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A teen has been arrested and faces a hate crime charge in connection to an attack on a 70-year-old Sikh man in Queens, police said.
Vernon Douglas was arrested Thursday after investigators said he approached the victim, who was dressed in tradition Sikh clothing, and punched him in the face unprovoked just before 7 p.m. near 95th Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard in Richmond Hill on April 3.
The victim, identified by the Sikh Coalition as Nirmal Singh, suffered a broken nose and bruises to his face.
Douglas, 19, faces a slew of charges including hate crime assault, robbery, and aggravated harassment. Attorney information for the Brooklyn teen was not immediately available.
The Sikh Coalition said that Singh chose to return to India after the attack in order to be with his family.
"My father is very grateful that his attacker has been identified and arrested so that he cannot harm others," Manjit Singh, the victim's son who lives in Canada, said in a statement provided by the Sikh Coalition. "Our family sees this sad incident as an assault not just on him, but on all who wear turbans and other articles of faith."
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Hyatt Brown: Congressional leaders need to consider debt-to-GDP solutions
DAYTONA BEACH — Billionaire and philanthropist Hyatt Brown has been thinking about the federal government.
Armed with several dozen graphs and charts, Brown made a presentation to the Tiger Bay Club of Volusia County on Thursday, spelling out what he sees as a looming economic concern: How much is owed versus the gross domestic product, or the debt-to-GDP ratio. He cited the figure at 138%, as compared with China, at about 70%.
Brown, who from 1978 to 1980 was Florida Speaker of the House but has not run for office since, called this "a severe problem we have that sooner or later we have to deal with."
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What's more, Brown said there are ways to do it, but said it will take elected officials — the president, senators and representatives — to take actions that might not be politically expedient.
Addressing the problem, he said, boils down to whether those elected officials are representatives or delegates.
"The difference is the representative always wants to find out exactly what the general opinion is of the people they are representing," Brown said. "A delegate is one who knows they are going to make votes that really aren’t all that popular back home but they do it because they know it’s the right thing for the whole."
How to reduce debt-to-GDP
After the costly World War II, the United States' debt was about 124% of GDP.
Congress raised taxes while a number of other factors came into play — such as population growth — leading to a reduction in the debt-to-GDP ratio to about 24%.
Brown addressed one common refrain from politicians.
“Everyone says cut spending. Cut spending. Cut spending,” he said.
The problem with that is virtually no one will support cuts in the federal spending on national defense, Medicare and Medicaid and Social Security.
Brown said one former congressman he knows well and helped fund was the conservative Republican Ander Crenshaw of Jacksonville, who served from 2001 to 2017. Brown said he asked Crenshaw why he was retiring from Congress when he had reached a position of power as deputy majority whip and a member of the Appropriations Committee.
Crenshaw said he had worked to make cuts in government spending, but was running low on ideas on how to make a major impact.
"We're down to the bone," Crenshaw said, according to Brown. "We can't cut any more and I'm tired of the knuckle-dragging. I'm going to go back to Jacksonville and I'm going to enjoy life."
So the next most likely solution, Brown concluded, is to raise GDP.
One issue with the American GDP is the U.S. economy's reliance on folks "buying stuff," Brown said.
“We’re buying things more than we’re selling things. And if we wanted to increase GDP by $900 billion all you do is change that negative to flat,” he said. "Buy American."
There are other ways GDP grows, he said, including:
- Population growth, either in the form of increased births or immigration
- Increased efficiency in the production of goods and services
- A positive export balance
- Increased government spending
- More private investment
Brown said a "short-term joker in the deck" is the stock market, which has seen long periods of expansion followed by precipitous drops. In the long run, though, the market is up, while he said forward earnings are projected at 19.5, which is better than average.
The United States, he emphasized, has an economy that's the envy of the rest of the world.
"I'd say yeah, don't worry about it," Brown said. "It will all work out."
During a question-and-answer session, retired Dr. Carl "Rick" Lentz asked Brown about the possibility of moving from cash to a digital currency.
"It's coming," Brown said. "The people who hate it are the criminals and the black market, where people re running businesses for cash and, therefore, they're avoiding taxes."
Lentz expressed reservations.
"The problem that I have is that everything you're spending on everything, you have no secrets," he said.
Brown responded; "Do you have any secrets? I don't have any secrets."
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BEAVERTON, Ore. — People living in a Beaverton neighborhood are calling for changes to a stretch of roadway where a pedestrian was struck and killed in a hit-and-run on Monday night.
"This is a really nice neighborhood," Affouet Price said. "People are nice, but once they get in their cars it's kind of crazy."
Price and her husband live at the corner of Southwest 154th and Barrows, the eastern edge of a stretch of road that saw the deadly crash Monday evening.
"I was truly, truly saddened because it was right behind my door," Price said.
Monday's crash happened near Southwest 157th and Barrows, a few blocks away from the Prices. Authorities have since revealed that beloved husband, father, and local umpire Michael Frainey was out for a walk when he was hit and killed by a potentially intoxicated driver.
"I just couldn't believe it — but at the same time, I'm like, it's not surprising," Price said.
Price said that she sees a lot of drivers speeding on Southwest Barrows. She sees crashes, too. A city spokesperson said that between January 2019 and January 2022, there were more than 30 crashes on Barrows. One of those crashes was outside the Prices' home.
"I don't know if they were speeding or what, but they clipped the wall, went across the road ... there's a barricade and they hit it and they jumped their car and flipped it and it landed in the wetlands behind me," Scott Price said.
Crashes like that one and the deadly one this week explain a change.org petition that already has more than 600 signatures. The petition calls for safety improvements on Barrows. Neighbors would like to see speed cushions or rumble strips, enhanced police enforcement, and an additional four-way traffic signal, among other things.
"There's just so many people now, and there are so many houses and apartments and new buildings and restaurants — and everybody is walking — that it needs to slow down," a woman by the name of Theresa told KGW.
The Prices agree. They hope change comes sooner rather than later.
"There's no need to make another family be sad and break such bad news," Affouet Price said.
The hit-and-run driver that authorities tracked down has not been arrested, but may face DUII and hit and run charges.
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NEW DELHI (AP) — Popular Bollywood stars Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt were married Thursday in a private ceremony at their Mumbai residence.
The couple wore ivory outfits as they came out and waved to photographers from their apartment building. Kapoor picked Bhatt up and walked back into the apartment with her in his arms.
The wedding ceremony was attended by close relatives, Bollywood stars and cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar and his wife.
Kapoor, 39, belongs to Bollywood’s popular Kapoor clan which has dominated the Hindi film industry since the 1940s. His parents, Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor, were prominent Bollywood stars in the 1970-80s.
He is the grandson of veteran actor-director Raj Kapoor, who was rated as Bollywood’s best showman. Raj Kapoor’s father, Prithviraj Kapoor, was an actor who ran a theater company and acted in Hindi classics in the 1940s.
Bhatt, 29, also belongs to a Bollywood family. Her father, Mahesh Bhatt, is a well-known filmmaker, and her mother, Soni Razdan, is a former actress. Bhatt made her debut in Karan Johar’s teen drama “Student of the Year” in 2012. She won an award for playing a kidnapping victim in the road drama ”Highway” in 2014.
Ranbir Kapoor began his film career by assisting producer-director Sanjay Leela Bhansali in the film “Black” in 2005. He made his acting debut in Bhansali’s ”Saawariya” in 2007.
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DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — The brother of rapper Arthur “Archie” Eversole, known for the “We Ready” anthem used by Atlanta’s pro soccer team, has been charged in the musician’s fatal shooting, police said Thursday.
Eversole was found with a gunshot wound at a Chevron gas station just east of Atlanta on March 25 and died at a hospital April 3, DeKalb County police said in a statement.
Eversole’s brother, Alexander Kraus, was charged with murder after being apprehended at a home near the gas station where they say the shooting occurred, DeKalb County police Lt. Shane Smith said in an email. It wasn’t known Thursday whether Kraus has a lawyer who could be reached for comment on his behalf.
Eversole was best known for his 2002 hit that was adopted by fans of the Atlanta United soccer club, which plays it before the start of every home game.
The team said in a statement Thursday that it was “heartbroken” about Eversole’s death.
“A staple in the Atlanta hip-hop scene, Archie adopted Atlanta United before our first season and continued to be one of our club’s most fervent supporters,” the team said. “In addition to his decorated musical career, his voice will long live in our supporters’ minds as ‘We Ready’ billows through the speakers for kickoff at Atlanta United matches.”
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NEW YORK (AP) — Charlie Rose, whose career as a journalist imploded in 2017 due to sexual misconduct allegations, emerged Thursday by posting online a lengthy interview he conducted with investor Warren Buffett.
Rose said in a message on his website that he was proud to have the recent conversation with Buffett. The 80-year-old journalist said it was the first interview he had conducted in more than four years.
“It’s great to see you,” Rose told Buffett, the 91-year-old chief of Berkshire Hathaway and one of the richest men in the world.
“It’s great to see you,” Buffett answered. Their talk lasted 75 minutes and focused solely on Buffett. Rose’s experiences were not discussed.
Rose’s television talk show, which had aired on PBS since 1991, ended abruptly in November 2017 after The Washington Post published a story in which several women who had worked with him alleged a pattern of sexual misconduct that included groping and walking naked in front of them.
He called one 21-year-old staffer to tell her his fantasies of seeing her swim in the nude, the Post said in its investigation, published at the height of the #MeToo movement.
Rose apologized for his actions but it didn’t save his job. He was also fired from “CBS This Morning,” which he had co-hosted with Gayle King since 2012.
On his website, Rose called the Buffett interview “a step in a journey to engage the most interesting people and explore the most compelling ideas in the world.”
In the interview, the two men talked about Buffett’s career, which began when he bought stocks for $114.75 in 1942, when he was 11 years old. He described his typical day, which would include calling a co-worker a half hour before the stock market opened to direct him on what business to conduct — sometimes involving billions of dollars in buying and selling.
Buffett talked about his company’s annual meeting, on April 30, where he planned to talk to and answer questions from thousands of his investors.
To that end, he brushed aside some of Rose’s specific questions, including when the interview broached the topic of the war in Ukraine.
“It doesn’t do me any good — and doesn’t do the world any good — to have me talk about it,” Buffett said.
Asked how time has changed him, Buffett said, “I’ve gotten dumber but I’ve gotten wiser.” He can’t add numbers as quickly, sometimes forgets names and occasionally climbs to the top of the stairs and forgot what he came up for. But allocating capital, he said, “I can do … as well as ever.”
Not everyone on social media welcomed Rose’s return, with some people posting old articles on Twitter about what he was accused of. Rebecca Carroll, author of “Surviving the White Gaze,” posted her December 2017 Esquire article in which she wrote of the “toxic and degrading” atmosphere she found when she was a producer on Rose’s PBS show, and the ramifications of the #MeToo movement for Black women.
“Powerful white men will always reemerge,” Carroll wrote on Twitter. “They will always be fine.”
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A former personal assistant to Amber Heard said she never saw the actress suffer any physical abuse at the hands of then-husband Johnny Depp — but she said Heard once spit in her face when she asked for a higher salary.
Heard descended into screaming fits of blind rage, sent incoherent text messages at 4 a.m. and was often drunk and high on illegal drugs, Kate James testified in a video deposition that was played in court Thursday during the trial for Depp’s libel suit against Heard.
Depp, on the other hand, was very calm, almost shy, “like a total Southern gentleman,” James said.
The “Pirates of the Caribbean” actor has accused Heard of indirectly defaming him in a 2018 opinion piece that she wrote for The Washington Post. Heard refers to herself in the article as a “public figure representing domestic abuse.” The piece doesn’t name Depp. But his attorneys argue that it clearly references a restraining order that Heard sought in May 2016, right after Depp told her he wanted a divorce.
Depp denies abusing Heard, but Heard’s lawyers say evidence will prove that he did. The actor’s denials, they argue, lack credibility because he frequently drank and used drugs to the point of blacking out and failing to remember anything he did.
The video testimony from James offered an inverse view: Depp was the peaceful one, she said, while Heard was frequently intoxicated and verbally abusive, including to her own mother and sister.
“Her poor sister was treated like a dog that you kicked, basically,” James said.
James, who worked for Heard from 2012 to 2015, said she was paid “very poorly.” She said she was hired with an initial salary of $25 an hour and that her duties ranged from picking up Heard’s dry cleaning to talking with the actress’s Hollywood agents.
James said she also was tasked with picking up two copies of any magazine that featured Heard and storing them in the garage to prevent Depp from seeing them. Heard went into a “blind rage” when James failed to place the magazines in the garage, James said.
Regarding Heard and Depp’s time together, James said Heard was a “very dramatic person” who was deeply insecure in the relationship. Heard often called James to cry and complain about Depp, she said.
“I remember one time she called me when she was alone in New York City, and she was crying and walking around the streets,” James said. She said she told Heard to go inside: “I was worried that the paparazzi might take a photo of her.”
Some of the deposition focused on a text message that Depp had sent to James after he and Heard split up. Depp’s text read: “Come over for a spot of purple and we’ll fix her flabby ass nice and good.”
A lawyer asked if “spot of purple” meant wine and whether “her” meant Heard. James said she didn’t want to speculate.
“This is the way he writes,” James said of Depp. “It’s very random and you don’t sort of question it. … He writes in a very abstract way.”
Lawyers also presented a video deposition of Laurel Anderson, a couple’s therapist who worked with Heard and Depp in 2015, when they were ages 29 and 52, respectively.
Anderson said both suffered childhood abuse. As a couple, they were engaged in “mutual abuse,” she testified.
Heard’s father beat her, Anderson said, adding, “It was a point of pride to her if she felt disrespected to initiate a fight.”
Heard would also rather be in a fight with Depp than see him leave, and “would strike him to keep him there,” Anderson said.
The therapist recalled a time when Heard told her that Depp “was ‘stepping up,’ as she would say, on a lot of drugs.”
“And she slapped him because he was being incoherent and talking about being with another woman,” Anderson said. She noted that Depp’s mother was in the hospital at the time.
Anderson said Depp told her that Heard “gave as good as she got.” She also said that in at least one session in which she saw Heard alone, the actress told her that Depp hit her. She said Heard showed her bruises, both in photos and in person.
Anderson said Heard also told her that Depp at one point allegedly said, “No one likes you. You’re getting fame from me. I’m falling out of love with you. You’re a whore.”
Anderson also said that Heard’s “jackhammer style of talking” and habit of cutting off Depp overwhelmed him.
Heard “wanted to want to divorce” but also didn’t, and was still figuring out what to do, Anderson said. “She loved him. He loved her. She wasn’t stupid. She knew that what they were doing wasn’t healthy.”
Both Depp and Heard are expected to testify at the trial in Fairfax County Circuit Court, scheduled for six weeks, along with actors Paul Bettany and James Franco and tech entrepreneur Elon Musk.
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This story has been edited to correct a word in Anderson’s quote to “jackhammer,” not “chat-hammer.”
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NEW YORK (AP) — A coalition of arts organizations is distributing more than $4 million in aid to nonprofits around the U.S. that have sustained losses during the pandemic.
The Literary Arts Emergency Fund, established in 2020, includes the Academy of American Poets, the Community of Literary Magazine & Presses and the National Book Foundation. It will distribute $4.3 million in funding to 313 literary arts organizations and publishers around the country.
Beneficiaries range from the Asian American Writers’ Workshop to the Texas Book Festival. The emergency fund, which allotted $3.5 million in 2020, was made possible by a grant from the Mellon Foundation.
“These grants remain vital because the impact of the emergency of COVID-19 remains very present in our lives,” Elizabeth Alexander, president of the Mellon Foundation, said in a statement Thursday.
“Throughout the United States, readers, writers, poets, students, and teachers rely on our country’s vibrant ecosystem of literary magazines, presses, and organizations— one that reveals the power and the possibility of the literary arts to the broader public. We are proud to continue our support for this emergency fund and look forward to the remarkable poetry and literature it will help cultivate.”
But the grants will not cover all, or even most of the losses of its recipients. According to the Literary Fund, those being supported project a cumulative deficit of more than $18 million.
“In some ways, this year was even more challenging than last year for literary organizations and publishers as there were fewer opportunities to receive emergency funding but also increased costs including producing hybrid events,” Ruth Dickey, executive director of the National Book Foundation, said in a statement.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Journalists are sounding an alarm about the spread of disinformation in society and how it affects their jobs on a daily basis, along with skepticism on whether traditional methods to combat it really work.
The free speech advocates PEN America found in a survey of journalists released Thursday that 90% said their jobs have been affected by false content created with the intent to deceive.
Disinformation takes many forms: former President Donald Trump’s false claims that he won the 2020 presidential election, unproven COVID-19 treatments spreading online and wild QAnon theories about pedophilia. It could be as simple as a local politician lying about an opponent’s record or this week’s debate over whether video showed bird poop landing on President Joe Biden’s jacket during a speech.
When more than 1,000 journalists returned the survey, PEN America was struck at how images in written responses “kept coming up with people being flooded with disinformation,” said Dru Menaker, the organization’s chief operating officer.
“Clearly, we have touched a nerve,” she said.
Four in five respondents labeled it a serious problem and most say they deal with it regularly, either through sources passing along false information or the need to debunk something spreading online.
False information can be spread through bots, or in doctored photos and video that needs to be verified, Menaker said. It has spread in large part because its purveyors find it effective.
Luke O’Brien, a journalist and fellow at Harvard’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, is now an expert on a beat that hardly existed a decade ago. He said he’s been stunned at how fast misinformation spreads into the media.
“It just gets worse and worse,” he said.
While most journalists work to combat it, 11% of those surveyed admitted that they had unwittingly passed along false information, and 17% said they avoided doing a story because they feared being subject to a “fake news” backlash that would seek to discredit their reporting.
Asked by PEN America about sources of the most egregious misinformation they’ve encountered, 76% of the journalists cited right-wing conspiracy theorists (35% said left-wing conspiracy theorists). Seventy percent said government officials or politicians, 65% said advocacy groups and 54% mentioned organizations specifically designed to create disinformation.
Public hostility toward journalists and a business climate that has reduced ranks in the field, particularly outside of big cities and among those who cover minority communities, has amplified the issue.
One Los Angeles Times reporter who returned the survey told about reporting on a militia-backed group that was using disinformation to gain power in local government. The group’s leader went on a podcast to call the reporter and a colleague Nazis who needed to be “taken care of,” and she now keeps a bulletproof vest in her closet.
O’Brien said he first became aware of bad actors operating online in the mid-2010s when covering the harassment of women in the video game industry.
Several news organizations have strengthened their efforts to root out disinformation in recent years. The Associated Press, for example, has a 12-person verification unit that investigates claims spread online, along with a separate fact-check operation and reporters that cover disinformation as a news beat.
AP has a weekly column, “Not Real News,” that dissects the most popular but completely untrue stories circulating online.
Many don’t have the capacity, though. “We need more journalists,” one survey respondent said. “The ones who are left are overwhelmed and do not have the time to take on the entire world of disinformation.”
Many of the journalists don’t think enough is being done to train people on how to deal with these issues. Yet there’s also little unanimity in how to do this.
While some believe it’s important to report on false claims, others believe that only gives them greater circulation. O’Brien said there are ways to report them without amplification, by not including links, for example.
It’s important to report on what is going on for the historical record, he said. Journalists should also devote resources to reporting on who is behind disinformation, both bankrolling and executing it.
Fact-checkers are often met with resentment, and have to guard against readers who feel they are being talked down to, Menaker said. Some of those surveyed concede that journalists have to do a better job showing to readers or viewers that they’re not remote, that they are part of the community.
Frighteningly, there may be no way to combat this effectively. And some people simply won’t accept it if presented with facts contrary to what they believe.
“Some people are despairing that people have just become unmoored from facts, that there is a substantial part of the audience that may be unreachable,” she said.
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ROME (AP) — Letizia Battaglia, an Italian photographer who documented the arrests of Mafia bosses and the bodies of their victims, has died in her native Sicilian city of Palermo. She was 87.
Among the authorities announcing her death was Palermo Mayor Leoluca Orlando, who stood vigil next to her coffin during her wake in city hall on Thursday, a day after her death. No cause of death was cited, but Battaglia had been in frail health for some time.
Much of her work, predominantly in black-and-white, explored the everyday lives of those who lived in Palermo’s poor neighborhoods, where Cosa Nostra bosses held sway. Battaglia photographed ordinary Sicilians in moments of grief and joy.
Among her noted photos was that of the body of Sicily’s assassinated governor being held by his brother, who 35 years later would be elected Italy’s president.
Battaglia recounted how, on Jan. 6, 1980, she raced to the scene of a fatal shooting of a man in a car and began photographing it, before she knew who the victim was.
Only shortly later would she learn that the deceased was the governor, Piersanti Mattarella, and that one of the men rushing to hold his body as it was removed from the car was his brother, Sergio, who 35 years later would become Italy’s president.
Asked frequently about that photograph, Battaglia would say that while she captured a scene of death, for her it represented a moment of hope as Sergio Mattarella would have the resolve and courage to follow a political career and later hold Italy’s highest office.
Besides death in Palermo’s streets, Battaglia photographed their life. The cover photo of a book of her photographs, “Palermo amore amaro” (Palermo bitter love) features a thin young girl, almost an adolescent, holding a soccer ball in one hand and giving the camera a hard look as she leans against a graffiti-marred door in 1982 in Kalsa, a tough Palermo neighborhood.
Another photo captures a girl, washing dishes in a home so poor, there’s a toilet bowl in the kitchen. Other photographs show couples embracing at the beach or kissing in the countryside.
Other photos by Battaglia capture scenes all too familiar to Palermo’s people, especially in the 1980s, when Mafia clan turf wars bloodied the city. One 1983 photo shows three bodies — one slumped on the ceramic floor, another on a couch and the third in an armchair — in a triple homicide in an apartment.
There there’s the photo of a mother, advanced in years, holding the photo of her son, a radio journalist who dared denounce the local mobsters by name on the air — and who was killed, tied to a railroad track and blown apart by sticks of dynamite stuffed into his clothes.
“Letizia Battaglia with her snapshots captured the souls of Palermo,” Sen. Pietro Grasso, who formerly was Italy’s top anti-Mafia prosecutor, wrote on Facebook in a condolence tribute. ”Those of the women and of the girls that she took photos of for all of her life, and the crime photos, of the Mafia, often arriving at the scene of the crime before the police forces.”
She captured the “sorrow of the victims the arrogance of the mob bosses, the blood on the street, the protagonists in the fight against Cosa Nostra,” Grasso said.
Born in Palermo on March 5, 1935, she married when she was 16 and had three daughters. In her 30s, she began to take photographs, working in Milan but then hired by a Sicilian newspaper to work in Palermo. Battaglia’s work was also published by major Italian newsweekly magazines L’Espresso and Panorama.
Battaglia also spent several years in politics, serving as Palermo culture commissioner during one of Orlando’s earlier administrations and as a representative in Sicily’s regional legislature.
Volcanic in personality, forever young in outlook, Battaglia, whose surname means “battle” in Italian, worked through her last months of failing health. One of her last assignments was the cover for 7, a weekly magazine of Corriere della Sera daily. The photo portrayed a 19-year-old Italian singer-songwriter, Ariete,
In an interview in the “Palermo amore amaro” book, the interviewer notes at the end that the two of them in their conversation never spoke about the Mafia.
