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ATLANTA — William Contreras hopes Ronald Acuña Jr. is starting to hit his stride, even if it’s mid-September after being slowed by knee soreness most of the year.
“We’re talking about the best player in the league and thank God he’s on our team,” Contreras said via a translator. “He brings the energy to us.”
Acuña hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in a six-run eighth inning off Seranthony Domínguez and the Atlanta Braves rallied for a 7-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night.
The opposite-field shot erased a 2-1 deficit and touched off a wild celebration at sold-out Truist Park, helping the Braves stay a game behind the first-place New York Mets in the NL East.
Contreras connected off Phillies starter Ranger Suárez to make it 1-all in the fourth and added an RBI single off Domínguez to make it 4-2. Contreras went 3 for 4.
Domínguez walked pinch-hitter Eddie Rosario to begin the eighth and Acuña attacked on the first pitch he saw, sending a 98 mph sinker 383 feet into the seats in right-center for his 12th homer. Austin Riley doubled, advanced on a walk and scored on Contreras’ hit up the middle. Michael Harris II added an RBI single and Ozzie Albies a two-run bloop double to make it 7-2.
Acuña played right field instead of serving as designated hitter Friday, freeing manager Brian Snitker to use Contreras, an All-Star like his teammate, as DH. Acuña’s surgically repaired right knee has given him fits through much of the season as he’s returned from missing the second half of last year.
“Ronald is a teammate of mine and obviously want the best for him and it was a good opportunity for him to get the DH (at-bats),” Contreras said. “We want to take care of him. In that sense it hurt my playing time a little bit, but I’m glad we were able to do that to take care of Ronald’s knee.”
Kyle Schwarber hit his NL-leading and career-high 39th homer and Jean Segura also went deep to back Phillies starter Ranger Suárez.
Schwarber made it 1-0 to begin the fourth when he got the first hit off Max Fried at Truist Park since the fifth inning of an Aug. 30 loss to Colorado, a span of nine innings. The ball sailed 410 feet into the Braves’ bullpen and left his bat at 110 mph.
Suárez held the Braves to one run on two hits in six innings after going 0-2 with a 5.06 ERA in his three previous starts against Atlanta this year. The lefty walked three and struck out four, lowering his road ERA to 1.63 in nine starts since June 7.
The Phillies began the day 2 1/2 games up on San Diego for the second wild card. Defending World Series champion Atlanta had lost four of five but have a 66-28 record since June 1, best in the majors over that span.
After Contreras tied it at 1 with his 18th homer — a 439-foot shot that came off his bat at 112 mph and landed in the seats in left-center — Segura responded with his 10th homer to make it 2-1 in the fifth.
Jesse Chavez (4-1) earned the win after getting the final out of the eighth. Domínguez (6-5) allowed three hits and five runs in two-thirds of an inning.
“Any time you lose a game like that, it’s tough,” Phillies interim manager Rob Thomson said. “But these guys know what’s ahead of them and they’re going to bounce back just like they have all year.”
Fried threw a season-high 110 pitches, allowing two runs and four hits with three walks and four strikeouts in six innings. The All-Star lefty’s most recent start at Truist Park, a 7-1 win over Miami on Sept. 4, ended with five innings of hitless ball in a rain-shortened outing.
“I felt like I could’ve been a little bit better,” Fried said. “Keeping us in the game was definitely where I was at. That eighth inning was huge. Put together great at-bats and really put us over the edge.”
The teams began the night having split 12 games against each other this season, but the Braves have won nine of their last 12 against Philadelphia at Truist Park, outscoring the Phillies 63-40.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Phillies: RHP Zack Wheeler, on the injured list with forearm tendinitis, faced hitters before the game and was hitting 96-98 mph on the radar gun, Thomson said. Provided he has no setbacks, Wheeler will start Wednesday against Toronto and will be on a pitch count. … INF Edmundo Sosa was placed on the 10-day IL with a right hamstring strain. Yairo Muñoz was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. … 1B Rhys Hoskins tried to swing but is still sore after getting hit on the hand by a pitch Wednesday against Miami and was held out of the lineup. … RF Nick Castellanos (right oblique strain) will start swinging in the next couple of days. He’s been playing catch and throwing to bases and doing some outfield fundamentals, but still has stiffness. There is no timetable for his return.
Braves: Albies returned from the injured list after the two-time All-Star missed 81 games with a broken left foot. He went 1 for 4. … RHP Kirby Yates (right elbow inflammation) was placed on the injured list. William Woods was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett.
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He has 31 homers in the leadoff spot to snap a tie with Jimmy Rollins in 2007 for the most in a single season in franchise history.
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Phillies RF Daulton Guthrie raced 124 feet to foul territory to make a sliding catch near the wall for the second out of the fifth.
NEAR CAPACITY
There were some empty seats, but the Braves still announced a crowd 42,578, the 36th sellout of the season.
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Phillies Aaron Nola (9-11, 3.31 ERA) will face RHP Jake Odorizzi (5-5, 4.15) as the teams play the second game of a three-game series.
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ATLANTA (AP) — Chris Reynolds' threw a 2-yard scoring pass to Grant DuBose with 17 seconds left and Charlotte reclaimed the lead and went on to beat Georgia State 42-41 on Saturday.
Reynolds threw for a career-high five touchdown passes, and his fourth occurred 10 seconds into the fourth quarter when he tossed a 31-yard screen pass to Henry Rutledge for a 35-27 49ers' lead.
Georgia State responded with an 11-play, 75-yard scoring drive that ended on Tucker Gregg's 2-yard scoring run to reduce the deficit to 35-33 following the failed two-point conversion.
With 1:39 remaining, the Panthers' Darren Grainger threw a 32-yard scoring pass to Jamari Thrash. Grainger ran it in for the two-point conversion to give Georgia State a 41-35 lead before Charlotte (1-3) mounted its game-winning drive.
Reynolds finished 31-for-43 passing for 401 yards.
Grainer went 22-for-34 passing for 343 and four TDs for the Panthers (0-3). Jamari Thrash caught 10 passes for 213 yards and a touchdown. Gregg scored twice and ran for 100 yards on 23 carries.
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WA Portland OR Zone Forecast for Saturday, September 17, 2022
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National Weather Service Portland OR
230 AM PDT Sun Sep 18 2022
Spot Temperatures are for Today, Tonight, Monday, Monday
Night, and Tuesday.
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South Washington Coast-
Including the cities of Raymond, Long Beach, Ocean Park, Naselle,
Cathlamet, and Cape Disappointment
230 AM PDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Morning clouds, becoming partly sunny. A 20 percent
chance of showers early this morning. Highs 65 to 75. Light wind,
becoming north 5 to 10 mph by afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Northwest wind 5 to
10 mph becoming light after midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy morning fog. Highs 70 to 75. Light
wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 55. Northwest wind 5 to
10 mph becoming light after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Partly to mostly sunny. Highs 70 to 80. Light wind
becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 50 to 55.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 65 to 70.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 55.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers early.
Highs around 65.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Lows around 55.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Highs around 65.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers. Lows 50 to 55.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
morning. Highs 65 to 70.
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Willapa Hills-
Including the cities of Willapa, Frances, Elk Mountain,
and Ryderwood
230 AM PDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers in the
morning, then partly sunny. Highs 70 to 75. Light wind, becoming
north 5 to 10 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 45 to 50. Light wind.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 75. Light wind.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. North wind 5 to
10 mph becoming light after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy. Highs
around 75. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 50 to 55.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 65 to 70.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Lows 50 to 55.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
morning. Highs 60 to 65.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Lows 50 to 55.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Highs 60 to 65.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers. Lows around 50.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 65 to 70.
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Including the cities of Toutle, Ariel, Lake Merwin, Yale Lake,
and Cougar
230 AM PDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers this
morning. Highs 70 to 75. Light wind becoming north 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Light wind.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 75 to 80. Light wind.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 50 to 55. Northwest wind 5 to
10 mph becoming light after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 70 to 80. Light wind becoming
north 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 50 to 55.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Highs 65 to 70.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers. Lows 50 to 55.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
morning. Highs 60 to 65.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Highs 60 to 70.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in
the evening. Lows around 50.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 65 to 70.
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Including the cities of Coldwater Ridge Visitors Center,
Mount St. Helens, and Wind River Valley
230 AM PDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
morning. Snow level above 8000 feet. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Free air freezing level 10000 feet.
Light wind.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Free air freezing level 11000 feet. Light
wind.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Free air freezing level 13000 feet.
Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Free air freezing level 12000 feet.
East wind 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Free air freezing level 12000
feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Snow level above 8000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers. Snow level above 8000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
morning. Snow level above 8000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Free air freezing level 12000
feet.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers. Snow
level above 8000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in
the evening. Snow level above 8000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Partly to mostly sunny. Free air freezing level 14000
feet.
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LONDON (AP) — Events surrounding Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral on Monday cap 10 days of national mourning and are expected to be watched by hundreds of thousands of people packed onto the streets of London and millions around the world. Those are just a few of the staggering array of numbers generated by the death of the 96-year-old monarch after a 70-year-reign.
Here are some figures that have swirled around London and the rest of the United Kingdom in the aftermath of death on Sept. 8 at her summer retreat in Scotland of the only monarch most Britons have ever known.
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— 2,000: Dignitaries and guests in Westminster Abbey for the the state funeral, ranging from King Charles III and other royals to world leaders including U.S. President Joe Biden to members of the British public who helped battle the COVID-19 pandemic.
— 800: Guests at a committal service later in the day at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle.
— 5,949: Military personnel deployed throughout the meticulously choreographed operation that began with the queen’s death on Sept. 8 at her Balmoral Estate in the Scottish Highlands. That number comprises 4,416 from the army, 847 from the navy and 686 from the air force. In addition, around 175 armed forces personnel from Commonwealth nations have been involved.
— 1,650: At least that number of military personnel will be involved in the pomp-filled procession of the queen’s coffin from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch after her funeral. A further 1,000 will line the streets along the procession route When the coffin reaches Windsor, 410 military personnel will take part in the procession, 480 will line streets, 150 will be in a guard of honor and line steps and 130 more will fulfil other ceremonial duties.
— 142: Royal Navy ratings who will pull the state gun carriage carrying the queen’s coffin on Monday when it leaves the Houses of Parliament for her funeral.
— More than 10,000: Police officers. Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stuart Cundy said the “hugely complex” policing operation is the biggest in the London force’s history, surpassing the London 2012 Olympics which saw up to 10,000 police officers on duty per day.
— 22: Miles (36 kilometers) of barriers erected in central London alone to control crowds and keep key areas around the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace secure.
— 1 million: The number of people London transport authorities expect to visit the capital on Monday. Around 250 extra rail services will run to move people in and out of the city.
— 5: Miles (8 kilometers) of people lining up to file past the queen’s coffin in Westminster Hall. The mammoth queue stretched back from the Houses of Parliament along the south bank of the River Thames to Southwark Park. The number of people in the queue is unlikely to be known until after the lying-in-state closes early on Monday.
— 125: Movie theaters that will open their doors to broadcast Monday’s funeral live.
— 2,868: Diamonds, along with 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds, 269 pearls, and 4 rubies, sparkle in the Imperial State Crown that rested on the queen’s coffin as it lay in state.
— 2: Minutes of silence at the end of the funeral at Westminster Abbey.
— 1: Coffin. The silent eye in the days-long storm of pomp, pageantry and protection is a single, flag-draped oak coffin carrying the only monarch most Britons have ever known.
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HAVANA -- Puerto Ricans braced for severe wind and extreme rain as Tropical Storm Fiona bore down amid expectations it would grow into a hurricane before striking the U.S. territory's southern coast Sunday afternoon.
Forecasters said "historic" levels of rain were expected to produce landslides and heavy flooding, with up to 20 inches forecast in isolated areas.
"It's time to take action and be concerned," said Nino Correa, Puerto Rico's emergency management commissioner.
Fiona was centered 150 miles (240 kilometers) southeast of Ponce, Puerto Rico, late Saturday. It had maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 kph) and was moving west-northwest at 8 mph (13 kph).
The storm was forecast to pummel cities and towns along Puerto Rico's southern coast that are still recovering from a string of strong earthquakes that hit the region starting in late 2019, with several schools still shuttered and debris to be removed.
MORE NEWS | New Yorkers concerned for family in Puerto Rico as Fiona approaches
More than 100 people had sought shelter across the island by Saturday night, the majority of them in the southern coastal city of Guayanilla.
With Fiona due just two days before the anniversary of Hurricane Maria, a deadly Category 4 storm that hit on Sept. 20, 2017, anxiety levels ran high across the island. People boarded up windows and stocked up on food and water.
"I think all of us Puerto Ricans who lived through Maria have that post-traumatic stress of, 'What is going to happen, how long is it going to last and what needs might we face?'" said Danny Hernández, who works in the capital of San Juan but planned to weather the storm with his parents and family in the western town of Mayaguez.
He said the atmosphere was gloomy at the supermarket as he and others made sure they were well-stocked before the storm hit.
"After Maria, we all experienced scarcity to some extent," he said.
Many Puerto Ricans also were concerned about blackouts, with Luma, the company that operates power transmission and distribution, warning of "widespread service interruptions."
WATCH: Hurricane Hunters video from inside Fiona
Puerto Rico's power grid was razed by Hurricane Maria and remains frail, with reconstruction starting only recently. Outages are a daily occurrence, and fires at power plants have occurred in recent months.
Puerto Rico's governor, Pedro Pierluisi, said he was ready to declare a state of emergency if needed and activated the National Guard as the Atlantic hurricane season's sixth named storm approached.
"What worries me most is the rain," said forecaster Ernesto Morales with the National Weather Service in San Juan.
Fiona was predicted to drop 5 to 10 inches (13 to 25 centimeters) of rain over eastern and southern Puerto Rico, with as much as 20 inches (51 centimeters) in isolated spots.
It was forecast to swipe past the Dominican Republic on Monday and then northern Haiti and the Turks and Caicos Islands with the threat of heavy rain. It could threaten the far southern end of the Bahamas on Tuesday.
A hurricane warning was posted for the Dominican Republic's eastern coast from Cabo Caucedo to Cabo Frances Viejo.
Fiona previously battered the eastern Caribbean, killing one man in the French territory of Guadeloupe when floods washed his home away, officials said. The storm also damaged roads, uprooted trees and destroyed at least one bridge.
Fiona isn't expected to have a direct impact for the eastern seaboard, but we could see higher threat for rip currents at beaches.
In the eastern Pacific, Tropical Storm Lester dissipated Saturday afternoon after making landfall to the south of Acapulco on Mexico's southwestern coast.
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Tropical Storm Madeline formed farther out in the Pacific, but forecasters predicted it would not pose any threat to land as it moved away from Mexico.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — A strong earthquake shook much of Taiwan on Sunday, toppling a three-story building and temporarily trapping four people inside, stranding about 400 tourists on a mountainside, and knocking part of a passenger train off its tracks.
The magnitude 6.8 quake was the largest among dozens that have rattled the island's southeastern coast since Saturday evening, when a 6.4 quake struck the same area. There were no immediate reports of serious injuries.
Most of the damage appeared to be north of the epicenter, which Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau said was in the town of Chishang at the relatively shallow depth of 7 kilometers (4 miles).
The three-story building, which had a 7-11 convenience store on the ground floor and residences on the upper ones, collapsed in nearby Yuli town, the island's Central News Agency said.
The 70-year-old owner of the building and his wife were rescued first, but it took longer to get to a 39-year-old woman and her 5-year-old daughter.
A photo released by the Hualien city government showed the girl lying on a blanket and being handed down a metal ladder from the top of the debris by helmeted rescue workers in orange uniforms.
The top two stories of the building were left sprawled across a small street and onto the other side, with electricity wires pulled down by the fallen structure.
More than 7,000 households were reported without power in Yuli, and water pipes were also damaged.
Police and firefighters rushed to a bridge collapse on a two-lane road in what appeared to be a rural part of the same town where three people and one or more vehicles may have fallen off, according to media reports.
Also in Yuli, a landslide trapped nearly 400 tourists on a mountain famous for the orange day lilies that blanket its slopes this time of year, the Central News Agency said. They had no electricity and a weak cellphone signal.
Debris from a falling canopy on a platform at Dongli station in Fuli town, which is between Yuli and the epicenter at Chishang, hit a passing train, derailing six cars, the Central News Agency said, citing the railway administration. None of the 20 passengers were injured.
The shaking was felt at the north end of the island in the capital, Taipei. In Taoyuan city, west of Taipei and 210 kilometers (130 miles) north of the epicenter, a man was injured by a ceiling collapse on the 5th floor of a sports center.
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami advisory for several southern Japanese islands near Taiwan, but later lifted it.
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BEIJING (AP) — As world leaders gather in New York at the annual U.N. General Assembly, rising superpower China is also focusing on another United Nations body that is meeting across the Atlantic Ocean in Geneva.
Chinese diplomats are speaking out and lobbying others at an ongoing session of the Human Rights Council to thwart a possible call for further scrutiny of what it calls its anti-extremism campaign in Xinjiang, following a United Nations report on abuses against Uyghurs and other largely Muslim ethnic groups in the western China border region.
The concurrent meetings illustrate China’s divided approach to the United Nations and its growing global influence. Beijing looks to the U.N., where it can count on support from countries it has befriended and in many cases assisted financially, as a counterweight to U.S.-led blocs such as the Group of Seven, which have grown increasingly hostile toward China.
“China sees the U.N. as an important forum that it can use to further its strategic interests and goals, and to reform the global order,” said Helena Legarda from the Mercator Institute for China Studies in Berlin.
While holding up the United Nations as a model of multilateralism, China rejects criticism or decisions that the ruling Communist Party sees as counter to its interests. Its diplomats struck back at the report published last month by the U.N. human rights office raising concerns about possible “crimes against humanity” in Xinjiang — vowing to suspend cooperation with the office and blasting what it described as a Western plot to undermine China’s rise.
China had pushed hard to block the report on Xinjiang, delaying its release for more than a year. In the end, the information did come out — but just minutes before embattled U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet left office.
Like the United States, China feels a certain freedom to ignore U.N. institutions when it wants: The Trump administration pulled the U.S. out of the Human Rights Council in 2018, accusing it of anti-Israel bias. The Biden administration jumped back in this year, and has made a priority of defending Israel in the 47-member-state body.
Also like the United States, China leverages its influence to get its way — effectively stymieing an investigation by the U.N.’s World Health Organization into whether China was the birthplace of the coronavirus pandemic.
Ken Roth, the former executive director of Human Rights Watch, said Chinese President Xi Jinping is trying to redefine what human rights are, in part by casting economic development as a key criterion. China, Roth said, “more than any government in the past, is trying to undermine the U.N. human rights system” — by pressuring U.N. officials, retaliating against witnesses and trying to bribe governments.
“One of their top priorities right now — maybe after Taiwan — is to avoid condemnation by the Human Rights Council,” Roth said. The self-governing island of Taiwan is claimed by China as its sovereign territory, an issue that the Beijing government is vociferous about internationally.
Shi Yinhong, an international relations expert at Renmin University in China, said advocating for the U.N.’s role in maintaining the international order doesn’t mean that China agrees with every U.N. body, citing the COVID-19 origins study and the recent Xinjiang report.
“When the U.N high commissioner for human rights issues such a report, in the eyes of China, it is the same as all organizations in the world, no matter official or private, that defames China,” Shi said.
But China doesn’t want its pique toward the rights office, which falls under U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, to spill over to its deepening relationship with other parts of the world body that deal with refugees, climate, the internet, satellites, world hunger, atomic weapons, energy and much more.
China wields power as one of the five veto-holding members of the Security Council, helping it build relationships with the United States and others who needed China’s support for past resolutions on Iran and North Korea.
That influence has diminished somewhat with the overall deterioration of U.S.-China ties, Shi said. Subsequently, both China and Russia vetoed a U.S.-backed resolution in May to impose new sanctions on North Korea.
Under Xi, who came to power 10 years ago, China has expanded its U.N. involvement from primarily international development early on to political, peace and security issues, Legarda said.
She noted how China has had its concepts and language worked into U.N. resolutions and used the U.N. system to promote a “Global Development Initiative” proposed by Xi in a video address to last year’s General Assembly.
“This is a reflection of China’s more assertive and ambitious foreign policy under Xi,” Legarda said.
China has stepped into a diplomatic void created by a lack of U.S. leadership, said Daniel Warner, a Geneva-based political analyst. Former President Donald Trump shunned many international institutions, Warner said, and successor Joe Biden has been preoccupied with domestic issues.
Chinese hold the top jobs at three of the U.N.’s 18 specialized agencies: the Food and Agricultural Organization, the Industrial Development Organization and the International Telecommunications Union, where the United States has put up a candidate to succeed outgoing chief Houlin Zhao. A Chinese official headed the International Civil Aviation Organization until last year.
For China, it’s a matter of prestige as well as influence, Warner said.
“The United States and the Western countries were very much involved in the initial United Nations,” he said. “China doesn’t want to have that kind of leadership. They’re not talking about liberal values, but they want to make sure that their interests are defended in the U.N. system.”
Chinese diplomats spearheaded a joint statement — which it said was backed by 30 countries including Russia, North Korea, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela — that blasted “disinformation” behind the U.N. report on Xinjiang and the “erroneous conclusions” drawn in it. And China’s ambassador in Geneva said Beijing could no longer cooperate with the human rights office — without specifying how.
Sarah Brooks, a China expert at the International Society for Human Rights advocacy group in Geneva, said China could hold up its funding for the office — which lately has come in at $800,000 a year, far less than Western countries that give tens of millions.
Still, Brooks said it would be a “huge blow” if funding from China were to stop, in part because many countries appreciate and support the causes that Beijing helps pay for.
“The optics of it are really damaging,” she said. “You have a country that says, ‘Hi, I want to be responsible, but I’m so thin-skinned … I’m still going to lash out at the organization that drafted it.’”
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Keaten reported from Geneva. Edith M. Lederer at the United Nations contributed to this report.
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BOSTON (AP) — Brady Singer pitched out of a bases-loaded, nobody out jam in the third and finished with six shutout innings on Saturday to lead the Kansas City Royals over the Boston Red Sox 9-0.
Pitching in Fenway Park for the first time, Singer (9-4) won his fifth straight decision, allowing five singles and a walk while striking out five. It was the second straight start without allowing a run for the 26-year-old College World Series champion from Florida.
MJ Melendez and Vinnie Pasquantino had three hits apiece for the Royals; Melendez scored four runs and Pasquantino drove in three. The first four batters in the Kansas City lineup went 10 for 20 with eight RBIs.
Rich Hill (7-7) gave up four runs on eight hits and a balk, striking out four.
The Red Sox loaded the bases on two singles and a walk with nobody out in the third inning and the top of the order coming up. But Singer got Tommy Pham to pop up in front of the mound, Rafael Devers was called out on strikes, and J.D. Martinez popped up to first base.
BIRDS OF A FEATHER
Red Sox right fielder Alex Verdugo lost a ball in the sun in the fifth inning when Pasquantino hit a liner directly at him. Verdugo stood helplessly until the ball bounced right in front of him and then off his right arm.
He picked it up and threw it in, but not before Bobby Witt Jr. had scored from first. The play originally was scored a single and an error, but then was changed to a double.
Center fielder Kiké Hernandez had more than the sun to contend with when he settled under Pasquantino’s high popup in the first inning. As Hernandez and Verdugo moved in to field the ball, a small flock of birds took off from where they were resting on the grass.
Hernandez managed to make the catch.
DEBUT
RHP Franklin German made his major league debut for Boston, coming in to start the sixth inning. It didn’t go well.
All four batters he faced reached — on two singles and a pair of walks. He left with the bases loaded and one run in, and Eduard Bazardo allowed another run to score when Melendez grounded into a fielder’s choice. Witt and Pasquantino singled to score two more and give the Royals n 8-0 lead.
UP NEXT
The series finale will see Boston RHP Nick Pivetta (9-11) face Kansas City’s Kris Bubic (2-11).
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By The Associated Press
LONDON — London’s transport authority says it is preparing for around 1 million people to visit the British capital Monday for Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral.
Transport for London chief Andy Byford said Sunday the capital has seen “huge numbers of additional passengers” since the queen died on Sept. 8. But he said demand will “reach a climax” on Monday.
Across the country some 250 extra train services will run, including some overnight trains. Peter Hendy, chairman of Network Rail, said Monday will see the “biggest public transport operation since the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
More than 100 Heathrow Airport flights will be canceled to prevent aircraft noise disturbing the funeral at Westminster Abbey Monday morning and the queen’s committal service at Windsor Castle afterward.
The west London airport said 15% of its 1,200 flights due to take off or land on Monday will be disrupted.
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KEY DEVELOPMENTS:
— World leaders head to London for Queen Elizabeth II funeral
— Royal lying in state rituals endure despite changing times
— Queen paved the way for transition to Charles in final years
— Chinese factory churns out British flags after queen’s death
— Find more AP coverage here
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OTHER DEVELOPMENTS:
LONDON — The wife of King Charles III is paying tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II and her strength as a woman in a world dominated by male leaders for much of her 70-year reign.
In a video message being broadcast Sunday night, Queen Consort Camilla says: “It must have been so difficult for her being a solitary woman.”
She adds: “There weren’t women prime ministers or presidents. She was the only one, so I think she carved her own role.”
The late queen, who died Sept. 8 aged 96, ended years of debate about Camilla’s title when she said on the eve of her Platinum Jubilee earlier this year that it was her “sincere wish” that Camilla, then the Duchess of Cornwall, be known as queen consort when her eldest son became king.
In a personal reflection on her time with the queen, Camilla says: “She’s got those wonderful blue eyes, that when she smiles they light up her whole face.”
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LONDON — London Police say they have charged a man who is accused of lunging at Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin as it lay in state at the Houses of Parliament with a public order offense.
The Metropolitan Police say in a statement that Muhammad Khan, a 28-year-old from east London, is charged with behavior intended to “cause alarm, harassment or distress.”
Tracey Holland told Sky News that her 7-year-old niece was pushed out of the way by a man who tried to “run up to the coffin, lift up the standard and try to do I don’t know what.” She said police detained the man in “two seconds.”
Khan is set to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday – the day of the queen’s state funeral.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
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BERNEY WILKINSON: Mental illness has broad definition
The term “mental illness” typically elicits a strong response. When most people think of someone with a mental illness, they tend to think of some movie scene of a dimly lit psychiatric hospital with patients shuffling around talking to themselves while others are unresponsive because they are overmedicated.
As a result of how it is depicted in popular media, the concept of mental illness has garnered a very negative connotation. In fact, there are many in society who refuse to seek treatment for psychological struggles out of fear of being seen as mentally ill. As such, it is important for us to consider what this term really means, and to perhaps find a different way to think about it.
Technically speaking, a mental illness is any diagnosed condition that affects a person’s emotions, behaviors or thoughts. That is, of course, a very broad definition and encompasses a lot of different things. In fact, while it includes serious psychological disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, it also includes very common conditions, such as depression and ADHD.
The negative perspective so many of us have about mental illness is one of the main factors that make people resistant to seek mental health treatment. That is, it is commonly believed that seeking mental health treatment means that you have a mental illness. But that perspective simply is not true. Would you consider a person mentally ill if he or she is seeking guidance for repairing a damaged relationship? Would you consider a person to have a mental illness if they need to talk to a professional after losing a loved one in an accident? Would you consider a person to be mentally ill if they sought help to cope with the effects of being abused as a child?
