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Golf: John Glenn, West M pace field at MVL tourney
West M's Allen, Crooksville's McKenzie bring home medals
ZANESVILLE — John Glenn might be one of the youngest teams in the Muskingum Valley League, but it sure hasn't played like it.
The Muskies entered Friday's MVL Tournament at Jaycees with nary a loss on its resumé, getting contributions throughout its lineup in a dominant season.
That trend continued, as junior Owen Van Fossen shot 76 to lead another balanced effort in another clean sweep. John Glenn's 320 clinched a 33-0 league campaign and its eighth title in 10 years under 23rd-year coach Chad Orecchio.
For the first time, the league was split into Big School and Small School divisions to determine champions. West Muskingum, which shot 328 behind overall medalist Jacob Allen (70) and runner-up Jack Porter (71), the MVL Player of the Year for best Match Performance Rating, claimed the Small School title with a 25-8 record.
C.J. Dolan added 78, Noah Dever 82 and Braden Rice 84 for John Glenn on a day only five players broke 80. Morning temperatures in the mid-40s — the first inclement day of the season — added difficulty and likely led to higher scores, Orecchio said.
"It was a tough day out there," Orecchio said. "When we started it was 45 degrees out there. It was chilly. It was a good sectional feel. I'm proud of the kids. We went 33-0 in the league and that's not easy to do.
"It's a young team," Orecchio added. "We return the whole lineup next year. I don't think we've been as good as we can be. (Shooting) 320 is good, but we can play better."
Dolan's round was another example of how the Muskies' depth continues to pay benefits. He is one of the team's first-year players.
"He's a gamer," Orecchio said. "He started off well and played well. You have Van Fossen with a solid round. It's always good to have a Van Fossen on your team. This has been a weird team. There hasn't always been anchor, we've just always done enough. Somebody shoots a pretty good score and we make due."
The postseason is next for the Muskies, who have almost two weeks off before starting Division I sectional play on Oct. 5 at EagleSticks. The top three teams advance to the district at Apple Valley.
It will be John Glenn's first year in Division I. They were seeded 11th of 50 teams by the Central District.
"I like our chances," Orecchio said. "We play well at EagleSticks. The top three make it out and I think there are six out of the 12 that have a shot to get out."
Sheridan tied for second at 328, followed by Maysville (334), Crooksville (349), Philo (367), Meadowbrook (368), New Lexington (373), Tri-Valley (387), Coshocton (411) and Morgan (412). River View did not field a full team.
Porter finished with a 0.80 MPR, just ahead of Allen, who was second at 2.76. Allen's round on Friday didn't appear to be destined for greatness after a 3-over-par start through six holes. He rebounded with a vengeance, making five birdies and an eagle.
He said being able to keep his composure after an early double bogey, followed by a tee shot into a creek, was the key to his round. His bogey on the 16th was the result of a hole-out from 50 yards out.
His round got rolling on the par-5 18th, when he knocked his second shot to four feet and sank his eagle putt. He played the last 10 holes at 4-under, part of a 33 on his back nine.
"Posting a 37 on the back nine was a huge advantage that I knew I would have on the field," Allen said. "I ended up shooting 33 on the front throwing multiple darts into the greens and having tap-in birdies. I could have easily gone lower after I had two three-putts nine alone. Overall I was very happy."
Allen feels his mental game has given him an advantage this season.
"My four years of experience helps a lot and has given me a big confidence boost going into tournament play," Allen said.
Reed Coconis shot 79, Blake Turnes 80, Cooper Winders 83 and Adam Saffell 86 for Sheridan, while Reid Lemity added 88 and Landon McWhorter 99 for West M.
Connor Larimer and Owen Lutz had 81, Hoyt Dodson 83 and Cade Pickrell 89 for Maysville.
Bo White and Vaughn Childress had 83, Cooper Watts 84 and Gabe Sandefur 99 for Crooksville; A.J. Harper shot 82, Addison Mershon 92, A.J. Layton 94 and Josh Gordon 99 for Philo; Brody Agriesti shot 84, Drew Barnette 86, Caden Gibson 98 and Brandon Stevenson 105 for New Lex; Xander Smalley posted 91, Jacob Grear 94, Connor Preston 96 and Garrett Brocklehurst 106 for Tri-Valley.
Coshocton was led by Coby Moore's 94, Gavin Mathias' 96, Carter Summers' 103 and Nic Commarata's 118; Morgan was led by Nate Silvus with 99, Emma Miller with 103, Kaden Garrett with 105 and Craig Gorrell with 105; River View's Thad Cox shot 88, Caleb Kline 98 and Isaiah Carpenter 126.
Also making the All-MVL team, given to the top 15 players in MPR, were Van Fossen, Larimer, White, Dever, Dolan, Coconis, Rice, Lutz, Dodson, Turnes, Winders, Childress and John Glenn freshman Hayden Gensor. The cutoff was 6.6.
McKenzie wins MVL girls crown
Crooksville's Riley McKenzie shot 2-over-par 73 to edge John Glenn's Addy Burris by a shot to earn medalist at the girls' MVL Tournament at Vista, while John Glenn shot 339 to claim the team title.
Burris' 74 was supported by Abby McCullough's 85, Elise Abrams' 88 and 92 from Carlie Ellsworth and Libbee Baughman. The Muskies, who finished 36 shots ahead of runner-up Sheridan (375). Tri-Valley was third at 411, West M fourth with 424 and Philo fifth with 442.
Morgan Wamer was third overall with 78 to pace Sheridan, which also saw Ryan Satterfield shoot 95, Haven Jenkins 98 and Adi Calendine 104.
Kenzie Henderson paced West M with 95; Jessica Shawger added 106, Bella Henderson 111 and Emma Sprankle 112.
Tri-Valley was led by Makayla Hutchison's 91, while Delaney Bell had 101, Emily Stanford 109 and Kate Burkhart 110.
Philo's Brianna Mortimer posted 88, while Grace Hargraves shot 107 and Taiylor Winland 108. Alaina Wahl had 139.
River View's Paige Nicely had 87 and teammates Caily Shriver and Kortnee Mickle 91 and 94, respectively.
New Lexington's Megan Howdyshell shot 101 and teammate Peyton Everett 105.
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Big plays propel Sheridan to rout of River View
THORNVILLE — Explosive offensive plays had been the difference for Sheridan in recent weeks.
The same story unfolded on Friday, as the Generals scored the game's first 26 points and cruised past River View 53-14 in the Muskingum Valley League Big School contest at Paul Culver Jr. Stadium.
Sheridan (5-1, 2-0 MVL) held a 349-84 advantage in total yards in the first half, but 62 of River View's came on a Jamal Watts TD run in the second quarter after the Black Bears trailed 26-0.
Most of the Generals' yardage came on the ground. Justin Munyan took Sheridan's first offensive play 58 yards to set up Reid Packer's 10-yard scoring run at the 7:15 mark of the first quarter.
That short series set the tone for the rest of the night, as Sheridan controlled the line of scrimmage.
"Our goal, offensively or defensively, is to knock down all 11 players," Sheridan coach Paul Culver III said. "We're getting better at being more physical. It doesn't matter how strong or fast you are, football comes down to physicality. I wanted to see that for our guys tonight, and they did a good job against a River View team that battled."
The Sheridan defense set up the offense on the next series. Coltyn Reedy picked off a tipped Ethan Jordan pass to put the Generals at the River View 41. On the next play, Packer hit Hayden Henry down the seam for a 36-yard gain, and three plays later, Alex Poirier pushed into the end zone from the 1. Spencer Showalter made the extra point for a 13-0 lead with 3:08 left in the first quarter.
After the teams traded punts, another River View turnover led to a Sheridan score. Packer picked off Jordan's pass that was tipped by teammate Andrew Holden to put the Generals at their own 43. It was a more methodical drive for Sheridan, as Caden Sheridan found AJ Winders on a 7-yard scoring strike to cap the 10-play, 57-yard drive. Another Showalter extra point pushed the advantage to 20-0 with seven minutes left in the half.
The teams then exchanged big scoring runs. Showalter raced 69 yards down the sideline to make it 26-0 Sheridan, while Watts answered for the Black Bears (3-3, 1-1) with his 62-yard scoring scamper.
The Generals added two more touchdowns before the half. Sheridan connected with Winders on a 27-yard TD pass and Packer found Holden, whose interception set up that drive, from 20 yards out. Showalter made both extra points for a 40-7 halftime lead.
Culver III noted, outside of Watts' run, he was pleased with the defensive effort. Watts had only 57 yards on seven carries, and Jordan finished 6-of-19 for 112 yards and four interceptions, which included a 51-yard TD pass to Watts late in the fourth quarter.
Jordan also had an interception for the River View defense.
"We knew Watts was capable of popping one, and he did. You want to see your defense keep that to a 15, 20-yard gain, not 50, 60 yards," he said. "Otherwise, our defense played well. It's definitely an effort we can build on."
Winders had an interception for the Generals in the second half, while Kory Holden had a 5-yard TD run in the third and Luke Link scored from the 1 in the fourth, along with a Michael Tolliver extra point, capped the Generals' scoring.
Munyan had 118 yards on 12 carries and Packer added 57 yards on five carries to highlight a running game that had 305 yards on 31 carries.
Packer and Sheridan combined to go 8-of-14 for 119 yards, Winders had a team-high three receptions for 48 yards and Holden caught three passes for 30 yards.
Culver III hopes to see continued improvement from his team as Philo visits next week, while River View heads to Tri-Valley.
"Our offensive line continues to grow and get better," he said. "Munyan and Reedy had some big plays for us out of the backfield. It was good to get a lot of guys involved, and we will keep working with the meat of our schedule ahead."
bhannahs@gannett.com; @brandonhannahs
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Tri-Valley offense finds balance in win against Morgan
DRESDEN — Tri-Valley homecoming week came to a close on Friday by welcoming Morgan to Jack Anderson Stadium.
Sophomore Max Lyall’s big game handed the Raiders their second loss of the season, passing for 260 yards and three touchdowns in a 42-21 win in a Muskingum Valley League crossover.
Lyall has been forced to mature rather quickly throughout the season against a gauntlet schedule, but he has found ways to get big wins over Licking Heights and Jackson before league play.
The emergence of a highly competitive MVL-Small School Division has spun the heads of many coaches and players in the area, and the Scotties have now faced two of the best in New Lexington and Morgan. Lyall faced a strong man-to-man defense last week against New Lex, but Morgan chose to keep the ball in front of them with a combination of zone defenses. Lyall's patience led to a productive night through the air.
Just like last week, Tri-Valley (5-1) got the ball off a turnover in the opposition's end when cornerback Jake Slaboden jumped receiver Kole Searl’s stop-and-go route at the Raiders' 44-yard line. Seven plays later Lyall hit the hot-handed receiver Ashton Sensibaugh from nine yards out. It was 7-0 Scotties after Carter Dinan’s point after.
Tri-Valley’s defense forced another Raiders turnover on the ensuing drive after Aden Weaver broke loose for 30-yards, but was stripped from behind by a hustling Aaron Freuh at the Scotties 30. The Scotties turned the ball back over after Carson Copeland recovered Jayden Walker’s fumble.
Morgan (4-2) responded with a resounding 13-play drive that spanned 88 yards, with Copeland finding the end zone at 9:15 in the second quarter. His point after was blocked by Thomas Williams, and the Scotties maintained their 7-6 lead.
Williams turned the momentum back to the Scotties with his spectacular plays on special teams. The explosive receiver and corner took the next kickoff back to the Raiders' 44, Lyall hit Sensibaugh on the next play for another Scotties touchdown. Dinan, like clockwork, put his team up 14-6 with 8:51 in the second.
Morgan went three-and-out on their next drive, but Copeland scorched a 60-yard punt to pin the Scotties at their own 11. The Scotties answered with a 13-play, 89-yard drive that chewed up seven minutes. Lyall hit Walker on a crossing pattern in the end zone from 15 yards out, and another Dinan PAT made it 21-6 Scotties at the half.
It was momentum that carried into the second half.
“They were a big, physical team to play against,” said Tri-Valley coach Cam West. “We we’re expecting them to play Cover-3 against us, we saw them play that against Sheridan on film. But they’re physical on both sides of the ball. They force you to stop them, they’re big up front and tough to play against.”
Tri-Valley scored on their first drive after the break when Jayden Wallace scored from four yards out to extend the Scotties' lead tp 28-6.
Morgan clawed back into the game, cutting the Scotties lead to 28-14, after Wade Pauley scored from a yard out and Logan Niceswanger hit Searl for the two-point conversion. There was still 2:53 left in the third.
Wallace scored on Tri-Valley’s next two drives to put the game on ice. He ran past a zone blitz and eluded the blitzing linebackers for a 44-yard score, then took an inside run for a 10-yard jaunt to paydirt. Wallace ended the night with 11 rushes for 160 yards and three touchdowns.
West was pleased with the well-balanced offensive approach.
“It was nice to see that we were able to run the ball effectively in the second half,” said West. “That first half we were able to throw the ball into spots where we needed it. Our backfield is nothing but sophomores and they’ve really stepped up.”
Niceswanger hit Copeland on a rollout near the closing minutes of the game to end the scoring for the Raiders. Copeland had 59 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns. He also led the Raiders on defense with five tackles.
It will be a quick turnaround for Morgan where the MVL Small-Division lead will be settled against New Lex. Raiders coach Chase Bowman believes his players can shake off the loss.
“One of the goals our kids had this year was to win the league,” said Bowman. “Our next four games are all league games. They’ve responded really well all year after winning games early this year, then losing to Sheridan and bouncing back to win.”
Morgan will be at home against New Lex, while Tri-Valley finishes off the season defending their MVL Big-School division crown starting in Warsaw to take on River View.
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Week 6 Roundup: New Lex rebounds, rolls Coshocton
COSHOCTON — New Lexington rebounded from its first loss with a 39-7 rout of host Coshocton in a Muskingum Valley League Small School Division contest on Friday at Stewart Field.
The Panthers (5-1, 2-0) owned a 495-203 edge in total yards. Hunter Rose ran 10 times for 137 yards with three TDs and Lukas Ratliff added 114 yards and two scores on seven attempts and went 8-of-12 passing for 140 yards with a TD and two interceptions.
Ratliff found Isaac Dick for a 26-yard scoring strike in the first quarter to get the Panthers on the board, and Rose's 13-yard scoring run and a Tristen Barrowman extra point made it 13-0 after one quarter.
The Redskins answered early in the second quarter. Colton Conkle connected with Evan Unger for a 27-yard TD to cut the deficit to 13-7 after a Zane Bryant extra point, but Rose scored from 16 yards out and another Barrowman extra point made it 20-7 at the half.
Rose had his third score, a 36-yard scamper, and Ratliff had TD runs of 58 and 12 in the third to cap the scoring.
Tatem Toth had two catches for 47 yards, Dick two receptions for 38 yards and Ryan Hobbs two catches for 28 yards in the win.
Conkle went 9-of-20 for 68 yards with an interception, Cadin Whiteus ran 13 times for 58 yards and Israel Rice had 12 carries for 46 yards to lead Coshocton (0-6, 0-2).
Philo 28, Crooksville 6: Talon Preston threw for two scores and ran in another, as the Electrics (3-3, 0-1) topped the host Ceramics in a MVL crossover.
Preston connected with Cade Searls, who added a two-point run, on a 13-yard TD in the first quarter for an 8-0 lead.
His 1-yard scoring run and 5-yard scoring strike to Drew Wright in the second quarter, which also included a Preston two-point run, made it 22-0 at the half.
Drew Lincicome added a 2-yard TD run in the third for Philo, while Trinton Cottrell scored from a yard out late in the fourth for the Ceramics.
Preston went 7-of-12 for 67 yards and had 18 carries for 72 yards, Lincicome added 58 yards on nine rushes and Searls had five receptions for 54 yards to lead the Electrics, who held a 271-145 advantage in total yards.
Demetrius Strickland grabbed two interceptions and Searls and Brayden Bleakney had picks for the Philo defense.
Cottrell was 9-of-19 for 74 yards, Daniel Chapman had 16 carries for 58 yards and Christian Browning had five catches for 51 yards to lead the Ceramics (0-6, 0-1).
West Muskingum 14, Maysville 7: The host Tornadoes (4-2, 0-1) scored both touchdowns in the second quarter to top the Panthers (3-3, 0-1) in a MVL crossover.
Maysville's touchdown came in the first quarter, while Ty Shawger's 1-yard scoring surge and a Silas Kuhn extra point tied the game at 7 midway through the second for West M.
The Tornadoes then scored in the final minute of the first half. Jake Anton found Keegan Karns for a 14-yard score with 43 seconds left in the second quarter, as another Kuhn extra point made it 14-7.
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Grove City Christian 49, Rosecrans 6: The visiting Bishops (1-5) trailed 42-6 at the half in a road loss to the Eagles in Mid-State League Cardinal Division contest.
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Thousands of Nigerian Youth have come out, on the streets of Abuja to show their support for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi.
The rally which took off at the Millennium Park will terminate at the City gate covering 8.7 kilometres, where some of the speakers who would address the rally are already waiting while putting finishing touches to the sound system.
Nigerian Tribune can report that those expected to address the rally are: Charly Boy, Comrade, Nana Sani Kazaure, Nnamdi Iheoma, Uche Dike Chukwumerije, Dr Moses Paul and Hon. Oba Omozuabo
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Kochi ∙ High Court on Saturday asked the government how it plans to recover the loss of KSRTC buses vandalised in hartal called by the Popular Front of India (PFI).
The court directed the government to submit a report before October 17.
The court demanded that action should be strict and speedy.
The High Court had registered a case against PFI suo motu as the lightning strike was called without giving a 7-day prior notice to the authorities.
The court also said that such lightning strike calls should be met with iron fists.
A division bench of Justice AK Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Mohammad Niaz had directed that a police report be filed, specifying the loss of public and private property in the violence.
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After more than 2 1/2 years of the COVID-19 epidemic, despite stay-at-home orders, vaccines, boosters and the wearing of masks to prevent the spread, the pandemic claimed the lives of more than 33,000 Los Angeles County residents.
On Tuesday, Sept. 27, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will ask the county Department of Arts and Culture to explore ways to memorialize those who passed away due to illness from the infectious pandemic.
A motion by First District Supervisor Hilda Solis asks the department to report back on idea for a possible art installation to remember and pay tribute to those who died.
Board meetings will reopen for in-person public attendance Tuesday for the first time since the early days of the pandemic.
The hybrid meeting begins at 9:30 a.m. The item is on the consent calendar, meaning it is up to the supervisors to “pull the item” and discuss it, otherwise it gets voted on as part of many other items.
To attend in-person, go to the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration, 500 West Temple Street in downtown Los Angeles. Individuals can address the board in person, through livestreaming and calling in via the comment telephone line.
To comment on regular agenda items, call: 1-877-226-8163 and use the participation code:1336503. To listen only, dial 1-877-873-8017. For livestreaming on your computer or smart phone, or for more information, visit: https://bos.lacounty.gov/board-meeting-agendas/.
Attendance will be limited to 100 people, and all attendees will be asked to wear face masks.
The decision to resume in-person meetings was prompted by the county’s recent move from the “medium” to “low” COVID-19 community activity level, as defined by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“After over two years of no constituents being allowed in the board room due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are pleased to have reached a point where we can safely resume in-person dialogue with the public we serve and who have a right to be here,” Board of Supervisors Chair Holly J. Mitchell said in a statement. “The health of our communities and staff remains a priority, which is why we will continue to uphold safety measures so that we can keep the board room open.”
City News Service contributed to this report
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Linda Chang is determined to break through barriers – language barriers to healthcare, in particular.
Growing up in the San Gabriel Valley, Chang, whose family speaks Cantonese, saw first-hand the impact of linguistic barriers on her family’s care – often resulting in a hesitance to get help only at the last minute.
To this day, members in her family often don’t go to the doctor’s office until something needs to get checked out. They often minimize symptoms until they worsen, and even then they wait until someone — Chang or one of her siblings — who speaks English can go with them.
For Chang – who has decided to become a doctor– the health literacy struggles and the language barriers her family faces, makes her want to become a provider who can better understand medicine, and better communicate it.
“That’s one of the reasons why I am pursuing medicine,” she said. “To learn it and to understand. To see how I can explain it better to my family.”
The San Gabriel Valley is home to more than half a million Asian Americans, one of the country’s fastest growing racial and ethnic groups. But the region’s healthcare delivery is experiencing the fallout of a system struggling to provide sufficient language resources for the almost half of the Asian American population in the Valley who speak limited English.
Filling the gap
Several services throughout the San Gabriel Valley have been working to address this gap and need for cultural and linguistic competency.
The Herald Christian Health Center is one of them.
Carolin Eng, CEO of the Herald Christian Health Center, started the center in 2007 to provide quality and affordable health care to underserved populations, especially to new immigrants who are monolingual.
By hiring staff that are bilingual and staff that understand the culture from which the patients are coming from – some by also being from that same country – it helps the center provide linguistically and culturally competent care for their patients, Eng said.
The center has earned the trust of patients who have faced language barriers to healthcare.
Enter Mr. Liang.
Liang, who asked that his first name not be used for privacy concerns, uses Herald Christian Health Center for multiple services, such as dental and assistance in applying for state services. He feels more relief being a client at HCHC, and trusts them to help him, he said.
He added that when he first came to the U.S., the only place he could go to for assistance was nonprofits like the Herald Christian Health Center, where people spoke the same language.
Before he could find a healthcare provider that could communicate with him in his language adequately, he felt that the service he was receiving at another clinic wasn’t thorough enough.
Even though some of the staff at the health center spoke the same language as him, they weren’t ready to accommodate the questions he had, and he didn’t receive any detailed answers to his questions.
“The lack of access to language support has really limited healthcare options,” said Mairelise Robinson, program manager for Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California’s Health Access Project.
Liang’s situation is similar to many people living in the San Gabriel Valley who don’t speak English or have a limited English proficiency.
When Chang’s aunt went to get surgery to remove a tumor from her breast, she didn’t know which side she was supposed to get the surgery on.
Chang added that sometimes with language barriers and patients’ lack of health literacy, healthcare teams don’t know how to explain health situations in a way that allows them to truly understand what is happening.
For instance, when the physicians wanted to do a MRI scan on her grandmother, the medical professionals explained it in a way that her uncle didn’t understand how the process was actually going to work. They explained that the scan would be opening her skull, which made him resistant to allowing the physicians to go through with it, Chang said.
However, not everyone has access to health centers that specialize in providing language resources when getting care or family members to assist them, and turn to clinics and centers where they live to get their needed care.
According to state law, all hospitals and health plans are required to provide a medical interpreter when the patient asks for one.
Not everyone is aware of these services though, which affects whether people decide to seek out care or not, said Mireya Muñoz, program director for Pacific Asian Language Services for Health, which works toward and provides interpretation and translation services for those who are limited English proficient in Southern California.
People avoid getting healthcare services because they can’t communicate with their providers, added Mairelise Robinson, program manager for Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California’s Health Access Project.
“The lack of access to language support has really limited healthcare options,” she said.
Karthick Ramakrishnan, a professor of public policy at UC Riverside, said groups such as Chinese Americans, Korean Americans and Vietnamese Americans are less likely to get a health care appointment in a timely manner because of the lack of language access.
“Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are among the fastest growing racial groups in the state, including in regions of Southern California, but the services have not caught up with the need,” he said.
Additionally, being bilingual is not always sufficient enough to be a medical translator.
There are many complex medical scenarios and terms that have to be conveyed correctly, since a lot of things can go wrong if the person doesn’t know how to translate the information accurately between the patient and provider, Muñoz said. Thus, bilingual staff need to have the language capacity in order to be qualified as medical interpreters, she added.
Another reason for the gap may be due to centers not having enough staff who are able to meet the cultural and language competency needs of their patients, Ramakrishnan said.
In 2020, 32% of active physicians in California were Asian/Pacific Islander, according to the California Health Care Foundation.
Nationwide, there is also a shortage of certified medical interpreters, where in 2015, California had only 738 people certified as medical interpreters, according to the AMA Journal of Ethics.
Besides the struggle of translating information between provider and patient, documents and applications are not always translated.
Some government websites use Google Translate to help with translation, however it’s not always accurate, said Li Xu, program coordinator for Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California’s Health Access Project.
“Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are among the fastest growing racial groups in the state, including in regions of Southern California, but the services have not caught up with the need,” said Karthick Ramakrishnan, a professor of public policy at UC Riverside.
In addition, documents are not always translated to many Asian languages, such as the application for Covered California, which often leaves people calling the Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California Language Hotline to get help to fill out the documents, Xu said.
AJSOCAL has a hotline where they provide translations – for multiple Asian languages including Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Thai, Tagalog, Hindi and other languages – for people who need it.
They have been working to address some of these gaps by going through the government websites and flagging things that Google Translate mistranslated and also by working on creating documents to help explain the terminology used in the healthcare system so that those who are not used to the American healthcare system are able to understand it and the terms used, she added.
Culturally competent care
The issue of language access also conveys to members of the AAPI community seeking out behavioral and mental health services.
The AAPI community tends to seek out behavioral health services the least, said Marielle Reataza, executive director of National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse.
Compared to other racial groups, Asian Americans are 50% less likely to seek out mental health services, according to a 2021 article by UCLA Health.
This low number in seeking out care is due to language being a barrier, as well as there being a cultural stigma around using such services, Reataza said.
The increase in racial and ethnic discrimination towards the AAPI communitiy during the COVID-19 pandemic is also linked to higher rates of emotional harm, stress, depression, anxiety and other mental health impacts, according to a 2021 report from Stop AAPI Hate.
Almost 75% of the adults in the San Gabriel Valley are born outside the United States, so when language becomes a barrier for them and for people wanting care, they won’t seek those services out, she added.
Also, culturally, Asian Americans don’t want to speak about their mental health struggles because they don’t want to stick out, especially since many eastern societies favor a collectivist society, Reataza said.
Culture als plays a role through the wording and ways western societies discuss behavior and mental health. Sometimes western behavioral models talk about these types of health in a way that is not identified in many eastern countries’ languages or culture. That can make it hard for people to understand the struggles they are facing, Reataza said.
Eng added that from the work she does, people don’t want to talk about their mental health problems and they don’t want to tell other people about it, which limits how many people reach out for care.
At Herald Christian Health Center, they have been working to help clients realize the signs of mental health problems, if they may have a mental health condition and that it’s okay to reach out for help.
Parsing out the data
The way data has been collected for the Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities also affects services.
Oftentimes, the AANHPI are grouped under the same label. There are more than 50 different ethnic groups that fall under the label.
However, the Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander community is such a large and diverse group, so the one label makes it harder to get precise data and specialized services, Reataza said.
“Our communities have really largely been ignored or misunderstood, and a lot of that is this belief of the model minority,” Reataza said. “Just because we don’t show up in the numbers or we don’t speak up that doesn’t mean that there’s not a problem. The issue is that we haven’t developed really good techniques historically to collect the data.”
Data disaggregation is important to truly understand the needs of the many communities under the umbrella term: AAPI, said Riti Shimkhada, a senior research scientist at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
“You can take that information and start to drive community action or interventions to address those very specific needs,” she said.
It allows specialists to come up with solutions, so that issues – such as lack of language access support – are solved.
Looking to the future
Other work is being done to help ensure a more equitable healthcare system for those with limited English proficiency.
At PALS for Health, Muñoz said the organization has been working to provide greater access, by providing training and education for people looking to become medical interpreters and translators, and helping patients understand their right to having an interpreter.
USC Arcadia Hospital is also using interpretation devices to serve clients and patients who don’t speak English, said Darlene Burge, director of service excellence at the hospital.
A device – which interprets more than 230 languages – is used to explain anything that is clinical and that deals with how someone should take care of themselves, such as explaining the type of care and explaining disease processes, she added.
“In order to really be able to give equity of care and equality of care, we have to be able to communicate in a language that is meaningful to the patient,” Burge said.
Inspired to break through
Chang said her experience, where she and her family didn’t know how to navigate mental health conversations with one of her family members who experienced depression, has inspired her to encourage her to break mental health taboos when she becomes a physician.
“It makes me want to be the physician that’s going to be super direct and just super honest, versus like dancing around and trying to sugarcoat things or not even say things because it’s stigmatized or it’s taboo to ask,” she said.
Even though there are some services and resources being used to help the Asian American, Pacific Islander and Native Hawaiian community with their physical and mental health needs, gaps still remain.
Chang added that when trying to get mental health care services for herself and her family, it wasn’t possible because there weren’t enough services that had a therapist who could speak the right language. There was often a waitlist to receive those services as well, she said.
Ramakrishnan said it’s important to pay attention to fast growing communities – like the Asian American and Pacific Islander population – to figure out better ways to serve them.
“If our government agencies are not able to serve them, especially as these communities are feeling under threat and under attack, that’ll be harmful,” he said. “Not only for the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in California, but also for California more generally.”
Saumya Gupta interned for the Southern California News Group in the summer of 2022, reporting on San Gabriel Valley news for the Pasadena Star-News, the San Gabriel Valley Tribune and the Whittier Daily News. A recent graduate of UCLA and staffer at the Daily Bruin, she is pursuing graduate studies in journalism at UC Berkeley.
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The land on which Irwindale Speedway sits has changed ownership, officials said Friday, Sept. 23, confirming that yet-to-be approved plans are in the pipeline to convert the 23-year-old speedway into an industrial park at the site.
But the man holding the lease on the race track said that racing will continue for the foreseeable future.
The 63-acres of land was purchased by IDS Real Estate. Escrow closed this past week, but financial details were not available.
For years, the site – which straddles Live Oak Avenue, and is couched among the city’s gravel quarries – has been the subject of discussion about what it could become.
It had long been said to be destined to become home to a 700,000-square-foot outdoor mall, creating thousands of jobs and millions in tax revenue for the city. A plan to convert the racetrack to a retail destination was solidified in March 2015 when city officials unanimously approved plans to demolish Irwindale Speedway to make way for the mall. The approval involved a zone change, site plan and design review and certification of a final Environmental Impact Report.
