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Company Engages Top-Tier Contract Research Organization
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Regen BioPharma, Inc. (OTC PINK: RGBP) and (OTC PINK: RGBPP) announced today initiation of a series of phased experiments to begin the process of moving its CAR-T cell de-differentiation approach through pre-clinical validation. CAR-T cells are T cells (the lymphoid cells of the body that kill tumors) isolated from a cancer patient that have been modified by expressing a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) which is specific for the patient's tumor.
While CAR-T cells are effective at treating certain lymphomas and leukemias, solid tumors such as liver, breast and colon remain resistant to CAR-T therapies for several reasons. One reason is "T cell exhaustion", a term that means the T cells that are initially recruited to the tumor to kill it end up losing their effectiveness. The company believes that NR2F6, a checkpoint that puts the brakes on T cell activity, is a key player in the T Cell exhaustion phenomenon. Inhibiting NR2F6 is expected to prevent these T cells from becoming dysfunctional.
The Company has engaged the contract research organization, ProMab Biotechnologies, Inc. of Richmond, California, to embark on a series of experiments using the Company's proprietary shRNA NR2F6-inhibiting technology to validate this approach.
"We are extremely excited to be using our cutting-edge genetic approach to create long-lasting CAR-T cells," says David Koos, Chairman and CEO of the Company. "By partnering with a well-qualified organization such as ProMab Biotechnologies, Inc., we expect to quickly move this program forward to the clinic."
About Regen BioPharma Inc.:
Regen BioPharma, Inc. is a publicly traded biotechnology company (PINK: RGBP) and (PINK: RGBPP). The Company is focused on the immunology and immunotherapy space. The Company is focused on rapidly advancing novel technologies through pre-clinical and Phase I/ II clinical trials. Currently, the Company is focused on mRNA and small molecule therapies for treating cancer and autoimmune disorders. Additional information on Regen BioPharma is available at http://www.regenbiopharmainc.com.
Disclaimer: This news announcement may contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified. Future events and actual results could differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by, or underlying the forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties to which forward looking statements are subject include, but are not limited to, the effect of government regulation, competition and other material risks.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Regen BioPharma Inc.
David R. Koos, Ph.D.
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
+1-619-722-5505 Phone
+1-619-330-2328 Fax
http://www.regenbiopharma.com
david.koos@regenbiopharma.com
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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s right-wing government has issued a decree which will require doctors to present women requesting an abortion with fetal vital signs, an obligation that tightens the country’s relatively liberal abortion rules.
The decree issued on Monday states that health care providers must provide pregnant women with “a clearly identifiable indication of fetal vital signs” before proceeding with any abortion procedure. The regulation enters into force on Sept. 15.
In a statement on Monday, the Interior Ministry said that “nearly two-thirds of Hungarians associate the beginning of a child’s life with the first heartbeat,” and that modern equipment can detect heartbeats early in pregnancy which can provide “more comprehensive information for pregnant women.”
Abortion laws in Hungary are relatively liberal and have remained largely unchanged since the procedure was legalized during the country’s socialist period in 1953.
Hungary’s nationalist government, led by Prime Minister Viktor Orban, portrays itself as a champion of traditional family values and has offered significant tax breaks and subsidies for families that have multiple children in an effort to increase the country’s declining fertility rate.
The government also enshrined in Hungary’s 2011 constitution that “the life of a fetus will be protected from conception,” yet it hasn’t sought to significantly tighten abortion laws.
In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Dora Duro, a lawmaker with the radical right-wing party Our Homeland, took credit for the new requirements, writing that the government had adopted her party’s proposal to require pregnant women to hear a fetal heartbeat before terminating their pregnancy.
“This is the first pro-life move since the regulation of abortion in 1956, breaking a decades-old taboo,” Duro wrote.
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GROVE, Okla. – A Grove sex offender has filed a civil lawsuit seeking $1 million against a Kansas sheriff saying his “good reputation” was ruined after a social media site post alerted the public to the man’s activities.
Kirk William Owen, 65, is being held in the Beaver County, Oklahoma jail on no bail on an application to revoke a suspended sentence. He was taken into custody in Miami after a protective court hearing where he sought to have a relationship with a child.
Owen filed the lawsuit in Kansas Federal Court on Sept. 2 against Danny Smith, Crawford County Sheriff and Lisa Lusker, Crawford County Court Clerk.
The lawsuit will be turned over to the Crawford County counselor.
Smith had no comment about the lawsuit.
Smith is accused of posting on a social media site photographs of Owen and his white corvette saying he was wanted for questioning by the Crawford County, Kansas Sheriff’s Office. In July, Owen was seen – wearing only underwear and a shirt – driving a white convertible Corvette and had contacted several male juveniles at a park in Cherokee, Kansas. He allegedly gave them large bags of candy in exchange for the children telling him their home addresses.
Owen is seeking $750,000 for the loss of his reputation “the most valuable thing a person has,” according to the 6-page complaint.
He is also seeking $200,000 for extreme emotional stress from fear of threats and $50,000 in punitive damages, the complaint states.
Owen’s complaint against the sheriff states Smith posted “many false statements” and “asked if anyone has infor [information] or whereabouts of Owen” to call the Crawford County Sheriff’s office. Owen also complained Crawford County deputy Chris Hall came to Owen’s Grove home which was prohibited because Hall crossed the state line, the complaint states.
Hall went to Owen’s Grove residence with a Grove Police officer.
The post was shared over 4,100 times and picked up by news outlets.
Owen stated he has received over 20 death threats, the complaint states.
The registered sex offender is seeking to have the post removed and an apology posted on the social media site stating there were no allegations of “luring or attempted abduction,” the complaint states.
“He (Smith) is doing this maliciously” and with intent “to hurt me,” the complaint states.
Owen requested a jury trial to be held in Wichita, the complaint states.
He was previously convicted on January 5, 1987, in Sedgwick County, Kansas of lewd behavior, online records show.
Oklahoma legal problems
Owen was charged in 2000 in Beaver County District Court in Beaver, Oklahoma with seven counts of lewd molestation. In 2002, he pleaded no contest to two charges and was sentenced to a 20-year suspended sentence and fined $2,500, according to online records.
A 2006 court order stated Owen had successfully completed probation but continues to be on an unsupervised basis.
After Owen was taken into custody on Thursday and taken to Beaver County jail his 2000 case was sealed and restricted per a judge’s court order.
It is not the policy of KSN/KODE to identify juveniles or in this case the family of the juvenile.
Owen was in Ottawa County District Court in Miami seeking a protective order against him dismissed after a father sought to prevent Owen from being around his then 11-year-old son.
Owen was sending gifts and leaving messages, including a sexually explicit message, for the child at the family’s home, court records show.
The registered sex offender filed a motion to dismiss the protective order saying there was no victim and the protective order sets a bad precedent because it allows parents “the sole purpose in choosing who the victim can be friends with or date,” according to court papers filed by Owen.
Court documents show Owen sent text messages to the victim’s family saying he “would be a great role model” and the child would benefit from his “experiences and wisdom.”
Owen’s court documents say the registered sex offender owns a $300,000 Grove lake home, receives oil royalties and has a Porsche.
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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Lawmakers in an Australian state pledged their allegiance to King Charles III on Tuesday with some using the occasion to call for an Australian republic.
Australia’s center-left Labor Party government wants an Australian president to replace the British monarch as the nation’s head of state. The death of Queen Elizabeth II last week after a 70-year reign is seen by many as an ideal opportunity for change.
Lawmakers from the minor Greens party used their swearing in ceremony in the Victoria Parliament to advocate for an Australian head of state.
“We’re here as Victorian MPs to swear allegiance to King Charles III, a new head of state decided for us, but not by us,” Greens leader Samantha Ratnam told reporters before the ceremony, referring to members of Parliament.
“This is a really important time to reflect on the role of the British monarchy going forward in Australia, the impact of colonization and the need to move forward in this country with a treaty and with a republic,” Ratnam added.
Despite the protest, all four Greens lawmakers fell in with the rest in swearing or affirming their allegiance to the king, whose is head of state of Britain, Australia and another 13 countries that were once part of the British Empire.
Three Greens lawmakers wore clothes with slogans that highlighted that the British colonized Australia without signing a treaty with its Indigenous people.
The ceremony in Australia’s second-most populous state, which is named after the 19th century monarch Queen Victoria, was the result of a legal quirk that underscores how complicated the process of Australia severing its constitutional ties with Britain’s monarch could become.
Lawmakers’ pledge of allegiance in the other five states and in the Australian Parliament roll over from the late queen to her eldest son.
Victoria demands a new oath to a dead monarch’s successor before lawmakers can vote on motions or legislation — a procedure one expert called a “silly quirk.”
“They’ve got a clause in their constitution that shouldn’t be there,” George Williams, a University of New South Wales constitutional lawyer, said.
“Really, you don’t need it. You should have the oath … to the monarch’s heirs and successors” as occurs in the Australian Parliament, Williams said.
Australians voted at a 1999 referendum against Australia becoming a republic and breaking its constitutional ties to its former colonial master.
If that referendum had succeeded in establishing an Australian president, the states were expected to eventually take the same step, Williams said.
Williams did not consider an Australian republic with state monarchies would be sustainable in the long term.
“It would be symbolically fraught and pretty inconvenient and wouldn’t make much sense either to be a republican nation and have state monarchies,” Williams said.
“I don’t think anyone would think it would last very long, but it’s at least a theoretical possibility,” Williams added.
Adelaide University Law Professor Greg Taylor said the potential for states to resist ending their links to monarch was no reason for Australia not to hold a second referendum on becoming a republic.
“There are very good reasons for not doing it, but ‘it’s too hard’ is not one of them,” Taylor said.
He said the German Empire from 1871 until 1918 was an example of a coalition of monarchies and republics.
“So such a thing is possible. I think personally it would be rather odd,” Taylor, said referring to the possibility of state monarchies remaining in an Australian republic.
The British monarch is represented across the Australian nation by a governor-general who is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister.
The monarch is represented in each state by a state governor appointed on the advice of the state premier.
The Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory don’t have the same rights as states and their links to the monarch are less direct.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Agree Realty Corporation (NYSE: ADC) (the "Company") today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized, and the Company has declared, a monthly cash dividend of $0.234 per common share. The monthly dividend reflects an annualized dividend amount of $2.808 per common share, representing a 7.8% increase over the annualized dividend amount of $2.604 per common share from the third quarter of 2021. The dividend is payable October 14, 2022 to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 30, 2022.
Additionally, the Company's Board of Directors has authorized, and the Company has declared, a monthly cash dividend on its 4.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock of $0.08854 per depositary share, which is equivalent to $1.0625 per annum. The dividend is payable October 3, 2022 to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 23, 2022.
About Agree Realty Corporation
Agree Realty Corporation is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that is RETHINKING RETAIL through the acquisition and development of properties net leased to industry-leading, omni-channel retail tenants. As of June 30, 2022, the Company owned and operated a portfolio of 1,607 properties, located in all 48 continental states and containing approximately 33.8 million square feet of gross leasable area. The Company's common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ADC". For additional information on the Company and RETHINKING RETAIL, please visit www.agreerealty.com.
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The use of the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin has been a source of controversy since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic when celebrities and popular influencers began touting the effectiveness of using ivermectin to treat the coronavirus, despite a lack of evidence to support the claims.
People on social media are now sharing a screenshot of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) website, claiming the medical research agency has listed ivermectin as an antiviral treatment for COVID-19.
One of the Facebook posts with the screenshot of the website says: “The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has quietly added ivermectin to their list of antiviral therapies for their COVID-19 treatment guidelines.”
A tweet with more than 17,000 retweets said: “Suddenly Ivermectin shows up on the NIH website for treating Covid. After years of denial, blocking, interference, villification [sic], ruining social media accounts, killing people, etc. they silently add it to their antiviral protocol.”
THE QUESTION
Did the NIH add ivermectin to its list of antiviral therapies used to treat COVID-19?
THE SOURCES
THE ANSWER
No, the NIH didn’t add ivermectin to its list of antiviral therapies used to treat COVID-19. The federal agency continues to recommend against using the drug to treat COVID-19.
WHAT WE FOUND
The screenshots being shared of the NIH website are real, but they do not show that the NIH approved ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment. People on social media are sharing the screen shots out of context.
The screenshots show a list of antiviral medications that have been evaluated by a NIH panel, and when someone clicks on the name of a drug, it redirects to a page that has information on whether they work or not to treat COVID-19.
The NIH panel was formed to answer questions about various treatments of COVID-19 and provide physicians and the public with guidance on what drugs someone should or shouldn’t take to treat the coronavirus.
The NIH told VERIFY ivermectin has been listed on their treatment guidelines page for some time – the site was last updated in April – and the NIH COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines panel recommends against the use of ivermectin for the treatment of COVID-19.
More from VERIFY: Yes, COVID-19 vaccine boosters for omicron are available to the public
Ivermectin is included in the list so people can easily see the results of studies on the drug’s efficacy, the drug’s side effects and so the NIH can urge people to not take it to treat COVID.
“Although there have been many ivermectin studies, only a few trials have been adequately powered, well-designed, and well-conducted. More recent clinical trials address the limitations of earlier studies but fail to show clear evidence that ivermectin reduces time to recovery or prevents COVID-19 disease progression,” the NIH says.
“For this reason, and because several medications now have demonstrated clinical benefit for the treatment of COVID-19, the Panel recommends against the use of ivermectin for the treatment of COVID-19, except in a clinical trial … Additional adequately powered, well-designed, and well-conducted trials are needed to evaluate the effect of ivermectin on COVID-19,” the NIH says.
Ivermectin is approved by the FDA for human use to treat infections caused by some parasitic worms and head lice and skin conditions like rosacea. Some forms of animal ivermectin are approved to prevent heartworm disease and treat certain internal and external parasites.
For a list of approved COVID-19 treatment Q , the Department of Health and Human Services has a list here.
As always, if you have questions, please consult your local physician.
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Lucid Motors calls its motor design miniaturized, and it’s long boasted that the light and “impossibly compact” motor in its Air electric sedan is lean enough to fit into an airplane carry-on.
Lean and small is only one aspect, however. Lucid’s motors weigh just 67 pounds each and are capable of generating 670 hp—yes, that’s 10 hp per pound.
Further, Lucid’s silicon carbide inverter, reduction gearset, and differential, packaged together, weigh about 163 pounds.
It is very, very power-dense. And in a tech talk released by the company on Tuesday, Lucid CEO and CTO Peter Rawlinson and Powertrain VP Emad Dlala ran through the priorities the motors were designed around, and how power and efficiency, through low resistance and thermal management, have been part of the plan from the start—along with ease of manufacturing.
You’ll want to watch the entire presentation—more than an hour—for the physics lesson within, and you’re bound to learn a lot not just about this unit but motors in general. But these four slides, comparing Lucid’s motor to motors from Tesla and Porsche, get to the gist of it.
Rawlinson notes that the project included going back to the physics and looking at the whole powertrain as a single holistic inertial system.
The two spend much time discussing the design of the stator—the static outer portion of the motor that, with the current shaped by the inverter, creates the magnetic field that rotates the rotor in the middle.
For instance, the stator for Lucid’s six-pole permanent-magnet synchronous motor doesn’t use copper-wire windings like many such motors, and it doesn’t use hairpins either. Instead, for lower power losses plus ease of assembly, Lucid looks to a continuous-winding assembly that wraps into the stator with a limited number of welds. It’s made with a CNC-controlled machine and a process that resembles weaving. Then a CNC-controlled mandrel helps align and insert the woven mesh.
The pair even poke a little fun at the workaround that Tesla resorted to in its motors for the Plaid—a carbon-fiber shell that Rawlinson notes is the same sort of technology used in hydrogen storage for fuel cells, to hold tremendous pressure in. To scale that to high volume is going to be very expensive, Dlala speculates.
Lucid also cools its motor differently than Tesla, Porsche, or any other designs we’re aware of. Lucid’s strategy extracts whatever heat it can super-close to the slots rather waiting until the heat reaches outward. A middle channel in the stator functions as a manifold, running ATF (automatic transmission fluid) through narrow channels, helping extract heat through that mesh.
The busbars connecting the motor to the inverter are also the shortest possible, to reduce resistance (and thus heat). It’s an advantage of the motor as it was designed in a single unit with the inverter.
Bottom line: Lucid emphasizes that its drive units are light, compact, efficient, power-dense, and can be scaled up.
Although Lucid doesn’t actually lay out an efficiency analysis of the motor unit versus the unit from the Taycan and Model S Plaid, it implies based on the whole presentation that its motors also make a huge contribution to efficiency.
To that point, Rawlinson ventures that the motor itself weighs so little—just 11% of the overall battery-pack mass—that if they can achieve that gain in efficiency from the unit’s design it is essentially a “zero mass drive unit.”
That may be the point to help enable an advantage for Lucid in the future, as it produces EVs that go farther with smaller battery packs and, perhaps, a scaled-down version of this unit.
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SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 3 Midday" game were:
6-7-2
(six, seven, two)
SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 3 Midday" game were:
6-7-2
(six, seven, two)
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
1-0-9-7
(one, zero, nine, seven)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
1-0-9-7
(one, zero, nine, seven)
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Democrat Mary Peltola will be sworn in as a member of Congress. But Monday morning she was talking to reporters in front of a locked door to what was Congressman Don Young's office, across the street from the U.S. Capitol.
"I don't have keys yet," she said, between interviews with Time Magazine and CBS. "I'm not officially a member yet, so I am standing here as one of Don's constituents."
Alaskans elected Peltola to fill the remainder of Young's term. Alaska's sole seat in the House has been vacant since he died in March.
Peltola is drawing an unusual amount of national media attention as the first Alaska Native elected to Congress, and even more because of her special election win over Sarah Palin, a former Alaska governor endorsed by former President Donald Trump. She's receiving more than 100 interview requests a day, her new spokesman said.
She was surprised to find she was even recognized here on the street.
"There was a young man who said, 'Whoa, did you just win the seat in Alaska?' And so we got a selfie ... it was really sweet," she said.
Her swearing in will be on the House floor at 2:30 p.m. Alaska time on Tuesday. It can be watched here. It will be followed by a ceremonial swearing-in in a reception room off the House floor.
Peltola is in Washington with her seven children (including three step-children), two grandchildren, two sisters and her husband.
The day before the swearing-in was filled with tasks big and small. She had to pick up a special lapel pin that identifies her as a member of the U.S. House, allowing her to waltz past security all over the Capitol. She had to start a series of COVID tests to accept an invitation to the White House to watch President Biden sign a bill Tuesday afternoon.
Plus "a lot of interviews, and I am going to be taking my 16-year-old to make sure that he has a suit that fits," she said.
While she's serving the remainder of Young's term, Peltola will also be campaigning for re-election in November, when she'll be on the ballot with Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich, and Libertarian Chris Bye.
Elated Alaskan Brian Guvenir happened upon Peltola as he was walking up Capitol Hill from the National Mall.
"I came around and I said, 'Oh, there's Mary Peltola!'" said Guvenir, a nurse from Anchorage visiting D.C. while his wife attends a conference here.
Guvenir, an independent, said he voted for Peltola and was impressed with the civil tone she set for her campaign.
"We're cheering for her so much. So much," he said. "I know this is a big task, big responsibility. I know she's somewhat nervous but that's OK. We're cheering her to do this job for all Alaskans."
Peltola also took a moment for a selfie with a pair of Australian tourists.
"God's wisdom on you and your future," Jane Jayes, of Perth, said as they parted.
"I need all the prayers I can get, so thank you so much," Peltola said.
On Monday, she quickly ticked through her to-do list. By the afternoon Peltola had her pin and gained access to her office in the Rayburn House Office Building.
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PARIS (AP) — Lights on the Eiffel Tower will soon be turned off more than an hour earlier at night to save electricity, the Paris mayor announced Tuesday, as Russia's war in Ukraine deepens an energy crisis in Europe.
Mayor Anne Hidalgo said the iconic tower that is normally illuminated until 1 a.m. is only one of the city's monuments and municipal buildings that will be plunged into darkness earlier in the evening as the French capital — like the rest of France and Europe — faces risks of power shortages, rationing and blackouts when energy demand surges this winter.
Russia has reduced natural gas supplies to several European countries as they support Ukraine, sending prices for gas and electricity surging. It's fueled inflation and raised fears about shrinking supplies as the heating season draws near, forcing countries to enact conservation measures and relief for consumers and businesses. While some European companies have reduced or halted production as energy prices surge, the European Union is looking to pass proposals to ease the crisis.
Lights on the Eiffel Tower will be turned off after the last visitor leaves at 11:45 p.m., starting Sept. 23, Hidalgo said. Other landmarks operated by the city, such as Saint-Jacques tower and City Hall, will be turned off at 10 p.m.
“It’s a symbolic, but an important step,” Hidalgo said, brushing off criticism that Paris authorities could do more to reduce energy consumption by 10% — the target set in July by President Emmanuel Macron as part of a nationwide “sobriety plan” to conserve energy.
For safety reasons, streetlights will stay on across Paris and the ornate bridges over the Seine River also will remain illuminated at night, Hidalgo told reporters.
To align with France's savings plan, she said she will press the government to adjust the lighting on national monuments in Paris, such as the domed Pantheon and the Arc de Triomphe, the famous Napoleonic arch that dominates the Champs-Elysees Avenue.
Paris authorities also aim to save energy by moving back when they turn on the heat in public buildings by a whole month, from mid-October to mid-November. They also plan to lower the temperature in public buildings by 1 degree, from 19 to 18 degrees Celsius (66 to 64 degrees Fahrenheit) during office hours, and to 16 C after hours and on weekends.
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Surk reported from Nice, France.
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Network Breaks Audience Records Set in June
SOUTH BEND, Ind., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FETV (Family Entertainment Television), home to beloved and timeless television series and movies carried across cable, satellite and virtual platforms, announced today that August 2022 marks the network's highest monthly ratings ever, according to C3 ratings released by Nielsen Media Research, topping records set only two months ago in June.
"FETV's record ratings in August continue our forward momentum," said Drew Sumrall, President and CEO of FETV. "As we head into fourth quarter with fresh programming and additional distribution, we are confident in our ability to deliver even more record viewership."
- Highest monthly average ever in Total Day with Total Audience, Households, Adults 25-54, and Adults 35-64.
- Highest monthly average ever in Prime with Adults 25-54 and Adults 35-64.
- 60 consecutive weeks of year-over-year growth in Total Day with Total Audience.
- For the month of August, FETV ranked #41 in Total Day with Households among ad-supported cable networks and #35 in Prime with Households.
FETV's record-breaking ratings have been driven by a recent launch in 11 million households with the nation's largest cable provider, along with popular programming events such as the "Summer of Suspense Perry Mason TV Movies" airing every weekend this summer. This fall, the network welcomes Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman to the lineup, as well as the Gunsmoke Movie Collection.
Launched in 2013, FETV is home to a 24-hour schedule of beloved and timeless television series and movies carried across cable, satellite and virtual platforms reaching more than 50 million homes. Launched in 2021, FMC features a 24-hour schedule celebrating the depth and variety of movies from the 1930's through the 1980's, and is currently available on Dish Network, Frndly TV, Altafiber and Evoca. FETV and FMC are independently owned and operated by Family Broadcasting Company based in South Bend, Indiana with an office in New York City.
Source: Nielsen NTI (NPOWER), Nielsen Calendar, C3 Impressions, full details available upon request.
Angela Grabowski
agrabowski@familybroadcastingcorporation.com
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers star outside linebacker T.J. Watt will miss Sunday’s game against New England with a left pectoral injury, though coach Mike Tomlin is optimistic Watt’s prognosis isn’t as bad as initially feared.
Tomlin said Tuesday the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year won’t be available for Pittsburgh’s home opener, but refused to offer a potential timetable on how long Watt might be unavailable and hinted the worst-case situation — that Watt would be lost for the season — is no longer on the table.
“We’re encouraged and we’ll just continue to look at the situation and gain opinions and do what’s appropriate,” Tomlin said.
Watt sustained the injury late in the fourth quarter of a 23-20 overtime victory over Cincinnati while attempting to sack the Bengals’ Joe Burrow. Watt walked off the field with Steelers physician Dr. James Bradley and went straight to the locker room. He declined interview requests on Monday but appeared to be upbeat.
Tomlin declined to give specifics about the injury on Sunday and remained intentionally vague about the extent of the damage to Watt’s pectoral on Tuesday other than to say “we’re probably in a lot better place than we were after the game. And usually that’s the case.”
The three-time All-Pro had a sack and even snagged his fifth career interception in the opener, picking up right where he left off in 2021 when he tied an NFL record with 22 1/2 sacks.
The Steelers will turn to newcomers Malik Reed and Jamir Jones to fill in. Reed arrived in a trade with Denver on Aug. 31. The Steelers claimed Jones — who played with them briefly in 2021 before being cut — off waivers on Sept. 1.
Tomlin made it a point to take some of the pressure off Reed and Jones, who will fill in for Watt.
“Those guys are not going to be T.J. (and) it’s not realistic to think that they’re going to be T.J.,” Tomlin said. “But we expect them to be varsity.”
Reed and Jones played a combined 50 snaps against Cincinnati, combining for three tackles. Reed is more of a known quantity, getting 15 sacks in three seasons with Denver before being caught in a numbers crunch with the Broncos and being shipped to Pittsburgh.
“Man, Malik is a 700-plus snap defender the last two years,” Tomlin said. “His resume speaks for itself. That’s why we went out acquiring him. He’s a very, very credible NFL player.”
There’s still a chance Watt could be placed on injured reserve, which would force him to miss a minimum of four weeks. Tomlin said the team will take its time to determine whether to take that step, adding that Watt is in the process of getting second and third opinions on the injury.
While Watt is out, second-year running back Najee Harris could play after leaving late against Cincinnati with a left foot injury. Harris appeared to be in significant pain afterward and was seen with his left foot and lower left leg heavily wrapped.
“It’s good to be young, you know,” Tomlin said. “He appears to be in position (to play), but he’s going to have to practice and prove his readiness.”
Pittsburgh’s top backup is Jaylen Warren, an undrafted rookie free agent who ran three times for 7 yards against the Bengals and proved to be an adept and enthusiastic blocker in the passing game.
Asked about Warren’s performance, Tomlin smiled.
“He didn’t urinate down his leg and that’s a great place to begin, you know,” Tomlin said with a laugh.
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TORONTO and NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rumble Inc. ("Rumble"), the video-sharing platform, which recently announced its business combination agreement with special purpose acquisition company CF Acquisition Corp. VI (Nasdaq: CFVI), today reminded stockholders of its Board of Director nominees, who will take office effective at the closing of the transaction, subject to receipt of stockholder approval at the upcoming special meeting of stockholders of CF VI to be held on September 15, 2022 and the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions.
Rumble's post-merger Board of Director nominees are:
Chris Pavlovski, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
Chris Pavlovski is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Rumble. As a three-time successful entrepreneur, Mr. Pavlovski has over 20 years' experience in the online marketing and advertising space. After building websites daily in his teenage years, Mr. Pavlovski served as the director of marketing for NASA's Next Giant Leap from 2009 through 2012, leading corporate donations, sponsorships, and Internet marketing strategies. Mr. Pavlovski also founded Cosmic Development in 2011, a global IT business employing 150+ employees with offices in Europe and North America. The business was ranked as the 2nd best employer in Macedonia and has been the recipient of numerous awards. Mr. Pavlovski also sits on numerous boards, including Macedonia 2025, a not-for-profit organization focused on economic and educational development in Macedonia.
Nancy Armstrong, Independent
Nancy Armstrong is an Emmy-nominated producer and the founder/executive producer of Happy Warrior Media. She recently launched her award-winning documentary on ADHD, "The Disruptors". Previously, she co-founded and was an executive producer of MAKERS, a leading women's video and media platform and library. Prior to MAKERS, Ms. Armstrong began her career in media at Ogilvy, Inc. in New York City. Ms. Armstrong is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and received a master's degree in communications from Boston University.
Paul Cappuccio, Independent
Paul Cappuccio has served as a director of Rumble since January 2021. Mr. Cappuccio has also served as a director of two publicly listed companies, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. from 2016 to 2020 (where Mr. Cappuccio served as the chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee and on the Audit Committee) and Central European Media Enterprises from 2009 to 2018. Since January 2020, Mr. Cappuccio has served as the Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of NJOY, LLC, a privately-held company that sells electronic nicotine delivery systems to adult smokers and former smokers. From 2019-2020, Mr. Cappuccio served as Vice Chairman of dtx, a digital company that connects consumers with brands through QR codes. From January 2001 to June 2018, Mr. Cappuccio served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Time Warner, Inc, a consolidated worldwide media and entertainment company. From August 1999 to January 2001, he served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel at America Online, Inc., another publicly-listed internet access company. Prior to his time serving as general counsel, Mr. Cappuccio was a partner at Kirkland & Ellis and served as an Associate Deputy Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice. Additionally, Mr. Cappuccio served as a law clerk to two Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States (Hon. Anthony M. Kennedy and Hon. Antonin Scalia) as well as one U.S. Court of Appeals Judge. Mr. Cappuccio received his J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.A. from Georgetown University.