While most people would agree that these experiences are legitimate reasons for talking to a professional, many who are struggling with these issues still resist the idea of working with a mental health professional. Some feel as though they can deal with it on their own, while others simply do not want to risk being seen as having a mental illness. Either way, these individuals tend to struggle far longer than is necessary.
We need to shift the way we think about mental illness and mental health. If something is affecting your emotions, thoughts or behaviors, then it is affecting your mental wellness. It doesn’t mean that you are broken or weak or that you are at risk for being locked in one of those psychiatric hospitals you’ve seen in the movies. However, it may mean that you would benefit from talking to a mental health professional who can help you work through whatever it is that is causing problems for you. We don’t hesitate to see a doctor when we have a physical problem. Why not do the same if something is affecting you mentally?
For most people, psychotherapy is only needed for a short time. In fact, there are many who we see only three or four times before they are feeling better and more capable of managing whatever it was that was causing them distress. If you, or someone you love, is struggling with something that is affecting their mental wellness, contact a mental health professional and get the help you need to feel healthy and happy again.
Dr. Berney, a licensed psychologist with Psychological Associates of Central Florida in Lakeland, is a national speaker and the co-author of "Handbook for Raising an Emotionally Healthy Child." Listen to Dr. Berney's podcast, "The Mental Breakdown,” on iTunes and YouTube. You can submit questions or topics to Dr. Berney by email at drberney@pacflorida.com.
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President Biden arrives in London to mourn Queen Elizabeth
President Joe Biden arrived in London late Saturday for a two-day visit honoring Queen Elizabeth II, the long-reigning monarch he says "defined an era."
Biden is joining leaders from dozens of other nations to pay their respects to the late sovereign, whom he met last year and declared afterward reminded him of his own mother.
On Sunday afternoon, the president and First Lady Jill Biden will pay their respects to the Queen, whose coffin has been lying in state at Westminster Hall, before signing a book of condolence and attending a reception for visiting leaders hosted by Britain's new king, Charles III.
For Biden, it is a moment to reflect on a monarch who embodied a commitment to public service and whose life charted the major historical events of the last 100 years.
Biden and the Queen first met in 1982, when as a young senator, Biden's own Irish American mother instructed him: "Don't you bow down to her."
He didn't bow down then, or when he met the Queen as president last year while attending a Group of 7 summit in England. But his respect for a woman whose constancy on the world stage over the last century was unparalleled has been plain.
"She was a great lady. We're so delighted we got to meet her," Biden said on the day that she died.
The Queen's surprise decision last year to travel to the Cornish coast to meet world leaders at the G7 summit was a signal of her desire to remain engaged in global affairs.
Later that week, when she hosted Biden and First Lady Jill Biden for tea at Windsor Castle, she inquired about two authoritarian leaders, Presidents Xi Jinping of China and Vladimir Putin of Russia, the president told reporters afterward.
"She had such curiosity. She wanted to know all about American politics, what was happening. So, she put us at ease," Jill Biden said recently in an interview with NBC.
At Sunday evening's reception, Biden will see Charles for the first time since he became King. The two men have met previously and spoke last week by phone.
As Prince of Wales, Charles was a passionate campaigner for certain issues Biden has also championed, including combating climate change. It remains to be seen how involved the new King will be on those issues going forward.
Relatively close in age -- Charles is 73, Biden is 79 -- the two men have a shared experience of being in the public eye for decades before assuming their current roles as heads of state.
On his call with the King, Biden "conveyed the great admiration of the American people for the Queen, whose dignity and constancy deepened the enduring friendship and special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom," the White House said. "President Biden conveyed his wish to continue a close relationship with the King."
Security in the British capital is at its highest level in memory as Biden and dozens of other world leaders convene to remember the late Queen, who met 13 sitting U.S. presidents during her reign.
White House aides have declined to provide specific security details for the president's visit but say they are working well with their British counterparts to ensure the demands of presidential security are met.
Plans for the Queen's funeral have been in place for years, allowing U.S. advisers greater insight into precisely what will happen over the coming days as they make security arrangements. The White House said it received an invitation only for the president and first lady, making for a slimmed-down American footprint.
Biden traveled with his national security adviser, communications director and other personal aides aboard Air Force One to London.
When reports emerged last week that world leaders would be required to ride on a bus to the funeral, U.S. officials were skeptical and shot down the suggestion Biden that would travel to Westminster Abbey in a coach.
In 2018, when other world leaders traveled together in a bus to a World War I memorial in Paris, then-U.S. President Donald Trump traveled separately in his own vehicle. The White House explained at the time that the separate trip was "due to security protocols."
The Queen's death came at a moment of economic and political turmoil for the United Kingdom. A new prime minister, Liz Truss, entered office after months of uncertainty following the decision of her predecessor, Boris Johnson, to step down.
Truss invited several visiting world leaders to meet individually at 10 Downing Street this weekend. In the role for only a little more than a week, it will be Truss' first time meeting face to face with many of her foreign counterparts.
While her office initially said Biden would be among the leaders visiting Downing Street, it was later announced that Truss and the president would meet for formal bilateral talks on Wednesday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
A host of issues are currently testing the U.S.-UK "special relationship," which has been heralded repeatedly in the days since the Queen's death.
It was only two days after Truss traveled to Balmoral Castle in Scotland to formally accept the Queen's appointment as prime minister that the long-reigning monarch passed away. Since then, the country has been in a formal period of mourning.
Truss inherited a deep economic crisis, fueled by high inflation and soaring energy costs, that has led to fears the UK could soon enter a prolonged recession. The challenges have been aggravated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which has caused volatility in oil and gas markets.
While few in the Biden administration shed tears at Johnson's resignation-- Biden once described him as the "physical and emotional clone" of Trump -- the U.S. and the UK were deeply aligned in their approach to Russia under his leadership.
White House officials expect that cooperation will continue under Truss, even as she comes under pressure to ease economic pressures at home.
Less certain, however, is whether Truss's hard-line approach to Brexit will sour relations with Biden. The president has taken a personal interest in the particular issue of the Northern Ireland Protocol, a post-Brexit arrangement that requires extra checks on goods moving between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.
The rules were designed to keep the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland open and avoid a return to sectarian violence. But Truss has moved to rewrite those rules, causing deep anxiety in both Brussels and Washington.
Biden, who makes frequent references to his Irish ancestry, has made his views clear on the issue, even though it does not directly involve the United States. Congressional Democrats have similarly expressed concern over any steps that could reignite the Northern Ireland conflict.
In their first phone call as counterparts earlier this month, Biden raised the matter with Truss, according to the White House. A U.S. readout of their conversation said they discussed a "shared commitment to protecting the gains of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and the importance of reaching a negotiated agreement with the European Union on the Northern Ireland Protocol."
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CA Eureka CA Zone Forecast for Saturday, September 17, 2022
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National Weather Service Eureka CA
259 AM PDT Sun Sep 18 2022
This is an average forecast over a large and geographically diverse
area. For a specific forecast for your location...please refer to
the point and click forecast on our webpage at:
Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation
are for today, tonight, and Monday.
CAZ101-190100-
Coastal Del Norte-
259 AM PDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Cloudy. Rain showers in the morning, then rain showers
likely in the afternoon. Highs 59 to 69. North wind around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Lows 47 to 57.
Northeast wind around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers in the
morning, then chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs
62 to 72. East wind around 5 mph shifting to the northwest in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Lows 46 to
56. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Highs 60 to 70.
East wind around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Cloudy. Chance of rain showers.
Lows 46 to 56. Highs 58 to 70.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Slight chance of
rain showers. Lows 45 to 55.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Highs 60 to 70.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 45 to 55. Highs
60 to 72.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 46 to 56. Highs
62 to 75.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Crescent City 62 54 64 / 80 30 40
Klamath 66 52 70 / 80 40 40
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CAZ102-190100-
Del Norte Interior-
259 AM PDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers in the morning, then rain
showers likely in the afternoon. Highs 55 to 70. Southeast wind
20 to 25 mph at higher elevation.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Lows 46 to 56.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers through the day.
Slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 61 to 76.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 47 to 57.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs 60 to 75.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 47 to 57.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Highs 56 to
71.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers.
Lows 45 to 55.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs 62 to 76.
Lows 46 to 56.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 64 to 78.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 47 to 57.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 68 to 83.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Gasquet 69 50 76 / 80 30 30
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CAZ103-190100-
Northern Humboldt Coast-
259 AM PDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Rain showers. Highs 59 to 69. East wind 15 to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely. Lows 48 to 58.
East wind around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Rain showers likely through the day. Slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 63 to 73. East wind around
5 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 47 to 57. Northeast wind around
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Highs 61 to 71.
Northeast wind around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Lows 47 to 57.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Highs 60 to
70.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Slight chance of
rain showers. Lows 46 to 56.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy fog. Highs 61 to 71.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 46 to 56. Highs
61 to 71.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 46 to 56. Highs
61 to 74.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
McKinleyville 64 53 66 / 90 70 60
Arcata 64 53 68 / 90 70 60
Eureka 63 54 66 / 90 80 60
Fortuna 64 52 69 / 90 80 60
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CAZ104-190100-
Southwestern Humboldt-
259 AM PDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Rain showers. Highs 59 to 72. East wind 5 to 15 mph in
the valleys and southeast 15 to 25 mph at higher elevation.
.TONIGHT...Rain showers in the evening, then rain showers likely
overnight. Lows 48 to 58. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Rain showers likely through the day. Slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 66 to 81. East wind around
10 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 49 to 59. Northeast wind around
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Highs 65 to 80.
North wind around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain
showers. Lows 50 to 60. Highs 65 to 80.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows 48 to 58.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Patchy fog. Highs 67 to 82.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 59.
Highs 71 to 86.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Honeydew 68 52 77 / 100 80 70
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CAZ105-190100-
Northern Humboldt Interior-
259 AM PDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Rain showers in the morning, then rain showers likely in
the afternoon. Highs 62 to 77. Southeast wind 20 to 25 mph at
higher elevation.
.TONIGHT...Rain showers likely. Lows 46 to 56. East wind around
20 mph in the evening.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers in the morning,
then rain showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs 68 to 83.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 47 to 57.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs 66 to 81.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 47 to 57.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Highs 61 to
76.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy valley fog. Slight
chance of rain showers. Lows 46 to 56.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Patchy
valley fog. Highs 67 to 82.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 46 to 56.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 75 to 90. Lows
47 to 57.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Orleans 70 49 78 / 90 60 60
Hoopa 70 49 78 / 90 60 60
Willow Creek 70 49 77 / 90 70 60
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CAZ106-190100-
Southern Humboldt Interior-
259 AM PDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Rain showers. Highs 55 to 70. Southeast wind 20 to
25 mph at higher elevation.
.TONIGHT...Rain showers in the evening, then rain showers likely
overnight. Lows 45 to 55.
.MONDAY...Rain showers likely through the day. Slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 63 to 78.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 46 to 56.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs 62 to 77.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 46 to 56.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Highs 61 to
76.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Patchy valley fog. Lows 45 to 55.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy valley fog. Highs 66 to 81.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 45 to 55.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 73 to 88. Lows
46 to 56.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Garberville 68 49 76 / 100 80 70
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CAZ107-190100-
Northern Trinity-
259 AM PDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Rain showers. Highs 53 to 68. Southeast wind 20 to
25 mph at higher elevation.
.TONIGHT...Rain showers likely. Near steady temperature in the
upper 40s. East wind around 20 mph in the evening.
.MONDAY...Rain showers likely through the day. Slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 61 to 76.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 42 to 52.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs 64 to 79.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 42 to 52.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely. Highs 61 to 76.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy valley fog. Chance of
rain showers. Lows 40 to 50.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Patchy
valley fog. Highs 71 to 86.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 45 to
55. Highs 76 to 91.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 80 to 95.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Trinity Center 54 45 62 / 90 80 70
Weaverville 59 48 66 / 100 90 80
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CAZ108-190100-
Southern Trinity-
259 AM PDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Rain showers. Highs 50 to 65. Southeast wind 20 to
25 mph at higher elevation.
.TONIGHT...Rain showers. Lows 41 to 51. East wind around 20 mph
in the evening.
.MONDAY...Rain showers likely in the morning, then rain showers
and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 58 to
73.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 42 to 52.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs 59 to 74.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 43 to 53.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Highs 56 to
71.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Lows 41 to 51.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 70 to 85.
Lows 43 to 53.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 74 to 89.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Hayfork 60 42 66 / 100 90 80
Ruth 57 45 64 / 100 90 90
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CAZ109-190100-
Mendocino Coast-
259 AM PDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Rain showers through the day. Isolated thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs 57 to 67. Southeast wind 15 to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows
47 to 57. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Rain showers in the morning, then rain showers likely
and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 62 to
73. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 46 to 56. East wind around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Highs 61 to 73.
Northeast wind around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain
showers. Lows 46 to 56. Highs 60 to 73.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows
45 to 55. Highs 61 to 76.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 45 to 55.
Highs 65 to 80.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Fort Bragg 62 54 65 / 100 90 80
Point Arena 58 54 61 / 100 80 80
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CAZ110-190100-
Northwestern Mendocino Interior-
259 AM PDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Rain showers through the day. Isolated thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Breezy. Highs 57 to 69. Southeast wind 20 to
25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows
44 to 54. Southeast wind around 20 mph in the evening.
.MONDAY...Rain showers through the day. Slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 63 to 76.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 44 to 54.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Highs 63 to 76.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 45 to 55.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Highs 62 to
75.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy valley fog. Lows 44 to
54.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Patchy valley fog. Highs 68 to 83.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 46 to
56. Highs 73 to 88.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 77 to 92.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Leggett 65 49 72 / 100 90 80
Laytonville 61 48 70 / 100 90 80
Willits 61 49 69 / 100 90 80
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CAZ111-190100-
Northeastern Mendocino Interior-
259 AM PDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Rain showers through the day. Isolated thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Breezy. Highs 51 to 66. Southeast wind 20 to
25 mph at higher elevation.
.TONIGHT...Rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows
42 to 52. East wind around 20 mph in the evening. Gusts up to
35 mph.
.MONDAY...Rain showers through the day. Slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 58 to 73.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 43 to 53.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs 58 to 73.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 44 to 54.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Highs 58 to
73.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy valley fog. Slight
chance of rain showers. Lows 42 to 52.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Patchy valley fog. Highs 66 to 81.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 47 to 57.
Highs 75 to 90.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Covelo 63 46 71 / 100 90 90
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CAZ112-190100-
Southwestern Mendocino Interior-
259 AM PDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Rain showers through the day. Isolated thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs 58 to 68. Southeast wind 20 to 25 mph at
higher elevation.
.TONIGHT...Rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows
49 to 59.
.MONDAY...Rain showers in the morning, then rain showers likely
and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 66 to
76.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 49 to 59.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs 67 to 77.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 49 to 59.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Highs 66 to
76.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy valley fog. Lows 47 to
57.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Patchy valley fog. Highs 69 to 80.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 48 to 58.
Highs 73 to 88.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Boonville 63 52 70 / 100 90 80
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CAZ113-190100-
Southeastern Mendocino Interior-
259 AM PDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Rain showers through the day. Isolated thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Breezy. Highs 58 to 68. Southeast wind 20 to
25 mph at higher elevation.
.TONIGHT...Rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows
49 to 59. Southeast wind around 20 mph in the evening.
.MONDAY...Rain showers through the day. Slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 62 to 74.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 49 to 59.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Highs 63 to 75.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 49 to 59.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Highs 62 to
76.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy valley fog.
Lows 48 to 58. Highs 68 to 83.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 51 to
61. Highs 73 to 88.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 77 to 91.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Ukiah 65 53 73 / 100 90 90
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CAZ114-190100-
Northern Lake-
259 AM PDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Rain showers through the day. Isolated thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Breezy. Highs 49 to 64. Southeast wind 20 to
25 mph at higher elevation.
.TONIGHT...Rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows
42 to 52. East wind around 20 mph in the evening.
.MONDAY...Rain showers through the day. Slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 56 to 71.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 43 to 53.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Highs 57 to 72.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 44 to 54.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Highs 58 to
73.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 43 to 53.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 67 to 82.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 47 to 57.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 72 to 87.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 50 to 60.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 75 to 90.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Lake Pillsbury 63 41 69 / 100 90 90
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CAZ115-190100-
Southern Lake-
259 AM PDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Rain showers through the day. Isolated thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs 56 to 66. Southeast wind 20 to 25 mph at
higher elevation.
.TONIGHT...Rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows
48 to 58.
.MONDAY...Rain showers through the day. Slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 59 to 69.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 48 to 58.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Highs 61 to 71.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 49 to 59.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Highs 63 to
73.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy valley fog. Lows 48 to
58.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Patchy valley fog. Highs 70 to 81.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 51 to 61.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 75 to 86.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 54 to 64.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 78 to 88.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Lakeport 61 51 65 / 100 90 90
Middletown 63 50 67 / 100 90 90
Clearlake 62 50 66 / 100 90 90
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CA Reno NV Zone Forecast for Saturday, September 17, 2022
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ZFPREV
Western Nevada-Eastern Sierra-Northeast California Zone Forecast
National Weather Service Reno NV
331 AM PDT Sun Sep 18 2022
This is an automatically generated product that provides averaged
values for large geographic areas and may not be representative
of a specific area. To get a more specific forecast for your area,
please visit www.nws.noaa.gov/wtf/udaf/area/?site=rev
CAZ072-NVZ002-190300-
Greater Lake Tahoe Area-
Including the cities of South Lake Tahoe, Tahoe City, Truckee,
Markleeville, Stateline, Glenbrook, and Incline Village
331 AM PDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Snow
level 9000 feet. Highs 53 to 63. South winds 10 to 15 mph
increasing to 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph in the
afternoon. Ridge gusts up to 70 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow level
9000 to 9500 feet. Lows 34 to 44. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 35 mph in the evening becoming light. Ridge
gusts up to 60 mph.
.MONDAY...Showers likely. Snow level 9500 to 10000 feet. Highs
52 to 62. Light winds. Ridge gusts up to 50 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows 34 to 44. Southwest winds
around 10 mph in the evening becoming light. Ridge gusts up to
50 mph.
.TUESDAY...Chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely
and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Snow level
9500 to 10000 feet. Highs 52 to 62. Light winds becoming south
around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows 31 to 41.
.WEDNESDAY...Chance of showers in the morning, then showers
likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
49 to 59.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 27 to 37.
Highs 58 to 68.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...Clear. Highs 66 to 76. Lows 34 to 44.
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CAZ070-NVZ005-190300-
Surprise Valley California-Northern Washoe County-
Including the cities of Cedarville, Eagleville, Fort Bidwell,
Empire, and Gerlach
331 AM PDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Highs 63 to 73.
Northeast winds around 10 mph shifting to the south with gusts up
to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Haze after
midnight. Lows 42 to 52. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Haze in the morning. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance
of showers. Highs 66 to 76. North winds around 10 mph shifting to
the south in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
42 to 52. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly
cloudy. Chance of showers. Highs 66 to 76. Light winds becoming
southwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
41 to 51.
.WEDNESDAY...Showers likely. Highs 60 to 70.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight
chance of showers. Lows 37 to 47. Highs 63 to 73.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 40 to 50. Highs
74 to 84.
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CAZ071-190300-
Lassen-Eastern Plumas-Eastern Sierra Counties-
Including the cities of Portola, Susanville, Westwood,
Sierraville, and Loyalton
331 AM PDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Haze in the morning. Cloudy with a chance of showers.
Highs 57 to 67. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph
in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Showers likely. Haze and areas of smoke. Lows 38 to
48. West winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light.
.MONDAY...Haze in the morning. Showers likely. Highs 58 to 68.
Light winds becoming south around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows 37 to 47. West winds around
10 mph in the evening becoming light.
.TUESDAY...Chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely
and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 58 to
68. Light winds becoming southwest around 10 mph in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows 35 to 45.
.WEDNESDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers likely
and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 55 to
65.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the
evening. Lows 31 to 41.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 61 to 71. Lows 33 to
43.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...Clear. Highs 71 to 81. Lows 36 to 46.
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CAZ073-190300-
Mono County-
Including the cities of Bridgeport, Coleville, Lee Vining,
and Mammoth Lakes
331 AM PDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs 58 to
68. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph
increasing to south 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph in the
afternoon. Ridge gusts up to 60 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers in the evening. Lows
28 to 38. South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph
decreasing to around 10 mph after midnight. Ridge gusts up to
55 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Highs
62 to 72. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows 27 to 37. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in
the evening. Ridge gusts up to 50 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly
cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Snow level 9500 to 10000 feet.
Highs 62 to 72. Light winds becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows 29 to 39.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs 58 to
68.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 25 to 35. Highs
66 to 76.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 32 to 42. Highs 71 to
81.
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INDIANAPOLIS – An overnight crash left a motorcyclist dead and a passenger injured on Indy’s southeast side.
Police were called to S. Emerson Ave & Ehler Drive near St. Francis Hospital just after midnight. Officers located several individuals with injuries from the crash.
Officers say the driver of the motorcycle was pronounced deceased, while the passenger was taken to the hospital in an unknown condition.
Police say the driver of the SUV that collided with the motorcycle remained on scene and is cooperating with police.
An investigation into the incident is ongoing.
This is a developing story and will be updated once more information is available.
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ONGC wants govt to scrap windfall tax, $10 gas price
The firm also favours a floor price for natural gas at $10 per million British thermal unit -- the current government-dictated rate -- to help bring deposits in challenging areas to production, two sources aware of the matter said.
NEW DELHI: India's top oil and gas producer ONGC wants the government to scrap windfall profit tax levied on domestically produced crude oil and instead use the dividend route to tap into bumper earnings resulting from surge in global energy prices.
The firm also favours a floor price for natural gas at $10 per million British thermal unit -- the current government-dictated rate -- to help bring deposits in challenging areas to production, two sources aware of the matter said.
State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) management during discussions with government officials stated that levying windfall profit tax on domestic oil producers, while at the same time reaping rich savings from buying discounted oil from Russia was unfair.
Buying discounted Russian crude oil, which was shunned by the West since the Ukraine conflict, has helped save Rs 35,000 crore and this savings should be ploughed back by boosting domestic output, they said.
ONGC management has told the government the savings from Russian oil buy should be allowed to be passed on to the company which will invest the same in identified projects.
It feels companies should be allowed to reap higher revenues and profits from elevated oil and gas prices instead of levying windfall profit tax on prices above a threshold.
This higher profit can be then tapped for dividends which are a more equitable way of distributing wealth, the company management told the government.
As per the extant guidelines, ONGC pays a minimum annual dividend of 30 per cent of net profit or 5 per cent of the net worth, whichever is higher.
Following this policy, the firm will pay a higher dividend to the government, which holds almost 59 per cent shares in the firm, as well as other investors, boosting their confidence in the company. This would boost company share price and valuation, benefiting the government the most.
This route will also allow the company to retain a fair amount of money for spending on finding oil and gas in unexplored areas and bringing even smaller resources to production which will ultimately help the nation cut down on its imports, sources said.
India first imposed windfall profit tax on July 1, joining a growing number of nations that tax super normal profits of energy companies. Export duties of Rs 6 per litre ($12 per barrel) were levied on petrol and aviation turbine fuel and Rs 13 a litre ($26 a barrel) on diesel. A Rs 23,250 per tonne ($40 per barrel) windfall profit tax on domestic crude production was also levied.
The duties were partially adjusted in the five rounds on July 20, August 2, August 19, September 1 and September 16, and were removed for petrol exports.
Tax on domestically produced crude oil currently is Rs 10,500 per tonne while export duty on diesel is Rs 10 a litre and that on ATF is Rs 5.
Sources said ONGC believes that allowing free market pricing of oil and gas will help attract big companies with technical knowhow and financial muscles.
An ad-hoc tax adds to fiscal uncertainties for investors, they said.
Following the similar principle, the government should also allow companies to discover market price for natural gas and tax only gains accruing over and above a minimum $10 per mmBtu threshold.
While crude oil is priced at parity with international rates, the government currently fixes the price of natural gas bi-annually based on rates prevailing in gas-surplus nations like the US and Russia. Even this gas price fixation is now being reviewed with a view to bring down the rates for consumers.
The cost of producing gas from deepsea and difficult areas such as high-pressure, high-temperature fields is very high and any attempt to artificially control rates would lead to investments in such fields becoming economically unviable, they said.
ONGC has told the government that it recently discovered a price of $22 per mmBtu that users were willing to pay for its coal-bed methane (CBM) gas. The government could look to tax any price that accrues over and above $10, sources said.
The government-dictated gas price for ONGC's legacy fields is $6.1 per mmBtu for the six-month period ending September 30. The rate is close to $10 per mmBtu for difficult fields such as deepsea. These rates are expected to climb to over $9 per mmBtu and $12 respectively from October 1.
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Bus crash victims in southern China were being transported for COVID reasons
BEIJING, Sept 18 (Reuters) - The victims of a bus crash which killed 27 people and injured a further 20 in southwest China's Guizhou province were in an official government COVID transportation bus and were being transported for COVID reasons, local media reported on Sunday.
The accident took place in the early hours of Sunday morning in Sandu county, which lies around 170 km (105 miles) southeast of the provincial capital, Guiyang, police said.
The bus was carrying 47 people and the 20 injured were being treated in hospital on Sunday, police told Reuters on Sunday.
Unverified reports and photos of the bus had been circulating throughout Sunday afternoon on Chinese social media generating an outpouring of anger once again at China's strict COVID policies and the initial lack of transparency from the authorities.
"All of us are on this bus," was one popular comment being posted on social media app WeChat.
"When will all of this stop?" asked another.
The crash quickly became the top trending topic on China's Twitter-like Weibo on Sunday afternoon before, shortly after, it disappeared from the top 50 trending topics.
At least some widely shared and angry blogs on the topic were deleted from WeChat soon after publication, but some reports and comments initially remained, but many of the more critical ones were removed.
Local media Caixin reported on Sunday that the victims were being transported for COVID reasons, citing sources at the Sandu County Emergency Management Bureau. Soon after a report in Tianyan News, which belongs to the state-owned Guizhou Daily said the bus was a vehicle specifically designed for transporting people to and from COVID quarantine.
"We have not yet confirmed this," an official at the Sandu publicity department called Mr. Yang told Reuters on Sunday when asked about the reports. "Please monitor official websites. If there are any updates on this we will announce any details promptly." (Reporting by Martin Quin Pollard; Editing by Lincoln Feast and David Evans)
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LONDON (AP) — When Queen Elizabeth II’s grandfather, King George V, died 86 years ago, many homes in Britain had little or no electricity and large parts of the population still lived in slums.
Life in 1936 is unrecognizable to Britons today. But despite almost a century of change, the images from the queen’s lying in state this week are almost exact copies of those from when George V lay in state.
Both used the same vast, medieval Westminster Hall with the coffin resting on a royal purple platform in the middle. A brass cross is at one end of the coffin, the royal standard is draped on top, and tall candlesticks and scarlet and gold-clad ceremonial guards are carefully placed around it.
Historians say maintaining such traditions consistently through time is crucial to preserving reverence for the monarchy.
“When you look at the photographs, it’s like spot the difference isn’t it?” said historian Tracy Borman, author of “Crown and Sceptre: 1000 years of Kings and Queens.”
“People want to see a crown and scepter, they like to see these ceremonies played out the same way,” she added. “People derive some sort of comfort and security from that unchanging nature. It seems to be what people value about the monarchy: nothing changing.”