But since then, Speedway Commerce Center Specific Plan – an initial study of potential environmental impacts — envisions the speedway’s demolition to make way for an industrial and business park to “take advantage of the site’s location in proximity to major transportation arterials and the regional transportation network,” according to the plan.
Officials also see that the hub has four separate “planning areas” with more than 1.3 million square feet of industrial commercial use. And they see it creating jobs. Industrial uses would take up 59 acres, nearly 90% of the site.
Iris Espino — assistant to Irwindale City Manager Julian Miranda — said the city is aware that escrow on the property closed this past week. She also said that there is an active environmental impact report on the property being processed, posted on its website for the 45-day public review, once it’s ready.
Approval of the proposed project requires approval of a development agreement, a site plan and Design Review Permit, a zone change, and general plan amendment and approval of the specific plan.
While the plan is still in its early application phases, it was apparent for now at least that the new owners intend to move forward with it.
“It is our understanding that for now, IDS plans to continue with the project as proposed,” said Espino, who was speaking on behalf of Miranda, via email.
But what was also clear was that the operator of the speedway has no intention of immediate changes.
“Nothing has changed,” track President Tim Huddleston said. “The only thing that changed was the land owner. … We’re the lease-holder. We have a lease there and we’re already working on extending it. Nothing has changed except where I send my rent check.”
Huddleston, who signed on to become track president in late 2017, scoffed at that notion during a Friday morning telephone conversation.
“We are already working on extending (the lease),” he said. “There is no gloom and doom for Irwindale Speedway.”
Huddleston — a former driver who won three Irwindale Late Model series titles, the last one in 2008, before turning car owner — said he knows that there is a project plan out there, but that it is not a done deal.
“What I’m saying is, nothing has been approved and it’s business as usual at Irwindale,” Huddleston said.
Efforts to reach IDS Real Estate were unsuccessful. The sale was first reported by CoStar News.
The track opened in 1999 and was quickly called the best short track in America by some of NASCAR’s top racers. Original operator Irwindale Speedway LLC filed for bankruptcy after the 2011 season and the track sat vacant, except for one Formula Drift event in 2012, as Irwindale Outlet Partners was in the process of buying the property for $22 million from Nu-Way Industries Inc.
The track was slated to close on Jan. 31, 2018, before Huddleston took it over in December 2017.
Staffwriter Keith Lair contributed to this report
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When guests poured in to wish him on his 89th birthday, veteran actor Madhu, never imagined that some of them were there to offer a new film to him.
Minister V N Vasavan, CPI leader Pannyan Raveendran, Former Chief Secretary K Jayakumar, actor-director Madhupal, and actor and Vice-chairman of Kerala Chalachithra academy Prem Kumar had come together to wish Madhu on his birthday.
After wishing him, they honoured him with a Ponnada and cut a birthday cake. His Malayalam star is Chothi, though his birthday falls on September 23 as per the English calender.
Madhu admitted that he always prefers a low-key birthday with just a payasam for guests. That’s when Pannyan Raveendran offered him a film as a birthday gift. It’s about a social worker who was a freedom fighter. Directed by Madhupal, the screenplay and lyrics will be by K Jayakumar.
Madhu who loved the one-liner immediately gave his consent. They also handed him a token amount.
Meanwhile, Minister Vasavan was keener to know about Madhu’s reading habits. “I usually read or watch movies till the wee hours of the morning. I sleep later and therefore wake up late. I will have brunch at 11 am, do yoga, read the newspaper, and watch the news on Television.”
Minister Vasavan warmly wished the versatile actor. Mohanlal had called from Britain to wish him on his birthday. Mammootty had posted a birthday wish (“Birthday wishes to my superstar”) on Facebook.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan also wished him while speaker AN Shamsheer personally wished him on his birthday. On the birthday morning, they had a small birthday cutting ceremony at home attended by his daughter Uma and son-in-law Krishnakumar. Soon the guests started streaming him to wish him.
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Mumbai: Lights, camera and action! Actors Rajkummar Rao and Dulquer Salmaan bring back the 90's style in the upcoming Netflix series 'Guns & Gulaabs'.
The teaser of the upcoming series by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D K was unveiled on Saturday at the streaming giants Tudum 2022 event, which announced its Indian content with the hosts Zakir Khan and Prajakta Koli.
The 44 seconds trailer starts with a cassette player with music of the 90's playing in the background. It also showcases Rajkummar, Dulquer and actor Adarsh Gourav rocking the 90s style fashion.
Soon, Rajkummar is heard saying: "Duniya main do kisam ke log hote hai, ek jo aap ho aur ek woh a jo apke andar hota hai. Aur kasam paida karne wale ki.. Usko andar hi hona chahiye. (There are two types of people in the world, one who is you and one who is inside you. And the one who swears.. he should be inside)."
Inspired by the misfits of the world, 'Guns & Gulaabs' is a story that depicts love and innocence, set in a world of crime. The series is set to uniquely blend the romance of the 90s with a crime thriller while effortlessly lacing it in humour.
Speaking about their upcoming zany, pulpy series, team 'Guns & Gulaabs' said: "Working with some of the finest actors and crew to build this comic crime thriller was crazy fun! And we're sure audiences are going to love watching it as much as we loved making it."
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Netflix shared the promo video of the Nayanthara-Vignesh Sivan wedding documentary titled, Nayanthara: Beyond the fairytale. You can see Nayanthara getting candid about love and marriage.
In the 1-minute teaser, there are snapshots of the pre-wedding preparations. You can see Nayanthara talking about being called lady superstar—"I don’t understand the tags. I don’t understand the titles.” While Vignesh Sivan still seems to be in awe of his bride and says, “more than Nayanthara the star, she is a wonderful human being.”
Nayanthara also seems to be sharing her journey in cinema—"When it started off I had no idea how it will be. I was not a filmy kid. I was just a normal girl who wants to give her 100% to whatever she does.”
The documentary is directed by Gautham Menon. The Nayanthara-Vignesh Sivan wedding was held at Mahabalipuram’s Sheraton Grand Resort. Cleary the promo hints that there is more to it than just a flashy wedding video. Looks like finally, the viewers will get to see the personal side of a superstar who has always guarded her privacy fiercely.
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Wolf expert: Missing mother of Colorado's North Park wolfpack likely dead
It appears likely the mother of Colorado's first wolf pups born in 80 years is no longer in North Park, leaving many to question what happened to her.
Evidence of her disappearance includes no confirmed sightings of her since mid-February despite an increase of video and photos of the pack (six yearlings and the breeding male), no denning activity and no pups seen this year, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
I asked wolf expert Diane Boyd about possible scenarios of what might have happened to the missing mother and what might happen to the pack now that it appears the matriarch is gone. The female is 6 years old. Boyd said the average lifespan of a wild wolf is 4.5 years.
Boyd spent 40 years studying wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains and recently authored a report titled "Lessons Learned to Inform Colorado Wolf Reintroduction and Management" for the National Wildlife Federation.
Given what you know of the situation and wolves, what is the likely fate of the female wolf?
She would likely not just disperse, because she is the glue of the pack and most important member. It is unlikely she was deposed by another female because there would be pups if that happened before breeding season was over in late February. If she hasn't been seen since February, the most likely scenario is she is dead, but we really don't know at this point.
What are likely causes of her death, if that is her fate?
There are two causes: natural or human caused.
The most likely scenario is she was killed by a human, and the second is she died from natural causes.
In Yellowstone National Park, the highest cause of mortality of wolves is being killed by other wolves. Outside of the park and the rest of the world occupied by humans, most wolf deaths are human caused.
More: Colorado wolf reintroductionWildlife agency identifies likely release sites
What are likely natural causes?
Wolves die naturally from all kinds of things, getting kicked by elk, drowning, other predators and I even had one die in an avalanche. They also die of contagious disease, but that doesn't appear to be the case in Colorado because you would think other wolves in the pack would have symptoms or succumb to the disease and that doesn't appear to be the case.
What are likely human-caused deaths?
She could have been hit by a vehicle. The first mortality in Yellowstone after wolves were reintroduced was by a UPS driver. Can you imagine being that driver?
She could have been shot, trapped or poisoned. A strong possibility is that she was shot in Wyoming.
We should not project who would intentionally or unintentionally kill her. There are a lot of different scenarios. The chances are very slim a local rancher would kill her because they have too much to lose and have been cooperative so far.
If the breeding female is gone, what happens to the pack?
The packs sometime disintegrate and splinter. Sometimes they hold together and eventually a new breeding female comes into the pack. That's not as likely in Colorado because there are so few wolves.
But wolves are amazing at finding each other, so if there is a breeding female in the area or one comes down from Wyoming they will find each other for mating and pup rearing.
If the female is dead, I wouldn't be too worried because there will be other opportunities for immigrating females. You might eventually end up with the pack splintering and have two or three packs.
It is very unlikely the breeding male will breed with his daughters.
More: Colorado wolf reintroductionGroups widely differ on number of wolves
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Stock market declines could complicate Democrats' hopes for the midterm elections, but former President Trump isn't helping Republicans' prospects either.
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Check for $152,000 donated to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Benjamin Brown asked that a check
Benjamin Roy Brown, 67, of Sallisaw, was a long-haul truck driver who died last year from health problems, friends said.
Before he died he left instructions to his two friends in Greenwood on how he wanted them to donate $152,000 to St. Jude Children's Research Center in Memphis, Tennessee.
His friends were not surprised he had the money.
"He was pretty good about putting money in savings. He didn't make much. But in his trust he wrote out that he wanted everything he had, house, and everything sold and all of the proceeds to go to St. Jude," said Sue Gilliaum of Greenwood. Brown worked with Sue's husband Paul who a truck driver.
Sue Gilliaum said after Brown died Jan. 30, 2021, they prepared to carry out Brown's wishes. They wanted to take the donation to St. Jude in Memphis right away, but due to the pandemic, the trip was delayed.
On Sept. 8, Paul and Sue made the donation in Memphis.
Brown had told people before he died that he thought St. Jude's "was a good place," but he had not given any other specific reason to make the check out to St. Jude Children's.
"He just wanted to give it to a place that was deserving of it," Sue Gilliaum said.
Brown grew up in Greenwood and attended school there, she said.
Paul Gilliaum said Brown was a "very caring man," had a good sense of humor and hard-working truck driver.
Sue Gilliaum said, "They had a lot of fun on the road. They made their coffee in the trucks. They made better coffee than truck stop coffee." She never tried it though, riding along was not allowed.
She said he had asked that they take the donation to delivery in-person and to make sure to get a photograph with an oversized check.
Brown was cremated. He did not want a service or an obituary.
"He was kind of private about that. But that is what he did," Sue said.
She said he bought an acreage outside of Sallisaw where he spend time.She said the St. Jude staff was very grateful for the donation.
"It might not be a huge amount but it can help one family," Sue said. She said she was told by St. Jude officials that it can also be used for food and clothing programs for families. He had said he wanted his ashes spread along Interstate 40 on the way to Memphis.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces launched new strikes on Ukrainian cities as Kremlin-orchestrated votes took place in occupied regions of Ukraine to create a pretext for their annexation by Moscow.
Ukraine’s presidential office said the latest Russian shelling killed at least three people and wounded 19. Oleksandr Starukh, the Ukrainian governor of Zaporizhzhia, one of the regions where Moscow-installed officials organized referendums on joining Russia, said a Russian missile hit an apartment building in the city of Zaporizhzhia, killing one person and injuring seven others.
In the five-day voting in the eastern Luhansk and Donetsk regions and Kherson and Zaporizhzhia in the south that began Friday, election officials accompanied by police officers carried ballots to homes and set up mobile polling stations, citing safety reasons. The votes are set to wrap up Tuesday, when balloting will be held at polling stations.
Ukraine and its Western allies say the referendums have no legal force. They alleged the votes were an illegitimate attempt by Moscow to slice away a large part of Ukraine, stretching from the Russian border to the Crimean Peninsula. A similar referendum took place in Crimea in 2014 before Moscow annexed it, a move that most of the world considered illegal.
“Half of the population fled the Donetsk region because of Russian terror and constant shelling, voting against Russia with their feet, and the second half has been cheated and scared,” Donetsk Gov. Pavlo Kyrylenko said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Ukrainians in occupied regions to undermine the referendums and to share information about the people conducting “this farce.” He also called on people to try to avoid the partial troop mobilization Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Wednesday or to sabotage and desert the Russian military if they ended up in the ranks.
“If you get into the Russian army, sabotage any activity of the enemy, hinder any Russian operations, provide us with any important information about the occupiers – their bases, headquarters, warehouses with ammunition,” Zelenskyy said.
Luhansk Gov. Serhiy Haidai said the voting “looked more like an opinion survey under the gun barrels,” adding that the Moscow-backed local authorities were sending sending armed escorts to accompany election officials and to note the names of individuals who voted against joining Russia.
In the Ukrainian capital, about 100 people from the Russia-occupied city of Mariupol, which is part of the Donetsk region, gathered to protest the referendum, covering themselves in Ukrainian flags and carrying posters “Mariupol is Ukraine.”
“They ruined the city, killed thousands of people, and now they are doing some kind of profanation over there,” said Vladyslav Kildishov who helped organize the rally.
Elina Sytkova, 21, a demonstrator who has many relatives left in Mariupol even though the city spent months under bombardment, said the vote was “like a joke, because it’s the same as it was in Crimea, meaning it’s fake and not real.” “It’s an illusion of choice when there isn’t any.” she added.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said that the partial mobilization ordered by Putin aimed to add about 300,000 troops, but the presidential decree keeps the door open for a broader call-up.
Across Russa’s 11 time zones, men hugged their weeping family members before being rounded up for service amid fears that a wider call-up might follow. Some media reports claimed that the Russian authorities actually plan to mobilize more than 1 million, the allegations denied by the Kremlin.
Police moved quickly to disperse more demonstrations against the mobilization that were held in several cities across Russia on Saturday and detained more than 100 participants. Over 1,300 protesters were arrested during antiwar demonstrations on Wednesday, and many of them immediately received call-up summons.
Many Russian men tried desperately to leave the country, buying up scarce and exorbitantly priced plane tickets. Thousands others fled by car, creating lines of traffic hours or even days long at some borders.
The mobilization marked a sharp shift from Putin’s effort to cast the seven-month war as a “special military operation” that doesn’t intefere with the lives of most Russians. The massive exodus underlined the unpopularity of the war and fueled public outrage that could erode his grip on power.
Moving to assuage public fears over the call-up, the authorities announced that many of those working in high tech, communications or finance will be exempt.
And in a signal that the Kremlin was getting worried about the spreading panic and chaos caused by the mobilization, the head of a top state-controlled TV station harshly criticized military authorities for hastily sweeping up random people to meet mobilization targets instead of calling up people with military skills who had served recently, as Putin promised.
RT chief Margarita Simonyan lashed out at military conscription offices for “driving people mad” by rounding up those who weren’t supposed to be drafted. “It’s as if they were tasked by Kyiv to do that,” she said.
Ramzan Kadyrov, the Kremlin-backed regional leader of Chechnya who sent his forces to fight in Ukraine and repeatedly called for tougher action, suggested that Moscow should more broadly engage personnel from law-enforcement agencies in the fighting.
He denounced those fleeing the mobilization as cowards and argued that police and various paramilitary agencies that number a total of 5 million together with the military would make a much better-trained and motivated fighting force.
“If we leave 50 percent of the personnel to fulfil their duties, 2.5 million others will blow any Western army away and we won’t need any reservists,” Kadyrov said.
Putin’s mobilization order followed a swift Ukrainian counteroffensive that forced Moscow’s retreat from broad swaths of the northeastern Kharkiv region, a humiliating defeat that highlighted blunders in Moscow’s military planning.
The Defense Ministry on Saturday announced the dismissal of Gen. Dmitry Bulgakov from the post of deputy defense minister in charge of logistics. It didn’t mention the cause for his ouster, but the move was widely seen as a punishment for the flaws in supporting operations in Ukraine.
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Taylor Underwood, 379th Expeditionary Readiness Squadron Ground Transport, pushes a pallet of munitions Sept. 20, 2022 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The 379th ERLS ground transport team moved munitions from the munitions storage area to a staging area where they were later loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Michael J. Kelly)
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OCEAN CITY, Md. -- Special event zones seem to have been successful in doing away with an unsanctioned car rally. The streets in Ocean City were busy on Friday, September 23rd, but it was more cop cars and vacationers than car enthusiasts. That's in part because of special event zones.
Those zones allow the Ocean City Police Department to enforce a maximum speed limit of 30 miles per hour, as well as levy heavier fines and even arrest drivers who violate laws inside the zones.
According to Ashley Miller of the OCPD, police are keeping an eye out for any drivers burning out their tires, trying to backfire cars, and speeding. It's been an all hands on deck effort to keep the people of Ocean City safe.
"Ocean City personnel will be fully staffed, all weekend long," said Miller. "But we also have help from the Queen Anne's County Sheriff's Department, the Worcester County Sheriff's Department, Maryland State Police, and the Maryland Transportation Authority."
All of that extra help has ensured that all of Ocean City can be monitored for unsafe driving.
"By having multiple agencies come in, we're able to make sure that we have our maximum personel spread out, but then we've added other officers in to make sure that all the way from the Delaware line to the inlet is covered," said Miller.
While the majority of people we spoke with were happy to hear that the pop up car rally didn't seem to be happening, there were other's who are actually pretty disappointed.
Paul Peppelman brought his son down for his birthday to see all the cool cars, so he's a little upset they haven't seen many yet.
""I was hoping to come down here, and see some cars you know, imports, Subaru's, Hondas, Lamborghinis, they all show up last year they did," said Peppelman.
The weekend is still young, so there is a chance that when Saturday night comes, more exhibition drivers show up. So far though, it appears that the efforts made by the town of Ocean City were successful in curbing this unsanctioned car rally.
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7-Day Weather Forecast for Clarion County
The 7-day weather forecast for the Clarion County area is brought to you by Redbank Chevrolet and DuBrook.
Today – Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight – Isolated showers between 4am and 5am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday – Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8am, then occasional showers between 8am and 11am, then occasional showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. High near 66. South wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday Night – Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday – Scattered showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday Night – Showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday – Showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night – Showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday – Scattered showers, mainly after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night – Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Thursday – Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Thursday Night – Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Friday – Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
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Cheryl Elizabeth Wolozyn
Cheryl Elizabeth Wolozyn, 74, passed away, Monday, September 19, 2022.
A native of Oil City, PA, she was the daughter of Paul Nile and Evelyn Elizabeth McLaughlin.
She met the love of her life, Joe Wolozyn (USAF), and the two lived and raised their two children while living in Texas, Alabama, Delaware, and New Jersey before retiring to Garner, NC.
Throughout her career, Cheryl was a higher-education teacher at community colleges near where she and her husband were stationed, and truly enjoyed being an instructor.
She took particular interest and pleasure in helping foreign students new to the United States to become better writers in order to further their careers, and in doing so had a special, lasting impact on several individuals and their families.
During their careers, Cheryl and Joe were fortunate to be able to travel around the country, visiting all 50 states over the course of their marriage.
She was passionate
about reading, always including at least one book as part of any gift to a family member, and being genuinely excited upon receiving a new book, regardless of the topic.
Her reading interests were limitless due to an innate curiosity in anything and everything.
Joe fondly remembers Cheryl as “His Dandy Lion, the love of his life, and his best friend”.
Cheryl was very much loved by her family and returned that love in spades.
She is survived by her husband, Joseph Richard Wolozyn; mother, Evelyn Elizabeth McLaughlin; daughter, Tara Wolozyn and husband, Steve Tiver; son, David Wolozyn and wife, Kim Wolozyn; grandson, Cole Wolozyn; lifelong friend, Gerry Winger; and Cheryl’s dog, Cooper.
Cheryl was preceded in death by her father, Paul N. McLaughlin.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Arthritis Foundation in Cheryl’s memory.
Online condolences can be shared by visiting www.bryan-leefuneralhome.com.
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Clarion County Photo of the Day
Saturday, September 24, 2022 @ 12:09 AM
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Clarion County Recipe of the Day: Sweet Potato & Caramelized Onion Shells
Gorgonzola cheese and sweet potatoes add a fun and flavorful twist to classic stuffed shells!
Ingredients
2 large onions, chopped
3 tablespoons butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
21 uncooked jumbo pasta shells
1/4 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 tablespoon sherry or apple cider
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1-1/2 cups mashed sweet potatoes
1-1/2 cups (6 ounces) crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
1 cup turkey gravy, warmed
Directions
-In a large skillet, saute onions in butter until softened. Add garlic powder and salt. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook, stirring occasionally, until deep golden brown, 25-30 minutes.
-Meanwhile, cook pasta shells according to package directions. Drain pasta; set aside.
-Stir the broth, sherry, thyme, and pepper into the onions. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is almost evaporated. Remove from the heat. Stir in sweet potatoes and Gorgonzola cheese.
-Spoon into shells; place in a greased 11×7-in. baking dish.
-Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Cover and bake at 375° for 10-15 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with parsley. Serve with gravy.
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Donald R. Wightman
Donald R. Wightman, was born December 30, 1936, in Pittsburgh; he died peacefully in his Franklin home, with his wife by his side at 8:36 PM Friday, September 16, 2022.
He was raised in Franklin and graduated from Franklin High School in 1954.
In the fall of that same year, Mr. Wightman enlisted in the U.S. Air Force where he served as a loadmaster.
A quiet and humble man, Don’s extreme heroic actions during the Vietnam War would go on to earn him our nation’s highest award for extraordinary aerial achievement, The Distinguished Flying Cross.
After retiring from the Air Force in 1974, MSGT Wightman worked at a variety of places in the Franklin area—most notably at Joy Manufacturing and Kapp Alloy, where he worked with his wife, Pamela J. (Haubrich) Wightman, who survives.
He is also survived by a son, Matthew Wightman and fiancé Donna Meredith of New Jersey; a daughter, Beverly Shaw of New Jersey; a grandson, Sean Wightman; and granddaughters: Lauren Wightman, Heather (Jim) Campbell, Wendy (Brian) D’Amore, and Kimberly Miller; great grandsons: Carter and Cody Campbell, Tyler D’Amore, and Jackson Miller.
Also surviving is his sister, Peggy Wightman Groth of Alaska; father-in-law, John Haubrich of Franklin; brother-in-law, Nicholas (Ellen) Haubrich of Florida; and sisters-in-law: Anita (Jeffrey) Poling of Kentucky and Wendy (Michael) McKain of Kennerdell.
He is also survived by many loving nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews throughout Pennsylvania, Alaska, Florida, and Kentucky including: Jackie (Rich) Weaver; Sandy (Jeff) Oravik; Kathy (Rob) Marsten; Cindy Wightman; Linda (Curt) Dunbar; Jennipher Jenner; Alex Strawn; Tom Fidler; John (Erica) Haubrich; Todd Haubrich; Jacquelyn (Stanley) Redenz; Pete Shrock; Nicholas (Lyndsey) Haubrich, Jr.; Heather (Darren) Halliman; Nicole (Patrick) Crossley; Melanie (Brent) Loverti; Jessica (Brandon) Moore; and Jeffrey (Ayla) Poling, Jr.
Mr. Wightman was preceded in death by his parents, Francis Russell and Edna (Scholl) Wightman; a brother, Frank Wightman; a sister, Debbie Faltin; a sister-in-law, Helen Wightman; a son-in-law, Bob Shaw; his mother-in-law, Dorothy Weaver Haubrich; a brother-in-law, John Haubrich, III; and by a treasured friend, Sue Snyder.
Don made the most of every moment and every person in his life.
The line between friends and family barely existed, as he appreciated every person for the love, support, entertainment, and deep meaning they brought to his table; and though there were many seats at the table, Don was so present, interested, and respectful that each seat was the seat of honor.
Don actively pursued all of his interests throughout his brilliantly colorful life.
He was an integral part of forming the Venango Spirit Racing team and spent summers going to boat races.
He explored the winding roads of northwestern Pennsylvania and beyond on his Harley.
Most of all, Don loved soaring with the eagles overhead in his airplane.
He waved from the pilot’s seat when he swooped low to say “hi” to family and friends.
There was no shortage of fun throughout Don’s life; there was also no shortage of service to his country.
MSGT Wightman had a 20-year-long career in the U.S. Air Force resulting in a plethora of medals, citations, and awards which include briefly: The Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters; The Air Force Commendation; The Vietnam Service Medal; The Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal; The Vietnam Service Medal; and The Air Force Longevity Service Award with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, amongst many, many others.
He served as an active member of the V.E.T.S. Funeral Honor Guard of Franklin, until his health prevented him from doing so, just in the last couple years.
He was proud to serve and cherished the friendship and support he received from his fellow veterans.
The “toys”, adventures, and hobbies made for great stories and experiences—but it was the relationships Don built and nurtured that gave those things meaning.
He was a lifetime member of VFW Post 1835, the Sandy Lake Sportsman’s Club, and the Izaak Walton League.
His loyalty and enthusiasm extended beyond formal groups to backyard, family cookouts and meetings of the minds in a hunting stand he built with friends.
Don’s memory will live on in the hearts and lives of all the people he cherished!
Friends may call Thursday, September 29, 2022 from 3-8 PM in the Timothy E. Hartle Funeral Home, 1328 Elk Street, Franklin.
There will be additional viewing 9-11 AM Friday, September 30, 2022 in the funeral home; with graveside services to immediately follow, conducted with full military honors, accorded by the V.E.T.S. Funeral Honor Guard of Franklin in Sunset Hill Memorial Gardens at Cranberry.
Memorial contributions, if desired, may be directed in his name to either: The Franklin VFW Post #1835, 415 9th Street, Franklin, PA 16323; The V.E.T.S. Funeral Honor Guard, 415 9th Street, Franklin, PA; The Wounded Warrior Project, 4899 Belfort Road, Suite 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256; St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105; Jamie’s Kids, 1243 Liberty Street, Suite 301, Franklin, PA; or to Precious Paws, 720 Atlantic Avenue, Franklin, PA.
Please visit: www.hartlefuneralhome.com for further arrangements and to leave your notes of condolence.
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Venango County Man Faces Over 400 Counts of Child Pornography
VENANGO CO., Pa. (EYT) – As a result of a Cyber Tipline report, a Venango County man has been charged with over 400 counts of child pornography.
Court documents indicate the City of Franklin Police Department filed criminal charges against 41-year-old John A. Spaulding, of Franklin, in Magisterial District Judge Matthew T. Kirtland’s office on Thursday, September 22.
According to a criminal complaint, around 7:57 a.m. on April 25, 2022, the Franklin Police Department received a child pornography Cyber Tipline report generated from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) which was forwarded from the Pennsylvania State Police, Northwest Computer Crime Unit. The initial report was generated from NCMEC by service provider Snapchat, indicating a service address for a residence on Chestnut Street in Franklin.
On April 25, 2022, an officer from the Franklin Police Department reviewed the child pornography file that depicted a video of a prepubescent female juvenile having sexual intercourse with a prepubescent male juvenile being guided and assisted by an individual off camera. After a review of said video, it was obviously apparent that this was child pornography, which had appeared to have been professionally produced, according to the complaint.
Officers from the Franklin Police Department went to the residence on Chestnut Street and spoke to a known woman who informed officers that John Spaulding resides in the back room of the residence and that he had been residing there since sometime in June of 2021. Officers then made contact with John Spaulding in his room of the residence. When Spaulding was asked what access he had to computers, he stated just his phone and pulled a phone out from underneath a pillow beside him.
Spaulding then asked the officers why, and they informed him that the Franklin Police Department had received a child pornography tip that had originated from what was believed to have been his Snapchat account from the residence on Chestnut Street. Spaulding stated that it was not from his Snapchat account. One of the officers then asked him what his Snapchat screen name was, and he responded that it was “John Doe.” Spaulding was asked if he had any other Snapchat accounts, and he stated “no.” The officer then asked Spaulding if he ever remembered receiving anything inappropriate that could be considered child porn that someone had sent him, and he stated “yes.” When asked who sent it to him, he responded that he did not know, stating that there were all kinds of pedophiles on there, and added that a lot of times he likes to “set them up,” according to the complaint.
Spaulding stated that he had received pictures of minors on his phone, but stated that was not his thing, and that he is not into child porn. Spaulding then asked officers if he could show them what he was talking about and stated that he had a lot of porn pictures on his phone. The officer told Spaulding he wasn’t concerned with regular porn, and that he was concerned with child porn. Spaulding stated that if he received an image like that that he would call them out as a pedophile. Spaulding was then asked if he remembered back in January of this year, either on the 18th or the 31st to be exact, and if he received a video of a male juvenile having sex with a female juvenile, and he stated “no,” but that his memory was not all that good due to him getting older. The officer stated that he would remember if he had received something like that. Spaulding stated that he had received pictures of minor girls but that he did not remember a video of them having sex, the complaint states.
According to the complaint, it was learned that Spaulding had two cellular phones, and a search warrant was obtained to examine the phones’ data which included deleted data. The forensic search recovered 38 child pornography video files and 389 child pornography images.
Along with the child pornography images and videos that had been recovered, there were also screenshots of chats and messages of a sexual nature that Spaulding had with alleged minors– including one of which a juvenile female was 11 years old and Spaulding stated he was 26 years old. Spaulding had sent her a picture of his penis, according to the complaint.
Spaulding was arraigned at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, September 23, in front of Judge Kirtland on the following charges:
– Child Pornography, Felony 2 (427 counts)
– Criminal Use of Communication Facility, Felony 3 (two counts)
He is currently free on $50,000.00 unsecured bail.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, September 28, at 1:30 p.m., in Venango County Central Court with Judge Kirtland presiding.
EDITOR’S NOTE 1: Extreme graphic details were not included due to the sexual nature of the crimes.
