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Braves lose power at supposedly haunted Milwaukee hotel
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Atlanta Braves woke up to an extended power outage at their hotel in downtown Milwaukee on Monday that also left some without running water.
Some players were unable to shower at the Pfister Hotel, which is already infamous among ballplayers for allegedly being haunted.
Bryce Harper, Michael Young and Pablo Sandoval are among players who have claimed encounters with ghosts at the 129-year-old hotel.
The Braves on Monday were more concerned with light switches than angry spirits.
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Cannes rolls out red carpet for 75th film festival
CANNES, France (AP) — After a canceled 2020 edition and a scaled back gathering last year, the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday rolled out the red carpet for what organizers hope will be a fully resuscitated French Riviera spectacular.
The 75th Cannes Film Festival is set to open Tuesday night with the premiere of Michel Hazanavicius’ zombie comedy “Final Cut.”
Over the next 12 days, 21 films will vie for the festival’s prestigious top award, the Palme d’Or, while a handful of high-profile Hollywood titles — including “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Elvis” and “Three Thousand Years of Longing” — will also launch in Cannes.
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Falcons sign LB Nick Kwiatkoski, add WR Geronimo Allison
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have signed inside linebacker Nick Kwiatkoski to a one-year contract. Kwiatkoski has played in 77 career games with 34 starts in six seasons with the Chicago Bears and Las Vegas Raiders.
He appeared in eight games for the Raiders in 2021, totaling 21 tackles with one tackle for loss and one forced fumble.
The Falcons also added wide receiver Geronimo Allison to the roster.
He had 89 receptions for 1,045 yards and six touchdowns in 49 games, including 14 starts, over five seasons with the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions.
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Georgia students sue over blocked protest against rebel flag
ATLANTA (AP) — Several Black high school students suspended for trying to protest Confederate flag displays on campus are suing their school district.
Their civil rights lawsuit filed Tuesday says the Floyd County school system northwest of Atlanta shows “deliberate indifference to acts of racial animosity.”
School officials shut down their protest plans last fall.
Now the students allege an extensive pattern of racism and say school officials violated their rights to free speech and equal protection.
Superintendent Glenn White says the district disputes the allegations and will present the facts in court.
By JEFF AMY
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Livestreamed carnage: Tech’s hard lessons from mass killings
Experts are calling for a broader discussion around livestreams after a white gunman killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket.
The self-described white supremacist mounted a GoPro camera to his helmet to stream his assault live on Twitch, the video game streaming platform. Twitch and other sites like Twitter and Facebook have learned painful lessons from dealing with the violent videos that now often accompany such shootings.
Experts are discussing whether livestreams should exist at all, since once such videos go online, they’re almost impossible to erase completely.
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Man arrested in connection to shots fired at Perry block party
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A man has been arrested after pulling out a gun and shooting at several people at a block party in the early hours of Sunday.
According to a release from the Houston County Sheriff’s Office, a 911 call came in around 12:50 a.m. on Sunday in reference to a gun firing at a social gathering in the area of the 400 block of Hodge Road in Perry. Deputies arrived to find a large block party being held as part of Henderson Day, which families in that area celebrate. First, there had been an altercation involving 2 females, that led to a gun being drawn– family members de-escalated the situation by shutting down the event for the night. A second altercation began as a result between 32 year-old Tarovis Releford and members of the family trying to end the event.
During this second altercation, Releford shot at people that were fleeing the area. Nobody was injured during the incident, but some property was struck by bullets.
Releford is being charged with aggravated assault, reckless conduct, and criminal damage to property. He is being held at the Houston County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to call Sgt Joe Middlebrooks at 478 – 542 – 2085.
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MGA working to fill aviation positions thanks to $5 million in state funding
The need for pilots is growing, and Middle Georgia State University is hoping to fill that growing demand.
EASTMAN, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — The need for pilots is growing, and Middle Georgia State University is hoping to fill that growing demand.
The university is getting $5 million in state funding to help address the issue.
“Part of the goal is to keep this program growing and expanding, so it’s available for people throughout the state of Georgia,” Dean Adon Clark said.
Clark says there is currently a waiting list to enter the school’s aviation program, but the funding will help target the need and open the doors for more students.
More students means more purchases.
“The bond funding will go to purchase more aircraft, aircraft storage facility to store those aircraft, so we can increase our student capacity for flight,” Clark said.
The program currently has 52 aircraft, and that includes four helicopters. The school will get at least five more aircraft within the next year.
More instructors will also be hired with the funds.
Jeffrey Hardigree, a student and instructor with the program, says hiring new instructors will help with personalized training.
“It will keep the process more sped up,” he said. “It’ll keep it to where students aren’t wasting too much time waiting to fly, waiting on an instructor to be available.”
“It will definitely open up more opportunities in the future for other airlines to partner with our school and be able to offer mentorships and cadetships,” Hadigree continued. “Just different routes for student pilots to have a plan of what they want to do after they finish their training.”
MGA says it will provide an application for instructors in the next few weeks.
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Middle Georgia Meals on Wheels receives government funding
The funding comes as part of $45 million in grants given to Georgia non-profits and businesses impacted by Covid.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Governor Brian Kemp awarded $1.4 million to Middle Georgia Meals on Wheels.
The funding comes as part of $45 million in grants given to Georgia non-profits and businesses impacted by Covid.
Middle Georgia Meals on Wheels currently delivers hot, frozen or self-sustainable meals to senior homes Monday through Friday.
“Being able to do this service, basically to let them know that somebody is out there doing something to help keep the right nutrition and look out for your well being, and it’s a joyful feeling to do that everyday,”Meals on Wheels driver Dennis Searcy said.
The chairman of the board for the non-profit, Otis Redding III, says the funding will allow the organization to deliver meals to about 100 homes twice a day to properly serve the community.
One of the most important pieces for Meals on Wheels is its drivers. There are about 10 on staff now, and the new grant will allow the organization to grow that number.
If you would like to help, call (478) 745-9140 for more information.
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Peralta dominates for 7 innings, Brewers 2-hit Braves 1-0
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Freddy Peralta dominated over seven innings, Hunter Renfroe scored on a wild pitch and the Milwaukee Brewers two-hit the Atlanta Braves 1-0.
Peralta gave up two hits and a walk while striking out 10 and retiring his final 11 batters.
It was the sixth time in Peralta’s career that he struck out 10 or more batters.
He recorded his 500th career strikeout in the seventh when he retired Marcell Ozuna on a called third strike.
The Brewers improved to 11-4 at home, the best mark in the National League.
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Piedmont Macon acquires new urgent care facility
Piedmont Macon cut the ribbon on a new partnership after it acquired Village Medical Associates in February.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Piedmont Macon cut the ribbon on a new partnership after it acquired Village Medical Associates in February.
Village Medical focuses on emergency response, and Piedmont says this acquisition will help treat more patients.
The urgent care facility takes all insurances and offers payment plans for those without insurance.
The urgent care facility is located at 2410 Ingleside Drive.
“We expect to deliver that same type health care,” Piedmont Regional Medical Director Cassandra Donnelly said. “So that patients, when they come to us, if you’ve ever been to a Piedmont urgent care before, you can expect that same five star quality service.”
The facility is open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Pope’s recipe to heal his painful knee? A shot of tequila
ROME (AP) — Doctors have prescribed a wheelchair, cane and physical therapy to help heal Pope Francis’ bad knee.
He has other ideas.
But Francis quipped that what he really needs for the pain is a shot of tequila.
Francis was riding in the popemobile in St. Peter’s Square when he stopped near a group of Legion of Christ seminarians who asked him in his native Spanish how his knee was doing.
After he replied that it was “capricious” he told the Mexicans the best antidote would be some tequila.
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Prince Charles in Newfoundland to start Canadian tour
ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland (AP) — Prince Charles and Camilla have arrived in St. John’s, Newfoundland, to begin a three-day Canadian tour to mark the 70th anniversary of his mother’s ascent to the throne.
The royal couple’s itinerary includes stops in Ottawa and the Northwest Territories as well as a welcome ceremony at Newfoundland’s provincial legislature with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Queen Elizabeth II is the head of state in Canada, a member of the British Commonwealth of former colonies.
Most Canadians are indifferent to the monarchy, even though the queen is their titular head of state and is portrayed on their coins and stamps,
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Queen makes surprise appearance to mark new subway line
LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II has made a surprise appearance at central London’s Paddington station.
The 96-year-old monarch has reduced most of her public engagements.
But she appeared Tuesday at the train station and beamed as she unveiled a plaque stating she officially opened the Elizabeth line, named in her honor. Buckingham Palace said “the organizers were informed of the possibility she may attend.”
The queen wore a sunshine yellow outfit with matching hat and she was joined by her youngest son Prince Edward for the official visit.
She was seen smiling as she toured the station with a cane in hand.
The monarch made her first public appearance in weeks on Friday when she attended the Royal Windsor Horse Show.
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Recognizing the signs of a stroke, the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S.
FAST stands for Facial weakness, Arm or leg weakness, Speech difficulty, and Time to act.
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States.
At Atrium Health Navicent, doctors are seeing an average of two to three stroke patients a day.
That’s why they want you to act “FAST” this National Stroke Month and know how to recognize the symptoms.
Dr. Matthew Smith, the Director of Neurology and Stroke with Atrium Health Navicent, says they use the acronym FAST to recognize the signs. FAST stands for Facial weakness, Arm or leg weakness, Speech difficulty, and Time to act.
Doctors say it’s important to seek medical help as quickly as possible.
Dr. Smith says strokes do have modifiable risk factors.
“Those include high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, diabetes, obesity, smoking,” he said. “Those are all things you kind of can control, so stop smoking, make sure they take their blood pressure medication.”
Doctors say if you notice one of the symptoms, you should not drive yourself to the Emergency Room. Instead, call 911 immediately.
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Sandersville man arrested for murder of Appling County woman
BAXLEY, Georgia (41NBC) — A Sandersville man has been arrested and charged for the murder of an Appling County woman.
According to a release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, in the early hours of May 6th, near James Drive in Baxley, 29 year-old Ronnie “RJ” May killed 29 year-old Lennal Dasher.
May has been arrested and charged with Felony Murder, Aggravated Assault, Possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and tampering with evidence. He is booked at the Appling County Jail.
Anyone with information on this case is urged to call the Baxley Police Department at (912) 367-8305 or the GBI Douglas Office at (912) 389-4103. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.
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Taiwan’s president condemns California church shooting
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s president has condemned the shooting at a Taiwanese church in California by a man reportedly driven by hatred of the island while a lawmaker from her ruling party questioned whether Chinese propaganda was a motivating factor in the violence.
Tsai’s office issued a statement saying she condemned “any form of violence” and asked the island’s chief representative in the U.S. to fly to California to provide assistance.
I want to convey my sincere condolences on the death of Dr. John Cheng & my hopes for a prompt recovery for those injured in the shooting at the Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church in California. Violence is never the answer.
— 蔡英文 Tsai Ing-wen (@iingwen) May 17, 2022
A Taiwanese legislator wrote on Facebook that “ideology has become a reason for genocide” and that Taiwanese need to “face up to hateful speech and organizations” backed by China’s ruling Communist Party.
Local media say the suspect, David Chou, was born in Taiwan and had ties to anti-Taiwanese groups backed by China.
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1 dead, 3 hospitalized following water rescue at Amerson River Park
A teenager is dead and three other people are in the hospital after a water rescue Tuesday night at Amerson River Park.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A teenager is dead and three other people are in the hospital after a water rescue Tuesday night at Amerson River Park.
A Bibb County Sheriff’s Office news release says deputies were called to the scene at 6:39 p.m. in reference to a possible drowning.
Deputies were told a 28-year-old male, a 23-year-old female and a 17-year-old female—all family members—were in the river near the stairs of Bluff Pavilion when all three of them were seen going under water.
Witnesses heard calls for help and jumped in to help them.
The 28-year-old male and 23-year-old female were pulled out of the water and were responsive. The 17-year-old female was pulled out of the water and was unresponsive. CPR was performed on her as she was being taken to the hospital.
Deputies were told two men pulled the 28-year-old and 23-year-old from the river, and that the 17-year-old was found down river by one of the men and was pulled out with the help of Macon-Bibb Firefighters and Bibb County Sheriff’s Office deputies.
All three victims, along with one of the men who assisted in the rescues, were taken to the hospital.
The 17-year-old died from her injuries. The other three are listed in stable condition.
The names of the victims haven’t been released pending notification of next of kin.
The incident is under investigation.
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Texas guard/forward Audrey Warren transfers to Georgia
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia has landed transfer Audrey Warren, who helped Texas reach back-to-back regionals finals in the women’s NCAA Tournament.
Warren will be a fifth-year senior for new Lady Bulldogs coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson.
The signing was announced Monday.
Warren is a combo guard/forward from Fort Worth, Texas, who made 35 starts while appearing in 59 games over the last two years with the Longhorns.
She averaged 10.3 points per game and 5.0 rebounds per contest in 2020-21 and 8.2 points this past season.
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Wednesday starts our warm up in Middle Georgia
It was another nice day in Middle Georgia, but a string of hot days is on the way through the rest of the week.
Sunshine will be plentiful as highs warm into the mid 90s, by the afternoon.
Humidity will slowly be on the increase through the afternoon (and the rest of the week).
Thursday will be the hottest day of the week with highs warming to around 98° in Macon.
We will also see some increased humidity, which means our “feels like temps” will be around 100°.
We could see a few clouds, but we are not anticipating rain.
We will finally get some relief from the heat as rain chances return to the area for the weekend.
Right now, Saturday looks to be the best chance of staying dry with scattered showers and storms possible.
Sunday will bring our next significant chance of a rainy day across Middle Georgia.
Rain totals for the weekend could range from 1/2″-1″.
Scattered showers and storms will hang around for the start of next week, with highs around normal for this time of year.
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Zimbabwe urges sale of stockpile of seized elephant ivory
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe is seeking international support to be allowed to sell its stockpile of seized ivory, saying the $600 million it expects to earn is urgently needed for the conservation of its rapidly growing elephant population which it describes as “dangerous.”
Officials from the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority showed ambassadors from European Union countries the stockpile of ivory tusks that have been seized from poachers and collected from elephants that have died.
The Zimbabwean officials encouraged the European envoys to support the sale of ivory which is banned by CITES, the international body that monitors endangered species.
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The Opelousas police department applied for two grants that will equal $650,000. One grant will go towards adding additional officers to the department. The second grant will go towards technology equipment that will assist officers with responding to different crimes.
During the last city council meeting police Chief Martin McLendon received approval from board members to seek a $400,000 grant to hire more officers.
“It’s called a cops grant. It's designed to help agencies to hire officers. To equip them, train them and get them in the field all of those requirements and everything that the officer needs. Also all the funding to pay his salary equipment training everything is paid for by this grant,” said Mark Guidry.
The other $250,000 will be allocated to helping officers solve crimes and locate gun violence.
“We are actually applying for two different grants. 1 is a gun crime initiative grant. Which is a newer grant which is designed to get technology resources into the hands of law enforcement agencies to help fight the crime of gun violence that’s been around everyone. But it’s designed to get us technology equipment to help us solve these cases faster,” Guidry stated.
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Nearly 80-years after he was killed in action in World War II, Army Pvt. Hillary Soileau finally returned home to St. Landry Parish Tuesday.
The 23-year-old went missing during a mission to clear Guadalcanal of Japanese forces in January 1943. His remains were recently identified through a forensics investigation by The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA).
An honor guard and members of Soileu’s family were waiting on the tarmac as the plane carrying Pvt. Soileau’s flag-draped coffin landed at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.
“We both touched the casket at the exact same time and said ‘welcome home’ at the exact same time,” said Soileau’s nephew, Greg Badeaux. He was joined on the tarmac by a cousin he’s never met, USMC Capt. Joseph Soileau, who followed in his great-uncle’s footsteps in the military. “It was an honor, a great opportunity to have him involved because of his military background.”
Capt. Soileau, a Port Barre-native, only recently found out about his great-uncle, through news reports that his remains had been identified. He drove to Louisiana overnight from North Carolina where he’s stationed, so he could be on hand for the dignified transfer of his great-uncle’s remains.
“It was a surreal experience to reach out and touch a casket knowing that the contents were very heavy,” said Capt. Soileau. “It was heavy in a sense that it was traumatic in the way that he passed, but joyful in that it brings a little closure to my family.”
Pvt. Soileau’s remains were then brought back to St. Landry Parish with an escort by Louisiana State Police.
