Sikhri, a New Jersey-based nonprofit that creates educational resources about the faith.
A 2019 survey he co-led with research associate Jasleen Kaur found that 65% of Sikhs said abortion should be up to the woman instead of the government or faith leaders, while 77% said Sikh institutions should support those who are considering abortions.
“The surveyed Sikh community is very clear that no religious or political authority should be deciding this issue,” Singh said.
Compassion is a virtue emphasized as well by some Christian leaders who are calling on their ardently anti-abortion colleagues to lower the temperature as they speak out on the issue.
The Rev. Kirk Winslow, pastor of Canvas Presbyterian Church in Irvine, California, said he views abortion through a human and spiritual lens instead of as a political issue. Communities should turn to solutions such as counseling centers, parenting courses, health care and education, he said, instead of getting “drawn into a culture war.”
He has counseled women struggling with whether to have an abortion, and stresses the importance of empathy.
“Amidst the pain, fear and confusion of an unexpected pregnancy, no one has ever said, ‘I’m excited to get an abortion,’” Winslow said. “And there are times when getting an abortion may be the best chance we have to bring God’s peace to the situation. And I know many would disagree with that position. I would only respond that most haven’t been in my office for these very real and very difficult conversations.”
Likewise, Caitlyn Stenerson, an Evangelical Covenant Church pastor and campus minister in Minnesota's Twin Cities area, called on faith leaders to “tread carefully,” bearing in mind that women in their pews may have had abortions for a variety of reasons and may be grieving and wrestling with trauma.
“As a pastor my job isn’t to heap more shame on people but to bring them to Jesus,” Stenerson said. “We are called to speak truth, but with love.”
Ahead of a final court ruling expected to be handed down this summer, faith leaders on both sides are preparing for the possibility of abortion becoming illegal in many states.
The Rev. Sarah Halverson-Cano, senior pastor of Irvine United Congregational Church in Irvine, California, said her congregation is considering providing sanctuary and other support to women who may travel to the state to end their pregnancies. On Tuesday, the day after the draft opinion leaked, she led congregants and community members in a rally for abortion rights in nearby Santa Ana.
“Our faith calls us to be responsive to those in need,” Halverson-Cano said. “It’s time to stand with women and families and look into how to respond to this horrible injustice.”
Niklas Koehler, president of the Students for Life group at Franciscan University of Steubenville, a private Catholic college in eastern Ohio, said he and others regularly attend a special Mass on Saturday with prayers for an end to abortion. They then travel across the state line to nearby Pittsburgh to hold a prayer vigil and distribute leaflets outside an abortion clinic.
Actions like that will continue to be necessary even if the draft opinion becomes the law of the land, Koehler said, because abortion will likely remain legal in states such as Pennsylvania.
“We will still be going to pray outside the clinic,” he said.
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Bharath reported from Los Angeles and Henao from New York. Associated Press writers Giovanna Dell'Orto in St. Paul, Minnesota, and Peter Smith in Pittsburgh contributed.
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2022-05-08T13:41:16+00:00
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Twitter rolls out edit button to paid subscribers in US
Twitter users are rejoicing following the launch of the edit button feature, which is now available to paid subscribers in the United States.
A Twitter spokesperson confirmed to FOX Television stations Friday that the edit button rolled out yesterday after the highly-demanded feature launched for subscribers in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.
RELATED: Twitter edit button finally being tested
Fans have clamored for the edit button for years to have the chance to fix typos and errors in their posts before sharing them with their followers.
The social media titan wrote in a company blog post that they tested the edit button internally on Sept. 1 before expanding it to paid subscribers that same month. The test was limited to a single country before it was expanded as the company gathered more information and observed how people used the edit feature, according to the blog post.
What is the Twitter edit feature?
Edit Tweet is a feature that allows users to make changes to their posts after publishing them on the platform. The edit button is a way to fix typos, add missed tags, and make additional adjustments to your post in a short time.
Twitter says tweets can be edited a few times in the 30 minutes after a post is published. The edited tweet will appear with an icon, timestamp, and label so readers know that the original tweet is adjusted, according to the company’s website.
RELATED: Twitter says it will add an edit button to tweets when ‘everyone wears a mask’
How is the edit button different from the undo tweet feature?
The main difference between undo tweet and an edit tweet is when a user adjusts a tweet. According to Twitter, undoing tweets lets users preview and change tweets before sharing them. Edit tweet allows users to update a tweet after publishing it.
Who can see edited tweets?
Twitter explains on its website that everybody can see the edited label on an updated tweet, and everyone can click on the edited tweet to view any previously published tweets.
Can users report an edited tweet for abusive behavior?
Twitter says users can report abuse in an edited tweet the same way they can with a regular tweet.
Twitter Circle launches
Last month, Twitter announced the launch of Twitter Circle, a new feature that lets users tweet to smaller crowds.
The company said the function gives people the option to choose who can view and engage with their posts. According to Twitter, this makes it convenient for users to have "more intimate" conversations and build closer connections with select followers.
Twitter began testing the feature in May and it’s now available to all users on iOS, Android, and Twitter.com.
This story was reported from Washington, D.C.
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2022-10-07T18:58:54+00:00
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fox10phoenix.com
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https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/twitter-edit-button-us-paid-subscribers
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic picked up his 16th technical foul of the season on Sunday and now faces a one-game suspension.
Unless the NBA office rescinds the technical, Doncic will be forced to sit out the team’s game Monday night against against the Indiana Pacers.
Doncic had been chirping at officials for most of Sunday’s game against the Charlotte Hornets and finally got slapped with a technical midway through the third quarter of a tightly contested game.
The suspension could prove costly for Dallas, which entered the day tied with Oklahoma City for 10th in the Western Conference but still out of position for a play-in tournament spot because the Thunder hold the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Mavericks.
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AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports
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2023-03-27T10:00:54+00:00
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wdtn.com
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https://www.wdtn.com/sports/ap-sports/doncic-picks-up-16th-technical-faces-1-game-suspension/
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Teacher accused of hiding missing teen for nearly 2 years
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KMAX/KOVR) - An elementary school teacher in California is facing charges on accusations that she kept a missing teenager at her home for almost two years.
Holga Olivares, 61, appeared in court Monday. Police say she hid Michael Ramirez from his parents for nearly two years.
The then-15-year-old went missing June 9, 2020, from his Rancho Cordova home. An extensive search was conducted, but police couldn’t find him. Olivares was a second-grade teacher at Alice Birney K-8 School in Sacramento at the time.
Almost two years later, on March 11, Ramirez returned home. He is now 17 years old.
Police have not provided details on his disappearance or return.
After an investigation, police arrested and booked Olivares on charges of detention of a minor with the intent to conceal from a parent(s) and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
The Sacramento City Unified School District says Olivares has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation.
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2022-10-25T11:03:25+00:00
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https://www.wbrc.com/2022/10/25/teacher-accused-hiding-missing-teen-nearly-2-years/
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CNN projects Daniel Cameron will win Kentucky GOP governor primary and face Democrat Andy Beshear in the fall
By Eric Bradner, CNN
(CNN) — Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron will win his party’s nomination for governor in Tuesday’s primary, CNN projects, setting up a highly anticipated clash this fall with Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear.
Cameron, who was endorsed by Donald Trump, will defeat former diplomat Kelly Craft in a race that was seen as a test of the former president’s influence with Republican primary voters as the 2024 presidential race takes shape.
Cameron’s victory sets up one of 2023’s most important elections, and one with implications for 2024.
CNN projected Tuesday night that Beshear will win the Democratic renomination. His bid for a second term could be an important bellwether for next year, when his party is defending Senate seats in other red states – Montana, Ohio and West Virginia.
Beshear, whose father was a two-term governor, defeated Republican Gov. Matt Bevin – an unpopular incumbent who had angered many in his own party – in 2019. As expected, he fended off nominal Democratic opposition in Tuesday’s primary.
Republicans, though, argue that despite Beshear’s popularity, November’s general election is likely to be competitive in the deep-red state. Republicans have erased Democrats’ ancestral voter registration advantage in recent years, and a Democratic presidential nominee has not won Kentucky since former President Bill Clinton’s reelection in 1996. Beshear is the party’s only remaining statewide elected officeholder.
Cameron offered “a big thank you” to Trump at his election night party Tuesday.
“Let me just say, the Trump culture of winning is alive and well in Kentucky,” Cameron said.
Cameron nodded at his potential history-making status: If he defeats Beshear in November, he would become Kentucky’s first Black governor and the first Black Republican elected governor in the United States.
“To anyone who looks like me, know that you can achieve anything. Know that in this country and in Kentucky, all that matters are your values,” Cameron said.
He also previewed his lines of attack on Beshear in the election to come, blaming the first-term Democrat for crime, low workforce participation rates, fentanyl and schools that he said are “on the verge of becoming breeding grounds for liberal and progressive ideals.”
He said the Republican-controlled legislature deserves most of the credit for Beshear’s accomplishments.
“The governor cannot pretend to have hit a triple when everybody else knows that he was born on third base,” Cameron said.
He added: “A governor who will not speak out on these issues and will not stand up for your interests has abdicated his responsibilities to the commonwealth and is not fit to lead it any longer.”
Craft, in tearful remarks at her election night party, didn’t use Cameron’s name but complained about his campaign tactics.
But she also urged Republican voters to unite against Beshear.
“While I’m disappointed in tonight’s result, we must now come together united as one Republican Party to defeat Andy Beshear in November,” she said.
Of the dozen candidates in the Kentucky Republican gubernatorial primary, Cameron, Craft and Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles emerged as the top contenders.
The contest was bitter, with Cameron and Craft sniping at each other for months.
Trump and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell were aligned in supporting Cameron, a former McConnell staffer.
But Craft, a former US ambassador to Canada and later the United Nations under Trump’s administration, pumped millions of dollars of her family’s money into the race.
She received a late endorsement Monday from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, turning the primary into a proxy war of sorts ahead of DeSantis’ likely looming showdown with Trump in the 2024 Republican presidential primary. Trump, meanwhile, spoke at a tele-rally for Cameron on Sunday evening.
Craft downplayed Trump’s endorsement of Cameron, noting that it came when she was not officially in the race.
Cameron, in a debate earlier this month, shot back by pointing out that the former president attended the Kentucky Derby alongside Craft last year – and weeks later, endorsed Cameron.
“Kelly, you spent six months telling folks that you were going to get the Donald Trump endorsement. You had him at the Derby last year. And then I got the endorsement. And your team has been scrambling ever since,” Cameron said at the debate hosted by Kentucky Educational Television.
Craft leaned into attacks on transgender rights while slamming what she calls “woke ideology” in schools.
“We will not have transgenders in our school system,” she said Monday during a telephone town hall – a remark that prompted criticism from pro-LGBTQ rights advocates in Kentucky.
For his part, Quarles sought to win over voters who may be turned off by the ad battles between Cameron and Craft.
“It’s important that Republicans nominate a candidate who can unite the party,” he said in the early May debate.
While the governor’s race is Kentucky’s marquee contest of 2023, Kentucky’s Republican Secretary of State Michael Adams, a vocal defender of the state’s election practices, will win the GOP primary, CNN projected.
Adams fended off a challenge from Stephen Knipper, an information technology project manager who has made false claims of fraud in the Bluegrass State’s elections, as well as former state lawmaker Allen Maricle.
Adams will be the heavy favorite as he takes on Democratic former state Rep. Buddy Wheatley, who was unopposed for his party’s nomination, in November.
This story and headline have been updated with additional developments.
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CNN’s Ethan Cohen contributed to this story.
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2023-05-17T03:07:42+00:00
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krdo.com
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By STEVE KARNOWSKI
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The parents of Amir Locke, who was shot to death by a Minneapolis police officer when a SWAT team executed a no-knock search warrant one year ago, sued the city and the officer Friday, alleging he was “gunned down in cold blood” in violation of his constitutional rights.
Locke, 22, who was Black and had hoped to build a career as a hip-hop artist, was sleeping on a couch in his cousin’s downtown apartment when authorities entered without knocking Feb. 2, 2022, as part of an investigation into a homicide in neighboring St. Paul, in which Locke was not a suspect. Body camera video showed that Locke was holding a gun before he was shot seconds after the officers burst in.
“This has got to stop,” Locke’s mother, Karen Wells, said at a news conference. “Amir will be the face of banning no-knock warrants. He will not die in vain.”
Prosecutors declined last April to charge any of the officers involved, saying the video showed that Locke pointed a gun at Officer Mark Hanneman, justifying his use of deadly force.
But the lawsuit, filed in federal court by attorneys Ben Crump and Jeff Storms, alleges that Hanneman acted too hastily when he fired three times. And it disputes the official assertions that Locke pointed his gun at officers. It seeks unspecified damages and the appointment of an official to ensure that the city properly trains and supervises its officers.
“Amir, like many Americans, had a handgun within his reach while he slept. Even half-asleep, while Amir reached for the handgun, he demonstrated proper and responsible handling by keeping the handgun pointed away from the officers and keeping his finger off the trigger. Amir never raised the weapon in the direction of any officer or placed his finger on the trigger,” the complaint said.
“Any reasonable officer would have understood that Amir needed an opportunity to realize who and what was surrounding him, and then provide Amir with an opportunity to disarm himself. Hanneman failed to give Amir any such opportunity even though Amir never pointed the handgun at Hanneman or put his finger on the trigger,” the complaint continued.
Crump, who has been dubbed “Black America’s attorney general,” has won multimillion-dollar settlements in numerous police brutality cases, including $27 million for the family of George Floyd, whose killing by a Minneapolis officer sparked a nationwide reckoning on race.
“The City will review the Complaint when it receives it,” city spokesman Casper Hill said in an email.
Wells compared the video showing her son’s death to the video that she forced herself to watch of the beating death of Tyre Nichols by police in Memphis, Tennessee, “another person dying by the hands of those that said they’re here to protect and serve. … This can’t happen again.”
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and then-Hennepin County Attorney Michael Freeman said when they declined charges that Locke might not have been shot if not for the no-knock warrant. But they said there was insufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Hanneman violated state law on when police can use deadly force.
Locke was killed during the trial of three former Minneapolis police officers in federal court in St. Paul on civil rights charges in the murder of Floyd. Locke’s death rekindled distrust of police and sparked fresh protests over policing and racism.
And it led Mayor Jacob Frey to sharply restrict no-knock warrants, requiring officers to knock and wait before entering, with limited exceptions. While some lawmakers called for a statewide ban on no-knock warrants, the proposal died in the Legislature last year. Some lawmakers have expressed interest in bringing it back.
The complaint alleges that the use of the no-knock warrant that led to Locke’s death was “consistent with Minneapolis’s custom, pattern and practice of racial discrimination in policing.” And it alleges that police officials should have known from previous legal actions and citizen complaints involving Hanneman that he didn’t understand department policies or constitutional rights.
Locke was killed seconds after the SWAT team entered at 6:48 a.m. The body camera video showed one officer unlocking the door and going in, followed by at least four uniformed officers in protective gear. They repeatedly shouted, “Police, search warrant!” They also shouted “Hands!” and “Get on the ground!”
The edited video, released the day after, showed an officer kicking a sectional sofa, and Locke was shown wrapped in a comforter, holding a pistol. Three shots were heard and the video ended.
“I was convinced that the individual was going to fire their handgun and that I would suffer great bodily harm or death,” Hanneman wrote in his statement to investigators. “I felt in this moment that if I did not use deadly force myself, I would likely be killed.”
