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TEXAS, USA — When a pregnant North Texas woman was pulled over for driving alone in a high-occupancy vehicle lane, she protested.
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“I just felt that there were two of us in [the car] and I was wrongly getting ticketed,” the driver, Brandy Bottone, told The Dallas Morning News in July.
Bottone argued that under Texas’ abortion laws, which went into effect after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion, a fetus is considered a living being. She argued the same should be true when it comes to the state’s traffic laws.
“I’m not trying to make a political stance here,” Bottone said, “but in light of everything that is happening, this is a baby.”
Dallas County officials are now facing unprecedented legal questions about what defines “personhood.” While the district attorney’s office dismissed Bottone’s first citation, she was ticketed a second time in August.
Legal experts, meanwhile, warn that this traffic incident is just a small piece of a larger puzzle considering what it means to treat a fetus the same as a person. Debates about “fetal personhood” have been happening nationwide since the 1960s, when many abortion opponents started championing the idea. In Texas, abortion opponents are divided over whether a fetal personhood law is worth pursuing. But the concept is gaining traction nationwide and could become increasingly salient in Texas, where nearly all abortions have been banned and fetuses already have some legal rights.
“Historically, conversations about fetal personhood have been about introducing increasingly harsh penalties for people who either perform abortions or ‘aid and abet’ abortions,” said Mary Ziegler, a legal historian focusing on abortion at University of California Davis School of Law. “That isn’t the only way you can think about personhood.”
An expansive concept
During the 1960s and ’70s, abortion opponents pushed for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would define life as beginning at the point of fertilization. Such an amendment would have automatically criminalized abortion across the country. But it would also raise all sorts of new questions such as whether a fetus should be included when determining child tax credits, in census counts — or even as a passenger in an HOV lane.
Critics say that lawmakers haven’t fully considered these legal questions. Georgia is the only state with a “fetal personhood law” in effect, according to The Guttmacher Institute, and that state is still trying to figure out exactly how to apply that law.
Kimberley Harris, who teaches constitutional law with an emphasis on reproductive rights at Texas Tech University School of Law, warns that the ultimate impact of fetal personhood laws would be to regulate the decisions of pregnant people.
“If the fetus is now a person,” Harris said, someone who consumes alcohol while pregnant “could be guilty of child endangerment.
“You could potentially be guilty of manslaughter or murder if you had a miscarriage and weren’t taking proper precautions,” she said.
Already, such cases are underway in states like Alabama, where voters have adopted a constitutional amendment protecting fetal rights. The state can legally sentence women to up to 99 years in prison for using drugs during pregnancy and then miscarrying. At least 20 women in the state have faced the harshest possible criminal charges for using drugs and then suffering pregnancy loss, The Marshall Project reported.
Rebecca Kluchin, a reproductive health historian at California State University, Sacramento, said that fetal personhood laws hark back to the era of forced sterilization, when states could forcibly sterilize people deemed unfit to procreate. She said that if fetal personhood is more widely recognized, more women could be forced to undergo unwanted medical interventions, such as cesarean sections, if a doctor believes that treatment is in the interest of the fetus.
“A doctor can say, ‘You need this to save your fetus,’ and it doesn’t matter what you want,” Kluchin explained. “And that takes women’s ability to consent out.”
No U.S. or Texas laws on fetal personhood
Although a constitutional amendment granting fetal personhood has been introduced more than 300 times in Congress, it has never gained significant traction. The U.S. Supreme Court has also declined to weigh in on fetal personhood. In the recent Dobbs decision, Justice Samuel Alito wrote: “Our opinion is not based on any view about if and when prenatal life is entitled to any of the rights enjoyed after birth.”
At the state level, lawmakers in several conservative states have championed fetal personhood laws, though only Georgia’s and Arizona’s have passed, and Arizona’s is currently blocked by a judge.
Texas Rep. Steve Toth, R-The Woodlands, filed a bill in the last legislative session that would provide due process to a fetus. That bill died in committee.
Toth did not respond to an inquiry about his agenda for the upcoming session.
State Rep. Greg Bonnen, R-Friendswood, filed a bill last year that would allow families to apply for “life certificates” for their “preborn child.” Similar to a birth certificate, the document would acknowledge the personhood of a fetus, although it’s unclear what types of rights such a certificate would grant. That bill died on the House calendar.
Texas’ abortion opponents remain divided
While certain conservative legislators are advancing bills granting legal rights for the fetus, anti-abortion activists said fetal personhood is not a priority. John Seago, president of Texas Right to Life — a statewide anti-abortion organization — said that while he ethically supports fetal rights, he is more focused on ensuring that current abortion laws are enforced.
“We have district attorneys who are not enforcing pro-life laws,” Seago said. “And so instead of adding a new law, we need to enforce what’s already there.”
At Texas Alliance for Life, another anti-abortion nonprofit organization, president Joe Pojman said he did not support Toth’s personhood bill because fetuses already have sufficient rights in Texas.
“I didn’t see anything that was not already in the Texas law,” Pojman said, adding that references to fetal rights are scattered throughout Texas’ legal code. Texas’ Estates Code, for example, protects inheritance rights for fetuses. And Texas’ Advance Directives Act, which would allow a doctor to end life support for certain patients, does not apply to pregnant women.
For nearly 20 years, Texas has also afforded fetuses legal rights when it comes to criminal cases. The Texas Penal Code was updated in 2003 to identify an “unborn child at every state of gestation from fertilization until birth” as an individual for cases of murder and assault. That law has been upheld by Texas’ highest criminal court of appeals, allowing the state to prosecute individuals who cause the “death of or injury to an unborn child.”
In one recent case, a Texas man was imprisoned for life without parole after being found guilty of capital murder. A jury found the man guilty of causing the death of his ex-wife’s 5-week-old fetus.
Since Texas banned nearly all abortions, a person could conceivably be prosecuted for capital murder for performing a medical procedure that was legal just three months ago. Texas law explicitly exempts the pregnant patient from being charged with murder in the death of their fetus. And no prosecutor has yet tried to use the capital murder charge for abortion. Experts say prosecutors are more likely to charge Texas abortion providers under the state’s trigger law, which makes performing an abortion punishable by up to life in prison.
This story comes from our KHOU 11 News partners at The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans - and engages with them - about public policy, politics, government, and statewide issues.
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The family-favorite designer of soft, bamboo baby and toddler clothing releases three iconic prints inspired by the Wizarding World.
DALLAS, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kyte BABY announces its collaboration with Warner Bros. Consumer Products on its enchanting Harry Potter Collection of bamboo sleepwear, featuring three iconic prints for babies and toddlers inspired by the Harry Potter films. The collection will feature a range of body styles and accessories, including Kyte BABY's beloved sleep bags and blankets.
"We are overjoyed to be working with Warner Bros. Consumer Products!" said Kyte BABY Founder Ying Liu, whose own children admire the Wizarding World. "Our entire Kyte BABY team are huge Harry Potter fans too, so when we had the opportunity to make clothes with Harry Potter themes, it was a no-brainer! We are excited about our customers finding the best prints for their little ones."
With stars and sparkles to bring the magic to life, the Flight print includes three beloved flying creatures as depicted in JK Rowling's iconic stories. Hedwig the owl, Fawkes the phoenix and Buckbeak the Hippogriff will grace this collection, with their hallmark prints set on an all-new dark blue background color, Tahoe, which is from the Kyte's Fall 2022 collection.
The Icons print features several iconic elements from the Harry Potter films with metallic gold accents to give the overall print an enchanting and festive look. Images include Harry Potter's glasses and lightning bolt scar, a Golden Snitch, the Deathly Hallows symbol and a winged key.
Herbology is a print that contains many natural elements, including subjects of study during Herbology lessons at Hogwarts and iconic plants as depicted in the films, such as Mandrakes, Dirigible Plums, Asphodel and Leaping Toadstools. The illustrations, outlined in black, have a khaki background giving them Kyte BABY's spin on a vintage look.
The enchanting Harry Potter Collection will be available for purchase on the Kyte BABY website starting on Sept. 15 at 10 a.m. CDT. For more information, visit www.kytebaby.com.
Founded in 2014 in Dallas, Texas, Kyte BABY is the brainchild of Ying Liu. When looking for better quality material for her sensitive baby's skin, her research led her to the soothing and sustainable properties of bamboo. Out of this, Kyte BABY was launched. Using this environmentally-intelligent fabric, the company's line features clothing for babies, toddlers, and moms. The name Kyte BABY is a playful nod to the whimsical activity of flying a kite, meant to evoke a feeling of innocence, freedom, and a return to nature. Kyte BABY is a testament to timeless fun and youth while being natural and healthy.
Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP), part of Warner Bros. Discovery Global Brands and Experiences, extends the company's powerful portfolio of entertainment brands and franchises into the lives of fans around the world. WBCP partners with best-in-class licensees globally on an award-winning range of toys, fashion, home décor, and publishing inspired by Warner Bros.' biggest franchises from DC, Wizarding World, Looney Tunes, Hanna-Barbera, Game of Thrones, Cartoon Network and Adult Swim. With innovative global licensing and merchandising programs, retail initiatives, and promotional partnerships, WBCP is one of the leading licensing and retail merchandising organizations in the world.
In the years since Harry Potter was whisked from King's Cross Station onto Platform nine and three quarters, his incredible adventures have left a unique and lasting mark on popular culture. Eight blockbuster Harry Potter films based on the original stories by J.K. Rowling have brought the magical stories to life and today, the Wizarding World is recognized as one of the world's best-loved brands.
Representing a vast interconnected universe, it also includes three epic Fantastic Beasts films, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – the multi-award-winning stage-play, state-of-the-art video and mobile games from Portkey Games, innovative consumer products, thrilling live entertainment (including four theme park lands) and insightful exhibitions.
This expanding portfolio of Warner Bros. owned Wizarding World tours and retail also includes the flagship Harry Potter New York, Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter, Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo, and the Platform 9 3⁄4 retail shops.
The Wizarding World continues to evolve to provide Harry Potter fans with fresh and exciting ways to engage. For the worldwide fan community, and for generations to come, it welcomes everyone in to explore and discover the magic for themselves.
WIZARDING WORLD and all related trademarks, characters, names, and indicia are © & ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Publishing Rights © JKR. (s22)
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DALLAS, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Seconds count when communicating during urgent events, and the ability to navigate quickly and easily within a mass notification platform is crucial. This ease of use is accomplished by both the application design and meeting of accessibility standards that allow all users, regardless of disability, to easily navigate through, read and understand every element of the application.
Already well-known and award-winning for its ease of use, RedFlag's latest refresh continues its commitment to be the easiest-to-use platform on the market. This update includes enhanced navigation and interface design to support accessibility and improve natural pathways for users.
"The user experience is always at the forefront of our discussions. Updating our interface to encapsulate feedback, align with enhanced design practices and meet additional accessibility standards is a practice we do regularly," said Neal Guilliotti, Head of Product and Delivery at Pocketstop. "This design refresh enables users to have greater visibility to all of the functions within RedFlag, ensuring they navigate seamlessly and more efficiently so no time is wasted – even from less experienced users."
Specifically, this release standardizes application sections with intuitive groupings and layers, as well as adds shortcuts for new messages and support. An optimized color palette and refreshed design meets accessibility standards. These changes ensure users can quickly navigate and draft messages, as well as get assistance.
"The update is much more user friendly and has a better flow, allowing me to create messages even faster than before," said Luis Rivas, Aviation Safety Coordinator and RedFlag user.
To see more details on the refresh, schedule a walkthrough of the platform here.
Pocketstop is a communication software solutions company who empowers companies to create personalized, automated messages designed to provide rapid ROI, backed by the industry's best support at a cost customers can afford. For more information, visit https://pocketstop.com.
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DALLAS, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Seconds count when communicating during urgent events, and the ability to navigate quickly and easily within a mass notification platform is crucial. This ease of use is accomplished by both the application design and meeting of accessibility standards that allow all users, regardless of disability, to easily navigate through, read and understand every element of the application.
Already well-known and award-winning for its ease of use, RedFlag's latest refresh continues its commitment to be the easiest-to-use platform on the market. This update includes enhanced navigation and interface design to support accessibility and improve natural pathways for users.
"The user experience is always at the forefront of our discussions. Updating our interface to encapsulate feedback, align with enhanced design practices and meet additional accessibility standards is a practice we do regularly," said Neal Guilliotti, Head of Product and Delivery at Pocketstop. "This design refresh enables users to have greater visibility to all of the functions within RedFlag, ensuring they navigate seamlessly and more efficiently so no time is wasted – even from less experienced users."
Specifically, this release standardizes application sections with intuitive groupings and layers, as well as adds shortcuts for new messages and support. An optimized color palette and refreshed design meets accessibility standards. These changes ensure users can quickly navigate and draft messages, as well as get assistance.
"The update is much more user friendly and has a better flow, allowing me to create messages even faster than before," said Luis Rivas, Aviation Safety Coordinator and RedFlag user.
To see more details on the refresh, schedule a walkthrough of the platform here.
Pocketstop is a communication software solutions company who empowers companies to create personalized, automated messages designed to provide rapid ROI, backed by the industry's best support at a cost customers can afford. For more information, visit https://pocketstop.com.
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Tour the highly anticipated Moonstone & Sapphire models at Seasons at Broadmoor Heights
RIO RANCHO, N.M., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Richmond American Homes of New Mexico, Inc., a subsidiary of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MDC), is excited to announce the grand opening of two new model homes at Seasons at Broadmoor Heights in Rio Rancho. The two-story Moonstone and single-story Sapphire models boast the designer details today's homebuyers are seeking, such as open, inviting layouts for entertaining and lavish owner's suites with oversized walk-in closets.
Model Grand Opening Event (RichmondAmerican.com/SBHModelGO)
Prospective homebuyers and area agents are invited to attend a Model Grand Opening Event at Seasons at Broadmoor Heights from 12 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, September 24, and Sunday, September 25. In addition to complimentary snacks and model home tours, attendees can enter for a chance to win a prize drawing.
More about this community (RichmondAmerican.com/SBH):
- New Seasons™ Collection homes from the upper $300s
- Five versatile ranch & two-story floor plans
- 3 to 6 bedrooms, approx. 1,610 to 2,630 sq. ft.
- Master-planned living with community parks & trails
- Close proximity to Unser Boulevard & Highway 528
Those who choose to build a new home from the ground up at Seasons at Broadmoor Heights will have the opportunity to work with professional design consultants at the builder's Home Gallery™ to select colors, textures, finishes and fixtures for their new living spaces—a complimentary service!
Seasons at Broadmoor Heights is located 2394 Sandra Loop NE in Rio Rancho. For more information, or to RSVP for a model home tour, call 505.510.6600 or visit RichmondAmerican.com.
About M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
Operating under the name Richmond American Homes, MDC's homebuilding subsidiaries have built more than 230,000 homes since 1977. Among the nation's largest homebuilders, MDC's subsidiary companies have operations in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Maryland, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Washington. Mortgage lending, plus insurance and title services are offered by the following MDC subsidiaries, respectively: HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation, American Home Insurance Agency, Inc. and American Home Title and Escrow Company. M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "MDC." For more information, visit MDCHoldings.com.
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STROUDSBURG, Pa. — Randy Halterman walked through the Monroe County Courthouse on Wednesday for the fourth day of testimony at his murder trial.
Halterman, 68, is accused of killing Adam Schultz, 20, and shooting his girlfriend Chastity Frailey in January of last year when they trespassed at his trash-filled home in Stroud Township.
In court, the defense played the interview Frailey did with police on the night of the shooting.
Frailey told jurors that she and Schultz believed they were exploring an abandoned building and did not have weapons on them.
In the interview released by the Monroe County district attorney's office to Newswatch 16, Frailey told police she didn't think anyone lived there because the home was filled with trash.
"We said hello. We went in. We were just looking around for at least 20 minutes. How do you not hear anybody or say hello or answer me? If somebody was in there, we would have left."
Frailey told detectives the shooting started when she and Schultz made their way upstairs. She said when the shooting happened, Schultz pushed her out of the way, and they both fell down the stairs.
"Adam said, he put his hands up, and he said, 'Please stop. We didn't know anybody was here. We said hello. We knocked.' And he was literally on his knees, and the guy shot him."
The defense argues there are several discrepancies in Frailey's interviews.
For instance, Frailey told police she had never been on the property before and that they didn't think anyone lived there because of all the trash.
The defense says the only way to know how much stuff is on the property is to have been there before.
The defense also pointed out that Frailey told police the front door was open but later testified that Schultz had to unjam it to get it open.
Halterman's lawyers maintain that his actions were justified under the "castle doctrine" because, at the time, he didn't know who had entered his home or if they had any weapons.
The doctrine gives people the right to use deadly force to defend themselves if they are in danger of attack in their home.
The prosecution is expected to rest Thursday. The defense will then start calling witnesses.
Halterman is charged with criminal homicide, attempted homicide, and aggravated assault.
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WASHINGTON — Car buyers might not get the vehicle they want on time, commuter rail lines could see service disrupted, and shipments from everything from oil to livestock feed could be snarled.
Those are just a few of the wide-ranging impacts a walkout by U.S. rail workers would have on the country’s industries and economy. A strike could happen if the railroads and unions can’t settle their differences before an early Friday walkout deadline.
Here’s how some industries are gauging the potential impacts and getting ready for the possible work stoppage.
AUTO INDUSTRY
Nearly all new vehicles that travel more than a couple hundred miles from the factory to their destination are shipped by rail because it’s more efficient, said Michael Robinet, an executive director for S&P Global Mobility. So it’s almost a certainty that new vehicles coming to the U.S. from Mexico or other countries will be delayed, he said.
“It’s not like there’s extra truck capacity to take all the vehicles that the railroads can’t carry,” Robinet said.
Automakers might be hampered in building vehicles, too, because some larger parts and raw materials are transported by rail. But Robinet said automakers will go to great lengths to get the parts to keep their factories running as much as possible.
Mike Austin, senior mobility analyst for Guidehouse Research, said the strike could make new vehicles even more scarce, driving prices up beyond current record levels. That could raise inflation “as other goods aren’t moving through the rails.”
Carlos Tavares, CEO of Stellantis, said Wednesday at the Detroit auto show that his company will wind up apologizing to customers because their orders may not arrive on time.
COMMUTING
Metra commuter rail service, which operates in the Chicago area, said Wednesday that it would suspend operations on four of its 11 lines on Friday if a work stoppage occurs. Some disruption on those lines would begin after rush hour Thursday night. In Minnesota, the operators of a commuter rail line that carries workers along a densely populated corridor from Minneapolis to northwestern suburbs and towns warned that service could be suspended as early as Friday.
In the Puget Sound region of Washington state, any strike would cancel the rail service until employees return to work, said David Jackson, a spokesman for the regional transit agency Sound Transit. Some Caltrain riders in the San Francisco Bay Area could be impacted by a rail strike, officials said.
The Maryland Transit Administration warned this week that a strike would mean the immediate suspension of service on two of its three MARC commuter rail lines.
Amtrak, meanwhile, said that starting Thursday, all its long-distance trains are canceled to avoid possible passenger disruptions while en route.
ENERGY
A strike could have a significant impact on the energy industry, and could hurt consumers who would likely end up paying more for gasoline, electricity and natural gas. Refineries might have to halt production if they can’t get the deliveries they need, or if they don’t have access to rail to ship gasoline.
No one wants to risk leaving flammable chemicals stranded on the railroad tracks if a strike occurs. That's why railroads began curtailing shipments of hazardous materials on Monday to protect that dangerous cargo.
Roughly 300,000 barrels of crude oil move by rail each day, which could supply about two mid-size refineries, according to AFPM. And about 5 million barrels of propane, representing a third of U.S. consumption, are moved by rail monthly, the group said.
Roughly 70% of ethanol produced in the U.S. is shipped by rail, and ethanol accounts for about a tenth of U.S. gasoline volume, according to S&P Global Commodity Insights. Nearly 75% of the coal moved to electric utilities in the first half of 2022 was moved by rail, the group said.
AGRICULTURE
Livestock producers could see problems almost immediately if shipments of feed abruptly ended, according to the National Grain and Feed Association.
Meat and poultry groups noted the reliance on rail for shipments of feed and called for a quick resolution of the rail dispute. Every week, the nation’s chicken industry receives about 27 million bushels of corn and 11 million bushels of soybean meal to feed chickens, said Tom Super, senior vice president of the National Chicken Council.
RETAIL
Experts say retailers have been shipping goods earlier in the season in recent months as a way to protect themselves from potential disruptions. But this buffer will only slightly minimize the impact from a railroad strike, which is brewing during the critical holiday shipping season, said Jesse Dankert, vice president of supply chain at the Retail Industry Leaders Association, a retail trade group that counts more than 200 retailers like Best Buy as its members. She noted that retailers are already feeling the impact from the uncertainty as some freight carriers are limiting services.
Dankert noted that retailers, noticing a slowdown in shipments, are now making contingency plans like turning to trucks to pick up some of the slack and making plans to use some of the excess inventory that it has in its distribution centers.
But she noted that there are not enough trucks and drivers to meet their needs. That scarcity will only drive up costs and make inflation worse, she said.
“As we have seen in the past two and half years, if there is a breakdown anywhere along the supply chain, one link falters, you see that ripple effect pretty quickly and those effects just spread from there," Dankert said.
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GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman and Chef Eric Ripert are pleased to announce the highly-anticipated event lineup for Cayman Cookout 2023, taking place at the resort from Thursday, January 12th though Monday, January 16th, 2023. Cayman Cookout will make its grand return to the resort after a two-year hiatus and plans to bring together some of the world's most talented chefs, wine and spirits experts alongside new events, never before seen by attendees.
Hosted by Chef Eric Ripert, the 14th annual celebration will feature an impressive line-up of talent including José Andrés, Adrienne Cheatham, Master Sommelier Aldo Sohm, Andrew Zimmern, Antonio Bachour, Charles Joly, Daniel Boulud, Dean Max, Dominique Crenn, Emeril Lagasse, Jennifer Carroll, Kristen Kish and Tom Colicchio. The events and menus for Cayman Cookout have been carefully curated by Chef Ripert, as well as the participating chefs, who have worked closely with Master Sommelier Aldo Sohm, Wine Director for Cayman Cookout and Monica Dubar, Beverage Manager at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman. This year in particular, an emphasis has been placed on expanding the beverage programming, offering events and menus designed through the lens of master mixologists and global spirits experts. The beverage team has curated an extensive list of rare wines provided by some of the most exclusive and world-class producers, including Jason Smith MS, Jean-Marc Rouleau, Landon Patterson, Larry Stone MS, Marc Gagnon, Michael Kennedy, Nathaniel Dorn and Rajat Parr MS.
The festival will also allow guests to take advantage of two new dining concepts on property as well as the recently renovated guestrooms and public areas. The reimagined interiors include the revamped Silver Palm Lounge, which has retained its iconic spirit but offers updated interiors and the Armoire, a custom-built hardwood cabinet, offering guests a collection of indulgent discoveries from rare rums to premium hand-rolled cigars of the Caribbean, alongside chocolates created from the region's finest cacao. This venue will provide attendees with laid-back space to relax between events. The resort will also debut a new restaurant named Saint June, which provides a setting punctuated with relaxed luxury, where guests can enjoy a sophisticated and stylish food and bar menu inspired by Caribbean and Latin American cuisine. The space will host dinners and events throughout the weekend, including a memorable South American Steakhouse Dinner.
Guests planning to attend will also see the return of signature events like Beach Bash, Barefoot BBQ, and Rum and Robusto alongside new events including, but not limited to:
- A Cayman Cookout In-Flight Experience with Chef Eric Ripert presented by Cayman Private Aviation
- Island Culinary Excursions including a Cayman Brac Lunch Experience
- Wine Tasting and Discussions with World-Class Producers like Marc Gagnon
- Exclusive dining experiences including a Le Bernardin Reunion
- A Sommelier Standoff featuring Master Sommelier Aldo Sohm, Michael Kennedy, Monica Dubar, and Enrico Carmassi
- Steakhouse Dinners and Latin American/Caribbean inspired experiences at newly opened Saint June
- Effervescence Soirée by Moët & Chandon
The full event line-up can be found here and ticket sales for all events will be available starting October 1, 2022. The 2023 event promises to be a memorable one, including unique experiences created by Marriott Bonvoy® loyalty program and Chase Marriott Bonvoy® Credit Card. Individual ticket sales for Cayman Cookout 2023 will be available in autumn and will be available for purchase on the festival's website.
About The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman
Newly reimagined in 2021, The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman occupies 144 beautifully manicured acres, from the sparkling waters of the North Sound to white sands of world-famous Seven Mile Beach. The longstanding luxury Cayman Islands resort is a Forbes Five-Star Hotel, home to 369 luxuriously appointed rooms handcrafted by acclaimed Champalimaud Design. An elegant spa offers a bespoke collection of revitalizing and relaxing treatments, while six dining venues present guests with a diverse array of epicurean delights, including the Caribbean's only AAA Five Diamond restaurant, Blue by Eric Ripert. In addition to a spectacular Greg Norman-designed nine-hole golf course, the resort also offers golf enthusiasts a state-of-the-art indoor simulator using Trackman technology. Ideal for events of all sizes, The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman is home to the island's largest ballroom as well as an interactive culinary studio. Jean-Michel Cousteau's Ambassadors of the Environment family programming allows guests of all ages to discover the incredible flora and fauna of Cayman, while Starfish Cay water park, tennis and basketball courts and an indoor game room ensures guest young and old are entertained. The Caribbean's largest luxury suite configuration, Seven South offers nearly 18,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor living space replete with elegant interiors, personalized service, and amenities as well as breathtaking panoramic views of the Caribbean Sea. Encompassing up to 9 bedrooms, including the three-bedroom Grand Penthouse, the private enclave is perched atop the resort's Ocean Tower evoking a sense of being on top of the world. Each year, the resort and Chef Eric Ripert, welcome some of the world's finest chefs and most discerning guests for Cayman Cookout. More information about The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman is available at www.ritzcarlton.com/grandcayman or by phone at +1(345)943-9000.
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- De Beers Jewellers natural & responsibly sourced diamonds dazzled on actor Lily James at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
James, nominated for Best Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for Pam and Tommy radiated natural elegance in pieces from De Beers Talisman collection paired with a bronze-hued gown. Comprised of rough diamonds juxtaposed against polished diamonds, the Talisman collection is inspired by the ancient appreciation of rough diamonds as a symbol of power. The collection tells the story of natural diamonds, nature's most precious treasures, from the moment that they are discovered by De Beers in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Canada to the refined craftsmanship of the diamond jewelry that makes its way onto the red carpet.
Lily James
- De Beers Talisman Hoop Earrings set in 18k Yellow Gold
- De Beers Talisman Closed Bangle set in 18k Yellow Gold
- De Beers Talisman Closed Bangle with Rough & Polished Diamonds set in 18k Yellow Gold
- De Beers Talisman Small Band set in 18k Yellow Gold
- De Beers Talisman Large Band set in 18k Yellow Gold
- De Beers Dewdrop Diamond Band set in 18k Yellow Gold
- De Beers Dewdrop Diamond Band set in 18k Rose Gold
- De Beers Micropave Bangle set in 18k Yellow Gold
- De Beers Micropave Bangle set in 18k Yellow Gold
- De Beers Micropave Bangle set in 18k Rose Gold
Mindy Kaling
- De Beers Lea Earrings set in Platinum, 4.04 carats
- De Beers Adonis Rose Pear-Shaped High Jewelry Ring set in Platinum, 5.39 carats
- De Beers Adonis Rose Cluster Ring set in 18k White Gold, 1.94 carats
Nicholas Braun
- De Beers Talisman Azulea Large Band set in 18k White Gold
- De Beers DB Classic Bangle set in 18k White Gold
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Founded in London, with a flagship store on Old Bond Street and a presence in the most exclusive locations around the world, De Beers Jewellers is the pinnacle of luxury diamond jewellery. Building on De Beers' 130 years of expertise, the House glorifies the world's most beautiful diamonds through creativity and craftsmanship in bold, distinctive designs.
