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TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has signed off on Canada dropping the vaccine requirement for people entering the country at the end of September, an official familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Thursday.
Canada, like the United States, requires foreign nationals to be vaccinated when entering the country. No change in the mandate is expected in the U.S. in the near term.
Unvaccinated foreign travelers who are allowed to enter Canada are currently subject to mandatory arrival tests and a 14-day quarantine.
The official said that Trudeau has agreed to let a cabinet order enforcing mandatory COVID-19 vaccination requirements at the border expire Sept. 30. The official said earlier this week the prime minister need to give final sign off. The official spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.
Trudeau’s Liberal government is still deciding whether to maintain the requirement for passengers to wear face masks on trains and airplanes.
Unvaccinated professional athletes like major league baseball players would be allowed to play in Toronto in the playoffs should the Blue Jays make the postseason. They currently are not allowed to cross the border into Canada.
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A young president at the U.N. General Assembly touted millennial status symbols like coffee, outdoor adventure and Bitcoin. Another admitted in front of the famous green marble that it was harder to govern a country than to protest in its streets. A foreign minister, once shunned for having only a bachelor’s degree, warned against indifference.
Shaped by the borderless internet, growing economic inequality and an increasingly dire climate crisis, the Generation Y cohort of presidents, prime ministers, foreign ministers and other “excellencies” is making their mark at the largest gathering of world leaders.
This week at the United Nations offers a glimpse of the latest generation of leaders in power, as a critical mass of them – born generally between 1981 and 1996 – are coming to represent countries in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa.
Some millennial leaders were making their debuts at the 77-year-old diplomatic institution built in the aftermath of WWII, while there were other notables who didn’t show up but had already arrived on the world stage. Those include Kim Jong Un, who took over the reclusive North Korea in his 20s, and the 36-year-old Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, who faced controversy recently for a video of her dancing at a private party that went viral.
Jennifer Sciubba, an author and political demographer affiliated with the Wilson Center, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, said many came into power buoyed by their generation’s disaffection for the status quo, and in that sense millennials and baby boomers are echoes of each other. One stark difference: Life by most measures was getting better after WWII, yet many young people today don’t harbor the same hope.
“A mistake would be to say, ‘Younger generations, they’re more liberal,’ and therefore we’ll see a turn to the left as these people come to the age of influence,” Sciubba said “They’re not monolithic. Dissatisfaction with the status quo — it can show up on either end of the political spectrum.”
Sciubba also noted that it was merely a matter of time before the millennials took their place in the world order. She said the definition of generations are “arbitrary, shorthand for us to understand people.” That’s a truth evident on the U.N. stage, where differing ideologies from the same Gen Y were on full display.
On Tuesday during the first day of the General Assembly, two young presidents shattered that myth of the millennial monolith when they spoke of their contrasting plights.
There was the 36-year-old president of Chile, Gabriel Boric, who used his air time to lick his wounds after citizens overwhelmingly rejected a new progressive constitution he had championed.
“As a young person who was on the street protesting not very long ago, I can tell you that representing unrest is a lot easier than producing solutions,” Boric said.
The failed proposal was set to replace a dictatorship-era constitution with a new charter that would have fundamentally changed the country to include gender equality, environmental protections and Indigenous rights. The stinging loss was not unexpected, with supporters blaming misinformation online for eroding support for it.
Chile’s youngest-ever president said the lesson he learned was that democracy is humbling.
“With great humility, I wish to tell you today that a government can never feel defeated when the people speak,” Boric said. “Because unlike in the past, when differences in Chile were settled through blood and fire, today, Chileans have agreed to face our challenges in a democratic fashion. And I’m telling you about this because I’m certain that one of the major challenges for humanity today is that of building democracies that really talk to and listen to citizens.”
Meanwhile, the selfie-loving El Salvador President Nayib Bukele – his glamorous wife and young daughter in the audience – said wealthy countries should not interfere with developing nations trying to chart their own paths. His speech came just days after the 41-year-old was accused of pushing toward authoritarianism when he announced he would seek re-election despite a constitutional ban.
In thinly veiled language and metaphor, Bukele pushed back against criticism his administration has received from the United States and European Union for concentrating power and more recently suspending some constitutional rights under an ongoing six-month state of exception.
“Because while on paper we are free and sovereign and independent, we will not really be so until the powerful understand that we want to be their friends, that we admire them, that we respect them, that our doors are wide open to trade, for them to visit us, to build the best possible relations,” said Bukele, whose current term ends in 2024. “But what they can’t do is come to our house to give orders – not only because it’s our house, but because it makes no sense to undo what we’re doing.”
Bukele, who is highly popular at home and on social media, later tweeted a video of his appearance on the conservative U.S. cable channel Fox News. The young president talked about his crackdown on powerful street gangs in which more than 50,000 people have been arrested. Recent polls have shown his actions have broad support even as human rights organizations within El Salvador and abroad say people are being arrested and jailed without evidence.
Rosario Diaz Garavito, the founder of The Millennials Movement, an NGO that works to engage young people in Latin America on the U.N.’s goals, said the diverging leaders both deftly disrupted the usual party politics at home and have proven to be among the most polarizing leaders in the region at a time when multilateralism should be embraced.
“We tend to go from the right wing to the left wing – all the time. And this is actually separating us,” Diaz Garavito said. “They have shown they can think differently, in different ways, but we need to now be able to find common ground as a region.”
Another thing united them: Neither wore a tie, opting for more causal attire to speak from the General Assembly podium, a place where virtually all male leaders stick to suits with ties or national dress.
As the first generation of digital natives, one constant theme in the political fortunes and misfortunes of millennial leaders emerged in the praise and peril of the internet and social media.
On Wednesday, Czech Republic Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský spoke at length about Russia’s war on Ukraine, and he also lamented how online disinformation was plaguing society while urging for “digital humanism” and solutions to preserve human rights on the internet.
“A lie is not an opinion. For far too long, we have overlooked the spread of disinformation directed against our common values,” Lipavský said. “Let us not forget the COVID-related disinformation. We had to learn the hard way when disinformation began to cost human lives.”
Just last year, the 37-year-old faced opposition from the country’s longtime president, who declared he didn’t want to appoint Lipavsky because of Lipavsky’s reserved attitude toward Israel.
What’s more, he noted, the millennial leader had only a bachelor’s degree.
___ Follow Sally Ho on Twitter at http://twitter.com/_sallyho and for more AP coverage of the U.N. General Assembly, visit https://apnews.com/hub/united-nations-general-assembly
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NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge turned around a fastball in the ninth inning, and the already-standing crowd of 43,123 at Yankee Stadium erupted in noise, wondering, hoping he had hit a record-tying 61st home run and clinched a playoff berth with one mighty swing.
Seconds later, groans arose in unison. Kiké Hernández made the catch a step in front of the fence, 404 feet from the plate.
Judge remained one shy of the American League record set by New York slugger Roger Maris in 1961. But the Yankees did accomplish goal No. 1: Josh Donaldson’s 10th-innng RBI single gave them a 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox and clinched their sixth straight playoff berth and 24th in 28 years.
“A great accomplishment. A lot of hard work over the course of the season to get to this point,” said Judge, who also threw out a runner at second base to help hold off Boston in the ninth. “But I think you could ask anybody in this room: The job’s not finished. We have an ultimate goal of going out there and winning our division, and setting ourselves up for the postseason. And this is step No. 1, step No. 1 of many steps to come.”
Coming within a few feet of his fourth walk-off home run this year, Judge went without a long ball for the second straight game since hitting No. 60 to match Babe Ruth’s 1927 season.
Judge has 13 games remaining. He walked three times and struck out once before his drive off Matt Barnes just to the right of straightaway center.
“I thought it would have been pretty showy to drop it at Monument Park out there,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said.
Judge didn’t think it was gone, not on the first night of autumn with the game-time temperature a crisp 68 degrees.
“I just got underneath it a little bit,” he said. “A pretty windy night, so I was hoping maybe it was blowing out at the time I was hitting, but just missed it.”
The ball left the bat at 113 mph, the hardest-hit by anyone in the game.
“I go out there and get caught up in the history of what he could potentially be doing and I start tiptoeing around the at-bat, I’m probably going to hang something,” Barnes said.
Before each of the 26 pitches to Judge, Yankee Stadium’s usual cacophony was replaced by a silence more familiar at a church or golf course.
“Literally, you could hear a pin drop,” Donaldson said. “It’s kind of spooky, really.”
Jameson Taillon, who pitched six scoreless innings, said Judge’s pursuit altered teammates’ routines.
“There’s guys that are inside and stuff watching the game,” Taillon said, “and whenever he comes up, everyone runs outside to watch the at-bat because no one wants to miss it.”
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred was on hand. Judge’s fame has extended beyond the sport — he appears on the cover of the Oct. 3 issue of The New Yorker.
After an 0-for-2 night, Judge remained on track for an AL Triple Crown with a .316 batting average and 128 RBIs. Boston’s Xander Bogaerts is second in batting at .314 after going hitless in five at-bats.
With the score 4-all, Tommy Pham led off the ninth with a one-hopper off the right-field wall against Clay Holmes (7-4). Judge played the carom and from the warning track threw a 92.3 mph strike to shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa for the tag. It was Judge’s sixth assist of the season.
Then in the 10th, with pinch-runner Marwin Gonzalez at second as the automatic runner, Kaleb Ort (0-2) intentionally walked Gleyber Torres before Donaldson grounded a single just past diving third baseman Rafael Devers and into left.
New York grounded into four double plays but had built a 3-0 lead on Kyle Higashioka’s sacrifice fly and Giancarlo Stanton’s 28th homer, a two-run shot against Michael Wacha.
Triston Casas hit a solo homer and pinch-hitter Reese McGuire delivered a three-run drive for Boston in a four-run seventh off Clarke Schmidt. Harrison Bader had a tying sacrifice fly in the eighth after Stanton’s leadoff infield single and a stolen base by Tim Locastro — he was called out initially but a video review reversed the decision.
Donaldson gave a speech to teammates after the Yankees secured their record 58th postseason appearance with their major league-high 16th walk-off win of the season, one shy of the team standard set in 1947.
“Welcome back to the playoffs,” he told them.
New York has a 7 1/2-game lead in the AL East over second-place Toronto, on track for a first-round bye. Boone became the first manager to reach the postseason in each of his first five seasons, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
“We’re in the dance and we got a chance now,” he said.
CHOPPY CHAPMAN
Aroldis Chapman had another shaky outing for the Yankees in relief, walking two batters with one out in the eighth — the second on four pitchers.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Red Sox: 2B Trevor Story (bruised left heel) went back on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Monday, and 1B/3B Bobby Dalbec was recalled from Triple-A Worcester.
Yankees: LHP Zack Britton (Tommy John surgery) was activated from the 60-day IL and LHP Wandy Peralta (back) was put on the 15-day IL, retroactive to Monday.
UP NEXT
New York ace Gerrit Cole (12-7, 3.41) starts against Boston LHP Rich Hill (7-7, 4.70) on Friday night.
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No.4 seed Veronika Kudermetova came back from the brink to defeat No.5 seed Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-7(4), 7-6(6) 6-1 to advance to the semifinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open. In a physical match that lasted 3 hours and 14 minutes, Kudermetova came within two points of the loss but reeled off the final six games to win.
Into the last four of a WTA 500 event for a fifth time, Kudermetova will face Zheng Qinwen, who overcame Claire Liu 6-4, 7-5 in 2 hours and 3 minutes to reach the biggest semifinal of her career to date.
Only World No.1 Iga Swiatek and No.2 Ons Jabeur have reached more quarterfinals than Kudermetova in 2022. Tokyo was her ninth of the year and her gritty win over Haddad Maia boosted her into a sixth semifinal of the season.
Kudermetova gets it done 🤝
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The No.4 seed comes from a set down to advance to the Tokyo semifinals, 6-7(4), 7-6(6), 6-1!#TorayPPO pic.twitter.com/Ut5gfv0IDh
Kudermetova's relentless return pressure was the key in the match, as she generated 15 break points on the Brazilian's serve and broke six times. Kudermetova hit 45 winners, including 11 aces. Haddad Maia countered with 22 winners. Despite the differential, the match was a physical tug-o-war. Both women saw 5-2 leads evaporate before edging the other in their respective tiebreaks.
Turning point: Kudermetova found herself two points away from the loss in the second-set tiebreak at 6-6 before a courageous backhand winner found the line on set point. It was just the second tiebreak Haddad Maia had lost all season.
As the match veered towards the three-hour mark, Kudermetova grew in confidence and conviction. With crisper baseline hitting down the stretch, Kudermetova won the last six games of the match to improve her three-set record to 12-5 this season.
Stat of the match: Kudermetova is now 8-7 against Top 20 opponents this season, a remarkable shift from her 3-15 record in 2021.
Kudermetova in WTA Finals contention: Kudermetova's victory has important implications in the Race to the WTA Finals. Going into their quarterfinal showdown, both Kudermetova and Haddad Maia were looking to bolster their qualifying chances. By reaching the quarterfinals, Kudermetova will rise to No.9 on the Leaderboard and can leave Tokyo at No.8 if she wins the title.
First WTA 500 semifinal for Zheng Qinwen! 👊
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The 19-year-old battles past Liu in straight sets and will take on Kudermetova for a spot in the Tokyo final.#TorayPPO pic.twitter.com/mapLV9gjg9
Zheng hits another milestone: This time last year, Zheng was ranked No.156. In January, she reached her first tour-level semifinal at Melbourne Summer Set 1. Over the course of 2022, the 19-year-old followed that with a Grand Slam second-week debut at Roland Garros, a first WTA 125 title in Valencia and a maiden WTA 1000 quarterfinal in Toronto to rise to a career-high of No.36 this week.
Now, she is into a WTA 500 semifinal for the first time after striking 28 winners, including seven aces, against No.84-ranked Liu. The first set turned on a single break of serve, captured by Zheng in the seventh game thanks to stellar work on the forehand and at net. The teenager broke again at the start of the second set, ending a six-deuce tussle with a hefty backhand return.
Highlights: Q.Zheng d. Liu
But with both players bidding for a career-best run at this level, edginess crept into Zheng's game as Liu battled gamely. The 22-year-old American showed off superb touch at net and broke Zheng back twice, but at 5-5 was let down by her backhand wing.
In the final game, Liu held two break points to force a tiebreak, but was unable to convert either. Zheng's booming first serve won her 82% of the points whenever it landed, and this weapon got her over the line with consecutive service winners.
Zheng and Kudermetova will face each other for the first time.
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A packed field will line up for the final WTA 1000 event of the season. Seventeen of the Top 20 players in the WTA singles rankings are entered in next month's Guadalajara Open Akron.
Top 5 players Anett Kontaveit, Paula Badosa and Jessica Pegula sit at the top of the entry list as the tour edges closer to finalizing the eight singles players and doubles teams who will participate in the year-ending WTA Finals in Fort Worth, Texas.
Swiatek, Jabeur among first qualifiers announced for 2022 WTA Finals
Maria Sakkari, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff and Caroline Garcia round out the Top 10 players heading to Mexico for Guadalajara's first staging of a WTA 1000 event.
¡Que comience la fiesta! 🤩
— GDL OPEN AKRON WTA1000 (@WTAGuadalajara) September 22, 2022
Estas son las jugadoras que formarán parte del Guadalajara Open AKRON 🎾#WTA #GDLOPENAKRON #WTA1000 #Somos1000 #Viral #Tennis pic.twitter.com/xSlMuaNjKz
Guadalajara has been a frequent stop on the Hologic WTA Tour for the past few seasons, holding the WTA 250 Abierto Akron Zapopan three times since 2019, including earlier this year.
Guadalajara hosted last year's WTA Finals, where Garbiñe Muguruza defeated Kontaveit in the championship match. Muguruza, currently ranked No.12, is among the former Grand Slam champions entered in the Guadalajara Open Akron.
Other Grand Slam titlists joining Muguruza on the entry list include reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina, Petra Kvitova, Jelena Ostapenko, Victoria Azarenka, Bianca Andreescu, Barbora Krejcikova and Sofia Kenin.
Former World No.1 Karolina Pliskova, 2022 Australian Open finalist Danielle Collins, Daria Kasatkina, Veronika Kudermetova, Beatriz Haddad Maia, Madison Keys and last year's Olympic champion Belinda Bencic are the other Top 20 players entered into the field.
Qualifying matches for the outdoor hard-court event are scheduled to take place on the weekend of Oct. 15-16, and main-draw play will kick off on Monday, Oct. 17. The singles and doubles finals will be held on Sunday, Oct. 23.
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A Yakama woman found stabbed to death in a wooded area on the University of Washington campus in June was buried near relatives on the Yakama Reservation on Thursday.
Burial for Mavis "Boots" Kindness Nelson, 56, of Seattle took place at Black Wolf Cemetery outside Goldendale, where her mother, former tribal general council Mavis George “Tamaslut” Kindness, and other relatives are buried.
Attendees were asked to wear red, a color adopted by advocates to raise awareness for the the centuries-long international crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women. Months after Nelson’s murder family members say they are still awaiting answers from authorities.
A mother of three, Nelson was discovered on the afternoon of June 20 in a greenbelt belonging to the university near the Burke-Gilman Trail. She had been reported missing earlier.
Ernestine Morning Owl of Pendleton, Ore. said she had not known her younger sister was missing.
"When I got the call from her oldest son, he said, 'Auntie, they found mom. She was missing and they found her body,'" Morning Owl said. "I didn't even know she was missing; from what I understand, for a month and a half or so.
"The last time I talked to her was the third week of April because we were getting ready for our mother's ceremony, a memorial for her," she added. “After that I did text her ... and asked if our sister (Kelly Kindness)... she is kind of in a bad way. The only communication I had for (Kindness) was through her."
Morning Owl doesn't know where their sister is, she said. "She is in the Seattle area, but I wouldn't begin to know what part of Seattle. I know she hangs out in the bad part."
Nelson is among dozens of Yakama women and men who have gone missing, have been murdered or have died mysteriously within and beyond the 1.3-million-acre Yakama Reservation in Yakima and Klickitat counties over decades. Most cases are unsolved.
That includes the shooting death in Seattle of another Yakama woman. Sandra Lee Smiscon, 45, died of gunshot wounds in 2003 when a man apparently angered by firecrackers being discharged fired a gun and walked away. She lived in and traveled between Seattle and Wapato.
No arrests have been made the murders of Smiscon or Nelson, according to relatives. Those with any information about either case should call the Seattle Police Department homicide tip line at 206-233-5000.
Morning Owl spoke of her sister Wednesday as she traveled to the funeral home in Wapato to meet with relatives and prepare for her sister's dressing and services Thursday morning. She said Nelson had a unique laugh, a hard worker and was a kind and generous person.
"She would take anybody in; she was really nice, she was really sweet," Morning Owl said of Nelson, who lived alone in a studio apartment several blocks from where she was found.
Nelson helped care for their mother when she could and gave relatives a place to stay when they were in Seattle, Morning Owl said. She also provided a place for Roxanne White, a well-known advocate for missing and murdered Indigenous women, people and families, years ago when White needed it, Morning Owl said.
White “knew my sister because my sister gave her a place to stay. ... she didn't have anywhere to go," Morning Owl said. "... She was that kind of person. She cared."
When she was contacted after Nelson was found murdered, Morning Owl was on vacation with her family.
"I had to pull myself together. When I got home, my husband helped me get on the horn with the detectives, the coroner," She said she had not received any updates since from authorities.
"Her older son said they found her car in the Auburn area," Morning Owl added. "I don't know what they did with the car. I know they towed it in. (But) I haven't been told a single thing, anything."
She is disappointed authorities still haven't contacted her, she said.
"I am getting hearsay from other people, but why can't I get it from the detective? I know they (have) an investigation to do; things can't be put out there," Morning Owl said. "At least tell me something. ... Let the family know, even though it's an unhappy situation."
Those who follow Yakama tradition say when a loved one has died their full name shouldn’t be spoken, displayed or have their photographs shared for at least a year after death, or until a memorial takes place. Morning Owl doesn't mind speaking of her sister and sharing photos "because I want this to be known, all the missing people," she said.
"Maybe it's an open door to have this recognized a lot more with all the missing women (and) not only the women but the children and men also. It's really gone unresolved," she said.
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In an era of spread formations and kids who play 7-on-7 all summer, we don’t see many 6-0 games anymore. But they’re still out there and we’ve just had two.
A week after nobody could pierce the end zone until the second overtime in Ellensburg’s win over Davis, Gary Ely’s crew from Granger earned its second straight shutout with a 6-0 home victory over Wapato last Saturday.
Fabian Cisneros' touchdown came in the first quarter and the Spartans’ defense held up the rest of the way, which reminded me of a game I staffed during my first week here. It required a visit to our aging relic of a microfilm machine to see if my memory was correct because it was 35 years ago.
I was delighted, squinting at the tiny type against the harsh light, to find out I was right. Any issue with memory that doesn’t prove embarrassing is a good day.
The day after covering my first prep game for the YH-R, a West Valley-Prosser tilt that featured future Hall of Fame coaches Joe Ortolf and Tom Moore, I took a lazy drive down the Lower Valley to check out Grandview, which was hosting Camas for a nonleague game on a Saturday afternoon.
I met longtime radio broadcaster Gary Staggers and settled into a spot next to him in the press box. It could’ve been just another game of hundreds I’ve covered, long since banished to the backwaters of my foggy mind by now, but it stood out for this reason: Grandview took the opening kickoff and drove 85 yards for the lone score, an I-formation march that consumed all but 39 seconds of the first quarter.
Bob Shook’s Greyhounds won 7-0, leaning on its defense to make that single early score stand up — just as Granger did during its afternoon nonleaguer last week. It was also very likely the quickest game I ever staffed since Camas used a full-house backfield and neither team showed much interest in throwing the ball. Now one of the state’s football powerhouses, Camas never crossed midfield and had only five first downs.
The night before at West Valley, Moore’s Class A Mustangs jumped ahead 13-0 but West Valley rallied to win 28-13, starting a 12-game victory run that took Ortolf’s Rams to the AA state final in the Kingdome for the second straight year.
Prosser completed five passes that night for 46 yards, an interesting stat to note considering how quickly Moore turned the program into an offensive and aerial juggernaut.
OK, that’s enough. I’m afraid the microfilm machine will overheat and shut down for good.
Five is fine
When Ellensburg sophomore Colton Magruder ran for five touchdowns in last week’s win at Selah, he joined quite a crowd in EHS history.
Not surprisingly, Notre Dame-bound speedster Dan Kelleher was the first to punch in five scores in a game and he did spectacularly, scoring on runs of 30 and 15 yards, a pass reception of 80 yards and two kickoff returns covering 90 and 91 yards in a 1972 win over Toppenish.
Since then four others matched the five TDs — Brody Kunz (1987), Ja’Warren Hooker (1995), Nolan Teasley (2001) and Gabe Caskey (2014). Teasley did it twice in ‘01, including during his school-record night of 360 yards on 38 carries against Hanford.
Magruder, who had all of seven carries in the previous two games, was a short-yardage bull against Selah, scoring four times in the first half on gains of 1, 5, 2 and 2 yards. He broke out for a 27-yard scoring dash for his fifth touchdown early in the third quarter and a record-breaking sixth score seemed eminent.
But even though Ellensburg drove into Selah territory three more times, including reaching the 8, the record logjam at five remains.
Game of the week
West Valley and Sunnyside have a recent history of playing some high-scoring, intense football games and they’ll meet up Friday with the Grizzlies not only eager to challenge their new rival but get their first win of the season.
To have quarterbacks Skyler Cassel and Brent Maldonado on the same field will certainly be a show. Cassel is already at 1,051 yards and nine touchdowns in just three games, and while Maldonado is in his first season at the position he’s got an elite target in Noah McNair, who has caught 10 passes in each of Sunnyside's three games.
The Rams will be looking to clean up the issues that stalled their momentum in last week’s win over Davis, namely a barrage of seven penalties for 70 yards in the third quarter alone. An interesting note from that odd quarter was Cassel, the team’s punter, taking out his frustration with a booming 54-yard kick that pinned the Pirates on their 13.
Last season, Sunnyside prevailed in this game 41-35.
Nobody’s hiding in 2A
Four of the top six teams in this week’s Class 2A state volleyball coaches poll were in the SunDome last Saturday and even in a 32-team tournament they got plenty time on the court against each other.
No. 3 Ellensburg and No. 6 Burlington-Edison were in the same pool and split two sets, while No. 4 Selah and No. 9 North Kitsap did the same in their pool.
Ellensburg won its pool on a tiebreaker, gaining a spot in the top-seeded bracket. But while Selah was second in a three-team tiebreaker out of its pool, that gave the Vikings a shot at Lynden in the second-seeded bracket and they excelled. After beating Mark Morris and Snohomish, Selah outlasted Lynden, ranked second in the 2A poll, 25-18, 20-25, 18-16.
Ellensburg, which pushed eventual champion Chelan to three sets in the top-seeded quarterfinals, will see Burlington-Edison again this weekend. The Bulldogs are hitting the road to play at Anacortes on Friday and B-E on Saturday.
The first CWAC showdown is coming on Oct. 4 when Selah hosts Ellensburg. The rematch is Oct. 27.
West Valley, which debuted at No. 7 in the 4A poll, is headed for another long day of heated competition when it travels to Spokane this weekend for the 28th annual Linda Sheridian tournament.
Every week matters
Last year’s Prosser football team played only eight regular-season games, leaving Week 5 as a bye and having to move a CWAC game to Week 10 for COVID reasons.
Coach Corey Ingvalson was told that likely impacted the Mustangs’ state seeding, which at No. 7 gave them a first-round home game against No. 10 W.F. West but then led to a quarterfinal in Bellingham against eventual champion Lynden.
Ingvalson made sure this season’s slate was full and that includes a Saturday matinee at home against Aberdeen. The third-ranked Mustangs (3-0) will face a team from the Evergreen 2A League that is 2-1, having defeated Hoquiam (40-0) and Centralia (25-6) but with a 29-0 loss to Montesano. It’s the first meeting for the two programs, and Aberdeen will host next year.
There’s no let-up in Toppenish’s stout schedule before SCAC West play starts next week.
The Wildcats, at 2-1 ranked sixth in 1A with the loss to No. 1 Royal, have a trip on Friday to Cashmere, which is 3-0 and unchallenged to date. The Bulldogs have outscored those three teams 146-26.
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The pound extended today's decline to +350 pips and touched 1.0899.
There's now open talk of intervention. This is from a former BOE MPC member:
The weekend press isn't going to be kind to Truss and Kwarteng. They're taking a high risk of being forever cast as in the pockets of the rich as a cost-of-living crisis hits. That's the kind of thing that could quickly undo support for the Conservatives and risks blowback from within the party.
Gilt yields are up 29 bps.
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As stocks continue to run lower, with the Nasdaq NASDAQ The Nasdaq Stock Market or NASDAQ is an American stock exchange. It trails only the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in market capitalization and is part of a network of stock markets and options exchanges.Launched back in 1971, NASDAQ is the acronym for the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations. Since then it is known simply as NASDAQ and has become one of the most influential exchanges worldwide.The NASDAQ was the world’s first electronic stock market, and has since assumed the majority of major trades that had been executed by the over-the-counter (OTC) system of trading.What Makes Up the NASDAQ?In particular, the exchange also features the NASDAQ Composite, which includes almost all stocks listed on the NASDAQ stock market. Along with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIJA) and S&P 500 Index, this is one of the three most-followed stock market indices in the United States.Overall, the NASDAQ stock market has three different market tiers. This includes the Capital Market, or an equity market for companies that have relatively small levels of market capitalization. The listing requirements for small cap companies are less stringent than for other Nasdaq markets that list larger companies with significantly higher market capitalization.Additionally, the Global Market is made up of stocks that represent the Nasdaq Global Market. The Global Market consists of 1,450 stocks that meet the exchange’s financial and liquidity requirements, and corporate governance standards.Finally, the Global Select Market is a market capitalization-weighted index made up of 1,200 US-based and international stocks that represent the Global Select Market Composite. The Nasdaq Stock Market or NASDAQ is an American stock exchange. It trails only the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in market capitalization and is part of a network of stock markets and options exchanges.Launched back in 1971, NASDAQ is the acronym for the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations. Since then it is known simply as NASDAQ and has become one of the most influential exchanges worldwide.The NASDAQ was the world’s first electronic stock market, and has since assumed the majority of major trades that had been executed by the over-the-counter (OTC) system of trading.What Makes Up the NASDAQ?In particular, the exchange also features the NASDAQ Composite, which includes almost all stocks listed on the NASDAQ stock market. Along with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIJA) and S&P 500 Index, this is one of the three most-followed stock market indices in the United States.Overall, the NASDAQ stock market has three different market tiers. This includes the Capital Market, or an equity market for companies that have relatively small levels of market capitalization. The listing requirements for small cap companies are less stringent than for other Nasdaq markets that list larger companies with significantly higher market capitalization.Additionally, the Global Market is made up of stocks that represent the Nasdaq Global Market. The Global Market consists of 1,450 stocks that meet the exchange’s financial and liquidity requirements, and corporate governance standards.Finally, the Global Select Market is a market capitalization-weighted index made up of 1,200 US-based and international stocks that represent the Global Select Market Composite. down -220 points or near 2% and the S&P donw -76 points or -2.04%, the AUDUSD AUD/USD The AUD/USD is the currency pair encompassing the Australian dollar of the Commonwealth of Australia (symbol $, code AUD), and the dollar of the United States of America (symbol $, code USD). The pair’s rate indicates how many US dollars are needed in order to purchase one Australian dollar. For example, when the AUD/USD is trading at 0.7500, it means 1 Australian dollar is equivalent to 0.75 US dollars. The Australian dollar (AUD) is the world’s fifth most traded currency, whilst the US Dollar (USD) is the world’s most traded currency, resulting in a very liquid pair, with tight spreads, often staying within the 1 pip to 3 pip spread range on most forex brokers. AUD/USD Popular Among Various Types of TradersA lot of traders consider the AUD/USD to perhaps be the most consistent currency pair with respect to swing trading, as it has often moved in steadfast cycles.Having said that, every pair presents its own challenges for traders.The AUD/USD is very popular with swing traders, with the four-hour timeframe being, historically at least, more dependable than others. Historically the AUD/USD is influenced by interest rate differentials, commodity prices, government credit ratings, and overall sentiment and speculation. The AUD/USD is the currency pair encompassing the Australian dollar of the Commonwealth of Australia (symbol $, code AUD), and the dollar of the United States of America (symbol $, code USD). The pair’s rate indicates how many US dollars are needed in order to purchase one Australian dollar. For example, when the AUD/USD is trading at 0.7500, it means 1 Australian dollar is equivalent to 0.75 US dollars. The Australian dollar (AUD) is the world’s fifth most traded currency, whilst the US Dollar (USD) is the world’s most traded currency, resulting in a very liquid pair, with tight spreads, often staying within the 1 pip to 3 pip spread range on most forex brokers. AUD/USD Popular Among Various Types of TradersA lot of traders consider the AUD/USD to perhaps be the most consistent currency pair with respect to swing trading, as it has often moved in steadfast cycles.Having said that, every pair presents its own challenges for traders.The AUD/USD is very popular with swing traders, with the four-hour timeframe being, historically at least, more dependable than others. Historically the AUD/USD is influenced by interest rate differentials, commodity prices, government credit ratings, and overall sentiment and speculation. is continueing to take it on the chin. The pair is down -1.52% on the day which is only eclipsed by the GBPs 3% tumble vs the USD.