“Well, better,” Battaglia replied. “Why always talk about them. Let’s step over them.”
Her family said her remains would be cremated and scattered in the sea near Palermo at her request.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Before he was working with Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, Amy Winehouse and many others, Mark Ronson was a teen DJ in 1990s downtown New York, a place and time he will look back on in an upcoming book.
The Oscar and Grammy-winning producer and songwriter has a deal with Grand Central Publishing for “93 ‘Til Infinity,” scheduled for 2023. Ronson says he will write a combination memoir-DJ study-New York celebration, centering the narrative on favorite venues and events.
“Before smartphones hit the dancefloor and bottle service & VIP banquettes shrunk the club, in the 90’s people stayed all night in the same place to dance, hustle, politic, and party like no one was watching — ascending hip hop moguls, artists, hustlers, models, posers, dancers and hard-working 9 to 5’ers all rubbing shoulders with each other,” Ronson said in a statement Thursday.
“At that moment, New York was still the center of the music game and in the land of Biggie, Wu-Tang and Tribe, we celebrated them every night. More importantly, this era also happened to be the most exciting time in my life. “
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oprah Winfrey and the Smithsonian Channel are partnering to highlight racial disparities in the health care system through a new campaign and documentary.
The network revealed on Thursday the Color of Care campaign to create a solution toward health equity. The campaign will follow the premiere of Winfrey’s “The Color of Care” documentary, which airs May 1.
Through Harpo Productions, Winfrey will executive produce the documentary that chronicles how people of color suffer from systematically substandard health care in the United States, with the COVID-19 pandemic being a catalyst to shed light on the issue.
The documentary will coincide with the campaign, which expects to take a broader look at the topic. The yearlong campaign will feature multiple activations in the coming months, including a digital series. It will bring together impacted communities, medical and nursing schools, health care workers and policymakers in hopes of finding a solution to inequities.
“The COVID crisis has exposed gross inequalities in our healthcare system which, if left unaddressed, will again disproportionately impact people of color during the next health emergency,” said James Blue III, the head of the Smithsonian Channel. “This campaign will work to address these inequalities.”
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TROUTMAN, N.C. (AP) — A person was shot and wounded outside the North Carolina home of rapper DaBaby, authorities said Thursday, but it was unclear if he himself was involved or hurt.
DaBaby and at least one other person were at the home when the shooting happened Wednesday evening, Troutman Police Chief Josh Watson told The Associated Press. But he wouldn’t say who was shot or who did the shooting, citing an ongoing investigation. He said the injuries of the unidentified wounded person were not life-threatening.
A spokesperson for the rapper didn’t immediately respond to an email request for comment on Thursday.
Troutman, located in Iredell County, is 35 miles (56 km) north of Charlotte.
The shooting is the latest in a series of incidents involving DaBaby, whose real name is Jonathan Kirk. In 2019, he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of carrying a concealed weapon after a fatal shooting at a Walmart in Huntersville, North Carolina, just south of Troutman. He was not charged in the shooting.
Last year, the Grammy-nominated rapper was arrested after he took a loaded gun into an upscale store on Rodeo Drive.
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PARIS (AP) — Films by David Cronenberg, Park Chan-wook and Kelly Reichardt will vie for the coveted Palme d’Or at a Cannes Film Festival set to unspool against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine.
Cannes film festival artist director Thierry Frémaux and president Pierre Lescure announced the lineup to this year’s festival, Cannes’ 75th, in a press conference Thursday in Paris. After canceling the 2020 event and hosting a slightly scaled down 2021 edition, the French Riviera festival is looking to reclaim its pre-pandemic allure with some 35,000 accredited attendees expected next month.
The 18 films announced in Cannes’ prestigious competition lineup feature new works by several former Palme winners, including Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda(“Broker”), Swedish social satirist Ruben Ostlund (“Triangle of Sadness”) and Belgian brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (“Tori and Lokita”).
Also in competition: Cronenberg’s “Crimes of the Future,” starring Léa Seydoux, Kristen Stewart and Viggo Mortensen; Kelly Reichardt’s “Showing Up,” which reunites her with “Wendy and Lucy” star Michelle Williams; Chan-wook’s Korean mystery thriller “Decision to Leave”; and French filmmaker Claire Denis’ “Stars at Noon” with Margaret Qualley.
The 75th anniversary of the French Riviera film extravaganza “is happening in special circumstances: the pandemic, the war in Ukraine, a world that has changed and will keep changing,” Fremaux said.
The biggest Hollywood splashes expected at Cannes had already been announced, including a screening of “Top Gun: Maverick,” which will be accompanied by a tribute to star Tom Cruise. The “Top Gun” sequel will play out of competition, as will Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Presley biopic “Elvis,” starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks.
Organizers will announce the jury at a later date.
Cannes’ international village of flag-waving pavilions annually hosts more than 80 countries from around the world. But organizers earlier said no Russian delegations would be welcome at the this year because of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Russian director, Kirill Serebrennikov, who recently fled Russia for Berlin after several years banned from travel, will premiere his latest film, about composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky
As usual, most of the directors in the competition are men. Only three of the 18 films competing for the Palme d’Or were directed by women. Last year, Julia Ducournau became only the second woman in Cannes history to win the top prize, for her film “Titane,” the body-horror thriller.
The festival will open on May 17 with the premiere of the zombie comedy “Final Cut,” by “The Artist” director Michel Hazanvicius. The film had earlier been scheduled to debut in January at the Sundance Film Festival but was pulled when the festival shifted to a virtual edition amid a virus surge.
Ethan Coen will debut his first feature without his brother, Joel, in the out-of-competition documentary “Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind.” Other highlights include George Miller’s first film since 2015’s “Mad Max: Fury Road”: “Three Thousand Years of Longing,” a fantasy romance with Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton. And Brett Morgan will premiere “Moonage Daydream,” a David Bowie documentary.
As has been the case since 2017, no Netflix films are in competition at Cannes. The streamer and the festival have been an impasse due to the country’s rigid windowing rules. Once a film plays in cinemas in France, it can’t stream for 15 months. Earlier this year, though, Netflix signed a three-year agreement with French film guilds to spend a minimum of $45 million financing French and European films to play theatrically in France.
The Cannes Film Festival runs May 17-28.
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New York approved 52 licenses Thursday that will allow hemp farmers to get a head start on growing marijuana for the state's upcoming adult market.
The state Cannabis Control Board approved the licenses under a recent law that allows hemp cultivators to grow marijuana for the legal recreational market for two years. Hemp is a type of cannabis plant with lower levels of THC, marijuana’s active ingredient.
The granting of the licenses now means farmers will be able to take advantage of this year's growing season and harvest in October, said Allan Gandelman, a Cortland-based hemp grower and the president of the New York Cannabis Growers and Processors Association.
“We have a narrow window here. Most people are planting cannabis in our area around May and June. So we’re pretty much there,” said Gandelman, who received a license.
The farmers will be limited to one acre of flowering canopy outdoors or a little more than half that space in a greenhouse. They also can split between outdoor and greenhouse grows.
Gov. Kathy Hochul has said the so-called conditional cultivation licenses will help “jump-start” what’s expected to become one of the nation's largest legal marijuana markets. While New York legalized recreational use of marijuana for adults a year ago, statewide retail sales appear months off.
State officials have said initial sales could begin by the end of the year under a program providing the first licenses to people affected by marijuana-related convictions. Regulations for the entire adult-use market are expected this summer.
The law requires licensees to provide training for people of color, women, disabled veterans and others the state terms social equity applicants.
“New York’s farms have been the backbone of our state’s economy since before the American Revolution, and now, New York’s farms will be at the center of the most equitable cannabis industry in the nation,” Hochul said in a prepared release.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A teacher at Parker High School is on administrative leave following a reported fight on the campus Thursday.
According to the Birmingham Police Department, school resource officers were at the school and helped “deescalate the situation.” Police did not release any information on the cause of the fight or who was involved.
Birmingham City Schools released a statement to CBS 42 saying that a teacher was placed on administrative leave following the incident.
“We are aware of the incident that occurred at Parker High School on Tuesday,” the statement read. “We were deeply troubled by the video, both in terms of the student’s actions and the response by staff. We are continuing to investigate and have already begun taking appropriate actions with regard to staff involved in the matter.”
No charges have been filed at this time and medical assistance were refused by those involved, according to BPD.
Stay with CBS 42 as this is a developing story.
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Two members of the Gypsy Joker Outlaw Motorcycle Club were sentenced to life in federal prison on Wednesday for the 2015 kidnapping, torture and murder of a former fellow member.
Mark Leroy Dencklau, 51, of Woodburn and Chad Leroy Erickson, 51, of Rainier were convicted in December of a laundry list of federal crimes related to the killing.
Dencklau was president of the Gypsy Joker club's Portland chapter from 2003 until his arrest, federal prosecutors said, also overseeing a handful of "support clubs" that aided the flagship gang and served as a source of recruitment for new members.
Federal prosecutors said that the Gypsy Jokers grew to prevalence in the 1980s, establishing six clubhouses in the Pacific Northwest and a handful of international chapters in Germany, Australia, and Norway. Court documents and trial testimony have implicated the gang in all the hallmarks of organized crime, prosecutors said; acts of "violent racketeering" including murder, kidnapping, robbery, extortion, narcotics trafficking and witness tampering
On July 1, 2015, the body of an estranged member of the Gypsy Jokers' Portland chapter was found in a field in Clark County. Robert Huggins' body had been badly beaten and showed signs of torture.
"Huggins was previously stripped of his club membership for allegedly stealing from the club and, after breaking into Dencklau’s Woodburn residence, tying up Dencklau’s girlfriend and stealing multiple firearms," the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon said in a statement.
After Huggins' robbery, federal prosecutors say that Dencklau directed members of his gang to track the man down. On June 30 of 2015, Dencklau and a group of others kidnapped Huggins from a Portland home and brought him to a property in rural Southwest Washington. He was beaten and tortured over the course of several hours before he died.
Between June and November of 2018, Dencklau and six others, including Erickson, were charged either in direct connection with Huggins' death or with other racketeering charges.
Erickson and 64-year-old Kenneth Earl Hause of Aumsville, the Gypsy Jokers national president, were acquitted of racketeering conspiracy in December 2021 by a federal jury. Dencklau and Erickson were nonetheless found guilty on charges related to Huggins' murder.
Another Gypsy Joker pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 140 months in prison, while three more pleaded guilty and are still awaiting sentencing.
“Mark Dencklau and Chad Erickson will rightfully serve the rest of their lives in federal prison," said Scott Erik Asphaug, U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon. "These men prided themselves in using violence to intimidate others and increase their power and influence among club members and rivals. Organized violent crime has no place in Oregon and will not be tolerated."
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Day eight of the Nancy Brophy murder trial saw testimony from her stepson who had previously sued her in civil court for the wrongful death of his father.
Romance novelist Nancy Brophy is accused of shooting and killing her husband, chef Daniel Brophy, at the Oregon Culinary Institute in June 2018.
Father and son
Nathaniel Stillwater, Dan Brophy’s son from a previous marriage, took the stand and talked about how a strained relationship blossomed into a close father-son relationship and friendship. Stillwater said he began working for Nancy Brophy’s catering company after reconnecting with his father.
“We had a strong friendship as well as a father-son relationship,” Stillwater said. He said he looked up to him. They took trips together, went mushroom foraging together and he would come to help Dan Brophy with projects at the house.
During that time, he also said he got to know Nancy Brophy: “I got to know her, so I thought, pretty well.”
Stillwater depicted his father as a man always on the move. “There wasn’t a lot of quit in him,” he said. He knew Dan Brophy to get up early, tend to his chickens, go to work, come home to work in the yard, cook dinner, read a book and go to bed.
Nancy and Dan Brophy, as well as Stillwater’s grandparents, sometimes provided child care for his eldest daughter. He said Nancy Brophy doted on her and enjoyed being a grandmother. Dan Brophy enjoyed his role as a grandfather as well.
“I think he was very proud. He took it very seriously. While he is known for his dry sense of humor. He was very affectionate and fun with my daughter,” said Stillwater.
Stillwater also testified that if Dan and Nancy Brophy fought before his death, it was never in front of him.
“There was never much cause for concern, I could probably count on one hand the evenings we came over and noticed tension,” he said.
He did say he had noticed a change in his dad. He said that he had noticed Dan Brophy was more interested in watching sports than he previously had been and worked in his yard less. This had come up during testimony with Dan Brophy’s mother, Karen Brophy who had testified that Nancy Brophy had told her the same thing.
It was Karen Brophy who alerted Stillwater to his father’s death. He and his pregnant wife were on vacation at the coast when they learned. Stillwater said he believed he had just spoken to his father the day before he was shot and killed.
“Her words were, ‘It was your sweet daddy,’ which stands out in my mind because he had never been referred to as that before, he was always ‘my father.’ Those words will be seared in my mind,” Stillwater said.
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Talk of retirement and financial issues
Stillwater said about a year before his father’s murder, Nancy and Dan Brophy had started talking about selling their home.
“I think my grandparents and I were all a little surprised by that. I think everyone did some quizzing independently. The answer I got from him was that they needed to have a more ranch-style home,” Stillwater said. He said his father had said Nancy Brophy was dealing with either a hip or knee issue that was going to make the stairs in their home a challenge. Dan Brophy also wanted somewhere with a little property so he could engage in the gardening he did.
However, Nancy Brophy talked about living an ex-pat life of traveling through Europe. He said their ideas of what happened after selling the house never came to a common ground before his father’s death.
Stillwater said he was not under the impression that Dan Brophy actually wanted to sell the house but that it was necessary for Nancy Brophy’s health, so he was on board. He also said that it did not seem that much work was done to try and prepare the home for selling. He said no concrete retirement plans were ever relayed to him by either Dan or Nancy Brophy.
While Stillwater said he was not privy to their financial issues, he had noted that Nancy Brophy had some anxiety about finances after Dan Brophy died. However, he said he remembered that shortly after something changed and she had indicated to him that the “coffers had refilled.”
RELATED: Tearful testimony from woman who performed CPR on Dan Brophy in second day of murder trial
Guns
Stillwater said he had been a gun owner since he was 18 years old. In 2018, he estimated he had 6-7 guns in his possession of various types including handguns and long guns. He used them to hunt and also shoot at ranges as a hobby. He said both Nancy and Dan Brophy were aware he owned guns.
The state said it was stated in opening arguments that Stillwater had built a gun kit. However, he had not. He told the court that he had put together an AT-15 style rifle by buying the serialized gun parts, because it was more economical than buying a put-together gun. Like buying the other guns he owned, purchasing parts of guns required him to go through a background check.
He didn’t talk about guns often with Dan or Nancy Brophy and neither of them had expressed wanting to own a firearm.
“Never. He [Dan Brophy] never expressed interest in owning a firearm,” said Stillwater.
He remembered a time when Nancy Brophy had talked with him briefly about guns in 2015 or 2016. Stillwater said she asked him about what sort of gun a military person would carry for a book she was working on.
He did not know that Nancy Brophy had bought a gun until after his father was killed. He also did not learn of the ghost gun kit until then either.
Dealing with the death
Following his dad’s death, Stillwater said he took two weeks off and was in very close proximity of Nancy Brophy. He said he wanted to make himself available in case she needed anything.
“I spent the first two weeks, following pretty close to her I remember asking her if she was receiving any counseling, but I don’t know if that question was ever posed to me,” Stillwater said.
Stillwater said he did not know he was a beneficiary on the life insurance policies covering his father. He learned that Nancy Brophy was not on the mortgage of the home but she had recently been added to the deed before Dan Brophy’s death only while dealing with the estate.
He also later learned that Nancy and Dan Brophy had not actually been married for many years and had filed paperwork to get that legal recently.
The state closed with asking Stillwater about contacting Nancy Brophy. He had testified that if he couldn’t get ahold of his father or needed to tell them both something, he could get ahold of Nancy Brophy because she always had a phone or computer in her hand.
“Did you ever have a problem getting ahold of Nancy?” The state prosecutor asked.
“Only on the day of the murder,” Stillwater said before court adjourned for the day.
The trial of Nancy Brophy will continue Monday morning at 9 a.m.
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Five hundred people were recognized as new U.S. citizens Thursday at a ceremony at the Oregon Convention Center. Event organizers said it’s the largest naturalization event ever to be held in Portland.
As part of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ceremony, citizenship candidates stood up when speakers named the countries they were from, showing the diversity of the class.
There was no louder or longer cheer than the one for Ukraine, as Evghenia Sincariuc stood proudly.
Sincariuc, who waved her American flag while wearing a shirt with the Ukrainian national colors of blue and gold, moved to America in 2016. She said she’s dreamed and worked to become a U.S. citizen since then.
Her daughter, who was born in Kyiv, brought her flowers after the ceremony.
"It's amazing, it feels awesome, one of the best days of my life," Sincariuc said. "So many emotions and so much joy and I'm so proud."
She said that while America has become her happy place, she’s heartbroken for everyone in Ukraine who is paying a "high price for their freedom."
The event’s keynote speaker was Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Chanpone Sinlapasai, who came to the U.S. as a refugee from Laos in 2001.
Sinlapasai said the celebrations were nothing short of beautiful, describing the strengths of diversity and the “magic in the room.”
In 2020, the U.S. granted citizenship to 625,400 people. To become naturalized, immigrants must spend at least five years as a "lawful permanent resident" (LPR). The median amount of time it took for someone of LPR status to achieve citizenship was just over seven years — but that can vary greatly by country of origin. The median for immigrants from Mexico was 12.5 years as of 2020's figures.
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PORTLAND, Ore. — For some employees at Oregon Health & Science University, an email sent by the university on April 12 offering up to $7,500 in financial assistance may have seemed like a lifeline.
The email read, in part: "In response to the current community hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Oregon Health & Science University has decided to assist all employees in getting through these difficult times."
It turned out to be a fake phishing test, organized by OHSU to test its employees' cybersecurity awareness and its own technology systems.
The attempt to educate employees about phishing threats caused frustration, with some saying it was harsh or "tone deaf."
The email, sent from a "benefit@ohsu.edu" email address with a link to "register" for COVID-related benefits, was based on a real phishing attempt that was reported to OHSU leaders in March.
Last month, OHSU sent a message to employees warning about suspicious emails and online scams. Then this week, the university decided to test its own — sending out the fake phishing email with the exact same wording as the previous scam, offering potential money for employees in need.
In a statement, OHSU said its focus was too narrow and the university didn't fully consider the harm it could cause:
"First and foremost, we want to sincerely apologize to the OHSU community. This week, as part of OHSU's regular exercises to help members practice spotting suspicious e-mails, the language in the test e-mail was taken verbatim from an actual phishing e-mail to ensure no one else fell for the scam. That was a mistake. The real scam was insensitive and exploitive of OHSU members — and the attempt to educate members felt the same way, causing confusion and concern."
University spokesperson Sara Hottman said email scams are the largest threat to OHSU technology systems and so "this phishing exercise was focused on the effectiveness of the real scam."
Hottman added that OHSU will "learn from this event and implement preventative measures to keep a similar incident from happening in the future."
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland city commissioners voted against giving $225,000 to a project aimed at bringing a public ferry to Portland amid tension between TriMet and the nonprofit Friends of Frog Ferry.
The plan to bring a ferry to Portland has been building for about five years, with Frog Ferry leading the way. Now tensions between the transit agency and Frog Ferry have boiled over.
“I wish it were more promising, but we don't right now have a path forward,” said Frog Ferry founder Susan Bladholm.
TriMet was in charge of delivering a half-million dollars in state grant money to develop a feasibility study for the ferry, but it has only delivered $67,000.
TriMet accused the nonprofit of inappropriate spending and billing practices, writing that "[Friends of Frog Ferry] submitted certain expenses that do not qualify for reimbursement, included invoices that didn't add up and kept changing, and management costs that could not be considered reasonable or necessary."
But Bladholm says TriMet is guilty of being unwilling to work with Frog Ferry, while throwing wave after wave of requests its way for ever-changing documentation.
“I am happy to address that we have absolutely operated with full transparency and integrity here,” said Baldholm, who added, “I think bottom line, TriMet doesn’t want another operator in this community.”
All of the tension culminated in an urgent request of the Portland City Council to keep Frog Ferry afloat.
At least half a dozen people spoke in support of the system that would ferry people on the Columbia and Willamette rivers between Vancouver and Portland, possibly further.
Commissioner Mingus Mapps proposed the city bailout, but Mapps is not in charge of the Portland Bureau of Transportation. Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty is. And despite having said she is excited about the future of ferries, she shot down the idea of supporting Frog Ferry at this point.
“I cannot in good conscience support this budget allocation when both TriMet and Frog Ferry are leveling such serious allegations against each other,” said Hardesty.
And so it went: a majority of commissioners voted no, leaving Frog Ferry high and dry.
“This is a real shame that all of the grassroots and private sector effort behind this is getting nowhere,” said Bladholm.
Baldholm encouraged people to look at the Friends of Frog Ferry website for information about the plan and the financial details available to the public.
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A car was stolen in Queens with a baby still in the back seat — but the person facing charges Thursday night was not the vehicle thief.
Surveillance video shows a woman get out of the driver's side of the grey Toyota Camry in Jamaica, and walk inside a nearby store to pick up some breakfast in the morning.
"It was so fast, you blink your eye (and) the guy was gone already," said Godfrey Robinson, who works at the store the woman went into. He said she went inside to pick up an omelet, and couldn't have been in there for more than a few minutes.
Seconds later, a man in gray sweatpants and a sweatshirt walks by and can be seen circling the car, the engine still running. He looks around, then opens the driver's side door and drives off — as a 4-month-old boy was in the backseat.
The theft took less than a minute in all.
The woman then leaves the store and is seen on video looking around, frantically searching her left and right. She walks into the middle of the Hollis Avenue, but by then the suspect was already gone, police said.
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"She was very fantic, like 'Oh my God, the car is missing! The car is missing!' First thing I did was call 911, cops were here in less than four minutes," Robinson said.
Police quickly recovered Camry, which was left abandoned a few blocks away. Fortunately, the child was found unharmed.
The car thief has not yet been caught, but the 33-year-old woman — the child's babysitter — faces charges including reckless endangerment. The family of the boy told NBC New York that they were relieved their son was uninjured.
"I’m not judging, but as a mother, I wouldn’t do it, I’d never leave my baby in the car. Take the baby with you," one woman said. "As a mother, I know it’s hard. She should’ve taken the baby."
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What to Know
- A former Olympic equestrian charged with shooting and wounding a woman at his training center last summer pleaded not guilty Monday to two counts of attempted murder
- Michael Barisone did not speak at length during the hearing, which came about two weeks after he was indicted by a Morris County grand jury
- Authorities have said the Aug. 7 shooting culminated a lengthy dispute involving Barisone and a couple who had been living and training horses at Barisone's farm in western New Jersey, where he also trains horses and riders
A jury in New Jersey found a former Olympian equestrian competitor not guilty Thursday in the shooting of a woman at his training center nearly three years ago.
