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Perdue Elementary holding donation drive to give back to local cancer patients
Perdue Elementary School started its donation drive to benefit cancer patients on Thursday.
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Perdue Elementary School started its donation drive to benefit cancer patients on Thursday.
The drive, started in 2016, collects protein drinks to go toward the cancer care center across from the school.
Since the start of the drive, the school has lost two students to cancer.
One of those students was Mckenzie Brooks. She passed away in 2019.
“To hear those words was just like, ‘I can not believe that. Are you telling me my princess has cancer?'” McKenzie’s mother, Michele Brooks said.
Brooks says before her daughter protein drinks helped her daughter after her diagnosis.
“A lot of people don’t understand once you have a treatment it takes a lot of your body, and for her to be so young and her losing weight, it helped her,” she said. “It gave her strength sometimes.”
School leaders say the drive helps keep alive the memory of the students they’ve lost.
Student Aiden Rozier was diagnosed with bone cancer and later passed away in 2021.
Principal Dr. Andy Payne says losing two students has brought the school together.
“By doing something small of sending this in, a Boost,Glucerna, Ensure, any nutritional drink, and you, not us, but you are going to touch the lives of people who can need it today,” he said.
The donation drive runs through August 8. You can drop off protein drinks from 8 a.m. to 4 pm. Monday through Friday.
The school is located at 115 Sutherlin Drive in Warner Robins.
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Robins Air Force Base hoping to get students involved in STEM outreach program
Robins Air Force Base and the 21st Century Partnership are working on a STEM outreach program for Middle Georgia K-12 schools.
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Robins Air Force Base and the 21st Century Partnership are working on a STEM outreach program for Middle Georgia K-12 schools.
The goal is to get students interested in STEM to work at Robins Air Force Base after completing high school or college.
Program leaders say it can be difficult keeping STEM talent local due to high demand, but the base has more than enough available jobs.
“So science and engineers have always had a lot of available openings in job opportunities on the base,” STEM Outreach Coordinator Charles Goolsby said. “So there’s always a lot of work to do, and we always need good people that’s able to do it.”
Goolsby says the outreach program will be visiting schools across Middle Georgia.
The program is also hosting a STEM expo at the Museum of Aviation’s Century of Flight Hanger on September 10.
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Scattered storms and heat return Friday
The heat is on once again in Middle Georgia for the end of the week and through the weekend.
Highs on Friday will warm into the 90s by Friday afternoon, with the heat index pushing into the 100s.
By the afternoon hours, scattered showers and storms will start to pop up, but severe weather is not expected.
On Saturday a cold front will start pushing closer to the area.
This will bring increasing rain chances, especially to our northern counties.
In spots that don’t see the rainfall, highs will be warming into the mid and upper 90s.
This cold front won’t be pushing all the way through Middle Georgia, so unfortunately we won’t be getting any relief from the heat.
We will be keeping the summertime pattern through next week with more mid 90s and scattered storms.
A few of these could be strong with main threats being heavy rain and gusty winds.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Baltimore family is suing a Sesame Street-themed amusement park for $25 million over claims of racial discrimination, alleging multiple costumed characters ignored a 5-year-old Black girl during a meet-and-greet event last month.
The lawsuit comes in the wake of a video, shared widely on social media, showing two other Black girls apparently being snubbed by a costumed employee during a parade at the park in Langhorne, outside Philadelphia. Sesame Place apologized in a statement and promised more training for its employees after the video went viral earlier this month.
The suit, which seeks class action status, was filed in a federal court in Philadelphia against SeaWorld Parks, the owner of the Sesame Place, for “pervasive and appalling race discrimination.”
The lawsuit alleges four employees dressed as Sesame Street characters ignored Quinton Burns, his daughter Kennedi Burns and other Black guests during the meet-and-greet on June 18. The lawsuit says “SeaWorld’s performers readily engaged with numerous similarly situated white customers.”
During a press conference held Wednesday, one of the family’s attorneys, Malcolm Ruff, called for transparency from SeaWorld and for the company to compensate the Burns family. The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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For 2022, the state of Tennessee will have a Sales Tax Holiday, and it will look a bit different than it has in the past.
New this year will be a special month-long gun safes and safety equipment for the entire month of July and grocery sales tax holiday for the entire month of August.
Shoppers will enjoy the tax-free shopping for clothes, school supplies and computers, with some restrictions applied.
The sales tax holiday will begin July 29 and run until 11:59pm July 31.
Some of the limits are:
Clothing
- Tax exempt: General apparel costing under $100 (shirts plants, shoes, dresses, socks, etc.)
- Not exempt: Clothing over $100; jewelry, handbags, sports or recreational equipment.
School supplies
- Tax exempt: School and art supplies under $100 or less per item, including notebooks, binders, backpacks, pens, pencils and art items such as clay, glazes, drawing pads, brushes.
- Not exempt: Items costing more than $100; items normally sold together cannot be separated to bring per-item cost below $100 threshold.
Computers
- Tax exempt: Computers, laptops, tablets for personal use, costing $1,500 or less
- Not exempt: Flash drives, CD's, DVD's, printer supplies, household appliances, individually purchased software (ie not bundled with computers, laptops, tablets when purchased).
The July Sales Tax Holiday for gun safes and safety equipment the legislature extended the holiday an additional fiscal year.
The August Sales Tax Holiday for food and food ingredients does not include alcoholic beverages, tobacco, candy, dietary supplements, prepared food, and baby formula.
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1 killed, 1 injured in early morning barbershop shooting
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— One man is dead and another injured after a shooting this morning just after midnight in front of the Next Level Kuts , located at 856 PioNono Avenue.
Two men were shot in front of the barbershop. The first victim, 38-year-old Jimmy Lee Scott III was killed, his brother 39-year-old Jarel Scott was injured during this incident. Jarel Scott was transported to the hospital and is currently listed to be critical but stable condition.
The circumstances behind the incident are under investigation.
Anyone with information in reference to this incident is urged to contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 or Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.
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Following their breathtaking victory in the semi-final on Tuesday, securing a triumphant 4 - 0 win over Sweden, England’s Lionesses will go head-to-head (or foot-to-foot) with Germany in the Women’s Euro 2022 final this weekend – and sports enthusiast Prince William will be there to cheer them on.
An announcement from Kensington Palace on Friday 29 July revealed: ‘The Duke of Cambridge, President of The Football Association, will attend the UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 final between Germany and England at Wembley Stadium this Sunday.’
The Cambridges have been eagerly following the European Women’s Football Championship so far, with William tweeting a special message to the England side ahead of their game on Tuesday, writing: ‘Good luck tonight @Lionesses, the whole country is behind you #WEURO2022 W’.
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After their victory, the delighted royal added: ‘Congratulations @Lionesses on making it to the #WEURO2022 final on Sunday. The entire country is so proud of everything you’re achieving. We believe in you and will be with you all the way! W’.
The entire family are known to be sports enthusiasts, with both the duke and duchess holding honorary roles and patronages for a number of sporting institutions (from William’s role as Vice-Royal patron of the Welsh Rugby Union, to Kate’s position as Royal Patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club). It’s an enthusiasm they’ve passed on to their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, whose sweet birthday photographs (usually taken by their mother), typically showing the Cambridge brood playing outdoors.
Prince William and his eldest son are Aston Villa supporters and George has previously accompanied his father to watch the team play, such as for a match in September 2019. Last year, George joined his parents at Wembley to watch the England men’s side compete against Italy in the Euro 2020 final. While meeting the women’s squad earlier this year, the duke revealed that George’s little sister is also a keen football fan, telling the Lionesses that the seven-year-old is ‘really good in goal’, and even dubbing her a ‘budding sports star’.
Given the little princess’s enthusiasm for the game, royal watchers have speculated that Charlotte may well join her father at the match this Sunday. Either way, the country will be tuning in on mass for kick-off at 5pm, hoping to see the Lionesses secure a roaring victory.
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Senate deal on climate, inflation bill would make it easier to buy electric vehicles
DETROIT - The surprise deal by Senate Democrats on a slimmed-down bill to support families, boost infrastructure and fight climate change also is likely to jump-start sales of electric vehicles.
The measure agreed to by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and holdout Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia would give EV buyers a $7,500 tax credit starting next year, through the end of 2032. There’s also a new $4,000 credit for those buying used EVs, a move to help the middle class go electric.
But as things often go in Washington, there are a bunch of strings and asterisks.
RELATED: What's in, and out, of Democrats' climate, health care and inflation bill
To be eligible, the electric vehicle has to be assembled in North America, and there are limits on annual income for buyers. There also are caps on the sticker prices of new EVs — $80,000 for pickups, SUVs and vans, and $55,000 for other vehicles — and a $25,000 limit on the price of used electric vehicles.
Still, even with the restrictions, the credits should help stimulate electric vehicle sales, which already are rising as automakers introduce more models in different sizes and price ranges, said Jessica Caldwell, an analyst for Edmunds.com.
"The tax credits for electric vehicles in the bill will benefit consumers and cut costs for low- and middle-income families," the Sierra Club said of the measure, which still must be approved by both chambers. "We're hoping for swift adoption."
FILE - Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) ranking member on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, gets in to take a test drive of a Lucid Motors electric car parked outside the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Wednesday
RELATED: Ford reveals new electric F-150 police pickup truck
For the first half of this year, electric vehicles accounted for about 5% of U.S. new vehicle sales, with 46 models on sale. S&P Global Mobility expects that to hit 8% next year, 15% by 2025, and 37% by 2030.
At present, many new EVs, including two of sales leader Tesla’s four models, wouldn’t be eligible for the credits because they're priced higher than the bill's limits, Caldwell said. But the number of eligible vehicles will grow as automakers roll out more mainstream EVs during the next few years, she said.
"I would imagine that these price brackets will become a lot more realistic in the coming years when you probably have more vehicles that fall within these parameters," Caldwell said.
FILE - The charging port for a 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV RST all-electric pickup truck during the 2022 New York International Auto Show (NYIAS) in New York, on April 13, 2022. Photographer: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Several automakers, including Ford and Hyundai, already have them in the $40,000s, and General Motors next year plans to start selling a small Chevrolet SUV for about $30,000 with about 300 miles of range per charge.
Also, there aren’t many used EVs priced under $25,000 yet, and those that are mainly are older, with lower ranges per charge, Caldwell said, noting that a 5-year-old Chevrolet Bolt small electric car — one of the lowest-priced EVs on the road — is likely to cost more than $25,000.
"It seems like that is something that should potentially be revisited for it to make more sense given today’s market," she said.
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To get the credit, buyers of new EVs can’t have modified adjusted gross incomes of more than $300,000 per year if filing joint tax returns, $225,000 for a head of household, and $150,000 for all taxpayers not in the first two categories.
For used EVs, income limits are $150,000 if filing a joint return, $112,500 for a head of household, and $75,000 for others not in the first two categories.
The bill also removes caps on the number of tax credits each manufacturer can offer. General Motors, Tesla and Toyota all have exceeded the cap and can’t offer any credits now under a previous measure. But other manufacturers still offer them.
Also, more than half the value of battery components have to be manufactured or assembled in North America to get the full credit. And at least 40% of the minerals used in batteries must come from either the U.S. or a country with which it has a free trade agreement. Those percentages increase gradually over the years, and minerals recycled from used batteries in North America also qualify.
Credits would also go to buyers of hydrogen fuel cell and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Plug-ins can travel on electric power alone for several miles before the gas-electric hybrid powertrain kicks in.
The EV tax credits are much smaller than several Democratic legislators from automaking states had proposed earlier. Gone are extra credits for EVs made in the U.S. by union workers.
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There will be a candlelight vigil Saturday for Nathaniel Melancon, who has been missing since March.
Melancon went missing from the Grand Coteau/Opelousas area in March. His car was found in the Sherburne Wildlife Management Area in Point Coupee Parish, but no trace of him has ever been found.
The vigil will be held from 7:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. in front of the Bank of Sunset on July 30. His family is inviting everyone to attend.
Several searches have been done but he still hasn't been found. The family is pleading with anyone who has any information about his disappearance to call St. Landry Crime Stoppers at 337-945-8477.
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A public meeting will be held in St. Landry Parish to address concerns with the animal control ordinance.
The meeting is schedule to take place Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at the Delta Grand Theatre located at 120 S Market St, Opelousas, LA 70570.
Parish President Jessie Bellard said "I recommend everyone to read not only the new proposed ordinance but also the ordinance that is already in place. The new ordinance has not been proposed to the council and we want to receive the public’s opinion on this matter. Please reach out to my office at (337)-948-3688 or text my cell phone at (337)-351-1482."
To view the current ordinance in place, click here.
To view the proposed ordinance, click here.
Residents are urged to attend and voice their concerns.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon on Thursday reported its second-consecutive quarterly loss but its revenue topped Wall Street expectations, sending its stock sharply higher.
The Seattle-based e-commerce giant also said it is making progress in controlling some of the excess costs from its massive expansion during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Amazon lost $2.03 billion, or 20 cents per share, in the three-month period ended June 30, driven by a $3.9 billion write-down of the value of its stock investment in electric vehicle start-up Rivian Automotive.
That compared to a profit of $7.78 billion a year ago. It posted a loss of $3.84 billion in this year’s first quarter, its first quarterly loss since 2015, which was also marked by a large Rivian write-down. Analysts had been expecting a 12-cent profit in the latest quarter, according to FactSet.
But Wall Street was cheered by Amazon’s $121.2 billion in revenue, topping expectations of $119 billion. The results came as the company attempts to navigate shifting consumer demand and higher costs, while curtailing the glut of warehouses it acquired during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Shares in Amazon.com Inc. rose almost 14% in after-hours trading.
CEO Andy Jassy said in a statement that Amazon is seeing its revenue accelerate as it invests in its Prime membership and offers more benefits to members, such as its recent deal to give free access to meal delivery service Grubhub for a year.
Subscription services have grown 10% compared to the prior year. Some analysts estimate the company generated roughly $4.6 billion in revenue during its Prime Day shopping event, which it held during the second quarter last year but moved to the third in 2022. Amazon noted sales have also been dampened by foreign exchange rate fluctuations.
“Against this context, Amazon’s performance is reasonable enough — but it is still a very long way from the stellar numbers Amazon usually produces,” said Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData.
Jassy noted the company continues to feel inflationary pressure from higher energy and transportation costs, but it’s been making progress controlling expenses related to its fulfillment network.
Between 2019 and 2021, Amazon nearly doubled the number of warehouses and data centers it leased and owned to keep up with rising consumer demand. But as consumers shifted their habits, Amazon found itself with too many workers and too much space, which added billions in extra costs. The company has been subleasing some of its warehouses, ending some of its leases and deferring construction on others to deal with the problem.
Amazon’s Chief Financial Officer Brian Olsavsky said during a media call Thursday the company is slowing down its expansion plans for this year and the next to better align with customer demand. He said the company is also planning to shift capital investments towards its cloud-computing unit AWS.
Amazon’s retail operations both internationally and in North America reported operating losses, showing the company is suffering the same fate as Walmart and Target, Saunders said. Costs are outpacing sales and growth, though Amazon can dip into other profit pools — like AWS — to protect its overall performance, he said.
AWS, which is facing increasing competition from Microsoft Azure, earned $19.74 billion in revenue, a 33% jump from last year. While Amazon’s advertising unit, another burgeoning moneymaker, pulled in $8.76 billion, an 18% increase from last year.
On the labor side, Amazon has been able to reduced its headcount through attrition and staffing levels were more in-line with demand, Olsavsky said. The company had 1.52 million employees by the end of June, down 6.1% from the first quarter. The performance of the broader economy is expected to shape its hiring plans moving forward.
“I don’t think you’ll see us hiring at the same pace we did over the last year, or in last few years,” Olsavsky said, adding the company will continue to hire targeted positions for profitable units, like its advertising business and AWS.
Despite Wall Street’s celebration, the e-commerce and tech giant’s revenue growth still landed at a relatively sluggish 7%, about the same as the first quarter of this year and its slowest in about two decades. It comes as the pandemic-induced consumer reliance on online shopping dies down and Americans are shifting their spending habits away from things like home improvements towards traveling and eating out.
Consumers and businesses are also feeling the weight of surging inflation, which is at its highest in 40 years. Faced with rising costs of food and gas, Americans have dialed back purchases on discretionary items, forcing Walmart, Target and other retailers with extra inventory to offer more discounts on items like electronics. Though Olsavsky said inflation hasn’t cooled down demand.
“We saw demand increase during the quarter and had a very strong June,” he said.
Olsavsky also noted third-party sellers represented 57% of total units sold on Amazon during the quarter, the highest in the company’s history.
Amazon is expecting to post between $125 billion and $130 billion in revenue for the third quarter, a growth of 13% to 17% compared to the same period a year ago. Analysts are expecting $126.49 billion, according to FactSet.
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UPDATE: Body found in vehicle off Tom Hill Sr. Blvd identified
UPDATE: Leon Jones tells 41NBC that the body has been identified as 42-year-old Donnie Pierce inside of a vehicle, parked in the Kroger parking lot on Tom Hill Sr Blvd. The coroner says that he thinks this is most likely the result of a drug overdose, though an autopsy is being performed to confirm that.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones reports that body has been found in a vehicle on Tom Hill Sr. Blvd.
Jones headed to the scene around 1:20 p.m. on Friday, July 29th, 2022. Stay with 41NBC for more updates as they come.
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OPELOUSAS, La. – The lineup and dates for the 40th Original Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Festival were announced Friday. The Zydeco season opens on August 4 and ends with the comeback Zydeco Celebration on September 3, 2022.
The celebration takes place at the Yambilee Festival Grounds Festival Grounds with multiple activities leading up to that date. This year the festival pays tribute to the original King of Zydeco, Clifton Chenier and to Wilbert Levier, an original member of the Treasures of Opelousas, according to event organizers.
The lineup includes Lil Nate & the Zydeco Big Timers (Friday Night Kick Off Dance), Grammy winner Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band, Grammy nominees Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie and Corey Ledet; along with Mike Broussard & Nu Edition Zydeco, Jeremy Frugé & The Zydeco Hot Boyz and Rusty Metoyer & Zydeco Krush.
Festival executive director Lena Charles says that locally and nationwide, music fans are eager to return to Southwest Louisiana to experience firsthand the original “keepers of the culture, the tellers of the stories.”
The Treasures of Opelousas, a group of concerned citizens, feared that the Creole Culture and their music were dying out; in response, they organized the first zydeco festival in 1982. Forty years later, we are still celebrating and promoting the best of Creole culture, traditional food and Zydeco music.
