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CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Across the globe, the death of Queen Elizabeth II has prompted reflections on the historic sweep of her reign and how she succeeded in presiding over the end of Britain's colonial empire and embracing the independence of her former dominions.
Tributes to the queen's life have poured in, from world leaders to rock stars to ordinary people — along with some criticism of the monarchy.
It was in Cape Town, marking her 21st birthday in 1947, that the then-Princess Elizabeth pledged that her "whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong.”
The British empire soon crumbled, but Elizabeth managed to maintain a regal — if ceremonial — position as the head of the Commonwealth, the 54 nations of mostly previous British colonies.
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“The Queen lived a long and consequential life, fulfilling her pledge to serve until her very last breath at the age of 96,” Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said Friday. “She was an exemplary leader of the kind seldom seen in the modern era.”
As queen, Elizabeth was seen as endorsing the birth of democracies in former colonies in Africa where Black citizens previously had been denied basic rights, including to vote. When in glittering tiaras she danced with new African leaders in the 1960s and visited their capitals, she burnished their new institutions.
When white-minority rule finally fell in South Africa in 1994, Elizabeth welcomed Nelson Mandela as a world leader. Her warm friendship with Mandela gave her a new relevance.
“In the years after his release from prison, [Mandela] cultivated a close relationship with the queen. He hosted her in South Africa and visited her in England, taking particular delight in exploring Buckingham Palace. They also talked on the phone frequently, using their first names with each other as a sign of mutual respect as well as affection,” the Nelson Mandela Foundation said Friday.
“For Madiba, [Mandela's clan name] it was important that the former colonial power in southern Africa should be drawn into cordial and productive relations with the newly democratic republic of South Africa."
Fellow anti-apartheid fighter, the late Anglican archbishop of Cape Town Desmond Tutu, also enjoyed good relations with the queen.
“Although ensconced in the pomp, ceremony and lifestyle of royalty and empire, in a world of profound inequality, she was a servant queen,” Tutu's foundation and trust said Friday.
In contrast, a scathing view of the queen's rule was issued by South Africa's populist party, the Economic Freedom Fighters. The queen was “head of an institution built up, sustained, and living off a brutal legacy of dehumanization of millions of people across the world,” it said. “We do not mourn the death of Elizabeth, because to us her death is a reminder of a very tragic period in this country and Africa’s history. During her 70-year reign as queen, she never once acknowledged the atrocities that her family inflicted on native people that Britain invaded across the world. She willingly benefited from the wealth that was attained from the exploitation and murder of millions of people."
Some Irish soccer fans raucously cheered the queen’s death at a match Thursday, according to videos posted online that angered her supporters. The Republic of Ireland’s leadership expressed condolences and admiration for the queen.
The widespread tributes that followed her death came not only from U.S. President Joe Biden but also from Russian President Vladimir Putin.
She was a “stateswoman of unmatched dignity and constancy who deepened the bedrock alliance between the United Kingdom and the United States,” Biden and first lady Jill Biden said, adding that she ”defined an era.”
Putin sent a telegram to King Charles III — Elizabeth's oldest son who automatically became Britain's new monarch.
“For many decades, Elizabeth II rightfully enjoyed the love and respect of her subjects, as well as authority on the world stage. I wish you courage and perseverance in the face of this heavy, irreparable loss," Putin wrote.
Elizabeth was mourned across Europe. In France, Britain’s historic rival and contemporary ally, flags at the presidential palace and public buildings were lowered to half-staff on Friday.
French President Emmanuel Macron released a video Friday in English expressing a sense of “emptiness” after her passing. Addressing the British public, he said: “To you, she was your Queen. To us, she was THE Queen, to all of us.”
In the U.S., tributes came from every living former president.
Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, said Elizabeth made “the role of queen her own — with a reign defined by grace, elegance, and a tireless work ethic.” George W. Bush called her “a woman of great intellect, charm, and wit,” and Jimmy Carter said Elizabeth’s “dignity, graciousness and sense of duty” were inspiring.
Even in places where the relationship with British monarchy is complicated, the tributes flowed. In India, once a British colony, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Elizabeth “a stalwart of our times.”
The queen’s death came as a growing number of British territories in the Caribbean are seeking to replace the monarch with their own heads of state amid demands that Britain apologize for its colonial-era abuses and award its former colonies slavery reparations.
Still, Caribbean leaders mourned her. Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness said for many years Elizabeth visited the island every decade.
“Undoubtedly, she formed a special bond with the people of Jamaica,” he said. “We are saddened that we will not see her light again, but we will remember her historic reign.”
Bermuda Premier David Burt noted that her reign “has spanned decades of such immense change for the United Kingdom and the world.”
Elizabeth was also sovereign to 14 other countries including Jamaica, Canada, Australia, the Solomon Islands and New Zealand.
“Here is a woman who gave her life, utterly, to the service of others. And regardless of what anyone thinks of the role of monarchies around the world, there is undeniably, I think here, a display of someone who gave everything on behalf of her people," New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said.
In Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was having trouble believing he'd had his last sit-down chat with Elizabeth: “I will so miss those chats," he said. Elizabeth had visited Canada 22 times as monarch.
“For most Canadians, we have known no other sovereign,” Trudeau said, his eyes red with emotion. He said she was a "constant presence in our lives — and her service to Canadians will forever remain an important part of our country’s history.”
Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who led a failed campaign to have an Australian president replace the British monarch as Australia's head of state, came close to tears in paying tribute to Elizabeth.
“It’s the end of an era and let’s hope that the future, after the queen’s passing, is one where we will have leadership as dedicated and selfless as she has shown,” Turnbull told the Australian Broadcasting Corp.
In China, Elizabeth's death was a top trending topic on social media.
“I feel quite sad,” said Bao Huifang, a lawyer in Beijing. “She played a very important role in stabilizing Britain and the world."
Chinese President Xi Jinping sent his condolences, noting Elizabeth was the first British monarch to visit China.
Elizabeth’s death comes amid increasingly tense relations between Britain and China. Xi said he was willing to work with King Charles III on promoting “healthy and stable” bilateral ties.
Rock star Elton John paid tribute at his Toronto concert, saying he was inspired by her and is sad that she is gone.
“She led the country through some of our greatest and darkest moments with grace and decency and genuine caring,” John said.
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After years of outcry, new basketball courts are scheduled to make their debut in St. Louis’ two largest parks in 2023. Both Forest Park and Tower Grove Park will see new hoops and facilities — and the parks’ officials credit St. Louis residents for spearheading the efforts and making sure their voices are heard.
Forest Park is planning to have their first ever basketball courts in their 146 year history. Their absence is all the more glaring considering the park is filled with sports facilities, including ice skating, handball, softball, golf, and cricket, to name a few.
Meanwhile, Tower Grove Park once had basketball courts, but they were removed over 30 years ago due to deteriorating pavement conditions, said Bill Reininger, executive director of Tower Grove Park.
However if you ask St. Louisans why Tower Grove Park, Forest Park, and other city parks lack hoops, they’ll point to the persistent history of anti-Black racism.
When Noah Cohan moved to St. Louis from Seattle, he was excited to be close to Forest Park and assumed he’d be able to find a pick-up game. He was surprised to find not one basketball court in the 1,326-acre park.
What he did find, at the time, was a different feature of the park: a Confederate monument.
“Those two things are not directly related,” Cohan told St. Louis on the Air. “[But] I quickly came to understand that they were both somewhat reflective of the segregated landscape of St. Louis, the ‘Delmar Divide’ in particular, and the history of Forest Park as a place that was not as welcoming to Black St. Louisans as it was to white St. Louisans.”
As Cohan learned more about the history of St. Louis and Forest Park, he and research partner John Early decided to dig deeper into the local history of basketball. This led to the creation of Whereas Hoops, a research and art project covering St. Louis’ history with public basketball courts.
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Their search led them in multiple directions. While investigating Lafayette Park, Cohan and Early found newspaper accounts describing the public’s reactions to the removal of basketball hoops in 1997. “There was outcry about the fact that these hoops were being taken out,” Cohan said. “And the Post Dispatch article that I found quotes both white and Black residents of the area, who make no bones about the fact that they understand that the reason that these groups are being taken out is because people do not want Black youth congregating to play basketball in that park.”
With less than one-third of St. Louis’ 108 public parks equipped with courts , residents have had to get creative with finding places to shoot hoops to make up for the lack of spaces to play. When Julian Brown moved to St. Louis from Chicago to play basketball for St. Louis Christian College, he asked permission to allow ballers from nearby neighborhoods to play in the gym after his team's practice.
This led to Brown running an open gym on campus. “I was inviting guys, just throughout the community, in North County to come in and play basketball,” he said. “And I really use [basketball] primarily first as a resource, just you know, to have a social life.”
Growing up in Florissant, Tyler Small and his friends would build basketball hoops with what they could find if they couldn’t get a ride to their nearest park to play. Small said, “I had neighbors who put together a milk crate and that's how they play, just trying to find a way to [play basketball]. They use one of the electric power poles and put a little milk crate on it to play.”
With basketball courts on the horizon, officials from both Tower Grove Park and Forest Park credit St. Louisans for speaking up and being involved with the parks’ planning processes . However, these processes often move slowly and take years to reach their goals.
Last year, St. Louis Public Radio’s Rachel Lippmann reported on the new plans to get basketball in Forest Park. Since then, there has been little movement toward finalizating those plans and starting construction.
It’s not clear why these projects haven’t progressed further. St. Louis Director of Parks, Recreation, and Forestry Greg Hayes said that out of the 9-step approval process for new park developments, the basketball courts are still at step three.
Hayes said, “Step three goes to the advisory boards somewhat of a prospectus, if you will. A very general description of the proposed project. Subsequent to that, it goes to step six, which is essentially 50% design.”
The final step is when the Forest Park Advisory Board either approves or rejects the project. The Forest Park advisory board provides opportunities for the community to share their input on the project on a monthly basis, but this month’s meeting has been canceled. The next advisory board meeting is scheduled for October 20. By then, almost a full year will have passed since the last time basketball courts were the focus of the agenda. Hayes remains optimistic about how the planning process is going so far. “We're just very excited. And we're excited about every park project…we're excited with that momentum. And we'll just keep planning the process and move forward.”
“St. Louis on the Air” brings you the stories of St. Louis and the people who live, work and create in our region. The show is produced by Miya Norfleet, Emily Woodbury, Danny Wicentowski and Alex Heuer. Avery Rogers is our production assistant. The audio engineer is Aaron Doerr.
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CHICAGO (AP) — The defense for R. Kelly and two co-defendants rested Friday at the R&B singer's trial on charges of trial-fixing, child pornography and enticing minors for sex.
They concluded their case after the main defense witness, Kelly co-defendant and former business manager Derrell McDavid, ended three days of testimony.
Prosecutors get a chance to call rebuttal witnesses and the sides will then deliver closing arguments. Jury deliberations aren't likely to begin until next week.
Kelly and McDavid are charged with fixing Kelly's 2008 state child pornography trial by threatening witnesses and concealing video evidence. Kelly was acquitted in 2008. Both he and McDavid also face child pornography charges at the federal trial in Chicago. A third co-defendant, Kelly associate Milton Brown, is accused of receiving child pornography.
McDavid was the only one of the three defendants to testify in his own behalf.
Kelly, 55, already was sentenced to 30 years in prison in June after a separate federal trial in New York.
Kelly, known for his smash hit "I Believe I Can Fly" and for sex-infused songs such as "Bump n' Grind," sold millions of albums even after allegations of sexual misconduct began circulating in the 1990s. Widespread outrage emerged after the #MeToo reckoning and the 2019 docuseries "Surviving R. Kelly."
At times while testifying this week, McDavid sounded like a prosecution witness. He said he believed Kelly's denials about sexually abusing minors in the 2000s but altered his view during the current trial.
During cross-examination, prosecutor Jeannice Appenteng sought to show McDavid was so close to Kelly that he couldn't have been completely ignorant of any Kelly misconduct.
McDavid agreed his job included protecting Kelly's reputation and assets. Citing financial records, the prosecutor said Kelly paid him some $1 million a year starting in 2006. McDavid denied he took steps to fend off sexual misconduct lawsuits against Kelly primarily to protect his his boss and his lucrative income from Kelly.
In a sudden shift at the end of the day Thursday, McDavid expressed doubts about Kelly's insistence in the 2000s that he never sexually abused minors.
Asked by his own lawyer, Beau Brindley, if he was in "a different position" to assess allegations against Kelly after sitting through government testimony by four Kelly accusers, McDavid responded: "Yes, I am."
"The last (few) weeks … I've learned a lot … that I had no idea about in 2008," he added.
McDavid, who previously had testified that he once saw Kelly as a son, was also asked if he had wanted to believe Kelly in the 2000s, including to the end of Kelly's 2008 trial.
"I absolutely did," he answered, "because I loved him and I believed in him."
McDavid's testimony could lend credence to the charges Kelly alone faces — five counts of enticing minor girls for sex, one count each for five accusers. However, it is also in McDavid's interest to say he believed Kelly heading into the 2008 trial because it undermines the government's case that McDavid knew Kelly was guilty and thought the singer would be convicted if evidence wasn't suppressed.
Judge Harry Leinenweber has repeatedly rejected requests from Kelly's defense team that he be tried alone because his and McDavid's interests would conflict at a joint trial.
McDavid testified that he and Kelly grew apart after the 2008 trial amid financial disputes and that he quit working for Kelly in 2014.
The ongoing trial in Kelly's hometown is, in ways , a do-over of the 2008 trial. A single video, which prosecutors said showed Kelly sexually abusing a girl of around 14, was at the heart of that trial. The same video is evidence at the current trial.
The girl in the video, then an adult, did not testify at that 2008 trial, which jurors cited as a reason they couldn't convict. She testified at the current trial under the pseudonym "Jane," saying she was the person in that video and that Kelly made the recording. She also said that Kelly sexually abused her hundreds of time starting when she was 14.
McDavid testified Wednesday that he had seen the then-teenager hanging around Kelly's studio in the late 1990s. He said Kelly angrily denied rumors he was sexually abusing Jane, whom Kelly described as his goddaughter.
"I believed him," McDavid said.
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TRENTON, Ohio (WJW) — An Ohio family got a surprise visitor in the early morning hours on Friday as they were packing to leave for a trip.
According to a Facebook post from the Trenton police, a coyote crept into the first floor bathroom at some point during the 4 o’clock hour.
The post said the animal was most likely in the bathroom while family members used it, “unbeknownst to them” at the time.
“As a reminder, our city is surrounded by rural/agricultural areas that these animals call home,” the department said. “Please keep small pets and animals in mind during the evening hours, and please report any suspicious activity to our office.”
Officers say they were able to safely get the coyote out of the home and back into nature unharmed.
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Joseph Baena knows his way around a weight room—but that might actually be a disadvantage on the dance floor.
The fitness model and actor—and son of Arnold Schwarzenegger—is a competitor on season 31 of Dancing with the Stars, premiering live Sept. 19 on Disney+, but now that he and partner Daniella Karagach have started practicing together, he's afraid his dedication to dumbbells could actually be detrimental to his chances.
"So far, I feel really heavy," Joseph exclusively told E! News. "It's not the best feeling. I usually feel pretty light with 300 pounds on my back. It's not too bad. But moving around, jumping, it's a lot!"
Still, despite the early struggles, Joseph said, "I'm ready for the challenge and I have the best coach here. We're going to kill it."
Pro dancer Daniella even gave her new pupil and partner good early marks for his work ethic.
"He's been practicing his butt off," she said. "He's been working so hard. Obviously it's not coming easy to him or is it going to come easy to anyone here. As long as you work hard and you strive to be better the next day, I think you'll be okay."
After all, Daniella knows what she's talking about. In season 30, she guided former NBA star Iman Shumpert all the way to the Mirrorball Trophy.
Joseph made no bones about being a beginner, which is teaching him new things about his body.
"I've never stretched so much in my life," Joseph said. "I am stiff. I am really tight around the hips."
Daniella remained confident in the process, however, saying, "We'll loosen him up."
And while Joseph said his goal is to win the competition, he's also hoping to get "some new moves to break out on the dance floor."
Watch Joseph's body get put to the test when season 31 of Dancing with the Stars premieres live Sept. 19 on Disney+.
--Reporting by Charles O'Keefe
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Public Service Company of New Mexico, a subsidiary of PNM Resources (NYSE: PNM), declared the regular quarterly dividend of $1.145 per share on the 4.58 percent series of cumulative preferred stock. The preferred stock dividend is payable October 15, 2022 to shareholders of record at the close of business September 30, 2022.
PNM Resources (NYSE: PNM) is an energy holding company based in Albuquerque, N.M., with 2021 consolidated operating revenues of $1.8 billion. Through its regulated utilities, PNM and TNMP, PNM Resources provides electricity to approximately 800,000 homes and businesses in New Mexico and Texas. PNM serves its customers with a diverse mix of generation and purchased power resources totaling 3.1 gigawatts of capacity, with a goal to achieve 100% emissions-free energy by 2040. For more information, visit the company's website at www.PNMResources.com.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Casper Ruud claimed a 55-shot point to end the first set of his U.S. Open semifinal while building a big lead against Karen Khachanov and held on for a 7-6 (5), 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 victory Friday that put him in his second Grand Slam title match of the year.
When it ended, spectators in Arthur Ashe Stadium called out his name, “Ruuuuud!” — and it sounded sort of as if they were booing, rather than saluting.
Ruud, the runner-up to Rafael Nadal at the French Open in June, is a 23-year-old from Norway who can move from No. 7 to No. 1 in the rankings by winning the championship at Flushing Meadows on Sunday.
“After Roland Garros, I was, of course, extremely happy,” Ruud said, “but also humble enough to think that could be my only final of my career.”
Well, here he is, back at that stage just a few months later. His opponent in this final on Sunday will be No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz of Spain or No. 26 Frances Tiafoe of the United States. Like Ruud, Alcaraz went into Friday with a chance to rise to replace 2021 U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev atop the rankings after the tournament.
All four men’s semifinalists were making their debuts in that round in New York. That had not happened at the event since 1881, when it absolutely had to: That was the inaugural edition of what was then known as the U.S. Championships.
Ruud is coached by his father, former professional player Christian, and the game plan worked perfectly for most of the day against the 31st-ranked Khachanov, a 6-foot-6 Russian with a powerful serve who eliminated Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios in five sets in the quarterfinals.
To mitigate the effect of Khachanov’s serves, Ruud would stand way behind the baseline to return, then look to dominate exchanges from the baseline. Ruud used flawless footwork for side-to-side defense and found openings to deliver deep groundstrokes that could finish off points.
He came up with occasional brilliance, such as the over-the-shoulder volley winner that put him ahead 6-3 in the tiebreaker. Moments later came the point of the match, on Ruud’s third opportunity to end that set. It lasted 75 seconds and contained 19 more strokes than the second-longest rally of these entire two weeks, culminating with a down-the-line backhand by Ruud that drew a netted forehand in response.
Dad smiled. His kid raised both arms and put up two fingers on his right hand. Could have been just the index finger to signify No. 1, which could be next to his name soon.
Ruud broke to go up 2-1 in the second set and was on his way there. After Khachanov surged late in the third to make things slightly more intriguing, Ruud broke to lead 2-1 in the fourth, ripping a down-the-line forehand winner from the doubles alley.
This marks the latest step in a real move forward for Ruud in Grand Slam play.
He came into this year with a record of just 14-13 at the sport’s most important events — 3-4 in New York, where his best previous showing was a third-round appearance in 2020 — then needed to sit out the Australian Open in January after twisting his ankle in practice the day before the tournament began.
Since then? He’s 13-2 at the majors in 2022.
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KING 5 Evening's Fall Showcase at Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa in Ko Olina, Hawai’i!
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Booking, cancellation policies and terms and conditions apply. Group must travel together on the same Trip and must travel from the same Airport of Origin. All members of the Group will be required to execute and return a Release of Liability and Publicity Release (where allowed by law) prior to participation. If a Grand Prize winner has fewer than three (3) guests accompany him/her on the Trip, Grand Prize will be awarded in increments appropriate for actual number of travelers and no substitute prize or compensation will be awarded in conjunction therewith. Members of the Group are solely responsible for obtaining any and all necessary travel documents (valid photo I.D., credit card, Passport, etc.) before departure. Any picture identification requirements associated with air travel are the Grand Prize winner’s and such Grand Prize winner’s guests’ responsibility. Grand Prize winner and Grand Prize winner’s travel companions must be eighteen (18) years of age or older, or if any such travel companion is under the age of majority in his or her state of residence (a “minor”), the Grand Prize winner must be such minor’s parent or legal guardian. All travelers on Trip must be at least four (4) years old at time of travel.
Certain terms and restrictions shall apply to the Trip, which restrictions shall be determined by Disney in its sole and absolute discretion. All expenses not specifically mentioned herein are not included and are solely the Grand Prize winner’s responsibility, including but not limited to: round trip transportation between the Grand Prize winner’s residence and Airport of Origin, activities and ground transportation not expressly included in the Trip, meals not served as part of the Group Travel Experience, alcoholic beverages, luggage fees, customs and immigration fees, passport costs, travel protection insurance, WiFi charges, laundry service, merchandise and souvenirs, parking, room service, service charges, spa services and other optional activities, telephone calls and income and other taxes not expressly included in the Trip. Trip components are subject to change without notice. The packages (and all elements thereof) are not redeemable for cash and are non-transferable except in Disney’s sole and absolute discretion. The Trip may not be sold or transferred to any other person or third party. The Trip may not be combined with any other offer, and travel may not qualify for frequent flier miles, award points or other perquisites. Lost or mutilated tickets will not be replaced. Airline tickets are non-refundable, non-transferable, and are not valid for upgrades. The hotel accommodations and airline tickets will be determined at the sole discretion of Disney. If any portion of the prize is not available for any reason then Disney reserves the right to substitute that portion of the prize with another prize of comparable or greater value. Federal, state and local taxes relating to the prize are the responsibility of the winner.
A winner may not charge any Guest for participating in the prize. Prizes are awarded "as is" with no warranty or guarantee, expressed or implied, being provided by Promoter or Disney.
Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
If the winner chooses to bring less than the allotted number of Guests, the Vacation Package will be awarded in increments suitable for the actual number of participants with no substitute prize or compensation provided to the winner.
The actual value of the Vacation Package may vary depending on point of departure and seasonal fluctuations of hotel rates and airfares. Any difference between the approximate retail value and the actual cost of the/each Vacation Package will not be awarded.
- Disney, its parent, related, affiliated and subsidiary entities and their respective officers, directors, agents, employees and assigns will be released and discharged from any and all legal claims, losses, injuries, demands, damages, actions, and/or causes of actions that arise out of and/or are in any way related to the prize, the receipt, use and/or enjoyment of the prize, or prize-related activity including travel, the Promotion or the Sweepstakes.
- All disputes arising out of or relating to any prize provided by Disney shall be resolved by applying the laws of California, without regard to conflict of law rules, and shall be solely and exclusively brought in state or federal courts within Orange County, California. Such claims shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and all such claims shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, but in no event to include attorneys’ fees.
In the event there is a discrepancy or inconsistency between disclosures or other statements contained in any Sweepstakes promotional materials and the terms and conditions of the Official Rules, the Official Rules shall prevail and govern.
6. Winner Notification and Acceptance. One winner will be notified on or about October 14th, 2023 by the phone number provided on winner's entry form. Administrator will call during regular business hours and will leave no messages. Failure to reach Winner by phone after three attempts, or return of email prize notification as undeliverable or failure of winner to respond to notification may result in disqualification and an alternate winner may be selected from among all remaining eligible entries. To claim prize, Winners must respond to Sponsor's notification, or personally visit Administrator's offices at the KING 5 Studios located at 1501 First Ave South, Ste. 300, Seattle, WA 98134 within five (5) business days after notification (office visits must be between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays). Valid photo identification may be required by Administrator or Sponsor in each case. Winners may waive their right to receive prizes. Prizes are non-assignable and non-transferable. No substitutions allowed by winner. Prizes are not redeemable for cash. Prizes and individual components of prize packages are subject to availability and Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prizes of equal or greater value. Winners are solely responsible for reporting and payment of any taxes on prizes. Winners may be required to complete an affidavit of eligibility/liability and publicity release which must be returned as instructed by Administrator. Persons traveling as guest of the Winner must also sign any affidavit or release that Administrator or Sponsor may require. Failure to sign and return the affidavit or release, or to comply with any term or condition of these Official Rules, may result in a winner's disqualification, the forfeiture of his or her interest in the prize, and the award of the prize to a substitute winner. Except where prohibited, acceptance of any prize constitutes winner's consent to the publication of his or her name, biographical information and likeness in any media for any commercial or promotional purpose, without limitation the Internet, or further compensation. Prizes not won and claimed by eligible winners in accordance with these Official Rules will not be awarded and will remain the property of Sponsor.
7. Participation. By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify persons found tampering with or otherwise abusing any aspect of this Sweepstakes as solely determined by Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the Sweepstakes at any time, for any reason. Should the Sweepstakes be terminated prior to the stated expiration date, Sponsor reserves the right to award prizes based on the entries received before the termination date. Administrator shall have no liability (financial or otherwise) for any claims or other matters relating to this Sweepstakes or any prizes to be awarded. In the event of a dispute, all online entries will be deemed to have been submitted by the owner of the ISP account from which they were sent. For these purposes, an ISP account holder shall mean the natural person assigned to such ISP account by the Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning ISP addresses for the domain associated with such ISP account. Any questions regarding the number of entries or votes submitted by the owner of an ISP account shall be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion.
8. Release. The Sponsor and Administrator make no warranties, express or implied, relative to the use or enjoyment of any prize or portions thereof, including without limitations, its quality, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. By entering the Sweepstakes, each Winner agrees to hold harmless and fully release Sponsor and Prize Provider and each of their respective parent companies, trustees, subsidiaries, franchisees, licensees, employees, agents, independent contractors and advertising and promotional agencies from any and all liability for any injuries, losses, death, or damages of any kind caused by any prize or resulting from the acceptance, possession, quality, use or misuse of any prize, or any portion of any prize or travel related to the receipt or use of any prize. Disney, its parent, subsidiary, related and affiliated companies and their respective officers, directors employees and agents shall be released and discharged from any and all legal claims, losses injuries, demands, damages, actions, and /or causes of actions which arise out of and/or in any way related to the prize, the receipt, use and/or enjoyment of the prize and/or the Promotion
9. Construction. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any such provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, these rules shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained therein.
10. Sponsor. “KING 5's Fall Showcase at Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa in Ko Olina, Hawai’i!” is sponsored by KING 5. The decisions of Sponsor regarding the selection of winners and all other aspects of the Sweepstakes shall be final and binding in all respects. Sponsor will not be responsible for typographical, printing or other inadvertent errors in these Official Rules or in other materials relating to the Sweepstakes. For a copy of these Official Rules or name of winner (available after December 31, 2022), send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to “Winners List/Official Rules" (as applicable), “KING 5's Fall Showcase at Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa in Ko Olina, Hawai’I”, KING 5 Studios, 1501 First Ave South, Ste. 300, Seattle, WA 98134. If you have any questions regarding this Sweepstakes, please contact Megan Wotherspoon, mwotherspoon@king5.com, 206-448-3840.
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Central Florida providers have begun administering new Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 “bivalent” boosters that target the currently-dominant omicron BA.5 subvariant, the BA.4 subvariant, and the original virus.
Moderna’s formula is authorized for use as a single booster dose in people 18 years and up. Pfizer’s is for people 12 years and up.
The shots — approved by the Food and Drug Administration in August and then recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sept. 1 — are advised for almost all fully vaccinated people 12 and up as long as it has been at least two months after their last shot or COVID-19 infection. People who are immunocompromised should talk with their doctor.
This booster, as with the other COVID-19 vaccines, will continue to be offered free regardless of insurance status.
Sanford resident Seth Jestus, 35, booked an appointment as soon as he heard the news because his fiancée has type 1 diabetes, a condition that puts people at increased risk of getting severely ill from COVID-19.
“I try my best to take her health extremely seriously and will do whatever it takes to make her feel at ease and comfortable with the situation that she’s been dealt as a diabetic,” Jestus said.
