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COLUMBUS — This afternoon, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine joined Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Ohio State Highway Patrol Superintendent Col. Richard Fambro to announce a joint initiative that will give local law enforcement officers increased access to valuable technology to help them identify criminals responsible for deadly shootings and other incidents of gun violence in Ohio.
As part of the new Ohio Ballistics Testing Initiative, the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s Office of Criminal Justice Services will award a total of $10.5 million to the Ohio Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) and Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) to increase the number of National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) units in Ohio from seven to 16.
The joint initiative will provide more opportunities for law enforcement to submit firearm evidence for scientific analysis, while simultaneously decreasing turnaround time on testing results.
“We must do more to hold accountable the small number of dangerous criminals who are responsible for most of the gun violence in our state — the convicted felons who have lost their right to possess firearms, yet they continue to carry and use guns to hurt and kill people,” said Governor DeWine. “By more than doubling the number of NIBIN units in Ohio, we’ll give our local law enforcement partners easier access to this crime-solving technology to help develop investigative leads that result in arrests. With the help of this initiative, we are confident that more gunmen will be brought to justice, future shootings will be prevented, and lives will be saved.”
Firearm forensic scientists use NIBIN to analyze microscopic markings on bullets and shell casings associated with criminal investigations and compare them to firearm evidence connected to other crimes. A match indicates that the same firearm may have been used in multiple shootings, and law enforcement can use this information as an investigative lead.
Of the $10.5 million in funding, the Ohio Attorney General’s Office will receive $9.2 million to place five new NIBIN machines at BCI’s state crime labs in London, Bowling Green, and Richfield. BCI will also begin using two transportable NIBIN units to test evidence on-site in underserved areas of the state, such as southeast Ohio’s Appalachian region.
“Every bad guy’s gun tells a story – and that story leads back to the bad guy. But it takes science and data and technology to be able to read that story,” said Attorney General Dave Yost. “Today’s initiative means more bad guys in prison, where they belong, and fewer guns where they don’t.”
The OSHP, which currently outsources its ballistics testing to other Ohio labs, will begin testing all of their own evidence with two new NIBIN machines located at the Ohio Department of Public Safety headquarters in Columbus and at the OSHP Cleveland District Headquarters in Brookpark. As part of this initiative, OSHP will also accept firearm evidence from local agencies for testing free of charge.
“By bringing NIBIN technology in-house at the Ohio State Highway Patrol, we’ll take some of the testing burden off other labs so that scientists can focus solely on local cases,” said Col. Richard S. Fambro, Patrol superintendent. “We’ve had great success using NIBIN to connect illegally-possessed firearms found during our traffic stops to gun violence cases in communities throughout the state, and we expect more positive results when the initiative is fully underway.”
Ohio’s existing NIBIN units are located at police departments and crime laboratories in Canton, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Toledo, and at BCI’s Richfield lab.
The grants awarded are funded through the American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA). In December, Governor DeWine and the Ohio General Assembly dedicated $250 million in ARPA funds to first responders to help them address various pressing issues exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, including an increase in violent crime. In addition to the Ohio Ballistic Testing Initiative, this funding will be used to support local law enforcement agencies in their efforts to reduce violent crime, increase recruitment, and eliminate testing backlogs at crime laboratories and coroners’ offices in the state.
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PORTSMOUTH — A recipient of the Friends of Shawnee Scholarship in the 2021-2022 academic year from the Shawnee State University Development Foundation, freshman Jeffrey Slack is a veteran of the U.S. Army where he completed a tour in Afghanistan in 2011-2012. Now pursuing his degree in Computer Engineering Technology at SSU, receiving a scholarship to assist his cost of attendance was a relief for him.
“The Friends of Shawnee Scholarship is helping me by making the stress of school and work more manageable,” he said.
While enrolled in his academic program, Slack is working to enhance his career in information technology as a Senior Data Analyst for a company called SAIC. On campus, he is involved with the Student Veterans of America organization – a group of military active duty, veterans, and veterans’ dependents on campus that works to allow military-connected students the opportunity to connect with others with similar and shared experiences. Slack serves as the group’s Vice President.
“I have been involved in events such as the 9/11 flags being placed on the school green,” he said, helping to plan and organize his organization’s events for the campus community. “I was also in the flag retiring ceremony which took place on Founder’s Plaza on campus.”
For Slack, it was truly helpful to his educational career to receive the scholarship. He was grateful for the staff and faculty on campus that helped him get through the financial aid process.
“It was an honor to receive the Friends of Shawnee Scholarship,” he said. “I appreciate everyone’s help during the process.”
The Friends of Shawnee scholarship annually awards funding to SSU students in need of financial assistance to cover tuition costs. In the 2021-2022 academic year, the fund awarded over $30,000 in support to more than 30 students through the SSU Development Foundation.
To learn more about opportunities to support the Friends of Shawnee scholarship within the SSU Development Foundation, visit www.givetossu.com/friendsofshawnee.
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Brushing and flossing ensures the removal of plaque and bacteria, which are culprits in tooth decay and gum disease. Periodontal disease is caused by a buildup of such bacteria and plaque. Brushing removes materials from the surface of the teeth, while floss gets in between teeth where toothbrush bristles cannot reach.
The American Dental Association says that a combination of brushing and flossing is the key to good oral health. While both brushing and flossing are necessary, some oral health experts says that, if done correctly, flossing actually may be slightly more important since it gets to hard-to-reach spots where the most destructive microbes live.
Oral hygiene does not just keep the mouth clean; it also can prevent serious disease. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says extensive research shows that the bacteria that flourish in an unhealthy mouth can harm the rest of the body, potentially contributing to diabetes, respiratory illness and heart disease, which is the leading cause of death in the United States.
Brushing and flossing also can make dental cleanings and examinations go smoothly. Plaque is the precursor to tartar and is sticky, but soft and pliable. Tartar forms when plaque has been left undisturbed. Once on teeth, tartar can’t be removed without professional help. By removing plaque before it’s had a chance to harden into tartar, people can reduce time spent in the dentist’s chair. Furthermore, those who clean their teeth and gums regularly will have a lower risk for gingivitis, which is inflammation and bleeding in the gums.
Flossing and brushing are important components of oral hygiene and also are vital to overall health.
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CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Reds corner outfielders Nick Castellanos and Jesse Winker were All-Star Game starters for the National League last year.
Third baseman Eugenio Suárez slammed 129 home runs in the last four seasons and was a fan favorite.
They’re gone.
So are Gold Glove catcher Tucker Barnhart, starting pitchers Sonny Gray and Wade Miley, and relievers Michael Lorenzen, Amir Garrett and Mychal Givens.
All were traded or sought better deals as the Reds trimmed the payroll after finishing third (83-79) in the NL Central in 2021.
The bottom line is that the Reds will need some guys to overachieve if they hope to compete with the Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Central. They open April 7 in Atlanta.
“Definitely frustrated, for sure,” said second baseman Jonathan India, the 2021 National League Rookie of the Year. “I think most of the guys in here are frustrated, but hey, it’s a business. Now I’m seeing stuff like this, it’s really sad. All I can do is play my part.”
With Suarez gone, veteran Mike Moustakas, who missed 85 games because of injuries last season, will return to his natural position of third base.
“Mike has earned that,” Reds manager David Bell said of the 33-year-old Moustakas. “We know what kind of player he is. He was already factoring in there anyway.”
Kyle Farmer, who played slick shortstop last year and hit .263 with 16 homers and 63 RBIs, is the presumptive starter there again with José Barrero — considered the shortstop of the future for the Reds — sidelined for around six weeks after hand surgery.
NEW LOOK
Castellanos and Winker will be missed. Pencil in injury-prone Nick Senzel in center field, and Tyler Naquin in right field after he hit a respectable .270 with 19 homers last season.
New Red Tommy Pham, who was with the San Diego Padres the last two years, is expected to start in left. Others who will play in the outfield — and fill the DH role — include Aristides Aquino and Jake Fraley, among others.
“Defense is another part of our game by upgrading that it is going to help us win games,” Bell said. “We have a chance to be a better defensive team. If we can improve our athleticism, improve our defense, speed, it all adds up.”
ROOKIES TO WATCH
Flame-throwing rookies Hunter Greene and Nick Lodolo have been brought along slowly by the Reds. Greene will be in the starting rotation to begin the season and Lodolo — a lefty — may end up there, too, as the fifth guy. Right-hander Tyler Mahle will start the opener, and the rotation will be rounded out by left-hander Reiver Sanmartin and right-hander Vladimir Gutiérrez. Right-hander Luis Castillo and left-hander Mike Minor, veteran starters, will miss at least their first starts because of injuries.
SUPER SOPHS
India and catcher Tyler Stephenson hope to build on outstanding rookie campaigns. India hit .269 with 21 homers. Stephenson showed he could be an everyday catcher at the major league level and hit .286, leading the Reds to part with Barnhart after eight seasons. The pair split time behind the plate last year.
CAN VOTTO STILL BANG?
One of the great surprises of 2021 for the Reds was the resurgence of first baseman Joey Votto. The 38-year-old former MVP changed up his stance and started swinging for the fences again, slamming 36 homers and driving in 119 despite missing time because of the coronavirus and a broken thumb. He begins his 16th season just as the National League adopts the DH, which could extend his career.
“I’m looking forward to being on the field and seeing how we play together,” Votto said. “It was an odd (preseason) in terms of losing a lot of friends and personalities inside the clubhouse. The players that are coming in to replace them are going to bring their own personalities, have their own energy. I look forward to learning from them and playing with them.”
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Thad Matta is returning to Butler, hired on Sunday to coach the Bulldogs almost five years after he cited his health while stepping down at Ohio State.
The 54-year-old Matta led Butler to a 24-8 record and an appearance in the 2001 NCAA Tournament during his only season as the head coach at his alma mater. He then had successful runs at Xavier and Ohio State.
Matta spent the 2021-22 season as an associate athletic director for basketball administration at Indiana.
Now he’s going back to where it all started for him.
“I’m grateful for the opportunity to return to Butler and lead our men’s basketball program,” Matta said in a release. “There is a solid foundation in place and I’m confident that Butler will consistently be among the top programs in the Big East. I can’t wait to attack the work we have in front of us and to be back on the sidelines at Hinkle Fieldhouse.”
Matta was a two-year starter for Butler after transferring from Southern Illinois as a sophomore. He was an academic coordinator and administrative assistant at Butler from 1991 to 94 and then-coach Barry Collier’s top assistant for the 1999-2000 season.
Matta and his wife, Barb, are Butler graduates. His daughter, Ali, also graduated from the school, and his daughter, Emily, is pursuing her undergraduate degree at Butler.
“The success that Thad has achieved at every one of his programs speaks for itself,” said Collier, who took over as Butler’s athletic director in 2006. “He is a championship-caliber coach and recruiter who brings valuable experience and contagious energy to Butler.”
Matta is replacing LaVall Jordan, who was fired Friday after two straight losing seasons. The Bulldogs were 14-19 this season and tied for ninth in the Big East at 6-14.
Butler played in the 2018 NCAA Tournament and was expected to make it back in 2020 before the tournament was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
After coaching Butler for the 2000-2001 season, Matta went 78-23 with three NCAA Tournament appearances in three seasons at Xavier. The Musketeers made the 2004 Elite Eight in Matta’s last year in charge.
Matta went 337-123 in 13 seasons at Ohio State, leading the Buckeyes to two Final Fours in nine trips to the NCAA Tournament.
After missing two straight tourneys, Matta announced in June 2017 that he was stepping down, citing his health. He had been troubled for years by chronic back problems.
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SPRING SCOREBOARD — April 2
Baseball
Portsmouth 11, Notre Dame 0 (5 innings)
West 6, Coal Grove 4
Jackson 4, Minford 3
Warren 8, Minford 5
Fort Loramie 10, Wheelersburg 6 (at VA Memorial Stadium)
Manchester 15, East 0
Manchester 14, East 2
Fairfield 3, South Point 2
Softball
New Boston 14, West Union 0 (5 innings)
West Union 7, New Boston 5
Wheelersburg 20, Bloom-Carroll 0 (at Groveport)
Teays Valley 10, Wheelersburg 5 (at Groveport)
Southeastern 11, Green 3
Southeastern 11, Green 0
Whiteoak 22, East 4
Whiteoak 21, East 10
Vinton County 13, Northwest 3
Vinton County 12, Northwest 8
Washington Court House 11, Western 0
Washington Court House 18, Western 0
Fairfield 13, South Point 0
Fairland 6, Coal Grove 0
Gallia Academy at Oak Hill, canceled
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Valley High School athletic director and former head football coach Darren Crabtree was honored by the Valley Local Schools Board of Education for his 32 seasons as head coach inside the Indians’ new athletic facility, which will serve all sports. The plaque hanging inside the facility reads, “Coach Crabtree has left an everlasting impression on hundreds of young men that have been involved with the Valley High School Football program over the past 32 years. His dedication to the program and players is second to none and is recognized and admired by the Board of Education, Administration, staff, and community members. His tenure as Head Coach built a respected program throughout the state of Ohio. The numbers below reflect his success as a coach; numbers alone cannot describe the impact on the Valley School District and community. 32 years as Head Football Coach (1990-2021), 240-112 record, 10 SOC I and II Championships, 8 undefeated regular seasons, 40 consecutive regular season wins, 12 OHSAA Playoff appearances, 14-12 Playoff Record, Final Four Appearance in 2014.”
Valley High School athletic director and former head football coach Darren Crabtree was honored by the Valley Local Schools Board of Education for his 32 seasons as head coach inside the Indians’ new athletic facility, which will serve all sports. The plaque hanging inside the facility reads, “Coach Crabtree has left an everlasting impression on hundreds of young men that have been involved with the Valley High School Football program over the past 32 years. His dedication to the program and players is second to none and is recognized and admired by the Board of Education, Administration, staff, and community members. His tenure as Head Coach built a respected program throughout the state of Ohio. The numbers below reflect his success as a coach; numbers alone cannot describe the impact on the Valley School District and community. 32 years as Head Football Coach (1990-2021), 240-112 record, 10 SOC I and II Championships, 8 undefeated regular seasons, 40 consecutive regular season wins, 12 OHSAA Playoff appearances, 14-12 Playoff Record, Final Four Appearance in 2014.”
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DALLAS, Texas -- One person was killed and 11 others were injured during a shooting at an outdoor concert in Dallas, police said.
At about 12:13 a.m. on Sunday, officers responded to a field in southeast Dallas where a concert was being held, police said in a statement.
Police say a preliminary investigation has found that during the concert, one person fired a gun into the air, then another unknown individual fired a gun in the crowd's direction.
Near the concert stage, police found 26-year-old Kealon Dejuane Gilmore lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to the head. Gilmore died at the scene.
Police say that 11 other individuals were shot during the concert. All the people who were hurt were taken to hospitals either by ambulance or by private vehicles. One person was in critical condition and the others were in stable condition. Three of the people hurt are juveniles, police said.
No arrests have been made as police continue to investigate what prompted the shooting.
Saturday night's shooting happened two weeks after 10 people were shot on March 19 during a spring break party at a Dallas event venue.
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Navy Week pulls into Trenton first week in May
TRENTON — The U.S. Navy is preparing to bring Navy Week to Trenton from May 2-8, the fourth Navy Week of 2022.
The Navy does 15 Navy Weeks throughout the country every year, said Lieutenant Commander Kevin Chambers, event planning department head at The Navy Office of Community Outreach.
There is a big decision process for months before deciding on schedules. Chambers said they try to figure out where they've been in the past, where they have not been, and where they think Navy sailors need to be seen.
Chambers said they had planned to come to Trenton in 2020, but then the COVID-19 pandemic hit, forcing events to go virtual. So, when the opportunity came about to return to in-person events, it made sense to pick up where they left off and return to Trenton in 2022.
About 40 to 60 sailors from the USS Constitution, U.S. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, Navy Band Northeast, Namesake Sailors, those serving on PCU New Jersey and more will be in Trenton that first week in May.
"We're looking forward to a good turnout and a very diverse group of sailors to come and share their experiences and what they've been doing to serve your navy in Trenton," Chambers said.
Since 2005, the Navy Week program has served as the Navy's flagship outreach effort to regions without a significant Navy presence. The outreach program is designed to allow the citizens of Trenton to learn about the Navy, its people, and its importance to national security and prosperity.
The focus is to get into the community and engage as much as possible, Chambers said. Sailors will be going to non-profits and helping out wherever they are needed such as The Salvation Army, The Boys and Girls Club, and Habitat for Humanity.
For Habitat for Humanity, sailors may help out in the store or at a build site or restoration project. At the Boys and Girls Club, they may spend a couple of hours after school helping kids with a STEM project or just playing sports with them.
Besides community outreach, the sailors will also go into schools and immerse themselves in the programs there. For example, Chambers said, some sailors may teach a science lesson. Sailors from the Navy Band may teach a music lesson or just do a jam session with the school band.
One important event happening during Navy Week on Friday, May 6 takes place at the home of the Trenton Thunder baseball team. There will be a movie night at the ballpark but before the movie, the Navy Band will perform a concert from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Chambers said it will be a great event for the community and a great performance.
Navy Day in Camden is Saturday, May 7. Sailors will be onboard the Battleship New Jersey with static displays discussing what they do at their command, and what their ship or submarine are doing to help protect America.
There will also be two concert performances: one on board the Battleship New Jersey and the other down on the pier.
For a complete list of events and schedules during Navy Week 2022 in Trenton, go to www.outreach.navy.mil.
Jen Ursillo is a reporter and anchor for New Jersey 101.5. You can reach her at jennifer.ursillo@townsquaremedia.com
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NJ lawmakers consider paid-leave benefits boost for middle class
TRENTON – State lawmakers are considering a proposal to expand temporary disability and paid family leave benefits for middle-income earners by more than $200 a week.
A bill, S508, endorsed by the Senate Labor Committee would raise the potential maximum weekly benefit to $1,206, rather than $993. As the benefit amounts to 85% of a worker’s weekly income, the proposed change would give a boost to workers with annual salaries of roughly $60,000 to $73,700.
Sen. Fred Madden, D-Gloucester, said the benefits programs would be better if more people could receive 85% of their paychecks while on disability or family leave.
“We have a system right now that’s being supported where some get 85% and some get 70%. I just think it’s unfair,” Madden said.
Sen. Mike Testa, R-Cumberland, said the state government is flush with cash and should put in money to pay for the increases, rather than potentially hike taxes on workers when the fund runs low on cash.
“Asking all New Jersey workers, including the low-income residents who are seriously struggling due to record-high levels of inflation, record-high gas prices to fork over even more of their hard-earned dollars … in my opinion is both unfair and unnecessary,” Testa said.
“I just worry about the unintended consequences that may arise as a result of something that I think obviously is being done for the benefit of our residents but could have the opposite effect,” said Sen. Anthony Bucco, R-Morris.
Bill sponsor Sen. Joe Cryan, D-Union, said the pandemic underscored the need for programs like paid family leave and temporary disability.
“This bill will create a lifeline for people in a time of dire need,” Cryan said. "The benefits support the economic stability of working families and address the health and well-being of employees so they can care for family members. They should not be fearful of losing their jobs or experiencing a loss in their wages.”
Family leave carries a small tax that varies each year – equal to $1.40 for every $1,000 in salary now, though it was double that in 2021. That tax is paid by workers, only.
Temporary disability is also funded by a similar small payroll tax on workers. This year, that tax is equal to the family leave tax, though last year’s TDI tax rate more than three times higher. Employers are also charged a tax to fund the temporary disability program.
Yarrow Willman-Cole, the workplace justice program director for New Jersey Citizen Action, supports expanding the maximum benefit further into the middle class.
“This is also of particular benefit for middle-income workers in a high-cost state like New Jersey. It’s really meaningful,” Willman-Cole said.
Willman-Cole said it would be fair to maximize benefits for more workers as the tax was expanded significantly in 2019.
In 2019, before paid family leave was expanded, the tax applied to the first $34,400 in wages and totaled around $28 a year per worker. It now applies to $151,900 in wages and can approach $213 a year apiece for TDI and family leave. Last year, those taxes maxed out at $650 for TDI and $387 for FLI.
“The benefit here is to say, ‘OK, you are contributing more. Let’s in fact ensure that you’re also able to collect that 85% of your average wage,’” Willman-Cole said.
Michael Symons is the Statehouse bureau chief for New Jersey 101.5. You can reach him at michael.symons@townsquaremedia.com
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Some NJ patients have long COVID symptoms that are dragging on for years
With COVID cases once again trending higher in New Jersey, there is growing concern about the condition known as long COVID, where symptoms persist for several weeks or in some cases, a lot longer.
According to Dr. Sabiha Hussain, the medical director of the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital COVID-19 Recovery Clinic, 25% to 30% of individuals who get the virus wind up with long COVID, sometimes referred to as post-COVID syndrome.
Improvement, then relapse
“Some people that we thought were getting better, having their symptoms improve, they actually are getting another round of COVID infections and then those symptoms are starting to recur," she said.
She also pointed out that individuals may have started out with certain symptoms but evolev to other symptoms.
"Let’s say they started out with shortness of breath to begin with, maybe some of that is elevating but now they’re having joint pains and chest pains," she said.
Nothing, then sudden onset
“Certain patients who maybe had gotten COVID a year ago may not have had symptoms at that time, but now a year out are having symptoms of Long Haul," Hussain said.
She noted some patients face a constant battle, where the light at the end of the tunnel never comes.
Dr. Sonia Sharma, a physician at AtlantiCare’s Post-COVID-19 Long Haul Clinic team, said some common symptoms can include anxiety, depression, fatigue, and “we also tend to see quite a bit, and I would say this one of the top 2 or 3 symptoms that patients come into us for, which is shortness of breath.”
She said this gasping for air can be activity-induced or at rest.
“We also see tremendous volumes of brain fog, which is marked by concentration issues, memory impairment, feeling as if one is in a daze," she said.
Since the Omicron variant showed up in January, patients have complained about one-sided ear pain and sore throats, Sharma said.
Hussain said initially many patients complained of fatigue and brain fog but lately there are a growing number of long COVID patients also complaining of joint pain.
“Nobody has a clear idea of why it’s happening. It seems maybe immunologic but what to do with this cohort is difficult,” she said.
More research is needed
She said more study of long COVID is needed because so many patients are affected by it.
“If we don’t take care of it now, it’s going to be a huge burden on the healthcare system, and as this pandemic becomes a sideline story, I don’t want these patients to be forgotten," she said.
Sharma said long COVID continues to be a serious issue, not only for older people but younger individuals who are “parents, caregivers — it affects their full-time functioning in that they may no longer be able to work full-time.”
David Matthau is a reporter for New Jersey 101.5. You can reach him at david.matthau@townsquaremedia.com
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The body of missing Florida mother Cassie Carli was found in a shallow grave Saturday at an Alabama barn, according to deputies.
Carli’s body was found during a search warrant nearly one week after she went missing, the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office said during a Sunday press conference. When authorities searched the barn, they found signs of a body under a patch of dirt that was disrupted.
The Department of Forensic Sciences was called in to uncover Carli’s body. The St. Clair County coroner later said her body was initially identified by a tattoo on her right foot.
Carli was last seen on March 27 in the parking lot of Juana’s Pagodas, a beach bar and restaurant in Navarre, Florida, where she was supposed to pick up her daughter Saylor from her ex-boyfriend Marcus Spanevelo during a custody exchange.
Authorities found Carli’s car in that same parking lot, but she was still missing. Her purse was left behind in the car.
“There were things in the purse … we don’t think she would just up and leave,” Sheriff Bob Johnson said during a press conference earlier in the week. “Usually you don’t go four days without hearing from them, or them using a credit card, cell phone … so yeah, we’re concerned.”
Both Spanevelo and Saylor were found the following day in Birmingham, Alabama, with Saylor being returned to her mother’s family.
Several days later, Spanevelo was arrested in Tennessee on charges of tampering with evidence, giving false information concerning a missing persons investigation, and destruction of evidence.
Carli’s family told WFLA Friday that the missing mother was concerned about Spanevelo as they worked through custody problems.
“Cassie’s been telling me for the last two years that [Marcus] has been threatening her,” said her brother, Anthony Carli. “She’s always said, if anything happens to me, it’s him.”
Sheriff Johnson said he personally delivered the news of Cassi’s death to her family, saying, “It gives them some closure that they know where she is at now, but it’s their daughter. It’s terrible.”
Deputies said an autopsy is scheduled to take place Monday in Huntsville, Alabama where Carli’s cause of death is expected to be determined. The State Attorney’s Office said additional charges will be filed against Spanevelo, pending the autopsy results, reports the Pensacola News Journal.
“Once the autopsy is done and you see the charges filed you’ll understand,” Sheriff Johnson said. “I think [Spanevelo] is going to spend the rest of his life in prison or he’s going to get the needle. Hopefully the needle.”
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — For the millions of Americans that have gotten COVID-19, the health care journey isn’t over. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed in a new report that the risk of cardiac complications persists following infection and recovery.
The report released April 1 paints the picture of ongoing risks and negative health outcomes that could spring up after a patient has gotten COVID-19. The report also touches on the potential risk of heart issues after receiving an mRNA vaccine for the coronavirus. The two mRNA vaccines currently available are from Pfizer and Moderna.