Crump has previously compared Locke’s death with that of Breonna Taylor, who was killed in a botched police raid in Kentucky in 2020 in which her boyfriend shot at officers first as they broke into her apartment.
“We should have learned from Breonna Taylor,” Storms said at the news conference. “We had a chance to not make the mistake ourselves. We had the notice as a city. … So we don’t learn from our mistakes and we don’t learn from the well-publicized mistakes of others.”
Locke’s cousin, Mekhi Camden Speed, who was 17 at the time of the raid, pleaded guilty last May to aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional murder while committing the felony of aggravated robbery for the Jan. 10, 2022, killing of Otis Elder, 38.
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Find the AP’s full coverage of the death of Amir Locke: https://apnews.com/hub/amir-locke
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2023-02-03T19:51:13+00:00
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twincities.com
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https://www.twincities.com/2023/02/03/family-of-minneapolis-man-killed-in-no-knock-raid-sues-city/
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Florida man’s arm amputated after he was attacked by a 10-foot alligator
(CNN) — A 23-year-old man has lost his arm after he was attacked by an alligator near a pond behind a bar in southwest Florida early Sunday morning, officials say.
“The responding crew treated a male patient who had an above-the-elbow amputation of his upper right extremity. Bystanders applied a tourniquet to the patient before we arrived,” Charlotte County Fire & EMS spokesperson Todd Dunn said in a statement.
An alligator trapper was later sent to the scene of the attack near Banditos, a bar in Port Charlotte, Florida, authorities said.
An alligator that was 10 feet and five inches long was removed from the pond and “humanely killed,” according to a release from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Serious injuries caused by alligators are rare in the state, the wildlife agency said.
The agency said it “places the highest priority on public safety” and cautioned people to avoid conflict with alligators by keeping a safe distance and swimming only in designated areas during daylight hours.
People should also never feed alligators, it said.
“When fed, alligators can lose their natural wariness and instead learn to associate people with the availability of food. This can lead to dangerous circumstances for yourself and other people who could encounter the alligator in the future,” the agency said.
Additionally, the agency advises residents to keep their pets on a leash and away from the water’s edge because the animals may appear as prey to alligators.
Through its Statewide Nuisance Alligator Program, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission contracts alligator trappers throughout the state to remove alligators that may pose a threat. Residents may call a hotline to report concerns about the animals.
“Generally, an alligator may be considered a nuisance if it’s at least 4 feet in length and believed to pose a threat to people, pets or property,” the agency’s website states.
The program aims to “proactively address alligator threats in developed areas, while conserving alligators in areas where they naturally occur,” according to the site.
The community of Port Charlotte is about 28 miles north of Fort Myers.
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2023-05-23T10:37:13+00:00
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wishtv.com
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https://www.wishtv.com/news/national/florida-mans-arm-amputated-after-he-was-attacked-by-a-10-foot-alligator/
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WILSON, N.C. (WGHP) — Joseph Gardner Jr., of Wilson, who uses inspiration from his son to pick his numbers, won a $120,000 jackpot after buying a $1 ticket, according to an NC Education Lottery news release.
“I’ve been playing a combination of my son’s birthday and the sports jersey numbers he used to wear,” Gardner said.
Gardner, 60, matched all five white balls in the Dec. 6 Cash 5 drawing to win the jackpot. He bought his lucky ticket from The Grocery Door on Nash Street Northwest in Wilson.
He said he first realized he won when he scanned his ticket at a convenience store, but he didn’t know how much until he got home and checked the numbers online.
“I was totally shocked,” he said. “It was a pretty good night to say the least.”
Gardner arrived at lottery headquarters Monday to collect his prize.
After required state and federal tax withholdings, he took home $85,213.
He said he will use his winnings to pay some bills and do some home repairs.
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2022-12-21T22:53:50+00:00
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wnct.com
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https://www.wnct.com/news/north-carolina-man-wins-120000-lottery-jackpot-with-numbers-inspired-by-son/
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Tom Brady opens up after Gisele Bündchen divorce: ‘It’s a very amicable situation’
TAMPA BAY, Fla. - Tom Brady is opening up after he and Gisele Bündchen announced their divorce last week.
On the SiriusXM podcast "Let’s Go! with Tom Brady, Larry Fitzgerald and Jim Gray," the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback was asked about the split Tuesday.
"Obviously, the good news is it's a very amicable situation and I'm really focused on two things: taking care of my family and certainly my children and, secondly, doing the best job I can to win football games," Brady revealed. "That's what professionals do. You focus at work when it's time to work, and then when you come home you focus on the priorities that are at home.
Brady and Bündchen married in 2009 after beginning their relationship in December 2006 when they were introduced by a mutual friend.
Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady attend the 2019 Met Gala celebrating "Camp: Notes on Fashion" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
"All you can do is the best you could do. That's what I'll just continue to do as long as I'm working and as long as I'm being a dad," Brady continued.
RELATED: Tom Brady, Gisele Bündchen finalize divorce after 13 years of marriage
The 45-year-old athlete opened up about the challenges of compartmentalizing work and his personal life, revealing that he has "dealt with a lot of challenging situations on and off the field" throughout his 23-year public career.
"I always say we're not actors. Even though we're on TV, you know, that is our real self out there," he said. "We're trying to do our best. That's how people have gotten to know me over the years by being on TV."
The Buccaneers are currently on a three-game losing streak and hold a 3-5 record.
RELATED: Jackson shines, Ravens beat Brady, struggling Bucs 27-22
Brady continued, "We all have our unique challenges in life. We're all humans. We do the best we can do," the seven-time Super Bowl champion said. "I have incredible parents that have always taught me the right way to do things. I want to be a great father to my children and always try to do things the right way as well. And to deal with things in your life that have challenges, you wanna deal with them in the best possible way."
Brady concluded, "So I want to always be able to hold my head high on and off the field, and I'm gonna try to continue to do that for as long as I'm here."
Brady and Bündchen finalize divorce
Tom Brady’s comments come less than one week after Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen announced they would be going their separate ways.
The announcement landed in the midst of Brady's 23rd NFL season, and just months after the seven-time Super Bowl champion put an end to his short-lived retirement.
Brady and Bündchen posted statements on Instagram, each saying they had "amicably" reached the decision.
In his Instagram story, Brady released the following:
"In recent days, my wife and I finalized our divorce from one another after 13 years of marriage. We arrived at this decision amicably and with gratitude for the time we spent together."
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Bündchen also issued a statement on her Instagram which read in part:
"The decision to end a marriage is never easy, but we have grown apart and while it is, of course, difficult to go through something like this, I feel blessed for the time we had together and only wish the best for Tom always."
A source told PEOPLE Magazine that the couple agreed to joint custody of the children.
"The settlement is all worked out," a source told PEOPLE. "They've been working on the terms this whole time."
FOX 13 Tampa contributed to this story.
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2022-11-01T23:55:32+00:00
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fox9.com
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https://www.fox9.com/news/tom-brady-opens-up-after-gisele-bundchen-divorce-its-a-very-amicable-situation
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Which deals are best now that Black Friday and Cyber Monday are over?
After the last five days of shopping euphoria, you may feel a little down. The biggest sales days of the year are done and you still have things to buy. But just because Black Friday and Cyber Monday are over, it doesn’t mean the deals have stopped. In fact, retailers aren’t ready to let go.
In fact, a number of popular products are still on sale. Some of this year’s most-sought-after gifts, for instance the Bose QuietComfort 45 Wireless Noise-Canceling Headphones, the Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro Earbuds and the Google Nest Security Cam are still marked down. To find the best post-sales deals, we’ve compiled a huge list and organized it according to retailers. You’ll find you can still get great deals on select products from Amazon, Best Buy, Kohl’s, Sephora and Wayfair.
Updated: November 28, 09:00 p.m. PT
Black and Decker, Bose and other trending deals
Black and Decker 20-Volt Max Cordless Drill Combo Kit: 50% off
This combo kit comes with four essential tools: a drill/driver, a reciprocating saw, a circular saw and an LED work light. All the tools work with the Black and Decker 20-volt Max battery (two are included in this set).
Sold by Amazon
Bose QuietComfort 45 Wireless Noise-Canceling Headphones: 30% off
Bose noise-canceling headphones use a set of tiny mics to measure and effectively cancel environmental noise so you can not only hear your music better, but protect your ears from loud volume as well. You can get up to 24 hours of battery life from a single full charge.
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Google Nest Security Cam: 30% off
This security cam is intelligent enough to know the difference between vehicles, animals and people so it can send smart alerts through the Google Home app. If your Wi-Fi ever goes down, the Google Nest can still record up to an hour of events, so you won’t miss anything.
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Calvin Klein Ck One Eau De Toilette: 46% off
When it comes to fragrance, Calvin Klein is a trusted brand. This exquisite blend of ingredients delivers a fresh, clean and contemporary offering with pineapple, mandarin orange, nutmeg, rose, sandalwood, cedar and more.
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Google Pixel 6a: 33% off
The Pixel 6a’s all-day battery adapts to how you use the phone so you can receive the full benefit of your charge. It has a 12-megapixel camera and included apps that can help you elevate your selfie game to a pro level.
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Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro Earbuds: 50% off
With four ambient levels, Samsung’s intelligent noise-canceling earbuds let the sounds in that you need to hear while canceling out the ones you don’t. You can answer calls instantly, and know the person on the other end can hear your voice clearly, no matter what environmental ruckus may be happening in the background.
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Sunny Health and Fitness rowing machine and other deals still worth shopping on Amazon
Sunny Health and Fitness Rowing Machine: 30% off
Rowing is one of the best exercises you can do because it delivers a whole-body workout. This model has large anti-slip foot pedals with adjustable straps that keep your feet secure. The console displays the time, calories burned and more.
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Elite Gourmet Smokeless Indoor Electric Barbecue Grill: ADD TO WISHLIST
If you love barbecues, you’ll want this handy indoor grill. It has five adjustable settings that heat up to 450 degrees using a circular element that cooks your food evenly. For safety, it features cool-touch handles.
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Everyday Essentials Vinyl-Coated Kettlebell: 26% off
If you’re looking for a compact piece of exercise gear that gives you one of the most intense workouts you’ve ever experienced, a kettlebell is the answer. This vinyl-coated weight has a flat bottom and a nonslip grip to give you complete control.
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Villeroy And Boch Artesano Hot Beverages Tumblers: 60% off
Sometimes a mug just doesn’t have the right aesthetics. These two extra-large tumblers are made of borosilicate glass so they can hold either hot or cold beverages.
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Yes4All Plastic Wobble Balance Board: 13% off
A balance trainer is a great tool to add to your daily fitness routine. It helps you develop core muscles and can be used to intensify hundreds of exercises, from squats to pushups.
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Other top deals still worth shopping on Amazon
- Even though Cyber Monday is over, you can still get this top mini air fryer for 17% off.
- Need a new mouse for your computer? Don’t worry, this popular one is still on sale for 58% off.
- Forgot about that home repair? That’s OK, this powerful drill/driver is still available at 32% off.
- If you want to stay warm and dry this winter, this jacket is still on sale at 45% off.
Cricut Maker 3 and other deals still worth shopping on Best Buy
Cricut Maker 3: $50 off
If you’re a crafter, a Cricut machine elevates your game so you can produce professional-quality items. Bring your imagination to life with this versatile machine that cuts, debosses, engraves and more.
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Canon EOS R10 Mirrorless Camera: $100 off
A smartphone is suitable for hobbyists and getting content on your social media, but when you want to go pro, a dedicated camera is best. This 24.2-megapixel camera can shoot pictures and video and capture fast-moving images in great detail.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra: $300 off
It’s not called ultra for nothing. This large-screen tablet has an HD camera and real-feel pen and can multitask. It has a fast-charging port and even offers expandable storage (up to 1 terabyte).
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WowWee HydraQuad: $25 off
This 3-in-1 hybrid stunt drone can execute 360-degree turns, climb up to 150 feet and perform a wide variety of aerial maneuvers. After an exhilarating flight, it can land on ground or water.
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Philips 3200 Series Fully Automatic Espresso Machine: $100 off
Caffeinated beverages are a daily essential for many. This top-quality espresso machine makes five types of coffee from fresh beans with an intuitive touch display that lets you adjust every aspect, from strength to froth.
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Other top deals still worth shopping on Best Buy
- This fitness tracker is an excellent way to take charge of your health at 38% off.
- Your game is only as good as your laptop. This highly rated Razor is a winning choice at 23% off.
- Hear every thump of your music with this Sonos subwoofer. You can get it for 20% off.
- This Waterpik ION water flosser is a great buy for anyone interested in caring for their gums and teeth. You can get it for 22% off.
- Even though Cyber Monday is over, you can still get this Bowflex Treadmill 10 for 35% off.
Ninja DualBrew Pro and other deals still worth shopping on Kohl’s
Ninja DualBrew Pro Specialty Coffee System: 36% off
The Ninja coffee system is a dual coffee maker that can brew either grounds or pods. It has a built-in milk frother. The clean function, removable water reservoir and dishwasher-safe parts make this system easy to clean.
Sold by Kohl’s
Ring Video Doorbell: SOLD OUT
This model comes with a built-in, rechargeable battery so it is easy to instal. The infra red night vision lets you see who is at your door any time of the day or night, while the two-way talk lets you communicate with your visitors, even if you aren’t currently at home.
Sold by Kohl’s
Women’s Columbia Suttle Mountain Insulated Coat: 39% off
If you want to stay warm this season, this hooded, insulated coat is the way to go. It has a thermal reflective, water-resistant shell, adjustable cuffs and a zippered chest pocket.
Sold by Kohl’s
Shark ION Robot Vacuum: SOLD OUT
Shark’s robot vacuum avoids furniture, walls, ledges and stairs. It can navigate your home, providing an exceptional cleaning with its innovative tri-brush system. For convenience, you can also control this model with your voice or phone.
Sold by Kohl’s
SO Paulina Women’s Faux-Fur Winter Boots: 75% off
With its plush collar and faux fur lining, this cozy boot is as comfortable as it is stylish. It also features a padded footbed, a round toe and rugged traction. The durable materials help ensure these boots will last beyond the season.
Sold by Kohl’s
Other top deals still worth shopping on Kohl’s
- This knife block has a built-in sharpener so every time you insert or remove a blade, it gets sharper. It is still on sale for 57% off.
- The Ninja Foodi is a highly versatile countertop cooking appliance that is available at 40% off.
- You can stay warm the entire winter season with this heated plush sherpa blanket. It is currently available for 66% off.
- At 58% off, you can get this Samsonite Hardside Luggage, so you’ll be ready to go wherever you want to travel.
- These classic Gloria Vanderbilt Women’s Jeans are on sale for 68% off.
Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Longwear Foundation and other deals still worth shopping on Sephora
Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Longwear Foundation: $23 off
The secret ingredients in this longwear formula are grape seed oil and sodium hyaluronate. It is a cruelty-free, liquid foundation that gives you medium-to-full coverage while hydrating your skin.
Sold by Sephora
Sephora Collection Clean Foundation Brush: 50% off
The Sephora Collection foundation brush lets you apply light, buildable coverage. It has a circular head with soft-yet-dense vegan bristles. It is suitable for liquid and cream formulas
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Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze Sculpting Wax: ADD TO WISHLIST
Eyebrows can be troublesome. Those short hairs can lean in every direction, giving you an unkempt look. This styling wax tames those unruly hairs with extreme hold, giving you a secret paraben-free weapon to look your best.
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Pat McGrath Labs MatteTrance Lipstick: 31% off
This richly pigmented lipstick coats your lips in a single stroke with a lightweight matte color. It has a creamy, hydrating formula that keeps your lips nourished and looking strikingly chic.