Michael Barisone had faced attempted murder and other charges for the August 2019 shooting of Lauren Kanarek. Kanarek and her fiancé, Michael Goodwin, had been living and training horses at Barisone’s farm in Long Valley in western New Jersey.
The verdict in state Superior Court came after about 18 hours of deliberations following a two-week trial. The jury found Barisone not guilty by reason of insanity on the attempted murder of Kanarek and not guilty for the attempted murder of Goodwin. Barisone also was acquitted on weapons counts.
According to his website, Barisone was a member of the 2008 Olympic team and the 1997 gold medal-winning Nations Cup team in Hickstead, England. It said he coached Olympians and was a member of the U.S. Equestrian Federation’s board of directors.
Barisone claimed Kanarek and Goodwin had violated a verbal agreement to leave the farm once they were finished with the training, and police had been called several times to the home in the 10 days leading up to the shooting.
Barisone's attorney had said at the time of his indictment that Kanarek and Goodwin had threatened and harassed his client. Doctors who testified at the trial said Barisone, who didn't testify, was legally insane and suffered from delusions and paranoia, the Daily Record reported.
Kanarek was shot in the chest and was placed in a medically induced coma, and underwent extensive surgery to repair damage to her left lung. She has since recovered.
In a statement Thursday, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said, "While disappointed with the outcome, in keeping with our commitment to the integrity of the criminal justice system, the verdict must be respected. I acknowledge the case has elicited strong opinions when it comes to how the public views the defendant and victims in this matter, and I ask that the public respect the jury members and their decision.”
Barisone will be committed to the Ann Klein Forensic Center in Trenton for 30 days for evaluation before returning to court next month, the newspaper reported.
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A dangerous bird is said to be on the prowl on Long Island, as police say a local red-tailed hawk has attacked at least 17 people since just 2020 — and those who live in the area say the problem is only getting worse.
One of those attacked, Eric Preis, said it happened to him right in his own backyard, in Northport. The attacker, Preis said, nests in the trees there, and has an "incredible" wingspan.
Another victim of the hawk, Siobhan Gerold, captured video of the bird right before the aerial assault from the flying fiend.
"When I turned around I felt a huge thud on the back of my head and it threw me to the floor," Gerold said.
Preis and Gerold are just two of 17 people the village mayor says have reported a hawk attack in the past two years — seven of whom have required medical attention.
"People are just jogging by or walking and the bird just swoops down and tries to hit them in the head," Mayor Donna Koch said. That's a problem for Northport, where people are walking or jogging every day.
"This has been progressively getting worse," a village trustee said, adding that federal and state environmental officials have been called in to help.
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In Aug. 2021, they captured a juvenile red-tailed hawk and relocated the bird to Suffolk County. But the attacks have continued.
Environmental officials recommend those getting confronted by a hawk to wave their arms and make loud noises — and if that fails, just duck.
Most believe the hawk is simply protecting its nest, and new efforts are underway to trap and remove the bird that is federally protected.
"Keep it away from us so nobody else gets hurt," said one village resident.
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Police have arrested a second man who allegedly took part in holding a mother and toddler at gunpoint -- at one point pointing the weapon at the 3-year-old's head -- in the lobby of their New York City apartment building.
Wagner Argamonte was arrested and charged with robbery on Thursday in connection to the March 9 robbery in Kingsbridge Heights, according to police.
The 22-year-old Argamonte's arrest comes just over a month after Carlos Guzman was arrested for his role in the incident as well. Guzman, 23, faces robbery and weapon possession charges.
Officials said that the mother and toddler were inside their Bronx building, near Sedgwick Avenue and West Kingsbridge Road around 8:20 a.m. when Argamonte and Guzman allegedly flashed a firearm. First, the pair pointed the gun at the torso of the 35-year-old mother, then pointed it at her son's head, according to police.
The robbers demanded property and made off the woman's car keys and wallet, which contained $1,500 in cash and an iPhone. They drove off in her Range Rover after that.
Police released surveillance video of the suspects after the incident. One was seen pulling a car seat along the sidewalk, possibly after removing it from the vehicle.
Attorney information for the two Bronx men was not immediately clear.
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As the suspect in the Brooklyn subway attack faced a judge for the first time since allegedly shooting 10 people and injuring even more, New Yorkers are eager to know what the MTA is looking to do stop similar events from happening in the future.
While the transit agency said that more people rode the rails Thursday than during the manhunt for Frank James, they are still facing tough questions about why subway cameras that could have accelerated the search, investigation and arrest — ultimately failed.
MTA Chair Janno Lieber addressed and acknowledged security issues on Thursday. While police have been visible on the Sunset Park platform in the days since the attack unfolded, what are not visible are any cameras on the ceiling above — because there are none.
Where there is surveillance, at the subway turnstile, those cameras malfunctioned at a crucial time. Lieber tried to explain what exactly went wrong.
"The cameras themselves were working. It was the internet connection that apparently failed," he said.
The MTA stresses many of its cameras did work, including one at the Kings Highway station where the suspect apparently first entered the system two hours before the attack.
When pressed about the technology that didn’t function, Lieber said "when that became known that the camera was down, we had someone working on it the day before the attack.
"Listen, no excuses — we have to have these important security features working," he added.
MTA watchdogs say one improvement could be a warning system that is activated if cameras go offline.
"Some elevators and escalators send an alert if they’re not working. Is there a way for cameras to do that as well?" asked Lisa Daglian.
Not only are riders critical of the system failures ("I’m not surprised. Look at the stations they’re not well kept so that doesn’t surprise me," said commuter Gibril Barry of the surveillance not functioning), but now New York City Council is demanding answers.
In a letter Thursday, members stated “These gaps in our surveillance network prolonged the search for the suspect and potentially put many more people in danger." That letter also asked the MTA to provide a full list of all cameras in the system, and detail whether or not each camera records video.
The MTA said it is reviewing the City Council's request, and continued to point out that the vast majority of its network is reliable.
"There are 10,000 cameras, but we oughta focus and media oughta focus — how do we prevent these attacks?" Lieber asked.
The NYPD said in a statement that they communicate with the MTA when camera outages occur, and report issues to the agency to make them aware. They also said that camera malfunction on Tuesday did not hinder their investigation.
"At the time of the attack on Tuesday in Brooklyn, the cameras were out at three stations due to a technical issue. Statements that the lack of cameras on the station delayed the manhunt by many hours are unfair and misleading. We had witness descriptions of the suspect and the distinctive, bright colored clothing he wore during the attack," said the statement from NYPD Deputy Commissioner John Miller.
"The MTA cameras in other parts of the system were essential elements in determining his movements before and after the shootings. Their personnel worked with us around the clock to identify and retrieve images in this case," the statement continued. "While it has become routine to cast blame in many directions after an incident we should remember that the gunman is the sole party responsible for this attack."
But it doesn't all come down to cameras. Mayor Eric Adams has previously hinted at having gun-detecting technology added to subway stations.
That kind of tech is currently used in places like ballparks and stadiums, and on Wednesday, Adams said he would continue looking into technology that "can help keep people equal safe during this new climate of over-proliferation of guns."
Adams said the new devices are not like ones used at airports, but rather can be added without people even knowing that they are present.
"You just walk normally through the system. It is not even detectable that the devices are there," the mayor said. "We think there's some great promise in this technology. We are going to continue to explore that."
When asked about safety in the subway, Lieber said that the agency does not want to "create an environment where people can't go about their business and create something that's impractical." He noted that many people carry backpacks and other bags onto the subway every day, and that some devices would impede on their ability to get around quickly and easily.
Lieber, who said that they would not let the subway "be taken over by maniacs," called for more cops on subways and platforms in order to help those who feel vulnerable.
Police and security officials have made many attempts to harden the city against such attacks, putting officers on trains and platforms, installing cameras and even doing rare spot checks for weapons on passengers entering some stations. Yet the sprawling system, with nearly 500 stations, largely remains like the city streets themselves: Too big to guard and too busy to completely secure.
Even before the attack, the mayor had vowed to increase subway patrols and launch sweeps of subway stations and trains to remove homeless people using them as shelters.
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Community College (PCC) leaders announced last month that the swimming pools on the Sylvania campus would close for good at the end of the spring term.
In an email to students, they explained that the lap and diving pools were built in the 1970s and had significant structural issues — so much so that PCC would need to fully replace them. The price tag for renovations was estimated to be $25-30 million. They went on to write:
"Operational and maintenance costs, meanwhile, exceed $300,000 each year. Annual revenue generated by pool usage and classes comes in at approximately half that amount, and the operating deficit jumps when mechanical parts reach the end of their life cycles and need to be replaced, plumbing issues arise, or leaks emerge."
After taking a "long, hard look at these cost realities," PCC landed on the decision to decommission the pools as enrollment at the college drops. They acknowledged it would likely be emotional news for some, with so many memories associated with them.
Many are unhappy with this call, including Katie Backus, a PCC student, and Mike Guthrie, a P.E. and exercise science faculty member with the school.
"[The pools] have been serving the community for over 50 years," Backus said. "I heard that kind of through the grapevine and it broke my heart, because I realized it’s going to impact the community, it’s going to impact faculty, staff. And there’s just going be so many ripple effects because the community relies on our pools in a multitude of ways."
"If it's been important enough for 50 years to have a pool, it should be important enough to put forth the resources to maintain it and continue to offer the great services," Guthrie said.
Guthrie explained that he's taught more than 1,500 students as the main swim instructor for the school for 23 years. That instruction often extends beyond the college, as they've hosted lifeguard training and swim lessons over the years.
"I would ask PCC to bring us to the table, to reconsider, and to give us an opportunity to come up with some collaborative, equitable solutions," Guthrie said.
A Change.org petition to keep the pools open currently has more than 800 signatures.
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It is a clear and colder morning across Central Alabama with temperatures in the 40s.
Today, Good Friday will mostly sunny, breezy, and warmer. High temperatures will be in the upper 70s to lower 80s.
Tonight, a warm front will move up from the Gulf and a line of storms will move in from the northwest. This will bring us strong storms early on Saturday morning with heavy rain, gusty winds and hail. Lows will be in the 60s.
Easter Weekend Outlook: We start out Saturday with some strong to possibly severe storms as a squall line with a cold front moves in from the northwest. The bulk of the strong storms will be through the morning, and then we will dry out in the afternoon and evening.
SPC has a Marginal Risk for severe weather for much of Central Alabama. The main threat is for gusty winds, but we could see some hail with heavy rain. Then we will be mostly cloudy for much of the afternoon and evening as the front stalls across South Alabama. High temperatures will be in the lower to mid 70s.
If you are headed to Alabama’s “A Day” game at 2:00 PM you will need to plan for a few showers with temperatures in the 70s. This also means we could see a stray shower for the debut of the USFL and the Birmingham Stallions game on Saturday Evening at 6:30 PM. However, the rain will be gone for most of the game.
Unfortunately, it looks like we will have more scattered showers and some storms on Easter Sunday as the cold front remains stalled across Alabama. Sunrise services could see a few showers. Then we will have more scattered showers and storms during the day. Some of the storms could be strong across Central Alabama with a better chance for a few severe storms over South Alabama. The main threat would be gusty winds, but some hail is possible. I’m not expecting it to rain all day. It will be mild with high temperatures in the mid 70s. Easter Egg hunts might need to be indoors this year.
Next Week Outlook: A second cold front will move across Alabama on Monday morning with scattered showers and storms. A few could be strong. Then we will become partly cloudy by the afternoon with high temperatures in the lower 70s. High pressure will build over the Southeast U.S. on Tuesday. We will be mostly sunny and cooler with highs in the upper 60s. It will stay dry on Wednesday with more sunshine and highs warming up into the mid 70s as the high pressure moves east of Alabama. Forecast models seem to be in more agreement with us staying mostly dry on Thursday. They are calling for just a slight chance for a shower now. Highs will be in the upper 70s. Friday will be dry and warmer with highs in the 80s.
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Brevard creatives use their art to support Ukraine through painting, tattoos and baking
More than 5,000 miles from her family, Evelina Petrenko finds solace in her paintings.
With parents in Russia and aunts and grandparents in Ukraine, the Viera woman, who learned to paint in Moscow as a child and spent her summers in Ukraine, swirls brightly colored acrylics on 9-by-12 canvases. She mixes the reds, blues and whites of old Russian folklore styles with sunflowers and other foliage to reflect Ukraine’s strength.
Sunflowers, the national flower of Ukraine and a major agricultural export, have been a symbol of the resistance of the Ukrainian people to the invasion by Russia that has destroyed cities and killed thousands. President Joe Biden has accused Russian troops of committing acts of genocide in Ukraine.
Half Ukrainian and half Russian, Petrenko's art has a purpose outside of the catharsis it provides. Like many creatives in Brevard, she hopes to use her art to support Ukraine by helping others understand what those facing the war are experiencing.
“A lot of Russians share their roots with Ukrainians and it's a lot of heavy feelings that are involved right now,” she said.
Her goal is to put her paintings on display in Brevard once the series is complete.
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Others around the county are using their creativity in a variety of ways to help support Ukraine, including donating portions of art sales from a Cocoa gallery; raffling tickets for an all-day tattoo session; and baking sunflower cupcakes at a Melbourne cottage bakery.
"I am a small business, I'm not a big deal of a person. I don't have a lot of Instagram followers (but) I'm not in it for those things," said Jeremy Scott, a tattoo artist who raised money for Ukraine at Endless Summer Tattoo on North Orlando Avenue in Cocoa Beach. "I enjoyed doing that because it's the humane thing to do. That's what anybody should do."
Art as catharsis and education
Petrenko, who came to the United States in 2004 and moved to Brevard in 2012, began working on a series earlier this year drawing on inspiration from Russian folk art and plant life. The pieces allowed her to contemplate her identity, she said, and express how she felt as tensions mounted between Russia and Ukraine.
When Russia bombed major cities in Ukraine Feb. 24, these themes continued with a darker tone, becoming a “mournful meditation” on the war, she said.
She worked to incorporate the joy she found in her identity, such as the folk art and flowers, while including darker tones as the war broke out. The mix of emotions is something that represented how a lot of people felt, she said.
“It's not just me, it's the story of many Russians,” she said. “There are a lot of us (who) have relatives in Ukraine. And so when the war happened, all of us experienced this shock and there was a lot of mixed feelings."
She felt anger, betrayal — because you don't agree with the decision of the government — and guilt, because you wonder how to make it up to Ukrainians, she said.
"There's nothing you could do to make it up to them," she said "You feel torn because a lot of us share families with that part."
Petrenko expects her series to be more than 10 paintings. While she isn’t sure when it will be finished, she plans to put it on display somewhere in Brevard. Her hope is that her art will help others understand the war from the perspective of someone with family in both countries.
“That's what I’m trying to communicate through my paintings — regardless of our origins, we as human beings and citizens of our country sometimes find ourselves dealing with emotional and psychological effects of the decisions of our leaders,” she said. “My paintings validate the complexity of those feelings and bring attention to (the) human side of things overall.”
Generational struggles
Devon Sheehan grew up listening to her grandmother and her great-grandmother speak Ukrainian. The daughter of a Ukrainian-Irish man and owner of Devon’s Desserts, a cottage bakery in Melbourne, said she was fascinated hearing the language, as well as the stories her grandparents told about escaping the Ukrainian famine in 1932, living in America during the Great Depression and housing Jewish refugees during World War II.
It was her family’s history that inspired her to use her baking to support Ukraine, Sheehan said.
“(My great grandmother) had to go through a lot of hardships and everything while she lived in Europe, and then moved here to the American Great Depression as well. So we wanted to make sure that we did something for people, because my family has struggled a lot through history and generationally," she said. "We’re trying to help other people that are struggling now.”
In early March, Sheehan began selling cupcakes decorated to look like sunflowers: piping petals made of yellow icing around a cookie on the top of each cupcake. Inside, the cake is dyed blue to match Ukraine’s national colors.
Initially, 20% of each order was donated to GlobalGiving, a states-based nonprofit that connects donors with grassroots projects around the world. Sheehan and her partner, Ashley Carbon, later upped the percentage to 30% as they saw the success of the cupcakes.
Despite being a small operation that began in October 2021, Sheehan said she still wanted to use her work to help contribute to Ukraine. She said raising money through her business would increase the amount she could donate.
“Rather than just giving my, like, $30 donation, I can have other people, (who) are getting a product that’s delicious, but then it’s also helping Ukrainian refugees at the same time,” she said. “To me it was like a win-win.”
'Everybody should just help'
While other creatives in Brevard lack a familial connection to Ukraine, they're still working to raise money.
Scott, the tattoo artist, held a raffle in March for an all-day tattoo session valued at about $2,000. Each ticket cost $20, and participants could enter as many times as they wanted.
Scott preferred the raffle idea over a GoFundMe or similar ways of raising money because he thought giving away a tattoo session might help motivate people to participate.
"It's kind of a win-win for everybody," Scott said. "Someone wins an all-day session with me, as well as, I can get the most amount of money I could possibly get from it."
Scott's fundraiser brought in a total $1,220, which Scott donated to United Nations Children's Fund to go to protecting Ukrainian children. The winner, who lives out of state, is working with Scott to set up a date to get the tattoo.
At Green Circle Art Gallery in Cocoa Village, owner Dennis Raby is rounding up every purchase to the next dollar, with the extra cents going to Red Cross for Ukraine. The fundraiser includes all art in the gallery, which is almost all made by locals.
"By (rounding up to the next dollar) — and you're welcome to do over and above that — then it makes it real easy, and we don't have to worry about artist participation," Raby said. "That way, every artist is in effect participating. There's nothing special that has to be done. That way I have 100% participation."
Raby's fundraiser, which began over the weekend of April 9, will continue through the month and possibly later.
Raby has helped run multiple fundraisers at the gallery over the years, and he said it was important to help out now.
"What's going on (in Ukraine) is just heartbreaking, and something the likes of which we haven't seen globally, really, probably since World War II," he said.
A tattoo artist for more than 13 years and father of three kids, Scott said seeing footage of the war — specifically its effects on families — motivated him to help.
"I can't imagine what it's like for those kids, let alone those parents with those kids and it just sucks. It completely destroyed me," he said. "I feel like everybody should just help anybody that has less than what they have."
Finch Walker is a Breaking News Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Walker at 321-290-4744 or fwalker@floridatoday.com. Twitter: @_finchwalker
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Lober replacement, tourism, Scrub lawsuit and EFSC Cocoa campus - Week in Review
Rob Landers
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'We're going to remain optimistic': New rays of hope and dollars shine on Florida manatees
After Florida’s deadliest year for manatees, new blades of seagrass that spring usually brings and all the dollars donated have delivered slivers of hope for Florida's favorite at-risk creature, those tasked with saving them say.
But others assert that the threatened sea cows' plight is far from over, unless we're willing to spend much more.
"It's going to take billions and billions of dollars to turn this around," said Pat Rose, executive director of Save the Manatee Club. "It can't be done just at the county level. It's got to be done a federal level. It's going to take improving the water quality. We're going to remain optimistic until we see otherwise."
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While the pace of the starvation deaths has slowed, through April 8 at least 488 manatees have died of all causes this year, compared with a 5-year average of 303 deaths for the same timeframe. Last year, 642 sea cows died over the same timeframe and at least 1,101 manatees died during all of 2021 — most from starvation and 358 of them in Brevard.
There's uncertainty over whether what slowed manatee deaths was a first-of-its-kind feeding program or luck of La Niña driving a warmer-than usual winter. But those most engaged in saving manatees are convinced the way to ensure their future is to elevate the Indian River Lagoon on par with how the federal government thinks about and funds the Everglades and Chesapeake Bay.
It helps that the manatee, a clumsy yet charismatic creature, has inspired a groundswell of sympathy and support from Floridians and donors across the globe.
Duane DeFreese, executive director of the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program, has estimated it will take $5 billion over 20 years to ecologically rehabilitate the lagoon. The 10-year Save Our Lagoon half-cent sales tax, passed in 2016, is only projected to raise 10% of that amount.
Meanwhile, non-profits are stepping up — big time.
The nonprofit Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida raised more than $168,000 from more than 1,300 donations across the globe.
"Everybody's real grateful we did this," said Michelle Ashton, spokeswoman for the nonprofit. "We felt like we needed to do something."
So did many other people in places nowhere near Florida. Donations poured into the wildlife foundation from Canada, Japan, Germany, Mexico and many other countries, Ashton said.
Her foundation has seen significant money come in for the Florida grasshopper sparrow, the Florida panther and other charismatic creatures, but nothing like this.
Things got so bad for manatees that Florida took the unprecedented step this past winter to feed them in the wild at a power plant in north Brevard County, where thousands of manatees congregate every winter at the plant's warm-water discharge.
"Nobody's done this before," Ashton said of the effort.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reported they fed more than 202,000 pounds of lettuce to manatees this past winter.
State biologists maintain that it is a man-made famine that killed so many manatees by choking out seagrass — the manatee's main diet, because of all the nitrogen and phosphorus that comes from our sewage. Island outcroppings in Brevard became mass manatee graves during the pandemic. State biologists could not keep up. The death toll grew so bad that in April 2021, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration declared the die-off an Unusual Mortality Event.
It also prompted the feeding project, a first-of-its kind effort.
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'We've got to take every step we can'
Among other money raised by the Fish & Wildlife Foundation is some $900,000 toward seven seagrass rehabilitation sites in the lagoon region, $200,000 of it in one check received from a couple this week.
The replanted grass beds should expand rapidly and become an important food source for sea cows, foundation officials said.
“Eelgrasses are the lungs of the lagoon,” said foundation board chairman Carlos Alfonso. “Two-and-a-half acres of eelgrass can support as many as 100,000 fish and 100 million invertebrates, in addition to providing manatees with a crucial food source.”
The quotes from the foundation's donors show the strong bonds formed over many years between manatee and humankind:
- "Went on a diving trip with my girlfriend Laurie at Crystal River in 1993. Was nudged by a manatee calf and mother. Best diving excursion ever!"
- "In honor of the sweet manatee that Visited us in the Keys."
- "Barbie is my favorite manatee (with five gashes across her back). I used to call her 'my little Buddy', but this year she showed up with a baby. Hence, she became Barbie. I love my manatees!!"
FWC also plans to pump more money into saving sea cows, including some $3 million for restoring manatee habitat; a similar amount to expand its manatee care network; more than $700,000 for manatee rescue and mortality response; and $160,000 for manatee management.
As always, the emotions run raw when it comes to manatees, which is why so many dollars have flowed their way along with ideas on how to save them.
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Last month, Brevard County Commissioner Curt Smith said at a County Commission meeting that the die-off is because the manatee population outgrew the capacity of the Indian River Lagoon to support them and that Florida should consider thinning the manatee herd as it does with black bears via public hunts.
That drew an open letter to Smith from Save the Manatee Club Executive Director Pat Rose in FLORIDA TODAY.
"I submit to you that your callous statements advocating killing off manatees, our state marine mammal, is certainly not in the best interests of your constituents nor would it in any way aid in the recovery of the Indian River Lagoon," Rose wrote. "The facts are clear that the seagrass demise is a direct result of government actions and inactions that have knowingly allowed deadly amounts of nitrogen and phosphorus to pollute the lagoon waters for decades."