EDITOR’S NOTE 2: Several details were removed from this article to help protect the identity of the victims.
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Jane E. Kinzey
Jane E. Kinzey, 86, of Clarion, formerly of Limestone, died Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at Clarion Hospital following an illness.
Born in Summerville on January 4, 1936 she was the daughter of the late Henry Schreckengost and Dorothy Plyler Wolfe.
On May 1, 1954 in Cumberland, Maryland she married Robert E. Kinzey, Sr. He preceded her in death on May 5, 2005.
She was a member of Summerville Church of Christ and in the past she had worked at Brookville Glove, Sylvania, retiring from O-I.
Her pastimes included crocheting and quilting, but she made the BEST peanut butter fudge.
Those surviving are her son, Robert E. Kinzey; her daughters, Debra (William) Zentner and Diana Smith; her brother, Jack (Donna Rae) Schreckengost; her half brothers, Wayne (Becky) Wolfe and John (Jody) Wolfe; as well as 9 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.
In addition to her parents and husband she was preceded in death by her brothers, William and Henry Schreckengost.
Her family will receive friends on Friday, September 23, 2022 from 2-4PM and 6-8PM at Furlong Funeral Home, 50 Broad St., Summerville, PA.
A funeral service will be held on Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 11AM at the funeral home with Mike Smith, officiating.
Interment will follow in the Cedarview Cemetery, Strattanville, Clarion County.
Friends and family may order flowers, leave online condolences, light a memorial candle, share a memory and obtain additional information by visiting www.furlongfuneralhome.com.
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Leader of Multi-State Drug Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty to Drug and Gun Charges
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – An Ohio resident pleaded guilty in federal court to violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced.
Bruce McKnight, 55, of Columbus, Ohio, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine from March of 2019 through September of 2020 and one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl from March of 2020 through September of 2020 before United States District Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan. In addition, McKnight accepted responsibility for possessing a firearm in conjunction with his drug trafficking. McKnight is the lead Defendant of 13 defendants charged in the Indictment returned in this case.
In connection with the guilty plea, the court was advised that the Drug Enforcement Administration began investigating a cocaine and fentanyl trafficking organization that operated throughout the United States, including Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Puerto Rico. Beginning in December of 2019 and continuing through August of 2020, the DEA received authorization to conduct a Title III wiretap investigation into the organization. McKnight, as the leader of this multistate drug trafficking organization, was intercepted orchestrating and directing the movement of cocaine from various states into the Western District of Pennsylvania for distribution. McKnight was also intercepted communicating about acquiring fentanyl, distributing fentanyl, and cutting fentanyl to increase profits. In addition to the intercepted communications, agents seized cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamine, ecstasy, marijuana, firearms, and bulk United States Currency from members of the organization, including McKnight.
Judge Ranjan scheduled sentencing for Feb. 23, 2023. The law provides for a total sentence of not less than 15 years to a maximum of life imprisonment, a fine not to exceed $20,000,000, or both. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed would be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant. McKnight remains in custody pending sentencing.
Assistant United States Attorney Mark V. Gurzo is prosecuting this case on behalf of the
government.
The DEA in Pittsburgh, PA; the DEA, Columbus, OH; the DEA, Harrisburg, PA; Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Pittsburgh, PA; HSI, Orlando, FL; Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigations; United States Postal Service, Columbus, Ohio; Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General; Lawrence County Drug Task Force – Special Investigations Unit; and New Castle Police Department conducted the investigation leading to the prosecution of McKnight.
This prosecution is a result of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles high-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten communities throughout the United States. OCDETF uses a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.
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PennDOT Invites Pennsylvanians to Share Feedback on Construction, Maintenance Services
HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is accepting construction and maintenance services feedback through an online survey. The public can take the survey through October 14 at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2022PDConstruction.
“PennDOT team members and our industry partners work hard year-round to support safe and efficient travel,” PennDOT Secretary Yassmin Gramian said. “Our annual surveys help us look for educational opportunities and gauge perception and performance across the state.”
The 24-question survey asks respondents how they receive PennDOT roadway information and how often PennDOT meets or exceeds expectations in construction and maintenance activities. Respondents are also asked about experiences with reporting concerns to the department, and whether or how they use the state’s 511PA traveler information services.
Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.
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Police Apprehend Clarion Woman Wanted on Child Endangerment Charges
CLARION BOROUGH, Pa. (EYT) – Clarion Borough Police have apprehended a Clarion woman accused of child endangerment and other offenses.
Court documents indicate that the Clarion Borough Police Department filed criminal charges against 31-year-old Tunnell Pauline Hinderliter, on Thursday, September 22, in Magisterial District Judge Duane L. Quinn’s office.
According to a criminal complaint, an officer with the Clarion Borough Police Department was on patrol and traveling west on Veteran Drive, around 3:10 p.m. on September 21, when he spotted Tunnell Hinderliter walking on the side of the road.
The officer confirmed Hinderliter had active arrest warrants for
After a brief search of the area, police observed Hinderliter coming out of a set of apartments. The officer made contact and informed Hinderliter that she has active warrants and is under arrest.
At that point, Hinderliter was asked to drop a backpack she was wearing. She took the backpack off, sat it on the ground and placed her hands on the hood of the vehicle when the officer bent down to grab the bag. Once the officer bent down, Hinderliter took off on foot, the complaint indicates.
A foot chase ensued, which ended in a parking lot on Agway Lane when the officer was “able to reach out and grab Hinderliter’s hair and drag her down from behind,” according to the complaint.
Hinderliter was taken into custody, and officers searched her person and backpack, incident to arrest. Officers discovered 48 Neurontin pills inside a cloth bag inside the backpack, the complaint states.
During an interview with police, Hinderliter apologized for running and stated she has “never done that before,” and that she didn’t know what she was thinking, according to the complaint.
Hinderliter was arraigned at 11:00 a.m. on September 22 on the following charges in front of District Judge Timothy P. Schill:
– Flight To Avoid Appreh/Trial/Punish, Felony 3
– Evading Arrest or Detention on Foot, Misdemeanor 2
– Resist Arrest/Other Law Enforcement, Misdemeanor 2
Unable to post $25,000.00 monetary bail, she was placed in the Clarion County Jail.
A preliminary hearing is set for Tuesday, October 4, at 1:30 p.m. with Judge Schill presiding.
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SPONSORED: Sprained Ankle? Therapists at West Park Rehab and Diagnostics Can Help
SENECA, Pa (EYT) – Recurrent ankle sprains are common; once an ankle ligament is sprained, it is often re-injured but West Park Rehab and Diagnostics can help.
Sprains are injuries to ligaments (the bands of tissue that hold joints together). Ankle sprains occur when the foot twists or turns beyond its normal range of movement, causing the ligaments connecting the bones of the leg, ankle, and foot to overstretch or tear.
The ligaments on the outer (lateral) side of the ankle are the ones most commonly injured. Ligaments on the inner (medial) side of the ankle, or above the ankle bone, can also be sprained, but are injured less frequently.
An ankle sprain usually takes between two weeks to two months to heal. The ankle will feel better after a few weeks and be fully strengthened in a few months. A severely sprained ligament, however, can take nine months to a year to heal.
Recurrent ankle sprains are common; once an ankle ligament is sprained, it is often re-injured. In fact, 73% of people who have sprained an ankle once are likely to do so again. Re-injury is especially likely if muscle strength and balance are not fully restored to, or improved beyond, pre-injury levels.
A physical evaluation performed by a skilled Physical Therapist at West Park Rehab can help identify the source of joint stiffness. The accuracy of that information can be improved with the addition of a Musculoskeletal Ultrasound.
Beth Carr, DPT is the Musculoskeletal Fellow at West Park Rehab and Diagnostics who performs these tests at our Franklin office. These tests are covered by insurance and oftentimes do not need authorization. These tests are exceptionally helpful when an MRI is not authorized by the insurance. These tests can be performed and interpreted at West Park Rehab.
Request an appointment for a Physical Therapy evaluation at West Park Rehab and get the help you need.
You can request an appointment using this link. https://sites.webpt.com/1660/reactivation-offer
Or call West Park offices at Franklin: 814-437-6191 or Seneca at 814-493-8631.
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SPONSORED: Stop in at Sweet Basil for Their Weekend Specials!
SHIPPENVILLE, Pa. (EYT) – The weekend specials at Sweet Basil Italian Restaurant & Bar are Prime Rib on Saturday and Burgers on Sunday!
Stop at Sweet Basil, meet their friendly staff, and try one of their daily specials!
(Photos by Dave Cyphert of ProPoint Media Photography)
Saturday Prime Rib
Sweet Basil’s special on Saturday is a 12 oz. Prime Rib cooked to your favorite temperature.
It is served with fresh bread, a salad, and the chef’s choice of potato.
Sunday Burger Special
Sunday is Sweet Basil’s Burger Special!
Click here for the different choices and toppings.
The burger is served with fries.
SAVE SOME ROOM FOR DESSERT!
Dining Room Hours:
Wednesday through Saturday: 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday: 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
The restaurant is not taking reservations at this time.
Carry-out and curbside services are also available. Call 814-226-7013 to place your take-out order.
Late-Night Food Available at Sweet Basil’s Bar!
Sweet Basil’s bar is open on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. on Wednesday through Saturday.
Happy Hour is Monday through Friday from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.!
Late-night food is available at the bar until 10:00 p.m., Monday thru Saturday.
Sweet Basil Italian Restaurant & Bar is located at 21108 Paint Blvd., Shippenville, PA 16254.
Follow Sweet Basil’s Facebook page for updates: https://www.facebook.com/sweetbasilrestaurantandbar/.
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State Police Calls: Troopers Respond to Possible Overdose in Cornplanter Township
VENANGO CO., Pa. (EYT) – Area state police responded to the following calls:
Bad Checks in Emlenton Borough
State Police in Franklin responded to reports of bad checks at a lumber company in Emlenton Borough, Venango County, on September 22.
It was determined that a bad check was written by an individual to pay the local business on July 29 around 10:10 a.m.
The case remains under investigation.
Overdose in Cornplanter Township
On September 22 around 6:38 p.m., Franklin-based State Police responded to a report of a possible overdose at an address along Oak Road in Cornplanter Township, Venango County.
It was reported a 40-year-old Franklin man was found laying in the yard in the 300 block of Oak Road.
Cornplanter Fire Department was called to transport the man to UPMC Northwest for a possible overdose and unconsciousness.
The investigation is ongoing.
PSP released the above reports on Friday, September 23, 2022.
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Tony Award-Winner André De Shields discusses taking a role in an iconic Broadway production. The show, Death of a Salesman, will hit the stage for the sixth time since its 1949 debut. De Shields also talks about life after leaving the Tony Award-winning production of Hadestown, and starring alongside Wendell Pierce.
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Bonfire ATL, sponsored by Backwoods, brings out scores of vendors every Sunday. Most vendors sell food and beverages, but some also introduce products that are beneficial to your health … like sea moss.
Rolling out talked with Marvelous Garvey, an entrepreneur in Atlanta who makes his own sea moss lemonade to help improve health. He elaborated on who inspired him to start his business.
Who is making smoke right now in Atlanta, Georgia?
Well, in order for it to be smoke there has to be fire. Right? I think that my beverage is fire. I call it Fah-dah-wah-tah though, so maybe that’s the steam, not the smoke. Anyway, I’m Marvelous Garvey on Instagram and I make sea moss lemonade. It’s good for your hair, skin, eyes, nails, and erectile dysfunction. So, if your man can’t get it up ladies go ahead and get him a cup.
How did you come up with that unusual name?
It’s called Fah-dah-wah-tah, which is four “ahs.” My father taught me how to make the beverage, and I don’t know if you are religious or not; it doesn’t really matter. Whoever you believe in, you believe that the fruits and vegetables that are used come from the Father, right? If you drink too much of my beverage you might just become a father or a mother, because it’s good for infertility and it’s also just good for you overall.
Do you have different flavors?
I have strawberry lemonade with Irish moss and sea moss. I have carrot lemonade with sea moss which is a very unique flavor, but it’s so delicious. You have to try it out. I also make an hibiscus and ginger that doesn’t contain sea moss yet, but I have many flavors coming out soon. I have those two overall right now. Strawberry lemonade with sea moss, and carrot lemonade with sea moss.
Were there any obstacles to starting your own business? How did you overcome it?
I feel as if every day we face obstacles in life. With my business, I’ve faced many obstacles such as having people not necessarily want me near their establishment or around their establishment. Of course, I sell out of a cooler at the moment but I will have the juice truck very soon.
Watch the full interview below.
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Shontel Greene, the product of a pair of drug-addicted parents, made the decision to become a drug dealer at the impressionable age of 14. Though her environment repeatedly affirmed that her life expectancy may not reach much beyond her teenage years, she consciously decided that she would defy the odds and secure a future beyond the hard scrappy streets she hustled on. Greene set clear goals and through her determination, she realized her dreams.
What was life like growing up for you in Baltimore? What adversities if any did you face?
The unforgiving urban environment of Baltimore city has produced many prolific individuals. From elite athletes and actors to legendary entertainers and musicians, Baltimore’s unique street culture and demographic structure churn out individuals who seem impervious to the volatile ebb and flow of inner-city life. Many have overcome insurmountable challenges and have succeeded as a result. I am the product of drug-addicted parents, and I made the decision to become a drug dealer at … the age of 14 to save my family from losing our home. Though my environment repeatedly affirmed that my life expectancy would not stretch beyond my late teenage years, I consciously decided that I would defy all odds and secure a future beyond the dilapidated streets I hustled on.
What are some of your proudest achievements?
My accomplishments include being a three-time college graduate, successfully parenting my daughter as a teenage mother and owning two businesses. The first, More Than Just Friends Adult Medical Day Center, which serves as a wholesome space to host patients throughout the day with medication therapy, as well as activities and events meant to keep them mentally and physically strong. The second, Nursez R Us, a residential service agency providing adult dependent care to qualifying citizens in the state of Maryland.
What are some of your goals or plans for the near future?
My life’s purpose and goals are divinely aligned, I plan on continuing my advocacy and personal contributions towards affordable healthcare for all, especially those belonging to vulnerable communities who need this option most.
What advice would you give younger women with similar backgrounds?
Find your passion. Know your market. Get a mentor. Take action, even if you’re still learning.
What else would you want people to know about you?
Growing up, there was no way that anyone could have convinced me that I’d be where I am today. Many people treated me as a castaway and as if the dreams I had as a teenage mom were too large. One thing about real hustlers is that we’re resourceful and I learned early on how to apply the skills I learned from the streets to my craft as a serial entrepreneur. I’d like to leave your audience with this, developing grit prepares you for long-term success.
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The Kogi State Government has confirmed 52 cases of measles across the 21 local government areas of the state.
Maternal Child Health Focal Person, Kogi State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Hadiya Ismail Ahmad, disclosed this at a one-day stakeholder meeting on the integrated measles campaign in Kogi State held in Lokoja.
Ahmad said Kogi State has 147 cases of measles recording zero death, 47.3% males, and 52.7 per cent females.
According to her, the latest World Health Organization (WHO) data related to measles cases and death shows an estimated 6.7 million as of 2017 with around 110,000 measles-related deaths globally based on the 173,330 reported cases.
She described measles as a viral infection that affects the respiratory system and is extremely contagious and has affected many Children in the world.
Ahmad lamented that measles cases are under-reported in the Country stressing that measles doesn’t have a cure but it is preventable.
While calling on collective effort to prevent and avert the spread of measles in Kogi State, Ahmad noted that the Kogi State Government has put on precautionary measures to curtail the spread of the disease.
Earlier in his remarks, the Executive Director, Kogi State Primary Health Care Development Agency, (PHCDA), Dr Abubakar Yakubu admonished parents to avail their Children of the intake vaccine against measles.
Yakubu explained that all hands must be on deck to ensure that measles does not gain ground in Kogi State.
Represented by the Director of Administration Ijalija OKpanachi David, the executive director admonished the media to drive the measles vaccine campaign down to the grassroots.
He pointed out that measles is a deadly airborne disease that needs aggressive campaigns to reduce the spread and death rate in the country.
The state Nutrition Officer, Abdulazeez Usman, noted that the agency has deemed it necessary to ensure that the campaign is integrated across the board.
Representative of the World Health Organization, Oguche Wilson, said the nature in which measles spread calls for concern across the globe stressing that all stakeholders must join hands with the government to ensure that Kogi State is free from the deadly measles disease.
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- 52 cases of measles confirmed in Kogi
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The A2 in Kent has been closed in both directions near Gravesend and Rochester after a teenage pedestrian was hit by a lorry and killed.
The accident occurred on the eastbound section and shut the busy road from the A227 Wrotham Road (Gravesend/Tollgate Services) to Henhurst Road (Henhurst/Cobham Services).
Emergency services are at the scene and the westbound carriageway was closed to enable an air ambulance to land. The traffic monitoring organisation Inrix National said the accident happened around 4am this morning (September 24), and it is unknown how long the road will be closed. The road is likely to remain shut for some time and diversions are in operation.
Inrix National said at 4.10am: "A2 in both directions closed due to accident from A227 Wrotham Road (Gravesend/Tollgate Services) to Henhurst Road (Henhurst/Cobham Services)."
Read more: Concern as controversial fracking ban lifted and Kent councillors call to 'unite in opposition'
National Highways said that the westbound carriageway has been closed to permit the air ambulance to attend the incident.
A Kent Police spokesperson said: "His next of kin have been informed. Officers are currently at the location of the incident and the carriageway remains closed at this time.
"The death is not being treated as suspicious and a report will be prepared for the coroner."
This is a breaking story. Follow our live blog below for updates.
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Farmville Central high flying basketball star Short commits to New Orleans
Short made announcement on social media Friday night
Published: Sep. 24, 2022 at 9:46 AM EDT|Updated: 55 minutes ago
FARMVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Farmville Central high flying senior Jah Short announced his commitment to Division 1 New Orleans on Friday night.
New Orleans plays in the Southland Conference. Short averaged 20 points per game last season according to Farmville Central’s statistics. Short and the Jags finished as state runner up last season in class 2A. They had won the previous three state titles. Short was state game most outstanding player his sophomore season.
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Leading Swim School Champions Early Water Introduction to Improve Development and Water Safety Confidence, Advocates for Swim Lessons to be Added to Baby Registries
TROY, Mich., Sept. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In honor of September being Baby Safety Month, Goldfish Swim School is helping new and expecting parents understand the importance of water safety year-round, and how introducing babies early to water can improve a baby's development and build water safety confidence.
According to board-certified and o-fish-al pediatrician of Goldfish Swim School, Dr. Molly O'Shea of Birmingham Pediatrics + Wellness Center, parents should learn how to prepare the home for a new baby, especially when it comes to water, and understand how beneficial swim lessons can be – not only in keeping them safe, but also in aiding in their cognitive and physical development. In fact, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends babies start swimming lessons by the age of one to decrease the risk of drowning by up to 88 percent.
With drowning remaining the number one cause of unintentional injury-related death among children ages 1 to 4, taking the lives of three children in the United States every day, expecting and new parents must prioritize introducing water early on, and become educated on how to keep their babies safe in and around the water. According to the AAP, most child drownings inside the home occur in bathtubs, and more than half of bathtub deaths involve children under one year of age. Because babies can drown in as little as 1-2 inches of water, Dr. Molly recommends these top baby safety tips for parents getting baby ready to take their first bath:
Baby Safety Tips In and Around the Bathtub
- Safety-proof the tub. Put a soft protector over the tub spout. Use a non-skid mat on the bottom of your tub to prevent slips and falls – this is good for older kids and grown-ups, too.
- Understand that baby seats are injury risks. Because so many baby seats are prone to tipping over, increasing the risk of drowning, it is better to have your baby in the tub on their own than in a baby seat.
- Never leave a child alone in the water - not even for a moment! Keep your eyes on your baby, and remain within arm's reach. Avoid distractions like cell phones, checking email, or checking on dinner - they can all wait! If you do need to step away, you must take the baby with you.
- Have fun in the water! If the baby enjoys the bath, give them extra time to enjoy the water for playing and splashing. The more fun they have in the bath, the less they will be afraid of the water.
- Adjust the heater. Turn down the temperature on the water heater to be sure the bath water won't cause any scalding or burns.
Dr. Molly also notes that being in the water early, and taking swim lessons as early as four months in age, greatly benefits a baby's development and builds water safety confidence through cognitive tasks, socialization skills and bonding with parents.
The Benefits for Introducing Babies to Water Early
- Cognitive Skills: Babies who use their bodies fully and in different ways, such as in swimming, show developmental progress in all areas. As children get older, pairing motor movement with cognitive tasks solidifies learning and repetitive movements. Activities like swimming appear to lay down neural pathways that enhance learning as well. As they grow older, strong swimming skills can boost their water safety confidence.
- Socialization Skills: As the baby grows older, having swim lessons as some of their earliest memories is an opportunity for them to see themselves in a group of kids with varying levels of competency. They also learn to trust and be comfortable with their instructor, helping them follow instructions in a group setting – something that they'll take with them to preschool and beyond.
- Bonding: Being in the water is fun! It is relaxing for the parent and child and feels more like play than learning. When the baby and parent are doing something new together, the shared experience and progress solidify a relationship.
"Babies can be in the water as soon as a couple of months of age. Though body temperature regulation takes a couple of months to settle in, warm water pools (90-95 degrees) are fine at any age." says Dr. Molly. "Being in the water for swim lessons, especially when it's warm, is actually very comforting and feels natural to a baby. Not only can it be relaxing, but it can also help to increase motor movement and development, which is then translated to outside of the water as they are moving and grooving at home."
Goldfish Swim School is known for its safe, fun and baby-friendly environment, featuring a shiver-free 90-degree pool, changing cabanas, as well as small class sizes. Skilled and certified instructors use integrity, compassion and trust to provide swim lessons and water safety instruction to infants and children ages four months to 12 years.
- Goldfish Swim School's Mini Lessons for Infants aged 4-35 months teach water safety and provide children with life-saving skills, while helping improve coordination and balance and build stronger muscles.
- Classes are offered by specially trained instructors in a safe, child-friendly and fun environment using a proprietary research-based philosophy called The Science of SwimPlay®.
"We know there's a lot to think about for expecting parents – setting up nurseries, researching car seats and baby gates, and even safety prepping the bath area – but, swim lessons are one of the most-needed, yet least talked about baby shower gift," said Chris McCuiston, CEO of Goldfish Swim School. "We advocate adding swim lessons to every baby registry to help cross an important item off their baby safety checklist. This will relieve some stress on parents knowing their baby will receive many benefits of being acclimated to the water early on, while learning the life-saving skills to be safer in and around the water."
To add swim lessons to a baby registry or as a gift to a mom-to-be, H2Ohhh Baby! Gift Cards and Packages are available at participating Goldfish Swim School locations.
For more information on Goldfish Swim School, please visit https://www.goldfishswimschool.com/.
About Goldfish Swim School
Founded by husband and wife team Chris and Jenny McCuiston, Goldfish Swim School provides swim lessons and water safety instruction to infants and children ages four months to 12 years. Classes are offered by specially trained instructors in a safe, child-friendly and fun environment using their research-based philosophy called The Science of SwimPlay®. Headquartered in Troy, Michigan, Goldfish Swim School was established in Birmingham, Michigan in 2006, and opened its first franchise location in 2009. Recently, the brand was recognized by Entrepreneur in its Franchise 500® ranking, Franchise Times' Fast & Serious List, and Inc. Magazine's Top 5000. Goldfish Swim School is currently in the process of expanding franchise opportunities throughout North America, with more than 133 schools open, and an additional 110+ in development in more than 30 states and Canada.
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That’s right, the Viking are back ... on Earth that is. How in the world can a team go from trouncing the Packers in week one at home to laying down flat on the road in week two? As a Vikings fan I am obviously used to that scenario and it rang true once again. As soon as you start trusting the Vikings they will snatch that feeling right out of the jaws of victory. Really, the game was very uneventful for the Vikings offense that seemed to snuff out any kind of a spark with the usual medley of dropped passes and interceptions mixed in with a few sacks and penalties that usually accompany the Vikings on Monday Night Football.
I should have seen it coming when the opening feature of the broadcast was former Minnesota governor/pro wrestler, Jesse Ventura, giving an opening saga detailing the desperation that us Viking fans have had to endure over the years, oops, I mean decades. After all, there was plenty of optimism to go around and many (including me) thought that the Vikings had turned the corner on our everlasting journey of mediocrity when new leadership was brought in to run and coach the team. There was excitement in the air as the Vikings had their way with the Packers in an impressive manner. It almost felt like they had won the division after that game, that’s how happy everyone was. As a result we (the fans) were totally set up for disappointment (like bowling pins) for the Philadelphia game. Like I said, I should have seen it coming.
Who knows which team will show up this Sunday, Sept. 25th when they face off against the Detroit Lions? In the past the Vikings have pretty much had their way with the Lions, however, this Lions team is scrappy and will definitely be a test for the Vikings at home. In fact I am predicting a Lions victory, call me crazy, but if the Vikings cannot play good football consistently they will get picked apart by teams that can.
In the end I will always be a Vikings fan which means I can endure the terminal disappointment that we all feel when they let us down. SKOL!!
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New street drug Xylazine most hospitals can't test for, or treat say doctors
FOX 2 - There are concerns about a new street drug called Xylazine which isn't even made for humans, but animals. And now the fight is becoming more prevalent in Michigan.
"We’re seeing increase in cases with associated deaths, associated with Xylazine," said Dr. Varun Vohra, adding it has found its way into street drugs.
"Xylazine is a harmful drug when used inappropriately," said Dr. Gjon Dushaj. "It’s not approved for human use and that’s not something that we should be taking. It’s used as a muscle relaxer in horses and other animals."
Medical experts believe Xylazine is being added to counterfeit drugs and many users are unaware. Doctors say although the consequences are typically deadly, some do survive.
"They either go comatose or unconscious non-responsive," said Vohra, the director of the Michigan Poison and Drug Information Center.
Xylazine is so powerful it can also eat a person’s flesh. If a person is rushed to the ER after consuming Xylazine, most hospitals can’t test for it - nor can they treat it.
"Drugs like Xylazine, they don’t necessarily respond to Narcan," Dushaj said. "So when you think someone should respond to Narcan and they're not, that heightens our awareness that something else is possibly on board."
As the use of Xylazine increases in the state, the Michigan Poison and Drug Information Center at Wayne State University is taking action.
"We are currently doing a study in Michigan with a forensic toxicology lab who started testing for this in September, 2019," said Vohra. "And so far and so far we have found nearly 200 associated deaths or deaths associated with Xylazine"
Doctors are sounding the alarm for anyone who is using street drugs to seek help for the addiction because your life depends on it.
"When you buy drugs off the street you never know what your getting," said Dushaj. "And you should be careful about what you take."
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Review: ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ should’ve worried more
CHICAGO - It’s not a spoiler to say there’s a mystery at the heart of "Don’t Worry Darling." This psychological thriller begs you to question what’s actually going on with dazzling housewife Alice Chambers (Florence Pugh) and her doting husband Jack (Harry Styles) who live a picture-perfect, party-forward life in a mid-century suburban oasis known as Victory. "Stay here, where it’s safe" is the one directive given to the women of Victory, as their husbands drive off each morning to work on the "development of progressive materials" under the leadership of the community’s cultish founder Frank (Chris Pine).
Except Jack won’t tell Alice what the "Victory Project" actually does; she sometimes cracks open eggs only to find them empty; and a former friend is in the throes of a nervous breakdown about the very nature of reality. Clearly all isn’t right in the state of Denmark — or Victory, California.
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"Don’t Worry Darling" works well enough as a pure premise, if only because director/co-star Olivia Wilde clearly relishes the chance to go full-tilt arthouse visionary after the success of her more grounded debut feature, the excellent teen buddy comedy "Booksmart." The trouble is that once the answers are finally revealed, they’re so underbaked and poorly explored that they wind up coming across as confusing at best and downright silly at worst. Suddenly all that time spent teasing out what’s actually going on at Victory just feels wasted. Dressed up like a feminist commentary with something important to say, "Don’t Worry Darling" ultimately winds up feeling as empty as one of Alice’s eggshells.
FLORENCE PUGH as Alice in New Line Cinema’s "DON’T WORRY DARLING," a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
"Don’t Worry Darling": An unequal double act
Of course, "Don’t Worry Darling" certainly isn’t alone in the "pretty but empty" vein of psychological thriller filmmaking. In fact, it shares a lot in common with Edgar Wright’s recent swinging-sixities thriller "Last Night in Soho," which similarly struggled to balance its stylish visuals with meaningful feminist storytelling. But "Don’t Worry Darling" is perhaps even more of a cultural curio because a) it’s the first big launch of Harry Styles as a leading man and b) its press tour has been filled with seemingly non-stop drama (much of it related to Styles himself).
HARRY STYLES as Jack in New Line Cinema’s "DON’T WORRY DARLING," a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Unfortunately, Styles is one of the film’s biggest problems — not because he’s an uncharismatic screen presence (the man has magnetism to spare), but because he’s disastrously miscast in this role. As written, Jack is a figure of complex duality; a man who in some ways prioritizes his wife’s pleasure and autonomy, and in other ways seems to seek to control her. In order for the tension of the film to work, Jack’s alluring exterior needs to have at least the potential for cruelty behind it. But in Styles’ hands he never feels like more than an innocent puppy dog playing dress-up.
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That leaves it to Pugh to carry the film, and it’s a testament to her talents that she nearly does. Like Styles, Pugh has an inherently magnetic screen presence, even when Alice is just goofing off at a cocktail party. But Pugh also has the skill to project layers of complexity behind Alice’s glamorous housewife exterior. As happy as Alice is to spend her days cooking and cleaning or gossiping by the pool, she also has a steely resolve when it comes to investigating the inconsistencies Victory would clearly prefer she ignore. Pugh’s captivating performance as a determined woman on the edge remains a much-needed anchor as the film slowly starts to capsize.
