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The post-FOMC desolation continues ...
- US equity index futures are down in Globex trade, ES circa -0.9% and NQ circa -1.1% for example
- Regional equities here down Hang Seng, Nikkei, China indexes .... all slumping
- AUD, NZD, GBP, CAD all down against the strong USD
- Gold down
While the FOMC hike was expected, as was the ramping of the dots ... the response has been ... as above.
recap ICYMI:
Forexlive Americas FX news wrap: Fed hikes by 75 bps and delivers a hawkish dot plot
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SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — After toiling for weeks to identify the two hackers who had breached Uber's Amazon web server and stole data belonging to 57 million app users, finding out that one was Brandon Glover from Winter Springs, Florida, marked a triumphant moment for security engineer Mat Henley.
The email Henley sent Glover on Jan. 2, 2017 felt especially satisfying.
"Hey Brandon,” he wrote. “I wanted to reach out now that the holidays are over to circle back on your bounty. I definitely appreciated the help from you guys. It was a great catch, and it's a perfect example of the value that the program brings to both us and the security community. I’m sure it was a great way to kick off your Christmas:0”
"I wanted him to know he was no longer anonymous. I knew who he was,” Henley said on the stand Wednesday in the criminal trial of his former boss Joe Sullivan, whom prosecutors say hid the breach from regulators. Sullivan stands accused of both obstruction and concealing a felony from law enforcement.
Henley worked directly under Sullivan as an attribution researcher, a job he described as “going after the bad guys and convincing them to stop doing whatever the threat is.”
He described Sullivan as a highly ethical, trustworthy, and well-respected leader in the infosec community. The two had worked together for years— at Uber, Facebook, and eBay. “He is one of the most honest and ethical people I know and have worked with," Henley said.
The data breach ordeal began when Glover’s partner, Vasile Mereacre, reached out to Uber under the pseudonym “John Doughs” and demanded a six-figure payment.
Henley and his security team emailed back and forth with John Doughs throughout November 2016 , trying to stall him while they worked to suss out his real identity and location. Security engineer Rob Fletcher handled the communication, though Henley said he helped write some of the emails.
The team knew that Doughs had accessed an Amazon "simple storage service” bucket, or folder, containing more than 200 files of private user data, including email addresses, names and phone numbers, along with 600,000 driver’s license numbers. He got into the server by first infiltrating GitHub, a website where software developers store and share software code.
“The way they get into Github was through reusable beached data sets,” Henley explained on the stand. “Linkedin had a notorious breach, and all of their data was dumped.”
The hackers took already-compromised sign-in credentials available online, and tried them on Github to see if any Uber employees were still using the same email addresses and passwords. “They in turn used that same email address and password to log in to GitHub. That's what happened to us," Henley said.
Once in GitHub, they found a key that would give them access to the Amazon data storage, or S3 bucket. It was a very simple security flaw, but one for which Uber would pay dearly.
“[h]ow much are you guys willing to pay for this?” Doughs, who was really Mereacre, had asked in an email to Fletcher.
Uber often paid “researchers” who found and reported security vulnerabilities through its bug bounty program with HackerOne. The company usually paid a maximum bounty of $10,000, but they made an exception in this case and paid out $100,000 in two installments.
Henley explained that by getting the hackers to electronically sign a nondisclosure agreement, Uber had a good chance of finding an IP address.
Though the hackers had disguised their location by laundering their IP address through a virtual private network, the NDA they signed through AdobeSign revealed one IP address that did not appear to have been rotated.
This IP address was owned by a cloud hosting provider located in West Palm Beach, Florida called Cloud South.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran’s president insisted Wednesday that his country is serious about reviving a deal meant to prevent it from acquiring a nuclear bomb but questioned whether Tehran could trust America's commitment to any eventual accord.
The U.S. had already “trampled” on a previous deal, President Ebrahim Raisi told the U.N. General Assembly, referring to America's decision to pull out of the accord in 2018.
Ever since Iran's 1979 revolution that overthrew its Western-backed shah, Tehran has been at odds with the United States and has sought to project itself as a counterweight to American power.
Tehran's resolve to resist U.S. pressure has seen it build close ties with countries like Russia, develop a domestic ballistic missile program and attempt to export its narrow revolutionary ideals to countries across the Mideast through Shiite militias and proxies.
Its nuclear program, which Iran insists is for peaceful energy purposes, is seen as an extension of its defiance of an American-led world order.
After former U.S. President Donald Trump walked away from the deal brokered by the Obama administration, Tehran steadily abandoned every limitation the accord imposed on its nuclear enrichment.
But efforts to salvage the deal are now nearing a take-it-or-leave-it inflection point. European Union officials have warned the window for securing a nuclear deal is about to close.
In exchange for agreeing to the terms of the new nuclear deal, Iran would receive relief on economic sanctions and be given greater access to global financial markets and the flow of U.S. dollars.
“There is a great and serious will to resolve all issues” in the nuclear talks, Raisi said, but he added: “Our wish is only one thing: observance of commitments.”
“Can we truly trust without guarantees and assurances that they will this time live up to their commitment?” he asked of the U.S.
Swings in American foreign policy with successive administrations have concerned not only Iran, but also U.S. allies who have questioned America's reliability and its commitment to agreements, ranging from climate to security.
Even as he expressed a desire to reach a deal, Raisi criticized what he said was lopsided scrutiny of Iran’s nuclear activities while other nations’ atomic programs remain secret — a reference to Israel, which has never confirmed nor denied having such weapons. Israel, which is vehemently opposed to the nuclear deal, accuses Iran of concealing aspects of its nuclear program from U.N. inspectors.
“We will not allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon,” U.S. President Joe Biden said in his own speech at the U.N., but he stressed the U.S. is ready to rejoin the accord if Iran steps up its commitments.
Raisi, who was previously chief of Iran's judiciary, also denounced Western “double standards” on human rights. He accused Israel of creating the world's largest prison through its blockade of the Palestinian Gaza Strip.
He also cited mass graves of Indigenous people found in Canada and the manner in which the U.S. detains migrants and refugees on its southern border.
Wearing a traditional black turban identified with Shiite clerics, Raisi held up a photo of slain Gen. Qassem Soleimani, whom he described as a “freedom-seeking man.” The Revolutionary Guard chief who oversaw Iranian militias and proxy armed groups in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and beyond was assassinated in a strike authorized by Trump in 2020 at the height of tensions with Iran.
Raisi, who was sworn in as president only a year ago, has been described as a protege of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. He spoke for the first time from the podium at the U.N. in his role as president. Last year, he delivered remarks to the assembly virtually due to Covid-19 restrictions.
He told the gathered leaders Iran wants to have “extensive relations with all our neighbors” — an apparent reference to foe Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries in the region.
Saudi Arabia and Iran have held a number of direct talks over the past year, though tensions remain high between the two. Meanwhile, the United Arab Emirates recently reopened its embassy in Tehran and sent an ambassador there.
Raisi's speech comes at a sensitive time in Iran.
Israel’s shadow war against Iran continues. It is widely believed to have been behind the killing of Iranian nuclear scientists and sabotage attacks on Iran’s nuclear program.
Meanwhile, Western sanctions, which Raisi described as a "punishment on the people of Iran,” have eaten away at Iran’s reserves, exacerbated inflation, and devalued Iran’s currency against the U.S. dollar.
Economic protests have flared — and frequently are met with lethal force.
In recent days, protesters have clashed with police in cities across the country, including the capital, over the death of a 22-year-old woman who was held by the morality police for allegedly violating the Islamic Republic’s strictly-enforced dress code.
Raisi has offered condolences to the woman’s family and promised an investigation, while other Iranian officials have accused unnamed foreign countries of seizing on the incident to foment unrest. Her death has ignited long-simmering anger among many Iranians, particularly young people, at the country’s ruling clerics.
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Associated Press writer Joseph Krauss contributed to this report.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Neptune and its rings haven’t looked this good in decades.
NASA released new glamour shots of our solar system's outermost planet Wednesday taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. The pictures taken in July show not only Neptune’s thin rings, but its faint dust bands, never before observed in the infrared, as well as seven of its 14 known moons.
Webb showed Jupiter at its best in a series of fresh photos released last month.
Launched less than a year ago, the $10 billion Webb is spending most of its time peering much deeper into the universe. Astronomers hope to see back to almost the beginning of time when the first stars and galaxies were forming.
NASA's Voyager 2 was the first spacecraft to see Neptune in all its gaseous glory, during a 1989 flyby. No other spacecraft have visited the icy, blue planet. So it's been three decades since astronomers last saw these rings with such detail and clarity, said the Space Science Institute's Heidi Hammel, a planetary astronomer working with Webb.
Hammel tweeted that she wept when she saw the rings, yelling and making “my kids, my mom, even my cats look.”
Webb is the world's biggest, most powerful telescope, operating 1 million miles (1.6 million kilometers) from Earth. It rocketed into space last December.
The observatory is in good health, according to NASA, except for one item.
NASA reported this week that a mechanism on one of Webb's instruments showed signs of increased friction late last month in one of four observing modes. Observations are on hold in this one particular observing track, as a review board decides on a path forward.
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SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — Attorneys for California’s correctional department urged a Ninth Circuit panel on Wednesday to overturn a court order for stricter regulations at prisons accused of abusing disabled inmates, arguing a class action did not present enough evidence of abuse.
The state wants the panel to find that a federal judge erred issuing an order across seven prisons without enough evidence from inmates who say they face ongoing discrimination and abuse at the hands of prison staff — a case that goes back to 1994.
Gay Grunfeld, an attorney representing dozens of disabled inmates, has said prison guards are not held accountable for terrorizing prisoners, particularly ones with disabilities. Declarations submitted to the court by inmates describe being tossed or dragged from their wheelchairs when they ask guards for help, being accused of faking their disabilities and being beaten unconscious when they complain about mistreatment.
In 1996, then-U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken — overseeing the long-standing litigation for civil rights abuses — ordered the Department of Corrections (CDCR) to develop a “remedial plan” to fulfill its obligations to disabled prisoners under federal law, which the Ninth Circuit affirmed in 1997.
In September 2021, now-Senior Judge Wilken ordered the R.J. Donovan facility in San Diego to reform its complaint and disciplinary process and for its guards to wear body cameras when interacting with inmates after Grunfeld’s firm and the Prison Law Office documented excessive use of force at the facility. The excessive force included guards punching and kicking disabled inmates and using pepper spray “where the undisputed evidence shows that the class members posed no threat to RJD staff that would warrant the use of such force.”
Wilken ordered prison officials to install surveillance cameras and require guards to wear body cameras at five state prisons, and develop a policy to monitor and control how much pepper spray is used on disabled inmates and an electronic system to track incidents of misconduct. She found that despite her myriad orders over the years, correctional officers are still targeting disabled inmates for abuse and that CDCR’s current system for investigating staff misconduct cannot be relied upon to hold wardens and staff accountable.
The Bill Clinton appointee extended her order to Los Angeles County, California Correctional Institution, Kern Valley State Prison, California State Penitentiary Corcoran, California Institution for Women, Salinas Valley State Prison and Substance Abuse and Treatment Facility. State corrections officials call the additional oversight unnecessary.
Grunfeld said her team collected 179 declarations from prisoners detailing shocking abuses at the hands of correctional officers. In declarations to the court, inmates said prison guards tipped them out of wheelchairs, punched and kicked them in the head and used pepper spray on inmates with mental illness. Wilken said she found these inmates credible, noting that prison officials did not offer any evidence to dispute their claims.
California Deputy Attorney General Jaime Ganson told the three-judge panel Wednesday it should reverse Wilken's order, arguing the judge exceeded her jurisdiction by expanding the scope of the litigation across seven facilities. The state argues Wilken relied too heavily on “unfounded” anecdotal evidence from “a handful of inmates," and that the case is about accessibility and programming opportunities, not misconduct.
“The district court took these little tidbits of evidence without doing the significant statistical analysis and made these extrapolations class-wide that just can't be supported by the evidence,” Ganson said. “There have to be widespread violations to support widespread relief. There’s not enough evidence showing that it (abuse) was widespread.”
However, the panel pointed out such misconduct does seem to present obstacles for accessibility, if it led to denying disabled inmates certain services.
U.S. Circuit Judge Susan Graber, a Clinton appointee, said the state has a different interpretation of some of the evidence, and that the intimidation of inmates — such as pepper spraying inmates who asked for aid — could have a chilling effect and explain why there isn't more evidence of widespread abuse.
“Suppose that the existing number of complaints has been artificially suppressed from (our) ears. It could still be widespread, even if the statistics were dramatically different,” Graber said.
“There’s not enough of those statements to draw the conclusions that the district court is drawing,” Ganson argued.
Grunfeld told the panel there aren't enough complaints to support Wilken's conclusions.
But Grunfeld told the panel the evidence of abuse was rampant. “Wardens were failing to hold staff accountable and enforce discipline, even in the face of overwhelming evidence of staff violations,” Grunfeld said, adding Wilken found body cameras are not redundant even if fixed cameras are placed in every facility area the plaintiffs have access to, to help prevent more violations and exonerate prison staff in case of any false accusations of abuse.
U.S. Circuit Judge Michelle Friedland, a Barack Obama appointee, compared the situation to a house of cards and asked Grunfeld if there could be any issues with the meat of Wilken's order that could lead to more challenges.
Grunfeld said Wilken found sufficient evidence to issue an order to help enforce old orders from 2007 and 2012. She said the burden rests on the state to address how to oversee and deescalate situations with inmates and reduce “disability discrimination."
“None of the efforts at reforming were working,” she said. “The district court has been overseeing these cases for years, and prior less intrusive policies have failed.”
On rebuttal, Ganson said the plaintiffs have not shown sufficient proof that the remedies are needed. She argued the corrections department already made high level staffing changes, adjusted staff assignments to increase rotations and set higher expectations for behavior.
Friedland asked if the state would agree to either five years of requiring the order's camera remedies, or to maintain these remedies indefinitely, if the panel decides to uphold Wilken's order. Ganson asked the panel to limit the remedy to five years.
U.S. Circuit Judge Eric Miller, a Donald Trump appointee, rounded out the panel, which took the arguments under submission and did not indicate if any part of Wilken's order over the seven facilities will be rescinded.
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MONROE, La. — A federal judge in Louisiana granted a preschool teacher and 24 states’ request to strike down the Biden administration’s Covid-19 vaccination and mask requirements for staff and children in federal Head Start education programs. The case is “factually” about health requirements for preschool workers and students, but the judge says the presidential directive legally violates the separation of powers, evoking the “the very definition of tyranny.” The order is limited to Louisiana and the 23 states requesting intervention.
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NY attorney general brings long-awaited financial fraud suit against Donald Trump
The New York attorney general’s office announced Wednesday a civil complaint against Donald Trump arising from its yearslong investigation into the misleading financial practices of the former president’s real estate empire.
Florida asks Supreme Court to review social media censorship law
Florida’s attorney general on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to settle a controversial legal battle playing out across the country as states attempt to regulate how social media companies moderate content on their sites.
Second Circuit primed to, once again, decertify class action against Goldman Sachs
The case, which is 12 years old, has been before the U.S. Supreme Court and has wound its way through several federal courts, but pensions seeking more than $13 billion in damages from Goldman Sachs may be no closer to class certification now.
Regional
Ohio clerk can’t dodge First Amendment case over delayed access to civil complaints
Courthouse News will continue its fight for same-day access to newly filed complaints in Hamilton County, Ohio, following a ruling Wednesday from a federal judge that denied the court clerk's motion to dismiss on various grounds.
White Texas cop testifies in own defense about killing unarmed Black man
A white Texas cop on trial for murder testified in his own defense Wednesday, claiming he shook hands with Jonathan Price to deescalate the situation before he fired his Taser and killed the Black man with his gun.
International
Major battles loom as Kremlin mobilizes more troops
Russian President Vladimir Putin, faced with the growing possibility of a military defeat in Ukraine following a disastrous retreat of his troops from Kharkiv, began a major escalation on Wednesday by ordering hundreds of thousands of Russians to prepare to fight in Ukraine.
At UN, Biden condemns Putin for war in Ukraine
In a speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, U.S. President Joe Biden placed all the blame for the war in Ukraine on Russian President Vladimir Putin and accused the Kremlin leader of “making irresponsible nuclear threats.”
Defending asset seizure, US accuses Iran of backing terrorism
The United States gave opening arguments to the United Nations' top court on Tuesday, claiming Iran’s involvement in terrorist attacks means it has “unclean hands” and asking judges to toss a complaint about $2 billion in confiscated assets.
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BROOKLYN (CN) — In an already fraught week for Donald Trump, trial opened Wednesday against the former president’s campaign adviser charged with acting as an unregistered foreign agent.
Tom Barrack faces seven counts accusing him of working on behalf of the United Arab Emirates while Trump was both a candidate and president-elect, as well as obstruction of justice and lying to the FBI.
The longtime Trump associate used his ties to the White House to help UAE officials gain influence in the United States, according to prosecutors, starting in spring of 2016 — including providing information about Trump’s nominations for director of the CIA, secretary of defense, secretary of state, and national security advisor.
“It all started with a speech,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Hiral Mehta said in his opening statement, referring to a 2016 campaign speech that Barrack wrote for Trump and then edited at the request of UAE officials to include praise for the nation’s crown prince.
When Trump’s team cut the reference, Barrack became “extremely upset,” Mehta said.
“He told the Trump campaign they were being imbecilic, and insisted they at least refer to the Gulf allies in the speech, a thinly veiled reference to the UAE and its close ally, the kingdom of Saudi Arabia,” Mehta said during the 20-minute opening.
The prosecutor said Barrack, 75, became the “eyes, ears and voice” of the UAE, all in the “corrupt pursuit of money and power.”
After Barrack became Trump’s inaugural committee chair, he met with the UAE’s crown prince and national security adviser, Mehta said.
“There they discussed designing a plan for the UAE to influence the United States government for the first 100 days, 6 months, 1 year, and 4 years of the incoming administration.”
Then, under investigation, Barrack thwarted the efforts of federal agents, Mehta said. “He lied again and again and again to the FBI.”
To make their case, prosecutors will present hundreds of emails and text messages, flight and business records, and witnesses to explain the workings of the UAE government and foreign influence. The government called its first witness, Middle East expert Christopher Davidson, late in the day on Wednesday.
Prosecutors pointed to a $74 million investment in Barrack’s real estate investment firm — formerly Colony Capital, now called Digital Bridge — from a fund controlled by the UAE government.
Barrack’s attorneys say that’s a small amount compared with investments from Qatar, which refutes claims about UAE influence since the two countries “deeply distrust each other and have effectively been at war.”
Attorney Michael Schachter opened Barrack’s case, calling the charges “nothing short of ridiculous.”
He drew a parallel with McDonald’s — which stopped doing business in Russia after calls to do so by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
“The fact that McDonalds did what Ukraine’s president happened to ask, it doesn’t mean that McDonald’s had entered into an agreement with the Ukrainian government, subject to the direction or control of Ukraine,” said Schachter, of the firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP. "It was merely a business decision."
The same was true for Barrack, who made decisions as his “own man,” Schacter said. “He did things because he wanted to and because he believed it was the right thing to do for his business, his work, his shareholders, and for America.”
As the grandchild of Lebanese immigrants, Barrack felt a connection to the Middle East, and had an “innate appreciation” of other cultures. He became a globetrotting businessman while building his $40 billion business, Schachter said.
“We are a nation of immigrants. People can love America and the land where their parents and grandparents come from. They may refer to that place as their home, or region,” Schachter said. “That doesn't make them foreign agents. It makes them Americans.”
When Barrack called the UAE an important ally in television interviews, Schachter said, the comment was a far cry from the propaganda the government accuses Barrack of spewing.
“President Obama said the exact same thing. So has President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, George W. Bush, Hilary Clinton,” Schachter said. “They all have said the same words.”
The attorney also distanced his client from Trump, or at least his politics.
“This wasn’t a political relationship. Tom voted for President Obama twice,” Schachter said. “It was a personal relationship.”
Standing trial alongside Barrack is Matthew Grimes, a former investment analyst and vice president of Barrack’s investment firm.
Attorney Abbe Lowell cast Grimes as a go-getter who started his own DJ business at age 14, and snagged the job with Barrack after working a gig at the former billionaire’s son’s birthday party.
Grimes, 29, only took directions from Barrack, Lowell said. And while he rose through the ranks, Grimes’ duties didn’t actually change: He remained a “gofer” tasked with bringing Barrack coffee and smoothies, taking photos of Barrack at events, and making sure his luggage arrived and plane was stocked with food while Barrack was traveling.
“All he was doing was his U.S. job for his U.S. company run by his U.S. boss,” said Lowell, of Winston & Strawn LLP. “A person cannot become a foreign agent by accident.”
Barrack’s and Grimes’ co-defendant, Emirati national Rashid Al-Malik, remains at large.
Wednesday’s kickoff followed two days of voir dire, during which U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan and attorneys for both sides asked prospective jurors about their feelings toward Middle Eastern countries, Trump, and the 2016 election.
Answering the judge’s questions, jurors also noted their feelings toward other public figures, both admiration (Obama, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jordan) and dislike (the Kardashians, Trump himself).
Unfavorable feelings toward Trump, whom Cogan said could possibly testify at trial, were not a disqualifier.
“I don’t mean any disrespect to the former president by this,” the judge said, “but we’re in Brooklyn. If we exclude anybody who had a strong feeling against the former president, we may not be able to select a jury.”
Leaving court on Tuesday, Barrack told Courthouse News the voir dire process had been “humbling” and had kind words for prosecutors and Cogan while leaving jury selection. Seeing what “working people go through to be part of the process – I was super impressed,” Barrack said.
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GREENVILLE, Texas (CN) — A white Texas cop on trial for murder testified in his own defense Wednesday, claiming he shook hands with Jonathan Price to deescalate the situation before he fired his Taser and killed the Black man with his gun.
Shaun Lucas, 24, was fired by Wolfe City, located about 70 miles northeast of Dallas, after he killed Price while responding to reports of a fight on Oct. 3, 2020.
Lucas told jurors that an obviously intoxicated Price, 31, approached him at the Kwik Check convenience store and asked him how he was before offering to shake his hand. He testified he accepted Price’s hand to try and “get him out of my space as easily as I can.”
He said he tried to detain Price and put him in his patrol car for being intoxicated in public and for possibly being involved in the earlier fight.
