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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — A man was shot by police after investigators say he fired shots outside a Jewish school in Memphis, Tennessee, on Monday.
Police said the man, who has not yet been identified, was trying to get into the Margolin Hebrew Academy before fleeing the scene in a maroon pickup truck with California tags.
Officers spotted the vehicle in the Berclair area and initiated a traffic stop. Memphis Police said the man got out of the pickup truck with a gun in his hand and was shot by an officer.
The suspect was taken to Regional One in critical condition. No other injuries were reported.
The Margolin Hebrew Academy confirmed no one at the school was injured during the incident.
“We can confirm that no one has been hurt in any way, and everyone is now safe, thank G-d. Please look out for further communication with additional information to come. In the meantime, our campus is completely closed. We thank you for your understanding,” the academy said in a statement.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is now investigating the situation.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools said all of their schools were on a precautionary lockdown as police investigated the situation.
Assistant Police Chief Don Crowe commended the Hebrew academy for their safety procedures and Memphis officers for finding the suspect so quickly.
“Today is a great example of very vigilant officers trying to protect the city. I personally believe that we have avoided a tragedy. I believe the suspect was going to harm somebody before the day was over,” he said.
MPD Chief CJ Davis also recognized the officers for their actions.
“I am proud of the vigilant and quick response of MPD officers who mitigated a potential mass shooting situation today. Many thanks to our neighboring jurisdictions for also providing critical information to stop the suspect’s actions,” she said.
Police said they cannot determine if the shooting at the Hebrew academy was a hate crime at this time.
Congressman Steve Cohen released a statement in response to the incident saying, “I am shocked to know of this senseless incident and relieved at report that no one at the school was injured. Antisemitism is on the rise in this country. I am saddened that an apparent act of violent antisemitism has come to Memphis. We all need to be on our guard against antisemitism and white nationalism.”
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ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Monday announced economic measures to ease growing hardship in Africa’s most populous country as labor unions threatened protests to demand more action.
In a state broadcast late Monday, the Nigerian leader said he understands that Nigeria’s economy is going through a “tough patch” but added the government has saved more than one trillion naira ($1.16 billion) since the subsidy was scrapped in late May. Past funds for the subsidies were “being funneled into the deep pockets and lavish bank accounts of a selected group of individuals,” he added.
“What I can offer immediately is to reduce the burden our current economic situation has imposed on all of us,” the Nigerian leader said as he announced incentives and credit facilities for businesses many of which would be implemented over the next year.
The hardship has squeezed many in the country of more than 210 million people which already had been struggling with record inflation and poverty rates. Many businesses have shut down and more Nigerians are trekking to work, unable to afford increasing transport fares.
While the doctors in Nigerian hospitals have embarked on strike to demand better welfare, Nigeria’s labor unions said they will hold protests on Wednesday to demand more actions from the government and improved social welfare programs for their members, most of whom they said now spend at least 70% of their salaries on transportation.
Tinubu admitted the government was not fast enough in introducing measures to cushion the effect of the subsidy removal and requested more patience from citizens.
“The federal government is working closely with states and local governments to implement interventions that will cushion the pains,” he said.
Some of the interventions, according to Tinubu, include the provision of one billion naira ($1.16 million) credit to each of 75 manufacturing companies over the next year and the provision of 125 billion naira ($145 million) in the form of grants and loans to small, medium-sized enterprises and other businesses in the informal sector.
The Nigerian leader said he has ordered the release of 200,000 metric tons of grains to households across the country to help stabilize the price of food while 225,000 metric tons of fertilizer, seedlings and other inputs are being provided to farmers. At least 200 billion naira ($232 million) would also be invested in agriculture to boost farming, he said.
Tinubu also said the government is continuing to negotiate a new salary structure with civil servants.
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'Shaken to the core by violence'
MUNCIE, Ind. — Leaders across the community reacted Monday to the weekend shooting that left one man dead and 17 other people wounded by gunfire that broke out at a block party attended by up to 1,000 people at Hackley and Willard streets.
The outbreak of violence shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday during the party killed Joseph E. Bonner III, 30, of Muncie and left another in critical condition Monday. Some of the injured were treated and released from IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. Victims were also treated at Indianapolis hospitals. Eight of the 17 wounded people remained hospitalized Monday. One person was struck by a car at the scene and was also taken to a hospital.
Choked with emotion, Mayor Dan Ridenour initially struggled to speak at a press conference Monday outside his office.
"On Sunday morning, our community was shaken to the core by violence," Ridenour said. "Words cannot express our deep grief and sympathy for the families of those involved and for our entire citizens. We are taking swift action to prevent further incidents, provide relief to the victims, to their families and to encourage mental health resources for our community at large."
The mayor emphasized that the gathering where the shooting occurred was not related to the Muncie Homecoming event, which occurred during the weekend at McCulloch Park and not near the scene of the violence in the Industry Neighborhood.
Ridenour said he was setting up a multi-agency task force to address problems of uncontrolled large crowds coming together late at night.
In a press release issued later on Monday Ridenour said, “Organizers need to provide security for large gatherings. Large crowds cannot block streets late at night and unplanned gatherings cannot grow out of control.”
Currently, police officers can write tickets for gatherings that violate noise ordinances, Ridenour said. But they have limited power to disperse gatherings that could spiral out of control.
Police Chief Nate Sloan said during the city press conference that a permit had been granted for the block party where the violence occurred. The permit estimated the attendance would be 75 people. The actual crowd was estimated to be as large as 1,000 party goers.
Sloan said that police had been to the location before the shooting to deal with problem crowds.
Investigators have not speculated on the number of shooters involved, but the police chief said shooting was not believed to be a single gunman bent on harming a large number of people.
Jeff Robinson, president of Muncie City Council, also reflected the shock of violence involving so many happening in Muncie.
"Like everyone in our community, I was devastated to learn of the tragic shooting that took place early Sunday morning," Robinson said. "My thoughts are with the victims and their families as they cope with the aftermath of this horrific and life-changing event, as well as our entire community as we’re forced to grapple with the reality of increased violence throughout our city over the past several years.
"While there's more I'd like to say, this is a time for our community to come together and grieve with the families of those impacted by this senseless act."
Robinson is the Democrat nominee for mayor in the fall general election. He is opposing Republican Ridenour.
State Rep. Sue Errington, D-Muncie, said the Republican General Assembly members eased gun control, which has not made Hoosiers any safer from gun violence.
"This is a terrible tragedy, and one that is becoming far too common in our state and our country," Errington said in a statement. "My heart goes out to the family and loved ones of the deceased and the 17 that were wounded, but we must also face the facts: Easier access to guns has not made our communities safer.
"After Statehouse Republicans passed permitless carry, we’ve seen more and more people walking through Muncie with guns on their hips. There is an epidemic in this state of teenagers and young adults losing their lives because guns are readily available the moment you turn 18.
"How many more families must be rocked by grief before we begin to take real, tangible action on this issue?”
Others expressed gratitude to first responders who worked to save the wounded and protect the public as the scene unfolded at Willard and Hackley streets and at the local hospital where many gathered after the shooting.
"My condolences go out to the victims, families and friends affected by the events of Saturdays shooting," state Sen. Scott Alexander, R-Muncie, said. "Thank you to the first responders and medical staff who tended to injuries. Thank you to those involved in the ongoing investigation into those responsible."
Ken Hudson, executive director of the Whitely Community Council, said he agreed with what Ridenour said about the violence.
"People have to find different ways to solve their differences," Hudson said. "We need to all pull together for our youth.
"We all want the same things."
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Pilot injured after banner plane crashes into ocean near beach
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF/Gray News) – Officials are investigating after a banner plane crashed onto a South Carolina beach.
WMBF reports the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board were called to look into the crash which occurred at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Myrtle Beach.
Cpl. Chris Starling with the Myrtle Beach Police Department said the pilot of the single-engine PA-18 was the only person on board. He was able to get out of the plane safely.
According to officials, witnesses said bystanders rushed to the crash site to help the pilot get out after the plane hit the water.
Witness Sue Boyd told WMBF she and another woman both called 911 after seeing the crash.
“The banner plane was all of a sudden going down super fast and then it just hit the water and went under. A bunch of civilians came and sprang into action into the water,” she said.
First responders treated the pilot, who was then taken to the hospital. He is expected to recover from his injuries.
The plane was removed from the surf via tow truck around 4 p.m. Crews removed the plane’s wings to properly load the aircraft.
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GRANDVILLE, MI — Grandville Public Schools is getting a $125,000 donation for its robotics program.
The Kent County school district announced in a news release that it’s getting the funding from Bradford White Corporation, a company that manufacturers water heaters, boilers and storage tanks. The donation, announced Monday, gives the company naming rights for to the robotics fabrication lab at the district’s robotics competition center.
“We are excited to partner with such a great organization as Bradford White,” Grandville Public Schools Superintendent Roger Bearup said in a July 31 statement. “We are grateful for their support as we provide an amazing learning environment for our scholars.”
Bradford White will provide the funding to the district over a five-year period, the release said.
The new robotics competition center will be attached to the district’s new middle school, 4900 Canal Ave. SW. The middle school is slated to open in August for the 2023-24 school year.
“We are thrilled to be partnering with Grandville Public Schools and to provide funding that will positively impact the students in Michigan through meaningful workforce development training and education and exposure to industry careers,”
Their robotics program has a successful history, and we look forward to a great partnership together,” said said Rebecca Owens, a spokesperson for Bradford White. “Their robotics program has a successful history, and we look forward to a great partnership together.”
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July 31 is National Mutt Day!
Valley Animal Center joined the show with Happy, a 1-year-old terrier mix to celebrate.
Happy was brought to the Valley Animal Center as a surrender. His previous owner didn’t feel they could take care of him and give him the time and attention he deserved.
Happy can be very nervous at first but warms up fairly quickly. He does good on leash and walks and loves enjoying the outside. He gets along with small dogs. He loves treats and toys. His perfect home would be in a quieter home with children over 6 years old because their energy might be too much for him.
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The anthropomorphic cattle dog has been captivating her target audience and then some. We spoke to parents about how the show has provided comfort and guidance in the wild world of parenting.
Who is she? Bluey Heeler is a six-year-old Australian blue heeler that is the protagonist of her eponymous children's show — as well as several toy collections, an album, books and a popular stage show.
What's the big deal? Aside from her name dominating the search bar suggestions on YouTube as soon as you begin typing the word "blue..."?
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What are people saying? Pretty good stuff! NPR's Scott Detrow spoke to some Bluey viewers on why they're drawn to the program from down under.
Linda McGee, a Chicago area mom of two, on why she first got into it:
It's taught me to really just play along and just tap into my childlike innocence and sense of wonder. There's so many things that I've done that I probably would never do if I wasn't watching Bluey. I probably would not be, like, a horsey ride or, like, a car driving to the grocery store for some reason.
Joseph Peterson, a Frederick, Md. dad of one, on which episode first caught his attention:
For me, I think that episode is Sleepytime.
It's just so heartwarming and empathetic, I think both for the difficulty it is for children — it really sees them in kind of the struggles to stay in their own bed at night — and also, it's really empathetic towards the parents' point of view, right? What that struggle can mean, going back and forth from bedroom to bedroom to the bathroom, to sharing space on the bed or on the floor.
And Mari Brisco, a mother of one in New Orleans on how she found herself totally engrossed with the show:
So my daughter was born eight weeks early. So I've always worried, in the back of my head like, "Oh, my God, is she hitting the right milestones at this age and everything?" And even watching that episode [Baby Race] I was like, "It's OK. You know, she's going to crawl when she crawls. She's going to talk when she talks."
So, what now?
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Monday that the state will proceed with this week’s planned execution of a man who abducted and killed a 6-year-old girl nearly two decades ago, though the man’s attorneys are still pressing claims he is mentally incompetent.
Johnny Johnson, 45, is scheduled to receive a lethal injection Tuesday evening for the July 26, 2022, fatal beating of Casey Williamson in her St. Louis County hometown of Valley Park.
Johnson’s attorneys have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt the execution. They also asked that Parson grant clemency — reducing Johnson’s sentence to life in prison — while asserting that Johnson’s mental illness has left him incapable of understanding the connection between his actions and his execution.
Parson denied the clemency request. He noted that a variety of courts — including the original trial judge and 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals just days ago — have thus far rejected Johnson’s incompetency claims.
“Johnny Johnson’s crime is one of the most horrific murders that has come across my desk,” Parson said in a statement. “Casey was an innocent young girl who bravely fought Johnson until he took her life.”
Parson, a former sheriff, said he received “countless letters in the last few weeks seeking justice for Casey” and hopes that carrying out the execution “may provide some closure for Casey’s loved ones.”
In a clemency petition, Johnson’s attorneys said that Casey’s father, Ernie Williamson, opposes the death penalty.
But other relatives urged the governor to let the execution go forward.
Casey’s great aunt, Della Steele, sent a message to Parson emphasizing that Johnson could have turned back at any point but instead chose to abduct, assault and kill Casey and then literally covered up his crime. The grief from Casey’s death led to destructive events in the lives of other family members, she wrote in the message, which she shared with The Associated Press.
“Please stand strong beside Casey,” Steele wrote. “Remove this threat from our presence. Send the message that it is not okay to terrorize and murder a child.”
Casey’s mother had been best friends in childhood with Johnson’s older sister and had even helped babysit him. When Johnson showed up at a barbecue, Casey’s family let him sleep on a couch in the same house where they were spending the night.
In the morning, however, Johnson lured the girl out of the home to an abandoned glass factory, even carrying her on his shoulders on the walk. When he tried to sexually assault her, Casey screamed and tried to break free, according to court documents. He killed her with a brick and a large rock, then washed off in the nearby Meramec River. Johnson confessed to the crimes that same day.
After a search involving first responders and volunteers, Casey’s body was found in a pit not too far from her home, buried beneath rocks and debris.
At Johnson’s trial, defense lawyers presented testimony showing that he had stopped taking his schizophrenia medication and was acting strangely in the days before the slaying.
Johnson would be the fourth person executed this year in Missouri, and the 16th nationally.
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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Hip-hop superstar Cardi B drew attention on social media over a video showing her lashing out during a Las Vegas performance after someone threw a drink at her while she was onstage.
Video circulated online over the weekend after a TikTok user posted footage of the incident at Drai’s Beachclub on the Las Vegas Strip.
The clip shows the hip-hop performer onstage during the event when someone in the audience hurls liquid, splashing the rapper. Cardi B can be seen retaliating by throwing her microphone into the audience in the direction from which the liquid was launched.
According to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, a woman came into a police station on Sunday to report a “battery.” She told officers that she had been struck by an item thrown from the stage on Saturday. Police said the incident had been documented, but no arrest or citations had been issued.
It’s unclear if that woman, who has not been identified, threw the drink at Cardi B.
The event made waves on social media as many excoriated the person who threw the liquid. They compared the situation to similar events that have happened in recent weeks: Bebe Rexha suffered a black eye after being struck by a cellphone, country singer Kelsea Ballerini was hit in the face by a bracelet, rapper Sexyy Red ended a show early when fans refused to stop throwing water bottles on stage, a fan threw their mother’s ashes at Pink while she was performing, Ava Max was slapped while performing in Los Angeles, and Harry Styles was hit in the eye with an object during a Houston performance.
Others noted humorously that although Cardi B had thrown her microphone, her song “Bodak Yellow” – and her recorded vocals – continued uninterrupted.
“The song didn’t stop. Y’all listening to an iPad,” said one X (formerly known as Twitter) user.
There was no indication if charges would be filed in the Cardi B incident.
Cardi B recently completed 15 days of community service in New York after pleading guilty to multiple charges filed against her following a 2018 fight at a strip club in Queens.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Trump attempt to derail Georgia election investigation rejected by judge
ATLANTA (AP) — A judge on Monday rejected an attempt by former President Donald Trump to keep a Georgia district attorney from prosecuting him and from using certain evidence gathered in her investigation into potential illegal meddling in the 2020 election in the state.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney didn’t mince words in his nine-page ruling, which said Trump lacked the legal grounds to bring the challenge before any indictment has been filed in the case. Any harm alleged by Trump and by Cathy Latham, a Republican fake elector from Georgia who had joined his motion, is “either insufficient or else speculative and unrealized,” the judge wrote.
The alleged harms “are insufficient because, while being the subject (or even target) of a highly publicized criminal investigation is likely an unwelcome and unpleasant experience, no court ever has held that that status alone provides a basis for the courts to interfere with or halt the investigation,” McBurney wrote.
In a caustic footnote, seemingly nodding to Trump’s status as the dominant frontrunner for the 2024 Republican nomination for president despite having been indicted twice already, the judge added: “And for some, being the subject of a criminal investigation can, à la Rumpelstiltskin, be turned into golden political capital, making it seem more providential than problematic.”
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, an elected Democrat, has strongly suggested that she is likely to seek charges in the case in the coming weeks. While she has not directly said she plans to seek charges against the Republican former president, she has repeatedly said no one is above the law.
Monday’s ruling came in response to a motion filed in March by Trump’s Georgia-based legal team that said a special grand jury seated to help Willis investigate “involved a constant lack of clarity as to the law, inconsistent applications of basic constitutional protections for individuals being brought before it, and a prosecutor’s office that was found to have an actual conflict, yet continued to pursue the investigation.”
The special grand jury did not have the power to indict, but it did issue subpoenas and heard from some 75 witnesses while meeting from May to December last year and issued a final report with recommendations for Willis.
Trump attorney Drew Findling did not immediately respond Monday to text and voicemail messages seeking comment.
Latham was one of 16 Georgia Republicans who met at the state Capitol in December 2020 and signed a certificate declaring falsely that Trump had won the presidential election and declaring themselves the state’s “duly elected and qualified” electors. Willis last year informed them that they were targets of her investigation, though some have since reached immunity deals with her team.
McBurney said there are no grounds to disqualify Willis from pursuing her investigation and likely prosecution, saying she had not acted improperly.
“The drumbeat from the District Attorney has been neither partisan (in the political sense) nor personal, in marked and refreshing contrast to the stream of personal invective flowing from one of the movants,” he wrote, no doubt referring to Trump.
Trump’s attorneys several weeks ago took another stab at barring Willis from prosecuting him and getting the special grand jury’s report tossed out with twin filings against Willis and McBurney in Fulton County Superior Court and the Georgia Supreme Court. Explaining this extraordinary action, they cited the fact that McBurney had yet to rule on their earlier motion and Willis’ indication that she would soon seek charges in the case.
The state Supreme Court unanimously declined to intervene, dismissing the petition.
A judge from neighboring Cobb County was assigned to consider the other petition after the chief judge of the Fulton County Superior Court recused himself and the other judges on that bench from hearing the matter involving McBurney. He has set a hearing for Aug. 10.
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Buoyed by billions in federal funding and a record surplus, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed Michigan’s budget Monday that Democrats, controlling state government for the first time in 40 years, contend better reflects “the people’s interests, the people’s values.”
Whitmer characterized the budget as a direct extension of her broader economic agenda and focus on growing the state’s population.
“I think today’s budget is going to make a real difference … to make sure that we’ve got communities that we are proud to call home and attract talent and keep young people here,” Whitmer said at the signing.
The bills signed Monday provides $57.4 billion to fund state government for the next fiscal year beginning in October. Combined with a $24.3 billion education budget Whitmer signed in Traverse City two weeks ago, the nearly $82 billion in spending is the most in the state’s history.
If there’s unifying theme of the budget it’s a single word: more. More spending and investments in public safety, education, economic development, environmental protection and a host of other areas key to Democrats’ agenda.
“We have settled for sub-par schools, sub-par roads, for cities and town that that have been overlooked and undervalued, never really got their fair share,” state Sen. Sarah Anthony, D-Lansing, who led the budgetary process in the legislature’s upper chamber, said. “And so we knew that this surplus of federal dollars, we wanted to do things a little bit different.”
A record surplus that stretched toward $10 billion gave Democrats the freedom to lay out their agenda, even as fiscally conservative Republicans in the legislature raised questions about the sustainability of their aims.
“There’s a budget that has something in it for everyone,” Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist told a crowd gathered at a Wyandotte fire station for the signing.
That potpourri of projects includes free trips to state parks for all fourth graders, $150 million toward restarting the Palisades nuclear power plant, funding lead service line replacements and $500 million into a fund to lure business projects to the state.
More: Michigan’s $82 billion budget brings record spending to all corners of state government
A few have been framed as pilot programs, such as $250 million for payments toward teachers’ student loans, or $20 million for high speed rail.
In a statement House Minority Leader Matt Hall, R-Richland Township, called the budget an “extravagant” document that “fails to deliver solutions.”
“Their spending is a mile wide and an inch deep — funding all sorts of half-baked programs without giving enough support to actually deliver the solutions the people of Michigan deserve,” Hall said.
More: Big new projects in Michigan’s $82 billion budget
This budget will largely spend down the pandemic-era fiscal cushion Democrats inherited. State Budget Director Chris Harkins said State Fiscal Recovery Funds, the major bucket of federal dollars, will be exhausted by the budget – that money had to be spent by the end of the year. State accounts are estimated to have roughly $620 million left over.
Still, Democrats emphasized the budget is fiscally responsible, noting their $200 million deposit in the state’s rainy day fund means the account has a record balance.
“We’ve been very smart about using one-time dollars for one-time expenditures,” Whitmer said. “This is a fiscally sound budget.”
The budgetary process under Whitmer, until this year, had been marked by the push and pull of negotiations between her office and a Republican-led legislature.
It hasn’t always been smooth. The governor carries the power of line-item veto, and in 2019, Whitmer vetoed 147 measures from that budget, nixing nearly $1 billion in spending.
This budget, with Democrats holding slim majorities, had just two vetoes: removing $5 million for sewer infrastructure repairs for the Great Lakes Water Authority and a $2 million grant to a Catholic social services charity’s office relocation in Livingston County.
Republicans complained they had been shut out of the budgetary negotiation and sidelined by Democratic majorities who only allowed them to review the nearly 1,600 pages of legislation on the day it passed.
Democrats also rained down new spending on their districts, with dozens of individuals grants and spending earmarked for the state’s largest cities, totaling hundreds of millions of dollars.
“Yes, our large urban cores are mostly Democratic,” said Rep. Angela Witwer, D-Delta Township, after the budget passed the legislature. “It’s been a very long time since we’ve had a Democratic majority and they have been ignored.”