Boating advocacy groups, which have long bristled about go-slow zones to protect manatees, argue that one solution is to stop attracting manatees to the northern reaches of the lagoon by heating the water at FPL's Port St. John power plant.
"This practice, initiated decades ago, has long outlived its questionable value," said Bob Atkins, president of Citizens for Florida's Waterways, a boating advocacy group in Brevard. "Today the artificial warm water source is attracting manatees to the slow death of starvation."
For now, however, manatees appear to be finding grass to eat. But FWC officials and conservationists remain cautious about the impacts that malnourishment could have on the sea cow's long-term health and reproduction.
As of last week, there were 87 manatees in rehabilitation (19 identified as UME-related rescues) at 14 critical care or rehabilitation/holding facilities: 71 in Florida, 2 in Georgia, 12 in Ohio, 1 in Texas and 1 in Puerto Rico, FWC said. Of this total, 14 manatees are considered not-releasable, but the rest should be able to be returned to the wild.
Pat Rose of Save the Manatee Club worries about how other federal spending such at the war in Ukraine will shave the budgets of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other federal agencies tasked with protecting species and habitats that sustain them.
In August, Rose's group, along with the Center for Biological Diversity and Defenders of Wildlife filed a required notice of their intent to sue the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. They want the agency to recognize the biological factors threatening manatee habitat — such as seagrass loss, declining water quality and waning natural warm-water refuges — and expand the pre-existing critical habitat designation the agency outlined in 1976. Both sides are negotiating and thus far have been able to keep the matter out of court.
"I think the evidence is so strong," Rose said. "We've got to take every step we can."
Feeding manatees is banned by state and federal law. But emergency exemptions allow for authorized FWC and USFWS staff to provide food to manatees impacted by the Unusual Mortality Event. The short-term supplemental feeding trial is being done by experts in ways that prevent negative impacts to manatee behavior and habitat.
People can help manatees by making sure to go slow and looking out below while boating and reporting sightings of injured, sick or dead manatees to the FWC Wildlife Alert Hotline. For more ways to help, visit: https://myfwc.com/research/manatee/rescue-mortality-response/ume/.
Jim Waymer is an environment reporter at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Waymer at 321-261-5903 or jwaymer@floridatoday.com. Or find him on Twitter: @JWayEnviro or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/jim.waymer
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Two people were found dead in an apartment once firefighters extinguished a raging blaze at a Chinatown building early Friday, officials said.
Firefighters responding to a call at the Mulberry Street building around 3:45 a.m. encountered heavy flames on the fifth floor, the deputy assistant chief, John Sarrocco, said.
Both victims were found in an apartment. Their identities weren't immediately clear.
Four other civilians were taken to hospitals with minor injuries, as were two firefighters.
The investigation into the fire is ongoing.
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A new Buddy in Providence: How Amy Russo's rescue dog is repaying her with friendship
I’m struggling to write this week’s column. Not for a lack of ideas, but because of the 30-pound furball in my lap, slumped over my right arm, snoring as I work.
He appears when I’m writing, anytime a particularly important interviewee calls, and when I tune into the paper’s virtual morning meetings, his face obstructing half my screen.
He rests his head on the keyboard of my laptop to let me know it’s time to stop work, often only 30 minutes after my day has begun. Last week, he went so far as to sever my charging cable. Unbeknownst to him, Staples had four more in stock. He has since attempted to sever another, though I caught him in time. He later resorted to disemboweling a stuffed duck toy.
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Buddy lived somewhere on Cape Cod before he made his way to Providence. That’s when he was known as Ironman. Seeing as he’s neither a Doberman nor a Great Dane, I ditched the moniker for something a little more fitting. A name that you’d call your pal.
Our journeys to one another were long and convoluted — his filled with foster homes and mine filled with adoption inquiries.
If you haven’t yet adopted, or if you haven’t adopted during the pandemic, know this: It’s complicated. For weeks, every day began and ended with endless scrolls on Petfinder, a popular site for scouting out rescue dogs in need of their “furever” homes, as shelters call them.
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Much like searching for an apartment or a new car, the user inputs the size, age and location of their preferred pet. Those with more specific criteria can search by house training status and whether the canine in question is good with kids.
But that’s only half the battle. Find the dog you want, and your next hurdle is securing it. Don’t be surprised if you’re asked for a list of references, medical histories of every past pet, a home visit, and guarantees of a fenced-in yard. One might imagine that adopting a child is easier.
At first came the denials. Oscar, a Yorkipoo (that’s a Yorkie crossed with a miniature poodle) had serious allergies and needed special care. Finnegan, a one-eyed Shih Tzu mix, lived in Massachusetts and couldn’t be adopted out of state.
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In the end, however, I was fortunate. Little Buddy had been passed around between foster families, and at the point of his adoption, he had no options left. Now that we've spent three weeks together, I can’t imagine why.
Not only is he talented at spotting squirrels and investigating packages on the porch, he comforted me through COVID, and through being dumped after having proclaimed in the pages of one of America’s oldest newspapers to have found the “love of my life.” Hindsight isn’t as valuable when it comes to the printed word.
Now that we’ve made it through the brunt of the tough stuff, our days are spent reveling in the joy of little things — weekend drives to the coast, meeting neighbors on walks, the way he snores at night, and rolls onto his back, elongates his neck and stretches his legs each morning.
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Now, reader, this column has come to an end. I had a spectacular finishing line, however, exercising his editorial authority and use of pudgy paws, Buddy deleted it.
Providence Journal staff writer Amy Russo, a transplanted New Yorker, is looking for new ways to experience her adopted state. If you have suggestions for this column, email her at amrusso@providencejournal.com.
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What to do if you or your pet were around the rabid racoon found in East Providence park
The Rhode Island Department of Health is alerting the public after a racoon found last week at East Providence's Bold Point Park tested positive for rabies.
Rabies is a fatal disease, and anyone who might have come into contact with the racoon should contact the Health Department. Rabies treatment must be started as soon as possible after exposure, according to the Health Department.
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Responding to a report of a wounded racoon last Friday, the Wildlife Clinic of Rhode Island captured the animal, euthanized it and had it tested for rabies at the Health Department's laboratory.
People should also contact the Health Department if their pet might have had contact with the racoon.
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The Health Department's Center for Acute Infectious Disease Epidemiology at 401-222-2577 (Monday through Friday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM) or 401-276-8046 after hours for treatment guidance.
State Veterinarian Dr. Scott Marshall says people should never touch wild animals.
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Three teenagers riding on the back of a moped crashed into the an off-duty police officer's car and were taken to a Queens hospital early Friday morning, police say.
The trio, police say, are also accused of breaking into cars in the Woodside neighborhood overnight.
Officers responded to the crash site around 2:30 a.m. near 65th Street and Broadway. That's where the teenagers' alleged late-night mischief came to an end.
Before the crash, police say the teens were breaking into cars when one was shot in the leg, sending them fleeing the area on the moped.
Police were still investigating who fired the gunshot. They also said tools used by the suspects were recovered near the scene.
The teens are expected to be OK.
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SEATTLE — A data analysis released Wednesday revealed that out-of-stock rates for baby formula continue to soar nationwide, including in Washington state, amid supply chain shortages and inflation.
Datasembly, a data analysis company, said its findings related to baby formula stock rates revealed shortages hit 23% in January and have continued to worsen.
In Washington, out-of-stock rates hit higher than 40% last week, according to Datasembly. Other states that ranked similarly included Connecticut, Delaware, Montana, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Texas. The company said 20 states hit between 30-40% out-of-stock rates last week.
Datasembly said baby formula stock was relatively stable in 2021 with out-of-stock rates landing between 2-8%. By November 2021, rates hit 11% nationwide.
Datasembly founder and CEO Ben Reich attributes the change to recent factors impacting most goods and services.
“Inflation, supply chain shortages and product recalls have brought an unprecedented amount of volatility for baby formula,” said Reich. "Baby formula stock has been one of the more affected categories so far in 2022, and one that will continue to demonstrate higher than average out-of-stock levels.”
Out-of-stock rates are even higher in some metro areas, including Seattle, according to Datasembly.
As of April 3, Seattle, along with Baltimore, Charlotte, Des Moines, Greenville, Hartford-New Haven, Houston, Minneapolis, Nashville, New Orleans, Mobile, Oahu and San Antonio, had an out-of-stock rate higher than 40%.
Three of the metro areas, including Des Moines, Minneapolis and San Antonio, had an out-of-stock rate higher than 50%.
Reich said Datasembly expects baby formula to continue to be dramatically impacted by the ongoing economic condition.
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OLYMPIA, Wash. — Legitimate business owners fear they will be hurt by a law targeting catalytic converter thieves.
Catalytic converters are car parts containing precious metals.
According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, in 2020, the number of thefts across the country increased by 325% compared to 2019.
Washington state has been no exception, and lawmakers took notice, passing House Bill 1815 calling for a workgroup to study possible long-term solutions as well as banning the cash sale of catalytic converters starting July 1. Sellers can only be paid with checks three days after the initial sale under the law passed unanimously by legislators and signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on March 30.
Jim King, a lobbyist for the Independent Business Association, said prohibiting the use of cash will hurt auto wreckers, who routinely pay cash for cars in transactions with private owners and during auctions.
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King tried getting the governor to veto the section prohibiting cash sales.
”It will reduce our ability to be in business,” said Bill Fazekas, owner of Black Lake Auto. “No doubt.”
Fazekas estimates he pays cash for 90% of the cars on his lot before draining them of fluids and selling individual parts.
Fazekas said moving to a check payment system, especially making clients wait three days, will send the sellers elsewhere.
Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, sponsored the part of the bill prohibiting cash transactions. He said the law is meant to focus on catalytic converters removed from original vehicles.
He did not think the new law would impact auto wreckers, but Wilson said he would be open to clarifying the law when lawmakers return to Olympia next January.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — In its latest ranking of graduate programs, U.S. News & World Report lists the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program at the University of Arkansas’ Sam M. Walton College of Business as the 36th best business school among public business colleges in the nation and 64th in its combined public and private list.
The UA’s MBA program is the only Arkansas school included in the magazine’s ranking.
In a news release Wednesday (April 13), the UA said the recognition positions the Walton MBA in the top 13% of all U.S. MBA programs. U.S. News & World Report also ranked the Walton MBA supply chain track 10th best among public MBA programs and 13th overall.
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COCHISE COUNTY, Ariz. — Authorities are investigating the cause of death this week of a Mexican woman whose leg was entrapped while using a climbing harness and ended up hanging upside down off the border wall in eastern Arizona.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials offered few details, but the local sheriff’s office said the woman was a 32-year-old who was attempting to cross the wall Monday night near Douglas, Arizona. Her name was not released.
The Cochise County Sheriff's office said she hung upside down “a significant amount of time.”
The sheriff's office said it was in contact with the local Mexican consulate and continues to investigate what happened.
Customs and Border Protection said its Office of Professional Responsibility is working with the sheriff's office on the investigation and would release more information as it becomes available.
Migrants occasionally die while attempting to cross the border wall, including a man who died earlier this month from injuries he suffered when he fell from the barrier in Texas.
It was unknown if there was video surveillance in the area where the woman became entangled. Authorities did not describe the wall she was trying to climb over.
However, some of the last border wall construction carried out before the end of former President Donald Trump's term was in the Douglas area, with 30-foot-tall (9-meter) steel columns erected on U.S. Bureau of Land Management property.
On April 1, two migrants fell from the border barrier near Clint, Texas, about 12 miles (19 km) west of the Tornillo port of entry.
Emergency medical technicians rendered first aid and took them to a hospital in El Paso.
One man arrived at the hospital unconscious and died at the hospital on April 5.
The second was treated for a fractured right hand and returned to Customs and Border Protection officials, who returned him to Mexico.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — EDITOR’S NOTE: The footage above may not be suitable for all viewers.
Viewer discretion is advised.
The Grand Rapids Police Department released video footage of an officer who shot and killed 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya during a traffic stop that turned deadly last week.
The shooting happened Monday, April 4 just after 8 a.m. near the intersection of Griggs Street and Nelson Avenue SE in Grand Rapids.
Authorities said a GRPD officer initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle with a faulty license plate. Lyoya, who was driving the vehicle, fled from police on foot.
After a physical struggle with the officer, Lyoya was shot and killed.
VIDEO OF THE SHOOTING
Authorities released several angles that capture the altercation: body-worn camera, in-car video, a neighbor’s doorbell video and cellphone video the passenger of Lyoya's car recorded.
That cellphone video captures the moment the officer shoots Lyoya.
GRPD said that some of the video was redacted to "protect the privacy of some," but that audio has not been edited.
The video below is edited to not show the fatal shot and the aftermath.
The dashcam video shows Patrick Lyoya getting out of the vehicle as soon as the officer rolls up. It shows what happened, including the conversation leading to the physical struggle. The fatal shooting occurs out of frame from this dashcam video angle.
Authorities showed the angle of the officer's body camera.
That camera recorded until the police department said it was deactivated. GRPD Chief Eric Winstrom said it was not clear how the camera became deactivated.
Authorities showed a neighbor's surveillance video that captured the stop and the fatal gunshot from a distance.
Click here to go to GRPD’s website where you can find the body camera footage, in-squad car video, cellphone video and doorbell video of the shooting the department released.
WARNING: THIS LINK CONTAINS PROFANITY AND SHOWS THE LOSS OF LIFE. VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.
WHO IS PATRICK LYOYA
Patrick Lyoya was a 26-year-old Congolese refugee. His family fled the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the United States fearing violence. Lyoya was his parents’ firstborn son, and has five younger siblings. He was also a father to two daughters.
Friends described him as a hard worker and a big fan of soccer.
13 ON YOUR SIDE previously spoke with his father, Peter Lyoya, through an interpreter.
"I didn’t believe that this could ever happen to me in this country," Peter said. He says his family came to the United States for a safer life. "And I’m asking myself, 'why did I come here?'"
CALLS FOR AND AGAINST RELEASING THE FOOTAGE
The release of the footage comes after increasing community pressure to do so.
GRPD Chief Winstrom, who is in his second month on the job, made a vow to make the video available no later than noon on Friday, April 15.
"Since this tragic event occurred on Monday morning and in the hours and days that followed, I have been consistent in my commitment to transparency. I have publicly stated my intention to release the video next week and I intend to keep that promise. I have also committed to protecting the integrity of the investigation in the interests of justice and accountability,” Winstrom said in a statement.
Days after the incident, Kent County Prosecuting Attorney Christopher Becker indicated his office will not be releasing any evidence related to the shooting. He asked involved police agencies to do the same.
Becker said doing so will help “maintain the integrity of this investigation.”
Ultimately, it is up to the discretion of the Grand Rapids Police Department to release the video, which they have chosen to do.
Kent County Commissioner Robert S. Womack, who has lost family members to gun violence, was outspoken in demanding authorities to release the video all while asking the community to remain peaceful.
Lyoya’s family, who viewed the video before it was released, called for transparency. The family retained renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump.
His office issued this statement on Monday, April 11:
“The Lyoya family came to our country in pursuit of the American dream, but instead are now living a traumatic American nightmare as they have to bury their loved one due to police brutality. We are once again reminded of how swiftly a police interaction can turn deadly for Black men in America and just how far we have to go to change that.
“From what Patrick’s father has expressed after viewing the body camera footage, we believe that the release of the footage will show the true and raw narrative of how Patrick lost his life to police. We will continue to push for the public release of the footage from this incident and full transparency from Michigan State Police as they continue to investigate this tragic incident.”
Crump is an attorney who specializes in civil rights cases and has represented the families of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd.
WHAT’S NEXT IN THE INVESTIGATION
The Michigan State Police are investigating the shooting.
Detectives will interview eyewitnesses and comb through over evidence, including both the body camera footage and dash cam footage taken during the altercation.
Once complete they will hand over their findings to the prosecutor’s office who will determine what’s next.
GRPD said it’s standard practice to wait for MSP’s investigation to be complete before they launch an internal affairs review. The Office of Oversight and Public Accountability will monitor the investigations and review any findings.
The OPA will also make recommendations on any necessary policy improvements that may be brought to light as a result of the investigation.
Authorities are asking anyone who has any additional information or video to contact Silent Observer at (616) 774-2345.
THE COMMUNITY’S RESPONSE
A large group gathered in Grand Rapids on Saturday, April 9 to protest the death of Lyoya.
Community members marched, held signs demanding justice and called on the Grand Rapids Police Department to release body cam and dash cam footage of the altercation.
A vigil was held after the march to remember Lyoya.
Justice for Patrick Lyoya protest
On Sunday, community members gathered for a forum to talk about the death of Lyoya.
The discussion focused on “community-based discourse, dialogue and dissemination of information” surrounding Lyoya’s death. While the event was partially to inform attendees and call for justice, it also aimed to comfort Lyoya’s family and those impacted by his death.
Guest speakers included Kent County Commissioner Robert S. Womack, Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump, and local NAACP President Cle Jackson. Attendees also heard from Grand Rapids pastors.
The forum was held Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Renaissance Church of God in Christ Family Life Center in Grand Rapids.
This forum came a day after community members marched in memory of Lyoya, calling for footage of the shooting to be released.
"We pray every day that our child won't become the next George Floyd or the next Breonna Taylor, or the next Ahmaud Arbery, or the next Stephon Clark, or the next Alton Sterling, or the next Eric Garner," said Crump.
Crump's law firm was officially hired by the Lyoya family. He says their current focus is on releasing the body and dash camera footage, and after, they're hoping for due process and the prosecution of the officer responsible.
"It was a traffic stop," said Crump. "You should not be sentenced to death over a traffic stop."
TUESDAY’S RALLY, MARCH TO CITY COMMISSION MEETING
On Tuesday, April 13, community activists and others organized a rally and march to the Grand Rapids City Commission meeting.
More than a hundred people marched through downtown to voice their opinions to city leaders during the public comment portion of the meeting.
GRPD Chief Eric Winstrom was in the crowd, and speakers often directly addressed him and other commissioners to voice their concerns about police actions in the city.
'Justice for Patrick' march in Grand Rapids
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The killing of a 5-year-old boy in Brentwood has led to the arrests of his 26-year-old mother and her boyfriend, taken into custody after a grand jury indictment brought murder charges against the couple.
Police in Suffolk County arrested the couple, of Orange, New Jersey, on Thursday, one year and two weeks after the boy's death.
Authorities say King Owusu was found unresponsive on April 1, 2021, after a 911 call alerted emergency officials. He was rushed to a Bay Shore hospital where he died.
An autopsy revealed the 5-year-old "sustained blunt force trauma throughout his body," police said Friday.
Valerie Owusu, 26, and Emmanuel Addae, 27, were arraigned at Suffolk County Supreme Court in Riverhead on second degree murder charges.
Attorney information for the couple was not immediately known.
Investigators are expected to release additional details at a press conference Friday.
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A nearly three-month long search by police for the person who allegedly assaulted a transgender teen in Brooklyn while making hateful statements has resulted in an arrest.
The NYPD said the assault took place Jan. 18 in the 100 block of Pennsylvania Avenue. The 15-year-old, identified by police as a transgender female, was standing in front of the location when the suspect approached her, punched her in the face and made "anti transgender statements."
Authorities said the victim refused medical attention.
Officers made an arrest late Thursday, taking into custody a 17-year-old male on charges of assault and assault as a hate crime.
The suspect's name was not released by police due to his age.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is hoping to stir up some “egg-citement” when the Easter Egg Roll returns on Monday after a two-year, coronavirus-induced hiatus.
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden expect to welcome some 30,000 kids and their adult chaperones for the egg roll, an egg hunt and other activities.
The first lady, who is a teacher, is calling it the “Egg-ucation Roll,” aides said, and is turning the South Lawn into a school community with a variety of educational stations.
It’s the first Easter Egg Roll to be hosted by the Bidens, who are expected to address the crowd and join in some of the activities, although rain was in Monday’s weather forecast.
The COVID-19 pandemic led the White House to cancel the event in 2020 and 2021.
Besides the egg roll and hunt, the all-day event will include a schoolhouse activity area, a reading nook, a talent show, a place to teach children how farmers supply food, a photo-taking station, a physical “egg-ucation” zone with an obstacle course and other exercise stations, and a “cafetorium” where children and their families will learn to make and eat treats.
The “egg-stravaganza” will get a celebrity splash through the participation of “Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon, singer Ciara and actor-singer Kristin Chenoweth.
More than two dozen costumed characters will roam the grounds, including Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat, the Racing Presidents mascots for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball, Rosita and Cookie Monster from “Sesame Street” and Snoopy and Charlie Brown, among others.
Military families will be among the 30,000 participants, including crew members of the USS Delaware and their families. The first lady serves as sponsor of the nuclear attack submarine, which the president commissioned during a ceremony this month in Wilmington, Delaware.
Members of the general public received their tickets through an online lottery.
The egg roll will be the largest event to date at the Biden White House and will unfold in five waves beginning at 7:30 a.m. and ending at 6:30 p.m.
Resumption of this Easter tradition is a sign that the White House is opening up again, despite a recent spurt of COVID-19 cases among members of the Cabinet, the White House staff, Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband and members of Congress, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Some of those cases stemmed from the return this month of the Gridiron Club’s spring dinner.
Self-guided, public tours of the executive mansion are set to resume on Friday in a limited fashion, after they also were halted in 2020 because of the pandemic.
The White House Easter Egg Roll dates to 1878.
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LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have visited Queen Elizabeth IIat Windsor Castle, on their first joint visit to the U.K. since they gave up formal royal roles and moved to the U.S. more than two years ago.
The couple’s office says they visited the 95-year-old queen, Harry’s grandmother, Thursday on their way to the Netherlands to attend the Invictus Games. Harry is a founder and patron of the international sports competition for wounded military veterans.
Harry and Meghan stepped down as senior working royals and moved to North America in 2020, citing the unbearable pressure of their roles and racist attitudes of the British media.
Since then Harry has made solo trips to the U.K. to attend the funeral of his grandfather, Prince Philip, in April 2021 and to unveil a statue of his late mother Princess Diana last July.
The couple, also known as the duke and duchess of Sussex, lost their taxpayer-funded police guard when they walked away, and Harry is suing the British government for refusing to let him pay for his own police security on his visits to the U.K. His lawyers say Harry wants to bring his children — Archie, who is almost 3, and 10-month-old Lilibet — to visit his home country but that it is too risky without police protection.
Harry and Meghan are expected to attend a reception in The Hague on Friday for the Invictus Games, which run from Saturday to April 22.
The visit to the queen came on Maundy Thursday, a day in the week before Easter that the queen for decades marked by distributing silver coins known as “Maundy money” to pensioners at a church service. This year the queen, who has been experiencing mobility issues in recent months and came down with COVID-19 in February, did not attend. She was represented by her eldest son, Prince Charles, and his wife Camilla.
The monarch also is expected to miss the royal family’s Easter Sunday church service. She has continued to perform royal duties, including virtual audiences with politicians and diplomats.
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It's Your Business: Making your own luck takes hard work and funding
If you Google quotations about "making your own luck," results all follow the same basic idea: More often than not, luck is the result of hard work.