"Don’t Worry Darling": All frosting, no cake
FLORENCE PUGH as Alice in New Line Cinema’s "DON’T WORRY DARLING," a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
For a while, at least, that downward spiral is fun to watch. Visually speaking, Wilde’s richly saturated film is filled with striking imagery, like Pugh shrouding her head in plastic wrap or a sliding wall slowly pinning her to a window as she cleans. In the end, however, "Don’t Worry Darling" winds up feeling more like a collection of cool music video visuals than a cohesive film. Like its oppressive wall-to-wall score, "Darling" just plays the same notes over and over again, teasing its mystery from the very beginning yet withholding any real answers until it’s too late to actually explore their impact.
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What’s left is all style and no substance, which wouldn’t be such a problem if the movie weren’t also seemingly so convinced that it has something important to say. The themes of "Don’t Worry Darling" revolve around patriarchy and power — not just in terms of mid-century conventionality but as it relates to contemporary life too. When does a paradise become a prison, and how do we gain the perspective to see which one we’re in? Who can be trusted in a society that rewards loyalty to patriarchal structures above all else? And what do men really want from the women they marry?
OLIVIA WILDE as Bunny in New Line Cinema’s "DON’T WORRY DARLING," a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
They’re questions that might’ve felt revolutionary in, say, 1975 — the year "The Stepford Wives" (an obvious influence on Wilde’s film) was released. But in 2022 they come across as simplistic and totally lacking in nuance. In the end, "Don’t Worry Darling" is underwritten, unevenly acted and over-directed. Maybe if it had spent more time on its answers than its mysteries, this "Twilight Zone"-esque tale could’ve explored new angles on its familiar themes. As is, "Don’t Worry Darling" just feels stuck in the past.
Grade: C
(L-R) FLORENCE PUGH as Alice and HARRY STYLES as Jack in New Line Cinema’s "DON’T WORRY DARLING," a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Rated R. 122 minutes. Dir: Olivia Wilde. Featuring: Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Chris Pine, Olivia Wilde, Gemma Chan, KiKi Layne, Nick Kroll, Kate Berlant, Sydney Chandler.
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The Stepford Wives (1975): Even if you’ve never seen this 1970s horror cult classic (or the much-maligned 2004 Nicole Kidman remake), you’re probably familiar with its central premise: A picture-perfect suburban community where all the wives are docile and subservient. New-to-town photographer Joanna Eberhart (Katharine Ross) is our entry point to the mysterious town of Stepford and its titular wives. And what she finds there offers a pointed message about the pitfalls of patriarchy. (And yes, skip the remake.) Rated PG. 114 minutes. Dir: Bryan Forbes. Featuring: Katharine Ross, Paula Prentiss, Peter Masterson, Tina Louise, Franklin Cover.
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How to watch "Don’t Worry Darling"
"Don’t Worry Darling" debuts in theaters nationwide on Sept. 23. It is not currently available to stream.
About the writer: Caroline Siede is a film and TV critic in Chicago, where the cold never bothers her anyway. A member of the Chicago Film Critics Association, she spent four years lovingly analyzing the romantic comedy genre one film at a time in her column When Romance Met Comedy for The A.V. Club. She also co-hosts the movie podcast, Role Calling, and shares her pop culture opinions on Twitter (@carolinesiede).
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(NEXSTAR) – A combination of economic uncertainty, lofty valuations and rising mortgage rates has Americans in some U.S. cities looking to relocate in droves, according to a study from real estate brokerage Redfin.
An analysis of user data revealed that pricy, coastal cities were high on the list of places residents who sought to leave over the summer, with San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York leading the top 10, respectively.
“The overall slowdown and the popularity of relocating are both due to high home prices and mortgage rates that have doubled since last year,” said Redfin Deputy Chief Economist Taylor Marr. “Six percent mortgage rates are exacerbating already-high home prices and motivating homebuyers — especially remote workers — to leave expensive areas for more affordable ones. Persistent inflation and slumping stocks are also cutting into buyers’ budgets, making relatively affordable areas even more attractive.”
People are leaving, but for where?
The study also broke down the top destination as well as the top out-of-state destination for the cities with the highest projected net outflow, based on user data.
For San Francisco residents, the top destination was Sacramento. San Franciscans ready to call the Golden State quits eyed Seattle as the top out-of-state destination.
For Angelenos, San Diego was the top destination with Las Vegas the top out-of-state destination. New York City residents targeted a new home in Philadelphia more than any other city, including in New York.
The rest of the top 10 cities most Americans are looking to leave had the same top destination and top out-of-state destination. They are, in order, Washington D.C. (Salisbury, Md.), Boston (Portland, Maine), Chicago (Los Angeles), Detroit (Cleveland), Seattle (Los Angeles), Minneapolis (Chicago) and Denver (Chicago).
Redfin says the number of buyers looking to relocate is the highest it’s been since the company started tracking migration data, but the housing market as a whole has cooled from its frenzied peak during the pandemic.
Existing home sales dipped for the seventh straight month in August, the National Association of Realtors said Wednesday. When compared to August of last year, the drop is a whopping 19.9%.
NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said he doesn’t see the trend changing in coming months, and maybe not for a couple of years.
“Some homeowners are unwilling to trade up or trade down after locking in historically-low mortgage rates in recent years, increasing the need for more new-home construction to boost supply,” Yun said. “The rising mortgage rate has clearly hampered the housing market.”
What are the most popular destination cities?
When it comes to the cities most-targeted by home buyers looking to relocate in July and August, rising mortgage rates and economic concerns did appear to play a role.
Eight of the 10 most popular cities have median sales prices below $500,000. Six of the 10 are located in states with no income tax.
Another pattern when it comes to the most-targeted relocation cities was the weather: nine out of 10 are known for their warm temperatures.
The study found that the top 10 cities people were looking to move to were, in order, Miami; Sacramento; San Diego; Las Vegas; Tampa, Fla.; Phoenix; Cape Coral, Fla.; North Port, Fla.; Portland, Maine; and San Antonio, Texas.
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The Grundy Center Spartans (5-0, 3-0) have finished the last three seasons as the State Class A second place finisher. So far this season, it appears they have taken those championship game losses personally.
The Spartans have mowed down everybody they faced with only 1A number nine Dike-New Hartford staying within one score. They have shutout their last two opponents, including the AGWSR Cougars (3-2, 2-2) Friday night in Grundy Center by a score of 35-0.
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Jaden Damiano looks to make a tackle during Friday's 42-14 home loss to fourth-ranked West Marshall. Iowa Falls-Alden led 14-6 at the intermission, but was outscored 36-0 in the second half.
For the balance of three quarters, Iowa Falls-Alden had laid the groundwork to spring a massive upset at Cadet Field Friday evening.
Hosting fourth-ranked West Marshall, the Cadets outplayed the visitors for the first three periods and appeared to be on the verge of re-claiming the lead as the fourth quarter began.
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Traven Wheeler and Josh Vander Wilt converge to make a tackle Friday night. South Hardin fell by a 28-12 final to a ranked Aplington-Parkersburg squad.
South Hardin was just a few plays away from flipping the script against a highly ranked Aplington-Parkersburg team on Friday night. But a missed tackle here, a bad snap there and a couple of turnovers led to a 28-12 Homecoming loss for the Tigers.
“I saw a huge step in the right direction tonight as a whole but I told them three or four plays and that’s the difference of the game. We gave them a big play or a bad snap and go backwards 10 yards when you’re on the four yard line. Just things we can’t have happen,” said SH coach Nick Eller. “Frustrating, but encouraging that we saw a huge step forward and we know some things are starting to work or starting to pay off in practice in games and some of these younger guys are taking some big steps.”
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Yakima’s location combined with the lack of adequate resources for law enforcement make it attractive to drug cartels, police said Thursday at a public forum for residents who also raised questions on a wide range of city issues, including crime, traffic safety and road repairs.
“What is so attractive about Yakima that these cartels, because we’re not talking gangs at this point, we’re talking cartels, why are they coming to Yakima?” one resident asked. “Why us?”
Police Lt. Ira Cavin said the cartel’s presence in Yakima has to do with the city’s central and rural location in Washington.
“Your main routes of transport for a lot of the drugs that are coming illegally into the Pacific Northwest, they start here, and then they go other places from there,” Cavin said.
He also said it’s easier to move drugs through rural areas because of a lack of law enforcement resources.
“You go into Seattle, it's a lot more — it's an urban area, there's a lot more people, there's cameras, there's a lot more federal agents, law enforcement in that area,” Cavin said. “Coming to the east side of the state, where there's a lot less of that, it's a lot easier to move, say, a car full of drugs into Yakima."
Yakima Police Capt. Jay Seely said more cartel members are making their way to Yakima. He also said use of fentanyl, a synthetic, highly addictive and extremely potent opioid, is a major problem in the community.
“It’s saturated this community,” Seely said. “We had 69 overdose deaths last year total in the city. We've already had 64 fentanyl deaths in this city already this year.”
Earlier this month, federal investigators and Yakima police seized firearms and drugs in a series of raids targeting a drug cartel, including 27 high-powered rifles, two shotguns, nine handguns, methamphetamine and fentanyl.
Seely said the police department’s partnership with federal agencies means people tied to gang and drug crimes are getting federal sentences, which are more serious and often more significant amounts of time.
“It’s been tremendous because we’re using the leverage of the federal system to put these people in prison,” he said.
Yakima City Councilmember Matt Brown, who hosted the forum, said the event was a chance to get feedback from the community More than 20 residents attended.
Brown and members from the Public Works and police departments fielded a range of questions about outreach programs for people involved in gang activity, upcoming road projects or areas that need repairs and the prevalence of drugs.
Residents also posed questions about traffic safety. One resident voiced concerns about people running red lights, and another voiced concerns about the volume of semitrailer traffic on Summitview Avenue.
Seely said red light violations are a focus for the city’s traffic unit, which is concentrating on warning and ticketing crash-causing violations.
City Engineer Bill Preston said the resurfacing of Summitview from 72nd Avenue to 40th Avenue, which is underway this fall, is funded by the National Highway Freight Program.
“The recognition is that these freight routes do experience damage to the roadways, and so there are programs available to help repave it and that is what is actually repaving it,” he said.
Traffic issues that result are another question, city officials said, because that would require looking at different routes to connect to the growers and warehouses. Brown said he has already started discussions about semitrailer traffic on roads.
“I've already started having conversations a little bit with our city manager about ‘what can we do?’” Brown said at the forum. “Because they can drive on the roads, but we can also say what are truck routes and what are not truck routes.”
Thursday’s community forum was hosted in Brown’s District 6.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Outside the chambers of the West Virginia Legislature, the marble foyer was packed with young women in T-shirts, ripped jeans, and gym shorts holding signs with uteruses drawn in colored marker.
“Bans off our bodies,” the signs said. “Abortion is essential.”
Inside, a group of lawmakers, almost all of them men, sat at desks in pressed suits, doing their best to talk over protesters’ chants carrying through the heavy wooden doors.
A stark gender divide has emerged in debates unfolding in Republican-led states including West Virginia, Indiana and South Carolina following the U.S. Supreme Court’s June decision to end constitutional protections for abortion. As male-dominated legislatures worked to advance bans, often with support of the few Republican women holding office, protesters were more likely to be women.
The contrast wasn’t lost on West Virginia Sen. Owens Brown, the only Black lawmaker in the Republican-dominated Senate, who asked lawmakers to look around before they passed a bill banning abortion at all stages of pregnancy last week.
“When I look around the room, what do I see? A bunch of middle-aged and some elderly men. Also, middle-income men,” the Democrat said during a final Senate debate in which only men shared opinions. “Look out in the hallway. What do you see? You see young women, and we’re here making a decision for all these young women because you’re never going to have to ever face this issue yourself.”
In all three states, lawmakers fighting against abortion bans have pointed to the gender divide, insisting that men shouldn’t get to dictate medical decisions for women. Ban supporters say abortion affects not only women, but also children, and all of society.
“I am incredibly grateful to the men in my caucus, who were not afraid to stand up for life,” said Republican Del. Kayla Kessinger, one of the West Virginia ban’s biggest supporters. “They have just as much of a right to have an opinion on this as anyone else.
“I wish that the left would stop trying to silence conservative women who are pro-life and believe that empowering women doesn’t require us to kill our children,” said Kessinger, who joined the legislature eight years ago, at 21, running on the abortion issue.
The gender gap was hard to miss as protesters descended on the West Virginia Capitol starting in July, when lawmakers first took up abortion. During a public hearing, dozens of women who showed up were given 45 seconds each to speak; several who went longer were escorted out by security. This past week, at least one woman was arrested and another dragged out of the chamber gallery by a group of male officers when she shouted “shame” at lawmakers during a debate.
After the bill passed, the House clerk read a lengthy resolution introduced by a white male lawmaker describing how society should view mothers. Motherhood is a privilege, it said, and shouldn’t be treated as “a mere option.”
“It was formerly a wisdom common to all participants of the abortion debate that no woman wants an abortion,” the resolution states. Those with power over women “convince them to perform acts against their conscience.”
The resolution didn’t sit well with Roni Jones, a mother from the Charleston suburb of St. Albans.
“I’m tired of older, rich white men deciding our fate,” she said, her voice hoarse from protesting. “They have no idea what working-class people go through.”
Jones once had an abortion in the second trimester of a wanted pregnancy because of a medical issue, she said. And while West Virginia’s ban has exemptions for medical emergencies and for rape and incest, those apply only early in pregnancy — and she worries doctors will fear losing their license if they make a close call.
Her daughter, Catherine Jones, 25, said none of these decisions should be up to men, who will never experience pregnancy, childbirth or a miscarriage: “How can they truly empathize?”
In West Virginia, 18 of 134 lawmakers are women — and 13 of them, all Republican, voted for the near-total abortion ban. In Indiana, 35 of 150 legislators are women; 14 voted for the bill there. In South Carolina, 29 of 124 legislators are women; seven voted for bans.
Indiana Republican Sen. Sue Glick sponsored the abortion ban that became law. A House version was also proposed by a woman. But it was a male Democrat who pointed out the gender divide — as in West Virginia.
“This is the government, the male-dominated government of the state of Indiana, saying to the women of this state, you lose your choice,” Indiana Democratic Sen. Tim Lanane said when the Senate passed its ban. “We’ve told you — papa state, big state government — is going to tell you what you will do with your body.”
Men have invoked wives, daughters and granddaughters during debates on rape and incest exemptions. Several said they needed to make a decision that allowed them to “sleep at night.”
Female lawmakers in both parties have at times voiced frustration.
“To say it’s tough to be a woman in politics is an understatement,” South Carolina Sen. Katrina Shealy — the body’s longest-serving woman — said on the Senate floor. “To say it’s really tough to be a woman in politics in South Carolina is hardly a statement at all.”
Shealy was one of three female Republican senators who opposed an effort to remove exceptions for rape and incest.
“Yes, I’m pro-life,” she said. “I’m also pro-life for the mother, the life she has with her children who are already born.”
South Carolina senators narrowly rejected a ban on almost all abortions this month. But Republican lawmakers plan to keep trying to enact new restrictions. In West Virginia and Indiana, the bans passed were signed into law, although a judge has temporarily blocked enforcement of Indiana’s ban. The state quickly appealed.
In West Virginia, Democratic Del. Kayla Young noted the lack of legislative representation not only of women but of people of color — and those communities will be affected most by the ban, she said.
“We’re never going to have to deal with this because we’re incredibly privileged people,” she said. “We are making decisions about other people, and we shouldn’t do that. If it’s your religious belief, if it’s your moral belief, that is great for you. But get it away from me, get it out of my body, get it out of my uterus.”
Democratic Del. Danielle Walker — the only Black woman in the Legislature — has acknowledged having an abortion. Walker often joined protesters between floor sessions, leading chants.
“Who do you think you are to tell me what I should do with my body, with my vagina, with my uterus, with my ovaries?” she said amid the crowd before walking into House chambers to vote against the bill.
Other legislators say the ban reflects what West Virginians want. Republican Sen. Patricia Rucker supported the measure and was vocal in debates about ensuring victims of rape and incest who want abortions must report assaults to police. Though she wasn’t involved in drafting the final version, she said her male colleagues shared their work and sought input.
Rucker said she feels she’s carrying out voters’ wishes. But opponents of restricting abortion say that can be known only through a statewide vote. In 2018, 52 percent of voters approved a constitutional amendment saying that nothing in the state constitution “secures or protects a right to abortion or requires the funding of abortion.”
No vote has been held in West Virginia since. In the wake of the Supreme Court decision, only Kansas voters have had a chance to weigh in on abortion. The traditionally conservative state voted to affirm the procedure as a right in the state constitution, with the support of an unprecedented increase in female registered voters.
A proposal by West Virginia House Democrats to put the abortion question to voters was rejected by Republicans on the day the ban passed. At least four states — California, Kentucky, Michigan and Vermont — could have votes in November on abortion access.
The day the West Virginia bill passed, Rucker and other female legislators let her male colleagues do the talking — she felt she’d already had her say.
“I did not feel any reason to delay action of saving the babies when the West Virginia voters already spoke out,” she said. “Voters knew when they elected me, I was 100% pro-life.”
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AP reporters James Pollard and Jeffrey Collins in South Carolina and Arleigh Rodgers and Rick Callahan in Indiana contributed to this report. Pollard and Rodgers are corps members for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.
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CYPRESS HILLS, Brooklyn (WPIX) — It was a gruesome discovery, and now, after a woman’s dismembered body was found in suitcases in her apartment in Brooklyn, police investigators are searching for at least one person of interest in connection with the crime.
The incident is also reminding local residents of a similar murder from earlier this year, which also involved a dismembered body discovered nearby. That case is unrelated, but the proximity and similarity have left some neighbors disturbed.
In the most recent case, a woman in her early 20s was found dismembered in her home in the Cypress Hills neighborhood.
On Thursday, NYPD crime scene technicians and detectives were in and out of the building, removing bags of evidence related to the grisly scene that was discovered the day before.
Around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, the building’s super, who’d received complaints of a foul odor coming from an apartment, let police in to check on a woman in her early 20s. They entered and found parts of her body cut up and left in two suitcases, according to police.
A neighbor who lives on the same floor, a few doors down, who did not want to give his name, said that the woman and her boyfriend had long had a contentious relationship.
“You’d hear arguing, banging, loud stuff,” he said about arguments in the woman’s apartment that many neighbors couldn’t avoid.
“If you tried to break it up,” he continued, “you’re just putting yourself in a problem you can’t solve.”
He said that there was often evidence that the fights between the woman and her boyfriend got very physical.
“Somebody gets hit very hard in the mouth, right?” he said. “The blood trail will lead from the door to the elevator. They stood in the elevator obviously to the first floor, came back out to the front of the building. The blood trail stops there, and you’d see them both arguing in front of the building.”
The boyfriend is being sought in the case, according to neighbors and police sources.
Some other residents of the building said that the disturbing scene was just too close to home.
“I want to move,” said one resident, a mother who was returning home after picking up her child from school. “I’m annoyed, and I’m shocked,” she said. She declined to give her name.
Another resident, Noël, was also returning home from school with his children on Thursday afternoon.
“I never thought I’d see something like that coming out of this building,” he said.
Others in the neighborhood said that while the case is disturbing, they’re not surprised.
Samantha Wren said she lived her whole life in the neighborhood until moving recently to Texas. She’d returned to help her mother settle the affairs of her recently deceased father.
“Now, this is the second time in this neighborhood that something like this has happened,” Wren said. “Not that they’re linked — it’s just that it’s unfortunate.”
Wren was referring to a case from six months ago, when the torso of a missing woman, Susan Leyden, was found in a bag in a shopping cart about 15 blocks away. Days later, other remains were found. Alleged serial killer Harvey Marcelin ended up being charged with the murder. He has pleaded not guilty in the case, and his trial is pending.
But no suspect has been apprehended in this latest case. Investigators gathered evidence on Wednesday afternoon and continued through early in the evening on Thursday, hoping to put together a clearer picture of the crime.
Police sources and neighbors indicated that investigators are seeking the victim’s boyfriend, and possibly an accomplice.
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HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Fiona knocked out power to more than 500,000 customers in Atlantic Canada Saturday, damaging homes with strong winds and rain as it made landfall as a big, powerful post-tropical cyclone.
Fiona transformed from a hurricane into a post-tropical storm late Friday, but meteorologists cautioned that it still could have hurricane-strength winds and would bring drenching rains and huge waves.
More than 415,000 Nova Scotia Power customers — about 80% of the province of almost 1 million — were affected by outages Saturday morning. Over 82,000 customers in the province of Prince Edward Island were also without power, while NB Power in New Brunswick reported 44,329 were without electricity.
The fast-moving Fiona made Nova Scotia landfall before dawn Saturday, with its power down from the Category 4 strength it had early Friday when passing by Bermuda, though officials there reported no serious damage.
The Canadian Hurricane Centre tweeted early Saturday that Fiona has the lowest pressure ever recorded for a storm making landfall in Canada. Forecasters had warned it could be the one of the most powerful storms to hit the country.
A state of local emergency has been declared by the mayor and council of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality amid widespread power outages, road closures and damage to homes.
“There are homes that have been significantly damaged due to downed trees, big old trees falling down and causing significant damage. We’re also seeing houses that their roofs have completely torn off, windows breaking in. There is a huge amount of debris in the roadways," Amanda McDougall, mayor of Cape Breton Regional Municipality, told The Associated Press
“There is a lot of damage to belongings and structures but no injuries to people as of this point. Again we’re still in the midst of this,” she said. “It’s still terrifying. I’m just sitting here in my living room and it feels like the patio doors are going to break in with those big gusts. It’s loud and it is shocking.”
McDougall said the shelter they opened was full overnight and they will look to open more.
. The federal Public Safety ministry advised against all non-essential travel by car.
A hurricane watch was issued for coastal expanses of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau decided to delay his trip to Japan for the funeral for assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
“We of course hope there won’t be much needed, but we feel there probably will be," Trudeau said. "Listen to the instructions of local authorities and hang in there for the next 24 hours.”
The U.S. hurricane center said Fiona had maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (150 kph) Saturday. It was moving across eastern Canada.
Hurricane-force winds extended outward up to 175 miles (280 kilometers) from the center and tropical storm-force winds extended outward up to 405 miles (650 kilometers).
Hurricanes in Canada are somewhat rare, in part because once the storms reach colder waters, they lose their main source of energy. But post-tropical cyclones still can have hurricane-strength winds, although they have a cold core and no visible eye. They also often lose their symmetric form and more resemble a comma.
“Just an incredibly strong storm as it made landfall. And even as it moves away it is continuing to affect the region for several more hours today,” said Ian Hubbard, meteorologist for the Canadian Hurricane Centre in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, said Saturday morning.
“The talk of a historical storm definitely looks like it’s shaping up to be true.”
Hubbard said he lost power at his house and had to drive the long way to work because bridges have been closed. He said there are downed trees and signs in the Halifax area but other areas of province have it worse.
People in the area rushed to stock up essentials and worked to stormproof their properties Friday.
In Sydney, Nova Scotia, the largest city in Cape Breton, about 20 people have taken refuge at the Centre 200 sports and entertainment facility in Sydney, said Christina Lamey, a spokeswoman for the region.
“The key message from that is for people to stay at home,” she said. “The first responders are really stretched right now. We want people to stay off the roads. Most of the roads have hazards on them, with power lines down and trees down as well.”
Bob Robichaud, Warning Preparedness Meteorologist for the Canadian Hurricane Centre, said Fiona was shaping up to be a bigger storm system than Hurricane Juan, which caused extensive damage to the Halifax area in 2003.
He added that Fiona is about the same size as post-tropical storm Dorian in 2019. “But it is stronger than Dorian was,” he said. “It’s certainly going to be an historic, extreme event for eastern Canada.”
Officials on Prince Edward Island sent out an emergency alert to phones warning of the potential for severe flooding on the northern shore of the province.
Authorities in Nova Scotia also 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.
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.
Meanwhile, the National Hurricane Center said newly formed Tropical Storm Ian in the Caribbean was expected to keep strengthening and hit Cuba early Tuesday as a hurricane and then hit southern Florida early Wednesday.
It was centered about 315 miles (519 kilometers) southeast of Kingston, Jamaica. It had maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 kph) and was moving west-northwest at 14 mph (22 kph). A hurricane watch was issued for the Cayman Islands.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The fate of Belarus and Ukraine are “interconnected,” and both countries must fight together to safeguard their very existence because Russia doesn’t view them as independent sovereign states, Belarus’ opposition leader said Friday.
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who fled to Lithuania after Russian ally Alexander Lukashenko claimed victory in disputed August 2020 elections that many thought she won, said in an interview with The Associated Press that “there will be no free Belarus without free Ukraine.”
As long as Russian President Vladimir Putin is in power, she said on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, there will be constant security threats to Ukraine — and to Belarus’ western border.
Tsikhanouskaya said neither country wants to be part of another Russian empire.
“So Belarus is part of this problem and this problem, this crisis, has to be solved in this context,” said.
Lukashenko had to support Russia after its Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, she said, because Putin supported him after the 2020 contentious elections that sparked mass anti-government protests against the official election results that gave him a sixth term with 80% of the vote. Many Belarusians and international observers denounced the results as a sham.
Since the invasion of Ukraine, Russia has used Belarus as a staging ground to send troops into its smaller neighbor, and Moscow and Minsk have maintained close military ties.
Lukashenko, who has been president since 1994, said last month that Belarus’ warplanes have been modified to carry nuclear weapons in line with its agreement with Russia. And he warned the United States and its allies against carrying out a “provocation” against Belarus, saying “targets have been selected” for retaliation.
Tsikhanouskaya said the war in Ukraine was “extremely unexpected” and some Belarusians are especially opposed to the war “against Ukrainians, our brothers and sisters.”
More than two years since fleeing to Lithuania, Tsikhanouskaya said the opposition has notched “a lot of achievements” — first and foremost that “people are not giving up” despite the Lukashenko regime’s “terror and repression” and its imprisonment of more than a thousand political prisoners, including her own husband.
The opposition has “managed to build a coalition of democratic countries who are fighting alongside with us, fighting this regime, creating multiple points of pressure,” she said.
There are now six packages of sanctions, pushed for by the opposition, against the Lukashenko regime. The sanctions have put stress and pressure on the president, making him focus solely on remaining in power instead of what’s best for the country, she said.
But Tsikhanouskaya said Lukashenko and his followers are adept at circumventing sanctions, using third parties. One way to prevent this is having the European Union follow the United States and impose secondary sanctions, she said.
She urged the international community to both keep up pressure against Lukashenko — suggesting new sanctions on Belarus’ exports of wood, potash and steel — and help Belarusian civil society, including human rights defenders, “people of culture, politicians who are fighting with this regime so as to have the energy to continue.”
Thousands of people have been imprisoned since Feb. 24 for opposing the war in Ukraine, she said, praising saboteurs who disrupted rail traffic heading from Russia to Ukraine through Belarus and who sent information about shipments to the Ukrainian military, an act that risked the death penalty.
“People are scared, of course,” Tsikhanouskaya said. “We live like in a gulag actually in Belarus, but people have this energy to continue.”
The opposition has organized something like a government in exile, Tsikhanouskaya said. Thanks to technology, she said she can communicate with people in Belarus, and now they are staying “in safe mode,” ready for a “new wave of revolution when the moment comes.”
She predicted that there will be a “window of opportunity” for the Belarus people, likely connected with victory in Ukraine, but nobody knows how long it will take.
“Our task is not to be exhausted when the time comes, to have this energy, to continue to have this mobilization plan, transitional plan,” Tsikhanouskaya said, “and we hope it will not take too long because time is very important for Ukrainians, time is very important for our political prisoners, and time is important actually for the world,” she said.
Tsikhanouskaya stepped in to lead the opposition after her husband, Siarhei Tsikhanouski, was arrested two days after he declared his candidacy for the 2020 presidential election. The popular video blogger and activist known for his anti-Lukashenko slogan “Stop the cockroach” was sentenced last December to 18 years in prison on charges widely seen as politically motivated.
She said her husband has been in a tiny punishment cell for more than a month, adding that conditions for political prisoners are far worse than for ordinary criminals. She fears for him and for thousands of other political prisoners as winter approaches as the temperature inside their cells is no warmer than the outdoors.
Tsikhanouskaya said she came to the annual meeting of world leaders to give voice to the people “who are fighting the dictatorship” and to urge that Lukashenko be held accountable for his crimes.
She said she really understands the importance of focusing on Ukraine, “but we don’t have to forget the role of Belarus in this regional crisis, and we don’t have to forget about the people in Belarus who are also fighting and are also suffering because of the war and because of the dictator ruling our country.”
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Edith M. Lederer is chief U.N. correspondent for The Associated Press and has been covering international affairs for more than half a century. For more AP coverage of the U.N. General Assembly, visit https://apnews.com/hub/united-nations-general-assembly.
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NAHR EL-BARED, Lebanon (AP) — Thousands of Palestinians held prayers on a small soccer field in a refugee camp in northern Lebanon on Saturday, to mourn one of the scores of migrants who died after their boat sank off Syria’s coast this week, even as others vowed to undertake the same perilous voyage.
Abdul-Al Abdul-Al, 24, kissed his father goodbye Tuesday before boarding a crowded boat leaving from a nearby town seeking a better life in Europe. It was his 14th attempt to flee the crisis-hit Mediterranean country, this time ending with the return of his dead body. He was to be buried in the camp where he was born, his father, Omar, told The Associated Press during the funeral procession.
The head of al-Basel Hospital in Syria’s coastal city of Tartus said Saturday that the death toll has reached 89, adding that of the 20 others who were receiving treatment at the medical center, six were discharged.
The Lebanese army announced Saturday that troops have detained the man who allegedly organized the deadly trip.