Body camera footage was played in court as Price is shown refusing to comply with Lucas’ verbal commands, saying he is “not going to be detained.” Lucas is heard telling Price he will be shot with a Taser before Price begins to walk away. Lucas fired and Price turns back around and appears to reach out to Lucas, who then fires his gun.
Hunt County District Judge Keli Aiken reacted negatively to gasps and cries from spectators in the gallery. She briefly halted the video, sent the jury out and warned against any further emotional reactions.
Lucas testified that as he arrived at the Kwik Check, there was broken glass on the ground and that someone outside was pointing at Price. He said that he had previously been shot with a Taser as part of his training as a jailer with the Hunt County sheriff.
The Texas Rangers – the state investigative agency – charged Lucas with murder within days of the shooting, concluding his actions “were not [objectively] reasonable.”
Defense attorney Robert Rogers, of Dallas, has repeatedly argued his client acted in self-defense due to Price appearing intoxicated and resisting arrest.
“If any of the commands were followed, we would not be here today,” Rogers said during opening arguments last week.
Prosecutors steadfastly disagree that Price was acting aggressive, calling Sergeant Jarred Hayes to testify two day ago that Price did not appear aggressive the night of his death. Hayes is one of only two police officers remaining in Wolfe City after Lucas’ firing.
Price’s friend Nicholas Crockett was at the scene that night and told jurors on Monday that Price appeared to be reaching out to catch himself after being shot with the Taser, not reaching out for Lucas.
Lucas is currently being held on $1 million bond. The trial is expected to last for two weeks.
Price’s mother, Marcella Louis, sued Lucas and Wolfe City three weeks ago in Dallas federal court for wrongful death and violations of her son’s Fourth Amendment rights.
“Officer Lucas was not in reasonable fear of serious bodily injury or death at the time that he shot Mr. Price,” her complaint stated. “There was no justification for officer Lucas to use lethal force against Mr. Price.”
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It’s fair to say that Maury Wills influenced an entire generation of baseball fans in Southern California.
Wills passed away Monday night at 89, and he, Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale will be remembered as the beating hearts of Dodgers teams that won two World Series and three National League pennants from 1963 through 1966, and could have (and probably should have) won a fourth pennant in ’62.
It was a time, at least here, when 1-0 and 2-1 scores were common and a Dodger “rally” might consist of a walk, a stolen base, a sacrifice bunt and a scoring fly ball. Those were the days when Koufax or Drysdale might have been told, “Here’s your run. Now protect it.”
For example, Koufax pitched a no-hitter in Philadelphia, in 1964, and Drysdale – sent ahead to New York to prepare for his next start, heard the radio wrapup about his teammate’s historic third no-hitter and was said to have exclaimed, “I don’t care about history. Who won?”
And it was an era when Wills, a guy who spent eight seasons in the minor leagues and was hitting .175 one month after he was called up from Triple-A in 1959, was the National League’s Most Valuable Player three years later while hitting six home runs with 48 RBIs.
That’s because he stole 104 bases in 117 tries – while playing every game, all 165, and nursing sore legs and hamstrings that were made sorer by each slide on the rock-hard Dodger Stadium infield. He scored 130 runs or 15.8% of the Dodgers’ season total.
That was actually a productive offensive year for the team. Frank Howard slugged 31 home runs – 13 of them in the spacious new Chavez Ravine ballpark and 18 on the road – and drove in 119 runs while Tommy Davis drove in 153, still a club record. (We won’t discuss the three-game playoff with the Giants at the very end of that season.)
Over six seasons, from 1960 through 1965, Wills stole 376 bases. His team led the major leagues in steals each year in that span, and from ’62 through ’66 its totals more than doubled the per-team averages in both leagues.
And in ’65, Wills stole 94 bases and scored 92 runs for a team that finished eighth in the NL and 15th in baseball in runs per game (3.75) and still won its second World Series in three seasons.
To most of the rest of the country, it must have made no sense at all. But if you were raised within the sound of Vin Scully’s voice, it made perfect sense. We appreciated little ball before it was even known as little ball.
Home runs were what those oafs in San Francisco and Milwaukee and Cincinnati would hit, operating with a bludgeon rather than a scalpel. The Koufax/Drysdale/Wills Dodgers hit 78 home runs in 1965, dead last in the league, and Drysdale himself hit seven of those. Yet they were champions.
It should be no wonder, then, that so many of us who grew up in that era of (offensive) limits tend now to intersperse our outbursts of “Get off my lawn” with pleas of, “Why don’t they (modern players) learn how to bunt?”
Should Wills have been in the Hall of Fame long before now, even with such a modest offensive resumé? I believe so. When I became a Hall of Fame voter in 1989, 10 years into my BBWAA membership, I voted for Wills each year through his final year on the ballot, 1992.
My reasoning, then and now: Those who transform the game deserve enshrinement. Few transformed it as radically as Wills, who took what we now would consider an undervalued asset – base stealing – and turned it into a weapon, paving the way for people like Lou Brock, Rickey Henderson and Tim Raines in years to come.
I think it’s a persuasive argument, anyway. Not many others seem to agree; Wills was passed over again last winter by the Golden Era committee, receiving only three votes from the panel of 16, nine fewer than needed for induction.
But here’s another way to look at it: If a guy is so influential that the other team will dig up its infield to keep him from getting traction, you might be able to make a Hall of Fame case for him.
The remembrances of Wills over the last couple of days noted the series in San Francisco, in August of 1962, when the Giants overwatered the path between first and second bases to slow him down. But that was only part of the story.
Giants grounds crew chief Matty Schwab and his son Jerry, at the behest of Manager Alvin Dark, did considerably more. They dug up topsoil, substituted a mixture of sand, peat moss and water, and covered it with topsoil.
Leo Durocher, who was well acquainted with the dark arts in his days as the Giants’ manager and was by then the Dodgers’ third base coach, discovered the swamp and made sure umpire Tom Gorman was aware. Gorman summoned Matty Schwab and ordered him to fix it – and their method of fixing it turned out to involve hauling off the offending soil, mixing some dirt in it, and bringing it back in a wheelbarrow as filler. The resulting mixture was even looser than before.
The upshot: Wills didn’t steal a base in the series, the Giants swept to pull within 2½ games, and the seeds of a comeback were, um, planted.
(It’s in my book, by the way, pages 77 and 78 of “Dodgers! An Informal History from Flatbush to Chavez Ravine.”)
Wills had a lifetime OPS+ of 88, or 12 below league average. For his 14-year career, he had 20 home runs. Yet he drew MVP votes in eight seasons, including the year he won in 1962, and was a seven-time All-Star, a two-time Gold Glove winner at shortstop and, most importantly, a three-time World Series champion, 1959, ’63 and ’65.
He created a legacy that base stealers after him expanded. And it would certainly be fitting if next year’s rule changes indeed allow the stolen base to regain prominence.
After all, some of us never de-emphasized it.
jalexander@scng.com
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative activist Virginia Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, has agreed to participate in a voluntary interview with the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection, her lawyer said Wednesday.
Attorney Mark Paoletta said Thomas is “eager to answer the committee’s questions to clear up any misconceptions about her work relating to the 2020 election.”
The committee has sought an interview with Thomas in an effort to know more about her role in trying to help former President Donald Trump overturn his election defeat. She texted with White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and contacted lawmakers in Arizona and Wisconsin in the weeks after the election and before the insurrection.
Thomas’s willingness to testify comes as the committee is preparing to wrap up its work before the end of the year and is writing a final report laying out its findings about the U.S. Capitol insurrection. The panel announced Wednesday that it will reconvene for a hearing on Sept. 28, likely the last in a series of hearings that began this summer.
The testimony from Thomas — known as Ginni — was one of the remaining items for the panel as it eyes the completion of its work. The panel has already interviewed more than 1,000 witnesses and shown some of that video testimony in its eight hearings over the summer.
The extent of Thomas’ involvement ahead of the Capitol attack is unknown. She has said in interviews that she attended the initial pro-Trump rally the morning of Jan. 6 but left before Trump spoke and the crowds headed for the Capitol.
Thomas, a Trump supporter long active in conservative causes, has repeatedly maintained that her political activities posed no conflict of interest with the work of her husband. Justice Thomas was the lone dissenting voice when the Supreme Court ruled in January to allow a congressional committee access to presidential diaries, visitor logs, speech drafts and handwritten notes relating to the events of Jan. 6.
It’s unclear if the hearing next week will provide a general overview of what the panel has learned or if it will focus on new information and evidence, such as any evidence provided by Thomas. The committee conducted several interviews at the end of July and into August with Trump’s Cabinet secretaries, some of whom had discussed invoking the constitutional process in the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office after the insurrection.
Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, the committee’s Republican vice chairwoman, said at the panel’s most recent hearing in July that the committee “has far more evidence to share with the American people and more to gather.”
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A La Cañada Flintridge businessman and one of his workers have been accused of conspiring to hire a hitman to kill a lawyer and another man. The businessman owed both men hundred of thousands of dollars, federal prosecutors said.
The alleged scheme, which started in April, included two betrayals, a fake death for one of the intended targets and a self-professed gang member bringing in a hitman who was actually an undercover agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms.
It ended this month with the arrests of Arthur Raffy Aslanian, 53, of La Cañada Flintridge and Sesar Rivera, 40, of North Hollywood. Both were charged with one count of conspiracy to murder for hire.
Aslanian, who is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles, is scheduled to return to federal court in Los Angeles on Oct. 6 for an arraignment. Rivera, who is out on $20,000 bond, has a scheduled Oct. 25 arraignment in the same federal court.
Both face a maximum of 10 years in federal prison if convicted, said Ciaran McEvoy, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
“These are serious charges but Mr. Rivera is entitled to the presumption of innocence under the law and we will zealously represent his rights as we navigate these challenging waters,” said Charles Brown, who is Rivera’s attorney.
Aslanian’s lawyer couldn’t be reached for comment on Wednesday.
The intended targets were only identified as M.Y. and S.E. in the affidavit.
M.Y. is a lawyer who represented Aslanian in a bankruptcy case. He told ATF agents Aslanian refused to pay about $220,000 in legal fees and expenses to his firm, the affidavit stated. The firm filed paperwork early this year to seek to mediate their dispute. They were preparing to sue if the mediation was unsuccessful.
S.E. told agents he had sued Aslanian, the owner of 4402 Mammoth Investors LLC, and that Aslanian tried to take possession of a house in Brentwood that had belonged to his parents, according to court document. S.E. accumulated about $800,000 in legal fees to get the house back. He won the lawsuit and Aslanian was ordered to pay S.E’s legal fees. He told investigators Aslanian had paid him between $600,000 and $650,000.
In March or April 2021, Aslanian talked to Rivera about someone whose mother was living in one of Aslanian’s properties and didn’t want to leave. Aslanian allegedly told Rivera he had been in a legal battle with this person, wanted Rivera to get rid of the person and asked if he knew of anybody, court documents said.
Rivera called a man in April and told him “Arthur”, a real estate businessman, wanted to pay him to kill two people, court documents stated. One lived in the Beverly Hills area and the other lived near Santa Clarita.
The man Rivera called is only identified in the affidavit as a confidential witness. Authorities described him a self-professed gang member with prior convictions.
But Rivera would later tell investigators the witness approached him and asked if he knew anyone who needed someone to be gotten rid of. Rivera said his boss wanted to get rid of someone and asked the witness if he could help, affidavit stated.
“(The witness) told Rivera that he was interested in carrying out the murders, but had privately decided to collect money from Rivera and Arthur up front and then refrain from murdering the intended targets,” the court documents stated.
At a meeting with Rivera in July, the witness negotiated a price of $20,000 to kill M.Y. and asked for half the money upfront but Rivera refused and said his boss would only pay the full sum when it was done and wanted a photo as proof the killing had been carried out, the affidavit said.
Authorities became aware of the murder-for-hire plot in late July.
ATF officials did not say how they found out. However, the affidavit said the witness told police officers that his friend, “Sesar” approached him about killing someone on behalf of “Sesar’s” boss, “Arthur.”
ATF agents notified both victims separately in August.
The witness brought in a hitman, actually an undercover ATF agent.
When investigators detained and interviewed Rivera on Sept. 7, he allegedly told them about the plot.
Aslanian was led to believe one of the victims had been killed. Rivera met with Aslanian on Sept. 15 and showed him a photo of S.E. who appeared to have been shot in the face, authorities said.
The case is a joint investigation between the ATF and the LAPD Operations-Valley Bureau.
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Malappuram: In a massive crackdown against the Popular Front of India (PFI), the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday raided premises linked to the organisation.
More than 100 PFI leaders have been arrested in the raids that took place in Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
NIA and ED are conducting the raids as part of an investigation into several cases including financial dealings of the Popular Front leaders.
Nine leaders in PFI's Kerala chapter, including Popular Front of India (PFI) Chairman, Secretary and State President, were taken into custody during the raid.
The raids are progressing in more than 50 places in Kerala. PFI workers staged a protest when the raid took place at the residence of PFI Chairmain OMA Salam in the wee hours of Thursday in Manjeri of Kerala's Malappuram district.
The offices of Pathanamthitta District Secretary Mundu Kottakkal Sadiq and the Adoor Parakkod office are among the places checked.
A pen-drive was seized from PFI leader Karamana Ashraf Moulavi's house in Poonthura.
The houses of Salam and Moulavi have been raided in the past as well.
"The raids are taking place at the homes of national, state and local leaders of PFI. The state committee office is also being raided. We strongly protest the fascist regime's moves to use agencies to silence dissenting voices," PFI said in a statement according to NDTV.
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Woman found dead inside SC department store; body not discovered for 4 days
COLUMBIA, S.C. - A 63-year-old worker died in the public bathroom of a South Carolina department store, but her body was not discovered for four days, authorities said.
Bessie Durham, a janitor at the Belk at Columbiana Centre, was found dead Monday in a public bathroom stall, Columbia police said. Her cleaning cart was outside the restroom.
Durham was last seen Thursday at work and her body was found shortly after her family filed a missing person report, Columbia Deputy Police Chief Melron Kelly, told WIS-TV.
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The Lexington County Coroner's Office said there are no signs someone killed Durham or that she was using drugs. An autopsy is planned to determine her cause of death.
The store was open regularly over those four days, including the busy shopping weekend. Kelly said police are investigating to see if anyone was negligent, and to figure out how and why no one noticed Durham's body in the bathroom.
"We’re still working with the store to find out what their process is to closing down the store, inspecting the store and things of that nature," Kelly said.
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Belk issued a statement to WIS-TV:
First and foremost, we send our deepest condolences to the family of the housekeeping associate who was employed by KBS, which provides cleaning services at our Columbiana Centre location. At this time, we are working with KBS to determine the details around what happened. We have also made counselors available to Belk and KBS associates seeking support.
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ADA, Mich. — In a community that's seen a lot of controversy in recent months, with heated debates about issues like masking, critical race theory, and DEI programs, Forest Hills Public Schools enjoyed a surprisingly peaceful discussion on Wednesday.
"Support FHS," a parent-led volunteer organization, hosted a meeting at the Roselle Park Bulilding Ada, giving community the chance to learn more about potential school board candidates.
There are currently four openings on the school board at FHPS. On the November ballot, ten people are running for three available six-year terms and three people are running for a partial term that lasts until December 2024.
With more than half the seats up for election, there's a possibility for significant chance on the school board. Each potential member says they recognize the impact they can make on the school district.
Parents and the public heard from twelve of the thirteen candidates on Wednesday. Doug Lee was the only candidate who did not sign off on being recorded.
The school board hopefuls discussed a number of topics, including how they feel about FHPS student readiness for secondary education and budget.
There was also a lightning-round type of response. When candidates were asked about whether LGBTQ students or educators should be able to identify as such at school, they were only allowed to answer "yes or no."
This school board has faced multiple controversial discussions on topics like that throughout the years. Anticipating the potential contentious moments, a security guards and two sheriff deputes were on hand tonight.
But during the two hours, candidates remained civil to each other despite opposing viewpoints.
Election Day is November 8th, with Forest Hills Public Schools being one of dozens of school boards on the ballot this year.
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MUSKEGON, Mich. — People in Muskegon gathered on Tuesday to remember those lost to suicide.
The Muskegon County Suicide Prevention Coalition hosted its annual walk at Olthoff Stage. Suicide survivors and loved ones of victims listened to speakers, then walked throughout the city.
It was the first one held since the pandemic.
Organizers say it’s important for people to get together like this and discuss what’s often a difficult topic.
“It’s getting to the point where we have to do something,” said Ryan Westerhouse, Suicide Prevention Coalition of Muskegon County chairperson. “It takes a village and it takes a whole lot of effort, so the more people, the more types of opportunities that we have like this, the more awareness we can raise, the more prevention we can do.”
If you or someone you know is facing a mental health crisis, you can call/text 988 or click here.
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OLYMPIA, Wash. — The city of Yakima will soon see a 54-unit affordable housing project on Fruitvale Boulevard after the Washington State Department of Commerce announced that the Yakima Housing Authority will receive $119,000 in funding. The money comes from the Housing Trust fund, which the state is using to support developers and bridge the gap from construction cost increases, according to the press release from the department.
The Department of Commerce announced $22.6 million in total investments along with the Yakima funding, saying it worked with projects that had been awarded funding previously but hadn’t accessed the funds yet. The department spoke with the projects about the funding and project status before stakeholders were ready to move on to construction.
“These previously-awarded units were facing gaps in funding due to increased costs,” said Nate Lichti, the department’s managing director of multifamily housing. “The recommended awarded increases, in concert with funding from other partners, will ensure the affordable housing capacity previously committed to is built and placed into service.”
Additionally, the Yakima City Council approved a contract on September 20 with the Yakima Housing Authority, funding the same Fruitvale project with $300,000 in HOME Investment funds.
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BCSO investigating incident involving a man who was shot
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an incident in which a man was shot.
According to BCSO, deputies are investigating a situation in which a man suffering from a gunshot wound drove himself to Piedmont Hospital, but when asked about the incident, the man says he doesn’t remember where it happened or when. Investigators say the man isn’t sure the shooting happened in Macon.
BCSO reports that the victim is stable.
Stay with 41NBC for more details as information becomes available.
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Bibb County Schools collect water donations to help Jackson, Mississippi water crisis
Bibb County Schools are addressing the water need in Jackson, Mississippi.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Bibb County Schools are addressing the water need in Jackson, Mississippi.
Five schools donated hundreds of cases of water.
The non-profit organization ATAP Family Services collaborated with Howard High School to challenge to all Bibb County schools to donate water. Howard Athletic Director Lativa Coleman says she wants her students to give back to others in need.
“We didn’t know how big it was gonna be or how small, we just wanted to get some water out there and help,” Coleman said. “We just wanted to do a small part and just really teach our kids what it’s all about in helping others, and for us no donation was too small. We just wanted to do our part in Bibb County to help Jackson, Mississippi.”
Along with the schools in Bibb County, ATAP has collected more than 4,000 pounds of water. ATAP Family Services Secretary Sherry Williams is happy the community came together.
“We have an after school program at the Sunset Apartments in Jackson, and they’re our family,” she said. “We’ve just grown close to the community, and we provide the after school programs there at the site, so my staff member reached out and she was just concerned, like no one had water, our families didn’t have water. I’m proud of my city, I’m proud of Macon and I’m proud of the givers and the hearts, and it’s gonna make a big difference.”
ATAP says it will transport the water collected to a low income apartment community in Jackson. You can contact ATAP at (478) 227-0481 if you would like to help.
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BS Report – September 21st – Tech: Collins Has to Go
Time is running out for Georgia Tech head coach Geoff Collins.
Time is running out for Georgia Tech head coach Geoff Collins. Hear why Bill Shanks says the best thing for the Yellow Jackets, and Georgia football as a whole, is for Collins to go.
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Centerville moving forward with plan for ‘Town Center’
Centerville City Council is moving forward with its plan to create a future "Town Center."
CENTERVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Centerville City Council is moving forward with its plan to create a future “Town Center.”
The goal is to provide a place near Center Park for people to shop and eat.
Post 2 Councilman Justin Wright says the Town Center would be the downtown the city has always needed.
“As communities grow, as we come past Covid-19, we’ve learned more and more that it’s not just about having restaurants, it’s not just about having activities, but it’s also about having that sense of place,” he said.
Wright has called Centerville his home for nearly a decade. Throughout those years, he’s watched the city continue to grow.
“We want to make Centerville the best place for you to live, for you to play, for you to eat and hang out with your family in middle Georgia,” he said.
It’s why council members passed a moratorium Tuesday night that will allow them to create a plan within the next six months.
People like Dkhari Rushing are excited for what’s to come.
“It’s a benefit for a lot more activity,” Rushing said. “It brings people together more than anything.”
The city is looking for developers for the project, which will include portions of Church Street, North Houston Boulevard and Gunn Road.
Shannon Bryant, the Director of Economic Development for the city, hopes the Town Center will be a place entrepreneurs will want to start a business.
“We just want to create a good place for business, a good place for someone who says I think I might want to start a business, I may want to open a restaurant, I might want to own a boutique,” she said.
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First day of fall will feel like summer in Middle Georgia
Thursday brings the Autumnal Equinox, as well as the hottest day of the week. Winds will be gusting up to 20mph ahead of our next cold front
It was another hot day in Middle Georgia for our last official day of Summer.
Thursday brings the Autumnal Equinox, as well as the hottest day of the week for Middle Georgia.
Thankfully we will be seeing some relief from the heat as a cold front pushes in from the north.
This front will create a pretty breezy day and also a slight chance for isolated showers.
The front will be passing through the southeast Thursday evening, bringing dry air and a nice cool down.
Friday, high temps will be limited to the mid and low 80s with low humidity.
Should be a great way to head into the weekend!
Saturday will be a nice day in Middle Georgia with highs in the mid 80s and clear skies.
Sunday brings another quick warm up, increase in humidity, and our next chance of rain.
The isolated showers will be possible along our next cold front which moves in Sunday evening.
The start of next week is looking pretty quiet with temps around normal for this time of year.
Lows early next week will be falling into the upper 50s thanks to dry air.
The tropics are getting more active, not only with Hurricane Fiona, but also Tropical Storm Gaston, and several areas of storm complexes.
Although we will not be seeing a direct impact from Hurricane Fiona, we could see an impact from what will likely be named Hermine.
This area of storms moving into the Caribbean is showing signs that it could track into the Gulf of Mexico by next week.
It is still too early to know what it will do once it moves into the Gulf, but we will definitely need to keep watching.