Despite the pandemic, Bloomington’s economy has recently been on a “lucky” streak. The community had significant cash reserves and reallocated $6 million through the mayor’s Recover Forward initiative to make counter-cyclical investments in our community — whether through climate investments, job training, programs to address housing insecurity, raises for our police, and investments in local food. Additionally, the city received $22.1 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding, which is allocated from 2021 through 2023 and supports the same priorities: climate, housing, job growth and public safety.
Bloomington also has been lucky to be able to attract and grow significant job opportunities from large and smaller employers during this time. We are seeing wage growth that is outpacing our fellow cities across the state. But our lucky streak is the result of many years' worth of hard work and investment by a combination of public and private sector people and organizations all working together to help improve our city.
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If you think about what you love most about Bloomington, your thoughts might land on our amazing park system or our growing network of bike and pedestrian paths. You might think about our cultural assets, so disproportionate with a city our size. You might recognize the community’s network of organizations supporting the most disadvantaged among us. You might point to the vast natural resources that surround us, whether the Hoosier National Forest, Lake Monroe or that neighbor’s beautiful garden down the street.
None of these quality-of-life assets were inevitable, and all are constantly at risk of decline. It not only took significant effort to put them in place, but it also takes significant effort to keep them vibrant. Like that neighbor’s garden, it takes daily care and feeding to keep our city thriving. In fact, the fertilizer of federal funding that was essential to our recent vibrancy through the pandemic will not continue beyond 2023.
As a result, the city council will consider an increase to local income tax and the implementation of general obligation bonds in support of our city’s future.
Residents may not equally value every aspect of the proposed funding plans. Some residents might be more interested in helping underserved members of our community develop job skills; other residents might be most passionate about investments in climate preparedness or support for our artists; still others might be focused first and foremost on our housing challenges or the public transportation system or public safety. Like the diversity of people and interests in our community, the proposed new funding plans include a broad range of investments, all of which are needed.
But together each of these plans contributes to a greater whole that helps Bloomington continue to evolve and thrive. It will help the city retain and attract the next generation of citizens that will be as committed to the community’s future as past generations were to building it.
This new funding will help us stay lucky well into the future.
Alex Crowley is director of Bloomington's Economic and Sustainable Development Department.
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Thunderstorm causes power outage, generator fire, sewer overflow north of Bloomington
A power outage and a small generator fire at a local utility plant caused about 260,400 gallons of a wastewater/stormwater mixture to be discharged into a field northwest of Bloomington.
During Wednesday’s thunderstorm, the electrical grid at the Blucher Poole Wastewater Treatment Plant went down, a spokeswoman for City of Bloomington Utilities said. A backup generator started as intended, but when grid power returned, the generator did not shut off, causing it to overheat, catch fire and short out power again.
The plant, about five miles north of Ind. 46, lost power for about an hour, compromising its ability to handle wastewater during that period. The wastewater backed up in the pipe that feeds the plant. Rainwater poured in and caused the sanitary sewer to overflow, ejecting the sewerage/stormwater mix through a manhole and into a field adjacent to North Bottom Road.
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The utility estimates that about 260,400 gallons escaped. For comparison, the city’s Bryan Park Pool contains about 330,000 gallons of clean water. According to CBU, the Blucher plant on average treats more than 4.5 million gallons of wastewater per day.
Holly McLauchlin, spokeswoman for CBU, said the fire at the Blucher plant was very small and caused no injuries.
Jason Allen, public information officer for the Monroe Fire Protection District, said crews were dispatched at 6:43 p.m. Wednesday but saw no flames when they arrived. Firefighters left after using a heat-detecting camera to make sure no danger lingered.
McLauchlin said a damage estimate on the camper-sized generator was not yet available. It had been scheduled for routine maintenance next week. Details on the generator weren't immediately available, but officials believe it to have an output of 650 watts. They estimated its replacement cost at $80,000.
McLauchlin said the utility reported the overflow to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management as required.
Wednesday’s overflow was the second CBU reported this year. The utility sent out an emergency alert on March 7 to inform residents near Jackson Creek Park, south of Bloomington, about an overflow on South Rogers Street between Charles Street and South Old Ind. 37.
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According to the Environmental Protection Agency, such overflows can “contaminate our waters, causing serious water quality problems, and back-up into homes, causing property damage and threatening public health.”
The agency estimates that up to 75,000 such overflows happen in the country every year, excluding sewage backups into buildings.
McLauchlin said CBU does its best to avoid overflows, but they can happen occasionally for reasons including rain, mechanical failures or a clogged pipe.
The utility provides historical data about overflows at tinyurl.com/48hhh3nj
Boris Ladwig is the city government reporter for The Herald-Times. Contact him at bladwig@heraldt.com.
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Vernal Pike, Profile Parkway connector project set to begin construction next spring
A project meant to relieve congestion and reduce the risk of vehicle-train collisions northwest of Bloomington is moving along after Monroe County officials approved $1 million for construction supervision.
The project, set to begin work next spring, will link Vernal Pike with Profile Parkway and Gates Drive by extending Sunrise Greetings Court.
Jim Shelton, a member of Monroe County Redevelopment Commission, spoke in favor of the project at Wednesday's county commissioners meeting. Shelton said the project will improve traffic flow as well as provide better access to Ivy Tech Community College and nearby shopping centers. The project also aims to reduce the risk of vehicle-train collisions at the Curry Pike railroad crossing.
In total, construction of the new 0.42 mile roadway is projected to cost around $13 million. The county received a little over $7 million from the Indiana Department of Transportation to help fund the work, with the county expected to cover the remaining cost.
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At Wednesday's commissioners meeting, the county hired consulting company Beam, Longest and Neff to supervise the construction site in a $1 million agreement. According to highway director Lisa Ridge, federally funded projects like this are required to have inspection services, which commonly make up a percentage of the overall cost of construction.
Ridge said the highway department has worked with the company before and selected Beam, Longest and Neff for its experience in bridge construction. As part of this project, the construction crew will build a bridge over a portion of the Indiana Rail Road tracks located behind Kohl's in the Whitehall Crossing shopping center.
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County personnel are still working on the project's preliminary design work and right of way acquisition. The project is expected to go out for bid in November with construction slated for spring 2023.
Contact Rachel Smith at rksmith@heraldt.com or @RachelSmithNews on Twitter.
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BENTON COUNTY, Ark — After the recent severe storms and tornadoes across Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley, many people had complaints about a lack of weather alerts.
Benton County officials explained how to sign up for severe weather alerts during a virtual event on Thursday, April 14.
"So, we can no longer really rely on outdoor sirens to warn us about these storms," said Michael Waddle, Benton Co. Director of Emergency Management.
Waddle let residents know there are other ways to get notified about severe storms.
"It's important to take a look at some of these tech options out there,” Waddle.
Benton County officials explained how to sign up for the countywide BC Alert system.
"Here's the great thing whenever you sign up for BC Alerts, you're automatically signed up for tornado warnings,” said Benton County Director of Communications Melody Kwok.
The alert system can also warn you of things happening in the county besides severe weather.
"If we have a missing person, we could put out a be on the lookout alert for that missing person," Waddle said.
To signup, you'll have to visit BCAlert.com and fill out an application with your name, address, password, and what notifications you would like to receive. You'll also be asked for your phone or email.
"Where you can decide where you want to be notified through BC Alerts," Kwok said.
Those alerts will come across your smartphone like other notifications and if you receive a warning, they ask you to take them seriously.
“Immediately take action if that alert hits your phone," Waddle said.
During Springdale’s tornado, Benton County says that 24,000 people were signed up for alerts. Officials want people to know you will not get an alert if you are not in the area of the warning.
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ARLINGTON, Texas — A night at a ballpark can make for an oh-so-fun night for families.
But, take it from the Guernseys from Fort Worth. There can be one not-so-fun problem – finding a clean, private place to change a baby.
“Normally she’s pretty good about telling us she has to go. She’s a little over two. But yeah, it can get difficult finding a spot,” said Tyler Guernsey.
Guernsey's eight-month pregnant wife, Kayla, was pushing their 2-year-old, Adeline, in a stroller at Globe Life Field.
This season, the Texas Rangers are offering a new solution for families like them.
The team partnered with Hello Bello, a baby product company founded by husband and wife actors Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell, to offer free diapers, wipes, soap and sanitizer in multiple private rooms at Globe Life Field.
“I have three young kids and I’ve been to many sporting events where you’re trying to find that place to change a diaper or feed a baby,” said Erica Buxton, president of Hello Bello.
The company opened a new diaper factory in Waco, and Buxton said they wanted to offer a perk to families in Texas.
So, Globe Life Field is their first sports venue to venture into.
Eight rooms are fully stocked and accessible to fans in multiple locations across the ballpark.
- In the lower concourse, the rooms are near section 20 and section 27.
- In the main concourse, they are near section 101, section 125 and section 130.
- On the suite level, a room is by guest services.
- And in the upper concourse, rooms are in section 209 and section 224.
Four additional rooms are stocked for players’ families and Rangers’ administrative offices.
They call them “mother’s rooms,” but Buxton stressed they are very much for dads, too
“No, not just mothers, but families of all,” she said.
“My husband has changed plenty of diapers in plenty of places and that was always a complaint that there’s so many places that don’t have changing spaces in the guys’ bathrooms.”
Kayla and Tyler Guernsey said the biggest struggle at a public venue can be finding a sanitary place to change a little one.
Some of the rooms at Globe Life Field are outfitted with a self-sanitizing diaper changing table produced by Pluie, Buxton said.
They’re also decorated in Hello Bello patterns.
Buxton said because the company’s diaper factory is in Waco, it will be easy to make sure the free products remain stocked all season.
“Affordability and accessibility is a core part of our brand, and this just lines right up with what our mission is,” Buxton said.
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BENTONVILLE, Ark — The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a judge's decision to block a school district's mask mandate that was implemented to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Justices reversed the temporary restraining order issued against the Bentonville School District's mask requirement. Bentonville was among dozens of districts that imposed a mask requirement last year after a state law banning such mandates was blocked in a separate case. A group of parents had sued challenging the mandate.
The court said that Arkansas' laws give schools broad authority to determine their policies.
“Based on this precedent, we conclude that the district properly authorized its policy," Chief Justice Dan Kemp wrote in the court's ruling.
A spokeswoman said the district has no plans to reinstate the mask requirement at this time.
“From the outset of our appeal, we’ve maintained the lower court’s ruling puts school boards and school administrators in a position to face litigation each time a family doesn’t agree with a policy affecting their child," Spokeswoman Leslee Wright said in a statement. “The Arkansas Supreme Court’s ruling reaffirms a school board’s authority to create an environment that protects students, to the best of their ability, while at school.”
In a separate opinion, Special Justice Howard Brill said parents have a right to be informed and to be heard on issues such as whether masks should be worn. But, Brill wrote, that doesn't mean they have the right to “micromanage" schools.
“If parents are dissatisfied with the school board decisions, they have a remedy," wrote Brill, who was appointed to hear the case after Justice Rhonda Wood recused. “It is the ballot box."
An attorney for the parents who sued over mandate said he was disappointed in the decision.
“The court’s effectively decided against parental rights in the state of Arkansas and that’s something we’re really disappointed in," Travis Story said.
In a dissenting opinion, Justice Barbara Webb wrote that the court was giving school boards “unlimited control of children in public school."
“Using this broad interpretation of the statute, decisions about a child’s health care, medication, and gender identity will fall under the school board’s power to mandate in the name of an ‘efficient' and ‘free' education," Webb wrote.
A Pulaski County judge in December struck down an Arkansas law banning schools and other government entities from requiring masks. The state's appeal of that decision is pending before the Arkansas Supreme Court.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Breast Center, A MANA Clinic is partnering with the Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks (BCFO) to help provide free screening mammograms to women throughout Northwest Arkansas.
BCFO will pay for mammogram screenings of uninsured or underinsured women with money donated by Brown Boys Roofing.
The mammograms screenings will be available through a BCFO voucher program that’s been in place for more than 10 years in southwest Missouri.
“We are thrilled to expand this free screening mammogram program in Arkansas,” said BCFO CEO Joe Daues. “We are grateful for the generosity of Brown Boys Roofing and feel lucky to have a partner like The Breast Center to enhance the emphasis on early detection of breast cancer because that’s key to surviving.”
The Breast Center is hosting a program discussion with BCFO at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 15. It will be held at their flagship center located at W. Sunbridge in Fayetteville.
“We are hopeful this partnership will increase women’s options for the annual screening mammograms,” said Dr. Danna Grear, a radiologist, and co-founder of The Breast Center. “Our mission at The Breast Center is provide hope through early detection to all women, and this partnership helps us reach more women.”
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West Warwick school employee on leave after allegation of 'inappropriate behavior'
Allegations of "inappropriate behavior" by a West Warwick school employee are being investigated by several agencies, including the West Warwick Police Department and the Rhode Island Attorney General's Office, according to the schools superintendent.
The unidentified employee was escorted off school grounds and placed on leave last week after "we were made aware that there were allegations of inappropriate behavior," Supt. Karen Tarasevich informed parents, guardians and staff Monday.
The incident allegedly involved a student in the pre-kindergarten program at the Maisie E. Quinn School, according to Tarasevich's Monday newsletter.
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"Any allegations by a student of this nature are disturbing and are taken
seriously by the district," Tarasevich wrote.
In a follow-up Wednesday, Tarasevich reached out to parents for their help in investigating the allegations against the teachers assistant.
"In the school department’s ongoing efforts to collect as much information as possible, we are asking for your help," she wrote.
She listed the schools and dates where the assistant has worked. The list goes back to Feb. 2012.
"Please review this list carefully, and if you have any concerns relative to your child’s experience in these programs at these points in time, we ask that you share that information with the school district," Tarasevich wrote.
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The Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families and Day One, a social services agency, are involved in the investigation, along with the school department, police and attorney general's office, Tarasevich wrote.
In her initial newsletter, Tarasevich said, "This investigation will take time, and the final report will be shared with both the West Warwick School Committee and myself."
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When smoke bombs and bullets were unleashed on a subway full of morning commuters as it crawled toward a stop in Brooklyn, the train's driver, David Artis, couldn't hear the shots.
His first indication something was wrong was when passengers crowded near the door to his operator's compartment to report chaos, one car back.
Artis said after a moment of shock, his thoughts quickly shifted from, “Oh my God!” to concern for his passengers. He leaned on his emergency training.
“Then it kicked in. Get them out,” he said Friday after he and fellow transit workers were honored by the mayor for their response to Tuesday's shooting.
In a few minutes of lightning-quick decisions, Artis and train conductor Raven Haynes radioed in the attack, threw open the train doors and evacuated all of the passengers to another train on the same platform, then began getting aid to the wounded.
Photos and video taken by passengers captured the pair calmly but authoritatively herding stunned commuters onto the other train, which sped away.
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“This week New York City showed the entire globe what our city has always been about, courage, heroism, quick thinking and decisive action,” Mayor Eric Adams said.
Adams, who appeared at the City Hall ceremony virtually because he is isolating after having tested positive for COVID-19, had the workers presented Friday with proclamations to honor them for their heroism.
The ceremony came a day after the man authorities say was responsible for the carnage, Frank James, made an initial court appearance in a federal courthouse a few stops up the line from where the attack took place.
Prosecutors say he dressed as a construction worker and set off smoke grenades then pulled a handgun and fired 33 times, reloading once before his gun jammed.
The subway workers said that amidst the chaos, they didn’t see the gunman in the crowd and were just focused on getting people out.
“I was shouting to the people, ‘Get on the train! Get on the train! Get on the train!’” Artis said.
Haynes, the conductor, said she didn’t feel any fear, having worked at an airport before joining the Metropolitan Transportation Authority several years ago and was already used to reacting to unpredictable situations.
“I can’t stress enough the importance of having a stoic attitude in a moment of chaos. You having a calm demeanor helps your passengers become calm, which helps them get out as safely and quickly as possible,” she said.
The shooting victims ranged in age from 16 to 60. Most of the wounds were to the legs, back and buttocks. A 16-year-old boy was shot in the hand. They are all expected to survive.
As the wounded passengers limped on to the platform, several knelt to assist the injured. One took off a shirt to create a tourniquet for someone shot in the leg.
Artis said that when he checked the subway car to ensure it was empty, he found blood on the floor, luggage the gunman left behind and bullet casings, which he said he immediately reported to the transit operators so police could be called.
Haynes described the moment she took in the scene, just after directing the passengers to escape.
“I finally looked down toward the front of the train and I saw the whole entire second car engulfed in smoke, along with the whole north side of the platform,” she said.
Investigators said that in the confusion, James slipped away on the rescue train with the other passengers, exiting one station down having ditched his construction worker outfit and helmet.
He was arrested a day later in Manhattan after a citywide manhunt that ended shortly after he called a police tip line and gave his location.
At a brief court appearance Thursday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Sara K. Winik said James’ premeditated, carefully planned attack “caused terror among the victims and our entire city.”
James was ordered jailed without bail. At the request of James’ lawyers, Magistrate Roanne Mann said she would ask for James to get “psychiatric attention.”
Hourari Benkada, a passenger who was shot in the leg, told The Associated Press in an interview that he was just feet away from the gunman.
Benkada said he was listening to music on his headphones when smoke began filling the car and he thought it was a small fire.
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But the smoke “kept escalating to black, black smoke like 9/11,” he said, “and the whole train was pitch-black.”
Benkada said heard gunshots and screams and he tried to shield a pregnant woman from getting hit during the mayhem, and as people pushed forward, a gunshot tore into his knee.
Investigators were scouring dozens of videos that James posted on social media as they work to determine a motive for the shooting. The videos include profanity-filled diatribes about racism, society’s treatment of Black people, homelessness and violence.
James, a New York City native, also discussed his history of psychiatric treatment and complained about how New York’s mayor is dealing with homeless people on subways and with gun violence. He also talked about shooting people, prosecutors noted in court papers.
Investigators say James, who recently left Milwaukee and was living at a short-term rental in Philadelphia, rented a U-Haul van in Philadelphia and drove it to New York City hours before the shooting.
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TULSA, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation Film Office (CNFO) has partnered with the Native American Media Alliance (NAMA) in efforts to help grow Native representation in film and television.
NAMA is a community-based organization that advocates for Native American representation in the entertainment industry and works as a resource for industry personnel to work with Native Americans who have an authentic voice for film, television and new media.
CNFO says the collaboration includes support from major industry allies and the Motion Picture Association. Their goal is to expand diversity and inclusion throughout the entertainment industry in front and behind cameras.
“With Natives currently comprising less than 1% of these professions, the significant need for diversity, inclusion, and accurate representation of Native identity within film and television has remained prevalent since the industries’ earliest years,” said Jennifer Loren, Director of the Cherokee Nation Film Office and Original Content. “We are honored to continue working alongside the Barcid Foundation and so many other great supporters in engaging, promoting, and increasing Native talent throughout these industries.”
CNFO along with Netflix, Amazon Studios, WarnerMedia, Snowpants Productions and Kung Fu Monkey Productions have all partnered in support of NAMA and its TV and feature film labs, workshops and seminars.
This initiative helps Native Americans launch into entertainment and new media professions and protect Natives who are already employed within these industries.
NAMA and its partnering agencies ensure fair and accurate portrayals of Native America.
“We are honored to join each of our partners in our endeavor to continually develop and offer new ways to support our artists,” said Ian Skorodin, Director of Strategy for the Native American Media Alliance. “We have a talented community in need of exposure, access, and opportunity. Our programming is helping get more Native American voices in front of the right people who can develop their content and build their careers.”
Throughout the year, NAMA presents programming geared specifically toward creating and expanding access for Natives interested in film and television.
NAMA says it recently chose 12 partners for the 7th Annual Native American TV Writers Lab. The lab consists of daily workshops, seminars, and one-on-one mentoring to help screenwriters develop a pilot and hone staff writing skills. Applications are now available for this summer's 2nd Annual Native American Writers Seminar.
The seminar lasts one month and includes writing workshops, as well as individual mentoring and group sessions that focus on the development of existing scripts and submission preparation for writing fellowships.
To learn more or to submit an application for upcoming programs, click here.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina prisoner scheduled to be the first man executed in the state in more than a decade has decided to die by firing squad rather than in the electric chair later this month, according to court documents filed Friday.
Richard Bernard Moore, 57, is the also first state prisoner to face the choice of execution methods after a law went into effect last year making electrocution the default and giving inmates the option to face three prison workers with rifles instead.
Moore has spent more than two decades on death row after being convicted of the 1999 killing of convenience store clerk James Mahoney in Spartanburg. If executed as scheduled on April 29, he would be the first person put to death in the state since 2011.
The new law was prompted by the decade long break, which corrections officials attribute to an inability to procure the drugs needed to carry out lethal injections.
Moore’s attorneys have asked the state Supreme Court to delay his death while another court determines if either available method is cruel and unusual punishment. The attorneys argue prisons officials aren’t trying hard enough to get the lethal injection drugs, instead forcing prisoners to choose between two more barbaric methods. However, South Carolina Corrections Director Bryan Stirling signed an affidavit Friday as part of the notice of execution affirming that his agency has made efforts to get the drugs, but the manufacturers will not sell them to the state.
His lawyers are also asking the state Supreme Court to delay the execution so the U.S. Supreme Court can review whether Moore’s death sentence was a disproportionate punishment compared with similar crimes. The state justices denied a similar appeal last week.
The state corrections agency said last month that it finished developing protocols for firing squad executions and completed $53,600 in renovations on the death chamber in Columbia, installing a metal chair with restraints that faces a wall with a rectangular opening 15 feet (4.6 meters) away. In the case of a firing squad execution, three volunteer prison workers will train their rifles on the condemned prisoner’s heart.
South Carolina is one of eight states to still use the electric chair and one of four to allow a firing squad, according to the Washington-based nonprofit Death Penalty Information Center.
Moore is one of 35 men on South Carolina’s death row. The state last scheduled an execution for Moore in 2020, which was then delayed after prison officials said they couldn’t obtain lethal injection drugs.
During Moore’s 2001 trial, prosecutors said Moore entered the store looking for money to support his cocaine habit and got into a dispute with Mahoney, who drew a pistol that Moore wrestled away from him.
Mahoney pulled a second gun, and a gunfight ensued. Mahoney shot Moore in the arm, and Moore shot Mahoney in the chest. Prosecutors said Moore left a trail of blood through the store as he looked for cash, stepping twice over Mahoney.
At the time, Moore claimed that he acted in self-defense after Mahoney drew the first gun.
Moore’s supporters have argued that his crime doesn’t rise to the level of a death penalty offense. His appeals lawyers have said that because Moore didn’t bring a gun into store, he couldn’t have intended to kill someone when he walked in.
The last person executed in South Carolina was Jeffrey Motts, who was on death row for strangling a cellmate while serving a life sentence for another murder.
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Anyone up for roller skating in the plaza?
For the first time since a short season in 1940, the Rockefeller Center rink is featuring roller skating from April through October. Starting Friday, April 15, the Rink at Rockefeller Center will transform into cult classic Flipper's Roller Boogie Palace, the legendary Los Angeles-based cultural hotspot from the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Flipper is being revived by founder Ian "Flipper" Ross' daughter Liberty Ross and will operate through October, featuring weekly and seasonal programming like DJ sets, live music performances, family and kids programmed, events in partnership with Rockefeller Center, a new retail store in Channel Gardens and more.