The queen, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch who ruled for 70 years, was the constant rock of stability in British life before she died on Sept. 8 in Scotland. Even in death, the pomp and pageantry to mark her passing evokes elaborate mourning rituals that seem to be frozen in time.
Before the queen, five British kings and queens have lain in state at Westminster Hall, a 900-year-old building at the center of British politics and power for centuries. The hall hosted numerous medieval coronation banquets, as well as the trials of Guy Fawkes and Charles I in the 17th century.
The tradition of lying in state stretches back to the time of the Stuarts — who reigned from 1603 to 1714 — when sovereigns lay in state for a number of days. But Edward VII was the monarch who set the modern tradition of lying in state in Westminster Hall in 1910. Archival footage showed that just like today, crowds formed huge lines snaking through central London for a chance to file past their sovereign’s coffin.
Historian Ed Owens believes it was a canny move by Edward VII to strengthen the bond between the crown and its subjects.
“He saw the lying in state as a key moment that would bring him as monarch into close contact with his subjects, a final opportunity for them to bid farewell,” said Owens, author of “The Family Firm: Monarchy, Mass Media and the British Public, 1932-1953.”
“This was a moment that would be captured by the new technologies of photography and film,” Owens added. “And it was a way of saying to the wider country and the wider world, that monarch and people were in a kind of spiritual communion.”
Other royals who lay in state at Westminster Hall were King George VI, Elizabeth’s father, in 1952, and Queen Mary, Elizabeth’s grandmother, in 1953. George VI’s wife Queen Elizabeth, known in later years as the Queen Mother after her daughter became monarch, was the last person to lie in state in Britain. Each time, the occasions drew tens of thousands of people.
Two former prime ministers — William Gladstone in 1898 and Winston Churchill in 1965 — also lay in state at Westminster Hall. Churchill also had a state funeral — the last one staged in Britain until Monday, when the state funeral for the queen takes place.
Such pageantry continues to fascinate because it seems to play into an enduring craving for ritual, Borman said.
The monarchy holds “a kind of magnetism” because “you’re staring history in the face, they represent that ancient line stretching back,” she said.
That appeal suits the royals just fine — and indeed, she pointed out that the royal household has been “absolutely dedicated” to upholding the unchanging nature of such ceremonies.
“That is very deliberate, I think,” Borman said. “I guess the heart of that is to stop people getting rid of the monarchy.”
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King of banter! Moment Aston Villa fan Prince William tells Manchester United supporter waiting in the queue to see the Queen: 'We can't all be perfect'
- William joked with a young Manchester United supporter 'we can't all be perfect'
- Prince of Wales was thanking mourners queuing 14 hours to see Queen's coffin
- One asked 'which football team do you support' and sighed when William responded 'Aston Villa'
- The Queen's funeral: All the latest Royal Family news and coverage
This is the heartwarming moment Aston Villa fan Prince William joked with a young Manchester United supporter 'we can't all be perfect' as he greeted royal well-wishers.
The new Prince of Wales, 40, was thanking mourners queuing 14 hours to see the Queen's coffin lying-in-state at the Palace of Westminster on a surprise walkabout alongside his father King Charles III on Saturday.
And when one young fan asked the future King 'what football team do you support?' William quickly quipped back 'I'm a villa fan. Aston Villa'.
The new Prince of Wales, 40, was thanking mourners queuing 14 hours to see the Queen's coffin lying-in-state at the Palace of Westminster on a surprise walkabout alongside his father King Charles III on Saturday
When one young fan asked the future King 'what football team do you support?' William quickly quipped back 'I'm a villa fan. Aston Villa'
His response was met with disappointed sighs from the crowd, with William then asking 'Are you Man U fans?'
When they responded yes the royal then joked: 'Well, we can't all be perfect'.
William and Charles greeted hundreds of people along the South Bank near Lambeth Bridge in London yesterday ahead of the Queen's state funeral on Monday, to cheers of 'hip hip hooray' and 'God Save the King' as they passed by.
Many took photographs and pressed against the metal barriers, eager to exchange a word with the King and the heir to the throne as they shook hands with those closest
William later thanked royal fans for queueing for 14 hours to pay their respects to his grandmother, tweeting: 'It mean an awful lot that you're all here'.
The Prince of Wales has been a life long Aston Villa fan and yesterday sent a message of support as he mourns the death of the Queen, boss Steven Gerrard revealed. He is pictured at a game in 2017
William yesterday joined his cousins and brother at a vigil for Her Majesty at the Palace of Westminster
William, Prince of Wales greets people queueing to see the Queen lying-in-state earlier this afternoon alongside his father, King Charles
The Prince of Wales thanked mourners queuing 14 hours to see the Queen's coffin lying-in-state at the Palace of Westminster
William, Prince of Wales greets people queueing to pay their respects to the Queen - most of which were waiting for around 14 hours to see the lying-in-state ceremony
One lady offered Charles condolences as he shook her hand, and another shouted: 'I can't believe this' - while a third presented the two royals with a Paddington Bear toy, in reference to the Queen's Platinum Jubilee sketch with the beloved children's character.
As the prince shook the hands of mourners, he said: 'It means an awful lot you're here. She [the Queen] would never believe this. You'll make some friends for life [those who have met in crowd'. Revealing that his wife Kate Middleton and children George, Charlotte and Louis were 'ok' and 'all united in grief', William also said that he became emotional seeing his grandmother's corgis, adding: 'They are being looked after - they have gone to a very good home'.
Several people cried after meeting the Prince of Wales, and one woman told him: 'You'll be a brilliant king one day'.
The Prince of Wales has been a life long Aston Villa fan and yesterday sent a message of support as he mourns the death of the Queen, boss Steven Gerrard revealed.
William, Prince of Wales meeting royal fans along the banks of the River Thames
'He messaged in the week, to the club, and that shows everything about what he thinks of this club. For us to reward that with a result and clean sheet, I'm sure he will be proud,' Gerrard said.
'It was along the lines of "would love to be there". He is consistently in touch. He is very supportive of the boys individually, he loves them. It's really impressive, his knowledge, and how much he is in to it.
'It certainly took me back. He is very much involved in Villa. For him to message in the situation he is in is really impressive.
William previously spoke out about why he is a fan of the club, and told the BBC in a 2015 interview: 'A long time ago at school I got into football big time.
King Charles greets people queueing to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth following her death
'I was looking around for clubs. All my friends at school were either Man United fans or Chelsea fans and I didn't want to follow the run of the mill teams.
'I wanted to have a team that was more mid-table that could give me more emotional roller-coaster moments.
'Aston Villa's always had a great history. I have got friends of mine who support Aston Villa and one of the first FA Cup games I went to was Bolton v Aston Villa back in 2000. Sadly, Villa went on to lose to Chelsea.
'It was fantastic, I sat with all the fans with my red beanie on, and I was sat with all the Brummie fans and had a great time. It was the atmosphere, the camaraderie and I really felt that there was something I could connect with.'
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TOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon slammed ashore in southern Japan on Sunday as it pounded the region with strong winds and heavy rain, causing blackouts, paralyzing ground and air transportation and prompting the evacuation of thousands of people.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said Typhoon Nanmadol was heading north after making landfall in Kagoshima city on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu. It was packing maximum winds of 162 kilometers (101 miles) per hour, and is forecast to reach Tokyo on Tuesday.
The weather agency predicted as much as 50 centimeters (20 inches) of rainfall by Monday evening and warned of flooding and landslides. It also alerted residents in the affected areas of “unprecedented” levels of powerful winds and waves, urging them to evacuate early.
Storm and high wave warnings were in effect in Kagoshima, where residents were told to stay inside stable buildings on second floor or higher, if it’s deemed a safer option than going to evacuation centers.
More than 12,000 people took shelter at evacuation centers. In neighboring Miyazaki prefecture, about 8,000 people left their homes.
Local officials said several people had been injured. In Kushima city in Miyazaki, a woman was slightly hurt by shards of glass when winds broke windows at a gymnasium. NHK national television said 15 people had been injured, citing its own tally.
Power outages were expanded across the Kyushu region as the typhoon damaged more power lines and facilities while moving north. By Sunday night, 216,450 homes were without electricity, according to Kyushu Electric Power Co.
Footage on NHK television showed a pachinko pinball parlor with part of its glass wall shattered by the gust in Kanoya city in Kagoshima. Elsewhere in the prefecture, an elderly woman in suffered a minor injury after falling, NHK said.
Hundreds of domestic flights have been canceled and more are planned to be grounded in western Japan through Tuesday as the typhoon headed northeast, according to Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways.
Public transportation including trains and buses in many areas on the Kyushu island were suspended throughout Sunday. Railway operators said bullet trains on Kyushu island also have been suspended, and more stoppages are expected in greater areas in the southwest Monday.
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1. CREATIVE PLAYCALLING
During Week 1′s 24-9 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, the Jets’ playcalling didn’t have a lot of flavor. If Gang Green is going to score a TD before a minute left in the game like they did last week, offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur needs to spice up the offense.
One way to do that is to use Garrett Wilson more vs. the Browns. In 41 snaps last week, Wilson caught four passes for 52 yards while averaging 13 yards per reception.
Although Corey Davis led the Jets in receptions (six catches, 77 yards), Wilson was the best receiver on the field. The Jets would be wise to get the ball in his hands as much as possible. Use Wilson in jet sweeps, slant routes, lateral passes … anything to get him the ball.
2. RELY ON THE TWO-HEADED RUSHING ATTACK
Everyone knows what Joe Flacco is and isn’t during this stage of his career. The best way to take pressure off the veteran signal-caller is to commit to the running game.
The Jets averaged 4.9 yards per carry on the ground against the Ravens. Michael Carter led the way with 60 yards on 10 carries. Keep Carter, along with Brecce Hall, involved in the game plan early and often.
With the Jets’ pass protection issues, relying on the rushing game keeps Flacco upright along with keeping them out of third and long situations. Also, Flacco throwing the ball 59 times like he did last week is not the recipe for success.
3. ELIMINATE MENTAL MISTAKES
The Jets were in the game against the Ravens until all of their offensive mistakes came back to bite them. Against a team full of playmakers, the Jets can’t let that happen again.
Gang Green suffered from drop passes, fumbles, an interception, a missed field goal and a missed extra point by Greg Zuerlein. The Jets defense played well enough to win last week, but all the additional details were the difference. They also have to prevent the big plays, especially with a running back like the Browns’ Nick Chubb.
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Here are five things in technology that happened this past week and how they affect your business. Did you miss them?
1 - A New Microsoft Excel update will give power users plenty to dig their teeth into.
Microsoft Excel’s desktop version will begin supporting task automation, a feature that was previously only made available to web application users. The new desktop feature will enable users to create, edit, and run Office scripts through the All Scripts task pane and Code Editor. The update will become available sometime next month. (Source: Tech Radar)
Why this is important for your business:
Scripts can be used in all sorts of different ways. According to Microsoft, some examples include parsing web traffic records to determine a user's country of origin, managing interview meeting times and making a flow to schedules meetings in Teams or validating an instructor's record for their class's grades. With a little bit of training (or outside help) scripts like these can make your spreadsheets be more an even more productive tool for your people.
2— Paychex is launching the industry’s first voice-activated payroll solution.
Paychex recently announced the rollout of a new payroll solution known as Paychex Flex. Paychex Flex will include Paychex Voice Assist, a conversational AI feature. The feature will let payroll administrators run payroll through any devices compatible with Google Assistant, which will hopefully help to automate and simplify the payroll process. (Source: PRNewsWire)
Why this is important for your business:
Paychex is a current client of my company. The reason why this news interested me though is because it is just one of many up and coming voice activated applications and tools that will make big changes to our office workflows.
3—Betterworks is promoting employee performance in the flow of work with new frictionless integrations with Office 365 and G Suite apps.
Performance management company Betterworks announced this past week that it plans to integrate with several G Suite and Office 365 applications. The integrations will enable employees to quickly and efficiently manage performance using plug-ins for productivity tools such as Workspace, Excel, Outlook, and Teams. The goal is to promote more productive conversations between managers and employees. (Source: PR Web)
Why this is important for your business:
Betterworks is one of a number of performance management platforms that can help employers of all sizes make sure their workforce is motivated and managed based on their strengths. The platform’s features include helping with employee/manager conversations, feedback and goal-setting. Many of these applications appear geared to enterprise-level organizations so they might not be cost effective for smaller companies. But I believe that as they become more popular, versions suitable for smaller organizations will become more available.
4 - Zoom’s evolution from video app to communications platform.
Zoom recently announced an evolved “visual identity” and new appearance, as well as re-branded names to familiar features. Zoom Chat will now be known as Zoom Team Chat to promote more collaboration, and features such as Zoom IQ for Sales, Zoom Contact Center, and Zoom Whiteboard will also continue to evolve to better meet the needs of remote teams. (Source: Zoom)
Why this is important for your business:
There’s no question that more people are finally coming back to the office. Zoom, which literally saved the world during the pandemic, now must adjust to the new workplace. And it’s doing so by trying to compete with Microsoft, Google and Slack. One thing in their favor: Zoom has consistently been more reliable – and easier to use in my opinion – than most of the other collaboration applications available, so this may help sell some companies on these new features.
5— Logitech’s new webcam has a neat built-in privacy shutter. |
Logitech introduced its new webcam called the Brio 500. The new camera — which comes in a compact, sleek design — also contains a physical shutter for privacy. To operate the shutter, users simply turn a dial on the right side of the webcam. (Source: The Verge)
Why this is important for your business:
Or you can use a piece of tape.
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LONDON — As news travelled across the world that Queen Elizabeth II’s health was deteriorating, one British illustrator picked up a packet of watercolor pencils and began to draw.
When Buckingham Palace made the formal announcement that Britain’s longest serving monarch had died at the age of 96, Cunningham was putting one of her three children to bed. The image, which she uploaded to her Instagram account, began to travel far and wide. It was resonating with tens of thousands of people, who soon began asking where they could buy a copy.
“I love that you are putting your kids to bed with no idea what is happening on your Instagram,” read a text message sent to Cunningham that evening.
The image — which has almost 400,000 likes on Instagram and was shared widely on Facebook and Twitter — was inspired by a photo she once saw of the queen, Philip and three of their children taking a holiday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, Cunningham told The Washington Post.
The year was 1960, and together they lounged on a plaid blanket. A corgi, one of the queen’s many beloved dogs, was also present.
Cunningham said she kept thinking of that photo as she sketched, adding that her goal was to put the royal couple — who were married for more than 70 years — “back together on their little blanket.”
Cunningham said she was surprised but also “really touched" at the reaction to her artwork, which she drew while wearing her “mom jeans” at her kitchen table.
The 34-year-old said that the queen’s death made a lot of people around the world think about losing their own grandparents. Many people told her they were moved by the the idea of the royal couple reuniting.
Queen Elizabeth II
- As Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin lies in state in Westminster Hall, thousands have queued to catch a brief glimpse. Her funeral is expected to attract hundreds of world leaders to London on Sept. 19. She will be buried in St. George’s Chapel in Windsor. Her funeral will be the biggest security operation in Britain since World War II.
- The queen led a life devoted to public service and a life in the public eye. The archives are rich with images of her when she was young, wedding photos and more.
- While the relationship of King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort may not have been divine, it was certainly human.
- Throughout England’s former colonies, some of which fought violent struggles to secure their independence during Queen Elizabeth’s reign, reaction to her death has been decidedly more complicated.
- For some Indigenous Australians, a painful colonial past mars the queen’s legacy.
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As a child, the queen found it difficult to pronounce her name, often fumbling it — much to the amusement of family members, who began calling her “Lilibet,” according to British media. The moniker stayed with her throughout her life and also became one of her husband’s nicknames for her.
“Lilibet is the only ‘thing’ in the world which is absolutely real to me," Philip wrote to the queen mother in a note shortly after he married her daughter Elizabeth in 1947.
Prince Harry, one of the queen’s eight grandchildren, called his daughter “Lilibet Diana” a nod to her late paternal grandmother Princess Diana and to her great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth.
Cunningham is finally selling copies, and all proceeds, she says, will go to a leading children’s charity.
Cunningham said she has long used Instagram as a platform to share her art, though she usually sketches about parenthood. Her posts are often about overflowing laundry baskets and the joys — and trials — of being a mother.
She is a bit worried now that her tens of thousands of new followers may consider her account a royal one. “They might get a bit of a surprise,” she chuckled, admitting there were just as many poems as there were inspirational sketches.
What about the original drawing? “That’s going in the cupboard,” Cunningham said, “away from the children’s spaghetti-stained hands.”
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, a Republican who is running for governor in Arkansas, was released from a hospital Saturday after undergoing surgery for thyroid cancer.
“Following successful surgery on Friday to remove her thyroid and surrounding lymph nodes and in consultation with her physician, Sarah was discharged from an Arkansas hospital—cancer free,” said Sanders spokesperson Judd Deere. “She will spend the remaining portion of her recovery at home.”
Deere told The Associated Press that Sanders, 40, plans to resume campaigning “soon,” but it was not known precisely when she would return.
Sanders said Friday when announcing the surgery that a biopsy earlier this month revealed she had thyroid cancer.
Dr. John R. Sims, a surgeon at CARTI Cancer Center in Little Rock who is one of Sanders’ doctors, said Sanders’ cancer was a stage 1 papillary thyroid carcinoma, the most common type of thyroid cancer and said she has an “excellent” prognosis.
Sims said Sanders will need adjuvant treatment with radioactive iodine and long-term continuing care.
Sanders, who served as former President Donald Trump’s spokeswoman until 2019, is running against Democratic nominee Chris Jones. She is the daughter of former Gov. Mike Huckabee.
Jones and his wife, Jerrilyn, on Friday issued a statement saying their family was thinking of Sanders and praying for her.
Sanders is heavily favored in the predominantly Republican state of Arkansas to win the office currently held by Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who is leaving office in January due to term limits.
She’s run primarily on national issues in the Arkansas race, promising to use the governor’s office to fight President Joe Biden and the “radical left.”
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP)Looking for a way to get his team back on track after an upset last week, Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher benched quarterback Haynes King for Max Johnson, and the LSU transfer came through to help the Aggies down the Miami on Saturday night.
Johnson threw for 140 yards and a touchdown in his first start for No. 24 Texas A&M and the Aggies beat No. 13 Miami 17-9.
Johnson replaced King after his subpar performance in Texas A&M’s stunning loss to Appalachian State last week.
”We’ve still got to get a heck of a lot better on offense,” Fisher said. ”But I thought that was what was best for us to win the game and that’s what we did.”
Fisher was asked if the victory Saturday could be a boost to his team as it opens SEC play next week.
”It was a shot we needed,” he said. ”We didn’t need another shot the other way.”
Miami (2-1) was down by 8 and had to punt after two holding calls stalled a drive with about three minutes left. The Hurricanes had a shot to get the ball back when Ainias Smith fumbled the punt on the 12. But he pounced on the ball before Miami could get to it to allow A&M to keep the ball.
The Hurricanes got the ball back again after that, but Brashard Smith dropped a pass on fourth-and-4 with about 30 seconds left to allow the Aggies (2-1) to run out the clock for the victory.
”We showed a lot of guts, a lot of heart,” Fisher said, adding blocking out the outside noise was the key to being able to rebound this week.
Dropped passes were a theme of the night for Miami as the team struggled without star receiver Xavier Restrepo, who missed the game with a foot injury. Tyler Van Dyke had 217 yards passing, but couldn’t get the Hurricanes in the end zone.
Devon Achane had 88 yards rushing and extended the lead to 17-3 with about 10 1/2 minutes left in the third quarter when he grabbed a short pass and shed four defenders en route to a 25-yard score.
A 22-yard field goal by Andres Borregales cut the lead to 17-6 with about four minutes left in the third quarter. Borregales got Miami within 8 with a 34-yard field goal with 8 1/2 minutes to play.
The Hurricanes, who scored 100 points combined in their first two games, moved the ball well at times, but could not convert in the red zone, settling for field goals again and again as they lost for the first time under new coach Mario Cristobal.
”We’ve got to get better,” Cristobal said. ”We showed that we can compete in a difficult environment, but competing in itself is just not enough. You’ve got to execute. You’ve got prevent shooting yourself in the foot on some things.”
Cristobal said after the game that Restrepo will miss at least six weeks with his foot injury.
Johnson, who was the starter at LSU last season before transferring to A&M, wasn’t great, completing just 10 of 20 passes. But he seemed to give the Aggies a shot in the arm after last week’s loss sent them tumbling from No. 6 to No. 24 in the AP Top 25.
”The players around me made a lot of great plays… I think it was just an overall great team win,” Johnson said.
Smith had four receptions for 74 yards to help the Aggies to the win in front of a crowd of 107,245, which was the third-largest crowd in Kyle Field history and the largest for a non-conference game.
The Aggies lost two players in the secondary in the first quarter because of targeting penalties. Cornerback Brian George was ejected with about 3 1/2 minutes left in the period for a hit on Henry Parrish.
Safety Demani Richardson was kicked out for a hit on Michael Redding III after a catch just before the end of the quarter.
Borregales, who missed a 49-yard field goal attempt in the first quarter, had one from blocked from 36 yards with about 11 1/2 minutes left in the second.
It was tied after the teams exchanged early field goals Tyrique Stevenson muffed a punt and it was recovered by Chris Russell on the Miami 25.
Texas A&M cashed in on the mistake three plays later when L.J. Johnson scored on a 1-yard touchdown run to make it 10-3. Achane set up that score with a 22-yard run on the previous play.
THE TAKEAWAY
Johnson looked much more confident and comfortable leading the offense than King has this season and should improve with more time as the starter.
The Hurricanes must find a way to finish off drives after failing to score a touchdown Saturday night.
SUSPENDED
Texas A&M receivers Evan Stewart and Chris Marshall and cornerbacks Smoke Bouie and Denver Harris missed the game after being suspended for violating team rules.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
The Aggies could move up a couple of spots after rebounding against the Hurricanes. Miami will certainly drop in the rankings after its first loss of the season.
UP NEXT
Miami: Hosts Middle Tennessee State next Saturday.
Texas A&M: Meets No. 10 Arkansas next Saturday night in Arlington, Texas in the first of four straight games away from home.
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ISLAMABAD (AP) — The World Health Organization raised the alarm Saturday about a “second disaster” in the wake of the deadly floods in Pakistan this summer, as doctors and medical workers on the ground race to battle outbreaks of waterborne and other diseases.
The floodwaters started receding this week in the worst-hit provinces but many of the displaced — now living in tents and makeshift camps — increasingly face the threat of gastrointestinal infections, dengue fever and malaria, which are on the rise. The dirty and stagnant waters have become breeding grounds for mosquitos.
The unprecedented monsoon rains since mid-June, which many experts link to climate change, and subsequent flooding have killed 1,545 people across Pakistan, inundated millions of acres of land and affected 33 million people. As many as 552 children have also been killed in the floods.
“I am deeply concerned about the potential for a second disaster in Pakistan: a wave of disease and death following this catastrophe, linked to climate change, that has severely impacted vital health systems leaving millions vulnerable,” WHO’s director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said in a statement.
“The water supply is disrupted, forcing people to drink unsafe water,” he said. “But if we act quickly to protect health and deliver essential health services, we can significantly reduce the impact of this impending crisis.”
The WHO chief also said that nearly 2,000 health facilities have been fully or partially damaged in Pakistan and urged donors to continue to respond generously so that more lives can be saved.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif left for New York on Saturday to attend the first fully in-person gathering of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly since the coronavirus pandemic. Sharif will appeal for more help from the international community to tackle the disaster.
Before his departure, Sharif urged philanthropists and aid agencies to donate baby food for children, along with blankets, clothes and other food items for the flood victims, saying they were desperately waiting for aid.
The southern Sindh and southwestern Baluchistan provinces have been the worst hit — hundreds of thousands in Sindh live now in makeshift homes and authorities say it will take months to completely drain the water in the province.
Nationwide, floods have damaged 1.8 million homes, washed away roads and destroyed nearly 400 bridges, according to the National Disaster Management Authority.
Imran Baluch, head of a government-run district hospital in Jafferabad, in the district of Dera Allah Yar in Baluchistan, said that out of 300 people tested daily, nearly 70% are positive for malaria.
After malaria, typhoid fever and skin infections are most commonly seen among the displaced, living for weeks in unhygienic conditions, Baluch told The Associated Press.
Pediatrician Sultan Mustafa said he treated some 600 patients at a field clinic established by the Dua Foundation charity in the Jhuddo area in Sindh, mostly women and children with gastrointestinal infections, scabies, malaria or dengue.
Khalid Mushtaq, heading a team of doctors from the Alkhidmat Foundation and the Pakistan Islamic Medical Association, said they are treating more than 2,000 patients a day and were also providing kits containing a month’s supply of water-purification tablets, soaps and other items.
On Friday, the representative of the U.N. children’s agency in Pakistan, Abdullah Fadil, said after visiting Sindh’s flood-hit areas that an estimated 16 million children had been impacted by the floods. He said UNICEF was doing everything it can “to support children and families affected and protect them from the ongoing dangers of water-borne diseases.”
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DENVER (AP) — To guide fishing trips for a year or two, that’s what brought Terry Gunn to the red canyons of northern Arizona. The chance to hike, raft and fly fish drew Wendy Hanvold, a retired ski bum, who took a job there waiting tables at an anglers lodge. She heard rumors of the intrepid fishing guide who had just returned from an Alaska trip, and one day when he came in approached his table to take his order.
“You fly fish, right?” she said. “I’ve always wanted to learn.”
It was a match made in Marble Canyon.
Since then, the couple opened an anglers shop, guide service, purchased a lodge, and raised their son. They take pride in showing tourists the best spots to catch and release prized rainbow trout beneath craggy cliffs carved by the Colorado River.
But it could all soon change as warmer water temperatures threaten fish survival and the Gunn’s livelihood.
Key Colorado River reservoirs Lake Powell and Lake Mead are both only about one-quarter full. The continued drop, due to overuse and an increasingly arid climate, is threatening the fish and the economies built around them.
“We’re in totally uncharted territory,” said Gunn, who began guiding in Marble Canyon in 1983. That year, Glen Canyon Dam began to release water on an emergency basis after record snowmelt produced a powerful spring runoff, resulting in near failure of the dam. In all these years, the river has usually been cold, with typical summer temperatures in the 50s.
But since late August, the water temperature at Lees Ferry — the site of a world-famous trout fishery — has risen above 70 degrees seven times. That might be idyllic for a summer dip under the blazing Arizona summer sun, Gunn said, but approaches peril for the beloved sport fish. A few degrees higher can be lethal.
To make matters worse, when temperatures rise, the amount of oxygen dissolved in the water falls, making it tough for fish to even breathe.
As the reservoir drops, it sends warmer water with less oxygen into the river below the dam. Should that water reach 73 degrees, Gunn said his family’s guide service could start calling off afternoon trips.
Recently, a small reprieve of cooler temperatures has taken the edge off the fear at Lees Ferry, but uncertainty still taints the air.
“Mother Nature holds a handful of trump cards and if she decides to play one, there’s not a damn thing you can do about it,” Gunn said.
Seven states, Mexico, and tribal nations depend on the stressed Colorado River. They have undergone voluntary and mandatory cuts and are grappling with how to further reduce their reliance on the river by about 15 to 30 percent, per a recent mandate by the Department of the Interior.
Struggling aquatic life further complicates the already delicate river management and increases the cost.
