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Japan urges evacuations as 'unprecedented' super typhoon approaches
TOKYO, Sept 17 (Reuters) - The Japan Meteorological Agency urged residents to evacuate parts of the southern island of Kyushu on Saturday, ahead of a large and powerful typhoon expected to bring up to half a metre (20 inches) of rain when it makes landfall on Sunday.
Nanmadol, classified as a super typhoon by the U.S. Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center, has the potential to be the most destructive tropical storm to strike Japan in decades.
Japan's weather agency said it may issue a "special warning" for Kagoshima prefecture and other parts of Kyushu, Japan's southernmost main island, as early as Saturday evening with the possibility of high waves and heavy rains in the regions. It would be the first such alert for any prefecture north of the Okinawa island chain, domestic media reported.
"Unprecedented" storms and rainfall could strike the area, JMA official Ryuta Kurora said at a televised press conference, urging residents there to evacuate before it gets dark.
Southern Kyushu could receive 500 millimetres of rain on Sunday, while the central Tokai region could see 300 millimetres, the agency forecast.
Kyushu Railway Co began halting some train lines on Saturday ahead of wider suspensions on Sunday. Dozens of weekend flights in the southern region have been canceled, broadcaster NHK reported.
Nanmadol, the 14th typhoon of the season, was near Japan's southern Minami-Daito Island heading northwest at 20 km (12 miles) per hour on Saturday afternoon. Winds at the centre of the storm are blowing at 198 km per hour (123 miles per hour), gusting up to 270 kph, according to the JMA.
The storm, equivalent in strength to a class 5 hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean, is forecast to curve east and pass over Tokyo on Tuesday before moving out to sea by Wednesday.
Domestic broadcasters aired footage of strong winds and rain are already lashing down on Japan's southern island chain of Okinawa as the storm approached. (Reporting by Rocky Swift in Tokyo; Editing by William Mallard and Lincoln Feast.)
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The Jeep Wrangler 4xe was the bestselling plug-in hybrid in the U.S. over the first half of 2022, and no other plug-in hybrid came close. At nearly double the sales of the production-limited Toyota RAV4 Prime, it only accounts for about 20% of new Wrangler sales. Yet its success has an outsized influence as the brand bridges its combustion-engine past to its electric future.
For 2023, Jeep expands its 4xe lineup with a Grand Cherokee 4xe special edition and a new Jeep Wrangler Willys 4xe that offers a more affordable entry point to the Wrangler 4xe lineup. Consider the 4xe plug-in hybrid powertrain the north star of Jeep’s transition to having a fully electric lineup by 2030 in Europe, and in the U.S. for half of its sales to derive from electric vehicles. For now, Jeep subsists on plug-in hybrids (PHEV) without a full battery electric vehicle (BEV) in the lineup. For now.
The first electric Jeeps to arrive in the U.S. will be a BEV version of the Wagoneer full-size SUV and an electric alternative to the Jeep Wrangler called the Recon. The Wagoneer S will be smaller than its gas sibling, more of a mid-sized SUV like the Grand Cherokee, and will likely be the aspirational (read: expensive) model in the Jeep EV family, with specs teased at 600 hp, a 0-60 mph time of 3.5 seconds, and a range of 400 miles.
The Recon promises the off-road capability of the Wrangler, and features removable doors and a removable top. Both vehicles are planned to debut in 2023 as 2024 models. A third model called the Avenger will slot under the Renegade as Jeep’s smallest vehicle, but it’s unknown if it will come to North America after European sales start early next year.
For the 2023 model year, Jeep carries its sales momentum forward as parent company Stellantis’s bestselling U.S. brand, mostly on the backs of its large and larger Grand Cherokee and Wagoneer SUVs. Here’s what’s new for 2023.
2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Grand Cherokee L
– Redesigned in 2022, the Grand Cherokee mid-size SUV and the larger Grand Cherokee L three-row SUV carry over with minor updates.
– The off-road Trailhawk only comes as a 4xe plug-in hybrid, powered by a 2.0-liter turbo-4 with two electric motors for a total system output of 375 hp and 470 lb-ft of torque. It can tow 6,000 lb or it provides 25 miles of electric-only range, but only a 23-mpg combined rating when the juice runs out.
– A new 30th Anniversary edition exclusive to the 4xe adds adds black body accents, black 20-inch wheels, and body color-matched lower moldings, rocker panels, and fender flares. Finer features include a dual-tip exhaust, a dual-pane sunroof, Capri leather trim, cooled front seats, a 9-speaker Alpine audio system, a wireless charging pad for mobile devices, a digital rearview mirror, a surround-view camera system, and a 10.1-inch infotainment screen with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone integration. It’s a package costing $4,700, but Jeep hasn’t yet disclosed model pricing for the 2023 Grand Cherokee.
– Top trims come with a 10.1-inch touchscreen, and can be had with a 9-speaker Alpine audio system (Limited trim) or a 19-speaker McIntosh system (Overland and Summit grades).
2023 Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer
– Launched new for 2022, the full-size SUVs get even fuller sized with Wagoneer L and Grand Wagoneer L models that are one foot longer and have a 7.0-inch longer wheelbase than the already large regular models. It’s no coincidence that they measure exactly one inch longer than the 2022 Chevy Suburban. The second and third rows remain the same, with enough head and leg room to fit adults, but the cargo room behind row three expands another 15.8 cubic feet to 44.2 cubic feet.
– The base engine remains a 5.7-liter V-8 that makes 392 hp and 404 lb-ft of torque, but most models including the Wagoneer L get a standard twin-turbo 3.0-liter inline-6 that makes 420 hp and 468 lb-ft of torque. The Grand Wagoneer L punches out to 510 hp and 500 lb-ft of torque. An 8-speed automatic transmission and rear-wheel drive come standard, with three different four-wheel-drive systems available and the same 10,000-lb towing capacity as the V-8.
– Wagoneer Series II models can be equipped with a Carbide Package that blacks out the 20-inch alloy wheels, roof rails, badges, and grille trim. The black theme carries over inside.
2023 Jeep Wrangler
– New for 2023 is a Freedom special edition that plays to the U.S. military with an American flag decal, an Oscar Mike “on the move” badge, and a $250 donation from Jeep for every Wrangler and Gladiator Freedom model purchased. It comes with steel rock rails and a steel front bumper to equip a winch.
– A new entry-level Willys trim costs at least $600 less than last year’s entry-level Sahara 4xe, and it comes well equipped. Standard running gear includes LED headlights, 17-inch wheels, mud-terrain tires, rock rails, a limited-slip differential, a 9-speaker Alpine audio system, and all-weather floor mats. Popular features like a power retractable roof and 8.4-inch infotainment screen are available.
– It comes standard with a full-time 4-wheel-drive system, heavy-duty Dana 44 axles, and a lift kit with 10.1 inches of ground clearance. Like other 4xe models, the Wrangler 4xe uses a 2.0-liter turbo-4 and pair of electric motors to generate up to 375 hp and 470 lb-ft of torque. A 17.3-kwh battery feeds the two motors to deliver 21 miles of electric range.
2023 Jeep Gladiator
– The pickup truck version of the Wrangler still comes with a 3.6-liter V-6 that makes 285 hp and 260 lb-ft of torque, and a 6-speed manual transmission or available 8-speed automatic. An available 3.0-liter turbodiesel V-6 returns, with 260 hp and 442 lb-ft of torque, and an 8-speed automatic. Towing maxes out at 7,700 lb.
– New for 2023 is a Freedom special edition, with similar equipment to that in the same package in the Wrangler.
– All but the base Sport models come with keyless entry, remote start, and a 7.0-inch instrument cluster.
2023 Jeep Cherokee
– Jeep launched a new X off-road trim last year on its five-seat crossover, but the 2023 model is expected to carry over.
2023 Jeep Compass
– Expect the compact crossover to carry over after last year’s update.
2023 Jeep Renegade
– Jeep’s smallest crossover SUV carries over unchanged.
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SEREMBAN, Sept 17 — Parti Amanah Negara’s (Amanah) party election that was supposed to be held by end of this year has been postponed to 2024, said Amanah secretary-general Datuk Dr Mohd Hatta Ramli.
Dr Mohd Hatta said the application to delay the party election was approved by the Registrar of Societies (ROS) while the party expects to hold the election by April 2024.
“The move is to allow the party to focus on preparations for the 15th General Election (GE15),” he told Bernama when met at the Amanah National Convention 2022, here today.
Amanah’s first party election for the term 2019 t0 2022, was held during the Amanah National Convention in 2019 held from Dec 6 to 8, in Shah Alam, Selangor. — Bernama
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Tatyana Roberts is a member of KFF’s Women’s Health Policy and Global Health Policy team. She is a medical student at the University of California, San Francisco, participating in the yearlong UCSF-KFF Health Policy Fellowship. Her interests include learning and studying how health policy impacts patient care and the intersection of women’s health, global health, and addiction medicine. Prior to starting medical school and joining KFF, she worked in global health education at Cornell University and served as a research consultant for Ibis Reproductive Health. She holds a B.S. in Biology from Cornell University and an MPH in Health and Human Behavior from UC Berkeley.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Two Chicago police officers face felony charges for allegedly shooting and seriously wounding an unarmed man during a July shootout on the city’s southwest side that also wounded a second man, authorities said Friday.
Sgt. Christopher Liakopoulos, 43, and Officer Ruben Reynoso, 42, have been charged with one count each of aggravated battery with a firearm, aggravated discharge of a firearm and official misconduct, said Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx.
Foxx said the officers were relieved of their police powers on Thursday before they turned themselves in to authorities.
Foxx said both officers “are being charged with having fired their shots” that wounded an unarmed 23-year-old man — identified separately Friday through a civil court filing as Miguel Medina — on July 22 in the city’s Pilsen neighborhood. That man has since recovered and is cooperating with the investigation, she said.
“The victim who was shot and injured in this incident was not in possession of a weapon, nor did he fire a weapon at these two officers,” Foxx said during a news conference.
After the shooting, police said in a statement that two officers who had observed four people loitering in front of a closed store stopped to investigate and identified themselves as police.
Police said one of the four in the group then displayed a handgun and an exchange of gunfire ensued in which Medina suffered gunshot wounds and was transported to a hospital in serious condition.
Foxx said that based on a review of the evidence, including video surveillance footage, prosecutors believe “the officers involved in this incident did not have provocation or justification to shoot the unarmed” Medina.
“The evidence does not support the use of deadly force related to the shooting of the unarmed victim, and was not lawful,” Foxx said.
Assistant State’s Attorney Alyssa Janicki said Friday at the officers’ bond hearing that a juvenile and Medina initially approached the unmarked police vehicle when questioned by the officers.
The juvenile ran, but Medina showed both hands to the officers as Reynoso and Liakopoulos both pointed their guns out the vehicle’s passenger window and started shooting. Medina was shot in the back and leg.
The juvenile, who Janicki said had a gun in a satchel across his chest, kept running before turning and firing shots at the officers who shot back. A pedestrian near the juvenile suffered a grazing wound.
The officers were heading to a morning training course and were in plain clothes at the time of the shooting. Neither had on their police body cameras because they were going to training, Janicki said.
Prosecutors later obtained surveillance video from the area.
After the shooting, Foxx said, the two officers “made representations to legal authorities, including the Cook County state’s attorney’s office, that was directly contradicted by the videotaped evidence.”
Brian Sexton, Reynoso’s attorney, said during Friday’s hearing that his client was focused on the 17-year-old with the gun and never shot in the direction of Medina.
Sexton said that after Reynoso watched a surveillance video of the shooting, he told the Civilian Office of Police Accountability and the state’s attorney’s office that he “just didn’t remember” the shooting.
Tim Grace, Liakopoulos’ attorney, told the judge that the officers were confronted “by an armed assailant who points a gun at them and eventually fires at them.”
“We are supposed to see if the police officer’s actions were objectively reasonable,” Grace said. “We don’t use 20/20 hindsight. We don’t second-guess. We don’t slow down video like the state’s attorney’s office does.”
Medina filed a federal lawsuit on Friday against Liakopoulos and the city accusing the officer of using excessive force and battery during their interaction and falsely arresting him afterward.
Medina alleges that he and others were walking when the officers drove up in police vehicle and started questioning the group. Medina says he showed his hands and began walking away when Liakopoulos fired shots at him from the vehicle, striking him several times.
Medina was treated at a hospital for his wounds and then held for several hours at a police station, though he was never charged, according to the lawsuit, which doesn’t say how much Medina is seeking and requests a jury trial.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability is investigating the shooting and has a deadline of Sept. 22 to release materials related to the shooting, including videos, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A vast swath of western Alaska could see flooding and high winds as the remnants of Typhoon Merbok move toward the Bering Sea region.
The National Weather Service has coastal flood warnings in place, beginning Friday, spanning from parts of southwest Alaska all the way up to the Chukchi Sea coast in northwest Alaska. The agency warned Thursday that water levels in Nome could be up to 11 feet (3.3 meters) above the normal high tide line, and in Golovin up to 13 feet (4 meters).
The weather service’s Fairbanks office on social media said some locations “may experience their worst coastal flooding in nearly 50 years. Peak water levels will persist for 10 to 14 hours before water recedes.”
The coastal flood warning for the southern Seward Peninsula coast, including Nome, was in effect from Friday evening until Sunday morning.
Damaging winds were possible, with widespread power outages expected on St. Lawrence Island and communities including Wales, Nome, Golovin and Kotzebue, the weather service said.
Meteorologist Ed Plumb said the storm is strong and on a “perfect track to bring significant severe coastal flooding to parts of western Alaska … for the Yukon Delta up to the southern Seward Peninsula and Norton Sound.”
“Interestingly with this storm, it looks like for the northern Bering Sea, this will be the deepest or strongest storm we’ve ever seen in September, so this is quite an unusual storm,” Plumb said Thursday morning.
Beach and shoreline erosion is possible in areas, with wind-driven waves and storm surge, he said.
Warnings from the weather service said roads could be closed and low-lying property could be “inundated” for areas such as the southern Seward Peninsula coast, St. Lawrence Island and the Bering Strait coast.
John Handeland, Nome’s mayor, said Thursday that officials were getting weather updates and have been preparing. He said a recreation center has been set up for use as an emergency shelter, if needed.
“We do know the drill and where things normally are impacted” from past storms, he said. Residents were being asked to secure their boats and items around their homes, yards and fish camps.
Jeremy Zidek, a spokesperson with Alaska’s emergency management office, said officials planned Thursday to speak with community leaders and others about the forecast, resources and preparations.
There is a large area under warnings, and “it’s a powerful storm,” he said.
“We have seen storms like this, like in 2011, that did serious damage across the western coast of Alaska and we’ve seen similar storms that have not done a lot of damage. So we really have to see what’s going to happen and then we’ll respond appropriately,” he said.
Plumb, the meteorologist, said the storm is expected to weaken as it moves further north into the Chukchi Sea on Sunday.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Two Chicago police officers face felony charges for allegedly shooting and seriously wounding an unarmed man during a July shootout on the city’s southwest side that also wounded a second man, authorities said Friday.
Sgt. Christopher Liakopoulos, 43, and Officer Ruben Reynoso, 42, have been charged with one count each of aggravated battery with a firearm, aggravated discharge of a firearm and official misconduct, said Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx.
Foxx said the officers were relieved of their police powers on Thursday before they turned themselves in to authorities.
Foxx said both officers “are being charged with having fired their shots” that wounded an unarmed 23-year-old man — identified separately Friday through a civil court filing as Miguel Medina — on July 22 in the city’s Pilsen neighborhood. That man has since recovered and is cooperating with the investigation, she said.
“The victim who was shot and injured in this incident was not in possession of a weapon, nor did he fire a weapon at these two officers,” Foxx said during a news conference.
After the shooting, police said in a statement that two officers who had observed four people loitering in front of a closed store stopped to investigate and identified themselves as police.
Police said one of the four in the group then displayed a handgun and an exchange of gunfire ensued in which Medina suffered gunshot wounds and was transported to a hospital in serious condition.
Foxx said that based on a review of the evidence, including video surveillance footage, prosecutors believe “the officers involved in this incident did not have provocation or justification to shoot the unarmed” Medina.
“The evidence does not support the use of deadly force related to the shooting of the unarmed victim, and was not lawful,” Foxx said.
Assistant State’s Attorney Alyssa Janicki said Friday at the officers’ bond hearing that a juvenile and Medina initially approached the unmarked police vehicle when questioned by the officers.
The juvenile ran, but Medina showed both hands to the officers as Reynoso and Liakopoulos both pointed their guns out the vehicle’s passenger window and started shooting. Medina was shot in the back and leg.
The juvenile, who Janicki said had a gun in a satchel across his chest, kept running before turning and firing shots at the officers who shot back. A pedestrian near the juvenile suffered a grazing wound.
The officers were heading to a morning training course and were in plain clothes at the time of the shooting. Neither had on their police body cameras because they were going to training, Janicki said.
Prosecutors later obtained surveillance video from the area.
After the shooting, Foxx said, the two officers “made representations to legal authorities, including the Cook County state’s attorney’s office, that was directly contradicted by the videotaped evidence.”
Brian Sexton, Reynoso’s attorney, said during Friday’s hearing that his client was focused on the 17-year-old with the gun and never shot in the direction of Medina.
Sexton said that after Reynoso watched a surveillance video of the shooting, he told the Civilian Office of Police Accountability and the state’s attorney’s office that he “just didn’t remember” the shooting.
Tim Grace, Liakopoulos’ attorney, told the judge that the officers were confronted “by an armed assailant who points a gun at them and eventually fires at them.”
“We are supposed to see if the police officer’s actions were objectively reasonable,” Grace said. “We don’t use 20/20 hindsight. We don’t second-guess. We don’t slow down video like the state’s attorney’s office does.”
Medina filed a federal lawsuit on Friday against Liakopoulos and the city accusing the officer of using excessive force and battery during their interaction and falsely arresting him afterward.
Medina alleges that he and others were walking when the officers drove up in police vehicle and started questioning the group. Medina says he showed his hands and began walking away when Liakopoulos fired shots at him from the vehicle, striking him several times.
Medina was treated at a hospital for his wounds and then held for several hours at a police station, though he was never charged, according to the lawsuit, which doesn’t say how much Medina is seeking and requests a jury trial.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability is investigating the shooting and has a deadline of Sept. 22 to release materials related to the shooting, including videos, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
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SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The Chilean government was engulfed in a diplomatic spat Friday after the South American country’s president suspended the acceptance of the credentials of the new Israeli ambassador due to increased military activity in the occupied West Bank.
“Israel views with severity the puzzling & unprecedented behavior of Chile. This seriously harms the relations between the two countries,” Israel’s Foreign Ministry wrote on Twitter.
The Israeli ambassador, Gil Artzyeli, went to the government offices in Chile’s capital of Santiago Thursday to present his credentials to President Gabriel Boric along with other diplomats but was stopped in his tracks.
Artzyeli “was already at the place, waiting to go into the room, when the minister of foreign relations came up to him and said that due to an incident that had taken place … with the death of a 17-year-old teenager in an operation by the Israeli military, the president had decided in that context to postpone the delivery of the credentials,” a diplomatic official with close knowledge of the incident who was not authorized to speak on the record told The Associated Press.
No date has been scheduled date yet for the delivery of the credentials, the source said.
Israeli forces shot and killed Odai Salah in the occupied West Bank Thursday, according to Palestinian officials. The Israeli military said it opened fire on suspects who threw explosives at troops patrolling the hometown of two Palestinian gunmen who had killed an Israeli officer in a shootout on Wednesday.
Chile’s ambassador to Israel “has been summoned … for a reprimanding conversation” on Sunday, Israel’s Foreign Ministry said. “Israel’s response will be made clear to the ambassador.”
After the incident sparked controversy within Chile, Artzyeli was summoned to the Foreign Ministry Thursday afternoon.
“They apologized to me and the state of Israel numerous times,” Artzyeli told journalists after a meeting with Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Ximena Fuentes. “It wasn’t a very comfortable incident this morning, but being Israeli and a Jew, my people have gone through worse things over the past four thousand years. And we will overcome this morning’s incident for the good of Chile, for the good of Israel and our bilateral relations.”
In Chile, a group of 21 lawmakers criticized Boric for what they characterized as a “snub” of “unprecedented” proportions.
“President Boric boycotts bilateral relations, improvising a decision at the moment the ambassador was in the Foreign Relations Ministry,” the lawmakers who are part of a Chile-Israel interparliamentary group said in a letter Friday. “Situations like these demonstrate a profound disdain for the more than 70 years of friendship between Chile and Israel.”
Several opposition lawmakers also independently criticized Boric for the move.
Left-leaning Boric has frequently spoken up against Israel and its military operations. In a television interview last year, Boric, who became Chile’s president in March, was asked if he maintained his earlier stated opinion that Israel is a “genocidal and murderous” state. “I maintain it,” he answered.
In 2019, Chile’s Jewish community sent Boric a jar of honey to celebrate the Jewish New Year. Boric responded on Twitter: “I appreciate the gesture but they could start by asking Israel to return the illegally occupied Palestinian territory.”
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Dhaka North auctions construction materials left on road illegally in Mirpur
Dhaka North City Corporation has sold construction materials kept illegally blocking roads and footpaths in Mirpur through open auction.
DNCC Mayor Atiqul Islam ordered the move Saturday (17 September) after he noticed rods, bricks, sand and other construction materials illegally left on the main road and footpath while attending a dengue awareness campaign in Paikpara.
He ordered immediate legal action against the authority of the building under construction for creating public nuisance by leaving construction materials on the roads and footpaths.
DNCC officials, led by Executive Magistrate Parsia Sultana Priyanka, seized all construction materials illegally left on pavements and roads. All the goods seized in the auction were sold for Tk18.45 lakh.
"Construction materials cannot be stored on footpaths and roads obstructing public movement. Be it government, semi-government or non-government organisations, none will not be spared if they cause public suffering," DNCC Mayor Atiqul Islam told the media.
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Man arrested after ‘disturbance’ as line to see queen swells
LONDON (AP) — Thousands of people spent London’s coldest night in months huddled in line to view the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, and authorities warned Saturday that arriving mourners face a 24-hour wait.
Police arrested a man after what the force described as a “disturbance” Friday night in Parliament’s Westminster Hall, where the queen’s coffin is lying in state, draped in her Royal Standard and capped with a diamond-studded crown.
Parliamentary authorities said someone got out of the queue and tried to approach the coffin on its platform. The Metropolitan Police force said a man was detained for a suspected public-order offense.
The tide of people wanting to say goodbye to the queen has grown steadily since the public was first admitted to the hall on Wednesday. On Friday, authorities temporarily halted letting more visitors join the end of the line, which snakes around Southwark Park some 5 miles (8 kilometers) from Parliament.
Overnight, volunteers distributed blankets and cups of tea to people in line as the temperature fell to 6 degrees Celsius (43 degrees Fahrenheit).
People had myriad reasons for coming, from affection for the queen to a desire to be part of a historic moment.
Simon Hopkins, who traveled from his home in central England, likened it to “a pilgrimage.”
“(It) is a bit strange, because that kind of goes against my grain,” he said. “I’ve been kind of drawn into it.”
Members of the public kept silently streaming into Westminster Hall even as the queen’s four children — King Charles III, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward — stood vigil around the flag-draped coffin for 15 minutes on Friday evening. A baby’s cry was the only sound.
Before the vigil, Edward said the royal family was “overwhelmed by the tide of emotion that has engulfed us and the sheer number of people who have gone out of their way to express their own love, admiration and respect (for) our dear mama.”
All eight of Queen Elizabeth II’s grandchildren are due to stand vigil beside her coffin on Saturday. Charles’ sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, will attend along with Princess Anne’s children, Zara Tindall and Peter Philips; Prince Andrew’s daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie; and the two children of Prince Edward – Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn.
William, who after his grandmother’s death is now the heir to the throne, will stand at the head of the coffin and Harry at the foot. Both princes, who are military veterans, will be in uniform.
Most senior royals hold honorary military roles and have worn uniforms to commemorate the queen. Harry, who served in Afghanistan as a British army officer, wore civilian clothes during the procession of the queen’s coffin from Buckingham Palace because he is no longer a working member of the royal family. He and his wife Meghan quit royal duties and moved to the United States in 2020.
The king, however, has requested that both William and Harry wear their military uniforms at the Westminster Hall vigil.
People queuing to see the queen have been of all ages and come from all walks of life. Many bowed before the coffin or made a sign of the cross. Several veterans, their medals shining in the spotlights, offered sharp salutes. Some people wept. Many hugged one another as they stepped away, proud to have spent hours in line to offer a tribute, even if it lasted only a few moments.
On Friday, the mourners included former England soccer captain David Beckham, who lined up for almost 12 hours to pay his respects. Wearing a white shirt and black tie, he bowed briefly to the coffin before moving out of Westminster Hall.
“We have been lucky as a nation to have had someone who has led us the way her majesty has led us, for the amount of time, with kindness, with caring and always reassurance,” Beckham told reporters afterwards.
The lying-in-state is due to continue until Monday morning, when the queen’s coffin will be borne to nearby Westminster Abbey for a state funeral, the finale to 10 days of national mourning for Britain’s longest-reigning monarch. Elizabeth, 96, died at her Balmoral Estate in Scotland on Sept. 8 after 70 years on the throne.
Hundreds of heads of state, royals and political leaders from around the world are flying to London to attend the funeral, including U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako.
After the service at the abbey, the late queen’s coffin will be transported through the historic heart of London on a horse-drawn gun carriage. It will then be taken in a hearse to Windsor, where the queen will be interred alongside her late husband, Prince Philip, who died last year.
Hundreds of troops from the British army, air force and navy took part in an early-morning rehearsal on Saturday for the final procession. As troops lined The Long Walk, a picturesque path leading to Windsor Castle, the thumping of drums echoed into the night as marching bands walked ahead of a hearse.
London police said the funeral will be the largest single policing event the force has ever handled, surpassing even the 2012 Summer Olympics and the Platinum Jubilee in June celebrating the queen’s 70-year rein.
“The range of officers, police staff and all those supporting the operation is truly immense,” said Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stuart Cundy.
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NEW YORK (AP) — “The Phantom of the Opera” — Broadway’s longest-running show — is scheduled to close in February 2023, the biggest victim yet of the post-pandemic softening in theater attendance in New York.
The musical — a fixture on Broadway since 1988, weathering recessions, war and cultural shifts — will play its final performance on Broadway on Feb. 18, a spokesperson told The Associated Press on Friday. The closing will come less than a month after its 35th anniversary. It will conclude with an eye-popping 13,925 performances.
It is a costly musical to sustain, with elaborate sets and costumes as well as a large cast and orchestra. Box office grosses have fluctuated since the show reopened after the pandemic — going as high as over $1 million a week but also dropping to around $850,000. Last week, it hit $867,997 and producers may have seen the writing on the wall.
Based on a novel by Gaston Leroux, “Phantom” tells the story of a deformed composer who haunts the Paris Opera House and falls madly in love with an innocent young soprano, Christine. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s lavish songs include “Masquerade,” ″Angel of Music,” ″All I Ask of You” and “The Music of the Night.”
“As a producer you dream that a show will run forever. Indeed, my production of Andrew’s ‘Cats’ proudly declared for decades ‘Now and Forever.’ Yet ‘Phantom’ has surpassed that show’s extraordinary Broadway run. But all shows do finally close,” producer Cameron Mackintosh said in a statement.
The first production opened in London in 1986 and since then the show has been seen by more than 145 million people in 183 cities and performed in 17 languages over 70,000 performances. On Broadway alone, the musical has played more than 13,500 performances to 19 million people at The Majestic Theatre.
The closing of “Phantom” would mean the longest running show crown would go to “Chicago,” which started in 1996. “The Lion King” is next, having begun performances in 1997.
Broadway took a pounding during the pandemic, with all theaters closed for more than 18 months. Some of the most popular shows — “Hamilton,” “The Lion King” and “Wicked” — have rebounded well, but other shows have struggled. Breaking even usually requires a steady stream of tourists, especially for “Phantom” and visitors to the city haven’t returned to pre-pandemic levels.
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Driver arrested after passenger dies in Holbrook car crash
By Sonia Kataria
BBC News
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A driver has been arrested after a passenger died when a car crashed and overturned in Derbyshire.
Police received a report the grey Mini Cooper overturned after the driver hit a grass verge in Red Lane, Holbrook, at about 23:30 BST on Thursday.
The passenger, a man in his 40s, died at the scene. The 36-year-old male driver was taken to hospital with less serious injuries.
He was later arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
Derbyshire Police said formal identification of the deceased man had yet to take place.
The force said his family had been notified and were being supported by specialist officers.
"Our thoughts go out to them at this sad time," a spokesperson added.
The force said two other male passengers in the car, aged 38 and 41, were not hurt.
Anyone who witnessed the crash or who has dashcam footage has been urged to contact the police.
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OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma State Department of Health is moving to Phase 3 in the JYNNEOS vaccine rollout beginning Monday.
Those newly eligible include:
- Persons with an HIV diagnosis
- Any man who has sex with men and has had a syphilis diagnosis within the last 12 months
- Persons in a high-risk occupation, such as, sex professionals or persons who exchange sex for drugs, money, housing, or safety
- Partners of individuals meeting criteria for PEP++
- Women who are currently having sexual contact with a person who identifies as gay, a bisexual man, or a man who has sex with men
- Healthcare workers providing direct patient care to persons who may be infected with monkeypox
- Urgent care providers who provide direct patient care
- Emergency room providers who provide direct patient care
- Laboratory workers working with monkeypox specimens
- Health care workers diagnosing and/or treating patients with STIs
Since the FDA approved an alternative dosing approach to increase the amount of available doses in each vial, one to now four to five doses, the state’s supply has greatly increased.
If an individual believes they meet the vaccine criteria they can contact their local county health department, call 211 option 8 or talk with their trusted healthcare provider.
For more information or to view the full list of criteria, click on Monkeypox at oklahoma.gov.
