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Clear skies and calm winds tonight for most of the region. Expect gusty winds in the Kittitas Valley tonight with winds 10-20 mph and gusts up to 30 mph. Overnight lows in the low to mid 50s.
Get ready for a nice long stretch of beautiful weather through most of next week. Sunshine and gradual warming temperatures into the 1st week of Fall.
This weekend is sunny with mild temperatures in the 70s and low 80s. Overnight temperatures are in the upper 40s and low to mid 50s.
We will warm up a few degrees early next week with temperatures in the low to mid 80s. A gradual cooling trend will begin Thursday as temperatures drop back to seasonal norms in the low to mid 70s.
Tri-Cities
Friday... Sunny, PM Cloudy … 78/53
Saturday... Sunny, Clear ...78/54
Sunday... Sunny, Nice ...81/54
Monday... Sunny, Nice ...84/54
Tuesday... Sunny, Nice ...85/56
Yakima
Friday... Sunny Day, Cloudy Night... 76/50
Saturday... Sunny, Clear … 77/53
Sunday...Sunny, Mostly Clear ...80/53
Monday... Sunny, Nice ….83/55
Tuesday... Sunny, Nice...85/55
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YAKIMA, Wash. - Throughout the length of the Central Washington State Fair, a local artist from Toppenish will be slowly painting a mural that pays tribute to migrant workers in the Yakima Valley. She'll be doing it at the new Fiesta de Familia attraction, which highlights Latino culture for the first time in the fair's history.
The artist on the mural, Ashley Cardenas, said she wants the piece to be a voice for farm workers that often face difficult working conditions to put food on our tables and feed their families.
"Without them, I don't think we would have any food on our plates," Cardenas said.
As she painted the mural she talked to me about her inspiration behind the mural, she said while she's third generation in her family, she comes from a farm working background. Painting this mural means a lot to her and she hopes other people at the fair will want to jump in and help her paint it.
Cardenas vision, includes painting a butterfly to represent migration, the cascades to represent our valley and hands holding apples.
"These hands are gonna be important, they're gonna be brown hands with a little bit of dirt just to show how hard we work," Cardenas said.
For people like Owner of Alma de Oro Vanessa Guzman, Latino representation matters.
"I don't think it's recognized enough and I think that alone will help people realize 'hey its not just us here there's other people here,'" Guzman said.
Guzman is a vendor at the Central Washington State Fair and her business focuses on the culture and significance behind the Mexican gold she sells.
She said it is about time the fair shows some representation for the cultures in our valley.
"This is a step forward for a lot of people in our community," Guzman said. "I've done other fairs and the representation is not there, especially as far as vendors, having something like that [will help] people feel welcomed and feel part of the community."
When the mural is finished, it will go up in the agricultural building at the fair for all to see. If you'd like to visit Cardenas at the fair and see her progress on the mural, it's at the far end of the fair at the Fiesta de Familia attraction.
The exhibit is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday from noon to 8 p.m.
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(CN) — Prosecutors are gearing up for one of the biggest Capitol riot trials yet as five members of the right-wing extremist Oath Keepers group are set to go before a jury next week on seditious conspiracy charges tied to an alleged plan to oppose by force the transfer of presidential power on Jan. 6, 2021.
The Department of Justice has obtained some “significant” court wins in the 20 months since the attack, according to extremism expert Jonathan Lewis, “but this is probably one of the biggest tests to show if they can hold domestic violent extremist groups accountable for their criminal conduct on Jan 6.”
“Securing convictions in this case would be a body blow to one of the largest anti-government movements in the U.S.,” Lewis told Courthouse News this week, “which is important in itself.”
The government’s indictment accuses 11 members of the loosely organized antigovernment militia of communicating about the plan through encrypted chats, stocking up on weapons and traveling across the country to “oppose by force the lawful transfer of presidential power.” Three members have already pleaded guilty.
“On paper, the contours of the conspiracy seems fairly straightforward,” according to Lewis, a research fellow at the Program on Extremism at George Washington University.
In the government’s case, Oath Keepers’ founder Stewart Rhodes is painted as the ringleader of the group’s purported plan to disrupt the Jan. 6, 2021, ceremony in which Congress would certify that then-President Donald Trump had lost the election to his Democratic rival, Joe Biden.
Rhodes, 63, is said to have “outlined a plan to stop the lawful transfer of presidential power, including preparations for the use of force, and urged those listening to participate,” at least one month before the ceremonial certification.
A seditious conspiracy charge carries a maximum sentence of up to 20 years in prison and it requires prosecutors to prove to the jury that an actual agreement existed between each of the accused Oath Keepers.
“Not just any agreement,” according to extremism expert Brian Levin, “but one aimed at attacking the U.S. government to overthrow it.”
Rhodes’ alleged co-conspirators set to stand trial alongside him in the Washington federal courthouse are Thomas Caldwell, 68; Kelly Meggs, 53; Kenneth Harrelson, 41, and Jessica Watkins, 40.
“[They] have greater criminal exposure because of the alleged agreement and plan from the leader of a national group on down to participate, allegedly acting as a larger cohesive unit,” Levin said.
But actual participation in the purported plan varied on Jan. 6, according to Levin, a criminal justice professor and director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University.
Rhodes, himself, is not accused of physically breaching the Capitol on Jan. 6, rather, he is said to have been standing outside the Capitol with a walkie talkie while his co-defendants breached the building in military formation “stacks.”
Other defendants were standing by at a hotel in Virginia as part of a “Quick Reaction Force” ready to be summoned by Rhodes should they need weapons ferried across the Potomac, according to the indictment.
Lewis brought up the 2020 case against men accused of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and said the government’s use of undercover FBI agents and informants “seemed to muddy the water” during the trial.
Some defendants in the first Whitmer trial were able to use them as “an avenue to claim entrapment in an effort to secure acquittal,” he said, but “there's far less evidence to date that the Oath Keepers have any standing to push for this kind of defense with credulity.”
Lewis said it will be interesting to see how the three defendants who already pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy — Joshua James, Brian Ulrich and William Todd Wilson — will play into the government’s case at trial, if at all.
According to Wilson’s plea agreement, he left the Capitol grounds around 5 p.m. and went to a private suite at the Phoenix Park Hotel where Rhodes gathered him and others and called an unnamed person on speaker phone.
"Wilson heard ... Rhodes repeatedly implore the individual to tell President Trump to call upon groups like the Oath Keepers to forcibly oppose the transfer of power," according to his plea.
The person reportedly denied Rhodes's request to speak directly with Trump and after the phone call ended, Rhodes told the group, "I just want to fight."
Court filings show the Oath Keepers are planning to use a public authority defense argument during the trial, but Lewis doubts jurors will be swayed by it.
“It's difficult to see this public authority defense — that the Oath Keepers truly believed that President Trump was about to call them up under the Insurrection Act as some kind of ad-hoc militia, and that is why they engaged in their criminal conduct — working in this jury trial,” Lewis said.
The government’s argument, meanwhile, is backed up by the “mountains of evidence the DOJ has presented to date in the public record of this case,” Lewis said.
The Justice Department has amassed hundreds of thousands of pieces of evidence, including photos and videos, used to charge more than 870 people so far in connection with the Capitol riot. As of Sept. 6, about 300 people have pleaded guilty to misdemeanors, 80 have pleaded guilty to felonies, and at least 21 people have been sentenced to prison.
But the Oath Keepers are the first of hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants to be tried before a jury for seditious conspiracy charges, which are so rare the government has only ever filed them four other times.
As an extremism researcher, Lewis said he is looking forward to seeing how the government potentially “entangles other conspiracists whose relationships to the group may be more attenuated but still nonetheless exposed criminally, because they shared a common legally actionable purpose.”
According to the indictment, at one point during the evening on Jan. 6, Rhodes and others are said to have gone to an underground parking garage in Washington where they met for about 30 minutes with a group of people including Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the right-wing Proud Boys group who is also charged with seditious conspiracy in connection with the riot.
Jury selection is slated to begin on Monday in the Oath Keepers case. A second jury trial for four of the accused Oath Keepers defendants is set for Nov. 27, roughly one month before the Proud Boys’ will be tried for Capitol riot-related seditious conspiracy.
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LOS ANGELES (CN) — The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with two environmental organizations that a Central California dam can legally be managed to preserve an endangered trout species in addition to its primary purpose to conserve water for residents, farms and industries in the surrounding area.
In a split decision Friday, the appellate panel overturned a judge's ruling last year that the government agencies in charge of the Twitchell Dam in the Santa Maria River watershed had no discretion to release water to flow into the ocean for the benefit of the Southern California steelhead trout.
The 1954 law that authorized the construction of the dam expressly authorized it to be operated for other purposes beyond its principal purpose to recharge the Santa Maria River Valley’s groundwater aquifer and to eliminate the threat of extensive flood damage, Circuit Judge Sidney Thomas, a Bill Clinton appointee, wrote for the majority.
"There is no clear Congressional intent to preclude the dam from being operated to avoid take of Southern California Steelhead," Thomas said. "If Congress had intended to limit the dam’s operations solely to the enumerated purposes, it knew how to do so and would have used limiting rather than broad language."
The decision didn't address how the government agencies should exercise their authority to release water for the preservation of the endangered trout.
Representatives of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the Santa Maria Valley Water Conservation District, the agencies in charge of the dam and the defendants in the underlying lawsuit, didn't immediately respond to requests for comment on the ruling.
The dam is located on the Cuyama River, about 66 miles downstream from its headwaters in the Chumash Wilderness Area. The dam sits about six miles upstream from where the Cuyama joins the Sisquoc River and becomes the Santa Maria River.
Historically, the Santa Maria River system provided a migratory habitat for the endangered trout species. Although the lower Santa Maria River remains dry most of the time, during sporadic periods of ample rain, freshwater from the Cuyama and Sisquoc Rivers used to run directly through the Santa Maria into the ocean. During these periods, the fish were able to migrate to and from the ocean to mature and replenish their population.
The Twitchell Dam, constructed in 1958, has contributed to the endangerment of the Southern California steelhead populations because it is operated to retain water during high precipitation periods and then to release it during dry periods to maximize percolation into the dry riverbed and recharge the groundwater basin.
Should the water district release water occasionally to support fish habitat, it would have very little impact on the city’s water supply, San Luis Obispo Coastkeeper and Los Padres ForestWatch, the plaintiffs in the case, have argued.
"This ruling is a big step forward for protecting the imperiled southern California steelhead in the Santa Maria River system. The Court held that the agencies have discretion to modify operations at Twitchell Dam in order to comply with the Endangered Species Act," said plaintiffs' attorney Maggie Hall with the Environmental Defense Center.
Senior Circuit Judge Carlos Bea, a George W. Bush appointee, dissented from the other two judges and said the recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior at the time the Twitchell Dam was authorized indicated that it was meant to conserve all the water from the Cuyama River during the region’s short rainy season for use during the long dry season.
"I cannot agree that a proposal to send approximately four percent of a community’s primary source of fresh water into the ocean, on purpose, to benefit steelhead trout, substantially accords with a plan that was designed to conserve all the water from that source and to waste none of it into the ocean, especially when it was plain to all who read the Secretary’s Report that the water conservation plan would result in the loss of some steelhead trout," Bea said.
Senior Circuit Judge Mary Schroeder, a Jimmy Carter appointee, was the third judge on the panel.
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Canadian actor Ryan Grantham was sentenced to life in prison after he pleaded guilty to killing his mother in March 2020.
He will be eligible for parole after serving 14 years, a spokesperson for the British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver said.
Justice Kathleen Ker said during Tuesday's hearing that the case was tragic and heartbreaking, according to CBC. Before handing down the decision, she recounted some of the horrific details of Barbara Waite's murder, the newspaper reported.
Prosecutors said Grantham, who starred in "Riverdale" and "Diary of a Wimpy Kid," shot and killed his mother while she was playing piano at their home. The next day he allegedly loaded his car with three firearms, Molotov cocktails, ammunition, camping supplies and a map that had directions to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's home.
Grantham, then 21, planned to kill Trudeau but drove to Hope, British Columbia, before turning the car around with a plan to commit mass violence at his school, Simon Fraser University, or at Vancouver’s Lions Gate Bridge, according to CBC.
Instead of committing these acts, Grantham drove to Vancouver police and admitted to killing his mother, the newspaper reported. He was charged with second-degree murder.
Chris Johnson, Grantham's attorney, told NBC News in a phone call Friday that his client previously made a statement to the court expressing remorse for what he did.
Johnson said at the time of the murder, Grantham was dealing with untreated mental health challenges including a major depressive order. A psychiatrist said Grantham said he killed his mother so she wouldn't have to see what he was about to do but he ultimately did not carry out the plot.
"It’s unusual circumstances, for sure. I think the result was a fair result given everything that occurred," the attorney said.
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OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) — Housing experts say cities like Oakland and Los Angeles may be mismanaging the task of procuring housing for increasing numbers of unsheltered people, with recent audits revealing a lack of coordination and transparency.
Oakland has spent $69 million over four years directing people through housing services, with little indication if nearly 9,000 people successfully found permanent housing, according to a new report from city auditor Courtney Ruby.
The city faces multiple lawsuits over the Wood Street encampment, soon to be cleared by Caltrans, and for which the city may use a $4.7 million state grant to shelter people. The audit complicates matters, revealing the city may not have accurate data on how contracted providers place unhoused residents in shelters and direct them to transitional or permanent housing.
“There are large data gaps in understanding the size of the homeless population, and in understanding what services are being offered to people without housing and what the outcomes of those services are,” Tristia Bauman of the Homeless Law Center said.
Data gaps also exist on encampment sweeps, such as what public and private services are really offered to people. Cities are not likely to effectively track “whether and how people become connected with services, whether they are able to access them and if not, why not," Bauman said.
Ruby’s audit conducted between 2018 through 2021 revealed Oakland has no plan for sheltering its homeless residents — who account for nearly half Alameda County’s unhoused population. Ruby said the prospect of shouldering that burden is a “staggering reality to consider” as homelessness increased 131% since 2015.
The increase has slowed, however, growing about 24% since 2019 compared to 47% between 2017 and 2019. And the latest count estimated 34% of Oakland’s unhoused people were in supervised shelters and receiving some services — nearly doubling since 2019.
Ruby found Oakland did provide homeless services equitably based on the racial makeup of known homeless residents. But the audit also revealed the city may not have accurate numbers on these known homeless residents and where they may be today.
The city’s housing programs served 8,683 participants in crisis response and long-term housing programs. These programs had mixed results finding permanent housing for participants.
About 4,110 exited crisis response programs but only 729 left longer-term housing programs, falling short of most targets. Family crisis response programs and longer-term housing programs fared better, and 372 participants exited rapid re-housing programs with less than 5% returning to homelessness.
But in some adult shelters, only 15% went into permanent housing last year, missing the county’s goal at 30%. Only shelters for families saw better results, with 34% heading to permanent housing. The city also struggled to meet goals to help homeless residents enroll in benefits programs, as only some programs hit enrollment targets ahead of insurance deadlines.
Ruby also said the city’s monitoring of providers is “incomplete, inadequately documented, and did not sufficiently address service delivery concerns.” The city does not have the analytical and technical skills to analyze, track and monitor data to hold service providers accountable. If service providers enter inaccurate data, the city cannot track participants after they secure permanent housing or determine whether people stay housed, where they go or if they have benefits.
The city also cannot determine how many shelter beds are available on a given night.
“Until the city knows how many participants it can and should serve in each program, the performance targets tell only part of the story,” Ruby said.
Ruby recommended Oakland design a plan with periodic reports to improve transparency around homelessness services funding and service delivery, along with more than 20 other goals.
“We can do better, and we must do better,” Ruby wrote. “I believe establishing and adopting better strategies, management, oversight and staffing is essential to sustaining a successful homelessness response, which addresses the issues outlined throughout this audit report.”
The report is the second in two years to identify serious flaws in how Oakland handles the growing crisis, after a 2021 audit found the city lacked strategy and adequate funding. In June, the City Council directed the city administrator to develop a policy to evaluate homeless services contractors.
Ruby's audit stressed how time-sensitive the issue is. Alameda County could need 26,000 permanent housing units for homeless residents by 2026, but last year had only 3,215.
“The ultimate success metric is whether people are being connected with services that end their homelessness,” Bauman said. “Without that, we’re not addressing the underlying cause of homelessness, which is a lack of access to housing.”
Cities also have legal interests in studying how and whether services are provided, because lawsuits around homelessness and sweeps are often predicated on cities promising to provide support services. Bauman said her clients face what lawyers call “straw man services” because providers often don’t actually offer what people need or can access. For example, some services bar people from accessing housing if they lack identification or have disabilities.
“There is a great deal of political pressure to respond to visible homelessness in the most expedient way possible, regardless of whether it’s the smartest and most sensible way,” Bauman said.
“An independent audit would probably have more credibility with people who are critical of government spending, than an audit initiated by that same government,” she added.
That desire for independent audits is also alive in Los Angeles, given the question of whether data on unhoused residents who need services is accurate.
Some LA City Council members this week asked for an independent count of the unhoused population and a multiyear audit of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s previous counts.
This year’s count showed the county’s number of unhoused people has increased 4.1% since 2020 while the city saw only a 1.7% increase. City Council president Nury Martinez said that number may be wrong, and asked for an evaluation of the count and to consider a third-party report.
Gary Blasi, professor of law at UCLA, said LA has never had an audit as extensive as Oakland’s.
“The lack of accountability for results is a serious problem,” he said. “For example, the bureaucracy may claim that 1,000 people have been ‘housed’ but that may often mean only that they were moved.”
Blasi said in Los Angeles, a person is considered ‘permanently housed’ if they don’t seek help during a short period after entering housing from providers managed by the LA Homeless Services Authority. He said the only acceptable study is to track how many people become housed and stay housed after a year, following them over time with hard data.
“Of course, one reason people who lose their ‘permanent’ housing don't go back to the people who told them it was permanent, is that they don't trust those people. With good reason,” Blasi added.
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EVERSON, Wash. – As much as 5 feet of water rushed down Main Street here on the morning of Nov. 15. The currents, strong enough to push around a police Humvee, trapped people in their vehicles. Floodwaters submerged City Hall. Sewage spilled into homes from backed up wastewater pipes
Everson, in the northwest corner of the state, was mostly cut off from outside help, leaving locals at the helm in dozens of rescues, some using the buckets of tractors to pluck people from roaring floodwaters. One man died after his vehicle was washed off Main Street and into a nearby blueberry field. His faint shouts, reported to police from a nearby home, weren’t enough to locate him in the murky waters.
Two weeks later, another flood roared through. A pipe-bursting freeze and a blanket of snow followed, leaving some residents to boil drinking water, make emergency repairs and navigate insurance claims in the cold.
“Our family has been here 95 years and gone through a lot of floods,” said Jim Glass, a retired Everson city worker. “It’s just been getting worse.”
Flooding has vexed Everson for more than a century, but climate change and years of inaction have raised the stakes, threatening to wash parts of the community away and leaving some residents wondering if they can live here in the long term.
That makes Everson part of a slow-churning crisis playing out in eastern Kentucky, the suburbs of St. Louis and other towns across America. Historic rainfall – associated with climate change – is causing a dramatic rise in flooding and pushing communities to the brink.
In Everson, record-breaking rainfall and soaring temperatures that melted alpine snow combined to send the Nooksack River over its banks and into the town’s center. Canadian researchers estimated that the probability of such powerful streamflows across the region – in Washington and British Columbia – was 120% to 330% more likely because of climate change. In the future, the researchers expect more damaging floods.
A knot of problems now face Everson’s leaders, including a lack of housing, squabbles over river dredging and rising risks from climate change. NBC News spoke with about two dozen residents of Everson and nearby communities, including many who questioned whether the town could withstand future floods and were demanding that the government take measures to reduce risk and impacts.
So far, local officials don’t have answers. Nor do state or federal officials. All have a hand in how the river – and flood risk – are managed. In recent decades and despite a bevy of studies, officials have taken few tangible steps to protect Everson and the surrounding communities, with efforts slowed by bureaucracy, a lack of funding and competing priorities.
International leaders are also desperate to find solutions. The floodwaters that cascaded through Everson later contributed to hundreds of millions of dollars in insured damages in nearby British Columbia.
Reene Cabrera purchased a home in Everson in September 2021 — only for it to be inundated nearly two months later.
After the flooding, “we didn’t know what we were going to do – if it was safe to rebuild, if it was safe to come back home, if it was better to just walk away,” Cabrera said, standing in the backyard of his now-empty home, where hedges yellowed at the floodline and a bicycle remained, unused for months.
“If nothing is done in regards to the river, we’re probably sitting ducks again.”
‘Everyone was taken off guard’
Before dawn on Nov. 15, Mike Brevik sat inside the cab of his bucket loader tractor, pointing his headlights into the inky floodwaters. Tearing up, he texted his children and then called his wife – afraid.
“I love you,” she said. “Come home for dinner tonight.”
Everson, a town of about 3,000, has only five public works employees. Brevik, a private construction contractor, occasionally helps with its roads or parks. That morning, at 4 a.m., Brevik rushed over to the Everson Fire Station, where he met John Perry, Everson’s mayor, and other public safety leaders, hoping to lend a hand.
“I get to the fire station and they’re like, ‘What do we do? The county’s not coming, the state’s not coming,’” Brevik would recount later. “Everybody was taken off guard.”
County officials the night before said in a news release that they expected flooding as significant as the region experienced in early February 2020 (known as “the Super Bowl flood”), when a few dozen Everson homes were damaged.
This was so much worse.
Climate change has intensified flooding risks across the U.S., and scientists have linked its influence to the storm patterns that devastated Everson.
The atmospheric river storms that produced historic rainfall near Everson caused landslides and flooding in other areas of Washington state and in British Columbia. These storms are often called “Pineapple Expresses” in the Northwest because they draw moisture and warmth from Pacific waters near Hawaii. On weather radar, they look like fire hoses.
Researchers would later evaluate three factors during the event — the atmospheric rivers, the amount of precipitation and the streamflow that resulted. The fingerprint of climate change made each anomaly more likely, according to a peer-reviewed study published in the journal Weather and Climate Extremes.
And Everson received a direct hit.
In some parts of town, the water was high enough to overtop the 4-foot tires on Brevik’s front-end tractor. Swift currents and whitecapped waves made driving even the heavy machinery frightening.
Winds lashed the rain sideways across the cab. At about 5 a.m., Brevik drove into some of the highest waters, navigating the front-end loader on Main Street, Everson’s primary commercial strip, which features a pie shop, a schnitzel restaurant and small grocery store.
A green minivan bobbed in the current — like a “balloon on wheels.” Its submerged headlights formed a semicircle glow in the murky water.
Brevik navigated the machine beside the van, reached down and helped pull its door open. He guided the man inside into the front-loader’s bucket and then drove to higher ground.
It was the first of about 40 rescues. With the bucket of his machine, Brevik plucked a young man shaking on the roof of his pickup as waves pounded the vehicle, scooped up about a dozen people from the second-story window of a flooded home, and discovered a postal worker shivering for hours inside his tipped truck.
Between coordinating calls, the mayor or fire chief joined in to help with rescues. In 36 hours, the Everson police department responded to 64 calls for rescues, welfare checks or to deal with other flooding hazards, according to city records.
The floodwaters ultimately seeped into about one-third of Everson’s housing, forcing some 300 families from their homes.
Insufficient steps
A little more than a week after the worst of the flooding, with two-story mountains of flood debris still piled up in Everson, local officials held a community meeting at Nooksack Valley High School to discuss the flood recovery.
Residents of Everson and nearby towns let officials have it.
“I’m getting so irritated standing back there — I’ve been working with families in the last week and a half — with families who have been decimated,” said Ashley Butenschoen, a firebrand in local conservative politics who would later become the vice president of a flood recovery nonprofit.
Everson, which lies just west of the Cascade mountain foothills, has been flooding for more than a century. More than a dozen damaging floods have been recorded since homesteaders settled the town in the 1850s. A photograph, likely taken in 1909, shows a man riding a horse on city streets with water rising to the animal’s belly. In 1990, the Veteran’s Day flood caused more than $21 million in damage in Everson and surrounding areas.
In 1990, the Veteran’s Day flood caused more than $21 million in damage in Everson and surrounding areas. That deluge sent town officials scrambling for solutions.
“I remember going to a meeting after the ‘90 floods. People were up in arms,” Glass, the former city worker, said. He recalled running around town documenting watermarks to prepare for the next big flood.
But the process of preparing for floods and the recovery that follows, involves more than a dozen government agencies and stakeholders, and can sometimes get bogged down by bureaucracy, waning public interest and lack of funding.
Meanwhile, flooding risks in Everson and many American communities have only increased. While triggers vary locally, an atmosphere warmed by greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels can absorb more moisture and deliver heavier rainfall.
In the same week this summer, eastern Kentucky and the St. Louis suburbs both had damaging flood events that could be expected once every 1,000 years.
The U.S. has seen a steadily rising trend in both the number of federal disasters declared each year and in the number of inflation-adjusted billion-dollar disasters of all types, according to federal data.
“Our entire system is not built for the conditions today. The law goes back to the 1970s. The data goes back to the 1970s,” said Melissa Roberts, the executive director of the American Flood Coalition, a nonpartisan nonprofit group.
After the flooding in 1990, Everson’s mayor at the time pushed through a levee extension project, hoping to protect the town. An international commission was appointed to address flooding in the U.S. and Canada. Local officials formed working groups and created comprehensive plans. Everson City Council minutes show town leaders contemplating whether to move facilities to higher ground. But over time, public attention fizzled.
At the flood meeting in late November, with damage still fresh, officials faced a charged audience. Residents acknowledged that something had changed and that the floods were different now, though few viewed climate change as the primary cause.
Speaker after speaker sidled up to the microphone demanding action. Gravel mining on the Nooksack River, which ended in 1997, became a flashpoint.
The Nooksack carries more sediment than any river in Washington state. Sometimes that gravel fills the river bed, takes up space and leaves less room for floodwaters. That dynamic causes the river bed to shapeshift and makes predicting how much flooding to expect difficult, according to Paula Harris, flood manager for Whatcom County. The process is part of the reason local officials were caught off guard.
In the auditorium, Butenschoen directed questions toward two lawmakers on stage, both Democrats.
“What are you going to do to cut through the red tape? What are you going to do to jump the administrative hurdles to dredge the river?” Butenschoen said. “Stop screaming ‘climate change’ when we haven't dredged the river.”
Brevik, the contractor, threatened to dig the river out himself if officials wouldn’t take action.
Sovereign tribal nations are among the groups that have opposed dredging in the Nooksack, in part because it could harm threatened species, like juvenile Chinook salmon, which the federal government has a trust obligation to protect and whose population is dwindling.
Dredging is expensive, said Ned Currence, a fisheries and resource protection manager for the Nooksack Tribe, adding that he believes it is also impractical at a large scale and would do more harm than good.
“That’s treating your symptoms,” he said. A long-term solution, he said, would improve habitat and offer more permanent flood protection.
To Perry, Everson’s mayor, “climate change isn’t creating the sediment blockage we’re seeing in the river, but the frequency and intensity of the storms we're getting makes that situation even worse.”
Perry views dredging as unrealistic, but has grown frustrated that after months of meetings among flood stakeholders, he still can’t deliver to impatient residents a plate of straightforward solutions.
Many American communities, including Everson, are struggling to catch up as climate change intensifies flood risk.
Federal rainfall mapping for Washington state, which underlies decisions about infrastructure and flood risk, dates to 1973.
In Whatcom County, where Everson is, Federal Emergency Management Agency data suggests nearly 5,900 properties are in areas of special flood hazard, indicating they have a 1% chance to flood each year and that purchasing flood insurance is almost always mandatory, Roberts said. The First Street Foundation, which incorporates climate data into a similar analysis, finds some 14,500 properties are at risk there.
“The hundred-year flood definition has not kept up with the changes we’re seeing, and at this point it’s doing more harm than good because it’s more confusing to people,” Roberts said, referring to a common benchmark used to determine who needs insurance.
Flooding and housing
Flooding spurred by a warming climate twisted Everson’s most urgent problem – housing – into an emergency.
Before the flooding, Everson, like many U.S. communities, was mired in a housing crisis. The pandemic only added fuel to a sizzling market as urbanites sought homes near Everson – many looking for space and Cascade mountain air.
Developers couldn’t keep up with the torrid growth. Some Everson residents couldn’t keep up with the soaring prices. The local housing authority in recent years restricted who could join its waitlists for public and subsidized housing because these queues stretched several years long.
Whatcom County had a 1 percent vacancy rate for rental apartments before the flood struck, according to the Washington Center for Real Estate Research. Meanwhile, home prices in the county soared about 23 percent from the first quarter of 2021 to the same period of 2022. Then the floodwaters forced 300 families from their homes and into that dismal rental market. It also led to the closure of low-income apartments in Everson, an acknowledgment that parts of this community couldn’t be restored, even though they’ve been there for decades.