Looking at the weekly chart, the pair moved below a swing area this week between 0.6656 to 0.66809. The high price yesterday and today stalled into that range, but found willing sellers (see red numbered circles on the daily chart).
Drilling to the 5 minute chart, the pair has 3 legs lower today. Each has seen a modest correction. The first two stalled the rally against the 100 bar MA and the 38.2-50% of the "leg lower". The current leg has stayed well below the 38.2%. Sellers are in firm control/the trend is intact below that correction zone currently between 0.6556 and 0.65629 (a new low, adjusts those levels).
Stocks trade to new session lows.
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- Price increases are hitting parts of the economy not previously impacted
- Inflation has risen much more than expected and is 'considerably' above target
- Further hikes cannot be ruled out
- Central bank is ready to be active in FX market
- Ensuring price stability demands the full attention of the central bank
The SNB hiked 75 bps yesterday but many were expecting 100 bps.
There's no indication here on how aggressive they will be here but I don't think markets can turn until central bankers offer some kind of indication that they're at least thinking about a pause.
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The disparity of care for children in places like Africa or the Philippines is vastly different than what people can experience in the United States. Medical conditions rarely seen in the U.S. like club foot, cleft palate, and bowed legs are more common in other parts of the world.
For CURE International, it is their mission to provide care for these treatable disabilities so children can walk, play, and live normal lives. CURE International operates eight no-cost child's hospitals across Africa and the Philippines, and since 1996 has performed over 300,000 surgical procedures for many children who would otherwise have no other option.
CURE specializes in providing care for patients with treatable disabilities such as clubfoot, cleft palate, and bowed legs. In America, babies are screened for many conditions in their infancy. Abnormalities are quickly and usually painlessly corrected. In countries in Africa, however, conditions are often left to get worse as a child grows. This can cause significant developmental issues which can impact children not only physically, but emotionally and socially as well.
CURE works within the existing medical framework in a host country to not only reduce patient backlogs but also to train local doctors and nurses who can help support their country’s fledgling medical system. To date, CURE has helped train over 20,000 medical professionals since it was founded, allowing those 20,000 to treat patients and/or help train others.
Learn more at CURE.org, where people can be introduced to patients, learn their stories, and see their specific needs. Donations of any amount are very appreciated.
This segment is sponsored by CURE International.
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On Saturday, September 24th at 1:00pm, the community of Chattanooga will gather at Renaissance Presbyterian Church to remember the gun violence on Grove street.
Chattanooga Police say 7 women were shot, including the death of Labrecia Dews and Keniqua Hughes.
The incident happened last year, while the women were attending a neighborhood block party.
To date, no justice has been served and no witnesses have come forward.
There is still no word despite a $20,000 reward offered by The Grove Street Justice Fund, and Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly's Office information and the conviction of the shooter(s).
In remembrance of this tragic day, local leaders and organizers will remember these women and all the victims of gun violence in Chattanooga.
Event organizers say they hope the day will come when shooting like these don't happen. Each tragedy leaves visible and invisible scars on survivors, families, and entire communities.
On a national scale, there have been some 470 mass shootings in the United States.
According to the Chattanooga Police Department Crime Analysis division, 61% of the homicides in Chattanooga were committed by African American male perpetrators, who are becoming increasingly younger each year.
Homicides include violent crimes, domestic, gang related, and gun violence.
"To lose a loved one in death can be a very emotional Process for the families left to mourn," says Betty Maddox Battle, founder of G.R.I.E.V.E., a nonprofit organization offering support to victims of violent crimes.
"To lose a loved on whether a son, daughter, brother or father to a senseless murder such as gun violence, is a different kind of grief and even more challenging to process. And the gun violence continues."
She believes the real challenge is the act of forgiveness. "We are all children of God and that love dwells within."
On September 24th 2022, at the Renaissance Presbyterian Church 1211 Boynton Drive, a community of clergy, concerned residents and community leaders will gather to honor those victims and provide support.
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(The Hill) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is facing mounting scrutiny in his home state over his controversial decision last week to fly dozens of mostly Venezuelan migrants to the elite resort island of Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.
While the move was lauded by conservatives as a powerful protest of the Biden administration’s approach to border security, it has sparked a wave of criticism from Democrats and members of Florida’s vast Hispanic community, a politically influential force in the Sunshine State.
“With this move, this stunt, obviously he made his base very happy,” said Adelys Ferro, the executive director of the Venezuelan American Caucus. “But there are many people more toward the middle and people who are independents that are very disgusted and that reject all of this.”
“We are Venezuelan Americans and we vote, and we’re going to vote in November,” she added. “And we’re never going to vote for somebody who does this.”
The migrant flight from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard — and DeSantis’s promise of more to come — have already prompted a slew of legal activity. A Texas sheriff said on Monday that his office would investigate the legality of the flight, while a Florida state lawmaker is preparing to file a lawsuit seeking to block DeSantis from transporting more migrants from the southern border.
But whether the migrant flights — dubbed a political stunt by critics — will weigh on DeSantis, a potential 2024 presidential contender who is facing reelection this year, remains an open question.
On one hand, the move risks running afoul of Latino voters, especially in South Florida, a vote-rich part of the state with a massive community of exiles who fled oppressive governments in Latin America. The GOP has strengthened its position among Latinos in recent years, though strategists on both sides of the aisle say those gains aren’t set in stone.
“I think we need to be cautious about taking Hispanics for granted in the same way that Democrats took them for granted,” one Republican strategist who has worked on campaigns in Florida said. “We’re talking about voters who like Republican policies, but maybe don’t consider themselves Republicans. They’re still open to hearing the other side.”
Still, the migrant flight also carries the potential to further endear DeSantis to conservatives ahead of a prospective bid for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.
“This is a story that has put him at the forefront of the national conversation for the last couple of weeks,” said Fernand Amandi, a Miami-based Democratic pollster who helped former President Obama win the state in 2008 and 2012. “So from his perspective, as long as he doesn’t get charged, I think he sees it as a good thing.”
And as far as his reelection bid goes, DeSantis appears well positioned to defeat his Democratic rival Charlie Crist, a former congressman and Republican Florida governor. Not only does polling in that race regularly show DeSantis in the lead, but he also has a steep financial edge. DeSantis has raised more than $130 million for his reelection effort so far.
Steve Schale, a Democratic strategist who ran Obama’s campaign operation in the Sunshine State, also noted that the migrant flight isn’t the only controversial move that has paid off politically for DeSantis. The Florida governor rose to national prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic by taking a laissez-faire approach to the outbreak despite warnings from public health officials.
“He made a gamble on COVID and it paid off,” Schale said. “In the eyes of the public, it was a successful win. The lesson here was: He can lean into these divisive issues and he doesn’t pay a penalty for it.”
Schale said that DeSantis and his campaign have already bet that the support of the GOP’s conservative base will be enough for him to clinch a second term in November and that there’s little actual political risk in potentially turning off persuadable voters.
“Guys on my side don’t always give him the credit he deserves,” Schale said. “They don’t think they need to win persuadable voters to win reelection. They made the calculus that they’re safe being in this space.”
Ana Navarro, a longtime GOP strategist who is a co-host of ABC’s “The View,” agreed with Schale’s assessment that DeSantis is worried only about appealing to the most conservative voters — and that includes Republican voters who fled repressive foreign governments themselves.
“Seems like his game plan is to raise his national profile and bring out as much of his base as possible and not really worry about appealing to those in the middle,” said Navarro, who is based in Miami. “Without a doubt, most of his base likes what he’s doing, sadly, including other Floridians who came to this country fleeing repression, but seem to have forgotten. I really don’t get it.”
One poll from Morning Consult released on Wednesday found that while voters are split on the propriety of sending migrants to more liberal parts of the country, the tactic is still popular among Republicans. Sixty-six percent of GOP voters said that it is appropriate, while only 19 percent said it is improper.
That’s not to say that there couldn’t be consequences for DeSantis. In addition to the criminal investigation being carried out by Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar in Texas, some of the migrants who were flown from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard last week filed a class action lawsuit in Massachusetts on Tuesday, arguing that DeSantis and other state officials engaged in a “fraudulent and discriminatory scheme.”
The migrants are seeking unspecified damages in that case.
DeSantis isn’t the only Republican governor who’s shipped migrants away from the U.S. southern border and into more-Democratic leaning parts of the country. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R), who’s also up for reelection, has been doing so for months, as has Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R).
But what made DeSantis’s effort even more controversial was the fact that none of the 48 migrants sent to Martha’s Vineyard had ever set foot in Florida. What’s more, the migrants were reportedly misled about their destination.
DeSantis has defended the move, arguing that illegal immigration isn’t just an issue for border states to deal with. Officials in his administration have also argued that the migrants sent to Martha’s Vineyard were “homeless, hungry, sleeping outside in parking lots” prior to making the trip, seeking to put a humanitarian spin on the endeavor.
Still, DeSantis’s critics say there’s no moral ambiguity when it comes to what the governor did. Ferro, the Venezuelan American Caucus executive director, accused DeSantis of playing politics with a humanitarian crisis, saying that “people — even many Republicans — are mortified and disgusted.”
Amandi, the Democratic pollster, also said that Republicans he has spoken to in the state aren’t pleased.
“In their heart of hearts, they know this will have repercussions,” he said.
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ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. (KTVI) – Two 1994 unsolved cases in Missouri and Illinois have baffled investigators for decades.
Three investigative agencies in two states came together to solve a 28-year-old mystery.
In January 1994, Steven Asplund was reported missing in Illinois. He was last seen driving a Ford Mustang in Moline, Illinois. Three months later, a barge worker spotted a body in the Mississippi River near the Jefferson Barracks Bridge in St. Louis County, Missouri.
Both cases remained unsolved mysteries until this month when Moline Police Detective Mike Griffin reached out to St. Louis County Forensic Anthropologist Dr. Lindsay Trammell on a hunch after failing to receive any community leads.
“We’d exhausted all efforts with trying to identify him,” Trammell said.
After pouring through the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NAMUS) database, Griffin noticed a possible match with his unsolved case and one more than 200 miles away in St. Louis County.
“Our unidentified person’s case was very well documented,” Trammell said. “He was buried at a local cemetery called Friedens, so we actually had the plot number or location in the cemetery documented in our records.”
Said Griffin: “It is possible for a body to get downstream that far. It is possible, whether they get caught up in a passing barge, a passing boat, to get towed down there. … It was well within the realm of possibility, and that’s when we began looking farther south.”
DNA testing confirmed St. Louis County’s John Doe was actually Steven Asplund from Moline, Illinois.
“The evidence suggests he went into that water under his own power. Whether he was under the influence or whether he intended to do it, those are the two unknowns,” Griffin said. “But we do know from the evidence that was uncovered in St. Louis that there’s no trauma to the body. He didn’t go in by another’s force.”
Asplund’s family released a statement saying, in part, “The news, while bittersweet, will allow us some closure. We’ll still think of Steve every day, and miss him just the same, but these answers will provide comfort to us and his friends.”
Moline Police Chief Darren Gault praised his detective’s dogged pursuit in solving not one, but two, mysteries.
“Law enforcement is here to serve the community. We have access to a lot of resources and to try to give families closure, whether it is a violent crime or missing person,” he said. “It’s so important for us to try to help them out and give them answers.”
Cold case investigators believe this case could be groundbreaking in not only broadening out a search area, but also showing how different jurisdictions can work together.
Griffin said there are more than 14,000 unidentified remains nationwide that could be connected to missing person cold cases.
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CHICAGO — A spectacular view of the sun can be seen twice a year in downtown Chicago.
The phenomenon, which is called "Chicagohenge," is when the rising and setting sun lines up perfectly with the Windy City's east-west street grid between Sept. 21 and Sept. 23, WLS-TV and NPR reported.
Chicagoans were treated to the unique spectacle downtown to mark the fall equinox, the news outlets reported.
Experts say the term "Chicagohenge" is coined after Stonehenge, the iconic stone structure in England that was built 4,000 years ago, the Chicago Tribune reported.
The next time you can take in the view will be in March 2023 during the spring equinox.
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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — It doesn't feel like work for Jorge Guerra as he trains aviation students at Florida Memorial University.
"I just love being around them," Guerra said. "It's something that I look forward to every day," Guerra said.
However, there's a major flaw in the field Guerra chose back in the 1970s.
"This industry, as great as it is, is lacking in diversity," he said.
According to Zippia, only 1.2% of commercial airline pilots in the U.S. are black. That statistic doesn't surprise FMU senior Cephas Pinder.
"When I was growing up, I didn't see too much of people who looked like me on TV or in the cockpit," Pinder said.
"Currently, I'm the only female flying at school," sophomore Sarai Stewart said.
Both Pinder and Stewart said they're witnessing a shift in diversity in aviation.
"I feel that it's very good that now, a lot of Black females are stepping out of that box and starting to show that I can do this, and I will be here," Stewart said.
Florida Memorial University, a historically black university, said since its aviation program started in 1987, they've had approximately 500 graduates of the program, and 85% of them have secured jobs in the industry as airport ground and support staff and commercial airline pilots all over the world.
"Different people from different backgrounds brings other ideas, and it's not just the one single thought process. So, bringing in diversity brings greater ideas and more people contributing to solving some of the problems the industry has," Guerra said.
Pinder might inherit some of those problems in the aviation industry, like pilot shortages, when he graduates next year. Until then, he's focused on his career goals.
"My dream job is to be able to wake up in the morning, walk outside, go to the airport, point at a plane and be able to fly it every day," Pinder said.
Stewart is pursuing a career as a pilot or founder of a private jet company.
Florida Memorial University estimated tuition costs $65,000 for their aviation program, which they pitted as low compared to similar programs with price tags reaching $90,000. FMU said almost all of their aviation students are on scholarship thanks to government assistance and generous community partners.
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Q: Does the HOA attorney represent the board or the HOA? If there is a conflict in different CC&Rs sections regarding HOA or homeowner’s responsibility to maintain an item and the HOA attorney is consulted who is their client? — P.G., Huntington Beach.
Q: Can the general counsel of an HOA represent one HOA member against another HOA member on a personal matter, unrelated to the rules, regulations or CC&Rs of that HOA? In doing so, the attorney utilized information and witness testimony from the management company which arguably would not have been available for other community members. — R.S., Rancho Mirage.
A: The HOA attorney represents the HOA, not the board or the president, although the HOA speaks and acts through its board. HOA attorneys should not be simultaneously advising the HOA and individual HOA members, the management company, or any entities doing business with the HOA. The HOA’s lawyer should be able to be completely loyal to the HOA at all times. When the occasional dispute arises between the HOA and its management, the lawyer must only consider the HOA’s interests, even though they know many of their client referrals come from managers. Bluntly, that is where the ethical rubber meets the road, and most reputable companies recognize that and do not hold it against the attorney. Sometimes, if the HOA is sued along with its manager or directors, the HOA’s attorney will defend them along with the HOA. However, aside from those situations, the HOA attorney should only represent and advise the HOA.
Q: Recently our board decided to restate the CCRs and bylaws, and drafts were sent to owners. Management announced that any questions to the attorney were to be submitted four days prior to the ‘town meeting’. Owners would not be allowed to ask any questions or make any comments at the meeting.
The draft documents were boilerplate and half of the items added were not applicable to our type of building or not applicable to our HOA. During the meeting, it was obvious that the board was surprised and questioned why the attorney had included the irrelevant sections. At a ‘town hall’ the attorney refused to address any questions directed to him and said that such questions were covered by attorney-client privilege.
It was my understanding that the attorney worked for the HOA not the board members as individuals. Please clarify the attorney-client privilege between the HOA attorney and the HOA members. — H.S., San Diego
Q: Is this HOA forgetting that the purpose of a town hall meeting is to answer questions, take suggestions and gain member support for the documents? Without the lawyer answering questions, how do the members obtain any confidence in voting for the proposed documents?
As to the “privilege” claim, I disagree. You are members and the lawyer is not advising you individually but is explaining the rationale as to how the draft governing documents are in the association’s best interests (which is different than your individual interests). “Town hall” meetings are designed to provide members information and foster discussion. Some wires are crossed here and I hope your community gets those wires straightened out.
Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. is a Fellow of the College of Community Association Lawyers and Partner of Richardson Ober LLP, a California law firm known for community association expertise. Submit column questions to Kelly@roattorneys.com.
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Monroe County's Bed Race to Aid Children taking place Sunday in downtown Monroe
The annual Bed Race to Aid Children will take place at 1 p.m. Sunday in Loranger Square.
Teams of five people will push a provided hospital bed through the square. Residents are invited to watch the races.
“It’s a nice way to spend an afternoon helping others,” Sandy Kreps, one of the organizers, said.
Traveling trophies will be given for the school with the most entries as well as fastest time and best costume.
“Jefferson High School has won the most entries and is leading all schools so far for this year’s fall race registrations,” Kreps said. “Detroit Beach Boat Club is the reigning winner from last year in the adult division and will be back to defend their title. Dave’s Carpet won for best costume last year.”
All proceeds will help provide beds to Monroe County children. The average cost of a bed is $250. Each child receives a bed, new pillow, sheets, blanket, stuffed animal and a book.
“Each night, hundreds of children in Monroe County go to sleep either on the floor, on the couch or in a car seat. Why? Because they do not have a bed,” organizers set.
The annual event is sponsored by the all-volunteer Monroe County Bed Race to Aid Children Inc. It has held the races since 2001. It also holds a Sled Race each winter to raise funds; plaques are awarded to teams.
“There are no administrative fees, and the dollars collected stay in the Monroe community,” the organization said.
To donate or to learn more, visit www.monroebedrace.org or call (734) 242-1545.
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Monroe County Church Profile: St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Temperance
Name of church: St. Luke's Lutheran Church
Address: 1690 W. Sterns Rd., Temperance
Denomination: Evangelical Lutheran Churches in America
Approximate membership: 250
When did the church begin?: 1940
Name of pastor: Robyn Kistemaker
Service times: Traditional worship is at 8:30 and 11:15 a.m. Sundays. Growing in Grace, with a praise service and full band, is at 10 a.m. Sundays.
Times for other offerings: Bible study, 7 p.m. Tuesdays; Sunday school for pre-kindergarden through Grade 5, 9:45 a.m. Sundays; Confirmation classes, 9:45 a.m. Sundays; Adult Sunday Bible study; Youth Group (Grades 6-12), 5:30 p.m. Sundays; Good Griefers (for those mourning a loved one), lunch time the second Thursday of each month; Siggi's Lunch Bunch (women's fellowship), 11:30 a.m. the first Wednesday of each month at an area restaurant
Ministries offered by the church: God Works meals at 6 p.m. Mondays; Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays; church choir, bell choir
Social media: facebook.com/stlukesbedford
Website: stlukesbedford.com
Phone number: (734) 847-8275
More information: “St. Luke's strives to be an open, welcoming and inclusive congregation with a mind toward mission,” the church said. “In seeking to honor this we installed a ‘pray-ground’ at the front of our sanctuary for our youngest worshippers. This is a place with soft, age-appropriate toys, a table and chairs and quiet activities for children to use during worship. We know that God put the wiggle and the giggle in children, and we want to celebrate their participation in worship. We have many teachers in our congregation who have affirmed that having a space where the kids can have a tactile activity and ability to see what is happening increases their ability to retain and understand what is happening during worship.”
Local non-profit organizations can use the church building for a freewill offering. “There is something happening in our gym almost every night of the week, from youth basketball, to gymnastics as well as cardio drumming,” the church said. “We also rent our facility for a small fee to people who need space for parties, baby and wedding showers, reunions and more.”
A different church will be featured each Friday in the Church Profile feature on the Faith page.
Area churches can participate and learn more by emailing Suzanne Nolan Wisler at swisler@monroenews.com.
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City of Monroe moves forward with expansion of Opportunity Center, Navarre Library
Monroe City Council this week approved contracts with three different firms who will work on the expansion and renovation of the Opportunity Center at Arthur Lesow Community Center, and the adjacent Navarre Library.
Council unanimously approved an agreement with Kohler Architecture, surveying firm Anderson, Eckstein & Westrick, Inc. (AEW), and Auch Construction for architectural, engineering and construction consulting services for the schematic design of the expansion and renovation of the two adjoined facilities. The total contract cost between the city and the three firms is in an amount not to exceed $90,855.00, but a total of $95,000 was encumbered for this phase of the project to address any incidental costs that may occur.
City of Monroe website:Agenda and meeting packet for Sept. 19 council meeting
Patrick Lewis, the city’s director of engineering and public services, explained that while city funds are being appropriated for this part of the project, the hope is that the city will eventually be able to reimburse itself using a portion of the $7.8 million that the State of Michigan has earmarked as an appropriation for the overall renovation and expansion of the two facilities.
"We're still stuck in a little bit of limbo here," Lewis said. "We did get the $7.8 million earmarked funds from the State of Michigan, but we're still waiting to hear which agency is going to administer those, and who our contact person is there. We're a little bit nervous that that process may take a few months to get sorted out, and the concern here is possibly missing the window for maybe getting footers in the ground and starting construction in late 2023. So there is sort of a calculated risk going on here to assigning some city funds to this project, because the concern is by waiting an additional year on this we may be in a situation where the construction (cost) escalation will far outpace the allocation of city funds to this project on the front end.
"So that's why administration solicited a proposal from Kohler Architecture for the schematic design to get us to the point where we know the full scope of the project and can begin moving forward with the detailed design."
Auch Construction served as the city's construction manager during the erection of Monroe's new Central Fire Station, which was completed in Fall 2019. Lewis said that city administration found it advantageous in that instance to have Auch on board from the very beginning of the project, and they believe the same will hold true for the re-imagining of the Opportunity Center and Navarre Library.
Earlier report:Opportunity Center opens sharing garden
"They can do various cost analysis, give us, I'll say, the constructability side of things, and potentially even start to do some value engineering before we've even started to lay the building out," Lewis said. "We think that will be very advantageous. They've indicated a willingness and excitement about working with Kohler and Kohler expressed the same with them."
AEW will perform a topographic survey of the site. The firm was the surveyor and civil engineer of record on the recent renovation and expansion of Labor Park, which sits just next door to the Opportunity Center and Navarre Library.
"They've already got a lot of the base drawings in their CAD (Computer-Aided Design) files," Lewis said. "So it was a natural fit there."
Monroe City Mayor Robert Clark reiterated that the city is taking a calculated risk in moving forward with this project while it waits to receive the appropriation from the state.
"We've moved forward with this project over the months, we as council have embraced and supported this and understand the benefit to the community, and we also understand the cost analysis done on this," Clark said. "...We're not sure, at this point, which state department is going to be managing (the appropriation) that we will work with as this come through, but getting this started, this work being done and being ahead of this, on October 1 when the state budget comes in and it is designed, then we are getting further into the timeline to make sure that we can procure the contracts and start development."
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LaHote to run for Monroe County Community College Board of Trustees
Local entrepreneur Michael LaHote has announced his candidacy for the Monroe County Community College Board of Trustees.
"My approach to my campaign is going to be similar to most of the successful things that I have done in my life," LaHote said in a press release announcing his candidacy. "Identify a need, prepare a plan, and implement it. Our need in the community that has been identified is to fill the two trustee vacancies. The plan is to cordially ask that you elect me and another qualified candidate to fill these vacancies so together we can make the Monroe County Community College priority... If I am chose to fill one of the two trustee vacancies, I will help implement great things by bringing with me my love for our community, my experience in life, business, and education, and my persistent desire to maintain ethical standards in the educational system.
"I hope you will consider me when casting your vote on November 8, 2022 because together we can do great things."
LaHote has been a resident of Monroe County for over 50 years. He's owned numerous businesses, including a photography studio and several automotive businesses, and in 2005 was named Michigan's Entrepreneur of the Year by the state's Department of Labor and Economic Growth, the forerunner to today's Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA).
LaHote served two terms as school board president at St. Anthony's Catholic School. He is the founder of New Bedford Academy, Monroe County's first charter school, and served two years on the Michigan Department of Education's Special Education Advisory Committee.
Currently, LaHote serves as the executive director of Ribbons of Monroe, a nonprofit organization he founded to provide services and guidance to cancer patients and their families. He is a member of the Monroe Kiwanis Club and Monroe Rotary Club, and the Visionary Process Leader of the Monroe County Historical Society, of which he is also a current board member.
"As for my campaigning, I will be taking a non-traditional approach," LaHote said. "I believe that my experience in business, my education, and my involvement in the community have provided adequate qualifications to run for the trustee vacancy."
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Cleanout begins along nearly 15 miles of Plum Creek Drain
The Plum Creek Drain is being cleaned out for the first time in nearly three decades in a process that's expected to run through next fall.
Crews with Ann Arbor-based Chevrette Gradall Service have already begun dredging and removing stone from the nearly 15-mile drain. Monroe County Drain Commissioner David Thompson said that it is a standard industry practice to give a contractor about a year to complete a project of this scale so that they can arrange it around other projects that they may be working on simultaneously. Thompson said this practice also typically keeps the overall cost of the project down.
"We give them a little more flexibility in the contract so that they can line jobs up, and we typically get a better price," he said. "We're always looking to save money... They still have to do a job and try to be efficient and cost effective as possible. We try to set everybody up for success and get the project completed for (lowest) possible dollar cost."
Thompson said that the project is a fairly standard one for his office, with the exception of removing some of the rock work that makes up the drain. The hope is that removing some of this rock will help alleviate the persistent flooding issues that affect multiple neighborhoods situated near the drain.
"We had to go to the state, and we almost had to go to the federal government to get a permit to remove any of the rock channel," Thompson explained. "That slowed us down six-to-nine months, then COVID happened. It's just been a whole bunch of stuff."
As is the norm for a cleanout such as this one, brush and trees that are removed from the Plum Creek Drain will be left on the banks of the property from which they belong to be disposed of by the property owner. Thompson said this is also done to keep the cost of the project down, as a contractor would charge more to have to haul the debris away after they've removed it from the drain.
"We try to keep it fair," he said. "If (the property owner) let it grow wild, they're going to get a mess. If they kept it clean, it shouldn’t be as bad."
Thompson says that every drain is unique, which is another reason why there's not a definitive end date for the Plum Creek Drain cleanout. The drain runs through both rural and urban environments, and that combined with the stone removal will make it slightly more challenging than other, similar projects.
"It's been almost 30 years since it was last cleaned," Thompson said. "So it's certainly due."
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Mark Witte: Tolkien's world often reflects our own
Have you been watching the new series on Amazon Prime Video called “The Rings of Power”? If you’re not a fan of The Lord of the Rings or author J.R.R. Tolkien, or you’re not an Amazon Prime subscriber, it is possible it has skipped your notice or simply doesn’t draw your attention. For fans of the Tolkien works this has been a series roughly four years and possibly a billion dollars in the making. It has been met with high anticipation and equal anxiety as to whether it will be a series faithful to its origins.
I’ll reserve judgment on how the series is going so far as I’ve only seen the first three episodes. I also won’t spoil anything for those of you still waiting and watching. As I have spent time contemplating the early episodes of this series and what might lie in store in the upcoming episodes it has had me thinking about the wondrous theological nature of the world that J.R.R. Tolkien created. When you read his original works like The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings you can’t help but get a sense that his world and the values found therein reflect a lot of our own world. You can feel the battle between good and evil. You get a sense of Tolkien’s morality and his love of life and all things green and growing.
Tolkien seems to have a good strong grasp on the finer intricacies of our human nature. He understands our weaknesses and foibles and we see this in the struggles that his characters encounter. This is especially true when it comes to how his characters deal with unchecked desire. What happens when we indulge all the desires of our heart? What happens if we bend to every whim that flows forth from within. If we were to simply do whatever we feel like all the time, how would that turn out for us?