The Oklahoma State Department of Health protects and improves public health through its system of local health services and strategies focused on preventing disease.
OSDH provides technical support and guidance to 68 county health departments in Oklahoma, as well as guidance and consultation to the two independent city-county health departments in Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
For more information, visit oklahoma.gov/health.
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Prince William and Kate have struck a "truce" with Meghan and Harry but the trust is "gone", a royal insider has claimed.
Prince and Princess of Wales and Duke and Duchess of Sussex will tonight attend Queen Elizabeth II's vigil beside her coffin in Westminster Hall.
The royal brothers will stand at the head and the foot of the catafalque to pay their respects to their beloved grandmother, who died aged 96 last week at Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
It's said Harry and William now have a "current truce" struck through immense grief.
But an insider told The Telegraph: "It’s really hard to spend time with someone, or even to speak openly, when you know they’re writing a book about you and giving interviews. The trust is gone right now."
During King Charles III's first address as sovereign last Friday, the 73-year-old monarch expressed “my love for Harry and Meghan, as they continue to build their lives overseas”.
And even after Harry and Meghan decided to step back from royal life in January 2020, Queen Elizabeth II always insisted that they remained “much loved members of the family”.
Other relatives, including Peter Phillips, Zara Tindall, Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie, Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn, will also be at the vigil tonight.
King Charles personally asked Harry to wear his Blues and Royals uniform at the poignant ceremony, which the Telegraph claims is further evidence he wants his sons to bury the hatchet for good.
A former Royal aide told the publication: “It’s simply not the King’s style to do anything that would alienate either of his children. He loves them both deeply and has been devastated by everything that has happened.”
Harry and Meghan, despite being "non-working royals", took part in Wednesday’s royal procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall and will play a similarly prominent part in Monday’s final farewell at Westminster Abbey and St George’s Chapel, Windsor.
The couple is expected to make a swift departure back to their £11 million mansion in Montecito, California, to be reunited with their children Archie, three, and one-year-old Lilibet, on Monday evening.
In the wake of the Queen's death, Meghan has shelved her Archetypes podcast for six weeks and cancelled a planned appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Martin Townsend, former editor of the Sunday Express and current PR guru, said: "Charles is the King and therefore automatically commands much more support than he used to. That support has only increased because of the remarkable way he has led a nation in mourning.
"So if Harry and Meghan choose to attack all that now - they are going to look completely out of step. The trouble for the couple, however, is that they only seem to be able to gain publicity for their salvos against the royals. Once that stops - what have they got left?”
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A Tribeca man admitted Friday he brutally beat and slashed his mother’s throat to get his hands on his inheritance.
Jared Eng, 25, pleaded guilty to one count of murder in Manhattan Supreme Court as part of a plea deal for the grisly murder of Paula Chin, 65, in January 2019.
Eng viciously beat and slashed his mom — whom he claimed had $11 million in the bank — during a fight in an apartment they shared in Tribeca to try to speed up collecting his inheritance.
After the gruesome murder, Eng sanitized the apartment with his girlfriend Jennifer Lopez. The pair then transported his mother’s remains in Chin’s own car, a 2004 Toyota Land Cruiser, to the family home in Morristown, NJ.
Eng’s other lover, Caitlyn O’Rourke, joined the couple in New Jersey the following Feb. 1, where she helped stuff Chin’s body into a garbage can that was left on the property.
Eng’s older brother, Brandon, reported their mom missing and cops found her decomposing remains in the trash bin the next day.
Investigators found bloody rubber gloves in the garbage and bloodstains on the New Jersey residence’s garage floor. More bloody gloves, along with blood traces, were found inside the Tribeca apartment.
In a series of text messages after the murder, Eng reported “It’s done,” “I’m free,” and that he “got rid of [his] problem,” according to prosecutors.
He then began changing the passwords on Chin’s bank accounts, searching for inheritance lawyers and researching ways to dispose of his mom’s corpse — including a chilling Google search for “DIY bone meal.”
“This was a brutal and shocking murder of the defendant’s own mother, and while nothing can undo this tragedy, today’s guilty plea represents an important step towards justice,” Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg said in a statement.
Lopez and O’Rourke are charged with lesser crimes, including the concealment of a human corpse. Their cases are still pending.
Eng’s attorney could not immediately be reached for comment.
He’s scheduled to be sentenced to a minimum of 18 years to life in prison on Oct. 18.
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Peggy Keener: It’s happened again
Published 9:30 pm Friday, September 16, 2022
The high school class reunion—the only event in our lives when we know the age of everyone in the room. But, to be clear, this is not the time for comparing the wear and tear of the folks in that room as such scrutiny can be freakishly disturbing.
I have just experienced my 66th AHS Class Reunion. Without a doubt, things have gone into a downward spiral. There is, nonetheless, a blessing in this wrinkling, withering away of ourselves. I’m too tired to care. Okay, so I’m overweight, pruney and have a wonky walk. That pretty much describes everyone there.
I will admit to having panicked when I walked into the festivities though, only to realize I didn’t know a single person there. Who were those people? And where were my classmates?
The truth in all this scariness was that we were mercifully saved by the charity of our blinding cataracts, glaucomas and general faltering vision. God knew what he was doing when he programmed our body parts to fail altogether as if my classmates and I were on a synchronized swim team. Yes, yes, the good Lord, in His almighty wisdom, knew how rough reunions could be on us and he was softening the blow.
Let’s talk about ears. OMG, the ears! Each of us has two but that didn’t help one iota. No question about it, “what?” was the most oft heard word at the event. As for dentures … well, they’re the very reason corn on the cob is never ever served at a class reunion.
I’m rather put out with myself for not planning ahead for I could have made a bundle at that reunion. If only I’d set up a kiosk where, for a pretty penny, I could have sold hearing aid batteries, magnifying glasses and Depends, along with short term rentals on walkers and canes. And this does not even account for the killing I could have made in trafficking classmate’s-name-cheat-sheets. Dang! Too late now.
But, what I really want to know is when the word “prostate” became common social jargon? And what’s the deal with that other thing … the prostrate? For Pete’s sake, who would have ever dreamed that one day we’d all be bragging about such problematic organs along with how many replacement parts we’ve have? Lord a mercy, I even know folks who have their medication lists printed on their t-shirts. For some it requires both the front and the back!
I couldn’t help but notice that our former tall jocks are now shrunk down to the height of us girls? (Can we blame misbehaving prostates for that, too?) Furthermore, while the men commiserated their woes, we girls couldn’t help but snicker as the guys trod a regular, every-thirty-minutes-path to the bathroom. Enough said.
I was greatly annoyed with myself for forgetting my chinstrap. You know the device that swaddles one’s wattle … the under-hang of suspended flesh that sways to and fro from the bottom jaw? I don’t need it so much during the winter as it hardly shows if I wear a turtleneck, but I sure could have used it at the reunion.
Furthermore, I was even more regretful that I did not wear my blond ponytail wig. It does such an excellent job of hiding the sparse gray/whiteness that now pathetically adorns my head. Moreover, I had also planned on wearing gloves. You know, something to hide those dastardly age spots. (I do so hate the word “liver” as it conjures up that particularly awful offal meat organ.) But then there was the problem of warm weather and just how fashionable mittens (and the chinstrap) would look with my summery frock? And besides, would they have clashed with my knee brace and truss?
Oh, heck, did I care? Well in truth, I did. In the end, I came up with a great compromising solution for both the age spots and the gray hairs. I wore a muff made of gauzy chiffon. And a tight swimming cap.
The unvarnished, gospel truth about reunions is this: we’re not fooling anybody. Our past high school histories make each of us as transparent as Frederick’s of Hollywood undies. Come on now, all of our classmates know our roots. They know exactly from whence we came. That leaves this: what have we done since graduation? And dare we ask?
Should we demonstrate our accomplishments by wearing our medals or carrying around sandwich boards with our gold framed diplomas and awards? And if we were slouches in high school can we possibly convince our old friends that we finally made something of ourselves or are we forevermore shackled to that person we were on graduation day?
On a decidedly sobering note, our Class of ‘56 looked like a gathering of the cousins of Casper the Friendly Ghost. All of our faces were the same washed out beige. Back sixty-six years ago Austin thought it didn’t have a racial problem. The truth was that Austin had a gigantic problem and we were the proof. Anyone not related to Casper didn’t even want to live in our town. Thank goodness times have changed. Now we are a variegated community with over 50 languages spoken in our high school. Good for Austin. (Does anybody know how you say “yippie” in Swahili?”)
But, back to the reunion. I know darned well that everyone there was making deals with God for their memories to be intact for just one more night. More than anything we dreaded hearing questions like: “Did I go to the prom with you?” … while all along the questioner was secretly thinking,
“Did I go to the prom with YOU??!!” Or how about the anguish of … “Was it YOU I gave my first kiss to?” The only word that softened this blow was the hearing-impaired listener’s response—”what?”
We girls often got this question, “What was your maiden name and how do you spell it?” As if that’s going to happen. Like we who dwell in the foggy memory department are really going to remember those letters as they’re spelled out to us. No, no! Let’s face it. We’re shot. So very, very shot.
In the end, I suppose the absolute worst, most heartbreaking question was, “Aren’t you the principal’s wife?” But wait! There was an even worse scenario. It happened when a classmate peered at one of us with a dismaying, discomfiting, downright bewildering look and implored, “Do I even know you?”
Thank goodness someone had the good sense to suggest that reunions only happen every five years. We need that time in which to lick our wounds. Still, the soiree turned out to be a joyous … though perplexing … affair. And I sincerely loved meeting all those friendly strangers.
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Bolton Wanderers will be seeking to make it three wins out of three in September in League One when they take on Peterborough United this afternoon.
The Whites host Posh at the Unviersity of Bolton Stadium aiming to end the league campaign in the month on a high before the international break. Next weekend's clash on the road to Portsmouth have been postponed due to call-ups.
Today's game is the first Wanderers play against the sides relegated from the Championship last season. Posh will be aiming to bounce straight back with promotion back to the second tier of English football.
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Wanderers will be seeking to build on the recent wins over Charlton Athletic and MK Dons. They sit fifth in the table heading into the encounter.
This afternoon's game will prove to be a tough encounter, however, with the firepower Posh possess. If Wanderers can pick up a victory, it would mean they remain in the top six at least heading into the international break.
We'll be live throughout the afternoon to cover events at the UniBol. We'll have all the build-up, team news, match action and reaction from Ian Evatt to see if Wanderers can make it three wins on the bounce in League One.
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Santos vs Clarke-Harris
Today's game pits Wanderers skipper Ricardo Santos against Posh hotshot Jonson Clarke-Harris.
The striker has scored five goals so far this season and will surely be a contender for the League One top scorer prize this campaign. It is a mouthwatering match-up in prospect but Ian Evatt is confident in his skipper's abilities against Clarke-Harris, as he explains here.
Evatt on facing Posh
Ian Evatt knows Bolton Wanderers will have to be concentrated throughout their clash against Peterborough United to contain the 'serious firepower' Posh possess.
They will face a Peterborough side with plenty of firepower in their ranks. The strike partnership of Jonson Clarke-Harris and Jack Marriott are chief among those.
Evatt is in no doubt of the threat that Posh possess and the firepower they have. He is expecting a tough encounter but wants Wanderers to focus on themselves, as they always do.
He does not see Posh changing their style and they will always ask questions and have the potential to score out of nothing. He believes it will be a different encounter to the one faced against MK Dons and Charlton Athletic.
They have got some serious firepower. They are really dangerous.
They commit bodies forward, attack quickly, and they have one of the league’s outstanding strikers in Clarke-Harris and can beat anyone on their day.
We have to focus on ourselves, make sure we are well-prepared, and whatever team I put out there will be capable of getting a result. But we are under no illusion, it is a tough game.
Posh boss Grant McCann on facing Bolton
It’s a good fixture tomorrow. Bolton are one of the biggest teasm in the division and they have a manager who has stamped his authority on the team and has them playing a really good brand of football.
They like to get the ball down and play and so do we so it should be a good footballing match. It’s also a very big challenge, but one we look forward to meeting.
We’ve been disappointed in the last few games. We felt we deserved more points, but there’s no point in feeling sorry for ourselves.
It’s been an indifferent start. We’ve delivered some really good performances and a couple when we just weren’t at it.
But nothing is won in the first two months of the season. We’ve pressed the reset button this week and had a really good couple of days.
Posh team news
Peterborough will have defender Nathan Thompson back available after being given the green light to face Wanderers after passing concussion protocols, but there are doubts over Joel Ward facing the Whites.
Posh boss Grant McCann said:
Nathan’s injury was reviewed by medical staff and the EFL have agreed he can play at Bolton. Joe struggled after someone left a bit on him early in the Fleetwood match.
The x-ray showed nothing serious, but he is very sore. He was on the grass this morning, but we wait and see how he is.
Early Wanderers team news
Wanderers have been boosted by the return to fitness of striker Jon Dadi Bodvarsson.
The Iceland international has been out recently with a hamstring problem, but has returned to training in full this week and is back available again.
Josh Sheehan, Lloyd Isgrove, Eoin Toal and Owen Beck are likely to get game time next week in the Papa Johns Trophy clash against Tranmere Rovers.
Back at home
Back at home and looking for wins out of in September
— My Bolton Wanderers (@MyBWFC) September 17, 2022
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Hello and welcome to the Manchester Evening News' coverage of Bolton Wanderers vs Peterborough United.
The Whites hosts Posh this afternoon at the University of Bolton Stadium. It proves to be an exciting encounter on paper as fifth takes on seventh in League One.
We'll be live throughout the afternoon to cover events at the UniBol. We'll have all the build-up, team news, match action and reaction from Ian Evatt to see if Wanderers can make it three wins on the bounce in League One.
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Thousands wait in cold to pay respects to Queen Elizabeth II
LONDON (AP) — Thousands of people spent London’s coldest night in months huddled in line to view the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, and authorities warned Saturday that arriving mourners face a 16-hour wait.
Police arrested a man after what the force described as a “disturbance” Friday night in Parliament’s Westminster Hall, where the queen’s coffin is lying in state, draped in her Royal Standard and capped with a diamond-studded crown.
Parliamentary authorities said someone got out of the queue and tried to approach the coffin on its platform. The Metropolitan Police force said a man was detained for a suspected public-order offense.
The tide of people wanting to say goodbye to the queen has grown steadily since the public was first admitted to the hall on Wednesday. On Friday, authorities temporarily halted letting more visitors join the end of the line, which snakes around Southwark Park some 5 miles (8 kilometers) from Parliament.
Overnight, volunteers distributed blankets and cups of tea to people in line as the temperature fell to 6 degrees Celsius (43 degrees Fahrenheit). Despite the weather, mourners described the warmth of a shared experience.
“It was cold overnight, but we had wonderful companions, met new friends. The camaraderie was wonderful,’’ Chris Harman of London said. “It was worth it. I would do it again and again and again. I would walk to the end of the earth for my queen.”
People had myriad reasons for coming, from affection for the queen to a desire to be part of a historic moment. Simon Hopkins, who traveled from his home in central England, likened it to “a pilgrimage.”
“(It) is a bit strange, because that kind of goes against my grain,” he said. “I’ve been kind of drawn into it.”
Members of the public kept silently streaming into Westminster Hall even as the queen’s four children — King Charles III, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward — stood vigil around the flag-draped coffin for 15 minutes on Friday evening. A baby’s cry was the only sound.
Before the vigil, Edward said the royal family was “overwhelmed by the tide of emotion that has engulfed us and the sheer number of people who have gone out of their way to express their own love, admiration and respect (for) our dear mama.”
All eight of Queen Elizabeth II’s grandchildren are due to stand vigil beside her coffin on Saturday. Charles’ sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, will attend along with Princess Anne’s children, Zara Tindall and Peter Philips; Prince Andrew’s daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie; and the two children of Prince Edward – Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn.
William, who after his grandmother’s death is now the heir to the throne, will stand at the head of the coffin and Harry at the foot. Both princes, who are military veterans, will be in uniform.
Most senior royals hold honorary military roles and have worn uniforms to commemorate the queen. Harry, who served in Afghanistan as a British army officer, wore civilian clothes during the procession of the queen’s coffin from Buckingham Palace because he is no longer a working member of the royal family. He and his wife Meghan quit royal duties and moved to the United States in 2020.
The king, however, has requested that both William and Harry wear their military uniforms at the Westminster Hall vigil.
The people queuing to see the queen have been of all ages and come from all walks of life. Many bowed before the coffin or made a sign of the cross. Several veterans, their medals shining in the spotlights, offered sharp salutes. Some people wept. Many hugged one another as they stepped away, proud to have spent hours in line to offer a tribute, even if it lasted only a few moments.
On Friday, the waiting time swelled to as long as 24 hours. The mourners included former England soccer captain David Beckham, who lined up for almost 12 hours to pay his respects. Wearing a white shirt and black tie, he bowed briefly to the coffin before moving out of Westminster Hall.
“We have been lucky as a nation to have had someone who has led us the way her majesty has led us, for the amount of time, with kindness, with caring and always reassurance,” Beckham told reporters afterwards.
The lying-in-state is due to continue until Monday morning, when the queen’s coffin will be borne to nearby Westminster Abbey for a state funeral, the finale to 10 days of national mourning for Britain’s longest-reigning monarch. Elizabeth, 96, died at her Balmoral Estate in Scotland on Sept. 8 after 70 years on the throne.
Hundreds of heads of state, royals and political leaders from around the world are flying to London to attend the funeral, including U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako.
After the service at the abbey, the late queen’s coffin will be transported through the historic heart of London on a horse-drawn gun carriage. It will then be taken in a hearse to Windsor, where the queen will be interred alongside her late husband, Prince Philip, who died last year.
Hundreds of troops from the British army, air force and navy took part in an early-morning rehearsal on Saturday for the final procession. As troops lined The Long Walk, a picturesque path leading to Windsor Castle, the thumping of drums echoed into the night as marching bands walked ahead of a hearse.
London police said the funeral will be the largest single policing event the force has ever handled, surpassing even the 2012 Summer Olympics and the Platinum Jubilee in June celebrating the queen’s 70-year rein.
“The range of officers, police staff and all those supporting the operation is truly immense,” said Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stuart Cundy.
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Dear Amy: I have a group of three friends (we’re all male) with whom I enjoy one overnight each month at a cabin in the woods.
We take turns cooking.
Recently two of the guys made a spaghetti dinner for us.
The next morning they told us that they had included mushrooms in the sauce that they had found behind the woodpile.
I was horrified. I have a degree in biology and taught environmental science for over 30 years – neither of these guys has experience with mycology or taxonomy of fungi – nor could they even name the species of mushrooms that were used. When I expressed my dismay, they were defensive (“My wife said they were OK!”) and eventually turned to taunting.
At the next overnight I questioned what ingredients were included in the meal. Realizing the ridiculousness of this endeavor to be safe and wishing to avoid further ridicule, I began to bring my own food under the declaration that I prefer to eat later in the evening than they do.
Amy, they are still making jokes about it and have never shown any contrition, much less offered an apology.
Two questions: Was my reaction unfounded (I can’t imagine it was), and do you have a suggestion for resolving this through communication?
– Avoiding Amanita
Dear Avoiding: Your reaction was not unfounded, but your overreaction is.
Your friends made a potentially dangerous choice; as it turned out, everyone got lucky and no one got sick. You conveyed your educated and legitimate concern, and you know your friends heard you because they resorted to taunting you for taking your position.
I hope that what you describe as “taunting” was a milder teasing.
You certainly have the right to bring your own food to these gatherings, but you aren’t being honest about your reason (and “eating later” doesn’t necessarily make sense). And – every time you do this you revive the original issue, which is that you don’t trust your friends to offer a safely prepared meal.
In my opinion, you should make a choice to trust your friends’ food prep, but this would require you to relax about an issue you obviously take extremely seriously.
You might flip this issue on its side if you more or less dove into the heart of it. Have some T-shirts made for the group: “Fun Guys Forage Fungi.”
Dear Amy: My spouse and I have been in a committed partnership for over 30 years.
It was only after many years together that marriage became legally available to us.
As the reality of confirming our long-standing commitment was now a possibility, it still took some time to consider how we see ourselves, our lifetimes of shared experiences, and our intertwined families.
Marriage is not only a celebration and beginning; it is a personal acknowledgement of our long lives together.
When someone sees a ring on my finger, they will sometimes question how long we have been married. That’s when our definition of our lives together comes up against what some people allow to be true.
I would prefer to answer, truthfully, that we have been married for 30 years. When an incredulous look inevitably follows, I could add: “…and we formalized it last year.”
But then some people could respond: “But you have only been married for 1 year...” as if to place a huge asterisk on our marriage.
Besides insulting our proud and deeply personal milestone, their conditional definition diminishes the true story of our lives together.
So – what should our answer be to the question of how long have we been married?
– Happily Married
Dear Married: Congratulations on your long and successful relationship. Clunky encounters with others might be causing you to anticipate more – with a somewhat defensive stance.
You can describe your relationship any way you wish, including to say you’ve been married for 30 years. If someone doesn’t like that answer or challenges it, then – that’s on them.
It would also be quite simple for you to say, “We’ve been married in our hearts for 30 years and legally married for one – so I guess that makes us the longest-married newlyweds on the planet.”
Dear Amy: “Hurt Feelings” was a man who’d received a sports injury but was upset when his close friend “Bart” didn’t acknowledge it.
Dude needs to man up! Many guys grew up getting injured on the sports field and their coaches didn’t kiss their boo boos.
– Former Athlete
Dear Athlete: Compassion doesn’t hurt a bit. You might try it.
©2022 Amy Dickinson.
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Fresh border clashes between the two countries are currently at a ceasefire with no major overnight incidents reported.
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have reported no major overnight incidents, indicating that a ceasefire agreed upon after intense fighting remained in effect, although Kyrgyz border guards said a village was briefly shelled.
Kyrgyzstan, which on Friday reported 24 deaths and dozens of people wounded, said one border village was shelled by mortars for five minutes early on Saturday after an otherwise quiet night.
The two former Soviet republics clashed over a border dispute this week, accusing each other of using tanks, mortars, rocket artillery and assault drones to attack nearby settlements.
Central Asian border issues largely stem from the Soviet era when Moscow tried to divide the region between groups whose settlements were often located amidst those of other ethnicities.
Tajikistan has not given any official casualty numbers, but security sources said at least seven people were killed on Friday.
Tajik border guards said in a statement on Friday several Tajik villages had been struck by Kyrgyz helicopters and drones.
Tajik security sources said heads of state security from both sides continued talks on Saturday to settle the conflict.
READ MORE: Clashes with Tajikistan kill two dozen on Kyrgyzstan side
Turkish foreign ministry on Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border conflict:
— TRT World Now (@TRTWorldNow) September 16, 2022
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Frequent border clashes
Officials on both sides of the Central Asian nations reported on Wednesday that border gaurds had exchanged fire overnight after a fresh border dispute.
The clash, which took place on the eve of a regional security body meeting, started after Kyrgyz border guards accused the Tajiks of taking positions at a part of the border that has not been demarcated.
Both Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are allied with Russia and host Russian military bases, but fighting over border issues is frequent and last year almost resulted in an all-out war between the former Soviet republics.
The Tajik side said in a statement that Kyrgyz border guards opened unprovoked gun and mortar fire on their outpost. It said one border guard was killed in the incident and another two were injured, Russia's RIA Novosti news agency reported.
Kyrgyzstan had accused Tajikistan's forces of escalating the fighting by firing rockets on the border town of Batken, with a population of around 30,000 people in the south east of the country.
On Friday, Kyrgyzstan's border guards said in a statement that the two countries' national security chiefs had agreed a ceasefire that would begin at 16:00 local time (1000 GMT).
Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon met his Kyrgyz counterpart SadyrJaparov at the summit of the Shanghai Security Organisation in Uzbekistan on Friday where the two leaders agreed to instruct the relevant structures to cease fire and withdraw forces from the line of contact.
READ MORE: New border conflict between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan turns deadly
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US Postal Service appoints Manhattan’s first Latina postmaster
By Isa Kaufman-Geballe and Aya Elamroussi, CNN
The first Latina to become postmaster for the US Postal Service in Manhattan was sworn in on Friday — 25 years after starting her career as a letter carrier, officials said.
Wanda Diaz is the first Puerto Rican woman to hold the role and also the third woman to be named postmaster, according to the agency.
“As a carrier I said — one day I’m going to be a postmaster, but it’s real far away, right? But working hard, people recognize me, and yes, I am,” said Diaz during a ceremony Friday.
Diaz started at the postal service as a letter carrier in 1996 in the Bronx. Now as a postmaster, she is the executive responsible for overseeing mail to nearly 9 million customers, USPS said.
Diaz’s sister-in-law, Jeanette Diaz-Hernandez, said she was proud of her achievements.
“She is an example of what many single women or women or people that come from difficult neighborhoods, what they can do when you have courage and you press on,” Diaz-Hernandez said.
Her historic appointment came a day after Hispanic Heritage Month began on September 15, which will run through October 15. The month is intended to recognize and celebrate members of communities and their ancestors who hail from Mexico, parts of the Caribbean, Central and South America as well as Spain.
Hispanic Heritage Month has roots dating back to 1968, when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a bill designating the week of September 15 as “National Hispanic Heritage Week,” according to the Office of the Historian and the Office of Art & Archives for the US House of Representatives.
Nearly 20 years later, President Ronald Reagan extended it to a month after Sen. Paul Simon of Illinois submitted a bill for expansion.
It starts in mid-September in acknowledgment of the anniversaries of national independence for a number of Latin American countries that fall either on or after September 15.
More than 62 million people identify as Hispanic or Latino in the US, about 18% of the nation’s population, according to the latest census data.
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CNN’s Dakin Andone contributed to this report.
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WA Marine Warnings and Forecast for Sunday, September 18, 2022
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SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Seattle WA
256 AM PDT Sat Sep 17 2022
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM
PDT SUNDAY...
* WHAT...North to northwest winds 15 to 25 kt.
* WHERE...Coastal Waters from Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater
10 to 60 nm, Coastal Waters From James Island To Point
Grenville Out 10 Nm, and Coastal Waters From Point Grenville
To Cape Shoalwater Out 10 Nm.
* WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 2 AM PDT Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 21 to 33 knots
and/or seas 10 feet or higher are expected to produce hazardous
wave conditions to small craft. Inexperienced mariners,
especially those operating smaller vessels should avoid
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CHICO — Since school began at Chico State on August 22, Chico Fire Department has responded to Whitney Hall on campus 10 times because of false fire alarms.
“We respond to every fire alarm incident,” said Chico Fire Department Battalion Chief Wes Metroka. “We respond with the closest unit.”
Metroka said fire alarms could go off because of students engaging in prohibited activities.
“Fire alarms can be set off because of careless stuff, like vaping or smoking inside which sets off the alarm,” said Metroka. “Some incidents are accidental. We have to find the root cause and find out what is causing the alarm.”
Since Chico State is state-owned and occupied, the university is not charged for false alarms, no matter how many times they are set off and firefighters respond.
According to Adam Young, fire prevention officer, any private business can be fined for multiple false alarms. If a fire alarm is set off a second time, there is a fee of $100, and for the third, $200. The fire department uses a system called CryWolf which tracks the date and time of every alarm set off.
“If there is a problem with the smoke detectors it needs to be corrected by the management of the facility,” Young said. “Sometimes there are design flaws and the alarms can be set off accidentally. Also, sometimes they are installed in the wrong location, for example. Also, steam being released from a bathroom after a shower can set them off.”
Young says with false alarms, the situation must be accessed and see what mistakes are made to keep it from happening again.
“When new students come in they have to be trained about smoke detectors. The Resident Advisors need to train them. Students have to learn what they can and cannot do,” said Young.
Young said the pandemic reduced false alarms since students weren’t living on campus.
“With Chico State, we’re aware of the issue and the chancellor’s office can assist with helping to prevent false alarms,” said Young. “During the pandemic, there was no residential living, so alarms weren’t being set off at dormitories. Now it has picked up again.”
According to the CryWolf website, law enforcement responds to thousands of false alarm calls every year. These unnecessary responses result in an enormous burden on resources and expense; which in turn reduces emergency unit availability to respond to real emergencies.
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Marlins' resurgent Trevor Rogers takes on Nationals
Left-hander Trevor Rogers, who has pitched well since returning from a back injury, will start on Saturday afternoon when the Miami Marlins try to even their three-game series against the host Washington Nationals.
Miami (59-86) is 12-2 against Washington (50-94) this year, but the Nationals rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the Marlins 5-4 on Friday in the series opener.
Rogers (4-11, 5.35 ERA) is trying to finish strong in what has been a disappointing season overall. However, since returning from a five-week absence, Rogers has a 2.98 ERA in three starts.
Unfortunately for Rogers, the Marlins lost all three of those games. In fact, Miami is 5-17 this year when he starts.
Perhaps facing Washington is what Rogers needs. In seven career games against the Nationals, Rogers is 3-2 with a 2.80 ERA. This year, Rogers has been even better against the Nationals, going 3-0 with a 2.25 ERA in three starts.
Washington will counter with right-hander Erick Fedde (6-10, 5.24 ERA).
In six years in the majors, Fedde, 29, has never had an ERA lower than 4.29. However, much like Rogers could be happy with Saturday's matchup, the same could apply to Fedde. In nine career starts against the Marlins, Fedde is 4-1 with a 1.86 ERA.
Miami finally broke its losing streak against Fedde this year, beating him 2-1 on April 27.
In his most recent outing against the Marlins, Fedde posted a quality start on July 3, allowing two runs in six innings. The Marlins won that game 7-4.
Washington's victory over the Marlins on Friday was a rare bright spot in a lost season for the Nationals. But, as bad as it has been for the team with the worst record in the majors, Friday showed why there is at least some hope for the future.
Rookie shortstop CJ Abrams, cult-hero first baseman Joey Meneses and rocket-armed right fielder Lane Thomas all made key plays for the Nationals.