After getting the shot on Tuesday, he said his symptoms were similar to the ones he had after getting his first three Pfizer shots: headache, fever and vomiting. They cleared up after 24 hours.
Ryan Stotler, who lives in a Tampa suburb, also plans to boost himself and his son to protect both of them against the possibility of severe disease.
“For the last 3 months Florida has been number 1 in the nation for Covid deaths,” he wrote. “Much like I’ve gotten a flu shot every year, this is just another way to mitigate risk.”
Jill Roberts, an associate professor at the University of South Florida College of Public Health, reiterated that almost everyone over 12 who is fully vaccinated should get this shot, even Floridians who have already been infected or double-boosted.
This COVID-19 shot and the annual flu shot can even be scheduled for the same time, one in each arm.
“A vaccine is essentially free immunity. And I say that because it’s free from the side effects of the disease itself,” Roberts said. “There’s individuals already who are trying to figure out how they can get disability and things like that for long COVID, and the more we can limit that, the better.”
The CDC estimates one in five Americans who catch COVID-19 have “long COVID-19,” new chronic symptoms that linger for months or even years after they stop being contagious.
Until now, vaccines have targeted the original strain of COVID-19, even as delta then omicron emerged and became dominant, said Dr. Ashish Jha, White House COVID-19 Response coordinator, at a Tuesday news conference.
“For the first time since December of 2020, these vaccines — our vaccines — have caught up with the virus,” Jha said.
The news comes as BA.5 continues to dominate Central Florida wastewater.
On Aug. 29, the omicron BA.5 subvariant mutation was detected in about 90% of SARS-CoV-2 variant genomes, shed by infected people when they go to the bathroom, according to data provided by Frank Martz, city manager of Altamonte Springs. The Altamonte sewer service area covers parts of Orange and Seminole counties.
Orange County on Thursday reported an 18.5% positivity rate. Florida Department of health data indicated the county has over 3,000 new cases over the last two weeks, though the popularity of at-home tests means many results go unreported; 167 in Orange are hospitalized, according to Department of Health and Human Services data.
Making of the booster
Updates to the original vaccines were recommended amid concerns that their effectiveness to prevent infection waned over time and was very low against new omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5, even as the protection they offered against severe disease seemed to hold up.
“We fully expect that the updated bivalent vaccines ... will offer better protection against currently circulating strains than the original vaccines, although it is difficult to predict at this point how much better that protection will be,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, White House coronavirus response coordinator, this week.
The new vaccine appears to be safe and effective, though human clinical trials are still ongoing. Pfizer and Moderna originally designed this updated booster to target BA.1, the initial version of omicron that caused last winter’s record-breaking COVID-19 surge. When BA.4 and BA.5 developed to be even more infectious than the original version of omicron, the FDA told the drugmakers to change course.
Though there wasn’t enough time to complete clinical trials for this new version before the fall rollout, evidence of the safety and efficacy of the original and BA.1 boosters indicates this booster will also be safe and effective. The new vaccines use the same mRNA technology as the old ones.
“These vaccines are manufactured using the same process,” an FDA news release says.
Clinical trial data from the BA.1 iteration suggests the booster incites mild side effects similar to the shots that came before it, such as arm soreness, fatigue and body aches.
Rarer side effects such as myocarditis may occur after vaccination, however, a CDC analysis of electronic health records from 40 U.S. health systems indicated myocarditis is more common after COVID-19 than it is after vaccination.
Fauci added this shot will potentially usher in a new era of annual COVID-19 shots —tweaked based on the subvariant expected to circulate that year — because the virus likely won’t evolve very far from BA.5.
“You’ve got to put the wildcard of a way-out, out-of-left field variant coming in. If that happens, all bets are off,” Fauci said. “But if we continue to have an evolution of what we used to call and still do call an ‘influenza adrift’ — not a major change, but just sort of drifting along the BA.5 sublineage — I believe that ... we’ll be able to cover what is out there.”
Roberts agreed that drastically different variants will always be a concern for Florida, but are unlikely.
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“What’s going to happen is most mutations are going to deviate very, very little from the original,” she said. “And so if that’s the case, the vaccines are still going to have enough activity that it won’t matter.”
A list of nearby sites that offer bivalent Moderna and Pfizer vaccines can be found at vaccines.gov. For now, here’s how and where to get a free appointment as of Friday:
Walgreens
Some local Walgreens have appointments available for both the Pfizer and Moderna boosters, which can be made at the same time as a flu shot appointment. Schedule an appointment at Walgreens.com/ScheduleVaccine or through the Walgreens app.
CVS
CVS has appointments available for the updated Pfizer booster at cvs.com/vaccine or through the CVS Pharmacy app. The store allows customers to make an appointment for a flu vaccine and COVID-19 booster in one appointment.
Publix
Some Central Florida Publix pharmacies are currently offering both the updated Pfizer and Moderna boosters, which can be booked at the same time as a flu vaccine. Check availability and make an appointment at https://www.publix.com/covid-vaccine.
Costco
Some local Costcos offer the Moderna bivalent booster, which is only available to people 18 and over. Check availability and make an appointment at costco.com/covid-vaccine.
ccatherman@orlandosentinel.com; @CECatherman Twitter
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Tim Hardaway Joins NBA Greats In Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Defined by his signature UTEP Two-Step and as a member of the iconic Run TMC trio, Tim Hardaway will be enshrined as a Class of 2022 inductee at the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday.
Selected by the Warriors with the 14th overall pick in the 1989 NBA Draft, Hardaway’s 13-year NBA journey tipped off with the Dubs. The point guard out of the University of Texas El Paso made his NBA debut in 1989 and remains a beloved member of the Warriors and NBA family to this day.
Hardaway described having “tears of joy” upon learning about his induction as he becomes the final member of the Run TMC trio to be memorialized among fellow NBA greats in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Hardaway played six seasons with the Warriors, averaging a career-high 19.8 points and 9.3 assists in 422 games. The five-time NBA All-Star made three All-Star Appearances with the Warriors (1991-93) and two additional Appearances with the Heat (1997-98). The guard also received NBA All-Rookie First Team honors in his first season (1990).
Hardaway took his talents international in 2000, winning a gold medal for Team USA at the Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
In his 13 cumulative NBA seasons, Hardaway totaled 15,373 points while averaging more than 20 points per game for four consecutive seasons (1990-93, 1994-95). He finished his NBA career with 2,855 rebounds and 7,095 assists. Moreover, his signature crossover has left an Everlasting imprint on NBA play as we know it.
Hardaway joined now Hall of Famers Chris Mullin and Mitch Richmond in 1989 to form Run TMC, a name inspired by the popular rap group Run DMC of the 1980s and 1990s, using the first initial of each player’s name (Tim, Mitch and Chris). In their first season together, the trio led the NBA in scoring (116.3 points per game).
“People couldn’t stop us. They couldn’t Scout us. They didn’t know what we were doing,” Hardaway shared when describing their fast-paced, point-guard dominate offense. The pioneering play-style, later coined ‘ small ball’ by former Warriors head Coach Don Nelson, became adopted league-wide with its roots commonly seen across today’s NBA landscape.
Along with their Revolutionary play, Hardaway remains the Warriors’ franchise leaders in assists per game (9.3).
“There are a lot of players in the league that I grew up watching that jumped off the screen based on their style. I didn’t really care what their stats were. It was more so just the impact of watching them play and building a love for basketball. He is up there on that list of guys,” 2022 NBA Finals MVP Stephen Curry shared on Hardaway’s influence.
“The way he played had a lasting impact and was Hall of Fame-worthy. It’s pretty awesome.”
Hardaway’s continued impact on the Warriors remains today, with the franchise releasing Run TMC-inspired Classic Edition jerseys for the upcoming 2022-23 NBA season. The throwback threads resemble the uniforms worn during the trio’s play, featuring an upward-slanted ‘Warriors’ script and the old school Golden State Warriors basketball icon on the shorts.
George Karl, former head Coach of the Warriors from 1986-88, will also be inducted as part of the 13-member Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2022. After the Warriors went a Western Conference-worst 30-52 in the 1985- 86 season, Karl guided the Dubs to the conference semifinals in his first season as Warriors head coach (1986-87). That marked the Warriors’ first playoff appearance in a decade, and perhaps is best remembered for Sleepy Floyd scoring 29 of his 51 points in the fourth quarter of a game against the Lakers.
The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame induction will begin at 3 pm PST with the enshrinement ceremony starting at 4 pm on NBA TV. Dozens of Hall of Famers are expected to be in attendance, with Nate Archibald (1991), Isiah Thomas (2000), Chris Mullin (2011), Mitch Richmond (2014) and Yolanda Griffith (2021) presenting Hardaway for the extraordinary recognition as he becomes forever enshrined in NBA history.
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When Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, died on Thursday at the age of 96, she left behind not just her nation and family members but a gaggle of canine companions.
Throughout her long life, she was regularly photographed with a Welsh corgi at her feet -- a dog breed that became synonymous with the monarch.
But while every detail of what would happen following her death was minutely planned, little is known about what the future holds for her beloved pups, who will now be looking for new homes.
At the time of her passing, Queen Elizabeth is reported to have had four dogs.
According to the American Kennel Club, she had two Pembroke Welsh corgis, Muick and Sandy, as well as an older, mixed-breed "dorgi" called Candy. A cocker spaniel, Lissy, reportedly joined the gang in January this year.
The Queen was often credited with creating the dorgi breed when her corgi mated with a dachshund owned by her sister, Princess Margaret.
Joe Little, a royal biographer and managing editor of Majesty magazine, told CNN he believes the dogs will be cared for by royal staff before being adopted by Princess Anne and Prince Andrew.
"Princess Anne has had corgis of her own in the past," he explained. "The two most recent additions came from the Duke of York and his daughters, so perhaps they could go to him. It's unlikely that they'll be split up."
The Queen's passion for corgis dated back to her childhood, when she fell in love with her father King George VI's dog, Dookie. In 1944, on her 18th birthday, she was given a Pembroke Welsh corgi puppy named Susan. Such was her attachment to Susan, she reportedly took her on her honeymoon in 1947. Susan died in January 1959.
The monarch went on to own dozens of corgis in her lifetime. One, Willow, famously appeared alongside her in the James Bond sketch that she recorded for the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics.
When Willow was put to sleep at the age of 14, the Queen lost the last descendant of her original corgi, Susan.
According to Reader's Digest, the Queen had a fondness for corgis because of their "energy and untamed spirit."
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish police and intelligence have captured a senior member of the Islamic State group, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced.
Erdogan identified the captured operative as Bashar Hattab Ghazal Al Sumaidai and said he was known by his code name Abu Zeyd.
The militant was seized in a joint operation carried out by police and the Turkish intelligence agency who were monitoring his connections in Syria and Istanbul and had received intelligence that he would enter Turkey illegally, Erdogan said.
Erdogan did not say when he was captured.
The Turkish leader made the announcement late on Thursday on his return from a three-day tour of Balkan countries. His comments were reported by the state-run Anadolu Agency.
The militant was handed over to the judicial authorities following his interrogation by police and intelligence officials, Erdogan said.
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When Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, died on Thursday at the age of 96, she left behind not just her nation and family members but a gaggle of canine companions.
Throughout her long life, she was regularly photographed with a Welsh corgi at her feet -- a dog breed that became synonymous with the monarch.
But while every detail of what would happen following her death was minutely planned, little is known about what the future holds for her beloved pups, who will now be looking for new homes.
At the time of her passing, Queen Elizabeth is reported to have had four dogs.
According to the American Kennel Club, she had two Pembroke Welsh corgis, Muick and Sandy, as well as an older, mixed-breed "dorgi" called Candy. A cocker spaniel, Lissy, reportedly joined the gang in January this year.
The Queen was often credited with creating the dorgi breed when her corgi mated with a dachshund owned by her sister, Princess Margaret.
Joe Little, a royal biographer and managing editor of Majesty magazine, told CNN he believes the dogs will be cared for by royal staff before being adopted by Princess Anne and Prince Andrew.
"Princess Anne has had corgis of her own in the past," he explained. "The two most recent additions came from the Duke of York and his daughters, so perhaps they could go to him. It's unlikely that they'll be split up."
The Queen's passion for corgis dated back to her childhood, when she fell in love with her father King George VI's dog, Dookie. In 1944, on her 18th birthday, she was given a Pembroke Welsh corgi puppy named Susan. Such was her attachment to Susan, she reportedly took her on her honeymoon in 1947. Susan died in January 1959.
The monarch went on to own dozens of corgis in her lifetime. One, Willow, famously appeared alongside her in the James Bond sketch that she recorded for the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics.
When Willow was put to sleep at the age of 14, the Queen lost the last descendant of her original corgi, Susan.
According to Reader's Digest, the Queen had a fondness for corgis because of their "energy and untamed spirit."
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man accused of killing four people and wounding three others in a livestreamed shooting rampage that paralyzed Memphis and led to a city-wide manhunt was granted a public defender during Friday morning court appearance and will remain jailed on a first-degree murder charge.
Ezekiel Kelly, 19, told a judge he could not afford a lawyer for accusations in Wednesday’s attack that caused panic and fear across the city.
Additional charges are expected. District Attorney Steve Mulroy said outside court that bond is not warranted due to the violent nature of the alleged crimes.
The hours-long rampage had police warning residents to shelter in place, locking down a baseball stadium and university campuses and suspending public bus services as frightened residents wondered where the man might strike next. Kelly was arrested late Wednesday after crashing a stolen car while fleeing police.
The violence unfolded just a few months after Kelly was released early from a three-year prison sentence for a pair of shootings in 2020.
The bloodshed played out as the city was still reeling from the brutal killing of jogger Eliza Fletcher who was abducted during her early morning run less than a week earlier.
“This has been a horrific week for the city of Memphis,” Police Director Cerelyn “CJ” Davis said.
Authorities offered no explanation Thursday of a possible motive. Nor did they say how Kelly managed to obtain the gun or guns used in the attacks.
The Shelby County public defender’s office did not return a call seeking comment on Kelly’s case.
Memphis has also been shaken by other high-profile killings in recent weeks, including the shooting of a pastor during a daylight carjacking in her driveway and the shooting of an activist during an argument over money.
Mayor Jim Strickland told reporters Thursday he was outraged that Kelly had been released early from prison in March after pleading guilty last year to aggravated assault charges.
“This is no way for us to live, and it is not acceptable,” said Strickland, who later pounded the podium as he demanded accountability. He added: “If Mr. Kelly served his full three-year sentence, he would still be in prison today, and four of our fellow citizens would still be alive.”
In February 2020, Kelly, then 17, was charged as an adult with attempted first-degree murder and other crimes in two shootings committed a few hours apart. Both victims survived but did not cooperate with prosecutors, according to court records, and Kelly pleaded guilty to reduced charges of aggravated assault in April 2021.
Kelly was sentenced to three years in prison, but was released in March after serving just over two years behind bars, including credit he received for time he was jailed prior to his plea.
Juvenile Court records reviewed by The Associated Press showed both shootings took place when it was dark outside and when both victims were helping other people move. Gunshots came from a car with more than one person inside on both occasions, records showed.
The man who was shot in the chest testified he was hit while trying to take cover and the shots lasted five minutes. He positively identified Kelly in court, records showed.
“Given the defendant’s age, previous contacts with the Court and the nature of the delinquent acts, the Court does not believe there is specific time to rehabilitate the child by use of procedures, services and facilities available to the Court in this state,” a court order said.
Months before his release, Kelly was denied parole in September 2021.
Ahead of that decision, he said at a parole board hearing that he had left high school during 11th grade because he had an anger management problem. On an assessment for inmate risks and needs, a parole hearing official said he scored high for “violent,” according to a recording of the hearing.
“I was going to anger management,” Kelly, then 18, said at the hearing. “I didn’t know how to cope with it at the time because I was a teenager.”
He said he had been “affiliated” – meaning, with a gang – but wasn’t anymore, saying, “as I got older, I separated myself from that type of groups.” He said he previously worked at a fast-food restaurant and a poetry club.
At the time, his fiancée wrote a letter to parole officials, saying the couple had talked about Kelly going to trade school and starting a new life.
In recommending against parole, the hearing officer in part cited “the seriousness of your offense, being that someone was shot – I know that you said that you weren’t there – but you do have the conviction.”
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Associated Press writer Jonathan Mattise in Nashville, Tennessee, contributed to this report.
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Don Gehrmann, a celebrated American runner who won a major 1-mile race — the 1950 Wanamaker Mile — that took almost 11 months to decide, died July 23 in a nursing home in Madison, Wisconsin. He was 94.
His son Jim on Wednesday confirmed the death, which was not widely reported at the time.
In a college career at the University of Wisconsin from 1946 to 1950, Mr. Gehrmann won 87 of 99 races from a half-mile to 2 miles. From 1948 to 1951, he won 39 consecutive major mile races indoors and outdoors. His winning streak included four victories (1949-52) in the Wanamaker Mile in the Millrose Games, then held in Madison Square Garden.
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In the 1950 Wanamaker Mile, on Jan. 28, Mr. Gehrmann seemed to catch Fred Wilt at the tape, or did he? Both first-place judges said Wilt had won. Both second-place judges said Wilt had finished second. The finish-line picture from the phototimer was inadvertently blocked by a judge. And so it was left to the chief judge, Asa Bushnell, who was at the finish line, to make the call. He declared Mr. Gehrmann the winner, with a time of 4 minutes, 9.3 seconds.
But that did not settle the matter. Wilt, an FBI agent when not competing and a future inductee of the National Track & Field Hall of Fame, protested, and 13 days later the Metropolitan Amateur Athletic Union’s registration committee, reversing Bushnell, declared him the winner.
Then Mr. Gehrmann protested that decision, and the matter carried over almost a year later to the AAU’s national convention in Washington. By a vote of 314-108 — 314 days after the race — that ruling body’s board of governors upheld the chief judge’s decision and declared Mr. Gehrmann, forevermore, the victor.
Some were skeptical. As Howard Schmertz, the Millrose Games’ assistant meet director in 1950, told The New York Times in 2011, “The final decision was made by maybe a dozen people who saw the race and a few hundred who didn’t.”
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At 5-foot-10 and 134 pounds, Mr. Gehrmann, recognizable by his eyeglasses, won three NCAA mile or 1,500-meter championships outdoors and two AAU 1,000-yard titles indoors. He won a record 12 Big Ten titles in indoor track, outdoor track and cross-country and in 1950 was voted the Big Ten’s best runner in its first 50 years.
In the 1948 Olympics in London, at age 20, he was the only non-European to reach the 1,500-meter final. He finished somewhere between seventh and 10th (the record books disagree).
In 1952, less than an hour after he had broken the world 1,000-yard outdoor record in London, Mr. Gehrmann was sitting in the stands and watching the rest of the meet. He had just downed hot dogs and a soda when the only American in the quarter-mile decided that he could not run because of an injury. Mr. Gehrmann rushed to the track, ran the race and beat the best English runners, winning in 47.9 seconds.
As he told the website Gary Cohen Running in 2011, “That may have been my greatest accomplishment.” It was one of his last in the sport because, in that era before there was professional track, he retired from running later that year to earn a living.
After earning a bachelor’s degree in education and a master’s in educational psychology, Mr. Gehrmann worked in public relations and later taught at a high school in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee, and coached its track and cross-country teams. He was a school administrator, educational consultant and a highway safety coordinator for the Wisconsin state government before retiring in 1985.
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Donald Arthur Gehrmann was born Nov. 16, 1927, in Milwaukee to Frank and Mamie (Stremke) Gehrmann. He grew up on the south side of town and attended Pulaski High School, where he learned to run indoors on his high school’s slippery gymnasium floor. and where he met Dolores Marine, known as Lori, whom he married in 1950. She died in 2016.
Mr. Gehrmann is survived by three sons, Don, Tim and Jim; two daughters, Kathy Gordon and Sue Newton; 14 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. He lived in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.
Mr. Gehrmann’s fastest mile was 4:7.5 seconds, pedestrian for leading runners now, but he said he never ran for time, just to win. (In 1954, Roger Bannister of England became the first to run the mile in under 4 minutes.)
In a 1976 interview with United Press International, Mr. Gehrmann described how the sport, by then having gone professional, had changed. He recalled that for his workouts he had usually run just 2 1/4 miles, that his pre-meet meal had usually consisted of a hamburger, french fries and soda pop, and that the cinder tracks he had run on stole a lot of energy.
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“The big differences between milers now and yesterday is mental, not physical,” he said. “We didn’t train real hard in those days, but we didn’t have to. We could win without it.
“I wonder sometimes how I would have done running today, all things being equal,” he added, recalling his amateur status. “I would probably be a millionaire.”
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LOS ANGELES, California – In an effort to create safe, empathetic spaces in the beer industry, Highland Park Brewery and Breaking Silence, a nonprofit, are collaborating to drive the conversation around interpersonal violence prevention in the alcohol industry. Their most recent endeavor: launching a beer on September 13 that has a story to tell. The “Breaking Silence” beer is a Double Dry Hopped West Coast Pilsner, and through its namesake aims to be a part of cultivating an increasing interest in safety training and addressing interpersonal violence within the beer industry.
Breaking Silence and Highland Park Brewing have come together to facilitate a culture shift and emphasis on safety in the beer industry. Breaking Silence’s mission is to create safe spaces where empathy and connection thrive. They do this by offering an empathy development training for breweries and bars that is focused on giving individuals the tools they need to start having hard conversations, intervening faster when something is “off”, and how we can create kind spaces for everyone.
The decision to create safety trainings in the beer industry came to Alli Meyerhardt, executive director of Breaking Silence, after spending nine years working with college campuses throughout Colorado, Oregon, and California. As someone who worked in the industry for many years, she witnessed and experienced the culture of sexism and harassment that was percolating right under the surface. As reported in 2021, thousands of women have come forward in recent years to sharing their experiences of workplace discrimination and allegations of sexual harassment and assault in the beer industry, which has led to numerous investigations.
“We have always focused on alcohol safety as a form of prevention. It is a substance that is used in the majority of sexual assaults for people between the ages of 18-24. So to move into the brewery specifically was a natural progression,” said Meyerhardt. “Craft beer is about bringing people together, about unity and togetherness. That is the heart of it, which is why programs like the one Breaking Silence offers seem to be a natural fit in a space wanting to become more inclusive.”
The beer will be available in the HPB tap room starting on September 13 and from 5-10 PMrepresentatives from Breaking Silence will be present with information on the organization and giveaways for those that purchase the beer. A percentage of the proceeds will go to benefit the nonprofit as they continue their work in violence prevention.
The Breaking Silence beer is only part of the ongoing partnership between the nonprofit and brewery as they will continue to drive progress in the beer industry. On August 26th, Highland Park hosted Breaking Silence and Safe Bar Network for a town hall that was aimed at furthering the work that these organizations are doing within LA.
About Breaking Silence
Breaking Silence is committed to inspiring communities to take action against interpersonal violence through the power of empathy, healing, and open dialogue.
Creating safe spaces starts with understanding how to have hard, empathetic conversations. As an organization we give bars and breweries the tools to counteract the impact that interpersonal violence has on our everyday lives. We guide your employees through an interactive and engaging training that leaves individuals with the ability to start having hard conversations and intervene faster when something is off.
Throughout the training, we simply ask that you lean in, get curious and practice empathy
Note: Breaking Silence Is a project of the Colorado Nonprofit Development Center (CNDC). Through this Sponsorship we are able operate under the umbrella of CNDC’s legal and tax status without having to form our own 501(c)(3), giving us the freedom to be mission and outcome focused.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Josh Duggar’s deadline to file an appeal brief following his child pornography conviction has been delayed for the third time.
On September 8, Duggar’s defense team submitted an unopposed motion for an extension of time to file its opening brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. The filing deadline for that brief has been extended twice already, on August 19 and July 28.
Duggar, 34, the former reality TV star, initially filed an appeal on June 6. The defense has maintained his innocence throughout the trial, sentencing and appeal process.
The filing stated that “Duggar respectfully requests an additional 21 days within which to file his opening brief.” Defense attorney Justin Gelfand also noted that he was finally able to meet with his client in Texas “after significant coordination with the Bureau of Prisons.”
“A substantive meeting with Duggar was a necessary prerequisite to finalizing Duggar’s opening brief so as to protect Duggar’s rights,” the motion stated. Gelfand added that this third request was “not intended to hinder or delay the proceedings.”
The defense also cited the length of the trial transcript and the complexity of the possible issues on appeal as relevant factors, as they have done in their previous extension requests.
“Duggar does not anticipate any further requests for additional time to file his opening brief,” the motion said.
The court granted the request on September 9, pushing the filing deadline back to October 3. The most recent deadline was September 12.
Duggar was unanimously found guilty on a pair of child pornography charges in the Western District of Arkansas Federal Court in Fayetteville in December 2021. He is currently serving a 151-month federal prison sentence at FCI Seagoville outside of Dallas.
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Cowboys WR Michael Gallup out (knee); QB Dak Prescott full go
The Dallas Cowboys got some good and bad injury news Friday, as quarterback Dak Prescott went through a full practice Friday and was removed from the injury report while wide receiver Michael Gallup was declared out for Sunday night's game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Prescott was limited in practice a day before after leaving early with an ankle injury with what Cowboys owner Jerry Jones termed as "discomfort." But he appears a full go for the team's season opener at home.
Gallup will not be in uniform Sunday night, although that is not entirely unexpected as he continues his path back from a torn ACL sustained early this year. Dallas had chosen not to place Gallup on the reserve-injured list to allow for the chance that he could return within the first four weeks of the season.
Jones has touted Jalen Tolbert, a third-round pick out of South Alabama in April, over the summer as the team also copes with the offseason loss of Amari Cooper, who was dealt to the Cleveland Browns months earlier.
The Cowboys added safety Jayron Kearse to Friday's injury report after he sat out practice because of a neck ailment. Cornerback Jourdan Lewis (hamstring) returned to a full practice after being limited since Wednesday.
For the Buccaneers, receivers Chris Godwin (knee) and Russell Gage (hamstring) were listed as questionable for Sunday, while cornerback Zyon McCollum will be out against Dallas with a hamstring injury.
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(KTLA) – You saw the signs posted at the entrances to businesses and taped near cash registers during the height of the coronavirus pandemic — some variation of please use exact change due to the nationwide coin shortage.
Business and bank closures during the peak days of COVID-19 caused a disruption in the circulation of coins — fewer transactions meant fewer coins were changing hands, with many people opting to shop online or sit on their physical currency rather than deposit them. Additionally, supply chain issues and workforce shortages made it harder for the government to obtain the raw materials to produce more coins.
Fast forward to now, more than two years after the world shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, many of those signs are still standing, pleading with customers to count out their exact total to keep coins in circulation.
But are those signs still necessary? Is there still a shortage of coins across the country?
The short answer is no. At least not right now.
According to the Federal Reserve, in June 2020, a cap was imposed on coin orders to ensure that “the supply was fairly distributed.” That cap was eventually lifted but was reinstated in May of 2021 because people still weren’t circulating coins at pre-pandemic levels. Consumers were urged to pay with coins to get them back into circulation or even get them exchanged at banks and kiosk machines.
But now, in the waning days of the summer of ’22, there’s no cap on coin orders, and the United States Mint is operating at full capacity to produce more coins. In 2020, the Mint produced 14.8 billion coins, a 24% increase from 2019, according to the Fed.
Public service announcements encouraging Americans to use their coins appear to have worked, and consumers are out and about spending again.
However, a 2021 report by a task force charged with finding solutions to the coin shortage found that consumer cash spending remains somewhat unpredictable. Shoppers have changed the way they buy things since the pandemic began, and it’s unclear if they’ll ever return to previous levels of cash usage, which was already declining prior to COVID-19.
That same report said the Fed and the Mint would be working with an outside consultant to review supply chain issues and develop solutions to prevent future coin shortages. The results of that months-long assignment are still pending.
Even without those results, the Fed seems to believe that the worst is over.
“As the economy recovers and businesses reopen, more coins will flow back into retail and banking channels and eventually into the Federal Reserve, which should allow for the further rebuilding of coin inventories available for recirculation,” the Fed’s website reads.
So if you see the signs at your local convenience store or bodega, don’t panic if you don’t have an exact change. You, hopefully, already did your part.