Sold by Sephora
T3 Afar Lightweight Travel-Size Hair Dryer: 25% off
The T3 hair dryer uses ion-rich air to dry your hair quickly and gently. It is suitable for any type of hair, whether it is fine and straight or thick and coily. The compact design makes it ideal for travel.
Sold by Sephora
Other top deals still worth shopping on Sephora
- This ultra-soft lip balm provides a sheer wash of nourishing color. It is still on sale for $5 off.
- This Glisten and Glow highlighting skin illuminator gives you that dewy look without the shine. You can still get it for 50% off.
Cuisinart Air Fryer and other deals still worth shopping on Wayfair
Cuisinart Air Fryer: 30% off
This eight-function air fryer can bake, broil, warm, toast, air fry and more. It has a 3-pound capacity and can heat up to 450 degrees. The intuitive controls make it easy to operate while the nonstick interior makes it easy to clean.
Sold by Wayfair
Andover Mills Artificial Christmas Tree: 56% off
The Andover Mills artificial fir tree is 7.5 feet tall and has a footed base for stability. The slender design means it can fit nearly anywhere in your home. If one of the lights on this tree goes out, there’s no need to worry because the rest will remain lit.
Sold by Wayfair
Henckels 16-Piece Knife Block Set: 68% off
This impressive knife block comes with a bread knife, a chef’s knife, a paring knife, a carving knife, scissors, steak knives and more. The blades feature a durable full tang construction and are dishwasher safe.
Sold by Wayfair
Margaritaville Frozen Drink Maker: 30% off
This appliance can make a 36-ounce pitcher of margarita or another frozen drink in one step. The 400 watts of power can easily shave and blend to give you the perfect consistency for your party drinks.
Sold by Wayfair
Kohler Toilet Seat Bidet: 55% off
The Kohler bidet is a luxury model that gives you everything you want. It offers adjustable water temperature, adjustable water pressure, warm air drying, an LED light, odor control and more.
Sold by Wayfair
Other top deals still worth shopping on Wayfair
- It is important to have all the tools you need for cooking. This nonstick cookware set is on sale for 64% off.
- This stylish black metal bed is a great buy at 57% off.
- If you want convenience in the kitchen, this 8-quart Ninja 9-in-1 pressure cooker/air fryer delivers. It is on sale for 21% off.
- KitchenAid makes more than quality mixers. This semiautomatic espresso machine is a great value at 27% off.
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2022-11-29T11:56:31+00:00
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fox44news.com
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https://www.fox44news.com/reviews/br/apparel-br/holiday-br/even-though-black-friday-and-cyber-monday-are-over-these-deals-are-still-worth-shopping/
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SAN MATEO, Calif., Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GoPro, Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRO) today announced that it will release its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022, after the market closes on November 3, 2022. GoPro management will host a conference call and live webcast following the release at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time) to discuss the Company's financial results. A webcast link and management commentary will be posted on the "Events & Presentations" section of the Company's Investor Relations website at gopro.com prior to the start of the call.
To listen to the live conference call, please call +1 833-927-1758 (US) or +1 929-526-1599 (International) and enter access code 695322. A replay will be available on the investor page referenced above from approximately two hours after the call through February 1, 2023.
Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2022, GoPro helps the world to capture and share itself in immersive and exciting ways.
For more information, visit GoPro.com. Open roles can be found on our careers page. Members of the press can access official logos and imagery on our press portal. GoPro customers can submit their photos and videos to GoPro Awards for an opportunity to be featured on GoPro's social channels and receive gear and cash awards. Connect with GoPro on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube, and GoPro's blog The Current.
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2022-10-13T20:43:48+00:00
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kmvt.com
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https://www.kmvt.com/prnewswire/2022/10/13/gopro-announces-third-quarter-2022-earnings-webcast/
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Which nightstand is best?
A nightstand should be practical and functional, blending your sense of style with convenient features. Whether you’re looking for something sleek and modern or something more, you need a reliable, well-built stand. The Home Decorators Collection Chennai White Wash Nightstand is made from real wood and comes with a high-quality style that will freshen up any bedroom.
What to know before you buy a nightstand
Materials
Most nightstands are constructed from traditional wood or manufactured wood such as pressboard or medium density fiberboard. Occasionally, nightstands are made from mixed materials such as fiberboard and plastic or wood and glass.
The legs are built one of two ways. Either they are constructed from the same wood or faux wood material as the drawers or they are made from a sturdy metal, likely steel. When it comes to handles, some nightstands feature cutout handles but most use metal or glass hardware.
Dimensions
A standard nightstand usually measures 24-38 inches tall, making it level or a little taller than the average bed which stands at about 25 inches tall. Keep in mind that some mattresses go up to 30 inches in height and you should choose your nightstand accordingly.
The width for a nightstand is 21-29 inches and the depth falls between 12-30 inches. A narrow bed usually looks better with a narrower nightstand to match. A twin-size bed pairs well with a smaller nightstand while full- to king-size beds do best with a wider nightstand.
Designated storage space
There are a few ways a nightstand provides you with storage space. Some nightstands use one of these methods while others mix and match or twice the organizational space.
- Drawers are usually featured at the top of the nightstand for easy access. There can be one drawer or up to three.
- Shelving typically rests at the bottom of the nightstand with one or two shelves divided into two to four sections.
- Cabinets are great if you want shelves but you don’t want them to be visible. One or two doors open at the front of the nightstand to reveal the inner shelving. These doors can also add additional stylistic details.
What to look for in a quality nightstand
Built-in outlets
You might recognize nightstands with built-in electrical outlets from hotel furniture, but it’s also a convenience you can enjoy at home. A nightstand like this has two outlets on the front or the side in an area that is easy to access. You use a cord in the back to plug the nightstand into the wall and then you can plug lamps or other devices directly into the easy-to-reach outlets.
USB compatibility
In recent years, nightstands have started to come with two built-in USB ports. This is great for people who like to charge phones, tablets or other smart devices near the bed where they’ll have easy access to them.
Lights
Some nightstands feature a built-in lighting system for lower-level shelving. It’s great because it helps you find things in the dark and in some instances can prevent the need for a bedside lamp. It also functions as a night light to give the floor some visibility if you have to get out of bed for anything after you’ve turned the light off.
How much you can expect to spend on a nightstand
A single nightstand usually costs $35-$300. A matching set of two costs $80-$500.
Nightstand FAQ
How is a nightstand different from an end table?
A. While some small tables can be used as a nightstand or an end table, the biggest difference is storage space. A nightstand features drawers or shelves while end tables tend to be more simplistic with fewer extras.
Do nightstand drawers lock?
A. Unless the listing specifies a locking drawer, most nightstands usually don’t have locking mechanisms. If you are confident with tools or woodworking, you can customize your nightstand with a fingerprint or manual lock.
What’s the best nightstand to buy?
Top nightstand
Home Decorators Collection Chennai White Wash Nightstand
What you need to know: This nightstand is crafted from whitewashed mango wood and outfitted with brass hardware. It measures 29.5 inches by 35 inches by 18 inches in size.
What you’ll love: It’s very sturdy and there is no assembly required. It features two intricately carved doors that open out to interior storage space. There is a removable shelf on the inside.
What you should consider: The white is brighter and less distressed than the photos indicate.
Where to buy: Sold by Home Depot
Top nightstand for the money
What you need to know: This nightstand is made from manufactured wood with a steel frame and matching metal hardware. It measures 21.7 inches by 25.7 inches by 15.7 inches in size.
What you’ll love: There is a top drawer and a bottom shelf for optimal storage. It comes in three attractive wood-inspired colors. You can purchase a single nightstand or a matching set of two. It’s sturdy and offers a lot for the price.
What you should consider: It is difficult to assemble.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Rolanstar Nightstand With Charging Station
What you need to know: This farmhouse nightstand is made from engineered wood with a built-in charging station and metal hardware. It measures 25.2 inches by 15.7 inches by 17.5 inches in size.
What you’ll love: It’s sturdy and easy to assemble. It plugs into the wall and has a charging panel on top with two outlets and two USB ports. There’s an edge around the top to keep items from falling on the floor. There’s a top drawer and a door that opens to two lower shelves. It comes in gray and rustic brown.
What you should consider: It looks great but it’s not built to last for a long time.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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2022-07-19T22:05:25+00:00
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wboy.com
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https://www.wboy.com/reviews/br/home-br/tables-br/best-nightstand/
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Rain expected Friday, through most of Mother’s Day weekend
PHILADELPHIA - After a run of warm and sunny days across the Delaware Valley, conditions will be taking a turn when showers move into the area Friday and stick around through most of the weekend.
Showers that will start on Friday are expected to last through early Sunday morning. Temperatures are expected to approach 60 Friday, but highs in the 50s are expected each of the next three days.
Forecasters expected rain to move into the area late Friday morning from west to east. Periods of rain, including some heavy rain, will continue through the day.
Conditions will worsen Saturday as a coastal storm moves through the area. Rain could be heavy at times with possible wind gusts of 30-50 mph.
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Minor coastal flooding is possible down the shore Saturday.
Showers are expected to linger into Sunday morning, before skies begin to clear later in the day. Gusty winds will also be around Sunday.
By Sunday, forecasters say we could see 1-3 inches of rain across the region.
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FRIDAY: Rainy and chilly. High: 58, Low: 54
SATURDAY: Rainy and windy. High: 54, Low: 50
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2022-05-06T12:31:29+00:00
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fox29.com
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https://www.fox29.com/news/rain-expected-friday-through-most-of-mothers-day-weekend
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OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Medical Solutions, one of the largest healthcare talent ecosystems, is proud to be named a Training APEX Award recipient by Training Magazine. As a recipient, Medical Solutions is recognized as one of the top organizations globally for employer-sponsored training and development programming.
During the Training 2023 Conference & Expo black-tie gala held February 13, 2023, in Orlando, Florida, the ranking of all 105 award winners was announced. Medical Solutions was ranked sixth and was one of only two staffing companies included in the list.
"As an organization, Medical Solutions is dedicated to the growth of our employees through training and development programs that span each stage of the employee journey. We've created a culture of learning, meeting employees where they are, and delivering various programs that inspire, educate, and engage," said Liz Hall, Vice President of Talent Engagement, Medical Solutions. "Receiving the APEX Training Award is an absolute honor. Our learning and development team is committed to creating impactful programs that our employees want and need for professional growth and continued success."
"Medical Solutions believes that investing in our employees is investing in the success of our company," said Craig Meier, Chief Executive Officer, Medical Solutions. "Our learning and development team has created world-class programs to allow our employees to grow personally and professionally. Their efforts have elevated the employee experience and have had a positive impact on engagement, satisfaction, retention, and performance. I'm incredibly proud of our team."
To be considered for an APEX Training Award, organizations were scored on a variety of benchmarking statistics, as well as a range of qualitative and quantitative factors. These statistics and factors scored include, but are not limited to, total training budget, scope of training programs provided, training linked to business/business unit goals, and business outcomes resulting from training.
This is the fifth consecutive year Medical Solutions has been recognized by Training Magazine.
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2023-02-15T18:08:41+00:00
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kswo.com
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https://www.kswo.com/prnewswire/2023/02/15/creating-legacy-medical-solutions-receives-training-apex-award-learning-development-programs/
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Twins vs. Guardians Predictions & Picks: Odds, Moneyline, Spread - June 2
Friday's contest that pits the Minnesota Twins (30-27) against the Cleveland Guardians (25-31) at Target Field has a projected final score of 4-2 (based on our computer prediction) in favor of the Twins, who is slightly favored in this matchup according to our model. Game time is at 8:10 PM on June 2.
The Twins will give the ball to Bailey Ober (3-2, 2.68 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 4 on the season, and the Guardians will turn to Aaron Civale (1-1, 2.84 ERA).
Twins vs. Guardians Game Info & Odds
- When: Friday, June 2, 2023 at 8:10 PM ET
- Where: Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- How to Watch on TV: Apple TV+
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
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Twins vs. Guardians Score Prediction
Our pick for this contest is Twins 4, Guardians 2.
Total Prediction for Twins vs. Guardians
- Total Prediction: Under 8 runs
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Twins Performance Insights
- The Twins have played as the favorite in five of their past 10 games and have gone 3-2 in those contests.
- In its last 10 games with a total, Minnesota and its opponents have failed to hit the over five times.
- The Twins have four wins against the spread in their last eight chances.
- This season, the Twins have been favored 34 times and won 23, or 67.6%, of those games.
- This season Minnesota has won 16 of its 25 games, or 64%, when favored by at least -135 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 57.4% chance of a victory for the Twins.
- Minnesota has scored the 12th-most runs in the majors this season with 263 (4.6 per game).
- The Twins have a 3.48 team ERA that ranks second across all MLB pitching staffs.
Guardians Performance Insights
- The Guardians have played as the underdog in four of their past 10 games and have gone 2-2 in those contests.
- When it comes to the over/under, Cleveland and its opponents are 3-7-0 in its previous 10 games.
- The Guardians have gone 5-2-0 against the runline over their past 10 games (seven of those games had a runline set by bookmakers).
- The Guardians have come away with 10 wins in the 23 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- Cleveland has a win-loss record of 7-7 when favored by +110 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
- The Guardians have an implied victory probability of 47.6% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- Cleveland is the third-lowest scoring team in MLB action averaging 3.7 runs per game (206 total).
- Guardians pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.93 ERA this year, 10th-best in baseball.
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2023-06-02T20:09:53+00:00
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witn.com
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https://www.witn.com/sports/betting/2023/06/02/twins-guardians-mlb-picks-predictions/
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LAS VEGAS, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE: AMH) (the "Company"), a leading provider of high-quality single-family homes for rent, today announced that the Board of Trustees declared a dividend of $0.18 per share on the Company's common shares for the third quarter of 2022. The distribution will be payable in cash on September 30, 2022 to shareholders of record on September 15, 2022.
The Board of Trustees also declared a per share quarterly distribution on the Company's cumulative redeemable perpetual preferred shares of $0.36719 per share on the 5.875% Series G shares and $0.39063 per share on the 6.250% Series H shares payable in cash on September 30, 2022 to shareholders of record on September 15, 2022.
About American Homes 4 Rent
American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE: AMH) is a leading single-family property owner, leasing operator, and build-to-rent developer. Recent achievements include being named a 2022 Great Place to Work®, a 2022 Top U.S. Homebuilder by Builder100, one of America's Most Responsible Companies 2022 and America's Most Trusted Companies 2022 by Newsweek and Statista, and a Top ESG Regional Performer by Sustainalytics. We are an internally managed Maryland real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on acquiring, developing, renovating, leasing, and managing homes as rental properties. As of March 31, 2022, we owned 57,984 single-family properties in select submarkets in 22 states.
Additional information about American Homes 4 Rent is available on our website at www.americanhomes4rent.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" that relate to beliefs, expectations or intentions and similar statements concerning matters that are not of historical fact and are generally accompanied by words such as "believe," "expect," "will," "intend," "anticipate" or other words that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes. These forward-looking statements include the payment and anticipated timing of the payment of distributions of the Company's common and preferred shares. The Company has based these forward-looking statements on its current expectations and assumptions about future events. While the Company's management considers these expectations to be reasonable, they are inherently subject to risks, contingencies and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the Company's control and could adversely affect our cash flows and ability to pay distributions. Additional information about these and other important factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from anticipated results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements is available in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to conform to actual results or changes in expectations, except as required by applicable law.