Robert Arsov, Independent
Robert Arsov is a Founding Partner and CEO of Hoplon Capital, an asset manager formed in May 2021, pursuing investments focused on the digital economy that are disruptive in their respective end markets including insurance, financial services, IT and consulting services, healthcare, digital infrastructure and media industries. Mr. Arsov also currently serves as a Senior Advisor at Guggenheim Partners, a position he has held since May 2021. Prior to becoming Senior Advisor, he was a Senior Managing Director at Guggenheim Partners from May 2014 to May 2021, where he advised companies across the technology, IT/business and insurance services sectors while maintaining an active M&A advisory practice in the biotech and pharma sectors. Mr. Arsov was previously a member of the M&A group at Credit Suisse and its predecessor company Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette in New York. Mr. Arsov holds a B.S. degree from the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley.
Ryan Milnes, Non-Independent
Ryan Milnes is an accomplished entrepreneur who has served as a director of Rumble since 2013. Mr. Milnes is also the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Cosmic Development, a global IT business employing more than 150 employees with offices in Europe and North America. Since founding Cosmic in 2013, Mr. Milnes has overseen Cosmic's provision of content editing and moderation services to Rumble. He is the owner and director of multiple businesses which focus on tech and real estate. Mr. Milnes holds a film degree from the Toronto Film School.
Ethan Fallang, Independent
Ethan Fallang has served as a director of Rumble since May of 2021. Mr. Fallang also serves as a director at Riverview Health Institute, LLC. Currently, Mr. Fallang is a Partner at Narya Capital Management, LLC, where he is in charge of overseeing the fund's accounting, tax, and audit functions. Prior to joining Narya Capital Management, LLC, Mr. Fallang served as the Chief Executive Officer of Riverview Health Institute, LLC, from October 2010 to February 2020. Mr. Fallang holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the Ohio State University and a Master of Business Administration from the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
About Rumble
Rumble is a high-growth neutral video platform that is creating the rails and independent infrastructure designed to be immune to cancel culture. Rumble's mission is to restore the Internet to its roots by making it free and open once again. In December 2021, the company announced the execution of a definitive business combination agreement with CFVI. See the announcement here: https://corp.rumble.com.
About CF Acquisition Corp. VI
CFVI is a blank check company led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Howard W. Lutnick and sponsored by Cantor Fitzgerald.
About Cantor Fitzgerald
Cantor Fitzgerald, with over 12,000 employees, is a leading global financial services group at the forefront of financial and technological innovation and has been a proven and resilient leader for 77 years. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is a preeminent investment bank serving more than 5,000 institutional clients around the world, recognized for its strengths in fixed income and equity capital markets, investment banking, SPAC underwriting and PIPE placements, prime brokerage, and commercial real estate on its global distribution platform. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is one of 24 primary dealers transacting business with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. For more information, please visit: www.cantor.com.
Important Information and Where to Find It
This press release relates to a proposed transaction between Rumble and CFVI. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or exchange, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or exchange, any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, sale or exchange would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. In connection with the transaction described herein, CFVI has filed with the SEC an effective registration statement on Form S-4, which includes a proxy statement/prospectus of CFVI, on August 12, 2022 (the "Registration Statement"), and has filed, and will file, other relevant materials with the SEC. The definitive proxy statement/prospectus has been sent to all CFVI stockholders as of the Record Date. Investors and security holders of CF VI are urged to read the Registration Statement, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus (and any supplements thereto, as and when filed), and all other relevant documents filed or to be filed in connection with the proposed transaction because they contain important information about the proposed transaction.
Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the Registration Statement, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC by CFVI through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.
The documents filed or that will be filed by CFVI with the SEC also may be obtained free of charge upon written request to CF Acquisition Corp. VI, 110 East 59th Street, New York, NY 10022 or via email at CFVI@cantor.com. The documents filed or that will be filed by Rumble or any successor entity of the transaction with the SEC also may be obtained free of charge upon written request to Rumble USA Inc., 444 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, FL 34228.
Participants in the Solicitation
CFVI, Rumble and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from CFVI's stockholders in connection with the proposed transactions. CFVI's stockholders and other interested persons may obtain, without charge, more detailed information regarding the directors and executive officers of CFVI in the Registration Statement. Information regarding the persons who may, under SEC rules, be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from CFVI's stockholders in connection with the proposed business combination is set forth in the Registration Statement.
No Offer or Solicitation
This press release is not a proxy statement or solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the potential transaction and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities of CFVI or Rumble, nor shall there be any sale of any such securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" relating to Rumble and its business, which include, but are not limited to, statements regarding Rumble's expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. The words "anticipate", "believe", "continue", "could", "estimate", "expect", "intends", "may", "might", "plan", "possible", "potential", "predict", "project", "should", "would" and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to assumptions, risks and uncertainties. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this press release. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as and must not be relied on by an investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of Rumble. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and Rumble assumes no obligation and does not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Rumble gives no assurance that Rumble will achieve its expectations.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. — It was an exciting Week 1 around the NFL as we saw numerous upsets and surprising outcomes. Those results have led to a massive shake up in the Locked On NFL Power Rankings for Week 2.
This year, the NFL hosts across the Locked On Podcast Network will vote weekly to rank all 32 NFL teams in our Locked On NFL Power Rankings.
Our local Locked On NFL hosts ranked their 1-32 power rankings and the averages created the official power rankings. Check back each Tuesday for the rankings.
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Week 2 Power Rankings
1. Buffalo Bills
Last week result: 31-10 win over LAR
Ranking last week: 1
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 1/2
The Bills are the Super Bowl favorite and they looked that way in Week 1 with a dominant win over the defending champion Rams in L.A. Josh Allen looked elite with 297 yards passing and 3 passing touchdowns as well as a rushing touchdown. He did throw two interceptions but it didn’t phase the Bills defense, which picked off Matthew Stafford three times.
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2. Kansas City Chiefs
Last week result: 44-21 win over ARZ
Ranking last week: 4
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 1/4
Patrick Mahomes didn’t look like he was missing Tyreek Hill on Sunday in the Chiefs’ opener against the Cardinals. Mahomes threw for 360 yards and FIVE touchdowns on Sunday leading to a 44-21 win. Travis Kelce had eight catches for 121 yards, new WR Juju Smith-Schuster was very involved with six catches for 79 yards. And new rookie RB Isaiah Pacheco had 62 yards on the ground with a touchdown. Starting RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire had two receiving TDs of his own.
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3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Last week result: 19-3 win over DAL
Ranking last week: 3
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 2/4
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense throttled Dak Prescott and the Cowboys on Sunday before Prescott left the game with a hand injury in the fourth. The Cowboys drove down the field for a field goal on their first possession but hardly crossed the 50-yard-line after that. The Bucs offense didn’t do anything too special, but Leonard Fournette rushed for 127 yards and new WR Julio Jones was effective with 69 receiving yards including a 48-yard strike from Tom Brady.
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4. Los Angeles Chargers
Last week result: 24-19 win over LV
Ranking last week: 7
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 2/5
The Chargers are up a few spots this week after a strong Week 1 performance agains the Raiders. It was somewhat of a conservative game for the Chargers’ offense but their new-look defense came up big against Derek Carr, sacking him five times and intercepting him three times. These are the defensive performances the Chargers were looking for last season. Now, they have Khalil Mack who had three sacks himself on Sunday.
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5. Baltimore Ravens
Last week result: 24-9 win over NYJ
Ranking last week: 10
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 4/9
The Ravens are up from No. 10 last week, as they benefit from a number of losses in the top 10 of last week’s rankings. The Ravens cruised to a 24-9 win over the Jets as Lamar Jackson threw for three touchdowns.
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6. Los Angeles Rams
Last week result: 31-10 loss to BUF
Ranking last week: 2
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 4/11
The Rams looked real bad on Thursday night in their 31-10 loss to the Bills. Matthew Stafford didn’t look right and he threw three interceptions. Jalen Ramsey was graded as one of the worst cornerbacks in the NFL last week. And new addition Allen Robinson was nearly silent. The Rams still have one of the NFL’s best rosters and they’ll work to bounce back from what seemed like a Week 1 Super Bowl hangover.
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7. Philadelphia Eagles
Last week result: 38-35 win over DET
Ranking last week: 11
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 5/12
The Eagles make a leap from 11 to the 7 to get into the top 10. While their offense looked fantastic on Sunday in Detroit, their defense gave up a shocking 35 points to the Lions in the 38-35 victory. Jalen Hurts completed just 56% of his passes, but was effective on the ground with 90 rushing yards and he showed a lot of chemistry with new WR AJ Brown, who caught 10 passes for 155 yards. They have a big Monday night game against the Vikings this week.
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8. Cincinnati Bengals
Last week result: 23-20 loss to PIT
Ranking last week: 5
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 5/14
Maybe a bit of a Super Bowl runner-up for the Bengals on Sunday as they fell to Pittsburgh in overtime 23-20. This would look a lot different for them if their game-winning extra point attempt in regulation wasn’t blocked. Joe Burrow threw a whopping 4 interceptions in Week 1 along with 338 passing yards. Ja’Marr Chase picked up where he left off with 10 catches for 129 yards. No need to panic at all yet if you’re a Bengals fan.
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9. Minnesota Vikings
Last week result: 23-7 win over GB
Ranking last week: 19
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 4/16
The Vikings looked nearly perfect in their Week 1 win over the Packers 23-7. The Kevin O’Connell era got off to a great start and the defense was fantastic. They sacked Aaron Rodgers four times and forced a fumble along with an interception, albeit with a banged up Packers offensive line. Kirk Cousins was effective and Justin Jefferson picked up where he left off as well with 9 catches for 184 yards and two touchdowns. It’s a big jump but it’s easy to see why they moved up into the top 10 from 19th last week.
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10. Green Bay Packers
Last week result: 23-7 loss to MIN
Ranking last week: 6
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 6/21
The Packers were without starting WR1 Allen Lazard, starting OT David Bakhtiari and starting OT Elgton Jenkins in their Week 1 loss to the Vikings. It was a very bad game for Green Bay, bur we’ve seen them start slow before, like with their 38-3 opening loss to the Saints last year and then they went 13-4. So it’s hard to move them out of the top 10 already, but it’s easy to see how badly they’re going to miss Davante Adams.
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11. New Orleans Saints
Last week result: 27-26 win over ATL
Ranking last week: 14
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 6/21
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12. Miami Dolphins
Last week result: 20-7 win over NE
Ranking last week: 18
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 7/16
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13. Denver Broncos
Last week result: 17-16 loss to SEA
Ranking last week: 9
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 9/27
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14. Las Vegas Raiders
Last week result: 24-19 loss to LAC
Ranking last week: 12
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 7/20
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15. San Francisco 49ers
Last week result: 19-10 loss to CHI
Ranking last week: 8
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 9/25
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16. Indianapolis Colts
Last week result: 20-20 vs. HOU
Ranking last week: 13
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 11/21
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17. Pittsburgh Steelers
Last week result: 23-20 win over CIN
Ranking last week: 21
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 9/25
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18. Cleveland Browns
Last week result: 26-24 win over CAR
Ranking last week: 22
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 15/22
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19. Tennessee Titans
Last week result: 21-20 loss to NYG
Ranking last week: 17
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 16/26
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20. Washington Commanders
Last week result: 28-22 win over JAX
Ranking last week: 25
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 14/24
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21. Arizona Cardinals
Last week result: 44-21 loss to KC
Ranking last week: 15
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 14/28
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22. Seattle Seahawks
Last week result: 17-16 win over DEN
Ranking last week: 27
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 10/27
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23. New York Giants
Last week result: 21-20 win over TEN
Ranking last week: 30
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 11/29
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24. New England Patriots
Last week result: 20-7 loss to MIA
Ranking last week: 20
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 17/30
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25. Chicago Bears
Last week result: 19-10 win over SF
Ranking last week: 32
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 12/31
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26. Detroit Lions
Last week result: 38-35 loss to PHI
Ranking last week: 24
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 20/30
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27. Dallas Cowboys
Last week result: 19-3 loss to TB
Ranking last week: 16
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 21/29
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28. Carolina Panthers
Last week result: 26-24 loss to CLE
Ranking last week: 23
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 22/30
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29. Houston Texans
Last week result: 20-20 tie vs. IND
Ranking last week: 29
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 17/31
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30. Jacksonville Jaguars
Last week result: 28-22 loss to WAS
Ranking last week: 26
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 26/32
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31. Atlanta Falcons
Last week result: 27-26 loss to NO
Ranking last week: 31
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 22/32
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32. New York Jets
Last week result: 24-9 loss to BAL
Ranking last week: 28
Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 29/32
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MCHENRY — The official 55th annual Autumn Glory Festival brochure is available at the Visitors Center in McHenry and at visitdeepcreek.com/autumnglory.
A detailed listing of Autumn Glory Festival happenings from Oct. 12-16, the brochure includes information on the 2022 Grand Feature Parade, Tournament of the Bands, Official Maryland State Banjo, Mandolin and Fiddle championships, Fall Foliage Heritage driving tours, Turkey Trail dinners, Royalty Court, Car Show, Autumn Glory sales, Corn Maze, farmers markets, craft shows and antique shows. Mountain State Brewing Co. is the title sponsor.
For more details, call 301-387-4386.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Premium Guard Inc. (PGI) www.premiumguard.com, the first-to-market leader and pioneer in aftermarket automotive filtration solutions, is pleased to announce a return to AAPEX for 2022 after a 2-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Premium Guard's AAPEX 2022 appearance will be the first since the company's strategic acquisition of IPC Global Solutions. The company is thrilled to be debuting their expanded family of brands in the filtration and power steering markets. Familiar brands such as Premium Guard, ECOGARD, PureFlow, and PWR Steer will be represented alongside newcomer, HighFlow, on the show floor.
"AAPEX is a critically important event for our company and our industry" said Ty Nilsson, Vice President of Sales at Premium Guard. "We're looking forward to connecting in person with customers and partners throughout the industry – getting back to face-to-face discussions and getting back to business. And for the first time, we'll be showcasing our new family of brands. We are excited to be back in Las Vegas the first week in November."
"Our commitment to AAPEX and the automotive aftermarket community remains strong" said Anan Bishara, CEO of Premium Guard. "We're happy to be back and we cannot wait to connect in person with customers, partners, and industry friends."
The Premium Guard team and the company's family of brands will be presenting from a familiar location – AAPEX booth A1038. The 2022 AAPEX trade show from the Venetian Expo in Las Vegas, NV runs November 1-3, 2022.
Premium Guard Inc. (PGI) specializes in designing, manufacturing, and distributing products for automotive, diesel, powersport, and specialty filter markets. Headquartered in New York City with a main distribution center in Memphis TN, Premium Guard Inc. is keenly focused on providing customers with industry leading service, complete filtration solutions, best-in-class-quality products, and leading application coverage.
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WATERTOWN, Mass., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lyra Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: LYRA) (the Company, Lyra or Lyra Therapeutics), a clinical-stage therapeutics company leveraging its proprietary XTreo™ platform to enable precise, sustained and local delivery of medications to the ear, nose and throat (ENT) passages and other diseased tissues, today announced that it has issued an equity-based award pursuant to its 2022 Inducement Award Plan to its Senior Vice President of Investor Relations and Communications, Ellen Cavaleri, upon the commencement of her employment. The inducement grant was approved by a majority of the Company's independent directors and was made as a material inducement to Ms. Cavaleri's acceptance of employment with Lyra in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) as a component of her employment compensation. The inducement grant consists of a non-qualified stock option to purchase an aggregate of 110,000 shares of the Company's common stock. The inducement grant is subject to the terms and conditions of the award agreement covering the performance stock option grant and the Company's 2022 Inducement Award Plan, as amended.
Lyra Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage therapeutics company leveraging its proprietary XTreo™ platform to enable precise, sustained, local delivery of medications to diseased tissues not accessible with conventional therapeutic approaches. Lyra's XTreo™ platform is comprised of a biocompatible mesh scaffold, an engineered elastomeric matrix and a versatile polymer-drug complex. The Company's current pipeline of therapeutics target tissues deep in the ear, nose and throat passages and are designed to deliver continuous drug therapy for up to six months following a single non-invasive, in-office administration. Lyra has two product candidates in late-stage development for CRS, a highly prevalent inflammatory disease of the paranasal sinuses which leads to debilitating symptoms and significant morbidities: LYR-210, for surgically naïve patients, is being evaluated in the ENLIGHTEN Phase 3 clinical program, and LYR-220, for patients who have recurrent symptoms despite surgery, is being evaluated in the BEACON Phase 2 clinical trial. These two product candidates are designed to treat the estimated four million CRS patients in the U.S. that fail medical management each year. For more information, please visit lyratherapeutics.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this press release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including statements regarding Ellen Cavaleri's role at the Company, the Company's pipeline and development of product candidates, including LYR-210 and LYR-220, the progress and timing of clinical trials, movement toward commercialization, and the anticipated success of leveraging the XTreo™ platform. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause the Company's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the following: the fact that the Company has incurred significant losses since inception and expects to incur additional losses for the foreseeable future; the Company's need for additional funding, which may not be available; the Company's limited operating history; the fact that the Company has no approved products; the fact that the Company's product candidates are in various stages of development; or the fact that the Company may not be successful in its efforts to identify and successfully commercialize its product candidates; the fact that clinical trials required for the Company's product candidates are expensive and time-consuming, and their outcome is uncertain; the fact that the FDA may not conclude that certain of the Company's product candidates satisfy the requirements for the Section 505(b)(2) regulatory approval pathway; the Company's inability to obtain required regulatory approvals; effects of recently enacted and future legislation; the possibility of system failures or security breaches; effects of significant competition; the fact that the successful commercialization of the Company's product candidates will depend in part on the extent to which governmental authorities and health insurers establish coverage, adequate reimbursement levels and pricing policies; failure to achieve market acceptance; product liability lawsuits; the fact that the Company relies on third parties for the manufacture of materials for its research programs, pre-clinical studies and clinical trials; the Company's reliance on third parties to conduct its preclinical studies and clinical trials; the Company's inability to succeed in establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships; the Company's reliance on certain suppliers critical to its production; failure to obtain and maintain or adequately protect the Company's intellectual property rights; failure to retain key personnel or to recruit qualified personnel; difficulties in managing the Company's growth; effects of natural disasters, terrorism and wars (including the developing conflict between Ukraine and Russia); the fact that the global pandemic caused by COVID-19 could adversely impact the Company's business and operations, including the Company's clinical trials; the fact that the price of the Company's common stock may be volatile and fluctuate substantially; significant costs and required management time as a result of operating as a public company and any securities class action litigation. These and other important factors discussed under the caption "Risk Factors" in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 9, 2022 and its other filings with the SEC could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this press release. Any such forward-looking statements represent management's estimates as of the date of this press release. While the Company may elect to update such forward-looking statements at some point in the future, it disclaims any obligation to do so, even if subsequent events cause its views to change.
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Ari Shapiro has been one of the hosts of All Things Considered, NPR's award-winning afternoon newsmagazine, since 2015. During his first two years on the program, listenership to All Things Considered grew at an unprecedented rate, with more people tuning in during a typical quarter-hour than any other program on the radio.
Lauren Hodges is an associate producer for All Things Considered. She joined the show in 2018 after seven years in the NPR newsroom as a producer and editor. She doesn't mind that you used her pens, she just likes them a certain way and asks that you put them back the way you found them, thanks. Despite years working on interviews with notable politicians, public figures, and celebrities for NPR, Hodges completely lost her cool when she heard RuPaul's voice and was told to sit quietly in a corner during the rest of the interview. She promises to do better next time.
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Berry will lead the U.S. national alliance of long-term survivors of HIV
CHICAGO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time HIV long-term survivors are now included in the National HIV/AIDS Strategy. As the U.S. and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) commemorate National HIV and Aging Awareness Day (#NHAAD) on September 18, the unique needs of long-term survivors require bold action and visionary leadership. The Reunion Project (TRP), the national alliance of HIV long-term survivors, today announced that Jeff Berry has joined as its first executive director, effective September 1. Berry, who has been living with HIV for over 35 years, previously served as chair of The Reunion Project's National Steering Committee.
"I am thrilled to be a part of this great organization, and grateful to the funders who helped make it happen," says Berry. "We are on the cusp of a silver tsunami of people living and aging with HIV who require services tailored to their unique needs. Isolation and other mental health issues have been exacerbated by COVID-19, so there is no time to waste and no better time for renewed focus on the myriad issues facing long-term survivors and people aging with HIV."
History of The Reunion Project
Berry joins The Reunion Project from TPAN, where he served as chief editorial officer and editor of the country's leading non-profit HIV magazine Positively Aware since 2005. Berry, who has 30 years of experience working in the non-profit and publishing world, is co-founder of The Reunion Project. Since its inception, The Reunion Project has established itself as the national network of long-term survivors of HIV. There are not any longstanding and continuous opportunities, at the national level, that have adopted a for-us- by-us approach to addressing the psychosocial aspects of persons aging with HIV and AIDS aside from the work of The Reunion Project.
"We are proud to support The Reunion Project and its network of long-term survivors. Gilead knows the importance of facilitating organic connections and empowerment opportunities for long-term survivors through creative programming," says Darwin Thompson, Director of Corporate Giving at Gilead Sciences. "The work of The Reunion Project has been critical to cultivating these safe spaces."
Our programs
The Reunion Project convenes groups of HIV long-term survivors and allies in targeted U.S. cities and virtual settings for personal and professional development for the growing and aging HIV and AIDS population (i.e., 379,000 people as of 2018, CDC). The convening is done through town halls, education, storytelling, networking, and information dissemination via peer-based support within in-person settings and web-based platforms.
"I'm excited and encouraged to see the tireless work of a diverse group of long-term survivors evolve from an all-volunteer effort to the naming of a full-time executive director," says Marc Meachem, Head, U.S. External Affairs, ViiV Healthcare. "We were honored to support The Reunion Project and know that Jeff and the steering committee will build on the body of work to elevate the voices, experiences, and needs of long-term survivors in our national dialogues around ending the HIV epidemic."
Founded in 2015 by activists living with HIV, The Reunion Project is the national alliance of long-term survivors of HIV, collaborating with local and national HIV advocates, providers and researchers. Together, we convene and connect individuals and communities, sharing our experiences of survival and loss while honoring our past, and developing successful strategies for living and supporting one another—today and into the future.
For more information go to reunionproject.net.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dotdash Meredith, an operating business of IAC (NASDAQ: IAC), will participate in the Truist Securities Internet Growth Summit on Friday, September 16, 2022. Neil Vogel, Chief Executive Officer of Dotdash Meredith, will participate in a fireside chat at 10:30 a.m. ET. A live stream of the fireside chat will be available to the public at https://ir.iac.com/events-and-presentations.
A replay of the fireside chat will be available in the IR section of the IAC website at https://ir.iac.com/events-and-presentations.
About Dotdash Meredith
Dotdash Meredith is the largest digital and print publisher in America. From mobile to magazines, nearly 200 million people trust us to help them make decisions, take action, and find inspiration. Dotdash Meredith's over 40 iconic brands include PEOPLE, Better Homes & Gardens, Verywell, FOOD & WINE, The Spruce, Allrecipes, Byrdie, REAL SIMPLE, Investopedia, and Southern Living. Dotdash Meredith is based in New York City and is an operating business of IAC (NASDAQ: IAC).
About IAC
IAC (NASDAQ: IAC) builds companies. We are guided by curiosity, a questioning of the status quo, and a desire to invent or acquire new products and brands. From the single seed that started as IAC over two decades ago have emerged 11 public companies and generations of exceptional leaders. We will always evolve, but our basic principles of financially disciplined opportunism will never change. IAC is today comprised of category leading businesses including Angi Inc. (NASDAQ: ANGI), Dotdash Meredith and Care.com among many others ranging from early stage to established businesses. IAC is headquartered in New York City with business locations worldwide.
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Browns sign CB Thomas Graham Jr.
The Cleveland Browns signed cornerback Thomas Graham Jr. off the Chicago Bears' practice squad on Tuesday.
The Browns waived cornerback Herb Miller in a corresponding move.
Graham played in four games (one start) for the Bears in 2021. He had 13 tackles and four passes defensed. He was one of the team's final cuts last month before clearing waivers and ending up on the practice squad.
Miller has played in 14 games in three seasons with Tampa Bay and the Browns. He played 22 snaps on special teams in the Browns' win over Carolina in Week 1.
The Browns also signed wide receiver Chester Rogers to their practice squad.
The Browns (1-0) host the New York Jets in Week 2.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — I’m so grateful to have the opportunity to put on the USA jersey every day.
It’s been a long road back after thinking my career was over after having spinal surgery in January of 2020.
I thought my life was going to change drastically and I wouldn’t ever be able to play again. Yet here I am 2 years later, hoping to earn a spot on the U.S. World Cup roster.
Thinking back to my time in the hospital bed to be now being back at the peak of competition, I’m just so grateful to be playing basketball at this level again. I can’t really discredit God at this point, I’m just really humbled to be here.
It’s a dream as a basketball player to play for the USA. It’s the one team that everyone wants to play for at some point and everyone knows is one of the hardest to make. To have the opportunity right now is a dream come true.
This isn’t my first time playing for USA, having won a gold medal at the World University Games when I was in college. That probably was the longest flight I ever took, well until now when we head off to Sydney.
One thing you can always count with USA Basketball is that they take you all over the world. Up next might be outer space.
This is my first time going to the Outback. I think I’m looking forward to learning more about the place. Experiencing the continent and just trying to get myself back on track. Ever since the Phoenix Mercury season ended I’ve been running and ripping across multiple states.
We had a good training week in Las Vegas. It’s a really good group and everybody carries the same energy and intensity as far as winning goes. Practices are really competitive and there are a lot of new faces which is nice. There’s also a lot of youth.
I’ve gotten to spend some time with Rhyne Howard. She and I are very similar in a lot of ways. It’s been great to pick her brain a little bit and take in this whole experience with her. At some point soon, we’ll have to have a conversation about SEC basketball.
As a group we’re still looking to build our team chemistry, but everyone’s bought in on the process and what the team will look like. We eat all our meals together and lift together. We’ve had some good recovery pool workouts too.
And now we’ll get a chance to bond for 15 hours on the flight to Australia. Catch you all soon.
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Phoenix Mercury star Diamond DeShields is checking in periodically from USA Basketball training camp and the FIBA World Cup.
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Bill would remove practice barriers for nurse practitioners
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) expresses its strong support for the Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act. AANP thanks Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) and Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) for introducing this legislation, which would improve health care access for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries by removing barriers to practice for nurse practitioners (NPs) and other advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs).
"The health of Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries depends on timely access to high-quality health care. Today, millions of patients are choosing NPs as their health care providers. This legislation would retire barriers to practice that impede access to timely health care for our patients," said AANP President April Kapu, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FCCM, FAAN. "It's critically important that health care policies reflect who is providing care in our communities and that our health care system is effective and efficient. The ICAN Act would move health care delivery forward for patients, providers and our nation."
NPs provide health care to Medicare and Medicaid patients across all geographic areas and health care settings. Approximately 40% of Medicare beneficiaries receive care from NPs, and NPs are the fastest growing Medicare provider group. Yet, despite the essential health care NPs provide to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, barriers still exist within the programs that prevent NPs from practicing to the full extent of their education and clinical training.
The ICAN Act would increase access to medically necessary health care services for patients across the country by removing outdated federal barriers to care. This bill would authorize NPs to order and supervise cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation, certify when patients with diabetes need therapeutic shoes, have their patients fully included in the beneficiary attribution process for the Medicare Shared Savings Program, refer patients for medical nutrition therapy, certify and recertify a patient's terminal illness for hospice eligibility, perform all mandatory examinations in skilled nursing facilities, and more. These common-sense steps would update the Medicare and Medicaid programs, to reflect the modern health care workforce and ensure patients continue to receive the high-quality health care they need and deserve — from their chosen health care provider.
The American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) is the largest professional membership organization for nurse practitioners (NPs) of all specialties. It represents the interests of the more than 355,000 licensed NPs in the U.S. AANP provides legislative leadership at the local, state and national levels, advancing health policy; promoting excellence in practice, education and research; and establishing standards that best serve NPs' patients and other health care consumers. As The Voice of the Nurse Practitioner®, AANP represents the interests of NPs as providers of high-quality, cost-effective, comprehensive, patient-centered health care. To locate an NP in your community, visit npfinder.com. For more information about NPs, visit aanp.org.