Anthony views the budget as the beginning of a course correction under Democratic leadership
“The challenges are still very great. And one budget is not going to be able to do it all,” Anthony said. “But I am hopeful that the investments we’ve made today will start additional conversations so that we can have a more strong, more robust and diverse Michigan.”
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MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WFRV) – The Milwaukee Brewers have reportedly made their second trade in five days, this time for an outfielder.
According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the Milwaukee Brewers are acquiring Mark Canha from the New York Mets. In exchange, the Brewers are reportedly sending right-hander Justin Jarvis to the Mets.
Canha has spent nine years in the MLB, two of which have been with the Mets. The other seven were with the Oakland Athletics.
On the year, Canha is batting .245 with six home runs and 29 RBIs. Canha has played in 89 games so far this year.
Jarvis reportedly is at Double-A. Jarvis is 6-4 with a 3.33 ERA in Double-A this year.
The Brewers recently traded for Carlos Santana back on July 27.
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ATLANTA (AP) — A judge on Monday rejected an attempt by former President Donald Trump to keep a Georgia district attorney from prosecuting him and from using certain evidence gathered in her investigation into potential illegal meddling in the 2020 election in the state.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney didn’t mince words in his nine-page ruling, which said Trump lacked the legal grounds to bring the challenge before any indictment has been filed in the case. Any harm alleged by Trump and by Cathy Latham, a Republican fake elector from Georgia who had joined his motion, is “either insufficient or else speculative and unrealized,” the judge wrote.
The alleged harms “are insufficient because, while being the subject (or even target) of a highly publicized criminal investigation is likely an unwelcome and unpleasant experience, no court ever has held that that status alone provides a basis for the courts to interfere with or halt the investigation,” McBurney wrote.
In a caustic footnote, seemingly nodding to Trump’s status as the dominant frontrunner for the 2024 Republican nomination for president despite having been indicted twice already, the judge added: “And for some, being the subject of a criminal investigation can, à la Rumpelstiltskin, be turned into golden political capital, making it seem more providential than problematic.”
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, an elected Democrat, has strongly suggested that she is likely to seek charges in the case in the coming weeks. While she has not directly said she plans to seek charges against the Republican former president, she has repeatedly said no one is above the law.
Monday’s ruling came in response to a motion filed in March by Trump’s Georgia-based legal team that said a special grand jury seated to help Willis investigate “involved a constant lack of clarity as to the law, inconsistent applications of basic constitutional protections for individuals being brought before it, and a prosecutor’s office that was found to have an actual conflict, yet continued to pursue the investigation.”
The special grand jury did not have the power to indict, but it did issue subpoenas and heard from some 75 witnesses while meeting from May to December last year and issued a final report with recommendations for Willis.
Trump attorney Drew Findling did not immediately respond Monday to text and voicemail messages seeking comment.
Latham was one of 16 Georgia Republicans who met at the state Capitol in December 2020 and signed a certificate declaring falsely that Trump had won the presidential election and declaring themselves the state’s “duly elected and qualified” electors. Willis last year informed them that they were targets of her investigation, though some have since reached immunity deals with her team.
McBurney said there are no grounds to disqualify Willis from pursuing her investigation and likely prosecution, saying she had not acted improperly.
“The drumbeat from the District Attorney has been neither partisan (in the political sense) nor personal, in marked and refreshing contrast to the stream of personal invective flowing from one of the movants,” he wrote, no doubt referring to Trump.
Trump’s attorneys several weeks ago took another stab at barring Willis from prosecuting him and getting the special grand jury’s report tossed out with twin filings against Willis and McBurney in Fulton County Superior Court and the Georgia Supreme Court. Explaining this extraordinary action, they cited the fact that McBurney had yet to rule on their earlier motion and Willis’ indication that she would soon seek charges in the case.
The state Supreme Court unanimously declined to intervene, dismissing the petition.
A judge from neighboring Cobb County was assigned to consider the other petition after the chief judge of the Fulton County Superior Court recused himself and the other judges on that bench from hearing the matter involving McBurney. He has set a hearing for Aug. 10.
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The following is a listing of all home transfers in Saginaw County reported from July 24 to July 30. There were 20 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,004-square-foot home on Mackinaw Street in Saginaw that sold for $157,000.
Brant
10750 S. Brennan Road, Brant, $314,000, 1,904 square feet, $165 per square-foot, four bedrooms and two bathrooms.
Burt
12685 East Road, Burt, $240,000, 2,280 square feet, $105 per square-foot, four bedrooms and three bathrooms.
Chesaning
6004 Peet Road, Chesaning, $134,000, 916 square feet, $146 per square-foot, one bathroom.
Frankenmuth
231 Franconian Drive, Frankenmuth, $370,000, 2,024 square feet, $183 per square-foot, two bathrooms.
Freeland
9008 N. Meadows Drive, Freeland, $479,900, 2,168 square feet, $221 per square-foot, three bedrooms and three bathrooms.
Oakley
16110 W. Ridge Road, Oakley, $118,000, 1,568 square feet, $75 per square-foot, three bedrooms and two bathrooms.
Saginaw
1627 Birney Street, Saginaw, $10,000, 1,138 square feet, $9 per square-foot, three bedrooms and two bathrooms.
2928 Harnden Drive, Saginaw, $24,000, 720 square feet, $33 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom.
1635 Holmes Street, Saginaw, $29,000, 2,224 square feet, $13 per square-foot, four bedrooms and two bathrooms.
1826 Newberry Street, Saginaw, $42,000, 1,025 square feet, $41 per square-foot, three bedrooms and one bathroom.
1121 Cleveland Street, Saginaw, $69,900, 984 square feet, $71 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom.
1206 Gratiot Ave., Saginaw, $78,000, 1,490 square feet, $52 per square-foot, four bedrooms and two bathrooms.
801 Kennely Road, Saginaw, $94,700, 908 square feet, $104 per square-foot, one bathroom.
560 Stoker Drive, Saginaw, $97,000, 1,106 square feet, $88 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom.
3240 Mackinaw Street, Saginaw, $157,000, 1,004 square feet, $156 per square-foot, three bedrooms and one bathroom.
2321 McCarty Road, Saginaw, $169,900, 1,792 square feet, $95 per square-foot, four bedrooms and two bathrooms.
4400 Jonquil Drive, Saginaw, $171,000, 1,305 square feet, $131 per square-foot, three bedrooms and two bathrooms.
3776 Dale Road, Saginaw, $193,500, 2,195 square feet, $88 per square-foot, three bedrooms and two bathrooms.
61 Benton Road, Saginaw, $235,000, 2,118 square feet, $111 per square-foot, three bedrooms and three bathrooms.
Saint Charles
1132 Chesaning Street, Saint Charles, $165,000, 1,491 square feet, $111 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms.
Real Estate Newswire is a service provided by United Robots, which uses machine learning to generate analysis of data from Propmix, an aggregator of national real-estate data..
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Jacob Meyers Player Prop Bets: Astros vs. Guardians - July 31
Published: Jul. 31, 2023 at 4:24 PM CDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
Jacob Meyers -- with a slugging percentage of .444 in his past 10 games, including one home run -- will be in action for the Houston Astros versus the Cleveland Guardians, with Noah Syndergaard on the mound, on July 31 at 8:10 PM ET.
In his last game, he reached base in all five of his plate appearances (3-for-3 with a double) against the Rays.
Jacob Meyers Game Info & Props vs. the Guardians
- Game Day: Monday, July 31, 2023
- Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Minute Maid Park
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Guardians Starter: Noah Syndergaard
- TV Channel: SportsNet SW
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -161)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +675)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +200)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +140)
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Jacob Meyers At The Plate
- Meyers has 13 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 25 walks while batting .231.
- Meyers has recorded a hit in 38 of 73 games this season (52.1%), including 13 multi-hit games (17.8%).
- He has hit a long ball in 9.6% of his games this season, and 2.7% of his trips to the dish.
- Meyers has picked up an RBI in 20.5% of his games this season, with two or more RBI in 8.2% of his games. He has also driven in three or more runs in two contests.
- He has scored in 27 games this year (37.0%), including multiple runs in five games.
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Guardians Pitching Rankings
- The eight strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Guardians pitching staff ranks 28th in the league.
- The Guardians have the fifth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.84).
- Guardians pitchers combine to allow 108 home runs (one per game), the second-fewest in the league.
- Syndergaard (1-4) gets the starting nod for the Guardians in his 13th start of the season. He has a 7.16 ERA in 55 1/3 innings pitched, with 38 strikeouts.
- In his last appearance -- while pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers -- the right-hander tossed three innings against the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday, June 7, allowing six earned runs while surrendering seven hits.
- In 12 games this season, the 30-year-old has a 7.16 ERA and 6.2 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .313 to opposing batters.
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Angus Cloud, an actor best known for his role as the drug dealer Fezco "Fez" O'Neill in HBO's "Euphoria, has died at the age of 25.
In a statement to The Associated Press, the 25-year-old's publicist said he died at his family's home in Oakland, California. It said the family had to say goodbye to "an artist, a friend, a brother and a son."
Cloud had buried his father last week and intensely struggled with the loss, the family said, though they did not give an exact cause of death.
"The only comfort we have is knowing Angus is now reunited with his dad, who was his best friend," the statement said. "Angus was open about his battle with mental health and we hope that his passing can be a reminder to others that they are not alone and should not fight this on their own in silence."
In a post on X, an account for "Euphoria" said, "He was immensely talented and a beloved part of the HBO and Euphoria family. We extend our deepest condolences to his friends and family during this difficult time."
Cloud was scouted by a "Euphoria" casting associate while walking down the street in New York, where he had been working at a restaurant at the time.
He went on to star in the show's first two seasons and has had film and music video roles. He was finishing up three film projects at the time of his death.
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Angus Cloud, breakout star of ‘Euphoria,’ is dead at 25
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Angus Cloud, the actor who starred as the drug dealer Fezco “Fez” O’Neill on the HBO series “Euphoria,” has died. He was 25.
Cloud’s publicist, Cait Bailey, said Cloud died Monday at his family home in Oakland, California. No cause of death was given.
In a statement, Cloud’s family said goodbye to “an artist, a friend, a brother and a son.
“Last week he buried his father and intensely struggled with this loss,” the family said. “The only comfort we have is knowing Angus is now reunited with his dad, who was his best friend. Angus was open about his battle with mental health and we hope that his passing can be a reminder to others that they are not alone and should not fight this on their own in silence.”
“We hope the world remembers him for his humor, laughter and love for everyone,” his family added.
Cloud hadn’t acted before he was cast in “Euphoria.” He was walking down the street in New York when casting scout Eléonore Hendricks noticed him. Cloud was resistant at first, suspecting a scam. Then casting director Jennifer Venditti met with him and series creator Sam Levinson eventually made him a co-star in the series alongside Zendaya for its first two seasons.
To some, Cloud seemed so natural as Fez that they suspected he was identical to the character — a notion that Cloud pushed back against.
“It does bother me when people are like, ‘It must be so easy! You get to go in and be yourself.’ I’m like, ‘Why don’t you go and do that?’ It’s not that simple,” Cloud told Variety. “I brought a lot to the character. You can believe what you want. It ain’t got nothing to do with me.”
The part made Cloud the breakout star of one the buzziest shows in television. He had a supporting role in his first film, “The Line,” a college drama starring Alex Wolff and John Malkovich that premiered earlier this year at the Tribeca Festival. Cloud was recently cast to co-star in “Scream 6.” He’s also made cameos in music videos for Juice WRLD, Becky G and Karol G.
The third season of “Euphoria” hasn’t yet begun filming.
“We are incredibly saddened to learn of the passing of Angus Cloud,” HBO said in a statement. “He was immensely talented and a beloved part of the HBO and ‘Euphoria’ family. We extend our deepest condolences to his friends and family during this difficult time.”
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Donald Trump has scored a major victory in his efforts to reshape the mosaic of state Republican Party rules that determine the GOP presidential nominee.
The California Republican Party over the weekend voted overwhelmingly to approve a plan to award all of their 169 presidential delegates to a candidate that wins a majority of the vote in the state’s March 5 primary.
That’s a hurdle that Trump, who remains popular in the party and is the early frontrunner in the crowded 2024 GOP field, could clear.
If no candidate wins more than 50%-plus-one in California’s Super Tuesday primary, then the delegates will be awarded to candidates based on their share of the vote. The rule change passed on a 53-16 vote Saturday by the California GOP’s Executive Committee is much more favorable to a frontrunner than a proposal that the party was considering a few weeks ago.
Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung called it “a humiliating defeat” for Trump’s strongest rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and the super PAC that’s been heavily supporting his presidential campaign.
“We are pleased the California Republican Party readopted a Winner-Take-All provision, and we look forward to competing across California to win all of its delegates, just as President Trump did in 2016 and 2020,” Cheung said in a statement.
DeSantis’ campaign had said it was closely monitoring the delegate plans in the states, but a spokesman for the campaign did not respond to questions about their conversations with the California GOP.
Communications Director Andrew Romeo said: “We’re putting an organization together that can win in any state, in any format, anytime, and anywhere. Game on.”
But Never Back Down, a super PAC supporting DeSantis’ campaign whose top advisors are schooled in the arts of delegate rules, was less sanguine.
“Smoke-filled back rooms do not reflect the will of or benefit voters in any state. Yet across the country games are afoot to enhance the potential outcome of primary elections for one former president who half of the Republican electorate no longer wants as the party leader,” Ken Cuccinelli, the founder of Never Back Down, said in a statement. “Even with these asinine primary rules changes, we remain confident Governor DeSantis will become the Republican nominee and 47th president of the United States.”
Never Back Down did not respond to a request to make Cuccinelli available for an interview.
California has more delegates to award than any other state, making its delegate haul valuable in the contest to win the majority of more than 2,000 Republican delegates and secure the party’s nomination.
State parties set their rules governing how delegates are awarded based on the results of presidential caucuses and primaries, a process that Trump and his team have been working for years to influence.
The complex process repeatedly tripped up Trump’s 2016 campaign but after years of work by the former president himself and his advisers, the resulting system largely favors a frontrunner.
Many state Republican parties made changes to their rules ahead of the 2020 election by adding more winner-take-all contests and requiring candidates to earn higher percentages of the vote to claim any delegates.
As state parties this year are finalizing their delegate plans for 2024, California’s proposal received heightened attention because of the number of delegates at stake.
The party was originally considering a plan earlier this month that could have potentially allowed a second-place finisher to collect more delegates.
The earlier proposal would not have allowed for a candidate to take all the delegates if they received a majority of the votes.
Instead, it split the 169 delegates into two groups. Of those, 156 of the delegates would be allocated based on the primary results in each of the state’s 52 congressional districts. The candidate who received the most votes in each district would receive two delegates, while the second-place candidate in the district would get one. The remaining 13 delegates would have been allocated to candidates based on the percentage of the statewide vote they won.
That proposal drew outrage from some Trump supporters on Twitter who cast it as a plot to harm Trump.
California Republican Party Chairwoman Jessica Millan Patterson said the initial proposal “was a starting point so that we could take the issue up,” but dividing up the delegates proportionally incentivizes every candidate to campaign in California because they could be awarded their share of what they win.
“This is what primaries are for,” Patterson said. “I’m excited to see all of these candidates step up and either show us that they can take a portion or win the state on their own and to make that case to California voters.”
Patterson declined to detail the specific input each campaign provided but said the party heard from campaigns beyond just those of Trump and DeSantis, along with supporters of the various candidates and potential delegates.
She said it was “a very open and transparent process,” with the party allowing for public comment and discussion during the final weekend vote and during an earlier meeting of the party’s rules committee, which first passed the change.
“I feel good about where we ended up on Saturday, despite what some people might say,” she said.
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI – After winning national championships in 2021 and 2022, Ferris State is the current king of Division-II college football, but the Bulldogs came up short of a league title last fall, indicating the strength of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
This year, the two-time defending D-II champ Bulldogs and reigning GLIAC winner Grand Valley State are expected to be among the nation’s best, which, of course, makes them the teams to beat in the conference race.
The GLIAC released its preseason coaches poll during Monday’s league media day at the Sheraton Grand Rapids Airport Hotel, and Ferris State earned the top spot, with fellow West Michigan teams GVSU and Davenport close behind.
The Bulldogs collected 34 points and five of seven first-place votes, while GVSU (31 points) and Davenport (27) each garnered one No. 1 nod.
Saginaw Valley State (21), Michigan Tech (16), Wayne State (10) and Northern Michigan (8) rounded out the rest of the GLIAC’s seven teams in the preseason poll.
With a dry sense of humor, 12th-year Ferris State head coach Tony Annese downplayed his team’s status as the preseason GLIAC favorite, while crediting his former assistants, Davenport head coach Sparky McEwen and SVSU head coach Ryan Brady, for
“We’re 0-0 right now, so we’re nervous about everything we hear,” said Annese, whose team is ranked No. 1 in the first set of Division-II football rankings from Lindy’s Sports. “I’m proud of Sparky and Ryan Brady – two former assistants – and proud of what this league has done. There are a lot of great teams and great players here today. We’re just trying to get ready for it all because we know there will be a lot of challenges in front of us.”
Perhaps the biggest challenge will happen on Oct. 14 at GVSU’s Lubber’s Stadium, where the Bulldogs and Lakers will meet in the Anchor-Bone Classic.
The teams split their season series last year, with GVSU winning 22-21 en route to a GLIAC title, before Ferris State got revenge with a 24-21 victory in the NCAA quarterfinals.
GVSU is ranked second behind its Big Rapids rival in Lindy’s Division-II preseason poll, setting the stage for what should be another quality matchup in Week 6, but Annese was hesitant to heap preseason hype on the rivalry.
“It’s just like any other game, truthfully,” he said. “I think both institutions know they have to beat everybody else, so we try to focus on ourselves. We spend a lot of time thinking about Ferris State, and when that (GVSU) game comes – which I don’t know the date of it, nor do I want to know, but I know it’s at Grand Valley this year. But other than that, we want to play our best every week. We try not to overplay the rivalry.
“… Obviously, we’re both in West Michigan, so it’s hyped up, and I think there’s a lot of respect from both programs. I think the players work really hard, and we respect them.”
After spending the last three years coordinating GVSU’s run game and coaching the offensive line and tight ends, first-year Laker head coach Scott Wooster will take on a new role in the 2023 Anchor-Bone Classic, and he said the rivalry reminds him of another notable college football series in Michigan.
RELATED: Scott Wooster named next Grand Valley State head football coach
“I grew up around Michigan and Ohio State, Woody Hayes and Bo Schembechler,” Wooster said. “My mom’s from Ohio and my dad’s from Michigan, so growing up, there was a big rivalry to it, and how cool is that for college football, especially in West Michigan, when we’re an hour apart.
“I think we had 17,007 (fans) in 2021, and they had 11,000 at Top Taggart Field, and how you fit 11,000 in there, I have no idea, but there’s 28,000 people in two regular season games. How cool is that for college football and how cool of an experience is that for the guys that are playing in that?
“To me, it’s one of the reasons you go to Grand Valley State or one of the reasons you go to Ferris, because there’s so much on the line in those games. That’s why you’re waking up at 5:30 a.m. to work out and do all the things we do.
“I embrace it; I love it, and I think it’s awesome for college football and awesome for the GLIAC.”
Scheduled to kick off the season against third-ranked and national runner-up Colorado School of Mines on Thursday, Aug. 31, GVSU will need to bring that intensity to the table in Week 1, and Wooster said that will not be a problem.
“You’re getting on a chartered flight headed out to the Rocky Mountains to play No. 3 in the country,” Wooster said. “Let’s kick the tires, light the fire and get it going. There’s only way to do it, and that’s to jump right in.”
Ferris State begins its national title defense at home against Mercyhurst on Thursday, Aug. 31, and a common question for the Bulldogs’ two player representatives at media day – defensive end Ian Hall and receiver Xavier Wade – was what keeps them motivated to stay on top of the D-II mountain.
Hall, a Grandville native, said it’s about making his loved ones proud.
“My why? To make my mom, my family, my sister, my girlfriend and her family all proud of me,” he said. “And then, I just want to leave it all out on the field and have no regrets.”
Wade, a Holland native and West Ottawa High School graduate that redshirted last season with a shoulder injury, said it’s his own standard for success and contributing to Ferris State’s culture that motivates him.
“Just looking at myself in the mirror and being my own biggest critic, as well as pushing my teammates and even my coaching staff, if that’s something I need to do,” he said. “I just want to show up and be the best I can be personally, and hopefully that energy rubs off onto the next man. It’s just a domino effect, and hopefully we can all figure it out, find our identity and go out with a bang.”
Annese joked that motivation isn’t applicable to him because he’s not putting on a helmet every week, but he did say his players appear hungry to bring home a third consecutive national championship.
“When we came back to school in January, you could tell our guys were just driven for more,” he said. “Two things can happen – you can continue to grow, or you can get complacent and die. We’re a team that really focuses on growth…
“I want to just focus on the process and continue to grow. Winning one national championship is a obviously a dream, and winning a second is an extraordinary accomplishment, but it’s all in the past. There are other teams in here who have been capable of doing the same thing we did, and you just have that good fortune to have it happen. We’re just going to be locked in on the process and just being the best version of ourselves.”
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GUADALUPE COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – In the middle of Santa Rosa’s Park Lake sits a fun summer attraction: a giant, inflatable water park. Complete with a climbing wall, slides, obstacle courses, and more, you won’t want to miss this local floating playground.
Admission to the water park is $15 per person and $8 for members of the military; parking costs $10 per vehicle per day. For that price, visitors get access to the Aqua Glide, boats, water slides, and paddle boards. Participants must be at least 48 inches tall and must know how to swim.
“There’s no better way to beat the heat than jumping, climbing, sliding, and swimming all day long! The Water Park includes monkey bars, rope and “rock” climbing, slides, raceway obstacle, and other fun stuff.”
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The water park is open seven days a week, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., from the end of May to late September, but the lake itself is open for visitors for longer hours daily. For more information, check out Visit Santa Rosa’s website here.
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Yainer Diaz Player Prop Bets: Astros vs. Guardians - July 31
Published: Jul. 31, 2023 at 4:24 PM CDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
On Monday, Yainer Diaz (.594 slugging percentage in past 10 games, including three home runs) and the Houston Astros play the Cleveland Guardians, whose starting pitcher will be Noah Syndergaard. First pitch is at 8:10 PM ET.