The incident was the deadliest so far as a surging number of Lebanese, Syrians, and Palestinians have been trying to flee Lebanon by sea to Europe in search of jobs and stability. In Lebanon, tens of thousands have lost their jobs while the the national currency has dropped more than 90% in value, eradicating the purchasing power of thousands of families and pulling three-quarters of the population into poverty.
Alongside 1 million Syrian refugees, the small country of Lebanon is home to tens of thousands of Palestinian refugees and their descendants. Many live in the dozen refugee camps that are scattered around the country. Palestinians suffer wide discrimination in Lebanon where they are deprived from doing specific jobs or own property and since the end of the 1975-90 civil war many have migrated.
After noon prayers were held at Nahr el-Bared, hundreds of people gathered in a yard used to play football where Abdul-Al’s coffin was placed in the middle. Prayers were held before the body was carried to a nearby cemetery where thousands of people had gathered to witness the young man being laid to rest.
Omar Abdul-Al said that his son had tried to leave Lebanon before but did not succeed as sometimes the migrant boats he took had technical problems or faced high seas. Sometimes he had to swim back to shore, the man said.
“We don’t want to live here anymore. We want to leave,” said Omar Abdul-Al, adding that he encouraged his late son to leave and now he is encouraging his four other sons to leave Lebanon. He added that his sons are all well educated but they cannot find jobs.
“We are passing through a severe crisis. There is no medication or bread or anything,” the father said. He added that many other Palestinians were planning to go on the boat but it did not fit more people.
Another relative of Abdul-Al screamed that “there is a disaster in Nahr el-Bared” saying that there are about 30 people missing from the camp who were on the boat. He said people are selling their homes and cars in order to go.
Several others have been buried since Friday.
There were conflicting reports on how many people were on board the boat when it sank, with some saying at least 120. Details about the ship, such as its size and capacity, were also not clear.
In the aftermath of the disaster, the Lebanese army said troops stormed Friday the homes of several suspected smugglers, detaining eight people involved in trafficking people abroad.
Residents in northern Lebanon say that people pay about $6,000 for an adult and $3,000 for a child to reach Europe.
At the morgue, Omar Abdel-Al said he found his son’s body “intact” though it was difficult to identify many of the dozens of other corpses kept there.
“Anyone that comes with a boat, people are ready to go,” he said.
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Mroue reported from Beirut. Associated Press writer Albert Aji contributed to this report from Damascus.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Looking to “reintroduce the Philippines” to the world, new President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ambitious plans for his nation on the international stage and at home — if, that is, the twin specters of pandemic and climate change can be overcome or at least managed.
And if he can surmount the legacies of two people: his predecessor, and his father.
He also wants to strengthen ties with both the United States and China — a delicate balancing act for the Southeast Asian nation — and, like many of his fellow leaders at the United Nations this week, called on the countries that have caused global warming to help less wealthy nations counteract its effects.
Marcos, swept into office this spring, is already drawing distinctions both subtle and obvious between himself and his voluble predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, who alienated many international partners with his violent approach to fighting drug trafficking and the coarse rhetoric he used to galvanize supporters.
Asked if Duterte went too far with his lethal drug crackdown, Marcos redirected the criticism toward those who carried out the plan.
“His people went too far sometimes,” Marcos told The Associated Press on Friday. “We have seen many cases where policemen, other operatives, some were just shady characters that we didn’t quite know where they came from and who they were working for. But now we’ve gone after them.”
Marcos, 65, sat for a wide-ranging interview in New York on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly’s annual leaders’ meeting. Three months into his administration, he seemed energetic and enthusiastic — and eager to project his vision for the nation beyond its borders.
On Thursday, he met with U.S. President Joe Biden in a bid to strengthen the sometimes complicated ties that have ebbed and flowed between the two nations since the Philippines spent four decades as an American colony in the early 20th century.
“There have been bits and pieces where they were not perhaps ideal,” Marcos said. “But in the end, that overall trajectory has been to strengthen and strengthen and strengthen our relationship.”
In addition to Duterte, Marcos also must draw distinctions between himself and the most iconic figure in the Philippines’ public sphere: his late father, whose name he shares. Ferdinand Marcos Sr., hero to some and plundering dictator to others, ruled from the 1960s to the 1980s, including a tumultuous period of martial law and repression. He made the family reputation an indelible part of Filipino history.
Addressing the family legacy directly is something the son has been loath to do, at least explicitly, though he vehemently rejects use of the term “dictator” to describe his father’s rule. To him, the political baggage of his parents is a remnant of the past.
“I did not indulge in any of that political back-and-forth concerning the Marcos family,” he said. “All I spoke about was, ‘What are we going to do to get into a better place?’ And people responded.”
Engaging, he said, would have simply been a retread — and an unnecessary one. “It doesn’t help. It doesn’t change anything,” he said. “So what’s the point?”
The elder Marcos placed the Philippines under martial law in 1972, a year before his term was to expire. He padlocked Congress and newspaper offices, ordered the arrest of political opponents and activists and ruled by decree. Thousands of Filipinos disappeared under his rule; some have never been accounted for.
When it comes to his predecessor, Marcos treads a nuanced political line as well. Distinguishing himself from Duterte’s in-your-face rule can benefit him at home and internationally, but Duterte’s popularity helped catapult him into office, and the former president’s daughter Sara is Marcos’ vice president.
The extrajudicial killings associated with Duterte’s yearslong crackdown provoked calls that his administration should be investigated from the outside, and he vowed not to rejoin the International Criminal Court — a precept that Marcos agrees with. After all, Marcos asked, why should a country with a functioning legal system be judged from elsewhere?
“We have a judiciary. It’s not perfect,” he said. “I do not understand why we need an outside adjudicator to tell us how to investigate, who to investigate, how to go about it.”
Marcos cast the coronavirus pandemic as many other leaders have — as a balancing act between keeping people safe and making sure life can push forward.
“We took a very extreme position in the Philippines, and we eventually had the longest lockdown in any country in the world,” he said. “That was the choice of the previous government. And now, we are now coming out of it.”
In recent days, he has both removed a national mandate to wear masks outdoors and extended a “state of calamity” — something he said he didn’t necessarily want to do, but keeping the declaration in place allows more people to continue getting help.
“It’s not very encouraging when people look at your country and they see, ‘Well, it’s under a state of calamity.’ That’s not good for tourists. It’s not good for visitors. It’s not good for business,” Marcos said.
Encouraging ties with China, particularly given Beijing’s aggressive maritime policies, might be a daunting prospect for a nation so closely and historically aligned with the United States. But, Marcos says, it’s possible — and necessary.
“It is a very fine line that we have to tread in the Philippines,” the president said. “We do not subscribe to the old Cold War ‘spheres of influence.’ … So it’s really guided by national interest, number one. And second, the maintenance of peace.”
Peace comes in many flavors. Last week, Marcos traveled to the southern part of the nation — a predominantly Muslim area of a predominantly Catholic country — to express support for a multiyear effort to help a onetime rebel group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, give up their guns and govern their autonomous region effectively.
While Moro has come into the government fold, smaller militant groups including the violent Abu Sayyaf have continued to fight the government and wage sporadic attacks, especially in impoverished rural regions with weak law enforcement. Marcos dismissed Abu Sayyaf as a group that no longer has a cause other than “banditry.”
“I don’t believe they are a movement anymore. They are not fighting for anything,” Marcos said. “They are just criminals.”
Marcos did not specify precisely why the Philippines needed to be reintroduced, though the country’s image took a hit from 2016 to 2022 under the Duterte administration.
“The purpose, really, that I have brought to this visit here in New York … has been to try to reintroduce the Philippines to our American friends, both in the private sector and in the public sector,” he said.
And after the pandemic truly ends, he said, the nation needs to find a fruitful path and follow it.
“We have to position ourselves. We have to be clever about forecasting, being a bit prescient,” he said.
“We do not want to return to whatever it is we were doing pre-pandemic,” Marcos said. “We want to be able to be involved and be a vital part of the new global economy, of the new global political situation.”
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Ted Anthony, AP’s director of new storytelling and newsroom innovation, was Asia-Pacific news director from 2014 to 2018, based in Bangkok. Follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/anthonyted and, for more AP coverage of the UNGA, visit https://apnews.com/hub/united-nations-general-assembly
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Albert Pujols seemed like a long shot in early August to reach 700 home runs, still more than a dozen swings from the hallowed mark and his power stroke all but gone.
Or so it appeared.
Now showing the pop of his youth in the final weeks of his career, the 42-year-old slugger got there with two long shots.
Pujols hit his 700th home run, connecting for his second drive of the game and becoming the fourth player in major league history to make it to the milestone as the St. Louis Cardinals routed the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-0 Friday night.
Pujols joined Barry Bonds (762 homers), Hank Aaron (755) and Babe Ruth (714) in one of baseball’s most exclusive clubs.
“Don’t get me wrong, I know where my places stand in this game, but since Day One when I made my debut, I was never about numbers, never about chasing numbers,” Pujols said. “It was always about winning championships and tried to get better in these games.”
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts gladly gushed about Pujols’ accomplishment.
“This is like the Mount Rushmore of sluggers, so to reach that 700-home run mark, it’s remarkable,” Roberts said.
A man wearing a blue Dodgers shirt with Hideo Nomo’s No. 16 on the back snagged the 700th homer ball. He was whisked under the stands as he clutched a black glove containing the historic souvenir ball to his chest. Prolonged negotiations went on before the man was escorted out of Dodger Stadium flanked by 10 security personnel and into a waiting SUV.
“Souvenirs are for the fans,” Pujols said. “I don’t have any problem if they want to keep it. That’s why the fans come here, to have a special moment of history.”
Stirring up images of his dominant days as a three-time NL MVP, Pujols hit No. 699 in the third inning, then launched No. 700 in the fourth.
A 37-year-old Los Angeles man, Cesar Soriano, snagged No. 699. He turned the ball over to security after being told he could meet Pujols.
It’s been a remarkable and resurgent run for Pujols. This was his 14th home run since the start of August for the NL Central-leading Cardinals, and his 21st of the season.
Roberts marveled at the improbability in July of Pujols making history in late September.
“I wouldn’t doubt him, but the stars seem to kind of have to align for it to play out like this,” Roberts said. “I don’t think Albert even thought it was a possibility.”
Now, no one needs to wonder whether Pujols would’ve come back for a few extra swings next year had he finished this season at 699 or so.
Pujols took extra pleasure in making his mark at Dodger Stadium, where he said he regained his joy for the game while with the Dodgers last season.
“It’s pretty special, especially with the Dodgers fans, to do it here,” Pujols said. “And, you get to see both sides, they get to enjoy this and to do it in a Cardinals uniform is really special.”
Pujols’ historic homer was a three-run shot against reliever Phil Bickford. The ball landed in the first couple rows of the left-field pavilion, the same location his two-run shot touched down the previous inning off left-hander Andrew Heaney.
“At first, I was upset … and then when the crowd reacted and seen all the smiles, it was a very special moment for MLB,” Bickford said. “Albert Pujols is one of the most amazing people I’ve ever met.”
Pujols jogged around the bases smiling all the way. After crossing the plate and pointing his fingers skyward, Pujols went over to greet fellow Dominican Republic and former Dodgers star Adrian Beltre. They high-fived through the protective netting.
Then he was off to the Cardinals dugout, getting hugs and congratulations every step of the way.
Pujols received a prolonged standing ovation from the crowd — he finished out last season while playing for the Dodgers. He took a curtain call, raising his cap in acknowledgment.
The crowd of 50,041 chanted “Pujols! Pujols!” The fans finally sat down after being on their feet in anticipation of seeing history.
Later in the Cardinals clubhouse, his teammates “gave me a little shower, a little toast,” Pujols said.
Pujols’ 700th homer gave him a couple of other nice, round numbers, too — he has hit 500 home runs off right-handers and 200 off lefties.
His achievement was celebrated beyond Chavez Ravine.
At Chase Field in Phoenix, the San Francisco Giants were meeting on the mound when the 700th homer was shown on the videoboard, prompting veteran third baseman Evan Longoria to applaud, along with the Diamondbacks’ crowd.
At Target Field in Minneapolis, Shohei Ohtani pitched the Los Angeles Angels to a win and then said through an interpreter: “I’m really glad he got to 700. … It was an honor to be a teammate of his. He’s raking this year, so it feels like he’s got a lot more left in the tank.”
Hall of Fame pitcher Pedro Martinez tweeted about his fellow star from the Dominican: “You are the man!!”
Pujols connected twice on the same night New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge remained on deck for home run history. He remained at 60 homers, just short of tying Roger Maris’ AL mark of 61 in 1961, in a win at Yankee Stadium.
Lars Nootbaar, Juan Yepez and Alec Burleson also homered for St. Louis.
Pujols struck out swinging in his first at-bat against Heaney and grounded out to short in the sixth. He was replaced in the eighth by Burleson, who added a pinch-hit homer.
José Quintana (6-6) got the victory. He scattered five hits over 6 2/3 innings and struck out six.
Cardinals outfielder Corey Dickerson pitched the ninth. With the bases loaded, he retired Trayce Thompson on a flyball to end the game.
Heaney (3-3) was tagged in the most-lopsided loss this year for the NL West-leading Dodgers.
Pujols snapped a tie with Alex Rodriguez for fourth on the career list when he hit career homer No. 697 against Pittsburgh on Sept. 11.
Batting .189 on July 4, Pujols started to find his stroke in August, swatting seven homers in one 10-game stretch that helped St. Louis pull away in the division race.
Pujols has enjoyed a productive season after returning to St. Louis in March for a $2.5 million, one-year contract. It’s his highest total since he hit 23 homers for the Angels in 2019.
He plans to retire when the season ends.
Pujols began his career in St. Louis. He was selected by the Cardinals in the 13th round of the 1999 amateur draft and won the 2001 NL Rookie of the Year award.
He has hit at least .300 with at least 30 homers and 100 RBIs in each of his first 10 seasons. He helped the Cardinals to World Series titles in 2006 and 2011.
He set a career high with 49 homers in 2006 — one of seven seasons with at least 40 homers. He led the majors with 47 homers in 2009 and topped the NL with 42 in 2010.
Pujols left St. Louis in free agency in December 2011, signing a $240 million, 10-year contract with the Angels. He was waived by the Angels in May 2021, and then joined the Dodgers and hit 12 homers and drove in 38 runs in 85 games.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Dodgers: All-Star RHP Tony Gonsolin (forearm) will throw two innings in a rehab assignment Tuesday for Triple-A Oklahoma City. … LHP David Price (wrist) will throw to live hitters again in a couple days.
HONORING ALBERT AND YADI
The Dodgers honored Cardinals teammates Pujols and catcher Yadier Molina, both of whom are retiring at season’s end.
The players were greeted by a standing ovation when they strode to home plate before the game. Their career highlights were shown on the stadium’s big screens.
Both players were presented with white golf bags before Pujols took the mic and thanked his former teammates and fans for treating him well during his lone season in LA last year.
UP NEXT
Cardinals: LHP Jordan Montgomery (8-5, 3.26 ERA) makes his second road start with the team since coming from the Yankees. He tossed a one-hit shutout in his other one against the Chicago Cubs on Aug. 22 in a 1-0 victory.
Dodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw (9-3, 2.39) makes his 20th start of the season. He has 117 strikeouts in 109 1/3 innings.
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AP freelance writer Jolene Latimer contributed to this report.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The 6 Bricks Cannabis dispensary in Springfield opens on Saturday with a ribbon cutting ceremony and a reception.
According to 6 Bricks website, they are a cannabis dispensary located in Springfield. It is a black, local, and family owned business, which is the first of its kind in the industry.
The name 6 Bricks is about one member of the Shubrick family, and four of them are on the executive board. Payton Shubrick, the CEO and founder, wanted to have her family at the forefront of what 6 Bricks represents and will become in the future. Shubrick wanted to prove that there is space in the industry for a family-owned, black-owned dispensary.
The grand opening celebration starts with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 11:30 a.m. at 1860 Main Street in Springfield. There will be a reception at White Lion Brewery in Springfield at 3:00 p.m. Mayor Domenic J. Sarno will be at the grand opening along with Payton Shubrick.
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HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – Nuestras Raíces will be hosting their 30th Anniversary Harvest Festival to celebrate three years of supporting urban agriculture on Saturday.
The festival is also to celebrate how Nuestras Raíces helped the lives of residents in Holyoke and western Massachusetts. The afternoon will be filled with food, dancing, a farmers market, kids’ activities. and live music by local groups such as Raquel Y Su Nuevo Impacto and Sensacion Urbana.
Nuestras Raíces was formed in 1992 by a group of farmers that immigrated from Puerto Rico, like other fellow community members. Living in a city with few opportunities to grow, they discovered a deserted lot in South Holyoke that was covered in trash, such as used hypodermic needles and frequented by criminal activity.
They all worked together to transform the lot into the area’s first community garden. That sparked the birth and growth of urban agriculture in Holyoke, under the umbrella of the organization.
“From a fairly simple start, we’ve grown to more than 600 members,” said Hilda Roque, Executive Director of Nuestras Raíces. “Our members include community gardeners, local farms, tenant farmers, local small businesses, local business people, and a number of volunteers,” she said. “We are very excited to celebrate the fact that we’ve been working with our neighbors to improve local food availability for 30 years. We hope our friends and neighbors will join us in the celebration and help us grow even more.”
Nuestras Raíces works to support low-to-moderate income families who sell crops grown in Puerto Rico, lease their commercial kitchen and restaurant in Holyoke to food entrepreneurs, and so much more. The organization’s crown jewel is the 30-acre urban farm called “La Finca” where local farming tenants grow familiar crops from their home island.
The Harvest Festival will take place at “La Finca” on Saturday from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Local businesses donated funds, materials, raffle prizes, and more for the festival. Festival admission is free.
RAFFLE SPONSORS
- MD Beauty Salon- 2 Gift Certificates
- La Isabela Mini Market- 2 $75 gift card
- Fiesta Café- 4 $50 certificates
- Sol Karibe Restaurant and Bar- 2 $40 Certificates
- Paraiso Colombiano Restaurant- 2 Certificates (to dine-in at their location)
- Trader Joe’s-Hadley MA location- 1 grocery basket
- Alexander Cordero, Realtor®- 20 Vacation Vouchers for Orlando & Las Vegas
EXHIBITORS
- Coquito Chukito
- D’ Coco Soap
- Andujar Craft & Art
- Local Farmers
SPONSORS
- Holyoke Gas and Electric
- Bresnahan Insurance Agency, Inc.
- Marcotte Ford Sales, Inc
- United HealthCare Community Plan
- Trustee of Reservations
- Partners for Community
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Fresh Paint Springfield will be hosting two Nelson Stevens mural unveilings on Saturday.
The murals were originally painted in 1974 by Nelson Stevens, and in the 1970s he directed the painting more than 30 AfriCOBRA murals in Springfield alone. The murals were recreated during this year’s mural festival by the Community Mural Institute.
The first commemoration and ribbon cutting is for the mural called “Wall of Black Music” and will take place on Saturday from 1:00p.m. to 1:45p.m. at 1 Montrose Street in Springfield. Representative Bud Williams, associates of Nelson Stevens, and members of AfriCOBRA, the African Commune of Bad Relevant Artists, will be in attendance and will share reflections.
The second mural unveiling is for the mural called “Tribute to Black Women” which will take place from 2:00p.m. to 3:00p.m. at 38 Catharine Street. City Councilor Tracye Whitfield will present a proclamation to Nadya Stevens, Nelson’s daughter. Rosemary Tracy Woods will also speak at the ceremony.
These celebrations will be the wrap up to Fresh Paint Springfield 2022 mural festival, which by the end of September, will have created 38 murals in Springfield along with Common Wealth Murals.
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ATLANTIC OCEAN
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Sunday: Winds SW 15-20 kts. Gusts to 25 kts. Waves 5-6 feet.
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Saturday: Winds NW 10-15 kts. Waves 2-3 feet.
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Sunday: Winds SW 15 kts. Gusts to 20 kts. Waves 3 feet.
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Corruption deep, corrosive to our society ― Buhari
•Wants African leaders to fight menace harder •Holds talks with Greek, Irish leaders
President Muhammadu Buhari has lamented the deep-seated corruption in African countries, which he observed has corrosive effects on the continent.
Speaking on the margins of the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday in New York, he, therefore, urged African leaders to fight tirelessly to get rid of the menace as he regretted that the continent has remained at the far end of global development index because of corruption.
The President spoke in his capacity as the African Union Champion on efforts to eliminate corruption in the continent at a High-Level side event on “Food Security Response: Combating Illicit Financial Flows and Securing Asset Returns for Sustainable Development.”
Providing his perspectives on the effects of corruption in the continent and the way forward at the event co-hosted by the African Union Development Agency-New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA-NEPAD) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), President Buhari said he was honoured to serve as AU Champion on anti-corruption since 2018.
He said: “As you are all aware, this will be my last official participation at the United Nations General Assembly as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“I remain honoured and privileged to be President of Nigeria for two terms and I am grateful to the African Union for making me the Continental Organisation’s Champion on efforts to eliminate corruption nationally and continent-wide.
“Over the years, we came to the painful realisation of how deeply embedded corruption has become in our countries and continent, as well as how corrosive it can be.
“Corruption has dwarfed our growth and tainted our nations and continent. Africa remains at the far end of the development index and concerted efforts made in the last few years need to be sustained, and deepened by good governance and accountability that are guided by the rule of law.
“I have strong faith that Africa and our national governments can do this with strong resolve and commitment to eliminating Illicit Financial Flows.
“We need strong partnerships from our global partners to ensure that these efforts succeed. A developed and stable Africa will not only be a global partner for peace but for sustainable development and progress.”
President Buhari, therefore, challenged his colleagues that for the continent to rise to its full potential, “we must work tirelessly to get rid of corruption or by fighting it 24/7.”
Continuing, he said: “Our national resources must not find safe havens around the world. This fight is a necessity and not a choice to give our citizens a better life through economic prosperity, social peace and security.”
The President urged his colleagues to recall the UNGA Special Session Against Corruption political declaration of June 2021 and ensure its effective implementation toward global food security and sustainable infrastructural development in the continent.
On food security in Nigeria, the President disclosed that the Nigerian government has financed 2.5million smallholder farmers to cultivate about a 3.2million hectares of farmland across the country, creating 10 million direct and indirect jobs.
He also acknowledged programmes initiated by the AU and ECOWAS to address food security, apprising that at the Federal level in Nigeria, the administration is working with state governments through initiatives such as the Anchor Borrowers Programme, to support local production of rice, maize, cotton and cassava.
The President expressed delight that the implementation of such programmes has resulted in a significant decline in the country’s large food import bill, from $2.2billion in 2014 to $5.9million at the end of 2018.
He said rice imports alone dropped from $1 billion a year to $18.5million, adding: “Accordingly, we remain committed to improving the productivity of small-scale farmers by promoting equal access to land, technology and markets, sustainable food production systems and resilient agricultural practices across the country and beyond.”
The President, however, cautioned that these lofty goals cannot be achieved if corruption, illicit financial flows, and serious and organised crimes are not effectively addressed.
“Rice, wheat and fertilizer imports were riddled with gross corrupt practices such as over-invoicing and transfer pricing.
“It is only when these crimes are contained that we can secure the recovery and return of illicitly acquired assets to victim countries, which will then provide the much-needed resources in the immediate term, to address development requirements,” he said.
President Buhari recounted that the administration has demonstrated effective utilization of recovered assets with the notable deployment of funds to three major infrastructure projects across the country namely; the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Abuja-Kano Expressway and the Second Niger Bridge.
He, therefore, pledged not to relent in efforts to curb illicit financial flows, engender food security and achieve sustainable economic development.
Buhari added that measures have been instituted based on policy advisories by EFCC to block revenue leakages arising from crude oil theft, tax evasion, pension fraud, foreign exchange manipulations, travel document racketeering and tax evasion:
He stated: “Furthermore, the Common African Position on Asset Recovery (CAPAR) 2020 was recognized as taking a broader approach to include resources lost through any and all types of Illicit Financial Flows.
“It is therefore our hope, that the CAPAR can be a model for designing a global framework to address Illicit Financial Flows and I use this opportunity to call on the African Union to ensure effective implementation of the CAPAR in line with the vision encapsulated in the Agenda 2063.”
According to a statement issued by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity) on Saturday, while commenting on the global food crisis, which the United Nations estimates that nearly a billion people went hungry in 2021, the President described it as “a collective shame on the world’s conscience,” further exacerbated by increased illicit financial flows.
He expressed concern that criminals are taking advantage of the global food crisis to perpetrate illicit financial flows, with the ongoing crisis in Ukraine disrupting energy and food supply chains, thus, negatively impacting the global economy.
Buhari further noted: ”Such developments have been made worse by increased Illicit Financial Flows, arising from a combination of factors, including organized violence and conflict risks, economic downturn, natural hazards and climatic risks, as well as worsening access to humanitarian assistance.
“Such an atmosphere presents criminals and their associates with opportunities to take advantage of information developments that characterize such areas of disruption and conflict.”
He said the crisis in the energy and food supply chains demands an urgent response from all leaders in governments, global institutions and businesses to re-think the best approaches to address new and old global challenges.
Buhari posited that food crises, illicit financial flows and asset recovery are cross-cutting issues that necessarily need to be addressed holistically through the effective adoption of multilateralism as highlighted in the theme of the 77th United Nations General Assembly: “A Watershed Moment: Transformative Solutions to Interlocking Challenges.”
In her remarks, the Chief Executive Officer of AUDA-NEPAD Nigeria, Princess Gloria Akobundu, said the event “is a continuation of the advocacy on good governance that started in 2017 and was adopted by the Forum in 2018 as an annual event with the objective to promote peer-to-peer learning for best practices and strengthen partnership for good governance.”
She added that “if Africa’s population and land space are credibly and productively harnessed, it will not only address these challenges but will be a turnaround for world economic boost and sustainable development.”
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, said that “reports from law enforcement agencies especially the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) show that illicit financial flows (IFFS) undermine efforts to development including food security…the United Nations estimates that $1.6trillion is lost each year due to illicit financial flows, which has a negative impact on global growth and development.”
According to him, however, the Nigerian government is dealing with the situation: “Just this year, Mr President has signed the Money Laundering Prevention and Prohibition Act, (2022), the Proceed of Crimes Act just to mention a few.”
Meanwhile, the President has said that with the renewed efforts of the Nigerian military, insecurity in Nigeria will soon be a thing of the past.
Speaking during an audience with the Prime Minister of Ireland, Micheal Martin, also in New York, President Buhari said, “In the past few months, with new platforms and boosted morale among the security forces, Nigeria is moving steadily in the direction of overcoming its insecurity. We will continue to partner with nations across the globe especially in the use of technology so that Nigeria can learn something useful.”
President Buhari told the Prime Minister that with the experience during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is better for the world to work together rather than independently for enhanced progress for humanity, hoping that the lessons that came with the pandemic will impact other areas so that Nigerians and indeed the world can have sustainable peace.
He assured his guest that Nigeria will continue to do its best to sustain the relationship with Ireland if not improve it, especially on the level of education, knowing that many Nigerians are doing well in Ireland, schooling and working there.
Mr Micheal Martin had told the Nigerian leader that Ireland was looking for ways to increase the level of relations with the country, even as Nigeria remains Ireland’s largest trading partner in Africa. He expressed hope that his country would move into other areas like the deployment of technology, to help Nigeria overcome its challenges in health and security.
He added that Europe and the world now need to look elsewhere for sources of energy as the war in Ukraine has highlighted.
In a separate meeting with the Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, President Buhari urged for a closer partnership with Nigeria in education, health, security as well as non-oil and gas sectors.
Stressing the importance of education and knowledge, President Buhari said the time has come to begin to look at practical ways of tackling health challenges that come without notice.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis told the President that “Greece possessed the technological know-how in security, surveillance, as well as intelligence gathering and utilisation and was in a position to assist Nigeria” noting that, “though the technology is not cheap, it is the best way to go as there is no alternative to peace.”
He added that he will put together a business delegation with experts in health, education as well as oil and gas to visit and interface with the private sector in Nigeria to look at parameters under which they can come in.
The Prime Minister extended an invitation to President Buhari to visit Greece before the end of his tenure.
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It'is only in England or in UK but is no known if there might\n1374_986358 - Thinking that we have just started and that my dream with being involved all that it may hold in it , is about one way with all there maybe it really starts from what i do right, at which i hope you really start to love being involved within us just so we could work together in order to really love every step involved here by knowing me WASHINGTON (AP) — The way President Joe Biden sees it, the overturning of Roe vs. Wade was not just about whether a woman has a right to obtain an abortion.
"It's about freedom," Biden said at a private fundraiser in New York this past week.
Vice President Kamala Harris takes an even bolder approach when she talks about abortion. "Extremist, so-called leaders trumpet the rhetoric of freedom while they take away freedoms," she told voters in Illinois this month.
That deliberate echo of "freedom" from Biden, Harris and other top White House officials shows how Democrats — eager to keep abortion front of mind heading into the November elections — at the highest ranks are increasingly co-opting traditionally conservative rhetoric in a blunt appeal to a broad swath of the electorate.
White House aides think the message is a particularly potent one, especially when combined with repeated reminders about the GOP's proposals on abortion, which often do not include exceptions for rape or the mother's health that are popular with voters. The freedom message also resonates, officials say, as access to contraception and abortion medication is under threat in Republican-controlled states.
Now more than ever, Democrats are leaning into messaging strategy from pro-abortion rights groups, which have long advised candidates and elected officials to talk about reproductive rights as if they were part of the tea party — the conservative movement that made its mark in 2010 campaigning against government overreach. It's a playbook that succeeded in August, when opponents of a Kansas initiative that would have allowed for further restrictions on abortion successfully hammered home an anti-government-mandate message to voters and on the airwaves.