The report said cardiac complications, “particularly myocarditis and pericarditis,” have been tied to COVID-19 infection and mRNA COVID-19 vaccination. Additionally, the study by the CDC found cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome, which the health agency described as “a rare but serious complication of SARS-CoV-2 infection with frequent cardiac involvement.”
Pericarditis is swelling of the thin tissue surrounding the heart while myocarditis is inflammation of the middle layer of the heart wall, according to Mayo Clinic.
The study found the risk for all three cardiac conditions was increased between one and three weeks after infection or vaccination.
Male youths were the patient group with the highest level of risk for developing cardiac conditions after both vaccination and infection. For male patients 12 to 17 years old, the CDC said the risk for cardiac outcomes was highest “after the second vaccine dose” of an mRNA vaccine, but was even higher after a COVID-19 infection.
“The incidence of cardiac outcomes after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination was highest for males aged 12–17 years after the second vaccine dose; however, within this demographic group, the risk for cardiac outcomes was 1.8–5.6 times as high after SARS-CoV-2 infection than after the second vaccine dose,” the CDC said. “The risk for cardiac outcomes was likewise significantly higher after SARS-CoV-2 infection than after first, second, or unspecified dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccination for all other groups by sex and age.”
However, the CDC study specifically focuses on risks from mRNA vaccines, meaning the Johnson & Johnson shot is not included in the treatments and prevention options that may provide additional risks to patients.
Overall, the CDC noted that the study still supports the use of COVID-19 vaccinations. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the vaccines continue to prove “safe and effective.”
The data used was pulled from 40 health care systems to study the risk of cardiac complications from COVID-19 and mRNA vaccinations for COVID-19, among male and female patients across multiple age demographics.
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WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday called the Russian invasion in his country a genocide, after the country shared new startling images of dead Ukrainian civilians in the streets.
Zelenskyy pleaded for more security promises from the United States and NATO as Russia continues to terrorize the country. U.S. military officials insisted they are doing everything they can to help the Ukrainian people.
On CBS’s Face the Nation Sunday, Zelenskyy said Russian President Vladimir Putin is out to destroy his country.
“This is genocide,” Zelenskyy said. “Elimination of the whole nation and the people.”
The comments came after Ukraine shared images of the executions of Ukrainian civilians near Kyiv. Zelenskyy said despite Russia’s recent withdrawal of troops in the area, the violence is building up in other parts of the country.
He said the U.S. and NATO allies must do more to ensure Ukraine’s sovereignty.
“Because if tomorrow the war starts again, and only sanctions will have been introduced, well that’s about nothing,” Zelenskyy said.
The White House and NATO allies have stopped short of outlining what additional steps it will take if fighting intensifies, but on Friday the Pentagon announced it is sending another $300 million worth of military supplies to help Ukrainians push back against Russia.
Russia is building its forces up in the northern and eastern regions of Ukraine.
On NBC’s Meet the Press, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he believes Russia isn’t backing down.
“They may be regrouping,” Blinken said. “They may be focusing on the east, but let’s keep in mind they still have the ability to reap massive death and destruction, including in places like Kyiv, including with air power and missiles. … We’re focused on what they’re doing not what they’re saying”
Blinken called for a war crimes investigation and for more sanctions against Russia following the new images of mass graves in Ukraine.
Zelenskyy said he’s keeping the door open to peace talks, but he said he want’s 100% withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine.
“We don’t want hundreds of thousands, millions to die,” Zelenskyy said.
The Russian government is calling the new footage fake.
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Police: Daytona man shoots, wounds two teens during fight
A 19-year-old Daytona Beach man remained in jail Sunday accused of shooting and injuring two teens on Friday night during a fight, Volusia County Sheriff's investigators said.
Trequan Braswell was in the Volusia County Branch Jail, held without bail on charges of two counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, two counts of aggravated child abuse, two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of shooting into an occupied vehicle.
The shooting occurred just before 8:30 p.m. on the 1300 block of Westwood Drive in the Daytona Beach area, investigators said.
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Sheriff's investigators said the initial incident that led to the shooting did not involve Braswell. His 13-year-old brother was in a verbal argument with a 15-year-old and a 16-year-old and called Braswell for help.
Braswell confronted the two teens, who were reportedly asking his younger brother to fight. During the altercation, one of the teens threw a punch at Braswell, who then retrieved a gun from his girlfriend and began shooting, said Volusia County Sheriff's spokesman Andrew Gant.
The parents of the victims drove them to Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Gant said.
The parents of the victims said they tried to stop the verbal confrontation before the shooting. Two bullet holes were found in the front bumper of their vehicle, which was occupied by another son, Gant said.
Braswell also left the scene, but stopped, reported the incident and waited for law enforcement near the corner of Westwood Drive and Derbyshire Road, Gant said.
The 15-year-old was shot multiple times in the lower and upper body, but was in stable condition and alert at the hospital and expected to recover from his injuries, Gant said.
The 16-year-old was shot in the back and was listed in critical condition with the possibility of severe long-term disability from his injury, Gant said.
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Mark Lane: House's culture warriors block honor for Judge Joseph Hatchett
It doesn’t matter how many barriers somebody has broken, how esteemed someone is in a profession, or how notable and groundbreaking a career might be. Cross the culture warriors even once and you’re the enemy. Canceled, as it were.
A move to name the federal courthouse in Tallahassee after the late Judge Joseph Hatchett, which was sponsored by Republican U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott and passed the U.S. Senate unanimously, was blocked Wednesday by House Republicans. The measure required a two-thirds supermajority and fell 45 votes short.
Some opponents cited Hatchett’s ruling in a school prayer case in 1999. The culture warriors have long memories. (To his credit, Rep. Mike Waltz, R-St. Augustine Beach, was one of 19 House Republicans to vote in favor of the honor.)
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Hatchett was the first Black justice on the Florida Supreme Court and the first Black person to serve on the federal appellate bench in the Southeast.
Back when Gov. Reubin Askew appointed him in 1975, Florida Supreme Court justices had to run for election statewide. Hatchett ran the following year against a race-baiting opponent and won with 60% of the vote. He became the first Black person to win a Florida statewide race. A lot of political observers said it couldn’t be done.
The son of a Clearwater fruit picker and a housemaid, Hatchett earned his law degree at Howard University because Florida law schools were then closed to Black students. He took his bar exam in Miami in 1959, carefully seated apart from white legal aspirants, and soon set up a legal office in Midtown, Daytona Beach. His wife Betty started teaching at Turie T. Small Elementary School. In 1964, the city of Daytona Beach hired him as an urban renewal consultant for $500 a month.
Hatchett left Daytona Beach in 1966 to become an assistant U.S. attorney based in Jacksonville and four years later was named a U.S. magistrate.
Nominated to a troubled court
When Askew chose Hatchett for the state high court, he was not only looking for a legal all-star; he was seeking a justice who would help clean up the reputation of a court mired in scandal. Hatchett filled the court seat that was vacated when Justice David McCain resigned rather than face impeachment for bribery. Two other justices also faced impeachment at that time. (McCain later went on the lam after forfeiting a $200,000 bond rather than face charges that he conspired to smuggle more than 10,000 pounds of marijuana into the country. These were colorful years in the state judiciary.)
Askew would later say that appointing Hatchett was among his most satisfying acts as governor.
Such was Hatchett’s reputation that President Jimmy Carter appointed him to the federal appellate bench in 1979, where he served with distinction for two decades. He died in April 2021 at the age of 88.
A remarkable career and life. A lot of firsts. A person who inspired.
But no. The culture warriors and super-partisans in the U.S. House of Representatives could not call a ceasefire long enough to honor this remarkable man by allowing his name to go on a courthouse in Tallahassee. It was a politically petty move.
The House’s failure to approve the courthouse naming reflects not a bit on Hatchett’s enduring reputation. It reflects instead on the nasty political atmosphere that more extreme Republican House members delight in promoting.
Mark Lane is a News-Journal columnist. His email is mark.lane@news-jrnl.com.
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Cassie Carli’s body found buried in shallow grave in Alabama, ex-boyfriend to face charges
NAVARRE, Fla. (WALA/Gray News) - Investigators said Cassie Carli was found buried in a shallow grave inside of a barn in Alabama.
The Santa Rosa County sheriff said the discovery was made late Saturday night after they executed a search warrant in St. Clair County outside of Birmingham.
An autopsy will be performed on Monday to determine the cause of death, WALA reports.
The Navarre, Florida, mother was last seen alive on Sunday, March 27, when she met with her ex, Marcus Spanevelo, to swap custody of their child. Sheriff Bob Johnson said he expects murder charges to be filed against Spanevelo.
The sheriff said Spanevelo has a connection to the property where Carli’s body was found, but he would not reveal what led them to search the barn.
Spanevelo is in jail in Tennessee where he was arrested on Saturday on charges of tampering with evidence, giving false information concerning a missing persons investigation, and destruction of evidence.
Johnson said Spanevelo has been uncooperative with investigators throughout the case, and he expects him to fight extradition.
The sheriff said Carli’s four-year-old daughter was found unharmed and is now in a safe environment.
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As the addiction and overdose crisis that has gripped the U.S. for two decades turns even deadlier, state governments are scrambling for ways to stem the destruction wrought by fentanyl and other synthetic opioids.
In statehouses across the country, lawmakers have been considering and adopting laws on two fronts: reducing the risk to users and increasing the penalties for dealing fentanyl or mixing it with other drugs. Meanwhile, Republican state attorneys general are calling for more federal action, while some GOP governors are deploying National Guard units with a mission that includes stopping the flow of fentanyl from Mexico.
“It’s a fine line to help people and try to get people clean, and at the same time incarcerate and get the drug dealers off the streets,” said Nathan Manning, a Republican state senator in Ohio who is sponsoring legislation to make it clear that materials used to test drugs for fentanyl are legal.
The urgency is heightened because of the deepening impact of the drugs. Last year, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the nation had hit a grim milestone. For the first time, more than 100,000 Americans had died of drug overdoses over a 12-month period. About two-thirds of the deaths were linked to fentanyl and other synthetic drugs, which can be 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, heroin or prescription opioids.
The recent case of five West Point cadets who overdosed on fentanyl-laced cocaine during spring break in Florida put the dangers and pervasiveness of the fentanyl crisis back in the spotlight.
The chemical precursors to the drugs are being shipped largely from China to Mexico, where much of the illicit fentanyl supply is produced in labs before being smuggled into the U.S.
While users sometimes seek out fentanyl specifically, it and other synthetics with similar properties are often mixed with other drugs or formed into counterfeit pills so users often don’t know they’re taking it.
Advocates say test strips can help prevent accidental overdoses of drugs laced with fentanyl. The strips are given out at needle exchanges and sometimes at concerts or other events where drugs are expected to be sold or used.
Thomas Stuber, chief legislative officer at The LCADA Way, a drug treatment organization in Ohio that serves Lorain County and nearby areas, has been pushing for the test strip legislation. It also would ease access to naloxone, a drug that can be used to revive people when they’re having opioid overdoses.
“This is a harm-reduction approach that has received a lot of acceptance,” he said. “We cannot treat somebody if they’re dead.”
Since last year, at least a half-dozen states have enacted similar laws and at least a dozen others have considered them, according to research by the National Conference of State Legislatures.
In West Virginia, the state hardest hit by opioids per capita, lawmakers passed a bill this month to legalize the testing strips. It now heads to the governor.
The measure was sponsored by Republican lawmakers. But state Delegate Mike Pushkin, a Democrat whose district includes central Charleston, has also been pushing for more access to fentanyl strips. He said the situation got worse last year when a state law tightened regulations on needle exchanges, causing some of them to close.
Pushkin, who also is in long-term addiction recovery, is pleased with passage of the testing strip bill but upset with another measure passed this month that would increase the penalties for trafficking fentanyl. That bill also would create a new crime of adding fentanyl to another drug.
“Their initial reaction is, ‘We have to do something,’” he said. “It’s not just about doing something, it’s about doing the right thing that actually has results.”
But for many lawmakers, making sure that tough criminal penalties apply to fentanyl is a priority.
California Assemblywoman Janet Nguyen, a Republican, introduced a measure that would make penalties for dealing fentanyl just as harsh as those for selling cocaine or heroin. The Republican represents Orange County, where there were more than 600 reported fentanyl-related deaths last year.
“This is sending messages to those who aren’t afraid of selling these drugs that there’s a longer, bigger penalty than you might think,” said Nguyen, whose bill failed to advance from her chamber's public safety committee in a 5-2 vote last week. She said after the bill failed that she was considering trying again.
She said committee members stressed compassion for drug users, something she said she agrees with.
“The less available these pills are out there, the better it is,” Nguyen said. “And that is going after the drug dealer.”
The same day her measure failed to advance, a Democratic lawmaker in California announced a different bill to increase fentanyl-dealing penalties.
The National Conference of State Legislatures found 12 states with fentanyl-specific drug trafficking or possession laws as of last year. Similar measures have been introduced or considered since the start of 2021 in at least 19 states, the Associated Press found in an analysis of bills compiled by LegiScan. That does not include measures to add more synthetic opioids to controlled substance lists to mirror federal law; those have been adopted in many states, with bipartisan support.
Fentanyl has been in the spotlight in Colorado since February, when five people were found dead in a suburban Denver apartment from overdoses of fentanyl mixed with cocaine.
Under state law, possession with intent to distribute less than 14 grams of fentanyl is an offense normally punishable by two to four years in prison. But fentanyl is so potent that 14 grams can represent up to 700 lethal doses, under a calculation used by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency.
“It’s making it impossible to hold the dealer accountable for the deadliness of the drugs they’re peddling,” Colorado House Speaker Alec Garnett, a Democrat, said in an interview.
He and a bipartisan group of lawmakers last week unveiled a bill also backed by Democratic Gov. Jared Polis that would increase penalties for dealers with smaller amounts of fentanyl and in cases where the drug leads to a death. The legislation also would increase the accessibility of naloxone and test strips while steering people who possess fentanyl into education and treatment programs.
Maritza Perez, director of national affairs at the Drug Policy Alliance, a group that advocates for harm-reduction measures, is skeptical of the legislation that would increase criminal penalties.
“We have the largest incarceration rate in the entire world and we’re also setting records in terms of overdose deaths," she said.
Democratic governors are focusing primarily on harm reduction methods. Among them is Illinois Gov. Jay Pritzker, who released a broad overdose action plan last month.
Several Republican governors and attorneys general have responded to the rising death toll with administrative enforcement efforts and by pushing for more federal intervention.
Last year, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey called for states to help secure the border with Mexico. Along with trying to keep people from entering the U.S., stopping the flow of fentanyl was cited as a reason. Several other Republican governors have sent contingents of state troopers or National Guard units.
The Texas Military Department said that from March 2021 through earlier this month, its troops near the border confiscated more than 1,200 pounds of fentanyl. By comparison, federal authorities reported confiscating about 11,000 pounds in 2021 — still a fraction of what entered the country.
Last year, the U.S. Department of Justice filed about 2,700 cases involving crimes related to the distribution of fentanyl and similar synthetic drugs, up nearly tenfold from 2017. Even so, Republican state officials are critical of federal efforts to stop fentanyl from entering the country.
In January, 16 GOP state attorneys general sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling on him to exert more pressure on China and Mexico to stop the flow of fentanyl. Those are steps that Dr. Rahul Gupta, the director of National Drug Control Policy, said are already being taken.
In March, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey called on U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland for more enforcement on fentanyl trafficking and harsher penalties.
"Fentanyl is killing Americans of all walks of life in unprecedented numbers," Morrisey said in a statement emailed to the AP, "and the federal government must respond with full force, across the board, using every tool available to stem the tide of death.”
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PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Trail Blazers have hired both guard Kris Dunn and center Drew Eubanks for the remainder of the 2021-22 season, the team announced on Sunday.
Both players were given contracts via the NBA’s hardship exception.
Dunn had signed a 10-day contract with the Blazers on March 14 and another on March 24. In 11 games (one start) for Portland, he has averaged 8.6 points (49.4% FG, 100% FT), 3.1 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.82 steals.
Former Beavers player Eubanks has played in 18 games (all starts) for Portland since signing the first of four 10-day contracts on Feb. 22. He is averaging 14.1 points (64.9% FG, 78.0% FT), 8.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists for the Trail Blazers.
Eubanks, 25, has a history in Oregon. He starred at Reynolds High School in Troutdale, where he was the top-ranked prep player in Oregon. He chose Oregon State over Oregon, Cal, Gonzaga and other schools. Eubanks averaged 11.7 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.7 blocks in three seasons with the Beavers.
The Blazers (27-50) face off against the Spurs (32-45) on Sunday.
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KNIGHTDALE, N.C. -- A shooting at a Special Olympics spring carnival in Knightdale has prompted authorities to cancel the last day of the event.
Police in Knightdale said gunfire broke out about 9 p.m. Saturday after a large fight erupted among people near a crowded concession stand.
As police worked to break up the fight and disperse the crowd, several shots were fired in a nearby parking lot, sending people scrambling for cover or running to their cars.
Investigators said at least two vehicles were struck by gunfire, and that a 16-year-old boy was grazed by one of the bullets.
"Words cannot begin to describe the anger we feel over this senseless act of violence," said Knightdale Police Chief Lawrence Capps. "Our annual Special Olympics carnival should be a time of fun and celebration for a worthy cause. Instead, a small group of deviants choose to endanger the lives of hundreds of people with their malicious actions. It reeks of lawlessness and a blatant disregard for others' lives. It is a miracle no one was killed or seriously injured."
Capps said investigators are trying to identify at least one suspect who was captured on cell phone video firing a gun.
Sunday was to be the final day of the carnival, but officials said they decided to cancel the festivities out of an abundance of caution.
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Mississippi State’s Luke Hancock spoke for his team Friday night like one would expect from a leader. He fielded questions regarding an 8-1 loss, saying any team in the country could’ve beat MSU that evening — let alone No. 2 Arkansas.
The struggles continued for State in a 12-5 loss Saturday, but not to the fault of Hancock who brought in a pair of runs while moving from his usual No. 3-spot in the lineup to the leadoff hole.
His success continued into Sunday, and, this time, Hancock’s Bulldogs followed en route to a 5-3 win.
State was back in a grind of a series finale with the teams exchanging blows for an exciting matchup following a pair of blowouts. Mississippi State hit a trio of solo shots in regulation — the first of which came from Hancock in the opening frame.
Arkansas balanced it out with a pair of solo home runs and a sixth-inning sacrifice fly.
State’s Cade Smith allowed two runs in five innings. He left the game after 88 pitches, the last of which was a chopper off his head. He walked off on his own after Logan Tanner fielded the ball and salvaged the final out of the frame in a rare 1-2-3 putout.
Arkansas starter Jaxon Wiggins had a nearly-identical stat line.
As is typically the case in these gruesome SEC battles, the game then came down to defense and bullpen — a bad recipe for Mississippi State this season. But not on Sunday. Not with Hancock doing his part.
Brooks Auger and Jackson Fristoe gave State the dominant bullpen outings it has desperately needed. They combined for seven innings of one-run ball, but the outlook could’ve been much different without Hancock.
Fristoe worked himself into a jam in the 11th, with runners on first and second and one out. A liner off the bat of freshman Peyton Stovall appeared to have given Arkansas another sweep of MSU, but the ball instead dashed into Hancock’s mitt. His throw to second completed the sudden inning-ending double play.
By the time Hancock came up in the 12th, it was little surprise what happened next. This was his day, and his two-out RBI single was the final piece. He put MSU back in front before Tanner added an insurance run. Fristoe retired the bottom half of the inning in order.
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— Mississippi State Baseball (@HailStateBB) April 3, 2022
Hancock's RBI single plates one and LoTan follows up by driving in another for a 5-3 State lead in the 12th! #HailState🐶 pic.twitter.com/NVwfhdnbOq
Former State outfield Tanner Allen shared on social media two weeks ago the importance of winning SEC series at home and avoiding sweeps on the road. Though it hasn’t been pretty, State has managed to do just that in its opening three SEC series.
MSU returns to Dudy Noble Field on Tuesday for a game against UT Martin before welcoming in No. 13 LSU for a weekend series.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Three sets of federal and contracted state auditors will descend Monday on the headquarters of the Indianapolis Housing Agency to conduct financial reviews to determine if the public housing entity is broke.
“We (my management team and Housing and Urban Development) have found that the financial condition of IHA to be deficient. The agency’s expenses outweigh its revenue so consequently, it is difficult to meet payables,” IHA Interim Executive Director Marcia Lewis wrote in a statement to Fox59 News. “IHA is also severely understaffed but until financial realignments and improvements are made, we cannot address that in many cases.”
Lewis wrote that her staff would attempt to identify additional potential revenues and income as well as re-examining expenses and seek funds owed by HUD to resolve the agency’s financial crisis.
The former executive director whom Lewis replaced told Fox59 News that the agency’s financial status was even more dire when he arrived in the late winter of 2019.
“I was excited about the opportunity to come clean up and reform an agency,” former executive John Hall said in an exclusive interview. “I think it was my first or second week on the job I received a subpoena from the State Board of Accounts.”
Hall said he found accounting and contract controls had been non-existent or derelict for years under previous IHA management.
“One of the comments I had from the HUD program leadership is, ‘How are we finding all this stuff wrong with the agency and nothing’s coming back on your audits?’,” he recalled. “When I arrived, I saw that the agency had no contracts, or very few contracts with vendors, so a lot of money was going out the door without the proper internal controls.”
Hall said he was further hampered by continued vacancies in the position of chief financial officer and the need to remove administrators and associates who had participated in previous mismanagement or questionable financial deals in an effort to meet the demands of federal monitors.
“It was really about showing progress, knocking off the list of items that were on this recovery plan and I think that’s what they were hungry for, they actually wanted to see IHA move forward and I think that’s what we accomplished,” he said. “Most definitely IHA is in a better position today than it was 34-36 months ago.”
Hall’s comments came in early January, in the wake of his announced departure pending the anticipated expiration of his three-year contract. He has since signed a non-disclosure agreement with the City that forbids him from speaking publicly about the agency he left behind.
Mayor Joe Hogsett has told Fox59 News that he has no plans to permanently replace Hall, pending agency financial and operational reviews this summer.
Hogsett also indicated that all options regarding the future of IHA, which could include further privatization of its management and ownership of housing units that serve an estimated 25,000 Marion County residents, are on the table.
At the time of his departure, Hall was named as the victim of a whistleblower complaint alleging vast conflicts of interest, insider dealing and no-show contracts that have plagued IHA for a decade.
Hall said he sent a summary of that complaint to IHA’s legal counsel and his chief deputy, who was Lewis.
Days later, Hogsett told Fox59 News that he did not have any independent knowledge of the complaint and had not seen a copy.
Sources indicate that the FBI and HUD Office of Inspector General have received the complaint and made inquiries.
Hall told Fox 59 News that it is possible he may not have been aware of activities going on behind the scenes that undermined his management of IHA.
“There’s gonna be some politics or external factors that may prohibit IHA from becoming the best agency that it can be,” he said.
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INDIANAPOLIS – Baseball returns to Victory Field this week as the Indianapolis Indians are back on the diamond for a new season.
2020 saw the Minor League season canceled. 2021 was still plenty limited with the pandemic. Now in 2022, we had a fairly dramatic labor dispute in baseball, but this week, the Tribe is ready to return to normal.
“It’s been a couple of rough years in baseball,” says manager Miguel Perez. “You always have to be grateful for opening days.”
“Baseball’s back and fans can sit and watch their favorite players,” adds outfielder Canaan Smith-Njigba. “I’m happy we got (a deal) done, and I’m happy I can be one of the ones that can showcase my talent and get to The Show.”
“The last couple years, there’s been some hoops to jump through,” continues outfielder Cal Mitchell. “Everyone’s super excited about playing, getting back on the field. Ready to win some ballgames.”
If the Indians’ expectations are anywhere close to accurate, wins will come.
“We got some dope baseball players,” smiles Mitchell. “That’s the way I put it. Great talent.”
“Everyone on this team has high expectations for themselves and this team,” explains first baseman Mason Martin. “We know we’re a good group of players.”
“It’s gonna be electric, especially the guys we have,” says Smith-Njigba. “We’re gonna put on a show.”
The show begins Tuesday night at Victory Field as the Tribe opens the season playing inside their home ballpark for six straight days, a perfect chance to welcome baseball back to the Circle City for another year.
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48 years ago today occurred what many consider the most infamous severe weather outbreak in the US, if not the entire world. Between April 3rd and early on April 4th, a series of 148 tornadoes swept across the region. Thousands of people were injured from the Ohio Valley to the Southeast. A total of 335 people lost their lives to storms on this day.
Of the 148 tornadoes that occurred on April 3rd & 4th, 30 of them were classified as “violent.” A violent tornado is simply one that achieves a rating of EF4 or EF5 (formerly F4 or F5), which tops the chart. Less than 1% of all tornadoes ever reach this strength, yet over two dozen made it to this intensity during the outbreak
In Indiana, 3 tornadoes with a rating of F5 occurred during the outbreak. One of these tornadoes was on the ground for 68 miles in Southern Indiana where it ran through Perry, Crawford, Harrison, Washington, Clark, and Scott Counties. 6 people were killed and 86 were injured. In total, 17 tornadoes of at least F2 strength (considered “strong”) and 21 overall impacted the Hoosier State. 47 people were killed while nearly 900 were injured.