The character Gollum is a perfect example of this. He finds the mightiest of the rings of power and it instantly consumes his desire. Within moments of finding it he kills his own brother, who was with him, to ensure nobody else can take his “precious”. His love for this newfound ring turns him into a horrible, unrecognizable creature. His desire for his precious was out of control and it all but destroyed him.
Another example is the way Tolkien depicts the race of men (i.e. human beings) as being weak in their ability to control their inner desires. When presented with rings of power the nine leaders of the race of men succumb to the allure of the rings and turn into horrible wraiths consumed by power and evil. The humans of this world succumb to the allures of power more quickly than any other race. Quite a scary picture for us!
Certainly we are meant to self reflect and see ourselves in the midst of this. Are we any different from the humans, or even Gollum, in Tolkien’s world who so easily succumb to our desires from within? If our desires are left unchecked we are capable of unspeakable evils. Maybe we’ve even had a moment of looking in the mirror and not recognizing the person we face and what we have turned into. The danger of unchecked desires is not original to Tolkien as he is simply reflecting the Biblical teachings he was raised into.
Jesus speaks of our desires in Luke 9:23 “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” Jesus warns throughout his ministry of the dangers lurking within us as we are ultimately sinners to the core. This is a message difficult to hear but necessary for us all. Our world today is nothing short of obsessed with gratifying every desire that comes to us. We are engulfed with glorifying every aberration of living no matter how unreasonable or harmful it may be to the self.
As always, Jesus words, Jesus wisdom, Jesus ways are just what we need to hear. We need them because they are the words of eternal life. They’re not just a moral lesson to steer us into conformity, they are a healing salve, a beacon of light and hope for the souls of this world that are wrestling with self-inflicted brokenness and darkness. Our Lord's words invite us back into the light, He seeks to open our eyes to His kingdom which is coming into this world with mercy, and hope, and grace.
I am thankful Tolkien spent some of his time on this earth creating a world that in so many ways reflects the wondrous works of our Creator God. We will hope and pray that Amazon’s studios are able to bring some of these hope-filled messages to the screen for we certainly need to hear them.
Mark Witte is the pastor at Grace Lutheran Church. he can be reached at pastorwitte@gmail.com.
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Virtual opioid addiction treatment startup raises $5 million
Bicycle Health, a Boston-based startup that offers virtual treatment for opioid addiction, raised $5 million in new venture capital funding.
Why it matters: Telehealth can reduce the stigma that precludes many people with addiction from seeking care, in addition to its lower costs and higher convenience.
Details: Cobalt Ventures provided the investment, which is an extension to a Series B round that previously closed on $50 million.
- The Series B round's initial tranche, which Axios Pro scooped in June, was led by InterAlpen Partners. Other backers included Questa Capital, Frist Cressey Ventures and City Light Capital.
The bottom line: There is some skepticism that virtual opioid addiction treatment is as effective (or safe) as in-person care, but there is consensus that more treatment options are needed as addiction rates continue to rampage.
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White House unloads on Lindsey Graham's abortion ban
Democrats are stepping up efforts to portray Sen. Lindsey Graham's proposed 15-week nationwide abortion ban as a de facto criminalization of certain forms of reproductive health care.
Driving the news: The White House's Gender Policy Council said in a memo obtained by Axios that the ban would "create a nationwide health crisis" and open the door to "doctors being thrown in jail if they fulfill their duty of care to patients according to their best medical judgment."
- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists this week expressed "grave concerns" to the Biden administration about the legislation, which it said "is not grounded in science and medical evidence."
The big picture: Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, Democrats have made abortion access a central campaign plank.
- Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has launched an investigation to look into the ban's potential health ramifications.
Catch up fast: Graham introduced the ban this month, to the surprise of some of his Republican colleagues who have distanced themselves from the issue ahead of the midterms.
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ArcBest LTL carrier offering hiring bonuses for multiple positions
FORT SMITH, Ark., Sept. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ArcBest® (Nasdaq: ARCB), a leader in supply chain logistics, announced today that its less-than-truckload carrier, ABF Freight®, will host a two-day hiring event in Carlisle on September 30 and October 1, seeking candidates for full- and part-time road drivers, full-time city drivers, full- and part-time dock workers, and participants in the company's Driver Development Program. The company is offering signing bonuses of $10,000 to full-time road and city drivers, $5,000 to full-time dock workers and Driver Development Program participants, and $250 to part-time dock workers, available on the first day of employment.
"This is a great time to join the ABF team in Carlisle or one of our 240 service centers throughout North America," said Seth Runser, ABF Freight president. "Our people are at the heart of our success, and our values-driven culture has created an environment where people can grow and thrive. Working at ABF means you are part of a hard-working team that keeps supply chains moving. And here in Carlisle, as well as throughout our company, you can anticipate high levels of job satisfaction."
On September 30 and October 1, ABF will host interested candidates from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at its service center, located at 2001 Harrisburg Pike, Carlisle, PA, 17015. No appointment is necessary. Driver candidates should be at least 21 years old.
At the event, candidates can expect:
- Assistance with job applications
- Interviews with ABF recruiters
- Potential job offers made that day
- On-site DOT physicals and drug screens
This hiring event can also launch exciting new careers for those looking for a job change. ABF's Driver Development Program allows opportunities for those without a CDL-A who are interested in a fulfilling driving career. Participants will attend a six-week paid training program at ABF's expense to help them earn a CDL-A and begin a driving career. The program provides more than 150 hours of behind-the-wheel experience, and through both classroom and hands-on instruction, participants will learn everything they need to know to become a qualified ABF driver.
"Our Driver Development Program is designed especially for those who want to join our industry and provides them the training to acquire lucrative driver positions at our company," Runser said. "We've seen many participants improve their job satisfaction and earning potential while becoming ABF drivers through this program."
ABF Freight is one of the nation's largest and most trusted less-than-truckload carriers, operating in both short- and long-haul markets across North America. ABF employs more than 10,000 people across 240 locations, and over 53 percent of ABF drivers have been employed with the company for more than 10 years.
Full-time ABF drivers and dock workers receive Teamster Union Scale wages, 100 percent company-paid health insurance for employees and their families, personal days, sick leave and paid holidays, and they are covered by a pension plan at no expense to the employee.
For additional information about this hiring event, visit https://joinabf.com/hiring-event, or to view current job openings across the country visit jobs.abf.com.
ArcBest® (Nasdaq: ARCB) is a multibillion-dollar integrated logistics company that helps keep the global supply chain moving. Founded in 1923 and now with over 15,000 employees across more than 250 campuses and service centers, the company is a logistics powerhouse, fueled by the simple notion of finding a way to get the job done. Through innovative thinking, agility and trust, ArcBest leverages its full suite of shipping and logistics solutions to meet customers' critical needs, each and every day. For more information, visit arcb.com.
Media Contact: Autumnn Mahar
Email: amahar@arcb.com
Phone: 479-494-8221
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BALTIMORE (CBS) - The eligibility for the human monkeypox vaccine has been expanded in Maryland, the state's Department of Health announced Thursday.
The health department is now allowing anyone at high risk of the infection to be vaccinated. The vaccine was previously recommended only for people who had been potentially exposed to monkeypox in the prior two weeks.
"Vaccination plays a critical role in Maryland's comprehensive response to the MPX outbreak," said MDH Infectious Disease Prevention and Health Services Bureau Director Dr. Peter DeMartino. "The new eligibility criteria align with current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines and take advantage of the improved supply of the JYNNEOS vaccine. Expanding eligibility will provide greater protection for individuals against MPX virus infection and reduce the risk of spread throughout the population."
Effective immediately, the expanded criteria for monkeypox vaccination will include anyone in Maryland who meets any one of the following criteria:
- Anyone of any sexual orientation or gender identity who has had multiple or unknown sexual partners in the past two weeks, including those considered higher risk: gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men, and immunocompromised individuals; or
- Anyone of any sexual orientation or gender identity who are aware that one or more of their sexual partners from the past two weeks has been exposed to MPX.
Interested Marylanders can visit health.maryland.gov/monkeypox to pre-register for a monkeypox vaccine appointment.
Monkeypox is a potentially serious illness. Anyone with monkeypox symptoms should contact their healthcare provider. Those without a provider or insurance should contact their local health department.
As of Friday, September 16, MDH reported 609 total positive monkeypox cases.
To date, Maryland has:
- Received 14,539 vials of JYNNEOS vaccine from the federal government
- Administered vaccination to more than 5,248 people through 24 local health departments
- Pre-registered more than 2,800 people interested in being vaccinated
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DOVER, Del.- Friday marks day two of the Firefly Music Festival at The Woodlands in Dover.
The rock band My Chemical Romance is Friday's headline act. Other notable acts performing Friday include Weezer, Big Sean, Zedd, Avril Lavigne. Thursday's festival kicked off with pop singer Halsey headlining.
Dover has hosted the Firefly Music Festival for the past 10 years.
Before the event was canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic, it was always held in either June or July. Last year, organizers moved the festival to September. They said they plan to keep it that way.
This year's festival is a four-day event and Dover is expecting more than 40,000 visitors for it.
Saturday's headline act is Green Day and Dua Lipa is the headliner for Sunday.
More more information about the festival and a complete schedule of events, click here.
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12-year-old Parker County girl shoots father after plotting with friend to murder families, sheriff says
WEATHERFORD, Texas - A 12-year-old Weatherford girl and her father have been hospitalized with gun shot wounds after sheriff's deputies say the girl plotted for weeks with a friend to murder their families.
Parker County Sheriff Russ Authier says the deputies were called to a shooting with a 12-year-old girl lying in the street with a gun shot wound to the head, her 38-year-old father was found in the house shot in the abdomen.
Investigators believe the girl shot her father, fled the scene and then shot herself.
Both the girl and her father were flown to the hospital. Their conditions are unknown at this time.
READ MORE: Student found with gun, ammo at North Texas high school
The Parker County Sheriff's Office says they later discovered the 12-year-old had planned to murder her family and pets with another young girl from Lufkin.
The Lufkin girl also planned to murder her father, but decided not to go through with it, according to deputies.
Investigators say the girl planned to drive to Lufkin and run away to Georgia with the second suspect.
The Lufkin girl has been charged with criminal conspiracy in the planning of the murder plot by Parker County.
Lufkin Police are also investigating the incident.
"Due to the injuries, the age of the juveniles and the sensitive case matter, information released regarding this case will be limited," said Sheriff Authier.
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Alleged assault on police officer, affront to human dignity ― NHRC boss
The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Tony Ojukwu has described the alleged brutal assault of Inspector Teju Moses by Professor Zainab Duke Abiola as an affront to the human rights and dignity of the human person.
Reacting to the report of the alleged inhuman and degrading treatment of the police officer by the professor on the refusal to breach professional ethics during the course of duty, Ojukwu said there is no justification for any form of torture, inhuman or degrading treatment.
A statement by the commission on Friday, expressed disappointment over the professor’s action, as every individual has a duty to respect and protect the rights and dignity of the human person under any circumstance as it is “a criminal offence to assault the state agent.”
Ojukwu further stated that though the alleged violator and some of her cohorts have been arrested and will be duly prosecuted, the NHRC will monitor the proceedings from beginning to end, to ensure that justice is served diligently.
He said that the NHRC acknowledges the challenge in attaching police officers to individuals, “We enjoin Nigerian Police Force (NPF) to carry out this statutory responsibility with caution to avoid exposing officers and men to hazards and risks such as the case of Inspector Teju Moses.”
The NHRC boss also hinted that the commission is not unmindful of the fact that the personnel of the NPF have been exposed to different forms of violations in the course of their work.
“As Nigerians, we all have the duty to protect them in order to encourage them to carry out their work in the best interest of the nation. Although the security of life and property remains the sole responsibility of the NPF, this does not mean that they do not deserve to be protected” Ojukwu added and called on relevant authorities including the National Orientation Agency (NOA) to consistently raise awareness on positive change of attitude of citizens to act in a way that promotes peace in the country.
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Boston Celtics suspend coach Ime Udoka for upcoming season for violating team policies
BOSTON - The Boston Celtics have suspended Ime Udoka for a full year, banning the coach who led them to the NBA Finals last spring for the entire 2022-23 season over what two people with knowledge of the matter said was an improper relationship with a member of the organization.
The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team did not reveal that detail publicly. In a statement issued Thursday night after a full day of wrangling over the terms of the punishment, the Celtics said Udoka violated team policies and left open the possibility that a longer separation could follow.
"A decision about his future with the Celtics beyond this season will be made at a later date," the team said.
Assistant coach Joe Mazzulla will take over as interim coach, one of the people who spoke with The AP said. The defending Eastern Conference champions are scheduled to hold media day on Monday and open training camp on Tuesday in preparation for the Oct. 18 season opener.
In a statement published by ESPN, Udoka apologized "to our players, fans, the entire Celtics organization, and my family for letting them down."
"I am sorry for putting the team in this difficult situation, and I accept the team’s decision," he said. "Out of respect for everyone involved, I will have no further comment."
A longtime assistant in his first NBA head coaching job, Udoka led Boston to a 51-31 record last season — going 26-6 in the final 32 games. The Celtics beat Brooklyn, Milwaukee and Miami on the way to the NBA Finals, where they lost to the Golden State Warriors in six games.
The developments stunned the NBA and shook up a team that had been among the favorites to contend for a championship this season. It would be an unprecedented 18th title for the franchise.
But in Boston, the story was reminiscent of the shakeup across town in 2020, when Red Sox manager Alex Cora was suspended by Major League Baseball for a year for his role in a sign-stealing scandal at his previous job, with the Houston Astros. Instead, the sides parted ways.
After a last-place finish under Ron Roenicke in the pandemic-shortened season, Cora was re-hired a year later and welcomed back.
It is unclear if Udoka and the Celtics will be as eager to reunite.
The 45-year-old Udoka spent the bulk of his NBA playing career with San Antonio and then joined Spurs coach Gregg Popovich's staff as an assistant. Udoka was on the Spurs’ staff from 2012 through 2019, winning it all in '14, and he quickly found his way onto short lists for open head coaching jobs.
He spent the 2019-20 season in Philadelphia and the 2020-21 season in Brooklyn before the Celtics hired him in June 2021 as the successor to Brad Stevens -- who moved up to the front office. In Year 1, Udoka finished fourth in coach of the year voting and the Celtics came within two wins of the championship.
"The future is bright and we’re just getting started," Udoka said after the NBA Finals.
Perhaps not.
The bombshell on the eve of training camp is the latest twist heading into what was supposed to be a promising season for the NBA's most-decorated franchise.
The Celtics bolstered their runner-up roster by acquiring guard Malcolm Brogdon in a trade from Indiana, then added sharpshooting veteran forward Danilo Gallinari as a free agent. But last month, Gallinari tore the ACL in his left knee and will be lost for the coming season.
Center Robert Williams, a key part of the Boston defense scheme who played through injuries during last season’s playoffs, is still dealing with knee soreness and is expected to miss the start of the season.
The Celtics were also mentioned in speculation over a new home for Brooklyn forward Kevin Durant, a perennial All-Star who asked for — and then backed off — a request to be traded. Although the talks amounted to nothing, it raised questions about Boston's commitment to young star Jaylen Brown.
It’s also the second major disciplinary situation in as many weeks in the NBA: Commissioner Adam Silver decided last week to suspend Robert Sarver — the owner of the Phoenix Suns and WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury — for one year and fine him $10 million after an investigation showed his pattern of disturbing workplace conduct, including abusive and racist language. Sarver said Wednesday he intends to sell his teams.
Mazzulla interviewed for the Utah Jazz coaching job this summer, a position that ultimately went to Will Hardy — another of Udoka’s assistants in Boston last season.
Mazzulla’s only previous experience as a head coach is a two-year stint at Division II’s Fairmont State in West Virginia, where he went 43-17 and made the NCAA tournament in his second season. A native New Englander from Rhode Island, Mazzulla played at West Virginia, was an assistant for the Celtics’ G League team before taking over at Fairmont State, and then got hired by the Celtics again in June 2019 to be part of Stevens’ staff.
Mazzulla's last game at Fairmont State was against Mercyhurst. His first real game with the Celtics will attract a bit more attention: Boston is scheduled to host longtime rival Philadelphia in the opener, when they will tip off a year-long tribute to Hall of Famer Bill Russell.
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Col. Andy Nuce presents Erica Smith a 20 year Service Award certificate during a U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity (USAMMDA) town hall and awards presentation ceremony at the Fort Detrick auditorium, Fort Detrick, Md., Sept. 22, 2022. Nuce is the commander and Smith is the Deputy Product Manager for the Warfighter Deployed Medical Systems Project Management Office, both with USAMMDA. USAMMDA leads the Department of Defense’s medical product development through contracting, agreements and interdisciplinary and integrated-product teams. (Official U.S. Army Photo by T. T. Parish/Released)
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SUNDANCE – The Bureau of Land Management has begun the long process of revising the document that defines how it approaches management of everything from livestock grazing and fire management to air quality and minerals on the lands it governs within northeast Wyoming.
It’s the first time this century that the Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the tri-county region of Crook, Weston and Niobrara counties will be revisited.
“The last time we went through this process for the Newcastle field office was in the 1990s,” said Tyson Finnicum, public affairs specialist. “The current plan that we’re working off was signed in 1999, so it’s quite old.”
The process to revise the RMP is in its infancy and has not yet left the pre-formal stages. The BLM is welcoming as much input from the public as possible to guide the process.
“Where we’re at right now is that the BLM is soliciting public input in support of developing a new management plan for the Newcastle Field Office,” Finnicum said. “(We’ve been) holding open house meetings to get it started – we held one in Newcastle on August 30.”
An additional pre-scoping public meeting is expected to take place within the three-county region in the near future, Finnicum said. “The purpose of the meetings is to provide the public with an opportunity to speak to BLM specialists and managers, ask questions and make comments,” he said.
Comments can also be submitted to the Newcastle Field Office or via the project website at eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/home.
“Based on the feedback we received at our first meeting in Newcastle, we decided to extend the comment period by nearly 45 days. It will now close on October 28,” said Finnicum.
“We have two resource management plans,” explained Kathleen Lacko, project manager, explaining that these are the same as the documents often called “land use plan” by other agencies. “One is for three counties in Wyoming – Crook, Weston and Niobrara, which is the Newcastle Field Office Resource Management Plan – and then one for the entire state of Nebraska.”
Both of these plans are managed out of the BLM office in Newcastle, Lacko said, so it made sense to revise them together.
Nebraska only requires a single plan for the entire state due to the small presence of BLM-administered surface lands and federal minerals. “For Wyoming, we’re going to make allocation decisions on approximately 292,000 surface acres and 1.6 million sub-surface federal mineral acres,” she said.
Local interest
One topic that may be of interest to local landowners, said Commissioner Jeanne Whalen, is the availability of BLM land for sale or exchange.
She points out that almost every part of Crook County has at least a few small pieces of BLM land, some as tiny as five to ten acres, and these are often surrounded by private land and inaccessible to the public.
According to Whalen, the county is writing a letter to the BLM through its consultant, Dru Palmer, to ask for more outreach to landowners adjacent to these small parcels. Palmer has been jointly hired by Crook, Weston and Niobrara counties, she said.
“In every RMP that we do, we identify lands for disposal,” Finnicum said.
BLM would certainly like to hear from landowners who would like it to consider specific parcels. Lacko cautions that disposing of land is not a simple process, and identifying a parcel in the RMP is only the first step.
“In order for someone to come to the BLM and say they’d like to purchase the ten acres they’re surrounding, we have to look at whether it’s in conformance with the allocations already in the current resource management plan,” said Lacko.
It makes the process easier when it has already been identified, which is why it’s an important part of the planning process to identify which lands meet the criteria, said Finnicum.
Process
The revision project is in its pre-scoping phase at this time.
The formal land use planning process begins in spring.
“Right now, it’s really an open book. We just want to find out where or what the public is interested in, or if there are certain issues or concerns that people want us to look at and address in the planning process,” Finnicum said. “The pre-planning process is really just a start. We’re expecting a notice of intent to initiate the formal process to go out next summer.”
The current comment period is far from the only chance that members of the public will have to get involved. The formal process includes numerous steps for public input, meetings and other opportunities for the public to have its say, Finnicum said.
To see how the BLM is currently operating, access the existing resource management plan via eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/63095/510. You can also find the revision effort at eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2013064/510.
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Babak Anvari Will Direct Paramount’s Next Cloverfield Film
Way back at the beginning of 2021, Paramount hired screenwriter Joe Barton to pen the next movie in the studio’s long-running Cloverfield saga. There haven’t been any updates since then, leading many of us to wonder if the project was still moving forward. But now, we finally know who is sitting in the director’s chair. Deadline brings word that Babak Anvari has signed on to helm the upcoming Cloverfield entry.
Anvari most recently directed the Netflix thriller I Came By, which premiered last month. He previously made his feature debut with Under the Shadow, which won him the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer in 2017. His sophomore film, Wounds, was released on Hulu in 2019.
When Barton first came aboard, it was reported that his movie would be a direct sequel to the original Cloverfield, which hit theaters in 2008. That film was presented as a found-footage story about a giant monster (affectionately nicknamed “Clover”) that attacks New York City. However, the latest report claims that any links to previous films in the franchise are currently unknown. In other words, it’s possible that Barton’s script has become another anthology tale similar to 10 Cloverfield Lane and The Cloverfield Paradox, which bore few connections to the flagship installment.
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J.J. Abrams, who produced all three previous Cloverfield films, is also producing the next movie through his Bad Robot banner. He will be joined by fellow producers Hannah Minghella and Jon Cohen. Matt Reeves and Drew Goddard, who worked on the original Cloverfield as director and screenwriter, respectively, are executive producing.
Do you think Anvari is a good choice to direct a new Cloverfield movie? Give us your impressions in the comment section below!
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New Wednesday Poster Reveals the Premiere Date on Netflix
A few days ago, Netflix teased that the premiere date for Wednesday would be announced at this weekend’s Tudum event. However, it looks like Netflix just couldn’t wait that long. The streaming service has released the first character poster for the series with Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams. And at the bottom of the poster, it says that the series premiere date is November 23.
While previous iterations of The Addams Family have presented Wednesday as a ten-year-old child, Ortega’s incarnation will be a teenager on this show. She has also been forced to enroll at Nevermore Academy after some incidents at her last school. Nevermore is a place for the outcasts of this world, and Wednesday may be a misfit even among this crowd.
RELATED: Meet the Students of Nevermore Academy In New Wednesday Promo
Wednesday’s parents, Gomez and Morticia Addams, met at Nevermore two decades earlier before they were embroiled in a supernatural murder mystery. In the present, Wednesday’s emerging psychic abilities will give her the chance to finally solve that mystery. Assuming she can successfully navigate her new school without getting thrown out.
Catherine Zeta-Jones also stars in the series as Morticia Addams, with Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams, Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley Addams, George Burcea as Lurch, Riki Lindhome as Dr. Valerie Kinbott, Jamie McShane as Sheriff Donovan Galpin, Hunter Doohan as Tyler Galpin, Georgie Farmer as Ajax Petropolus, and former Wednesday Addams actress, Christina Ricci, in a mystery role.
A preview scene from the series will premiere this weekend as part of Netflix’s Tudum.
What do you think about the new poster? Let us know in the comment section below!
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The Virginia High School League’s Executive Committee approved the next four-year cycle for school alignment during its meeting Sept. 21.
The new alignment plan begins with the 2023-24 school year.
The Class 6 Region B, which features primarily Prince William County schools, will have 19 schools, making it the largest region among the six classifications.
The executive committee denied Freedom-South Riding’s appeal to move to Class 5, Region D, saying it did not meet the criteria to move to a lower classification. The Loudoun County school will remain in Class 6 Region B.
Class 6 Region B is a mix of Stafford, Prince William County, city of Manassas (Osbourn) and Loudoun County high schools. Prince William has the most with 12. Four of the five Stafford schools (Brooke Point, Stafford, North Stafford and Mountain View) are moving up from Class 5 joining current Class 6 Region B member Colonial Forge.
The Cardinal District will remain as seven teams, while the Cedar Run goes down to seven with John Champe dropping to Class 4.
Fauquier and Kettle Run are dropping down to the Class 3 Northwestern District from Class 4, where they will join current members Brentsville and Manassas Park.
Current Northwestern District member William Monroe is moving to a closer geographical district.
The executive committee also approved girls wrestling as an emerging sport for a three-year period, starting this school year.
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A Justice Department task force designed to protect reproductive rights after the Supreme Court overruled a landmark abortion precedent is meeting daily to monitor changes in state law and advise federal agencies.
In its latest action, DOJ this week pledged to defend doctors, nurses and other workers at the Department of Veterans Affairs if they're sued or prosecuted for their role in facilitating abortions for patients whose life or health is in danger.
"The Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution bars state officials from penalizing VA employees for performing their federal functions, whether through criminal prosecution, license revocation proceedings, or civil litigation," according to a new memo from the DOJ Office of Legal Counsel.
Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta, who's leading the effort, told NPR "we aren't going to hesitate to act when we see violations of federal law."
The Justice Department sued the state of Idaho last month over that state's near total abortion ban. At issue in that case is a federal law called the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, which requires hospitals that participate in Medicare to evaluate and stabilize patients with emergency medical conditions.
"It would subject doctors to arrest and criminal prosecution, and it would then place the burden on the doctors to prove that they are not criminally liable," Attorney General Merrick Garland told reporters in August of the Idaho state law.
DOJ is also defending the federal government, which has been sued by the Republican attorney general in Texas over its guidance to E.R. doctors and hospitals that take funding from Medicare.
Federal prosecutors said they've secured recent guilty pleas from people who issued violent threats or destroyed property at clinics that perform abortions. The Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act of 1994 bars violent, threatening acts that are intended to interfere with peoples' right to seek or provide reproductive health services.
"There is much work to do every day," Gupta said.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
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The long — and strong — arm of law and order saved one perpetrator from certain death.
Gut-wrenching video obtained by East 2 West News captured the moment a man attempted to leap — but was saved — from an 11th-floor balcony.
The incident happened after a man and his girlfriend in Stavropol, Russia, were involved in an argument, according to reports from local law enforcement. He allegedly first attempted to throw her over the edge — a 120-foot fall — but failed.
Instead, he reportedly inflicted “bodily harm” on her.
The couple shared the balcony with neighbors who came outside when they heard screaming. As they came out, the man attempted to jump over the edge.
But the heroic neighbor grabbed his hand at the last second, and pulled him back over the balcony, where he was held until police arrived.
The man was also accused of greeting officials with foul language and resisting arrest. His bad day got worse as he was detained, and is now being investigated for suspected attempted murder.
As for the woman, she was rushed to hospital at the scene. Her current condition is unknown.
Police have not released names of any individuals involved in this case.
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A puppy that had been recovered from the side of the A249 after being dumped in a small crate has sadly died. Earlier this month, the Swale Borough Council Stray Dog Service rescued seven Fox Red Labrador puppies that had been abandoned on a lay-by on the A249, all of which were in a poor state.
In an update earlier this week, the Stray Dog service stated that while six of the seven puppies were all ‘thriving’, one pup named Achilles had been struggling. He was noted as being ‘quite poorly’ and after it was noticed that he was off his food, the puppy was rushed to Newham Court Veterinary Hospital where he was kept overnight for fluids and observation.
While there, blood was recorded in his stool, and though his high temperature eventually came down, it was clear that he was not back to his right self just yet.
Read more: The 'bombshell' moment Tunbridge Wells dad told his wife he had leukaemia
He was sent home with medication and 24/7 monitoring, now under the care of Bobbing Hill Veterinary Surgery. Sadly, Achilles' condition rapidly deteriorated and on Wednesday morning (September 21), he passed away.
Swale Borough Council Stray Dog Service took to Facebook to say: “We're all devastated and still reeling from the loss, life seems so cruel sometimes. We held Achilles, loved him and hoped against hope that we could give him a better life
“We don't know the trauma he experienced before coming to us, but we like to think his last week was his best week. Neither we nor the vets really know why he failed to thrive, though based on his symptoms, it's their professional opinion that he had a congenital issue.
“We're so sorry we couldn't save you beautiful boy. As promised, we will always treat our strays with love, dignity and respect and we hope that Achilles knew, even if just for a short time, that he was treasured.”
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The future of Chartham's historic paper mill industry after dozens of staff were made redundant with immediate effect yesterday (September 22). Owners Arjowiggins Group UK say the business were forced to appoint administrators after it had become unsustainable as a result of spiralling energy bills and the increased cost of raw materials.
Chartham Mill had employed 91 people, of which 67 were made redundant immediately. The remaining 24 will stay in position to assist the administrators operate limited on-site activity whilst a new buyer is sought for building and assets.
Chartham's paper industry dates back to the 18th century, with production starting in the village near Canterbury way back in 1738. In modern times, the site on Station Road has specialised in tracing paper and also food-barrier contact papers and plastic alternatives.
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Arjowiggins Chartham Mill Limited is one of ten UK subsidiaries to be at risk. Nationwide job losses stand at 368 of the company's 495-strong workforce.
Blair Nimmo and Alistair McAlinden of Interpath Advisory were appointed joint administrators of the Arjowiggins group on Thursday afternoon. The combination of a slow recovery post-pandemic, rising cost of raw materials and huge energy bills created a perfect storm.
Printweek reports that a deal to sell the group and its' assets fell through with the prospective new owners put off by issues surrounding the supply chain and cost of energy. The future of the remaining employees and continued existence of the mill therefore remain at risk.