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Mark David Chapman, the man who shot and killed John Lennon in New York's Upper West Side over 40 years ago, was denied parole for the 12th time.
The 67-year-old prisoner, serving a 20-years-to-life sentence at Green Haven Correctional Facility in New York, was once again denied parole in August. The parole board has decided to keep Chapman behind bars every two years since he was first eligible for parole in 2000.
Additional details about Chapman's parole case, including the transcript, have yet to be made available through the New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.
When Chapman was denied in 2018, his 10th time seeking parole, the panel told NPR that releasing him would be "incompatible with the welfare and safety of society." Chapman had shown "a callous disregard" of human pain and suffering, the panel said.
Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, has historically sent a letter to the parole board every two years to request her husband's murderer remain in prison, CNN reported.
Chapman traveled from Hawaii to New York to assassinate Lennon on Dec. 8, 1980, and had even met the Beatles star earlier that same day, according to the 2012 parole hearing transcript. During that parole hearing, Chapman told the panel that he had briefly struggled internally on whether to carry out the murder.
"It wasn't all totally cold-blooded, but most of it was. I did try to tell myself to leave. I've got the album, take it home, show my wife, everything will be fine," Chapman said in 2012. "But I was so compelled to commit that murder that nothing would have dragged me away from that building."
His next opportunity for parole is scheduled for February 2024, the Associated Press reported.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Premium Guard Inc. (PGI) www.premiumguard.com, the first-to-market leader and pioneer in aftermarket automotive filtration solutions, is pleased to announce a return to AAPEX for 2022 after a 2-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Premium Guard's AAPEX 2022 appearance will be the first since the company's strategic acquisition of IPC Global Solutions. The company is thrilled to be debuting their expanded family of brands in the filtration and power steering markets. Familiar brands such as Premium Guard, ECOGARD, PureFlow, and PWR Steer will be represented alongside newcomer, HighFlow, on the show floor.
"AAPEX is a critically important event for our company and our industry" said Ty Nilsson, Vice President of Sales at Premium Guard. "We're looking forward to connecting in person with customers and partners throughout the industry – getting back to face-to-face discussions and getting back to business. And for the first time, we'll be showcasing our new family of brands. We are excited to be back in Las Vegas the first week in November."
"Our commitment to AAPEX and the automotive aftermarket community remains strong" said Anan Bishara, CEO of Premium Guard. "We're happy to be back and we cannot wait to connect in person with customers, partners, and industry friends."
The Premium Guard team and the company's family of brands will be presenting from a familiar location – AAPEX booth A1038. The 2022 AAPEX trade show from the Venetian Expo in Las Vegas, NV runs November 1-3, 2022.
Premium Guard Inc. (PGI) specializes in designing, manufacturing, and distributing products for automotive, diesel, powersport, and specialty filter markets. Headquartered in New York City with a main distribution center in Memphis TN, Premium Guard Inc. is keenly focused on providing customers with industry leading service, complete filtration solutions, best-in-class-quality products, and leading application coverage.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) — Singer and actor Darius Campbell Danesh, who went from a British reality television show to a stage and music career, died from inhaling chloroethane and suffocating, a Minnesota medical examiner found.
The 41-year-old singer and actor was found unresponsive in his apartment in Rochester, Minnesota, on Aug. 11, the Southern Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner’s Office said. The medical examiner ruled that the death was accidental. Investigators said there were no signs of “intent or suspicious circumstances.”
Danesh’s family said in a statement that he had taken chloroethane for chronic pain that he suffered from since a 2010 car crash in Spain that left him with a broken neck.
“The results of medical examinations have confirmed that Darius’s death was an accident caused by chloroethane, which is used to treat pain and that tragically led to respiratory arrest,” said the family.
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Chloroethane, commonly known as ethyl chloride, is a colorless, flammable gas or refrigerated liquid. In addition to its medical uses, it has also been used as an inhalant street drug.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland, to a Scottish mother and Iranian father, Campbell Danesh appeared on the reality show “Popstars” in 2001 and made a splash with his intense interpretation of Britney Spears’ “…Baby One More Time.”
He had more success later that year on “Pop Idol,” an early Simon Cowell reality-talent show hybrid that aimed to find a new singing star. He came in third place behind Gareth Gates and Will Young. In 2002, he topped the U.K. charts with the single “Colourblind,” from his debut album “Dive In.”
Campbell Danesh went on to major roles in musicals, including West End productions of “Chicago” and “Guys and Dolls." And he starred as Rhett Butler in a musical stage adaptation of “Gone With the Wind.”
In 2010, he won the reality show “Popstar to Operastar” and later performed in a production of “Carmen” at London’s O2 Arena.
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MISSOULA - Police in Missoula are searching for a fugitive who is considered to be armed and dangerous.
Missoula Police Department spokeswoman Lydia Arnold says law enforcement is looking for Patrick James Cork.
Cork has a $50,000 warrant for his arrest and is actively attempting to elude law enforcement, according to a news release.
Cork is a white male who is 6'4' tall and weighs 210 pounds with a muscular build. He has brown hair and black eyes.
MPD believes Cork is in possession of a handgun.
Anyone who sees Cork should not approach him and instead, call 9-1-1.
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John L. Wagner, 78
Published 11:32 am Tuesday, September 13, 2022
John L. Wagner, 78, of Adams, Minnesota, passed away Sunday, September 11, 2022 at Mayo Clinic Hospitals – St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester, Minnesota.
John Louie Wagner was born on January 27, 1944 in Osage, Iowa to Herbert and Rose (Stephanie) Wagner. He served in the U.S. Army from 1966-1968. John married Joyce Matheis on May 24th, 1969 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Johnsburg.
John worked for 34 years at Coca-Cola Bottling in Austin Minnesota. After retiring from Coca-Cola, he worked on Jim Sathre’s farms for 14 years.
He enjoyed working out in his woodshop doing crafts/projects for many locals in Adams and especially for family. He also enjoyed going to toy shows and collecting Coke memorabilia and John Deere tractors. He loved camping with family and friends. He enjoyed taking his grandchildren on road trips to Iowa and Wisconsin. He was a family-centered man and his family meant the world to him. He will be greatly missed by his family and anyone who met him.
He was preceded in death by his parents Herbert and Rose Wagner, father-in-law and mother-in-law Joseph and Velma Matheis; his brother Daniel; his sister Ceclia; and brothers-in-law Gene Michels, Jerry Matheis and Richard Matheis, and nephew Ryan Gordon.
John is survived by his wife, Joyce Wagner of Adams, MN; children, Michael Wagner of Adams, MN, Jason (Shelley) Wagner of Austin, MN, Justin (Michelle) Wagner of Owatonna, MN, and Mark (Brittany) Wagner of Austin, MN; eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren; his sister, Mary Michels of Stacyville, IA, brothers, Robert (Grace) Wagner of Stacyville, IA, and Jim (Linda) Wagner of Osage, IA and nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be at the Adams Funeral Home on Wednesday September 14th, 2022 from 4:00 to 7:00 pm and at the church one hour prior to the service on Thursday morning. A memorial Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 am on Thursday, September 15th at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Adams with Father Antony Arokiyam and Father Marty Schaefer officiating. Interment will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Adams American Legion Post #146 will provide military rites.
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PARIS, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ekinops (Euronext Paris - FR0011466069 – EKI), a leading network access and virtualization specialist, today announced that SixSq, that provides the Nuvla edge-to-cloud management platform, and Kadiska, the SaaS platform for digital experience monitoring, signed a partnership that allows enterprises to instantly gain performance visibility into networks connecting their sites, clouds and business-critical web and SaaS applications.
By integrating Kadiska's Net-Tracer app into the SixSq Nuvla marketplace, organizations can now immediately deploy in-depth network path and performance monitoring across their entire infrastructure.
The Net-Tracer app is a containerized agent that Nuvla can deploy on edge nodes, clouds, white boxes and SD-WAN devices, including any uCPE powered by Ekinops' popular OneOS6 middleware. Once deployed, Net-Tracer continuously maps and monitors all network routes and reports performance degradations, their origin and impact. Users connect to the Kadiska platform to access analytics that correlate network, infrastructure and application performance with users' digital experience.
"Our customers need network performance monitoring, and being able to deploy such capability via an app on the Nuvla marketplace will be be natural for them. This allows users to quickly identify when and how the network impacts application performance. The combination of Kadiska's Net-Tracer app and our zero-touch, container-based orchestration capabilities allow us to offer a convenient solution to solve this critical challenge facing IT operations and network teams," explained Marc-Elian Bégin, CEO and co-founder at SixSq.
"We designed Net-Tracer to fill this specific visibility gap," added Gilles Huguenin, CEO at Kadiska. "Its cloud-native implementation makes it simple to deploy across managed clouds and devices. SixSq's vendor agnostic orchestration capabilities and popular marketplace was a natural fit for our solution. We look forward to helping enterprises gain complete control over their modern nextworks, deliver an amazing digital experience, and fully profit from their digital platform."
Kadiska's Net-Tracer Application is now available on the Nuvla Marketplace here.
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WFO MIDLAND/ODESSA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, September 14, 2022
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FLOOD WARNING
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
228 PM CDT Tue Sep 13 2022
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...
Rio Grande at Castolon affecting Brewster County.
Rio Grande at Johnson Ranch affecting Brewster County.
Rio Grande below Presidio 5SE affecting Presidio County.
Rio Grande at Presidio International Bridge affecting Presidio
County.
.High flows coming out of the Rio Conchos and into the Rio Grande
over the next week are expected to result in considerable flooding
of the Rio Grande from Presidio downstream through Big Bend National
Park.
For the Rio Grande...including Presidio International Bridge,
Presidio 5SE...Moderate flooding is forecast. For Castolon, Johnson
Ranch...Minor flooding is forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued late tonight at 230 AM CDT.
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate 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 2:15 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 13.0 feet (4.0 meters).
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 2:15 PM CDT Tuesday was 13.0 feet (4.0 meters).
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.2
feet (4.0 meters) late this evening.
- 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 Tue Wed Wed Wed
Location Stg Stg Day/Time 7pm 1am 7am 1pm
Rio Grande
Presidio 5SE 9.0 13.0 Tue 2pm 13.1 13.2 13.2 13.1
Below are the latest river stages and forecasts (meters):
Presidio 5SE 2.7 4.0 Tue 2pm 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
* 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 2:15 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 20.6 feet (6.3 meters).
ending at 2:15 PM CDT Tuesday was 20.6 feet (6.3 meters).
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 20.8
feet (6.3 meters) just after midnight tonight.
- Flood stage is 15.5 feet (4.7 meters).
18.9 feet (5.8 meters) on 09/03/2022.
Fld Observed Tue Wed Wed Wed
Location Stg Stg Day/Time 7pm 1am 7am 1pm
Presidio Internation 15.5 20.6 Tue 2pm 20.7 20.8 20.8 20.7
Presidio Internation 4.7 6.3 Tue 2pm 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Rio Grande at Johnson Ranch.
* WHEN...Until Saturday afternoon.
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 2:15 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 14.7 feet (4.5 meters).
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 15.2 feet (4.6 meters)
early Thursday morning. It will then fall below flood stage
early Saturday morning.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet (4.6 meters).
15.7 feet (4.8 meters) on 09/03/2022.
Fld Observed Tue Wed Wed Thu
Location Stg Stg Day/Time 7pm 7am 7pm 7am
Johnson Ranch 15.0 14.7 Tue 2pm 14.7 14.9 15.1 15.2
Johnson Ranch 4.6 4.5 Tue 2pm 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.6
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...
* WHERE...Rio Grande at Castolon.
* WHEN...Until early Sunday morning.
* 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 Tuesday the stage was 14.6 feet (4.5 meters).
late this evening to a crest of 15.6 feet (4.8 meters)
tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage early
Friday afternoon.
15.1 feet (4.6 meters) on 09/04/2022.
Fld Observed Tue Wed Wed Thu
Location Stg Stg Day/Time 7pm 7am 7pm 7am
Castolon 15.0 14.6 Tue 1pm 14.9 15.2 15.6 15.5
Castolon 4.6 4.4 Tue 1pm 4.5 4.6 4.8 4.7
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
239 PM CDT Tue Sep 13 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of southwest Texas, including the following
county, Jeff Davis.
* WHEN...Until 445 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 239 PM CDT, 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 1.5 inches of
rain have fallen.
- This includes the following streams and drainages...
South Fork Alamito Creek, Big Aguja Canyon, Limpia Creek,
Madera Canyon, Cienega Creek, Alamito Creek and Cherry Creek.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
McDonald Observatory, Bloys Camp and Black Mountain.
- http://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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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Agree Realty Corporation (NYSE: ADC) (the "Company") today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized, and the Company has declared, a monthly cash dividend of $0.234 per common share. The monthly dividend reflects an annualized dividend amount of $2.808 per common share, representing a 7.8% increase over the annualized dividend amount of $2.604 per common share from the third quarter of 2021. The dividend is payable October 14, 2022 to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 30, 2022.
Additionally, the Company's Board of Directors has authorized, and the Company has declared, a monthly cash dividend on its 4.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock of $0.08854 per depositary share, which is equivalent to $1.0625 per annum. The dividend is payable October 3, 2022 to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 23, 2022.
About Agree Realty Corporation
Agree Realty Corporation is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that is RETHINKING RETAIL through the acquisition and development of properties net leased to industry-leading, omni-channel retail tenants. As of June 30, 2022, the Company owned and operated a portfolio of 1,607 properties, located in all 48 continental states and containing approximately 33.8 million square feet of gross leasable area. The Company's common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ADC". For additional information on the Company and RETHINKING RETAIL, please visit www.agreerealty.com.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Upending the political debate, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham introduced a nationwide abortion ban Tuesday, sending shockwaves through both parties and igniting fresh debate on a fraught issue weeks before the midterm elections that will determine control of Congress.
Graham’s own Republican party leaders did not immediately embrace his abortion ban bill, which would prohibit the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy with rare exceptions, and has almost no chance of becoming law in the Democratic-held Congress. Democrats torched it as extreme, an alarming signal of where “MAGA” Republicans are headed if they win control of the House and Senate in November.
“America’s got to make some decisions,” Graham said at a press conference at the Capitol.
The South Carolina Republican said rather than shying away from the Supreme Court’s ruling this summer overturning Roe vs. Wade’s nearly 50-year right to abortion access, Republicans are preparing to fight to make a nationwide abortion ban federal law.
“Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, we’re going nowhere,” the senator said flanked by women advocates from the anti-abortion movement. “We welcome the debate. We welcome the vote in the United States Senate as to what America should look like in 2022.”
Reaction was swift, fierce and unwavering from Democrats who viewed Graham’s legislation as an extreme example of the far-right’s hold on the GOP, and as a political gift of self-inflicted pain for Republican candidates now having to answer questions about an abortion ban heading toward the midterm elections.
“A nationwide abortion ban — that’s the contrast between the two parties, plain and simple,” said Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer.
Sen. Patty Murray, a Democrat from Washington who is in her own fight for reelection, said Republicans “want to force” women to stay pregnant and deliver babies.
“To anyone who thought they were safe, here is the painful reality,” she said. “Republicans are coming for your rights.”
The sudden turn of events comes in a razor-tight election season as Republicans hoping to seize control of Congress are struggling to recapture momentum, particularly after the Supreme Court’s landmark decision sparked deep concerns among some voters, with signs of women voters peeling away from the GOP.
In a midterm election where the party out of the White House traditionally holds an advantage, even more so this year with President Joe Biden’s lackluster approval ratings, the Democrats have regained their own momentum pushing back the GOP candidates in House and Senate races.
Tuesday’s announcement set up an immediate split screen with Biden and Democrats poised to celebrate their accomplishments in a ceremony at the White House after passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and Republicans forced to answer for Graham’s proposed abortion ban.
“This bill is wildly out of step with what Americans believe,” said White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre in a statement.
“While President Biden and Vice President Harris are focused on the historic passage of the Inflation Reduction Act to reduce the cost of prescription drugs, health care, and energy – and to take unprecedented action to address climate change – Republicans in Congress are focused on taking rights away from millions of women,” Jean-Pierre said.
Graham’s legislation has almost zero chance of becoming law, but it elevates the abortion issue at a time when other Republicans would prefer to focus on inflation, border security and Biden’s leadership.
The Republican bill would ban abortions nationwide after 15 weeks of pregnancy, expect in cases of rape, incest or risks to the physical health of the mother. Graham said it would put the U.S. on par with many other countries in Europe and around the world.
In particular, Graham’s bill would leave in place state laws that are more restrictive. That provision is notable because many Republicans have argued the Supreme Court’s ruling leaves the abortion issue for the states to decide. But the legislation from the Republicans makes it clear states are only allowed to decide the issue if their abortion bans are more stringent.
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who is one seat away from majority control, declined to embrace Graham’s legislation.
“I think every Republican senator running this year in these contested races has an answer as to how they feel about the issue,” McConnell said. “So I leave it up to our candidates who are quite capable of handling this issue to determine for them what their response is.”
The Democratic senators most at risk this fall and other Democratic candidates running for Congress appeared eager to fight against Graham’s proposed nationwide abortion ban.
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, the Democrat from Nevada tweeted that Graham “and every other anti-choice extremist can take a hike.”
Her Republican opponent, Adam Laxalt, has during his campaign insisted that abortion is protected in the state constitution, which it would no longer be under this bill.
In Colorado, another Democratic up for reelection, Sen. Michael Bennet, tweeted: “A nationwide abortion ban is outrageous. “
Bennet pledged “to defend a woman’s right to make her own health care decisions, no matter what ZIP code she lives in. We cannot afford to let the Republicans take back the Senate.”
His opponent in Colorado, Republican Senate hopeful Joe O’Dea, who supports putting abortion access that had been guaranteed under Roe vs. Wade into law, agreed, in part: “A Republican ban is as reckless and tone deaf as is Joe Biden and Chuck Schumer’s hostility to considering any compromise on late term abortion, parental notification or conscience protections for religious hospitals.”
The races for control of Congress are tight in the split 50-50 Senate where one seat determines majority control and the House, where Speaker Nancy Pelosi can afford to lose only a very few seats.
Pelosi called Graham’s bill the “clearest signal of extreme MAGA Republicans’ intent to criminalize women’s health freedom in all 50 states and arrest doctors for providing basic care. Make no mistake: if Republicans get the chance, they will work to pass laws even more draconian than this bill.”
Republican leaders on Capitol Hill tried to hold the party together amid the differences.
“I think that what it’s attempting to do is probably change the conversation a little bit,” said Sen. John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota, and second-ranking party leader.
“Democrats are implying that all Republicans are for a ban without exceptions, and that’s not true,” Thune said. “There are Republicans who are in favor of restrictions. And I think this is an attempt to at least put something out there that reflects the views of a lot of Republicans who are in favor of some restrictions.”
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Associated Press writers Kevin Freking in Washington and Nick Riccardi in Denver contributed to this report.
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The World and Its Seculists Can Only Sleepwalk Towards Fascism — While Muslim Reformers Continue to Advize. For Islam is the Solution — and a Peace Treaties Requre One: the Statehood of Gazia —\nWhat could there conceivablly — conceively mean, “I can’t think or speak my selfs or else i’ms going to fumble over what little my fingers seemd not toreally able” and now The Justice Department announced that a Minnesota man was sentenced to life in prison for selling fentanyl that resulted in 11 fatal overdoses.
In a press release, the Justice Department said Aaron Broussard, of Hopkins, was convicted in March of 17 counts, including conspiracy and distribution of fentanyl resulting in death.
“Eleven lives lost. Families, friends, and communities [were] forever changed by the devastation brought on by Aaron Broussard’s deadly fentanyl. Although the trauma felt by the victims can never be undone and the true cost can never be calculated, Mr. Broussard will now spend the remainder of his life behind bars,” said U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger in a statement.
During the 31-year-old's trial, federal prosecutors said Broussard's customers believed they were buying Adderall.
As a result, 11 of them died from a fentanyl overdose, federal prosecutors said.
Federal prosecutors said at least four other customers of his suffered serious bodily injury.
During his sentencing hearing, Senior U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson praised the bravery of those who provided impact statements, the Justice Department said.
“Your disregard for human life is terrifying," Nelson told Broussard.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia's Legislature passed a sweeping abortion ban with few exceptions Tuesday, approving a bill that several Republicans said they hope will make it impossible for the state's only abortion clinic to continue to offer the procedure.
Under the legislation, rape and incest victims would be able to obtain abortions at up to eight weeks of pregnancy, but only if they report to law enforcement first. Such victims who are minors would have until 14 weeks to terminate a pregnancy and must report to either law enforcement or a physician.
Rape and incest victims would have to report the assault within 48 hours of getting an abortion, and a patient must present a copy of a police report or notarized letter to a physician before the procedure can be performed.
Abortions also would be allowed in cases of medical emergencies.
Lawmakers resumed debate on the bill after failing to come to an agreement in late July, giving up the chance for the state to become the first to approve new legislation restricting access to abortions since the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in June removing its protected status as a constitutional right.
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Champions League: Goals from Edin Dzeko and Denzel Dumfries secure Inter Milan 2-0 win over 10-man Plzen
Inter Milan's Edin Dzeko scored one and created another as they cruised to a 2-0 victory over Viktoria Plzen in a Champions League Group C match on Tuesday. Inter controlled the match from the start and opened the scoring in the 20th minute when Joaquin Correa picked out an unmarked Dzeko whose right-footed shot in the penalty area beat Plzen keeper Jindrich Stanek.
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Edin Dzeko and Denzel Dumfries were on target as Inter Milan beat 10-man Viktoria Plzen 2-0 away for their first win of the Champions League season on Tuesday.
Inter made amends for last week's 2-0 home defeat by Bayern, who are playing Barcelona later on Tuesday.
"I'm definitely very happy, my players stayed focused throughout the game and I thanked them for that afterwards," said Inter manager Simone Inzaghi.
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"The players wanted to win today, they went for it and deserved the victory."
Dzeko opened the scores in Plzen after 20 minutes during which the hosts had barely crossed the half-way line.
The 36-year-old Bosnian beat goalkeeper Jindrich Stanek with a low shot to the far post after Joaquin Correa had found him on the left side of the box.
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It was Dzeko's 10th goal against Plzen in different competitions including two hat tricks he had scored as an AS Roma player in 2016 and 2018.
Plzen, beaten 5-1 at Barcelona last week, had little to offer, and their chances suffered a lethal blow on 60 minutes when midfielder Pavel Bucha was sent off after hitting Nicolo Barella's shin with his spikes.
Ten minutes later, Dzeko sprinted down the pitch on a counter-attack and picked out an unmarked Dumfries who beat Stanek at the far post again.
Inzaghi said the red card had "definitely helped" his team.
"But we controlled the game until then, the only flaw was that it was still only 1-0".
"We are glad that we have turned a difficult game into an easy one," said Inzaghi.
Stanek kept the hosts' chances alive as he denied Dzeko each side of half time and cleared Robin Gosens's header at the post after the break.
Inter host Barcelona in their next Champions League game on October 4 while Plzen travel to Bayern.
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Jude Bellingham ‘not really sure’ how Dortmund stop Erling Haaland
Jude Bellingham admits he is not sure how Borussia Dortmund can stop their former star Erling Haaland.
The German side come up against the prolific Norwegian striker as they face his new club Manchester City in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Haaland scored a remarkable 86 goals in just 89 appearances for Dortmund before joining the Premier League champions in a £51million deal over the summer.
He has already netted 12 times in eight games for City.
“I’m not really sure how you stop him to be honest,” said England and Dortmund midfielder Bellingham. “We’ll have to find out tomorrow.
“He is a player with lot of quality and a lot of physical attributes that make him so dangerous.
“It’s not an individual task. It is something the team has to do collectively. If we stick together and try to do the right things it can be possible.”
Dortmund arrive at the Etihad Stadium for their second Group G match having opened their campaign with a 3-0 win over FC Copenhagen last week.
Yet teenage star Bellingham accepts City, who thrashed Sevilla 4-0 and are one of the favourites for the competition, will be a far tougher task.
The 19-year-old said: “Everyone has got to pull together to make sure we are all on the same page, otherwise they’ll pick us apart because they have the quality. It is important we are all together.”
For Bellingham the match is an opportunity to impress in front of an English audience as he looks to secure a place in Gareth Southgate’s World Cup squad this winter.
He said: “There’s a really strong squad and if I want to go, which I do, I have to make sure I’m performing at my best as often as possible.
“I have to try to win for the club first and foremost but If I can continue doing that then hopefully I can be there.”
Bellingham has made a big impression since joining Dortmund from Birmingham two years ago and is already regarded as one of their senior players. He even captained the side for a short time against Copenhagen.
“That was a real honour,” said Bellingham, who scored when Dortmund faced City in the quarter-finals in 2021. “I didn’t think I’d have the impact that I have. I thought I’d have to wait longer to get in the team and play a lot of minutes.”
Inevitably his form has led to him being linked with a return to England but he is ignoring the speculation.
He said: “The club has done loads for me, made me feel very welcome and given me the opportunities to develop further. To look past that and into the future would be disrespectful.”
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The Showtime app could be coming to an end, with a report Tuesday saying there are plans to make it accessible only via the Paramount Plus streaming app in future.
Currently, movie streaming service Showtime is available as a stand-alone app. But as of last month, you can already access Showtime content in Paramount Plus with a bundled discount rate of $8 per month ad-supported or $13 a month for the ad-free Premium Plan.
Plans to end Showtime's app are still early, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed sources.
Paramount Plus didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
Read more: Best Streaming Service of 2022: Netflix, HBO Max, Disney Plus and More
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49ers leadership knew ugly games like Sunday's muddy clunker from Trey Lance were coming. A cynic would say that's why they brought back Jimmy Garoppolo behind Lance, but it sounds like Kyle Shanahan and company are ready for growing pains.
Despite reporting and speculation that Niners brass would have a quick hook for Lance, Shanahan told players that they needed to back the young quarterback no matter what.
Jay Glazer reported on Fox's pregame show Sunday — before the 19-10 loss in Chicago — that Shanahan and GM John Lynch were rallying the team's veterans behind Lance.
"Guys, we need your support here. We’ve got to make sure that you get Trey’s back," Glazer had Shanahan and Lynch telling the team's leadership group. "There will be some bumpy roads ahead. We’ve got to make sure that people aren’t clamoring to move on to Jimmy. We’ve got to make sure we have your support."
Trent Williams, the Niners' best player, loudly supported Lance after his unimpressive outing in the Chicago monsoon. The left tackle praised his QB for his response to the weather. "It's why they handed him the keys to the organization," Williams said. "He's a mature dude. He's a great teammate. ... He was laid-back, even when it was pouring down rain and a two-score game and we had to make something happen really quick. He didn't waver at all. He stayed calm, cool, collected."
Shanahan and Lynch have both said they spoke with about 15 players before the news of Garoppolo's stunning return leaked, with Shanahan describing it in general terms last week. “I think our players also know Jimmy went through some tough times, too, and they had his back,” Shanahan said in the buildup to Week 1. “Regardless of if they thought there was a better option, they had his back and people have to realize that.”
After the Niners' stunning loss, Peter King's Monday column framed the report as as Shanahan and Lynch understanding that "Garoppolo has lots of friends in the locker room." But it says more about Lance, and the Niners' plan, than it does about Garoppolo's popularity. Shanahan knows that Lance isn't quite ready for primetime, and has decided that the immediate licks are worth it for the long-term gain. Understandably, getting Not For Long players to buy into any amount of short-term suffering is difficult, especially on a veteran-laden roster like the 49ers have. We'll see how long Shanahan can pull it off.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Upending the political debate, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham introduced a nationwide abortion ban Tuesday, sending shockwaves through both parties and igniting fresh debate on a fraught issue weeks before the midterm elections that will determine control of Congress.
Graham's own Republican party leaders did not immediately embrace his abortion ban bill, which would prohibit the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy with rare exceptions, and has almost no chance of becoming law in the Democratic-held Congress. Democrats torched it as extreme, an alarming signal of where “MAGA” Republicans are headed if they win control of the House and Senate in November.
"America’s got to make some decisions," Graham said at a press conference at the Capitol.
The South Carolina Republican said rather than shying away from the Supreme Court's ruling this summer overturning Roe vs. Wade's nearly 50-year right to abortion access, Republicans are preparing to fight to make a nationwide abortion ban federal law.
“Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, we’re going nowhere,” the senator said flanked by women advocates from the anti-abortion movement. “We welcome the debate. We welcome the vote in the United States Senate as to what America should look like in 2022.”
Reaction was swift, fierce and unwavering from Democrats who viewed Graham's legislation as an extreme example of the far-right's hold on the GOP, and as a political gift of self-inflicted pain for Republican candidates now having to answer questions about an abortion ban heading toward the midterm elections.