Abrams stroked a game-tying, two-run triple in the seventh inning, shortly after Meneses hit just the eighth inside-the-park homer in Nationals history. Thomas made a dynamic no-hop throw to cut down a runner at third base.
Meneses has become a fan favorite because he is a 30-year-old rookie who is hitting .323 with nine homers and 23 RBIs in 38 games since making his major league debut on Aug. 2.
"He just keeps on hitting," Nationals manager Dave Martinez said. "I can't say enough about the guy."
Meanwhile, Marlins manager Don Mattingly is concerned about his team's poor baserunning, including pinch runner Luke Williams getting picked off in the eighth inning on Friday.
"It's hard to explain," Mattingly said. "I don't know if guys want to make something happen or if they are not focused.
"I know we've had a couple of guys slip, but (the poor baserunning) is not something you are proud of as a ballclub. If you get beat, that's one thing, but you can't give away free outs and expect to win games."
--Field Level Media
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Ukrainian president: Burial site contains torture victims
Investigators searching through a mass burial site in Ukraine have found evidence that some of the dead were tortured, including bodies with broken limbs and ropes around their necks, Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy said Friday.
The site near the northeastern city of Izium, recently recaptured from Russian forces, appears to be one of the largest discovered in Ukraine.
Zelenskyy spoke in a video he rushed out just hours after the exhumations began, apparently to underscore the gravity of the discovery. He said more than 440 graves have been found at the site but that the number of victims was not yet known.
Digging in the rain, workers hauled body after body out of the sandy soil in a misty pine forest near Izium. Protected by head-to-toe suits and rubber gloves, they gently felt through the decomposing remains of the victims’ clothing, seemingly looking for identifying items.
Associated Press journalists who visited the site saw graves marked with simple wooden crosses. Some of the markers bore people’s names and had flowers hanging from them.
Before digging, investigators with metal detectors scanned the site for explosives, and soldiers strung red and white plastic tape between the trees.
Zelenskyy said hundreds of civilian adults and children, as well as soldiers, had been found near Izium’s Pishchanske cemetery after being tortured, shot or killed by artillery shelling.
He cited evidence of atrocities, such as a body with a rope around its neck and broken arms. In another sign of possible torture, one man was found with his hands tied, according to Serhiy Bohdan, the head of Kharikiv police investigations, and Ukraine’s commissioner for human rights, Dmytro Lubinets.
Ukrainian authorities warned that their investigation was just beginning, and the scale of the killings could rise dramatically.
“The harsh reality indicates that the number of dead in Izium may be many times higher than the Bucha tragedy,” Oleg Kotenko, an official with the Ukrainian ministry tasked with reintegrating occupied territories, said on Telegram.
Bucha is a Kyiv suburb where authorities have said 458 bodies were found after a 33-day Russian occupation. Authorities say they have uncovered the bodies of more than 1,300 people elsewhere, many in mass graves in the Kyiv-area forest.
Zelenskyy, who visited the Izium area Wednesday, said the discoveries showed again the need for world leaders to declare Russia a state sponsor of terrorism.
Meanwhile, in his first public comments on Ukraine's recent battlefield gains, Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to press on with the war and warned that Moscow could ramp up its strikes on the country’s vital infrastructure if Ukrainian forces target facilities in Russia.
“If the situation develops this way, our response will be more serious,” Putin told reporters Friday after attending a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Uzbekistan.
Russia has reported numerous explosions and fires at civilian infrastructure sites near Ukraine, as well munitions depots and other facilities. Ukraine has claimed responsibility for some of the attacks and refrained from commenting on others.
The “liberation” of Ukraine’s entire eastern Donbas region remained Russia’s main military goal, Putin said.
“We aren’t in a rush,” he said, adding that Russia has only deployed volunteer soldiers to fight in Ukraine.
Some hard-line Russian politicians and military bloggers have lamented manpower shortages and urged the Kremlin to follow Ukraine’s example and order broad mobilization to beef up the ranks.
Ukrainian forces gained access to the site near Izium after recapturing the city and much of the wider Kharkiv region in a lighting advance that suddenly shifted the momentum in the nearly seven-month war. Ukrainian officials also found evidence of torture elsewhere in the region.
The U.N. human rights office said it would investigate, and the human rights group Amnesty International said the discovery of the mass burial site confirmed “our darkest fears.”
“For every unlawful killing or other war crime, there must be justice and reparation for victims and their families and a fair trial and accountability for suspected perpetrators,” said Marie Struthers, the group's director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Most of the people buried at the site were believed to be civilians, but a marker on one mass grave said it contained the bodies of 17 Ukrainian soldiers.
Russian officials distanced themselves from responsibility for the site.
The Khariv region's Russian-installed governor, Vitaly Ganchev, told Russia's state-run Tass news agency that Ukrainian, not Russian, forces were responsible for civilian casualties in Izium. Tass also quoted a member of Russia's parliament, Alexander Malkevich, claiming that Ukrainian troops had abandoned their dead, so Russian forces buried them.
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Hanging out with Richard Nixon’s daughter Tricia at a White House supper-dance. Swapping stories with Ronald Reagan about horseback riding. Bending the ears of Donald Trump and Joe Biden about climate change.
King Charles III, who became head of state following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, has made the acquaintance of 10 of the 14 U.S. presidents who have held office since he was born in 1948.
He was just 10 when he checked off his first president in 1959. That was when Dwight Eisenhower visited the queen and her family at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, where she died on September 8 after a 70-year-reign.
“I guess you can’t start too early,” said Barbara A Perry, director of presidential studies at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center. She noted that Charles’ grandson, Prince George, was a toddler when Kensington Palace released a photograph of him shaking hands with Barack Obama during the president’s trip to London in 2016.
Charles never met Harry Truman, Gerald Ford, Lyndon Johnson and John F. Kennedy, Perry said.
His encounters with U.S. presidents included what he recalled as an “amusing” weekend visit to Nixon White House in 1970 with his sister Anne, when the 20-year-old future king — one of the world’s most eligible bachelors — sensed there was an effort afoot to set him up.
“That was the time when they were trying to marry me off to Tricia Nixon,” he later recalled.
The king has chatted up presidents on his visits to the U.S. and met others when they traveled in the United Kingdom. He was in the company of Trump, Obama, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush when he represented the British monarchy at the state funeral for former President George H.W. Bush in 2018 in Washington.
Charles met Biden last year at a climate change conference in Glasgow, Scotland.
The royal has visited America about 20 times since that memorable first trip in the Nixon years, he told CNN last year.
The royal siblings had been invited to Washington by Nixon’s daughters and son-in-law, Tricia Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower and her husband, David Eisenhower, grandson of President Eisenhower, for that three-day visit in July 1970.
The young VIPs had a packed schedule that included frolicking at the Camp David presidential retreat, a nighttime tour of Washington’s monuments, museum visits, a luncheon cruise down the Potomac River to George Washington’s estate at Mount Vernon, Virginia, a dance on the South Lawn for 700 guests, and a Washington Senators baseball game.
Charles and Nixon also met in the Oval Office. But if the president had his heart set a union between his family and the royals, it wasn’t meant to be.
In June 1971, less than a year after Charles’ visit, Tricia married longtime beau Edward Cox in the White House Rose Garden. A decade later, in July 1981, Charles married Lady Diana Spencer. They divorced in 1996.
Nixon, himself, had pushed for Charles to visit the U.S. for the perceived public relations bonanza, according to a January 1970 memo he sent his national security adviser, Henry Kissinger.
“I think this could do an enormous amount of good for U.S.-British relations,” Nixon said. He wrote that he’d been told that Charles “is the real gem” of the royal family and “makes an enormously favorable impression wherever he goes.”
Charles returned the praise in a thank-you note.
“The kindness shown to us at the White House was almost overwhelming and for that we are immensely grateful,” the prince wrote to Nixon. “Both my sister and I take back to Britain the most heartwarming evidence of what is known as the special relationship between our two countries and of the great hospitality shown to us by you and your family.”
Many of the former Prince of Wales’ conversations with recent U.S. presidents centered on his interest in tackling climate change. Charles has campaigned for the environment for 50 years, but he acknowledged after becoming king that his new role requires that he set aside his activism on that and other issues.
Charles, 73, and Biden, 79, discussed global cooperation on the climate crisis last year while both attended a summit in Glasgow, Scotland. They also met at Buckingham Palace in June 2021 at a reception the queen hosted before a world leaders’ summit in Cornwall.
Biden rejoined the 2015 Paris climate agreement after Trump as president withdrew the U.S. from the accord.
Biden and the king spoke on Wednesday, with Biden offering his condolences over the queen.
Trump has said that during his visit with Charles, the former prince “did most of the talking” and pressed him on climate during a scheduled 15-minute meeting that stretched to 90 minutes in 2019 at Charles’ residence in London.
During a three-day visit to Washington in 2011, Charles, an advocate of environmentally friendly farming, met with President Obama. In a speech, he praised Michelle Obama’s campaign against childhood obesity and hunger, and U.S. manufacturers’ efforts to produce healthier foods.
He criticized U.S. government subsidies for large-scale agriculture and encouraged increased business and government support for organic and environmentally friendly food production.
In his toast at a White House dinner in 2005, the future king told President George W. Bush that the world looks to the United States “for a lead on the most crucial issues that face our planet and, indeed, the lives of our grandchildren.
“Truly, the burdens of the world rest on your shoulders,” he said.
In the remarks, Charles also said the trip reminded him of his first visit to America, “when the media were busy trying to marry me off to Tricia Nixon.”
Visiting with Reagan in the Oval Office in 1981, the two discussed their interest in horseback riding as a steward brought tea. But it was not served the British way.
Of the experience, Reagan later wrote in his diary:
“The ushers brought him tea — horror of horrors they served it our way with a tea bag in the cup. It finally dawned on me that he was just holding the cup and finally put it down on the table. I didn’t know what to do,” Reagan confessed.
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Opposition to California’s FAST Act from industry leaders continues pour in. Joe Erlinger, president of McDonald’s USA, shared his thoughts Wednesday on the chain’s corporate site. Here’s his letter in full:
“As president of McDonald’s USA, it may come as a surprise to hear that I support raising minimum wages for workers. In fact, I welcome legislation that increases wages for all workers.
I also welcome a dialogue on legislation requiring mandatory training around safe, inclusive and respectful workplaces—something already underway at every McDonald’s worldwide.
When done thoughtfully, fairly and applied across an even playing field, this kind of legislation can be highly effective.
But California’s state legislators have just passed a bill called AB 257, which is now flying to Governor Newsom’s desk, and will do the exact opposite.
Its proponents say their bill should be a model for other states (and special interest groups are directing money to make this a reality). This should raise alarm bells across the country.
That’s because California’s approach targets some workplaces and not others. It imposes higher costs on one type of restaurant, while sparing another. That’s true even if those two restaurants have the same revenues and the same number of employees.
Let me explain how. If you are a small business owner running two restaurants that are part of a national chain, like McDonald’s, you can be targeted by the bill. But if you own 20 restaurants that are not part of a large chain, the bill does not apply to you. For unexplainable reasons, brands with fewer than 100 locations are excluded. Even more mystifying, the legislation excludes certain restaurants that bake bread. I can only conclude this is the outcome of backroom politicking.
This is a clear example of picking “winners” and “losers,” which is not the appropriate role of government.
Putting aside so many problems with the bill, it could require single-location franchise owners of these large chain restaurants to pay workers $22 per hour by as early as 2023—40 percent more than the current hourly wage in California.
Aggressive wage increases are not bad. McDonald’s, for instance, operates very successfully in high wage environments across the country and around the world, and in places that require more than $22 in all restaurants.
But if it’s essential to increase restaurant workers' wages and protect their welfare—and it is—shouldn’t all restaurant workers benefit?
This lopsided, hypocritical, and ill-considered legislation hurts everyone. Many economists who have studied this issue agree this bill is problematic, as has the state’s own Department of Finance.
Economists say it could drive up the cost of eating at a quick service restaurant in California by 20 percent at a time when Americans already face soaring costs in supermarkets and at gas pumps.
California is my birth state and it’s hard to watch it earn its reputation for driving businesses out of the state.
But this isn’t just a cautionary tale for California's customers, workers, and business owners. Proponents of this bill have made it clear they want to see it expand across the country, regardless of whether Governor Newsom signs the bill into law. That would be terrible.
They are also encouraging voters everywhere to ask their lawmakers to adopt California’s counterproductive model in their own states.
Rather than asking for what many have decried as the “California Food Tax,” those who count on a thriving restaurant industry—workers, owners and customers— should be asking lawmakers to only consider legislation that benefits all.
Once again, California is not leading the way. We should all demand better and I welcome a productive dialogue with elected leaders across the country.”
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New roof coming for Lake County Fairgrounds’ fine arts building
The fine arts building at the Lake County Fairgrounds will be getting a new roof after county commissioners in a special meeting Friday awarded a contract for the work.
EC Babilla Inc. has been tapped to replace the building’s roof after submitting a bid of $330,263. Babilla was the lowest of four bidders for the work.
Commissioner Jerry Tippy, R-St. John, said the bid came in below the budget and will give the county an opportunity to do other necessary work at the building.
Tippy said he is hopeful work on the roof will begin in early spring.
“There is still a long lead time on roof installations,” Tippy said.
Since the cost was lower than expected, Tippy said Commissioners have tapped their architect to put together an updated cost analysis of a total remodel of the building. Officials would like to add heating and air conditioning to the building, make some cosmetic repairs including painting, change the lighting over to LED and update the restrooms.
“We’d like to be ready by 2024 for year-round rentals,” Tippy said.
A badly leaking roof in the spring caused about $100,000 in damages to the building after water came pouring in. At that time officials determined that the roof needed to be completely replaced.
Since the building is used by the Lake County Fair, repairs had to be postponed until after the event was complete. Tippy said he expects the work to be completed in time for the 2023 Lake County Fair.
Commissioners also are looking at a potential partnership with Northern Indiana Public Service Company to run a natural gas line down the center of the midway. Currently all power sources at the Fairgrounds are electric.
Tippy said if the county is able to run the natural gas main through the fairgrounds’ Midway from Court Street to Lake Street, it would be able to tap in and run lines to the various different buildings making heating the structures more economically feasible.
He is hopeful the gas line becomes a reality before renovations on the fine arts building begin. Commissioners reworked the electricity at the Fairgrounds two years ago.
“We are still in the preliminary engineering,” Tippy said.
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Housing sales plummeted while prices edged lower, adding to a slide in real estate activity under pressure from a government campaign to control surging corporate debt that set off an economic slump in mid-2021.
“China’s economy held up slightly better than anticipated last month, but momentum still weakened,” said Julian Evans-Pritchard of Capital Economics in a report. “September is shaping up to be even worse.”
Chinese leaders are trying to prop up economic growth that sank to 2.5% over a year earlier in the first six months of 2022, less than half the official 5.5% target, without big stimulus spending that might push up debt and housing costs.
Economists say this year’s Chinese economic growth might come in below 3%, less than half of last year’s 8.1%. The ruling Communist Party has stopped talking about being able to meet its 5.5% target.
Retail sales, one of China’s most important economic engines, rose 5.4% in August over a year earlier, double the previous month’s 2.7% growth, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. That beat forecasts of 3.3%.
Factory output grew by 4.2%, up from July’s 3.8% but still weak by Chinese standards. Investment in factories, real estate and other fixed assets edged up to 5.8% from the previous month’s 5.7%.
China’s rebound from the pandemic was disrupted by anti-virus measures that shut down Shanghai and other industrial centers starting in March. Those restrictions have eased but controls have been temporarily reimposed on the southern business center of Shenzhen and other cities to control outbreaks.
The economy “remains at risk from future lockdowns,” said Robert Carnell of ING in a report.
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KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — The Southernmost Point marker in Key West, Florida, a landmark delineating the continental United States’ southernmost spot of land, became a memorial to Queen Elizabeth II on Friday when city workers installed a British flag and royal purple banner at the much-photographed site beside the Atlantic Ocean.
The tribute was particularly fitting because the long-reigning monarch, who died Sept. 8 at age 96, visited the Florida Keys in 1991.
“We do have a connection with the queen; we had the privilege of actually having her visit us,” Key West Mayor Teri Johnston said.
“We join the world today in mourning the loss of such an incredible human being,” Johnston said.
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip stopped at Dry Tortugas National Park and Fort Jefferson, 70 miles (113 kilometers) west of Key West in the Gulf of Mexico, on the royal yacht. They were welcomed by then-Florida Keys Mayor Wilhelmina Harvey, who presented them with a conch shell, an enduring symbol of the island chain.
The red, yellow, black and white Southernmost Point marker, a 20-ton concrete monument that resembles a giant marine navigational buoy, was installed in 1983 and has become a popular photo stop for travelers.
Plans call for the memorial to Queen Elizabeth to stay in place through her funeral on Monday,.
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But the crisis in the city of Jackson isn’t over, even if its boil-water advisory was lifted on Thursday. While the state plans to stop handing out free bottled water at sites around the city Saturday night, the city said water pressure still hasn’t been fully restored, and state health officials said lead in some pipes remains so worrisome that pregnant women and young children should still use bottled water.
“The water that’s coming out of my kitchen sink smells like fresh sewage … as soon as you turn it on, it hits you right in the face. It’s horrible,” Wooten said earlier this month. “I’ve tried to give one of my dogs the water, but when she smells it she won’t even touch it. She walks away from it.”
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Other residents told The Associated Press on Friday that their water remains too discolored to count on, so now they’ll have to rely on water distribution by community-run charities or buy water again themselves, adding insult to injury.
Jackson had already been under a state health department boil-water notice for a month when torrential rain fell in August, flooding the Pearl River and overwhelming the treatment system. Water pressure abruptly dropped, emptying faucets for days.
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Jackson’s population has declined since 1980, a decade after the city’s schools began integrating. Many white families left for the suburbs, leaving less revenue to maintain the infrastructure. Middle class Black people then moved out to escape urban decay and rising crime. State and federal spending never made up the difference.
“The legacy of racial zoning, segregation, legalized redlining have ultimately led to the isolation, separation and sequestration of racial minorities into communities (with) diminished tax bases, which has had consequences for the built environment, including infrastructure,” said Marccus Hendricks, an associate professor of urban studies and planning at the University of Maryland.
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And when it comes to water scarcity and contamination, they say working-class communities of color are most vulnerable. Jackson’s population is more than 80% Black and the poverty level is 24.5%, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Majority-Black Flint, Michigan, has struggled to remove lead from its water since 2014. Other areas where large poor or nonwhite populations lack reliably safe drinking water include major cities like Baltimore and Honolulu as well as smaller municipalities like Las Vegas, New Mexico; and Benton Harbor, Michigan.
Heather McTeer Toney worked to clean up discolored tap water as mayor of Greenville, Mississippi, before serving as the Environmental Protection Agency’s southeast regional administrator from 2014 to 2017. Now she works on environmental justice issues nationwide for the Environmental Defense Fund. She said many majority-minority communities lack consistent access to clean water.
“Any community that is suffering from lack of infrastructure maintenance is dealing with the same problem, maybe just on a different scale,” Toney said. “But across the nation, with …. poor communities that are often Black, brown, Indigenous and on the frontlines of the climate crisis, we see the same thing happening over and over again.”
Hendricks and Toney blame systemic racism for government disinvestment in communities of color. Maisie Brown calls Jackson’s troubles “the product of environmental racism.”
“I don’t think we realize how deeply ingrained racism is in all of our structures and systems, including infrastructure,” said Brown, a 20-year-old student at Jackson State University who was born and raised in the city.
Brown is a member of the Mississippi Students Water Crisis Advocacy Team, a group of about 30 students delivering water to residents who are disabled, elderly or don’t have vehicles. That’s what relief has looked like in Jackson — the people most affected doing what they can to help each other. But the limited handouts each day haven’t been enough, forcing people to buy water in stores.
The two cases Wooten and nearly 500 others picked up at the site in south Jackson one day contained just under nine gallons (30 liters). That’s less than 3% of the roughly 300 gallons (1,136 liters) that the EPA says the average American family uses each day.
Needed improvements at the city’s two treatment plants include replacing ineffective pumps, leaky filters, faulty membranes and corroded pipes; removing accumulated sludge and hiring enough qualified staff to properly manage the system. Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, a Democrat, has pleaded for patience while seeking state and federal help, saying such fixes could cost billions of dollars that the city doesn’t have.
EPA Administrator Michael Regan said while visiting Jackson that he wants the city to get its fair share of federal money flowing to the state.
Reeves, a Republican, has not said how much Mississippi should spend on solving this problem. The legislature directed $400 million of federal pandemic relief funds toward water infrastructure upgrades around the state, but it’s unclear how much Jackson will receive because cities are still applying for money. “We cannot perfectly predict what may go wrong with such a broken system in the future,” Reeves said Thursday.
Without reliable funding streams, many Jackson residents don’t expect to see consistently drinkable water anytime soon.
Karla McCullough, 46, is a Black woman and Jackson native who runs a charity that helped organize the distribution site where Wooten got her water. She told the AP that the city’s residents have experienced some level of water scarcity their entire lives.
“I want to be hopeful and optimistic,” McCullough said. “In my lifetime, I may not see the infrastructure fixed and it restored to a point where there are not any water issues. But my hope is that my son and his children won’t have to deal with this.”
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Emily Wagster Pettus contributed to this report. Follow Drew Costley on Twitter: @drewcostley.
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FLAMING GORGE RESERVOIR, Wyo. (AP) — Tony Valdez wasn’t worried about being left high and dry when he bought Buckboard Marina three years ago, but that’s changed with the receding waters of Flaming Gorge Reservoir.
This year, he has already dredged 10 feet (3 meters) so boats could still use the marina. Now, with Flaming Gorge becoming a crucial emergency water supply for the region, Valdez worries the reservoir has nowhere to go but lower still.
“I mean, this is our natural resource and it’s going away,” he said. “Water is the most precious thing we have.”
As a 20-year drought creeps ever farther up the Colorado River Basin and seven Western states vie for their fair share of water under the century-old Colorado River Compact, this boating and fishing paradise on the Wyoming-Utah line is a new flashpoint.
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But as business owners like Valdez are finding out firsthand, recreation is just one of many competing priorities while growing demand in the basin’s more populous downstream states — California, Nevada and Arizona — conflicts with dwindling supply from the more rural states upstream — Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming.
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Snaking over 66 square miles (170 square kilometers) south of Green River, Wyoming, Flaming Gorge remains a renowned spot to catch giant lake trout or take a boat to a secluded cove for a dip in cool, aquamarine waters.
Just be careful about jumping in at places that were deeper a few years ago.
In April, the Bureau of Reclamation announced that under a drought plan for the Upper Basin states, it would release enough water to draw down Flaming Gorge by 15 feet (4.6 meters). The goal is to help ensure that Glen Canyon Dam in northern Arizona can still generate electricity some 450 miles (725 kilometers) downstream.
So far, drawdowns this year and last have left Flaming Gorge about 6 feet (1.8 meters) lower than a year ago and 12 feet (3.7 meters) lower than two years ago, reaching lows unseen since 2005.
Besides boats not being able to use his marina, Valdez worries about the reservoir’s kokanee salmon, which are important food for prized lake trout and tasty game fish in their own right.
Lately, kokanee numbers have been down for unknown reasons. The trend could continue as the reservoir falls, reducing spawning habitat and causing lake trout to eat more kokanee, said Wyoming Game and Fish Department Regional Fisheries Supervisor Robert Keith.
“As the reservoir drops, the available habitat for the two species is going to become compacted, so they’re going to overlap more,” Keith said. “So the opportunity for predation is going to be greater.”
Although Wyoming uses only about 60% of the water it’s entitled to under the compact, Gebhart says the Upper Basin states have little to spare given recent flows.
The vast majority of Colorado River Basin water used in Wyoming goes to irrigating grass and alfalfa for cattle. Industry — mainly power plants and minerals processing — accounts for about 9% and cities and towns about 3%.
More conservation by southwestern Wyoming’s 2,500 water rights holders could help keep water in the system. For example, ranchers can install more efficient irrigation with assistance from government grants and other funding, said Cory Toye with Trout Unlimited.
The fish habitat and angler advocacy group has been working with ranchers on such projects in Wyoming for years and the Flaming Gorge drawdowns have heightened awareness of the problem, Toye said.
States in the compact have been funding efforts to boost snowfall by releasing silver iodide from airplanes and ground-based devices in Wyoming and elsewhere in the Rocky Mountains.
Cloud seeding can increase snow somewhat, research shows. But the technique is unlikely to fully offset or reverse drought or bring Flaming Gorge back up from levels threatening Buckboard Marina.
Lucerne Valley Marina, just south of the Utah line, will need to adapt if levels keep falling but could still operate.
“We’re anchoring in 200 feet (61 meters) of water when full,” owner Jerry Taylor said. “We have quite a bit of ability for lake drop. But Buckboard does not.”
In a worst-case scenario, Buckboard would be stranded some distance away from where the Green River flowed more than 60 years ago.
For now, Valdez hopes to lure back tourists who’ve stayed home amid high gasoline prices and the lower water. And he says Wyoming residents also need uncrowded places like Buckboard to enjoy.
“People just don’t get raised like this anymore, get to hunt and fish,” Valdez said. “And have a sustainable source of water.”
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PHOENIX (AP) — The Republican leaders of the Arizona Legislature will not try to defend a new law limiting up-close filming of police that has been blocked by a federal judge, a decision that essentially ends the fight over the contentious proposal.
Senate President Karen Fann and House Speaker Rusty Bowers both said they would not intervene in the case by the Friday deadline set by the federal judge when he temporarily blocked the new law from taking effect last week on First Amendment grounds.
And the bill’s sponsor, Republican Rep. John Kavanagh, said Friday that he has been unable to find an outside group to defend the law, which was challenged by news media organizations and the American Civil Liberties Union.
The groups will now ask that the law, which was set to take effect next week, be permanently blocked.
Kavanagh said he will review U.S. District Judge John J. Tuchi’s ruling and see if he can craft a law that passes constitutional muster. He said the law is needed to keep people from distracting police while they are trying to make an arrest, but Tuchi agreed with the challengers that it runs afoul of precedents that say the public and press have a right to film police doing their jobs.
Tuchi noted that there are already Arizona laws barring interfering with police, and that singling out people for taking videos appears to be unconstitutional on its face. And he wrote in his ruling that barring someone from using a phone or news video camera to record — without banning other actions — is a content-based restriction that is illegal.
“If the goal of HB2319 is to prevent interference with law enforcement activities, the Court fails to see how the presence of a person recording a video near an officer interferes with the officer’s activities,” Tuchi wrote.
The law makes it illegal to knowingly film police officers 8 feet (2.5 meters) or closer if the officer tells the person to stop. And on private property, an officer who decides someone is interfering or the area is unsafe can order the person to stop filming even if the recording is being made with the owner’s permission.
Bystander cellphone videos are largely credited with revealing police misconduct — such as with the 2020 killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis officers — and reshaping the conversation around police transparency. But Republican Arizona lawmakers say the legislation was needed to limit people with cameras who deliberately impede officers.
Kavanagh and the Legislature were warned repeatedly by the ACLU and the National Press Photographers Association that the proposal would violate the First Amendment, but it passed anyway with only Republican support. The NPPA, on behalf of itself and more than two dozen press groups and media companies including The Associated Press, also wrote to Republican Gov. Doug Ducey after the measure was passed, telling him as well that it was unconstitutional and urging a veto. Ducey signed the bill anyway.
Mickey H. Osterreicher, the general counsel for the photographers association, called the law “an unconstitutional solution in search of a non-existent problem.”
“It’s always a lot easier to write a letter than it is to have to file a lawsuit,” he said. “But some people like to do it the easy way and other people are forced to do it the hard way.”
Once a coalition of media groups and the ACLU sued, Republican Attorney General Mark Brnovich refused to defend the law, as did the prosecutor and sheriff’s office in Maricopa County, home to Phoenix.
Bowers said he and fellow Republicans disregarded opponents who said the bill was unconstitutional and essentially said “let’s just try and see what happens.”
“But when you get right down to where you to have to start spending money, no,” Bowers said. “We’ll just wait till next year.”
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Leeds United's next Premier League opponents Aston Villa have been dealt a potentially significant blow after midfielder Boubacar Kamara limped off in their 1-0 win over Southampton.
Kamara joined Villa this summer on a free transfer from Marseille and has played in every single one of their games so far this season.
The French international has been marshalling Steven Gerrard's midfield this season operating in the heart of their engine room.
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The 22-year-old went down following a challenge against the Saints and tried to play on, but was substituted before the break with Douglas Luiz replacing him. Kamara appeared to be suffering from some discomfort in his right knee when he was taken off.
Given how important the result against the Saints was for Villa, who have not started the new Premier League season in the best of form, Kamara's untimely injury could be a bitter blow if he is set for a long spell on the sidelines.
Villa pulled off a coup in landing the Frenchman this summer, with plenty of big clubs said to have been interested in the former Marseille midfielder.
He is due to link up with the French national team next week ahead of their September Nations League games against Austria and Denmark.
Should he be forced to pull out of their squad, it could mean Kamara's injury is a serious one which might see him miss Villa's clash with Leeds on October 2.
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What now for America's fascination with the royals?
By Chelsea Bailey
BBC News, Washington
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For students of America's relationship with the monarchy, few weeks in history could compare with this one.
The American flag has been lowered to half-staff, flowers and tributes have been left outside the British Embassy, and news channels have carried wall-to-wall coverage of the death of a monarch few Americans have ever met: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
"I frequently refer to the British royal family as the longest-running reality show on the planet. It's been a thousand years of marriages, divorces, beheadings, affairs," said Kristen Meinzer, co-host of Newsweek's Royal Watch podcast.
"We kicked them out of here - and proudly so - but like a lot of people, we break up but sometimes we still want to keep an eye on what they're up to."
So why is it that despite launching an entire revolution to cast off British rule, some Americans still nurse an enduring fascination with the Crown? Is it purely down to a love of pomp and a weakness for the British accent?