Blair Nimmo, chief executive of Interpath Advisory and joint administrator, said: “Arjowiggins has a long and proud history dating back more than 260 years, so this is immensely troubling news for UK and Scottish manufacturing.
“Unfortunately, and following on from the severe challenges posed by the pandemic, the significant economic headwinds which have been impacting industrial manufacturing businesses up and down the country, including skyrocketing energy costs and spiralling input prices, have proved to be overwhelming for the group.”
“The management team has asked that we pass on their sincere thanks to all employees, customers and suppliers, plus Scottish Enterprise, for their strong support during these very difficult times, and they would like to express their deep regret that there was unfortunately no other option available for this historic Group.”
Alistair McAlinden, managing director at Interpath Advisory and joint administrator, added: “We understand this is an incredibly difficult time for the Group’s workforce. Our priority is to work closely with the Unions, UK and Scottish Government agencies, including PACE and Job Centre Plus, as well the relevant local authorities to provide members of staff with all of the support and information they need, including the information necessary to make claims for redundancy pay from the Redundancy Payments Office.
“Over the coming days and weeks, we will be exploring options to achieve the sale of the sites and assets and would ask that potential interested parties contact us as a matter of urgency.”
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The hunt is on for a EuroMillions winner in the Tonbridge and Malling borough whose prize remains unclaimed. A massive £112,345.20 is yet to be claimed in the area.
Now, National Lottery players are being urged to double-check their tickets for the chance to claim a life-changing prize. The winning ticket, bought in Tonbridge and Malling, matched the five main numbers and one Lucky Star number in the EuroMillions draw on September 9, 2022.
The winning EuroMillions numbers on that date were 17, 23, 24, 26, 27 and the Lucky Star numbers were 4 and 9. The lucky ticket-holder has until March 8, 2023 to claim their prize.
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Anyone not in possession of their ticket, for whatever reason, but who believes they have a genuine claim can still make a claim in writing to Camelot, but it must be within 30 days of the draw.
Camelot’s Andy Carter, Senior Winners’ Advisor at The National Lottery said, “We’re desperate to find this mystery ticket-holder and unite them with their winnings, this amazing prize could really make a massive difference to somebody’s life. We’re urging everyone who bought a ticket in this area to check their old EuroMillions tickets again or look anywhere a missing ticket could be hiding.
"Try checking in the pockets of clothing, in wallets, bags and down the back of the sofa, we have our fingers crossed that the lucky winner comes forward to claim their win.”
Players can buy and check their tickets online by downloading the National Lottery app or at national-lottery.co.uk. Players can also buy and check tickets in retail.
Playing online via the app or website means that your ticket is checked, and you get an email notification if you win a prize. You can also scan your retail tickets on the National Lottery app to check if you're a winner.
If no one comes forward with the winning ticket before the prize claim deadline, then the prize money, plus all the interest it has generated, will go to help National Lottery-funded projects across the UK. Thanks to National Lottery players, more than £30M is generated each week for National Lottery-funded projects.
This money helps support everything from the local charity making a difference where you live through to helping our nations' athletes win medals at the recent Commonwealth Games. To date, over £46BN has been raised for National Lottery Good Causes, with more than 670,000 individual grants awarded.
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Two Pennsylvania sisters were killed when their hoverboard erupted in flames that destroyed their home, according to a lawsuit filed against Walmart and the device’s maker.
Brianna Baer, 15, and Abigail Kaufman, 10, were trapped on the second floor of their house in Hellerton when the Jetson Rogue hoverboard caught fire on April 1, the Morning Call reported.
The sisters’ mom, Jennifer Lee Kaufman, fled the conflagration from the first floor — while their dad, Damien Kaufman, ran from the detached garage in a desperate attempt to save the girls, the news outlet added.
Brianna and Abigail were rescued by firefighters but died at a local hospital, according to the report.
Northampton County officials have determined that the fire was “electrical in nature” but said the specific cause is still under investigation, the Morning Call said.
On Wednesday, the family filed a lawsuit in US District Court against the hoverboard’s manufacturer, Jetson Electric Bikes, and Walmart, where the Rogue was purchased at an outlet in Quakertown.
Abigail was charging the board — which Damien bought as a Christmas present for Brianna — in her bedroom when the fire started, the family said.
The suit alleges the Rogue’s batteries were subject to short circuits and degradation, and that the device was not adequately tested before distribution and sale.
The defendants “knowingly, purposely and consciously concealed their knowledge of these serious dangers,” according to the federal lawsuit, which seeks unspecified damages.
Tom Kline, a Philadelphia attorney representing the parents, said an independent probe concluded that the hoverboard was responsible for the tragedy.
“We conducted a thorough cause-and-origin investigation with multiple experts in which we carefully evaluated the evidence not only from the fire scene itself but also did an inspection of the hoverboard,” Kline told the Morning Call.
“We are convinced based on our careful and thorough investigation that the hoverboard is responsible,” he added.
Jetson, which also sells electric bikes and scooters, was founded in 2012. Its website says the $170 Rogue — which has a waiting list — has a lithium battery with a two-hour charging time.
The company could not be immediately reached by The Post for comment on Friday.
In a statement to Fox 43, a Walmart rep said: “Our thoughts go out to the Kaufman family for their loss. We expect our suppliers to provide safe, quality products that meet all applicable laws and regulations. We will respond with the Court as appropriate after we are served with the complaint.”
The Consumer Product Safety Commission says it is aware of 250 incidents involving hoverboards that have caught fire or overheated since 2015, the news outlet said.
In March 2017, a 2-year-old girl and a 10-year-old girl were killed in a similar house fire in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, according to the Morning Call.
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Few can claim to enjoy a true life of luxury quite like The Royal Family can, and perhaps no property shows this off better than Royal Lodge, located just over three miles away from Windsor Castle. This Grade II listed home is owned by Prince Andrew and his family and sits in Windsor Great Park, Berkshire.
Prior to Prince Andrew taking the property, it was in fact the residence of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother from 1952 until 2002 when she passed away. It was then gifted to Andrew in August 2003, and despite the fact the two were divorced in 1996, he and ex-wife Sarah Ferguson both shared the property.
Initially, the property was constructed for George IV to entertain guests during the Royal Ascot. While under the ownership of The Queen Mother, though her and her husband King George VI’s primary residence was that of Windsor Castle frequented the Royal Lodge at weekends.
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The Duke of York was granted a lease of 75 years by the Crown Estate. Spanning 30 rooms, this impressive property has remained the official country residence for Andrew and his family.
The lease included the Royal Lodge, a Gardener’s Cottage, the Chapel Lodge and six Lodge Cottages as well as police security accommodation. If that was not enough, the property also comes with 40 hectares of land. Within the lease agreement, it was required of Andrew to carry out a £7.5million refurbishment of the property at his own expense. These renovations included the addition of an indoor swimming pool.
Once these improvements were completed, Prince Andrew and his two daughters, Beatrice and Eugenie, moved into the home in 2004 having left their former residence at Sunninghill Park. In 2008, Sarah Ferguson officially moved into Royal Lodge, once again sharing a home with The Duke of York.
It is believed that this home is now Sarah’s permanent residence, but the sheer size of the property means the two can live separately and happily. Throughout the years, the public has caught glimpses of the interior of the property, largely thanks to social media.
Official royal photos have also been taken inside. Sarah Ferguson frequently offers insights into the property thanks to her YouTube channel where she hosts Story Time with Fergie and Friends series.
In 2016, Princess Eugenie posed for a magazine shoot for Harper’s Bazaar US, giving the public a great look at the interior of the extravagant home. As of January 2022, it is estimated that the open market value of the property is at least £30 million.
When the Duke of York stepped down from his public duties in November 2019, the flagpole on the roof of Royal Lodge was removed. This flagpole is used to display the personal Royal Standard of the Duke of York when in residence.
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War in Ukraine: Russia launches referendums in occupied regions as conscription continues
Russia has begun holding referendums in four occupied regions of Ukraine in a move the West has warned is a step towards annexation of the areas.
It comes as videos circulating on social media appear to show men crowding airports in Russia and forming lengthy queues estimated to be up to eight miles long at the border with Georgia, as authorities banned those aged 18 to 65 from leaving the country amid a “partial mobilisation” of the country to fight in Ukraine.
Russian president Vladimir Putin earlier this week announced a draft of 300,000 people who had previously served in the military. A year of military service is compulsory for most young people in Russia.
If Russia does annex Donetsk and Luhansk in the east and and in occupied parts of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia in the south, they would officially become part of its territory and could lead to claims from Mr Putin that its territory is under attack from Western weapons supplied to Ukraine.
Russian news agencies said voting in Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia provinces began on Friday morning. The votes are due to run until Tuesday. Door-to-door ballots are being carried out by officials, with polling stations due to open on Tuesday alone.
The idea of a referendum has been mooted for some time, although successes by Ukrainian troops in recent weeks are thought to have encouraged Russia to rush the polls through.
In February, shortly after the initial invasion of Ukraine, Mr Putin said he would recognise the breakaway republics of Luhansk and Donetsk. The regions, which have had pro-Russian leaders since 2014, have been a location of conflict for the past eight years, with many Ukrainians opting top leave their homes there and live in other parts of Ukraine.
It is feared Russia could escalate the war if it does annex the regions, as it did with Crimea in 2014, where the Kremlin claimed 96.7 per cent support. A leaked report from Russia's Human Rights Council said only around 30 per cent of people in the region had voted, while only half supported annexation.
“Encroachment on to Russian territory is a crime which allows you to use all the forces of self-defence,” Dmitry Medvedev, formerly Russian president and now deputy chair of the security council, said in a post on Telegram on Thursday. “This is why these referendums are so feared in Kyiv and the West.”
Ukrainian officials have dubbed the referendum a sham.
“There is no referendum – there is a propaganda exercise which is being called a referendum,” said Mykhailo Podolyak, a senior aide to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy. “It means nothing. It will be a few staged things where there will be Russian television cameras.”
On a news satire show, Dutch TV host Arjen Lubach, who came under fire recently for jokes about the Queen’s death, said if Mr Putin could hold a referendum in parts of Ukraine, the Netherlands should too.
“He organises a referendum in a country that isn’t even his,” he said. “That’s impossible. And if it is possible, then we can pull it off too.”
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Scotland possible XI v Ireland: Role for Celtic man to protect Tierney, Fraser and Dykes off the leash
Never look further than what is directly in front of you is one of those old aphorisms often uttered by the grandparent generation.
The grey-speckled whiskers of Steve Clarke betray that the Scotland manager has acquired such a status. And the 59-year-old is certainly a figure who seems to hold true to this pocket wisdom. A fact that makes one possibility entirely likely when he decides – if he hasn’t already – his starting line-up for the hosting of the Republic of Ireland in Saturday night’s pivotal Nations League encounter. Clarke may be decidedly reluctant to deviate from the selections that allowed his team to slide themselves back on the saddle and administer a horse-whipping to Ukraine with a 3-0 success in the competition at Hampden on Wednesday night.
Yet, assuming Armenia do not cause an upset when entertaining the Ukrainians hours before the hostilities begin at the national stadium in Glasgow’s Mount Florida, Scotland’s clash with the Republic shouldn’t be an encounter to view in isolation for Clarke. Scotland win League B Group 1, snare the insurance policy of a guaranteed Euro 2024 play-off and earn promotion to the top level for the next addition of the competition, if they win their final two games. The second of which pits them against Ukraine in Krakow on Tuesday. They could, though, lose to the Irish and still finish at the head of their section by completing a Ukraine double. Additionally, two draws would secure them top spot.
Therefore, resisting the opportunity to spread the load on certain players at the weekend could rebound in the more arduous fixture – on paper – that rolls around days later. Kieran Tierney was a composed and controlled presence as his novel berthing at left-back allowed the Arsenal defender to input to a back four deployed by Clarke for the first time in three years. The 4-2-3-1 structure it was set within accented Scotland towards attack. However, Tierney admitted afterwards he was still managing his fitness following his summer knee operation and at times in midweek he looked to be blowing. In light of this, giving him a breather before Krakow might be wise. The in-form Greg Taylor would represent an excellent deputy for the Republic visit. On the right flank, Aaron Hickey will surely be allowed to build on his impressive showing that ensued from the 20-year-old taking over the injured Nathan Patterson.
In the final third, Ryan Fraser and Lyndon Dykes infused Scotland with potency as game-changing late substitutes on Wednesday. Their scoring one-two – Fraser’s perfectly pitched corners powered in by the head of Queens Park Rangers frontman for a seven-minute double – delivered the coup de grace against Ukraine. The Newcastle United wide man and Dykes replaced Stuart Armstrong and Che Adams, respectively, after the Southampton pair had run themselves into the ground. To ensure their freshness ahead of the Polish group closer, and give Scotland a little more bite against Stephen Kenny’s robust side, starts for Fraser and Dykes could represent shrewd moves. Clarke changing a team that exhibited such balance and fluency in midweek would carry risks. Yet, there would be risks inherent in not doing so. Even if grandparents, for obvious reasons, don’t tend to ruminate much on playing a longer game.
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Democrats in the House of Representatives managed to pass four bills that together provide funding for police departments and other organizations.
The bills come less than two months before a midterm election when crime is considered a top issue among voters. A number of moderate Democrats have tried to shy away from claims that they are anti-police.
While together the bills would provide funding for local police departments, there is also funding for other programs, such as for mental health and community interventions. Those bills were meant as a compromise to draw support from the liberal wing of the party.
Of the four bills, the one with the most bipartisan support was the Invest to Protect Act of 2022. The bill would provide $60 million annually for the next five years for police departments with fewer than 125 employees. While the bill garnered the support of 153 Republicans, nine Democrats voted against it.
"it will ensure that local police departments across our country have what they need to recruit and retain the finest officers, to provide necessary training, and to invest in providing mental health resources for our officers,” said Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a Democratic sponsor of the bill. “The Invest to Protect Act was developed through many conversations with Republicans and Democrats in both chambers, and with a broad spectrum of stakeholders.”
Other measures largely passed by party lines.
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One of the eight people taken to the hospital after a building explosion in Chicago has died, authorities said.
According to Chicago Fire, the person who died suffered the most serious injuries from the explosion, which occurred apartment building on the city's West Side.
Authorities said they believe the explosion may have come from the fourth floor of the 35-unit building.
Chicago Fire added that federal authorities are assisting with the investigation.
The building reportedly failed its most recent inspection in 2020.
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Like the French Riviera and Amalfi Coast, the Hamptons stand out as an enduring icon of coastal glamour. Hampton Bays, located near the end of Long Island (you’ll find NYC at the other end) and known as the “first stop out East,” is the Hamptons beach town that’s closest to the city—and now home once again to a destination-worthy hotel. Of the many celebrated historic hotels dotted around the U.S., including some found lining the shores of Long Island, few are more storied and treasured than the newly refurbished Canoe Place Inn and Cottages. The property channels an understated take on the Hamptons lifestyle with elegantly reimagined accommodations, locavore dining, and a spa created in partnership with ONDA by Naomi Watts.
Where it all began
If its walls could talk, Canoe Place would fill shelves with bestselling books. Documented as the site of America’s oldest inn, Canoe Place reopened this summer with much of its original “bones” intact and carefully restored as a new, boutique property for today’s discerning travelers. The next chapter of the historic property continues the story of a highly regarded and much-celebrated destination frequented by luminaries of years past.
Canoe Place first established itself as a notable spot for weary travelers to stay and water horses in 1697. The name recalled the property’s early use as a Native American portage site. After the Revolutionary War, this then-simple lodging house became a place of importance and was seen as a refined social gathering spot for bold-faced names and politicians alike.
For the next two centuries and under different ownerships, Canoe Place continued to build itself as a premier destination for holidaymakers. Ernest A. Buchmuller of the Waldorf Astoria and his stepson Louis developed the inn into a fully-fledged and respectable resort hotel, braving devastating fires and even a prohibition-era shutdown led by Federal agents from Washington disguised as wealthy patrons at the height of the Roaring 20s.
The new owners responsible for the renovation, cousins Gregg and Mitchell Rechler of Rechler Equity Partners, refused to let an American treasure be lost to history; they’ve been setting their sights on rejuvenating Canoe Place into the icon that it once was for more than a decade. Today, accommodations include 20 guest rooms and suites, five cottages, and residential-style boathouses spread out over six acres that span the Shinnecock canal.
More than a hotel
The Colonial-inspired structure has always been a prominent hub and, even while operating as everything from a nightclub complex to a dancehall, Canoe Place has also always been seen as an invaluable cultural crossroads. Exceptional hospitality remains the backbone of the establishment, as it welcomes both guests and passersby to stay a little longer and linger in the beauty and history of a U.S. landmark.
Despite its decade-long, head-to-toe renovation, the new vision maintains the overall integrity of the hotel and the restoration produces a modernized version of the historical inn. Working with acclaimed Brooklyn-based interior designers, Workstead, a “garden-by-the-sea” concept inspired the historic-turned-modern redo. Unfussy comfort best describes the chic, vintage-inspired motifs and trellis-patterned wallpaper that seamlessly complement the original fireplaces and vaulted ceilings of the grand ballroom and pavilion, all preserved to perfection. And Workstead outfitted each stylish guest suite and cottage with contemporary furnishings and sustainable bath products by Costa Brazil.
Art fans will be captivated by the property’s collection of paintings and sculptures from renowned artists such as Doug Aitken and James Turrell, whose Lapsed Quaker Ware pieces are beautifully displayed in the foyer of Canoe Place. Other artworks include Chief Pretty Eagle by Choctaw-Cherokee artist Jeffrey Gibson and Tony Tasset’s commanding, fiberglass-and-steel statue of a 12-foot deer.
Beautiful design and dining
The property’s role as a cultural hub continues in the kitchen of Canoe Place with exceptional dining experiences on offer under the helm of award-winning Chef Ülfet Ralph. A Relais & Château veteran, Ralph brings her Mediterranean roots to the table with a worldly yet regionally inspired menu that changes with the seasons. Working in partnership with the East End community of farmers, artisanal makers, and fishmen, the culinary team at Canoe Place source the highest quality and freshest ingredients depending on the time of year.
Start your evening with a chilled summer gazpacho with red tomatoes just off the vine before sharing a plate of grilled watermelon and feta salad served with wood-fired local bass with mixed organic veggies. Save room for dessert and dig into a new local favorite like a lemon semifreddo with apricot meringue and peaches or a decadent chocolate cake. If you really want to indulge, the filo bread pudding with banana, cardamom cream, and coffee bourbon sauce are a must—and can be enjoyed by the bar with an extra shot of whiskey or expertly crafted Sazerac for good measure.
A self-care oasis
And what would a grand hotel be without a wellness center? Nestled within the restored Canoe Place Inn is a beautifully appointed full-service spa created in partnership with the acclaimed ONDA Beauty Team. ONDA at Canoe Place offers exclusive new treatments including the Rejuvenating Facial and Body Bliss treatment and signature ONDA experiences like Ultimate Lift Facial and Total Wellness Massage, along with a curated collection of clean and sustainable beauty products.
Joining fellow stars that visited Canoe Place in the past as an admirer of the property, ONDA cofounder Naomi Watts shares her passion for wellness with esthetician-led facials, massages, and energy healing for guests to enjoy. “I, along with the entire ONDA team, am so thrilled to be partnering with the storied Canoe Place,” said Watts. “We’re enchanted by the history of the property and can’t wait to share it with our beloved fans.” From every angle, Canoe Place is ripe for rediscovery.
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Man arrested in stabbings of 4 homeless people within 1 week, police say
LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) – A man has been arrested and charged in connection with four stabbings, two of them fatal, of homeless people within one week in Las Vegas.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said Christopher Martell was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon.
Police said the investigation began after a 57-year-old homeless woman was stabbed and killed while she slept outside on Sept 14. A second person, a 74-year-old homeless woman, was stabbed to death on Tuesday.
Believing that the two stabbings were related, Capt. Dori Koren says the department enacted major case protocol.
On Wednesday, two more homeless people, a man and a woman, were stabbed. Both are in critical but stable condition at the hospital, police said.
Martell was arrested shortly after, and police said he had a large knife on him. He faces two murder charges and two attempted murder charges.
Police said in a news conference that they narrowed in on Martell by placing cameras in the area where they believed the suspect was likely living.
Police said they have not determined a motive in the attacks.
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BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Three teens are in custody in connection to a drive-by shooting that left a toddler dead in Battle Creek earlier this week.
The shooting took place at a home near the intersection of Cliff and Hwy early Tuesday morning, resulting in the death of 2-year-old Kai Turner, according to the city of Battle Creek.
Kai was not likely to be the intended target in the shooting, police say.
Officials say the arrests came following multiple tips to Silent Observer and other help from Battle Creek residents.
We’re told all three face open murder charges, in addition to weapons charges.
The city says the suspects are currently lodged at the Calhoun County Jail and Calhoun County Youth Center.
Multiple guns and ammunition believed to be involved in the shooting were seized during the execution of multiple search warrants, city officials say.
The news comes two days after the vehicle believed to have been involved in the shooting was recovered.
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has agreed to lift his nation’s vaccine mandate for foreign travelers, the Associated Press reported.
The vaccine mandate has been in place for nearly a year, and non-vaccinated foreign travelers have largely been unable to enter the country for non-essential purposes. The Canadian government has asked travelers to upload COVID-19 vaccine documentation on a website prior to entering.
In order to enter Canada unvaccinated, a person is required to quarantine for 14 days.
Canada’s mandate is similar to one the United States has for foreigners attempting to enter the U.S.
An official decision has not been announced as of Friday, but would be expected to take effect Sept. 30, the AP reported.
The issue could have major implications in the sports world. Unvaccinated professional athletes crossing the border have been unable to participate in sporting events in Canada this year. There have been a number of MLB teams visiting Toronto that had to make multiple call-ups from the minors to fill out roster spots vacated by unvaccinated players.
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BEVERLY, Mass. — Last week, citizens of Beverly, Massachusetts, noticed something in their town's pond.
The Boston Globe reported that Shoebert the seal showed up over the weekend in Shoe Pond. On Thursday, fire crews and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) attempted for hours to rescue him, but to no avail.
Well, early Friday morning, Shoebert decided to venture out of the pond and found his way to the Beverly Police Department.
Police said on their Facebook page that the animal waddled up to a side door of the station around 2:30 a.m. looking for some help.
"Within a short period of time, the entire midnight shift, Beverly Animal Contol, Members of NOAA, International Fund for Animal Welfare and the Beverly Fire Department all came to the rescue of Shoebert," the department said on Facebook.
The department said they were able to get the displaced seal into a wildlife carrier and transported it to the Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut.
“Shoebert appeared to be in good health and was a little sassy in the early morning hours," the department said.
Police said he'd be evaluated at the aquarium before he's released back into the wild.
"Thank you, Shoebert, for having faith in the BPD. You will be deeply missed by your friends here," the department said. "Over the past week, you brought a lot of joy and happiness to our city. Feel free to come back and visit anytime!"
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Apple Music is the new sponsor of the Super Bowl halftime show.
The partnership with the NFL will begin in 2023 at Super Bowl LVII in Glendale, Arizona.
"We are proud to welcome Apple Music to the NFL family as our new partner for the iconic Super Bowl Halftime Show," said Nana-Yaw Asamoah, SVP of Partner Strategy for the NFL. "We couldn't think of a more appropriate partner for the world's most-watched musical performance than Apple Music, a service that entertains, inspires, and motivates millions of people around the world through the intersection of music and technology."
The terms of the deal were not announced. However, experts said the NFL was likely pursuing $50 million for rights to the show.
The NFL and Apple Music have not announced who will be performing at Super Bowl LVII.
Last year's show, which was sponsored by Pepsi, was watched by more than 120 million viewers.
It featured Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, 50 Cent and Kendrick Lamar.
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'CSI: Miami' Star Eva LaRue Opens Up About Stalker Caught by FBI Using Forensic Genealogy
For 12 years, an unknown man sent Eva LaRue and her daughter threatening letters. Forensic genealogists used DNA from the letters to catch the man, who's now serving three years in prison for stalking and mailing threatening communications.
A TV actor is opening up about her stalker after police caught him with the help of forensic genealogy and DNA testing.
Eva LaRue is best known for playing Det. Natalia Boa Vista on “CSI: Miami” and Maria Santos on “All My Children.”
For 12 years, an unknown man terrorized the actress, sending her and her young daughter threatening letters.
“I had no idea where the letters were coming from. I had no idea if he lived next door to us, if he lived on our street, if he was in our town, if he knew where I lived,” LaRue said.
LaRue says she remembers the first letter he sent, because it “came out of nowhere” and she had never had anything like it before.
“It was terrifying, because it detailed in five pages how he — just this gruesome debauched, evil to a whole other level, about how he wanted to kidnap my 5-year-old daughter and I and he wanted to hold us as sex slaves,” LaRue said.
The letters were all signed the same way, “Love Freddy Krueger,” the fictional monster from “A Nightmare on Elm Street.”
“Sometimes he would stop for a couple of months and we’d think, ‘Oh my god, maybe he’s in jail. Maybe he quit,’ and then it would start up again,” LaRue said.
Things took an even scarier turn when the man behind the letters tracked down LaRue’s daughter, Kaia, at school and pretended to be her father.
“It went from just a phone, ‘Hi, this is her dad,’ to leaving a message on the school answering machine, detailing everything he had ever said, every horrific nightmarish thing he had ever said in the letters on the school answering machine,” LaRue said.
While LaRue was living in daily fear, she was working with FBI agents Steve Busch and Steve Kramer, who developed new forensic genealogy technology that was also used to catch the Golden State Killer.
Fortunately, the agents were able to extract DNA from letters the suspect wrote. At last, they had a name: James David Rogers, a 58-year-old nurse's assistant from Ohio.
“The suspect’s DNA is, in fact, on almost all of these letters. We had it on dozens of the letters,” Busch said.
One night on his way home, the FBI followed James David Rogers to an Arby's restaurant where he bought some food. When he threw his trash away, they retrieved the bag and tested his straw for DNA. It came back as a perfect match with the DNA of the stalker. They had their guy.
Rogers was taken into custody and charged with stalking and mailing threatening communications.
The science used to nab LaRue’s stalker were just like the techniques used on “CSI Miami,” and ironically, LaRue played a DNA specialist on the show.
“I feel like I’ve got my life back to the point where I’m not constantly looking over my shoulder,” LaRue said.
Rogers pleaded guilty in federal court and is serving a three-year sentence, with an additional three years of probation.
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Nazi Sympathizer, 'Hitler Moustache' Capitol Rioter Sentenced to 4 Years
Timothy Hale-Cusanelli, 32, was convicted in May on five counts and was sentenced this week to four years in prison.
A former U.S. Army reservist and Nazi sympathizer whose photos of him with a “Hitler Moustache” gain traction on social media has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in the January 6, 2021 Capitol riots, BBC reported.
Timothy Hale-Cusanelli, 32, was convicted in May on five counts and was sentenced this week to four years in prison, BBC reported.
He also was sentenced to three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution, CNN reported.
Federal prosecutors pushed for a six-and-a-half-year sentence for the New Jersey native but was given just four by a judge, NBC News reported.
"It is well-established in the record at this point that Hale-Cusanelli subscribes to White Supremacist and Nazi-Sympathizer ideologies that drive his enthusiasm for another civil war and formed the basis of this Court's pretrial determination that Hale-Cusanelli was a danger to the community," prosecutor Kathryn Fifield wrote. "What Hale-Cusanelli was doing on January 6 was not activism," Fifield added. "It was the preamble to his civil war."
Hale-Cusanelli failed to convince jurors during his trial that he didn’t know that Congress met at the Capitol, a claim he made on the stand to avoid an obstruction of Congress conviction. The judge in the case called his claims “a risible lie” and said he “absolutely knew,” NBC News reported.
“I know this sounds idiotic, but I’m from New Jersey. I feel like an idiot, it sounds idiotic, and it is,” Hale-Cusanelli told jurors on the stand when he claimed that he didn’t know Congress met at the Capitol.
The jury convicted him on five counts, including a felony charge for obstruction of an official proceeding, BBC reported.
Hale-Cusanelli, who was known for dressing up as Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, told U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden prior to his sentencing that he owed members of Congress and law enforcement an apology, NBC News reported.
"I disgraced my uniform and I disgraced the country," he said. "I do say ugly things," he said on the stand, adding that they are "repugnant" in the eyes of many, he said. He assured the judge that he would "never see my face in court after this.”
When he addressed the judge, Hale-Cusanelli added that the time he spent in solitary confinement had changed who he was, NBC News reported.
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Route 91 Harvest Festival Massacre Survivor Is Still on the Road to Recovery 5 Years After Being Shot 3 Times
Autumn Bignami's life changed the day she attended the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas on October 1, 2017. She was shot three times. And five years later, she is still adjusting to her new normal.
It’s one thing to hear about the mass shootings that frequently occur in the United States. Information and details circulate on media platforms, thoughts and prayers are shared, memorials are created to honor the deceased and there’s a temporary outpour of concern over gun laws and safety in the country. Then the uprising dies down and most go back to normal life — until the next shooting.
It’s another thing entirely to live through a mass shooting. For survivors, the memories of the day, and the physical pain and mental anguish that lingers are less quick to fade. Many of whom are looked at as "the lucky ones," the people who survived the horror, go on to fill their days with doctor visits, physical therapy and counseling. Concerns over medical bills and struggles with PTSD are also a part of their "new normal."