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ICYMI: Stories you may have missed today on 41NBC News
Top stories from September 21, 2022
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Macon-Bibb purchases mill property on Coliseum Drive with plans for development
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Macon-Bibb purchases mill property on Coliseum Drive with plans for development
Macon-Bibb Commissioners approve a major land purchase with the hope of revitalizing part of east Macon.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon-Bibb Commissioners approve a major land purchase with the hope of revitalizing part of east Macon.
Commissioners approved a $14 million deal Tuesday to buy the Bibb Mill property.
Plans for the site include several businesses and a hotel.
District 3 Commissioner Elaine Lucas says the development is much needed.
“With increased tourists, more people coming in, more people spending money here which helps us keep our taxes low, so I can’t see a negative,” she said.
She also says it will help turn a property that has been vacant for quite a while into something everyone can enjoy.
The county is using SPLOST and general funds to buy the property.
Lucas says she is joining Commissioner Paul Bronson to hold several town hall meetings over the next month to get feedback on the proposed plans.
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Rebuilding Macon will host “Macon’s Cookin'” fundraiser
The event will feature popular dishes from Macon restaurants. There will also be an auction of gift baskets and a two night stay at the Towaglia River resort in Juliette.
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)–Rebuilding Macon, a local non profit organization, is set to host the 30th annual “Macon’s Cookin'” fundraiser.
The event will feature popular dishes from Macon restaurants. There will also be an auction of gift baskets and a two night stay at the Towaglia River resort in Juliette.
The event raises funds for Rebuilding Macon. Its mission is to rehabilitate homes of those with low-incomes, particularly the elderly and disabled.
“We’ve had a lot of women that have helped this week putting together baskets and getting things organized. It’s a great feeling to know it goes to a good cause, and makes a difference everyday in Macon Georgia,” said Debra Rollin, Executive Director of Rebuilding Macon.
The fundraiser begins at 6 p.m. on Thursday at the Fall Line Station on 567 plum street.
Visit rebuildingmacon.org to purchase tickets.
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Smiley’s Flea Market to host Hispanic Heritage Celebration
The event will feature many Hispanic artists, a variety of food, along with a animal show courtesy of the Museum of Arts and Sciences.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Hispanic newspaper ‘Que Pasa’, is hosting its annual Hispanic Heritage Celebration on Sunday.
The event will feature many Hispanic artists, a variety of food, along with a animal show courtesy of the Museum of Arts and Sciences.
Moises Velez, editor of ‘Que Pasa’, says he wants people to come to experience Hispanic culture.
“I like for people to come and join us, to celebrate our culture, to understand who we are as a community and that we can all have fun even if we don’t speak the same language,” said Velez.
The celebration is on Sunday from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m.
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UPDATE: Driver, Bibb deputy exchange gunfire during traffic stop
One person is in custody after a driver and Bibb County deputy exchanged gunfire during a traffic stop Wednesday night.
UPDATE (7:39 p.m.) – One person is in custody after a driver and Bibb County deputy exchanged gunfire during a traffic stop Wednesday night.
A Bibb County Sheriff’s Office news release says deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle just before 5 p.m. near the intersection of Emery Highway and Coliseum Drive. The driver of the vehicle exited the vehicle and fired shots at the deputy.
The deputy returned gunfire, but no one was injured by gunfire.
“The driver was taken into custody and transported to the hospital for injuries he obtained while resisting arrest,” the release stated.
The incident has been turned over to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Check back for updates.
ORIGINAL STORY (7:32 p.m.)
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT ) – A portion of Emery Highway near Piedmont Macon hospital is closed to traffic.
Around 7 p.m., crime scene tape could be seen stretched across Emery Highway, and Bibb County deputies were on the scene.
We have reached out to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office for more information.
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WESTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 12, 2022) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) conduct flight operations with an MH-60R Romeo attached to Navy Helicopter Squadron “Spartans” (HSM) 70, during UNITAS LXIII, Sept. 12, 2022. UNITAS is the world’s longest-running maritime exercise. Hosted this year by Brazil, it brings together multinational forces from Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Namibia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and the United States conducting operations in and off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The exercise trains forces to conduct joint maritime operations through the execution of anti-surface, anti-submarine, anti-air, amphibious and electronic warfare operations that enhance warfighting proficiency and increase interoperability among participating naval and marine forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Mitch Meppelink/Released)
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To help curb drunk driving and speeding, the National Transportation Safety Board renewed its request to manufacturers to outfit new cars with devices geared towards restricting reckless drivers.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving reported about 10,000 people across the nation die each year at the hands of intoxicated drivers.
To help prevent traffic deaths, the NTSB is asking have new cars equipped with technology to combat speeding and drunk driving, which the agency also recommended back in 2017. The systems are designed to stop or limit a drunk driver from operating a vehicle.
NTSB is also asking cars have technology either designed to alert drivers when they are speeding, or a system that restricts a car's speed, though it hasn't identified which should be implemented.
"Law enforcement is working diligently on patrolling the streets and the highways and we are asking the community to really take ownership of this and to do something about this and to spread the message with their family and friends not to drink and drive," MADD Hawai'i Victim Services Specialist Theresa Paulette said.
The NTSB's request could become law with the help of an infrastructure bill President Joe Biden signed in November, authorizing the transportation department to develop a rule for these car devices within the next three years.
Do you have a story idea? Email news tips to news@kitv.com
'A'ali'i is a reporter with KITV. He was born and raised on the island of Maui and graduated from the University of Southern California with a bachelor's degree in Journalism.
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J.P. Morgan estimates one-fourth of iPhone production could be moved to India by Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) by 2025, according to Reuters.
Owing to mounting geopolitical worries, production is expected to move out of China and moreover, J.P. Morgan also anticipates about one-fourth of all Apple products too could be produced outside China by 2025.
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REITs (real estate investment trusts) are promising investments for investors who seek a bit of shelter from the recent barrage of broader market volatility. In this piece, we used TipRanks’ Comparison Tool to check out three intriguing U.S. REITs — AMT, EQIX, and PLD — awarded with a “Strong Buy” consensus rating from Wall Street. Of the three stocks, Wall Street is most bullish on PLD.
With well-covered, growing dividends and lower correlations to the S&P 500 (SPX) – by having betas below one – top REITs may be able to help your portfolio navigate through the rough waters of 2023.
Indeed, many pundits see 2023 as a recession year. Unfortunately, this will mark the second recession in three years. Though recessions tend to bring forth lowered earnings expectations for the broader basket of businesses, the magnitude of the damage to come from the next recession may prove mild, at least according to many pundits.
Though the REITs above haven’t been spared from the recent barrage of selling, I do think they’re better able to handle more of the same going into a potential recession year.
American Tower (NYSE: AMT)
American Tower is a cell-tower REIT that’s currently down about 20% from its all-time high of around $300. The firm owns and operates over 220,000 towers across a wide range of countries. Though a recession is on the horizon, the 5G wireless boom is still ongoing in the U.S. and other parts of the globe. The geographically-diversified tower REIT is a great way to play the trend that will outlive the looming downturn.
Though small cells may pose a competitive threat to towers in the latter half of the decade in the U.S. region, I do think the economics of towers will make the most sense for many years to come. If needed, American Tower can pivot accordingly if the underlying margins to be had in small-cell rollouts show promise.
For now, developing markets are looking to play catch-up with the U.S. on the cell tower front. With the growing demand for high-quality wireless networks, American Tower’s international business could show solid growth for many years to come.
At writing, shares of AMT sport a 2.4% yield. The payout is safe and subject to impressive growth over time. However, the 39.5x trailing earnings and 11.1x sales multiples may be offputting to value-conscious investors. American Tower is an incredibly resilient (0.5 beta) and stable cash-flow generator, but you will pay a premium price tag for exposure.
What is the Price Target for AMT Stock?
Wall Street thinks American Tower is worth the price of admission, with a Strong Buy rating and the average AMT stock price target coming in at $294.55 — implying nearly 24.8% in year-ahead gains from today’s close.
Equinix (NASDAQ: EQIX)
Equinix is a data-center REIT, which, like American Tower, provides the perfect balance of cash-flow stability and secular tailwinds. Shares are down more than 30% from their ~$882 all-time highs.
Despite the negative momentum and lofty multiple, Equinix stock seems to be touching down with a strong level of support in the $610-615 range. With a safe 2% yield and a 0.5 beta (the same as AMT), Equinix shares seem like a great way to smoothen the rough waters. Undoubtedly, the path behind Equinix has been anything but smooth. In any case, Equinix stands to benefit from the continued rise of data centers in the U.S. and abroad.
Like American Tower, it’s the international business that could prove most bountiful moving forward. Long-term demand for data centers is likely to remain robust, even with a potential recession. If anything, firms across the globe will continue to use Equinix’s services as economic growth takes several steps back.
At writing, shares trade at 89.6x trailing earnings and 8.2x sales. Despite nearly getting cut in a third, Equinix shares remain priced with a premium in mind.
What is the Price Target for EQIX Stock?
Despite the lofty multiples, Wall Street is upbeat on Equinix stock in the face of a recession. The stock boasts a Strong Buy consensus rating, with 10 Buys and three Holds. The average EQIX stock price target of $775.00 implies 24.6% upside potential over the next 12 months.
Prologis (NYSE: PLD)
Prologis is an industrial and logistics REIT that stands to benefit from the continued rise of e-commerce. Though digital sales could fade in a big way due to the coming recession, industrial space is likely to face a surge in demand in the back half of the decade as more people shop online.
With a talent for creating value via M&A, Prologis is a very compelling option after its 35% plunge. The REIT has focused on expanding its footprint within high-density urban areas where consumption is relatively high. Indeed, such a density focus will allow Prologis to maximize the effect of ongoing secular tailwinds in e-commerce.
Even as the economy grinds to a slowdown, pandemic-era supply shortages could turn into an inventory glut at some point down the road. As supply comes back online in full force, while consumer demand for a broad range of products fades, demand for warehouse space could increase going into 2023. Of the three REITs in this piece, Prologis seems most resilient in the face of a downturn.
What is the Price Target for PLD Stock?
Looking to Wall Street, analysts remain incredibly bullish, with a Strong Buy rating. The average PLD stock price target of $162.00 implies a whopping 48.6% upside potential from here. That’s considerable upside for such a low-beta (0.91) REIT with a juicy 2.85% yield.
Conclusion: Wall Street is Most Bullish on PLD Stock
The following three REITs are great ways to play defense ahead of a mild recession. Of the three names, analysts expect the biggest gains from Prologis.
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When the ASX closed on Wednesday ahead of the market holiday to commemorate the death of Queen Elizabeth II, local eyes turned to the U.S. Federal Reserve’s impending interest rate announcement.
The local Australian market has been weighed down by a jittery Wall Street over the last week, with U.S. traders remaining edgy ahead of the announcement.
The flow on effects saw local market volatility, with the ASX 200 ending at a two month low ahead of the market break, dropping 1.56%, to sit at to 6,700.20.
U.S. Fed hikes rates
After much speculation and asset positioning, U.S traders – and investors across the globe watching on – finally heard what they expected, but hoped wouldn’t actually happen. The Federal Reserve delivered a 75-basis-point federal funds rate increase.
The Fed increased interest rates by 0.75 percentage point for a third consecutive time, lowered its economic forecast for the U.S. and increased its expectations for higher inflation and unemployment.
There’s no sign the aggressive rate rises will ease in the future, based on reports that the Central Bank expects the federal funds rate to increase to 4.4% at the end of 2022, a faster rate-hike trajectory than the majority of prior Wall Street forecasts had indicated.
The announcement saw U.S. shares tumble, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), the S&P 500 (SPX), and the Nasdaq 100 (NDX) falling 1.7%, 1.71%, and 1.8%, respectively.
If the ASX continues following Wall Street’s movements, as has over the last week, Australian shares are likely to head in the same direction when trading resumes on Friday.
Eyes will now turn to see how the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) reacts when it meets to hand down its next interest rate decision early next month.
How high could interest rates go in Australia?
Like the U.S. Fed, the RBA is expected to raise its interest rates again, as it works to wrestle down high inflation.
Earlier this month, the RBA raised the cash rate for a fifth consecutive month, to 2.35%.
The RBA governor, Philip Lowe, recently told a parliamentary committee, the board would consider either a 25-basis-point rise, or a successive 50-basis-point lift.
Banks, NAB and Westpac recently upgraded their forecast for next month’s cash rate increase to 50-basis-points, from 25-basis-points.
Final thought
With no strong sign aggressive rate rises, in either the U.S or Australia, are set to ease in the shorter term, investors will continue to watch central bank monetary policy decisions closely, to help inform trading decisions amid market volatility.
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The stock of Hut 8 Mining (NASDAQ:HUT)(TSE:HUT) has fallen along with the price of Bitcoin (BTC-USD). Shares of this Bitcoin mining company have dropped nearly 77% year-to-date. Furthermore, with an Underperform Smart Score on TipRanks and uncertainty over Bitcoin prices, recovery in HUT stock remains a far cry.
Before we delve deeper, let’s see why investors dumped HUT stock.
What’s Behind the Slump in HUT Stock?
It’s worth mentioning that Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies are under selling pressure amid a weak macro environment and a fear of recession. Meanwhile, credit tightening to tame inflation further remains a drag.
Naturally, Hut 8, which generates most of its revenues from Bitcoin mining, is bound to lose value.
HUT delivered revenues of $43.8 million in Q2, up 31% year-over-year. This growth reflects an increase in the number of Bitcoins mined during the second quarter (HUT mined 946 Bitcoins in Q2 compared to 553 in the prior year period). Further, it generated revenues of $39.1 million through Bitcoins.
While HUT’s top line improved year-over-year, it fell about 21% on a quarter-over-quarter basis. Further, the ongoing weakness in Bitcoin implies that HUT’s revenue could continue to decrease sequentially in the coming quarters.
HUT Has an Underperform Smart Score
Given the challenges, retail investors have a negative outlook on HUT stock. TipRanks’ data shows that retail investors decreased their exposure to HUT stock by 2.2% in the last 30 days. Further, insiders sold HUT stock worth C$114.7K in the last three months. Overall, HUT stock has an Underperform Smart Score of 2 out of 10 on TipRanks, implying it is more likely to trail broader market averages.
HUT stock has received one Buy and one Hold for a Moderate Buy consensus rating. Further, HUT’s average price target of $5 implies upside potential of 173.3%.
Conclusion: Recovery May Take Time
HUT’s efforts to boost Bitcoin mining will support its revenues and could drive its stock price higher in the long term. However, pressure on Bitcoin prices could restrict the upside in HUT stock in 2022, implying the recovery could take more time.
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Entering his second season behind the Rangers bench, Gerard Gallant has a much clearer understanding of his team and, as a result, the head coach knows exactly where he wants to start when it comes to piecing together his lineup for the 2022-23 season.
“Definitely,” he said Wednesday afternoon when asked if the Rangers can hit the ground running quicker now that he’s more familiar with the club. “They know us a little better, they know our drills a little better — especially the players that played here last year. So it should be smoother, but doesn’t mean it’s going to be any easier.
“We’re going to do our job and try to prepare our team the best we can and get them ready for Day 1.”
Everything is subject to change (and probably will) throughout training camp and the six preseason games, of course, but Gallant sounded definitive while divulging his early framework for line combinations and defensive pairs. Having a full season and three rounds of the playoffs under his belt will do that for a coach in his second year with a team. The acclimation period has long been over for Gallant, who made it clear he is confident in the squad he has.
To start, according to Gallant, the Kid Line of Alexis Lafreniere, Filip Chytil and Kaapo Kakko will be reunited after the trio was broken up for the Rangers’ season-ending loss to the Lightning in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Final. The youngsters spent a lot of time together last season, including an eye-opening performance during a majority of the playoffs.
“They got a ton of experience last year, it was a great year for all our young players,” Gallant said. “They all got better during the season and the playoffs helped them a lot, too. We’ll see what happens this year. This is a new year. They’re a year older. As a coach you’re saying, ‘These players are going to be better this year.’
“Start [Thursday], get it on the ice, get ready for the exhibition games and play well. Be ready for this season. Hopefully, they’re all going to be better hockey players this year because of the run we had last year.”
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tRY IT NOWVitali Kravtsov will get the first look on the second line next to Artemi Panarin and Vincent Trocheck, who Gallant indicated will take Ryan Strome’s spot on the first power-play unit. Gallant is already familiar with Trocheck after coaching him for parts of three seasons when they were both with the Panthers, but the veteran center was only in his second NHL season when they first met.
On top of highlighting Trocheck’s 200-foot game and ability to contribute on special teams, Gallant noted that the 29-year-old’s overall game has naturally developed a ton since he last coached him.
The second version of the ‘KZB’ line is back as well, temporarily at least. Sammy Blais will start on the right wing of the top unit alongside Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad. In the games leading up to his season-ending ACL tear at the hands of the now-retired P.K. Subban early last season, Blais was in that exact spot in the lineup.
While this variation of the top nine can and will probably change, it allows for Barclay Goodrow to slot onto the fourth line and in turn lengthen the Rangers lineup in general. Goodrow, who is coming off a broken ankle he sustained in the playoffs but stunningly returned from in the second round against the Hurricanes, won’t participate in team scrimmages to start but will practice normally.
“He’s fine, he’s skating,” Gallant said of Goodrow, who was a utility player for the Rangers in his first season. “But we’re going to hold him back a little bit from the scrimmage games.”
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FLAMING GORGE RESERVOIR, Wyo. — Tony Valdez wasn’t worried about being left high and dry when he bought Buckboard Marina three years ago. That’s changed with the receding waters of Flaming Gorge Reservoir.
This year, he has already dredged 10 feet so boats could still use the marina. Now, with Flaming Gorge becoming a crucial emergency water supply for the region, Valdez worries the reservoir has nowhere to go but lower still.
“I mean, this is our natural resource and it’s going away,” he said. “Water is the most precious thing we have.”
As a 20-year drought creeps ever farther up the Colorado River Basin and seven Western states vie for their fair share of water under the century-old Colorado River Compact, this boating and fishing paradise on the Wyoming-Utah line is a new flashpoint.
Nobody disputes the root of the problem: The agreement dates to a cooler, wetter time and is based on assumptions about precipitation that simply no longer apply, in part due to climate change.
But as business owners like Valdez are finding out firsthand, recreation is just one of many competing priorities while growing demand in the basin’s more populous downstream states — California, Nevada and Arizona — conflicts with dwindling supply from the more rural states upstream — Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming.
Amid jostling by farmers, ranchers, businesses, industries, municipalities and government officials, it’s anyone’s guess who will come out ahead or get left behind — including natural ecosystems that need water, too.
“It’s a complicated mess. And right now the environment is akin to a snake den because everybody is just out for themselves,” said Kyle Roerink, director of the Great Basin Water Network conservation group.
In August, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Touton agreed for now to let Upper Basin states keep working together on drought plans that emphasize voluntary water conservation rather than have the bureau dictate reservoir releases.
That’s a decision welcomed by Wyoming State Engineer Brandon Gebhart, the state’s chief water regulator. “Reclamation reinforced a position that Wyoming has long agreed with,” Gebhart said. “The solution to our challenges relies on the bedrock of a century of collaboration and partnership.”
Gebhart acknowledged, though, that continued drought could lead to an even lower Flaming Gorge, with the next decision about any new drawdowns due in April.
Fed by the Green River and rimmed by spectacular cliffs and scrubby desert, Flaming Gorge is by far the biggest reservoir in the Upper Basin, which refers to the vast area covering all waters upstream of Lees Ferry on the Colorado River in northern Arizona.
Built in the 1960s to store and control water in the Green River, which flows into the Colorado in southeastern Utah, Flaming Gorge is the Colorado River system’s third-biggest reservoir. It’s now about 75% full, compared to just 25% or so in Lake Mead and Lake Powell, the bigger reservoirs downstream.
Snaking over 66 square miles south of Green River, Wyoming, Flaming Gorge remains a renowned spot to catch giant lake trout or take a boat to a secluded cove for a dip in cool, aquamarine waters.
Just be careful about jumping in at places that were deeper a few years ago.
In April, the Bureau of Reclamation announced that under a drought plan for the Upper Basin states, it would release enough water to draw down Flaming Gorge by 15 feet. The goal is to help ensure that Glen Canyon Dam in northern Arizona can still generate electricity some 450 miles (725 kilometers) downstream.
So far, drawdowns this year and last have left Flaming Gorge about 6 feet lower than a year ago and 12 feet lower than two years ago, reaching lows unseen since 2005.
Besides boats not being able to use his marina, Valdez worries about the reservoir’s kokanee salmon, which are important food for prized lake trout and tasty game fish in their own right.
Lately, kokanee numbers have been down for unknown reasons. The trend could continue as the reservoir falls, reducing spawning habitat and causing lake trout to eat more kokanee, said Wyoming Game and Fish Department Regional Fisheries Supervisor Robert Keith.
“As the reservoir drops, the available habitat for the two species is going to become compacted, so they’re going to overlap more,” Keith said. “So the opportunity for predation is going to be greater.”
Although Wyoming uses only about 60% of the water it’s entitled to under the compact, Gebhart says the Upper Basin states have little to spare given recent flows.
The vast majority of Colorado River Basin water used in Wyoming goes to irrigating grass and alfalfa for cattle. Industry — mainly power plants and minerals processing — accounts for about 9% and cities and towns about 3%.
More conservation by southwestern Wyoming’s 2,500 water rights holders could help keep water in the system. For example, ranchers can install more efficient irrigation with assistance from government grants and other funding, said Cory Toye with Trout Unlimited.
The fish habitat and angler advocacy group has been working with ranchers on such projects in Wyoming for years and the Flaming Gorge drawdowns have heightened awareness of the problem, Toye said.
States in the compact have been funding efforts to boost snowfall by releasing silver iodide from airplanes and ground-based devices in Wyoming and elsewhere in the Rocky Mountains.
Cloud seeding can increase snow somewhat, research shows. But the technique is unlikely to fully offset or reverse drought or bring Flaming Gorge back up from levels threatening Buckboard Marina.
Lucerne Valley Marina, just south of the Utah line, will need to adapt if levels keep falling but could still operate.
“We’re anchoring in 200 feet of water when full,” owner Jerry Taylor said. “We have quite a bit of ability for lake drop. But Buckboard does not.”
In a worst-case scenario, Buckboard would be stranded some distance away from where the Green River flowed more than 60 years ago.
For now, Valdez hopes to lure back tourists who’ve stayed home amid high gasoline prices and the lower water. And he says Wyoming residents also need uncrowded places like Buckboard to enjoy.