Organizations supportive of abortion rights say research shows that framing the issue as a matter of freedom is by far the most effective message for voters across all political persuasions. For instance, when participants in focus groups convened by NARAL Pro-Choice America were shown articles about abortion restrictions, they would often become angry, insisting that the freedom to make personal decisions without political interference was a core American value.
The message, strategists say, can work even on GOP voters. In a July Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll, 32% of Republicans said after the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization in June that they believe Congress should guarantee the right to a legal abortion.
"Fundamentally, particularly now post-Dobbs, in a post-Roe America, getting back to the fundamental freedom guaranteed by the constitutional right ... is a really powerful way to talk about this issue," Mini Timmaraju, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, said in an interview.
Since the Supreme Court ruled in June to nullify the constitutional right to an abortion, GOP candidates in battleground districts and states have tried to play down the issue while Democrats nationwide have made it a central part of their bid to retain control of Congress. Republicans still say the November elections will be fought on a political terrain focused on the economy and Biden's standing with the public, although Democrats believe their voters, fueled by anger over abortion, are far more motivated to cast a ballot this fall.
"Democrats are pushing an on-demand, taxpayer-funded abortion agenda that a majority of voters disagree with, all while ignoring the skyrocketing prices, crime surge, and border crisis they created," said Danielle Alvarez, communications director for the Republican National Committee. "Voters will vote for freedom this November — freedom from failed Democrat one-party rule."
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who recently proposed a federal ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, has repeatedly argued that his plan is good politics for Republicans and that his party should tell the public that Democrats support few, if any, restrictions on access to the procedure.
"Let's talk about this in terms of human rights and personal freedom," he told the AP. "The Democratic Party is on the track of supporting an abortion policy of North Korea and China. They're not exactly in the column of personal freedom."
Mallory Carroll, vice president of communications for SBA Pro-Life America, said: "Abortion is the opposite of freedom. It is an egregious human rights violation that harms two people -– the baby who is killed and the mother."
Still, mentions of abortion and the fate of reproductive rights have become a staple of Biden's political speeches as he steps up his election-year campaigning. A Catholic once viewed by advocates as an imperfect messenger for abortion rights, Biden even referenced his faith this past week as he depicted some Republican-crafted restrictions as extreme.
Abortion was a fixture during Biden's two fundraisers for the Democratic National Committee in New York, as well as at a rally Friday at the National Education Association headquarters in Washington, where he emphasized that the elections offered voters choices on an array of issues from abortion and guns to democracy. Biden's political schedule continues Tuesday in Florida, a state that has become more reliably Republican in recent years.
Biden also emphasized the freedom message at a reception in Detroit this month as he talked up Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat who has centered her reelection message on abortion rights.
"Republicans want a national ban on abortion," Biden said. "Gretchen supports the ballot initiative to put the right to reproductive freedom in your state constitution." Voters in Michigan this fall will decide whether to enshrine access to abortion in the state's constitution.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre repeatedly invokes the word as she decries abortion restrictions across the nation, including Idaho, Texas, Tennessee and Indiana. And at a gathering of Democratic attorneys general in Milwaukee, Harris on Thursday stressed that a woman and those around her should be the ones making a decision about an abortion.
"The government should not be making that decision for her," Harris said.
Though the party's candidates from New Hampshire to Florida to Nevada have carried the freedom message in their campaigns this fall, Democrats in some prominent races have taken that anti-government theme to a new level.
An ad released last week from Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H., who is in one of the most contested House races, emphatically stated that "here in New Hampshire, we keep the government out of our homes and out of our doctors' offices" as it warned about the anti-abortion views of his Republican challenger, Karoline Leavitt.
"If Karoline Leavitt gets her way, it won't be a woman's choice. It will be the government's choice," the ad said in its closing. In response, Leavitt said Democrats were "extremists who believe in taxpayer-funded abortions until the moment of birth" and that state legislatures were responsible for abortion policies, not Washington.
In a campaign stop in Concord, New Hampshire, last week, Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., warned that the Supreme Court has "taken freedom away from half the population, freedom most women have known their entire lives." If her opponent, Republican Don Bolduc, were elected, those freedoms would continue to be reversed, she argued.
A spokeswoman for Bolduc's campaign accused Hassan of wanting to distract from issues such as home heating bills and the economy. But Hassan, in a brief interview with the AP, insisted that she could do both.
"My constituents have to deal with inflation and a threat to their reproductive freedom all at once," she said. "They expect us to be able to do the same thing."
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San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle ‘pretty happy’ to be making season debut Sunday night
“I’m pretty happy,” Kittle said Thursday. “Just had a breath of fresh air, honestly. It feels great to be back on the football field with the boys. I love our performance staff. They do a fantastic job of getting us back together but I’d be OK with not really seeing them for the rest of the season. So, just really happy to be back out there catching the football, actually getting to put pads on, hit people.”
“I know one prediction I’d like to have back. I predicted Jason Poe would start at left guard by the end of the season. It was couched in an appreciation for Poe and was firmly defined the hot take category, but it doesn’t look like anyone’s replacing Banks right now.
His athleticism allows him to be sloppy with his hand placement at times, but to say his technique is poor would be a mischaracterization; he just has a bit of room for error. His ability to adjust, especially handing off difficult stunts with Trent Williams, was eye-opening.
In my book, he has been the clear second-best lineman behind Williams.”
Jimmy Garoppolo, Trey Lance, and the 49ers’ Long-Term Quarterback Dilemma
“We can hold two things in our mind at once. The Lance trade might still yield Super Bowls for San Francisco. But it is also probably painful for 49ers fans to realize their team could have just taken Parsons in 2021, paired him with defensive end Nick Bosa, and perhaps be the Super Bowl favorites in the NFC right now—and could have beaten the Rams in the NFC championship game last year, too.
The 49ers are back to where they were before the Lance trade—all in on Jimmy Garoppolo to win now. But the entire idea behind the Lance trade was for the 49ers to strike the balance between short- and long-term success. In trying to do both, the 49ers may have ended up serving neither.”
49ers vs. Broncos: Can Aaron Banks, Spencer Burford keep shining in prime time? (paywall)
“While we’re on the topic of run-stuffing defensive tackles: Jones now wears No. 97. That actually initially threw off Banks, who grew used to Jones’ old No. 93 with the 49ers.
“I saw the 97 and I was like, ‘Whoa, D.J. grew a couple inches and lost a couple pounds,’” Banks said, laughing.”
Eager to attack, 49ers’ Jimmy Garoppolo might get his wish vs. Broncos (paywall)
“It sounds as if Garoppolo would like to be less programmed in the 49ers’ offense. However, Shanahan said he didn’t know what Garoppolo meant in his uncharacteristically candid comments to reporters.”
Kyle Shanahan provides updates on George Kittle, others on KNBR
“No news. Hopefully [Arik Armstead will] get in a little bit today,” Shanahan said. “Hasn’t been able to go this week yet, so I’m not sure, but still early today on Friday. So I’m hoping when he gets in here he’s good enough to get in a little today in practice, but it’s usually half speed today anyway, especially for the D-linemen. The only full-speed period we do is 7-on-7 on a Friday. But if he’s out there, I know that’s a better sign than him not being able to go.”
49ers coach Johnny Holland, three years into cancer fight, sees sunshine (paywall)
“Three years ago this week, Holland, 57, the San Francisco 49ers’ linebackers coach, met team physician Dr. Tim McAdams in an office at Levi’s Stadium. He was expecting to hear that his strained rib muscle and pain in his back and left shoulder had a benign cause.
Instead, McAdams closed the door. Holland was told his CAT scan from the previous day revealed that he probably had multiple myeloma, a cancer that starts in abnormal plasma cells in the bone marrow that form tumors. The results from Holland’s blood work the following day provided confirmation — he was Stage III. The typical life expectancy: between five and 10 years.”
AROUND THE NFL: In an ever-changing NFL, what does modern pass defense look like? (paywall)
“49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans offers a perfect example of a defense rotating in the opposite direction. His 4-3 base scheme looks to hide its true colors with two high safeties and wide edge rushers (San Francisco ranked sixth in quarters coverage snaps against the pass in 2021). With the seams protected and corners playing over the top of vertical routes on the sidelines, offenses want to attack by isolating the middle linebacker underneath, throwing into the flats or running posts into open airspace.
Ryans solves this problem by rolling his weak-side safety down and playing Cover 3 to flood the middle of the field again. This approach is what I’d call a “weak-side rotation,” where the weak safety plays a major role in the breadth of a defense’s coverage menu.”
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A groundswell of objections has been sparked by the planning application for an "extra care housing" development on the ABC cinema site in Tunbridge Wells. As KentLive reported, the application was lodged with Tunbridge Wells Borough Council in August.
The age of the residents of a 'housing-with-care' scheme has alarmed many objectors, who believe the town centre is not the right place for them. They are also worried about the burden octogenarians and older would have on local NHS services.
One residents' group whose members live near the site, said: "Not only is it unlikely the retired residents would contribute to the night time economy, it would be more likely that the target group of 80 years+ would find the noise and presence of the night time revellers disruptive and intimidating."
Read more: Confidential papers reveal 'no affordable housing to be built' at Tunbridge Wells ABC cinema site
"In the longer term, the plan's target is for 300 more local residents in the area, many of whom are 80-years-old and as they age will undoubtedly have growing needs for health provision and personal care."
Retirement Villages Group (RVG) has put forward a scheme of 166 flats, which would be run by a management company. Planning documents show at least one resident in a household must be aged 65 years or more and must buy at least a "basic care package"
There would be nine shops on Mount Pleasant and Church Road at ground level. RVG said it had responded to consultation feedback through "design changes and enhancements to the facade at the Church Road/Mount Pleasant Road junction".
It said these included a reduction in height and the inclusion of additional windows. As KentLive also reported, the company said it was pursuing its proposals "on the assumption of a zero contribution towards affordable housing".
The site, dubbed a grot spot by the community, has seen a succession of developers fail to bring their plans to fruition. But there has been a barrage of objections from residents, community figures and groups in Tunbridge Wells to these proposals.
The Inner London Road Residents Association is the latest objector, stating: "We feel the proposed block of flats is too tall and intimidating for its position. This is a prime location. It would be ideal if it could be attractive and, better still, make a positive or even iconic statement for the town character. Far from this ideal, the plans suggest a very bland building that dominates the town centre."
"The proposed venture limits the flats to being entirely for seniors. Tunbridge Wells has recently had a lot of new buildings for seniors. Is there any evidence that there are more seniors who would want to live so close to the town centre?
"Not only is it unlikely the retired residents would contribute to the night time economy, it would be more likely that the target group of 80 years + would find the noise and presence of the night time revellers disruptive and intimidating.
"We believe maintaining the vibrancy of the town needs more young people. As a town, we seriously lack affordable 'start up' housing and accommodation for working people and young families."
Read more: Tunbridge Wells ABC cinema site could be used for pop-up markets and events until it's developed
Another comment from a P Forsythe from Royal Chase echoes concerns about healthcare and the building's design: "To consider housing 300 elderly residents in the centre of Tunbridge Wells as described would create a huge dilemma for registration with GP Practices which are already full to capacity. The whole character of Tunbridge Wells as a historic town would be lost and buried under this monstrosity."
Dr Cameron Davies from Warwick Park said: "Development height, bulk and mass inappropriate for this prominent town centre location. Not a suitable position for extra care retirement flats where residents with mobility issues will have difficulty accessing them due to steep slopes."
'Over-dominant'
One of Calverley Park resident Jane Fenwick's objections was: "It is a huge over-dominant building complex. Sited at the corner of Church Road. It dwarfs all the neighbouring buildings particularly the Trinity Church, Cote, Lloyds bank and even the Town Hall complex. Please rethink this proposed retirement community. It looks and feels like a 'prison' to put the elderly out of sight and out of mind."
The Royal Tunbridge Wells Civic Society submitted a nearly two page objection, which was critical of the design, its mass, its purpose and many other things. It said the borough council had "excellent policy reasons for refusing it in its present form". It also objected to the proposed non payment of Section 106 money towards community benefits and to the non-provision of affordable housing, as reported by KentLive.
"The proposal for an extra-care facility `targeted at the over-eighties` conflicts with the adopted and the emerging Local Plan which designate the site for mixed town centre uses. We do not find the developer has made a convincing case for a development which conflicts in so many ways with established policy," said the society.
These are a small selection of objections from around 50 of more currently registered with the council. Anyone can look at the comments and planning documents by visiting Tunbridge Wells Borough Council planning and typing in 'ABC cinema site"
First look at revised plans for retirement flats on bus depot site in Tunbridge Wells
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- Tesco in Pembury applies for night-time delivery permission
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An arsonist who blew up his ex-girlfriend's garden shed in Gravesend while she was at home with her three children has been jailed for three years and two months. Tyrone Ludlow was captured on doorbell camera footage walking towards her home in Gravesend carrying a petrol can.
Moments later there was an explosion and the shed behind her home was destroyed by flames. Ludlow, 35, of Lane Avenue, Greenhithe, was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court yesterday (Friday, September 23) after pleading guilty to arson.
He also admitted charges of assault, criminal damage and breach of a non-molestation order in relation to the same victim. His relationship with her had ended before the first incident which occurred on Wednesday, January 19.
Read more: Gravesend man who tormented victims for months jailed for repeated racial harassment
According to Kent Police, on that occasion an argument broke out at the woman’s home during which Ludlow threw a mobile phone which narrowly missed her head and caused damage to a wall. He then destroyed a television and ripped a kitchen cupboard door off its hinges, while shouting abuse in her face.
The victim secured a non-molestation order against Ludlow following the incident, which he breached on two occasions in April by sending text messages to her. On the evening of Saturday, April 16, the victim was at home with her three children when she heard a loud explosion reported to have made the building shake.
She saw flames coming from her garden shed which firefighters from Kent Fire and Rescue Service came to extinguish. Ludlow was arrested later that night and subsequently charged in relation to the offence.
Investigating officer detective constable Brian Mitchell said: "Tyrone Ludlow is a dangerous individual who spared little thought for the safety of his victim, her three children or anyone else who lived nearby when he recklessly caused an explosion at her home. Offenders like him who have no self-control and put others at risk can have no complaints when they are sent to prison and have their freedom taken away from them.
"I hope Ludlow’s victim can take some comfort in the fact he is now behind bars where he can cause no further harm to her or any other women."
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A teenage boy has been hit and killed by a lorry on the A2 between the junctions for Gravesend and Cobham. The accident happened in the early hours of Saturday, September 24.
Emergency services were called to the area at 3.30am with reports of a pedestrian on the eastbound road. After officers arrived at the scene, the boy was struck by the lorry shortly afterwards at around 4am and died at the scene.
The accident shut the road between the A227 Wrotham Road (Gravesend/Tollgate Services) and Henhurst Road (Henhurst/Cobham Services). The westbound side was also closed temporarily to allow an air ambulance to land.
Read more: Person hit by Kent train causing cancellations on Ashford and Ramsgate lines - live updates
Traffic monitoring organisation Inrix National reported the accident at the time. The westbound side of the road was reopened between 6.45am and 7am.
Next of kin have been informed and the death is not being treated as suspicious. A file is being prepared for the coroner, and the road remains closed with police still at the scene.
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Most holidaymakers know some seats are best avoided, especially on longer flights. Ryanair’s infamous seat 11A has racked up a lot of complaints over time, because it doesn’t actually have a window.
Tourists who have paid extra for a window seat have come away disappointed when faced with the plane wall by their side. But they aren't the only airline with problems with some seats.
If you fly with easyJet, for example, their windowless seats are at the back of the aircraft rather than in the middle, reported the Daily Star. Meanwhile, other airlines have poorly rated seats which are too close to toilets or had limited views from the windows.
Read more: TikTok tip reveals four 'dreaded' letters holidaymakers don't want to see on their boarding pass
On settling, which lets people rate various aeroplane seats, Ryanair’s Boeing 737-800's seats 33A to F only received one star.
This was because they’re right in front of the loos where people chat - and it can also get a bit smelly on longer flights.
The Telegraph said: “Norwegian’s 737s have the same issue (avoid seats 10A, 11A and 11F), as does American Airlines’ (steer clear of 11A and 11F). But if you fly with easyJet, the windowless perches are at the back, rather than in the middle. Seat 31A, to be precise, for those on its A320 aircraft, and seat 26A and 26F on its A319s.”
British Airways A380s apparently have a number of seats with rubbish or limited views from the windows. Both 70A and 70K, in economy will offer little in the way of a window view. This also applies to 12A, 12K, 50A and 50K in Club World.
Luckily, there is an app - SeatGuru - which can help to choose the best seats. It is best to check your seat before paying extra or choosing your position.
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- Jet2, Ryanair, easyJet, BA: Dire warning to UK holidaymakers as EU roaming charges reach £1,000
- GMB: Former Buckingham Palace butler recalls Queen's amusing joke at Balmoral ball
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Enthusiasts Ride Electric Unicycles on NYC Streets Even Though It's Illegal
Electric unicycles, also known as ECUs, are not allowed to be ridden on the streets of New York City, but that hasn’t stopped several groups of enthusiasts from riding around the city.
Today's unicycles have been redesigned and electrified, and some can go as fast as 60 miles per hour.
And while they can be a lot of fun, some riders admit they can also be dangerous.
It's illegal to ride electric unicycles, also known as ECUs, on the streets of New York City, but that hasn’t stopped several groups of enthusiasts from riding around the city.
Inside Edition chief investigative correspondent Lisa Guerrero was there when members of one such group, who call themselves True2One, zipped through Times Square. Their leader, Paul Engle, admits navigating the congested streets is challenging, but insists unicycles are safe.
“I saw you guys whipping in and out of traffic, around cars. Couldn't somebody have gotten hurt today?” Guerrero asked Engle.
“That is entirely possible and really if you’re seeing a unicycle guy in the street, chances are he's highly skilled,” Engle said.
Engle says the skills involved, including stopping the unicycle, take a lot of practice.
Some riders themselves say it's not a matter of if you get in an accident, but when you get in an accident.
“That's actually true, so there is a learning curve to this,” Engle said. Engle says he believes unicycles will be the future of commuting for many because of their cheap cost and ability to cut through congested traffic.
If you get a ticket in New York, it could cost you a $100 fine. But the guys Inside Edition spoke to say they've never gotten one.
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New York City Delivery Driver Rushes Into Burning Building to Save Family From Fire
Kevin Rivera, 22, says it took the family a minute to realize their house was on fire. Especially because of a language barrier. But with his help, the family of six and their two pets got out safely.
Kevin Rivera, a former Amazon driver from Long Island, is being hailed a hero after saving a family from a fire while delivering packages. Rivera was wrapping up his shift when he saw one of the houses he often delivered to on fire.
“I called 911,” he told Inside Edition Digital. “I called it in, then I got out the van and I screamed to make sure if anybody was inside the house. An elderly guy came out and just started staring at the fire, so I'm guessing he didn't understand what I was saying to him. So when I saw more people in the background inside the house, that's when I rushed inside to get everybody out safely.”
It took the family some time to realize their house was on fire, and though it was difficult to communicate because of a language barrier, Rivera was able to help the family of six and their two pets escape the blaze.
“Everyone's saying, ‘You're crazy for risking your own life for some people that you didn't even know,’" Rivera said. “But I'm like, I couldn't let them die there either, you know?”
Although what he did was dangerous, Rivera said it had to be done.
“The thing that made me really want to go inside the house too is because when I saw a baby, the lady holding the baby by the kitchen," he said. "Because I have a 3-month-old baby, so that made me run. My adrenaline went to the top and I just rushed in there.”
Since the incident, Rivera, who has since begun working for FedEx, has tried to check in on the family but hasn’t located them.
“I tried to go down that street all the time on my days off,” he explained. “I could never find their contact or their info where they're living at right now, just to check up on them to see if they're okay.”
The local fire department plans to honor Rivera for his bravery, a gesture for which he said he is grateful.
“It's something crazy,” Rivera said. “I wasn't expecting none of this to get so big [with] the media and stuff. And now it's this big, so for me to get this honor from the fire department honestly makes me feel great about myself and my family.”
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Rattlesnakes Make Themselves at Home on Florida Gulf Coast University Campus
Rattlers have found the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University to be a welcoming place to breed, grow, and become their best snake selves.
Students aren’t the only ones going back to Florida Gulf Coast University's college campus this year.
It appears rattlesnakes have decided to call the campus home during their "baby season," which happens to fall during August, September and October.
The venomous reptiles have found the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University to be a welcoming place to breed, grow, and become their best snake selves.
“So as they start to move away from the birthing site, is when a lot of times people will interact with them, because they move out into their yards or into their driveways and things like that," visiting instructor Matthew Metcalf, who tracks snakes on campus and has earned the nickname "the snake guy," told WINK.
Metcalf has been tracking rattlesnakes on campus.
So what happens if someone encounters a rattlesnake on their way to class?
Metcalf has some common-sense advice, telling WINK, “So biggest thing you can do is just stay back. Keep children and dogs, cats whatever else that's outside away from the animal as well.
"Bites are more likely if you are trying to harass or interact with that snake," he continued. "So the closer you are to the snake the more higher chance you have of being bit."
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Chattanooga Police say a man is dead after being hit while walking on I-24.
It happened near the Market Street exit around 12:30AM Saturday.
Witnesses told CPD they saw the man cross the median and step into the westbound lane. That's when he was hit.
The victim was pronounced dead on the scene.
Authorities have not identified the man.
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LOS ANGELES — For every triumph in sports, there is a defeat. But then there are times when that ignominy gets you in the record book.
Thus it was that Dodgers relief pitcher Phil Bickford entered an exclusive club Friday night.
Only four pitchers have given up a 700th career home run in major league history. Tommy Bridges, a right-hander who pitched 16 seasons in the majors, gave up Babe Ruth’s 700th home run in 1934; that season Bridges was an All-Star and won 22 games. Ken Brett, who pitched 14 seasons in the majors, gave up Henry Aaron’s 700th in 1973; Dodger Al Downing would give up the more important one the next April, the one that broke Babe Ruth’s record.
Jake Peavy of the Padres surrendered Barry Bonds’ 700th in 2004, though it was the Washington Nationals’ Mike Bacsik who gave up Bonds’ record 756th homer, passing Aaron, three seasons later. Peavy had a solid 15-year career. Bacsik won 10 games in five seasons and was out of baseball a year later.
So where does Bickford, and for that matter Andrew Heaney, fall in that spectrum?
Heaney gave up Albert Pujols’ home run 699 in the third inning of the St. Louis Cardinals’ 11-0 victory over the Dodgers on Friday night, a two-run missile into the left field pavilion that traveled 434 feet on a four-seamer over the middle. Then Bickford, who replaced Heaney in the fourth just before Pujols stepped to the plate, became that fourth pitcher to give up a 700th career homer when he hung a slider and Pujols sent a 389-foot bomb into the pavilion for a three-run homer and a 5-0 lead.
There were, of course, wildly conflicting emotions attached to each. Dodger fans saluted Pujols before Friday night’s game as pretty much one of their own, with standing ovations before the game and again after the milestone home run. And Pujols said both before and after the game that his five months with the Dodgers in 2021, after being released by the Angels, allowed him to rediscover the joy of his profession, which led to one final year with the Cardinals.
Also, Heaney and Bickford were both former teammates of Pujols, Bickford last year with the Dodgers and Heaney with the Angels from 2015 through 2020.
“At first, I was upset that I gave up the home run,” said Bickford, who hung a slider for the historic hit. “And then when the crowd reacted and seeing all the smiles, it was a very cool moment for MLB.
“And Albert Pujols is also one of the most amazing people I’ve ever met. Yeah, after I got over being upset at giving up the home run, it was obviously a special moment.”
Heaney has experienced these moments before, but as a teammate: Pujols’ 3,000th hit and 600th home run, both as an Angel.
“I think anybody who’s played with A.P. knows, any time you think he maybe can’t do something, he’s going to do it,” Heaney said. “I mean, that’s just how good he is. He has that ability.
“So I think as I step back it’ll be a little bit cooler for me. But right now it’s like kind of a sore spot. I’ll appreciate it a little differently here in the coming days.”
I asked Heaney what his thought was when the ball left the bat. He went back a nanosecond further.
“My reaction was when it left my hand,” he said. “I knew it was going right down the middle, and that’s not good (against) him. So, I mean, he got it. Two-strike pitch, I was trying to go up and just kind of yanked it down right down the middle. He’s not going to miss those.”
Heaney was the setup guy in this case, giving up the home run that led to the home run. Bickford, who is in his second season with the Dodgers and is struggling to find the consistency he displayed last year after L.A. claimed him on waivers from Milwaukee in May, will go down in history.
Or at least as a home run trivia answer.
“I’m not really thinking about it that way,” Bickford said. “I’m more just happy for Albert doing his accomplishment. It speaks for itself. I really can’t put it into words.”
As we said, conflicting emotions. Bickford was asked about having been Pujols’ teammate last year – and if you were Pujols’ teammate, he drew you in.
“He’s the nicest guy ever,” Bickford said. “He’s a big old teddy bear. He’s someone that you just have nothing but great things to say about. He’s a very kind person. And anybody that meets him, I’m sure, would say the same thing.
“I’m just going to wait for the moment” before striking up a conversation the rest of the weekend, he said. “I’m sure it’s going to involve a lot of smiles from his side, and I would just feed off the energy of what he accomplished. It’s an absolutely incredible accomplishment. And yeah, I mean, you have to respect it.”
It is probably just as well that the Dodgers clinched their division more than a week ago and have a pretty commanding lead for the best overall record and home-field advantage through the postseason (5½ games over Houston). Manager Dave Roberts wasn’t happy about the loss, but it was easier to put things in perspective.
“This is like the Mount Rushmore of sluggers,” Roberts said. “So to reach that 700 home run mark is remarkable.
“Obviously, you want to win every game. But there are times when a person, a player of his magnitude, trumps the opposing uniform. (Friday) night was one of those moments that our fans cheered him and applauded him when he reached 700. And that’s the way it should be.”
If it’s any consolation, the Dodgers were beneficiaries of 12 of those Pujols home runs in 85 games last season.
And, in addition to the remainder of this weekend, there’s always the chance that they might see Pujols and the Cardinals again in the postseason. By then, presumably, their emotions will not be in conflict.
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Yes, you can grow redwood and sequoia trees in Southern California. Rick Akers, who lives in Long Beach, has mature specimens that prove the point.
“I planted both from seedlings I procured at Yosemite National Park 35 years ago,” Akers wrote. “I grew them in pots for a while before planting them out. The redwood really took off and is 50 to 60 feet tall, while the sequoia is about fifteen feet all.”
There is a tendency to speak of redwoods generically or to use the terms “redwood” and “sequoia” interchangeably, but that is a mistake, nomenclature notwithstanding. Sequoia sempervirens is the botanical name of the redwood or coast redwood, while Sequoiadendron giganteum is the botanical name of the giant sequoia. Redwoods grow in a strip from the central coast into Oregon. Sequoias are found in an even more restricted area along the western slopes of the Sierras, in Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks up to Yosemite. Redwood forests consist purely of redwoods while sequoia forests are mixed with other conifers.
Coast redwoods grow faster in Northern than in Southern California due to the cool and moist conditions that prevail in their habitat up north and grow much faster than sequoias as a group. California historians frequently cite the mystique of redwood trees – beginning 120 years ago with John Muir’s otherworldly descriptions of them – as a factor in drawing easterners to visit and eventually settle in this state.
The oldest sequoias, at 3,200 years old, are more ancient than the oldest redwoods, whose oldest specimens are 2,600 years old. Growth habits differ, too, as redwoods are taller and thinner, topping out at 370 feet tall, whereas the stockier sequoias, of greater volume than the redwoods, reach around 250 feet in height. An interesting feature of these trees is that they are monoecious, producing both male and female cones on the same tree, developing on shoot or needle tips, but on separate branches. The female cones are significantly larger than their male counterparts.
If you decide to plant a redwood, several options for planting beneath them are available. Giant chain fern (Woodwardia fimbriata), reaching up to five feet tall in our area, immediately comes to mind as it is seen growing under redwoods in their habitat. Many ferns are surprisingly drought tolerant, especially when mulched, and do not require fertilization. Most grow from rhizomes and, when they become shabby, are rejuvenated by being cut back to ground level.
Other natives recommended for growing under redwoods or in their shade include: Oregon grape (Mahonia species), western bleeding heart (Dicentra formosa), redwood sorrel (Oxalis oregana), manzanita (Arctostaphylos spp.), meadow rue (Thalictrum spp.), as well as coral bells (Heuchera spp.) The outstanding feature of Heucheras is their foliage. The most popular selections have large, ruffled, purple-to-bronze colored leaves, but there is also a noteworthy lime green cultivar and a gunpowder blue.
An exotic tree that many may not know about is the dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides), which was first discovered in 1945, in China. This deciduous redwood can live for more than a millennium, growing to a height of a hundred feet. Exotic dawn redwood varieties including ‘Goldrush,’ with golden yellow foliage and two dwarfs – ‘Chubby,’ which reaches 16 feet tall, and ‘Miss Grace,’ which stays under ten feet.
California natives of the week:
Seaside buckwheat (Eriogonum latifolium/grande rubescens) and St. Catherine’s lace (Eriogonum giganteum). Perhaps the showiest of summer-blooming natives, seaside buckwheat makes an outstanding ground cover, growing to a height of around eighteen inches, with deep pink flower spheres rising a foot above its foliage on long stems. You get more flowers by deadheading those that have begun to fade. There is a large planting of seaside buckwheat at Descanso Gardens in La Canada. As you enter from Descanso Drive, you will see it on your right, growing in close proximity to St. Catherine’s lace (Eriogonum giganteum), another native buckwheat whose white flowers turn a fall-appropriate burnt orange, contrasting well with its grayish-white foliage. St. Catherine’s lace is one of the toughest, most drought-tolerant California natives. Growing up to eight feet tall and wide, its flat flower clusters, raised high above its foliage, persist for months, attracting bees, butterflies, and birds. The flowers are also outstanding candidates for everlasting arrangements.