“It was quite a moment,” said Badeaux. “The honor guard and everyone in charge of this process was just amazing.”
Funeral Services for Pvt. Soileau will be held on May 21, 2022, at Sibille Funeral Home, located at 2309 George Drive in Opelousas. Visitation for the family will start at 8:30 am, with the public invited to attend at 9:00 am. Rosary will begin at 10:45 am followed by Chapel services at 11:00 am. A procession will begin around 11:30 am and will conclude with the burial and graveside honors at Cedar Hill Cemetery, located at 702 Cedar Hill Rd., in Washington.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday underscored the Federal Reserve’s determination to keep raising interest rates until there is clear evidence inflation is steadily falling — a high-stakes effort that carries the risk of causing an eventual recession.
The Fed’s increases in its benchmark short-term rate typically lead, in turn, to higher borrowing costs for consumers and businesses, including for mortgages, auto loans and credit cards.
“What we need to see is inflation coming down in a clear and convincing way,” Powell said in remarks to a Wall Street Journal conference. “And we’re going to keep pushing until we see that.”
The Fed chair, who was confirmed last week by the Senate to a second four-year term, suggested that the Fed would consider raising rates even faster if price increases fail to moderate.
“What we need to see,” Powell said, “is clear and convincing evidence that inflation pressures are abating and inflation is coming down. And if we don’t see that, then we’ll have to consider moving more aggressively. If we do see that, then we can consider moving to a slower pace.”
And he said the Fed “wouldn’t hesitate” to push its benchmark rate to a point that would slow the economy if needed. While it is unclear what level that might be, Fed officials peg it at about 2.5% to 3%, roughly triple its current setting.
Powell’s remarks Tuesday followed other statements he has made that have indicated the Fed is implementing a series of rate hikes that could amount to the fastest tightening of credit in more than 30 years.
At a meeting earlier this month, the Fed raised its key rate by a half-point — double the usual increase — for the first time since 2000, to a range of 0.75% to 1%. And at a news conference after the meeting, Powell suggested that Fed officials would continue to raise its rate by a half-point, at both its June and July meetings.
The Fed chair appeared unconcerned Tuesday about the stock market’s sharp decline over the past six weeks. Those declines partly reflect concern on Wall Street that the Fed’s efforts to rein in inflation, which has reached 40-year highs, could weaken the economy so much as to trigger a recession. Stock prices also often fall as interest rates rise, increasing the return from bonds.
When asked if the Fed’s rate hikes could disrupt financial markets, without necessarily bringing down inflation, Powell responded, “I don’t see that happening.”
The interest rate, or yield, on the two-year Treasury note has risen steadily since the start of the year, which Powell pointed to as a sign that Wall Street expects the Fed to keep tightening credit. Such expectations should help slow borrowing and spending, and cool the economy.
“It’s been good to see financial markets reacting in advance” of upcoming rate hikes, Powell said. “That’s what we need.”
The S&P 500, a broad market index, has tumbled about 15% from its January peak. That’s just short of the 20% decline that marks a bear market. Yet many economists say Powell is unlikely to let market disruptions change the Fed’s path, given that inflation has soared to such high levels and is causing hardships for millions of households.
“The markets are orderly, they’re functioning,” Powell said. “There are some volatile days and volatile markets, but so far, I see us as getting through this fairly well.”
The Fed chair also suggested, more explicitly than before, that the central bank’s efforts to bring down inflation may result in some people losing their jobs, pushing up the unemployment rate.
Powell said the Fed’s goal was to cool off consumer and business spending and bring it more into line with the restrained supply of goods and workers. That, in turn, should tame inflation.
The Fed hopes to accomplish that, Powell said, while keeping the job market strong. But that doesn’t mean the unemployment rate would necessarily stay at 3.6%, where it is now, he said.
“You’d still have quite a strong labor market if unemployment were to move up a few ticks,” he said.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md.- Maryland State Fire Marshal Brian S. Geraci on Wednesday announced Jason M. Mowbray as the organization's new chief deputy. The selection of new leadership for the agency comes after the former chief, Gregory Der, was appointed as the Howard County Police Chief in December.
Jason M. Mowbray, who is being promoted from within, will assume the duties of chief deputy state fire marshal on May 18. The role of chief deputy state fire marshal is a Field Operations Division management function involving the supervision and coordination of the agencies' law enforcement activities in the field of fire prevention, fire safety inspections, fire investigations, and explosives control. Mowbray will oversee five regions, including the Special Operations Group consisting of the bomb squad, underwater hazardous device team, and the accelerants/explosives detection canine units. He will serve as second in command to the state fire marshal and oversee various agency administrative programs.
"I'm fortunate to be surrounded by the caliber of leaders we have at the Office of the State Fire Marshal," Geraci said. "We were blessed to have exemplary internal and external candidates apply, and I'm excited to call on Chief Mowbray to bring his own outstanding, visionary leadership to the next level as my second-in-command."
Mowbray, an Allegany County native who graduated from Westmar High School and earned degrees in fire science from Montgomery College and criminal justice from Allegany College of Maryland, was also named the Criminal Justice Student of the Year upon graduation in 2000. A year later, he was sworn in as a deputy state fire marshal in October 2001 and was awarded Deputy State Fire Marshal of the Year in 2006. In 2008, Mowbray was promoted to deputy chief state fire marshal, where he has served as commander of the Western Region consisting of Garrett, Allegany, and Washington counties. During his time leading the Western Region, he has been awarded a Unit Citation and graduated from the International Association of Chiefs of Police - Leadership in Police Organizations training program.
The modern State Fire Marshal's Office was created in 1964, and there have only been eight other chief deputies, with three previously hailing from Allegany County. At 44, Mowbray will be the fourth and youngest to lead the State Fire Marshals Office, an agency under the Department of State Police. With a staff of approximately sixty personnel, the office is tasked with investigating more than 1,0000 fires and explosions, conducting over 10,000 fire safety inspections, and reviewing over 5,000 plan reviews per year. The late Robert "Bob" Shimer of Westernport, Robert "Bob" Thomas of Lonaconing, and Doug Hanson of Frostburg were appointed to the position of chief deputy in years past.
"I am honored and humbled to be selected as the next chief deputy," said Mowbray. "The Office of the State Fire Marshal has professionals who are second to none, and their passion and drive are evident in the work they do every day."
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Buffalo is latest mass shooting by gunman wearing body armor
When a shooter attacked a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, over the weekend, its security guard tried to stop him. At least one of the guard’s shots hit the gunman, but it didn’t stop the deadly rampage because the gunman was wearing body armor.
The racist massacre that killed 10 Black people is the latest mass shooting in which the gunman apparently came prepared for anyone trying to stop him with a gun.
A database maintained by The Violence Project shows at least 21 mass shooters over the last four decades have worn body armor, most of those within the last decade.
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Buffalo shooting leaves neighborhood without a grocery store
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo store where 10 Black people were killed in a racist shooting rampage was more than a place to buy groceries. As the only supermarket for miles, residents say Tops Friendly Market was a sort of community hub where they chatted with neighbors and caught up on each other’s lives.
Now they’re grappling not just with the attack, but also with being targeted in a place that has been so vital to the community. Before Tops opened in 2003, residents had to travel long distances to buy nutritious food or settle for snacks and higher-priced staples from corner stores and gas stations.
Residents say the fact that there are no other options lays bare the racial and economic divide that existed in Buffalo long before the shooting.
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Morning Business Report: FDA approves single booster shot for kids aged 5 to 11
The FDA has okayed a single booster shot for kids aged 5 to 11 to be given 5 months after the two shot COVID regimen.
The union representing flight attendants at Spirit and Frontier Airlines backed the carriers’ planned merger.
Average price for gasoline in California hit $6 a gallon on Tuesday for the first time. Analysts at JPMorgan are warning that price could be the national average before the end of summer.
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Police arrest 8 on site of planned Atlanta police facility
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta police say at least eight people have been arrested at the site of a planned public safety training center.
Opponents have been occupying the wooded area for months in an attempt to prevent construction. Atlanta Police Department Assistant Chief Darin Schierbaum told reporters Tuesday that some opponents threw rocks and what he said was a Molotov cocktail at officers who swarmed the property. Schierbaum says charges included criminal trespass and obstruction of law enforcement officers.
Opponents of the training center say cutting down so many trees would be environmentally damaging. They also say investing $90 million in what they call “Cop City” would be wrong in light of racial justice protests against police.
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Takeaways: Election denier wins, bad behavior dooms Cawthorn
WASHINGTON (AP) — In Pennsylvania governor’s race, a candidate who has spread lies about the 2020 vote count won the Republican nomination, putting an election denier within striking distance of running a presidential battleground state in 2024.
Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump’s support was enough to elevate his Senate candidate to victory in North Carolina on Tuesday. Trump’s pick in Pennsylvania remained in a tough fight in that state’s Senate primary. In a key congressional race, a Republican congressman’s bad behavior finally caught up with him.
In Idaho, the governor weathered a primary challenge from his far-right lieutenant governor.
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With Roe in doubt, some fear tech surveillance of pregnancy
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Companies that collect data from the digital clues people leave online often know their most sensitive health information _ gleaned from web searches, health apps and location trackers.
Privacy experts fear this digital trail could be used to surveil pregnancies if the U.S. Supreme Court allows abortions to be banned, as a leaked draft opinion suggests it will.
Ford Foundation technology fellow Cynthia Conti-Cook says the data gives outsiders a peek into someone’s soul.
It’s mostly used to target advertising, like baby products shown to pregnant women. But the data could become evidence in a criminal case, something that worries abortion supporters.
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Bus manufacturer Blue Bird, lays off 115 at Fort Valley plant
Blue Bird said it continues to face supply chain disruptions due to the war in Ukraine and the lingering pandemic.
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)—Blue Bird Corporation, the school bus manufacturer in Fort Valley, recently laid off more than 100 people.
In statement sent to 41NBC, Blue Bird said it continues to face supply chain disruptions due to the war in Ukraine and the lingering pandemic.
In total, 115 production workers were affected.
The statement goes on to say the company does not anticipate any other reductions at this time, and those impacted could be eligible for rehire once economic conditions improve.
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ICYMI: Stories you may have missed on 41NBC News Top stories from May 17, 2022 May 17, 2022 Clayton Poulnott, Macon-Bibb FY2023 budget sees increases Bus manufacturer Blue Bird, lays off 115 at Fort Valley plant Recognizing the signs of a stroke, the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S. For other stories you may have missed, click here. FacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin
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Macon-Bibb Elections Supervisor search continues
Mike Kaplan, Board Chair for the Board of Elections, says the Mayor decided the county will do the hiring.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The search for a new Elections Supervisor continues following Macon-Bibb County Commissioners deciding not to approve the Board of Elections recommendation.
The Board of Elections named Canetra Ford, the next Elections Supervisor on April 26 in a 4-1 vote.
On May 10, the motion by Commissioners failed to add approving the board’s selection to the agenda.
Mike Kaplan, Board Chair for the Board of Elections, says the Mayor decided the county will do the hiring.
“We spoke with Ms. Ford and apologized because we voted to withdraw her nomination. I’m sorry she had to go through this. It’s an extremely flawed system,” said Kaplan.
Kaplan says the Elections Supervisor job is posted on the Macon-Bibb County website.
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Macon-Bibb FY2023 budget sees increases
Public safety is one of the man items, along with economic development.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Macon-Bibb Mayor Lester Miller officially released his Fiscal Year 2023 budget. It’s no surprise public safety is one of the man items, along with economic development.
“If you’re going to look at fighting crime in Macon-Bibb county and lifting our kids out of poverty, we have to get them good jobs and give them hope to get good quality money,” said Mayor Miller.
The increase for public safety will increase more than $10,000,000. That will continue annual incentive pay, help with opening a new fire training center, and finish jail improvements.
“If you can put ten million dollars into public safety it’s going to make a difference. It’s going to be lagged, it takes a little time to see the works of that,” Mayor Miller explained.
The millage rate currently looks like it will stay the same at 19.901. Mayor Miller says with the OLOST now being a factor, they expect the millage rate to decrease by about 7 to 8 mills.
“We’re looking forward to 2023 for that but in the 2023 budget right now,” he said. “We’re looking at the numbers we collected last year. So the millage rate we think will decrease but we won’t know the amount of that for a few months now.”
Economic development will see a nearly $4,000,000 increase to help attract and retain businesses. It will also help with revitalizing previously abandoned areas, similar to the plans for the Macon Mall property.
“We have to grow existing businesses, we have to start small businesses,” Mayor Miller said. “But we also have to be very creative. I think there’s a lot of opportunities for taking these buildings that we had before and revitalizing them for other purposes.”
Code Enforcement will see a more than $1,000,000 increase to help fight blight.
Recreation will have a more than $1.3 million increase in funding. Mayor Miller says they’re hoping kids in the community can gain mentors through sports and music programs.
“There’s a variety of different recreations that we have there. But the most important thing is we had to shut a lot of that down during the pandemic,” he said. “And we want to come back stronger and better than ever so that’s why we put more money into it this time.”
For a breakdown of the budget, it’s available on the county website.
The next step in the budget process includes a public hearing on June 7. The county plans to vote on the budget on June 21.
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Scorching heat takes over today
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A major heatwave is taking over the Peach State beginning today.
Today
The month of May has been well above average for Middle Georgia. It’s why the severe weather season has seemingly come to an early end with summertime arriving early. The first week of May saw highs in the 90s, the second week the mid and upper 80s, and now we are back in the 90s once again. Today’s highs, however, are not just the low 90s. We are soaring into the mid 90s for the first time in 2022 this afternoon with some spots pushing into the upper 90s. Cloud cover will be pretty scarce later, however more cloud fields are likely to form than yesterday thanks to a shift in the wind to the south. No rain is anticipated for today, so other ways to beat the heat will be needed.
More clouds will arrive during the overnight hours, however they will just be passing through. They will be high level clouds, but combined with south-southwesterly winds at 5-10 mph it will warm up the overnight conditions by 10 degrees or more when compared to last night. Skies should be mostly clear by tomorrow morning when lows drop into the upper 60s and lower 70s.
Tomorrow
The hottest day of the week; highs will reach the upper 90s with some spots potentially reaching 100. Winds will still come in from the southwest, however the speed should pick up a bit to about 8-13 mph. Gusts could reach speeds of up to 20 mph. The wind will do little to help beat the heat as it continues to feed warm and humid air into Georgia. There will be cloud fields that develop in the afternoon, and a few isolated showers or storms will also be possible late in the afternoon. Storm activity should drop outdoor temperatures by upwards of 20 degrees for those who are lucky enough to see them.
Most of the clouds that develop in the afternoon will clear quickly once the sun sets. There will still be a slight chance for showers early. The wind will still come from the southwest, this time at 6-12 mph. Lows will again only reach the upper 60s and lower 70s.
Friday and Beyond
Friday will not be as hot as tomorrow, however it will easily be every bit as hot as today. It will also be more humid due to the continued southwesterly wind flow. Highs will reach the mid to upper 90s as clouds again fill in during the afternoon hours. South-southwest winds will come in at 10-15 mph. Some isolated showers and storms will again be possible in the afternoon. Overnight skies will be mostly clear as lows stay in the upper 60s and lower 70s.
Saturday will see highs return to the upper 80s for some locations however many will still eclipse 90 degrees. The day will begin sunny with plenty of clouds building in during the afternoon. The wind will still blow from the south-southwest, again at 10-15 mph. The amount of PM storms will likely be more numerous than what is seen during the work week. Overnight lows will drop into the mid to upper 60s.
Sunday will see mostly cloudy skies with highs in the low to mid 80s. Scattered storms during the afternoon are likely. Winds will be variable at around 5 mph. Overnight lows will drop into the mid to upper 60s.
Follow Meteorologist Aaron Lowery on Facebook (Aaron Lowery 41NBC) and Twitter (@ALowWX) for weather updates throughout the day. Also, you can watch his forecasts Monday through Friday on 41NBC News at Daybreak (6-7 a.m.) and 41Today (11 a.m).
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Public schools in St. Martin Parish will be closed Friday due to bus driver shortage and transportation issues.
According to the school system, schools will be closed on Friday, May 20, 2022.
They say students will not attend on Friday but employees should report to work.
May 25 is the final day of school for students according to the school system.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank more than 1,100 points and the S&P 500 had its biggest drop in nearly two years Wednesday, as big earnings misses by Target and other major retailers stoked investors’ fears that surging inflation could cut deeply into corporate profits.