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Phone: (855) 794-2447
Email: investors@ah4r.com
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Phone: (805) 413-5088
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2022-08-03T21:01:14+00:00
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newschannel10.com
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https://www.newschannel10.com/prnewswire/2022/08/03/american-homes-4-rent-announces-distributions/
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) _ International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. (THM) on Thursday reported a loss of $295,000 in its third quarter.
The Vancouver, British Columbia-based company said it had a loss of less than 1 cent on a per-share basis.
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This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on THM at https://www.zacks.com/ap/THM
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2022-11-10T15:16:37+00:00
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seattlepi.com
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https://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/International-Tower-Q3-Earnings-Snapshot-17574066.php
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LONDON — Five leading supermarket chains in Britain have limited the number of some vegetables that customers can buy, deepening the pressure on policymakers to confront the shrinking supply of salad ingredients.
Last weekend, Lidl, the German discount supermarket chain, said it was limiting the sale of cucumbers, peppers and tomatoes to three per customer, joining four other chains — Tesco, Asda, Morrisons and Aldi — that have capped the sales of some produce. Lidl said there was good availability in its stores and that the measures were precautionary.
Together, the five chains represent about two-thirds of the market share of grocery stores in Britain.
So, where have all of the tomatoes gone?
Frosty temperatures in Spain, the primary supplier of British vegetables, have damaged crops, particularly in the Spanish province of Almería, where tomato sales were down 22% in the first two weeks of February, compared with a year ago, according to Fepex, an organization representing Spanish producers and exporters of fruits and vegetables. Cucumber sales fell 21%, and pepper and eggplant sales fell 25%, the organization said.
Have other European countries been affected?
Not as much.
Other European countries, including the Netherlands, that also rely on imported produce during the winter have seen some supply constraints, but not to the same extent as Britain. Several experts attributed the shortage in Britain to supermarkets not having invested enough in local production.
Furthermore, supermarkets in other European countries have been more willing to pay higher prices for vegetables in short supply, earning them preferential treatment from suppliers, while British supermarkets have been more focused on keeping prices low for consumers, said Sue Pritchard, the CEO of the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission.
“It has pushed us right down to the bottom of the queue when those difficult export choices are being made,” Pritchard said. The economics for British growers are even less favorable this year because higher energy prices have made heating greenhouses prohibitively expensive, she said.
In the Netherlands, several grocery chains said Tuesday that stock was returning to normal levels, according to Marc Wever, a spokesperson for the Central Bureau for Food Retail, a trade association representing Dutch supermarkets.
“There were and are hardly any major shortages here and certainly no caps on fruits and vegetables as we see in other countries, for example,” he said.
Does this have anything to do with Brexit?
Not really. Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union in 2020 has led to some higher costs but is not to blame for the shortages, Spain’s agriculture minister, Luis Planas, told The Financial Times. Shortages of vegetables, including zucchinis, eggplants, lettuce and celery, also occurred in Britain before it left the bloc. A spell of bad weather in Spain in 2017 led British newspapers to refer to the period as a “courgette crisis.”
Tom Holder, a spokesperson for the British Retail Consortium, a trade association, said Brexit had not exacerbated supply shortages, since British checks on food and fresh products imported from the European Union had not yet come into effect.
Britain may see Brexit-related issues in the summer, however, if the country continues to struggle to find seasonal workers to help harvest produce, he said. In a typical year, Britain imports about 95% of its tomatoes in March from abroad, compared with 40% in June, according to the British Retail Consortium.
While Brexit has created additional costs and administrative work for Spanish exporters to Britain, the value of Spanish exports to Britain has grown since Britain left the European Union.
How long will the limits on purchases last?
The restrictions will likely last for just a few weeks, according to the British Retail Consortium. Fepex, the Spanish organization representing producers, said that an increase in temperatures in the next few weeks could improve the situation.
Why don’t British supermarkets source more produce locally?
Joanna Blythman, the author of “Shopped: The Shocking Power of British Supermarkets,” said British supermarkets have not supported local producers, opting instead for less expensive suppliers abroad, whereas grocery stores in other European countries are more committed to buying local and regional products.
“What we’re reaping here is the results of letting the supermarkets be too powerful, to the detriment of producers in this country, and it’s putting our food security at risk,” she said.
Ed Davey, an expert on global food policy for the World Resources Institute, a research organization, attributed the problem not just to the weather, but to British grocers’ overreliance on imported fruit and vegetables. He said British supermarkets, which are highly competitive, had relied on “just in time” delivery of fruits and vegetables from overseas without doing enough to support local farmers.
“For too long, Britain has had an unhealthy national food system, and we haven’t done enough to make healthy, fresh, seasonal, local fruits and vegetables available at affordable prices for the people of the country,” he said.
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2023-03-01T21:35:53+00:00
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seattletimes.com
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https://www.seattletimes.com/business/3-tomatoes-at-a-time-why-u-k-supermarkets-are-rationing-vegetables/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world
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FWC recommends charges against man seen beating shark on video
By WESH News Staff
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INDIAN HARBOUR BEACH, Florida (WESH) — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission has recommended charges against a man seen on video beating a shark with a hammer.
According to an FWC spokesperson, the agency is recommending two misdemeanors against the man based on their investigation.
The State Attorney’s Office will determine if any charges are filed. WESH is not naming the man because he has not been charged yet.
The disturbing video was taken on Dec. 20 from the Harbour House Oceanfront surf cam in Indian Harbour Beach. The clip shows a fisherman who caught what appeared to be a five-foot shark and clubbed it to death with a hammer, then tossed it back into the ocean.
Witnesses called in the incident, and that’s when FWC began their investigation. In an email from December, FWC said it “responded to witness reports and video evidence of an individual striking a shark with a hammer” and that the agency takes “potential resource violations seriously and is currently investigating this incident.”
The shocking video stirred an outcry in the Brevard County coastal community. The local government is taking measures to prevent it from happening again. Proposed revisions to city ordinances will expand the no-fishing areas around the two beach parks in Indian Harbour Beach. And it’ll include a civil fine in addition to the existing misdemeanor.
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2023-01-27T20:07:06+00:00
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kyma.com
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Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger arraignment: What to expect
MOSCOW, Idaho - Bryan Kohberger, the 28-year-old criminology buff accused of ambushing sleeping college students with a large knife in November, is expected to be arraigned Monday morning on murder and other charges.
And if he finally enters a plea, it would trigger a countdown – giving prosecutors two months to officially announce that they are seeking the death penalty in connection with the ambush slayings of Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen, both 21, as well as Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin, 20.
"Upon entry of plea, the most morbid of all clocks starts ticking – the prosecuting attorney has 60 days to file, in writing, a notice of intent to seek the death penalty," said Edwina Elcox, a prominent Boise-based defense attorney who previously represented "cult mom" Lori Vallow.
There are several potential outcomes – although experts say surprises are always possible:
Ethan Chapin, 20, Xana Kernodle, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, along with the women's two other roommates in Kaylee Goncalves' final Instagram post, shared the day before the slayings. (@kayleegoncalves/Instagram)
Possible scenarios in court Monday:
- He’ll likely plead not guilty or not enter a plea at all.
A guilty plea would be highly unlikely given Kohberger's defense team just added the high-powered Elisa Massoth, according to Elcox.
Massoth once attended the same college as the four victims, is certified to defend death penalty cases and boasts of being "one of the top criminal defense lawyers in Idaho."
One of her previous cases includes the overturning of a conviction for a man accused of attempted murder and kidnapping. The case appeared on "America's Most Wanted," and he received four consecutive life sentences plus 50 years, according to the National Registry of Exonerations.
- If the entry of a plea is postponed, he would likely be due back in court in a couple of weeks.
- If he does enter a plea, the 60-day countdown begins for prosecutors to formally file their intent to seek the death penalty.
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Idaho recently reinstated the firing squad as an option.
Whether Kohberger enters a plea or not, another countdown will also kick off – a six-month deadline for his constitutionally protected right to a speedy trial, Elcox told Fox News Digital.
- If there's a plea deal in the works, it's likely not going to be announced Monday.
The best the defense could hope for in this case would be to plead to the murder charges while avoiding the death penalty, Elcox said.
- A scheduling conference and hearing on a defense motion to compel discovery are also on the calendar, although the arraignment may bump them back.
"I do not think we get many surprises," said Paul Mauro, a New York-based attorney and former NYPD inspector. "If I had to guess: He pleads not guilty; we do not get a ruling on the discovery motion regarding the DNA…[and]we do get some scheduling dates."
It's been almost five months since Kohberger's Dec. 30 arrest at his parents' house in Pennsylvania's Poconos Mountains – and seven months since police allege he entered an off-campus home and stabbed four University of Idaho students inside, with two others narrowly escaping.
RELATED: Idaho murder victim Kaylee Goncalves' family ready to face Bryan Kohberger's trial
The suspected killer was a student at the nearby Washington State University, less than 10 miles away, where he was trying to get a Ph.D. in the department of criminal justice and criminology.
But on Nov. 13, around 4 a.m. on a Saturday as both schools were approaching Thanksgiving break, police allege that Kohberger crept into the King Road home with a knife, massacred the students and slipped out the back door.
Bryan Christopher Kohberger is seen for the first time since his arrest Friday outside the Monroe County Courthouse in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. He is accused of the Moscow, Idaho, quadruple homicide. (Fox News Digital)
One housemate saw a masked man with "bushy eyebrows" after hearing sounds of a struggle, according to court documents, and detectives alleged that Kohberger returned to the crime scene once again hours after the murders.
RELATED: Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger hires new lawyer
For months, he has sat in the Latah County Jail in Moscow, Idaho, where Magistrate Judge Megan Marshall ordered him held without bail.
After a grand jury indicted him on four charges of first-degree murder and a count of felony burglary, his plans to fight the evidence used to arrest him at a preliminary hearing scheduled for the end of June are out the window.
Latah County Magistrate Judge Megan Marshall speaks during a January 2023 hearing for Bryan Kohberger, inset, the suspect in the stabbing deaths of four students near the University of Idaho. (Kai Eiselein/Pool)
The indictment means prosecutors don't have to convince Marshall that police had sufficient probable cause to arrest Kohberger – and it spares the surviving housemates from having to face cross-examination from Kohberger's defense team in what Kootenai County Public Defender Anne Taylor expected to be a five-day preliminary hearing.
Kohberger could face the death penalty on any of the four first-degree murder charges.
There's a chance that the sides could reach a deal for Kohberger to plead guilty to the murders in exchange to be spared from death row, Elcox said.
RELATED: Slain Idaho students to receive posthumous honors at spring commencement
But things could also go the other way.
"Potential surprise is that the state puts death penalty on the table, no deals," she said.
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2023-05-22T15:57:58+00:00
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fox13seattle.com
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In the span of six days, four young people across the U.S. have been shot — one fatally — for making one of the most ordinary and unavoidable mistakes in everyday life: showing up at the wrong place.
A man shot and wounded two cheerleaders outside a Texas supermarket early Tuesday after one of them said she mistakenly got into his car thinking it was her own.
A group looking for a friend’s house in upstate New York arrived in the wrong driveway only for one of them to be shot to death Saturday night, authorities said.
In Missouri last Thursday, a Kansas City teen was shot twice after going to the wrong home to pick up his younger brothers, raising questions about the state’s “stand your ground law” and heightening racial tensions.
This type of gun violence is not rare, said Jonathan Metzl, who directs Vanderbilt University’s Department of Medicine, Health and Society. The shootings have drawn attention because they are so extreme and in such quick succession.
But they show how “stand your ground” laws have fueled a belief that people can use guns defensively “anytime they perceive a threat,” he said.
Below is a brief glance of each shooting and the ensuing criminal investigations in Missouri, New York and Texas.
THE SHOOTING IN KANSAS CITY
Honors student Ralph Yarl, 16, mixed up the address when he went to pick up his twin brothers on Thursday night. Instead of going to 115th Terrace, he showed up at the home of Andrew Lester, 84.
Lester, who is white, told police he had just gotten in bed when he heard the doorbell. Before answering, he grabbed his revolver. Lester said he then saw Yarl, who is Black, pulling on the storm door handle, something Yarl disputes, according to the probable cause statement.
Lester told police he thought the teen was attempting to break into the home and he was “scared to death,” the statement said. Without saying a word, Lester fired twice.
Yarl said the first shot struck him in the head, knocking him to the ground. As he lay there, the second bullet pierced his arm. Yarl told police he fled as the homeowner yelled, “Don’t come around here,” the statement said.
Lester was charged with first-degree assault Monday and turned himself in Tuesday.
Some civil rights leaders have called for a hate crime charge, but Zachary Thompson, Clay County prosecuting attorney, said first-degree assault is a higher-level crime with a longer sentence — up to life in prison.
The wounded teen is recovering at home, and his mother, Cleo Nagbe, said the trauma is evident. She told “CBS Mornings” co-host Gayle King that her son mostly “just sits there and stares and the buckets of tears just rolls down his eyes.”
Legal experts believe Lester’s lawyers will claim self-defense under Missouri’s “stand your ground” law, which allows for the use of deadly force if a person fears for his or her life. Missouri is one of roughly 30 states with such statutes.
St. Louis defense attorney Nina McDonnell said prosecutors have a strong case but the “stand your ground” defense is a “huge hurdle” to overcome.
But Ari Freilich, an attorney and state policy director with the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, said nothing in the law “allows someone to shoot first and ask questions later when someone innocently rings a doorbell.”
THE SHOOTING IN UPSTATE NEW YORK
Kaylin Gillis, 20, was traveling through the rural town of Hebron with three other people Saturday night when the group turned onto a property that was not the friend’s house they were looking for, authorities said. They were met with gunfire in the driveway.
The group was trying to turn the car around when the homeowner, Kevin Monahan, 65, came out onto his porch and fired two shots, according to Washington County Sheriff Jeffrey Murphy.
One round hit Gillis, killing her.
They drove to the neighboring town of Salem, near the Vermont state line, and called 911, said Murphy, who noted the area has limited cell phone service.
Monahan was booked into the Warren County jail on a charge of second-degree murder. It wasn’t clear whether he had an attorney who could speak on his behalf.
Murphy said at a news conference Monday that there was ”no reason for Mr. Monahan to feel threatened.”
New York doesn’t have a “stand your ground” law.
THE SHOOTING IN TEXAS
A man shot and wounded two cheerleaders in a supermarket parking lot after one of them said she mistakenly got into his car thinking it was her own.
The shooting in Elgin, east of Austin, happened early Tuesday in an area that serves as a carpool pickup spot for members of the Woodlands Elite Cheer Company, team owner Lynne Shearer said.
Heather Roth said she got out of her friend’s car and into a vehicle she thought was hers, but there was a stranger in the passenger seat, KTRK-TV reported. She said she panicked and got back into her friend’s car, but the man got out of his vehicle and approached. She said she tried to apologize through her friend’s car window, but the man threw up his hands, pulled out a gun and opened fire.
Roth was grazed by a bullet and treated at the scene, police said. Her teammate Payton Washington, 18, was shot in the leg and back. Washington was flown to a hospital in critical condition.
Police arrested a suspect, 25-year-old Pedro Tello Rodriguez Jr., who is charged with engaging in deadly conduct, a third-degree felony. Online court records do not list an attorney for him.
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2023-04-20T08:01:04+00:00
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kxnet.com
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IFS solution will support company transformation and deliver faster access to innovations to drive enhanced performance
LONDON, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IFS, the global cloud enterprise software company, today announced that global energy services company, Interwell, has chosen to upgrade its existing enterprise resource planning (ERP) and enterprise asset management (EAM) software to the latest IFS Cloud™ solution to drive efficiencies across its global operations. At the same time, the Norway-based product and service company has selected IFS Customer Success Services, an engagement framework designed to streamline day-to-day support for customers using IFS solutions.