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Dr. Thomas Wieg, the owner of Fast Dental, believes everyone should have access to create a beautiful smile. That’s why he’s adopted the “Fast Braces” technology and built an entire practice dedicated to giving people perfectly straight teeth in half the time as traditional braces and for half the price.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (WHO13) — The Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, Iowa, announced the arrival of a male giraffe calf Friday afternoon.
The calf arrived on Tuesday at around 4:29 a.m. The offspring of mother Zola, 6, and father Jakobi, 17, the calf is 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs 107 pounds.
“We are cautiously optimistic the calf is healthy because he passed all the major milestones for a newborn which include quickly learning to stand, walk, and nurse from mom regularly,” said Chief Zoo Veterinarian Jay Tetzloff.
The public will be able to help name the calf on Sept. 14, when voting from a list of names begins.
To celebrate the birth of the giraffe, the public will be able to bid now through Saturday, Sept. 10, auction-style, to be one of the first to see him in a behind-the-scenes tour. Other items can be bid on and the money raised will go towards the Blank Park Zoo.
“We are so excited to welcome this healthy boy to our herd,” Kayla Freeman, supervisor of large mammals said. “It has been refreshing to watch Zola become such a great mom. We can’t wait for our community to meet him.”
Zola and the calf are currently bonding away from public view, but Zoo officials hope visitors will be able to meet him later this fall.
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Chief: Melbourne police officer shot by suspect who barricaded himself inside hotel room
One officer was shot at a Suburban Extended Stay hotel in Melbourne Friday night after a suspect shot at law enforcement, according to the Melbourne Police Department.
The hotel, at 1125 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is close to the Melbourne Airport.
According to police Chief David Gillespie, officers were called to the hotel for a well-being check around 5 p.m.
Officers first spoke to the subject who had barricaded himself inside one of the rooms. The subject fired through the door toward law enforcement, Gillespie said.
One officer was hit in the chest area through their bulletproof vest. Police said the officer is expected to survive. He is being checked out at the hospital.
The police department said two Melbourne police officers returned fire, and no other injuries were reported.
The officer shot is a 26-year veteran of the department, though their name is not yet being released.
The subject is now in custody, Melbourne police said. Officials added there was another person inside the room with the subject as he barricaded himself.
The officers who discharged their weapons will be placed on administrative duties while a routine investigation is conducted.
WESH 2 News has sent a crew out to the scene to learn more. Be sure to watch WESH 2 News live at 10 and 11 p.m. for a full report.
Watch Melbourne police officials address the incident:
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CANDO, N.D. (AP) — A dispute between two brothers led to a triple murder and suicide last month in a North Dakota wheat field, authorities said Friday.
Towner County Sheriff Andrew Hillier said autopsy results and evidence at the scene suggested Robert Bracken, 59, killed his brother, his son and a third man before shooting himself on Aug. 29.
The dead included Bracken's brother, Richard Bracken, 64; his son, Justin Bracken, 34; and Douglas Dulmage, 56. The Brackens had been working the harvest for Dulmage in his field south of Cando.
Hillier said an investigation found that Robert and Richard Bracken had been in a dispute “which had been escalating for a week or more” before the shootings.
Hillier said the gun found at the scene was with Robert Bracken, and that autopsy results showed he had a single self-inflicted gunshot wound. The other three all died of multiple gunshot wounds, Hillier said.
Cando is 118 miles (190 kilometers) west of Grand Forks and 40 miles (65 kilometers) south of the Canadian border.
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The motel near Interstate 35 doesn’t look like a place where a family would want to raise its children. A base-colored building falling into disrepair, the upstairs walkway leans from the weight of the number of families who have called this place home since long before the COVID-19 pandemic.
“This is our first time having to deal with this situation. We’ve always been able to find affordable housing,” one family who wished to remain anonymous because of safety concerns told the Denton Record-Chronicle. “The area where we are is not a good area for our kids. We can’t let them go outside. We have to go to a park because the people who come around here are far-gone drug addicts.”
Crystal “Shorty” Gutierrez’s family has been in survival mode for about five months now since she and her boyfriend split up. A single mother of three children, she had only about $100 to her name and struggled to find an affordable apartment or house because of the lack of availability and the landlords’ requirement for tenants to make three times the rent. Now she’s pouring everything she has financially into keeping a roughly 350-square-foot room at the Studio 6 for $400 a week. She picked this hotel because of the proximity of nearby fast-food restaurants but almost lost her room after a pay dispute and other issues led to her firing at one of the restaurants.
But she was lucky because she landed a job at Sonic a week later and was able to catch up on her motel room bill after taking several extra shifts.
“That is why I came to this hotel. It’s just up under the bridge, and everywhere I go, I walk,” Shorty said. “There are a lot of families here in this hotel.”
In a state once known as “a place where families can live well for less,” the state comptroller pointed out that Texas home prices have been outpacing the nation since 2011. This fact, along with others — explosive population growth, rise in building costs and property taxes, for example — has turned motels and hotels into the new face of affordable housing in Texas, as several news outlets have reported.
It reaffirms United Way’s 2022 Denton County Community Needs Assessment, which found 45% of households in Denton no longer can afford to live here. Some of that number can be found at motel rooms across the area. Gary Henderson, president and CEO of United Way, called it the “front door” to homelessness, just another step on the downward spiral.
Shorty and other families at the motel off Interstate 35 are one step away from joining the homeless, whose numbers have increased 43% from July 2021 to July 2022 in Denton County, according to a new Homeless Point in Time report by the United Way.
“We’ve seen this before, but we have never seen this many households,” Henderson said.
A lack of urgencyA year had passed since the Nunez family moved into its 350-square-foot hotel room. It was a step up the homeless ladder for the family of five, from living out of their Envoy SUV in a Walmart parking lot where they depended on the kindness of strangers to help them scrape together enough money to climb out of it.
They had shared their story with the Record-Chronicle in November 2018 in a report about families who were forced to live in motel rooms due, in part, to the lack of affordable housing in the area. A lack of data made it difficult for agencies to track the number of families living in motel rooms, according to the Nov. 25, 2018, Record-Chronicle report.
“I couldn’t say definitively how many families are living in motels,” Courtney Cross, the then-director of homeless initiatives for United Way, told the Record-Chronicle. “I wouldn’t even want to attempt.”
News outlets have been attempting it. In May 2020, The Texas Tribune dropped a story about students living in cramped hotel rooms, which reporters Aliyya Swaby and Juan Pablo Garnham called the “last resort for struggling families, even more so during the coronavirus pandemic.”
“Officials with the small school district in the northwest corner of Tarrant County estimate that dozens of their students — like hundreds in other districts — live with their families long term in this hotel, so many that when the coronavirus pandemic shut down schools, it set up a regular service handing out free meals and books in the hotel parking lot,” they wrote in the May 2020 Tribune report. “Otherwise, students faced crossing two highways to reach the school for breakfast or lunch, according to Ally Surface, a parent volunteer who distributes meals weekly.”
The Nunez children were part of the 7% of more than 114,000 students who were considered homeless and living in motel and hotel rooms, according to the Tribune report.
Four years after the Record-Chronicle’s report, more and more families like the Nunezes are living in hotel and motel rooms, not only in Denton but across North Texas, because of the lack of affordable housing and increasing rent costs that in several Texas cities “have increased by double digits,” the Tribune reported in February.
“Across the state and country, a combination of social, economic and political forces are driving more people to look for rental housing but limiting the construction of units,” Timia Cobb reported for the Tribune in February. “That imbalance between supply and demand pushes rents upward, putting tenants in financial binds. And in Texas — where laws favor landlords, and rent control is virtually nonexistent — tenants are left to either take on additional jobs, cut other household costs or move out of the communities they prefer.”
Or, as agencies are seeing in Denton County and elsewhere, they’re moving into hotel and motel rooms. They’ve been dubbed the “hidden homeless” by the Center for Transforming Lives, as the Fort Worth Report first reported in a May 23 article.
According to a new report by the Center for Transforming Lives, “A significant proportion of children experiencing homelessness live in motels. What further limits our ability to assess the needs of families living in motels is knowing how many families this represents in our community. Unfortunately, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) does not consider families living in motels as ‘homeless’ and, as a result, these families are largely ineligible for most housing programs. But because of the detrimental impacts of unstable housing on child outcomes, the U.S. Department of Education considers children living in motels to be homeless based on the McKinney-Vento Act.”
But even if HUD did consider families living in motels and hotels as homeless, trying to qualify for a housing voucher in Denton won’t help them get out of their situation anytime soon.
Denton Housing Authority is closing the housing choice voucher waiting list on Sept. 30 because of HUD’s guidelines regarding the length of waiting lists. The closure won’t affect applicants who get their names on the waiting list before Sept. 30. However, according to a DHA flyer, “current applicants can expect a wait of 5 years or longer.”
New hope goneAll day and all night, the refrigerator in Sparkle’s motel room makes a clunking noise as if the fan is going out. She has had several issues with the motel room, but the manager, she said, hasn’t been addressing them.
A mother of three daughters, “Sparkle,” who is disabled and declined to give her full name out of concern for her safety, and her husband have been living at the motel off Interstate 35 since September, paying $420 per week on a single income.
Like other families living at the motel, they struggle to find affordable housing or to meet the three-times income marker to qualify if they did find one they could afford.
“I don’t understand why in Texas we need to make three times more than what our rent is,” Sparkle said. “I’ve never heard of that before. The person taking my application doesn’t make that much. Why is it so high? We barely make enough to get the rent paid and get food and still have things like personal hygiene items and school projects. It is a struggle.”
Last year, they moved to Texas from the Memphis area to lay a foundation and offer stability for their children. The motel room was a short-term plan that has turned into a long-term one, as it has for many families. Just last week, she said, a family of seven was forced out of their motel room because they could no longer afford to pay the weekly bill. Their 3-month-old infant was still in a Fort Worth hospital.
Sparkle has two beds in her motel room and has two inflatable mattresses for her daughters — between the ages of 11 and 15 — to sleep on. Her children don’t attend public school since she chooses to homeschool them, so they don’t receive free and reduced lunches like the increased number of children at Denton ISD, which saw a 3.24% increase from January 2020 until January 2021, according to a Jan. 31, 2021, Record-Chronicle report.
“I have never experienced anything like this,” Sparkle said. “It seems like it is worse than it was during the pandemic.”
And there’s little relief in sight. A few projects are currently in development, and in February, the Denton City Council approved resolutions for seven more affordable housing projects that were seeking a 9% housing tax credit from the federal government. All would charge rent on a scale depending on income, the Record-Chronicle reported in a Feb. 4 report.
The city hasn’t had that many developers seeking the 9% housing tax credit to be able to offer the affordable housing in several years because of the competitiveness of other North Texas cities seeking the limited housing credit, said Danielle Shaw, the director of community services for Denton.
But only two so far have been approved for the housing credit, and it will probably take a couple of years before their affordable housing projects become available for people like Sparkle, Shorty and the others.
Shaw said the way developers achieve affordability is by bringing down the cost of development and referred to it like playing a game of chess.
“A lot of chess pieces,” she said. “They need the right financing mix and right land costs and tax credits.”
Sparkle, who also claimed many families were living at the motel, could contact the Denton Affordable Housing Corporation, a community housing development nonprofit, for help. To qualify, she would need to make a certain percentage — between 30% and 80% depending on a number of factors — under the median area income, which for Denton County is $90,354, according to July 2021 estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau.
DAHC Executive Director Jacob Moses said they manage 91 properties in Denton but have only one vacancy currently available.
“It’s because our rent homeowners usually stay there,” Moses said.
In the meantime, Sparkle and others will have to continue their juggling act to make their weekly rent or end up on the street.
Yet the economy’s expected impact on their family income isn’t bright. According to the 2022 National Community Survey of Denton, residents’ scores have all significantly declined for Denton as a place to work, its economic health of the city and the cost of living. Residents felt much less optimistic about the economy’s expected impact on their family income, from only 15% in 2022 compared with 36% in 2018.
In other words, Texas no longer has the reputation as “a place where families can live well for less,” as the state comptroller pointed out.
“It is getting hard,” Sparkle said. “I feel like it is being a bit too much. It’s been a year. We’ve been surviving, not living — just surviving.”
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TORONTO (AP) — When a young, bespectacled Al Yankovic picked up an accordion, few — especially Al, himself — would have predicted the long-running show-business career that would follow. But can you imagine if they did? That every step of Yankovic’s way — the first Hawaiian shirt, the epiphany of riffing on “My Sharona” as “My Bologna” — carried the same portentous sense of fate that rings through most music biopics?
It’s a funny enough idea that shortly before the raucous midnight Toronto International Film Festival premiere of “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” — a nutty, authorized biopic that takes that concept and has as much fun with it as possible — Yankovic was still riffing. He was sitting alongside Daniel Radcliffe, who enthusiastically plays Yankovic in the movie, at a Toronto bar stocked with on-theme cocktails like “Just Drink It.”
Like, what if, Yankovic imagines, “Weird” had that much-memed moment in Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” where Tom Hanks’ Tom Parker hears Presley on the radio for the first time, dramatically swings around and exclaims “He’s white?!” — only it’s Weird Al he hears and instead responds, “He’s weird?!”
“Weird: The Al Yankovic Story,” written by Yankovic with director Eric Appel, does to Yankovic’s career pretty much what the 62-year-old comedian has been doing to pop songs for the last four decades. It distorts it through a funhouse mirror, turning Yankovic’s life into something that at its most absurd heights becomes its own parallel reality.
“I never would have believed this would happen early in my life, and maybe even a year ago,” says Yankovic. “That’s one of the reasons why the movie is funny because it shouldn’t exist. There are detractors that are saying: ‘Why is Weird Al getting a biopic when there are a thousand names that should have gotten one before him?’ Well, that’s kind of the point. It’s not that I deserve it. The fact that I don’t deserve it is why this exists.”
Some, including Radcliffe, would quibble with that. Yankovic long ago outlasted many of the musicians he’s parodied. He’s one of only five music acts to have a Top 40 hit in each of the last four decades. That ranks him among the likes of Madonna and Michael Jackson, who have, of course, each received the Weird Al treatment (“Like a Surgeon,” “Eat It”). The New York Times has called Yankovic “a completely ridiculous national treasure.”
“I can’t explain it,” shrugs Yankovic. “I guess it’s just sheer tenacity because I should have gone away decades ago.”
“Weird: The Al Yankovic Story,” which will be released Nov. 4 on Roku, is itself an unlikely movie that began as a gag. About a decade ago, Appel and Yankovic made a faux-trailer for a Yankovic biopic for Funny or Die. Yankovic would play it at his concerts and bat away questions from fans about when the movie would actually be released. But a string of music biopics — many of which played so elastically with the truth that Yankovic sensed they were ripe for parody — made the premise even more appealing. Appel and Yankovic worked on a script and reached out to Radcliffe.
“My first reaction on hearing the idea of me as Al was, ‘Wait, what?’” says Radcliffe. “As soon as I started reading it, I was like, ’Oh, there’s nothing else that Al’s biopic could have been but something that is inherently a parody of all musical biopics.”
There are a few bits of autobiographic truth in “Weird,” but the movie quickly, as Radcliffe says, “goes off the rails,” wildly overinflating Yankovic’s trajectory and many of his encounters. Madonna (played by Evan Rachel Wood), desperate for the honor of a Yankovic parody, initiates a love affair with him, for instance.
“The amount of people that have asked me about you and Madonna,” sighs Radcliffe.
Yankovic notes that a door-to-door accordion salesman really did come to his family’s house, as one does in the film. It’s less true that Yankovic’s father abhorred the instrument as “the devil’s squeezebox” and violently pummeled the salesman.
“That scene goes on for so long,” Radcliffe says, shaking his head.
For the 33-year-old Radcliffe, the movie is in line with other eccentric, experimental films like 2016’s “Swiss Army Man” that he’s been drawn to since playing Harry Potter. A self-described Yankovic fan who listens to his polkas while working out, Radcliffe and Yankovic found themselves in many ways simpatico.
“At some points in my life, I thought I needed to be stoic as an actor and stoic as a movie star,” says Radcliffe. “The success I’ve had since ‘Potter’ has been about whatever is weird about me, leaning into that. That’s the asset, actually, not to be avoided. And Al is like the model for that.”
Radcliffe describes the rapid 18-day shoot of “Weird” as “truly one of the best experiences I’ve ever had on a set.” Ahead of production, he dove into learning the accordion.
“Nobody asked me to, by the way. It was entirely self-inflicted,” says Radcliffe. “I mean, if you’re playing Al, what else am I doing? You’ve got to make an honest attempt.”
“I can’t tell you what a joy it was to wake up in the morning and get video of Dan playing ‘My Bologna’ on the accordion,” Yankovic says, earnestly.
“My most common note was ‘Please pump more,’” adds Radcliffe.
Yankovic was in Toronto for only the evening with Colorado concerts the night before and the night after the premiere. He’s currently on “The Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent Ill-Advised Vanity Tour” which concludes this fall at Carnegie Hall. At his concerts, he now sees fans of his from the 1980s with their kids — “and in some cases, their grandkids – which is a little scary.”
The continued affection people have for Weird Al — a performer who represents roughly the diametric opposite of an image-conscious, out-of-reach pop star — seems to somehow still be expanding. At the “Weird” premiere in Toronto, Hawaiian shirts and curly wigs were out in force. On the last day of shooting, Radcliffe says, the whole cast and crew dressed up as Yankovic.
Reluctantly, Yankovic acknowledges there’s something, in fact, very real about Weird Al.
“My nickname ‘Weird Al’ has been empowering for a lot of people,” he says. “When I took on that name professionally it was a college DJ in the ’70s. It wasn’t calculated, obviously. I wasn’t thinking that I was going to be, like, a role model decades later. But a lot of people that feel like outcasts or freaks or outsiders or didn’t belong in some way would sometimes look to me and go, ‘Here’s a guy that’s owning his weirdness, and he’s comfortable with it.’”
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Evening" game were:
0-6-7-9, FIREBALL: 2
(zero, six, seven, nine; FIREBALL: two)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Evening" game were:
0-6-7-9, FIREBALL: 2
(zero, six, seven, nine; FIREBALL: two)
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The Brand is Investing in the Next Wave of Industry Farmers Through its Continued Partnership with the National FFA Organization, Kicking Off This Year's Tour with a $74,000 Donation
SMITHFIELD, Va., Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Since day one, Farmland® has worked with local farmers and their families in America's heartland to provide customers with food they can trust and feel good about. To invest in the future of the agricultural industry and show appreciation for the honest work, day in and day out, in Midwest farming communities, Farmland launched year two of its Honoring the Heartland Tour. The 12-week mission is highlighting the fundamental role the region plays by providing monetary donations to support the next generation of farmers and delivering "grab-n-go" meals to those working in the agriculture industry, farming communities, and grocery/retail establishments. During the first year of the truck tour, Farmland served over 11,000 meals to proud Midwest residents and donated more than 160,000 servings of protein to benefit the Omaha, Nebraska, community.
Since July, the Farmland Honoring the Heartland Tour food truck has been making two to three stops per week in various locations rooted in Midwestern neighborhoods. In addition to distributing meals, Farmland will continue its partnership with the National FFA Organization to assist in its vision to grow leaders, build communities and strengthen agriculture at the local, state, and national levels. Throughout the remainder of the tour, Farmland will be donating a total of $150,000 to the National FFA Organization and local FFA chapters, beginning today with a $65,000 donation to the National FFA Organization and a $9,000 donation to the local Kansas FFA Association. Today's donation event took place at the Kansas State Fair, where Farmland's food truck also made an appearance to supply samples to attendees.
"At Farmland, we're constantly inspired by the organizations, communities, and individuals across the Midwest who play a fundamental role in our food supply," said Jessica Scarlett, senior associate brand manager for Farmland. "Supporting the future of the agriculture industry and providing the next wave of farmers with the tools needed to succeed has been a longstanding commitment of our brand. We are proud to continue the legacy of the Farmland Honoring of the Heartland Tour and our partnership with the National FFA Organization for a second year."
Farmland also launched its Farmland FFA Heartland Grant Program to support students' goals and inspire continued growth in the agriculture industry. Through the program, Farmland will provide $20,000 in financial support via grants valued at $1,000 each. Farmland is encouraging FFA members located in Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, and Missouri to enroll through an open application process, ending October 9, 2022, at FarmlandFFAHeartlandGrants.com.
"We are grateful for Farmland's ongoing support of the National FFA Organization's mission to make a positive difference in the lives of students," said Molly Ball, president for the National FFA Foundation and chief marketing officer for the National FFA Organization. "We're happy to join the brand in recognizing the often-overlooked heroes of farming and agriculture."
In addition, Farmland is proud to be an official partner of country superstar Luke Bryan's Farm Tour for a second consecutive year. In its 13th year, Farm Tour is an annual concert series that gives back by awarding college scholarships to students from farming families who are attending a local college or university near the tour stops. To date, more than 60 scholarships have been granted.
For more information and to see where the Farmland Honoring the Heartland Tour goes next, follow us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter @FarmlandFoods and visit www.farmlandfoods.com.
About Farmland
Founded in 1959, Farmland is the maker of high-quality, flavorful meats. Rooted in rich traditions of America's heartland, Farmland is committed to a strong work ethic, community, substance over flash, and wholesome, quality food that people feel good about serving. Farmland's robust portfolio of products includes varieties of bacon, sausage, ham and lunch meat. For more information about our products and recipe inspiration, please visit www.FarmlandFoods.com or follow us on Facebook (@FarmlandFoods), Instagram (@farmlandfoods) or Twitter (@FarmlandFoods). Farmland is a brand of Smithfield Foods.
About Smithfield Foods, Inc.
Headquartered in Smithfield, Va. since 1936, Smithfield Foods, Inc. is an American food company with agricultural roots and a global reach. With more than 60,000 jobs globally, we are dedicated to producing "Good food. Responsibly.®" and serve as one of the world's leading vertically integrated protein companies. We have pioneered sustainability standards for more than two decades, including our industry-leading commitments to become carbon negative in our U.S. company-owned operations and reduce GHG emissions 30 percent across our entire U.S. value chain by 2030. We believe in the power of protein to end food insecurity and have donated hundreds of millions of food servings to our communities. Smithfield boasts a portfolio of high-quality iconic brands, such as Smithfield®, Eckrich® and Nathan's Famous®, among many others. For more information, visit www.smithfieldfoods.com, and connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.
About National FFA Organization
The National FFA Organization is a school-based national youth leadership development organization of more than 850,000 student members as part of 8,995 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The FFA mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. For more, visit the National FFA Organization online at FFA.org and on Facebook and Twitter.
About Kansas FFA Association
The Kansas FFA Association is a statewide organization of 11,470 agricultural education students in 224 chapters in every corner of Kansas. Our mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education. Visit www.ksffa.org for more information.
About National FFA Foundation
The National FFA Foundation builds partnerships with industry, education, government, other foundations and individuals to secure financial resources that recognize FFA member achievements, develop student leaders and support the future of agricultural education. A separately registered nonprofit organization, the foundation is governed by a board of trustees that includes the national FFA president, educators, business leaders and individual donors. For more, visit FFA.org/Give.
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Sean Payton isn't on the sidelines this season, but he will have a great viewing spot for games on Sunday.
The former New Orleans Saints coach will be spending his weekends on the Fox Sports set in Los Angeles as a studio analyst for their NFL shows. Starting Sunday, Payton will appear every week on “Fox NFL Kickoff,” which airs at 11 a.m. EDT and will rotate on “Fox NFL Sunday” with Hall of Fame coach Jimmy Johnson.
Whether this is a one-year deal or longer for Payton remains to be seen. He isn't far from the minds of fans and league executives since he figures to be the top candidate for any opening.
“I do I feel like I’ll coach again probably at some point and we’ll see what those opportunities look like. But right now I’m focused on the task at hand, which is traveling to LA and getting ready to go,” Payton said during a phone interview.
Payton resigned in January after 15 seasons in charge of New Orleans. During his tenure, the Saints advanced to the playoffs nine times and won the Super Bowl over the Indianapolis Colts in 2010.
Before this season, Payton had done some guest appearances on Fox Studio shows and saw the benefits of being in the studio instead of being a game analyst.
“I’ve worked in a studio setting before. I have not been in a booth before and they are entirely different job descriptions,” he said. “I think the studio is a consistent location, generally speaking, where the booth is traveling to the game site. It’s also the smorgasbord of all the games and pregame, halftime or after the game, versus the focus on just broadcasting a single game.”
“Fox NFL Kickoff” producer Jeremy Mennell said discussions with Payton centered mainly around studio work because Payton gets to address topics from around the league instead of just one game.
“He loves the entire league. Now he gets to broaden that horizon and see and talk about more and express much more about the game,” Mennell said.
Payton spent most of the summer in Northern Idaho with his family while also doing some traveling. He did not visit any training camps and said the past couple months have been relaxing.
There have been a couple times though when Payton felt like things were definitely different. The most noticeable for him was the weekend of the draft.
“It was more than the draft itself. There's a whole class of players you're not going to have a frame of reference about because when you prepare for a draft, you're looking at 280 to 350 players," said Payton, who had a 161-97 overall record with the Saints. "You kind of have those in your database when they enter the league regardless of which team they go to.
“But it has been good. It’s always an anxious time when the season gets started, because you’re getting ready to work and grind and you don’t you have an idea how your team might be.”
Payton will be spending most of his time during the season in Los Angeles. He also still has a house in New Orleans.
The one thing Payton is eager about is watching his former assistants. Dennis Allen was promoted to head coach after the last seven seasons as the Saints defensive coordinator while Dan Campbell — who played and coached for Payton — is in his second year in charge of the Detroit Lions.
Longtime assistant Joe Lombardi is in his second season as the Los Angeles Chargers offensive coordinator and said that Payton might be a good sounding board throughout the season
“You don’t know how much he’s paying attention, but if he’s watching our games, then he’s going to have some opinions, and they will be good opinions. He’s always a good resource,” Lombardi said.
Mennell hopes Payton is with Fox longer than this this season, but also realizes that the constant speculation could create some interesting moments. Payton and Johnson will do a segment on Sunday discussing different teams where one of them will be the Dallas Cowboys. Not only is it the team Johnson led to two Super Bowl titles, but it is where Payton was a former assistant and has been mentioned as a future candidate should Dallas move on from Mike McCarthy.
“There will be some fun there,” Mennell said. “It’s one of those things with Sean, where we hope he’s here for as long as he wants. And we hope that’s a long time. But we understand, he’s still very knowledgeable and very connected to the game.”
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BERWYN, Pa., Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RM LAW, P.C. announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of all persons or entities that purchased Sema4 Holdings Corp. ("Sema4" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: SMFR) securities during the period from March 14, 2022 through August 15, 2022 inclusive (the "Class Period").
Sema4 shareholders may, no later than November 7, 2022, move the Court for appointment as a lead plaintiff of the Class. If you purchased shares of Sema4 and would like to learn more about these claims or if you wish to discuss these matters and have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights, contact Richard A. Maniskas, Esquire toll-free at (844) 291-9299 or to sign up online, click here.
According to the complaint, on August 15, 2022, the Company announced changes to its research and development leadership team, including that Eric Schadt was stepping down from his roles as President and Chief R&D Officer. The Company also disclosed that it was eliminating approximately 13% of its workforce as part of a series of restructuring and corporate realignments. During the related conference call, Sema4 revealed that it had "reversed $30.1 million of revenue this quarter related to prior periods," in connection with negotiations with "one of [Sema4's] larger commercial payors regarding the potential recoupment of payments for Sema4 carrier screening services rendered from 2018 to early 2022." On this news, Sema4's stock fell $0.80, or 33.3%, to close at $1.60 per share on August 16, 2022.
If you are a member of the class, you may, no later than November 7, 2022, request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff of the class. A lead plaintiff is a representative party that acts on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation. In order to be appointed lead plaintiff, the Court must determine that the class member's claim is typical of the claims of other class members, and that the class member will adequately represent the class. Under certain circumstances, one or more class members may together serve as "lead plaintiff." Your ability to share in any recovery is not, however, affected by the decision whether or not to serve as a lead plaintiff. You may retain RM LAW, P.C. or other counsel of your choice, to serve as your counsel in this action.