The broad sell-off erased gains from a solid rally a day earlier, the latest volatile day-to-day swing for stocks in recent weeks amid a deepening market slump.
The S&P 500 tumbled 4%, its sharpest decline since June 2020. The benchmark index is now down more than 18% from the record high it reached at the beginning of the year. That’s shy of the 20% decline that’s considered a bear market.
The Dow dropped 3.6%, while the Nasdaq fell 4.7%. The three indexes are on pace to extend a string of at least six weekly losses.
“A lot of people are trying to guess the bottom,” said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA. “Bottoms occur when there’s nobody left to sell.”
The S&P 500 fell 165.17 points to 3,923.68, while the Dow slid 1,164.52 points to 31,490.07. The Nasdaq slid 566.37 points to 11,418.15.
Smaller company stocks also fell sharply. The Russell 2000 fell 65.45 points, or 3.6%, to 1,774.85.
Retailers were among the biggest decliners Wednesday after Target plunged following a grim quarterly earnings report.
Target lost a quarter of its value after reporting earnings that fell far short of analysts’ forecasts. In a sign of the impact of inflation, particularly on shipping costs, Target said its operating margin for the first quarter was 5.3%. It had been expecting 8% or higher. The company also said consumers returned to more normal spending habits, switching away from TVs and appliances and buying more toys and travel-related items.
The report comes a day after Walmart said its profit took a hit from higher costs. The nation’s largest retailer fell 6.8%, adding to its losses from Tuesday.
The weak reports stoked concerns that persistently rising inflation is putting a tighter squeeze on a wide range of businesses and could cut deeper into their profits.
“These retailers are having to balance how much of the higher inflation to pass on to consumers versus eating it, so that goes into questions about profitability on the part of companies and that gets to some of these lingering valuation questions for the market,” said Willie Delwiche, investment strategist at All Star Charts.
Other big retailers also racked up hefty losses. Dollar Tree fell 14.4% and Dollar General slid 11.1%. Best Buy fell 10.5% and Amazon fell 7.2%.
Technology stocks, which led the market rally a day earlier, were the biggest drag on the S&P 500. Apple lost 5.6%, its biggest decline since September 2020.
All told, more than 95% of stocks in the S&P 500 closed lower. Utilities fell, though not nearly as much as the other 10 sectors, as investors shifted money to investments that are considered less risky.
Bond yields fell as investors shifted money into lower-risk investments. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 2.88% from 2.97% late Tuesday.
The disappointing report from Target comes a day after the market cheered an encouraging report from the Commerce Department that showed retail sales rose in April, driven by higher sales of cars, electronics, and more spending at restaurants.
Stocks have been struggling to pull out of a slump over the last six weeks as concerns pile up for investors. Trading has been choppy on a daily basis and any data on retailers and consumers is being closely monitored by investors as they try to determine the impact from inflation and whether it will prompt a slowdown in spending. A bigger-than-expected hit to spending could signal more sluggish economic growth ahead.
“To be sure, consumers continue to spend, but many of the top retailers are unable to pass along the higher labor costs and higher prices wrought by a still constrained supply chain,” said Quincy Krosby, chief equity strategist for LPL Financial.
Target warned that its costs for freight this year would be $1 billion higher than it estimated just three months ago. And Target and Walmart each provided anecdotal evidence that inflation is weighing on consumers, saying they held back on purchasing big-ticket items and changed from national brands to less expensive store brands.
The Federal Reserve is trying to temper the impact from the highest inflation in four decades by raising interest rates. On Tuesday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell told a Wall Street Journal conference that the U.S. central bank will “have to consider moving more aggressively” if inflation fails to ease after earlier rate hikes.
Investors are concerned that the central bank could cause a recession if it raises rates too high or too quickly. Worries persist about global growth as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine puts even more pressure on prices for oil and food while lockdowns in China to stem COVID-19 cases worsens supply chain problems.
The United Nations is significantly lowering its forecast for global economic growth this year from 4% to 3.1%. The downgrade is broad-based, which includes the world’s largest economies such as the U.S., China and the European Union.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday invoked the Defense Production Act to speed production of infant formula and authorized flights to import supply from overseas, as he faces mounting political pressure over a domestic shortage caused by the safety-related closure of the country’s largest formula manufacturing plant.
The Defense Production Act order requires suppliers of formula manufacturers to fulfill orders from those companies before other customers, in an effort to eliminate production bottlenecks. Biden is also authorizing the Defense Department to use commercial aircraft to fly formula supplies that meet federal standards from overseas to the U.S., in what the White House is calling “Operation Fly Formula.”
Supplies of baby formula across the country have been severely curtailed in recent weeks after a February recall by Abbott Nutrition exacerbated ongoing supply chain disruptions among formula makers, leaving fewer options on store shelves and increasingly anxious parents struggling to find nutrition for their children.
“I know parents across the country are worried about finding enough formula to feed their babies,” Biden said in a video statement released by the White House. ”As a parent and as a grandparent, I know just how stressful that is.”
The announcement comes two days after the Food and Drug Administration said it was streamlining its review process to make it easier for foreign manufacturers to begin shipping more formula into the U.S.
In a letter Wednesday to the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture, Biden directed the agencies to work with the Pentagon to identify overseas supply of formula that meets U.S. standards over the next week, so that chartered Defense Department flights can swiftly fly it to the U.S.
“Imports of baby formula will serve as a bridge to this ramped-up production,” Biden wrote.
Regulators said Monday that they’d reached a deal to allow Abbott Nutrition to restart its Sturgis, Michigan, plant, the nation’s largest formula plant, which has been closed since February due to contamination issues. The company must overhaul its safety protocols and procedures before resuming production.
After getting the FDA’s OK, Abbott said it will take eight to ten weeks before new products begin arriving in stores. The company didn’t set a timeline to restart manufacturing.
“I’ve directed my team to do everything possible to ensure there’s enough safe baby formula and that it is quickly reaching families that need it the most,” Biden said in the statement, calling it “one of my top priorities.”
The White House actions come as the Democratic-led House is expected to approve two bills Wednesday addressing the baby formula shortage as lawmakers look to show progress on what has become a frightening development for many families.
One bill expected to have wide bipartisan support would give the secretary of the Department of Agriculture the ability to issue a narrow set of waivers in the event of a supply disruption. The goal is to give participants in an assistance program commonly known as WIC the ability to use vouchers to purchase formula from any producer rather than be limited to one brand that may be unavailable. The WIC program accounts for about half of infant formula sales in the U.S.
The other measure, a $28 million emergency spending bill to boost resources at the Food and Drug Administration, is expected to have less bipartisan support and it’s unclear whether the Senate will take it up.
“This is throwing more FDA staff at a problem that needs more production, not more FDA staff,” said Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich.
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, the Democratic chair of the House Appropriations Committee, said the money would increase FDA staffing to boost inspections of domestic and international suppliers, prevent fraudulent products from getting onto store shelves and acquire better data on the marketplace.
Abbott’s voluntary recall was triggered by four illnesses reported in babies who had consumed powdered formula from its plant. All four infants were hospitalized with a rare type of bacterial infection and two died.
After a six-week inspection, FDA investigators published a list of problems in March, including lax safety and sanitary standards and a history of bacterial contamination in several parts of the plant. Under Monday’s agreement, Abbott must regularly consult with an outside safety expert to restart and maintain production.
Chicago-based Abbott has emphasized that its products have not been directly linked to the bacterial infections in children. Samples of the bacteria found at its plant did not match the strains collected from two babies by federal investigators.
But FDA officials pushed back on that reasoning Monday on a call with reporters — their first time publicly addressing the company’s argument. FDA staffers noted they were unable to collect bacterial strains from two of the four patients, limiting their chances of finding a match.
“Right from the get-go we were limited in our ability to determine with a causal link whether the product was linked to these four cases because we only had sequences on two,” FDA’s food director Susan Mayne said.
Fixing the violations uncovered at Abbott’s plant will take time, according to former FDA officials. Companies need to exhaustively clean the facility and equipment, retrain staff, repeatedly test and document there is no contamination.
As part of the FDA’s new import policy, regulators said companies would need to provide documentation of their factory’s inspections.
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While Europeans bask in the warmth of spring, governments are in a race against winter.
Europe is trying to cut use of Russian natural gas because of the war in Ukraine, but still find enough fuel to keep the lights on and homes warm before it gets cold again.
That has sent officials and utilities racing to fill underground storage with scarce supplies of natural gas from other producers — competition that further raises already high prices as utility bills and business costs soar. Italy has announced new supplies from Algeria, while Germany has outlined an energy partnership with Qatar, a major supplier of liquefied gas that arrives by ship.
While those deals offer a long-term boost, they likely will have little impact on the crucial winter supplies that will be decided in the next several months. For now, the scramble in Europe is a zero-sum game: There’s little or no spare gas available to snatch up, and any supply that a country manages to get comes at the expense of someone else in Europe or Asia.
The limited number of export terminals for liquefied natural gas in Qatar, the U.S. and other LNG-exporting countries are booked solid, and new ones will take years and billions to build. On top of that, a plan for the 27-nation European Union to buy gas jointly looks good on paper but faces practical hurdles.
“There’s no additional supply,” said James Huckstepp, manager for Europe, Middle East and Africa gas analytics at S&P Global Commodity Insights. “The increase in LNG that we’ve received is mostly thanks to demand destruction and switching in Asia. And there’s limits to that.”
Asian users have been moving to oil or coal, and Chinese demand has dropped amid COVID-19 lockdowns.
Europe’s scramble for energy has focused on bringing in LNG, with supplies increasing to a record 10.6 billion cubic meters in April. But there’s a long way to go — Russia sent 155 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Europe annually before the war. Europe wants to slash that by around 100 billion cubic meters by year’s end and still stay warm this winter.
The EU’s executive commission has proposed conservation, renewable development and other measures to reach that goal, with Germany and other countries heavily dependent on Russian gas opposing calls for an immediate gas cutoff. S&P Global Insight expects that Europe won’t eliminate most Russian gas until 2027.
To aid that effort, Italian Premier Mario Draghi signed an agreement last month between Italy’s energy company Eni and Algeria’s Sonantrach to boost gas through a pipeline under the Mediterranean Sea. Eni said the deal would increase volumes this year and reach up to 9 billion cubic meters a year in 2023-24.
Huckstepp said the deal was unlikely to result in the full amount “without cutting exports elsewhere, or spot sales elsewhere.”
Gas contracts signed by individual countries don’t indicate whether new volumes are new production or would be subtracted from gas another nation expects to receive, said Matteo Villa, an analyst at ISPI think tank in Milan.
“And you don’t know, is the new gas because Algeria is producing more or because they are taking it from Spain?” Villa said. “If they don’t manage to increase production, then they will have to steal it from Spain.”
Italy also has reached deals with Azerbaijan, Angola and Congo, but Villa has doubts: “They will arrive when they get here.”
Germany’s energy partnership with Qatar, meanwhile, hasn’t led to signed contracts or specified deliveries yet and appears aimed at longer-term suppliesrather than those for this winter.
The key to future supply is new investment, such as export facilities planned on the U.S. Gulf Coast. But those won’t begin coming online until 2024 at the earliest.
Complicating the race against winter are several minor but worrying interruptions. Ukraine’s pipeline operator halted supplies through a pipeline leading to Europe last week, saying it had lost control of a compressor station in Russian-held territory.
Soon afterward, Russian state-owned supplier Gazprom said it would no longer send gas through a pipeline across Poland after Moscow sanctioned some European energy companies. The amounts of gas lost are small but raise the possibility of escalating disruption ahead of the cold months.
“Storage levels are currently sufficient to last through most of 2022, even if Russian flows were to stop instantly, barring any unexpected weather events — but the outlook for winter 2022 supply is now a lot more pessimistic,” said Kaushal Ramesh, senior analyst at Rystad Energy.
Europe’s collective gas storage level is 37%, an improvement of 5% over the same time last year. Mild weather allowed the continent to scrape through last winter.
Not all countries are in the same place on reserves. Poland has filled 84% of its storage. And none too soon. Gazprom cut off gas to Poland and Bulgaria after they refused demands to make payments in rubles.
Germany’s storage is at just 38%. EU law provides for sharing in a crisis but that would depend on the availability of pipelines running in the right direction, which isn’t always the case.
Ramesh said the recent disruptions could speed up plans for a buyer’s alliance at the EU level, which could use the bloc’s size to leverage reliable supply and stable prices from suppliers.
The “common platform” for gas purchases has held a first meeting with representatives of the EU’s 27 member states. The panel is expected to coordinate outreach to foreign suppliers and “allow moving, when appropriate, towards joint purchases.” That framework raises several questions, including how the jointly purchased gas would be distributed.
Draghi, Italy’s leader and a former European Central Bank president, also floated the idea of creating cartels of buyers that would use their purchasing power to set price caps for natural gas.
The tight market “is going to mean high prices for the end users in Europe for a while longer, and we’re only really just starting to see the start of that,” Huckstepp said.
High gas prices are fueling inflation and gradually hit utility bills.
“It’s definitely going to be an interesting winter next winter,” he added.
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More AP coverage of the war at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine
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NEW YORK (AP) — The bears are rumbling toward Wall Street.
The stock market’s skid this year has pulled the S&P 500 close to what’s known as a bear market. Rising interest rates, high inflation, the war in Ukraine and a slowdown in China’s economy have caused investors to reconsider the prices they’re willing to pay for a wide range of stocks, from high-flying tech companies to traditional automakers.
The last bear market happened just two years ago, but this would still be a first for those investors that got their start trading on their phones during the pandemic. For years, thanks in large part to extraordinary actions by the Federal Reserve, stocks often seemed to go in only one direction: up. Now, the familiar rallying cry to “buy the dip” after every market wobble is giving way fear that the dip is turning into a crater.
Here are some common questions asked about bear markets:
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WHY IS IT CALLED A BEAR MARKET?
A bear market is a term used by Wall Street when an index like the S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, or even an individual stock, has fallen 20% or more from a recent high for a sustained period of time.
Why use a bear to represent a market slump? Bears hibernate, so bears represent a market that’s retreating, said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA. In contrast, Wall Street’s nickname for a surging stock market is a bull market, because bulls charge, Stovall said.
The S&P 500 index slid 165.17 points Wednesday to 3,923.68 It’s now down 18.2% from its high of 4,796.56 on Jan. 3. The Nasdaq is already in a bear market, down 29% from its peak of 16,057.44 on Nov. 19. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is 14.4% below its most recent peak.
The most recent bear market for the S&P 500 ran from February 19, 2020 through March 23, 2020. The index fell 34% in that one-month period. It’s the shortest bear market ever.
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WHAT’S BOTHERING INVESTORS?
Market enemy No. 1 is interest rates, which are rising quickly as a result of the high inflation battering the economy. Low rates act like steroids for stocks and other investments, and Wall Street is now going through withdrawal.
The Federal Reserve has made an aggressive pivot away from propping up financial markets and the economy with record-low rates and is focused on fighting inflation. The central bank has already raised its key short-term interest rate from its record low near zero, which had encouraged investors to move their money into riskier assets like stocks or cryptocurrencies to get better returns.
Last week, the Fed signaled additional rate increases of double the usual amount are likely in upcoming months. Consumer prices are at the highest level in four decades, and rose 8.3% in April compared with a year ago.
The moves by design will slow the economy by making it more expensive to borrow. The risk is the Fed could cause a recession if it raises rates too high or too quickly.
Russia’s war in Ukraine has also put upward pressure on inflation by pushing up commodities prices. And worries about China’s economy, the world’s second largest, have added to the gloom.
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SO, WE JUST NEED TO AVOID A RECESSION?
Even if the Fed can pull off the delicate task of tamping down inflation without triggering a downturn, higher interest rates still put downward pressure on stocks.
If customers are paying more to borrow money, they can’t buy as much stuff, so less revenue flows to a company’s bottom line. Stocks tend to track profits over time. Higher rates also make investors less willing to pay elevated prices for stocks, which are riskier than bonds, when bonds are suddenly paying more in interest thanks to the Fed.
Critics said the overall stock market came into the year looking pricey versus history. Big technology stocks and other winners of the pandemic were seen as the most expensive, and those stocks have been the most punished as rates have risen.
Stocks have declined almost 35% on average when a bear market coincides with a recession, compared with a nearly 24% drop when the economy avoids a recession, according to Ryan Detrick, chief market strategist at LPL Financial.
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SO I SHOULD SELL EVERYTHING NOW, RIGHT?
If you need the money now or want to lock in the losses, yes. Otherwise, many advisers suggest riding through the ups and downs while remembering the swings are the price of admission for the stronger returns that stocks have provided over the long term.