The implementation will support the digitalisation of operations at Interwell and enable the company to bring technological innovations to market faster. By providing greater transparency and traceability across enterprise operations, it will help the operator achieve enhanced control of equipment rental costs and, at a higher level, of group consolidation.
The solution covers functionality used by more than 500 in all Interwell regions across the enterprise, including a wide range of business functions, from finance to supply chain management; maintenance; assembly; human capital management (HCM); quality, health, safety and environment (QHSE) and business intelligence (BI).
IFS Cloud will provide Interwell with a more standardised solution, offering the company easier and faster access to innovations across all of these functional areas. The implementation of new technology such as artificial intelligence (AI) and sensors will allow Interwell to look further into preventative maintenance, for example, while new functionality within HR will enable them to better match the right person to the right task.
Katrine Eide, VP QHSE / Chief Compliance Officer, Interwell, said: "We have built a close collaborative working relationship with IFS and have always been impressed with the quality and functionality of their solutions and their experience and expertise across the energy sector. The decision to upgrade to IFS Cloud was an intuitive one for us. We are confident that the scalability and power of the solution will enable us to expand our business dynamically by bringing in innovative new technologies to drive operational efficiencies and growth."
In addition, IFS Customer Success Services will give Interwell a bespoke success plan for their business, with ongoing success management and services sized to meet their business needs. The success plan will ensure that Interwell's priorities are clearly understood and communicated, and it will provide a mechanism to capture opportunities for improvement as well as tracking and reporting progress.
Ann-Kristin Sander, Managing Director, Nordics, IFS said: "Interwell is a fast-growing, ambitious energy services company which has always been forward-thinking and willing to embrace the latest innovative technologies to drive their business goals. We are thrilled that they have decided to expand their relationship with us by opting to upgrade to IFS Cloud. We are looking forward to working with them in the years to come to further guide them on their journey to ongoing operational success."
About Interwell:
Interwell develops and offers sealing technology and well integrity solutions. Our products help oil and gas operators to achieve the highest possible rate of recovery of hydrocarbons while reducing operational complexity, risk and environmental footprint. Existing wells make up the bulk of the activity, where the products are used throughout the well's life cycle up to and including final closure. Interwell's products also have applications within energy transition markets related to gas storage, carbon capture and geothermal wells. For more information, please visit www.interwell.com
About IFS
IFS develops and delivers cloud enterprise software for companies around the world who manufacture and distribute goods, build and maintain assets, and manage service-focused operations. Within our single platform, our industry specific products are innately connected to a single data model and use embedded digital innovation so that our customers can be their best when it really matters to their customers—at the Moment of Service™. The industry expertise of our people and of our growing ecosystem, together with a commitment to deliver value at every single step, has made IFS a recognized leader and the most recommended supplier in our sector. Our team of 4,500 employees every day live our values of agility, trustworthiness and collaboration in how we support our 10,000+ customers. Learn more about how our enterprise software solutions can help your business today at ifs.com.
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2022-06-23T09:27:57+00:00
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Lindsay Clancy, the Duxbury mother accused of strangling her children to death last month and then attempting suicide, remains hospitalized but is “improving daily,” the local police chief has said.
“I don’t have her current condition,” Duxbury Police Chief Michael Carbone told the New Haven Register. “She is, however, improving daily and has spoken to family and friends.”
The Herald has reached out to Carbone’s office and to the department’s chief spokesman Lt. Friend Weiler for further information.
Clancy, 32, is accused of strangling her children — Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and Callan, 7 months — sometime before 6:11 on the evening of Jan. 24, when her husband, Patrick, called police to report that she had attempted suicide.
When first responders arrived, they found Lindsay unconscious and wounded, apparently having jumped out of a window of the home at 47 Summer St. They also found the three children, “unconscious, with obvious signs of trauma,” according to initial statements from Plymouth DA Timothy Cruz.
Cora and Dawson were pronounced dead at an area hospital that night. Callan survived until late Friday morning, when he died at Children’s Hospital in Boston.
Clancy was charged with the murder of Cora and Dawson, and three counts each of strangulation or suffocation and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on Jan. 25, and the straight warrant was made public the following day.
No other documents in Clancy’s case have been made public since that time, and the district court clerk’s office had no further updates early Thursday afternoon.
This is a developing story.
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2023-02-02T19:13:49+00:00
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By CHRIS MEGERIAN
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — During what could be President Joe Biden’s last day of isolating after his coronavirus infection, he confronted a classic work-from-home problem that Americans have endured around the country since the pandemic began.
His dog interrupted a virtual meeting by barking on Tuesday.
Biden seemed to pretend not to hear the racket, which came in the middle of a conversation with South Korean business executives about investments in U.S. manufacturing. The president has a German shepherd named Commander who arrived at the White House as a puppy last year.
Under public health guidelines, Biden has needed to isolate for five days as he recovers. He plans to test for the virus on Wednesday and return to working in person if he’s negative.
“I hope I look as great as I feel here,” he said during his virtual meeting.
Dr. Kevin O’Connor, the president’s physician, wrote in a new note that Biden has improved enough that he’s able to resume his regular exercise routine.
Biden’s symptoms “have now almost completely resolved,” and all of his vital signs are good.
Biden took his fifth and final dose of Paxlovid, which is intended to prevent severe symptoms from COVID-19, on Monday night.
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2022-07-26T22:25:04+00:00
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP)David Pastrnak scored two of Boston’s four second-period goals, and linemates David Krejci and Pavel Zacha each had two assists in the Bruins’ 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Friday night.
Patrice Bergeron and Jake DeBrusk also scored for the Bruins, and Linus Ullmark made 36 saves in his NHL-best 19th win. Boston has won four in a row and leads the NHL with 56 points entering the Christmas break.
”We got to how we want to play pretty quick,” Bruins first-year coach Jim Montgomery said. ”After 10 games, I think we were there, and I think the confidence has just grown and I think we’re just deep and we can come at people wave after wave.”
Jack Hughes, Tomas Tatar and Yegor Sharangovich scored for New Jersey. Mackenzie Blackwood made 14 saves before getting pulled after two periods. The Devils lost for the seventh time in eight games (1-6-1) and dropped to 3-6-2 in December.
”We made some mistakes, they made some good plays,” Blackwood said. ”I screwed up a little bit, so just a combination of everything.”
Boston improved to 9-4-1 when allowing the first goal, the best mark in the NHL, and won despite giving up the opening score for the second consecutive night.
”I think obviously teams are ready for us; they’re going to come to play their best games,” DeBrusk said. ”We obviously want to score the first goal of the game, our record is pretty good when we score first, so it’s one of those things where we want to do that, but we understand we can come back and it’s about making adjustments and getting to our game.”
The Bruins struck for three goals in the first 10 minutes of the second, with Pastrnak scoring his 23rd and 24th goals of the season.
Bergeron tied it with his 13th goal at 3:12, then Pastrnak gave Boston a 2-1 lead when he put the rebound of Krejci’s shot between Blackwood’s pads at 4:34.
”Just playing and having a lot of fun, and the puck is going in,” Pastrnak said. ”I’ve been shooting a lot. I think that’s big. So, just happy that it’s going in.”
New Jersey had chances to score during that stretch, but Ullmark slid across to deny Nico Hischier on a 2-on-1 break and Tatar rang a shot off the crossbar – one of two posts the Devils hit in the second.
”You look at the second period, we probably had our best opportunities to score,” New Jersey coach Lindy Ruff said. ”Breakaway, 2-on-1, off the iron a couple of times. We don’t, and then we made a couple big mistakes.”
Pastrnak made it 3-1 when he beat Blackwood clean with a snap shot at 9:52. DeBrusk capped the huge second with his 13th goal off a pass from linemate Brad Marchand at 17:27.
”I just tried to get myself a little bit (of) space towards the net and knew I had to elevate (the puck),” DeBrusk said. ”It was a great play by (Marchand). He passed it through a stick and it was a tap-in.”
Tatar and Sharangovich scored to cut Boston’s lead to 4-3, but Ullmark held off New Jersey, stopping 14 shots in the third.
Hughes broke the ice with his 18th goal, third in New Jersey’s past five games, and fourth on the power play at 16:36 of the first.
New Jersey could have had a larger lead if not for Ullmark. He made 10 saves in the first period, then stopped Miles Wood on a breakaway early in the second with the Devils up 1-0.
”He’s been outstanding,” Pastrnak said of Ullmark. ”Obviously, he’s standing on his head, making some big saves. We’re all very happy for him.”
NOTES: Hughes played in his 200th NHL game. . Zacha, who was selected by New Jersey with the sixth pick of the 2015 NHL draft and played his first 386 games for the Devils, was honored by the team with a tribute video during the first period. . Nikita Okhotiuk, recalled by the Devils from Albany of the AHL on Thursday, played his first NHL game of the season and had an assist. Okhotiuk stepped in for defensemen Ryan Graves (lower body) and John Marino (upper body), who each missed the game due to injury. . Bruins forward A.J. Greer, who played 10 games over two seasons for New Jersey from 2020-22, returned to the lineup after being scratched the previous three games. Greer replaced Craig Smith, who was a scratch.
UP NEXT
Boston: At Ottawa on Tuesday.
New Jersey: Hosts Boston again Wednesday after the holiday break.
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2022-12-24T19:20:15+00:00
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BROOKLYN, N.Y., July 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- goTenna, the world's leading provider of mobile mesh networking solutions, and Urban Sky, a leading developer of stratospheric flight and remote sensing technology, announced a groundbreaking achievement in network coverage at the 2023 Tough Stump Tech Rodeo. During this annual off-grid communications and technology expo, Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head (NSWC IHD), Urban Sky, and goTenna showcased their capacity to achieve network coverage across an expansive 14,412 square miles.
The rapid deployment capability of Urban Sky's balloon, within five minutes of parking a vehicle, introduces a game-changing mobile solution for operators. The combination of this rapid deployment feature and goTenna's long-range communications capabilities offers ground-based forces a practical and reliable connectivity solution over significant distances.
"This showcase represented a breakthrough in low-cost, rapidly deployable, long-range stratospheric communications," said Andrew Antonio, Co-founder & CEO of Urban Sky. "We were thrilled to have the opportunity to showcase our new flight vehicle, the Microballoon™, alongside the goTenna and NSWC teams."
The project was a meticulously coordinated multi-balloon operation, strategically positioning one balloon at Mission Field Airport in Livingston, MO, and the other at Ennis Lake in Ennis, MO. This project was funded by NSWC IHD, a naval research and development organization within the United States Navy.
"This demonstration shows the enhanced capability High-Altitude Balloons (HABs) provide and the goal of NSWC Indian Head in the management and execution of this project is to prove greater capabilities and flexibility for operators and expeditionary units," said Jason Bruce, Engineering Project Manager of NSWC, Indian Head. "This payload-agnostic system is designed to provide extended over-the-horizon, line of sight connectivity with wider coverage areas, more affordability and time on station, with significantly less maintenance and cost requirements."
Enabled by Urban Sky stratospheric balloons, goTenna Pro Series devices achieved and maintained an altitude of 57,000 Feet Mean Sea Level (MSL) across two balloons for a flight time of five hours. The elevated positioning provided the ideal platform to establish a Line-of-Sight (LOS) network spanning at least 14,412 square miles, with linear distances exceeding 130 miles from the central balloon.
"The powerful combination of goTenna and Urban Sky empowers military, law enforcement, and public safety operators with the remarkable capability to rapidly deploy expansive, pervasive communications networks anywhere in the world," said goTenna's CEO, Ari Schuler. "We are grateful for the invaluable collaboration with Urban Sky and NSWC Indian Head as we advance groundbreaking technologies that revolutionize operational safety by establishing seamless communication in austere environments."
This achievement builds upon the previous point-to-point record of 126 miles at the 2022 Tough Stump Tech Rodeo.
About goTenna
goTenna believes that preparedness leads to better outcomes – a multi-layered service goTenna provides straight out of the box with network setup, training, and execution. We are advancing universal access to connectivity by building the world's most intelligent and scalable mobile mesh networks. goTenna is the world's leading mobile mesh networking company, providing off-grid connectivity solutions for smartphones and other devices and augmenting traditional communications networks. This technology enables mobile, long-range connectivity without cellular service, Wi-Fi, or satellite connectivity. goTenna's drive to create resilient connectivity began during Hurricane Sandy in 2012 when approximately a third of cell towers and power stations in affected areas failed. Based in Brooklyn, New York, goTenna is a proud partner of the United States military, first responders, and law enforcement, among others, and is backed by investors, including Founders Fund, Union Square Ventures, Comcast Ventures, Collaborative Fund, and Bloomberg Beta. To learn more, please visit https://gotenna.com.
About Urban Sky
Urban Sky, a stratospheric technology and remote sensing company, is developing the innovative new stratospheric Microballoon™, a high-altitude remote sensing platform that is leveraging component miniaturization, first-of-its-kind balloon reusability and the high vantage point of the stratosphere to drastically reduce the cost of high-resolution remote sensing and communications over very broad areas.
About NSWC Indian Head
NSWC IHD is the Department of Defense Energetics Center and serves as the DoD Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Program lead. NSWC IHD focuses on the research, development, test, evaluation and in-service support of energetics and energetic systems.
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Associate Director, Content and Digital Marketing
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(The Hill) – Annual consumer inflation dipped to 8.5% in July after hitting a 40-year high of 9.1% in June, as falling gas prices finally gave consumers a break at the pump.
But it’s not clear whether the latest dip means the U.S. economy has finally broken the back of inflation or if the lull is only temporary. Inflation has been rising rapidly since the middle of 2020, but has seen a couple of quick dips during that period, notably from July to August in 2021 and from March to April of this year.
The latest numbers from the Department of Labor show that the index for energy in July was up 32.9% annually, falling from 41.6% in June. The food index was up 10.9% annually, rising from 10.4% in June.
July core inflation, which is all goods minus the particularly volatile categories of food and energy, stayed at 5.9%.
The Federal Reserve has been hiking interest rates since March in an effort to tame inflation that the central bank and Treasury Department had initially described as “transitory.” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said earlier this year that she’d been wrong about this characterization of inflation, which has proven to be a much more significant problem in the wake of global private-sector shutdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Markets had been preparing for news of Wednesday’s reprieve. U.S. equity futures had been trading slightly higher ahead of the report from the Department of Labor, with contracts for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq stock indices both up 0.3% in wary trading.
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2022-08-10T14:38:41+00:00
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krqe.com
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State Troopers performs traffic stop, end up delivering DoorDash meals
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (KOLN) - Nebraska State Troopers who initially performed a traffic stop in Scottsbluff unexpectedly ended up delivering a few DoorDash meals.
According to a tweet from Nebraska State Patrol, a few nights ago, Troopers Dusatko and Sporer conducted a traffic stop and discovered that the driver of the vehicle had a revoked license. Troopers also discovered that the driver was in the process of delivering DoorDash orders to people in Gering.
Troopers Dusatko and Sporer decided to take it upon themselves and complete the remaining two orders the driver had, with Trooper Sporer handling the processing of the stopped driver and Trooper Dusatko delivering the orders.
One DoorDash customer, who was not identified, said, “I would just love to reach out to the state trooper who went above and beyond service tonight after a traffic stop and delivered my DoorDash order to me. You’re truly an amazing person and I appreciate your service so much.”