De Beers is invested in ensuring all the diamonds it discovers create a lasting positive impact for people and the places where they are found. This comes with a pledge to build a better future – one that is fairer, safer, cleaner and healthier, in which communities thrive, ethical practices are maintained, and the natural environment is protected. We call this long-term commitment Building Forever.
De Beers Jewellers has 30 stores globally and ships to 15 markets via debeers.com.
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WHO: Covid Pandemic ‘Finish Line’ In Sight
The end of the Covid-19 pandemic is “in sight,” World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday, while emphasizing governments must take even more actions to finish the battle against the coronavirus.
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Appearances can be deceiving.
For proof, look no further than Oxygen's true crime series An Unexpected Killer. Returning Friday, Sept. 16, the show follows experienced homicide investigators who believe they're just about to solve a case, only to come across something unanticipated. Whether it's a new witness, an overlooked piece of evidence or even an innovation in forensic science, detectives in every episode will make a startling discovery that sends their investigation in a completely new direction.
The new season kicks off with a particularly riveting episode titled "A Date With Death," and E! News has an exclusive sneak peek. At the center of the below clip is Samantha Lezark, described by Oxygen as "a cat-loving and recently divorced young woman" who was eager to dip her toes back in the dating game, only to be "beaten and strangled in a brutal and unusual way."
Did the murky world of online dating lead to Samantha's tragic death, or is the killer much more close to home? That's what police are trying to figure out in the sneak peek—and they're starting with Laurie and Donny, the pair who discovered Samantha's body.
As one investigator explains in the preview, "With Laurie and Donny, as they were the last ones in the home before the police arrived, we certainly needed to make sure there was no information that could tie either one of them to the actual murder."
Laurie, it turns out, was Samantha's co-worker. "She said Samantha didn't come to work, which was very unusual," the investigator adds, explaining that this prompted Laurie to go check on her and subsequently discover her body. Donny ultimately confirmed Laurie's story, but there was something else she said that peaked investigators' interest.
Find out what by watching the above clip.
An Unexpected Killer premieres Friday, September 16 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Oxygen.
(E! and Oxygen are both part of the NBCUniversal family.)
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WFO MIDLAND/ODESSA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, September 14, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
338 PM CDT Wed Sep 14 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of southwest Texas, including the following
counties, Brewster, Jeff Davis, Pecos and Reeves.
* WHEN...Until 645 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 338 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Fort Davis, Balmorhea, Balmorhea Lake, Balmorhea State Park,
Star Mountain, Toyahvale, Buffalo Trail Scout 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.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
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(The Hill) – People on Social Security could see a huge spike in their checks from a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) that is itself a result of inflation.
In a letter sent on Tuesday, Senior Citizen League policy analyst Mary Johnson said recipients could see an 8.7 percent COLA spike next year.
That’s a huge increase reflective of the high inflation people are experiencing across the country, though at the same time it is actually a smaller COLA than the SCL projected just a month ago. At the time, Johnson was forecasting a 9.6 percent hike.
“After evaluating the August consumer price data, what I’m finding clearly illustrates the weakness in our inflation adjustment system for Social Security. My COLA estimate has dropped to 8.7% almost a full percentage point from the 9.6% that I forecast last month, Johnson wrote in her letter.
“That was a significant drop, but the Consumer Price Index, CPI-W (CPI-W), the index that Social Security benefits are based on, has decreased even —by 1.10 percentage point year over year to 8.7%,” the letter stated.
The 8.7 percent COLA would increase the average retiree’s benefit from the $1,656 they receive monthly to $1,800 by next year, an increase of $144.10.
This is also the highest COLA increase since 1982 when the Social Security Administration (SSA) estimated a 7.4 percent increase in the cost-of-living adjustment.
That might not translate into much more money for people living on their Social Security checks, however, given rising costs for goods and healthcare expenses.
“Across the board, retired and disabled Social Security recipients spend a bigger portion of their incomes on healthcare costs, housing, and food and less on gasoline,” Johnson said. “Over the past 12 months, they rank food costs as their fastest growing expenditure, housing, and transportation in that order.”
The Labor Department on Tuesday announced that consumer prices rose in August by 0.1 percent despite a drop in gas prices, news that triggered a steep stock selloff by aggravating concerns that inflation is not easing.
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(The Hill) – Amtrak will cancel all long-distance trains beginning on Thursday to avoid disruptions in advance of a potential rail worker strike later this week.
An Amtrak spokesperson said the changes will ensure trains can reach their destinations before the strike, which could begin as early as Friday, and the adjustments could soon extend to other routes.
Amtrak is not involved in the contract negotiations between rail workers and freight companies, but many of its trains run on railroads owned by third parties that would shut down if a strike takes place.
“While we are hopeful that parties will reach a resolution, Amtrak has now begun phased adjustments to our service in preparation for a possible freight rail service interruption later this week,” the spokesperson said. “Such an interruption could significantly impact intercity passenger rail service.”
More than 115,000 rail workers are legally allowed to strike as of Friday, a deadline that has attracted a great deal of attention in Washington as lawmakers fear price gains and supply chain bottlenecks from the potential shutdown, which would add to already high inflation rates.
The new suspensions, which begin on Thursday, include Amtrak’s Auto Train service, which runs between Lorton, Va. and Sanford, Fla., and its Capitol Limited service, which runs between Washington, D.C. and Chicago.
Amtrak said it will also suspend its Cardinal service, which runs between New York City and Chicago, and its Palmetto service between D.C. and Savannah, Ga.
Palmetto trains north of D.C., which use Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor, have not been suspended.
Amtrak owns that rail line, which runs between Boston and D.C., so the company says “only a small number” of departures on the line as well as branches to Albany, N.Y., Harrisburg, Pa., and Springfield, Ma., will be affected.
The rail service said it will offer customers the ability to either change their travel to another date or receive a full refund.
Amtrak began suspending some of its longest routes on Tuesday and has since added additional cancellations, with 14 total routes now suspended as of Thursday.
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) on Wednesday became the first union to authorize a strike, with its nearly 5,000 workers rejecting a contract based on a White House-appointed board’s recommendations last month.
The contract proposal would implement 24 percent raises and back pay, but workers are demanding more predictable scheduling and the ability to take time off for doctors’ appointments without being penalized.
Fearing the potential economic fallout of a walkout, lawmakers are preparing to use congressional authority to block a strike.
Some GOP senators have backed a bill that would approve the proposed contract, which is supported by railroads and business interests, and Democratic leaders have suggested they will intervene if no agreement is reached.
“All parties need to stay at the table, bargain in good faith to resolve outstanding issues, and come to an agreement,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Wednesday. “A shutdown of our freight rail system is an unacceptable outcome for our economy and the American people, and all parties must work to avoid just that.”
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(The Hill) – Amtrak will cancel all long-distance trains beginning on Thursday to avoid disruptions in advance of a potential rail worker strike later this week.
An Amtrak spokesperson said the changes will ensure trains can reach their destinations before the strike, which could begin as early as Friday, and the adjustments could soon extend to other routes.
Amtrak is not involved in the contract negotiations between rail workers and freight companies, but many of its trains run on railroads owned by third parties that would shut down if a strike takes place.
“While we are hopeful that parties will reach a resolution, Amtrak has now begun phased adjustments to our service in preparation for a possible freight rail service interruption later this week,” the spokesperson said. “Such an interruption could significantly impact intercity passenger rail service.”
More than 115,000 rail workers are legally allowed to strike as of Friday, a deadline that has attracted a great deal of attention in Washington as lawmakers fear price gains and supply chain bottlenecks from the potential shutdown, which would add to already high inflation rates.
The new suspensions, which begin on Thursday, include Amtrak’s Auto Train service, which runs between Lorton, Va. and Sanford, Fla., and its Capitol Limited service, which runs between Washington, D.C. and Chicago.
Amtrak said it will also suspend its Cardinal service, which runs between New York City and Chicago, and its Palmetto service between D.C. and Savannah, Ga.
Palmetto trains north of D.C., which use Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor, have not been suspended.
Amtrak owns that rail line, which runs between Boston and D.C., so the company says “only a small number” of departures on the line as well as branches to Albany, N.Y., Harrisburg, Pa., and Springfield, Ma., will be affected.
The rail service said it will offer customers the ability to either change their travel to another date or receive a full refund.
Amtrak began suspending some of its longest routes on Tuesday and has since added additional cancellations, with 14 total routes now suspended as of Thursday.
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) on Wednesday became the first union to authorize a strike, with its nearly 5,000 workers rejecting a contract based on a White House-appointed board’s recommendations last month.
The contract proposal would implement 24 percent raises and back pay, but workers are demanding more predictable scheduling and the ability to take time off for doctors’ appointments without being penalized.
Fearing the potential economic fallout of a walkout, lawmakers are preparing to use congressional authority to block a strike.
Some GOP senators have backed a bill that would approve the proposed contract, which is supported by railroads and business interests, and Democratic leaders have suggested they will intervene if no agreement is reached.
“All parties need to stay at the table, bargain in good faith to resolve outstanding issues, and come to an agreement,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Wednesday. “A shutdown of our freight rail system is an unacceptable outcome for our economy and the American people, and all parties must work to avoid just that.”
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WASHINGTON -- MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell said Tuesday that federal agents seized his cellphone and questioned him about a Colorado clerk who has been charged in what prosecutors say was a "deceptive scheme" to breach voting system technology used across the country.
Lindell was approached in the drive-thru of a Hardee's fast-food restaurant in Mankato, Minnesota, by several FBI agents, he said on his podcast, "The Lindell Report." The agents questioned him about Dominion Voting Systems, Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters and his connection to Doug Frank, an Ohio educator who claims voting machines have been manipulated, he said.
The agents then told Lindell they had a warrant to seize his cellphone and ordered him to turn it over, he said. On a video version of his podcast, Lindell displayed a letter signed by an assistant U.S. attorney in Colorado that said prosecutors were conducting an "official criminal investigation of a suspected felony" and noted the use of a federal grand jury.
The circumstances of the investigation were unclear. The Justice Department did not immediately respond Tuesday night to a request for comment about the seizure or investigation.
"Without commenting on this specific matter, I can confirm that the FBI was at that location executing a search warrant authorized by a federal judge," FBI spokeswoman Vikki Migoya said in an email.
Federal prosecutors have been conducting a parallel investigation alongside local prosecutors in Colorado who have charged Peters with several offenses, including attempting to influence a public servant, criminal impersonation and official misconduct. The Republican was elected in 2018 to oversee elections in Colorado's Mesa County. A deputy clerk, Belinda Knisley, was also charged in the case, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two years of probation.
For more than a year, Peters has appeared onstage with supporters of former President Donald Trump who made false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen. The charges against Peters and Knisley allege the two were involved in a "deceptive scheme which was designed to influence public servants, breach security protocols, exceed permissible access to voting equipment, and set in motion the eventual distribution of confidential information to unauthorized people."
State election officials first became aware of a security breach in Mesa County in 2021 when a photo and video of confidential voting system passwords were posted on social media and a conservative website. Because each Colorado county has unique passwords maintained by the state, officials identified them as belonging to Mesa County, a largely rural area on the border with Utah.
Peters appeared onstage in August 2021 at a "cybersymposium" hosted by Lindell, who has sought to prove that voting machines have been manipulated and promised to reveal proof of that during the event.
While no evidence was provided, a copy of Mesa County's voting system hard drive was distributed and posted online, according to attendees and state officials.
The copy included proprietary software developed by Dominion Voting Systems that is used by election offices around the country. Experts have described the unauthorized release as serious, saying it provided a potential "practice environment" that would allow anyone to probe for vulnerabilities that could be exploited during a future election.
Nearly two years after the 2020 election, no evidence has emerged to suggest widespread fraud or manipulation, while reviews in state after state have upheld the results showing President Joe Biden won.
The Mesa County breach is just one of several around the country that have concerned election security experts. Authorities are investigating whether unauthorized people were allowed to access voting systems in Georgia and Michigan.
Lindell said the federal agents had also questioned him about when he first met Frank, an Ohio math and science educator, who is among a group of people who have been traveling across the U.S. meeting with community groups claiming to have evidence that voting machines were rigged in the 2020 election.
In court records, prosecutors say Frank met with Peters and members of her staff in April 2021 in her office. During the meeting, Frank told Peters that the county's election management system was vulnerable to outside interference and the group discussed concerns the state was going to "wipe" the machines, according to the court records.
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LONDON (AP) — Westminster Hall is both a scene of constant movement and the quietest place in London.
The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II on its purple-draped platform — a catafalque — is the fixed point at the center of the vast medieval hall, the oldest part of Britain’s Houses of Parliament. Around it, people flow in two lines in a silent river of humanity.
The first mourners were admitted Wednesday evening, after the queen’s casket was borne to the hall in a solemn procession from Buckingham Palace. The hall will be open round-the-clock until Monday morning, when Elizabeth’s funeral will be held in nearby Westminster Abbey.
It was a chance for ordinary Britons — plus a sprinkling of dignitaries and tourists — to pay last respects to the country’s longest-reigning monarch, who died Sept. 8 at 96 after 70 years on the throne.
The mourners moved at a steady walk, down steps under the great stained-glass window at one end of the hall, then past the flag-draped coffin that’s capped with the diamond-studded Imperial State Crown and a wreath of flowers. There were parents with children, couples hand in hand, veterans with medals clinking on navy blue blazers, lawmakers and members of the House of Lords.
Some wore black dresses or dark suits and ties, others jeans and sneakers. Most had waited many hours to get there, in a line that snaked for several miles along the River Thames, but the journey past the casket took just a few minutes.
From outside came the muffled chatter of everyday life, the occasional siren from the busy streets. Under the soaring hammerbeam roof inside, there was only the muffled sound of shoes on a carpet newly laid over the flagstone floor.
“The overwhelming atmosphere was very somber but beautiful as well,” said Roma Quinn from Kent in southern England. “Her crown was glistening. And it was just really lovely and very respectful.”
The movement stops every 20 minutes so that the ceremonial guard around the coffin can change.
On Wednesday, Beefeaters from the Tower of London and members of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms in magnificent plumed helmets stood guard. When they changed shift, the hall briefly rang with the clanking of breastplates.
After filing past the casket, most mourners paused to look back before going out through the hall’s great oak doors. Some wiped away tears; others bowed their heads or curtseyed before returning to the world outside.
One sank onto a knee and blew a farewell kiss.
Ann Nottle, who came from Wiltshire in western England, said the experience was “absolutely overpowering.”
“They changed the guards over and then we were allowed to walk past the queen’s casket,” she said. “It was so tiny. ”
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Local Events: Giants in the Sky
To close off your summer with a bang, Talk Is Free Theatre’s newest Performance Festival, GIANTS IN THE SKY, is taking over downtown Barrie in ways you’ve never seen. Over the course of two weekends, culture, music and theatrical performance is bringing rooftops, balconies and fire escapes of the city to life, and it’s all free!
GIANTS IN THE SKY is the perfect end-of-summer outing. Find yourself exploring surprising locations in downtown Barrie with your map of free performances by an incredible array of Canadian performers.
Spend a couple of hours or a couple of days and feel the excitement in the air.
When: September 16th to September 18th
Where: Multiple outdoor locations around Barrie, Ontario
More Information: https://www.tift.ca/shows/giants-in-the-sky
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Donations are pouring in to help a 17-year-old sex trafficking victim who was ordered by a court to pay $150,000 to the family of a man she stabbed to death after he raped her.
A GoFundMe campaign set up for Pieper Lewis has already raised more than $200,000 just one day after the restitution order was handed down by an Iowa judge.
Lewis also received a deferred 20-year prison sentence on Tuesday that will be expunged if she successfully completes five years of closely supervised probation. Prosecutors described the sentence as merciful for a teen who had been horribly abused — and the judge said the law compelled him to order the $150,000 payment — but it struck many observers as unnecessarily harsh.
Lewis pleaded guilty last year to involuntary manslaughter and willful injury in the June 2020 killing of 37-year-old Zachary Brooks, a married father of two. Lewis was 15 when she stabbed Brooks more than 30 times in a Des Moines apartment.
Lewis has maintained that she was trafficked against her will to Brooks for sex multiple times and stabbed him in a fit of rage. Police and prosecutors have not disputed that Lewis was sexually assaulted and trafficked.
The Associated Press does not typically name victims of sexual assault, but Lewis agreed to have her name used previously in stories about her case.
Here’s a look at how Lewis ended up facing criminal charges in an Iowa court and what’s next for her:
WHAT’S THE BACKSTORY OF THE GOFUNDME CAMPAIGN FOR LEWIS?
The account was set up late last year for Lewis by one of her former high school teachers. Initially the goal was set at $150,000 to cover the restitution payment. All additional money raised will help Lewis pay for college or start her own business, and help other young victims of sex crimes.
“Pieper has five years of probation ahead of her; five years that she will be required to be nearly perfect to avoid facing 20 years in prison,” Leland Schipper, a math teacher at Des Moines Lincoln High School, said on the GoFundMe page. “Pieper’s path to true freedom will not be easy, and she is still a teenager that has experienced a lot of trauma.”
The vast majority of donations came in increments of less than $50. Almost every donor offered words of encouragement or outrage over the teen’s prosecution — and sometimes both.
“Pieper, from one survivor to another, life gets better,” one $20 donor wrote. “I am disgusted you spent a second in jail, but don’t look back. Use whatever funds are left to move on and move up.”
WHY WAS LEWIS ORDERED TO PAY $150,000 TO THE ESTATE OF HER ATTACKER?
Iowa law mandates that anyone convicted of a felony that leads to the death of another person must pay “at least” this much to the victim’s estate.
The payment cannot be discharged through bankruptcy, and it does not preclude a victim’s family from suing for more damages. But there is nothing in the law that would appear to bar someone from using donations to pay the restitution, said Grant Gangestad, a criminal defense attorney who helps lead the Iowa Association for Justice, a trade group for trial lawyers.
Lewis’ lawyers argued that as a victim of human trafficking and sexual abuse, she should be spared from making any payment at all. They argued that Brooks was partially responsible for what happened and that such restitution would be cruel and unusual under the circumstances.
The judge rejected those arguments at Tuesday’s sentencing hearing, noting that the Iowa Supreme Court has upheld the state’s restitution law even in the face of some of those same arguments.
It is not clear whether Lewis’ lawyers will appeal; they said Wednesday they are still weighing their options.
WHY DID PROSECUTORS CHARGE LEWIS FOR KILLING A MAN WHO RAPED HER?
Dozens of states have so-called safe harbor laws that give trafficking victims at least some level of criminal immunity. Iowa is not one of them.
Iowans can avoid being convicted of violent crimes, however, if they can prove that they faced ‘’imminent” serious injury.
While nobody disputed that Lewis was sexually assaulted and trafficked, prosecutors successfully argued that Brooks was not an immediate danger to Lewis because he was asleep at the time he was stabbed.
Prosecutors said that their goal in seeking charges against Lewis was twofold: To ensure the protection of the public from someone capable of stabbing another person to death, and to ensure that Lewis receives the rehabilitative help she needs.
HAS THE MAN LEWIS ACCUSED OF TRAFFICKING HER BEEN CHARGED?
No. Lewis has said she lived with a man for more than two months in 2020 after she had run away from an abusive home. The then-28-year-old man told her she was his girlfriend, but told others she was his niece, Lewis said.
The man told her she couldn’t live with him for free, she said, and created a dating profile for her on websites and arranged for her to have sex with other men for money, which occurred seven or eight times when she lived with him.
It was this man who took her to Brooks beginning in May 2020 to have sex, she said. When she resisted going back to Brooks’ apartment another time, Lewis said the man held a knife to her neck and cut her with it.
Lewis names the man in court documents, but The Associated Press is not releasing his name because he has not been charged with a crime.
Polk County Attorney John Sarcone on Wednesday gave few details on why.
“No charges have been filed,” Sarcone said. “The matter is under investigation, and our office will not comment further.”
WHAT’S NEXT FOR LEWIS?
Lewis’ five years of supervised probation will be spent at the state’s Fresh Start Women’s Center in Des Moines, a low-level prison facility that allows convicts some level of freedom to work and make some trips outside the facility. Lewis’ whereabouts will be monitored through a GPS-enabled ankle bracelet.
She was also ordered to conduct 600 hours of community service, to be carried out by speaking to other young people about the dangers they face and the importance of making responsible choices.
“You have a story to tell,” Polk County District judge David M. Porter said at her sentencing. “You should be willing to tell it to other young women.”
Lewis, who earned her GED diploma while being held in juvenile detention, has said she would like to go to college and dreams of being a fashion designer.
At Tuesday’s sentencing hearing, she expressed both hope and fear for her future.
“I know that I am being watched by a million eyes. The reality is, I will make mistakes, even with the court’s pressure,” she said, reading from a prepared statement.
“I refuse to fail,” she said. “I refuse to let the system fail me.”
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Beck reported from Omaha, Nebraska.
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Prosecutors file motion to vacate Adnan Syed's conviction, seek new trial
Prosecutors in Baltimore filed a motion Wednesday to vacate the conviction against Adnan Syed.
Video above from March: Adnan Syed motion calls for new review of DNA evidence
Syed is accused of killing Hae Min Lee in 1999 and was the subject of the popular podcast, "Serial." His first trial ended in a mistrial. A jury convicted him in a second trial.
Now, prosecutors are seeking a new trial, saying the state is no longer confident in the integrity of the conviction.
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The "Serial" podcast Twitter account tweeted Wednesday afternoon, "This is big news. For the first time, Baltimore prosecutors are saying they don't have confidence in Adnan Syed's conviction and are asking for his release."
The Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office released a statement Wednesday afternoon, saying, in part that the motion comes "based on a nearly year-long investigation that revealed undisclosed and newly-developed information regarding two alternative suspects, as well as unreliable cell phone tower data ... To be clear, the state is not asserting, at this time, that Mr. Syed is innocent."
Syed is currently serving life plus 30 years in prison. He has been in jail since his arrest in February 1999.
If the court grants the state's motion, Syed will be put into a new trial status and his convictions will be vacated, but the case remains active. Whether the state continues with a trial or dismisses the charges will depend on the outcome of an ongoing investigation.
The state said it will request that Syed be released on his own recognizance or bail, pending the investigation should the motion be granted.
Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby said in a statement: "Since the inception of my administration, my prosecutors have been sworn to not only aggressively advocate on behalf of the victims of crime, but in the pursuit of justice -- when the evidence exists -- to correct the wrongs of the past where doubt is evident. For that reason, after a nearly year-long investigation reviewing the facts of this case, Syed deserves a new trial where he is adequately represented and the latest evidence can be presented. As stewards of the court, we are obligated to uphold confidence in the integrity of convictions and do our part to correct when this standard has been comprised. We have spoken with the family of Ms. Hae Min Lee and fully understand that the person responsible for this heinous crime must be held accountable."
Syed's defense counsel, Erica Suter, who is the director of the Office of the Public Defender's and University of Baltimore's Innocence Project, originally brought the case to the attention of the prosecutor's Sentencing Review Unit after the Juvenile Restoration Act passed in April 2021, which allows persons convicted of crimes as juveniles to request a modification of sentence after they have served at least 20 years in prison.
During that review, additional evidence emerged requiring the state to conduct a more in-depth analysis, the state's attorney's office said.
"Given the stunning lack of reliable evidence implicating Mr. Syed, coupled with increasing evidence pointing to other suspects, this unjust conviction cannot stand," Suter said in a separate statement. "Mr. Syed is grateful that this information has finally seen the light of day and looks forward to his day in court."
Pending DNA testing
As part of the state's attorney's investigation, DNA testing is pending for the victim's clothing. Specifically, the motion requested the clothing tested for touch DNA, which was unavailable at the time of trial.
Among the items being tested include fingernails, fingernail clippers, pubic hairs, underwear, bra and shirt. The rape kit was also tested for the presence of DNA.
Evidence suggests 2 new suspects not disclosed to defense
According to the state's attorney's office, the re-investigation of the case revealed evidence regarding the possible involvement of two alternative suspects other than Syed.
The two suspects may be involved individually or may be involved together. These suspects were known persons at the time of the original investigation and were not properly ruled out nor disclosed to the defense.
According to the trial file, the person said, "He would make her (Lee) disappear. He would kill her." Prosecutors did not disclose the potential suspects' names.
Trial documents indicated a different person shared information that can be viewed as a motive for that same suspect to harm the victim, which could have provided a basis for the defense and was not disclosed to the trial nor the post-conviction defense counsel.
New information also revealed that one of the suspects was convicted of attacking a woman in her vehicle and that one of the suspects was convicted of engaging in serial rape and sexual assault.
The victim's car was found behind the house of one of the suspect's family members. Some of this information was available at the time of trial, and some of the events occurred after the trial.
Unreliable cellphone data
Much of Mr. Syed's original trial hinged on cellphone data records that corroborated some of Jay Wilds' testimony regarding Syed's whereabouts throughout the day, prosecutors said.
However, the notice on the records specifically advised that the billing locations for incoming calls "would not be considered reliable information for location."
Despite this notice, prosecutors used the billing location for incoming calls to prove that the defendant was in a particular area at a particular time. Most critical to the state's case were the incoming calls allegedly received in the Leakin Park area at 7:09 p.m. and 7:16 p.m. Eleven of the 32 calls on Jan. 13, 1999, were incoming calls.
Prosecutors said evidence proved that the state should not have relied on the incoming call evidence.
Prosecutors said that according to a digital forensics investigator, an incoming call to a mobile device may have the communication signal sent to multiple towers in an area to notify the device of the call and that the network cannot guarantee at the time of the incoming call that it knows exactly what tower/sector the device is listening on.
Based on the cellular technology at the time of the incident in this case, it was possible that an incoming call could be recorded at the last registered tower/sector and not the current one when the signal is sent across multiple towers within an area. Two other experts of cell networks verified the opinion.
The Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office said an investigation continues.
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DETROIT (AP) — When it came time to showcase its electric Chevrolet Equinox SUV to the public this year, General Motors decided against doing so at the big Detroit auto show, as it typically would have done in the past. Instead, it unveiled the Equinox six days earlier.
GM’s decision symbolized just how much smaller this year’s auto show will be, with few new model debuts, less-glitzy displays, fewer journalists and possibly lower attendance.
Though the pandemic is partly to blame, larger forces are at play, too: Automakers have figured out that new models can make a bigger splash when they’re unveiled to a digital audience on a day where they don’t have to share the spotlight with their rivals. Not to mention that making a debut at an auto show can be hugely expensive.
So despite moving the show from January to balmy September and adding outdoor events, the North American International Auto Show won’t be the glitzy event it was the last time it was held in chilly January, more than three years ago.
“The industry has changed — the world has changed,” said Karl Zimmermann, vice president of the Detroit Auto Dealers Association, which runs the show. “Do I think it’s going to be the same as it was before? No. It’s a much different format. We’re using indoors. We’re using outdoors.”
This year’s show will be geared more toward consumers and less toward the industry. General Motors and Volkswagen will offer test drives. There will be ride-alongs in new electric vehicles from Ford and others.
“I think that’s the likely track of the future — more consumer-focused than industry-focused, because the consumers don’t need all the the fanfare,” said Jeff Schuster, president of global forecasting for LMC Automotive, a Detroit-area consulting firm. “They can essentially have it look like a showroom.”
Gone from Detroit’s Huntington Place convention center are the elaborate multi-story displays that cost millions and took months to construct. There won’t be any attention-grabbing stunts, like driving cars up steps and through the front doors or an ice rink with figure skaters. Though many automakers, including some from Europe and Asia, decided not to attend, area dealers stepped in with displays for their brands.