“The housing crisis — it just compounds any effects the flood had,” Perry said. “I don’t think we’ll ever catch up.”
For Perry, the part-time mayor of Everson, floodwaters scrambled most everything in his life.
Perry’s grandson was trapped by floodwaters and required Brevik to scoop him up. Fourteen properties that Perry’s family manages in nearby Sumas flooded, forcing renters away and requiring repair.
After the waters receded, Perry began to shoulder the dual, and sometimes dueling, responsibilities of housing Everson residents and leading the town’s recovery while also seeking permanent solutions to redirect future floodwaters or move people from their path.
During an early May visit to Everson, many homes remained gutted, with sandbags and flood debris still littering some yards. Residents continued to live in hotels, in trailers outside their unlivable houses or with friends elsewhere. Some teetered on the edge of homelessness.
Some were waiting for funds from private insurance to rebuild. Others were waiting on contractors to elevate their homes or were weighing the possibility of buyouts.
Decisions over what should be rebuilt or torn down intensified the housing squeeze.
In early May, residents in a low-income housing unit called Everson Meadows received notices they needed to vacate within a month. The local housing authority planned to demolish the complex, which housed about 50 school-aged children.
For many residents, moving was a daunting prospect.
“Even after what’s occurred, we have to leave?” said Juan Gonzalez Lara, a 63-year-old Everson Meadows resident.
Gonzalez Lara had fled his apartment just after 3 a.m. on Nov. 15 when floodwaters reached his knees. He returned a day later and found his bed, clothing and TV ruined and his floors coated in mud. That day, a wave of dizziness overwhelmed him and his daughter rushed him to the hospital, where he received a heart surgery he attributes now to flooding’s stress.
Now, back in his once-flooded apartment and recovering, he faced displacement – again.
“Without work, without money — where are we going to go?” Gonzalez Lara said.
The notices to leave had gone out early by mistake, said Brien Thane, CEO of the local housing authority. The organization planned to help relocate Everson Meadows residents by October 31. Thane said the organization couldn’t justify renovating the 24-unit building, which had structural and mold concerns even before the flood. The housing authority hopes to build elsewhere, on higher ground.
After flooding, low-income housing is often among the last to return, if it does at all, said Roberts, the flood coalition director.
“Anytime you’re taking housing stock out of commission, we know it increases price pressure, and we know affordable housing is often in the floodplain,” Roberts said. “After natural disasters, affordable housing is less likely to be rebuilt.”
For Perry and Everson, the closure was devastating.
“We don't have 24 available rental units in the area,” Perry said. “They're part of the community, and we don't want to lose that.”
Meantime, despite the desperate need of housing stock, Perry found himself asking residents to vacate their homes for good.
The City of Everson, and Whatcom County, in February sent more than a dozen letters gauging the interest of property owners in flood-prone areas in a potential buyout program. Nearby Sumas contacted 550 property owners.
The county is seeking federal grant money in hopes it could move some residents away from the floodway or floodplain.
Property buyout projects often take more than five years to complete, Roberts said. Acquisition funding is typically approved within two years.
Tony Chunkapura’s four-bedroom home remained empty and gutted in September with a four-foot “flood cut” of drywall exposing its studs.
Chunkapura hopes to receive a buyout backed if the city can secure federal grants, but is leery of the lengthy process and concerned rising housing values will price him out of his community.
Chunkapura, who is living in a rented room in nearby Bellingham, considered buying a motorhome or RV for housing during the buyout process, but struggled to find somewhere to park it.
“One location had a list of 60 people in the waiting line,” Chunkapura said.
Tapping out
Everson suffered death and devastation. For many families, recovery has not been smooth. Global warming, and flooding, dim the town’s long-term prospects.
Still, it’s in a better position than many communities after disaster strikes. Some wait years for federal disaster funds, Roberts said. Everson has received substantial disaster relief already. Many communities lack the wherewithal to seek grants for buyouts, Roberts said.
“This process is not possible to navigate for many communities, and a lot of them just end up tapping out,” she said.
Most Everson families are back in their homes. Meanwhile, about one-third of Sumas remains unoccupied to this day.
In Everson, hope remains.
Perry, Currence and Harris are among the local leaders evaluating targeted buyouts, constructing dikes around affected towns and other options that could reduce risks. With enough funding, they think they can protect people without compromising the environment.
Officials this fall plan to excavate and reopen a side channel near Everson as a first step. The project could develop new salmon habitat and make a “modest” increase in how much water can flow without overtopping the river bank.
“It’s something. It’s not nearly enough,” Perry said.
Some residents are keeping faith.
“We felt confident to rebuild and come back home and just hope that we have some help from the government to be able to fix the river,” Cabrera said. “That’s the gamble we are taking."
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The North Face is dropping the word “sherpa” from the name of its fleece jackets this fall, using the opportunity to highlight the heritage of the Sherpa people.
The collection, which was called sherpa fleece jackets and vests, will now be called “pile” fleece, as will all of the company's fleece products moving forward.
“We’ve recognized the origins of the term ‘sherpa’ and how it’s been applied to the fashion industry,” Eric Raymond, director of social impact for The North Face, told NBC News.
The Sherpa people, which means “Eastern people” in Nepali, are an ethnic group who live along the Tibet-Nepal border. Most live in the surrounding areas of the Himalayas, mainly in the eastern regions of Nepal. They are generally known for their excellent trekking skills and are regarded as expert mountaineers.
The synthetic fabric used in the brand’s jackets, which mimics real shearling or sheep’s wool, resembles the wool-lined clothing worn by the tribe.
The North Face has credited the Sherpa people for helping guide the company’s athletes for decades during expeditions in the Himalayan mountains.
The company has enlisted The North Face Global Athlete climber Dawa Yangzum Sherpa and friend of the brand, who are both Sherpa, to represent their culture as Nepalese Americans and how much the outdoors means to them.
“I love that I was born in Nepal and I have this whole culture behind me. But at the same time, being in the American culture has introduced me to the outdoor world. And now using the outdoor world, I can bond with both cultures,” Shrestha said in the video.
The North Face isn’t the only company to use the word "sherpa" to describe products. Companies like Levi’s, UGG and ASOS are among those who use the term.
Henry Navarro, a multidisciplinary designer and an associate professor in fashion at The Creative School of the Toronto Metropolitan University, said The North Face’s decision to change the name and highlight the Sherpa people is a step in the right direction.
He said the expeditions that took place in the region couldn’t have happened without the knowledge and traditions of the Sherpa people, including important clothing to keep warm during treks.
“The Sherpa people traditionally wore the fur on the inside because it created an air pocket that insulates” while the smooth suede side was used on the outside to protect from the wind, Navarro said.
“They shared that knowledge with all these explorers, and that has never been fully recognized,” he said.
Navarro said the conversation of cultural appropriation and recognition rarely comes up within the outdoor lifestyle community.
“The outdoor lifestyle has a huge debt to Indigenous people. All these companies are mostly owned by white people. When you see all the advertisements about outdoor companies, very rarely do you see a Black person or a brown person in them. So, that kind of solidifies the stereotype that people of color are not savvy in the outdoors. And that is simply not true,” he said.
Navarro said because people of color come from places of extreme climates, their history includes clothing to deal with different environments.
“So when you see parkas, they were an invention of Native Americans. When you see cowboy gear, a lot of those items were actually created in Latin America, Mexico or in California — when it was a part of Mexico,” he said.
Raymond said The North Face’s decision to make this change also comes amid conversations about cultural appropriation.
“You can point to broad cultural conversations and just a rising interest in making sure that brands are being authentic, making sure that appropriation isn’t something that’s happening inside your company” he said.
He said since the inception of the company’s relationship with the Sherpa people, the company has taken steps to uplift the community.
Raymond said the company has also supported the creation of an education and training facility in Nepal, as well as supporting the American Himalayan Foundation and Stop Girl Trafficking, which helps combat the trafficking of young girls in Nepal through education.
“We’re not saying that it is an offensive term broadly," he said. "We just wanted to be more true to our own connection to the community. And we wanted to have a better reflection of that."
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MEXICO CITY (CN) — Residents from various Mexico City neighborhoods Friday blocked traffic, hung banners and chanted to protest the opening of a new mixed-use complex they claimed was built illegally.
Located just north of the historic neighborhood of Coyoacán, the Mítikah mixed-use complex is the largest real estate development in Latin America.
Built by real estate investment trust Fibra Uno, the shopping, residential, office and medical complex also boasts the capitals’ new tallest building. The 68-story Torre Mítikah (Mítikah Tower) rises 877 feet from the ancient lakebed on which Mexico City was built.
The complex sits in the heart of the pueblo originario (original town) of Xoco, a community with roots dating back to before the arrival of the Spanish in 1519.
“Even before the Aztecs!” shouted one protester in the crowd when a speaker mentioned these roots during the blockade.
The ecological impact of the complex was front and center in the protesters’ complaints. They claim it uses over 1.3 million gallons of water a day in a city that the United Nations has warned could run dry by 2028 if its water usage habits do not change.
“They’re taking our water from us,” said Elizabeth Álvarez, who has lived in the Xoco neighborhood for over 30 years and volunteers in the Pueblo de Xoco Citizens’ Assembly.
“It’s businesses, green spaces, people living in apartments and condominiums — so many people using the water,” she said. “This is an atrocity.”
Assembly President Álvaro Rosales echoed her complaint in front of a group of around 100 protesters.
“We did this event precisely so that they see how they have hurt us,” Rosales said through a bullhorn. “Today we have no water, yet we pay very high prices for it.”
Álvarez and others also denounced the felling of over 200 trees to build the structures, as well as the appropriation of a public street for the complex's private use.
“It was the main access to the neighborhood, the only one, and they took it from us,” said Álvarez. “They left us a sad little strip we can barely fit through.”
Many of Álvarez’s neighbors have already started to feel the effects of Mítikah’s presence in their pocketbooks. The complex has raised their property taxes to amounts many can no longer afford, she said.
“People who were paying 3-4,000 pesos ($150-200 USD) are now paying as much as 30,000 ($1,500), some even 50,000 pesos ($2475),” said Álvarez. “They want to kick us out of here.”
The protest got off to a rocky start when traffic backed up outside of the San Ángel Inn Hospital, angering dozens of commuters, one of whom was a mother who claimed to be taking her injured daughter to the emergency room.
Protesters laid the blame on the transit police who failed to reroute the heavy midday traffic, despite being aware of the protest ahead of time.
“It’s convenient for the government for there to be confrontations between the neighbors,” said Juan Carlos Durán, a resident of the neighborhood of Mixcoac who has demonstrated against several megaprojects in the city in recent years.
“They wanted drivers to get out of their cars and come complain, which is what they did,” said Durán.
“There’s no confrontation among us neighbors,” interrupted a fellow protester who overheard Durán.
Protesters also accused Fibra Uno of sending company agents to act as neighbors to sow discord or try and change public opinion of the project. The company did not respond to Courthouse News’ request for comment.
But accusations of government complicity with the developers went much higher than the city’s traffic police.
Álvarez and others accused Mexico City Mayor and 2024 presidential hopeful Claudia Sheinbaum of allowing the project — as well as hundreds of other similar towers — to be completed without the proper permits, claiming she had financial interests in the complex.
“Just imagine, if she’s doing this as mayor, what will she do with our country once she becomes president?” said Jesús Vega Lugo, a resident of Santa María Magdalena Atlitic, another pueblo originario further south in the city.
Sheinbaum’s office did not respond to Courthouse News’ request for comment.
Demonstrators also called out President Andrés Manuel López Obrador for what they considered to be broken promises.
Referring to López Obrador by his initials, they chanted: “AMLO said that things would change. Lies, lies. The same old garbage.”
Assembly member Álvarez said she also believed López Obrador to have financial interests in the project, but assured Courthouse News that their protest was not political in nature.
“AMLO said he would support the people of the barrios and pueblos, but he has never shown up here,” said Álvarez. “No one is sponsoring us, we’re not from a political party, we’re not from the government, nothing. Our struggle is personal. We fight it with what we were able to scrape together.”
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OTHELLO, Wash. - Washington State Patrol has reported a deadly car versus pedestrian collision on State Route 26 from just before 6 a.m. on September 23.
A 43-year-old man from Othello was driving east on SR 26 around Milepost 21 in his Honda Fit. Nearby, 26-year-old Sean Whisenhunt was running west in the eastern lanes. He was then reportedly hit by the Honda and found dead at the scene, according to WSP.
His next of kin was notified by the Grant County Coroner, according to the press release. WSP has determined the cause of the collision as "pedestrian in roadway."
The Honda driver was taken to the hospital for his injuries. He had been wearing his seat belt and no charges have been filed.
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Federal Reserve freaks out markets as Wall Street tests new lows
The rout on Wall Street continued this week as the Federal Reserve’s further hawkishness has investors worried the central bank has no plans to back off its rate hikes.
Supreme Court set to start new term with more opportunities to overturn precedent
The Supreme Court will embark on its new term with public approval at an all-time low and questions of legitimacy dominating headlines. As the country contends with the fallout from blockbuster rulings upending years of precedent, the justices are preparing to put more long-established rulings on the chopping block.
Justice Department gears up for Oath Keepers’ seditious conspiracy trial
Prosecutors are gearing up for one of the biggest Capitol riot trials yet as five members of the right-wing extremist Oath Keepers group are set to go before a jury next week on seditious conspiracy charges tied to an alleged plan to oppose by force the transfer of presidential power on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Supreme Court allows Alabama to execute inmate after overturning lower court pause
In a divided ruling late Thursday night, the Supreme Court said Alabama could move forward with the execution of Alan Eugene Miller despite a pending legal battle over his method of execution.
Feds lobby Ninth Circuit to dissolve Mongol Nation Motorcycle Club’s trademark logo
The federal government asked a Ninth Circuit panel on Friday to dissolve the rights of the Mongol Nation Motorcycle Club to enforce their trademark of their logo, typically worn on patches sewn on jackets and vests of their members.
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Russia holds referendums in occupied regions of Ukraine
People living in four Ukrainian regions mostly under the control of Russian troops began voting on Friday in annexation referendums deemed a sham by Western powers and Kyiv.
Catholics outnumber Protestants for first time in Northern Ireland
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Italy votes and a shocker’s coming: Leader of ‘post-fascist’ party set to win
Italian voters on Sunday are poised to deliver a profound and disorienting shock to the European Union by throwing their support behind Giorgia Meloni, a far-right firebrand who leads a “post-fascist” nationalist party called the Brothers of Italy.
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WALLA WALLA, Wash. - Fundraising efforts for Trooper Dean Atkinson, who was shot in the face in Walla Walla on September 22, are being started by locals.
Hot Mama's Espresso posted on Facebook that it would be a drop-off location for donations for Atkinson. It says he had a wedding planned for Summer 2023, which it hopes to raise money for.
"I truly feel like he literally just took a bullet to the face for our beloved community and we should raise money to pay for his wedding and honeymoon," said the post. "Let's make this happen Walla Walla!"
A GoFundMe has also been set up for Atkinson.
Hot Mama's Espresso is located at 1147 W Pine Street in Walla Walla.
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MANASSAS, Va. (CN) — On Friday morning, onetime election official Michele White sat near the back of a northern Virginia courtroom by her lonesome, no attorney to represent her for a hearing on felony corruption charges.
White, 51, has been charged with corrupt conduct by an elections officer and making a false statement regarding an election, both felonies, along with neglect of duty by an elections officer, a misdemeanor. Details on the allegations against her are unclear, but it is serious business – the two attorneys bringing the case represent Virginia’s attorney general.
Once Prince William County's general registrar, White sought to delay trial until December or January. The lawyer she wishes to hire, she said, is busy.
“No ma’am,” responded Prince William County Circuit Court Judge Carroll A. Weimer Jr., who explained that if White is unable to afford an attorney, he would appoint one for her. But he won't long delay the case. The next hearing is now set for Oct. 21.
At any other time, the story might be a blip on the 24/7 news horizon. But in today’s political environment, the proceedings against White could figure into a narrative by some politicians that elections, especially ones that don't go their way, are untrustworthy.
Consider that on Sept. 9, three days after White’s indictment, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced the creation of an Election Integrity Unit.
“I pledged during the 2021 campaign to work to increase transparency and strengthen confidence in our state elections. It should be easy to vote and hard to cheat," Miyares said. "The Election Integrity Unit will work to help to restore confidence in our democratic process in the Commonwealth.”
Not everyone is on board with his premise. Andrea Jackson, who has worked with Virginia Organizing to register voters, points out that the commonwealth teeters between Republican and Democrat political leaders -- and there's nothing wrong with that.
“As a person who has been doing this for a while, why do we need to restore confidence?” she asked. “The [election] process has been working.”
The Big Lie
The idea that elections are rigged – either by the people running them or by voters – picked up steam when repeated by former President Donald Trump, who has falsely stated that the 2020 election was stolen from him. To be clear, Miyares, who, like Trump is a Republican, has said that he believes Joe Biden won the presidential election.
But a spokesman for Democratic Party of Virginia said the formation of the unit signals an embrace of Trump's "Big Lie."
Made up of 20 staffers already employed at the office, the unit is to “provide legal advice to the Department of Elections, investigate and prosecute violations of Virginia election law, work with the election community throughout the year to ensure uniformity and legality in application of election laws, and work with law enforcement to ensure legality and purity in elections,” according to a press release.
Such units in other states are also raising eyebrows.
The Sunshine State's unit is called the Florida Office of Election Crimes and Security, and last month Republican Governor Ron DeSantis announced that it was involved in the arrests of 20 felons who allegedly attempted to vote despite being ineligible. Subsequently, NPR and other outlets reported that some of the individuals thought they could vote.
In Texas, the Election Integrity Unit was announced as a “dedicated group specially tasked with overseeing the 2021 election season,” and a follow-on program to the 2020 Ballot Fraud Intervention Team.
“These state officials are using their bully pulpit to intimate that there is fraud in our elections,” said Eliza Sweren-Becker, voting rights and elections counsel for the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law.
The subtext of these units is that there is something criminal happening when people go out to vote.
“By and large,” Sweren-Becker said, “that’s not true at all.”
A raft of studies outlined on the Brennan Center's website show that voter fraud – and, in particular, impersonation fraud – is rare.
A restructuring
Even before Virginia’s Election Integrity Unit was announced, the attorney general’s office had broad jurisdiction over election law. The office serves as legal counsel to the Board and Department of Elections, said Victoria LaCivita, spokeswoman for the Miyares. In an email exchange, she characterized the new unit as a restructuring of resources.
Asked if the office used scholarship or expert advice in planning the unit, LaCivita said that Miyares relied on a team within his office. They reviewed the Virginia code, U.S. election law and issues involving elections.
The unit's impact remains to be seen, according to Eric Olsen, the current general registrar and director of elections director for Prince William County. It could be supportive, he conceded. But along with others interviewed for this story, Olsen voiced concerns that integrity units could have a chilling effect on people who work or volunteer in elections.
Jackson, of Virginia Organizing, put it bluntly: “Who in their right mind would want to volunteer and do these jobs when you might have citizens mad at you and you’re just doing your job?”
But there’s another question: Will the talk of election fraud, along with the simple fact that Virginia's Election Integrity Unit is within the office of the state’s top legal officer, plant just enough doubt or even fear to keep voters away?
Virginia’s attorney general does not intend to sow doubt, according to LaCivita. Miyares is the son of an immigrant, she wrote, adding that he wants every Virginian to have full confidence in the election system.
It's possible the worries could be unwarranted. After all, similar concerns once surfaced about voter ID laws. But using extensive data gathered during a 10-year period ending in 2018, researchers from Harvard and the MIT found that voter ID laws produced “no negative effect on registration or turnout, overall or for any group defined by race, gender, age, or party affiliation.”
Instead, there is a different impact: The likelihood that non-white voters were contacted by a campaign increased, the researchers found, “suggesting that parties’ mobilization might have offset modest effects of the laws on the participation of ethnic minorities.”
American voters, it turns out, are not so easily discouraged.
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LONGVIEW, Wash. (CN) — Timber giant Weyerhaeuser has found itself in hot water with unionized employees for the first time in 36 years, as over 1,100 union workers have walked off the job in 14 locations across Washington state and Oregon over low wage increases, increased health premiums and cut vacation time.
Friday marked the 11th day of the strike and Weyerhaeuser — once described as a local, family-focused company — may be waiting its workers out.
“We’re striking for better health care and, of course, better wages,” said Alfred Hendricks, a Weyerhaeuser electrician among hundreds of Longview, Washington, employees who have been striking outside the facility day and night since Sept. 13.
“The company's been reporting $1.9 billion in profit the past two years, and we're looking just to get a small increase,” Hendricks said, citing Weyerhaeuser’s self-described “record net earnings” in 2021, which are actually larger than Hendricks reports. In a January press release, Weyerhaeuser reported “record net earning of $2.6 billion, or $3.47 per diluted share, on net sales of $10.2 billion” — roughly a 226% increase from its “net earnings of $797 million on net sales of $7.5 billion for the full year of 2020.”
But despite a record-breaking year of profits, Weyerhaeuser hasn't negotiated a contract with its unionized employees, who range from sawmill workers and log yard scalers to mechanical loggers and log truck drivers — all of which have been working under expired contracts since May 31.
“Meanwhile, they're distributing millions of dollars of dividends to their shareholders,” said Hendricks, who also noted Weyerhaeuser no longer provides its employees with shares of the company.
On Thursday, the union bargaining team for the International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers of District W24 met with Weyerhaeuser to negotiate for the second time since declaring the strike. However, the company has refused to change its “best and final” offer from Sept. 12, which offers a 5% wage increase at the expense of increased health care premiums.
“They want us to pay part of our medical premiums for our plans, which we've never done,” Hendricks said. “Last contract, they got rid of our Nelson Trust, our main health care system that we paid into. And now we're on one of the high-deductible ones that cost a little more out of pocket when we want to get treated for anything.”
Adding insult to injury, employees say Weyerhaeuser’s offer cuts into their vacation days. The timber company refutes this claim and says the contract has been misportrayed to the public.
“The core of what we are offering includes competitive hourly wage increases over four years,” Weyerhaeuser said in a statement. “No cuts to vacation schedules, and in fact improved vacation schedules for employees with fewer than 12 years of service.”
Additionally, Weyerhaeuser insists employee retirement benefits will remain intact, including pension benefits for eligible employees. But as for health care premiums, the company says they are not asking for anything outside of the norm for other Weyerhaeuser employees in the U.S.
“We have offered to pay 97% of the health care premium, with employees responsible for only 3% to start,” Weyerhaeuser said. “This amounts to about $17 per month for single employees and about $46 per month for employees with families. We believe this is more than fair, and the breadth and quality of coverage available through our health care plan remains unchanged.”
Even so, District W24 workers are prepared to continue striking until Weyerhaeuser offers a better deal.
“We strongly believe in what we're fighting for, and we'll support all of our union members to the day that we actually can get a fair contract,” chargehand Brad Treichel said. “Skilled labor is not cheap and cheap labor is not skilled.”
The union's presiding directing business representative, Brandon Bryant, said of the failed negotiations, “We are incredibly disappointed that Weyerhaeuser was unwilling to provide a different offer to our members, than the one our members have already overwhelmingly rejected.
“There seems to continue to be delays, ineffectiveness, and lack of urgency from this multibillion-dollar company. The company’s next availability is next Friday, and we hope that Weyerhaeuser will do the right thing. Until then, our members will continue to be on strike, continue to stand up for themselves, continue the fight against corporate greed, and continue to not settle for less," Bryant said.
Treichel believes Weyerhaeuser is trying to wait the strikers out.
“They're only losing money here in Washington and Oregon,” Treichel said. “So, I think that as long as they can make a little bit and keep their stock prices up, that they're going to try to wait this out. Because we do have a young workforce. And everything, the cost of living is really expensive now, so it's really hard to be able to save up, to keep your savings kind of where you can live for two, three months without working. So, if they can hold out for that long, I think that they probably think that they're going to be forced to come back to work.”
If Treichel’s theory holds true, a resolution may soon be around the corner. According to Oregon Business, Weyerhaeuser shares declined 1.84% on Thursday, underperforming compared to competitors Wester Fraser Timber, Canfor and PotlatchDeltic.
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Some members of the Arewa Community in Lagos on Thursday held a rally in support of the State Commissioner for Waterfront and Infrastructure Development, Arch Kabiru Ahmed Abdullahi, countering the earlier call by some members of the same community that the commissioner should be removed.
Recall that a set of Arewa Community members had on Monday stormed the Assembly premises in protest against the commissioner armed with a petition addressed to the speaker, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, demanding for Abdullahi’s removal for failure to carry the group along as its representative in government.
However, the group of people, who stormed the Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday and led by the State Secretary General of Arewa Community, Alhaji Musa Saleh, said that the Arewa Community in Lagos was very pleased with the commissioner’s performance in terms of representing the community in the state cabinet.
Saleh, who spoke with newsmen, maintained that Arch Abdullahi remained the leader of Arewa Community in Lagos, describing those who came to protest earlier as disgruntled members of the community.
“Kabiru Ahmed Abdullahi is and remains the leader of Arewa Community in Lagos, we are very pleased with his performance in office. Those who came to protest earlier for his removal from office are disgruntled members of the community and, therefore, should be ignored,” he said.
Saleh, therefore, urged the state governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and the State House of Assembly not to honour the call that the commissioner should be removed.
Earlier on Monday, a set of Arewa Community members had stormed the State House of Assembly in protest and led by Alhaji Ado Dansudu.
The Arewa Community members, in the petition addressed to Hon. Obasanjo, Speaker, Lagos State Assembly, demanded that the State’s Commissioner for Waterfront and Infrastructure Development, Abdullahi be removed from office.
In the petition, they lamented the failure of the commissioner to carry the group along despite “parading” himself as the Chairman of Arewa community.
Alhaji Dansudu said that the commissioner was never an Arewa leader in the state, maintaining that Abdullahi imposed himself on the group, as he was never elected, even as he added that the commissioner had been running the affairs of the Arewa community through a three-man executive team.
It would be recalled that the embattled commissioner is also having glitches with the State House of Assembly over the way he has been running the affairs of his ministry.
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Riquesa Africa, the continent’s leading experiential and activations company, joined the much-awaited premiere of Jade Osiberu x Greoh Studios’ “Brotherhood” film premiere to celebrate the best-dressed celebrities with N2 million.
Keeping with the theme ‘Ojuju’, several top personalities such as Mercy Aigbe, Bisola Aiyeola, Dorathy Bachor, Ifu Ennada, Prince Nelson, Alex Unusual, Pretty Mike, Elozonam, Priscilla Ajoke Ojo, Enioluwa Adeoluwa and more displayed their creativity as they stormed the premiere to give fans and other guests a memorable experience.
BBNaija reality star and business entrepreneur, Ifu Ennada, who was styled by Toyin Lawani, and TikTok content creator, Tijani Alexander popularly known as ‘I am Tjan’, who wore a design by Osemwengie Dennis Odion, were announced as the best-dressed celebrities and rewarded with N1 million each.
The reality television star pulled off an exquisite use of makeup, nails, high-hair-bun, and creative use of a cockerel and hummingbird was the avant-garde theme. Tijani, who was wholly bedecked in white, also sported a white crown, beads, and gown, with his outfit reminiscent of a priest-king with traditional voodoo charms attached around the waist.
Riquesa, a marketing communications agency co-owned by Ayodeji Razaq and Adim Isiakpona, provides top-notch execution and experiential marketing solutions for clients, while also applying an insightful approach to project management, leveraging its strong people network pan Nigeria.
Adim Isiakpona who was also an Executive producer on The Brotherhood spoke about how creative expression is the core of the agency’s DNA and the premier of brotherhood the movie gave Riquesa the opportunity to celebrate with guests as they truly expressed their creativity at the event.
Sandra Ajayi, the CEO of Riquesa commented that the film is a BlockBuster and is set to change the movie industry in Africa. She stated that she is “proud of the partnership with Riquesa and the Ojuju ball and believes that this partnership shows how the agency is at the forefront of creative expression”.
The crime-action thriller ‘Brotherhood’, a film produced by award-winning filmmaker, Jade Osiberu, will hit cinemas across Africa today, Friday, 23 September, 2022. The Greoh-studios production will debut simultaneously across African countries including Cameroon, Nigeria, Benin Republic, Burkina Faso, Togo, Niger Republic, Senegal, Madagascar, and more.
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Fetuses Appear to Smile for Carrots But Frown at Kale, England Research Lab Finds Through Ultrasounds
Researchers found that fetuses expressed “laughter-faces” and “cry-faces.”
A research lab based out of a university in England has discovered fetuses appear to not mind eating their vegetables— so long as that vegetable isn't kale.
Durham University’s Fetal Neonatal Research Lab in northeast England recently published their research that shows the first evidence of fetuses reacting to smells and tastes while in the womb.
In the study, researchers gave 100 pregnant women either a carrot or kale capsule and then did a 4K ultrasound on them to examine the reactions of their fetuses.