For more information regarding this, please contact RM LAW, P.C. (Richard A. Maniskas, Esquire) toll-free at (844) 291-9299 or by email at rm@maniskas.com or click here. For more information about class action cases in general or to learn more about RM LAW, P.C. please visit our website by clicking here.
RM LAW, P.C. is a national shareholder litigation firm. RM LAW, P.C. is devoted to protecting the interests of individual and institutional investors in shareholder actions in state and federal courts nationwide.
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King Charles III to be formally proclaimed monarch in first televised Accession Council
A Principal Proclamation will be read in public for the first time by the Garter King of Arms from the balcony overlooking Friary Court at St James's Palace at 11am.
Saturday 10 September 2022 00:56, UK
King Charles III will be formally proclaimed monarch today at an Accession Council which will be televised for the first time in history.
The King will make his declaration and oath in St James's Palace at 10am.
He will be joined by the Duke of Cornwall and Cambridge as well as the Queen Consort, Camilla, along with Prime Minister Liz Truss and her cabinet.
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The Privy Council, which includes politicians, senior members of the clergy and Supreme Court justices, will first gather without the King to proclaim the new monarch and arrange business relating to the proclamation.
Then the King will hold his first Privy Council and make his personal declaration and oath to "assume the duties and responsibilities of sovereignty" and follow in the footsteps of his late mother.
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A Principal Proclamation will be read in public for the first time by the Garter King of Arms from the balcony overlooking Friary Court at St James's an hour later, at 11am.
As the proclamation is read out a 41-gun salute will be fired by The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery in Hyde Park.
It will be followed by several other proclamations around the country, with the second one in the City of London at the Royal Exchange at midday today and further proclamations in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales at midday tomorrow.
Flags will be flown at full mast from the Principal Proclamation until 1pm on Sunday in recognition of the new monarch, when they will be lowered back to half-mast to commemorate the Queen.
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It comes after King Charles held his first audience with Ms Truss at Buckingham Palace yesterday ahead of his televised address to the nation.
Despite his grief, he vowed to serve the people of the United Kingdom with "loyalty, respect, and love".
The King also paid tribute to his mother's "love, affection, guidance, understanding and example".
The King travelled back from Balmoral yesterday after rushing there when the Queen's health deteriorated and he became King when the Queen died on Thursday afternoon.
Earlier in the day he held his first walkabout and encounter with the public since his accession as he greeted well-wishers outside Buckingham Palace.
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The founder of the Hawaii Proud Boys chapter and a Texas man who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and posed for a picture in front of a door on which one of them had written “Murder the Media” each pleaded guilty Friday in federal court to a felony charge in connection with the riot.
Nicholas Ochs, founder of the far-right extremist group’s Hawaii chapter and a onetime Republican state House candidate, and Nicholas DeCarlo, of Fort Worth, Texas, admitted to obstructing the congressional certification of President Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory.
They shared a social media channel called “Murder the Media” and initially claimed to be working as journalists on Jan. 6, according to the government.
Federal guidelines for Ochs, 36, and DeCarlo, 32, call for sentences between about 3 1/2 years and four years behind bars, although the judge can decide to go above or below that. In exchange for pleading guilty, prosecutors agreed to dismiss several other charges against them. They are to be sentenced in December.
Edward MacMahon, a lawyer for Ochs, noted after the hearing that his client did not injure anyone at the Capitol and said he hopes Ochs is sentenced consistent with others who did not participate in any violence. A lawyer for DeCarlo did not immediately reply to an email seeking comment.
Ochs and DeCarlo attended the “Stop the Steal” rally near the White House in support of then-President Donald Trump on the morning of Jan. 6 and then marched together to the Capitol. The men admitted to throwing smoke bombs at a line of police trying to keep the mob from the stage set up for Biden’s inauguration.
DeCarlo admitted to writing “Murder The Media” in permanent marker on a door in the Capitol building, prosecutors said. The men then posed in front of the door with a thumbs-up sign. DeCarlo also rummaged through a Capitol police officer’s bag and stole a pair of plastic handcuffs, prosecutors said.
Ochs posted on Twitter a picture of the men smoking cigarettes inside the Capitol, and the caption said: “Hello from the Capital lol,” according to court papers.
After leaving the building, they filmed a video together in which Ochs said they came to “stop the steal” and DeCarlo declared: “We did it,” the government said. “Sorry we couldn’t go live when we stormed the f—-in’ U.S. Capitol and made Congress flee,” Ochs said in a video with the Capitol visible in the background.
Ochs told CNN that he was working as a “professional journalist” and that he did not have to break into the Capitol, but just “walked in and filmed.” Before his arrest, DeCarlo also told The Los Angeles Times that they were journalists.
“What I did was journalism: Follow the events and show people what happened,” DeCarlo told the newspaper.
Ochs was the Republican Party’s candidate to represent Waikiki in the Hawaii House in the November 2020 election. Ochs lost to Democrat Adrian Tam.
Ochs and DeCarlo are among dozens of members and associates of the Proud Boys who have been charged in the Capitol riot. The group’s former chairman, Enrique Tarrio, and other leaders have been charged with seditious conspiracy — the most serious charges brought so far in the insurrection.
The leader and members of another far-right extremist group, the Oath Keepers, are heading to trial later this month on the charge of seditious conspiracy. The Oath Keepers are the first Jan. 6 defendants facing the rare and difficult-to-prove charge to go to trial.
Also on Friday, a lawyer for the Oath Keepers, Kellye SoRelle, pleaded not guilty to a charge of conspiracy to obstruct the certification of the Electoral College vote. SoRelle, a close associate of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, was arrested this month in Texas.
More than 870 people have been charged so far in the Capitol riot. Nearly 400 have pleaded guilty to charges ranging from low-level misdemeanors for illegally entering the building to felony seditious conspiracy.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal agency that investigates chemical accidents is hindered by a lack of staffing, leadership disputes and a backlog of investigations that threaten its ability to protect people and the environment, according to a new report by a federal watchdog.
The report by the Environmental Protection Agency’s inspector general says the U.S. Chemical Safety Board is “challenged by vacancies in mission-critical positions and an inability to fully use the resources Congress allocated” to it.
Leadership disputes, shoddy internal reviews and reporting backlogs “are impeding the board’s ability to accomplish its mission,” Inspector General Sean O’Donnell said in a letter to the board’s acting head.
O’Donnell’s report, released this week, comes after the board’s former chairwoman resigned this summer amid criticism about extravagant spending, ongoing disputes with other board members and a backlog of investigations. The board completed one investigation in 2020, three in 2021 and three so far this year, the report said. At least 17 investigations are currently waiting to be closed.
Katherine Lemos, the agency’s former chair, left in July, saying in a resignation letter that disputes with fellow board members “have eroded my confidence in our ability to focus” on the independent agency’s mission. Lemos was appointed by former President Donald Trump and led the agency for two years. Her departure left the five-member panel with two Senate-confirmed members, both nominated by President Joe Biden. A third Biden nominee is pending before the Senate.
With a $13 million annual budget, the board is the only federal agency charged with investigating the causes of chemical accidents, including factory explosions, refinery fires and other industrial disasters. The agency had a dozen investigators as of last month, down from more than 20 investigators in the past decade, the inspector general said.
Overall, the agency has 27 staffers out of 44 approved positions.
Trump proposed eliminating the safety board in each of his annual budgets, arguing that its focus on regulation had “frustrated both regulators and industry.” Congress funded the agency throughout Trump’s term, although staffing levels dwindled and Lemos served as the board’s sole member for nearly two years.
“The Chemical Safety Board barely survived the Trump war of attrition against it,” said Jeff Ruch, a top official at Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a watchdog group of current and former public employees. The watchdog group had sharply criticized Lemos and repeatedly called for her ouster.
The inspector general’s report “underlines that it is difficult for a federal agency, especially a small agency, to function when it is saddled with leadership that is inimical to its mission,” Ruch said in an email.
The current leadership, including interim executive Steve Owens, appears intent to rebuild the agency, Ruch said, although problems remain. The board is “increasingly important because our industrial infrastructure, like our public infrastructure of roads and bridges, has been aging and is becoming more vulnerable to refinery explosions and other chemical disasters,” he said.
The 17-page report by the inspector general recommends that the board quickly fill investigator and senior staff positions, ensure there are plans to hand off duties when staff members leave and update internal procedures on how reports are written and reviewed.
In a statement, Owens and board member Sylvia Johnson said the board “appreciates the inspector general’s report, and we agree that there is much work to be done to get this agency back on track.”
The agency is taking steps to hire more investigators and other mission-critical staff and has streamlined the review process for investigative reports, Owens and Johnson said.
“We look forward to an ongoing relationship with the inspector general as we tackle the many challenges facing the agency,” they said.
Owens has been nominated to chair the safety board, but the Senate has not yet acted. Senators also have not voted on Catherine Sandoval’s nomination to serve as the third board member.
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‘The Rings of Power’ Episode 3 Breakdown: All the ‘LOTR’ Easter Eggs
Did we just get our first glimpse of Sauron? Is there going to be a hidden Sauron on this show? What exactly is going down on The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power? Where is all this headed?
In our latest Rings of Power video, we break down Episode 3 of the series, which reinforces the show’s key theme: Do you stay in the past or do you press forward? We look at how this idea is reflected in all the various characters of the show, and we also point out all The Lord of the Rings Easter eggs. They include the little teases of Mordor hidden throughout the episode, all the elements taken from J.R.R. Tolkien’s writings, the Middle-earth history you need to know to fully understand this week’s events, the echoes of The Hobbit in certain storylines, and the meaning of the sigil that Galadriel finds. Check out all the Easter eggs and hidden details below:
If you liked our video on all the Easter eggs in The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power Episode 3, check out more of our videos below, including all the Easter eggs in The Rings of Power Episodes 1 and 2, and our comparison of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Plus, there’s tons more over at ScreenCrush’s YouTube channel. Be sure to subscribe to catch all our future episodes. New episodes of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power premiere weekly on Amazon’s Prime Video.
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Samsung Electronics Co. ’s semiconductor chief said the company’s contract-chipmaking business had faltered in its efforts to ensure sufficient capacity for customers. A Technology article on Thursday about the company incorrectly said contact chipmaking.
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DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife and I had a houseguest for a few days, and we fell into discussing some books that I have. She, the guest, expressed interest in borrowing one, but I declined. I am a bibliophile and have had books borrowed and never returned, although I didn’t say that to the guest.
I did say that, if she’d like, I would order her a copy of the book online, and that she’d have it when she got home. She declined.
When she was readying to leave, I happened to notice that the book in question was missing from the shelf, and I told her that I would like it back before she left. Her response was to cast me as stingy, selfish, uncaring, etc., all of which I thought unfair and undeserved.
She returned the book and departed. It was a bad moment all around, but, I thought, her doing.
My wife, however, disagrees and thinks my behavior was petty and ill-considered. I would like to know your thoughts.
GENTLE READER: Having gone out of your way not to accuse your guest of theft, you nearly found yourself the flagrant victim of it anyway.
Please tell your wife that Miss Manners says that as long as the request is declined politely (and offering to buy a copy of the book is beyond generous), hosts are not required to give away their belongings just because they are asked. If that were the case, many an exercise bike, innocently stored in the guest room, might go mysteriously missing after a visit.
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DEAR MISS MANNERS: My daughter’s husband has a sister, who I will call my daughter-in-law. I bought this single, childless daughter-in-law a dress recently. She did not like it, or perhaps it didn’t fit. Whatever. She wanted to return it.
She texted me and asked if she could drop it by and have me or my daughter (who has a job, two small children and a husband) return it. The store where it was purchased is far from where my daughter and I live, so I suggested that the daughter-in-law return it herself so that she could see what the store offers and make a suitable exchange.
It is not a matter of her wanting the cash for the dress, because she is employed and financially well-off. I feel that since my daughter is extremely busy, she should not be given the additional task of returning someone else’s gift.
Unbeknownst to me, the daughter-in-law brought the dress to my daughter anyway, leaving it with her to be returned after I specifically suggested that she do it herself. Who is wrong here?
GENTLE READER: Having had nothing to do with this transaction, your daughter need not be in a hurry to act on carrying it out. In Miss Manners’ opinion, she need not attend to it at all.
If your daughter-in-law inquires after the dress, you may reiterate that your daughter does not know what to exchange it for -- and that if it needs to be attended to quickly, she should do it herself. Sometime in the next decade, this will all get sorted out. At which point, the store will probably have closed anyway.
(Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, dearmissmanners@gmail.com; or through postal mail to Miss Manners, Andrews McMeel Syndication, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106.)
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WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — A man accused of killing six people and injuring dozens of others by driving an SUV through a Christmas parade in Wisconsin last year withdrew his insanity plea Friday.
Darrell Brooks Jr., 40, appeared in Waukesha County Circuit Court where he’s facing nearly 80 charges, including six homicide counts, in connection with the Nov. 21 incident in Waukesha. Brooks had changed his not guilty plea to not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect in June.
Brooks offered little explanation for his decision when questioned by Judge Jennifer Dorow, saying, “I have my own reasons why.” He confirmed he had discussed the change with his attorneys.
After the announcement on the plea change, the defense asked that the jury status hearing for Friday be rescheduled. The judge agreed and pushed the hearing to Sept. 19.
Last month, Dorow refused a defense motion to have the case against Brooks dismissed because of a July search of the defendant’s jail cell. Investigators and prosecutors were looking for information related to Brooks’ recent decision to change his plea.
His attorneys say the warrant for the search was deficient and that the action violated Brooks’ attorney-client privilege.
In denying the motion, Dorow said the paperwork seized, photocopied and return to the jail cell was not privileged material.
Dorow also rejected a motion to suppress some statements Brooks made to investigators after defense attorneys argued that he continued to be questioned after stating he wished to invoke his right to remain silent.
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Columbus city leaders reflect on the events of September 11th
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – The devastation of September 11th, 2001 still impacts many worldwide.
Hijacked aircraft crashed into the twin towers in New York City leaving hundreds dead and many others injured.
The tragic event brought many entities and people together like never before.
Local city leaders and emergency management officials know that disasters like that can happen anywhere at any time.
And are thankful they have people that are proud to protect and serve their area.
“What happened on 911 could happen again sometime it was an event that brought our country together and it’s just important that we remember that and recognize our local first responders,” said Mayor Keith Gaskin, City of Columbus.
“When We think about 911 the towers went down with the emergency responders and we think about that here locally in Lowndes county we have our fire department that’s responding to fires and law enforcement responding to events that are safety events and we’re saying to them thank you so much,” said Cindy Lawrence, Lowndes County EMA.
Members had a luncheon this afternoon to show their appreciation to first responders and their efforts in keeping Columbus and Lowndes County safe
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Franco activated by Rays before series opener In Bronx
By SCOTT ORGERA
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NEW YORK (AP) — Shortstop Wander Franco was activated from the 10-day injured list by the Tampa Bay Rays after missing two months with a right hamate bone injury that required surgery. The 21-year-old was batting second in a series opener against the AL East-leading New York Yankees. Franco went on the IL on July 10. A an injury rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Durham in mid-August was cut short in its first game when the former top prospect experienced a sore hand. He resumed play with Durham last Sunday and went 6 for 11 in three games.
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Brandon Gjekaj starred for Becton with two goals and two assists in its 5-1 win over Weehawken in East Rutherford.
Sal Fonseca added one goal and two assists for Becton, which led 3-0 at halftime. Kyron Soumpholphakdy and Saif Ahmed chipped in with one goal each in the victory.
Jeremy Pachacama scored one goal for Weehawken.
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Dean Martin scored the final goal to lift Kingsway to a 3-2 road victory over Williamstown in the season opener for both.
Aiden Strehle scored twice for Kingsway, which played to a 1-1 tie at halftime.
Martin and Thomas Orazi each had an assist in the victory.
Garrett Ostermuller and Will Chu provided the goals for Williamstown, while John Young dished an assist.
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Taylor Green and Angelina Vargas knocked in two goals apiece as Wardlaw-Hartridge won on the road, 5-2, over Middlesex in the season opener for both.
Brianna Di Landro added a goal for Wardlaw-Hartridge, which led 3-1 at halftime.
Vargas, Loveleen Sindhar and Jasmyn Gordon each had an assist in the victory.
Sophia Alvarez and Amber Demeter scored while Taylor Matula dished an assist for Middlesex.
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British musician Elton John paid respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II at a show in Toronto, Canada, before a sea of fans as well-wishers gathered in London during ten days of mourning for Her Majesty before the royal funeral.
"About the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. She was an inspiring presence to be around," John said.
His words were met with a round of applause from fans at the show.
I've been around her, and she was fantastic. She led the country through some of our greatest and darkest moments with grace, decency, and genuine caring warmth," he said.
"I'm 75, she's been with me all my life. I am very sad that she won't be with me anymore. But I'm glad that she's at peace, and I'm glad she's at rest, and she deserves it; she's worked bloody hard. I send my love to her family and her loved ones. She will be sorely missed. Her spirit lives on, and we celebrate her life tonight with music, ok," John said.
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TOKYO, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KLab Inc., a leader in online mobile games, announced that its head-to-head football simulation game Captain Tsubasa: Dream Team will hold the FC Barcelona Official Campaign starting Friday, September 9th. During the campaign period, new players Tsubasa Ozora, Rivaul, Gordoba Gonzales, and Pedro Fonseca will debut wearing FC Barcelona official kits. See the original press release (https://www.klab.com/en/press/) for more information.
FC BARCELONA OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN Login Bonus
Login every day to the game during the event period to receive great rewards.
FC BARCELONA Selection Transfer
Rivaul, Gordoba Gonzales, and Pedro Fonseca wearing the FC BARCELONA official kit debut as new players in this Transfer.
FC BARCELONA OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN Daily Scenario
Users can complete these limited scenarios once a day during the event period. Clear the scenario to receive points and medals to exchange for amazing items.
FC BARCELONA OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN Event Mission
During the event period, complete the Event Missions to earn great rewards.
FC BARCELONA 2022/2023 Official Kits Added to Dreamball Exchange
The Dreamball Exchange is getting an update with the FC BARCELONA 2022/2023 home, away, GK uniforms. Users can exchange Dreamballs to collect them.
Overview of Captain Tsubasa: Dream Team
Supported OSes: Android™ 4.4+, iOS 10.0+, HarmonyOS 2.0+
Genre: Head-to-head football simulation game
Price: Free-to-play (In-app purchases available)
Supported Regions: Global (Excludes Japan and Mainland China)
Official Website: https://www.tsubasa-dreamteam.com/en
Official Twitter Account: @tsubasaDT_en
Official Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/tsubasaDTen
Official YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTgOPO7kIQ35YzB7SBIQoWQ/
Official Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/6tyEs48
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NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CODX) between May 12, 2022 and August 11, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important October 17, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Co-Diagnostics securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Co-Diagnostics class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=8137 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than October 17, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) there was significant falloff in demand of Co-Diagnostics' Logix Smart™ COVID-19 Test as demand for the tests plummeted throughout the quarter ended June 30, 2022; and (2) as a result, defendants' positive statements about the demand for its Logix Smart™ COVID-19 Test lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Co-Diagnostics class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=8137 mailto:or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
No Class Has Been Certified. Until a class is certified, you are not represented by counsel unless you retain one. You may select counsel of your choice. You may also remain an absent class member and do nothing at this point. An investor's ability to share in any potential future recovery is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff.
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AUTO RACING
2 p.m.;Xfinity: The Kansas Lottery 300;USA
BASEBALL
Noon;Rays at Yankees;MLB
1 p.m.;Giants at Cubs;Marquee
3 p.m.;White Sox at Athletics;NBCSCH
6 p.m.;Twins at Indians;Fox
6:30 p.m.;Cardinals at Pirates;BSMW
9 p.m.;Braves at Mariners;MLB
FOOTBALL
11 a.m.;Arkansas State at Ohio State;BTN
11 a.m..;South Carolina at Arkansas;ESPN
11 a.m.;Missouri at Kansas State;ESPN2
11 a.m.;Alabama at Texas;Fox
11 a.m.;Duke at Northwestern;FS1
1:30 p.m.;Marshall at Notre Dame;NBC
2:30 p.m.;Tennessee at Pittsburgh;ABC
2:30 p.m.;Colorado at Air Force;CBS
2:30 p.m.;Appalachian State at Texas A&M;ESPN2
2:30 p.m.;Washington State at Wisconsin;Fox
3 p.m.;Virginia at Illinois;ESPNU
3 p.m.;Iowa State at Iowa;BTN
3 p.m.;Houston at Texas Tech;FS1
6 p.m.;Kentucky at Florida;ESPN
6:30 p.m.;Valparaiso at Illinois State;Marquee
6:30 p.m.;Southern Cal at Stanford;ABC
6:30 p.m.;Arizona State at Oklahoma State;ESPN2
6:30 p.m.;Georgia Southern at Nebraska;FS1
7 p.m.;Hawaii at Michigan;BTN
9:15 p.m.;Baylor at BYU;ESPN
10 p.m.;Mississippi at Arizona;FS1
GOLF
1 p.m.;LPGA: Kroger Queen City Championship;Golf
4 p.m.;Champions: The Ascension Charity Classic;Golf
SOCCER
9 a.m.;Premier: Wolverhampton at Liverpool;USA
11:30 a.m.;Premier: Tottenham at Manchester City;USA
Noon;NWSL: San Diego at FC Washington;CBS
TENNIS
3 p.m.;U.S. Open, women's final;ESPN
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TOKYO, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KLab Inc., a leader in online mobile games, announced that its head-to-head football simulation game Captain Tsubasa: Dream Team will hold the FC Barcelona Official Campaign starting Friday, September 9th. During the campaign period, new players Tsubasa Ozora, Rivaul, Gordoba Gonzales, and Pedro Fonseca will debut wearing FC Barcelona official kits. See the original press release (https://www.klab.com/en/press/) for more information.
FC BARCELONA OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN Login Bonus
Login every day to the game during the event period to receive great rewards.
FC BARCELONA Selection Transfer
Rivaul, Gordoba Gonzales, and Pedro Fonseca wearing the FC BARCELONA official kit debut as new players in this Transfer.
FC BARCELONA OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN Daily Scenario
Users can complete these limited scenarios once a day during the event period. Clear the scenario to receive points and medals to exchange for amazing items.
FC BARCELONA OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN Event Mission
During the event period, complete the Event Missions to earn great rewards.
FC BARCELONA 2022/2023 Official Kits Added to Dreamball Exchange
The Dreamball Exchange is getting an update with the FC BARCELONA 2022/2023 home, away, GK uniforms. Users can exchange Dreamballs to collect them.
Overview of Captain Tsubasa: Dream Team
Supported OSes: Android™ 4.4+, iOS 10.0+, HarmonyOS 2.0+
Genre: Head-to-head football simulation game
Price: Free-to-play (In-app purchases available)
Supported Regions: Global (Excludes Japan and Mainland China)
Official Website: https://www.tsubasa-dreamteam.com/en
Official Twitter Account: @tsubasaDT_en
Official Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/tsubasaDTen
Official YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTgOPO7kIQ35YzB7SBIQoWQ/
Official Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/6tyEs48
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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills have fallen short in enough playoff games in recent years to know the season is long and the opener doesn’t mean much in January.
They still felt justified in their championship aspirations after going into the Super Bowl winners’ home stadium and completely wrecking their banner-raising party on the NFL’s opening night.
“We’re going to make the plane do backflips on the way home tonight,” Von Miller said. “We’re going to celebrate this win, because you have to, but then we’re going to go back to the lab.”
Josh Allen passed for 297 yards while accounting for four touchdowns, Miller had two of Buffalo’s seven sacks, and the Bills stamped themselves as a clear contender for the Rams’ crown with a 31-10 victory over Los Angeles on Thursday night.
Gabe Davis, Isaiah McKenzie and Stefon Diggs caught TD passes as the two-time defending AFC East champions began the NFL’s 103rd season by overcoming four turnovers and running away with a blowout win in the same arena where the Rams won it all nearly seven months ago.
Allen went 26 for 31 despite two interceptions. He also rushed for 56 yards, scrambling for a 4-yard TD when he stretched the ball over the line with 13:27 to play.
The star quarterback took his share of hits, but he also dished them out and showed off a mean stiff-arm while Buffalo’s offense under new coordinator Ken Dorsey largely dominated the champs. The Bills went 9 for 10 on third downs and racked up 413 total yards, eventually pulling away after three first-half turnovers kept it close early.
“There’s a lot to learn, but that second half, that’s who we want to be, going out there and executing that way,” Allen said. “We were 90% on third down. That’s a recipe for success.”
Matthew Stafford passed for 240 yards with one TD and three interceptions on a bruising night for the Rams, who lost a season opener and fell below .500 for the first time in coach Sean McVay’s six seasons in charge.
“Very humbling night, but one where you look yourself in the mirror and say you have to be better,” McVay said. “We weren’t ready to go. That’s on me. … There were a lot of decisions I made that didn’t put us in the best position to succeed. It was a very humbling night.”
The Bills’ seven sacks were the most allowed in McVay’s tenure with the Rams, who lost two starters from last year’s offensive line and attempted to replace them internally. Miller came through, but he was just one contributor on a night when Buffalo didn’t even need to blitz once to keep Stafford in check.
Super Bowl MVP Cooper Kupp had 13 catches for 128 yards and a touchdown, but the Rams’ night went quickly downhill. Los Angeles could not keep up with Allen’s creative playmaking or the Bills’ pass rush, and its only major offseason addition on offense — receiver Allen Robinson — had one catch on two targets.
Los Angeles trailed 17-10 after three quarters, but Buffalo ran away with two lengthy TD drives early in the fourth. The Rams even got shut out in the second half, ending a streak of 89 consecutive halves with a point since November 2019.
“We could play a whole lot better than that, no doubt,” Stafford said. “The one thing that gives me a good feeling is knowing the guys in that locker room and knowing we’re going to band together.”
Miller made an immediate impact in his debut for the Bills, who signed him away from the Rams after he won a ring in his half-season in LA. But he was just one part of a defense that yielded only 177 yards before Los Angeles’ final, meaningless drive.
Aaron Donald made his 99th career sack in the first half, but the seven-time All-Pro had just two tackles as the Rams became only the second defending champions in the last 10 years to lose the following season opener. They also lost by the second-biggest margin in league history for a Super Bowl winner beginning its next season; Baltimore lost by 22 to Denver in 2013.
After falling behind 10-0 despite two Bills turnovers, Los Angeles finally scored on its fourth drive when Kupp made an exceptional toe-tapping TD catch three minutes before halftime. After Allen threw his second interception, Matt Gay hit a 57-yard field goal to pull the Rams even at the halftime gun.
And Los Angeles never scored again.
PUNCTUATION
Diggs capped the domination with a 53-yard TD catch with 9:25 to play, talking trash to Rams All-Pro defensive back Jalen Ramsey afterward.
“You’ve got the two top guys in the NFL competing against each other,” Davis said of Diggs and Ramsey. “Both going to be talking back and forth, and we’re going to see who comes out on top, you know. And 14 came out on top today, and that’s what I expect from him.”
50K
With a long third-down pass to Kupp on his opening drive, Stafford became the 12th quarterback in NFL history to pass for 50,000 career yards. He tied Drew Brees as the fastest to the mark, doing it in 183 games.
TO THE RAFTERS
Along with the banner to celebrate last February’s title, the Rams also hung a banner in the south rafters at SoFi Stadium honoring the 1999-2000 Super Bowl champions from the St. Louis era. The brief pregame ceremony included owner Stan Kroenke, retired left tackle Andrew Whitworth — and free agent Odell Beckham Jr., who held aloft the Lombardi Trophy.
INJURIES
Bills DL Ed Oliver injured his ankle in the first half and tried to play through it, but couldn’t do much. … Rams rookie RB Kyren Williams injured his ankle in the opening minutes. … The Rams played without WR Van Jefferson, who had knee surgery early in training camp after starting 21 games last season.
UP NEXT
Bills: Host Tennessee on Monday, Sept. 19.
Rams: Host Atlanta on Sunday, Sept. 18.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government on Friday imposed sanctions on Iran’s intelligence agency and its leadership in response to malicious cyberattacks on Albanian government computer systems in July.