Just a few miles north of Lees Ferry and its trout fishery there’s another threat — nonnative predatory smallmouth bass. They’re supposed to be contained in Lake Powell. But this summer they were found in the river below the dam. Smallmouth bass already wreaked havoc on native fish way upriver where the government spends millions of dollars each year to control the predators. They were held at bay in Lake Powell because Glen Canyon Dam has served as a barrier for them for years — until now. The reservoir’s recent sharp decline is enabling these introduced fish to shoot through the dam and edge closer to the Grand Canyon, where the biggest groups of humpback chub, an ancient, threatened, native fish, remain.
The National Park Service is going so far as to apply chemicals Saturday to kill these predatory fish. The infested area is sealed off from the river with a vinyl barrier, desirable fish are moved to the main channel, and the substance is applied to just that area, said National Park Service fisheries biologist Jeff Arnold. A second treatment is likely later this fall. The Bureau of Reclamation has said it will contribute $30,000 for the second treatment, and is exploring additional funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act for longer-term solutions such as barriers that would prevent fish from even approaching the dam.
A mid-term solution could involve a technique that lets cold water from deeper in the lake flow into the river below. Although this would mean forgoing hydropower, the cool water would disrupt spawning of predatory fish. It’s been successful in other rivers and could help protect both native fish and rainbow trout.
Several hundred miles downstream, at the site of another fish threat, one hatchery has completely shut down. Lake Mead Fish Hatchery, which used to breed endangered razorback sucker and bonytail chub, ceased operations earlier this year when the lake dipped below the point where the hatchery drew its water.
Last month, the state of Nevada and the Bureau of Reclamation announced they’re kicking in nearly $12 million on a project to pull water from deeper in the lake into the hatchery. The new line will source water from a third straw that the Southern Nevada Water Authority built following a severe drop in lake levels in the early 2000s. As Lake Mead plummeted this year, the agency had to begin using it to rescue Las Vegas, and soon, the hatchery.
Walking into a silent hatchery, normally abuzz with flowing water and air compressors, is a challenge, said Nevada Department of Wildlife supervising fish biologist Brandon Singer.
“At first you feel kind of lost, your purpose is gone,” Singer said. But it’s been an opportunity for repair work and for his team to work on species in other parts of the state while they await their return to fish-rearing.
Maintaining native fish populations is a legal obligation the bureau has under the Endangered Species Act. It could face a lawsuit if it fails to meet that obligation, even as it juggles other pressing demands on the river.
Back upstream near Lake Powell, the introduced rainbow trout don’t have the same protection. Losing them would be heartbreaking but feels inevitable, said Terry Gunn, who checks water temperature religiously. “It’s like watching a family member grow old or die — it’s gonna happen.”
Wendy Gunn says if the trout fishery is lost and smallmouth bass take over, she could imagine Lees Ferry transitioning to a haven for warm water fish. It would be tragic in many ways, with the beloved rainbow trout gone and the likelihood that native fish downstream could be next, she said, but people would still come to cast lines.
“Everybody’s just gonna have to adapt,” Wendy said. “You either roll with it and change or you go away.”
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Max Holmes' Grand Final dream is STILL alive with Geelong young gun 'on track' to play against Sydney after avoiding serious hamstring injury
- Max Holmes looked to have suffered a serious hamstring injury against Brisbane
- The 20-year-old looked devastated as he lay on the sidelines on Friday night
- But he avoided any serious injuries and could be fit for the Grand Final
- Geelong face Sydney in AFL's season-decider at the MGC on Saturday
Max Holmes could still feature in the AFL Grand Final on Saturday, after scans revealed he had avoided a serious hamstring injury.
Geelong's young gun looked certain to miss the clash against Sydney at the MCG next week after suffering what appeared to be a major setback in the Cats' 71-point shellacking of Brisbane in the preliminary final on Friday night.
The 20-year-old, who kicked a goal and had 12 disposals against the Lions, was substituted out of the game and appeared devastated as he lay face down on the sidelines.
Max Holmes could be available for the Grand Final against Sydney on Saturday
However, scans showed the injury wasn't as serious as feared and the wingman, backing up Cats coach Chris Scott's assertion that the club's medical staff were 'optimistic' Holmes would be available for the Grand Final.
The 20-year-old wingman had scans and showed positive signs on Sunday when he completed a light training session. Holmes will increase his workload and faces a fitness test at Geelong's main training session of the week on Wednesday.
'I've never done a hammy so I thought I'd pinged it, obviously, by my reaction,' he told reporters on Sunday.
'But it looks all good right now so we'll just see how it goes during the week and I should be good to go.'
The 20-year-old was substituted out of the game against the Lions on Friday night after he seemed to suffer a serious hamstring injury
The 20-year-old appeared devastated as he lay face down on the sidelines at the MCG
If selected, the youngster will be the Cats' youngest player in the game against the Swans as Geelong look for a first premiership in 11 years.
Holmes has been a revelation in his second season, kicking 14 goals in 18 games and averaging 15.6 disposals per game.
'Max is tracking well,' Cats football boss Simon Lloyd told reporters on Sunday.
Holmes kicked a goal and had 12 disposals before being subbed out of the game
'He's an incredibly positive person and we'll find out as the week progresses how he functions, come probably our main training.'
Sydney also have injury concerns, with Sam Reid in significant doubt for Saturday, as the Swans make their first Grand Final appearance since 2016
The versatile tall suffered an adductor injury and was substituted out of Sydney's dramatic one-point win over Collingwood at the SCG on Saturday.
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Weather is still looking to be a thorn in SpaceX’s side as it tries for a fifth time to launch another batch of Starlink satellites from the Space Coast.
Poor conditions scrubbed attempts for four nights in a row from Tuesday-Friday and things weren’t looking good for Saturday, so the company stood down for a day to give it a go again tonight.
The Falcon 9 carrying 54 Starlink satellites looks to lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 8:18 p.m. with a backup window Monday at 7:57 p.m.
The Space Launch Delta 45 weather squadron, though, continues to forecast bad weather news for the attempt, giving it only a 40% chance for favorable conditions Sunday and 50% on Monday with anvil clouds and disturbed weather the primary concerns.
The first-stage booster for this flight is making its sixth attempt at launch with a planned landing in the Atlantic Ocean on SpaceX’s droneship Just Read the Instructions.
The launch would be the 40th for the Space Coast from both Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral for 2022 coming during the 38th week of the year. That includes 32 previous SpaceX launches, five United Launch Alliance Atlas V and two Astra Space rockets.
SpaceX had last weekend sent up 34 of its Starlinks and a satellite for company AST SpaceMobile from KSC. After that successful launch, SLD 45 commander Brig. Gen. Stephen Purdy, who took over the role in late 2020, congratulated the Space Force and Air Force members who supported the mission.
“New leadership often comes with new ideas, but the perspective and ambition carries for generations,” wrote Gen. Purdy on Facebook. “In 2017, Space Launch Delta 45, known then as the 45th Space Wing, put into motion the ‘Drive to 48.’ The goal was to support 48 launches within 12 months on the Eastern Range. In 2018, Space Launch Delta 45 supported 24 launches and now, just four years later, we have not only met that goal, but surpassed it.”
Purdy noted that launch was the 50th within 12 months dating back to September 2021.
“‘Drive to 48′ is now in the rearview mirror, as we look ahead to even greater things and significantly more launches from the Space Coast,” he said. “We will continue to lead the way for assured access to space for the nation and the warfighter. Thank you to the Airmen and Guardians of SLD 45. Another milestone has been checked thanks to your hard work!”
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The two Space Coast launch sites saw 37 launches in 2021, and that was equaled at the end of August. Before the end of the year, the Space Coast could see two other new rockets to launch with the first liftoff ever from Relativity Space’s 3-D printed Terran I rocket as well as the massive NASA Space Launch System rocket sending the Orion spacecraft to the moon. If both rockets lift off, then the Space Coast will have used six launch pads — both at KSC and four at CCSFS. Blue Origin may join the fray with its New Glenn rocket from yet another CCSFS launch pad in 2023.
Also on tap before the end of the year are two crewed missions from KSC on board SpaceX Crew Dragons — the Crew-5 launch to send astronauts to the International Space Station set to lift off as early as Oct. 3 and the civilian Polaris Dawn mission on tap for December commanded by billionaire Jared Isaccman who led and funded the Inspiration4 flight last year.
For SpaceX, which also uses Vandenberg Space Force Station in California, tonight’s launch will be the 42nd Falcon 9 launch for the year.
For Starlink, it will be the 63rd flight including 28 just this year since the first operational deployment in 2019, putting more than 3,300 satellites into orbit, according to statistics tracked by astronomer Jonathan McDowell.
The growing constellation is on target to reach its 4,408 target with about 20-25 more launches depending on how many are actively in orbit, although it’s looking for Federal Communications Commission approval to grow to about 30,000 with future launches on board its in-the-works Starship rocket.
SpaceX, which already blew past its then record 31 launches it had in 2021 in July, is on pace to hit as many as 60 launches before the end of 2022.
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A pair of Grand Rapids residents were killed Saturday night after the motorcycle they were riding on hit a car.
Police responded to an 11 p.m. report on Saturday, Sept. 17, of a crash at the intersection of East Fulton Street and College Avenue SE, according to a Sunday, Sept. 18 news release from the Grand Rapids Police Department.
The identity of the 47-year-old man and 44-year-old woman have not been released.
A car driven by a 25-year-old Grand Rapids woman was traveling westbound and police said the motorcycle was traveling eastbound. The car made a turn and the motorcycle struck the side of the vehicle, police said.
The driver of the motorcycle was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger was transported to an area hospital and died a short time later.
The driver of the vehicle was not injured in the crash, however, a passenger inside the car was taken to an area hospital for minor injuries.
Police said the motorcyclist’s speed is believed to be a factor in the crash. The driver of the car was not under the influence of alcohol, police said.
At this point, police said alcohol is an unknown factor for the motorcyclist.
Police ask anyone with information related to the crash call the department’s Traffic Unit at 616-456-3771.
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SUGAR GROVE, Ill. (AP) — Cameron Smith made a pair of 7-foot birdie putts to finish off his round of 4-under 68 and allow him to overtake Dustin Johnson going into the third and final day of the LIV Golf Invitational-Chicago.
As easy as Johnson made it look in the opening round, Saturday at Rich Harvest Farms was such a struggle that he shot over par for the first time in the 14 rounds he has played in the Saudi-funded series.
Johnson was lucky the deficit to Smith was only two shots. He came up well short of the green on the par-4 17th and had to make an 8-foot par putt, while Smith took the lead for the first time with his 7-foot birdie putt.
On their final hole at the par-5 18th, Johnson’s approach took a hard hop over the green. After a free drop from the grandstand, he chipped weakly to 8 feet and missed his birdie putt. Smith was on the other side of the green, lagged a 60-footer to 7 feet and holed that for another birdie.
Smith was at 10-under 134.
They will be joined in the lead group Sunday by Peter Uihlein, the former U.S. Amateur champion who had the low round of the breezy day with a 66. That left Uihlein only three shots behind going into the last day.
Laurie Canter (68) and Charl Schwartzel (69), who won the first LIV Golf Invitational outside London, were four shots behind. The group five back included Lee Westwood, Charles Howell III and Bryson DeChambeau.
Smith won the British Open at St. Andrews and made $2.5 million. A victory Sunday would be worth at least $4 million.
“It was tricky out there today,” Smith said. “I got a couple of breaks and DJ didn’t quite make the putts he usually does.”
Phil Mickelson looked as though he might get a round under par until he made three bogeys in a four-hole stretch and shot 74 to fall 12 shots behind.
Mickelson spoke Friday about the need for the PGA Tour and LIV Golf to work together. The PGA Tour has suspended players for playing in the Saudi-backed series without getting a conflicting-event release.
Mickelson is among seven players — along with LIV Golf — who has filed an antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour.
“The PGA Tour for the last 20 or 30 years have had all the best players in the world. That will never be the case again. LIV Golf is here to stay, and this type of divisive talk is doing nobody good,” Mickelson said. “The best solution is for us to come together.
“I think both are needed for the game of golf. Both are good for the game of golf. The inclusion of LIV Golf in the ecosystem of the golf world is necessary,” said Mickelson, a chief recruiter in the early stages for LIV Golf. “As soon as that happens and we all start working together, that’s going to be a really positive thing for everyone.”
In the team competition, Johnson’s four-man squad had a one-shot lead over Smith’s team, with Uihlein’s great round helping put his team — Brooks Koepka is captain — two shots behind.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — After 36 rounds together in the ring over the past five years, Canelo Álvarez finally put a convincing finish on his remarkable trilogy with Gennady Golovkin.
The Mexican superstar decisively won his third ring meeting with Gennady Golovkin on Saturday night, earning a unanimous-decision victory and clear superiority in their rivalry.
Four years after the fighters’ most recent meeting ended in a narrow, disputed victory for Álvarez (58-2-2, 39 KOs), the four-division world champion left little doubt about this verdict — even though he won by just 115-113 on two judges’ scorecards, with the third seeing it 116-112.
“He’s a strong fighter,” Álvarez said to the raucous cheers of his supportive Vegas crowd. “For me, I’m just glad to share the ring with him. He’s a really good fighter. I’m glad to be involved in that kind of fight.”
Even with an injured left hand that he says will require surgery, the 32-year-old Álvarez delivered a comprehensive pummeling of the now-40-year-old Golovkin (42-2-1) in the first eight rounds, repeatedly testing Triple G’s famed chin with combinations and overhand rights. Golovkin rallied late, but ran out of time.
Golovkin started far too slowly with no clear strategy to take the initiative away from Álvarez. Fighting at 168 pounds for the first time in his career, the Kazakh middleweight star still had moments of his dynamic best in the later rounds against a wearier Canelo, but they weren’t enough to turn the bout against a younger opponent more comfortable at super middleweight, where he reigns as the undisputed champion.
“Everybody knows this is high level, the best fight for boxing,” Golovkin said. “Look at his face. Look at my face. It’s high level, because we trained well, and this is shows that we did a very good fight, very good quality.”
The bitter rivals embraced and spoke warmly to each other after the final bell, perhaps signaling a thaw in their frosty relationship.
Judges Steve Weisfeld and David Sutherland both scored the no-action first round and four of the final five rounds for Golovkin, leading to those 115-113 scores in a bout that Álvarez largely dominated for long stretches. The Associated Press also favored Canelo, 117-111.
Golovkin landed only 23% of his 521 punches, and he only threw 10 punches to Canelo’s body, according to CompuBox. Álvarez wasn’t much more accurate, landing only 26% of his shots, but the Mexican star landed 85 power punches to Golovkin’s 46 and controlled the ring for long stretches.
With a clear victory to wrap up one of the livelier rivalries in recent boxing history, Álvarez rebounded splendidly from only the second loss of his career, a fairly one-sided light heavyweight defeat delivered by Dmitry Bivol last May.
“Thank you so much for your support,” Álvarez said to the crowd. “I’ve gone through very difficult things in my life. Only thing you can do is continue to move forward. I’ve gone through difficult times with my defeat, but defeats can show how you can be great, how you can come back and show humility.”
Golovkin again said he won’t retire after this bout, but the longtime middleweight champion took only his second loss — and the first that was decisive. All three blemishes on his career record are the results of his trilogy with Álvarez.
“I have a great plan,” Golovkin said of his future. “I have a lot of appointments. Congrats today, Canelo. Congrats, fans. Remember, I’m still champion at 160. I come back, guys. I’m still champion.”
After their first two fights resulted in a draw and a narrow majority-decision victory for Álvarez, the fighters finally met again four years later, again fighting just off the Las Vegas Strip at T-Mobile Arena, the site of all three meetings in the trilogy.
The 32-year-old Álvarez was a 5-to-1 favorite shortly before the opening bell, and he fought like it. Throwing far more punches and taking the initiative away from Golovkin, Canelo largely dominated the first half of the fight while a welt rose on Golovkin’s right temple.
Golovkin had no discernible game plan against Canelo’s bullying in the first eight rounds, instead absorbing Álvarez’s blows and not launching enough of his own. Golovkin finally upped his work rate and made progress against a wearier Canelo in the late rounds, but it wasn’t enough.
Álvarez was cut over his right eye in the later rounds, but the damage and Golovkin’s increased activity didn’t appear to wobble him at all, even while his offensive effectiveness dipped.
The bout was the long-delayed final chapter in one of the most intriguing trilogies of this era. Álvarez and Golovkin first fought in 2017 and again in 2018, but those 24 rounds did nothing to determine superiority among two evenly matched fighters with nearly unmatched combinations of skill and punching power.
They fought to a split draw in their first meeting, but nearly everybody without an official scorecard thought Golovkin deserved the victory. Their second meeting was closer, and while Álvarez won by razor-thin majority decision, Golovkin again vehemently disagreed with the judges in his only career defeat.
Golovkin had fought only four times in the four years since that bout, and this third bout likely was delayed by his vocal criticism of Álvarez for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance before the second fight. Álvarez said the rivalry was now personal after years of bad blood and mutual criticism, while Golovkin insisted Álvarez was just another opponent.
That’s clearly not true: This matchup was special, and it may turn out to be the greatest rivalry of both fighters’ careers.
In the show’s penultimate bout, Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez remained unbeaten and retained his WBC super flyweight title with a difficult unanimous-decision victory over Israel Gonzalez. The 22-year-old Rodriguez (17-0, 11 KOs) is a rising star, and he overcame a point deduction for a low blow to win a tactical matchup with an unorthodox opponent.
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NAPA, Calif. (AP) — With the wind whipping around the golf course in the afternoon and the greens hard and dry, Justin Lower knew there wouldn’t be many opportunities for birdies.
He made the most of his chance on the final hole Saturday as he tries to win his first PGA Tour title.
Lower weathered the wind and shot a 3-under 69 to take a one-shot lead into the final round of the season-opening Fortinet Championship.
“I just tried to really keep it as simple as I could, keep it in play, keep it in the fairway because I really think you can score from the fairway,” Lower said. “It’s very tough to score from the rough, especially with the pins tucked the way they are.”
Lower made five birdies on the round at Silverado Resort & Spa to give him his first career 54-hole lead in his 29th start on the PGA Tour.
“I’m sure I’ll be nervous, for sure, but just part of it,” he said. “I mean, it’s why we play. Playing on the PGA Tour with a chance to win, it’s pretty cool.”
Defending champion Max Homa and Danny Willett were a shot back after even-par 72s. Byeong Hun An had a 71 to get to 11 under.
While several players who went out early in the day posted low scores in good playing conditions, the course got much harder late in the day when the wind picked up to wreak havoc on the players.
Willett took several minutes on the eighth green clearing off blowing leaves just before making a birdie putt that put him briefly in the lead at 13 under.
Workers with leaf blowers came out on the next hole to keep the green clean but Willett made a double-bogey 7 after his approach shot flew past the green.
“It was tough when we started the day, it was really windy,” Willett said. “It’s hard trying to hold some of them front flags when it’s pumping downwind when the area’s really small, but yes, some scrappy golf.”
There were few birdie chances available with players happy with pars late in the day. That led to a very condensed leaderboard with eight players within three shots of the lead headed into Sunday.
An moved into a one-shot lead when he hit a solid tee shot on the par-3 15th came and then made a birdie from about 6 feet to get to 13 under. But he gave it back and more with a double bogey in the par-5 16th when his second shot got caught near the root of a tree.
“It was tough out there today, it was a little breezy, greens getting firmer and firmer,” An said. “I feel I played decent all the way through. Got a bit unlucky.”
That opened the door for Lower, who put his second shot on the par-5 18th just off the green and then made the short birdie putt.
It’s been quite a few weeks for Lower, who appeared to lose his tour card after three-putting the final home of the Wyndham Championship for a bogey when he only needed a par to remain in he top 125. But after more defections to the LIV Tour, Lower moved back into the top 125 and is taking advantage of it in the first tournament of the new season.
Conditions aren’t expected to be much better in the final round, which has already been altered by an ominous forecast with rain and wind. The leaders will tee off several hours earlier than scheduled with the final round featuring threesomes off split tees.
Davis Thompson and Harrison Endycott shot the low rounds of the day with 65s that left Harrison in a four-way tie for fifth place with Paul Haley II, Matt Kuchar and Adam Svensson. Endycott was a stroke behind in a four-way tie for ninth.
Endycott the first player out on the course and played as a single in his first career tournament make the cut with a birdie on the the final hole of the second round. He overcame a broken driver early in that round and was happy to have all of his clubs available Saturday.
“Definitely helps when you’ve got a driver in the bag after yesterday’s shenanigans with the cracked driver face,” he said. “This golf course is tough hitting 3-wood everywhere. So it was nice to get freed up, played some good golf today.”
Haley, who had gone 3,315 days between appearances on the tour from the 2013 Wyndham Championship and the start of this tournament, was tied with Thompson in the group at 10 under after a 66.
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Many yoga practitioners tout the potential health benefits of the headstand, saying the pose clears the mind, energizes the body and improves blood flow to the brain.
But experts say you shouldn’t just try one on your own, because a headstand can be medically risky for some people.
Performing a headstand means your head must hold up to 40 to 48 percent of your body weight, according to research.
“In a headstand, blood flow refers back to the head from the legs, and this could cause neurological conditions including stroke,” says Robert Saper, a physician who chairs the department of wellness and preventive medicine at the Cleveland Clinic. Saper is also a certified yoga instructor.
“The dangers would include a significant amount of pressure on the spine and neck,” Saper adds. “If there’s degeneration of a disk, a headstand can exacerbate that.”
Those with osteoporosis — which could cause a bone fracture — or “poorly controlled blood pressure” also aren’t good candidates for headstands, Saper says. Patients with glaucoma, which involves high pressure in the eye that can lead to blindness, should also avoid the practice. One study confirmed that there is a twofold increase in intraocular pressure during a headstand, which can further damage the optic nerve.
“Also, if someone is on anticoagulants, a headstand is not a good idea,” says Timothy McCall, an internist and the author of “Yoga as Medicine: The Yogic Prescription for Health and Healing.” And, “a headstand is not a good idea for someone with neck arthritis.”
But what if your doctor gives you a clean bill of health and you don’t have any problematic conditions — and you want to try to learn the technique?
First and most important, find a qualified, professional yoga instructor and start slow.
“Headstands should only be performed under direct supervision, and only by individuals who have developed the necessary core and upper body strength,” says Michael L. Lipton, a neuroradiologist who serves as medical director of MRI services for Montefiore Health System in New York.
Who fits the criteria of a qualified instructor? “There’s no system for certification overall in yoga, although Iyengar yoga certifies teachers,” McCall says. “Choose an experienced instructor, as well as an instructor who’s skilled in observing poses.”
This is key, because your instructor should evaluate you completely, including looking at your physical frame.
“This evaluation does not necessarily just depend on your yoga experience,” McCall says. “A good natural neck curve is essential to make sure your body can handle different weights, so you don’t injure the cervical spine under pressure.”
As to how long to hold a headstand? Very briefly at first — listen to your instructor’s advice, and don’t shoot for any set amount of time. If you feel comfortable, you can build up duration gradually.
Some practitioners start with a three-point stance that doesn’t involve lifting the legs all the way up.
“Be aware, though, that halfway up, holding an L-shape, as is sometimes taught in yoga classes, is more difficult than the full pose,” McCall says. Balancing against a wall and having good support under your head is also essential.
And listen to your body.
“If you go into the pose and it doesn’t feel good, come out of it,” McCall says. An easier goal may be to learn a shoulder stand, which is a less ambitious inversion pose. Consult with your instructor on that, too — and do only what’s right for you.
Headstands aren’t for everyone
The following is a partial list of those who should avoid doing headstands:
- Pregnant women, because of the risk of falling (although McCall notes that pregnant people with an established headstand practice sometimes continue into the third trimester).
- People who suffer from acute or frequent migraines.
- Those with neck or shoulder conditions or osteoporosis.
- People with hypertension, because the pose can raise blood pressure further.
- Those with glaucoma.
- Anyone with a heart condition.
- Children age 7 or younger.
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3 killed, one injured in overnight crash on I-485 near University City
Published: Sep. 18, 2022 at 9:02 AM EDT|Updated: 32 minutes ago
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Three people were killed in a crash on I-485 northbound near University City Blvd. early Sunday morning, Medic says.
The crash took place around 4 a.m. near mile marker 33. The I-485 outer loop remains closed due to the crash.
Three people were killed and one person was taken to the hospital according to Medic. The outer loop will remain closed until at least 9 a.m.
More details will be provided when available.
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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive branch recommended Sunday that the bloc suspend around 7.5 billion euros (dollars) in funding to Hungary over concerns about democratic backsliding and the possible mismanagement of EU money.
The European Commission, which proposes the bloc’s laws and ensures that they are respected, said it was acting “to ensure the protection of the EU budget and the financial interests of the EU against breaches of the principles of the rule of law in Hungary.”
EU Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn said that despite measures Hungary has proposed to address the deficiencies, the commission is recommending the suspension of funds “amounting to an estimated amount of 7.5 billion euros.”
The money would come from “cohesion funds” granted to Hungary. This envelope of money, one of the biggest slices of the bloc’s budget, helps countries to bring their economies and infrastructure up to EU standards.
EU countries pay around 1% of their gross national income into the budget. Hungary is slated to receive at least 50 billion euros in all from the 2021-27 budget, according to commission estimates.
Any action to suspend the funds must be approved by the EU member countries, and this requires a “qualified majority,” which amounts to 55% of the 27 members representing at least 65% of the total EU population.
They have one month to decide whether to freeze Hungary’s funds, but can in exceptional circumstances extend that period to two months. The commission is recommending that the member countries take until Nov. 19 to allow Hungary more time to address the concerns.
The commission has for nearly a decade accused Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban of dismantling democratic institutions, taking control of the media and infringing on minority rights. Orban, who has been in office since 2010, denies the accusations.
Speaking after a meeting of EU commissioners in Brussels, which unanimously endorsed the move, Hahn welcomed Hungary’s offer to fix the problem, saying that its proposed remedial action goes “in the right direction.”
He said the measures could address some of the commission’s concerns if they are followed up, and properly acted upon. But he said that “a risk for the budget at this stage remains, therefore we cannot conclude that the EU budget is sufficiently protected.”
The commission’s fears focus on public procurement — purchases by the state of goods and services or for the execution of projects using EU funds. Critics say the awarding of such contracts have allowed Orban’s government to channel large sums of EU money into the businesses of politically connected insiders.
A senior EU official pointed to “systematic and systemic irregularities, deficiencies and weaknesses in public procurement related to very high rates of single bidding.” Officials estimate that around half of Hungary’s public tenders are granted after single bidder processes.
The commission also has “serious concerns regarding the detection, prevention and correction of conflicts of interest,” as well as about a number of public interest trusts which manage significant funds, and notably in the area of education.
Hungarian media has reported that Orban’s nationalist government is set to announce new legislation as soon as Monday. EU lawmakers expressed concern last week that this may just be a ploy to gain time.
In a resolution on Thursday, the lawmakers said that Hungary’s nationalist government is deliberately trying to undermine the bloc’s democratic values.
They said that the government in Budapest — which Orban characterizes as an “illiberal democracy” — has become “a hybrid regime of electoral autocracy.” In part, they blame EU member countries for this, for turning a blind eye to possible abuses.
The French Greens parliamentarian who chaperoned the resolution through the assembly, Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield, said that “for the first time, an EU institution is stating the sad truth, that Hungary is no longer a democracy.”
The case, launched by the commission against Hungary in April, is a fresh step in the use of a new mechanism allowing the EU to take action to protect its budget. It does not target member countries for general breaches of EU law.
The mechanism is seen as the EU’s most potent weapon to prevent a worsening anti-democratic drift in some countries. Commission officials have said that Hungary has consistently failed to implement EU recommendations for more than 10 years.