While dumping stocks would stop the bleeding, it would also prevent any potential gains. Many of the best days for Wall Street have occurred either during a bear market or just after the end of one. That includes two separate days in the middle of the 2007-2009 bear market where the S&P 500 surged roughly 11%, as well as leaps of better than 9% during and shortly after the roughly monthlong 2020 bear market.
Advisers suggest putting money into stocks only if it won’t be needed for several years. The S&P 500 has come back from every one of its prior bear markets to eventually rise to another all-time high. The down decade for the stock market following the 2000 bursting of the dot-com bubble was a notoriously brutal stretch, but stocks have often been able to regain their highs within a few years.
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HOW LONG DO BEAR MARKETS LAST AND HOW DEEP DO THEY GO?
On average, bear markets have taken 13 months to go from peak to trough and 27 months to get back to breakeven since World War II. The S&P 500 index has fallen an average of 33% during bear markets in that time. The biggest decline since 1945 occurred in the 2007-2009 bear market when the S&P 500 fell 57%.
History shows that the faster an index enters into a bear market, the shallower they tend to be. Historically, stocks have taken 251 days (8.3 months) to fall into a bear market. When the S&P 500 has fallen 20% at a faster clip, the index has averaged a loss of 28%.
The longest bear market lasted 61 months and ended in March 1942 and cut the index by 60%.
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HOW DO WE KNOW WHEN A BEAR MARKET HAS ENDED?
Generally, investors look for a 20% gain from a low point as well as sustained gains over at least a six-month period. It took less than three weeks for stocks to rise 20% from their low in March 2020.
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Veiga reported from Los Angeles.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The pandemic vastly changed the way Americans spend money and now as they return to pre-pandemic behavior, they’re tripping up retailers again.
That dynamic has only been intensified in recent months as inflation jumps sharply, and the latest financial report from Target underscores the challenges.
Target reported Wednesday that its profit tumbled 52% compared with the same period last year in an environment of rising costs for things like fuel, and also a lightening quick return by consumers to more normalized spending. Purchases of big TVs and appliances that Americans loaded up on during the pandemic have faded, leaving Target with a bloated inventory that must be marked down to sell.
Target’s quarterly financial report comes a day after shares of rival Walmart tumbled about 17% for similar reasons after it posted quarterly results. Both companies missed profit expectations by a wide margin. Shares of Walmart fell another 8% Wednesday.
Shares of Target Corp. closed Wednesday down 25%, the biggest one-day sell-off since the Black Monday market crash of 1987.
What hasn’t changed is the willingness of Americans to spend, even with inflation hovering near four-decade highs. Target said that revenue rose 4% to $24.83 billon in its most recent quarter, which was a little better than expected.
Big box retailers became a lifeline during the pandemic with millions of people splurging on food to make at home, as well as big-ticket electronics. The spending on groceries continues to be strong, but those sales are lower margin compared with those luxuries for the home. Consumers are also spending more on things like luggage as they begin to travel again.
Yet even though consumer spending continues to be strong, costs are rising for major retailers.
“Things have changed significantly from even 13 weeks ago,” said CEO Brian Cornell. “We did not project, I did not project, the kind of significant increases we would see in freight and transportation costs.”
That is hitting the bottom line of companies that have prospered over the past two years.
Target reported Wednesday that first-quarter net income tumbled to $1.01 billion, or $2.16 per share, in the quarter that ended April 30. Per-share earnings adjusted for one time costs were $2.19, far from Wall Street projections of $3.07 a share expected by industry analysts polled by FactSet.
And there does not appear to be a way around rising costs in the immediate future.
Those freight costs will be $1 billion higher this year than Target had anticipated, it said Wednesday, but the company also said it will work hard not to pass through the price increases to customers.
The behavioral change among American consumers is broad and it has adversely effecting companies that logged massive profits during the past two years.
Laura Veldkamp, a finance professor at Columbia University, says the constant “yo-yo of demand” has also contributed to pushing inflation higher because it has made it harder for businesses to plan.
As a result, a shifting mix of goods ends up in short supply, which pushes up their prices as demand unexpectedly jumps.
“This roller coaster ride that we’re on where everybody wants bicycles one day and then everybody wants to go out to a restaurant once we feel safe just has created such a chaos,” Veldkamp said. “This kind of volatility really does drive up the cost of doing business.”
Amazon reported its first quarterly loss since 2015 last month, stalled by a slowdown in pandemic-induced online shopping, in addition to a huge write-down of its investment in an electric-vehicle startup.
At Walmart, higher labor and fuel costs as well as higher inventory levels dragged down the company’s profits. Walmart said customers spent on food and other basic consumer goods, shifting away from discretionary items that had previously added to its bottom line.
That both Walmart and Target have pushed heavily into groceries is a plus with spending still heavy there, said Neil Saunders, managing director at GlobalData Retail.
Yet the same things that allowed Target to thrive in recent years, successfully stimulating impulse buys of discretionary goods, was a negative to start the year.
“As consumers become more cautious, the ‘Target effect’ of spending hundreds of dollars on a mission that originally involved picking up a tube of toothpaste could fade fast,” Saunders said.
That appeared to be the sentiment on Wall Street Wednesday, with Target’s shares sliding $53.67 to close at $161.61.
The last time Target shares fell so hard was on Oct. 19, 1987, one of the worst days in history for U.S. markets when the Dow fell more than 20%. However, Target shares then cost less than $4.
Other pandemic metrics are being upended.
Sales at Target stores open at least a year increased 3.4% during the latest quarter. It posted an 18% increase in the same quarter last year. Online sales increased 3.2%, following growth of 50.2%.
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AP Economics Writer Christopher Rugaber contributed to this report from Washington.
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BONN, Germany (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Wednesday that Russia’s February invasion of Ukraine has produced a sharp increase in food and energy prices that is contributing to a slowdown in growth and creating greater risk of global stagflation.
“This is an environment that is filled with risk, both with respect to inflation and potential slowdowns,” Yellen said at a press conference ahead of Group of Seven finance ministers meetings this week in Bonn.
“The economic outlook globally is challenging and uncertain,” Yellen said. “And higher food and energy prices are having stagflationary effects, namely depressing output and spending and raising inflation all around the world.”
Stagflation occurs when inflation and unemployment are high and economic output is low.
Yellen added that the U.S. is “best positioned” to meet this economic challenge because of its strong jobs market, but she said that food shortages are a threat around the world that needs to be addressed.
Her comments came as U.S. and other officials rolled out a multi-billion dollar plan to address the food security problem, a key danger facing an increasingly fragile world economy. The U.S., several global development banks and other groups collaborated on the effort.
Treasury announced that several development banks are “working swiftly to bring to bear their financing, policy engagement, technical assistance” to prevent starvation prompted by the war, rising food costs and climate damage to crops.
Tens of billions will be spent on supporting farmers, addressing the fertilizer supply crisis, and developing land for food production, among other issues. The Asian Development Bank will contribute funds to feeding Afghanistan and Sri Lanka and the African Development Bank will use $1.5 billion to assist 20 million African farmers, according to Treasury.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Inter-American Development Bank, the International Fund for Agricultural Development and the World Bank will also contribute tens of billions in the coming months and years to support food producers and address supply shortage issues.
The plan stems from a meeting that Yellen convened in April at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank spring meetings, where she called on powerful nations to look for specific ways to combat a looming crisis over food insecurity around the globe that Russia’s war in Ukraine has made even worse.
Russia and Ukraine produce a third of the world’s wheat supply, and the loss of commodities due to the war has resulted in soaring food prices and uncertainty about the future of food security globally, especially in impoverished countries.
As part of the effort to address the crisis, Secretary of State Antony Blinken will also convene meetings in New York on the sidelines of the U.N. over the next two days focusing on food insecurity. The State Department says that in 2021, more than 193 million people worldwide experienced acute food insecurity, an increase of 40 million people from the year before. As many as 40 million are projected to be pushed into poverty and food insecurity by the end of the year.
Shortages of fuel and fertilizer in many countries and accelerating spikes in food prices threaten to destabilize fragile societies, increase hunger and malnutrition, drive migration, and cause severe economic dislocation. Conflict has greatly exacerbated food security issues globally.
Yellen said the U.S. Congress was moving forward with a package of $40 billion in security, economic, and humanitarian aid for Ukraine and that she would urge her G-7 counterparts “to join us in increasing their financial support to Ukraine. Ukraine has done remarkable work to repel Russia’s invasion but they need our help and they need it now.”
She added that Treasury was to unlikely to renew a provision, set to expire next week, that has eased Russia’s ability to pay bondholders, furthering tightening financial pressures on Russia’s Vladimir Putin.
Yellen said that liquidating Russian Central Bank reserves in other countries so that the money can be used to finance the defense of Ukraine “is not something that is legally permissible in the United States,” but left the option open.
German Finance Minister Christian Lindner, for his part, said that using frozen Russian Central Bank assets to cover running costs is a possible option for longer-term rebuilding efforts.
“In the current situation, such a procedure might take too long. We must secure Ukraine’s solvency now within days, a few weeks,” Lindner said. “As far as rebuilding Ukraine is concerned, for me it is politically conceivable to confiscate assets of the Russian state and use them for rebuilding in Ukraine.”
While European nations plan to phase out of Russian oil and gas, the U.S. is pressing EU leaders to consider possible oil tariffs and other methods of preventing Russia from benefiting from increased energy prices.
Yellen said “tariffs, price caps, other possibilities” were being considered but no decisions have been made.
“This is important for Europe to decide what they think is best, but we continue to have those discussions and there are a lot of options,” she said.
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AP Writer Geir Moulson in Berlin contributed to this report.
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Atrium Health Navicent honors trauma survivors with special moment
May marks National Trauma Awareness Month, and Atrium Health Navicent took the opportunity to honor two trauma survivors Wednesday.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — May marks National Trauma Awareness Month, and Atrium Health Navicent took the opportunity to honor two trauma survivors Wednesday.
First responders and healthcare workers helped Justin Woodall with his road to recovery.
“The process was fast in the hospital, and my road to recovery was pretty fast here,” he said. “I’m just thankful that I was given the people that I was to take care of me.”
Woodall was in an accident in September of last year.
“I don’t really have any recollection of that night,” he said. “I don’t know what happened, so it was pretty good to meet the people that was able to take care of me.”
In some cases, the trauma team doesn’t get to see where patients end up after they leave the hospital, so the ceremony gave them a chance to see how patients have recovered.
Randi Bos, who’s been a nurse for more than 25 years, says a lot goes into caring for trauma patients, like ensuring they feel as comfortable as possible and being patient with the process.
Bos says it hits home when it’s someone you know.
“We had to be very supportive of the family,” Bos said. “We were not sure that she had a survivable injury,” Bos said, referring to trauma survivor Kimiko Cheely, who also happens to be the hospital’s Trauma Survivor Network Coordinator.
A tractor tire fell on Cheeley five years ago, putting her in a coma for eight days.
Cheeley says getting to see those who helped her meant the world to her.
“I never thought that I would see them again,” she said. “So I was elated to see them today and to be reunited and let them know that I am truly okay.”
As her journey to recovery continues, she has some encouraging words for other trauma patients as they navigate their journeys.
“This is only temporary,” she said. “You can do anything that you set your mind to, so do not give up.”
First responders and the trauma team were awarded medals Wednesday for their efforts in caring for the trauma patients.
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Carl Vinson VA Medical Center promotes healthy living with annual ‘VA2K Walk and Roll’ event
What started as a way to get veterans up and moving has now grown into a collaboration to help the community.
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — What started as a way to get veterans up and moving has now grown into a collaboration to help the community.
The Carl Vinson VA Medical Center in Dublin held its 12th annual ‘VA2K Walk and Roll’ event Wednesday.
Veterans, healthcare workers and others in the community walked or used a wheelchair to travel two miles.
Tents were set up to collect donations for homeless veterans, and there was also a meditation circle and a drum circle to get people focused on mental health.
The idea, organizers say, is simple: get more people moving, whether it’s walking, running or even blowing bubbles.
Jennifer Johnson, a registered nurse with the VA, says she just wants veterans to feel welcomed.
“When our veterans step in the door, it’s about veteran-centered care,” she said. “So if we get nothing else out of today, we want to make sure that people are aware of the large homeless veteran population and that we’re here to help make contacts, but also help our veterans realize we want to be part of their team. We want them to feel empowered to drive their care.”
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Coca-Cola United, CGTC hold CDL hiring fair
Coca-Cola United partnered with Central Georgia Technical College to hold a commercial driver's license (CDL) hiring fair Wednesday.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Coca-Cola United partnered with Central Georgia Technical College to hold a commercial driver’s license (CDL) hiring fair Wednesday.
Coca-Cola United is the bottling company that helps sell and distribute Coca-Cola products across Middle Georgia.
Students at CGTC go through a five-week training program and earn their CDL upon completion.
Eddie Cummins, the manager of Coca-Cola United’s Sales Center, says holding fairs like this helps keep hiring local.
CGTC Caleb Wasden, who’s also a junior at Warner Robins High School, says the CDL program has given him and his classmates a head start.
“Since we get the certification once we’re done, we automatically get $4 raises when we get on job site compared to if you were to just walk up in there,” he said.
“Career paths are unlimited so you can come in as a CDL driver and you can work for us and learn any other aspect of the company you want to,” Cummins said.
If you are interested in a career with Coca-Cola United, visit CocaColaUnited.com.
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Cox Communications holds 30th annual Student Hero ceremony
Cox Communications held its annual Student Hero ceremony at the Tubman Museum Wednesday.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Cox Communications held its annual Student Hero ceremony at the Tubman Museum Wednesday.
The Cox Hero Award recognizes students who have overcome obstacles in their lives, including battling terminal illnesses or deaths in families.
Teachers, counselors, and principals came to the museum with their school hero.
Cam Johnson with Cox says the kids teach us all valuable lessons.
“Everybody goes through hardships as an adult,” Johnson said. “We go through so many every day, but hearing and seeing what some of these kids go through on a regular basis and seeing their attitude towards it, it really kind of reminds you of how you should approach everything.”
Students were honored with a medal and certificate.
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Herschel Walker visits Macon, makes case for run at U.S. Senate
Many people who attended Herschel Walker's campaign rally at the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Wednesday were already on board with his campaign, while others are fans of his but were unsure about his run for U.S. Senate.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — It’s no doubt that Herschel Walker’s reputation precedes him.
Many people who attended the former football star’s campaign rally at the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Wednesday were already on board with his campaign, while others are fans of his but were unsure about his run for U.S. Senate.
“I’m more persuaded towards him now than I was before,” said Sylvia Ross, a Herschel Walker fan who attended Wednesday’s event.
Even though Ross is a fan of Walker’s, she wanted to hear his views and plans if he’s elected. Ross says she liked what she heard.
“What he was saying and the things he talked about, he was for the people, not about color, race or anything like that,” she said. “He talked about being for the people, and he talked about God, and I love it.”
If elected, Walker says he will address current issues with the economy and the border and will also focus on making communities safer.
“It’s so many things,” he said. “I’m thinking about the kids and school, education, so it’s so many things we’ve got to correct, and we can correct it. We can’t do it the way we’re doing right now. We’ve got too much fighting going on. We’ve got to stop that now.”
Walker says he stands out from his potential opponent, Senator Raphael Warnock, because of his pro-life views and faith. He believes the policies Senator Warnock has voted for are bad for the country.
“People need to vote for policies and not party,” he said. “Right now, these policies that they release on this country is a shame, and we know that. Everyone sees it, but everyone has gotten into this party, whether you’re a Democrat: ‘You’re so bad,’ whether you’re a Republican: You’re so bad.’ But what about the people?”
Lynne Redmond is a Herschel Walker fan, too. Redmond says she’s excited he’s getting into politics and has already voted for him.
“To know he’s a good Christian man and that he wants the best for our country, I just feel good,” she said. “I wish we had a lot more Herschels in our government.”
If Walker beats out five other candidates in the Republican primary, he’ll either face Democrat Tamara Johnson Shealy or current Democrat Senator Raphael Warnock in the November election.
Early voting end this Friday, May 20. Election Day is Tuesday, May 24. You can check your registration status and find a sample ballot on the Georgia Secretary of State’s My Voter Page.
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ICYMI: Stories you may have missed today on 41NBC News
Top stories from May 18, 2022
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Bibb County Sheriff’s Office identifies teen who drowned Tuesday
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Herschel Walker visits Macon, makes case for run at U.S. Senate
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Public health officials confirm case of monkeypox in Massachusetts
The Department of Public Health in Massachusetts confirmed a man who recently traveled to Canada has tested positive for monkeypox virus infection.