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control designated Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security and Esmail Khatib, who heads the ministry, for what it said were cyber-related activities against the U.S. and its allies.
Albania, a NATO member, cut diplomatic ties with Iran and expelled its embassy staff this week over the cyberattack. It was the first known case of a country cutting diplomatic relations over a cyberattack.
The Albanian government has accused Iran of carrying out the July 15 attack, which temporarily shut down numerous Albanian government digital services and websites.
Microsoft, which assisted Albania in investigating the cyberattack, said in a blog post Thursday that it was moderately confident the hackers belong to a group that has been publicly linked to Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security.
It said the attackers were observed operating out of Iran, used tools previously used by known Iranian attackers and had previously targeted “other sectors and countries” consistent with Iranian interests. The destructive malware deployed was also previously used by a “known Iranian actor,” it said.
“Iran’s cyber attack against Albania disregards norms of responsible peacetime State behavior in cyberspace,” Brian Nelson, Treasury’s under secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, said in a statement.
“We will not tolerate Iran’s increasingly aggressive cyber activities targeting the United States or our allies and partners,” he said.
Since at least 2007, Iran’s intelligence agency and its proxies have been accused of conducting cyber operations targeting public and private entities around the world.
Treasury, which uses an Obama-era executive order that targets people and entities that engage in malicious cyber activities as an authority to impose the sanctions, has been ratcheting up its financial penalties on Iran this year.
This comes as President Joe Biden’s administration has been working to renew the tattered Iran nuclear deal, which placed curbs on Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for billions of dollars in sanctions relief, which Iran insists it has never received.
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Llazar Semini in Tirana contributed to this report. Bajak reports from Boston.
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WFO MIDLAND/ODESSA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, September 10, 2022
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FLOOD WARNING
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
723 PM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...
Rio Grande at Castolon affecting Brewster County.
Rio Grande below Presidio 5SE affecting Presidio County.
Rio Grande at Presidio International Bridge affecting Presidio
County.
Rio Grande at Boquillas affecting Brewster County.
Rio Grande at Johnson Ranch affecting Brewster County.
For the Rio Grande...including Presidio 6WNW, Presidio International
Bridge, Presidio 5SE, Castolon, Johnson Ranch, Boquillas, Dryden
16S, Terlingua 8S...Moderate flooding is forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
To escape rising water, take the shortest path to higher ground.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued Saturday morning at 730 AM CDT.
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Rio Grande below Presidio 5SE.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet (2.7 meters), the river reaches minor flood
stage, and low lying areas begin to flood.
At 11.0 feet (3.4 meters), minor flooding continues along the
river. Irrigation pumps may need to be removed. No threats to
residences or other structures are known to occur.
At 13.0 feet (4.0 meters), the river reaches moderate flood
stage. Farmland near the river will be inundated. Water may
begin flooding low lying areas of FM 170.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1:15 PM CDT Friday the stage was 10.9 feet (3.3 meters).
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 1:15 PM CDT Friday was 10.9 feet (3.3 meters).
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to 11.9 feet (3.6
meters) Monday morning. Additional rises are possible
thereafter.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet (2.7 meters).
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
13.2 feet (4.0 meters) on 08/24/2022.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Below are the latest river stages and forecasts (feet):
Fld Observed Sat Sun Mon Tue
Location Stg Stg Day/Time 1am 1am 1am 1am
Rio Grande
Presidio 5SE 9.0 10.9 Fri 1pm 11.2 11.7 11.7 11.7
Below are the latest river stages and forecasts (meters):
Presidio 5SE 2.7 3.3 Fri 1pm 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.6
* WHERE...Rio Grande at Presidio International Bridge.
* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet (3.7 meters), the river reaches bankfull,
after which the flood plain between the levees begins to flood.
No damage is expected.
At 15.5 feet (4.7 meters), the river reaches minor flood stage,
and flooding between the levees occurs. No damage to structures
is expected.
At 20.0 feet (6.1 meters), the river reaches moderate flood stage,
inundating the plain between the levees. Erosion of the levees is
likely. Water may seep through the levees, flooding adjacent
farmland.
- At 1:15 PM CDT Friday the stage was 18.9 feet (5.8 meters).
ending at 1:15 PM CDT Friday was 18.9 feet (5.8 meters).
- Forecast...The river is expected to remain steady above flood
stage at 19.0 feet (5.8 meters).
- Flood stage is 15.5 feet (4.7 meters).
18.9 feet (5.8 meters) on 09/03/2022.
Fld Observed Sat Sun Mon Tue
Location Stg Stg Day/Time 1am 1am 1am 1am
Presidio Internation 15.5 18.9 Fri 1pm 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.4
Presidio Internation 4.7 5.8 Fri 1pm 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Rio Grande at Boquillas.
and no damage is expected. Preparations may be necessary to
remove water pumps. The park should be notified at this time if
additional rises are expected so they will have time to remove the
pumps.
At 13.0 feet (4.0 meters), the river reaches minor flood stage.
Water reaches the water pumps maintained by the park service that
are used to water the campgrounds and to provide water to the
employee living quarters. It may be necessary for park personnel
to remove the pumps.
At 15.0 feet (4.6 meters), the river reaches moderate flood
stage. Water pumps submerge.
- At 1:00 PM CDT Friday the stage was 9.4 feet (2.9 meters).
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow afternoon and continue rising to 14.8 feet (4.5
meters) Monday afternoon. Additional rises are possible
- Flood stage is 13.0 feet (4.0 meters).
13.2 feet (4.0 meters) on 09/04/2022.
Fld Observed Sat Sun Mon Tue
Location Stg Stg Day/Time 1am 1am 1am 1am
Boquillas 13.0 9.4 Fri 1pm 10.2 13.0 14.5 14.8
Boquillas 4.0 2.9 Fri 1pm 3.1 4.0 4.4 4.5
* WHERE...Rio Grande at Castolon.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet (4.0 meters), the river reaches bankfull,
and no significant damage is expected.
At 15.0 feet (4.6 meters), the river reaches minor flood stage,
and lowland flooding begins. The river begins to flood the road
between Santa Elena Canyon and Cottonwood Campground in Big Bend
National Park. The river begins to flood the parking lot at Santa
Elena Canyon, and cut off the nature trail into the canyon.
Campers in Cottonwood Campground need to prepare for possible
evacuations.
- At 1:15 PM CDT Friday the stage was 12.5 feet (3.8 meters).
late tomorrow morning and continue rising to 16.9 feet (5.2
meters) Wednesday morning. Additional rises are possible
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet (4.6 meters).
15.1 feet (4.6 meters) on 09/04/2022.
Fld Observed Sat Sun Mon Tue
Location Stg Stg Day/Time 1am 1am 1am 1am
Castolon 15.0 12.5 Fri 1pm 13.3 16.0 16.6 16.7
Castolon 4.6 3.8 Fri 1pm 4.1 4.9 5.1 5.1
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Rio Grande at Johnson Ranch.
* WHEN...From late tonight until further notice.
minor lowland flooding occurs, and no significant damage is
expected.
At 15.0 feet (4.6 meters), flood stage is reached. Moderate
lowland flooding begins. Roads that lead to Cottonwood Campground
and River Road may flood. Stages are practically synonymous with
the gage at Cottonwood Campground at Castolon (CSTT2), and
therefore represent the reach from Santa Elena Canyon through
Cottonwood Campground, where damage may occur. Cattle also graze
in the lowlands, and may be threatened.
At 19.0 feet (5.8 meters), the river reaches major flood stage.
Flooding begins to occur upstream in Cottonwood Campground at
Castolon, as stages at each location are practically synonymous.
Moderate lowland flooding begins at the gage site, but no damage
occurs. The gage is inaccessible, as River Road is impassable at
several locations.
- At 1:15 PM CDT Friday the stage was 13.2 feet (4.0 meters).
late tonight and continue rising to 18.3 feet (5.6 meters)
early Wednesday morning. Additional rises are possible
17.1 feet (5.2 meters) on 09/01/2022.
Fld Observed Sat Sun Mon Tue
Location Stg Stg Day/Time 1am 1am 1am 1am
Johnson Ranch 15.0 13.2 Fri 1pm 14.0 16.4 17.8 18.2
Johnson Ranch 4.6 4.0 Fri 1pm 4.3 5.0 5.4 5.5
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TOKYO, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KLab Inc., a leader in online mobile games, announced that its head-to-head football simulation game Captain Tsubasa: Dream Team will hold the FC Barcelona Official Campaign starting Friday, September 9th. During the campaign period, new players Tsubasa Ozora, Rivaul, Gordoba Gonzales, and Pedro Fonseca will debut wearing FC Barcelona official kits. See the original press release (https://www.klab.com/en/press/) for more information.
FC BARCELONA OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN Login Bonus
Login every day to the game during the event period to receive great rewards.
FC BARCELONA Selection Transfer
Rivaul, Gordoba Gonzales, and Pedro Fonseca wearing the FC BARCELONA official kit debut as new players in this Transfer.
FC BARCELONA OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN Daily Scenario
Users can complete these limited scenarios once a day during the event period. Clear the scenario to receive points and medals to exchange for amazing items.
FC BARCELONA OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN Event Mission
During the event period, complete the Event Missions to earn great rewards.
FC BARCELONA 2022/2023 Official Kits Added to Dreamball Exchange
The Dreamball Exchange is getting an update with the FC BARCELONA 2022/2023 home, away, GK uniforms. Users can exchange Dreamballs to collect them.
Overview of Captain Tsubasa: Dream Team
Supported OSes: Android™ 4.4+, iOS 10.0+, HarmonyOS 2.0+
Genre: Head-to-head football simulation game
Price: Free-to-play (In-app purchases available)
Supported Regions: Global (Excludes Japan and Mainland China)
Official Website: https://www.tsubasa-dreamteam.com/en
Official Twitter Account: @tsubasaDT_en
Official Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/tsubasaDTen
Official YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTgOPO7kIQ35YzB7SBIQoWQ/
Official Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/6tyEs48
Copyright: ©Yoichi Takahashi/SHUEISHA
©Yoichi Takahashi/SHUEISHA/TV TOKYO/ENOKIFILM
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An apparent gang fight in Uvalde this week spiraled out of control, leaving two youths with gunshot wounds and shattering the nerves of residents still struggling with the trauma of the May 24 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School.
The city of 16,000 people about 85 miles west of San Antonio has a history of gang violence.
Mayor Donald McLaughlin Jr. said Thursday night’s incident began as a brawl at Memorial Park — until someone pulled a gun and shot two young males. One victim was transported to University Hospital and the other to Brooke Army Medical Center, both in San Antonio.
Uvalde police said Friday that the victims are Bruce Brown, 18, and a 16-year-old juvenile whose name was withheld. Brown was in stable condition Friday, while the teenager’s condition was critical.
“I can tell you it was two rival gangs that got into a fistfight. One gang was losing, the other gang pulled out a pistol and started shooting,” McLaughlin said.
Uvalde Police Chief Daniel Rodriguez said three suspects are in custody over the incident: Karlyn Alexandrya Valdez, 22, and two juveniles, ages 16 and 17.
A fourth suspect — Brandon L. Alba, 18 — was in a San Antonio hospital Friday for injuries he sustained during the fight. He didn’t suffer a bullet wound.
Each of the juveniles is charged with engaging in organized criminal activity and nine counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Valdez faces charges of engaging in organized criminal activity, aggravated assault and endangering a child.
Alba will be charged with engaging in organized criminal activity and nine counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Rodriguez said some of those involved in Thursday’s melee also are suspected of taking part in a shooting four weeks ago in the 100 block of North Wood in Uvalde.
“It looks to be a pattern,” the police chief said.
Invading ‘La Uva’
Gang activity has been part of life in Uvalde for decades — with some members referring to it as “La Uva,” or the grape, a play on the city’s name — according to law enforcement officers and prosecutors who have handled cases there. The city sits in a key spot for drug trafficking and human smuggling — crimes that gangs often engage in. Uvalde is a relatively short drive, at least by Texas standards, from three border entry points: Del Rio, Eagle Pass and Laredo.
Turf wars inevitably erupt.
“Uvalde has had a gang problem for years,” said a federal officer who works undercover investigating gangs in South Texas, including Uvalde. “They didn’t just pop up there overnight.”
Most people who have been prosecuted for gang-related activity in the region have ties to prison-based gangs, such as the Texas Mexican Mafia and the Texas Syndicate. Others are linked to the Chicago-born Latin Kings or a newer group with San Antonio roots, the Tango Orejon gang.
Most of those gangs enforce strict hierarchies, with lower-level street soldiers reporting to superiors. The Tangos, however, are loosely affiliated and have a less rigid top-down structure than the others, gang experts say.
All of them recruit from street gangs to replace aging members who usually end up in prison. Some of the recruits get involved in illegal activity, such as immigrant smuggling, before they turn 18.
Smugglers routinely post ads on social media platforms such as TikTok looking for drivers for immigrant loads. The advertisements often flash stacks of cash.
Investigators say transnational human traffickers are usually involved in other crimes, too, including gun running and dope and bulk-cash smuggling — crimes that can lead to drive-by shootings, home invasions and murders.
“When I prosecuted those kinds of cases, Uvalde had an active Mexican Mafia presence,” said former state Judge Joey Contreras, who prosecuted gang and racketeering cases over a dozen years with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas, which includes Uvalde. “All of these little towns like Hondo, Sabinal and Uvalde had members.”
During one investigation, agents learned that Mexican Mafia members in Uvalde reported to a lieutenant whose turf was San Antonio’s South Side. The gang divides San Antonio — its headquarters — into “esquinas” or quadrants, with lieutenants in charge of collecting a 10 percent “street tax” from drug dealers. Its members also shake down dealers in other towns.
Uvalde “doesn’t have the numbers of drug dealers like here,” Contreras said. “In San Antonio, it’s a full-time job extorting drug dealers.”
Large-scale crackdowns over the last decade have snagged — and imprisoned — several Uvalde gang members who had connections to larger cities, namely San Antonio and Austin.
News stories and court records show at least four major racketeering or gang violence prosecutions targeted the Mexican Mafia, the Texas Syndicate and the Latin Kings between 2012 and 2018. Some of the racketeering activity included murder.
FBI crime-tracking data shows that after several crackdowns, Uvalde’s crime rate fell 30 percent in 2015, compared with the year before; 11.6 percent in 2016; 17 percent in 2017 and 6 percent in 2018.
“Crime did decline after all (the crackdowns) were done,” said Rodriguez, the police chief.
But he added: “Most recently, in the past year or two, we’ve started having issues with these kids more willing to pull the triggers on guns.”
Years ago, 17 gangs crowded into Uvalde, but the city now has five, local officials said.
Even with fewer gangs, younger members, or “wannabes,” have stepped up in recent years.
“Some of these people involved with gangs now, their fathers have been in gangs,” Rodriguez said. “In the past, when I was on patrol, we used to deal with the older gang members, and now we’re dealing with their kids.”
‘Nothing happens to them’
Mayor McLaughlin said sometimes the offenders commit the same crimes repeatedly. And if they are juveniles, he added, “nothing happens to them.”
Federal authorities in South Texas rarely, if ever, prosecute juvenile offenders. To do so, the feds have to go through an application process explaining to the Justice Department in Washington, D.C., why the case should be handled at the federal level, former prosecutors note.
“You can’t prosecute them federally just because they’re a menace,” said one former federal prosecutor, who asked for anonymity because of security concerns. “For gang-related issues, I’ve never seen (juveniles) prosecuted on the federal side. There has to be a lot of guns or a lot of dope or some kind of interstate nexus.”
In nearby Crystal City, Zavala County Sheriff Eusevio Salinas said recently that he and other sheriffs have seen an increase in juvenile smugglers coming to South Texas after being recruited on social media. He said local and federal prosecutors “don’t want to touch them,” unless it could lead to catching ringleaders.
“We just hold them here (at the police station) and call the parents to come get them,” Salinas said.
District Attorney Christina Mitchell Busbee, whose 38th Judicial District includes Uvalde and Real counties, said Friday that her office leaves juvenile prosecutions to Uvalde County Attorney John Dodson.
Late Thursday, Gov. Greg Abbott said he dispatched more Texas Department of Public Safety officers to the area to deal with “gang violence (that) has endangered the Uvalde community and innocent Texans.”
Rodriguez said the extra troopers, with expertise in identifying gang members, will help his officers saturate certain problem areas.
“We are going to try and put a stop to this,” Rodriguez said. “If you are a gang member or associating with any gang members, we’re going to come for you.”
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NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Coinbase Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: COIN) between April 14, 2021 and July 26, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important October 3, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Coinbase securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Coinbase class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=8095 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than October 3, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Coinbase custodially held crypto assets on behalf of its customers, which assets Coinbase knew or recklessly disregarded could qualify as the property of a bankruptcy estate, making those assets potentially subject to bankruptcy proceedings in which Coinbase's customers would be treated as the Company's general unsecured creditors; (2) Coinbase allowed Americans to trade digital assets that Coinbase knew or recklessly disregarded should have been registered as securities with the SEC; (3) the foregoing conduct subjected Coinbase to a heightened risk of regulatory and governmental scrutiny and enforcement action; and (4) as a result, defendants' public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Coinbase class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=8095 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
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2 House chairs seek investigation into airlines’ use of federal pandemic aid
Two leading House Democrats are asking for a federal investigation into whether airlines used any of the $54 billion they received in government pandemic relief to pay employees to quit.
The lawmakers said Friday that buyouts to employees made a pilot shortage worse and contributed to widespread flight delays and cancellations that have ruined travel plans for millions of people.
They asked the Treasury Department’s inspector general to investigate and report back by Sept. 22 how airlines used the taxpayer money and whether any of it was spent on reducing staff.
Zynteglo is remarkable as a scientific achievement in treating beta thalassemia, a blood disorder. It’s also remarkable for its staggering price.
After air travel plunged in early 2020, airlines offered incentives that encouraged thousands of workers to quit or take long-term leaves of absence. The airlines were caught understaffed when travel bounced back strongly this spring and summer.
The airlines have reduced their schedules and stepped up hiring to compensate, but passengers are still enduring more cancellations and delays than normal.
So far this year, airlines have canceled 2.5% of U.S. flights, or about 154,000 flights — 30,000 more than if cancellations were occurring at the 2019 rate — according to data from tracking service FlightAware.com.
Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.), chairwoman of the House Oversight Committee, and Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.), chairman of a special panel on the government’s response to the pandemic, requested the investigation.
A travel rebound was expected to drive up flight prices. But by this much? And will flight prices go down later in 2022? We show you the numbers.
“American taxpayers supported the airline industry during its darkest days at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, when nearly 75% of commercial flights were grounded. Americans deserve transparency into how airlines have used the federal funds they have received,” the lawmakers said in a letter to Richard Delmar, deputy inspector general of the Treasury Department, which oversaw the aid.
The number of airline passengers in the U.S. plunged by 95% during part of April 2020, compared with a year earlier, according to government figures. The number of passengers has since nearly fully recovered to pre-pandemic levels, and the Labor Day weekend saw bigger crowds than in 2019.
Airlines for America, a trade group of the largest U.S. carriers, said federal funds went only to employee wages and benefits, as required by the March 2020 law that first authorized the payments, and covered only 77% of the airlines’ payroll costs.
Without the federal money, the group said in a statement, “our aviation system would look like Europe, Canada or other areas that did not have any similar program. Or even worse, if not for the [aid], we may not be flying at all.”
The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing in December on the federal relief for airlines, with senators concluding that the program saved many jobs.
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New space boasts 30% bigger footprint with sustainable building features and offers a larger selection, grand re-opening discounts, giveaways and festivities
LAKEWOOD, Colo., Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Natural Grocers®, the largest family-operated organic and natural grocery retailer in the U.S., is pleased to announce the relocation of its Cheyenne, WY store to a newly renovated and larger space Friday, September 23rd. At 8:20 a.m. Natural Grocers' good4u® Crew will host an official ribbon-cutting and donation ceremony with Mayor Patrick Collins and Food Bank of Wyoming's Graham Brown at the new location at 1851 Dell Range Blvd. Additional community leaders will help welcome the Cheyenne community into the new store at 8:30 a.m. with gift card giveaways, fantastic discounts, prize sweepstakes and more.
"The Cheyenne Natural Grocers good4u® Crew has been proud to serve the community since the original location opened in 2010, which marked Natural Grocers' first store in Wyoming, followed by our store in Casper in 2011. We're excited to give our Cheyenne customers more space to shop, which also means new product offerings throughout all departments," said Raquel Isely, Vice President of Marketing for Natural Grocers. "We're also thrilled to have several notable community leaders joining us for our festivities, including Mayor Collins and representatives from Food Bank of Wyoming, the Cheyenne Police Department and the Cheyenne City Council. We invite everyone to visit our new store, join in the fun and discover what makes the Natural Grocers shopping experience exceptional."
GRAND RE-OPENING EVENTS — SWEEPSTAKES & DISCOUNTS
Grand Re-opening events and discounts starting September 23rd include:
- Mystery Gift Cards for First 150 Customers: The first 150 customers in line on September 23rd will receive a mystery Natural Grocers gift card (with varying amounts between $5 - $500)![i]
- Prize Wheel: Customers can spin the Natural Grocers prize wheel on September 23rd for a chance to win fun prizes.[ii]
- Grand Opening Sweepstakes[iii] : From September 23rd – October 7th, customers will have the chance to win fabulous prizes, such as an Aventon e-bike, a $500 Natural Grocers gift card and more. Entry forms will be available at the store.
- Special Grand Re-opening Discounts: Customers will enjoy exceptional discounts in every department from September 23rd – October 31st.[iv]
- For even more savings, customers can join {N}power® Natural Grocers' free loyalty program for exclusive discounts, digital coupons, rewards benefits, and other members-only features.[vi]
WHAT'S NEW?
Supported by its good4u Crew, the new store is 30% bigger and will feature a noticeably bigger product selection: particularly produce, refrigerated items and supplements. The contemporary layout will also include a Nutrition Education Center, which is a community space for in-store classes, recipe demonstrations and guest speaker events. Customers will enjoy a modern and efficient, yet friendly checkout experience. The company, ever-conscious of its environmental impact, has upgraded the new space with sustainable building features and energy-saving innovations, such as non-toxic building materials and 100% LED lighting, for a lighter environmental footprint.
WHAT STAYS THE SAME?
Serving customers with a wide range of natural and organic options since 1955, Natural Grocers will continue to support the Cheyenne community with world-class customer service from its knowledgeable and friendly good4u Crew, healthy recipes for all diets and high product standards. Customers can enjoy access to fresh, 100% USDA certified organic produce, high-quality organic and natural groceries, 100% free-range eggs, 100% pasture-based dairy, 100% non-GMO prepackaged bulk goods, dietary supplements, body care, and household essentials at an Always Affordable PriceSM. Natural Grocers also prioritizes humanely sourced and sustainably raised meats.
The Cheyenne community will continue to have the support of Natural Grocers' Nutritional Health Coaches (NHC's) for their health and wellness journeys with free, one-on-one personalized nutritional health coaching sessions. Customers are invited to book a free session, which are currently available in person, via phone or video, by visiting www.naturalgrocers.com/nutritional-health-coaches.
FOOD BANK OF WYOMING PARTNERSHIP
Known for its community outreach, Natural Grocers has partnered with Food Bank of Wyoming since 2013 for its "Bring Your Own Bag" program. Each time a customer brings their own bag, Natural Grocers donates five cents per shopping trip to the Food Bank, which provides food and necessities to people in need across the state.
"Natural Grocers has been supporting Food Bank of Wyoming since 2013. As the statewide food bank, we serve all twenty-three counties through 160 hunger relief partners. It's relationships like the one we have with Natural Grocers, plus being a part of the Feeding America network, which enables us to stretch every dollar donated into four meals. Every donation, whether big or small, truly ads up. When you shop at Natural Grocers and bring your own bag, you are joining the fight to end hunger," said Jill Stillwagon, Director of Development for Food Bank of Wyoming
September is also Hunger Action Month®, and the date of Natural Grocers' Grand Re-location (September 23rd) coincides with Hunger Action Day®. Graham Brown, the Development Coordinator from Food Bank of Wyoming will be onsite for the ribbon cutting ceremony and to accept a special donation of $2,500 from Natural Grocers to support Hunger Action Day and Wyoming communities facing hunger.
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ABOUT NATURAL GROCERS BY VITAMIN COTTAGE
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (NYSE: NGVC) is an expanding specialty retailer of natural and organic groceries, body care products, and dietary supplements. The products sold by Natural Grocers must meet strict quality guidelines and may not contain artificial colors, flavors, preservatives or sweeteners, or partially hydrogenated or hydrogenated oils. The Company sells only USDA-certified organic produce and exclusively pasture-raised, non-confinement dairy products, and free-range eggs. Natural Grocers' flexible smaller-store format allows it to offer affordable prices in a shopper-friendly, clean, and convenient retail environment. The Company also provides extensive free science-based Nutrition Education programs to help customers make informed health and nutrition choices. The Company, founded in 1955, has 163 stores in 21 states. Visit https://www.naturalgrocers.com for more information and store locations.
[i] Quantity limited to first 150 customers in line at Natural Grocers Cheyenne –1851 Dell Range Blvd. Cheyenne, WY 82009; no rain checks. Limit one gift card per customer 18 years or older. Valid 9/23/22 only. Void where prohibited by law.
[ii] No purchase necessary. Quantity limited to stock on hand; no rain checks.
[iii] No purchase necessary. A purchase or payment of any kind will not increase your chances of winning. Open only to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, 18 years or older. Void where prohibited by law. Sweepstakes starts on September 23, 2022 and ends on October 7, 2022. Winner will be contacted directly by store after October 7, 2022. For Official Rules and complete details, see store or visit: www.naturalgrocers.com/sweepstakes. Sponsor: Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc.
[iv] Unless otherwise noted, offers are available only from 9/23/22 to 10/31/22 and are redeemable only for in-store customer purchases at Natural Grocers Cheyenne, WY location. All discounts are on regular prices and cannot be redeemed for store credit or cash and cannot be combined with other offers. Pricing excludes taxes and is subject to change without notice. Quantity limited to stock on hand; no rain checks. Natural Grocers reserves the right to correct errors. Void where prohibited by law.
[v] Bacon/Bacon Alternatives and Cheese Shreds and Slices: limit 3 per customer. Offers valid only from 9/23/22 to 10/31/22, are redeemable only for in-store customer purchases at Natural Grocers Cheyenne, WY location and cannot be combined with other offers. Quantity limited to stock on hand; no rain checks. Pricing excludes taxes and is subject to change without notice. Natural Grocers reserves the right to correct errors. Void where prohibited by law.
[vi] Customers can sign up for {N}power here. Message and data rates may apply. See naturalgrocers.com/privacy for our Privacy Policy and naturalgrocers.com/terms for the {N}Power terms of use.
[vii] Must be an {N}power member to receive these discounts. Offers valid only from 9/23/22 to 10/31/22, are redeemable only for in-store customer purchases at Natural Grocers Cheyenne, WY location and cannot be combined with other offers. Quantity limited to stock on hand; no rain checks. Pricing excludes taxes and is subject to change without notice. Natural Grocers reserves the right to correct errors. Void where prohibited by law. Eggs: limit 4 per customer; avocados: limit 4 per customer. Excludes green beans.
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CHICAGO (AP) — A central Illinois man pleaded guilty Friday to felony charges for assaulting a law enforcement officer and a member of the news media during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, prosecutors said.
Shane Jason Woods, 44, of Auburn, Illinois, south of Springfield, pleaded guilty in the District of Columbia to assaulting, resisting, or impeding law enforcement officers and a related federal assault charge, prosecutors said.
Court documents say Woods was among people on the Capitol grounds illegally, joining a mob in the Lower West Terrace area. Someone in the crowd sprayed a Capitol Police officer with a chemical irritant and fled, and when the officer pursued that person, Woods lowered his shoulder and rammed into her, knocking her off her feet and sending her crashing into a downed bicycle barricade, prosecutors said.
Later that day, Woods gathered with other rioters in the media staging area at the Capitol and joined others in damaging media equipment, according to prosecutors. When a member of the media tried to walk away to protect himself and his camera, Woods ran at him and tackled him, knocking him to the ground and causing him to drop the camera, prosecutors said.