Definitely not, said Gayle Stever, a psychologist who specialises in researching celebrities and their fandoms. She argued that because Her Majesty the Queen lived every high and low of her 70-year reign in the public eye, people around the world developed a genuine sense of connection to her that can be just as strong as any other relationship.
"It's completely normal and natural to grieve the loss of someone - even someone you've never met - if they were somebody you came to know," she said. "For many people she provided a sense of comfort and stability that we have now lost because she's gone."
While certainly not all Americans are obsessed with the Queen and country, for the most ardent royal watchers, the feeling ran very deep.
For the last week, Donna Werner has been reluctant to answer her phone. Instead, at her Connecticut home thousands of miles away from London, she quietly grieved.
A self-described "superfan" of the Queen and the royal family, Ms Werner, 70, estimated that she's visited the UK a hundred times in nearly 40 years, often to celebrate milestones in the monarchy.
She was pregnant with her son when she first slept outside Westminster Abbey on the eve of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson's wedding. And, despite having health issues of her own, she was among the sea of well-wishers who celebrated the Queen's Platinum Jubilee last June.
But as she watched the Queen's casket make its final procession through the streets of Scotland, Ms Werner told BBC News the monarch's death has left her feeling "sad and empty."
"Over here, my friends think I'm crazy. But I don't care," she said with a self-aware laugh.
"She was like a mother and a rock star all rolled into one."
That sense of magic and majesty still lingers for some Americans who met the Queen in person. It's been more than 15 years since Lee Cohen, a former US congressional adviser, had a brief encounter with Elizabeth II, but his voice still shakes with excitement.
Despite being given strict instructions not to bow or touch the Queen during her 2006 state visit, Mr Cohen said he was so nervous he automatically stuck out his hand - and was overwhelmed when she promptly shook it.
"I think I was weak-kneed and tongue tied, but I managed to squeak out 'Your Majesty, it's a great honour to meet you.' I will take those memories to my grave," he said.
"[Americans] have this irresistible fascination because we have Hollywood glamour, we have the bluster of being American, but what we lack is the dignity and the majesty that comes with [a] monarch."
The question now is whether King Charles will be viewed with the same lens. As well as fond personal reflections, the Queen's passing is driving debates over the legacy of colonialism and the British Empire within North America and the world at large. He will have to reckon with that legacy - and with an approval rating that sits lower than his mother's did.
While the Queen enjoyed overwhelming approval in the US - nearly 70% of Americans said they viewed her favourably - a 2021 YouGov poll found views of her eldest son and heir were dim. Nearly half of Americans (47%) said they held an unfavourable view of Prince Charles, as he was then. In a more recent survey by Leger, a majority - about 61% of Americans - said they were indifferent that he was now king.
Ms Meinzer, the podcaster, attributed King Charles' unpopularity to disapproval of how the royal family responded to the death of his first wife, Princess Diana. Like many Americans, Ms Meinzer said she initially fell in love with the fairy tale of a princess who was plucked from obscurity, destined to be Queen.
As that fairy tale unravelled, Ms Meinzer said her interest in the royals developed a critical lens that perhaps only an outsider can have. She now worries the royal family could be repeating the same missteps with Prince Harry and Meghan.
"I think a lot of Americans felt and still feel very protective of Meghan and Harry, we feel like that is our princess," she said. "Here's somebody who looks a little bit more like the Commonwealth - you had all these great things in one package, and you just blew it. And why? Because you never complain, never explain?"
"It did end up making people stop to think about the institution, probably more than they want us to," she said. "For me, I realised, we can think critically, not only about what the royals have done in the past, but what they are continuing to do now, and in the future."
Though she understands the monarchy traditionally maintains neutrality and stays above the political fray, Ms Meinzer said she was interested to see if this new generation will take a more public stance to address issues like racism and colonialism.
"I think people are going to continue to be fascinated with the Royal Family," she said. "King Charles and Prince William have very big shoes to fill - no one will ever be the Queen again."
"But maybe they can weave a new set of shoes that are a little bit more modern."
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Alabama man is reunited with dog after it was swept off in carjacking: He's my 'little buddy'
Phillip Lewis of Cullman County was held at gunpoint at a gas station
An Alabama man has been reunited with his four-legged best friend after his car was hijacked.
Phillip Lewis of Cullman County was held at gunpoint on Aug. 28 while he was pumping gas at Dodge City's Chevron gas station.
On a phone call with Fox News Digital as he recounted what happened, Lewis said he was forced to surrender his keys to the group of robbers, including a woman — who then drove away with his vehicle.
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"She said, ‘I’m not playing,’ and pointed the gun at my head," he said, referencing the individual he interacted with during the incident.
"And at that point, I handed her the keys."
As the perpetrators peeled off, Lewis realized that his five-year-old Shih Tzu-poodle mix named Little Dude was still in the car.
"So, I screamed, ‘Wait! Let me get my dog!’" he said.
"But she took off."
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"She had the jump on me, so I feel like there’s not much I could’ve done."
Lewis immediately took to Facebook to spread the word about the incident, pleading for the public to keep an eye out for Little Dude.
He also involved the animal rescue and charity organizations Two by Two Rescue and Croonin’ for Critters — which donated to the $2,000 reward that was offered for the dog's safe return.
Two weeks later, on Sept. 11, 2022, Lewis received a tip from an anonymous source that a neighbor had come home with a dog a few days before that looked just like Little Dude.
"I was 99% sure it was my dog," he said.
After Lewis shared the tip with investigators, the Cullman County and Jefferson County Sheriff’s Departments teamed up to locate the dog — and reunited him with Lewis.
"My initial thought was the robber probably liked him and wanted to keep him," he laughed.
"He is a super sweet dog."
Ultimately, the great "power of social media" reunited the Alabama-bred duo, which Lewis said would not have happened without all the "extra eyes" on the case.
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Lewis celebrated the return of Little Dude, saying the dog was "so excited" to finally be home.
"His little tail was just a-waggin’," he said.
"He saw his other adopted brother — I have another dog named Jack Jack — and they played and played and played."
Lewis had rescued Little Dude as a small puppy after the animal had wandered onto his property with no sign of belonging to any previous owners.
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"He was in a really bad way," he said. "He was all matted up."
After nursing the dog back to health, Lewis said he and Little Dude have been "best friends ever since."
"God sent him to me that day," he said.
"He stole my heart the day we met."
Lewis, who suffers from adult-onset asthma, said Little Dude saved his life on one occasion.
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"There was one evening before I was diagnosed that I hyperventilated and passed out — and he licked me until I was able to wake up and call for help," he said.
Lewis is currently enrolled in the mechatronics program at Wallace State Community College and said he plans to "keep on living life" alongside his "little adventure buddy."
The perpetrators of the carjacking have not been caught as of yet, but Lewis said they will be facing a "list of charges."
The police did recover the car but are still working on the case. There are many unanswered questions, including how and when Little Dude was released by the carjackers or escaped.
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Lewis said he hopes "the investigators can track down who did this and get them off the street before they do it again," he said.
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The Premier League returns this weekend after the last round of fixtures was postponed following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, but Manchester United's match against Leeds United, slated for Sunday, has been postponed.
A number of other games have also been postponed, with Brighton vs Crystal Palace called off as a result of planned industrial action on the rail network, while Chelsea vs Liverpool is off on Sunday due to the royal funeral taking place on Monday.
However, Brentford vs Arsenal - taking place at the Gtech Community Stadium in London on Sunday - is still going ahead.
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With Brentford vs Arsenal taking place on the same day as the two other postponed fixtures, many people expected the game to be postponed - especially with it taking place in the capital. However, that has not proved to be the case.
Why is United vs Leeds off?
The Reds' scheduled clash against Leeds was postponed earlier this week due to the royal funeral. There was a concern over a lack of police resources available for Sunday’s game, given that the funeral takes place less than 24 hours after the match was set to be played at Old Trafford.
In a statement released on Monday, the Premier League explained that "following extensive consultation with clubs, police, local Safety Advisory Groups and other relevant authorities, there was no other option but to postpone the three fixtures".
Why is Brentford vs Arsenal still on?
While Brentford vs Arsenal is also taking place on Sunday, the game is being allowed to go ahead because it is expected that a police presence as large as the other two postponed fixtures will not be needed, given the lack of rivalry between the two sides.
However, the kick-off has been brought forward to 12pm, with the match originally set to start at 2pm. This has been done to further increase the safety surrounding the game.
Everton's match against West Ham at Goodison Park is also going ahead on Sunday
When are United next in action?
Erik ten Hag's side are not back in action until after the upcoming international break. The Reds face off against rivals Manchester City in their first game back on October 2.
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The women's Bundesliga's 22/23 season started with a bang, with the league's all-time spectator record being broken. The game itself saw Frankfurt secure a 0-0 against title challengers Bayern.
When Bayern Munich's new signing Georgia Stanway went into a crunching tackle, earning herself a yellow card only seven minutes into her Bundesliga debut and almost taking out one of her own teammates in the process, jeers rang out throughout the Waldstadion.
It was a signal of the tussle that would take place on the pitch, as Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayern each walked away with a hard-earned point having played out a goalless draw.
The far more interesting story though was taking place in the stands, where a record-breaking Bundesliga crowd of 23,200 spent most of the match creating a party atmosphere.
"It was a fantastic experience," Frankfurt captain Tanja Pawollek told the post-match press conference. "You could tell that we needed a bit of time to get into the game."
"Inspiring" attendance
"The attendance record is a great thing for women’s football. Hopefully it turns out to be the next step, and people start to really enjoy the women’s Bundesliga."
Only 90 minutes before the start of the match, gray skies had engulfed Frankfurt as hordes of fans trudged through torrential rain towards the stadium that usually hosts Eintracht Frankfurt's men's side.
By the time the match kicked-off, with plenty of fans still streaming through the turnstiles and into their seats, the clouds had fittingly cleared with the sun adorning Deutsche Bahn Park as the two sets of players readied themselves.
"We were very happy to play in front of so many fans," Frankfurt forward Laura Freigang said.
"The setting inspired us."
It was a unique experience for most of the players who were trying to focus on what was happening on the pitch rather than in the stands.
Record on the back of successful Euros
While both teams were peppered with international stars, including from Germany and England, who had played in front 87,192 spectators in the Euro 2022 final at Wembley on July 31, there were also a number of younger, less experienced players donning Frankfurt and Munich shirts on Friday evening.
Last season only Eintracht Frankfurt and Turbine Potsdam had an average Bundesliga attendance of over 1,000 and the two best financially-backed sides Wolfsburg and Bayern averaged approximately 750.
And, Germany and Frankfurt defensive midfielder Sara Doorsoun believes the players can perform at a higher standard if they are afforded bigger stages.
"The fans created a brilliant atmosphere," she added. "Which is great for women’s football in Germany."
More games held at big stadiums
"If you give us the stage, advertise it properly, and provide the structures to put on events like that, that sort of thing will be possible more often."
"We played nice, aggressive football, we were good in our tackling and pressed well. It was cool how the emotion on the pitch transferred over to the fans."
It is already clear that this season the Bundesliga season opener will not be a one-off in the magnitude of where matches will be played.
Holders Wolfsburg announced that their home clash against Bayern Munich at the end of October will be played at the Wolkswagen Arena – where the men's side play their matches.
Wolfsburg's Lena Oberdorf und Alexandra Popp. The Bundesliga champions will host Bayern at the Volkswagen Arena.
Investment key for game's future
While the appetite and respect for women's football is finally reaching the levels those involved in the game have long desired, there remains a gulf on the pitch.
Wolfsburg and Bayern Munich have traded the Bundesliga title between themselves over the last eight years, with the financial backing of the two sides allowing them not only to remunerate their players better but also provide other advantages such as better training facilities.
In order for the Bundesliga as a whole to take the next step towards growth and to truly match the increased interest in the game, serious investment is key.
Frankfurt happy with draw
On Friday though, despite the perceived distance between the sides, Frankfurt were buoyed by their home crowd support and more than held their own.
"You don't go into a game against Bayern and expect to have more of the ball," Freigang explained. "We did just that. We could have come closer to goal in some situations, but we did well and we're happy with the point."
And, Doorsoun was equally pleased with her team's efforts, adding: "We’d have taken a point ahead of kick off but, given how it went, three points would have been well deserved."
In years to come, the 0-0 scoreline will fail to tell the true story of the evening, a match that showed the appetite for women's football has been fully realized.
Now it is a question of whether the league is fully ready to match the desire.
Edited by: Felix Tamsut
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s top leaders are taking part in the opening Saturday of a new - albeit unfinished - canal that they say will mean ships no longer must secure Russia’s permission to sail from the Baltic Sea to the ports of the Vistula Lagoon.
The event was timed to mark 83 years since the Soviet invasion of Poland during World War II and to demonstrate symbolically the end of Moscow’s say on the economy and development of a region that borders Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave. The government says the waterway gives Poland full sovereignty in the northeastern region, which needs investment and economic development.
The canal, built at a cost of almost 2 billion zlotys ($420 million), cuts across the Vistula Spit, east of Gdansk, and was designed to allow ships to sail from the Baltic Sea and the Bay of Gdansk to Elblag and smaller ports of the lagoon without obtaining authorization to travel through Russia's Strait of Pilawa. It also shortens the Baltic-to-Elblag route by some 100 kilometers (54 nautical miles).
Polish President Andrzej Duda, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and right-wing ruling party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski plan to sail Saturday across the Vistula Spit to open the canal. Small ships and yachts are expected to be allowed in on Sunday.
However, cargo ships cannot use the passage until the approach to the Port of Elblag is deepened to 5 meters (16 feet). The work is expected to cost 100 million zlotys ($21 million), which is a source of controversy between the national government and city authorities.
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California driving instructor charged with coercing teen girls to produce pornographic material
A Northern California driving school owner faces federal charges after authorities accused him of soliciting teenage girls, including some of his students, to produce child pornography.
Johnnatan Zelaya Izaguirre, 39, of Redwood City faces two counts of coercion and enticement of a minor, one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography, according to the U.S. attorney’s office for the Northern District of California.
Zelaya, who owns and operates a driving school in San Mateo County, used social media to “entice and coerce” the girls to produce the pornographic material “for his personal use and for sale,” prosecutors said Friday.
“The indictment alleges Zelaya offered to manage the minor victims’ sale of their sexually explicit content, offered monetary rewards for selling the victims’ content, and bought the victims sex toys to use in videos they were encouraged to create,” prosecutors said.
Zelaya persuaded his victims to create child pornography in part by falsely claiming to be in law enforcement, prosecutors said. According to court documents, he graduated from a police academy in the Bay Area — though authorities did not specify which — but he did not join a police department.
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Zelaya used social media to target the underage girls, who ranged from 14 to 17 years old, prosecutors said.
Court documents described how he groomed his victims by complimenting their appearances, developing sexualized friendships with them, offering to manage their explicit content posted online and extending “financial rewards” if they created the content.
“Zelaya allegedly provided a victim a list of the amounts of money she could earn by producing videos depending upon whether the content included nude vs. non-nude videos, videos of masturbation, or videos of ‘toy play,’” prosecutors said. “On one occasion, Zelaya allegedly threatened to leak explicit content to everyone his victim knew if she stopped creating content for him.”
He was arrested Jan. 4 after communicating with an undercover police officer he thought was 17 years old, prosecutors said.
The undercover officer had posed as a driving student, and Zelaya had “highly sexualized conversations with instructions on how to masturbate, discussions of future interactions in which he would orally copulate and have sexual intercourse with her,” prosecutors said.
He also asked the undercover officer to perform a photo shoot with him, prosecutors said. Zelaya’s arrest came during a planned meet-up with the undercover officer.
Zelaya’s attorney could not be reached for comment.
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The South American country of Chile has become a center of lithium mining, which has boomed as demand for electric car batteries has risen. But what are the environmental costs?
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NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus on Saturday hailed the full lifting of a U.S. arms embargo on the ethnically divided island nation as a milestone reaffirming increasingly tighter bilateral bonds that serve to bolster stability in the turbulent east Mediterranean region.
President Nicos Anastasiades tweeted his gratitude to the chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, New Jersey Democrat Robert Menendez, for helping to lift the embargo.
Turkey, which maintains more than 35,000 troops in the northern third of Cyprus, condemned the decision. Turkey’s Foreign Ministry urged the U.S. to reconsider, warning that the move would harm efforts for a Cyprus peace deal, lead to an arms race on the island and undermine regional stability.
U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in in a statement that Secretary of State Antony Blinken determined Cyprus met the conditions to allow for “exports, re-exports and transfers of defense articles … for the fiscal year 2023.”
The U.S. will assess annually whether Cyprus complies with conditions for the embargo lift, including implementing anti-money laundering regulations and denying Russian military vessels access to ports for refueling and servicing.
Cyprus barred Russian warships from using its ports in early March following the invasion of Ukraine.
The conditions are enshrined in the Eastern Mediterranean Security and Energy Partnership Act that the U.S. Congress passed in 2019. The law underscores U.S. support for closer ties among Greece, Cyprus and Israel based on recently discovered offshore gas deposits.
The U.S. enacted the embargo in 1987 to prevent a potential arms race from harming peace talks with the Mediterranean island nation’s breakaway Turkish Cypriots. Cyprus was split in 1974 when Turkey invaded following a coup aimed at union with Greece.
Barred access to U.S. weapons, Cyprus turned to Russia to procure Mi-35 attack helicopters, T-80 tanks and Tor-M1 anti-aircraft missile systems.
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Aaron Judge looks like Paul Bunyan in Yankee pinstripes. He has shoulders like boulders, and when he hits home runs—and he has struck 57 this year—his bat looks light as a matchstick as he smacks a ball into the stands.
If Mr. Judge hits just five more home runs in the 18 games left in the regular season, he will reach 62. Many fans, including me, will consider this the real all-time single season home run record. Yet public attention to Aaron Judge's home run quest seems strangely muted.
Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa all hit more than 62, a generation ago. But we now know they did it with the help of performance enhancing drugs.
There is no reason whatsoever to suspect Aaron Judge has taken any banned substance. He seems a modest and appealing 30-year-old man, who was adopted as an infant and grew up in a small farming town. It's kind of a Superman story.
Aaron Judge hit 52 home runs in 2017, his rookie season, and seems to have been steadily working toward this mark. Yet many sports fans may be suspicious of anyone's new milestone.
This season, seven major league players have been suspended after random drug tests.
Some cases may make you roll your eyes. Pedro Severino of the Milwaukee Brewers had Clomiphene in his system, which can soften the side effects of steroids. But the drug is generally used to induce ovulation. You may wonder if the Brewers' catcher was trying to conceive a child, or conceal the use of steroids.
It has been 61 years since Roger Maris hit 61 home runs in 1961. Players are now multi-million-dollar enterprises who hire their own nutritionists, physicians, and trainers, and don't gorge, as Babe Ruth did, on hot dogs and beer. We should expect modern players, with their superior fitness and training, to smash longstanding records.
But one of the enduring effects of the drug scandals in sports is to make us wonder how much of what we see is for real. For every player caught by random tests, how many are missed? And how many great athletes, like Lance Armstrong at the Tour de France, may turn out to be accomplished cheats?
The use of drugs in sports seems to have made many fans mistrust some of the magic we see on the field. It is sad if the misdeeds of some of baseball's biggest frauds cast doubt on Aaron Judge's swing for the record books.
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Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will appoint a new Army Chief on time in November, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Saturday and accused former premier Imran Khan of raking up a controversy for his personal benefit.
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Mr. Asif’s remarks came days after Mr. Khan demanded that the next Chief of Army Staff should be appointed by the new government after fresh elections.
Army Chief General Javed Bajwa, 61, would retire on November 29 and his successor is expected to be announced by the Prime Minister who is legally authorised to appoint the Army Chief.
“Former premier Nawaz Sharif has fulfilled this political responsibility four times and Shehbaz will do the same in November,” Mr. Asif said in response to a question while addressing a press conference.
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He said that the policy over the Army Chief’s appointment was clear in the Constitution but Mr. Khan was trying to make it controversial.
“He just wants to make the Army Chief’s appointment controversial,” he said, adding that no one had any doubt about the loyalty of the head of the Army to the Constitution and the institutions.
He also alleged that Mr. Khan, chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, would not hesitate in sabotaging Pakistan for his personal benefit.
“Politics is separate but institutions should not be made controversial,” the Defence Minister said.
Mr. Asif also warned Mr. Khan to stop the pursuit of making the appointment of the new army Chief controversial as it emboldens India, Samaa TV reported.
Mr. Khan said in an interview that the incumbent was not competent enough to appoint the new Army Chief and that the issue should be left for the next government. He also demanded fresh elections.
The appointment of the Army Chief creates a lot of interest and heat due to the power enjoyed by the head of the Army in Pakistan.
Speaking about the recent statements by different people against the country’s national security, Mr. Asif warned that action would be taken against them.
Bajwa has held the top post of the Pakistan Army for six years. He was initially appointed in 2016, but after three years of tenure, the then government of Mr. Khan in 2019 extended his service for another three years.
The appointment of the Army Chief is the sole prerogative of the Prime Minister.
When Mr. Khan was in power, the opposition accused him of trying to bring an Army Chief of his choice, who could support his alleged agenda of victimising opposition leaders.
Since he lost power, the equation has changed and now Mr. Khan is saying that the coalition government wants to install an army head of its choice to protect looted wealth and steal general elections.
The powerful Army, which has ruled the coup-prone country for more than half of its 75-plus years of existence, has hitherto wielded considerable power in the matters of security and foreign policy.
Addressing a public rally in Faisalabad earlier this month, Mr. Khan had alleged that the government was afraid of fair elections and delaying the polls until the appointment of the new Army Chief by the end of November when the incumbent Gen Bajwa would retire.
"(Asif Ali) Zardari and Nawaz (Sharif) want to bring their favourite as the next Army Chief because they have stolen public money," Mr. Khan alleged. "They are afraid that when the patriotic Army Chief comes, he will ask them about their loot."
Strongly objecting to Mr. Khan's remarks, the Army issued a statement in which it accused him of making an attempt to discredit and undermine senior leadership of the Pakistan Army at a time when the institution is laying lives for the security and safety of the people.
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On the outskirts of the recently liberated town of Izium, investigators have found what Ukrainian officials are calling a mass grave. It is now being inspected for possible evidence of war crimes.
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Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president and Lok Sabha member A. Revanth Reddy has alleged that that the BJP at the Centre has been trying to create a rift between Hindus and Muslims in Telangana and thereby benefit politically. He wondered why the BJP had not organised liberation celebrations there in Junagadh of Gujarat, home State of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and why only in Telangana. He alleged that the BJP’s intentions are to divert investment from Telangana to Gujarat by creating religious clashes here.
“This freedom in Telangana is the result of heroic struggle of many activists. Congress means Telangana and Telangana means Congress. Some people are misguiding the people about history and trying to get political benefits out of it. Some others are trying to project it has Hindu-Muslim fight. With the direction of the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, the then Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel worked for the integration of Telangana,” said Mr. Revanth Reddy while addressing a gathering and later addressing a press conference at Gandhi Bhavan here on Saturday after the commemoration of Integration Day. He said that BJP did not even exist at the time of Telangana integration with India and said that the nation got independence because of the Congress party.
Party senior leaders J. Geeta Reddy, Anjan Kumar Yadav, D. Sridhar Babu and others were present.
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The TPCC president questioned why the TRS was silent for the past eight years in celebrating Telangana Integration Day and opined that this was nothing but a political gimmick one year before Assembly elections. “Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao directed to organise the Integration Day only for this time. Not every year from now and orders were not issued in that direction. Why not a resolution in Assembly to observe the day every year if his intentions are clear?” asked Mr. Revanth Reddy.
The TPCC president said that after coming to power in 2023, Congress will convert the song written by Ande Sri as the State Anthem and new form of Telangana Talli will be unveiled across the State. “TS will be changed into TG. We will design new Telangana flag after taking suggestions from all sections of people,” he said.
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Former Indian football team captain Bhaichung Bhutia, who recently lost the All India Football Federation (AIFF) president's election, has questioned the appointment of Shaji Prabhakaran as its secretary general, saying that "choosing a voter to a salaried post will set a wrong precedent".
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Mr. Prabhakaran, who was in the electoral college as a representative of Football Delhi, was made the AIFF Secretary General a day after former India goalkeeper Kalyan Chaubey beat Mr. Bhutia 33-1 in the polls for president's post on September 2.
Mr. Bhutia has requested the AIFF to include the issue of appointment of Mr. Prabhakaran raised by him in the agenda of Executive Committee meeting to be held in Kolkata on Monday.
Mr. Prabhakaran resigned as Football Delhi president on September 6, a day before he took charge as AIFF secretary general.
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Wrong precedent, says Bhutia
Mr. Bhutia alleged that appointing a voter to a salaried post of the AIFF later on has an element of "bargaining".
"He (Prabhakaran) was a voter and president of an association (Football Delhi), appointing him for a salaried post will set a wrong precedent," Mr. Bhutia told PTI on Saturday.
"I would not have any issue had he been appointed to an honorary post. Next time onwards somebody will bargain to vote to get a salaried post after election."
Mr. Bhutia, Indian football's poster boy for more than a decade till he retired in 2011, said "till now no president of a state association and a voter has not been appointed to a salaried post".
Shaji Prabhakaran says post taken in good faith
Mr. Prabhakaran, on his part, said he had taken up the post with good intentions to serve Indian football. He rejected any kind of bargaining or quid-pro-quo in the run-up to the AIFF elections.
"I accepted the post in good faith, with intention to serve Indian football. There was no give and take, nothing like that (in the run-up to elections)," Mr. Prabhakaran said.
"Mr. Bhutia is an executive committee member and he is free to raise matters. When he raises this issue during the meeting (on Monday), I am sure the executive committee will take a call (to discuss it or not)."
Normally, the AIFF Secretary General is an ex-officio member of the executive committee without voting right.
Mr. Bhutia, who is one of the six former players co-opted in the AIFF executive committee with voting rights, did not attend the first meeting of the body on September 3 but he said he will turn up in Kolkata on Monday.
"This (membership of executive committee) is given through a decision of the Supreme Court and not given by the federation or the sports ministry. So, I want to honour the SC decision to recognise my contribution to Indian football.
"I have consulted my lawyers also and they said it would be a bad precedent if I don't take up this post. Moreover, I am always there to help and support in the development of Indian football and I will keep on doing that," Mr. Bhutia concluded.
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The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has donated medical equipment worth 10,000 Euros to the Kaneshie Polyclinic in Accra to improve healthcare delivery.
The items which included 215 plastic aprons, 960 surgical caps, 30 surgical trousers, 175 masks, four cardiac monitors and 42 defibrillators were presented to the AMA through its Sister City relationship with the City of Freiburg in Germany to help enhance the healthcare delivery of the hospital.
Mrs Elizabeth Kwatsoe Tawiah Sackey, Chief Executive of the AMA in an interview after the presentation, expressed appreciation to the City of Freiburg for the continuous support and was hopeful the items would help improve healthcare delivery in the city.
"When health workers are resourced with the necessary equipment to work, they give off their best in caring for the sick," she said.
She also used the opportunity to commend the health personnel of the hospital for their hard work and urged them to adopt a proper maintenance culture for the equipment.
Mrs Dr Abena Okoh, the Director of the Accra Metro Health Directorate, who received the donation on behalf of the hospital, expressed gratitude and assured her that the equipment would be used judiciously.
"These monitors will help us because when the patient is deteriorating or improving, it will give us the vital signs that we need continuously so that we can immediately put in the right intervention at the right time to make sure that lives are saved...These items have come in good time and we need them to effectively deliver our services on our promise," she said.
"We are grateful and we assured you that these medical equipment will be maintained and used to improve healthcare delivery to the people,” she added.
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A judge on Friday slashed nearly four years off the prison sentence of a star witness in the plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor, assuring he’ll be free in 2023.
Ty Garbin’s sentence of 6 1/4 years was reduced to 2 1/2 years, a reward even greater than prosecutors had sought.
U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker cited Garbin’s “substantial assistance” to the government and his own assessment of the 26-year-old airplane mechanic, who cooperated soon after his arrest, pleaded guilty and testified at two trials.
Prosecutors had requested a 36-month reduction while Garbin’s attorney asked for 51 months. Jonker settled on a 45-month break.
Garbin has been in custody since he and five other men were arrested in October 2020.
He testified at two trials. The first, last spring, ended with acquittals for Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta and no verdicts for Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr.
Fox and Croft were convicted at a second trial that ended on Aug. 23 in federal court in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Garbin said the goal was to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer from her vacation home and spark a civil war, known among right-wing extremists as the “boogaloo.” The FBI, which had agents and informants inside the group, stopped the plot.
Defense attorney Mark Satawa said Garbin will likely testify for prosecutors in separate but related cases filed against others in state court.
Kaleb Franks, 28, also pleaded guilty and assisted the government. He has not been sentenced yet.
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Which paddle board for kids is best?
Paddle boarding is a hybrid of surfing and kayaking. You stand on a paddle board as you would on a surfboard and paddle as you would a kayak. Also called stand-up paddle boarding, it’s a great way to have fun on the water while getting a full-body workout.
The biggest difference between paddle boarding, surfing and kayaking is that surfers and kayakers can handle waves and rough water, but paddle boarding is typically an activity that needs smooth water to have the most fun. If you are looking for a lightweight inflatable paddle board, take a look at the Atoll 11-Foot Inflatable Stand-Up Paddle Board.
What to know before you buy a paddle board for kids
Paddle boards are also called stand-up paddle boards and are referred to by insiders as SUPs. They’re a great way to get out and have fun on the water. Before you choose one, here are some things to take into account.
Inflatable or rigid?
- Inflatable paddle boards blow up like beach rafts — the more air you put in, the stiffer they get. Hand or foot pumps are usually included, as are repair kits. Inflatable paddle boards are the easiest to transport and store.
- Rigid paddle boards are made of fiberglass, epoxies and resins that are more durable and offer better performance than inflatables because their shapes are sleeker. A few are made of aluminum.