The researchers observed certain muscle movements that correlate to either a “laughter-face” or a “cry-face” response.
Majority of the fetuses expressed a laugher-face when their mother was given the carrot capsule. And most fetuses expressed a "cry-face" similar to a grimace when their mother received the kale.
A fetus can taste the flavor of a capsule through the mother's amniotic fluid when it is swallowed or inhaled, officials said.
Researchers said their findings suggest that a pregnant woman's diet may determine what food preferences their babies may have and could influence future healthy eating habits.
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Mahsa Amini's Death While in Police Custody in Iran for Headscarf Leads to International Outrage
Iran severely limited Internet access for its citizens as protests over the 22-year-old's death continue in at least 80 cities around the country.
Mahsa Amini’s death in Iranian police custody is making waves across the world, including in the U.S., where CNN’s Christiane Amanpour canceled an interview with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi over the demand that she wears a headscarf.
“I politely declined,” Amanpour said on Twitter. “We are in New York, where there is no law or tradition requiring headscarves.”
Amanpour, who is British-Iranian, took to Twitter Thursday about her would-be interview with Raisi, pointing out it would be his first interview on U.S. soil. “Forty minutes after the interview had been due to start, an aide came over,” she tweeted. “The president, he said, was suggesting I wear a headscarf, because it’s the holy months of Muharram and Safar.”
After she politely declined, the aide suggested that it was “a matter of respect” considering the protests around the country over 22-year-old’s Amini’s arrest for improperly wearing a headscarf and her subsequent death.
“Again, I said that I couldn’t agree to this unprecedented and unexpected condition,” Amanpour tweeted. “And so we walked away. The interview didn’t happen.”
She explained that the interview was weeks in the making, and her team spent eight hours setting up lights, cameras and translation equipment. “As protests continue in Iran and people are being killed, it would have been an important moment to speak with President Raisi.”
Protests have broken out across 80 cities in Iran, with new state-organized counter-protests breaking out Friday. Pro-government demonstrators called for the executions of “offenders of the Koran” and chanted, “Death to America” and “Death to Israel.” according to Reuters.
Iran has also now shut down mobile Internet connections, and cut access to Instagram and WhatsApp, two popular social media platforms that are being used by citizens to share news and videos of the protests, according to Wired.
Meanwhile, widespread backlash against the government wages on. Videos emerged of women taking off their headscarves and throwing them into a bonfire, while others publicly cut their hair in protest.
This comes after Amini’s death last week. Officials say she was arrested by morality police for improperly wearing a headscarf, suffered a heart attack and spent two days in a coma before dying.
However, that is not the general belief over what happened. Her family disputes the account, saying that she had no prior health conditions that would lead to a heart attack.
The UN independent human rights experts sided with her family, condemning her death in police custody and called her a “victim of Iran’s sustained repression and systemic discrimination against women,” in a statement.
“We strongly condemn the use of physical violence against women and the denial of fundamental human dignity when enforcing compulsory hijab policies ordained by State authorities,” the statement continued. “We call on the Iranian authorities to hold an independent, impartial, and prompt investigation into Ms Amini’s death, make the findings of the investigation public and hold all perpetrators accountable”.
Amnesty International has also spoken out against Iran’s actions, and added that President Raisi should not be “given a platform on the world stage” at the United Nations General Assembly being held in New York.
The organization also condemned violence against the protesters, with some expert estimates more than 30 people being killed in the protests since last week, according to BBC Persian.
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Missing Georgia Mother Found Dead in the Woods Naked and With Charring on her Stomach
59-year-old Debbie Collier was found dead after being reported missing.
A missing Georgia woman was found dead in the woods but still clutching onto a tree while naked with several burns.
Deborrah “Debbie” Collier, 59, was found on Sept. 11 after being reported missing the day prior, reported Fox 5 News. Amanda Bearden, Collier's daughter, told investigators she saw her mother leave in a rental car with just her ID and a credit card, according to the news outlet.
Bearden also told investigators that the night she went missing Collier sent her $2,385 through Venmo with a message that said something to the effect of “they won’t let me go, there is a key to the house underneath a flower pot," according to a release from the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office.
Collier was found in Habersham County, after police were notified via Sirius XM of the location of the rental call, police said.
Upon arrival, police noticed Collier’s rental car was unlocked and empty, they then searched the immediate area and could not find Collier, according to police. A K-9 was deployed and identified a red tote near what appeared to be remains of a fire.
Police continued to search the area and found Collier's partially naked remains in a ravine. Her hand was clutching a small tree and she had charring on her abdomen, according to police.
Collier's remains were obtained by the coroner and some items including the vehicle have been placed into evidence. No autopsy report has been released yet, report police.
Police are investigating Collier's death as a homicide, largely due to the ominous note accompanying the Venmo Bearden received from Collier, according to 11Alive.
Investigators have not released many details regarding suspects but Collier's family said they feel like they are being seen as possible suspects, reported the New York Post. Police are in possession of the family's phones, according to the news outlet.
“They’ve interrogated all of us. The people who are closest to her are kind of looked at as suspects right now,” said Bearden's boyfriend, according to the New York Post.
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Mom of 2-Year-Old Attacked by Coyote in Huntington Beach Plans to Sue City Over Toddler's Injuries
The little girl suffered bite wounds and scarring to her face during the attack in April. Her family says the city has failed to follow through with plans to try to scare the coyotes away.
The family of a 2-year-old coyote attack victim say they plan to sue the city where the incident took place as they release images of the girl’s gruesome injuries.
In April, the youngster was enjoying a outing with her family in Huntington Beach, California, when the coyote came up and pounced, knocked her down and bit her face in the horrific attack that was captured on surveillance camera.
The girl’s mom, Breanne Thacker, and attorney Sam Soleimany, announced they are planning a lawsuit against the city. They also released a video of the girl riding a carousel before her face was scarred.
“Frankly, she’s lucky to be alive at all. Unfortunately, she has developed scars on her face. She’s absolutely traumatized from all this, as is her mother,” Soleimany said.
The girl’s family says city officials have known that coyote sightings are on the rise, along with attacks on small pets, but says the city failed to follow through with plans to try to scare the coyotes away.
Across the country, coyotes are getting more urbanized and roaming residential neighborhoods.
In Los Angeles, a coyote chased a chihuahua in the backyard and chomped down on the little guy. The coyote tried make a getaway with the family pet still in its jaws, before the homeowner was able to scare the coyote off with an airhorn.
A 10-year-old Toronto girl also had a terrifying encounter with a coyote. Her fearless little Yorkshire terrier came to her rescue as she screamed for help.
“They target pets and small children, and there’s no coordinated effort anymore to get anything under control," Soleimany said.
The city of Huntington Beach did not respond to Inside Edition's request for comment. According to a local report, the city confirmed it had received a claim but said they do not comment on pending legal matters.
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Urn Containing Human Remains Found on South Carolina Shore, an Increasing Problem for the Coroners Office
Horry County Coroner Robert Edge said he receives 5 to 6 urns a year after they were found washed up on shore.
An unlucky Myrtle Beach goer stumbled upon an urn filled with human remains, a common occurrence in Myrtle Beach.
Once the remains had been found, Myrtle Beach Police handed them over to the Horry County coroner, Robert Edge, according to ABC 15.
"Maybe somebody wanted to bury this at sea and they went out and dropped it off and if there was an air pocket in it it caused it to float back in," said Edge, reports ABC 15.
This is not an uncommon occurrence. Edge said his office receives five to six urns a year that people find after they've washed up on shore, reported WBTW.
“They just think they are placing their loved ones where they think they would like to be for the rest of eternity and I guess it’s a psychological thing,” said Edge, according to WBTW.
Unfortunately for those found washed up, there’s no scientific way to identify the remains within the urns.
According to Edge, most funeral homes put a tag inside the urn which holds information about whose remains it is, but for the washed-up urns, no such tag were found, reported the AP.
Edge hopes the remains found on the beach will be claimed, but if not it will join the other unclaimed remains in a mass burial that the coroner's office does once they run out of space, according to the AP.
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Woman Ambushed by Dognappers at Home Pleads for Her French Bulldog's Return
Amanda Hightower says her beloved 11-month old pup, Milani, is worth $7,000, but her value is actually much higher because she’s pregnant. Her puppies are due next month. “Right now, I just want her back safely. I don’t care what it takes."
A woman arrived home to find two intruders who ambushed her and stole her French bulldog.
“They hit me at least three times. They pistol-whipped me, and they kicked me in the face, because I just kept fighting as much as I could,” Amanda Hightower tells Inside Edition. “I was saying to them, ‘Please don’t take my dog. Please don’t take my dog.’”
Doorbell camera footage shows the men fleeing with one of them carrying the dog.
Thefts of French bulldogs are on the rise — a crime spree that gained national attention after Lady Gaga’s dogwalker was shot and two of her Frenchies were stolen. They were later found.
Hightower says her beloved 11-month old pup, Milani, is worth $7,000, but her value is actually much higher because she’s pregnant. Her puppies are due next month.
“The babies require extreme neonatal care in order to survive,” Hightower said.
She's praying that Milani will be brought home.
“Right now, I just want her back safely. I don’t care what it takes,” Hightower said.
Hightower has turned over her security camera videos to police in the hopes they will help track down the bad guys and her dog.
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Woman Paralyzed by Classmate in 1997 Paducah School Shooting Speaks Out as Convicted Gunman Seeks Parole
Missy Jenkins, one of five students wounded in the shooting, testified this week in front of the Kentucky State Parole Board. “Michael sentenced me to life in a wheelchair without the possibility of parole,” she said.
In 1997, 14-year-old Michael Carneal opened fire inside his high school, killing three classmates in Paducah, Kentucky.
Now 39, Carneal is seeking parole in what's believed to be one of the first known instances of a school shooter possibly leaving prison.
Missy Jenkins, one of five students wounded in the shooting, testified this week in front of the Kentucky State Parole Board.
“Michael sentenced me to life in a wheelchair without the possibility of parole,” Jenkins said.
She also spoke to Inside Edition about Carneal’s parole hearing.
“Whenever I heard 25 years, I felt like it was going to be so far away, but it got here in no time,” Jenkins said.
Carneal told the parole board that voices in his head told him to kill all those years ago.
“I don't remember firing the gun or how many times I fired it, but the next thing I remember is people laying on the ground,” Carneal said.
Parole Board Chair Ladeidra Jones asked Carneal when the last time he heard a voice telling him to “do something harmful.”
Carneal said that two days before, a voice told him to “jump off the stairs.”
“It’s not something I have acted on in a very long time,” Carneal said.
Another parole board member asked if Carneal felt responsible for the rash of deadly school shootings that followed his.
“Even today when these things happen, I feel responsible for them on some level,” Carneal said.
The full parole board is meeting Monday to hear more testimony and possibly make a decision about whether or not Carneal should be released.
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What has King Charles done for classical music?
From early cello forays to today's wide range of patronages, the new monarch has always taken an active interest in music
What has Charles done for classical music?
King Charles III has been an active supporter of classical music and the arts throughout his lifetime. He serves as president or patron of a large range of musical ensembles, as we will see below.
Charles has also dabbled in music performance himself: he played the cello as a student, performing with the orchestra of Trinity College, Cambridge.
His Majesty has recalled practising Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony in his bedroom, ahead of a performance with the college orchestra. He used the famous 1960s recording by Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra as his guide.
In 2019, in an interview for BBC Radio 3's Private Passions, Charles discussed the music that has influenced his life with presenter Michael Berkeley. His musical choices included Haydn's First Cello Concerto and - once again - Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.
The monarch also has experience of singing in choirs. As a child at Gordonstoun School, Charles sang in the school choir - and also played trumpet in the orchestra.
He later sang with The Bach Choir, whom he now serves as president. His time with the choir included a 1978 performance of Handel’s Coronation Anthems in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. The Bach Choir also performed at his 1981 wedding to Diana Spencer.
Prince Charles has been a vocal advocate of the arts for many years. During the COVID pandemic, he spoke publicly about the 'enormous importance' of orchestras and theatres in the UK. 'It's absolutely crucial that they come back twice as enthusiastic as before,' he told Classic FM in May 2020.
Which musical organisations does Charles serve as patron?
Here is just a selection of the many orchestras, choirs and organisations for which Charles serves as patron or president.
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles took on the role of Royal Phil patron during 2021, the orchestra’s 75th anniversary year. That year also saw the appointment of Vasily Petrenko as the orchestra’s new music director.
Bach Choir
Founded in 1876, the Bach Choir has two notable individuals at its top table. The choir's president is the choral composer John Rutter. Charles, meanwhile, has been patron since 2002. He also sang in the choir during the 1970s - and the Bach Choir performed at his wedding to Diana in 1981.
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM)
The ABRSM delivers over 650,000 music exams and assessments every year in 93 countries. Charles serves as the Board's president.
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Charles has been patron of Wales' national symphony orchestra since 1993.
Philharmonia Orchestra and Philharmonia Chorus
Charles has served as patron of the Philharmonia Orchestra since 1980, and of its affiliated Chorus since 1986.
Royal College of Music
Opened by royal charter in 1883, the Royal College of Music has trained some of the most important figures in classical music. Its distinguished list of alumni includes the composers Holst, Vaughan Williams and Britten.
Charles has been president since 1993, and has awarded fellowships, doctorates and honorary degrees others to the likes of Sarah Connolly, Antonio Pappano, Lang Lang, Christopher Hogwood and Alfie Boe.
Welsh National Opera
The WNO is a hugely important part of Wales' musical landscape. As Prince of Wales, Charles became patron in 1997.
English Chamber Orchestra and Music Society
One of his longest appointments, Charles has served as patron for the English Chamber Orchestra since 1977. The most recorded chamber orchestra in the world, the ECO has a discography of some 860 recordings of over 1,500 works by more than 400 composers.
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
For over two decades now, Charles has served as patron of this renowned conservatoire specialising in practical and performance-based training in music and drama.
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Another world-leading conservatoire of music, drama, dance, production and film, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is based in Glasgow.
Scottish Ballet
Charles became a patron of Scotland's national ballet in 2009.
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
This internationally celebrated chamber orchestra is made up of a unique collection of talented musicians who attract audiences of all ages.
Birmingham Royal Ballet
Birmingham's ballet company is one of the UK's five major ballet ensembles, recognised internationally for its excellence. Charles has served as president since 2003.
British Youth Opera
This leading training opera company helps budding singers, directors, designers and stage managers on their way to careers in opera. The company has enjoyed Charles' services as patron since 2000.
Live Music Now / Live Music Now Scotland
This organisation and its Scottish equivalent were founded by violinist Yehudi Menuhin and Ian Stoutzker in 1977, to bring live music to thousands across the UK. Charles is a patron of both organisations.
Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra
Since 2010, Charles has been a patron of the three Monteverdi ensembles: the Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists and Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique. John Eliot Gardiner is founder and artistic director of all three ensembles.
Royal Opera House Orchestra and Chorus
Covent Garden's world-famous Royal Opera House leans heavily on its great orchestra and chorus, with their high standards across a diverse repertory.
Three Choirs Festival Association
The Three Choirs Festival is the oldest non-competitive classical music festival in the world, and divides its time between the elegant cathedral cities of Hereford, Gloucester and Worcester. Charles has served as president of the Festival Association for more than two decades.
Main image: Prince Charles practices his cello at Trinity College Cambridge, whilst an undergraduate there. Ⓒ Getty Image
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What is the film TÁR about and when is it released?
It’s the upcoming film set in the world of classical music that has got everyone talking, but what exactly is TÁR, and when can you see it?
You’d be forgiven for having never heard of world-famous composer/conductor Lydia Tár, the first woman to become chief conductor of a German orchestra. That’s because she doesn’t really exist.
What is TÁR about?
Writer/director Todd Field makes a long-awaited return to the directing chair after his riveting dramas In the Bedroom and Little Children, with this fascinating psychological drama about the very essence of making music. More specifically, perhaps, it’s about a woman artist stepping into a role with connotations of male dominance, even tyranny.
TÁR stars Cate Blanchett in the title role, and it’s a role Field wrote expressly with the Australian actor in mind. The word on the street is that it’s another mesmerising performance from Blanchett, who is surely the greatest of her generation.
What music features in TÁR?
The film is of course a fiction, though it could so easily be true. Oscar-winning composer Hildur Guðnadóttir has composed the score, but the musical world of TÁR is anything but traditional. Guðnadóttir scores the film of course, but she also creates the music we see (ansd hear) being composed in the film by Lydia Tár. In that sense Lydia Tár is played not only by Cate Blanchett, but by Hildur Guðnadóttir also.
As the conductor of a major German orchestra, you’d expect some weighty classical music and that’s very much the case. The film features Mahler’s Symphony No. 5, Elgar’s Cello Concerto and JS Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, among other things.
Who performs the music in TÁR
The film’s musical world has many elements and participants, either seen and heard within the film itself, or applying music to the exterior soundworld of it. Blanchett herself plays the piano in the film on screen, and even conducts. The Dresden Philharmonic play as her on-screen orchestra and the actor presides over their performance of Mahler’s Fifth.
British cellist Sophie Kauer makes her acting debut in the film as fictional cellist Olga Metkina, and Kauer performs Elgar’s Cello Concerto in the film. She recorded it with the London Symphony Orchestra under conductor Natalie Murray Beale.
Hildur Guðnadóttir’s music, whether that heard as being composed bt Tár in the story, or her won dramatic score, is performed by the London Contemporary Orchestra under conductor Robert Ames.
Is there a soundtrack album for TÁR?
Deutsche Grammophon have worked closely with Todd Field and Hildur Guðnadóttir on an album to accompany the film. But it’s not your tradition soundtrack album. The album for TÁR is very much a concept album, featuring the sound of rehearsals, ideas and thoughts about the music.
The listener is immersed in a disjointed creative process as we hear music inspired by the film, but not featured in it; music being created for it, but not in its entirety. These snippets of recordings, moments of dialogue conjure the very real ebb and flow of the creative process, which is sometimes stopped in its tracks for comment or another go. The album is released on 21 October.
When is TÁR released?
The film has already received premiere screenings at film festivals in Venice, Toronto and Telluride. It is out in the US on 7 October, followed by a wider release on 28 October. UK cinemagoers, however, will need to wait until 20 January.
Main image: Cate Blanchett poses with the Coppa Volpi as best actress for her role in TÁR (Ⓒ Getty Images
Authors
Michael is the Reviews Editor of BBC Music Magazine. He was previously a freelance film music journalist and spent 15 years at St George's Bristol. Michael specialises in film and television music and was the Editor of MusicfromtheMovies.com. He has written for the BBC Proms, BBC Concert Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Albert Hall, Hollywood in Vienna and Silva Screen Records.
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CAMBRIDGE, Md. - Clean-up Day will bring community members, city leaders, and Cambridge police, together.
On Sept. 24 the Cambridge Police Department will sponsor a Clean-up day on Pine St. Police hope this day builds a relationship with community members and officers.
Chief Justin Todd, of the Cambridge Police Department says, "As the Chief of Police, I want the community to know we want to be a part of them and we want them to be a part of us. I want our officers to know the community they work in everyday."
Chief Todd says this year Cambridge has seen five homicides. One of those happening this past Tuesday, another in July, and one last Nov.
Todd wants tomorrow's event to send a message. "We want to let the criminals know that we are not going to stand for this anymore and we are going to take a proactive approach in to being out in the community and bringing unity," says Chief Todd.
Community gun violence activist and artist, Miriam Moran, "Having everyone come together, like the Police Department, the community members, the youth, and everyone come together, it goes to show how much strength it is when we come together. It truly makes an impact, not just by just having an event, but truly being there and supporting people when these things happen in our community," says Moran.
The event is open to anyone. Clean-up day starts at 9 a.m. And, during the day, there will be supplies to clean the neighborhoods, a lunch with the Cambridge Police Department, and a chalk mural activity with Miriam Moran.
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BERLIN, Md. - Seventy-seven years ago, a Worcester County World War II veteran witnessed history.
"The flag was put up on Iwo Jima, on Mount Suribachi, and then from then it was a battle to survive."
Those are the words of Private First Class Morris Semiatin.
PFC Semiatin was only 18 years old when he and thousands of U.S. Marines stormed the beaches of Iwo Jima in February 1945. He is now 96.
The Battle of Iwo Jima was one of the bloodiest of WWII in the Pacific. PFC Semiatin witnessed the raising of the U.S. flag over Mt. Surabachi on February 23, 1945 as the 5th Marine Division declared the mountain for the United States.
Iwo Jima was not just a trial-by-fire for the young Marine. It's also where he earned one of the U.S. Military's most solemn military decorations.
"One night I get wounded, when a Japanese threw a hand grenade into my foxhole," PFC Semiatin recalled.
For that injury, PFC Semiatin was awarded the Purple Heart.
At the time of the Battle of Iwo Jima, the end of the War in the Pacific was not certain at the time. An invasion of the Japanese home islands was still a real possibility, which could have cost hundreds of thousands of both American and Japanese lives.
But at the young age of 18, PFC Semiatin heard the calling and didn't need to be persuaded to serve his country.
"Once you got out of high school, you would have been drafted into to the service," PFC Semiatin said. "I volunteered."
With the help of PFC Semiatin's son Ben Semiatin, his story attracted the attention of the Gary Sinise Foundation. The Foundation is led by the actor who is well known for portraying Lieutenant Dan in "Forrest Gump."
Ben was left speechless when the Foundation called him and said that they were awarding his father a more than $35,550 grant to help with his living expenses.
PFC Semiatin lives in the Gull Creek Senior Living Community in Berlin, and the grant covers six months in the Community.
The Gary Sinise Foundation also told Ben that they were going to arrange an all-expenses-paid trip for PFC Semiatin and Ben to travel to the National World War II Museum in New Orleans as part of its "Soaring Valor" program.
The purpose of the trip is to reconnect PFC Semiatin with his service in the war, and to share his story with younger generations.
"There's not many left on this planet who can tell his story," said Ben. There's not that many people left form Iwo Jima who can say his story. His story is unique. It's rare."
If the weather cooperates, PFC Semiatin and Ben will leave for New Orleans on Tuesday.
PFC Semiatin will also make a public appearance in Worcester County soon! He will participate in the Boardwalk Parade during Corvette Weekend in Ocean City. The parade will be at 4 p.m. on October 15.
PFC Semiatin will be in the lead car.
You may also see PFC Semiatin and Ben frequenting the many restaurants in Worcester County.
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Fairless' Broc Bidlack honored as region's superintendent of the year
A Stark County superintendent is being recognized by a statewide education organization for his accomplishments, leadership and tenure as a top educator.
The Ohio School Board Association has named Fairless Local Superintendent Broc Bidlack its Northeast Region Outstanding Superintendent of the Year.
Sally Green, president of the OSBA Northeast Region, surprised Bidlack with the announcement during Tuesday's Fairless school board meeting. The Northeast Region serves 19 counties and 223 school districts.
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The association recognized Bidlack for his ability to stabilize the district's finances, build strong relations with both of Fairless' employee unions and invest in the district's facilities. Bidlack will be formally honored at a banquet on Oct. 5.
Bidlack has been superintendent of Fairless for the past 10 years and is the longest-serving superintendent in Fairless' history. He will retire July 31, 2023, and Deputy Superintendent Michael Hearn will take over the reins.
"It's very humbling and a great honor," he said. "But this truly is a collaborative effort. My administrative team and staff share in this recognition. It's just not me, we work together to accomplish the good we are doing in the Fairless community."
In a statement, the Fairless school board and Fairless administrators recalled how Bidlack arrived in Fairless during a time of financial instability after a series of cutbacks to staff and bus routes and the introduction of pay-to-participate fees.
They credited Bidlack's prudent financial management coupled with stable state funding and the new revenue from the Rover Natural Gas Pipeline with allowing Fairless to move out of financial distress and into a position where it could reinvest in its employees, facilities and classrooms.
They said the investment ended a cycle of heavy teacher turnover, brought back academic growth to Fairless' state report card, expanded academic programming across the district and allowed the district to establish positive relationships with the community. They said those relationships helped the district gain the support it needed to move forward with the construction of its new high school, which is expected to open later this year.
"As Broc Bidlack heads towards retirement at the end of this year and ends his career in education – he leaves Fairless in a better place for our students and families," the statement reads. "... He leaves a legacy for the district that is very bright and excited for what the future will bring."
Massillon Independent correspondent Barb Limbacher, staff writer Amy Knapp and Canton Repository education writer Kelli Weir contributed to this story.
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Jason Saintenoy ready to lead Massillon's team of police officers
MASSILLON – Jason Saintenoy has taken the helm as the city's top cop after being sworn into office for the police chief's post.
Saintenoy, a 16-year veteran of the Massillon Police Department, took the oath of office Friday afternoon during a nearly 30-minute public ceremony on Duncan Plaza. He was joined onstage for part of the event by his wife, Amber, and two children, Dailee, 10, and Jeremiah, 5.
A contingent of a few dozen folks in the form of family, fellow police officers, city administration officials and well-wishers welcomed Saintenoy with a warm applause following his initial remarks as chief.
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"It's my honor to take this position," he said. "I want to be a good steward of this (police) department. "I hope you feel you have a chief who'll work hard inside and outside the walls."
Saintenoy, 41, takes over from Capt. Bill Peel, who had been the interim chief since mid-July. Peel had served in the position since the retirement of former Chief Keith Moser.
"(Jason) is coming in humble, and he realizes the task he has ahead of him (to lead)," said Peel. "I'm confident the Police Department will be in good hands."
Mayor Kathy Catazaro-Perry administered the oath of office to Saintenoy, and said he will be an excellent leader and teammate for the city.
"He's responsible for creating a team that will serve the public with dignity and grace," the mayor said. "We will begin with a new chief, and a new team, to make the department the best it can be."
Saintenoy was promoted to captain on Aug. 15, joining a handful of other city police officers who advanced to the rank of lieutenant or captain.
Since joining the Massillon police force in 2006, Saintenoy has served as a field training officer, shift commander and as a member of the Massillon Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team before it disbanded. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in May 2016.
In 2019, Saintenoy graduated from the Police Executive Leadership College. He also has a political science degree from the University of Akron and is a U.S. Navy veteran.
Reach Steven at steven.grazier@indeonline.com. On Twitter: @sgrazierINDE
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Tucked away in the mountains of West Virginia, the New River Gorge has largely been an underrated travel destination. Yes, locals have long known about this incredible natural playground—it’s been popular among white-water rafting enthusiasts for decades, and Appalachian families have lived symbiotically with the land for generations. But many people first learned about the New River Gorge in 2020 when it became the nation’s 63rd, and newest, national park.
Given the unique ecosystems here, that designation, and the additional protections it now receives, is well deserved. Despite its name, the New River is estimated to be between 10 million and 360 million years old, making it the second oldest in the world. The forest around it is home to over 1,500 different plant species, one of the most biodiverse in the Appalachian region.
Humans too have an ancient and storied presence here. Archaeologists have found human artifacts in the area believed to be at least 12,750 years old. More recently, between the late 1800s and the 1950s, the area was home to a large number of coal mines. Remains of these coal mines and the nearby towns can still be found throughout the park.
In the 1970s, the area began gaining popularity among outdoor enthusiasts and was first named a protected area in 1978 when it became a national river. It now offers a wide range of activities, including white-water rafting, climbing, mountain biking, hiking, fishing, climbing, kayaking, SUP, and even base jumping (at least for one day of the year, Bridge Day). For those venturing here for the first time, use this guide to discover what to do, where to eat and drink, and where to stay in the New River Gorge National Park.
Lay of the land
New River Gorge National Park is 53 miles long and follows the course of the New River. It has several different access points, but it can take up to an hour on meandering backroads and byways to get between them.
First-time visitors are best off focusing on the area around the Canyon Rim Visitor Center, where many of the park’s most popular trails and attractions are accessible by a short drive, including the iconic New River Bridge—which, with a span of 1,700 feet, is the longest single-arch bridge in the Western Hemisphere.
It’s also a quick, five-minute drive from the visitor center to the charming small town of Fayetteville. Though just a few blocks long, you’ll find outfitters for the most popular sports (rafting, rock climbing, fishing, and mountain biking), as well as a solid selection of accommodations, shops, and eateries, in or within a few miles of town.
Itinerary: If you only have one or two days . . .
To get a good sampling of what the park has to offer, don’t miss out on a sunrise hike on the Endless Wall Trail, a half-day white-water rafting trip on the New River (also known as “the New”), and a sunset drive on Fayette Station Road.
For those with more time, head out on a half-day climbing tour with an experienced guide, then hike or mountain bike on Long Point Trail for a sunset view of the gorge. Alternatively, hop on the Kaymoor Miners Trail for a hike while learning more about local mining history. Once the sun goes down, mosey on over to nearby Arrowhead Bike Farm for beers and brats at its restaurant, the Handlebar, or the women-owned brewery, Freefolk, just a few more minutes’ drive down the road.