Autumn Bignami is among those whose lives changed forever at the Route 91 Harvest Festival on Oct. 1, 2017. Fifty-eight people were killed in what is to date, the deadliest mass shooting carried out by one person in the U.S. In 2020, the death toll rose to 60 when it was confirmed that two survivors later died from complications directly related to their injuries. More than 800 were injured in the shooting. Bignami was one of those people, having been shot three times as bullets rained down on the crowd for 11 minutes. Five years later, Bignami is still adjusting and coming to terms with the reality she now lives.
“There's still a lot of daily struggles," she told Inside Edition Digital. "Eating is still a struggle. I'm on a probably primarily soft food diet because I can't really do a ton of chewing. I lost two teeth because of the jaw injury. Also, the entire inside of my mouth on the right side is completely numb. So I don't have full control over my tongue. I lost about 40 percent of my tongue.”
A Day of Music, Laughter and Dancing Turns Deadly in an Instant
The Route 91 Harvest Festival was a three-day country music event on The Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. Held across the street from Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, a crowd of about 22,000 people gathered on the third and final day of the event to hear various musical acts leading up to the headliner of the show, Jason Aldean.
Autumn, Autumn’s husband Frank Bignami, and his best friend were about 30 yards from the stage when Aldean began his set around 9:40 p.m. He was singing "When She Says Baby" when the shooting began at 10:06 p.m.
“We heard this sort of pop, pop, pop off to our right,” Autumn told Inside Edition Digital. “And I remember thinking, ‘Some idiots brought fireworks to the concert? That's dumb. Why would you do that?’”
Autumn was hit in the face almost instantaneously.
“I fell to the ground. Didn't realize at the time, obviously, what had happened, just this intense ringing in my ears and this horrible thumping noise in my head," she said.
The shot entered through Autumn’s cheek on her right side and exited below the left side of her jaw, shattering the bone.
“At that point, the concert's still happening,” Autumn said. “And I remember reaching up. I couldn't stand, so I remember tapping my husband's leg. And so he looked down at me, and I looked up at him. I don't know what I looked like, but I remember what his face looked like, so his reaction to seeing me. He stood staring at me for a second.”
While Autumn lived her worst nightmare, many concert goers were not yet aware of what was happening. But it didn't take long for the rest of the audience to realize they were in danger. Autumn and her husband were among the thousands trying to seek shelter as 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, from Mesquite, Nevada, who officials identified as the lone shooter in the attack, fired from his hotel room on the 32nd floor at Mandalay Bay down onto the crowd across the street.
“We hid in a central barricade area," she said. "And then my husband kind of realized that cadence. So he was shooting, and then there'd be a break, and then he would shoot, and there'd be a break. So he kind of got in this thing of, when the firing started, (my husband) would stop and he would find a place for us to hide. And then when there was a break, that's when we would move.”
But Autumn would be shot twice more before the massacre ended. A bullet hit her back, lacerating her liver, collapsing her right lung and fracturing two ribs as it exited her body. Another bullet pierced her hand.
“At that point I was on the ground and everything got very heavy," she said. "I had the collapsed lung, so it became immediately very hard to breathe. And with the pain in my head, my whole body just felt heavy.”
It was then that she chose to fight for her life.
“It was the first and only time during this entire process where I felt like I was going to die. I actually had that feeling of, ‘this is it. I am going to die here,’” she said. “I didn't want to. I mean, it's a weird thing to say, but I remember telling myself, like, 'No, I don't want to die. I want to see my babies again.'
“And then I had this conversation of, ‘OK, God. We don't talk much, but here we are. I need the strength and I want to get up and I want to see my babies again,’" she continued. "And then my husband laid down next to me, and he's just like, ‘We are not dying today. So you are getting up.’ And he kept saying over and over again, 'We are not dying today. We are not dying today.’”
Through unimaginable chaos, Autumn and her husband made their way to a first-aid tent, where medics were able to tend to her many wounds.
“(The medics) slowed the bleeding down, which I think probably is what really ended up saving my life,” she said. “There wasn't a lot they could do for my face, so gave me a bucket to bleed in, basically, so I wasn't everywhere.”
Though the gunfire continued, Autumn felt encouraged that she had made it into the hands of emergency responders.
“And in that moment, I remember thinking, ‘Oh, I'll be fine. You've gotten me to where I need to be. Get me to a cop, get me to a fireman. I will be safe. I will be great,'" she said.
What Follows an Act of Unspeakable Violence
The FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit's review of the massacre found Paddock had no motivation for targeting the Route 91 Harvest Festival specifically.
"As he grew older, Paddock became increasingly distressed and intolerant of stimuli while simultaneously failing to navigate common life stressors affiliated with aging," the BAU wrote in their key findings.
Paddock had a “desire to die by suicide” and a “desire to attain a certain degree of infamy through a mass casualty attack," they wrote.
A SWAT team that broke into Paddock’s room discovered 23 guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition, authorities said. They also found him dead from self-inflicted wounds.
After surviving the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history, Autumn remained in a Las Vegas hospital for 19 days there. After that, she returned to southern California and went to a rehab facility, where she lived for another two weeks.
Her jaw was wired shut for 240 days. She had a feeding tube for eight months. She also had a tracheostomy for almost a year. She has undergone 16 surgeries and procedures, but still needs more.
Doctors were unsure if she would be able to talk or eat normally. Over time, with hard work, she was able verbally communicate again, use a straw and eat solid foods.
Because of the severity of her injuries, Autumn medically retired from Paramount High School in southern California, where she worked as the school's Activities Director.
“The injuries to my face were a little intense as far as what my recovery has been and my daily activities and my daily pain level,” she said. “So it's one of those that the consistency of talking that you have to do as an educator is something that just I can't really do.”
Pain management is practically a full-time job for Autumn.
“I have to take medications more than I've ever done,” Autumn said. “Brushing my teeth is a chore just because I can't open my mouth very wide. I can't handle the feeling of the bristles on my jaw. (I'm) super sensitive to hot, super sensitive to cold. I get tired more easily. I have elevated lead levels so I have to have my blood checked every six months to monitor.
“There is a constant level of pain within my face and I have learned to live with that," she continued. "So it's a numbness, kind of tingling feeling. That pins and needles that you get when your foot is asleep and it just starts to come back, that is actually what my tongue feels like all the time. So I have intense nerve damage and I also still have shrapnel within my face and my tongue and within my side. Then the more I speak, it goes up, when I eat, when I swallow, anytime any of the nerves are activated within my face, my pain level is elevated.”
The list of doctors and specialists Autumn regularly sees is lengthy. She has an acupuncturist, a chiropractor, a massage therapist and a jaw surgeon. She also has more specialists she goes to for mental pain, including a therapist and trauma specialist.
Viewing Mass Shootings Through a New Lens
Individual mass shootings and the people whose lives are upended by each instance of violence don't get the long-term attention they deserve, Autumn said.
“I feel like it happens and then there's all this push and then there might be a political movement that happens behind it. But then that goes nowhere and then it fizzles," she said. "I think unless it directly impacted you, it's probably really easy to just move on with your life, which is good. You want that. But it's kind of hard sometimes I think as survivors to realize that there are a bunch of people who don't even know what happened or don't understand the caliber of what went on. And for this one, especially, the largest mass shooting in modern-day history, you would think would be part of a bigger level of education or something.”
But perhaps one of the hardest things Autumn has faced since the Route 91 massacre is having to explain gun violence to her children.
“My children have an active shooter drill at their school,” she said. “A 'violent intruder drill' is what they call it. So my 10-year-old who's been through everything that she's been through in the last five years of her life now has to sit through a violent intruder drill at school in the reality that this may actually happen to her in school. I remember my son even asking in the third grade ‘Mom, what happened to you with the bad man? Could that happen anywhere?’”
“I didn't lie to him, but I couldn't tell him that like, ‘Oh yeah, you might get shot at school. Mommy doesn't know. It's happened before,'" she said.
Having come from a family of law enforcement professionals, Autumn said she understands the need for guns, but believes some sort of regulations need to be put in place to prevent another mass casualty event like the one she lived through.
“The more shocking thing to me was, when I started reading more about the incident with October 1, is the differences of the bump stock, the ability to modify a weapon so that it can mass fire on things. And it becomes one of those things of the only reason that exists is to fire on people. You don't hunt animals that way. You don't do that for sport. That's 100% the only reason," she said.
Paddock had used a bump stock, which is a device that harnesses the recoil of a semiautomatic firearm to fire several shots in succession to mimic automatic fire. In the years following the Las Vegas shooting, states across the country enacted laws prohibiting bump stocks. The Department of Justice in 2018 clarified that bump stocks fall within the definition of “machinegun” under federal law. But other conversion devices exist and are obtainable.
"It is still up to Congress and state legislatures to close loopholes that allow the production or sale of other devices that enable semi-automatic weapons to function as machine guns," gun control nonprofit Everytown for Gun Safety notes on its website.
Autumn Bignami Refuses to Shrink Her Life
Their experience at the Route 91 Harvest Festival has not deterred Autumn and Frank from continuing to regularly attend concerts.
“So going to concerts is kind of our thing,” she said. "It's what my husband and I have always loved to do. And so we knew kind of immediately, and we never even really talked about it. It just was sort of an unspoken thing that we will go back to a concert is what we would want to do.”
Their first concert after the shooting? Jason Aldean.
“So as luck would have it, the very next year, Jason Aldean was doing a, he called it his ‘Finish the Set Tour.’ And that was his sort of way to, I want to honor those that were there and let's finish this. We can all do this. Let's do this together. Let's get through the whole set," Autumn said.
Even while sharing her story and discussing her daily struggles, Autumn never complains.
“You challenge yourself, you face the hard things, and we're better because of it,” she said. “This is a get-to life. You get to do these things. You don't have to do anything. So when it came down to it, that was our mentality with all of this. We get to be here. We get to do this. We get to move forward.”
And although all her days aren’t perfect and her life isn’t what it once was, Autumn makes the most out of every day.
“In general, I've always been a positive person, so that helps,” she said. “But for me, it's just a better place to live. It's a better place to be. I spend every day trying to at least be happy about something, grateful for something.”
As she and her husband did that fateful night in 2017, Autumn is focused on moving forward, be it through the pain she's still carrying or through a struggle borne out of the suffering she experienced five years ago. It's her guiding principle as she goes about her days.
“So, the ability to just be OK with where you are in that moment and know that moment will pass and that you have an opportunity to then keep growing and moving forward," she said. "So it's important, as you heal and recover, to find those things that are going to help give you what feels like your life back. And just kind of accepting well where I'm at right now, that's normal and that may change tomorrow and that's OK if it does.
“Even now five years out," she continued. "There's still things every once in a while that will get into my brain or bring me back, a flashback or a memory or something that I have to take that extra moment and just sort breathe and remind myself of where I am and that I'm safe.’’
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Presque Isle Downs & Casino Race of Champions Weekend will once again have a full slate of racing on the track as well as “Kids RoC” activities off the track, highlighted by the children delivering the Pledge of Allegiance on Sunday during pre-race ceremonies for the 72nd Annual Lucas Oil Race of Champions 250.
Coloring, painting, ice cream sundaes have all been a part of activities in the past, with coloring and poster designs slated for this weekends event.
“The Kids RoC program is something we are looking to continue and expand,” stated Joe Skotnicki, Race of Champions. “These youthful attendees and participants our the future of our sport in many regards and it is great to engage them now. We look forward to them reciting the pledge of allegiance on Sunday, they always do a great job.”
Tickets may be purchased for the weekend and will be available at the Lake Erie Speedway ticket office or at www.lakeeriespeedway.com.
If you are planning to attend the Presque Isle Downs & Casino Race of Champions Weekend and camp at the facility, spots are being sold at the track for the designated camping areas. Tickets and camping spots for the Presque Isle Downs & Casino Race of Champions Weekend are available at the Lake Erie Speedway ticket office 814.725.3303.
Where: Lake Erie Speedway, North East, Pa.
When: Friday, September 23; Saturday, September 24 and Sunday, September 25, 2022.
Directions: The track is located just twenty minutes of East Erie, Pa., minutes from Interstate 90 and directly of Interstate 86 at 10700 Delmas Drive, North East, Pa., 16428
What: Presque Isle Downs & Casino Race of Champions Weekend; the 72nd Annual Race of Champions 250
More Information: www.lakeeriespeedway.com (Track Phone: 814.725.3303) / www.rocmodifiedseries.com
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Jean-Philippe Bergeron, driver of the #1 Prolon | Rousseau Métal | CTSR Mustang of Jacombs Racing is more motivated than ever to take the start of the Pinty’s Fall Brawl at Delaware Speedway which will take place this Sunday, September 25.
The NASCAR Pinty’s series rookie driver is so motivated because he had a great performance in his last race at Canadian Tire Motor Park. The driver managed to finish in 10th position despite several pitfalls during the race.
The Delaware oval is a very technical track and the repaving of the top of the track in order to create a second racing line should contribute to a very exciting show. For the majority of Ontario drivers, Delaware Speedway is considered their home track and their vast experience on this track may make it more difficult for the Quebecers. Bergeron is confident that he will come out on top. “I had the opportunity to test my car at this racetrack. I am quite satisfied with the times recorded. The car is performing well and I hope to finish the season on a positive note,” said the driver, currently second in the rookie championship behind Brandon Watson, and 10th in the driver’s championship.
Television and Webcast
The 250-lap race will be launched on Sunday, September 25 at 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time). Fans will be able to watch the race live on TSN.ca and the TSN app in Canada and through FloRacing in the United States. The race will be rebroadcast on TSN on October 2 at 12:00 p.m. and on RDS on October 8 at 1:30 p.m.
Delaware Speedway, Delaware (ON)
Track: 1/2-mile paved oval
Pinty’s Fall Brawl: 250 laps
Sunday, September 25th
Practices: 12:00 p.m.
Qualifying: 3:20 p.m.
Race: 4:30 p.m.
Fans can follow Quebecer JP “Bergy” Bergeron on Festidrag.TV at www.facebook.com/festidrag, on YouTube www.youtube.com/c/FestidragTV and on TéléMag. You can also follow JP and the Prolon Racing team on Facebook www.facebook.com/JPBRacing18, on Instagram @JPBergeronRacing and on the website www.prolonracing.com.
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Here's the latest forecast track of the storm brewing in the southern caribbean. There's still a wide range of outcomes but almost all of them now have the storm hitting some part of Florida after crossing Cuba. The only questions are the size and magnitude.
For energy markets, this is turning into less of an event because the vast majority of production is in the central gulf and the refineries are in Texas and Louisiana on the coast.
WTI is down $4.70 to $78.79 today. It's not like the market needed another reason to sell oil with all the growth worries.
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- oil rigs moved up 3 in the current week to 602
- gas rigs moved down 2 to 160
- Total rigs are up 1 at 764 this week.
Crude oil is $79 after reaching a low of $78.12
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Also, the price has moved below the 38.2% retracement of the move up from the 2020 low at 29794.35, and moved below its 200 week moving average currently at 29751.44.
In comparison for 2022, the :
Meanwhile the Vix index has moved up to 30.2% which is the the highest level since June 30.
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The price just reached a new low of 0.57498. From the high, that's a decline of 251 pips or 4.18%. That's pretty big move in weeks time.
Looking at the daily chart above, the price moved below a swing area between 0.5909 and 0.5921and corrected into that area on Wednesday, only to find willing sellers. Bearish. The price trades to the lowest level since March 24, 2020. The pandemic low did reach much lower at 0.54668. So there is room to roam still.
A close risk level on the daily chart above might be the April 2020 low price at 0.58425 ahead of the broken trend line on the daily chart and the swing area near the 0.5920 area.
Drilling down to the hourly chart below, the price today fell back below an old trendline, and stayed below that level on a corrective move in the New York session (see green numbered circle 7).
The last few hours have seen a acceleration to the downside as stocks continue the run to the downside and risk off sentiment prevailed.
If the buyers are to take more control on the hourly chart, it would take a move back above the old trendline to hurt the bearish bias. That level comes near 0.5810 (and moving lower). Move back above that level, and we could see a run toward the daily targets at 0.58425 and 0.5920. Until then, the bears remain in control.
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Carolina Classic to Feature Grounds Attractions and Foods
Expanded AMB Beer Garden to Debut New Carolina Classic Hard Cider
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (SEPTEMBER 22, 2022)—The Carolina Classic Fair, which takes place in Winston-Salem September 30 through October 9, will showcase a number of new grounds attractions and food vendors for 2022. In addition, the upcoming Carolina Classic Fair will include an expanded AMB Beer Garden area and will debut Carolina Classic Hard Cider.
Grounds Attractions:
Prehistoric Dinosaur Adventure and Mobile Museum & T-Rex
Location: Fairgrounds Market Place (Annex) – Museum – Strolling various times throughout the day with the Mobile T-Rex
Prehistoric Dinosaur Adventures brings together a Unique Mobil Prehistoric walk thru Dinosaur Museum and thrilling up-close encounter with The King of Dinosaurs, "Tyrannosaurus Rex!" Families are amazed and thrilled as they interact with a life size Dinosaur and his handler Jim “The Dino Guy”! Kids take part the exciting Dino Kids Challenge games located outside front of the Museum. Families are welcome to take photos of their kiddos with our outdoors Dinosaur theme cutout standup. We are available to Special Needs groups, Elementary school kids field trip on the fair’s designated “kids’ day” programs which includes some extra fun stuff. The Prehistoric Dinosaur Fossil Museum is open all day to the families. The Museum gives a great opportunity to see a mixture of fossils and skeletons up-close also including kids exploring nature with our bug specimen microscope! The Museum offers historical facts, pictures, large and small fossils, and multi-media. Kids are encouraged to touch and explore the world of Natural History and Science.
Scales Tails and Teeth (Alligator Wrestling and Reptile Walk-Thru)
Location: Near the Northwest Gate area (Main entrance)
The Alligator demonstration is unique in popularity due to the popularity of Jimmy Riffle of the Gator Boys, who will be a the Carolina Classic Fair. Jimmy Riffle was one of the two main characters on the show and is known to draw fans in from hours away. In addition to wrestling and the walk-thru Jimmy is available for Meet and Greets throughout the day. During the Meet and Greet fans are able to ask questions and take pictures with Jimmy and the crew. We bring our traveling Reptile Walk-Thru Experience to your fair, festival, or other events. We feature a variety of exotic animals as well as some animals native to Florida. A knowledgeable crew member will be on-site to answer any questions and/or take photos if requested. Our Alligator wrestling show is based on the techniques and methods taught to our wrestlers by mentors of theirs when they were young. We will demonstrate how we catch alligators without any assistance like we did on Gator Boys. In addition, we will show various stunts that made alligator wrestling famous. These shows are entertaining, fun, exciting, and educational.
Cowboy Circus with Danny Grant
Location: In Front of Cattle Barn
In the “World’s Smallest Rodeo” Danny Grant makes his audiences feel like they’re the “Stars Of The Rodeo” including Audience Participation, Cowboy & circus Tricks, Horses, Bulls & Clowns, Music Comedy and More. Danny's Stage Show combines Cowboy Tricks & Circus Stunts, Audience Participation, Comedy, Music & More, to create the most energetic family show you've ever seen. Danny's Strolling Show travels across the fairgrounds with his Stagecoach and Steers teaching fairgoers how-to Lasso a Bull, Spin a Trick Rope, Crack a Bullwhip and get lots of picture memories!
Tanzanite African Acrobats/Zuzu Acrobats
Location: Show performance will be located in the Fairgrounds Market Place
A unique cultural experience from Africa. High energy acrobatics mingled with live music and dance. Witness spectacular choreographed routines involving fast pyramid building, limbo, contortion, bottle balancing, chair stacks and hand balancing all set to African beats.
New Food Vendors and AMB Beer Garden:
The popular Appalachian Mountain Brewery Beer Garden returns to the Carolina Classic this year and will feature a range of hoppy beverages from the Boone brewer. In addition to the company’s Lager, Boone Creek Blonde, Low and Hazy IPA, Hop Rain Drop and Long Leaf Pale Ale beers, guests to the Beer Garden will find the newly branded Carolina Classic Fair Hard Cider where “every sip is like a trip to the fair.”
The AMB Beer Garden will feature special food contests, Moos & Brews ($30 includes a beer, swag bag, and a behind the scenes tour of the dairy and beef competitions including milking demonstrations, cow judging and more), and axe throwing. October 6 is Thirsty Thursday featuring Live Music from Presley Barker at the AMB Beer Garden with $5 admission with a college ID. The AMB Beer Garden also will hold Wake Forest football watch parties on Saturday, October 1 and Saturday, October 8.
Advance discounted admission tickets and Strates Ride vouchers to the Carolina Classic Fair are available through Ticketmaster, the Fair’s website at CarolinaClassicFair.com, the Fairgrounds’ Box Office located in the Annex (414 Deacon Blvd, 27105, Monday–Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and at the new Hanes Mall Store location. The Carolina Classic Fairground Box Office will offer extended hours the week of September 26 (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.) leading up to the Fair opening day. All online advance ticket sales will end at midnight on September 29.
Online sales will be promoted via the Fair’s social media links on Facebook, TikTok, Twitter @CClassicFair and Instagram. Advance Tickets can be purchased with no convenience charges at the Fairgrounds Box Office.
About the Carolina Classic Fair
Celebrating its 140th year in 2022, the Carolina Classic Fair is owned and operated by the City of Winston-Salem after being donated to the City by the Winston-Salem Foundation in 1969. The 10-day annual Fair features nationally renowned musical entertainment, delicious food, and beverages, exhibits for livestock, poultry, fine arts and crafts, a world-class carnival with numerous rides and games, and many more activities. The Carolina Classic Fair at the time of opening day will follow all state and local health and safety protocols. For more information on the Carolina Classic Fair, please visit CarolinaClassicFair.com.
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Triad Stage produces World Premiere Production celebrating the Bennett Belles
Greensboro, NC - Triad Stage, the professional regional theater located in Downtown Greensboro, is reopening after a two-year hiatus with a World Premiere production of Rebellious by North Carolina Playwright Mike Wiley. This original work celebrates the Bennett Belles and their tireless work in the Greensboro Sit-in movement. Helmed by North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University and Director, Donna Bradby, this powerful production follows four Bennett Belles through their lives, culminating in February 1960. They must navigate the complexities of friendship, their growing sense of self, and oppression that they face in daily interactions in Greensboro. As they work to define who they are in this crucial moment in time, these Belles must decide if and how they will take a stand and be REBELLIOUS.
“Having the opportunity to direct the World Premiere of Rebellious is an honor. Greensboro is my hometown and Bennett College has always been an iconic institution,” said Director Donna Bradby. “Telling the story of their tremendous contribution to the Civil Rights Movement is humbling and extremely powerful. The Bennett Belles were and still are courageous, bold, and resilient.”
Inspired by Bennett alumna Dr. Linda B. Brown’s book, The Belles of Liberty, Mike Wiley developed the script over the last two years with the support of Triad Stage, the National Endowment for the Arts, and a private donor.
“I’m so thrilled our reopening and Triad Stage's New Play Initiative is kicking off with a World Premiere by Mike Wiley and features a Greensboro-based story. Mike’s work has been celebrated on the national level and to have him at Triad Stage is an extraordinary gift," said Artistic Director, Sarah Hankins.
Triad Stage’s New Play Initiative will cultivate a new play each season with workshops and readings. The organization then plans to premiere that script in the following season. While Rebellious was cultivated during private workshops during the closure, patrons can see a sneak peek of the Season 21 World Premiere by attending the developmental workshops of Jekyll, which runs October 27-29. In this workshop of a modern adaptation of the Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the script will change every night as the playwright, director, and actors to find the best way to tell the story.
As they prepare for opening night for Rebellious, Triad Stage will co-host a live History Notes podcast with the Greensboro History Museum, featuring Bennett Belles who took part in the 1960 Sit-Ins, as well as an opportunity to converse with the creative team of Rebellious. You can join the event on Sunday, September 25 at 2:00 p.m. in the UpStage Cabaret at Triad Stage. Attend to learn more about the history behind the production and connect with Greensboro’s living legends. More information at: https://greensborohistory.org/event/belles-of-history.
Rebellious begins previews Tuesday, October 4 and celebrates Opening Night on October 7, which will include a post-show toast and reception.
The creative team includes: director and Triad Stage veteran Donna Bradby; North Carolina A&T State University Professor and scenic designer David Tidwell; North Carolina A&T State University Professor costume designer Gregory Horton; lighting designer Kathy Perkins (Broadway’s Trouble in Mind); and sound designer G. Clausen (Triad Stage’s And Then There Were None, A Christmas Carol).
Making their Triad Stage debuts are Donald Elise Watkins (Amazon Prime’s Emergency, Underground Railroad) as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Hilda Willis (Atlanta’s True Colors Theater) as Dr. Willa Player.
A true celebration of Greensboro talent, the cast features three North Carolina A&T State University students and alumna: Corin Davis, Jada Wesley, and Jordan Hankerson, as well as University of North Carolina Greensboro Alumni: Victoria Pittman-Morris, Elise Kimple, and Brian Mullins. More information on the production can be found online at https://triadstage.org/performance/348/rebellious.
All performances are at Triad Stage at The Pyrle Theater, located at 232 South Elm Street in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina (between Market and Washington Streets). Show times for Rebellious are 7:30 p.m. on select Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday evenings and 8:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday evenings. Saturday and Sunday matinees are at 2:00 p.m.
About Triad Stage
All Triad Stage productions are created in the Piedmont Triad of North Carolina using the best of local and national talent. Triad Stage gratefully acknowledges the support of its sponsors including the North Carolina Arts Council. Season passes and single tickets are currently on sale for the 20th Season. To purchase tickets or for performance information on Rebellious, call the Triad Stage Box Office at 336.272.0160 or visit www.triadstage.org.
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SOLARTÉ COLLECTIONS RAISES FUNDS FOR LPGA*USGA GIRLS GOLF
Winston-Salem, NC, September 22, 2022 — Starting October 7, a new partnership between the LPGA Foundation (Daytona Beach, FL) and Solarté Collections (Winston-Salem, NC), will raise funds for more than 500 LPGA*USGA Girls Golf (Girls Golf) programs around the country.
Each month, each Girls Golf chapter will have a two-week period in which they can sell Solarté’s skincare gift sets of soaps, lotions, shower creams, and more to their community of supporters. A generous portion of every gift set sold results in a financial donation to each participating chapter in the ongoing campaign.
“As a woman-owned company, we are focused on creating pure, limited-selection skin and hair products from French ingredients,” said Solarté CEO, Angela Jenkins. “We believe in the mission of Girls Golf to inspire healthy living through the game of golf. This is an exciting program that could have a meaningful impact.”
Founded in 1989 by a woman who dreamed of sharing her love for the game of golf with her two daughters, Girls Golf sites provide girls with quality golf instruction led by LPGA and PGA teaching professionals or certified coaches from The First Tee. Not only are they experts in taking girls from beginner to advanced golfers, but they help empower them with confidence while teaching them valuable life skills.
Chief Teaching Officer & LPGA Foundation President, Nancy Henderson, commented, “This is an exciting way for Girls Golf to increase the funds to grow their programs. Skin care is so important to golfers because we are constantly bombarded by the outdoor elements. Having a partnership with Solarté just makes sense for all of our health.”
Inspired by the élan of Provence, each Solarté product is based on original formulations created by a French family, with the goal of celebrating their authentic French heritage while using natural, paraben-free, ethically produced ingredients that result in creams, lotions, shampoos and conditioners that improve skin and hair quality and tsexture. Solarté Collections also is sold throughout the country at spas, hotels, resorts, gift shops and online at SolarteCollections.com.
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ALTOONA, Iowa (WHO) – A Pennsylvania woman is facing charges in Ankeny and Altoona after police say she tried to use a stolen ID and credit card and then led officers on a chase that reached speeds of more than 130 miles per hour Wednesday.
The incident began at 4:30 p.m. when Ankeny police were called to the Community Choice Credit Union at 2710 S. Ankeny Blvd. on a report of a woman trying to withdraw $5,000 using a stolen identification card, said Sgt. Corey Schneden with the Ankeny Police Department. The suspect, 28-year-old Brittany Dukes of Pennsylvania, fled the scene before officers arrived.
At 5:01 p.m., police in Altoona received a similar call about a woman trying to use a stolen credit card to withdraw money from an account at the Community Choice Credit Union at 818 8th St. SW. Dukes fled the scene driving east on 8th St. SW and police began pursuing her, according to Lt. Alyssa Wilson with the Altoona Police Department.
During the chase, Dukes reached a top speed of 133 mph in a 50 mph zone. She also struck a vehicle, causing minor damage, at 1st Ave. SW.
The chase ended at 5:08 p.m. with a crash at the T intersection of NE 46th Ave. and NE 116th St. in eastern Polk County. Dukes was taken to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries before being booked into the Polk County Jail.
Dukes is facing multiple traffic charges in connection with the pursuit as well as charges of felony eluding, identity theft, unauthorized use of credit card, and drug possession.
Court documents said Dukes admitted the crimes to investigators but said she was told to do it by co-conspirators.
The investigation is ongoing.
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Ford already offers a V-8 nicknamed the Godzilla, and soon there may be a more potent offering with the name Megazilla.
A search through the database of the United States Patent and Trademark Office reveals a trademark filing for “Megazilla,” which was made by Ford on Sept. 16.
It was specifically filed in the section for crate motors, covering both traditional internal-combustion crate motors as well as the new field of electric crate motors, something Ford has explored with the Eluminator electric crate motor it unveiled at the 2021 SEMA show.
Ford Performance Product Manager Mike Goodwin in 2020 mentioned a new crate engine derived from the Godzilla V-8, which he referred to as the Megazilla. It’s possible Ford is currently doing the prep work for the launch of the engine, though automakers often file trademarks simply to protect the name, perhaps from it being used by a rival.