Dimensions
- Length: All paddle boards are measured by how long they are. Lengths range from as short as 6 feet to as long as 15 feet.
- Width: Generally speaking, a paddle board’s width is proportionate to its length. Wider paddle boards are more stable while longer ones are easier to paddle.
What to look for in a quality paddle board for kids
Paddle boards come in four basic shapes, each designed for a different activity. Most kids want full-sized paddle boards and the industry labels most paddle boards as for kids and adults.
All-around paddle boards
This is the most popular type of paddle board and is great for beginners. All-around boards are 10 or 11 feet long, have rounded noses and come in inflatable and rigid versions.
Touring paddle boards
This design is a compromise between speed and stability. Touring boards are typically 12 to 13 feet long. Their long decks have plenty of room for bringing along camping gear. Touring boards may be rigid or inflatable.
Surfing
These are the shortest of the four types, usually 8-10 feet long. They have pointed noses and hulls made to skim on the surface of the water. Serious surfers use only rigid paddle boards.
Racing
These are the longest and skinniest of the paddle boards, 11 to 14 feet long, with pointed noses and narrow tails. Because they are so narrow, they are the easiest to tip over. Most serious racers use rigid paddle boards.
Paddles
- Length is the key to being able to maintain proper, efficient paddling form. Look for paddles that are long enough that you don’t have to stoop over to paddle.
- Blade size and shape determine how much energy it takes to paddle through the water. Choose paddles for kids that are easy to use.
- Materials determine the weight and stiffness of a paddle. Lightweight paddles are the best for kids.
How much you can expect to spend on a paddle board for kids
Most standup paddle boards cost from $100-$300. Racing boats cost in the thousands.
Paddle board for kids FAQ
Are all paddle boards inflatable?
A. No, but because they are cushiony, cost less to make and ship and are easy to transport, inflatables have taken over the paddle board industry.
Who invented paddle boarding?
A. Legend tells that back in the 1940s, Hawaiian surf instructors stood up on their boards to better instruct student surfers. The addition of a paddle let them speed up or slow down and also was useful as a balancing device.
What is the farthest anyone has gone on a paddle board?
A. According to the Guinness Book of Records, Shilpika Gautam traveled 1,641 miles along the Ganges River in India to raise awareness of the need for clean water.
What’s the best paddle board for kids to buy?
Top paddle board for kids
Atoll 11-Foot Inflatable Stand-Up Paddle Board
What you need to know: This ultralight board is 32 inches wide, weighs only 19 pounds and has a tri-fin design for maneuverability.
What you’ll love: You get a heavy-duty travel backpack with mesh sides that allow water to drain away. Inside is a reinforced three-piece travel paddle, leash, and repair kit and the whole thing breaks down and sets up quickly.
What you should consider: Some say its light weight makes it hard to handle in windy conditions.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top paddle board for kids for the money
Cooyes 10-Foot Inflatable Stand Up Paddle Board with Premium SUP Accessories
What you need to know: This 10-foot, 6-inch board is 30 inches wide and holds up to 300 pounds.
What you’ll love: The removable center fin slides in and out and the bungee cords on the nose of the board hold your gear. The anti-slip pad is comfortable on your feet and knees and the whole rig fits neatly into the backpack.
What you should consider: Some say the bag is poor quality.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Bluefin Cruise Package Stand-Up Inflatable Paddle Board with Kayak Conversion
What you need to know: This 32-pound board converts from a stand-up paddle board into a kayak in seconds.
What you’ll love: You can clip on the comfortable padded seat and swap the stand-up paddle for a kayak blade you can use while seated. The rail layers and paddles are made of carbon fiber, and this ultra-rigid board has a separate central air chamber. The bungee cords on deck hold your gear securely.
What you should consider: The added weight does not appeal to small kids.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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NEW YORK (AP) — When word came that Queen Elizabeth II was close to her death, media organizations around the world sprang to life, dispatching reporters to a royal castle in Scotland and breaking out coverage plans decades in the making.
At age 96, the queen’s passing was hardly a surprise. Still, the British royal succession is a media event on steroids that will culminate in Monday’s live coverage of funeral services from Westminster Abbey.
“It’s something I’ve always sort of dreaded and anticipated and worried about,” said Deb Thompson, assistant London bureau chief for CBS News in the United States, recalling nights spent obsessing over the details.
So far, it’s all gone smoothly and she pronounces herself awed by the spectacle.
Woe to those who didn’t plan ahead, however.
The director of U.K.’s Foreign Press Association said the organization has been inundated with requests for accreditation from television and radio broadcasters all over the world. The association tries to help them navigate government and royal protocols.
“You’d have thought the royal weddings reached the maximum level of interest, but no,” said director Deborah Bonetti. “It’s a tsunami of people who have no idea what to do in order to broadcast these proceedings from London.”
Even accredited journalists are fighting for positions, “so if you’re just flying in … you’re unlikely to get one,” she said.
Within Britain, the well-rehearsed coverage of remembrances and ceremonial events has been deferential to a fault, said Steven Barnett, communications professor at the University of Westminster. Critical reflection on the queen’s life or the monarchy’s role in modern society — of which there has been coverage around the world — has almost entirely been banished to social media, he said.
In a circling of the wagons, The New York Times was criticized in Britain for an article that talked about the “hefty” price tag of a royal funeral being paid for by state funds at a time many Britons are hurting financially.
“There are no depths to which the @nytimes won’t stoop to in its anti-British propaganda,” journalist Andrew Neil, a former editor at the Sunday Times in London said on Twitter.
In the United States, the coverage has mostly focused on the passing of an era, and the solemn services, said Marlene Koenig, who manages the Royal Musings blog from her Virginia home.
“It has been respectful,” she said. “I won’t use the term reverential. We have to remember the British monarch is very much a part of our history and heritage.”
Mourners who sought to pay their last respects to the queen as her coffin was lying in state this week were met with a crowd of reporters, microphones and video cameras as they waited to enter Westminster Hall and again as they left.
Why did they come? What did the moment mean to them? How did it feel to see the coffin? Reporters asked to check the wristbands of people in line to get a sense of how many were waiting.
On Thursday, the media’s desire to show as much as it could of mourners passing by the monarch’s coffin conflicted with the control-conscious palace’s desire for dignity and decorum.
The palace issued a list of rules for video coverage that included, for example, no depiction of the royal family “showing visible signs of distress” or “any inappropriate conduct” by members of the public or otherwise.
When one of the ceremonial guards beside the queen’s coffin fainted, the BBC cut off its live feed, and the use of video that showed what happened was restricted, even though still pictures showed up on newspaper websites.
Many news organizations had long-term agreements on where their journalists would be placed for the signature events. NBC News, for example, is using the same location it used to cover King Charles III’s wedding to Diana and Prince William’s wedding to Kate Middleton.
“The Brits do pomp and circumstance like no others,” said Tom Mazzarelli, executive producer of NBC’s “Today” show in the U.S.
American broadcasters have been all-in on queen coverage, too. Television networks are sending their biggest news stars to anchor Monday’s funeral coverage: Robin Roberts and David Muir of ABC News; Savannah Guthrie, Lester Holt and Hoda Kotb of NBC; Gayle King and Norah O’Donnell of CBS.
Princess Diana’s funeral in 1997 was watched by a huge audience: 33 million in the United States alone on a Saturday morning.
Even without royalty, funerals of major figures symbolize an era’s end and are often big television draws. Former President Ronald Reagan’s prime-time burial in 2004 had 35 million viewers, the Nielsen company said.
The queen’s death received major coverage elsewhere in the world, often dictated or complicated by Britain’s relationships with the countries where it was shown.
In Hong Kong, a former British colony turned over to China in 1997, most local news outlets ran reports on the British ceremonies. But some television channels have been careful reporting on the city’s own tributes to the queen.
The Now TV network edited a Facebook post and news report that showed Hong Kong residents leaving flowers at the British consulate to remove an interview with one resident who said a long line of people waiting to pay respects to the queen “shows what people want.”
Local media reported the pro-Beijing head of news at Now TV ordered the changes. The network did not give an explanation.
Heavy coverage of the queen’s death in India, once Britain’s largest colony, quickly faded. For older residents, the British royal family represents a painful part of history, but to most Indians they’re just another celebrity family.
In Syria, where President Bashar Assad considers Britain part of a coalition funding insurgents in the country’s 11-year conflict, state TV gave little attention to the news.
Co-hosts of the major morning TV shows in Australia, a constitutional monarchy where the queen was sovereign, traveled to London to cover the events. Regular guests of the programs were required to dress in dark clothing.
Widespread coverage in Japan often drew parallels to the increasingly controversial state funeral plans later this month for the assassinated former leader Shinzo Abe.
British ceremonial events are “catnip for television networks,” said Mark Lukasiewicz, a veteran American network executive now dean of Hofstra University’s School of Communication.
But after more than a week, they have their limits, said Barnett, the British professor.
“It’s gotten to the point where a lot of people are thinking, ‘we’ve kind of had enough now,’” he said.
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Sylvia Hui, Samya Kullab and Jill Lawless from London; Bassem Mroue from Beirut, Lebanon; Mari Yamaguchi from Tokyo, Japan; Zen Soo from Hong Kong; Krutika Pathi from New Delhi, India; and Rod McGuirk from Canberra, Australia contributed to this report.
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A police constable, K. Kabilraj (25), suffered cut injuries after he was attacked by his wife's relative, G. Kanagaraj of Sundarajapuram, on Thursday night.
The police said that the Kabilaraj, who was attached to Tamil Nadu Special Police 11th Battalion, was married and had two children. However, due to a domestic quarrel, his wife had left him and was living at her mother's house for the last few months.
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When the police constable had gone to bring his estranged wife back home, a quarrel erupted between Kapilaraj and the relatives of his wife. Suddenly, Kanagaraj attacked him with a machete in which he suffered bleeding injuries. He has been admitted to Government hospital in Rajapalayam.
Seithur Rural Police have registered an assault case.
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Puerto Rico under hurricane watch as TS Fiona approaches
HAVANA (AP) — Tropical Storm Fiona threatened to dump up to 16 inches (41 centimeters) of rain in parts of Puerto Rico on Saturday as forecasters placed the U.S. territory under a hurricane watch and people braced for potential landslides, severe flooding and power outages.
The storm was located 145 miles (230 kilometers) southeast of St. Croix Saturday morning with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 kph). It was moving west at 13 mph (20 kph) on a path forecast to pass near Puerto Rico. Forecasters warned Fiona could be near hurricane strength when it passes through Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
Fiona is expected to swipe past the Dominican Republic on Sunday as a potential hurricane and Haiti and the Turks and Caicos Islands on Monday and Tuesday with the threat of extreme rain.
Forecaster issued a hurricane watch for the southern coast of the Dominican Republic from Cabo Engaño westward to Cabo Caucedo and for the northern coast from Cabo Engaño westward to Puerto Plata.
In Puerto Rico, authorities opened shelters and closed public beaches, theaters and museums as they urged people to remain indoors.
“It’s time to activate your emergency plan and contact and help your relatives, especially elderly adults who live alone,” said Dr. Gloria Amador, who runs a nonprofit health organization in central Puerto Rico.
At least one cruise ship visit and several flights to the island were canceled, while authorities in the eastern Caribbean islands canceled school and prohibited people from practicing aquatic sports as Fiona battered the region.
In the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, authorities said they recorded wind gusts of up to 74 mph (120 kph), which would be considered a Category 1 hurricane. They also said 9 inches (23 centimeters) of rain fell in three hours in the Gros Morne area.
Fiona, which is the Atlantic hurricane season’s sixth named storm, was predicted to bring 5 to 10 inches (13 to 25 centimeters) of rain in eastern and southern Puerto Rico, with as much as 16 inches (41 centimeters) in isolated spots. Rains of 4 to 8 inches (10 to 20 centimeters) were forecast for the Dominican Republic, with up to 12 inches (30 centimeters) in places. Life-threatening surf also was possible from Fiona’s winds, forecasters said.
Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Lester in the eastern Pacific was on a projected path that could bring landfall near the Acapulco area on Mexico’s southwestern coast Saturday night.
Lester was expected to remain a tropical storm until hitting the Mexican coast. Forecasters warned of potential dangers from heavy rains.
The storm had maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 kph) late Friday. It was centered 110 miles (180 kilometers) southeast of Acapulco and moving northwest at 10 mph (17 kph).
A tropical storm warning was up from Puerto Escondido to Zihuatanejo. The hurricane center said Lester could drop from 3 to 6 inches (8 to 15 centimeters) of rain on the coasts of upper Guerrero state and Michoacan state, with isolated areas getting 12 inches (30 centimeters).
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- World record broken for the most blood donations in one calendar day, across 27 countries in over 350 venues worldwide.
- 37,018 blood donations made in this record-breaking campaign could save over 110,000 lives.
- The Global Blood Heroes campaign was coordinated by the social justice organisation Who is Hussain in partnership with local and national blood donor organisations, including the Red Cross, UK's NHS Blood & Transplant, America's Blood Centers and many more.
- This campaign and world record come when there is an acute need for blood and shortages in many countries.
LONDON, Sept. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, social justice charity, Who is Hussain, has announced that they have broken the world record for the largest blood drive in history.
Officially confirmed today, Who is Hussain coordinated the record-breaking #GlobalBloodHeroes campaign on the 27th of August 2022, which saw thousands of people across 27 countries donate blood on a single day. Volunteers in New Zealand kicked off the blood drive as the day began and the final donations came in from the West Coast of USA.
Authenticated by the Official World Records, the total number of blood donations was 37,018, beating the previous record of 34,723 set in 2020. With up to 3 lives saved per donation, over 110,000 lives could be saved by the charity's efforts.
Muntazir Rai, Director of Who is Hussain, said: "Who is Hussain was founded just over a decade ago, inspired by the compassionate legacy of Hussain ibn Ali. It's incredible to think that the selfless altruism of this man, who lived over a thousand years ago, has inspired over 37,000 people to participate in the biggest blood drive in history.
"The pandemic hit blood reserves across the world hard. With hospitals struggling to meet demands, Who is Hussain volunteers rallied together and launched our Global Blood Heroes campaign. Donating blood is a universal act of compassion that can unite people all around the world - we all bleed the same. We're so excited that so many first-time donors came forward and many have committed to donating again, and will continue to, hopefully, for years to come."
The Global Blood Heroes campaign saw large numbers of first-time donors take part; with 50% of donations in Canada and 25% in the UK coming from those giving blood for the very first time.
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The summer may soon be in the rearview mirror, but that doesn’t mean spotted lanternflies are going anywhere.
The invasive bugs, which you know are pretty agile if you’ve tried to kill one, continue to be seen throughout New Jersey.
The summer may soon be in the rearview mirror, but that doesn’t mean spotted lanternflies are going anywhere.
The invasive bugs, which you know are pretty agile if you’ve tried to kill one, continue to be seen throughout New Jersey.
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EVGA has terminated its partnership with Nvidia, and will not carry the next generation of graphics cards, although it will continue to support and sell “current generation products.”
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In a statement posted to the official EVGA forums, the company says “EVGA will not carry the next generation graphics cards,” which refers to the upcoming RTX 4000 series from Nvidia. The statement continues to clarify that EVGA will continue to support and sell “current generation products.”
Companies like Nvidia design cards such as the RTX 3080, which experienced a period of time where it was increasingly difficult to obtain. Nvidia then manufactures the cards internally but also outsources and licenses additional manufacturing partners including EVGA.
According to YouTube channels Gamers Nexus and JayzTwoCents the CEO of EVGA, Andrew Han, has been having meetings with outlets where he confirmed the company plans to part ways with Nvidia. Allegedly, EVGA feels that Nvidia has treated the company disrespectfully by not providing pricing information until the graphics cards are publicly announced. A lack of flexibility around creative decisions is also something EVGA has cited as a reason for its departure from the working agreement.
Once EVGA sells its stock of cards, according to Gamers Nexus there will be no more EVGA GPUs. The report also suggests that Han said there are no plans to partner with companies such as AMD or Intel to make graphics cards in the future.
The same report states that around 78 per cent of EVGA’s revenue comes from video cards, although the company does also manufacture things like PC power supplies, keyboards and other components and peripherals. EVGA says that it will continue to do business and there are no plans to terminate any employee contracts.
In the statement on the official forums, EVGA closes its post by saying that it “would like to say thank you to our great community for the many years of support and enthusiasm for EVGA graphics cards.”
In other news, Sony has confirmed that the PlayStation VR 2 will not be backwards compatible with original PSVR games.
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'Killer' Las Vegas Democrat slurs 'You guys just wanna take me down because I'm a public official' at cops during 2020 arrest for 'throttling wife', as he refuses to deny murdering journalist who exposed his affair
- Las Vegas official Robert Telles, 45, told police upon his 2020 arrest for domestic violence and resisting arrest that they wanted to take him down because he is a public official
- Mae Ismael, his wife, told police in a 911 call that her husband was 'going crazy' after they returned from a night out in Las Vegas and he allegedly hit her and grabbed her by the neck
- Telles was arrested for domestic battery but the charges were dismissed and the official received a suspended 90-day sentence on the resisting arrest charge
- Two years later, Telles is accused of killing investigative reporter Jeff German, 69, earlier this month
- The Las Vegas official was arrested on September 7 after DNA evidence found under German's fingernails allegedly matched his
- German was found stabbed to death outside his home on September 3 after he extensively reported on Telles
A Las Vegas official charged with the murder of investigative reporter Jeff German, who exposed his affair, told police during his 2020 arrest for abusing his wife and resisting arrest, they wanted to take him down because he is a 'public official,' according to body camera footage.
Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles, 45, was arrested on March 1, 2020, after police received a call from Mae Ismael, his wife, alleging he drunkenly grabbed her by the neck and hit her arm as they returned from the Bellagio casino. He allegedly also screamed, 'kill me.'
Newly released body camera footage now shows Telles slurring his words as officers walk him outside his suburban home in handcuffs and shove him in the backseat of a police car.
'Can anyone tell me who I hit?' Telles said repeatedly as police detained him. 'Because I didn't hit anybody?'
Telles added, 'You guys just want to take me down because I'm a public official.'
'No we don't,' an officer responded to the county official as Telles proceeded to deny the abuse allegations.
The arrest occurred more than two years before Telles was arrested for the September 3 murder of German, a journalist with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, who exposed the official's affair with another woman that worked in his office.
Telles was arrested on September 7 after DNA evidence found under German's fingernails allegedly matched his.
New body camera footage shows Las Vegas Official Robert Telles, 45, telling police they want to destroy him because he is a public official during his 2020 arrest for domestic violence
He allegedly hit his wife and grabbed her neck on their way home from a night out. The arrest occurred more than two years before Telles was arrested for the September 3 murder of a journalist
Telles was drunk when he was arrested and asked police multiple times who he hit. Police ignored his questions and Telles was taken away
The Clark County Public Administrator was arrested after Mae Ismael, his wife, said he drunkenly grabbed her by the neck and hit her arm as they returned from the Bellagio casino
Ismael and her kids (above) were hiding from drunk Telles in 2020 before police arrived at their suburban home. He is said to have grabbed her in a 'bear hug' after she called 911 and would not let go until their children (pictured) pried her away
Telles is pictured above from his most recent arrest in the murder of a reporter. He was arrested on September 7 after DNA evidence found under German's fingernails allegedly matched his
Telles is now accused of killing Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German (right), 69, earlier this month, after the journalist exposed his affair with county staffer Roberta Lee-Kennett, 45,
Telles refused to discuss the murder of German in a jailhouse interview and claimed he lives his life to do 'good for others.'
Despite his inability to discuss the case, Telles insisted he has 'certainly made mistakes' in his past and pointed to his drinking problem - but didn't admit to touching his wife.
'I don't drink anymore,' he told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. 'My wife and I have a much better relationship [now].'
He said he has been sober since that night and had only uncontrollably drunk on special occasions beforehand.
'It was just me blacking out and, again, not being in control of what was going on,' he said.
'I’ve just really try to do my best, to live my life doing good for others, and I’m hoping that, again, with everything that’s rolling around in the media these days, that people really see that,' he said from inside the walls of the Clark County Detention Center.
In a 911 call from March 2020, Telles' wife told police he was 'going crazy, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Ismael said Telles had drank too much and wouldn't leave her or their children alone.
Then after she called 911, a police report states, that Telles grabbed Ismael in a tight 'bear hug' and did not let her go until their children pried her away.
'The force of the grab, and Robert's demeanor frightened the children,' the police report says. It also notes that Ismael had no visible injuries from the brawl.
But when police arrived at the home that night, they reported that Telles began arguing with his wife again — and even yelled at officers when they tried to keep the two separated.
By the time officers tried to put him in handcuffs, the police report says, Telles flexed his arm in front of his body and collapsed into a chair, refusing to get up.
In body camera footage obtained by The New York Post, Telles can be heard shouting at police, 'Honestly, I've been way f***ing drunker than this,' and continued to deny that he hit his wife.
'Ask the f**king Bellagio if I did that because that’s f**king bullshit,” he continued. “I would never ever f**king do that because I’m not stupid. I am a public official who would never be so f**king stupid to f**king do that. I have many friends and we had a good time. I don’t know why she f**king did this.'
In the end, though, the domestic battery charge was dismissed 'per negotiations,' according to court documents and Telles only received a suspended 90-day sentence on the resisting arrest charge on September 30, 2020.
The Las Vegas official is still being investigated after the veteran reporter was found stabbed to death outside his home on September 3, a day after a straw hat-wearing suspect was found on surveillance footage near the journalist's home.
Telles did claim that 'just really try to do my best, to live my life doing good for others.' Telles was arrested on September 7 after DNA evidence found under German's fingernails allegedly matched his
German - who worked in Sin City for most of his career - died of 'multiple sharp force injuries' in a homicide, the Clark County Office of the Coroner Medical Examiner said earlier this month.
When police searched Telles' home, they found bloodied shoes and a cut-up straw hat.
Telles' car - a red GMC - was also found to match the vehicle seen on surveillance. Reporters also stalked the public official's home and found him washing his car after the incident.
When Telles - who admitted he did not know if he'd resign from office - was arrested, he reportedly had self-inflicted cuts on his arms.
An arrest report obtained by DailyMail.com shows that he barricaded himself inside his home, made suicidal statements and slashed his arms with a knife when SWAT teams arrived to arrest him.
He was also suspected of taking drugs in the moments before he was cuffed, forcing officers to take him to the hospital before he was booked into the county jail.
Prosecutors have accused the public official of 'lying in wait' to kill the journalist, who had extensively reported on the turmoil in Telles' office, including an alleged inappropriate relationship with a staffer Roberta Lee-Kennett, 45.
He revealed the affair after publishing a video of him exiting a vehicle with his lover.
Staffer Roberta Lee-Kennett, 45, left the backseat of the car at the same time as the official and can be seen hoisting her skirt down.
Surveillance footage showed a suspect wearing gray shoes and a straw hat, which were later found at Telles' home
Police found a bloodied shoe that looked similar to the ones the suspect was seen wearing
Police also found a straw hat cut up at Telles' home after the murder
Reporters spotted Telles washing his Red GMC (pictured on surveillance) shortly after the murder
Las Vegas police officers are seen on earlier this month outside Telles' home
Telles home is pictured on earlier this month being searched by police
Telles has denied all of the allegations made against him by German, including the affair and the claims that he oversaw an abusive workplace.
He admitted to the Las Vegas Review-Journal that there was 'hostility' in the office, despite his efforts 'to improve that office,' he claimed.
'It’s unfortunate that that narrative somehow grew legs and ran,' he said.
DailyMail.com previously revealed Telles had been railing against German for months – including in an angry series of messages on social media in which he accused him of rifling through his trash and writing 'lying smear pieces' about him.
His colleagues at the Review-Journal helped to track down the suspected killer when they staked out the suspects home, after recalling the tweets sent by Telles to German.
Telles lashed out at German in a series of public Twitter posts, accusing the reporter of preparing 'lying smear piece #4 by Jeff German, #onetrickpony I think he’s mad that I haven’t crawled into a hole and died.'
In a second post he added: 'Wife hears rustling in the trash* Her: "Honey, is there a wild animal in the trash?"
Roberta Lee-Kennett, 45, (pictured with her husband) was accused of having an affair with Telles. German claimed that the two were having an affair, and published video of her getting out of a car and pulling her skirt down after being in the back seat with the official
Kennett left the backseat of the car at the same time as the official, as she pulled her skirt down. The clip was published by the late reporter in May
Alleged killer Robert Telles, 45, seen leaving the backseat of his car, along with a member of his staff. The story was reported by the journalist he allegedly killed
'Me: "No, dear. Look like it’s Jeff German going through our trash for his 4th story on me." Oh, Jeff…'
According to the local paper's obituary, German reported on an extensive range of grizzly topics in Las Vegas, including courts, politics, labor, government and organized crime.
Glenn Cook, the Review-Journal's executive editor, said earlier this month that German had not communicated any concerns about his personal safety or any threats made against him to anyone in the newspaper's leadership.
He said in a statement: 'The Review-Journal family is devastated to lose Jeff.
In the jailhouse interview, he did discuss the domestic violence case - that was dismissed - that took place in March 2020, when his wife (pictured together) called the cops and said her husband was 'going crazy.' He claimed he had an alcohol issue and has been sober since and has a better relationship with his wife now
'He was the gold standard of the news business. It's hard to imagine what Las Vegas would be like today without his many years of shining a bright light on dark places.'
German joined the Review-Journal in 2010 after more than two decades at the Las Vegas Sun, where he was a columnist and reporter who covered corruption and organized crime.
He was known for his stories about government malfeasance and political scandals and coverage of the 2017 mass shooting at a Las Vegas music festival that killed 60 people and wounded more than 400 others.
German held a master's degree from Marquette University and was the author of the 2001 true-crime book 'Murder in Sin City: The Death of a Las Vegas Casino Boss,' the story of the death of Ted Binion, heir to the Horseshoe Club fortune.
Cathy Scott, a former coworker, noted how she and German broke the story of the killing of Las Vegas mafia associate Herbert 'Fat Herbie' Blitzstein in 1997 in Las Vegas.
German (pictured) spent most of his career in Sin City and joined the Las Vegas Review-Journal in 2010
German was the author of the 2001 true-crime book 'Murder in Sin City: The Death of a Las Vegas Casino Boss,' the story of the death of Ted Binion, heir to the Horseshoe Club fortune
German covered a lot of organized crime stories, including hosting a season of the Review-Journal's true crime podcast, 'Mobbed Up: The Fight for Vegas.'
The podcast was described as being about how 'mafia crime families wielded hidden control over more than a third of the Strip’s casinos, and federal and state agents were waking up to the enormous task of pushing them out.'
He also broke stories about government corruption, political candidates having inappropriate campaign finances and told stories of the rise and fall of the mob in Las Vegas.
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Biden talks energy, Russia with South Africa's Ramaphosa
US President Joe Biden on Friday discussed relations with Russia in a White House meeting with South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa, who has resisted joining Washington's campaign against Moscow for the war in Ukraine.
Biden, who has led an international coalition to punish Russian President Vladimir Putin for the near-seven month war in Ukraine, wants South Africa's help in efforts that include forcing Moscow to sell its oil at below-market rates.
After a jovial greeting before the press, the two leaders spoke privately in the Oval Office for more than an hour on topics that included trade, climate and energy, the White House said.
They committed to addressing several of "the world's most urgent challenges over which we both share concern, including the Russia-Ukraine conflict and its negative consequences for food security in Africa," the White House said.
Biden also announced $45 million in funding for an $8.5 multinational venture aimed at accelerating the phasing out of coal-fired power generation in South Africa.
The additional US funding for the Just Energy Transition Partnership comes at time when declining natural gas and oil exports from Russia and Ukraine have boosted South African coal and set back decarbonization goals for one of the world's most carbon-intensive economies.
In recent weeks, Biden and his aides have been ramping up engagements with African countries as they cast a wary eye on investments and diplomacy by rivals Russia and China on the continent.
Ramaphosa has resisted calls to directly criticize Russia, instead opposing the use of force generally. In March, he blamed NATO's eastward expansion for instability and said the conflict should be solved through United Nations mediation rather than Western-led sanctions that hurt "bystander countries."
South Africa was one of 17 African countries to abstain from the U.N. vote condemning Russia's assault.
"Our position on this is respected, it is known and recognized," Ramaphosa told reporters after the meeting. "Clearly the conflict has to be resolved. Our view is that it can best be resolved through dialogue and negotiations."
Ramaphosa's African National Congress (ANC) party, which has governed South Africa since white minority rule ended in 1994, had strong ties to the former Soviet Union, which trained and supported anti-apartheid activists.
However, South Africa still enjoys a high level of diplomatic clout among Russia's rivals in the West relative to its economic size since its peaceful transition to democracy.
Last month, during a visit to South Africa, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington would not dictate Africa's choices, after pledging to "do things differently," following former President Donald Trump's insulting remarks about African countries.
A bill passed by the US House of Representatives in April would boost US efforts to counter Russian influence in Africa.
"We have expressed our discomfort and our opposition," Ramaphosa said in a video uploaded to Twitter. "We should not be told by anyone who we associate with and we should never be put in positions where we have to choose who our friends are."
Africans often resent being a theater for competition between China, Russia and the Western order. The Ukraine war exacerbated the longstanding rivalry over Africa's natural resources, trade and security ties.
War and inflation have pressured South Africa, where half of the population lived below the poverty line even before the war dried up Russia and Ukraine's grain and fertilizer exports.
Biden is due to host more leaders from the continent in December, when ANC members will also decide whether to keep Ramaphosa as their party leader.
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FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — In the spacious basement of her Urbana home, Li Zhou commanded rapt attention from the preschoolers sprawled on the carpet before her.
She read to them from a picture book about kindness. The book was written in English, but before turning each page, Zhou would speak to the children in Mandarin Chinese — describing drawings to them, asking them questions and cracking jokes.