Woods was arrested June 24, 2021, in Springfield.
He is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 13, 2023. The charge of assaulting, resisting, or impeding a law enforcement officer carries a statutory maximum of eight years in prison. The federal assault charge carries a statutory maximum of one year. Both charges also carry potential financial penalties. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
Woods is among more than 30 Illinois residents charged in the Capitol riot.
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WFO SAN DIEGO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, September 9, 2022
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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service San Diego CA
502 PM PDT Fri Sep 9 2022
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR RIVERSIDE AND NORTHEASTERN SAN DIEGO COUNTIES...
At 502 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 0.75 inches are
possible in the warned area. Large mud flows and boulders have been
reported on Highway 74 near Taylor. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Indio, southeastern Palm Springs, Coachella, Borrego Springs, Hwy
78 Between Borrego Springs Rd And Ocotillo Wells, Hwy 78 Between
S2 And Borrego Springs Rd, eastern Anza, Palm Desert, Rancho
Mirage and Thermal.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The extreme heat advisory in place for the Central Valley expires Friday night – but that does not mean that the weather in the Central Valley will cool off immediately.
According to KSEE24’s meteorologist A.J. Fox, clouds will be present Friday night, the weekend, and Monday product of Tropical Storm Kay that is affecting southern California.
Cloudy skies will bring in cooler temperatures, forecasted to be in the 90s for the Central Valley – which is close to the average for this time of the year. However, humidity levels are going to be higher than usual.
A.J. Fox says there could be a problem with a chance of thunderstorms and lightning in the mountains that can fuel and start wildfires.
As for the chances of getting rain in the Central Valley, A.J. says these are unlikely and if it happens it will be in the mountains.
Next week, the forecast says wind will push clouds and humidity to the East Coast and bring in lower temperatures for Central California.
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Shares of Amazon.com Inc.
AMZN,
+2.66%
rallied 2.66% to $133.27 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
+1.53%
rising 1.53% to 4,067.36 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+1.19%
rising 1.19% to 32,151.71. This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains. Amazon.com Inc. closed $54.84 short of its 52-week high ($188.11), which the company reached on November 19th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as eBay Inc.
EBAY,
+1.92%
rose 1.92% to $45.10, Alphabet Inc. Cl A
GOOGL,
+2.09%
rose 2.09% to $110.65, and Walmart Inc.
WMT,
+0.30%
rose 0.30% to $136.84. Trading volume (49.1 M) remained 9.3 million below its 50-day average volume of 58.4 M.
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US changes names of places with racist term for Native women
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The U.S. government has joined a ski resort and others that have quit using a racist term for a Native American woman by renaming hundreds of peaks, lakes, streams and other geographical features on federal lands in the West and elsewhere.
New names for nearly 650 places bearing the offensive word “squaw” include the mundane (Echo Peak, Texas), peculiar (No Name Island, Maine) and Indigenous terms (Nammi’I Naokwaide, Idaho) whose meaning at a glance will elude those unfamiliar with Native languages.
Nammi’I Naokwaide, located in traditional lands of the Shoshone and Bannock tribes in southern Idaho, means “Young Sister Creek.” The tribes proposed the new name.
“I feel a deep obligation to use my platform to ensure that our public lands and waters are accessible and welcoming. That starts with removing racist and derogatory names that have graced federal locations for far too long,” Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said in a statement.
The changes announced Thursday capped an almost yearlong process that began after Haaland, the first Native American to lead a Cabinet agency, took office in 2021. Haaland is from Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico.
The Native American Rights Fund, a nonprofit legal organization, welcomed the changes.
“Federal lands should be welcoming spaces for all citizens,” deputy director Matthew Campbell said in a statement. “It is well past time for derogatory names to be removed and tribes to be included in the conversation.”
Haaland in November declared the term derogatory and ordered members of the Board on Geographic Names, the Interior Department panel that oversees uniform naming of places in the U.S., and others to come up with alternatives.
Haaland meanwhile created a panel that will take suggestions from the public on changing other places named with derogatory terms.
Other places renamed include Colorado’s Mestaa’ėhehe (pronounced “mess-taw-HAY”) Pass near Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain about 30 miles (48 kilometers) west of Denver. The new name honors an influential translator, Owl Woman, who mediated between Native Americans and white traders and soldiers in what is now southern Colorado.
The Board on Geographic Names approved changing the mountain’s name in December.
While the offensive term in question, identified as “sq___” by the Interior Department on Thursday, has met wide scorn in the U.S. only somewhat recently, changing place names in response to broadening opposition to racism has long precedent.
The department ordered the renaming of places carrying a derogatory term for Black people in 1962 and those with a derogatory term for Japanese people in 1974.
The private sector in some cases has taken the lead in changing the offensive term for Native women. Last year, a California ski resort changed its name to Palisades Tahoe.
A Maine ski area also committed in 2021 to changing its name, two decades after that state removed the slur from names of communities and landmarks, though it has yet to do so.
The term originated in the Algonquin language and may have once simply meant “woman.” But over time, the word morphed into a misogynist and racist term to disparage Indigenous women, experts say.
California, meanwhile, has taken its own steps to remove the word from place names. The state Legislature in August passed a bill that would remove the word from more than 100 places beginning in 2025.
Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has until the end of September to decide whether to sign the bill into law.
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Adam Beam in Sacramento, California, contributed to this report.
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Here’s a roundup of high school varsity action from Friday, Sept. 9.
Football
Manchester Valley 15, North Hagerstown 8: A fourth-quarter Ben Pitta touchdown run lifted the Mavericks past North Hagerstown for its first win of the season. Manchester Valley opened the scoring in the first half when Jake Boog connected with Markel Brown for a touchdown. North Hagerstown jumped ahead, 8-7, in the third quarter before Pitta’s run and a Boog to Blake Ray two-point conversion put Manchester Valley back ahead.
Volleyball
Parkville 3, Randallstown 1: The Knights picked up the win 25-16, 25-14, 21-25, 25-17. Victoria Williams served 11 aces in the win. Karis Hill added four aces. Faith Johnson paced Parkville’s offense with seven kills.
Mercy 3, Perry Hall 0: Mercy swept the match progressively improving its margins in a 25-20, 25-19, 25-11 win.
Patterson Mill 3, Perryville 0: The Huskies won 25-16, 27-25, 25-10. In the loss, Emily Burchett had 15 digs and Riley Jackson picked up 12.
Aberdeen 3, Edgewood 1: Aberdeen looked ready to cruise, but Edgewood rallied to make it a match, though ultimately falling 25-17, 25-8, 23-25, 30-28. Jocelyn Kruger had 10 kills and four aces for Aberdeen. Savanna Murdock was right behind her with nine kills and two aces. Citlali Arzabala chipped in six kills. In the loss, McKenzie Badham led Edgewood with four kills and five aces. Bryanna Carter also lined four kills. Defensively, Sylvia Marin had 15 digs and Alyssa Collins picked up 10.
Boys soccer
Loyola Blakefield 3, Archbishop Spalding 0: The host Dons (5-1, 5-1 Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference) got single goals from Lucas DuBois, Dan Klink and Landon Lackner and shut out the Cavaliers (2-4, 2-4). Mateo Munoz, Joel Romero and Tosz Topolski had assists.
To submit scores and stats, email mdscores@baltsun.com with a full box score, including first and last names of the players.
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Two of the UK's biggest music stars paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth in concert on Thursday.
Harry Styles paused to honor the late monarch during his latest Madison Square Garden show.
"From my homeland there's some very sad news today," Styles told the crowd Thursday night, before he led the audience in a round of applause.
"Thank you, Madison Square Garden," he said.
Styles' fellow Brit Elton John also paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth with kind words at his concert in Toronto.
"I'm 75, and she's been with me all my life, and I feel very sad that she won't be with me anymore, but I'm glad she's at peace," John told the crowd. "I'm glad she's at rest, and she deserves it. She worked bloody hard."
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II died on Thursday at the age of 96, bringing to a close a reign that spanned seven decades.
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King Charles III publicly addressed the nation and the world following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. The 73-year-old former Prince of Wales, who will officially be proclaimed as the new sovereign king on Saturday, spoke about his late mother’s historic legacy in a public address on Friday evening in a pre-recorded message from Buckingham Palace.
In the speech, Charles acknowledged the "profound sorrow" both he and his family and the world were feeling in the wake of the queen's death. He also vowed as king to "endeavor to serve you with loyalty, respect and love as I have throughout my life." On a personal note, he proudly announced that his eldest son, Prince William, and daughter-in-law, Kate Middleton, would be the new Prince and Princess of Wales, titles he and the late Princess Diana previously held. He also referenced his younger son, Prince Harry, who stepped down from royal life in 2021, saying, "I want to also express my love for Harry and Meghan as they continue to build their lives overseas."
Read King Charles III's speech in full:
I speak to you today with feelings of profound sorrow.
Throughout her life, Her Majesty the queen, my beloved mother was an inspiration and example to me and to all my family, and we owe her the most heartfelt debt any family could owe to their mother for her love, affection, guidance, understanding and example.
Queen Elizabeth's was a life well lived, a promise of destiny kept and she is mourned most deeply in her passing. That promise of lifelong service, I renew to all today.
Alongside the personal grief that all my family are feeling, we also share with so many of you in the United Kingdom, in all the countries where the queen is head of state in the Commonwealth and across the world, a deep sense of gratitude for the more than 70 years in which my mother as queen served the people of so many nations.
In 1947 on her 21st birthday, she pledged in a broadcast from Cape Town to the Commonwealth to devote her life, whether it be short or long, to the service of her peoples. That was more than a promise, it was a profound personal commitment, which defined her whole life. She made sacrifices for duty. Her dedication and devotion for sovereign, never wavered through times of change and progress, through times of joy and celebration, and through times of sadness and loss.
In her life of service, we saw that abiding love of tradition along with that fearless embrace of progress, which makes us great as a nation. The affection, admiration, and respect she inspired, became the hallmark of her reign. And as every member of my family can testify, she combined these qualities with warmth, humor and an unerring ability to always see the best in people.
I pay tribute to my mother's memory and I honor her life of service. I know that her death brings great sadness to so many of you. And I share that sense of loss beyond measure with you all.
When the queen came to the throne, Britain and the world was still coping with the privations and aftermath of the second World War and still living with the conventions of earlier times.
In the course of the last 70 years, we have seen our society become one of many cultures and many faiths. The institutions of the state have changed in turn, but through all changes and challenges, our nation and the wider family of realms of whose talents, traditions and achievements I'm so inexpressibly proud of, have prospered and flourished. Our values have remained and must remain constant.
The role and the duties of monarchy also remain, as does the sovereign's particular relationship and responsibility toward the Church of England, the church in which my own faith is so deeply rooted. In that faith, and the values it inspires, I've been brought up to cherish a sense of duties to others and to hold in the greatest respect, the precious traditions, freedoms and responsibilities of our unique history and our system of Parliamentary government.
As the queen herself did with such unswerving devotion, I too now solemnly pledge myself throughout the remaining time God grants me, to uphold the Constitutional principles at the heart of our nation. And wherever you may live in the United Kingdom or in the realms or territories across the world and whatever may be your background or beliefs, I shall endeavor to serve you with loyalty, respect and love as I have throughout my life.
My life will, of course, change as I take up my new responsibilities. It will no longer be possible for me to give so much of my time and energies to the charities and issues to which I care so deeply, but I know this important work will go on in the trusted hands of others.
This is also a time of change for my family. I count on the loving help of my darling wife, Camilla, in recognition of her own loyal public service since our marriage 17 years ago, she becomes my Queen Consort. I know she will bring to the demands of her new role the steadfast devotion to duty of which I have come to rely so much.
As my heir, William now assumes the Scottish titles which have meant so much to me. He succeeds me as Duke of Cornwall and takes on the responsibilities to the duchy of Cornwall which I have undertaken for more than five decades. Today I am proud to create him Prince of Wales, Tywysog Cymru, the country whose title I've been so proud to bear. With Catherine beside him, our new Prince and Princess of Wales will, I know, continue to inspire and lead our national conversations, helping to bring the marginal to the center ground where vital help can be given.
I want to also express my love for Harry and Meghan as they continue to build their lives overseas.
In a little over a week's time, we will come together as a nation, as a Commonwealth, and indeed a global community to lay my beloved mother to rest. In our sorrow let us remember and draw strength from the light of her example. On behalf of all my family, I can only offer my most sincere and heartfelt thanks for your condolences and support. They mean more to me than I can ever possibly express. And to my darling, Mama to join my late Papa I want simply to say this, 'Thank you, thank you for your love and devotion to our family and to the family of nations you have served so diligently all these years. May flights of angels send thee to thy rest.'
The speech came after Charles left Balmoral Castle in Scotland, traveling to London to greet mourners outside of Buckingham Palace. He also met with British Prime Minister Liz Truss at Buckingham Palace for the first time as king. ET previously confirmed that Charles and his wife, Camilla, who is now the Queen Consort, were two of just three members of the royal family to see the queen before she died. Her Majesty’s death was confirmed by Buckingham Palace on Sept. 8. She was 96.
"The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family," Charles said in a statement on Thursday after the news was announced. "We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved Mother. I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless people around the world."
Prior to his speech on Friday, King Charles declared a period of royal mourning, which will last until seven days after the queen's yet-to-be-announced funeral date. Flags on royal residences are flying at half-mast and there was a gun salute at two locations in London on Friday, one round fired for each year of the queen's reign.
The queen celebrated her Platinum Jubilee in June 2022, marking 70 years on the throne. The honor made her the first monarch in the U.K. to celebrate the occasion. Her Majesty succeeded to the throne at the age of 25 in 1952, following the death of her father, King George VI. She held the title until her death.
For updates on Queen Elizabeth's death, check out ET's ongoing coverage here.
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PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona constable who got the job earlier this year when her predecessor quit over frustration about serving eviction notices was shot and killed while carrying out that same duty. The gunman, his neighbor and the manager of his apartment complex also died, authorities said.
The shooting happened just after 11 a.m. Thursday at the Lind Commons Apartments in Tucson. Constable Deborah Martinez-Garibay and Angela Fox-Heath, the complex manager, were attempting to serve an eviction notice on Gavin Lee Stansell when he opened fire, according to police.
Fox-Heath, 28, was found fatally hit. Responding officers found her in a courtyard.
A SWAT team went into Stansell’s apartment and located a wounded Martinez-Garibay, police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
They found Stansell, 24, dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
A wider search of his home found Stansell had entered the apartment next door and fatally shot Elijah Miranda, 25. Police are trying to determine how he was able to gain entry, police spokesman Sgt. Richard Gradillas said.
Investigators don’t yet know why the constable entered the apartment or whether Stansell had tried to reject the notice.
There were no witnesses to the attack, Gradillas said. He doubted there was video of the incident, saying he didn’t think the constable was wearing a body camera.
The Pima County Constables Office said staff were devastated by the killing of Martinez-Garibay, 43. She gave her life in service to the people of Arizona, the office said.
“We all know that the job of an Arizona constable comes with risk, but we go about our business with caution and professionalism and treat all with whom we come in contact with respect and dignity,” the office said in a statement.
Few details have been released about the events leading up to the shooting. Local news outlets reported that an employee of the apartment complex was also killed in the shooting.
Residents at the apartment complex were evacuated but later let back into their homes, news outlets reported.
An eviction complaint filed on Aug. 15 by a landlord in Pima County Consolidated Justice Court indicated that Stansell had previously threatened violence.
The complaint said he or his guest had threatened and intimidated neighbors with a gun on July 27.
Stansell failed to appear at a hearing in the case set for Monday, court records said.
According to the records, a judge ruled that Stansell had breached his lease agreement, writing: “The evidence shows that defendant threatened another resident with a firearm and has otherwise disturbed the peace.”
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey ordered flags fly at half-staff in all state buildings Friday in honor of the slain constable.
“The loss of Constable Deborah Martinez is felt across our state,” Ducey said in a news release. “Whether it was serving in the U.S. Army or carrying out her duties as a constable for Pima County, she dedicated her life to helping others and her community.”
Martinez-Garibay became a constable for Justice Precinct 8 earlier this year, Ducey said. She was a Tucson native “who will be remembered for the way she treated others with dignity and respect,” the governor said.
“It’s just unreal, for someone to do that to another person,” her husband, Gabriel Garibay, told the Tucson Sentinel on Thursday. “I’m still trying to put it together. It seems like it’s unreal, I’m still thinking that it’s a joke somewhere, but it’s just a way to describe it. I don’t know how to explain it.”
Around 6 p.m. Thursday, Martinez-Garibay’s body was escorted from the area by law enforcement officers, who formed a guard of honor. Motorcycle police and other law enforcement vehicles drove in a line with lights flashing.
Her Ford F-150 remained at the scene Thursday afternoon, with a small “Constable” sign on the door, the newspaper reported.
Constables are elected peace officers who serve civil or criminal papers for Pima Justice Court and several county agencies. They can also serve papers from courts outside the region.
Martinez-Garibay enlisted in the U.S. Army after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and did multiple tours in Afghanistan before retiring after 16 years. After leaving the military, she volunteered at local nonprofits dedicated to veterans and their families, the governor’s news release said.
She was appointed constable after the previous one resigned.
“When I deal with the people that I have to evict, I understand that’s my responsibility, but they’re still people,” she said in March, according to the Arizona Daily Star. “Just giving some basic dignity and respect can go so far in helping these people rebuild their lives.”
Former Constable Kristen Randall had grown frustrated with having to serve people with eviction notices while not being able to help them stay in their homes.
“When a force for good can so easily be a force of pain and destruction, we should examine how this archaic position can better fit the needs of a changing community,” Randall said in her Feb. 13 resignation letter.
Martinez-Garibay was hoping to be elected to the position during the November election. Under state law, Martinez-Garibay will be replaced on the November general election ballot by a candidate chosen by the Pima County Democratic Party, the Tucson Sentinel reported.
This is the latest incident pointing to the dangers of serving eviction notices. On Monday, an Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office deputy was fatally shot and a second deputy was wounded while they attempted to serve eviction papers at a home near Oklahoma City, officials said.
Sheriff Tommie Johnson said the two deputies were serving “lock-out papers,” which is part of the eviction process, when one of the deputies went to the back door of the home and was shot. The second deputy was shot as he attempted to pull the first deputy to safety, Johnson said. A suspect in the Oklahoma shooting was taken into custody after leading law enforcement on a chase, officials said.
Evictions have been spiking nationwide in recent months now that early pandemic protections that kept millions of families housed have disappeared and rental assistance funds have dwindled.
Pima County courts, which include Tucson, have already seen 6,937 eviction filings this year, slightly more than the 6,899 filings registered during all of 2021. Eviction filings also have been surging in Arizona’s Maricopa County, home to Phoenix.
____ Associated Press writers Anita Snow in Phoenix and Freida Frisaro in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, contributed to this report.
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Shares of Home Depot Inc.
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sank 0.04% to $299.77 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
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rising 1.53% to 4,067.36 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
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rising 1.19% to 32,151.71. The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak. Home Depot Inc. closed $120.84 below its 52-week high ($420.61), which the company reached on December 6th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Lowe's Cos.
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rose 2.59% to $5.63. Trading volume (2.8 M) remained 300,208 below its 50-day average volume of 3.1 M.
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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Police have arrested a U.S. Air Force commander who works at Nellis Air Force Base in southern Nevada on felony sex charges.
Kevin DiFalco faces seven counts of lewdness with a child under 18, and one count of child abuse or neglect, according to Las Vegas Justice Court records.
DiFalco was commander of the 57th Operations Support Squadron and an F-16 pilot assigned to Nellis Air Force Base. Due to the allegations of personal misconduct, DiFalco has been removed from his position, according to a base spokesman.
“The 57th Wing Commander, Brig. Gen. Richard Goodman, relieved the 57th Operations Support Squadron Commander Sept. 8 due to allegations of personal misconduct,” the spokesman said. “Lt. Col. Kevin DiFalco was arrested at his off-base residence Sept. 8 and is under investigation by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, in coordination with the Air Force.”
An LVMPD spokesman said details from the case would not be released due to a juvenile being involved.
DiFalco posted bond Friday. According to court records, “probable cause existed for the defendant’s arrest. Therefore, the defendant’s biological specimen shall be submitted to the appropriate forensic laboratory for genetic marker analysis.”
On an Instagram page for Lt. Col Kevin “GATOR” DiFalco, there are more than 50 posts that appear to be on-the-job.
A caption on the most recent post on June 9 includes, “DAY 1 at 40 years old was amazing — just another day following the dream. Yesterday was a great day to celebrate my 40th with family and friends.”
A status check is set for Oct. 11.
DiFalco spoke to Nexstar’s KLAS last year about the Thunderbirds.
“The energy is always high,” he said. “Kids are screaming and yelling and jumping up and down with excitement.”
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LONDON, UK — “The Crown,” Netflix's acclaimed series about Queen Elizabeth II and her family, has paused production due to the monarch's death.
A spokesperson for the series said production was paused on Friday “as a mark of respect” and will also be suspended on the day of the queen's funeral.
The show is in production on its sixth season. Its first two seasons starred Claire Foy as the young princess Elizabeth ascending to the throne and gradually growing into her role as monarch, and seasons three and four featured Olivia Colman as a more mature queen. The show has gradually moved closer to current events. Netflix recently revealed casting of the actors who are playing Prince William and his wife Kate in the sixth season.
Its fifth season, with Imelda Staunton playing the queen, will premiere in November.
The show has won 22 Emmy Awards so far, including one outstanding drama series trophy and best drama actress honors for Foy and Colman. Josh O'Connor, who played Prince Charles in 13 episodes, also won the best drama actor Emmy for his portrayal of the future king as a young man.
The longest-reigning monarch that Britain has ever known, Elizabeth died Thursday at 96 at Balmoral Castle, her beloved summer home in Scotland, after having steadied and modernized the royal institution through seven decades of huge social change.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Jason Arnie Owens helped carry his father’s casket to the hearse, then turned to embrace a relative. He never made it to the cemetery.
As mourners gathered outside a northern West Virginia funeral home on Aug. 24, two plainclothes officers with a fugitive warrant swooped in from separate vehicles, called Owens’ name and shot him dead, spattering his 18-year-old son’s shirt with blood as horrified loved ones looked.
“There was no warning whatsoever,” family friend Cassandra Whitecotton said.
In the blink of an eye, stunned friends and family already mourning one member lost another. Now, they want answers — not just why Owens was shot but why the encounter happened the way it did.
Law enforcement officials aren’t explaining much right now, citing an ongoing investigation. Owens, 37, was wanted on a fugitive warrant, but the U.S. Marshals Service hasn’t said what it was for. The agency also said in a statement that he had a gun when members of a fugitive task force approached. Multiple witnesses contend that’s not true.
Whitecotton and others who stood just feet away said Owens was unarmed, had been hugging his aunt, Evelyn O’Dell, and was fired on immediately after his name was called. Witnesses also dispute the U.S. Marshals’ assertion that first aid was performed right away, before emergency medical services arrived.
“They yelled Jason’s name. They just said ‘Jason’ and then started firing,” Whitecotton said. “There was no identifications they were U.S. Marshals — anything. They did not render this man any aid at all. Never once they touched him to render any aid whatsoever.”
As relatives prepared for services Friday for Owens, a state police investigation of the shooting was underway. But patience in the community is wearing thin.
Relatives and supporters protested outside the Harrison County Courthouse last week, accusing law enforcement authorities of overreach in the death of Owens, who was white. A Facebook page called Justice for Jason Owens has swelled to about 800 members — more than half of the population of Nutter Fort, where Owens was killed.
Underlying the unanswered questions is whether some boundary of decency had been crossed in arresting a man in the midst of burying his father.
“If they’ve been searching for someone and they finally figure out where they are, they’re going to get them,” said Tracy L. Hahn, a Columbus, Ohio-based security consultant who retired after 32 years in law enforcement, including as deputy police chief at Ohio State University.
Hahn said she knows agencies that have gone to funerals but have waited until afterward to approach the person.
“There must be some extenuating circumstance that they felt the urgency to arrest him then instead of waiting, if there was some risk factor, an escape risk or something like that,” Hahn said.
Family members aren’t so sure. They say it only adds to their sense of disrespect that the agencies involved feel no obligation to address their questions.
“We want to know why you would do this in front of his family,” said Owens’ cousin, Mandy Swiger. “And what gives you the right to do that to an unarmed man?”
Acting U.S. Marshal Terry Moore said he couldn’t answer questions during the investigation and messages left with state police weren’t returned.
It’s not clear whether video exists from police bodycams, a police vehicle dashboard or the funeral home itself. Unlike major cities where detailed incident reports and video footage are released after fatal police shootings — sometimes within hours — that rarely happens in West Virginia.
West Virginia law exempts police from having to release video footage during an investigation. And the U.S. Marshals Service office said it did not write a detailed incident report about the shooting, referring to the news release that withheld Owens’ name and other details.
Owens had been in trouble with the law before. He was sentenced in 2018 to three to 13 years in prison for fleeing a Harrison County sheriff’s deputy and trying to strangle him during a scuffle. He was released on parole in April 2021.
But Swiger said he committed a parole violation “for not checking in just once. And that’s why he promised his mom after the funeral he would turn himself in.”
Whitecotton said she was smoking a cigarette after the service when an SUV came flying down the side street where the hearse would pull out.
“It about hit me, so I jumped back up on the curb and kind of looked at him like, ‘What’s your problem?’” she said. A man in shorts and a T-shirt jumped out, leaving his door open.
Swiger said a white truck with another plainclothes officer inside almost hit her mother’s vehicle as the truck sped into the parking lot. Swiger said Owens was shot from different directions and estimated as many as 40 people were in the area. She, too, said she didn’t see a gun in Owens’ hands.
Some mourners instinctively rushed toward Owens after he fell to the ground, Swiger said, but were told by one of the officers, “You step back or I’ll shoot you.”
Whitecotton said she has lived in much larger cities such as Houston, Dallas and Fort Worth.
“Never in my life have I dealt with anything like this,” she said. “I would expect it there, honestly. But not here.”
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CHICAGO (AP) — The Connecticut Sun made no secret about wanting revenge against Chicago in the teams’ WNBA Playoffs semifinal series, especially after the Sky sent them packing from the semifinals in 2021 while on the way to the title.
“We come up here every year and Chicago kicks our (butt),” Sun forward DeWanna Bonner said of the Sky, who swept all four regular-season meetings.
Jonquel Jones had 15 points and 10 rebounds and the Sun overcame an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter, beating the Sky 72-63 on Thursday night in the decisive fifth game. The Sun scored the final 18 points to overcome a 63-54 deficit with 4:46 remaining.
All the Sun starters scored in double figures and Connecticut advanced to the Finals for the third time overall and first time since 2019.
Connecticut will face the top-seeded Las Vegas Aces for the WNBA title. The first game of the series is Sunday in Las Vegas.
“There will be a new champion in this league,” Sun coach Curt Miller said. “There will be a first-time franchise champion. There will be a new coach, once again, that will be a first-time champion.”
Chicago was attempting to become the first team to repeat as WNBA champions since the Los Angeles Sparks in 2001-02.
Jones scored inside to put the Sun ahead with two minutes left, hitting an ensuing free throw for a three-point lead. A pull-up jumper by Courtney Williams with 47.5 seconds remaining gave the Sun a five-point cushion, and DeWanna Bonner knocked down four free throws to put the game out of reach.
Connecticut outscored Chicago 25-5 in the fourth quarter, recovering from a disastrous third period in which it scored eight points and turned the ball over seven times.
“When adversity hits, sometimes we fold,” Natisha Hiedeman said. “Not no more, we’re not folding no more. As you all saw (after) the third quarter, we picked up right back up once again. Now we’re going to the championship. Job not done yet.”
Kahleah Copper led the Sky with 22 points on 8-for-19 shooting, including 3 of 5 from long distance, and added four steals.
Bonner chipped in with 15 points, Hiedeman added 14 and Williams and Alyssa Thomas each added 12 for Connecticut.
Emma Meesseman, who finished with 14 points on 6-for-14 shooting and six rebounds, gave the Sky an 11-point lead with 7:20 to play.
Chicago coach James Wade called the late collapse “one of the biggest disappointments” of his professional career.