Instead of around 50 new model debuts as in past years, there’s only one truly new one: The Ford Mustang, to be unveiled Wednesday night at a big outdoor event along the Detroit River. Instead of the usual 5,000 journalists, only about 1,900 received credentials this year.
Zimmerman said the downsizing of auto shows is part of worldwide trend that started about a decade ago and this year forced the cancellation of the auto show in Geneva, Switzerland. Other auto shows, too, are shifting their focus to letting customers in their region see and even drive new vehicles.
Even with the changes, the show still amounts to a major production. So much so that President Joe Biden and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg attended.
Biden, a gearhead who owns a 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, sat in a high-performance Corvette Wednesday, and he drove a Cadillac Lyriq electric SUV slowly down an aisle in the convention hall.
The show won’t be entirely devoid of glitz. Ford, Jeep and Stellantis’ Ram brand have displays that will hold vehicles as they drive over steep slopes. Dirt and trees were trucked in for a natural look. There are tracks where customers can ride in new electric vehicles, including Ford’s F-150 Lightning pickup. Outside, there’s a 60-foot-tall inflatable rubber duck, paying homage to a Jeep tradition of enthusiasts leaving a small yellow duck on a Jeep they think is cool.
Zimmermann agreed that attendance will likely be smaller than the roughly 800,000 the show drew during peak years of the past. He said he would be pleased with 500,000 for the 12-day show. This year, those who attend outdoor activities alone won’t be counted, which will hold down the total.
One thing is sure: Electric vehicles will be big draws for the public. Many will be on display for the first time to customers even though automakers unveiled them earlier.
“They want to know how they ride, how they drive and have experience with them,” Zimmermann said. “It’s not just enough to see a car on a carpet or to see just a digital display on a screen, but to really interact with the vehicle.”
It’s the interaction, with vehicles and with other people, that Zimmermann says will enhance the show after the lengthy pandemic pause.
“We like to think that after 3 1/2 years away, we’ll do nothing but grow,” he said.
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AP White House reporter Colleen Long contributed to this report.
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Judge temporarily blocks Ohio law banning most abortions
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A judge temporarily blocked Ohio’s ban on virtually all abortions Wednesday, again pausing a law that took effect after federal abortion protections were overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in June.
The decision means abortions through 20 weeks’ gestation can continue for now, in keeping with state law in place before the ban.
Hamilton County Judge Christian Jenkins’ decision to grant a 14-day restraining order against the law came as part of a lawsuit brought by the ACLU of Ohio on behalf of abortion providers in the state. The clinics argue the law violates protections in the state Constitution guaranteeing individual liberty and equal protection. The suit also says the law is unconstitutionally vague.
The law was signed by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine in April 2019, and prohibits most abortions after the first detectable “fetal heartbeat.” Cardiac activity can be detected as early as six weeks into pregnancy, before many people know they’re pregnant. The law had been blocked through a legal challenge, then went into effect after the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision was overturned.
DeWine’s opponent in the November election, Democrat and abortion rights proponent Nan Whaley, called Wednesday’s ruling “a victory, albeit a temporary one, for Ohio women.” She said, “Ohio women won’t be safe until we have a pro-choice governor who doesn’t seek to impose extreme views like government mandates against private health care decisions.”
Abortion providers and their defenders have said the law has already created a host of hardships, including forcing a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim to travel to Indiana for an abortion.
The judge’s decision is a blow for abortion opponents, who have been celebrating implementation of the long-delayed restrictions since Roe was overturned.
Right to Life of Greater Cincinnati had anticipated the judge was leaning toward a pause after a hearing held last week, when he asked questions about the 10-year-old’s case and suggested, “We should just be very honest about what we’re talking about here.”
“Let’s just be very honest,” the anti-abortion group wrote in a statement, “it is always, always best when LIFE is chosen. Always.”
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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The Maryland Zoo welcomes 2 sitatunga calves born over weekend
Antelope species native to central Africa
Antelope species native to central Africa
Antelope species native to central Africa
Two sitatunga calves were born over the weekend at The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore.
The calves were born to two separate mothers, Mousse and Peggy. The first girl, born Friday to Mousse, weighed 3.65 kg and the second, born Sunday to Peggy, weighed 3.25 kg. These are the first sired by the zoo's adult male, Beau, who was specially selected to be a part of its sitatunga breeding program.
"This is Mousse's third calf, so she is a very experienced parent. For Peggy, it's her first calf and we're pleased that she and the newborn are starting to bond well with each other," Erin Grimm, the zoo's curator of mammals, said in a statement. "For now, the calves will stay behind the scenes with their mothers. We'll make a determination about when they can make their public debut outside with the rest of the herd soon."
The new calves join a thriving sitatunga herd of 10 animals, which can be found in two habitats along the boardwalk in the zoo's African Journey.
The sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii) is a species of antelope native to Central Africa. They live in swamps, marshes and floodplains. Their long, splayed hooves allow them to walk across islands of floating vegetation and wet terrain without sinking, but they're also strong swimmers, who can hide from predators under water if need be with only their nostrils (and maybe eyes) showing.
Outside of protected areas, sitatunga are vulnerable to over-hunting and habitat loss, as people drain and develop swamp land. Currently, sitatunga are not classified as threatened or endangered.
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Major development project moves forward in rural Martin County
A plan for smart growth or a gateway to urban sprawl?
Those are the competing arguments after Martin County commissioners on Tuesday approved a new zoning designation.
The first site to get the go-ahead is 1,500 acres north of Bridge Road and east of Interstate 95.
After seven months of talk and an eight-hour-plus hearing, the "Rural Lifestyle" land use was approved, allowing for more development on certain agricultural lands outside the existing urban-service boundary.
WPTV Chopper 5 flew over the first development to use the new zoning, Atlantic Fields. It will consist of 317 multi-million-dollar homes and a golf course on the existing Hobe Sound Polo Club.
"When it started, I was against it," said Harry MacArthur.
MacArthur’s family has run Harry and the Natives for decades just down Bridge Road. Over time, he changed his mind about his future neighbor.
"I feel this is the best option for Martin County at this time. Every other proposed development or breaking the comp plan I was against," MacArthur said.
McArthur said he was drawn because the plan keeps a majority of the property in green space.
Developers will also donate an equestrian facility, preserve an existing tree farm, and move the historic Hobe Sound train station into town for a future museum.
"There’s an assault going on against rural Florida," said Gil Smart, the executive director of Vote Water, an environmental group focusing on clean water.
Smart sees Atlantic Fields as a foot in the door for eager landowners whose property can now sprout homes instead of horticulture.
"It said to developers, this county commission, if they approved this project, they’ll approve your project as well and the gold rush is on," Smart said.
The developer for Atlantic Fields didn’t want to go on camera Wednesday, but a spokesperson said they’re ready to get started as soon as possible.
So who might live in this community?
Back in the spring, NFL Superstars Tom Brady and Michael Strahan both sent emails in support of the project. Brady said he was a member of "Discovery" and looking forward to coming to Atlantic Fields for years to come.
Developers have said this $1.6 billion project could bring an added $20 million in tax revenue annually.
MacArthur would like to see any tax windfall go toward affordable housing. As for the potential a-listers living in Atlantic Fields?
"We’ve had Sean Connery to you name it in the restaurant. All the baseball players, the football players in the restaurant. They’re all just people," MacArthur said.
People who will be calling this land home in a few years.
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WHO 13’s Megan Salois joins us for Wednesday fun on her son’s golden birthday!
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WFO MIDLAND/ODESSA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, September 14, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
338 PM CDT Wed Sep 14 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of southwest Texas, including the following
counties, Brewster, Jeff Davis, Pecos and Reeves.
* WHEN...Until 645 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 338 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Fort Davis, Balmorhea, Balmorhea Lake, Balmorhea State Park,
Star Mountain, Toyahvale, Buffalo Trail Scout 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.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
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A wild family affair!
Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis' daughter Daisy joined her mom on set and made an appearance in the highly anticipated film Don't Worry Darling. According to fan photos circulating on social media, the 5-year-old is credited as the character "Rosie."
The director previously spoke about her daughter's cameo to Vanity Fair on Sept. 8 with the outlet noting Daisy's scene is with Olivia and Florence Pugh as their when their characters lay are lying poolside and drink drinking cocktails as they await their husbands to return home from their mysterious jobs.
Beyond appearing on-camera, Daisy also spent time on-set behind the camera, watching her mom direct the film. In October 2020, Olivia shared a pic of her daughter sitting in a director's chair, captioning the sweet snap, "Tiny set visit."
For Olivia, having her little one by her side while production was taking place was an experience that she felt was distinctly tied to that of being a female director. "I was like," Olivia told the outlet, she noted, "I wonder if this experience is slightly different for men?"
She also noted that pulling double duty as both an actor and director required extra responsibilities her male colleagues had not advised on.
"I spoke to a lot of actor-directors about it, and they were encouraging," she told Vanity Fair. "But I realized later I had asked only men."
The visual of the toddler and her mom together on the set of the major movie was quite a sight, Katie Silberman, the writer-producer of the film shared with Vanity Fair.
"When I was little and I pictured a director in my head, it was always a man with a beard and glasses in a jean jacket with a bullhorn," she said. "Watching Olivia on the set, I was like, 'Oh, this is the image of a director that my daughter's going to have—this really talented, powerful, beautiful woman with her own daughter on her hip directing and leading all of these men and women on this set that she was so empathetically in charge of.'"
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WFO MIDLAND/ODESSA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, September 14, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
338 PM CDT Wed Sep 14 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of southwest Texas, including the following
counties, Brewster, Jeff Davis, Pecos and Reeves.
* WHEN...Until 645 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 338 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Fort Davis, Balmorhea, Balmorhea Lake, Balmorhea State Park,
Star Mountain, Toyahvale, Buffalo Trail Scout 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.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
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Sports News of Wednesday, 14 September 2022
Source: GNA
A member of the Executive Committee (EXCO) of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Mr. Tony Aubynn says he dreamt the Black Stars of Ghana had won the 2022 FIFA Qatar World Cup.
With this, Mr. Aubynn is confident this year’s tournament would be Ghana and Africa’s first World Cup glory.
He made this statement during the Stars4Qatar Promo launch at the GFA Headquarters in Accra on Wednesday.
The Medeama SC Board chairman said, “I dreamt we were presenting the World Cup trophy back home in Ghana. I say this with conviction that we would win."
"In 2006, no one gave the Black Stars a dog chance, but, we beat the number two in the World which was Czech Republic and reached the round of 16, and in 2010, we were almost going to win, until the unfortunate happened,” he added.
He noted that, even though Ghana put up a poor show in Brazil 2014, the Black Stars was a hard nut to crack for the eventual winners, Germany.
Mr. Aubbyn remained optimistic Ghana would win the tournament, saying, “with God on our side we are going to succeed”.
Ghana qualified for her fourth World Cup appearance earlier this year after edging rivals Nigeria on away goal rule in the CAF play-offs.
The Black Stars would feature in Group H at Qatar 2022 and will face Portugal, South Korea, and Uruguay.
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ALEXANDRIA, La. (WNTZ) – Neila Craig, the owner of Doce Vida is sharing her personal favorites from their menu.
Neila’s top picks from Doce Vida
Passion Fruit Mousse – Made from real passion fruit pulp
Palha Italiana – Chocolate truffle with layers of graham crackers
Gramma’s Cookies – Shortbread cookie with orange zest
Margarita Cookies – Made with Cachaça, a spirit distilled from fermented sugarcane juice
Coffee Bites – Cookies flavored with coffee
Kindin – Egg and coconut custard
Canudinho (Doce de leite horn) – Puff pastry horn filled with Doce de leite ( creamy caramel)
Flan – Milk custard
Cocada – Coconut praline
Beijinho – Milk truffle
Brigadeiro – Chocolate truffle
Cajuzinho – Chocolate truffle with cashews
Pieces of Love – Thin pie crust with pineapple and coconut filling
White Chocolate Bread Pudding
Bacon Bites – Savory cookies with bacon flavor
Rosemary Bites – (savory cookies with Rosemary)
Garlic Parmesan Bites – Savory cookies with garlic parmesan
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(The Hill) – Nearly 5,000 railway workers at the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) voted to reject a tentative contract agreement with railroads and authorize a strike, the union said Wednesday.
IAM members are the first to approve a strike and reject a contract based on recommendations released by a White House-appointed board last month.
The vote reveals that rail workers are not satisfied with the agreement, which calls for 24 percent raises and back pay but doesn’t address workers’ demands for more predictable scheduling and the ability to take time off for doctors’ appointments without being penalized.
IAM said that it would delay strike action until Sept. 29 at noon to allow union leaders to continue negotiations with railroads.
“We look forward to continuing that vital work with a fair contract that ensures our members and their families are treated with the respect they deserve for keeping America’s goods and resources moving through the pandemic,” IAM said in a statement.
More than 115,000 rail workers are legally allowed to strike as of Friday, a move that would shut down the transport of food, fuel and other goods, likely damaging the nation’s strained supply chains and driving up prices.
Lawmakers are preparing to use their authority to block a walkout. GOP senators are backing a bill that would enact a new contract based on the presidential board’s recommendations — the option railroads and other business interests are lobbying for — while Democratic leaders say they will intervene if necessary.
The White House, meanwhile, is discussing contingency plans to assure that key goods still make it to their destinations if railroads shut down.
“We are working with other modes of transportation, including shippers and truckers, air freight, to see how they can step in and keep goods moving in case of this rail shutdown,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Tuesday.
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GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that the number of coronavirus deaths worldwide last week was the lowest reported in the pandemic since March 2020, marking what could be a turning point in the years-long global outbreak.
At a press briefing in Geneva, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the world has never been in a better position to stop COVID-19.
“We are not there yet, but the end is in sight,” he said, comparing the effort to that made by a marathon runner nearing the finish line. “Now is the worst time to stop running,” he said. “Now is the time to run harder and make sure we cross the line and reap all the rewards of our hard work.”
In its weekly report on the pandemic, the U.N. health agency said deaths fell by 22% in the past week, at just over 11,000 reported worldwide. There were 3.1 million new cases, a drop of 28%, continuing a weeks-long decline in the disease in every part of the world.
Still, the WHO warned that relaxed COVID testing and surveillance in many countries means that many cases are going unnoticed. The agency issued a set of policy briefs for governments to strengthen their efforts against the coronavirus ahead of the expected winter surge of COVID-19, warning that new variants could yet undo the progress made to date.
“If we don’t take this opportunity now, we run the risk of more variants, more deaths, more disruption, and more uncertainty,” Tedros said.
The WHO reported that the omicron subvariant BA.5 continues to dominate globally and comprised nearly 90% of virus samples shared with the world’s biggest public database. In recent weeks, regulatory authorities in Europe, the U.S. and elsewhere have cleared tweaked vaccines that target both the original coronavirus and later variants including BA.5.
Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO’s technical lead on COVID-19, said the organization expected future waves of the disease, but was hopeful those would not cause many deaths.
Meanwhile in China, residents of a city in the country’s far western Xinjiang region have said they are experiencing hunger, forced quarantines and dwindling supplies of medicine and daily necessities after more than 40 days in a lockdown prompted by COVID-19.
Hundreds of posts from Ghulja riveted users of Chinese social media last week, with residents sharing videos of empty refrigerators, feverish children and people shouting from their windows.
On Monday, local police announced the arrests of six people for “spreading rumors” about the lockdown, including posts about a dead child and an alleged suicide, which they said “incited opposition” and “disrupted social order.”
Leaked directives from government offices show that workers are being ordered to avoid negative information and spread “positive energy” instead. One directed state media to film “smiling seniors” and “children having fun” in neighborhoods emerging from the lockdown.
The government has ordered mass testing and district lockdowns in cities across China in recent weeks, from Sanya on tropical Hainan island to southwest Chengdu, to the northern port city of Dalian.
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Border clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan have killed about 100 troops on both sides in the largest outbreak of fighting between the longtime adversaries in nearly two years, fueling fears of even bigger hostilities.
Here is a look at the decades-long conflict between the two neighbors, and the latest clashes.
WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?
Armenia and Azerbaijan have faced each other off in a conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh for more than three decades.
The mountainous region is part of Azerbaijan, but has been under the control of ethnic Armenian forces backed by Armenia since a separatist war there ended in 1994.
The territory in the southern Caucasus covers an area of roughly 4,400 square kilometers (1,700 square miles), about the size of the U.S. state of Delaware.
During the Soviet era, the mostly Armenian-populated region had an autonomous status within Azerbaijan. Long-simmering tensions between Christian Armenians and mostly Muslim Azeris, fueled by memories of the 1915 massacre of 1.5 million Armenians by Muslim Ottoman Turks, boiled over as the Soviet Union frayed in its final years.
Fighting broke out in 1988 when the region made a bid to join Armenia, and after the 1991 Soviet collapse hostilities escalated into a full-blown war, killing an estimated 30,000 people and displacing about 1 million.
When the war ended with a cease-fire in 1994, Armenian forces not only held Nagorno-Karabakh itself but also broad areas outside the territory’s borders.
International mediation efforts over the following decades failed to achieve a diplomatic settlement.
THE 2020 WAR
On September 27, 2020, Azerbaijan launched an operation called “Iron Fist” to reclaim control over Nagorno-Karabakh.
NATO-member Turkey, which has close ethnic, cultural and historic bonds with Azerbaijan, offered it strong support.
In six weeks of fighting involving heavy artillery, rockets and drones that killed more than 6,700 people, Azeri troops drove Armenian forces out of areas they controlled outside the separatist region and also seized broad chunks of Nagorno-Karabakh proper.
A Russia-brokered peace deal on Nov. 10 allowed Azerbaijan to reclaim control of the areas occupied by Armenian forces outside Nagorno-Karabakh for nearly three decades, including the Lachin region, which holds the main road leading from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia. Armenian forces also agreed to surrender control over significant sections of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Russia has deployed about 2,000 troops to the region to serve as peacekeepers under the deal.
The agreement triggered years of protests in Armenia, where the opposition denounced it as a betrayal of the country’s interests and called for the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Pashinyan has weathered the pressure, defending the deal as the only way to prevent Azerbaijan from seizing all of Nagorno-Karabakh.
AND THE NEW HOSTILITIES?
Sporadic clashes between Azeri and Armenian forces have repeatedly erupted in the area, but the fighting that began Tuesday was the most serious since the 2020 peace deal.
Both sides blamed each other for starting hostilities, with Armenia accusing Azerbaijan of an unprovoked attack and Baku saying it was responding to shelling by Armenian forces.
Armenia said at least 49 of its soldiers were killed while Azerbaijan said it lost 50.
Russia moved quickly to help negotiate an end to hostilities, but a cease-fire it tried to broker has failed to hold and clashes have continued.
Late Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin chaired a call with leaders of countries belonging to the Collective Security Treaty Organization, a Moscow-dominated grouping of several ex-Soviet nations that includes Armenia. The leaders agreed to send a fact-finding mission including top officials from the grouping to the conflict area.
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FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama inmate who authorities say escaped with the help of a jail supervisor who later killed herself in Indiana shared nearly 1,000 phone calls with the woman before the breakout, news outlets reported.
Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton said Casey White and Vicky White, who were not related, may have planned his escape over the phone, but authorities must listen to each of 949 calls before making a determination.
Authorities have said the two were in a romantic relationship and Singleton said at least some of the calls were sexual in nature.
The phone calls occurred after Casey White was transferred from the Lauderdale County Jail to a state prison where he was held until being returned to Lauderdale County before the escape, the sheriff said.
Casey White walked out of the county jail in handcuffs in April accompanied by Vicky White, the assistant corrections director, prompting an 11-day search for the pair. On the day of the escape, Vicky White, 56, told co-workers she was driving the inmate to a mental health evaluation.
The two were eventually discovered in Evansville, Indiana, where Casey White was captured. Vicky White shot herself in the head moments before the man was arrested, authorities said.
Casey White, who was jailed on a capital murder charge at the time of the escape and also serving time on other convictions, was charged with escape and murder in the woman's death. The defense has filed documents suggesting Vicky White was in charge of the escape and Casey White's mother has said he might not have known what was going on.
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Join others for one of our biggest events of the season on Sunday, Sept. 18 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Central Gardens of North Iowa. Celebrate beautiful Latino culture with food, dance, art, music, kid’s activities and the breaking of two piñatas. A celebration not to be missed. Follow Central Gardens of North Iowa on Facebook for the latest details. Todos son bienvenidos. Free to attend.
Abby covers education and entertainment for the Globe Gazette. Follow her on Twitter at @MkayAbby. Email her at Abby.Koch@GlobeGazette.com
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MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell says FBI agents seized his cellphone
MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell said Tuesday that federal agents seized his cellphone and questioned him about a Colorado clerk who has been charged in what prosecutors say was a "deceptive scheme" to breach voting system technology used across the country.
Lindell was approached in the drive-thru of a Hardee's fast-food restaurant in Mankato, Minnesota, by several FBI agents, he said on his podcast, "The Lindell Report." The agents questioned him about Dominion Voting Systems, Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters and his connection to Doug Frank, an Ohio educator who claims voting machines have been manipulated, he said.
The agents then told Lindell they had a warrant to seize his cellphone and ordered him to turn it over, he said. On a video version of his podcast, Lindell displayed a letter signed by an assistant U.S. attorney in Colorado that said prosecutors were conducting an "official criminal investigation of a suspected felony" and noted the use of a federal grand jury.
The circumstances of the investigation were unclear. The Justice Department did not immediately respond Tuesday night to a request for comment about the seizure or investigation.
"Without commenting on this specific matter, I can confirm that the FBI was at that location executing a search warrant authorized by a federal judge," FBI spokeswoman Vikki Migoya said in an email.
Federal prosecutors have been conducting a parallel investigation alongside local prosecutors in Colorado who have charged Peters with several offenses, including attempting to influence a public servant, criminal impersonation and official misconduct. The Republican was elected in 2018 to oversee elections in Colorado's Mesa County. A deputy clerk, Belinda Knisley, was also charged in the case, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two years of probation.
For more than a year, Peters has appeared onstage with supporters of former President Donald Trump who made false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen. The charges against Peters and Knisley allege the two were involved in a "deceptive scheme which was designed to influence public servants, breach security protocols, exceed permissible access to voting equipment, and set in motion the eventual distribution of confidential information to unauthorized people."
State election officials first became aware of a security breach in Mesa County in 2021 when a photo and video of confidential voting system passwords were posted on social media and a conservative website. Because each Colorado county has unique passwords maintained by the state, officials identified them as belonging to Mesa County, a largely rural area on the border with Utah.
Peters appeared onstage in August 2021 at a "cybersymposium" hosted by Lindell, who has sought to prove that voting machines have been manipulated and promised to reveal proof of that during the event.
While no evidence was provided, a copy of Mesa County's voting system hard drive was distributed and posted online, according to attendees and state officials.
The copy included proprietary software developed by Dominion Voting Systems that is used by election offices around the country. Experts have described the unauthorized release as serious, saying it provided a potential "practice environment" that would allow anyone to probe for vulnerabilities that could be exploited during a future election.
Nearly two years after the 2020 election, no evidence has emerged to suggest widespread fraud or manipulation, while reviews in state after state have upheld the results showing President Joe Biden won.
The Mesa County breach is just one of several around the country that have concerned election security experts. Authorities are investigating whether unauthorized people were allowed to access voting systems in Georgia and Michigan.
Lindell said the federal agents had also questioned him about when he first met Frank, an Ohio math and science educator, who is among a group of people who have been traveling across the U.S. meeting with community groups claiming to have evidence that voting machines were rigged in the 2020 election.
In court records, prosecutors say Frank met with Peters and members of her staff in April 2021 in her office. During the meeting, Frank told Peters that the county's election management system was vulnerable to outside interference and the group discussed concerns the state was going to "wipe" the machines, according to the court records.
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Associated Press writers Jill Colvin, Eric Tucker and Michelle R. Smith contributed to this report.
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WESTMORELAND COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) – An armed man in a rainbow wig claimed he was trying to “restore Trump as president” when he was arrested at a Dairy Queen in Pennsylvania last week.
Police were alerted to reports of a motorist driving erratically in Westmoreland County on the afternoon of Sept. 10, according to a Delmont Borough police report. While officers were looking for the driver’s Jeep, they were informed that he had pulled into the parking lot of a Dairy Queen, and entered the business wearing a bright yellow vest, a rainbow wig and carrying a handgun.
Police made contact with the suspect, later identified as 61-year-old Jan Stawovy of Hunker, Pennsylvania. According to an affidavit, Stawovy first claimed he was working “undercover with Pennsylvania State Police working on a major drug sting.”
Police also noted that Stawovy was shouting and yelling profanities.
Police said Stawovy then claimed he “talked to God” and was a “prophet” and would “kill all the Democrats because Trump was still president.”
He said he was working to “restore Trump to president of the United States,” according to court papers.
Stawovy reportedly told police he knew the Dairy Queen workers and they would “vouch” for him. The manager told police that Stawovy was in the store earlier that same day, when he placed $120 on the counter as a tip for “non-Democrats.” They told police they did not know who he was.
One of the responding officers noted that the man was suffering a “mental health crisis.” He was taken into custody and transported to a hospital.
A search of his car turned up two more loaded handguns — a 9mm and .22 caliber — along with 62 rounds of ammunition. Police noted that Stawovy didn’t have a concealed carry permit.
Stawovy is currently facing multiple felony charges.
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(The Hill) – Amtrak will cancel all long-distance trains beginning on Thursday to avoid disruptions in advance of a potential rail worker strike later this week.
An Amtrak spokesperson said the changes will ensure trains can reach their destinations before the strike, which could begin as early as Friday, and the adjustments could soon extend to other routes.
Amtrak is not involved in the contract negotiations between rail workers and freight companies, but many of its trains run on railroads owned by third parties that would shut down if a strike takes place.
“While we are hopeful that parties will reach a resolution, Amtrak has now begun phased adjustments to our service in preparation for a possible freight rail service interruption later this week,” the spokesperson said. “Such an interruption could significantly impact intercity passenger rail service.”
More than 115,000 rail workers are legally allowed to strike as of Friday, a deadline that has attracted a great deal of attention in Washington as lawmakers fear price gains and supply chain bottlenecks from the potential shutdown, which would add to already high inflation rates.
The new suspensions, which begin on Thursday, include Amtrak’s Auto Train service, which runs between Lorton, Va. and Sanford, Fla., and its Capitol Limited service, which runs between Washington, D.C. and Chicago.
Amtrak said it will also suspend its Cardinal service, which runs between New York City and Chicago, and its Palmetto service between D.C. and Savannah, Ga.
Palmetto trains north of D.C., which use Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor, have not been suspended.
Amtrak owns that rail line, which runs between Boston and D.C., so the company says “only a small number” of departures on the line as well as branches to Albany, N.Y., Harrisburg, Pa., and Springfield, Ma., will be affected.
The rail service said it will offer customers the ability to either change their travel to another date or receive a full refund.
Amtrak began suspending some of its longest routes on Tuesday and has since added additional cancellations, with 14 total routes now suspended as of Thursday.
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) on Wednesday became the first union to authorize a strike, with its nearly 5,000 workers rejecting a contract based on a White House-appointed board’s recommendations last month.
The contract proposal would implement 24 percent raises and back pay, but workers are demanding more predictable scheduling and the ability to take time off for doctors’ appointments without being penalized.
Fearing the potential economic fallout of a walkout, lawmakers are preparing to use congressional authority to block a strike.
Some GOP senators have backed a bill that would approve the proposed contract, which is supported by railroads and business interests, and Democratic leaders have suggested they will intervene if no agreement is reached.
“All parties need to stay at the table, bargain in good faith to resolve outstanding issues, and come to an agreement,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Wednesday. “A shutdown of our freight rail system is an unacceptable outcome for our economy and the American people, and all parties must work to avoid just that.”