Zhou runs A&D Stars, a Chinese immersion preschool program and day care for children 2 to 5 years old. It opened in 2015.
She’s also part of a group working to open a language immersion charter school in Frederick.
MeriSTEM Public Charter School would offer Spanish and Chinese language tracks and nurture bilingualism in young children, according to a nearly 200-page application submitted to the Frederick County Board of Education earlier this year.
It would focus on science, technology, engineering and math, and employ an “experiential learning” approach emphasizing hands-on activities.
The school would give priority to English learners, whom the founders hope would eventually make up 20% of the student body.
Victoria Thornton, who enrolled her 4-year-old twins in Zhou’s preschool in March 2021, did the bulk of the writing for MeriSTEM’s application. She studied psychology and neuroscience at Stanford University, and said she wanted her children to be bilingual even though she is not.
“Looking around Frederick, I just saw there’s obviously no possibility for continued Mandarin immersion,” Thornton said. “So when I approached Li, I thought, ‘Maybe if she’s interested, we could start a charter school.’ ... And she said, ‘You share the same dream as me.’”
Zhou and her colleagues don’t actively teach Mandarin to their preschoolers. Instead, they aim to speak to them in Chinese for about 80% of the school day — though the breakdown varies from child to child, Zhou said, depending on their familiarity with the language.
Young children are “sponges,” Zhou said, and immersing them in a second language early gives them a far better shot at fluency.
“They acquire it naturally,” Zhou said. “They don’t even have to think about it.”
About half of her current students are exposed to Mandarin at home, Zhou said. But even those with no initial Chinese skills pick it up during their time in the preschool. After three years with her, many children can hold a conversation in Mandarin, Zhou said.
But when they leave Zhou’s preschool and enter the Frederick County Public School system, Zhou said, many of the students probably will lose touch with the language.
“I kind of feel sad for them. It’s a lost opportunity,” Zhou said. “Some do come back to visit, and I can feel the difference.”
Originally, Thornton and Zhou said, the pair envisioned a school focused on Chinese immersion. Later, they added a Spanish option, hoping it would appeal to more families and attract enough students to get off the ground.
Public charter schools receive some government funding, but they operate separately from the local school system and are responsible for paying many of their own bills.
Frederick County currently has four charter schools.
Zhou and Thornton applied to the school board in May for MeriSTEM with the goal of opening in the fall of 2023. The school’s name comes from a type of plant cell found at the growing tips of roots and branches.
The school board planned to discuss the proposal on Aug. 10, when it would have heard FCPS Superintendent Cheryl Dyson’s recommendation.
The district superintendent doesn’t vote on whether to approve a charter school application, but her recommendation is a starting point for the board’s discussions.
In her response to MeriSTEM’s application, Dyson noted that the dual-language immersion program would be unique for Frederick County and the school would likely have strong community partnerships.
But she expressed concern about the school’s budget and that it hadn’t nailed down a facility.
Dyson also noted that bilingual teachers are in short supply, and said the founders hadn’t made a sufficient plan for translating curriculum materials.
She recommended that the board deny MeriSTEM’s application.
Dyson’s comments were uploaded to BoardDocs, the school board’s site for sharing documents with the community, about a week before the Aug. 10 meeting.
Zhou and Thornton withdrew their application shortly after and are working to address Dyson’s concerns.
Both women said they weren’t giving up on the school. They plan to resubmit the application in about six months, Thornton said.
“We were basically told that the application needs to be bulletproof to get it approved,” Thornton said.
In addition to Zhou and Thornton, 19 other people are listed on the application as “founding members.” They include a doctor, a physicist, a teacher, an engineer, and a pastor from a Chinese church.
Zhou said most founding members were either parents of her preschool students or parents from her lengthy waiting list. Some people register for the waiting list as soon as their children are born.
MeriSTEM’s application included letters of support from the Asian American Center of Frederick (AACF) and Centro Hispano de Frederick.
AACF Executive Director Elizabeth Chung and Centro Hispano Director Maria Shuck each wrote that their organizations would support MeriSTEM through community outreach and mentorship.
Both wrote that the school would be a valuable addition to the west side of Frederick, where the founders said they hoped to locate.
In another letter of support, the Maryland Alliance of Public Charter Schools (MAPCS) wrote that the school “has the expertise, momentum, commitment, and community support to provide innovative and exemplary dual language immersion and STEM programming to Frederick County students and families.”
Plus, the alliance wrote, MeriSTEM was one of two founding groups from across the state chosen for its “Mentorship Cohort,” meaning Thornton, Zhou and others from the school would receive a year of training and technical support from MAPCS.
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When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that Bremerton assistant football coach Joseph Kennedy had the right to pray on the field, it wasn’t widely understood then that the court had also ordered the school district to give him his job back.
The day of the ruling, Fox News host Sean Hannity expressed doubts the district would follow through. But one of Kennedy’s lawyers clarified that they had no choice: “We’re ready to have that fight. If they want to defy the Supreme Court, I think they’re gonna realize they made a serious mistake.”
Kennedy was sunnier about it all.
“As soon as the school district says ‘Hey, come back,’ I am there, first flight,” he said.
So the school district has been flummoxed about what’s happened since. They complied by offering to reinstate him, they say, and now the football season is in full swing. But Kennedy is nowhere near the sidelines.
“He’s had the paperwork for his reinstatement since August 8th, and we haven’t gotten so much as a phone call,” says Karen Bevers, spokesperson for Bremerton schools.
Instead, as the Bremerton Knights were prepping for the season in August, Kennedy was up in Alaska, meeting with former Vice President Mike Pence and evangelist Franklin Graham. On the eve of the first game, which the Knights won, Kennedy was in Milwaukee being presented with an engraved .22-caliber rifle at an American Legion convention.
The weekend of the second game, which the Knights also won, Kennedy appeared with former President Donald Trump at the Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey. He saw Trump get a religious award from a group called the American Cornerstone Institute.
Coming up this month, Kennedy’s scheduled to give a talk as part of a lectureship series at a Christian university in Arkansas.
“Place a PR/Publicity Request,” invites his personal website, where he’s known as Coach Joe.
It’s an increasingly surreal situation for the Bremerton schools. They were ordered to “reinstate Coach Kennedy to a football coaching position,” according to court documents. But the now-famous coach is out on the conservative celebrity circuit, continuing to tell a story about “the prayer that got me fired” — even though Bremerton never actually fired him.
In 2015, he was put on paid leave near the end of the season after holding a series of prayer sessions on the field with students and state legislators. He still got paid for his full assistant coach contract, about $5,000. High school assistants often work on yearly deals, and Kennedy, at odds with the head coach and aggrieved by what had happened, never reapplied to work the 2016 season.
“He was not terminated,” Bevers said. Most of the coaching staff moved on, she said, because the head coach also retired.
This did not stop Kennedy’s lawyers from telling the Supreme Court repeatedly that he was fired.
“The record is clear that Coach Kennedy was fired for that midfield prayer,” lawyer Paul Clement told the nine justices in the first 15 seconds of the oral arguments of the case in April. The words “fired,” “fire” or “firing” were used 16 times in the hour and a half session.
It wasn’t true though. The district’s lawyers tried to correct the record, to no avail.
“You can’t sue them for failing to rehire you if you didn’t apply,” one lawyer, Mercer Island’s Michael Tierney, argued during a lower court session. “The District didn’t get an application from him, had four positions to fill and filled them with people who had applied. It didn’t fail to rehire him.”
The Supreme Court simply ignored this inconvenient fact — along with a host of others. At one point during oral arguments, as a different school district attorney was saying the narrative that had been spun didn’t fit with the facts — that the coach’s prayers were neither silent nor solitary, nor was he fired — Justice Samuel Alito interrupted him, saying “I know that you want to make this very complicated.”
Alito persisted in asking about the coach being fired — six times he said it, to the point that the lawyer finally corrected him. Which is a touchy thing to do with a Supreme Court justice.
“It’s not a question of firing, and in fact, he was put on paid leave,” the lawyer pleaded, fruitlessly, to Alito.
In the end, it all was too complicated. The effect of the court’s order is that Bremerton has to reinstate someone who didn’t apply for the job then and doesn’t appear eager for it now. It’s as if the justices wanted to script an ending for a Christian redemption movie. But real life isn’t cooperating.
What’s left of the case has been sent back to federal court in Seattle. A judge there is overseeing the rehiring issue and also how much in attorneys’ fees the Bremerton schools will pay Kennedy’s lawyers. That judge has given them 60 days to submit more information on both.
By then the football season will be ending. So maybe next year?
“It’s one of many things that has been odd and awkward about this situation,” Bevers said. “But when you’re directed by the U.S. Supreme Court to do something, you do it.”
This past week the Supreme Court justices were hand-wringing in public about why so many people seem to dislike them. The way Chief Justice John Roberts phrased it is that the public is questioning the “legitimacy of the court.” He said people shouldn’t base their views on whether the court’s decisions are popular.
That’s fair enough. The rule of law isn’t supposed to bend with the winds. But Justice Elena Kagan got much closer to the mark.
“I think judges … undermine their legitimacy when they don’t act so much like courts,” she pointedly said this past week. “And when they don’t do things that are recognizably law, and when they instead stray into places where it looks like they’re an extension of the political process, or where they’re imposing their own personal preferences.”
Your honors, I submit for the record, the Coach Kennedy case. Exhibit A.
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A judge on Friday slashed nearly four years off the prison sentence of a star witness in the plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor, assuring he’ll be free in 2023.
Ty Garbin’s sentence of 6 1/4 years was reduced to 2 1/2 years, a reward even greater than prosecutors had sought.
U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker cited Garbin’s “substantial assistance” to the government and his own assessment of the 26-year-old airplane mechanic, who cooperated soon after his arrest, pleaded guilty and testified at two trials.
Prosecutors had requested a 36-month reduction while Garbin’s attorney asked for 51 months. Jonker settled on a 45-month break.
Garbin has been in custody since he and five other men were arrested in October 2020.
He testified at two trials. The first, last spring, ended with acquittals for Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta and no verdicts for Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr.
Fox and Croft were convicted at a second trial that ended on Aug. 23 in federal court in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Garbin said the goal was to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer from her vacation home and spark a civil war, known among right-wing extremists as the “boogaloo.” The FBI, which had agents and informants inside the group, stopped the plot.
Defense attorney Mark Satawa said Garbin will likely testify for prosecutors in separate but related cases filed against others in state court.
Kaleb Franks, 28, also pleaded guilty and assisted the government. He has not been sentenced yet.
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White reported from Detroit. Follow him at http://twitter.com/edwritez
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A Hurricane Watch has been issued for Puerto Rico and parts of Dominican Republic after Tropical Storm Fiona threaded between Guadeloupe and Montserrat while entering the eastern Caribbean and dropped heavy rains over the northern Leeward Islands.
Forecasters said the storm would slowly make its way toward Puerto Rico on Saturday and would pass near or over the U.S. territory by Sunday morning, with the potential for dangerously heavy rain in isolated spots.
Fiona was then expected to cross over the Dominican Republic on Monday with the same threat of extreme rains in places that could cause flash floods and mudslides.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Fiona was then likely to strengthen into a hurricane near the Bahamas by Tuesday night.
Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Lester in the eastern Pacific was on a projected path that could bring landfall near the Acapulco area on Mexico's southwestern coast Saturday night.
Fiona was predicted to bring 5 to 10 inches of rain with local 16 inches possible, particularly across eastern and southern Puerto Rico and about 4 to 8 inches with 12 inches possible, particularly on the far eastern coast of the Dominican Republic. Life-threatening surf also was possible from Fiona's winds, forecasters said.
Fiona, which is the Atlantic hurricane season's sixth named storm, had maximum sustained winds of about 60 mph early Saturday morning, the center said. It was moving westward at 13 mph, and was centered about 125 miles west of Guadeloupe.
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In the Pacific, Lester was expected to remain a tropical storm until hitting the Mexican coast, but forecasters warned of potential dangers from heavy rains.
The storm had maximum sustained winds of 45 mph early Saturday. It was centered 110 miles southeast of Acapulco and moving moving to the northwest at 10 mph.
A tropical storm warning was up from Puerto Escondido to Zihuatanejo. The hurricane center said Lester could drop from 3 to 6 inches of rain in Western Oaxaca, Guerrero, Michoacan, Colima, into Jalisco, with isolated areas getting 12 inches.
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Once home to a princess, Malta remembers the queen
By KEVIN SCHEMBRI ORLAND
Associated Press
VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — A dilapidated villa outside Malta’s capital where a young Princess Elizabeth and her husband lived before she became queen has become a focal point of Malta’s remembrance of the late monarch. Flowers and wreaths have crowded the door of Villa Guardamangia, where Elizabeth and Prince Philip spent months at a time between 1949 and 1951, since the death of the woman who would go on to serve for 70 years as Queen Elizabeth II. Philip, a Royal Navy officer, was assigned to Malta in the early years of the couple’s marriage. . Unlike citizens of some other former British colonies, Maltese generally remember the monarch with respect and warmth.
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Former jobs of the governor of every state
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Former jobs of the governor of every state
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to reporters
In 2018, 36 out of the nation’s 50 states held elections for governor. A record-shattering 16 women were major party nominees for governor, nine of which were successful, making the current number of female governors tied with the all-time high number set in 2004. The LGBTQ+ community also made historic strides, as Colorado’s Jared Polis became the first openly gay man to be elected governor in the United States, and Oregon’s Kate Brown, who is bisexual, was reelected in her state.
Fast forward to the 2022 elections, and 36 states will once again elect—or reelect— their governors. But who are these powerful politicians, and what were they doing before they took their states’ reigns?
While all 50 governors bring with them experiences from different walks of life, some share several commonalities. A total of four current governors have served in the military, and 15 were at one point the lieutenant governor of their states. Eleven governors previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives, while just one was a former U.S. senator.
Stacker analyzed the former roles every current governor had before taking office and found varying resumes, from positions as cabinet secretaries to the CEO of an ice cream company. Read on to find out where each state governor developed and honed the leadership skills that propelled them to public office.
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Kay Ivey (R-Alabama)
Official photograph of Alabama Lieutenant Governor Kay Ivey
Though Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey grew up working on her family’s farm, she became a high school teacher after graduating from Auburn University in 1967, and then became a bank officer before starting her career in politics. In 2002, she was elected to the position of state treasurer and successfully ran for lieutenant governor in 2010, where she was the first Republican woman to hold the role in the state’s history.
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Mike Dunleavy (R-Alaska)
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy speaks at the White House
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy long dreamed of becoming a teacher, but after coming to Alaska in 1983, he first held a job at a logging camp in the southeastern region of the state. He then pursued his master’s degree in education at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and spent about 20 years in northwest Alaska working first as a teacher, and then as a principal and superintendent.
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Doug Ducey (R-Arizona)
While Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey got his start in the workforce with a job at Procter & Gamble, he is better known for his time working at Cold Stone Creamery, where he became CEO and grew the chain to over 1,400 locations worldwide. He and his business partners sold the beloved ice cream chain in 2007, and he went on to run for Arizona state treasurer, an election he won in 2010.
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Asa Hutchinson (R-Arkansas)
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
Before Asa Hutchinson was governor of Arkansas, he practiced law in the state. He was nominated by then-President Ronald Reagan to serve as a U.S. attorney for the Western District of Arkansas at the age of 31, making him the youngest U.S. Attorney in the country. From 1997 to 2001, Hutchinson served as a member of Congress before President George W. Bush named him director of the Drug Enforcement Administration, and eventually the undersecretary for border and transportation security at the Department of Homeland Security.
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Gavin Newsom (D-California)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference
California Gov. Gavin Newsom originally jump-started his career investing in wineries and restaurants. He entered the political universe in 1995, volunteering for Willie Brown’s campaign for mayor of San Francisco. He then spent six years on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and rose to the position of mayor. In 2011, he became California’s lieutenant governor.
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Jared Polis (D-Colorado)
Colorado governor Jared Polis speaks to the media
As a college student, Jared Polis already had ambitious career goals, starting a company called American Information Systems out of his dorm room. He went on to found ProFlowers before he was 30. He also co-founded Techstars, a startup program to mentor fellow entrepreneurs, and Patriot Boot Camp, which assists veterans in piloting small businesses. Later, he started several public charter schools and served as the superintendent of the New America School, which caters to young immigrants.
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Ned Lamont (D-Connecticut)
Governor Ned Lamont speaks at a Covid-19 vaccination clinic
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont founded telecommunications company Lamont Digital Systems, which operated the college campus television service Campus Televideo. While he sold the company before he ran for governor in 2018, it wasn’t his first foray into politics. In 1987, he served on the Greenwich Board of Selectmen and launched several unsuccessful political campaigns, including runs for state senate and U.S. Senate.
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John Carney (D-Delaware)
Governor of Delaware John C Carney Jr. speaks at the Delaware Memorial Day Ceremony,
Born in Wilmington to two teachers, John Carney spent his school days as a star quarterback. After leading his high school to a state championship, he continued playing football at Dartmouth College, and upon graduation, coached freshman football at the University of Delaware while earning his master’s degree in public administration. He eventually entered politics, serving as the deputy chief administrative officer for New Castle County (his boss was then-Sen. Joe Biden) and later, the secretary of finance for Delaware. Two terms as Delaware’s lieutenant governor followed, along with six years in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Ron DeSantis (R-Florida)
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference
After graduating from Harvard Law School, now-Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis served as an adviser to a Navy SEAL team in Iraq, where he earned a bronze star medal for his service. He then put his law degree to use as a federal prosecutor before running for Congress in 2012.
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Brian Kemp (R-Georgia)
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp owns a small real estate investment and property management business called Kemp Properties, and he was previously the president of the Athens Area Home Builders Association. From 2003 to 2007, he served as a state senator and ran to be state agriculture commissioner in 2006 but lost the primary election. He served as the secretary of state of Georgia from 2010 to 2018, when he won the gubernatorial election.
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David Ige (D-Hawaii)
Hawaii Governor David Ige speeks during a press conference
Gov. David Ige spent 18 years working for GTE Hawaiian Tel, a telecommunications company. He earned an MBA in decision sciences at the University of Hawaii Manoa and eventually devoted a 34-year career to electrical engineering. But in 1985, he was selected by the Hawaiian governor to fill a vacant seat in the state’s House of Representatives, which kicked off his political career.
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Brad Little (R-Idaho)
Governor Brad Little speaks at the White House
After graduating college, Idaho Gov. Brad Little returned home to his family’s ranch and eventually expanded into the business of livestock production. In the 1990s, Little served as president of the Idaho Wool Growers Association and as chair of the American Sheep Industry’s Public Lands Committee before selling his sheep business. In 2001, he was appointed by the Idaho governor to serve in a vacant state senate seat.
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J.B. Pritzker (D-Illinois)
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker was a leader in the creation and construction of the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center as a descendant of Jewish refugees from Europe. Before being elected governor, Pritzker also founded an organization called 1871, a small business incubator that fosters the growth of entrepreneurs and their various ventures. In 2014, he organized the White House Summit on Early Childhood Education.
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Eric Holcomb (R-Indiana)
Although Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb earned his college degree in U.S. history, he’s spent most of his career working in the political realm. He worked as a campaign manager and district director for Republican congressman John Hostettler in the late 1990s and early aughts, and then a campaign manager and deputy chief of staff for Gov. Mitch Daniels between 2003 and 2011. In 2015, he decided to run for the U.S. Senate but quit the race when then-Gov. Mike Pence asked him to be Indiana’s lieutenant governor.
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Kim Reynolds (R-Iowa)
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds speaks during an American Workforce Policy Advisory Board Meeting
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ first job was as an assistant to an independent pharmacist, followed by a role as a motor vehicles clerk in the Clarke County Treasurer’s Office. Not even four years later, she was elected county treasurer, launching her political career. She spent 14 years in the treasurer’s office overall before she ran for state senate.
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Laura Kelly (D-Kansas)
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly delivers her inaugural speech
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly was a real-life Leslie Knope, heading the Kansas Recreation and Park Association before she ran for the state senate and eventually the governor’s mansion. But prior to politics, she worked at a children’s psychiatric center and a minimum-security prison for boys, putting her degree in psychology to use.
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Andy Beshear (D-Kentucky)
Andy Beshear speaks onstage at a summit in Lexington
Andy Beshear spent the early days of his legal career in Washington D.C. at a large international firm. But he eventually moved back home to Kentucky, where he worked as a lawyer until he ran for attorney general in 2015. He won that election and stayed in office until he ran for governor of Kentucky, an office his father Steve Beshear also held from 2007 to 2015.
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John Bel Edwards (D-Louisiana)
Governor John Bel Edwards speaks onstage
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards entered the military as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army after graduating from West Point in 1988. He eventually retired from the Army as a captain. Upon returning home, he went to law school and opened a civil law practice in his rural hometown of Amite, Louisiana. In 2008, he was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives.
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Janet T. Mills (D-Maine)
Gov. Janet Mills speaks during the Democratic State Convention
The first woman governor of Maine, Janet T. Mills began her career as a diner waitress and newspaper delivery girl. Upon graduating law school, she rose through the ranks of the Maine legal system as an assistant attorney general, district attorney, and eventually attorney general. She also co-founded the Maine Women’s Lobby to help victims of domestic violence and served four terms in the Maine House of Representatives.
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Larry Hogan (R-Maryland)
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan had never held elected office before winning the gubernatorial race in the state in 2014. Over his 25-year career, he worked to build up and create small businesses. He also created Change Maryland, the largest nonpartisan grassroots citizen organization in the state, which works to instill fiscal responsibility and accountability.
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Charles D. Baker (R-Massachusetts)
Governor Charlie Baker speaks at a press conference
Charlie Baker has bounced between business and politics for most of his career. After finishing his education with an MBA, he soon caught the eye of then-Gov. Bill Weld, who offered him a place in his cabinet. He would also serve in the cabinet of the next governor, Paul Cellucci, before exiting state politics for the health care industry. He was the CEO of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care for several years but started dipping his toe back into politics with a spot on the Swampscott board of selectmen. He ran for governor in 2010 and lost but won the next time he ran in 2014.
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Gretchen Whitmer (D-Michigan)
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer entered the workforce at age 15 with a job at Burlingame Lumber, and also worked early on at Target and the Royal Fork Buffet. In 2016, she became a prosecutor for Ingraham County, where she established a new domestic violence and sexual assault unit. Later, she taught at the University of Michigan and Michigan State University.
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Tim Walz (D-Minnesota)
Governor Tim Walz speaks to the press
Upon graduating from Chadron State College in 1989, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz taught high schoolers in China, an opportunity provided by Harvard University. After returning home, Walz served in the Army National Guard. In 1996, he accepted a position teaching social studies in Mankato, where he also coached football. Walz was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2006, representing Minnesota’s first congressional district.
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Tate Reeves (R-Mississippi)
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves speaks on Covid-19 testing in the Rose Garden
Before assuming office as governor of Mississippi, Tate Reeves was just a numbers guy. He earned an economics degree from Millsaps College and a Chartered Financial Analyst certification, which allowed him to work for several banks before he ran for Mississippi treasurer in 2003. His win made him the youngest state treasurer in the U.S. and helped launch him into another victory as lieutenant governor in 2011.
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Mike Parson (R-Missouri)
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson was raised on a farm, and remains a farmer today, operating a cow and calf farm in Bolivar. Parson is also a small business owner, a veteran of the U.S. Army, and the former sheriff of Polk County. He began his political career in the Missouri General Assembly and went on to serve as the state’s 47th lieutenant governor.
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Greg Gianforte (R-Montana)
Greg Gianforte arrives for a swearing in ceremony in the Capitol
The founder of five different startups, Greg Gianforte is probably best known for RightNow Technologies, which grew into the largest commercial employer for the town of Bozeman, Montana. He also gained national infamy during his 2017 congressional campaign, when he attacked a Guardian journalist on the campaign trail. He still won that race, and reelection the following year.
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Pete Ricketts (R-Nebraska)
Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts speaks to the Conservative Political Action Conference
After earning his master’s degree from the University of Chicago, Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts returned home to work for Union Pacific. He later took a job as a customer representative for his family’s business, which would eventually become known as Ameritrade. He rose within the company, all the way up to chief operating officer and president. Ricketts also founded Drakon, a company that supports entrepreneurs, and sat on the board of the Chicago Cubs.
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Steve Sisolak (D-Nevada)
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak founded his own communications business in Las Vegas before entering public service. He also served on the Nevada Board of Regents for 10 years before he was elected to the Clark County Commission, where he worked as chairman and maintained the county’s budget during the financial crisis.
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Chris Sununu (R-New Hampshire)
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Harnessing his passion for the environment, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu embarked on a 10-year career as an environmental engineer, where he helped orchestrate the cleanup of hazardous waste sites. In 2010, while serving as the CEO of the Waterville Valley Resort, he was tasked with a vast expansion of the resort in tandem with the United States Forest Service. Sununu then went on to serve three terms on the New Hampshire Executive Council.
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Phil Murphy (D-New Jersey)
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy began his career working on behalf of survivors of domestic violence and eventually became New Jersey’s representative on the board of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He also served as the finance chair of the Democratic National Committee. In 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Murphy to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Germany. When he returned home in 2013, Murphy and his wife created New Start New Jersey to boost the state’s economy.
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Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-New Mexico)
After graduating with a law degree from the University of New Mexico, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham worked as an attorney for the Lawyer Referral for the Elderly Program of the State Bar of New Mexico and then co-founded the Delta Consulting Group. As she transitioned to the public sector, she served as the Bernalillo County commissioner and was appointed chief of the New Mexico Department of Health. From 2013 until she was elected governor, Lujan Grisham served in the U.S. House of Representatives, where she chaired the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.
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Kathy Hochul (D-New York)
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After then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned in 2021, his lieutenant governor, Kathy Hochul, assumed office. The first woman governor of New York was originally a lawyer by trade, serving as legal counsel to Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Rep. John LaFalce. She made the switch to politics as a Hamburg, New York town board member and Erie County clerk. A term in the U.S. House of Representatives followed before Hochul became lieutenant governor of New York.
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Roy Cooper (D-North Carolina)
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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper practiced law in Nash County after passing the bar while teaching Sunday school and tutoring students. In 2000, he was elected as attorney general of North Carolina, focusing particularly on consumer protection and cracking down on predatory lenders. He also served in the North Carolina House and Senate.
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Doug Burgum (R-North Dakota)
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum launched Great Plains Software in 1983 in his home state, and as CEO of the company, led it through its initial public offering and eventual acquisition by Microsoft. He stayed at Microsoft as senior vice president until 2007. Burgum also founded a real estate development firm called Kilbourne Group, as well as Arthur Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in software companies. His gubernatorial run was his first foray into public office.
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Mike DeWine (R-Ohio)
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A native of Yellow Springs, Mike DeWine first worked for his family’s seed company loading seed bags onto truck beds and inspecting wheat fields for optimum growth. He later attended law school and became the prosecutor for Greene County. Terms in both houses of U.S. Congress followed, as well as eight years as the attorney general of Ohio.
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Kevin Stitt (R-Oklahoma)
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt speaks during a roundtable discussion
With just $1,000, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt founded Gateway Mortgage in 2000, which has grown into a nationwide mortgage company with offices in 42 states. While still in college, Stitt earned money for his tuition by going door-to-door selling books with Southwestern Advantage. He campaigned for governor on his business expertise, promising to end “politics as usual” in Oklahoma.
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Kate Brown (D-Oregon)
Kate Brown, Oregon’s 38th governor, started her career as a family law attorney and later worked with the Juvenile Rights Project and co-founded the Oregon Women’s Health & Wellness Alliance. Brown also taught at Portland State University. In 2004, Brown became the first woman to serve as Oregon’s Senate Majority Leader, the culmination of 17 years representing Oregonians in the state legislature. From 2009 to 2015, she was Oregon’s secretary of state.
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Tom Wolf (D-Pennsylvania)
In 1985, Gov. Tom Wolf bought the Wolf Organization, a company that distributes lumber and construction products, with his cousins. Over 25 years, the company had more than quintupled in size, but Wolf sold it in 2006 when he became Pennsylvania’s secretary of revenue. However, he returned to the company in 2009 during the recession and led the group out of bankruptcy.
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Dan McKee (D-Rhode Island)
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Small business owner and basketball coach were just a few of the titles Dan McKee held before becoming governor of Rhode Island. He launched his political career in Cumberland, where he served on the town council and later became mayor. He was elected lieutenant governor of Rhode Island in 2014.
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Henry McMaster (R-South Carolina)
After graduating from the University of South Carolina, Gov. Henry McMaster served in the U.S. Army Reserves until 1975, after which he began his career in law. McMaster was the first U.S. attorney appointed by President Ronald Reagan and served as chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party from 1993 to 2002. He was also elected lieutenant governor, focusing his attention on services for seniors.
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Kristi Noem (R-South Dakota)
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference
Gov. Kristi Noem ran her family’s farm before entering the political arena in 2006. Starting with a seat on the South Dakota House of Representatives, she rose to the national level with a successful U.S. House of Representatives race in 2010. Her constituents reelected her three more times before she ran for governor.
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Bill Lee (R-Tennessee)
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee returned home after graduating college to work for the Lee Company, a family business that his grandfather had started to provide mechanical construction services. Lee eventually became president of the company in 1992 and also served as chair of the Tennessee Higher Education Commission.
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Greg Abbott (R-Texas)
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott began his career working for a law firm in the private sector, but became politically active in 1993 when he was named a state trial judge. Then-Gov. George W. Bush appointed Abbott to the Texas State Supreme Court where he served for a number of years. After leaving, he returned to the private sector as an attorney before launching a successful bid for Texas attorney general.
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Spencer Cox (R-Utah)
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After finishing his law degree at Washington and Lee University, Gov. Spencer Cox took a job with a law firm in Salt Lake City. Politics came next, as he went from city councilman to Utah’s lieutenant governor in the span of a decade.