He collected two extra-base hits in his previous game (2-for-5 with a double, a home run and three RBI) against the Rays.
Yainer Diaz Game Info & Props vs. the Guardians
- Game Day: Monday, July 31, 2023
- Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Minute Maid Park
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Guardians Starter: Noah Syndergaard
- TV Channel: SportsNet SW
- Hits Prop: Over/under 1.5 hits (Over odds: +200)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +360)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +145)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +115)
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Yainer Diaz At The Plate
- Diaz has 13 doubles, 13 home runs and six walks while hitting .265.
- Diaz has reached base via a hit in 39 games this season (of 63 played), and had multiple hits in 14 of those games.
- He has hit a home run in 19.0% of his games in 2023 (12 of 63), and 5.7% of his trips to the plate.
- Diaz has had an RBI in 24 games this season (38.1%), including five multi-RBI outings (7.9%). He has also driven in three or more of his team's runs in two contests.
- He has scored in 38.1% of his games this season, with two or more runs scored in 4.8%.
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Yainer Diaz Home/Away Batting Splits
Guardians Pitching Rankings
- The pitching staff for the Guardians has a collective eight K/9, the third-worst in the league.
- The Guardians' 3.84 team ERA ranks fifth among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Guardians pitchers combine to give up the second-fewest home runs in baseball (108 total, one per game).
- Syndergaard makes the start for the Guardians, his 13th of the season. He is 1-4 with a 7.16 ERA and 38 strikeouts in 55 1/3 innings pitched.
- The righty last pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday, June 7, when he threw three innings against the Cincinnati Reds, allowing six earned runs while giving up seven hits.
- The 30-year-old has amassed an ERA of 7.16, with 6.2 strikeouts per nine innings, in 12 games this season. Opponents are batting .313 against him.
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X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has threatened to sue a group of independent researchers whose research documented an increase in hate speech on the site since it was purchased last year by Elon Musk.
An attorney representing the social media site wrote to the Center for Countering Digital Hate on July 20 threatening legal action over the nonprofit's research into hate speech and content moderation. The letter alleged that CCDH's research publications seem intended "to harm Twitter's business by driving advertisers away from the platform with incendiary claims."
Musk is a self-professed free speech absolutist who has welcomed back white supremacists and election deniers to the platform, which he renamed X earlier this month. But the billionaire has at times proven sensitive about critical speech directed at him or his companies.
The center is a nonprofit with offices in the U.S. and United Kingdom. It regularly publishes reports on hate speech, extremism or harmful behavior on social media platforms like X, TikTok or Facebook.
The organization has published several reports critical of Musk's leadership, detailing an increase in anti-LGBTQ hate speech as well as climate misinformation since his purchase. The letter from X's attorney cited one specific report from June that found the platform failed to remove neo-Nazi and anti-LGBTQ content from verified users that violated the platform's rules.
In the letter, attorney Alex Spiro questioned the expertise of the researchers and accused the center of trying to harm X's reputation. The letter also suggested, without evidence, that the center received funds from some of X's competitors, even though the center has also published critical reports about TikTok, Facebook and other large platforms.
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"CCDH intends to harm Twitter's business by driving advertisers away from the platform with incendiary claims," Spiro wrote, using the platform's former name.
Imran Ahmed, the center's founder and CEO, told the AP on Monday that his group has never received a similar response from any tech company, despite a history of studying the relationship between social media, hate speech and extremism. He said that typically, the targets of the center's criticism have responded by defending their work or promising to address any problems that have been identified.
Ahmed said he worried X's response to the center's work could have a chilling effect if it frightens other researchers away from studying the platform. He said he also worried that other industries could take note of the strategy.
"This is an unprecedented escalation by a social media company against independent researchers. Musk has just declared open war," Ahmed told the Associated Press. "If Musk succeeds in silencing us other researchers will be next in line."
Messages left with Spiro and X were not immediately returned Monday.
It's not the first time that Musk has fired back at critics. Last year, he suspended the accounts of several journalists who covered his takeover of Twitter. Another user was suspended for using publicly available flight data to track Musk's private plane; Musk had initially pledged to keep the user on the platform but later changed his mind, citing his personal safety. He also threatened to sue the user before allowing him back on the platform under certain restrictions.
He initially had promised that he would allow any speech on his platform that wasn't illegal. "I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means," Musk wrote in a tweet last year.
X's recent threat of a lawsuit prompted concern from U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., who said the billionaire was trying to use the threat of legal action to punish a nonprofit group trying to hold a powerful social media platform accountable.
"Instead of attacking them, he should be attacking the increasingly disturbing content on Twitter," Schiff said in a statement.
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First Alert Forecast:
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - More heat and humidity this week with daily high temperatures near 100 degrees and overnight and morning low temperatures in the upper 70s. During the afternoons, the heat index will sway anywhere from 105 to 115 degrees, prompting likely advisories or warnings for our area. Rain chances will remain very low but start to elevate Thursday and again this weekend into early next week. High pressure is in control of our weather. It is centered over Texas and will start breaking down this weekend or early next week. This may allow for disturbances to start affecting our area with thunderstorms from time to time, increasing the daily humidity, but possible lowering temperatures by a few degrees, especially next week. The average high this time of year is 93 and the average low is 72. Sunrise is 6:15am and the sunset is 7:58pm. The tropics are active, but well out into the Atlantic Ocean and will not affect our area for the time being.
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Tonight at 10/9c on Investigation Discovery, stream “Mother, May I Murder?” for free with Philo, Fubo, Sling, and DIRECTV Stream new subscriber trials.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Monday morning, the Isotopes’ executive chef unveiled some special new menu items. They will be available for fans at Saturday’s game.
This game is a special red-versus-green event. Fans sitting on the first base section will be red, and the third base side is green.
Green Chile Side
Representing the green side is a green pork sandwich, green chile mac and cheese, and “Ballpark Sushi,” which is a hotdog wrapped in chile, rice, and sushi seaweed.
Red Chile Side
The red side is a red chile sopapilla burger, the BTE orbit dog, and red chile braised ribs.
“I’m very excited that they wanted to put somebody in the ballpark. You know, somebody outside of the restaurants that are small dishes, hundred dollar plates, things like that. They want someone to come out and represent some big food,” said Isotopes’ Executive Chef Jim Griego.
The Mariachis will be facing off against the Las Vegas Aviators.
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Updated July 31, 2023 at 6:26 PM ET
Twitter's new "X" sign was taken down on Monday after the city of San Francisco reprimanded the company for installing a giant, flashing sign above its building without a permit.
The San Francisco Department of Building Inspection said it received 24 complaints about the sign, including "concerns about its structural safety and illumination."
A building permit is technically required to dismantle the sign too, but the removal was allowed to proceed "duty to safety concerns," Patrick Hannan, a spokesperson for the department, told NPR.
The signage was the latest effort in the social media platform's rebranding since the sweeping changes were announced last week.
The removal comes less than three days after a city inspector went to Twitter's headquarters on Friday to alert the company of its permit violation and to evaluate the sign located on the roof, according to the city's complaint.
A Twitter representative denied access but explained that the structure is "a temporary lighted sign for an event." The inspector clarified that any signage without a permit must be removed.
The inspector came to the headquarters again on Saturday to visit the roof. But upon arrival, "access was denied again by tenant," the complaint said.
Twitter did not immediately respond to NPR's request for comment. But to a tweet alleging that San Francisco authorities were trying to force Musk to remove the "X" sign, the Twitter owner replied on Saturday with a laughing-crying emoji.
Twitter was already in hot waters with the city of San Francisco last Monday for removing Twitter's original sign, which includes its name and iconic blue bird, without proper permits or taping off the sidewalk as part of pedestrian safety measures.
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FORT HARRISON — At Fort Harrison, outside Helena, you can currently see M1 Abrams tanks assigned to the Montana Army National Guard – sitting in an outdoor parking lot.
“The vehicles have always been sitting outside,” said Chief Warrant Officer 3 James Bancroft, who supervises the Unit Training Equipment Site at the fort. “We normally would put a tarp over them and try to accommodate some of the snow and rain not getting inside – and it still does not work out very well.”
Soon, however, those vehicles will have a new home – thanks to National Guard units from across the country. Throughout the summer, construction and civil engineering units from various states have spent two-week assignments at Fort Harrison, working on a new 60-by-200 foot arched metal building, called a “K-span.” It will serve as a storage facility for the fort’s entire inventory of Abrams tanks.
“The M1 Abrams has a lot of complicated, intricate electronic systems inside that are very delicate to temperature variation and moisture,” said Bancroft. “We're now going to be able to store these vehicles inside of a temperature-controlled environment to alleviate all the condensation and moisture from our varying temperatures.”
Currently, 32 members of the Missouri National Guard’s 131st Civil Engineer Squadron are on site, doing electrical installations, earth and concrete work and putting in the large rolling doors on either end of the building.
Leaders with the Montana Air National Guard’s 219th RED HORSE Squadron, based at Malmstrom Air Force Base, have been supervising the project and coordinating with each unit as they rotate in.
“From two-and-a-half years ago, the planning, design, logistical movements to get all this equipment here – all the tools, material,” said Capt. Dylan Bender, the project engineer. “It was a great team effort between the nine states that came here – Montana Army Guard, active duty and Guard all came together to create this facility.”
When the Missouri troops finish their work at the end of this week, the 219th will do the last two weeks of construction: completing exterior grading, doing finish work inside the building and pouring the concrete floor.
This project and the agreement that made it possible brings benefits for all involved. For the units doing the construction, it’s a valuable opportunity to get hands-on experience in the work they’ll be called on to do in the Guard.
“It’s the one weekend a month and two weeks a year, right?” said Senior Master Sgt. Brock Buerck, the non-commissioned officer in charge for the Missouri Guard members. “A lot of our members, they don't do this on the outside as well, so opportunities for this are critical for us to be successful in what we do.”
“When we have units from Florida come up here, they construct these a little bit different than here in Montana,” Bender said. “So it's picking up those skills and then taking them for the next time – of, ‘Hey, we can do it this way, or they can do it that way,’ as that crosstalk between different states and craftsmen.”
For the Montana Guard – who have been petitioning for a facility like this for years – it’s a chance to get the building put up efficiently. Construction is on track to be finished in under four months.
The new facility will also save money over the long-term. Bancroft said it’s likely to spare them $600,000 to $800,000 per year in maintenance costs on the Abrams tanks – money that can then be directed to other repairs or to training.
“With them being in that facility now, it's going to allow the soldiers more time for training when they're actually here, versus downtime for maintenance,” he said.
The facility is set to be finished by mid-August, which should give plenty of time to move the tanks inside in time to get them out of the Montana winter.
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A trio of top House Republicans are demanding that the Department of Justice (DOJ) hand over information pertaining to Hunter Biden’s plea deal, which has been on hold for days after a judge raised concerns about the agreement.
GOP lawmakers have railed for weeks against the plea agreement, calling it a “sweetheart deal” and arguing Hunter Biden was given preferential treatment because he is the son of President Biden.
The three Republicans escalated those attacks in a Monday letter, asking Attorney General Merrick Garland to answer a list of questions and provide documents and communications about Hunter Biden’s “unusual” plea agreement — the first request from Congress parsing the particulars of the deal.
“The Department’s unusual plea and pretrial diversion agreements with Mr. Biden raise serious concerns — especially when combined with recent whistleblower allegations—that the Department has provided preferential treatment toward Mr. Biden in the course of its investigation and proposed resolution of his alleged criminal conduct,” the letter reads.
Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) all signed the letter. The House GOP for months has been investigating the Biden family’s foreign business dealings and its associates. Lawmakers have previously made requests regarding the investigation into Hunter Biden led by U.S. attorney for Delaware David Weiss.
The Hill reached out to the DOJ for comment.
Hunter Biden’s plea deal was put on hold last week after the judge overseeing the case questioned the parameters of the agreement. As part of the deal, Biden was expected to plead guilty to two misdemeanor counts of willful failure to pay income taxes. He also reached a diversion agreement relating to an unlawful possession of a weapon charge.
U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika, a Trump appointee, raised concerns about the setup of the two-part deal and the scope of Biden’s immunity, and she ultimately gave both parties more time to explain why the deal — which she has to greenlight — should be accepted.
The three House Republicans pointed to some of Noreika’s concerns in their letter, including provisions in the pretrial diversion agreement that would shield Hunter Biden from future criminal charges on the gun charge or other federal charges within the scope of the agreement.
“Taken individually, each of the provisions discussed above raises serious concerns about how the Department has handled this matter. But when considered together, the provisions appear to be even more troubling,” the GOP chairmen wrote.
They claimed the Justice Department “shifted a broad immunity provision, which benefits Mr. Biden, from the plea agreement to the pretrial diversion agreement apparently to prevent the District Court from being able to scrutinize and reject that immunity provision.”
“And then, the Department has benefitted Mr. Biden by giving up its unilateral ability to bring charges against him if it concludes that he has breached the pretrial diversion agreement. Instead, it has placed upon itself the burden of getting the District Court’s permission to bring charges even though the District Court normally has no role in policing a pretrial diversion agreement in that manner,” they continued. “So, the District Court is apparently removed from the equation when it helps Mr. Biden and inserted into the equation when it helps Mr. Biden.”
The trio of Republicans also voiced concerns about the DOJ saying the investigations into Hunter Biden are “ongoing,” arguing it is an effort to shield the DOJ from congressional oversight. Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) raised a similar claim last month.
“How can Hunter Biden plead guilty, no jail time, and the DOJ say there’s still an investigation, try to withhold information to the House? That’s unacceptable and will not stand,” McCarthy told reporters at the time.
The committee chairmen are asking Garland to provide information on other pretrial diversion agreements similar to Biden’s, in addition to “a generalized description of the nature of the Department’s ongoing investigation(s) concerning Hunter Biden.”
The letter from Jordan, Comer and Smith came the same day lawmakers heard testimony from former Hunter Biden business associate Devon Archer behind closed doors. Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) told reporters Archer said Hunter Biden included President Biden on a number of phone calls that presumably included business associates, a detail that Republicans will likely use in their attempts to link the president to his son’s business dealings.
Goldman said the testimony did not prove President Biden was involved in his son’s business dealings. Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), however, said he thought Archer’s testimony “implicate[s] the president.”
That testimony came nearly two weeks after two IRS whistleblowers testified publicly, claiming that authorities slow-walked the case into Hunter Biden. The two whistleblowers previously spoke to the Ways and Means Committee behind closed doors, and those transcripts were released shortly after Hunter Biden’s plea agreement was announced.
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Pilot injured after banner plane crashes into ocean near beach
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF/Gray News) – Officials are investigating after a banner plane crashed onto a South Carolina beach.
WMBF reports the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board were called to look into the crash which occurred at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Myrtle Beach.
Cpl. Chris Starling with the Myrtle Beach Police Department said the pilot of the single-engine PA-18 was the only person on board. He was able to get out of the plane safely.
According to officials, witnesses said bystanders rushed to the crash site to help the pilot get out after the plane hit the water.
Witness Sue Boyd told WMBF she and another woman both called 911 after seeing the crash.
“The banner plane was all of a sudden going down super fast and then it just hit the water and went under. A bunch of civilians came and sprang into action into the water,” she said.
First responders treated the pilot, who was then taken to the hospital. He is expected to recover from his injuries.
The plane was removed from the surf via tow truck around 4 p.m. Crews removed the plane’s wings to properly load the aircraft.
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Former President Trump’s dominance of the GOP field was underscored by a new poll released Monday.
The New York Times/Siena College poll showed Trump leading his closest rival for the nomination, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, by a massive 37 points.
In the poll, Trump drew 54 percent support and DeSantis 17 percent. No other candidate registered higher than 3 percent support.
The poll was far from an outlier. Trump has maintained a lead of roughly 30 points over DeSantis in national polling averages for some time. There is no convincing evidence that any other contender is acquiring real momentum.
Given that Trump is showing such strength even while he has been indicted in two criminal cases, the question arises as to whether he is all but inevitable as the GOP nominee.
Here are the main arguments for and against that idea.
Trump is the inevitable nominee because…
His support looks rock-solid
Trump’s biggest political asset has been clear for years. His base voters are avid in their support and near-impervious to any negative information about him.
It’s more than seven years since then-candidate Trump told a crowd in Iowa, “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose any voters, OK?”
Today, he stands accused of obstruction of justice and a series of other serious offenses in the Mar-a-Lago documents case. He is also charged with falsifying business records in a separate New York case.
Among Republicans, it hasn’t mattered.
In the New York Times poll, 71 percent of potential Republican primary voters said the GOP needed “to stand behind Trump” amid his charges, whereas only 22 percent argued there was no obligation to do so.
The exact same share — 71 percent — asserted that Trump was innocent of any “serious federal crimes.”
A general election would be a very different matter. But, within the GOP, there is every reason to think Trump has a lock on enough voters to carry him to the nomination.
His main rival is doing very poorly
DeSantis’s weakness has been a bigger surprise than Trump’s strength so far.
The Florida governor launched his campaign May 24 with a Twitter Spaces event marred by technical glitches. It was a sign of things to come.
DeSantis’s poll ratings have eroded over the two months-plus of his campaign to date. The national polling average maintained by data site FiveThirtyEight showed him drawing roughly 21 percent support on the day of his launch. He is now at roughly 16 percent.
The polling slide has been accompanied by broader campaign troubles. A recent series of staffing cuts has reduced his team by about one-third.
DeSantis’s backers publicly evince confidence that they are building a campaign for the long haul and that it will all come right in the end. The governor laid out an economic agenda in a New Hampshire speech Monday.
But as of today, DeSantis has seriously underperformed.
That’s very good news for Trump.
GOP voters don’t buy the argument that Trump is unelectable
Trump-skeptical GOP insiders coalesce around one central argument — that the former president would be a weak general election candidate, likely losing a winnable election.
As evidence they cite the 2020 election, when Trump lost the popular vote by more than 7 million votes to President Biden; his false claims of election fraud and the way they fueled the Capitol Riot of Jan. 6, 2021; his many legal challenges; and his low poll ratings among the general public.
In an Economist/YouGov poll released last week, Trump was seen favorably by 40 percent of the general public, and unfavorably by 57 percent. Self-professed independent voters broke against him on that question by almost 2-to-1.
But the GOP primary electorate, by and large, just doesn’t buy it. They believe Trump can defy the polls and pundits again, just as he did when defeating Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in 2016.
The New York Times poll asked Republican voters whether Trump or DeSantis was better “able to beat Joe Biden.”
Fifty-eight percent went for Trump compared to 28 percent for DeSantis.
Unless those figures change drastically, it’s tough to see how Trump loses the nomination battle.
Trump is not the inevitable nominee because….
The campaign has barely begun
Today’s intense media coverage of every step of every campaign tends to lead to sweeping predications.
Many of those forecasts might seem premature.
The Iowa caucuses are more than five months away — an eternity in politics. The Republican National Convention, at which the nominee will be formally crowned, is almost a year away.
For the moment, Trump likely accrues some benefit from his near-universal name recognition.
In another Economist/YouGov poll earlier this month, the proportion of Republicans who said they didn’t know enough to express an opinion of a particular candidate stood at 9 percent for DeSantis, 21 percent for former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and 27 percent for former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley.
That gives those candidates room to grow, at least in theory, in a way that isn’t true for Trump.
Trump’s rivals could also hold out hope of game-changing moments during debate season, which is soon to begin. The first clash is set for Aug. 23 in Milwaukee.
Early polls are misleading
Trump’s rivals emphasize that predictions based on early polls in previous years were wrong.
That’s true — sort of. But it’s not quite so hard-and-fast a rule as the Trump skeptics claim.
In fact, in two of the last three contested Republican presidential primaries, the eventual winner was already leading the RealClearPolitics average at this point.
Trump had just burst into the lead in 2016, never to surrender it; and in 2012, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney had already established a lead, which he would lose and regain. Romney is now a senator representing Utah.
The sole exception came in 2008, when Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) was in third place and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was leading the field. McCain went on to claim the nomination and Giuliani’s campaign sputtered into oblivion.
It’s not just a matter of polls. Campaigns can sometimes shift on a dime, as happened for the Democrats in 2020.
Then, Biden looked like a busted flush after trailing in fourth in Iowa and fifth in New Hampshire. A win in South Carolina — and a collective quiver of fear among moderate Democrats over the possibility of nominating Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) — delivered the nomination to Biden.
Trump’s legal problems are getting worse
Even if Trump’s support has remained solid so far, it may not be destined to remain so.
What happens when the GOP has to focus fully on whether to nominate a candidate who could be convicted of serious offenses by the time Election Day rolls around?
Trump’s trial in the Mar-a-Lago matter has been set for May 20 next year.
Then there is the likelihood of Trump’s other troubles deepening.
An indictment is widely expected soon over Jan. 6. Trump himself wrote on Truth Social on Monday that he expected an indictment “any day now.”
In Georgia, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) is wrapping up her probe into attempts by Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election results in that state. Decisions on charges are expected in the next few weeks.
Every one of those cases, regardless of the verdicts, will put unflattering details of Trump’s behavior back in the spotlight — and could, perhaps, give some Republican voters second thoughts about nominating him.
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(KRON) – Angus Cloud, the actor best known for his role in the HBO series “Euphoria,” has been found dead at his family’s home in Oakland, according to his publicist, Cait Bailey.
In a statement sent to TMZ, the first outlet to report the death, Cloud’s family confirmed his passing:
“It is with the heaviest heart that we had to say goodbye to an incredible human today. As an artist, a friend, a brother and a son, Angus was special to all of us in so many ways,” the statement read. “Last week he buried his father and intensely struggled with this loss. The only comfort we have is knowing Angus is now reunited with his dad, who was his best friend. Angus was open about his battle with mental health and we hope that his passing can be a reminder to others that they are not alone and should not fight this on their own in silence.”
Variety also reported the actor’s death, citing his family.
A statement from HBO Monday read:
We are incredibly saddened to learn of the passing of Angus Cloud. He was immensely talented and a beloved part of the HBO and Euphoria family. We extend our deepest condolences to his friends and family during this difficult time.
Cloud hadn’t acted before he was cast in “Euphoria.” He was walking down the street in New York when casting director Jennifer Venditti noticed him. Series creator Sam Levinson made him the co-star of the series alongside Zendaya for its first two seasons.
The part made Cloud the breakout star of one the buzziest shows in television.