The Godzilla is a 7.3-liter V-8 that debuted in the 2020 Ford Super Duty. It’s designed for trucks where longevity tends to rank higher in importance than outright performance, and as a result features a heavy-but-sturdy cast iron block. It’s rated at 430 hp and 475 lb-ft of torque and is mated to a 10-speed automatic in the Super Duty and a 6-speed auto in Ford’s medium-duty trucks.
Will a future Megazilla version with forced induction turn up to dethrone the 1,000-hp Hellephant from Mopar? We’ll have to wait and see.
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There’s no longer a question as to whether Hyundai was developing a mid-engine supercar: It was.
But it no longer is, and that project has reportedly been canceled due to the projected price of $150,000. Would people have paid that price for a Hyundai? Maybe, but the automaker’s executives were weary given the acceptance and market adoption of the budget-focused N lineup currently on sale.
On Wednesday, Top Gear reported confirmation the project was indeed alive and being worked on after speaking with N division boss Albert Biermann. The executive also confirmed the project’s demise.
“We were working on an N supercar,” Biermann told the outlet.
The car never received a name and was simply referred to internally as “The Chairman’s Car,” according to Biermann.
Designed around a carbon-fiber tub chassis with a mid-engine layout, the car was created from the get-go to accept either a gas or hybrid powertrain. A hydrogen fuel-cell powertrain was also a possibility.
In 2019 Hyundai revealed a mid-engine sports car prototype dubbed the RM19. It was said to represent a development platform for future N brand products including a possible halo car. The mid-engine supercar was that halo car.
At the time, Executive Vice President and head of Hyundai Motor Group’s Product Division Thomas Schemera said, “The RM19 sports car signals future brand aspirations for Hyundai’s high-performance N brand, solidly moving N into the prestigious arena of supercar-level performance.”
The RM19 was powered by a direct-injected and turbocharged 2.0-liter turbo-4 ripped from the Hyundai TCR i30N race car and tuned to make somewhere between 360 and 390 hp. Power went to the rear wheels via a 6-speed direct-shift gearbox.
Motor Authority drove the car in 2019 and found it was simply brilliant. Stable at speed, willing to hold a line through turns, and quick to change directions, the RM19 wanted to push into corners, could get tail-happy, and the brakes needed better initial bite and higher pedal travel.
The RM project dated back to 2012 with the car itself cycling through RM14, RM15, RM17, and RM19 iterations. The numbers in the names referred to the year in which each was built.
Hyundai planned to build an RM20 model and replace the 2.0-liter turbo-4 in the RM19 with either a 2.3- or 2.5-liter turbo-4. The 6-speed transmission was going to be swapped for the automaker’s 8-speed, wet-clutch, dual-clutch gearbox.
Instead the RM20e was revealed in 2020. The Veloster-based midship prototype was powered by four electric motors connected to the wheels via a single-speed transmission. It was all powered by a 60-kwh battery and 800-volt electrical architecture. Hyundai said the prototype could sprint from 0-60 mph in less than 3.0 seconds and had a top speed of 155 mph.
Biermann told MA in 2019 the RM19’s chassis featured a unique rear subframe to mount a midship engine along with new double-wishbone rear suspension. The executive confirmed a production version of a mid-engine supercar would use the chassis.
The final design for the car was not locked in back in 2019, according to Biermann.
When asked by Top Gear if the mid-engine car would be Hyundai’s answer to the NSX, Biermann said, “Sure, but not boring.”
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An eastern Nebraska man who pleaded guilty to threatening to kill a U.S. wildlife officer and brandishing a gun during a violent crime has been sentenced to nearly 10 years in federal prison.
Cody Cape, 24, of Blair, was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court in Omaha to 117 months in prison, the Omaha World-Herald reported. There is no parole in the federal system.
Prosecutors said Cape and a friend were cited for a hunting and fishing violation in October 2020 near the DeSoto Wildlife Refuge. The friend later told police that Cape drove by the home of the wildlife officer who had ticketed them and that Cape had forced the friend at gunpoint to drive by an area where he thought the officer might be. The friend also said Cape explained how he could use explosives to kill the officer and his family.
Blair police arrested Cape on Christmas night in 2020 during a traffic stop and said they found a handgun and bullets in Cape’s vehicle. A woman who was with Cape when he was arrested told police Cape had said he wanted to kill the wildlife officer, prosecutors said.
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MIAMI (AP) — Executive directors of the Inter-American Development Bank voted unanimously Thursday to recommend firing a former Trump official as president of the Washington-based institution, a person familiar with the vote said.
The move came after an investigation conducted at the bank board’s request determined that Mauricio Claver-Carone violated ethics rules by favoring a top aide with whom he had a romantic relationship, according to a report obtained by The Associated Press.
The recommendation to remove Claver-Carone came in a closed-door meeting of the bank’s 14 executive directors, according to the person, who insisted on not being quoted by name. The ultimate decision to fire Claver-Carone now rests with the finance officials who sit on the Board of Governors representing all 48 of the bank’s member nations.
Among those pushing for Claver-Carone’s removal is the Biden administration, which said it was troubled by Claver-Carone’s refusal to fully cooperate with an independent probe.
“His creation of a climate of fear of retaliation among staff and borrowing countries has forfeited the confidence of the Bank’s staff and shareholders and necessitates a change in leadership,” a Treasury Department spokesperson said.
Claver-Carone remained defiant in the aftermath of the vote, saying in a statement that replacing him would somehow embolden China, which saw its influence in the bank expand dramatically during the Obama administration. He provided no evidence to back that claim.
“It’s shameful the U.S. commented to the press before notifying me and that it is not defending two Americans against what is clearly fabricated information,” he said.
The AP obtained the confidential investigative report by a law firm hired by the bank’s board to look into an anonymous complaint of misconduct against Claver-Carone.
Investigators said it is reasonable to conclude he carried on a relationship with his chief of staff since at least 2019, when both held senior positions on the National Security Council. They said the purported relationship prompted one U.S. official at the time to warn that it posed a counterintelligence risk.
Exhibit A in the 21-page report is a “contract” that the two purportedly drew up on the back of a place mat in the summer of 2019 while they dined at a steakhouse in Medellin, Colombia. Both were there attending the annual meeting of the Organization of American States.
In it, they allegedly outline a timeline for divorcing their spouses and getting married. There is also a “breach clause” stating that any failure to fulfill the terms would bring “sadness and heartbreak” that could only be mitigated by “candlewax and a naughty box” from an oceanfront hotel in Claver-Carone’s native Miami.
“We deserve absolute happiness. May only God part w/ this covenant,” according to the contract, a photo of which was provided to investigators by the woman’s former husband, who told investigators he found the place mat in her purse when she returned from the trip.
The purported contract is one of several details in the report that have Claver-Carone fighting to save his job. They include allegations he had a 1 a.m. hotel room rendezvous with his chief of staff, sent her a poem on a Sunday morning titled “My Soul is in a Hurry” and — perhaps most troubling — awarded her 40% pay raises in violation of the bank’s conflict-of-interest policies.
Claver-Carone has disputed the report’s accuracy, strongly denouncing the manner in which the review was conducted and offering no hint that he is considering resignation.
According to investigators, he has denied ever having — now or before — a romantic relationship with his longtime right hand.
His chief of staff denied the allegations in the anonymous complaint and told investigators she never violated the IDB’s code of ethics, the report said. In a written submission to investigators, she also complained that she had been denied due process.
The AP isn’t naming Claver-Carone’s aide because the report, which is labeled “confidential,” hasn’t been made public.
“Neither I nor any other IDB staff member has been given an opportunity to review the final investigative report, respond to its conclusions, or correct inaccuracies,” Claver-Carone said in a statement Tuesday.
The findings recall accusations of ethical lapses against another Republican atop a multilateral institution, former Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz, who resigned as head of the World Bank in 2007 for arranging a generous pay raise for his girlfriend.
The Inter-American Development Bank is the biggest multilateral lender to Latin America, disbursing as much as $23 billion every year in efforts to alleviate poverty in the region.
The U.S. is the largest shareholder in the Washington-based bank and some inside the White House have made no secret of their dislike for Claver-Carone, whose election as IDB chief in the final months of the Trump presidency broke with tradition that a Latin American head the bank.
Some of the more salacious claims referenced in the report could not be substantiated by New York-based Davis Polk. The law firm also found no evidence that Claver-Carone knowingly broke the bank’s travel policies to cover up a romantic relationship, or retaliated against any bank employees, as was alleged in an anonymous complaint sent in March to the bank’s board.
Still, Davis Polk harshly criticized Claver-Carone and his chief of staff for failing to cooperate fully with their investigation — considering it a violation of bank policies and principles.
For example, the report said Claver-Carone failed to hand over his bank-issued mobile phone for analysis although he did provide a forensic report conducted by a consultant. Claver-Carone also didn’t share messages from his personal phone or Gmail account with his chief of staff, the report said.
“Particularly in light of their failure to cooperate, it would be reasonable to conclude that the evidence of a prior relationship, and the additional circumstantial evidence of a current relationship while they were both at the Bank, constitute a violation of the applicable Bank policies,” the report said.
Davis Polk’s report said Claver-Carone raised his aide’s pay by 40% within a year. It said that one of the raises and a change of title was ordered by Claver-Carone a day after an email exchange in which she complained about not getting sufficient respect from her co-workers.
“You figure it out. It’s your bank,” she wrote, according to the report.
Davis Polk, which also conducted the investigation that led to Andrew Cuomo’s resignation as governor of New York, faulted Claver-Carone for making employment decisions about someone with whom it believes he had been romantically involved. However, it said that other executives received similarly-sized increases and his chief of staff’s current salary of $420,000 is in line with her predecessor’s compensation.
Claver-Carone when confronted with photographs of the purported place mat “contract” during an interview this month told investigators that he had never seen the document and denied it was his handwriting or signature. He stated that the document was fraudulent and part of a scheme by his aide’s ex-husband to harm her.
In a letter to the bank’s general counsel, seen by AP, divorce lawyers for the chief of staff said her former husband had a history of cruelty and revenge that was raised in divorce proceedings. They said any evidence he supplied investigators should not be deemed credible.
However, two independent handwriting experts, one who previously worked for the FBI, concluded there was a high probability that the handwriting on the place mat — excerpts of which are displayed in the report — match Claver-Carone’s penmanship in bank documents. Claver-Carone refused to submit a handwriting sample as part of the probe, the report said.
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AP writer Fatima Hussein contributed to this report from Washington.
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Joshua Goodman on Twitter: @APJoshGoodman
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LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s national airline TAP Air Portugal says hackers obtained the personal data of some of its customers and have published the information on the dark web.
No payment data was taken in the cyberattack, the flag carrier said in a statement late Wednesday.
The attack began almost a month ago and is being investigated by Portuguese authorities, with the help of specialists from Microsoft, the airline said.
The hackers obtained the name, nationality, sex, date of birth and address, email and telephone contact details, the airline said, without elaborating.
Portuguese newspaper Expresso said a hacker group called Ragnar Locker was offering the information of 1.5 million TAP Air Portugal customers on the dark web.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The death of an Iranian woman in the custody of the country’s morality police must be “steadfastly” investigated, Iran’s president said Thursday, even as he turned the tables on the country he was visiting for the U.N. General Assembly and asked: What about all the people killed by American police?
“Did all these deaths get investigated?” Ebrahim Raisi said at a news conference held in New York on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the world’s leaders. He lamented what he said were “double standards” in the West with regards to human rights.
Of Mahsa Amini’s death, which has produced clashes between protesters and security forces in Iran, he said authorities were doing what they needed to do.
“It must certainly be investigated,” he said. “I contacted her family at the very first opportunity and I assured them we would continue steadfastly to investigate that incident. … Our utmost preoccupation is the safeguarding of the rights of every citizen.”
Clashes between Iranian security forces and protesters angry over the death have killed at least nine people since the violence erupted over the weekend, according to a tally Thursday by The Associated Press. Iranian police say Amini, detained for violating the morality police’s strict dress code, died of a heart attack and was not mistreated. Her family has cast doubt on that account.
The scope of Iran’s ongoing unrest, the worst in several years, still remains unclear as protesters in more than a dozen cities — venting anger over social repression and the country’s mounting crises — continue to encounter security and paramilitary forces.
Raisi, who addressed the General Assembly formally on Wednesday, pointed out that bad things happen to people at the hands of authorities everywhere.
“What about the death of Americans at the hands of U.S. law enforcement?” he asked about his country’s rival nation, also mentioning deaths of women in Britain that he said were not investigated. He called for the “same standard” around the world in dealing with such deaths at the hands of authorities.
Raisi’s comparison reflects a common approach by Iranian leaders, who when confronted with accusations of rights violations often point to Western society and its “hegemony” and demand that those nations similarly be held accountable. Neither the United States nor Britain, however, has morality police vested with authority over citizens.
Raisi, who led the country’s judiciary before becoming president, said the inquiry into Amini’s death ultimately rests there. While elections and open debate take place in Iran, the top echelons of government hew closely to the supreme leader, who has final say on key state matters and appoints the head of the judiciary.
The protests have grown in the last five days into an open challenge to the government, with women removing and burning their state-mandated headscarves in the streets and Iranians calling for the downfall of the Islamic Republic itself. They are the most serious demonstrations since 2019, when protests erupted over a government hike in the price of gasoline.
While not outright condemning the protests, he appeared to side with the lethal response to that has left some protesters dead.
“What is occurring, having demonstrations … of course these are normal and fully accepted,” he said. “We must differentiate between demonstrators and vandalism. Demonstrations are good for expressing specific issues.”
He added: “There is debate in Iran.”
The demonstrations in Iran began as an emotional outpouring over the death of Amini, whose death has been condemned by the United States, the European Union and the United Nations.
The U.S. government imposed sanctions on the morality police and leaders of other Iranian security agencies, saying they “routinely employ violence to suppress peaceful protesters.”
Iranian police say Amini died of a heart attack and was not mistreated, but her family has cast doubt on that account. Independent experts affiliated with the U.N. said Thursday that reports suggested she was severely beaten by the morality police, without offering evidence.
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Aya Batrawy, an AP journalist based in Dubai, is on assignment covering the U.N. General Assembly. Follow her on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ayaelb and for more AP coverage of the U.N. General Assembly, visit https://apnews.com/hub/united-nations-general-assembly
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. food chief warned Thursday that the world is facing “a perfect storm on top of a perfect storm” and urged donors, particularly Gulf nations and billionaires, to give a few days of profits to tackle a crisis with the fertilizer supply right now and prevent widespread food shortages next year.
“Otherwise, there’s gonna be chaos all over the world,” World Food Program Executive Director David Beasley said in an Associated Press interview.
Beasley said that when he took the helm of WFP 5 1/2 years ago, only 80 million people around the world were headed toward starvation. “And I’m thinking, `Well, I can put the World Food Program out of business,’” he said.
But climate problems increased that number to 135 million. The COVID-19 pandemic, which began in early 2020, doubled it to 276 million people not knowing where their next meal was coming from. Finally, Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, sparking a war and a food, fertilizer and energy crisis that has pushed the number to 345 million.
“Within that are 50 million people in 45 countries knocking on famine’s door,” Beasley said. “If we don’t reach these people, you will have famine, starvation, destabilization of nations unlike anything we saw in 2007-2008 and 2011, and you will have mass migration.”
“We’ve got to respond now.”
Beasley has been meeting world leaders and speaking at events during this week’s General Assembly gathering of leaders to warn about the food crisis.
General Assembly President Csaba Korosi noted in his opening address Tuesday that “we live, it seems, in a permanent state of humanitarian emergency.” U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that conflicts and humanitarian crises are spreading, and the funding gap for the U.N.’s humanitarian appeals stands at $32 billion — “the widest gap ever.”
This year, Beasley said, the war shut down grain shipments from Ukraine — a nation that produces enough food to feed 400 million people — and sharply curtailed shipments from Russia, the world’s second-largest exporter of fertilizer and a major food producer.
Beasley said donor fatigue often undermines aid, particularly in countries in ongoing crisis like Haiti. Inflation is also a serious issue, raising prices and hitting poor people who have no coping capacity because COVID-19 “just economically devastated them.”
So mothers, he said, are forced to decide: Do they buy cooking oil and feed their children, or do they buy heating oil so they don’t freeze? Because there’s not enough money to buy both.
“It’s a perfect storm on top of a perfect storm,” Beasley said. “And with the fertilizer crisis we’re facing right now, with droughts, we’re facing a food pricing problem in 2022. This created havoc around the world.”
“If we don’t get on top of this quickly — and I don’t mean next year, I mean this year — you will have a food availability problem in 2023,” he said. “And that’s gonna be hell.”
Beasley explained that the world now produces enough food to feed the more than 7.7 billion people in the world, but 50% of that food is because farmers used fertilizer. They can’t get those high yields without it. China, the world’s top fertilizer producer, has banned its export; Russia, which is number two, is struggling to get it to world markets.
“We’ve got to get those fertilizers moving, and we’ve got to move it quickly,” he said. “Asian rice production is at a critical state right now. Seeds are in the ground.”
In Africa, 33 million small farms feed over 70% of the population, and right now “we’re several billion dollars short of what we need for fertilizers.” He said Central and South America also faced drought and India was buffeted by heat and drought. “It could go on and on,” he said.
He said the July deal to ship Ukrainian grain from three Black Sea ports is a start, but “we’ve got to get the grains moving, we’ve got to get the fertilizer out there for everybody, and we need to end the wars.”
Beasley said the United States contributed an additional $5 billion for food security, and Germany, France and the European Union are also stepping up. But he called on Gulf states to “step up more” with oil prices so high, particularly to help countries in their region like Yemen, Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia.
“We’re not talking about asking for a trillion dollars here,” Beasley said. “We’re just talking about asking for a few days’ worth of your profits to stabilize the world,” he said.
The WFP chief said he also met with a group of billionaires on Wednesday night. He said he told them they had “a moral obligation” and “need to care.”
“Even if you don’t give it to me, even if you don’t give it to the World Food Program, get in the game. Get in the game of loving your neighbor and helping your neighbor,” Beasley said. “People are suffering and dying around the world. When a child dies every five seconds from hunger, shame on us.”
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Edith M. Lederer is chief U.N. correspondent for The Associated Press and has been covering international affairs for more than half a century. For more AP coverage of the U.N. General Assembly, visit https://apnews.com/hub/united-nations-general-assembly
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Laver Cup protester sets court, arm on fire, delays match
LONDON (AP) — A protester lit a portion of the court and his arm on fire during a match at the Laver Cup tennis event Friday, hours before Roger Federer was scheduled to play for the final time before retiring.
The episode briefly delayed the action at the start of the second set of Stefanos Tsitsipas’ 6-2, 6-1 victory for Team Europe over Diego Schwartzman of Team World at the O2 Arena.
The activist, carrying a lighter and wearing a white T-shirt with a message about private jets, made his way onto the black court and sat down near the net. The person eventually was carried away by security guards.
“It came out of nowhere. ... I never had an incident like this happen on court,” Tsitsipas, the runner-up at the 2021 French Open, said afterward. “I hope he’s all right.”
Tsitsipas spoke to the chair umpire to make sure it would be safe to continue to play and asked that a mark left on the court be cleaned up.
The protester “has been arrested and the situation is being handled by the police,” Laver Cup organizers said in a statement.
Federer, a 20-time Grand Slam champion, was slated to compete hours later Friday, teaming up with longtime rival Rafael Nadal in a doubles match.
The 41-year-old Federer hasn’t played an official match since Wimbledon in July 2021 and is ending his playing career after a series of operations on his right knee.
There have been other instances of high-profile tennis matches being interrupted in recent years, including during the 2009 final at Roland Roland Garros, when a man went up to Federer and tried to put a hat on his head.
At this year’s French Open, in June, a protester wearing a T-shirt with the message “We have 1028 days left” interrupted the men’s semifinal between Casper Ruud and 2014 U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic by attaching herself to the net with metal wires and glue and kneeling on the court.
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ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama officials called off the Thursday lethal injection of a man convicted in a 1999 workplace shooting because of time concerns and trouble accessing the inmate’s veins.
Alabama Corrections Commissioner John Hamm said the state halted the scheduled execution of Alan Miller after they determined they could not get the lethal injection underway before a midnight deadline. Prison officials made the decision at about 11:30 p.m. The last-minute reprieve came nearly three hours after a divided U.S. Supreme Court had cleared the way for the execution to begin.
“Due to time constraints resulting from the lateness of the court proceedings, the execution was called off once it was determined the condemned inmate’s veins could not be accessed in accordance with our protocol before the expiration of the death warrant,” Hamm said.
Hamm said “accessing the veins was taking a little bit longer than we anticipated.” He did not know how long the team tried to establish a connection, but noted there are a number of procedures to be done before the team begins trying to connect the IV line.
Miller was returned to his regular cell at a south Alabama prison.
The aborted execution came after the state’s July execution of Joe Nathan James took more than three hours to get underway after the state had difficulties establishing an intravenous line, leading to accusations that the execution was botched.
Miller, 57, was sentenced to death after being convicted of a 1999 workplace rampage in which he killed Terry Jarvis, Lee Holdbrooks and Scott Yancy.
“Despite the circumstances that led to the cancellation of this execution, nothing will change the fact that a jury heard the evidence of this case and made a decision,” Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said in a statement. She added that three families are still grieving.
“We all know full well that Michael Holdbrooks, Terry Lee Jarvis and Christopher Scott Yancey did not choose to die by bullets to the chest. Tonight, my prayers are with the victims’ families and loved ones as they are forced to continue reliving the pain of their loss,” Ivey said.
An anti-death penalty group said the situation with Miller’s attempted lethal injection sounded similar to other “botched” executions.
“It is hard to see how they can persist with this broken method of execution that keeps going catastrophically wrong, again and again. In its desperation to execute, Alabama is experimenting on prisoners behind closed doors — surely the definition of cruel and unusual punishment,” Maya Foa, director of Reprieve US Forensic Justice Initiative, a human rights group opposed to the death penalty, said in a statement.
Prosecutors said Miller, a delivery truck driver, killed co-workers Holdbrooks and Yancy at a business in suburban Birmingham and then drove off to shoot former supervisor Jarvis at a business where Miller had previously worked. Each man was shot multiple times and Miller was captured after a highway chase.
Trial testimony indicated Miller believed the men were spreading rumors about him, including that he was gay. A psychiatrist hired by the defense found Miller suffered from severe mental illness and delusions but also said Miller’s condition wasn’t bad enough to use as a basis for an insanity defense under state law.
Justices in a 5-4 decision lifted an injunction — issued by a federal judge and left in place by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals — that had blocked Miller’s execution from going forward. Miller’s attorneys said the state lost the paperwork requesting his execution be carried out using nitrogen hypoxia, a method legally available to him but never before used in the U.S.
When Alabama approved nitrogen hypoxia as an execution method in 2018, state law gave inmates a brief window to designate it as their execution method. Miller testified that he turned in paperwork four years ago selecting nitrogen hypoxia as his execution method, putting the documents in a slot in his cell door at the Holman Correctional Facility for a prison worker to collect.
U.S. District Judge R. Austin Huffaker Jr. issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday blocking the state from killing Miller by any means other than nitrogen hypoxia after finding it was “substantially likely” that Miller “submitted a timely election form even though the State says that it does not have any physical record of a form.”
Nitrogen hypoxia is a proposed execution method in which death would be caused by forcing the inmate to breathe only nitrogen, depriving him or her of the oxygen needed to maintain bodily functions. Nitrogen hypoxia is authorized for executions in three states but none have attempted to put an inmate to death using the method. Alabama officials told the judge they are working to finalize the protocol.
Many states have struggled to buy execution drugs in recent years after U.S. and European pharmaceutical companies began blocking the use of their products in lethal injections. That has led some to seek alternate methods.
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This story was corrected to show Alabama’s last execution was in July, and corrects the name of the prisoner from Arthur to Alan Miller.
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What to Know Today
For the first time in nearly 50 years, a former Philadelphia police officer has been convicted for shooting an unarmed citizen. On Wednesday, a jury found Eric Ruch Jr. guilty of voluntary manslaughter for the 2017 on-duty killing of Dennis Plowden, a 25-year-old Black man. Plowden led police on a brief car chase before crashing; Ruch, who was in an unmarked vehicle, fatally shot him within seconds of arriving on the scene. An autopsy showed that the bullet went through Plowden’s hand before piercing his head, which prosecutors said indicated he had raised that hand to comply with police. The jury dropped a third-degree murder charge, but added a misdemeanor conviction of possession of an instrument used in a crime. The outcome of the trial, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported, appears to be unprecedented in at least the last half-century.
Florida’s chief financial officer says credit card companies that track gun purchases can take their business elsewhere. Jimmy Patronis, whose office oversees the state’s finances, urged state lawmakers to respond in an upcoming session should credit card companies “create a chilling effect against the purchase of firearms,” he said in a press release. Last weekend, Visa, Mastercard, and American Express said they would adopt a new sales code for purchases at gun stores. As we highlighted Wednesday, Republican attorneys general and the NRA have slammed the decision, which proponents say could allow law enforcement to identify suspicious purchases and possibly avert violence.
California creates a statewide gun violence prevention office. State Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the office earlier this week at an event in San Francisco, standing alongside women whose sons have died in shootings. Democratic California Assembly Member Mia Bonta, the attorney general’s wife, had introduced legislation to create such an office in the Department of Justice earlier this year, but it was among many bills culled during May’s suspense file session. The AG said he wants the office to be a “hub for best practices” for cities and groups working to implement violence prevention initiatives. Meanwhile, CalMatters reports, San Diego’s gun violence restraining orders unit is already pioneering the execution of the state’s red flag law.
A gun policy reform group wants to bring gun owners into the conversation. 97Percent, which has two former NRA lobbyists on its board, believes that gun owners are more open to reform than many Americans might think. Named for a 2018 poll that found 97 percent of voters, as well as gun owners, supported universal background checks, the organization seeks pragmatic reforms to firearm regulation. In an expansive profile from The Washington Post Magazine, 97Percent’s founders say they want to use research to find common ground among gun owners, then create educational — and eventually lobbying — campaigns to turn those shared beliefs into gun reform legislation. So far they’ve found that, in addition to supporting background checks, gun owners are largely open to training requirements for firearm purchases and red flag laws — but also that they feel alienated from the dominant conversation about gun reform.
Advance Peace comes to Lansing, Michigan. The pioneering nonprofit violence interruption model — founded in Richmond, California, by a graduate of a Lansing high school — identifies people who are likely to be involved in firearm offenses and enrolls them in a paid fellowship program to connect with mentors and resources for healing trauma, conflict mediation, and life planning. The Lansing program recently started recruiting individuals for the fellowship, the Lansing State Journal reported. The city saw a record number of homicides in 2020 and 2021, though that number is down so far this year. Advance Peace Lansing was allocated a $1.96 million budget through a mix of local, state, and nonprofit funding sources. Related from The Trace: In the nearby city of Kalamazoo, Peace During War, founded by two enemies who chose to put their guns down, takes a similar approach: Peers work to get others from their communities to turn away from gun culture.
We’re hiring! Apply to The Trace’s new editing fellowship. We’re launching a two-year fellowship for early- to mid-career journalists looking to establish themselves as editors. You don’t need to have editing experience to apply, but we do ask that you have an eagerness to collaborate and an aptitude for thoughtful journalism. The salary range for this position is $60,000-$80,000, and the application deadline is October 31. Find more details, including instructions on how to apply, here.
Data Point
70 percent — the percentage of suicides among all firearm deaths in Minnesota in 2021, according to a new report from Protect Minnesota. It is the second year in a row that suicides captured such a large majority of gun deaths in the state. [Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder]
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors dropped manslaughter charges Thursday against three nurses who were present when 12 nursing home patients suffered fatal overheating five years ago after Hurricane Irma knocked out power to their facility’s air conditioning.
The Broward County State Attorney’s Office dismissed charges against Althia Meggie, Sergo Colin and Tamika Miller, but not Jorge Carballo, the home’s administrator. He is still scheduled to go on trial next month, and prosecutors said Meggie, Colin and Miller would testify against him.
The victims, ranging in age from 57 to 99, had body temperatures of up to 108 degrees (42 degrees celsius), paramedics have reported. The staff has been criticized for not taking the patients to a hospital across the street that had air conditioning.
Carballo’s attorney, James Cobb, did not immediately return a call Thursday seeking comment. He sent a letter to Broward State Attorney Harold Pryor last week saying, “I’ve never seen a more malicious, misguided prosecution in my life.”
He told Pryor that lead prosecutor Chris Killoran has admitted to him that Carballo will be acquitted. He said Pryor and Killoran have “no good faith reasonable belief that you can obtain a conviction of Mr. Carballo.”
Pryor, in a Thursday letter, responded, “I am aware of the challenges ahead; however, we do believe we have a good faith basis to proceed against your client.”
The deaths began at the Rehabilitation Center of Hollywood Hills three days after Irma knocked out a transformer that powered the cooling system at the 150-bed, two-story facility in suburban Fort Lauderdale. Otherwise, the facility never lost power.
A state report said that before the storm hit on Sept. 10, 2017, Carballo and his staff made appropriate preparations. They purchased extra food and water and seven days’ fuel for the generator.
Administrators also participated in statewide conference calls with regulators, including one where then-Gov. Rick Scott said nursing homes should call his cellphone for help.
After the air conditioner was knocked out, Carballo and his facility manager contacted Florida Power & Light. When that didn’t work, they tried calling Scott’s cellphone and county and city officials. No help came.
Temperatures that week were in the upper 80s (about 31 degrees Celsius). On Sept. 12, two days after the storm, serious problems began to arise.