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Britney Spears and Prince William had a 'cyber relationship' before he met Kate Middleton
Prince William reportedly stood up the 'Princess of Pop'
Britney Spears could have been the future queen of England!
In an interview from 2002, Spears told talk show host Frank Skinner that she and William had a "cyber relationship" and the pair communicated via email during their teenage years. The then 20-year-old pop star revealed that she invited the Prince of Wales to dinner while she was visiting London, but he never showed.
"We exchanged e-mails for a little bit and he was supposed to come and see me somewhere but it didn't work out," she said at the time, per the Daily Mail. "You were blown out by Prince William?" Skinner asked, and Spears replied, "Yeah."
The Daily Mail reported that Buckingham Palace denied rumors in the early 2000s about the "Princess of Pop’s" relationship with William.
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Spears was thriving in her career at the time and was on tour in the United Kingdom in the early 2000s. At the time of the interview, the "Toxic" singer was in a relationship with Justin Timberlake. The couple split at the end of 2002.
William began dating his wife, Princess Kate, in 2003. The future king of England was recently slammed on social media after a video went viral showing William’s apparent lack of chivalry with Middleton, while Prince Harry was praised for his treatment of wife Meghan Markle.
As the two couples prepared to depart the massive crowd outside of Windsor Castle gathering to pay their respects to the queen, Prince Harry was seen ushering his wife to their shared car, attentively opening and closing the door for her, while the Prince and Princess of Wales separately entered the car.
Fans eviscerated the elder monarch, with one Twitter user simply writing, "Harry holds the car door open for his wife. Makes sure she's safe. Wills does not. Case closed."
Several users reflected on the incident, drawing comparisons between William and his father, King Charles III, with Harry and his mother, the late Diana.
One user wrote, "Harry is a gentleman. William however acts like his father." Another person added, "Harry is a true king and son of Diana. (sic) Look how he cares (sic) for his wife."
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The royals have not commented on the public debate over William’s chivalry.
Kate, who was born Catherine Elizabeth Middleton, met Prince William while they were both attending the University of St. Andrews in Scotland in 2001. After being friends for a while, they eventually became a couple. The have been together since, except for a very short two-month breakup in 2007.
The pair were married in front of millions watching across the globe on April 29, 2011, at Westminster Abbey. They share three children: Prince George, 9, Princess Charlotte, 7 and Prince Louis, 4.
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Following William’s future role as king, Prince George is next in line for the throne.
Fox News' Ashlyn Messier contributed to this report.
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TORONTO (AP) — Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne’s careers were, perhaps, always on a collision course. Their similar red-haired, fair-skinned appearances have long been compared. At the 2017 Golden Globes when they presented together, host Jimmy Fallon introduced them by rapping “Chastain and the Redmayne” to the beat of Cypress Hill’s “Insane in the Membrane.”
Since meeting at a children’s film festival in Italy years ago, they’ve been friends, too. Even if they’ve occasionally verged on being rivals.
“I think we needed ‘The Danish Girl,’ because everyone always talks about how we look alike,” Chastain says. “I took a picture of him in costume in character and I emailed Eddie and I said, ‘Stop taking my roles, (expletive).’”
“The Good Nurse,” which premiered over the weekend at the Toronto International Film Festival, brings Chastain and Redmayne together on screen for the first time. It’s a deft, chilling true-life drama that revolves around the case of Charles Cullen, a nurse at East Coast hospitals who murdered at least 29 patients. The film is directed by Tobias Lindholm and adapted by screenwriter Krysty Wilson-Cairns (“1917,” “Last Night in Soho”) from Charles Graeber’s 2013 book, “The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness and Murder.”
Chastain plays Amy Loughren, a New Jersey single-mother nurse who befriends Cullen (Redmayne), after he’s newly hired. In an interview together at a Toronto hotel ahead of the film’s premiere, their easily apparent chemistry in the film was even more effusive in person.
“We play friends,” Chastain says, over-emphasizing “play.” “That was hard.”
“It was a joy,” beams Redmayne, causing Chastain to laugh and sigh: “He can’t even pretend.”
The film, which Netflix will release in theaters Oct. 19 and stream Oct. 26, deals with not just with a stealthy serial killer but the for-profit health care system that allowed him to go undetected for so long. Nnamdi Asomugha and Noah Emmerich co-star as police detectives.
“For me, the script was a complex story, a mixture of this very intimate friendship, a story of heroism by Jessica’s character, Amy,” says Redmayne. “But in some ways, it was a questioning of a system, and how that system worked or failed.”
“The Good Nurse” was initially set up several years ago, but Lindholm, the Danish writer of several Thomas Vinterberg films including the Oscar-winning “Another Round” and “The Hunt,” committed to making a sprawling Danish miniseries, “The Investigation,” about the death of 30-year-old Swedish journalist Kim Wall. The actors discussed their options and elected to wait for Lindholm.
“We had so many conversations before we even started. So we knew what we wanted with the film, and we were looking forward to it,” Lindholm says. “We came in with an extremely caring and loving energy. The three of us would be the core. My idea was that the three of us would create this film together.”
“They’re a dream, the two of them,” he adds. “They look alike. They have the same humor. They have the same energy. And yet they’re so different.”
For Chastain, 45, and Redmayne, 40, making “The Good Nurse” came with some trepidation. Working with friends, they note, can mean seeing a different side of someone. Redmayne’s character, too, is a deeply damaged person who puts up a gentle and warm facade. Redmayne’s slightly hangdog physicality in “The Good Nurse” is different than anything he’s done.
“I respect that he doesn’t need to torture other people around him to believe his performance,” says Chastain, who adds she respects any actor’s process. “I’d be talking to Eddie just as easily as this, and then ‘We gotta roll,’ and here comes Charlie. It wasn’t like we were having to work with Charlie. I was like, ‘Phew. I still like you, thank God!’”
“The Good Nurse” is Chastain’s first film since she won best actress at the Academy Awards earlier this year for “The Eyes of Tammy Faye.” Promotions have highlighted that the two leads of the film are Oscar winners; Redmayne won best actor for his Stephen Hawking in 2014’s “The Theory of Everything.”
“I have to say when I saw the trailer of our film and it was like both of us had it, I was like, ‘Yes,’” says Chastain.
“That’s almost the best feeling,” Redmayne responds. “Because you don’t really believe it when it happens.”
Chastain had previously had a superstition about holding an Oscar, and once refused to touch Redmayne’s award.
“But now,” she says, laughing, “I’ll hold your Oscar and you can hold mine.”
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Connecticut parents enraged over high school teacher's 'woke' worksheet: 'Underserving the students'
Terms like 'white privilege' and 'institutional racism' included in materials given to students
Parents in Connecticut are sounding the alarm over a "woke" worksheet handed out by a high school English teacher addressing political, gender and racial issues.
The worksheet, including terms like "white privilege" and "institutional racism," is drawing swift backlash from parents and members of the Southington High School school board.
One of the enraged parents told "America Reports" Wednesday that public schools should be focused instead on teaching skills that are necessary for advancing to college and the workforce.
"My contention is that schools should be focusing on practical matters, things students will need after they graduate high school to continue on in college and be a successful college student, or to go into the workforce and begin a successful career… They need to know how to read effectively, write, communicate," Michael Kryzanski, a father of five, said.
Kryzanski continued, "They need to have basic mathematical skills and science skills. This is what employers are looking for."
The worksheet states, "Racism is a systemic issue. If you look the other way or deny that these systems exist, you are part of the problem."
Vocabulary items that appeared on the worksheet included the terms "white privilege," "indigenous peoples," "transgender," "institutional racism," gender pronouns, the term "Latinx," as well as other controversial issues. The worksheet appears to show how those terms can be used in writing and includes definitions and proper ways to include a lot of those terms in their writing.
Other parents, like Southington resident Jenny Cinquemani, called the lesson "divisive" at a recent school board meeting.
Kryzanski heard about the assignment on a Facebook group called "Families for Freedom" which "monitors" what’s happening in Connecticut.
"When schools are focusing on all these other things and missing the mark on these critical things that students need to learn, they're underserving the students. And thus you can see what's happening with students graduating without being able to read, to write, very basic skills," Kryzanski said.
"In addition to that being an issue, these things are polarizing. They're divisive, these terms being used. Many of them don't have accurate definitions. No one actually knows what some of these things mean."
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Fox News' Cortney O'Brien contributed to this report.
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The family-favorite designer of soft, bamboo baby and toddler clothing releases three iconic prints inspired by the Wizarding World.
DALLAS, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kyte BABY announces its collaboration with Warner Bros. Consumer Products on its enchanting Harry Potter Collection of bamboo sleepwear, featuring three iconic prints for babies and toddlers inspired by the Harry Potter films. The collection will feature a range of body styles and accessories, including Kyte BABY's beloved sleep bags and blankets.
"We are overjoyed to be working with Warner Bros. Consumer Products!" said Kyte BABY Founder Ying Liu, whose own children admire the Wizarding World. "Our entire Kyte BABY team are huge Harry Potter fans too, so when we had the opportunity to make clothes with Harry Potter themes, it was a no-brainer! We are excited about our customers finding the best prints for their little ones."
With stars and sparkles to bring the magic to life, the Flight print includes three beloved flying creatures as depicted in JK Rowling's iconic stories. Hedwig the owl, Fawkes the phoenix and Buckbeak the Hippogriff will grace this collection, with their hallmark prints set on an all-new dark blue background color, Tahoe, which is from the Kyte's Fall 2022 collection.
The Icons print features several iconic elements from the Harry Potter films with metallic gold accents to give the overall print an enchanting and festive look. Images include Harry Potter's glasses and lightning bolt scar, a Golden Snitch, the Deathly Hallows symbol and a winged key.
Herbology is a print that contains many natural elements, including subjects of study during Herbology lessons at Hogwarts and iconic plants as depicted in the films, such as Mandrakes, Dirigible Plums, Asphodel and Leaping Toadstools. The illustrations, outlined in black, have a khaki background giving them Kyte BABY's spin on a vintage look.
The enchanting Harry Potter Collection will be available for purchase on the Kyte BABY website starting on Sept. 15 at 10 a.m. CDT. For more information, visit www.kytebaby.com.
Founded in 2014 in Dallas, Texas, Kyte BABY is the brainchild of Ying Liu. When looking for better quality material for her sensitive baby's skin, her research led her to the soothing and sustainable properties of bamboo. Out of this, Kyte BABY was launched. Using this environmentally-intelligent fabric, the company's line features clothing for babies, toddlers, and moms. The name Kyte BABY is a playful nod to the whimsical activity of flying a kite, meant to evoke a feeling of innocence, freedom, and a return to nature. Kyte BABY is a testament to timeless fun and youth while being natural and healthy.
Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP), part of Warner Bros. Discovery Global Brands and Experiences, extends the company's powerful portfolio of entertainment brands and franchises into the lives of fans around the world. WBCP partners with best-in-class licensees globally on an award-winning range of toys, fashion, home décor, and publishing inspired by Warner Bros.' biggest franchises from DC, Wizarding World, Looney Tunes, Hanna-Barbera, Game of Thrones, Cartoon Network and Adult Swim. With innovative global licensing and merchandising programs, retail initiatives, and promotional partnerships, WBCP is one of the leading licensing and retail merchandising organizations in the world.
In the years since Harry Potter was whisked from King's Cross Station onto Platform nine and three quarters, his incredible adventures have left a unique and lasting mark on popular culture. Eight blockbuster Harry Potter films based on the original stories by J.K. Rowling have brought the magical stories to life and today, the Wizarding World is recognized as one of the world's best-loved brands.
Representing a vast interconnected universe, it also includes three epic Fantastic Beasts films, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – the multi-award-winning stage-play, state-of-the-art video and mobile games from Portkey Games, innovative consumer products, thrilling live entertainment (including four theme park lands) and insightful exhibitions.
This expanding portfolio of Warner Bros. owned Wizarding World tours and retail also includes the flagship Harry Potter New York, Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter, Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo, and the Platform 9 3⁄4 retail shops.
The Wizarding World continues to evolve to provide Harry Potter fans with fresh and exciting ways to engage. For the worldwide fan community, and for generations to come, it welcomes everyone in to explore and discover the magic for themselves.
WIZARDING WORLD and all related trademarks, characters, names, and indicia are © & ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Publishing Rights © JKR. (s22)
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As legal sports betting in the US grows, gamblers can win — and lose — money quicker than ever
'Microbetting' is growing in popularity
With legal sports betting in its fifth year in much of the U.S., things are getting much more intense, with increasing ways to bet and more opportunities to rapidly win — and lose — money.
When the defending Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams kick off the NFL season Thursday night against the Buffalo Bills, 31 U.S. states plus Washington D.C. will offer legal sports betting. A record 46.6 million Americans say they plan to bet on the upcoming NFL season, up 3% from last year, according to the American Gaming Association.
This year's games will become the focus of the most intense scrutiny yet by gamblers.
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This is due to the rapid rise of so-called microbetting, the ability to place wagers on outcomes as narrowly targeted as whether the next play will be a run or a pass, how many yards will it gain, or whether the drive results in a punt, a touchdown, a turnover or something else.
It's the fastest-growing segment of legal sports betting, and while it encourages sportsbooks, it has those who treat compulsive gambling worried that the opportunity to make rapid-fire bets, one after the other over the course of a three-hour game, will create new problems for gamblers or worsen the addiction of those who already have a problem.
Microbetting "is a must-have to be a competitor in this space," said Matt Prevost, chief revenue officer for BetMGM. Between 40% to 65% of all bets his company takes on football come after the opening kickoff.
Johnny Avello, director of race and sports for DraftKings, said his company is concentrating more on microbetting offerings this fall.
"We're going to have more markets like betting on the next play, who's going to carry the ball, how many yards it will gain," he said. "We've found that those are equally as popular as who's going to win the game or the total amount scored."
Miami-based Betr is going beyond that. It launched its microbetting app on Sept. 1 and minces no words about what it soon will offer the gambling public: "Instant gratification."
In baseball, its app lets users wager on each pitch: How fast it will be, whether it's a ball or a strike; or whether it gets put into play.
Joey Levy, the company’s founder and CEO, called its product "a glimpse into the future of sports betting in the U.S. — an instant gratification focus to betting delivered in a simple, intuitive user experience that anyone can enjoy, even if they have not bet on sports before."
The company's app is currently in use for free-play only; Betr plans to take real money bets in numerous states as soon as they obtain licenses and regulatory approvals.
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Established sports betting companies including FanDuel and DraftKings started taking real-money microbets in recent years.
In baseball, for example, FanDuel, which is the official odds provider for The Associated Press, lets gamblers bet on whether the first pitch of a baseball game will be a ball or a strike, whether it will result in a hit or an out, or some other result. DraftKings takes bets on how many pitches a batter will see in a given at-bat, and has dabbled in pitch speed wagers. But it currently limits its baseball microbets to batter-to-batter predictions.
Microbetting is an incredibly fast way to rack up wins — and losses.
Keith Whyte, executive director of the National Council on Problem Gambling, says people placing microbets are at higher risk of developing a gambling disorder.
"The ability to place more bets, more quickly is a risk factor for any type of gambling," he said. "Now with microbetting, impulsivity and instant gratification is promoted as a selling point."
Whyte said continuous microbetting not only discourages responsible gambling behavior — like taking breaks and never chasing losses — but is also likely to appeal to those who already have gambling problems.
Numerous sportsbooks offer batter-to-batter bets in baseball on whether a hitter will reach base, strike out, walk or many other possibilities.
BetMGM does not currently offer batter-by-batter or pitch-by-pitch bets, although Prevost said, "We certainly are examining the technology."
In data released Wednesday, the American Gaming Association said 49% of NFL bettors will do so online this year, compared to 23% who plan to do it in person at a sportsbook.
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The Bills and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9% each) are the most popular picks to win the next Super Bowl, followed by the Rams and Kansas City Chiefs (8% each) and the Dallas Cowboys (7%).
Connecticut, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland and Wisconsin launched new markets since the start of the 2021 NFL season.
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White House tells all sides to stay at the bargaining table to avert 'unacceptable' freight rail shutdown as Amtrak cancels long-distance trains amid standoff
- The Biden administration was still working Wednesday to avoid a major strike by US freight railroad workers this weekend
- Freight railroad companies and two unions representing mainly train conductors were called to a meeting at the Labor Department in Washington
- 'All parties need to stay at the table, bargain in good faith to resolve outstanding issues,' the White House said
- A strike would have wide-ranging impacts on freight, travel, and agriculture, and could drive up the costs of goods
- Amtrak, the nation's cross-country railway system, is canceling all of its long-distance trains ahead of a planned freight workers' strike
- Unions representing engineers and conductors are set to go on strike Friday if they do not get more quality-of-life provisions in their contracts
- The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers also announced on Wednesday that its 4,900 members voted to reject a deal its leaders reached with freight railroad companies
- A strike would effectively shut down the country's freight train industry
- Doing so would cost the country an estimated $2 billion a day and send inflation soaring
- The Biden administration is now scrambling to get the unions to accept a deal
The White House on Wednesday called on all sides in a labor dispute to stay at the negotiating table – amid concerns that a freight rail strike could further inflame supply chain issues and damage the economic recovery.
'All parties need to stay at the table, bargain in good faith to resolve outstanding issues, and come to an agreement,' White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters.
'A shutdown of our freight rail system is an unacceptable outcome for our economy and the American people, and all parties must work to avoid just that,' she said.
She spoke while President Joe Biden made his way to Detroit – where he was cheered by union workers and credited the United Auto Workers with helping save the auto industry after the 2008 financial collapse.
'Kicking ass for the working class!' local auto union worker Ryan Buchalski, who introduced Biden, proclaimed at the event.
President Joe Biden talked up unions on a visit to Detroit Wednesday. The administration is calling on all sides to negotiate to avoid a rail strike
Jean-Pierre made the comments on a day freight railroad companies and two unions representing mainly train conductors were called to a meeting at the Labor Department in Washington, in talks hosted by Labor Secretary Mary Walsh.
That followed an attempt on Monday by President Joe Biden to mediate in the dispute threatening to paralyze the US train network and hurt the wider economy.
Biden 'had a conversation with both sides of this issue. And our continued message stays the same, which is that they need to continue to -- to negotiate at the table in good faith,' Jean-Pierre said.
'And we’re going to continue to work to make sure that we don’t put another burden -- another burden on the American people and the American families,' she said.
She also responded to a resolution by North Carolina Republican Sen. Richard Burr calling for unions to accept 'comprehensive recommendations made by President Biden’s appointees to the Presidential Emergency Board (PEB), which include significant wage rate increases for workers retroactive to 2020.'
'All parties need to stay at the table, bargain in good faith to resolve outstanding issues, and come to an agreement,' White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said en route to Detroit with Biden
Biden credited the U.A.W. with saving the U.S. auto industry. A local union worker who introduced him credited him with 'kicking ass for the working class!'
Burr in a statement called on the administration to reject the unions' 'bullying tactics.'
The Association of American Railroads has warned that a strike would bring 7,000 trains to a halt and could cost $2 billion a day.
'So, the negotiating process of the Presidential Emergency Board, which the President formed back in July ... puts the onus of resolving differences on the parties themselves,' she said. 'And so, this is an issue that can and should be worked out between the rail companies and the unions, not by Congress.'
'They have been able to come together and negotiate in the past. And that's what we're expecting this time around as well,' she added.
Absent an agreement, the unions and management could decide to continue the talks, keeping railroad workers on the job -- or Congress could step in to block the strike.
Any strike would be bad news for Biden, who regularly expresses strong support for workers but is also struggling to avoid further economic damage ahead of key midterm congressional elections in early November.
Voters already are worried about soaring prices in the post-pandemic economy, where supply chain issues have been a constant scourge and annual inflation has surged to a 40-year high.
Amtrak, the nation's cross-country railway system, is canceling all of its long distance trains ahead of a planned freight workers' strike that threatens to destroy the U.S. economy.
The company is not involved in the ongoing labor dispute, but freight companies own almost all of its 21,000 route miles outside the Northeast Corridor, where it owns its own tracks.
Its announcement on Wednesday effectively cancels all planned trips, including those from Washington DC to Sanford, Florida and the Silver Star from New York City to Miami. The only area that will not be affected by the train cancelations are those in the northeast corridor, between Boston and Washington DC.
More than 55,000 people ride the Amtrak outside of the Northeast Corridor each day, according to the Rail Passengers Association.
The company had previously said it was canceling several of its routes as two labor unions representing 60,000 engineers and conductors threatened to walkout of their jobs on Friday if their demands for safer working conditions are not met.
But after one of the 10 other labor groups that had already reached a tentative deal with the rail companies voted Wednesday to reject the offer, Amtrak officials announced it was now canceling all of its long-distance trains — issuing a serious blow to commuters and travelers.
Amtrak has already announced that it would be canceling trips on several of its routes in preparation for the strike
Amtrak officials had already announced it would be canceling trips on several of its routes in preparation for the unprecedented strike.
As of Tuesday, the passenger rail agency suspended service on three cross-country routes out of Chicago, going to San Francisco, the Pacific Northwest, and Los Angeles, Amtrak said in a statement Monday evening.
Service would also be disrupted for a route along a portion of one of those routes, the company said - between Los Angeles and San Antonio.
Calling the changes 'initial adjustments' made 'in preparation for a possible freight rail service interruption' later in the week, the move from the passenger rail comes as many of America's railroads have already stopped accepting shipments of hazardous and other security-sensitive materials due to the looming threat of a strike.
While the company is not among those in contract negotiations, nearly all of the passenger service's routes outside the Northeast run on tracks owned by freight railroads — meaning that a walkout could disrupt passenger service.
'These adjustments are necessary to ensure trains can reach their terminals prior to freight railroad service interruption if a resolution in negotiations is not reached,' Amtrak officials said in their statement.
It added that a walkout would 'significantly impact' the more than 21,000 route miles it operates outside the Northeast.
The affects, however, would likely be more minimal in the northeast, the company said, with a 'small number' of its Northeast Regional departures would see service interruptions if a strike were to transpire.
The passenger rail's preemptive maneuver echoes those of several America's most notable freight railroads in recent weeks, such as Union Pacific, which has already stopped accepting shipments of hazardous and other security-sensitive materials in anticipation of the looming threat.
Pacific, one of several major national railroads whose operations would be halted by the potential pause, said the move is meant to 'protect employees, customers, and the communities we serve.'
A statement from the railroad's trade group said they were taking steps to 'ensure that no such cargo is left on an unattended or unsecured train' during the potential unrest, in accordance with federal guidelines.
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers announced on Wednesday that its 4,900 members voted to reject a deal its leaders reached with freight railroad companies
Two other unions, representing 60,000 engineers and conductors, that are set to go on strike Friday as the Biden administration scrambles to reach a deal in a desperate attempt to prevent economic turmoil leading up to the midterm elections
The move comes as President Joe Biden struggles to prevent a shutdown of the freight train system after blocking a potential strike through executive action back in July, and delaying the possibility of a strike for 60 days. It is now set to expire on Friday at 12.01am.
At the same time, he appointed a Presidential Emergency Board, which came up with recommendations for a deal that has been accepted by nine of 12 unions. Those groups have reached tentative deals with the railroads that will see them earn 24 percent raises over five years, $5,000 in bonuses and one extra vacation day a year.
That deal, though, did not satisfy the two holdouts - The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen and the SMART Transportation Division, who say they are not interested in raises but rather safer working conditions.
Leaders of those two unions remained in negotiations with the railroad management companies on Wednesday as they demand more quality-of-life provisions be put into their contracts for the coming year, covering attendance policies, vacation, and sick days.
They say working conditions and scheduling issues are driving their members to quit in droves, leaving the railroads with a staffing shortage that those who are left have to fill.
The unions have already reduced what they are asking for, including eliminating their demand for paid sick days, according to the Washington Post, and say that if their demands are not met by Friday, they will strike to improve employees' quality of life.
Making matters worse, one of the groups that had accepted a tentative deal with the railroad management companies announced on Wednesday that it was pulling out of the deal.
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers said its 4,900 members had voted to reject a deal its leaders reached with the U.S. freight railroads in an effort to keep the system running.
It is now extending its negotiation process to September 29.
Experts say a freight trains strike would prevent recently harvested crops from moving to food processors, as well as disrupt the supply of fertilizer to grow new crops
It would also send gas prices soaring as oil refineries would have trouble producing their current volumes of gas
Experts say that a strike strike would hamper the country's already entangled supply chain and send inflation soaring once again.
Oil refineries would have trouble producing their current volumes of gas without the freight railroads, CNN reports, and would prevent recently harvested crops from moving to food processors, as well as disrupt the supply of fertilizer to grow new crops.
Additionally, according to the National Retail Federation, any rail strike could have long-lasting negative effects on the import of goods for the holiday season, causing shortages and higher prices.
And a potential rail strike would choke off supplies of already scarce computer chips and other car parts, cutting off the delivery to auto assembly plants, which could force temporary shutdowns at some of America's auto plants.
It would also disrupt the flow of completed new cars and trucks to dealers throughout the country, 75 percent of which move by rail.
In total, the Association of American Railroads has estimated that a rail strike could cost the United States an estimated $2 billion per day in economic output — a figure that has also been cited by the Department of Transportation.
'The cost will grow geometrically the longer the strike lasts,' said Patrick Anderson, of Anderson Economic Group. 'After a week, you'd see real damage in the US economy.'
'If we reach a week-long strike, we're in uncharted territory,' he added.
The potential strike comes as the United States economy is just starting to rebound from record-high inflation.
The Commerce Department's latest consumer price index report, released on Tuesday, shows that inflation in the United States dipped again in August to an 8.3 percent annual rate — representing a drop from the 40-year high of 9.1 percent recorded in June and 8.5 percent in July.
On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose 0.1 percent in August, after remaining flat in July. Those are the figures the Federal Reserve, which is charged with fighting inflation, monitors most closely.
Falling gas prices led the retreat in August's inflation figures, with gasoline dropping 10.6 percent on the month, though pump prices remained about 25 percent higher than they were a year ago.
'Today's data show more progress in bringing global inflation down in the US economy,' Biden said in a statement following Tuesday's report.
'Overall, prices have been essentially flat in our country these last two months: that is welcome news for American families, with more work still to do,' he added, referring to month-to-month changes in the index, which have been tamed by declining gas prices.
Still, the latest numbers were higher than expected, and Wall Street dropped sharply in reaction.
The Dow dropped more than 1,000 points on Tuesday afternoon and the S&P 500 sank 3.9 percent, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite lost 4.7 percent.
Food prices also continued to rise at a blistering rate, with the cost of groceries up 13.5 percent from last year, the biggest annual increase seen since February 1979.
And housing costs continued their upward march, with rent up 6.7 percent in the past 12 months.
President Joe Biden is scrambling to get the workers to reach an agreement with the freight companies in an effort to prevent potential economic turmoil ahead of the midterm elections. He is pictured here touring the Detroit Auto Show on Wednesday
Now, the self-proclaimed 'pro-union' president is scrambling to get the workers to reach an agreement with the freight companies in an effort to prevent potential economic turmoil ahead of the midterm elections as he meets with union leaders across the country.
The heads of those unions were set to meet with Labor Secretary Martin Walsh in Washington early on Wednesday, and the president personally called rail unions and companies on Monday in an attempt to avert a shut-down, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters.
'The White House is working with other modes of transportation (including shippers, truckers, air freight) to see how they can step in and keep goods moving, in case of a rail shutdown,' an unnamed White House official told CNN.
But the American Trucking Association has issued a statement saying it would require more than 460,000 additional long-haul trucks every day to meet the demand left by the freight trains, which, it says is 'not possible based on equipment availability and an existing shortage of 80,000 drivers.'
It instead called on Congress to act to keep railroad workers on the job, saying that the trucking industry depends on sharing shipments with the railroads.