“We haven’t had a quarter like that, and to end the season off it, (that) didn’t display what we’ve actually done,” Wade said. “I just wish I could’ve got them a bucket and I just couldn’t. It’s just a tough feeling.”
In the opening half, the Sun continued the torrid shooting they had in Game 4, when they made 56.9% of their shots. But that slowed in the third quarter, as the Sky defense tightened.
Candace Parker buried a 3-pointer and Copper followed with three-point play to give Chicago a 10-point lead entering the fourth. But Chicago’s shooting went cold and the Sky missed their last eight shots.
“Of course it was not intentional, but maybe we stopped attacking,” Courtney Vandersloot said. “(Maybe) we were scared to lose, rather than trying to win. But I feel like we got good looks, we just didn’t knock them down.”
Parker finished with seven points and nine rebounds.
DOUBTERS BEWARE
Miller called the Sun’s fourth quarter performance “historic,” but he is well aware his team will once again be considered underdogs in the final against Vegas.
“Not many people will pick us against Vegas either, and that’s OK,” Miller said. “We’re going to prepare and try to make it a Connecticut Sun style of game.”
To do so, he’ll rely on more stellar post play from Jones, Thomas and Brionna Jones.
“(Parker) is an incredible, all-time great in this league,” Miller said. “But I hope that someone writes (about how) the combination of JJ, AT and Bri Jones have knocked her out three of the last four years. I hope that post group gets credit for what they do, night in and night for us.”
PARKER’S DECISION
Parker once again finds herself with a difficult decision about retirement after the 36-year-old decided to hunt back-to-back titles this year with Chicago.
“I’m going to go back and reevaluate whether I’m able to continue to play at the level that I hold myself to,” Parker said. “And I think that’s the biggest thing, I don’t ever want to cheat the game. I won’t cheat the game.”
Just as in 2021, Parker will take her time weighing her options during the offseason.
“So when I’m not able to go out and play and be the Candace that I want to be, I won’t play,” Parker said. “And I think that comes in the offseason.”
WINDOW CLOSED?
Parker, Vandersloot and Quigley all indicated they would make decisions about their basketball futures during the offseason.
All three of their contracts are set to expire. The same goes for Belgian forward Meesseman, who joined the Sky on a one-year deal in February.
“Every single day, we are all committed, 100% invested into winning a championship and making history,” Vandersloot said. “We fell short, but it wasn’t for lack of effort. It wasn’t for lack of commitment.”
Quigley reflected on her tenure with the Sky and expressed gratitude for how she and Vandersloot, now married, came to meet in Chicago.
“I never imagined it ending up like this or having the career I had,” Quigley said. “Especially being able to do it in Chicago with my family, meet my wife, it’s unbelievable. I couldn’t ask for anything better.”
TIP-INS
Connecticut’s 18-0 scoring run to end the game is the longest scoring run any WNBA team has mounted to finish a playoff game. … Chicago averaged over 40 points in the paint throughout the season, but scored just 24 on Thursday. … Parker added nine more boards to extend her all-time WNBA playoff record to 609 rebounds. She surpassed Tamika Catchings (598) on Tuesday.
UP NEXT
Chicago will face the top-seeded Aces in Las Vegas in the opener of the WNBA Finals on Sunday afternoon.
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Shares of Oracle Corp.
ORCL,
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rose 1.69% to $75.91 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
+1.53%
rising 1.53% to 4,067.36 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+1.19%
rising 1.19% to 32,151.71. This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains. Oracle Corp. closed $30.43 below its 52-week high ($106.34), which the company achieved on December 10th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Microsoft Corp.
MSFT,
+2.30%
rose 2.30% to $264.46, Adobe Inc.
ADBE,
+2.91%
rose 2.91% to $394.78, and Salesforce Inc.
CRM,
+3.63%
rose 3.63% to $162.59. Trading volume (7.8 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 6.0 M.
Editor's Note: This story was auto-generated by Automated Insights, an automation technology provider, using data from Dow Jones and FactSet. See our market data terms of use.
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In 2013, Sravani (name changed) faced the darkest days of her life. Her trust was betrayed by the person whom she loved. She was on the verge of suicidal tendencies and even attempted to end her life once. But timely intervention by her parents and medical treatment saved her. She is today happily married and working as a teacher in a school. Her only regret is that she did not have a shoulder to lean on during those trying days.
Not just Ms Sravani, a number of people, especially the youth, including college students, are developing suicidal tendencies and many are even taking the extreme step. And unfortunately, despite the rise in such cases, there is no dedicated helpline for the youth provided by the government to counsel them.
There are times when the Police Control Room (PCR)(Dial 100) receives calls, where people inform police when some of their friend/family try to end their life. But Dial 100 is not a dedicated Suicide Helpline.
“There are around five to 10 incidents this year, when people called and informed us when their known ones were trying to end their life. We immediately sent police and prevented the suicides. We personally counselled those persons,” said V. Gopinath, Inspector of PCR, Visakhapatnam.
Mr. Gopinath said that though dial 100 is not a dedicated suicide helpline, but the police would definitely help if such distress calls are received.
According to a senior police officer from the city, Visakhapatnam often reports suicides for various reasons like family problems, domestic violence, failure in examination or professional life, love affairs and financial issues.
“There is definitely a need to have a dedicated helpline. There are stages in life when a person feels low, there must be someone to talk to them and say everything will be fine. People might have stigma to speak about mental issues to their close ones. So, a round-the- clock helpline with qualified counsellor seems to be mandatory with the increase in suicide cases across the country,” said a senior police officer.
He also stressed on the need for parental counselling in case of minors and teenagers. There was a case in which a minor boy ended his life after his parents refused to buy him a pet dog or mobile phone. Such incidents could be averted only by the parents, he said.
Senior psychiatrist and national president of Indian Psychiatric Society N.N. Raju said, “At least two-third of suicides can be averted by proper counselling to those suffering from mental stress,” stressing on the need for helpline.
He was probably first in the city to start a dedicated helpline for people with suicidal tendencies. But it could not be run for long to maintenance issues.
Those in distress or having suicidal tendencies could seek help and counselling by calling any of the numbers in the link below:
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The police seized 23.46 grams of MDMA worth over ₹3 lakh from a vehicle that met with an accident at Cheruvathur on Friday.
Iddhin Kunhi of Kumbala in Kasaragod, who was driving the vehicle, has been arrested. The speeding vehicle collided with another vehicle on the national highway at Koval near Cheruvathur. The police action followed a tip-off.
The police said Kunhi had many cases against him in Bengaluru. The money reportedly obtained from the sale of drugs was also seized from him.
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Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday inaugurated Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur and Sakti as the 32nd and 33rd districts of the State, an official said.
Sakti is carved out from Janjgir-Champa while Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur has been demarcated from Koriya district, he said.
Addressing a public meeting at Manendragarh, the CM said the struggle to make it a district has been going on for long.
"Even before Baikunthpur became the district headquarters, people have been demanding the creation of Manendragarh district. Their dream is now reality," he said.
He also performed ground-breaking of 309 development works worth ₹153 crore.
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PHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked enforcement of a new Arizona law restricting how the public and journalists can film police, agreeing with the American Civil Liberties Union and multiple media organizations who argued it violated the First Amendment.
U.S. District Judge John J. Tuchi issued a preliminary injunction that stops the law from being enforced when it is set to take effect on Sept. 24. The quick decision came after Republican Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich and the prosecutor and sheriff’s office in Maricopa County told the judge they did not plan to defend the law. They were named as defendants in the lawsuit filed last month.
The law was enacted by the Republican-controlled Legislature over unified opposition from Democrats and signed by GOP Gov. Doug Ducey on July 6.
It makes it illegal to knowingly film police officers 8 feet (2.5 meters) or closer if the officer tells the person to stop. And on private property, an officer who decides someone is interfering or the area is unsafe can order the person to stop filming even if the recording is being made with the owner’s permission.
The penalty is a misdemeanor that would likely incur a fine without jail time.
KM Bell, an ACLU attorney who lobbied against the bill at the Legislature and was in court Friday, said they were pleased the judge acted quickly.
“We are extremely gratified that Arizonans will not have their constitutional rights infringed and their ability to record the police criminalized by this law,” Bell said.
Bystander cellphone videos are largely credited with revealing police misconduct — such as with the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis officers — and reshaping the conversation around police transparency. But Republican Arizona lawmakers say the legislation was needed to limit people with cameras who deliberately impede officers.
Tuchi gave the Legislature a week to decide whether it wants to defend the law. The ACLU and media groups are seeking a permanent injunction.
Republican Rep. John Kavanagh, a retired police officer who sponsored the law, said he was “taken by surprise” when Brnovich did not move to defend the law.
“I was assuming that the attorney general would do his job as the state’s attorney and defend a law passed by the state,” Kavanagh said. “We are trying to get together with the (House) speaker and the (Senate) president and see if the Legislature will defend it, but there’s also the possibility of some outside group possibly stepping up.”
Brnovich’s office is charged with defending state laws. But in this case, his spokesperson, Katie Conner, said that because the attorney general does not have enforcement authority in these types of cases, they were the wrong party to sue.
Matt Kelley, an attorney who represented the news organizations that sued, argued in his court papers that Brnovich is not correct. He noted that by law the attorney general can step in and enforce laws that county prosecutors normally would.
Kavanagh argued that allowing people to record police up close while they are doing enforcement, like making arrests or dealing with a disturbed person, could put officers in danger, and noted that he made several changes to address the concerns of the ACLU. Those include changing the restriction from 16 feet (4.8 meters) to 8 feet.
“So I think this is unbelievably reasonable,” he said. “And if what’s causing the problem is my limiting it to just these law enforcement characters in all encounters, how ironic that trying to limit the scope of government reach is unconstitutional. But I guess that’s the world we live in.”
Kelley said that the law was very problematic. He praised Tuchi for quickly agreeing that the law did not meet the requirements needed to restrict First Amendment protections for filming law enforcement activities.
“There wasn’t anything in the law that said the person recording has to be interfering with law enforcement or harassing officers or otherwise doing something that would create a danger or a distraction,” Kelley said. “All it prohibited was simply standing there, making a video recording. And since that’s activity that’s protected by the First Amendment, this law was on its face unconstitutional.”
The original legislation was amended so it applies only to certain types of police actions, including questioning of suspects and encounters involving mental or behavioral health issues. It exempts people who are subject to the police interaction, or in a stopped car.
In similar cases, six of the nation’s dozen U.S. appeals courts have ruled on the side of allowing people to record police without restriction. Soon after the Arizona law was signed, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver ruled that a YouTube journalist and blogger’s lawsuit against a suburban Denver police department could move forward. The blogger said an officer blocked him from recording a 2019 traffic stop.
The Phoenix Police Department, which oversees the nation’s fifth-largest city, has been criticized in recent years for its use of force, which disproportionately affects Black and Native American residents.
Reporters and photographers said this law will make it nearly impossible to do their job, especially at massive events like protests. The outlets that sued include Phoenix Newspapers Inc., parent of The Arizona Republic; Gray Television; Scripps Media; KPNX-TV; Fox Television Stations; NBCUniversal Media; the Arizona Broadcasters Association; States Newsroom; Arizona Newspapers Association; and the National Press Photographers Association.
The Associated Press filed a friend of the court brief urging Tuchi to block the law from being enforced. The AP’s attorneys said that photographers especially could be caught up while covering rallies, where it could limit their ability to capture the full interactions between police and protesters.
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NEW YORK CITY — The National September 11 Memorial & Museum commemoration ceremony will take place Sunday on the 9/11 Memorial plaza at the World Trade Center site in lower Manhattan.
The commemoration is for the family members of victims of the 2001 and 1993 attacks, and they have been invited to participate in this year’s reading of the names.
The 9/11 Memorial Museum will be open solely for family members, beginning at 8 a.m. The ceremony will pause at six moments – acknowledging when each of the World Trade Center towers was struck and fell, as well as the times corresponding to the attack on the Pentagon and the crash of Flight 93.
The first moment of silence will be at 8:46 a.m., and houses of worship have been asked to toll their bells at that time. The ceremony will conclude at about 12:30 p.m.
Now, 21 years after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, these six moments of silence are part of the memorial ceremony. The public is invited to observe any or all of them.
Here is the list:
- 8:46 a.m.: Hijackers crash Flight 11 into the north tower.
- 9:03 a.m.: Hijackers crash United Airlines Flight 175 into the south tower.
- 9:37 a.m.: Hijackers crash American Airlines Flight 77 into the Pentagon.
- 9:59 a.m.: The south tower collapses.
- 10:03 a.m.: Passengers launch a counterattack on hijackers aboard United Airlines Flight 93. The hijackers crash the plane into an empty field near Shanksville, PA.
- 10:28 a.m.: The north tower collapses.
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By MICHAEL TARM
AP Legal Affairs Writer
CHICAGO (AP) — The defense for R. Kelly and two co-defendants rested Friday at the R&B singer’s trial on charges of trial-fixing, child pornography and enticing minors for sex, with closing arguments and the start of jury deliberations scheduled for early next week.
Minutes before resting, Kelly co-defendant and ex-business manager Derrell McDavid ended three days on the stand. He testified for nearly two days that he had believed Kelly when he denied abusing minors — then said he started having doubts about Kelly’s believability during the trial that started last month.
Kelly and McDavid are charged with fixing Kelly’s 2008 state child pornography trial — at which Kelly was acquitted — by threatening witnesses and concealing video evidence. Both also face child pornography charges. A third co-defendant, Kelly associate Milton Brown, is accused of receiving child pornography.
Prosecutors normally get a chance to call witnesses in a rebuttal of the defense case. But when they told Judge Harry Leinenweber on Friday that they needed some time to prepare, he said there would be no rebuttal and the case would go straight to closing arguments Monday morning.
McDavid was the only one of the three defendants to testify in his own behalf.
Kelly, 55, already was sentenced to 30 years in prison in June after a separate federal trial in New York.
Known for his smash hit “I Believe I Can Fly” and for sex-infused songs such as “Bump n’ Grind,” Kelly sold millions of albums even after allegations of sexual misconduct began circulating in the 1990s. Widespread outrage emerged after the #MeToo reckoning and the 2019 docuseries “Surviving R. Kelly.”
During her cross-examination of McDavid, prosecutor Jeannice Appenteng sought to cast doubt on his testimony that, all through the 2000s, he was unaware that the sexual abuse allegations might have some credence.
During Kelly’s monthlong trial in 2008, which McDavid attended, state prosecutors played a 30-minute, sexually explicit video dozens of times on large screens throughout the courtroom. Prosecutors said it showed Kelly abusing a 14-year-old girl, “Jane.”
McDavid initially said he looked away every time the video was played but later conceded that he “glanced back and forth” at it, though not long enough to fully assess the content.
Appenteng also questioned McDavid about his claim that he wasn’t at a 2001 hotel room meeting with Jane and her parents, where government witnesses said Kelly admitted having sex with Jane, who regarded Kelly as her godfather.
McDavid testified that he drove to the hotel but remained outside in his car. “It was delicate,” he added.
“It was delicate,” the prosecutor shot back, “because Kelly admits (at the meeting) … he is having sex with his goddaughter.”
On Thursday, McDavid also denied intimidating anyone leading up to the 2008 trial. His lawyer asked if he ever threatened to kill Kelly’s ex-girlfriend Lisa Van Allen for having stolen a sex video from Kelly and for not being forthcoming about it, as she testified earlier.
“I’m an accountant. No,” he said.
At times, McDavid sounded more like a government witness.
In a sudden shift at the end of his second day of testimony Thursday, he expressed doubts about Kelly’s insistence in the 2000s that he never sexually abused minors.
Asked by his own lawyer, Beau Brindley, if he was in “a different position” to assess allegations against Kelly after sitting through government testimony by four Kelly accusers, including Jane, McDavid responded: “Yes, I am.”
“The last (few) weeks … I’ve learned a lot … that I had no idea about in 2008,” added McDavid, who previously had testified that he once saw Kelly as a son.
McDavid’s testimony could lend credence to the charges Kelly alone faces — five counts of enticing minor girls for sex, one count each for five accusers.
Judge Leinenweber repeatedly rejected requests from Kelly’s defense team that he be tried alone because his and McDavid’s interests would conflict at a joint trial.
The ongoing trial in Kelly’s hometown is, in ways , a do-over of the 2008 trial. The single video was at the heart of that trial and is also in evidence at the current trial.
Jane, then an adult, did not testify at that 2008 trial, which jurors cited as a reason they couldn’t convict Kelly. She testified at the current trial that she was the person in that video. She also said Kelly sexually abused her hundreds of times starting when she was 14.
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LYONS, Oregon — It's hard to forget what we saw two years ago when people lost their homes in wildfires in the Santiam Canyon and other parts of the state. Today many wildfire survivors are still rebuilding.
KGW checked back in with a retired couple who lost their dream home in Lyons. They now have a new home and they want others to know about grant money that could help with rebuilding.
In the spring of 2021, KGW spoke to Dennis and Debbie Willer on their property in Lyons. They were in the middle of construction after the wildfire in 2020 destroyed their dream retirement home.
“It was a tough trail to walk. It was tough. But we were blessed all along the way through companies, friends, neighbors, friends of friends. It was amazing,” said Dennis.
Equally amazing is how fast they were able to get back into the Santiam Canyon.
“On the anniversary of the fire, September eighth of 2021 is when we were able to move back into our home,” Dennis said.
They credit good insurance, care from the people around them and being proactive about getting help.
Debbie showed off a glass jar filled with scraps of paper that had names written on them. The names belong to all the people who have helped them along the way.
For the Willers, one piece of help came in the form of a fire hardening grant. The program is a state partnership with eight counties (Clackamas, Douglas, Jackson, Klamath, Lane, Lincoln, Linn and Marion) meant to help home and business owners rebuild with more fire-resistant materials.
“The check that we got a from the county was for $3,950,” said Dennis.
They applied for the grant and got the check after their home was already built but people can also apply while in the building phase.
The Willers qualified for two of the largest grant amounts for fire-resistant roofing and siding.
There's a whole list of things people can do in order to get money back through the fire hardening grant. Thousands of dollars are up for grabs depending on what fire-resistant modifications are made, ranging from roofing improvements to ventilation as well as window and skylight protection.
Dennis said he wishes they had known about this kind of help sooner so they could have incorporated more fire-resistant components into their home and received grant funding for it.
While there were rumblings of a grant designated for fire hardening efforts, Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services announced the new grant program in July.
Still, the couple is worried too few people know about the grant. They themselves had no idea until they took initiative and reached out to the Santiam Integration Team, one of the many groups helping wildfire survivors, and asked the organization about what additional monetary help was still out there.
The Willers want people to know there's still help and money available to help wildfire survivors.
“People just need to be proactive and say, ‘I still need help. You know, how can I get help? How can you help me?,” said Debbie.
They know people are still struggling and there are people still in all stages of rebuilding. For them, the key to getting through the hard times and getting back home, was to keep moving forward.
“You'll get there you'll get there,” said Dennis.
A Santiam Integration Team representative confirmed money for the grant is coming from the state but is being dispersed through county building departments.
To learn more and apply, visit the Fire Hardening Grant Program page.
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Halle Bailey goes under the sea in first ‘Little Mermaid’ trailer
How many wonders can one trailer hold?
During its D23 Expo on Friday, Disney released the first teaser for its highly anticipated live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid,” starring musician Halle Bailey as Princess Ariel.
Also among the star-studded “Mermaid” cast are Daveed Diggs as Sebastian, Javier Bardem as King Triton, Jacob Tremblay as Flounder, Melissa McCarthy as Ursula, Awkwafina as Scuttle and Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric. Additionally, the movie musical features new original songs written by Alan Menken and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
In the preview, Bailey’s Ariel swims alongside sea life and explores the ruins of a sunken ship. As an instrumental version of the original film’s “Part of Your World” swells to a dramatic crescendo, Ariel eyes the trinkets, wonders and thingamabobs this one tavern holds.
Halle Bailey is your new Ariel.
She swims upward, followed by a fish that looks to be Flounder, to see what’s on the surface. The teaser cuts to black and viewers finally hear Bailey, who’s half of the R&B duo Chloe x Halle, perform a portion of one of the musical’s most-known tunes.
“Out of the sea / Wish I could be / Part of that world,” Bailey sings, as the camera zooms out to reveal the singer’s full transformation into the beloved Disney mermaid.
Directed by Rob Marshall, “The Little Mermaid” introduces Bailey as the latest live-action Disney princess. The studio giant has also cast Elle Fanning as Aurora (“Maleficent”), Lily James as Cinderella (“Cinderella”), Emma Watson as Belle (“Beauty and the Beast”), Naomi Scott as Jasmine (“Aladdin”), Yifei Liu as Mulan (“Mulan”) and Rachel Zegler as Snow White (“Snow White”).
‘no i am not bleaching my skin for the role,’ tweeted ‘West Side Story’ breakout Rachel Zegler after being cast as Snow White in Disney’s remake.
Before landing the coveted role of Ariel, Bailey was known for singing in sister act Chloe x Halle and acting in ABC’s “Grown-ish.” Her “Little Mermaid” casting made quite a splash in July 2019, prompting a racist backlash from social media trolls, as well as an enthusiastic wave of support from fans.
In response to her haters, Bailey told Variety she doesn’t “pay attention to the negativity.”
“I just feel like this role was something bigger than me,” she added. “I’m just so excited to be a part of it.”
When the initial casting announcement dropped, Marshall said the 22-year-old vocalist “possesses that rare combination of spirit, heart, youth, innocence and substance — plus a glorious singing voice — all intrinsic qualities necessary to play this iconic role.”
“The Little Mermaid” hits theaters in May 2023.
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CEDAR GROVE, N.J. (PIX11) — Students at a New Jersey high school are continuing a longstanding tradition where they place 2,977 flags outside their school, memorializing each victim lost on 9/11. It not only allows them to reflect but also learn about the day that changed the world.
PIX11’s Andrew Ramos has the story at Cedar Grove High School. Watch in the video player above.
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‘I was crying’: Woman’s quick stop at store turns into $777,777 lottery jackpot
Published: Sep. 9, 2022 at 10:01 PM EDT|Updated: 43 minutes ago
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (KAIT/Gray News) - A woman in Missouri will certainly not forget her recent stop at a convenience store.
KAIT says the woman, who was not immediately identified, was on her way to a friend’s house when she stopped at a Munch-N-Pump store on Highway 53.
According to the Missouri Lottery, she bought several lottery tickets. One of those tickets was a Hot 7s scratchers ticket that returned a top prize of $777,777.
“I called my husband, and I was crying,” she said. “I was like, ‘This is not real! It can’t be real.’”
According to Friday’s news release, the woman said she plans to invest the winnings.
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It's the end of an era for women's sports, as three icons retire from their respective games.
"Something that you can't ignore is all the high-profile women and female athletes that are some of the greatest in the world who are all retiring at the same time," said Melanie Anzidei, a reporter with NorthJersey.com.
Tennis star Serena Williams, basketball legend Sue Bird, and the most-decorated American track and field athlete in Olympic history Alysson Felix are leaving behind incredible legacies that extend well beyond their sport.
"Women, people of color are always put down because of the way they look or some people's ideas think they can't do as much, so putting Serena as a role model and all she's done is really good," said Isalia Lebron, a 13-year-old tennis player.
Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam champion, spent the last 27 years dominating the world of tennis, inspiring women everywhere in the process.
SEE MORE: Serena Williams Loses To Tomljanovic In U.S. Open Farewell
"My granddaughter sees Serena, she's like, 'Nana I can do that because Serena did it. If Serena said you could do it, anybody can do it,'" said Tiffany Martinez, a fan from Columbus, Ohio. "So, we're here. After 33 years of being a waitress and never, ever having a weekend off, I took a whole weekend off this week just to come see her because she's done that much for me."
Williams, who won the Australian Open in 2017 while two months pregnant, says she is "ready for what's next," turning her attention now to having another child and expanding her business interests. This includes her investment firm, Serena Ventures, which aims to support women and minority-owned businesses.
"She's kinda just an iconic athlete that kind of transcends sport in a very big way," Anzidei said.
Meanwhile, the WNBA is saying goodbye to arguably the most accomplished player in the game, Sue Bird. She helped lead the University of Connecticut to two NCAA titles and played on five gold medal-winning Olympic teams for the U.S.
SEE MORE: WNBA Playoffs Head Into Semifinals With Increased Viewership
As a pro, she helped lead the Seattle Storm to four WNBA championships over 19 seasons in the league. Off the court, she has emerged as a powerful advocate for LGBTQ rights and the Black Lives Matter movement.
"Not only is she one of the greatest in the WNBA, she's also unique because she is stepping outside of just basketball," Anzidei said. "She's choosing to invest in a team. In Gotham FC, she's choosing to become a minority investor in the club, which is interesting because she announced that while she was still active in the WNBA."
Then, with 11 Olympic medals, track superstar Allyson Felix is hanging up her spikes. Over the course of her career, Felix pushed the limits of her sport while breaking down barriers for women off the track.
"I had kind of heard the statistics of Black women being more at risk for complications, but being a professional athlete, it just.... I never imagined myself in this situation," Felix said. "At 32 weeks, I was diagnosed with severe preeclampsia."
She has advocated relentlessly for women's issues like job and pay protections for athletes who become mothers, and for maternal health care.
"I really want women just to be aware, to know if they are at risk, to have a plan in place and not be intimidated in doctor's offices," Felix said. "I know how important it is. I know how scared I was. I know how I didn't feel prepared or educated, and I don't want anyone else to feel that way."
"What's very unique about her is that for her, parenthood is probably the signature of one of the biggest footnotes of her entire athletic career," Anzidei said. "It has been that something that she's made a priority, and that's going to change sport in tremendous ways for athletes."
While the three athletes have crossed the finish line in their respective sports, they're not done winning yet outside the game.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Pick 10" game were:
03-07-11-14-19-20-22-31-33-41-47-54-55-57-60-67-70-75-76-79
(three, seven, eleven, fourteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-two, thirty-one, thirty-three, forty-one, forty-seven, fifty-four, fifty-five, fifty-seven, sixty, sixty-seven, seventy, seventy-five, seventy-six, seventy-nine)
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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Police have arrested a U.S. Air Force commander who works at Nellis Air Force Base in southern Nevada on felony sex charges.
Kevin DiFalco faces seven counts of lewdness with a child under 18, and one count of child abuse or neglect, according to Las Vegas Justice Court records.
DiFalco was commander of the 57th Operations Support Squadron and an F-16 pilot assigned to Nellis Air Force Base. Due to the allegations of personal misconduct, DiFalco has been removed from his position, according to a base spokesman.
“The 57th Wing Commander, Brig. Gen. Richard Goodman, relieved the 57th Operations Support Squadron Commander Sept. 8 due to allegations of personal misconduct,” the spokesman said. “Lt. Col. Kevin DiFalco was arrested at his off-base residence Sept. 8 and is under investigation by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, in coordination with the Air Force.”
An LVMPD spokesman said details from the case would not be released due to a juvenile being involved.
DiFalco posted bond Friday. According to court records, “probable cause existed for the defendant’s arrest. Therefore, the defendant’s biological specimen shall be submitted to the appropriate forensic laboratory for genetic marker analysis.”
On an Instagram page for Lt. Col Kevin “GATOR” DiFalco, there are more than 50 posts that appear to be on-the-job.
A caption on the most recent post on June 9 includes, “DAY 1 at 40 years old was amazing — just another day following the dream. Yesterday was a great day to celebrate my 40th with family and friends.”
A status check is set for Oct. 11.
DiFalco spoke to Nexstar’s KLAS last year about the Thunderbirds.
“The energy is always high,” he said. “Kids are screaming and yelling and jumping up and down with excitement.”
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WFO SAN DIEGO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, September 9, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service San Diego CA
628 PM PDT Fri Sep 9 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...A portion of Southwest California, including the following
county, San Diego.
* WHEN...Until 730 PM PDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 628 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 0.75 inches of
rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 0.75 inches are
expected over the area. This additional rain will result in
minor flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Ramona, Alpine, Julian, Cuyamaca Rancho State Park, Hwy 78
Between Banner And S2, Mount Laguna, Escondido, Hwy 78
Between Ramona And Santa Ysabel, San Diego Country Estates
and Hwy 79 Between Julian And Lake Cuyamaca.