Things to do in New River Gorge National Park
Hike in, near, or around the gorge
If you only have time for one hike, opt for the Endless Wall Trail, an easy, 2.2-mile loop that takes hikers past a dramatic view of the New River Gorge and Bridge at a vista point called Diamond Point. It’s especially magical at sunrise, when fog and mist drift in and out the canyon.
Other appealing hikes near Fayetteville and the Canyon Rim Visitor Center include:
- Long Point Trail (bikes allowed): This moderate, 3.2-mile-long out-and-back trail ends at the edge of a cliff overlooking the New River Gorge and the New River Bridge, on the opposite side of the canyon from Diamond Point.
- Kaymoor Miners Trail: Brace yourself for a strenuous 2-mile out-and-back route that heads down into the gorge to see remains of a former mine and mining town. For a longer hike, this trail overlaps with the 8.6-mile Kaymoor Trail.
- Bridge Trail: Beginning at a trailhead on Fayette Station Road, this 1.72-mile out-and-back trail is strenuous at times, as it meanders through shady forest, past some small waterfalls, and ends under the New River Bridge, offering a different perspective of the landmark.
Scenic drive on Fayette Station Road
Before the New River Bridge was completed in 1977, Fayette Station Road was the area’s main two-way road but is now a scenic drive popular among visitors. Full of hairpin turns and vista points, the road winds down to the bottom of the gorge, across a narrow bridge, and back up to the top. Take your time and make plenty of stops to enjoy the forest, river, and views of the iconic bridge along the way.
White-water rafting on the New River
Whether you’re experienced or not, those who are able won’t want to miss the chance to go white-water rafting. With class II–IV rapids, broken up by stretches of calm waters, the New River is excellent for anyone new to the sport. Rafters can choose between a half-day adventure on the Lower New River (class II–IV) or Upper New River (class II–III) or a full day that includes both parts of the river and lunch.
Those with more experience should time their trip for “Gauley Season,” the six weeks after Labor Day in which the nearby dam-controlled Gauley River is open for white-water rafting. Gauley River trips are split between Upper Gauley, which runs through five class V+ rapids and a 14-foot waterfall, or the comparatively calmer Lower Gauley, which includes 13 miles of class III–V rapids.
Seven outfitters run rafting trips to both. We’d recommend Ace Adventures or Adventures on the Gorge for anyone staying around Fayetteville.
Jet boat tour from Hawk’s Nest State Park
For another way to experience the New, take a quick drive to Hawk’s Nest State Park for a jet boat tour with New River Jet Boats. The 30-minute boat ride (plus a 15-minute drive, each way, from the park to the boat launch) takes passengers into the park, culminating with a stunning underside view of the New River Bridge.
To make an adventure out of it, park your car at the trailhead for the Ansted Rail Trail and hike the two miles down to the boat launch. This relatively flat path follows a peaceful, shady creek on what used to be a functioning railroad and ends just a few yards away from the boat launch ticket counter.
Rock climbing
The New River Gorge is popular among avid climbers, thanks to the over 1,400 established routes throughout the area. Although the majority of them are best for intermediate climbers (the difficulty grade ranges between 5.10–5.12), there are a few easier options ideal for beginners.
If you consider yourself a beginner, head out with an outfitter like Adventures on the Gorge, which runs half- and full-day climbing trips for adventures of all ages, levels, and abilities. For the experienced, we’d recommend a pit stop at Water Stone Outdoors for beta and local climbing guide books—as well as some great espresso drinks from its Range Coffee bar in the back of the store.
Mountain biking
Rather explore the trails on two wheels instead of two feet? Then grab a bike and hop on one of the area’s mountain bike trails, like the easy and scenic Long Point Trail, feature-filled Corona Trail, or the gorge-adjacent Kaymoor Trail. For all your bike needs—be it rentals, tours, gear, services, or even a tasty beverage after your ride—head over to Arrowhead Bike Farm. In addition to its full-service bike shop, it also has a restaurant, the Handlebar, which serves cold beers and warm brats (vegan options available), plus a campground and a small farm with a motley crew of resident goats.
Where to eat and drink
Some of the best places to eat in and around Fayetteville include:
Wood Iron Eatery
Open for breakfast and lunch with a variety of vegan, vegetarian, and meat options, Wood Iron Eatery is one of the best options for a fresh, healthy meal. Although it runs a limited, breakfast-only menu on Saturdays and Sundays, on weekdays, you won’t want to miss the selection of sweet and savory waffles, the “Big Green Bowl” salad, or heartier sandwiches and handhelds.
Freefolk Brewery
Just outside Fayetteville, the convivial Freefolk Brewery is a shining beacon of string lights on the edge of an otherwise lush, forest-lined byway. Inside, quirky pottery lines the walls behind the bar (think: ceramic mugs with faces molded onto them), while outside, a large yard with picnic tables invites visitors to linger on warm nights. Although its beers, which range from hoppy IPAs to tart farmhouse ales, are the stars here, don’t overlook the food menu either. The classic cheeseburger or house-made vegetarian beet burger are both delicious options.
Pies & Pints
The original outpost of a now regional chain specializing in beer and pizza, Pies & Pints is a solid, family-friendly option for lunch or dinner. Fans swear by its out-of-the-box topping combinations, like Tajín, jalapeños, and corn on an elote-inspired street corn pizza or an oddly delicious grape and gorgonzola, but you can’t go wrong with a classic combo either.
Southside Junction Tap House
For a touch of nightlife, head to Southside Junction Tap House, a cozy bar and restaurant in the center of Fayetteville that regularly hosts live music. Whether there’s a show on or not, nab a seat at the bar and order a local West Virginia brew (such as those by nearby Bridge Brew). For the hungry, worry not: Be it pickles or wings, the fried snacks are perfectly crispy, and locals swear by the burgers and (only sometimes fried) taco selection.
Where to stay
Lafayette Flats Boutique Vacation Rentals
Located on Fayetteville’s main thoroughfare in what used to be a bank, the newly opened Lafayette Flats Boutique Vacation Rentals is a collection of well-appointed one-bedroom holiday apartments—complete with a full kitchen, bathroom, living space, and bedroom. Art by local artists lines the hallways and staircases in this three-story walk-up (unfortunately, there are no elevators and apartments are on the second and third floors), as well as the interior of each uniquely designed apartment.
Adventures on the Gorge
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If you’d rather be surrounded by trees, grab a bundle of wood for your campfire and book yourself into one of the rustic, wooden cabins at Adventures on the Gorge; each is equipped with a fire ring and charcoal grill. Some deluxe options also come with a private porch and hot tub.
Although you’ll feel like you’re deep in nature while staying on this expansive, family-friendly adventure resort, the location is surprisingly central: it’s only a six-minute drive to Fayetteville and three minutes to the Canyon Rim Visitor Center. While there, don’t miss a sundown drink at Smokey’s on the Gorge or Chetty’s Pub, two adjacent, on-site restaurants with striking, western-facing views of the gorge.
Camping
Within the park boundaries, there are a handful of primitive campsites (no drinking water and limited bathroom facilities) as well as options for backcountry camping. However, private campgrounds, such as those at Arrowhead Bike Farm, and state park campgrounds, like those at Babcock State Park (20 minutes away), are better options if you want amenities like showers, toilets, and potable water. No matter what you choose, remember that you are in bear country and should follow the National Park Service’s advice for staying safe.
The best time to go
Summer is the most popular time to visit the New River Gorge, but we’d recommend visiting in September or October, when the weather cools, crowds thin out a bit, and several locally loved events occur.
September marks the start of “Gauley Season” as well as the paddle-focused festival, Gauley Fest (it was on September 15 in 2022).
Additionally, on the third Saturday of each October, the area hosts Bridge Day, which is the one day of the year in which base jumpers are allowed to leap off the New River Bridge, drawing a crowd of jumpers and spectators alike.
Even if you don’t make either of these events, the dense forests around the river create a spectacular display during fall foliage season, which generally peaks around mid-October.
Park fees
Unlike many national parks, the New River Gorge is free to visit. There are no entrance or parking fees within the park.
Getting there
Most visitors to the New River Gorge drive from nearby states—it’s roughly five hours from Washington, D.C., four hours from Charlotte, North Carolina, three and a half from Pittsburgh and four from Columbus—or elsewhere in West Virginia. The nearest airport, Yeager International Airport in Charleston, West Virginia, is a little over an hour away and has direct flights from Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Chicago, Charlotte, and Orlando.
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From Iga Swiatek to Chris Evert, the Hologic WTA Tour community was glued to their screens to watch Roger Federer play the final match of his career at the Laver Cup. The Swiss legend announced last week that the Laver Cup would be his final ATP tournament.
From Swiatek to Serena, reactions to Roger Federer's retirement announcement
Playing alongside his friend and rival Rafael Nadal in doubles, Federer and Nadal held a match point but narrowly lost to Frances Tiafoe and Jack Sock, 4-6, 6-7(2), 11-9.
After the match, Federer choked back tears as he reflected on his career and thanked his colleagues, friends, and family.
"It's been a wonderful day," Federer said on court. "I told the guys, I'm happy, I'm not sad. I enjoyed tying my shoes one more time. Everything was the last time."
The one, the only @rogerfederer. #LaverCup pic.twitter.com/DIudykDUNn
— Laver Cup (@LaverCup) September 23, 2022
If there's one thing you watch today, make it this.#LaverCup | @rogerfederer pic.twitter.com/Ks9JqEeR6B
— Laver Cup (@LaverCup) September 23, 2022
end of an era pic.twitter.com/tExoDBooib
— Twitter Sports (@TwitterSports) September 24, 2022
Evert, Swiatek, and Ons Jabeur led the way with their heartfelt video messages for the Swiss legend:
Thank you for inspiring us to always be better.
— ATP Tour (@atptour) September 23, 2022
Tennis is going to miss you, Roger. 💙#RForever | @rogerfederer | #TennisUnited | @WTA pic.twitter.com/TJO3ail5ef
A message from @ChrissieEvert to her favourite tennis player 🫶@rogerfederer | #TennisUnited | @WTA pic.twitter.com/1eNYv5U0br
— ATP Tour (@atptour) September 21, 2022
Good luck @rogerfederer!🍀Enjoy every moment! We will be‼️😊#emotional 🥲 https://t.co/0uJQWiIiuf
— Tracy Austin (@thetracyaustin) September 23, 2022
The ever diligent Swiatek admitted she was putting her practice schedule at risk, but there was no way she wasn't going to stay up to soak in the iconic doubles match:
I have a practice in the morning but sleep needs to wait tonight. 🫢 One last time @rogerfederer 💪🏼 #LaverCup
— Iga Świątek (@iga_swiatek) September 23, 2022
This is serious...#LaverCup pic.twitter.com/GaEck3TifE
— Iga Świątek (@iga_swiatek) September 23, 2022
Petra Kvitova, Kim Clijsters, and Caroline Wozniacki were also watching and did not hold back their tears during the post-match interview:
Beautiful to watch until the very last match. What a way to finish a career. Thank you @rogerfederer ❤️
— Petra Kvitova (@Petra_Kvitova) September 23, 2022
Damn you Roger … will be walking around with swollen eyes for the whole weekend . 😢
— Kim Clijsters (@Clijsterskim) September 23, 2022
What an emotional night! One and only @rogerfederer ! 🙌🏼
— Caroline Wozniacki (@CaroWozniacki) September 23, 2022
Wow 😭!! https://t.co/WLEn9rh6QO
— Conchita Martínez (@conchitamartinz) September 24, 2022
More reactions from the WTA community continued to flow in throughout the memorable night:
Roger and Rafa crying together I’m honestly not okay
— Laura Robson (@laurarobson5) September 23, 2022
Can’t deal with this 😢 https://t.co/FGK7hXU11B
— Jessie Pegula (@JLPegula) September 24, 2022
That backhand one last time
— Carla Suárez Navarro (@CarlaSuarezNava) September 23, 2022
🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹@rogerfederer
I just LOVE these 2 guys 🤗🥰 https://t.co/pLp8J2KS8h
— Kirsten Flipkens (@FlipperKF) September 23, 2022
Petition for September 23rd to be national Roger Federer day 😭🐐💙
— Jamie Loeb (@jloeb308) September 23, 2022
there’s just something about @rogerfederer gosh that was hard..love you forever and thank you idol 😭❤️
— Vicky Duval (@vicky_duval95) September 23, 2022
Ver a RF♥️🥹 por última vez…
— Camila Osorio (@CamiOsorioTenis) September 23, 2022
Es normal llorar en cada punto?? Pregunta seria
😭😭😭😭 #RForever
— Alize Cornet (@alizecornet) September 23, 2022
Taking with me these fun & unforgettable memories , thank you Roger ❤️
— Kristina Mladenovic (@KikiMladenovic) September 23, 2022
I will miss watching you play 🎾
It was a true honor and privilege to have played with you in the same team!
Enjoy tonight 🥳#sportslegend @rogerfederer pic.twitter.com/qDiGqD5jMW
We are not. 🤍 #RForever https://t.co/AiQju2HAsk
— Ana Konjuh (@anakonjuh) September 24, 2022
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Georgia Military College breaks ground on new annex
The state gave GMC $6 million for the renovation and construction of the 17,000 square-foot Wilder Hall Annex.
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)–Georgia Military College broke ground Friday, on a plan to renovate and expand one of its buildings for its preparatory school.
Cadets have trained at Historic Wilder Hall for nearly the last 70 years. It will now serve as classroom space for GMC’s preparatory school.
President of Georgia Military College, General (retired) William B. Caldwell IV, says this is a much needed expansion.
“We took it to the general assembly. We explained that we’d like to take an old historic building, we would like to restore it and renovate it bring it back to safety code and compliance, and put it back into to use as a educational facility,” he said.
The state gave GMC $6 million for the renovation and construction of the 17,000 square-foot Wilder Hall Annex.
Architect for the project, Scott Fry, says the design will give new life to the building.
“They’ve got the need for the additional class rooms.,” said Fry. “This particular building will actually have three new fourth grade classrooms and three new fifth grade class rooms as well as two other auxiliary type classrooms.”
Fry added, the renovations will also give the preparatory school more space to give excellent education to all students.
“They’ve been providing some scholarships, which I think is going to go a long way here in Milledgeville to provide everybody,” he said. “The opportunity to come to school here gives them the option, so I think that’s a great thing to do that.”
Georgia Military College says construction on the new Annex will start within the next month, and should be finished by the summer of 2023.
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Macon-Bibb donates 250 acres to Ocmulgee Mounds National Historic Park
According to the park service, it's the most sacred site to the Muskogee Creek Tribe, and was the last place the tribe inhabited before they were moved to present day Oklahoma.
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)– Macon-Bibb County announced this week, it donated several land parcels to the Ocmulgee Mounds Historic National Park.
The 250 acres located off of Ocmulgee East Boulevard, is situated on the Ocmulgee Old Fields. According to the park service, it’s the most sacred site to the Muskogee Creek Tribe, and was the last place the tribe inhabited before they were moved to present day Oklahoma.
The park service says the land will help tell the story of the Muskogee people in Macon.
“It helps us tell a complete story of our American History,” says Superintendent of Ocmulgee Mounds Historic Park, Carla Beasley. “The triumphs and tribulations of the people who had to go through this really difficult time is part of our American History and it makes us be able to tell a whole story.”
The Ocmulgee Mounds National Parks is in the planning stages of making the property accessible to the public.
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Macon family still searching for family member missing since April
"Wayne where ever you at, momma loves you and I wish you would come home or call me."
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— A Macon family is urging the community to help in the search of their loved one.
We sat down with the family who says they need answers and your help.
“Wayne where ever you at, momma loves you and I wish you would come home or call me.”
That’s the message Ruby King has for her son, Freddie King. She hasn’t seen or heard from him since April.
“I just want to know where my son is, that’s all I ask, because something isn’t right,” said Ruby.
According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, Freddie was homeless and last seen by a friend on April 15. Ten days later, deputies say they found him at the Ocmulgee Heritage Trail, while trying to locate him.
Arlisia King, Freddie’s sister-in-law, says there has been no trace of where Freddie might be.
“If he is able to hear us and know that we love him, think about him everyday, and look forward to seeing him again,” she said.
Arlisia says he suffers from a mental health issue, but would always stay in touch with them through phone calls. Sometimes calling two or three times a day. She says the past few months without hearing from him have been heart wrenching.
“That’s my brother, I love him and it hurts me to see my family hurt, my mother in law, my husband and his other brother,” said King.
During the last several months, the family says they’ve gone to the places Freddie might be, with no sign of him.
They’re still keeping a positive mindset that he will be found.
“In my heart I still believe he’s out there, but that’s the only thing I can go on,” said Ruby.
If you have any information on where Freddie might be, call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at (478) 751-7500 or Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-866-68CRIME.
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THE END ZONE SCOREBOARD: Scores from Week 6 of high school football
Here are Middle Georgia's high school football scores from Week 6.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Here are Middle Georgia’s high school football scores from Week 6:
Games featured on The End Zone:
Howard –
Perry –
Southwest –
Northeast –
Warner Robins-
Houston County –
Crisp County –
Northside –
Pinewood –
Mount de Sales –
Mt. Pisgah –
FPD –
***For highlights of the games featured on The End Zone, click here.***
Other scores:
Stratford –
Brookstone –
Brookwood –
John Milledge –
Veterans –
Northgate –
Kendrick –
Central –
Spalding –
Baldwin –
West Laurens –
Griffin –
Columbus –
Mary Persons –
Hardaway –
Peach County –
Dodge County –
Fitzgerald –
Rutland –
Spencer –
Crawford County –
Twiggs County –
Schley County –
Macon County –
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Fiber artist Torri Hanna owns Tangles to Treasures in Fergus Falls and along with working with traditional natural fibers, she incorporates unique materials such as copper wire to forge new creations and perspectives for perceiving woven art.
The Prairie Renaissance Cultural Alliance will present the region’s first Metal Arts Festival, on Sept. 24, from 12 to 5 p.m., at the Stevens County Fairgrounds, in Morris. This free event will feature live music from steel drum band Island Time, a metal art contest with $600 in cash prizes and a live metal art auction starting at 4 p.m.
A silent auction featuring local artists of all medium disciplines will also take place and include creations including pottery, jewelry, textiles, paintings and prints. The event will also feature food and locally crafted beer and wine.
“The PRCA is a volunteer, non-profit organization whose mission is to connect the community by providing enriching arts experiences, and celebrating the creativity of all people,” Rhoda Smith explains, the PRCA president. “The Metal Arts Festival will highlight two decades of arts accomplishments, and showcase the artistry of welders, metal workers and hobbyists, as well as the local metal fabrication companies that employ them.”
The organization invites all metalworkers, welders and craftspeople that work in metal or mixed media that involves metal to participate in the festival and compete in the people’s choice competition for $600 in cash prizes. Artists are asked to donate their contest piece for the live art auction which the PRCA will utilize to benefit area communities — all artists who donate a piece of art are also invited to display and sell additional art works at the festival.
Torri Hanna is a local fiber artist who’s work is currently on exhibit at the PRCA. She’s been practicing her craft for over 40 years and owns Tangles to Treasures in downtown Fergus Falls where she carries natural fiber yarns for knitting, crochet and weaving. Her shop also features hand dyed artisanal wool yarn from locally raised sheep that is spun at local mills.
Hanna has been engaged in fiber art creation since taking a weaving course at Minnesota Southwest State University and has since evolved her craft to include the unique element of copper to her craft after working at a factory that utilized colored acrylic-coated wire for transformer manufacturing: “Some of the wire had cracks in the coating making it unsuitable for electrical components, so I asked if I could take some home and try weaving with it.”
“The thing with weaving is that there are so many different structures you can do,” Hanna says. “This one is alpaca with bamboo and really lightweight – you can do any length, any width. So for over 40 years I’ve been spinning, knitting, weaving, anything really to do with yarn, I’ll do it.”
Prior to moving to Fergus Falls five years ago, Hanna was living in southwest Minnesota where she began an embroidery series based on climate change through a grant she received through the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council.
“My metaphor for the show is that every one of those little pieces is one tiny little stitch that is seemingly insignificant, but when you add them together you end up with a whole picture,” Hanna says. “If we each do our own tiny part, eventually it’s going to add up to actually make a difference.”
More information about the event can be found at the following: prairierenaissance.org, or call or text PRCA board member James Moore at 320-219-5986.
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The Hillcrest Lutheran Academy boys soccer team defeated the Central Minnesota Christian Blue Jays on Sept. 22, by the score of 6-1, in Prinsburg.
The Comets started scoring early, just 42 seconds into the contest off a blast from Rolf Fluge from 20 yards, assisted by Isak Ostevold. Midway through the half, Fluge scored his second goal of the contest assisted by Emil Boe. Boe scored two minutes later off a corner kick from senior Nathan Aanes, perfectly placed, low and hard through the six yard box, ending all first half scoring with the Comets up 3-0.
Fluge scored his third goal of the game 55 minutes in, off a rocket from thirty yards assisted by Vebjorn Myntevik. Ostevold scored a minute later with a nice one touch turn in the box off an assist from TJ Idudu. The Comets final goal came from Boe off an assist from Elias Skjelbred. The Blue Jays scored with ten minutes in the contest ending all scoring with the Comets up 6-1.
The Comets launched 12 shots on goal compared to the CMC’s seven.
“The field conditions were rough on CMC’s temporary field tonight … It is the size of a postage stamp and compounded with the fact the bus was parked in front of their net, our team had to focus on slowing the attack and showing some patience,” said Hillcrest coach Rod Jensen. “We again saw excellent defense from Matthew Knutson and Max Anderson, halting most of the Blue Jay attacks!”
In JV action, the Comets lost 5-3, with seventh grader Will Selvig scoring all three Comet goals.
The Comets now 5-3-1, take on St. Johns Prep, at home on Sept. 26.
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At the Rocori Invite, on Sept. 22, the Fergus Falls Otters cross country teams saw great times and overall success, as the boys finished in second place and the girls in sixth.
“This was an exciting team accomplishment. The boys had a great day out on the course with personal best all over and very competitive in the team scoring,” said Otters boys coach Derek Meyer. “The varsity boys executed their race strategy and it paid dividends. This outcome sets us up nicely for our season goals. I am so proud of how these guys ran as a team! Matthew Tuel had an excellent race and is dropping time like crazy. His finishing time puts him in the top 20 all time for the Otters.”
Jaden Miller led the boys with an eighth place finish (17 minutes and 13.3 seconds). Behind him was Matthew Tuel, in 15th (17:35.8), Henry Greenagel was 20th (17:49.0). Logan Bredenberg finished in 22nd (17:49.8), Michael Schmidt came in 32nd (18:01.1), in 54th place, was David Ronnevik (18:45.0) and Tommy Erickson was 67th (19:05.6).
Big Lake took the boys title with 36 points, the Otters had 97 and Alexandria finished with 108, to round-out the top three.
For the girls, Cassie Wellman led the Otter varsity team tonight with a 15th place finish. She is right in the mix with the top section and CLC athletes.
Wellman (20:19.7), Naomi Dummer came in 29th (21:28.1), right behind her in 30th was Sarah Grotberg (21:31.9), Savannah Lee finished in 38th (22:02.2), Rebecca Schindler was 55th (23:25.9) and Hannah Scharnberg was 61st (24:29.3).
Teamwise for the girls, Willmar was first 49, Alexandria with 51 and Rocori with 84, for the top three.
“Dummer and Grotberg again ran tight together, coming in second and three for our scoring runners. Savannah Lee continues to improve closing the gap to Dummer and Grotberg,” stated Otters girls coach Niki Welde. “This is so fun to watch as the team comes together and finds success as a group. Senior Becca Schindler posted an excellent season best to bring in the scoring fifth spot.”
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Hosting the Warriors of Wheaton/Herman-Norcross, on Sept. 22, the Hillcrest Comets continued their hot start to the season, sweeping the match, 25-22, 25-22 and 25-16.
“The match started with a battle of strong attacks from middle attackers on each team. Hope Adams was hot from the start and gave us a good jump start to the match,” stated Comets coach Debi Foss. “Brylie Schultz also dominated early on for the Warriors. There was certainly a learning curve but also a good challenge for us to go up against a tall middle blocker (Schultz).”
Anna Brumfield had 14 kills and was 10/10 from the service line. Emily Adams finished with 12 digs and eight kills, Maddie Ballweg had 14 digs and was 13/13 serving. Ruby Peterson provided 34 assists, six digs and four kills. Lastly, Madi Foss had 15 digs and three kills.
“The Warriors attacked the ball at us in a variety of ways and tested our defense,” said Debi. “The first two matches were close but we were able to win some crucial points at just the right time. The third set we got into our normal rhythm early and our attack became more effective. Thanks once again to our fans for their great support and creative cheering!”
Now at 12-0, Hillcrest will host Rothsay, on Sept 26, in conference action.
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Skyrocketing energy prices in Europe mixed with a marked downturn in consumer spending and business activity across countries in Europe that have adopted the Euro as their primary currency have economists saying the dreaded word: Recession.
The economic downturn deepened even more in September, as Reuters reported, citing a survey that revealed details showing the economy in those collective countries has likely been entering a recession.
Consumers have been halting many types of discretionary spending as living costs in all areas rise.
According to RTE, manufacturing was hit particularly hard by the skyrocketing energy prices connected to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Chris Williamson, a chief business economist at S&P Global, said, "A eurozone recession is on the cards as companies report worsening business conditions and intensifying price pressures linked to soaring energy costs."
As Fast Company pointed out, while a U.S. economic recession hasn't been officially confirmed by economists, investors on Wall Street and U.S. CEOs have been making moves in preparation for one after dismal forecasts.
While Europe is "struggling mightily," as economist Aleksandar "Sasha" Tomic put it, it is important that the U.S. economy might face some of the same issues, but not all that the eurozone is facing.
Europe is dealing with inflation rates that are worse than that of the U.S. economy. Also, the effects of Russia's invasion of Ukraine are being felt to a lesser degree in the U.S. compared to Europe.
Also, European economies are smaller than other trading partners like China, Canada, and Mexico.
Economists note, though, that whether European countries go through a recession or not, indications point to a very likely economic recession in the United States.
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In the days since the death of Queen Elizabeth II, her son and heir, King Charles III, has been adjusting to his new role as monarch while grieving the loss of his late mother. As the period of Royal Mourning continues, Buckingham Palace has released a new official photograph of the King, unveiled on the evening of Friday 23 September.
It’s thought the event will be a comparatively restrained affair, in keeping with the current economic climate
Taken by PA Images, an announcement from Royal Communications reveals: ‘The image was taken in the Eighteenth Century Room at Buckingham Palace last week and shows His Majesty The King carrying out official government duties from The King’s Red Box.
‘The Red Box contains papers from government ministers in the United Kingdom and the Realms and from representatives from the Commonwealth and beyond. The documents are sent from the Private Secretary’s Office to The King, wherever he may be in residence, in a locked red despatch box.
‘The photograph in the background of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh was given by the then Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip to King George VI for Christmas in 1951. The photographer was Baron Studios.’
As the royal couple chatted to volunteers, they shared their own personal reflections on the monarch’s death
The photo marks the dawn of a new era as the next Carolean age begins, but also nods respectfully to the past in a gesture of reverence and continuity. As well as including the picture of the late Queen, the new image recalls her own tradition of posing with her red despatch boxes. When the monarch reached the 70th anniversary of her accession on 6 February 2022, marking the start of her Platinum Jubilee year, a photo was released showing her smiling beside the famous box at Sandringham House.
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US stock futures were set to fall sharply as investors continued to worry about even more rate hikes from the Federal Reserve that could land the US economy in a recession. A man is pictured here riding a bike in front of the New York Stock Exchange on September 21.
US stocks fell sharply in Friday trading as investors continued to worry about even more rate hikes from the Federal Reserve that could land the US economy in a recession.
The Dow closed 483 points, or 1.6%, lower in Friday trading, marking its lowest level since November 2020. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite were down 1.7% and 1.8%, respectively.
The Dow fell by more than 800 points at one point, falling more than 20% from its record close of 36,799.65 set on January 4, and entering bear territory.
The S&P 500 remains in bear territory.
"We are now in another downswing in the ongoing bear market," said Brad McMillan, chief investment officer for Commonwealth Financial Network. "This year, there have been four drops and three rallies—and we are down quite a bit. That doesn't feel good."
This is a fourth negative day in a row for the major indexes and their fifth decline in the last six weeks.
Investors don't have many places to make money at the moment: In addition to sinking stocks, the bond market is also selling off, sending US Treasury yields soaring to 11-year highs in recent days. The 10-year yield fell back a bit Friday but remains near 3.7%, and the 2-year yield is above 4.1%. That's a much better return than you can get with stocks these days, so high bond yields are adding pressure on the stock market.
Wall Street also remains concerned that the Fed's rate-hiking plan could continue to increase borrowing costs, hurting the corporate profits that support their stock prices. And if the Fed is serious about slowing the economy down to gain control of runaway inflation, a recession could cause some real pain for consumers who buy the products that publicly traded companies make.