The most infamous tornado in the outbreak occurred not far to our east in Xenia, Ohio. This storm alone claimed the lives of nearly three dozen people. The following is an account from one of the survivors of the tornado: “I could hear the bricks crunching around us. You could feel the whole house moving in one direction backwards. Suddenly, it became still for a second, and I remember my dad telling us not to get up. Then it came back and the mattress began to go up. I looked up and could see the roof going, like Dorothy (in Wizard of Oz).” She continues, recalling the noise, “It was loud. I couldn’t quite describe the sound, but you could hear the bricks and the walls falling all around. Then it was really still. It was very quiet before anybody peaked out.”
Luckily, severe weather is expected to remain at a minimum across Indiana this week. However, this serves as a reminder that even high-end severe weather outbreaks can occur outside of traditional tornado alley. Not to mention, early April is still weeks outside of our typical peak season. Always stay weather aware and make sure you have a plan next time severe weather strikes. It may just save your life.
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A high-speed car chase that began Sunday in Maine ended with a man suspected of armed robbery being arrested after driving on the wrong side of the highway in New Hampshire, state police said.
Ahmed Duale, 27, of Lewiston, Maine, was arrested Sunday afternoon after police said he led officers on a multi-state pursuit that began in Auburn, Maine and ended in Greenland.
According to Maine State Police, Duale was identified as a suspect in an armed robbery in Auburn earlier Sunday.
Around 12:31 p.m. Sunday, New Hampshire state police were notified by their counterparts in Maine their pursuit of Duale had crossed the border into the Granite State.
Both Maine and New Hampshire state troopers said Duale evaded cruisers on Interstate 95 by traveling at high speeds and weaving in and out of travel lanes. New Hampshire state police said he traveled the wrong way on I-95 and crossed the center median.
Duale was taken into custody without incident in New Hampshire after he stopped the car in Greenland.
Duale was charged with felony reckless conduct, disobeying a police officer, disorderly conduct, reckless operation and indecent exposure. He was transported to the Rockingham County Jail pending arraignment in Rockingham Superior Court.
In Maine, police said Duale is facing charges of eluding, aggravated driving to endanger, criminal speed, reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon and armed robbery.
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Apr 3, 2022; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics center Daniel Theis (27) goes to the basket against the Washington Wizards during the first half at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports
Celtics guard Jaylen Brown goes in for a dunk during Boston’s 144-102 win over Washington on Sunday at TD Garden.
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Jaylen Brown scored 32 points and Jayson Tatum added 22 as the Boston Celtics routed the visiting Washington Wizards 144-102 on Sunday.
Derrick White had 17 points for Boston, which led by as many as 43 in its regular-season home finale and will finish the regular-season schedule with three road games.
Grant Williams scored 16 points, Payton Pritchard added 14 and Aaron Nesmith had 11 for Boston.
The Celtics (49-30) began the day two games behind the top-seeded Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference and a half-game behind the second-place Milwaukee Bucks.
Kristaps Porzingis and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope paced the Wizards (34-44) with 17 points apiece. Ish Smith scored 16 points, Deni Avdija and Corey Kispert added 10 apiece and Tomas Satoransky had seven points and seven assists.
Washington had won four of its previous five games but trailed 35-22 after the first quarter. Brown made three 3-pointers and scored 13 points in the opening period for Boston.
The Wizards played without forward Kyle Kuzma, who missed his ninth straight game with right knee tendinitis.
Brown scored 19 points in the first half and the Celtics took a 70-59 advantage into the break. Boston shot 63.6% for the half, including 9 of 18 (50%) from beyond the arc.
Boston began the third quarter with a 17-7 run and extended its lead to 87-66 on Tatum’s dunk with 5:52 left in the period.
The Celtics rested their starters after taking a 104-79 lead into the fourth quarter. Pritchard’s 3-pointer with 8:03 remaining extended the lead to 124-81.
Al Horford had 10 points, eight rebounds and six assists for Boston, which earned a split of the four-game season series against Washington.
The Celtics shot a season-high 61.5% from the field, went 23 of 44 (52.3%) from 3-point range and also had a season-high 39 assists.
Daniel Theis started his second straight game in place of injured Celtics center Robert Williams (torn meniscus) and finished with six points in 24 minutes.
Williams is hoping to return before the second round of the playoffs for Boston, which ends the regular season on the road against the Chicago Bulls, Milwaukee Bucks and Memphis Grizzlies.
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Virginia native Denny Hamlin ran down William Byron and passed him with five laps to go as Toyota won its first race this season in the Toyota Owners 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway.
At his home track, Hamlin put his Joe Gibbs Racing Camry into victory lane for the fourth time at Richmond and the 47th time in his career. It was his first top-10 finish of 2022, and he became the seventh different winner in seven Cup events.
Using off-sequence pit stops, Byron appeared to be on the brink of becoming the season’s first repeat winner, but he couldn’t hold a six-second advantage with 50 laps left while racing on the field’s oldest set of tires after the final round of pit stops.
Hamlin, who grew up in Chesterfield, Va., beat Kevin Harvick by .552 seconds. Byron, Martin Truex Jr. and Kyle Larson rounded out the top five in the 400-lap race that featured five cautions.
“I just drove as hard as I could,” Hamlin said. “(The No. 11 pit crew) got this car right there toward the end. Just unbelievable.
“We needed a data point, we needed something — a good run — to kind of balance ourselves on other tracks. Obviously, I think we got it here.”
In NASCAR’s first short-track race, Ryan Blaney led the 37-car field to the green flag after posting his third top qualifying speed in seven races. Blaney’s Ford topped all 70 laps in the first stage, smoothly negotiating his way around the 3/4-mile short track.
He continued to easily pace the way around the modestly-banked speedway until finally relinquishing the lead on Lap 130 when he pitted under green-flag conditions.
However, the race continued without incident or caution — which historically occurs at the Virginia facility — and Christopher Bell led 26 laps before pitting and turning the lead over to Truex on Lap 156.
On 20-lap fresher tires, Truex — who had led just 17 laps through six races — passed Bell and captured the caution-free Stage 2, his third stage win of 2022 and fifth career at the speedway.
With 134 laps remaining, Byron stayed out after the fifth caution and led the restart. He and Truex swapped the lead under green-flag stops, and Byron found himself up front again with 76 circuits left.
On tires that were 14 laps fresher, Truex trailed Byron by six seconds with 50 laps remaining, then cut the deficit to 3 1/2 seconds 15 laps later as Hamlin and Harvick charged through the field.
“It’s really the first clean day that we’ve had all year,” said Harvick, whose runner-up finish was his best in 2022. “The cars have been fast, and we had a shot there at the end.
“I just wanted to be close enough at the white (flag) to take a swipe at him, but the lapped cars kind of got in the way and I lost a little bit of ground.”
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NEW YORK — Billy Porter went with fuchsia and Mickey Guyton rocked an ombre silver and gold fringe dress as the music crowd didn't disappoint on the Grammys red carpet Sunday, doing Las Vegas proud in wild, whimsical and meaningful looks with lots of bright color and plenty of skin.
Guyton shimmied for photographers in her long-sleeve look. Olivia Rodrigo waved and smiled for the cameras in a black sheath gown from Vivienne Westwood, who included purple sparkle trim with rocker chokers. Porter, always a carpet sensation, wore sheer, ruffled Valentino with trousers and caped sheer button down top, blue lipstick in place and long matching pink gloves.
“The color of the season I hear is fuchsia,” he told E!
The look was straight off the runway.
Brandi Carlile toted about 40 pounds of hand-cut crystals on a multicolored Huge Boss tuxedo jacket with stripes of the same crystals on the trousers and waist.
“I’m finally morphing into Elton John, which is my dream," she said.
Rodrigo was joined in black by Billie Eilish in a trench coat turned cape, lug soul boots on her feet. And all seven members of the sensation BTS wore custom Louis Vuitton suits with sneakers in a range of colors from bright white to muted blue.
Multiple nominee H.E.R. paid homage to Aretha Franklin in an embellished orange look, and fashion favorite Cynthia Erivo was in sparkling silver and gray from Louis Vuitton.
Embellished metallics were abundant. Tiffany Haddish stunned in a fitted one-shoulder gown from Prada, and Carrie Underwood went full ballgown with sparkle in the top with a sash and a full skirt of sunset orange.
Sofia Carson wore an elegant Grecian gown from Valentino with a long sheer cape that swept over the carpet as she walked.
Among early walkers was Li Saumet from Colombia's Bomba Estéreo, who covered her face with a helmet-like mask. Cherry Moon of the 1 Tribe Collective children's group went all out in full gold, complete with a huge architectural collar. Victoria Evigan smooched her husband, Jason, in a peach and yellow dress with “Love is the Weapon” at the back.
Alisha Gaddis, with comedy on her resume, paired her shiny, minty gown with a head piece of high, golden branches. Elle King showed up resplendent in red, a bell-bottom trouser suit with an ultra-wide brim hat to match. Black Coffee, the DJ from South Africa, paid homage to his friend Virgil Abloh, wearing a pair of the late designer's sneakers before his win for dance/electronic music album.
King, a new mom, was thrilled to be wearing Christian Siriano.
“I just trusted him. He knows how to dress all types of bodies and I really celebrate that in him,” she told The Associated Press. "I just wanted to feel powerful.”
Japanese Breakfast smiled for cameras in a mini dress of bright yellow ruffles from Valentino, while Doja Cat, her hair accentuated in spikes, wore an ice blue Atelier Versace crystal embellished sheer look.
As for the men, there was plenty of ornate, brocade jackets and suits in the early bunch.
“It's the sort of thing that can look genuinely fantastic when executed carefully,” said Jonathan Evans, Esquire's style director.
Leon Bridges lent a nod to his native Texas in a cream tuxedo look embellished with embroidery and a touch of blue bonnets.
“I just like to look good, you know,” he told the AP.
Among Evans' early standouts was something on the other end of that spectrum, Cory Henry in a double-breasted suit and turtleneck combo.
“Rich, offbeat colors like purple can prove tricky when it comes to tailoring, but he nails the modernized ’70s vibe,” he said.
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Associated Press writers Gary Hamilton and Marcela Isaza in Las Vegas contributed to this story.
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LAS VEGAS — Silk Sonic — the all-star union of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak — opened the Grammy Awards on Sunday in Las Vegas with their high-energy, infectious fix of retro soul and funk by performing their “777.” They returned to the stage a short time later to collect the song of the year trophy for “Leave the Door Open.”
The win helps Mars tie the record for most song of the year wins. He had previously won for “24K Magic.”
Both Mars and .Paak jumped out their seat, threw up their hands and dance to their song.
“I couldn’t be more proud to be doing this with than anyone other than you,” Mars said to .Paak. “We’ll be singing this song together for the rest of our lives.”
Host Trevor Noah introduced the duo’s opening performance by saying they were singlehandedly bringing back the 1970s, “which might explain the inflation.”
By the time the show started on CBS, Jon Batiste has already taken home four Grammy Awards, including his first ever, in what could be a big night for this year’s leading nominee.
During the show’s pre-telecast ceremony, Batiste won for best American roots performance, best American roots song, best music video and tied with Carlos Rafael Rivera for best score soundtrack for visual media. His song “Freedom” in the music video category beat out several other tough competitors, including Olivia Rodrigo, Lil Nas X and Billie Eilish.
“I am so grateful for the gifts that God has given me and the ability to share that for the love of humankind,” Batiste said. “We just wanted everyone to see it. Any depression, any bondage or any darkness that was over your life is completely removed by just the love and the joy of the video."
Batiste — not present for his first three awards — also won for “Soul” alongside Rivera for his composing efforts on “The Queen’s Gambit.”
It's the first tie since 2019 when Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future and James Blake tied with Anderson .Paak to win best rap performance.
Batiste — who lost in four other categories — entered the Grammys as the leading nominee with 11 nominations. The losses halted the multi-talented performer from making history for most wins in one night.
After Noah announced all the stars due to present and perform — he called them a “musical Madame Tussauds” — Olivia Rodrigo performed her aching hit song “Drivers License” in a white ruffled dress and black boots.
Foo Fighters won three awards, but were not in attendance to pick up their trophies following the recent death of its drummer Taylor Hawkins. The rock band did extend their record for most best rock album wins with five for “Medicine at Midnight." The group's song “Making a Fire” won best rock performance and “Waiting on a War" bested other nominees for best rock song.
TJ Osborne, who came out as gay last year, fought back tears as he and his brother accepted a Grammy for their song “Younger Me.” He noted the song was inspired by his coming out.
“I never thought that I would be able to do music professionally because of my sexuality. And I certainly never thought I would be here on the stage accepting a Grammy after having done something I felt like was going to be life changing and potentially in a very negative way,” Osborne said.
“And here I am tonight, not only accepting this Grammy Award with my brother, which I love so much, but I’m here with a man that I love and he loves me back. ... “I don’t know what I did be so lucky.”
Osborne performs with his brother John as the Brothers Osborne.
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson won his sixth Grammy for best music film through “Summer of Soul (... Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised.”) His documentary also won an Oscar for best documentary feature last weekend.
Chick Corea and Vicente Fernandez each won posthumous Grammys. Joni Mitchell won best historical album for “Joni Mitchell Archives – Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963–1967).”
“Thanks to the academy for this nomination and this win, I didn’t expect this,” she said.
Eilish could become the first artist ever to win record of the year three times in a row, and the only artist along with Paul Simon to take home the award three times. She’s in position to join Adele as the only artists to ever win three major categories — record, song and album of the year — twice. She previously won for “Bad Guy” and “Everything I Wanted.”
The ceremony shifted from Los Angeles to Las Vegas because of rising COVID-19 cases and the omicron variant in January, with organizers citing “too many risks” to hosting the performance-filled show at the time. It airs live beginning at 8 p.m. EDT on CBS and Paramount+.
Silk Sonic's Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak won two awards. The duo's song “Leave the Door Open” and Jazmine Sullivan's “Pick Up Your Feelings” tied to win best R&B performance, and “Leave the Door Open” won best R&B song.
Rodrigo's “Drivers License” won best pop solo performance.
Artists competing with Eilish for album of the year include Rodrigo, Batiste, Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Doja Cat, H.E.R., Taylor Swift, Lil Nas X and Kanye West.
Bennett extended his record as the artist with the most traditional pop vocal album with 14 wins with “Love for Sale,” a duet album with Lady Gaga.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A woman is dead after a crash that took place in Fayetteville Saturday, April 2.
According to the Arkansas Department of Public Safety, Elley Adrianna Lindsey, 26, from Batesville was driving northbound in a 2016 Toyota on North Old Missouri Rd. and East Frazier Terrace Saturday night.
Lindsey left the roadway, went through a vacant parking lot, and overturned several times before striking a tree. Lindsey was ejected from the vehicle.
The crash happened at 8:38 p.m. and the weather was clear at the time of the crash.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — On Sunday, #10 Arkansas took down Ole Miss, 8-0 to win the series. The Hogs improve to 6-2 in SEC play.
With a three run homer in the fifth Danielle Gibson became the Razorback All-Time RBI leader. Gibson hit two runs on the afternoon.
Mary Haff threw a complete game shutout in the win.
Arkansas is back in action on Tuesday when the team travels to Conway to take on UCA.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark — On Sunday, #2 Arkansas fell to Mississippi State, 4-3 in twelve innings. It was just the Razorbacks second lose of SEC play.
Zach Gregory and Brayden Webb both hit home runs on day. Jaxon Wiggins allowed three earned runs in five innings.
Arkansas had the bases loaded with one out in the bottom of the ninth but couldn't score the winning run. The Bulldogs scored twice off Kole Ramage in the twelfth inning to finish things off.
Arkansas will be back in action on Tuesday when it hosts UCA at 6 p.m.
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House passes legislation to decriminalize marijuana
Published: Apr. 1, 2022 at 1:15 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - In a vote Friday, the House passed the MORE Act, moving the country closer to decriminalizing marijuana at the federal level.
The vote passed 220 to 204.
Congressman James E. Clyburn wrote after the vote, urging the Senate to pass the legislation.
The House just took a huge step towards righting the wrongs of the war on drugs by passing the #MOREAct.
— James E. Clyburn (@WhipClyburn) April 1, 2022
This bill decriminalizes marijuana at the federal level and expunges prior marijuana-related convictions and arrests for non-violent offenders.
I urge the Senate to act.
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Lexington County man identified by coroner in submerged vehicle
Published: Apr. 1, 2022 at 12:08 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A Lexington County man was identified as the victim found inside a submerged vehicle. John Twilley, 79 of Lexington was pronounced dead at the scene after investigators found a partially submerged vehicle inside a pond on Thursday, March, 31 2022.
They were called to the scene at around 7 a.m. in the 4000 block of 12th St. Extension in Cayce. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher said Twilley died of natural causes. The incident is currently under investigated by the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
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Cassie Carli’s body found buried in shallow grave in Alabama, ex-boyfriend to face charges
NAVARRE, Fla. (WALA/Gray News) - Investigators said Cassie Carli was found buried in a shallow grave inside of a barn in Alabama.
The Santa Rosa County sheriff said the discovery was made late Saturday night after they executed a search warrant in St. Clair County outside of Birmingham.
An autopsy will be performed on Monday to determine the cause of death, WALA reports.
The Navarre, Florida, mother was last seen alive on Sunday, March 27, when she met with her ex, Marcus Spanevelo, to swap custody of their child. Sheriff Bob Johnson said he expects murder charges to be filed against Spanevelo.
The sheriff said Spanevelo has a connection to the property where Carli’s body was found, but he would not reveal what led them to search the barn.
Spanevelo is in jail in Tennessee where he was arrested on Saturday on charges of tampering with evidence, giving false information concerning a missing persons investigation, and destruction of evidence.
Johnson said Spanevelo has been uncooperative with investigators throughout the case, and he expects him to fight extradition.
The sheriff said Carli’s four-year-old daughter was found unharmed and is now in a safe environment.
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Man in Germany gets 90 COVID-19 shots to sell forged passes
BERLIN (AP) — A 60-year-old man allegedly had himself vaccinated against COVID-19 dozens of times in Germany in order to sell forged vaccination cards with real vaccine batch numbers to people not wanting to get vaccinated themselves.
The man from the eastern Germany city of Magdeburg, whose name was not released in line with German privacy rules, is said to have received up to 90 shots against COVID-19 at vaccination centers in the eastern state of Saxony for months until criminal police caught him this month, the German news agency dpa reported Sunday.
The suspect was not detained but is under investigation for unauthorized issuance of vaccination cards and document forgery, dpa reported.
He was caught at a vaccination center in Eilenburg in Saxony when he showed up for a COVID-19 shot for the second day in a row. Police confiscated several blank vaccination cards from him and initiated criminal proceedings.
It was not immediately clear what impact the approximately 90 shots of COVID-19 vaccines, which were from different brands, had on the man’s personal health.
German police have conducted many raids in connection with forgery of vaccination passports in recent months. Many COVID-19 deniers refuse to get vaccinated in Germany, but at the same time want to have the coveted COVID-19 passports that make access to public life and venues such as restaurants, theaters, swimming pools or workplaces much easier.
Germany has seen high infection numbers for weeks, yet many measures to rein in the pandemic ended on Friday. Donning masks is no longer compulsory in grocery stores and most theaters but it is still mandatory on public transportation.
In most schools in Germany, students also no longer have to wear masks, which has led teachers’ associations to warn of possible conflicts in class.
“There is now a danger that, on the one hand, children who wear masks will be teased by classmates as wimps and overprotective or, on the other hand, pressure will be exerted on non-mask wearers,” Heinz-Peter Meidinger, the president of the German Teachers’ Association, told dpa. He advocated a voluntary commitment by teachers and students to continue wearing masks in class and on school grounds, at least until the country goes on a two-week Easter holiday..
Health experts say the most recent surge of infections in Germany — triggered by the BA.2 omicron subvariant— may have peaked.
On Sunday, the country’s disease control agency reported 74,053 new COVID-19 infections in one day, while less than a week ago it reported 111,224 daily infections.
Overall, Germany has registered 130,029 COVID-19 deaths.
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This story corrects the number of new daily infections reported less than a week ago to 111,224.
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Police: 1 killed, 11 others hurt at Dallas outdoor concert
DALLAS (AP) — One person was killed and 11 others were injured during a shooting at an outdoor concert in Dallas, police said.
At about 12:13 a.m. on Sunday, officers responded to a field in southeast Dallas where a concert was being held, police said in a statement.
Police say a preliminary investigation has found that during the concert, one person fired a gun into the air, then another unknown individual fired a gun in the crowd’s direction.
Near the concert stage, police found 26-year-old Kealon Dejuane Gilmore lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to the head. Gilmore died at the scene.
Police say that 11 other individuals were shot during the concert. All the people who were hurt were taken to hospitals either by ambulance or by private vehicles. One person was in critical condition and the others were in stable condition. Three of the people hurt are juveniles, police said.
Lulu Smith, who attended the concert with her daughter, told WFAA-TV that it was part of a trail ride event in which people drove their all-terrain vehicles, sat in the bed of trucks and paraded through the property before finishing up for a concert at the main stage.
Witnesses told the TV station the shooting happened after a fight broke out.
“Everybody was running,” Smith said. “It was so jam-packed right here, you couldn’t get in or out. When I got to my car, somebody was shooting. I rolled down my window and I heard (shots).”
No arrests have been made as police continue to investigate what prompted the shooting.
In statement, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson called the shooting “horrific and unacceptable.”
“Public safety remains our top priority, and I will be conferring with Police Chief Eddie Garcia to see what more can be done to stop this kind of violence in our city,” Johnson said.
Saturday night’s shooting happened two weeks after 10 people were shot on March 19 during a spring break party at a Dallas event venue.
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Russia war could further escalate auto prices and shortages
DETROIT (AP) — BMW has halted production at two German factories. Mercedes is slowing work at its assembly plants. Volkswagen, warning of production stoppages, is looking for alternative sources for parts.
For more than a year, the global auto industry has struggled with a disastrous shortage of computer chips and other vital parts that has shrunk production, slowed deliveries and sent prices for new and used cars soaring beyond reach for millions of consumers.
Now, a new factor — Russia’s war against Ukraine — has thrown up yet another obstacle. Critically important electrical wiring, made in Ukraine, is suddenly out of reach. With buyer demand high, materials scarce and the war causing new disruptions, vehicle prices are expected to head even higher well into next year.
The war’s damage to the auto industry has emerged first in Europe. But U.S. production will likely suffer eventually, too, if Russian exports of metals — from palladium for catalytic converters to nickel for electric vehicle batteries — are cut off.
“You only need to miss one part not to be able to make a car,” said Mark Wakefield, co-leader of consulting firm Alix Partners’ global automotive unit. “Any bump in the road becomes either a disruption of production or a vastly unplanned-for cost increase.”
Supply problems have bedeviled automakers since the pandemic erupted two years ago, at times shuttering factories and causing vehicle shortages. The robust recovery that followed the recession caused demand for autos to vastly outstrip supply — a mismatch that sent prices for new and used vehicles skyrocketing well beyond overall high inflation.
In the United States, the average price of a new vehicle is up 13% in the past year, to $45,596, according to Edmunds.com. Average used prices have surged far more: They’re up 29% to $29,646 as of February.
Before the war, S&P Global had predicted that global automakers would build 84 million vehicles this year and 91 million next year. (By comparison, they built 94 million in 2018.) Now it’s forecasting fewer than 82 million in 2022 and 88 million next year.
Mark Fulthorpe, an executive director for S&P, is among analysts who think the availability of new vehicles in North America and Europe will remain severely tight — and prices high — well into 2023. Compounding the problem, buyers who are priced out of the new-vehicle market will intensify demand for used autos and keep those prices elevated, too — prohibitively so for many households.
Eventually, high inflation across the economy — for food, gasoline, rent and other necessities — will likely leave a vast number of ordinary buyers unable to afford a new or used vehicle. Demand would then wane. And so, eventually, would prices.
“Until inflationary pressures start to really erode consumer and business capabilities,” Fulthorpe said, “it’s probably going to mean that those who have the inclination to buy a new vehicle, they’ll be prepared to pay top dollar.”
One factor behind the dimming outlook for production is the shuttering of auto plants in Russia. Last week, French automaker Renault, one of the last automakers that have continued to build in Russia, said it would suspend production in Moscow.
The transformation of Ukraine into an embattled war zone has hurt, too. Wells Fargo estimates that 10% to 15% of crucial wiring harnesses that supply vehicle production in the vast European Union were made in Ukraine. In the past decade, automakers and parts companies invested in Ukrainian factories to limit costs and gain proximity to European plants.
The wiring shortage has slowed factories in Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic and elsewhere, leading S&P to slash its forecast for worldwide auto production by 2.6 million vehicles for both this year and next. The shortages could reduce exports of German vehicles to the United States and elsewhere.
Wiring harnesses are bundles of wires and connectors that are unique to each model; they can’t be easily re-sourced to another parts maker. Despite the war, harness makers like Aptiv and Leoni have managed to reopen factories sporadically in Western Ukraine. Still Joseph Massaro, Aptiv’s chief financial officer, acknowledged that Ukraine “is not open for any type of normal commercial activity.”
Aptiv, based in Dublin, is trying to shift production to Poland, Romania, Serbia and possibly Morocco. But the process will take up to six weeks, leaving some automakers short of parts during that time.
“Long term,” Massaro told analysts, “we’ll have to assess if and when it makes sense to go back to Ukraine.”