Congressional Republicans have since said they are planning to introduce legislation that would impose a contract on the engineers' and conductors' unions that would force them to stay on the job.
'A rail worker strike would be catastrophic for America's transportation system and our already-stressed supply chain,' said Sen. Richard Burr, a North Carolina Republican who plans to introduce the bill with Sen. Roger Wicker, of Mississippi.
He said the PEB recommendations, which form the basis of the contract his legislation would impose 'are a fair and appropriate solution to a years-long negotiation process, but labor unions are continuing to hold the entire nation's rail system hostage as they demand more.'
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Judge temporarily blocks Ohio law banning most abortions
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A judge temporarily blocked Ohio’s ban on virtually all abortions Wednesday, again pausing a law that took effect after federal abortion protections were overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in June.
The decision means abortions through 20 weeks’ gestation can continue for now, in keeping with state law in place before the ban.
Hamilton County Judge Christian Jenkins’ decision to grant a 14-day restraining order against the law came as part of a lawsuit brought by the ACLU of Ohio on behalf of abortion providers in the state. The clinics argue the law violates protections in the state Constitution guaranteeing individual liberty and equal protection. The suit also says the law is unconstitutionally vague.
The law was signed by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine in April 2019, and prohibits most abortions after the first detectable “fetal heartbeat.” Cardiac activity can be detected as early as six weeks into pregnancy, before many people know they’re pregnant. The law had been blocked through a legal challenge, then went into effect after the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision was overturned.
DeWine’s opponent in the November election, Democrat and abortion rights proponent Nan Whaley, called Wednesday’s ruling “a victory, albeit a temporary one, for Ohio women.” She said, “Ohio women won’t be safe until we have a pro-choice governor who doesn’t seek to impose extreme views like government mandates against private health care decisions.”
Abortion providers and their defenders have said the law has already created a host of hardships, including forcing a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim to travel to Indiana for an abortion.
The judge’s decision is a blow for abortion opponents, who have been celebrating implementation of the long-delayed restrictions since Roe was overturned.
Right to Life of Greater Cincinnati had anticipated the judge was leaning toward a pause after a hearing held last week, when he asked questions about the 10-year-old’s case and suggested, “We should just be very honest about what we’re talking about here.”
“Let’s just be very honest,” the anti-abortion group wrote in a statement, “it is always, always best when LIFE is chosen. Always.”
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A pregnant 16-year-old girl panicked when she got a call from the only abortion clinic in West Virginia telling her that her appointment had been canceled and she needed to book one out-of-state.
“She started crying and said, ‘I don’t know what’s going on. Can I give the phone to my mom, so you can explain to her?’” Women’s Health Center of West Virginia Executive Director Katie Quiñonez said Wednesday, the day after state lawmakers passed a ban on abortion at all stages of pregnancy.
Clinic staff had dozens of similar conversations Tuesday night and Wednesday with frantic abortion patients trying to navigate their new reality. Quiñonez said her staff provided them with resources to book appointments outside West Virginia and funding to help with travel and for the procedure.
The abortion ban has yet to be signed by Republican Gov. Jim Justice, but he is expected to make it law. Quiñonez said the clinic's lawyer advised them to suspend abortions immediately.
Quiñonez believes the ban is so comprehensive that almost no one will be able to get abortions in West Virginia.
The ban has exemptions for medical emergencies and for rape and incest victims until eight weeks of pregnancy for adults and 14 weeks for children. Victims must report their assault to law enforcement 48 hours before the procedure. Minors can report to the police or a doctor, who then must tell police.
The bill requires abortions to be performed by a physician at a hospital — a provision that at least two Republican lawmakers have said was intended to shut down abortions at the Women's Health Center, which has provided the procedure since 1976. Providers who perform illegal abortions can face up to 10 years in prison.
Quiñonez said sexual assaults are already underreported because the reporting process is traumatic and people face shame and are not believed by law enforcement and their communities.
“Not to mention, how are minors supposed to report sexual abuse or incest if they’re being victimized by their own parents? How are they supposed to just go to law enforcement to report that?" she said. "As an adult, it’s scary to go to law enforcement. It’s scary to appear in front of a judge, but we’re going to expect teenagers to do it somehow. ”
With the governor's signature, West Virginia would be the second state after Indiana to approve an abortion ban after the U.S. Supreme Court’s June decision to end the constitutional protection of abortion rights. The ruling ignited intense state-level debates, especially in states controlled by Republicans, about when to impose the ban, whether to carve out exceptions in cases involving rape, incest or the health of the woman giving birth, and how those exceptions should be implemented.
West Virginia is a rural state that has multi-county regions with no hospital. People who do go to hospitals seeking abortions are often turned away, Quiñonez said. Some religiously affiliated hospitals refuse to perform them. The Women's Health Center had to recruit doctors who travelled from out-of-state to work at the clinic because they couldn't find any willing physicians in West Virginia.
Quiñonez was present at the Capitol throughout lawmakers’ deliberations Tuesday, listening with protestors outside the chamber doors. At one point, she became overcome with emotion and sat alone in one of the Capitol's marble stairwells remembering herself at ages 17 and 22 sitting in her bathroom holding a positive pregnancy test.
“Tears just started welling up in my eyes then — it just took me right back there,” said Quiñonez, who has had two abortions in West Virginia, one at the Women's Health Center. “I was envisioning all of the phone calls that I would be having to make later and how those patients were going to have those same feelings or possibly be in even more dire circumstances.”
She said it's hard to say how she and her staff are coping. After they finished canceling abortion appointments Wednesday, she sent her staff home.
“I don’t really have a good answer for that question," she said. "I’m feeling incredibly disgusted and angry with the people who are somehow in power in this state.”
Quiñonez said just because the clinic is shuttering abortion services doesn't mean it's going away. It also provides gender-confirming hormone therapy, HIV prevention and treatment and routine gynecological care — cervical exams, cancer screenings and testing and treatment for diseases spread through sex — mostly for low-income patients on Medicaid with nowhere else to go.
“There’s a lot that we don’t know, but the one thing that we do know is that we’re not closing our doors," she said.
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Maine National Guardsman accepts plea deal in rape case
Maine National Guard soldier accepts plea deal and will serve 90 days in jail for aggravated assault
A Maine National Guard soldier accused of raping a fellow soldier during a drill weekend reached a plea deal in which he was convicted of aggravated assault.
David Cyr is serving 90 days in jail after pleading no contest in exchange for prosecutors dropping two counts of gross sexual assault last month.
The plea deal means Cyr doesn't have to register as a sexual offender, the Bangor Daily News reported. Cyr maintains his innocence, his attorney said.
MAINE FAMILY MISSING SINCE JUNE FOUND SAFE, 'NO EVIDENCE OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR,' POLICE SAY
The charges came as the Maine National Guard is taking steps including partnering with the Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault to improve its handling of sexual assault and harassment within its ranks.
This spring, Maine Gov. Janet Mills signed a law that requires the attorney general to review the law enforcement response to sexual assault and harassment allegations, mandates an annual report to the Maine Legislature, and provides post-discharge travel funds for personnel to attend legal proceedings.
The charges levied against Cyr last year stemmed from an incident two years earlier in which he was accused of assaulting a woman while the two were out for drinks following a day of training in Washington County.
CHARGES AGAINST MAINE MACHETE KILLER HAVE BEEN DROPPED
After Cyr was charged, the guard stripped him of his rank and banned him from drills. He was discharged in March.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) (the "Company") announced that its President and Chief Executive Officer, Rainer M. Blair, will comment tomorrow on the Company's third quarter 2022 performance in a presentation at its investor and analyst event.
Mr. Blair will communicate that Danaher's third quarter 2022 core revenue growth is expected to be above the Company's prior guidance range. This increase is driven by higher Cepheid respiratory testing revenue, which is now anticipated to be greater than $500 million for the third quarter 2022 versus the prior expectation of approximately $325 million. The Company continues to expect base business core revenue growth to be in the high single digit range in the third quarter.
Danaher will host a live video webcast of its investor and analyst meeting on September 15, 2022, beginning at approximately 12:00 p.m. ET and concluding at approximately 2:30 p.m. ET. The video webcast and accompanying slide presentation will be available on the Investors section of Danaher's website, www.danaher.com, under the heading "Events & Presentations." A replay of the webcast will be available shortly after the conclusion of the presentation.
ABOUT DANAHER
Danaher is a global science and technology innovator committed to helping its customers solve complex challenges and improving quality of life around the world. Its family of world class brands has leadership positions in the demanding and attractive health care, environmental and applied end-markets. With more than 20 operating companies, Danaher's globally diverse team of approximately 80,000 associates is united by a common culture and operating system, the Danaher Business System, and its Shared Purpose, Helping Realize Life's Potential. For more information, please visit www.danaher.com.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
Statements in this release that are not strictly historical, including the statements regarding the Company's anticipated third quarter 2022 non-GAAP core revenue growth and base business core revenue growth, anticipated third quarter 2022 respiratory testing revenue and any other statements regarding events or developments that we believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future are "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. There are a number of important factors that could cause actual results, developments and business decisions to differ materially from those suggested or indicated by such forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. These factors include, among other things, deterioration of or instability in the economy, the markets we serve and the financial markets, uncertainties relating to U.S. laws or policies, including potential changes in U.S. policies and tariffs and the reaction of other countries thereto, contractions or growth rates and cyclicality of markets we serve, competition, our ability to develop and successfully market new products and technologies and expand into new markets, the potential for improper conduct by our employees, agents or business partners, our compliance with applicable laws and regulations (including rules relating to off-label marketing and other regulations relating to medical devices and the health care industry), the results of our clinical trials and perceptions thereof, our ability to effectively address cost reductions and other changes in the health care industry, our ability to successfully identify and consummate appropriate acquisitions and strategic investments and successfully complete divestitures and other dispositions, our ability to integrate the businesses we acquire and achieve the anticipated growth, synergies and other benefits of such acquisitions, contingent liabilities and other risks relating to acquisitions, investments, strategic relationships and divestitures (including tax-related and other contingent liabilities relating to past and future IPOs, split-offs or spin-offs), security breaches or other disruptions of our information technology systems or violations of data privacy laws, the impact of our restructuring activities on our ability to grow, risks relating to potential impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets, currency exchange rates, tax audits and changes in our tax rate and income tax liabilities, changes in tax laws applicable to multinational companies, litigation and other contingent liabilities including intellectual property and environmental, health and safety matters, the rights of the United States government to use, disclose and license certain intellectual property we license if we fail to commercialize it, risks relating to product, service or software defects, product liability and recalls, risks relating to product manufacturing, our relationships with and the performance of our channel partners, uncertainties relating to collaboration arrangements with third-parties, commodity costs and surcharges, our ability to adjust purchases and manufacturing capacity to reflect market conditions, reliance on sole sources of supply, the impact of deregulation on demand for our products and services, the impact of climate change, or legal or regulatory measures to address climate change, labor matters and our ability to recruit, retain and motivate talented employees, international economic, political, legal, compliance, social and business factors (including the impact of the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the United Kingdom's separation from the EU), disruptions relating to man-made and natural disasters (including pandemics such as COVID-19), and pension plan costs. Additional information regarding the factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements is available in our SEC filings, including our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter of 2022. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release and except to the extent required by applicable law, the Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events and developments or otherwise.
Statement Regarding Non-GAAP Measures
Each of the non-GAAP measures set forth above should be considered in addition to, and not as a replacement for or superior to, the comparable GAAP measure, and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Management believes that these measures provide useful information to investors by offering additional ways of viewing Danaher Corporation's ("Danaher" or the "Company") results that, when reconciled to the corresponding GAAP measure, help our investors to:
- with respect to core sales and related sales measures, identify underlying growth trends in our business and compare our sales performance with prior and future periods and to our peers.
While we expect overall demand for the Company's COVID-19 related products to moderate as and to the extent the pandemic subsides, as the pandemic evolves toward endemic status we believe a level of demand for the Company's products that support COVID-19 related vaccines and therapeutics (including initiatives that seek to prevent or mitigate similar, future pandemics) and COVID-19 testing will continue. However, on a relative basis, we expect the level of ongoing demand for products supporting COVID-19 testing will be subject to more fluctuations in demand than the level of demand for products supporting COVID-19 related vaccines and therapeutics. Therefore, beginning with the first quarter of 2022, in addition to disclosing core revenue growth, we disclose "base business core sales growth" on a basis that excludes revenues related to COVID-19 testing and includes revenues from products that support COVID-19 related vaccines and therapeutics. We believe this additional measure provides useful information to investors by facilitating period-to-period comparisons of our financial performance and identifying underlying growth trends in the Company's business that otherwise may be obscured by fluctuations in demand for COVID-19 testing as a result of the pandemic.
Management uses these non-GAAP measures to measure the Company's operating and financial performance, and uses core sales in the Company's executive compensation program.
- With respect to core sales related measures, (1) we exclude the impact of currency translation because it is not under management's control, is subject to volatility and can obscure underlying business trends, and (2) we exclude the effect of acquisitions and divested product lines because the timing, size, number and nature of such transactions can vary significantly from period-to-period and between us and our peers, which we believe may obscure underlying business trends and make comparisons of long-term performance difficult.
With respect to forecasted core sales related measures, we do not reconcile these measures to the comparable GAAP measure because of the inherent difficulty in predicting and estimating the future impact and timing of currency translation, acquisitions and divested product lines, which would be reflected in any forecasted GAAP revenue.
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Judge temporarily blocks Ohio law banning most abortions
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A judge temporarily blocked Ohio’s ban on virtually all abortions Wednesday, again pausing a law that took effect after federal abortion protections were overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in June.
The decision means abortions through 20 weeks’ gestation can continue for now, in keeping with state law in place before the ban.
Hamilton County Judge Christian Jenkins’ decision to grant a 14-day restraining order against the law came as part of a lawsuit brought by the ACLU of Ohio on behalf of abortion providers in the state. The clinics argue the law violates protections in the state Constitution guaranteeing individual liberty and equal protection. The suit also says the law is unconstitutionally vague.
The law was signed by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine in April 2019, and prohibits most abortions after the first detectable “fetal heartbeat.” Cardiac activity can be detected as early as six weeks into pregnancy, before many people know they’re pregnant. The law had been blocked through a legal challenge, then went into effect after the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision was overturned.
DeWine’s opponent in the November election, Democrat and abortion rights proponent Nan Whaley, called Wednesday’s ruling “a victory, albeit a temporary one, for Ohio women.” She said, “Ohio women won’t be safe until we have a pro-choice governor who doesn’t seek to impose extreme views like government mandates against private health care decisions.”
Abortion providers and their defenders have said the law has already created a host of hardships, including forcing a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim to travel to Indiana for an abortion.
The judge’s decision is a blow for abortion opponents, who have been celebrating implementation of the long-delayed restrictions since Roe was overturned.
Right to Life of Greater Cincinnati had anticipated the judge was leaning toward a pause after a hearing held last week, when he asked questions about the 10-year-old’s case and suggested, “We should just be very honest about what we’re talking about here.”
“Let’s just be very honest,” the anti-abortion group wrote in a statement, “it is always, always best when LIFE is chosen. Always.”
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Latest package delivery scam involves USPS, sheriff’s office warns
Published: Sep. 14, 2022 at 4:04 PM CDT|Updated: 47 minutes ago
JENA, La. (Gray News) - Authorities in Louisiana are getting the word out about a scam involving the U.S. Postal Service.
The LaSalle Parish Sheriff’s Office reports it has become aware of a scam where residents receive a text message that appears to be from the postal service stating that there is a problem with a delivery.
If clicked, the link will take the user to a site that appears to be a USPS website that asks for credit card information to have the package delivered for a fee.
Authorities said this is a scam, and the postal service does not operate in such a manner.
The sheriff’s office urged all residents not to click on these links or follow such fraudulent text messages.
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Newly revealed text messages show how deeply involved a Mississippi governor was in directing more than $1 million in welfare money to retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre.
Instead of the money going to help low-income families in one of the nation’s poorest states, as intended, it was funneled through a nonprofit group to Favre and spent on a new volleyball facility at a university that the football star and the governor both attended.
The texts from 2017 show Republican Gov. Phil Bryant, who left office in 2020, was “on board” with the arrangement. The state is suing Favre and others, alleging they misspent millions of dollars in welfare money. The director of the nonprofit has pleaded guilty to criminal charges in Mississippi’s largest public corruption case in decades.
The texts were in court documents filed Monday in state court by an attorney for the nonprofit known as the Mississippi Community Education Center. The messages between Favre and the center’s executive director, Nancy New, included references to Bryant.
The texts showed discussion between Favre and New about arranging payment from the Mississippi Department of Human Services through the nonprofit to Favre for speaking engagements, with Favre then saying he would direct the money to the volleyball facility at the University of Southern Mississippi.
Favre played football at the university in Hattiesburg before going to the NFL in 1991, and his daughter started playing on the volleyball team there in 2017.
According to court documents, Favre texted New on Aug. 3, 2017: “If you were to pay me is there anyway the media can find out where it came from and how much?”
New responded: “No, we never have had that information publicized. I understand you being uneasy about that though. Let’s see what happens on Monday with the conversation with some of the folks at Southern. Maybe it will click with them. Hopefully.”
Favre responded: “Ok thanks.”
The next day, New texted Favre: “Wow, just got off the phone with Phil Bryant! He is on board with us! We will get this done!”
Favre responded: “Awesome I needed to hear that for sure.”
Attorneys for Favre did not immediately respond to a phone message Wednesday from The Associated Press.
In a July 11 court filing, New’s attorney wrote that Bryant directed her to pay $1.1 million in welfare money to Favre through the education center for “speaking at events, keynote speaking, radio and promotional events, and business partner development.”
In July, a Bryant spokesperson said allegations that the governor improperly spent the money are false and that Bryant had asked the state auditor to investigate possible welfare fraud.
Bryant served two terms as governor and could not run again in 2019 because of term limits. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern Mississippi.
New and her son, Zachary New, who helped run the nonprofit, pleaded guilty in April to charges of misspending welfare money. They await sentencing and have agreed to testify against others.
Favre has not been charged with any criminal wrongdoing.
In May, the Mississippi Department of Human Services filed a civil lawsuit against Favre, three former pro wrestlers and several other people and businesses to try to recover millions of misspent welfare dollars. The lawsuit said the defendants “squandered” more than $20 million from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families anti-poverty program.
About 1,800 Mississippi households received payments from the program in 2021, according to the Department of Human Services. A family of three must have a monthly income below $680 to qualify for help, and the current monthly benefit for that family is $260. Payments are allowed for up to five years.
In pleading guilty, Nancy and Zachary New acknowledged taking part in spending $4 million of welfare money for the volleyball facility.
The mother and son also acknowledged directing welfare money to Prevacus Inc., a Florida-based company that was trying to develop a concussion drug. Favre has said in interviews that he supported Prevacus.
Mississippi Auditor Shad White said Favre was paid for speeches but did not show up. Favre has repaid the money, but White said in October that he still owed $228,000 in interest.
In a Facebook post when he repaid the first $500,000, Favre said he didn’t know the money came from welfare funds. He also said his charity had provided millions of dollars to poor children in Mississippi and Wisconsin.
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Speech Improvement Center is hosting their very first Speech Pathology Intern Day on October 14th, 2022 in Pacoima, CA 91331. Speech Pathology Intern Day is open to all Speech Language Pathology and Speech Language Pathology Assistant students across all schools in California.
The event will be held at the corporate office located in Pacoima and will take place from 9:30am – 3:30pm.
Speech Improvement Center is a private practice with over 24 locations in California. They specialize in speech therapy for pediatric population and come across different disorders such as voice, apraxia, and articulation, as well as expressive and receptive disorders. Speech Improvement Center is known for its extensive and detailed training programs for speech therapists and the career growth opportunities within the field. They also offer SLPA job and SLP job opportunities in all their centers.
The event is hosted for speech therapy students who want to learn more about the field and get an experience about what a day in the life of a speech therapist looks like. The students will get a chance to learn about different employment settings within the field, learn about the pros and cons of each setting, as well as hear from different professionals in the field about their experiences. There will also be different case studies and clinical subjects that will be covered through out the day, giving students a head start about the clinical knowledge and different disorders they might come across in the real world. Students will also learn about how to apply for their SLP/SLPA licenses in California. Breakfast and lunch will be provided, along with lots of fun games and activities designed specifically for students to learn and benefit from.
Speech Pathology Intern Day at Speech Improvement Center offers free admission and is open to all speech pathology students across the state of California. The event is hosted in person and will have limited seating. Those who are interested in attending the event should register before October 7th on Speech Pathology Intern Day - Speech Improvement Center.
Speech Improvement Center also offers employment opportunities for Speech Language Pathologists, Speech Language Pathology Assistants, and Clinical Fellows. If you are interested in growing your speech therapy career with a company that provides multiple opportunities for growth and specialization, Speech Improvement Center might be the right place for you. For employment opportunities, please visit: Speech Language Pathologist Assistant (SLPA) - North Hollywood, CA - Speech Improvement Center
Even if you are not located in California but are interested in relocating, Speech Improvement Center will offer relocation assistance for the right candidates!
To check out all the locations throughout California, please visit: Locations - Speech Improvement Center
For more information, please reach out to join@speechic.net.
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WEST MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD)— Missed our morning show? Here’s your Midday Ark-La-Miss Update for Wednesday, September 14, 2022. Watch NBC’s new midday newscast “NBC News Daily” on weekdays from 1 PM to 2 PM central time for national and world news, as well as your full local forecast and top stories across the Ark-La-Miss.
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DALLAS, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NexBank Capital, Inc., a Dallas-based financial services and parent company of NexBank, announced that it completed a $50 million common equity raise through an offering of 199,996 shares of its common stock. The private placement closed on September 9, 2022. The net proceeds will be used as growth capital and for other general corporate purposes.
This press release is for informational purposes only and shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or sale is not permitted.
About NexBank Capital, Inc.
NexBank Capital, Inc. is a financial services company that serves its clients through three core businesses: Institutional Banking, Commercial Banking, and Mortgage Banking. It provides customized financial and banking services primarily to institutional clients, financial institutions, and corporations nationwide.
NexBank | Member FDIC | Equal Housing Lender
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NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Nathan McCowan, chair of the Alaska Native Village Corporation Association, on the election of Mary Peltola to Congress.
Juana Summers is a political correspondent for NPR covering race, justice and politics. She has covered politics since 2010 for publications including Politico, CNN and The Associated Press. She got her start in public radio at KBIA in Columbia, Mo., and also previously covered Congress for NPR.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday:
Starbucks Corp., up $4.86 to $92.70.
The coffee chain gave investors an encouraging update on its operations and profit goals.
Union Pacific Corp., down $8.34 to $217.95.
Freight railroads fell as as union members approach a nationwide strike deadline on Friday.
Flowserve Corp. down $2.36 to $28.43.
The company that makes pumps and other parts for the oil and gas industries gave investors a discouraging third-quarter financial update.
Moderna Inc., up $8.10 to $139.40.
The company is reportedly in talks to possibly supply its COVID-19 vaccine to China.
Compass Minerals International Inc., up $2.06 to $41.37.
The producer of salt, magnesium chloride, and other plant nutrients is getting a $252 million investment from a Koch Industries subsidiary.
Nucor Corp., down $15.39 to $120.71.
The steel company warned investors that profits are being hurt by lower prices and reduced shipping volumes.
Johnson & Johnson, up $3.33 to $164.66.
The world’s biggest maker of health care products announced a $5 billion stock buyback plan.
Exxon Mobil Corp., up $2.34 to $97.67.
Energy stocks gained ground along with rising crude oil prices.
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Spies and Navy SEALs are not the only ones who don night vision goggles — at least not anymore.
Now, elite firefighting pilots wear them too.
A handful of firefighting pilots in California, in fact, have used new night goggle technology to combat he destructive Fairview fire near Hemet and the vast Mosquito fire in the Sierra Nevada. The new, yet dangerous-to-use, goggles allow pilots to get closer to wildfires at night, spot new flare-ups and gather other crucial information.
The state-of-the-art goggles and Cal Fire’s modified Blackhawk helicopter are being used, for the first time, to fight wildfires at night.
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has 12 modified Blackhawk helicopters that are 33% faster than the reliable Huey aircraft and carry far more water. But only a few of these new Sikorsky Blackhawk helicopters carry the night goggle technology — and pilots must be specially trained because it’s difficult to master.
The elite group of goggle-trained firefighting pilots have attacked vast fires at night in Northern and Southern California, playing a role in the Fairview fire that killed two and blackened 28,000 acres in the Inland Empire.
The new night technology makes firefighter pilots “ready for extended attack,” a Cal Fire spokesperson said in an interview with Fox Channel 40 Sacramento, which is covering the Mosquito fire. The Mosquito fire is the largest in California, blackening 50,000 acres and destroying 24 homes.
For years, attempts to attack wildfires at night were seen as dangerous, and Cal Fire limited its efforts to daylight hours. Normally, a firefighting pilot has a 200-degree field of view. But when wearing the night goggles, their field of vision is far narrower at 40 degrees.
But now, thanks to intensive training of pilots who use the advanced aviation technology, night flying operations are expected to expand.
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Staff writer Jeff Goertzen contributed to this report.
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CHICAGO, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (NYSE: TDS) announced the publication of its 2021 Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) Report.
"TDS has held good corporate responsibility at the forefront of our values for over 50 years," said LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr., TDS President and CEO. "This report will highlight many of our efforts."
In order to advance its ESG strategy, TDS conducted a stakeholder assessment to identify challenges and opportunities that are most important to stakeholders. TDS partnered with an independent third party to guide the organization in the process of researching, testing, and analyzing its significant ESG issues. The topics identified in the stakeholder assessment remain key priorities for the TDS ESG Program. These include: Access and Affordability; Data Security; Business Continuity; Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; and Community Relations and Engagement.
"Our socially responsible practices, which make up the "S" in ESG, are what comprise our 3Cs – Customers, Culture, and Community," said Carlson.
TDS has also designated an Environmental, Social and Governance Steering Committee to oversee all initiatives and disclosures related to ESG.
The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) framework is featured in the appendix of the TDS 2021 ESG report and provides a collection of industry-specific standards to help measure and communicate performance on sustainability topics.
TDS also prepared an index in reference to the Global Reporting Initiative's (GRI) Standards in order to report significant economic, environmental, and social topics within the business.
About TDS
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS), a Fortune 1000® company, provides: wireless; broadband, video and voice; and hosted and managed services to approximately 6 million customer connections nationwide through its businesses, UScellular, TDS Telecom, and OneNeck IT Solutions. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Chicago, TDS employed approximately 8,900 associates as of June 30, 2022.
For more information about TDS and its subsidiaries, visit:
TDS: www.tdsinc.com
UScellular: www.uscellular.com
TDS Telecom: www.tdstelecom.com
OneNeck IT Solutions: www.oneneck.com
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As the 4.4 magnitude earthquake and 4.3 aftershock socked Santa Rosa Tuesday evening, the ShakeAlert system kicked into service, swiftly sending warnings to cell phones in the area and beyond.
Officials with the U.S. Geological Survey, which operates the earthquake early warning system, said Wednesday that the system worked as planned, speedily sending automated alerts to My Shake and Google, which sent out cell phone warnings.
“We were very pleased with the outcomes,” said Robert De Groot, systems operations manager for the Shake Alert program. “It’s a sign that we’re moving in the right direction and things are working as we planned.”
- Santa Rosa earthquake: This little-known fault could soon produce the big one.
Residents in the North Bay, though shaken by the quakes, agreed, reporting on social media that the alerts gave them a few seconds to take cover.
“Bravo to the CA earthquake early warning system,” a Twitter user Amanda Stupi wrote. “Had enough time to get my kid and I under the kitchen table. Husband had enough time to text us and make sure we saw alert. My mind is kind of blown.”