“A nationwide abortion ban — that’s the contrast between the two parties, plain and simple,” said Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer.
Sen. Patty Murray, a Democrat from Washington who is in her own fight for reelection, said Republicans “want to force” women to stay pregnant and deliver babies.
“To anyone who thought they were safe, here is the painful reality,” she said. “Republicans are coming for your rights.”
The sudden turn of events comes in a razor-tight election season as Republicans hoping to seize control of Congress are struggling to recapture momentum, particularly after the Supreme Court's landmark decision sparked deep concerns among some voters, with signs of women voters peeling away from the GOP.
In a midterm election where the party out of the White House traditionally holds an advantage, even more so this year with President Joe Biden's lackluster approval ratings, the Democrats have regained their own momentum pushing back the GOP candidates in House and Senate races.
Tuesday's announcement set up an immediate split screen with Biden and Democrats poised to celebrate their accomplishments in a ceremony at the White House after passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and Republicans forced to answer for Graham's proposed abortion ban.
"This bill is wildly out of step with what Americans believe," said White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre in a statement.
"While President Biden and Vice President Harris are focused on the historic passage of the Inflation Reduction Act to reduce the cost of prescription drugs, health care, and energy – and to take unprecedented action to address climate change – Republicans in Congress are focused on taking rights away from millions of women," Jean-Pierre said.
Graham's legislation has almost zero chance of becoming law, but it elevates the abortion issue at a time when other Republicans would prefer to focus on inflation, border security and Biden's leadership.
The Republican bill would ban abortions nationwide after 15 weeks of pregnancy, expect in cases of rape, incest or risks to the physical health of the mother. Graham said it would put the U.S. on par with many other countries in Europe and around the world.
In particular, Graham's bill would leave in place state laws that are more restrictive. That provision is notable because many Republicans have argued the Supreme Court's ruling leaves the abortion issue for the states to decide. But the legislation from the Republicans makes it clear states are only allowed to decide the issue if their abortion bans are more stringent.
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who is one seat away from majority control, declined to embrace Graham's legislation.
“I think every Republican senator running this year in these contested races has an answer as to how they feel about the issue," McConnell said. "So I leave it up to our candidates who are quite capable of handling this issue to determine for them what their response is.”
The Democratic senators most at risk this fall and other Democratic candidates running for Congress appeared eager to fight against Graham's proposed nationwide abortion ban.
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, the Democrat from Nevada tweeted that Graham “and every other anti-choice extremist can take a hike.”
Her Republican opponent, Adam Laxalt, has during his campaign insisted that abortion is protected in the state constitution, which it would no longer be under this bill.
In Colorado, another Democratic up for reelection, Sen. Michael Bennet, tweeted: “A nationwide abortion ban is outrageous. "
Bennet pledged "to defend a woman’s right to make her own health care decisions, no matter what ZIP code she lives in. We cannot afford to let the Republicans take back the Senate.”
His opponent in Colorado, Republican Senate hopeful Joe O’Dea, who supports putting abortion access that had been guaranteed under Roe vs. Wade into law, agreed, in part: “A Republican ban is as reckless and tone deaf as is Joe Biden and Chuck Schumer’s hostility to considering any compromise on late term abortion, parental notification or conscience protections for religious hospitals.”
The races for control of Congress are tight in the split 50-50 Senate where one seat determines majority control and the House, where Speaker Nancy Pelosi can afford to lose only a very few seats.
Pelosi called Graham's bill the “clearest signal of extreme MAGA Republicans’ intent to criminalize women’s health freedom in all 50 states and arrest doctors for providing basic care. Make no mistake: if Republicans get the chance, they will work to pass laws even more draconian than this bill.”
Republican leaders on Capitol Hill tried to hold the party together amid the differences.
“I think that what it’s attempting to do is probably change the conversation a little bit,” said Sen. John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota, and second-ranking party leader.
“Democrats are implying that all Republicans are for a ban without exceptions, and that’s not true,” Thune said. “There are Republicans who are in favor of restrictions. And I think this is an attempt to at least put something out there that reflects the views of a lot of Republicans who are in favor of some restrictions.”
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Associated Press writers Kevin Freking in Washington and Nick Riccardi in Denver contributed to this report.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California launched a publicly funded website on Tuesday to promote the state's abortion services, listing clinics, linking to financial help for travel and lodging and letting teenagers in other states know they don't need their parents permission to get an abortion in the state.
The website is part of Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's pledge to make California a sanctuary for women seeking abortions now that the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade — the landmark 1973 decision that said states could not ban abortion.
The state budget includes $200 million to strengthen access to abortion in California, including money to build a website promoting the state's abortion services. That website went live on Tuesday, following an announcement from Newsom.
“Abortion is legal, safe and accessible here in Califonria — whether or not you live here, know that we have your back,” Newsom said in a news release.
The website — abortion.ca.gov — includes information on different types of abortion and how to get one. The site has sections devoted to people who live outside of California and immigrants who are living in the country without legal permission, saying federal policies keep immigration officials away from health care facilities.
There's a map showing the location of 166 abortion clinics statewide. People can click to see an entire map, or they can enter a city and get a list of clinics nearby. It says people who live in California might be able to get abortion medication by mail, foregoing the need to visit a clinic.
Anti-abortion advocates have lamented the use of public funds to boost such services, arguing California has a myriad of other problems more deserving of public funding. But they haven't been able to stop it in a state that is dominated by Democratic lawmakers and where public polls show a majority of voters support abortion rights.
Newsom announced the website the same day Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina introduced a bill that would ban abortions nationwide after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Graham portrayed his bill as a “responsible alternative” to what he says are the permissive laws favored by Democrats.
In a post to his Twitter account, Newsom juxtaposed Graham's bill with California's new website, saying Democrats are helping women while Republicans want to control them.
“That's their agenda,” Newsom tweeted. “CA's fighting back.”
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(WGHP) — Chick-fil-A is apologizing after a tweet over the weekend raised eyebrows — with many alleging it was racially insensitive.
A Twitter user named Don tweeted at Chick-fil-A on Sept. 9, saying “grilled spicy deluxe but still noooo spicy nuggets…………”
“Your community will be the first to know if spicy items are added to the permanent menu, Don!” the fast food chain’s official Twitter account replied. The reply has been retweeted over 1,700 times and quote-tweeted over 7,000 times, with many users voicing their disapproval.
“Wym [what do you mean] by “your community”? one user replied.
Some others pointed out Chick-fil-A may have been replying in reference to the user’s physical location, as menu items vary — in addition to saying the company uses the term “community” to respond to users in other contexts.
“All jokes aside, they reply like this frequently,” replied user @FactsinatedbyTV, who showed a reply from August using the same verbiage.
In a statement to TODAY, a Chick-fil-A spokesperson said: “The response was a poor choice of words but was not intended in any way to be insensitive or disrespectful. We often use the term ‘community’ in a broader sense to talk about places where we operate and serve the surrounding community.”
The fast food giant is no stranger to controversy, however.
Chick-fil-A as an organization has faced allegations of anti-LGBT sentiment and actions as long ago as 2012, according to the Washington Post. This incident involved chief executive Dan Cathy saying he was opposed to same-sex marriage. In 2019, Chick-fil-A announced a shift in its charitable focus, which was widely reported as the company pledging to stop giving to anti-LGBT organizations, USA Today explains. While the shift did include a stop to donations for controversial groups, there were 80 other organizations with no LGBT-issue ties that lost funding.
In 2020, Chick-fil-A was in the news again after social media rumors it had “resumed” giving to anti-LGBT groups, though USA Today notes the claim was debunked after Chick-fil-A verified tax documents being shared were from 2018.
Nevertheless, the chain has remained controversial for some. In July, a former Georgia employee who is transgender filed a lawsuit against Chick-fil-A, claiming her complaints about sexual harassment in the workplace were ignored. According to the lawsuit, the former employee, Erin Taylor, says she was instead told by the store’s owner that she should consider it as an “honor” that as a transgender woman “someone liked her enough to hit on her.”
The Washington Post reports Taylor is asking for damages related to “mental and emotional suffering,” in addition to lost wages and benefits.
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GOP’s Graham unveils nationwide abortion ban after 15 weeks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Upending the political debate, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham introduced a nationwide abortion ban Tuesday, sending shockwaves through both parties and igniting fresh debate on a fraught issue weeks before the midterm elections that will determine control of Congress.
Graham’s own Republican party leaders did not immediately embrace his abortion ban bill, which would prohibit the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy with rare exceptions, and has almost no chance of becoming law in the Democratic-held Congress. Democrats torched it as extreme, an alarming signal of where “MAGA” Republicans are headed if they win control of the House and Senate in November.
“America’s got to make some decisions,” Graham said at a press conference at the Capitol.
The South Carolina Republican said rather than shying away from the Supreme Court’s ruling this summer overturning Roe vs. Wade’s nearly 50-year right to abortion access, Republicans are preparing to fight to make a nationwide abortion ban federal law.
“Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, we’re going nowhere,” the senator said flanked by women advocates from the anti-abortion movement. “We welcome the debate. We welcome the vote in the United States Senate as to what America should look like in 2022.”
Reaction was swift, fierce and unwavering from Democrats who viewed Graham’s legislation as an extreme example of the far-right’s hold on the GOP, and as a political gift of self-inflicted pain for Republican candidates now having to answer questions about an abortion ban heading toward the midterm elections.
“A nationwide abortion ban — that’s the contrast between the two parties, plain and simple,” said Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer.
Sen. Patty Murray, a Democrat from Washington who is in her own fight for reelection, said Republicans “want to force” women to stay pregnant and deliver babies.
“To anyone who thought they were safe, here is the painful reality,” she said. “Republicans are coming for your rights.”
The sudden turn of events comes in a razor-tight election season as Republicans hoping to seize control of Congress are struggling to recapture momentum, particularly after the Supreme Court’s landmark decision sparked deep concerns among some voters, with signs of women voters peeling away from the GOP.
In a midterm election where the party out of the White House traditionally holds an advantage, even more so this year with President Joe Biden’s lackluster approval ratings, the Democrats have regained their own momentum pushing back the GOP candidates in House and Senate races.
Tuesday’s announcement set up an immediate split screen with Biden and Democrats poised to celebrate their accomplishments in a ceremony at the White House after passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and Republicans forced to answer for Graham’s proposed abortion ban.
“This bill is wildly out of step with what Americans believe,” said White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre in a statement.
“While President Biden and Vice President Harris are focused on the historic passage of the Inflation Reduction Act to reduce the cost of prescription drugs, health care, and energy – and to take unprecedented action to address climate change – Republicans in Congress are focused on taking rights away from millions of women,” Jean-Pierre said.
Graham’s legislation has almost zero chance of becoming law, but it elevates the abortion issue at a time when other Republicans would prefer to focus on inflation, border security and Biden’s leadership.
The Republican bill would ban abortions nationwide after 15 weeks of pregnancy, expect in cases of rape, incest or risks to the physical health of the mother. Graham said it would put the U.S. on par with many other countries in Europe and around the world.
In particular, Graham’s bill would leave in place state laws that are more restrictive. That provision is notable because many Republicans have argued the Supreme Court’s ruling leaves the abortion issue for the states to decide. But the legislation from the Republicans makes it clear states are only allowed to decide the issue if their abortion bans are more stringent.
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who is one seat away from majority control, declined to embrace Graham’s legislation.
“I think every Republican senator running this year in these contested races has an answer as to how they feel about the issue,” McConnell said. “So I leave it up to our candidates who are quite capable of handling this issue to determine for them what their response is.”
The Democratic senators most at risk this fall and other Democratic candidates running for Congress appeared eager to fight against Graham’s proposed nationwide abortion ban.
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, the Democrat from Nevada tweeted that Graham “and every other anti-choice extremist can take a hike.”
Her Republican opponent, Adam Laxalt, has during his campaign insisted that abortion is protected in the state constitution, which it would no longer be under this bill.
In Colorado, another Democratic up for reelection, Sen. Michael Bennet, tweeted: “A nationwide abortion ban is outrageous. "
Bennet pledged “to defend a woman’s right to make her own health care decisions, no matter what ZIP code she lives in. We cannot afford to let the Republicans take back the Senate.”
His opponent in Colorado, Republican Senate hopeful Joe O’Dea, who supports putting abortion access that had been guaranteed under Roe vs. Wade into law, agreed, in part: “A Republican ban is as reckless and tone deaf as is Joe Biden and Chuck Schumer’s hostility to considering any compromise on late term abortion, parental notification or conscience protections for religious hospitals.”
The races for control of Congress are tight in the split 50-50 Senate where one seat determines majority control and the House, where Speaker Nancy Pelosi can afford to lose only a very few seats.
Pelosi called Graham’s bill the “clearest signal of extreme MAGA Republicans’ intent to criminalize women’s health freedom in all 50 states and arrest doctors for providing basic care. Make no mistake: if Republicans get the chance, they will work to pass laws even more draconian than this bill.”
Republican leaders on Capitol Hill tried to hold the party together amid the differences.
“I think that what it’s attempting to do is probably change the conversation a little bit,” said Sen. John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota, and second-ranking party leader.
“Democrats are implying that all Republicans are for a ban without exceptions, and that’s not true,” Thune said. “There are Republicans who are in favor of restrictions. And I think this is an attempt to at least put something out there that reflects the views of a lot of Republicans who are in favor of some restrictions.”
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Associated Press writers Kevin Freking in Washington and Nick Riccardi in Denver contributed to this report.
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Kenya has a new president after a more transparent — but still contentious — election
Kenya has a new president after a more transparent — but still contentious — election
Kenya has inaugurated William Ruto as president. The Christian leader has humble roots as a chicken seller.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Software Pricing Partners (SPP) announced today that a judgment has been entered by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina against James H. "Jim" Geisman (case number 3:19-cv-00195), awarding SPP a permanent injunction against Geisman along with $779,114.60 and reasonable attorneys' fees and costs (in an amount to be determined later by the Court). As part of the judgment, the Court found Geisman liable for breach of his exit agreement, misappropriation of trade secrets under state and federal law, copyright infringement, violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and unfair and deceptive acts or practices.
"We have invested heavily in the creation of our trade secrets, methodology, processes and software because they deliver real value for the software companies who invest in us," said Chris Mele, Managing Partner of Software Pricing Partners. "This judgment acknowledges that our methods are not public knowledge, and our trade secrets lie at the core of enabling our clients to achieve such significant results."
Over the course of its three-year litigation, SPP presented evidence that Geisman–a former partner in the consulting firm, which develops and implements monetization strategies and models for software companies—downloaded, used and disclosed SPP's files containing trade secrets upon departing the firm in 2018. The Court stated as follows:
Geisman began downloading SPP's files containing trade secrets to his personal computer before exiting SPP. When (SPP) learned about the unauthorized downloads, Geisman assured SPP he would delete all SPP files. (Doc. No. 57 ¶¶ 44-46). Instead, Geisman attempted to download the SPP files containing trade secrets on numerous additional occasions, including after he left SPP. (Id. ¶¶ 47-50). He even used and disclosed SPP's trade secrets during his work with [a customer] for a profit. (Id. ¶¶ 92- 93). All the while he was representing to SPP that he did not take SPP files with him after his exit...Thereafter, he again represented to (SPP's) counsel that he did not take anything from SPP when he left even though he still had, used, and disclosed SPP's files. (Id. ¶ 63). In fact, in 2020, during the course of this litigation, Geisman had over 11,000 SPP files on his personal electronics. (Id. ¶ 51). Based on these facts, Geisman willfully and maliciously misappropriated SPP's trade secrets and SPP is entitled to reasonable attorneys' fees.
"I'm grateful that Judge Conrad held Geisman accountable for his wrongful conduct," said Mele. "I'm also very proud of our legal team. Their arguments in this case were outstanding."
"I strongly encourage all founders and executives to go the distance—to protect their legal rights—so we continue to build strong case law that will eliminate this kind of behavior. I sincerely hope this case helps ensure that those who disregard the law will pay a heavy price," said Mele.
SPP was also awarded a permanent injunction preventing Geisman from:
- Using and/or altering for use SPP's name or any trademarks, logos, or any of its other registered copyrights.
- Disclosing any confidential information that is not otherwise known or available to individuals or companies other than SPP and/or its current and former principals, employees, and agents, including any confidential information in the over 11,000 SPP files on Geisman's personal electronics.
- Using, disclosing, or disseminating the 134 specific files enumerated in SPP's Complaint (including any information, formulae, algorithms, etc. contained within those files) and the specific mathematical formula underlying SPP's pricing/discounting curve (including any underlying notes concerning the mathematical formula), even if the information otherwise is known solely by memory or in Geisman's head.
Geisman must also return or destroy files that contain SPP's trade secrets, mathematical formula, and any underlying notes concerning the mathematical formula.
On July 12, 2021, while the case in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina was pending, Geisman filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code in the case captioned In re James H. Geisman, Case No. 21-30257, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts.
Software Pricing Partners was represented in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina by Moore & Van Allen of Charlotte, NC.
SPP intends to vigorously protect and enforce its rights and ensure complete compliance with the Court's Order. To that end, we ask that software companies or individuals with information regarding Jim Geisman's use or disclosure of SPP's files or information to please contact J. Mark Wilson, Moore & Van Allen, at 704-331-1000.
Software Pricing Partners (SPP) helps software companies outmaneuver competitors by driving top-line growth, profitability and better valuations through more effective and inventive approaches to monetization. Since 1982, the firm has worked with hundreds of B2B software company clients, including some of the industry's most recognizable brands. Software Pricing Partners is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Ken Starr, Clinton investigator, dead at 76
Attorney Ken Starr died in Houston at the age of 76 from complications from surgery, his family said in a statement
Ken Starr, a noted attorney who helped impeach one president and defended another from the same fate, died Tuesday at the age of 76.
Starr died in Houston of complications from surgery, the statement said.
"We are deeply saddened with the loss of our dear and loving Father and Grandfather, whom we admired for his prodigious work ethic, but who always put his family first,: Starr's son, Randall P. Starr, said in a statement released by his family. "The love, energy, endearing sense of humor, and fun-loving interest Dad exhibited to each of us was truly special, and we cherish the many wonderful memories we were able to experience with him. He is now with his Lord and Savior."
Starr, a venerated lawyer and Republican operative, was best known for his role as the independent counsel in the Whitewater affair. Appointed in 1994 to probe a shadowy land deal involving President Bill Clinton’s tenure as governor of Arkansas, Starr widely expanded the probe.
The investigation snowballed from Clinton’s involvement in the failed real estate venture to misconduct in the White House travel office, the unauthorized obtaining of FBI personnel files by senior administration staffers, and finally the president’s affair with an intern named Monica Lewinsky.
Starr often told reporters and pundits that he was compelled to take the Whitewater appointment because of principle.
"Truth is a bedrock concept in morality and law," he often said.
KEN STARR: TRUMP'S IMPEACHMENT 'A VERY UGLY CHAPTER IN OUR CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY'
Born in Vernon Texas in 1946, Starr was the son of a Congregationalist minister. He excelled at school, eventually graduating with a bachelor's of history from George Washington University in 1968.
Starr earned a master’s degree from Brown University the year after. In the early 1970s, he attended the Duke University Law School, where he edited the institution’s law journal.
After graduating from Duke Law in 1973, Starr clerked for a federal appellate court judge. The experience led to a two-year clerkship with Supreme Court Justice Warren Burger between 1975 and 1977.
The experience helped land Starr a Justice Department job in 1981 when President Ronald Reagan swept into office. Starr excelled in the role, serving as an aide to the Attorney General.
In 1983, at the age of 37, Starr was nominated by Reagan to serve on the United States District Court of Appeals. Starr served as a judge until 1989 when he was appointed to serve as Solicitor General by President George H.W. Bush.
In the role, Starr represented the federal government in front of the Supreme Court on a bevy of matters. In 1990, he was considered a front-runner to replace Associate Justice William Brennan on the Supreme Court. Bush opted instead to appoint David Souter after concerns emerged that Starr might not be conservative enough.
KEN STARR: DEMOCRATS ARE 'DEFINING IMPEACHMENT DOWN' WITH NO EVIDENCE OF A CRIME
After Bush lost reelection in 1992 to Clinton, Starr ventured into private practice, joining the firm of Kirkland & Ellis. Starr was at the firm when a special three-judge panel appointed him to oversee the Whitewater affair in August 1994.
Under Starr’s watch, the probe grew to include hundreds of staffers — costing taxpayers more than $52 million over a six-year time span. It resulted in more than two dozen indictments, a dozen convictions, and Clinton’s impeachment and eventual acquittal for allegedly lying and obstructing justice.
"What one finds out in getting into an investigation is, ‘Oh my word’ — there are different avenues that come to you," Starr told CNN in 2018 while discussing his tenure as investigative counsel.
Clinton’s impeachment backfired on Republicans, with the party losing four House seats in the 1998 midterms. The results defied historical trends, which usually show the president’s party losing seats after six years in office.
After his stint overseeing the Whitewater probe, Starr returned to private practice. In his later years, he served as a high-profile in front of the Supreme Court, arguing several cases successfully.
In 2010, Starr became the president of Baylor University in Waco, Texas. As president, he oversaw the opening of the university’s $250 million football stadium. His administration also prioritized expanding academic, athletic, and extracurricular opportunities for students.
"He was not someone who had a history with Baylor, but he was a big name, and they were looking to raise their profile and raise more money for the university and thought that bringing him in would really appeal to the donors," ESPN reporter Paula Lavigne told NPR earlier this year.
Starr’s tenure at the helm of the school was not without blemish, however. Starr resigned from the position in 2016 over the criticism surrounding the university’s handling of sexual assaults on campus.
"I didn't know about what was happening, but I have to, and I willingly do accept responsibility," Starr said at the time. "The captain goes down with the ship."
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After exiting academia, Starr returned to law and politics. In 2018, he emerged as a key defender of Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh during the latter’s confirmation process.
In 2020, Starr was tapped as a defensive for President Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial. The move brought the former investigative counsel full circle.
At the time, Starr said he was pushed to take the job because of the politicization of the impeachment process by Congressional Democrats.
"The Senate is being called to sit as the high court of impeachment all too frequently," he said. "Indeed, we are living in what I think can aptly be described as the age of impeachment."
Starr will be buried at the Texas State Cemetery in Austin.
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Loudoun County judge kicks George Soros-backed prosecutor off case of dad whose 16-year-old daughter was raped by skirt-wearing teenage boy at school because she had 'clear bias'
- Judge James Plowman pulled liberal prosecutor Buta Biberaj from a case surrounding the dad of a girl who was raped by a boy, 15, in a school bathroom
- Scott Smith's daughter was attacked by the unnamed student, who donned a skirt to get in the bathroom, at Stone Bridge High School in Ashburn in May
- A month later, the school board of Loudoun County held a meeting, during which officials reiterated that the school's gender-fluid bathrooms were not an issue
- The 15-year-old rapist has since been found guilty of sexually assaulting Smith's daughter, as well as another girl in a different school in October
A Virginia judge has pulled a liberal Loudoun County prosecutor from a case surrounding the father of a girl who was raped by a 15-year-old boy in a public school bathroom - after he donned a skirt to get inside and take advantage of the school's lax transgender policies.
Scott Smith's daughter was attacked by the unnamed student at Stone Bridge High School in Ashburn, Virginia, in May of last year - spurring school officials to deny the girl had been sexually assaulted after she reported the rape.
A month later, the school board of Loudoun County held a meeting, during which officials reiterated that the school's gender-fluid bathrooms - where the rape took place - were not problematic.
Smith reacted with fury, in scenes that were filmed and went viral, as he was dragged out of a school board meeting by police, bloodied, after teachers falsely asserted they had not received reports of sex assaults in the girls' toilets.
The 15-year-old rapist - who DailyMail.com is not naming because he is a minor - has since been found guilty of sexually assaulting Smith's daughter, who was also not named due to her age, as well as another girl in a different school in October.
Smith, meanwhile, was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest for the June outburst, which saw him allege that the school board was engaging in a cover-up of the assault, which was proven in court to be a rape.
Convicted of two misdemeanors following the board meeting - disorderly conduct and a since-dismissed obstruction charge - Smith is now trying to appeal the remaining charge, after successfully campaigning to remove prosecutor Buta Biberaj from the case.
Smith accused Muslim immigrant Biberaj, one of several 'woke' DAs bankrolled by billionaire Democrat donor George Soros, of having a 'clear bias', saying that she sought to make 'an example' of the Virginia father.
In a court order Tuesday, Loudoun County Circuit Court Judge James Plowman said that while he did not find 'sufficient grounds' to determine a 'direct conflict' that would grant the dismissal, he found Smith's argument 'persuasive' and 'sufficiently grounded,' and that the father's 'due process right's' were subsequently in jeopardy.
He would then sign off on the prosecutor's removal - the second time he was forced to do so in a matter of months.
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Liberal Loudoun County prosecutor Buta Biberaj has been pulled from a case surrounding the father of a girl who was raped by a 15-year-old boy in a public school bathroom - after he donned a skirt to get inside and take advantage of the school's lax transgender policies
Scott Smith's daughter was attacked by the unnamed student at Stone Bridge High School in Ashburn, Virginia , in May of last year, spurring him to react with fury at a school board meeting by police, where he was beaten and arrested by police and charged with assault
The bombshell ruling came after Bill Stanley, and attorney for the Smith family, relentlessly argued during a May hearing that chief Loudoun prosecutor Biberaj was inherently biased against Smith, which interfered with Smith’s right to a fair trial.
The decision to remove the jurist comes on the heels of a similar decision from the same Judge, that saw him remove the Commonwealth's Attorney from a June burglary case in which he said Biberja's office was purposely misleading the public.
In that case, Judge James Plowman - who served as the Loudon Commonwealth Attorney before Biberaj's election in 2019 - said a faulty plea deal set up by proved Biberaj was incapable of prosecuting the case 'consistent with professional standards,' after she repeatedly downplayed the Hispanic suspect's criminal history.
Now, Biberaj, who has received $861,039 from George Soros' Super PAC in 2019, has been nixed yet again - with Plowman again explaining his reasoning behind the decision.
'The position as articulated by counsel for the Defendant during oral argument is persuasive,' the judge wrote.
'The concerns about the public confidence in the integrity of the prosecution as well as the Defendant’s concerns regarding the impartiality of the Commonwealth’s Attorney are sufficiently grounded.
'As a result, the integrity of the Defendant’s due process rights is in jeopardy and must be protected,' he declared, approving Smith's request.
Last June, Scott Smith was dragged out of a Loudoun County school board meeting after listening to the school board justify its transgender bathroom policies. He says he was trying to tell the room that his daughter had been raped by a boy 'wearing a skirt' in the girls' bathroom just weeks earlier and that the school ignored it
Smith was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. He said he tried to contain himself after teachers falsely asserted they had not received reports of sex assaults in the girls' toilets
The case will now be transferred to another county, with Stafford's Commonwealth’s Attorney Eric Olsen now handling the disorderly conduct appeal.
After the ruling, both Smith's attorney hailed Plowman's decision as a victory.
'All that Scott Smith and his family have ever asked for is that the Loudoun County school system protect their daughter and treat them fairly; it has not,' Bill Stanley, the attorney for Virginia dad, said in a press release Monday.
'The Court’s Order today has corrected, in some measure, the injustice created by Ms. Biberaj’s bias against Mr. Smith, and the Court has restored his hope for a fair trial on the remaining charge against him in his quest to protect his beloved daughter,' Stanley added.
'We are very grateful for the Court’s ruling.'
In his own statement, Smith also touted the news, reiterating claims that the prosecutor had sought to make an example of the irate father for her own political agenda.
'A fair system of criminal justice that is void of both bias and political agendas is the cornerstone of a free society,' Smith wrote.
'From the beginning, Ms. Biberaj has sought to make an example of me for simply standing up to defend my daughter at the now infamous Loudoun County School Board meeting.'
He went on: 'Buta Biberaj has demonstrated a bias against me throughout the court proceedings, and she has continued to fan the flames of those who would label parents like me who stand in protection of their kids against dangerous school policies as being "domestic terrorists."
'Nothing could be further from the truth.'
Biberaj - who has received $861,039 from George Soros' Super PAC in 2019 - has previously faced scrutiny for her handling of a case involving a father who accused a 15-year-old 'boy in a skirt' of raping his daughter in high school
Smith was pictured being arrested and dragged out of a heated meeting school board meeting in May with with his torso exposed after he protested the school board's policies on its gender neutral bathrooms - a policy officials inexplicably fell back on while at first denying that a rape had taken place.
Weeks earlier, Smith had trying to tell that same room that his daughter had been raped by the boy in the girls' bathroom at Stone Bridge High School only weeks earlier.
The boy was then moved to Broad Run High School with the support of Biberaj, where he is said to have molested another student.