BMW is trying to coordinate with its Ukrainian suppliers and is casting a wider net for parts. So are Mercedes and Volkswagen.
Yet finding alternative supplies may be next to impossible. Most parts plants are operating close to capacity, so new work space would have to be built. Companies would need months to hire more people and add work shifts.
“The training process to bring up to speed a new workforce — it’s not an overnight thing,” Fulthorpe said.
Fulthorpe said he foresees a further tightening supply of materials from both Ukraine and Russia. Ukraine is the world’s largest exporter of neon, a gas used in lasers that etch circuits onto computer chips. Most chip makers have a six-month supply; late in the year, they could run short. That would worsen the chip shortage, which before the war had been delaying production even more than automakers expected.
Likewise, Russia is a key supplier of such raw materials as platinum and palladium, used in pollution-reducing catalytic converters. Russia also produces 10% of the world’s nickel, an essential ingredient in EV batteries.
Mineral supplies from Russia haven’t been shut off yet. Recycling might help ease the shortage. Other countries may increase production. And some manufacturers have stockpiled the metals.
But Russia also is a big aluminum producer, and a source of pig iron, used to make steel. Nearly 70% of U.S. pig iron imports come from Russia and Ukraine, Alix Partners says, so steelmakers will need to switch to production from Brazil or use alternative materials. In the meantime, steel prices have rocketed up from $900 a ton a few weeks ago to $1,500 now.
So far, negotiations toward a cease-fire in Ukraine have gone nowhere, and the fighting has raged on. A new virus surge in China could cut into parts supplies, too. Industry analysts say they have no clear idea when parts, raw materials and auto production will flow normally.
Even if a deal is negotiated to suspend fighting, sanctions against Russian exports would remain intact until after a final agreement had been reached. Even then, supplies wouldn’t start flowing normally. Fulthorpe said there would be “further hangovers because of disruption that will take place in the widespread supply chains.”
Wakefield noted, too, that because of intense pent-up demand for vehicles across the world, even if automakers restore full production, the process of building enough vehicles will be a protracted one.
When might the world produce an ample enough supply of cars and trucks to meet demand and keep prices down?
Wakefield doesn’t profess to know.
“We’re in a raising-price environment, a (production)-constrained environment,” he said. “That’s a weird thing for the auto industry.”
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Southwest issues apology, offers free rebooking after flights disrupted by service outage
(Gray News) – After experiencing flight disruptions across its network, Southwest Airlines is allowing customers to rebook flights that were scheduled for this weekend.
The airline said the disruptions occurred Saturday nationwide after it paused service to resolve an “intermittent technology issue.”
Weather challenges in Florida were also listed as impacting the airline’s system.
Customers holding reservations to or from any Southwest destination from April 2 to April 3 can rebook in the original class of service or travel standby without paying any additional charge.
Rebookings can be scheduled within 14 days of the original flight, but only between the original chosen cities.
Southwest announced “heartfelt apologies for any inconveniences” in a release, and said it would continue to work with customers who experienced a disruption in their travel plans.
Customers who booked flights via the Southwest website or app can click here to rebook.
Those who did not buy a ticket via the website can call 1-800-435-9792 to speak with a Customer Service Representative.
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‘Take this deathtrap down’ Group protests Florida amusement park ride after teen’s death
ORLANDO (WESH) – In the aftermath of a tragedy in Florida, local leaders are promising a full safety review of a ride after a teenager fell from it to his death. Others just want the ride to come down completely.
The message from the Juneteenth Project Coalition is very clear. The charitable organization held a peaceful protest Friday in honor of 14-year-old Tyre Sampson, who was killed in a fall March 24 on the Orlando Free Fall Ride at Icon Park.
“Right now pointing the finger may not be very productive, but what is productive is taking this death trap down,” Tina Wilson, the coalition’s founder, said.
Wilson called on the CEO of the Slingshot Group, Ritchie Armstrong, to make the change.
“We’re asking that he remove this structure and replace it with something more kid friendly in honor of the young boy that lost his life,” she said.
The Juneteenth Project Coalition has a petition circulating on change.org for this particular ride to come down. Once they reach 10,000 signatures, they’re going to send this petition to local leaders as well as representatives of the region.
State Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried was in Orlando speaking at the Wells’Built Museum about the investigation.
The state has hired a forensic engineer to investigate.
“We are not taking this lightly,” Fried said. “We are going to do everything in our power, and including potentially increasing our power, to make sure something like this never happens again.”
State Representative Geraldine Thompson will file a bill called the Tyre Sampson bill to address deficiencies in areas of safety standards, state oversight or training protocols for rides after a cause is determined. She said the state may look at seatbelts too.
“It may be that the investigation will point out that not only the harness but an additional safeguard, which would have been a seatbelt, could have saved Tyre’s life,” she said.
A statement from Icon Park said it looks forward to working with all parties “to ensure that a tragedy like this never happens again.”
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VIDEO: Man finds 7-foot-long snake in his couch
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KGTV) – A snake found slithering in your couch might sound like something out of a nightmare, but it actually happened to someone in California last week.
Alex Trejo owns So-Cal Rattlesnake Removal and gets calls for removing snakes all the time.
“This guy calls me, is pretty frantic and he’s like, ‘There’s a snake in my couch,’” he said.
Even he was surprised by what he found when he removed the massive snake hiding in someone’s couch in San Diego, California.
“I literally lift the cushion and there was this giant seven-foot Vietnamese blue beauty rat snake is just coiled up right behind the cushion,” Trejo said.
Trejo said the Vietnamese blue beauty rat snake is a rare find, even for him.
“You’d be more lucky to find a Rolex sitting on the ground than a snake like this,” he said.
They can grow to be up to eight feet long, and the snake that was found was almost that length.
Wrangling a snake that big wasn’t easy, but Trejo said they aren’t venomous, just a bit defensive sometimes. Trejo was nearly bitten by the snake when he attempted to remove it.
“He didn’t get my skin but he actually got the lining of my shirt,” he said.
As for where the blue beauty came from, that’s still a mystery.
The homeowner said it definitely isn’t his.
Trejo said the snakes are legal to keep as pets, and this one most likely just escaped from it’s owner.
For a snake that thrives in tropical weather, being outside of a controlled climate for a few days took its toll. Trejo said it now has a respiratory infection.
“I have a very good friend who deals with these exotic animals. He’s out there treating the snake right now. We really are keeping our fingers crossed hoping the snake makes it.”
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- Streem brand, platform, and local service continue in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) market
- Management team retained with long-term growth mandate
- Streem joins PR Newswire, Brandwatch, and Falcon.io brands to activate full-service offering for Cision across ANZ
SYDNEY and CHICAGO, April 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global communications intelligence company Cision announced today that it has completed the acquisition of realtime media monitoring company Streem.
Since announcing the deal in December 2021, Streem has continued its high-growth trajectory, winning major new customers, including Amazon, HSBC, Crown Resorts, and several government departments.
Cision's Chief Revenue Officer Stephen Boyes noted, "Streem has established itself as the customer-preferred media intelligence platform in the ANZ market. We are excited that they are now part of the Cision family and that our ANZ customers can benefit from a full suite of monitoring, distribution, insights, and social media solutions."
Streem customers will benefit from the global reach of Cision, while continuing to receive the same local support and expertise they have relied on since the company's launch in 2017. Streem's customers will also continue to access the company's existing media monitoring and insights platform, supported by its local product and engineering teams.
"The closing of this deal gives us the opportunity to create the ANZ region's leading media intelligence offering. Streem is best positioned to deliver on every customer's need through a single platform and local team," Elgar Welch, CEO of Streem said.
The completion of the acquisition follows approval by Australia's Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) and the United States' Department of Justice (DoJ), and results in a sale of 100% of Streem shares to Cision. Streem will continue to operate as an independent brand, with operations and people, including key management and founders Elgar Welch (CEO) and Antoine Sabourin (CTO), to remain in place.
Cision is a portfolio company of Platinum Equity, which acquired the business in 2020. The Streem transaction marks the second add-on acquisition Cision has completed this year.
"We are delivering on our promise to invest in Cision's growth, expand its product offering and extend its geographic reach," said Platinum Equity Partner Jacob Kotzubei and Platinum Equity Managing Director Matthew Louie in a joint statement. "We will continue working with the team to pursue more opportunities to drive growth organically and through acquisitions."
Streem is one of the ANZ market's fastest growing media intelligence companies, delivering comprehensive and realtime Print, Online, TV, Radio, & Social media monitoring, insights, and reporting to leading corporate and government organisations including Telstra, Amazon, Qantas, Commonwealth Bank, and the Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet. Through Desktop, Tablet and Mobile, Streem's customers can see, stream and analyse millions of news items in realtime, helping PR and Corporate Affairs teams to do their jobs.
As a global leader in PR, IR, marketing and social media management technology and intelligence, Cision helps brands and organisations to identify, connect and engage with customers and stakeholders to drive business results. Through a suite of IR services, PR Newswire helps companies meet their communications and disclosure needs. A network of over 1.1 billion influencers, in-depth monitoring, analytics and its Brandwatch and Falcon.io social media platforms headline a premier suite of solutions. Cision has offices in 24 countries throughout the Americas, EMEA and APAC. For more information about Cision's award-winning solutions, including its next-gen Cision Communications Cloud®, visit www.cision.com and follow @Cision on Twitter.
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RADNOR, Pa., April 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The law firm of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP (www.ktmc.com) informs investors that a securities class action lawsuit has been filed against Gatos Silver, Inc. ("Gatos") (NYSE: GATO). The action charges Gatos with violations of the federal securities laws, including omissions and fraudulent misrepresentations relating to the company's business, operations, and prospects. As a result of Gatos' materially misleading statements to the public, Gatos' investors have suffered significant losses.
Kessler Topaz is one of the world's foremost advocates in protecting the public against corporate fraud and other wrongdoing. Our securities fraud litigators are regularly recognized as leaders in the field individually and our firm is both feared and respected among the defense bar and the insurance bar. We are proud to have recovered billions of dollars for our clients and the classes of shareholders we represent.
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LEAD PLAINTIFF DEADLINE: APRIL 25, 2022
CLASS PERIOD: OCTOBER 28, 2020 THROUGH JANUARY 25, 2022
CONTACT AN ATTORNEY TO DISCUSS YOUR RIGHTS:
James Maro, Esq. at (484) 270-1453 or via email at info@ktmc.com
GATOS' ALLEGED MISCONDUCT
Gatos focuses on the production, development and exploration of silver and zincrich mineral deposits. On October 29, 2020, Gatos conducted its initial public offering ("IPO"), selling approximately 24,644,500 shares of common stock at a price of $7.00 per share, and received net proceeds of approximately $156.1 million from the offering.
On January 25, 2022, after the market closed, Gatos revealed in a press release that "there were errors in the technical report entitled 'Los Gatos Project, Chihuahua, Mexico' with an effective date of July 1, 2020 . . . , as well as indications that there is an overestimation in the existing resource model." On a preliminary basis, Gatos estimated a potential reduction of the metal content of the mineral reserve ranging from 30% to 50% of the metal content remaining after depletion.
Following this news, Gatos' stock price fell $7.02, or 69%, to close at $3.17 per share on January 26, 2022. As of the date the initial complaint was filed, Gatos shares were trading as low as $3.20 per share, a nearly 54% decline from the $7.00 per share IPO price.
WHAT CAN I DO?
Gatos investors may, no later than April 25, 2022 seek to be appointed as a lead plaintiff representative of the class through Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP or other counsel, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member. Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP encourages Gatos investors who have suffered significant losses to contact the firm directly to acquire more information.
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WHO CAN BE A LEAD PLAINTIFF?
A lead plaintiff is a representative party who acts on behalf of all class members in directing the litigation. The lead plaintiff is usually the investor or small group of investors who have the largest financial interest and who are also adequate and typical of the proposed class of investors. The lead plaintiff selects counsel to represent the lead plaintiff and the class and these attorneys, if approved by the court, are lead or class counsel. Your ability to share in any recovery is not affected by the decision of whether or not to serve as a lead plaintiff.
ABOUT KESSLER TOPAZ MELTZER & CHECK, LLP
Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP prosecutes class actions in state and federal courts throughout the country and around the world. The firm has developed a global reputation for excellence and has recovered billions of dollars for victims of fraud and other corporate misconduct. All of our work is driven by a common goal: to protect investors, consumers, employees and others from fraud, abuse, misconduct and negligence by businesses and fiduciaries. At the end of the day, we have succeeded if the bad guys pay up, and if you recover your assets. The complaint in this action was not filed by Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP. For more information about Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP please visit www.ktmc.com.
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HOUSTON, Texas, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GATE Energy, a leading global provider of commissioning, engineering, and specialty field services for the energy industry, announced today that Lee Jordan has been named as its new Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Jordan will replace Grant Gibson, the Founder of GATE Energy, who will be transitioning to the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Director of Singapore. Mr. Gibson will also provide a strategic advisory role to Mr. Jordan, in addition to focusing on international expansion in southeast Asia.
"Lee is the perfect leader for GATE Energy in the next phase of growth of the company," said Grant Gibson. "Lee is one of the longest-serving members of the GATE family and has extensive experience in various aspects of how we deliver value to our clients by strongly focusing on quality, safety, staff development and, maintaining the servant leadership culture within our organization."
Lee Jordan remarked, "I have been a part of GATE Energy since joining as a graduate engineer almost 20 years ago. I am both proud and excited to take the opportunity to step up from the Chief Operating Officer role to lead the business at a defining time for the energy industry. Although we know that there will be challenges and uncertainties ahead in the energy markets, we believe that, in addition to our strong backlog of work, the depth of engineering, commissioning, and field services capabilities across our various companies positions us for a strong and successful future. GATE Energy has the people, the culture, and the skillsets to support our clients as they look to maximize the value of their existing portfolios and as they take on new opportunities including carbon capture, hydrogen, and renewable energy sources including offshore wind, solar and geothermal."
About GATE Energy
GATE Energy is a family of companies that provide scalable, fit-for-purpose services for the energy sector including engineering, commissioning, and specialty field services.
For more information on GATE Energy, visit www.gate.energy.
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WASHINGTON, April 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will hold a media teleconference at 5:30 p.m. EDT today, Sunday, April 3, to discuss the status of the final major test with the agency's mega Moon rocket and spacecraft at the launch pad ahead of the uncrewed Artemis I lunar mission.
The approximately two-day test, known as the wet dress rehearsal, began Friday, April 1, and was halted Sunday prior to tanking due to loss of ability to pressurize the mobile launcher using two fans. The fans are needed to provide positive pressure to the enclosed areas within the mobile launcher and keep out hazardous gases. Without this capability, technicians are unable to safely proceed with remotely loading the propellants into the rocket's core stage and interim cryogenic propulsion stage.
The test is designed to demonstrate the ability to conduct a full launch countdown at Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39B, including loading and draining cryogenic, or supercold, propellants into the Artemis I rocket.
Teleconference participants include:
- Mike Sarafin, Artemis mission manager, NASA Headquarters
- Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Artemis launch director, NASA Exploration Ground Systems program, Kennedy
To participate by telephone, media must RSVP to NASA no later than one hour prior to the start of the event to: ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov.
Through Artemis missions, NASA will land the first woman and the first person of color on the Moon, paving the way for a long-term lunar presence and serving as a steppingstone on the way to Mars.
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WASHINGTON, April 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Following is a statement by Jen Judson, President of the National Press Club and Gil Klein, President of the National Press Club Journalism Institute on the death of photojournalist Max Levin on Friday, April 1.
"Photojournalists must be closer to military action than most because of the nature of their work. Max Levin was an experienced professional from Ukraine who knew how to keep safe. Levin was reportedly killed by Russian forces while working north of Kyiv. We ask that his death be investigated as a war crime. Targeting of civilians, including journalists, is a war crime. Mr. Levin is the 9th journalist known killed in Russia's war against Ukraine."
Founded in 1908, The National Press Club is the world's leading professional organization for journalists. The Club has 3,000 members representing nearly every major news organization and is a leading voice for press freedom in the United States and around the world.
The National Press Club Journalism Institute, the club's non-profit affiliate, promotes and engaged global citizenry through an independent and free press and equips journalists with skills and standards to inform the public in ways that inspire civic engagement.
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NEW YORK, April 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Grab Holdings Limited ("Grab" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: GRAB). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Grab and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
In December 2021, Grab went public through a special-purpose acquisition company ("SPAC") merger, emphasizing the Company's dramatic growth in the food delivery, digital payments, ride-hailing and financial services areas through its "super app." The Company highlighted a purportedly significant opportunity for further growth in the firm's core businesses in Southeast Asia and other regions. Then, on March 3, 2022, Grab announced its first quarterly earnings report as a public company. Among other items, the Company reported a 44% revenue decline from the same period in the prior year, along with a loss of $3.6 billion for the year. Grab's management blamed the results on the Company's need to increase spending in order to offer higher commissions to attract drivers and greater incentives to users and partners.
On this news, Grab's stock price fell $1.95 per share, or 37.28%, to close at $3.28 per share on March 3, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com
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Pomerantz LLP
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NEW YORK, April 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Rivian Automotive, Inc. ("Rivian" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: RIVN). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Rivian and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On or around November 10, 2021, Rivian conducted its initial public offering ("IPO") of 153 million shares priced at $78.00 per share. Unbeknownst to investors, the Registration Statement failed to disclose, among other things, that the Company's electric vehicles were underpriced to such a degree that Rivian would have to raise prices shortly after the IPO and that these price increases would tarnish Rivian's reputation as a trustworthy and transparent company and would put a significant number of the existing backlog of 55,400 preorders along with future preorders in jeopardy of cancellation. Since the IPO, Rivian's stock price has closed as low as $42.21 per share, down nearly 46% from the $78.00 offering price.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com.
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NEW YORK, April 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Acutus Medical, Inc. ("Acutus" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: AFIB) and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, and docketed under 22-cv-00388, is on behalf of a class consisting of all purchasers of Acutus common stock between May 13, 2021 and November 11, 2021, inclusive (the "Class Period"), seeking to pursue remedies under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act").
If you are a shareholder who purchased or otherwise acquired Acutus common stock during the Class Period, you have until April 18, 2022 to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at www.pomerantzlaw.com. To discuss this action, contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888.476.6529 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, Ext. 7980. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and the number of shares purchased.
Acutus designs and manufactures a range of tools for catheter-based ablation procedures and markets and sells its products to hospitals and electrophysiologists that treat patients with arrhythmias. The Company's primary product is its AcQMap imaging and mapping system, which consists of a console, workstation, proprietary software algorithms, and a single-use catheter that contains ultrasound transducers and electrodes which collect the data required to create a comprehensive map of a patient's cardiac anatomy and electrical propagation pathways and patterns.
To gain a market foothold, Acutus initially lent its first-generation AcQMap console and workstation to users free of charge to facilitate the sale of its disposable products. In late 2019, Acutus began to install its second generation AcQMap console and workstation products with potential purchasers under evaluation arrangements. Pursuant to these agreements, Acutus places the AcQMap console and workstation with potential customers free of charge for a specified period. The Company then attempted to sell the console and workstation to the potential customers in exchange for a cash payment, or a contractual commitment to purchase a minimum amount of its disposable products.
The complaint alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) a material percentage of the AcQMap systems under evaluation had been randomly installed at sites with little, if any, consideration given to whether the healthcare providers at the selected locations were likely to adopt, or desire, the Company's products; (ii) a material percentage of the AcQMap systems under evaluation had been installed in locations where the Company did not possess the infrastructure necessary to appropriately educate, train, and support medical service providers on the system's operations; (iii) as a result of (i) and (ii) above, Defendants were in the process of designing a strategic plan to terminate and relocate approximately 20% of then-existing AcQMap systems evaluation arrangements; (iv) the Company's management discussion and analysis was materially false and misleading and failed to disclose that the termination and relocation of approximately 20% of existing AcQMap systems evaluation arrangements was reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company's 2021 financial results; (v) the Company's risk factor discussions were materially false and misleading and made reference to potential risks without disclosing that such risks were then-existing or adequately describing the specific nature of the risks then facing the Company; and (vi) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
On November 11, 2021, Acutus announced that it had slashed its 2021 revenue guidance due, in part, to a strategic decision by Defendants during the third quarter of 2021 to relocate approximately 20% of AcQMap systems installations under then-existing evaluation arrangements to address meaningfully lower-than-expected product adoption. Further, contrary to Defendants' representations during the Class Period, Defendants revealed that Acutus needed to relocate AcQMap systems that had been placed in improper locations, thereby negatively impacting customer uptake.
On this news, the Company's stock price fell $3.02 per share, or 45.35%, to close at $3.64 per share on November 12, 2021.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com
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888-476-6529 ext. 7980
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NEW YORK, April 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. ("Akebia" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: AKBA) and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, and docketed under 22-cv-01411, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than Defendants that purchased or otherwise acquired Akebia securities between June 28, 2018 and September 2, 2020, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants' violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.
If you are a shareholder who purchased or otherwise acquired Akebia securities during the Class Period, you have until May 13, 2022 to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at www.pomerantzlaw.com. To discuss this action, contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888.476.6529 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, Ext. 7980. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and the number of shares purchased.
Akebia is a biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the development and commercialization of renal therapeutics for patients with kidney diseases. The Company's lead investigational product candidate is vadadustat, an oral therapy, which is in Phase 3 development for the treatment of anemia due to chronic kidney disease ("CKD") in dialysis-dependent and non-dialysis dependent ("NDD") adult patients.
Akebia's Phase 3 clinical programs for vadadustat include, among others, the PRO2TECT program in NDD-CKD patients with anemia (the "PRO2TECT Program"). The PRO2TECT Program's primary safety endpoint was defined as non-inferiority of vadadustat versus darbepoetin alfa in time to first occurrence of major adverse cardiovascular events ("MACE").
The complaint alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) vadadustat was not as safe in treating NDD-CKD patients with anemia as Defendants had represented; (ii) as a result, Defendants overstated the PRO2TECT Program's clinical prospects; (iii) accordingly, Defendants also overstated vadadustat's overall commercial and regulatory prospects; and (iv) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
On September 3, 2020, Akebia issued a press release announcing "top-line results" from the PRO2TECT Program, disclosing that "[v]adadustat did not meet the primary safety endpoint of the PRO2TECT program, defined as non-inferiority of vadadustat versus darbepoetin alfa in time to first occurrence of [MACE.]"
On this news, Akebia's common stock price fell $7.35 per share, or 73.5%, to close at $2.65 per share on September 3, 2020.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com
CONTACT:
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Pomerantz LLP
rswilloughby@pomlaw.com
888-476-6529 ext. 7980
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NEW YORK, April 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Astra Space Inc. ("Astra" or the "Company") f/k/a Holicity Inc. ("Holicity") (NASDAQ: ASTR; HOL) and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, and docketed under 22-cv-01591, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than Defendants that purchased or otherwise acquired the publicly traded securities of the Company between February 2, 2021 and December 29, 2021, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"). Plaintiff seeks to recover compensable damages caused by Defendants' violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder.
If you are a shareholder who purchased or otherwise acquired Astra securities during the Class Period, you have until April 11, 2022 to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at www.pomerantzlaw.com. To discuss this action, contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888.476.6529 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, Ext. 7980. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and the number of shares purchased.
Astra purportedly operates as an operational space launch company. On June 30, 2021 Astra Space Inc. and Holicity Inc., a special purpose acquisition company, merged.
The complaint alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operations, and compliance policies. Specifically, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Astra cannot launch "anywhere"; (2) Astra significantly overstated its addressable market; (3) Astra overstated the effectiveness of its designs and reliability; (4) Astra significantly overstated its plans for diversification and its broadband constellation plan; and (5) as a result, Defendants' public statements were materially false and/or misleading at all relevant times.
On December 29, 2021, during market hours, market researcher Kerrisdale Capital released a report entitled "Astra Space, Inc (ASTR): Headed for Dis-Astra" which alleged myriad issues with the Company.
On this news, Astra's shares fell $1.10 per share, or approximately 14%, to close at $6.61 per share on December 29, 2021, on unusually heavy trading damaging investors.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com
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Pomerantz LLP
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NEW YORK, April 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against C3.ai, Inc. ("C3.ai" or the "Company") (NYSE: AI) and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, and docketed under 22-cv-01413, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than Defendants that purchased or otherwise acquired: (a) C3.ai Class A common stock pursuant and/or traceable to the Offering Documents issued in connection with the Company's initial public offering conducted on or about December 9, 2020 (the "IPO" or "Offering"); and/or (b) C3.ai securities between December 9, 2020 and February 15, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"). Plaintiff pursues claims against the Defendants under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act").
If you are a shareholder who purchased or otherwise acquired C3.ai Class A common stock pursuant and/or traceable to the IPO; and/or securities during the class period, you have until May 3, 2022 to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at www.pomerantzlaw.com. To discuss this action, contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888.476.6529 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, Ext. 7980. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and the number of shares purchased.
C3.ai operates as an enterprise artificial intelligence ("AI") software company. The Company offers a variety of software-as-a-service applications for enterprises and software solutions and integrated turnkey enterprise AI applications for oil and gas, chemicals, utilities, manufacturing, financial services, defense, intelligence, aerospace, healthcare, and telecommunications market segments. The Company also purports to have strategic partnerships with Baker Hughes related to oil and gas markets; FIS related to financial services markets; Raytheon; and AWS, Intel, and Microsoft.