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2023-03-26T15:36:21+00:00
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ktiv.com
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https://www.ktiv.com/2023/03/25/state-troopers-performs-traffic-stop-end-up-delivering-doordash-meals/
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NEW YORK, Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention LifeStance Health Group, Inc. ("LifeStance") (NASDAQ: LFST) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors. This lawsuit is on behalf of all purchasers of LifeStance common stock pursuant and/or traceable to the documents issued in connection with LifeStance's June 10, 2021 initial public stock offering.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in LifeStance, contact us about potential recovery by using the link below. There is no cost or obligation to you.
ABOUT THE ACTION: The class action against LifeStance includes allegations that the Company made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) the number of virtual visits clients were undertaking utilizing LifeStance Health was decreasing as the COVID-19 lockdowns were being lifted, thereby flatlining LifeStance Health's out-patient/virtual revenue growth; (ii) the percentage of in-person visits clients were undertaking utilizing LifeStance Health was increasing as the COVID-19 lockdowns were being lifted, thereby causing LifeStance Health's operating expenses to increase substantially; (iii) LifeStance Health had lost a large number of physicians due to burn-out and, as a result, its physician retention rate had fallen significantly below the 87% highlighted in the initial public offering's registration statement, and LifeStance Health had been expending additional costs to onboard new physicians who were less productive than the outgoing physicians they were replacing; and (iv) as a result, LifeStance Health's business metrics and financial prospects were not as strong as the initial public offering's registration statement represented.
DEADLINE: October 11, 2022
Aggrieved LifeStance investors only have until October 11, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. You are not required to act as a lead plaintiff in order to share in any recovery.
Vincent Wong, Esq. is an experienced attorney who has represented investors in securities litigations involving financial fraud and violations of shareholder rights. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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2022-09-19T10:15:50+00:00
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kcrg.com
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https://www.kcrg.com/prnewswire/2022/09/19/class-action-alert-law-offices-vincent-wong-remind-lifestance-investors-lead-plaintiff-deadline-october-11-2022/
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. David Valadao has defeated Democrat Rudy Salas in a Central Valley district, overcoming a strong Democratic registration advantage and fallout from his vote to impeach then-President Donald Trump.
With 98% of the ballots counted Monday night, Valadao had 52% of the votes to 48% for Salas, or a margin of about 4,500 votes.
Valadao was one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump after the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. He is one of only two of those 10 to be reelected, along with Republican Rep. Dan Newhouse of Washington. Others retired or were defeated by Trump-endorsed primary challengers.
Democrats hold a staggering 17-point registration edge in the 22nd District in the state’s farm belt. But Valadao, who was never a Trump loyalist, has highlighted a bipartisan streak to win in left-leaning districts before. He held his seat from 2013 until January 2019, lost it for a term, then won it back in a 2020 rematch with Democrat T.J. Cox.
Salas, a state assemblyman who is considered a moderate, dueled with Valadao over gas taxes, the opioid overdose crisis and health care.
Earlier, Republicans regained control of the House. With Valadao’s victory, Republicans will hold 219 seats next year, Democrats 212. Counting is not yet finished in a handful of other undecided races.
Trump never significantly engaged in the race and Valadao, a dairy farmer and son of Portuguese immigrants, had the state GOP endorsement and the backing of House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, who is close to the former president.
Valadao didn’t support then-candidate Trump in 2016, but then backed his reelection four years later.
However, Valadao would break with Trump’s White House at times, including criticizing the administration for family separations at the border. He ran in 2020 as “an independent problem solver” and in one ad highlighted his work with former President Barack Obama on water issues critical to the region.
He has called Trump a driving force in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. Trump’s “inciting rhetoric was un-American, abhorrent, and absolutely an impeachable offense,” Valadao has said.
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2022-11-22T16:35:36+00:00
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cenlanow.com
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https://www.cenlanow.com/national/ap-republican-rep-valadao-wins-california-central-valley-vote/
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Historic partnership brings brand that was born in an NHL locker room and co-founded by veteran player, back to its roots
TORONTO, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Today, BioSteel Sports Nutrition Inc. (BioSteel), the National Hockey League (NHL) and the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) announced a new multi-year partnership naming BioSteel the Official Hydration Partner of the NHL and the NHLPA. The milestone partnership will debut during the 2022 NHL Draft in Montreal, where BioSteel is a presenting sponsor of national coverage across Rogers Sportsnet in Canada. The new partnership will provide the BioSteel brand with League-wide rinkside marketing and product supply rights, retail activation rights, community engagement platforms, player marketing and activation rights and more. This marks the sports hydration company's first partnership with a League as it continues to bring Clean. Healthy. Hydration. to communities, athletes and fans across North America.
Beginning in the 2022-23 NHL regular season, fans will see NHL players hydrating with BioSteel during every NHL game in North America. BioSteel products will be featured on each bench, penalty box and goal net. In addition, BioSteel will have a year-round platform to activate brand programming with NHL marks, logos, teams and players, including at the NHL Scouting Combine and NHL Draft, which includes a new BioSteel-sponsored Prospects Portal on NHL.com aggregating next-generation content, including NHL Central Scouting's rankings, player reports, NHL Scouting Combine statistics and results, interviews and more, about potential future NHL players. BioSteel will also be a presenting partner of a marquee NHL social platform to be announced at a later date. As a part of its continued efforts to hydrate the next generation, BioSteel will also be the presenting partner of the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, given to the top NCAA men's ice hockey player in the nation.
BioSteel was born in an NHL locker room when retired NHL player, Michael Cammalleri, and his business partner John Celenza, a former NHLPA intern, set out to offer a "better-for-you" hydration option for athletes. After establishing a zero-sugar formula that features essential electrolytes and no artificial flavors or preservatives, the brand quickly became highly sought-after in professional sports, regularly found in athletes' lockers throughout North America, including many in the NHL. Fast forward to today, BioSteel is seeing its story come full circle from its authentic hockey roots as the brand continues to cement itself as the go-to sports drink for those seeking a cleaner, healthier hydration option.
"Hockey has been an integral part of the BioSteel brand since day one, when we set out to offer a cleaner, healthier hydration product for both myself and athletes everywhere," said Michael Cammalleri, NHL Veteran and Co-Founder and Co-CEO of BioSteel. "To see this brand become the Official Hydration Partner of the NHL is truly a full circle moment, and we're so proud to partner with the League and the Players' Association to support players hydration both on and off the ice and to introduce a new generation of fans to our brand and products."
"We are thrilled to announce our new long-term partnership with BioSteel – an authentic brand that was born in the locker room, built by and for hockey players," said Keith Wachtel, NHL Chief Business Officer and Senior Executive Vice President. "BioSteel is an extremely motivated and engaged partner who is going to bring our sport to fans through their distribution channels like never before. This landmark deal includes a commitment to execute against extensive retail activations and through all the League's media platforms, and as such, the NHL, our players and our fans are going to benefit significantly from this partnership."
"We are thrilled to announce this partnership that makes BioSteel the official sports hydration partner of the NHLPA and NHL," said Mathieu Schneider, NHLPA Special Assistant to the Executive Director. "BioSteel has a long connection with NHL players, being created in and around NHL locker rooms and we are excited to now have the opportunity to utilize the profile and reach of our players to grow and strengthen this partnership with BioSteel and the NHL."
Founded in 2009 by Cammalleri and Celenza, BioSteel has achieved a reputation for being the hydration product of choice for athletes and consumers looking for a zero-sugar alternative. The brand is committed to using premium ingredients, maintaining product transparency, and delivering essential electrolytes needed to support physical activity. Each electrolyte-packed sports drink comes in an eco-friendly 16.7 fl oz Tetra Pak, and the range of flavors includes Blue Raspberry, Mixed Berry, Peach Mango, Rainbow Twist and White Freeze to keep athletes and health-conscious consumers hydrated throughout the day.
BioSteel products are available in stores across North America, globally with select retail partners or direct to consumers online through biosteel.com.
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About BioSteel
BioSteel is a North American beverage brand committed to delivering premium Clean. Healthy. Hydration. to consumers and athletes across the globe. Each BioSteel sports drink is sugar-free and comes in an eco-friendly Tetra Pak filled with premium ingredients, natural flavors and essential electrolytes needed to support physical activity. Perfect for everyone from health and environmentally conscious consumers to world class athletes, BioSteel hydration products are currently readily available across North America, globally with select retail partners and direct to consumers online through www.biosteel.com.
About the NHL
The National Hockey League (NHL®), founded in 1917, consists of 32 Member Clubs. Each team roster reflects the League's international makeup with players from more than 20 countries represented, all vying for the most cherished and historic trophy in professional sports – the Stanley Cup®. Every year, the NHL entertains more than 670 million fans in-arena and through its partners on national television and radio; more than 191 million followers - league, team and player accounts combined - across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube; and more than 100 million fans online at NHL.com. The League broadcasts games in more than 160 countries and territories through its rightsholders including ESPN, Turner Sports and NHL NetworkMC in the U.S.; Sportsnet and TVA Sports in Canada; Viaplay in the Nordic Region; and CCTV and Tencent in China; and reaches fans worldwide with games available to stream in every country. Fans are engaged across the League's digital assets on mobile devices via the free NHL® App; across nine social media platforms; on SiriusXM NHL Network Radio™; and on NHL.com, available in eight languages and featuring unprecedented access to player and team statistics as well as every regular-season and playoff game box score dating back to the League's inception, powered by SAP. NHL Original Productions and NHL Studios produce compelling original programming featuring unprecedented access to players, coaches and League and team personnel for distribution across the NHL's social and digital platforms.
The NHL is committed to building healthy and vibrant communities using the sport of hockey to celebrate fans of every race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, and socio-economic status. The NHL's Hockey Is For Everyone™ initiative reinforces that the official policy of the sport is one of inclusion on the ice, in locker rooms, boardrooms and stands. The NHL is expanding access and opportunity for people of all backgrounds and abilities to play hockey, fostering more inclusive environments and growing the game through a greater diversity of participants. To date, the NHL has invested more than $100 million in youth hockey and grassroots programs, with a commitment to invest an additional $5 million for diversity and inclusion programs over the next year.
About the National Hockey League Players' Association
The National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA), established in 1967, is a labour organization whose members are the players in the National Hockey League (NHL). The NHLPA works on behalf of the players in varied disciplines such as labour relations, product licensing, marketing, international hockey and community relations, all in furtherance of its efforts to promote its members and the game of hockey. In 1999, the NHLPA launched the Goals & Dreams fund as a way for the players to give something back to the game they love. Over the past 22 years, more than 80,000 deserving children in 34 countries have benefited from the players' donations of hockey equipment. NHLPA Goals & Dreams has donated more than $25 million to grassroots hockey programs, making it the largest program of its kind. For more information on the NHLPA, please visit www.nhlpa.com.
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2022-07-07T21:05:34+00:00
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wymt.com
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https://www.wymt.com/prnewswire/2022/07/07/biosteel-named-official-hydration-partner-national-hockey-league-national-hockey-league-players-association/
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LEHI, Utah, May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PCF Insurance Services (PCF), a top 20 U.S. insurance brokerage firm, today announced the appointment of Rocky Steele as its new Senior Vice President of Legal and Compliance.
In this role, Steele oversees PCF Insurance's legal and compliance function in support of the company's continued growth. By partnering across the business, as well as with senior leadership, Steele works to strategically mitigate legal risk, ensure compliance and regulatory demands are met, scale best practices and reinforce PCF Insurance's culture of legal compliance.
"As a successful entrepreneur and seasoned business executive, Rocky brings a unique strategic perspective to our organization," said Peter C. Foy, founder, chairman and CEO of PCF Insurance. "His incredible insight will help elevate our company to the next level."
The enhancement of PCF Insurance's legal and compliance function, as well as its other shared services, aligns with the company's strategic focus of building business maturity as a cornerstone of its long-term organic growth. PCF Insurance's shared services model fosters operational efficiencies and economies of scale, freeing agencies within the PCF Partner Network from back-office administrative tasks so they can focus on growing their businesses beyond their high-watermark performance threshold.
"I am excited to be part of such a dynamic and fast-growing team," said Steele. "The explosive growth PCF has experienced over the past three years is a testament to the company's commitment to leadership, fundamental services and expansion. I look forward to contributing to the onward and upward drive to success here at PCF."
Steele holds a Juris Doctor from the Gonzaga University School of Law, a master's from the University of Maryland and a Bachelor of Arts from Brigham Young University.
About PCF Insurance Services
A top 20 U.S. broker headquartered in Lehi, Utah, PCF Insurance Services is a leading full-service consultant and insurance brokerage firm offering a broad array of commercial, life and health, employee benefits, and workers' compensation solutions. Propelled by its people, PCF Insurance's agency-centric operating model and entrepreneurial environment support its tremendous growth profile, offering partner agencies alignment through equity ownership, significant leadership incentives, and resources. Ranked #20 on Business Insurance's 2022 Top 100 Brokers and #13 on Insurance Journal's 2022 Top Property/Casualty Agencies, PCF Insurance is a notable leader in the insurance space, with 3,100 employees across the U.S. Visit pcfins.com for more information.
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2023-05-25T17:08:03+00:00
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kalb.com
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https://www.kalb.com/prnewswire/2023/05/25/pcf-insurance-appoints-rocky-steele-svp-legal-compliance/
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Welfare check turns into bizarre death investigation scene
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Questions were swirling as SWAT broke down the door of an Old Louisville home, and investigators in protective suits dig around in the trash after some neighbors say they saw body parts in garbage cans.
LMPD is calling it a death investigation.
At around 9:30 a.m., officers were called to the intersection of 2nd and West Breckinridge for a welfare check. It later turned into an investigation with SWAT and crime scene investigators.
Between SWAT, LMPD, the investigators, and then EMTs after everyone else had left, it’s not something that that you see everyday.
“That is SWAT on top of the building, look at they suits,” neighbor Whitney Napier said as she filmed the scene. “I feel like I’m in a Call of Duty game.”
“I’ve never seen 2nd street backed up, like I’ve never seen traffic on this street, so I was kind of wary about it,” Napier said. So then I saw the big SWAT truck come down the street, and that’s when I came out.”
Napier lives down the street was waiting for a package when she saw all the commotion. She saw SWAT break down the door into a building in Old Louisville.
“They busted in the door and then I saw them on the roof and stuff,” Napier said.
Investigators wearing protective suits were digging around in the trash. People in the area told us they had seen body parts in the trash on the side of one of the buildings.
Garbage trucks were brought in to pick up the trash.
However, that was just one of a few theories.
“The college kids they told that it was a warrant, now they told her there was an alligator in the trash can,” Napier said. “I don’t know exactly what happened.”
Neighbors told us the building belongs to an older man. They said he usually hangs out in front of the building, but they haven’t seen him in awhile.
One detail they noted is that they recently noticed about five more trash cans on the side of their building.
Most of the investigators and LMPD left after a few hours, and it seemed like everything was over.
Then an ambulance arrived.
EMTs brought out a stretcher, and after another 20 minutes or so, they carried out a woman from the building and loaded her into the ambulance.
It’s unknown if the woman was a part of the initial investigation, but it was just another twist to an already unusual scene.
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2023-01-12T08:39:38+00:00
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wymt.com
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https://www.wymt.com/2023/01/12/welfare-check-turns-into-bizarre-death-investigation-scene/
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BEIJING (AP) — Residents of parts of Shanghai and Beijing have been ordered to undergo further rounds of COVID-19 testing following the discovery of new cases in the two cities, while tight restrictions remain in place in Hong Kong, Macao and other Chinese cities.
Shanghai has only just emerged from a strict lockdown that confined most of its 24 million residents to their homes for weeks and the new requirements have stirred concerns of a return of such harsh measures.