“People just don’t get raised like this anymore, get to hunt and fish,” Valdez said. “And have a sustainable source of water.”
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of a collaborative series on the Colorado River as the 100th anniversary of the historic Colorado River Compact approaches. The Associated Press, The Colorado Sun, The Albuquerque Journal, The Salt Lake Tribune, The Arizona Daily Star and The Nevada Independent are working together to explore the pressures on the river in 2022.
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The Chinese government once seriously contemplated replacing the names of its citizens with identifying numbers, offering a perfect sense of where individuals rank in that society.
We’re nowhere near that in this country, but it’s hard not to notice that government is increasingly dominating our lives, edging closer and closer to affecting our every move. Everywhere we turn there’s a new tax, hassle or fee — with New York leading the way, as always.
Liberal politicians here appear shocked by the ferocious pushback they’re getting over the planned $9 to $23 congestion-pricing tax on vehicles traveling south of 60th Street in Manhattan. They shouldn’t be.
Congestion pricing, which would hit low- and middle-income families hardest, is just the latest cash grab by progressive politicians who view the working public as an ATM for their sociological experiments.
They don’t care that New Yorkers are already the most heavily taxed people in America; they want your money, and they’re going to get it one way or another: through the income tax, sales tax, gas tax, phone tax, cable tax, rent tax, mortgage-recording tax — every fee imaginable — and, now, of all things, license-plate readers.
Who doesn’t wince driving over a bridge in New York? (How much is it now?!) What driver isn’t looking for those creepy speed and traffic cameras at every intersection?
And trust me on this one: If congestion pricing goes through in the city, expect to see it duplicated all across the state in just a few years if Democrats stay in power. Remember when red-light cameras were just an experiment?
New York’s voracious appetite for revenue — i.e., money we earn — was already legendary; now it’s on steroids. Our state budget has grown by nearly $50 billion in the past two years alone, to a staggering $220 billion, and now Gov. Kathy Hochul is crying poverty again, despite having just received tens of billions of dollars in federal bailouts.
To give you an idea of how out of whack we are, Texas and Florida, each with substantially larger populations than ours, spend about half what we do each year, and neither has an income tax. Is it any wonder why so many former New Yorkers are now Texans and Floridians?
What little money the government leaves us after taxes is being chewed up by President Joe Biden’s and Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s inflationary policies, which have decimated the power of the dollar at gas pumps and grocery stores. To add insult to injury, woke progressives — including my opponent for Congress, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney — just passed the curiously named Inflation Reduction Act, which will raise taxes on middle-class New Yorkers, add 87,000 new IRS auditors to squeeze every last dime out of us and do virtually nothing to tame inflation.
How’s that for another kick in the shins?
Now Maloney and company are trumpeting Biden’s $10,000 student-loan-forgiveness edict that will force people who couldn’t afford to go to college themselves to pay for other people’s higher education. Where will they go next?
Maloney, who chairs the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and the candidates he promotes — including self-avowed socialists like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar — go on TV all the time to tell us that the upcoming midterm elections are about anything but inflation and taxes.
New Yorkers know better than any other Americans how out of touch they are in expecting us to believe that.
November’s elections will be a clear referendum on the unbearable cost of living the Democrats in Washington and Albany have given us — on top of out-of-control increases in crime.
We’re not numbers, and we’re not ATM machines. We’re people in need of relief.
Assemblyman Mike Lawler is the Republican candidate in New York’s 17th Congressional District.
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What are the lyrics to 'What Child is this'?
Here are the lyrics to the 19th century Christmas carol 'What Child is this'?
Who wrote the Christmas carol 'What Child is this'?
William Chatterton Dix wrote the popular carol 'What Child is this' in 1865 when he was bedridden from a severe illness. It is set to the traditional folk tune Greensleeves.
Dix also wrote the hymns including 'As with Gladness Men of Old', 'To You, O Lord, Our Hearts We Raise' and 'Alleluia! Sing to Jesus'.
Today the carol is most popular in the USA
What is the carol about?
The carol is about the nativity, and perhaps inspiration came when Dix wondered what the shepherds thought when they visited Jesus?
'What Child is this' lyrics
What Child is this, who, laid to rest,
On Mary's lap is sleeping?
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet,
While shepherds watch are keeping?
Chorus:
This, this is Christ, the King,
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing:
Haste, haste to bring Him laud,
The Babe, the Son of Mary!
Why lies He in such mean estate,
Where ox and ass are feeding?
Good Christian, fear: for sinners here
The silent Word is pleading.[Chorus]
So bring Him incense, gold, and myrrh,
Come, peasant, king to own Him.
The King of kings salvation brings;
Let loving hearts enthrone Him.[Chorus]
Main image: A picture of the painting Adoration of the Shepherds by Gerard van Honthorst. ⓒ creative commons
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Mayor Eric Adams opened the door Wednesday to talks with Madison Square Garden owner James Dolan about moving “the world’s most famous arena” amidst the state’s ongoing Penn Station Redevelopment talks.
“I am open. The Penn Station project is a crucial one. I think that area is ripe for housing, is ripe for real investment,” Hizzoner said during a Crain’s New York ‘Power Breakfast’ hosted at the New York Athletic Club.
“And if that fits into Madison Square Garden moving into another location – maybe we’ll help the Knicks win,” he joked.
“So we should be willing to speak with Mr. Dolan and see how it fits into the overall scheme of that area.”
Adams said the Pennsylvania Plaza space surrounding MSG could be a great place for new housing stock – of which the city is in desperate need – admitting he would welcome new development.
“I think that we can find the right balance between office and housing,” he said.
“We have to build more housing. There’s a real need for housing in the city and particularly in areas that have access to transportation, good health care, good schools.”
Adams’ entry into the conversation follows repeated efforts by community members and local representatives – Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine and State Sens. Liz Krueger and Brad Hoylman – to push state leaders to agree on moving the sporting and entertainment complex which they argue would allow for a true redevelopment of the neighborhood.
The plan is backed by Gov. Kathy Hochul and was originally a pet project favored by disgraced ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
It has also been criticized as a cash grab that will drain city finances and serve to benefit real estate developers – chiefly Vornado Realty Trust.
Before the plan came out, Crain’s revealed Dolan was involved in secret talks with real estate titan Related Companies to possibly relocate the arena to Hudson Yards. But Hochul reportedly got involved and killed the plan, according to Crain’s.
But Dolan’s fight to stay put is not new.
Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg wanted to move the stadium closer to Manhattan’s west side, but the proposal was scuttled by opposition from Dolan who marshaled reinforcement in the form of powerful political forces – the former, late state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.
“The Penn Station area is way, way out of balance. So he is opening his mind to the right point of view,” said Alexandros Washburn, Bloomberg’s former Chief Urban Designer and now executive director the Grand Penn Community Alliance, which favors moving MSG.
“Amtrak got a beautiful train hall but commuters need a better deal. If we create a park and train station like no other in the center of this neighborhood that lets the whole neighborhood around it rebuild its housing, it’s community space,” he added.
Meanwhile, the MTA board Wednesday approved a $57 million contract for the Penn Station renovation’s architectural and engineering designs.
MTA CEO Janno Lieber said the focus would be on bringing “light” into the nation’s largest transit hub.
“We’re going to add a ton of vertical circulation. That’s stairs, escalators and elevators to get people on and off the platforms,” he said.
A representative from MSG did not immediately respond to a request for comment by The Post.
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OCEAN CITY, Md. -- The town of Ocean City made a few changes to the way they enforce unsanctioned pop up rallies. In particular, the enforcement for the pop up car rally that has caused a lot of trouble over the past few years.
According to Rick Meehan, Ocean Cities mayor, all of that trouble led the Ocean City Town Council to the General Assembly in Annapolis.
"We got legislation to establish a special event zone during specific time periods, where we would lower the speed limits and increase fines," said Meehan.
Meehan says being able to control and strictly enforce the speed limit, along with help from state agencies, went a long way to mitigating the issues caused by this pop up rally.
"When we were able to utilize all the tools we’ve been given, and with the help from allied agencies all over the state, we were really able to mitigate a number of problems," said Meehan. "It really began to turn the tide on this event."
Despite all of the chaos that follows these car enthusiasts, one business we spoke with, Bad Monkey, says they don't feel as if they've been affected.
"Aside from the traffic and getting in and out of town, I can’t really say the crowd has been too bad for the business," said Oana Casmire.
People we spoke with on the boardwalk, however, do find the pop up rally to be frustrating.
"This is a great time to come to the beach, uh, the weather’s nice the water’s warm, and then to have to worry about the pop up rallies and keeping your kids safe, it’s just a shame," said Marcus Queer.
One person we spoke with was unaware of what the pop up rally was, but after learning a few details about prior years, he's happy him and his family are heading out of town before this weekend.
"Well from the way you described it, it's a good thing we're leaving Friday," said Andy Anderson.
There is still a chance that cars begin to show up once the weekend starts, but Mayor Meehan is confident the changes they've made will pump the breaks on unsanctioned events.
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The University Senate announced on Sept. 20 that it is considering discontinuing the undergraduate certificate program for Holocaust and Genocide Studies within the Jewish Studies Department.
As a result of receiving a program discontinuance request, the Academic Policies and Procedures committee of University Governance will be holding a hearing for the public to provide remarks on the possible discontinuance on Sept. 28 at 2 P.M.
Individuals are asked to share their thoughts either by submitting a written brief by Friday, Sept. 23 to the AP&P Committee at govern@ku.edu to be granted time to speak at the hearing, or by speaking during the time allotted for community comments.
The hearing can be accessed here, with the passcode 467702. Questions are requested to be directed to University Governance at 785-864-5196 or govern@ku.edu.
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Phi Delta Theta’s five-year suspension on campus for hazing new members has been reduced to 3 and a half years according to a recently obtained document from the University of Kansas. While suspended, Phi Delta Theta has been continuing to operate as an organization unaffiliated with the University.
On May 12, 2022, the University and the national and local chapters of Phi Delta Theta produced a Resolution Agreement that allows Phi Delta Theta to resume operations as a recognized student organization in Fall 2025 as opposed to the original Fall 2027.
The Resolution Agreement states that the suspension reduction was the result of an appeal issued by the KU Phi Delta Theta chapter and discussions between the chapter and the University.
Until Phi Delta Theta’s suspension is lifted, the fraternity is operating as an off-campus organization. Phi Delta Theta is not allowed to participate in any of the fraternity services and groups on campus and the University does not formally recognize them.
Phi Delta Theta is no longer part of either the Student Involvement and Leadership Center or the Sorority and Fraternity Life on campus. Phi Delta Theta is also prohibited from participating in other campus activities, such as intramural sports and Rock Chalk Revue. Additionally, Phi Delta Theta cannot formally recruit on campus anymore.
Despite being unaffiliated with the University, Phi Delta Theta has continued to use KU promotional materials in its newsletters and Instagram feed. The Lawrence Journal-World reported Monday that a Jayhawk is used on the chapter’s Fall 2022 newsletter. This is against the conditions agreed upon in the Resolution Agreement and the University could respond with a longer suspension or other sanctions.
During its suspension, Phi Delta Theta must also implement new programs and structural changes to prevent hazing at the chapter. Educational programming on hazing, the elimination of single class sleeping dorms and the creation of a Chapter Advisory Board are among the required conditions Phi Delta Theta must meet to continue operation.
In a statement, KU spokesperson Erinn Barcomb-Peterson said that the University is working closely with the chapter to bring about significant systemic change and eliminate the dangerous hazing practices that resulted in Phi Delta Theta’s suspension.
“The resolution agreement includes significant obligations by the chapter to partner with our Office of Student Affairs on meaningful actions to change their organizational culture and protect the health and safety of its members and the broader community,” Barcomb-Peterson said.
Phi Delta Theta’s local chapter president and House Corporation president did not respond to requests for comment.
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Juan Manuel Santos, former President of Colombia, accepted the Dole Leadership Prize on Tuesday, Sept. 20 for the 20th programming year of the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics.
Santos is one of four generations that have attended the University of Kansas in his family. Santos said his older brother was looking for a university to study journalism and was recommended to attend by a family friend. It was Santos' brother who influenced him to come to Lawrence.
“He wrote to me, he said, when I started looking for universities, ‘don't look, come to Kansas, you will fall in love’. And that happened,” said Santos during the Q&A session.
In an interview with the Kansan, Santos said some of his favorite memories at the University are playing poker at his fraternity, Delta Upsilon, and attending concerts that were hosted.
“Learning how to play poker has helped me in life tremendously,” Santos said. “You have two former presidents of the United States, Roosevelt and Truman, that in their biographies explain why they play poker. They said that poker is very similar in life - you need to know the rules of the game, you need to have luck, you need to calibrate rivals [and] you need to know how to take calculated risks.”
Santos’ received his undergraduate degrees in business and economics in 1973. Since then he has visited the University three times. The first time Santos visited was in 2012 to accept the KU College of Liberal Arts & Sciences' Distinguished Alumni Award. Santos served two terms as president from 2010 to 2018. This marked the first time a sitting head of state visited the institute.
The late Senator Bob Dole had suggested that Santos receive the prize because of Santos’ success of attaining peace in Columbia.
“When I received the letter that Senator Dole himself had suggested my name, I feel extremely honored. I have great admiration for Senator Dole. I met him many years ago, in the late 80s, early 90s,” Santos said.
Audrey Coleman, director of the institute, led the Q&A session with Santos, which covered a myriad of topics focusing on Santos' adult life. Many of the questions focused on Santos’ ability to create peace in his country. In 2016, Santos won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work.
“This was a very long process. And peace doesn't grow on trees. Peace, you have to construct it,” Santos said. “And there are many enemies of peace. And I had the opportunity of being a leader.”
With the money received from the Nobel Peace Prize, Santos created the Fundación Compaz. Santos selected this foundation to receive the $25,000 charitable award that accompanies the Dole Leadership Prize.
“What we do there, basically, is to build peace in the grassroots,” Santos said. “Identifying leaders from these regions that have been abandoned by the state for the last 50-60 years. Bring them to come to the best university in Colombia. Teach them the tools and then send them back to teach.”
Andrew Snow, a student at Johnson County Community College, attended the presentation. Snow said he wanted to hear more about political agendas during the session.
“The applications of the talk, I thought, were very fruitful,” Snow said. “There was a great deal of underlying meaning and a lot of the communications that I thought was very universal and principles that we could definitely apply to things like sustainability, economics, culture, social in those regards.”
Coleman said one thing she wants audience members to take away from the Q&A session is to learn from the peaceful choices Santos has made.
“The conflict that he was dealing with, and that he resolved, was a violent conflict that lasted for five decades,” Coleman said. “And if he can, you know, bring about a peace process with a peaceful resolution, there's no problems that we can't solve as people. And I think that's a hugely important message for us today, especially during this election season.”
A schedule of The Dole Institute's events can be found on its webpage. Events will be held the remainder of the semester. Maria Fisher, The Dole Institute Development and Outreach Coordinator, said one event will take place to celebrate Constitution Day at the KU football game on Saturday.
“This is a cool part of Constitution Day. On the football game on the 24th, beforehand, the chancellor will lead everyone in attendance in reciting the constitution,” Fisher said.
The live stream recording of the Q&A session with Santos is on The Dole Institute of Politics YouTube page.
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Chairman, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Oyo State, Dr Wale Lasisi has decried activities of the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) by sealing laboratories within private hospitals run by medical doctors in Oyo State.
Dr Lasisi, in a reaction to MLSCN visits to private hospitals within the state, said MLSCN has no right to seal laboratories within any hospital, alleging that the body is acting beyond its jurisdiction.
Lasisi, in a message to doctors, declared: “the practice of Medicine and Doctors is regulated only by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) and the Ministry of Health (Directorate of secondary healthcare) that registers private hospitals and laboratories in the state.
“Your practice is not subject to any laboratory council and they have no right to come to your facility in the first instance.
“We are aware of the MLSCN going around in Oyo state embarrassing our members who have labs within their facility, this is wrong and should be totally resisted. If they visit your hospital, please tell the policemen who accompany them that they are acting beyond their jurisdiction, they have no right to inspect a facility run by a doctor, they do not have a right to seal your lab.
“Efforts are on to contact the top echelon of the Police Command in Oyo state to dissuade their members from accompanying the so-called MLSCN around with this onslaught. Please know your right and defend it, the national health act is equally clear on issues and leadership. We will not relent in our efforts to resolve this onslaught.”
Alhaji Daudu Olalere, Chairman, Guild of Medical Laboratory Directors, however, in a telephone interview, stated that the MLSCN has a regulatory function on all medical laboratories, irrespective of their location as well as all medical laboratory practitioners. As such, Olalere said, the MLSCN’s visits even to medical laboratories established in private hospitals is justified.
He declared that “they have a checklist they use in the assessment of the medical laboratories they inspect. It is only when they find a quack in the medical laboratory that they close such facility.”
However, Oyo State Commissioner for Health, Dr Olabode Ladipo, stated that MLSCN wrote the Health Ministry of the visit to say that it was coming to check medical laboratory issues in private laboratories in Oyo State, but the letter did not say it was to also check laboratories in private hospitals.
He declared: “I expected that these will be laboratories under their purview or laboratory scientists. So, if they now start to go to private hospitals, then they have not done exactly what they said they were going to do.”
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United Nations: United States President Joe Biden on Wednesday reiterated the US' commitment to India getting a permanent seat on the Security Council to ensure it remains credible.
Addressing the high-level meeting of the General Assembly, he said: "The United States supports increasing the number of both permanent and non-permanent representatives on the Council. This includes permanent seats for those nations we have long supported."
Biden said he believes the time has come for the institution to become more inclusive so that it can better respond to the needs of today's world.
"The United States is committed to this vital work," he declared.
Washington has long expressed backing for India's quest for a permanent seat through different administrations.
It also backs permanent seats for Japan and Germany.
"I also believe the time has come for this institution to become more inclusive, so they can better respond to the needs of today's world," Biden said.
He said that the US backs "permanent seats for countries in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.
In order "to ensure the council remains credible and effective", he said, the US also supports increasing the number of both permanent and non-permanent representatives of the Council".
No clear front-runners have emerged from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean for permanent seats, although Brazil, the largest country in South America, has staked its claim.
Of regional priorities, Biden spoke of the role of the Quad, made up of India, the US, Japan and Australia.
"In every region, we pursued new constructive ways to work with partners to advance shared interests", he said and mentioned "elevating the Quad and Indo-Pacific."
Members of the UN Security Council, including the United States, should consistently uphold and defend the United Nations Charter and refrain from the use of veto, except in rare and extraordinary situations, to ensure that the Council remains credible and effective, he said.
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DA: Larimer County sheriff's deputy justified in shooting that left man dead in June
The Larimer County Sheriff's Office deputy who shot a man following a pursuit and standoff in June was justified in his use of force, 8th Judicial District Attorney Gordon McLaughlin ruled in a decision letter Tuesday.
McLaughlin's decision comes at the end of an investigation into the incident conducted by the Critical Incident Response Team.
Robert Webb, 66, was shot once by Deputy Lance Cartrite during a standoff in the 3900 block of Mariah Lane in Fort Collins on June 1.
While a gunshot wound to Webb's chest was listed as a significant condition contributing to his death, the coroner's office ruled his official cause of death to be fentanyl intoxication. Toxicology results showed Webb had seven times the fatal level of fentanyl in his system when he died. The coroner's office also attributed the man's death to stress from the police interaction exacerbating a preexisting heart condition.
It's unclear if Webb took the lethal amount of drugs in a suicide attempt or by accident, according to the coroner's office.
Deputies tried to arrest Webb on June 1 on two nationwide felony warrants for possession with intent to manufacture or distribute methamphetamine after receiving information he may be staying at a residence on Chinook Lane in Fort Collins at the end of May.
About 8:12 p.m. June 1, a deputy attempted to stop Webb while he was driving away from the place he was staying. Webb reportedly fled the area, slowing down briefly to avoid spike strips deputies had previously set up.
Webb drove from the area of Chinook and Mariah lanes north on Ziegler Road where it turns into Drake Road, at times driving up to 80 mph and making other reckless maneuvers, according to McLaughlin. Deputies stopped pursuing Webb at 8:17 p.m. due to community safety concerns. Deputies received information that Webb returned to the Chinook Lane residence about 8:30 p.m.
Webb's family called the sheriff's office about 9 p.m. and reported that Webb said he had a gun, there were people with him at the property and he wanted a "hostage negotiator," according to McLaughlin. They said Webb left the Chinook Lane residence but were unsure if he left on foot or in a car.
The family later told investigators Webb didn't have hostages and it sounded like he was paranoid from using drugs or drinking, according to McLaughlin.
A woman who was with Webb at the Chinook residence later told investigators Webb said police were surrounding the property, but she didn't see any police and thought Webb was experiencing a mental health episode so she decided to play along. She told him to get in the SUV and lay down in the back, and she drove him away from the property.
When the woman turned onto Mariah Lane, she told investigators, that's when she encountered two unmarked sheriff’s office vehicles — including Cartrite’s — and the deputies turned their lights on. She told Webb police were stopping them and he told her to back up, which she refused to do. She said Webb then said he was going to kill himself, and she said she didn’t know if Webb had a gun but didn't see one.
She pulled over the SUV about 30 yards from Cartrite's vehicle and followed deputies' instructions to get out of the vehicle. She told the deputies that Webb said he was going to kill himself.
Shortly after she got out of the car, Cartrite said he saw Webb sit up in the back seat of the car, move to the passenger's side and hold up a gun to his head. Deputies repeatedly told Webb to get out of the car, according to McLaughlin.
Webb eventually opened the rear passenger side door and got partly out of the vehicle so part of his face, his hands and a gun were visible, Cartrite told investigators. While multiple deputies were telling Webb to get out of the vehicle without the gun, Webb fired his gun, multiple deputies told CIRT investigators, but they were unsure which direction he shot.
Cartrite told investigators he believed "everything leading up to that moment had led me to believe that this was escalating," according to McLaughlin's decision letter.
Two seconds after deputies say Webb fired his gun, Cartrite fired his weapon at the front passenger side windshield, according to McLaughlin. Cartrite told CIRT investigators he saw Webb slowly slide to the side but didn't see where the bullet he shot went beyond the front passenger windshield. Deputies said they continued to hear Webb speak but couldn't understand what he was saying.
Webb fired once and Cartrite fired once, McLaughlin said the investigation revealed.
Webb did not respond to continued commands to exit the vehicle, and deputies were afraid he would ambush them if they got close, McLaughlin said. Deputies used a drone to try and get a better visual on Webb, and the video showed Webb lying in the back of the vehicle.