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Phil Scott (R-Vermont)
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott started his first business—a boat rental and lawn mowing service—at age 18. A few years later, he opened a motorcycle shop and then went on to work for Dubois Construction, where he climbed his way up the ladder. Scott and his cousin eventually bought the company, and the experience inspired him to run for Vermont Senate in 2000. In 2005, he started the Wheels for Warmth program, which uses old tire donations to fund heating fuel assistance programs.
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Glenn Youngkin (R-Virginia)
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The bulk of Glenn Youngkin’s post-collegiate career was spent at the Carlyle Group, an investment firm based in Washington D.C. He was co-CEO when he stepped down to run for governor of Virginia, largely self-funding his first political race. Apart from money management and politics, Youngkin also briefly dabbled in food service as a dish washer and fry cook for a Virginia Beach diner as a kid.
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Jay Inslee (D-Washington)
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee first worked as a private attorney and city prosecutor in Selah and became politically active two years later when he was elected to the Washington State House of Representatives. In 1992, he won a race for the U.S. House of Representatives but was defeated after just one term. From 1997 to 1998, he was a regional director for the Department of Health and Human Services, before winning another congressional race.
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Jim Justice (R-West Virginia)
After joining his family’s business in 1976, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice launched Justice Family Farms in Monroe County, which ballooned into Justice Farming Operations. The company today farms more than 50,000 acres of soybeans, corn, and wheat. In 1993, Justice became the president and CEO of Bluestone Industries Inc. and Bluestone Coal Corp. He later rescued The Greenbrier resort from bankruptcy amid the financial crisis.
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Tony Evers (D-Wisconsin)
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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ first job was teaching science in Baraboo and he furthered his career as an educator when he became a high school principal. Later, Evers became a school district administrator and the state’s deputy superintendent. In 2009, he was elected the Wisconsin superintendent of public instruction, a title he held until 2019.
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Mark Gordon (R-Wyoming)
Since graduating college, Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has been a rancher—even to this day with the help of his wife, Jennie. Gordon also launched several small businesses early in his career focused on outdoor recreation and tourism, before working in the oil and gas industry. From 2008 to 2012, Gordon served on the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and was appointed Wyoming state treasurer in 2012.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a sweeping package of bills Friday to expand California’s reliance on clean energy and reduce carbon emissions, moves he said further establish the state as a global climate leader.
The new laws include proposals aimed at reducing exposure to gas and oil pollution in communities of color, expanding clean energy jobs and accelerating the state’s timeline for getting most of its electricity from renewable energy sources. Newsom signed them following a record-breaking heat wave that forced California to rely more heavily on natural gas for its electricity production.
“We could talk about the way the world should be and protest it,” Newsom said while standing underneath an array of solar panels. “Or we can actually make demonstrable progress.”
State Sen. Lena Gonzalez, a Democrat, was an author of one bill aimed at protecting vulnerable communities from pollution coming from oil and gas production sites. It bans the drilling of any new oil and gas wells with 3,200 feet (975 meters) of homes, schools and other neighborhood sites and requires wells in those zones to enact stricter safety measures. Neighborhood oil drilling is prominent around Los Angeles and oil-rich parts of the Central Valley.
“The reason why we do this, first and foremost, is because some of us are parents,” said Gonzalez, who represents the southern part of Los Angeles County.
Another bill Newsom signed requires California to reach carbon neutrality by 2045, meaning it will remove as much carbon from the atmosphere as what it emits.
The state’s accelerated carbon reduction targets are a “big win for California,” Kassie Siegel, of the Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund, said in a statement.
The oil industry has broadly criticized Newsom’s climate package, saying it will harm an industry that still provides many jobs throughout the state. California is the seventh-largest oil producing state.
Some environmental groups were critical as well, though for different reasons. Food and Water Watch California, a nonprofit aimed at addressing climate and water issues, opposed a bill in the package that creates a permitting system for carbon capture projects. Such efforts rely on technology to remove carbon from the atmosphere to store underground.
Critics of the technology say it’s dangerous, unproven and a means for oil companies to keep emitting.
“Carbon capture is a smokescreen for fossil fuel industry players to protect their bottom lines at the expense of our climate and communities,” Food and Water Watch California Director Chirag G. Bhakta said in a statement.
Newsom, a Democrat, also took the opportunity to swipe at Republican political leaders in Texas. He compared California’s energy production to that of Texas, another major producer, where a winter storm in February 2021 left millions without power.
“And they’re talking to us about keeping our lights on?” Newsom said of Texas.
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Two members of a family were killed and four sustained injuries in a road accident on Saturday.
According to the police, P. Parthiban (62) of Bengaluru was going to Cuddalore district to attend a condolence function along with his family members in a car. Kungumaraj (40), his son, drove the car. When they reached Selliamman Nagar near Vazhapadi in Salem district, the car went out of control and hit the metal crash barrier on the roadside.
In the accident, Parthiban and his daughter-in-law K. Mahalakshmi (35) sustained grievous injuries and died at the hospital.
Parthiban’s wife Padmavathi (59), Kungumaraj, and granddaughters K. Samitsha (11) and K. Analya (9) were admitted to a private hospital. The Vazhapadi police registered a case.
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Nonbinary activist blasts male comics for misogynistic and transphobic jokes and says their own comedy tour will feature poetry and a story about being a victim of a hate crime instead
A queer transfeminine nonbinary activist and performer has criticised male comics, claiming that many are 'masquerading their misogyny as comedy'.
During an appearance on The Project this week, Alok Vaid-Menon, who uses they/them pronouns, made the bold statement while promoting their own comedy tour.
'I think it's time we protect jokes from men in pants,' the 31-year-old said.
Nonbinary activist Alok Vaid-Menon (pictured) criticised male comics, claiming that many are 'masquerading their misogyny as comedy' during an appearance on The Project this week
'I just started to watch some of this comedy stuff and it feels like they're trying to masquerade their misogyny as comedy,' Alok continued.
'So I had to enter in the ring and show people that it's not funny to make fun of trans people for existing.
'What's funny is how much time, energy and money you put into making up the gender binary.'
Alok also said that they want to show the world how funny transgender people really are.
'I think it's time we protect jokes from men in pants,' the 31-year-old told The Project panellists
'I also feel like right now, people only define trans people as hypersensitive, like we can't take the joke, like we're just curmudgeonly social justice warriors,' they explained.
'When in my experience, when you spend your entire life being the butt of the joke, you learn how to tell a good joke.
'I wanted to show people that we are capable of joy, that actually amidst all the discrimination and violence, there's also so much fun to be had.'
Alok boasts over a million followers on social media and has been touring the word doing comedy, poetry, and speaking engagements
Mx. Vaid-Menon said that their diverse comedy show will feature a harrowing story about how they were the victim of an anti-gay hate crime in Melbourne six years ago.
The star plans to address their attacker directly on stage as part of their 'healing journey'.
They also want to feature some more upbeat moments mixed in with 'sorrow' during the performance.
'I try to weave in poetry and comedy, sorrow and joy, because it's nonbinary, it's honest,' Alok explained when asked what fans can expect from their comedy tour.
'In my show I wanted to be honest to what we live as humans. We're far more enormous and tremendous than any binary allows us.'
Mx. Vaid-Menon said that their own comedy show will feature a harrowing story about how they were the victim of an anti-gay hate crime in Melbourne six years ago
This week, Alok told The Sydney Morning Herald that, 'a lot of famous comics [have been] peddling transphobia'.
Last year, Dave Chappelle caused controversy after his last Netflix special, The Closer, featured jokes aimed at the transgender community.
Many students at his alma mater, Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington DC, did not take kindly to this line of humour and told the comedian as much during a heated Q&A session at the school in November.
Chapelle said the pushback 'sincerely hurt' him, but has not apologized for his remarks at the expense of transgender people.
Last year, Dave Chappelle caused controversy after his last Netflix special, The Closer, featured jokes aimed at the transgender community
At the time, Netflix reportedly held a virtual event hosted by Alok to address the impact Chapelle's comedy was having on the transgender community.
Alok is known for their famous circle of friends and for helping many celebrities come to terms with their gender.
They supported Demi Lovato and Sam Smith when the singers came out as nonbinary and switched to non-binary pronouns.
However, in the year since, Demi has shifted back to she/her pronouns after stating that she has been feeling more feminine lately.
Alok is also known for their famous circle of friends and for helping many celebrities come to terms with their gender. Pictured with Sam Smith
Mx. Vaid-Menon's career has been on fire in recent years.
Not only does the performance artist now boast one million followers on Instagram, they have also published several books and will soon appear in the star-studded sci-fi blockbuster Absolute Dominion.
Despite their soaring popularity, Alok has been the subject of criticism from conservative media figures, including transgender YouTuber Blaire White, who has singled out the star in a series of videos on her YouTube page.
'I try to weave in poetry and comedy, sorrow and joy, because it's nonbinary, it's honest,' Alok explained when asked what fans can expect from their comedy tour
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In July, the concern was premature. In August, urgency was misplaced. Even earlier this month, patience remained prudent.
But now, a month before NBA teams play games for real, it is not hyperbole to say the clock is ticking on Tyler Herro and the Miami Heat when it comes to a potential rookie-scale extension for the 2019 first-round pick.
The deadline is Oct. 17.
The impact transcends salary.
And, to a degree, the playing field has changed since the extension window opened July 1.
Foremost, the least impactful element of the decision process from the Heat perspective is the degree to which Herro merits the extension, which assuredly, based on the rest of the NBA market this offseason, would exceed an average of $25 million per season, an extension that would begin in 2023-24.
With Herro the reigning NBA Sixth Man of the Year, such is the market price. He will get at least that money, be it in the coming month or next summer when he otherwise would stand as a restricted free agent.
Instead, the primary component weighing on the decision from the perspective of the Heat front office has to be this: Is there a possibility, or even more to the point, the probability, of a franchise-altering trade between now and next summer?
Because once Herro is extended, he ostensibly is removed from the trade market until the 2023 offseason, due to what would be the “poison pill” element of that extension.
While arcane (and we hate doing math here), the “poison pill” provision does not allow a team to sign a player for a huge raise and then immediately turn around and trade him at the higher salary. Instead, an extended Herro would go out at the average of his extension plus his already locked-in $5.7 million 2022-23 salary, but could be replaced only at his current salary. And in trades involving teams operating above the salary cap (which, at the moment, is just about every NBA team), that math becomes practically impossible.
So it’s not about whether Herro can claim a starting position. It’s not about whether he can show in camp upgraded defense from what was offered last postseason. And it’s not about staying healthy over the next month, after being lost for crucial stages last postseason.
From the Herro side, being forced to wait to facilitate the team’s greater good might seem a bit fishy, considering the sacrifices he already has made by remaining in a reserve role. But Pat Riley, Andy Elisburg and the Heat front office need bait in order to cast the widest possible trade net. That makes a non-extended Herro chum.
Not only does deferring a decision allow the Heat to play the market until the Feb. 9 NBA trading deadline, but it would allow an acquiring team to set the terms of Herro’s next contract, as they acquire right-of-first-refusal for 2023 restricted free agency.
At the moment, the NBA market has grown practically silent since the Kevin Durant (staying) and Donovan Mitchell (traded) situations were settled.
But that doesn’t mean that the Indiana Pacers don’t continue the rebuild at some point and move off of Myles Turner, or that John Collins doesn’t come to an even greater realization that the Atlanta Hawks offense is becoming even more backcourt driven behind Trae Young and Dejounte Murray. And Damian Lillard and Bradley Beal can say all the right things, but what happens when the losing ensues?
On the other hand, with the NBA recently announcing a significant jump in next summer’s salary cap, it will mean teams will be flush with cap cash come July. That could leave the Heat negotiating against more than themselves should Herro be allowed to enter restricted free agency. Phoenix Suns restricted free agent Deandre Ayton got an offer sheet in July from the Pacers, so Herro assuredly would find one of his own next summer.
Since Herro’s selection out of Kentucky at No. 14 in 2019, the thought was that he could serve as a part of a Heat bridge to the future alongside fellow former Wildcat Bam Adebayo, who swiftly received his Heat five-year, $163 million rookie-scale extension during the compressed 2020 offseason. Herro turns 23 in January; Adebayo turned 25 in July.
But with Jimmy Butler having turned 33 this past week, and with Kyle Lowry 36, this also is a team living in the moment. Extend Herro now, and the moment possibly would be gone to augment that Butler-Lowry base.
The one element that tends to be overstated is the emotional aspect of being forced to wait. That was the storyline throughout last season with Ayton and the Suns. Now Ayton said the concern is a nonstarter. The money will come for Herro, with the only question of when. (Although the potential injury element is not as easily put aside.)
So with each day, now that the clock is ticking, that a Herro extension is tabled, consider instead the trade possibilities.
Because the Heat certainly are weighing just that.
IN THE LANE
FIRE STOPPER: Before all heck broke loose with his team over the Robert Sarver report and ensuing NBA suspension of his team’s owner, former Heat forward James Jones, now the Phoenix Suns’ general manager, found himself having to deal with a smaller fire in the form of the social media of former Heat forward Jae Crowder. Amid the possibility of losing playing time the final season of his Suns contract, Crowder has been posting of seeming interest in a trade back to the Heat. That led to Jones offering his thoughts on NBA social media. “It’s noise. It’s noise, I don’t read into people’s actions. I don’t read to their actions, their words,” Jones told the Arizona Republic. “Like there’s so much noise. So much lack of context that goes with conversations. You get into this rabbit hole of trying to decipher and filter out the noise and figure out what’s real and what’s true and what context and what setting. It’s just a fruitless exercise. To me, it’s all noise. And when you can eliminate the noise, you get back down to what we’re doing. Playing basketball. Competing. Most of that stuff becomes irrelevant. I don’t pay attention to it, to be honest with you.”
THE REAL DEAL: Jones also offered clarity in his interview regarding the Suns and Heat being listed as preferred trade destinations this summer by Durant, who instead was pulled from the trade market by the Brooklyn Nets. “Brooklyn wanted to keep Kevin Durant in Brooklyn,” Jones said. “And that’s why he’s in Brooklyn and not on some other team. But as far as with us, I get it. It’s always a great topic of discussion, but the one thing people forget is that when you’re talking about trades, or any player acquisition, the team that has the player has to be willing to move the player. And so, if they’re not moving the player, which they didn’t, it’s just conversation and it’s great discussion. Great interest for the NBA fan base and the team fan base.” One has to wonder, in light of the Sarver situation, whether Jones will be commenting much going forward about the Suns being a preferred trade destination.
FULL CIRCLE: Speaking of the Heat as a trade partner, while much of the follow-up to Mitchell being acquired by the Cleveland Cavaliers has been about the New York Knicks losing out on the former Utah Jazz guard, there also had been considerable Heat speculation as part of the process. It turns out that Mitchell was golfing in Miami Beach when he was informed of the trade. During his Cleveland introductory media session, Mitchell revealed his reaction in that moment when informed by agent Austin Brown, “I was like, ‘Wow, we’ve got a talented group that was third in the East and then obviously injuries came about and that’s before I got here. Now we can only look to do more and better and just continue to win and build. We’re young, but we’re hungry. We’re ready.”
SUMMER DAYS: In addition to Jamal Cain, Jamaree Bouya and Orlando Robinson making it to the Heat camp roster, two others from the Heat summer roster have found NBA camp landing sports, Javonte Smart with the New Orleans Pelicans and Jaden Adaway with the San Antonio Spurs, with Kyle Allman listed as returning to France.
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$4 million. Maximum James Johnson has earned in any of his 12 NBA seasons other than the four-year, $60 million contract he signed with the Heat in 2017. Johnson this past week agreed to a minimum-scale non-guaranteed tryout contract with the Pacers, after being waived ahead of last season’s playoffs by the Nets.
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Nucor, a main competitor of Cleveland-Cliffs and U.S. Steel, is investing $200 million over five years to modernize a steel mill in South Carolina.
The Charlotte, North Carolina-based steelmaker, one of the nation's largest, with mini mills around the country, plans to build a new air separation unit at its Nucor Steel Berkeley division in Huger, South Carolina. It will supply industrial gases for the mill's steelmaking operations.
The mill currently has a long-term agreement supplying industrial gases but will bring it in-house to become more vertically integrated.
UIG LLC, a Nucor subsidiary that focuses on industrial gas supply, will operate the Nucor-owned air separation unit. It will produce and supply all the gases needed itself.
"Nucor acquired UIG in 2019 so that we would have the capability to build and operate our own air separation units, giving us an alternative to long-term service contracts with outside providers," said Mike Lee, vice president and general manager of Nucor Steel Berkeley. "We are proud of our company's long-time partnership with the State of South Carolina, and we are excited to continue to invest in the state where Nucor first began operating nearly 60 years ago."
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The steel mill makes about 3.5 million tons of flat-rolled sheet and structural steel and employs about 1,000 workers.
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LONDON, UK — Thousands of people spent London’s coldest night in months huddled in line to view the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, and authorities warned Saturday that arriving mourners face a 16-hour wait.
Police arrested a man after what the force described as a “disturbance” Friday night in Parliament’s Westminster Hall, where the queen’s coffin is lying in state, draped in her Royal Standard and capped with a diamond-studded crown.
Parliamentary authorities said someone got out of the queue and tried to approach the coffin on its platform. The Metropolitan Police force said a man was detained for a suspected public-order offense.
The tide of people wanting to say goodbye to the queen has grown steadily since the public was first admitted to the hall on Wednesday. On Friday, authorities temporary halted letting more visitors join the end of the line, which snakes around Southwark Park some 5 miles from Parliament.
Overnight, volunteers distributed blankets and cups of tea to people in line as the temperature fell to 43 degrees Fahrenheit. Despite the weather, mourners described the warmth of a shared experience.
“It was cold overnight, but we had wonderful companions, met new friends. The camaraderie was wonderful,'' Chris Harman of London said. “It was worth it. I would do it again and again and again. I would walk to the end of the earth for my queen.”
People had myriad reasons for coming, from affection for the queen to a desire to be part of a historic moment. Simon Hopkins, who traveled from his home in central England, likened it to “a pilgrimage.”
“(It) is a bit strange, because that kind of goes against my grain,” he said. “I’ve been kind of drawn into it.”
Honoring their patience, King Charles III and Prince William made an unannounced visit to greet people waiting to file past Elizabeth's coffin. The two senior royals shook hands and thanked the mourners in the miles-long queue near Lambeth Bridge.
Charles has made several impromptu walkabouts since he became king on Sept. 8, in an attempt to meet as many of his subjects as possible.
Members of the public kept silently streaming into Westminster Hall even as the queen’s four children — Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward — stood vigil around the flag-draped coffin for 15 minutes on Friday evening. A baby’s cry was the only sound.
Before the vigil, Edward said the royal family was “overwhelmed by the tide of emotion that has engulfed us and the sheer number of people who have gone out of their way to express their own love, admiration and respect (for) our dear mama.”
All eight of Queen Elizabeth II’s grandchildren are due to stand vigil beside her coffin on Saturday. Charles’ sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, will attend along with Princess Anne’s children, Zara Tindall and Peter Philips; Prince Andrew’s daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie; and the two children of Prince Edward – Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn.
William, who after his grandmother’s death is now the heir to the throne, will stand at the head of the coffin and Harry at the foot. Both princes, who are military veterans, will be in uniform.
Most senior royals hold honorary military roles and have worn uniforms to commemorate the queen. Harry, who served in Afghanistan as a British army officer, wore civilian clothes during the procession of the queen’s coffin from Buckingham Palace because he is no longer a working member of the royal family. He and his wife Meghan quit royal duties and moved to the United States in 2020.
The king, however, has requested that both William and Harry wear their military uniforms at the Westminster Hall vigil.
People queuing to see the queen have been of all ages and come from all walks of life. Many bowed before the coffin or made a sign of the cross. Several veterans, their medals shining in the spotlights, offered sharp salutes. Some people wept. Others blew kisses. Many hugged one another as they stepped away, proud to have spent hours in line to offer a tribute, even if it lasted only a few moments.
On Friday, the waiting time swelled to as long as 24 hours. The mourners included former England soccer captain David Beckham, who lined up for almost 12 hours to pay his respects. Wearing a white shirt and black tie, he bowed briefly to the coffin before moving out of Westminster Hall.
“We have been lucky as a nation to have had someone who has led us the way her majesty has led us, for the amount of time, with kindness, with caring and always reassurance,” Beckham told reporters afterwards.
The lying-in-state is due to continue until Monday morning, when the queen’s coffin will be borne to nearby Westminster Abbey for a state funeral, the finale to 10 days of national mourning for Britain’s longest-reigning monarch. Elizabeth, 96, died at her Balmoral Estate in Scotland on Sept. 8 after 70 years on the throne.
Hundreds of heads of state, royals and political leaders from around the world are flying to London to attend the funeral, including U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako. Charles is set to hold audiences Saturday with incoming prime ministers, governor generals of the realms and military leaders.
After the service at the abbey, the late queen’s coffin will be transported through the historic heart of London on a horse-drawn gun carriage. It will then be taken in a hearse to Windsor, where the queen will be interred alongside her late husband, Prince Philip, who died last year.
Hundreds of troops from the British army, air force and navy took part in an early-morning rehearsal on Saturday for the final procession. As troops lined The Long Walk, a picturesque path leading to Windsor Castle, the thumping of drums echoed into the night as marching bands walked ahead of a hearse.
London police said the funeral will be the largest single policing event the force has ever handled, surpassing even the 2012 Summer Olympics and the Platinum Jubilee in June celebrating the queen’s 70-year reign.
“The range of officers, police staff and all those supporting the operation is truly immense,” said Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stuart Cundy.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An honor guard fired a three-gun salute toward cloudy skies as friends and comrades-in-arms gathered in Kyiv to bid farewell to a Russian woman who was killed while fighting on Ukraine’s side in the war with her native country.
Olga Simonova, 34, was remembered for her courage and kindness at a funeral in the Ukrainian capital on Friday.
Simonova’s coffin was draped in the blue-and-yellow Ukrainian flag, with a cuddly toy lion on top. Her nom de guerre was “Simba,” like the main character in the Disney cartoon “The Lion King.”
Just a few days before Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, Simonova spoke to the The Associated Press in a trench in the Donbas region, where she had served for years alongside Ukrainian soldiers fighting against Russian-backed separatists.
Born in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk, Simonova had a keen interest in sports and excelled in both mountain climbing and karate. She said she was always proud to compete for Russia.
But she started feeling uncomfortable about her native country after reading about Russia’s war in Chechnya and its actions in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region and Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014.
Filled with doubts that she “would ever be able to raise the flag of my country, my homeland” again, Simonova made a life-changing decision. She travelled to Ukraine to join the conflict in the Donbas on the Ukrainian side, first as a volunteer fighter, then a paramedic and ultimately as an enlisted member of the Armed Forces.
“I had this internal feeling that I could handle it and that what I was doing was right and necessary, because I can’t turn a blind eye to the situation,” she said. “I just had to buy a one-way ticket. I bought it and I left.”
Simonova said she never hid her Russian origin from her colleagues and gained their trust by showing her commitment to Ukraine on the battlefield. In 2017 she received Ukrainian citizenship.
She became a sergeant and was given command of both infantry and artillery units.
Friends and colleagues said Simonova, who was unmarried and had no children, had recently redeployed from the east to the southern Kherson region, where Ukraine has launched a counteroffensive against Russian forces. They said she died on Sept. 13, after her vehicle hit a land mine.
“She was respected not only as a commander, but as a person,” said Dmytro Karabinovskyi, her former commander and friend.
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Passengers aboard Southwest Airlines flight from Long Beach to Honolulu were surprised with Mitchell Ukuleles and the first in-flight ukulele lesson taught by Guitar Center instructors
LONG BEACH, Calif., Sept. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Guitar Center, the world's largest musical instrument retailer, surprised passengers on Southwest Airlines® from Long Beach to Honolulu, with the first-ever in-flight ukulele class by Guitar Center on Friday, September 16.
Above the clouds, passengers onboard the Boeing 737-800 aircraft all received a Mitchell MU40 Soprano ukulele, a Road Runner carrying case and a unique lesson in the sky. Best-in-class Guitar Center Lessons instructors taught passengers how easy it is to learn to play the ukulele, one of Hawaii's happiest and most familiar instruments – so easy, passengers were able to learn to play the song "Hello, Aloha. How are you?" during the flight. Passengers on board kicked off their weekend travels flying across the Pacific Ocean, unified, one chord at a time, with a sweet-sounding surprise, and an unforgettable travel day to Honolulu.
Alexandra Windsor, educational affairs specialist for Guitar Center Lessons, and Ryan Miyashiro and Ryan Imata, Guitar Center instructors at Guitar Center's Pearl City store, led passengers in a group lesson to kick off their travel to the beautiful island of Oahu, Hawaii. "I've taught students through Guitar Center Lessons since 2014, but never in an airplane. It was inspiring to see how quickly passengers of all ages picked up the ukulele – many with no musical background. The ukulele is the perfect instrument for beginners, and it shows just how fun and easy learning something new can be," said Windsor.
"Our Customers anticipate warm Southwest Hospitality throughout their journeys with us, and these Surprise and Delight events are a unique way to create memorable experiences," said Brandy King, Senior Director of Public Relations at Southwest Airlines. "Today's celebration of Hawaiian culture and Southwest Hospitality underscore our everyday commitment to serve and celebrate the spirit of Aloha."
To celebrate the partnership beyond the in-flight entertainment, Southwest Airlines customers and Guitar Center fans can visit Southwest.fm/ukuleleflight to enter the Ukuleles Take Flight sweepstakes for a chance to win round trip air travel on Southwest for a winner and a guest, and two Mitchel MU40 Soprano ukuleles*.
"Playing music is our passion at Guitar Center. Learning an instrument like the ukulele is an enriching and rewarding experience that creates lifelong benefits and memories. We offer Guitar Center lessons in almost any instrument online and in our stores across the country and for this one-time special flight, above the clouds! Not many people can say they learned to play a song on a Southwest flight to Hawaii!" said Donny Gruendler, Guitar Center VP of music education.
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BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Organizers of European LGBTQ events in Belgrade this week said Friday they will hold a planned Pride march on the streets of the Serbian capital despite a police ban and threats from anti-gay groups.
Serbian police have banned Saturday’s parade, citing a risk of clashes with far-right activists who said they will gather to protest the march. Several legal appeals against the ban have been rejected by Serbia’s authorities.
“’We have been put in a situation where we have no choice,” said Goran Miletic, one of the organizers of the largest annual Pride event in Europe. “’Despite the ban, we will gather. This is a completely different Pride than the usual ones we have had.”
Earlier Friday, organizers submitted another formal request to Serbia’s interior ministry with a proposed shorter route for the walk. This was supported by 27,000 signatures. But Serbia’s interior minister said the ban stands.
“The Ministry of Internal Affairs did not give in to the pressures of the great powers of the West,” minister Aleksandar Vulin said.
Members of the European Pride Organizers Association chose Serbia’s capital three years ago to host the annual event, hoping it would represent a major breakthrough for a Slavic country that is traditionally conservative and strongly influenced by the Orthodox Church.
EU and other Western officials, as well as domestic and international rights groups, have urged the populist Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to allow the holding of the Pride march. But has said police can’t cope with possible riots by right-wing groups amid the energy crisis and other events that have hit the Balkan country.
Those right-wing groups, which are considered close to Vucic’s conservative government, were also banned from gathering on Saturday, but they also said they will ignore the ruling.
“I will not deal with that topic (of Pride week), it is imposed on the Serbian people with evil intensions,” Vucic said Friday. “All those who are in favor, but also those who are extremely against the walk, are all participating in a hybrid war against their country.”
Amnesty International said the ban on the Euro Pride march “for purported security reasons is shameful.”
“Instead of giving in to hateful rhetoric towards and threats against LGBTI people, authorities must take all necessary measures to provide adequate protection for the participants and enable them to enjoy their rights without fear of harassment, intimidation or violence,” said Eve Geddie, Amnesty International’s Director at the European Institutions Office
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This article is part of our College Football Picks series.
Indiana vs. Western Kentucky Betting Odds, Picks, and Predictions for Week 3
The Hoosiers are looking to rebound from a brutal 2021 campaign that saw them win all of two games. Hey, so far, so good, as Indiana is 2-0. However, it is not exactly an impressive 2-0 after beating Illinois with some questionable calls and a win over Idaho where it trailed at the half, so there are still questions to be asked. One of those games the Hoosiers won last season? A 33-31 road victory against these same Hilltoppers. Will history repeat itself? Or will Western Kentucky serve up a revenge win in Bloomington?
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Indiana vs. Western Kentucky Odds for Week 3
Spread: Indiana -6.5 (FanDuel Sportsbook)
Total: 61.5 (FanDuel Sportsbook)
Moneyline: Indiana -245, Western Kentucky +198
The Hoosiers are slight favorites in this battle of 2-0 teams. Western Kentucky has not been challenged at all yet, having played Austin Peay and Hawaii. Indiana just beat Idaho in unconvincing fashion, but it did beat Illinois 23-20 in its opener, the closest thing to a "notable" win for these teams thus far.
Indiana vs. Western Kentucky Betting Picks This Week
Last year Western Kentucky had one of the all-time one-season success stories. The Hilltoppers ported over the Houston Baptist offense, primarily offensive coordinator Zach Kittley and quarterback Bailey Zappe, and it worked a treat. Zappe set FBS passing records and the offense was truly fun to watch. Now, though, Kittley is at Texas Tech and Zappe is a professional. Zappe's replacement Austin Reed has thrown seven touchdowns through two games. Indiana has a new starting quarterback as well, Mizzou transfer Connor Bazelak. He's brought his turnover issues with him to Bloomington. Bazelak has a pick in each of his starts after having 11 last season. Were I not being asked to make a pick on this game, it's one I would steer clear of personally. Both of these teams have sweated out wins against FCS schools. Right now, the idea of picking the Hoosiers to beat an FBS school by more than a touchdown is too much for me.