Cloud starred as Fezco on 16 episodes of the HBO show in addition to appearances in “North Hollywood,” “The Perfect Women” and music videos with Becky G and Juice WRLD.
He was recently cast to co-star in “Scream 6.”
Cloud was born in Oakland according to his IMDB page.
He was 25 years old. No cause of death was given
If you or anyone you know are struggling, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline can be reached 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by phone, chat or text.
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An invasive insect species recently discovered in Los Angeles County has prompted health officials to put a portion of the Santa Clarita Valley under quarantine.
According to the California Department of Food and Agriculture, more than 20 invasive Tau fruit flies had been detected in the Stevenson Ranch area near Santa Clarita as of July 25.
The fruit fly-related quarantine is the first of its kind in the Western Hemisphere.
The flies are native to Asia and are a “serious pest” for natural resources and crops, the CDFA said in a release.
“[It’s] a serious infestation, so a quarantine is needed,” said Ken Pellman, the Public Information Officer with the Los Angeles County Agricultural Commissioner/Weights & Measures. “There’s going to be trapping in the area to trap the pests and hopefully this will be over with soon.”
The quarantine area measures 79 square miles bordered on the north by Castaic Junction, on the south by Oat Mountain, on the west by Del Valle and on the east by Honby Avenue.
“It’s believed the fly was introduced by travelers bringing uninspected produce into the state, [which is] a common pathway for invasive species,” CDFA said.
In addition to fruits and vegetables, some native plants in Southern California can become hosts to the flies.
Those who grow fruits and vegetables within the quarantine zone are urged not to share their crops outside their property, but the fruits are still good to consume.
Individuals looking to dispose of fruits or vegetables should double-bag them and place them in their regular trash bins and not the compost pile.
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4 injured in shooting near Mississippi hospital
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Four people are injured after a shooting at or near Baptist Golden Triangle in Columbus, Mississippi.
Police Chief Joseph Daughtry tells WCBI News that it’s unclear whether the shooting happened in the hospital’s parking lot or a few blocks away.
Investigators believe two vehicles were shooting at each other around 4 p.m. They also think the gunshot victims came from those cars.
Daughtry says four people have been detained in the investigation.
The hospital was placed on lockdown for about an hour. That lockdown has been lifted.
Witnesses reported hearing more than 30 gunshots in the area.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Molotov cocktails, cans of gasoline, guns, and running from police led to an arrest that occurred over two years ago. Now, the suspect is awaiting federal sentencing, and new video footage has been released. Manuel Olivarez, the man charged in this case, has been in serious trouble for almost 20 years.
In April 2021, officers from the Albuquerque Police Department got a call to go to the Ramada Inn for reports of someone making Molotov cocktails in one of the hotel rooms. Before police arrived, Olivarez and a female fled in an SUV.
When officers caught up to the pair and pulled them over, Olivarez got out of the vehicle and started fleeing on foot. Officers had to tase Olivarez multiple times to detain him.
In their search, officers found a Molotov cocktail in the hotel room, guns in the vehicle, and ammunition on Olivarez. The gun is what led to Olivarez’s case going to the federal level. He was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and pleaded guilty to that charge.
In recent court filings, prosecutors highlighted Olivarez’s lengthy criminal history, including rape of a minor and attempted murder. The documents also claim Olivarez made calls from jail to his girlfriend, Emilia Sedillo, asking her to take full responsibility for all the crimes; she tried to, but the authorities did not buy it.
Sedillo did plead guilty to illegal possession of a firearm and was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison last year. Olivarez is still waiting on a sentencing date, and prosecutors are asking for more than five years behind bars.
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RUIDOSO, N.M. (KRQE) – Three prescribed burns are tentatively scheduled to take place in the Lincoln National Forest starting Thursday and will continue through next week, according to the forest service.
Work will take place on the Brazel Push, a 90-acre portion of forest located between Ruidoso and Capitan, Jack’s Peak, a 250-acre portion of land located near Ancho, and the Smokey Bear Administration site located in Ruidoso.
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Lincoln National Forest Fire Staff Officer Dave Bales said conditions in the area will closely monitored in the days leading up, during, and following the prescribed burn. “A final assessment of conditions will be made the morning of a scheduled prescribed burn to determine if we are moving forward with the plan,” Bales said. “The recent moisture in the Smokey Bear District, and favorable conditions have given a good opportunity to go forward with our ongoing prescribed burn project.”
The Lincoln National Forest often tries to reduce forest fuels and uses prescribed fires on the landscape. “We want to take advantage of favorable weather opportunities and conditions to move forward with our overall plan to clear debris and fuels from the Forest and help lower the threat of a wildfire,” Bales said.
Residents and visitors in Capitan, Corona, and Ruidoso can expect smoky conditions during and in the days following the prescribed burns. Signs marking burn areas will be in place.
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JUSTIN, Texas, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Canoo (Nasdaq: GOEV), a high-tech advanced mobility company, today announced that it will report its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 after market close on Monday, August 14, 2023. The Company will host a conference call and live webcast at 5:00 pm ET to discuss the results, followed by a question-and-answer period.
Those interested are invited to listen to the live webcast online here. A replay of the webcast will be available shortly afterwards here.
Date: Monday, August 14, 2023
Time: 5:00 pm ET
U.S. Dial-in: 877-407-9169
International Dial-in: 201-493-6755
Access ID: 13740414
An audio replay of the call will be available shortly after its conclusion through August 28, 2023.
Toll-free Replay Number: 877-660-6853
International Replay Number: 201-612-7415
Replay ID: 13740414
About Canoo
Canoo's mission is to bring EVs to Everyone. The company has developed breakthrough electric vehicles that are reinventing the automotive landscape with bold innovations in design, pioneering technologies, and a unique business model that spans the full lifecycle of the vehicle. Distinguished by its experienced team from leading technology and automotive companies – Canoo has designed a modular electric platform purpose-built to deliver maximum vehicle interior space that is customizable across all owners in the vehicle lifecycle to support a wide range of vehicle applications for consumers and businesses.
Canoo has teams in California, Texas, Michigan, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. For more information, please visit www.canoo.com. For Canoo press materials, including photos, please visit press.canoo.com. For investors, please visit www.investors.canoo.com.
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More U.S. shrimpers have sold their boats. Most Americans don't realize that the cheap, plentiful shrimp they buy in the market and order on pad thai is driving domestic shrimpers out of business.
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More U.S. shrimpers have sold their boats. Most Americans don't realize that the cheap, plentiful shrimp they buy in the market and order on pad thai is driving domestic shrimpers out of business.
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Angus Cloud, breakout star of ‘Euphoria,’ is dead at 25
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Angus Cloud, the actor who starred as the drug dealer Fezco “Fez” O’Neill on the HBO series “Euphoria,” has died. He was 25.
Cloud’s publicist, Cait Bailey, said Cloud died Monday at his family home in Oakland, California. No cause of death was given.
In a statement, Cloud’s family said goodbye to “an artist, a friend, a brother and a son.
“Last week he buried his father and intensely struggled with this loss,” the family said. “The only comfort we have is knowing Angus is now reunited with his dad, who was his best friend. Angus was open about his battle with mental health and we hope that his passing can be a reminder to others that they are not alone and should not fight this on their own in silence.”
“We hope the world remembers him for his humor, laughter and love for everyone,” his family added.
Cloud hadn’t acted before he was cast in “Euphoria.” He was walking down the street in New York when casting scout Eléonore Hendricks noticed him. Cloud was resistant at first, suspecting a scam. Then casting director Jennifer Venditti met with him and series creator Sam Levinson eventually made him a co-star in the series alongside Zendaya for its first two seasons.
To some, Cloud seemed so natural as Fez that they suspected he was identical to the character — a notion that Cloud pushed back against.
“It does bother me when people are like, ‘It must be so easy! You get to go in and be yourself.’ I’m like, ‘Why don’t you go and do that?’ It’s not that simple,” Cloud told Variety. “I brought a lot to the character. You can believe what you want. It ain’t got nothing to do with me.”
The part made Cloud the breakout star of one the buzziest shows in television. He had a supporting role in his first film, “The Line,” a college drama starring Alex Wolff and John Malkovich that premiered earlier this year at the Tribeca Festival. Cloud was recently cast to co-star in “Scream 6.” He’s also made cameos in music videos for Juice WRLD, Becky G and Karol G.
The third season of “Euphoria” hasn’t yet begun filming.
“We are incredibly saddened to learn of the passing of Angus Cloud,” HBO said in a statement. “He was immensely talented and a beloved part of the HBO and ‘Euphoria’ family. We extend our deepest condolences to his friends and family during this difficult time.”
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Console & Associates, P.C.: Flagstar Bank Reports 2021 Data Breach Exposing Social Security Numbers of an Estimated 1.4 Million People
Published: Jul. 31, 2023 at 4:50 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
MARLTON, N.J., July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Approximately 1.4 million consumers are being notified that their Social Security numbers were compromised following a recent cyberattack. The data breach lawyers at Console & Associates, P.C. are investigating claims on behalf of anyone affected by the Flagstar Bank breach, hoping to fully inform them of the risks they face in the wake of the breach as well as their legal rights.
The sensitive personal data of 1.4 million Flagstaff Bank customers has been compromised. Now, members' full names and Social Security numbers may be in the hands of criminals, putting victims at a greater risk of identity theft and other frauds.
On July 30, 2023, Flagstar Bank filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Maine describing a data breach affecting consumers nationwide. According to the notice, the data breach affected an estimated 1.4 million people.
The list of sensitive information that was exposed includes consumers':
- Full names, and
- Social Security numbers.
If you receive a data breach notice from Flagstar Bank, you could now be at risk of identity theft—and the devastating financial and legal consequences that go along with it.
Flagstar's filing with the Maine AG indicates a previous data breach letter was sent on March 15, 2015, which may be an error.
What Should You Do if You Receive a Flagstar Bank Data Breach Letter?
Additionally, victims should consider contacting a data breach attorney immediately, as anyone who receives a data breach letter from Flagstar Bank may be entitled to financial compensation.
If you wish to discuss this data security incident, or if you have any questions regarding your rights following the Flagstar Bank data breach, please contact Console & Associates, P.C. at (866) 778-5500. Interested parties and potential plaintiffs can also learn more about this data breach and potential lawsuit at https://www.myinjuryattorney.com/flagstar-bank-data-breach-investigation/. This press release may be considered Attorney Advertising in some jurisdictions under the applicable law and ethical rules.
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The moon will seem extra-big and bright and thus be quite a sight this August, with a sturgeon supermoon visible on Tuesday and then a rare blue supermoon coming at the end of the month.
Two of the four supermoon events of 2023 will take place in August, with the first happening on Tuesday. On Aug. 30, there will be a blue supermoon, which won't happen again until 2032. Here's what you need to know so you can catch this summer's lunar double feature.
What is a supermoon?
A perigean full moon, better known as a supermoon, happens when the moon is full during the closest point in its orbit around Earth. This gives its appearance an extra pop, making it look up to 8% bigger and 16% brighter than a typical full moon, according to The Old Farmer's Almanac.
According to NASA, the moon's typical orbit ranges between 226,000 and 251,000 miles from Earth, but variances can bring it a bit closer or farther away. Only the closest three or four approaches each year qualify as supermoons. The last one was on July 3.
Up first is the sturgeon supermoon on Tuesday
The sturgeon moon got its name from Native American tribes that found that the giant sturgeon from the Great Lakes were "most readily caught" at this time of the summer, according to Farmer's Almanac. It's also known as a green corn moon, grain moon, flying-up moon, harvest moon, ricing moon, black cherries moon and mountain shadow moon.
This spectacle will hit peak illumination at 2:32 p.m. ET. "That evening, look toward the southeast after sunset to catch a glimpse of the Sturgeon Moon rising," Farmer's Almanac says.
A sturgeon, for non-anglers, is an enormous fish with roots in the Jurassic Period that spends its life — up to 150 years — in both fresh and salt water. The white sturgeon is the largest freshwater fish in North America, reaching as long as 20 feet and nearly 2,000 pounds, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. But most of the sturgeon inhabiting the Great Lakes measure about 6 feet in length and weigh approximately 200 pounds.
The second show is a rare blue supermoon
While the term "supermoon" references the moon's orbit in relation to Earth, a blue moon has to do with frequency, referring to when there's a second full moon in a single calendar month, NASA says. "Blue moon" is also used to describe the third of four full moons in an astrological season.
The moon takes 27.3 days to orbit the Earth, but because of how the sun's light hits the satellite, it takes 29.5 days to complete its lunar cycle from one new moon to the next.
The term "once in a blue moon" is an idiom used to describe a rare but nonetheless recurring event. But according to NASA, blue moons aren't actually all that rare, recurring every two and a half years or so.
A blue supermoon, however, happens far less frequently. According to the website Time and Date, the last blue supermoon was in December 2009, and the next one won't be until August 2032.
This year's blue supermoon will peak at 9:36 p.m. ET on Aug. 30, Farmer's Almanac says, but you can use its moonrise calculator to see when it will be visible in your area.
The end-of-August supermoon will be the biggest and brightest of 2023 because the moon will be "exceptionally close" to Earth at 222,043 miles, nearly 17,000 miles closer than average.
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New NIL Collective set to help support Bison Athletes
FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Athletes at North Dakota State will now be able to be compensated for their name, image, and likeness thanks to a brand new collective founded by Bison fans, supporters, and alumni.
The Green and Gold Collective will now be the exclusive organization that will provide NIL incentives to Bison athletes.
“I think this is really great.” said Collective President Jay Bartley, “it’s really fundraising in 2023.”
NIL collectives are organizations that pool funds and provides deals to for Student-athletes, as well as the opportunity to monetize their brand.
One of the big aspects that the Green and Gold collective hopes to be able to help will be some of the more unforeseen expenses that these athletes may experience, including things like being able to pay to go to a family funeral or to bring a parent up for Senior Night, things that Bartley says have been issues that some athletes have faced at NDSU in just the past year.
“We have a very generous fanbase. I think if someone were to find out someone couldn’t go to a family funeral over 1,000 bucks, we’d receive that.” Bartley said.
The Collective will also be working with local organizations in order to create fundraising opportunities. Bartley told us a couple of those examples, saying that " I think there’s going to be a lot of reading to kids, helping out at charitable locations across town.. Now that this is public, I’m excited to go and work with those companies and coordinate those events.”
The Bison now join just a handful of Mid-Major programs with NIL Collectives, but Bartley says their fundraising goals are more in line with a Power 5 program, adding that “Everything we do at NDSU is high-Major. We’re not chasing anyone in the Valley or Summit League about how we’re trying to act or treat our kids. This is going to be High-Major goals, treating our athletes like some of the Big Boys are treated.”
The Green and Gold collective will be set up for every sport at North Dakota State, with fans and boosters able to donate to any specific sport they choose.
They hope to have a website up and running soon for donations.
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TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A 16-year-old from Ivanhoe is under arrest following the shooting death of a 34-year-old earlier this month, according to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies say the 16-year-old from Ivanhoe was arrested as the second suspect in the death of 34-year-old Antonio Tapia Jr., who was found on July 24 lying in the road with multiple gunshot wounds in the area of Avenue 327 and Road 158 in Ivanhoe. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Additionally, 23-year-old Ismar Ambriz was also arrested last Thursday as a suspect in the death of Antonio Tapio Jr., according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Both the 23-year-old and 16-year-old suspects were arrested, deputies say, but officials continue to ask for information in the case. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Nick Sandoval or Sergeant Hector Rodriguez at (559) 733-6218.
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The anthropomorphic cattle dog has been captivating her target audience and then some. We spoke to parents about how the show has provided comfort and guidance in the wild world of parenting.
Who is she? Bluey Heeler is a six-year-old Australian blue heeler that is the protagonist of her eponymous children's show — as well as several toy collections, an album, books and a popular stage show.
What's the big deal? Aside from her name dominating the search bar suggestions on YouTube as soon as you begin typing the word "blue..."?
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What are people saying? Pretty good stuff! NPR's Scott Detrow spoke to some Bluey viewers on why they're drawn to the program from down under.
Linda McGee, a Chicago area mom of two, on why she first got into it:
It's taught me to really just play along and just tap into my childlike innocence and sense of wonder. There's so many things that I've done that I probably would never do if I wasn't watching Bluey. I probably would not be, like, a horsey ride or, like, a car driving to the grocery store for some reason.
Joseph Peterson, a Frederick, Md. dad of one, on which episode first caught his attention:
For me, I think that episode is Sleepytime.
It's just so heartwarming and empathetic, I think both for the difficulty it is for children — it really sees them in kind of the struggles to stay in their own bed at night — and also, it's really empathetic towards the parents' point of view, right? What that struggle can mean, going back and forth from bedroom to bedroom to the bathroom, to sharing space on the bed or on the floor.
And Mari Brisco, a mother of one in New Orleans on how she found herself totally engrossed with the show:
So my daughter was born eight weeks early. So I've always worried, in the back of my head like, "Oh, my God, is she hitting the right milestones at this age and everything?" And even watching that episode [Baby Race] I was like, "It's OK. You know, she's going to crawl when she crawls. She's going to talk when she talks."
So, what now?
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Pilot injured after banner plane crashes into ocean near beach
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF/Gray News) – Officials are investigating after a banner plane crashed onto a South Carolina beach.
WMBF reports the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board were called to look into the crash which occurred at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Myrtle Beach.
Cpl. Chris Starling with the Myrtle Beach Police Department said the pilot of the single-engine PA-18 was the only person on board. He was able to get out of the plane safely.
According to officials, witnesses said bystanders rushed to the crash site to help the pilot get out after the plane hit the water.
Witness Sue Boyd told WMBF she and another woman both called 911 after seeing the crash.
“The banner plane was all of a sudden going down super fast and then it just hit the water and went under. A bunch of civilians came and sprang into action into the water,” she said.
First responders treated the pilot, who was then taken to the hospital. He is expected to recover from his injuries.
The plane was removed from the surf via tow truck around 4 p.m. Crews removed the plane’s wings to properly load the aircraft.
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Updated July 31, 2023 at 5:05 PM ET
A rising star in American cycling, 17-year-old Magnus White, has died after a driver hit him while he was cycling on the shoulder of a highway in his hometown of Boulder, Colo.
White had been preparing to head to Glasgow, Scotland, to compete in the Junior Men's Mountain Bike Cross-Country World Championships next week.
A member of USA Cycling's junior men's national team, White won the 2021 USA Cyclocross Junior Men's National Championship. He represented the U.S. in his first cyclocross world championship last year in Fayetteville, Ark., and competed in his second earlier this year in the Netherlands. (USA Cycling describes cyclocross as a combination of "road cycling, mountain biking and steeplechase.")
"Our hearts are heavy as we mourn the tragic loss of our beloved son, Magnus White," his parents Michael and Jill White said in a statement Monday.
"Magnus was dedicated to his family and friends and loved to surround them with laughter. He had an amazing smile that always lit up the room, bringing joy to those around him."
White's passion for cycling started at the age of two on a strider bike, they said, and he began racing at age 8. He grew up in Boulder and trained with Boulder Junior Cycling. He was also an avid skier and a committed student who aspired to attend business school, according to his website. He planned to graduate from high school a semester early so he could focus on international competition in spring 2024.
In addition to his parents, White is survived by his brother Eero. A family friend has set up a GoFundMe to support the family, USA Cycling confirms.
"Magnus was taken from us while doing what he loved most, riding his bike," writes Christine Lipson, the fundraiser's organizer.
"He began cycling when he was eight and quickly rose through the cycling ranks. Magnus's journey in cycling was driven by a tireless work ethic and a deep desire to achieve his personal best. He was proud to represent his community and country around the world," writes Lipson, whose son was a close friend and teammate of White's.
White was riding on the shoulder of Highway 119, known as the Diagonal, in Boulder on Saturday afternoon when he was hit by a 23-year-old woman driving a Toyota Matrix. The driver crossed from the right-hand lane onto the shoulder, striking White from behind before she crashed into a fence, according to an incident report from the Colorado State Patrol. White was transported to the hospital and pronounced dead. The car's driver was uninjured.
Neither drugs, alcohol nor excessive speed are suspected factors in the crash, according to the state patrol.
USA Cycling said in a statement Sunday that White was a rising star in off-road cycling and "his passion for cycling was evident through his racing and camaraderie with his teammates and local community."
"We offer our heartfelt condolences to the White family, his teammates, friends, and the Boulder community during this incredibly difficult time," the statement continued. "We ride for Magnus."
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Trump attempt to derail Georgia election investigation rejected by judge
ATLANTA (AP) — A judge on Monday rejected an attempt by former President Donald Trump to keep a Georgia district attorney from prosecuting him and from using certain evidence gathered in her investigation into potential illegal meddling in the 2020 election in the state.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney didn’t mince words in his nine-page ruling, which said Trump lacked the legal grounds to bring the challenge before any indictment has been filed in the case. Any harm alleged by Trump and by Cathy Latham, a Republican fake elector from Georgia who had joined his motion, is “either insufficient or else speculative and unrealized,” the judge wrote.
The alleged harms “are insufficient because, while being the subject (or even target) of a highly publicized criminal investigation is likely an unwelcome and unpleasant experience, no court ever has held that that status alone provides a basis for the courts to interfere with or halt the investigation,” McBurney wrote.
In a caustic footnote, seemingly nodding to Trump’s status as the dominant frontrunner for the 2024 Republican nomination for president despite having been indicted twice already, the judge added: “And for some, being the subject of a criminal investigation can, à la Rumpelstiltskin, be turned into golden political capital, making it seem more providential than problematic.”
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, an elected Democrat, has strongly suggested that she is likely to seek charges in the case in the coming weeks. While she has not directly said she plans to seek charges against the Republican former president, she has repeatedly said no one is above the law.
Monday’s ruling came in response to a motion filed in March by Trump’s Georgia-based legal team that said a special grand jury seated to help Willis investigate “involved a constant lack of clarity as to the law, inconsistent applications of basic constitutional protections for individuals being brought before it, and a prosecutor’s office that was found to have an actual conflict, yet continued to pursue the investigation.”
The special grand jury did not have the power to indict, but it did issue subpoenas and heard from some 75 witnesses while meeting from May to December last year and issued a final report with recommendations for Willis.
Trump attorney Drew Findling did not immediately respond Monday to text and voicemail messages seeking comment.