According to the Massachusetts DPH, initial testing was completed late Tuesday at the State Public Health Laboratory. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also confirmed the test results.
Federal, state, and local public health officials are working to identify people who may have been in contact with the patient while he was infectious.
The case poses no risk to the public, and the individual is hospitalized and in good condition, said Massachusetts DPH.
More information from Massachusetts DPH:
Monkeypox is a rare but potentially serious viral illness that typically begins with flu-like illness and swelling of the lymph nodes and progresses to a rash on the face and body. Most infections last 2-to-4 weeks. In parts of central and west Africa where monkeypox occurs, people can be exposed through bites or scratches from rodents and small mammals, preparing wild game, or having contact with an infected animal or possibly animal products. The virus does not spread easily between people; transmission can occur through contact with body fluids, monkeypox sores, items that have been contaminated with fluids or sores (clothing, bedding, etc.), or through respiratory droplets following prolonged face-to-face contact.
No monkeypox cases have previously been identified in the United States in 2022; Texas and Maryland each reported a case in 2021 in people with recent travel to Nigeria. Since early May 2022, the United Kingdom has identified 9 cases of monkeypox; the first case had recently traveled to Nigeria. None of the other cases have reported recent travel. UK health officials report that the most recent cases in the UK are in men who have sex with men.
Based on findings of the Massachusetts case and the recent cases in the UK, clinicians should consider a diagnosis of monkeypox in people who present with an otherwise unexplained rash and 1) traveled, in the last 30 days, to a country that has recently had confirmed or suspected cases of monkeypox 2) report contact with a person or people with confirmed or suspected monkeypox, or 3) is a man who reports sexual contact with other men. This clinical guidance is consistent with recommendations from UK health officials and US federal health officials, based on identified cases.
Suspected cases may present with early flu-like symptoms and progress to lesions that may begin on one site on the body and spread to other parts. Illness could be clinically confused with a sexually transmitted infection like syphilis or herpes, or with varicella zoster virus. The CDC plans to issue public information soon on poxvirus infections which, when available, will be found here.
Portugal finds 5 monkeypox cases in men as outbreak spreads
UK officials: 4 men infected with “rare” monkeypox in London
If you’d like to know more about this virus, visit https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/.
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Record heat possible Thursday
Middle Georgia saw some summer heat today, with highs in the mid 90s across the area.
Tomorrow we are going to crank the heat even higher with temps warming to the upper 90s!
Not only will it be hot, but humidity will be increasing through the afternoon as well.
This means that our “feels like” temperatures could push into the 100s.
Make sure, if you have to be outdoors tomorrow, that you take breaks to cool down.
An isolated shower is possible, but most of us will be staying dry for the next few days.
Friday will be a few degrees cooler than Thursday, but still hot, with highs in the mid 90s.
By Saturday we will finally see a bit of a cool down thanks to shower chances and more clouds.
Continuing our summertime trend, expect scattered storms with heavy downpours in any storms that pop up.
Highs Saturday should reach the low 90s by the afternoon.
Sunday will begin our bigger cool down and bring widespread rain to the area.
Although there could be a few thunderstorms, severe weather is not expected.
As far as timing, this system looks to fire up during the afternoon and hang around overnight (and through the next week…).
The system on Sunday will kick off a relatively unsettled pattern for next week
Highs will be closer to normal for this time of year (mid 80s), with rain chances possible each day.
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The boil order issued for some customers of the Prairie Ronde water system has been lifted.
Customers who live on Frank Road and McGuffy Road have been under a boil order.
State officials have tested the water and say it is safe to drink.
The boil order issued for some customers of the Prairie Ronde water system has been lifted.
Customers who live on Frank Road and McGuffy Road have been under a boil order.
State officials have tested the water and say it is safe to drink.
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Arrest made for shooting at the M&M Grocery Store
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office made an arrest in connection to an aggravated assault incident that happened in the early hours of Thursday just before 2:00 a.m.
According to the BCSO, the incident happened at the M&M Grocery Store off of Montpelier Avenue. When deputies arrived at the store, they found 23 year-old Jonas Mason Walker in the hallway of the store with a gunshot wound in the torso and the leg. Walker was taken to the hospital where he is now in critical condition.
After some investigation, deputies arrested 25 year-old Darrion Lakeith Williams in connection to the crime. Williams is being charged with aggravated assault and probation violation.
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Blowback as Bush gaffes Iraq war, not Ukraine, ‘unjustified’
Former President George W. Bush is facing criticism after mistakenly describing the invasion of Iraq — which he led as commander in chief — as “brutal” and “wholly unjustified.”
Bush then corrected himself to say he meant to refer to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The 75-year-old former president made the comment during a speech Wednesday night in Dallas, and jokingly blamed the mistake on his age.
The comment was quickly shared on social media and drew condemnation from critics pointing to Bush’s decision to launch the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, an inquiry into alleged weapons of mass destruction that were never discovered.
A spokesman for the former president did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
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FDA head: Baby formula factory could reopen by next week
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration’s commissioner says a shuttered baby formula factory could be up and running by next week.
FDA Commissioner Robert Califf faced congressional anger Thursday for not answering questions about whether his agency should have intervened earlier at the Michigan plant tied to a national formula shortage.
Members of a House subcommittee questioned Califf about why the FDA didn’t step in when there were signs of problems at Abbott Nutrition’s plant last fall before it was closed.
The shortage has rattled parents and become a political headwind for President Joe Biden, who’s invoked the Defense Production Act to ease supply.
Califf asked lawmakers for new food safety funding.
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Grand jury indicts man in Buffalo supermarket shooting
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The white man accused of killing 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket appeared briefly in court Thursday after a grand jury indicted him on a first-degree murder charge.
Assistant district attorney Gary Hackbush said the indictment of 18-year-old Payton Gendron was handed up Wednesday.
He was silent throughout the proceeding and sent back to jail.
Someone shouted “Payton you’re a coward!” as he was led out.
Ten people were killed and three others wounded in the Saturday shooting at the Tops Friendly Market in a predominantly Black neighborhood of Buffalo.
Authorities are continuing to investigate the possibility of hate crime and terrorism charges.
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UPDATE: Victim identified in Homicide at Macon apartments
UPDATE: The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim of the shooting as 30 year-old Keonta Rouse of Macon.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A man was shot and killed Thursday afternoon in Macon, according to Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones.
Jones tells 41NBC that there was a homicide at Riverpark Apartments off of 720 Tidewater Circle. He says that the victim was a male, and that he was shot multiple times. Jones said that the victim was pronounced deceased around 1:55 p.m.
Coroner Jones is on the scene, stay with 41NBC for more updates as information is released.
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Hottest afternoon of the week on deck
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Temperatures will soar into the upper 90s as they reach their peak for the week this afternoon.
Today
Heat will be abundant as we go through the daylight hours today. Most of Middle Georgia woke up to temperatures in the upper 60s and lower 70s, or 10+ degrees warmer than yesterday. Luckily our peak temperatures won’t be 10 degrees warmer than yesterday, however they don’t need to be to be sweltering. Highs will top off in the mid to upper 90s around Middle Georgia this afternoon with the hottest spots likely touching 97-98. Triple digits are highly unlikely for anywhere in the region this afternoon. Winds will be a bit breezy from the west-southwest at 7-12 mph. Gusts could reach speeds of up to 20 mph. These winds will offer little to beat the heat. This afternoon some cloud fields will develop and a few isolated showers and storms will be possible, however most of the region will stay dry.
Tonight we will see any clouds from the afternoon and evening quickly clear out. Clear skies will carry us towards tomorrow morning, however when temperatures reach their valley some low level clouds and even some fog development will also be possible. This will be right around the sunrise tomorrow morning. Lows will be similar to this morning as temps bottom out in the upper 60s and lower 70s. Overnight winds will come from the southwest at 5-11 mph.
Tomorrow
It will be another hot afternoon as we climb into the mid 90s once again. Winds will come from the southwest at 7-13 mph with gusts upwards of 20 mph, once again offering no relief from the early summer heatwave. The only relief will once again come in the form of isolated showers and storms in the afternoon. Most of the region, much like Thursday, will not see these, though the odds are just a bit higher for Friday afternoon. Cloud fields will develop in the afternoon, but that shade will also do little to help with the heat.
More clouds will fill in overnight heading into Saturday morning. Lows will drop into the upper 60s and lower 70s. Winds will come from the south-southwest at 5-12 mph, still maintaining a decent breeze from the afternoon. Shower activity will be possible during the early overnight hours, but activity is unlikely to carry towards Saturday morning.
The Weekend
More clouds will move in come Saturday afternoon, however highs for about half of the region will still reach 90+. Southerly winds at 7-13 mph will continue to offer no relief from the heat. Added cloud cover will help a little bit. Isolated showers and storms will be possible in the afternoon again, this time a bit more numerous than on Friday. A good bit of cloud cover will carry into Saturday night and a few showers will linger early. Lows will drop into the upper 60s and lower 70s once again
Sunday will see scattered storm activity in the afternoon and mostly cloudy skies, finally dropping highs back into the 80s around the region. Winds will still come from the southwest, this time at 5-10 mph. No severe weather is expected either day over the weekend. Lows will drop into the upper 60s.
Follow Meteorologist Aaron Lowery on Facebook (Aaron Lowery 41NBC) and Twitter (@ALowWX) for weather updates throughout the day. Also, you can watch his forecasts Monday through Friday on 41NBC News at Daybreak (6-7 a.m.) and 41Today (11 a.m).
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Johnny Depp’s jealousy, substance abuse recounted by friends
The trial for Johnny Depp’s libel suit against ex-wife Amber Heard has returned to the recurring themes of Depp’s jealousy and substance abuse.
Bruce Witkin is a musician who was friends with Depp for nearly 40 years.
In videotaped testimony played in court Thursday, he said the actor first displayed jealousy in romantic relationships decades ago.
He said Depp also became jealous during his relationship with Heard.
Witkin said both Heard and Depp showed signs of physical abuse.
But he said he never saw the actors physically hurt each other.
Depp is suing Heard for libel in Virginia over an op-ed she wrote that described herself as “a public figure representing domestic abuse.”
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Jordan king places ‘erratic’ half-brother under house arrest
JERUSALEM (AP) — Jordan’s king has gone public with a royal rift with his half-brother and formalized the former crown prince’s house arrest, calling him “erratic” in an unprecedented harshly worded letter.
King Abdullah II said Thursday that he had approved measures to detain Hamzah in his palace and restrict his communications and movements, citing his half brother’s “erratic behavior and aspirations.”
The announcement was the latest chapter in an ongoing palace feud that saw the junior royal placed under a form of detention, and which has seen the internal disputes of the royal family spill into public in an unprecedented manner.
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Jury hears closing arguments in trial over slain teacher
OCILLA, Ga. (AP) — Closing arguments have ended in the trial of a Georgia man charged with murdering a popular high school teacher whose disappearance in 2005 remained a mystery for more than a decade.
Prosecutors told the jury Thursday in Irwin County Superior Court that Ryan Duke convicted himself when he told investigators in 2017 that he fatally struck Tara Grinstead while robbing her home for drug money.
Duke’s defense attorneys said Duke was pressured into giving a false confession and the real killer was another man convicted previously of helping dispose of Grinstead’s body.
Duke told investigators he and a friend burned Grinstead’s body in a pecan orchard.
Bone fragments matching her DNA were later found there.
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NATO chief sure spat over Sweden, Finland will be resolved
ISTANBUL (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says he is ”confident that we will come to a quick decision to welcome both Sweden and Finland to join the NATO family” despite Turkey’s opposition.
Stoltenberg would not be drawn out further Thursday on the substance of Turkey’s objections, but he said NATO remains in close contact with Sweden, Finland and Turkey.
Stoltenberg says when an important NATO ally like Turkey raises objections “then of course the only way to deal with that is to sit down and find common ground.”
Finland and Sweden officially applied to join the world’s biggest security organization on Wednesday.
A first meeting of NATO ambassadors to discuss their applications failed to reach a consensus.
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Ringling Bros. announces comeback tour without animal acts
MIAMI (AP) — “The Greatest Show on Earth” is making a comeback — without animal acts — five years after shutting down it’s three-ring circus.
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey announced Wednesday that their show will go on in September 2023.
It will be interactive, featuring audience engagement, and celebrate performers from around the world, displaying what it calls “incredible feats that push the limits of human potential.”
The Florida-based company says it is conducting a global talent search, with rehearsals beginning next month for a tour next year that will visit more than 50 cities in North America.
News Release from Feld Entertainment:
Reimagined Franchise, Complete with a New Look, Set to Bring Fun and Excitement to Families Around the World
Global Auditions Currently Underway for All-New Live Performance of The Greatest Show On Earth®, Coming Fall 2023
PALMETTO, FL., May 18, 2022 – Feld Entertainment®, a family-owned company and worldwide leader in live entertainment experiences, announces the long-awaited return of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey®. The American icon emerges as a dynamic, multi-platform entertainment franchise, providing families the opportunity to connect in fun, engaging ways. The live production of The Greatest Show On Earth® will debut fall 2023.
The Ringling franchise will include a broad consumer products and licensing program featuring toys, games, packaged goods, collectibles and more. In addition, brand extensions such as theme park attractions and touring exhibitions are currently in development. To immerse fans more thoroughly into the world of Ringling, a documentary is also being produced that will take the audience backstage to meet the cast and crew and learn what it takes to be part of The Greatest Show On Earth.
“As passionate stewards of Ringling, we are committed to creating a lifestyle brand that connects with families and sparks real fun 365 days a year through live performances, digital content, consumer products, school curricula, youth circus arts programs and more,” said Kenneth Feld, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Feld Entertainment. “We are innovating all aspects of the live show and modernizing the franchise to create an engaging property that is built for today’s families and will last another 150 years.”
The refreshed look of Ringling, as conceptualized in a new logo, has been designed to evoke the brand’s rich heritage while also creating feelings of wonder, discovery and joy. The “R” in Ringling combines the inquisitiveness of a question mark, along with the punctuated excitement of an exclamation point. This unique design creates the Ringling interrobang, which is a perfect symbol to punctuate the “WOW” and curiosity of the brand.
“The new Ringling logo illustrates the essence of the brand combined with modern simplicity,” said Juliette Feld Grossman, Chief Operating Officer of Feld Entertainment and Producer of The Greatest Show On Earth. “The logo is designed to flex and adapt across any brand communication. The contemporary look will invite curiosity and captivate families as they discover more ways to become a part of the awe-inspiring world of Ringling.”
The live production of The Greatest Show On Earth will celebrate amazing talent from around the world, displaying incredible feats that push the limits of human potential and create jaw-dropping moments. New technologies and a 360-degree experience will break down the barriers between the performers and attendees. Additionally, each show will incorporate interactive elements that engage the audience, ensuring that every performance is unique.
A global search for the best acts in the world to bring the show to life is currently underway. The creative team is not only looking for exceptional talent, but also larger-than-life personalities whose stories of commitment and dedication to their craft will create powerful connections with the audience. Auditions for The Greatest Show On Earth are now taking place in countries including Ethiopia, France, Mongolia, Argentina and the United States. More than 1,000 applications and digital submissions have already been received.
The Greatest Show On Earth will begin rehearsals in June 2023. The U.S. tour will officially launch in September 2023, visiting more than 50 cities in North America. Tickets will go on sale April 2023.
“We’ve spent countless hours conducting research, speaking with consumers and scouting for talent all over the globe to deliver an experience unlike any other,” continued Juliette Feld Grossman. “The Greatest Show On Earth, with its combination of thrills, artistry, comedy and whimsy, will bring generations of families together, creating memories that will last a lifetime.”
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Rosmarie Trapp, whose family inspired ‘Sound of Music,’ dies
Rosmarie Trapp, whose Austrian family the von Trapps was made famous in the musical and beloved movie “The Sound of Music,” has died.
Trapp Family Lodge says she died Friday at the age of 93 at a nursing home in Morrisville, Vermont.
Rosmarie was the first daughter of Austrian naval Capt. Georg von Trapp and Maria von Trapp and a younger half-sibling of the older von Trapp children portrayed on stage and in the movie.
The family escaped from Nazi-occupied Austria in 1938 and performed singing tours throughout Europe and America.
They settled in Vermont in the early 1940s and opened a ski lodge in Stowe.