The complaint alleges that the Offering Documents were negligently prepared and, as a result, contained untrue statements of material fact or omitted to state other facts necessary to make the statements made not misleading and were not prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations governing their preparation. Additionally, throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operations, and compliance policies. Specifically, the Offering Documents and Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) C3.ai's partnership with Baker Hughes was deteriorating; (ii) C3.ai's was employing a flawed accounting methodology to conceal the deterioration of its Baker Hughes partnership; (iii) C3.ai faced challenges in product adoption and significant salesforce turnover; (iv) the Company overstated, inter alia, the extent of its investment in technology, description of its customers, its total addressable market, the pace of its market growth, and the scale of alliances with its major business partners; and (v) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
On February 16, 2022, during pre-market hours, Spruce Point Capital Management ("Spruce Point") issued a report and strong sell research opinion regarding C3.ai (the "Spruce Point Report"). Specifically, Spruce Point alleged that it had uncovered, inter alia, "[e]vidence of a severely challenged partnership with Baker Hughes, a related-party and C3.ai's largest customer"; "[s]igns of problematic financial reporting and accounting regarding the Baker Hughes joint venture and a revolving door in C3.ai's Chief Financial Officer position"; that "[c]hallenges in product adoption and significant salesforce turnover make it unlikely that C3.ai will meet aggressive analyst estimates"; "[e]vidence of exaggerated or irreconcilable claims made by C3.ai[,]" including "numerous discrepancies" regarding "the value of and cumulative investment made by C3.ai in its technology, description of its customers, its total addressable market, the pace of its market growth and the scale of alliances with companies such as Microsoft, Hewlett Packard Enterprises, Google Cloud, Intel and Amazon Web Services"; and "[w]orrisome corporate governance practices and insider enrichment." As a result, Spruce Point "conservatively estimate[d] 40% - 50% downside risk to C3.ai's share price."
Following publication of the Spruce Point Report, C3.ai's stock price fell $1.01 per share, or 3.93%, to close at $24.70 per share on February 16, 2022.
As of the time this Complaint was filed, the price of C3.ai Class A common stock continues to trade below the $42.00 per share Offering price, damaging investors.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com
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NEW YORK, April 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Cabaletta Bio, Inc. ("Cabaletta or the "Company") (NASDAQ: CABA) and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and docketed under 22-cv-00737, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than Defendants that purchased or otherwise acquired: (a) Cabaletta common stock pursuant and/or traceable to the Offering Documents (defined below) issued in connection with the Company's initial public offering conducted on or about October 24, 2019 (the "IPO" or "Offering"); and/or (b) Cabaletta securities between October 24, 2019 and December 13, 2021, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"). Plaintiff pursues claims against the Defendants under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act").
If you are a shareholder who purchased or otherwise acquired Cabaletta common stock pursuant and/or traceable to the IPO; and/or Cabaletta securities during the Class Period, you have until April 29, 2022 to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at www.pomerantzlaw.com. To discuss this action, contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888.476.6529 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, Ext. 7980. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and the number of shares purchased.
Cabaletta, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, focuses on the discovery and development of engineered T cell therapies for patients with B cell-mediated autoimmune diseases. The Company's proprietary technology utilizes chimeric autoantibody receptor (CAAR) T cells that are designed to selectively bind and eliminate B cells, which produce disease-causing autoantibodies or pathogenic B cells. Cabaletta's lead product candidate is DSG3-CAART, which is in Phase I clinical trial for the treatment of mucosal pemphigus vulgaris (the "Phase 1 Clinical Trial"), an autoimmune blistering skin disease, and Hemophilia A with Factor VIII alloantibodies.
On September 30, 2019, Cabaletta filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the SEC in connection with the IPO, which, after amendment, was declared effective by the SEC on October 24, 2019 (the "Registration Statement").
On October 25, 2019, Cabaletta filed a prospectus on Form 424B4 with the SEC in connection with the IPO, which incorporated and formed part of the Registration Statement (the "Prospectus" and, together with the Registration Statement, the "Offering Documents").
Pursuant to the Offering Documents, Cabaletta conducted the IPO, selling approximately 6.8 million shares of common stock priced at $11.00 per share, for approximate proceeds of $69.5 million to the Company after applicable underwriting discounts and commissions, and before expenses.
The complaint alleges that, the Offering Documents were negligently prepared and, as a result, contained untrue statements of material fact or omitted to state other facts necessary to make the statements made not misleading and were not prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations governing their preparation. Additionally, throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operations, and compliance policies. Specifically, the Offering Documents and Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) top-line data of the Phase 1 Clinical Trial indicated that DSG3-CAART had, among other things, worsened certain participants' disease activity scores and necessitated additional systemic medication to improve disease activity after DSG3-CAART infusion; (ii) accordingly, DSG3-CAART was not as effective as the Company had represented to investors; (iii) therefore, the Company had overstated DSG3-CAART's clinical and/or commercial prospects; and (iv) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
On December 14, 2021, Cabaletta issued a press release "report[ing] top-line data on biologic activity from the two lowest dose cohorts in the DesCAARTes™ Phase 1 clinical trial of DSG3-CAART for the treatment of patients with mucosal Pemphigus Vulgaris (mPV)." Among other results, Cabaletta reported that two cohort participants had "disease activity scores that worsened . . . after DSG3-CAART infusion" and thus "reduced or discontinued selected systemic therapies prior to DSG3-CAART infusion, as required by the protocol", while another participant "subsequently received systemic medication to improve disease activity after DSG3-CAART infusion."
On this news, Cabaletta's stock price fell $9.15 per share, or 73.14%, to close at $3.36 per share on December 14, 2021.
As of the time this Complaint was filed, the price of Cabaletta common stock continues to trade below the $11.00 per share Offering price, damaging investors.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com
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NEW YORK, April 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Homology Medicines, Inc. ("Homology" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: FIXX) and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, and docketed under 22-cv-01968, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than Defendants that purchased or otherwise acquired Homology securities between June 10, 2019 and February 18, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants' violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.
If you are a shareholder who purchased or otherwise acquired Homology securities during the Class Period, you have until May 24, 2022 to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at www.pomerantzlaw.com. To discuss this action, contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888.476.6529 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, Ext. 7980. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and the number of shares purchased.
Homology, a genetic medicines company, focuses on transforming the lives of patients suffering from rare genetic diseases. The Company's lead product candidate is HMI-102, which is in Phase I/II pheNIX clinical trial, a gene therapy for the treatment of phenylketonuria (PKU) in adults (the "HMI-102 Trial").
On June 10, 2019, Homology issued a press release announcing that it had commenced enrollment of the HMI-102 Trial.
The complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operations, and compliance policies. Specifically, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company had overstated HMI-102's efficacy and risk mitigation; (ii) accordingly, it was unlikely that the Company would be able to commercialize HMI-102 in its present form; and (iii) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
On July 21, 2020, Mariner Research ("Mariner") published a report questioning statements by Homology and its officers about the efficacy of HMI-102, the Company's lead product candidate for treatment of phenylketonuria. Mariner focused on Homology's HMI-102 dose escalation pheNIX trial, concluding that the Company concealed data showing HMI-102's lack of efficacy and indicating that the program was unlikely to proceed to commercialization. Among other evidence, Mariner cited an email from Homology's Chief Communications Officer appearing to indicate the Company's awareness that a HMI-102 high dose patient had adverted to the adverse efficacy issue in a social media post during April 2020.
On this news, Homology's stock price fell $1.71 per share, or 10.38%, over the following three trading days, closing at $14.77 per share on July 24, 2020.
Then, on February 18, 2022, Homology issued a press release disclosing that "the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has notified the company that its pheNIX gene therapy trial of HMI-102 in adults with phenylketonuria has been placed on clinical hold due to the need to modify risk mitigation measures in the study in response to observations of elevated liver function tests" and that "[t]he Company expects to receive an official clinical hold letter within 30 days."
On this news, Homology's stock price fell $1.26 per share, or 32.64%, to close at $2.60 per share on February 22, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com
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NEW YORK, April 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against MP Materials Corp. f/k/a Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. ("MP Materials" or the "Company") (NYSE: MP) (FVAC; FVAC WS; FVAC.U) and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, and docketed under 22-cv-00315, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than Defendants that purchased or otherwise acquired MP Materials securities between May 1, 2020 and February 2, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants' violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.
If you are a shareholder who purchased or otherwise acquired MP Materials securities during the Class Period, you have until April 25, 2022 to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at www.pomerantzlaw.com. To discuss this action, contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888.476.6529 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, Ext. 7980. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and the number of shares purchased.
MP Materials engages in the ownership and operation of integrated rare earth mining and processing facilities. The Company was previously known as "Fortress Value Acquisition Corp." ("FVAC") and operated as a special purpose acquisition company ("SPAC").
In November 2020, FVAC consummated a merger with MP Mine Operations LLC ("MPMO") and Secure Natural Resources LLC ("SNR" and, collectively with MPMO, "Legacy MP Materials"), whereby, among other things, Legacy MP Materials became an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of FVAC, and FVAC changed its name from "Fortress Value Acquisition Corp." to "MP Materials Corp." (the "Business Combination"). As a result of the Business Combination, the Company began to own and operate the Mountain Pass Rare Earth Mine and Processing Facility ("Mountain Pass") in California.
The complaint alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operations, and compliance policies. Specifically, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) FVAC had overstated its due diligence efforts and expertise with respect to identifying target companies to acquire; (ii) FVAC performed inadequate due diligence into Legacy MP Materials prior to the Business Combination, or else ignored significant red flags regarding, inter alia, Legacy MP Materials' management, compliance policies, and Mountain Pass's profitability; (iii) as a result, the Company's future business and financial prospects post-Business Combination were overstated; (iv) MP Materials engaged in an abusive transfer price manipulation scheme with a related party in the People's Republic of China ("China") to artificially inflate the Company's profits; (v) MP Materials' ore at Mountain Pass was not economically viable to harvest for rare earth metals; and (vi) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
On February 3, 2022, Bonitas Research published a report (the "Bonitas Report") accusing MP Materials of executing an "abusive transfer price manipulation scheme" with a related party in China, Shenghe Resources Holding Co., Ltd. ("Shenghe"), which owned 7.7% of the Company as of March 22, 2021. Specifically, the Bonitas Report alleged that, since the second quarter of 2021, MP Materials and Shenghe "executed an abusive transfer price manipulation scheme whereby Shenghe overpaid for MP [Materials] concentrates to artificially inflate MP [Materials'] profits, [which] conveniently coincided with the SPAC insider lock-up expiration so that MP [Materials] insiders could sell MP [Materials] stock at artificially inflated prices." In addition, the Bonitas Report cited a September 2019 German academic study that concluded MP [Materials'] ore at Mountain Pass is "not economically viable to harvest for rare earth metals while 12 of the other 13 well known rare earth mines outside of China are economically feasible" at current market prices.
On this news, MP Materials' stock price fell $5.61 per share, or 14.25%, to close at $33.75 per share on February 3, 2022, on unusually heavy trading volume of 12,371,789 shares.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com
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NEW YORK, April 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson ("Ericsson" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: ERIC) and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, and docketed under 22-cv-01167, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than Defendants that purchased or otherwise acquired Ericsson securities between April 27, 2017 and February 25, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants' violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials
If you are a shareholder who purchased or otherwise acquired Ericsson securities during the Class Period, you have until May 2, 2022 to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at www.pomerantzlaw.com. To discuss this action, contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888.476.6529 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, Ext. 7980. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and the number of shares purchased.
Ericsson, together with its subsidiaries, provides communication infrastructure, services, and software solutions to the telecommunications and other sectors. The Company operates in, among other countries, the Republic of Iraq ("Iraq").
Ericsson has a well-documented history of using bribes to secure business in countries throughout the Middle East and Asia. For example, in December 2019, Ericsson was the subject of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") action alleging, among other things, that the Company used third party consultants and illicit payments from 2011 through early 2017 to access business in Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, and China. The Company also entered into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") the same month for its illicit business dealings.
Following the foregoing regulatory enforcement actions—which resulted in Ericsson being fined over $520 million and nearly $540 million by the DOJ and SEC, respectively—Ericsson repeatedly assured investors that the Company had a "zero tolerance" stance for bribery and was making significant investments in related programs. For example, in a December 2019 press release, the Company asserted that it was "[e]nhancing . . . internal anti-corruption and compliance related awareness campaigns (including the Company's zero tolerance for corruption)." Likewise, in its 2019 annual report, the Company asserted that it has "zero tolerance for corruption" and "work[s] hard every day to build a culture of compliance, anchored securely within the organization, to ensure that such an event will never happen again."
The complaint alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operations, and compliance policies. Specifically, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Ericsson overstated the extent to which it had reformed its business practices to eliminate the use of bribes to secure business in foreign countries; (ii) Ericsson had paid bribes to the terrorist group the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria ("ISIS" or the "Islamic State") to gain access to certain transport routes in Iraq; (iii) accordingly, the Company's revenues derived from its operations in Iraq were, in at least substantial part, derived from unlawful conduct and thus unsustainable; and (iv) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
On February 15, 2022, during intraday trading hours, Ericsson issued a press release disclosing media inquiries into its business dealings in Iraq. That press release assured investors of the Company's "transparency" regarding these inquiries, while vaguely alluding to having undertaken its own investigative and compliance efforts.
Then, on February 16, 2022, Ericsson's Chief Executive Officer told a Swedish newspaper that the Company may have made payments to ISIS to gain access to certain transport routes in Iraq, noting that the Company had identified "unusual expenses dating back to 2018" but had not yet determined the final recipient of the funds for those expenses, although Defendants could "see that it disappeared[,]" and that Ericsson has spent "considerable resources trying to understand this as best we can."
Following these disclosures, Ericsson's American Depositary Share ("ADS") price fell $1.44 per ADS, or 11.57%, to close at $11.01 per ADS on February 16, 2022.
Finally, on Sunday, February 27, 2022, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists ("ICIJ") published a report on Ericsson's alleged dealings with ISIS in Iraq, citing a leaked internal investigation that revealed that Ericsson had reportedly made "tens of millions of dollars in suspicious payments" over nearly a decade to keep its business in the country. The ICIJ report also alleged that "a spreadsheet lists company probes into possible bribery, money laundering and embezzlement by employees in Angola, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Brazil, China, Croatia, Libya, Morocco, the United States and South Africa[,]" which "have not been previously disclosed."
On this news, Ericsson's ADS price fell $0.84 per ADS, or 8.3%, from its closing price on February 25, 2022, to close at $9.28 per ADS on February 28, 2022, the next trading day.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com
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NEW YORK, April 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. ("New Oriental" or the "Company") (NYSE: EDU) and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and docketed under 22-cv-01876, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons who purchased New Oriental American Depository Shares ("ADSs") between April 24, 2018 and July 22, 2021, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), seeking to pursue remedies under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") against New Oriental and certain of the Company's senior officers and directors.
If you are a shareholder who purchased or otherwise acquired New Oriental ADSs during the Class Period, you have until April 5, 2022 to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at www.pomerantzlaw.com. To discuss this action, contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888.476.6529 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, Ext. 7980. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and the number of shares purchased.
New Oriental provides educational programs, services, and products to students across the People's Republic of China ("China" or the "PRC") and delivers online courses through its online learning platforms. In the early 2000s, the Company entered the K-12 after-school tutoring sector. Moreover, in 2005, New Oriental commenced its online education services through its Koolearn platform. The Company now provides comprehensive online education services through its subsidiary, Koolearn Technology Holding Limited.
In February 2018, the Chinese government released a set of regulations aimed at reining in excessive tutoring fees and limiting the perceived societal harm resulting from the ubiquity of for-profit tutoring programs such as those offered by New Oriental. Among other changes, the regulations prohibited after-school tutoring institutions from providing courses more advanced than the syllabus and curricula applicable to the respective primary and secondary school students, providing courses designed to enhance exam-taking skills, and linking school enrollment with tutoring results. Overall, the regulations were aimed at reducing disparities in school performance between relatively affluent students able to afford after-school tutoring and those that could not.
Because New Oriental operates in a highly regulated industry within China, the impact of new laws and regulations impacting the Chinese tutoring industry and the Company's compliance with the Chinese regulatory framework and government prerogatives are of material importance to investors. In fact, New Oriental acknowledged the material importance of maintaining strict compliance with Chinese laws, regulations, and government prerogatives. In New Oriental's Form 20-F filed with the SEC on September 16, 2020, New Oriental stated that the Company was "continuously making efforts to comply with the requirements under these regulations and implementations" governing after-school tutoring businesses imposed by the Chinese government, and any failure to do so could "materially and adversely affect [New Oriental's] business and results of operations."
The complaint alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operations, and compliance policies. Specifically, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) New Oriental's revenue and operational growth was the result of deceptive marketing tactics and abusive business practices that flouted Chinese regulations and policies and exposed the Company to an extreme risk that more draconian measures would be imposed on the Company; (ii) New Oriental had engaged in misleading and fraudulent advertising practices, including the provision of false and misleading discount information designed to obfuscate the true cost of the Company's programs to its customers; (iii) New Oriental had falsified teacher qualifications and experience in order to attract customers and increase student enrollments; (iv) New Oriental had defied prior government warnings against linking school enrollments with the provision of private tutoring services; (v) as a result of the foregoing, New Oriental was subject to an extreme undisclosed risk of adverse enforcement actions, regulatory fines and penalties, and the imposition of new rules and regulations adverse to the Company's business and interests; (vi) the new rules, regulations, and policies to be implemented by the Chinese government following China's annual "Two Sessions" parliamentary meetings were far more severe than represented to investors by Defendants and in fact posed an existential threat to the Company and its business; and (vii) as a result of the foregoing, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and lacked a reasonable factual basis.
On April 25, 2021, media reports revealed that the City of Beijing had fined four online education agencies, including the New Oriental subsidiary Koolearn, the maximum fine of 500,000 yuan (approximately $80,000) each for misleading customers with false advertising regarding course pricing.
On May 12, 2021, news reports revealed that an impending crackdown by the Chinese government on the private tutoring sector would be further reaching and more drastic than previously publicly known, including that regulators had already taken adverse actions against New Oriental and other for-profit tutoring companies.
On this news, New Oriental's ADS price fell $2.77 per ADS, or 19.4%, over the following two trading sessions to close at $11.51 per ADS on May 13, 2021.
On June 1, 2021, Chinese regulators announced that they had fined fifteen off-campus training institutions, including New Oriental, for illegal activities such as false advertising and fraud.
On this news, New Oriental's ADS price fell $1.77 per ADS, or 16%, over the following two trading sessions to close at $9.32 per ADS on June 3, 2021.
Then, on July 23, 2021, China unveiled a sweeping overhaul of its education sector, banning companies that teach the school curriculum from making profits, raising capital, or going public, effectively ending any potential growth in the for-profit tutoring sector in China.
On July 25, 2021, New Oriental published an "update" on the new regulations, which stated that the Company will "comply with relevant rules and regulations when providing educational services" and "expects such measures to have material adverse impact on its after-school tutoring services related to academic subjects in China's compulsory education system."
On this news, New Oriental's ADS price fell $4.46 per ADS, or nearly 70%, over the following two trading sessions to close at $1.94 per ADS on July 26, 2021.
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NEW YORK, April 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Butterfly Network, Inc. ("Butterfly" or the "Company") f/k/a Longview Acquisition Corp. ("Longview") (NYSE: BFLY) and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, and docketed under 22-cv-00854, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than Defendants that purchased or otherwise acquired Butterfly securities between February 16, 2021 and November 15, 2021, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), and/or (b) all holders of Butterfly common stock as of the record date for the special meeting of shareholders held on February 12, 2021 to consider approval of the merger between Longview and Butterfly (the "Merger") and entitled to vote on the Merger; seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants' violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10(b), 14(a), and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and Rules 10b-5 and 14a-9 promulgated thereunder, against Defendants, and arising from the materially false or misleading statements or omissions issued during the Class Period and in the proxy statement issued in connection with the Merger (the "Proxy").
If you are a shareholder who purchased Butterfly securities during the Class Period, and/or (b) all holders of Butterfly common stock as of the record date for the special meeting of shareholders held on February 12, 2021 to consider approval of the Merger you have until April 18, 2022 to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at www.pomerantzlaw.com. To discuss this action, contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888.476.6529 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, Ext. 7980. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and the number of shares purchased.
Longview was a special purpose acquisition company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses.
Butterfly, a digital health company, develops, manufactures, and commercializes ultrasound imaging solutions in the United States and internationally. The Company offers Butterfly iQ, a handheld and single-probe whole body ultrasound system; and Butterfly iQ+, a point-of-care ultrasound imaging device that connects with a smart phone or tablet.
Between late 2019 and early 2020, a novel strain of the coronavirus disease, commonly referred to as COVID-19, became an ongoing global pandemic, with the outbreak first identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The virus quickly spread to other countries, including the U.S., prompting state, federal, and private parties to enact various health and safety measures to halt the spread of the disease, which has since claimed millions of lives.
On November 20, 2020, almost one year into the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Butterfly issued a press release announcing that it had entered into a merger agreement with Longview. On the basis of the defective Proxy, on February 12, 2021, Longview shareholders voted to approve the Merger at a special shareholder meeting. Following the consummation of the Merger on February 16, 2021, Longview changed its name to "Butterfly Network, Inc." and Butterfly stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
The complaint alleges that, The Proxy was negligently prepared and, as a result, contained untrue statements of material fact or omitted to state other facts necessary to make the statements made not misleading and were not prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations governing its preparation. Additionally, throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operations, and compliance policies. Specifically, the Proxy and Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Butterfly had overstated its post-Merger business and financial prospects; (ii) notwithstanding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Butterfly's financial projections failed to take into account the pandemic's broad consequences, which included healthcare logistical challenges, and medical personnel fatigue; (iii) accordingly, Butterfly's gross margin levels and revenue projections were less sustainable than the Company had represented; (iv) all the foregoing was reasonably likely to have a material negative impact on Butterfly's business and financial condition; and (v) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
On November 15, 2021, Butterfly announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2021. In a press release, Butterfly advised, among other things, that the Company's total gross margin for the quarter was negative 35% and that the Company expected its revenue for 2021 to be $60 million to $62 million this year, significantly below the guidance it gave out in Q1 of $76 million to $80 million. That same day, on an earnings call with investors and analysts to discuss the Company's financial results for the third quarter, Butterfly's CEO, Todd Fruchterman, stated that the Company's results were impacted by "healthcare logistical challenges, and doctor, nurse, and medical technician fatigue concurrent with COVID conditions and it's broad consequences."
On this news, Butterfly's stock price fell $1.08 per share, or 12.55%, to close at $7.52 per share on November 15, 2021.
Subsequent to, and due to, the closing of the Merger, the price of Butterfly common stock declined precipitously as the truth about Butterfly and the Proxy's false and misleading nature were revealed over time.
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New Dog Treats By Woofkies Brand Show Promising Results Following March Launch
ORLANDO, Fla., April 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After months of anticipation, Woofkies dog treats launched this March. Not only have they been met with fantastic customer reviews, but following their debut at the 2022 Global Pet Expo in Orlando, Florida, they are in the process of becoming widely available at nationwide pet retailers.
Woofkies dog treats are 100% handcrafted and hand-decorated cookies for dogs. Each treat is inspired by the memorable moments of a dog's life, then decorated to perfection by the Woofkies team. The treats are made with 100% human-grade, nut-free, and vet-approved ingredients and enriched by a tasty Honey Peanut Butter flavor that dogs can't get enough of.
The Woofkies brand is dedicated to finding new ways for paw-rents and dogs to bond and share meaningful moments together. As a team of professional cookie decorators with over 20+ years of experience, Woofkies creates beautiful and one-of-a-kind artisanal treats that are smile-worthy for paw-rents and delicious for their dogs. The result is an experience unlike any other: Woofkies dog treats.
Woofkies dog treats are making big first impressions. The treats were showcased for the first time in March at the Global Pet Expo—the largest pet industry trade show in the world—capturing the interest of everyone from local pet shop owners to international pet store retailers due to their uniquely memorable designs and precise decorations.
Additionally, Amazon reviews for Woofkies dog treats are flooding in as 100% positive, pointing to the success of the Woofkies dream.
"These dog treats are so cute--and my dog loved them!" wrote one 5-star reviewer, noting that the treats are "super fun and creative" and that "my dog wants them all!"
Woofkies dog treats initially sold out due to high demand, but are now restocked in limited quantities and available for purchase at www.amazon.com/woofkies.
For more information about Woofkies dog treats or to get in contact with a company spokesperson, please visit www.woofkies.pet or email hello@woofkies.pet.
About Woofkies
Woofkies pet brand was established in 2021 with a passion for giving dogs and their paw-rents new ways of bonding and sharing meaningful moments together. As a team of professional pastry chefs with 20+ years of experience in cookie decorating, Woofkies creates artisanal and one-of-a-kind dog treats with meaningful designs and rich flavors and textures for dogs. This results in Woofkies dog treats: 100% handcrafted and hand-decorated cookies for dogs. Woofkies dog treats are crafted with human-grade ingredients backed by an SQF-certified bakery, and packed with vegan and nut-free micronutrients that dogs need. The treats come in 9 everyday and seasonal collections for year-round enjoyment.