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Saving money sounds straightforward — set cash aside for a future purpose — but in reality, people often face competing savings priorities. We want it all: the travel, the house, the flush savings account. So how do we figure out which savings goals to put first, especially when we’re working toward so many things at once?
“You’re also still trying to live and have fun and not eat ramen noodles every day,” says Al-Nesha Jones, a certified public accountant and founder of ASE Group, a full-service accounting, tax and advisory firm in West Orange, New Jersey. Saving is further complicated by the fact that we’re currently facing economic uncertainty, higher prices on everyday items and a tumultuous stock market.
Figuring out your savings priorities isn’t easy, but these strategies can act as guideposts:
Put your emergency fund first
Consider how you felt the last time you couldn’t cover an emergency, Jones says. “If it gave you major anxiety, keep that feeling in mind when you prioritize.” In other words, create your emergency fund before everything else, because it’s so critical to financial security.
“Now more than ever, people are understanding the importance of a rainy day fund,” says Eric Maldonado, certified financial planner and owner of Aquila Wealth Advisors in San Luis Obispo, California. “It’s good fundamentals to have cash in case stuff starts costing more.”
Next, prioritize retirement
“Retirement is a long-term game and time is on your side, so even if you start with something very small, the more time you give yourself to work on it, the better off you’ll be,” Jones says. “If you keep pushing retirement off, we blink and now we’re scrambling.”
Thinking through the worst-case scenarios of not saving for different goals can help underscore the importance of funding retirement accounts. Noah Damsky, principal of Marina Wealth Advisors in Los Angeles, says you should save for the categories with the most severe consequences first — and retirement tops that list, since no one wants to be impoverished in old age. “Running through those scenarios helps crystallize what’s important,” Damsky says.
Decide what you want in the near term
This next category of savings priorities is complicated, because you must determine your near-term goals. They might include buying a home, traveling, moving to a new city, starting a family or something else entirely.
Dale L. Shafer II, CFP and founder of Life Moves Wealth Management in Scottsdale, Arizona, recently moved with his family to that area from Michigan, and his near-term goal is to save up to buy a home there. The pandemic spurred many people to make major lifestyle changes, he says, and as a result their near-term savings goals shifted.
“Sometimes we reset expectations and sometimes we achieve more than we thought,” he says. It’s important to check in on your savings progress at least several times a year so you can recalibrate when needed.
Jay Zigmont, CFP and founder of Childfree Wealth in Water Valley, Mississippi, works with clients who don’t have and aren’t planning on having children. He says many of them are focused on major life shifts, such as starting a business, moving overseas, traveling or taking a sabbatical from work.
“You might not be able to do everything at once, but you can do most things over time,” Zigmont says.
Stay organized
To keep all of these goals straight, Maldonado suggests opening a separate savings account for each one and giving it a nickname, such as “Greece, $5,000” or “Lake cabin rental, $1,500.”
Online, high-yield savings accounts tend to offer higher returns than those at traditional banks, and you can set up automatic deductions from your checking account or paycheck. “It’s positive inertia that keeps the money going where you want it,” he adds.
You can always make changes later. “Just get in the habit of saving, and then you can go back and add other goals,” Jones says.
Enjoy life along the way
As important as it is to save for all of those priorities, so is enjoying life today. Don’t wait until you have a fully funded retirement to put money toward items that bring you joy, Jones warns. That’s why she’s saving to buy a Tesla, which she hopes to purchase by the end of the year.
Maldonado and his wife contribute a set portion of money to a family fun account. “We drain it every quarter. It’s guilt-free spending for the family,” he says, and goes toward things like camping trips, museums or parties. With their savings safely stored in other accounts, it’s spending the whole family can feel good about.
This article was written by NerdWallet and was originally published by the Associated Press. The content is for educational and informational purposes and does not constitute investment advice.
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(NEXSTAR) – Home buyers open to embracing a new state will get a lot more house for their money, a new study shows.
An analysis by The Ascent, which rates and reviews personal finance products, found that the average median home price in the first quarter of 2022 was $428,700.
In the 10th least expensive state, Louisiana, the average price is less than half that, at $214,522. If Mardi Gras, mouth-watering culinary options and a fascinating history are not enough to draw you to the Pelican State, don’t worry, there are cheaper options.
In Kentucky, home to the iconic Derby and Mammoth Cave National Park, the average price dips below $200,000, to $197,644.
See the full list, according to The Ascent:
There’s also good news for home buyers in all states. An analysis of home sales data by Redfin shows that, on average, U.S. homes purchased during a four-week period in August sold for less than what sellers were asking. That hasn’t happened since at least March 2021, according to the real estate brokerage.
“The only times you get homes going above list price is when there’s a bidding war, and those used to not be a regular occurrence,” said Daryl Fairweather, Redfin’s chief economist. “And we’re back to a place where bidding wars are unusual, not the norm.”
On average, 7.5% of homes for sale in the four weeks in August that Redfin tracked had a price drop each week, a record high, the company said.
That the typical home is now selling for below the asking price is a sign that the housing market is becoming a bit more balanced, or less skewed, toward sellers.
“It’s significant that now buyers know that when they’re bidding on a home chances are they can get it for less than the asking price and without a competing offer, which was not the case earlier this year,” Fairweather said.
That doesn’t mean some homes aren’t still drawing multiple offers. Some 37% of homes purchased in the four-week stretch of August analyzed by Redfin sold for more than their list price. That was down from 50% a year earlier, Redfin said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — There are times in a performer’s career when the roles that come along may lack substance or intrigue. That’s when the fascinating stories they’ve lived or seen may just be a ticket to success.
Check out this list of actors who decided to take matters into their own hands and create and star in their own shows:
Quinta Brunson – “Abbott Elementary”
Comedian, actress and writer Quinta Brunson had her freshman comedy series “Abbott Elementary” premiere in 2021, resulting in multiple Emmy nominations for Brunson and the show. “Abbott Elementary” follows a group of teachers at a public elementary school in Philadelphia while a documentary crew films them. A comedic approach is taken on hard issues such as the lack of funding for teachers and supplies in the public school system. Brunson detailed that she took inspiration from her own life when creating characters and stories.
Tina Fey – “30 Rock”
Multi-talented comedian, actress, writer, and producer Tina Fey created and starred in the hit NBC comedy “30 Rock” from 2006-2013. The show, which also starred Alec Baldwin, told the story of a head writer of an NBC sketch show and the comedic hijinks that the cast of the show often displayed. With guest stars that included Matt Damon, Tom Hanks, Jennifer Aniston, Salma Hayek, and Oprah, this show had a satirical feel that everyone welcomed and embodied.
Lena Dunham – “Girls”
Actress Lena Dunham created an impressionable piece of art with her HBO show “Girls.” The show follows a 24-year-old aspiring writer in New York, along with her circle of friends, as they navigate the major mistakes they make in their young adult lives. With a cast that included Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet, and Adam Driver, “Girls” proved that Dunham is not afraid to jump off the deep end with characters that can be seen as neurotic and unlikeable.
Jerry Seinfeld – “Seinfeld”
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld, with Larry David, co-created the NBC comedy “Seinfeld,” which aired from 1989-1998. The show followed a fictionalized version of himself, along with his three friends, and centers around Seinfeld’s apartment. Often described as “a show about nothing,” Seinfeld presents a unique format that features bookend cuts of Jerry performing stand-up at a comedy club. “Seinfeld” has been featured in multiple entertainment lists as one of the greatest sitcoms of all time and continues to run in syndication.
Larry David – “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
The co-creator of “Seinfeld,” comedian Larry David, truly puts his tonal stamp on every project he creates, including his HBO show “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” In the show, David plays himself as he deals with everyday annoyances that push his buttons to the point of awkward, cringe-worthy exchanges. David is famous for providing an episode guideline while allowing actors to improvise full episodes. The series, which co-stars Cheryl Hines, Jeff Garlin, and Susie Essman, has received a whopping 51 Emmy nominations.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge – “Fleabag”
The British comedy-drama series “Fleabag” was created and written by actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge and is adapted from her 2013 one-woman play. The show follows Fleabag, a woman who navigates her life and relationships in London. Waller-Bridge took home the Emmy for writing and acting in the series, which also starred Olivia Coleman and guest-starred Fiona Shaw and Kristin Scott Thomas.
Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson – “Broad City”
Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson came together to create the hilarious Comedy Central show “Broad City.” The show is adapted from a web series that Glazer and Jacobson created at the Upright Citizens Brigade about two Jewish independent young women and their misadventures in New York City. The dynamic duo produced five seasons of the show, which has received critical acclaim, with Karen Valby from Entertainment Weekly calling the show “weird, weirdly sweet, and completely hilarious…”
Martin Lawrence – “Martin”
Comedian and actor Martin Lawrence co-created “Martin” from 1992-1997. The show centered on a disc jockey (Lawrence), and his girlfriend (Tisha Campbell), as they worked at a radio station. “Martin” also featured appearances from Snoop Dogg, the Notorious B.I.G, and OutKast, with Snoop stating on the 30th anniversary of the show in 2022, “We would watch the show more than we would make music.” Lawrence’s physical comedy, along with an array of catchphrases, made this show a ’90s hit.
Mindy Kaling – “The Mindy Project”
Actress Mindy Kaling created the romantic comedy series “The Mindy Project,” which starred Kaling as an obstetrician/gynecologist as she developed relationships in her personal and professional life. The show featured a gang of quirky characters who worked at a small medical practice in New York and found themselves in extreme comedic situations. Kaling told the Daily Beast, “It’s always exactly the same to be the boss of my own show, which is a mix of incredibly rewarding with its frustrations, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
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FORT SMITH — Attorney Joey McCutchen is asking Daniel Shue, Sebastian County prosecuting attorney, to charge Fort Smith City Administrator Carl Geffken with a misdemeanor for removing the Flags Over Fort Smith display without public input or approval from city directors.
McCutchen claimed Friday that in doing so, Geffken repeatedly violated the Arkansas State Capitol and Historical Monument Protection Act.
The monument act became law in April 2021. It states that except as permitted by law or authorized under the Arkansas History Commission, a historical monument cannot be moved, vandalized, damaged, destroyed, removed, altered, renamed or otherwise disturbed. However, the act doesn’t prohibit a governmental entity having responsibility for maintaining a historical monument from taking proper measures for the protection, preservation, care, repair or restoration of a monument.
A Class A misdemeanor is punishable by up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $2,500.
Colby Roe, one of the city’s attorneys, wrote a letter on Geffken’s behalf to Shue, which said in part McCutchen is misrepresenting the issue either mistakenly or intentionally. He said the city didn’t permanently remove the display, but was waiting for further guidance from the commission.
Roe said there has been no violation on behalf of Geffken or anyone else in the city.
Shue did not return a phone call left Friday afternoon seeking comment.
McCutchen’s request comes roughly one week after a state panel decided the city must keep the Confederate flag as part of its Flags over Fort Smith display if the city wants to restore the monument at Riverfront Park.
The Flags over Fort Smith display featured flags that have flown over Fort Smith since 1699 and included the French Fleur-De-Lis, the Spanish Cross of Burgundy, the French Tri-Color Flag, the U.S. 15-star, 20-star and 24-star flags and the Confederate flag.
The commission’s decision doesn’t mean Fort Smith will be required to put the flag display back up — that decision rests with city officials — but if it does, the display must include the Confederate flag.
The waiver request determining the disposition of the Riverfront Park flag display was the first to go before the Arkansas History Commission since the Arkansas State Capitol and Historical Monument Protection Act became law.
The city tried to get new flags for the display two years ago, but learned the vendor no longer sold Confederate flags. The city decided the flags would not be reinstalled and instead decided to replace them with flags that represent the six branches of the military.
Geffken admitted to the commission the decision to remove the flags was his.
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Sponsored by the California Transit Association, AB 2622 (Mullin) To Further Propel Public Transit's ZEB Adoption
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 2622, authored by Assemblymember Kevin Mullin (D-San Mateo) and sponsored by the California Transit Association, to accelerate the public transit industry's complete transition to zero-emission bus fleets. AB 2622 extends Mullin's previous legislation (AB 784, 2019) that created a sales and use tax exemption specifically for zero-emission buses (ZEBs) purchased by California's public transit agencies from January 1, 2024 to January 1, 2026. The continuation builds on AB 784's realized success in encouraging and easing transit agencies' purchase of ZEBs and supports compliance with the California Air Resources Board's 2019 Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) regulation requiring all public transit bus fleets to be fully zero-emission by 2040. The Association released the following statement applauding today's bill signing:
"When signing AB 2622 (Mullin) into law today, Governor Newsom doubled-down on his commitment to deliver cleaner mobility options for all Californians," said Michael Pimentel, Executive Director of the California Transit Association. "The California Transit Association applauds Gov. Newsom, Assemblymember Mullin, and members of the California State Legislature for their tremendous leadership and action taken through AB 2622 to combat the negative impacts of climate change. Reducing the cost for ZEB purchasing on public transit agencies is an investment in cleaner air and more sustainable communities across California. Because of the success of previous legislation AB 784, which supported the early adoption and purchase of over 25% of today's ZEBs utilized by California's public transit agencies, we also know this approach works. AB 2622 can fast-track the industry's full transition to zero-emission fleets and infrastructure."
The California Transit Association is comprised of more than 240 member organizations, including all the state's largest urban transit operators, as well as dozens of transit agencies in suburban and rural areas. Its membership also extends to include commuter rail agencies, transit support groups, national and international transit suppliers, and government agencies. The Association is the leading advocate on behalf of public transit in California, representing transit's interests before the California State Legislature, the Governor and regulatory agencies on the local, state and federal levels.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of the securities of Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE: PLTR) between November 9, 2021 and May 6, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"). If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than November 14, 2022.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Palantir securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Palantir class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=8711 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than November 14, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, throughout the Class Period, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Palantir's investments in marketable securities were having a significant negative impact on the Company's earnings per share ("EPS") results; (2) Palantir overstated the sustainability of its government segment's growth and revenues; (3) Palantir was experiencing a significant slowdown in revenue growth, particularly among its government customers, despite ongoing global conflicts and market disruptions; (4) as a result of all the foregoing, Palantir was likely to miss consensus estimates for its first quarter 2022 ("Q1") EPS and second quarter 2022 ("Q2") sales outlook; and (5) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Palantir class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=8711 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
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Weak Shower Chance Today
Skies are mostly clear for much of central Indiana this Sunday morning with mild lows in the lower 60s. Cloud cover is going to build into the area this morning due to a weakening storm complex. Most of the showers will dissipate before crossing over our western border. However, a stray shower cannot be ruled out. Highs will rise into the mid-80s this afternoon.
Stormy for the Colts’ Game!
The weather is going to be much more active for the Colts in Jacksonville, Florida. A nearby storm system will keeps scattered showers and thunderstorms around throughout the day. Highs will reach into the lower 80s by kick-off. Skies will stay mostly cloudy between the waves of activity in northeast Florida.
Severe Storms Possible Overnight
There is a threat for strong to severe overnight for central Indiana. Severe storms will initiate in eastern Iowa, then travel over central Illinois and eventually cross over into Indiana. Southeast Iowa and west-central Illinois will likely see the strongest storms this evening and tonight.
Forecast models have the storms weakening after sunset, but they could still pack-a-punch moving into our area after 11 PM. The western half of the state is highlighted under a slight risk zone. The primary threat will be damaging winds. Some storms may produce large hail and may potentially rotate.
Most of the showers and storms will move out of the area Monday afternoon. Skies are expected to brighten late in the day as highs rise back into the lower 80s.
Heating Up to the 90s
Another ridge is going to set over the eastern half of the United States after this storm system moves away from the Midwest. Temperatures will sharply increase back near 90° on Tuesday and Wednesday.
A Cooler Start to Fall
Another cold front is going to travel over the state Wednesday night and into Thursday. The winds will shift out of the west-northwest and make temperatures drop back into the 70s.
We officially start fall Thursday at 9:04 PM, making Friday the first full day of the season. The weather looks pleasant next Friday with cooler-than-normal highs in the lower 70s and sunshine!
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(NEXSTAR) – Home buyers open to embracing a new state will get a lot more house for their money, a new study shows.
An analysis by The Ascent, which rates and reviews personal finance products, found that the average median home price in the first quarter of 2022 was $428,700.
In the 10th least expensive state, Louisiana, the average price is less than half that, at $214,522. If Mardi Gras, mouth-watering culinary options and a fascinating history are not enough to draw you to the Pelican State, don’t worry, there are cheaper options.
In Kentucky, home to the iconic Derby and Mammoth Cave National Park, the average price dips below $200,000, to $197,644.
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There’s also good news for home buyers in all states. An analysis of home sales data by Redfin shows that, on average, U.S. homes purchased during a four-week period in August sold for less than what sellers were asking. That hasn’t happened since at least March 2021, according to the real estate brokerage.
“The only times you get homes going above list price is when there’s a bidding war, and those used to not be a regular occurrence,” said Daryl Fairweather, Redfin’s chief economist. “And we’re back to a place where bidding wars are unusual, not the norm.”
On average, 7.5% of homes for sale in the four weeks in August that Redfin tracked had a price drop each week, a record high, the company said.
That the typical home is now selling for below the asking price is a sign that the housing market is becoming a bit more balanced, or less skewed, toward sellers.
“It’s significant that now buyers know that when they’re bidding on a home chances are they can get it for less than the asking price and without a competing offer, which was not the case earlier this year,” Fairweather said.
That doesn’t mean some homes aren’t still drawing multiple offers. Some 37% of homes purchased in the four-week stretch of August analyzed by Redfin sold for more than their list price. That was down from 50% a year earlier, Redfin said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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We split our pair of picks last weekend, as the pair of games we chose to hone in on ultimately served up two of the most surprising results of Week 1. The Chicago Bears not only kept things close against Trey Lance and the San Francisco 49ers, but they managed to pick up a win as +7 dogs, easily covering the line for our first winner of the season.
Our winnings were erased, however, when Russell Wilson showed up flat for his Denver Bronco debut. Mr. Unlimited proved to be Mr. Unreliable, as his former team narrowly picked up the win under the Monday Night lights.
Now having a chance to see all of the league’s 32-teams in action, Week 2 allows us to shop the NFL odds board with a bit more clarity. Once again we are highlighting a pair of games that we feel offer the strongest betting value on the board for the weekend, as we look to put ourselves back in the black going into Week 3.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-2.5) vs. New Orleans Saints
Since making his move to Tampa Bay, Tom Brady has gone 0-4 against his NFC South rivals, yet oddsmakers are giving the Buccaneers a slight advantage here on the road in New Orleans.
The Saints defense has proven to be the closest thing to kryptonite that Brady has faced late in his career, with the Tampa Bay quarterback being held to six passing touchdowns and surrendering eight interceptions in the four losses. Heavy defensive pressure also saw him sacked 13 times in these meetings.
Adding to insult, Brady could find himself without his three favorite targets, as Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, and Julio Jones all listed as questionable after missing practice with injuries this week. With Leonard Fournette also nursing a hamstring injury, the Buccaneers will not have their leading rusher at full service.
New Orleans’ Jameis Winston went 23-for-34 for 269 yards, tossing for a pair of touchdowns in last week’s narrow win over the Falcons. Winston also managed to utilize a number of his receivers, spreading the ball around and keeping Atlanta’s defense on their toes.
Even after losing Alvin Kamara early in the game, the Saints offense proved that they could adjust the game plan and earn yards through the air. However, the fact that they gave up 26-points to the Falcons offense was most concerning.
The New Orleans defense has historically ranked well, and we expect this unit to perform better in their Week 2 outing against a banged-up division rival.
Bet New Orleans +2.5, as the Saints once again send Brady home with a loss.
Buccaneers vs Saints Betting Odds Via BetOnline
Buccaneers vs Saints Moneyline
- Buccaneers -138
- Saints +118
Buccaneers vs Saints Spread
- Buccaneers -2.5
- Saints +2.5
Buccaneers vs Saints Total
- Over 43.5
- Under 43.5
Cincinnati Bengals (-6.5) vs. Dallas Cowboys
We move from a pair of undefeated teams to a matchup between squads looking for their first win of the season.
The Dallas Cowboys picked up more than a loss last weekend when quarterback Dak Prescott went down with a broken thumb. The Cowboys now look to Cooper Rush, who will make only his second professional start, to shoulder the load.
In his lone pro-start, Rush tossed for 325 yards and a pair of touchdowns in a win over the Vikings last season, and it is worth noting that his COwboys are an impressive 6-1 ATS after picking up a loss.
Cincinnati should be entering this game 1-0, but five Joe Burrow turnovers left the door open for Pittsburgh to steal the Week 1 victory. This was extremely uncharacteristic for this offense, as Burrow averaged less than one turnover a game last season.
A more conservative approach from the Bengals, coupled with a new face under center for Dallas lined up beside a running back well beyond his prime screams ‘Under.’ However, the game’s total now sits at 41.5 after having opened at 50.5. The value has all but been bet out at this point, so bettors would need to hone in on the spread if they wish to find any value left here.
Where one could argue that the -6.5 ask is a severe market overreaction to Dak Prescott situation, we have a Bengals team that was a few plays away from a Super Bowl title last season fresh off of an opening loss that can be blamed on sloppy play.
The Bengals come out here and pick up a statement win, covering the -6.5 in the process. Rush will show some promise, but ultimately the team will be unable to maintain pace with the Bengals if they can limit their turnovers.
Bet Bengals -6.5
Bengals vs Cowboys Betting Odds Via BetOnline
Bengals vs Cowboys Moneyline
- Bengals -325
- Cowboys +270
Bengals vs Cowboys Spread
- Bengals -7
- Cowboys +7
Bengals vs Cowboys Total
- Over 41.5
- Under 41.5
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French officials said on Wednesday that football star Paul Pogba’s brother was in police custody along with four other people as part of an investigation into alleged efforts to extort millions of euros from the World Cup winner and Juventus midfielder.
Mathias Pogba came to see Paris police about the probe on Wednesday afternoon and was held for questioning, according to an official close to the investigation.
He is among four people put under police custody on Tuesday and Wednesday as part of the investigation, the official said. The official was not authorised to be publicly named discussing the ongoing investigation.
Mathias Pogba has denied taking part in extortion attempts against his brother. Mathias Pogba’s lawyer Richard Arbib said in a statement last week that his client wants “more than anything else” to ease the situation with his brother.
The Paris prosecutor’s office opened an investigation last month into allegations that Paul Pogba — who scored one of France’s goals in the 2018 World Cup final — was the target of an extortion plot by his brother and childhood friends demanding 13 million euros (£11.4m) from him.
The case became public after Mathias Pogba threatened to share “explosive revelations” about his brother and France star Kylian Mbappe.
Mathias Pogba had a modest soccer career as a forward with lower-tier teams in England and other European countries.
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The biggest trend for fall? A major hair change.
Several stars debuted bold transformations this week, including Dixie D'Amelio, who shaved off her signature dark hair, and Patrick Dempsey, the Grey's Anatomy alum surprising fans by dyeing his (mc)dreamy locks platinum blonde. Plus, Lily James said goodbye to her blonde strands, opting for a more seasonally appropriate hue, and a Yellowjackets star attended the 2022 Emmys with a new 'do.
Finally, Jason Momoa showed off his new head tattoo after shaving off some of his long hair recently, and The Talk co-host Sheryl Underwood opened up about the health scare that led her to lose 90 pounds.
Check out the most surprising celeb transformations of the week...
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The remains of a sailor from Massachusetts who died when the USS Oklahoma was struck by multiple torpedoes during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 are being buried at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday.
The interment comes more than 80 years after the attack that drew the U.S. into World War II and nearly four years after the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class Roman W. Sadlowski, of Pittsfield, had been accounted for using advanced DNA and anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial and material evidence.
About 15 family members from Massachusetts, Texas and Florida are scheduled to attend the ceremony that was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, said Joe Makarski Jr., who is Sadlowski's nephew and who supplied a DNA sample about a decade ago that was used to help identify the remains.
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“We're quite excited,” Makarski, 81, said in a telephone interview. “It's been a long time, and I am glad to be alive to finalize it.”
Makarski never met his mother's brother, but he grew up hearing about him.
“I remember my Dad and Mom speaking about him, and they always spoke very highly of him,” he said. “I know he worked at General Electric and he did the books for my mother's little beauty salon in Pittsfield. Growing up, I always saw his picture at my grandmother's house."
Sadlowski, 21, enlisted in the Navy on July 31, 1940, according to the Navy's Office of Community Outreach.
As an electrician's mate his duties included maintaining, operating and repairing the battleship's electrical systems, motors, generators and alternators.
The USS Oklahoma was among the first vessels hit during the Japanese attack on Dec. 7, 1941, struck by three aerial torpedoes just before 8 a.m. when many sailors were still asleep below deck, according to Navy accounts.
The port side was torn open and within 15 minutes of the first strike, it had rolled over completely, trapping hundreds of crew members. Two members of the crew earned the Medal of Honor for their efforts trying to save their fellow sailors, and a third was awarded the Navy Cross.
Sadlowski was among 429 USS Oklahoma sailors and marines who died.
Of those who died, 388 could not be identified and were buried at the Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu.
The process of disinterring the remains for DNA analysis began in 2015, and since then 355 have been identified, according to the Navy.
Sadlowski's family debated where to have the remains buried, Makarski said. They considered veterans' cemeteries in Massachusetts and Florida, and even considered his hometown of Pittsfield, although there are no known family members still living in the western Massachusetts city.
“We talked a lot about it, and decided on Arlington because of its prestige,” he said.
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360, Patrick Mahomes II, KC at ARI 9/11 (30-39, 5 TD)
352, Matt Ryan, IND at HOU 9/11 (OT) (32-50, 1 TD)
340, Russell Wilson, DEN at SEA 9/12 (29-42, 1 TD)
338, Joe Burrow, CIN vs. PIT 9/11 (OT) (33-53, 2 TD)
334, Justin Herbert, LAC at KC 9/15 (33-48, 3 TD)
313, Carson Wentz, WAS vs. JAC 9/11 (27-41, 4 TD)
309, Joe Flacco, NYJ vs. BAL 9/11 (37-59, 1 TD)
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184, Justin Jefferson, MIN vs. GB 9/11 (9 rec., 2 TD)
155, A.J. Brown, PHI at DET 9/11 (10 rec., 0 TD)
141, Davante Adams, LAS at LAC 9/11 (10 rec., 1 TD)
129, Ja'Marr Chase, CIN vs. PIT 9/11 (OT) (10 rec., 1 TD)
128, Cooper Kupp, LAR vs. BUF 9/8 (13 rec., 1 TD)
122, Stefon Diggs, BUF at LAR 9/8 (8 rec., 1 TD)
121, Travis Kelce, KC at ARI 9/11 (8 rec., 1 TD)
121, Michael Pittman Jr., IND at HOU 9/11 (OT) (9 rec., 1 TD)
117, Christian Kirk, JAC at WAS 9/11 (6 rec., 0 TD)
114, Jarvis Landry, NO at ATL 9/11 (7 rec., 0 TD)
113, Mike Williams, LAC at KC 9/15 (8 rec., 1 TD)
102, Jerry Jeudy, DEN at SEA 9/12 (4 rec., 1 TD)
102, Robbie Anderson, CAR vs. CLE 9/11 (5 rec., 1 TD)
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The state-by-state winning lottery numbers through Saturday:
08-09-12-27-31-34, Bonus: 23
(eight, nine, twelve, twenty-seven, thirty-one, thirty-four; Bonus: twenty-three)
06-09-18-35-38
(six, nine, eighteen, thirty-five, thirty-eight)
3-9-3, FB: 6
(three, nine, three; FB: six)
5-0-1, FB: 1
(five, zero, one; FB: one)
9-2-1-6, FB: 1
(nine, two, one, six; FB: one)
5-4-0-4, FB: 8
(five, four, zero, four; FB: eight)
1-8-4
(one, eight, four)
06-11-14-29-35
(six, eleven, fourteen, twenty-nine, thirty-five)
13-22-23-26-28-32-36-44-45-46-50-52-54-57-63-65-67-69-73-80
(thirteen, twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty-six, twenty-eight, thirty-two, thirty-six, forty-four, forty-five, forty-six, fifty, fifty-two, fifty-four, fifty-seven, sixty-three, sixty-five, sixty-seven, sixty-nine, seventy-three, eighty)
05-06-11-22-23-38
(five, six, eleven, twenty-two, twenty-three, thirty-eight)
10-14-15-20
(ten, fourteen, fifteen, twenty)
3-6-8
(three, six, eight)
8-2-4-2
(eight, two, four, two)
06-07-08-09-10-11-14-16-17-18-20
(six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, fourteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, twenty)
03-05-07-09-10-14-15-18-19-21-22
(three, five, seven, nine, ten, fourteen, fifteen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty-one, twenty-two)
2-8-3
(two, eight, three)
4-3-6-1
(four, three, six, one)
01-06-14-32-41-48
(one, six, fourteen, thirty-two, forty-one, forty-eight)
02-03-14-18-23-39, Doubler: N
(two, three, fourteen, eighteen, twenty-three, thirty-nine; Doubler: N)
02-04-07-11-23
(two, four, seven, eleven, twenty-three)
4-0-8
(four, zero, eight)
8-0-2-6
(eight, zero, two, six)
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama scored on a long touchdown pass, a pick-six and a blocked punt.