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Russian soldier on trial asks victim’s widow to forgive him
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian soldier facing the first war crimes trial since the start of the war in Ukraine has testified that he shot a civilian on orders from two officers.
On Thursday, he pleaded for his victim’s widow to forgive him. Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin told the court that one officer insisted that the Ukrainian man, who was speaking on his cellphone, could pinpoint their location to Ukrainian forces.
The 21-year-old sergeant said he at first disobeyed his immediate commanding officer’s order to shoot the man.
But he said he had to follow the order when it was repeated by another officer.
The victim’s widow, who was at the trial, said the soldier deserves a life sentence but could be swapped with Russia for a Ukrainian POW.
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Atrium Health Navicent observes National Stop the Bleed Day
Atrium Health Navicent joined many others across the country Thursday by observing National Stop the Bleed Day.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Atrium Health Navicent joined many others across the country Thursday by observing National Stop the Bleed Day.
The hospital hosted ‘Stop the Bleed’ educational sessions in-person and virtually.
Blood loss can quickly become life threatening. That’s why Atrium Health Navicent wants to make sure you know your ABCs of stopping the bleed.
“‘A’ being alert or a 911 provider, so that we can get help on the way, ‘B’ being find that bleeding emergency, and we teach them to determine whether or not this bleeding is life threatening, and then we go into ‘C,’ which is compression,” Injury Prevention and Outreach Coordinator for the hospital’s trauma services Kristal Smith said.
Smith is also a trainer who helps educate others.
She says it’s important for people to know how to help in any emergency.
Stop the Bleed originated in response to the Sandy Hook shooting as a way for heath providers to teach others how to render aid in any bleeding situation.
It’s one of the reasons Jinny Land decided to take part in the hands-on experience.
“My daughter had just been through an event where a child was shot on the school campus in South Carolina, and they were not able to stop the bleed,” Land said. “So I wanted to be able to stop the bleed.”
Land is also the Trauma Administrative Manager at Atrium Health Navicent. She sees patients each day with blood wounds and knows the importance of helping.
It was Teresa Leverson’s first time taking the course. She said she wanted to educate herself on how to help others in a time of need.
“Someone may have to save someone in my family,” she said. “And how precious and wonderful that would be.”
Smith says sometimes it’s hard for medical professionals to arrive quickly, and that’s why it’s important to train others.
“We want people to realize that stop the bleed is the CPR of trauma,” she said. “Ordinary people can do it. What you do matters.”
Atrium Health Navicent helps educate thousands of people each year.
If you were unable to attend the sessions Thursday, you can schedule one here.
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BS Report: May 19th – The Braves are Still Struggling
As the Braves drop yet another series, is there still hope for this season?
As the Braves drop yet another series, is there still hope for this season? Bill Shanks discusses why there may be some light at the end of the tunnel.
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ICYMI: Stories you may have missed today on 41NBC News Top stories from May 19, 2022 May 19, 2022 Clayton Poulnott, Victim identified in Homicide at Macon apartments Red Carpet Inn responds to Macon-Bibb County’s lawsuit Staying hot Friday For other stories you may have missed, click here. FacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin
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Macon-Bibb Fire Department breaks ground on new training facility
Fire Chief Shane Edwards says the new training facility will be better equipped to train firefighters for years to come.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Macon-Bibb Fire Department broke ground on its newest training facility on Thursday.
The department held its last burn at the old facility before demolishing it earlier this month.
The old site was built 30 years ago and needed repairs throughout the years.
Fire Chief Shane Edwards says the new training facility will be better equipped to train firefighters for years to come.
The new facility will allow the department to no longer travel far to use other facilities.
“I want our chiefs from around the middle Georgia area, any fire department, to know that when we get this facility, our doors are open,” Fire Chief Edwards said. “Bring your firefighters here, train them. Let us make them the best of the best as well, because we’re all in this together. We’re one team.”
Construction will start next week. A ribbon cutting ceremony will take place at the Tinker Drive site by the end of the year.
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Macon Pops will celebrate 10 years in style
Macon Pops is ringing in its 10th year in style with a Macon legend!
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Macon Pops is ringing in its 10th year in style with a Macon legend!
On September 17, Macon Pops will host a gala with special guest Chuck Leavell.
Macon Pops also announced other events it’s planning on hosting this coming year. Leaders say music is a universal language everyone can understand and that they’re excited to be celebrating 10 years of using music to bring people together.
“We want to continue to showcase the music culture that we have,” Steve Moretti said. “And continue to bring more of the community together through music, through the power of music and the arts.”
On May 28, Macon Pops will host the Beatles Greatest Hits at the Museum of Arts and Sciences.
Visit the organization’s website to get more information on the upcoming season. You can get tickets for the gala or the Beatles Greatest Hits Show on the website as well.
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Red Carpet Inn responds to Macon-Bibb County’s lawsuit
The manager of the Red Carpet Inn on Riverside Drive says she was shocked when she heard Macon-Bibb County was planning to file a lawsuit against her motel for being the center of illegal activity in the county.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The manager of the Red Carpet Inn on Riverside Drive says she was shocked when she heard Macon-Bibb County was planning to file a lawsuit against her motel for being the center of illegal activity in the county.
She says she actually found out about it from a news story we brought you last week.
“We still haven’t received any papers from the Mayor’s office or anywhere, so I did make a visit to ask,” she said. “They did say that they filed and we should get paperwork soon, so I’m not even sure what it’s going to consist of.”
Sabrina Herring is the manager of the motel. The lawsuit the county filed states that from 2016 to 2022, more than 600 emergency calls were made from the property, which was previously known as Palm Tree Inn.
Herring acknowledges how bad things were before the current owners took over in 2018 but says they’ve worked to make changes since then.
“Our revenue went way down from making bad people leave,” she said. “We really have tried to change it here and make it a better place. These owners aren’t looking for a profit. They’re wanting to serve the community and make a good business here.”
Macon-Bibb Mayor Lester Miller told us Tuesday night that the county is addressing multiple properties with a high volume of emergency calls with lawsuits to help improve public safety.
“When you’re talking about 3,000 calls at a minimum over the last couple of years, that means 3,000 deputies had to spend 3,000 hours or more at locations that are a crime haven when they could have been out doing other things,” he said.
Herring says they’re aware of the high amount of emergency calls coming from the property for things like trespassing and medical issues, but she says some of the claims were news to her.
“There’s, that I’m aware of, never been a rape here,” she said. “There’s never been child molestation here, there’s never been trafficking here. Granted, it’s a motel, you’re going to have those and you can’t really tell and sometimes you can. We turn people away, but sometimes you can’t tell from people just checking in.”
Friday on 41NBC News at 6, we’ll take a deeper look at the calls made to the Red Carpet Inn and the lawsuit the county filed.
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Staying hot Friday
It was another hot day in Middle Georgia, with the addition of more humidity as well.
This led to heat index values of 100 in some spots today, with highs in the mid 90s.
Tomorrow will be another hot day with highs in the mid and low 90s.
Scattered clouds will be hanging around for the day, but any rain chances should hold off until the evening on Friday.
Saturday brings back more widespread rain chances across the area, mainly during the afternoon/evening.
If you have anything to get done on Saturday, I would recommend doing it during the morning.
This rain should help to keep our highs in the upper 80s and low 90s.
This system will help to bring in a more unsettled weather pattern for the weekend and into next week.
Sunday will likely be a pretty rainy day across the southeast.
This should be mostly just rain, but a few embedded storms can’t be ruled out.
Rain totals between now and Sunday should be around 1/2″-1″
Persistent rain should stick around through much of Monday, helping to keep highs in the mid 80s.
The coverage of the rain will become more scattered through the rest of the week as highs slowly warm to the upper 80s.
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Illinois undercounted in 2020 census, actually recorded largest population ever
CHICAGO - Illinois suffered significant undercounting during the 2020 census, leading to the mistaken conclusion that the state lost residents over the previous ten years — when in reality it added more than a quarter of a million people and swelled to its largest population ever.
That’s the stunning revelation from a report the U.S. Census Bureau itself released on Thursday, admitting that its ten-year head counts were off in more than a dozen states.
Illinois’ purported population loss has become a talking point for everyone from former residents justifying their departure to political candidates using it to bash incumbents for policies they say are prompting a stampede out of the state.
The expectations of population loss in the state were so ingrained that experts had feared a doomsday scenario of losing two congressional seats as a result of the once-a-decade count — rather than the one seat Illinois did lose.
While the release of Thursday’s report does nothing to reverse that loss of political representation in Washington, the finding that the state actually gained more than 250,000 residents between 2010 and 2020 does give Democrats ammunition to try to shout down many of those talking points.
Missing more than 250,000 Illinoisans is roughly the equivalent of not counting anyone in Aurora — Illinois’ second largest city — and the entire downstate city of Decatur.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker cheered the news that put Illinois’ population above 13 million for the first time ever.
"These latest numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau show that Illinois is now a state on the rise with a growing population," Pritzker said in a statement.
"While it is disappointing that these numbers were not reflected in the initial count, I have already spoken to members of our congressional delegation and will work tirelessly to ensure Illinois receives its fair share of federal funding."
The governor added that he’s looking "forward to celebrating this development with all Illinoisans, including those who routinely badmouth our state" — a shot at Republican rivals who for years have hammered the state’s Democratic leadership over the loss of population in recent decades.
In a statement, Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch said the corrected count "confirms what Democrats have been saying all along: Illinois is growing, Illinois is thriving, and Illinois has so much to offer."
Illinois Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, added "we need more people cheering for Illinois and fewer spelunking for misery."
GOP leaders in the General Assembly could not immediately be reached for comment.
The bureau released its findings in its 2020 Post-Enumeration Survey Estimation Report, which is used to determine how accurate its decennial count was. This latest report doesn’t replace the original 2020 census figures.
But it concluded that six states actually experienced undercounts: Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas and Illinois. On the flipside, eight states were overcounted: Delaware, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island and Utah.
Illinois’ population was undercounted by nearly 2%, a miscalculation that will have long-term implications.
Since the 2020 census incorrectly reported Illinois lost over 18,000 residents — or a drop of 0.14% — the state lost a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, something that has happened every census since 1970. The initial 2020 census reported Illinois’ population was 12,812,508.
With the actual growth of about 2% — or more than 250,000 people — it’s still unclear if the state would’ve maintained its 18 seats in Congress or not.
"It is unlikely that that undercount for the 2020 Census would have an effect on the total number of congressional districts as district allocation is based on Illinois population relative to other states," said Chaundra Van Dyk, project manager with Change Illinois, a left-leaning political advocacy group.
"It would require much more analysis into the states with overcounts and undercounts to say for certain if it would have allowed for Illinois to maintain 18 congressional seats."
But either way, subsequent statistical sampling from the census, such as Thursday’s determinations of over- and undercounting, can’t be used for reapportioning seats in Congress, thanks to a Supreme Court ruling in 1999.
But the new figures will at least help usher in additional federal funding that the state nearly lost out on.
Laurence Msall, president of the budget watchdog group The Civic Federation estimated the state could receive at least $100 million in additional federal funding based on the new population data.
"So many of our formulas are based on population," Msall said. "This is really good news for Illinois."
The coronavirus might have indirectly helped keep the undercount from being even worse, said Rob Paral, a senior researcher with the Great Cities Institute at the University of Illinois Chicago.
He credited community groups knocking on doors and thinking of creative ways to inform people of the 2020 census in the midst of a pandemic with ensuring that many people were counted.
"I can say that the undercount would have been even worse if Illinois had not had a substantial outreach program," Paral said. "The state really invested well in my opinion."
Jay Young, executive director of Common Cause Illinois, said the undercount was to be expected due to the public health crisis and former President Donald Trump’s attempts to disrupt the census.
"We had the former administration working to undercut the efforts of the census bureau and people were rightfully scared," Young said. "People were scared to open their door in fears of getting sick or in fear of a [U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement] agent on the other side of the door."
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Young said it isn’t quite clear how this will generate additional funding and stressed that those undercounted are still most vulnerable.
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The assistant office manager at the Tops Friendly Markets store in Buffalo, New York, had already survived one mass shooting.
Nearly 12 years ago, Latisha Rogers and her brother, Danyell Mackin, were at City Grill restaurant in Buffalo when a man opened fire, killing Mackin and three others. Four people were wounded, including one who succumbed years later to those injuries.
Then Saturday, a gunman whose rampage authorities say was fueled by racist hate entered Rogers' grocery -- and began firing.
"It's just constant, just shooting. He won't stop. It's constantly going," she recounted Thursday to CNN's Don Lemon.
Hiding behind the service desk counter, Rogers dialed 911. But the dispatcher handled her plea so dismissively local officials now intend to fire her at a May 30 hearing, a top county official said.
How it went down has compounded Rogers' trauma.
"I'm just back at another massacre and going through this again, trying to find a healing process," Rogers said.
Ten people at the Tops store, including an armed security guard, were killed and three wounded; 11 of the 13 were Black. The White 18-year-old accused in the shooting has pleaded not guilty to a first-degree murder charge. He is being held without bail at least until his next court appearance June 9.
'Why are you whispering?'
Rogers was at the supermarket's service desk with two coworkers, on the phone with a customer, when she heard "large booms" in quick succession, she told CNN.
"I look up out the window and I saw this customer, this lady with her shopping cart -- she just stopped -- and she just had this really funny look on her face and then she just turned to run," Rogers said.
"Next thing you know, you just keep hearing boom, boom, boom," she said. "All we could do was just drop to the ground."
Rogers hid behind the counter, "praying that he didn't see me," she said of the shooter.
"I was trying to think fast," she said. She reached into her back pocket, grabbed her own phone and dialed 911. "I proceeded to whisper because I didn't know how many people there were in the store or anything, I didn't want to be heard."
Softly, Rogers implored: "'Please send help, there's a person in the store shooting.'"
"'What? I can't hear you,'" the dispatcher responded, she said. "'Why are you whispering? You don't have to whisper, they can't hear you.'"
Nervous, Rogers dropped her phone, she said. The dispatcher kept speaking, but Rogers couldn't make out the words.
"She said something and then she hung up the phone," said Rogers, who then switched her phone to silent in case anyone rang.
Next, Rogers dialed her boyfriend and, in the same tone she used with the dispatcher, asked him to call 911 to report there was "a person in the store shooting." Then, a coworker rang Rogers on a video call to ask where she was, and in that same hush, she relayed her location and asked her to call 911.
When that call ended, Rogers noticed the store had gone "dead silent," she said. Even the music somehow had gone offline.
"It's just a complete, eerie, creepy, silence in the store and you can hear him walking around," she said. "It just sounded like he was walking like on glass, you could hear it crunching under his feet."
Rogers stayed hidden, waiting, until she heard police and saw an officer escorting an employee away. When she came out from behind the counter, all she saw were "bodies," she said.
"It wasn't a good sight at all," she said, shaking and fighting tears. "The first person that I saw was the security guard, Aaron Salter. And I knew it was him, by his uniform."
"To see what I saw, I would never want nobody to ever experience that, ever."
911 call under investigation
The 911 dispatcher who spoke with Rogers was put on administrative leave Monday, Erie County officials said.
It wasn't clear who ended the call, but "the 911 operator was inappropriate," County Executive Mark Poloncarz said Wednesday at a news conference.
"We teach our 911 call takers that if someone is whispering, it probably means they are in trouble" and the caller may be in "an area of concern, not just with regards to active shooters but potentially with regards to domestic violence that someone may be calling," he said.
A May 30 hearing will be held "in which our intention is to terminate the 911 call taker who acted totally inappropriately, not following protocol," he said, reiterating the dispatcher's tone was a "completely inappropriate response" in a "terrible situation."
The dispatcher's name would not be released, due to department standards regarding anyone under administrative suspension or leave, Poloncarz said.
Law enforcement response time to the shooting was not affected by the handling of Rogers' call, Erie County spokesman Peter Anderson said Wednesday.
Central Police Services on Sunday went through all calls associated with the shooting, Poloncarz explained. "They identified this one call, the issue associated with it, it was completely unacceptable."
Rogers is "not a cold-hearted person at all," she told CNN, but thinks the 911 dispatcher should lose her job.
"Right is right and wrong is wrong," she said. "It was just like, I was just bothering her, and I feel like when she hung up on me, she never called back."
"I feel like she left me to die, and I legit thought I was going to die that day."
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter is stepping up its fight against misinformation with a new policy cracking down on posts that spread potentially dangerous false stories. The change is part of a broader effort to promote accurate information during times of conflict or crisis.