The latest outbreak in China's largest city, a key international business center, has been linked to a karaoke parlor that reopened without authorization during lockdown and failed to enforce prevention measures among employees and customers, including the tracing of others they came into contact with, according to the city health commission. All such outlets have been ordered to temporarily suspend business, the city's department of culture and tourism said.
“The virus spreads quickly because such entertainment venues are mostly indoor and closed, with frequent movement of people, high concentrations of people and inadequate personal protection measures,” said Zhao Dandan, deputy director of Shanghai's municipal health commission.
Apartment blocks where cases are discovered continue to be isolated, while mass testing in the majority of the city's 16 districts has been ordered at least through Thursday. A negative test result obtained within the previous 48 hours is required to enter residential compounds and public venues under the “two tests within three days” program.
Entertainment businesses from water parks to chess clubs and internet cafes have been wanting to reopen but face an uncertain regulatory environment.
Those types of venues will “gradually open in an orderly and strict manner according to the situation of epidemic prevention and control in each district," said Jin Lei, deputy director of the city's culture and tourism department.
Shanghai's lockdown prompted unusual protests both in person and online against the government's harsh enforcement, which left many residents struggling to access food and medical services and sent thousands to quarantine centers.
Beijing has also seen a recent outbreak linked to a nightlife spot. It has been conducting regular testing for weeks and at least one residential compound in the suburb of Shunyi, where many foreign residents live, has been locked down with a steel fence installed over its entrance to prevent residents from leaving.
Enforcement in China's capital has been far milder than in Shanghai, although officials continue to require regular testing and prevention measures.
In the northern city of Xi’an, whose 13 million residents endured one of China’s strictest lockdowns over the winter, restaurants have been restricted to takeout only and public entertainment spots closed for a week starting Wednesday.
A notice on the city government's website said the measures were only temporary and intended to prevent a renewed outbreak. It said supermarkets, offices, public transport and other facilities are continuing to operate as normal, with routine screening including temperature checks and people being required to show an app proving they are free of infection.
The gambling hub of Macao has meanwhile locked down the famed Grand Lisboa Hotel after cases were discovered there. More than a dozen residential and commercial centers in the Chinese special autonomous region of about 650,000 people have been designated as “red zones," with access restricted almost exclusively to emergency workers.
Authorities have ordered most establishments to close with the exception of casinos, which are Macao’s main revenue generator and among the city’s largest employers.
City residents will have to undergo three citywide COVID-19 tests this week. The local outbreak is Macao's largest since the pandemic began, with more than 900 infections reported since mid-June.
Neighboring Hong Kong has also seen a rising trend of coronavirus infections since mid-June. In the past seven days, daily infections reported averaged about 2,000 a day.
The city's new leader, John Lee, said Wednesday that Hong Kong must not “lie flat” when it comes to COVID-19, rejecting the “living with the coronavirus” mentality that most of the world has adopted.
His comments echo the sentiments of Chinese authorities, who have stuck with their “zero-COVID” policy that has become closely identified with President and head of the ruling Communist Party Xi Jinping.
However, Lee has said that Hong Kong authorities are exploring options, including shortening the duration of mandatory quarantine for incoming travelers. Currently, travelers must test negative for COVID-19 before flying and quarantine for seven days in designated hotels upon arrival.
The city, once known as a bustling business hub and international financial center, has seen tourism and business travel crippled by its tough entry restrictions.
The strict measures have remained in place despite relatively low case numbers and the serious negative effects on China's economy and global supply chains.
The World Health Organization recently called the policy unsustainable, a view Chinese officials rejected outright even while they say they hope to minimize the impact.
While China's borders remain largely closed, cutting off both visitors from abroad and outbound tourism, officials have cautiously increased flights from some foreign countries, most recently Russia.
Mainland China reported 353 cases of domestic transmission on Wednesday, 241 of them asymptomatic.
Shanghai announced just 24 cases over the past 24 hours, and Beijing five. Anhui announced 222 cases in what appears to be the latest cluster, prompting the inland province to order mass testing and travel restrictions in Si county, where the bulk of cases have been reported.
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2022-07-06T18:01:23+00:00
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hjnews.com
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https://www.hjnews.com/world/shanghai-beijing-order-new-round-of-mass-covid-19-testing/article_3c6af6f1-b701-57a9-ac10-b4f9eaecab9b.html
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LONDON (AP) — Andy Rourke, bass guitarist of The Smiths, one of the most influential British bands of the 1980s, has died after a lengthy illness with pancreatic cancer, his former bandmate Johnny Marr said Friday. He was 59.
In a lengthy post on Instagram, guitarist and songwriter Marr paid tribute to Rourke, who he first met when both were schoolboys in 1975.
“Throughout our teens we played in various bands around south Manchester before making our reputations with The Smiths from 1982 to 1987, and it was on those Smiths records that Andy reinvented what it is to be a bass guitar player,” Marr said.
During their short time together as a four-piece band, The Smiths deliberately stayed away from the mainstream of popular music, garnering a cult following on the independent music scene.
Though much of the attention focused on the song-writing partnership of Marr and frontman Steven Patrick Morrissey, better known as Morrissey, the sound of The Smiths owed much to Rourke’s bass and his rhythm section partner, drummer Mike Joyce.
As their popularity swelled, the band released some of the most enduring British music of the 1980s, including “Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now” and “Girlfriend In A Coma.”
The Smiths songs garnered a reputation of being depressing, but were in fact darkly humorous and accompanied by stirring and uplifting guitars. Their albums, including “The Queen is Dead” and “Meat is Murder,” remain a staple of any self-respecting music fan and are at the forefront of the revival of vinyl records.
“I was present at every one of Andy’s bass takes on every Smiths session,” Marr said. “Sometimes I was there as the producer and sometimes just as his proud mate and cheerleader. Watching him play those dazzling baselines was an absolute privilege and genuinely something to behold.”
Marr said he and Rourke maintained their friendship in the years after the band split up, recalling that Rourke played in his band at Madison Square Garden as recently as September 2022.
“It was a special moment that we shared with my family and his wife and soul mate Francesca,” Marr said. “Andy will always be remembered, as a kind and beautiful soul by everyone who knew him, and as a supremely gifted musician by people who love music. Well done Andy. We’ll miss you brother.”
After The Smiths, Rourke played alongside The Pretenders and Sinead O’Connor, as well as with the supergroup Freebass, which included Gary Mounfield from the Stone Roses and Peter Hook from New Order.
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2023-05-19T13:40:11+00:00
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seattletimes.com
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https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/bass-guitarist-andy-rourke-of-the-smiths-one-of-britains-most-influential-bands-dies-at-59/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_seattle-news
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BOWLING GREEN, Fla. — Have you seen McKenzie?
A Florida Missing Child Alert has been issued for McKenzie Litton. The 15-year-old was last seen on Wednesday, Sept. 7 near State Road 62 and Theatre Road in Bowling Green.
Litton was wearing a white sweatshirt with grey sparkles and ripped blue jeans over black leggings, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said in a news release.
She has brown hair and brown eyes and stands 5 feet, 2 inches. Authorities say she weighs 93 pounds. The teen has a scar on the left side of her head above her ear and her belly button is pierced, according to FDLE.
If you have any information on Litton's whereabouts, call FDLE at 1-888-356-4774 or the Hardee County Sheriff's Office at 863-773-4144. 911 is also always an option.
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2022-09-10T00:10:58+00:00
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wtsp.com
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https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/regional/florida/florida-missing-child-alert-litton-teen-bowling-green/67-ed61d45a-f223-4567-aba7-5bc544821fd8
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Celtics vs. Jazz Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under - March 18
Published: Mar. 18, 2023 at 3:54 PM EDT|Updated: 47 minutes ago
Lauri Markkanen and the Utah Jazz (33-36) are 3.5-point underdogs against Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics (49-22) Saturday, March 18, 2023 at Vivint Arena. The matchup begins at 9:00 PM ET on SportsNet RM and NBCS-BOS.
Celtics vs. Jazz Game Info & Odds
- Date: Saturday, March 18, 2023
- Time: 9:00 PM ET
- How to Watch on TV: SportsNet RM and NBCS-BOS
- Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
- Venue: Vivint Arena
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Celtics vs. Jazz Score Prediction
- Prediction: Celtics 118 - Jazz 114
Spread & Total Prediction for Celtics vs. Jazz
- Pick ATS: Celtics (- 3.5)
- Pick OU:
Under (233)
- The Jazz (38-31-0 ATS) have covered the spread 50.7% of the time, 4.4% more often than the Celtics (36-32-3) this year.
- Utah covers the spread when it is a 3.5-point underdog or more 74.1% of the time. That's more often than Boston covers as a favorite of 3.5 or more (44.4%).
- Boston's games have gone over the total 52.1% of the time this season (37 out of 71), less often than Utah's games have (39 out of 69).
- The Celtics have a .712 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (47-19) this season while the Jazz have a .444 winning percentage as a moneyline underdog (16-20).
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Celtics Performance Insights
- Boston sports a top-five offense this year, ranking fourth-best in the league with 117.6 points per game. On defense, it ranks seventh with 112.2 points allowed per contest.
- The Celtics rank seventh in the NBA with 26.3 assists per contest.
- The Celtics own a 37.5% three-point percentage this season (seventh-ranked in NBA), but they've really shined by making 15.8 treys per game (second-best).
- Boston has taken 52.4% two-pointers and 47.6% from beyond the arc this year. Of the team's baskets, 62.2% are two-pointers and 37.8% are three-pointers.
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2023-03-18T20:44:03+00:00
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wfsb.com
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https://www.wfsb.com/sports/betting/2023/03/18/celtics-jazz-nba-picks-predictions/
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Ivanhoe Electric Inc. (IE) on Monday reported earnings of $36.1 million in its first quarter.
The Vancouver, British Columbia-based company said it had profit of 39 cents per share.
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2023-05-15T21:09:38+00:00
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seattlepi.com
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https://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/ivanhoe-electric-q1-earnings-snapshot-18100767.php
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HUBER HEIGHTS, Ohio (WDTN) — A Huber Heights police officer is in the process of writing a children’s book about what it’s like being a police officer.
Officer Nick Lambert gets a lot of requests to read books about law enforcement at schools and libraries, but when he noticed most children’s books were outdated, he decided to get to work and put his writing skills to use.
“Some of the books you read, only had police officers and detectives. That was the only roles that they have. In today’s society, we have school resource officers. We also have equipment, like drones and stuff like that, that weren’t available back in the 80s and 90s when a lot of these books were written,” says Officer Lambert.
In his new book titled A Fun Week at the Police Department, he puts modern policing into plain terms with pictures from Janelle Vargo to help illustrate.
“A lot of people don’t know that we do traffic enforcement,” states Officer Lambert. “A lot that is also addressed in the book. We show our actual equipment, like our radio.”
With a little bit of proofreading, it’s been a work in progress for about the last year and a half.
While hard copies aren’t out just yet, his vision is coming to life.
“The hardest part was actually just taking the idea and taking the huge step of faith out and making the idea an actual tangible product,” says Officer Lambert.
the book is for children 12 and younger.
Right now, it’s on Kickstarter to help fund the printing and illustration costs. You can pre-order a copy on the site.
Officer Lambert hopes to have hard copy versions sometime this summer and to also send copies of the books to police departments across the country.
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2023-03-09T22:46:42+00:00
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wdtn.com
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https://www.wdtn.com/news/local-news/huber-heights-police-officer-writing-childrens-book/
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JOHNSTOWN, N.Y. (WTEN) – A deer crashed through a window at Wells Nursing Home in Johnstown, New York, on Monday. The deer spent about 10 minutes inside and then crashed through another window on its way out, according to administrator Neal Van Slyke.
Video shows the deer inside the nursing home’s physical therapy room. It then broke back out through a different window.
The video was taken by worker Bill Betts, who filmed safely from another room. You can hear Betts narrating the situation and even yelling out to a coworker who did not know what was happening on the other side of the door.
Van Slyke said the deer took off into the woods with no signs of injury as police were arriving. Two days later, he said, the windows are boarded up, and it’s business as usual. The windows are expected to be fixed within the next several days. All other equipment in the building is fine, said Van Slyke.
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2022-11-17T13:02:47+00:00
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upmatters.com
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https://www.upmatters.com/news/watch-deer-runs-inside-nursing-home-after-crashing-through-window/
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NEW YORK, April 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cloud security leader Wiz is actively working towards Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) authorization and has achieved the "in process" milestone on the FedRAMP Marketplace.
FedRAMP is a government-wide program that provides a risk-based approach for the adoption and use of cloud services by the federal government, thereby empowering agencies to use modern cloud technologies securely. The move by Wiz to have an authorized FedRAMP solution will allow U.S. federal government organizations to take advantage of its Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) and further consolidate their cloud security programs to a single platform that is truly built for cloud.
"Wiz's deca-unicorn status reflects the immense demand for our platform, and its capacity to unlock staggering value for customers within minutes of deployment," said Dean Scontras, Senior Director of Federal & Public Sector, Wiz. "We are committed to bringing Wiz's capabilities to the public sector and partnering alongside federal agencies to help them secure the nation from cyberattack. For these reasons we are loudly stating our intent to offer a FedRAMP authorized product, while celebrating this latest milestone."
Government agencies and public sector customers are rapidly increasing their reliance on cloud and modernizing operations, as evidenced by the fact that they spent more than $8 billion on cloud services and solutions in 20221. As such, these organizations stand to gain great benefit from the blend of visibility, security, and agility that Wiz enables. Wiz's ROI is unmatched, and the company's offering is top-ranked by customers and analysts.
Industry certifications Wiz currently holds include SOC2 Type 2, SOC3, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, HIPAA, and CyberGRX.
About Wiz
Wiz was founded by CEO Assaf Rappaport, CTO Ami Luttwak, VP Product Yinon Costica, and VP R&D Roy Reznik. The team has worked together for over 20 years, including as Microsoft's Cloud Security Group leads and as the founding team of Adallom, which was acquired by Microsoft for $320 million.
Wiz scans every layer of the cloud to provide complete visibility, and its Security Graph adds context to surface the risks that matter most and eliminate noise. Customers can then quickly identify, prioritize and remove risks across their cloud. This revolutionary graph-based approach to cloud security eliminates contextless alerts to provide a simple, straightforward, and actionable solution.
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2023-04-17T14:46:03+00:00
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newschannel10.com
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https://www.newschannel10.com/prnewswire/2023/04/17/wiz-announces-fedramp-process-milestone/
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Another day, another risk of severe storms as our next round moves in from Colorado. A Slight Risk is in effect primarily for southwest Kansas this evening.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in place for our far western counties through 11 PM this evening. Storms will initiate between now and 7 PM and could produce strong winds and hail as they track east.
Storms will be capable of large hail to golf ball size and wind gusts over 70 mph as they move into far western Kansas this evening.
As storms make their way east, they will lose some steam but may hold together long enough to bring a chance of rain to Wichita, most likely arriving shortly after midnight.
Once the storms pass, we start clearing out, which will be the tail end of most of our storm chances for the next few days. Upper-level high pressure is building in our direction, and that will push more dry air into our area, which will also help to crank the heat up for the weekend.
Highs rise to the mid-90s Saturday.
A weak front from a storm system passing to our north knocks a few degrees off our highs by Sunday, but we will stay toasty in the low 90s for Monday and Tuesday.
By mid-next week, the heat dome will be sitting more directly overhead, turning the dial-up on our temperatures even more, with our first triple-digit highs of the year possible by Wednesday.