Latham was one of 16 Georgia Republicans who met at the state Capitol in December 2020 and signed a certificate declaring falsely that Trump had won the presidential election and declaring themselves the state’s “duly elected and qualified” electors. Willis last year informed them that they were targets of her investigation, though some have since reached immunity deals with her team.
McBurney said there are no grounds to disqualify Willis from pursuing her investigation and likely prosecution, saying she had not acted improperly.
“The drumbeat from the District Attorney has been neither partisan (in the political sense) nor personal, in marked and refreshing contrast to the stream of personal invective flowing from one of the movants,” he wrote, no doubt referring to Trump.
Trump’s attorneys several weeks ago took another stab at barring Willis from prosecuting him and getting the special grand jury’s report tossed out with twin filings against Willis and McBurney in Fulton County Superior Court and the Georgia Supreme Court. Explaining this extraordinary action, they cited the fact that McBurney had yet to rule on their earlier motion and Willis’ indication that she would soon seek charges in the case.
The state Supreme Court unanimously declined to intervene, dismissing the petition.
A judge from neighboring Cobb County was assigned to consider the other petition after the chief judge of the Fulton County Superior Court recused himself and the other judges on that bench from hearing the matter involving McBurney. He has set a hearing for Aug. 10.
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Twitter's new "X" sign was taken down on Monday after the city of San Francisco reprimanded the company for installing a giant, flashing sign above its building without a permit.
The San Francisco Department of Building Inspection said it received 24 complaints about the sign, including "concerns about its structural safety and illumination."
A building permit is technically required to dismantle the sign too, but the removal was allowed to proceed "duty to safety concerns," Patrick Hannan, a spokesperson for the department, told NPR.
The signage was the latest effort in the social media platform's rebranding since the sweeping changes were announced last week.
The removal comes less than three days after a city inspector went to Twitter's headquarters on Friday to alert the company of its permit violation and to evaluate the sign located on the roof, according to the city's complaint.
A Twitter representative denied access but explained that the structure is "a temporary lighted sign for an event." The inspector clarified that any signage without a permit must be removed.
The inspector came to the headquarters again on Saturday to visit the roof. But upon arrival, "access was denied again by tenant," the complaint said.
Twitter did not immediately respond to NPR's request for comment. But to a tweet alleging that San Francisco authorities were trying to force Musk to remove the "X" sign, the Twitter owner replied on Saturday with a laughing-crying emoji.
Twitter was already in hot waters with the city of San Francisco last Monday for removing Twitter's original sign, which includes its name and iconic blue bird, without proper permits or taping off the sidewalk as part of pedestrian safety measures.
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JUSTIN, Texas, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Canoo (Nasdaq: GOEV), a high-tech advanced mobility company, today announced that it will report its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 after market close on Monday, August 14, 2023. The Company will host a conference call and live webcast at 5:00 pm ET to discuss the results, followed by a question-and-answer period.
Those interested are invited to listen to the live webcast online here. A replay of the webcast will be available shortly afterwards here.
Date: Monday, August 14, 2023
Time: 5:00 pm ET
U.S. Dial-in: 877-407-9169
International Dial-in: 201-493-6755
Access ID: 13740414
An audio replay of the call will be available shortly after its conclusion through August 28, 2023.
Toll-free Replay Number: 877-660-6853
International Replay Number: 201-612-7415
Replay ID: 13740414
About Canoo
Canoo's mission is to bring EVs to Everyone. The company has developed breakthrough electric vehicles that are reinventing the automotive landscape with bold innovations in design, pioneering technologies, and a unique business model that spans the full lifecycle of the vehicle. Distinguished by its experienced team from leading technology and automotive companies – Canoo has designed a modular electric platform purpose-built to deliver maximum vehicle interior space that is customizable across all owners in the vehicle lifecycle to support a wide range of vehicle applications for consumers and businesses.
Canoo has teams in California, Texas, Michigan, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. For more information, please visit www.canoo.com. For Canoo press materials, including photos, please visit press.canoo.com. For investors, please visit www.investors.canoo.com.
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Angus Cloud, an actor best known for his role as the drug dealer as Fezco “Fez” O’Neill on HBO’s “Euphoria,” has died at 25.
The news was first reported by TMZ.
“It is with the heaviest heart that we had to say goodbye to an incredible human today. As an artist, a friend, a brother and a son, Angus was special to all of us in so many ways,” the family said in a statement to the celebrity news and gossip site.
“Angus was open about his battle with mental health and we hope that his passing can be a reminder to others that they are not alone and should not fight this on their own in silence. We hope the world remembers him for his humor, laughter and love for everyone. We ask for privacy at this time as we are still processing this devastating loss.”
Cloud died at his family’s home in Oakland, California, TMZ reported.
The family also shared that Cloud recently lost his father last week and that the only comfort they have right now is that the two, who were extremely close, are reunited.
Officials have not shared Cloud’s official cause of death.
This is a developing story; please check back for updates.
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LOS ANGELES AUTO SHOW® 2023 REGISTRATION OPENS FOR MEDIA AND INDUSTRY DAY AT AUTOMOBILITY LA® ON NOVEMBER 16
AutoMobility LA is the global Media Day and Industry Gathering taking place at the LA Convention Center prior to the show's public opening
LOS ANGELES, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Los Angeles Auto Show®, the leading automotive and lifestyle in-person event, will open registration tomorrow for AutoMobility LA®; its annual preview day for both media and industry professionals.
Scheduled for November 16 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, the LA Auto Show's press and B2B gathering is an opportunity for the global community and key decision makers to convene in Southern California for the latest debuts, product announcements, networking opportunities and more.
The 2023 LA Auto Show will continue to highlight the latest innovations in electrification, as well as exhibits and festivities that span California's automotive lifestyle and legacy of car culture. Visitors will have an opportunity to experience both indoor and outdoor driving tracks, which provide visitors with unparalleled access to comparison shop the latest offerings from major manufacturers.
Registration opens tomorrow on August 1 and is complimentary for accredited and approved media. Industry attendees will be offered an "early bird" registration fee of $75 through October 15. After that date, the full registration fee of $150 will apply to all approved industry registrants. Registration is accessible at automobilityla.com/register.
Taking place in the nation's foremost zero-emissions vehicle market, AutoMobility LA is the preeminent destination for media, automotive and tech companies, influencers, and policymakers to discuss and experience the latest in transportation innovation.
Celebrating its 116th year, LA Auto Show remains as influential to the North American automotive industry as any time in its history. At the center of the largest car-buying market in North America for both gas-powered and electric vehicles, LA Auto Show and AutoMobility LA offer vital perspective and foresight into how the rest of the country and the global market will soon look.
"Given the growing influence of electrification, the LA Auto Show will be the ultimate destination for car buyers looking to compare models and test-drive," said LA Auto Show President, Terri Toennies. "We'll also have the latest gas-powered vehicles as well as a fascinating array of special exhibits and attractions that highlight Southern California's impact on the global automotive landscape."
More comprehensive details pertaining to vehicle unveilings, manufacturer participation and significant announcements will follow. To learn more about AutoMobility LA, to book accommodations with the show's partner hotels, and for information about media and industry credentials, please visit: AutoMobilityLA.com.
Following AutoMobility LA, the 2023 LA Auto Show opens its doors for ten days from Friday, November 17 through Sunday, November 26 to welcome hundreds of thousands of consumers to comparison shop, test drive the latest vehicles, and immerse themselves in Southern California's largest annual car culture showcase. For information about the LA Auto Show and ticket purchases, please visit LAAutoShow.com.
About the Los Angeles Auto Show (LA Auto Show®)
Founded in 1907, the Los Angeles Auto Show (LA Auto Show®) is widely recognized as one of the most influential shows globally. Reflective of its location, the show celebrates the love affair Angelenos have with their cars and offers a global platform to industry technology and innovation, synonymous with California.
The show runs for 10 full days over the Thanksgiving period and is a must-attend destination for many industry influencers, car enthusiasts and families wanting to enjoy a day out over the holiday season. Held annually at the Los Angeles Convention Center, the LA Auto Show contributes several-hundred-million dollars to the local economy, stimulates the local job market, and is the number one revenue generator for the LA Convention Center.
Taking place on November 16, AutoMobility LA media and industry days will include a range of groundbreaking industry announcements and reveals. Doors open to the public November 17-26. LA Auto Show is owned and operated by ANSA Productions. To receive the latest show news and information, follow the LA Auto Show on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn and sign up for alerts at laautoshow.com.
For press inquiries, email media@laautoshow.com.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — A man was shot by police after investigators say he fired shots outside a Jewish school in Memphis, Tennessee, on Monday.
Police said the man, who has not yet been identified, was trying to get into the Margolin Hebrew Academy before fleeing the scene in a maroon pickup truck with California tags.
Officers spotted the vehicle in the Berclair area and initiated a traffic stop. Memphis Police said the man got out of the pickup truck with a gun in his hand and was shot by an officer.
The suspect was taken to Regional One in critical condition. No other injuries were reported.
The Margolin Hebrew Academy confirmed no one at the school was injured during the incident.
“We can confirm that no one has been hurt in any way, and everyone is now safe, thank G-d. Please look out for further communication with additional information to come. In the meantime, our campus is completely closed. We thank you for your understanding,” the academy said in a statement.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is now investigating the situation.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools said all of their schools were on a precautionary lockdown as police investigated the situation.
Assistant Police Chief Don Crowe commended the Hebrew academy for their safety procedures and Memphis officers for finding the suspect so quickly.
“Today is a great example of very vigilant officers trying to protect the city. I personally believe that we have avoided a tragedy. I believe the suspect was going to harm somebody before the day was over,” he said.
MPD Chief CJ Davis also recognized the officers for their actions.
“I am proud of the vigilant and quick response of MPD officers who mitigated a potential mass shooting situation today. Many thanks to our neighboring jurisdictions for also providing critical information to stop the suspect’s actions,” she said.
Police said they cannot determine if the shooting at the Hebrew academy was a hate crime at this time.
Congressman Steve Cohen released a statement in response to the incident saying, “I am shocked to know of this senseless incident and relieved at report that no one at the school was injured. Antisemitism is on the rise in this country. I am saddened that an apparent act of violent antisemitism has come to Memphis. We all need to be on our guard against antisemitism and white nationalism.”
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Console & Associates, P.C.: Flagstar Bank Reports 2021 Data Breach Exposing Social Security Numbers of an Estimated 1.4 Million People
Published: Jul. 31, 2023 at 4:50 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
MARLTON, N.J., July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Approximately 1.4 million consumers are being notified that their Social Security numbers were compromised following a recent cyberattack. The data breach lawyers at Console & Associates, P.C. are investigating claims on behalf of anyone affected by the Flagstar Bank breach, hoping to fully inform them of the risks they face in the wake of the breach as well as their legal rights.
The sensitive personal data of 1.4 million Flagstaff Bank customers has been compromised. Now, members' full names and Social Security numbers may be in the hands of criminals, putting victims at a greater risk of identity theft and other frauds.
On July 30, 2023, Flagstar Bank filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Maine describing a data breach affecting consumers nationwide. According to the notice, the data breach affected an estimated 1.4 million people.
The list of sensitive information that was exposed includes consumers':
- Full names, and
- Social Security numbers.
If you receive a data breach notice from Flagstar Bank, you could now be at risk of identity theft—and the devastating financial and legal consequences that go along with it.
Flagstar's filing with the Maine AG indicates a previous data breach letter was sent on March 15, 2015, which may be an error.
What Should You Do if You Receive a Flagstar Bank Data Breach Letter?
Additionally, victims should consider contacting a data breach attorney immediately, as anyone who receives a data breach letter from Flagstar Bank may be entitled to financial compensation.
If you wish to discuss this data security incident, or if you have any questions regarding your rights following the Flagstar Bank data breach, please contact Console & Associates, P.C. at (866) 778-5500. Interested parties and potential plaintiffs can also learn more about this data breach and potential lawsuit at https://www.myinjuryattorney.com/flagstar-bank-data-breach-investigation/. This press release may be considered Attorney Advertising in some jurisdictions under the applicable law and ethical rules.
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Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Rep. Will Hurd talks with NPR Politics Podcast co-hosts about why he thinks Trump is vulnerable.
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Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Rep. Will Hurd talks with NPR Politics Podcast co-hosts about why he thinks Trump is vulnerable.
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POMPANO BEACH, Fla., July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Auto Finance Company, LLC ("SAFCO") today announced a Chief Financial Officer transition. Jason Person has been named as SAFCO's new CFO.
Most recently, Mr. Person served as the Vice President and Treasurer of Regional Management Corporation, a diversified consumer finance company, where he managed a team responsible for liquidity management, investor relations, and financial analytics. Prior to Regional Management Corporation, Mr. Person served as the Director of Treasury and Capital Markets at Global Lending Services and as Assistant Vice President of Finance for Exeter Finance Corporation. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Management from Anderson University and an MBA from Texas A&M University.
The company's current CFO Gary Stein is retiring after 22 years of dedicated service to SAFCO. Mr. Stein will remain in an advisory capacity for several months to help with the transition.
Commenting on the transition, SAFCO's CEO George Fussell, Sr. conveyed his heartfelt appreciation for Mr. Stein's contributions during his tenure, stating "We owe Gary a great debt of gratitude for his years of service. His remarkable leadership, financial acumen, and mentorship of the team have been instrumental in shaping the very foundation of our company's success. We wish him the best in his well-deserved retirement." Mr. Fussell further stated, "Jason represents a significant addition to our executive leadership team. He brings a wealth of expertise in treasury/capital markets, financial planning, and analytics that will undoubtedly contribute to SAFCO's continued success as we move forward."
About SAFCO
SAFCO is an industry-leading auto finance company with the power to see creditworthiness where others don't. Our proprietary originations system, complete with deep machine learning, enables us to see beyond credit scores and basic alternative data and instead base our decisions on unique, realistic insights that reveal the full credit potential of applicants. SAFCO is headquartered in Pompano Beach, Florida.
Contact: Drew Pickens
Vice President of Human Resources
954-745-2529
apickens@gosafco.com
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The new ‘Barbie’ dolls’ sales reflect the movie’s success
The “Barbie” movie is a huge hit, not only setting box-office records for a movie directed by a woman but launching major successes for dolls inspired by the film. Most of the dolls are versions of Barbie and Ken as portrayed by various actors in the film, coming at the heels of other recent Mattel releases, such as one portraying Anna May Wong and the brand’s first doll with Down syndrome. Some of the dolls are sold out, but retailers are restocking them as fast as they can.
The ‘Barbie’ movie continues to roar ahead
The “Barbie” movie follows Margot Robbie’s Barbie and Ryan Gosling’s Ken as they leave Barbie Land and enter our real world, interacting with other Barbies and Kens as well as Mattel’s “chief executive officer” in the film, as portrayed by Will Ferrell. Not only did the movie helmed by Greta Gerwig get rave reviews and set records in its first weekend, but it was No. 1 at the box office in its second weekend, with a robust $93 million this weekend at the U.S. box office alone.
Who else is in the ‘Barbie’ movie?
The cast of the “Barbie” movie is packed with big-name comedic actors and rising stars. Versions of Barbie beside Robbie’s version are portrayed by actresses such as Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Emma Mackey and Dua Lipa. Other versions of Ken beside Gosling’s take are portrayed by Simu Liu, Ncuti Gatwa and John Cena.
Besides the central duo, other characters include a Mattel employee, played by America Ferrera, a forgotten doll from Mattel history named Allen, played by Michael Cera and the film’s narrator, voiced by Academy Award winner Helen Mirren.
What you can still get
While a few of the dolls are sold out, you can still see them below. And most are still available, as are the toys and games based on the movie.
Best ‘Barbie’ dolls and playsets from the new movie
“Barbie The Movie” Collectible Doll, Margot Robbie As Barbie In Gold Disco Jumpsuit
Saturday Night Fever never dies in Barbie Land, as evidenced by this fabulous disco outfit worn by Robbie’s take on the character. It includes accessories, such as gold earrings and bracelets.
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“Barbie The Movie” Collectible Doll, Margot Robbie As Barbie In Pink Western Outfit
This rootin’ tootin’ cowboy shootin’ version of Robbie’s Barbie is a perfect gift for the country-loving person in your life. It comes with a stand for easy display, too.
Sold by Target
“Barbie The Movie” Collectible Doll, Margot Robbie As Barbie In Pink Gingham Dress
This version of Robbie’s Barbie is a bit of a throwback with its retro 1950s-style dress. It’s perfectly accessorized with period-appropriate pieces, such as a pearl necklace and earrings.
“Barbie The Movie” Collectible Doll, Margot Robbie As Barbie In Plaid Matching Set
This version of Robbie’s Barbie is perhaps the cutest with her pastel colors in plaid styling. It’s the outfit she wears when she makes it back home to Barbie Land.
“Barbie The Movie” Collectible Doll, President Barbie In Pink And Gold Dress
This President Barbie doll is modeled after Issa Rae’s take on the power-wielding character. Her stunning dress makes it clear she’s to be both feared and respected.
Sold by Amazon
“Barbie The Movie” Collectible Gloria Doll Wearing Pink Power Pantsuit
This Gloria doll is modeled after America Ferrera’s character in the movie. The suit and accessories, such as her gold hoop earrings, help her make a big impression.
“Barbie The Movie” Ken Doll Wearing Pastel Striped Beach Matching Set
This Ryan Gosling Ken doll is ready for a fashionable day at the beach, and he comes with a surfboard so he can stay cool riding the waves.
“Barbie The Movie” Collectible Ken Doll Wearing Denim Matching Set
This Ryan Gosling Ken doll oozes style thanks to the flared denim and Ken-branded boxer shorts peeking out from his waistband. The doll is fully articulated for easy posing.
Sold by Walmart
“Barbie The Movie” Collectible Ken Doll In White And Gold Tracksuit
This Ken is modeled after Simu Liu’s version of the character. The zipper actually works and you can place Ken’s hands into the pockets to show some attitude.
Sold by Mattel
“Barbie The Movie” Collectible Car, Pink Corvette Convertible
This collectible Corvette from the “Barbie” movie can be used as a decoration, but it’s also a fully functioning toy including working doors, wheels and even a trunk.
Sold by Walmart
Hot Wheels RC Barbie Corvette, Remote Control Corvette From “Barbie The Movie”
Remote-controlled cars have been a cherished toy for many a growing child. This version is modeled after the 1956 Corvette Stingray Margot Robbie’s Barbie drives in the film. It can hold two full-sized Barbie dolls.
Sold by Amazon
“Barbie The Movie” Fashion Pack With Three Iconic Film Outfits And Accessories
This accessory pack is the perfect way to celebrate the launch of the “Barbie” movie with dolls you already own. The three outfits are a pajama set and two outfits for hitting the town.
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Little People Collector “Barbie: The Movie” Special Edition Set For Adults And Fans, Four Figures
This set of figures includes two Kens and two Barbies. They’re 2.5 inches tall and make excellent toys for kids on the go, or desk and bookcase decorations for older fans.
Sold by Amazon
Mega “Barbie The Movie” Replica Dreamhouse Building Kit For Collectors
This Mega brand building set has 1,795 pieces, more than enough to keep fans of any age busy for an afternoon. It folds open once built so you can play with it like any other Barbie dreamhouse.
Sold by Amazon
Uno “Barbie The Movie” Card Game
This is the same Uno game that you know and love, except for a special “played with too much” rule. Each card features a picture of Barbies from the movie, as portrayed by various actors.
Sold by Amazon
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Here's a roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom:
- Driver of boat that crashed into Lake of the Ozarks home charged with 7 felonies
- Worley Street, part of Providence Road to close for fire hydrant relocation
- Appellate court rules that Missouri man with schizophrenia can be executed after all
- Missouri lost 6,000 workers across nursing and residential care facilities during the coronavirus pandemic
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LOS ANGELES AUTO SHOW® 2023 REGISTRATION OPENS FOR MEDIA AND INDUSTRY DAY AT AUTOMOBILITY LA® ON NOVEMBER 16
AutoMobility LA is the global Media Day and Industry Gathering taking place at the LA Convention Center prior to the show's public opening
LOS ANGELES, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Los Angeles Auto Show®, the leading automotive and lifestyle in-person event, will open registration tomorrow for AutoMobility LA®; its annual preview day for both media and industry professionals.
Scheduled for November 16 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, the LA Auto Show's press and B2B gathering is an opportunity for the global community and key decision makers to convene in Southern California for the latest debuts, product announcements, networking opportunities and more.
The 2023 LA Auto Show will continue to highlight the latest innovations in electrification, as well as exhibits and festivities that span California's automotive lifestyle and legacy of car culture. Visitors will have an opportunity to experience both indoor and outdoor driving tracks, which provide visitors with unparalleled access to comparison shop the latest offerings from major manufacturers.
Registration opens tomorrow on August 1 and is complimentary for accredited and approved media. Industry attendees will be offered an "early bird" registration fee of $75 through October 15. After that date, the full registration fee of $150 will apply to all approved industry registrants. Registration is accessible at automobilityla.com/register.
Taking place in the nation's foremost zero-emissions vehicle market, AutoMobility LA is the preeminent destination for media, automotive and tech companies, influencers, and policymakers to discuss and experience the latest in transportation innovation.
Celebrating its 116th year, LA Auto Show remains as influential to the North American automotive industry as any time in its history. At the center of the largest car-buying market in North America for both gas-powered and electric vehicles, LA Auto Show and AutoMobility LA offer vital perspective and foresight into how the rest of the country and the global market will soon look.
"Given the growing influence of electrification, the LA Auto Show will be the ultimate destination for car buyers looking to compare models and test-drive," said LA Auto Show President, Terri Toennies. "We'll also have the latest gas-powered vehicles as well as a fascinating array of special exhibits and attractions that highlight Southern California's impact on the global automotive landscape."
More comprehensive details pertaining to vehicle unveilings, manufacturer participation and significant announcements will follow. To learn more about AutoMobility LA, to book accommodations with the show's partner hotels, and for information about media and industry credentials, please visit: AutoMobilityLA.com.
Following AutoMobility LA, the 2023 LA Auto Show opens its doors for ten days from Friday, November 17 through Sunday, November 26 to welcome hundreds of thousands of consumers to comparison shop, test drive the latest vehicles, and immerse themselves in Southern California's largest annual car culture showcase. For information about the LA Auto Show and ticket purchases, please visit LAAutoShow.com.