Find more information about the 40th Annual Original Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Festival at www.zydeco.org, on Facebook at SWLA Zydeco Music Festival or at www.lafayettetravel.com
The Original Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Festival is sponsored by the tourism departments of Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Lafayette and Louisiana.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
ZYDECO SEASON OPENING - THURSDAY AUGUST 4:
Zydeco Festival Season party begins at the Opelousas Museum and Interpretive Center. With the official opening of the year 2022, the 40th Annual Original SWLA Zydeco Music Festival will serve light refreshments, music, and celebration, the event takes place from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Opelousas Museum, 315 N Main St, Opelousas, LA 70570.
KICKOFF DANCE - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2:
The party will get started early the night before at Evangeline Downs at 9 p.m. with Lil Nate & The Zydeco Big Timers. 2235 Creswell Lane Extension, Opelousas, LA 70570
BIG ZYDECO PARADE - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3:
Parade route East Landry Street and Wallior Street. The Zydeco parade lines up at 8:30 a.m. with scores of zydeco fans, businesses, social clubs, dance groups, and trail riders. The parade rolls at 10 a.m., passing by the Zydeco Breakfast on Landry, as they head to the Festival Grounds.
ZYDECO BREAKFAST – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3:
Join them for the annual Zydeco Breakfast in downtown Opelousas. From 9-11 am, under the oak trees on the Courthouse Square, you can listen to the sounds of Jeffery Broussard and The Creole Cowboys. Local downtown eateries will feature an assortment of breakfast items for sale. Thanks to Opelousas Tourism, with support from Opelousas Main Street, Inc., the City of Opelousas, and the St. Landry Parish Government, hosts the free event each year to get people excited about SW LA Zydeco Festival music and activities.
40th ANNUAL- THE ORIGINAL SOUTHWEST ZYDECO FESTIVAL
This year’s celebration takes place on the Yambilee Festival Grounds beginning at noon and winding down in the wee hours of the night. Gather your friends and family for a full day and night of music, traditional Creole food by vendors and food trucks, along with arts and crafts.
1939 W. Landry St. Opelousas, LA 70570.
Find more information about the 40th Annual Original Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Festival at www.zydeco.org or on Facebook at SWLA Zydeco Music Festival, www.lafayettetravel.com.
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TALLAHASSEE, FLa. (AP) — Florida advised school districts to ignore protections for LGBTQ students that President Joe Biden's administration is trying to implement, saying the anti-discrimination language is not binding law and following the guidance could result in breaking state law.
Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz wrote to school districts Thursday saying they should not change current practices because of proposed new rules under Title IX that would extend sexual discrimination protections to students based on their gender identity or sexual orientation.
“Nothing in these guidance documents requires you to give biological males who identify as female access to female bathrooms, locker rooms, or dorms ... or to allow biological males who identify as female to compete on female sports teams,” Diaz said.
He added that doing any of those things would “jeopardize the safety and wellbeing of Florida students and risk violating Florida law.”
Last year, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill banning anyone assigned male at birth from participating in girls' or women's sports. This year, he signed a bill that prohibits discussion of gender identity or sexual orientation in public schools at least through grade 3.
Earlier this month, a federal judge in Tennessee blocked implementation of the proposed new federal protections after 20 states sued over the issue.
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GENEVA (AP) — Credit Suisse said Wednesday that CEO Thomas Gottstein is resigning after 2-1/2 years in the job, as he announced “disappointing” results, plunging revenues and a net loss in the second quarter.
These are the latest signs that the top-drawer Swiss bank is not yet finished with a string of troubles in recent years.
The Zurich-based bank said Ulrich Koerner, whom Gottstein brought onto its board from rival UBS last year, will take the helm starting Monday.
Credit Suisse also announced a new “strategic review” that among other things will aim to lower costs.
Gottstein, a 23-year veteran of the bank, cited “personal and health-related considerations” weighing on his move to hand over to Koerner, who also worked for Credit Suisse earlier in his career.
Overall, Credit Suisse reported a net loss of 1.6 billion Swiss francs (about $1.7 billion) in the second quarter, from a profit of 253 million francs in the quarter a year ago. Revenues plunged 29% to 3.6 billion.
Overall, Credit Suisse said, “the combination of the geopolitical situation following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and significant monetary tightening by major central banks in response to inflation concerns have continued to result in heightened volatility and client risk aversion so far this year.”
It also said that the current market environment “has had an adverse impact on client activity across both wealth management and the investment bank.” Those represent two of the bank’s most important operations.
Credit Suisse said widening credit spreads had caused a nearly quarter-billion-dollar loss in its leveraged finance portfolio. It also cited provisions for legal costs.
“Our results for the second quarter of 2022 are disappointing, especially in the investment bank, and were also impacted by higher litigation provisions and other adjusting items,” Gottstein said.
Credit Suisse has run into a series of troubles in recent years, including bad bets on hedge funds and a spying scandal involving UBS. Also, a Swiss court fined the bank more than $2 million last month for failing to prevent money laundering linked to a Bulgarian criminal gang more than 15 years ago.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Oil companies swam in record profits over the last few months at a time when Americans struggled to pay for gasoline, food and other basic necessities.
On Friday, Exxon Mobil booked an unprecedented $17.85 billion profit for the second quarter and Chevron made a record $11.62 billion. The sky-high profits come one day after the U.K.’s Shell shattered its own profit record.
Soaring energy prices have rattled consumers and become a political flash point. Last month, President Joe Biden said that “Exxon made more money than God this year. “
Consumers are facing high fuel prices not just at the pump, but soaring energy prices are being baked into delivery costs, which is driving up the cost of everything from apples to toilet paper.
The record profits marked a stunning turnaround from the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when cities were locked down and demand for fuels plummeted. There were numerous bankruptcies and thousands of layoffs.
The industry has long gone through boom-and-bust cycles. But due to the ongoing war Russia waged on Ukraine, which resulted in less oil and gas on the market from Russia, as well as other global supply constraints, high prices could linger for some time.
“It’s devastating,” said Mark Wolfe, executive director of the National Energy Assistance Directors Association, who added that high energy prices hit low-income families and frontline workers the hardest. “You live on a tight budget and this is an extra $40 to $50 per week.”
Wolfe wants the federal government to tax energy companies and “redistribute some of those profits back to the families who are struggling.”
Inflation is already changing where Americans go and what they eat. It’s also changing the way they consume energy.
Two-thirds of Americans changed their driving habits and lifestyle, with the vast majority choosing to drive less or combine errands, said AAA spokesman Andrew Gross. Among those surveyed by AAA, 2% said they bought an electric vehicle since March, he said.
“They have really altered their lifestyles to cope with these high prices,” Gross said.
Exxon, based in Irving, Texas, increased its oil and gas production as crude prices hovered above $100 a barrel. Revenue at Exxon skyrocketed to $115.68 billion, up from $67.74 billion during the same quarter last year.
Natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices are also elevated due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and ensuing sanctions against Russia, a major supplier of natural gas. Many European nations have been scrambling for alternatives to Russian natural gas, and have been competing for boatloads of LNG, driving up prices for natural gas both globally and in the U.S. Inflation in Europe has also been surging, including soaring costs for energy.
Surging prices have been a boon for investors, including energy executives who receive a large share of compensation through company stock. Exxon earned $4.21 per share, exceeding analyst expectations of $4.02 per share, according to analysts polled by Factset. Chevron earned $5.95 per share, exceeding analyst expectations of $5.16 per share.
Shares of Exxon Mobil Corp. jumped 4% at the opening bell Friday and Chevron rose 8%
Exxon CEO Darren Woods attributed the company’s success to its investments in oil and gas fields in Guyana and the Permian Basin, as well as its investments in liquefied natural gas, which has been in high demand globally.
“Given the long investment cycle times, growing supply will not happen overnight,” said Woods in a conference call Friday.
Gasoline prices rose particularly quickly during the quarter, due to limited global supply, the high cost of oil and because there are fewer refineries operating in the U.S. than before the pandemic.
Exxon plans to increase refining capacity by about 250,000 barrels per day in the first quarter of 2023 by expanding its Beaumont Refinery. That represents the industry’s largest single capacity addition in the U.S. since 2012, the company said.
To alleviate Europe’s energy crisis, Exxon sees potential for fracking and unconventional gas in Germany, and “there’s an opportunity where certainly ExxonMobil could play a key role,” Woods said.
Exxon also plans to increase its exports of LNG to Europe. Golden Pass, its LNG export facility under construction in Port Arthur, Texas, will increase LNG exports from the Gulf Coast by 20% when it starts up in 2024, he said.
“Bringing more LNG supplies to help offset some of the Russian gas going into Europe will be another really critical step forward in diversification of supplies for Europe,” Woods said.
Climate scientists and residents who live near Gulf Coast LNG export facilities warn that expanding fossil fuel infrastructure could exacerbate disasters caused by climate change.
Exxon expects to increase oil-equivalent production in the Permian Basin by 25% this year compared to 2021 and to eliminate routine flaring in the Permian by the end of the year.
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DETROIT (AP) — The surprise deal by Senate Democrats on a slimmed-down bill to support families, boost infrastructure and fight climate change also is likely to jump-start sales of electric vehicles.
The measure agreed to by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and holdout Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia would give EV buyers a $7,500 tax credit starting next year, through the end of 2032. There’s also a new $4,000 credit for those buying used EVs, a move to help the middle class go electric.
But as things often go in Washington, there are a bunch of strings and asterisks.
To be eligible, the electric vehicle has to be assembled in North America, and there are limits on annual income for buyers. There also are caps on the sticker prices of new EVs — $80,000 for pickups, SUVs and vans, and $55,000 for other vehicles — and a $25,000 limit on the price of used electric vehicles.
Still, even with the restrictions, the credits should help stimulate electric vehicle sales, which already are rising as automakers introduce more models in different sizes and price ranges, said Jessica Caldwell, an analyst for Edmunds.com.
“The tax credits for electric vehicles in the bill will benefit consumers and cut costs for low- and middle-income families,” the Sierra Club said of the measure, which still must be approved by both chambers. “We’re hoping for swift adoption.”
For the first half of this year, electric vehicles accounted for about 5% of U.S. new vehicle sales, with 46 models on sale. S&P Global Mobility expects that to hit 8% next year, 15% by 2025, and 37% by 2030.
At present, many new EVs, including two of sales leader Tesla’s four models, wouldn’t be eligible for the credits because they’re priced higher than the bill’s limits, Caldwell said. But the number of eligible vehicles will grow as automakers roll out more mainstream EVs during the next few years, she said.
“I would imagine that these price brackets will become a lot more realistic in the coming years when you probably have more vehicles that fall within these parameters,” Caldwell said.
Several automakers, including Ford and Hyundai, already have them in the $40,000s, and General Motors next year plans to start selling a small Chevrolet SUV for about $30,000 with about 300 miles of range per charge.
Also, there aren’t many used EVs priced under $25,000 yet, and those that are mainly are older, with lower ranges per charge, Caldwell said, noting that a 5-year-old Chevrolet Bolt small electric car — one of the lowest-priced EVs on the road — is likely to cost more than $25,000.
“It seems like that is something that should potentially be revisited for it to make more sense given today’s market,” she said.
To get the credit, buyers of new EVs can’t have modified adjusted gross incomes of more than $300,000 per year if filing joint tax returns, $225,000 for a head of household, and $150,000 for all taxpayers not in the first two categories.
For used EVs, income limits are $150,000 if filing a joint return, $112,500 for a head of household, and $75,000 for others not in the first two categories.
The bill also removes caps on the number of tax credits each manufacturer can offer. General Motors, Tesla and Toyota all have exceeded the cap and can’t offer any credits now under a previous measure. But other manufacturers still offer them.
Also, more than half the value of battery components have to be manufactured or assembled in North America to get the full credit. And at least 40% of the minerals used in batteries must come from either the U.S. or a country with which it has a free trade agreement. Those percentages increase gradually over the years, and minerals recycled from used batteries in North America also qualify.
Credits would also go to buyers of hydrogen fuel cell and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Plug-ins can travel on electric power alone for several miles before the gas-electric hybrid powertrain kicks in.
The EV tax credits are much smaller than several Democratic legislators from automaking states had proposed earlier. Gone are extra credits for EVs made in the U.S. by union workers.
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Back to School events wrap up in Middle Georgia this weekend
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — As July comes to a close, more Back to School bashes are happening to help prepare families for the school year.
The House of Hope Macon presents Back 2 School Bash
- Sunday July 31st from 12 p.m. noon to 4 p.m.
- 1900 Woodland Drive in Macon
- Free backpacks and school supplies will be given away, as well as professional haircuts for youth at no cost to parents or guardians. There are also fun activities and fellowship for the whole family, the event is free and open to the public.
CCOG and COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT CENTER INC and MVP Back to school giveaway
- Saturday July 30th from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. first come first served while supplies last
- at 5555 Bethesda Ave Macon, GA 31206
- Household Items, goods, and appliances being given away
Dublin barbers and barber students hold Back to School Drive
- Sunday July 31st from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- at 617 North Jefferson Street Dublin, GA
- School supplies and free haircuts given to students, food and drinks also offered to everyone
- Cashapp to give donations: $taykey1
- questions? Call (478) 279-9021
Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Back to School giveaway
- Saturday July 30th, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- 774 Hazel St at the Outreach and restorative justice center
- Contact free, drive-thru event, students must be present with parent or guardian
- Call 478-219-2406 for more info
Nece Hopson Memorial Foundation hosts School Supplies Give-a-way with hotdog luncheon
- Saturday July 30, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Distribution Site 1; 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Distribution Site 2
- Site 1: Deloris Toliver Park 115 Wallace Drive, Warner Robins
- Site 2: Westside Barbershop Parking Lot 813 N Houston Road, Warner Robins
- Hot dog lunches provided by Tasting at the Burrough
Glorious Hope Missionary Baptist Church hosts a Back to School Pancake and Prayer Breakfast for parents and students
- Saturday July 30th, at 10 a.m.
- at 3805 Napier Avenue in Macon
- each student will receive a gift of school supplies, and tips for parents and students from a school administrator
MASAB Temple No. 11 and MASAB Court No. 174 annual Back to School Drive
- Saturday July 30th, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- at 3865 Bloomfield Drive in Macon
Social Butterfliez Community Club and M.O.T.H. Community Club hosts 3rd annual Back to School event
- Saturday July 30th, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Central City Park in Macon
Verizon and TCC stores hand out backpacks full of school supplies
- Sunday July 31st, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
- at participating TCC stores , check here: https://locations.tccrocks.com/search.html
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Warner Robins teen shot by cousin
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –A 15-year-old boy from warner robins is undergoing surgery after being shot in the chest.
The Warner robins Police Department says the shooting happened on Laura Avenue, and that a stolen firearm from Bibb county is involved.
A 16-year-old boy, who is allegedly the cousin of the victim, confessed to the shooting and has been placed into custody and charged with aggravated assault and reckless conduct. 3 female juvenile runaways were also found at the scene.
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BEIJING (AP) — China’s leaders effectively acknowledged the struggling economy won’t hit its official 5.5% growth target this year and said Thursday they will try to prop up sagging consumer demand but will stick to strict anti-COVID-19 tactics that disrupted manufacturing and trade.
The announcement after a Communist Party planning meeting reflected the high cost President Xi Jinping’s government has been willing to incur to stop the virus in a politically sensitive year when Xi is widely expected to try to extend his term in power.
The party promised to “strive to achieve the best results” in the second half. It didn’t directly address the growth goal but dropped references in earlier statements about targets, effectively acknowledging the economy will fall short after growing just 2.5% over a year ago in the first half.
“Policymakers implicitly walked back from the original growth target,” said Larry Hu of Macquarie Group in a report. “It means that they no longer view 5.5%, or even 5%, as achievable for this year.”
Party leaders promised to “actively act in expanding demand” and to make up for lack of consumer and business spending.
Retails sales, a major driver of growth, were off 0.7% from a year earlier in the first half after plunging 11% in April following the temporary shutdown of Shanghai and some other major cities to fight virus outbreaks.
Thursday’s statement affirmed support for the anti-COVID-19 strategy despite its rising economic cost and social disruption.
“We should resolutely and conscientiously implement the policies and measures for the prevention and control of COVID-19,” the statement said. “We should do a good job in tracking virus mutations and developing new vaccines and drugs.”
Forecasters don’t expect Beijing to ease anti-virus controls until at least after a ruling party congress in October or November, when Xi is expected to try to break with tradition and award himself a third five-year term as party leader.
China rebounded quickly from the pandemic in 2020, but activity weakened as the government tightened controls on use of debt by its vast real estate industry, which supports millions of jobs. Economic growth slid due to a slump in construction and housing sales.
Repeated shutdowns and uncertainty about business conditions have devastated entrepreneurs who generate most of China’s new wealth and jobs. Small retailers and restaurants have closed. Others say they are struggling to stay afloat.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A giant Mega Millions lottery jackpot keeps getting larger as officials raised the massive prize to $1.28 billion on Friday, just hours before the next drawing.
The giant jackpot remains the nation’s third-largest prize and is the result of 29 consecutive drawings without anyone matching all of the game’s six numbers. That last time someone hit the Mega Millions jackpot was April 15.
If no one wins the Mega Millions jackpot Friday night, lottery officials expect the prize will grow to $1.7 billion for the next drawing Tuesday, making it the nation’s largest lottery prize.
Before rushing out to spend $2 on a ticket, keep in mind that the odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are a staggering 1 in 302.5 million.
The estimated $1.28 billion prize is for players who get their winnings through an annuity, paid annually over 29 years. Nearly all winners take the cash option, which for Friday’s drawing is an estimated $747.2 million.
The jackpot is the latest focus of lotteries that have been conducted in the U.S. and around the world for centuries.
Across the U.S., state lottery systems use lottery revenue to boost education, tourism, transportation and much more. With the big Mega Millions jackpot, state officials are hoping increased national interest in securing the top prize will result in more funding for their own causes.
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21 butterfly benches for victims of Uvalde school shooting now complete
The man who created the benches says it's been a journey that has transformed and touched the lives of thousands.
EASTMAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — 21 lives were lost in the Uvalde, Texas school shooting nearly two months ago.
Since the shooting, Sean Peacock has been making sure the victims are never forgotten by building special butterfly-shaped benches for the families of the victims.
Each bench features a child’s image.
He first created a butterfly bench years ago after losing his sister.