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The Artemis 1 moon mission has been delayed, not once, not twice, but now three times.
The launch was scheduled for Tuesday, but NASA announced on Saturday that it had decided to postpone the mission in response to Tropical Storm Ian, which threatens to hit Florida next week as a hurricane. The Kennedy Space Center is located on Florida's east coast.
The space agency said the decision was made to protect its employees and the needs of their families while also maintaining a possible future opportunity if weather predictions improve.
The launch was originally scheduled for Aug. 29 and then again on Sept. 3 but continued to be postponed because of rocket malfunctions.
During the first effort, one of the spaceship's four engines didn't seem to cool down to the proper temperature of about minus-420 degrees Fahrenheit.
After evaluating the problem further, officials said the engine was in good condition. Rather, it was a sensor that was malfunctioning and simply giving a false temperature reading.
A few days later, crews working to fuel up the rocket detected a liquid hydrogen leak. Despite multiple attempts, they could not repair the leak in time for the launch.
The moon mission comes nearly 50 years after the last moon landing, Apollo 17. The name of the new exploration program comes from the Greek goddess and twin sister of Apollo. The space agency has vowed to eventually put the first woman and first person of color on the moon through the Artemis program.
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What is a hammerhead worm?
If the writers of Stranger Things Season 5 are looking for a new monster, they need look no further.
This predatory flatworm, native to tropical and subtropical regions but now invasive worldwide, stalks and then kills the good guys – aka earthworms – with grisly aplomb.
Sensory organs on the underside of its unusual hammer-shaped head help the worm to detect its prey, which it then pins down with its head and body. The predator’s mouth, which is located halfway down its body, opens wide, and the back portion of the mouth extends forwards to form a sheet which then clamps around the earthworm.
Digestive enzymes are secreted, turning the earthworm’s body into a tasty soup, which is then sucked up by the predator. When the job is done, any undigested material exits the worm the same way that it entered. Yes, that’s right, the hammerhead worm’s mouth is also its anus.
Like all good Netflix villains, the hammerhead worm is also toxic. At least two species produce a neurotoxin called tetrodotoxin, which they use to help subdue prey up to 100 times their own mass.
They’re also relentless.
Chop them into pieces, and the feisty worms regenerate, making them seemingly immortal… unless you are familiar with the hammerhead worm’s Achilles heel, which is, in fact, just a dip in soapy water.
So maybe they’re not so scary after all!
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Dauda Iliya, of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) Saturday has been declared the winner of the chairmanship election of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Borno State Council.
In an election held at the Musa Usman Secretariats in Maiduguri, Dauda polled 92 votes, while his opponent, Babagana Bukar of Borno Radio Television Corporation (BRTV) 74 votes.
Abdulkareem Haruna of Humanitarian Angle also emerged as vice chairman while Ali Chiroma of peace FM emerged as secretary of the Council.
Other members of the executive who were returned unopposed are Hauwa Bata as treasurer, Iya Ma’aji as assistant secretary, Baba Ali as financial secretary, and Yabawa Liman as an auditor.
In his acceptance speech, the newly-elected Chairman, Dauda Iliya, promised to transform NUJ by uniting the members.
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Dauda Iliya wins Borno NUJ chairmanship election
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First picture of the Queen’s final resting place is released ahead of chapel opening to public
The first picture of the new ledger stone installed at the Queen’s final resting place in Windsor has been released by Buckingham Palace.
The Queen’s name has been inscribed alongside her mother’s, father’s and husband’s on the stone in the King George VI Memorial Chapel in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, where the monarch was buried.
The black stone slab, which is new, has been set into the floor after replacing the old stone that had the names George VI and Elizabeth inscribed in gold lettering.
The fresh stone now contains, in list form, “George VI 1895-1952” and “Elizabeth 1900-2002” followed by a metal Garter Star, and then “Elizabeth II 1926-2022” and “Philip 1921-2021”.
All four royals were members of the Order of the Garter, which has St George’s Chapel as its spiritual home.
The stone is made of hand-carved Belgian black marble with brass letter inlays, to match the previous ledger stone.
The picture shows the stone also surrounded by floral tributes and wreaths.
It comes ahead of the Queen’s burial site opening to visitors next week as Windsor Castle reopens to the public.
People can pay their respects at St George’s Chapel from September 29, just over a week after the late monarch’s funeral.
The Queen was laid to rest together with the Duke of Edinburgh on Monday evening in a private service attended by the King and the royal family, which followed her state funeral at Westminster Abbey and committal service in Windsor.
When Philip died 17 months ago, his coffin was interred in the Royal Vault of St George’s, ready to be moved to the memorial chapel – a pale stone annexe added on to the north side of the building behind the North Quire Aisle in 1969 – when the Queen died.
The Queen’s sister Princess Margaret, who died in 2002, was cremated and her ashes were initially placed in the Royal Vault, before being moved to the George VI memorial chapel with her parents’ coffins when the Queen Mother died weeks later.
The King George VI Memorial Chapel, which sits within the walls of St George’s Chapel, was commissioned by the Queen in 1962 as a burial place for her father King George VI – designed by George Pace and finished in 1969.
The chapel will reopen to visitors next week on all days the castle is open to the public, excluding Sundays when it is only open for worshippers.
Entry to the castle is £28.50 for adults on Saturdays and £26.50 on other days, according to the website.
The royal family is continuing its period of mourning for the Queen, to be observed until seven days after the funeral.
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Runners and walkers alike came out to the Gerald R. Ford International Airport Saturday to participate in the annual GRR Runway 5k & Fun Run.
The location of the run makes this race unique because participants have the opportunity to compete on an actual runway.
The course starts north of the economy parking lot and loops onto the Juliet taxiway and two runways before wrapping up at the same parking lot.
Proceeds from the race go to benefit Kids' Food Basket
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He lost his golden oppor-tuna-ty.
A professional angler is out nearly $200,000 in prize money from a Rhode Island fishing tournament because officials don’t believe his nearly 200-pound catch was above board, according to a lawsuit.
Edward Pollner, 58, and his captain, Rudolf Bonicelli, failed a lie-detector test administered by tourney officials.
The fishermen’s defense? They were too drunk to pass it.
Pollner says the test was unfair — and invalid — because he and his buddy were drinking like fish in celebration of the giant bigeye tuna they caught.
He is now suing competition host Tri-State Tournaments, claiming it was wrong to administer the polygraph so soon after they returned to dock. Rules allow seven days for a test to be administered. Such tests are given after fishing tournaments to ensure winners have followed all the rules.
“Both Mr. Pollner and Mr. Bonicelli had consumed alcohol provided by Tri-State at the post-tournament ceremony, and Mr. Bonicelli informed the polygraph examiner that he had not slept the night before,” Pollner said in court papers. “Despite the fact that their alcohol consumption and Mr. Bonicelli’s fatigue made them unsuitable examinees under widely accepted polygraph standards, Tri-State proceeded with the polygraphs.”
The fish tale began July 24, when the annual four-day Tri-state Canyon Shootout in the waters off Block Island kicked off.
Competitors battled to see who could catch the largest wahoo, mahi mahi or tuna. Bigeye tuna can grow to 500 pounds and eight feet long.
Pollner, of Miami, set off aboard his 46-foot Westmac, christened Ragnar and piloted by Montauk fisherman Bonicelli. On the final day of the competition, they claimed they snagged a fintastic catch: a 195.6-pound bigeye.
The whale of a fish was big enough for fourth place for the largest tuna in the competition and earned Pollner $199,880 in side bets overseen by Tri-State, known as calcuttas.
But instead of letting Bonicelli and Pollner take their polygraphs days later, competition organizers Kerry and Kyle Douton allegedly insisted the tests happen immediately, Pollner carped in legal papers.
Bonicelli was quizzed on whether he’d followed “tournament rules concerning” equipment, had witnessed or knew about any tournament infractions, and whether Ragnar broke any rules. The examiner claimed his responses “indicated deception,” according to the litigation.
Though Bonicelli and Pollner passed later lie-detector tests given by a polygraph examiner they’d hired, Tri-State rejected the results and has refused to release the winnings, according to the lawsuit.
A lawyer for Pollner declined comment. Tri-State did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment.
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For today, we will continue to see light trade winds, humid weather, and afternoon clouds and showers for the interior and leeward areas of the islands. Any showers that do develop will be slow moving and will be capable of producing some locally heavy rain. With the southeast flow continuing through the weekend, we could very well see the Molokai and Lanai plumes once again over Oahu tonight with some scattered showers across leeward and mountain areas. Humidities will continue to remain high through the weekend with dew points around 70 degrees, so temperatures will feel warmer than normal. Trade wind patterns are expected to return around Monday and should become breezy during the second half of next week.
South swell energy will remain elevated through Sunday as another long period swell passes through the region. Once this swell decreases by Sunday night, only background south swell energy will prevail through the first half of next week.
A small north-northwest swell will keep north shore surf elevated today, before fading into almost flat levels by Monday. North shore surf could get another slight boost as a small north-northwest swell arrives on Tuesday and Wednesday. West facing shores will see a small increase in surf from this long-period south swell and, to a lesser extent, the north-northwest swell. Light trade winds will keep small surf in the forecast along east facing shores through at least next Wednesday.
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Carly Yoshida was born and raised on Hawai’i Island where she graduated from Kealakehe High School. Carly is a former Miss Hawaii’s Outstanding Teen 2016 as well as Miss Kona Coffee 2020 and 2021.
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TEXARKANA, Ark. (KTAL/KMSS) – The Arkansas Department of Health will provide flu vaccines across the state to prepare for the upcoming flu season.
The Miller County Health Unit, will host its drive-through flu shot clinic Tuesday.
Past events were at the Four States Fair Grounds but will take place at the actual Health Unit this year. The clinic is open to anyone without charge, but those with insurance should bring their ID card.
“You want to make sure that you get the vaccine when it’s available, it does take up to a couple of weeks to build immunities, and so even if you get the flu, hopefully, it will keep your symptoms as milder than it would be if you didn’t,” said Miller County Health Unit Administrator Julie Huntley.
Huntley asked that anyone who attends the flu shot clinic wear short sleeve shirts.
The flu shot clinic is on Tuesday, Sept. 27, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Miller County Health Unit 503 Walnut Street, Texarkana, Ark.
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SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Since 2020, single men and women purchased nearly one-third of homes nationally, but three area realtors say they noticed a sharp decrease in the number of single men and women buying houses in Northwest Louisiana in 2022.
According to the most recent profile of home buyers and sellers released by the National Association of REALTORS, single women buy more than twice as many homes as single men in the United States.
Nationwide, nine percent of new homebuyers are single men while 19% are single women.
Does that stat reflect homebuyers in this region?
Misty Bording, a realtor with Coldwell Banker Cosslee in Shreveport, says traditionally married couples have always made up the majority of prospective buyers that she has worked with.
“I’ve been in real estate for five and a half years, and my clientele is typically married couples,” Bording said.
Since becoming a real estate agent, Bording has only sold two homes to single men and two homes to single women.
She says the four single homebuyers who purchased homes through her were members of the military and moving to Barksdale Air Force Base.
Brandi Smith is an agent with Remax Real Estate Services in Bossier City. She’s also a single woman who bought her own home six months ago.
“I was able to buy a brand new house when everything was selling faster than you could put it on the market,” Smith said.
Though Smith is a real estate agent, she hasn’t always been confident in her ability to secure a loan. She was renting a home a few years ago when the owner told her he was selling. When the same scenario happened again the last year, Smith realized she wanted to purchase her own home.
But as a single mom, Smith wasn’t sure about getting a loan because the majority of the single people she sell houses to are male.
As a single mother who divorced four years ago, Smith said she has prayed in the house with a single Mom to help ease the potential homeowner’s nerves about getting a loan.
Smith applied for a loan of her own and her life changed.
“I was able to buy my house,” Smith said. “Since then, I’ve been able to help clients with a whole different perspective than before. Here I am, six months in and loving it, and I don’t have to worry about moving next year. I am a believer.”
Smith insists that all single people have to do is ask someone who knows what they’re doing and they’ll be able to make their dreams come true. She says she doesn’t discount anybody anymore because you just never know who can get a loan.
Catherine Hunt of LaState Realty tells KTAL NBC News 6 that home ownership is attainable for single buyers.
“Typically, due to the difference in pay, it is easier for men (to buy) because, generally speaking, they make more money than women,” Hunt said. “Although I have found that women are better money managers for the most part.”
Studies may support Hunt’s experience, too. Women tend to have lower auto, mortgage, credit card, and personal loan balances but higher student loan debt. Men typically have higher home equity lines of credit balances and make more money, statistically speaking.
Hunt, a real estate agent in Webster Parish, says there has been a drop in single homebuyers this year. Eight percent of Hunt’s total real estate sales in 2020 were to singles, a percentage that fell to 6% in 2021. So far in 2022, only 1% of the homes Hunt has sold have gone to single homebuyers.
Hunt said her recent sales breakdown was disturbing when she ran the numbers.
“I did not realize that the percentage had fallen so drastically this year,” Hunt said. “That is disturbing. I am sure it has something to do with the fact that the price per square foot for homes spiked at the end of last year.”
Hunt is hopeful there will be more houses coming on the market, which in turn will give more opportunities to everyone.
She says regardless of marital status, anyone can buy a home if they do what it takes to prepare financially first.
Catherine Hunt’s tips for prospective homebuyers:
- Set a timeline for achieving your goal of homeownership
- Keep a close eye on your credit score
- If your credit score is low, start to build credit. Acquire a “secured” credit card and use it monthly. Leave $20-25 dollars on the card each month. Pay the bill for the card on time each month, and within six months, you should see your score start to rise.
- Do not pay cash for everything. Paying cash is great – but it does not help your credit score at all. Save the money and put it in a savings account. Purchase the item via a credit line and use your savings to pay it monthly. This will help establish your credit. It takes time and has to be built! Continue to pay the note on time until paid off. And never close a credit card account – this will hurt your credit score.
- Building credit is crucial to obtaining a loan for your home!
- Pay all of your bills on time or before their due dates. Do not over-extend yourself. Just because you can get a car loan does not necessarily mean you should buy it or that you even need it.
- Save, save, save.
- Nothing in life is free. There are always costs associated with purchasing a home. The lender is going to want you to have at least two months of reserves in the bank for unforeseen problems.
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SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – The Caddo Parish Registrar of Voters says that the issue with voter placement is “substantially complete” after a thorough review process was conducted in partnership with the Louisiana Secretary of State.
The review came after Shreveport council members contacted Caddo Parish Registrar of Voters Dale Sibley after some constituents reported that they received incorrect absentee ballots or were placed in the wrong voting precinct.
In a letter sent by Sibley on Tuesday, the issue with voter placement stemmed from a discrepancy between the maps and written information provided to the Registrars office from the city council that were used to relocate voters as the final step in the redistricting process
A letter sent from Sibley on Friday indicates that the review found additional precincts with errors bringing the number of affected Caddo precincts from 7 to 14. The affected precincts were: 5A, 45, 47, 55, 63, 68, 71, 75, 77, 84, 97, 100, 126, and 135.
According to Sibley, the updated list represents approximately 16,000 voters and 1,500 absentee ballots.
Sibley says the Registrar’s office will continue to contact voters in affected precincts who vote by mail to inform them that replacement ballots will be mailed. Additionally, if replacement ballots are not received within seven to ten days, voters should contact the Registrar’s office to have their specific issue addressed.
Completion of the movement of voters into their proper precincts means that voters who do not cast absentee votes will be listed appropriately and able to vote in the correct district. The review and adequate placement will also trigger mailing new voter registration cards that reflect the corrected precinct information.
Sibley says the redistricting process is complex and involves manually moving thousands of voters; sometimes, issues can arise.
“Because the redistricting process is a complex undertaking that in our case, involved the manual movement of thousands of voters, issues like this can arise. The systems we have in place are designed to make corrections when errors occur and protect every voter’s right. The protocols require that we identify the affected voters, confirm the necessary information, notify those affected and use the system tools to make the necessary adjustments. By doing so in this case, we can still provide the opportunity for our absentee voters and non-absentee voters to fully participate in the upcoming November 8, 2022 election.”
Dale Sibley, Caddo Parish Registrar of Voters
Any voters who have questions or are unsure about how their voting status may have been affected should contact the Registrar’s office.
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BOSSIER CITY, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Proponents of marijuana gathered Saturday to address stigma, research, Louisiana law, and all the ways that the cannabis industry is growing at a conference at Margaritaville Hotel Casino in Bossier City.
The conference began at 10 a.m. and will last until 6 p.m., and will be followed by an after party until 10 p.m.
The conference brings together all sectors of the medical marijuana industry. Including growers, dispensaries, physicians, hemp producers, university systems, marketing teams, and attorneys, to discuss the newest marijuana laws for Louisiana.
State Rep. Cedric Glover gave the welcoming address.
Organizers said it’s also a great way to network with the public, patients, and businesses.
“Get legal, Louisiana. There’s no good reason to not get your marijuana from a licensed dispensary at this time. We see the stigma changing and improving each year. Certainly, there is still some stigma around it. But as people are realizing they can walk away from over-the-counter narcotics, like opioids or benzodiazepines,” said Kathryn Thomas, Healing Clinic CEO, and Cajun Cannabis Conference spokesperson.
To learn more about the Cajun Cannabis Conference, visit their website.
This is the second year of the event.
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TEXARKANA, Texas (KTAL/KMSS) – Lawmakers continue to focus on school safety, and school districts across Texas are preparing for “random intruder detection audits,” including the Texarkana Independent School District.
These safety checks resulted from Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s request for an audit to ensure school building security in the wake of the school shooting in Uvalde that left 21 people dead and 17 injured.
Staff members with the Texas School Safety Center will approach campuses to find weak points in security and examine how quickly they can get inside the buildings without being stopped.
Law enforcement with TISD said they have been preparing for this and will add extra security on campuses. Those additional security measures include access control on doors from a touch of a button, higher fences on all campuses, and exterior cameras.
“I think this is a great thing that these auditors are coming around,” TISD Police Chief and Director of Security Brad Irvin said. “You know you need an outside person sometimes to come in and show you. They may see something that you don’t see as a district as far as your safety measures.”
The center will alert local law enforcement and central administration when it is planning to audit a campus but said the school campus would not be aware the audit is occurring.
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CADDO PARISH, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – The Shreve Memorial Library branch in Mooringsport is now reopened after renovations are complete. It has been closed since May.
There is a new layout, painting, lighting, and a self-check-out area. Library officials said it needed a good facelift.
“It’s a night and day difference. It’s the same branch but has a totally different feel. The floors set it off. It’s so welcoming and so spacious. So it feels like the branch is a lot bigger than what it once was. So there’s more room to come check out books, use computers, and get to know your community,” said Samantha Bonnette, Shreve Memorial Libraries Marketing and Development Manager.
She said the library is right across the street from Mooringsport Elementary and is ready to offer programs for the kids again. It’s open five days a week.
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(NEXSTAR) — Whether you’ve only just met or you’ve been going out a few weeks, texting or instant messaging will likely be a part of getting to know someone you like. And increasingly, daters say they’re relying not only on words but emojis — but are there “right” ones and the “wrong” ones to use?
The answer is yes, according to the Adobe Future of Creativity: 2022 U.S. Emoji Trend Report. As part of the report, Adobe surveyed 5,000 U.S. emoji users to find out how they use emojis and what they hope to get out of them.
Adobe found 72% of U.S. emoji users say they use emojis in dating and/or flirting exchanges. The three most likable emojis were found to be: 3. Heart eyes emoji 2. Sweet face surrounded by hearts emoji and 1. Kiss with heart emoji.
Then there are the emojis to avoid. Those surveyed said the three least likable emojis used during flirting are:
- No. 3 — Eggplant emoji. This suggestive purple fruit — eggplant is a fruit, not a vegetable — may be a little too aggressive when you’re just getting to know someone.
- No. 2 — Angry face emoji. No one likes a buzzkill and this berating little face might appear slightly too angry for a wink-wink conversation.
- No. 1 — Poop emoji. Honestly, does this one require an explanation?
Emoji favorability in flirting tends to skew younger, as you may have imagined. Adobe found 58% of Gen Zers and 54% of millennials said they’d go out on second and third dates with someone who uses emojis. Gen Zers also seem to find it more necessary, with 38% (or 2 out of 5) saying they wouldn’t pursue serious relationships with someone who doesn’t use emojis.
But don’t think emojis are only being used to stoke a possible relationship. According to the report, 32% of Gen Zers say they’ve been broken up with via emoji. That’s got to hurt!
You may wonder: why would I use emojis? Well, as licensed therapist Alizah K. Lowell writes in Psychology Today, they serve a variety of purposes, including adding more tone to what we’re saying by “introducing sarcasm and humor.” Additionally, Lowell says emojis can help us express “when words fail us.”
So it turns out emojis aren’t just about looking cool — though 73% of U.S. emoji users told Adobe they consider people who use emojis to be friendlier and cooler than those who don’t.
However you may do it, emoji responsibly.
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(The Hill) – President Biden honored Sir Elton John with the National Humanities Medal Friday following a performance from the musician on the south lawn of the White House.
“It’s my great honor, and I mean this sincerely, to present the National Humanities Medal to Sir Elton John,” Biden said to a visibly shocked John and cheers from the audience.
The honor was given to the British music icon “for moving our souls with his powerful voice and one of the defining song books of all time. An enduring icon and advocate with absolute courage, who found purpose to challenge convention, shatter stigma and advance the simple truth — that everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect,” according to the citation.
John, who teared up as the president placed the medal around his neck, said, “I’m never flabbergasted, but I’m flabbergasted and humbled and honored by this incredible award from the United States of America.”
“America’s kindness to me as a musician is second to none, but in the war against AIDS and HIV it’s even bigger,” the musician said before choking up and adding, “I’m really emotional about this.”
John had been invited to perform at the White House for a concert titled “A Night When Hope and History Rhyme” due to his advocacy in the fight against HIV/AIDS. The performer earned standing ovations after playing a number of his hits, including “Your Song,” “Rocket Man” and “Tiny Dancer.”
Among the 2,000 guests present at the concert were Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and civil rights activist Ruby Bridges.
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(NewsNation) — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is firing back at comments the CEO of McDonald’s made last week about crime in the city causing businesses to leave.
On Sept. 14, the chief executive of the world’s largest fast-food chain claimed crime had gotten so bad that employees were scared to return to the office at the company’s headquarters.
“Everywhere I go, I’m confronted by the same question: ‘What’s going on in Chicago?’” Chris Kempczinski said during an event at the Economic Club of Chicago. “While it may wound our civic pride to hear it, there is a general sense out there that our city is in crisis.”
Despite his criticism, Kempczinski said McDonald’s is “doubling down” and staying put in the city.
Lightfoot, however, said the CEO should have “educated himself” before making those comments.
She cited a letter from Michael Fassnacht, whom she picked to head World Business Chicago, an organization that helps promote economic development and tout business gains in the city, The Chicago Tribune reported.
Fassnacht wrote in the letter that while the departures of companies such as Citadel and Boeing are disappointing, there have been 112 other companies who have moved to or opened their doors in Chicago over the last 18 months.
“These 112 company relocations or new market entrants created over 19,000 direct and indirect jobs. Additionally, the (Bureau of Labor Statistics) business establishment data shows there are 7,400 more businesses today in the Chicago metro area than pre-COVID,” Fassnacht wrote, according to the Tribune.
Looking at crime statistics, there is reason to question some of Kempczinski’s claims.
Some crime is actually down this year compared to when McDonald’s decided to come to the city.
McDonald’s announced it was moving its headquarters from the suburb of Oak Brook to downtown Chicago in 2016. The move actually happened in 2018.
Back in 2016, there were 762 homicides in Chicago, The Associated Press reported — a two-decade high. Comparatively, police data shows Chicago can expect to see more than 600 homicides in 2022, according to WTTW-TV. That’s still down more than 10% compared to each of the last two years, WTTW said.
Robberies are also down. In 2018, there were 9,684 robberies, police data shows. Meanwhile, in 2021, there were 7,925 robberies — an almost 20% decrease from when McDonald’s headquarters opened in the West Loop.
Another problem with Kempczinski sentiments? He cited Boeing and Caterpillar as two companies that moved out of Chicago — but that’s only part of the story.
Caterpillar was never based in the city — its global headquarters were in Deerfield, a northern suburb, before it left for Texas.
And Boeing didn’t cite crime as its reason for leaving Chicago. The company’s chief executive said in a statement that the company relocated to the Washington, D.C., area because of its proximity to their customers and stakeholders, according to The Associated Press. Going to Arlington, Virginia, means Boeing, which is concentrating on the defense industry, is closer to Pentagon leaders, and that company executives would be near the Federal Aviation Administration, the AP said in May.
Their rival defense contractors, including General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, are also already based in the Washington area as well.
Statistics aside, many Chicagoans — like folks in most parts of the country — remain concerned about crime. Throughout Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s time in office, polls show crime has ranked as the No. 1 issue for Chicago voters, NewsNation previously reported.
Lightfoot, meanwhile, has said the city is addressing these concerns.
“Progress on violence can be slow, and at times can be frustrating. But we’re working on it day in and day out,” Lightfoot said. “And we’re seeing the fruits of those labors.”
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
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(NEXSTAR) – James Earl Jones is reportedly seeking something akin to an honorable discharge from the never-ending “Star Wars.”
The 91-year-old actor, who has voiced Darth Vader across multiple entries in the sci-fi franchise since 1977, had reportedly “signed off” on plans to replace Vader’s upcoming dialogue with a blend of archival recordings and A.I. technology after hearing how well the new tech could mimic his trademark voice, according to Vanity Fair.
Vanity Fair briefly touched on Jones’ decision in an article published Friday, which focused on the Ukrainian start-up tasked by Lucasfilm with replicating the veteran actor’s voice for the Disney+ series “Obi-Wan Kenobi.”
The article specifically noted that the Ukrainian company, called Respeecher, was hired to help out with the new dialogue “now that Jones’s voice has altered with age and he has stepped back from the role.”
Matthew Wood, a sound editor at Lucasfilm’s Skywalker Sound studios, further told the outlet that Jones “had mentioned he was looking into winding down this particular character.” Not particularly surprising, considering he last voiced Vader in 2019’s “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.”
Wood indicated, however, that Jones is still somewhat involved in the franchise, and lends advice to the editors on the character’s future appearances. He also described Jones as a “benevolent grandfather” when asked by Vanity Fair to outline the actor’s contribution to Vader’s most recent turns in “Obi-Wan Kenobi.”
It’s unclear what plans Disney and Lucasfilm have for Darth Vader in upcoming projects, but if history is any indication, he’s not going anywhere anytime soon. More than 45 years after his debut, the character has continued to appear in films, television series, animated programs and video games — all mediums which, seemingly, will soon need to rely on synthesized speech.
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(NerdWallet) – It takes an emotional and physical toll when you experience pregnancy loss — and it can also bring an unexpected financial burden.
Even with insurance, surgical treatment for a miscarriage can add up to more than $4,300 on average, according to FAIR Health — a national, independent nonprofit that uses health care claims data to provide cost estimates to consumers.
How much of that you pay depends on your insurance plan.
What is a miscarriage?
Miscarriage is the most common form of pregnancy loss, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. A miscarriage occurs when there is a spontaneous loss of the embryo or fetus in the womb during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy. Studies indicate roughly 1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage, with the majority occurring during the first trimester.
After a miscarriage, the body needs to shed the contents of the uterus. This may happen naturally and last a few weeks. But it also could require taking medication or undergoing minor surgery called dilation and curettage, or D&C, to ensure all the remaining tissue is removed.
The Cleveland Clinic provides more detail on the signs and types of miscarriage. If you’re pregnant and experience any of the symptoms described, contact your physician.
Miscarriage and the cost of a D&C procedure
Costs really go up when a person needs a D&C after a miscarriage. FAIR Health data shows the average cost of a D&C during the first trimester is $4,307 with insurance; a D&C used to treat a second-trimester miscarriage is $5,301 on average. These costs include outpatient facility and physician fees, which may be higher or lower depending on where you’re treated.
Your share of the bill would be determined by your plan’s coinsurance or copayment policies, as well as your deductible and out-of-pocket maximums.
For someone who isn’t insured, FAIR Health data shows the cost almost doubles to $8,445 for a first-trimester procedure and to $9,742 during the second trimester.
State Medicaid programs also cover treatment for miscarriage. Medicaid provides coverage to people who are pregnant and who meet eligibility requirements. Pregnancy-related care provided under Medicaid includes services needed to care for the pregnant person and their unborn baby. This includes medical services that become necessary because the person was pregnant, like a D&C. The national program pays for roughly 40% of births in the U.S., according to KFF, a health research group.
A person who qualifies for Medicaid because they are pregnant remains eligible for at least 60 days after the pregnancy ends, allowing for continued care during the postpartum period, including after pregnancy loss. And under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, state Medicaid programs can extend the postpartum coverage period to 12 months. As of last month, 34 states had implemented or planned to implement that extension.
Contact your state Medicaid office to determine what is covered where you live.
Miscarriage and the cost of medication
A surgical procedure may not be necessary in all cases of miscarriage, with medication being a less invasive and cheaper option. The most likely drug to be prescribed is misoprostol. Studies show adding a second medication — mifepristone, which is taken before misoprostol — can be more effective than taking misoprostol alone. This would make it less likely that a person who has experienced a miscarriage would require additional medical intervention like a D&C.
Since pregnancy care is an essential health benefit under the Affordable Care Act, most insurance plans and Medicaid are required to cover medication used to treat a miscarriage. However, mifepristone and misoprostol also are used in abortions, which has impacted access in some states.
On average, treating a miscarriage with medication costs just under $700, whether you take one or both drugs, according to a 2018 study published by the American Medical Association.