The underage rapist is currently in juvenile detention until his next court appearance.
Biberaj would then later push to have Smith jailed for his outburst on charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, while defending her decision to move the 15-year-old student to another school.
Smith was then given a suspended sentenced of 10 days in jail, contingent on a year of good behavior, while the student was charged with two counts of forcible sodomy.
The teen was then fitted with an ankle monitor and transferred to another school - where he was later accused of sexual assault against another female student.
The specifics of that incident have yet to come to light.
In a court order Tuesday, Loudoun County Circuit Court Judge James Plowman said that while he did not find 'sufficient grounds' to determine a 'direct conflict' that would grant the dismissal, he found Smith's argument 'persuasive' and 'sufficiently grounded'
Plowman, at left, added that Biberaj put the father's 'due process rights' in jeopardy with her handling of the case, which saw her move the student to a different school where he assaulted another underage victim
Still, Biberaj defended the decision to move the student to a different school, stressing the choice was made based on the information at the time and the view that it was unlikely the teen would re-offend.
'We believed based on the facts that he had no history of having done this prior to this offense that was alleged,' Biberaj inexplicably said at the time.
'I would ask this: for people to be patient because as we know what sometimes is reported initially is not then what the end result of all the facts are,' Biberaj told Fox 5. The prosecutor would never comment on what those additional facts were.
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares sent a letter to judicial officials in June saying the court 'has rightfully lost confidence' in Biberaj and her office and that his team was willing to take over the case
Eventually, though, the 15-year-old boy was found guilty of the assault on October 25, when a judge 'substantiated' charges of forcible sodomy and forcible fellatio, the juvenile equivalent of a conviction.
However, that was not the end of Biberaj's problems.
Now in the public eye for her hesitance to prosecute the child - whose nationality has not been revealed publicly - Biberaj soon faced backlash for how she ran her office, with one former prosecutor saying employees were 'pushed to bond people out in domestic violence cases.'
Earlier in the year, the chair of the Loudon County Board of Supervisors also voiced outrage with Biberaj, after FOX 5 reported she hired a convicted sex offender as a paralegal.
Then, in June, Plowman elected to remove the woke prosecutor from a burglary case surrounding 19-year-old Kevin Enrique Valle, after he said she downplayed the repeat offender's criminal history.
Valle was accused of engaging in a 'possible 12 burglary crime spree spanning four counties over 10 days,' and charged with three misdemeanors for destruction of property and false identification, as well as two felony burglary counts.
Plowman argued that an attorney for the Commonwealth's Attorney's Office downplayed Kevin Enrique Valle's criminal history to offer him a plea deal in a serial burglary case
However, instead of prosecuting the teen to the fullest extent of the law, an attorney from Biberaj's office, Michele Burton, sparked outrage after offered Valle a six-month plea deal by downplaying his previous criminal history and not including other burglary charges lodged against him.
In response, Plowman asserted that the plea deal wrongfully stated that the crimes all occurred within a matter of hours last year - rather than 10 days.
Plowman also pointed out that Valle has previously pleaded guilty to three other felonies, had other pending criminal charges as well as a juvenile record.
Court records obtained by DailyMail.com show Valle had more than 40 cases against him in various counties throughout Virginia, including for grand larceny, burglary, and for carrying a concealed weapon - a record conveniently overlooked by Biberaj's office.
'Biberaj and the Loudon County Commonwealth's Attorney's Office is hereby REMOVED AND DISQUALIFIED from further prosecution as counsel of record in this matter,' he wrote at the time.
Following that order, the state’s Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares sent a letter to the chief judge saying the court 'has rightfully lost confidence' in Biberaj and her office.
He wrote that his team was ready to assist and even prosecute the case 'considering this unprecedented development,' Fox News reported at the time.
Still, Biberaj insisted that her office was acting properly, and even filed petitions to the State Supreme Court asking for the order to be annulled and preventing the court from removing the office from the case. Those petitions proved unsuccessful.
In the case of this most recent decision, Biberaj again questioned Plowman's reasoning behind nixing her from Smith's still pending assault appeal, saying she was surprised by the ruling.
'I’m surprised by the court’s decision, since I was never given the opportunity to come back and have conversations about the disorderly conduct,' Biberaj told WTOP.
She remains adamant that she had no bias against Smith, and that the case could have been resolved months ago if the father had 'accepted responsibility.'
The remaining disorderly conduct charge Smith is facing will be addressed in an upcoming trial.
The Loudoun County teenager known as the 'boy in a skirt' who raped his classmate, meanwhile, was spared jail earlier this year, after his victim's family mercifully asked a judge to send him to a residential treatment center and not prison.
What's more, the teen reportedly is not transgender, and used the skirt as a means to get entry to the gender-neutral bathroom.
Smith, meanwhile,m wrote Tuesday of the decision to drop Biberaj: 'I am pleased by the Court’s fair and just ruling, and I look forward to proving my innocence for my actions at the June 22, 2021 Loudoun County School Board meeting at the upcoming criminal trial.'
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WASHINGTON — Twitter’s former security chief told Congress Tuesday there was “at least one agent” from China’s intelligence service on Twitter’s payroll and that the company knowingly allowed India to add agents to the company roster as well, potentially giving those nations access to sensitive data about users.
These were some of the troubling revelations from Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, a respected cybersecurity expert and Twitter whistleblower who appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee to lay out his allegations against the company.
Zatko told lawmakers that the social media platform is plagued by weak cyber defenses that make it vulnerable to exploitation by “teenagers, thieves and spies” and put the privacy of its users at risk.
“I am here today because Twitter leadership is misleading the public, lawmakers, regulators and even its own board of directors,” Zatko said as he began his sworn testimony.
“They don’t know what data they have, where it lives and where it came from and so, unsurprisingly, they can’t protect it,” Zatko said. “It doesn’t matter who has keys if there are no locks.”
“Twitter leadership ignored its engineers,” he said, in part because “their executive incentives led them to prioritize profit over security.”
In a statement, Twitter said its hiring process is “independent of any foreign influence” and access to data is managed through a host of measures, including background checks, access controls, and processes.
One issue that didn’t come up in the hearing was the question of whether Twitter is accurately counting its active users, an important metric for its advertisers. Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is trying to get out of a $44 billion deal to buy Twitter, has argued without evidence that many of Twitter’s roughly 238 million daily users are fake or malicious accounts, aka “spam bots.”
The Delaware judge overseeing the case ruled last week that Musk can include new evidence related to Zatko’s allegations in the high-stakes trial, which is set to start Oct. 17. During the hearing, Musk tweeted a popcorn emoji, often used to suggest that one is sitting back in anticipation of unfolding drama.
Separately, Twitter’s shareholders voted overwhelmingly to approve the deal, according to multiple media reports. Shareholders have been voting remotely on the issue for weeks.
Sen. Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat who heads the Judiciary Committee, said Zatko has detailed flaws “that may pose a direct threat to Twitter’s hundreds of millions of users as well as to American democracy.”
“Twitter is an immensely powerful platform and can’t afford gaping vulnerabilities,” he said.
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The Journey will make two stops in the Missoula area, from 9/13 to 9/16. Please see locations and timing below.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The All of Us Research Program's Journey mobile exhibit is traveling across the country to engage communities that have been historically underrepresented in medical research. All of Us is inviting one million or more people to help advance precision medicine by building one of the most diverse health databases of its kind.
Since the program launched in 2018, the mobile exhibit has visited more than 100 cities in over 40 states. In Missoula, the Journey will be available to educate and register new participants for the program. Participants will be able to take health surveys and provide bio samples, such as a blood sample, as part of joining the program. With more enrollment and representation from area residents, researchers can help better address health issues that are prevalent in the community.
- FIRST STOP: Cara's Park (123 Carousel Drive, Missoula, MT, 59812) on Tuesday 9/13 and Wednesday 9/14, from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. MT
- SECOND STOP: University of Montana (32 Campus Dr., Missoula, MT, 59812) on Thursday, 9/15 and Friday 9/16, from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. MT
- All of Us tour managers will be available for interviews at the event or before the event via Zoom or phone.
- Journalists are welcome to shoot B-roll and take photos at the event.
- The mobile exhibit features hands-on activities to learn more about the program, including a digital gaming hub, an augmented reality experience, and more.
- COVID-19 safety guidelines:
More than 320,000 people nationwide have enrolled and completed the initial steps to participate in the research program, and over 80% of these participants belong to communities that have been historically underrepresented in biomedical research, including 50% from racial and ethnic minority groups. Researchers will use the data that participants contribute to learn how biology, lifestyle, and environment affect health. This may one day help them find more tailored ways to treat and prevent disease.
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McCormack to join nonprofit providing international dispute resolution services
Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Bridget McCormack will assume the role of president and CEO of a nonprofit that provides dispute resolution services to domestic and international commercial clients, according to a statement from the organization.
Her appointment to the role at New York-based American Arbitration Association-International Centre for Dispute Resolution begins in February 2023, when McCormack will take over for departing president and CEO India Johnson.
On Monday, McCormack announced her plans to step down some time between Nov. 22 and Dec. 31.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expected to appoint a replacement to the court in the coming months.
The American Arbitration Association-International Centre for Dispute Resolution, which has offices in 29 states and Singapore, provides multilingual dispute resolution services through its international center to parties in commercial disputes.
The outgoing CEO Johnson made $956,639 in 2020, according to the organization's most recent publicly-available tax return.
“We undertook an extensive and thorough search to find a leader who is not only an expert in the legal field, but who also possesses outstanding business acumen and shares our dedication to enhancing the alternative dispute resolution process and expanding access to it,” Kimberly Wiehl, chairwoman of the center's board of directors, said in a statement.
McCormack has worked as an adjunct law professor at the University of Michigan Law School and as a strategic advisor at the University of Pennsylvania Law Schools' Future of the Profession Initiative. She also holds positions within the American Bar Association.
“I am honored to join the AAA-ICDR team and to serve those who rely on its many services and contributions,“ McCormack said in a statement. “I very much look forward to working to advance AAA-ICDR’s critical mission and expand its reach. At a time when so much is changing in the legal profession, the AAA-IDCR’s mission and vision are more important than ever.”
The American Arbitration Association has resolved 422,042 cases so far in 2022, according to its website. The International Centre for Dispute Resolution has agreements with more than 80 countries.
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NEW YORK and LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AmyntaGroup, a leading insurance services provider, has acquired the extended warranty operations of iFIT Health & Fitness Inc., operated through its wholly owned subsidiary, Universal Technical Services (UTS).
iFIT is the industry's largest at-home fitness equipment company, whose equipment brands include NordicTrack, ProForm, Weider and FreeMotion. UTS is the exclusive distributor and administrator of branded extended warranty and maintenance plans for all iFIT fitness equipment brands in the U.S. and international markets. As part of the transaction, Amynta has entered into a long-term strategic partnership with iFIT to deliver a full-service platform of extended warranty protection and maintenance plans for all iFIT fitness equipment. UTS is based in Logan, Utah and will operate under the continued leadership of Nick Palmer, Vice President of UTS, and Greg Lindsay, Director of UTS.
"I am excited to welcome Nick, Greg and the UTS team to Amynta," said Tim Mrotek, President of Global Consumer Warranty at Amynta. "This transaction expands our presence into the fitness space through a well-established operating platform serving iconic fitness brands. UTS brings expertise and scale to the fitness category, complementing our offerings and aligning with our strategy of building and growing our position in attractive consumer end markets."
"I'm thrilled to announce the sale of our extended warranty operations and our strategic partnership with Amynta," said Dale Gerard, Chief Financial Officer of iFIT. "Amynta brings best-in-class warranty solutions that will enhance the iFIT member experience throughout our line of fitness products. This partnership will allow iFIT to focus on developing our best-in-class fitness technology, member content and products, while strengthening our extended warranty solutions for NordicTrack, ProForm, FreeMotion and iFIT members worldwide. We look forward to working with Amynta to support our members for years to come."
Truist Securities, Inc. served as financial advisor, and Kirkland & Ellis LLP acted as legal counsel to iFIT.
Amynta Group is a premier insurance services company with more than $3.5 billion in managed premium and 2,000 associates across North America, Europe, and Australia. An independent, customer-centered and underwriting-focused company, Amynta serves leading carriers, wholesalers, retail agencies, auto dealers, OEMs, and consumer product retailers with innovative insurance and warranty protection solutions. Amynta operates through three segments: Managing General Agencies; Warranty, including automotive, consumer and specialty equipment; and Specialty Risk Services. For more information, please visit amyntagroup.com.
iFIT® is a global fitness and well-being subscription technology company that provides unmatched fitness experiences and solutions to its growing community of over 7.7 million members in over 120 countries. iFIT's industry-leading brands – NordicTrack®, ProForm®, Sweat®, Freemotion®, Weider® and 29029® – are powered by the iFIT integrated health and fitness platform, which seamlessly connects the company's proprietary software, experiential content and interactive hardware. Based in Logan, Utah, with offices in Paris, Shanghai, Sydney and Leeds, the company offers immersive, adaptive, personalized workout experiences for every fitness level and interest. iFIT delivers these patented interactive experiences through an extensive offering of live and on-demand content across the industry's broadest range of connected fitness modalities. iFIT is a leader and pioneer in the health and well-being industry with more than 400 issued and pending patents. For more information, please visit ifit.com.
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Family Entertainment Destination Partners with Elite NIL Athlete and Syracuse University Field Hockey Player Samantha Swart
WESTFORD, Mass., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Apex Entertainment®, a family entertainment destination for people of all ages, located at Destiny USA in Syracuse, New York, is newly partnered with Syracuse University field hockey player, Samantha Swart. Swart spent the last 5 years on the Syracuse University lacrosse team and this fall she has joined the field hockey team for the first time. The new alliance between Apex Entertainment and Swart, was established thanks to the help of Elite NIL, to raise visibility with and increase community connection to the Syracuse market.
"This is a year for me to embrace new and exciting opportunities," said Samantha Swart. "I'm looking forward to what this season will bring both on and off the field!"
Apex Entertainment partnered with Out2Win Sports, a sports marketing agency, for all photo and video content on Swart partnership. Swart exhausted her eligibility for lacrosse at Syracuse. In her career she posted 147 goals over the last 5 years. She recently represented team USA at the World Games, which brings together the world's best athletes every four years.
"Sam is an amazing athlete with a unique story," said Rob Luzzi, Director of Field Marketing, RAVentures. "We're proud to be partnered with her and eager to share details of our first joint event—stay tuned!"
Apex Entertainment®, which first opened in Destiny USA in December 2018, is a family entertainment destination. It features 24 bowling lanes and attractions such as a large arcade, laser tag, bumper cars, axe throwing and more. Apex also features a full-service restaurant and boasts the largest meeting space in Destiny USA that is ideal for corporate outings and special occasions such as birthday and holiday parties.
About Apex Entertainment®
Apex Entertainment® is a family entertainment destination for people of all ages. With four locations in Massachusetts, New York and Virginia, Apex Entertainment is the largest local space for indoor family fun with world class attractions all under one roof. Headquartered in Westford, MA and established in 2017, Apex Entertainment is part of RAVentures, which owns and operates hospitality brands and real estate and development companies. https://www.apexentertainment.com/.
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Woman charged in fatal hit-and-run that left teacher and father of 10 dead
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) - Prosecutors charged a 27-year-old woman in connection to a crash that killed a middle school teacher.
Kyrie Fields of Oregon, Wisconsin, was charged with felony leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle, KCTV reports.
A probable cause document stated Charles Criniere, a husband and father of 10 children who also was a teacher at Martin City Middle School, was struck and killed while riding his bike the morning of Aug. 27.
Law enforcement found car parts at the scene of the incident and learned that a white Acura MDX was the suspect vehicle. Police found that the car had been set on fire the day after the fatal crash. The document stated that the parts found matched the suspect vehicle.
After detectives found that Fields was the driver of the Acura, they arrested her Monday. While being interviewed, police said she told them she was texting a friend, high on Percocet, and had taken her eyes off the road when she struck Criniere.
Fields also said she was unsure who burned the car, the document stated.
The court record also said Fields admitted to cleaning the car at a friend’s house after the crash, and that there had been blood on the front of the vehicle after the incident.
Prosecutors are requesting a $100,000 bond.
A fundraiser has been set up by a family friend to benefit the Criniere family. Visit GoFundMe to donate money to the family.
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A Royal Archer fainted outside St Giles' Cathedral while the Queen's coffin was being carried out on Tuesday.
The group of Archers had been waiting to greet the coffin in a usual formality until one member of the group took a dizzy turn and was ushered away by two fellow members, before being seen looking pale and exhausted afterwards.
The man was pictured with his hands on his head and leaning up against a statue taking a breather as temperatures reached 20C on Tuesday.
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The Mail Online reports how the man can be seen holding his cap between his hands as the coffin was laid in the hearse before being driven up the Royal Mile. The Royal Company of Archers were the Queen's official bodyguards whenever she was in Scotland.
They will now serve as the King's Scottish bodyguards. The military company duties are requested by the monarch and during Scottish ceremonial occasions.
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Throughout the night on Monday, thousands of people joined huge queues to see the coffin lie in St Giles', with royalists waiting upwards of ten hours equipped with blankets, food and drink.
Around 4pm on Tuesday, the Queen's coffin was carried from St Giles' and placed in a hearse to be transported to Edinburgh Airport as Edinburgh locals said their final goodbyes to the late monarch who was very fond of the capital.
A huge RAF Globemaster aircraft took the coffin from the airport to London, where the Queen will lay at rest at Buckingham Palace before her funeral on Monday, September 19.
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Sanford is about to become super-caffeinated.
Sanford Village officials approved a special use permit Monday night for Biggby coffee.
Cultivate Coffee and Tea already has a “coming soon” sign in downtown Sanford.
A Biggby Coffee franchise owner Landon Palmer seeks to bring a drive-thru to the Sanford Ford Center parking lot at Saginaw and North Meridian roads. Palmer reportedly expects to open the coffee spot by April of 2023, according to Sanford Village President Dolores Porte.
Palmer along with his family own seven Biggby Coffees located in Mount Pleasant, Houghton, Gaylord, Marquette and Lowell. Palmer gave the council an informal presentation in December.
Sanford Food Center owners Rob Meyette and Rob Lowell said in an earlier interview they are excited about the new business.
Palmer eyed the location because Sanford is a small town with a high-traffic area. He said the drive-thru stores need a quarter-acre of space. They are permanent-structure, cube stores. Such stores are a newer concept for the coffee giant. While drive-thru only, sometimes there are seats outside on a patio in warmer months.
Midland resident Abby LeFever who works in Sanford said she is so ready for Biggby’s debut.
“I always need a boost before grocery shopping,” LeFever said. “This will be my one-stop shop after work on grocery days.”
Cultivate Coffee and Tea is expected to open at 335 W. Saginaw Road, in the old Bigelow Drug Store, owned by Cliff Lesperance. There is already a Cultivate Coffee and Tea in the Midland Mall. It’s not immediately known when they expect to open.
Porte said she doesn’t see the businesses competing. She said Biggby is offering specialty coffees via drive thru and Cultivate Coffee and Tea offers regular coffee and tea in a sit-down, chat and visit environment. The coffee and tea are free, and the shop is run by volunteers. The location is operated through donations.
“They are both very different,” said Porte, who encouraged Cultivate Coffee and Tea to come to Sanford. “The community has a spirit of serving, so I think it fits.”
She said village residents expressed a desire to have a sit-down coffee place, which is why Porte approached Cultivate Coffee.
“We are excited both are coming,” Porte said. “They will help the village continue to grow.”
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‘Just do the right thing’: Good Samaritan helps return nurse’s lost wallet
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF/Gray News) - A South Carolina man says he wanted to set an example for his daughter by returning a lost wallet to its rightful owner.
WMBF reports it was a typical afternoon for Forestbrook resident Terence Sessions and his daughter, Jayla Bellamy, before the father spotted a wallet in the middle of the road after getting gas on Sept. 11.
“I turned around, ran into the road and picked it up,” Sessions said.
Instead of leaving it or turning it in at the store, Sessions said he looked at the driver’s license address and took his daughter for a short car ride.
When the father and daughter duo got to the address, they went up to the door, and a Ring doorbell captured Sessions arriving at the home.
Sessions said he wanted to make sure the wallet was back with its owner, while showing his daughter how easy it was to do the right thing.
“It was kind of like a life lesson,” Sessions said. “Since her mom passed away, I’ve just been trying to teach her little simple things to do when she gets older so she can stick with it when she’s not around me.”
The wallet’s owner, a nurse, shared what happened in a social media post that has received a lot of attention. She said she was asleep when Sessions rang the doorbell and thanked him for his kindness.
Sessions said he was surprised by how many people have since contacted him, commending him for his actions.
“You know, no matter what color you are, no matter what, just do the right thing,” Sessions said. “One person is looking down from above, so it’s always good to teach my daughter to do the right thing.”
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Lehigh County’s elected controller, who is responsible for independent oversight of county finances, called Tuesday for a public rebuke of the county’s elected prosecutor and his election security concerns.
Controller Mark Pinsley was responding to District Attorney Jim Martin’s call Monday for improving security surrounding the county’s ballot drop boxes, particularly the one available 24/7 ahead of elections outside the county’s government center in Allentown.
Pinsley said Martin’s continued focus on the drop boxes, beginning in this year’s primary and continuing through the run-up to this Election Day on Nov. 8, undermines public confidence in a voting method used, to date, by more Democrats than Republicans.
Specifically, Pinsley called on the county board of commissioners to reprimand Martin through a resolution and to offer a defense for voting by ballot using a drop box.
The controller’s public statement comes on the heels of a lawsuit filed Sept. 1 in Lehigh County Court, demanding that the county assign someone to monitor its ballot boxes to make sure no one is dropping more ballots than just their own. Pennsylvania’s only exceptions to this rule are if you are a voter with a disability and have designated someone, in writing, to deliver your ballot, or if you need an emergency absentee ballot.
Taking credit for pursuing the legal action is America First Legal, a group led by officials in former President Donald Trump’s administration Stephen Miller and Mark Meadows.
“Jim Martin has now linked arms with the worst of Donald Trump’s former lackeys including Stephen Miller in his quest to undermine faith in our elections and a secure method of ballot collection,” Pinsley stated Tuesday. “We shouldn’t stand for our officials doing the bidding of the MAGA movement. …
“Martin’s fixation with drop boxes is naked political motivation, Jim has joined MAGA Republicans assault on democracy and aided them in creating more myths about voter fraud.”
Martin on Monday detailed his office’s investigation into voter use of the drop box outside the government center at 17 N. Seventh St. Though his detectives who reviewed security video found no blatant abuse of the law prohibiting the deposit of more than one ballot, he said the potential for abuse is there. Martin said the county’s board of elections should take over monitoring of all five drop boxes set up countywide and that the drop box hours should be limited instead of 24 hours a day both to protect voters out after dark and prevent abuses or even dropping something harmful — like an explosive — into the box.
Martin, a Republican last elected to a four-year term in 2019, said he had not seen Pinsley’s letter and accused of him of trying to get his name into the public eye. Pinsley is running as a Democrat this year against Republican Jarrett Coleman to succeed state Sen. Pat Browne, R-Lehigh.
Martin also told lehighvalleylive.com that his letter Monday was unrelated to the drop box lawsuit.
“Mark Pinsley doesn’t know what he’s talking about, he doesn’t know what his responsibilities are as a controller and as far as I’m concerned nothing he’s saying makes any difference to me,” Martin said.
Pinsley in his call to action to the commissioners made a point about county finances, saying the board could exercise its budget power over the $500,000 increase proposed for the district attorney’s office “and at least three new six figure salaried positions.”
Martin is also raising county finances as an issue, saying in his letter Monday: “I strongly recommend that all five drop box locations be monitored by employees of the Voters Registration Office. It is my understanding that the County has received approximately $1.2 million to assist with mail-in voting; so money to accomplish this monitoring should not be a problem.”
Lehigh County Chief Clerk of Elections Tim Benyo declined to comment on the active litigation and said the election board at its meeting Tuesday afternoon made no changes to the plan for drop boxes for the November election.
The county board of commissioners meets next on Wednesday night. Asked to comment on the controller’s call for board action over the drop boxes, commissioners’ President Geoff Brace told lehighvalleylive.com: “I wish the district attorney would use all of his resources to fight violent crime and get drug cartels off the streets of Lehigh County.”
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NEW YORK (AP) — A compilation of radio commentary by the late Rush Limbaugh, from his early years on the air to his decades as a bombastic and influential voice in conservative politics, will be published Oct. 25.
Threshold Editions, a conservative imprint of Simon & Schuster, announced Wednesday that “Radio’s Greatest of All Time” will include contributions from former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. The book was curated in part by Limbaugh’s widow, Kathryn Adams Limbaugh, and his brother, David Limbaugh.
“This book is written in appreciation of the millions of listeners who Rush considered to be his extended family and ‘the greatest audience in the world,'” Threshold’s announcement reads in part.
Limbaugh died of lung cancer in 2021 at age 70. In his lifetime, he published the bestsellers “The Way Things Ought to Be” and “See, I Told You So.”
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ATHENS, Ala. -- An Alabama youth accused of killing his father, stepmother and three young siblings when he was 14 went on trial Tuesday on capital murder charges.
Prosecutors accuse Mason Sisk of shooting his family to death in their north Alabama home in 2019, saying he told investigators he killed them because he was “fed up” with them. In their opening statements, prosecutors said Sisk told a teacher he wouldn’t be in school the following week and then took a handgun from the home of a family friend to shoot his family, news outlets reported.
The defense, which lost a challenge to prevent jurors from hearing about Sisk's statements to police, argued that the boy didn't have a plan to kill or any firearms experience.
Sisk, now 17, was charged as an adult with multiple counts of capital murder, but he can't be sentenced to death if convicted because of his age at the time of the slayings.
John Wayne Sisk, 38, and Mary Sisk, 35, were found dead in their home in Elkmont on Sept. 2, 2019, along with their three children — 6-year-old Kane, 4-year-old Aurora and 6-month-old Colson. All had been killed with gunshots to the head, authorities said.
Authorities said Mason Sisk initially told police he was in the basement playing video games when he heard gunshots and ran outside to see a vehicle pulling away, but he later told investigators he'd killed the five.
A recording played during a pretrial hearing showed the youth told investigators about a possible motive for the killings.
“Yeah, they argue a lot, and I got fed up with it,” Sisk said in the recording. “And the kids were going through a lot.”
The defense has claimed Sisk only repeated to detectives what they had told him.
Prosecutors argued that Sisk had anger control issues and had threatened the entire family. In court documents filed earlier this year, prosecutors alleged Sisk previously put peanut butter in his stepmother's coffee in an attempt to poison the woman, who had severe peanut allergies.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with political adviser Iuliia Mendel about her book, The Fight of Our Lives: My Time with Zelenskyy, Ukraine's Battle for Democracy and What it Means for the World.
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Cruise, a self-driving technology company majority owned by General Motors, will expand its fledgling robot taxi service to two more U.S. cities before 2022 is out, CEO Kyle Vogt said Monday during a Goldman Sachs conference, Reuters has reported.
Cruise’s taxi service currently operates in San Francisco, where the company is headed, but will expand to Austin and Phoenix later this year, Vogt said. Phoenix is where Alphabet’s rival Waymo self-driving technology company has been operating a service for the past three years.
Vogt also said he expects Cruise to earn $1 billion in revenues as early as 2025, though that’s still about half what GM annually invests in the company, according to Reuters.
Cruise has been offering rides to the public in San Francisco since February and was granted permission to start charging for rides in June, though the service is limited to between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. The taxis are also limited to 30 mph and cover only certain parts of the city. Cruise’s service will also be rolled out in a limited fashion in Austin and Phoenix, Vogt said.
Cruise has about 70 of the taxis in operation in San Francisco but is on track to double or even triple the number by the end of the year. The taxis are based on the Chevrolet Bolt EV, though Cruise plans to eventually add a dedicated vehicle known as the Origin.
It hasn’t been all smooth sailing for Cruise. One of its taxis was involved in a crash in June, resulting in minor injuries. The company later recalled its fleet and made updates to the software.
Cruise’s self-driving system ranks at Level 4 on the SAE scale of self-driving capability, as it is limited in areas in which it operate. The final goal is Level 5, where a self-driving car is able to operate at the same level as a human. While Level 5 might be a decade or more away, companies are already offering commercial services involving Level 4 cars. The Waymo One service has been running successfully in Phoenix for the past three years and is currently testing in San Francisco, and China’s Baidu continues to expand its Apollo Go service in Chinese cities.
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Collaborative community partnership delivers hope to neighbors struggling with food insecurity
SALISBURY, Md., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of Perdue Farms' "Delivering Hope to Our Neighbors®" initiative focused on improving the quality of life in our communities through hunger relief, the company teamed with the Delmarva Shorebirds Class A minor league baseball team and three Delmarva Peninsula food banks to deliver 136,000 meals across the region's communities in the season-long 2022 Perdue Strike Out Hunger Challenge on Delmarva.