“God has blessed me with a beautiful family,” he said. “But I’ve got 21 new ones.”
For almost two months, Peacock and his team at Jass Graphix have worked day and night to ensure every bench was made with love.
Dodge County residents helped donate to the cause, providing Peacock and his team the funding they needed for supplies.
Peacock says it’s been a journey that has transformed and touched the lives of thousands.
“It’s been an emotional journey from first contact to right now,” he said. “It’s going to continue to be that. It’s been an emotional journey for myself, for my staff, for my city and their city and for those families.”
Peacock gifted the butterfly bench he made in memory of his sister to his mother for Mother’s Day.
His mother, Diane Peacock, is hoping the benches will bring comfort to the families in Uvalde like hers did for her.
“These innocent children on these benches, it’s going to be their way of knowing, ‘I’m okay,'” she said. “That’s where the hope comes in.”
Along with the benches, 21 pillows created by Sailor Kate Ministries will also be delivered. Each pillow will depict some of the child’s favorite activities and will include a special message.
Diane says losing a child is the hardest pain to go through.
“Grief is not something you get over,” she said. “It’s something you get through, and it may take a long time, but you have to have faith in God.”
Peacock is taking a U-Haul to Texas to hand deliver the benches to the families.
A prayer is taking place at the amphitheater in downtown Eastman on Saturday at 6 p.m. Peacock is set to arrive in Texas on Sunday.
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50 Mercer student-athletes named to Spring Academic All-SoCon Team
The Mercer Bears placed 50 student-athletes on the Spring 2022 Academic All-Southern Conference Team.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Mercer Bears placed 50 student–athletes on the Spring 2022 Academic All–Southern Conference Team.
To be eligible, student–athletes must carry at least a 3.3 cumulative grade–point average at the conclusion of the spring semester and were required to compete in at least one–half of their team’s competitions during the season.
The student–athletes must also have successfully completed at least three semesters at their institutions, making true freshmen and first–year transfers ineligible for inclusion.
Jim Cole, Mercer’s athletic director, says the university wants to promote academic growth.
“So you might be at a 2.5 next time,” he said. “We want you at a 2.8, or if you might be a 3.8, we want you to be a Rhodes Scholar. They’re constantly trying to figure out how to take that person to the next level versus just keeping them eligible and on the field.”
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Bibb County School District holds back to school giveaway
The Bibb County School District held a back to school bash at Westside High School Friday.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County School District held a back to school bash at Westside High School Friday.
The drive-thru event gave parents a chance to get the newly required clear or mesh back packs, school supplies, school uniforms and health supplies.
Curlandra Lightfoot-Smith, the district’s PBIS coordinator, says the school district is committed to helping the community.
“We understand you need some school supplies for you to purchase, but we’re going to purchase some as well,” she said. “We’re going to have our sponsors and our community to wrap their arms around the students and the parents to help meet that need as well, so we’re starting off hoping to build that excitement for a great 2022-23 school year.”
Bibb County students return to class on Wednesday, August 3.
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Coach’s Corner 2022: Paul Carroll of the Howard Huskies
On this edition of Coach's Corner, 41NBC's Bill Shanks talks football with head coach Paul Carroll of the Howard Huskies.
On this edition of Coach’s Corner, 41NBC’s Bill Shanks talks football with head coach Paul Carroll of the Howard Huskies. The Huskies have a lot of potential heading into this season. Coach Carroll explains how they’re going to compete in their new division.
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Eastman unveils new mural to honor veterans
The city of Eastman has a new mural dedicated to local veterans.
EASTMAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The city of Eastman has a new mural dedicated to local veterans.
Non-profit organization “Leave it Better” partnered with the American Legion Post 126 to create a mural representing all military branches.
It was funded by people in the community, businesses and organizations. It took about two months to gather the funds and complete it.
“We’re just one big family, and I love this for the fact that it really says something here to the town, “American Legion Post 126 Commander Stephen Hawn said. “It says a lot about the organization Leave It Better to help us, American Legion, to get the word out to those veterans around here.”
The mural is located at 205 Main Street in downtown Eastman.
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FVSU men’s volleyball team looks to build on inaugural season
Fort Valley State University became one of six HBCUs to add men's volleyball to its sports curriculum last year.
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Fort Valley State University became one of six HBCUs to add men’s volleyball to its sports curriculum last year.
For head coach Larry Wrather, season one was about setting the foundation.
“My main point I wanted to hit for the first year was just solidifying the culture,” he said. “If you get your culture set in right, you get it where you want it to be, you’re going to take off. We talk about building a house in our program. We’re building this beautiful mansion, but it doesn’t matter how beautiful this mansion is if the foundation is cracked.”
Recruiting for a niche sport like men’s volleyball can be a tough task. Coach Wrather conducts the normal duties of going to tournaments and hearing about players from other coaches, but for recruits, his elevator pitch will get heads turning.
“‘How would you feel being a part of the first HBCU to make history and make it to the NCAA Tournament?’ he asked. “Like that’s a simple one. You’re going to be in the history books to be the first-ever HBCU team to make it to the NCAA Tournament when you win this conference in 2024.”
The Wildcats will have to wait at least until 2024 to be eligible for a bid for the national tournament since conferences with newly initiated teams have a two-year probation until they can qualify. Regardless of the grace period, Coach Wrather has been on the hunt for athletes with a particular mindset.
“Looking for kids that are hungry, kids that have a little bit of a dog in them,” he said. “I always reference back is I look for those Allen Iversons, those Kobe Bryants that are just like, ‘I’m coming in. I don’t care if it’s practice, if it’s a match, I’m going 1000%.'”
Outside of recruiting those athletes with “dog-like” mentalities, Wrather hopes to get more kids of color involved in the sport.
As a black man playing this sport, you’re a unicorn. Let’s be honest. You’re a unicorn. You’re not involved in this game. You’re not really seen. If you are, you’re this speckle of pepper in a sea of salt.”
Wrather is also the school’s women’s volleyball coach. The men’s season will begin again in the spring.
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Macon-Bibb Transit Authority unveils second part of downtown mural
The Macon-Bibb Transit Authority officially unveiled the addition to its colorful downtown mural Friday.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Macon-Bibb Transit Authority officially unveiled the addition to its colorful downtown mural Friday.
The continuation of the Spirit of Macon mural–this part on the outside of the overpass at Poplar and Fifth Streets—is now complete.
MTA says it wanted to give more color to the corner while sharing the city’s musical history.
The mural’s artist, an associate professor at Georgia College & State University, says it’s important to showcase public art within the community.
“I would like to stress to continue bringing the artists and doing the public art and serving the community by bringing the visual art to the public,” he said
The Macon-Bibb Transit Authority hopes drivers and pedestrians passing the bridge will appreciate the artwork.
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Staying hot for the weekend
The heat will be continuing for the area through the weekend, with highs warming into the mid 90s and scattered showers.
We have seen some pretty intense heat across Middle Georgia for this last week of July.
That heat will be continuing for the area through the weekend, with highs warming into the mid/upper 90s.
A cold front pushing in from the north will help to increase rain chances Saturday, especially for our northern counties.
Unfortunately, the cold front won’t make it much farther than the mountains and we will be stuck in the heat for a while.
By Sunday a small push of drier air will move into the area, bringing down our dew points to the mid and low 60s.
It might not seem like a lot, but you will be able to feel the difference.
This dry air will also help keep rain chances low through Monday.
It however won’t limit our highs, which will be warming into the mid and upper 90s.
Our Summertime trend returns just in time for most of Middle Georgia to head back to school next week.
Highs will be in the mid 90s for the week with scattered showers and storms possible each afternoon.
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UPDATE: GBI releases body camera footage from Hancock County incident that led to Brianna Grier’s death
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation released body cam video Friday night of the incident that led to Brianna Grier's death.
UPDATE (7/29): The Georgia Bureau of Investigation released body cam video Friday night of the incident earlier this month that led to Brianna Grier’s death.
Grier died six days after falling out of a moving Hancock County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicle.
Click here to view the 10-minute clip.
The release of the footage followed a news release that said the footage would be released to the public “after agents review it with the family.”
“As a point of clarification to inaccurate reports, GBI agents have met with the Grier family in-person on multiple occasions since July 15,” the release stated. “Agents have also had several conversations with the family, providing them with investigative updates. It has also been reported that the GBI released a 90-page report of prior incidents involving Brianna Grier. The GBI has not released any reports of prior contact with law enforcement. We have only provided investigative updates on this case as we’re working to learn what happened in Hancock County in the early morning hours of July 15, 2022.”
ORIGINAL STORY (7/27):
SPARTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has released an update concerning the death investigation of Brianna Grier, who died after falling out of a patrol car while in custody.
The GBI says the rear passenger side door of the patrol car Grier was in was never closed after she was placed in the back seat. The GBI says she was handcuffed in the front of her body with no seatbelt.
The investigation found that after Grier was arrested, two Hancock County deputies were attempting to put Grier into the car. Grier was on the ground refusing to get into the car and saying she was going to harm herself. To get her into the car, one of the deputies walked around and opened the rear passenger side door, and the two deputies worked together to get her into the backseat of the car through the rear driver’s side. Deputies closed the rear driver’s side door, and the investigation revealed the deputy thought that he had closed the rear passenger’s side as well.
The deputies then left the scene and drove a short distance. The GBI says body camera footage shows deputies had no other contact with Grier from the time she was placed in the car until she fell out of the moving car.
GBI agents have conducted several interviews, reviewed multiple body camera videos and conducted exhaustive mechanical tests on the patrol car. Automotive experts and Georgia State Patrol also helped with tests to see if there were any possible mechanical malfunctions. The GBI is still investigating this incident.
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Wilkinson County students return to classroom
Most Middle Georgia students will return to school next week, but Wilkinson County students headed back Friday.
IRWINTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Most Middle Georgia students will return to school next week, but Wilkinson County students headed back Friday.
For some students, this was their first time back in the classroom since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Wilkinson County Primary School Principal Nicole Stephens says the goal for this year is to get students caught up.
“It was was nice seeing their faces again,” she said. “Everyone is back in the building.”
District leaders are confident they will be able to close the recent gap in learning. Superintendent Dr. Aaron Geter Jr. says the school district is ready for some normalcy.
“We’re excited to just back face-to-face, so that way you continue relationships,” he said. “You can really work on kids’ personal skills in terms of accountability and responsibility. We’re excited to be back in a traditional school setting on a day-to-day basis.”
Geter says public safety and the heath of students are high priorities.
Nurse Shondel Wade-Reese says this will important to keep their students safe and coming to school.
“It’s important to keep them well so they can stay in the classrooms to get the optimal opportunities with their learning,” school nurse Shondel Wade-Reese said
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Doorstep sellers targeting homes in Tunbridge Wells who say they are ex offenders on a rehabilitation programme are not legitimate, KentLive can reveal. The salespeople, often men, are widely known as 'Nottingham Knockers' because they originally came from Nottingham and sourced the cheap household goods they sell from a warehouse there.
Residents around Tunbridge Wells reported they had returned from July 19 knocking on doors and trying to sell yellow dusters and cleaning products which they carry in rucksacks. There have been numerous complaints of their "intimidating behaviour" and swearing if people refuse to buy their goods.
They targeted areas including Ferndale, Albany Hill, Sandhurst Road, Mount Sion, Pembury, Sherwood and the Dunorlan area. One lady said she had been "caught a while back and was talked into buying three items". She said she chose the cheapest which came to £45.
Read more: Well-known mum and son foodies open independent Fat Sam's Fried Chicken in Tunbridge Wells
People in Tunbridge Wells shared concerns on the neighbourhood app Nextdoor but the same worries have been seen across the country. It is thought the sellers use the visits to check out homes for potential burglaries, with some claiming chalk marks could be left outside where the resident was a "soft touch".
Householders have once again put out warnings on social media sites to alert others they have been door-stepped. Their visits always prompt debates among residents about whether or not they really are ex offenders on a rehabilitation programmes.
But there is no such ex offenders programme operating in Tunbridge Wells or indeed in Kent and people have been advised to alert Kent Police if they are called on. Kent Police would not tell Kent Live whether or not there was a rehab programme, even though Action Fraud and Trading Standards directed us to police, the latter saying "intimidation and fraud on the doorstep" was a matter for police.
However, the HMS Prison and Probation Service told us: "The Probation Service do not operate such a scheme, and on previous occasions we have advised members of the public to report this to their local police."
And a spokesperson for Kent County Council's Trading Standards said: "We urge all residents not to respond to cold callers. Watch out, there are no schemes that have ex-offenders going door-to-door selling homewares. Be wary of cold callers, do not agree to buy anything."
It said to report cold callers to Kent Police on 101 or call 999 if they are "aggressive or refuse to leave".
Last year we reported how the doorstep sellers sparked seven calls to Kent Police in one day. A police spokesman said residents had reported "concern around the salesmen" and "some said they felt intimidated or their language was aggressive".
In one road, a resident reported her door being kicked by one and in another, a doorknocker yelled the residents were "all scumbags" as he walked away.
A police spokesman said at the time: "We received seven calls from members of the public with concerns around the salesmen. Some said they felt intimidated or their language was aggressive and there was also concern from residents about older or vulnerable neighbours in the area."
And four years ago, KentLive has previously reported on a "rude and intimidating" doorstep seller going door-to-door in Tunbridge Wells. People reported a man with an "aggressive manner" who was "banging on doors" trying to sell over-priced cleaning goods, with two saying they had been sworn at when they refused to buy anything.
Police forces, neighbourhood policing groups and community groups up and down the country have warnings about 'Nottingham Knockers'. There are particular concerns about them preying on vulnerable people and making them part with their money.
But Kent Police would not give a statement on the issue, only saying the Chief Inspector for Tunbridge Wells, Omid Changizi "has not been made aware of such a programme". It directed us to generic advice on its website.
For free advice, contact Citizens Advice Consumer Helpline on 0808 223 1133.
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A Euro 2022 final match up that was almost destined to be, wasn’t it? The oldest footballing rivalry in the world will come together again this weekend as England Lionesses take on Germany in Sunday’s historic Euro 2022 final at Wembley.
The Women’s Euros has undoubtedly been a tournament for the ages, with record attendances, record scorelines and now a fitting final match up for which to crown a memorable month for women’s football.
And for Sarina Wiegman’s Lionesses side, it also represents a chance to cement a place in the history books, as the host nation aim to bring home England’s first ever European Championship, and first major trophy since 1966.
Goals from Beth Mead, Lucy Bronze, Fran Kirby and a much celebrated back-heeled finish from Alessia Russo meant they made light work of a highly rated Swedish side in Tuesday’s semi-final in Sheffield to book their place in the final of Euro 2022.
For Germany, two strikes from the in-form Alex Popp handed them a hard-fought 2-1 victory over France to secure their own passage to the final and – like the Lionesses – maintain their 100% record at the tournament.
However, this weekend something has to give, and we’ve got all the latest news so you don’t miss a minute of the action.
What channel is England vs Germany on? How can I watch the Euro 2022 final? Who are the BBC pundits?
Where: Wembley Stadium, London, Sunday 31 July, Kick-off: 5pm (BST)
The final of the Women’s European Championship will be broadcast live by the BBC.
The game will be shown on BBC One, with Gabby Logan presenting the pre-game programme at the slightly earlier time of 3.50pm.
You can also stream the game on BBC’s iPlayer service, providing you have an up-to-date TV license.
Alex Scott and Ian Wright are among the pundits, and commentary is by Robyn Cowen and Rachel Brown Finnis.
Where can I get tickets for England vs Germany in the Euro 2022 final?
Tickets are currently sold out on the UEFA website, though you can check if any come up closer to the date of the game via this link.
England team news
Wiegman has yet to alter her starting XI in Euro 2022, keeping the exact same side that started the opening game against Austria at Old Trafford. Could she spring a suprise this Sunday though?
Manchester United striker Alessia Russo is knocking on the door for a starting berth, having scored an astonishing four goals from the bench in the tournament already, including her cheeky backheel against Sweden which has become of the moments of the tournament.
Hannah Hampton and Lotte Wubben-Moy were both struck down with Covid-19 earlier in the tournament, but the duo have recovered well and been part of recent squads. At the time of writing, Wiegman should be able to pick from a fully fit squad for Sunday’s final.
What are the latest odds for England vs Germany?
While it is almost impossible to split the side, England go into the game as very slight favourites to life the trophy, with odds of 6/4, though Germany are not far behind at 15/8 for the win. Think it will go to extra time? You can get odds of 11/5 for a draw with 90 minutes.
Mead and Popp are joint top scorers for the tournament with 6 goals each, and SkyBet are offering odds of 16/1 for them both to have 2+ shots on target each and each team 4+ corners in 90 mins.
Other popular bets include BTTS in both halves, 2+ corners each team in each half and 20+ booking points each team at 300/1 and Mead & Popp to score and Georgia Stanway & Lena Oberdorf to be carded in 90 mins at 125/1.
All prices are provided by SkyBet and are subject to change at any time. Please gamble responsibly.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Joe Biden has nominated the former board chairman of the nation’s largest public utility to rejoin the panel.
Huntsville, Alabama attorney Joe Ritch is Biden’s pick to return to the board of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Ritch left the federal utility’s board in 2017 after a Republican-controlled Senate failed the previous year to confirm former President Barack Obama’s reappointment of Ritch and two others. Obama nominated Ritch to the board in 2012. The Senate confirmed him in 2013 and the board voted to make him chairman in 2014.
The nine-member board currently has four vacancies, not counting two sitting members who are still serving after their terms expired in May. The seats come with five-year terms, but when a board member’s term expires, that person can keep serving until end of the current congressional session, typically in December, or until their successors take office, whatever comes first.
Ritch would fill a vacant seat with a term expiring in May 2025.
Board member Beth Harwell’s run for U.S. House this election cycle could add more uncertainty if she wins.
Ritch now joins five other Biden board picks awaiting Senate confirmation. Three of them were nominated in April 2021.
The other two — Lyon County, Kentucky Judge Executive Adam Wade White and Bill Renick, a former Ashland, Mississippi mayor and state lawmaker — were nominated in June.
Once confirmed, the nominees would give Biden a majority that could reshape the federal utility, which now features only board members appointed by former President Donald Trump.
Environmental advocates have urged the new Democrat-appointed board members, once installed, to move more quickly in transitioning to 100% carbon-free electricity, citing the Biden administration’s goal of a carbon-pollution-free energy sector by 2035.
TVA has set a goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2035, compared to 2005 levels. The utility has its own aspirational goal of net zero emissions by 2050.