And that was just the first six minutes.
Bryce Young passed for three touchdowns and rushed for a fourth, Will Anderson Jr. scored on an interception return and No. 2 Alabama rolled to a 63-7 victory over Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday.
The Crimson Tide (3-0) scored on offense, defense and special teams in the first six minutes and raced to a 28-0 first-quarter lead. It was a whirlwind start against the 49 1/2-point underdog Warhawks (1-2) a week after a much closer-than-expected victory over Texas cost Alabama the No. 1 ranking.
Afterward, Tide coach Nick Saban challenged the team to play to the program’s always lofty standard more consistently.
“There’s some evidence out there that this is the standard we want to play to,” Saban said, noting that the competition gets tougher with Southeastern Conference play upcoming.
It wasn’t a seamless performance throughout for either the Tide offense or Young, the reigning Heisman Trophy winner. But special teams came through, including a school-record for punt return yards.
Young completed 13 of 18 passes for 236 yards but also threw his first two interceptions of the season. He did run for a 7-yard score, where he spun near the goal line and dove across.
Anderson returned his first career interception 25 yards for a touchdown, one play after Young’s initial pick. The national sacks leader a year ago, he also got his second sack of the season.
“What can’t he do?” cornerback/return man Kool-Aid McKinstry said.
“He was probably surprised he caught it, I ain’t gonna lie,” linebacker Henry To’oTo’o said. “He had a little stiff-arm and he was just watching it when they did the highlights on the board. And he was like, ‘I can’t believe I did that.’”
Malachi Moore got a short scoop-and-score after Ja’Corey Brooks’ blocked punt.
Chandler Rogers completed 11 of 21 passes 96 yards for Louisiana-Monroe and was intercepted once. Malik Jackson ran for an 11-yard touchdown, set up by the Tide’s failed fourth-down attempt.
“It went like most people thought it would go,” Louisiana-Monroe coach Terry Bowden said. “They were just too good for us in every phase of the game. You could watch the video and say that’s kind of what you’re stepping into, but you still prepare for them not to play well or something to go wrong. And you have a better game.
“And as I talked to the team afterwards, they were so good in every phase.”
Jahmyr Gibbs remained the Tide’s most versatile weapon. He gained 36 yards on nine carries and caught four passes for 65 yards, including a 37-yard touchdown when he juked one defender and shed a couple of downfield tackle attempts.
The Tide outgained Louisiana-Monroe 509-169.
THE TAKEAWAY
Louisiana-Monroe: Managed to keep a horrid start from snowballing even more for awhile and actually was only outgained 132-125 before Alabama’s final drive of the second half. Bowden is now 3-4 against the Tide, with the first six meetings as coach of rival Auburn from 1993-98.
Alabama: This one won’t mean much in the big picture for Alabama’s season, but it started out as a nice, swift rebound from the Texas game. The Tide did have a lull before a pristine Young-directed TD drive in the final two minutes before the half.
LONG RETURNS
Alabama had 262 punt return yards to break a 75-year-old game record set against LSU in 1947. McKinstry flirted with scores on returns and Brian Branch produced one in the fourth quarter. McKinstry averaged 34 yards on his first four returns. Then Branch returned a punt 68 yards for a TD. Gibbs also had a 57-yard kick return.
“The blockers did their job and I can’t do anything but give them thanks for creating the lanes for me to take,” McKinstry said.
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There’s no chance Alabama will overtake No. 1 Georgia on Sunday after the Bulldogs beat South Carolina 48-7. Chances are the Tide will stay put.
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Alabama’s receivers, for the most part, are having quiet seasons. The tight ends, however, came up big on the final first-half drive. Cameron Latu had three catches, including a 38-yarder when he reached over a defender downfield. Freshman reserve Amari Niblack then caught his first pass, a 15-yard TD.
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ISLAMABAD – The World Health Organization raised the alarm Saturday about a “second disaster" in the wake of the deadly floods in Pakistan this summer, as doctors and medical workers on the ground race to battle outbreaks of waterborne and other diseases.
The floodwaters started receding this week in the worst-hit provinces but many of the displaced — now living in tents and makeshift camps — increasingly face the threat of gastrointestinal infections, dengue fever and malaria, which are on the rise. The dirty and stagnant waters have become breeding grounds for mosquitos.
The unprecedented monsoon rains since mid-June, which many experts link to climate change, and subsequent flooding have killed 1,545 people across Pakistan, inundated millions of acres of land and affected 33 million people. As many as 552 children have also been killed in the floods.
“I am deeply concerned about the potential for a second disaster in Pakistan: a wave of disease and death following this catastrophe, linked to climate change, that has severely impacted vital health systems leaving millions vulnerable," WHO's director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said in a statement.
“The water supply is disrupted, forcing people to drink unsafe water," he said. “But if we act quickly to protect health and deliver essential health services, we can significantly reduce the impact of this impending crisis."
The WHO chief also said that nearly 2,000 health facilities have been fully or partially damaged in Pakistan and urged donors to continue to respond generously so that more lives can be saved.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif left for New York on Saturday to attend the first fully in-person gathering of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly since the coronavirus pandemic. Sharif will appeal for more help from the international community to tackle the disaster.
Before his departure, Sharif urged philanthropists and aid agencies to donate baby food for children, along with blankets, clothes and other food items for the flood victims, saying they were desperately waiting for aid.
The southern Sindh and southwestern Baluchistan provinces have been the worst hit — hundreds of thousands in Sindh live now in makeshift homes and authorities say it will take months to completely drain the water in the province.
Nationwide, floods have damaged 1.8 million homes, washed away roads and destroyed nearly 400 bridges, according to the National Disaster Management Authority.
Imran Baluch, head of a government-run district hospital in Jafferabad, in the district of Dera Allah Yar in Baluchistan, said that out of 300 people tested daily, nearly 70% are positive for malaria.
After malaria, typhoid fever and skin infections are most commonly seen among the displaced, living for weeks in unhygienic conditions, Baluch told The Associated Press.
Pediatrician Sultan Mustafa said he treated some 600 patients at a field clinic established by the Dua Foundation charity in the Jhuddo area in Sindh, mostly women and children with gastrointestinal infections, scabies, malaria or dengue.
Khalid Mushtaq, heading a team of doctors from the Alkhidmat Foundation and the Pakistan Islamic Medical Association, said they are treating more than 2,000 patients a day and were also providing kits containing a month's supply of water-purification tablets, soaps and other items.
On Friday, the representative of the U.N. children’s agency in Pakistan, Abdullah Fadil, said after visiting Sindh’s flood-hit areas that an estimated 16 million children had been impacted by the floods. He said UNICEF was doing everything it can “to support children and families affected and protect them from the ongoing dangers of water-borne diseases.”
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Associated Press writer Geir Moulson in Berlin contributed to this report.
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After an opening-drive field goal, Alabama A&M failed to score again in a 28-3 loss at home to Austin Peay.
With 7,150 in attendance, the Bulldogs returned home to Louis Crews Stadium with hopes to shake off a two-game losing streak on the road to UAB and Troy.
The Bulldogs got off to a fast start with back-to-back 20-plus yard passes from Xavier Lankford to get the Bulldogs in Governors territory. The drive would eventually lead to a 30-yard field goal by Victor Barbosa.
The teams traded possessions before Governors quarterback Mike DiLiello connected with James Burns for a 58-yard touchdown to put Austin Peay ahead late in the first quarter. Then came the Bulldogs defense.
From that point, A&M limited the high-scoring Austin Peay offense to just 7 points at the half, their fewest this season. The Bulldogs held the Govs to 138 yards of offense, which is also Austin Peay’s lowest since week 1 versus Western Kentucky.
Missing the previous two weeks of the season the return of 2022 Reese’s Senior Bowl watch list recipient Abdual-Fatai Ibrahim presence was felt early by the Governors. Ibrahim would lead all in receiving with 74 yds on 5 receptions, including 40-yard bomb from Lankford in the first half.
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Iconic Russian singer Alla Pugacheva, hugely popular since Soviet times, says she wants to be placed on Russia’s foreign agents list in solidarity with her husband who has been designated as one.
The statement by Pugacheva on Instagram on Sunday is a notable slap from a prominent figure at Russian authorities, who have stifled dissent in recent years.
Pugacheva’s husband, singer and TV presenter Maxim Galkin, who has criticized Russia’s sending troops into Ukraine, was added to the foreign agents register on Saturday by the justice ministry for allegedly conducting political activities on behalf of Ukraine and receiving Ukrainian funding.
She called Galkin a “true and incorruptible patriot” who wishes for “the end of deaths of our guys for illusory goals.”
Russian law allows organizations and individuals deemed to be involved in political activity that receive funding from abroad to be declared foreign agents. The term carries a strong pejorative sense and implies additional government scrutiny.
The 73-year-old Pugacheva is noted for her emotional singing and colorful performances. She hit stardom in the 1970s and remains widely popular throughout the former Soviet Union.
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BOSTON – Brady Singer pitched out of a bases-loaded, nobody out jam in the third and finished with six shutout innings on Saturday to lead the Kansas City Royals over the Boston Red Sox 9-0.
Pitching in Fenway Park for the first time, Singer (9-4) won his fifth straight decision, allowing five singles and a walk while striking out five. It was the second straight start without allowing a run for the 26-year-old College World Series champion from Florida.
MJ Melendez and Vinnie Pasquantino had three hits apiece for the Royals; Melendez scored four runs and Pasquantino drove in three. The first four batters in the Kansas City lineup went 10 for 20 with eight RBIs.
Rich Hill (7-7) gave up four runs on eight hits and a balk, striking out four.
The Red Sox loaded the bases on two singles and a walk with nobody out in the third inning and the top of the order coming up. But Singer got Tommy Pham to pop up in front of the mound, Rafael Devers was called out on strikes, and J.D. Martinez popped up to first base.
BIRDS OF A FEATHER
Red Sox right fielder Alex Verdugo lost a ball in the sun in the fifth inning when Pasquantino hit a liner directly at him. Verdugo stood helplessly until the ball bounced right in front of him and then off his right arm.
He picked it up and threw it in, but not before Bobby Witt Jr. had scored from first. The play originally was scored a single and an error, but then was changed to a double.
Center fielder Kiké Hernandez had more than the sun to contend with when he settled under Pasquantino’s high popup in the first inning. As Hernandez and Verdugo moved in to field the ball, a small flock of birds took off from where they were resting on the grass.
Hernandez managed to make the catch.
DEBUT
RHP Franklin German made his major league debut for Boston, coming in to start the sixth inning. It didn’t go well.
All four batters he faced reached -- on two singles and a pair of walks. He left with the bases loaded and one run in, and Eduard Bazardo allowed another run to score when Melendez grounded into a fielder’s choice. Witt and Pasquantino singled to score two more and give the Royals n 8-0 lead.
UP NEXT
The series finale will see Boston RHP Nick Pivetta (9-11) face Kansas City’s Kris Bubic (2-11).
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Stillman College’s first female president, Cynthia Warrick, has announced plans to retire after leading the Tuscaloosa, Alabama-based historically Black college for five years.
Stillman’s Board of Trustees has launched a national search for Warrick’s replacement. The college plans to find her successor by the June 30, 2023, end of Warrick’s contract.
Warrick, 68, said she is choosing to retire because she wants to relax and spend more time with family, especially her grandchildren. She plans to return to her hometown of San Antonio.
Warrick was named Stillman’s seventh president in April 2017. She was originally appointed as an interim president but said the role began to feel like a mission she was called to fulfill, The Tuscaloosa News reported.
“I … didn’t expect to be here this long,” Warrick said during a news conference to announce her plans. “But you know, the job called me, God called me and we were able to accomplish miracles. Believe me, we were able to accomplish a lot in a short period of time … I’m ready to pass the torch on to the next person to take up the race.”
When she arrived, Stillman was at a critical point financially and academically, Warrick said.
“I was tasked with a real challenge, and my husband’s a finance guy and he said, ‘You’ll be home in three months.’ It was just that bad,” Warrick said. “But I figured God didn’t send me here to close the college down. And we were going to do what we had to do, to make sure that the college was going to be strong again and flourish. And now, after five and a half years, we’re there.”
According to a news release, Warrick is leaving Stillman debt-free after $40 million in debt has been either paid off or forgiven.
“The college has gone through some very rocky times and she has been the anchor that has kept us on track. She has raised the brand of the institution and enhanced the college’s reputation,” said Donald Comer, chair of the school’s board.
The school was founded in 1876 and is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church USA. Warrick, who previously served as interim president at South Carolina State University and Grambling State University, said she will continue to play a role at Stillman after her departure.
“I will cherish the outpouring of support from the local community, the state and the alumni that has contributed to the success that we have achieved during my tenure,” Warrick said. “Stillman is now a place where a new president can build on the teaching, research and the community service that we established in the past five years.”
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(NEXSTAR) – Home buyers open to embracing a new state will get a lot more house for their money, a new study shows.
An analysis by The Ascent, which rates and reviews personal finance products, found that the average median home price in the first quarter of 2022 was $428,700.
In the 10th least expensive state, Louisiana, the average price is less than half that, at $214,522. If Mardi Gras, mouth-watering culinary options and a fascinating history are not enough to draw you to the Pelican State, don’t worry, there are cheaper options.
In Kentucky, home to the iconic Derby and Mammoth Cave National Park, the average price dips below $200,000, to $197,644.
See the full list, according to The Ascent:
There’s also good news for home buyers in all states. An analysis of home sales data by Redfin shows that, on average, U.S. homes purchased during a four-week period in August sold for less than what sellers were asking. That hasn’t happened since at least March 2021, according to the real estate brokerage.
“The only times you get homes going above list price is when there’s a bidding war, and those used to not be a regular occurrence,” said Daryl Fairweather, Redfin’s chief economist. “And we’re back to a place where bidding wars are unusual, not the norm.”
On average, 7.5% of homes for sale in the four weeks in August that Redfin tracked had a price drop each week, a record high, the company said.
That the typical home is now selling for below the asking price is a sign that the housing market is becoming a bit more balanced, or less skewed, toward sellers.
“It’s significant that now buyers know that when they’re bidding on a home chances are they can get it for less than the asking price and without a competing offer, which was not the case earlier this year,” Fairweather said.
That doesn’t mean some homes aren’t still drawing multiple offers. Some 37% of homes purchased in the four-week stretch of August analyzed by Redfin sold for more than their list price. That was down from 50% a year earlier, Redfin said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Three people were shot during a large party at a rental property in west Harris County, according to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
The shooting happened just before midnight at a home on Bridgemeadows Lane, which is near Clay Road and the Grand Parkway.
Gonzalez said about 200 people were at the party, most of which were teenagers, when someone at the party opened fire. Three people were shot, including two teens that Gonzalez said are believed to be 16 and 17 years old. The third person is unknown and left the party before deputies arrived.
The two injured teens were taken to the hospital and are currently stable. Gonzalez said the suspect left the location after the shooting.
Anyone with information on what happened is asked to contact the Harris County Sheriff's Office at (713) 221-6000 or Crime Stoppers at (713) 222-TIPS.
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The annual NAS Oceana Air Show returned to Hampton Roads this weekend.
Touting the theme, 'Back to the Beach,' large crowds traveled to Virginia Beach to see the U.S. Navy Leap Frogs, the F-16 Fighting Falcon Demo and, of course, the Blue Angels.
The Navy estimates 150,000 people per day will attend the event.
"I'm an air show nut," said George Liverwood.
He came all the way from Pennsylvania to catch the show.
"We just love the sound of jets, we love the airplanes, the history of our country," Liverwood said.
After the pandemic placed the event on hold for two years, Scott Deyo is back with his family.
"We've been doing this every year for 10 years," he said. "We're excited to be back."
2nd Lieutenant Alexandria Brun said her team has quite the show in store.
"It is violent, aggressive," she said, talking about the Viper Demo team.
The pilot, with a call sign 'Rebel,' flies an F-16 and shows off what the jet can do.
"She's gonna be pushing our jet to its limitations, so you're really gonna see the combat capabilities of the F-16," said Brun.
One thing everyone is excited to see?
The Blue Angels.
They take to the sky at 3:00 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday.
The show continues Sunday at NAS Oceana. Gates open at 8:00 a.m. and the show starts at 10:00 a.m.
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YUCAIPA, Calif. — A woman who disappeared when a downpour in a recently burned area unleashed mudslides that tore through her Southern California mountain community was found dead under mud, rocks and other debris, authorities said Friday.
Thunderstorms late Monday triggered the mudslides carrying rocks, trees and dirt that washed away cars, buried homes and affected 3,000 residents in two remote communities in the San Bernardino Mountains.
First responders, including K-9 units, searched for Doris Jagiello, 62, amid the devastation in Forest Falls, a former summer getaway for cabin owners that has become a bedroom community. A large debris flow, full of mud and “extremely large boulders,” hurtled downhill and crashed into Jagiello's home, causing significant damage “and carrying away everything in its path.”
Jagiello's body was found Thursday, buried under several feet (meters) of mud. Her remains were located about 20 to 30 feet (six to nine meters) from her home, in a debris-strewn area with rocks ranging from as big as basketballs and boulders to the size of small cars, sheriff’s Lt. Jeff Allison said.
“While this was not the desired outcome, the Sheriff’s Department hopes finding Jagiello will bring some measure of closure to Jagiello’s family and aid in their healing process,” the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said in a statement Friday.
One of her dogs was found alive inside her house but two others remain missing, Allison said.
The woman's family did not immediately respond to phone calls or text messages seeking comment.
The severity of the mudslide in Oak Glen and Forest Falls served as a powerful warning to residents about the destruction that can be wreaked months or even years after wildfires have been put out and the smoke clears.
An intense amount of rain over even a short period of time have catastrophic effects on hillsides where fire has stripped away vegetation that once held the ground intact. On Monday, nearly 2 inches of rain fell atop nearby Yucaipa Ridge.
Mudslides had been a concern in areas of the San Bernardino Mountains that were burned by the deadly El Dorado Fire, which was sparked two years ago when a couple used a smoke device to reveal their baby’s gender. The couple was charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of a firefighter.
In January 2018, mudslides thundered down a steep mountainside that had burned a month earlier. The slides killed more than 20 people in the tony beachside town of Montecito near Santa Barbara. The worst of the rain fell in a 15-minute span with Montecito getting little more than a half-inch in five minutes.
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Report: Tyrod Taylor suing Chargers doctor for medical malpractice originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington
Tyrod Taylor is suing a Los Angeles Chargers team doctor who punctured his lung while giving a painkilling injection prior to a Week 2 game during the 2020 season, according to documents obtained by ESPN. Taylor is seeking at least $5 million.
Chargers team doctor David S. Gazzaniga and the Newport Orthopedic Institute, which Gazzaniga runs, are being sued for medical malpractice. The trial was originally scheduled for November but was pushed into April due to the ongoing NFL season.
Taylor suffered a punctured lung right before the Chargers’ Sept. 20, 2020, game against the Kansas City Chiefs when Gazzaniga tried to administer a painkilling injection to Taylor’s fractured ribs. Rookie Justin Herbert started in Taylor’s place and has held onto the Chargers’ starting quarterback job since.
“[Gazzaniga’s] negligence, carelessness and other tortious, unlawful and wrong acts ... caused [Taylor] to lose position as the starting quarterback for the Los Angeles Chargers for the 2020 season,” the lawsuit states, according to ESPN.
Taylor did not return to the field during the 2020 season. He then became a free agent, joined the Houston Texans on a one-year deal and went 2-4 in six starts.
“As he returned to free agency, he entered as a back-up quarterback as opposed to a starting quarterback,” the lawsuit argues. “The economic difference between a starting quarterback's salary and a back-up quarterback salary is at least $5,000,000 and is more than likely much greater. The exact amount of such past and future loss is unknown to [Taylor] at this time, and he will ask leave of this Court for permission to amend this Complaint to set forth the total amount when ascertained.”
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The New York Giants signed Taylor to a two-year deal worth up to $17 million with $8.5 million guaranteed in March.
As for Gazzaniga, he is still with the Chargers and is now caring for another rib injury to their starting quarterback. Herbert suffered fractured rib cartilage in the Chargers’ loss to the Chiefs on Thursday and is considered day-to-day.
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In retrospect, it seems as if she was preparing us all along.
Whether it was due to age, ill health or a sense that the end was near, Queen Elizabeth II spent much of the last two years tying up loose ends, trying to make sure the family firm would keep ticking along after her death.
The transition began slowly, with the queen turning over more public duties to her son and heir, now King Charles III, as she entered her twilight years. But it moved into overdrive in 2022 as Elizabeth celebrated 70 years on the throne. First she expressed her wish that Charles' wife, Camilla, be known as queen consort after her death, and then the future king took center stage during four days of Platinum Jubilee festivities.
"Elizabeth II was preparing the ground for the succession,'' historian Ed Owens said. "We saw a lot more of Charles in the last 10 years stepping in for his mother in a number of key situations at key public events. And that, I think, was partly intentional in that the monarch ... wanted her son to sort of gravitate naturally into the limelight, to make this seem as best as possible as though it was a seamless transition.''
Charles' increased role began gradually when the queen began cutting back on long-haul flights, resulting in the then Prince of Wales taking her place at a 2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Sri Lanka.
The queen became head of the Commonwealth, a grouping of 54 independent countries with links to the former British Empire, when she ascended the throne and championed its role in world affairs throughout her reign.
In 2018, Elizabeth expressed her "sincere wish" that Charles would follow her as head of the Commonwealth and its leaders agreed.
The previous year, Charles represented the queen at the annual Remembrance Day ceremony honoring the nation's war dead, laying the monarch's wreath at the foot of the Cenotaph in London. It was the first time the queen hadn't performed the solemn ritual, marked by columns of aging veterans marching past the monument, other than when she was pregnant or out of the country.
But what had been a subtle shift became more obvious after the coronavirus pandemic led Elizabeth to take refuge at Windsor Castle outside London and the death of her husband, Prince Philip, reminded the nation of the queen's mortality.
That was underscored by the image of Elizabeth, her face hidden behind a black mask, sitting alone in St. George's Chapel as she mourned the loss of the man who had been her "strength and stay" for over 73 years.
On the anniversary of her accession to the throne in February, the queen moved to end the long-running controversy over the status of Charles' wife.
Camilla has been a divisive figure in Britain because her long-term relationship with Charles was blamed for the breakdown of his first marriage to the widely beloved Princess Diana. The mother of Princes William and Harry died in a Paris car crash in 1997, five years after her messy split with Charles.
When Charles married Camilla in 2005, he made it known that he wanted his wife to become queen when he ascended the throne. Diana's fans objected, saying it would dishonor the princess.
But the public attitude toward Camilla, 75, has warmed in recent years as she took on roles at more than 100 charities, focusing on issues ranging from literacy to domestic violence. Her down-to-earth style and sense of humor have softened Charles' stuffy image and made him appear more relaxed.
When the queen weighed in on Feb. 6., she obliquely recognized that her reign would come to an end.
"When, in the fullness of time, my son Charles becomes king, I know you will give him and his wife Camilla the same support that you have given me," she said. "And it is my sincere wish that, when that time comes, Camilla will be known as queen consort as she continues her own loyal service."
Late last year, Elizabeth was seen using a walking stick for the first time, and in April she revealed that a bout with COVID-19 had left her feeling "very tired and exhausted."
In May, the queen delegated one of her most important public duties to Charles, asking him to preside over the state opening of Parliament and deliver the annual Queen's Speech laying out the government's legislative program.
The event is a symbol of the monarch's constitutional role as head of state and is accompanied by centuries of tradition designed to demonstrate the strength of Britain's political institutions.
When it came time for the Platinum Jubilee, the palace let it be known that the queen's ongoing "mobility issues" would limit her role.
Instead, Charles took center stage.
He donned full military uniform to review the troops during the queen's ceremonial birthday parade, sat in the position of honor at the front of St. Paul's Cathedral for a service celebrating her reign and led salutes to his mother at a gala concert, appearing with Camilla by his side.
After her death, Charles and Camilla were greeted warmly by crowds of mourners outside Buckingham Palace, with the new monarch shaking hands and chatting with well-wishers who broke into a chorus of "God Save the King."
The reaction, and Charles' first days in his new role, suggest that the public is, at least for now, on board, former BBC royal correspondent Michael Cole said this week outside the palace.
"Look at the thousands of people who have come here of their own accord,'' he said, waving a hand at the crowds. "They're not being bused in. They're not being ordered to be here. They're not being given little flags to wave. This is not North Korea. This is not a parade for Putin in Red Square. These people have come to express their respect for the dead queen and show, a very big word, affection."
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- Argentine elbowed Monza's Armando Izzo
- Shown straight red card
- Now faces Serie A suspension
WHAT HAPPENED? The forward lost his cool five minutes before half-time in his latest Serie A outing, as he elbowed Izzo amid a brief physical scrap. The experienced South American will now take in an untimely ban, which will be served after the international break.
THE BIGGER PICTURE: After being reduced to 10 men, Juventus suffered a 1-0 defeat away to Monza. That result has left them eighth in the table and already playing catch-up on the leaders just seven games into the 2022-23 campaign.
AND WHAT'S MORE: If Di Maria is accused of serious unsportsmanlike conduct in the referee’s report relating to his sending off, then he will be forced to sit out two games – which would rule him out of a home date with Bologna and a crunch clash with reigning champions AC Milan at San Siro on October 8. He would be banned a further game if he is deemed to have committed serious violent conduct.
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DID YOU KNOW? Against Monza, Angel Di Maria received his first red card in a league game since April 30, 2017, against Nice.
WHAT NEXT FOR DI MARIA? The 34-year-old has been included in Argentina’s latest squad, meaning that his next minutes could come in friendly dates with Honduras and Jamaica.