For deputies' safety, the armored vehicle known as the Bearcat was brought to the scene to approach Webb. Deputies reached Webb just before 10 p.m., and Webb was unresponsive but breathing. He was transported to a hospital, where he died less than an hour later.
McLaughlin said Cartrite used reasonable force in this incident and his decision to shoot Webb was justified under the law.
How CIRT works
The 8th Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team, or CIRT, was formed in 2015 in accordance with a new state law requiring a multiagency team to investigate "an incident involving the discharge of a firearm by a peace officer that resulted in injury or death."
The team is automatically and immediately activated when a police officer is involved in a shooting. The agency that employs the officer or officers involved in a shooting is responsible for alerting the team.
CIRT can also investigate incidents involving officers that result in serious injury or death, including car crashes, as well as incidents in the Larimer County Jail.
Fort Collins Police Services, Loveland Police Department and the Larimer County Sheriff's Office take turns being the lead agency for police shooting investigations. Each year, the responsibility rotates to a different agency.
Agencies involved in the investigations include: Windsor Police Department, Timnath Police Department, Johnstown Police Department, Estes Park Police Department, Colorado State University Police Department, Colorado State Patrol and the Larimer County District Attorney's Office.
An agency cannot investigate itself.
After a CIRT investigation is completed, the report is presented to the district attorney, who decides if any criminal charges will be filed related to the incident.
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The case against the man accused of slapping Rudy Giuliani on the back in a Staten Island supermarket has been adjourned "in contemplation of dismissal," and is expected to be dismissed in six months, according to a source with knowledge of the case.
Daniel Gill, a ShopRite employee, was charged with assault with intent to cause physical injury, harassment in the second degree, and menacing in the third degree for allegedly slapping Giuliani.
The organization representing Gill has previously said that their client "merely patted" the former mayor of New York City "without malice to simply get his attention."
"As we have maintained since earlier this year, Daniel Gill, who had no prior contact with the criminal legal system, did not commit any criminal act, and this outcome, which will ultimately dismiss the case in its entirety, reflects that reality," Gill's attorney Susan Platis said Wednesday. "Mr. Gill looks forward to putting this incident, one which completely upended his life, behind him."
It is not an admission of guilt or wrongdoing, nor is it a guilty plea, the source said, adding that Gill was not required or asked to agree to anything as part of the adjournment.
In New York state, an adjournment "in contemplation of dismissal" is "not considered favorable to the defendant until the adjournment period has expired and the case has actually been dismissed," according to the court system.
CNN has reached out to Giuliani for comment.
Earlier this year, the onetime attorney to former President Donald Trump described the incident to WABC Radio's Curtis Sliwa."I walk to the men's room, I come out of the men's room, a group of people are around me hugging me, kissing me, telling me Andrew [Giuliani] is great and all of a sudden I feel a shot on my back like somebody shot me."
Giuliani told WABC that he went forward but caught himself after the slap. "Lucky I'm a 78-year-old in pretty good shape, because if I wasn't I'd have hit the ground and probably cracked my skull," he said at the time.
CNN has reached out to the Staten Island district attorney's office for more information.
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Central Washington's Tia Andaya keeps producing unprecedented numbers in her unique role as both outside hitter and setter for Central Washington.
The junior from Ellensburg broke the GNAC career record with her 10th triple-double in last Thursday's win at Western Oregon, her 36th match as a Wildcat. Andaya set the conference's single-season record with eight triple-doubles last season, including three in Central's last five matches.
Andaya is averaging 2.78 kills, five assists and 1.88 digs per set this year and recorded her first triple-double this season with 13 kills, 21 assists and 11 digs in a win over Sioux Falls on Aug. 26. The Gonzaga transfer ranks second on the team with an attacking percentage of .306 and also averages 0.8 blocks per set.
Northwest Nazarene's Mindy Swanson held the previous record with 10 triple-doubles in three seasons from 2001 to 2003. Andaya will try to add to her total Thursday night when the Wildcats (2-1 GNAC, 7-4 overall) play their home opener against MSU Billings (0-4, 6-5) at the CWU Recreation Center.
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YVC volleyball wins seventh straight
WALLA WALLA — Yakima Valley shook off a slow start to extend its winning streak to seven matches Wednesday night at Walla Walla.
The Yaks dropped the first set before storming back to come out comfortable on top, 17-25, 25-16, 25-18, 25-18 to stay unbeaten in league play. Bethany Hunt and Dale Schrier led an inconsistent attack with five kills each and YVC held Walla Walla to an attack percentage of .074.
La Salle graduate Courtney Standley totaled 10 assists, two digs and two blocks for Yakima Valley (3-0 NWAC East, 12-6 overall), which will travel to Blue Mountain on Saturday.
YVC highlights: Nizhoni Tallman 2 kills, 4 digs; Dale Schrier 5 kills, block; Courtney Standley 10 assists, 2 digs, 2 blocks; Alandra Acido-Pastor 5 assists, 3 aces; Emaline Mariscal 2 kills, 3 blocks; Bethany Hunt 5 kills.
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YVC shut out at North Idaho
COEUR D'ALENE, IDAHO — Yakima Valley fell behind early and never recovered in a 4-0 loss at North Idaho on Wednesday afternoon.
The Yaks gave up a goal to Addison McCulloch in the third minute and she scored two more in quick succession midway through the first half as NIC picked up its third straight win. YVC (1-3 NWAC East, 4-3 overall) failed to score for just the second time in seven matches and will look to bounce back against unbeaten Columbia Basin Saturday in Yakima.
First half: 1, NIC, Addison McCulloch, 3:00; 2, NIC, McCulloch (Ledezma), 21:00; 3, NIC, McCulloch, 22:00.
Second half: 4, NIC, Ledezma, 69:00.
Saves: Addisen Somes (YVC) 10; Kaycee Chavez (NIC) 4.
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By now, you know: If you want guac with your burrito, it will cost you. Why is guacamole always extra?
You’re not just paying for that condiment. You’re also paying for the process of growing the avocados that made it.
A survey from University of California researchers found it takes “approximately 50 gallons of water” to grow one pound of avocados.
That means more labor costs before it reaches your plate.
The “extra” charge is also because of supply and demand.
SEE MORE: Chipotle To Pay NYC Workers $20M For Violating Labor Laws
The avocado industry is seeing green because of its rising popularity.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, per capita, avocado consumption has tripled since 2001, up to 8 pounds per person per year. As a result, suppliers have upped their prices.
There’s also the cost of labor to turn those avocados into guacamole.
A Chipotle executive told Reader's Digest its restaurants typically have two to three employees dedicated to guac prep each morning.
All those extra steps — growing and shipping avocados and mashing them into guacamole — are passed on to you.
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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has now revealed the first image of Neptune in decades that shows outer space's ice giant planet and its icy rings in remarkable detail.
It's the best image of the planet's icy rings in 32 years, according to the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA).
AURA's planetary scientist Heidi Hammel said, "It has been three decades since we last saw those faint, dusty bands, and this is the first time we've seen them in the infrared."
Astronomers did note that Neptune's characteristic blue color does appear to be missing from the JWST image.
The blue color is caused by methane gas in the planet's atmosphere, Space.com reported.
Astronomers said that, compared to other gas giants like Jupiter and Saturn, Neptune is much "richer in elements heavier than hydrogen and helium. This is readily apparent in Neptune’s signature blue appearance in Hubble Space Telescope images at visible wavelengths, caused by small amounts of gaseous methane."
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Farming has been a central part of America since its founding. In the nineteenth century, homesteaders settled the American west.
Today, America boasts 900 million acres of farmland, says the USDA — that’s 40% of its land.
And our farms provide food across the world. In 2021, the government says, U.S. farmers exported $177 billion in products like soybeans, corn, beef, and pork.
According to the Department of Agriculture, American citizens own 97% of privately held farmland and forest in the United States.
And recently, the 3% of farmland owned by foreigners has attracted controversy, specifically concerning China.
China lacks farmland and has struggled to secure food for its 1.4 billion citizens.
Just recently, in august, four Chinese government departments warned a drought posed a severe threat to the autumn harvest.
That has driven overseas investments in food, including the purchase of Virginia-based pork producer Smithfield Foods and a partnership with Growmark, a grain logistics firm.
Chinese companies own about 0.2% of American agricultural land, per USDA data.
But some lawmakers say Chinese firms shouldn’t own American farmland at all.
SEE MORE: Farmers Experimenting With Solar Panels To Generate More Revenue
In a July letter to the Agriculture Department, 19 Republican lawmakers said China committed “intellectual property theft” and has been prosecuted for attempting to steal U.S. seed DNA information.
Various Congressional bills seek to bar Chinese ownership of farmland.
Fourteen states limit in some way the foreign ownership of farmland, according to the National Agricultural Law Center.
But in Grand Forks, North Dakota, the issue has recently brought national attention and controversy.
In the fall of 2021, the city proudly announced the sale of land to a Chinese-owned conglomerate: Fufeng USA.
The North Dakota Corn Growers Association said they were “excited” about the project, but local opposition has been strong.
The corn mill will sit about 15 miles from an air force base. On cable channels, including Fox News, politicians have raised concerns about espionage.
In July, politicians requested that the Federal Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States investigate the sale. The committee is now looking into the purchase.
The company and city officials, meanwhile, say the plant is not a national security threat.
But while the federal inquiry is underway, some construction steps will stay on paper — for now.
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Gobles made the move to eight-player football after the 2019 season.
This year the Tigers are finding success, winning three of their first four games.
"I think there is a revived enthusiasm around the community for Gobles football, so that has been awesome to see," second year Tigers head coach Greg Eichler said. "We have seen a lot of people showing up to the games that we haven't seen in awhile. Alumni is starting to come out, the community is really excited. We had a great Tiger tribute game against Bangor. I think that got a lot of people here and seeing our kids play, so that was really exciting."
The Tigers' lone loss this season came in week two to Martin, which is one of the state's best eight-man teams.
"It has been fun," Gobles junior running back and cornerback Anthony Mark said. "It was tough losing to Martin, but we just have the mindset that we have to bounce back, have our Tiger mentality. We want to go to state, just week after week keep doing the same thing. It is really just making sure you come back everyday ready to hit."
The Tigers are set to host Mendon (2-2) this Friday night.
For more scores, highlights, and the latest news on high school sports in West Michigan, go to the FOX 17 Blitz page.
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LSU Police Department Detectives are working to identify an individual believed to be responsible for vandalism.
A suspect accused of spray painting Tiger Stadium and monuments around the PMAC are wanted by the LSU Police Department.
According to police, vandalism took place before the September 9th LSU vs Southern University football game. According to LSU, Graffiti was seen on the Mike the Tiger statue, the Shaquille O'Neal statue and Tiger Stadium on the morning of the game.
Anyone with information on the identity of the individual is advised to contact Crime Stoppers at 225-344-7867 or crimestoppersbr.com.
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Farming has been a central part of America since its founding. In the nineteenth century, homesteaders settled the American west.
Today, America boasts 900 million acres of farmland, says the USDA — that’s 40% of its land.
And our farms provide food across the world. In 2021, the government says, U.S. farmers exported $177 billion in products like soybeans, corn, beef, and pork.
According to the Department of Agriculture, American citizens own 97% of privately held farmland and forest in the United States.
And recently, the 3% of farmland owned by foreigners has attracted controversy, specifically concerning China.
China lacks farmland and has struggled to secure food for its 1.4 billion citizens.
Just recently, in august, four Chinese government departments warned a drought posed a severe threat to the autumn harvest.
That has driven overseas investments in food, including the purchase of Virginia-based pork producer Smithfield Foods and a partnership with Growmark, a grain logistics firm.
Chinese companies own about 0.2% of American agricultural land, per USDA data.
But some lawmakers say Chinese firms shouldn’t own American farmland at all.
SEE MORE: Farmers Experimenting With Solar Panels To Generate More Revenue
In a July letter to the Agriculture Department, 19 Republican lawmakers said China committed “intellectual property theft” and has been prosecuted for attempting to steal U.S. seed DNA information.
Various Congressional bills seek to bar Chinese ownership of farmland.
Fourteen states limit in some way the foreign ownership of farmland, according to the National Agricultural Law Center.
But in Grand Forks, North Dakota, the issue has recently brought national attention and controversy.
In the fall of 2021, the city proudly announced the sale of land to a Chinese-owned conglomerate: Fufeng USA.
The North Dakota Corn Growers Association said they were “excited” about the project, but local opposition has been strong.
The corn mill will sit about 15 miles from an air force base. On cable channels, including Fox News, politicians have raised concerns about espionage.
In July, politicians requested that the Federal Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States investigate the sale. The committee is now looking into the purchase.
The company and city officials, meanwhile, say the plant is not a national security threat.
But while the federal inquiry is underway, some construction steps will stay on paper — for now.
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Ten foreign fighters, including two Americans who joined the war effort in Ukraine before they were captured and held by Russian forces, were released Wednesday as part of an exchange of prisoners of war between Russia and Ukraine.
The American veterans, Alexander John-Robert Drueke, 39, and Andy Tai Ngoc Huynh, 27, were captured by Russian forces in June and held by its proxies in the contested Donbas region that remains at the center of the war.
“We are thrilled to announce that Alex and Andy are free," Dianna Shaw and Bunny Drueke, the aunt and mom of Alexander Drueke, said in a statement. "They are safely in the custody of the US embassy in Saudi Arabia and after medical checks and debriefing they will return to the States."
Drueke's family said that they deeply appreciated the prayers and support of the public. They also emphasized their gratitude to Oksana Markarova, the Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S., the U.S. embassies in Ukraine and Saudi Arabia and the efforts of the State Department.
The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the Saudi government had successfully negotiated the release of the foreign fighters and transferred them to Saudi Arabia, where they were "facilitating procedures for their safe return home."
Secretary of State Antony Blinken extended thanks to Saudi Arabia for leading the effort.
"The United States welcomes the negotiated prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia, which includes two U.S. citizens captured while serving in Ukraine’s military," Blinken said in a statement Wednesday. "The United States is appreciative of Ukraine including all prisoners of war, regardless of nationality, in its negotiations, and we look forward to these U.S. citizens being reunited with their families."
The 10 foreign fighters are five British fighters, two Americans, and one Moroccan, Swede and Croatian, according to the Saudi Ministry of Media.
U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss said in a tweet that she was elated to hear that the British nationals had been released.
"Hugely welcome news that five British nationals held by Russian-backed proxies in eastern Ukraine are being safely returned, ending months of uncertainty and suffering for them and their families," she tweeted.
Robert Jenrick, a member of British Parliament, said his constituent, Aiden Aslin, was among those released.
Alongside British citizen Shaun Pinner and Moroccan national Saaudun Brahim, Aslin was sentenced to death by a court in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic in June after he was captured by Russian forces.
"Aiden’s return brings to an end months of agonising uncertainty for Aiden’s loving family in Newark who suffered every day of Aiden’s sham trial but never lost hope," Jenrick wrote on Twitter. "As they are united as a family once more, they can finally be at peace."
Numerous non-Ukrainians have traveled to the country in hopes of aiding its defenders against the Russian invasion. The Armed Forces of Ukraine had gone so far as to create a dedicated Foreign Legion to organize the sudden flood of former soldiers who traveled to Ukraine to join the fight.
Drueke and Huynh, both from Alabama, went missing in June near Kharkiv, long before a successful counteroffensive freed the northeastern city from Russian occupation. They are believed to be the first Americans to be captured during the war between Ukraine and Russia.
Their relatives said that the two were inspired to join the war effort after watching on TV the violence committed in the early days of the invasion.
In a video released on Russian television shortly after NBC News had confirmed their captivity by the Kremlin-backed separatists in the Donbas, Drueke promised his mother he would be home as soon as possible. He mentioned his dog, a mastiff called Diesel, before he ended the video message with a wink.
“Mom, I just want to let you know that I’m alive and I hope to be back home as soon as I can be," he said at the time. "So, love Diesel for me. Love you.”
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WALLA WALLA, Wash. — A senior at Walla Walla High School won the Student Leadership Award from the Washington Association of School Administrators, a prestigious state award that aims to recognize students with significant leadership roles in promoting inclusivity, access and belonging in their school and community. Senior Miki Joshua won the award for her role on the Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council, where she acts as a voice for students addressing the needs of high-schoolers.
“Miki has taken a leadership role by advocating for students, supporting belonging, cultural competency and awareness, and playing a pivotal role in a student-directed video used to elevate voice and experience to support staff development,” said the Walla Walla School District Superintendent, Dr. Wade Smith. “Miki was the cofounder of the students for social justice club at Wa-Hi, the founder and President of the black student union, a member of the Green club, GSA, girls league officer, participated in the district’s diversify our narrative initiative, and received the district’s building belonging award.”
For the past two years, Joshua has been chosen to serve on Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers’ (R-Wash.) Youth Advisory Committee and the Association of Washington Student Leaders.
“Miki is a shining example of one of Walla Walla’s finest who has a bright future ahead of her,” said Smith.
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New Zealand soldiers with the 2nd/1st, 16 Field Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery, show their unit's hand signal; New Zealand primarily uses hand signals when communicating during the Situational Training Exercise lanes in Nausori Highlands Training Area, Fiji, September 21, 2022. Exercise Cartwheel is a multilateral military-to-military training exercise with the United States, Republic of Fiji Military, Australian, New Zealand, and British forces that builds expeditionary readiness and interoperability by increasing the capacity to face a crisis and contingencies by developing and stressing units at the highest training levels.
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A range of entertainment firsts will be added to P&O Cruises’ newest LNG-powered ship, Arvia, such as a new and exclusive interactive game show, WaveLength, that will virtually star host Ben Shephard.
The Carnival-owned cruise line will also partner with film producer, Aardman to offer a wide range of children-geared Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep-themed activities onboard and additionally host its first-ever high-ropes experience at sea, Altitude Skywalk.
New Entertainment Options Onboard Arvia
P&O Cruises’ newest ship, Arvia, will feature a vast amount of “firsts,” including an exclusive game show option onboard, WaveLength, virtually starring television production host Ben Shephard.
This new gameshow option will be an exclusive offering for the cruise line and available for guests at Headliners Theatre on decks six and seven of the new ship.
Television game-show host, Ben Shephard stated, “Having hosted many game shows on TV, I’m excited to have partnered with P&O Cruises in evolving this prime time style TV game show into a live, interactive theatre experience. Developed with Triple Brew, who have created shows like The Million Pound Cube and Lingo, WaveLength is designed to be both entertaining and challenging.”
“I can’t wait for guests to enjoy playing along with myself and my on-board co-host, competing to see if they truly are on the same ‘WaveLength’, and trying to outsmart me in Beat Ben,” he added.
The ship will also host a stage musical, Greatest Days – The Official Take That Musical that will debut on the new ship as an adaptation of the West End musical The Band, featuring the songs of Take That.
The story by Olivier Award-winning writer Tim Firth, Greatest Days, will be brought to life on stage by the talented cast of Arvia’s Headliners Theatre Company.
Another Arvia-exclusive, Mission Control, will combine an escape game with 3D multimedia simulation and a live-action story to create a thrilling underwater challenge where guests can overcome danger and solve puzzles.
Read Also: Exclusive Dining Options Coming on New P&O Cruises Ship
Additionally, Arvia’s outdoor adventure zone, Altitude, will feature a new aqua zone at Splash Valley, P&O Cruises’ first ever high-ropes experience, Altitude Skywalk, and a new tropical island-themed minigolf open all day long, Altitude Minigolf.
The ship will offer a sophisticated live-music bar crafted to Music Director Gary Barlow’s vision, The 710 Club, and Ocean Studios, a three-screen multiplex cinema offering the latest releases and family favorites.
In partnership with Aardman, children onboard will be able to participate in a wide range of Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep-themed activities, such as a dance class or craft workshop.
Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep-themed crafts will include opportunities to make Gromit ears or enjoy film premieres and even Wallace & Gromit’s brand-new show, All Hands on Deck!
Arvia’s Debut and Upcoming Itineraries
Britain’s popular cruise line, P&O Cruises will have its newest addition, Arvia, enter its fleet in December 2022 as its second LNG-powered ship.
This Excel-class ship will offer a Caribbean maiden season of fly-cruise holidays from the homeport of Barbados, as a sister ship to the largest cruise ship built to sail for any U.K based cruise line, 185,000 gross ton Iona.
With a guest capacity of up to 5,200 passengers, the 16-deck Arvia will have a SkyDome with a retractable glass roof and will feature the first Altitude Skywalk high ropes experience, tropical-themed Altitude Minigolf, Altitude Splash Valley aqua zone, and a swim-up bar.
She is currently under construction at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, and on December 9, 2022, will depart on her maiden 14-night Canary Island cruise, visiting ports of call in Madeira, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Cadiz, and Lisbon.
Read Also: P&O Cruises Reaches Major Construction Milestone With Next Mega Ship
Arvia will offer several unique itineraries, including a cruise departing February 4, 2023 from Barbados with ports of call in the Virgin Islands, Dominican Republic, Saint Maarten, and Antigua.
Additionally, she will depart on a 14-night Mediterranean cruise on April 2, 2023, visiting Southampton ports of call, including La Coruna, Mallorca, La Spezia, Marseilles, Barcelona, and Cadiz.
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An exclusive martial arts partnership has been formed between Princess Cruises, FUJI Sports, and FUJI Mats, the worldwide leading supplier of premium mats and facility equipment.
This trio partnership will also lead to the first “Princess and FUJI Adventures Cruise,” departing from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on January 7, 2023, onboard Sky Princess for a seven-night Caribbean voyage.
Princess Cruises, FUJI Sports, and FUJI Mats Partnership
As the outfitter and equipment provider for more than 18 million martial arts competitors and academies worldwide, FUJI Sports will now become an exclusive partner to Princess Cruises, alongside its sister brand, FUJI Mats.
“This partnership with Princess recognizes the significance and multi-generational reach of the martial arts community and elevates our ability to progress our mission to share martial arts experiences in fun and unique ways,” the two-time Olympic Bronze Medalist, judo world champion, and co-owner of FUJI Sports and FUJI Mats, Jimmy Pedro added.
This newly found partnership will create the first “Princess and FUJI Adventures Cruise,” a seven-night Caribbean cruise onboard the 145,000 gross ton Sky Princess.
Read Also: Princess Cruises Unveils Its Newest, Largest Ship Ever
Departing from Fort Lauderdale, the voyage will take place January 7-14, 2023, with stops at Princess Cays in the Bahamas, San Juan, Amber Cove in the Dominican Republic, and Grand Turk.