TVA provides electricity for 153 local power companies serving 10 million people in Tennessee and parts of six surrounding states, in addition to large industrial customers and federal operations.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — At a time of mega-mergers and flashy high-tech corporate hookups, the biggest U.S. book publisher’s plan to buy the fourth-largest for a mere $2.2 billion may seem somewhat quaint. But the deal represents such a key test for the Biden administration’s antitrust policy that the Justice Department is calling an out-of-the-ordinary witness to The Stand: author extraordinaire Stephen King.
In Penguin Random House’s proposed acquisition of rival Simon & Schuster, which would reduce the “Big Five” U.S. publishers to four, the administration is burnishing its antitrust mettle and its fight against corporate concentration.
The Justice Department has sued to block the merger. The trial opens Monday in federal court in Washington.
The government contends the merger would hurt authors and, ultimately, readers, if German media titan Bertelsmann is allowed to buy Simon & Schuster from U.S. media and entertainment company Paramount Global. It says the deal would thwart competition and give Penguin Random House gigantic influence over which books are published in the U.S., likely reducing how much authors are paid and giving consumers fewer books to choose from.
An appearance at some point by King, whose works are published by Simon & Schuster, will be a highly unusual for an antitrust trial and will draw wide attention.
The publishers are fighting the lawsuit. They counter that the merger would strengthen competition among publishers to find and sell the hottest books. It would benefit readers, booksellers and authors, they say.
A look at the case:
PUBLISHING HEAVYWEIGHTS:
The two New York-based publishers each have impressive stables of blockbuster authors who’ve sold multiple millions of copies and have scored multimillion-dollar deals. Within Penguin Random House’s constellation are Barack and Michelle Obama, whose package deal for their memoirs totaled an estimated $65 million, Bill Clinton (he received $15 million for his memoir), Toni Morrison, John Grisham and Dan Brown.
Simon & Schuster counts Hillary Clinton (she received $8 million for hers), Bob Woodward and Walter Isaacson.
And King. His post-apocalyptic novel “The Stand,” published in 1978, swirled around a deadly pandemic of weaponized influenza.
Bruce Springsteen split the difference: His “Renegades: Born in the USA,” with Barack Obama, was published by Penguin Random House; his memoir, by Simon & Schuster.
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THROWING THE BOOKS AT THEM
The Justice Department contends in its suit that as things now stand, No. 1 Penguin Random House and No. 4 Simon & Schuster (by total sales) compete fiercely to acquire the rights to publish the anticipated hottest-selling books. If they are allowed to merge, the combined company would control nearly 50% of the market for those books, it says, hurting competition by reducing advances paid to authors and diminishing output, creativity and diversity.
The Big Five — the other three are Hachette, HarperCollins and Macmillan — dominate U.S. publishing. They make up 90% of the market for anticipated top-selling books, the government’s court filing says. “The proposed merger would further increase consolidation in this concentrated industry, make the biggest player even bigger, and likely increase coordination in an industry with a history of coordination among the major publishers,” it says.
The Justice Department case reaches beyond the traditional antitrust concern of concentration raising prices for consumers, pointing to the impact on consumers’ choices and viewing authors as workers as well as sellers of products in the global marketplace of ideas. The notion is that fewer buyers (publishers) competing over the same talent pool reduces sellers’ (authors) bargaining power.
The case “potentially creates a precedent that could be used in the labor area,” says Rebecca Allensworth, an antitrust expert who is a law professor at Vanderbilt University.
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BIDEN’S COMPETITION CRUSADE
The Biden administration is staking out new ground on business concentration and competition, and the government’s case against the publishers’ mergers can be viewed as an important step.
President Joe Biden has made competition a pillar of his economic policy, denouncing what he calls the outsized market power of an array of industries and stressing the importance of robust competition to the economy, workers, consumers and small businesses. He has called on federal regulators, notably the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission, to give greater scrutiny to big business combinations.
Biden issued an executive order a year ago targeting what he labeled anticompetitive practices in tech, health care, agriculture and numerous other parts of the economy, laying down 72 actions and recommendations for federal agencies. Targets range from hearing aid prices to airline baggage fees.
Another trial on competition starting Monday in federal court: The Justice Department is suing to block UnitedHealth Group, which runs the biggest U.S. health insurer, from acquiring health-tech company Change Healthcare. The government contends the $13 billion deal would hurt competition and put too much health care claim information in the hands of one company.
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PUBLISHERS MAKE THEIR CASE
Hold on, Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster say as they prepare to enter trial: The merger would actually strengthen competition among publishers to find and sell the hottest books, by enabling the combined company to offer greater compensation to authors.
It would benefit readers, booksellers and authors, the publishers say, by creating a more efficient company that would bring lower prices for books. The government has failed to show harm to consumers as readers because the merger wouldn’t push up prices, the companies contend.
“The U.S. publishing industry is robust and highly competitive,” they say in their filing. “More readers are reading books than ever before, and the number grows every year. Publishers compete vigorously to reach those readers, and the only way they can compete effectively is to find, acquire and publish the books readers most want to read. … The merger at issue in this case will encourage even more competition and growth in the U.S. publishing industry.”
The companies reject the government’s central focus on the market for anticipated best-selling books — defined as those acquired for advances to authors of at least $250,000. They represent only a tiny sliver, about 2%, of all books published by commercial companies, according to the companies’ filing.
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Follow Marcy Gordon at https://www.twitter.com/mgordonap
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NBA legend Bill Russell dies at 88
BOSTON (AP) - Bill Russell, the NBA great who anchored a Boston Celtics dynasty that won 11 championships in 13 years — the last two as the first Black head coach in any major U.S. sport — and marched for civil rights with Martin Luther King Jr., died Sunday. He was 88.
His family posted the news on social media, saying Russell died with his wife, Jeannine, by his side. The statement did not give the cause of death.
"Bill's wife, Jeannine, and his many friends and family thank you for keeping Bill in your prayers. Perhaps you'll relive one or two of the golden moments he gave us, or recall his trademark laugh as he delighted in explaining the real story behind how those moments unfolded," the family statement said. "And we hope each of us can find a new way to act or speak up with Bill's uncompromising, dignified and always constructive commitment to principle. That would be one last, and lasting, win for our beloved #6."
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement that Russell was "the greatest champion in all of team sports."
"Bill stood for something much bigger than sports: the values of equality, respect and inclusion that he stamped into the DNA of our league. At the height of his athletic career, Bill advocated vigorously for civil rights and social justice, a legacy he passed down to generations of NBA players who followed in his footsteps," Silver said. "Through the taunts, threats and unthinkable adversity, Bill rose above it all and remained true to his belief that everyone deserves to be treated with dignity.
Bill Russell, captain of the Boston Celtics basketball team, Sept. 13, 1965. (Photo by Paul J. Maguire/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
A Hall of Famer, five-time Most Valuable Player and 12-time All-Star, Russell in 1980 was voted the greatest player in the NBA history by basketball writers. He remains the sport’s most prolific winner as a player and an archetype of selflessness who won with defense and rebounding while leaving the scoring to others. Often, that meant Wilt Chamberlain, the only player of the era who was a worthy rival for Russell.
But Russell dominated in the only stat he cared about: 11 championships to two.
The native of Louisiana also left a lasting mark as a Black athlete in a city — and country — where race is often a flash point. He was at the March on Washington in 1963, when King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech, and he backed Muhammad Ali when the boxer was pilloried for refusing induction into the military draft.
In 2011, President Barack Obama awarded Russell the Medal of Freedom alongside Congressman John Lewis, billionaire investor Warren Buffett, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and baseball great Stan Musial.
President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to basketball star William Russell. Photo: Christy Bowe - ImageCatcher News (Photo by ImageCatcher News Service/Corbis via Getty Images)
"Bill Russell, the man, is someone who stood up for the rights and dignity of all men," Obama said at the ceremony. "He marched with King; he stood by Ali. When a restaurant refused to serve the Black Celtics, he refused to play in the scheduled game. He endured insults and vandalism, but he kept on focusing on making the teammates who he loved better players and made possible the success of so many who would follow."
Russell said that when he was growing up in the segregated South and later California his parents instilled in him the calm confidence that allowed him to brush off racist taunts.
"Years later, people asked me what I had to go through," Russell said in 2008. "Unfortunately, or fortunately, I’ve never been through anything. From my first moment of being alive was the notion that my mother and father loved me." It was Russell’s mother who would tell him to disregard comments from those who might see him playing in the yard.
"Whatever they say, good or bad, they don’t know you," he recalled her saying. "They’re wrestling with their own demons."
But it was Jackie Robinson who gave Russell a road map for dealing with racism in his sport: "Jackie was a hero to us. He always conducted himself as a man. He showed me the way to be a man in professional sports."
The feeling was mutual, Russell learned, when Robinson’s widow, Rachel, called and asked him to be a pallbearer at her husband’s funeral in 1972.
"She hung the phone up and I asked myself, ‘How do you get to be a hero to Jackie Robinson?’" Russell said. "I was so flattered."
William Felton Russell was born on Feb. 12, 1934, in Monroe, Louisiana. He was a child when his family moved to the West Coast, and he went to high school in Oakland, California, and then the University of San Francisco. He led the Dons to NCAA championships in 1955 and 1956 and won a gold medal in 1956 at the Melbourne Olympics in Australia.
Bill Russell, University of San Francisco basketball player. (via Getty Images)
Celtics coach and general manager Red Auerbach so coveted Russell that he worked out a trade with the St. Louis Hawks for the second pick in the draft. He promised the Rochester Royals, who owned the No. 1 pick, a lucrative visit by the Ice Capades, which were also run by Celtics owner Walter Brown.
Still, Russell arrived in Boston to complaints that he wasn’t that good. "People said it was a wasted draft choice, wasted money," he recalled. "They said, ‘He’s no good. All he can do is block shots and rebound.’ And Red said, ‘That’s enough.’"
Boston Celtics' player Bill Russell hooks a shot during the NBA championship's final game in 1960 against the Saint Louis Hawks. (via Getty Images)
The Celtics also picked up Tommy Heinsohn and K.C. Jones, Russell’s college teammate, in the same draft. Although Russell joined the team late because he was leading the U.S. to the Olympic gold, Boston finished the regular season with the league’s best record.
The Celtics won the NBA championship — their first of 17 — in a double-overtime seventh game against Bob Pettit’s St. Louis Hawks. Russell won his first MVP award the next season, but the Hawks won the title in a finals rematch. The Celtics won it all again in 1959, starting an unprecedented string of eight consecutive NBA crowns.
A 6-foot-10 center, Russell never averaged more than 18.9 points during his 13 seasons, each year averaging more rebounds per game than points. For 10 seasons he averaged more than 20 rebounds. He once had 51 rebounds in a game; Chamberlain holds the record with 55.
Auerbach retired after winning the 1966 title, and Russell became the player-coach — the first Black head coach in NBA history, and almost a decade before Frank Robinson took over baseball’s Cleveland Indians. Boston finished with the second-best regular-season record in the NBA, and its title streak ended with a loss to Chamberlain and the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Division finals.
Russell led the Celtics back to titles in 1968 and ’69, each time winning seven-game playoff series against Chamberlain. Russell retired after the ’69 finals, returning for a relatively successful — but unfulfilling —- four-year stint as coach and GM of the Seattle SuperSonics and a less fruitful half season as coach of the Sacramento Kings.
Russell’s No. 6 jersey was retired by the Celtics in 1972. He earned spots on the NBA’s 25th anniversary all-time team in 1970, 35th anniversary team in 1980 and 75th anniversary team. In 1996, he was hailed as one of the NBA’s 50 greatest players. In 2009, the MVP trophy of the NBA Finals was named in his honor — even though Russell never won himself, because it wasn’t awarded for the first time until 1969.
Russell looks at his statue. A statue of Celtics great Bill Russell is unveiled on Boston's City Hall Plaza, Nov. 1, 2013. (Photo by David L Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
In 2013, a statue was unveiled on Boston’s City Hall Plaza of Russell surrounded by blocks of granite with quotes on leadership and character. Russell was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1975 but did not attend the ceremony, saying he should not have been the first African American elected. (Chuck Cooper, the NBA’s first Black player, was his choice.)
In 2019, Russell accepted his Hall of Fame ring in a private gathering. "I felt others before me should have had that honor," he tweeted. "Good to see progress."
Silver said he "often called (Russell) basketball’s Babe Ruth for how he transcended time."
"Bill was the ultimate winner and consummate teammate, and his influence on the NBA will be felt forever," Silver added. "We send our deepest condolences to his wife, Jeannine, his family and his many friends."
His family said that arrangements for Russell's memorial service will be announced in the coming days.
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa says the fight against corruption and work to improve the country’s faltering economy have been endorsed by the ruling African National Congress party in order to improve its declining electoral support.
Ramaphosa on Sunday addressed the close of the party’s national policy conference where it discussed what is must do to address the country’s challenges, including the high poverty levels, 35% unemployment rate and rising inflation.
“The conference has agreed that we need to allocate extraordinary and militant measures to accelerate increasing growth, create employment and alleviate poverty,” said Ramaphosa.
“We have also noted with great concern the impact of the rising cost of living on South African families,” said Ramaphosa of the country’s inflation rate of 7.4%.
The policy meeting, seen as a preview to its conference in December where it will elect new leaders, was attended by more than 2,000 delegates.
According to Ramaphosa, the delegates also expressed concern about the country’s electricity crisis, which has resulted in nationwide rolling power cuts which have hit businesses and households as the state power utility Eskom fails to keep the lights on.
The delegates supported the government’s efforts to address the power cuts.
“We have recognized that our economic progress requires a secure supply of affordable and sustainable energy,” said Ramaphosa.
“The conference has endorsed the actions recently announced by the government to improve the performance of Eskom’s existing power stations and to add new generation capacity to the grid as quickly as possible,” said Ramaphosa.
The party’s contentious step-aside policy, which requires party leaders accused of corruption to step down from their positions, was endorsed by the conference despite some opposition from rival factions within the party.
Delegates from the KwaZulu-Natal province who remain loyal to former President Jacob Zuma, have argued that the step-aside rule is not implemented consistently and is used by Ramaphosa to silence political rivals.
The policies agreed on at the conference are expected to be adopted at the national conference in December, where Ramaphosa will be seeking re-election as the party’s leader.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is subdued before the bell Monday on the first day of trading in August after the markets’ best month since November 2020.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrials are flat and futures for the S&P 500 are up 0.1% ahead of another trove of corporate earnings this week and the government’s July jobs report on Friday.
The rally to end the month took place despite mixed corporate earnings reports and new data showing inflation jumped by the most in four decades last month.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq rose 1.9%, ending the month 12.4% higher, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1% and notched a 6.7% gain for the month. The Russell 2000 rose 0.7%, ending July with a 10.4% gain. The S&P 500 index, a benchmark for many stock funds, rose 1.4% and finished 9.1% higher for July.
Weak economic data, including a report Thursday showing that the U.S. economy contracted last quarter and could be in a recession, have also spurred stocks higher by giving some investors confidence that the Federal Reserve will be able to dial back its aggressive pace of rate hikes sooner than expected.
The central bank raised its key short-term interest rate by 0.75 percentage points on Wednesday, to the highest level since 2018. The Fed is raising rates in a bid to slow the U.S. economy and quell inflation.
An inflation gauge that is closely tracked by the Federal Reserve jumped 6.8% in June from a year ago, the biggest increase in four decades, leaving Americans with no relief from surging prices. On a month-to-month basis, inflation accelerated to 1% in June from May’s 0.6% monthly increase, the Commerce Department said Friday.
Inflation in Europe also surged in July, hitting 8.9% in the 19 European countries that use the euro currency.
At midday Monday, Germany’s DAX and Britain’s FTSE 100 each gained 0.6% while the CAC 40 in Paris added 0.5%.
Shares in Asia finished higher, though the latest manufacturing surveys showed weakening factory activity in Asia’s two biggest economies: China and Japan.
Chinese manufacturing’s recovery from anti-virus shutdowns faltered in July as activity sank, a survey showed Sunday, adding to pressure on the struggling economy in a politically sensitive year when President Xi Jinping is expected to try to extend his time in power.
Factory activity was depressed by weak global demand and anti-virus controls that are weighing on domestic consumer spending, according to the national statistics agency and an official industry group, the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing.
“The country was already facing an uphill challenge, to put it mildly, with regard to its growth target this year and the fact that manufacturing activity is slowing again doesn’t bode well,” Craig Erlam of Oanda said in a commentary.
A similar survey of purchasing managers, the au Jibun Bank Japan Manufacturing PMI, slipped to 52.1 in July from 52.7 in June, the slowest growth in the sector in 10 months, as costs of energy and labor rose. The survey measures various components on a scale up to 100, with readings above 50 indicating expansion.
Shares in Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba fell 3.8% in Hong Kong on Monday, helping pull the Hang Seng lower. The company announced it wants to keep its shares listed in both New York and Hong Kong, days after U.S. regulators included it in a list of companies that may be delisted for not complying with auditing requirements.
In other trading early Monday, U.S. benchmark crude oil lost $3.54 to $95.08 per barrel. It jumped $2.20 to $98.62 on Friday. Brent crude oil, the basis for pricing international oils, lost $2.81 to $101.16 per barrel.
The U.S. dollar fell to 132.44 Japanese yen from 133.25 yen. The euro rose to $1.0232 from $1.0223.
Shares in Boeing rose nearly 5% in off-hours trading after the aerospace company cleared a key hurdle with federal regulators and could soon resume deliveries of its large 787 airliner, a person familiar with the matter said Saturday. The 787 has been plagued by a series of production issues since late 2020.
Airbnb, Starbucks, CVS Health and DoorDash are among the companies reporting quarterly financial results this week.
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WASHINGTON — A U.S. airstrike has killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri in Afghanistan, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Current and former officials began hearing Sunday afternoon that al-Zawahri had been killed in a drone strike, but the administration delayed releasing the information until it could his death could be confirmed, according to person who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the matter.
White House officials declined to confirm the al-Zawahri was killed but noted in a statement that “the United States conducted a counterterrorism operation against a significant Al Qaeda target in Afghanistan”
President Joe Biden is scheduled to address the nation at 7:30 p.m. EST.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s views remained a mystery Monday as party leaders eyed votes later this week on their emerging economic legislation and both parties pointed to dueling studies they used to either laud or belittle the measure’s impact.