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Potholes can be irritating for everyone. And one ingenious European artist has come up with a novel way of solving the problem—by filling them up with mosaic tiles. There are some 350 in the southern French city of Lyon alone and more across Europe.
Like the British street artist Banksy across The Channel, Emenem is anonymous and very little is known about him. He doesn't want to be photographed and he doesn't give interviews. He has an agent through whom people can get in touch and a press kit on a website but other than that, he says “it’s important for me to remain a little mysterious,” as quoted in The Observer. “And it’s also because I’m not very talented when it comes to social interactions.”
Ememem is a self-described “pavement surgeon” and “pothole knight.” He calls his art, flackings, which refers to the French word, flaque, which means puddle.
Not much is known about this man who focuses on the "art of healing the street" except that his father was a tiler.
His agent who has known him 15 years, Guillaume Abou, does not fill in much more detail, except to confirm that he speaks French with a foreign-accent and is possibly of Italian descent—something confirmed by the fact that his website is in French, English and Italian.
Since he emerged from the underground arts scene in Lyon in 2016, he has created over 400 'plasters' over Europe—in Scotland, Norway, Germany, Italy and Spain.
His artwork is not strictly legal in the sense that he never asks for permission and he works at night so he won't be disturbed, sometimes in disguise. His agent told The Observer of how Emenem once erected a working space by wrapping red tape around cones to fill in a hole in Guadaloupe, to give the impression that he was working officially.
Emenem has 150,000 followers on Instagram, who delight in his frequent before and after photos of unwanted holes in the ground. In that sense he is taking on the mantle of a U.S. artist, Jim Bachor, who has been filling in potholes on the streets of Chicago since 2013.
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Sony and Entertainment One’s The Woman King topped the box office this weekend with a substantial $19 million domestic debut. That includes $6.78 million on Friday (including $1.7 million in Thursday previews) and $7.15 million on Saturday for a solid 2.7x weekend multiplier. Can it find a few bucks in Viola Davis’ couch to push it past $20 million when the final weekend figures come in? I wouldn’t be remotely surprised. We’ve got rave reviews (94% and 7.8/10 on Rotten Tomatoes) and an A+ from Cinemascore, plus a *verified user score* (i.e., you must prove you saw the film) of 99% on Rotten Tomatoes (versus, uh, 6/10 on IMDB). Good faith conversations about historical accuracy notwithstanding, don’t believe the #BoycottTheWomanKing nonsense currently percolating online. The real world came and liked what they saw.
Not to be a cranky crank, but this is a rare example of audiences showing up for the thing they claim to want. It’s no secret that the regular instances of audiences claiming they want non-franchise, adult-skewing, star-driven, inclusive and/or original (or new-to-you) theatricals and then spending their money on everything else (and/or punching their diversity card via periodic superhero movies or nostalgic franchise flicks) has slowly become my villain origin story. From Drew Barrymore’s Whip It in 2009 to Steve McQueen’s Widows and Jennifer Yuh Nelson’s The Darkest Minds in 2018, Hollywood’s minimal (and hilariously overdue) push toward inclusivity ran smack-dab into a moviegoing audience that embraced streaming for casual viewership and began to spend a much more significant portion of their annual moviegoing dollar on a much smaller percentage of event flicks.
But I digress, as this is a day to celebrate, not castigate! Sony successfully sold The Woman King as a demographically specific event movie which still offered plenty of value for anyone old enough to embrace its brutal PG-13 thrills. It had all five elements of a (in pre-Covid times) successful non-franchise, adult-skewing breakout. It had a marquee director, as Prince-Bythewood (Love and Basketball and Beyond the Lights) is justifiably a big deal to the Black community. It had an all-star ensemble (Viola Davis, Lashana Lynch and John Boyega, among others), an easy elevator pitch (Sony sold the Agojie actioner as “the real-life Black Panther”), solid reviews and the promise of a relatively good time at the movies. It’s serious but not remotely humorless. And, miracle of miracles, audiences damn well showed up.
While an $18.5 million opening weekend isn’t a barnburner, it’s a good start for a well-liked film that Sony expects to leg out over the next month or three. Is it an under-the-radar Oscar contender? Perhaps, especially if it is more financially successful than the rest of the year-end awards season releases. Bohemian Rhapsody became a contender following its $55 million opening weekend in 2018. It is certainly good enough and aspirational enough to qualify, even if I’ll argue it was (smartly) positioned as a commercial, crowdpleasing high-end popcorn flick first and an ‘awards movie’ second. That’s a key to this strong opening. Even if you don’t think it’s the best thing since sliced bread, Gina Prince-Bythewood's action drama is unquestionably rock-solid meat-and-potatoes entertainment. It’s an old-fashioned Hollywood programmer with new(er) fangled demographic representation.
The $50 million film needs more than just a solid opening weekend. However, A) I’m expecting long legs and B) the new PVOD revenue stream, which pushed even Robert Eggers’ The Northman into profitability, means that even merely okay theatrical grosses can lead to strong post-theatrical revenue. Sony is hoping for legs on par with Where the Crawdads Sing, which opened with $17 million and legged out to $88 million. That Sony release was the first big female-led/targeted flick since The Lost City ($105 million domestic) and Everything, Everywhere All at Once ($100 million worldwide) in late March. Maybe releasing big movies for/about women in theaters instead of offloading them to streaming is a fun new way to make money. Maybe audiences hungry for such fare won’t just settle for comparatively inclusive superhero movies and fantasy franchises.
A24 opened Ti West’s buzzy and acclaimed Pearl to a halfway decent $3.124 million domestic debut weekend. The low-budget ‘secret’ prequel to X opened on par with the $4.275 million debut of its predecessor past March. That tracks. It’s a sequel, and plenty of moviegoers were just curious the first time and decided one horror romp with Mia Goth’s murderous protagonist was enough for one year. The well-reviewed and well-received (a B- from Cinemascore, which means West is in big trouble as that’s way too high for an A24 horror movie) prequel was shot right after X amid the Covid pandemic. So, A24 got two (make that three with MaXXXine on the way) for the symbolic price of one. My wife wants to see this one, so I’ll catch it tonight or early next week when she can tag along.
Searchlight Pictures opened See How They Run to expectedly small-scale results. The charming but slight 1950’s whodunnit, with a backstage murder taking place amid the cast and crew of an Agatha Christie adaptation, stars Sam Rockwell and a delightfully against-type Saoirse Ronan as the gumshoes and the likes of Adrian Brody, Ruth Wilson and David Oyelowo as the potential victims and suspects. Unfortunately, with a low profile and little buzz, the twisty little flick earned an underwhelming $3.1 million opening weekend. Alas. Meanwhile, Brett Morgen’s buzzy David Bowie documentary Moonage Daydream opened in 170 theaters, many of them IMAX or PLF, for a halfway decent per-theater average. The NEON release earned $1.22 million over the weekend for a $7,176 per-theater average. I’ll catch it in IMAX when time allows later this week.
Kevin Smith’s Clerks III opened in nightly Fathom Event-sponsored theatrical showings. The decently reviewed (66% fresh and 6.2/10 on Rotten Tomatoes) threequel earned around $570,000 over the Fri-Sun portion for a lousy $713 per-theater average. The Lionsgate film will have made $2.114 million since Tuesday. Thandiwe Newton’s God’s Country opened with a $300,000 opening weekend in 785 theaters. IFC put this allegedly quite good rural thriller (seeing it later this week) into a semi-wide release as frankly a glorified mitzvah. Likewise, Paramount opened Jon Hamm’s Confess, Fletch into 516 theaters for a mere $266,000 opening weekend along with a concurrent EST/PVOD release. While well-reviewed, it’s astonishing that a new Fletch movie, which we’ve all read as ‘about to happen’ for 25 years, has now been released almost under cover of darkness. Not all IP is good IP.
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Kerala Assembly Speaker A.N. Shamseer has appealed to the public to take up the campaign led by the State government against drug addiction.
He was speaking at the State-level inauguration of the fourth phase of Bala Sauhrida Kerala (Child-Friendly Kerala) programme of the Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights held at Thalassery block panchayat EMS Auditorium.
Mr. Shamseer said many children were getting addicted to drugs of late, and teachers and parents should ensure that it did not happen. Teachers should report such issues to parents, and parents should seek expert opinion if they notice behavioural changes in their children. A child-friendly environment should be created at homes, he said
The fourth phase of the Child-Friendly Kerala project aims at setting up child protection committees, taking action to prevent children dropping out of schools, protecting children from sexual assault, child abuse, and alcohol and drug abuse, preventing child labour and begging, eliminating child marriage, creating gender equality, and promoting scientific awareness.
Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights Chairman K.V. Manoj Kumar presided over the programme. Magician Gopinath Muthukad, Commission member Shyamaladevi, and District Child Protection Officer K.V. Rajisha took classes on various topics.
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Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece says the Queen was 'one of the most wonderful people ever' as he confirms he will represent his father King Constantine II at the funeral
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Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece has said his third cousin Queen Elizabeth II was 'one of the most wonderful people ever' as he prepares to attend her funeral tomorrow.
The Crown Prince, who is the son of King Constantine II, the last King of Greece and Anne-Marie of Denmark, has revealed he will be attending Her late Majesty's state funeral on behalf of his father, who is too ill to make the journey.
Speaking on the BBC today, Prince Pavlos, 55, said the Queen, who was his third cousin twice removed, always supported his family and showed them great kindness.
The Crown Prince of Greece told BBC News the Queen's death was a 'big loss' as he praised her empathy and sense of duty
Prince Pavlos, 55, who is the third cousin twice removed of Her late Majesty, said the monarch was a great support to his family over the years
He said: 'The Queen has always been a very kind person to my famiy. Always received with a smile.
'My parents were very well taken care of by her when we left Greece and lived in England for years after.'
Prince Pavlos added his father was a 'confidant' for the Queen throughout their years in the UK, after he was forced to flee the country with his family following a coup.
The 55-year-old added: 'The Queen was always receiving us with great smiles and family friendship.
'Always enquiring how things were going back home or elsewhere. One of the most wonderful people ever.'
He went on to praise the late monarch's 'empathy, kindness and her service' - while adding the Duke of Edinburgh also showed him great respect over the years.
The Queen (pictured with Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece at King Constantine II's 70th birthday party) was also chief of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, in which Pavlos served
He said it was a 'big loss' to hear of the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
As a veteran of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, a regiment the Queen was chief of, the Crown Prince said his connection to the late monarch was strong.
'It was, for me, one of the most wonderful experiences to have served her directly,' he said.
'I feel like, not only am I part of her regimental family but also her real family.'
The Crown Prince, who is the eldest son of King Constantine II, said he would be attending Queen Elizabeth II's funeral tomorrow with his mother and his wife Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece.
King Constantine, 82, suffered a stroke last December and was hospitalised in Athens. His bout of poor health followed a previous stroke in 2018.
In more recent public appearances he has been pictured using a wheelchair and, according to his son, he is not well enough to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London.
The Queen's relationship with her Greek cousins was always strong, even after the Mediterranean country abolished the monarchy in 1973.
A video of the Crown Prince and Princess's wedding in 1995 recently surfaced in which Her late Majesty, one of the guests, was seen fussing over the bride.
As the family gathered for a group photo on the wedding day, the Queen was captured adjusting Marie-Chantal's train to ensure the photo was picture-perfect.
Speaking about the sweet moment on the BBC today, he said: 'She obviously knew how to maintain the right decorum.'
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Check out this list of actors who decided to take matters into their own hands and create and star in their own shows:
Quinta Brunson – “Abbott Elementary”
Comedian, actress and writer Quinta Brunson had her freshman comedy series “Abbott Elementary” premiere in 2021, resulting in multiple Emmy nominations for Brunson and the show. “Abbott Elementary” follows a group of teachers at a public elementary school in Philadelphia while a documentary crew films them. A comedic approach is taken on hard issues such as the lack of funding for teachers and supplies in the public school system. Brunson detailed that she took inspiration from her own life when creating characters and stories.
Tina Fey – “30 Rock”
Multi-talented comedian, actress, writer, and producer Tina Fey created and starred in the hit NBC comedy “30 Rock” from 2006-2013. The show, which also starred Alec Baldwin, told the story of a head writer of an NBC sketch show and the comedic hijinks that the cast of the show often displayed. With guest stars that included Matt Damon, Tom Hanks, Jennifer Aniston, Salma Hayek, and Oprah, this show had a satirical feel that everyone welcomed and embodied.
Lena Dunham – “Girls”
Actress Lena Dunham created an impressionable piece of art with her HBO show “Girls.” The show follows a 24-year-old aspiring writer in New York, along with her circle of friends, as they navigate the major mistakes they make in their young adult lives. With a cast that included Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet, and Adam Driver, “Girls” proved that Dunham is not afraid to jump off the deep end with characters that can be seen as neurotic and unlikeable.
Jerry Seinfeld – “Seinfeld”
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld, with Larry David, co-created the NBC comedy “Seinfeld,” which aired from 1989-1998. The show followed a fictionalized version of himself, along with his three friends, and centers around Seinfeld’s apartment. Often described as “a show about nothing,” Seinfeld presents a unique format that features bookend cuts of Jerry performing stand-up at a comedy club. “Seinfeld” has been featured in multiple entertainment lists as one of the greatest sitcoms of all time and continues to run in syndication.
Larry David – “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
The co-creator of “Seinfeld,” comedian Larry David, truly puts his tonal stamp on every project he creates, including his HBO show “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” In the show, David plays himself as he deals with everyday annoyances that push his buttons to the point of awkward, cringe-worthy exchanges. David is famous for providing an episode guideline while allowing actors to improvise full episodes. The series, which co-stars Cheryl Hines, Jeff Garlin, and Susie Essman, has received a whopping 51 Emmy nominations.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge – “Fleabag”
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Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson – “Broad City”
Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson came together to create the hilarious Comedy Central show “Broad City.” The show is adapted from a web series that Glazer and Jacobson created at the Upright Citizens Brigade about two Jewish independent young women and their misadventures in New York City. The dynamic duo produced five seasons of the show, which has received critical acclaim, with Karen Valby from Entertainment Weekly calling the show “weird, weirdly sweet, and completely hilarious…”
Martin Lawrence – “Martin”
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Mindy Kaling – “The Mindy Project”
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Pipers and silence to mark Scotland's moment of reflection
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Scotland will join a UK-wide tribute to the Queen on Sunday evening, ahead of her state funeral on Monday.
The national moment of reflection will take place at 20:00.
People are being encouraged to observe a one-minute silence to remember the Queen, privately at home, on their doorstep or street, or at community events and vigils.
Scotland has several events planned to mark the moment and the monarch's great affection for the country.
At Westminster, Big Ben will toll to start the beginning of the national moment of reflection and the bell will be struck once more at 20:01 as it ends.
But laments will have already been marked by lone pipers at several locations north of the border.
At 18:00 they will play The Immortal Memory at four sites:
- Dornoch - Cathedral Green
- Fort William - War Memorial, The Parade
- Inverness - Inverness Town House
- Portree - Somerled Square
Deputy First Minister John Swinney will represent the Scottish government during the silence on the front steps of St Andrew's House in Edinburgh.
Angus Robertson, cabinet secretary for the constitution, external affairs and culture, and other ministers will join him.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will be in London for the state funeral on Monday.
A larger event will take place at The Kelpies in Falkirk.
At 19:30 a "service of reflection" will begin at the Queen Elizabeth II Canal in front of the giant structures.
A ceremony will take place during which 96 lanterns - one for each year of the Queen's life - will be lit and lowered into the Kelpies pool of reflection.
Local wreaths will also be floated in the water and lone piper Euan Thomson will play 'A Salute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II'.
The event will be led by former Moderator, Very Rev Martin Fair and will incorporate the national silence.
The Queen and and Prince Philip had visited the a new section of the Queen Elizabeth II Canal in July 2017, built as part of the £43m Helix project.
Its focal point is the internationally-acclaimed, 30m (98ft) high Kelpies sculptures.
Catherine Topley, chief executive of Scottish Canals told BBC Scotland: "It is fitting we hold the remembrance here. The Queen and her family have been known to visit the canals and in 2017 she opened the Queen Elizabeth II canal.
"So it's a tribute to her tonight, taking a moment to reflect and remember our Queen."
In Braemar - which was at the centre of the early mourning events - a ceremony will be held for the moment of reflection.
A piper will play up to the minute's silence with a local choir singing the national anthem at its end.
In Glasgow, Rev Mark E Johnstone will conduct a Service of Preparation at Glasgow Cathedral between 19:00 and 18:00.
In Edinburgh, a brief service will be held before the silence at Canongate Kirk on the Royal Mile.
The Scottish government said that communities groups, clubs and other organisations across Scotland were also encouraged to take part.
Emily Cowan from Allandale, near Bonnybridge, put together her own tribute at her workplace, CED Stone Scotland.
She used different aggregates and pebbles to make a 4.8m (15.7ft) by 3.2m (10.5ft) picture of the Queen's profile on the roof of an office building which can be seen on the flight path to Cumbernauld Airport.
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Our Albuquerque city fathers were visionary in their funding of the San Juan-Rio Chama water project in the 1950s.
When I (Rep. Rehm) became a new member of the Legislature, I looked for excess water in the western states. There is none. I learned there is excess water in the Mississippi River and its tributaries. I also learned that the Bureau of Reclamation and the Army Corps of Engineers developed plans for how to move this water from the Mississippi River west.
In the 2016 legislative session, I introduced a memorial requesting our federal government look at building an aqueduct from the Mississippi or its tributaries to New Mexico. In committee, this legislation was laughed at because it would require moving water past a 3,000 foot mountain range. I noted the San Juan-Rio Chama engineers were faced with a similar problem and chose to go through the mountain. Suffice it to say, this memorial did not pass.
On Sept. 13, 2019, I sent a letter to then-President Donald Trump. In this letter, it was noted there is excess, unallocated water in the Mississippi River. Yearly the federal government is paying billions of dollars from Federal Emergency Management Agency in property flood claims from the Mississippi Valley. I also noted we can predict when hurricanes and heavy rain will impact the valley. At these times it only makes sense to send the water west to avoid property damage.
At a national legislator meeting, I met the chairman of the Texas Natural Resource Committee. This committee examines Texas water issues. I learned Texas was in negotiations with Louisiana to move excess water in the western part of Louisiana to eastern Texas. We discussed we could move water from the Missouri River in Oklahoma to the Pecos River in New Mexico. This would benefit both states. We noted the water lawsuit between New Mexico and Texas will not increase one drop of water volume in the Rio Grande. We agreed New Mexico and Texas water committees should meet and discuss a 50-year and 100-year water plan. I then approached our chairman of our interim water committee and explained my meeting with the Texas water committee chairman. I requested we meet with the Texas water committee. Our New Mexico chairman denied this request.
In 2021 Rep. Montoya learned of my work on trying to bring additional water to New Mexico from the southern delta. We discussed this issue at great length. Montoya noted this would help with rural infrastructure equity and water needs statewide.
He created a bipartisan Rural Economic Task Force Committee. For the last two years it has been advocating for rural infrastructure equity statewide, including tribal communities.
In a bipartisan effort, on Sept. 3, 2021, Montoya and I sent a letter to President Joe Biden and all of our state’s federal legislators. Montoya personally contacted two members of our delegation; they were not receptive to our request. This was the only response we have ever received from either the president or congressional delegation.
On Sept. 4 this year, we noted a guest column from several N.M. legislators supporting a National Infrastructure Bank. There are 13 legislators who signed onto this federal legislation; it requires a $5 trillion appropriation. They noted California is examining bringing water from the Mississippi River to Lake Powell and Lake Mead.
We are aware Denver is examining bringing water from the Mississippi River to their city.
It is time our Legislature finally decides to drop the partisanship and join their efforts before all the excess water is sent to other western states, and New Mexico is left out.
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TMZ posted a photo Saturday morning showing the co-stars enjoying breakfast a few days ago at the Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel on the Sunset Strip. The actors were wearing shades and they both had their legs crossed while appearing to be deep in conversation. Exactly what they chatted about is unclear, but the meeting comes nearly three months after Hanks reacted to Allen not being cast in Lightyear, starring Chris Evans as the voice of Buzz Lightyear.
During a conversation with CinemaBlend back in June, Hanks was asked about the Baz Luhrmann-directed biopic Elvis -- in which he stars as Elvis' manager, Col. Tom Parker -- and Lightyear being in theaters at the same time.
"I wanted to go head-to-head with Tim Allen," Hanks said. "They didn't let Tim Allen do it. I don't understand that."
Hanks didn't elaborate on the comment, instead pivoting to talking about the thrill of theaters filling up once again post-lockdown.
"Just as long as people come back to the motion picture theater," he said. "I want to go back into the theater with a bunch of strangers and leave with something in common. That’s what I want to do."
Hanks wasn't the only one who didn't understand why Allen didn't get the part. Many fans were puzzled at the casting move. But it should be noted that the casting came down to logistics for the character. While Allen is the voice of Buzz Lightyear, the toy, Evans is the voice of Buzz Lightyear, the cinematic astronaut that the toy is based off of in the Toy Story universe.
While promoting the film earlier this summer, Evans spoke to ET's Matt Cohen and praised Allen, while also admitting that uttering the character's most famous line -- "To infinity and beyond!" -- proved "nerve-racking."
"Because it's something that we all know from someone else," Evans said, referring to Allen's delivery of the line as Buzz Lightyear in the Toy Story franchise. "So it's big shoes to fill and you want to put your own interpretation on it, but you also have to make sure you pay homage to what we all know and what we all love."
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Azerbaijan dismisses Nancy Pelosi as 'Armenian propaganda' after she condemns Azeri attacks
Pelosi speaks out as hundreds of Azeri and Armenian troops have been killed in the border conflict
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi condemned Azerbaijan's attacks on Armenia as "illegal" during a Sunday press conference alongside Armenian officials.
Pelosi led a Congressional delegation to the region this weekend, days after roughly 200 troops were killed in clashes between the two countries. The conflict centers around the Nagorno-Karabakh region, which is ethnically Armenian but legally belongs to Azerbaijan, a situation that has resulted in decades of violence.
Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed to a ceasefire days before Pelosi's arrival.
"Our meeting, again, had a particular importance to us because of the focus on security following the illegal and deadly attacks by Azerbaijan on the Armenian territory," Pelosi said Sunday.
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"We strongly condemn those attacks, we in our delegation on behalf of Congress, which threatens prospects for a much-needed peace agreement," she added, saying the conflict "was initiated by the Azeris, and there has to be recognition of that."
Pelosi's delegation includes Reps. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., and Frank Pallone Jr. ,D-NJ. Their trip was planned prior to the attacks. Speier and Eshoo are both Armenian American.
Russian officials attempted to negotiate a ceasefire between the two countries early last week, but the agreement was broken in less than a day.
Russia sought to take the lead in peacekeeping efforts due to the proximity of the conflict to its borders.
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"It is difficult to overestimate the role of the Russian Federation, the role of Putin personally," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters last week, according to Reuters. "The president naturally is making every effort to help de-escalate tensions at the border."
Pelosi' statement in Armenia is likely to be taken as a rebuke of Russia's ongoing efforts.
The Azeri government hit back at Pelosi's condemnation on Sunday, brushing it off as "Armenian propaganda."
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"The unsubstantiated and unfair accusations levelled by Pelosi against Azerbaijan are unacceptable," the Azeri foreign ministry said in a statement, according to Reuters.
"This is a serious blow to the efforts to normalize relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan," the statement continued.
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A host of organisations joined hands to clean Auroville beach near Bommayarpalayam as part of International Coastal Cleanup Day on Saturday.
Auroville beach, near Bommayapalayam, was one of the 75 beaches across India’s estimated 7,500-km coastline to be chosen to run the “Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar/Clean Coast Safe Sea” campaign.
In the city, Pondicherry University joined the campaign along with the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), supported by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), the Indian Coast Guard and the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and its various wings – National Service Scheme (NSS), Students Welfare, Green Campus and Department of Environmental Science – to organize the campaign at Auroville Beach.
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A press note from the University said the the campaign aimed at inculcating mass behavioural change by raising awareness about how plastic usage is destroying marine life. The campaign targeting transformation and environmental conservation through behavioural change focused on three messages – consume responsibly, segregate waste at home and dispose responsibly.
The campaign was led by S. Soumya of National Centre for Coastal Research, Ministry of Earth Science, Anitha Gera, scientist from the research centre, Y. Venkata Rao, dean, Students Welfare of Pondicherry University, and K. Tharanikkarasu, director (i/c), Directorate of Studies, Educational Innovations and Rural Reconstruction, Pondicherry University.
Amaresh Samantaraya, Registrar (i/c), Commandant M. Venkatesan and Deputy Commandant N. Raju, Indian Coast Guard, Satish (coordinator – NSS, Pondicherry University), and Sibi P.S., deputy dean, Students Welfare of Pondicherry University, participated in the programme.
The cleaning campaign was undertaken by about 300 volunteers, including students, NSS and NCC volunteers and Coast Guard staff, and mounds of garbage were removed from a stretch of the Auroville beach.
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The General Education department has started distribution of textbooks with the Malayalam alphabet to students. The alphabet has been included in the second volume of textbooks for Classes I and II.
Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty on Sunday handed over a copy of the Malayalam textbook to filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan.
Mr. Gopalakrishnan and critic M.N. Karassery were among those who had raised the demand for including the alphabet in the Malayalam textbook. Mr. Sivankutty had promised that it would be done this year itself.
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The filmmaker expressed happiness that the Minister had kept his word.
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Despite the hue and cry over stray dog attacks, the residents of Thiruvananthapuram seem to be not very keen on administering anti-rabies vaccine to their pet dogs, with just 342 people turning up to inoculate their canines on the first day of the mass vaccination campaign launched by the city Corporation on Sunday.
The vaccination drive was held at 15 veterinary hospitals across the city. Mayor Arya Rajendran inaugurated the special drive at the veterinary hospital at Vattiyurkavu
The maximum number of vaccinations were witnessed at the veterinary hospital at Pettah where 53 pets received the shots, while Vizhinjam had the lowest number with just two vaccinations. Licenses with a validity period of one year were also provided to the owners of the vaccinated dogs. According to Corporation officials, many still seem to be unaware of the need for vaccinating their pets.
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"We had expected at least 500 people to turn up with their pets. Many pet owners assume that they do not need to get their pets vaccinated since they do not come in contact with stray dogs, which is wrong. After the special drive, we will start enforcement measures, with fines for pet owners who do not get their canines vaccinated. On the first day, a majority of the pets which got vaccinated were foreign breeds. There were hardly any local breeds," said a Corporation official.
The inoculation drive will continue for two more days, with the facilities opening at 7 a.m. to enable even office-goers to get their pets vaccinated. After the drive is completed, anti-rabies vaccination will be available on all days during the regular schedule from 10 a.m to 5 p.m.
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The mass vaccination of stray dogs will start from September 25. In the current phase, the civic body will focus just on vaccinating the strays as the available facilities do not allow a sterilisation drive involving a large number of dogs.
Each stray dog caught has to be kept under observation for two days, after which sterilisation is conducted. After the surgery, the dog has to be kept again under observation for five days. The Corporation currently does not have enough kennels to keep many dogs under observation.
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The Andhra Pradesh police went into an alert mode after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided the houses of suspected activists of the Popular Front of India (PFI) in the State on Sunday.
In July this year, the Telangana police had unearthed the unlawful activities of the PFI with links to the State.
Nellore activist at large
An activist of the outfit, Iliyas, a native of Kazanagaram village of Buchireddypalem mandal in Nellore district, has been absconding for the last two months.