ShakeAlert uses a network of more than 1,000 motion sensors spread across California, Oregon and Washington state to detect the first waves of earthquakes and instantaneously send them to USGS processing sensors including one in Menlo Park.
The centers quickly analyze the data, verify it indicates and earthquake and sends that information to alert providers and partners.
“It’s all automated and very fast,” De Groot said. “Everything happens in seconds and everyday we’re working at increasing the speed.”
The further from the epicenter, the longer the warning.
The USGS said that by the time the ShakeAlert warning went out on people’s cell phones, the quakes had already been felt in a 9-mile radius from the epicenter. People in Vallejo had an 11.4-second warning before the quakes hit; San Francisco got an 18.8-second warning and Oakland residents got a 19.2-second warning. ShakeAlert had warned that the quake could be as big as a magnitude 5.0.
Some residents near the epicenter said they got the warning as they hunkered down under the kitchen table, De Groot said. But even that has the benefit of letting people know an earthquake struck.
“One guy said he was glad to know it wasn’t a bomb,” he said. “In today’s world, that may be important.”
One part of the ShakeAlert program that didn’t kick in Tuesday night is a system that automatically slows and stops BART trains. BART spokesperson Jim Allison said the quake was too far away to trigger the automated shutdown. BART and Southern California’s MetroLink commuter rail system are the only two transit systems using and testing the automated early warning shutdowns.
At other agencies, including the North Bay’s SMART trains, humans receive the warnings like everyone else and make the decision whether or not to stop trains. SMART stopped all of its trains for 15 minutes Tuesday night to inspect tracks for possible damage then resumed service.
While ShakeAlert worked as planned, De Groot said, one thing that needs work is teaching people how best to use those extra seconds.
Instead of watching the chandelier sway or running outside, he said, people should duck under a table or drop to the ground and cover your head with your hands and arms. People are often injured while trying to run outside during earthquakes, he said, when they collide with others, crash into walls or are struck by falling objects.
“Those few seconds between when you get the warning and when the shaking starts could make a big difference,” he said. “The difference between being unscathed and being hit by a brick.”
Michael Cabanatuan (he/him) is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: mcabanatuan@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @ctuan
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Copenhagen and Sevilla stayed winless in the Champions League after a 0-0 draw on Wednesday.
Both teams are in the bottom half of Group G with a point each. Manchester City leads the group with six points after a 2-1 win over Borussia Dortmund, which has three points.
Sevilla had most of the attempts on goal against Copenhagen but failed to capitalize on its chances.
Sevilla lost to City 4-0 at home, while Copenhagen fell 3-0 at Dortmund, in the group openers.
Copenhagen, making its first group-stage appearance since the 2016-17 season, is tough to score against at home. It has not conceded in its last four home games in the competition’s group stage. It lost only once in its last 13 home matches in the group stage of the Champions League, winning six and drawing six. The loss was against Real Madrid, while Manchester United, Barcelona and Juventus were among the visitors that couldn’t earn a win.
It was a special night for Sevilla midfielder Thomas Delaney, a fan favorite at Copenhagen before leaving to join Werder Bremen in Germany in 2017. The Denmark international was applauded by the home crowd when he was substituted in the second half.
Sevilla, which picked up its first win of the season at the weekend against Espanyol, has failed to score in its last five European games on the road, and is without a win in its last seven away matches in Europe, failing to score in the last five. It has won only one of its last 10 Champions League matches.
Last season, Sevilla won only once in the group stage, at home against Wolfsburg. It has won only two of its last 16 away games in all competitions this year.
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One Man Seriously Injured & One Dog Dead in Crash on I-95, Ogunquit, Maine
Pickup Truck Carrying 10 Dogs Crashes with Tractor Trailer on the Turnpike
One man was seriously injured and one dog killed Wednesday morning in a crash with a tractor trailer on Interstate 95 in Ogunquit, Maine.
One Man Injured; One Dog Dead in Crash on I-95
Shannon Moss, Public Information Officer, Maine Department of Public Safety said 38-year-old William Funkhouser of Baker, West Virginia fell asleep at the wheel of his 2021 Toyota Tacoma around 9:30 a.m. traveling northbound. He swerved into the middle lane of I-95 and swiped the semi. The pickup rolled over several times from the impact.
Passenger was Ejected from the Vehicle and Seriously Injured
Funkhouser’s passenger was 23-year-old Jonah Hose, also from Baker, West Virginia. He was ejected from the pickup truck and sustained serious injuries, said Moss. He was taken to the hospital in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The driver of the tractor trailer and Funkhouser were not injured in the incident.
Ten Dogs in the Back of the Pickup Truck - One Dog Died & One Dog Missing
Ten dogs were being transported in the back of the Toyota Tacoma. One of the dogs was found dead. One of the dogs named Whiskey is still missing. Another one of the dogs was found walking around the scene. Moss said, “eight dogs made it to Route 1 in Ogunquit and Wells. Of the recovered dogs one was taken to a local veterinarian. At this time the dogs have been reunited with the driver of the pickup truck.”
The Ogunquit Fire Department posted this phot and info on their Facebook page:
Ongoing Investigation and News Updates
The crash is under investigation. We will update this news story when more information is released and made available.
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BALTIMORE, Mar. (WGN) — Prosecutors have filed a motion in court asking to vacate Adnan Syed’s conviction in the murder of his ex-girlfriend in 1999. The case was featured in the 2014 podcast “Serial,” where its first season became one of the most popular podcast seasons ever.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the Baltimore City state’s attorney conducted nearly a yearlong investigation, along with the defense, which found new evidence.
The outlet reports that the office is recommending Syed be released on his own recognizance, pending the continuing investigation.
Additionally, new evidence found information regarding two alternative suspects. They were known at the time of the first investigation but were not properly ruled out, prosecutors said. The outlet reported that the identities of the two suspects are being withheld at this time.
Syed is currently serving a life sentence following his 2000 conviction in the death of 17-year-old Hae Min Lee. She was found strangled to death in the woods. Syed and Lee dated while going to Woodlawn High School, located in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1998.
The Wall Street Journal reports that authorities second investigation also revealed that the grassy lot where Lee’s car was found in Baltimore was located behind a house that belonged to one suspect’s relative.
They also uncovered that one of the suspects attacked a woman while she was in her vehicle. One suspect was later convicted of rape and sexual assault.
Both incidents occurred after Syed’s trial, prosecutors said.
The cell phone tower data and testimony from one key witness have been called into question by the prosecutors, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Syed has maintained his innocence while incarcerated.
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President Trump once offered what he considered “a great deal” to Jordan’s King Abdullah II: control of the West Bank, whose Palestinian population long sought to topple the monarchy.
The unreported offer to Abdullah is among the startling new details about Trump’s chaotic presidency in the book, “The Divider: Trump in the White House 2017-2021” by Peter Baker, chief White House correspondent for the New York Times, and Susan Glasser, staff writer for the New Yorker.
The book, a copy of which was obtained by The Washington Post, is the latest in a long-running series of deeply-reported, behind-the-scenes books featuring, or written by, Trump insiders, with some claiming that they tried to curb the 45th president’s worst instincts.
Baker and Glasser write that their book is based on reporting they did for their respective outlets “as well as about 300 original interviews conducted exclusively for this book.” They added: “We obtained private diaries, memos, contemporaneous notes, emails, text messages, and other documents that shed new light on Trump’s time in office.”
The husband-and-wife journalists also conducted two interviews with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago Club and residence.
One theme that emerges in the book is a growing Trump fixation with attacking his perceived enemies and an increasing concern among top officials in his administration that they must prevent Trump’s lawlessness and erratic demands.
Several top officials “were on the verge of quitting en masse,” according to the book, citing an October 2018 message Kirstjen Nielsen, the homeland security secretary, wrote to a top aide over the encrypted app Signal.
Chief of Staff John F. Kelly, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke “all” wanted to quit, Nielsen wrote, according to the book.
At the time, Trump was fearful of losing control of Congress and eager to appeal to his base of supporters. Fox News was focusing attention on a caravan of migrants moving through central America toward the southern border — referring to it as an “invasion,” the book notes. Trump, in response, urged Nielsen to “harden the border even to the point of pushing her to take action she had no authority to take,” according to the book.
Nielsen and Alex Azar, the health and human services secretary, even agreed that they would both resign in protest if Trump resumed family separations at the southern border. In fall 2018, she wrote to an aide, “The insanity has been loosed.”
Those officials ultimately left the administration, but not in unison over one single issue.
“The people who were most fearful of his reign were those in the room with him,” Baker and Glasser write.
In November 2018, Democrats swept to power in the House, winning the majority.
While he was in the White House, Trump also tried to use his office to punish — demands his own aides saw as illegal and tried to stop, according to the book.
Trump not only tried to block a merger between CNN’s parent company, Time Warner, and the telecommunication giant AT&T, over his anger about the network’s coverage of him, but also tried to prevent a government contract from going to a company owned by Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon. (Bezos owns The Washington Post). “He’d do anything to get Bezos,” a senior Trump official told the book’s author.
Trump also targeted former intelligence officials James R. Clapper Jr. and John Brennan, demanding more than 50 times that they be stripped of security clearance. And when the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals blocked one of his policies, Trump told Nielsen he wanted to eliminate the court altogether. “Let’s just cancel it,” he told her, according to the book, adding, “get rid” of the judges and using a profanity.
Trump ordered that legislation be drafted and sent to Congress as soon as possible, they write. Nielsen, according to the book, “did what she and so many other administration officials did when Trump issued nonsensical demands — ignored it and hoped it would go away.”
Trump, who is eyeing another presidential run, also ruled out picking his former vice president Mike Pence as his running mate, telling Baker and Glasser, “It would be totally inappropriate.”
Pence’s refusal to block Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election, despite Trump’s false claim that the election was rigged, sparked a fissure between the two men. Trump, seething over what he considered a betrayal by Pence, told the authors, “Mike committed political suicide by not taking votes that he knew were wrong.”
On Jan. 6, 2021, when a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol to stop the counting of electoral votes for Joe Biden, several of the president’s supporters chanted “hang Mike Pence.”
The offer to Abdullah of the West Bank — which is bordered by Israel and Jordan, and which Trump had no control over — came in January 2018. Trump thought he would be doing the Jordanian king a favor, not realizing that it would destabilize his country, according to the book.
A previous excerpt of the book published in August in the New Yorker described how Trump once told a top adviser that he wanted “totally loyal” generals like the ones who had served Adolf Hitler — unaware that some of Hitler’s generals had tried to assassinate the Nazi leader several times.
Trump complained to Kelly, then his chief of staff and a retired Marine Corps general, “why can’t you be like the German generals?” When Kelly asked which generals he meant, Trump replied: “The German generals in World War II.”
“You do know that they tried to kill Hitler three times and almost pulled it off?” Kelly said, according to the book.
Trump didn’t believe him, the book says. “No, no, no, they were totally loyal to him,” Trump insisted.
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OMAHA, Neb. — Freight railroads and their unions are facing increasing pressure from business groups and the White House to settle their contract dispute before Friday's looming strike deadline.
The pressure stems from concerns that halting railroad deliveries of raw materials and finished products that so many companies rely on would be, in the words of the head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, an “economic disaster.”
A White House official said President Joe Biden and members of his cabinet were in touch with the unions and railroads Monday as part of their efforts to avert a strike. And for the second time in the past week, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh sat down at the negotiating table Sunday to urge the parties to reach a deal. Another meeting is set for Wednesday, union and Labor Department officials told CNN.
Walsh postponed a planned to trip to Ireland this week to remain close to the talks.
A Labor Department spokesperson said Monday that it’s crucial that the parties remain at the negotiating table and come to an agreement because “a shutdown of our freight rail system is an unacceptable outcome for our economy and the American people.”
Suzanne Clark, the head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, said Monday that “a national rail strike would be an economic disaster — freezing the flow of goods, emptying shelves, shuttering workplaces and raising prices for families and businesses alike.”
The chamber joined a number of other business groups, including a coalition of 31 agricultural shipping trade groups, in sending letters to Congress urging lawmakers to be prepared to step in and block a strike if the two sides can't reach an agreement by the end of the week. The chamber said if it comes to that, Congress should impose the terms recommended by a Presidential Emergency Board that Biden appointed this summer.
The Association of American Railroads trade group put out a report last week estimating that shutting down the railroads would cost the economy $2 billion a day.
As of Monday, the coalition negotiating on behalf of the nation's biggest freight railroads — including Union Pacific, CSX, Norfolk Southern, BNSF and Kansas City Southern — had announced eight of the 13 tentative agreements needed to avert a strike by some 115,000 rail workers.
The deals that have been announced so far have closely followed the Presidential Emergency Board’s recommendations that called for 24% raises over five years, $5,000 in bonuses and one additional paid leave day a year. But the two biggest unions representing conductors and engineers have been holding out because they want the railroads to go beyond those recommendations and address some of their concerns about strict attendance policies and working conditions.
The railroads have said they would begin curtailing shipments of hazardous materials and some other goods Monday in advance of a possible work stoppage at the end of the week. That would ensure that containers of those dangerous goods aren't left stranded along the tracks.
The heads of the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers — Transportation Division union that represents conductors, and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen union that represents engineers, criticized that decision as a move to increase pressure on shippers and Congress to intervene.
The federal law governing railroad contract talks won't allow a strike or lockout before Friday.
TEGNA's Val Lick and Associated Press reporter Josh Boak contributed to this report.
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Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney get a colonoscopy on camera to raise awareness
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN
It was a first for actor Ryan Reynolds, who allowed a video crew to capture his colonoscopy screening on camera to raise awareness of the increase in colon cancer diagnoses among people under 50. Colorectal cancer is the third most frequently diagnosed cancer in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society.
“It’s not every day that you can raise awareness about something that will most definitely save lives. That’s enough motivation for me to let you in on a camera being shoved up my a–,” Reynolds said in the video they shared with the public.
“Did they find Rosebud up there?” Reynolds asks a nurse when the procedure is over.
Actor Rob McElhenney, who created and starred in the long-running comedy “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” teamed up with Reynolds on the project and also underwent a videotaped colonoscopy.
“If they find a polyp, it’s either bigger than his — which is awesome — or it’s smaller than his, which means I have less of an opportunity to have cancer. Either way I win,” McElhenney told the camera while waiting for his procedure.
While joking around and poking fun at each other, Reynolds and McElhenney made it clear they were there to raise awareness about new guidelines lowering the age of colon screening from 50 to 45.
“Rob and I both, we turned 45 this year,” Reynolds said in the video. “And you know, part of being this age is getting a colonoscopy. It’s a simple step that could literally — and I mean, literally — save your life.”
Reynolds’ procedure, done by CBS Chief Medical Correspondent Jonathan LaPook, led to the discovery of a small polyp in the actor’s colon.
“You did such a good prep that I was able to find an extremely subtle polyp on the right side of your colon,” LaPook told a drowsy Reynolds after the procedure.
“This was potentially life-saving for you. I’m not kidding. I’m not being overly dramatic. This is exactly why you do this,” LaPook added.
During McElhenney’s procedure, Los Angeles gastroenterologist Dr. Leo Treyzon found three very small polyps.
“They were not a big deal but certainly a good thing that we found them early and removed them,” Treyzon told the actor in recovery.
McElhenney, who acted pleased he had beaten Reynolds’ single polyp, then asked the doctor what he could do to prevent a recurrence.
There’s not yet good evidence that dietary changes can make a difference, Treyzon answered, “but what does make a difference is screening and surveillance.”
A bet turned serious
Reynolds and McElhenney are cochairs of the Welsh Football Club Wrexham AFC, a fifth-division soccer club founded in 1864 in a dying mining town in Wales. The two invested in the club to bring life back to the community. The journey inspired a docuseries on FX called “Welcome to Wrexham.”
“You know, the heart of all sports is competition, and Rob and I think we’re pretty competitive guys,” Reynolds said in the video’s introduction. “We’re so competitive, in fact, that last year Ryan and I made a bet,” McElhenney added.
The bet was that if McElhenney could learn to speak Welsh, Reynolds would undergo a public colonoscopy.
“Did we?” Reynolds replied innocently. “I don’t remember that.”
As McElhenney starts to explain the bet in Welsh, Reynolds breaks down and admits he did make the wager.
The new video, made in partnership with the Colorectal Cancer Alliance and another colon cancer awareness organization, Lead From Behind, did not show the colonoscopy procedure itself, for either Reynolds or McElhenney. The video only showed sedation and recovery.
In contrast, former “Today” host Katie Couric broadcast her entire procedure in 2000 — from prep the night before to a mildly sedated Couric watching the procedure as it unfolded.
To do a colonoscopy, a gastroenterologist snakes a flexible tube topped with a tiny camera into the rectum and throughout the colon to look for small growths called polyps that can turn cancerous.
“I have a pretty little colon,” Couric said with a sleepy chuckle as she watched the video projection from the scope inside her colon. “You didn’t put the scope in yet, did you?” asked Couric, whose husband had died from colon cancer at age 42 in 1998.
“Yes! We’re doing the examination. We’re almost done,” said her doctor Dr. Kenneth Forde, who taught for nearly 40 years at Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University. Forde died in 2019.
As Couric’s experience showed, the procedure is relativity painless, even when awake. However, like Reynolds and McElhenney, most people are more heavily sedated and rarely wake up during a colonoscopy.
Couric posted on Reynolds’ Instagram account in response to the video: “Go Ryan! (Wait! You already did!) thank you for spreading the word!”
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Amtrak suspends City of New Orleans route ahead of possible rail strike
CARBONDALE, Ill. (KFVS) - The City of Carbondale is giving Amtrak passengers a heads up about a popular long distance route.
According to a letter from Amtrak, services for the City of New Orleans and six other long distance routes are suspended starting Wednesday, September 14 ahead of a possible nationwide rail strike.
The City of New Orleans route, from New Orleans to Chicago, makes multiple stops, including in Carbondale.
As for the Illini and Saluki service lines Amtrak offers, which run between Chicago and Carbondale, Amtrak says the Illini route is currently in service.
The Saluki line was suspended during the pandemic.
Both of these services are popular travel routes for Southern Illinois University Carbondale students and others traveling from southern Illinois to the central and northern cities of the state. They each make intermediate stops which include Champaign.
Amtrak says they are closely monitoring the ongoing freight rail and rail labor contract negotiations, which does not involve them or the Amtrak workforce.
If a strike does occur, Amtrak believes it will significantly impact passenger rail service.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A judge temporarily blocked Ohio’s ban on virtually all abortions Wednesday, again pausing a law that took effect after federal abortion protections were overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in June.
The decision means abortions through 20 weeks’ gestation can continue for now, in keeping with state law in place before the ban.
Hamilton County Judge Christian Jenkins’ decision to grant a 14-day restraining order against the law came as part of a lawsuit brought by the ACLU of Ohio on behalf of abortion providers in the state. The clinics argue the law violates protections in the state Constitution guaranteeing individual liberty and equal protection. The suit also says the law is unconstitutionally vague.
The law was signed by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine in April 2019, and prohibits most abortions after the first detectable “fetal heartbeat.” Cardiac activity can be detected as early as six weeks into pregnancy, before many people know they’re pregnant. The law had been blocked through a legal challenge, then went into effect after the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision was overturned.
DeWine's opponent in the November election, Democrat and abortion rights proponent Nan Whaley, called Wednesday's ruling “a victory, albeit a temporary one, for Ohio women." She said, "Ohio women won’t be safe until we have a pro-choice governor who doesn’t seek to impose extreme views like government mandates against private health care decisions.”
Abortion providers and their defenders have said the law has already created a host of hardships, including forcing a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim to travel to Indiana for an abortion.
The judge's decision is a blow for abortion opponents, who have been celebrating implementation of the long-delayed restrictions since Roe was overturned.
Right to Life of Greater Cincinnati had anticipated the judge was leaning toward a pause after a hearing held last week, when he asked questions about the 10-year-old's case and suggested, “We should just be very honest about what we're talking about here.”
“Let's just be very honest," the anti-abortion group wrote in a statement, “it is always, always best when LIFE is chosen. Always.”
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City and county leaders working to move forward 1 week after deadly shooting spree
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Memphis city leaders say public safety is their top priority following a violent week of crimes last week.
Right now, Memphis City Council members say they’re focused on getting more help from the state and county to patrol the city.
These conversations take place as the city still mourns the loss of those killed in the shooting rampage last week. It was a city on edge as people were told to shelter in place while officers chased Ezekiel Kelly, the man accused of killing three people, across town.
As of now, Kelly is still facing one count of first-degree murder.
Memphis police say two victims have been released from the hospital, while one person is still receiving medical treatment.
Still, MPD is working to hire more officers.
Chief CJ Davis says she currently has 1,932 officers, with a goal of 2,500 -- 96 men and women are halfway through the police academy.
Council members also discussed having more law enforcement patrolling the streets of Memphis -- eyeing close to 50 officers from the Tennessee Highway Patrol for at least six weeks.
“I think in the very near-term, a law enforcement presence on the street that can show and make people feel safe... is a very needy step. I think that would be very helpful,” said Councilman Chase Carlisle.
City leaders also talked about the curfew for teens but tabled the conversations over enforcement concerns.
Wednesday, city and county leaders will meet for a “day of prayer.”
Clergy leaders are expected to join the director of the office of re-entry, as well as Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris, Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner, Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy and other community leaders.
This event will start at 12:30 p.m. at the office of re-entry at 1362 Mississippi Boulevard.
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CHICAGO, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (NYSE: TDS) announced the publication of its 2021 Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) Report.
"TDS has held good corporate responsibility at the forefront of our values for over 50 years," said LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr., TDS President and CEO. "This report will highlight many of our efforts."
In order to advance its ESG strategy, TDS conducted a stakeholder assessment to identify challenges and opportunities that are most important to stakeholders. TDS partnered with an independent third party to guide the organization in the process of researching, testing, and analyzing its significant ESG issues. The topics identified in the stakeholder assessment remain key priorities for the TDS ESG Program. These include: Access and Affordability; Data Security; Business Continuity; Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; and Community Relations and Engagement.
"Our socially responsible practices, which make up the "S" in ESG, are what comprise our 3Cs – Customers, Culture, and Community," said Carlson.
TDS has also designated an Environmental, Social and Governance Steering Committee to oversee all initiatives and disclosures related to ESG.
The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) framework is featured in the appendix of the TDS 2021 ESG report and provides a collection of industry-specific standards to help measure and communicate performance on sustainability topics.
TDS also prepared an index in reference to the Global Reporting Initiative's (GRI) Standards in order to report significant economic, environmental, and social topics within the business.
About TDS
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS), a Fortune 1000® company, provides: wireless; broadband, video and voice; and hosted and managed services to approximately 6 million customer connections nationwide through its businesses, UScellular, TDS Telecom, and OneNeck IT Solutions. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Chicago, TDS employed approximately 8,900 associates as of June 30, 2022.
For more information about TDS and its subsidiaries, visit:
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Chris Jordan claims England players feel safe in Pakistan and insists historic tour is essential in restoring normality to the cricket-mad country
- Jordan says their tour of Pakistan is key is essential for the cricket-mad country
- A seven-match Twenty20 series this month precedes three Tests in December
- Jos Buttler's England squad are set to land in Karachi, Pakistan, on Thursday
Chris Jordan believes England's historic tour of Pakistan is an essential ingredient in restoring normality to the cricket-mad country.
A seven-match Twenty20 series this month precedes a return for three Tests in December.
Ahead of Jos Buttler's squad landing in Karachi on Thursday, Jordan said: 'Pakistan is a part of the world cricket fraternity and they should be able to see their favourite players. The guys will have a great time. The wickets should be good and it should make for good cricket.'
Jordan says England's tour of Pakistan is key to restoring normality to the cricket-mad country
Jordan, 33, is sidelined with a fractured middle finger in his right hand, meaning he will miss England's first official trip there for 17 years, following Australia's first visit since 1998 in the spring.
Security fears have been a key factor in such lengthy stay-away periods but Jordan broke rank in 2017 when he and Dawid Malan travelled to Lahore in 2017 to play for Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League final.
That was only the second time international players had ventured to the city since the ambushing of the Sri Lanka team by terrorists as the tourists' bus made its way to the Gaddafi Stadium in 2009. Jordan played in the following two PSL campaigns too.
A seven-match Twenty20 series this month precedes a return for three Tests in December
Jos Buttler's England squad are set to land in Karachi on Thursday ahead of the Test series
'I really enjoyed my time in Pakistan,' he told Sportsmail.
'The people are amazing. We were well looked after from the security point of view and we were made to feel safe. You're always pleasantly surprised by the reception you receive there. You can see how much cricket means to the country.'
Despite his injury, Jordan is in England's 15-man World Cup squad to travel to Australia next month.
'I've been able to do all the physical training,' he said. 'After that it's just a matter of building up my bowling and trying to be ready.'
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Mark Robins admits his Coventry City players were “fortunate” to get away with a point at Luton after a late penalty claim at Kenilworth Road.
Hatters’ boss Nathan Jones dubbed the decision by referee Andy Davies as “madness, , bonkers, crazy,” claiming Jordan Clark’s shot was “saved with two hands” by Kyle McFadzean amid a frantic end to the 2-2 draw.
“I’m really proud of them, to start off,” said the Sky Blues boss who saw his players twice come from behind with goals from Viktor Gyokeres and Gus Hamer cancelling out a Carlton Morris brace.
READ MORE: Coventry City player ratings vs Luton Town - Hamer stunner saves a day of defensive lapses
“There were two moments were we gave them goals and almost one more at the end (penalty claim) that we got away with. I’ve just seen that back and we’re fortunate.”
He added: “We should’ve gone 1-0 up. Viktor [Gyokeres] has had a brilliant chance, it came from a brilliant pass that was lifted over the top and Vik has got in behind, but doesn’t finish it and their first opportunity, they finish it and it’s shades of last year’s game.
“That result can scar you a little bit, for the lads that played here last season, but it was a case of making sure we got back in it.”
Although City are still yet to win a game this season, Robins feels his players have hit a turning point.
“The players have worked really hard on the training ground,” he said, “knowing what Luton throw at you and how they put you under pressure, so we tried to take some of that pressure away because of the pressure on us already due to the circumstances we’re under.
“This is game six for us, and the fifth away from home. The results haven’t been good enough but the performances have been ok, but we need to cut out the stupid, sloppy goals we’re giving away.
“We tried to play when we could and we scored two brilliant goals and had other chances to win it.
“We’ve defended pretty well for the most part, apart from their two goals and their chance at the end, so it’s a really good point but we know we could’ve won, but it stops the rot in terms of the losing streak.”
He added: “There’s been a shift, a mental shift, since Monday. The players have come in and changed and it’s a change for the better and the place has been lifted. Whatever has been going on and the disappointment of games being postponed prior to this week has been a difficult period, so credit to our players.
“The two goals we scored were outstanding, a brilliant ball from Ben Sheaf and a great take from Vik who showed a bit of speed and then a calm finish on his left.
“His all-round performance was back up to where its been for us and Matty [Godden’s] worked his socks off for very little in terms of goals. In terms of taking the weight off Vik, he’s done that very well by winning more balls in the air.”
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WFO MIDLAND/ODESSA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, September 14, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
404 PM CDT Wed Sep 14 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Ector,
southeastern Andrews, northwestern Midland and west central Martin
Counties through 445 PM CDT...
At 404 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 16
miles northwest of Midland International Air and Space Port, or 16
miles southeast of Andrews, moving northeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Ector,
Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
LAT...LON 3225 10211 3208 10226 3208 10229 3205 10229
3202 10232 3210 10251 3238 10240
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 207DEG 10KT 3213 10238
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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Mom charged with drowning 3 kids near famed NY boardwalk
Published: Sep. 14, 2022 at 5:41 PM EDT|Updated: 31 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City mom accused of drowning her three children in the Atlantic Ocean has been charged with murder.