How the recent Roe v. Wade decision impacts miscarriage
The overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court allowed states to enact laws banning or severely restricting abortion. These state laws can also impact people experiencing pregnancy loss since treatment for miscarriage often depends on the same medications and the same surgical procedures that are used to induce an abortion and clear tissue from the uterus.
The impact could be felt through insurance coverage as well as access to care.
A Texas abortion law enacted in 2021 allows civil actions to be brought against anyone who assists with ending a pregnancy after six weeks, resulting in at least a $10,000 fine. As a result, there have been reports detailing stories of patients who struggle to get care after a miscarriage because doctors or pharmacists are trying to avoid any appearance of assisting an abortion.
Access challenges could impact cost if patients are forced to pay for services themselves, either because coverage is denied or they’re forced to seek care at facilities outside their insurance plan’s network. Delays in administering medication after a miscarriage could also result in the need for additional medical care.
This July, the Biden administration warned pharmacists that they can’t refuse to fill prescriptions for medications used in abortions because those drugs have other approved uses.
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(KXAN) — You may have noticed a sticky, clear substance clinging to your vehicle and outdoor furniture this summer — but what is it?
“It’s just a sticky, yuckiness,” said Wizzie Brown, an entomologist with Texas A&M’s Agrilife Extension.
If your car looks like it’s covered with clear sticky droplets — you’ve probably got honeydew.
“If you’re standing under the tree and you feel like it’s raining on you — you’re actually being, I guess, peed or pooped on,” added Brown. Gross, yes, but scientifically accurate.
What is honeydew?
This honeydew is a sugary waste product of aphid insects called “phloem feeders” that are basically eating from broadleaf trees, like pecans, to get the “tree juice.”
“There’s a whole bunch of different hoppers like leaf hoppers, treehoppers, plant hoppers, all of those are phloem-feeding insects and are capable of producing honeydew,” Brown said.
Summer droughts can stress trees, making them more vulnerable to these insects.
How do I get rid of honeydew?
Using a hose to wash your trees helps reduce the insect population, and a simple hosing of water should “melt the sugar” off whatever it’s sticking to.
But don’t wait to wash it off, the honeydew will harden if left alone — making it more difficult to clean.
The honeydew also attracts ants who love to eat it and while we wouldn’t suggest you do the same.
According to Brown, “the Greeks and Romans and stuff. They used to feed on honeydew because it was a sugary, sweet substance and kind of nectar of the gods because it’s falling from the sky.”
That’s one way to look at it.
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Costco puts off membership fee increase as renewals hit all-time highs
Costco is putting off a potential membership fee increase as its renewal rates hit all-time highs in its fourth quarter.
"In terms of membership fees and a possible increase, there are no specific plans regarding a fee increase at this time," Costco Chief Financial Officer Richard Galanti said during the company's earnings call on Thursday. "We're pleased with our growth in both top line sales and membership households over the last several quarters and in member loyalty as reflected in increasing member renewal rates."
At the end of the fourth quarter, Costco's membership renewal rate came in at 92.6% in the U.S. and Canada, and 90.4% worldwide, up from 92.3% and 90% in the previous quarter, respectively.
The company has 65.8 million paid household members and 118.9 million cardholders as of the end of the fourth quarter, both up 6.5% compared to a year ago. Paid executive memberships totaled 29.1 million, an increase of 1.2 million compared to the third quarter. Executive members now represent over 44% of Costco's members and just under 72% of its worldwide sales.
SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES AND INFLATION FUEL BILLION-DOLLAR BLACK MARKET
Historically, Costco has increased its membership fees about every five and a half years. Galanti noted that the last three increases were on average five years and seven months apart. The company, which last raised its membership fees in June 2017, currently charges $120 per year for executive memberships and $60 per year for its Gold Star and business memberships.
"If you look at June of '17, plus five years and seven months, you're talking roughly January '23," Galanti said. "Now I'm not suggesting it's January '23. I'm just saying it's not there yet, anyway. And our view is we are confident in our ability to do so. And at some point, we will, but it's a question of when, not if."
"Given the headline of inflation and concerns about recession, we feel quite comfortable driving sales and earnings the way we are right now, and we still have that arrow in our quiver as we go forward," he added.
Interior view of a Costco store on August 18, 2020 in Teterboro, New Jersey. On Thursday, Costco Wholesale (COST) stock hit into the 90-plus percentile with an improvement to 93, up from 89 the day before. (Photo by Kena Betancur/VIEWpress)
Costco reported net income of $1.868 billion, or $4.20 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter, compared with $1.67 billion, or $3.76 per diluted share, in the same period last year. Net sales climbed 15.2% to $70.76 billion from $61.44 billion during the same period a year ago. Revenue from membership fees came in at $1.3 billion during the quarter, up from $1.2 billion a year ago.
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The comments come as Walmart-owned Sam's Club is preparing to raise its annual Club membership fee for the first time in nine years and annual Plus membership fee for the first time since its introduction in 1999. Starting Oct. 17, the annual membership fee will be $50 for Club members and $110 for Plus members, up from $45 and $100, respectively.
"We are mindful of the financial pressure on wallets right now. So, this year’s renewal is on us," Sam's Club CEO Kath McLay said in a notice to customers. "We’re giving back $5 in Sam’s Cash to Club members and $10 in Sam’s Cash to Plus members shortly after renewal."
A sign hangs outside a Sam's Club store on January 12, 2018 in Streamwood, Illinois. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Earlier this month, Labor Department reported that the consumer price index rose 8.3% in August from a year ago. Prices climbed 0.1% in the one-month period from July.
Though Galanti said Costco's overall price inflation was about 8% during the fourth quarter due to pressures from higher commodity prices, higher wages, higher transportation costs and supply chain disruptions, he noted that there have been minor improvements in some areas.
"We're seeing some commodities prices coming down, such as gas, steel, beef, relative to a year ago, even some small cost changes in plastics. We're seeing some relief on container pricing," Galanti said. "Wages still seem to be the one thing that's still relatively higher. But overall, some beginnings of some light at the end of that tunnel."
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(NEXSTAR) – A combination of economic uncertainty, lofty valuations and rising mortgage rates has Americans in some U.S. cities looking to relocate in droves, according to a study from real estate brokerage Redfin.
An analysis of user data revealed that pricy, coastal cities were high on the list of places residents who sought to leave over the summer, with San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York leading the top 10, respectively.
“The overall slowdown and the popularity of relocating are both due to high home prices and mortgage rates that have doubled since last year,” said Redfin Deputy Chief Economist Taylor Marr. “Six percent mortgage rates are exacerbating already-high home prices and motivating homebuyers — especially remote workers — to leave expensive areas for more affordable ones. Persistent inflation and slumping stocks are also cutting into buyers’ budgets, making relatively affordable areas even more attractive.”
People are leaving, but for where?
The study also broke down the top destination as well as the top out-of-state destination for the cities with the highest projected net outflow, based on user data.
For San Francisco residents, the top destination was Sacramento. San Franciscans ready to call the Golden State quits eyed Seattle as the top out-of-state destination.
For Angelenos, San Diego was the top destination with Las Vegas the top out-of-state destination. New York City residents targeted a new home in Philadelphia more than any other city, including in New York.
The rest of the top 10 cities most Americans are looking to leave had the same top destination and top out-of-state destination. They are, in order, Washington D.C. (Salisbury, Md.), Boston (Portland, Maine), Chicago (Los Angeles), Detroit (Cleveland), Seattle (Los Angeles), Minneapolis (Chicago) and Denver (Chicago).
Redfin says the number of buyers looking to relocate is the highest it’s been since the company started tracking migration data, but the housing market as a whole has cooled from its frenzied peak during the pandemic.
Existing home sales dipped for the seventh straight month in August, the National Association of Realtors said Wednesday. When compared to August of last year, the drop is a whopping 19.9%.
NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said he doesn’t see the trend changing in coming months, and maybe not for a couple of years.
“Some homeowners are unwilling to trade up or trade down after locking in historically-low mortgage rates in recent years, increasing the need for more new-home construction to boost supply,” Yun said. “The rising mortgage rate has clearly hampered the housing market.”
What are the most popular destination cities?
When it comes to the cities most-targeted by home buyers looking to relocate in July and August, rising mortgage rates and economic concerns did appear to play a role.
Eight of the 10 most popular cities have median sales prices below $500,000. Six of the 10 are located in states with no income tax.
Another pattern when it comes to the most-targeted relocation cities was the weather: nine out of 10 are known for their warm temperatures.
The study found that the top 10 cities people were looking to move to were, in order, Miami; Sacramento; San Diego; Las Vegas; Tampa, Fla.; Phoenix; Cape Coral, Fla.; North Port, Fla.; Portland, Maine; and San Antonio, Texas.
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Tropical Storm Ian expected to threaten Florida as major hurricane next week
Tropical Storm Ian formed Friday in the Caribbean Sea, and much of the Florida Peninsula is already included in the cone of uncertainty for what could become a major hurricane in the days ahead.
The tropical storm joins three other systems currently roaming the Atlantic basin, including post-tropical cyclone Fiona, which is impacting Canada, Tropical Storm Gaston near the Azores and Tropical Storm Hermine over the far eastern Atlantic.
Here's everything the FOX Forecast Center knows about this significant threat to the southeastern U.S. next week.
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Where is Tropical Storm Ian?
As of Saturday morning, Tropical Storm Ian was in the central Caribbean Sea and centered about 300 miles southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, and about 570 miles away from the Cayman Islands.
The tropical storm had maximum sustained winds of about 45 mph and was moving west-southwest at 15 mph.
The Hurricane Hunters have several missions scheduled for Tropical Storm Ian to collect data that will be used to help meteorologists refine their forecasts.
Tracking Ian.(FOX Weather)
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Who is under watches and warnings?
A Hurricane Watch has been issued for the Cayman Islands and a Tropical Storm Watch was in effect for Jamaica.
A Hurricane Watch means that hurricane conditions are possible within the alerted area. A watch is typically issued 48 hours before the anticipated first occurrence of dangerous winds.
A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area, generally within 48 hours.
Weather alerts associated with Ian. (FOX Weather)
What is the forecast for Tropical Storm Ian?
The cyclone is only expected to slowly strengthen over the next 24 hours and more significant intensification could begin on Monday.
The latest NHC shows the system becoming a hurricane in the northwestern Caribbean Sea on Monday as it nears the Cayman Islands.
By the start of the workweek, the future hurricane is expected to be located somewhere between the eastern Gulf of Mexico and the general vicinity of the Florida Peninsula, possibly with winds greater than 115 mph.
This would make Ian a Category 3 or stronger on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
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The projected path and intensity of Ian. (FOX Weather)
"Now what you want to focus on is how big the cone really is. The skinnier the cone, the more confidence in the forecast. The larger the cone, the more questions there are as to where this storm is going to go," FOX Weather meteorologist Britta Merwin explained. "Obviously, on days 4 and 5 as it gets closer to Cuba and Florida, you see more of a spread, and that's something to really take note of. There are a lot of changes that are likely to happen in the later half of this forecast, and this entire area really needs to look out for the potential of where we could be seeing this system as we get into early next week."
WHAT IS THE ‘CONE OF UNCERTAINTY' IN HURRICANE FORECASTS?
The tropical storm is still battling wind shear – winds that change direction and speed at various heights – which is keeping thunderstorms associated with the system from rapidly organizing.
According to the FOX Forecast Center, Tropical Storm Ian is expected to move into an area of the Caribbean Sea containing much lower wind shear and an abundant supply of deep, warm waters over the weekend.
Ian will move into an area containing an abundant supply of deep, warm waters. (FOX Weather)
Water temperatures in this part of the Caribbean Sea are in the upper 80s, which is a couple of degrees above average, providing ample fuel for this system to intensify over the coming days.
However, one inhibiting factor could be land interaction with Cuba early next week before it reaches the Gulf of Mexico toward the middle of the week
What are the expected impacts of Tropical Storm Ian in the Caribbean?
The main concern from Tropical Storm Ian is heavy rainfall for Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, western and central Cuba, southern Haiti and the southern Dominican Republic beginning as soon as this weekend, according to the FOX Forecast Center.
The highest rainfall amounts are predicted in western and central Cuba, where 6 to 10 inches is expected with isolated amounts up to 14 inches. Jamaica and the Cayman Islands could see 4 to 8 inches of rain, with localized amounts up to 12 inches.
In southern Haiti and the southern Dominican Republic, between 2 and 4 inches of rain is forecast, though locally higher totals as high as 6 inches are possible.
Depending on the exact track and intensity of Tropical Depression Nine, there could also be tropical-storm-force (39-plus mph) or hurricane-force (74-plus mph) winds in these areas.
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What threat will Tropical Storm Ian pose to Florida and the US Gulf Coast?
Tropical Storm Ian is predicted to be steered in the general direction of the eastern Gulf of Mexico and could be near the Florida Peninsula by the middle of next week.
An overwhelming majority of computer forecast models suggest the storm will likely be a major hurricane as it tracks toward the mainland U.S.
Each yellow line on the map depicts a different computer forecast model solution.
Each yellow line on the map depicts a different computer forecast model solution. (FOX Weather)
However, forecasts for newly developed tropical cyclones are challenging, so don't be surprised if the forecast for Tropical Storm Ian undergoes several changes – some of which could be significant – over the coming days.
The storm-track guidance from the various computer forecast models currently ranges from the eastern Gulf of Mexico to near or off Florida's Atlantic coast, so everyone in this general zone should begin their preparations now in the event of a potential major-hurricane strike next week.
HOW TO PREPARE FOR A HURRICANE
The various colors on the map indicate the confidence level in the track of Ian. (FOX Weather)
So the bottom line is that it's still too early to know exactly where this system is heading, but know that there is a growing threat of a major hurricane impacting the southeastern U.S. around the middle of next week.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for 24 counties that may be in the eventual path of Tropical Storm Ian, saying Floridians should prepare for the coming storm now. Residents can check their evacuation zone by typing in their address into an interactive map.
The FOX Forecast Center will be keeping a close eye on this system as it strengthens and tracks across the Caribbean in the days ahead.
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(NEXSTAR) – In just a few weeks, millions of Americans will be able to apply for up to $20,000 each in federal student loan forgiveness through the Biden administration. While exact details about the application process haven’t been released, here are three things we know so far.
First, it’s important to know whether or not you qualify for this one-time loan forgiveness. This will depend on the type of loans you have, whether you received a Pell Grant and your income in 2020 or 2021.
If you meet the qualifications, here’s what you need to know about getting federal loan forgiveness.
You may not need to apply
Though most Americans will need to mark early October on their calendar, some will be able to skip applying for their loan forgiveness.
According to the U.S. Department of Education, nearly 8 million borrowers may qualify for relief automatically based on the income data the department already has.
If the Education Department doesn’t have your income data, or you’re unsure if the agency has it, you’ll need to wait for the application to open.
When can I apply?
The student loan forgiveness application will open in “early October,” Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona says. An exact date for when that application will open hasn’t been released.
According to Cardona, once you’ve completed your application, you’ll be notified of the “next steps” via email. It’s not yet clear what the application and the next steps will entail.
You’ll have until December 31, 2023, to file for relief.
Until early October, you can register to be notified when the application is made available through the Department of Education by filling out this form.
How soon will I see debt relief?
Cardona previously stated you can expect your relief within four to six weeks after completing the application.
Education Department officials recommend that you apply before November 15 to receive student loan relief before the payment pause ends on December 31.
Your student loan servicer will notify you once relief has been applied to your loans, according to the Education Department.
What else should I know?
If your entire loan balance won’t be erased – which is likely for some 23 million borrowers – President Biden has extended the payment pause through the end of the year. But, come Jan. 1, 2023, interest will begin accruing again, and regular payments will resume. He has indicated the pause will not be extended again.
Borrowers that have been making voluntary payments on their federal student loans during the COVID-19 pandemic are likely eligible to receive an automatic refund on those payments, education officials said. Initially, officials said borrowers would need to request refunds from their loan servicers. Updated guidance from the Office of Federal Student Aid says qualifying borrowers will receive an automatic refund if they meet two requirements: they are approved for debt relief under Biden’s one-time cancellation plan and payments brought the loan balance below the maximum relief they’re eligible to receive.
Officials gave this example: Let’s say you had $10,500 before the payment pause. Since March 2020, you’ve made $1,000 in payments, which brings your balance to $9,500. You’re eligible to receive $10,000 in federal student loan forgiveness, meaning the Department of Education will discharge your balance of $9,500 and refund you $500.
More details about receiving a refund can be found here.
Until the Department of Education makes the application for loan forgiveness available, there are a few things you can do, including preparing your financial information.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)Seattle Mariners outfielder Julio Rodriguez, a leading candidate for the AL Rookie of the Year award, was put on the 10-day injured list Friday because of a lower back strain.
The move came with Seattle holding the third and final wild-card spot, a half-game behind Tampa Bay and four games ahead of Baltimore. Outfielder Taylor Trammell was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma.
Rodriguez left Thursday’s win at Oakland in the first inning after experiencing back tightness. The 21-year-old leads rookies in home runs (27), runs scored (81), and total bases (251), and is second in RBIs (73) and stolen bases (25). He was the only rookie to be chosen an All-Star this season.
Rodriguez was replaced in center field by Jarred Kelenic for Seattle’s game at Kansas City. Third baseman J.P. Crawford took Rodriguez’s accustomed leadoff spot in the batting order.
”I was anticipating more of (Kelenic’s) reps would come on the corners, but with Julio out now, he’ll be playing in center field,” Mariners manager Scott Servais said. ”We’re going to let him run with it.”
Trammell has played 41 games for Seattle this year, batting .208 with four home runs and 10 RBIs. He was hitting .333 with five homers and 12 RBIs in 22 games for Tacoma.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hit his 700th home run on Friday night, connecting for his second drive of the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers and becoming the fourth player to reach the milestone in major league history.
With the drive in the final days of his last big league season, the 42-year-old Pujols joined Barry Bonds (762 homers), Hank Aaron (755) and Babe Ruth (714) in one of baseball’s most exclusive clubs.
A man wearing a blue Dodgers shirt with Hideo Nomo’s No. 16 on the back snagged the 700th homer ball. He was whisked under the stands as he clutched a black glove containing the historic souvenir ball to his chest. Prolonged negotiations went on before the man was escorted out of Dodger Stadium flanked by 10 security personnel and into a waiting SUV.
Showing the pop from his younger, dominant days, the 42-year-old Pujols hit No. 699 in the third inning, then launched No. 700 in the fourth.
A 37-year-old Los Angeles man, Cesar Soriano, snagged No. 699. He turned the ball over to security after being told he could meet Pujols.
The Cardinals routed the NL West champion Dodgers 11-0.
It’s been a remarkable and resurgent run for Pujols. This was his 14th home run since the start of August for the NL Central-leading Cardinals, and his 21st of the season.
Fairly recently, many considered him a long shot to reach 700 this season. He went into August batting only .235 with just seven home runs.
But with two long shots on this evening, he made his mark.
Pujols’ historic homer was a three-run shot against Dodgers reliever Phil Bickford. The ball landed in the first couple rows of the left-field pavilion, the same location his two-run shot touched down the previous inning off left-hander Andrew Heaney.
He jogged around the bases smiling all the way. After crossing the plate and pointing his fingers skyward, Pujols went over to greet fellow Dominican and former Dodgers star Adrian Beltre. They high-fived through the protective netting.
Then he was off to the Cardinals dugout, getting hugs and congratulations every step of the way.
Pujols received a prolonged standing ovation from the crowd — he finished out last season while playing for the Dodgers. He took a curtain call, raising his cap in acknowledgment.
The crowd of 50,041 chanted “Pujols! Pujols!” They finally sat down after being on their feet in anticipation of seeing history.
His 700th homer gave him a couple of other nice, round numbers, too — he has hit 500 home runs off right-handers and 200 off lefties.
Pujols connected twice on the same night New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge remained on deck for home run history. He remained at 60 homers, just short of tying Roger Maris’ AL mark of 61 in 1961, in a win at Yankee Stadium.
Pujols’ two bops gave the Cardinals a 5-0 lead, with all the runs coming courtesy of his big bat.
The Cardinals extended their lead to 8-0 in the fifth on Dylan Carlson’s RBI double and Lars Nootbaar’s two-run homer. They added two more runs in the seventh on Juan Yepez’s solo shot and Nootbaar’s RBI single.
Pujols struck out swinging in his first at-bat against Heaney and grounded out to short in the sixth. He was replaced in the eighth by pinch-hitter Alec Burleson, who homered.
José Quintana (6-6) got the victory. He scattered five hits over 6 2/3 innings and struck out six. Heaney (3-3) took the loss.
Pujols snapped a tie with Alex Rodriguez for fourth on the career list when he hit career homer No. 697 against Pittsburgh on Sept. 11.
The three-time NL MVP was batting .189 on July 4. But he started to find his stroke in August, swatting seven homers in one 10-game stretch that helped St. Louis pull away in the division race.
“I know that early in the year … I obviously wanted better results,” Pujols said after he homered in a 1-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Aug. 22. “But I felt like I was hitting the ball hard. Sometimes this game is going to take more away from you than the game (is) giving you back.
“So I think at the end of the day you have to be positive and just stay focused and trust your work. That’s something that I’ve done all the time.”
Pujols has enjoyed a productive season after returning to St. Louis in March for a $2.5 million, one-year contract. It’s his highest total since he hit 23 homers for the Angels in 2019.
He plans to retire when the season ends.
Pujols also began his career in St. Louis. He was selected by the Cardinals in the 13th round of the 1999 amateur draft and won the 2001 NL Rookie of the Year award.
The Dominican Republic native hit at least .300 with at least 30 homers and 100 RBIs in each of his first 10 seasons. He helped the Cardinals to World Series titles in 2006 and 2011.
He set a career high with 49 homers in 2006 — one of seven seasons with at least 40 homers. He led the majors with 47 homers in 2009 and topped the NL with 42 in 2010.
Pujols left St. Louis in free agency in December 2011, signing a $240 million, 10-year contract with the Angels. He was waived by the Angels in May 2021, and then joined the Dodgers and hit 12 homers and drove in 38 runs in 85 games.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Dodgers: All-Star RHP Tony Gonsolin (forearm) will throw two innings in a rehab assignment Tuesday for Triple-A Oklahoma City. … LHP David Price (wrist) will throw to live hitters again in a couple days.
HONORING ALBERT AND YADI
The Dodgers honored Cardinals teammates Pujols and catcher Yadier Molina, both of whom are retiring at season’s end.
The players were greeted by a standing ovation when they strode to home plate before the game. Their career highlights were shown on the stadium’s big screens.
Both players were presented with white golf bags before Pujols took the mic and thanked his former teammates and fans for treating him well during his lone season in LA last year.
UP NEXT
Cardinals: LHP Jordan Montgomery (8-5, 3.26 ERA) makes his second road start with the team since coming from the Yankees. He tossed a one-hit shutout in his other one against the Chicago Cubs on Aug. 22 in a 1-0 victory.
Dodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw (9-3, 2.39) makes his 20th start of the season. He has 117 strikeouts in 109 1/3 innings.
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AP freelance writer Jolene Latimer contributed to this report.
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COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP)Justin Herbert stood at the podium Friday answering questions about his rib injury and his recovery. Whether the Los Angeles Chargers quarterback will be able to perform in the pocket on Sunday remains to be seen.
Herbert was listed as questionable on the injury report after not participating in practice. Herbert sustain fractured rib cartilage after taking a hard hit from Kansas City defensive lineman Michael Danna during the fourth quarter of last Thursday night’s game against the Chiefs.
Herbert was limited on Wednesday and went through most of his usual workload on Thursday as the Bolts prepare to host the Jacksonville Jaguars in a matchup of 1-1 squads. Herbert said he felt good going through Thursday’s practice, and that the plan is for plenty of rest before he goes through warmups before Sunday’s game.
”They feel good. Thank you,” Herbert said when asked how his ribs felt. ”There have definitely been improvements. … Thankfully, we have a couple days left before we play. We don’t play today, and so that’s up to us, our team, to make the best decision so that we are ready to go on Sunday.”
Herbert will wear a rib protector but could also receive an injection to deal with the pain. He has made 34 consecutive regular-season starts, seventh among active quarterbacks.
Coach Brandon Staley said Chase Daniel would start if Herbert could not go. The 13-year veteran has six career starts, most recently in 2019 for the Chicago Bears.
This is Herbert’s first significant injury since being the sixth overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft. He broke his femur as a junior in high school in 2014 and then had a broken collarbone three years later at Oregon.
Staley said Herbert looked good during Thursday’s practice, where he did all the throws on routes he would normally do during a game.
”He’s tough. He doesn’t feel great, by any means, but he was able to go out there and throw the football,” Staley said. ”I think a lot of it was seeing his response to each throw – then, obviously, after practice, and then this morning. We’re just going to keep knowing more as we go.”
The determining factor on if Herbert will play will likely come down to his comfort level.
Herbert was 7 of 11 for 79 yards after the injury, despite one play where he was in physical distress and threw the ball away on third-and-1 when he could have run for a first down. That stretch included a fourth-down bullet to DeAndre Carter for 35 yards to the Kansas City 8-yard line and then connecting with Joshua Palmer on fourth-and-goal for a 7-yard TD.
”Looking back at it, I probably could have ran for the three or four yards to get the first down. I think that’s something that during the game, I felt like that was the best decision to make,” Herbert said about that sequence. ”In hindsight, I probably could have changed that, but to have those guys out there, and especially to have Dre (Carter) on the next play go out and make a play like that – I just had to put it out there and he went and ran across the field and caught it. I’m thankful that one worked out.”
Herbert’s performance on that drive drew praise from everyone, including outside linebacker Joey Bosa, who has played with his share of injuries in his seven years.
”He’s just a great competitor and he’s a great leader. He’s trying to be more of that leader. He just leads by example, obviously,” Bosa said. ”Being out there and can’t even hold his arm up, but he’s out there, makes a bad throw and then the next throw, makes one of the most ridiculous passes on fourth down. That was unbelievable.”
The Chargers have a number of injured players. Center Corey Linsley (knee) and cornerback JC Jackson (ankle) are doubtful while wide receiver Keenan Allen (hamstring), offensive tackle Trey Pipkins (foot) and tight end Donald Parham (hamstring) are questionable.
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OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP)The Baltimore Ravens agreed to terms with veteran pass rusher Jason Pierre-Paul.
The Ravens announced the deal Friday, saying it was pending a physical. Pierre-Paul had 2 1/2 sacks in 12 games for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last season. He was with the New York Giants from 2010-17 before joining the Buccaneers.
Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Pierre-Paul’s daughter’s birthday is Saturday, but he’d be arriving after that.
Harbaugh also said receiver Devin Duvernay (concussion) has been cleared to play Sunday at New England. The Ravens listed tackle Ronnie Stanley (ankle) as doubtful. Running back J.K. Dobbins, who hasn’t played yet after a knee injury kept him out all last season, is listed as questionable after being a full participant at practice.
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Tamara Korpatsch of Germany claimed the first WTA 125 title of her career after gritting through a back-and-forth final at the Budapest Ladies Open on Saturday.
Qualifier Korpatsch, ranked World No.118, outlasted 109th-ranked Viktoriya Tomova of Bulgaria 7-6(3), 6-7(4), 6-0 in a 2-hour and 50-minute championship match in the Hungarian capital, earning the highest-level title of her career to date.
Korpatsch notched seven wins during the clay-court event, garnering two victories in the qualifying rounds before prevailing in the main draw. Four of Korpatsch's five main-draw victories this week were three-setters.
The German had already posted a career-best WTA 125 result earlier this year, reaching her first final at that level in Marbella in April. Korpatsch was defeated by Mayar Sherif in that final, but she utilized that experience to go one better in Budapest.
Overall, Korpatsch has won her last 12 matches at all levels. In her previous tournament, she claimed the ITF Challenger event in Montreux, Switzerland, also on clay.
Tamara Korpatsch nyerte a budapesti WTA 125-ös versenyt, a döntőben 7:6 6:7 6:0-ra legyőzve Viktoriya Tomovát.@WTA pic.twitter.com/iCAqcoDYrG
— HUNtennis (@HUNgarianTENNIS) September 24, 2022
Korpatsch held a commanding 4-0 head-to-head edge over Tomova coming into the final, but they had not met since 2018.
Eager to stake a claim in their rivalry, Tomova took a 3-0, double-break lead in the first set on Saturday, saving six break points during the 1-0 game in the process.
But aggressive play by Korpatsch, particularly off the forehand side, increasingly paid dividends in the opener, and she pulled back to parity after saving two set points at 5-4. In the tiebreak, Korpatsch continued to find powerful forehands and was rewarded with the one-set lead.
In the second set, it was Korpatsch who led by a double-break at 3-0, and she served for the match at 5-4. But Tomova surged back, moving Korpatsch around the court, often with well-timed drop shots. In another tiebreak, the Bulgarian won the final three points to tie up the clash.
The first two sets took over an hour apiece, but in arguably the biggest twist of the day, the third set was one-sided. Korpatsch found consistent range on her groundstrokes, and she dominated the decider. Korpatsch, who was broken six times in the first two sets, never faced a break point in the final set.
Bondár Anna és Kimberley Zimmermann nyerte a budapesti WTA 125-ös versenyt!@WTA pic.twitter.com/1gzFyN3uX5
— HUNtennis (@HUNgarianTENNIS) September 24, 2022
Later on Saturday, the local spectators were treated to triumph by one of their countrywomen, as Hungary's Anna Bondar teamed with Belgium's Kimberley Zimmermann to take the doubles title.
No.1 seeds Bondar and Zimmermann topped the unseeded all-Czech pairing of Jesika Maleckova and Renata Voracova 6-3, 2-6, [10-5] in 1 hour and 21 minutes in the doubles final.
This is the first WTA 125 doubles title for both Bondar and Zimmermann. The duo previously teamed up to win a Hologic WTA Tour doubles title earlier this year in Palermo.
More to come...
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