"Economic challenges, combined with the lingering impact of the pandemic, has brought so much uncertainty and challenge to individuals and families struggling with food insecurity on the Delmarva Peninsula," said Kim Nechay, executive director of the Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation. "We're proud that this year's campaign once again provided a collaborative platform to raise public awareness about the problem of hunger and food insecurity and deliver much-needed relief to our neighbors in the communities where we live and work."
According to research from the food banks, on average one in seven people on the Delmarva Peninsula are challenged by food insecurity. One third of that food-insecure population is children.
Since 2011, Perdue, the Shorebirds, food banks and the community at-large have embraced the Strike Out Hunger Challenge to generate more than 1.3 million meals for those in need on Delmarva.
"That is an outstanding number of meals produced through the Strike Out Hunger Campaign.," said Jimmy Sweet, assistant general manager of the Delmarva Shorebirds. "I would like to thank the Delmarva community for their continued support and look forward to continuing this partnership and providing even more meals in 2023."
To drive this year's Perdue Strike Out Hunger Challenge on Delmarva, Perdue Farms issued a $15,000 challenge grant funded by the Franklin P. and Arthur W. Foundation — the charitable giving arm of the company — to benefit the Eastern Shore Branch of the Maryland Food Bank, the Food Bank of Delaware and the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore.
Each of the food banks were required to engage the Delmarva community to raise the equivalent of 10,000 meals to claim their equal share of the first $10,000 of the Foundation challenge grant. This included any combination of pounds of food collected, monies collected and donated, or volunteer hours throughout the duration of the Shorebirds' season. Perdue also donated $10 for each time the Shorebirds' pitchers struck out an opposing batter, up to $5,000.
"We are so grateful for Perdue's support through the Strike Out Hunger Challenge," said Food Bank of Delaware President and CEO Cathy Kanefsky. "We look forward to this collaborative community partnership each year so we can collectively serve our community's most vulnerable. When we work together, we can truly deliver hope to our neighbors. More than 100,000 of our neighbors here in Delaware are struggling to afford food. This effort will enable us to put meals on the tables of those who need it most."
"As financial effects of the pandemic continue to impact Maryland households, more people are turning to the charitable food system. Having the continued support of Perdue Farms and the Delmarva Shorebirds through "Perdue's Strike out Hunger Campaign Challenge," the Maryland Food Bank Eastern Shore is better positioned to meet increased needs," said Jennifer Small, vice president of partner logistics and programs for the Maryland Food Bank.
The Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Perdue Farms, was established in 1957 by company founder Arthur W. Perdue and is funded through the estates of Arthur W. Perdue and Frank Perdue. As part of our belief in supporting the communities where and with whom we do business, the Foundation provides grants on behalf of Perdue Farms in communities where large numbers of our associates live and work. At Perdue Farms, we believe in responsible food and agriculture®.
We're a fourth-generation, family owned, U.S. food and agriculture company. Through our belief in responsible food and agriculture, we are empowering consumers, customers, and farmers through trusted choices in products and services.
The premium protein portfolio within our Perdue Foods business, including our flagship PERDUE® brand, Niman Ranch®, Panorama Organic Grass-Fed Meats®, Coleman Natural®, and Yummy®, as well as our pet brands, Spot Farms® and Full Moon®, is available through various channels including retail, foodservice, club stores, and our direct-to-consumer website, PerdueFarms.com.
Perdue AgriBusiness is an international agricultural products and services company.
Now in our company's second century, our path forward is about getting better, not just bigger. We never use drugs for growth promotion in raising poultry and livestock, and we are actively advancing our animal welfare programs. Our brands are leaders in no-antibiotics-ever chicken, turkey, pork, beef and lamb, and in USDA-certified organic chicken and beef. Learn more at Corporate.PerdueFarms.com.
Caption: The 2022 Perdue Strike Out Hunger Challenge on Delmarva delivered more than 136,000 meals across the region. From left to right are Donald Annis, Food Bank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore, and his daughter Carlee, Cathy Kanesfsky, president and CEO of the Food Bank of Delaware, Kassandra Smith of the Food Bank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore, Todd Reilly and Jennifer Reilly, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Perdue Foods and Maryland Food Bank Board member, Jimmy Sweet, assistant general manager, Delmarva Shorebirds, Drew Getty, vice president of sustainability and government relations for Perdue Farms, and his children, Jack and Mary.
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Notts County boss Luke Williams has revealed both Aden Baldwin and Sam Austin picked up injuries in training earlier this week but is hopeful the pair will return to the matchday squad soon.
The Magpies boss made one change to the side that beat Dagenham & Redbridge ten days ago, with Geraldo Bajrami replacing Baldwin in defence while there were places on the bench for new signing Quevin Castro and the returning Connell Rawlinson.
Notts extended their unbeaten run to eight games in the National League this season, as second half goals from Cedwyn Scott and Macaulay Langstaff sealed a 2-0 victory over Aldershot at Meadow Lane.
READ MORE: Notts County player ratings as Bajrami the standout on return to starting XI
Rawlinson was thrown into the action in the second half as Richard Brindley was forced off due to injury, but Williams explained it was nothing too serious and will wait for the assessment from the medical team.
"Yeah, Richard slipped just in front of us in the dugout and I am not an expert, but something went into spasm, and he tried to keep going, but eventually it became too painful and started to restrict his movement," Williams said.
"He is a warrior and wanted to play on, but we have to wait for it to calm down and see how severe it is."
Both Baldwin and Austin were notable absentees from the matchday squad, with nothing from the pre-Aldershot press conference suggesting an omission from the matchday squad this evening was coming.
"Yeah, unfortunately Aden picked up an injury in training, and so did Sam," explained Williams.
"We think we are on top of both of the injuries and we hope we can get them back sooner rather than later, but it is a bit early to tell exactly when."
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ATLANTA, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CatchMark Timber Trust, Inc. (NYSE: CTT) ("CatchMark" or the "Company") announced that, at the special meeting of stockholders (the "Special Meeting") held today, its stockholders approved the merger of CatchMark with and into a wholly owned subsidiary of PotlatchDeltic Corporation (NASDAQ: PCH) ("PotlatchDeltic"), pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 29, 2022 (the "Merger Agreement"). CatchMark will provide final vote results for the Special Meeting, as certified by the independent Inspector of Election, on a Form 8-K to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
The transaction is expected to close on or about September 14, 2022, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, among other things, each share of CatchMark Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("CatchMark common stock") issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Company merger will be automatically converted into the right to receive, in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, 0.230 validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of PotlatchDeltic, without interest, plus the right to receive cash in lieu of fractional shares. Upon the closing of the transaction, CatchMark common stock will no longer be listed on any public market.
King & Spalding LLP and Venable LLP served as CatchMark's legal counsel and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated acted as CatchMark's financial advisors. Perkins Coie LLP and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP served as PotlatchDeltic's legal counsel. Bank of America served as financial advisor to PotlatchDeltic.
CatchMark (NYSE: CTT) invests in prime timberlands located in the nation's leading mill markets, seeking to capture the highest value per acre and to generate sustainable yields through disciplined management and superior stewardship of its exceptional resources. Headquartered in Atlanta and focused exclusively on timberland ownership and management, CatchMark began operations in 2007 and owns interests in approximately 350,000 acres* of timberlands located in the U.S. South. For more information visit www.catchmark.com.
* As of June 30, 2022
This communication is being made in respect of the proposed merger transaction involving PotlatchDeltic and CatchMark. This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. In connection with the proposed transaction, PotlatchDeltic filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") a Registration Statement on Form S-4 that was declared effective on August 10, 2022 that constitutes a prospectus of PotlatchDeltic and a proxy statement of CatchMark. CatchMark filed the proxy statement/prospectus with the SEC on August 10, 2022 and mailed it to its stockholders commencing August 12, 2022. The proxy statement/prospectus related to the proposed merger contains important information about PotlatchDeltic, CatchMark, the proposed transaction and related matters. Investors are urged to carefully read the proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC (or incorporated by reference into the proxy statement/prospectus) in connection with the proposed merger. Investors may obtain free copies of the proxy statement/prospectus and other documents through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, investors are able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC by the parties on PotlatchDeltic's website at www.potlatchdeltic.com (which website is not incorporated herein by reference), for documents filed with the SEC by PotlatchDeltic, or on CatchMark's website at www.catchmark.com (which website is not incorporated herein by reference), for documents filed with the SEC by CatchMark.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the Company's use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "will," "expect," "intend," "should," "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "continue," or other similar words. However, the absence of these or similar words or expressions does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance and are based on certain assumptions, discuss future expectations, describe plans and strategies, contain projections of results of operations or of financial condition or state other forward-looking information. Risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results to differ from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, that (i) the timing of the closing of the Mergers, including the risks that a condition to closing would not be satisfied within the expected timeframe or at all or that the closing of the Mergers will not occur; (ii) the proposed Mergers may involve unexpected costs, liabilities or delays; (iii) the Company's business may suffer as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Mergers; (iv) the risk that the proposed Mergers disrupt the Company's current plans and operations or divert management's or employees' attention from ongoing business operations; (v) the risk of potential difficulties with the Company's ability to retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with suppliers and other third parties as a result of the proposed Mergers; (vi) the possible failure of the Company to maintain its qualification as a REIT; (vii) stockholder litigation in connection with the proposed Mergers may affect the timing or occurrence of the proposed Mergers or result in significant costs of defense, indemnification and liability; (viii) the Company may be adversely affected by other economic, business or competitive factors; (ix) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement; and (x) other risks to the consummation of the proposed Mergers, including the risk that the proposed Mergers will not be consummated within the expected time period or at all; (xi) the factors described in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and the Company's other filings with the SEC and the proxy statement/prospectus filed by the Company in connection with the Mergers. Accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company undertakes no obligation to update its forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
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GREENFIELD, Ind. (WISH) — The Greenfield Police Department is investigating the death of a man found Tuesday afternoon in a vehicle in front of a pet store.
Police say there is no threat to the community; foul play is not suspected.
Detectives ask that people avoid the area around the PetSmart. That’s near State Street and Martindale Drive.
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BINGHAMTON, NY (WIVT/WBGH) – Binghamton University has joined the Interior Northeast Region Hub of the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (I-Corps).
Today, the National Science Foundation announced that it has awarded $15 million over five years to establish the new Interior Northeast Region Hub, a region that stretches from New Hampshire to West Virginia.
According to the University, “I-Corps programming nationwide empowers researchers to combine their technical and scientific knowledge with an entrepreneurial mindset to develop new technologies and startups that benefit society. The I-Corps curriculum addresses the knowledge gap between the skills needed to develop an innovative technology in a lab and the skills needed to bring that technology to market.”
Binghamton University will be joined by hub partner institutions Dartmouth College, Rochester Institute of Technology, SUNY Buffalo, Syracuse University, University of Pittsburgh, University of Rochester, University of Vermont, West Virginia University, and Cornell University.
Each of these schools will host innovation corps courses and contribute to programming and curriculum strategy.
“To be a part of this cohort of premier research institutions, whose dedication to innovation is so outstanding, is truly exciting.” said Per Stromhaug, associate vice president for innovation and economic development at Binghamton University. “The ecosystem that the Interior Northeast I-Corps Hub will support and expand is sure to create lasting effects for the entrepreneurs we will assist, as well as our region.”
The Interior Northeast Region Hub will officially launch on January 1st, 2023.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)—Education law requires students in nonpublic schools have substantially equivalent instruction of those in public schools when it comes to math, science, English, language arts, and social studies.
On Tuesday, The Board of Regents voted unanimously that nonpublic schools will have to show that this is in fact happening. The criteria also includes that instruction is taught by a competent teacher and English is the language of instruction for common branch subjects.
According to The New York State Education Department, the new regulation does not regulate religious instruction. However, some Ultra-Orthodox Jews are against it because they argue that this goes against their beliefs and implementing this curriculum will take away time for religious studies.
“They are not saying that we cannot teach our religious studies, but they are saying in terms of the amount of time budgeted for children, we are talking about kids right? The amount of time budgeted for children that are in school, you’re obligated to use x amount of time for whatever we have and for whatever is left over, you can use it for religious studies,” stated Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro.
The rule is set to take effect on September 28th. According to state education department, nonpublic schools must be reviewed by the end of the 2024-2025 school year.
“We will take it to court,” said Shapiro. “We are not going to do it.”
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The King will be joined by his sons the Prince of Wales and Duke of Sussex as they walk behind the Queen’s coffin from Buckingham Palace to where she will lie in state. Charles, William and Harry – along with the Duke of York, the Princess Royal and the Earl of Wessex – will follow the coffin on foot as it makes its journey to Westminster Hall on Wednesday afternoon.
Anne’s son Peter Phillips and her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence will also walk in the procession, as well as the Duke of Gloucester and the Earl of Snowdon. The Queen Consort, the Princess of Wales, the Countess of Wessex and the Duchess of Sussex will travel by car.
The procession will leave the palace at 2.22pm and is expected to arrive at Westminster Hall at 3pm. A service lasting around 20 minutes will be led by the Archbishop of Canterbury accompanied by the Dean of Westminster.
READ MORE: The tiny details you might have missed as The Queen began her final journey back to London
William and Harry put on a united front with their wives during a mammoth walkabout on Saturday. The brothers have a well-documented troubled relationship but the death of their grandmother saw them unexpectedly come together when they viewed floral tributes left to the late Queen at Windsor Castle.
William, Kate, Harry, and Meghan arrived in the same vehicle and greeted well-wishers for around 40 minutes before William hopped into the driver’s seat of the Audi with his wife in the passenger seat, and his brother and sister-in-law in the back.
In his televised address to the nation on Friday evening, the King talked of his love for Harry and Meghan, saying: “I want also to express my love for Harry and Meghan as they continue to build their lives overseas.” Then in Harry’s tribute to his grandmother, released on Monday, Harry said he wanted to honour his father at the start of his reign as King.
The last time Charles and his two sons were all seen together in public was at the service of thanksgiving for the Queen in St Paul’s Cathedral during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June. But on that occasion, Harry and Meghan were seated some distance from Charles and William on the other side of the aisle in the second row, behind the Wessex family and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.
This was Harry and Meghan’s first public appearance alongside the Windsors since they stepped down as senior royals in 2020 amid the Megxit storm. In April 2021, Harry and William joined their father when they walked behind the Duke of Edinburgh’s coffin at his funeral.
Mourners have already joined the queue to attend the Queen’s lying in state at Westminster Hall which begins at 5pm on Wednesday. It will continue until 6.30am on September 19 – the day of the Queen’s funeral.
Government guidance says the queue is expected to be very long, with people standing for “many hours, possibly overnight” and with very little opportunity to sit down.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- QuHarrison Terry, author of The Metaverse Handbook, and Emmy-nominated artist Genesis Renji today release Do Not Disturb, the latest installment in their sonic storytelling project via VNM USA.
Listen now: https://qt.lnk.to/donotdisturbPr
Do Not Disturb is a five-track EP that discusses the value of deep work and avoiding distractions during challenging times.
"D.N.D" covers the importance of locking in on work and avoiding distractions, referencing Jacquelyn Ogorchukwu Iyamah's Racial Wellness poem on finding spaces to breathe.
"Reps" is about building the habit of daily creative output and is inspired by Everydays.WTF, QuHarrison Terry's daily journal on the future.
"Bricks" talks about LEGOs as an alternative asset, featuring commentary from LEGO Master Jessica Ragzy.
"I'm The One" addresses the bravado needed to conquer the day, featuring an interlude from the prolific angel investor Marcus Eagan.
"Wallets" highlights the importance of crypto wallet security and calls out Wallets123.com as a valuable resource for learning this.
Genesis Renji commented on how this project's theme hit home, "Are you someone who defeats challenges or lets challenges defeat you? Willpower is an identity you have to live by every day. The work won't do itself."
"We all encounter moments of great stress and creative blockades. During these defining moments, your ability to lock in and focus on the work makes all the difference," said QuHarrison Terry.
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BERLIN (AP) — A man in Germany was convicted of murder and given a life sentence Tuesday for fatally shooting a gas station clerk following a dispute over face masks.
The September 2021 killing in the western town of Idar-Oberstein shocked the country. The defendant also was convicted of illegal weapons possession because he didn’t have a license for the gun used in the killing, German news agency dpa reported.
Authorities have said the 50-year-old man told officers he acted “out of anger” while trying to buy beer at the gas station after the 20-year-old clerk refused to serve him without a mask.
At the time, Germany required mask use in stores to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
Police said the suspect, a German citizen identified in local media as Mario N., left the gas station after the dispute but returned a half-hour later and shot the clerk in the head.
He initially fled the scene but turned himself in after police launched a large-scale manhunt.
The state court in Bad Kreuznach found the defendant’s radical right-wing stance and his enmity toward the state were the main motives for the killing, dpa reported.
It said the defendant viewed the clerk as a representative of the state and its coronavirus policy, and decided to “make an example” of him after he insisted on the mask mandate.
Defense lawyers in the trial, which lasted six months, had sought a conviction for manslaughter. They argued that there were limits to how far the suspect, who according to an expert was intoxicated when the fatal gunshot was inflicted, could be held criminally responsible for his actions.
Prosecutors had called for the court to find the defendant “seriously culpable,” which would have effectively barred him from the early release after 15 years that is typical for people in Germany given life sentences. Judges didn’t do so.
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Without a doubt, fashion's greatest accessory is a glamorous beauty look.
There's no denying that when New York Fashion Week rolls around that statement couldn't be more true. Between the Alice + Oliva, Christian Siriano and Tommy Hilfiger shows (among many, many others), the spring/summer 2023 collections have ushered in a new era of beauty trends.
We're talking huge clear beads adorning braided hairstyles, which created the illusion of bubble crowns, neon-colored wigs that showcased individuality and bright eyeshadows in electrifying shades of red-orange, pink and indigo.
Plus, designers like Jason Wu proved that simplicity in the glam department doesn't equal boring. In fact, his show featured models with effortless bobs and buns that made a powerful statement, especially when paired with the right outfits.
It's safe to say that everything from the hair and makeup to the nails brought NYFW's collections to life, making the beauty looks just as swoon-worthy as the pieces displayed on the runways.
But don't just take our word for it.
We rounded up some of the most incredible beauty looks to come out of NYFW, so you can witness the magic for yourself. All you need to do is keep on scrolling!
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Princess of Wales' sweet tribute to the Queen: Kate wears elegant pearl necklace in subtle nod to the late monarch as she joins the royal family to receive Her Majesty's coffin at Buckingham Palace
- Prince and Princess of Wales were seen leaving Windsor Castle and making their way to Buckingham Palace
- Senior royals attended the palace to receive the coffin of the Queen, after it was flown from Edinburgh today
- While en route, Kate was pictured wearing pearls, which are traditionally donned by royals while mourning
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The Princess of Wales was photographed making a subtle tribute to the Queen as she and the Prince of Wales headed towards Buckingham Palace to receive Her Majesty's coffin.
Dressed in a smart black ensemble, mother-of-three Kate, 40, donned an elegant pearl necklace when appearing with her husband Prince William, 40, en route to the royal London home. It's thought she may have donned the simple jewellery option in a sweet nod to the late monarch, who was known to favour wearing pearls.
Earlier today, the Queen's coffin left St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh, and was flown to RAF Northolt, before being driven to the palace, where it will spend a night.
Senior royals, including the King and Queen Consort, were seen making their way towards the palace to receive the Queen's coffin.
The Prince and Princess of Wales (pictured) en route to Buckingham Palace to join other senior royals and receive the coffin of the Queen, which was flown from Edinburgh today
Kate, who looked downcast as she made her way towards central London alongside her husband William, donned a pearl necklace and earrings. Her Majesty was a huge fan of pearls, which are traditionally worn by royal women when in mourning
The Duchess, who was dressed all in traditional mourning black, added a necklace featuring multiple strings of pearls, as well as pearl earrings. Pearls are often worn by royals when they are mourning, in a tradition that dates back to Queen Victoria.
They were also a staunch favourite of the Queen, who regularly wore a pearl necklace, including following the death of her husband Prince Philip last year.
Arseiny Budrevich, founder of Budrevich Fine Jewellery Studio, told Express.co.uk that royals, notably Queen Elizabeth, loved pearls because they 'represent the aristocratic virtues of liberality, magnificence and generosity', and they 'symbolise purity and chastity'.
'Pearls have been associated with class, elegance and sophistication since the Ptolemaic dynasty in ancient Egypt, where the Royal Family wore pearls to show their status,' he added.
'This tradition was then passed down through the holy Roman empire to the French monarchs who carried it into fashion in the middle ages, where it was subsequently dispersed through Europe. This is when the British empire picked up the style.'
King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla arriving at Buckingham Palace
The car carrying Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex driving towards Buckingham Palace
The state hearse carries the Queen's coffin through the gates of the palace as the crowd erupted in cheers and applause
The cortege carrying the coffin of the late Queen Elizabeth II heading towards Buckingham Palace
When the Queen arrived at Buckingham Palace for the final time this evening, she was received by Royal Family members including the King, the Queen Consort, Princes William and Harry and their wives Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle.
Mourners cheered and clapped in the rain as the new state hearse travelled down Constitution Hill and around the Queen Victoria Memorial as it slowed, then drove through the gates of the palace and through the central arch into the quadrangle.
Outriders stopped with their heads bowed at the end of the journey, while a police officer at the gate saluted.
People cheered 'hip hip hooray' after the coffin drove under the arch. Many lining the street put down their umbrellas as a sign of respect while some could be seen wiping tears from their eyes, while phone camera lights lit up the crowds.
King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive at Buckingham Palace
Crowds gather outside Buckingham Palace, waiting to catch a glimpse of the Queen's coffin
Upon arriving at the Grand Entrance of the palace, a guard of honour was formed by the King's Guard.
Her Majesty was received by all her children and grandchildren, including the King and Queen, the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Shortly after witnessing the arrival of the coffin, Charles and Camilla left Buckingham Palace.
The Queen will stay in the Bow Room in the palace overnight before she is transported to the Palace of Westminster, where she will lie in state until Monday, September 19 - the day of her state funeral at Westminster Abbey and burial at St George's Chapel in Windsor.
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Alexy was sent back down to Triple-A Round Rock on Tuesday.
Alexy was called up to serve as Texas' 29th man during Monday's doubleheader. He pitched just 0.1 innings and gave up four earned runs in a nightcap loss to Miami. Alexy will likely finish the season in Round Rock following his shaky performance.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. leaders from President Joe Biden on down are being careful not to declare a premature victory after a Ukrainian offensive forced Russian troops into a messy retreat in the north. Instead, military officials are looking toward the fights yet to come and laying out plans to provide Ukraine more weapons and expand training, while warily awaiting Russia’s response to the sudden, stunning battlefield losses.
Although there was widespread celebration of Ukraine’s gains over the weekend, U.S. officials know Russian President Vladimir Putin still has troops and resources to tap, and his forces still control large swaths of the east and south.
“I agree there should be no spiking of the ball because Russia still has cards it can play,” said Philip Breedlove, a retired U.S. Air Force general who was NATO’s top commander from 2013 to 2016. “Ukraine is now clearly making durable changes in its east and north and I believe that if the West properly equips Ukraine, they’ll be able to hold on to their gains.”
Lawmakers particularly pointed to the precision weapons and rocket systems that the U.S. and Western nations have provided to Ukraine as key to the dramatic shift in momentum, including the precision-guided High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, and the High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile, or HARM, which is designed to target and destroy radar-equipped air defense systems.
“They’re there, they’re in theater, and they’re making the difference,” Sen. Chris Coons, a Delaware Democrat and member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. In the hands of highly motivated Ukrainian fighters who are making the most of weapons ranging from off-the-shelf drones and abandoned Russian arms to advanced weapons from the West, the HIMARS are enabling Ukrainians “to turn the tide, dramatically,” Coons said.
Meanwhile, a senior defense official said the U.S. is looking at future needs, including discussions about providing more intensive combat training for larger Ukraine units, a change from current training focused on smaller teams learning to handle specific weapons. It is also considering sending additional air defense systems, as well as lethal strike drones and more surveillance drones. The official was one of two who briefed reporters Monday on condition of anonymity to discuss planning details.
Ukraine’s launch in recent days of a much-anticipated counteroffensive — in a different part of the country from where Russian troops occupying Ukraine had massed strength to meet it — has brought on the biggest territorial changes in months in the 200-day war, launched when Putin rolled Russian forces into the neighboring country, targeting its Western-oriented government.
The U.S. officials acknowledged that the U.S. provided information to help the Ukrainian counteroffensive, but declined to say how much or if Western officials helped strategize the idea to throw Russian forces off guard by calling attention to attack plans in the south, while actually plotting a more formidable campaign in the east.
The U.S provided information “on conditions” in the country, said one of the officials, but “in the end, this was the Ukrainian choice. The Ukrainian military and the Ukrainian political leadership made the decisions on how to conduct this counteroffensive.”
Ukrainian forces claimed Monday to have retaken a wide band of territory and more than 20 Ukrainian settlements from Russia, pushing all the way back to the two countries’ northeastern border. Russian soldiers were surrendering in such numbers that Ukraine was having difficulty making room for them, Ukrainian military officials said.
Ukrainians have pounded 400 targets in all with the HIMARS since the U.S. began supplying them, using them “with devastating effect,” Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters late last week as Ukraine’s counteroffensive was getting underway.
The truck-mounted, GPS-guided systems fire faster, farther and more precisely than the Soviet-designed rocket launchers otherwise used by both Russia and Ukraine. They can hit targets up to 80 kilometers (50 miles) away. Ukrainian forces have used the 16 HIMARS and several similar systems to strike supply lines, ammunition depots and other key Russian targets.
The Ukrainians “believe that this has happened because of the new technology equipment and weapons that we’ve sent them. They … said well, if you would have sent them six months ago,” said Sen. Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat. “We didn’t have them six months ago, but you know, we had to build the weaponry, and train their people on it, takes time.”
Still, Ukrainian leaders are still pressing for more — including fighter jets and the longer-range Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMS, a surface-to-surface missile that the U.S. has so far declined to send.
A key question going forward will be how much more Congress and the American public are willing to spend on the war in Ukraine, which the U.S. and the West say also represents a significant threat to Europe.
It’s unclear if, or how, Ukraine fighters’ successes in recent day will affect the ongoing debate. The White House has asked Congress to greenlight an additional $11.7 billion in aid as part of an overall government funding measure that lawmakers must approve before the end of the month.
“I haven’t seen any lack of appetite so far” for continuing funding for Ukraine, said Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo. “I think to see the ability to take the help that they’ve been given and then be clearly successful in some of their efforts is an encouragement to want to do more of that.”
The U.S. — the lead contributor to Ukraine’s war effort among NATO members — has poured more than $15 billion in weapons and other military support into Ukraine since January.
Biden acknowledged the battlefield gains for Ukraine over the weekend but refused to say more. “I’m not going to speak to that now because things are in process,” he told reporters.
Breedlove noted that despite the recent battle losses, Putin still has “a lot of tanks and a lot of trucks and a lot of people that he can still throw at this problem. They’re just not his best tanks, his best trucks or his best people.”
But he warned that winter may bring the most daunting challenge. Putin’s moves to shut down fuel supplies to Europe, which is expected to increase prices, are likely aimed at turning public opinion across the region.
“Even though Mr. Putin’s military has taken a beating on the military front, his big card, yet probably to play is how well does Europe hold together through a winter that Mr. Putin is going to make completely miserable for the European people,” Breedlove said. “I think Mr. Putin is desperately trying to hang on to winter because his big hope now is to separate the European people from their European political leadership.”
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Associated Press writers Seung Min Kim, Lisa Mascaro and Aamer Madhani contributed to this report.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — With only three months left in the year, the House Jan. 6 committee is eyeing a close to its work and a final report laying out its findings about the U.S. Capitol insurrection. But the investigation is not over.
The committee has already revealed much of its work at eight hearings over the summer, showing in detail how former President Donald Trump ignored many of his closest advisers and amplified his false claims of election fraud after he lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden. Witnesses interviewed by the panel — some of them Trump’s closest allies — recounted in videotaped testimony how the former president declined to act when hundreds of his supporters violently attacked the Capitol as Congress certified Biden’s victory on Jan. 6, 2021.
Lawmakers say there is more to come. The nine-member panel — seven Democrats and two Republicans — interviewed witnesses through all of August, and they are hoping to have at least one hearing by the end of the month. Members met Tuesday to discuss the panel’s next steps.