Authorities announced the charges Wednesday, two days after Erin Merdy was found wandering barefoot and soaking wet on Brooklyn’s Coney Island boardwalk.
The city medical examiner determined Tuesday that 7-year-old Zachary Merdy, 4-year-old Liliana Merdy and 3-month-old Oliver Bondarev died by drowning.
Merdy has undergone a psychiatric evaluation and remained in the hospital Wednesday.
It wasn’t clear when she might be arraigned in court.
Relatives said in interviews that Merdy appeared to have been struggling with the children.
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Investment advisory and wealth management firm recognized on distinguished annual list for second year in a row
CHICAGO, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kovitz Investment Group ("Kovitz"), an independently-managed investment advisory and wealth management firm based in Chicago, is thrilled to announce it has been named to the Crain's 2022 Best Places to Work in Chicago, for a second year.
The Best Places to Work list is a survey conducted by Best Companies Group for Crain's Chicago Business. The nomination process is designed to measure employee engagement and evaluate current policies and benefit offerings. Thousands of employees from the Chicago area were surveyed on working environment, benefits and culture that make a company a great place to work. Of the 100 companies selected to this year's list, Kovitz ranked 100 overall.
"It's an honor once again to be placed among the Best Places to Work in Chicago by Crain's. This recognition affirms the daily investment we make in our people which ensures two things – real work and life balance does exist, and employee feedback will drive business decisions," said Jessica Cunnick, Chief People Officer of Kovitz. "Our people also appreciate that hard work and realizing our core values means opportunity at Kovitz has no limit."
Kovitz' dedication to firm culture, specifically the adoption of a permanent hybrid work model, has played a key role in supporting business growth initiatives. Recently, Kovitz was recognized as one of the top 100 RIA firms in the country by Financial Advisor magazine. The firm also is one of the top RIA firms as ranked by Barron's.
The firm also launched an employee-led foundation, Kovitz Cares, in late 2020. The foundation allows employee volunteers to make a difference by giving back to the communities in which they live, a core value of the firm.
Since making the 2021 Crain's list, Kovitz has made several strategic new hires and continues to add to its growing team.
Kovitz is an independently-managed registered investment adviser providing advisory services since 2003. Based in Chicago, IL, with offices in Madison, WI, and Orange County, CA, Kovitz connects high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and financial professionals to sound asset management and financial advisory strategies. The firm manages and advises on approximately $7.0 billion in client assets as of August 31, 2022. https://www.kovitz.com/
The annual Crain's Best Places to Work in Chicago list is determined by a two-step process. The first step consisted of evaluating each participating company's workplace policies, practices and demographics. This part of the process was worth approximately 25% of the total evaluation. The second part consisted of employee surveys aimed at assessing the experiences and attitudes of individual employees with respect to their workplace. This part was worth approximately 75% of the total evaluation. The combined scores determined the best companies and the final ranking. Best Companies Group managed the overall registration and survey process and analyzed the data and used its expertise to determine the final ranking.
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Utility Role to be Recognized Alongside Position Player Awards in American™ and National™ Leagues
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. (Rawlings), the Official Base, Baseball, Helmet, Face Guard and Glove of Major League Baseball®, has added utility players to the list of annual Rawlings Gold Glove Award recipients for the first time since the Award's inception in 1957. One super utility player will be recognized in both the American and National Leagues, joining the 18 position players receiving Awards (nine from each League). The 2022 class of Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners, including those at the utility position, will be unveiled during a one-hour, special-edition ESPN2 broadcast airing Tuesday Nov. 8th at 10:30 pm ET hosted by Karl Ravech, the voice of ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball" and the primary host of the Emmy-Award winning "Baseball Tonight" television show, also on ESPN.
"We're thrilled to add a Rawlings Gold Glove Award that recognizes players with the superior defensive ability to play multiple positions," said Mike Thompson, chief marketing officer for Rawlings. "Utility players are some of the most versatile athletes you'll see on the field, and it's time for them to be rewarded for their tremendous defense, alongside position players."
To determine the utility Award winners, Rawlings collaborated with SABR to create a specialized defensive formula separate from the traditional selection process for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award position winners. Utilizing the SABR formula and additional defensive statistics, Rawlings will select one utility winner from each League. For the remaining 18 defensive position Awards, each team's manager and up to six coaches on his staff will vote from a pool of qualified players in their League and cannot vote for players from their own team. In 2013, Rawlings added the SABR Defensive Index™ (SDI) to the Rawlings Gold Glove Award selection process, which comprises approximately 25 percent of the overall selection total, with the managers' and coaches' votes continuing to carry the majority.
"The Society for American Baseball Research is proud to contribute valuable statistical data to assist in the naming of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners each year, and to continuously evolve the program to ensure it remains the greatest measure of defense for years to come," said Scott Bush, chief executive officer of SABR. "Recognizing utility players for their defensive prowess demonstrates how timely, relevant and authentic the Rawlings Gold Glove Awards are at the professional level of play."
The finalists for the 2022 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards will be named on Thursday Nov. 3rd prior to the Award winners being announced on Tuesday Nov. 8th.
About Rawlings
Established in 1887, Rawlings is an innovative leading global brand and manufacturer of premium baseball and softball equipment, including gloves, balls, and protective headwear. Rawlings' unparalleled quality, innovative engineering and expert craftsmanship are the fundamental reasons why more professional athletes, national governing bodies and sports leagues choose Rawlings. Rawlings is the Official Base, Baseball, Helmet, Face Guard and Glove of Major League Baseball, the Official Baseball of Minor League Baseball and the Official Baseball and Softball of the NCAA and the NAIA. The company is headquartered in St. Louis. For more information, please visit www.Rawlings.com.
About the Rawlings Gold Glove Award®
The Rawlings Gold Glove Award® is a registered trademark owned by Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. The award is correctly identified as the Rawlings Gold Glove Award. The name should not be shortened, abbreviated, or otherwise misused. Proper identification of this service mark using the registration symbol and the Rawlings name is important to protect the integrity of the program and perpetuate this worthy tradition. For more information, please visit www.Rawlings.com.
About SABR
The Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering research and disseminating the history and record of baseball. Founded in 1971, SABR has more than 7,000 members worldwide and has established itself as a vibrant baseball community and a premier distributor of ground-breaking baseball information. SABR features more than 80 regional chapters and more than 30 research committees and produces three annual publications — two editions of The Baseball Research Journal and The National Pastime — in addition to other print and e-books. SABR also hosts two annual events: the National Convention each summer and the SABR Analytics Conference in March in Phoenix. For more information about SABR, visit SABR.org.
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In one of the final primary elections of 2022, New Hampshire voters chose Don Bolduc to face off with Democratic incumbents for Congress. He won by a razor thin margin.
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In one of the final primary elections of 2022, New Hampshire voters chose Don Bolduc to face off with Democratic incumbents for Congress. He won by a razor thin margin.
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(WSYR) — Are you looking for a clinic to receive a bivalent COVID-19 booster in Central New York? See below for the following clinics:
Cayuga County:
A walk-in Clinic at the Fingerlakes Mall will be on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Below shows what the clinic will offer:
- 1st and 2nd doses of Moderna for individuals 18 years and older
- 1st and 2nd doses of Pfizer for individuals 5 years and older
- 1st and 2nd doses of Novavax for individuals 12 years and older
- NEW bivalent booster dose of Moderna for individuals 18 years and older
- NEW bivalent booster dose of Pfizer for individuals 12 years and older
A second walk-in clinic at the Fingerlakes Mall will be on Saturday, September 24, 2022 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Below shows what the clinic will offer:
- 1st and 2nd doses of Moderna for individuals 18 years and older
- 1st and 2nd doses of Pfizer for individuals 5 years and older
- 1st and 2nd doses of Novavax for individuals 12 years and older
- NEW bivalent booster dose of Moderna for individuals 18 years and older
- NEW bivalent booster dose of Pfizer for individuals 12 years and older
Chenango County:
Moderna and Pfizer bivalent boosters will be available on Monday, September 26 at the Broad Street United Methodist Church 74 North Broad Street, Norwich from 1-3 p.m.
For an appointment, register on their website located here, or call at 607-337-1660.
You may also email covid19@co.chenango.ny.us.
Jefferson County:
Clinics are available every Wednesday from 12:30-3:30 p.m. at 531 Mead Street, Jefferson County Health Department.
You must make an appointment before attending. Please call 315-786-3730.
Madison County:
A pop-up bivalent booster clinic is scheduled for Tuesday, September 27, 2022 from the Madison County Health Department. This clinic will offer both the bivalent Moderna and bivalent Pfizer vaccines for people who are the following:
- At least 12 years old
- Completed their first vaccine series
- Has been two months or longer since their last COVID-19 vaccine
Appointments for the September 27 bivalent booster only clinic can be made here or call 315-366-2361 to schedule an appointment at another immunization clinic.
More clinics are scheduled in September and October for COVID-19 and other immunizations. For a full list of dates and to make an appointment click here or call 315-366-2361.
Oneida County:
The Utica clinic, located at 406 Elizabeth Street is open Monday through Friday.
The Rome clinic, located at 300 West Dominick Street, is open on Mondays. Clinic hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Appointments are preferred and walk-in availability varies.
To make an appointment, please call 315-798-5747.
Onondaga County:
No clinics listed on their website as of now. NewsChannel 9 has reached out for further information.
Oswego County:
A clinic will be on September 14 from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. at 70 Bunner Street, Oswego. Vaccines are available for everyone age 5 and up. Appointments encouraged, walk-ins are welcome.
A second booster clinic is available on September 28 from 1-3 p.m. at the Oswego County Health Department.
As of September 2, the Oswego County Health Department will only offer bivalent boosters. for anyone 12 and up.
Click the link here to access the bivalent vaccine clinic.
The clinic will be offering the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine for anyone age 12 years and older and at least two months after their most recent dose.
Tompkins County:
The booster doses will be available at TCHD’s Immunization Clinics, which are held on Fridays by appointment only, for eligible adults and children.
Children are eligible to attend TCHD’s Immunization Clinics if they:
- Are currently enrolled in Medicaid
- Have Child Health Plus
- Are underinsured: their insurance does not cover the vaccine
- Do not have insurance
- Are Native American or Alaska Native
Adults are eligible to attend TCHD’s Immunization Clinics if they:
- Are underinsured: your insurance does not cover the vaccine
- Do not have insurance
If you or your children are eligible for this service, please call Community Health Services at 607-274-6604 to schedule an appointment.
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WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Health officials say the federal government is doing what it can to control the spread of monkeypox throughout the U.S.
U.S health officials told Senators, Wednesday, the U.S seems to be containing the world’s largest monkeypox outbreak.
“Over 22,000 cases and one confirmed death in the United States,” CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said.
Walensky says officials are still responding aggressively to the spread of the disease.
“[We will] use our entire toolkit, including vaccination, testing and education about risk to informed behavior change,” Walensky said.
Dr. Anthony Fauci says globally, monkeypox is still mostly affecting men who have sex with men.
“However, anyone exposed to the circulating virus can get infected with monkeypox regardless of their age, gender identity, or sexual orientation,” Fauci said.
Both Democrats and Republicans say they want to make sure the federal government is doing everything to help those at risk.
“How are you working with state and local partners to make sure we reach everyone who’s at risk for infection?” Sen. Bob Casey (D/PA) asked.
“We need to do more and more outreach. We learned that we need trusted messengers, we need community-based organizations,” Walensky said.
However, Sen. Richard Burr (R/N.C.) says he’s disappointed that the administration has held back vaccines, in case of a smallpox outbreak.
“We know that we have 13 to 15 million gay men in this country,” Burr said. “You’ve got a population that’s a little bit questioning whether you’re doing everything to help them.”
CDC officials say they will continue outreach to communities at risk and educate medical professionals on monkeypox, to spread awareness.
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A former Massachusetts town official pleaded guilty on Wednesday to joining a mob in storming the U.S. Capitol after she organized a bus trip to Washington, D.C., for fellow members of a right-wing group called “Super Happy Fun America.”
Before her guilty plea, Suzanne Ianni had argued in February that federal authorities had selectively targeted her for prosecution based on her political beliefs. Prosecutors said her political views played no role in charging her with crimes for her conduct at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. A judge rejected Ianni's request to dismiss the case before she pleaded guilty.
Ianni, 60, of Natick, Massachusetts, faces a maximum sentence of six months of imprisonment and five years of probation after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct in a Capitol building. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols is scheduled to sentence her on Dec. 2.
Ianni was an elected member of Natick Town Meeting in a Boston suburb while serving as operation director of Super Happy Fun America, which gained national notoriety for organizing a “Straight Pride Parade” in Boston in 2019.
On its website, Super Happy Fun America calls itself “a right of center civil rights organization focusing on defending the Constitution, opposing gender madness and defeating cultural Marxism.” The group registered as a nonprofit with Massachusetts state regulators.
A Dec. 29, 2020, post on the group’s Twitter account said Super Happy Fun America members would be in Washington “to get wild.” Ianni was listed as the contact for the trip. The account also tweeted a photo of Ianni and other members on a bus traveling to Washington on the eve of the riot.
After marching to the Capitol, she joined a crowd chanting “Fight for Trump!” and “Our house!” while rioters near her broke windows, forced open doors and breached police barricades. Surveillance video captured Ianni marching through the Capitol after she entered the building through a Senate fire-exit door. She raised her fist in the air in front of police officers who stopped her and other members of the mob, prosecutors said in a court filing.
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Mark Sahady, another Super Happy Fun America member, was arrested on Capitol riot-related charges that haven't been resolved.
In April 2021, Natick Town Meeting members voted to condemn the Capitol riot. Ianni, who was elected to a three-year term that was due to expire in March 2022, told the MetroWest Daily News that the vote represented “political persecution of conservatives.”
Also on Wednesday, a Nevada man pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement officers at the Capitol with what appeared to be a table leg, injuring an officer. Josiah Kenyon, 35, of Winnemucca, Nevada, is scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 15. Kenyon was dressed up as “Jack Skellington,” a character from the movie “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” when he attacked police.
More than 870 people have been charged with federal crimes related to the Jan. 6 riot. Approximately 400 of them have pleaded guilty, mostly to misdemeanors, and over 250 have been sentenced.
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Authorities are investigating a package that exploded inside a building at Northeastern University in Boston. One person was injured. Police found and rendered safe a second suspicious package.
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Authorities are investigating a package that exploded inside a building at Northeastern University in Boston. One person was injured. Police found and rendered safe a second suspicious package.
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WFO MIDLAND/ODESSA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, September 14, 2022
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
507 PM CDT Wed Sep 14 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Ector
and northwestern Crane Counties through 600 PM CDT...
At 507 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14
miles east of Monahans, moving north at 5 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Penwell.
This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 90 and 105.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
LAT...LON 3153 10256 3158 10276 3181 10274 3174 10243
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 195DEG 5KT 3163 10264
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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Tops Friendly Markets is kicking off its annual campaign benefiting the March of Dimes. From now through Oct. 1, shoppers at participating locations can buy a March of Dimes icon for $1 or round up their purchase at the register to support the nonprofit organization’s mission of helping mothers and their babies.
This is the 10th year that Tops has partnered with the March of Dimes. Through its promotions over the years, the grocer has donated more than $135,000 to the cause.
“Tops Markets strongly believes in giving back to the community and improving the quality of life of children. With the help and compassion of our associates and customers, we know we can make a difference supporting the March of Dimes Campaign,” said John Persons, president of Tops Friendly Markets.
The following Tops stores are participating in the campaign:
• 100 Main Street, Corinth, N.Y.
• 4976 Lakeshore Dr., Bolton Landing, N.Y.
• 7544 Court St., Elizabethtown, N.Y.
• 6308 State Rd. Rt. 9, Chestertown, N.Y.
• 273 Main St., North Creek, N.Y.
• 14228 NYS Rt. 9N, Ausable Forks, N.Y.
• 1103 Main St., Schroon Lake, N.Y.
• 11573 State Rt. 32, Greenville, N.Y.
• 201 N. Main St., Northville, N.Y.
• 127 Main St., Stamford, N.Y.
• 21501 NY State Rt. 22, Hoosick Falls, N.Y.
• 44 Hope Plaza, Rt. 9W, West Coxsackie, N.Y.
• 6350 Main St., Rt. 23A, Tannersville, N.Y.
• 16 W Main St., Hancock, N.Y.
• 63 Plaza Dr.. Unit 3, Northfield, Vt.
• 82 Vermont Route, 15W, Hardwick, Vt.
Williamsville, N.Y.-based Tops Markets LLC operates 150 supermarkets, including five franchise stores, and employs more than 14,000 associates in New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont. The banner’s parent company, Northeast Grocery Inc., is No. 44 on The PG 100, Progressive Grocer’s 2022 list of the top food and consumables retailers in North America.
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Salzburg hold Chelsea to 1-1 draw
Sept 14 (Reuters) - Battling Salzburg held a disjointed Chelsea to a 1-1 draw in the Champions League on Wednesday, severely denting the 2021 winners' chances of qualifying from Group E.
Raheem Sterling put the London side ahead in the 48th minute latching on to a low cross from Mason Mount and shooting beyond the diving Philipp Kohn into the left corner of his net.
But Noah Okafor equalised in the 75th minute with a low shot after Cesar Azpilicueta and Thiago Silva had failed to clear the ball. The Austrian side also drew against AC Milan last week.
It was a disappointing first game for new Chelsea coach Graham Potter, who took over at the end of last week, following the shock dismissal of Thomas Tuchel after Chelsea lost their first group game to Dinamo Zagreb. (Reporting by Clare Lovell; editing by Clare Fallon)
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Premier League to implement huge change in VAR technology following successful trial in UEFA Champions League
The new automated offside technology is set to be used at this year’s World Cup in Qatar too.
Premier League officials are pushing for the introduction of new VAR technology after a successful trial at this year’s Champions League, according to reports.
The system involves semi-automated offsides which will make decisions almost instantly with delays of only 0.5 seconds.
It is currently being trialled during the ongoing UEFA Champions League campaign, and the English top-flight are said to be eager to implement it.
Football fans were first introduced to the new tech when it famously disallowed a Chelsea equalising goal in their defeat to Dinamo Zagreb on 6 September.
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The Blues’ new forward Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang was denied a debut delight after the system correctly judged Ben Chilwell as offside in the build-up.
The new automated VAR changes will also be used at the World Cup in Qatar this year, which commences on Sunday, 20 November 2022.
But what is the technology and how does it work? What are the chances that it will be implemented in the Premier League and when? Here is everything you need to know.
How does the new VAR offside technology work?
The new software works by sending an automated alert to a VAR official which will detect whenever a player is offside.
This is achieved through the use of tracking technology and artificial intelligence (AI) which makes decisions almost instantly.
It uses 12 cameras dotted around the stadium to track the ball and player during play, using AI to monitor the player’s bodies using a skeletal tracking system.
On-field officials will receive the notification via their wrist watch.
However, VAR officials will still be required to verify the alerts, but the hope is to bring an end to frenzied goal celebrations before it is ruled out for offside.
What are the chances that it will be introduced in the Premier League?
In order for it to be introduced, it must be voted on by every single team in the English top-flight division.
This vote is expected to take place following the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
Reports suggest that officials at a majority of Premier League clubs see it as a big improvement on the current VAR systems in place.
However, there will be a cost implication in implementing the new software as only nine clubs already have basic Hawkeye infrastructure, which would make its implementation easier.
The teams are Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, Arsenal, Southampton, Brighton and Nottingham Forest.
When will the new VAR technology be introduced in the Premier League?
As voting on the new VAR changes will take place following the World Cup, which ends in December 2022, there is no chance it will be implemented during the ongoing 2022/2023 Premier League campaign.
If they vote in favour of its introduction, then reports suggest it will be added as early as next season.
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‘In a community like this, we need that’: Alachua County Commissioners pass a program focused on tenant’s rights
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Alachua County Commissioners passed the Rental Permitting Program ordinance in a 4-to-1 vote.
Commissioner Raemi-Eagle Glenn, voted in dissent. With the new ordinance, renters must be given information about their rights.
“You have to pay all your rent. So to know all your rights, I think it’s just equal value,” stated tenant Vincett Thomas. ”I believe that’s what it’s worth for us.”
They said this can help young renters and college students be informed.
“A third party so they don’t fear any retaliation and just kind of help with delegating any issues that they might have,” said tenant Denise Thomas.
The motion requires Alachua County home and apartment rentals to receive mandatory health, safety, and energy-saving inspections.
Tenants hope that the costs of their utility bills will decrease now that landlords are required to meet those energy-efficient standards.
“I think having that energy sufficient will help lower the cost onto the tenants for the electric bill, because there are very outstanding electric bills within our community, unfortunately,” shares Denise.
Landlords will have to apply for a permit to rent their property and submit to inspections.
“They might not have an updated stove or an updated fridge, you know,” shared Vincett. “Or something like a dishwasher. All those appliances make the living experience wonderful.”
However, some landlords oppose the motion because they may have to spend more money.
“You’re not considering all the possibilities and a lot of the scenarios that you have as a landlord in this county,” stated Anthony Johnson.
Johnson said he may have to raise rental rates to compensate for the cost.
The assisting county manager, Missy Daniels, recommended that landlords begin getting permits in January of 2023.
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ALLEN PARK -- The Detroit Lions suffered five dropped passes in their 38-35 season-opening loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. And while that’s an alarming number, no doubt, their top two wide receivers and head coach aren’t sweating the issue moving forward.
Amon-Ra St. Brown was credited with two drops, while fellow receivers DJ Chark, Josh Reynolds and running back Jamaal Williams each had one. Dan Campbell didn’t have an answer for what happened in Week 1 other than saying he thinks drops can be contagious.
“They really are, and when you get one or two, all of a sudden, it’s like somebody’s got to stop it, somebody’s got to make a big play, somebody’s got to make some pretty good catches,” the second-year head coach said. “But I felt like it really started to spread around and it did become contagious. One guy drops, another guy drops, because they were spread out through everybody. And that was something that we’ve really been pretty good at.
“We’ve made those catches, and so that was a little discouraging, but that’s another area where I feel like I don’t foresee that being an issue for us. It shouldn’t be. Our guys -- all of our guys have pretty good hand-eye coordination. It’s really never been an issue so, I’m guessing that maybe a little bit of the jitters, first game, ton of energy ...”
Chark dropped his first target with his new team. The Lions had it first-and-10 at Philly’s 15-yard line. Chark bobbled the pass on a simple out route to the sideline, with a decent cushion between himself and cornerback Darius Slay.
“For me, that first one, I did it early on, got it out of the way, I suppose,” Chark said. “But it’s something that you just don’t want to make constant, but also, you just got to go to the next play and make it happen. And definitely, one thing I can give credit to the offense is I felt like I kinda let us down on that first drive, but they rallied -- we rallied and we scored that touchdown. So just your brothers having your back, but just trying to be as consistent as possible.”
Williams had an ugly one out of the backfield. The running back got the play fake, then ran into his route on second-and-8 midway through the third quarter. He was alone near midfield but watched the ball hit his hands, then the turf.
Josh Reynolds arguably had the most memorable drop. Goff ran play-action on second-and-3 early in the fourth quarter, with the lanky receiver moving across the middle on a crosser with a ton of daylight waiting for him. But the pass bounced off Reynolds’ fingertips, eventually leading to the offense’s only non-touchdown drive of the second half. Goff’s pass wasn’t perfect, with the quarterback stepping back into the pocket on delivery. But it’s another instance of the ball hitting the receiver in the hands.
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The Sun God’s second drop came late in the third quarter on a first-and-10. The pass was behind, without question, but it hit him in the numbers. His other drop also came in the third, on second-and-10 about midway through the quarter. St. Brown had daylight after making the cut for his out but watched the pass bounce away.
Seeing St. Brown mishandle a pair of looks from quarterback Jared Goff was jarring. The wide receiver famously catches 202 balls from the JUGS machine after each practice on the quest to further develop those reliable mitts. And, oh yeah, St. Brown dropped only two passes on 115 targets during his rookie season.
Much like Campbell, though, St. Brown isn’t worried about the issue moving forward. The second-year wideout told MLive in the locker room that it’s just something that happens.
“You know, it happens. Even the best ones drop balls,” St. Brown told MLive. “Whether it’s, you look at some various receivers, they all drop them. I think it’s just, you know, it happens to receivers, tight ends, whoever you are, running backs. I mean, you’ll drop balls every now and then, but I think we’re not really worried about that.
“I mean, like I said, it happens. I don’t care who you are. You can be a tight end, receiver, running back, drops happen. But I don’t think it’ll affect us moving forward. You don’t really address it (you pick up and go).”
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President Donald Trump once offered what he considered ‘’a great deal’' to Jordan’s King Abdullah II: control of the West Bank, whose Palestinian population long sought to topple the monarchy.
‘’I thought I was having a heart attack,’’ Abdullah II recalled to an American friend in 2018, according to a new book on the Trump presidency being published next week. ‘’I couldn’t breathe. I was bent doubled-over.’’
The unreported offer to Abdullah is among the startling new details about Trump’s chaotic presidency in the book, ‘’The Divider: Trump in the White House 2017-2021′' by Peter Baker, chief White House correspondent for the New York Times, and Susan Glasser, staff writer for the New Yorker.
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The book, a copy of which was obtained by The Washington Post, is the latest in a long-running series of deeply reported, behind-the-scenes books featuring, or written by, Trump insiders, with some claiming that they tried to curb the 45th president’s worst instincts.
Baker and Glasser write that their book is based on reporting they did for their respective outlets ‘’as well as about 300 original interviews conducted exclusively for this book.’’ They added: ‘’We obtained private diaries, memos, contemporaneous notes, emails, text messages, and other documents that shed new light on Trump’s time in office.’’
The husband-and-wife journalists also conducted two interviews with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago Club and residence.
One theme that emerges in the book is a growing Trump fixation with attacking his perceived enemies and an increasing concern among top officials in his administration that they must prevent Trump’s lawlessness and erratic demands.
Several top officials ‘’were on the verge of quitting en masse,’’ according to the book, citing an October 2018 message Kirstjen Nielsen, the homeland security secretary, wrote to a top aide over the encrypted app Signal.
Chief of staff John F. Kelly, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, General Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke ‘’all’' wanted to quit, Nielsen wrote, according to the book.
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At the time, Trump was fearful of losing control of Congress and eager to appeal to his base of supporters. Fox News was focusing attention on a caravan of migrants moving through Central America toward the southern border — referring to it as an ‘’invasion,’’ the book notes. Trump, in response, urged Nielsen to ‘’harden the border even to the point of pushing her to take action she had no authority to take,’’ according to the book.
Nielsen and Alex Azar, the health and human services secretary, even agreed that they would both resign in protest if Trump resumed family separations at the southern border. In fall 2018, she wrote to an aide, ‘’The insanity has been loosed.’’
Those officials ultimately left the administration but not in unison over one single issue.
‘’The people who were most fearful of his reign were those in the room with him,’’ Baker and Glasser write.
In November 2018, Democrats swept to power in the House, winning the majority.
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Trump, DOJ agree on special master candidate
Donald Trump and the US Justice Department don’t agree on much, but one thing they came to a consensus on is a retiring federal judge in Brooklyn.
Raymond Dearie, who last month announced his intention to retire after more than 30 years as a judge, is the sole person among four candidates that both Trump and the DOJ said they could support as a special master. If named by the Florida judge overseeing the case, Dearie would be tasked with reviewing thousands of documents seized from the former president’s Mar-a-Lago home to determine if Trump’s privilege claims apply to any of them.
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Dearie was nominated by President Ronald Reagan in February 1986 and has handled everything from organized crime, terrorism, and corruption at FIFA to national security cases while serving a rotation on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
“Trump may think a Republican judge will help him, but it’s a big mistake to think that because Dearie is a Republican he’ll shade in favor of Trump in this case,” said Daniel R. Alonso, a former federal prosecutor in Brooklyn who served as chief of the office’s criminal division from 2002 to 2005. “Dearie is not a good pick for Trump here, because he doesn’t tolerate nonsense.”