KSN Storm Track 3 Forecast from Meteorologist Lucy Doll:
Wichita:
Tonight: Partly cloudy, breezy. 20% chance of showers and storms. Lo: 71 Wind: SE 10-20
Tomorrow: Partly cloudy, breezy. 10% chance of showers and storms. Hi: 97 Wind: S/W 10-20
Tomorrow Night: Partly cloudy. Lo: 69 Wind: NW/N 5-15
Wichita Weekly
Sun: Hi: 92 Lo: 65 Partly cloudy, breezy. 10% chance of showers and storms.
Mon: Hi: 91 Lo: 67 Partly cloudy, breezy. 10% chance of showers and storms.
Tue: Hi: 92 Lo: 71 Partly cloudy, breezy.
Wed: Hi: 100 Lo: 75 Partly cloudy, breezy. 10% chance of showers and storms.
Thu: Hi: 100 Lo: 74 Partly cloudy, breezy.
Fri: Hi: 98 Lo: 70 Partly cloudy, breezy.
-Meteorologist Lucy Doll
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2023-06-23T23:25:20+00:00
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ksn.com
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https://www.ksn.com/weather/weather-blog/storm-track-3-forecast-one-more-round-of-storms-tonight-then-a-hot-weekend/
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SIOUX CITY, IOWA (KCAU) – Our first finalist for our SportsZone Girls Basketball Player of the Year award is Unity Christian’s Cassady Dekkers.
The senior guard contributed 11.3 points per game for Unity Christian while converting 54% of her field goals and 36% percent from beyond the arc. Both of those marks are top three on the team.
Dekkers scored in the double-digits in six of the final seven Unity Christian games, with the Knights earning a 6-1 record during that span. Her best game of the season came against Harris-Lake Park, where Dekkers recorded 22 points, 4 steals, and 4 rebounds in their 71-25 win.
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2023-03-24T03:57:29+00:00
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siouxlandproud.com
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https://www.siouxlandproud.com/sports/sportszone-girls-basketball-player-of-the-year-finalist-unity-christians-cassady-dekkers/
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Community raises money for family of mom killed in alleged target practice incident
GREENVILLE, S.C. (WHNS/Gray News) - The family of a woman who was killed in her home by a stray bullet is hoping to raise money for funeral expenses and her children.
Kesha Luwan Lucille Tate, 42, was killed Saturday evening in her house. Family members told WHNS she was in the kitchen when she heard gunshots coming from outside and went to look out the window. A bullet came through the window and struck her in the chest.
Deputies who responded to the reported shooting found Tate unresponsive. She was declared dead at the scene, according to WHNS.
The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office investigated throughout the night and determined one of Tate’s neighbors was conducting target practice outside of his home, which backs up to Tate’s property.
The sheriff’s office reported they charged Nicholas Sklyar Lucas in connection to Tate’s death.
“This is a senseless death that could have been avoided had the gun owner been responsible and chosen a safer place to target practice,” said Cherokee County Sheriff Steve Mueller. “It is mind-blowing that a person thinks it’s alright to target practice or discharge a gun within close proximity to so many other homes in a neighborhood.”
Family members said Tate leaves behind 10 kids.
“They’re literally devastated,” Tate’s sister Beverly Vercher said. “Especially the ones that actually saw it. All of them were there, but the older ones were actually in the room and saw it.”
Tate’s family is currently trying to raise money for her funeral expenses.
“I had to go pick out a casket, and it was hard,” said Tate’s mom, Beverly Wray. “I thought she would pick out a casket for me, and I had to go pick out one for her. It’s not right, he shot through that door and killed my baby. He killed my baby, now I have to bury her.”
Several local businesses are helping with the fundraising, including a salon and a restaurant. A GoFundMe has also been set up for the family.
According to deputies, Lucas was charged with involuntary manslaughter and shooting under the influence.
“We’re hoping that the justice system takes this seriously and realizes that he took a mom away from her kids,” Vercher said.
The sheriff’s office reported they are still investigating the incident.
Copyright 2022 WHNS via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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2022-08-30T17:36:42+00:00
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witn.com
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https://www.witn.com/2022/08/30/community-raises-money-family-mom-killed-alleged-target-practice-incident/
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He was elected late Monday [early Tuesday hours Malawi time] at an elective 61st General Conference Session of the SDA Church currently underway …
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2022-06-11T18:35:56+00:00
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Thursday, February 9, 2023
JUDGE MARTIN D. BURCHFIELD
PROBATION/BOND VIOLATIONS
Nicholas Gardner, 36, Van Wert, Aggravated Possession of Drugs, F5 and Possession of Drugs, M1 - admitted violating his probation by failing to report to Probation. He was placed on Community Control for 2 years, 1 year of Intensive Supervision and to continue treatment.
Corbin Roberts, 22, Van Wert, Aggravated Possession of Drugs, F5, Possession of Drugs, F5 - admitted violating his bond by failing to report to Probation – He was released on a surety bond; pre-trial set for 2/15/23 @ 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
JUDGE MARTIN D. BURCHFIELD
ARRAIGNMENT
Jennifer Wilder, 48, Van Wert, pled not guilty to Aggravated Possession of Drugs, F5 – released on surety bond; pre-trial set for 3/15/23 @ 8:30 a.m.
SENTENCING
Nathan Kreischer, 31, Ohio City, 2 Counts of Pandering Obscenity Involving a Minor or Impaired Person, F2, Pandering Obscenity Involving a Minor or Impaired Person, F3, and Illegal Use of Minor or Impaired Person in Nudity Oriented or Performance, F4 – sentenced to 6 months incarceration at River City Correctional; 90 days jail until admittance to River City; 3 years Community Control, 30 days jail at a later date, 200 hours Community Service, no alcohol or drugs without a prescription, random screens, substance abuse assessment and treatment, register as Tier 3 sex offender.
CHANGE OF PLEA
Corbin Roberts, 22, Van Wert, changed his plea to guilty of Aggravated Possession of Drugs, F5 and Possession of LSD, F5. He then requested and was granted Intervention in Lieu of Conviction and his case was stayed pending completion of the treatment program.
HEARING
Chad Young, 34, Van Wert, withdrew his plea of No Contest to Domestic Violence, F4. Court to take matter under advisement and set further hearing.
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2023-02-15T23:36:43+00:00
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hometownstations.com
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https://www.hometownstations.com/news/court-news-from-van-wert-county-common-pleas-court-for-february-15-2023/article_8a8034c8-ad6a-11ed-ae6c-cb6ee7f7a4fe.html
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Oxford shooting suspect could be witness in parents’ trial
(AP) - Lawyers representing the parents of a Michigan teenager charged in a shooting at Oxford High School that left four of his fellow students dead said Monday that they plan to call him to testify at the couple’s trial.
Defense attorney Shannon Smith told Oakland County Circuit Judge Cheryl Matthews that Ethan Crumbley’s testimony would be related to “extraneous matters” and not the Nov. 30 shooting.
“We need him as a witness in this trial,” said Smith, who represents Jennifer Crumbley. “There are just certain questions we would just not be able to ask. We do understand that.”
A message seeking comment was left with a lawyer for Ethan Crumbley.
The disclosure came during a court hearing in Pontiac, where Matthews ruled against the defense’s motion for a change of venue for James and Jennifer Crumbley’s involuntary manslaughter trial, which is tentatively scheduled to begin in late October.
Matthews sided with the couple’s arguments that some evidence, such as the condition of their home, would not be admitted at trial. Matthews said she would allow the Oakland County prosecutor’s office to admit statements written in their son’s journal, his text messages to a friend and his internet searches.
Seven others, including a teacher, also were wounded during the shooting about 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of Detroit.
Ethan Crumbley faces murder and other charges. His trial is expected to start in January. His parents are accused of failing to keep the gun used in the shooting secure at home and failing to reasonably care for their son when he showed signs of mental distress. They have pleaded not guilty.
Matthews said Monday that she was wondering whether their son would be called to testify.
Prosecutor Karen McDonald asked in court if “they want to call their son to somehow diminish — highlight — his role instead of his parents.”
But Smith said calling him to testify “is not about the defendants wanting to throw their son under the bus or make him look bad.” Smith added: “This is about our clients defending the case.”
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Williams reported from West Bloomfield, Michigan.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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2022-06-27T18:53:39+00:00
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kcrg.com
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https://www.kcrg.com/2022/06/27/oxford-shooting-suspect-could-be-witness-parents-trial/
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OCEAN CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey utility regulators used a controversial law Friday enabling them to bypass local authorities and grant approvals needed for an offshore wind project to proceed.
The state Board of Public Utilities granted Orsted, the Danish wind energy developer, approvals toward several easements and permits that authorities in Cape May County had refused to grant the company.
They used an amendment to New Jersey's offshore wind law passed in 2021 and signed into law by Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy removing most local control over where offshore wind projects come ashore. The law enables an offshore wind developer to apply to the utilities board for an order superseding local control over such projects.
“I just want to assure the public that we don't take these kinds of actions lightly,” said Joseph Fiordaliso, the board's president. “There has to be a definite public need for the board to even consider this kind of action. This is something that the majority of us believes will benefit the citizens of New Jersey."
Fiordaliso said the route of the proposed transmission line will not harm Ocean City or Cape May County aesthetically or economically. The power cable will run from wind turbines that the company says will be located 15 miles offshore and come ashore in Ocean City, where it will run underground along existing roadways and connect to the electrical grid at the site of the former B.L. England power plant in Upper Township.
The vote marked the second time the board acted under the amended law to grant approvals to Orsted when local officials had refused to do so. In Sept. 2022, the board granted the company an order superseding the authority of Ocean City in granting numerous wetlands and other environmental approvals for the same project.
Commissioner Dianne Solomon voted against the measure Friday, calling it “clearly a contentious matter,” adding she believes the board erred in overriding Ocean City's authority in September.
“We should be seeking more information, not less,” she said.
In its petition to the board, Ocean Wind said it had tried numerous times to obtain approvals directly from Cape May County officials.
“After all the discussions, meetings, and letters exchanged by Ocean Wind and Cape May County, there has been no indication that the county will voluntarily provide Ocean Wind with any of the necessary approvals or consents for environmental permitting, or the required easements,” the applicants wrote.
The project, one of three approved so far for the waters off southern New Jersey, still needs numerous additional state and federal approvals.
The law angered many Jersey Shore communities and residents who objected to their leverage over offshore wind projects being taken away. But state lawmakers defended the law as necessary to ensure that such projects can be completed and help New Jersey move away from the burning of fossil fuels to generate energy.
Officials with Cape May County and Orsted did not immediately respond to requests for comment Friday.
The most commonly voiced objections from opponents include the unknown effect hundreds or even thousands of wind turbines might have on the ocean, fears of higher electric bills as costs are passed on to consumers, and a sense that the entire undertaking is being rushed through with little understanding of what the consequences might be.
Recently, offshore wind opponents have seized on the deaths of ten whales that have washed ashore in New Jersey and New York since December to demand investigations into whether ocean floor preparation work for offshore wind projects caused the animals' deaths. The most recent death came Friday in New York's Rockaway Beach.
Two Republican Congressmen from New Jersey said Friday they are introducing legislation to pause work on all current offshore wind projects, prohibit future ones, and investigate the environmental approval process for such projects.
But the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said last month there is no evidence that offshore wind projects have had anything to do with the whale deaths.
“I want to be unambiguous: There is no information supporting that any of the equipment used in support of offshore wind development could directly lead to the death of a whale,” Benjamin Laws, deputy chief for permits and conservation with NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources, said during a Jan. 18 media briefing. “There are no known connections between any offshore wind activities and any whale strandings.”
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2023-02-17T19:34:57+00:00
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ourmidland.com
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https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/nj-uses-new-law-to-bypass-local-ok-for-offshore-17791236.php
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The 53rd annual Bismarck Tribune Sport Show will return to the Bismarck Event Center with new activities and seminars on Feb. 9-11.
Those who don’t want to miss the boats, recreational vehicles, vendors and more should mark their calendars: this year’s show will run Thursday to Saturday ahead of the Super Bowl.
Event coordinator Julie Ramos Lagos said major vendors will be returning such as River City Sports, Moritz Sport and Marine, Vallely Sport and Marine, Capital R.V. Centers and Roughrider RVs. She said there will be around 100 vendors with some new booth vendors for attendees to look forward to.
The Adventure Zone in the upper level of the show will include laser tag and glow-in-the-dark ax throwing. New to this year is the additional Simulator Zone which will feature a hunting simulator, the Sportfishin Simulator, a flight simulator by the Bismarck Aero Center and a golf simulator by Michael Herzog Golf Academy.
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“Last year we had the fishing simulator which was a huge hit. So we’re bringing in additional ones this year for an even bigger simulator experience,” Ramos Lagos said.
Ramos Lagos said they are excited to be hosting the popular DockDogs competition again. The dogs will be jumping Thursday evening and all day Friday and Saturday. Ramos Lagos said they are expecting a larger crowd for the final events since they fall on Saturday, which is usually the busiest day.
“A lot of people kind of see DockDogs as associated with just our Sport Show and that's just where it originated from. But now we’re seeing other places inviting DockDogs into North Dakota to have events and it's something like a trend we’ve built up at the Bismarck Tribune Show over all of these years,” she said. “It's a very cool thing to know that that’s something we’ve helped inspire.”
The event draws in tough competition such as yellow lab Crosby and his owner Seth Lothspeich of Bismarck. Crosby was named the 2022 No. 1 Big Air Labrador in the world after earning two first-place finishes and five second-place finishes last year.
The pair got their start at the Bismarck Tribune Sport Show and look forward to it every year. Lothspeich said the upper Midwest has some of the best DockDog teams in the world, which is why one of their career highlights is winning at the 2021 Bismarck Tribune Sport Show.
“The Bismarck Sport Show is very hard to win because the teams that come are really good,” Lothspeich said. “It’s number one on my list every year with all the people there, the boats, campers and Jet Skis. We go to a lot of events and tournaments around the country, and the Bismarck Sport Show is really one of the highlights.”
Ramos Lagos said this year’s Sport Show will feature a wider variety of seminars and guest speakers.
“We’re really trying to highlight diversity with the different kinds of pros that have a variety of sports backgrounds and experiences,” Ramos Lagos said. “We want people to have the opportunity to hear from them, connect with them and be inspired by them.”
Fishing fans will get to hear from pro anglers Jason Mitchell, JR Carter, Kris Walcker and Marianne Huskey Fechter, the first woman to win a major walleye tournament and receive an Angler of the Year title. There will also be sessions by pro cyclist Jairo Ramos, pro soccer player Ricardo Pierre Louis and pro runner April Lund.
This past year, Lund has won four world championships, earned three national titles and is gearing up to run in the Elite Field of the 127th Boston Marathon. In her seminar, Lund will discuss her journey of weight loss and overcoming addiction.
“I’m really excited to be able to talk to our community,” Lund said. “I'll be sharing my background and situation and through my journey, I want people to see that no matter who you are, no matter where you are, the only real limitation is your mind.”
The show will run from 3-9 p.m. Feb. 9; 12-9 p.m. Feb. 10; and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 11. Admission is $6 per adult, $3 for kids 6-12 and free for kids 5 and under. Parking is free.
For more information, visit www.bismarcksportshow.com.
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2023-02-04T12:21:38+00:00
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bismarcktribune.com
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https://bismarcktribune.com/special-section/53rd-bismarck-tribune-sport-show-to-feature-variety-of-pros-new-simulators/article_6d7e84de-9b4e-11ed-8c5f-4f43dea5cd84.html
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