- https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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WFO NEW YORK CITY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, September 10, 2022
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COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service New York NY
947 PM EDT Fri Sep 9 2022
...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level
expected in vulnerable areas near the waterfront and shoreline.
* WHERE...In Connecticut, Southern Fairfield County. In New
York, Southern Westchester County.
* WHEN...Until 1 AM EDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Some water on low lying roads and property.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Do not drive through flooded roadways.
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Eliza Fletcher murder suspect slapped with 'unrelated' kidnapping and rape charges
Memphis murder suspect Cleotha Henderson is due back in a Tennessee court on Sept. 19 following Eliza Fletcher's death
The suspect being charged with the kidnapping and murder of the Memphis mother of two is now facing new charges that are unrelated to the abduction of Eliza Fletcher.
Cleotha Henderson, 38, who is charged with first degree murder and especially aggravated kidnaping of Fletcher, is now being charged with an additional count of aggravated kidnapping and rape.
A Memphis Police Department Public Information Officer told Fox News Digital that the new aggravated kidnapping and aggravated rape charges are "unrelated" to the crimes that Henderson allegedly committed against Fletcher, but said he didn't have any additional information to share.
Henderson is also being charged with unlawful carrying or possession of a weapon. A grand jury indicted him of the additional charges on Thursday, according to court records.
Fletcher was allegedly abducted by Henderson, who was driving a GMC Terrain, at 4:20 a.m. on the morning of Sept. 2. Police say that she was "abducted and forced into" the dark-colored GMC Terrain.
Police say that a surveillance camera captured the same GMC Terrain in the area of the abduction 24 minutes before Fletcher was taken.
Henderson was taken into custody by law enforcement officials on Saturday morning, but declined to tell police officers where Fletcher was, resulting in a massive search operation for the missing mother of two.
ELIZA FLETCHER ABDUCTION: TIMELINE OF THE MEMPHIS TEACHER'S DISAPPEARANCE
According to an affidavit, two people, including Abston's brother, Mario, told police officers that they had seen Henderson cleaning the interior of the GMC Terrain with floor cleaner and washing clothes in the sink.
Police also say that Fletcher "suffered serious injury" and "left evidence, e.g., blood, in the vehicle that the Defendant cleaned."
Memphis police officials announced on Tuesday that the body of Fletcher was found at around 5:07 p.m. Monday in the "rear of a vacant duplex apartment," around the area where Henderson was allegedly seen cleaning out the GMC Terrain.
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Officials didn't release a place or method of Fletcher's death, saying it's too early in the investigation, and also didn't release a motive.
Henderson is being held without bond in a Memphis jail, and is due in court on Sept. 19. He now faces two counts of especially aggravated kidnaping, one count of aggravated rape, two counts of theft, first degree murder, unlawful carrying or possession of a weapon, identity theft, tampering with evidence, and fraudulent use of a credit/debit card.
Fox News' Michael Ruiz, Stephanie Pagones, and Audrey Conklin contributed to this report.
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He was considered a pilar of the Dallas Asian community.
Fort Worth police have made an arrest in connection with the shooting death of Chin “Jin” Shin, who was known to many as a pillar of the Dallas Asian community.
Shin was a father and owned Encore Family Karaoke where he met countless friends like Conrad Alagaban.
“His spirit is to help and to have fun, to have a good time and enjoy the people that he's with,” said Alagaban.
He says Shin may have been dropping someone off in the early morning hours of August 15 when he bumped his Jeep into the back of a Hyundai Elantra in the 2500 block of University Drive in Fort Worth.
Police say video of the incident shows three women get out of the car before three more vehicles pull up.
“It was a fender bender that went wrong, horribly wrong,” said Alagaban.
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An arrest warrant affidavit says one of the men from the vehicles, "punched Chin in the back of the head" and that his keys were taken.
It says Shin opened his passenger door then walked away "with something in his hands … from the 8 individuals that had deprived him of access to his Jeep." When Shin returned, he was "holding a handgun … pointed at the ground."
“Just knowing him, it’s to protect himself. He didn't use it on anybody,” said Alagaban.
By then, police say the suspect Markynn West, 28, had pulled out a handgun from the car he was in.
He started firing, according to the affidavit, striking Shin who ran but was found nearby.
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office said Shin died from gunshot wounds to the torso.
“It’s horrible to think about that he went through it by himself,” said Alagaban.
Alagaban says no one should ever lose their life over a fender bender.
He wants Shin to be remembered for how he lived, not how he died.
“Pass the goodness forward. Pass the kind acts forward,” said Alagaban.
West was arrested Wednesday on a murder charge. He’s since bonded out of jail.
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HOUSTON, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CITGO Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), today announced the expiration and final results of its previously announced offer to purchase (the "Offer") for cash up to $286.231 million in aggregate principal amount (the "Excess Cash Flow Offer Amount") of its 9.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2024 (the "Notes") at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the settlement date, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated August 11, 2022 (the "Offer to Purchase").
The Offer expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on September 9, 2022 (the "Expiration Time"). As of the Expiration Time, $12.282 million in aggregate principal amount of the Notes had been validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Time.
Because the aggregate principal amount for all Notes tendered in the Offer did not exceed the Excess Cash Flow Offer Amount of $286.231 million, the Company will purchase $12.282 million aggregate principal amount of Notes pursuant to the Offer. Payment for such accepted Notes will be made on September 16, 2022. After giving effect to the purchase of the tendered and accepted Notes, approximately $1.358 billion in aggregate principal amount of the Notes will remain outstanding.
The Notes are governed by an indenture, dated as of August 1, 2019 (the "Indenture"), by and among the Company, the Guarantors party thereto and TMI Trust Company, as trustee (the "Trustee"). Under the terms of the Indenture, the Company is obligated to offer to purchase for cash an aggregate principal amount of up to the Excess Cash Flow Offer Amount of its outstanding Notes at the price described above. The Offer was made to satisfy this requirement.
The Excess Cash Flow Offer Amount is equal to 50% of the Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the Indenture) of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries for the Excess Cash Flow Period (as defined in the Indenture), minus the mandatory prepayment offer amount under the excess cash flow offer provisions of the Term Loan Facility (as defined in the Indenture). In this regard, the Company made a concurrent offer of prepayment equal to approximately $482.673 million in aggregate principal amount of outstanding indebtedness under the Term Loan Facility, of which $216 million was accepted. The Offer and the concurrent offer under the Term Loan Facility were not conditioned on one another.
This announcement is not an offer to purchase or sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase or sell any securities in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws of such jurisdiction.
About CITGO Holding, Inc.
CITGO Holding, Inc. ("CITGO Holding" or the "Company") is the direct parent of CITGO Petroleum Corporation ("CITGO"). CITGO Holding is a wholly-owned subsidiary of PDV Holding, Inc. ("PDV Holding"), a Delaware corporation and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. ("PDVSA" or "ultimate parent"), which is a Venezuelan corporation 100% owned and controlled by the Government of Venezuela.
CITGO manufactures or refines and markets transportation fuels as well as petrochemicals, other industrial products and lubricants. We own and operate three large-scale, highly complex petroleum refineries with a total rated crude oil refining capacity of approximately 769,000 barrels per day, located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Corpus Christi, Texas and Lemont, Illinois. Our refining operations are supported by an extensive distribution network, which provides reliable access to our refined product end-markets. We own 35 active refined product terminals with a total storage capacity of 18.3 million barrels and have equity ownership of an additional 3.5 million barrels of refined product storage capacity through our joint ownership of an additional eight terminals, spread across 22 states. We own or have an equity interest in four additional terminals, consisting of approximately 1 million barrels of refined storage capacity, which are currently inactive or only utilized to store feedstocks used in refining operations. We also have access to more than 140 third-party terminals through exchange, terminaling and similar arrangements. Our retail network consists of approximately 4,300 independently owned and operated CITGO-branded retail outlets located east of the Rocky Mountains. We and our predecessors have had a recognized brand presence in the U.S. for over 100 years.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW) announced today that Chief Financial Officer Frank Lanuto will participate in a fireside chat at the upcoming 30th Annual Deutsche Bank Leveraged Finance Conference on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at 9:20am. Lanuto will also be available for 1:1 investor meetings. For more information reach out Michaela Pewarski, VP, Investor Relations at ir@stagwellglobal.com.
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Samford's matchup with Georgia is a reunion for coaches
Samford's matchup with Georgia is a reunion for coaches
SHERI: THE BULLDOGS ONE OF THE FEW CENTRAL ALABAMA TEAMS WINNING IN WEEK ONE OF THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON. NEXT UP IS THE DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMPS. GEORGIA. IAN: THIS MATCHUP IS NOT ONLY GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE BUT ALSO A REUNION. KARI OSEP SAT DOWN WITH CHRIS HATCHER AND HAS MORE ON THEIR UPCOMING GAME. >> SITTING DOWN WITH THE HEAD COACH, CHRIS HATCHER AHEAD OF THIS REMATCH OF 2017 THERE IS A LOT TO TALK ABOUT WHEN LOOKING ABOUT THIS WEEK TO OPPONENT IN GEORGIA. >> EVERY TIME I WALK BACK INTO THOSE STADIUMS, YOU ARE OVERCOME WITH A DIFFERENT SENSATION, BEING BACK. >> OUTSIDE OF THE NATIONAL STAGE,, IT IS ALSO RECONNECTING FORMER STATE COACHES FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES AGO. >> I WAS 26, WILL WAS 27 AND KIRBY WAS 24. WE DID NOT KNOW ANY BETTER. THEY COACHED DEFENSE AND I COACHED OFFENSE. YOU KNEW THEY WERE SPECIAL COACHES. >> HE WAS A NEW HEAD COACH BLAZERS WHEN HE BROUGHT IN THE DEFENSIVE OR NADER AND KIRBY IS THE SECONDARY COACH. THE NATION WHEN HE COACH COULD NOT HAVE PREDICTED HIS SUCCESS AS A HEAD COACH. >> YOU CAN NEVER TELL IF YOU’RE GOING TO BE A NATIONAL CHAMPION COACH, VERY FEW PEOPLE ARE BUT HE IS BUILT A GREAT PROGRAM. WE EXPECT THIS TO BE THE TOUGHEST TEAM THAT WE PLAY ALL SEASON. >> THEIR RESPECT IS MUTUAL. >> HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF THE BEST RECRUITERS IN TERMS OF HIS RELATIONSHIPS. HIS THIS POSITION WITH THE TEAM WAS ALWAYS CONFIDENT, AND JUST BELIEVED THAT WE COULD WIN EVERY GAME AND HE EMBODIED THAT. >> THE MATTER WHO THE UNDERDOG IS COMING INTO THIS MATCHUP, COACH HATCHER WILL NOT UNDERESTIMATE HIS OWN BULLDOGS. >> EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE TOUGH PHYSICALLY BUT MENTALLY, TOUGH FOOTBALL TEAM THAT WHENEVER ADVERSITY HITS, YOU JUST PLAY THE NEXT PLAY. I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR THIS TEAM. >> SENT FRIEND IN GEORGIA WILL PLAY ON 3:00 THIS SATURDAY.
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Samford's matchup with Georgia is a reunion for coaches
The Samford Bulldogs are set for an all-bulldog matchup at Sanford Stadium when they take on Georgia Saturday.Outside of the 2017 rematch, this game will be a reunion for Samford head coach Chris Hatcher and Georgia head coach Kirby Smart and defensive coordinator Will Muschamp.Early on in his career, Hatcher hired both men when he was head coach at Valdosta State."I was 26, Will Muschamp, I think, was 27 and Kirby was 24. We didn't know any better," Hatcher said with a laugh. "They coached the defense, I coached the offense, and we had a really good time but you knew they were special coaches."These two teams kick off at 3 p.m. on SEC Network.Follow Kari on Facebook and Twitter.
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The Samford Bulldogs are set for an all-bulldog matchup at Sanford Stadium when they take on Georgia Saturday.
Outside of the 2017 rematch, this game will be a reunion for Samford head coach Chris Hatcher and Georgia head coach Kirby Smart and defensive coordinator Will Muschamp.
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Early on in his career, Hatcher hired both men when he was head coach at Valdosta State.
"I was 26, Will Muschamp, I think, was 27 and Kirby was 24. We didn't know any better," Hatcher said with a laugh. "They coached the defense, I coached the offense, and we had a really good time but you knew they were special coaches."
These two teams kick off at 3 p.m. on SEC Network.
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Akron Police say body camera video was not immediately activated when officer shot 16-year-old
AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Newly released police body cam video is raising new questions about protocol.
19 News has learned from Akron Police that the officer who shot a 16-year-old suspect with a gun, did not immediately activate his body-worn camera, so there’s no video of the actual shooting.
The first video you do see is the 16-year-old suspect on the ground, bleeding from his left pinky finger, as the officer handcuffs him. But for the first 30 seconds of the video, there is no audio. The way that the technology works, the audio doesn’t start until 30 seconds after the camera is initiated. But, once you can hear the exchange between police and the suspect, it’s heated. “Why the (expletive) did you shoot me, Bro? That hurt,” the 16-year-old said. The officer asks where did the bullet hit him, and the teen says, in the hand.
Last Saturday evening, September 3rd, just before 6:30, Akron Police on patrol Longview Avenue and Manchester, heard multiple shots fired. Akron Police say the officers immediately worked to locate where the shots were coming from, and that’s when a 9-year-veteran of the police force says he encountered the 16-year-old with a gun in his hand, behind a house, along with several others. That’s when the officer fired a shot, striking the 16-year-old in his pinky finger.
In another heated exchange between the officer and the suspect, the teen is repeatedly told to sit on the ground. The officer tells him I saw the gun in your hand and then points to where the gun is sitting a short distance away on the ground. But the teenager argued, saying the gun did not belong to him.
Ohio’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation was called in to handle the case. They located 4 guns, and several young males were taken in for questioning.
According to an Akron Police policy manual, personal safety and public safety, or anything that requires immediate attention, takes priority over activating a police body camera.
An internal review will determine if the officers’ actions were justified. The officer is currently on paid leave, which is normal procedure during an ongoing investigation.
There are also unanswered questions in the police shooting investigation, including whether the teen pointed the gun at police before the officer fired a shot, and if the teen was ordered to put the gun down and refused.
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan election board on Friday voted to put a question on the November ballot about whether the state should expand opportunities to vote, including through absentee and early voting, after the state Supreme Court ordered it to do so.
The court sided Thursday with supporters of Promote the Vote 2022, a coalition of organizations that submitted signatures to put the proposed constitutional amendment before voters.
The measure would require state-funded absentee ballot drop boxes, as well as postage for absentee ballots and applications, and allow voters to join a permanent list to have absentee ballots sent for every election. It also would allow Michigan voters to verify their identity with a signed statement or a photo ID, and it would require nine days of in-person early voting.
Promote the Vote 2022 has said that the initiative will help ensure that every state voter’s voice is heard.
Republicans oppose the measures, saying they would open the door to fraud. In Michigan and elsewhere, the GOP has pushed stricter rules around voting and repeated former President Donald Trump’s lie that the 2020 election was stolen from him. Trump lost the state and the presidency to Joe Biden.
Promote the Vote asked the court to order a state elections board to certify the measure for the Nov. 8 ballot after the Board of State Canvassers voted along party lines on Aug. 31 not to do so. The four-member board’s two Democrats said the initiative should be on the ballot, while its two Republicans said it should not.
The Republican members and other opponents said some of the language on the petitions was unclear, and Michigan GOP spokesman Gus Portela called it “a dangerous proposition.”
Promote the Vote argued it submitted more than enough signatures to meet the 425,000-signature requirement to be certified, and called opponents’ arguments against it “frivolous.”
All four board members voted Friday to put the measure on the ballot, following the Supreme Court’s directive.
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Burnett reported from Chicago.
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Joey Cappelletti is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.
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ATLANTA (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were:
16-21-54-55-69, Mega Ball: 22, Megaplier: 2
(sixteen, twenty-one, fifty-four, fifty-five, sixty-nine; Mega Ball: twenty-two; Megaplier: two)
ATLANTA (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were:
16-21-54-55-69, Mega Ball: 22, Megaplier: 2
(sixteen, twenty-one, fifty-four, fifty-five, sixty-nine; Mega Ball: twenty-two; Megaplier: two)
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QUEEN ELIZABETH II
Lawn Tennis Association gives Davis Cup the go-ahead
The Lawn Tennis Association announced yesterday that the Davis Cup group stages will proceed as planned in Glasgow next week.
The governing body joined a number of other sports organisers in committing to play events scheduled to take place during the period of National Mourning. The Group D fixtures, held at the Emirates Arena, begin on Tuesday. Great Britain, led by captain Leon Smith, will be represented by Cameron Norrie, Dan Evans, Andy Murray, Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski.
The group stages of the Davis Cup will take place across four cities, Glasgow, Bologna, Hamburg and Valencia. The top two teams from each of the four groups will progress to the quarter-finals, which are set to take place in Malaga between November 22-27.
The LTA
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Leicester City’s specialist set-piece coach has finally arrived at the club to help the squad with their Achilles’ heel.
Lars Knudsen arrived at the club last week, manager Brendan Rodgers has confirmed, after a two-month delay. Rodgers revealed at the start of August that the club had recruited a set-piece coach but that the process of bringing him in had taken three or four weeks to that point, with City seeking the FA’s help to get him a visa.
With those issues sorted, Knudsen can get down to business at Seagrave. Twenty-one of the 59 Premier League goals City conceded came from dead-ball situations last season, and they would have finished in the top six had they cut out even half of those. They were also knocked out of Europe after Tammy Abraham’s header from a corner for Roma.
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'Drastic change'
Former Leicester City centre-forward Leonardo Ulloa believes that manager Brendan Rodgers should continue to stay in charge of the club despite their struggling start to the season.
City currently sit rock-bottom of the Premier League table, having lost five out of their opening six matches, and external pressure is beginning to build on Rodgers. The likes of his former Liverpool vice-captain Jamie Carragher have claimed that it looks like the Leicester boss has 'had enough'.
Such a suggestion was denied by the man himself at a press conference on Thursday, saying: "It’s not the case at all; I love being here." The former Foxes forward, who made more than a century of appearances for the club, still insists change is not needed.
Rodgers wants players to 'prove him wrong'
Players told by Brendan Rodgers that they had no futures at Leicester City will be able to get themselves back into his reckoning at the club.
Rodgers outlined to members of his squad in May that they may not get as much game-time this season because of the lack of European football, as well as the planned squad refresh. The manager had anticipated that many of those would seek new clubs, but City had just three senior departures this summer: Kasper Schmeichel, Eldin Jakupovic, and Hamza Choudhury.
The likes of Jannik Vestergaard, Boubakary Soumare, Caglar Soyuncu, Ayoze Perez, and Ryan Bertrand were all expected to be cut from the squad, particularly with the latter three in the final years of their deals. But they remain in Rodgers’ group.
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ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Lucky For Life" game were:
08-16-23-34-42, Lucky Ball: 17
(eight, sixteen, twenty-three, thirty-four, forty-two; Lucky Ball: seventeen)
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Lucky For Life" game were:
08-16-23-34-42, Lucky Ball: 17
(eight, sixteen, twenty-three, thirty-four, forty-two; Lucky Ball: seventeen)
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WFO SACRAMENTO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, September 9, 2022
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EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
759 PM PDT Fri Sep 9 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
With cooler temperatures expected for tomorrow the Excessive Heat
Warning will expire at 8 pm this evening.
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Copyright 2022 AccuWeather
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Zelensky claims Ukrainian forces have liberated more than 30 settlements in the Kharkiv region with Russian officials even admitting their forces have been hit by a 'rapid' counter-offensive - as the CIA says Putin's Ukraine invasion is 'already a failure'
- Zelensky announced Ukrainian forces have liberated 30 towns around Kharkiv
- Ukrainian counteroffensive has smashed Russian lines and made huge advances
- Surprise attack started on Tuesday and caught out poorly defended Russians
- Now thousands of Russian troops encircled in vital towns of Izium and Kupyansk
- Russia is facing prospect of its greatest battlefield defeat since World War Two
A lightning attack by Ukrainian forces has smashed Russian lines and punched deep into occupied territory, liberating more than 30 settlements in the Kharkiv region, President Zelensky announced.
The assault caught the Russian lines by surprise at a vulnerable section of their front in an attack that threatens an important supply hub used by occupying Russian forces in the east.
'Our army, intelligence units and the security services are carrying out active engagements in several operational areas. They are doing so successfully,' the Ukrainian president said in a video address to the nation.
'We are gradually taking control over new settlements. We are returning the Ukrainian flag and protection for our citizens everywhere.' He added that Ukrainians should report any crimes committed by the occupying forces.
Vitaly Ganchev, head of the Russian-backed administration in the Kharkiv region, virtually admitted that large tracts of its frontline had crumbled southeast of Ukraine's second-largest city Kharkiv.
In light of the huge advances made by Ukrainian forces, CIA Director William Burns condemned Putin's invasion as 'already a failure'.
He said the Russian dictator had erred initially in underestimating Ukrainian will and ability to resist his invasion, and he continues to fatally underestimate the resolve of the West to support Kyiv and wage economic war on Russia.
A lightning attack by Ukrainian forces has smashed Russian lines and punched deep into occupied territory, liberating more than 30 settlements in the Kharkiv region
A commanding officer of an anti-air unit of Ukraine's Armed Forces loads a rocket launcher in his SUV as they prepare to support infantry in liberating Balakliya in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, Sept 8
The assault caught the Russian lines by surprise at a vulnerable section of their front in an attack that threatens an important supply hub used by Russian forces in the east
Ukrainian servicemen drive near Bakhmut, as Russia's attack in Ukraine continues, in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, September 7
The Ukrainian high command has issued a media blackout and forbidden reporters from visiting the front line during its counteroffensive, leaving it to pro-Russian sources to admit their losses.
'The enemy is being delayed as much as possible, but several settlements have already come under the control of Ukrainian armed formations,' Ganchev said on state television.
He had previously said his administration was trying to evacuate civilians from cities including Izium, Russia's main stronghold and logistics base in the province and one of the grand prizes of the Ukrainian offensive.
Russian military bloggers and other sources have also confirmed that Ukrainian spearhead units have reached as far as the banks of the Oskil river at Senkove, barely five miles from the Russian border.
There have been unconfirmed reports of fierce fighting around the north of Izium as Ukrainian mechanised troops enter the city.
The surprise assault began with a heavy artillery barrage against Russian lines on Tuesday September 6 in the region of the strategic town of Balakliya. Ukraine said it had mandated to capture the town on Thursday.
'We do not control Balakliya. Attempts are being made to dislodge the Ukrainian forces, but there are fierce battles, and our troops are being held back on the approaches,' Ganchev said.
'Now Russian reserves have been brought there, our troops are fighting back,' he added.
Videos and pictures have emerged showing troops standing victoriously on top of Russian flags in the liberated city Balakliia, while others have been shown in footage discovering the burnt out wreckages of enemy tanks.
In one moving video, weeping women - speaking Russian - are seen in footage running to hug Ukrainian troops as they advance through a town. 'How much we waited for you,' said one. A soldier answers back: 'It's all right.'
A woman says to the Ukrainian liberator: 'We've been so much praying for your return. Thank you for coming back.'
Left: Ukrainian soldiers - reportedly from the Kraken Special Branch - pose in with their weapons in front of a Ukrainian flag, standing or crouching on top of a Russian flag that has been pulled down. Right: A soldier poses on the steps of what appears to be a government building. Holding his weapon on the air, he is beaming from ear-to-ear. At his feet, a Russian tri-colour and red Soviet Union flag both lie in tatters while above him, the yellow and blue of a Ukrainian flag can be seen on the building
The offensive took the defenders - reported to be mostly fighters from DNR puppet state - by surprise, with Ukrainian troops overrunning abandoned Russian camps in which there was still food cooking on the stove.
Ukrainian armoured tank battalions succeeded in punching through the Russian lines and broke out towards the Russian-held town of Kupyansk, a vital transport hub for Russian forces in the Donbas.
Were Izium and Kupyansk to fall to Ukrainian liberators, it would have strategic implications for Russian forces along the entire eastern front.
Ukrainian officials released videos showing soldiers raising flags and posing in front of street signs in villages and towns across part of previously Russian-held territory.
One image showed troops a highway welcome sign for Kupiansk, previously more than 50 km inside Russia's front line. The city is an important target as the junction of several of the main railway lines supplying troops at the front.
Zelenskiy adviser Oleksiy Arestovych, in a video posted on YouTube, said the Russian defenders in Izium were almost encircled.
Citing what he described as reports from the front line, Arestovych said hundreds of Russians had died so far and several hundred more had been taken prisoner.
Ukrainian forces are moving so rapidly that reporting struggles to keep up with the latest advances. The greatest danger for the Ukrainians is that they over-extend themselves, and leave themselves vulnerable to a Russian counterattack.
Pictured: A woman embraces a soldier as she cries in both joy and disbelief as Ukrainian soldiers reach her in Balakliia
Pictured: Weeping women run out of a building to greet Ukrainian soldiers who have liberated the local town in this moving video.
Ukraine is conducting two major attacks - the first in the south of the country, near Kherson, where some 30,000 Russian soldiers are thought to be pinned down. The second attack was launched east from Kharkiv yesterday, and smashed through the lightly-defended Russian frontline
If the encirclement is completed, the Russian defenders of Izium will presumably be forced to surrender it what would become Russia's worst battlefield defeat since the Second World War.
The dramatic reversal for Russian occupiers in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine has prompted talk of panic and maudlin navel-gazing by Russian TV propagandists.
'I just want to say, everyone who's a believer should pray for our guys. I'm praying. There just aren't words,' said Anton Anisimov, the host of 'political talk show' Today.
The Ukrainians broke through in the east a week after Kyiv announced the start of a long-awaited counter-offensive hundreds of kilometres away at the other end of the front line, in the southern province of Kherson.
Ukrainian officials said Russia moved thousands of troops south to respond to the Kherson fixing attack which they cannot ignore, leaving other parts of the front line exposed in what looks like a remarkable strategic deception.
Ukraine then used new Western-supplied artillery and rockets to hit bridges over the Dnipro River in the south, with the aim of trapping thousands of Russian troops on the west bank of the wide river.
Western military analysts said the advance could shut the supply lines Moscow has relied on to sustain its force in eastern Ukraine, and potentially leave thousands of Russian troops encircled.
In this video, at least two tanks can be seen submerged under water - the Russian 'Z' symbol clearly marked on the side
Two separate clips showed Ukrainian soldiers driving Humvees against Russian-occupied positions. In one of the clip (pictured), filmed with a camera on the soldier's helmet, he can be seen firing a heavy machine gun from the back of the military vehicle as it barrels towards a village at dusk
CIA Director William Burns said it was 'hard to see Putin's record in the war as anything but a failure'
Such rapid advances have largely been unheard of since Russia abandoned its assault on Kyiv in March, shifting the war mainly into a grind along entrenched front lines.
'We see success in Kherson now, we see some success in Kharkiv and so that is very, very encouraging,' U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told a news conference in Prague.
In light of the incredible gains made by the Ukrainian counteroffensive, CIA Director William Burns declared that Putin's bloody and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine is already a failure.
Burns said that Putin had erred initially in underestimating Ukrainian will and ability to resist his invasion, and he continues to fatally underestimate the resolve of the West to support Kyiv and wage economic war on Russia.
The outcome is that Putin has revealed that Russia - once thought to be the second military power in the world behind the US - to be a paper tiger whose economy will take decades to recover from the damage being wrought by sanctions.
'Putin's bet right now is that he is going to be tougher than the Ukrainians, the Europeans, the Americans … I believe, and my colleagues at CIA believe, that Putin is as wrong about that bet as he was profoundly wrong in his assumptions going back to last February about Ukrainian will to resist,' the New York Times reports Burns as saying at a conference in Washington.
'Not only has the weakness of the Russian military been exposed … but there is going to be long-term damage done to the Russian economy and to generations of Russians,' he said.
While the war is still ongoing and the shape of ultimate victory yet to be seen, Mr. Burns said it was 'hard to see Putin's record in the war as anything but a failure.'
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