With Democrats needing all of their 50 votes for the energy and health care measure to move through the Senate, a Sinema spokesperson suggested the Arizona lawmaker would take her time revealing her decision. Hannah Hurley said Sinema was reviewing the bill and “will need to see what comes out of the parliamentarian process.” It could take days for the chamber’s rules umpire to decide whether the measure flouts procedural guidelines and needs changes.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., announced an agreement last week on legislation boosting taxes on huge corporations and wealthy individuals, bolstering fossil fuels and climate change efforts and curbing pharmaceutical prices. Overall, it would raise $739 billion over 10 years in revenue and spend $433 billion, leaving over $300 billion to modestly reduce federal deficits.
The legislation would give President Joe Biden a victory on his domestic agenda in the runup to this fall’s congressional elections. If Sinema demands changes, she would face enormous pressure to reach an accord with top Democrats and avoid a campaign-season defeat that would be a jarring blow to her party’s prospects in November.
Manchin is one of Congress’ most conservative and contrarian Democrats. He has spent over a year forcing his party to starkly trim its economic proposals, citing inflation fears, and his compromise with Schumer last week shocked colleagues who’d given up hope that he would agree to such a wide-ranging measure.
Sinema has played a lower-profile but similar role as Manchin — a lawmaker who can be unpredictable and willing to use the leverage all Democrats have in a 50-50 Senate. Last year, she lauded a proposal for a minimum tax on large corporations — which the new legislation has — but has also expressed opposition to increasing corporate or individual tax rates.
“She has a lot in this bill,” Manchin, citing her support for past efforts to rein prices for prescription drugs, told reporters Monday. He said she’s been “very adamant” about not increasing taxes, adding, “I feel the same way.”
Manchin has asserted the bill’s imposition of a 15% minimum tax on corporations earning over $1 billion annually is not a tax increase. He says it closes loopholes such companies use to escape paying the current 21% corporate tax.
Republicans mocked that reasoning and said its tax boosts would weaken the economy and kill jobs. They cited a report from Congress’ nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation that said about half of the corporate minimum tax would hit manufacturing firms.
“So in the middle of a supply chain crisis, Democrats want huge job-killing tax hikes that will disproportionately crush American manufacturing and manufacturing jobs,” said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
Biden has said he will not raise taxes on people earning under $400,000 annually. Manchin has said the Democratic package honors that pledge.
Republicans recently distributed another Joint Committee on Taxation analysis that said the measure would raise taxes on people earning below that figure. Democrats criticized the study as incomplete, saying it omitted the impact on middle-class families of the bill’s health insurance subsidies and clean energy tax cuts.
Democrats touted a report by Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics. It said the measure “will nudge the economy and inflation in the right direction, while meaningfully addressing climate change and reducing the government’s budget deficits.”
Schumer said he expected votes to begin this week in the Senate, where Vice President Kamala Harris could cast the tie-breaking vote to assure its passage. The narrowly divided House has left town for an August recess, but Democratic leaders have said they would bring lawmakers back for a vote, perhaps next week.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department is seeking to borrow $444 billion in the current quarter through September as the Federal Reserve tightens its portfolio.
Figures released Monday by the department show that to be a $262 billion increase compared to estimates announced in May, a sign that the federal government will need to be more reliant on debt.
A Treasury official told reporters on the condition of anonymity that the department was now expecting to collect less in taxes than initially forecast. The additional debt during the July to September quarter is also due in part to the Fed’s decision in May to scale back its holdings of Treasury notes, which caused the government to rely on private and foreign investors.
The changes come at a moment of uncertainty for the U.S. economy. Many economists think a recession is on the horizon, with inflation eating into Americans’ incomes and the Fed aggressively raising interest rates to lower inflation in ways that could reduce economic growth. For the first half of the year, U.S. gross domestic product has declined.
Last week, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said despite rising inflation and recession fears that “ our economy remains resilient” due to high employment levels and strong household finances.
The Congressional Budget Office said last week that while higher tax revenues and other factors have caused the federal debt this year to be lower than forecast, spending commitments could imperil the U.S. economy’s 30-year outlook.
Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, said “excessive borrowing exacerbates rather than pushes against inflation.”
“If you’re trying to reduce demand, borrowing makes inflationary pressures worse,” she said. “This is just a reminder that structurally we’re not in a balanced situation.”
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A Berwick man was arrested Tuesday morning after he allegedly threatened to "shoot up" a Bayou Vista store.
Berwick Police say Donald Johnson, 75, was booked with terrorism.
They were called to a Berwick store after a man began making threats to shoot up a Bayou Vista store, a spokesman said. Officers coordinated with St. Mary Parish Sheriff's deputies to secure the store that had been threatened, and worked with witnesses' descriptions to identify the suspect as Johnson.
Johnson was quickly taken into custody, and investigators determined that the threats weren't credible, the spokesman said.
"However, any threats of violence made against the public will be investigated thoroughly and any criminal charges that apply will be enforced," the spokesman said.
Chief of Police David Leonard commends the public for reporting these threats immediately to the police and he also thanks the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office for their swift response to their local business to get it secured.
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Al-Qaida mastermind Ayman al-Zawahri reportedly killed
Al-Zawahri took over as al-Qaida leader after Osama bin Laden’s death
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — Ayman al-Zawahri, an Egyptian surgeon who became a mastermind of jihad against the West, has been killed. He was 71.
Al-Zawahri also took over as al-Qaida leader after Osama bin Laden’s death in a U.S. raid. His death is likely to lead to greater disarray within the organization than bin Laden’s death in May 2011 did, since it is far less clear who his successor at the head of the terror network would be.
Al-Zawahri more than anyone shaped al-Qaida, first as bin Laden’s deputy since 1998, then as his successor.
Five people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press that a CIA drone strike killed al-Zawahri over the weekend in Afghanistan. They spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the matter.
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Byromville man killed in morning crash
The crash happened just after 6:00 Monday morning.
VIENNA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A deadly crash involving a tractor trailer shut down a Dooly County highway, Monday morning.
According to Georgia State Patrol, the crash happened just after 6:00 Monday morning on Georgia Highway 230 at GA 90.
GSP reports the driver of a Chevrolet Silverado failed to yield at a stop sign and traveled directly into the path of a Mack tractor-trailer. The tractor trailer hit the driver’s side of the Silverado.
GSP identifies the driver of the Silverado as 74-year-old William Lester of Byromville, Georgia, and he died at the scene.
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Coach’s Corner 2022: Mike Chastain of the Jones County Greyhounds
On this edition of Coach's Corner, 41NBC's Bill Shanks talks football with head coach Mike Chastain of the Jones County Greyhounds.
On this edition of Coach’s Corner, 41NBC’s Bill Shanks talks football with head coach Mike Chastain of the Jones County Greyhounds. The Greyhounds have had three successful seasons under coach Chastain. Now, in a new division, can they go all the way?
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Emery Hwy Quick Serve robbed
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the man they say robbed the Quick Serve, located at 584 Emery Highway around 6:30 this morning.
According to a press release, a male individual had been playing the store’s gaming machine. He complained to the clerk that he lost money in the machine. When the clerk went to check the machine, the male individual pointed an unknown weapon at the clerk’s back and directed the clerk to the cash register. The suspect took an undisclosed amount of cash and also grabbed several packs of Newport cigarettes before fleeing the store in an unknown direction. No one was injured.
Anyone with information in reference to this incident is urged to contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 or Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.
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GBI investigates death of Peach County Inmate
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is looking into the death of a Peach County inmate.
According to the GBI, on July 31st, the Peach County Sheriff’s Office requested that the GBI investigate the death of 37-year-old Maurice Campbell of Warner Robins, who was an inmate at the Peach County Jail.
An autopsy for Campbell is pending now.
Stay with 41NBC for more updates as information is released.
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GIAA launches its inaugural athletic season
The GIAA will make its debut with 77 schools participating in eight fall sports.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Georgia Independent Athletic Association launched its inaugural athletic season at the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.
The GIAA is under the Georgia Independent School Association, GISA, and will work collaboratively to enhance its student-athletes’ academic and athletic experience.
The GIAA will debut with 77 schools participating in eight fall sports.
One of the unique elements of the GIAA is that when there is an issue regarding rules and regulations, each academic entity will have a say during the decision-making process.
“The neat thing is that all of our schools have a voice, which can’t be said in other leagues and other places,” said GIAA commissioner Tommy Marshall. “I think that’s what attracted me when they talked to me, is that each school got a vote. And the headmaster got that vote, working in conjunction with their athletic directors and their family, community and board. So it’s really an overall community decision.”
The GIAA will also be hosting and participating in several SECIS, Southeastern Commission of Independent School, tournaments that will host independent schools from Southeast states for a weekend of round-robin and in-season tournament play.
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Macon Bacon’s 2022 season ends with a loss in the Western Divisional Championship game
Macon Bacon finish their first-regular season under head coach Kevin Soine 24-24.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Playoff baseball was back at historic Luther Williams Field as the Macon Bacon were back into the Petitt Cup playoffs after missing the postseason last year.
The Bacon hosted game two of a best two-out-of-three series against the Savannah Bananas. The Bananas captured game one 8-3, so the Bacon had to win game two to force a decisive game three.
Savannah carried game one’s momentum into game two as the Bananas scored three runs in the first inning. Then in the top of the third, they added another four runs to take a 7-0 lead.
The Bacon scored their first run in the bottom of the fourth and later had loaded bases with one out. However, Davis Heller grounded into a double play ending the inning.
Bacon would lose 8-2 and end their 2022 campaign as the finalist in the Western Divisional Championship in the Coastal Plain League.
Macon finished their first season under head coach Kevin Soine 24-24.
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Macon-Bibb County planning to memorialize, scatter unclaimed cremains
Macon-Bibb County is working to scatter the ashes of 166 people who have been cremated and whose remains have gone unclaimed.
MACON, Gerogia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon-Bibb County is working to scatter the ashes of 166 people who have been cremated and whose remains have gone unclaimed.
The Macon-Bibb County Commission says the county has been collecting unclaimed cremations of residents since the 1980s.
After working with the county’s legal department and Parks and Beautification Department, the county is now able to scatter those ashes in a newly dedicated garden at Rose Hill Cemetery.
Macon-Bibb Commission Clerk Janise Ross says she glad the cremains will be able to get the respect they deserve.
“It’s a feeling of relief,” Ross said. “People shouldn’t be left in a basement of a building, so we would like for them to be taken care of.”
Macon-Bibb County plans to have a ceremony in September to memorialize and scatter the ashes in the garden. Director of Parks and Beautification Michael Glisson says the garden will be a place where all residents can come and pay respects to their loved ones.
“This is our attempt to give some dignity for those folks,” Glisson said .”To have a place to scatter those unclaimed ashes, and we wanted to have a respectful and nice place to do that.”
The county is asking family members of the 166 cremains to come forward and claim their loved ones through superior court before the ashes are scattered.
Families who wish to claim ashes will need to do so by September 19. If you have any questions, call county attorney Michael McNeil at (478) 751-7651.
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Macon Re-Entry Coalition seeking volunteers to help with program
The Macon Re-Entry Coalition needs your help to continue giving previously incarcerated individuals a second chance.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Macon Re-Entry Coalition needs your help to continue giving previously incarcerated individuals a second chance.
The pandemic changed the way people could volunteer, so the program is looking for people in the health field, faith-based or non-profit to step up and help.
Several Macon-Bibb organizations make up the program, which addresses the needs of individuals who were previously incarcerated.
One of those individuals is Franky Tripp. He started the program in July 2020.
“My past doesn’t define who I am today,” he said. “I’m waiting on the Lord, and I’m not going to let the weight of the world hold me down.”
Tripp was looking for a second chance just like the thousands that go through the program.
“I got into drugs when I was a teenager, and then I got in trouble with the law, and I knew that I needed help,” he said.
Thanks to the help from the community, he was able to turn his life around and became a handyman. He still receives help today.
“I get a lot of business,” he said. “I also work for myself. I get a lot of business from the community, from church and actually and I got some work from a guy that just walked up one day.”
The CEO of the Macon Re-Entry Coalition, Todd Robinson, says volunteers are a big part of the program.
“You can help with whatever resources you can bring to the table,” Robinson said. “It might be your church, and it might be your non-profit, or it might be someone you’re involved with or it might be that you just donate clothes to the program or shoes.”
The program works closely with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia.
According to U.S. Attorney Peter Leary, the program is aimed at reducing crime in middle Georgia, but he says they can’t do it alone.
“Prosecution is an important tool,” he said. “But it’s not going to be the entire success story. We have to give folks the tools to re-enter into society to be successful and we want them to be successful.”
You can volunteer by emailing Pam Lightsey the Law Enforcement Coordinator with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia.
The coalition is holding an in-person volunteer meeting on September 28.
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UPDATE: Monroe County missing man FOUND
UPDATE: The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says Mr. Cooley has been found and is safe.
MONROE COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help in finding 77 year old Zacky Cooley. He was last seen August 1, 2022 around 10:00pm on Old Zebulon Road, driving a 2003 Chevy Silverado Truck that is silver in color and has a Georgia license plate # ALY283. Cooley has Dementia. Anyone with information in reference to Zacky Cooley and/or his location, please call the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office at 478-994-7010 or your local law enforcement.
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Perry school zone cameras now operational
Speed cameras placed at several schools in Perry are now operational as students head back to school.
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Speed cameras placed at several schools in Perry are now operational as students head back to school.
The Perry Police Department says the need for the cameras followed several crashes and near crashes in school zones.
The goal is to ensure all children are safe while heading to school. The cameras will operate during school hours.
Cameras are currently at Tucker Elementary, Morningside Elementary, Mossy Creek Middle and Perry High School.
A 30-day warning period started Monday. Those who go over the speed limit will get a notice in the mail, according to Interim Police Chief Alan Everidge.
“We can’t be everywhere, so this idea of having a constant reminder that there’s a speed enforcement there will slow people down, keep everybody safer,” he said. “We’ll still be there, but its to try to slow people down.”
Police are also working to install cameras at Perry Middle and Matt Arthur Elementary School.
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Pregnant woman among 14 injured in Laurens County crash
The crash happened on Georgia 19 at Interstate 16 in Laurens County
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A pregnant woman loses her unborn child in a Laurens County crash that sent a total of 14 people to the hospital.
According to Georgia State Patrol, the crash happened on Georgia 19 at Interstate 16 in Laurens County, just before 9:00 Saturday morning.
GSP tells us that a Ford van missed a left turn into a gas station and tried to make a U-turn. The driver did not yield to the dump truck traveling behind it and the dump truck crashed into the left side of the van.
According to GSP, all 13 people inside the van were transported to area hospitals for their injuries. Three people were flown to Atrium Health Navicent in Macon. One was transported by ambulance for serious injuries. The remaining were transported to Fairview Park Hospital in Dublin for non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the dump truck was taken to Fairview Park Hospital for non-life-threating injuries.
A pregnant passenger in the van also sustained serious injuries, and her baby later died at the hospital, according to GSP.
The investigation is on-going.
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Scattered storms stick around this week
We are in the full swing of summer with our forecast of mid 90s and scattered storms possible each afternoon this week.
It was a stormy day for some of Middle Georgia on this Monday, with highs warming to the mid and upper 90s.
Rain should be ending over the next few hours (it is around 9pm) and partly cloudy skies hang around through morning.
We can’t rule out some patchy fog across the area Tuesday morning.
Through the rest of the day Tuesday we will be warming quickly to the 90s with another chance of afternoon storms.
Coverage of storms should be pretty scattered and severe weather is not expected.
Wednesday should pretty much be a repeat of Tuesday, with scattered showers and storms during the afternoon.
Some areas could see heavy rain, as well as the potential for frequent lightning.
Temperatures before the rain will likely make it to the mid 90s with heat index near 100.
We will be keeping with the summertime pattern through the next 7 days.
Highs will warm into the mid 90s and upper 90s, while humidity stays high.
Any storms over the week could produce heavy rain, but flooding is not anticipated.
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Thieves drove vehicles into two St. Landry Parish stores overnight, trying to rip out the ATMs inside, deputies say.
One incident happened at the Family Dollar on Veterans Memorial Drive in Washington. The suspects drove into the store, ripped out the ATM and drove away. Investigators are looking for surveillance video, hoping to capture a suspect.
The second incident happened at Lewisburg Grocery. This time, although the suspects drove into the store and tried to remove the ATM, they weren't successful. Again, investigators are working to get surveillance video to identify suspects.
The investigations are on-going and anyone with information is asked to contact St. Landry Parish Crime Stoppers at 948-TIPS
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TOKYO (AP) — The United States is working with Japan and other likeminded countries to counter China’s efforts to use its economic might to force political change around the world, the U.S. ambassador to Japan said Tuesday in an interview with The Associated Press.
Rahm Emanuel, who was previously mayor of Chicago and chief of staff for President Barack Obama, is pushing what he calls “commercial diplomacy,” the idea that the United States and Japan will be more eager to do business with each other and with similar secure and stable countries amid worries caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and Chinese economic coercion.
“From intellectual property theft to coercion to debt dependency that China creates, the idea that they could actually honestly say, ‘We don’t coerce,’ and then you have not one, not two, not three – many worldwide examples where they use their economic market access to force a political change in a country … I think everybody’s woken up to that,” Emanuel said in the interview at his residence in the heart of downtown Tokyo.
Emanuel, who arrived in Japan in January, laid out a number of examples of Chinese coercion, including with Japan, which saw Chinese shipments of rare earth metals blocked over a territorial dispute; South Korea, which suffered Chinese business boycotts when it installed a U.S. missile defense system; Australia; and countries in Europe and Southeast Asia.
China’s growing economic importance and spending abroad have rattled those countries, which worry that Beijing is increasing its strategic and political influence in their traditional spheres of influence.
China has become one of the biggest lenders to developing countries through its “Belt and Road Initiative” to expand trade by building ports, railways and other infrastructure across Asia, Africa and the Middle East to Europe. This has prompted accusations Beijing is using debt to gain political leverage, but Chinese officials deny that.
China has been more assertive about pressing other governments to embrace Chinese-led initiatives including a trade group, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.
Emanuel said that finding ways for Japan and the United States to stand up to Chinese economic coercion was one of the first issues he raised with Japan’s foreign minister.
Japan has expressed deep worry about increased Chinese activities in regional seas, including near a Japanese-controlled island claimed by Beijing, and has pushed for peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.
Emanuel praised Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s pledge of a “significant increase” in both the country’s defense budget and its military capabilities.
Kishida’s attempts to revise Japan’s national security strategy and basic defense guidelines are a legacy of his hawkish mentor, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated in July.