Admission prices start at $20 for adults and $12 for children younger than 15, not including skate rentals. Tickets are available for purchase starting Tuesday here.
Hours of operation are from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and from 10 a.m. to midnight Thursday and Friday. Weekend hours are 8 a.m. to 12 a.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday.
The setup takes up roughly half the size of the traditional ice rink, with room for the public to watch skaters and sunken plaza activity from both below and above.
Tables, chairs and green spaces will transform the sunken plaza into a gathering space, allowing the public to flow directly from The Rink into Rockefeller Center’s shops and restaurants.
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TUPELO • Tupelo officials have maintained the condemnation of property previously owned by former mayor Jason Shelton, despite his protests.
The Tupelo License Commission unanimously upheld the condemnation of 308 North Spring Street following an hour-and-a-half-long appeal by Shelton on Thursday. Shelton previously owned the property.
The condemnation will be in place until the property’s current owner, Bill Simpson, makes necessary repairs.
“Everybody stated their case and made good points,” Committee Chairman Tony Carroll said following the meeting. “I think we came up with a workable solution. … We are all doing what we think we need to do for the benefit of the city.”
The city condemned the property following a failed inspection on March 18. Chief Building Inspector Patrick Reagan inspected the building after the demolition of its neighbor, 306 North Spring Street. He concluded that it was unsafe for occupancy because the demolition weakened a shared wall and left holes from shared support beams.
Simpson and Shelton have a two-year lease agreement on 308 North Spring Street, which formerly housed Shelton’s late brother’s law office.
Shelton argued there were multiple reasons the city shouldn’t be permitted to condemn the former law office, including a claim the city didn’t provide proper notice of its condemnation and that Reagan is not qualified to condemn the building.
“Mr. Reagan does not have any license from the state of Mississippi,” Shelton said. “He has no license, no certification that would give him the authority or expertise to condemn a building.”
Development Services Director Tanner Newman pushed back on the claim, noting that Reagan has decades of experience in the construction industry and an engineering background.
“Mayor Shelton did not question Mr. Reagan’s qualifications when Mr. Reagan served under Mayor Shelton’s administration as a building inspector for many years,” Newman said.
Shelton also said he never disputed that the building needed repairs, but he did dispute that it was unsafe.
Shelton, who served as mayor from 2013 to 2021, had multiple buildings condemned by the city following the installation of the new administration. The former mayor has claimed repeatedly that the condemnations of his properties were about politics rather than public safety.
“It is unfortunate that we got here,” Shelton said. “In the eight years that I’ve been mayor and the 30 years before that, the city has never behaved this way. It’s disappointing to me as a private citizen that we have a city hall that engages in retaliatory, vindictive behavior, but elections have consequences.”
Newman, however, noted that Shelton himself appointed four of the six members who currently sit on the license commission. He also said the members are licensed and experienced in construction and building.
“The former mayor has tried to make this a political issue,” he said. “I think tonight's ruling proved that claim is absolutely false. The commission's unanimous vote was a resounding message that the building codes apply equally to everyone.”
Despite losing his appeal, Shelton said he believes the results of Thursday night’s hearing were as close to a compromise as possible.
"At the end of the day, this is a workable solution and as close to a win-win as possible in this environment," he said.
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Florida Today Show: Cocoa Village on verge of explosive growth
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Rob Landers is a veteran multimedia journalist for the USA Today Network of Florida. Contact Landers at 321-242-3627 or rlanders@gannett.com. Twitter: @ByRobLanders
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WASHINGTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS, Ark. — A pickleball tournament is being held on Saturday, April 16 to raise funds for the Children's Safety Center (CSC) of Washington County.
The event has been put together by a group of CSC supporters as they celebrate the center's 25th anniversary.
The tournament will take place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Springdale Recreation Center located at 1906 Cambridge St.
The center's mission is to empower children to overcome abuse and begin to trust, hope, and heal.
CSC says in 2021 it saw almost 700 alleged child abuse victims primarily from Washington County and says most of those were sexual abuse allegations. CSC says this year, there was an increase of 24%.
The center provides:
- Child advocacy
- Forensic interviewing
- Sexual assault examinations
- Mental health therapy
- Child abuse prevention training.
In 1997, the CSC became the first child advocacy center in the state. It was created to help children prevent further trauma they may suffer during the complicated process of investigation, prosecution, and treatment.
When a child goes through CSC, they leave a permanent handprint on the wall representing an emotional story of recovery. CSC says this powerful handprint has become the defining symbol of its mission as each handprint tells a story full of heart and hope for the future.
Since its opening, over 13,000 handprints have been placed on the center's walls.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Julie Hedgepeth Williams remembers how her great uncle, Albert Caldwell, was always smiling.
As a girl, Williams and her family would make the trip from Raleigh, North Carolina to visit Caldwell and the family. Caldwell, who was born in 1885, had been both a missionary and a public school principal for decades before retiring. Williams and his first wife, Sylvia, were also on the Titanic when it sank on April 15, 1912.
Williams, now an adjunct professor at Samford University, said that while Caldwell was always charming, full of stories, and never shied away from talking about the Titanic or being one of the lucky ones who survived the sinking. Always with a smile, Caldwell was not smiling when Williams asked him about the people who drowned in the water.
“He was 90 and I said ‘Uncle Al, what about the people in the water,'” Williams said. “He always had a smile, but that smile went away and he turned gray. He said ‘You just have to forget the screams, or you’ll go crazy.'”
Friday marks 110 years that the ocean liner sank in the Atlantic Ocean after striking an iceberg. A total of 1,517 people died as the boat sank while 706–including Caldwell–survived.
To honor the 100th anniversary of the end of the Titanic, Williams wrote a book about Caldwell and the disaster in 2012 called “A Rare Titanic Family: The Caldwells’ Story of Survival.”
“It was the most fun summer I’ve ever spent,” Williams said about writing the book.
Williams said that Caldwell, who died in 1977 at the age of 91, would always talk about what he remembered about the Titanic. However, while researching the book, there were things she learned that she had never heard before.
“We didn’t know much about Sylvia,” Williams said about Caldwell’s first wife, whom he divorced in 1930 and later married Jennie Whitt Congleton.
Another thing Williams learned was that one reason Caldwell and Sylvia were on the Titanic was that they were trying to leave their work as missionaries in Bangkok, China. When the ship went down, the Caldwell lost everything they had carried with them, including $100,000 in gold coins that were their life savings.
“That’s still at the bottom of the ocean,” Williams said.
Williams said that while there was some trauma Caldwell still lived with decades after the Titanic went down, she had nothing but warm memories about him.
“He was just someone you enjoyed being around,” she said.
Williams claims the Caldwell’s Titanic experience became part of cinema history that was included in part of the 1997 movie, “Titanic,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. In the movie, one character uttered this line about the ship: “It is unsinkable. God himself could not sink this ship.” However, Williams said the Caldwells were actually told that early on.
“In reality, that was said to my great-uncle’s wife,” she said. “She was skeptical. She saw the deckhand carrying luggage and he said ‘Yes, lady. God himself could not sink this ship.”
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — It’s been nearly a year, and Sherry Robinson is still grieving.
In May of last year, Robinson lost her daughter, 7-year-old Kamiya Dufermeau, when she died following a routine surgery at Children’s of Alabama, a pediatric hospital in Birmingham.
But grieving, Robinson said on Wednesday, has no time limit.
This week, a judge ordered Children’s of Alabama to hand over documents, including Kamiya’s medical records, in her mother’s wrongful death lawsuit against the hospital. The order comes after lawyers for Robinson said in a court filing that Children’s of Alabama has not responded to any requests for documents related to the case since it was filed last year.
“Plaintiff has made multiple attempts to address this outstanding discovery with Children’s without involving the court,” Robinson’s legal team said in a court filing. “Nonetheless, Children’s has failed to answer the discovery despite providing assurances that it would do so. Children’s has not even produced a copy of the medical record on Plaintiff’s deceased child.”
Robinson’s lawsuit claims that doctors at Children’s of Alabama “failed to meet the applicable standards of care in diagnosing and treating Kamiya” after she had a routine appendectomy in April 2021. That failure of care, the suit says, led to Kamiya’s death.
Kamiya Dufermeau, whose family called her “Cookie” and “Princess,” became sick in mid-April 2021 and was diagnosed with appendicitis. After more conservative, nonsurgical interventions did not improve her condition, Dr. Colin Martin, who is affiliated with Children’s of Alabama, performed a laparoscopic appendectomy on her.
About a week later, Kamiya still felt tired and weak. On May 4, Kamiya’s mother brought her daughter to Dr. Theresa Bolus, a physician at Midtown Pediatrics, a facility run by Children’s. Bolus diagnosed the child with pinworms and sent her home. She did not conduct a physical exam, according to Robinson’s suit.
The day after Kamiya’s doctor’s visit, her grandmother called 911, and paramedics arrived to find the girl without a pulse. She was brought to Children’s of Alabama where doctors “performed four rounds of pediatrics advanced life support,” according to the lawsuit. Their efforts were not successful.
An autopsy conducted by Jefferson County Coroner & Medical Examiner’s Office showed that Kamiya died “because of an undiagnosed and untreated postsurgical bowel complication,” according to court documents.
Children’s of Alabama and Drs. Bolus and Martin, who are also named in the suit, have denied responsibility for Kamiya’s death in court filings. In separate responses to the suit, the hospital and the two doctors denied responsibility for her death and argued that the state’s wrongful death law violates the constitution.
A trial in the case has tentatively been set for 2023. Representatives for Children’s of Alabama refused to comment for this story.
“Due to the federal privacy rules, Children’s of Alabama does not comment on a report of litigation,” a representative of the hospital said in a written statement.
This week’s order, signed by Judge Jim Hughey III, said the hospital has until April 29 to respond to Robinson’s discovery requests.
Kamiya’s mother is set to be deposed in the case on May 9, just a few days short of the one-year anniversary of her daughter’s untimely death.
“Never let nobody tell you how to grieve,” She said earlier this week. “Just know that God will never leave or forsake you. And will never put more on you than you can handle. Continue to rest, Kamiya.”
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PELL CITY, Ala. (WIAT) — A Pell City mother is on a mission to improve school playground equipment after her daughter was injured last week.
Lynette Baron has a 6-year-old daughter named Jasmine, who is in kindergarten at Walter Kennedy Elementary School.
“She has severe autism, global developmental delay, epilepsy,” said Barron.
Even though Jasmine has special supervision at school, her mother said the child was somehow injured on the playground last week.
“The curved thing they said her foot slipped from and she hit her face on the other rung of the bars. Her teeth came through her bottom lip, left several holes here all the way through, broke some of her teeth and she fell and hit the ground,” said Barron.
After the accident, Barron organized a meeting with school and district leaders to push for upgraded equipment and an environment that’s more inclusive for children with special needs.
Pell City Schools Superintendent Dr. James Martin said the meeting was productive and leaders are already brainstorming ideas.
“They’re doing a total review of our equipment and things and where we are as far as our equipment out there. But at the same time, some things we may could do in the process to even with what we have there to try to make it more of a safe environment for our students,” said Martin.
Martin stressed that student safety is the district’s top priority. Playground equipment is inspected regularly, Martin said. He added that he’s glad Barron came to the district looking for solutions.
“We’re working on developing a plan and the parent is part of that plan, and I’ll say those are the most productive meetings because the fact is when you get everybody together it creates a synergy,” said Martin.
According to Barron, the school and its’ insurer will help with her child’s medical expenses. She hopes her voice will be heard and that changes could improve safety at other campuses.
“They also said they already started to look at the playground to get it up to ADA standards as well, so like I said my daughter took one for the team but something is happening because of it and something good is coming out of it,” said Barron.
With only a few weeks left in the school year, there is no clear timetable for changes to be made. Martin said district and local officials will continue to work with Barron to find the best path forward.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — U.S. Reps. Robert Aderholt and Terri Sewell have released the following statement in support of Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville as the preferred location for U.S. Space Command Headquarters.
“There is no better place for our nation’s Space Command headquarters than the Rocket City. Huntsville is the world’s premier hub for space exploration and innovation, and we resoundingly support the 2021 decision to locate it there. We stand by the Air Force’s decision that Huntsville is the best and only home for U.S. Space Command. We look forward to reviewing the Government Accountability Office’s report and remain confident that an objective analysis of the facts will yield the same conclusion.”
Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama was chosen by the U.S. Air Force as the permanent home of Space Command, following a fulsome and transparent site selection process. Congressional colleagues from locations that lost the competition requested two government agencies, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General, investigate the U.S. Air Force’s basing process.
The GAO allows original requesters to review the draft prior to its public release, but typically requests such preliminary reviews to be kept confidential as the draft reports are often reviewed by additional entities; in this case, the draft report is still under review by the U.S. Air Force and the Secretary of Defense. However, after receiving their verbal briefing from the GAO, the original requesters released their assessments to media in a joint press release.
In a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on March 8th, General James H. Dickinson, Commander of U.S. Space Command, was asked if a move of Space Command away from its temporary home might result in operational disruptions or delays to the mission. In response, the General stated, “I would say we are a couple or three years away from full operational capability … wherever I’m located.”
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THIS WEEKEND: Storms begin to enter North Alabama late tonight and move south across the state through Saturday morning. Behind the main line of storms, additional showers are possible through the rest of Saturday. Easter Sunday brings another round of storms in the morning through early afternoon. None of these rounds of storms appear likely to produce severe weather, but some gusty winds, lightning, and heavy rain will cause issues for some outdoor events.
There’s a lot going on this weekend! Be prepared to go to “Plan-B” if storms are around. Remember if you hear thunder roar, go indoors!
Easter Sunday will also be a day to be flexible with your outdoor plans. Storms will be around for much of the day, so whether it’s an Easter egg hunt, or a sunrise church service, be prepared to call an audible and bring things inside.
We get one more round of storms Monday morning, then we get a break from the rain as we head into the middle of next week.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Preparations for the World Games 2022 continue as the city marks 83 days until the major event and CBS 42 is counting down the days!
Each day CBS 42 will feature a community member or someone tied to the event helping us countdown the days until the World Games begin.
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COVID-19 level increases in Bristol, Kent, Newport and Washington counties
Four Rhode Island counties – Bristol, Kent, Newport and Washington – have moved from low to medium COVID concern this week, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"As a result of the more contagious BA.2 omicron variant, states throughout the country have seen a moderate increase in cases," the state Department of Health said in announcing the Thursday night update.
Rhode Island's only remaining county – Providence, the state's largest – remains in the category of low concern, according to the CDC classification. The CDC has three levels for ranking COVID in communities: low, medium and high.
More:RI leads nation in COVID case growth. Here's why officials aren't worried yet
"Our hospitalization numbers and hospital-capacity numbers are still considered low throughout the state," the Health Department said, noting that 57 COVID-19 patients are currently hospitalized in Rhode Island, compared with more than 600 at prior points during the pandemic.
The four counties were reclassified as medium because more than 200 new cases per 100,000 people were identified there in the last seven days, according to the Health Department.
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According to the Health Department, the CDC provides the following recommendations for residents of counties in the medium tier:
• If you are immunocompromised or otherwise high risk, talk to your health care provider about whether you should wear a mask.
• Have a plan for testing if needed.
• Talk to your health care provider about whether you are a candidate for treatment.
• If you have household or social contact with someone at high risk for severe disease, consider self-testing before contact; consider wearing a mask when indoors with them.
Additional recommendations are available on the CDC's website.
The CDC switched to a new framework for measuring risk last month, according to the Health Department. "Rather than using case rates alone, the CDC’s new framework also incorporates hospitalizations and hospital capacity," the department explained.
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Despite Rhode Island's "relatively low" hospitalization rate, having 200 new cases per 100,000 people over the last seven days automatically puts a county into the medium category, the Health Department said.
The Health Department credited availability of treatment and the state's high vaccination rate for helping to keep hospitalizations low. According to the CDC, 85.6% of Rhode Island residents over the age of 5 are vaccinated.
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COVID by the numbers
Cases in R.I.: 365,880 (332 reported Friday)
Negative tests in R.I.: 7,295,159 (5,895 reported Friday; 5.3% positive rate)
R.I. COVID-related deaths: 3,527 (0 reported Friday)
Rhode Islanders hospitalized with COVID: 56 (4 in intensive care)
Fully vaccinated in R.I.: 826,683 (946,986 at least partially vaccinated)
Cases in Mass.: 1,721,642
Mass COVID-related deaths: 20,169
Cases in U.S.: 80,600,080
U.S. COVID-related deaths: 988,402
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PORTLAND, Ore. — More than two years into the coronavirus pandemic, words like "burnout" and "fatigue" are making headlines and featuring heavily in tweets and proverbial watercooler talk.
But the sickest among us pay an unseen toll on top of the struggles everyone has been dealing with during the pandemic. For the immunocompromised, this toll can include job loss, isolation and the particular sort of exhaustion that comes from the need for constant hypervigilance — worrying not only about how you’re protecting yourself, but whether you are entering an environment where others will make sacrifices to protect you, too.
Immunocompromised and at-risk Oregonians say they’ve felt forgotten since the start of the pandemic.
The invisible burden
Kate Baum was a bedside nurse in late 2019. It was her dream job. But when the pandemic hit, she had been recently diagnosed with stage 3 cancer and was undergoing chemotherapy.
"[I was] at work with a mask on before anyone started wearing masks," Baum explained.
But in those early days of the pandemic, she didn’t feel there were adequate rules in place to protect her at work. Not feeling safe because she was immunocompromised, she left her job and hasn’t returned.
“It’s been isolating and scary,” Baum said.
Baum and her family have since relocated to the Vancouver area. But she, like many other immunocompromised Oregonians, watched what health authorities were doing closely.
"It's sort of, I just feel like, poor policy on top of poor policy," Baum said. She said she also lost faith in the decisions the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was making regarding the immunocompromised.
"I think you’re just kind of waiting for at least a plan,” said Baum. “The CDC really kind of lost it for me after all their little missteps. Like everyone taking their masks off in May. Nothing about it felt right or safe or OK for me to be able to be out in the world.”
Portland-based cartoonist and author Jonathan Hill is a kidney transplant recipient. He said he feels like the world is facing an empathy problem when it comes to COVID-19.
“There's an attitude for people who are healthy that are like, 'Well, you must have done something to be sick,'" said Hill. "Whether it's your diet or your weight or whatever, they think that because I'm healthy and it's not going to happen to me."
He takes medication to ensure his body doesn’t reject the transplant, which simultaneously makes him immunocompromised. Beyond that, he has developed other conditions that further put his immune system at risk because of the medications he has to take.
“I mean, just from my experience, my kidney failure was not genetic. It was literally bad luck where the billions of things happened into my body, one of them was out of control a little bit. And then it caused this thing that was this long-term thing,” Hill explained.
Hill said he understands the pandemic fatigue that everyone is experiencing, including fatigue with mask mandates and limiting social interactions.
"I'm sick of doing it too. Like, we're all sick of doing this. Nobody wants to be doing this. I'd love to be going to the movies or drawing at coffee shops or things like that. But, you do it to keep yourself safe and keep others safe,” Hill said. "It's tough because it's like, the whole world seems like they're ghosting us, right? Everybody deserves to survive and live and, you know ... know what I mean?"
The extra toll isn't just on those who are severely immunocompromised.
"It's not just a mental toll for me, but on people in our lives and like our partners," Hill said. His wife has had to take on any tasks outside the home, such as shopping for groceries and other necessities.
"There have been like spurts where it feels like it's safer, so I might go do things — but you know, there's just that worry of like even just going to the grocery store and then coming back and being like, 'Oh my God, this person wasn't wearing a mask and they were next to me and was close enough, was I safe enough? Should I have done something? Should I have said something?'" Hill said.
While immunocompromised people carry the extra burden of hypervigilance when it comes to their physical health in a pandemic, the mental health strain is also an issue.
"So, I think that that's also sort of an unspoken thing, like people who are in our spheres or our bubbles or our lives and that sort of burden that they have to carry," Hill said.
He feels like there is an acceptance among the general population that because the latest strains of COVID-19 produce symptoms, particularly in vaccinated people, that aren't as severe, the attitude is that everyone would, or should, get the virus.
“My plan is to never get it. You know what I mean? We're doing every single step we can so that I will not get it and just this acceptance. It goes back to that sort of acceptance of a cost," Hill said.
One of those costs is continuing to wear a mask as the mandate in the state expired in March.
“I don't think there's a one-size-fits-all for masks,” said Chief of Infectious Disease at Kaiser Permanente Katie Sharff.
“I feel for our most vulnerable population or immunocompromised individuals it's really an unfair situation to be in as an immunocompromised patient,” she continued. “As the country moves on from this pandemic and says ‘The pandemic is over’ — if you're immunocompromised, you can't have that kind of same level of elation.”
Sharff does warn, however, that the pandemic is not over. She said people will need to practice grace and respect with one another as the general population moves forward in the pandemic; not everyone is ready or can remove their masks.
The year of impossible decisions
"I called it the year of impossible decisions," Baum said. "Like I feel like we were being asked to make impossible decisions about our families and our kids and what's best for them. And going through another round of chemo right now and knowing that my immune system's going to take a hit ... but like the kids, the normalcy that they have is going to school."
Baum said her family’s big "risky" decision for the year was allowing her children some semblance of normalcy while attending school. But the normalcy can only stretch so far.
"At the beginning of the year, we were getting all these birthday invitations to go to these pizza places and stuff. And it was like, 'I don't want to have to tell my kids' friends that I'm sick,' you know? But you immediately have to say, 'I'm high risk,'" Baum said.
Many people live with everyday invisible illnesses that affect millions of Americans. These illnesses also put them into the immunocompromised category, and many feel their concerns have fallen on deaf ears too, despite being representative of a large portion of Americans.
Jay Lundy is in their 20s and has polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a chronic illness that affects insulin levels and hormones but can also cause issues in other areas like thyroids. It often causes a weakened immune system and is estimated to affect nearly 5,000,000 people with ovaries. Lundy also suffers from chronic pain.
"I mean, over the whole two-ish years now, it's been a lot of sadness and grief and anger – just different forms of it," Lundy said. "There's not a lot of space for the grief of COVID in general, like in a personal sense and a society sense. Because it's still happening. It's hard [to grieve] something that's still happening and is so huge."
Lundy contracted COVID-19 in March 2020 and suffered with long-COVID. Finding stable work became difficult between fluctuating COVID protocols and tending to their physical needs. A lot of places hiring for work are places that would expand an immunocompromised person's bubble beyond control, therefore exposing them further to the possibility of becoming ill — or in Lundy's case, ill again.
"It scares me and, I don't know ... at this point, I'm scared of trying to find a job and be more in the public," Lundy said. "I need to move. I'm moving in with friends, so it's cheaper to live and so then there's that, you know? I've been living alone this whole time, so I've been able to protect my bubble, but now I need to move in with a friend and she'll need a job. So, I’m trying to prepare for that much bigger bubble and what that means."
Lundy said the attitude toward the immunocompromised from the CDC has been frustrating and upsetting.