About the Los Angeles Auto Show (LA Auto Show®)
Founded in 1907, the Los Angeles Auto Show (LA Auto Show®) is widely recognized as one of the most influential shows globally. Reflective of its location, the show celebrates the love affair Angelenos have with their cars and offers a global platform to industry technology and innovation, synonymous with California.
The show runs for 10 full days over the Thanksgiving period and is a must-attend destination for many industry influencers, car enthusiasts and families wanting to enjoy a day out over the holiday season. Held annually at the Los Angeles Convention Center, the LA Auto Show contributes several-hundred-million dollars to the local economy, stimulates the local job market, and is the number one revenue generator for the LA Convention Center.
Taking place on November 16, AutoMobility LA media and industry days will include a range of groundbreaking industry announcements and reveals. Doors open to the public November 17-26. LA Auto Show is owned and operated by ANSA Productions. To receive the latest show news and information, follow the LA Auto Show on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn and sign up for alerts at laautoshow.com.
For press inquiries, email media@laautoshow.com.
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Locals Representing 340K UPS Workers Nearly Unanimously Recommend Contract
WASHINGTON, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Teamsters local unions representing 340,000 full- and part-time workers at UPS voted 161-1 on Monday to endorse the tentative agreement reached with the delivery giant on July 25 and recommend its passage by the full membership.
Of the 176 local unions with UPS members, 14 affiliates failed to show up to a meeting in Washington, DC, to review the tentative agreement.
At least two representatives from all other local unions discussed more than 60 changes and improvements to the UPS Teamsters National Master Agreement, the largest private-sector collective bargaining agreement in North America. The gains achieved during negotiations, which occurred regionally and nationally since January, are larger and more lucrative than any previous Teamsters contract at UPS. The tentative agreement, valued at $30 billion, establishes record wage increases for all workers for the life of the contract, installation of air conditioning in new vehicles, the end of an unfair two-tier wage system, catch-up raises for part-timers, Martin Luther King Day as a paid holiday for the first time, new language to prevent forced overtime on days off, and other huge wins.
Now that local unions have nearly unanimously endorsed the tentative agreement, all rank-and-file UPS Teamsters will have the chance to vote on ratification from August 3-22.
"The entire UPS Teamsters National Negotiating Committee stands behind this historic contract and our UPS local unions have resoundingly voted to endorse it," said Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien. "Our tentative agreement is richer, stronger, and more far-reaching than any settlement ever negotiated in the history of American organized labor. The Teamsters are immensely proud of reaching agreement with UPS to improve the lives of our members, their families, and working people across the country."
Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.2 million hardworking people in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Visit Teamster.org for more information. Follow us on Twitter @Teamsters and "like" us on Facebook at Facebook.com/teamsters.
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Kara Deniz, (202) 497-6610
kdeniz@teamster.org
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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Hip-hop superstar Cardi B drew attention on social media over a video showing her lashing out during a Las Vegas performance after someone threw a drink at her while she was onstage.
Video circulated online over the weekend after a TikTok user posted footage of the incident at Drai’s Beachclub on the Las Vegas Strip.
The clip shows the hip-hop performer onstage during the event when someone in the audience hurls liquid, splashing the rapper. Cardi B can be seen retaliating by throwing her microphone into the audience in the direction from which the liquid was launched.
According to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, a woman came into a police station on Sunday to report a “battery.” She told officers that she had been struck by an item thrown from the stage on Saturday. Police said the incident had been documented, but no arrest or citations had been issued.
It’s unclear if that woman, who has not been identified, threw the drink at Cardi B.
The event made waves on social media as many excoriated the person who threw the liquid. They compared the situation to similar events that have happened in recent weeks: Bebe Rexha suffered a black eye after being struck by a cellphone, country singer Kelsea Ballerini was hit in the face by a bracelet, rapper Sexyy Red ended a show early when fans refused to stop throwing water bottles on stage, a fan threw their mother’s ashes at Pink while she was performing, Ava Max was slapped while performing in Los Angeles, and Harry Styles was hit in the eye with an object during a Houston performance.
Others noted humorously that although Cardi B had thrown her microphone, her song “Bodak Yellow” – and her recorded vocals – continued uninterrupted.
“The song didn’t stop. Y’all listening to an iPad,” said one X (formerly known as Twitter) user.
There was no indication if charges would be filed in the Cardi B incident.
Cardi B recently completed 15 days of community service in New York after pleading guilty to multiple charges filed against her following a 2018 fight at a strip club in Queens.
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SÃO PAULO, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Zenvia Inc. (NASDAQ: ZENV), the leading cloud-based CX platform in Latin America empowering companies to transform their customer journeys, today announced that its fiscal 2023 second quarter and first half results will be released after the market close on Wednesday August 16, 2023.
Zenvia's senior management team will host a webcast to discuss the financial and operating results on Thursday, August 17, 2023, at 10:00 am ET. To access the webcast presentation, click here.
Additional information regarding Zenvia, including a replay of the webcast when available, can be found at https://investors.zenvia.com.
Contacts
About ZENVIA
ZENVIA is driven by the purpose of empowering companies to create unique experiences for end-consumers through its unified CX SaaS end-to-end platform. ZENVIA empowers companies to transform their existing customer experience from non-scalable, physical and impersonal interactions into highly scalable, digital-first and hyper-contextualized experiences across the customer journey. ZENVIA's unified end-to-end CX SaaS platform provides a combination of (i) SaaS focused on campaigns, sales teams, customer service and engagement, (ii) tools, such as software application programming interfaces, or APIs, chatbots, single customer views, journey designers, documents composer and authentication and (iii) channels, such as SMS, Voice, WhatsApp, Instagram and Webchat. Its comprehensive platform assists customers across multiple use cases, including marketing campaigns, customer acquisition, customer onboarding, warnings, customer services, fraud control, cross-selling and customer retention, among others. ZENVIA's shares are traded on Nasdaq, under the ticker ZENV.
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POMPANO BEACH, Fla., July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Auto Finance Company, LLC ("SAFCO") today announced a Chief Financial Officer transition. Jason Person has been named as SAFCO's new CFO.
Most recently, Mr. Person served as the Vice President and Treasurer of Regional Management Corporation, a diversified consumer finance company, where he managed a team responsible for liquidity management, investor relations, and financial analytics. Prior to Regional Management Corporation, Mr. Person served as the Director of Treasury and Capital Markets at Global Lending Services and as Assistant Vice President of Finance for Exeter Finance Corporation. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Management from Anderson University and an MBA from Texas A&M University.
The company's current CFO Gary Stein is retiring after 22 years of dedicated service to SAFCO. Mr. Stein will remain in an advisory capacity for several months to help with the transition.
Commenting on the transition, SAFCO's CEO George Fussell, Sr. conveyed his heartfelt appreciation for Mr. Stein's contributions during his tenure, stating "We owe Gary a great debt of gratitude for his years of service. His remarkable leadership, financial acumen, and mentorship of the team have been instrumental in shaping the very foundation of our company's success. We wish him the best in his well-deserved retirement." Mr. Fussell further stated, "Jason represents a significant addition to our executive leadership team. He brings a wealth of expertise in treasury/capital markets, financial planning, and analytics that will undoubtedly contribute to SAFCO's continued success as we move forward."
About SAFCO
SAFCO is an industry-leading auto finance company with the power to see creditworthiness where others don't. Our proprietary originations system, complete with deep machine learning, enables us to see beyond credit scores and basic alternative data and instead base our decisions on unique, realistic insights that reveal the full credit potential of applicants. SAFCO is headquartered in Pompano Beach, Florida.
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Vice President of Human Resources
954-745-2529
apickens@gosafco.com
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Locals Representing 340K UPS Workers Nearly Unanimously Recommend Contract
WASHINGTON, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Teamsters local unions representing 340,000 full- and part-time workers at UPS voted 161-1 on Monday to endorse the tentative agreement reached with the delivery giant on July 25 and recommend its passage by the full membership.
Of the 176 local unions with UPS members, 14 affiliates failed to show up to a meeting in Washington, DC, to review the tentative agreement.
At least two representatives from all other local unions discussed more than 60 changes and improvements to the UPS Teamsters National Master Agreement, the largest private-sector collective bargaining agreement in North America. The gains achieved during negotiations, which occurred regionally and nationally since January, are larger and more lucrative than any previous Teamsters contract at UPS. The tentative agreement, valued at $30 billion, establishes record wage increases for all workers for the life of the contract, installation of air conditioning in new vehicles, the end of an unfair two-tier wage system, catch-up raises for part-timers, Martin Luther King Day as a paid holiday for the first time, new language to prevent forced overtime on days off, and other huge wins.
Now that local unions have nearly unanimously endorsed the tentative agreement, all rank-and-file UPS Teamsters will have the chance to vote on ratification from August 3-22.
"The entire UPS Teamsters National Negotiating Committee stands behind this historic contract and our UPS local unions have resoundingly voted to endorse it," said Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien. "Our tentative agreement is richer, stronger, and more far-reaching than any settlement ever negotiated in the history of American organized labor. The Teamsters are immensely proud of reaching agreement with UPS to improve the lives of our members, their families, and working people across the country."
Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.2 million hardworking people in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Visit Teamster.org for more information. Follow us on Twitter @Teamsters and "like" us on Facebook at Facebook.com/teamsters.
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SÃO PAULO, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Zenvia Inc. (NASDAQ: ZENV), the leading cloud-based CX platform in Latin America empowering companies to transform their customer journeys, today announced that its fiscal 2023 second quarter and first half results will be released after the market close on Wednesday August 16, 2023.
Zenvia's senior management team will host a webcast to discuss the financial and operating results on Thursday, August 17, 2023, at 10:00 am ET. To access the webcast presentation, click here.
Additional information regarding Zenvia, including a replay of the webcast when available, can be found at https://investors.zenvia.com.
Contacts
About ZENVIA
ZENVIA is driven by the purpose of empowering companies to create unique experiences for end-consumers through its unified CX SaaS end-to-end platform. ZENVIA empowers companies to transform their existing customer experience from non-scalable, physical and impersonal interactions into highly scalable, digital-first and hyper-contextualized experiences across the customer journey. ZENVIA's unified end-to-end CX SaaS platform provides a combination of (i) SaaS focused on campaigns, sales teams, customer service and engagement, (ii) tools, such as software application programming interfaces, or APIs, chatbots, single customer views, journey designers, documents composer and authentication and (iii) channels, such as SMS, Voice, WhatsApp, Instagram and Webchat. Its comprehensive platform assists customers across multiple use cases, including marketing campaigns, customer acquisition, customer onboarding, warnings, customer services, fraud control, cross-selling and customer retention, among others. ZENVIA's shares are traded on Nasdaq, under the ticker ZENV.
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President Joe Biden has decided to keep U.S. Space Command headquarters in Colorado, overturning a last-ditch decision by the Trump administration to move it to Alabama and ending months of politically fueled debate, according to senior U.S. officials.
The officials said Biden was convinced by the head of Space Command, Gen. James Dickinson, who argued that moving his headquarters now would jeopardize military readiness. Dickinson's view, however, was in contrast to Air Force leadership, who studied the issue at length and determined that relocating to Huntsville, Alabama, was the right move.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the decision ahead of the announcement. The president, they said, believes that keeping the command in Colorado Springs would avoid a disruption in readiness that the move would cause, particularly as the U.S. races to compete with China in space. And they said Biden firmly believes that maintaining stability will help the military be better able to respond in space over the next decade.
Biden's decision is sure to enrage Alabama lawmakers and fuel accusations that abortion politics played a role in the choice. The location debate has become entangled in the ongoing battle between Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville and the Defense Department over the move to provide travel for troops seeking reproductive health care. Tuberville opposed the policy is blocking hundreds of military promotions in protest.
Formally created in August 2019, the command was temporarily based in Colorado, and Air Force and Space Force leaders initially recommended it stay there. In the final days of his presidency Donald Trump decided it should be based in Huntsville.
The change triggered a number of reviews.
SEE MORE: U.S. Space Command Is Reestablished After 17 Years
Proponents of keeping the command in Colorado have argued that moving it to Huntsville and creating a new headquarters would set back its progress at a time it needs to move quickly to be positioned to match China’s military space rise. And Colorado Springs is also home to the Air Force Academy, which now graduates Space Force guardians, and more than 24 military space missions, including three Space Force bases.
Huntsville, however, scored higher than Colorado Springs in a Government Accountability Office assessment of potential locations and has long been a home to some of earliest missiles used in the nation’s space programs, including the Saturn V rocket. It is home to the Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command.According to officials, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, who ordered his own review of the matter, leaned toward Huntsville, while Dickinson was staunchly in favor of staying put.
The officials said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin presented both options to Biden.
U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville of Alabama responded to the Biden administration's move, saying in a statement, “Over two and a half years ago, the Air Force chose Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville for the headquarters of Space Command over 59 other cities on the basis of 21 different criteria. As soon as Joe Biden took office, he paused movement on that decision and inserted politics into what had been a fair and objective competition—not because the facts had changed, but because the political party of the sitting President had changed."
The statement said, "The Biden Administration has been talking a lot about readiness over the past few months, but no Administration has done more to damage our military readiness in my lifetime. They’ve politicized our military, destroyed our recruiting, misused our tax dollars for their extremist social agenda, and now they are putting Space Command headquarters in a location that didn’t even make the top three. They are doing this at a time when space is only becoming more important for national security."
Tuberville said, "It is also shameful that the Administration waited until Congress had gone into recess and already passed next year’s defense budget before announcing this decision."
"This decision to bypass the three most qualified sites looks like blatant patronage politics, and it sets a dangerous precedent that military bases are now to be used as rewards for political supporters rather than for our security," the statement read.
"There remain serious questions as to whether the Air Force illegally used taxpayer dollars to upgrade facilities in Colorado Springs. I hope that House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers will continue his investigation into that matter. This is absolutely not over. I will continue to fight this as long as it takes to bring Space Command where it would be best served - Huntsville, Alabama. Today’s disastrous mistake just adds to the long string of bad decisions that this compromised president has made."
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OXNARD, California (KABC) -- A Southern California couple married for 66 years recently renewed their vows in an unexpected place and they wouldn't have had it any other way.
Jesse Cirino and his wife Marylou met at the University of Arizona and the rest is history.
The couple, who are now in their 90s, raised four daughters, making Jesse a proud girl dad. Their love has always remained rock solid, even through the toughest of times.
"She's kind, caring, understanding," said Jesse about his wife. "We've had our ups and downs, but that's what makes a marriage last a long time."
Recently, Jesse had to be hospitalized at St. John's Medical Center in Oxnard for several weeks with a cardiac issue. Marylou was admitted not long after due to severe abdominal pain and other health issues.
It didn't take long for hospital staff to realize the two were inseparable.
In fact, the day after Marylou was admitted, the staff began wheeling her into her husband's room for much-needed TLC.
On Thursday, the lovebirds renewed their vows, right there in the hospital.
"Something happens and it clicks, and it turns to deep, strong love," said Marylou.
Shannon Morris, a nurse at the hospital, credits a power bigger than medicine for aiding in Jesse and Marylou's incredible recovery.
The couple's daughter said she's honored to be able to witness such an everlasting love
"It's love at its purest, and it's an enduring love," said Valeri Cirino-Paez.
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These days, there are so many options to watch content online. A Forbes survey found 86% of people pay for more than one streaming service each month.
What if you were scrolling for something to watch on one of those streaming services, and half of the shows and movies were created by artificial intelligence?
Would you want to know which ones were, and which ones weren't?
This isn't a reality yet, but it's a possibility in our future and a big reason why both screenwriters and actors are on strike right now. They want to have rules and guidance surrounding artificial intelligence so they still have jobs in a decade.
Sachin Dharwadker is a Writers Guild of America screenwriter in Los Angeles. He’s written one tv show so far, and was in the final stages of developing his own show when the strike started.
"I think if you go out and ask anyone if they want to watch stuff written by AI or kind of spearheaded by AI, most of them would laugh at that," Dharwadker said. "Most of them would say, like, 'that sounds horrible.' When it comes down to it, I don't think people actually want to watch that. And that's ultimately the question that has to be answered."
Dharwadker says he hopes there will be strict cap on how AI can be used.
"There is not a viable path for it to have like anything more than a supporting role in what we do," Dharwadker said. "Writing is a very difficult profession, and it requires, if you want to make a good story about human experience, you have to be a human. I mean, you just can't be something else."
AI expert Chris Gomes Muffat is the founder of Promptify. It's a service that will soon let you design a template for AI to write a screenplay or novella.
He doesn't believe the need for screenwriters will disappear, but he thinks they will see a major shift in their career.
"I think they will be the one that will prompt the generative AI to produce the story," Muffat said. "And your ability to be a good writer will not be in producing the right content, but rather asking the right question."
Muffat says there will need to be rigorous testing for bias within the AI, but he thinks it will increase productivity.
He also thinks it will open up the screenwriting industry to more people.
"I can compete with Hollywood just because of the technology I have access to," Muffat said.
Whether AI becomes a huge part of the screenwriting experience or not, Dharwadker says he doesn't plan to use it.
In the meantime, while he waits for the unions and Hollywood industry to come to an agreement, he’s exploring other creative avenues to pay the bills like posting a Substack newsletter about the strike and movies he’s watching.
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House Democratic leaders rally in Philly against school vouchers: ‘What are they going to do for the 99% left behind?’
House Majority Leader Matthew Bradford said the South Philadelphia High reflected “the impact of literally decades of disinvestment in public education.”
As Pennsylvania’s budget impasse drags on, House Democratic leaders visited South Philadelphia High School Monday, calling for more investment in deteriorating public school buildings — and less focus on private school vouchers.
After a tour from Philadelphia school district officials pointing out boilers at the end of their lifespans, asbestos-containing floor tiles, and a temperature-control system that requires overheating some classrooms to compensate for inadequate heating in others, House Majority Leader Matthew Bradford (D., Montgomery) said the high school reflected “the impact of literally decades of disinvestment in public education.”
“There’s so much attention being brought by those who want to support private schools, who want to say that’s the solution,” Bradford said Monday, addressing reporters outside the school in the first stop of a “Save Our Schools” tour.
Flanked by supporters holding “Say No To Vouchers” signs, Bradford said: “When they take the 1% of kids out of schools like this, what are they going to do for the 99% of kids that are going to be left behind in these buildings?”
Pennsylvania’s $45.5 billion spending plan for the year that began July 1 hasn’t taken effect amid a battle over efforts by Republicans to institute a voucher program. The proposal, initially supported by Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro, would spend $100 million to give money to families in the attendance boundaries of low-performing schools to send their children to private school.
The money was part of the spending plan passed by the Republican-controlled Senate, but the Democratic-controlled House wouldn’t agree to pass it until Shapiro pledged to veto the voucher spending.
Even though both chambers have passed the budget bill, it still needs to be signed. Senate Republicans, angered by Shapiro’s about-face on vouchers, haven’t returned to Harrisburg to do so; Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward (R., Westmoreland) said last week that the Senate would return in August, though she didn’t specify when.
And Republicans are still pushing for vouchers.
“Instead of focusing on saving our schools, House Democrats should join with Republicans in both chambers in saving our students,” said House Republican spokesperson Jason Gottesman, who accused Democrats of “doubling down on an unconstitutionally broken public school system to the exclusion of transformational change and a child-first, family-focused education experience.”
Bradford, who also cited this year’s landmark Commonwealth Court decision finding Pennsylvania’s school funding unconstitutional, said Democrats welcomed the conversation about helping students in poorer communities.
House Democrats called for a surge in education spending following the court decision; the spending plan awaiting final signature includes more than $700 million in additional funding, but is less than what they sought.
“Recently it’s become the cool thing to say, ‘every child of God,’” Bradford said, in an apparent reference to a phrase used by Shapiro and Republicans in favor of vouchers. “‘Every child of God’ means every child, whether they’re in public school, private school, charter school — every child.”
He and Democrats are seeking to push that message this week — with other stops planned in Reading, State College, and Pittsburgh, “so that it is very clear Pennsylvania House Democrats’ No. 1 priority is funding public education,” said House Speaker Joanna McClinton (D., Philadelphia).
Inside South Philadelphia High School, lawmakers listened as the district’s facilities director, Jeff Scott, described the building’s deficiencies.
“We are basically running on borrowed time with these boilers,” Scott told the group that descended into the high school’s warm basement to see its aging equipment. (The boilers in question were installed in 1989 and have a 30-year expected lifespan, Scott said.)
The district’s school buildings require more than $40 million in heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning work, and $21 million in electrical work, Scott said. (”We can’t even plug an air-conditioner in, or a computer, without a plug going out,” William Sax, an African American history teacher at South Philadelphia High, told lawmakers. “All of the kids here are watching you.”)
Overall, the district — where asbestos contamination closed six school buildings last year — has capital needs estimated at $5 billion.
This year’s education budget doesn’t include dedicated facilities funding, though Senate Republicans have said they’re planning to appropriate $125 million for school safety and remediation.
On Monday, Bradford said he was “hopeful that conversation can be had.”
Of the budget battle, Bradford said, “I think one of the positives that’s come out of this is there’s a new conversation about the quality of education our children are being provided.”
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$1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot is among a surge in huge payouts
DES MOINES, Iowa - Another day, another billion dollar lottery jackpot.
At least, that's how it seems ahead of Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing for an estimated $1.05 billion top prize.
It's a huge sum of money, but such giant jackpots have become far more common, with five prizes topping $1 billion since 2021 — and one jackpot reaching $2.04 billion in 2022.
The massive prizes are due in part to chance, but it's not all happenstance. Rising interest rates coupled with changes to the odds of winning are also big reasons the prizes grow so large.
HOW DO INTEREST RATES INCREASE JACKPOTS?
Nearly all jackpot winners opt for a lump sum payout, which for Tuesday night's drawing would be an estimated $527.9 million. The lump sum is the cash that a winner has actually won. The highlighted $1.05 billion prize is for a sole winner who is paid through an annuity, which is funded by that lump sum and will be doled out annually over 30 years.
Mega Millions lottery tickets sit inside a convenience store in Lower Manhattan, October 23, 2018 in New York City. (Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
That's where the higher interest rate becomes a factor, because the higher the interest rate, the larger the annuity can grow over three decades. The U.S. is in the midst of a remarkable run of interest rate increases, with the Federal Reserve raising a key rate 11 times in 17 months, and that higher rate enables a roughly $500 million lump sum prize to be advertised as a jackpot of about twice that size.