The market sell-off could continue for some time, as stock valuations are compressed by the Fed's actions, said Ivan Feinseth, chief market strategist of Tigress Financial Intelligence. Investors "may not see a bottom until there's confirmation that inflation indicators turned significantly lower, he added.
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McDonald's will have to defend itself against a $10 billion lawsuit from media mogul Byron Allen, pictured here in Los Angeles in 2021, over an allegation that the fast food chain doesn't advertise with Black-owned media.
McDonald's will have to defend itself against a $10 billion lawsuit from media mogul Byron Allen over an allegation that the fast food chain doesn't advertise with Black-owned media.
A federal court ruled last week said that Allen and his company, Allen Media Group, can try to prove in court that McDonald's violated civil rights laws.
Allen said in a press release that only a small portion — about $5 million of McDonald's $1.6 billion annual advertising budget — goes to Black-owned media and that the company has "refused to advertise" on his networks, which include the Weather Channel and Comedy.TV.
He also accuses McDonald's of relegating his TV networks to an "African American tier" that has a smaller ad budget and deprives the channels of millions of dollars in annual revenue.
"This is about economic inclusion of African American-owned businesses in the US economy," Allen said in the press release. "McDonald's takes billions from African American consumers and gives almost nothing back. The biggest trade deficit in America is the trade deficit between White corporate America and Black America, and McDonald's is guilty of perpetuating this disparity."
In response, McDonald's lawyer Loretta Lynch, who was US attorney general during the Obama administration, said that the evidence will show that the company doesn't discriminate and that Allen's claims are "meritless."
"Their complaint is about revenue, not race, and plaintiffs' groundless allegations ignore both McDonald's legitimate business reasons for not investing more on their channels and the company's long-standing business relationships with many other diverse-owned partners," said Lynch, who is now in private practice with the law firm Paul Weiss.
The case heads to trial in May 2023.
McDonald's announced earlier this year that it will increase advertising with Black-owned companies from 2% to 5% by 2024. The company has a troubled history with lawsuits involving race, including in 2021, when it settled a lawsuit filed by a Black franchise owner who alleged the company steered him toward less profitable restaurants in lower-income, predominantly Black neighborhoods because of his race.
"Discrimination has no place at McDonald's," the company said in December 2021. "While we were confident in the strength of our case, this resolution aligns with McDonald's values and enables us to continue focusing on our commitments to the communities that we serve."
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HONOMU, Hawaii (KITV4) -- Big Island police have identified a suspect in the ongoing investigation of a horse found shot to death in the Honomu area.
On Monday, September 19, 2022, Hilo police responded to reports of a horse that had been shot and killed near Akaka Falls Road in Honomu. Officers arrived to find the deceased horse had been shot once in the torso.
Big Island police released the following statement Friday, September 23:
"Through the investigation, it is believed that the animal was accidentally shot earlier in the night by hunters after it was mistaken for a feral pig. Police have identified a suspect in the investigation and after conferring with the Hawai’i prosecutor’s office have generated criminal cases for Hunting Licenses Required, Night Hunting on Private Lands Prohibited, Cruelty to Animals in the second degree, Reckless Endangering in the second degree, and Criminal Property Damage in the first degree.
This incident is currently an ongoing investigation and once completed will be deferred to the prosecutor’s office for their review."
Hawaii Police would like to remind the public:
- It is illegal to hunt at night on either public or private lands
- Hunting in residential neighborhoods is strictly prohibited
Anyone with information regarding this incident or who may have witnessed should contact the Hawai’i Police Department‘s non-emergency number at 808-935-3311.
Anonymous tips can be made to Crime Stoppers number at 961-8300, and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.00.
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Kathryn spent the last decade in the Bay Area working in nonprofits, education, and communications consulting. She has a B.A. in English from St. Mary's College of CA and an M.A. in Public Affairs and Politics from the University of San Francisco.
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It's a hard-fought paleontological debate. Did the massive asteroid that struck Earth 66 million years ago wipe out a thriving and diverse population of dinosaurs, or were they already struggling to survive when that cataclysmic day dawned?
Most information on dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous era comes from what is now the United States, particularly the Hell Creek Formation, which provides a picture of relatively rich dinosaur diversity during the final million years of that period.
However, fossil information from that time in other regions is much thinner, and it's not known whether the pattern seen in North America is representative of global dinosaur diversity then.
To fill in this gap in the fossil record, researchers in China have studied more than 1,000 fossilized dinosaur eggs from the Shanyang basin in central China. Dinosaur diversity was already on the wane at the end of the Cretaceous, suggested the study, published September 19 in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The eggs and eggshell fragments represent the last 2 million years of the dinosaur era, with fossils representing each 100,000-year interval. The study involved obtaining detailed age estimates of rock layers by analyzing and applying computer modeling to over 5,500 geological samples.
The analysis found whole eggs and eggshell fragments from just three species of dinosaurs, which suggested low dinosaur biodiversity during that time period, the researchers said.
Macroolithus yaotunensis and Elongatoolithus elongatus belonged to a group of toothless dinosaurs known as oviraptors, while the third, Stromatoolithus pinglingensis, was a plant-eating hadrosaur, or a member of the duck-billed dinosaur group.
The researchers said their finding from fossilized eggs was consistent with the fossilized dinosaur bones found in the same and surrounding region, although they did discover a few additional dinosaur bones from the region that show tyrannosaurs and sauropods also lived in the area between 66.4 million and 68.2 million years ago.
"Our results support a long-term decline in global dinosaur biodiversity prior to 66 million years ago," the study said, "which likely set the stage for the end-Cretaceous nonavian dinosaur mass extinction."
Most dinosaurs went extinct, but some smaller, birdlike ones survived and evolved into the birds we see today.
Paleontologist Alfio Alessandro Chiarenza, a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Vigo in Spain who has worked on paleoclimate records from that period, said that fossilized eggs are not a reliable record of dinosaur diversity. He was not involved in the study.
He pointed to recent research that many dinosaurs probably had soft-shelled eggs that would be unlikely to fossilize. Plus, no eggs have been found for many dinosaur species, even well-known ones such as Tyrannosaurus rex, Chiarenza said.
"These results also contradict what emerges from egg remains and diversity of bones, teeth and other remains found in places like Spain, (and) of what we know based on the North American record," he said via email. "So I do believe these authors are misinterpreting these signals."
He remains convinced the asteroid strike was the true driver of dinosaur extinction.
"Dinosaurs were probably fine and diverse and if it wasn't for the end Cretaceous asteroid (they) might as well be dominating today as far as we know."
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The NASA Double Asteroid Redirection Test aims to make history on Monday at 7:14 p.m. ET when it slams into Dimorphos, a tiny asteroid moon orbiting the larger asteroid Didymos. The impact, if successful, will slightly change the motion of the asteroid.
It's a test of deflection technology that could one day be used to protect Earth if a space rock is determined to be on an impact trajectory with our planet. Currently, there are no asteroids (Didymos and Dimorphos included) that are expected to hit our world.
Here's what to expect on the day of the event.
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A live broadcast will kick off on NASA's website beginning at 6 p.m. ET Monday, and it will last until 7:30 p.m. ET. Then, the space agency will hold a post-event briefing to discuss what happened.
The DART spacecraft is carrying an imager called DRACO, short for Didymos Reconnaissance and Asteroid Camera for Optical navigation, that will share a live stream of images as it nears the double-asteroid system. Those images will be shared at a rate of one per second, providing a video-like experience for viewers.
What starts as 1 pixel will eventually become an incredibly detailed look at Dimorphos before DART slams into it.
Humans have never actually seen Dimorphos before because the asteroid system just appears as a single point of light in ground-based telescopes.
In the final hour of approach, Dimorphos and Didymos will come into view. The pinpricks of light will sharpen, revealing the two separate celestial bodies. Scientists will finally be able to ascertain Dimorphos' shape, as well as if its surface is rough or smooth.
"Our last image is probably going to be from about two and a half seconds prior to impact, so the DRACO field of view is actually going to be completely filled with this beautiful image of Dimorphos," said Elena Adams, DART mission systems engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland.
On the broadcast, expect to hear that the team has lost radio contact with DART. Images will continue to come through and be displayed for about eight seconds afterward as they travel through space to Earth, said Edward Reynolds, DART project manager at the Applied Physics Lab.
Also on the journey is the Italian Space Agency's Light Italian CubeSat for Imaging of Asteroids, or LICIACube. This briefcase-size CubeSat hitched a ride with DART to space and detached from the spacecraft on September 11.
On the CubeSat are two cameras called LUKE (LICIACube Unit Key Explorer) and LEIA (LICIACube Explorer Imaging for Asteroid). Together, they will collect images and help guide LICIACube on its journey.
The little satellite travels at a safe distance behind DART to record what happens.
Three minutes after impact, LICIACube will fly by Dimorphos to capture images and video of the impact plume as it sprays up off the asteroid and maybe even spy the crater it could leave behind. The mini satellite will also glimpse Dimorphos' opposite hemisphere, which DART won't get to see before it's obliterated.
The CubeSat will turn to keep its cameras pointed at Dimorphos as it flies by. Days, weeks and months after, we'll see images and video captured by the Italian satellitet that observed the collision event.
The first images expected back from LICIACube could show the moment of impact and the plume it creates.
After the fact
While the engineering team expects to celebrate a successful impact, astronomers will know that it's time to get to work, said Tom Statler, NASA DART program scientist. Ground-based observatories around the world will be observing the asteroid system as a way to confirm if DART successfully changed the asteroid's motion.
The James Webb Space Telescope, the Hubble Space Telescope and NASA's Lucy mission will also observe the aftermath. The images they collect could reveal an overall brightening of the whole asteroid system, indicating how much dust and debris was kicked up by the impact, Statler said.
Astronomers will use telescopes on Earth to compare previous observations of the system with those they collect after the event.
Currently, it takes Dimorphos 11 hours and 55 minutes to complete one orbit around Didymos. After DART's impact, that could shrink by 10 minutes -- something that can be measured by telescopes on Earth -- and ultimately show whether DART was successful.
And don't expect to see the last of this asteroid system in 2022.
To survey the aftermath of the impact, the European Space Agency's Hera mission will launch in 2024, and we can expect even more dramatic imagery of the aftermath then.
The spacecraft, along with two CubeSats, will arrive at the asteroid system in 2026, about four years after DART completes its mission. Once there, Hera will study both asteroids, measure physical properties of Dimorphos, and examine the DART impact crater and the moon's orbit, continuing with the overall aim of establishing an effective planetary defense strategy.
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When I wrote The Frugal House: Living Without Fear, last winter as pandemic panic subsiding in May 2K\nBy Mike McConigley June 4\nThis is How: Muddy Buds (Mike) for a Strawberry Jammonaissance, 🍀𗐺 The first, frugaltian of… more…] Skyrocketing energy prices in Europe mixed with a marked downturn in consumer spending and business activity across countries in Europe that have adopted the Euro as their primary currency have economists saying the dreaded word: Recession.
The economic downturn deepened even more in September, as Reuters reported, citing a survey that revealed details showing the economy in those collective countries has likely been entering a recession.
Consumers have been halting many types of discretionary spending as living costs in all areas rise.
According to RTE, manufacturing was hit particularly hard by the skyrocketing energy prices connected to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Chris Williamson, a chief business economist at S&P Global, said, "A eurozone recession is on the cards as companies report worsening business conditions and intensifying price pressures linked to soaring energy costs."
As Fast Company pointed out, while a U.S. economic recession hasn't been officially confirmed by economists, investors on Wall Street and U.S. CEOs have been making moves in preparation for one after dismal forecasts.
While Europe is "struggling mightily," as economist Aleksandar "Sasha" Tomic put it, it is important that the U.S. economy might face some of the same issues, but not all that the eurozone is facing.
Europe is dealing with inflation rates that are worse than that of the U.S. economy. Also, the effects of Russia's invasion of Ukraine are being felt to a lesser degree in the U.S. compared to Europe.
Also, European economies are smaller than other trading partners like China, Canada, and Mexico.
Economists note, though, that whether European countries go through a recession or not, indications point to a very likely economic recession in the United States.
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16-year-old shot on Chicago's West Side
CHICAGO - A 16-year-old boy was shot on Chicago's West Side Friday afternoon.
At about 5:25 p.m., the teen was in the 300 block of North Laramie when an unknown offender shot him in the body.
He was transported to an area hospital in good condition.
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No one is in custody.
Area detectives are investigating.
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Doctors remove 50 large batteries from woman’s stomach, colon
DUBLIN - Doctors in Ireland had to remove 50 AA and other "cylindrical" batteries from the body of a 66-year-old woman who had swallowed them all on purpose, a recent article in the Irish Medical Journal says.
When doctors at St. Vincent’s University Hospital in Dublin first examined the woman, they didn’t know exactly how many batteries she had swallowed and how many remained in her body.
They were able to help her pass five AA batteries without surgical intervention, but x-rays showed 50 more large batteries were still there after three weeks of monitoring. The woman began complaining of widespread abdominal pain and loss of appetite.
Doctors decided to perform surgery on the woman’s abnormally swollen stomach and removed 46 batteries. They also found four more batteries in her colon.
Swallowing batteries is a "rare method of deliberate self-harm" that can cause serious complications. Doctors say they’ve seen an uptick in battery ingestion cases, but most of those are children swallowing button batteries.
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The swallowing of larger batteries is less common, "hence no clear practice guidelines have been developed." Because some passed through a valve and into the colon, "the potential of cylindrical batteries to result in acute surgical emergencies should not be underestimated."
The surgeries were a success, and the patient made "an uneventful recovery," doctors said.
"To the best of our knowledge, this case represents the highest reported number of batteries ingested at a single point in time," doctors noted in the journal.
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Man, 47, shot in the back in Englewood
CHICAGO - A 47-year-old man was shot in the back in Englewood Friday afternoon.
At about 3:35 p.m., the victim was in the 6300 block of South Marshfield when he was struck in the back by gunfire, police said.
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No offenders are in custody.
Area detectives are investigating.
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CAGUAS, Puerto Rico — A hurricane expected to transform into a huge post-tropical storm will bring hurricane-strength wind, heavy rain and big waves to Atlantic Canada, meteorologists said Friday in warning that it has the potential to be one of the most severe storms in the country’s history.
Hurricane Fiona, which had weakened a bit to a Category 3 storm, was forecast to make landfall Saturday morning.
The Canadian Hurricane Centre issued a hurricane watch over extensive coastal expanses of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Fiona should reach the area as a “large and powerful post-tropical cyclone with hurricane-force winds.”
“This is is definitely going to be one of, if not the most powerful, tropical cyclones to affect our part of the country," said Ian Hubbard, meteorologist for the Canadian Hurricane Centre in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. “It’s going to be definitely as severe and as bad as any I’ve seen."
Fiona was a Category 4 hurricane when it pounded Bermuda with heavy rains and winds earlier Friday as it swept by the island on a route heading for northeastern Canada. Authorities in Bermuda opened shelters and closed schools and offices ahead of Fiona. Michael Weeks, the national security minister, said there had been no reports of major damage.
The U.S. center said Fiona had maximum sustained winds of 125 mph (205 kph) early Friday evening. It was centered about 215 miles (345 kilometers) southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, heading north at 46 mph (74 kph).
Hurricane-force winds extended outward up to 115 miles (185 kilometers) from the center and tropical storm-force winds extended outward up to 345 miles (555 kilometers).
Hubbard said the storm was weakening as it moved over cooler water and he felt it highly unlikely it would reach land with hurricane strength. Hurricanes in Canada are somewhat rare, in part because once the storms reach colder waters, they lose their main source of energy. and become extratropical. But those cyclones still can have hurricane-strength winds, though with a cold instead of a warm core and no visible eye. Their shape can be different, too. They lose their symmetric form and can more resemble a comma.
Bob Robichaud, Warning Preparedness Meteorologist for the Canadian Hurricane Centre, said the center of the storm was expected to arrive in Nova Scotia on Saturday morning, but its winds and rains would arrive late Friday.
“It’s going to a bad one,” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. “We of course hope there won’t be much needed, but we feel there probably will be. And we will be there for that. In the meantime we encourage everyone to stay safe and to listen to the instructions of local authorities and hang in there for the next 24 hours.”
Officials in Prince Edward Island sent an emergency alert warning of severe flooding along the northern shore of the province. “Immediate efforts should be taken to protect belongings. Avoid shorelines, waves are extremely dangerous. Residents in those regions should be prepared to move out if needed,” the alert read.
Authorities in Nova Scotia sent an emergency alert to phones warning of Fiona’s arrival and urging people to say inside, avoid the shore, charge devices and have enough supplies for at least 72 hours. Officials warned of prolonged power outages, wind damage to trees and structures and coastal flooding and possible road washouts.
A hurricane warning was in effect for Nova Scotia from Hubbards to Brule; Prince Edward Island; Isle-de-la-Madeleine; and Newfoundland from Parson’s Pond to Francois.
Fiona so far has been blamed for at least five deaths — two in Puerto Rico, two in the Dominican Republic and one in the French island of Guadeloupe.
People across Atlantic Canada were stocking up on last-minute essentials and storm-proofing their properties Friday ahead of the arrival.
At Samsons Enterprises boatyard in the small Acadian community of Petit-de-Grat on Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Island, Jordan David was helping his friend Kyle Boudreau tie down Boudreau’s lobster boat “Bad Influence” in hopes it wouldn’t be lifted and broken by winds .
“All we can do is hope for the best and prepare as best we can. There’s something coming, and just how bad is yet to be determined,” said David, wearing his outdoor waterproof gear.
Kyle Boudreau said he was worried. “This is our livelihood. Our boats get smashed, our traps gets smashed … it’s stuff you don’t have to start your season next year,” he said.
Aidan Sampson said he had been working 11-hour days in his father-in-law’s boatyard for the past week, lifting fishing vessels out of the water.
Meanwhile, the National Hurricane Center said a newly formed tropical depression in the southern Caribbean was expected to begin strengthening, and hit Cuba early Tuesday as a hurricane and then hit southern Florida early Wednesday.
It was centered about 410 miles (660 kilometers) east-southeast of Kingston, Jamaica. It had maximum sustained winds of 35 mph (55 kph) and was moving at 15 mph (24 kph). A hurricane watch was issued for the Cayman Islands.
Before reaching Bermuda, Fiona caused severe flooding and devastation in Puerto Rico, leading U.S. President Joe Biden to say Thursday that the full force of the federal government is ready to help the U.S. territory recover.
Gov. Pedro Pierluisi of Puerto Rico activated the National Guard to help distribute diesel fuel to hospitals and supermarkets. The force is also supplying generators used to operate potable water plants and telecommunications towers. Hundreds of people remained isolated by blocked roads.
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MOSES LAKE, Wash. — Three days after a Moses Lake couple was reported missing, an arrest warrant has been issued for the husband after a body presumed to be his wife's was found in Lincoln County.
The body believed to be 53-year-old Theresa Bergman was found in rural Lincoln County. Her husband, 54-year-old Charles Bergman, is still unaccounted for and is now wanted for first-degree murder.
Court documents suggest Charles Bergman may have murdered his wife after she returned home from New York, where she was visiting an old boyfriend.
Charles and Theresa Bergman were reported missing by the Grant County Sheriff's Office (GCSO) on Sept. 20. The next day, Lincoln County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) deputies received video from the Spokane International Airport showing the couple leaving the airport together at approximately 12:40 a.m. on Sept. 18.
Deputies were able to track the couple's cell phones and found they were last located in a remote area of Lincoln County on Sept. 18.
At approximately 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, a body believed to be Theresa Bergman's was found by a farmer working in the area of Stolp Road. She was examined by police, who noticed "trauma to the rear side of her head." It appeared she was struck by a "thin, hard object," according to court documents.
LSCO deputies spoke to GCSO as part of their investigation. During their conversation, deputies found video of Charles Bergman buying a small metal shovel at a Grant County Walmart on Sept. 17, one day before he picked his wife up from the Spokane airport. A family member later told police that their online Walmart account also showed Charles Bergman purchased some type of rope and took out a $500 cash advance from his credit card prior to picking up Theresa Bergman.
Grant County detectives said the injury on Theresa Bergman's head is consistent with a shovel strike.
A GCSO deputy spoke with the Bergman's daughter on Sept. 19. According to documents, she told detectives that her parents were married for approximately 36 years and that her mother had recently asked Charles Bergman for a separation. Their daughter told detectives her father "became very depressed and contemplated suicide since Theresa's request to separate."
On Sept. 10, court documents state Theresa Bergman flew to New York to visit an old boyfriend. The Bergmans' daughter told police her mother was set to return on Sept. 17. Theresa Bergman reportedly drove to Harrington and spent the night with her son on Sept. 9. The next morning, her son drove her to the Spokane airport.
The couple's son was supposed to pick Theresa Bergman up from the airport on Sept. 17, but the family later decided that Charles Bergman would pick her up. Once Theresa Bergman was picked up from the airport, she and her husband were supposed to go back to their son's house in Harrington so she could pick up her car.
The couple's daughter told police she received a text from her mother on Sept. 18 stating she arrived at the airport. According to the couple's daughter, that was the last time she heard from her mother. The couple also never went to their son's house to retrieve Theresa Bergman's car.
The search is still on for Charles Bergman, who was last known to be driving a silver 2013 Chevrolet Impala, Washington license BLU5395. Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is encouraged to contact the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office at (509) 725-3501 or dial 911.
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HOLLAND, Ohio — Republican J.R. Majewski insisted Friday that he would stay in the race for a competitive northwest Ohio congressional seat after The Associated Press reported earlier this week that he misrepresented key elements of his Air Force service.
“I flew into combat zones often, specifically in Afghanistan, and I served my country proud,” Majewski said at a news conference.
The comments came amid growing fallout for Majewski, who repeatedly said he deployed to Afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks, but instead served a six-month stint loading and unloading planes while based in Qatar, according to records obtained by the AP through a public records request.
The House Republican campaign arm on Thursday cancelled nearly $1 million in advertising that it had planned to spend on Majewski’s behalf, a sign that the GOP was effectively giving up hope of unseating longtime Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur in a district that was recently redrawn to favor Republicans. Meanwhile, advocates for veterans questioned why Majewski has declined to offer proof, or even describe forays he made into Afghanistan.
Throughout his campaign, Majewski has repeatedly said he was a combat veteran who served a tour of duty under “tough” circumstances in Afghanistan, where by his account he once went over 40 days without a shower due to a lack of running water.
His latest remarks amounted to a far less robust description of what he says he did in the country. Majewski previously said he was deployed to the country, a term which refers to orders assigning servicemembers to a specific base or location.
On Friday he said his service involved flying in and out of Afghanistan from Qatar, but declined to offer additional details or proof because he said it was “classified.”
While based in Qatar, Majewski would land at other air bases to transfer military passengers, medics and supplies, his campaign previously said. The campaign did not answer repeated and direct questions from the AP before the story was published Wednesday about whether he was ever in Afghanistan.
They also gave no indication that he couldn't discuss his service because it was “classified,” as Majewski said.
“I was in multiple bases in Afghanistan and the time frame is clear, in 2002,” Majewski said Friday. “We flew in and out of the area of responsibility multiple times. It’s almost impossible for me to tell you where I was and on what day. That’s why my orders are listed as a classified location.”
Experts contacted by the AP say it is possible that Majewski may have entered the country. They also say Majewski is well positioned to prove it, though Majewski's campaign declined to do so Friday.
“It was hardly a secret that we were operating in Afghanistan,” said Don Christensen, a retired colonel and former military judge who once served as the Air Force’s chief prosecutor. “It would be pretty easy for him to find a supervisor or coworker that could verify if he was actually there. His (enlisted performance report) would have been signed by his supervisor most likely. That person would know if this was true.”
Scott Taylor, a former Navy SEAL sniper and Republican who represented Virginia in Congress, said he doesn't understand why Majewski's campaign refused to explain whether or not he ever went to Afghanistan earlier this week.
“Is it possible he went on some night flight to Afghanistan to drop off supplies? Yes it is possible," said Taylor, who was injured in a combat operation in Ramadi, Iraq, and had to be evacuated. "But again, he should have answered those questions right away.”
The experts said the discussion about whether he did or did not enter Afghanistan also obscures the broader picture: Majewski for months has presented himself as a combat veteran who deployed to Afghanistan, descriptors that indicate he came under hostile fire while stationed in the country.
The term “combat veteran” can evoke images of soldiers storming a beachhead or finding refuge during a firefight. But under the laws and regulations of the U.S. government, facing live fire has little to do with someone earning the title.
During the Persian Gulf War, then-President George H.W. Bush designated, for the first time, countries used as combat support areas as combat zones despite the low risk of American service members ever facing hostilities. That helped veterans receive a favorable tax status. Qatar, which is now home to the largest U.S. air base in the Middle East, was among the countries that received the designation under Bush’s executive order — a status that remains in effect today.
Majewski’s campaign previously said he calls himself a combat veteran because the place he operated out of — Qatar — is recognized as a combat zone. His military records state he has not received a combat medal.
“Everybody plays a role. But you have to be proud of what your contribution was and not try to step on someone else's,” said Taylor, the former congressman and Navy SEAL. “Barring him giving some evidence and filing a petition to get a combat ribbon, he’s not a combat veteran.”
Majewski's campaign has released several documents on social media that they say either back up his claims or refute parts of the AP's story. None of them address whether or not he was in Afghanistan.
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Take note, renowned jazz saxophonist and clarinetist Victor Goines is officially tuned into his role as Jazz St. Louis’ president and CEO. Monday, September 19 was his first day and he succeeded Gene Dobbs Bradford, who led the organization for 23 years.
“I was excited, I really didn’t have the words to express how excited I was,” said Goines.
Goines calls his role a great opportunity for him to be a part of the legacy of Jazz St. Louis and to help the organization continue to play its important role throughout the community.
He is quite familiar with the Jazz St. Louis location, it was part of his stomping ground as a young musician. He recalls performing there when it was at the Majestic Hotel.
“It’s always been an exciting club,” he said.
Goines became a member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in 1993 and has composed 200 original pieces. He has performed with many Jazz and R&B greats including Terence Blanchard, Bob Dylan, Dizzy Gillespie, Branford Marsalis, Diana Ross, and Stevie Wonder.
Goines was most recently the Director of Jazz Studies and Professor of Music at Northwestern University, where he served 14 years. Under his guidance, the Jazz Studies program at the Big Ten institution became a top international program.
He also served for seven years as Artistic Director of Jazz Studies at The Juilliard School, where he created the curriculum for The Juilliard Jazz Studies Program. He has served as Education Consultant to Jazz at Lincoln Center since 1995.
The New Orleans native was born for this job, being raised around music. Goines says he grew up listening to Jazz, R&B, and Top 40. As a child, he played the clarinet to help control his asthma.
He studied classical music in junior high school, but during high school he fell in love with Jazz. The talented musician says he heard a recording of John Coltrane and it blew his mind.
“I was like, wow that’s it, I want to do that,” he said.
He continued his studies in classical music but his interest in Jazz intensified. He frequented local jazz clubs to watch older musicians perform, and he says they embraced him and sometimes invited him on stage. He credits some of the things he learned as a composer, musician, and teacher to his mentor and close friend the late great Ellis Marsalis.
Goines said his first big jazz gig was at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, and he brought everything the greats had taught him on stage.
“I have a ton of lessons that I learned from [Marsalis] and I look forward to sharing them with the community here in St. Louis,” said Goines.
Goines says he wants the club to be recognized as an institution that is rich in history, one with national and international acclaim.
“It’s deserving of that type of world renowned recognition,” said Goines.
“I want everybody to come here, [St. Louis Jazz] has done a lot to become a hotbed for musicians to come through and perform in this club”
Musicians including Herbie Hancock and Brad Marsalis have performed there recently, and Regina Carter will be the opening act for the upcoming season.
Goines plans to show the liveliness of St. Louis through the club by bringing people in the Jazz community that otherwise might not visit.
“I want to show them that Jazz can be for everyone,” he said.
But Goines hasn’t entered his new role thinking he knows it all. He plans to collaborate his staff and build on the established legacy. This means also to listen to the St. Louis community.
“Together we can move the club forward,” he said.
“There are a lot of things here I don’t know about yet. I’m a student of Jazz St. Louis, which is great. I get to learn all over again.”
Ashley Winters is a Report for America reporter
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ANCIENT Greeks are credited with saying the truth is often the first casualty in war. I think in political campaigns, truth is also the first casualty, and we have started to see that already in the current election cycle in Nigeria.
In this column, I highlight a few of the unrelenting lies about Labour Party’s Peter Obi, Peoples Democracy Party’s Atiku Abubakar, and All Progressives Congress’s Bola Tinubuthat people peddle withmisplaced confidence.
Until Peter Obi caused his bachelor’s degree certificate to be published online a few days ago, his traducers had said he’d earned a Third Class degree in Philosophy from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Some people even went as far as saying he actually got a Pass degree, which is the twilight zone between failing and merely satisfying the examiners.