Included in this first-time cruise will be highlighted Olympians and World Champions who will socially engage with martial arts enthusiasts throughout the voyage.
A co-owner of FUJI Sports, Lia Hatashita shared, “Today, over 50 years after FUJI Sports was founded, the company has expanded from a small ‘mom and pop’ shop into a company reaching all parts of the globe.”
“What I love about the company is the passion and enthusiasm from our staff members who have a deep knowledge and understanding of martial arts. And in January 2023, FUJI will take this passion to the open seas for the very first time,” Hatashita added.
During this exclusive sailing, guests will be able to experience a number of seminars with leading martial arts experts, shoreside martial arts events in ports of call, family competitions and prizes, culinary demonstrations with celebrity chefs, and business-to-business networking opportunities.
Additionally, guests on the January 2023 “Princess and FUJI Adventures Cruise” will get access to special edition co-branded gear and experience a variety of industry speakers.
The President of Princess Cruises, John Padgett said, “Princess connects people, places and cultures around the world with amazing experiences, and we’re confident this Princess and the FUJI Adventures Cruise will be an unforgettable week at sea with fantastic food, beverage and entertainment.”
“Princess welcomes the leading brand in martial arts with millions of enthusiasts worldwide on special event cruises and to enjoy Princess cruises going forward for all their leisure travel vacations. It is a privilege to host a multi-generational multi-cultural global community focused on health, discipline, learning and wisdom,” Padgett added.
Princess Cruises’ Exercise Partnerships
This new Princess Cruises, FUJI Sports, and FUJI Mats partnership comes after another recently released exercise partnership with the line.
On September 12, 2022, Princess Cruises announced an exclusive five-year partnership with Xponential Fitness, bringing curated fitness experiences to its cruise guests.
The exclusive licensing agreement with the largest global franchisor of boutique fitness brands, Xponential Fitness, will now make Princess Cruises the first cruise line to offer multiple curated fitness brands for customizable guest fitness experiences at sea.
Xponential Fitness’ XPLUS virtual on-demand studio class subscription will now be available in more than 23,000 staterooms on Princess’ proprietary digital content platform, OceanView.
These new partnerships display the line’s growth and commitment to wellness onboard, even expanding its offerings post-cruise to guests by offering XPASS at exclusive Princess discounted prices through the line’s exclusive provider of health, wellness, and fitness at sea, OneSpaWorld.
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LOS ANGELES ― Time is running out on Tony Gonsolin to rejoin the Dodgers’ starting rotation in time for the postseason, and Manager Dave Roberts has spoken with the right-hander about contributing in different roles this October.
“He’s open to whatever,” Roberts said.
Gonsolin will throw two simulated innings to teammates on Thursday at Dodger Stadium. The next step in his recovery from a right forearm injury is an important one.
An uneventful outing and a quick bounceback Friday would allow Gonsolin to pitch a minor league rehabilitation game next week. In that best-case scenario, Gonsolin would have time to make one major league start before the regular season ends.
The Dodgers have five days off between their Oct. 5 regular-season finale and Game 1 of a best-of-five National League Division Series. In theory, Gonsolin could use that time to build up his pitch count for a postseason start.
More likely, however, the pitcher who began the season 11-0 and was leading the NL in ERA as late as Aug. 30 will begin the postseason as a reliever, or in a “piggyback” situation – not unlike his role to begin the season, in tandem with left-hander Tyler Anderson.
Allowing Gonsolin to take his time is a luxury the Dodgers can afford. Enviably, they have five healthy starting pitchers – Julio Urías, Clayton Kershaw, Dustin May, Andrew Heaney, and Anderson – whose combined 2.48 ERA would be lower than that of any other starting staff in baseball.
“At some point, you’re kind of dealt a hand and you have to do the best you can with it,” Roberts said. “Anything right now is certainly not ideal. But can you make it work? Absolutely.”
Gonsolin was 16-1 with a 2.10 ERA when he last pitched on Aug. 23. His 128⅓ innings are a career high and more than double his total from last season.
TREINEN ON HOLD
Blake Treinen’s postseason status was also dealt a blow when the right-handed reliever did not bounce back from his Monday simulated game as hoped.
Originally set to return from the 15-day injured list Thursday, Treinen now has no set return date. Brusdar Graterol, who also threw a simulated inning Monday, will be activated instead.
Treinen played catch Wednesday and will be re-evaluated. Roberts said “if we get him back we’ll have enough runway” prior to the Oct. 11 playoff opener.
ALSO
Right-hander Yency Almonte, on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City, is scheduled to pitch Friday and Sunday, Roberts said. … David Price (wrist) will throw a simulated inning against teammates Thursday. … Outfielder Kevin Pillar went 1 for 4 with a two-run single and played seven innings in left field in a rehab game with Triple-A Oklahoma City. Pillar, who had surgery on June 7 to repair a fracture in his left shoulder, was initially expected to miss the remainder of the season.
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ARLINGTON, Texas — Tucker Davidson returned to the mound with a new look, and the results were encouraging.
The Angels gave the 26-year-old left-hander a few extra days in between starts because they wanted to rework his delivery in an effort to improve his control.
Davidson didn’t walk a batter in five innings, the first time he’d done that in 16 career major league games. Davidson left with the Angels trailing by one run, but the Angels’ bullpen faltered late in a 7-2 loss to the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night.
Davidson, 26, is among a handful of pitchers the Angels are evaluating for roles next year, either as rotation depth or in the bullpen. Although there is certainly evidence that he has the stuff to be a big league pitcher, one of his primary issues has been his control.
Davidson had walked 6.3 hitters per nine innings this season, contributing to his 6.96 ERA. He had thrown strikes with just 60% of pitches, below the major league average of about 63%.
With his old delivery, Davidson would begin with his shoulders square to home plate. As he started his windup, he turned his body 90 degrees and then went home.
The Angels had Davidson start with his lead shoulder already pointing toward home plate, as if he were pitching out of the stretch. He still took a small step back during the windup, but overall there was much less movement in his new delivery.
“My shoulders would get so turned toward first base, then I’m throwing behind a left-handed hitter, and I’m having to cross myself over,” Davidson said. “It’s just not easy to repeat the mechanics of that. I feel like this is a little bit easier, keeps my direction in line a little better.”
In his first outing with the new mechanics, he threw 69% of his pitches for strikes. He also saw slight velocity upticks with both his fastball and his slider, which is his primary pitch.
“I think the walks and the strike percentage showed (the new delivery worked),” Davidson said. “It’s one we’re going to continue to build off, but we’re making a lot of progress. The new delivery is going to be beneficial for me. It kind of simplifies things.”
The Rangers scored single runs against him in each of his first three innings. He then settled down and retired the final seven hitters he faced.
“He was around the strike zone,” Manager Phil Nevin said. “You see him around the zone like that and then not hard contact is good. (His pitches) were scattered earlier, and he would hang some pitches and get hurt on one or two balls, but today he really didn’t.”
Davidson had the offensive support of a Taylor Ward two-run homer, his 19th of the season, in the first, but the Angels never scored again.
They didn’t get a runner into scoring position until the eighth, when Matt Thaiss and Michael Stefanic each walked before Luis Rengifo struck out to end the inning.
At that point, they were still within two runs. By the time they came to bat in the ninth, the Rangers had padded the lead with three runs against relievers Rob Zastryzny and Zack Weiss.
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LONDON, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The second quarter of 2022 was the third consecutive quarter of weakening revenue growth for the semiconductor market, with the market now in decline according to Omdia's Competitive Landscape Tracker. Revenue for 2Q22 declined 1.9% from $161.2 billion in 1Q22 to $158.1 billion in 2Q22. This decline follows the longest sustained period of semiconductor growth of eight uninterrupted quarters.
Cliff Leimbach, Senior Research Analyst at Omdia said: "The recent decline in semiconductor revenue has led to 2Q22 being recorded as the third-worst performing Q2 in twenty years of Omdia tracking the market. Changes are coming after an unprecedented run of demand growth from work-from-home and educate-from-home activity. Given the cyclical nature of the semiconductor market, we expect the remainder of 2022 and potentially the first half of 2023 will be an adjustment period as the market returns to normalcy."
A contributing factor into the current semiconductor decline is Intel's 2Q22 performance and a decline of 13% decline in their microprocessors (MPU) business in 1Q. This drop from a market that represents over 10% of the total semiconductor market has pulled the entire market down.
Additionally, the US dollar strengthened against many foreign currencies in 2Q22 from 1Q22. Companies that report revenue in foreign currencies saw a fall in revenue when converting to US dollars. Some non-US based companies experienced a quarterly revenue increase in local currency but a negative quarterly increase from a US dollar perspective. Together, these factors have exerted a downward influence on the total semiconductor market revenues in US dollars.
A review of the top semiconductor firms' performance highlighted Intel and NVIDIA's decline combined was $3.7 billion in 2Q22; a result of weak consumer demand for their products and OEMs holding less inventory in these uncertain times. The only other top-ten firm by revenue to decline in 2Q22 was Qualcomm. The remaining companies increased in revenue during the quarter.
The memory market increased slightly in 2Q, up just over 1%. Samsung is the number one DRAM and NAND firm. This combined with Intel's results solidified Samsung into the top semiconductor firm by revenue.
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CHANGZHOU, China, Sept. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trina Solar, the leading global PV and smart energy total solution provider, has once again been ranked 'AAA', the highest category in the latest Q3'22 PV ModuleTech Bankability Ratings report by PV-Tech.
Based on the manufacturing and financial health of companies, the report ranks the bankability of PV module suppliers from AAA, the highest category, to C, the lowest category. Trina Solar ranks at the top of the list, showing full recognition it earned from international authorities in terms of technology, products and finance.
The LCOE-oriented principle supports Vertex 600W+ modules' higher value
Recently, Trina Solar put forward the LCOE-oriented principle, meaning with high power, high efficiency, high reliability and high energy yield, lower LOCE can be achieved. Trina's Vertex 600W+ modules achieve a power rise of 125W to 130W and the module efficiency up by 0.3% to 0.5%. In terms of energy yield, empirical data shows that the energy yield of Vertex 600W+ modules is at least 2.1% higher than that of reference modules. The empirical tests were conducted by TÜV Rheinland and CPVT on a global scale.
Thanks to the high reliability of PV modules, Trina Solar has been ranked as a Top Performer by PVEL for the eighth year in a row and named a RETC Overall High Achiever for three consecutive years.
Combined with N-type tech, 210 technology continues to lead the industry
Trina Solar will continue to lead the industry by developing high-efficiency and high-power N-type products and forming relevant ecosystem. In August, aperture module efficiency of Trina Solar's proprietary Vertex N-type module using monocrystalline silicon has reached 24.24%, setting a new world record for industrial large-area N-type i-TOPCon modules.
By the end of 2022, Trina Solar's production capacity of N-type i-TOPCon modules is expected to reach 8 GW. The new production capacity layout in Qinghai Industrial Park is all 210 modules based on new-generation N-type cell technology. Featuring 210mm size, 600W+ power and N-type cells, Trina Solar products will continue to better serve its end customers with greater value.
Stable financial performance and high bankability
As its PV module business has continued to thrive, Trina Solar's shipments of PV modules totaled 18.05GW in the first half of this year, 72% more than in the corresponding period last year, with an increase in its market share to 15%. Shipments of 210 modules accounted for more than 80% of its total shipments in the first half. Trina Solar has shipped more than 30GW of 210 modules, while the whole industry witnessed over 50GW of 210 modules shipped as of June.
In addition to AAA rating in PV Tech bankability report, Trina Solar has also earned recognition from financial market and renowned institutes. Trina Solar has scored 100% in the BNEF Bankability Survey for six consecutive years . And Vertex modules demonstrated excellence in key factors in the Bankability Study For Trina Solar PV Modules by UL.
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Devastaed daughters of a man who died after an alleged fight at a Camber Sands have described their enduring grief. Michael McDonagh died after a row broke out while he was watching a football match in Parkdean holiday park.
The 53-year-old was allegedly pinned to the floor during the subsequent brawl. Seven people were arrested on suspicion of murder following the incident on August 5. Sussex Police has since renewed an appeal for information and all of the arrested individuals have been released under investigation while enquiries continue.
Michael's daughters Shannon, 29, and Stephanie, 30, have spoken out about the traumatic impact the ordeal has had on the family. "We’re all devastated and in shock," Shannon said. "It all just feels very surreal. It’s very hard to accept that this is true. He’s always on our minds. From the minute you wake up and as you’re going to sleep the reality of happened to our dad and how he died is very traumatising.
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"We’ll never be the same as a family. I worry about how my siblings and our mother will cope and the long term impact this will have on us. It’s traumatic grief. It’s extremely hard to deal with any type of grief, but when it’s like this and so sudden it’s a lot harder."
In a tribute to her dad, Stephanie described him as the "life and soul of a party". "Dad was amazing," she said. "Whenever he walked into the room, you knew that you were going to have a great time. He had such a great sense of humour, and he really knew how to enjoy life
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"Him and my mum met when they were young and were married for 32 years. They travelled together and built a life together. Even over those years their love for each other never wavered. My mum has not only lost her husband but she’s also lost her best friend. That sort of companionship is really irreplaceable.
"I don’t think she can imagine carrying on life without him the same way that we can. He was definitely my mum's rock and our family's rock. He was in he was the one constant that was in our life. It’s just a shame the incident happened while he was on a family holiday trying to create more memories with mum and my brothers and sisters."
Sussex Police has also renewed its appeal for witnesses following Michael McDonagh's death. Detectives are particularly keen to speak to people who may have recorded the incident on their phones.
A spokesperson said: "At least one man, described as short and thin by witnesses, is believed to have recorded the incident from start to finish. We would encourage this person to come forward or if anybody knows who this person is to make contact with the investigation team.
"Anybody with footage, images or information that could help with the investigation is asked to contact police online or via 101, quoting Operation Molton. Footage and images can also be uploaded directly to the Major Incident Public Portal, which can be found here. "
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HONOLULU (KITV4) -- To help curb drunk driving and speeding, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) renewed its request to manufacturers to outfit new cars with devices geared towards restricting reckless drivers.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) reported about 10,000 people across the nation die each year at the hands of intoxicated drivers.
To help prevent traffic deaths, the NTSB is asking have new cars equipped with technology to combat speeding and drunk driving, which the agency also recommended back in 2017. The systems are designed to stop or limit a drunk driver from operating a vehicle.
The NTSB is also asking that cars have technology either designed to alert drivers when they are speeding, or a system that restricts a car's speed, though it hasn't identified which should be implemented.
"Law enforcement is working diligently on patrolling the streets and the highways and we are asking the community to really take ownership of this and to do something about this and to spread the message with their family and friends not to drink and drive," MADD Hawaii Victim Services Specialist Theresa Paulette said.
The NTSB's request could become law with the help of an infrastructure bill President Joe Biden signed in November, authorizing the transportation department to develop a rule for these car devices within the next three years.
'A'ali'i is a reporter with KITV. He was born and raised on the island of Maui and graduated from the University of Southern California with a bachelor's degree in Journalism.
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Kalihi Valley residents are concerned with a major uptick in crime and they're pleading with state leaders for help.
"We had a 19 year old that was assaulted -- sexually assaulted -- about a week and a half ago," said Kalihi Valley resident Michael McDonald. "And we've had other general crime in the area, you know, so everybody's kind of concerned in my neighborhood."
Surveillance videos from McDonald's neighbors show trespassers looking through mailboxes, trying to get into cars and stealing things right off front porches.
He says thieves are getting younger and younger -- ranging from about eight years old to young adults. And they work together in small groups to cause mayhem in the community.
"With the cameras that everybody has now what they do is they share things that go on and they warn other people in the area," he said. "We have a map on there that tells us generally where the crime is committed."
McDonald says recently when a group of teens were in his neighbor's tree, he tried to intervene.
"I turned around just to see these large mango fly over my head. It didn't hit me, it didn't hit the house, it didn't hit my car so I'm very fortunate," he added. "There was intent to cause harm, no doubt about it."
There's a neighborhood patrol and phone tree so residents can alert each other when there's trouble in the area. Residents have also reached out to state lawmakers in hopes of cracking down on crime.
"People are fearful, the neighbor or neighbors are upset," said Rep. John Mizuno, who represents the district. "There's been some fatalities, there's been some shootings, I think everybody's aware of that. Unless we coordinate together and address these issues, the uptick in crime will continue."
Mizuno says he's working to unite the community to be the 'ears and eyes' for the police. And trying to partner with law enforcement and public housing authorities to identify people who may be involved.
Kalihi Valley residents are hoping to have more peace in the neighborhood soon.
Kristen joined KITV4 in March 2021 after working for the past two decades as a newspaper reporter. Kristen's goal is to produce meaningful journalism that educates, enlightens and inspires to affect positive change in society.
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GreatSchools' 5th annual College Success Award recognizes high schools that excel at helping students enroll and persist in college
OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As students return to the classroom this fall, 1,742 high schools in 25 states1 have a new reason to celebrate. Today, the nonprofit GreatSchools announced the recipients of its 2022 College Success Award, an annual recognition that honors high schools excelling at preparing students to enroll and succeed in college, as determined by available data in each state.
Now in its fifth year, this data-driven award offers a snapshot of whether a high school prepares students to enroll in college, succeed with college-level coursework, and persist into their second year. State education agencies in these 25 states provided the necessary high school and postsecondary data to determine the winners and help communities understand how local schools are preparing students for college.
Schools in 8 of the 25 states — Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, and Ohio — have been recognized with College Success Awards since its inception because of their states' transparent data policies that make college enrollment, performance, and persistence information publicly available to families. Maine and Nevada high schools became eligible for the award for the first time this year.
"For five years, we have had the privilege of recognizing schools for doing exactly what they set out to do: prepare students for success after high school," said GreatSchools CEO Jon Deane. "In doing so, we've learned so much about the creative ways these schools are supporting students for lifelong success, especially those from historically marginalized communities. We applaud all of the winners for their hard work — and the 25 states for making these valuable data publicly available to parents."
Although the college success metrics highlighted through the College Success Award help parents understand successful practices of public high schools, they do not represent an exhaustive list of all the educational experiences that can set students on the road to successful and fulfilling careers. A recent GreatSchools report examined the availability of career and technical education (CTE) and pathways data across the nation. These programs, along with work-based learning experiences, have been associated with a greater likelihood of high school completion and potential college enrollment among participants.
"We pride ourselves on ensuring every student has the skills and experiences they need to find success after high school," said Jason E. Glass, commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Education, which has participated in the College Success Award since its inception. The state also places a strong emphasis on CTE in its high school curricula — data for which was recently added to GreatSchools profiles of Kentucky high schools. "The strength of Kentucky's career and technical education programs shows the state's commitment to giving our students vibrant and engaging learning experiences, which is one of the big ideas in United We Learn, our vision for the future of public education in the Commonwealth. We are proud of the example our schools are setting for other public institutions across the country."
In addition to building demand for greater data transparency, the College Success Award serves as a repository of excellence in high school education from which GreatSchools has identified best practices, conducted research, and shared stories from principals, parents, and teachers at schools doing an exceptional job of serving students from low-income families.
Explore the Award methodology and browse the full list of winners at bit.ly/3QQORim.
GreatSchools is the leading nonprofit providing high-quality information that supports parents pursuing a great education for their child, schools striving for excellence, and communities working to diminish inequities in education. We are the only national organization that collects and analyzes data from all 51 state departments of education and the federal government to provide analysis, insights, and school quality ratings for parents, partners, researchers, and policymakers. Over 49 million users visit GreatSchools' award-winning website annually to learn about schools in their area, explore research insights, and access thousands of free, evidence-based parenting resources to support their child's learning and well-being. Learn more at GreatSchools.org and join us on Twitter and Facebook.
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African American educators and students who have excelled academically and professionally will be honored during The St. Louis American Foundation milestone 35th Annual Salute to Excellence in Education Scholarship & Awards Gala on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022 at America's Center downtown. This is the first gala in person in three years.
In addition to the prideful celebration of Black excellence in education and presentation of substantial scholarships that support under-resourced, high achieving students, guests and awardees are guaranteed to be entertained by the exciting musical stylings of The Jazz Edge Orchestra, a 17-piece ensemble under the direction of Thomas Moore. Jazz Cabaret Internationally acclaimed jazz vocalist will also grace the stage.
In addition, there will be an “Old School” Dance Party after the program.
Thimes, who performed for the late Queen Elizabeth, said she is honored to again share her Jazz cabaret performance with the Salute jazz lover guests.
“I’m always excited and humbled that The St. Louis American Foundation thinks enough to ask me to do this,” Thimes said.
“We all know there are some great performers here in St. Louis, and to be chosen each time to do this is definitely an honor.”
Thimes said, “The Salute gives me the chance to sing out of my box.”
“It gives me the chance to do all types of genres of music. I will be doing Jazz, Blues, Pop, Rock, and more. You’ll hear me cover artists we all know and love including Tracy Chapman, and Simply Red. The Salute gives me a chance to mix my music up and be as musically palatable as I can be.”
Thimes also brings glamor with her fashion sense, and determines what she’ll wear based on the event decorator’s color scheme and design.
“Sometimes I reach out to [Jeanetta Hawkins, the gala’s event decorator] and say ‘Hey, what color have you given me this year for my background?,’ Thimes said.
“If she tells me a certain color I try to complement whatever curtain, star, glitter, she has with my background for my dress.”
She expressed the importance of her looking the part for her performance.
“I love to dress nice. It's important for me as a vocalist to always look my best,” Thimes said. “When I step on stage, the first impression always attracts the audience during my performance. I enjoy it.”
She continued her feelings of gratitude thanking Publisher Dr. Donald M. Suggs and The St. Louis American team for selecting her to perform.
“I’m always honored and grateful to Dr. Suggs and everyone for thinking of a hometown girl and saying ‘Hey, we choose you’” Thimes said.
“The gala motivates me to reach even greater levels of excellence. I’m very proud and grateful to be a part of the event this year.”
The Jazz Edge Orchestra began when the Washington University Jazz ensemble and Harris Stowe Jazz Ensemble incorporated as a non-profit in 1990.
It has grown into a dynamic 17-piece orchestra performing in top St. Louis venues including Powell Hall, the Sheldon Concert Hall, the Arch, and the Touhill Performing Arts Center.
Many nationally and internationally known musicians including Clark Terry, Frank Foster, James Moody, Lester Bowie, and Jimmy Wilkins, have performed with the band.