Indiana vs. Western Kentucky Best Bet: Western Kentucky +6.5 at PointsBet Sportsbook
Indiana vs. Western Kentucky Prediction
The Hilltoppers offense has looked solid, having averaged 43.5 points against incredibly-easy competition. Indiana did hold Illinois to 20 points, but Illinois' strength is defense, not scoring. Last week, Indiana won on the road by two points. Is being at home, as is tradition, worth three points? If so, that still doesn't get the Hoosiers to a seven-point win. I can see Indiana winning. I can also see them losing. Either way, I see it being close, and I don't see a comfortable win one way or another. Since Indiana is at home, I will pick them to win the game, but I am seeing this as a nail-biter. As I said, though, my confidence in picking this matchup is not high. The crystal ball is hazy on this one.
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What Only Tolkien Fans Know About Elrond’s New Skill On The Rings Of Power
The Silmarillion explains that the dwarves received their language directly from their creator, Aulë. Aulë is one of the angelic Valar. He is unable to create sentient life, but he tries anyway. He makes several dwarfs before being captured by his own master, the creator god Ilúvatar. Ilúvatar forgives his servant for believing that he could give life, and then bestows consciousness on Aulë’s creations. In the process, Aulë teaches the dwarves a language he developed specifically for them, and they have used that language almost unchanged for thousands of years.
They are particularly careful of their names, and virtually no one outside of their own race knows what a dwarf’s name is in their own language. But in the Lord of the Rings book, Gandalf also says something that gives the impression that this secrecy could apply to their entire language. When the Fellowship of the Ring arrives outside of Moria, Gandalf tries to figure out the password. He’s very confident at first, telling the group that he thinks it should only take a few tries and “I won’t have to ask Gimli for words of the secret dwarven language, which they don’t teach anyone.”
This seems to strongly imply that the dwarves are unwilling to teach others their language, raising the question of how does Elrond know it? And why is Durin so nonchalant when it comes to saying words to him in his “secret dwarven tongue”?
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PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A motorcyclist was killed in an crash in the city's Rhawnhurst section Saturday morning.
It happened around 3 a.m. on Roosevelt Boulevard at the Hartel Avenue connector.
Police say a man in his 30's died when his motorcycle crashed into a tree.
The motorcycle traveled much farther down the road from the crash scene.
No other injuries were reported.
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In Uvalde, Texas, the first day of school this year was not the same as it had been in past years. This time, students and teachers were coming back without nineteen of their classmates and two of their teachers, who were killed in the deadly school shooting in May.
Robb Elementary School, the site of the shooting, is no longer in use. Students from that school were reassigned to other schools. Some have opted for private school or online learning. Many are suffering from PTSD. Certainly it is understandable that fear, sadness and apprehension were in the air as school began.
What helped them all that first day of school this year was the presence of a group of K-9 Comfort Dogs from Lutheran Church Charities. Many members of the community, especially those from Robb Elementary, remember the blessing the dogs were for everyone, following the tragedy in May. To see them again brought happiness, encouragement, and comfort to the students and teachers. The dogs were furry friends to hug and pet, to walk with, to love.
The volunteer handlers who bring the dogs from surrounding states agree that it’s worth the effort just to see the children (and adults) smile when they see the dogs, to see them relax, and seek comfort in hugging and petting the soft fur of those lovable Golden Retrievers. The first group of ten K-9 Comfort Dogs and their handlers has gone home now, and were replaced by a new team of ten dogs and handlers. The goal is to have Comfort dogs in the community and at the school every day for the first few weeks, for any student, teacher or staff who needs a friend and companion.
As a reminder, there is never a fee for the K-9 Comfort Dogs to minister to people. They depend on donations. To learn more about these special dogs and their mission, or to support them, visit their website LutheranChurchCharities.org, and click on the link for K-9 Comfort Dogs. Many of us understand how much it helps to hug a furry friend for comfort, when we’re speaking of pets.
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NEW YORK (AP) — A mother charged with drowning her three children at New York’s Coney Island beach was arraigned on murder charges Friday, authorities said.
Erin Merdy, 30, was charged with first and second-degree murder in the deaths of her children Zachary Merdy, 7, Liliana Stephens-Merdy, 4, and Oliver Bondarev, 3 months, a spokesperson for the Brooklyn district attorney’s office said.
Merdy was arraigned remotely from the hospital where she was sent for a psychiatric examination. Her attorney from Brooklyn Defender Services said he had no comment.
Officers searched the Coney Island shoreline early Monday after a relative called 911. According to the criminal complaint, Merdy had told the relative “that she had hurt her children and that they are gone.”
Police found Merdy on the boardwalk, wet and barefoot. The children were later found unresponsive at the water’s edge. They were pronounced dead at a hospital. The city medical examiner’s office ruled their deaths homicides by drowning.
Evidence against Merdy includes video that shows her walking toward the ocean with the children just before 1 a.m. Monday, according to the complaint.
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Pregame analysis as Jacksonville State plays at Tulsa on Saturday:
The game
What: Jacksonville State (3-0, 0-0 ASUN) vs. Tulsa (1-1, 0-0 American Athletic).
Rankings: Neither team is ranked.
When: 6 p.m.
Where: H.A. Chapman Stadium (30,000), Tulsa, Okla.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: WLJS-FM, 91.9 (Jacksonville); WRBZ-FM, 95.5 (Montgomery) WVOK-FM, 97.9 (Oxford); 98.1 (Gadsden); WKXX-FM, 102.9 (Attalla)
Four-down territory
1. Upset parade: Three Sun Belt Conference teams lit up the college football world with major upsets last week … Marshall over Notre Dame, Georgia Southern over Nebraska and Appalachian State over Texas A&M. Can JSU score an upset of an FBS team? The Gamecocks have done it plenty, and recently.
2. Matters of size: JSU coach Rich Rodriguez has expressed concern over JSU’s relative lack of size on the defensive front this season, and it could hurt Saturday. In terms of weight, Tulsa’s offensive line goes 290-308-305-300-307, and those are just the starters. The seconds include a 320 and a 348. They block for 260-pound running back Steven Anderson.
3. 500 club: JSU ran up 568 yards in total offense at Murray State last week, but that could be harder to do against Tulsa. Since switching to a 3-3-5 scheme in 2018, Tulsa has allowed 500 or more yards just three times.
4. Ground game: JSU will need possession time in this game, and the Gamecocks have gotten it done on the ground this season, averaging 277.0 yards per game. That ranks JSU sixth in the FCS in rushing yards per game. If that pace continues over 11 games, the Gamecocks would finish with the 10th 3,000-yard rushing season in school history.
Key matchup
JSU secondary vs. Tulsa receivers: Tulsa quarterback Davis Brin leads FBS at 391 passing yards a game. Wide receiver Keylon Stokes averages 152 yards a game to rank second nationally. Enough said.
Player of the week
Alen Karajic, K, 6-5, 220, So.: The current ASUN special teams player of the week handled all place-kicking duties in JSU’s 34-3 victory at Murray State last week, hitting field goals of 42 and 26 yards and all four extra points. He also recorded six touchbacks on six kickoffs.
By the numbers
2: JSU has won two of its past three games against FBS competition, beating Florida International in 2020 and Florida State in 2021. JSU is 7-22 all-time against FBS teams.
3-0: JSU is 3-0 for the first time since 2013. This season is the third time since 2013 in which JSU did not play an FBS opponent in the first three games.
6: Rushing touchdowns by quarterback Zion Webb this season, the most rushing touchdowns and the most total touchdowns by any player in the FCS in 2022.
Prediction
Both teams average nearly identical points (Tulsa 37.5/37.0 JSU) and total yards (Tulsa 475.0/456.0 JSU). Tulsa has done it against FBS competition.
Tulsa 42, JSU 28
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ORLANDO, Fla. – A 27-year-old Orlando woman has spent the past 10 months in recovery after being struck by an Orlando Police cruiser last year.
Miranda Ehrich said on the night of Nov.12, 2021, she and a friend were walking home from the EDC Music Festival.
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When she went to cross the intersection of Orange Avenue and Colonial Drive, and Orlando Police Department officer struck her, breaking nearly 20 bones in her body. She said she has spent the past 10 months in recovery related to her injuries.
“When I first work up in the hospital, I thought it was July. I didn’t even realize it was November. My brain injury was so significant,” Ehrich said.
Video of the crash was recorded by an Uber driver’s dash camera.
“The police department told my family he got a call, and he got onto the road without turning his sirens on, and just, I guess just floored it, and you can even tell in the video, he doesn’t use the brakes as he’s hitting me,” Ehrich said.
Ehrich said she spent four months in a wheelchair after the crash. Her medical bills reached over $1 million, and then she said she lost her job.
“Then my job actually fired me for being on medical leave for too long so that it dropped my insurance until I could get COBRA set up. We had to cancel my surgery and reschedule it, but I was finally able to have surgery,” Ehrich said.
Ehrich said it wasn’t long until she got a call from an Orlando detective assigned to the case.
“He called me, and he was just like, ‘I’m calling to tell you you’re getting two tickets. You have 30 days to pay them, or you’ll have to come to court,’” Ehrich said.
In the beginning of her recovery, she placed a lot of guilt on herself. Nearly a year later, she said she’s proud of how far she’s come.
“The biggest thing I’ve learned from this accident is that we are capable of more than we realize. We are stronger than we realize,” Ehrich said.
Law enforcement has previously commented on the case, saying the officer didn’t violate any rules.
A GoFundMe was set up for Ehrich, which can be found here.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP)In finishing his Canadiens’ competitive debut with a near three-minute shift, Montreal’s celebrated rookie forward Juraj Slafkovsky had more than enough energy to take one long spin around the ice before heading to the locker room.
Rather than being spent from the ice time he had just logged, the first player selected in the NHL draft in July expressed disappointment for failing to make a difference in a 4-3 loss to Buffalo in the opening game of the Sabres six-team prospects tournament on Thursday night.
”I wouldn’t say tired because when it’s like three minutes left you don’t really feel tired,” Slafkovsky said. ”You just want to score and do whatever it takes, and you don’t care about time.”
As for rating his outing, which included an assist, the 18-year-old from Slovakia said there’s room for improvement.
”I think there were a couple of turnovers from my side, and mistakes happen,” Slafkovsky said.
”I wouldn’t take it, like, `Yeah, now I did something bad.’ No. It’s just the first game and everyone has to get into it,” he added. ”I know myself, when I play more and more, it will get only better and better.”
It was an assessment that emphasized the self-confidence Slafkovsky displayed in climbing up the NHL draft rankings over the course of a calendar year. He went from being projected as a top-10 pick to No. 1 with a breakout performance at the Beijing Winter Games, where he was named the tournament MVP in helping Slovakia win its first Olympic medal, a bronze.
And it’s an answer which reflected Slafkovsky’s self-awareness in appreciating he fell short of meeting the high expectations he set for himself in the leadup to the draft by counting himself worthy of being considered the top player in his age group.
It’s a standard Slafkovsky said drove him while working out the past two months.
”It’s nice to be first or second overall, but you still have to prove it,” he said. ”So I just focus more on training and didn’t really care about anything from the outside. I didn’t really think like, `Wow, now I’m No. 1. That’s nice. I don’t need to train.”’
Slafkovsky acknowledged he tried to do too much Thursday.
There were times the 6-foot-4, 229-pound player failed in single-handedly attempting to bull through three and four defenders. His bouncing pass back to the point caused a turnover, which led to Tyson Kozak scoring the eventual game-winning goal on a shorthanded breakaway.
The few miscues were over-shadowed by bursts of brilliance from a player with the rare combination of size, speed and deft play-making ability.
He set up fellow first-round draft pick and countryman Filip Mesar’s shorthanded goal by beating two defenders in the corner, and hitting his teammate with a no-look pass. There was the time Slafkovsky was alone in driving up the right wing and curled inside Buffalo’s blue line, where he froze the defenders by bouncing a pass off the boards back to himself, before setting up a scoring chance.
And he certainly could take a check. Sabres defenseman Zach Berzolla bounced off and tumbled backward to the ice while barely budging Slafkovsky.
”As advertised,” Sabres minor league coach Seth Appert said of Slafkovsky. ”I saw him practice and I was like, `My gosh. He’s massive, right? He has a presence about him. He’s got the square jaw. He looks like a man.”
Jean-Francois Houle, who coaches the Canadiens AHL affiliate in Laval, liked what he saw for the most part.
”It’s going to be hard for opponents to control a guy like that,” Houle said. ”Sometimes, he might have tried to do a little too much, but that’s OK for a young guy to try some things now. This is the time to do it.”
The big question is whether the Canadiens deem Slafkovsky ready to open his career in the NHL next month or require time to develop in the minors.
The Canadiens aren’t tipping their hand, while Slafkovsky has his preference.
”I will do whatever Montreal says, and whatever they think will be best for me,” Slafkovsky said. ”But first, I want to do everything, for I’m ready to play (in the) NHL.”
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TEHARN, Iran (AP) — Iranian police fired tear gas on Saturday to disperse a protest rally in the country's west following the funeral ceremony for a young woman who died while in police custody in Tehran earlier this week, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
The police have said that 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was detained on Tuesday after Iran's so-called “morality police" found fault with her headscarf, or hijab, had died of a heart attack. The police have also released closed circuit footage from the police station, which they say shows the moment Amini collapsed. A relative has said she had no history of heart disease.
According to the Fars report, after Amini's funeral in the city of Saqez, about 460 kilometers (280 miles) west of the capital, Tehran, some protesters gathered in front of the governor’s building, chanting slogans. The report did not elaborate.
After police showed up and fired tear gas, the protesters dispersed. There was no immediate information about any injuries.
Videos posted on social media Saturday purported to show protesters in Saqez chanting anti-government slogans but The Associated Press could not authenticate the videos or confirm the location in the footage.
Amini's death triggered an outcry against the morality police from celebrities and prominent figures on social media. Iran's judiciary launched an investigation into her death.
The headscarf has been compulsory for women in Iran since after the 1979 Islamic Revolution and members of the morality police enforce the strict dress code. The force has been criticized in recent years over its treatment of people, especially young women, and videos uploaded on social media have shown officers forcing women into police vehicles.
Since 2017, after dozens of women publicly took off their headscarves in a wave of protests, authorities have adopted tougher measures.
However, the reformist Etemad Melli political party urged Iran's parliament to cancel the law on the mandatory hijab and suggested President Ebrahim Raisi do away with the morality police.
The Kasra hospital in Tehran, where police took Amini after she collapsed and slipped into a coma, said she was brought in without vital signs.
Oscar-winning Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, who rarely reacts publicly to events in Iran, expressed sorrow and called Amini's death in custody a “crime.”
Iranian hard-liners have called for harsh punishment and even lashes of women who disobey the hijab law, arguing that allowing women to show their hair leads to moral decay and the disintegration of families. The judiciary has in recent years urged people to inform on women who do not wear the hijab.
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DOJ seeks appeal in Mar-a-Lago probe over seized classified docs
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department asked a federal appeals court Friday to lift a judge’s order that temporarily barred it from reviewing a batch of classified documents seized during an FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home last month.
The department told the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Atlanta that the judge’s hold, imposed last week, had impeded the "government’s efforts to protect the nation’s security" and interfered with its investigation into the presence of top-secret information at Mar-a-Lago. It asked the court to remove that order so work could resume, and to halt a judge’s directive forcing the department to provide the seized classified documents to an independent arbiter for his review.
"The government and the public would suffer irreparable harm absent a stay" of the order, department lawyers wrote in their brief to the appeals court.
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U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon’s appointment of a so-called special master to review the documents, and the resulting legal tussle it has caused, appear certain to slow by weeks the department’s investigation into the holding of classified documents at the Florida property after Trump left office. The Justice Department has been investigating possible violations of multiple statutes, including under the Espionage Act, but it remains unclear whether Trump — who has been laying the groundwork for a potential presidential run — or anyone else might be charged.
The FBI says it took about 11,000 documents, including roughly 100 with classification markings found in a storage room and an office, while serving a court-authorized search warrant at the home on Aug. 8. Weeks after the search, Trump lawyers asked a judge to appoint a special master to conduct an independent review of the records.
Cannon granted the request last week, assigning a special master to review the records and weed out any that may be covered by claims of attorney-client or executive privilege. She directed the department to halt its use of the classified documents for investigative purposes until further court order, or until the completion of the special master’s work.
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On Thursday night, she assigned Raymond Dearie, the former chief judge of the federal court based in Brooklyn, to serve in the role. She also declined to lift her earlier order, citing ongoing disputes about the nature of the documents that she said merited a neutral review by an outside arbiter.
"The Court does not find it appropriate to accept the Government’s conclusions on these important and disputed issues without further review by a neutral third party in an expedited and orderly fashion," she wrote.
The Justice Department on Friday night told the appeals court that Cannon’s injunction "unduly interferes with the criminal investigation," prohibiting investigators from "accessing the seized records to evaluate whether charges are appropriate." It also prevents the FBI from using the seized records in its criminal investigation to determine which documents, if any, were disclosed and to whom, the department said.
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Though Cannon has said investigators are free to do other investigative work that did not involve a review of the documents, the department said Friday that that was largely impractical. Noting the discovery of dozens of empty folders at Mar-a-Lago marked classified, it said the judge’s hold appeared to bar it from "further reviewing the records to discern any patterns in the types of records that were retained, which could lead to identification of other records still missing."
The department also asked the appeals court to reject Cannon’s order that it provide the newly appointed special master with the classified documents, suggesting there was no reason for the arbiter to review highly sensitive records that did not involve questions of legal privilege.
"Plaintiff has no claim for the return of those records, which belong to the government and were seized in a court-authorized search," department lawyers wrote. "The records are not subject to any possible claim of personal attorney-client privilege. And neither Plaintiff nor the court has cited any authority suggesting that a former President could successfully invoke executive privilege to prevent the Executive Branch from reviewing its own records."
Cannon has directed Dearie to complete his work by Nov. 30 and to prioritize the review of the classified documents. She directed the Justice Department to permit the Trump legal team to inspect the seized classified records with "controlled access conditions" — something government lawyers said Friday was needless and harmful.
On Friday, Dearie, a former federal prosecutor, scheduled a preliminary conference with Trump lawyers and Justice Department lawyers for Tuesday afternoon.
Associated Press writer Jill Colvin in New York contributed to this report.
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Boynton Beach man dies while snorkeling off Islamorada
Published: Sep. 17, 2022 at 10:40 AM EDT|Updated: 28 minutes ago
A Boynton Beach man died Friday while snorkeling with three other people on Alligator Reef off Islamorada.
According to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, Harry Jeanniton, 20, was struggling in the water at approximately 1:23 p.m. and lost consciousness.
A good Samaritan picked him up and headed towards Bud N' Mary's Marina, and was met halfway there by the U.S. Coast Guard.
Paramedics took Jenniton to Mariner's Hospital in Tavernier, where he was pronounced deceased.
Foul play is not expected to be a factor in his death.
Autopsy results are pending.
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BEIRUT (AP) — U.S.-backed Syrian fighters said Saturday they have concluded a 24-day sweep at a sprawling camp in northeast Syria housing tens of thousands of women and children linked to the Islamic State group.
Dozens of extremists were detained and weapons were confiscated in the operation at al-Hol camp, which began on Aug. 25, the U.S.-backed forces said. The U.S.-backed force said two of its fighters were killed in clashes with extremists inside the camp during the operation.
IS sleeper cells preparing a new generation of militants — boys and girls being fed extremist ideology to eventually try and set up a second so-called Islamic State caliphate — were also uncovered, the statement by the Internal Security Forces said. It added that the operation was assisted by the U.S.-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces as well as members of the U.S.-led coalition.
The operation at al-Hol in the northeastern province of Hassakeh also led to the release of two Yazidi girls taken from Iraq as sex slaves years ago and four non-Yazidi women, who had been chained and subjected to torture.
“The operation was launched following the increasing crimes of killing and torture committed by ISIS cells against the camp residents,” said the statement from the U.S.-backed forces, using another acronym for the Islamic State group. It added that since the beginning of the year, the extremists have killed 44 camp residents and humanitarian workers.
The statement also said that 226 people, including 36 women, were detained in al-Hol — widely seen as a breeding ground for the IS.
Some 50,000 Syrians and Iraqis are crowded into tents in the fenced-in camp. Nearly 20,000 of them are children; most of the rest are women, wives and widows of IS fighters.
In a separate, heavily guarded section of the camp known as the annex are an additional 2,000 women from 57 other countries — they are considered the most die-hard IS supporters — along with their children, numbering about 8,000.
“ISIS has depended mainly on women and children, as real resources related directly to the ISIS leaders, to maintain the ISIS extremist ideology and spread it in the camp,” the statement said.
The camp was initially used to house the families of IS fighters in late 2018 as U.S.-backed Kurdish-led forces recaptured territory in eastern Syria from the militants. In March 2019, they seized the last IS-held villages, ending the “caliphate” that the group had declared over large parts of Iraq and Syria in 2014.
The United States and other nations have struggled to repatriate the families, but have had only very limited success.
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US asks appeals court to lift judge's Mar-a-Lago probe hold
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department asked a federal appeals court Friday to lift a judge's order that temporarily barred it from reviewing a batch of classified documents seized during an FBI search of former President Donald Trump's Florida home last month.
The department told the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Atlanta that the judge's hold, imposed last week, had impeded the "government's efforts to protect the nation's security" and interfered with its investigation into the presence of top-secret information at Mar-a-Lago. It asked the court to remove that order so work could resume, and to halt a judge's directive forcing the department to provide the seized classified documents to an independent arbiter for his review.
"The government and the public would suffer irreparable harm absent a stay" of the order, department lawyers wrote in their brief to the appeals court.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon's appointment of a so-called special master to review the documents, and the resulting legal tussle it has caused, appear certain to slow by weeks the department's investigation into the holding of classified documents at the Florida property after Trump left office. The Justice Department has been investigating possible violations of multiple statutes, including under the Espionage Act, but it remains unclear whether Trump -- who has been laying the groundwork for a potential presidential run -- or anyone else might be charged.
The FBI says it took about 11,000 documents, including roughly 100 with classification markings found in a storage room and an office, while serving a court-authorized search warrant at the home on Aug. 8. Weeks after the search, Trump lawyers asked a judge to appoint a special master to conduct an independent review of the records.
Cannon granted the request last week, assigning a special master to review the records and weed out any that may be covered by claims of attorney-client or executive privilege. She directed the department to halt its use of the classified documents for investigative purposes until further court order, or until the completion of the special master's work.
On Thursday night, she assigned Raymond Dearie, the former chief judge of the federal court based in Brooklyn, to serve in the role. She also declined to lift her earlier order, citing ongoing disputes about the nature of the documents that she said merited a neutral review by an outside arbiter.
"The Court does not find it appropriate to accept the Government's conclusions on these important and disputed issues without further review by a neutral third party in an expedited and orderly fashion," she wrote.
The Justice Department on Friday night told the appeals court that Cannon's injunction "unduly interferes with the criminal investigation," prohibiting investigators from "accessing the seized records to evaluate whether charges are appropriate." It also prevents the FBI from using the seized records in its criminal investigation to determine which documents, if any, were disclosed and to whom, the department said.
Though Cannon has said investigators are free to do other investigative work that did not involve a review of the documents, the department said Friday that that was largely impractical. Noting the discovery of dozens of empty folders at Mar-a-Lago marked classified, it said the judge's hold appeared to bar it from "further reviewing the records to discern any patterns in the types of records that were retained, which could lead to identification of other records still missing."
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The department also asked the appeals court to reject Cannon's order that it provide the newly appointed special master with the classified documents, suggesting there was no reason for the arbiter to review highly sensitive records that did not involve questions of legal privilege.
"Plaintiff has no claim for the return of those records, which belong to the government and were seized in a court-authorized search," department lawyers wrote. "The records are not subject to any possible claim of personal attorney-client privilege. And neither Plaintiff nor the court has cited any authority suggesting that a former President could successfully invoke executive privilege to prevent the Executive Branch from reviewing its own records."
Cannon has directed Dearie to complete his work by Nov. 30 and to prioritize the review of the classified documents. She directed the Justice Department to permit the Trump legal team to inspect the seized classified records with "controlled access conditions" -- something government lawyers said Friday was needless and harmful.
On Friday, Dearie, a former federal prosecutor, scheduled a preliminary conference with Trump lawyers and Justice Department lawyers for Tuesday afternoon.
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East Sussex: England Women will play their first ODI of the three-match series against England Women at County Cricket Ground, Hove on 18th September. The visitors lost the last T20I match and the series against the host with 4 runs. The star batter of the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side, Smriti Mandhana didn’t perform well as she only scored 9 runs off 8 balls. While on the other side England’s batting line-up played some wonderful knocks while chasing the target of 122 set by Women in Blue. India would be looking forward to making a comeback in the ODI series with some new strategies and tactics.
Here are all the details of when and where to watch the England Women vs India Women 1st ODI match in India.
What date will England Women vs India Women 1st ODI match be played?
England Women vs India Women 1st ODI match will take place on September 18, Sunday.
Where will England Women vs India Women 1st ODI match be played?
England Women vs India Women 1st ODI match will be played at County Cricket Ground, Hove.
What time will England Women vs India Women 1st ODI match begin?
England Women vs India Women 1st ODI match will begin at 3:30 PM IST.
Where will England Women vs India Women 1st ODI match be broadcasted?
England Women vs India Women 1st ODI match will be televised on Star Sports Network.
How do I watch the England Women vs India Women 1st ODI match live streaming?
England Women vs India Women 1st ODI match is available to be streamed live on Disney plus Hotstar and Website.
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Climate change and extreme weather events are fueling hunger, conflict and inequality at an unprecedented rate in the countries least equipped to deal with the impact, according to a new report released on Friday by Oxfam, the international aid agency.
The charity looked at the 10 countries that were the subject of the most United Nations appeals for extreme weather-related crises since 2000: Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Djibouti, Guatemala, Haiti, Kenya, Madagascar, Niger, Somalia and Zimbabwe. The report found that these countries have seen the number of people suffering acute hunger — when food is scarce — more than double in the last six years to 48 million, with nearly 18 million on the brink of starvation, when people succumb to that scarcity of food.
Pointing to recent crises such as the droughts across the Horn of Africa and the devastating floods in Pakistan, the report highlights how weather extremes are becoming more common and more severe – increasing by fivefold in the last 50 years.
The countries least responsible for climate change are suffering the most
Yet despite the destruction wrought by climate change, collectively those 10 climate hot spot nations are responsible for just 0.1% of global carbon emissions. The G20 nations — which represent 19 of the world's largest economies, plus the European Union — contribute around 80%.
"These countries which are most impacted are the ones who contribute least to climate change and have the least resources," said report author Emily Farr. She thinks that countries that pollute the most have a moral imperative to support their climate-vulnerable neighbors.
Earlier this year, as part of the research for the "Hunger in a Heating World" report, Farr, who works on food security issues for Oxfam, visited Somalia, where one of the world's worst humanitarian disasters is unfolding.
"The impact from what is now five consecutive seasons of drought is visible," Farr said. "I talked to families living on rice and nothing else." She says the impoverished families acknowledged that she must be tired of hearing them talk about the help they need, and that they in turn are tired of asking. The families told her that they need investment to help them adapt for the long term.
The charity offers pointed criticism of the oil and gas industry. It cites a not-yet-published analysis of World Bank data claiming that companies have amassed profits of $2.8 billion a day for the last 50 years, yet the report notes that insufficient funds have been allocated to help those affected by climate change.
"Less than 18 days of those profits would cover the entire $48.82 billion U.N. humanitarian appeal for 2022," the report states.
It's not just climate change that's bringing a hunger crisis
Oxfam points out that while climate change is not the only cause of the impoverishment of people in the listed countries, sudden weather extremes multiply the effects of pre-existing conflict, inequality and economic shocks like the COVID-19 pandemic. And for millions of people, time is already running out.
"While aid has saved lives, it is facing cuts and in Somalia we expect to see famine before the end of the year unless we see a massive scaling up of funding," Farr observed. Oxfam defines famine as when 30% of the population is acutely malnourished due to a complete lack of access to food. "There is still a small window to prevent it, but it is incredibly urgent because other countries could follow," she said.
The report also highlights the irony that the global food system is partly to blame for the soaring hunger with its industrial model and reliance on chemicals contributing up to a third of total greenhouse gas emissions.
"The food system is heavily oriented toward the corporate model of production. Meanwhile, smallholders who are minimal contributors to climate change and use sustainable techniques don't get the support they need." Farr said.
Gernot Laganda, director of Climate and Disaster Risk Reduction at the U.N. World Food Program, says the report outlines how more frequent and severe climate crises overload the already strained humanitarian aid system.
"When you are bogged down in repeated cycles of crisis response, you don't have time and finances to work on vulnerability reduction on the long-term basis," Laganda said. "The diversification of our food and energy systems is the number one risk management strategy that we need to employ."
Ahead of U.N. General Assembly meetings this week, and the COP 27 climate change conference in Egypt in November, Oxfam is calling for polluting nations to adopt a suite of measures alongside emissions reductions. They're calling for emergency funds for people facing imminent famine, both debt cancellation and compensation for impacted countries and increased investment in local food production.
Whether Oxfam's advocacy will be heeded remains to be seen. Last year after the COP 26 in Glasgow, the charity condemned rich countries for blocking a proposal to compensate climate-hit developing countries for damage already wrought.
The report also calls for the provision of safe and legal routes for people impelled to move due to climate change. In Somalia over a million have been internally displaced just this year. In Latin America, weather conditions have decimated harvests of coffee and maize, forcing members of vulnerable communities to migrate to the United States.
Wealthy industrialized countries may be less exposed to extreme weather but are far from immune, as indicated by recent record drought in Europe and scorching temperatures across the United States.
Laganda warns that if global temperatures do not subside, then the world will reach a tipping point where weather extremes could increasingly become the norm: "Climate impacts hit the most vulnerable first, but they don't have boundaries. It can happen to any economy in the world."
Andrew Connelly is a British freelance journalist focusing on politics, migration and conflict. He tweets @connellyandrew.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
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