The persistence of the claims and their corroboration by people who should know helped solidify them as fact. For example, on July 5, 2022,Ifeoma Ezeonu, a Professor of Medical Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, appeared to confirm that Obi got a Pass degree in Philosophy.
In a tweet that was designed to defend Obi, Professor Ezeonu said Obi’s subpar degree was the consequence of a misalignment between his actual talents and his course of study.
“As a lecturer, when I hear them talk about @PeterObi’s Pass in Philosophy, I laugh,” she wrote. “From what we know of PO today, I wonder what he was even doing in a Philosophy Dept.Lol I didn’t meet him in UNN, but those who knew him say that even as an undergrad the guy was doing business.”
After some Obi supporters attacked her for calling attention to Obi’s Pass degree (which they, apparently, thought was true,) she sent another tweet to make clear that she didn’t intend to disparage Obi or question his intelligence.
“Just in case some people didn’t get my point, [Obi] made a Pass because he was in the wrong Dept not because he’s not intelligent,” she wrote. “Since then, he has earned other certificates in what he actually loves doing – Business and Economics. That Pass is irrelevant to what he can do.”
Although Ezeonu is a professor at Obi’s alma mater, she lied— and helped to validate the narrative that Obi graduated with a Pass.
When I saw Professor Ezeonu’s tweet in July, my curiosity about the class of Obi’s degree was piqued, so I searched the Internet for more information. Then I came across a March 13, 2021, denial of this claim from Obi’s spokesperson by the name of Valentine Obienyem.
“I do not know the source of that misinformation,” Obienyem told the Source Magazine.“I have considered it a trifle that does [sic] not worth a response.Since you have gone the extra mile, may I, respectfully, inform you THAT MR.PETER OBI GRADUATED WITH A SECOND CLASS AND NOT THIRD CLASS.”
The release of Obi’s degree certificate has proved that Obienyem was right. Obi graduated with a Lower Second Class degree. Can we now stop talking about Obi’s Third Class or Pass degree because we now know for a fact that it’s a lie?
But why did such a large number of Nigerians (including Obi’s over enthusiastic supporters) unquestioningly believe that Obi received a Third Class or Pass degree? My guess is that Obi’s uncomfortably poor command of the English language, especially for a graduate of Philosophy from one of Nigeria’s finest universities, inclined people to think he must not have paid attention at school when he studied for his degree and was liable to earn worse-than-expected grades.
Atiku Abubakar, like Peter Obi, is also the victim of misrepresentation about his qualifications and identity. A recent Sahara Reporters story that revealed that Atiku bore Siddiq in his name when he was in high school, which he later changed to Abubakar via a court affidavit, is the immediate trigger for this.
In Muslim culture, every Abubakar is Siddiq and vice versa—just like every Umar is Farooq and vice versa. There’s Umar in my secondary school and university certificates which I later removed through a court affidavit in 1999. Does that make me inauthentic?
The news report also said Atiku earned a master’s degree with a GCE result. That’s incorrect. Atiku has two diplomas: a diploma from the School of Hygiene in Kano and a diploma in law from the Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria.
The UAE campus of the Anglia Ruskin University in the United Kingdom, which awarded him a master’s degree in 2021, must have counted his 40-plus years of post-diploma work experience as the equivalent of a university degree.
In US higher education, for example, we have something called experiential credit conversion where adult students can apply to get their life skills converted to college credit.
If you’re a news reporter and a photojournalist without a degree, for instance, you won’t be required to take courses in news reporting and photojournalism if you decide to get a degree in journalism. Your experience will be converted to college credit.
UK universities have a similar system. I am certain that Anglia Ruskin University counted Atiku Abubakar’s work as a health inspection and customs officer— and later vice president and businessman— as experiential learning credits that were equivalent to a bachelor’s degree.
Finally, it is now almost becoming mainstream to claim that Bola Tinubu has no certificate and that he is close to 100 years old even when he claims to be 70 years old. What’s the truth?
Well, although Tinubu has shown that he does not possess a (or has purposely chosen to hide his) primary or secondary certificates, he does have a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the Chicago State University. After what seemed like an organized dissemination of falsehood about his degree certificate being fake in late June this year, I reached out to my colleagues at Chicago State University to find out if Tinubu attended their university.
On June 27, I shared official communication from Chicago State University’s registrar stating that Tinubu indeed received a degree in Business Administration (with a major in accounting) from the school in 1979.
In the social media update where I shared this communication, I was careful to say “A Bola Tinubu Graduated From Chicago State University” because I hadn’t established that the Bola A. Tinubu who graduated from CSU is the Bola A. Tinubu we know.
It has since been shown beyond all shadows of doubt that the Bola A. Tinubu who graduated from CSU in 1979 is the Bola A. Tinubu who is running for president. I know this because the class photo of the 1979 CSU cohort features his headshot even though his last name was unintentionally misspelled.
And although critics say Tinubu is significantly older than the 70 years he officially claims, I have seen his transcripts from Richard Daley College (where he earned his associate degree, which is equivalent to Nigeria’s National Diploma) and Chicago State University (where he earned above 3.5 GPA on a scale of 4.0, which is equivalent to a First Class in Nigeria), and found that he has claimed to be born in 1952 in his transcripts since he enrolled in the American higher ed system.
He may have lied about being born in 1952, but he has been consistent in this lie (if it’s indeed a lie) since the early 1970s.Claims that he has changed his age are outright lies.
As I pointed out in a January 29, 2022, column titled “Clarity on Tinubu’s Age and Postsecondary Education,” it was“only Tinubu’s Chicago State University transcript that gave his year of birth as 1954, but this was attributed to a clerical error. In any case, 1954 is two years younger than 1952. Had the year been significantly older than 1952, there would have been a valid basis to speculate that it was his real birth year that he accidentally let out.”
The lies against Tinubu are difficult to extirpate because of the multiple lies he has spun around himself. He had claimed to have attended primary and secondary schools that he did not attend. He claimed to have attended the University of Chicago when he didn’t, and he claims to be the son of Alhaja Abibat Mogaji and a scion of the Tinubu family in Lagos when he isn’t.
Everyone deserves freedom from malicious falsehood. It is immaterial whether we like them or not.
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My wife has to pay me N1.6m before I agree to divorce, man tells court
•We never had such agreement —Wife
A 45-year-old man, Yusuf Muhammad, has prayed a Sharia Court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State to order his wife, Murjanatu Nasiru, to pay him N1.6million in exchange for divorce.
Yusuf made the request following Nasiru’s prayer for divorce by way of redemption (Khul’I).
She had earlier promised to refund the N30,000 he paid as dowry.
“I gave her N50,000 as dowry not N30,000 and she made me lose the N35,000 monthly allowance I used to receive from my brothers as a result of ill health.
“My bothers stopped sending me the allowance since 2018 because I got married to her.
“She, therefore, has to pay me the money before I grant her divorce”, he said.
Murjanatu, through her lawyer, Mr Abubakar Abdullahi said, there was no prior agreement to pay the defendant any money.
“I don’t want to continue with the marriage because I don’t want to disobey God,” she said.
The judge, Malam Rilwanu Kyaudai, adjourned the case for the respondent to produce her witnesses in the matter.
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ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — The autopsy report for Elijah McClain, the man who died after an encounter with the Colorado police and paramedics in 2019 has been amended.
The Adams County Coroner’s Office released the amended autopsy report on Friday to explain that McClain’s death resulted from complications of ketamine administration following forcible restraint.
McClain’s manner of death is still listed as undetermined.
“I believe this tragic fatality is most likely the result of ketamine toxicity. These deaths are usually classified as ACCIDENT. I do not have evidence of trauma or lethal asphyxiation during restraint sufficient to cause death,” the coroner explained.
The coroner’s office also said that at the time of the original autopsy report, the cause and manner of death were deemed undetermined because of insufficient information.
Since then, the coroner’s office said they received extensive body camera footage, witness statements, and additional records.
“After review of all material available to us at this time, it is my opinion that this 23-year-old, African American male, Elijah McClain, died of complications of ketamine administration following forcible restraint,” the coroner’s office explained.
Nexstar’s KDVR has been covering the McClain case since August 2019, when McClain was confronted by three Aurora police officers, injected with ketamine by paramedics and later died.
There have been many questions about McClain’s cause of death after he was put in a carotid hold and given ketamine.
An undetermined cause of death case makes it extremely difficult to prosecute a case, legal expert George Brauchler said.
Three police officers and two paramedics are facing manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide charges in McClain’s death and are scheduled to appear for an arraignment in November.
First responders involved in case
A 157-page independent investigation outlined several missteps in the police department’s handling of the internal investigation into what happened. The report even suggested investigators designed questions to help exonerate the officers involved.
Gov. Jared Polis issued an executive order in June 2020, assigning Attorney General Phil Weiser as a special prosecutor to investigate McClain’s death.
Dave Young was the DA for the 17th Judicial District when he issued a letter to Aurora Police on Nov. 22, 2019, detailing why he chose not to file criminal charges against anyone for the death of McClain.
Nearly two years later, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced there was enough evidence to file 32 counts, including manslaughter against five men. Three were police officers at the time and two were paramedics.
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PARKERSBURG-Nancy Carol Rasmussen, 76, of Parkersburg, died Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, at the Pinnacle Specialty Care in Cedar Falls, of natural causes. The public is invited to join the family at a graveside gathering at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 24, at Oak Hill Cemetery in Parkersburg. Memorials may be directed to the family. Redman Funeral & Cremation Services in Parkersburg is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.redmanfuneral.com.
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Person 1: This song slaps.
Person 2: Your mom slaps.
Person 1: Thank you, my mom is a kind and wonderful lady.
Person 1: I’m so sick of alcohol.
Person 2: I don’t know, I’m getting stronger every day. I love it.
Person 1: Do you do the vegan wrap here?
Person 2: We can do the chicken wrap with no cheese?
Person 1: I’ll take the Beyond Burger please.
Person 1: Oh my God! I feel like I know you somehow…
Person 2: Yeah, we went to high school together.
Person 1: Oh! *walks off*
Guy 1: Is the black market even real? Has anyone ever been on it?
Guy 2: I tried once but I couldn’t figure out how to get on.
Guy 1: I stayed up until 2 am watching Disney plus
Guy 2: I told my girlfriend I fell asleep but I was actually watching the Mandalorian.
Girl 1: How long have you guys been dating?
Girl 2: Since the summer, well actually for like two years but it’s a long story.
Girl 1: Who are you looking for?
Girl 2: This guy, wait I found him. Fanny pack boy. He flipped off my professor after a test and ran out of the classroom.
Girl 1: How did you choose KU?
Girl 2: Honestly, I flipped a coin.
Boy 1: Did I tell you? I think I had a threesome this weekend.
Boy 2: Woah, hold up. You think?
Boy 1: I was born a Phi Delt.
Boy 2: Please don’t ever say that again.
Girl 1: How do you get your boobs to look like that?
Girl 2: I don’t ever wear a bra? I don’t know.
Girl 1: I just really want a guy to bend me over you know?
Girl 2: How do you know? You’re a virgin!
Guy: Sometimes I wish I could just be a dog and sleep all day.
Girl: You wake up at like three every day.
Guy: I know.
Girl: So…
Guy: So does that make me a dog or something?
Girl 1: I wish I was a little bit taller.
Girl 2: I wish I was balder.
Girl 1: I wish I had a...wait, wait, wait balder?
Guy 1: Let’s slap dicks
Guy 2: You ever pee and it feels like throwing up?
Woman 1: *holding baby* He would have been safer at the Hawk
Woman 2: Oh absolutely.
Girl 1: I would never date that guy.
Girl 2: Well, it depends how much money he has.
Girl 1: I’m going to the doctor to see if I have bronchitis before I hook up with him again.
Girl 2: Yeah that’s smart so you don’t give it to anyone else.
Girl 1: No I mean I want to make sure I infect him.
Guy 1: I'm cutting some of my unnecessary costs, starting with Juuling.
Guy 2: Ight man, good luck.
Guy 1: Actually I might just start chewing
Guy 1: How was work?
Guy 2: My manager was chastising me for not dressing up in a Halloween costume, she doesn’t understand I’m strictly here to get paid.
Guy 1: I am so tired of this week, man
Guy 2: Dude it’s Monday
Guy 1: I know
Person#1: I want to be on the first ship to mars
Person#2: Not me, I doubt they have Wi-Fi
Perons#1: Yeah but at least they’re evolving up there. We’re all just devolving.
Girl 1: Um, I don’t eat pig.
Girl 2: You eat bacon all the time, bitch.
Guy 1: You better get going.
Guy 2: Yeah, see ya. I’m off to get some Adderall.
Girl 1: Are you home right now?
Girl 2: Yeah, why?
Girl 1: I bought a cat
Girl 1: I just don't understand what fishing is for.
Girl 2: I don't know. Food, maybe?
Guy: I’m just gonna have to like carry an entire box of spiders up the hill tomorrow.
Girl: What?
Guy: Yeah, just like a hundred spiders in a box.
Guy 1: Sometimes ya just gotta give yourself a haircut.
Guy 2: Dude, you shaved half your head. That’s not a haircut, that’s a mess.
Girl 1: Can you eat fruit raw?
Girl 2: How else are you supposed to eat it?
Girl: That class is killing us. But they say rest is for the dead.
Guy: Well, at least we'll be rested.
Girl: She's not in class this semester.
Guy: Maybe she's dead.
Girl: Or studying abroad.
Girl: They're like oil and water.
Guy: Wow, you're so good with analogies.
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WINDSOR HEIGHTS-Michael Emery Smith, 31, was born in Clarion, Iowa, to Charlene and Jerry M. Smith of Rowan, Iowa.
He died at home in Windsor Heights, Iowa, on Sept. 5, 2022.
Michael always had a love and special affection for his family, animals, and astronomy. He could name and place every star and constellation.
Some of his other interests included fishing, drawing, and arrowhead and rock collecting.
By nature, Mike was a kind, quiet, considerate person who would readily help anyone in need of his help. He had a huge, loving heart and anyone lucky enough to call him friend or brother received his loyalty and admiration.
Michael died suddenly and unexpectedly at his home in Windsor Heights, Iowa.
Though we’re still unsure of his cause of death, we do know that he is no longer frightened, struggling, or unhappy due to his mental health issues. He bravely fought and tried to deal with these issues for nine years.
His celebration of life is being tentatively planned for Saturday, Oct. 22, at 6:30 p.m., located at the community center at the old gym in Williams, Iowa. This will be followed by a specially built crematorium fireworks display where we will shoot him to the stars.
We hope to see and greet all his friends at this special occasion.
Surviving family members include mother Charlene (Cunningham) Smith of Williams; father Jerry “Mike” Smith of Rowan; brother Dana D. Fouts (Danielle) of Grimes; sister Katie (Smith) Anderson of Fort Dodge; and beloved aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews, nieces, step-siblings, step-nephews and step-nieces.
Preceding him in death were his grandparents, Eldred and Charlotte Cunningham and Lester and Lillian Smith; uncles Jim Cunningham, Ed Cunningham, and John Smith; aunt Jeanine Heimstra; and cousin Mark Cunningham.
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Students, faculty and parents crowded outside of the Kansas Memorial Union and into the Ascher Family Plaza at 1:30 p.m. on Friday for the unveiling of the plaza’s newest statue: The Jayhawk Nest.
The Jayhawk Nest was created by Robert Richerson of Icon Artworks and envisioned and donated by the late James J. Ascher, a long-standing supporter of the Kansas Memorial Union. The statue depicts a large Jayhawk presiding over a nest of baby Jayhawks, including the 1926 Jayhawk.
“This continues the dream of Mr. Ascher to build a nest for our Jayhawks. It was inspired by a dream and brought to reality by his generosity,” said Tammara Durham, vice provost for student affairs.
Students were excited for the addition of The Jayhawk Nest to Ascher Family Plaza.
“It’s wonderfully sculpted, and it really brings out the history of all the Jayhawks,” said Sam Van Winkle, an aerospace engineering major from Saint Charles, Mo.
Many students were surprised by the unveiling. Skylar O’Brien, a psychology major from St. Louis, said she was expecting the statue to be one bird, but was pleasantly surprised to see the baby Jayhawks in the nest.
“I was expecting it to just be one bird, but the chicks are so cute,” said O’Brien.
Members of the Ascher family were present at the unveiling ceremony and spoke on the legacy of the late James Ascher at KU. According to Jim Ascher, son of James Ascher, the late Ascher wanted The Jayhawk Nest to represent the younger generations of Jayhawks and bring all six generations of Jayhawk mascots to the Ascher Family Plaza.
“The family has been thrilled to be a part of the nine-year period of working with the union team…and making the union the Jayhawk central of Kansas,” said Jim Ascher. “It’s going to be for the enjoyment of generations of Jayhawks to come.”
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In an email sent to KU faculty and staff, the University of Kansas announced on Thursday that it will begin covering roughly half of their dependents’ yearly tuition starting in the spring semester.
The University is able to do this because of the changes made to the Employee Dependent Tuition Assistance Scholarship, which is granted to the dependents of employees to assist with the cost of tuition. The new policy increased the amount of the scholarship to equal the cost of 12 credit hours per year, or about two classes per semester. With this change, tuition for faculty and staff’s children is significantly lowered.
This change is the result of a joint effort between KU faculty and staff. For over ten years, KU employees advocated for tuition benefits for their dependents. The KU Faculty, Staff and University Senates worked on a concrete policy for five years before sending the policy to the University a little over a year ago.
Shawn Leigh Alexander, president of the Faculty Senate and a professor in the African Studies department, said that this change was possible because the administration was willing to listen to the voices of KU’s faculty and staff.
“Finally getting the right administration, the right provost, the right chancellor, the right individuals in finance and admissions, to truly have the conversation that faculty and staff were asking them to do,” Alexander said. “I commend our leadership for actually doing that.”
One of the main reasons it took so long for the University to implement this policy of discounted tuition was the issue of budget and cost-effectiveness. The Kansan previously reported that the University has had to make budget cuts in recent years due to the decrease of available funds both from tuition and from the state government.
The University has been hesitant to implement a policy that decreases tuition for many students as it will cost KU more money. However, Alexander said that the increase in the Employee Dependent Tuition Assistance Scholarship will not have a large impact on the University’s funds.
“If you’ve got people that are leaving this institution or sending their kids to another institution because it’s cheaper, you’re going to get 50% of the tuition on some of these people that you weren’t getting at all,” Alexander said. “I’m not a numbers person, but I don’t think it’s going to affect the bottom line as much as people thought it would.”
Alexander also said that these increased tuition benefits will result in positive change on campus. Enrollment will increase, he said, and faculty and staff will be more likely to stay at KU.
“I think it’s a great leap forward. It’s a wonderful acknowledgment to faculty and staff of what they do on this campus,” Alexander said. “I think it will help enrollment because you have a number of students of faculty and staff who don’t stay at KU because it’s expensive without that support.”
The lack of tuition benefits for employees’ dependents was a problem at KU, causing many faculty and staff to transfer to other institutions that already have benefits in place. The Kansan previously reported that the University has seen a reduction in headcount of more than 30% since 2009. Most Big 12 and AAU institutions have discounted tuition for dependents, so this new policy makes the benefits of working at KU comparable and could lead to better retention of faculty.
“A number of faculty and staff have left this institution because that benefit is not here. We’ve also lost people in the hiring processes who will say, ‘I’ve been given an offer at this other institution at the same time, they offer me this and it includes tuition benefits for my children, so I’m going to go there,’” Alexander said. “It will help in hiring and retention, which is wonderful.”
Also included in the email was a policy change regarding Employee Tuition Assistance. Under the new policy, effective January 2023, staff at KU will be able to take one class per semester, up to 12 hours per year, for free.
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President Biden plans to forgive $10,000 in student loan debt. In the plan, the only people eligible for debt forgiveness are people who earn less than $125,000 a year. But wait, there’s more—if you were a recipient of the Pell Grant program, then you are eligible for up to $20,000.
This will no doubt help the student loan problem, as the plan will relieve 43 million people from a portion of their debt and will fully relieve 20 million people of their entire debt.
Something doesn’t seem right about this plan, though. It feels like how a dog would feel while sitting on the kitchen floor whining for food. While the dog wants the whole chicken dinner, it was only given a slice from the leg. Not exactly what the dog wants, but can it complain? No—at least it was given something at all.
Attaining a college degree, while not necessary, is greatly beneficial in landing a safe job. When the only way to secure a college degree is to pay thousands of dollars to an institution, a sense of predatory nature bleeds through the college’s motives. Soon, many Americans will be lifted from the predatory nature of student loans.
What frightens me is the prospect (and possibility) that this plan was meant to be a one-and-done type of action. President Biden and Congress threw the people impacted by student loans a bone so that they could go back to giving Ukraine billions of dollars in military support, promote COVID-19 vaccines, and their usual nonsense.
Even more of the usual and familiar political bickering comes in on the taxable income side of things. The White House said, “this debt relief will not be treated as taxable income for the federal income tax purposes.”
This is the equivalent of saying “Have the states figure it out,” and we all know that the states are excellent at coming to a consensus (not).
Bottom line, I don’t want to be led on to believe that progress is being made unless it’s what the people fully asked for; I know, a quite naive and foolish belief to hold when talking about government.
If there’s one thing that the American people have learned from the past couple of years it’s this: the constant streaming of conflicting information and watching politicians argue over the same problems every four years, combined with a peek into the fragility of democracy will cause even the most average, sane American start to think that maybe—just maybe—the citizen’s values aren’t the top priority in this country.
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FOOTBALL RESULTS: Big Central Conference and area roundup for Week 4
PLEASE CHECK BACK OFTEN. GAMES ARE ADDED AS THEY’RE REPORTED
Phillipsburg 34, Hillsborough 0: Jett Genovese connected on 14-of-18 passes for 171 yards and a touchdown, adding 6 carries for 80 yards and a score, and Phillipsburg blasted previously undefeated Hillsborough, dealing the reigning state Central-South Group 5 champs its first loss in 17 outings, dating back to 2020. Xavier Moore and John Wargo each also ran one in for the Stateliners (4-0), while Matt Scerbo caught eight passes for 75 yards and a score in the win. Isaiah Jackson returned a punt 53 yards for a touchdown.
Voorhees 35, Bound Brook 6: Justin Wistuba scored on a 26-yard run, and then caught a 54-yard scoring pass from Isaac Levitan, and Voorhees built a 41-0 lead by halftime and rolled to 2-2. Levitan tossed two TD passes, running in another, including a 77-yard TD connection with Chris Salko to get the scoring started. Mickey Tramutola and Anthony Vassiliades also scored for the Vikings. Zahid Lee’Jackson scored on a 12-yard run in the fourth quarter for Bound Brook (0-4).
WEEK 4 FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD: Scores and story links in the Big Central Conference
Immaculata 63, Hoboken 6: Cameron Chadwick caught a touchdown pass and returned a kick for a touchdown, and Luke Scott paced the Spartans (2-2) on the ground, rushing for 83 yards and two scores, as Immaculata went up 63-0 at halftime and never looked back. Mason Geis completed 5-of-8 passes for 81 yards and two scores, also hitting Amir Mason with a TD toss. Daysir Spille and Martin Watong also ran in TDs in the win. Immaculata’s defense was led by Jaxon Laub, whose tackle in the end zone got the scoring started with a safety, and he later added an interception return for a TD. Jackson Roberts aldso notched a pick-6 for the Spartans. Will Grabko finished 7-of-8 on PATs in the win.
THURSDAY FOOTBALL: Watchung Hills surges past Bridgewater-Raritan
A.L. Johnson 14, Roselle 6: Ryan George scored on a seven-yard run in the first quarter, and Dylan Perrotto caught a 20-yard TD pass from Robert Gallagher in the second period and the A.L. Johnson did the rest to stay undefeated. George finished with 197 rushing yards on 17 carries, while Gallagher added six rushes for 72 yards. Ryan Volmut and Vincent Pisano each recorded 13 tackles to pace the Crusaders (4-0), while Thomas Woods grabbed an interception. Emmanuel Lyles scored a first-quarter TD on a one-yard run for the Rams (0-4), who have suffered three of its losses by one TD or less.
Montgomery 41, Hamilton West 2: Michael Schmelzer connected on 7-of-19 passes for 154 yards and three touchdowns, and Matt DaVino caught a TD pass and ran in another and Montgomery improved to 5-0 – the best start in the program’s 21-year history.
Hamilton West began the game with a safety, pouncing on a bad snap in the end zone to make it 2-0, and the score remained into the second quarter, before Schmelzer and friends went to work. Gavin Guidette, who also forced a fumble in the win, ran for nine times for 80 yards and two touchdowns, second to Chris Eubaks, who gobbled up 189 rushing yards on 15 carries, adding a TD.
Eddie Quan and Elhadji Dirra also caught TD passes for the Cougars, while Trey McFadden was 5-for-5 kicking extra points. Zach Schick and Nino Spera each grabbed an interception for Montgomery.
Colonia 14, Woodbridge 13: Jaeden Jones ran in touchdowns of 22 yards and 17 yards, and the Colonia defense made a big stop on a Woodbridge 2-point conversion attempt in the final minutes and held on for the win against its neighborhood rivals to remain undefeated. Jones opened the scoring in the second quarter, with Patrick Miller adding the PAT, before Antonio Rosato ran in an 18-yard score to tie it for Woodridge (1-4). Jones and Miller teamed to make it 14-7 in the third quarter for Colonia (5-0), before Rosato scored on an 8-yard run in the closing minutes of regulation, but the Barrons’ 2-point pass was incomplete.
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North Brunswick football gets shutout win over Sayreville in battle of top area teams
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NORTH BRUNSWICK – Maybe this sequence best encapsules North Brunswick’s 22-0 win over Sayreville in Friday’s meeting between two of the top teams in the Big Central Conference.
The Bombers completed a long pass in a third quarter rally to set up a first-and-goal from the 2-yard line. North Brunswick’s Willie Wilson recovered a fumble off a snap, however, and the Raiders drove downfield for its own first-and-goal.
Enter North Brunswick’s turn to fumble on the snap at its 5-yard line. However, receiver Zahmir Dawud scooped it up and darted down the left side for the score.
It just seemed that every bounce, every leaping catch, every key stop went the Raiders way.
“All the little things,” Dawud said. “Great blocking. Great tackling. Great catching. All the little things that brought us to a big win.”
Dawud also scored a 12-yard run in the first quarter and the ensuing two-point conversion for an early 8-0 lead. The Raiders made it 15-0 with 18 seconds left in the first half on a six-yard TD pass from Frankie Garbolino to his brother Jack Garbolino. Justin Batts made two PATs in the game.
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The Buzz Cut: Relationship Expert Teaches World What Not to Do
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In The Buzz Cut, we bring you a round-up of news you wish wasn’t news.
Relationship Expert Teaches World What Not to Do
Many moons ago, a crooner assured us all that she will, indeed, be loved. Today, we’re well aware that he really meant it — if there is any loving to do, it will be shared equally by all the shes. While the world was colored shocked by the revelation, turning a shade of maroon at the scandal, the man whipped out his relationship expert chops and calmly reassured us that it all makes sense. Years ago, he confessed to his affairs while simultaneously giving the world a new scientific hypothesis: it’s not his fault, because monogamy is not in our genes. But this is a man with many a feather in his cap: as a relationship expert, he is also an expert navigator, delineating for the world where exactly The LineTM is located, and to what extent he has crossed it. Even amid the high tide of love, the singer’s acute sense of direction — combined with superhuman self-control that goes, by his own admission, against genetics — allowed him to pinpoint the exact location of line-crossing: the Prime Married-ian, if you will. At present, reports suggest that he is straddling this very line precariously, demonstrating for eager pupils how to not end up in this position.
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Another Serial Killer Drama Showcases White Men’s Criminal Talents
In a bid to raise social awareness about an overlooked and underrated talent, a streaming service released another limited series detailing the spectacularly grisly achievements of another white man. Critics have praised the series for representing the singular talent of white men to unleash horrific violence on women — especially marginalized ones. It’s an important win for diversity: while news channels are regarded to be sufficiently representative of white men’s actions, streaming is yet to catch up. Many appreciate the way that their acts of dismembering other human beings for pleasure start an important conversation about how doing so is wrong. Others felt it was important to understand the mind of the killer to learn exactly how he did the things he did — offering no other explanation for why they felt it imperative to do so.
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Man Unveils Genderless Skincare Brand for Genderless Skin
A man, with his man skin, launched a skincare line for genderless skin. Unlike other skincare products that are exclusively for girl skin (and some for boy skin), this product promises to cater to genderless skin. This led many to Many simultaneously learnt of the existence of gender within skin itself. And now, But with the dab of a cream there and a spritz of toner here, gender itself promises to be abolished. Finally, Now, everyone can participate in the capitalist wellness industrial complex equally — with no gender-based inclusions or exclusions. Society truly can rest easy with the knowledge that skin will no longer have gender — unfortunately, however, it leaves the problem of all the gender that exists outside skin itself.