Kishida has also said he is open to the development of possible preemptive strike capabilities, which opponents say would go far beyond Japan’s war-renouncing constitution, which restricts the use of force to self-defense. Kishida also has proposed significantly increasing Japan’s defense budget — possibly doubling to 2% of GDP, a NATO standard — over the next five years.
“Much to the prime minister’s credit, he looked around the corner and realized what was happening in this region and the world — Japan needed to step up in ways it hadn’t in the past,” Emanuel said.
Emanuel also mentioned economic opportunities for Japan and the United States in electric vehicle batteries, energy, new research and technology in small modular nuclear reactors, aviation technology and semiconductors.
The business leaders whom he has met with as ambassador to Japan would have evaluated a capital expenditure decision in the past purely by considering cost, logistics and efficiency, he said, but they are now willing to pay more to avoid sanctions and instability.
“That is a major change in thinking,” he said.
For “the last 20 or 30 years, cost and efficiency were the driving factors. They drove public policy, and they drove corporate decisions. Today cost and efficiency are being replaced, supplanted by stability and sustainability,” Emanuel said.
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HINDMAN, Ky. (AP) — Withering heat was descending on a region of eastern Kentucky already reeling from massive flooding, forcing residents laboring to clean up after the deluge to cope with an oppressive new threat.
The grim task of cleaning up from the flooding continued, but rising heat and humidity prompted officials to open cooling centers Tuesday as forecasters warned of the risk of heat-related illnesses and some residents remained without power.
In Knott County, Kirsten Gomez said her flood-ravaged doublewide trailer was being gutted by her husband and cousin. They were stripping drywall, flooring and cabinets ruined by floodwaters from nearby Troublesome Creek that engulfed their home early last Thursday.
“It is so miserable. The humidity is so high, it takes your breath," Gomez said Tuesday. "Your clothes stick to you. Your hair sticks to you. This mud is caked on you.
"But I’m just blessed that we don’t have rain anymore.”
The blast of heat and humidity comes as some residents try to salvage what they can, and as search-and-rescue crews continued looking for people unaccounted for days since the floods hit.
“Extreme heat, extreme humidity, that’s stressful in itself," said Jerry Stacy, the emergency management director in hard-hit Perry County, Kentucky. “We’re just fighting through this and hoping that this weather don’t make it too stressful. It don’t get a lot worse than what it is.”
A heat advisory was issued for flood-ravaged regions of eastern Kentucky from midday Wednesday until Thursday evening, with heat index readings expected to approach triple digits, the National Weather Service said.
“We’ve got to make sure that those that are vulnerable either have a cool place with family ... or that we get them to cooling stations," Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Tuesday. “We didn’t make it through the worst flooding that we have ever seen in our lifetime to lose somebody now in the heat."
The death toll stood at 37 on Tuesday after more bodies were found Monday in the devastated landscape, and while more than 1,300 people have been rescued, crews were still trying to reach some people who remain cut off by floods or mudslides.
“It is absolutely devastating out there," Beshear said. "It’s going to take years to rebuild. People left with absolutely nothing. Homes that we don’t know where they are, just entirely gone. And we continue to find bodies of our brothers and sisters that we have lost.”
On a positive note, Beshear said most of the people reported as missing to Kentucky State Police had been found and that cellphone service had been restored though much of the region.
In Perry County, Kentucky, search and rescue teams scouring debris-littered creek banks were expected to wind up their work by Wednesday, Stacy said.
The historic flooding that inundated communities in eastern Kentucky also hit areas just across the state line in Virginia and West Virginia, where some people also remained without power.
Beshear said about 7,500 power outages remained in eastern Kentucky as of Tuesday afternoon.
Meanwhile, he warned Kentuckians to be mindful of the heat as the cleanup continues.
“I know you may be out there working to salvage whatever you can. But be really careful Wednesday and Thursday when it gets hot,” he said. "We’re bringing in water by the truckloads. We’re going to make sure we have enough for you. But you’re going to need a cool place at least to take a break.”
For hundreds of people whose homes were damaged or destroyed, that place was an emergency shelter. As of Tuesday, nearly 430 people were staying at 11 such shelters, and 191 more were being housed temporarily in state parks, Beshear said.
Meanwhile, the flooding has forced some eastern Kentucky districts to delay the start of school. Several schools in the region were damaged, officials said, and the focus now is on helping families whose homes were damaged or destroyed.
“Just that in and of itself is going to take time before we can even start the conversation with the community about where kids are going to go to school,” said John Jett, superintendent in Perry County, where classes were supposed to start Aug. 11 but have been delayed.
Two of the Perry County district’s nine schools suffered severe damage and one will likely have to be rebuilt because of a partial collapse, he said.
In Knott County, Superintendent Brent Hoover said classes would be delayed until the district can assess damage at the high school, an elementary school and the technology center. In Letcher County, Superintendent Denise Yonts said six of the district’s 10 schools were damaged by flooding and two staff members died. The district is committed to getting students back into classrooms as soon as possible to restore some sense of normalcy, she said.
“Our community as a whole is devastated,” Yonts said.
President Joe Biden declared a federal disaster to direct relief money to counties flooded after 8 to 10 1/2 inches (20 to 27 centimeters) of rain fell in just 48 hours in parts of eastern Kentucky, southern West Virginia and western Virginia.
The disaster was the latest in a string of catastrophic deluges that have pounded parts of the U.S. this summer, including St. Louis. Scientists warn that climate change is making such events more common.
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Schreiner reported from Frankfort, Ky., and Reynolds reported from Louisville, Ky.. Other Associated Press contributors include Dylan Lovan in Louisville and Leah Willingham in Charleston, West Virginia.
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The state Department of Transportation and Development has issued some information about speed control efforts on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge.
Some new signs are going up this week, but the cameras that everyone is talking about aren't up yet, and there's no timeline yet for their installation, the release states.
Here's the full release:
Beginning Aug. 5, motorists will notice additional signs placed along the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge. These signs are part of a three-phase process, in response to Senate Bill 435 / ACT 426 that established the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge as a highway safety corridor.
The establishment of this highway safety corridor, which goes into effect Aug. 1, calls for DOTD to install additional signage on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge, to install camera safety devices to monitor vehicles traveling in excess of the posted speed limit, and to issue warnings and citations.
Local police will not be precluded from enforcing traffic laws on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge, and any citations issued by a police officer will take precedence over any camera violations. Motor vehicle violations will be twice the standard fine imposed. Higher fines take effect on Aug. 1.
The first phase consists of installing additional signage throughout this corridor. Crews will be installing “Higher Fines” signs near the bridge approaches on I-10 at both ends, as well as on the on-ramps at the Whiskey Bay and Butte LaRose exits. There will also be “Safety Corridor” signs placed before the bridge approaches to warn motorists of the changes.
Phase two consists of placing automated radar feedback signs that display motorists’ speed throughout this 18-mile stretch. These signs are to warn motorists to slow down when traveling too fast. The “Radar Feedback” signs are currently under design and DOTD anticipates letting this project out for bid by the end of the year.
The third phase will be the placement of cameras that will monitor the speed of motorists. The camera system is still under design, as well as the placement and process of how the department will monitor and enforce these fines.
In 2021, motor vehicle crashes increased statewide, with a total of 971 fatalities, an increase of 17 percent from 2020. This highway safety corridor will focus on reducing the number of fatal crashes, which often keeps the basin bridge closed to traffic for hours at a time. The safety cameras will reduce speeding and therefore reduce the speeding differential, which can lead to serious crashes, especially since the bridge has narrow shoulders with little room to recover for those traveling at excess speeds.
All construction activity is weather dependent and may be rescheduled in the event of inclement weather. DOTD appreciates the motoring public’s patience and reminds drivers to please exercise caution when traveling through work zone areas and be on the lookout for work crews and their equipment.
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WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — The man accused of killing seven people and wounding dozens more in a shooting at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago pleaded not guilty on Wednesday, a week after prosecutors announced he faces 117 felony counts in the attack.
Robert E. Crimo III appeared for a brief hearing Wednesday in Lake County’s circuit court to enter a formal plea to the charges — 21 counts of first-degree murder, 48 counts of attempted murder and 48 counts of aggravated battery representing those killed and wounded during the parade in Highland Park.
Crimo wore a COVID-19 face mask throughout the 10-minute arraignment and repeatedly told Judge Victoria Rossetti that he understood the charges and potential penalties he faces, including life imprisonment.
Lake County prosecutors in late July announced that a grand jury had indicted Crimo on the charges. The prosecutors had previously filed seven murder charges against the 21-year-old in the days following the shooting.
The multiple first-degree murder charges allege Crimo intended to kill, caused death or great bodily harm and took action with a strong probability of causing death or great bodily harm on the seven people who died.
A representative for the county public defenders office, which is representing Crimo, has said the office does not comment publicly on any cases. An attorney with the office entered Crimo’s not guilty plea during Wednesday’s court appearance.
Prosecutors have said Crimo admitted to the shooting once police arrested him following a hourslong search for the gunman who opened fire from the rooftop of a building along the parade route.
Authorities have said the wounded range in age from 8 to their 80s, including an 8-year-old boy who was paralyzed from the waist down when the shooting severed his spine.
In comments delivered after the hearing, Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart declined to say whether Crimo could face additional charges and said he would not comment on whether Crimo’s parents could be charged. Some people have questioned why Crimo’s parents apparently supported his interest in guns only months after he reportedly threatened suicide and violence.
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Ahmaud Arbery pursuer seeks leniency in hate crimes sentence
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The man who initiated the neighborhood chase that resulted in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery is asking a federal judge to show leniency when he’s sentenced for a federal hate crime conviction.
Greg McMichael’s defense attorney says his client should be spared a life sentence, though he has already been sentenced to life without parole on a separate murder conviction. He also asks that McMichael be transferred to a federal prison, allowing him to bypass serving time in a Georgia state prison. McMichael, his adult son and their neighbor are all scheduled for sentencing Monday. Arbery’s family has opposed letting the men go straight to federal prison, saying time served in state prison would be tougher.
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Applications open for City of Perry’s new youth advisory council
The City of Perry is getting youth involved in city government through a new youth advisory council.
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The City of Perry is getting youth involved in city government through a new youth advisory council.
The council will be made up of seven high school: two each from Veterans, Perry and Westfield High Schools and one at-large member.
City officials want to gain a better understanding of what the entire population has to say by getting feedback from all ages.
“We’re going to present with them the strategic plan for the City of Perry as well as the mayor will be there to kind of talk about the state of the city,” communications manager Tabitha Clark said. “That way they get a sense of where the city is going and get a sense of what the mayor and city council desire of Perry.”
Applications can be found on Perry’s website. The deadline for applications is August 25.
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Bibb County Sheriff’s Office to host hiring event Wednesday
The sheriff's office will host a hiring event on Wednesday called "Breakfast with Recruiters."
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is looking to add to its team.
The sheriff’s office will host a hiring event on Wednesday called “Breakfast with Recruiters.”
The sheriff’s office is looking to fill part-time and full-time positions in patrol, traffic, investigations and more.
The pandemic impacted the number of deputies the sheriff’s office has, and Sgt. Amanda Baker says they want to keep the community safe.
“We want somebody with enthusiasm,” she said. “We want people with passion, because your job is to serve and protect, so we’re looking for people that want to make change in the community.’
Recruiters will be there to help you fill out the application and answer questions.
The event is happening from 9:30 a.m- 11 a.m. at the annex building located at 111 Third Street in Macon.
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Coach’s Corner 2022: Jesse Hicks of the Baldwin Braves
On this edition of Coach's Corner, 41NBC's Bill Shanks talks football with head coach Jesse Hicks of the Baldwin Braves.
On this edition of Coach’s Corner, 41NBC’s Bill Shanks talks football with head coach Jesse Hicks of the Baldwin Braves. After a disappointing loss to LaGrange in the playoffs last year, the Braves are looking to battle back in a tougher region with some returning starters.
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Crews find body while cutting grass in Crawford County
The GBI is assisting in this investigation.
KNOXVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Georgia Department of Transportation crews locate a body in a ditch in Crawford County. According to the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office, the crews were cutting grass around 2:30 Tuesday afternoon. And they discovered the body of a man in a ditch along Highway 341 North between Highway 42 North and Old 341 West.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been requested to assist in this investigation.
Agencies are working to determine identity. The body will be sent to the G.B.I. Crime Lab for an autopsy to determine the cause of death.
This is an ongoing investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office.
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Georgia residents can claim unborn children as dependents on state taxes
Pregnant mothers in Georgia can now get tax credits for unborn children, according to the state’s Revenue Department.
CNN reports that it’s part of the state’s heartbeat abortion law, which recognizes a fetus as a life as soon as a heartbeat is detected. The state’s Revenue Department also said this:
“In light of the June 24, 2022, U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and the July 20, 2022, 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in Sistersong v. Kemp, the Department will recognize any unborn child with a detectable human heartbeat … as eligible for the Georgia individual income tax dependent exemption,”
This development means mothers can claim a personal exemption of $3,000 for each unborn child.
The department of revenue confirms that those exemptions will be honored on 2022 tax returns.
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Governor Kemp extends Georgia’s gas tax suspension
The governor signed two executive orders to extend the temporary suspension of the state’s excise tax on motor fuel sales.
ATLANTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Governor Brian Kemp has signed two executive orders to extend the temporary suspension of the state’s excise tax on motor fuel sales. In a news release, Kemp says the extension “alleviates the financial burden placed on Georgians due to the federal government’s gross mishandling of inflation and to renew efforts to address supply chain issues.”
The previous order also suspended collection of the state sales tax on locomotive fuel, and this provision has also been extended. Kemp also renewed the State of Emergency for Supply Chain Disruptions.
“With 40-year high inflation, gas prices that are still far too high, and supply chains strained under the weight of bad decisions, hardworking residents of the Peach State have been feeling the consequences of Joe Biden’s recession long before it was announced,” said Governor Brian Kemp. “As I said when we first suspended the state’s gas tax all the way back in March – and have reiterated each time I have renewed that suspension – we can’t fix everything Washington has broken, but we’re doing our part to combat the economic headwinds caused by the President’s failed policies.”
Since the temporary suspension, Georgia’s average gas price has often been the lowest in the nation and is currently roughly 45 cents below the national average for a gallon of regular gas, according to AAA.
Both orders will be effective through September 12.
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ICYMI: Stories you may have missed today on 41NBC News
Top stories from August 2, 2022
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Man charged with murder in connection to shooting death of Warner Robins teen
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State, school district officials provide driving safety reminders as school buses return to roads
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MVP Initiative reviewing progress on goals, asking for help from community
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Macon hospitals celebrate one year under Piedmont
Both Piedmont Macon and Piedmont Macon North became part of Piedmont on August 1, 2021.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Piedmont Macon and Piedmont Macon North are celebrating one year under the Piedmont banner. Both Macon hospitals became part of Piedmont on August 1, 2021, as a result of an agreement with HCA Healthcare.
“As a Georgia-based provider, Piedmont has an excellent reputation in the communities we serve around access to care and taking care of our employees,” said Stephen Daugherty, chief executive officer of both Piedmont hospitals in Macon. ““By joining the Piedmont network, we have benefitted from new investments, being a part of the largest network of physicians and providers in the state, and a focus on community involvement and stewardship.”
According to a Piedmont news release, the hospitals have seen millions of dollars invested in the past 12 months. This includes the June launch of a new medical records system. Medical records system Epic links mid-state patients’ records to the entire Piedmont network used in all Piedmont facilities. Patients have a single medical chart that shows test results, reports and medical history in real time. Medical teams at any Piedmont location and more than 250 healthcare organizations across the country have access to the chart.
Over the past 12 months, Piedmont says it has provided $8.4 million for capital improvement projects to replace or modernize various healthcare equipment. This includes:
- New ventilators for Respiratory Therapy
- New ICU beds
- A special scanner for Radiology that better accommodates larger patients
- Safer furniture for Behavioral Health
- Creation of a simulation training lab for medical residents at Piedmont Macon
Piedmont says it is also working to expanding access to its services. This includes increasing the number of Piedmont primary care physicians. A new urgent care center opened on Ingleside Avenue in February, and two others currently are in the works.
Piedmont’s Macon hospitals have a total of more than 1,200 employees. During the past year the hospitals logged more than 80,600 emergency department visits and cared for more than 14,750 inpatients and nearly 35,500 outpatients. The total number of surgeries from the two hospitals topped 6,700 over the past 12 months.
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MVP Initiative reviewing progress on goals, asking for help from community
Macon Violence Prevention Initiative (MVP) leaders are calling on the community to help prevent violence in Macon-Bibb.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon Violence Prevention Initiative (MVP) leaders are calling on the community to help prevent violence in Macon-Bibb.
Leaders are reviewing progress on the initiative’s goals so far.
Coordinator Jeremy Grissom says blight is being tackled and that the initiative is working with Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful and Macon Mental Health Matters.
“Anyone in Macon-Bibb who reaches out to get those services will get them,” he said.
Grissom says violence in the community did not begin happening overnight and that the initiative is slowly working to change that.
“It’s going to continue to have to work for a period of time, so we’re here and we ask that you join us,” he said. “We’re going to keep fighting to eradicate this problem.”
Several organizations have joined the initiative to help reduce violence in their communities.
One of those organizations is “Project 32,” a non-profit started by Joseph Mann after his mentee was murdered.
Mann’s mentee was the 32nd homicide of the year in 2020, so he wanted to make a change.
“The kids that we work with, they spend more time doing extracurricular things now instead of sitting in the streets,” he said. “We know we can’t reach everybody, but we try to reach all the kids that we can.”
His organization works with kids of all ages, and he’s hoping to reach more kids with a new program known as the “Mitigating Violence Program.”
It’s a two-month program aimed at getting children to talk about their problems and let their feelings out in the boxing ring.
“Physical activity in most kids reduces anger, reduces violence,” he said. “We’re going to give that there, and then at the end of the program here, we’re going to do a boxing exhibition.”
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Pedestrian injured in Warner Robins crash
Officers say the crash happened around 4:30 Wednesday morning.
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Warner Robins Police Department is investigating a morning crash involving a pedestrian. Officers say the crash happened around 4:30 Wednesday morning, in the 400 block of Watson Blvd.
An investigation shows, a man was standing in the inside eastbound lane when he was hit by a Dodge Charger traveling east on Watson Blvd. The pedestrian was transported to Atrium Health Navicent in Macon. He is listed in critical condition.