"What's classified as comorbidity can be so small in my opinion — if you're overweight or you have asthma, even if it’s minor," Lundy said. "A lot of people have three or four and aren't even really thinking of them as comorbidities.”
A comorbidity is when one or more conditions is occurring simultaneously with a primary condition. According to the CDC, there is a list of medical conditions that put you at a higher risk of contracting COVID-19. Having certain medical conditions as a comorbidity to COVID can make the impact of COVID worse on these individuals.
While some immunocompromised people feel their lives have been devalued in the pandemic, others feel like their needs have been lumped together with the elderly out of convenience.
"I feel like we have been kind of bulked with elderly, just kind of ignored or a second thought," said Jennifer Taft.
Taft worked her entire life in early childcare. However, with rheumatoid arthritis, a chronic and immune system-based disease, she could no longer responsibly work with children too young to be vaccinated against COVID-19. It’s estimated that more than 1,000,000 Americans have rheumatoid arthritis, leaving them vulnerable like Taft.
"When vaccines rolled out, we were kind of like an afterthought of, 'Oh yeah. Them,'" said Taft of the Oregon Health Authority’s approach to the immunocompromised. "I kind of feel like you've just kind of been out on your own to figure it out.”
She shares the same concern as Hill in feeling like she’s burdening others with her health concerns. However, she said bringing up masking, vaccination and precautions at family gatherings have caused tension, all added weight to the burden the immunocompromised may carry.
"I try to make sure that I'm not overanalyzing everything, but it also feels like the entire pandemic has a series of mental gymnastics," she said. "I don't think people understand, who are normally-functioning people, that for people like me or other immunocompromised people, it's this constant mental gymnastics of weighing risks versus benefits.”
Taft said that it is important to remember marginalized groups while distributing resources, which OHA said it would do with the 12 million COVID tests it ordered. But she wonders where the same sort of consideration is for the immunocompromised who may intersect with a number of marginalized communities, including the disabled and economically depressed.
She said feeling forgotten as an immunocompromised person can be challenging, as those who deal with medical issues often also struggle with mental health issues.
"This whole time I have felt very ignored by the CDC facts. It's devastating in some ways because you're already in a mindset of a little bit of a dark place sometimes,” said Taft.
Sharff said immunocompromised people have to find a balance if they can.
“There's been a lot of other suffering aside from COVID— a lot of mental health suffering, a lot of addiction,” said Sharff. “For our immunocompromised, as for everybody, there needs to be some balance in terms of finding those joys, those things that make you thrive while still being cognizant of the risk and making practical decisions.”
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OHA following CDC’s lead when it comes to immunocompromised
Jonathan Modie, a spokesperson for Oregon Health Authority, said it has been the organization’s goal to reach marginalized communities with COVID resources.
"We have really, throughout this pandemic, have emphasized the need to reach all people in Oregon who are severely impacted by COVID," Modie said.
OHA data shows that people with underlying conditions like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, neurological disorders, obesity, those who are former smokers and people suffering from any underlying condition have been most affected in terms of hospitalizations and deaths.
People with any sort of underlying condition account for 81% of the state’s hospitalizations and 92% of deaths.
Immunocompromised people account for 7% of all the deaths in the state and 4% of all hospitalizations, according to the data.
“But aside from age, immunocompromising conditions absolutely increase your complications from COVID illness, as well as your risk of dying from COVID. That has been well determined,” said Sharff. “I see it on a day-to-day basis. I see it in the hospital — immunocompromised individuals, unfortunately, do have more complications and unfortunately are more likely to die from COVID than their healthy counterparts.”
OHA follows the CDC guidelines for what qualifies as an underlying medical condition and for what qualifies a person to be immunocompromised. When asked, no specific guidance from OHA for immunocompromised Oregonians could be provided. However, the CDC gives guidance that suggests getting vaccinated, seeking care when needed, continuing with your medicine and preventative care (despite doctors and hospitals being backlogged with COVID patients), and accommodating dietary needs to avoid triggers.
When asked if the COVID tests that Oregon ordered would be sent to any organizations that prioritize the immunocompromised, Modie said: "Those also are being directed to local public health authorities, to healthcare partners, K-12, for employees and students, and then also community-based organizations that support and serve people in communities of color, organizations that serve older adults, people with underlying health conditions who have issues with access to testing, and then, of course, people who have compromised immune systems."
The test kits will be available through community organizations, but nothing specifically tailored to the immunocompromised.
The most effective thing immunocompromised people can do, besides being vaccinated and getting a booster shot, is continue to mask, Sharff said. For the best masking protection for immunocompromised people, Sharff recommends wearing a K-N95 mask. Though she said an N-95 mask will provide the most protection, you must wear something that is comfortable enough that you won’t mess with it and break the seal it creates over your nose and mouth.
“I wouldn't encourage you to wear a cloth face covering — as cute and fun and fashionable as they are," Sharff said. "It really is not practical.”
Sharff warns against being lulled into a false sense of security. As the two-year anniversary of the pandemic passes us, she said she hopes we have learned to invest in infrastructure to make us stronger against what will come in the future.
“If we don't have another variant, there will be another pandemic ... maybe not in our lifetime, but there will be, and we really need to invest so that we are better prepared,” she said. “I hope we just don't lulled into this false sense of security that we're back to 2019, everything's better. That's what worries me, that [we’ll] quickly forget all of the suffering and [fail to] invest in the lessons learned. That's my fear, but my hope is that we won't.”
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SEBASTIAN COUNTY, Ark. — Across Fort Smith and Sebastian County, hail fell on Monday during rush hour.
Drivers on the road found themselves stuck in the storm and searching for somewhere to pull over and get their car undercover.
"We have a tendency to panic, and when we panic, we usually don't make very good decisions," said Sebastian County Sheriff Department, Captain Philip Pevehouse.
That panic led to motorists seeking cover under overpasses. Traffic near I-540 and 271, down to I-540 and Phoenix began to pile up in a domino effect of drivers stopping.
One family saw the severe weather alert on their phone and chose to take their two young children out of harm's way only to find themselves stuck and trying to get through the roadway.
"There were so many cars jammed in that underpass that they weren't just in a straight line," said Michael Branscum. "They were covering the lanes on each side, as well as, the middle turned sideways. There was vehicles on each side of the underpass trying to make their way through and they were just blocked."
Branscum told 5NEWS that his family eventually made it through the traffic, saying he was waving and gesturing at drivers pleading for them to give his family space.
Following the storm, the Sebastian County Sheriff's Department was sent numerous messages about drivers stopping under overpasses and if there was anything they could do about it.
Pevehouse says while it isn't illegal to stop at an overpass during severe weather, "anything could be ticketable as far as impeding traffic."
Pevehouse urges drivers to consider, "what if there was an emergency vehicle? A firetruck, an ambulance, a police unit trying to respond to an emergency someone was having - how are they supposed to get through?"
So next time you find yourself in severe weather, don't panic and think, 'what the 'hail' should I do?' find an alternative source of cover. Such as a gas station or car wash. Even staying put and not driving can be the safest answer in the situation.
Branscum hopes his fellow motorists remember that "there's family and lives involved and cars are replaceable, lives aren't."
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Soprano Anna Netrebko has been hired by the Monte Carlo Opera to sing this month following the Metropolitan Opera’s decision to drop her for failing to repudiate Russia President Vladimir Putin.
The Monte Carlo Opera said Thursday that Netrebko will sing the title role in Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut” in performances on April 22, 24, 27 and 30. The 50-year-old Russian replaces an originally announced Maria Agresta.
Tenor Yusif Eyvazov, Netrebko’s husband, is scheduled to sing Des Grieux.
Netrebko was to have sung five performances in a revival of Puccini’s “Turandot” at the Met in New York from April 30 to May 14. She was replaced by Ukrainian soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska for Turandot and by Italian soprano Eleonora Buratto for a revival of Verdi’s “Don Carlo” at the Met from Nov. 3-19.
Netrebko issued a statement in early March that she was “opposed to this senseless war of aggression and I am calling on Russia to end this war right now.” She did not directly mention Putin.
Netrebko, who is from Krasnodar, received the People’s Artist of Russia honor from Putin in 2008. She was photographed in 2014 holding a Novorussian flag after giving a 1 million ruble donation (then $18,500) to the opera hose in Donetsk, a Ukrainian city controlled by pro-Russia separatists.
She said in late March she met Putin “only a handful of times in my entire life, most notably on the occasion of receiving awards in recognition of my art or at the Olympics opening ceremony.”
“I am not a member of any political party nor am I allied with any leader of Russia,” Netrebko said in late March. “I acknowledge and regret that past actions or statements of mine could have been misinterpreted.”
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Multnomah County Sheriff Mike Reese is deeply concerned about violent crime in the community, according to an "open letter to the community" his agency released Friday. He said that more than 100 people incarcerated in Multnomah County jails are currently there for murder or attempted murder.
"That equals back to 1994, and the pattern we're seeing is that it's escalating," the sheriff told KGW.
Sheriff Reese said the number of adults in custody for crimes like robbery and assault is just as troubling.
"They're over 50% of our jail population right now," he said. "Unprecedented."
So, too, are the record-high levels of traffic fatalities and overdose deaths, according to the sheriff.
In his open letter, Sheriff Reese said that his office and partner agencies must act now to stem the rising tide.
"We are doing good things," he said. "We need to do more of it."
The sheriff says it starts with taking guns away from people prohibited from having them and targeting reckless and impaired drivers in high-crash corridors.
"So we reduce the reckless driving and impaired driving we see in our community and we overlay where that happens with data from gun violence events so we put deputies and police officers where there is gun violence and traffic accidents and fatalities," Reese said.
Sheriff Reese said that increasing accessibility to funding for neighborhood groups that work with kids and communities of color is critical, too. Addressing livability concerns and increasing resources for specialty teams focused on going after criminal organizations likewise cannot be overlooked.
"We need to do more of that," he said. "That work saves lives."
It has perhaps never been more important than now, the sheriff underlined. Summer, a time we typically see an increase in violence, is right around the corner. Sheriff Reese said that sitting idly by is not an option. Taking action is the only path to a safer community.
"I am certain we can and it takes a commitment and resources and a data driven approach."
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EVERETT, Wash. — The man suspected of shooting and killing an Everett police officer last month has been charged and will be held without bail.
Richard James Rotter, 50, was charged Friday in Snohomish County Superior Court with aggravated first-degree murder with a firearm allegation, unlawful possession of a firearm in the second degree and possession of a controlled substance with intent to manufacture.
On March 25, Everett Police Officer Dan Rocha approached Rotter in the parking lot of a Starbucks after seeing him moving guns from a Mini Cooper to a Ford Fusion.
Body-worn camera captured Rocha radioing to dispatch, who told Rocha that Rotter had outstanding warrants for his arrest, including domestic violence assault from another county. Rotter also told Rocha that he was a convicted felon.
Witness cellphone video shows Rocha try to detain Rotter near the back of his Mini Cooper. Rotter began to “fight” with Rocha, and they fell to the ground. Five pops were heard on Rocha’s bodycam footage, and witness video shows Rotter shooting Rocha in the head, according to documents. A preliminary report from the medical examiner found Rocha was shot twice in the vest and three times in the head.
Police said another cellphone witness video shows the Mini Cooper accelerating backward over Rocha’s body and leaving the parking lot.
Everett police found Rotter and began chasing him after seeing Rotter ran a stoplight. The pursuit ended in a crash, and Rotter was taken into custody.
When police searched the Ford Fusion, they found 1,950 fentanyl pills along with methamphetamine and heroin.
Rotter has a lengthy criminal history, including 13 prior felonies, according to prosecutors. His last conviction was for attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle in 2019.
Rotter was previously held on $5 million bail, but prosecutors asked he be held without bail pending trial, saying he was a danger to the community and shows "a propensity for violence." A judge agreed.
If convicted of aggravated first-degree murder, Rotter would face a life sentence without the possibility of parole, according to court documents.
Rotter’s arraignment hearing is scheduled for April 19.
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VANCOUVER, Wash. — The Vancouver City Council has approved an extension to a program it began early in the pandemic that refunds fees for some local businesses.
The business fee refund is not for everyone. It's geared toward businesses that rely heavily on the in-person customer experience; restaurants, coffee shops, entertainment, and gyms are the main recipients.
That includes places like Java House where the last couple years have been tough.
“You know, it's hard to say exactly how bad it's been, because it's so much worse than I thought would be possible,” said co-owner Lonnie Chandler.
Chandler and wife Cora are going into their 32nd year at Java House, where their once-strong business is creeping back from being off 75-80% during the pandemic.
“It was almost like being closed — sometimes we were the only ones here,” said Lonnie.
The couple just learned about the city's business fee refund, which gives back the $90 per employee that the city collects annually as a surcharge on business license fees.
“You now it may not sound like a lot, $400 or $500 dollars, but it is a lot .. and it becomes a lot to our suppliers who then get paid, who are oftentimes small businesses like ours,” said Lonnie.
Part of the reason the city has extended the fee refund is because just 17% of eligible businesses have taken advantage of it so far.
“We took our application and reduced it from 21 questions to eight, simplified," said Teresa Brum, Deputy Director of Economic Development, who said they've streamlined the process and are getting the word out better.
“The only way for us to get them the refund is if they apply to us, so we have to close that gap and help them apply for that refund,” said Brum.
Brum said they are reaching out in various ways including emails and social media in both English and Spanish to reach more business owners.
A little further up Main Street is Kiggins Theatre, still suffering from the past few years.
The owner was fortunate enough to purchase a pizzeria across the street that's kept him going. Dan Wyatt said he will apply for fee refunds for both places.
“I appreciate anything the city can do to help, especially small businesses that are locally owned … we live here in town, pay mortgage here in town,” said Wyatt.
Back at Java House, Lonnie Chandler said that the refund they'll get will add up to real help:
“It's a lot of cups of coffee, it's a lot of scones and muffins, it's a lot of espresso beans.”
So far, the city has refunded about $96,000 in fees. It anticipates it may spend about $500,000 on the refund program by the time it ends.
Click here for more information, including to see if your business qualifies for the surcharge fee refund.
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PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland woman says she was shot with BB pellets while walking in North Portland this week and wonders if it's related to reports of a reported trend on TikTok. Videos on the social media site show people shooting unsuspecting victims with BB or airsoft guns.
Allen Bowman says she was walking her dog Tuesday night on North Mississippi Avenue when a red sedan pulled up about 20 feet away from them. She says a passenger in the car shot BB pellets at her face, her boyfriend's face and the dog, before the driver pulled away.
"I think my dog and I were hit first, I think that's what happened, because it hit me on my cheek — on my face right here — and it really startled me," said Bowman. "It was terrifying, I'm just glad they weren't really bullets."
A similar incident happened in Milwaukie about a week ago. Police say two kids were outside playing when a car pulled up. They were shot at with a BB or airsoft gun.
Bowman thinks what happened to her could be connected to the TikTok trend.
"It's not a funny prank at all, it's actually pretty serious," she said.
In some versions of the videos on social media, people fill BB guns with water gel pellets or "Orbeez" and shoot them at people passing by.
"It's not something that should be taken lightly, it's not funny," agreed Sergeant Kevin Allen with Portland police. "They may be really small but if somebody gets hit in the eye, it could be really dangerous."
If someone is seriously hurt it could lead to serious legal consequences.
"You're certainly looking at potential assault charges. If you're using a weapon to cause injury to someone else, that can be as high as an Assault II which is a felony," said Allen.
Bowman is grateful she her boyfriend and dog were not hurt.
"I think I was more frightened then anything," she said "I'm just hoping this doesn't happen again."
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HILLSBORO, Ore — Editor's note: KGW has chosen to omit the family's surname from this story to protect their privacy.
Across Hillsboro and Beaverton, a desperate father has been pounding the pavement looking for his 15-year-old son, who recently ran away from home. David hopes to post enough fliers around Hillsboro and Beaverton that someone finds and recognizes his son so they can bring Andrew home.
David said Andrew has been in trouble before and has mental health challenges. That's why the teen, who police consider a runaway, has him so worried.
“He’s got bipolar, ADHD, depression, and he’s on meds for all those but right now he doesn’t have any meds. He’s been off meds for five days," he said. "Probably self-medicating on drugs on the streets. Probably stealing to get drugs. We’re just really concerned for him and trying to find a way to help him get his life turned around.”
According to Hillsboro Police, Andrew's name and information are in the database for the National Center for Missing and Endangered Children, and if he is spotted by law enforcement he will be taken into protective custody.
As of Friday, Andrew had been gone for five days.
His son's mental health problems ramped up over the last year, David said, and while it's always been relatively easy for teens to find drugs, David believes Measure 110 made it easier. The law, which passed in 2020, decriminalized possession of small amounts, or "user amounts," of drugs for adults.
"We say that the drugs are illegal, and he says no, it's been decriminalized, there’s no problem. We say just because its decriminalized doesn’t mean its not illegal," David said. "He says, well what are they gonna do about it? We ask the police, what are you gonna do about it? And they say there’s nothing they can do. Their hands are tied. There’s absolutely nothing they can do. Even though he’s 15. They say it doesn’t matter — for juveniles, for adults — its been decriminalized for all.”
Hillsboro Police said juveniles found with user amounts of drugs would be taken into protective custody, then turned over to juvenile authorities, who would decide what to do next.
The other promise of Measure 110 was more money for mental health and addiction treatment programs. That has not happened yet. David said his son is sometimes violent, and because of that it's been difficult to get him help.
"We’ve had the juvenile department looking for a placement for him. We’ve contacted DHS, they said there’s nothing they can do. They don’t do voluntary placement anymore. We’ve been working with Catholic Community Services. They’ve exhausted all the resources they can exhaust, trying to get him help. They say because of the combination of suicidal and bipolar and depression and anxiety and drugs and alcohol and everything, there’s no place that will take him with the whole cornucopia of things," David explained. "The judge has told him he has to come back home. He’s violent at home and so then they take him to juvenile detention and then after a month they say 'we can't keep him, he hasn’t committed a felony.'”
Searching for a missing child is a special sort of hell for any parent, with ups and downs that leave emotions frayed. During Friday's interview, David's wife called to let him know Andrew had called home.
"I guess he saw some of the posters we’ve been putting up, and he wanted us to know he’s alive and he’s okay but he said he’s not coming home. Police said if he’s fine and he doesn’t want to come home there’s nothing that they’ll do. He’s not fine," David said, breaking down in tears. "He’s suicidal. He’s not fine. We've got to just keep trying to find him.”
If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis, please know that help is available 24/7 at the National Suicide Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.
There is also a YouthLine available for teens in crisis, offered through Lines for Life. Trained teens respond from 4 to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday and adults are available 24/7. Call 1-877-968-8491 or text teen2teen to 839863.
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PORTLAND, Ore. — In May, many Oregon voters will vote in a new Congressional district for the first time in ten years. Oregon went through redistricting in 2021 and added a sixth district to the map, thanks to population growth over the last decade.
The new district includes Yamhill and Polk Counties, the city of Salem, and parts of the Portland metro area, including Tigard, Tualatin, Sherwood and Wilsonville.
Because it's a brand new seat, there is no incumbent — and the race is wide open. Sixteen candidates are running, including nine Democrats and seven Republicans. There are some newcomers and some names people might recognize, including two current state representatives and a former Multnomah County commissioner.
But the candidate winning the money race is a Democrat most in Oregon haven't heard of. Carrick Flynn, a 35-year-old who is new to politics, secured a major donation from the House Majority PAC — a Super PAC backed by House Democratic leadership — and has been airing frequent ads on TV and YouTube.
A lot of voters in Oregon share the same question: Who is Carrick Flynn?
Flynn's website says he grew up in the small town of Vernonia and experienced poverty as a child. He attended the University of Oregon and Yale Law School, then lived in a number of different countries abroad, working on humans rights issues and technology like artificial intelligence.
He only recently returned to Oregon.
As Willamette Week first reported, Flynn has never been very politically active — at least as a voter. He's always been registered to vote in Oregon, unlike former gubernatorial hopeful Nicholas Kristof. Flynn voted just twice in the last 14 years, in the 2008 and 2016 general elections. His campaign said that's because he spent so much time out-of-state.
Flynn's campaign has also received huge sums from a PAC called Protect Our Future, funded by a cryptocurrency billionaire named Sam Bankman-Fried. The PAC has spent almost $6 million on Flynn's campaign, much more than his challengers have on hand.
On top of that, Flynn received $1 million from the House Majority PAC. That's notable, KGW political analyst Len Bergstein explained, because it signifies that Democratic leadership have zeroed in on Flynn as their preferred candidate.
"There's a lot of reasons why Congressional district six is important. The stakes are high, control of the United States House of Representatives is up and almost every seat matters," Bergstein said. "The Democratic race is also important because there's a bunch of candidates and all of a sudden one candidate, who is virtually unknown and really hasn't voted in a lot and demonstrated a lot of interest in politics, is all of a sudden the granter in the sweepstakes for money getting $1 million from a national political campaign. [The House Majority PAC is] supposed to elect Democrats, that's their job, but they're not supposed to step into a contested primary."
Other Democratic candidates running for the seat agree, and condemned the donation earlier this week.
"This effort by the political arm of the Democratic establishment to buy this race for one candidate is a slap in the face to every Democratic voter and volunteer in Oregon," said Rep. Andrea Salinas (D-Lake Oswego). "It is especially concerning in a year when all resources must go to protecting the Democratic majority."
"This is a highly competitive Democratic primary with many strong candidates," said Loretta Smith, a former Multnomah County commissioner. "The field includes four women, three of which are women of color, and two men who all have experience working in the legislature, local office, science, the military and healthcare."
The group of candidates, which included Salinas, Smith, Kathleen Harder, Rep. Teresa Alonso Leon, Cody Reynolds and Matt West, also pointed to Flynn's support from Bankman-Fried as suspicious at a time when the cryptocurrency industry is looking to increase its influence in Washington.
When asked how the massive donations came to be, Flynn pointed to his platform and did not offer any explanation for the cryptocurrency link.
"I am running on a core belief that this pandemic — and its impacts on our health and economy — could have been avoided with stronger, science-based leadership. This message is resonating not only here in the 6th District, but across the country," Flynn said in a response to emailed questions. "Myself and other candidates have received the independent backing of individuals who share this commitment to future planning, but my campaign has no direct engagement or funding from these sources."
According to Bergstein, because the crypto industry is so new, its goals are still ambiguous.
"It's hard to know exactly what they want. He seems to have a little bit different point of view about regulating cryptocurrency, just reading the national stories. It's not exactly that [Bankman-Fried] wants to deregulate the industry, but it's unclear what his motivation is," Bergstein said. "He says in the stories that he's been quoted, that he's drawn to Carrick because he's a smart guy, he's interested in pandemic issues and preparedness, he's a science oriented candidate. It obviously raises so many questions and suspicions ... people are cynical about someone who's going to pump so much money into an unknown candidate."
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The NYPD announced that the five tipsters who helped police capture the alleged Brooklyn subway shooter will be eligible to split the $50,000 reward that was offered during the 30-hour manhunt for the suspect.