Starting Thursday, the platform will no longer automatically recommend or emphasize posts that make misleading claims about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, including material that mischaracterizes conditions in conflict zones or makes false allegations of war crimes or atrocities against civilians.
Under its new “crisis misinformation policy,” Twitter will also add warning labels to debunked claims about ongoing humanitarian crises, the San Francisco-based company said. Users won’t be able to like, forward or respond to posts that violate the new rules.
The changes make Twitter the latest social platform to grapple with the misinformation, propaganda and rumors that have proliferated since Russia invaded Ukraine in February. That misinformation ranges from rumors spread by well-intentioned users to Kremlin propaganda amplified by Russian diplomats or fake accounts and networks linked to Russian intelligence.
“We have seen both sides share information that may be misleading and/or deceptive,” said Yoel Roth, Twitter’s head of safety and integrity, who detailed the new policy for reporters. “Our policy doesn’t draw a distinction between the different combatants. Instead, we’re focusing on misinformation that could be dangerous, regardless of where it comes from.”
The new policy will complement existing Twitter rules that prohibit digitally manipulated media, false claims about elections and voting, and health misinformation, including debunked claims about COVID-19 and vaccines.
But it could also clash with the views of Tesla billionaire Elon Musk, who has agreed to pay $44 billion to acquire Twitter with the aim of making it a haven for “free speech.” Musk hasn’t addressed many instances of what that would mean in practice, although he has said that Twitter should only take down posts that violate the law, which taken literally would prevent action against most misinformation, personal attacks and harassment. He has also criticized the algorithms used by Twitter and other social platforms to recommend particular posts to individuals.
The policy was written broadly to cover misinformation during other conflicts, natural disasters, humanitarian crises or “any situation where there’s a widespread threat to health and safety,” Roth said.
Twitter said it will rely on a variety of credible sources to determine when a post is misleading. Those sources will include humanitarian groups, conflict monitors and journalists.
A senior Ukrainian cybersecurity official, Victor Zhora, welcomed Twitter’s new screening policy and said that it’s up to the global community to “find proper approaches to prevent the sowing of misinformation across social networks.”
While the results have been mixed, Twitter’s efforts to address misinformation about the Ukraine conflict exceed those of other platforms that have chosen a more hands-off approach, like Telegram, which is popular in Eastern Europe.
Asked specifically about the Telegram platform, where Russian government disinformation is rampant but Ukraine’s leaders also reaches a wide audience, Zhora said the question was “tricky but very important.” That’s because the kind of misinformation disseminated without constraint on Telegram “to some extent led to this war.”
Since the Russian invasion began in February, social media platforms like Twitter and Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, have tried to address a rise in war-related misinformation by labeling posts from Russian state-controlled media and diplomats. They’ve also de-emphasized some material so it no longer turns up in searches or automatic recommendations.
Emerson Brooking, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab and expert on social media and disinformation, said that the conflict in Ukraine shows how easily misinformation can spread online during conflict, and the need for platforms to respond.
“This is a conflict that has played out on the internet, and one that has driven extraordinarily rapid changes in tech policy,” he said.
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Associated Press writer Frank Bajak contributed to this report from Boston.
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Announcement expected to confirm $7B auto plant in Georgia
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is heading to an industrial site outside Savannah to make what his office calls a “special economic development announcement.”
Sources in Washington and Georgia have told The Associated Press the project is a $7 billion plant where Hyundai Motor Group will manufacture electric vehicles. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to comment publicly.
The announcement scheduled for Friday afternoon in Bryan County west of Savannah comes days before Kemp faces a contested Republican primary election next week. It also coincides with President Joe Biden’s visit to South Korea, where Hyundai is based.
The project sits on 2,200 acres purchased last year by the state of Georgia and local government partners.
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‘How dare you!’: Grief, anger from Buffalo victims’ kin
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Relatives of the 10 Black people massacred in a Buffalo supermarket are pleading with the nation to confront and stop racist violence.
Their agony poured out Thursday in the tears of a 12-year-old child, Jaques “Jake” Patterson, who lost his father. The child covered his face with his hands as his mother said, “His heart is broken.” She spoke at a press conference with civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton.
Earlier Thursday, the white man accused in the killings, 18-year-old Payton Gendron, silently faced a murder indictment in court. Authorities are investigating the possibility of hate crime and terrorism charges against him.
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Rain chances increasing into the weekend
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Scattered storm activity will become increasingly likely this weekend and into next week.
Today
We will see plenty of sunshine again this afternoon as well as plenty of heat. Highs will reach into the mid 90s, similar to what we felt on Wednesday. There will be more cloud cover today than the past couple of days, however. It will predominantly be high level clouds which do little to limit the sun’s rays. Mid-level cloud fields will develop in the afternoon, however, and during the late afternoon and evening hours we may see a few isolated storms pop up. The wind will continue to offer no help in terms of heat relief as it comes in from the south-southwest at 7-11 mph.
The clouds and showers will likely carry into the early parts of tonight. Some showers could potentially linger past midnight. Overhead clouds will largely clear leading up to tomorrow morning, however locations that see overnight rain may wake up to some fog due to the excess moisture. Lows will stay warm as they drop into the upper 60s and lower 70s. Winds will come from the south at about 8-12 mph.
Tomorrow
We will continue to see mid-summer heat tomorrow afternoon as highs reach the lower 90s for most of the region. A few spots will stay below 90 degrees, but not by much. Cloud cover will overall be more widespread than the past few days, and there will likely be more scattered showers and storms than what we have seen this week. The winds will continue to come in from the south-southwest, this time at 7-13 mph. Any afternoon storms will offer some decent relief from the heat.
A few showers or storms could linger into tomorrow night. Partly cloudy skies will stick around through the overnight hours as the wind comes in from the southwest at 7-13 mph. Lows will drop into the upper 60s.
Sunday and Beyond
Highs around the region should return to the mid to upper 80s Sunday afternoon. Skies will start partly cloudy with plenty more filling in during the afternoon. Winds will continue the southwesterly flow at 7-13 mph. Widespread scattered showers and storms are likely during the afternoon and evening hours. At this time, no severe weather is expected. Lows will drop into the mid to upper 60s.
Monday and much of next week will see highs in the mid to upper 80s with plentiful clouds in the afternoon. There will be scattered storm opportunities every afternoon until Thursday when a weak cold front looks to push through. That could drop highs back into the upper 70s or low 80s by next weekend.
Follow Meteorologist Aaron Lowery on Facebook (Aaron Lowery 41NBC) and Twitter (@ALowWX) for weather updates throughout the day. Also, you can watch his forecasts Monday through Friday on 41NBC News at Daybreak (6-7 a.m.) and 41Today (11 a.m).
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Senate OKs overhaul of baby formula rules in aid program
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has approved a bill aimed at easing the baby formula shortage for families participating in a government assistance program known as WIC.
That program accounts for about half of all formula purchases in the U.S. The House had passed the bill the day before, so it now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. The vouchers can generally only be used to purchase one brand of infant formula, which encourages the manufacturer to offer big discounts to secure a state’s business.
The bill makes it possible for families to redeem the WIC vouchers for whatever formula brand is available.
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They never even made it onto the stage.
There were constant reminders of the diminished influence of broadcast television networks this past week, when entertainment companies Paramount, Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, NBC Universal and Fox hawked their upcoming wares to advertisers in flashy New York presentations.
None was more glaring than the fact that Craig Erwich and Kelly Kahl, chiefs of the ABC and CBS entertainment divisions, watched from the sidelines. Erwich was replaced by a boss with broader responsibilities, and NBC doesn’t even have an entertainment president; instead, there’s an executive who oversees several networks and streaming.
Broadcasters once owned the week, revealing their fall schedules to much fanfare. They’re now almost afterthoughts in bloated presentations where the action is now in streaming, and in the coming shakeout over how advertising will invade that format.
Yet with their plans, ABC, CBS and NBC — Fox didn’t even bother to release a fall schedule — show they clearly know their new place in the entertainment world.
“How do you not recognize reality?” said Garth Ancier, former entertainment president at NBC and Fox. “All of the networks are basically recognizing reality with their schedules. They’re not saying, ‘we’re going to build the audience back.’”
Twenty years ago, the networks were coming off a season where three scripted programs — “Friends,” “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” and “ER” — all averaged more than 22 million viewers per episode. This season, “NCIS” and “FBI” are, barely, the only such shows to exceed 10 million, the Nielsen company said.
In April, a broadcast television network was being watched less than 25% of the time that an American household had a TV on, Nielsen said. The rest of the time was spent on cable networks, streaming, gaming, DVR use or videos.
With premium cable in its salad days and streaming still a dream, the network programmers in 2002 spent freely and took chances. ABC, CBS and NBC introduced 19 new scripted programs, eight of them comedies, on their fall schedules that year.
This year, they plan just seven new scripted shows for the fall. NBC’s star vehicle for George Lopez and his daughter, “Lopez vs. Lopez,” is the only comedy.
“We have officially turned the page now. Everyone sees that we are not going back to the network era,” said Aaron Barnhart, a veteran critic and author of the book “Primetimer Guide to Streaming TV.” “In some ways, it’s just the culmination of a culture shift that happened when everybody first start hooking up to cable TV.”
Even Ancier, a creature of network TV who also worked for the Walt Disney Studios and the WB, is now advising developers of an app to help people keep track of their favorite shows on streaming services.
Network TV is primarily becoming the home of franchises and reboots, unscripted and live events and sports.
NBC has its three Dick Wolf-produced “Chicago” dramas filling its Wednesday nights and CBS does the same for its “FBI” shows on Tuesday, also produced by Wolf. NBC’s trio of “Law & Order” shows (yes, Wolf again) will fill Thursday nights, CBS has its “NCIS” franchise, Fox has two “911” shows and ABC is trying to create its own franchise with a spinoff of “The Rookie” in the fall.
“They have built-in audience bases, and require much less time and money to promote, and tend to get strong viewer sampling,” said veteran TV analyst Steve Sternberg.
Even CBS’ funnyman Stephen Colbert couldn’t resist poking fun at his network’s formula at the Paramount program, saying it specializes in “sexy people solving the murders of sexy corpses.”
NBC succumbed to the tried-and-true idea of resurrecting old shows with the drama “Quantum Leap” and, in midseason, the comedy “Night Court.”
“That isn’t a fall schedule,” said ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel, whose mocking monologues are a ritual at the yearly schedule presentations. “Those are the tapes you find in your dead uncle’s VCR.”
At ABC, “we’ve really leaned into live events” like “American Idol,” Erwich said in an interview. The network is also introducing a celebrity version of “Jeopardy!,” recognizing the syndicated game show routinely draws more viewers than any prime-time show. For the first time this fall, CBS is scheduling an all-unscripted evening of programs.
Both ABC and NBC will have more unscripted than scripted hours on its prime-time schedule this fall. In total, 34 of 66 prime-time hours on the three top networks will be scripted. That compares to 42 and a half 20 years ago, not including nine hours of scheduled movies.
The broadcasters are looking to save money; CBS’ cancellation of two comedies from go-to producer Chuck Lorre this spring is another illustration of belt-tightening, Barnhart said.
CBS’ Kahl noted that 17 of the top 30 shows on its corporate sibling, the Paramount+ streaming service, are CBS shows.
“When it works right, it’s kind of a virtuous circle,” he said. “We can get younger people exposed to our shows who might not watch it on the network, who might see it on Paramount+ and then come back to us.”
The viewership numbers, the lack of attention and sapping of creativity may not bode well for the broadcast networks. But they’re in better shape, and have a clearer pathway to the future, than many cable networks, Barnhart said.
“Before, they served the mass audience,” he said. “The 25% who still watch broadcast TV, it’s hard for us to think of the network audience as a niche, but it sort of is.”
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Media Writer David Bauder reported from New York, AP Television Writer Lynn Elber reported from Los Angeles.
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African scientists baffled by monkeypox cases in Europe, US
LONDON (AP) — Scientists who have monitored numerous outbreaks of monkeypox in Africa say they are baffled by the disease’s recent spread in Europe and North America.
Cases of the smallpox-related disease haven’t previously been seen among people with no links to central and West Africa. But in the past week, Britain, Spain, Portugal, Italy, the United States, Sweden and Canada have all reported infections, mostly in young men who hadn’t traveled to Africa.
On Friday, France, Germany, Belgium and Australia all confirmed their first cases of monkeypox. One of the theories British health officials are exploring is whether the disease is being sexually transmitted.
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Biden’s approval dips to lowest of presidency: AP-NORC poll
A new poll shows President Joe Biden’s approval rating dipped to the lowest point of his presidency in May, with deepening pessimism emerging among members of his own Democratic Party.
Only 39% of U.S. adults approve of Biden’s performance as president, according to the poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Research.
Overall, only about 2 in 10 adults say the U.S. is heading in the right direction or the economy is good, both down from about 3 in 10 a month earlier. Those drops were concentrated among Democrats, with just 33% within the president’s party saying the country is headed in the right direction.
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Disinformation board’s ex-leader faced wave of online abuse
WASHINGTON (AP) — The former head of a widely criticized disinformation board faced a torrent of sexist profanities on social media and menacing emails filled with rape or death threats.
Nina Jankowicz, the former head of the Disinformation Governance Board set up by the Department of Homeland Security, is not alone. Women around the globe who have risen to powerful government positions have faced an overwhelming crush of online harassment, stalking and abuse.
A recent report from the United Nations found female politicians, regardless of political affiliation, in Finland are subjected to 10 times more abusive Twitter messages. The U.N. says the online abuse prevents democracies from being equally representative.
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Georgia’s senior congressman facing toughest race since 2010
Georgia’s senior congressman is facing his toughest challenge from Republicans in more than a decade.
Rep. Sanford Bishop has represented southwest Georgia’s 2nd Congressional District for three decades.
Now he’s the battleground state’s only Democratic and Black House member outside metro Atlanta.
Six Republicans are running in the May 24 primary hoping to emerge as Bishop’s challenger.
Half of them have raised competitive six-figure sums for the race.
Bishop won his last campaign with 59% of the vote in 2020.
But Republican lawmakers last year redrew his district to dilute the influence of Black voters.
Bishop is downplaying partisanship and highlighting his success in bringing federal funds to the district as a member of the House Appropriations Committee.
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Governor Kemp and Hyundai Motor Group announce $5.54 billion investment into Electric Vehicle facility
(41NBC/WMGT) — Governor Brian Kemp and members from the Hyundai Motor Group announced Friday that they would be opening it’s first fully dedicated electric vehicle and battery manufacturing facility in Georgia.
Hyundai will be investing $5.54 billion in opening the U.S. smart factory at the Bryan County Megasite. Other suppliers are expected to invest $1 billion into the project, bringing around 8,100 new jobs to the Coast of Georgia. The site itself was bought less than a year ago by the Savannah Harbor-Interstate 16 Corridor Joint Development Authority and the State.
Construction on the new facility is scheduled to begin in January of 2023, with full production expected in the first half of 2025, and an annual capacity of 300,000 units. Wages through the project will be well paying advanced manufacturing positions.
The building of the plant contributes to Georgia’s investment in electric mobility, as well as a developing workforce, and the growth of Bryan County. As the beginning of the project nears, Hyundai will be looking for local vendors and suppliers. Information concerning project RFI’s, RFP’s listing, and supply chain outreach can be found at www.georgia.org/hyundaimotorgroup .
Governor Kemp had this to say about the announcement:
“We are proud to welcome Hyundai Motor Group to Georgia as we forge an innovative future together … From initial conversations on my economic development mission to Korea to Georgia’s investment in the Bryan County Megasite, we’ve been preparing for an opportunity like this for a long time. My commitment to hardworking Georgians to make our state the best place to live, work, and raise our families remains steadfast, and with this announcement, which is now the largest economic development project in our state’s history, we will continue working to make Georgia the premier destination for quality companies who are creating the jobs of today, tomorrow, and beyond.”
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‘I can’t see the light’: War fuels surging prices in Europe
MILAN (AP) — Russia’s war in Ukraine has accelerated inflation across Europe, with prices for energy, materials and food surging at rates not seen for decades.
It’s causing sticker shock at the grocery store, gas pumps, electricity bills and construction sites. Inflation is expected to hit nearly 7% this year in the 27-nation EU and is contributing to slowing growth forecasts.
Fishmongers and farmers are being forced to charge prices for their catch and crops that even they see as astronomical. High fuel prices threaten to paralyze ground transport of goods, and bread prices are soaring from Poland to Belgium.