Because the Jan. 6 panel is a temporary, or “select,” committee, it expires at the end of the current Congress. If Republicans take the majority in November’s elections, as they are favored to do, they are expected to dissolve the committee in January. So the panel is planning to issue a final report by the end of December.
What’s left for the committee in 2022:
HEARINGS
The panel’s Democratic chairman, Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, said after the private members’ meeting Tuesday in the Capitol that the committee’s goal is to hold a hearing Sept. 28, but that members were still discussing whether it would happen at all.
“We’ll we’re still in the process of talking,” Thompson said. “If it happens, it will be that date. We’re not sure at this point.”
Members of the committee had promised more hearings in September as they wrapped up the series of summer hearings. Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, the Republican vice chairwoman, said the committee “has far more evidence to share with the American people and more to gather.”
“Doors have opened, new subpoenas have been issued and the dam has begun to break,” Cheney said at a July 21 hearing that was held in prime time and watched by 17.7 million people. “We have considerably more to do.”
It’s unclear if the hearing would provide a general overview of what the panel has learned or if they would be focused on new information and evidence. The committee conducted several interviews at the end of July and into August with Trump’s Cabinet secretaries, some of whom had discussed invoking the constitutional process in the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office after the insurrection.
WITNESSES
The panel has already interviewed more than 1,000 people, but lawmakers and staff are still pursuing new threads. The committee recently spoke to several of the Cabinet secretaries, including former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in July and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao in August.
The committee also wants to get to the bottom of missing Secret Service texts from Jan. 5-6, 2021, which could shed further light on Trump’s actions during the insurrection, particularly after earlier testimony about his confrontation with security as he tried to join supporters at the Capitol. Thompson said Tuesday that the committee has recently obtained “thousands” of documents from the Secret Service.
The committee has also pursued an interview with conservative activist Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, who’s married to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Lawmakers want to know more about her role in trying to help Trump overturn the election. She contacted lawmakers in Arizona and Wisconsin as part of that effort.
TRUMP AND PENCE
Members of the committee are still debating how aggressively to pursue testimony from Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence.
Some have have questioned whether the committee needs to call Pence, who resisted Trump’s pressure to try and block Biden’s certification on Jan. 6. Many of his closest aides have already testified, including Greg Jacob, his top lawyer at the White House who was with him during the insurrection as they hid from rioters who were threatening the vice president’s life. Jacobs characterized much of Pence’s thought process during the time when Trump was pressuring him.
The panel has been in discussions with Pence’s lawyers for months, without any discernible progress. Still, the committee could invite Pence for closed-door testimony or ask him to answer written questions.
The calculation is different for the former president. Members have debated whether they should call Trump, who is the focus of their probe but also a witness who has fought against the investigation in court, denied much of the evidence and floated the idea of presidential pardons for Jan. 6 rioters. Trump is also facing scrutiny in several other investigations, including at the Justice Department and over the classified documents he took to his private club.
HOUSE REPUBLICANS
Another bit of unfinished business is the committee’s subpoenas to five House Republicans, including Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.
In May the panel subpoenaed McCarthy, R-Calif., and Reps. Jim Jordan of Ohio, Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, Andy Biggs of Arizona and Mo Brooks of Alabama. The panel has investigated McCarthy’s conversations with Trump the day of the attack and meetings the four other lawmakers had with the White House beforehand as Trump and some of his allies worked to overturn his election defeat.
The five Republicans, all of whom have repeatedly downplayed the investigation’s legitimacy, have simply ignored the request to testify. But the Jan. 6 committee seems unlikely to meet their defiance with contempt charges, as they have with other witnesses, in the weeks before the November elections. Not only would it be a politically risky move, but it is unclear what eventual recourse the panel would have against its own colleagues.
FINAL REPORT
The committee must shut down within a month after issuing a final report, per its rules. But lawmakers could issue some smaller reports before then, perhaps even before the November elections. Thompson said earlier this summer that there may be an interim report in the fall.
The release of the final report will likely come close to the end of the year so the panel can maximize its time. While much of the findings will already be known, the report is expected to thread the story together in a definitive way that lays out the committee’s conclusions for history.
LEGISLATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
The committee is expected to weigh in on possible legislative changes to the Electoral Count Act, which governs how a presidential election is certified by Congress.
A bipartisan group of senators released proposed changes over the summer that would clarify the way states submit electors and the vice president tallies the votes. Trump and his allies tried to find loopholes in that law ahead of Jan. 6 as the former president worked to overturn his defeat to Biden and unsuccessfully pressured Pence to go along.
The Jan. 6 panel’s final report is expected to include a larger swath of legislative recommendations.
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Associated Press writers Lisa Mascaro and Farnoush Amiri contributed to this report.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Joe Biden has the same authority to impose a COVID-19 vaccine requirement on federal workers that private employers have for their employees, an administration lawyer told a federal appeals court Tuesday.
A lawyer for opponents of the vaccine requirement, which has been blocked nationwide by a federal judge in Texas, said the requirement imposes an “unconstitutionally intolerable choice” for executive branch workers — taking a vaccine they don’t want or losing their jobs.
Judges on the appeals court meanwhile questioned how far the chief executive’s authority goes, asking, theoretically, whether the president could require employees to meet certain healthy body weights or forbid them from smoking at home.
It was the second time arguments on the issue were heard before the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. A three-judge panel of the same court had upheld the Biden requirement for executive branch workers, overturning the Texas judge.
But the full appeals court, currently with 16 active members, vacated the panel ruling and agreed to rehear the case. There was no indication when the court would rule.
Administration lawyers argue that the employees opposing the mandate should have taken their objections not to federal court but to a federal review board, in accordance with the Civil Service Reform Act. The administration also argues that the president has the same authority, under the Constitution, as the CEO of a private corporation to require that employees be vaccinated.
Arguing for the government, Charles Scarborough of the Department of Justice, said the statute provides employees with “robust” remedies if they successfully challenge the requirement through the review board, including back pay if they are dismissed for not complying.
Addressing whether the president could impose body weight requirements on federal employees, Scarborough said the vaccine requirement is part of a mainstream effort to reduce the incidence of serious COVID-19 cases in the workplace, while a body weight requirement would be among “hypotheticals at the extremes.”
Opponents say the policy is an encroachment on federal workers’ lives that neither the Constitution nor federal statutes authorize. And they argued that a case involving a policy that could cost some workers their jobs if they don’t agree to a medical procedure is not the type of work policy that belongs before a civil service review board.
Biden issued an executive order Sept. 9 ordering vaccinations for all executive branch agency employees, with exceptions for medical and religious reasons. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Brown, who was appointed to the District Court for the Southern District of Texas by then-President Donald Trump, issued a nationwide injunction against the requirement in January.
There came a series of varying rulings at the 5th Circuit.
One three-judge panel refused to immediately block the law.
But, a 2-1 ruling on the merits of the case by a different panel upheld Biden’s position. Judges Carl Stewart and James Dennis, both nominated to the court by President Bill Clinton, were in the majority. Judge Rhesa Barksdale, a senior judge nominated by President George H.W. Bush, dissented, saying the relief the challengers sought does not fall under the Civil Service Reform Act cited by the administration.
A majority of the full court voted to vacate that ruling and reconsider the case, resulting in Tuesday’s hearing.
Twelve of 16 active judges at the 5th Circuit were nominated to the court by Republicans, including six Trump appointees. Senior judges do not routinely take part in full-court hearings but Barksdale participated in the hearing Tuesday because he had been on the earlier panel.
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'She is a beautiful woman of power': Britney Spears DENIES body shaming Christina Aguilera and explains that post about 'fat people' was a 'projection' of her own insecurities
Britney Spears has denied 'body shaming' Christina Aguilera and her dancers, instead insisting that her post was just a 'projection' of her own insecurities.
In a Tuesday post, the 40-year-old singer walked back on her comments, and praised Aguilera's 'beautiful' body and thanked the singer for inspiring her.
It comes after the Beautiful singer is said to have unfollowed Spears for suggesting that her back-up dancers were bigger in size than her own.
'By no means was I being critical of Christina's beautiful body, it is what it is !!!' Spears clarified in her post.
'She is a beautiful woman of power': Britney Spears DENIES body shaming Christina Aguilera and explains post about 'fat people' was a 'projection' of her own insecurities (the pair pictured at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards)
'I flew to see her show once and the main thing I noticed was the difference of our people on stage !!! By no means did I even mention Christina, look at my post !!! I was inspired by her show and she is a beautiful woman of power … Thank you @xtina for inspiring me !!!' she added.
Fans reacted angrily at Spears' original post that mentioned Aguilera, as was accompanied by a quote that read: 'I found there was only one way to look thin: hang out with fat people.'
However, Spears stressed to her fans that she wasn't trying to be critical of Aguilera or her dancers.
Clarification: Britney posted this image of two elf-like fairies to accompany her post where she sent love to Christina Aguilera
She explained: 'What I posted is a projection of the insecurities I deal with all the time as a result of how my parents and the media have treated me … I would never intentionally body shame anybody because I know what it feels like.'
'I struggle with this because of how I feel about myself, not because I hate how anybody looks … I feel like my family knew I was insecure and people were trying to purposefully feed into this insecurity by not letting me have a choice in the people who were on stage with me. I appreciate you all being understanding with me as I figure out this new life I’m living !!!'
In her original post, Spears ranted that she wished she had been able to have chosen her own dancers, after previously complaining that her team would hire 'tiny' performers that would make her look bigger onstage.
In a perceived swipe at her former rival Aguilera, she said: 'I wish I could have chosen the nannies for my children … my dancers … I mean if I had Christina Aguilera's dancers I would have looked extremely small.'
To make matters worse, her caption was posted alongside quote that read: 'I found there was only one way to look thin: hang out with fat people.'
It sparked some backlash from fans on Instagram who were shocked at the unfavorable comparison that Spears was making.
'Britney… body shaming is out,' one fan wrote, while another said: 'Oh honey, delete this while you have time.'
In November last year, Spears previously slammed Aguilera for refusing to answer a question about the Free Britney movement during a red carpet appearance.
Ouch: To make matters worse, her caption was posted alongside quote that read: 'I found there was only one way to look thin: hang out with fat people'
A dig at her rival? Christina is seen performing last month in the UK
Meanwhile, the post comes after Spears said that she will never perform live again and claimed she is 'traumatized for life' after being humiliated into working with the 'tiniest' backup dancers while on tour.
In a rambling post that has since been deleted, Spears bemoaned her previous experiences as a touring artist, as well as the preparation required for each show.
The singer, who has embarked on a total of ten tours over the last 23-years, also admitted her insecurity was triggered by the lithe female dancers employed to support her onstage.
Opening up: In a rambling post that has since been deleted, 40-year-old Spears bemoaned her previous experiences as a touring artist, as well as the preparation required for each show
She wrote: 'The most offensive SO CALLED professional pictures on every tour. I mean they could have at least cheated and retouched them for me… just saying… two day shoots for new show in Vegas literally the worst ever… and me excited for the pictures for five months on tour… they never showed me any.'
'I’d rather quit s*** in my pool and shoot photos of myself in studios over working with the most offensive people in my life.'
The Toxic hitmaker added: 'I'm extremely short dude but of course my team always hired the tiniest girls to be on stage with me... like 8 girls talk about humiliation good god... and tours WITHOUT conservatorship I only had 4 girls or 2 on stage with me!! JUST SAYING... you think I'm being silly you try being up there and feeling like that.
'I’m pretty traumatised for life and yes I’m pissed as f*** and no I won’t probably perform again just because I’m stubborn and I will make my point,” she wrote before ending her message by addressing her father directly: 'kiss my God damn mother f***ing a** you f**king bas***d.'
Star: The singer, who has embarked on a total of ten tours over the last 23-years, also admitted her insecurity was triggered by the lithe female dancers employed to support her onstage
Britney also vented her frustrations with the 'pain' her father inflicted upon her during her saying she wished her parents 'both burn in hell'.
A California judge ended the pop star's conservatorship last November after a court revealed that Spears was being forced to use birth control to stop her having a third child.
In the months since, Spears has been unbridled in her public criticism of her family and on Sunday made plain her thoughts on her parents, particularly her father - who allegedly stole from her when he was supposed to be managing her finances.
She wrote on Instagram: 'Sorry I will never forget because of the pain and the difference in being out of my head clear moving my feet … its only been 10 months since the conservatorship has ended … I wouldn’t wish that kind of pain on anyone !!!'
'It’s extremely hard for me to accept the fact that my family did that to me … it will be hard for me for the rest of my life … as for my Mom and Dad who sat back and hid coffee from me at the house to wake me up from feeling dead and scared like an old lady … and threw me away … I will say it loud and proud … I pray you both burn in hell.
Earlier this weekend, Spears vented her frustrations about her sons - who continue to avoid her.
The star's sons Sean Preston, 16, and Jayden James, 15, have not seen their mother for nearly six months now, and even decided not to attend her June wedding to American-Iranian model Sam Asghari, their father previously revealed to DailyMail.com.
Kevin Federline said last month that the 'boys have decided they are not seeing her right now,' noting it has been a difficult few months for them since a judge ruled in November to end her 13-year conservatorship.
In the months since, Spears has taken advantage of her newfound freedom by posting almost nude selfies to Instagram, much to her sons' disgust, Federline said.
Following these remarks, Spears accused her sons of 'abandoning her' and 'being hateful' in a now deleted Instagram post, after which Federline, 44, posted a video allegedly showing the singer 'screaming' at her sons when they were younger. That video has also now been removed.
Painful time: Judge Brenda Penny ruled last November that a conservatorship placed on Britney Spears by her father Jamie (pictured) 13 years ago must now come to an end
Spears began her rant over the weekend telling her 42.1 million followers how she had a lot on her mind that she needed to get off her chest.
Prior to her father establishing a conservatorship, Spears suffered a well-publicized breakdown following her divorce to Federline. She was then only allowed to see her children in supervised visits under the condition she underwent random drug testing.
But after the conservatorship was established in 2008 Spears acquired shared custody again, and occasional snapshots of her with the boys over the years – beaming at the camera at a baseball match, celebrating birthday dinners, splashing around in a swimming pool – suggested a tender bond between mother and sons was forged.
But Federline was reportedly given 70 percent custody in 2019.
The children then stopped their overnight stays. Their monitors visits became less frequent, until they decided to stop visiting their mom earlier this year.
Sadness: Spears had previously accused her sons of 'abandoning her' and 'being hateful' in a now deleted Instagram post
In her Instagram video, Spears went on to admonish her kids for 'making the claims that "she's not good now" and "she wants attention."
'Yeah I do want to be heard, and I'm angry,' she said. 'I kind of want to subconsciously offend people because I've been offended for so long.'
'But I'm afraid to inform you guys I'm not willing to see you until I feel valued,' Spears then revealed, speaking directly to her sons.
'I won't be calling your monitor weekly, who never did his job of informing me when you guys were coming.
Her loves: She revealed in an Instagram rant on Saturday that she once saw her sons 70 percent of the time between the ages of six and nine
'I never said any of this at the time, because I was desperate to see you guys because I wanted to see you guys so bad. But honestly, I should've valued myself way more and told you when I was available. I gave you guys so much attention, it was pathetic.'
She finally concluded by saying: 'All I know is my love for my children is more than anything, and I'm sorry if I ever hurt you guys in any way.
'I adore you,' she said, adding that she hopes they could see the message after they blocked her on Instagram.
Past love: Kevin Federline, has custody of the two boys. He is pictured with Britney Spears at the Grammy's in February 2006
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- Tuesday saw a significant spike in online searches looking up the meaning behind the angel number 444 in the New York City metro area, according to Google Trends.
- Simply put, angel numbers are a series of repeating digits.
- However, many believe these repeating digits hold a divine message.
Tuesday afternoon saw a significant spike in online searches looking up the meaning behind the angel number 444 in the New York City metro area, according to Google Trends.
We, unknowingly, may believe that numbers carry a certain meaning in the universe -- after all, perhaps this is why many of us may make a wish if we glance over and see the time is 11:11?
But specifically, what does the number 444 mean and why is it referred to as an angel number?
First off, let's take a look at what exactly angel numbers are. Simply put, angel numbers are a series of repeating digits. However, many believe these repeating digits hold a divine message. Women's Day reports that, "If you’re suddenly noticing the same series of numbers in different places, some people think this is a divine message coming to you from the universe, God, or whatever power you believe in."
Numerology regards 444 as an assurance that one is on the right path in life. It helps clear doubts and encourages perseverance with the current approach or plan.
The number 4 pertains to wealth, and when repeated thrice, it is a strong signal of an upturn in financial fortunes, according to Royal Numerology. The angel number 444 is also associated with productivity, durability, and resolve.
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In a spiritual context, according to Royal Numerology, this number refers to spiritual awakening and growth -- and can supposedly open positive pathways in careers and relationships. It boosts intuitive thinking, faith, and confidence.
Marian Manning of Royal Numerology previously said, “Biblically, the number 4 refers to both time and seasons...444 is known to be a symbol of change, truth, and personal character in the Bible, so this can be seen as a response to your heart’s desires. With all of these being said, you can assume that biblically, you should be ready for a change anytime soon."
Meanwhile, the website SunSigns.org, says that the number "4 is also the representation of the four elements; air, fire, water, and Earth. All of these energies combined, are helping you achieve the goals your seeking, through naturalistic force."
According to SunSigns.org, 444 "bears the meaning of honesty and inner-wisdom" and even "a sign that the angels are sending you encouragement."
Additionally, the website Psych News Daily, explains the meaning and symbolism of the 444 angel number as that which holds "one of the most powerful messages."
"It’s usually a sign to take action and make changes, and to do so sooner rather than later," the website reads.
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Inflation in August was worse than expected, raising concerns that the Federal Reserve will need to continue to lift interest rates aggressively in order to bring prices under control.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Rodrigo Blankenship's three-year run with the Indianapolis Colts ended Tuesday when he was waived two days after slicing a 42-yard field goal to the right in overtime and sending two fourth-quarter kickoffs out of bounds.
The Colts wound up settling for a 20-20 tie at Houston — the franchise's first in 40 years.
Blankenship will be replaced by either Chase McLaughlin or Lucas Havrisik on Sunday in Jacksonville The two kickers were signed to the practice squad and will spend this week fighting for the job Blankenship lost.
“I always tell our players and specialists it’s OK — everyone is expected to make a mistake," special teams coordinator Bubba Ventrone said Tuesday before the move was announced. “You’re going to have ups and downs in a game. It’s how fast can you respond and how fast can you self-correct it.”
The bespectacled Blankenship won't get that chance — at least with the Colts.
He won the kicking job as an undrafted rookie out of Georgia in 2020, but after scoring 139 points in a strong rookie season, Blankenship struggled.
He hurt his hip before last year's game at Baltimore and the ensuing kicking woes that day proved costly in an overtime loss. Blankenship never returned to the field afterward, missing three of 14 field-goal attempts and an extra point in five games before finishing the season on injured reserve.
Michael Badgley had the job for the rest of 2021, going 18 of 21 on field goals and making all 39 extra points. But Indy didn't re-sign him in the offseason and Badgley instead wound up in Jacksonville. He was eventually cut and re-signed to the practice squad.
Blankenship then fended off a training camp challenge from undrafted rookie Jake Verity, who spent most of last season on Baltimore's practice squad.
“To Rod’s credit, as we’ve brought the heat and brought competition, he’s kind of won those battles. That’s to his credit,” coach Frank Reich said Monday before meeting with general manager Chris Ballard. "Chris and I will sit down and have a long discussion about that and see where we’re at.”
Blankenship's victory didn’t last long and now, for the third time in four seasons, Indy's placekicking job has been in flux.
Longtime kicker Adam Vinatieri struggled mightily in 2019 before finishing a long, illustrious career on injured reserve.
Blankenship temporarily solidified matters in 2020. But his continued struggles, especially after he was handed kickoff duties following the loss of longtime punter, holder and kickoff specialist Rigoberto Sanchez in training camp led to a change. Sanchez tore his Achilles tendon and will miss the rest of the season.
McLaughlin replaced Vinatieri at the end of 2019 and made five of six field goals and all 11 extra points in four games. Havrisik is an undrafted rookie out of Arizona, who tried out with the Colts during May's rookie minicamp.
Indy also promoted cornerback Tony Brown from the practice squad to the active roster and added cornerback Darrell Baker Jr. and safety Henry Black to the practice squad. The Colts released guard Arlington Hambright, safety Will Redmond and cornerback Chris Wilcox from the practice squad.
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Ari Shapiro has been one of the hosts of All Things Considered, NPR's award-winning afternoon newsmagazine, since 2015. During his first two years on the program, listenership to All Things Considered grew at an unprecedented rate, with more people tuning in during a typical quarter-hour than any other program on the radio.
Lauren Hodges is an associate producer for All Things Considered. She joined the show in 2018 after seven years in the NPR newsroom as a producer and editor. She doesn't mind that you used her pens, she just likes them a certain way and asks that you put them back the way you found them, thanks. Despite years working on interviews with notable politicians, public figures, and celebrities for NPR, Hodges completely lost her cool when she heard RuPaul's voice and was told to sit quietly in a corner during the rest of the interview. She promises to do better next time.
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Zink plans to focus presidency on IT integration and improving the connection between healthcare and public health
ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Association of State and Territorial Officials (ASTHO) announced today that Anne Zink, MD, will now serve as president for the association. Zink also holds the position of chief medical officer for the Alaska Department of Health (ADOH). She takes the reins from Nirav D. Shah, MD, JD, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, who has held the position since January 2021. Zink is the 80th president on the organization's 80th anniversary year.
Zink plans to focus her presidency on improving health information systems to empower the public, healthcare providers, and the public health workforce with the tools and information they need to promote individual and population health.
"First and foremost, I am dedicated to the health of the people we serve," says ASTHO President Anne Zink, MD. "It is a tremendous honor to lead as ASTHO's president and promote their mission of advancing the public's health and well-being though the collaboration of our members, staff, the public, and policy makers not only during public health emergencies, but every day. As a practicing emergency medicine physician who had the honor of serving our state through the COVID-19 pandemic, it is clear we must do everything to ensure our systems put the people we serve at the center of all our work, and our tremendous public health and healthcare workforces deserve the basic tools, data, and funding to do the jobs they have been called to do."
Dr. Zink's 16 years of experience in emergency medicine made her acutely aware of the consequences public policy has on the health of the individual, which motivated her to embrace the opportunity to work in public health. Prior to her role at ADOH, she worked at the Mat -Su Regional Medical Center, where she served as the emergency department medical director (2010-2018) and on the Board of Trustees (2012-2018). In addition, she helped create the High -Utilizer Mat -Su (HUMS) program, which aims to improve patient health and cost savings for some of the state's most vulnerable patients.
She led state and federal policy changes, including work on information sharing, addressing the opioid epidemic, addressing workplace violence, and mental healthcare. In her time as Alaska's chief medical officer, she has been recognized locally and nationally as a collaborative leader for her partnership with Alaska's federally recognized tribes, industry partners, schools, municipalities, and healthcare.
"Dr. Zink has been a wonderful resource to ASTHO and its members and partners in her role as ASTHO's president-elect and we look forward to her term as president," says Michael Fraser, PhD, ASTHO CEO. "She has been an incredible leader in Alaska throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. She impresses all of us with her optimistic outlook and calm demeanor in crisis situations. Her background as an emergency physician will serve her well, especially as we head into fall flu season and we continue to navigate COVID-19 and monkeypox."
Dr. Zink grew up in Denver, received her medical degree from Stanford University School of Medicine after being a Watson Fellow and completed her residency at the University of Utah. She first fell in love with Alaska while instructing for the National Outdoor Leadership School where mornings start with a run in the mountains and evenings end among the northern nights. She stayed because of the people and medicine, where collaboration comes first and the connection between physical, mental, and environmental health are an integral part of all health work.
Other newly elected ASTHO leaders include Steven J. Stack, MD, MBA, president-elect and Scott Harris, MD, MPH, secretary-treasurer.
Learn more about Dr. Zink in a new Q & A here.
ASTHO is the national nonprofit organization representing the public health agencies of the United States, the U.S. territories and Freely Associated States, and Washington, D.C., as well as the more than 100,000 public health professionals these agencies employ. ASTHO members, the chief health officials of these jurisdictions, are dedicated to formulating and influencing sound public health policy and to ensuring excellence in public health practice.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s Legislature passed a sweeping abortion ban with few exceptions Tuesday, approving a bill that several members of the Republican supermajority said they hope will make it impossible for the state’s only abortion clinic to continue to offer the procedure.
Under the legislation, rape and incest victims would be able to obtain abortions at up to eight weeks of pregnancy, but only if they report to law enforcement first. Such victims who are minors would have until 14 weeks to terminate a pregnancy and must report to either law enforcement or a physician.
Rape and incest victims would have to report the assault within 48 hours of getting an abortion, and a patient must present a copy of a police report or notarized letter to a physician before the procedure can be performed.
Abortions also would be allowed in cases of medical emergencies.
The bill now heads to the desk of Republican Gov. Jim Justice, who has signed several anti-abortion bills into law since taking office in 2017. Lawmakers resumed debate on the bill Tuesday after failing to come to an agreement in late July, giving up the chance for the state to become the first to approve new legislation restricting access to abortions since the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in June removing its protected status as a constitutional right.
Both the Senate and the House of Delegates speedily approved the bill, after several hours of debate.
Lawmakers inserted several provisions they said were specifically targeted at the Women’s Health Center of West Virginia, which was the state’s first abortion clinic when it opened in 1976 following the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark case Roe v. Wade. It has existed as the state’s sole abortion clinic for years, making it the ever-increasing target of anti-abortion lawmakers and protesters.
The bill states that surgical abortions can only be performed at a state-licensed hospital by a physician with hospital privileges. Anybody else who performs an abortion, including nurse practitioners and other medical professionals, could face three to 10 years in prison. A physician who performs an illegal abortion could lose their medical license.
Pregnant people who obtain illegal abortions will not face any form of prosecution under the bill, however.
Kaylen Barker, spokesperson for the Women’s Health Center of West Virginia, said the clinic will not be shutting down, even if the staff is no longer able to provide abortions. Like many clinics that perform abortions, the facility did not offer the procedure daily.
Most days are dedicated to services like gender-affirming hormone therapy, HIV prevention and treatment and routine gynecological care — cervical exams, cancer screenings — mostly for low-income patients on Medicaid with nowhere else to go.
Democratic Sen. Owens Brown, West Virginia’s only Black senator, spoke against the bill before it passed the Senate. He said when he looks around at his fellow lawmakers, he sees a body that is overwhelmingly comprised of white, middle-aged to elderly men who are middle-class or above.
Brown compared groups of men passing legislation that overwhelmingly impacts women to laws that were passed by white lawmakers when slavery was legal in the U.S. He said “all laws are not good laws made by men.”
“That’s somewhat irrational in many ways to be able to apply a law that will never apply to you,” he said to his fellow lawmakers. “It’s easy for you to sit there and do that because you will never have to face the consequences of your actions.”
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) today announced that its stockholders have approved the previously announced merger agreement for Twitter to be acquired by affiliates of Elon Musk for $54.20 per share in cash.
Based on a preliminary tabulation of the stockholder vote, approximately 98.6% of the votes cast at the Special Meeting approved the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement.
The shareholder approval satisfies the final condition precedent to the closing of the merger under the merger agreement (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at closing). Twitter stands ready and willing to complete the merger with affiliates of Mr. Musk immediately, and in any event, no later than on September 15, 2022, the second business day following the satisfaction of all conditions precedent, which is the timeline required by the merger agreement.
As previously announced, affiliates of Mr. Musk have delivered notices purporting to terminate the merger agreement. Twitter continues to believe that Mr. Musk's purported termination of the merger agreement is invalid and without merit, and that the Musk parties continue to be bound by the merger agreement and obligated to complete the merger on the agreed terms and conditions. Twitter has filed a lawsuit in the Delaware Court of Chancery to compel Mr. Musk to complete the acquisition, and Twitter remains committed to doing so on the price and terms agreed upon with Mr. Musk.
The final voting results will be reported in a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission after certification by Twitter's inspector of elections.
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Fishermen must be heard about whale rules, Maine gov says
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s governor said Tuesday the federal government is moving ahead too quickly with potential new restrictions on the lobster fishing industry, and isn’t taking the industry’s concerns about the changes into account.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently announced it was seeking input on new rules to reduce risk to rare whales. The North Atlantic right whales number less than 340 and they are vulnerable to entanglement in lobster fishing gear.
Maine Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat, said the agency’s plan to provide only one chance for public comment about the new rules later this month is not sufficient. She wrote in a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, who oversees NOAA, that lack of input from fishermen will put coastal industries and communities at risk.
“As NOAA well knows, effectively reaching an audience of fishermen with challenging schedules absolutely requires in-person meetings and opportunities for comment,” Mills said.
NOAA and the U.S. Department of Commerce did not respond to requests for comment.