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TIANJIN, April 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CanSino Biologics Inc. ("CanSinoBIO" of "the Company") (SSE: 688185, HKEX: 06185) today announced that the National Medical Products Administration of China ("NMPA") granted approval for the clinical trial application of its COVID-19 mRNA vaccine in China.
Pre-clinical trial results showed that CanSinoBIO's COVID-19 mRNA vaccine can induce high-titer neutralizing antibody levels against multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern ("VOC") identified by the World Health Organization ("WHO"), including the Omicron variant, a highly transmissible and the most dominant strain circulating in China and globally. Additionally, results showed that CanSinoBIO's mRNA vaccine can induce neutralizing antibodies with greater cross-reactivity against global VOCs and provide stronger protection against infections caused by the circulating variants, compared to the original strain-based COVID-19 vaccines.
The clinical trial application of CanSinoBIO's COVID-19 mRNA vaccine was filed by the Company and its subsidiary CanSino (Shanghai) Biotechnology Co., Ltd ("CanSino Shanghai"). Established in July 2021, CanSino Shanghai is focused on developing an mRNA technology platform and further strengthening the Company's research and development ("R&D") capabilities.
Compared with traditional vaccine technology platforms, the mRNA technology platform has significant advantages in the R&D process and production cycles, including fast, scalable and uniform production. CanSinoBIO will continue to focus on developing a variety of innovative preventive vaccines in its diversified product pipeline with proprietary technologies, including the inhaled version of its COVID-19 vaccine, Convidecia™. In December 2021, the NMPA granted approval for CanSinoBIO's MCV4 vaccine, Menhycia™, making it the first of its kind to be authorized in China.
About CanSinoBIO
Incorporated in 2009, CanSinoBIO (SSE: 688185, HKEX: 06185) commits to research, production and commercialization of innovative vaccines for China and global public health security. It possesses five integrated platform technologies including viral vector-based technology, synthetic vaccine technology, protein structure design and recombinant technology, mRNA technology, as well as formulation and delivery technology. As of today, it has established a robust pipeline of 17 vaccines preventing 12 diseases, including the Recombinant Novel Coronavirus Vaccine (Adenovirus Type 5 Vector) conditionally approved in 2021, the Group A and Group C Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine (CRM197) and the Group ACYW135 Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine (CRM197) approved in the same year. Additional information can be found online at www.cansinotech.com
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SAN FRANCISCO and SUZHOU, China, April 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovent Biologics, Inc. (Innovent) (HKEX: 01801), a world-class biopharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and commercializes high quality medicines for the treatment of oncology, metabolic, autoimmune and other major diseases, announces that the results of a phase 3 clinical trial (Study code: CREDIT-2) of recombinant full-human anti-PCSK-9 monoclonal antibody (R&D code: IBI306, independently developed by Innovent) in Chinese patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) have been accepted as an abstract presented (E-poster #: 1188-005) at the American College of Cardiology Annual Congress 2022 (ACC 2022).
PCSK-9 inhibitors, which can potently reduce LDL-C levels with a good safety profile, have been gradually recognized by clinicians as novel therapeutic regimens in recent years. Although there are various imported PCSK-9 inhibitors marketed in the Chinese market, there are some limitations in terms of economy and convenience. IBI306 is an innovative drug independently developed by Innovent. It is the PCSK-9 inhibitor that take the lead in carrying out long-term, large-scale, randomized and double-blind phase III clinical studies in China (CREDIT-1, CREDIT-2 and CREDIT-4), and explored and optimized the treatment regimen with long-interval dosing.
The AAC 2022 presentation is based on CREDIT-2, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 study, evaluating the efficacy and safety of IBI306 in Chinese patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04179669). During the 12-week double-blind treatment period, patients previously received a stable lipid-lowering therapy for at least 4 weeks were randomized 2:1:2:1 to receive subcutaneous injection of IBI306 or placebo 150 mg Q2W, or IBI306 or placebo 450 mg Q4W respectively. In week 12-24, patients in control groups continued to receive IBI306 with the previous regimens; while patients in placebo groups were crossed over to receive open-label IBI306 150 mg Q2W or 450 mg Q4W, respectively. The primary endpoint was the percent change in LDL-C levels from baseline to week 12.
The results of study showed that both IBI306 150 mg Q2W or 450 mg Q4W yielded significant reduction in LDL-C levels in Chinese patients with HeFH. As for the Primary endpoint: IBI306 significantly reduced LDL-C levels (treatment difference versus placebo: −57.4% [97.5% CI, −69.2% to −45.5%] for 150 mg Q2W; −61.9% [−73.4% to −50.4%] for 450 mg Q4W; P<0·0001 for both comparisons). And for the key secondary endpoint: significantly more patients treated with IBI306 achieved ≥50% LDL-C reductions at week 12 as compared with corresponding placebo groups (58.5% [97.5% CI, 42.2% to 74.8%] for 150 mg Q2W; 73.4% [58.5% to 88.4%] for 450 mg Q4W; P<0·0001 for both comparisons). IBI306 significantly reduced Lp(a) levels (treatment difference versus placebo: -43.3% [95% CI, −58.9% to -27.6%] for 150 mg Q2W; −34.1% [−47.1% to −21.1%] for 450 mg Q4W; P<0·0001 for both comparisons). In addition, IBI306 treatment induced various improvements including LDL-C < 1.8 mmol/L response rate, non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C), apolipoprotein B (ApoB) and other Lipid parameters after 12 weeks of treatment. At the same time, the LDL-C reduction in the IBI306 groups was well maintained at 50% and above throughout 24 weeks. The overall safety profile of IBI306 in the study was favorable and similar to the safety profile of other marketed PCSK-9 inhibitors.
Prof. Yujie Zhou, principal investigator of CREDIT-2 study and Vice President of Anzhen Hospital, from the Capital Medical University, stated, "CREDIT-2 is the first large-scale phase 3 trial in China to demonstrate the efficacy and safety of PCSK-9 inhibitors in Chinese patients with HeFH. As a domestic innovative PCSK-9 inhibitor, IBI306 can significantly reduce LDL-C levels and improve other lipid parameters to certain extent. The overall data showed that IBI306 had significant therapeutic benefits and favorable safety in Chinese patients with HeFH. I am confident that it will be an alternative and accessible treatment option for Chinese patients with HeFH."
Dr. Lei Qian, Vice President of Innovent, stated: " In CREDIT-2, IBI306 showed significant efficacy and good safety in Chinese patients with HeFH. As pioneering the development progress of PCSK-9 inhibitors in China, CREDIT-2 showed the excellent scientific research capabilities of Chinese researchers, as well as the solid and strong execution in R&D of Innovent Biologics. At the same time, the results of other registrational studies of IBI306 will also be disclosed in this year and next year, bringing more high-quality evidence-based clinical study result based in China to the global medical research community. We plan to submit a new drug application for IBI306 this year and actively communicate with regulatory authorities, hoping to benefit the majority of patients in China with more high-quality biological drugs as soon as possible."
About Hypercholesterolemia
In recent years, the blood lipid level of the Chinese population has gradually increased, and the prevalence of dyslipidemia has increased significantly with an overall prevalence of 40.4% in Chinese adults. The increase of serum cholesterol level in the population will lead to an increase of about 9.2 million cardiovascular disease events in China during 2010 ~ 2030. Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by markedly elevated serum LDL-C levels. The vast majority of FH patients are due to single allele mutations and are classified as HeFH. The incidence of HeFH is about 1 / 500 to 1 / 200.
At present, the management of hyperlipidemia in China is not optimistic. According to the 2020 China Cardiovascular Health and Disease Report, the diagnostic, treatment and control rate of dyslipidemia in Chinese adults remain low. The percentage of patients with dyslipidemia who met the LDL-C reduction goal is even more alarming. Current lipid-lowering therapies do not meet the clinical needs in patients with hyperlipidemia. Anti-PCSK-9 monoclonal antibody has a mechanism of action different from existing lipid-lowering drugs and can effectively reduce LDL-C levels, which is expected to provide a better treatment option for Chinese patients with hypercholesterolemia.
About IBI306 (PCSK-9 inhibitor)
IBI306, developed by Innovent, is an lgG2 fully human monoclonal antibody that can specifically bind to PCSK-9 and reduce LDL-C level by inhibiting PCSK-9-mediated low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) endocytosis, subsequently enhancing the clearance of LDL-C, resulting in a reduction in LDL-C level.
As of now, three IBI306 registration trials have met the primary endpoint. The results from phase 1 and 2 clinical studies have been published in JACC Asia, an internationally renowned journal of cardiology. Results from the first completed CREDIT-2 phase 3 study have also been accepted and presented as a poster at the American Cardiology Association Annual Congress 2022 (ACC 2022).
About Three Registration Clinical Studies of IBI306
The CREDIT-1 study is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 clinical study to assess the efficacy and safety of IBI306 in Chinese patients with non-familial hypercholesterolemia (hypercholesterolemia with cardiovascular risk) (ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04289285). The primary efficacy measure was the percentage reduction from baseline in LDL-C after 48 weeks of treatment.
The CREDIT-2 study is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of IBI306 in Chinese subjects with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04179669). The primary efficacy endpoint was the percentage reduction from baseline in LDL-C after 12-week treatment.
The CREDIT-4 study was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 clinical study to assess the efficacy and safety of IBI306 in Chinese patients with hypercholesterolemia (including non-familial hypercholesterolemia and heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia) (ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04709536). The primary efficacy measure was the percentage reduction from baseline in LDL-C after 12 weeks of treatment.
About Innovent
Inspired by the spirit of "Start with Integrity, Succeed through Action," Innovent's mission is to develop, manufacture and commercialize high-quality biopharmaceutical products that are affordable to ordinary people. Established in 2011, Innovent is committed to developing, manufacturing and commercializing high-quality innovative medicines for the treatment of cancer, autoimmune, metabolic and other major diseases. On October 31, 2018, Innovent was listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited with the stock code: 01801.HK.
Since its inception, Innovent has developed a fully integrated multi-functional platform which includes R&D, CMC (Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls), clinical development and commercialization capabilities. Leveraging the platform, the company has built a robust pipeline of 29 valuable assets in the fields of cancer, metabolic, autoimmune disease and other major therapeutic areas, with 7 products – TYVYT® (sintilimab injection), BYVASDA® (bevacizumab biosimilar injection), SULINNO® (adalimumab biosimilar injection), HALPRYZA® (rituximab biosimilar injection), Pemazyre® (pemigatinib oral inhibitor) , NAILIKE(olverembatinib) and Cyramza® (ramucirumab), 1 asset under NMPA NDA review, 5 assets in Phase 3 or pivotal clinical trials, and an additional 19 molecules in clinical studies.
Innovent has built an international team with advanced talent in high-end biological drug development and commercialization, including many global experts. The company has also entered into strategic collaborations with Eli Lilly and Company, Adimab, Incyte, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Hanmi and other international partners. Innovent strives to work with many collaborators to help advance China's biopharmaceutical industry, improve drug availability and enhance the quality of the patients' lives. For more information, please visit: www.innoventbio.com. and www.linkedin.com/company/innovent-biologics/.
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TYVYT® (sintilimab injection) is not an approved product in the United States.
BYVASDA® (bevacizumab biosimilar injection), SULINNO®, and HALPRYZA® (rituximab biosimilar injection) are not approved products in the United States.
TYVYT® (sintilimab injection, Innovent)
BYVASDA® (bevacizumab biosimilar injection, Innovent)
HALPRYZA® (rituximab biosimilar injection, Innovent)
SULINNO® (adalimumab biosimilar injection, Innovent)
Pemazyre® (pemigatinib oral inhibitor, Incyte Corporation). Pemazyre® was discovered by Incyte Corporation and licensed to Innovent for development and commercialization in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
Disclaimer:
- This indication is still under clinical study, which hasn't been approved in China or the U.S.
- Innovent does not recommend any off-label usage.
- For medical and healthcare professionals only.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release may contain certain forward-looking statements that are, by their nature, subject to significant risks and uncertainties. The words "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect", "intend" and similar expressions, as they relate to Innovent, are intended to identify certain of such forward-looking statements. Innovent does not intend to update these forward-looking statements regularly.
These forward-looking statements are based on the existing beliefs, assumptions, expectations, estimates, projections and understandings of the management of Innovent with respect to future events at the time these statements are made. These statements are not a guarantee of future developments and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond Innovent's control and are difficult to predict. Consequently, actual results may differ materially from information contained in the forward-looking statements as a result of future changes or developments in our business, Innovent's competitive environment and political, economic, legal and social conditions.
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NEW YORK, April 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Apyx Medical Corporation ("Apyx" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: APYX). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Apyx and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On March 14, 2022, Apyx issued a press release "announc[ing] it has been notified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ('FDA'; 'Agency') that the Agency intends to post a Medical Device Safety Communication related to the Company's Advanced Energy products." In the press release, Apxy's President and Chief Executive Officer stated that "[b]ased on our initial interactions with the FDA, we believe the Agency's MDSC will pertain to the use of our Advanced Energy products outside of their FDA-cleared indication for general use in cutting, coagulation, and ablation of soft tissue during open and laparoscopic surgical procedures[.]"
On this news, Apyx's stock price fell $4.02 per share, or 40.61%, to close at $5.88 per share on March 14, 2022.
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NEW YORK, April 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Beigene, Ltd. ("Beigene" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: BGNE). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Beigene and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On March 9, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") published a notification identifying Beigene, among other companies, as in potential violation of the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which allows the SEC to delist companies and ban a company's shares from being traded if the company fails to allow U.S. regulators to review their company audits for three straight years. Beigene and the other companies named in the SEC notification have until March 29, 2022 to challenge the charges against them.
On this news, Beigene's stock price fell $11.47 per share, or 5.87%, to close at $184.00 per share on March 10, 2022.
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NEW YORK, April 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Biogen Inc. ("Biogen" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: BIIB). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Biogen and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On January 11, 2022, post-market, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMMS") announced its draft decision on reimbursement for Aduhelm, Biogen's proposed treatment for Alzheimer's disease. CMMS proposed to cover reimbursement under "Coverage with Evidence Development," limiting reimbursement only to patients enrolled in a clinical trial. Additionally, it limited those patients eligible as those with mild forms of cognitive impairment or mild dementia and those patients who already have amyloid plaques. Further, CMMS proposed limiting reimbursement to clinical trials in a hospital-based outpatient setting. CMMS's reimbursement decision functionally amounted to agreeing to reimburse Biogen for running a new clinical trial, all but destroying the value of Aduhelm as an approved drug.
On this news, Biogen's stock price fell $16.18 per share, or 6.7%, to close at $225.34 per share on January 11, 2022.
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NEW YORK, April 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Core Scientific, Inc. f/k/a Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition Corp. ("Core Scientific" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: CORZ; CORZW; XPDI; XPDIU; XPDIW). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Core Scientific and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
Core Scientific began as a special purpose acquisition company ("SPAC"), also called a blank-check company, which is a development stage company that has no specific business plan or purpose, or has indicated its business plan is to engage in a merger or acquisition with an unidentified company or companies, other entity, or person. On January 20, 2022, Core Scientific completed a business combination with a target company and began offering blockchain and artificial intelligence infrastructure services. Then, on March 3, 2022, Culper Research ("Culper") issued a short report alleging that Core Scientific "has wildly oversold both its mining and hosting businesses, which it cobbled together in a series of questionable transactions before dumping onto the market via SPAC." The Culper report also stated that, "[o]n Monday, Core [Scientific] disclosed that its board waived the 180-day lockup on over 282 million shares, making them free to be dumped just 5 trading days from today[,]" which "shows insiders have abandoned any pretense of care for minority shareholders."
On this news, Core Scientific's stock price fell $0.72 per share, or 9.35%, to close at $6.98 per share on March 3, 2022.
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NEW YORK, April 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of DiDi Global Inc. ("DiDi" or the "Company") (NYSE: DIDI). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether DiDi and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On March 11, 2022, media outlets reported that DiDi suspended preparation for its planned Hong Kong listing, following notice from the Cyberspace Administration of China that DiDi's proposals to prevent security and data leaks had fallen short of requirements.
On this news, DiDi's American Depositary Receipt ("ADR") price fell $1.49 per ADR, or more than 44%, to close at $1.89 per share on March 11, 2022.
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NEW YORK, April 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Electric Last Mile Solutions, Inc. f/k/a Forum Merger III Corporation ("ELMS" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: ELMS; ELMSW; FIII; FIIIW; FIIIU). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether ELMS and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On February 1, 2022, during after-market hours, ELMS announced that certain of the Company's previously issued consolidated financial statements should be restated and no longer be relied upon. ELMS also disclosed that a member of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board"), Shauna McIntyre, was named interim Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and President following the resignation of former CEO, James Taylor ("Taylor"). According to the Company, Taylor resigned after an investigation by a Special Committee of the Board found that, in November and December of 2020, certain Company executives, including Taylor, purchased equity in the firm at substantial discounts to the current market value without any independent valuation.
On this news, ELMS's stock price fell $2.88 per share, or 51.52%, to close at $2.71 per share on February 2, 2022.
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NEW YORK, April 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Gatos Silver, Inc. ("Gatos" or the "Company") (NYSE: GATO). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Gatos and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On January 25, 2022, post-market, Gatos issued a press release disclosing that "[d]uring the Company's resource and reserve update process for the Los Gatos Joint Venture ("LGJV") . . . the Company concluded that there were errors in the technical report entitled 'Los Gatos Project, Chihuahua, Mexico' with an effective date of July 1, 2020 (the '2020 Technical Report'), as well as indications that there is an overestimation in the existing resource model." Accordingly, "[o]n a preliminary basis, the Company estimates a potential reduction of the metal content of CLG's mineral reserve ranging from 30% to 50% of the metal content remaining after depletion" and advised that "the mineral resource and reserve estimates in the 2020 Technical Report should not be relied upon."
On this news, Gatos' stock price fell $7.02 per share, or 68.89% percent to close at $3.17 per share on January 26, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com.
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NEW YORK, April 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of MoneyLion Inc. ("MoneyLion" or the "Company") (NYSE: ML). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether MoneyLion and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On March 10, 2022, MoneyLion disclosed in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that "the Company's management has noted errors related to operating expenses, net loss and basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share in the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and additional paid-in capital and retained earnings in the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2021, along with related impacts to the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and the condensed consolidated statements of redeemable convertible preferred stock, redeemable noncontrolling interests and stockholders' deficit for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021." MoneyLion further disclosed that "the Company's management identified a second error . . . as the denominator of the diluted net income per share calculation for the three months ended September 30, 2021 did not include the impact of dilutive securities" and that "[t]he Company's management, in consultation with its advisors, has determined that the calculation of diluted net income per share included within the condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2021 should have included the impact of dilutive securities." Accordingly, the Audit Committee of MoneyLion's Board of Directors determined that the financial statements in question "should no longer be relied upon and should be restated in order to correct the errors described above."
On this news, MoneyLion's stock price fell $0.18 per share, or 7.11%, to close at $2.29 per share on March 10, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com
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NEW YORK, April 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Okta, Inc. ("Okta or the "Company") (NASDAQ: OKTA). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Okta and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On March 22, 2022, Okta confirmed that in January 2022 the Company had experienced a data breach caused by a hacking group known as Lapsus$, which potentially affected as many as 366 Okta customers. Separately, Okta was downgraded by Raymond James from "strong buy" to "market perform," citing a "continually disconnected CIAM go-to-market strategy (i.e. still separate reps for Auth0/Okta, no communication to incent channel cross-sell, no evidence of improved technology/integration [...]) While partners were willing to trust Okta's track record, the handling of its latest security incident adds to our mounting concerns."
On this news, Okta's stock price fell $17.88 per share, or 10.74%, to close at $148.55 per share on March 23, 2022.
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NEW YORK, April 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Pulse Biosciences, Inc. ("Pulse" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: PLSE). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Pulse and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On February 8, 2022, Pulse issued a press release "announc[ing] an update to its recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) submission to add the specific indication for treatment of sebaceous hyperplasia to expand the CellFX System's current labeling." Specifically, Pulse advised that following its submission of " a 510(k) in December 2021 to add the treatment of sebaceous hyperplasia to the CellFX System's indications for use in the United States", " [o]n February 5, 2022, the Company received an Additional Information ("AI") letter from the FDA", in which "the FDA stated it did not believe the Company provided sufficient clinical evidence at this time to support the expanded indication for use, and that the Company had not met the primary endpoints of the sebaceous hyperplasia FDA-approved IDE study."
On this news, Pulse's stock price fell $3.74 per share, or 34.44%, to close at $7.12 per share on February 8, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com.
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NEW YORK, April 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of SunPower Corporation ("SunPower" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: SPWR). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether SunPower and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On January 20, 2022, SunPower announced that it had "identified a cracking issue that developed over time in certain factory-installed connectors" and that the Company "expects approximately $27 million of supplier-quality related charges in fourth quarter 2021 and approximately $4 million in the first quarter of 2022" to replace the faulty connectors.
On this news, SunPower's stock price fell $3.22 per share, or 16.9%, to close at $15.80 per share on January 21, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com.
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NEW YORK, April 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of TAL Education Group ("TAL" or the "Company") (NYSE: TAL). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether TAL and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On April 25, 2021, media reports revealed that the City of Beijing had fined four online education agencies, including TAL, the maximum fine of 500,000 yuan (approximately $80,000) each for misleading customers with false advertising regarding course pricing. On May 12, 2021, news reports revealed that an impending crackdown by the Chinese government on the private tutoring sector would be further reaching and more drastic than previously publicly known, including that regulators had already taken adverse actions against TAL and other for-profit tutoring companies.
On this news, TAL's American Depository Share ("ADS") price fell $6.89 per ADS, or 13%, over the following two trading sessions to close at $46.25 per ADS on May 13, 2021.
On June 1, 2021, Chinese regulators announced that they had fined 15 off-campus training institutions, including TAL, for illegal activities such as false advertising and fraud. On this news, TAL's ADS price fell $7.24 per ADS, or nearly 18%, over the following two trading sessions to close at $33.27 per ADS on June 3, 2021. Finally, on July 23, 2021, China unveiled a sweeping overhaul of its education sector, banning companies that teach the school curriculum from making profits, raising capital or going public, effectively ending any potential growth in the for-profit tutoring sector in China.
On this news, TAL's ADS price fell $16.12 per ADS, or 78.56%, over the following two trading sessions to close at $4.40 per ADS on July 26, 2021.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com.
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NEW YORK, April 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of TaskUs, Inc. ("TaskUs" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: TASK). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether TaskUs and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On January 20, 2022, Spruce Point Capital Management ("Spruce Point") published a report on TaskUs. Citing "a forensic financial and accounting review," the Spruce Point report described TaskUs as having "a pattern of exaggerated and inflated business claims, including revenue, and . . . covering-up financial strain with reduced disclosures, cherry-picked market data, and non-standard key performance metrics."
On this news, TaskUs's stock fell $5.46 per share, or nearly 15.34%, to close at $30.13 per share on January 20, 2022.
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NEW YORK, April 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Telos Corporation ("Telos" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: TLS). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Telos and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On November 15, 2021, Telos held an earnings call to discuss the Company's financial results for the third quarter of 2021. During the call, Telos's Chief Financial Officer, Mark Bendza, disclosed that the Company's contracts with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") and U.S. Transportation Security Administration ("TSA") would be delayed, with only the TSA contract commencing in 2022, while the CMS contract was pushed back until after 2022. During the call, Bendza acknowledged deficiencies in Telos's past guidance process, stating that "going forward . . . I will guide based on what [we] have a high degree of visibility into at a point in time. And so, you're going to see that in how we guide going forward."
On this news, Telos's stock price fell $6.84 per share, or more than 28%, to close at $17.54 per share on November 15, 2021.
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NEW YORK, April 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Zai Lab Limited ("Zai Lab" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: ZLAB). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Zai Lab and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On March 9, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") published a notification identifying Zai Lab, among other companies, as in potential violation of the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which allows the SEC to delist companies and ban a company's shares from being traded if the company fails to allow U.S. regulators to review their company audits for three straight years. Zai Lab and the other companies named in the SEC notification have until March 29, 2022 to challenge the charges against them.
On this news, Zai Lab's stock price fell $6.74 per share, or 18.34%, to close at $30.02 per share on March 10, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com.
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NEW YORK, April 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Cano Health, Inc. ("Cano" or the "Company") f/k/a Jaws Acquisition Corp. ("Jaws") (NYSE: CANO; CANO/WS; JWS; JWS.U; JWS WS) and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, and docketed under 22-cv- 20827, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than Defendants that purchased or otherwise acquired Cano securities between May 18, 2020 and February 25, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants' violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.
If you are a shareholder who purchased or otherwise acquired Cano securities during the Class Period, you have until May 17, 2022 to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at www.pomerantzlaw.com. To discuss this action, contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888.476.6529 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, Ext. 7980. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and the number of shares purchased.
Cano provides primary care medical services to its members in the United States and Puerto Rico. The Company owns and operates medical centers, as well as operates pharmacies.
Cano used to be a special purpose acquisition company ("SPAC") and operated under the name "Jaws Acquisition Corp." A SPAC, also called a blank-check company, is a development stage company that has no specific business plan or purpose or has indicated its business plan is to engage in a merger or acquisition with an unidentified company or companies, other entity, or person. On June 3, 2021, Jaws consummated a merger with Primary Care (ITC) Intermediate Holdings, LLC, whereby, among other things, Jaws changed its name to "Cano Health, Inc." and began to provide primary care medical services (the "Business Combination").