HOW DOES THE ANNUITY WORK?
A winner who chooses the annuity option would receive an initial payment and then 29 annual payments that rise by 5% each year. Opting for an annuity has some tax advantages, as less of the winnings would be taxed at the top federal income tax rate of 37%. It also could be an option for winners who don't trust themselves to manage so much money all at once.
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If lottery winners die before 30 years, the future payments would go to their beneficiaries.
WHY DO WINNERS SNUB THE ANNUITY OPTION?
The annuities pay out big money, but not nearly as big as taking the lump sum.
For example, a sole winner of Tuesday night's Mega Millions could choose a lump sum of an estimated $527.9 million or an initial annuity payment of about $15.8 million. Of course, those annuity payments would continue for decades and gradually increase until the final check paid about $65.1 million, according to lottery officials.
In both cases, the winnings would be subject to federal taxes, and many states also tax lottery winnings.
Given all that, nearly all jackpot winners think they could make more money by investing the money themselves, or they simply want the biggest initial payout possible.
WHAT ABOUT THE ODDS OF WINNING?
That's another factor that has created so many huge prizes for those who match all six numbers.
In 2015, the Powerball odds were changed from 1 in 175.2 million to 1 in 292.2 million. Mega Millions took a similar action in 2019 by lengthening the game's odds from 1 in 258.9 million to 1 in 302.6 million.
For lottery officials, the hope was that by making it harder to win jackpots, the prizes would roll over for weeks and create truly massive pots of money that would in turn generate higher sales.
The result is that all of the billion dollar jackpots have come after the changes in the odds.
HOW LONG UNTIL THERE IS A WINNER?
Luck remains a big factor, as the odds of any ticket being a winner never changes. However, the more people who play Mega Millions, the more of the potential 302.6 million number combinations are covered.
For the last Mega Millions drawing on Friday night, 20.1% of possible number combinations were purchased. Typically, the larger the jackpot grows, the more people buy tickets and the more potential combinations are covered.
Tuesday night's drawing will be the 30th since the last jackpot winner. That is inching closer to the longest Mega Millions jackpot drought, which reached 37 drawings from Sept. 18, 2020, to Jan. 22, 2021.
The longest jackpot run was for a Powerball prize that stretched over 41 drawings and ended with a record $2.04 billion prize on Nov. 7, 2022.
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The top federal tax bracket has been corrected to 37%.
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'Euphoria' star Angus Cloud dead at 25: 'An incredible human'
Family tells Fox News Digital the young actor struggled with loss of his father at time of his death
"Euphoria" actor Angus Cloud has died, his family said. He was 25.
"It is with the heaviest heart that we had to say goodbye to an incredible human today," the actor's family told Fox News Digital in a statement. "As an artist, a friend, a brother and a son, Angus was special to all of us in so many ways."
"Last week he buried his father and intensely struggled with this loss," the statement continued.
"The only comfort we have is knowing Angus is now reunited with his dad, who was his best friend. Angus was open about his battle with mental health and we hope that his passing can be a reminder to others that they are not alone and should not fight this on their own in silence," the statement concluded.
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Cloud rose to fame for his breakout role in the HBO series, "Euphoria." He starred as Fezco – a high school dropout and drug dealer – on the series, which premiered in 2019.
According to Variety, the third season of the show has not yet started production.
In 2022, Cloud attended Variety's annual Power of Young Hollywood event where he recalled being "plucked off the street" for the role in "Euphoria."
"I was with some friends," Cloud said of the encounter. "We were just hanging out."
He added, "It does bother me when people are like, ‘It must be so easy. You get to go in and be yourself.’ I’m like, ‘Why don’t you go and do that?’ It’s not that simple. I brought a lot to the character. You can believe what you want. It ain’t got nothing to do with me."
Jennifer Venditti, "Euphoria" casting director, told the outlet that Cloud did not get enough credit for his role.
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"People think, ‘Oh, he just shows up. He’s just this lazy stoner.’ Angus doesn’t get enough credit," she told the outlet at the event in 2022.
The Sam Levinson series also stars Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Dominic Fike, Hunter Schafer, Alexa Demie, Jacob Elordi and Maude Apatow.
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Cloud also starred in "North Hollywood" in 2021 and "The Line" in 2023.
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A Westborough man was seriously injured Sunday after he missed a turn while driving an ATV, leading to the vehicle hitting trees and rolling over in Dummer, N.H., New Hampshire Fish and Game said.
Jesse Girouard, 33, was taken to Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin, N.H., with injuries that are believed to be non-life-threatening, Fish and Game said in a statement Monday.
Fish and Game officials were notified by New Hampshire State Police dispatch at about 5 p.m. Sunday of a single-ATV crash on Newell Brook Road, the statement said.
Girouard was traveling in a group of four going northwest on the road when his machine missed a slight right turn, officials said. The ATV rolled onto him after it went into a ditch and hit small trees by the trail, Fish and Game said.
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Girouard was able to push the vehicle off his body and crawl onto the trail, where other members of his riding party who did not witness the crash found him, after turning around when he didn’t show up at the next junction, Fish and Game said.
One of the people riding with Girouard took him to a better cellphone service area to call for an ambulance, the statement said, leading to an emergency response that included Milan Ambulance and EMS personnel and two conservation officers, officials said.
Girouard was met by an ambulance next to Route 16 and was taken to the hospital, the statement said.
“Unreasonable speed and inexperience” are believed to be the main causes of the crash, Fish and Game said.
“NH Fish and Game would like to remind all operators to ride within their capabilities and never speed to try to catch up with a group of riders,” the statement said.
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Joseph G. Harvey, longtime truck driver at Wanamaker’s and personal chauffeur for Cardinals John Krol and Anthony Bevilacqua, has died at 91
They called him the Mayor of Aspen Street because he was so helpful and friendly. “He connected with people because he loved them,” his family said.
Joseph G. Harvey, 91, of Philadelphia, longtime delivery truck driver at Wanamaker’s department store, personal chauffeur for Cardinals John Krol and Anthony Bevilacqua, veteran, and church volunteer, died Saturday, July 15, of congestive heart failure at Jefferson Medical Center.
Born in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, Mr. Harvey embraced his Irish Catholic heritage and used a genial personality and robust work ethic to find interesting jobs and make countless friends. He befriended John Wanamaker, great-grandson of the store’s founder, in 1955 and worked at the iconic Center City location at 13th and Market Streets for 31 years.
He earned an invitation to drive for Cardinals Krol and Bevilacqua in 1986, moved among high Catholic clergy for more than a decade, and met Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. He was interviewed by The Inquirer in 1991 in Rome as Archbishop Bevilacqua was being installed as cardinal and said he and his wife Mary “came in honor of the archbishop and in honor of the importance of the office. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience.”
Mr. Harvey retired in 1998 and became a fixture on the bench outside his home in Fairmount. Known over time as the Mayor of Aspen Street, he engaged with neighbors and passersby, and everyone knew that the man in the University of Notre Dame gear would offer them a drink, invite them inside for a snack, or just shoot the breeze if they felt like it.
He had a rollicking sense of humor, more good tales than he could ever tell, and a gentle empathy that drew folks to him. “My Dad was such a force of nature,” said his son Patrick, “and a larger-than-life character.”
Mr. Harvey played high school basketball with hall of famer Tom Gola at La Salle College High School. He served two years in the Army, was on the base basketball team, and later organized fun weekend excursions to Notre Dame football games.
He became so close to Wanamaker in the 1950s and ‘60s that he was hired for the executive’s personal delivery work. Wanamaker even gave him tickets to the Devon Horse Show and some gently-used custom-tailored business suits.
Mr. Harvey was also friends with the salespeople and elevator operators at Wanamaker’s. He knew the waitresses in the Crystal Tea Room and the organ operator in the Grand Court.
He told stories of seeing John Wayne, Lucille Ball, and other celebrities use the freight elevator on their way upstairs for publicity appearances. His own family still talks of the times he guided them through the wondrous toy department on the eighth floor.
In 1986, after Wanamaker’s was sold, Mr. Harvey was invited to become the personal chauffeur and occasional aide for Cardinal Krol. He drove for Cardinal Bevilacqua after Cardinal Krol retired in 1988 and attended many important church events, including a 1979 Mass in Philadelphia by Pope John Paul II.
He stopped at church almost every day of his life and led hundreds of congregants on church retreats over decades. He arranged to have unused food at Wanamaker’s and other businesses delivered to St. John’s Hospice in Center City.
“He lived his faith through good works,” his family said in tribute. “He helped and served others with a smile, and made all feel good and loved.”
Born May 19, 1932, Joseph Gerald Harvey grew up in Port Richmond and graduated from La Salle High in 1951. He was a surveyor in Newfoundland and Greenland during his two years in the Army.
He met Mary Bradley at a dance in 1956, and they married in 1959. The lived in Juniata Park, Wynnefield, and Fairmount, and had son Patrick and daughters Anne Marie and Mary. His daughter Mary died earlier.
Mr. Harvey was a lifelong college basketball fan, and he worked part-time as a local high school and college referee. He followed politics in Ireland, was active with Irish-related charities, and visited there several times.
He customized his rooftop deck on Aspen Street to feature an impressive model train layout, and his extravagant Christmas lights display made the local TV news almost every year. He laughed a lot, liked practical jokes, and attended to his family with special care.
“If I get to Heaven, I’m sure Joe will be at the gate with St. Peter checking my credentials,” a friend said in a tribute. Mr. Harvey’s family said: “You will live on whenever we tell one of your stories.”
In addition to his wife and children, Mr. Harvey is survived by two grandchildren and other relatives. Three sisters and a brother died earlier.
Services were held Friday, July 21.
Donations in his name may be made to St. John’s Hospice, 1221 Race St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19107.
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A.I. brain implant helps paralyzed man move, feel again
A revolutionary new trial which implants a microchip into the brain has restored a paralyzed patient’s ability to feel and move once again.
Researchers and surgeons at Northwell Health’s Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research successfully implanted a microchip that was developed with artificial intelligence algorithms to "re-link" the patient’s body and spinal cord once more, according to a news release.
Keith Thomas, 45, of Massapequa, New York, is the first human to have the microchip successfully implanted, according to Northwell.
Keith Thomas, who lives with paralysis, poses with the research team at Northwell Health’s Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research that worked with him for months to restore lasting movement and feeling in his arm and hand. The first-of-its-kind ‘d (Feinstein Institutes )
Thomas suffered a spine injury after a diving accident on July 18, 2020, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down and unable to feel.
The 15-hour surgery to implant the microchip took place on March 9, 2023, at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, New York.
"This is the first time the brain, body and spinal cord have been linked together electronically in a paralyzed human to restore lasting movement and sensation," Chad Bouton, developer of the technology and principal investigator of the clinical trial, said in a news release.
Keith Thomas, who lives with paralysis, had five tiny microchips implanted in his brain, forming a critical portion of a first-of-its-kind ‘double neural bypass’ which uses artificial intelligence to decode and translate his thoughts into action and (Feinstein Institutes )
"There was a time that I didn’t know if I was even going to live, or if I wanted to, frankly. And now, I can feel the touch of someone holding my hand. It’s overwhelming," said Thomas. "The only thing I want to do is to help others. That’s always been the thing I’m best at. If this can help someone even more than it’s helped me somewhere down the line, it’s all worth it."
A man living with paralysis is once again able to feel sensations in his arm and hand with the help of a novel system that uses brain implants and artificial intelligence to turn his thoughts into electrical signals sent to his muscles and spinal cor (Feinstein Institutes )
The longer term hope of this new therapy is that the brain, body and spinal cord will relearn how to communicate and new neural pathways will be created where the injury occurred.
"Millions of people live with paralysis and loss of feeling, with limited options available to improve their condition," said Kevin J. Tracey, president and CEO of the Feinstein Institutes and Karches Family Distinguished Chair in Medical Research. "Prof. Bouton and his team are committed to advancing new bioelectronic technologies and open new clinical paths to restore movement and sensation."
This story was reported from Los Angeles.
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Suzanne Somers reveals breast cancer returned: 'This is familiar battleground'
'Three's Company' star Suzanne Somers was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000
Suzanne Somers has battled breast cancer for the second time, Fox News Digital can confirm.
Somers was diagnosed with cancer twice before: skin cancer in her 30s and breast cancer in her 50s.
Now, the 76-year-old TV star tells Fox News Digital, "I have been living with cancer for decades now, using the best of alternative and conventional medicine to keep it at bay. Every time that little f----- pops up, I continue to bat it back. As one of millions of cancer patients, we do our best not to let this insidious disease control us. I find bliss in each day. My husband has been by my side every step of the way, and my family has been so supportive. Thank you for the outpouring of love and good wishes."
"It’s a recurrence of my breast cancer," she added. "Like any cancer patient, when you get that dreaded, ‘It’s back,’ you get a pit in your stomach. Then I put on my battle gear and go to war. This is familiar battleground for me, and I’m very tough."
‘THREE’S COMPANY' STAR SUZANNE SOMERS ON HOW SHE'S STAYING HEALTHY AT 75: ‘YOU HAVE TO BE VIGILANT’
Somers has put work on the "back burner" after battling cancer again, according to her husband.
"Suzanne has lived with cancer all her life," Alan Hamel told Page Six. "In her 20s, she’d also dealt with two hyperplasia… which is the waiting room for cancer."
"She has now dealt with her cancer once again," he added. "On June 6, she got an all-clear, but cancer is tricky, and we will now closely monitor everything going forward."
According to her husband, who produces Somers' Facebook Live show, her lifestyle has kept her alive all these years.
"All her doctors said if she didn’t lead a chemical-free, organic life supported by bioidentical hormones, she wouldn’t be with us," he told the outlet.
The "Three's Company" star previously spoke to Fox News Digital about aging and her appreciation for her healthy lifestyle.
"Aging is about worn-out parts," the actress explained. "But the advantage of living in this era is that you can replace what you’ve lost in the aging process. We lose hormones, nutrients and minerals — you can test for all of those things. You can get a blood test and urine test through your doctor and see exactly where your levels are."
"And I always tell women it’s never too late. … I test my nutrients all the time to make sure that I’m exactly where I need to be."
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"I eat only organic food," Somers explained. Some of the items she keeps in her kitchen include whole, fresh fruits and veggies, as well as organic chicken, grass-fed beef and lamb chops.
"It’s really hard for me to eat food that’s not organic because I had cancer," she noted. "So everything that I use needs to be toxic-free, including my haircare, skincare, makeup and household cleaning products — there’s not a single chemical in my house."
Somers' strict diet has kept her cancer "at bay," she said at the time. "But I have to be vigilant. I’m always thinking about making choices that will keep me strong and clean both on the outside and inside. When I go to bed at night, I want to know that I made good choices during the day for my health. That makes me feel good."
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Arkansas fisherman pulls 165-pound paddlefish onto shore: 'Fish of a lifetime'
Paddlefish's spinal cord was severed after the fish was hit by boat prop, officials say
An Arkansas fisherman brought ashore a large, 165-pound fish from Beaver Lake — but not with his rod and reel.
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) shared news of the catch on its Facebook page describing the fisherman's heroic efforts to save the fish.
The AGFC's Facebook read that the "paddlefish was hit by a boat prop and had its soft spinal cord severed."
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The fisherman, Bo Johnson, notified the AGFC of his discovery and revealed how he found "a large paddlefish that was hit by a boat on Beaver Lake," Jon Stein, district fisheries supervisor at the AGFC, told Fox News Digital.
The Arkansas native swam out to recover the fish after he found it floating in the water, the AGFC shared on Facebook.
Once brought onto shore, the paddlefish weighed 165 pounds and measured 75 inches long from the tip of its paddle-shaped rostrum to the end its tail, according to Fox 24 KFTA in Arkansas.
While this size could constitute for a state record, the fish does not fit the qualifications because it was hit by a boat and not caught with a fishing rod, Stein commented.
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Even though it was not officially "caught," the AGFC still considers this catch to be "a fish of a lifetime," the news station reported.
The current state record in Arkansas for the largest paddlefish ever caught was certified in 2020 at Beaver Lake. The catch weighed 118 pounds.
"Paddlefish are native to the Mississippi River drainage and that includes hundreds of tributaries to the river," Stein shared.
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"There is a good naturally reproducing population in the Arkansas River as well," he added.
Paddlefish were stocked in Beaver Lake from 1990-2000 by the AGFC, Stein continued.
Paddlefish have very few bones and are predominately made up of cartilage like sharks, instead of a hard structure, making them "prehistoric," Fox 24 stated.
Paddlefish are heavily stocked in lakes because biologists and anglers have noted how quickly these species can grow in reservoirs, Stein added.
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The current world record for the largest paddlefish caught with a hook and line was in an Oklahoma reservoir in 2021. The fish weighed 164 pounds, Fox News Digital reported at the time.
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"Beaver Lake has a small population of very large Paddlefish, and AGFC is looking into allowing a snagging season in the future," the AGFC stated.
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Body in a barrel washes ashore Malibu beach
MALIBU, Calif. - An investigation is underway after a man's body was discovered in a barrel in Malibu Monday.
According to authorities, the 55-gallon drum was discovered in the lagoon around 10:30 a.m.
Lifeguards had spotted the barrel in the ocean and had tried to bring it ashore, but it was too heavy, officials said. Fire crews responded to the scene and helped to bring the barrel to land.
Information was not immediately available on the gender or identity of the person whose body was found, or on the cause of death.
Homicide investigators are on scene.
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Euclid mission to study dark universe takes 1st test images, NASA reveals
Two instruments aboard Euclid – a European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft with NASA contributions – have captured their first test images.
The telescope took a picture, capturing a glittering field of stars. NASA said Monday that the results indicate the space telescope is doing well after its million-mile journey from Earth and will achieve the scientific goals that it has been designed for "and possibly much more."
"After more than 11 years of designing and developing Euclid, it’s exhilarating and enormously emotional to see these first images," Euclid Project Manager Giuseppe Racca of ESA wrote in a statement on July 31. "It’s even more incredible when we think that we see just a few galaxies here, produced with minimum system tuning. The fully calibrated Euclid will ultimately observe billions of galaxies to create the biggest-ever 3D map of the sky."
NASA said the mission will delve into some of the biggest mysteries about our universe, including the nature of dark matter and why the universe’s expansion is accelerating. Scientists call the force behind this accelerated expansion ‘dark energy.’
Early commissioning test image (Credit: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, CC BY- SA 3.0 IGO)
"We are thrilled to see that the NASA-supplied detectors and other hardware are working as expected and are incredibly excited about the scientific results that will come in the months and years ahead," said Mike Seiffert, project scientist for the NASA contribution to Euclid at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California.
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The Euclid spacecraft launched earlier this month from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
VIS instrument full field of view and a zoom in for detail (Credit: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, CC BY- SA 3.0 IGO)
The space agency said mission specialists will continue doing performance-verification tests for the next couple of months begins.
This story was reported from Los Angeles.
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DeSantis says Trump can't win in a general election: 'Those are just the realities'
DeSantis says he can win Arizona and Georgia while Trump can not
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sat down with "Special Report" on Monday for a wide-ranging interview, offering insight into Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealings and whether former President Donald Trump can win in a general election.
DeSantis said he doesn’t believe Trump can win in 2024 because there are "too many voters who just aren't going to vote for him going forward."
"I saw it in Florida in my re-election. You know, I won the first time by less than a percent, [the] second time by ‘20. Why did people vote against me in ‘18 but then voted for me in ‘22? The number one reason they gave was because of Trump because in ‘18 they said that they were voting against Trump… voting against me to vote against Trump, even though they didn't know much about me," he said. "By ‘22, that was there."
DESANTIS TOUTS ‘WIN FOR THE AGES’ AS HE AND RUBIO SCORE BIG VICTORIES, SHAIDNG PURPLE FLORIDA RED
The Florida governor handily won re-election in November 2022, defeating Democratic candidate Charlie Christ by nearly 20 points.
DeSantis told host Bret Baier that Trump can’t win crucial states like Georgia and Arizona in a general election.
"The polls that come out… I beat Biden in Georgia. Trump doesn't. I beat Biden soundly in Arizona. Trump doesn't. Those are just the realities," he said.
"And I also think in terms of the base, you need to have a cadre of personnel. If you want to slay this administrative state, you've got to be disciplined, you've got to be focused, and you've got to have people surrounding you that are going to go and support the mission. I think the former president would have [a] very difficult time getting the type of personnel to join the administration that you would need to actually bring this stuff to fruition," he continued.
Trump continues to hold a commanding lead over the field in some GOP primary polls.
The Florida governor rejected criticism from Ed Rollins, a longtime Republican political consultant, who said DeSantis is a "flawed candidate."
IOWA CONSERVATIVES PRAISE DESANTIS ‘REBOOT’ AMID CAMPAIGN STRUGGLES
"I think he’s been a very flawed candidate. I know some of the people around him, and some of them are good, talented people. But every time he opens his mouth, he has a tendency to — shall we say — think out-loud, and he clearly doesn’t understand the game. … When you get into these culture wars the way that he has, the vast majority of people don’t understand what they are," Rollins said in an interview with Rolling Stone.
DeSantis explained that Rollins' remarks were "obviously nonsense" and that he governs boldly and unapologetically.
"I delivered big results and we won by 20 points. You don't win a state like Florida that big if you're not doing things that are resonating. And I would push back when I hear about [the] culture war, standing up for the rights of parents, standing up for the well-being of children, that's not some, 'culture war," he said. "That is central to the lives of tens of millions of people throughout this country. It is the right thing to do to stand with our kids. It is the right thing to impose indoctrination in the schools. And I totally reject being in Iowa and New Hampshire that people don't think that those are important."
Baier also asked the Florida governor about former Hunter Biden business partner Devon Archer speaking before Congress about the Biden family's foreign business dealings and allegations of influence peddling.
DeSantis said if the first son were a Republican, he'd "be in jail by now."
"You look at all this smoke. And yet the FBI, where's the search warrants? Where's the grand jury? Where's the aggressiveness that they've shown going after some Republicans you just don't see," he explained.
Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reported that Devon Archer said Hunter Biden put his father, then-Vice President Joe Biden, on speakerphone while meeting with business partners at least 20 times.
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'Euphoria' star Angus Cloud dies at 25, TMZ reports
LOS ANGELES - Angus Cloud, who starred in HBO's hit series "Euphoria," has reportedly died.