The Jazz Edge Orchestra has also served as an incubator for local and national talent such as Montez Coleman, Russell Gunn, Tony Suggs, Danny Campbell, Adaron Jackson, and Kasimu Taylor. They all were students who had their musical horizons expanded by their experience with the band.
“We want to ensure we have something for every audience member, so in addition to our Jazz Cabaret with Denise Thimes, we also have our dance party featuring Darryl Jones, DJ of Blacklight Productions,” said Raven Whitener, St. Louis American Foundation & Special Events director.
“The dance party will feature old school hip hop and current hits for all to enjoy. We’re sure there will be something for everyone of all ages. This night is guaranteed to be full and exciting as we celebrate with a purpose.”
The St. Louis American Foundation’s 35th Annual Salute to Excellence in Education Scholarship & Awards Gala kicks off with a general reception at 5 p.m. The banquet and awards ceremony is at 6 p.m., and post-gala afterparty begins at 9 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022 at America’s Center, Downtown St. Louis.
Attendees have a chance to dress up as attire is Black-Tie optional.
For tickets and more information, visit https://www.stlamerican.com/site/forms/salute_to_excellence/education/education_ticket_form/.
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The Salute to Education, St. Louis' premiere scholarship and awards gala is back, and in-person for the first time in three years! Longtime educator Holly Cousins (center, left), founder of mentoring program Special Friends Extended in the Jennings School District, will receive the St. Louis American Foundation Lifetime Achiever award on Oct. 1, 2022. Join us in celebrating outstanding St. Louis African American educators in stlye at the Milestone 35th Annual Salute to Excellence in Education at the America Center.
For tickets and information on the Milestone 35th anniversary Salute to Excellence in Education Scholarship & Awards Gala on Oct. 1, 2022, visit stlamerican.com. All net proceeds from this annual non-profit (501c3) event go towards scholarships for local, high potential students with financial needs.
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The school days are dwindling on Dr. Kelvin Adams’ 14-years of distinguished service as St. Louis Public Schools superintendent.
He is retiring on Dec. 31, 2022, and will leave behind a school district that has full accreditation and a much brighter future than when he took over the position.
Adams was hired by the Special Administrative Board that ran SLPS in 2008, and Adams said in a letter to parents and staff on the SLPS website, “I dedicated myself to increasing academic outcomes for students with a commitment to returning to the district to full accreditation. Together we did it.”
Four his outstanding work and guidance of SLPS, Adams will receive a special tribute during the milestone 35th Annual St. Louis American Foundation Scholarship and Awards Gala on Oct. 1, 2022, at America’s Center downtown.
While he says there is still challenging work to do, the time for retirement from his role is now here.
“I feel this is the right time. It is time to make the transition, to pass the baton to someone else to do the work,” Adams said in a recent interview on Donnybrook Next Up.
Adams said his departure will not slow the district’s progress.
“Regardless of me, the work is with the kids. At the end of the day, it is about supporting them. I am one of just 3,500 employees,” he said.
His only piece of advice to whoever replaces him is “make kids your top priority.”
“It is so easy to get pulled into the political places that sometimes superintendents get pulled into. You find yourself fighting for things that don’t make sense around the kids,” he said.
That could be the school board, that could be elected officials, that could be service organizations. If you get pulled into that space you will walk away from supporting the reasons that you are there, and that is the kids.
“If you stay focused, you can’t go wrong.”
In August, city voters overwhelming passed Proposition S with 87% of ballots cast.
“It shows us that voters trust this board and administration to continue to build momentum and accomplish great things for our students, teachers, and families. Having managed the elected board’s return to power and the great energy they bring to the position, I am leaving the district in caring and capable hands.”
“What we have built over the past fourteen years is a solid foundation of support for our students, families, and community. I am leaving strong people and programs in place, and I trust them to keep moving SLPS forward,” Adams said.
Adams, a former SLPS Human Resources director, came back to St. Louis after serving as chief of staff for the Recovery School District in New Orleans, a district in which 86 percent of students are eligible for free/reduced lunch and 99 percent are of a minority group.
“As I continue to serve the students, families, and staff of Saint Louis Public Schools over the next few months, I do so with a deep sense of pride and humility.”
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EASTON, Md. --- Even if it is your 108'th time hearing it, the Happy Birthday Song never gets old. That is the case for Delmarva native Edna Parks. The Dixson Retirement Home in Easton threw Edna a birthday party to celebrate the occasion. Miss Edna says she is doing well and welcomes the celebration.
"As far as I know I'm fine," Parks said. "But it's nice, nice to be recognized."
Nurses and staff, like Amy Nichols, say that she is a quiet and caring woman who can still get up and go.
"She is a go-getter," Nichols said. "She can still get up and do her own thing. I ask if she needs help, sometimes she turns me away, sometimes she'll takes my help. But, they say if you don't use it you'll lose it, so when she wants to do her own thing I let her do her own thing."
In attendance were friends, family, and even local government officials. Her granddaughter, Kathy Taylor, says she is grateful to celebrate another monumental birthday.
"It's a very important day," Taylor said. "We never thought we would see such a day. We started doing big birthdays back when she was like 80 and every year is just wonderful."
Her 85-year-old son, William Parks, was in attendance as well.
She's turning 108 which is probably a miracle within itself," Parks said. "We spent a lot of years together. And we had a great life together and it's still going."
It's not a birthday party without a birthday cake. And when those at the Dixson House asked Miss Edna what cake she wanted for her birthday she said, "Chocolate on chocolate! Why not."
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CAMBRIDGE, Md. - A Fatal Shooting in Cambridge has left those, in the community, in tears.
20-year-old Kevin Dwayne Raeford, of Salisbury, was shot and killed. Cambridge Police say Raeford's body was found in a wooded area on the 600 block of Edgewood Ave. Cambridge Police arrived to the scene, around 3 p.m., after shots were fired. Maryland State Police have taken the lead in this case.
Maryland State Police say they are trying to retrace Raeford's steps to see who Raeford may have been in contact with.
The latest shooting has many people frustrated, including Miriam Moran, the artist of several murals in Cambridge. Moran says, "They're hurt and they're tired. This morning I was crying just thinking about what is happening or keeps happening. Why do we keep going to the same circle of hearing about this over and over again?"
Moran says finding a solution, to end gun violence in Cambridge, should be a priority. "When we start seeing something close to home like our kids out here and mothers losing their children, that's not good at all. This should be a true priority. It's big problem for everybody, not just us but everyone together in the community," says Moran.
Tuesday night, Steve Rideout was elected as Cambridge's new mayor. As the new mayor, Rideout says one of his top priorities is solving the issue of gun violence in Cambridge. One of the solution's is prevention and intervention. "I want it to stop. I want to change how we address the issue in terms of prevention and early intervention, so that young adults and children are occupied in different ways," says Rideout.
As of now, with the murder investigation, Maryland State Police say there are no suspects and no motive.
Maryland State Police ask if you have any information regarding this case that you call, 410-653-4236.
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HOOPER ISLAND, Md. --The historic Hooper Island Lighthouse is still up for auction after the U.S. General Services Administration extended the online sale for another 24-hours.
The GSA announced the opening of the online auction on Aug. 8, after years of trying to sell the lighthouse to a responsible non-profit organization willing to man and upkeep the building.
"The National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000 put lighthouses out of federal hands that might still be in operation," says Will Powell, Public Affairs Officer for GSA's Mid-Atlantic Region. "Who better to do that than non-profits? Hooper Island Lighthouse was originally conveyed in 2009. In 2017 we did issue a notice of availability to try to find a new steward for the lighthouse. We didn't get any solid takers, so we did issue that again last year with no interest again. The next step, which we did in August, was to issue a private citizen to bid on and buy the Hooper Island Lighthouse."
The auction's opening bid began at $15,000. Since opening, there have been five bids placed on the Hooper Island Lighthouse. The highest bid was submitted Wednesday afternoon for $120,000.
"We've had a lot of interest in the property and have tried to get the word out and basically just find the right folks that are interested in lighthouses to say this would be something that is of interest to them and to take on that kind of project," Powell says.
The auction was initially supposed to close on Wednesday, Sept. 21, but according to Powell and the GSA, the auction will remain open for another 24-hours following the most recent bid to give interested buyers a chance to try to top the offer.
"Generally it is 24-hours," Powell says. "Sometimes it is shorter, depending on what's being auctioned, but at least for now, it's a 24-hour period."
In addition to the extended sales period, some people noticed just how much above the opening bid price buyers are willing to pay for the Hooper Island Lighthouse. Captain Philip Gootee, a charter boat captain who gives tours at Hooper Island Lighthouse, says the expensive bids are unusual, but understandable.
"It's something great for someone to say they own," Gootee says. "It has a lot of historical value and is a symbol of the area, so it's good to be maintained, not lost."
Those interested in learning more about the Hooper Island Lighthouse online auction can visit https://realestatesales.gov/gsaauctions/gsaauctions/.
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ALBANY — Following an enrollment decline of nearly 20% over the last decade, the State University of New York system is seeing its campuses stabilize, with a statewide dip of just 1.9% since one year ago, according to preliminary data released Wednesday.
From campus to campus, the one-year enrollment fluctuations varied. The system boasts a total of 64 campuses.
Among upstate campuses, the State University at Delhi posted one of the largest gains, experiencing a bump of 3.2% this September, compared to its total enrollment one year ago.
In that same period, however, SUNY Oneonta posted a 7.7% decline, while SUNY Plattsburgh shed 6% of its enrollment. Enrollment at the SUNY Cobleskill campus was more in line with the statewide average, with that college experiencing an enrollment dip of 1.1% over the past year.
In the community college sector, total enrollment dipped 1.2% statewide. Campuses that saw reduced enrollment this year include Niagara County Community College, posting a drop of 3.6%, while Clinton County Community College shed 4.6% of its enrollment.
Enrollment statistics reflect not only how much specific colleges are in demand by those seeking higher education opportunities, but they are also important because the economies and housing markets of many communities that host campuses can be impacted by increases or declines in the student populations.
The system-wide total enrollment now stands at 363,040 students, down markedly from the 2012 total of 461,816.
Pointing to the importance of working to regain the enrollment the university has shed, SUNY Acting Chancellor Deborah Stanley advised SUNY trustees Wednesday she has named Joel Wincowski to the newly-created position of deputy to the chancellor for enrollment. She said Wincowski will begin efforts immediately to help campuses strengthen their enrollment totals.
“You know, this is a cycle, and if you miss any part of a cycle, you are likely to miss your numbers totally,” said Stanley, pointing out the fall is a crucial period for executing such strategies.
Plans now call for enrollment to reach 500,000 by 2030, Stanley said, even as she acknowledged challenges brought on by a reduced birth rate, other demographic shifts and a decline nationally in college enrollment
Wincowski is a native of Longmeadow, Mass., who previously worked at SUNY Oswego. Stanley said other SUNY administrators are being directed to assist with the enrollment initiatives.
“We’ll be bringing out a lot of new initiatives and a lot of new campaigns over the next 30 days that we will be launching,” Wincowski said.
One bright spot highlighted by Stanley was data indicating that, system-wide, SUNY has just posted a gain of 0.3% in undergraduate first-time enrollment from one year ago. The data suggested that this was paced by a 4.1% increase in that category at the technology colleges.
As for the slight dip in SUNY’s system-wide enrollment from a year ago, Stanley said: “In fact, as we judge it against numbers that we’ve had recently and we judge it against some of the national numbers we see, SUNY is pretty much holding its own.”
Stanley said the appointment of Wincowski marks the first time an enrollment brainstorming effort has been brought into the chancellor’s office, illustrating the importance of the mission.
On another front, SUNY officials said $24 million in American Rescue Plan funds are being distributed to campuses to expand mental health and wellness services.
Those funds will be used to train counseling center staff, increase suicide prevention efforts and provide “emergency mini-grants to students who seek off-campus support,” SUNY announced.
One such initiative will be at SUNY Potsdam, where campus officials are creating a “Diversity Mindfulness Room” at the Center for Diversity.
There, students affiliated with BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) will have access to tools that can aid in managing symptoms of anxiety and depression and “promote emotional- and self-regulation,” SUNY said in explaining the program.
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Chris Proctor and Zuzanna Drozdz are the owners of a large, organic garden that will sustain them throughout the winter, thanks to the vegetables that they’re harvesting and preserving every day.
This week, in their front yard “patch” on Pine Street there are beans, squash, several variety of peppers, cucumbers and enough tomatoes to make several batches of chili and tomato sauce. Lesser known crops, such as sesame and borage, are still growing, too, and dotted amongst the edibles are showy flowers: dahlia, hydrangea, orchid.
A garden that occupies most of a front yard is an uncommon sight in Lockport. To Drozdz, a landscape designer, and Proctor, a professor of education, it’s quite beautiful and a part of their lives that goes back to when they first met.
“Our first date was milling the flour I’d grown,” Drozdz said. “Chris was making it into bread — and then his dog ate it.”
They both laughed as Drozdz shared that story.
The two met in Palo Alto, Calif., where they studied. Drozdz was working at a children’s garden owned by John Jeavons, an author and biointensive gardener; her focus initially was issues such as food security, but she ended up working with children from different schools in the area and at harvest time the children and their families made a feast together.
Proctor and Drodz relocated to Lockport from Philadelphia in mid 2020. They were following a job offer made to Proctor by the University of Buffalo, and had visited a number of houses for sale in Erie and Niagara counties. When they found their home they were immediately entranced, and as they researched the property, their enthusiasm grew. The man who built the house was a retired tree breeder and nursery owner.
The couple hadn’t even seen the inside of the house before they were back in Philadelphia, in Covid lockdown, trying to piece together the floor plan from photographs taken by the real estate agent.
“Knowing that the house was built by someone who worked with plants made me more sure this was where I wanted to live,” Drozdz said.
Today Drozdz is the head gardener at the property and Proctor is the head chef. He likes to cook Mexican and Indian foods primarily, he said.
Both hope their property will be a stop on the 2023 Lockport In Bloom garden tour.
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There are few things as relaxing as taking a nice, long bubble bath. Just ask Oprah, who's admitted it's one of her favorite pastimes. If you aren't careful, though, sometimes taking a long soak can leave your skin feeling dry and uncomfortable.
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To reach the prompter's box at the home of the San Francisco Opera, Matthew Piatt heads under the stage and walks down a long, narrow passageway.
Then he shimmies up a metal ladder.
"I always have to be careful not to rip my pants," Piatt says, as he hoists himself into a seat and pushes a button to propel himself upward several feet, using a hydraulic lift. From this vantage point, Piatt can view the entire stage through an opening that's about the size of the average suitcase.
Piatt is the prompter for the company's production of Antony and Cleopatra, a new opera adapted from the Shakespeare play by John Adams, who is considered to be one of the world's greatest living composers. Like the play, it's about the star-crossed romance of the Roman general and the Egyptian queen.
The prompter is invisible to the audience, and he may be only one person among the roughly 250-strong cast and crew, but he plays a major role in keeping everything from flying off the rails.
Inside his box, it's bare bones. There's a wooden stand to hold a musical score, monitors to view the conductor, a fan to deal with the heat, a phone to call stage management in case the audio or video feed goes out, and a small electronic keyboard, conveniently Velcroed to the side of the box, to help the prompter give pitches — though Piatt said this is rarely needed, as most people who do this job have perfect pitch.
"We always joke about putting in a wet bar, but we haven't done that yet," he says, with a chuckle.
Piatt will spend the entirety of every performance during the run concealed under a hood in this stuffy little enclosure, located right on the edge of the stage, front and center.
Not all opera productions use prompters. But performers don't wear earpieces, and it can be tough to hear the orchestra properly from the stage; it's likewise challenging to see the conductor under the glaring lights. The prompter helps with cues in difficult moments by speaking, shouting or waving his arms in their direction.
Piatt has been studying Adams's rhythmically and tonally complex score for months in preparation ("Basically, you have to have the score memorized," he says), so that he can help the performers hit all the right notes in all the right places. He also attends every rehearsal, and makes notes about what cues to give in his score, and meets with each cast member individually to develop a prompting strategy tailored specifically for that person.
"When I tell people what I do for a living, most people are not even aware that there's this box," says Piatt. "And if they are aware, they think it conceals lights or something."
A brittle performance — or a sense of comfort?
The operas of John Adams employ massive forces, driving rhythms and vocal lines that mimic human speech patterns. However, the world premiere productions of works like Dr. Atomic and Girls of the Golden West — which both took place under the auspices of San Francisco Opera — didn't use prompters for performances. That's largely because director Peter Sellars, who collaborated with the composer on these productions, says prompters can distract performers from being in the moment.
"With a prompter, you don't get any emotional grounding, you're just desperately trying to save your skin," he says. "And so it creates a rather brittle performance."
Sellars says he'd rather the performers' improvise if they bungle something until they can get back on track.
But Adams says his latest work is especially complex and disorienting for the performers. There are few melodic arias and the scenes are packed with fast-paced, back-and-forth between characters.
"The idea of actually learning all these entrances and bringing them in exactly where they belong is really a treacherous thing," Adams says. "All I care about is that the singers are secure and comfortable."
Prompting in action
Adams originally wrote the role of Cleopatra for someone else (Julia Bullock, who had to pull out of the production around six months ago owing to pregnancy.) So when soprano Amina Edris stepped in, he had to start changing notes during rehearsals to better suit the timbre and range of her voice.
"I'm not gonna lie," says Edris, who had never sung an Adams opera before. "It's a little bit overwhelming to be, like, 'Okay, just after I memorized this part, now I have to reprogram how I think of it again and learn a different version of it.'"
That's why she's grateful for the safety net that is Matthew Piatt.
"Matt is the glue that holds this show together," she says.
In audio captured in the prompter's box during a recent rehearsal, you can hear Piatt cueing Edris as she sings a scene. He sounds loud. But it's directed toward the stage, so the audience doesn't hear the prompter feeding pitches, lines and rhythms to the Queen of Egypt.
Even seasoned performers of Adams' operas are relieved there's a prompter. Baritone Gerald Finley starred in the world premiere production of Adams' Dr. Atomic in 2005. Now he's playing Antony — a Roman general with a tricky death scene. He has to sing while face down on a staircase upstage. From that position, he can't see the conductor or a monitor.
"I can hear [Piatt] counting and giving me literally the beats," Finley says. "I don't know what I would do in fact if Matt wasn't there. Without Matt, I couldn't die."
Taking pride in private thanks
Every now and again, during curtain call, a conductor, director or cast member will lean down to the hood at the edge of the stage and shake the prompter's hand in gratitude for mishaps quietly solved or prevented.
Piatt, who's been doing this job for more than a decade, says he gets the greatest satisfaction from more private acknowledgements of his talents.
"The thing that I take the most pride in is when a singer says, 'I feel really safe when you're at the prompt box,'" he says. "It is my goal so that they can give the best performance possible. After all, that's why people go to the opera."
San Francisco Opera's Antony and Cleopatra runs at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco through Oct. 5, 2022.
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On Sept. 9, Major League Baseball instituted a series of rules changes coming to a ballpark near you in 2023. To recap:
• A timer will restrict the time between pitches to 15 seconds when no runners are on base, and 20 seconds when runners are on. Stepping off the rubber resets the clock, but pitchers are limited to two step-offs per plate appearance until or unless the runner advances. (Stepping off a third time will result in a balk, unless an out is recorded.) Hitters are only granted one timeout per plate appearance.
• Two infielders must be positioned on either side of second base before every pitch, and all four infielders must have both feet within the outer boundary of the infield when a pitch is delivered.
• First, second, and third base will increase from 15 inches to 18 inches per side.
That list is deceptively short and simple. After sitting with them for a couple of weeks, the totality of their impact seems a bit more complex. In a press release announcing the changes, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said the new rules were designed to “improve pace of play, increase action, and reduce injuries.”
They will do more than that.
The pitch timer will result in some plate appearances that end in a batter walking on a three-ball count, when no pitch is officially recorded, because the pitcher took too long to deliver the baseball and was penalized with an automatic ball. Other plate appearances will end in a strikeout on a two-ball count, because the batter took too long to get ready in the box and was penalized with a strike.
To be clear, I like the new rules.
The shift restrictions will not eliminate all strategy from defense. They will force teams to get more clever, and defenders to get more athletic.
The pitch clocks were already in the ballparks. An existing rule – Rule 5.07(c) – mandates that pitchers deliver the ball within 12 seconds after they receive it when the bases are empty. Without accompanying penalties, however, pitchers had no incentive to do so.
The larger bases were found to decrease related injuries in the minor leagues this season, according to MLB. And I’m excited to see what an average game time of 2:38 feels like. (In the minor leagues, instituting a timer reduced the average time of a nine-inning game by 26 minutes, according to the league.)
These are the explicit goals of the new rules. I’m just as intrigued by the side effects, the second- and third-order changes that will seep into the game more subtly. The league and its consultants (among them Theo Epstein) certainly considered these things before the rules change as well. Secondary consequences are not always unintentional.
Once you’re done watching the pitch timer, the defensive alignment, and squinting to observe the difference between a 15-inch base and an 18-inch base, keep an eye out for these changes too:
More stolen bases ― and players who are good at stealing bases
It isn’t clear how much limiting pickoffs, and reducing the distance between first and second base (by virtue of the larger bases), will encourage runners to steal. In the minors at least, MLB said stolen base attempts per game increased from 2.23 in 2019 at a 68% success rate, to 2.83 in 2022 at a 77% success rate.
That’s a marginal increase, but consider how much it might change the game in concert with a couple of trends in play this season.
Home runs fell from 1.22 per game in 2021 to 1.08 per game in 2022 (through Tuesday), a decrease attributed to intentional changes in the manufacturing of baseballs. Runs per game are down from 4.53 to 4.30. If teams cannot expect to score by hitting the ball over the fence, how will they make up the difference?
The answer might rest with players like Terrence Gore, Billy Hamilton or Tim Locastro – stolen-base specialists who bring little else to a team’s offense. In an era when most teams carried only four players on their bench, and only the American League allowed for designated hitters, many teams could not justify employing a player with such a limited skill set.
Now? Every team has a DH, reducing the number of in-game substitutions. And all teams effectively have a five-man bench, thanks to a rule mandating 13 pitchers and 13 position players per side. There is more room for a one-dimensional offensive player in today’s MLB – and one dimension just became much more important next year.