The Nizamabad police had raided a training camp organised by the PFI on July 7, seized some documents and arrested three organisers.
Iliyas, who allegedly had links with the PFI in Telangana and other States, went underground soon after the police unearthed the activities of the organisation in Nizamabad.
“Iliyas is at large for the last two months. We are inquiring about his movements. His family members have not lodged any complaint,” Nellore Superintendent of Police Ch. Vijaya Rao told The Hindu.
“Leaders of the outfit had recruited youth and conducted training camps for them in Kadapa, Nellore and other districts of Andhra Pradesh. These youth also attended the training camp in Nizamabad. PFI instructor Abdul Khader and others visited the camps in the State,” said an officer of the Intelligence wing.
“The youth have been trained in Islamic fundamentalism and martial arts. We are inquiring into whether the PFI activists are involved in rioting or communal clashes in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana or any other State,” a senior police officer said.
A team from the AP Police recently visited Nizamabad and inquired about the PFI activists who attended the training camp there.
“We are inquiring into the number of youth recruited by the PFI and since how long it has been operating. We are also looking into whether it has links with other States or countries,” said an official.
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Around 50 armed Maoists stopped a goods train at KM 433 in the block section between Bacheli and Bhansi of Dantewada-Kirandul section under Waltair Division, around 5.30 p.m. on Sunday.
They Maoists stood on the track and a few of them held a red cloth across the track. The Driver applied emergency brake and stopped the train. They snatched the walkie-talkie sets from the driver and tied the cloth to the locomotive and handed over some pamphlets to them.
They asked the crew to hand over the pamphlets at Danetwara station. When the train stopped, some 15 persons approached the guard van and took away his walkie-talkie too. They also snatched the spare battery. Most of the Maoists were carrying long fire arms but they did not harm the crew, according to official sources.
The train resumed its journey after the Maoists moved into the jungle and it reached Bhansi safely. The train was allowed in the Section with a speed restriction of 15 km/hr. All other trains have been suspended in between Danetwara and Kirandul. The CORAS Commando team is scheduled to move in the same section and they have been alerted about the Maoist movement.
“The track is being inspected and we plan to restore train operations as soon as possible,” Divisional Railway Manager Anup Satpathy told The Hindu, when contacted on Sunday evening.
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The former Union minister has also said he will not raise issues over which he has no control.
Responding to a tweet by J&K Congress leader Ghulam Ahmad Mir asking if Azad had signed the Congress Working Committee resolution following the Centre's move abrogating Article 370 provisions, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, "Of course he did."
"I was sitting behind him in Parliament when he spoke the previous day against abolition of article 370. His lies should be exposed," Ramesh said in a tweet.
In an article in the Indian Express, senior Congress leader and former home minister P Chidambaram said that on August 5, 2019, the BJP government took the "extreme step" of abrogating the special status of Jammu & Kashmir, dismembered the State and created two Union Territories - Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
On the next day, the Congress Working Committee convened an emergency meeting and adopted a resolution, he said.
"All members of the CWC were convinced that the above steps were illegal and unconstitutional. Nothing that the government did on those two fateful days required a two-third majority of the members present and voting in either House," Chidambaram said.
"These questionable steps have been challenged in the Supreme Court. If the Supreme Court holds any or all of the steps to be unconstitutional, the step(s) will be reversed. Alternatively, if another government replaced the Modi government, it is possible that the new government may reverse some or all of the steps. Mr Azad certainly knows all that," he said.
Then, why did Azad say that a political party promising to restore Art 370 would be "telling lies" to the people, he asked.
The Congress Working Committee in a resolution in 2019, had deplored the "unilateral, brazen and totally undemocratic" manner in which provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution were abrogated and the state of Jammu and Kashmir was bifurcated by the government into two Union Territories.
The resolution further stated that Article 370 is the Constitutional recognition of the terms of the Instrument of Accession between the State of Jammu and Kashmir and India.
"It deserved to be honoured until it was amended, after consultation with all sections of the people, and strictly in accordance with the Constitution of India," it had said.
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My first reaction when I saw the email was exasperation: This is not a debate we should still be having in 2022.
The note popped up from a listener a few days after my review of Amazon Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power was broadcast on NPR.
"I was embarrassed for you about your review of Rings of Power," the message read. The author contended that author J.R.R. Tolkien created the world the TV show is based on as mythology inspired by English history. "Your 'discomfort' at fantasy being at [sic] Eurocentric and white centered betrays a profound ignorance of the material and smacks of irrelevance and narcissism. The story isn't about you and doesn't have to be."
I got similar feedback from a few sources on social media after my review was broadcast. In the piece, I admitted toward the end that the series still felt awfully white-centered to me, despite a few key characters portrayed by performers of color.
More recently, after the trailer dropped for Disney's live action reboot of The Little Mermaid, racists complained about Halle Bailey bringing her Black Girl Magic to the role, making boneheaded hashtags like #notmyariel and #gowokegobroke trend on social media.
Amid grousing about "white erasure" — as if white people are now or have ever been historically underrepresented in fantasy films — it all felt like a twisted version of the argument former Fox News Channel anchor Megyn Kelly once made when she insisted that the fictional Santa Claus was white. (Fun fact: that outburst was triggered by a column NPR colleague Aisha Harris wrote back when she worked for Slate.)
But as columnists and late night hosts craft their snarky insults about pop culture racism, it's worth noting why so many fans are reacting this way: the original works that they love were super white-centered in the first place.
And these ideas about who gets to stand at the center of pop culture sorely need to be challenged.
Talking honestly about race in fantasy TV
Frankly, as a Black TV and media critic who speaks out often on race issues, it's not new to find some audience members severely triggered whenever the topic comes up. You can try to place your comments in perspective, but all they see is a beloved piece of media "tarnished" by the observation that it was created to elevate white culture in a way that should be interrogated and changed.
And the louder they complain, the more on-target the observation usually is.
My letter-writer noted that English author J.R.R. Tolkien created The Lord of the Rings universe long ago – The Hobbit was first published in 1937 – and based its world on medieval culture, arguing its white-centeredness is inevitable and appropriate. The message compared the franchise's focus on white characters to the Black and brown-centrism of works like Hamilton and Roots.
Leaving aside the fact Roots is not fantasy, but a story that's Black-centered because it's about a real-life Black family — sigh — such reasoning seems to assume we're talking about an evenly-populated pop culture landscape, where there is no need to compensate for the fact that so many iconic science fiction, superhero and fantasy stories over the years have reflexively excluded non-white character and cultures.
But read the stories highlighting how young Black girls reacted to seeing a non-white Ariel in a beloved children's story, and you get a sense of how much power comes from seeing someone like yourself at the center of such a moving pop culture property.
And how damaging it is when people who look like you are rarely or never allowed in that spotlight.
That dynamic of enshrining beloved characters as forever white is the very definition of white privilege, communicating a sense of belonging and cultural domination that — if it isn't challenged by multicultural casting — gets passed down from generation to generation as a mechanism of marginalization that stubbornly resists modern mores.
Of course, none of this logic has pre-empted the nonsensical arguments pushing back against multicultural casting that fill social media and the entertainment press.
Rings of Power star Ismael Cruz Cordova – a native of Puerto Rico and the first person of color to play a major elf character in a Lord of the Rings movie or TV show – says his email inbox has filled with a constant deluge of "pure and vicious hate speech" since his casting was announced two years ago. (Fortunately, actors from Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movies and Cordova's castmates on Rings of Power have also stepped up to denounce racist criticism of the new series' multiculturalism.)
We stand in solidarity with our cast. #YouAreAllWelcomeHere pic.twitter.com/HLIQdyqLmr
— The Lord of the Rings on Prime (@LOTRonPrime) September 7, 2022
Predictably, there are those who want to slap a left/right political lens on the situation, decrying "woke politics" at work (it's sad to see a term like "woke" — popularized by people of color describing how to make others aware of hidden and systemic oppression — turned into a demeaning catchphrase which short-circuits real thought and discussion).
Even Elon Musk weighed in, providing a criticism of the show that seemed more like a dog whistle to his tech bro fanbase. "Tolkien is turning in his grave," Musk wrote on Twitter. "Almost every male character so far is a coward, a jerk or both. Only Galadriel is brave, smart and nice." This comment, unsurprisingly, ignores Cordova's character, who is also pretty heroic.
Almost every male character so far is a coward, a jerk or both. Only Galadriel is brave, smart and nice.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 5, 2022
But dunking on people who think a fantasy about elves, wizards and hobbits can somehow be made less "realistic" by casting some characters with Black and brown performers, misses an important part of this discussion.
These new visions of classic fantasy worlds and characters are simply a reflection of our new, more multicultural world. And that's probably what most scares fans who are used to white-centered fantasy.
TV shows set in the past are often about the present
Beyond the race of specific characters, this fantasy world – and the other major TV fantasy franchise inspired by it, Game of Thrones – embraces an ethos which sees white as the embodiment of good and dark as the embodiment of evil, including and especially in living beings.
Elves, the immortal superheroes of Tolkien's fictional universe, are blindingly white – blonde-haired, blue-eyed and fair-skinned champions of the light. Orcs, the misshapen foot soldiers of evil forces, are swarthy and dark, twisted into hideously horrifying shapes.
As I have written before, a film or TV show set in the past – even a fictional past, inspired by real life history – is as much about the sensibilities and attitudes of the time when that work is created as the time it depicts.
Which means that Tolkien's original versions of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings were wrapped up in pre-war and post war social issues – particularly, the evils of narcissistic authoritarianism (some experts have quoted from the author's personal letters to show Tolkien, who died in 1973, was opposed to Nazism, anti-Semitism and Adolf Hitler). Peter Jackson's white-centered films of Tolkien's stories reflected the obliviousness about race that big budget Hollywood films could get away with in the early and mid-2000s.
Jackson's films were also filled with British actors and characters speaking English with a British accent, furthering the idea that this fictional universe was just some slightly twisted vision of a medieval-era adventure tale — rather than a bold new landscape where the audience's view of culture and heritage could be challenged.
Producers of the TV versions of Lord of the Rings and the HBO Game of Thrones spin off House of the Dragon are trying to figure out just how much of the world's current attention to multiculturalism they can feature without upending the series. (In a previous column, I wrote about how the sociological dynamic called Group Threat Theory explains many of these negative fan reactions.)
Stuck in the middle are non-white fans with a simple question: Why can't we equally — at long last — be a part of this universe, too?
Why doesn't our exclusion feel inauthentic, given that some experts say non-white people have existed in Europe back to the Roman era? How does including a wider range of character types ruin a story which already features new characters and expanded storylines?
My arguments for such diversity don't focus on fairness or equity — which are, nevertheless, laudable goals. I say that these casting moves actually improve the storytelling: potential roles are opened up to a wider range of talented performers, and writers have new depths to explore in future storylines, if they have the guts to try.
Will future stories explain why there are elves and hobbits of different skin colors? Does Ariel's skin color matter in the world of this new Little Mermaid, and will the film explore why or why not? In Rings of Power, we see human prejudice against elves, but what other prejudices or cultural differences may be at work? Can any of those characters among the dark villains, the Orcs, move toward heroism or be redeemed?
It may sound like I'm asking a lot from these venerated works. But if the Game of Thrones prequel can spend time dissecting sexism in its world, surely they can find some space for racial issues as well. Now that producers have opened the door, they should take advantage of all the new storytelling opportunities they have created, echoing the debates underway right now in real life.
Placing a few actors of color in key roles doesn't fully challenge the thinking that's led so many fans to assume franchises like The Lord of Rings and The Little Mermaid should always be the exclusive province of white characters and white culture.
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The CPI (M) has demanded that the Andhra Pradesh government must initiate a discussion on Polavaram irrigation project during the ongoing Assembly session and pass a resolution opposing the Electricity Amendment Bill, 2022.
Addressing the media here on Sunday, CPI(M) State secretary V. Srinivasa Rao said that the Central government had ‘thrown away’ the Rehabilitation & Resettlement (R&R) package relating to the Polavaram project victims.
The Centre was not taking any initiative in completing the Polavaram project. The government was not mounting pressure on it. As a result, tribal people in 100 villages were rendered homeless during the recent floods. The tribals were living in a pathetic condition. About ₹35,000 crore are required for the R&R. The State government should nail the Centre on release of funds and completion the project, he said.
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It was an irony that Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy gave a power point presentation on the State finances and capital Amaravati in the Assembly when Polavaram project-displaced people were waiting for the R&R. In light of these facts, the government was requested to allow a discussion on the Polavaram project in the Assembly, he said, adding that the Chief Minister should make a presentation on the Polavaram project in the Assembly.
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Referring to the Electricity Amendment Bill 2022, Mr. Srinivasa Rao said that the States such as Kerala and Telangana had already opposed the Bill. Andhra Pradesh government was requested to take a view of the repercussions of the Bill, he said.
Referring to issues pertaining to the capital at Amravati, the CPI(M) leader said that the YSRCP government had supported Amaravati as the capital when it was in the opposition. But, it had changed its stand after coming to power, he said.
The CPI(M) would organise a public meeting, ‘Desa Rakshana Bheri’ on September 24 as a conclusion to its campaign in the State. CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechuri and others would address the gathering, he added.
CPI(M) State committee member Ch. Babu Rao also spoke.
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(NEXSTAR) – He won multiple Emmys. He was nominated for an Academy Award. And he also played a part in popularizing Cap’n Crunch for generations of cereal-chomping kids.
The late Allan Burns is probably better known as the co-creator of such sitcoms as “My Mother the Car” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” but before that, he was a young writer and animator working for Jay Ward, the producer of such animated series as “Crusader Rabbit” and “The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show.”
In 1962, Burns was working at Jay Ward Productions when he got a call from Ward, who was off on vacation. Ward had forgotten he had scheduled a meeting with some Chicago-based advertising executives working for Quaker Oats, who were looking to build a campaign around a new cereal. Ward asked Burns to take a stab at it, but not before trying some of the cereal, which Ward had kept in a bag in his office.
“I tasted it, and … it tasted like it was going to shred my mouth, it was so crunchy,” Burns said in a 2004 interview with the Television Academy. “And I called Jay [Ward] back and I said, ‘I think I’ve got a [tagline]: It’s not, “It stays crunchy, even in milk” — it would be, “Stays crunchy, even in hydrochloric acid.” This stuff is going to shred children’s mouths all over America.’”
Ward nevertheless asked Burns to “whip something together” over the next few days, so he drew up a “Horatio Hornblower-figure” he named “Cap’n Crunch, as well as a slew of supporting characters for television commercials or a possible cartoon series.
Burns ended up pitching the idea to the ad executives, who apparently thought it was funny before leaving to pursue meetings with other animation houses, including Hanna-Barbera. But about a month later, Burns learned that Jay Ward Productions had successfully sold the idea to Quaker Oats.
Burns had also earned himself a bonus, though it wasn’t anywhere near the “millions” he estimated his creation earned for Quaker Oats.
“I got a thousand dollars for creating this thing. That was it,” he said.
Burns probably wasn’t miffed for too long. He and Chris Hayward, a fellow writer for Jay Ward Productions, pitched an idea for a half-hour sitcom (loosely inspired by the Addams Family cartoons in the New Yorker) that went on to become “The Munsters.” Within a few years, they also co-created “My Mother the Car,” and later became writers and story consultants on “Get Smart.”
But perhaps Burns’ biggest hit was “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” which he co-created with James L. Brooks. The show aired for seven seasons and spawned three spin-offs — “Rhoda,” “Phyllis” and “Lou Grant” — all of which Burns wrote for. He was also the executive producer of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “Rhoda” and “Lou Grant,” among other popular shows listed in his IMDb credits.
Over the years, Burns picked up several Emmy Awards, mostly for writing and producing “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” but also for “He & She,” a comedy series starring Paula Prentiss and Richard Benjamin that he wrote for in the late ‘60s. He would later earn an Academy Award nomination for co-writing 1979’s “A Little Romance” starring Laurence Olivier.
Burns passed in Jan. 2021, leaving behind a body of work that entertained generations of viewers, young and old.
And if he indeed encouraged a few kids to “shred” their mouths on some super-crunchy cereal along the way, so be it.
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Moeen Ali 'proud' to lead England in Pakistan T20s
Moeen Ali will captain England in the T20s against Pakistan while Jos Buttler recovers from an injury
Allrounder Moeen Ali said Sunday that captaining England against Pakistan -- where his family have roots -- was a "huge and proud moment".
England are on their first tour of Pakistan in 17 years, and will play seven Twenty20s. The first T20 will be played in Karachi on Tuesday.
Captain Jos Buttler has travelled with the squad but is nursing a calf injury, with Ali the stand-in skipper.
Birmingham-born Ali has captained England in T20s before but said leading the side on this tour was special.
"Obviously with my roots being from here and to lead England in such a big series, a historic series is a huge and proud moment," Ali told reporters.
"My mum and dad, my friends and my family and community and everybody who I feel I represent is happy for me," he added.
"Leading and playing for England anywhere and in any game is a huge honour."
Ali's grandfather was from Mirpur in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, and he spent some years of his childhood there.
There are fears Buttler will miss the Pakistan series entirely, after suffering an injury during The Hundred tournament last month.
"I am not sure (when Buttler will play), he is a bit more careful and maybe at the back end of the tour he will play one or two games but it will depend on his progress," Ali said.
"We want him fully fit for the World Cup so we will not risk anything."
England are also without Liam Livingstone and Chris Jordan as they recover from ankle and finger injuries respectively.
Test captain Ben Stokes has been rested ahead of the T20 World Cup, which begins in Australia next month.
Ali said despite the absences, England's young side should be not underestimated, describing it as "a very good white-ball side".
The first four T20s of the series will be played in Karachi, with Lahore hosting the remaining three. The series will conclude on October 2.
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NAPA, Calif. (AP) — With the wind whipping around the golf course in the afternoon and the greens hard and dry, Justin Lower knew there wouldn’t be many opportunities for birdies.
He made the most of his chance on the final hole Saturday as he tries to win his first PGA Tour title.
Lower weathered the wind and shot a 3-under 69 to take a one-shot lead into the final round of the season-opening Fortinet Championship.
“I just tried to really keep it as simple as I could, keep it in play, keep it in the fairway because I really think you can score from the fairway,” Lower said. “It’s very tough to score from the rough, especially with the pins tucked the way they are.”
Lower made five birdies on the round at Silverado Resort & Spa to give him his first career 54-hole lead in his 29th start on the PGA Tour.
“I’m sure I’ll be nervous, for sure, but just part of it,” he said. “I mean, it’s why we play. Playing on the PGA Tour with a chance to win, it’s pretty cool.”
Defending champion Max Homa and Danny Willett were a shot back after even-par 72s. Byeong Hun An had a 71 to get to 11 under.
While several players who went out early in the day posted low scores in good playing conditions, the course got much harder late in the day when the wind picked up to wreak havoc on the players.
Willett took several minutes on the eighth green clearing off blowing leaves just before making a birdie putt that put him briefly in the lead at 13 under.
Workers with leaf blowers came out on the next hole to keep the green clean but Willett made a double-bogey 7 after his approach shot flew past the green.
“It was tough when we started the day, it was really windy,” Willett said. “It’s hard trying to hold some of them front flags when it’s pumping downwind when the area’s really small, but yes, some scrappy golf.”
There were few birdie chances available with players happy with pars late in the day. That led to a very condensed leaderboard with eight players within three shots of the lead headed into Sunday.
An moved into a one-shot lead when he hit a solid tee shot on the par-3 15th came and then made a birdie from about 6 feet to get to 13 under. But he gave it back and more with a double bogey in the par-5 16th when his second shot got caught near the root of a tree.
“It was tough out there today, it was a little breezy, greens getting firmer and firmer,” An said. “I feel I played decent all the way through. Got a bit unlucky.”
That opened the door for Lower, who put his second shot on the par-5 18th just off the green and then made the short birdie putt.
It’s been quite a few weeks for Lower, who appeared to lose his tour card after three-putting the final home of the Wyndham Championship for a bogey when he only needed a par to remain in he top 125. But after more defections to the LIV Tour, Lower moved back into the top 125 and is taking advantage of it in the first tournament of the new season.
Conditions aren’t expected to be much better in the final round, which has already been altered by an ominous forecast with rain and wind. The leaders will tee off several hours earlier than scheduled with the final round featuring threesomes off split tees.
Davis Thompson and Harrison Endycott shot the low rounds of the day with 65s that left Harrison in a four-way tie for fifth place with Paul Haley II, Matt Kuchar and Adam Svensson. Endycott was a stroke behind in a four-way tie for ninth.
Endycott the first player out on the course and played as a single in his first career tournament make the cut with a birdie on the the final hole of the second round. He overcame a broken driver early in that round and was happy to have all of his clubs available Saturday.
“Definitely helps when you’ve got a driver in the bag after yesterday’s shenanigans with the cracked driver face,” he said. “This golf course is tough hitting 3-wood everywhere. So it was nice to get freed up, played some good golf today.”
Haley, who had gone 3,315 days between appearances on the tour from the 2013 Wyndham Championship and the start of this tournament, was tied with Thompson in the group at 10 under after a 66.
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Preston North End verdict- Ryan Lowe's side punished for errors at the back after not making the most of their chances
Mistakes at one end and a lack of final product at the other proved costly for Preston North End in their 2-0 defeat to Sheffield United at Deepdale.
The fans’ frustrations were made clear during the game, with a triple substitution by Ryan Lowe sparking chants of “you don’t know what you’re doing” at one stage.
Of course, scoring has been North End’s biggest problem at the start of this season, with their fortunes not improving on Saturday.
A total of three goals in 10 games simply isn’t good enough, and it was clear to see against United that the players might be feeling the pressure.
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They certainly played nice enough football at times, but the final product just wasn’t there.
During the opening 45 minutes especially, Preston were the better team and were on top of their opponents.
They put the visitors under some real pressure, but ultimately couldn’t make the most of it by truly testing the keeper.
Wes Foderingham’s most difficult save came from an Alan Browne strike in the final 10 minutes, by which time they had already been edged out of the game.
He was also called into action to stop an Andrew Hughes header in the first half, but it was straight at him with little power behind it.
A big chance came to Emil Riis, who couldn’t sort his feet out to put his first time shot on target from close range, after the ball was flicked in his direction from a cross.
It certainly looked as if he should’ve done much better and was the type of chance North End certainly need to be taking.
Meanwhile, shortly after, another golden opportunity passed them by as well.
A goal would’ve been certain if McCann could’ve produced a better pass, with two of his teammates waiting unmarked in the box as he broke down the right wing.
There were other half chances as well.
Ben Whiteman tried his luck a number of times, with one effort going high and wide, while a later side-footed effort was slightly more controlled by still off-target.
McCann and Parrott both had shots deflected, but despite having the ball in these dangerous positions, United probably never felt truly troubled.
The international break probably comes at a good time.
It’s been a solid start to the campaign, but the problems in attack need addressing.
The break from Championship action will allow them to reset and maybe come back more relaxed in front of goal.
We all watch football to see the ball go in the back of the net, and at the moment that’s not being delivered at Deepdale.
It might very well be a case of once it clicks, it may no longer be a problem, but until that time comes it remains a concern.
Nonetheless, while scoring is a big issue, the reason they lost the game on Saturday was because of defensive errors.
Against the run of play, Sheffield took the lead at the end of the first half.
Iliman Ndiaye claimed the ball off Whiteman on the edge Preston box, before working himself into some space to unleash a shot, which went in via the front post.
That wasn’t the only lapse in concentration, as the same thing happened after the break as well.
Sander Berge won the ball on the edge of the box, before driving into space and assisting Oli McBurnie.
That moment just gave United more confidence, as they continued to grow into the game.
More goals looked as if they might follow, but eventually it remained 2-0 at full time.
Both goals will be frustrating for Preston when looking back, as they were avoidable.
When confidence is so low in front of goal, it’s even more important for the defence to step up.
As soon as the first one went in, it just slightly changed the dynamic of the game.
While Preston continued to have some opportunities, they still couldn’t replicate or intensify what they had produced in the opening 45 minutes.
The fans booing Lowe’s changes during the game was quite a surprise, but probably just sums up the feeling at the moment.
Alvaro Fernandez had been one of Preston’s more positive players in the game, so it’s understandable why him going off got the reaction it did.
The manager revealed after the game that the 19-year-old was carrying a knock, so it turned out to be a decision that needed to be made.
At this current time it’s hard to think about the positives, but by the time the next match arrives, things might not feel as bleak.
Things are still very tight in the Championship table, and while they are only two points off the relegation zone, they are also only three away from the play-off places.
Additionally, although Sheffield United didn’t have to play their best football on Saturday, they are still one of the stronger teams in the division.
Prior to that, a point against Burnley was also a respectable result on paper, so it’s not been a disastrous week by any means.
A change of scenery for some of the squad, and a time to reflect for others, will do North End the world of good.
Supporters may also be relieved to have a break from some of the low scoring games, but will no doubt be back just as refreshed as the players following the internationals.
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Bus crashes in Costa Rica, at least nine dead
SAN JOSE, Sept 18 (Reuters) - A bus crash caused by heavy rains in Costa Rica left at least nine dead people on Saturday night, officials said.
Heavy rains across the country caused a landslide on the Cambronero route, in the west of the country 70 km (45 miles) from the capital San Jose.
Firefighters and the country's Red Cross reported at least nine people died. Authorities were trying to find missing people, who the presidency said numbered at least 30.
Hundreds of families had to be evacuated due to the severe damage caused by the heavy rains, the statement added.
Intense rains are expected to continue in coastal areas, the National Meteorological Institute said on Twitter on Sunday.
"This situation in which many families lose their belongings is really sad and worrying," said Costa Rica President Rodrigo Chaves.
(Reporting by Alvaro Murillo; Writing by Carolina Pulice; Editing by William Mallard and Lisa Shumaker)
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PRAGUE (AP) — Vlado Milunić, a Czech architect of Croatian ancestry who co-designed Prague’s iconic Dancing House building together with his colleague Frank Gehry, has died at 81.
Czech public radio announced his death on Sunday and said it was confirmed by his family. No details were given. He was battling an unspecified serious illness.
The Dancing House is an unusual building that resembles a pair of dancers; It’s is a rare example of top contemporary architecture in Prague, which otherwise abounds with picturesque historical buildings, churches and monuments.
Due to its shape, the building is also known as Ginger and Fred after famed dancers Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. It’s formed by two central towers; the one known as Ginger is made of glass and steel, while Fred has a concrete body and a metal head.
It’s located on the bank of the Vltava River next to the building where the late President Vaclav Havel used to live. It was built on a plot of land that earlier housed a 19th-century neo-Renaissance building that was destroyed in a World War II air bombardment.
Havel is said to have been the first who talked to Milunić about making an architectural study for a possible arts center on the plot. In 1992, the Dutch company Nationale Nederlanden acquired it, seeking to build an office building ,and Milunić approached Gehry to participate. He agreed.
Their nine-story project was completed in 1996 and was named among “The Best Design of 1996” by Time magazine.
The unusual architecture initially caused some controversy, with critics saying it didn’t fit its historical surroundings. But such arguments gradually disappeared and the building became a must-seen site for tourists alongside Prague’s historical landmarks like the Charles Bridge and Prague Castle.
Born on March 3, 1941, in Zagreb, Milunić lived in Prague with his family since he was 16. He studied architecture at the Czech Technical University where he later became a lecturer. In the late 1960s, he spent three years in Paris on internships.
Among his other projects, the architect is known for an apartment complex and several retirement homes in the Czech capital as well as well a day-care center for disabled children in the city of Ceske Budejovice.
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