Dearie is still an active judge, with senior status, on the Eastern District court, which includes three New York City counties as well as Long Island. A court official said he planned to take “inactive” status at the end of 2022. The Justice Department previously alerted Cannon that they’d defer to Dearie and the court to hash out if the special master job would be considered “outside employment.” Federal judges face limits on taking other jobs and receiving compensation, but there are fewer restrictions for senior judges.
As a district court judge, Dearie already has security clearance to view classified materials. The Florida judge has yet to rule on the DOJ’s request to carve out from the special master’s review a key set of roughly 100 documents that the government says feature classified markings. Dearie didn’t respond to a request for comment for this story.
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Andrew Weissmann, a former federal prosecutor in Brooklyn who was a senior member of special counsel Robert Mueller’s team, said Dearie is “basically the platonic ideal of a fair wise jurist and you will hear that from prosecutors and defense counsel alike.” He recalled that when he was a prosecutor, Dearie was once late for a court appearance and sent him and the defense lawyer personal handwritten notes apologizing.
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Administration awards Gulf of Mexico drilling leases to oil giants
The Biden administration on Wednesday reinstated $190 million worth of leases to companies bidding to explore for oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico, despite widespread concerns about accelerating climate change.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management granted the 307 oil and gas leases as part of a compromise that won support last month from Senator Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat, for the Inflation Reduction Act and its roughly $369 billion in climate-related spending and tax credits.
The Lease Sale 257, which had been held in November 2021, had been invalidated by a federal judge in February.
On Wednesday, the Biden administration sought to stress that the sale would ‘’protect biologically sensitive resources, mitigate potential adverse effects on protected species, and avoid potential ocean user conflicts.’’
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Gulf of Mexico federal offshore oil production accounts for 15 percent of total US crude oil production and federal offshore natural gas production in the Gulf accounts for 5 percent of total US output, according to the Energy Information Administration. And the gulf was the scene of the massive Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, a rig that was operating on behalf of BP.
Chevron submitted the highest sum of winning bids at $47 million. Other major successful bidders included Anadarko, BP, Shell, and ExxonMobil.
The Inflation Reduction Act specifies how the administration should deal with lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico. It instructs the administration to hold another lease sale for oil and gas alone. Subsequently, the bill says, there will be sales of oil and gas leases coordinated with lease sales of renewable energy from wind turbines.
Democrats have been divided over oil and gas lease sales with President Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat, and Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, all supporting them as part of the compromise with Manchin.
‘’What we’re trying to do is accentuate the good things about the bill while trying to stop the things that undercut the longer-term climate issues,’’ said Athan Manuel, offshore drilling expert with the Sierra Club. ‘’It is a difficult needle to thread.’’
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FBI seizes MyPillow founder’s cellphone
FBI agents seized a cellphone belonging to Mike Lindell, the MyPillow founder and prominent election denier, as part of a federal investigation into an alleged breach of voting machines in Colorado, according to Lindell.
The agents served Lindell with a search warrant and grand jury subpoena Tuesday afternoon in the drive-through area of a Hardee’s restaurant in Mankato, Minn., he said on his online TV show. Lindell said the agents questioned him about Tina Peters, the Mesa County, Colo., clerk who was indicted in March on charges that she helped an outsider copy sensitive data from the county’s elections systems in May 2021.
The FBI acknowledged that a warrant was served but declined to elaborate. ‘’Without commenting on this specific matter, I can confirm that the FBI was at that location executing a search warrant authorized by a federal judge,’’ a spokesperson for the bureau’s Denver field office said in an e-mail.
Lindell said the FBI agents also asked him about an image copied from a Mesa County voting machine that was published on his website, Frank Speech.
In a telephone interview on Wednesday, Lindell told The Washington Post that he was not involved in the copying of Mesa County’s election management system and did not meet Peters until she attended a ‘’cyber symposium’' he held in South Dakota in August 2021.
‘’I have no idea what went on then,’’ Lindell said. ‘’I have nothing to do with it.’’
The FBI’s action against Lindell, who has used his multimillion-dollar pillow fortune to finance high-profile films, conferences, and other media promoting disinformation about elections, points to a widening of the federal investigation into the alleged breach in Mesa County. The probe is one of multiple investigations underway into alleged security breaches of local elections offices in states also including Michigan and Georgia.
Efforts to access sensitive voting equipment — in some cases with the help of like-minded local officials — were aimed at finding evidence that the machines were used to rig the 2020 election. Access to such equipment is intended to be tightly controlled.
Other Trump allies have recently received subpoenas from federal investigators who are conducting investigations into events surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol and efforts to overturn the election. Lindell told The Post he has not received any subpoena from a grand jury investigating Jan. 6.
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U.S. inflation unexpectedly rose in August, despite a drop in gas prices
The Labor Department’s Consumer Price Index report showed CPI gained by 0.1% last month - when economists were expecting it to fall by 0.1%.
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — Some are worried if the U.S economy is heading into a recession, after the report of U.S. inflation unexpectedly rose in August, despite a drop in gas prices.
The Labor Department’s Consumer Price Index report showed CPI gained by 0.1% last month - when economists were expecting it to fall by 0.1%.
Over the last 12 months inflation has risen 8.3%, there were increases in the cost index for goods across the board. But they were offset by a 10.6% decline in the gasoline index.
Some financial experts are expecting the federal Reserve to raise interest rates again, maybe by as much as one percentage point.
“If I was to predict, I would say we are heading into a recession next year. I would say a mild recession,” said University of Idaho Professor, Steven Peterson. “I don’t see, most economist don’t see, the conditions for a major downturn, but I think we are most definitely heading into a recession.”
The Consumer Price Index for September 2022 is scheduled to be released on Thursday, October 13.
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Echo Included in Chicago's 2022 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® and the Chicago Tribune's Top Workplaces
CHICAGO, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Echo Global Logistics, Inc. ("Echo"), a leading provider of technology-enabled transportation and supply chain management services, today announced that the company was recently recognized as a great place to work by Chicago's 2022 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® and the Chicago Tribune's Top Workplaces lists.
With its Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® program, the National Association for Business Resources recognizes companies that demonstrate a strong commitment to employees through their human resources practices. This is the ninth year Echo has been included in the list of Chicago's Best and Brightest Companies to Work For®.
Echo was also recognized again by the Chicago Tribune in their 2022 Top Workplaces list, which recognizes Chicagoland companies that create and sustain a positive and productive workplace culture. Inclusion is based on employee responses to a confidential survey conducted by Chicago Tribune research partner Energage, which independently calculates the list of top workplaces.
"We're especially proud of the workplace we've built, where leading-edge technology and a collaborative environment empower team members to simplify transportation management for our shippers and carriers while thriving in their careers at Echo," said Doug Waggoner, Chief Executive Officer at Echo. "Our exceptional team and workplace culture drive the business success that is fueling our strong momentum."
As a Fortune 1000 company, Echo has a positive and productive corporate culture and offers employees robust benefits, development opportunities, mentorship programs, volunteer time off, team-building events, recreational clubs, and more. In addition to showing its appreciation for team member contributions by offering top-tier benefits and perks, Echo has a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The company creates a welcoming and inclusive environment by amplifying the diverse voices of the Echo workforce. Echo has a variety of business resource groups (BRGs) that support and encourage team members to share their unique perspectives and experiences.
"Echo provides the training, technology, and guidance our team needs to excel on the job, enabling Echo team members to perform well in a supportive environment," said Paula Frey, Chief Human Resources Officer at Echo. "It's an honor to be recognized again this year alongside many outstanding companies that succeed in building and maintaining a great company culture, and I'm grateful to all the Echo team members who bring their all to Echo every day."
"These 2022 winning organizations have stood out during unpredictable times and have proven they are an employer of choice. They continue to keep the needs of their employees first and provide perks that include, development, wellbeing, work-life balance, rewards and recognition. In addition, these winning companies offer a fantastic work culture and workplace environment that attracts and retains superior employees," said Jennifer Kluge, President and CEO of NABR and The Best and Brightest Program.
About Echo Global Logistics
Echo Global Logistics, Inc. is a leading Fortune 1000 provider of technology-enabled transportation and supply chain management services. Headquartered in Chicago with more than 30 offices around the country, Echo offers freight brokerage and Managed Transportation solutions for all major modes, including truckload, partial truckload, LTL, intermodal, and expedited. Echo maintains a proprietary, web-based technology platform that compiles and analyzes data from its network of over 50,000 transportation providers to serve 35,000 clients across a wide range of industries and simplify the critical tasks involved in transportation management. For more information on Echo Global Logistics, visit: www.echo.com.
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — On the defensive for years in Republican-dominated Kentucky, abortion-rights supporters have gained an election-year advantage at a pivotal time — opening a big fundraising lead ahead of a statewide vote on whether to eliminate the right to abortion in the state's constitution.
The group Protect Kentucky Access has raised nearly $1.5 million this year in leading the campaign against the proposed constitutional amendment placed on the November ballot, according to the group's latest campaign-finance report.
Meanwhile, the anti-abortion group leading the push in support of the ballot measure, Yes For Life, reported raising about $350,000 during the same period.
Heading into the crucial stretch run before the election, the abortion-rights group holds a sizable cash-on-hand advantage in a grassroots campaign likely to be waged precinct by precinct. Protect Kentucky Access had more than $1.2 million in the bank at the end of the reporting period last week, while Yes For Life had $390,105. Cash-on-hand amounts can include donations from last year as well.
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The flow of money to both sides is expected to intensify as the high-stakes election draws near.
Abortion-rights supporters in Kentucky are trying to replicate what happened last month in Kansas, another conservative state. Kansas voters rejected a ballot measure that would have allowed the Republican-controlled legislature to tighten restrictions or ban abortion outright.
In Kentucky, the fundraising by Protect Kentucky Access reflects "the energy and enthusiasm we’re seeing on the ground,” said Rachel Sweet, the group's campaign manager.
In capitalizing on its fundraising advantage, the group's strategy is to “meet voters where they are,” Sweet said. That means using ”every tool at our disposal" to promote its message — including TV ads as well as phone banks and door-to-door canvassing, she said.
Abortion opponents in Kentucky said they were bracing for an influx of money to try to stop the ballot measure but said they remain confident the ballot measure will win voter approval.
David Walls, executive director of The Family Foundation, said abortion opponents had always expected the other side to "spend heavily to support its abortion-on-demand business model.”
Addia Wuchner, chair of the Yes for Life Alliance and executive director of Kentucky Right to Life, said the rival abortion-rights group was drawing support from "radical, out-of-state liberal interests."
Approval of the ballot measure would “allow for a reasonable framework of abortion laws in Kentucky that respects the right to life and the health of mothers,” Wuchner said.
Sweet said that small-dollar support for Protect Kentucky Access surged after the U.S. Supreme Court decision i n June that overturned the constitutional right to abortion. The group's ranks of volunteers also increased, she said.
The ruling was "a wake-up call for many Americans who, no matter how they may personally feel about abortion, believed that those rights were secure,” she said.
Abortion-rights supporters have been on the defensive for years in Kentucky. Since Republicans took total control of the legislature in the 2016 election, lawmakers have enacted a series of laws putting more restrictions on abortion. Many of those measures ended up being challenged in court.
The showdown over the ballot measure comes amid the latest abortion-related court battle.
Kentucky's Supreme Court ruled last month that the state’s near-total abortion ban will stay in place while it reviews challenges from the two abortion clinics that remained in the state — both in Louisville. The state's high court set a hearing after the general election.
The state's GOP-led legislature previously enacted a “trigger law” banning nearly all abortions if the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Once that occurred, the 2019 trigger law called for the immediate end of almost all abortions. The only exception is when the mother's health is threatened.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida deputy has been charged with crashing his unmarked patrol vehicle while off duty and under the influence of alcohol, officials said.
The Broward County deputy was arrested Tuesday at the county's public safety building and charged with two counts of driving under the influence and two counts of reckless driving, according to a sheriff's office news release. He was also suspended without pay.
“It is never ok to drive under the influence or in a reckless manner that puts lives at risk," Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony said in a statement. “Too many lives and too many families have been destroyed by such actions. We will make sure that those who break the law, including our own employees, are held to account when they commit crimes.”
According to Broward Sheriff's Office investigators, the deputy was driving his unmarked patrol vehicle on a Pembroke Pines road the morning of May 15 when he rear-ended a compact SUV. He was traveling 71 mph (114 kph) in a 45 mph (72 kph) zone at the time of the crash, officials said.
The SUV left the roadway, struck a tree and rolled onto its roof, investigators said. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Detectives responding to the crash noted the odor of alcohol on the off-duty deputy's breath, as well as slurred speech.
The deputy was hired by the sheriff's office in 2017.
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — To stress the importance of getting the new COVID-19 booster, Kentucky's governor took the jab in public.
Gov. Andy Beshear and first lady Britainy Beshear rolled up their sleeves Wednesday to receive the booster during an event in the Capitol Rotunda.
The Democratic governor urged Kentuckians to get vaccinated and boosted against the coronavirus, and he called on leaders in government and other sectors to encourage people to get the shots.
“I am here to publicly take this shot of hope and encourage others to get this crucial protection,” the governor said. “These vaccines are extremely safe and effective. Everyone in my family has received their vaccine and boosters when eligible.”
The Beshears received the boosters from representatives of the Franklin County Health Department.
The governor also encouraged Kentuckians to get a flu shot this fall.
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Following authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Aug. 31, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended people receive updated COVID-19 booster shots with an omicron component.
Pfizer’s omicron vaccine is authorized for use as a single booster dose in people 12 and older, while Moderna’s shot is authorized for those 18 and older. They should be given at least two months after primary or booster vaccinations.
Following the CDC recommendation, some people on social media claimed that the updated boosters were tested on mice and not humans before they were authorized. VERIFY reader Bryan also asked the team whether the new booster shots have been tested on humans.
THE QUESTION
Were the updated omicron booster shots tested on mice, not humans, before they were authorized?
THE SOURCES
- The FDA
- The CDC
- Pfizer
- Moderna
- Scott Roberts, M.D., Yale Medicine infectious diseases physician
- Jennifer Pancorbo, Ph.D., director of industry programs and research at North Carolina State University’s Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center
THE ANSWER
Yes, the updated omicron booster shots were tested on mice, but not humans, before they were authorized.
It’s common for updated vaccines to go through less rigorous testing, experts said.
WHAT WE FOUND
Rigorous testing and human trials are conducted when vaccines are first developed, in order to gather data on safety and how well they protect against a virus. That was the case for the original COVID-19 vaccine.
Subsequent updated vaccines often do not go through as rigorous testing since they are so similar to their predecessor.
In the case of the updated boosters now available to Americans, which target the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of omicron, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) looked at human trial data for the original COVID-19 vaccine, as well as human trial data for a vaccine targeting BA.1, which is the original strain of omicron.
More from VERIFY: Yes, COVID-19 vaccine boosters for omicron are available to the public
The FDA also based its decision to authorize the updated BA.4/BA.5 boosters based on data from animal experiments obtained using those previous vaccines. Documents on the CDC and FDA websites show the updated BA.4/BA.5 boosters were tested on mice.
Both Pfizer and Moderna developed BA.1 vaccines and tested them on humans, before working on updated BA.4 and BA.5 vaccines at the FDA’s direction once those subvariants became dominant in the U.S.
The updated boosters from both manufacturers contain the original COVID-19 vaccine as well as spike proteins from the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants. This is aimed at “helping to restore protection that has waned since previous vaccination” by targeting the more contagious and immune-evasive omicron subvariants, the CDC says.
One of the reasons for fewer tests, in addition to the similar formulation to previous vaccines, is that there isn’t enough time to conduct human trials, especially with a virus that evolves as quickly as COVID-19. That’s similar to the annual flu vaccine.
"The flu vaccine is reformulated each year, based only on animal studies for the same reason," Scott Roberts, a Yale Medicine infectious diseases physician, said. “We do an annual flu vaccine update based on the circulating strains of the flu, and unfortunately, we can’t wait on human data because we might not get that until November or December, well after many of us have been infected.”
Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, said the federal health agency “has extensive experience with strain changes for annual influenza vaccines,” contributing to its confidence in the updated booster shots.
More from VERIFY: No, the flu shot will not give you the flu or allow you to pass it on to someone else
It’s also important to note that the updated boosters targeting BA.4 and BA.5 use the same mRNA technology as the previous COVID-19 vaccines.
“When you bring a product…that has a common baseline and you just make a small change in the cassette, like for example a new strain of the same virus, then we just roll with the clinical data that we have as a basis to explain or to understand the safety of that product,” Jennifer Pancorbo, director of industry programs and research at North Carolina State University’s Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center, told VERIFY.
Animal research plays a role in the development of many vaccines apart from those for COVID-19, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) explains on its website. Before vaccine candidates can be tested in humans, the FDA requires that they are tested for safety and effectiveness in animals, according to NIAID.
Both Pfizer and Moderna have confirmed that human clinical trials of the updated BA.4 and BA.5 booster shots are underway.
Ben Briscoe with VERIFY sister station WFMY contributed to this report.
More from VERIFY: Yes, the CDC changed its definition of vaccine to be ‘more transparent’
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CONNERSVILLE, Ind. — Two bodies have been found in Connersville in just over three weeks, both under suspicious circumstances.
Now city officials are addressing growing safety concerns in that small community.
“It’s gives you a real eerie feeling,” said resident Norma Jackson.
It started when 53-year-old Thomas Combs was found shot to death in Dale cemetery on August 17.
Then this past Saturday, police found 47-year-old Joshua Durham dead between two homes across the street from the Connersville City Cemetery. Police haven’t said how he died, but several neighbors told our crew they heard gunshots the night before.
One bullet ended up slicing through the gutter of a nearby home.
“It’s not out of the question until we can rule it out 100 percent,” Sgt. Clint Brown said. “But at this point we have no evidence that we connect these two incidents together.”
While they may not be connected, Sgt. Brown said it is unusual. but he wants to assure Connersville residents that they’re working to get those responsible off the streets.
“We are going to walk down every avenue and through every door we need to to find resolution to this case,” Sgt. Brown said.
Still, that assurance isn’t necessarily enough to put residents at ease.
“It’s very sad that you don’t feel safe in your own home,” Jackson said. “Now when I’m out here, I’m always looking.”
So far no arrests have been made in either case. Sgt. Brown says anybody who knows anything about the two victims should give police a call.
“If they had an issue with somebody, if you knew them at all or talked to them recently, that information could be helpful,” Sgt. Brown said.
Connersville detectives are handling the most recent case.
However, Indiana State Police detectives are looking into the case from August because of a conflict of interest.
Anybody with information on the most recent case can call the Connersville Police Department at 765-825-2111.
Anyone who may have information about the killing at Dale Cemetery can contact the Indiana State Police Pendleton Post at (765) 778-2121.
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WASHINGTON (Nexstar)– With an aging population and a shortage of all types of medical professionals, the U.S. is facing a healthcare crisis.
Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle believe immigrants are part of the solution.
Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) says the nation is facing a shortage of up to 124,000 physicians by the year 2034, due to retirements, burnout and the student loan debt created by medical school.
But Padilla says there’s a solution that would quickly add more doctors, nurses and other health workers into the system.
“There are thousands of highly capable healthcare professionals living abroad with the desire to come to America,” he said.
But the U.S. immigration system stops many of those skilled migrants from coming to the U.S. and also force healthcare workers to leave the country when their temporary immigration status expires.
Democrats say one in four doctors and one in six nurses are immigrants, which is why they want to update immigration laws to allow immigrants skilled in healthcare fields to easily come and stay in the U.S.
At a Senate hearing on the issue Wednesday, Republicans agreed. But they said there’s another equally urgent immigration issue.
“I can’t imagine a path forward until we deal with the crisis at the border,” said Senator John Cornyn (R-Tex.).
Cornyn and Thom Tillis (R- N.C.) say any immigration reform legislation must first stop migrants and illegal drugs from coming across the border.
“I, for one, hope we get it done before the end of this Congress,” Tillis said.
Democrats say the two issues are unrelated.
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BEIJING (AP) — A strong typhoon made landfall on a group of Chinese islands on Wednesday as it headed toward the metropolis of Shanghai.
Typhoon Muifa hit the Zhoushan archipelago, near the port city of Ningbo on the country’s east coast, at about 8:30 p.m., China’s National Meteorological Center said.
It was forecast to weaken as it headed north across a bay but still be at typhoon strength when it reaches Shanghai later in the night.
Heavy rain was already falling in the city of more than 20 million people. The Hong Kong Observatory classified it as a severe typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 155 kilometers (96 miles) per hour.
All flights at Shanghai’s two main airports were canceled and authorities were evacuating people from construction sites and other risky areas, according to Chinese media reports.
The typhoon had been expected to make landfall in the afternoon in Zhejiang province, but it shifted slightly eastward, keeping it at sea and putting it on track for a direct hit on Shanghai.
All flights were canceled at Ningbo airport in Zhejiang and more than 11,000 fishing boats returned to port in the province, Chinese media said.
The requirement of a negative coronavirus test within 72 hours to enter buildings and other public areas in much of China was suspended in Ningbo, except at airports, train stations and highway entrances.
The storm’s latest track would take it through Jiangsu and Shandong provinces along China’s northeast coast after hitting Shanghai.
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NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan (AP) — Pope Francis told the Russian Orthodox hierarchy and other faith leaders Wednesday that religion must never be used to justify the “evil” of war, and asked at an outdoor Mass in Kazakhstan, “How many deaths will it take?” for peace to prevail in Ukraine.
An increasingly frail Francis made the appeal during his first full day in the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan, where he opened a global interfaith conference and ministered to the tiny Catholic community in the majority Muslim country.
In the conference audience of imams, patriarchs, rabbis and muftis was Metropolitan Anthony, in charge of foreign relations for the Russian Orthodox Church, which has firmly backed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. His boss, Patriarch Kirill, was supposed to have participated in the congress but canceled last month.
Kirill has supported Russia’s invasion on spiritual and ideological grounds, calling it a “metaphysical” battle with the West. He has blessed Russian soldiers going into war and invoked the idea that Russians and Ukrainians are one people.
Francis didn’t mention Russia or Ukraine in his remarks to the Kazakh conference. But he insisted that faith leaders themselves must take the lead in promoting a culture of peace, since it would be hypocritical to expect that non-believers would promote peace if religious leaders don’t.
“If the creator, to whom we have devoted our lives, is the author of human life, how can we who call ourselves believers consent to the destruction of that life?” he asked. “Mindful of the wrongs and errors of the past, let us unite our efforts to ensure that the Almighty will never again be held hostage to the human thirst for power.”
Francis then laid down a challenge to all those in the room to commit themselves to resolving disputes through dialogue and negotiation, not with arms.
“May we never justify violence. May we never allow the sacred to be exploited by the profane. The sacred must never be a prop for power, nor power a prop for the sacred!”
He made the appeal more explicit in an afternoon outdoor Mass for Kazakhstan’s tiny Catholic community, in which he asked for prayers for “beloved Ukraine.”
“How many deaths will it still take before conflict yields to dialogue for the good of people, nations and all humanity?” he asked. “The one solution is peace and the only way to arrive at peace is through dialogue.”
Kirill sent a message to the congress read aloud by Anthony. In it, the Russian patriarch didn’t refer to the war but in general to problems over the past two decades caused by “attempts to build a world without relying on moral values.”
The Russian patriarch has blasted the West’s secular mentality and claimed the seeds of the Ukraine conflict were sown by foreign threats to Russia’s borders. He has depicted the conflict as a struggle against a foreign liberal establishment purportedly demanding countries hold “gay parades” as the price of admission to a world of excess consumption and freedom.
“These attempts have led not only to the loss of the concept of justice in international relations, but also to brutal confrontation, military conflicts, the spread of terrorism and extremism in different parts of the world,” Kirill said in his message.
Suggesting he felt Russia was the victim of a smear campaign, he denounced the spread of misinformation and the “distortion of historical facts” and “manipulation of mass consciousness” to spread messages of “hatred towards entire peoples, cultures and religions.”
In addition to the Russian Orthodox delegation, the religious leaders included Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, the grand imam of Al-Azhar, the seat of Sunni learning in Cairo, who warmly greeted Francis with a kiss on the cheek when the pope arrived in a wheelchair.
Al-Tayeb used his speech to the conference to complain that traditional religions had been replaced by a culture of lust and gay marriage. “This is not acceptable, not even for animals and beasts, let alone for people with pure hearts and sound minds,” he said.
The Right Rev. Jo Bailey Wells, the Anglican bishop of Dorking and one of only a half dozen women heading delegations, lamented that women represent half the world’s population but are hardly represented in religious leadership.
“My expectation is it will be a challenge to those present to empower women in the family context and in public society,” she told reporters.
Before Kirill bowed out, there had been speculation that Francis could meet with Kirill on the sidelines of the congress. The two met for the first time in 2016 in Cuba — the first-ever meeting of a pope and Russian patriarch — and spoke by videoconference in the early weeks of the war.
Francis afterward publicly criticized Kirill’s justification of Russia’s invasion and warned that he mustn’t become “Putin’s altar boy.”
Speaking to reporters after he met with Francis, Anthony said Francis’ “altar boy” comment didn’t go over well in Moscow. “It wasn’t expected and clearly it’s not useful for the unity of Christians,” he said. “It was a surprise. But we know we have to move on.”
He said a Kirill-Francis meeting is still possible, but insisted it had to be well-prepared ahead of time and must produce a concrete joint statement, as was issued after the Havana meeting.
In addition to the meeting with Anthony, Francis also was meeting with al-Tayeb, the head of Russia’s religious council of Muslims and other Orthodox, Jewish, Lutheran and Muslim leaders.
Another visitor in Kazakhstan on Wednesday was apparently not on Francis’ agenda. Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Nur-Sultan on his first state visit outside China since early in the coronavirus pandemic. Vatican and Kazakh officials said they didn’t expect Xi would meet with the pope during his brief visit to a key economic and political ally in the region.
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Paolo Santalucia contributed reporting to this story.
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Associated Press religion coverage receives support through the AP’s collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. The AP is solely responsible for this content.
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A plane crashed into a pond in Broomfield, but both occupants were able to safely get out.
Crews are on scene of a plane crash in a pond in the Anthem Ranch subdivision of Broomfield. Miraculously the two occupants of the plane were able to get out safely and are being evaluated for injuries. No other updates at this time. pic.twitter.com/ZNgGQTeuy2
— North Metro Fire (@NMFirePIO) September 14, 2022
The plane wound up in a retention pond near the Aspen Lodge tennis courts in the Anthem Ranch subdivision Wednesday afternoon, according to a tweet from North Metro Fire.
Officials said both occupants of the plane were able to get out of the plane and did not suffer any serious injuries.
The cause of the crash will be investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board.
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Nepali climber and guide Sanu Sherpa has managed to not only summit some of the world's tallest mountains, a feat completed by less than 50 people on Earth: He's done it twice.
Sherpa is the first to do so, and others have quite a long way to go now to beat his record.
"I was just doing my job," 41-year-old Sherpa said.
"What I have done is not something that is impossible," he said.
He began his career as a porter and kitchen aid, moving on to become a guide in mountaineering. He summited his first 8,000-meter (26,362 feet) peak in 2006.
The 14 peaks known as the eight-thousanders are a group of mountains that reach 8,000 meters, or 26,000 feet.
Nepali guides, AFP reported, are usually ethnic Sherpas from the valleys around Mount Everest. They usually carry most of the climber's equipment and food and help them with ropes and ladders on the journey.
Altitudes above 8,000 meters are called the "death zone," as the lack of oxygen cannot sustain human life for prolonged periods. About 14 people, on average, die each year on the eight eight-thousander peaks in Nepal alone.
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