As a publicly traded company, Cano must adhere to strict financial reporting requirements by, among other things, timely filing periodic financial reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and complying with Financial Accounting Standards Board guidelines, including Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) ("ASC 606"). Particularly, under ASC 606, Cano must analyze its revenue recognition with respect to, inter alia, certain Medicare risk adjustments.
The complaint alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operations, and compliance policies. Specifically, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Cano overstated its due diligence efforts and expertise with respect to acquiring target businesses; (ii) accordingly, Cano performed inadequate due diligence into whether the Company, post-Business Combination, could properly account for the timing of revenue recognition as prescribed by ASC 606, particularly with respect to Medicare risk adjustments; (iii) as a result, the Company misstated its capitated revenue, direct patient expense, accounts receivable, net of unpaid service provider costs, and accounts payable and accrued expenses; (iv) accordingly, the Company was at an increased risk of failing to timely file one or more of its periodic financial reports; and (v) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
On February 28, 2022, Cano issued a press release "announc[ing] it will delay its fourth quarter and full year 2021 earnings release, conference call and 2022 guidance updates, previously scheduled for Monday, February 28, 2022." In explaining the delay, Cano advised that "in the course of finalizing its audit of the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company and its independent auditor . . . identified certain potential non-cash adjustments to account for revenue recognition under accounting standard ASC 606." Specifically, Cano advised that "[t]he adjustments relate to how and when the Company accrues revenue related to Medicare Risk Adjustments" and that "[t]he adjustments are expected to impact the timing of revenue recognition, by delaying recognition of certain amounts related to the Medicare Risk Adjustment to subsequent periods[.]"
On this news, Cano's Class A common stock price fell $0.32 per share, or 6.17%, to close at $4.87 per share on February 28, 2022.
On March 14, 2022, Cano filed its annual report for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2021 (the "2021 10-K"). That filing stated, inter alia, that "[t]he correction in the timing of revenue recognition under ASC 606 resulted in adjustments to capitated revenue, direct patient expense, accounts receivable, net of unpaid service provider costs, and accounts payable and accrued expenses[,]" and that the Company therefore "restated its financial statements for each of the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2021, June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2021 in the [2021 10-K.]" For example, the 2021 10-K reported that, as restated, capitated revenue decreased 2.13% for the three months ended March 31, 2021; 13.11% for the three months ended June 30, 2021; and 5.58% for the three months ended September 30, 2021.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com
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NEW YORK, April 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Fennec Pharmaceuticals Inc. ("Fennec" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: FENC) and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, and docketed under 22-cv-00115, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than Defendants that purchased or otherwise acquired Fennec securities between May 28, 2021 and November 26, 2021, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants' violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.
If you are a shareholder who purchased or otherwise acquired Fennec securities during the Class Period, you have until April 11, 2022 to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at www.pomerantzlaw.com. To discuss this action, contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888.476.6529 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, Ext. 7980. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and the number of shares purchased.
Fennec is a biopharmaceutical company that develops product candidates for use in the treatment of cancer in the United States. The Company's lead product candidate is PEDMARK, a formulation of sodium thiosulfate, which has completed a Phase III clinical trial for the prevention of cisplatin induced hearing loss, or ototoxicity, in children.
In December 2018, Fennec initiated a rolling New Drug Application ("NDA") with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") for PEDMARK for the prevention of ototoxicity induced by cisplatin chemotherapy in patients 1 month to < 18 years of age with localized, non-metastatic, solid tumors, which was completed in February 2020 (the "Initial Pedmark NDA").
In August 2020, Fennec announced that it had received a Complete Response Letter ("CRL") from the FDA for the Initial Pedmark NDA because of deficiencies identified at the manufacturing facility of the Company's drug product manufacturer.
Then, in May 2021, the Company announced that it had resubmitted the NDA for PEDMARK with the FDA following receipt of final minutes from a Type A meeting with the FDA (the "Resubmitted Pedmark NDA").
The complaint alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Fennec had not successfully remediated, and overstated its efforts to remediate, issues with the manufacturing facility of its drug product manufacturer for PEDMARK; (ii) as a result, the FDA was unlikely to approve the Resubmitted Pedmark NDA; (iii) accordingly, the regulatory and commercial prospects of the Resubmitted Pedmark NDA were overstated; and (iv) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
On November 29, 2021, during pre-market hours, Fennec issued a press release "announc[ing] that it expects to receive a [CRL] after the PDUFA [Prescription Drug User Fee Act] target action date of November 27, 2021 from the [FDA] regarding its [Resubmitted Pedmark NDA]." Specifically, Fennec advised investors that "[t]he FDA has indicated that, following a recent completion of a pre-approval inspection of the manufacturing facility of our drug product manufacturer, deficiencies have been identified[,]" and that "[o]nce the official CRL is received, the Company plans to request a Type A meeting to discuss the deficiencies and steps required for the resubmission of the NDA for PEDMARKTM."
On this news, Fennec's common share price fell $4.86 per share, or 50.41%, to close at $4.78 per share on November 29, 2021.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com.
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Are there too many deer in NJ? Report reveals their impact on farmers
Impacts from white-tailed deer resulted in the loss of $1.3 million over the course of a year, for just a small fraction of New Jersey's farmers, according to new research out of Rutgers.
Wildlife damage has long been a top concern for farmers in the Garden State, and experts suggest there's no reason to believe the problem won't keep worsening.
For the report from Rutgers Cooperative Extension and the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, in-depth case studies of 27 farmers were conducted with farmers from Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Salem, Hunterdon, Mercer, Monmouth, Passaic, Somerset and Warren Counties. The farmers collectively owned or rented close to 13,000 acres of land. They were interviewed between October 2020 and March 2021.
The report's authors say the $1.3 million loss is a conservative estimate. Deer damage not only resulted in lost crops and reduced yields; there are several "hidden costs" that need to be counted.
Farmers have had to abandon fields, forego growing preferred crops, deal with soil damage, and use more fertilizers and herbicides, as a result of deer interaction, the report notes.
"They love fruits, they love vegetables, they love grain crops, they love Christmas trees," Ashley Kerr, research associate with New Jersey Farm Bureau, said of white-tailed deer.
In its own research, the Bureau recorded deer density estimates in certain spots of the state at 60 to 239 deer per square mile. Densities of 10 to 15 deer per square mile are considered healthy.
"To get from 200, to 10 to 15, is very difficult," Kerr said. "There really aren't any viable alternatives other than bringing the population numbers back into balance."
Kerr noted farmers can only do so much with fencing. And even if it does the trick for farmers, the move doesn't help population numbers — the deer would then be pushed into neighborhoods and on to roads.
Deer populations have reached problematic numbers in numerous areas of the Garden State, according to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. DEP said New Jersey has some of the most liberal deer hunting regulations in the nation — the Division of Fish and Wildlife has lengthened hunting seasons and increased bag limits — but lack of of restricted hunter access hinders the state's efforts to make progress.
Dino Flammia is a reporter for New Jersey 101.5. You can reach him at dino.flammia@townsquaremedia.com
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COVID stories needed from NJ high-schoolers — book to be published in summer
What began as a small classroom project has now evolved into an effort to gather stories from students statewide about their experiences as high-schoolers during a global pandemic.
Eventually, a sample of those experiences will be published in a book, and others will be posted online, to act as a living history of the last two years.
Ramapo College has come on board with the memoir project known as The Class of COVID-19, which already has a couple of volumes on the market. Letters have gone out to principals throughout the Garden State, in hopes of getting as many submissions as possible from interested students.
"My promise to the students of New Jersey is that I'm going to be reading every story that comes in," said Shawn Adler, project lead and an adjunct professor at Ramapo. "This is a chance for kids across New Jersey to have their stories shared and their voices known."
Adler started the project with the students of his composition class at Cliffside Park High School, where he still teaches. The project quickly evolved beyond that class and, in June 2020, turned into a published work of pandemic tales from 43 students at the school. Another edition, Second Wave, hit Amazon on Jan. 4, 2021.
"These are stories of students who have gone through tremendous loss, tremendous grief, but also have shown tremendous resilience," Adler said. "Also, this is an opportunity for students, particularly our young people, to heal."
Students interested in being part of the next edition of The Class of COVID-19 can email classofcovid19@ramapo.edu.
"It's insane because we've come such a long way now," Ata Erdal, a senior at Ciffside Park High School, told New Jersey 101.5.
Erdal had a story published in the second volume, about his family's upside-down schedule.
"I felt lost, I didn't know how I should feel, I didn't know what was right," he said.
The plan is to get the next volume published in the summer. Many submissions that aren't accepted for the book will be published online.
Proceeds from book sales will benefit the WeCare program at Ramapo, which provides assistance to college students who are experiencing housing, food or other basic-needs insecurities.
"As a state college, Ramapo is honored to be able to elevate the voices of students across the state through memoir writing," said Susan Hangen, dean of the School of Humanities and Global Studies. "The collection of stories will highlight the experiences of high school students, and Ramapo College students are serving as assistant editors and writing coaches so that the stories are well-prepared for publication."
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New report finds stress can cause fatal car accidents
Distracted driving caused by people texting and emailing on their cell phones has been a problem for years, but new research confirms that another type of distraction is also causing deadly accidents.
A report to be issued by the Governors Highway Safety Association and General Motors warns that elevated stress levels can impair driver focus and cause a crash.
According to psychologist Charity Truong at Stress and Anxiety Services of New Jersey, this is not surprising.
“For somebody who is having stressful life experiences, they may be thinking about those situations or occupied with them and not putting their full attention on their driving,” she said.
What to do if you’re stressed out
She said one technique people in stressful situations can use to be able to put full focus on operating a motor vehicle, is using what is known as a worry log.
“People can list different worries and anxieties at a time in the day when they’re certainly not driving, and then decide they’re going to get back to that list and review it at another time,” she said.
“They would list the different things that are preoccupying their attention and decide, I’m going to focus on these things at a time when I’m not driving, I’m going to go back to my list later.”
Truong said if you’re dealing with significant stressors in life a daily mindfulness practice, taking a few minutes to breathe and relax can also be very helpful.
Take a moment
“When you do enter the car, before you put the key in the ignition and start moving, so that you know your full attention is going to be on driving in the moment,” she said.
She noted if you are finding yourself becoming stressed out behind the wheel, “pulling over is actually a great option for people if they’re having that intense level of emotion in the moment and cannot focus on the road.”
She said recent research shows since the pandemic began a significant number of people have been struggling with stress and anxiety.
“We’re seeing numbers that are just astronomical in the past few years, some reports are saying up to 45% of people are reporting having anxiety,” she said.
Truong stressed if someone is struggling with these issues on an ongoing basis that would be a time to seek help.
“We would never want somebody to drive if they’re exhausted or sleep-deprived or emotional, to that degree that they’re sobbing.”
Driving in a panic
She said stress creates anxiety, and that has the potential to cause a panic attack while driving, but there are therapeutic techniques to help be in the moment.
Data published by the New Jersey State Police shows that during 2020, the most recent year statistics are available, there were 163 fatal motor vehicle accidents caused by driver inattention.
Nationwide, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports 3,142 people died in distraction-related crashes in the U.S. in 2020, accounting for 8.1% of roadway fatalities.
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Percent of NJ home flips were down in 2021, but total flips and returns up
In a case of good news, bad news, the 2021 U.S. Home Flipping Report from ATTOM Data Solutions saw the total number of flipped homes increase by more than 25% over 2020 across the country, but gross profits continued a five-year downward trend.
Yet as with so many other things, New Jersey was not typical, according to Rick Sharga, ATTOM executive vice president of market intelligence, who said flippers in the Garden State made more for their efforts last year than the year prior.
"Despite the fact that on average, gross returns went down for flippers across the country, they were very, very strong in New Jersey, in fact went up a couple thousand dollars," Sharga said.
On the national scale, the gross profit per flip averaged $65,000 in 2021, down $2,000 from 2020, according to ATTOM. The 31% return on investment compared to the original acquisition price reflected that statistic's lowest level since 2008.
"On the flip side, I guess you could say, we saw that the percentage of profits dipped pretty significantly for people who were flipping homes," although Sharga added, "still making a good gross return on their investment."
The 323,465 single-family houses or condo units flipped around the country last year were the most since 2006, the report revealed.
Some local trends appeared troubling but may have been attributable to the overall hot housing market and lingering COVID foreclosure moratoriums.
In terms of the percentage of flips vs. number of total home sales, the Atlantic City metro area experienced a 73% decline in 2021, the second-largest dip in the nation behind Honolulu (83%). The Philadelphia metro declined 35.4%.
Inventory for flippers has shrunk, Sharga said, even as homebuying continues a near-pandemic-long winning streak.
"Individual investors, who are the primary fix-and-flip investors across the country, are citing that they're having more competition from traditional consumer homebuyers than they are from institutional investors," he said.
Sharga said New Jersey is actually one of the best places to flip a home right now, and that the numbers shouldn't throw people off.
That's because, as foreclosures normalize back to pre-pandemic levels, Sharga said the "public service" of fix-and-flippers snatching up distressed properties will resume.
"New Jersey went from being a state with relatively high levels of distressed property to virtually none, and I think that's one of the reasons the New Jersey numbers trended the way that they did," he said.
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Plane rolls off runway at NJ airport after touching down, no injuries
MORRISTOWN — A plane rolled off the runway at a general aviation airport in New Jersey, but no injuries were reported, authorities said.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the Learjet 45 had just landed at the Morristown Airport in Hanover at 11:30 a.m. Saturday with four people aboard.
It came to a stop in the grass with significant damage. Both wings had separated from the small plane, according to Morristown Green.
Officials said the aircraft had departed from Fulton County Airport in Atlanta. The FAA said it is investigating and will release the aircraft registration number after it has been verified at the scene, but officials said they do not identify people involved in aircraft incidents or accidents.
City fire and police bureaus were called to the scene. The Morristown department of public safety posted a notice saying “We can confirm there are no injuries to any persons."
The airport mostly reopened Saturday night, but Runway 5-23 remained closed.
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Man found dead in dumpster in West Palm Beach
Police are investigating the death of a man found in a dumpster Sunday morning in West Palm Beach.
West Palm Beach police spokesman Mike Jachles said a person putting garbage into a dumpster in the 3200 block of Southridge Court about 9 a.m. discovered the man's body.
Jachles said the victim is a Hispanic man in his 40s who was a resident of West Palm Beach.
Crime scene investigators spent several hours processing the scene and collecting evidence.
An autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death, but Jachles said it "does not appear to be a shooting."
Jachles also didn't say how long the body had been in the dumpster.
"But we don't think that it had been there for long," he added.
Anyone with information about the homicide is urged to call West Palm Beach police at 561-822-1900 or call Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County at 800-458-TIPS. Tipsters can remain anonymous.
Jachles also detailed two other homicides that occurred Saturday night.
He said police received a call about 9:30 p.m. in regards to shots fired in the 5800 block of Caribbean Boulevard.
Officers arrived at the scene and located the body of an unidentified man who had apparently been shot.
Jachles also provided details on a third homicide that occurred this weekend.
He said police were called to the 5500 block of Haverhill Road about 10:30 p.m.
According to police, the body of a 26-year-old man was found in the parking lot of an apartment complex. It appeared he had been shot.
Jachles said all three homicides are unrelated.
Investigators are working to determine a motive in each of the three homicide cases.
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1 dead in shooting at mobile home park; suspect in custody
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office deputies are investigating a fatal shooting at a mobile home park near West Palm Beach.
Deputies received a call about a man shooting a gun shortly after 6 a.m. Sunday at the Tavares Cove mobile home park.
When deputies arrived along the 6100 block of Calle Del Sol, they quickly detained a man they found carrying a handgun, sheriff's spokeswoman Teri Barbera said.
Deputies then located the body of a man.
Barbera said they believe the suspected gunman and the victim knew each other and were the only two people involved in the shooting.
She said there was no danger to the public.
Investigators were working to determine what led to the deadly confrontation.
Neighbors said they heard about 17 gunshots fired from inside and outside the trailer, a rented home with about nine tenants. They said the shooter lived alone and had been there for about a month.
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NBC health and nutrition expert Joy Bauer coming to West Palm Beach
Television health and nutrition expert Joy Bauer will be in West Palm Beach this week giving tips on how to have a healthy life.
Joy, who is the author of 12 bestselling books, started her career as a clinical nutritionist in New York.
She travels around the country sharing tips on what to eat and recipes to incorporate into your everyday life.
Joy also makes television appearances on NBC's Today Show stressing the importance of being active every day and drinking enough water for good health.
This week she will be speaking at a "Meals on Wheels Palm Beaches" event.
"I plan to share practical, easy and delicious tips that can help everybody elevate their life. We will be talking a little bit about hydration, about exercise, letting go of stress," she said. "But of course the meat of my talk is going to be about food. You know me, all roads lead back to food."
The Meals on Wheels breakfast event is this Friday, April 8th at 7:30am at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach. For information about tickets, go to
https://mealsonwheelspalmbeaches.org/events/events-calendar.
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Three men and three women were killed, Police Chief Kathy Lester said. Their bodies remained on the pavement hours after the gunfire erupted around 2 a.m. Police sought clues from a crime scene that stretched across multiple city blocks as they searched for the shooters.
At least four of the wounded were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. Authorities have not identified any of the victims or offered a possible motive.
Investigators pored through hundreds of pieces of evidence - much of it documented on the streets with blue and yellow markers - as officials begged the public to come forward with tips and videos that could help find the suspects.
Councilmember Katie Valenzuela, who represents the area, said she's fielded many phone calls reporting violence in her district during her 15 months in office. She cried at a news conference as she told reporters that the latest phone call woke her up at 2:30 a.m.
"I'm heartbroken and I'm outraged," she said. "Our community deserves better than this."
Sunday's violence was the third time this year in the U.S. that at least six people have been killed in a mass shooting, according to a database compiled by The Associated Press, USA Today and Northeastern University.
Sacramento has endured two mass shootings in the last five weeks . On Feb. 28, a father killed his three daughters, a chaperone and himself in a Sacramento church during a weekly supervised visitation. David Mora, 39, was armed with a homemade semiautomatic rifle-style weapon, even though he was under a restraining order that prohibited him from possessing a firearm.
The area where Sunday's killings occurred is on the outskirts of the city's main entertainment district and has many bars and restaurants. It's anchored by the Golden One Center that attracts big-name concerts and is home to the NBA's Sacramento Kings. City officials have invested heavily in the area to promote development.
Videos on social media showed what appeared to be an altercation before the gunfire in California's capital city. Sgt. Zach Eaton, a police spokesperson, said they "don't know if that fight actually lead to the shooting."
Kelsey Schar was staying on the fourth floor of Citizen Hotel when she said she heard gunshots and saw flashes in the dark. She walked to the window and "saw a guy running and just shooting," Schar told the AP.
Her friend, Madalyn Woodard, said she saw a crowd in the street scatter amid the gunfire and a girl who appeared to have been shot in the arm lying on the ground. Security guards from a nearby nightclub rushed to help the girl with what looked like napkins to try to stanch the bleeding.
A video posted on Twitter showed people running through the street amid the sounds of rapid gunfire. Nightclubs close at 2 a.m. and it's typical for streets to be full of people at that hour in the city of about 525,000, located 75 miles (120 kilometers) from San Francisco.
Pop duo Aly & AJ performed Saturday at Sacramento's Crest Theatre and their tour bus was caught in the gunfire, the musicians said on Twitter. No one in their touring group was hurt, the tweet said.
Distraught by the mass shooting last night outside the venue in Sacramento. All of our thoughts are with the families of those who lost their lives and those recovering today. We’re praying for the health care workers caring for them. We hope all our fans made it home safe 🙏
— Aly & AJ (@alyandaj) April 3, 2022
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement that his administration was working closely with law enforcement officials.
"What we do know at this point is that another mass casualty shooting has occurred, leaving families with lost loved ones, multiple individuals injured and a community in grief," he said.
Yet another mass casualty shooting - leaving families with lost loved ones, people injured, and a community in grief.
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) April 3, 2022
We are working closely with law enforcement to monitor the situation.
We cannot continue to let gun violence be the new normal. https://t.co/W2GIPnQJwM
Kay Harris, 32, told the AP she was asleep when one of her family members called to say they thought her brother Sergio Harris had been killed. She said she thought he had been at the London nightclub, which is near the shooting.
Pamela Harris, Sergio Harris' mother, told The Sacramento Bee the family had not heard from him since the shooting.
"We just want to know what happened to him," she said. "Not knowing anything is just hard to face."
Pamela later confirmed to ABC News that her son, Sergio Harris, was shot and killed during the Sacramento shooting.
Berry Accius, a community activist, said he came to the scene shortly after the shooting happened.
"The first thing I saw was like victims. I saw a young girl with a whole bunch of blood in her body, a girl taking off glass from her, a young girl screaming saying, 'They killed my sister.' A mother running up, 'Where's my son, has my son been shot?'" he said.
Mayor Darrell Steinberg said in recent years it "has been a very difficult time in downtown Sacramento," as the city's development efforts took a hit from the coronavirus pandemic.
He added that the shooting "gives pause to our entire community," but he urged people to continue visiting the area.
VIDEO: Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg discusses 'senseless' tragedy following mass shooting
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DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- It is an end of an era at Duke University for the Blue Devils basketball team.
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski coached the last game of his career after 42 seasons with the team, and while it didn't end the way fans hoped, his fans say this loss will not define Coach K.
"I think he was sad and not the outcome he wanted but overall, it was a good game, and we did our best and I'm proud of Coach K and the team he made and if it wasn't for him, we wouldn't be where we are now," lifelong Duke fan Shemika Holloway said.
Krzyzewski with his wife, Micke right by his side both walked off the team plane after it arrived at RDU Airport Sunday afternoon. Coach K along with his team, staff, and family members boarded buses and made the trek to Duke University.
Once the buses arrived at Duke's campus, students and fans welcomed their them back to the university to celebrate Coach K's final season. Krzyzewski took time and thanked fans for their years of support before heading off to retirement.
"I'm going to support them all the way. It doesn't matter if they win or lose. So, we are die-hard fans. Go, Duke!" said Duke fan, Tanese Goldston, despite the tough loss to UNC in the Final Four.
Coach K arrives back in Durham and heads into retirement after tough loss to UNC
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By Christopher Thompson
IF YOU WERE asked what was the most valuable asset you own, what would your answer be? Most people would likely say their home or their 401(k). However in business, your network is by far the most valuable asset you have. But there’s a catch. You have to leverage it correctly.
I have always considered myself extremely fortunate to have worked with so many talented people over the course of my career. I have built lifelong friendships with many of my coworkers, and it’s something that has proven to be extremely beneficial in business. The relationships are almost always mutually beneficial, and there is nothing more rewarding than helping someone you know.
Aside from the first professional job I had, every career opportunity I have had originated through a referral from someone I used to work with. Whenever I talk about the power of your network, I always tell the story about how I have had a lot of different roles at many companies, and I have never applied for a single job. It’s a little bit of luck, but it’s a real life example of how the people you have around you can impact your life and career.
When it comes to selling and doing business, people you know will prove to be invaluable. It’s not always about who you know, but I can tell you from personal experience, it certainly helps in a lot of situations. I could share countless stories about how people I know helped me get introduced to key decision makers and win business. And the great thing is when that type of activity is happening, your network continues to grow.
While having a large network has a long list of benefits, it takes work to maintain relationships. There is nothing I find more aggravating than getting a call from someone I haven’t spoken to in years, asking me for a favor.
Here are a few suggestions on ways you can ensure your network remains your most valuable asset.
Find reasons to stay in touch
If you don’t stay in contact with key people in your network regularly, the value of those relationships will likely degrade. It doesn’t take a lot of time or effort to reach out and check in to see how someone is doing. I do my best to reach out to someone when I come across something that is relevant to them or makes me think of them. You don’t have to go overboard, but make sure you are keeping your name in front of the people you worked so hard to build strong relationships with.
Keep your eyes open for referrals
I learned the phrase “standing in the middle of a referral” early on in my career and have always been surprised at how often it happens. When you’re interacting with people and hear them discuss things that could be beneficial to someone you know, speak up and broker an introduction.
A few weeks ago, I was talking to a friend who mentioned potentially selling her house. I immediately asked if she had found a Realtor yet, and she said no. I proceeded to do an email introduction to her and a talented Realtor I know. Sending people referrals whenever you come across them is always appreciated and often leads to the person receiving the referral reciprocating the act in the future.
Stay relevant
When you go long periods of time without interacting with someone, it’s easy for them to forget the value you bring or the skills they witnessed when they worked with you. Stay relevant by being a thought leader and sharing your ideas, views and experiences. Posting compelling thoughts on platforms like LinkedIn help keep your name out there, even if someone doesn’t directly respond or interact with you.
Another very beneficial task that helps keep your network active is seeking advice and feedback from people you know who are experts in certain topics. I always enjoy getting calls asking for my advice on topics I know well. And most people enjoy helping someone they know.
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U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on energy prices in the South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, March 31, 2022.
Congress doesn’t often speak clearly and in plain language. That’s not the case for a hearing in the week ahead with a half dozen fossil fuel company bosses.
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce has titled Wednesday’s subcommittee hearing with the not-so-subtle title “Gouged at the Gas Station: Big Oil and America’s Pain at the Pump.”