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The Glamorization of ‘Retail Therapy’ Prevents Us From Recognizing Shopping Addiction as a Serious Problem
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When we shop for new clothes, home decor, art supplies, gadgets, what have you, every once in a while, our brains perceive it as a reward and release the “feel good” hormone, dopamine, that triggers a rush and immediately uplifts our moods. This is precisely why shopping is often called “retail therapy.” But this trick to achieve a quick, easy respite from the doom and gloom of life on particularly dull, depressing days can quickly become a compulsive behavior – ultimately costing people a lot more than they bargained for. Literally.
In the digital age, hassle-free access to online shopping around the clock can make it even more difficult to resist impulses, propelling people down destructive spirals with just a few clicks. “The first few days, I didn’t see any harm in scrolling through shopping apps, but things started going wrong very quickly… I started ordering unnecessary things, my balances were running out, and there even came a point when I was simultaneously shopping in-store, too,” says Nayanita, 22. “I knew it was getting uncontrollable, but I couldn’t help myself.”
A multi-nation study from 2015 found that one in 20 people may struggle with a shopping addiction. With reports of declining mental health in the aftermath of the pandemic, these numbers are, in all likelihood, significantly worse. Carrie Rattle, a financial therapist and coach, reports a “dramatic increase” in compulsive shoppers approaching her for help since March 2020. “When you have a life-changing event like Covid19, there’s fear, no control, uncertainty… l of these emotions are so extreme that you need to be able to cope somehow. So [for] people who sort of enjoyed shopping before as a happy thing, now it was their escape mechanism.”
Yet, the impact of compulsive shopping on people’s lives is easily downplayed. Rattle calls it a “smiled-upon addiction” that is almost celebrated due to its glamor quotient. “Some people mistake a shopping addiction for a luxury pastime only for the rich. The act of compulsively shopping is an overwhelming condition that can bankrupt any person’s emotional life and their family’s finances,” states an article.
Acknowledging the mental health impact of the addiction, Rattle notes that most of the people who come to her seeking help, aren’t prompted by financial crunches but driven, instead, by debilitating feelings of guilt and shame, both of which can become a perennial presence in their lives. Aditi, 28, experienced this too. Ashamed of her behavior, she actively concealed her addiction to shopping from everyone, including her mother, who she had been staying with, “The orders would arrive during the day, and I would hide it all [before my mother got home].”
Related on The Swaddle:
For People With Poor Impulse Control, Instant Food Delivery Apps Can Kickstart Disordered Eating
Shopping addiction isn’t just trivialized but also the “most socially reinforced” behavioral addiction. According to the Recovery Trust, a non-profit rehabilitation alliance in the U.K., “The stigma attached to excessive drug or alcohol use in modern society doesn’t apply to compulsive shopping habits, with a consumerist lifestyle perceived as a measure of social status… exacerbating the problem for many.”
More than vanity or a materialistic craving, Hetal, 22, was consumed by the compulsive urge to shop while attempting to recover from an eating disorder. But opening up to her friends about her struggles only led to mocking comments about how she never saves money and jokes like, “Do you ever stop shopping?” Further, she says, “When people continued dismissing it, I did too,” adding that she began to internalize people’s opinions on her compulsive behavior – instead of seeking help or even just looking up compulsive shopping online.
The razzle-dazzle of the consumerist culture we live in, obscures the internal struggles of compulsive shoppers like Hetal to onlookers, who saw her as a “spoilt brat” or a “big spender,” implying she was in control and, therefore, denying her any compassion. Invalidation, coupled with derision and value judgments, forms the core of society’s reactions to shopping addictions, discouraging people from seeking help. This is also, perhaps, why Hetal has never come across another person who shares her struggles despite statistics pointing to the sheer number of people who compulsively shop.
Psychotherapist Zohra Master, an associate fellow, and supervisor from the Albert Ellis Institute, explains that belittling compulsive behavior also invalidates the underlying distress – like grief, anhedonia, existential vacuum – triggering the behavior. For Aditi, it was her struggle to process the grief of her father’s sudden death while being forced to go through the rigmarole of everyday life that led her down the path of developing the addiction. Metaphorically, then, if a shopping addiction connotes a cry for help, its glamorization ensures the cry goes unheard.
Raksha, 24, was advised by her therapist to simply set a budget for herself to deal with her compulsive urge to shop. But since it didn’t address – or even investigate – the underlying issues driving her behavior, the tactic didn’t work. “What might help deter a compulsive shopper more than being teased – or even told to simply be more cautious about spending – is people around them trying to understand what the fundamental issue is that is propelling them to indulge in compulsive shopping,” says Master.
Related on The Swaddle:
Drinking Coffee Before Shopping Is a Bad Idea – It Leads to Impulse Buying
Pop culture is also replete with overt promotions of consumerism; TV shows like Sex And The City, movies like Student of The Year, and music videos like Jass Manak’s Shopping, all make compulsive shopping seem like a glamorous pursuit.
On the surface, Confessions of a Shopaholic seems like a relatively better depiction of just how destructive this “glamorous” addiction can be — with the film’s protagonist, Rebecca Bloomwood, eventually losing her best friend, her job, and every penny she ever earned. But through warm-tinted color palettes, animated mannequins in pretty dresses, the lack of long-term consequences, and the villainizing of Derek Smeath — her debt collector and the only consistent representation of the ugly side of Bloomwood’s addiction — Confessions, too, ends up romanticizing the struggle of dealing with a shopping addiction. Instead of delving into the “why” behind her addiction – or even the guilt that would ideally follow — the movie plays the protagonist’s predicament for laughs, trivializing it yet again.
Even though compulsive shopping can affect people of all genders, the fact that shopping is perceived as a womanly activity makes it easier for society to trivialize it — much like women’s pain has remained both underestimated and under-researched throughout history. “Right up to the present day we have a culture tacitly or overtly encouraging women to shop in order to strengthen the economy. At the same time, we’ve always had male commentators denigrating women for their love of trinkets and their wasteful expenditures,” Rebecca Connor an associate professor of English at Stanford University, told The New York Times.
This is capitalist agenda at its finest: retail therapy is promoted as a coping mechanism, almost to bait-and-switch consumers; at the same time, compulsive shopping, the calamitous ramification of such messaging, is blamed on poor impulse control, bad lifestyle choices, or vanity. In the process, corporations can make money off people’s misery without bearing any responsibility for their impact.
Unfortunately, society’s unwillingness to see compulsive shopping as a “real” problem, births a vicious cycle — people struggle with addiction while never addressing the demons that initially led them to seek solace in shopping, flaming their addiction further, in the process.
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LOS ANGELES — Manager Dave Roberts finally acknowledged the inevitable – Craig Kimbrel will not be closing games for the Dodgers anymore.
Roberts said he spoke with Kimbrel on Friday afternoon, a night after he gave up a solo home run to Christian Walker in the ninth inning of a tie game – apparently the final straw in a season filled with inconsistency and unreliable closeouts.
“Right now the plan is to change roles and just kind of get him in a position to pitch in different innings and different situations,” Roberts said. “He was very open to doing whatever is best for the ballclub. I feel good about it. We’ll see where that takes us.”
Kimbrel will be treated “like we treat all of our guys in the sense of putting them in the best position to get outs,” Roberts said.
“That’s kind of how I’m going to approach every inning,” he said.
It seems inconceivable that Kimbrel would somehow regain the closer role before the postseason, leaving the ninth inning in October unclaimed and likely open to the same type of matchup-determined decision-making. With Blake Treinen’s return on hold, save situations could be spread among Brusdar Graterol, Tommy Kahnle, Chris Martin and others down the stretch with the back end of the bullpen possibly restructured for the postseason.
“That’s kind of what our thinking is the best way to go about it right now,” Roberts said, declining to answer directly about the postseason closer situation.
“It’s kind of the whole mindset of just because you’ve always done something one way doesn’t make it right. So it might not be traditional. But I’m not too concerned about it.”
Seventh all-time with 394 career saves, Kimbrel does not have much history pitching in a non-closer role. What history he does have – 2020 and 2021 with the Chicago Cubs and White Sox – is not good.
“I think the thing is he’s such a professional and knows that there’s more in there, there’s more consistency,” Roberts said, praising Kimbrel’s “openness to do whatever is best.
“My job is to find the best lanes for him. He has no worries about the routine and something he’s always done. He more looks at it as a challenge.”
GONSOLIN REHAB
Right-hander Tony Gonsolin is scheduled to pitch two innings for Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday to begin a minor-league injury rehabilitation assignment of undetermined length.
“I think it’s all kind of contingent on how that one goes on Tuesday,” Roberts said when asked if Gonsolin would make more than one rehab start. “I don’t think there’s a set number. We’ll just see how Tuesday goes.”
Gonsolin has been out since Aug. 23 with a forearm strain. Roberts has already said it’s unlikely Gonsolin will have time to build back up for a role in the starting rotation and could move into a different role for the postseason.
HUDSON RETURN
The Dodgers have agreed on a contract extension with veteran reliever Daniel Hudson who is currently recovering from season-ending knee surgery.
The Dodgers will pick up the 2023 option in the 35-year-old Hudson’s contract, agreeing to pay him $6.5 million next year and adding another club option for 2024 for $6.5 million with appearance bonuses that can increase it to $7.5 million.
Hudson had a 2.22 ERA and five saves with 30 strikeouts in 24⅓ innings this season before he suffered a torn ACL during a game on June 24. Hudson underwent season-ending surgery but said during his recovery that he hopes to be ready to pitch during spring training next year.
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Right-hander Michael Grove will start Sunday’s game against the Cardinals. Left-hander Tyler Anderson will get extra rest and start the series opener in San Diego on Tuesday.
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Cardinals (LHP Jordan Montgomery, 8-5, 3.26 ERA) at Dodgers (LHP Clayton Kershaw, 9-3, 2.39 ERA), Saturday, 6:10 p.m., SportsNet LA, 570 AM
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California educators will be working more closely with Native American tribes under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday, Sept. 23.
Assembly Bill 1703, the California Indian Education Act, encourages school districts, county offices of education and charter schools to form California Indian Education Task Forces with local tribes or tribes historically located in the region to share local history, discuss areas of concern and develop Native American curriculum and classroom material.
“It’s critical that we teach all students about the diversity of California’s more than 100 tribes,” the bill’s author, Assemblymember James Ramos, D-Highland, is quoted as saying in a news release issued by his office. “Our state’s tribes each have different languages, customs, culture and history.”
Ramos expressed the hope that a “more complete and high quality curriculum” would prevent incidents like the October 2021 incident in which a Riverside Unified School District math teacher imitated a stereotypical Native American as part of trigonometry lesson.
AB 1703 also requires local school districts to identify the size of the achievement gap between Native American students and non-Native peers and come up with strategies to close them. The findings would then be submitted to the Assembly and Senate education committees. Curricula and instructional materials developed by California Indian Education Task Forces around the state would also be shared with the California Department of Education with the intent of making them available to educators across California.
The new law was a long time in coming, according to San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Vice Chairman Johnny Hernandez.
“Part of the way you make sure that the atrocities of the past don’t happen again is learning your history,” he said. “It’s important to learn that history.”
Traditionally, much of the discussion of Native Americans focuses on tribes that lived in the plains, Hernandez said, “but a lot of it isn’t factual.”
Hernandez attended San Bernardino Unified schools growing up.
“When you’re in school, and you’re learning about how the local (American) Indians and local settlers were friends,” that’s not the full story, said Hernandez, who graduated from San Gorgonio High School in 2004.
“The truth isn’t out there,” he added, “and it takes everyone to listen to those tribes and sharing that history.”
The traditional fourth-grade California mission project is also the only time Hernandez’s son, Gauge, 16, learned about Native people in school.
“I’m just glad (the new law) is going to be in place for my younger brothers, my sister and all my cousins,” said Gauge, now a junior at Aquinas High School in San Bernardino and the chair of the San Manuel tribe’s youth committee.
Locally, the tribe has been working with schools on education programs for more than two decades.
“We’re proud to say that has reached thousands of students and teachers over the years,” Vice Chairman Hernandez said. “We’re hoping that program will be one everybody can look to as a model.”
Other Inland Empire tribes have similar programs, he said.
AB 1703 is one of five bills related to tribal matters introduced by Ramos, a former San Manuel tribal chairman, signed by Newsom on Friday. Earlier in the day, the governor had declared Sept. 23 to be California Native American Day.
“As we lift up the rich history and contributions of California’s diverse tribal communities today, the state recommits to building on the strides we have made to redress historical wrongs and help empower Native communities,” Newsom is quoted as saying in a news release issued by his office.
The other bills introduced by Ramos and signed by Newsom include:
- AB 923 requires state agency leaders to be trained in tribal issues and how to work with tribal governments.
- AB 1314 creates a “Feather Alert,” similar to Amber Alerts used for abducted children, to notify the public about Native Americans missing under suspicious circumstances. Members of Native American communities are much more likely to go missing or be murdered than other American communities. Research suggests that Native women are almost three times as likely to go missing as White women.
- AB 1936 authorizes the UC Hastings College of the Law to remove the name of founder Serranus C. Hastings from the school’s name. It also requires the college to assist in setting up a nonprofit with and for the Yuki and Round Valley Native Americans. In the 1850s, Hastings promoted and financed expeditions to hunt Native Americans, funding bounties for killing them, leading to the deaths of hundreds of Yuki men, women and children.
- AB 2022 requires the removal of the slur “squaw” from California geographic features, landmarks, public lands, waters and structures by Jan. 1, 2024.
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Driver crashes into Fort Collins nail salon, injuring employee
An elderly driver drove into a Fort Collins nail salon Friday, sending one of the salon's employees to the hospital with serious injuries.
The crash occurred around 9:37 a.m. Friday, when the driver accidentally drove their Hyundai SUV into Venus Nails, 1624 S. Lemay Ave., according to Fort Collins Police Officer Brandon Barnes. Both Fort Collins Police and Poudre Fire Authority responded to the crash, which resulted in the SUV going fully into the nail salon.
One employee who was inside the salon at the time of the crash was transported to a local hospital with leg injuries, Barnes said. The status of the employee was unknown as of 4:30 p.m. Friday.
The driver was cited with careless driving causing bodily injury, Barnes said.
Venus Nails will remain closed until the Fort Collins building department is able to inspect the building for structural damage and clear it for reopening, according to a PFA spokesperson.
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Banged-up Monroe suffers second straight 40-0 loss, but stays positive
The Monroe football player sat with his shoulders slouched and head hung low as he sat on back of a golf cart that was taking him back to the locker room.
It’s a scene that has been repeated far too many times this season.
Friday was another tough loss for the shorthanded Trojans as they fell 40-0 to Ann Arbor Huron.
This wasn’t what Dave Mifsud anticipated when he took the job in January.
Photo Gallery:Ann Arbor Huron at Monroe Football
Back then he saw a bunch of talented athletes who just needed to be coached up.
Mifsud never got a chance to coach some of them.
Monroe has been beset by injuries from the start.
But Mifsud isn’t complaining.
“We’ll just keep our blue-collar attitude and work with the guys we have,” he said.
Mifsud wasn’t ranting and raving after a second consecutive 40-0 loss dropped his team to 2-3. His post-game words to the team were more fatherly than fiery and after the group broke up, he spent a long while with his arms on the shoulder pads of a player patiently explaining what could be done better.
“It’s frustrating, but I liked our attitude a lot better than last week,” Mifsud said, referring to a loss in Week 4 to state-ranked Saline. “We improved mentally. … We played harder. We competed until the end.”
It was just a matter of players being forced into roles they were not expected to play because of injuries.
“We’re inexperienced and playing very talented teams,” Mifsud said. “We’ll get better.”
The Trojans trailed just 7-0 at the end of the first quarter.
They stopped Huron on its first two drives, allowing a total of just 10 yards.
The River Rats hit a 29-yard pass play on their third drive and that spurred a 70-yard touchdown drive.
That gave Huron confidence and it scored two touchdowns and a field goal on its next three possession.
Monroe meanwhile, didn’t manage its first first down until the closing minutes of the first half.
It was 24-0 at haltime.
The River Rats added another TD on its first possession of the second half, then University of Michigan-bound kicker booted his second, third and fourth field goals of the night.
One of his boots was a 49-yarder that cleared the crossbar with plenty to spare.
Roman Beck and Tanner Collett led the Monroe defense with 7 tackles each and Makhi Hyden recovered a fumble to lead the defense.
The schedule doesn’t get any easier for the Trojans.
They travel to Bedford Friday to take on their arch-rivals, then return home to face state-ranked Dexter the following week for homecoming.
“We’d like to have a little more momentum,” Mifsud said.
First Quarter
H – Donel Green 7 run (Adam Samaha kick)
Second Quarter
H – Green 12 run (Samaha kick)
H – Samaha 20 field goal
H – Andrew Hardling 8 run (Samaha kick)
Third Quarter
H – Green 1 run (Samaha kick)
H – Samaha 13 field goal
Fourth Quarter
H – Samaha 49 field goal
H – Samaha 41 field goal
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing: Donel Green, H, 14-65; Andrew Harding, H, 7-64; Davis Hugan, H, 3-31; Logan Loveland, M, 12-37;
Passing: Andrew Harding, H, 13-27-196; Ryan Sieler, M, 7-17-76.
Receiving: Ledanian Woods, H, 6-80; Jamari Thomas, H, 2-61; Davis Hugan, H, 4-49; Owen Yount, M, 3-30; Aidan Brodie, M, 2-22; Drew Leach, M, 1-16; Drew Scznsny, M, 1-8; Jamil Thomas, H, 1-6.
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WASHINGTON STATE — Delta Dental of Washington has announced a cybersecurity breach that affected over 6,000 members following unauthorized network access to a third-party vendor it contracted with earlier this summer.
Delta Dental of Washington contracted Kaye-Smith for print and mail services, according to the press release. Kaye-Smith found its network systems were accessed by someone without authorization in June 2022. The company then reportedly tried to stop the access, told police and began investigating.
Files with protected identifying information were included in the breach, according to Delta Dental. This means whoever was behind the breach could have seen the full name, address, group number and Delta Dental Identification Number of 6,361 members.
No other data was compromised. Finances, social security numbers and other information could not have been seen, according to Delta Dental. Kaye-Smith will contact the members included in the breach by mail, along with one year of credit monitoring services.
“Delta Dental of Washington deeply regrets that this third-party breach has occurred,” said the press release. “Protecting the security and confidentiality of private information is our priority.”
Anyone with questions or needing information can call the Kaye-Smith call center weekdays between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Pacific Time at 877-560-8603.
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KENNEWICK, Wash. — Three U.S. veteran brothers were laid to rest together at Desert Lawn in Kennewick on September 23. Each brother served in a different branch and died at different times, but have finally been buried altogether.
One brother was a marine, one was a sailor and the other was a soldier. Two served in Vietnam, the other in Korea.
“We had an army flag, we had a marine flag, and we had a navy flag,” said Chaplain Art King, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 785. “That was kind of cool to me because my oldest brother was a marine, my next brother was a navy veteran and I’m an army veteran, so that kind of hit home for me and that was pretty great.”
While one of the brothers has been dead for some time, the second died during COVID and the last only recently. The family chose to bury all three together, leading to the ceremony.
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YAKIMA, Wash. - Sarg Hubbard Park will be completely closed from dawn to dusk on Saturday, September 24, according to a Facebook post from the Yakima Greenway.
This closure impacts all uses, which includes foot traffic, recreation and cycling. Anyone who tries to come to the park will be turned away.
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NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ClaimsFiler, a FREE shareholder information service, reminds investors that they have until November 1, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Kohl's Corporation (NYSE: KSS), if they purchased the Company's securities between October 20, 2020 and May 19, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
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Kohl's and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period, violating federal securities laws.
On May 19, 2022, the Company disclosed disappointing 1Q2022 fiscal results including net sales growth and earnings per share below analyst expectations, as well as a cut to its full year earnings forecast, due to "macro headwinds related to lapping last year's stimulus and an inflationary consumer environment." Then, on May 20, 2022, Macellum Advisors GP, LLC, "a long-term holder of nearly 5% of the outstanding common shares of Kohl's," issued a statement addressing "[t]his quarter's extremely disappointing results," which it attributed to a "flawed strategic plan and an inability to execute," and that "the current Board appears to have withheld material information from shareholders about the state of Kohl's in the lead-up to this year's pivotal annual meeting," which "suggests to us a clear breach of fiduciary duty."
On this news, shares of Kohl's declined $5.84 per share, or 12.97%, to close at $39.20 per share on May 20, 2022.
The case is Shanaphy v. Kohl's Corporation, et al., No. 22-cv-01016.
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NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ClaimsFiler, a FREE shareholder information service, reminds investors that they have until November 7, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Sema4 Holdings Corp. (NasdaqGS: SMFR, SMFRW), if they purchased the Company's securities between March 14, 2022 and August 15, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.
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Sema4 and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period, violating federal securities laws.
On August 15, 2022, post-market, the Company disclosed that its President and Chief R&D Officer was stepping down from those roles, that it was eliminating approximately 13% of its workforce as part of a series of restructuring and corporate realignments, and that it had "reversed $30.1 million of revenue this quarter related to prior periods," in connection with negotiations with "one of [Sema4's] larger commercial payors regarding the potential recoupment of payments for Sema4 carrier screening services rendered from 2018 to early 2022."
On this news, shares of Sema4 fell $0.80, or 33.3%, to close at $1.60 per share on August 16, 2022, on unusually heavy trading volume.
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CHEYENNE – The Cheyenne League of Women Voters has announced its schedule of candidate forums for contested races in the general election. Interested voters may attend the forums live through the Zoom webinar format or watch the forum videos posted later online.
The last week of September will focus on candidates for Laramie County School District 1 Board of Trustees. On Monday, Sept. 26, the first forum at 6:30 p.m. will feature candidates for Area 1, followed at 7:30 p.m. with candidates for Area 2. On Tuesday, Sept. 27, the 6:30 p.m. forum will have candidates for Area 3. The next day, on Wednesday, Sept. 28, the 6:30 p.m. forum will feature candidates for the at-large seat.
The first week of October will start with Cheyenne City Council candidates at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 3. On Tuesday, Oct. 4, the forum at 6:30 p.m. will feature the Laramie County sheriff’s race.
The week will conclude with contested legislative races. On Wednesday, Oct. 5, candidates for Senate Districts 5 and 7 will be in the 6:30 p.m. slot, followed at 7:30 p.m. with candidates for House Districts 7 and 8. On Thursday, Oct. 6, candidates for House Districts 9 and 11 will be featured at 6:30 p.m., followed by House Districts 41 and 44 candidates at 7:30 p.m.
The League’s general election forum series will finish at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10, with candidates for the Laramie County Community College Board of Trustees. The link for all forums is https://tinyurl.com/CheyLWVforum.
For those who want to watch the forum videos later, they will be posted on the Cheyenne League’s Facebook page at https://bit.ly/CLWV-videos. Voters do not need a Facebook account to access the videos. Voters can find personalized ballot and candidate information at the League’s VOTE411.org.
The 102-year-old League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization to help citizens to be engaged in their government, to be informed and to vote. It advocates for issues, but not candidates or political parties.
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Cleco will not be renewing its energy contract with the city of St. Martinville and will now be going with, LEPA, Louisiana energy power authority. This move could increase utility rates for residents in the area.
According to Mayor Willis, this is something that has to be done.
Peggy James lived in St. Martinville for 30 years and says although she may be okay financially she worries others in the city won’t be as fortunate to pay rising utility rates.
"I'm okay because with my income that I get I'm fine. But it's the people with Big families. And children and stuff like that you know?" James said.
Rodney Celestine has lived in the area since he was three years old and now he’s saying he may be considering relocating. "Because right now I pay for rent, and I pay to forfeit the light bill. So the bill is going to be paying more than my rent," Celestine said.
However, St. Martinville Mayor Jason Willis says Cleco is no longer willing to sell energy to the city but wants to sell directly to customers.
"From what I'm understanding they're trying to get out of the wholesaler business, meaning, they're trying not to sell electricity to municipalities that at a wholesale rate, so they can sell it back to the customers they want to sell it directly to the customers," Willis said.
"Were hoping that it would be around of 6.7 per kilowatt, which will raise our rates by three cents. You know, which is a significant difference, but it's nothing that we can help," Willis added.
Cleco released a statement on the matter saying:
"Cleco’s policy is not to disclose customer information, which includes our wholesale power contracts. The city of St. Martinville is a wholesale customer, so we’re unable to share contract information."
The city's contract with LEPA will begin January 1, 2023.
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When it comes free fire, everyone who is engaged, including kf competitors have same passion like we people has to reach the sky-rocket numbers by applying skills & tryst with some strategy involved from players point of you have started using them from early years. Now you gears should get much boost on that time cause as it had 8m download that you are competitor was not existed in any online or internet for mobile. But after playing free fire it become so hateful Suspected kidnappers in central Africa's Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have reportedly stolen multiple chimpanzees from an animal sanctuary and are now demanding ransom for their return.
The suspects breached security at the animal sanctuary in early September in the early morning hours, taking multiple animals.
They later are said to have texted the owners images of the animals demanding ransom money.
The owners say they are refusing to pay a ransom for fear it will set a dangerous precedent encouraging more ransom robberies in the future.
DRC authorities were still investigating the incident as of late September and were trying to identify the suspects and secure the safe return of the animals
According to the sanctuary, it is the first of its kind in the DRC, CNN reported.
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Authorities say a Brinks armored truck driver shot and killed a suspected robber during an attempted heist on Friday in Oakland, California.
According to Police, one person is dead, and two others were injured in the shootout, including an innocent bystander.
One of the injured also includes a Brinks guard.
The incident happened around 2 p.m. local time on Friday in broad daylight.
KGO reported that Oakland city councilman Noel Gallo said the Brinks employee shot the alleged robber in self-defense.
The two others were taken to area hospitals, but it was not clear if they had been released or what their conditions were.
According to Gallo, other suspects involved fled the scene and were not immediately apprehended by police.
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The BLNR also also is looking to impose a total of about $1.5 million in fines per year on the landowner if it does not comply with its requests to bring the dam up to adequate safety standards.
"The owner has asserted that they do not believe their dam should be classified as a high hazard dam, which is fine, however, they have failed to present to the department any compelling documentation or engineering justification that the dam's failure will not result in loss of life," said Carty Chang, chief engineer of the Engineering Division of DLNR.
The landowner's attorney says they do not believe its dam is regulated at all by the BLNR because of the dam's size and volume.
"We strongly disagree with the characterization of the original 2007 study that characterizes this dam as high hazard," said Greg Kugle, an attorney representing landowner, Eric A. Knudsen Trust. "That was a study that was rushed and flawed and we intend to demonstrate that."
The state says the 550-foot dam, which it says is in poor condition, has a population at risk that includes 855 people including a school and fire station.
Both the BLNR and the landowner have agreed to a contested case hearing. A timeframe for that hearing has yet to be scheduled.
This is a developing story. Check back with KITV4 for more information.
Duane Shimogawa has more than 15 years of experience in the media industry with stints as a reporter/anchor at several TV and radio stations, as well as newspapers such as Pacific Business News, Hawaii News Now, KNDU/KNDO-TV, and more.
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MANOA, HAWAII (KITV4) - The parking issue on Oahu spills over and onto college campuses - including UH Manoa. School officials stress not all students are guaranteed a parking pass and the university encourages students to look at other ways to get to campus.
Almost 90% of students are taking an online course this semester and 16% of students are working fully online.
Officials stated there are fewer people setting foot on campus, but some students disagree. They said the parking crunch is both inconvenient and expensive.
“I pay twice a day so usually I pay a total of $18 everyday Monday through Friday,” said Taylor Ann Arakaki, sophomore at UH Manoa.
All 1,200 parking permits are sold out for the fall and upcoming spring semester. Priority is given to senior, juniors, and some athletes.
"We don’t get parking permits during off-season so that is why I have an on-campus job so I am guaranteed parking. By the time I am eligible to get a parking pass they're all sold out, even if I am an athlete," said Alyssa Nakagawa, student athlete at UH Manoa.
However, all students have access to unlimited bus fare under the UPass Program – covered under student fees.
“Taking the bus is a great option to get away from driving and parking. You can hop on the bus, be stress-free and do your part in protecting our aina,” said Moani Nabarro, spokesperson at UH Manoa.
Nabarro also said to be on the look out for a possible campus-wide announcement on parking for the spring semester.
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I was excited when my parents told me I was going to a boarding school; I did not know that I was going to endure a lot of pain. All the books I had read about boarding schools then were nice and none ever painted a bad image of a such school.
“I got admitted into Federal Government College, Ilorin. My ordeal began the first day in class; I was nervous because I didn’t know anyone. I was sitting in the classroom at break time waiting for someone to walk up and talk to me, when a group of students walked up. One of them, a senior student, asked me if I had one particular textbook but instead of me to reply him, I was staring at him.