According to a report from TMZ, Cloud – who was known for his role as "Fezco" in the show – died at his family's home in Oakland.
TMZ shared the family's statement, which was written, in part, "It is with the heaviest heart that we had to say goodbye to an incredible human today. As an artist, a friend, a brother and a son, Angus was special to all of us in so many ways."
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The news of Cloud's death comes as the 25-year-old actor recently lost his father. Cloud had posted a tribute to his late father on social media with the caption, "miss [you] breh."
As of Monday afternoon, officials did not say how Cloud died.
In a statement to the LA Times, an HBO spokesperson described Cloud as a "talented and a beloved part of the HBO and ‘Euphoria’ family."
"We are incredibly saddened to learn of the passing of Angus Cloud," the statement reads. "He was immensely talented and a beloved part of the HBO and Euphoria family. We extend our deepest condolences to his friends and family during this difficult time."
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South African political leader calls for violence against White citizens at rally: 'Kill the Boer, the farmer'
Rival politician John Steenhuisen condemned Malema as a 'bloodthirsty tyrant' calling for 'mass murder'
South African political leader Julius Malema led racially violent chants at a massive rally on Saturday.
Malema, who is the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters party, sang the genocidal anti-apartheid struggle song "Kill the Boer, the farmer," referring to the White descendants of Dutch settlers or "Boers" in South Africa.
The Economic Freedom Fighters has emerged as one of the preeminent powers in South African politics after the end of the Apartheid regime. Malema was originally a youth leader in the African National Congress (ANC) which was famous for being led by South Africa’s first Black leader, Nelson Mandela.
Malema faced backlash for his call for violence against White South Africans. John Steenhuisen, the leader of South Africa's biggest opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA) condemned Malema on Monday, warning, "This is a man who is determined to ignite... civil war." He later noted that Malema is a "bloodthirsty tyrant" calling for "mass murder." He also claimed that the DA will file a complaint against Malema with the UN Human Rights Council.
While the EFF is a relatively new party, it appears to be rising in popularity.
"The liberal DA, which has traditionally appealed to a largely White electorate, is polling to win about 16 percent of the vote," the Agence France Presse reported. "The militant EFF, which advocates for reforms to increase land ownership among Black South Africans, is polling at around 13 percent."
According to the BBC noted that Malema has been brought to court for multiple similar offenses.
"He has been repeatedly accused of hate speech. He's been dragged to court by civil rights group AfriForum after the organisation filed a complaint to have the two songs Dubul'ibhunu (Shoot the Boer) and Biza a ma'fire brigade (Call the Fire Brigade) declared hate speech and unfair discrimination," the BBC reported in an article about the EFF’s 10-year anniversary.
At a similar rally in 2019, Malema declared he would be willing to destroy the political system in order to ensure equality.
"White people, all we want is to join you at the dinner table and eat with you," he said to thousands of followers at Soweto's Orlando Stadium. "If you do not want us to sit with you at the table, then we have no choice but to destroy the table."
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In response to previous backlash he has faced for singing "Kill the Boer," ("Kill the White farmer") Malema said the EFF is not "anti-White" so much as seeking "equality for South Africa's Black majority."
Malema also argued that the EFF seeks to address the "ill-gotten privileges that White people enjoy, and which are being protected by the ANC."
In 2019, Malema said, "The first thing we will deal with is the issue of land. We want to expropriate the land without compensation so that Black people also benefit from its wealth."
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South African-born billionaire Elon Musk weighed in on the video saying Malema is "pushing for genocide." He asked why South African President Cyril Ramaphosa hasn't addressed Malema's rhetoric.
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Police: 14-year-old struck, killed by Seattle monorail was spray-painting building next to tracks
SEATTLE - Police say a 14-year-old boy who was struck and killed by the Seattle Monorail was seen on surveillance video spray-painting a building before he was hit.
Shortly before 9 p.m., Seattle Police responded to a report of a person who had been struck by the Seattle Center monorail near the intersection of 5th Avenue and Denny Way.
When officers arrived, they found the person unresponsive. Crews attempted life-saving measures, but he died from his injuries.
Officers later reviewed footage captured prior to the collision, and it revealed that the person was spray-painting a building next to the tracks before getting hit.
Detectives and the King County Medical Examiner later arrived at scene to investigate the incident.
Monorail service was shut down but resumed Monday morning.
Editor's Note: Seattle police originally said the victim was a man but later said it was a 14-year-old boy.
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Why Pee-wee Herman icon Paul Reubens kept his cancer battle quiet
Pee-wee Herman actor died at 70 after six-year cancer battle
Mark Holton, who played Francis Buxton in "Pee-wee’s Big Adventure" called his co-star Paul Reubens a "good man" on "Fox Across America." Holton agreed with radio host Jimmy Failla that Reuben's desire to bring joy and positivity into the world fueled his quiet battle with cancer. Reubens, better known as Pee-wee Herman, died at age 70 Monday after a six-year fight with cancer.
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MARK HOLTON: Oh, yeah. He kept it quiet from me right up to the end. That was a private thing for him or whatever. There's so many things that he did for kids with cancer over the years that nobody knew about. Because he didn't talk about it. You didn't drag a camera crew in with him. He was a good man. He genuinely loved children. He had many generations of children to love him for the work that he did. And he would want a eulogy like the one you're giving him, playing his little hits and sound bites or the soundboard or whatever, especially the one with the laughter as a selfish request. When we conclude this, can we just go out with that?
'PEE-WEE HERMAN' ACTOR PAUL REUBENS DEAD AT 70
In a personal statement he wrote before his passing, Reubens addressed his time away from the limelight. It was shared in a social media post published after the news broke of his death.
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"Please accept my apology for not going public with what I've been facing the last six years," he wrote. "I have always felt a huge amount of love and respect from my friends, fans and supporters. I have loved you all so much and enjoyed making art for you."
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Soldier continues watch over Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as winds, rain lash DC area
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, Va. - As powerful wind gusts whipped trees on the grounds of the Arlington National Cemetery, a lone soldier continued their watch over the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Saturday as rain lashed the area during severe storms.
Soldiers from the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as "The Old Guard," stand watch over the Tomb of the Unknown 365 days a year, even in horrible weather.
On Saturday, the Tombs Guards, or Sentinels, continued their watch as hurricane-force winds roared through the Washington D.C. area. Winds uprooted trees in the District and caused widespread damages. The damage was likely caused by a downburst, according to the FOX Forecast Center.
The National Weather Service said wind gusts with the line of storms were estimated to top 80 mph and were accompanied by torrential rainfall and frequent lightning.
A gust of 59 mph was recorded at a weather station near Arlington National Cemetery.
Video recorded during the storm on Saturday shows the Sentinel continuing to take the 21-step march back and forth in the pouring rain. The wind can be heard howling in the video.
According to the Society of the Honor Guard, the Tombs Guard has contingencies if the weather conditions put a soldier at risk, including for lightning and high winds. The Old Guard continued its watch even during Hurricane Isabel in 2003, which brought a 6-to-8-foot storm surge to parts of Virginia.
The white marble tomb is the final resting place for one of America’s unidentified World War I service members exhumed in France and brought home to the U.S. in 1921. Since then, two other unidentified soldiers have been laid to rest at the Tomb in 1958 and another in 1984. The Tomb has been guarded 24 hours a day since 1937.
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Bernie Sanders leads lawmakers demanding DOJ prosecute fossil fuel companies for climate change
Lead fossil fuel industry group pushes back, says it is committed to 'reducing emissions and our environmental footprint'
A group of left-wing senators led by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., are demanding that the Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecute the fossil fuel industry over its alleged climate disinformation campaign.
In a letter Monday to Attorney General Merrick Garland, the Senate coalition — joined also by Sens. Ed Markey, D-Mass., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. — argued fossil fuel companies have conducted a "longstanding and carefully coordinated campaign" to mislead Americans about the risks posed by global warming and "discredit climate science" in pursuit of profits. If the DOJ were to pursue such a case again the fossil fuel industry, it would mark the first time the federal government got involved in climate nuisance litigation.
"The actions of ExxonMobil, Shell, and potentially other fossil fuel companies represent a clear violation of federal racketeering laws, truth in advertising laws, consumer protection laws, and potentially other laws, and the Department must act swiftly to hold them accountable for their unlawful actions," the four senators wrote to Garland on Monday.
"The fossil fuel industry has had scientific evidence about the dangers of climate change and the role that burning fossil fuels play in increasing global temperatures for more than 50 years," the lawmakers continued. "Despite these companies’ knowledge about climate change and the role their industry was playing in driving carbon emissions, they chose to participate in a decades-long, carefully coordinated campaign of misinformation to obfuscate climate science and convince the public that fossil fuels are not the primary driver of climate change."
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According to the lawmakers, fossil fuel companies funded a multimillion-dollar "illegal misinformation" plan through the American Petroleum Institute (API), the industry's main national trade association, decades ago.
They likened the campaign to the plan coordinated by the tobacco industry. A federal judge ruled in 2006 that the tobacco industry was guilty of a decades-long campaign of lying about the dangers of smoking.
"Thanks to the illegal lies of the fossil fuel industry, climate change is wreaking catastrophic damage upon the United States. Floods, droughts, extreme weather disturbances, and wildfires are causing unprecedented damage," Sanders and the other senators wrote.
"These costs, and the costs of repairing our environment and transitioning away from fossil fuels, must not fall on American taxpayers. Instead, they must be borne by the parties responsible for driving climate change and lying about the negative impacts of their products," they added. "The polluters must pay."
In addition, the letter argued the alleged disinformation campaign has allowed the industry to enjoy trillions of dollars in profits over the last three decades. It stated those profits have been made "off the backs of people all around the world, especially frontline communities."
And the senators pointed to recent "record breaking heat levels" as evidence of the urgent need for a DOJ prosecution of the fossil fuel industry. Over the last several weeks, large swaths of the U.S. have been blanketed by extreme heat, and 46 million Americans across the South remain under heat alerts.
However, in a statement, API pushed back against the letter Monday, saying it was committed to advocating for policies reducing emissions.
"The record of the past two decades demonstrates that the industry is achieving its goal of providing affordable, reliable American energy to U.S. consumers while substantially reducing emissions and our environmental footprint," a spokesperson for API told Fox News Digital. "Any suggestion to the contrary is false."
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In 2021, API published its Climate Action Framework, which stated the group shares the "goal of reduced emissions across the broader economy and, specifically, those from energy production, transportation and use by society."
The effort to push federal litigation against the fossil fuel industry comes amid dozens of similar climate nuisance cases filed at the state and local level over the past few years. Such cases have been filed by Delaware, Minnesota, Rhode Island and New Jersey, and the cities of Washington, D.C., New York City, Baltimore, Honolulu and San Francisco, in addition to several other cities and counties nationwide.
And the effort comes after a Democratic-led House investigation into Big Oil disinformation collapsed after Republicans won back majority control last year.
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Oklahoma Legislature overrides Stitt veto, upholds tribal tobacco compact
Tribes would have had to re-negotiate revenue agreement if veto was upheld
- The Oklahoma Legislature on Monday overrode Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt's veto of a bill expanding Native tribes' tobacco sales compact with the state for another year.
- Stitt, a Cherokee Nation member himself, has pushed to revise the compact's language to ensure tribes are prevented from expanding where tobacco is sold.
- "I do not believe Oklahomans want eastern Oklahoma to be turned into a reservation," Stitt has said, promising a fight to "make sure that we're one state with one set of rules."
Native American tribes in Oklahoma will get to keep their existing agreements on how they share money from tobacco sales with the state.
The Oklahoma House voted on Monday to override Gov. Kevin Stitt's veto of a bill that extends agreements on selling tobacco for another year. In a bipartisan vote during a special session, the Republican-controlled House met the two-thirds vote needed to override. The Senate overrode the governor's veto last week.
As a result, any tribe with an existing agreement on tobacco sales can opt to extend the terms of that agreement until Dec. 31, 2024. Leaders from several of the state’s most powerful tribes were in the gallery for Monday’s vote.
OKLAHOMA SENATE BUCKS STITT VETO, VOTES TO EXTEND TRIBAL COMPACTS FOR ANOTHER YEAR
The override is the latest development in an ongoing dispute between the Republican governor and several Oklahoma-based tribes. Stitt, himself a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, has said he wants to adjust the compact language to make sure tribes don’t expand where they sell tobacco as a result of a landmark 2020 U.S. Supreme Court decision that determined the Muscogee (Creek) Nation's historical reservation still existed.
Since that decision, lower courts have determined the reservations of several other Native American tribes, including the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw and Seminole, are still intact.
OKLAHOMA AG INTERVENES IN GAMBLING DISPUTE BETWEEN GOV. STITT, NATIVE TRIBES
"I do not believe Oklahomans want eastern Oklahoma to be turned into a reservation," Stitt said. "I will fight as long as I'm governor to make sure that we're one state with one set of rules."
The current tobacco compacts, which allow the state and tribes to evenly split the tax revenue on the sale of tobacco on tribal land, generate tens of millions of dollars each year in revenue for both the state and tribes.
Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat said last week he wants to give the governor more time to renegotiate the terms of the deal and has been openly critical of Stitt’s disputes with the tribes. Treat, a Republican, also said he would consider changing state law to give the Legislature a greater role in compact negotiations if the governor doesn’t negotiate in good faith.
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Stitt also announced Monday that his office has filed a lawsuit against Treat and House Speaker Charles McCall in the Oklahoma Supreme Court seeking clarification on who has the authority to negotiate compacts with the tribes.
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US trucking giant Yellow shutting down operations amid standoff with Teamsters union
After nearly 100 years in operation, U.S. trucking giant Yellow Corp is shutting down operations.
The company sent notices to customers and employers, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.
The end of the road comes after the company earlier this month averted a strike by some 22,000 Teamsters-represented workers, saying the company will pay the more than $50 million it owed in worker benefits and pension accruals.
Then on Thursday, the company said it was exploring opportunities to divest its third-party logistics company Yellow Logistics Inc, and was engaged with multiple interested parties.
COST ASSOCIATED WITH NORFOLK SOUTHERN'S OHIO DERAILMENT MORE THAN DOUBLES TO $803 MILLION
Formerly known as YRC Worldwide Inc., Yellow was one of the nation's largest less-than-truckload carriers with some 30,000 employees across the country.
The shutdown comes after more than a decade of financial struggles and seeing customers leave in droves.
FreightWaves reported last week that employees were told to expect the filing Monday. Yellow laid off an unknown number of employees Friday, the outlet later reported, citing a memo that stated the company was "shutting down its regular operations."
According to Satish Jindel, president of transportation and logistics firm SJ Consulting, Yellow handled an average of 49,000 shipments per day in 2022. Last, that number was down to between 10,000 and 15,000 daily shipments.
As of late March, Yellow had an outstanding debt of about $1.5 billion. Of that, $729.2 million was owed to the federal government.
In 2020, under the Trump administration, the Treasury Department granted the company a $700 million pandemic-era loan on national security grounds. Last month, a congressional probe concluded that the Treasury and Defense Departments "made missteps" in this decision — and noted that Yellow's "precarious financial position at the time of the loan, and continued struggles, expose taxpayers to a significant risk of loss."
The government loan is due in September 2024. As of March, Yellow had made $54.8 million in interest payments and repaid just $230 million of the principal owed, according to government documents.
Meanwhile, a series of heated exchanges had been building up between the Teamsters and Yellow, who sued the union in June after alleging it was "unjustifiably blocking" restructuring plans needed for the company's survival.
The Teamsters called the litigation "baseless" – with general president Sean O'Brien pointing to Yellow's "decades of gross mismanagement," which included exhausting the $700 million federal loan.
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Say goodbye to sick days and hello to straight A's! Discover 5 natural ways to boost your child's health for the upcoming school year.
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A trio of top House Republicans are demanding that the Department of Justice (DOJ) hand over information pertaining to Hunter Biden’s plea deal, which has been on hold for days after a judge raised concerns about the agreement.
GOP lawmakers have railed for weeks against the plea agreement, calling it a “sweetheart deal” and arguing Hunter Biden was given preferential treatment because he is the son of President Biden.
The three Republicans escalated those attacks in a Monday letter, asking Attorney General Merrick Garland to answer a list of questions and provide documents and communications about Hunter Biden’s “unusual” plea agreement — the first request from Congress parsing the particulars of the deal.
“The Department’s unusual plea and pretrial diversion agreements with Mr. Biden raise serious concerns — especially when combined with recent whistleblower allegations—that the Department has provided preferential treatment toward Mr. Biden in the course of its investigation and proposed resolution of his alleged criminal conduct,” the letter reads.
Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) all signed the letter. The House GOP for months has been investigating the Biden family’s foreign business dealings and its associates. Lawmakers have previously made requests regarding the investigation into Hunter Biden led by U.S. attorney for Delaware David Weiss.
The Hill reached out to the DOJ for comment.
Hunter Biden’s plea deal was put on hold last week after the judge overseeing the case questioned the parameters of the agreement. As part of the deal, Biden was expected to plead guilty to two misdemeanor counts of willful failure to pay income taxes. He also reached a diversion agreement relating to an unlawful possession of a weapon charge.
U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika, a Trump appointee, raised concerns about the setup of the two-part deal and the scope of Biden’s immunity, and she ultimately gave both parties more time to explain why the deal — which she has to greenlight — should be accepted.
The three House Republicans pointed to some of Noreika’s concerns in their letter, including provisions in the pretrial diversion agreement that would shield Hunter Biden from future criminal charges on the gun charge or other federal charges within the scope of the agreement.
“Taken individually, each of the provisions discussed above raises serious concerns about how the Department has handled this matter. But when considered together, the provisions appear to be even more troubling,” the GOP chairmen wrote.
They claimed the Justice Department “shifted a broad immunity provision, which benefits Mr. Biden, from the plea agreement to the pretrial diversion agreement apparently to prevent the District Court from being able to scrutinize and reject that immunity provision.”
“And then, the Department has benefitted Mr. Biden by giving up its unilateral ability to bring charges against him if it concludes that he has breached the pretrial diversion agreement. Instead, it has placed upon itself the burden of getting the District Court’s permission to bring charges even though the District Court normally has no role in policing a pretrial diversion agreement in that manner,” they continued. “So, the District Court is apparently removed from the equation when it helps Mr. Biden and inserted into the equation when it helps Mr. Biden.”
The trio of Republicans also voiced concerns about the DOJ saying the investigations into Hunter Biden are “ongoing,” arguing it is an effort to shield the DOJ from congressional oversight. Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) raised a similar claim last month.
“How can Hunter Biden plead guilty, no jail time, and the DOJ say there’s still an investigation, try to withhold information to the House? That’s unacceptable and will not stand,” McCarthy told reporters at the time.
The committee chairmen are asking Garland to provide information on other pretrial diversion agreements similar to Biden’s, in addition to “a generalized description of the nature of the Department’s ongoing investigation(s) concerning Hunter Biden.”
The letter from Jordan, Comer and Smith came the same day lawmakers heard testimony from former Hunter Biden business associate Devon Archer behind closed doors. Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) told reporters Archer said Hunter Biden included President Biden on a number of phone calls that presumably included business associates, a detail that Republicans will likely use in their attempts to link the president to his son’s business dealings.
Goldman said the testimony did not prove President Biden was involved in his son’s business dealings. Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), however, said he thought Archer’s testimony “implicate[s] the president.”
That testimony came nearly two weeks after two IRS whistleblowers testified publicly, claiming that authorities slow-walked the case into Hunter Biden. The two whistleblowers previously spoke to the Ways and Means Committee behind closed doors, and those transcripts were released shortly after Hunter Biden’s plea agreement was announced.
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Pennsylvania allots $400M in federal funds for on-the-job infrastructure worker training
Money will be used to reimburse organizations that train new hires onsite
Pennsylvania will direct up to $400 million in federal money over the next five years to reimburse organizations that train new infrastructure workers on the job, under an executive order signed Monday by Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro.
A portion of the $19 billion that the state will receive from two federal programs for infrastructure projects will, under the governor’s order, fund the new training program.
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Organizations doing infrastructure work — such as repairing roads and bridges, replacing lead pipes and expanding high speed internet — could receive up to $40,000 for each new worker they train. A maximum of $400,000 could be reimbursed through the program, which will be managed by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.
The grants are meant to reimburse the cost of workers' salaries and other training costs. Additionally, the money can be used to help employees with housing, child and dependent care, tools, uniforms, educational testing and transportation. The Shapiro administration aims to create 10,000 new jobs.
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Shapiro said that reopening a collapsed section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia in less than two weeks showed "what’s possible when our highly skilled workers get to work and when we have their backs."
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"We need the workforce to be able to do it," the governor said at a press conference in Pittsburgh. "So one of the biggest hurdles we face is having enough workers trained and ready for these kinds of projects at a time when we now have more money than ever before for this type of investment."
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WSP: Suspect arrested in February deadly hit-and-run that killed 2, injured 1
SEATTLE - A man suspected of a hit-and-run that killed two people in Seattle earlier this year was arrested.
Washington State Patrol (WSP) said the suspect, 21-year-old Antonio Lopez, was trying to reenter the U.S. from Mexico when authorities identified and arrested him. Lopez is currently in the San Diego County Jail awaiting extradition to King County to face charges.
The crash happened on I-5 near Spokane St. on Feb. 26, 2023.
According to WSP, a car lost traction on the slushy road and rear-ended a car in the HOV lane. One of the drivers got out to inspect the damage, and at the same time, Lopez was speeding down I-5 and slammed into them, according to court documents.
Court docs say Lopez and his girlfriend got out of the Jeep and ran.
Authorities say two people in the initial car crash were killed when the Jeep hit them. The driver outside the vehicle was thrown into the road, suffering a bleeding head injury, fractured ribs and a lacerated liver. He was taken to Harborview Medical Center for treatment of serious injuries.
In March, Lopez was identified as the suspect after police tracked down his girlfriend. She told officers that Lopez did not have a license and that she had not been in contact with him since the crash.
A warrant was issued for Lopez’s arrest in March on two counts of vehicular homicide, vehicular assault and felony hit-and-run. Authorities did not say if his girlfriend faced any charges for running with him or failing to notify police.
According to court documents, Lopez drove off the shoulder of a road in 2017 and hit and killed a teenager. He also ran from that scene, court documents said. Lopez would have been 15 at the time of that crash.
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