Employees tried to use portable air conditioners to keep the patients cool, but they were not properly installed. The units on the first floor were vented into the ceiling, meaning they were displacing heat into the second floor. That’s where 11 of the 12 victims lived.
In an internet chatroom managers used to communicate, the director of housekeeping wrote, “the patients don’t look good.” The report says Carballo never responded but did order the installation of large fans.
In the early afternoon, Hollywood paramedics made the first of several visits over the next 16 hours: a 93-year-old man had breathing problems. A paramedic asked about the high temperatures — staff said they were getting the air conditioner repaired. Paramedics took the man to the hospital across the street, where doctors measured his temperature at 106 degrees (41.1 Celsius). He died five days later.
Carballo told investigators that when he left at 11 p.m. the temperature inside the home was safe. The report found that “not credible.”
At 3 a.m. on Sept. 13, paramedics returned to treat an elderly woman in cardiac arrest, with one telling investigators the home’s temperature was “ungodly hot.” The woman’s temperature was 107 (41.7 Celsius) and so was another person’s. The paramedics were called into a room where Colin, the lead nurse, was performing CPR on a dead man.
Paramedics told investigators the man had rigor mortis, meaning he had been dead for hours, undercutting the staff’s contention they monitored patients closely. The report says security video shows no one visited the man for seven hours.
Paramedics said Colin tried to stop them from checking other patients, saying everything was OK. Lt. Amy Parrinello said she replied, “you told me that before and now we have multiple deceased patients so with all due respect, I don’t trust your judgment.”
At 6 a.m., fire Capt. Andrew Holtfreter arrived and was summoned to another dead body. A paramedic began treating a patient whose temperature was so high it couldn’t be measured — the department’s thermometers max out at 108 degrees (42.2 Celsius).
Alarmed by the patients arriving at its emergency room, Memorial Hospital staff went across the street. One nurse said the home felt like “the blast of heat” inside a car that’s been sitting in the sun all day.
The fire department ordered the home evacuated.
Soon, Hollywood homicide detectives arrived — about the time FPL came to fix the air conditioner.
The home never reopened.
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Amid internet shutdowns by the Iranian government in the face of widespread protests, the US government has taken a step meant to allow technology firms to help the people of Iran access information online, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Friday.
"It is clear that the Iranian government is afraid of its own people," Blinken said in a statement. "Mahsa Amini is senselessly, tragically dead, and now the government is violently suppressing peaceful protesters rightly angry about her loss."
Blinken said the Treasury Department has issued a general license, which authorizes certain transactions which would otherwise be prohibited under sanctions, "to advance our efforts and commitments to ensure that the Iranian people can freely access information online."
"We are taking this step against a stark backdrop," he said. "The Iranian government has cut off access to the Internet for most of its 80 million citizens to prevent them — and the world — from watching its violent crackdown on peaceful protestors."
"(W)e are going to help make sure the Iranian people are not kept isolated and in the dark. This is a concrete step to provide meaningful support to Iranians demanding that their basic rights be respected," he said.
According to the Treasury Department, the general license expands the categories of software and services that can be provided "to include social media platforms, collaboration platforms, video conferencing, as well as cloud-based services," gives "additional authorization for the services that support the communication tools to assist ordinary Iranians in resisting repressive internet censorship and surveillance tools deployed by the Iranian regime," and "removes the requirement to verify communications are 'personal' in nature."
It also "continues to authorize anti-virus and anti-malware software; anti-tracking software; mobile operating systems and related software; anti-censorship tools and related software; Virtual Private Network (VPN) client software; and related software," noting that "these tools protect the ability of Iranians to engage in free expression and bravely resist regime oppression," the Treasury said.
The announcement comes a day after the US issued sanctions on Iran's Morality Police, in whose custody Amiri died.
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WASHINGTON — Hurricane Fiona brought waves of at least 50 feet with it as it made its way toward Bermuda and Canada this week.
An unmanned sailboat in the Atlantic Ocean captured video from directly inside the storm, showing giant waves crashing as the Category 4 hurricane made its way overhead.
The boat, developed by Saildrone Inc., is specifically designed to report on the severe weather caused by a hurricane. The company worked with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — the U.S. agency in charge of tracking hurricanes — to develop seven specialized "saildrones" that have been operating in the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico during the 2022 hurricane season.
The Saildrone Explorer SD 1078, which captured the video on Thursday, was specifically directed to sail into the hurricane, where it recorded 50-foot waves and 100 mph winds.
The video was recorded just before Fiona made landfall in Bermuda. The saildrone, programmed to move just faster than 9 mph, reached a peak speed of 39.7 mph while surfing down one of the massive waves, according to the company's press release.
Although it's the first time video of this kind has been released from inside Fiona, the storm actually passed over three other saildrones on its path across the Atlantic.
The video can be seen here:
The drones are designed to gather and transmit data about oceanic conditions to climate scientists and meteorologists back on shore. As such, they are often sent into the path of storms and tropical developments to monitor them.
“The data Saildrone vehicles are gathering will help the science community better understand rapid intensification, giving people living in our coastal communities more time to prepare," said Richard Jenkins, the founder and CEO of Saildrone, in a statement.
The drones are part of a larger effort by NOAA to understand why storms rapidly intensify, and why hurricane seasons are becoming more destructive. That effort includes underwater gliders, drifters skimming the surface and aerial craft above.
“These exciting emerging technologies provide NOAA with another valuable tool that can collect data in places we can’t get to with other observing systems," said Capt. Philip Hall, director of NOAA’s Uncrewed Systems Operations Center, which is providing funding for the Saildrone effort.
While the season has largely been quiet for the eastern seaboard, Fiona has brought Cat 3 and Cat 4-level devastation to several islands in the Caribbean, including the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. It was the first Cat 4 storm to form in the Atlantic this season.
By Friday, it is expected to pass up the U.S. East Coast to hit the Canadian province of Nova Scotia as a Cat 3 storm.
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WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — The U.S. government on Thursday imposed sanctions on Iran’s morality police and leaders of other government agencies after the death of a woman who'd been detained over an accusation she violated the country’s dress code by wearing her Islamic headgear too loosely.
The sanctions come after at least nine protesters have been killed in clashes with Iranian security forces since violence erupted over the weekend because of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini's death.
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control also designated the leaders of the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security, the Army’s Ground Forces, the Basij Resistance Forces and other law enforcement agencies for the sanctions, which deny them access of their properties and bank accounts held in the U.S.
“These officials oversee organizations that routinely employ violence to suppress peaceful protesters and members of Iranian civil society, political dissidents, women’s rights activists, and members of the Iranian Baha’i community,” the Treasury said in a news release.
The morality police detained Amini last week, saying she didn't properly cover her hair with the Islamic headscarf, known as the hijab, which is mandatory for Iranian women. Amini collapsed at a police station and died three days later.
Police say that she died of a heart attack and deny that she was mistreated. The government released video footage purporting to show the moment she collapsed. Her family says she had no history of heart trouble, and her death in police custody has triggered daring displays of defiance from protesters, in the face of beatings and possible arrest.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the U.S. calls on the Iranian government “to end its violence against women and its ongoing violent crackdown on free expression and assembly.”
“Mahsa Amini was a courageous woman whose death in Morality Police custody was yet another act of brutality by the Iranian regime’s security forces against its own people,” Yellen said.
Amini's death has prompted Iranians to take to the streets of Tehran and other parts of the country. Many Iranians, particularly the young, have come to see her death as part of the Islamic Republic’s heavy-handed policing of dissent and the morality police’s increasingly violent treatment of young women.
An anchor on Iran’s state television suggested the death toll from the mass protests could be as high as 17, but he did not say how he reached that figure.
Iran has faced global condemnation over Amini's death, with the U.N. human rights office calling for an investigation.
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SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich’s claim that he will clear out the homeless camp in Spokane by mid-October has raised some questions about jurisdiction.
The camp near I-90 and Freya is on state owned land, within the boundaries of the City of Spokane.
THE QUESTION
Does the Spokane County Sheriff have jurisdiction in the City of Spokane?
THE SOURCES
THE ANSWER
Yes, Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich does have jurisdiction within the City of Spokane.
WHAT WE FOUND
RCW 47.52.200 addresses the question of law enforcement jurisdiction within a city or town.
The law states that in incorporated cities or towns, municipal police officers, the sheriff of the county and the Washington State Patrol have independent and concurrent jurisdiction.
The City of Seattle explains how this works on its website.
The city writes, “Since Seattle is located in King County, the King County Sheriff's Office has jurisdictional authority within the city limits as well.” The city also added that Seattle Police are considered the primary agency within the city.
KREM 2 also reached out to the Spokane Police Department and Cpl. Nick Briggs confirmed that Sheriff Knezovich does have jurisdiction within the City of Spokane.
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Music lover's legacy to Marisa Tufaro Foundation instrumental for pediatric patients
Music played an instrumental role in the life of Sandy Saurman, so it’s only fitting that her legacy be one of healing others through song.
A donation made in Saurman’s loving memory to The Marisa Tufaro Foundation expands the music therapy program at The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick, where additional funding in her honor has also been used to purchase musical equipment for pediatric patients.
Saint Peter’s Child Life Program provides young patients during their stay with play and special support services including music therapy.
Music therapy addresses physical and emotional needs of patients. The music therapist works with children and their families during individual or group sessions at the patient’s bedside or in the hospital playroom. Children can sing, play, move, listen, or create.
An extension of the hospital’s medical team, music therapists collaborate with doctors and nurses to complement care. Music therapy sessions can be tailored to meet the needs of patients, assisting with pain management, the development of fine motor skills, the reduction of anxiety, and the stimulation of communication. Long-term patients are taught songwriting and general music.
“The music therapy program is one of several therapies we employ to assist children in adjusting to a hospital environment, to promote a calm and relaxing atmosphere and to provide an outlet for self-expression,” said Kristal Neal, CCLS, Child Life Coordinator, The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital.
“While the main goal of programs such as music therapy is to encourage healing, comfort, and self-expression while in the hospital, we know the lasting impact such experiences can have on children for years to come.
“Being able to partner with The Marisa Tufaro Foundation to provide more children the opportunity to experience the power of music is a true blessing.”
The musical equipment donation includes tongue drums, djembes, hand drum sets, bongos, egg shakers, song books, hospital-grade infant music mobiles, Baby Einstein music crib boxes and music app subscriptions.
The donation also enabled the hospital to purchase a custom-made violin for a musically gifted patient undergoing long-term medical treatment. The patient was allowed to personally design the beautifully crafted instrument, whose sleek black look is augmented with colorful roses.
As a patient, The Marisa Tufaro Foundation’s namesake benefited immensely from music therapy.
Marisa Tufaro, who would have graduated last year from Edison High School, survived six open-heart surgeries and a heart transplant before succumbing to a rare form of cancer following a valiant battle in 2017. She was just 13 years old.
The nonprofit established in her loving memory has donated more than a quarter of a million dollars to assist pediatric patients and underserved children throughout the greater Middlesex County area.
The Marisa Tufaro Foundation has also spearheaded multiple community initiatives resulting in the collection of thousands of toys, nonperishable food items, winter coats, baby supplies and other items for donation upon which it has placed no monetary value.
Marisa was diagnosed in utero during a 20-week ultrasound at Saint Peter’s with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, a rare and serious cardiac defect that adversely affects normal blood flow through the heart.
As a state-designated acute care children’s hospital, Saint Peter’s offers a full-range of pediatric specialized healthcare services for newborns and children through young adulthood. Saint Peter’s operates one of the country’s largest and most advanced neonatal intensive care units, and its Regional Perinatal Center is renowned statewide for providing an exceptional level of high-risk maternity and neonatal care.
Saint Peter’s arranged for Marisa to be born at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), one of the world’s leading children’s hospitals and one with which Saint Peter’s has enjoyed a longstanding affiliation.
Marisa’s parents, Cyndi and Greg, are forever indebted to Saint Peter’s for making the life-saving diagnosis that enabled their daughter’s safe delivery at CHOP, which pioneered the complex surgical repair she needed and where Marisa underwent her first open-heart surgery one day after being born.
Despite being hospitalized for a total of two years and maintaining hundreds of doctor’s appointments, Marisa was an honor roll student involved in myriad extracurricular activities who lived a vibrant life that inspired.
Throughout lengthy hospital admissions, Marisa found comfort and diversion through music therapy, whether participating with small groups in a playroom as a toddler or writing songs and playing instruments with a therapist at her bedside as a pre-teen.
She took solace in the mellifluous voice of one music therapist, who sang to Marisa while she was in a weakened state undergoing treatments for cancer, an experience with which Sandy Saurman could relate.
Music always filled the Saurman household and soothed both Sandy and her husband of 40 years, John, who predeceased her, during life's struggles and at the end of their days.
The Saurmans lived for more than four decades in Edison, raising their only daughter, Christa, in a house next door to Cyndi Tufaro. Christa and Cyndi, who grew up together one year apart, became and remain best friends.
At the time of her mother’s passing in April 2022, Christa and her family respectfully asked that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made in Sandy’s honor and loving memory to The Marisa Tufaro Foundation.
The generous request generated the single largest contribution the nonprofit has ever received. The Marisa Tufaro Foundation’s leadership, which wanted to honor Sandy’s memory with a befitting donation, selected supporting the children’s hospital’s music therapy program.
A devoted family woman strong of faith, Sandy was a member of Saints Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church in South River, where she sang soprano in the church choir and was a member of the South River Balalaika Orchestra.
Music united Sandy and John Saurman, who played in the U.S. Air Force Band. They met at Combs College of Music in Philadelphia, which coincidentally was the first college in the city and surrounding area to offer an educational program in music therapy.
John was a pianist who loved opera, jazz, and classical music. His immense and well-played record collection made him a music aficionado. John could listen to an orchestra performance on the radio and readily identify the conductor. Sandy had similar taste, also played piano, and loved singing and listening to popular music.
The apple did not fall far from the tree. Christa studied music, from classical saxophone to electric bass, throughout her school years and beyond. She earned two bachelor’s degrees from Rutgers College including one in Music Performance as a saxophone major. John accompanied Christa in a couple of semester-ending juries, a music student’s final performance in front of a faculty panel. While in college, Christa provided private and small group instrumental music instruction. After graduation, she worked for the New York Philharmonic and Young Audiences New Jersey.
A devoted wife and loving mother of two children, Christa also learned the importance of family from her parents, who reveled in the joy of time spent with their daughter and grandchildren.
Sandy drove countless miles to watch her grandchildren's soccer games, as well as theatrical, dance, and church performances. She took them to New York City for dance performances and orchestra concerts.
Sandy’s love of music and desire to share it with others is now part of her legacy at a children’s hospital that gave Marisa the gift of life.
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LONDON (AP) — It was quite a collection of tennis luminaries sharing the black indoor hard court for a Laver Cup doubles practice session Thursday, 66 Grand Slam titles among them, a group collectively nicknamed the Big Four: Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal on one side of the net; Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray on the other.
This team event founded by his management company marks the end of Federer’s career, and his last match will come Friday night alongside longtime rival Nadal for Team Europe against the Team World doubles pairing of Frances Tiafoe and Jack Sock.
“I’m not sure if I can handle it all. But I’ll try,” the 41-year-old Federer said about his sure-to-be-emotional on-court farewell after 20 major championships, a total of 103 tournament titles and hundreds of weeks at No. 1 across nearly a quarter of a century as a professional tennis player.
“Sitting here,” Federer said Thursday at a team news conference, with Nadal, who is 36, to his left, and Djokovic and Murray, both 35, a couple of seats down to his right, “it feels good that I go first from the guys. It feels right.”
Federer is ending his playing days following a series of operations on his right knee. He hasn’t competed since a quarterfinal loss at Wimbledon to Hubert Hurkacz in July 2021.
In February of this year, when word emerged that Federer would be in London this week, he said Nadal messaged him suggesting they play doubles together again. They teamed up to win a doubles match during the first Laver Cup in 2017.
“I saw him playing on TV before I arrived on tour. I saw him having success on TV, and then (we were) able to create an amazing rivalry together. And on the other hand, something that probably we are very proud of is having a friendly rivalry,” Nadal said Thursday. “Tomorrow is going to be a special thing. Difficult. Going to be difficult to handle everything, especially for Roger, without a doubt. But for me, too. At the end, one of the most important players — if not the most important player — in my tennis career is leaving.”
They played each other in singles 40 times (Nadal won 26), including 14 Grand Slam matchups (Nadal won 10). Nadal came out on top in their classic 2008 Wimbledon final, considered by some the greatest match in history; Federer won their last showdown, in the 2019 semifinals at the All England Club.
“To be part of this historic moment,” Nadal said about Friday, “is going to be something amazing, unforgettable.”
Tiafoe, a 24-year-old American who beat Nadal en route to his first Grand Slam semifinal at the U.S. Open this month, deadpanned: “Yeah, I’m just excited to play two up-and-comers tomorrow.”
Added Tiafoe: “It’s going to be iconic to be a part of that. Both guys are absolute legends. And obviously, (it’s) Roger’s last dance.”
The full lineup for Day 1 of the three-day Laver Cup was announced Thursday.
The singles matches will be Sock against two-time 2022 Grand Slam finalist Casper Ruud of Team Europe, Diego Schwartzman of Team World against 2021 French Open runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas of Team Europe, and Alex de Minaur of Team World against three-time major champion Murray, before the Federer-Nadal doubles match closes the schedule.
Everyone knows what the main event will be: Federer’s goodbye.
“For me,” Murray said, “it feels right seeing him and Rafa on the same side of the net together.”
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Dayton Moore had walked into the somber interview room on the first floor of Kauffman Stadium so many times over the years, presiding news conference to announce high-profile trades, discuss free-agent acquisitions, celebrate two American League pennants and a long-sought World Series championship.
This was different, though. This was to announce his firing as a front-office executive of the Kansas City Royals.
Yet it spoke volumes about the character of Moore, who grew up in Wichita and rooted for the Royals during their glory years in the 1970s and ‘80s, that he would show up at the ballpark at all. He wanted to see the players one more time, and the folks in the organization — some of whom he’d worked alongside for 16 years — and bid them all farewell.
“I’m very proud of what we accomplished here,” Moore said during brief remarks, “and I’m really excited about the future.”
Even if he won’t be involved in it.
“I have so many people to thank, and I will have that opportunity,” Moore said, “and I look forward to thanking each and every one of you, and the many people in this organization and around baseball. And I will do that personally. I will take the time to do that. That’s important, because that’s what makes this game strong. What makes the game strong is believing in one another. And that’s what we’ve always tried to do.”
There weren’t very many believers when Moore first walked into Kauffman Stadium in 2006, taking over a moribund club with poor infrastructure, worse finances and no direction. Heading out to the ballpark meant an afternoon sitting in the sun, killing time on a lazy summer day, and knowing full well that the Royals were probably going to lose.
Moore had a vision, though. He began to invest in Latin America, establishing academies in the Dominican Republic before every club in the majors was doing it. He built out the scouting department, knowing that the financially strapped Royals would need to win with their own draft picks. And he instilled a professional culture that remains today.
It took nearly a decade before the fruits of his labor were realized.
The Royals won the American League pennant in 2014 with a stunning run as a wild-card team, where they ultimately lost to the San Francisco Giants with the tying run left stranded on third base in Game 7 of the World Series. And they repeated as league champs in 2015, when they finished the job by beating the New York Mets in five games for the title.
“When we won the World Series,” longtime Royals catcher Salvador Perez said Wednesday, “we gave the trophy to him, because we knew how hard he had worked to bring that back to Kansas City.”
The business of baseball can be cruel. Players are moved around as if they are cattle, and the same goes for managers and front-office executives. Every team that had won the World Series from 2012-18 had since changed their general manager or president of baseball operations but the Royals, who have now followed suit.
That’s what happens when mediocrity returns.
The Royals have had several poor drafts over the past decade, and players they thought would develop into stars in some cases fizzled out before they even made the big leagues. Their pitching development in particular has been disastrous, and the front office has been slow to adopt the advanced analytics utilized by successful teams elsewhere.
The result is another frustrating season — one that began with higher expectations — spent trying to avoid 100 losses.
“Baseball is a business,” Royals second baseman Nicky Lopez said, “but this one stings because of the type of person Dayton is. I know everyone in here has a different relationship with him, but for me, that’s what stings.”
“He’s a remarkable person. Very few like him in sports or anywhere else,” acknowledged Royals owner John Sherman, who kept him as general manager upon purchasing the club in 2019, then elevated him to president this past offseason. “I would just reiterate the gratitude I feel for Dayton, now only for what he did for this franchise but how he did it.”
That character was on display one last time Wednesday.
Moore quietly slipped out of that interview room following his brief remarks, then walked into the clubhouse and spoke to every person there: players, coaches, trainers and even the clubhouse attendants. Then, he walked to his car and departed Kauffman Stadium, but not before visiting with the parking lot attendants as well.
“He didn’t leave anyone out,” Lopez said. “That’s just the person he is.”
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Pets at work? No problem at this office in Japan
The take your dog to work trend, which has been growing in popularity in the U.S., is being tested in Japan.
Why it matters: Remote work has grown dramatically around the world during the pandemic, but some companies have been looking for creative ways to bring employees back to the office.
- Approximately 23 million American households — nearly 1 in 5 — adopted a dog or cat in the first year of the pandemic, according to a 2021 American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals survey of more than 10,044 people.
Driving the news: Tech company Fujitsu opened an experimental “dog office” this summer with stainproof carpet and pet supplies at one of its buildings in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, Reuters reports.
Yes, but: Fujitsu told Reuters that the project isn't designed to get workers back in the office. The company has said it planned to make working from home a permanent option after the pandemic.
- Surveys from the Japan Productivity Center show that teleworking among workers in their 20s and 30s has been declining more than two years into the pandemic.
Meanwhile, more than half of U.S. dog owners said in a Cesar brand survey that bringing their dogs to work would encourage them to take breaks (55%) and foster more social interaction in the workplace (52%).
- 89% said it's important for them to continue spending time with pets during the workday.
- Two-thirds of pet parents would bring their pets to work if allowed.
What they're saying: Julie Stich, vice president of content at the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, said in a recent interview with Axios that some employers are looking at programs that allow workers to bring pets with them "as ways to attract and retain their employees."
- "It's something that employees want because sometimes your pet is like your family," Stich said.
- "We can't say whether we will stick with this style of working alongside pets long-term because it's still a trial, but personally I think it would be good to see it spread across our society," Mitsuya Akamatsu, Fujitsu's head of work style strategy, told Reuters.
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Hurricane Fiona to wallop Canada as one of its strongest storms on record
Hurricane Fiona is forecast to strike eastern Canada as a powerful hurricane force post-tropical storm beginning tonight, with officials in Nova Scotia telling residents they "should be preparing today and bracing for impact."
Why it matters: After lashing Bermuda, Fiona may be one of the most intense storms ever to hit Atlantic Canada when it roars ashore Saturday. It could even set a national intensity record based on its minimum air pressure.
Threat level: The storm is likely to bring widespread damaging winds to Canada, specifically in the region between Halifax and Newfoundland.
- Power could be knocked out in some areas for extended periods of time. Pounding surf and damaging storm surge flooding will also affect the Canadian Maritimes.
- Fiona, the first major hurricane of this Atlantic hurricane season, is undergoing a transformation into a post-tropical storm, which is causing it to unspool from a tightly wound major hurricane into a sprawling, hurricane-force windstorm most comparable to 2012's Hurricane Sandy.
What they're saying: "Fiona is projected to be a significant and historic weather event for Nova Scotia," John Lohr, Nova Scotia's emergency management minister, said in an update on the storm Thursday.
- "In the past few years, Nova Scotians have done the work and prepared for several hurricanes and storms, like Hurricane Teddy in 2020. Luckily, the impacts of those storms were minor. Fiona is different," Lohr added.
- "All questions have been removed as to whether this storm will happen. We are now certain. Fiona will impact our province, and it has the potential to be very dangerous."
A government forecast from Friday morning said the "storm will be a severe event for Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec."
- "This storm will produce very heavy rainfall and severe winds," it continued.
- "These winds could cause significant treefall and result in extended utility outages," Environment Canada warned for eastern Nova Scotia on Friday.
- "Damage to building cladding and roofing material is likely, including structural damage in certain cases," the warning continued. "This will result in damage to docks and breakwaters. Significant shoreline erosion and large waves are expected where winds blow onshore."
- It issued a similar warning for southwest Newfoundland.
By the numbers: Fiona is expected to hit eastern Nova Scotia with maximum sustained winds up to around 56 miles per hour (90 km per hour) with gusts up 74 mph (120 km/h) and bring between roughly 4 inches to 6 inches (100 to 150 millimeters) of rainfall with higher local amounts possible.
- Southwest Newfoundland could experience maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (100 km/h), max gusts of around 90 mph (140 km/h) and around 3 to 4 inches (70 to 100 mm) of rainfall.
- The lowest-pressure recorded in Canada was 940 millibars in St. Anthony, Newfoundland, in the 1970s, according to CBC.
- The current projected minimum central pressure for Fiona is 934 millibars.
The big picture: Fiona hammered Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic earlier this week, leaving millions of people on the islands without power and causing at least five deaths.
- Some 8,000 customers were without power in Bermuda Friday as the hurricane swept near the British territory.
- Context: Hurricanes are becoming more intense and damaging from human-caused climate change and global warming, enabling them to shed heavier amounts of rainfall and stay stronger further north.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — American red numbers filled the electronic scoreboards Thursday in the Presidents Cup, an outcome that surprised no one for these one-sided matches.
“Somebody came on the radio and said, ‘Yeah, but we’re 1 up in three matches and those can flip real quick,'” U.S. captain Davis Love III said.
When it was over, the International team was happy it wasn’t shut out.
Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele set the tone with the shortest foursomes match in the Presidents Cup since 2011, dispatching Hideki Matsuyama and Adam Scott in 13 holes as the American duo improved to 5-0 in this alternate-shot format.
Right behind them were Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas, coming up with big moments after bad shots in a 2-and-1 win over Sungjae Im and Corey Conners.
Another strong American team from top to bottom played at a high level on a hot day at Quail Hollow and walked off with a 4-1 lead after the first session.
“I told the guys last night we need to set the tone — us and J.T. and Jordan’s match — and we did,” Schauffele said. “Playing this format on a day like today and not making any bogeys, it’s exactly what we need.”
Even the breaks fell the Americans’ way.
Max Homa and Tony Finau were all square with four holes to play when Homa’s shot from a fairway bunker on the 15th hole — typically the 18th at Quail Hollow — was headed for the middle of the stream when it caromed off the rocks and into the rough. Finau pitched to 8 feet and Homa made the putt to halve the hole.
“That tie felt like a win,” Homa said, and they wound up winning the match with a par on the 18th hole.
The lone bright spot for the International team was Cameron Davis and Si Woo Kim, who won the last four holes to take out Sam Burns and Masters champion Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 player in the world.
“If we got whitewashed today, it would have been a tough pill to swallow,” International captain Trevor Immelman said. “We’ve got our work cut out for us, but like I said, we’ll keep going, man. We’ll keep going until they ring the bell.”
The International team, already an underdog in these matches, was hurt more than the Americans by players leaving the PGA Tour for Saudi-funded LIV Golf, including British Open champion Cameron Smith, Louis Oosthuizen and Joaquin Niemann.
“Nobody here expects us to win. We’ve got to have that belief deep down,” Immelman said. “Go out there and fight. We’re up against maybe the strongest American team ever assembled on paper.”
Two of the eight rookies for the International team, Taylor Pendrith and Mito Pereira, nearly picked up another point. They were all square going to the tough par-4 closing hole when Pereira hit a wild tee shot, Pendrith could only manage the right bunker and they made bogey. Finau and Homa walked away with a 1-up win and a point.
“We did what we were supposed to do,” Finau said.
The other U.S. point came from Collin Morikawa and Cameron Young, the PGA Tour rookie of the year, who soaked up the environment before a full house at Quail Hollow and produced a winning moment of his own.
They were in a tight match with against 20-year-old Tom Kim and K.H. Lee, all square with six holes to play. At the time, the last three matches could have gone either way.
The Americans had a 1-up lead and appeared to be headed toward the 18th when Young slammed in a 25-foot birdie putt on the 17th to end the match.
“That moment there is about all I can ask for,” Young said. “Obviously, it’s the first day, but every point we get is important. And that’s a feeling I’ve been waiting to have for a long time.”
Cantlay and Schauffele first hooked up on the long flight over to Australia for the Presidents Cup in 2019, the first team matches for both. They have become fast friends off the course and are a tough team to beat inside the ropes, particularly in foursomes.
They got plenty of help from Scott and Matsuyama — the two most experienced players on the International team — who missed plenty of putts that could have won or halved holes along the way. Matsuyama missed from 4 feet on the third hole, and the Americans took the lead and ran with it.
Thomas, who won the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow in 2017, had a wild day. He chunked a 9-iron so badly on the par-3 fourth that it came up 40 yards short of the green. He hit a shank from the bunker on the par-5 16th. He and Spieth didn’t lose either hole.
The match turned on the 15th when Spieth’s drive landed on the left side of a creek, Thomas did well to get to the back of the green, and Spieth ran his downhill putt some 25 feet by the hole.
Conners and Im were in position to win the hole — 7 feet away for par — and square the match. Thomas holed the par putt, Conners missed and the Americans were 2 up and headed for another point.
“You win when you pick up your partner, and he did that,” Spieth said. “That switch we had on the 15th was unreal there. Looking at going to even and instead we leave that green 2 up. It was the difference in the match.”