The protection of the lobster industry has emerged as an issue in Mills’ reelection race this year. Her opponent, Republican former Gov. Paul LePage, said last week that he would push back at the “Biden Administration’s destructive regulatory policy aimed at destroying the livelihoods of our fishermen over the false notion they are harming whales.”
LePage has accused Mills of not doing enough to support the industry, which is among the most important to the state’s economy. Mills said Tuesday she was pushing back against NOAA actions that carried the possibility of hindering the lobster industry.
The Maine lobster industry, which is one of the most lucrative fishing industries in the U.S., is also reeling from recent losses in court. A judge ruled in July that the federal government has not done enough to protect the whales from entanglement and more rules are needed.
Some retailers have also pledged to stop selling lobster after conservation group Seafood Watch added the seafood to its “red list” of products to avoid due to the threat to whales. Mills and LePage both blasted the group’s recommendation.
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DENVER, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DaVita Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors appointed a new independent director, Adam H. Schechter, to join the Board, effective September 20, 2022.
Mr. Schechter is the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Directors of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings ("Labcorp"), a leading global life sciences company with $16.1 billion in reported revenues in 2021. Mr. Schechter has served as President and CEO of LabCorp since November 2019, as a director since April 2013 and as Chair of the Board since May 2020.
"Adam's broad purview of the health care ecosystem, values-based approach and experience with scaled, decentralized operations will be a great addition to our Board," said Javier Rodriguez, CEO of DaVita Inc.
Mr. Schechter brings to the Board decades of leadership and experience in the public company and health care sectors, having served as an independent director of LabCorp since 2013 prior to taking the position as chief executive, and having worked for more than 30 years at Merck & Co., Inc., a multinational pharmaceutical company. During his time at Merck, Mr. Schechter served as Executive Vice President from 2010 to 2018, where he was a member of Merck's executive committee and pharmaceutical and vaccines operating committee, and President of Merck's Global Human Health Division, which includes the company's worldwide pharmaceutical and vaccine businesses. Prior to becoming President, Global Human Health, Mr. Schechter served as President, Global Pharmaceutical Business of Merck from 2007 to 2010. Mr. Schechter's extensive experience at Merck included global and U.S.-focused leadership roles spanning sales, marketing, and managed markets, as well as business and product development. He is a Board Member for Water.org, a global nonprofit organization working to bring water and sanitation to the world, and an executive board member for the National Alliance for Hispanic Health. In 2022, Mr. Schechter earned the CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight.
"I was drawn to DaVita's unwavering commitment to the patient experience and delivering better health outcomes," said Mr. Schechter. "Joining the Board creates an exciting opportunity to share my perspective and support its mission of being the provider, partner and an employer of choice."
Mr. Schechter will serve on the Audit Committee and Compliance & Quality Committee of DaVita's Board, each effective September 20, 2022.
"Adam's proven track record of corporate leadership, passion and innovation make him a great addition to the team," said Pam Arway, independent chair of the DaVita Inc. Board of Directors.
With the addition of Mr. Schechter, the DaVita Board is comprised of ten highly qualified directors, with 20% racial/ethnic and 30% gender diversity.
To learn more about DaVita and its Board of Directors, visit DaVita.com/About.
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DaVita (NYSE: DVA) is a health care provider focused on transforming care delivery to improve quality of life for patients around the globe. The company is one of the largest providers of kidney care services in the U.S. and has been a leader in clinical quality and innovation for more than 20 years. As of June 30, 2022 DaVita served 198,000 patients at 2,810 outpatient dialysis centers, at home, and in the hospital in the United States. The company also operated 349 outpatient dialysis centers in eleven countries worldwide.
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* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of southwest Texas, including the following
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* WHEN...Until 645 PM CDT /545 PM MDT/.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
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Jaden Smith of Virginia; Alondra Santos Cruz, Kindersley Machame of California; and Victory Ladipo of Georgia join a list of high potential scholarship winners pursuing a career in healthcare
Foundation recognizes the importance of Healthcare workers in our communities through its scholarship program
MIAMI, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Louis Hernandez Jr.'s Foundation For A Bright Future, a 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the needs of underrepresented and underprivileged children through education, healthcare, the arts, and youth leadership development, awarded it's Healthcare Scholarships to Jaden Smith, 17, of Virginia; Alondra Santos Cruz, 17, of California; Kindersley Machame, 18, of California, and Victory Ladipo, 17, of Georgia.
The charitable organization founded by high-performing, technology focused private equity firm, Black Dragon Capital's℠ Chairman and CEO, Louis Hernandez Jr., provides scholarships to high potential students in underserved areas focused on children of single parents, veteran families and those pursuing careers in STEAM related fields, healthcare and education.
"For A Bright Future was born from my own experience of growing up as a member of an underprivileged and underrepresented group. Access to reliable healthcare and higher education are both key factors for overcoming the marginally higher poverty and incarceration rates in underprivileged communities. I'm so inspired by the incredibly accomplished award winners this year and their desire to pursue careers in healthcare and give back to their communities. Healthcare workers value to the community has never been more clear and I'm so very pleased that these outstanding young people want to help," said Louis Hernandez Jr., Founder and Chairman of the Board, For A Bright Future Foundation.
"Access to proper healthcare and education are just two of the fundamental pillars of a healthy and productive upbringing that underprivileged and underrepresented children often lack. Reading through the applications that For A Bright Future received for the Healthcare Scholarship was awe-inspiring. Everyone had such compelling stories. Congratulations to Jaden, Alondra, Kindersley, and Victory! I have no doubts that all their hard work will eventually pay off and they will be able to make remarkable contributions to their community," said Dr. Daniel Diver, Scholarship Committee Member, For A Bright Future Foundation, and former Chief of Cardiology and Director of the Cardiovascular Service Line, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, CT.
Jaden Smith graduated from Churchland High School in Virginia and continues his education at Howard University to pursue a bachelor's degree in Surgery. His long-term career goal to become a cardiothoracic surgeon was formed through the numerous extracurricular activities and STEM-related programs he joined in high school; most notably, his experience as a student observer at Norfolk Sentara Hospital, where he received mentoring from a cardiac perfusionist and a cardiothoracic surgeon. As a STEM major, Smith believes he can take initiative and drive meaningful changes to strengthen health initiatives for the community.
"My goal in pursuing a STEM career is to help increase diversity, creativity, and innovation in STEM while simultaneously improving national statistics," says Jaden Smith.
Alondra Santos Cruz is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Pediatrics at the University of South California. As the first person in her family to go to college, she is determined to face all the challenges she encounters on the road to becoming a pediatrician and helping the people in her community. Her strong belief that healthcare needs to be affordable and accessible for everyone is her biggest motivation. She has devoted her time to learning as much as she can to become a physician by participating in different courses and programs to expand her knowledge.
"To me, being a pediatrician is about having a genuine passion to help treat and save future generations. I hope to be part of a medical movement that finds solutions to end wealth discrimination and bring affordable healthcare to all," says Alondra Santos Cruz.
Kindersley Machame will be pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Residential Care Facilities at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Nursing this fall. Machame was active in multiple extracurricular activities during high school. She participated in the CAMP Children's Hospital LA Program to gain a better understanding of the different careers in healthcare and learn fundamentals like CPR, wound care, first aid, and more. She also volunteered at Kaiser Permanente, where she was able to maximize her role by using her bilingual skills. Her goal of someday becoming a healthcare worker who can dedicate herself to saving lives and maintaining her community's health is her main source of motivation.
"I will use my education to provide resources to my community. Eventually, I plan to give back to my community by creating opportunities for other students through internships, scholarships, or just by sharing my own story," says Kindersley Machame.
Victory Ladipo is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Neurology at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His fascination for biology started at a young age and, as he grew, he realized that this passion could go hand in hand with his desire to involve himself in the community. At the peak of the pandemic, Ladipo saw how much the situation had impacted his community and he quickly took the initiative. He established a chapter of the DoSomething.org organization at his school and started a food drive to help mitigate the food crisis in his community. Ladipo dreams of becoming a researcher who works with global humanitarian organizations in the future to raise awareness about neurological conditions and increase access to affordable treatments.
"In college and beyond, I hope to continue to use my voice to help my community, from volunteering to activism," says Victory Ladipo.
Every year, the foundation receives a growing number of applications to review. We would like to thank Susie Hernandez, Board Member and Chair of the Scholarship Committee, and our volunteers for serving on the scholarship selection committee.
Scholarship selection team includes:
- Dr. Daniel Diver, Former Chief of the Section of Cardiology and Director of the Cardiovascular Service Line, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
- David Dame, Private Equity Partner, Sorenson Capital Partners
- John Gallagher, Director of Technology, Borough of Manhattan Community College
- Dr. Melissa Hernandez, Professor, Northern Arizona University
We also would like to thank the operational team led by Gina Rogoto, Director of Operations, for their incredible efforts to source candidates across the country and facilitate the process.
Contact:
Gina Rogoto, Marketing and Development Manager
Louis Hernandez Jr.'s Foundation For A Bright Future
Email: gmr@forabrightfuturefoundation.org
Louis Hernandez Jr.'s Foundation For A Bright Future is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting the needs of underrepresented and underprivileged children through education, healthcare, the arts, and youth leadership development. Our initiatives provide equal opportunity for all children to have the tools and opportunities to fulfill their life goals and become constructive members of our global community. Learn more at www.forabrightfuturefoundation.org.
To learn more or support For A Bright Future educational programs please visit our donation page at www.forabrightfuturefoundation.org/donate-today.
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* WHAT...Air Quality Advisory because degraded air quality due to
wildfire smoke.
Air Quality Index is forecast to be Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups.
* WHERE...Ada, Adams, Boise, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Owyhee, Payette,
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* WHEN...Until 3 PM MDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Members of sensitive groups may experience health
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elderly, as well as persons with respiratory problems. Those
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CALDWELL — With the spring primary in the past, Chris Allgood, a Republican, and Marisela Pesina, a Democrat, are in the running to be the next District 11, House Seat B representative.
The district’s boundaries fall largely in Caldwell, and is bounded roughly by Highway 44 and Marble Front Road to the north; Farmway Road to the west; Middleton Road, South Kcid Road, and Interstate 84 to the east; and Highway 55 and Homedale Road to the south.
The election will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 8.
Allgood’s priorities: Growth, property taxes
Allgood has served as a Caldwell City Councilor since 2016. Previously, he worked for the Caldwell Police Department for 30 years, including serving as chief for eight years; he retired in 2015.
At the encouragement of Greg Chaney, District 10, House Seat B representative, Allgood decided to run for District 11’s House Seat B. (Chaney decided to run for District 11 senator, but lost to Chris Trakel.)
In the Republican primary race, Allgood received 44.6% of the vote (1,552 votes), beating out Kent Marmon (31.1% of the vote; 1,062 votes) and Mike Miller (24.3% of the vote, 827 votes).
If elected to the seat, he plans to prioritize efforts to minimize the impact of growth, alleviate the burden of property taxes, and keep Idaho a state with minimal government interference, he said.
“I understand growth, and it’s a good thing, but it’s very important to me that we keep our Idaho values,” Allgood said in a phone interview. “Idaho has just been a wonderful place. People recognize that. It’s why they’re moving here.”
People are hurting from the rapid increase in property taxes, he said. While he said he is learning more about how to tackle the issue, he would be interested in looking at indexing, and would also prioritize the protection of people living on a fixed income, he said.
Allgood says his experience working on the city council and in the Caldwell Police Department has given him ample experience in government affairs and making tough decisions.
“Government budgets, government revenue, property taxes, all of those things fall under things that the city council deals with, and I have done that kind of work for — besides the six years on the council — the previous eight years as police chief,” he said.
Asked what distinguishes him from his opponent, Allgood said, “I believe the big distinguishment is that I am very conservative and I believe she’s pretty much the opposite of me in that regard.”
Pesina currently serves as the board chair of the Caldwell School District. She decided to run for District 11 House Seat B in part to offer representation to the Latino community, she said. Caldwell’s Latino population is 35.9%, according to data from the 2020 census.
Pesina was born and raised in Caldwell and is the daughter of farmworkers. She can remember hiding from planes spraying pesticides whose pilots did not seem to care that there were people in the fields below, she said. Even now, 50 years later, she believes farm workers still need a voice.
Improving funding for education, addressing the state’s lack of affordable housing, and protecting the state’s natural areas from sell-offs have also motivated Pesina to run.
She believes that teachers deserve better pay to help encourage them to stay in the profession and state, and that schools should be funded to address all student needs.
Pesina has nearly 20 years of experience working as an escrow officer, and has worked for the Caldwell Housing Authority for the previous two and a half years, she said. The work has helped her gain perspective on the need for more housing in the state, particularly as its population continues to grow rapidly, she said.
“It’s sad, the stories of kids that I handed diplomas to a few years ago that can’t purchase a home because they get outbid from out-of-state buyers who come in with cash and don’t need an appraiser,” she said.
Pesina has experience with teaching classes for first-time homebuyers, and thinks more programs to help first-time homebuyers could help address the issue.
One thing that Pesina said distinguishes her from her opponent is that she believes that “women have a right to decide what to do with their bodies” and that the decision to have an abortion should be made between a woman and her doctor, “not, you know, people in the legislative session.”
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Twitter executives put profits ahead of security, leaving the door open to infiltration by foreign agents and hackers, the company's former head of security told Congress on Tuesday.
"Twitter leadership is misleading the public, lawmakers, regulators and even its own board of directors," Peiter Zatko testified during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. "The company's cybersecurity failures make it vulnerable to exploitation, causing real harm to real people."
Zatko, who's also known by his hacker name, Mudge, was hired to lead security at Twitter in 2020, after teenaged hackers took over high-profile verified accounts. He was fired in January of this year. In an 84-page federal whistleblower complaint made public last month, he accused the company of practicing lax security, neglecting user privacy, violating a 2011 settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, and knowingly employing foreign government agents who had access to internal systems and data.
His allegations have raised alarm bells in Washington, given Twitter's role as a place where government leaders, dissidents and businesses go to get their message out.
Zatko's disclosures have also thrown a new twist into Twitter's legal battle with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is trying to back out of a $44 billion deal to buy the company. The billionaire has seized on Zatko's claims of as further justification for walking away from the purchase without penalty.
In Tuesday's hearing, which ran for more than two hours, Zatko painted a portrait of a company plagued by widespread security issues and unable to control the data it collects. Calm and measured, he stuck closely to his expertise, unpacking technical details of Twitter's systems with real-world examples of how information held by the company could be misused.
"It's not far-fetched to say that an employee inside the company could take over the accounts of all of the senators in this room," he warned.
After the hearing, Twitter pushed back against Zatko's claims. "Today's hearing only confirms that Mr. Zatko's allegations are riddled with inconsistencies and inaccuracies," a company spokesperson said in a statement.
Here are five takeaways from the hearing:
Twitter was warned it hired a Chinese spy
Zatko alleged the company is highly vulnerable to abuse by foreign intelligence agents — but is unable or unwilling to root them out.
A week before his firing in January, he testified, the FBI told Twitter's security team that at least one agent from China's Ministry of State Security was on the company's payroll. Zatko said while he found that disturbing, given "the state of the environment at Twitter," he was not surprised.
"If you are not placing foreign agents inside Twitter — because it's very difficult to detect them [and] it is very valuable to a foreign agent to be inside there — as a foreign intelligence company, you're most likely not doing your job," he said.
Zatko also alleged that the Indian government had placed an agent inside Twitter. He testified that Twitter struggled to identify potential infiltration by foreign agents and typically was only able to do so when notified by outside agencies. The company was "unwilling to put the effort in" to hunt down bad actors within its ranks, he said.
"I'm reminded of one conversation with an executive when I said, 'I am confident that we have a foreign agent,'" Zatko recalled. "Their response was, 'Well, since we already have one, what does it matter if we have more?'"
Twitter says its hiring process is independent of foreign influence.
Zatko pins Twitter's failures on leaders, starting with CEO Parag Agrawal
Zatko placed the blame for Twitter's vulnerabilities squarely on a leadership team that he described as reactive, incompetent, and motivated by profit over safety.
"I saw that Twitter was a company that was managed by risk and by crises, instead of one that manages risk and crises. It would react to problems too late," Zatko told the senators.
Executives, he alleged, ignored warnings from him and other employees over Twitter's security flaws because they "lacked the competency to understand the scope of the problem."
Zatko described a company culture that avoided negativity and alleged executives presented selectively favorable information to the board.
"There was an internal culture of only reporting good results up," he said.
He accused leadership of prioritizing business over security, quoting writer Upton Sinclair: "It is difficult to get someone to understand something when his salary depends on him not understanding something."
Republican Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa, the committee's ranking member, slammed Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal for turning down an invitation to testify alongside Zatko on Tuesday. He said Agrawal had declined due to Twitter's court battle with Musk.
"The business of this committee and protecting Americans from foreign influence is more important than Twitter's civil litigation in Delaware," Grassley said. "If these allegations are true, I don't see how Mr. Agrawal can maintain his position at Twitter."
Twitter can't control the data it collects, Zatko alleges
When Zatko joined Twitter, he said, he was struck that the company kept having recurring security lapses — "the same amount, year after year."
The root cause, he told senators, is that Twitter doesn't understand how much data it collects, why it collects it, and how it's supposed to be used.
That includes users' phone numbers, IP addresses, emails, the devices they use, their locations and other identifying information. What's more, he said, around half the employees at Twitter have access to that data.
"It doesn't matter who has keys if you don't have any locks on the doors," he said. "The concern there is anybody with access inside Twitter...could go rooting through and find this information and use it for their own purposes."
Zatko said that also raised red flags that Twitter may not be complying with its 2011 agreement with the FTC over misuse of email addresses that it told users it was collecting for security reasons, but then used for marketing. (In May, the FTC fined Twitter $150 million for violating that agreement.)
"How come we keep making these same mistakes?" Zatko said. "What is it that we are telling the FTC as Twitter that is incorrect?"
Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the committee chairman, compared Twitter to a bank, saying users expect the company to protect the information they use when they sign up for accounts. "Twitter is an immensely powerful platform that cannot afford gaping security vulnerabilities," he said.
Twitter says it controls employees' access to data through a variety of measures, including background checks, detection systems and other controls.
Lawmakers call out regulators, too
Twitter's management wasn't the only target at the hearing. Senators called out failures by government to effectively respond to the risks raised by tech companies.
"I'm concerned that for almost 10 years, the Federal Trade Commission didn't know or didn't take strong enough action to ensure Twitter complied" with the 2011 settlement, Grassley said.
Zatko characterized the regulator as outmatched by Silicon Valley's deep pockets. "Honestly, I think the FTC is a little over their head, compared to the size of the big tech companies," he said. "They're left letting companies grade their own homework."
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., called for the creation of a new federal agency to protect user privacy and security. "To effectively address this problem, we need not only to insist on restructuring the company, but also likely restructuring, reforming and energizing our regulatory apparatus," he said.
Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota said Congress needs to face its own shortcomings. Despite bipartisan concern over the impact of tech companies, "we have not passed one bill out of the U.S. Senate when it comes to competition, when it comes to privacy, when it comes to better funding the agencies, when it comes to the protection of kids," she said.
Off Capitol Hill, Twitter-Musk drama plays out
Shortly after the hearing wrapped, Twitter shareholders voted to approve Elon Musk's deal to buy the company — a formality that had to happen despite the fact the two sides are headed to court in Delaware next month.
Musk is trying to call off the purchase, claiming Twitter misled him and other shareholders about how it counts the number of fake or spam accounts on the platform.
He's seized on Zatko's allegations to bolster his claims, and has added them to his legal arguments in Delaware Chancery Court.
During the hearing, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina asked Zatko if he would buy Twitter, given what he knows.
"I guess that depends on the price," Zatko said.
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— Naughtius Maximus (@elonmusk) September 13, 2022
On Tuesday, Musk hinted he was watching Zatko's testimony. In the first hour of the hearing, the billionaire tweeted a popcorn emoji.
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SPOKANE, Wash., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaspien Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: KSPN) ("Kaspien" or the "Company"), a leading e-commerce marketplace growth platform, today reported financial results for the fiscal second quarter ended July 30, 2022.
Recent Operational Highlights
- The Company reported the two highest sales days in Company history during the Amazon Prime Day event on July 12th and 13th.
- Through disciplined inventory and cash management, the Company reduced the cash outflow from operations for the thirteen weeks ended July 30, 2022 to $0.1 million from $5.7 million for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2022 and compared with $2.4 million in the comparable year ago period.
- On July 14, 2022, the Company closed on an equity offering. The gross proceeds to the Company from the private placement, after deducting placement agent fees and other estimated offering expenses payable by the Company, were approximately $7.1 million. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the private placement for working capital and other general corporate purposes.
- During the first half of 2022, management implemented the following strategic initiatives, operational efficiencies, and other considerations directed toward improving performance, operations, and cash flow:
Management Commentary
"In response to the decline in operating results in Fiscal 2021, we implemented several strategic initiatives to create operational efficiencies while focusing diligently on inventory and cash management. Our team continues to be focused on scalable, efficient growth and improving the unit economic of our business as we enter the holiday season." said Kaspien interim CEO Brock Kowalchuk
Fiscal Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results
Results compare 2022 fiscal second quarter ended July 30, 2022 to 2021 fiscal second quarter ended July 31, 2021 unless otherwise indicated.
- Net revenue decreased 3% to $33.9 million from $34.9 million in the comparable year-ago period. The decrease in net revenue was primarily attributable to declines in Fulfillment by Amazon ("FBA") US, which were partially offset by continued growth in Subscription revenue. Gross merchandise value ("GMV") increased 14% to $72.4 million, compared to $63.5 million in the comparable year-ago period. Subscription GMV increased 36.4% to $36.7 million (50.7% of total GMV), compared to $26.9 million (42.4% of total GMV) in the comparable year-ago period.
- Gross profit decreased 24% to $6.7 million or 19.8% of net revenue from $8.8 million or 25.3% of net revenue in the comparable year-ago period. The decrease in gross profit was primarily attributable to a reduction in net revenue on the Amazon US platform, a decrease in merchandise margin, and increased warehousing and freight expenses. The table below summarizes the year-over-year comparison of gross margin:
- Selling, General & Administrative ("SG&A") expenses were $10.2 million or 30.1% of net revenue as compared to $10.2 million or 29.3% of net revenue in the comparable year-ago period. During the quarter, the Company implemented certain strategic initiatives to create operational efficiencies to reduce general and administrative expenses.
- Loss from operations was $3.5 million, compared to a loss from operations of $1.4 million in the comparable year-ago period. The increase in operating loss resulted from the decline in net revenue, a reduction in merchandise margin and increased warehousing and freight expenses.
- Net loss was $4.4 million, or $1.69 per diluted share, compared to net income of $82,000, or $0.03 per diluted share, in the comparable year-ago period.
- Adjusted EBITDA loss (a non-GAAP metric reconciled below) was $3.2 million, compared to an adjusted EBITDA loss of $0.8 million in the comparable year-ago period.
- As of July 30, 2022, the Company had $1.3 million in cash, compared to $1.2 million as of January 30, 2021 and $2.6 million as of July 31, 2021.
- Cash used in operations during the thirteen weeks ended July 30, 2022 was $0.1 million, compared to $2.4 million in the comparable year-ago period. The reduced cash used in operations was due more disciplined supply chain and working capital management.
- Inventory at quarter end was $29.4 million, compared to $25.0 million as of July 31, 2021.
- As of July 30, 2022, the Company had borrowings under its credit facility of $3.9 million and had $7.7 million available for borrowing.
Fiscal First Half 2022 Financial Results
Results compare six months ended July 30, 2022 to six months ended July 31, 2021 unless otherwise indicated.
- Net revenue decreased 13% to $65.7 million from $75.5 million in the comparable year-ago period. This decrease in net revenue was driven by declines in the Company's FBA US segment.
- Gross profit was $13.6 million or 20.7% of net revenue, compared to $18.6 million or 24.7% of net revenue over the comparable year-ago period. The decrease in gross profit was primarily attributable to a reduction in net revenue on the Amazon US platform, a decrease in merchandise margin and increased warehousing and freight expenses. The table below summarizes the year-over-year comparison of gross margin:
- SG&A expenses decreased 0.7% to $20.7 million or 31.5% of net revenue from $20.9 million or 27.6% of net revenue in the comparable year-ago period. The decrease in SG&A expenses was primarily attributable to a $1.5 million decline in selling expenses partially offset by a $1.4 million increase in general and administrative expenses.
- Loss from operations totaled $7.1 million compared to a loss from operations of $2.2 million in the comparable year-ago period. The increased loss was due to lower sales and gross margin.
- Net loss was $8.8 million, compared to a net loss of $1.3 million in the comparable year-ago period.
- Adjusted EBITDA loss (a non-GAAP metric reconciled below) was $6.5 million, compared to a loss of $1.0 million in the comparable year-ago period.
- Cash used in operations was $5.9 million, compared to $4.9 million in the comparable year-ago period.
About Kaspien
Kaspien Holdings Inc. (f/k/a Trans World Entertainment Corporation) (NASDAQ: KSPN) is a leading e-commerce marketplace growth platform, offering an expanding suite of software and services to help brands grow on Amazon, Walmart, Target, eBay, and other online marketplaces. Founded in 1972 as a brick-and-mortar retailer and rebranded as Kaspien in 2020, the Company has spent the last decade building and utilizing proprietary technologies for brand protection, marketing optimization, and fulfillment efficiency to generate rapid revenue growth for its partners. Through innovative strategies and best-in-class technologies, Kaspien has earned the trust of many leading brands, including 3M, Strider Bikes, and ZippyPaws. For more information, visit kaspien.com.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net loss, adjusted to exclude: (i) income tax expense; (ii) Other (income) loss; (iii) interest expense; and (iv) depreciation expense. Our method of calculating adjusted EBITDA may differ from other issuers and accordingly, this measure may not be comparable to measures used by other issuers. We use adjusted EBITDA to evaluate our own operating performance and as an integral part of our planning process. We present adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure because we believe such a measure is useful to investors as a reasonable indicator of operating performance. We believe this measure is a financial metric used by many investors to compare companies. This measure is not a recognized measure of financial performance under GAAP in the United States and should not be considered as a substitute for operating earnings (losses), net earnings (loss) from continuing operations or cash flows from operating activities, as determined in accordance with GAAP.
About Key Performance Indicators
Gross Merchandise Value ("GMV") is the total value of merchandise sold over a given time period through a customer-to-customer exchange site. For Kaspien, it is the measurement of merchandise value sold across all channels and partners within the Kaspien platform.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Certain statements in this communication are forward-looking statements. The statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may include forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties.
We have used the words "anticipate", "believe", "could", "estimate", "expect", "intend", "may", "plan", "predict", "project", and similar terms and phrases, including references to assumptions, in this document to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made based on management's expectations and beliefs concerning future events and are subject to uncertainties and factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed in the statements. The following factors are among those that may cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's forward-looking statements: risk of disruption of current plans and operations of Kaspien and the potential difficulties in customer, supplier and employee retention; the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against the Company; the Company's level of debt and related restrictions and limitations, unexpected costs, charges, expenses, or liabilities; the Company's ability to operate as a going-concern; deteriorating economic conditions and macroeconomic factors; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; and other risks described in the Company's filings with the SEC, such as its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Annual Reports on Form 10-K.
The reader should keep in mind that any forward-looking statement made by us in this document, or elsewhere, pertains only as of the date on which we make it. New risks and uncertainties come up from time-to-time and it's impossible for us to predict these events or how they may affect us. In light of these risks and uncertainties, you should keep in mind that any forward-looking statements made in this document or elsewhere might not occur.
Company Contact
Ed Sapienza
Chief Financial Officer
509-202-4261
esapienza@kaspien.com
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A University of Colorado linebacker is not currently with the football team as he deals with an ongoing domestic violence case.
Alvin Williams, 20, is charged with misdemeanor harassment stemming from an incident on Feb. 15 in which police said Williams threatened his ex-girlfriend.
According to a Boulder police report, the woman told police she and Williams got into a fight and then broke up. The woman said Williams then called her and said “If I ever see you again, I am going to beat the (expletive) out of you,” and “If you’re still in the parking lot I’m gonna beat you right now.”
When talking with police, Williams said the woman used a racial slur, and that he told her on the call that a person using that type of language where he was from “would get their ass beat.” He denied threatening to harm the woman.
Williams was arrested and released the next day on a personal recognizance bond. His case remains pending, according to online court records.
CU Buffs coach Karl Dorrell said of Williams, “He’s currently not with football right now until this process goes through.”
Williams came to CU in 2020 from Cedar Grove High School in Georgia, and played all six games in 2020 on special teams. Last year he played in five games, including 38 snaps on defense as an outside linebacker.
Staff writer Brian Howell contributed to this report.
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