“He asked why I was staring at him like that. I didn’t stop staring because I thought he was foolish to be asking a new student for a textbook. Are you not that new student from my hostel? I answered in the affirmative. Then he said, go and lie down on the floor beside my bunk once we get to the hostel after closing. That was when I knew things had gotten serious.
“I felt embarrassed and humiliated in class as other students watched. After classes ended that day, I got up and ran to my hostel. I was trying to avoid him when I got a slap from behind. I was about to turn back and retaliate when I realized it was this so-called senior. I was confused; I was scared and didn’t want to get in more trouble, so I started begging. He didn’t care. He asked me to lie down and he began to flog me with his belt. Something my father never did.”
Several years after graduating from secondary school, Temidayo Jacob recounts with nostalgia the bullying experience he had while in school. Though it is in the past, Jacob could still recall what he felt some of those times and how he once thought about quitting.
I felt like I didn’t belong at that boarding school and thought about quitting. But when I realized bullying was a normal thing in school, I decided to move on and live with it. You either bully or get bullied, either way, school goes on. I focused and studied hard and eventually, I made it through those tough years.
Bullying does not only occur in schools, Amirah Yakub was bullied in her area by people around her. According to her, “I felt bullying was a normal thing to occur to a person,” she said as she shared her experience with bullies. “I was bullied for years in my home area, Oshodi, Lagos State.
“I was very dark in complexion and innocent but I hated my skin color and that was because people around me called me names such as; Gorilla, ikokodudu (black pot), adogan (charcoal pot), ajadudu (black dog), black coffee (which I eventually uses as my nickname). My skin, to them, was too ugly that they could compare it to anything that I felt was not worthy. I grew up not liking myself or my skin color.
“One day I decided to use an iron sponge on my skin just to get rid of the color,unfortunately, it didn’t come out. The skin is mine and it’s too beautiful to get rid of. I was bullied for many years and I believed that it was right to be bullied. Thank God for self-improvement and self-awareness.
Bullying have become common place in our society, among students in secondary schools, especially boarding schools, in homes, workplaces, and others. It is now perceived as a norm in some homes and schools; with believe that it is normal for an individual to be bullied by peers and for senior students to bully junior students.
Bullying has eaten so deep into our social structure that is now seen as a tradition where individuals and students at all levels pass to one another. You are most likely to hear words like “worse was done to me, me sef go suffer others” from students.
Bullying usually leaves physical, and emotional trauma, it also has a psychological and moral impact on the victims. When a child is bullied it affects his self-esteem and brings low confidence thereby leading to depression or suicide at worse. Morally it may change the personality of the child from being a good kid to a bad kid.
The Dowen College bully case of Sylvester Oromoni, a JSS2 student who was allegedly bullied by colleagues in the school hostel and died as a result few days later in Lagos and that of, Yahaya Nuhu Aliyu who was reportedly beaten to death by his teacher for failing to complete his assignment in GSS, Kwali Abuja just to mention a few, brought to fore the severity and how deep bullying has gone in our system.
These are few stories among millions of known and unknown cases of bullying in schools and our immediate environment. Felicia Okocha, the Director of the Future Hopes Child Aid Foundation said bullying is a threat that no school, home or place of worship should disregard.
She said bullying has cut short many talents while some live with lifelong injuries. “We have heard stories of students who were victims of bullying and sometimes, it seems like an acceptable culture in our schools. Unfortunately, it has sent some students to their early graves, cutting short talents, while some sustained lifetime injuries, both physically and mentally.
Okocha said an anti-bullying programme in schools is one of the effective ways to curb the growing menace. “We have asked several times why schools are not putting in place anti-bullying programs. Previous research has shown that many school-based anti-bullying programs are effective. As an organization centered on child welfare, we have had sensitization programmes on bullying and its effects across eight schools in Nigeria and we look forward to extending to other regions in due course.
“We believe that sensitizing the children on the effects of bullying on both the perpetrator and victim will greatly help them in unlearning most of the bullying patterns they have cultivated over time. A group of students once approached us in one of the schools we had our outreach programs and pleaded to us to speak to the school authority to place heavy sanctions on bullying, because it was rampant. They said their teachers and senior colleagues make life unbearable for them in the school”.
She added that students have the right to a safe learning environment “It’s the right of students to learn in a safe, enabling, and comfortable environment without fear.” She reiterated that, “We also plan to set up anti-bullying clubs in schools; we believe that it is not enough to just sensitize the children, it is also important to follow up and help them through the unlearning process.
“It doesn’t matter if you are a student, educator, parent, adolescent, or a community member, everyone has a role in the prevention of bullying, which most people have directly or indirectly participated in, witnessed, or experienced some form of bullying in schools,” she added.
Okocha also emphasized the need for teachers, parents, and members of society to constantly sensitize the students about bullying and encourage the victims to speak up always and not die in silence. “Schools need to have policies in place and procedures that are enforced. Bringing anti-bullying into every part of the curriculum can also help a great deal.
“For example, language arts/literature teachers can find novels that would teach students empathy for others. Parents should also pay close attention to their children and instill the right values in them and model the right behavior to them.”
With joint efforts by parents, teachers and the right stakeholders in our community, bullying can be reduced to the barest minimum. Yakub said she believes bullying can be curbed by teaching children and student kindness.
“I believe bullying is something that can be curbed and there are many ways to do that some of which are; teaching kids to see good in the things around them, teaching them to be kind and positive enough to recognize goodness, avoid any adults who say nasty things even when they say they do not mean it. Create a serene environment because every change starts with you and standing up for anyone you come across that is been bullied by other people”.
Temidayo said parents and teachers should educate their wards on bullying and teach them to speak out. “Students should be taught empathy and kindness and also to speak out when they are been bullied. Schools, especially boarding houses should implement laws against bullying or it should become a judicial issue. With these measures, I believe we can combat bullying and spread more kindness in boarding schools and our environment at large.”
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13-year-old shot on Chicago's West Side while walking with his friend
CHICAGO - A 13-year-old boy was shot while walking with his friend in Austin Friday night.
At about 8:35 p.m., the victim was walking in the 1100 block of North Lawler when an occupant in a black SUV fired shots.
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The teen was shot in the left ankle, and transported to an area hospital in good condition.
There is no one in custody, and Area Four detectives are investigating.
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NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ClaimsFiler, a FREE shareholder information service, reminds investors that they have until November 7, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), if they purchased the Company's shares between June 8, 2019, and May 25, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.
Medtronic investors should visit us at https://claimsfiler.com/cases/nyse-mdt-4/ or call toll-free (844) 367-9658. Lawyers at Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC are available to discuss your legal options.
Medtronic and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period, violating federal securities laws.
On May 26, 2022, the Company reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2022, and provided guidance for fiscal year 2023, disclosing that as a result of the company's need to improve its quality control system and its expectation that the MiniMed 780G model - which Defendants had repeatedly identified as crucial to future growth - would not be approved in 2023, the company expected revenues from its Diabetes Group to decline between 6% and 7% in fiscal year 2023.
On this news, shares of Medtronic fell $6.10 per share, or nearly 6%, from a close of $105.54 per share on May 25, 2022, to close at $99.44 per share on May 26, 2022.
The case is The Trustees of the Welfare and Pension Funds of Local 464A – Pension Fund, The Trustees of the Local 464A United Food & Commercial Workers' Union Welfare Service Benefit Fund, and The Trustees of the New York-New Jersey Amalgamated Pension Plan for Acme Employees v. Medtronic plc, et al., Case No. 22-cv-02197.
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With the World Cup approaching and final roster decisions looming, U.S. soccer players gave a dismal performance in a 2-0 exhibition loss to Japan on Friday in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Daichi Kamada scored following Weston McKennie’s giveaway in the 24th minute and Kaoru Mitoma added a goal in the 88th.
In their next-to-last World Cup warmup, the Americans failed to put a single shot on goal, getting outshot 16-4 – including 8-0 in efforts on target.
“Obviously really disappointing,” goalkeeper Matt Turner said. “I just kind of wish that we had a little more fight about us from the start. I think we hurt ourselves in a lot of ways.”
The U.S. has one win, five losses and four draws in its last 10 road games and just one goal in its last five away matches. U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter said subpar performances were “almost across the board.”
“We need to play with personality. We need to play relaxed. We need to play with intensity,” Berhalter said. “When we do these things, we’re a really good team, but when we don’t, we’re an average team.”
“We’ve got work to do. We clearly need to improve, but overall really good experience for this team. Give Japan a lot of credit. They played a good game and they gave us a hard time. At times we were well in the match and performing well, but overall, over 90 minutes, we could have been better. (It) wasn’t good enough.”
Berhalter plans to announce his 26-man World Cup roster on Nov. 9 and has said 15-20% of the spots were undecided.
“There are certainly positions and players who are probably a little tense,” defender Walker Zimmerman said. “They know that they have one or two games, one or two opportunities to show that they can make a difference in Qatar.”
American star Christian Pulisic did not dress because of an unspecified injury that Berhalter called “a knock.” The 14th-ranked Americans already were without Tim Weah, Yunus Musah, Chris Richards, Antonee Robinson and Zack Steffen due to injuries, and Miles Robinson will miss the World Cup because of a torn Achilles.
A series of defensive breakdowns put pressure on Turner, who has played just one match this season for Arsenal. He made a pair of diving saves in the second half, on Junya Ito in the 55th and Kamada in the 65th.
Kamada scored after McKennie received the ball from Tyler Adams and underhit a backpass. Hidemasa Morita played the ball to an open Kamada, who beat Turner to the far post from about 12 yards for his sixth international goal.
“It was pretty sloppy from all of us — myself, yeah, Weston in moments,” Adams said.
No. 24 Japan initially was called for offside, but the goal was awarded after a video review determined Kamada was played onside by Zimmerman.
Mitoma scored his fifth international goal, turning around second-half substitute Reggie Cannon and bending the ball around Zimmerman to beat Turner to the far post with a right-foot shot from just inside the penalty area.
“That second goal comes from a lot of frustration of things just not really working for us,” Turner said. “We give the ball away and we kind of all just drop our heads and we don’t react. And they were having joy on the ball and running freely at us.”
Jesús Ferreira had the best U.S. chance in the seventh minute, putting an short-range open header over the crossbar from a Sergiño Dest cross.
“I don’t know if the proximity of the World Cup has anything to do with it, but the guys didn’t look fresh, and from a physical output we just looked a step behind,” Berhalter said. “And then it’s difficult, a team like Japan will punish you.
“The adjustment in the second half helped give us more control of the game, gave us more passes between the lines. But in the first half, I think it was just the lack of comfort on the ball, silly giveaways.
“We built the opponent up after a decent start, but then it started snowballing and giving some balls away and it wasn’t what we envisioned.”
The U.S. has one last exhibition, against 53rd-ranked Saudi Arabia on Tuesday at Murcia, Spain. Berhalter said it was too soon to determine whether Pulisic will be available.
Back in the World Cup after missing the 2018 tournament, the Americans open in Qatar against No. 19 Wales on Nov. 21, play fifth-ranked England four days later and close the first round against No. 22 Iran on Nov. 29.
Players’ shouts to each other were audible during a match played before a crowd of 5,149 in 54,600-capacity Merkur Spiel-Arena.
Gio Reyna and Dest started despite having not played 90-minute matches for their clubs this season. Reyna, fit following a leg injury that wrecked his 2021-22 season, had not started for the U.S. in a year. He wore the No. 21 of his father, former U.S. captain Claudio Reyna.
Josh Sargent, Jordan Morris, Cannon and Mark McKenzie entered to start the second half in place of Ferreira, Reyna, Dest and Aaron Long.
“We’re a young team and we’re going to have to go through some tough moments here and there,” Turner said. “Hopefully we can right a lot of our wrongs and ride a nice wave going into Qatar.”
JAPAN
Preparing for its seventh straight World Cup, Japan plays No. 44 Ecuador on Tuesday in Düsseldorf and 43rd-ranked Canada on Nov. 17 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Japan opens against No. 11 Germany on Nov. 23, meets 34th-ranked Costa Rica four days later and closes group play against No. 6 Spain on Dec. 1.
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As NHS waiting lists soar, Nicola Sturgeon need to take responsibility and stop deflecting blame – Brian Wilson
Watching First Minister’s Questions one has to wonder if there is anything the Scottish Government takes responsibility for without the ritual transfer of blame to someone else.
The main subject was the failure to come within a country mile of meeting targets on Accident and Emergency treatment. These statistics are the worst on record alongside a whole range of other indicators which suggest our NHS is in real difficulty, as anyone who works in it will confirm.
This case was prosecuted effectively by both Douglas Ross and Anas Sarwar. The statistics are damning of any government responsible for them. While A&E figures are the most widely publicised, they reflect a wider decline which stretches back to well before the pandemic.
Fourteen months ago, Mr Sarwar recalled, Ms Sturgeon announced a “catch-up plan”. Another day, another headline. Since then, NHS waiting lists have risen from 603,000 to 750,000 – one in seven of the Scottish population. “Catch-up surely means that waiting lists come down rather than go up,” he observed.
When the SNP took over Holyrood, there were 260,000 people on NHS waiting lists. Before Covid was heard of, this rose to 420,000. In other words, what we have is a long-term trend under Ms Sturgeon (who was previously Health Minister) towards an NHS which leaves far more Scots waiting far longer – sometimes, as Mr Ross pointed out, to grotesque extremes.
Long delays at the point of A&E track back in part to failings earlier in the system. Mr Sarwar quoted Dr Lailah Peel from the British Medical Association: “Patients are now presenting at A&E because of complications developed while waiting for treatment and scans.”
The Labour leader also noted that life expectancy in Scotland has fallen for the second successive year with the gap between prosperous areas and poor ones widening further. Despite all the rhetoric, there has been not one single indicator of “levelling-up” in Scotland after 15 years of Nationalist government. Instead, previous progress is reversed.
With even the clapping seals around her looking glum in the face of hard facts, Ms Sturgeon fell back on her two favoured forms of deflection – or “context” which appears to be her new buzz word which, in her lexicon, means someone else’s fault.
First, she maintained, things are worse elsewhere in the UK. Whether or not this is true depends on which statistics you select on any given day. It is also almost wholly irrelevant to the responsibilities of the devolved government of Scotland.
Our NHS was pretty much devolved long before the Scottish Parliament or rise to power of the SNP. I can never recall the “rest of the UK” argument being deployed over these decades. There was a consensus that responsibility for the NHS rested in Scotland – and ministers were accountable.
Since then, funding has increased massively and Scotland has £2,000 more per head to spend on services than the UK as a whole. There are then political choices about priorities. For Ms Sturgeon to seek refuge in comparators when the powers and resources have been in her hands for so long is pathetic.
The other deflection was the mandatory reference to “one hand tied behind our back”, implying that if Scotland was a separate state, both hands could be deployed to wondrous effect. In the case of the NHS, there is already little that is not in her own hands.
Anyone sympathetic to her argument might consider what the state of our NHS would be for decades to come if “the hand” was weighed down with our £15 billion deficit, at which point deflection would become poor consolation to sorrowing families.
They might also consult John McLaren’s article in Scotsman on Thursday which pointed out Scotland will “receive £1.5 billion less in revenues as a result of taking partial controls of income tax, rather than sticking with the original Barnett formula … with a parliament that pontificates at length but effects little change in practice”.
But why would the likes of Ms Sturgeon and Mr Yousaf be driven by the need for change or improvement, so long as there is someone else to blame?
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Janet Christie's Mum's the Word
Why seeing is believing and IRL counts
If the mother of queues to view The Queen lying in state has taught us anything, it’s that people have a deep need to experience things in real life, to see with their own eyes, rather than viewed online. If distance makes being present impossible, the web’s a good substitute but it seems people don’t give it the same cachet.
Maybe it’s me but staring at a screen seems to activate a different part of the brain, one that doesn’t engage all of our senses in the experience, resulting in a feeling of ‘did that really happen?’ If it’s real life, we can be sure it did.
If further, much more mundane, evidence of the gap between the web and real life was needed it arrived this week in the form of my winter log order. I must have segued during an online dwam from manageable-looking builder bags to half a tipper truck, the reality of which was now parked outside my drive-less flat. Under the gaze of the driver who was very friendly but what could he do, I took an executive decision to have them dumped in the road.
It’s not like I haven’t been told.
“Do not buy stuff online,” says Dundee IT Man, with the addendum “at least not without checking,” because he’s not against the web per se, obviously given his job, it’s just some of the people who use it - ie Dundee Woman and me.
He’s right, because we have a habit of mis-ordering, possibly with one eye on a box set and the other ogling a blurry picture of said item which looks the very dab. Click.
“Yeah, it looked much bigger/smaller/better than this online,” we say, sniggering over the litany of items we’ve bought - shoes in two separate sizes (not obvious until you start walking), a table that flips Dundee Man upside down to cure back issues, chichi but compact cushions, and whisper it, duplicate flights and holidays (no, it’s NOT funny, ahem). And now my mountain of logs.
During the 20-plus trips from roadside to woodpile far, far away at the bottom of the garden, I repent. No more online purchases. Until the wheelbarrow proves more rusty than trusty and here I am, clicking away again. I would have gone to the store for a replacement IRL, but… the traffic, and anyway there’s a queue to watch.
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NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ClaimsFiler, a FREE shareholder information service, reminds investors that they have until October 25, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Stitch Fix, Inc. (NasdaqGS: SFIX), if they purchased the Company's shares between December 8, 2020, and March 8, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
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Then, on March 8, 2022, the Company disclosed a weak outlook for the third quarter of 2022 and a cut to its revenue guidance for the full year, as well as "friction" that had occurred due to customers visiting stitchfix.com, the primary landing page for customers interested in the Fix, being redirected to the Freestyle experience first. On this news, shares of Stitch Fix declined by $0.67 per share, or 6%, from $11.01 per share to $10.34 per share.
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Take a look at the Southern California News Group’s photos from the high school football games Friday night, Sept. 23.
Fans filled the stands for the Week 5 games that included old rivals battling and ranked teams going head-to-head. There were thrilling finishes and several surprising outcomes. Take a look at the highlights in our photo gallery, and make sure you see all of our coverage online.
Ty Deperno of West Ranch carries the ball against Saugus September 23, 2022.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
Foster Slaughter #4 of Bishop Amat reaches for the ball in the first half of a prep football game against Damien at Damien High School in La Verne on Friday, September 23, 2022. (Photo by Libby Cline-Birmingham, Contributing Photographer)
Rancho Cucamonga Amaurey Brooks #8 celebrates with Rancho Cucamonga Kyren Condoll #12 after he scored on a more than 40 yard pick six against Vista Murrieta in the first half of the nonleague football game in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, September 23, 2022. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
in the first half of a prep football game at Damien High School in La Verne on Friday, September 23, 2022. (Photo by Libby Cline-Birmingham, Contributing Photographer)
El Modena middle linebacker Mayson Hitchens, left, gets through the San Juan Hills defense to score a touchdown in the first quarter in a non-league football game in San Juan Capistrano on Friday, September 23, 2022. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
El Modena wide receiver Blake Armstrong, center, has the pass roll off of his fingertips in the end zone for an incomplete pass as San Juan Hills defensive back Rylan Schafer, left, and defensive back Dylan Wersching, right, apply pressure in a non-league football game in San Juan Capistrano on Friday, September 23, 2022. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
Redondo defensive end Justin Baker (5) signals fumble recovery. Redondo at West Torrance football game Friday September 23, 2022. (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)
Central Catholic linebacker Tyler Jacklich (2) stops St. John Bosco wide receiver Israel Polk from making a catch during the first half of a non-league prep football game in Bellflower, on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. (Photo by Alex Gallardo, Contributing Photographer)
Cypress quarterback Aidan Houston is tripped up by Capistrano Valley’s Cory Lopez during their non-league football game at Western High School in Anaheim on Friday, September 23, 2022. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Contributing Photographer)
El Modena quarterback Xzavior Guess, left, pushes San Juan Hills defensive back Ryan Haghani away as he takes the ball for a gain in a non-league football game in San Juan Capistrano on Friday, September 23, 2022. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
Saugus quarterback Tj Cataldi is pressured by Brady Van Bennekum of West Ranch September 23, 2022.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
AJ Goodman of Saugus is defended by Nathan Petrie of West Ranch September 23, 2022.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
St. John Bosco defensive back Aaron Mikey Williams, left, runs back an interception for touchdown with Central Catholic tight end Joel Roberts (21) watching during the first half of a non-league prep football game in Bellflower, on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. (Photo by Alex Gallardo, Contributing Photographer)
Rancho Cucamonga linebacker Lavaka Latu #10 pulls down Vista Murrieta wide receiver Brody Guinn #3 after the first down catch in the first half of the nonleague football game in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, September 23, 2022. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Rancho Cucamonga defensive end Kenny Latu #54 sacks Vista Murrieta quarterback Akili Smith jr. #11 in the first half of the nonleague football game in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, September 23, 2022. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Chaz Hilst of West Ranch tries to catch a pass under pressure from Jadon Lemmons of Saugus September 23, 2022.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
Rancho Cucamonga Amaurey Brooks #8 celebrates after he scored on a more than 40 yard pick six against Vista Murrieta in the first half of the nonleague football game in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, September 23, 2022. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
West QB Jackson Sharman throws under pressure. Redondo at West Torrance football game Friday September 23, 2022. (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)
Julian Escalante #21 of Damien interrupts a pass to Delano Franklin #1 of Bishop Amat in the first half of a prep football game at Damien High School in La Verne on Friday, September 23, 2022. (Photo by Libby Cline-Birmingham, Contributing Photographer)
Vista Murrieta outside linebacker Corbin Frutos #18 takes down Rancho Cucamonga running back Trent Daily #31 in the first half of the nonleague football game in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, September 23, 2022. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Bishop Amat players run onto the field prior to a prep football game against Damien at Damien High School in La Verne on Friday, September 23, 2022. (Photo by Libby Cline-Birmingham, Contributing Photographer)
West QB Jackson Sharman sidesteps a diving Carson Cox. Redondo at West Torrance football game Friday September 23, 2022. (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)
Chaz Hilst of West Ranch scores a touchdown against Saugus September 23, 2022.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
Redondo’s Caden Telleson is stopped on kickoff return. Redondo at West Torrance football game Friday September 23, 2022. (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)
Ayala’ quarterback Alex Way, (#18), looks to throw the ball against Citrus Valley, during the first half of Friday’s non-league football game at Ayala High School in Chino Hills, September 23, 2022, Chino Hills, Ca., (Contributing Photographer/John Valenzuela)
West QB Jackson Sharman throws on the run. Redondo at West Torrance football game Friday September 23, 2022. (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)
Ty Deperno of West Ranch carries the ball against Saugus September 23, 2022.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
Rancho Cucamonga quarterback Jacob Chambers #16 breaks free from Vista Murrieta outside linebacker Corbin Frutos #18 in the backfield in the first half of the nonleague football game in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, September 23, 2022. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Jake Viger of Saugus carries the ball against West Ranch September 23, 2022.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
West DB Ryan McBride pulls in interception. Redondo at West Torrance football game Friday September 23, 2022. (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)
Cypress’ Blake Cousimano runs for a touchdown after catching a first half pass in front of Capistrano Valley’s Hudson Campbell during their non-league football game at Western High School in Anaheim on Friday, September 23, 2022. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Contributing Photographer)
Capistrano Valley’s Brayden Saavedra picks up a first down as he’s tackled by Cypress’ Matthew Baldonado and Rocco Burdett during their non-league football game at Western High School in Anaheim on Friday, September 23, 2022. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Contributing Photographer)
West Ranch quarterback Ryan Staub against Saugus September 23, 2022.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
Cypress’ Blake Cousimano hauls in a pass for a first half touchdown against Capistrano Valley during their non-league football game at Western High School in Anaheim on Friday, September 23, 2022. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Contributing Photographer)
Citrus Valley’s Gene Gallegos, (#21), catches a touchdown pass over Enrique Ybanez, Ayala’s (#19) Marquis Monroe, (#(6), during the first half of Friday’s non-league football game at Ayala High School in Chino Hills, September 23, 2022, Chino Hills, Ca., (Contributing Photographer/John Valenzuela)
Redondo RB Colin Kelly gets wrapped up by West DB Tyler Schlappatha. Redondo at West Torrance football game Friday September 23, 2022. (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)
West Ranch quarterback Ryan Staub tries to get a pass off under Saugus pressure September 23, 2022.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
West Ranch quarterback Ryan Staub against Saugus September 23, 2022.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
Citrus Valley’s Gene Gallegos, (#21), carries the ball and is tackled by Ayala’s Tommy Tucay, (#8), during the first half of Friday’s non-league football game at Ayala High School in Chino Hills, September 23, 2022, Chino Hills, Ca., (Contributing Photographer/John Valenzuela)
Central Catholic running back Tyler Jacklich, right, catches a pass with St. John Bosco linebacker Jordan Lockhart (15) in pursuit during the first half of a non-league prep football game in Bellflower, on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. (Photo by Alex Gallardo, Contributing Photographer)
El Modena running back Owen Smith, center, muscles his way into the end zone to score against San Juan Hills in a non-league football game in San Juan Capistrano on Friday, September 23, 2022. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
St. John Bosco defensive lineman Matayo Uiagalelei, left, pressures Central Catholic quarterback TP Wentworth to throw the ball away during the first half of a non-league prep football game in Bellflower, on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. (Photo by Alex Gallardo, Contributing Photographer)
Ayala running back Marquis Monroe, (#6), carries the ball as Citrus Valley Andrew Arriola, (#59), gives chase during the first half of Friday’s non-league football game at Ayala High School in Chino Hills, September 23, 2022, Chino Hills, Ca., (Contributing Photographer/John Valenzuela)
Ayala running back Marquis Monroe, (#6), carries the ball against Citrus Valley during the first half of Friday’s non-league football game at Ayala High School in Chino Hills, September 23, 2022, Chino Hills, Ca., (Contributing Photographer/John Valenzuela)
Quarterback Dylan Gutierrez #17 of Damien drives the ball downfield through Bishop Amat defenders in the first half of a prep football game at Damien High School in La Verne on Friday, September 23, 2022. (Photo by Libby Cline-Birmingham, Contributing Photographer)
West RB Brett James fumbles on hit by Redondo tackle Luke Bower. Redondo at West Torrance football game Friday September 23, 2022. (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer)
Quarterback Isaiah Arriaza #7 of Damien passes the ball in the first half of a prep football game against Bishop Amat at Damien High School in La Verne on Friday, September 23, 2022. (Photo by Libby Cline-Birmingham, Contributing Photographer)
St. John Bosco running back Cameron Jones, center, out runs Central Catholic defensive backs TP Wentworth (11) and Jaelen Nichols (5) for a long run from scrimmage to score a touchdown during the first half of a non-league prep football game in Bellflower, on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. (Photo by Alex Gallardo, Contributing Photographer)
St. John Bosco running back Khalil Warren, left, catches and out runs Central Catholic linebacker Joel Roberts for a touchdown during the first half of a non-league prep football game in Bellflower, on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. (Photo by Alex Gallardo, Contributing Photographer)
St. John Bosco defensive back Aaron Mikey Williams (4) celebrates with defensive back Marcelles Williams, center, safety Peyton Woodyard (7), and linebacker Sir Tyler Thomas (31) after Williams (4) returns an interception for a touchdown against Central Catholic during the first half of a non-league prep football game in Bellflower, on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. (Photo by Alex Gallardo, Contributing Photographer)
Cypress’ Trevor Monteleone is tackled by Capistrano Valley’s Hudson Campbell after picking up a first down on a pass from quarterback Aidan Houston during their non-league football game at Western High School in Anaheim on Friday, September 23, 2022. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Contributing Photographer)
Cypress’ Rocco Burdett scores a touchdown past Capistrano Valley’s Hudson Campbell during their non-league football game at Western High School in Anaheim on Friday, September 23, 2022. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Contributing Photographer)
Delano Franklin #1 of Bishop Amat scores a touchdown against Damien in the first half of a prep football game at Damien High School in La Verne on Friday, September 23, 2022. (Photo by Libby Cline-Birmingham, Contributing Photographer)
Delano Franklin #1 of Bishop Amat is tackled by Caden Arellano #9 of Damien in the first half of a prep football game at Damien High School in La Verne on Friday, September 23, 2022. (Photo by Libby Cline-Birmingham, Contributing Photographer)
Ayden Gutierrez #1 of Damien intercepts a ball intended for Dominic Bryant Rubio #14 of Bishop Amat in the first half of a prep football game at Damien High School in La Verne on Friday, September 23, 2022. (Photo by Libby Cline-Birmingham, Contributing Photographer)
Elijah Bechtel #8 of Damien is tackled by Raymond Macias #59 of Bishop Amat in the first half of a prep football game at Damien High School in La Verne on Friday, September 23, 2022. (Photo by Libby Cline-Birmingham, Contributing Photographer)
Julien Lopez #13 of Bishop Amat leads the team on to the field prior to the first half of a prep football game against Damien at Damien High School in La Verne on Friday, September 23, 2022. (Photo by Libby Cline-Birmingham, Contributing Photographer)
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