According to WRPD, the driver of the Charger remained on scene and is cooperating with the investigation.
Anyone with information regarding this collision can call Sgt. Pippio at 478-302-5380 or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.
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SoCon Media Day: Mercer University
The Mercer bears finished second in the SoCon last year.
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (41NBC/WMGT) — Fans and media had the opportunity to look at the 2022 Mercer Bears football team at the Southern Conference Media Day last week.
The Bears were one play away from becoming SoCon champs as they fell to ETSU in the final game of the season.
Regardless of the second-place finish, in just his second season as head coach, Drew Cronic led the Bears to a 6-2 SoCon record, the best SoCon record in program history.
COVID-19 affected Cronic’s first season; however, he now believes his team is ready to win a SoCon title.
“We’ve slowly grown to a point where I feel like our foundation is laid on who we are and how we want to do things, at a great school in a great location in a great recruiting state, and with great people, and that’s the most important thing,” said Cronic. “To have a chance in the last game last fall, be one play away, certainly, I’m proud of that, but we need to make one more play, don’t get me wrong. Our kids have done an amazing job, and it is fun to go to work every day because of their attitude and the way they’ve bought into what we’re selling them.”
The conclusion of SoCon Media Day also means the Preseason Media and Coaches SoCon Polls plus the All-SoCon Preseason Teams have been announced.
On the coaches poll, the Bears come in at third behind Chattanooga and ETSU, while on the media poll, Mercer is tied with ETSU for second, and once again, Chattanooga sits atop the poll.
Only one Bear, OL John Thomas, made the SoCon First Team Offense, while DB Lance Wise was the only Bear on the SoCon First Team Defense.
WR Ty James was the only Bear on the SoCon Second Team Offense, while two Bears, DL Solomon Zubairu and LB Issac Dowling, landed on the SoCon Second Team Defense.
Finally, P Trey Turk landed on the SoCon Second Team Specialist.
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State, school district officials provide driving safety reminders as school buses return to roads
AAA, The Governor's Office of Highway Safety and Bibb County Schools are working to make sure students get to and from school safely.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – AAA, The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety and Bibb County Schools are working to make sure students get to and from school safely.
The organizations held a news conference Tuesday concerning driving safety.
The Schools Open, Drive Safely initiative is meant to remind people to slow down while driving through school zones.
The Communications Director for the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, Robert Hydrick, spoke about what to do when you approach a bus that is stopping.
“If you’re behind the bus going in the same direction, or if you’re on the other side of the road in front of the bus, you must stop and let children get on and off the bus,” he said. “And then when the bus resumes travel, then you can safely resume your trip.”
Steven Albrycht with Motor Carrier Compliance recommends leaving earlier as school gets back in session to anticipate school traffic.
Bibb County students return to class on Wednesday.
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Staying hot with scattered storms
We will be staying hot in Middle Georgia this week with a chance for showers and storms each day.
Despite seeing a mostly dry afternoon in Middle Georgia, storms are continuing this evening, mainly in our southern counties.
Overnight the rain should start to taper off with some fog settling in for tomorrow morning.
We will see yet another quick warm up on Wednesday with highs pushing into the low and mid 90s.
High humidity will keep our feels like temps in the 100s during the afternoon.
Scattered showers and storms will likely be a little more widespread Wednesday, than what we have seen today.
Widespread severe weather is not expected, but a few storms could be strong with heavy rain.
Scattered showers and storms will be staying in the forecast through the rest of the week and into the weekend.
No day looks like a rainout, but we could see some heavy rain in storms that pop up.
Summer weather continues through at least the start of next week.
Highs for the weekend and next week will be bit cooler (low 90s), but rain and storm chances start to increase as well.
In more positive news, the tropics remain quiet as we head into the next 5 days.
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US House Speaker Pelosi arrives in Taiwan, defying Beijing
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has arrived in Taiwan.
She is the highest-ranking American official in 25 years to visit the self-ruled island claimed by China, which quickly announced that it would conduct military maneuvers in retaliation for her presence. Pelosi arrived aboard a U.S. Air Force passenger jet and was greeted on the tarmac at Taipei’s international airport by Taiwan’s foreign minister and other Taiwanese and American officials. She posed for photos before her motorcade whisked her unseen into the parking garage of her hotel. Her visit has ratcheted up tension between China and the United States.
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When the St. Landry Parish School Board meets tomorrow, they will consider a recommendation to revise the parish policy on corporal punishment.
The proposed revision would add the language "no employee or agent of the St. Landry Parish School Board shall be permitted to use corporal punishment upon a student to reform unacceptable conduct or as a penalty for unacceptable conduct. Corporal punishment means using physical force to discipline a student, with or without an object. Corporal punishment includes hitting, paddling, striking, spanking, slapping, or any other physical force that causes pain or physical discomfort."
The old policy allowed "reasonable corporal punishment of unruly pupils. If such punishment is required, it shall be administered with extreme care, tact and caution, and then only by the principal, assistant principal, or the principal's designated representative in the presence of another adult school employee." The old policy, which was adopted more than 30 years ago and last revised in 2017, defines corporal punishment as "using physical force to discipline a student, with or without an object. Corporal punishment includes hitting, paddling, striking, spanking, slapping, or any other physical force that causes pain or physical discomfort."
Corporal punishment remains legal in only 19 of the United States currently, and only 15 states currently use it in public schools.
Last year, a publication of the Harvard Graduate School of Education posted results of a study on the impact spanking has on a child's brain.
"Research has long underscored the negative effects of spanking on children’s social-emotional development, self-regulation, and cognitive development, but new research, published this month, shows that spanking alters children’s brain response in ways similar to severe maltreatment and increases perception of threats," the article states.
“The findings are one of the last pieces of evidence to make sense of the research of the last 50 years on spanking,” says researcher Jorge Cuartas, a Ph.D. candidate at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, who coauthored the study with Katie McLaughlin, professor at the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. “We know that spanking is not effective and can be harmful for children’s development and increases the chance of mental health issues. With these new findings, we also know it can have potential impact on brain development, changing biology, and leading to lasting consequences.”
To read the full article, with links to the study itself, click here.
A paper in the National Institutes of Health's library looked at 20 years of research on corporal punishment, and noted a "growing body of literature on the impact of adverse childhood experiences on neurological, cognitive, emotional and social development, as well as physical health. Although some studies have found no relation between physical punishment and negative outcomes, and others have found the relation to be moderated by other factors, no study has found physical punishment to have a long-term positive effect, and most studies have found negative effects."
To read that paper, click here.
Also on Thursday's agenda is a discussion of a proposed premium increase for the school system's HRA plan.
The discussion, requested by Superintendent Patrick Jenkins, would cover "the exorbitant and unfair premium increase imposed on the school boards participating in the Pelican HRA 1000 Plan," the agenda states.
According to the Office of Group Benefits' website, The Pelican HRA 1000 is "a Health Reimbursement Arrangement, or HRA" which is described as "an account used to reimburse employees' medical expenses and other medical costs." It is designed to keep premiums low but still ensure employees can afford their medical expenses.
According to a proposed resolution, "the Policy Planning Board of the Office of Group Benefits met on October 6, 2021, and voted to increase the premium rates for the school boards on the Pelican HRA 1000 plan by 24.4%, instead of the 5% increase that other agencies received, without providing any explanation or evidence to justify this differential and burdensome treatment."
The resolution calls on the Office of Group Benefits to "provide reasons or evidence to justify actions taken in the past or future on those public agencies with GAP coverage."
Also on the agenda are revisions to the faculty and staff dress code, and the parish's Pupil Progression Plan for the upcoming school year.
The board meeting starts at 5 p.m. at the Supplementary Resource Center, 1013 Creswell Lane, Opelousas.
You can read the agenda and all back-up materials for yourself on the Board Docs site. Just click here, find the meeting you want to review and click on the link.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Rent-A-Center, one of the nation’s largest rent-to-own companies, will pay $15.5 million to settle California’s allegations that it misled and overcharged tens of thousands of customers, Attorney General Rob Bonta said Tuesday.
An investigation of the company’s “kiosk” business inside traditional retail furniture stores found that since 2014, it used what Bonta called an inflated “cash price” for products that was 15% higher than the true retail price, among other alleged violations.
The practice affected more than 100,000 contracts through the company’s Preferred Lease line, previously known as AcceptanceNOW, although the company also has more than 2,000 standalone stores.
Many consumers seek rent-to-own options without realizing that “the total price they pay will end up being much higher” than if they bought outright, Bonta said. And with Rent-A-Center’s 15% “illegal upcharge,” he said, “that couch, that fridge or that washer potentially cost struggling families hundreds of extra dollars each.”
Such businesses rent things like furniture and appliances, often to low- or moderate-income customers who typically pay by the week or month. Usually after one to three years, they then own the product.
The company will return $13.5 million in restitution to California consumers under the settlement, pay $2 million in civil penalties and agree not to engage in misconduct in the future, Bonta said. Consumers who rented through the company’s kiosk businesses are eligible for the restitution and should be sent a notice at their last known mailing address, he said.
Rent-A-Center did not immediately respond to repeated email messages seeking comment. It did not admit any violations, wrongdoing or liability under the settlement.
Bonta said the items sold under such policies are often overvalued. He alleged that Rent-A-Center also failed to tell its customers that they could return the products at any time with no penalty.
Under the settlement, the company is prohibited from charging a cash-price markup, and its price must match the advertised price. The company also agreed to better inform customers of their rights, train its employees, and submit annual compliance reports to Bonta’s office for three years.
Separately, Bonta announced the formation of a nationwide bipartisan Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force that he said will investigate and take legal action against telecommunications companies he blamed for bringing a majority of foreign robocalls into the United States.
The task force already sent civil investigative demands to 20 providers, alleging that they are not doing enough to stop robocall traffic.
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The St. Martin Parish Council adopted changes to the ordinance that controls the feeding of alligators.
At their regular Tuesday meeting, the council adopted some revisions to the complete ban on feeding the reptiles.
In general, it's viewed as a bad idea to feed wild animals of any kind, and gators in particular. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Alligator Program warns the public not to feed them as doing so can create a potentially dangerous situation for you and others who utilize the water.
But the changes made to the ordinance last night don't really apply to the general public.
The ordinance already included exemptions for zoos and wildlife facilities, but this week's changes add new exemptions for people who operate swamp tours and properly licensed alligator hunters.
The operators of swamp tours can use food to lure alligators to their routes, as long as they are located within the animals' natural habitats. The ordinance specifically mentions the Atchafalaya Basin.
And, a person who has a license and all the proper permits to hunt alligators can do so as well.
Last month, we talked to St. Martin officials about the proposed changes - which some swamp tour operators say they needed to keep their tourism-related businesses going.
You can read that story here.
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Chattanooga Police have arrested a 19-year old in connection with a shooting that occurred last week in the 1400 block of Lillian Lane.
Walter Forston III was taken into custody Wednesday just after 3:30 PM when the Chattanooga Police Fugitive Division, the U.S. Marshall Service, and the ATF responded to Sylvan Drive to locate the suspect.
Forston is facing several charges including three counts of aggravated assault and attempted criminal homicide.
Stay with Local 3 News as we continue to update this developing story.
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IN what amounted to terrible economic indications for Nigeria, the cost of debt servicing, for the first four months of this year, exceeded revenue earned even as the Federal Government said it would spend N6.7trillion on fuel subsidy in 2023. This was disclosed by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, at the public consultation on the draft 2023 – 2025 Medium Term Fiscal Framework/Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTFF/FSP) recently in Abuja. In the overview of the fiscal performance for the first quarter of 2022, Mrs Ahmed pointed out that the Federal Government’s total revenue for the period was N1.63 trillion, while debt servicing gulped N1.94 trillion. She added that urgent action was needed to address revenue underperformance and expenditure inefficiency at national and sub-national levels. According to the MTEF document, the Federal Government’s share of oil revenues was N285.38 billion (representing 39 percent performance), while non-oil tax revenues totalled N632.56 billion, a performance of 84 per cent.
To be sure, the damning figures reeled out by the Finance Minister did not come as a suprise to discerning Nigerians. Time and again, we have sounded notes of warning regarding the Muhammadu Buhari administration’s extensively profligate spending. Since coming on board in 2015, the administration has made it a point of duty to opt for loans with a view to funding recurrent expenditure. Against wise counsel, it resolutely refused to cut down governance costs. Thus, as we noted in previous editorials, while the Buhari administration likes to posture that, morally and philosophically, it symbolises a break from the past, its actions consistently show that it is cut from the same fabric as those previous dispensations it regularly distances itself from. For instance, in the 2020 budget, the Federal Government committed close to 90 percent of its net spending on recurrent expenditure, meaning that for every naira that the Federal Government spent, only 10 kobo went towards any kind of capital expenditure. The situation has in fact worsened since then.
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If you are earning N1.63 trillion revenue and you are expending N1.94 trillion on debt servicing, then you need no soothsayer to tell you that the country is not just broke but on a cliffhanger. In simple terms, this means there is no money to run the critical sectors of the economy. This is despite the regime of loans obtained by the government, which the government said would be injected into the productive sector so that with time, revenue would be generated to repay the loans. So, where is the projected revenue with which the many loans were expected and projected to be serviced? The government must stop spending money that the country does not have.
Nigeria is in dire straits. An earning profile of N1.64 trillion pitched against debt servicing expenditure of N1.9 trn means that the country will have to take more loans now just for debt servicing. And that is a very distressing situation. It says so much about the Buhari government and its henchmen and officials who are wont to dismiss legitimate worries and complaints about the penchant and proclivity of the government to taking unnecessary and unsustainable loans as uninformed and baseless. They are always quick to say, without concrete evidence, that they are methodical about the loans they are taking as they are committing them to productive engagements and ventures which would expand the economy and thus make it easy to pay the loans back through expanded production and productivity and revenue.
So we ask again, where is the vaunted expanded production and revenue with which to pay back the loans? The country is not yet paying back the loans but does not have the revenue to pay just the interests on the loans! This government will easily go on record as having mortgaged the present and the future of the country with its profligate expenditure and mercenary management of the economy. We hope it would be restrained from doing more damage before leaving the reins of government even as we expect Nigerians to be critical enough in electing a more competent leader to take over at the expiration of its tenure.
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COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — North Idaho just keeps on growing and so does the Coeur d’Alene Police Department.
To help, the Coeur d’Alene City Council approved $40,000 at Tuesday night’s council meeting to enter a contract with CORE West for pre-construction services as part of the $4.5 million dollar plan to expand the police department’s headquarters.
Those services include preparing the project’s construction schedule and cost estimates and giving advice on the proposed site’s use and improvements.
City documents state the city council already approved the money for the remodeling and expansion of the department’s headquarters with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds.
According to Public Information Officer Sgt. Jared Reneau, the expansion of the police department is necessary because they’ve run out of room in their current building, which was finished in 1999, and had to get creative.
He recalled how an area that at one time was a small gym later became an office space for some of the police IT employees.
“They kind of outgrew that and so it’s now where some our patrol supervisors have an office,” he said.
Other quick fixes have been shuffling multiple people into offices and turning closets into areas to go through digital evidence.
Currently Coeur d’Alene PD’s authorized to have 97 sworn officers. As the city continues growing, however, Reneau expects they’ll need to grow as well with more officers a possibility in the future.
He added it’s exciting to be thinking about expansion because he expects when they have the added the space, it’ll translate to their work outside the police station.
“When we don’t have to worry about some of the things here, we’re not juggling some of the challenges within the building itself. We’re able to be out and be more engaging with the community,” he said.
With the go ahead from city council, one of the next steps will be find a design firm to partner up with CORE West.
This isn’t the only project CORE West is involved in. They’re also building the $44 million Veterans’ Home in Post Falls.
At this time it’s unknown when work on the expansion will begin.
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TALINN, Estonia (AP) — A court in Belarus on Wednesday sentenced yet another independent journalist to a lengthy prison term, part of a continued government crackdown on opposition activists, critical media outlets and independent reporters.
Iryna Slaunikava, 52-year-old journalist with the Poland-based TV channel Belsat, was convicted of forming an extremist organization and participating in protests and sentenced to five years in prison. The sentence handed to Slaunikava by a judge in Gomel, a city in southeastern Belarus, is one year longer than what the prosecution had sought for her, according to the Belarusian Association of Journalists.
Slaunikava is the third Belsat journalist imprisoned in Belarus. Belsat, a Belarusian-language TV channel funded by the Polish government, has been declared extremist by Belarus’ authorities. It has been a source of news for hundreds of thousands of Belarusians ever since it started broadcasting in 2007. Belsat’s YouTube channel currently has 474,000 subscribers.
Belarusian authorities have conducted a relentless, multi-pronged crackdown on dissent following the massive anti-government protests that erupted after President Alexander Lukashenko was handed a sixth term after an August 2020 presidential vote that was denounced as rigged by the opposition and the West.
A wave of repression saw more than 35,000 people arrested and thousands beaten by police. The country’s largest independent media outlets have been shut down, and the majority of independent journalists have left the country. A total of 29 journalists are currently behind bars, either awaiting trials or serving lengthy sentences.
Last month, another Belsat journalist Katsiaryna Bakhvalava, who also goes by the last name of Andreyeva, was sentenced to eight years in prison on the charges of high treason — on top of a two-year sentence she was already serving. Her colleague, Darya Chultsova, is currently serving a two-year sentence from 2021.
Slaunikava spent the last 10 months in detention. She was detained in October last year at the Minsk airport upon returning from vacation. Initially, she was jailed for 15 days for posting what the authorities deemed to be “extremist content” on Facebook.
In Warsaw on Tuesday and Wednesday, demonstrations took place in support of the journalist, with protesters demanding sanctions to be imposed on those who persecute journalists in Belarus.
“Journalists are not extremists, and dissent is not a crime,” the Belarusian Association of Journalists said in a statement Wednesday. “Belarusian authorities continue to persecute journalists for exercising their right to free speech.”
The Committee to Project Journalists on Wednesday condemned the sentence handed out to Slaunikava as “another example of the deeply cynical and vindictive nature of the Belarusian government.”
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DOVER, Del. (AP) — Elon Musk’s answer to Twitter’s lawsuit over his attempt to back out of a $44 billion deal to buy the social media company will be made public by Friday evening at the latest, a judge ruled Wednesday.
Attorneys for Musk wanted to file a public version of their answer and counterclaims in Delaware court Wednesday. But Twitter attorneys complained that they needed more time to review and potentially redact Musk’s sealed filing, saying it refers “extensively” to internal Twitter information and data given to Musk.
Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick held a quick teleconference Wednesday before agreeing with Twitter, directing that the public filing be docketed by 5 p.m. Friday. It could be filed earlier depending on when Twitter attorneys complete their review.
Twitter attorneys argued that court rules require that five business days lapse before a public version of Musk’s filing is docketed.
“Few cases attract as much public interest as this one, and Twitter is mindful of this court’s commitment to ensuring maximum public access to its proceedings,” Twitter attorney Kevin Shannon wrote. “Twitter has no interest in proposing any more redactions to defendants’ responsive pleading than are necessary.”
Musk attorney Edward Micheletti argued that Twitter’s lawyers were misinterpreting the court rules. Musk attorneys also say there is no confidential information in Musk’s filing that should be withheld from the public.
“Twitter should not be permitted to continue burying the side of the story it does not want publicly disclosed,” Micheletti wrote.
Musk, the world’s richest man, agreed in April to buy Twitter and take it private, offering $54.20 a share and vowing to loosen the company’s policing of content and to root out fake accounts.
Twitter shares closed Wednesday at $41, well off a 52-week high of $69.81.
Musk, indicated in July that he wanted to back away from the deal, prompting Twitter to file a lawsuit to hold him to the “seller-friendly” agreement.
Musk says Twitter has failed to provide him enough information about the number of fake accounts on its service. Twitter argues that Musk, CEO of electric car maker and solar energy company Tesla Inc., is deliberately trying to tank the deal because market conditions have deteriorated and the acquisition no longer serves his interests.
Either Musk or Twitter would be entitled to a $1 billion breakup fee if the other party is found responsible for the agreement failing. Twitter wants more, however, and is seeking a court order of “specific performance” directing Musk to follow through with the deal.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A federal oversight board ordered the United Mine Workers of America to pay more than $13 million in compensation to an Alabama coal company where members have been on strike for more than a year, a ruling the union said Wednesday it would challenge.
The National Labor Relations Board said Warrior Met Coal Mining was due some $13.3 million for costs including increased security, damage repair and lost revenues from unmined coal, and individuals were due almost $30,000, mostly for damage to vehicles. Both amounts included interest.
The union, with roughly 1,100 members who went on strike against the Alabama-based company on April 1, 2021, called the NLRB assessment an “outrageous” decision that it planned to fight.
“Is it now the policy of the federal government that unions be required to pay a company’s losses as a consequence of their members exercising their rights as working people? This is outrageous and effectively negates workers’ right to strike. It cannot stand,” international union president Cecil E. Roberts said in a statement.
A company representative did not immediately return an email seeking comment. The NLRB, which is handling charges related to both the company and the union, issued the order on July 22.
The union and company signed an agreement providing that the union pay damages for “strike misconduct,” and the board approved it, spokeswoman Kayla Blado said. The agency is currently assessing the cost, she said.
“If there is not agreement with the region’s ultimate conclusion, the region will commence a proceeding before an administrative law judge where the parties can present arguments and evidence about what each considers to be appropriate damages,” she said in a statement.
Both the union and Warrior Met have blamed each other for the prolonged strike, which centers on the company’s mining operations southwest of Birmingham. The two sides have talked as recently as last week, a union spokesman said.
The union is striking at Warrior Met’s No. 4 and No. 7 mines, a preparation plant and a central shop, all in Tuscaloosa County. The union and Warrior Met reached an agreement to end the walkout a few days after it began, but members rebuffed the settlement.
United Mine Workers has said union members gave up money to bring the company out of the Walter Energy bankruptcy six years ago, and workers have sought improved health benefits. Warrior Met contends it offered workers a competitive package that would protect jobs and the company’s future.
In May, Warrior Met reported net income of $146.2 million in the first quarter compared with a loss of $21.4 million for the same period last year. The company said the strike cost it $6.7 million for the quarter because of security and other expenses, and having the mines idle cost $3 million.
Warrior Met said it produced 1.5 million short tons of coal in the first quarter compared with 2.2 million short tons in the first quarter last year.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden traveled to Saudi Arabia last month on the possibility that he could get some additional oil production out of OPEC+ in coming weeks, but the cartel and other nations announced a scant increase Wednesday.
The White House responded by stressing that what matters is the steady decline in oil and gasoline prices from summer highs, not the actions taken by OPEC+ to pump an additional 100,000 barrels of oil in September. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre noted that the decline began June 14, the day the administration disclosed plans for Biden’s trip to Israel and Saudi Arabia.
“The fact of the matter is that oil and gas prices are coming down,” Jean-Pierre told reporters at her briefing. “The moment he announced his trip we saw gas prices and oil prices coming down.”
While there may be a correlation, it is unclear whether the announced trip caused prices to decline. Oil prices can be determined by a wide range of factors including changes in supply, the pace of economic growth, geopolitical events and extreme weather.
Behind Jean-Pierre in the briefing room was a blue chart that showed a 17% drop in average U.S. gas costs since prices peaked at about $5 a gallon. AAA puts the current national average at $4.16 a gallon. Crude oil prices fell Wednesday to just below $91 a barrel, down from more than $120 in early June.
Still, gas prices are 31% above their level last year, frustrating voters ahead of the midterm elections and heightening concerns about an economic downturn in the U.S. and Europe as central banks try to get inflation under control.
Energy prices jumped after Russia, a major energy producer, invaded Ukraine in late February. That prompted a series of sanctions and other measures at a time when refining capacity was tight and oil production was still recovering from the pandemic that began in 2020. The Biden administration has called on OPEC+ as well as domestic producers and refineries to increase output, an effort the administration tried to bridge by releasing 1 million barrels daily from the U.S. strategic reserve.
The war in Ukraine quickly rejiggered global politics. Natural gas shortages threatened Europe and Biden’s approval ratings sank as prices at the pump climbed. Biden’s Saudi Arabia trip was something of an about-face, given that at a 2019 debate during the presidential campaign, Biden had called the kingdom a “pariah” for the killing of Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi.
Yet after Biden met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in mid-July, Biden raised expectations that a meaningful amount of supply could be coming onto the market. Asked about the impact his meeting would have on oil prices, he said “you won’t see that for another couple of weeks” in what appeared to be a reference to Wednesday’s meeting of the OPEC oil cartel.
In a world that uses nearly 100 million barrels of oil daily, the added production amounted to a miniscule 0.1% increase. In a prior meeting, OPEC had boosted oil production by 648,000 barrels per day in July and August.
But in a statement, OPEC+ warned about the reasons why it was being cautious in adding oil to the market. The countries in the cartel, which is led by Saudi Arabia, needed to keep some of their oil capacity in reserve in case of future disruptions. They also noted the “chronic” lack of investment in oil production that has coincided with wealthier nations’ shift away from fossil fuels to address climate change.
Biden is trying to reduce the U.S. reliance on fossil fuels. Democratic allies are working to push through the Senate a measure that includes $369 billion in climate change-fighting strategies over the next decade. That spending would include tax breaks for wind and solar as well as for purchasing electric vehicles.
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TOKYO (AP) — Nintendo’s profit in the April-June quarter rose 28% from a year earlier on healthy demand for its games, although its console sales were dented by a shortage of semiconductors.
The Japanese video game maker behind the Super Mario and Pokemon franchises said Wednesday its profit in the last quarter totaled 118.9 billion yen ($895 million), up from 92.7 billion yen in the same period in 2021.
Quarterly sales fell 4.7% to 307.4 billion yen ($2.3 billion), according to Kyoto-based Nintendo Co.
Other game makers, such as Sony Group Corp., automakers like Toyota Motor Corp. and other manufacturers have been hurt by shortfalls in supplies of the chips that run most modern products.
While those supply chain disruptions are largely due to the pandemic, game companies got a big boost in demand from COVID-19, which had people stuck at home and turning to games for entertainment. As pandemic precautions ease, that spike in sales is wearing off.
Hit games have also driven console sales, such as “Animal Crossing: New Horizons.” Among the games that were released and did well during the last quarter were “Nintendo Switch Sports,” which sold 4.84 million units, and “Mario Strikers: Battle League.”
Previously released games with strong sales included “Kirby and the Forgotten Land” and “Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.” Sales were also strong for downloaded digital games.
Nintendo sold 22% fewer Switch consoles during the latest quarter, at 3.4 million units, compared to the same period last year. Cumulative sales topped 111.08 million units.
The company expects to sell 21 million Switch machines for the fiscal year. More than 100 million users played the Switch over the last year, according to Nintendo.
The company kept its profit forecast for the fiscal year through March 2023 unchanged at 340 billion yen ($2.6 billion).
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2 teens arrested in deadly Macon car wash shooting
Freddie Crowell was shot on June 14, 2022
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office arrests two teens in connection to a June deadly shooting.
Deputies arrested a 15-year-old and a 16-year-old in connection with the death investigation of 59-year-old Freddie Crowell. Investigators say on June 14, 2022, Crowell was shot at the Supa Suds car wash located at 590 PioNono Avenue. Crowell later died at Atrium Health Navicent, the morning of July 13, 2022.
Both juveniles are charged with felony murder. They are currently being held at the Macon Regional Youth Detention Center without bond.
This investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information in reference to this incident is urged to contact the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center at 478-751-7500 or Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.
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Air Force Reserve Command names new commander
Maj. General John Healy is the newest commander of the U.S. Air Force Reserve Command, which is comprised of more than 74,000 airmen and civilians.
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Maj. General John Healy is the newest commander of the U.S. Air Force Reserve Command, which is comprised of more than 74,000 airmen and civilians.
A change of command ceremony took place Wednesday at the Museum of Aviation.
Healy was confirmed by the Senate Tuesday night.
He’ll take over following the Retirement of Lt. General Richard Scobee.
“They feel more comfortable talking about what the issues are at hand, diversity inclusion, you name it, we are all in for the active duty force,” Healy said. “Every airman has the opportunity to make it as far as they want. Nothing’s in their way in terms of success for them in the Air Force.”
Healy entered the Air Force in 1989.
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Bibb County School District welcomes students back for new school year
Students in Bibb County went back to class on Wednesday. We visited Bruce Elementary School, where we saw nothing but smiles and excitement to start the new school year.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Students in Bibb County went back to class on Wednesday.
We visited Bruce Elementary School, where we saw nothing but smiles and excitement to start the new school year.
Principal Kizzie Lott says she’s ready to start the year strong.
“Our theme is Leaders Get in the Game,” she said. “So everything we’re preparing them for, the game that they’re going to play, which is the game of academics and the game of life.”
It was Lott’s first time welcoming parents and students as the school’s principal.
She has two goals this school year.
“We’re beginning a mentorship program entitled ‘Wings,’ which means Willing Individuals Nurturing and Guiding Students,” she said. “We are the eagles, and we know that for eagles to soar, they must have strong wings. Another focus will be on closing our reading gaps. We know that literacy is the foundation for learning.”
Fifth grader Jamichael Johnson says his favorite subject is math, but there’s more he wants to learn this year.
“The stuff I want to learn this year is more than what I learned last year,” he said.
The first day of school can be scary for young children, but first grade teacher Dominique Kirkland is ensuring her students are excited to learn.
“I want to see growth in my students as far as them coming in not knowing how to write to knowing how to write, them coming in not knowing how to read to knowing how to read, and most importantly being a leader.”
The school says its goal is to make sure students are back on track and that they are able to overcome obstacles they faced during the pandemic.
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Coach’s Corner 2022: Bert Brown of the Brentwood War Eagles
On this edition of Coach's Corner, 41NBC's Bill Shanks talks football with head coach Bert Brown of the Brentwood War Eagles.
On this edition of Coach’s Corner, 41NBC’s Bill Shanks talks football with head coach Bert Brown of the Brentwood War Eagles. Coach Brown has a lot to say about his championship team. Hear how the War Wagles are adapting to a new offense.
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Cochran hosts two Dixie Softball World Series simultaneously
"Without the volunteers or rec board, we wouldn't be able to pull something like this off."
COCHRAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — For the first time in its history, the Cochran-Bleckley Recreation Department hosted its first fastpitch softball world series in conjunction with Dixie Softball.
“We were awarded this tournament two years ago. You have to go through a presentation process and that sort of thing,” said the director of recreation Andy Brand. “We went to Chattanooga and presented our case. Let them know our field space, the parking capacity, and hotels in the area. We’ve had people staying in Dublin, Warner Robins, Perry, and Macon. It’s not only benefited Cochran; it’s benefited all of Middle Georgia.”
Cochran is hosting a total of 16 teams from the Southeast states, including as far as Texas. Five teams are in the Dixie SweeTees World Series, which is the six and under girls, and 11 teams are in the Dixie Darlings World Series, which is the eight and under girls. The recreation department is made up of six baseball fields, a football field and a soccer field, so with all the facilities and cities around Cochran, Brand believes that his team and the community have done an exceptional job, hopefully allowing them to host another event.
“They’re having a little trouble with the gnats, but other than that, it’s been great. They’ve been very impressed with the community, with the rec department, with the staff, with all of our volunteers and all that. So they’re excited about coming back. Hopefully, we can get them back out here in 2024 or 2025,” said Brand.
2024 or 2025, or even this year’s World Series, doesn’t happen without a very generous group of people.
“Without the volunteers or rec board, we wouldn’t be able to pull something like this off. Our community’s really stepped up and helped with everything we need, from team moms to scorekeepers to making sure we have everything we need. It’s just been a blessing to the community and a blessing to the rec department,” said Brand.
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Dublin VA celebrates WWII nurse’s 108th birthday
The Carl Vinson VA Medical Center held a special celebration for 2nd Lt. Meta P. Monteleon Wednesday.
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A former U.S. Army nurse is turning 108 years old.
The Carl Vinson VA Medical Center held a special celebration for 2nd Lt. Meta P. Monteleon Wednesday.
According to the VA, Monteleon is the oldest living WWII nurse.
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Forsyth Police Chief Harris set to retire soon
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Forsyth Police Chief, Eddie Harris, is planning to submit his retirement.
According to City Manager, Janice Hall, Harris told Hall Friday, July 29th, that he would be submitting his retirement, though as of Wednesday August 3rd, he still hasn’t done so.
Major Daniels is in charge of the police department while the City of Forsyth works through the hiring process to find a new police Chief.
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Georgia Lottery reaches $25 billion milestone for education
(41NBC/WMGT) — The Georgia Lottery has reached a milestone in generating money for education in Georgia.
Governor Brian Kemp says that the Georgia Lottery has raised $25 billion for education in the state of Georgia since its inception in 1993.
The funds go towards supporting early learning and higher education through the HOPE scholarship. The Georgia Lottery says that more than 2 million students have received HOPE scholarships, and that more than 1.6 million 4-year-olds have attended Pre-K programs.
Governor Kemp also had this to say:
“Students have been set on the path to lifelong learning through Pre-K programs and have been afforded the opportunity to advance their careers through higher education. This $25 billion has helped Georgia maintain a highly-qualified workforce and experience tremendous growth, and I look forward to continuing to see young Georgians lives transformed by these dollars.”
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Georgia man sentenced for supplying meth to Monroe County drug dealer
63-year-old Frank Settambrino, was sentenced to 90 months followed by three years of supervised release
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Georgia man was sentenced to federal prison Wednesday, after he admitted to supplying a large quantity of methamphetamine to a Monroe County drug dealer.
63-year-old Frank Settambrino, was sentenced to 90 months followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
According to court documents and other evidence, investigators revealed Settambrino was supplying methamphetamine between September 2020 and January 2021.
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Georgia’s film and TV industry breaks new record
ATLANTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Governor Brian Kemp announced Monday, August 1st, that it’s been a chart-topping year for the film and television industry in Georgia as productions spent $4.4 billion in the state during the fiscal year of 2022, breaking a new industry record.
The Georgia Film Office, a strategic office within the Georgia Department of Economic Development charged with marketing and promoting the industry in the state says that Georgia hosted 412 productions represented by 32 feature films, 36 independent films, 269 television and episodic productions, 42 commercials and 33 music videos between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022.
Governor Kemp had this to say about the booming industry:
“In addition to providing production jobs that range across a variety of skills from accounting to carpentry to engineering and graphic design, productions are using local vendors, eating at Georgia restaurants, and staying in our hotels,” and, “We’re proud to be training more Georgians to be decision-makers in film and television production, keeping their talents in our state, and we look forward to this industry’s continued success in the Peach State!”
Movies filmed in Georgia claimed four of the top six spots for highest domestic-grossing movies: “Avengers: Endgame” (No. 2), “Spider-Man: No Way Home” (3), “Black Panther” (5), and “Avengers: Infinity War” (6). And, streaming and limited series programming continue to choose Georgia, including Season Four of Netflix’s “Stranger Things,”, “Ozark,” HBO Max’s “The Staircase,” Disney+’s “Loki” and FX’s “Atlanta” among others, totaled 46 nominations for productions in the state.
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Georgia’s Pre-K marks 30th year in business
(41NBC/WMGT) — As the new school year of 2022 starts, Georgia’s Pre-K program turns 30 years old.
It started in 1992 as a pilot program with 750 at-risk 4-year-olds in 20 different locations, but in 1995 it opened to all 4-year-olds regardless of income.
The Georgia Department of Early care and Learning says that early education from birth to 5-years-old is critical for success in elementary school, and that a solid academic foundation builds a qualified work force that will help Georgia’s economic growth.
Susan Adams, Deputy Commissioner for Georgia’s Pre-K Program and Instructional Supports, gave some tips on how to make kid’s first few days go smoother:
- Send your child to school in clothes they can manage independently in the bathroom.
- Make sure your child’s shoes are comfortable and safe for playtime.
- Choose close-toed shoes that children can fasten independently such as tennis shoes with Velcro.
- Visit the classroom before school starts, so children are familiar with the new surroundings.
- Tell your child’s teacher about any fears she/he may have.
- Discuss any special dietary needs or allergies your child may have with the teacher and askher/him to explain program policies relating to children’s allergies.
- Complete necessary forms or releases your Pre-K provider may require for dispensing medication during the school day.
- Locate the bathroom with your child and determine special bathroom routines the school observes.
- Allow extra time for the first day: Make sure you have time to say good-bye.
- Ask if your child can bring a familiar blanket for rest time: Can they bring a favorite stuffed animal?
- Send a family photo in your child’s backpack in case they get lonely.
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ICYMI: Stories you may have missed today on 41NBC News
Top stories from August 3, 2022
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Bibb County School District welcomes students back for new school year
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Bibb County School District welcomes students back for new school year
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