Well, don’t let it be said the energy CEOs and their shareholders don’t know the environment they will be walking into in the hearing room on Capitol Hill.
While American production of oil has fallen from record highs two years ago, it remains more than twice what it was when oil last traded over $120 a barrel in the summer of 2008. Three-quarters of the increase in American oil production since that summer comes from two states: Texas and North Dakota.
The U.S. is the largest producer of oil in the world, outpacing traditional petro-nations like Saudi Arabia and Russia. America also is the largest consumer of oil. In each case — production and consumption — the U.S. is responsible for one out of every five barrels worldwide, according to 2020 data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. And even though American production has jumped considerably, our thirst still outstrips supply. For every 50 barrels of American oil, the U.S. imports one barrel of foreign fossil fuels. By contrast, about one out of every 10 barrels of U.S. crude is sent overseas — most to India, South Korea and Singapore.
Yes, there is a lot of oil flowing elsewhere in the world, yet crude oil pumped out from under American oil and rock is the global standard for pricing. And when the world justifiably stops buying oil from a major producer like Russia, that demand will be filled from other sources. That raises prices for every type of oil.
The market for American crude oil is not solely an American market.
The CEOs and their shareholders should expect to face blistering questions from Democratic members of the panel. “By keeping domestic oil production low and funneling revenue back to investors and executives, the oil industry is keeping energy prices — and profits — artificially high,” said committee chairman Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., D-New Jersey.
The energy firms are not blameless for higher gasoline prices, to say nothing about favorable tax incentives and climate change contributions. But rhetoric that fans the flames of frustration over gasoline is not a national energy policy that will meaningfully impact prices.
Financial journalist Tom Hudson hosts “The Sunshine Economy” on WLRN-FM in Miami, where he is the vice president of news. He is the former co-anchor and managing editor of “Nightly Business Report” on public television. Follow him on Twitter @HudsonsView.
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Granite United Way names six new board members
Six new members have joined Granite United Way’s Board of Directors. Four joined upon the alignment with the Greater Seacoast Region.
Granite United Way is the largest United Way in New Hampshire. The organization covers the Southern Region, Merrimack County, Central Region, Greater Seacoast Region, Upper Valley, North Country and the Northern Region of the state.
The new members are: Doug Foley, Eversource; Colby Gamester, Gamester Law Office; Ed Marchetti, Comcast; Cathy Nickerson, WT Phelan/Assured Partners; Randy Perkins, retired from Eversource and Nick Toumpas, retired from Department of Health and Human Services
Foley, president of N.H. operations at Eversource, previously oversaw maintenance and construction of the company’s electric transmission and distribution systems in Massachusetts as well as response to storm or emergency events.
Gamester has practiced law since 2013 in Portsmouth with a focus on small business law, probate law, estate planning, and real estate and land use law.
Marchetti is senior vice president of engineering and technical operations in the Comcast’s Northeast Division where he oversees technical operations, engineering, business improvements and residential and commercial construction.
Nickerson has served as the principal of private client underwriters division at WT Phelan/Assured Partners since 2008.
Perkins retired from Eversource after 35 years. The past 12 years he was a strategic account executive.
Toumpas is a retired executive having held leadership positions in the public and private sectors. In 2002, he joined the Division of Public Health Services in the Department of Health and Human Services to lead the emerging public health preparedness program. In 2007 he was nominated and then approved as the Commissioner of DHHS where he served until his retirement in 2016.
Carr named principal at Seacoast School of Technology
The Exeter Region Cooperative School Board recently voted unanimously to hire Pamela Carr, of Portsmouth, as the new principal of Seacoast School of Technology (SST). A seasoned educator bringing 27 years of experience in public education and former SST assistant principal, Carr will begin her duties as new principal on July 1.
Carr is currently serving as an assistant principal at Exeter High School.
Chamber CFO to retire
Ann Makowski, the Greater Manchester Chamber’s longtime chief financial officer will retire at the end of June 2022. Makowski’s decision to retire will bring a close to a remarkable career of 21 years of service to the GMC and the communities it serves.
Makowski leaves the Greater Manchester Chamber in solid financial standing with systems the board and staff will continue to employ.
Hathorn joins JSA Design as interior designer
Jamie Hathorn was recently hired as an interior designer at JSA Design, responsible for designing and managing interiors projects across the firm’s seven design studios.
A native of Oklahoma, Hathorn has worked in commercial and residential interior design, most recently for OLSON LEWIS+ Architects in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass.
Johnson promoted to vice president at bank
Merrimack County Savings Bank recently announced the promotion of Diana Johnson to vice president, marketing officer, based out of the bank’s main office in downtown Concord. Johnson will lead and oversee the marketing communications, social media and public relations programs to deliver on the Merrimack’s mission of helping the community thrive.
In 2010, Johnson began her career with the Merrimack as a marketing specialist and was promoted six years later to public relations officer for New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp.
Zhang honored as ‘social worker of the year’
Angela Zhang, MSW, has been honored by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), New Hampshire chapter, as Social Worker of the Year.
Zhang is the programs director at LISTEN Community Services, where she leads a team of eight staff members to provide critical support and services to Upper Valley residents in both New Hampshire and Vermont. She is also a teaching lecturer in social work at Plymouth State University. She has also volunteered since 2013 as an after-hours, crisis-line advocate at WISE, an organization providing domestic-violence crisis support, advocacy, and intervention in the Upper Valley.
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FRANCONIA – At a time when adaptive sports are booming but the price of equipment remains “exorbitantly expensive,” MiKayla Briere is grateful for the generosity of friends like Bode Miller.
A Franconia and Cannon Mountain native – who, when he retired in 2017 was the most successful male downhiller in U.S. history and widely considered to be among the best to don a pair of skis anywhere, ever — Miller and his family in 2005 formed the Turtle Ridge Foundation here.
The stated mission of the foundation is to support youth and adaptive sports programs “and to offer the opportunity for our disabled community and young people to participate in a variety of sports and recreational activities that would not be available to them without our help.”
On Saturday, joined by his sister Kyla and other family members, Miller was back at Cannon for what, until a two-year COVID-19 hiatus, had been the foundation’s annual BodeFest fundraiser.
Kyla Miller said the 2022 BodeFest – which featured the opportunity to ski and hang out with her brother, lunch, an auction, an autographs and photo session, swag bags, raffles and other activities — was expected to raise $30,000 or more.
The money will go to help Adaptive Sports Partners of the North Country, where Briere is the program manager and where she oversees its ski program.
Fourteen years earlier, when she was a competitive mono-skier, Briere, who has a degenerative disease, was among the first of the foundation’s beneficiaries. She used a mono-ski made by and provided to her by the foundation after discovering that commercially–made mono-skis were beyond her means.
Her current rig, which comes with a set of outriggers that she uses to guide herself, costs over $7,000.
Overall, adaptive sports equipment is “exorbitantly expensive,” said Briere, which is why the support of the Turtle Ridge Foundation is so important and appreciated.
Adaptive Sports Partners of the North Country, which like the foundation is also based in Franconia, offers athletes of all abilities, regardless of whether they are residents of the Granite State or visitors, the chance to participate in some 20 sports year-round.
Between December and Saturday, Adaptive Sports Partners provided 1,400 “activity sessions” at Cannon, said Briere, who added that all adaptive sports are becoming more popular, among them mountain biking.
But, she pointed out, “the primary barrier (to get more people into adaptive sports) is having the equipment” and that’s where the BodeFest and the Turtle Ridge Foundation come in.
Kyla Miller, who is the foundation’s chief-operating officer, said BodeFest has grown since the first one in 2005 at Bretton Woods.
Bode Miller said he was happy to add his celebrity to a good cause. He said that after a family friend was injured in a motor-vehicle accident, “It became really clear, really fast” about the need for adaptive sports in the North Country.
The foundation built Briere’s first mono-ski, he said, in part to help her, but also to disrupt what he said was the over-priced commercial market.
While not “a super high-end” mono-ski, said Miller, Briere’s was significant because it got manufacturers to cut their prices, which increased accessibility.
Miller said his days of ski racing are behind him, noting that “I raced 450 World Cup races. I raced plenty.”
Also a tennis player of note, who made an unsuccessful bid as a qualifier to play in the 2010 U.S. Open, Miller said while he is still playing recreationally, he has no intent of pursuing a career in that sport.
“Athletically, I’m retired,” he said.
While Montana is now home, Miller said it was “awesome to be back” in Franconia and at Cannon for BodeFest.
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DEAR ABBY: My husband and I divorced when our only son was 3. We had joint custody. Our marriage ended because of his binge drinking, secrecy, verbal abuse and one incident of domestic violence. At 14, my son chose to live with his father.
His dad and stepmother have now alienated him from me. He’s 30 now and has had problems abusing alcohol and marijuana. When I see him, there is always underlying hostility. I love and fear for him, as any mother would.
I attend Al-Anon meetings and have made myself geographically available to him over the last eight years. He visits briefly, once or twice every six months. I have offered to go to counseling with him. He has a counselor but never invites me to come. I would pay for one, but my son says he’s too busy to do more. Should I just give up? I’m afraid of letting go, but emotionally drained from the struggle.
— MOM WITH A BREAKING HEART
DEAR MOM: You have done everything you can to repair the tie that was broken so long ago. You can’t fix what’s wrong with your son. Whatever problems there were in the past, you have tried to deal with them the best you could. There is a saying in AA, “Let go and let God.” For the sake of your own emotional well-being, it is time to do that.
DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend and I have been dating for a year. We are now making arrangements to move in together. I consider myself lucky because every day my partner tells me I’m beautiful, that I am kind and many wonderful things. I know he adores me. However, he has not told me he loves me. Nor have I said it to him. Am I old-fashioned in assuming my male partner should tell me he loves me first? I’m getting impatient.
— GREAT GIRLFRIEND IN IDAHO
DEAR GIRLFRIEND: I have a suggestion. Before you move in with this man, why don’t you simply ASK him why he hasn’t said the words you long to hear? From what you have written, he demonstrates it often. His answer may be enlightening and could affect whether you proceed with your plans.
DEAR ABBY: We live next door to a nice Jewish family, with three precious kids who seem to really like us old retirees. I had planned to make a Passover cake for them and had input on how to prepare kosher. However, I am having second thoughts.
Should I send a card telling them I’d like to prepare something? Or should I go ahead and prepare it anyway? Or should I just send a Passover greeting instead?
— WONDERING IN TEXAS
DEAR WONDERING: A card might be the wiser way to go. Before you go to the expense of buying the ingredients, talk with the wife. Tell her what you are planning and find out how “strictly kosher” the family is. While some families would welcome your generosity, others might prefer not to consume something that wasn’t prepared from kosher products AND PREPARED IN A KOSHER KITCHEN.
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DEAR HELOISE: I have some driving and parking hints:
1. I park in a garage. In order to avoid hitting the wall, I keep an orange construction cone in the garage in front of the car. I also used a marker to draw a line on the floor near the driver's door so I know how far to pull up.
2. From the driver's seat, I cannot see the trunk or the front end of my auto, so I taped a bright orange pencil to the front bumper, so that it sticks upward just enough so I can see it. (I can't see the back either, but the car has a camera.)
3. My car is a very popular color, so I added a few inexpensive auto decals to catch my eye. For people who live or work in high-rise buildings, putting a decal on the car will help you find your car before you exit the building. -- R.B., via email
RECYCLING HINTS
DEAR HELOISE: In this age of recycling, I find that using a coffee filter to cover food in the microwave to keep it from splattering all over is very useful. There's not so much waste, and they should disintegrate fairly quickly, too. Coffee filters are a lot cheaper than paper towels or paper plates, and it's better for the environment.
-- K.B., South Vienna, Ohio
K.B., recycling is so important for our environment today, and this hint offers a great suggestion.
-- Heloise
Smoky hair
DEAR HELOISE: Here's a hint for if you are ever in a smoky situation and your hair has that smoky smell after you leave. Take some vinegar and put it in a spray bottle. Spray your hair and fluff it up. It will take the smoky smell out of your hair, and you won't smell like a pickle.
-- Elizabeth F. in Ohio
Elizabeth, vinegar is a safe household product that can be used for cleaning, deodorizing and cooking, as you have found with the smoke in your hair. To learn about more uses, get my six-page pamphlet full of vinegar hints. Go to www.Heloise.com or send $5 and a long, self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Heloise/Vinegar, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001. FYI: Occasionally pour 1 cup of white vinegar in the final rinse water to make laundry soft and fluffy.
-- Heloise
Washing golf hats
DEAR HELOISE: With golf season fast approaching in the midwest and north, my wife puts my sweaty worn golf hats in a gentle bag and washes them regularly with the rest of the clothes on the permanent press cycle. After the end of the wash and rinse cycle, she puts the wet hats on a coffee container to dry and form them. They look great and smell fresh, too. It works better than a rigid hat form in the dishwasher.
-- Peter Saunders Jr., Englewood, Ohio
Hint for colonoscopy preparation
DEAR HELOISE: I discovered a hint for the preparation for a colonoscopy. The unpleasant flavor of the drink can be overcome by gulping as much of the liquid as possible and then eating a couple of bites of Jell-O. No nasty aftertaste! Thank you for all of your wonderful hints.
-- Pat W., via email
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DEAR HELOISE: I work at a well-known banking institution, and of late, we have experienced problems from various scammers. Since we are in contact with other banking institutions, we found that several other companies have been hit with the same problems we are facing. Please warn your readers that just because someone on the phone, in a text message or email says they are from your bank, they still have no right to ask certain questions.
1. Do NOT give out your account number, passwords, username, debit card number or credit card numbers. Never give anyone else your PIN or Social Security number. If you suspect fraud, hang up and alert your bank immediately.
2. Scammers can make your caller ID look like it’s from your bank, so beware of this trick.
3. If it’s a text or email you receive, look for typos and errors in the grammar that’s used.
4. Always call your bank and let them know what’s happened so they can keep an eye on your account. Even if you have mistakenly given out personal or financial information, don’t delay calling your bank with your suspicions.
— Linda S., Dallas, Texas
Fast facts
Lost a pet? Here’s what to do:
•Make flyers to post and hand out; use a photo of your pet if you have one.
•Next, ask neighbors if they have seen your pet and leave a flyer with your phone number.
• Call all local animal shelters and the pound to see if your pet was turned in. Do this daily.
• Drive around your area, looking up and down each street.
• Place a notice in the local paper with your phone number and offer a small reward if found.
• Go online and post a picture of your pet on local community sites.
Medication mix-up
DEAR HELOISE: We just had a problem here at home that could have been very serious. I used to store all medications in a plastic container in the refrigerator. That included medication for our two elderly dogs as well as the pills my husband takes. My husband and I were chatting while he was getting out his meds, and he wasn’t paying attention to the vial of pills. I stopped him before he popped the pill in his mouth because it was the wrong color. That’s when we found out he almost took the dog’s medication. Now I store the dogs’ medicines in the refrigerator and my husband’s medication in our nightstand.
— Diane H., Morgantown, West Virginia
Breakfast
DEAR HELOISE: With four boys and three girls in our blended household, I decided to teach the kids to make their own breakfast and lunch each school day. I let them choose what they want to eat, and then they clean up afterward. If they want cookies in their lunch, they are to pack no more than two or three, depending on the size. It’s a step toward making them independent adults someday.
— Ashley G., Rockland, Massachusetts
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Gov. Chris Sununu made national headlines over the weekend, saying former President Donald Trump is “f---king crazy” during an appearance at the 137th annual Gridiron Club Dinner in Washington.
Sununu was one of two main speakers at the dinner, considered one of the most high-profile media events in D.C. The event, held at the Renaissance Hotel, was canceled the last two years due to the pandemic.
As reported by Politico and multiple media outlets, Sununu mentioned Trump’s “experience,” “sense of integrity” and the “rationale” present in many of his tweets.
“You know, he’s probably going to be the next president,” Sununu said, according to Politico. “Nah, I’m just kidding! He’s f---ing crazy.”
Multiple news outlets reported the ballroom erupted with laughter at the comment, with Sununu following up by saying, “Are you kidding? Come on. You guys are buying that? I love it. He just stresses me out so much!...I’m going to deny I ever said it.”
Politico reported Sununu went on to say, “The press often will ask me if I think Donald Trump is crazy. And I’ll say it this way: I don’t think he’s so crazy that you could put him in a mental institution. But I think if he were in one, he ain’t getting out.”
Dante Scala, professor of politics at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, said it looks to him like the governor is “spoiling for a fight.”
“Talk about poking the bear,” said Scala. “It’s one thing to disagree publicly with the former president. It’s quite another to mock him, especially in front of the national media. And I don’t think the former president is going to let him get the last word.”
Reached Sunday for comment on Sununu’s remarks, Paul Collins, senior adviser to the governor, said the Gridiron Dinner is an annual comedic event “built around using self-deprecating humor to instill a spirit of bipartisanship.”
“Governor Sununu began by making fun of his own father and family and included jokes on everyone from CNN to Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump and Jenn Psaki,” said Collins in a statement. “It was a great night where no one took themselves too seriously, and given the crowd’s reaction to some of the governor’s jokes, he will be keeping his day job.”
U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), who spoke on behalf of Democrats at the Gridiron Club dinner, said he hadn’t heard a “Republican use the F-word that much since the Nixon administration.”
During an appearance on CBS’ Face the Nation Sunday morning, Raskin described Sununu’s comments as a “breath of fresh air.”
“Last night, you know, I was at the Gridiron Club dinner, and I saw the governor, the Republican Governor of New Hampshire, Chris Sununu,” said Raskin. “He said Donald Trump is f-ing crazy, and he didn’t say f-ing.”
Dean Spiliotes, a civic scholar at Southern New Hampshire University and founder of NH Political Capital, said he found Sununu’s comments “fascinating.”
“This dinner is famously irreverent, and that kind of language is not unusual,” said Spiliotes. “But we also know that Trump is notoriously thin-skinned when it comes to celebrity roasts. He won’t be happy.”
Spiliotes said he thinks Sununu felt comfortable mocking Trump because he believes his political fortunes “are not tied to the former president in the way that other GOP officials believe theirs are linked.”
“Perhaps it was a little bit of a declaration of independence, or maybe the beginnings of a struggle over the future direction of the GOP, in the guise of bipartisan fun,” said Spiliotes. “In any event, I’m sure Sununu will downplay its significance.”
During the dinner, Sununu told a story about a visit by Trump to New Hampshire where he was invited to ride with the president ‘The Beast,’ the nickname for the presidential limo.
During a discussion en route to an appearance, Sununu said Trump pointed out the window at people lining a road and holding American flags.
Sununu said Trump told him “They love me,” looking at the crowd..
Sununu said the man Trump had pointed at was holding a sign that read, ‘FTRUMP.’
Sununu made several other remarks about fellow Republicans that drew laughs from the crowd, Politico and other news outlets reported.
Referencing Virginia Thomas’ text messages to Mark Meadows, Sununu joked, “We know she may be extreme, but let’s face it: when it comes to texting, she’s no Anthony Weiner. And you guys thought we forgot about that freak show.”
On Ted Cruz recently appearing with the People’s Convoy, Sununu said no one really knows why the protestors are in Washington in the first place, “which pretty much describes Ted himself, right?”
“What is with Ted? You see that beard? He looks like Mel Gibson after a DUI or something,” Politico reported Sununu said.
And speaking about Trump supporter and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, Sununu reportedly said, “This guy’s head is stuffed with more crap than his pillows. And by the way, I was told not to say this, but I will: His stuff is crap. I mean, it’s absolute crap. You only find that kind of stuff in the Trump Hotel.”
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North Country attractions, such as Clark’s Bears, are embracing less traditional employment models to make sure they have enough staff for the 2022 season.
New Hampshire’s unemployment rate was 2.7% in February, according to New Hampshire Employment Security.
While that number is daunting, representatives of Clark’s and Mt. Washington Auto Road said they’re each ready for 2022 in part because they treat employees well, and also improved benefits.
For the third time in the past four years, Clark’s is bringing on work campers to complement its traditional hires, said Anne Englert, who oversees the human resources department at the family-owned business.
In exchange for signing a contract to work at Clark’s Bears from late May to Columbus Day, the work campers, who come from all over the country and travel in recreational vehicles or tow campers, can park for free at a nearby campground as well as competitive wages and, in their free time, have the opportunity to explore, said Englert.
In exchange, employers get reliable employees who commit months before local high school and college students and teachers can sign on, said Englert, and who, unlike the students and teachers, are able to stick around after their schools open in late summer.
“The beautiful thing for us is we’re getting adults who will give us five months of work in our pre-season and in our post-season,” she said, adding that work campers are an interesting group of people who are familiar with and successful in dealing with the public.
Work camping is an attractive lifestyle for the campers and a blessing for businesses that hire them, said Englert.
In 2022, Clark’s will have 11 work campers, most of whom were hired beginning last November. Englert said Clark’s, which in 2021 had 145 employees, in the future would like to grow the number of work campers.
Clark’s is also employing traditional hiring methods, she said, including job fairs and advertising in newspapers and online. They have increased the starting wage by $2 an hour and offer new-hire referral bonuses.
For four decades, Clark’s has operated a shuttle to bring employees in from the Woodsville area, said Englert, and for this year, is considering adding a second shuttle at another location.
Kevin Devine, the operations manager at Mt. Washington Auto Road, said the Auto Road is “fortunate” in that it is “a very special place to work, both in terms of staff dedication and the unique nature of the business and property.”
“Some of our returning staff have been employed here for decades — so referrals are one of the biggest ways that we recruit staff,” he said. “We value our staff as integral to the continued enjoyment and safe access to the summit of Mt. Washington and so of course we continue to review other similar businesses and attractions to keep up with wage and benefit expectations.”
Charyl Reardon, president of White Mountain Attractions, which represents 17 attractions, including Clark’s Bears and the Auto Road and some 300 hospitality/tourism businesses, said her members have been adapting to the challenges of seasonal workforces for the past five years.
The COVID-19 pandemic, she said, “clearly brought it to the forefront and certainly COVID brought additional challenges with hiring,” among them providing housing to employees.
Work camping alleviates some of that housing crunch, she said, while also providing a much-needed relief to regular employees, some of whom may be working 10-hour days and seven-day weeks.
Asked how hiring is shaping up for 2022, Reardon said, “I don’t think the attractions are any worse off than they have been the last couple of years. Is it ideal? Probably not yet but everybody is going to continue to be creative in how they support the workforce.”
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J.J. Spaun shot a final-round 69 Sunday to finish with a 13-under 275 and earn his first career win on tour at the Valero Texas Open at TPC San Antonio.
The two-shot victory earned Spaun his first-ever trip to the Masters in Augusta, Ga., this week, where he will enter play at No. 10 in the FedExCup standings.
"It's a great feeling to be in the winner's circle and now it's like a game changer," Spaun said.
"(Heading to the Masters) means the world. You've only dreamed of playing there, for most of us. To think that we're going to be heading there tonight or tomorrow is incredible. I'm really looking forward to it and I can't wait. Hopefully I can have another good week there, too."
Coming into the day tied for the lead with three other golfers, Spaun misfired with a double bogey on his first hole, but he rallied to shoot a calm, collected round after that, making five birdies and 12 pars.
"I was pretty upset, but the only thing, the saving grace to that or the thing I learned from that is it's the first hole," Spaun said. "Like if I was 2 over through 5, it probably would have felt different, but I knew because it was only the first hole, like you've just got to forget about it.
"So I just didn't let it bother me and I just tried to overcome and I did."
Spaun became the first player to win a tournament despite starting off the final round with a double bogey since Tiger Woods at the 2008 U.S. Open.
He finished his day with four straight pars, with no other golfer able to draw closer. Matt Kuchar (69 on Sunday) and Australian Matt Jones (66) finished tied for second two strokes back at 11 under.
Spaun joined the PGA tour in 2017, earning three top-10 finishes as a rookie. He added four more in 2018, but he hit a rough patch in 2020.
"I technically lost my card the COVID year, but they gave everyone that didn't keep their card another year," Spaun said. "Basically, we were in like a reshuffle category, kind of like the rookie category I'm in now, or I was. I was just playing bad, like I was lost. I didn't know where my swing was, I didn't know what to do. I had been working hard at it, too. That was the thing, I was putting so much into my game and getting nothing in return and just playing worse.
"I went to Korn Ferry Finals and fought hard and won it back in the first tournament. I didn't win, but I got it back finishing tied for second or second place. I think that's kind of what I needed maybe."
Jones' final-round 66 (eight birdies, two bogeys) tied for the best round of the day.
"Yeah, played great today," Jones said. "Had a great playing partner, great group, so it's always enjoyable."
Canadian Adam Hadwin fired a final-round 67 to forge a fourth-place tie with Troy Merritt (69), Charles Howell III (69) and Beau Hossler (72).
Hadwin had three birdies over his first five holes and five birdies in his final seven.
"Obviously today was an incredible finish," Hadwin said. "It's a tricky golf course and when the wind blows, the landing areas on the greens are so small, you've got to be extremely precise."
Hossler had been tied with Spaun coming into the final round, but a 72 sank his chances.
The other leaders coming into the day, South Africa's Dylan Frittelli (73) and Brandt Snedeker (75), finished tied for eighth and tied for 18th, respectively.
Other golfers joining Frittelli in eighth at 9 under included Keegan Bradley (66), Austria's Matthias Schwab (68), Gary Woodland (70) and Brendon Todd (70).
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