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Ryan Duke found not guilty of Grinstead murder
OCILLA, Ga. (AP) — A jury has found a man accused of killing a popular high school teacher who vanished from her rural Georgia hometown in 2005 not guilty of murder.
Ryan Duke had told investigators he killed Tara Grinstead and helped burn her body.
But when he took the witness stand during his trial, he insisted he was innocent and that it was his friend who had killed her.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that the jury acquitted Duke of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, and burglary but found him guilty of concealing a death.
WALB-TV reports sentencing for the concealing death conviction will be Monday at 9:30 am.
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Ukraine says it repels Russian attack as war grinds in east
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities say that their troops repelled a Russian attack in the east, as Moscow struggles to gain ground in the region that is now the focus of the war.
Britain’s Defense Ministry said Friday that Russian troops battered by their monthslong siege of the vital port city of Mariupol need time to regroup. But they may not get it.
On Friday, an unknown number of soldiers were still holed up in the Azovstal plant in the city. Russia’s defense minister says more than 1,900 soldiers at the plant have surrendered in recent days. A commander at the plant says efforts to remove the dead from the battle were also underway.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — At a meeting Thursday to address a nationwide shortage of baby formula, FDA Commissioner Robert Califf said the nation was still weeks away from returning to normal supplies of the essential product.
“I'm pleased to say today we've already made significant progress, and I think we are on track to get open in the next week to two weeks, most likely at the outer bound two weeks,” he said. "As a parent and grandparent I recognize that many parents and caregivers have been unable to access the infant formula and critical medical foods that they need, and they are understandably frustrated and anxious.”
The shortage, which experts say has existed for months in the U.S., was heavily exacerbated by a recall issued by Abbott Nutrition
The recall was issued by the FDA in February, after four children in three states fell ill and two of them died. Abbott issued a voluntary recall of certain products and shut down their facility in Sturgis, Michigan, badly disrupting the supply of formula. The federal government later closed down the facility entirely after discovering Abbott had violated safety and sanitary procedures in Sturgis.
“This crisis has shown us the impact of having a single manufacturer cease production for a brief period, and unless we strengthen the resilience of our supply chain, we could be one natural disaster, quality mishap or cyber-attack from this happening again,” said Califf.
The FDA has already faced criticism from lawmakers over their inability to address the brewing situation, even before the Abbott recalls.
“I don’t think we should be giving ourselves too many kudos here because I wish this hadn’t happened in the very beginning,” said Senator Debbie Stabenow, (D) – MI, who sponsored a bill that passed this week meant to aid moms on government assistance obtain formula. “We shouldn’t have seen what happened at the Abbott Plant and in my mind, the FDA should’ve moved more quickly.”
“FDA was not aggressive enough to go and make sure that formula factory was doing what it needed to do to make sure that families could purchase formula that was safe, to get it reopened, to work with them,” said Sen. Patty Murray, (D) – Washington. “It was just like, nobody did their job here."
This week, President Joe Biden invoked the Defense Production Act so manufacturers of formula could get it to the distributors who need it most. The White House also authorized the Pentagon to begin using commercial airliners to fly in formula from other nations. It would be subject to safety and quality testing once it arrives in the U.S.
“I want to be clear,” said Califf, “under this process an infant formula would only be imported after the agency reviews the product and determines the product is safe and provides adequate nutrition. Safety is paramount."
Michigan lawmakers want this all looked at closely, so stocks of imperative formula don’t run low again.
“We need to look at this as not just a checkers move; this is a chess move,” said Rep. Bill Huizenga, (R) – Michigan. “What are the next couple of moves that need to be made? And that is helping these companies, especially when we have constrained production and shortages like this, to then move as rapidly and safely as possible to get them back online.”
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Starting this weekend you have a chance to get an inside look at this year’s St. Jude Dream Home. The home is on 100 Foxtail Trail in Broussard in the Sabal Palms in Broussard.
Open House will be held on Saturdays from 9 am to 5 pm, and Sundays from noon to 5 pm.
The home, built by McLain Companies, has an estimated value of $700,000. The open houses end on June 26, 2022.
The 3,100 square foot house features:
· 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths
· Upscale kitchen with state-of-the-art Bosch appliances
· Luxurious primary suite with spa-like qualities and private entry
· Outdoor living and dining
For $100, you can win not only the home but several Early Bird Prizes. If you purchase your ticket by Thursday, May 26, 2022, you can win a 2022 Mazda 3 Sedan.
The Bonus Prize Deadline is Thursday, June 16, 2022. That prize is a $10,000 American Express gift card.
The drawing for the home and all of the prizes is June 29, 2022.
To buy your ticket, head to www.dreamhome.org or call 800-724-1918.
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Rehabilitation work on the Atchafalaya River Bridge in St. Mary Parish could be completed by the end of the summer
On Thursday, DOTD updated on the work being done to the bridge which began in September 2019. Contractors have been blasting, painting and making structural repairs to the bridge since that time. Work was expected to be completed in the summer of 2021.
Officials stated last year that weather had pushed the project's completion date back to December 2021.
Now, well into 2022, DOTD says the project is now estimated for completion in August of 2022, weather permitting.
As of May 20, the entrance ramp for US 90 eastbound at LA 182 on the Atchafalaya River Bridge in Berwick will continue to be closed to traffic to allow crews to perform bridge repairs, cleaning and painting operations. Emergency vehicles will not have access to the area.
The detour for the entrance ramp at LA 182 in Berwick will be LA 182 eastbound; vehicles can use the entrance ramp at LA 182 on the east side of the bridge in Morgan City.
DOTD asks for motorists to drive with caution and be on the lookout for work crews and their equipment.
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David Perdue makes stop in Macon ahead of primary election day Tuesday
Republican candidate for Georgia governor David Perdue made a final campaign stop in Macon on Friday ahead of Tuesday's primary election day.
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — Republican candidate for Georgia governor David Perdue made a final campaign stop in Macon on Friday ahead of Tuesday’s primary election day.
He says he won’t stand for election fraud he claims was committed in 2020.
“Evidence is compiling now,” he said. “I believe that the governor allowed it to happen, denied it happened, has been covering it up, and is now suppressing evidence, so I got involved in this race to give people a choice.”
Perdue says he’s focusing on several issues, including education and creating a new bill of rights for parents that would give parents who believe schools have gotten between them and their child direct access to the courts.
“I know the best decision for that child is when the parent and teacher deal with that child’s interests and needs alone,” he said. “Right now in the state of Georgia, we have a lot of little boys that are not reading at the fourth grade level, some girls too, but mostly boys, and I can tell you the statistics are not good.”
Kathy Williams attended Purdue’s campaign stop. She says education should be a focal point when it comes to his campaign for governor.
“A first grader doesn’t need to know about the things that are being proposed,” she said. “They need to learn to read and write and do the arithmetic things.”
Perdue also spoke about public safety and working to help law enforcement agencies fill positions.
He’s also looking at how to compete economically with neighboring states.
“Tennessee and Texas are growing 35% faster than we are,” he said. “I want to get rid of the state income tax.”
Election day is Tuesday. Perdue is facing incumbent governor Brian Kemp in the Republican Primary.
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ICYMI: Stories you may have missed today on 41NBC News Top stories from May 20, 2022 May 20, 2022 Clayton Poulnott, Macon-Bibb County sues third motel for high amount of emergency calls David Perdue makes stop in Macon ahead of primary election day Tuesday Macon Law Enforcement Foundation holds annual Peace Officers Memorial Day Ceremony For other stories you may have missed, click here. FacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin
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Inmate accused of stabbing, killing Bibb deputy sentenced to 20 years
22-year-old Albert Booze had a competency hearing on Thursday to stand trial.
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The man accused of killing a Bibb County deputy in April of 2021, was sentenced Friday.
22-year-old Albert Booze had a competency hearing on Thursday to stand trial. After testimony during the hearing from two Board Certified Psychologist with the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health, it was their opinion Booze was competent to stand trial.
As a result, he plead guilty, but mentally ill on the following charges: several felony counts of Obstruction of a Law Enforcement Officer, Aggravated Assault on a Peace Officer, and Interference with Government Property, multiple misdemeanor counts of Obstruction of a Law Enforcement Officer, Assault, and Battery on another Monroe County Jail inmate and Monroe County Jail Personnel.
He was sentenced to serve 20 years, with 10 to be served in state prison, and the remaining 10 on probation.
As part of his sentence, he was also banished from the Towaliga Judicial Circuit which includes Lamar, Monroe, and Butts Counties.
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‘Late Night Basketball League’ aims to steer kids away from crime
A program aimed at getting kids active and away from crime is taking place in Macon.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) —A program aimed at getting kids active and away from crime is taking place in Macon.
The Community Empowerment Center started its ‘Late Night Basketball League’ last week.
It’s all part of the center’s crime intervention program, which is part of Macon-Bibb’s Macon Violence Prevention Initiative.
The program will be held every Friday and Saturday for kids 16 and older.
Pastor Jason McClendon says he wants to invite everyone out to play and have fun.
“We’re having people off the streets at pivotal times where a lot of crimes are committed, and they’re having a great time,” he said.
The Community Empowerment Center says this is just one of many ways it’s hoping to help lower crime in Macon-Bibb County.
You can take part in the program at 1931 Rocky Creek Road for free.
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Macon-Bibb County sues third motel for high amount of emergency calls
The most recent lawsuit is against America's Best Value Inn And Suites on Romeiser Drive for a high amount of criminal activity and emergency calls.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon-Bibb County is suing another motel.
The most recent lawsuit is against America’s Best Value Inn And Suites on Romeiser Drive for a high amount of criminal activity and emergency calls.
Mayor Lester Miller says the motel has had issues with things like drugs, shootings, prostitution and aggravated assaults.
“It’s not the right environment for our community,” Miller said. “It’s certainly not the right environment when you get off the exit for Macon-Bibb County.”
According to Mayor Miller, the three properties the county has filed a lawsuit against have pushed away tourism and economic development.
Mayor Miller says he hopes the lawsuits will help with the amount of calls the sheriff’s office receives since the office is understaffed.
“If they can get right, then they can stay open,” he said. “They can put cameras up, they can provide security, they can discourage these types of illicit activities, and they can be good business partners, but if they can’t do those things, and the court requires them to do those things and they don’t do those things, then we’re going to ask for those properties to be closed down.”
41NBC’s Ariel Schiller requested a copy of the second lawsuit filed against the Red Carpet Inn on Riverside Drive from David Cooke, who’s part of the legal team representing the county. It states the defendants have allowed, participated in and condoned the property being an annoyance to the public in general.
Sabrina Herring, the manager of the Red Carpet Inn, claims the hotel has made steps to improve the safety of the property.
“I have cameras everywhere,” she said. “If I see a lot of traffic in and out of a room, or to me it seems like it would be strange behavior, then I’ll ask them to check out or I won’t accept anymore rent from them and make them leave.”
Herring says she was unaware about rape and child molestation claims made in the lawsuit.
We looked through records of calls made to the property from 2016 until now. There were two calls for sex offenses, several for domestic disturbances and others that say ‘miscellaneous.’ We asked Herring if it’s possible some calls happened without her knowledge.
“I’m sure people from their room call, and I don’t know exactly what they call or say,” she said. “A lot of times they do come, and they’ll never stop at our front desk. We’ll have to go seek and try to find out why they’re here. There’s been a few times they won’t even tell us why they’re here. I mean I don’t know everything that they come here for, but I try to stay on top of it.”
Mayor Miller says the evidence in the lawsuit will tell a different story. He says they can’t continue turning a blind eye to the crime at the property.
“I believe shortly after we filed the action against the Red Carpet Inn,” Mayor Miller said. “So I’m not sure what actions they’re taking, but they’re certainly not sufficient, and perhaps they’re not the best people to be running that business.”
The county has also filed suit against Bridgeview Inn and Suites on Harrison Road.
Mayor Miller says the legal process will work itself out in court and says the county plans to take similar actions against other properties.
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Macon Law Enforcement Foundation holds annual Peace Officers Memorial Day Ceremony
The Macon Law Enforcement Foundation held its annual Peace Officers Memorial Day Ceremony Friday.
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — In light of National Police Week, the Macon Law Enforcement Foundation held its annual Peace Officers Memorial Day Ceremony Friday.
Law enforcement and firefighters honored 34 men and women who died in the line of duty.
The ceremony included the ringing of a bell and laying flowers next to monuments at public safety memorial park along Mulberry Street.
Two deputy names were added on Friday morning: Christopher Knight and William Gay.
We spoke with Knight’s mother, who says the memorial means the world to her family.
“It’s like he’s a hero, and he always wanted to be a hero, like a superhero,” Cheryl Knight said. “So to have his name here for everyone to see and to remember him, it’s almost like he is a hero, so I’m proud of him. I’m proud of my son.”
Bibb County Sheriff David Davis asks for prayers for all law enforcement officers and first responders.
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Museum of Aviation honors World War II Veteran
The Museum of Aviation honored the late World War II veteran Lieutenant Colonel Crawford Hicks with a ceremony on Thursday.
WARNER ROBINS (41NBC/WMGT) — The Museum of Aviation honored the late World War II veteran Lieutenant Colonel Crawford Hicks with a ceremony on Thursday.
The event happened in the Scott Hangar in front of the model of a plane Hicks flew in, the B-17 Flying Fortress. Hicks’ family and friends, as well as museum staff, gathered to witness the unveiling of a plaque for the late lieutenant colonel. Hicks regularly visited the museum and even helped restore the museum’s B-17.
Hicks was a POW in Poland after his 10th mission and was released in April of 1945. He received several awards for his service in the Air Force. Hicks’s plaque will be kept at the museum.
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Museum of Aviation hosting Warbird Tour this weekend
The Museum of Aviation will host the Warbird Tour this weekend, May 20-22.
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Museum of Aviation will host the Warbird Tour this weekend, May 20-22.
The star of the event is the B-17 Flying Fortress, one of four still in flyable condition, but the event will also feature other aircraft including a P-51 Mustang. The group responsible for bringing this event to Middle Georgia is the Commemorative Air Force, an all volunteer group that’s made it its mission to restore and preserve many different types of World War II combat aircraft in order to help educate and inspire people.
The event is happening in the Lowe Aviation Hangar of the Macon Regional Airport.
Ground tours start at 10 a.m. and end at 4 p.m.
The price of admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children under 12 and $20 for a family of up to five. Admission includes access to all the aircraft for cockpit tours.
You can also reserve flights on the aircraft either by contacting Commemorative Air Force at 1-855-359-2217 or visiting their website at B17TexasRaiders.org
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NBA players visit students in Macon
Retired NBA player Mike "Stinger" Glenn and former Georgia State star Willie Brown Jr., told stories and shared advice that helped them.
(41NBC/WMGT) — Two former basketball players visited Northeast High School on Thursday, to encourage student athletes.
Retired NBA player Mike “Stinger” Glenn and former Georgia State star Willie Brown Jr., told stories and shared advice that helped them in life.
“I often tell them that it is faith, not a religious faith, that you necessarily pray for ect. But it’s a belief in yourself that I will do these positive things in my life and these people around me, and I will be successful that faith will lead you down the right path,” said Glenn.
They also talked about Glenn’s new book “My Next Shot Goes In!: Ten Sacred Characteristics of NBA Players That Lead to Success.”
Both athletes are advocates for deaf basketball players as Willie himself is deaf. Glenn also played a large part in supporting the deaf community as he began the nation’s first major basketball camp for deaf players in 1980.
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Scattered storms return for the weekend
We have enjoyed some very warm days in Middle Georgia this week, but a slight cool down is on the way for the weekend.
Partly cloudy skies will be hanging around for much of the day Saturday, before scattered showers and storms pop up.
A few of these could be on the stronger side, with gusty winds and small hail possible.
I don’t think severe weather will be widespread, but you will need to stay weather aware if you are going to be outside.
In places that don’t see the rainfall, you can expect to see highs in the low 90s and high humidity.
By Sunday I’m expecting more widespread shower and thunderstorm activity with highs warming into the upper 80s.
Storms will be possible starting in the late morning, but afternoon/evening should be the main timing.
Heavy rain will be possible with storms on Sunday,
Monday will bring another round of showers and storms.
This will likely be an off an on rain through the day, and could bring the heaviest rain of the next three days.
As the rain comes through, a weak cold front will also be pushing into the area, limiting highs to the mid 80s.
A few thunderstorms will be possible through the day Monday.
Unsettled weather will be continuing into next week, paired with warm conditions and high humidity.
A cold front will eventually move through for the end of the week, giving us a break from the rain for a bit.
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