Next up were five matches Friday in fourballs, and each point moves the Americans closer to a ninth straight victory in these one-sided matches. They have never lost on home soil since the Presidents Cup began in 1994.
With such a dominant start, the Americans need only 11 1/2 points from the 25 matches remaining to retain the cup.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Wander Franco had three RBIs, Jonathan Aranda homered and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-5 on Thursday night in the opener of a big four-game series between playoff contenders.
Randy Arozarena had three hits and drove in two runs for the Rays, who were coming off a three-game series in which they were swept by Houston and scored just twice.
“Baseball’s weird. I saw a score tonight that was a little different.” Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said. “They do a good job of flushing it, getting to the next day, coming in ready to work, get better, and find a way to win.”
Tampa Bay (83-67) pulled within one game of Toronto (84-66) for the top spot in the AL wild-card standings. Seattle (82-67) is in third, four games ahead of Baltimore.
Whit Merrifield homered twice for Toronto, and Teoscar Hernández also went deep. José Berríos (11-6) was tagged for six runs and seven hits in two innings.
“It was just a little bit weird with getting ahead and not putting guys away,” Blue Jays interim manager John Schneider said of Berríos, who threw 74 pitches,.
Toronto has dropped three of four after winning 13 of 17 to start September.
Manuel Margot’s infield RBI single, and run-scoring hits by Franco and Arozarena put the Rays up 6-3 in the second.
Franco added a two-run double during the Rays’ three-run fourth.
“I think we did the right adjustments today,” Franco said through a translator. “We played really good, and hopefully we can continue on with this energy.”
Cash opted to have Ryan Yarbrough (3-8) replace opener JT Chargois to start the second, facing a pair of hitters with some career success against the lefty.
Hernández hit a leadoff homer, his seventh in 34 at-bats against Yarbrough. One out later, Merrifield tied it at 3 with his solo shot, giving him seven hits, including two homers, in nine at-bats against the left-hander.
Merrifield added a two-run drive in the ninth.
Yarbrough left in the third with right oblique strain and is “highly likely going on the IL,” according to Cash.
Garrett Cleavinger replaced Yarbrough and allowed one hit in two scoreless innings before Shawn Armstrong, Brooks Raley and Colin Poche combined for three hitless innings.
Aranda homered on the second pitch from Berríos in a three-run first. Arozarena hit a run-scoring double, went to third on a throw to the plate and scored on a wild pitch.
Toronto’s Bo Bichette hit a run-scoring double in the first, giving him 24 RBIs in 21 games in September.
CATCH OF THE GAME
Rays radio play-by-play man Andy Freed caught a foul ball from Toronto’s George Springer during the seventh in a net the broadcasters keep in their box.
MANOAH MAGIC
The Blue Jays are lining up right-hander Alek Manoah (14-7. 2.40 ERA) to start the final regular-season game or a potential wild-card opener.
Schneider would use Manoah if home-field advantage was at stake.
“I think there would be nothing better than playing in front of our fans in the postseason after the last couple years (impacted by the pandemic),” Schneider said. “We haven’t been there with what the world and country has been through.”
COMING AND GOING
Rays right-hander Kevin Herget, who made his big league debut on Sept. 13 after a decade in the minors, was designated for assignment.
Infielder/outfielder Miles Mastrobuoni was selected from Triple-A Durham after seven years in the minors and a couple weeks following his brother’s wedding.
“It’s been an eventful month for our family,” Mastrobuoni said.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Blue Jays: OF Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (left hamstring) is doing baseball activities and could soon start running . … INF Santiago Espinal (left oblique) went on the IL.
Rays: Ace Shane McClanahan (neck stiffness) had a bullpen session and is set to start Sunday. … 3B Yandy Díaz (left shoulder) got a cortisone shot. … Cash said 2B Brandon Lowe (back) is still sore but it isn’t known if it stems from the injury or a recent shot.
UP NEXT
Rays LHP Jeffrey Springs (9-4) will start Friday night. Toronto has not announced its starter.
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World Bank president declines calls to step down
World Bank President David Malpass said Friday that he will not resign, less than one day after Axios reported that Biden administration officials may try to oust him.
The big picture: Malpass apologized for remarks he made this week when he would not answer whether climate change was caused by humans. "I don't know — I'm not a scientist," he said during the event, sparking international furor.
What he's saying: "When asked, 'Are you a climate denier?’ I should’ve said no," Malpass, a Trump holdover, said Friday during a virtual conversation with a Politico author, the outlet reports.
- “It was a poorly chosen line, I regret that, because we as an organization are using the science every day."
- "That wasn’t a good phrase for me to use,” Malpass said. “We have a lot of input from our global scientific community."
- He also said that he would "absolutely" accept training from climate scientists, per Politico.
State of play: Malpass' refusal this week to acknowledge that fossil fuels were warming the planet sparked international calls for his resignation.
- For Biden administration officials who already were suspicious of his positions on climate change, Malpass' remarks added fuel to their desire to remove him, Nichols notes.
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The 48 migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard last week by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have been given a safe haven at Joint Base Cape Cod, according to a press release from the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.
“On Friday, September 16, the Commonwealth offered the migrants a voluntary transition from Martha’s Vineyard facility to Joint Base Cape Cod (JBCC),” the press release revealed. “State officials provided transportation to individuals and families from the island to a temporary shelter on JBCC, where a broad range of services have been established to support urgent needs.”
Included in those services are access to health care and crisis counseling, translators, food, clothing, and case managers to help with temporary housing and even education services for children, the press release said.
More than 100 National Guard members were activated in response, the press release also confirmed. The Massachusetts National Guard declined to comment.
Taryn Fenske, DeSantis’ communications director, said the flights were scheduled in an effort to “transport illegal immigrants to sanctuary destinations,” but according to the victims and their representatives, they were lured to the area under false pretenses.
The migrants were allegedly promised that after being flown to Martha’s Vineyard, a wealthy vacation spot for many New York and Boston elite, they would be taken to Boston, Julio Henriquez, an attorney who met with several migrants, told the Associated Press.
“They had no idea of where they were going or where they were,” he said.
Henriquez said that after the migrants’ initial arrival at a city-run shelter in San Antonio, a woman approached them and moved them into a nearby La Quinta Inn, where she reportedly made daily food runs. She allegedly promised the migrants jobs and three months of housing in Washington, New York, Philadelphia and Boston.
Many of the migrants are asylum-seekers, having fled the authoritarian regime in Venezuela, and while asylum seekers in the U.S. have limited rights compared to full citizens, the U.S. Constitution does protect them from improper treatment by the government and from discrimination based on race or national origin.
In Texas, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar opened an investigation into the incident on Sept. 19.
Requests for comment from the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency were not returned.
Rachel is a Marine Corps veteran and a master's candidate at New York University's Business & Economic Reporting program.
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An issue with a 9-speed automatic that recently caused Nissan to recall thousands of its Frontier and Titan pickup trucks dating back to the 2020 model year has also affected the automaker’s redesigned 2023 Z sports car.
The Z’s 9-speed automatic comes from the same supplier and is built from the same components.
As it investigates the matter in relation to the Z, Nissan has issued a stop-sale order for the sports car which has just gone on sale. The order affects only models equipped with the automatic. The Z is also offered with a 6-speed manual.
The stop-sale order was issued on Aug. 29 and Nissan is working directly with customers that have already bought the car, Nissan spokesman Jonathan Buhler told Motor Authority.
The original recall notice for the Frontier and Titan filed with the NHTSA earlier in September states the transmission in the affected vehicles may not engage the parking pawl when shifted into park, which could lead to the vehicle rolling away.
A remedy is being developed and owners of the affected vehicles are advised to apply the parking brake every time they park.
Anyone looking for further information can contact Nissan at 1-800-867-7669 or the NHTSA at 1-888-327-4236 (reference recall campaign number 22V671000).
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said Wednesday he met with Ukraine’s and Russia’s foreign ministers in a bid to establish a safety and security zone around a nuclear plant in southeastern Ukraine that is Europe’s largest. The Zaporizhzhia power plant has faced almost daily shelling and bombardment, raising fears of a nuclear accident.
Rafael Grossi, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said that as a result of the separate meetings with Ukraine’s Dmytro Kuleba and Russia’s Sergey Lavrov, work has already begun on establishing and shaping the zone. He said he hopes to visit Kyiv soon, and “perhaps later on” go to Russia.
“Given the urgency of the situation and the gravity of what’s going on in the field we have to move fast,” Grossi said. Both nations, he said, share “a conviction that the establishment of the zone is indispensable.”
“The mere fact that the two foreign ministers are sitting down with me and are listening to our ideas, I think it’s a good indicator that there is a very strong solid base for this thing to happen,” he said.
Grossi said negotiating a safety zone is complex, and issues that need to be addressed include protecting the plant, how the zone would be implemented and how an agreement would be enforced.
The IAEA chief said the Zaporizhzhia plant was shelled and attacked earlier Wednesday, and a “projectile” hit a pipeline in a pool where spent nuclear fuel is cooled, and it stopped working. Technical experts were able to use other available capacities to continue pumping water into the pool, he said, stressing that this is just one example of the serious issues at the facility which has also seen external power repeatedly restored and interrupted.
Over the past weeks, Ukraine and Russia have traded blame over shelling at and near the plant.
“No one would ever run a plant like this in normal circumstances with all these problems,” Grossi said. “We are playing with fire and continue to play with fire.”
Russian troops seized the Zaporizhzhia plant in the southeastern city of Enerhodar, in early March, soon after their Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, but its nuclear operations continue to be run by its Ukrainian staff.
Grossi led an IAEA team that visited Zaporizhzhia in late August and proposed the establishment of a safety zone soon after. He left two IAEA experts at the plant to monitor the situation and said the IAEA is in constant contact with them trying to ensure that their working conditions are the best possible, but stressed again “we are in a situation which is not normal.”
The Russian capture of Zaporizhzhia renewed fears that the largest of Ukraine’s 15 nuclear reactors could be damaged, setting off another emergency like the 1986 Chernobyl accident, the world’s worst nuclear disaster, which happened about 110 kilometers (65 miles) north of Kyiv.
Grossi was also asked about the IAEA’s dealings with Iran and its latest report earlier this month which said it believes Iran has further increased its stockpile of highly enriched uranium to one short, technical step away from weapons-grade levels.
The nuclear agency voiced increasing concerns over Tehran’s lack of engagement with a probe into man-made uranium particles found at three undeclared sites in the country that has become a sticking point in efforts to revive the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers.
Grossi said there are many things that Iran has observed, but “there are these three big question marks” that have to be answered and “are not going to be wished away.”
“I hope in the next few days to be able to re-establish some contacts so that we can continue with this process which has been lingering for a long time,” he said.
Asked why he hadn’t met with Iranian leader who are attending U.N. events this week, he replied, “Well, perhaps you should ask them.”
Speaking at the General Assembly’s leaders’ meeting, Iran’s president insisted Wednesday that his country is serious about reviving a deal meant to prevent it from acquiring a nuclear bomb. But Ebrahim Raisi questioned whether Tehran could trust America’s commitment to any eventual accord. The United States pulled out of a previous deal in 2018 under President Donald Trump.
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Edith M. Lederer is chief U.N. correspondent for The Associated Press and has been covering international affairs for more than half a century. For more AP coverage of the U.N. General Assembly, visit https://apnews.com/hub/united-nations-general-assembly
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One of the eight people taken to the hospital after a building explosion in Chicago has died, authorities said.
According to Chicago Fire, the person who died suffered the most serious injuries from the explosion, which occurred apartment building on the city's West Side.
Authorities said they believe the explosion may have come from the fourth floor of the 35-unit building.
Chicago Fire added that federal authorities are assisting with the investigation.
The building reportedly failed its most recent inspection in 2020.
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Expanding Career Development Opportunities for Those Recovering from Addiction
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Landmark Recovery, an alcohol and drug addiction treatment provider, announces a new partnership with Dress for Success Indianapolis, which includes presenting sponsorship of the 21st Annual Stepping Out in Style fashion show.
Landmark Recovery has offered substance abuse treatment to residents of Indianapolis since 2020, while Dress for Success Indianapolis is celebrating 23 years of providing women in transition with career development support. Women recovering from an alcohol or drug addiction often encounter barriers to career opportunities which can include stigma, and difficulty explaining gaps in employment due to treatment. Dress for Success Indianapolis will refer clients with substance use disorders to Landmark Recovery, while Landmark will utilize Dress for Success to help patients reintegrate into society.
"This partnership between Landmark Recovery and Dress for Success Indianapolis makes sense on so many levels," said Matt Boyle, Landmark Recovery CEO. "Both of our organizations are centered around the mission of empowering people to reach their full potential. Dress for Success Indianapolis extends Landmark's network of support by providing women with career training, development tools, and clothes that make them look and feel professional."
Landmark Recovery can offer women who complete addiction treatment access to career development services, a network of corporate supporters, and professional attire. The Dress for Success Indianapolis organization will create substance abuse awareness marketing in support of Landmark Recovery's mission to save lives. Corporate leaders and staff will also gain engaging opportunities to volunteer for events that support both substance abuse recovery and career development throughout the year as a title sponsor.
"The partnership between Landmark Recovery and Dress for Success Indianapolis is important because it will help women that have been through traumatic experiences regain confidence and maintain employment while supporting themselves through their recovery journey," said Julie Petr, executive director of Dress for Success Indianapolis.
Dress for Success Indianapolis is a not-for-profit organization that empowers women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire, and the development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.
Landmark Recovery is an evidence-based addiction recovery organization offering passionate, individualized treatment. Landmark operates four treatment locations in Indiana, including treatment for those with Medicaid. For more information visit www.landmarkrecovery.com or call 866-504-8545.
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After months of searching, the Ackley City Council has approved allowing Mayor Mike Nuss to offer the position of Ackley Police Chief to Gerald Frick at a salary of $60,000 annually.
Frick’s most recent position, a community service officer in Anamosa and a role he took on in March of this year, will come to an end with his acceptance of the role as Chief in Ackley. Frick, according to Nuss has served in law enforcement Manson, Elkader, Webster City, Fayette County, Oelwein, Strawberry Point, Dyersville, and Leon, as well as having been deployed to the Air Force Reserve Center for four years. He began his career as a part-time dispatcher and part-time officer in Cascade and has over 30 years’ experience in law enforcement.
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Members representing AGWSR FFA program, along with their instructor, James Abbas, presented information on their trip to the Leadership Conference held in Washington. Members go through an application process to take part and are responsible for paying half of the $1,000 cost of the trip.
Along with the conference, members spent time taking in the sights of Gettysburg, Washington D.C. including Fords Theatre, the Holocaust Museum, among other places.
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In partnership with the Arkansas Dept. of Education, funding will serve 650+ diverse, future educators through paid job-embedded, teacher apprenticeship degrees, certifications, and full-time teaching roles.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Sept. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Reach University, our nation's nonprofit leader in accredited teacher apprenticeship-based degrees, and TNTP (formerly The New Teacher Project), a nonprofit addressing educational inequities in U.S. schools, announced today the receipt of a projected $8.7 million U.S. Department of Education grant to accelerate the growth and impact of its teacher prep apprenticeship degree and licensure programs throughout Arkansas' highest-need communities.
Issued in part of the Department's Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) grant program, and awarded on the heels of the Administration's recent announcement to utilize registered apprenticeships to achieve teacher staffing and representation goals, the funding will serve 650+ future educators, specialized in math, science, and English language arts, throughout the next five years.
"The state of Arkansas is investing heavily in smart teacher preparation and certification models that break down historical barriers to result in qualified, specialized and diverse educators leading classrooms across the state. Reach and TNTP have been on the forefront of this effort, and this funding will take Great Rivers ESC from our highest-need to highest-example of how districts can grow their own classroom-ready, representative teachers," said Karli Saracini, Assistant Commissioner of Educator Effectiveness at Arkansas Department of Education.
The program offers three distinct pathways into teaching, providing those who have completed high school, community college, and/or an undergraduate degree a tailored, debt-free and certified pathway into the classroom and beyond.
For those without an undergraduate degree, the program equips districts with the ability to grow their own educators by recruiting local talent to fill needed paraprofessional roles. Once the paraprofessional is hired, they will begin a job-embedded teacher apprenticeship, where their job leads to a Liberal Studies B.A. Upon degree completion, the paraprofessional will move into a full-time teaching position within the district.
"With the right training and degree, there are 1.3 million paraprofessionals who could fill 100% of the current 300,000 public school teacher vacancies. But to make adult learner degree attainment possible, we must remove the forced choice between a job and a degree. With Reach's job-embedded undergraduate programs, 'either/or' becomes 'yes/and,' creating a new way for districts to think about recruiting talent, upskilling that talent, and supporting each employee on a path to long-term career success. The state of Arkansas is not only a leader in embracing teacher apprenticeships to solve its teacher shortage, but in also starting with the communities who need it most," said Dr. Mallory Dwinal-Palisch, Chancellor, Reach University.
Reach's degree-bearing teacher apprenticeships offer a solution to long standing diversity and retention challenges seen throughout the country, and amplified in rural and low-income communities. The program ensures districts can recruit a diverse candidate pool, in which at least 50% of program completers and future teachers identify as Black, Indigenous and/or people of color. 90%+ of candidates are then hired and retained in their "home" districts for no less than five years. Demographic rates mirror Reach's other district partners across Arkansas, Louisiana, California and Alabama.
"What's most exciting is that we, alongside TNTP, are putting these funds to use today, day one," said Joe Ross, President, Reach University. "Reach is already serving nearly 200 diverse, future educators through our teacher apprenticeship degrees across every cooperative in the state. With this funding, we will not only dramatically expand the highly-qualified and specialized teacher pipeline, but we will also equip Arkansans with debt-free, job-embedded degrees, unlocking a new type of postsecondary opportunity."
The awarding of TQP's funding also reinforces the value of fully-embedded apprenticeship degrees and alternative credential pathways in solving the systemic teacher shortage. The grant will continue to fuel the integration of the final year of Reach's undergraduate program and the first year of the TNTP, Arkansas Professional Educator Pathway (ArPEP).
"By providing both debt-free pathways to the classroom for prospective teachers and giving more students access to effective, diverse educators, this program will contribute to better futures across these communities," said Dr. Tequilla Brownie, TNTP CEO and Arkansas native. "We are proud to be a partner in this work."
The joint integration is heavily focused on key mentorship with district certified teachers and Reach's award-winning faculty, many of whom are former Teachers and Principals of the Year. It also bridges ArPEP training and expands the curriculum beyond traditional senior-level and teacher certification coursework.
"With Reach, we will leverage this funding to expand the Arkansas Professional Educator Pathway (ArPEP), providing a job-embedded experience that is high-quality, faster, more affordable and seamless from a B.A. to teaching certification," said Celena Siprajim, Partner, TNTP.
TQP funding will serve future educators molding the educational experience and success of approximately 13,000 learners, across 34 schools and 10 Great Rivers ESC districts throughout the five-year grant period, while solving systemic challenges of recruiting and retaining qualified, specialized and job-ready teachers in Arkansas rural communities.
The program will soon scale to other high-need communities across the south and southeastern portions of the state, where Reach University is already working and utilizing existing state and federal workforce development funding to train future educators.
Reach University is a regionally accredited, non-profit university that pioneers debt-free apprenticeship-based degrees. Reach is actively solving America's teacher shortage by creating fully-embedded pathways for high-potential individuals to earn degrees, credentials and jobs as teachers within their own communities. By focusing on low-income, urban and rural regions, offering online tutorials and classes, and rendering academic credit for on-the-job experience, Reach University is eliminating barriers to entry in high-need professions, and building grow-your-own pipelines of locally representative talent.
TNTP believes our nation's public schools can offer all children an excellent education. A national nonprofit founded by teachers, we help school systems end educational inequality. We work at every level of the public education system to attract and train talented teachers and school leaders, ensure rigorous and engaging classrooms, and create environments that prioritize great teaching and accelerate student learning. Since 1997, we've partnered with hundreds of public school districts, charter school networks, and state departments of education. We have recruited or trained more than 50,000 teachers and inspired policy change through acclaimed studies such as The Mirage(2015), The Irreplaceables (2012), and The Widget Effect (2009). Our latest report, The Opportunity Myth (2018), followed nearly 4,000 students in five diverse school systems to learn more about their experiences in school. Today, TNTP works directly with more than 300 school systems in 35 states.
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Lauren Bauml
LBauml@Reach.edu
(512) 923 - 6136
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Are you looking for something to do this weekend? We’ve got you covered. Here’s a list of things you can do Friday, Saturday and Sunday without leaving Hardin County. If you’re looking for more area fun, check out our online calendar.
South Hardin Homecoming
South Hardin has been having homecoming activities all week, ending with the big game tonight. Today there will be pep rallies at all the district schools – Hubbard-Radcliffe (9-10 a.m.); South Hardin Middle School (10-11 a.m.); Eldora-New Providence Elementary (12:45-1:45 p.m.). Those will be followed by a parade at 2:05 p.m. and a pep rally at the high school football field at 2:45 p.m. The big high school football game will be at 7 p.m. between the Tigers and Aplington-Parkersburg.
Teen Serve event
Teen Serve will be in Iowa Falls next summer. The youth work group will be working on 50 or more homes in the area.
One of the first steps will be a kickoff meeting with area churches, families, businesses, and organizations looking to help Teen Serve while they are in the area. Those looking to benefit from the work are also urged to attend the Saturday, Sept. 24 event in Estes Park at 6 p.m. Dairy Queen treats will be served. In case of rain, the meeting will be held at Bethany Lutheran.
Brinkmeyer benefit
There will be a luncheon held in appreciation and support of Lisa Brinkmeyer VanDeventer on Sunday, Sept. 25 in Hubbard. The meal is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and cost is a freewill donation to help support Lisa and her family with health expenses since she was diagnosed with brain cancer earlier this year.
The meal, at Hubbard Golf Club (21251 Highway D55 in Hubbard), will include grilled pork tenderloin, all the sides, dessert and a drink. Carry-outs also available and golf cart assistance will also be there.
People are encouraged to share their favorite H-R and Lisa memories.
Alden Methodist Ham Ball
The Alden United Methodist Church (1512 Hardin St.) will be hosting a drive-thru ham ball meal starting at 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 25. The meal also includes cheesy potatoes, green beans, a roll and cookies. The meal is a free-will donation and all are welcome.
Atlas fall lunch
ATLAS of Central Iowa Support Center will be holding a fall lunch fundraiser on Sunday, Sept. 25 from 12-4 p.m. There will be music, vendors, baked goods and more. There will be a $10 meal as well. The event will be at 833 Brooks Rd. in Iowa Falls.
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SORRENTO, La. (BRPROUD) – Christmas in September? Yes, it is true, at least for a few days in Ascension Parish.
The Cajun Village and Coffee House is the setting for a movie that will air on the Hallmark Channel. Filming is happening from Wednesday, Sept. 21 until Friday, Sept. 23, in Sorrento.
The name of that movie is “My Southern Family Christmas.” Daniel Lewis is the executive producer of the film, which premiers on Nov. 24.
“The Roberts and all of the vendors, as well as the community of Sorrento, have been very supportive,” said Lewis.
Jaicy Elliott, Ryan Rottman, Brian McNamara, Moira Kelly, Adeline Whittle, Anniston Almond, as well as Bruce Campbell star in the original story. According to Hallmark, Elliot plays a journalist by the name of Campbell.
“Under the guise of a journalist, Campbell has a chance to get to know her biological father for the first time — without him ever knowing who she really is. As she spends time with him and his family, as well as with the town’s record keeper, she realizes that families are messy, wonderful things. In the end, Campbell must decide if she’s going to keep her identity a secret or reveal the truth to her father — a decision that will change their family Christmas forever.”
Filming for this movie began on September 6 in the Baton Rouge area.
To say that “My Southern Family Christmas” has a Louisiana flavor would be an understatement. According to Lewis, “most of the crew members are from Louisiana as well as a few of the cast members.” Whittle hails from Lafayette, and another actor in the film calls New Orleans home. That would be Gralen Banks. The writers, composer, director of photography, and other members of the creative team are also from Louisiana.
“My Southern Family Christmas” is directed by Lake Charles native Emily Moss Wilson.
The Louisiana ties do not end there, as the names of the towns and local establishments will remain in the film. “My Southern Family Christmas” is the first film produced from beginning to end in Louisiana.
Lewis started Evergreen Film Productions in 2019 and since then has set films in the locations highlighted below:
- Christmas Wish in Ponchatoula
- Christmas in Louisiana in New Iberia
- Christmas Contract in Lafayette
- Hometown Christmas in Youngsville
- Christmas on the Bayou in St. Martinville
Over the last 16 years, Lewis has either produced or been involved with more than 50 films.
The latest movie is the 4th that Lewis has produced for the Hallmark Channel.
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U.S. health officials say 4.4 million Americans have rolled up their sleeves for the updated COVID-19 booster shot. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted the count Thursday as public health experts bemoaned President Joe Biden’s recent remark that “the pandemic is over.”
The White House said more than 5 million people received the new boosters by its own estimate, which accounts for reporting lags in states.
Health experts said it is too early to predict whether demand would match up with the 171 million doses of the new boosters the U.S. ordered for the fall.
“No one would go looking at our flu shot uptake at this point and be like, ‘Oh, what a disaster,’” said Dr. David Dowdy, an infectious disease epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. “If we start to see a large uptick in cases, I think we’re going to see a lot of people getting the (new COVID) vaccine.”
A temporary shortage of Moderna vaccine caused some pharmacies to cancel appointments while encouraging people to reschedule for a Pfizer vaccine. The issue was expected to resolve as government regulators wrapped up an inspection and cleared batches of vaccine doses for distribution.
“I do expect this to pick up in the weeks ahead,” said White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha. “We’ve been thinking and talking about this as an annual vaccine like the flu vaccine. Flu vaccine season picks up in late September and early October. We’re just getting our education campaign going. So we expect to see, even though this was a strong start, we actually expect this to ramp up stronger.”
Some Americans who plan to get the shot, designed to target the most common omicron strains, said they are waiting because they either had COVID-19 recently or another booster. They are following public health advice to wait several months to get the full benefit of their existing virus-fighting antibodies.
Others are scheduling shots closer to holiday gatherings and winter months when respiratory viruses spread more easily.
Retired hospital chaplain Jeanie Murphy, 69, of Shawnee, Kansas, plans to get the new booster in a couple of weeks after she has some minor knee surgery. Interest is high among her neighbors from what she sees on the Nextdoor app.
“There’s quite a bit of discussion happening among people who are ready to make appointments,” Murphy said. “I found that encouraging. For every one naysayer, there will be 10 or 12 people who jump in and say, ‘You’re crazy. You just need to go get the shot.’”
Biden later acknowledged criticism of his remark about the pandemic being over and clarified the pandemic is “not where it was.” The initial comment didn’t bother Murphy. She believes the disease has entered a steady state when “we’ll get COVID shots in the fall the same as we do flu shots.”
Experts hope she’s right, but are waiting to see what levels of infection winter brings. The summer ebb in case numbers, hospitalizations and deaths may be followed by another surge, Dowdy said.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, asked Thursday by a panel of biodefense experts what still keeps him up at night, noted that half of vaccinated Americans never got an initial booster dose.
“We have a vulnerability in our population that will continue to have us in a mode of potential disruption of our social order,” Fauci said. “I think that we have to do better as a nation.”
Some Americans who got the new shots said they are excited about the idea of targeting the vaccine to the variants circulating now.
“Give me all the science you can,” said Jeff Westling, 30, an attorney in Washington, D.C., who got the new booster and a flu shot on Tuesday, one in each arm. He participates in the combat sport jujitsu, so wants to protect himself from infections that may come with close contact. “I have no issue trusting folks whose job it is to look at the evidence.”
Meanwhile, Biden’s pronouncement in a “60 Minutes” interview broadcast Sunday echoed through social media.
“We still have a problem with COVID. We’re still doing a lot of work on it. But the pandemic is over,” Biden said while walking through the Detroit auto show. “If you notice, no one’s wearing masks. Everybody seems to be in pretty good shape. And so I think it’s changing.”
By Wednesday on Facebook, when a Kansas health department posted where residents could find the new booster shots, the first commenter remarked snidely:
“But Biden says the pandemic is over.”
The president’s statement, despite his attempts to clarify it, adds to public confusion, said Josh Michaud, associate director of global health policy with the Kaiser Family Foundation in Washington.
“People aren’t sure when is the right time to get boosted. ‘Am I eligible?’ People are often confused about what the right choice is for them, even where to search for that information,” Michaud said.
“Any time you have mixed messages, it’s detrimental to the public health effort,” Michaud said. “Having the mixed messages from the president’s remarks, makes that job that much harder.”
University of South Florida epidemiologist Jason Salemi said he’s worried the president’s pronouncement has taken on a life of its own and may stall prevention efforts.
“That soundbite is there for a while now, and it’s going to spread like wildfire. And it’s going to give the impression that ‘Oh, there’s nothing more we need to do,’” Salemi said.
“If we’re happy with 400 or 500 people dying every single day from COVID, there’s a problem with that,” Salemi said. “We can absolutely do better because most of those deaths, if not all of them, are absolutely preventable with the tools that we have.”
New York City photographer Vivienne Gucwa, 44, got the new booster Monday. She’s had COVID twice, once before vaccines were available and again in May. She was vaccinated with two Moderna shots, but never got the original boosters.
“When I saw the new booster was able to tackle omicron variant I thought, ‘I’m doing that,’” Gucwa said.
“I don’t want to deal with omicron again. I was kind of thrilled to see the boosters were updated.”
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