The catcher position
During the heyday of stolen bases in the 1980s, a catcher’s ability to throw out would-be base stealers took on added importance. That skill was perhaps overemphasized as the home run took center stage during the 1990s and 2000s. By the 2010s, throwing had given way to pitch framing as the more coveted defensive skill among catchers.
Framing still rules supreme, but the pendulum might shift if stolen bases tick up as expected in 2023. Those two skills (framing and throwing out baserunners) are not mutually exclusive. But they do hold competing influence over how catchers catch.
For example, catchers who set up with one knee in the dirt are thought to hold an advantage when framing pitches on the margins of the strike zone, compared to catchers who receive a pitch in a balanced crouch. However, the imbalanced position is thought to reduce a catcher’s ability to block pitches in the dirt – an essential task when holding runners on base. Once a pitcher runs out of pickoff throws, the burden of preventing stolen bases will shift greatly to the catcher.
The resulting change will be subtle for fans, but potentially big for catchers.
The second base position
If the purpose of defensive shifts is simply to turn more balls in play into outs, its power lies in reducing how much ground each infielder must cover. And no position players benefit more from this principle than second basemen.
In an era before left-handed shifts became the norm, the second baseman was often a lonely figure on the right side of the infield – the shortstop far to his right, the first baseman far to his left. Now he is surrounded by friends who are there to make his job easier whenever a left-handed hitter stands in the batter’s box.
Starting in 2020, left-handers have seen three fielders on the right side of the infield more often than not. The result? In the past two seasons, second basemen as a group have logged their highest Outs Above Average in the Statcast era. Even though the Statcast era only began in 2015, left-handed shifts have increased threefold since.
Beginning in 2023, second basemen won’t have as much help. They will need to cover more ground, perhaps enough to demand more athleticism from the position.
Scoring will rise
This point is the most important, and also the least appreciated. With one possible exception, all of these rules are designed to boost offense. Pitchers will have a harder time holding runners on base, defenses will have a harder time stopping hard grounders from reaching right field, and catchers might have a harder time stealing calls on the margins of the strike zone – at least until a computer replaces humans as the arbiters of balls and strikes.
Let’s take a moment to appreciate how quickly the pendulum is moving these days. Manfred succeeded Bud Selig in 2015 amid a low point for offense in the game. Then in 2017, the league as a whole hit more home runs than ever; that record was broken again two years later. Scoring was up, but batting average and stolen bases were hovering around 50-year lows.
By deadening the baseball this season, and adding three rule changes for next season, MLB found a realistic way to boost scoring while decreasing home runs, without adding a minute to the soaring time of an average nine-inning game. That’s hard to do.
The league never made these goals explicit, but you can see why they were desirable. MLB’s product was spiraling away from its original design rapidly. The pendulum between pitching and hitting was swinging so fast, Manfred effectively decided to reach out and grab it with a clenched fist.
The MLB Players’ Association did not approve the pitch clock or the ban on infield shifts. MLB instituted these rules anyway. Soon enough we’ll get our first look at the consequences, intentional or not.
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ASUU to appeal court order directing it to call off strike
•Ruling won’t stop further negotiations —Ngige
THE National Industrial Court (NICN) sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its ongoing strike embarked upon since February this year.
The Federal Government had, in an interlocutory motion filed by its counsel, James Igwe, asked that the university lecturers be compelled by the court to go back to work pending the resolution of their demands for better working conditions.
Ruling on the interlocutory injunction, the trial Judge, Justice Polycarp Hamman, restrained ASUU from continuing with the industrial action pending the determination of the suit filed against ASUU by the Federal Government.
The court invoked Section 18 of the Trade Dispute Act (TDA) and national interest of the Nigerian students to grant the request of the Federal Government for an order compelling ASUU to call off its seven months strike.
The Federal Government, in its submissions, contended that under Section 18(1)E of the TDA, employees could not continue a strike action when a matter is already referred to the industrial court for ad- judication and that there was need for the matter to be expeditiously determined to enable university students to return to school.
According to Igwe, the failure to call off the strike would cause irreparable damage to both the university students and the nation.
He said since the dispute between the Federal Government and the university lecturers is already before the court for adjudication, it would be proper and in the interest of justice for the strike to be suspended.
Justice Hamman, in his ruling, held that the application was meritorious and deserved to be granted by the court, and while dismissing objections raised by ASUU through its lawyer, Femi Falana, the court held that the strike action was detrimental to public university students that cannot afford to attend private tertiary institutions.
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“The balance of convenience tilts in favour of the applicant. I hold that this application is meritorious and this application is granted,” Justice Hamman ruled and, thereafter, issued an order, restraining ASUU, “Whether by themselves, members, agents, privies or howsoever called, from taking further steps and doing any act in continuance of the strike action, pending the hearing and determination of the suit filed.”
Meanwhile, ASUU has directed its members across the country to remain calm and resolute. A memo by the Lagos zone coordinator of the union, Dr Adelaja Odukoya, to members of the zone, which was obtained by Nigerian Tribune on Wednesday, said the president of ASUU, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, said there is no cause for alarm.
He said, “So, our lawyer is filing an appeal and stay of execution of the judgment.”
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has, however, called on ASUU to comply with the court ruling and call off the strike. Senate President of NANS, Ismail Adesina said the association would be ready to withdraw its case pending in the court against ASUU and the Federal Government over the prolonged strike.
He commended the firm decision of the NICN, saying this was an affirmation of the fact that the judiciary remains the last hope of the common man. While urging the Federal Government to ensure that issues raised by the lecturers are addressed, NANS ob- served that negotiation on contentious issues could continue even after resumption of academic activities. He noted that students have suffered so much, losing almost an entire academic session to the protracted strike.
Adesina noted that NANS had sued the Federal Government and ASUU and the case is coming up on September 24, stressing, however, that the students would withdraw the case if ASUU complies with the Industrial Court’s order and resume work immediately.
In another reaction, the association in a statement described the directive of the NICN as a black judgment.
NANS in a statement made available by its National Public Relations Officer, Mr Giwa Yisa Temitope, said from all in- dications, the court judgment betrays principle of equity as regards the issues in contention. The students said, “Ordinarily, the Federal Government ought not to have taken ASUU to court and to have done so is a signal that it cannot handle crisis.
“So, we want to state categorically that the court can- not force members of ASUU back to classrooms. “We believe that the judgment is incapable of resolving the issues in contention and we, therefore, reject the judgment in strong terms,” the statement reads.
The students explained further that the court should have rather ordered the Federal Government to go and pay the lecturers their salaries and meet their other demands rather than to force them to go back to work. “So, we are not in support of the court judgment,” NANS emphasised.
In another similar development, the Congress of University Academics (CONUA) has urged the vice-chancellors of Nigerian public universities to re-open the institutions for the commencement of academic activities in line with the judgement of NICN. CONUA national coordinator, Dr Niyi Sunmonu, in a statement made available to the Nigerian Tribune said the reopening of the ivory towers became imperative as the court is one of the recognised tools in a democracy.
“Since CONUA members have not been on strike, re-opening the universities will make it possible to duly continue work, stem the restlessness among the students and facilitate the restoration of peace to the nation,” Sunmonu said.
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Palakkad: Flood risk in the low-lying areas along the banks of Chalakudy River in central Kerala has waned a day after water influx following a snag in one shutter of the Parambikulam Dam in Palakkad district. However, the authorities may have to wait for a few days to fix the shutter as they want the water level to plummet further.
It would take more than three days to repair the damaged shutter. The water level must drop by 27 feet so that the flow of water through the damaged shutter stops. Repair works can be done only after the water level drops. According to the data last night, the water level has dropped by 11 feet, the dam authorities stated.
By Wednesday evening, the quantity of water flowing through the shutters has dropped. While 20,000 cusecs (Cubic feet per second) of water flowed through the shutters in the morning, by evening it dropped to 15,200 cusecs.
As reported earlier one of the three shutters of the Parambikulam Dam, which is under Tamil Nadu’s control, was damaged on Wednesday around 1.30 am and water gushed out.
Subsequently, the water flow to Chalakudy River, which is a tributary of the Periyar, increased. All the six shutters of the Peringalkuthu Dam, which is on Chalakudy River, had to be raised.
The water gushed into the Peringalkuthu Dam through the Kuriyarkutti River. From 3 am, the six gates of the Peringalkuthu Dam were raised in a phased manner letting the water into the Chalakkudy River.
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Palakkad: Flood risk in the low-lying areas along the banks of Chalakudy River in central Kerala has waned a day after water influx following a snag in one shutter of the Parambikulam Dam in Palakkad district. However, the authorities may have to wait for a few days to fix the shutter as they want the water level to plummet further.
It would take more than three days to repair the damaged shutter. The water level must drop by 27 feet so that the flow of water through the damaged shutter stops. Repair works can be done only after the water level drops. According to the data last night, the water level has dropped by 11 feet, the dam authorities stated.
By Wednesday evening, the quantity of water flowing through the shutters has dropped. While 20,000 cusecs (Cubic feet per second) of water flowed through the shutters in the morning, by evening it dropped to 15,200 cusecs.
As reported earlier one of the three shutters of the Parambikulam Dam, which is under Tamil Nadu’s control, was damaged on Wednesday around 1.30 am and water gushed out.
Subsequently, the water flow to Chalakudy River, which is a tributary of the Periyar, increased. All the six shutters of the Peringalkuthu Dam, which is on Chalakudy River, had to be raised.
The water gushed into the Peringalkuthu Dam through the Kuriyarkutti River. From 3 am, the six gates of the Peringalkuthu Dam were raised in a phased manner letting the water into the Chalakkudy River.
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Walmart to extend holiday return policy, add curbside returns
Walmart is extending its holiday return window longer than ever before and will soon accept unwanted items curbside and at doorsteps ahead of the busy shopping season.
Why it matters: The holiday shopping season got off to an early start as consumers stung by high inflation attempt to stretch their budgets, but extended return periods at Walmart and other retailers don’t typically begin until later in the season.
Driving the news: Walmart announced a "holiday guarantee" Thursday that extends returns starting Oct. 1 and running through Jan. 31.
- The window is starting more than a month earlier than in past years, Tom Ward, Walmart U.S. executive vice president, told Axios.
- The world's largest retailer will roll out curbside returns in early October with plans to expand to more stores in the coming months.
- Walmart+ members in select markets will be able to schedule to have their returns picked up from their doorstep starting in October, which also will expand to more markets throughout the season.
Meanwhile, Walmart unveiled its top toys list in late August with a new budget-friendly category — toys under $25 — and said it would have thousands of additional markdowns known as "rollbacks."
- The retailer also announced this week that it is hiring 40,000 new workers ahead of the shopping season.
What they’re saying: Ward said extending the holiday return period longer than ever can help people shop early confidently in case they change their minds.
- "People are thinking about their wallets. We know that folks are under a bit of pressure,” said Ward, who is also the retailer's chief e-commerce officer.
- “This year, inflation fears are causing consumers to kick off their holiday shopping earlier to beat price hikes, with half of Americans planning to get started on buying gifts before Halloween,” Raise CEO Jay Klauminzer told Axios.
Be smart: Shopping early can save money as retailers continue to mark down prices to clear excess inventory.
- It also can save time but being mindful of holiday return windows is crucial so shoppers aren’t stuck with unwanted items if they change their minds.
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Fort Smith Marathon returns after two-year hiatus
Following a two-year break from the Fort Smith Marathon, runners are preparing for the Sept. 25. race.
This will be the marathon's sixth year to take place, said Melissa Vitaly, who owns True Grit Running Company and is the president of the marathon committee.
About 320 people have signed up for the race, said Melissa Walker, who is helping to organize the race.
The race needs about 250 more volunteers, Vitaly said. The event has brought in people from about 15 states. One person is coming from Mongolia.
“Well, it’s a way to showcase the town to people in the area and really anywhere," Vitaly said.
People who come to run the race spend money on hotels and restaurants when they are in town, boosting Fort Smith's economy.
“It’s money that’s going to be coming outside in, which always helps the economy," Race Director Kerrie Taber said.
This year, the majority of the money that the race makes will be going to the Ronald McDonald House which offers families with children in the hospital a place to stay.
Walker said she would like the race to get bigger, like the marathons in Northwest Arkansas and Little Rock. She would also like the community to get more involved with the race.
“I know that races that I have run when there are neighborhoods out there cheering and playing music and doing a water stop or even a beer stop. It just makes the race fun. It’s like a party. It’s not like you’re out exercising or something," Walker said.
Runners can choose between running the full race to running a half marathon or doing a relay, where each team member runs seven miles.
Some lanes will be closed throughout the marathon. Taber said race officials would open them back up as quickly as possible.
“We don’t want to be a huge nuisance, but you know it’s necessary for the runner's safety," Taber said.
Taber pointed out that there are marathons in most of the larger cities in the area. As the third-largest city in Arkansas, Taber said we should have a marathon to offer.
“Well, I believe it’s important because one, it does bring in income to the city," Walker said. "It kind of showcases what Fort Smith is all about, and well, it’s a challenging race," Walker said. She later added, "If anyone's up for a challenge, this is the race for them."
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The Hillcrest Comets boys soccer team bounced back from their exhausting overtime tie with the Bemidji Lumberjacks to defeat the Pelican Rapids Vikings, on Sept. 20, by the score of 5-1.
Six minutes into the game Isak Ostevold scored off an assist from Abram Ness. Four minutes later Ostevold returned the favor and assisted a Ness goal. Ostevold scored again at 35 minutes off an assist from Rolf Fluge. Pelican countered with a goal, just before the half ended, with an attack up the left side and a cross into the box to an unmarked Daniel Urbano, ending the half with the Comets up 3-1.
Six minutes into the second half, Ness scored his second goal of the contest unassisted, pressuring the backs and recovering a Comet rebound. The final goal of the contest came at 65 minutes. Mateus Gjerme, attacking up the left side line placed a perfect cross to the right side of the box, where Ness was, placing a beautiful volley shot into the back of the Viking net, achieving a hat trick, ending all scoring with the Comets up 5-1.
The Comets had 12 shots on goal compared to the Vikings six.
The Comets saw excellent defensive efforts from Drew Fischer and Matthew Knutson, both eliminating most of the Viking attacks. Left back, Elias Skjelbred, contributed to the Comet attack with several overlapping attacks.
Hillcrest, now 4-3-1, travel to Prinsburg on Sept. 22, for a section match up against Central Minnesota Christian.
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Kevin Groninga, 66, of Hampton and formerly of Ackley, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City. A private family burial will take place in West Friesland Cemetery in rural Ackley. A celebration of life will take place at a later date. Funeral arrangements are under the guidance of the Sietsema Funeral Home in Ackley.
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This is an artist’s rendering of what the Steamboat Rock Lodge (formerly the Boat Club) could look like when fully renovated. The work would be done in phases and including improvements to the rental space, basement work, and finally, a possible addition of cabins to the area.
Hardin County Conservation took ownership of the Steamboat Rock Boat Club in August of 2021, and the group immediately began looking at avenues to improve the building as well as the surrounding campground area.
The Boat Club is now referred to as the Lodge, but county conservation director Wes Wiese said the goal is to unify the entire area, which also includes the Pine Ridge Campground, shooting range, lake and other amenities.
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River Road resident Rob Scadden addressed the Iowa Falls City Council Monday with his concerns about the Palisades Property, slated to be developed near his home.
A public hearing on the proposed Palisades Property building project drew some public comment during the regular Iowa Falls City Council meeting Monday.
River Road resident Rob Scadden addressed the council with his questions about rezoning, namely why it was being rezoned from being agriculture land to multi-family residential. “What exactly is going on here?” he asked.
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Kevin Groninga, 66, of Hampton and formerly of Ackley, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City. A private family burial will take place in West Friesland Cemetery in rural Ackley. A celebration of life will take place at a later date. Funeral arrangements are under the guidance of the Sietsema Funeral Home in Ackley.
Kevin Lawrence Groninga was born on Nov. 4, 1955 in Cedar Falls to Mervin and Florence (Newhall) Groninga. He attended Ackley-Geneva schools.
Kevin is survived by his siblings: Cynthia Kohlmeier of Hornbeak, Tenn.; Carmen Courtney of Rockhill, S.C. and Brian Groninga of Geneva; and his nephews: Kyle Courtney and Brian Courtney.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
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“It takes a small village to raise a child.” (African Proverb)
In my 12th year of serving the early childhood Board for Hardin Marshall County, I am in constant awe of what we can accomplish each fiscal year. Our Board Members are volunteers who dedicate their free time to ensure children have positive outcomes and families receive critical services. We have more than fifteen quality early childhood programs that continue to inspire countless children. Our mission is simple: to improve the well-being of children from prenatal through age five. Iowa River Valley Early Childhood Area efforts are devoted to providing leadership for collaborative activities promoting health, growth, success, and safety for children.
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For over a year, one of the major topics of discussion in agriculture and rural communities across our state has been the three proposed Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) projects. While this technology is relatively new to the corn and soybean belt, I have learned more about this innovative project and believe it may provide an economic boost to our state.
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I will keep this short and simple. Please do a couple of things before you vote this November, and November of 2024. Watch the news and take a look at the open border and the millions of migrants flooding into our country. Then look at the out-of-control spending and inflation. It was 1.3 percent a year and a half or so ago, now it’s 8.5 percent.
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I wouldn’t necessarily call myself a “royal watcher,” but on second thought, maybe I am. I enjoy British dramas that deal with royalty like Bridgerton, and the like. The Crown is on my future list of things to binge-watch, and maybe I’ll get tickets to Six, it’s coming to Des Moines. That’s a musical about the six wives of Henry VIII.
This isn’t a new interest. It started when Princess Diana got married. I was glued to that ceremony, but I don’t remember if I saw it live, or if it were replayed somewhere in prime time. I just know I saw it, and her, and her dress, which I copied in a similar fashion for my wedding a few years later.
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While the first day of October is the official count date for certified enrollment, the Alden School Board discussed the preliminary numbers with district superintendent Tony Neumann at Monday's meeting.
Neumann said he took a first day of school head count, and those numbers revealed the district would experience a drop of 12 students compared to last year.
Last year, Alden Elementary's enrollment was 175 students in pre-K (3 year olds) through sixth grade. That number has dropped to a preliminary number of 163.
Neumann said there is always a change additional kids will move into the district by the time the certified enrollment count is done on the first day of October.
"The pre-school numbers in pre-K three-year olds and pre-K four-year olds may or may not be accurate because they were not here yet when I ran the report. The kind of bad news if you look at it, is we are down 12 kids from where we were last year on the first week. Last year, we were up big for our certified enrollment, but only up a little from the actual kids we serve," Neumann said.
Last year, the Alden school district sent 134 students in grades 7-12 to Iowa Falls. That number has remained the same this year.
The smallest class in Alden is the fifth grade group, which is currently at 10 students. The sixth grade class is the largest at 26 students.
This four-year old preschool (13 students) will be something to watch. We really need that in the 17-22 (student) range," Neumann said. "PK4 is down by 7. The reason I split those two out, is we only get half funding for those four year old preschool students. The state SSA (Supplemental State Aid) is not quite $8,000 but if we rounded to $8,000, that's a big impact. So we will be on the budget guarantee. We won't get less new money next year, but the following year could be a problem. We will have to watch that closely."
Early Retirement
In other business, the board elected to wait to discuss whether to offer early retirement incentives to staff members this year.
"Looking at projected numbers, the hope would be if we can get a couple of teachers to retire, we would not replace so we don't have to cut people," Neumann said.
The Alden superintendent said there were likely 4-5 teachers that could possibly accept early retirement.
The board also accepted a lawn care bid from Vieth Lawn Care for $250 per mowing/trimming; and a snow removal bid from England Contracting for $100 per hour and an additional $25 per hour when sand is requested.
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The Tigers, who are currently in a tie for second with Gladbrook-Reinbeck, swept up the Mustangs 25-10, 25-16 and 25-9.
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The Tigers, who are currently in a tie for second with Gladbrook-Reinbeck, swept up the Mustangs 25-10, 25-16 and 25-9.
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PASCO, Wash. — A celebratory Symphony concert at the Pasco Farmers Market, originally meant to close out a multiple-day visit from a delegation from Colima, will now be held as a fundraiser for disaster relief following a devastating earthquake off Mexico’s central Pacific coast. While the Mid-Columbia Symphony concert will still take place, now as a fundraiser, the delegation from Colima canceled their visit due to the current state of emergency there. The officials will focus on disaster relief in Colima, where two people were killed in the magnitude 7.6 earthquake.
Five people total were killed in the quake, but officials predict that number will grow.
“We are all saddened by the loss of life and damage caused by Monday’s earthquake in Colima,” said Pasco Mayor Blanche Barajas. “Considering this tragic event, the planned concert has been changed from a celebration of the Friendship Agreement signing to a fundraiser for those impacted by the Colima earthquake. We will be partnering with the American Red Cross to help distribute contributions where they will do the most help in Colima.”
The concert will still be free to attend from 6 to 9 p.m. on September 24 at the Pasco Farmers Market. The City of Pasco Economic Development Manager, Mike Gonzalez, recommends showing up early with a lawn chair. Organizers at the show will raise awareness about the earthquake and raise money for disaster relief, according to Gonzalez.
The concert is being produced by Tenor Jose Iniguez, who has family in Colima.
“I am appreciative of the COPA organization and the City of Pasco for its continued support for the people of Colima,” said Iniguez. “On behalf of the artists and production crew, we will be playing and singing with more purpose and resolve as we perform for all who have been affected by this natural disaster.”
The city of Pasco is working on online donation options along with donation options for the concert, according to Gonzalez. He says the Governor’s Office in Colima is reporting significant infrastructure and electrical grid damage.
The delegation was scheduled to tour local schools, agricultural facilities, Pasco City Hall and visit with members of the city council. While the four officials can no longer make the trip, the president of the Colima-Pasco Friendship & Collaboration Association (COPA) has two artists already in Pasco to join many of the scheduled events.
“Colima’s Official Conductor Miguel Angel Alatorre and Singer Mariana del Rocio Corona Delgado arrived in Pasco early and they will be taking the place of the four delegates for many of the scheduled tours,” said COPA President Gabriel Portugal. “Both artists have families in Colima who’ve been affected by the earthquake, but they felt strongly about remaining in Pasco and representing the Colima government.”
The scheduled press conference and tours on Thursday have not changed. Friday and Saturday tours were moved to accommodate the changes.
“We stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters from Colima, Mexico,” said Gonzalez. “While the tone of the concert will change, [its] impact will not. We think it’s going to be an incredible event for Pasco to witness a groundbreaking event, while at the same time helping the people of Colima.”
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