The police department partnered with the MTA and the Transport Workers Union Local 100 to offer the reward for critical information that would lead to an arrest in the hours after the attack at the Sunset Park subway station that left 10 people shot and more than a dozen others injured. The NYPD offered $25,000, which the MTA and TWU offered $12,500 each.
"The public is who we serve, but they are also often our best partner," said NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell. “We appreciate all of those who responded to our call for information to locate this suspect, including all of those whose tips did not pan out. We urged the public to join us in this effort to find this suspect and New Yorkers stepped up."
The 62-year-old suspect, Frank James, allegedly disguised himself during the attack and tossed the costume during the chaos that followed in order to flee the subway station undetected, prosecutors alleged in his first court appearance Thursday.
He traveled the trains after the shooting with a second MetroCard — different from the one he used just before the Brooklyn attack — that investigators didn't know he had, according to a senior law enforcement official. That second card is the reason police lost track of his movements until his arrest.
James also had a second phone, in addition to one recovered at the crime scene, and authorities on were working to get into the device. Investigators said they did not previously know about the second phone, otherwise they would have tried to use its signal to track him.
It wasn't until about 1:45 p.m. Wednesday that James was finally brought into custody, when he was picked up by police near St. Marks Place and First Avenue in the East Village. That was after police received multiple Crime Stoppers tips — including one from the suspect himself, who said over the phone "This is Frank. You guys are looking for me ... my phone is about to die," according to sources.
Even if he didn't, a senior law enforcement official said police were already working off a Twitter report of a sighting in the Lower East Side, and were swarming the area looking for him. A law enforcement official said Friday that investigators also used facial recognition technology to help identify the suspect, in addition to matching the gun to him.
James had told police he was at a McDonald's, but when officers arrived, he was no longer there, so they drove around and eventually spotted him on a street corner. He didn't resist arrest.
Three sources familiar with the arrest said one of the NYPD officers approached and asked the man if he was James. He responded saying yes, and that he had been waiting for police to find him all day, according to the sources.
Aside from tips that came in via Twitter that police used to track down James, it was as police were zeroing in on him in the East Village that they received help from New Yorkers such as Zack Tahhan and Lee Vasu, who spotted the suspect in the street and flagged down officers.
"I got them out of there, that was my first instinct. I was worried, I didn’t want to take my phone out of my pocket, the guy had a duffle bag," Vasu told NBC New York. "I kept my eye on him the whole time so he wouldn’t escape. When he was right near us, he was six or seven feet from me, he was mumbling to himself. He didn’t seem right … he said eff the FBI, he was arguing with himself."
"People were walking behind him, I said, 'Guys, stay away from him, trust me — this is the guy!' I see the police walking from over there, I said 'This is the guy, catch him, catch him!' Thank god, we catch him," said Tahhan, who said he helped flag down officers.
It was not clear which five people who provided tips to the NYPD would be getting equal shares of the $50,000 reward, or if Vasu or Tahhan were among them, as the Crime Stoppers process provides anonymity. Police said that reward money is only issued upon the arrest and indictment of an individual, both of which James has already gone through.
"Thanks to the help of these five good Samaritans, the NYPD was able to do its job and get a dangerous suspect off the streets just hours after his picture was released,” said NYC Mayor Eric Adams. “The bravery of these five individuals are what truly make New York City the greatest city in the world."
MTA Chair Janno Lieber — who has faced questions regarding why cameras in the subway station were not functioning properly, which may have caused the search period to take longer — said that the tipsters helped "put way the maniac accused of a horrific attack on our city."
The reward announcement comes a day after the man whose alleged attack triggered the worst commute disruption the city has seen in 20 years, according to federal prosecutors, was held without bail after appearing before a judge. James wore a beige prison uniform as he nodded when the judge asked him if he understood the federal charge against him. He waived his rights to a preliminary hearing, and did not speak beyond that.
He was ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. On Friday, investigators said that he was in isolation at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn for his protection, and was put on suicide watch as a precaution.
Read the full detention memo below.
Source said police now know that the suspect was in new York City on March 29 and April 1, and are looking to determine whether he spoke to anyone regarding any alleged plan to attack at that time.
"The defendant’s attack was entirely premeditated. The day before the shooting,
the defendant picked up a U-Haul in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which he drove over the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge and into Brooklyn in the early morning hours of April 12," prosecutors said in the detention memo. "The defendant came to Brooklyn prepared with all of the weapons and tools he needed to carry out the mass attack."
Those items, according to court papers, included a Glock 17 pistol bought by the suspect, a container with gasoline, a torch and fireworks with explosive powder. All were later found on the platform at the 36th Street and Fourth Avenue subway station.
Law enforcement officers recovered a stockpile of weapons and ammunition from other locations allegedly controlled by James, prosecutors said. They found an empty magazine for a Glock handgun, a taser, a high-capacity rifle magazine, and a blue smoke canister in the apartment where he stayed before traveling to Brooklyn. They also found a propane tank, pillow and chair in the U-Haul linked to the scene. The propane was being used with a heater, according to a senior law enforcement official.
From James' storage unit, investigators recovered 9mm ammunition, a threaded 9mm pistol barrel that allows for a silencer or suppresser to be attached, targets, and .223 caliber ammunition, used with an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle.
As for the gun he had on the subway to allegedly carry out the attack, investigators said he had three magazines that held 30 rounds each — up to 90 bullets in all. Some officials also said they think one smoke grenade might have accidentally been set off prematurely on that train, prompting James to allegedly begin shooting.
While prosecutors described James in court papers as a calculating shooter who fired "in cold blood at terrified passengers who had nowhere to run and nowhere to hide," his defense cautioned against a rush to judgment, as attorney Mia Eisner-Grynberg noted he was the one to call Crime Stoppers and report his own location.
James' lawyers agreed Thursday to his being jailed, but said they could seek bail later. No follow-up court date was immediately set.
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Six children were rescued after an elevator that got stuck and wouldn't open at a New Jersey trampoline park, police said.
Police in Wayne said they got a call about the malfunctioning elevator at Rockin' Jump on Willowbrook Boulevard around 5 p.m. Friday. Responding officers found six children, all around the age of 13, trapped inside.
The elevator was stuck near the ground floor, and the doors would not open, police said. A technician tried to operate the elevator from a control panel, but it didn't work and the children remained stuck.
The Wayne Fire Department arrived shortly after, and went down the elevator shaft to reach the kids through the hatch. The children were hoisted one at a time up to the second floor after firefighters rigged a line, police said.
The children were taken a waiting ambulance for evaluation, but none required further medical attention.
It was not immediately clear what caused the elevator to malfunction and trap the kids inside.
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A Bronx school safety agent who was slashed in the head while defending a counselor from an alleged armed intruder says that's he'd make the exact same split-second decision again if he could.
Parents, administrators and even Mayor Eric Adams called the actions of Hector Garcia heroic, as he intervened to save an educator inside PS 69, Journey Prep School, and thwarted an attack from the suspect.
But the 55-year-old Garcia's first thought was not about his safety, it was about the students.
"I call them my children, my kids," he told NBC New York. "I thank God there was no children and little kids around."
The incident occurred around 7:40 a.m. at the school on Theiriot Avenue, when Garcia heard a "commotion" come over his radio just minutes before children were due to arrive Thursday morning. Garcia went to help, and saw a counselor struggling against a man.
"I see the counselor...on the floor, crying," he said. "Then the teach came by, Mr. Nash, and broke them up from fighting, then he starting fighting with the perp."
When Garcia, a 27-year veteran of the force, tried to pull the suspect off the teacher, that's when he said the suspect — later identified as Claudio Villar — lashed out.
"When he aimed, I bent down and he caught me up here instead of here," he said pointing first behind his ear, then pointing to his neck, believing the attacker intended to go for his throat. "I think he was trying to aim for the main artery."
Garcia believes that one quick shift saved his life, leaving him with a deep puncture wound behind his ear.
"He was infuriated...he wanted to kill somebody," he said.
Villar also allegedly slashed the teacher in the arm before running off. Police arrested him near the school shortly after the alleged attack, and he is in police custody. A senior law enforcement official described the suspect as the former boyfriend of the counselor he allegedly tried to attack.
Garcia, who said he spent 10 days in the hospital in 2020 with a serious bout of COVID-19, said he believes "God saved me again." He said he loves his job, but admits that in more than two decades at the school, things appear to be getting worse.
"As time goes by, we notice that the violence has been going up," Garcia said.
The violence at the school came less than a week after an honor student died and two other students were wounded in a drive-by shooting outside a high school in the same borough. The latest incident has local advocates calling for more support.
"This recent incident highlights why we need to have a full contingent of school safety agents," said Michael Mulgrew, president of the United Federation of Teachers. "We are down at least 2,000 safety agents from where we should be. Today, we are grateful to the teacher and school safety agent at PS 69 for stepping in to protect their colleague and thankful that no one was more seriously injured."
Garcia wants more to be done and to get more support, and NYC Schools Chancellor David Banks agrees.
"This is not how we should be spending our days. And it's been day after day after day of madness," Banks said.
President of Local 237 Teamsters union Gregory Floyd agreed.
Floyd also demanded the mayor provide more school safety agents "now," as did the NYC School Safety Coalition, a local group representing parents, families, religious leaders, and community leaders.
"What will it take? Death? Mayor Adams: hire more school agents now," Floyd said.
The coalition said there have been 41 attacks on school safety agents during this academic year alone, up from 30% the previous year, and also asked for more help.
Still, Garcia said he is happy he was there to help make sure no one got seriously hurt, saying "if I had to do it again, I'd do it again. To save somebody's life."
Since the attack, Garcia says that many people have told him he should retire, but he's not sure — after all, what would he do without his kids, he asks.
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PORTLAND, Oregon — A Portland man just returned from his second trip to the Ukrainian border where he helped drive refugees fleeing from Ukraine into Poland.
“It's just a very chaotic situation in Ukraine right now,” said Hunter Baldridge, 23. “They need as much support as they can get.”
On his five-day trip in mid-April, Baldridge and a colleague covered around 4,500 miles transporting 65 people into Poland. They drove them to hotels, the train station and the airport where they dispersed to other countries.
“A lot of them asked us, ‘Why are you helping us?’” said Baldridge. “When we tell them where we're from, they’re like, ‘You came all the way from America to help us? That's amazing,’ When we were able to give them the money we got from donations and put that into the hands of the refugees we transported, they would say, ‘Thank you so much.’ Others would tear up and give us hugs.”
Baldridge's friends and family raised $20,000 after his first trip to the border in March. He's currently a graduate student in Spain, but said he couldn't just let the money sit there.
“We felt like a lot of these people donated specifically to get this money in the hands of refugees so we decided we should go back, do the same thing over again,” Baldridge said.
As fate would have it, during Baldridge’s second trip he ran into a man he’d helped on his first trip to the border. The man had come from Ireland to take up arms with Ukrainians in battle. On that first trip, Baldridge drove him from an airport in Poland to Ukraine.
“He ended up fighting at the border there,” said Baldridge. “We transported him out, this time. We were able to convince him to leave and said 'hey, you gotta get out of there, you did your time, you helped out as much as you could. Now it's time to get back home, get to your family.' We were able to give him a celebration when he left.”
Baldridge said he wouldn’t be returning to Ukraine anytime soon as he refocuses on his studies.
“We're still in school here in Spain,” said Baldridge. “Our professors have been very understanding.”
Baldridge hopes that anyone who's able will donate to reputable nonprofits with people still working in Ukraine. Those he stays in touch with told Baldridge that another wave of refugees is coming through, after recent bombings in Lviv.
“This definitely isn't over yet,” said Baldridge.
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Volunteer Bloomington: Helping preschool, making tree sweaters and removing invasive trees
The City of Bloomington Volunteer Network is your source for information about volunteering locally. For a complete listing, visit BloomingtonVolunteerNetwork.org or call 812-349-3433. The inclusion of an organization in this list does not imply City endorsement or support of the organization’s activities or policies.
Information and registration information for the following opportunities can be found online at BloomingtonVolunteerNetwork.org.
Classroom assistants and activity leaders
Want to make a difference in the life of a child? Classroom assistant volunteers are invited to assist teachers, read stories and play with Monroe County United Ministries' preschool children. Activity leaders conduct kid-friendly science experiments, play math games, read an interactive story or teach songs or dances to our little ones! MCUM provides full-time, year-round affordable, high-quality, subsidized child care for children ages 2 through 6. Join their staff in creating a safe and caring environment to nurture the youngest members of Monroe County families. Respondents will collaborate with their volunteer coordinator and child care staff to find a role that's a good fit. Requirements vary with the number of volunteer hours, but may include a physical, TB test and background screening. Contact Madison Silvers at msilvers@mcum.org or 812-339-3429 ext. 16.
Wrapped In Love knitters, sewers and crocheters
Calling all knitters, weavers and crocheters! Middle Way House is once again hosting its Wrapped In Love event, which helps raise money and awareness for services for survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence and human trafficking. The agency needs the community's support to make it happen — particularly if you're a fabric artist of any kind! Volunteers will make sponsored tree sweaters to decorate Bloomington's downtown district. There is plenty of time to create as the event will not culminate until the unveiling of tree sweaters on Oct. 7. For more information, contact events@middlewayhouse.org or 812-333-7404.
Previous volunteer column: Be More Awards reception, youth service, disaster preparedness
Karst Farm Park Callery Pear Wrangle
Each year MC-IRIS chooses one invasive plant species on which to focus education and control efforts: 2019 was Asian bush honeysuckle, 2020 was purple wintercreeper. For 2022 they have chosen Callery pear. Join them to help reduce the stock of this invasive tree in Monroe County. Two groups of 20 volunteers are needed to tackle this task 1-4 p.m. May 21 at Karst Farm Park. Individuals and groups can sign up to stop the spread of invasive seeds and to protect the Karst Farm Park Nature Trail and Duckworth Pond area. Bring your own water bottle, snacks and bug repellent. Wear closed-in shoes and long pants. Tools and gloves provided. Rain date 1-4 p.m. June 5. All ages welcome. Sign up at https://tinyurl.com/CalleryPearTreeWrangle. Read more about this project at http://mc-iris.org/reduce-one-invasive-species-challenge.html. Contact Ellen Jacquart at mciris2010@gmail.com.
Community Wish List Spotlight
MOTHER HUBBARD'S CUPBOARD
Mother Hubbard's Cupboard provides access to healthful, wholesome food to community members in need, as well as nutrition and gardening education. MHC provides services in ways that build community while enhancing the dignity and self-sufficiency of all involved. Donations can be delivered to the Hub 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday. Contact 812-339-5887 with questions or if you want to arrange a larger donation drop off.
Featured wishes: Kid-friendly foods (formula, mac and cheese, cereal, etc.), diapers sizes 4, 5, 6, and pull-ups, foods that can be eaten without access to a kitchen or can opener (pop-top canned foods, granola bars, tuna packs, etc.), and household items (can openers, sanitary items, pet food, etc.). View their full wish list online.
You can find current in-kind, material needs on the year-round Community Wish List at BloomingtonVolunteerNetwork.org/communitywishlist.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway theatergoers will have to keep their masks up through at least May 31, the Broadway League said Friday.
The announcement comes as the United States deals with a fresh COVID-19 surge, with cases rising nationally and in most states after a two-month decline.
“Our intention is that by maintaining strict audience masking through at least the month of May, we will continue that track record of safety for all. And of course, we urge everyone to get vaccinated,” said Charlotte St. Martin, president of the Broadway League, in a statement.
One policy change is that Broadway theaters will soon leave vaccination checks up to theater owners. The Shubert Organization, which owns 17 theaters, said it will not require proof of vaccination from patrons starting May 1.
The Broadway League will announce future masking protocols in May. Broadway’s mask and vaccination policy has been in place since July 30, 2021. All Broadway workers are required to be fully vaccinated.
Several shows on Broadway have had to cancel performances in the past few weeks, including “Plaza Suite” when both Matthew Broderick and his wife and co-star, Sarah Jessica Parker, contracted the virus. The musical “A Strange Loop” canceled its first preview performance and Daniel Craig has been sidelined from his revival of “Macbeth.”
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court has upheld a jury’s findings that illusionist David Copperfield and the MGM Grand hotel-casino were not financially responsible for a British tourist’s injuries during a signature vanishing act at a Las Vegas Strip show in 2013.
Gavin Cox and his wife, Minh-Hahn Cox, alleged that the multimillionaire magician, the hotel, two Copperfield business entities and a construction firm that was renovating the hotel caused permanent brain injuries for Cox when he fell while taking part in the trick as a randomly picked audience member.
In a complex verdict reached in May 2018 after several weeks of testimony, the jury found Copperfield, the hotel and Copperfield’s company, Backstage Disappearing Inc., negligent but not civilly liable for Cox’s fall.
Cox had sought hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical costs and damages, but jurors found him responsible for his own injuries and he received no money.
Brian Harris, attorney for the couple, noted Friday that the court split 5-2 on its ruling, issued Thursday.
“Had the dissenting opinion been shared by the majority, our clients would be looking at a new trial,” Harris said. “We are disappointed we won’t have that opportunity.”
Five justices rejected Harris’ argument that the trial judge should not have allowed attorneys for the hotel to show jurors surveillance videos of Cox walking with apparent ease to court with his dog on a leash.
In the courtroom, jurors saw Cox helped to the witness stand by his attorney or court officers. He testified that he needed assistance when not in court.
Copperfield’s illusion, dubbed “the runaround” by stagehands, appeared to make as many as 13 audience volunteers disappear onstage and reappear moments later in the back of the theater.
The jury heard that in less than 90 seconds, stagehands with flashlights ushered the audience members offstage through dark curtains, down passageways, outdoors and then indoors through a kitchen to re-enter the theater for the show’s finale.
At trial, Cox’s lawyer told the jury that hotel renovation work had left construction dust coating an alley that the group ran through.
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PHOENIX (AP) — Gerda Weissmann Klein, a Holocaust survivor who wrote about her ordeal and went on to receive a presidential medal of freedom, will be remembered at a memorial May 1 after her death this month.
Klein died April 3 in Phoenix, where she had lived since 1985. She was 97. Her granddaughter Alysa Cooper confirmed the death but did not give a cause.
Klein was born May 8, 1924, to Helene and Julius Weissmann in Bielsko, Poland.
She was a teenager when the Nazis invaded Poland in 1939 and the family was forced to live in the basement of their home for three years. Klein’s parents were later deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp and she never saw them or her brother again.
Klein spent the next three years in Nazi camps. She met her future husband, Army Lt. Kurt Klein, when American soldiers liberated her and others from an abandoned bicycle factory in Volary, Czechoslovakia, on May 7, 1945, the eve of her 21st birthday.
At the time, she weighed just 68 pounds (30.8 kg) and her hair was prematurely gray.
Married in Paris on June 18, 1946, the couple started a new life in Buffalo, New York, and raised three children: Vivian, Leslie and James.
Klein described her wartime experiences in her memoir “All But My Life,” which has been widely used in high school and college curricula.
President Bill Clinton appointed Klein to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Council in 1997, and President Barack Obama awarded her with the 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor.
Last year she was inducted into the Arizona Women’s Hall of Fame.
In addition to her children, she is survived by eight grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
A private burial was held.
Her family plans a virtual celebration of her life May 1 at noon PT. Details will be announced through Citizenship Counts, a nonprofit organization she founded with Cooper, her granddaughter.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Liz Sheridan, who played doting mom to Jerry Seinfeld on his hit sitcom, died early Friday. She was 93.
Sheridan died in her sleep from natural causes, five days after her April 10 birthday, said Amanda Hendon, her longtime representative and friend. She did not provide further details, including where Sheridan was living.
Her “Seinfeld” role as Helen was her best known but followed decades of work on stage and screen. In the 1970s, Sheridan appeared on Broadway in plays and musicals, the latter including “Happy End” with Meryl Streep and “Ballroom.”
“She was always very grateful to her fans and felt blessed to have enjoyed decades of work in the entertainment business,” including performing in her one-woman show, “Mrs. Seinfeld Sings,” Hendon said in a statement.
Another “Seinfeld” mom, Estelle Harris, died two weeks ago on April 2. Harris, who played hot-tempered parent to Jason Alexander’s George Costanza, also was 93.
Sheridan had guest roles on TV series including “Kojak,” “Cagney & Lacey” and “Family Ties,” and played the pesky neighbor Raquel Ochmonek on “ALF” from 1986 to 1990. She was on “Seinfeld” for the show’s 1990 to 1998 run, playing opposite Barney Martin as her husband, Morty.
“How could anyone not like him?” Helen said of her beloved Jerry.
“Liz was always the sweetest, nicest TV mom a son could wish for,” Seinfeld said Friday on Twitter. “Every time she came on our show it was the coziest feeling for me. So lucky to have known her.”
In a 1998 interview with The Associated Press, Sheridan discussed how fond she had become of the comedian.
“I’ll hug him to say goodbye, and I’ll hug him to say hello,” she said. “I told him I love him like he was my son. He said, ‘I know. I love you and Barney like you were my father and mother.’ ”
The actor appeared in films including “Legal Eagles,” “Forget Paris” and “Wedding Bell Blues.” The 2010 TV movie “The Rooneys” was among her final credits.
In her book “Dizzy & Jimmy,” Sheridan recounted a romance in the early 1950s with a then-unknown James Dean. Sheridan, nicknamed Dizzy, was a young nightclub dancer in New York City when she met Dean. After they split, he became a star with films including “Rebel Without a Cause.” He died in a car crash in 1955, at age 24.
Born Elizabeth Ann Sheridan, the New York native was married to jazz musician William Dale Wales, who died in 2003. Sheridan is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, according to Hendon.
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AP Writers Andrew Dalton in Los Angeles and Ed Donahue in Washington, D.C., contributed to this report.
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MARION, Ark. (AP) — Rapper Bankroll Freddie was in an Arkansas jail Friday after being arrested on federal drug and weapons charges, officials said.
The 27-year-old performer, known off stage as Freddie Demarus Gladney of Conway, Arkansas, was arrested about 6:30 p.m. Thursday during a traffic stop for speeding on Interstate 55 in Marion, Arkansas, almost 20 miles from Memphis, Tennessee, according to the Arkansas State Police.
A search of Freddie’s pickup truck yielded a gun, 21 pounds of marijuana and 171 grams of the prescription sedative promethazine, said Arkansas State Police spokesman Bill Sadler.
Freddie was booked into the Crittenden County Detention Center on state drug and weapons charges and held for the FBI on equivalent federal charges. Jail and court records list no attorney for him.
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Police officers responding to a 911 call Saturday morning discovered a dismembered body inside a duffle bag dumped in a Queens neighborhood, the NYPD said.
The 911 call was made at 8:18 a.m., prompting police to check out the area along Metropolitan Avenue at the Union Turnpike, authorities said.
Officers found the duffel bag and discovered a female adult body dismembered inside, according to the department.
The circumstances around the body's placement and the victim's identity were not immediately known.
The office of the chief medical examiner will determine a cause of death.
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Fire investigators have determined the cause behind an early morning fire that killed a 91-year-old woman and her adult son at a Chinatown building Friday, the FDNY said.
By Saturday, fire marshals ruled the deadly blaze accidental, sparked extension cords. The apartment where the two victims were found had working smoke alarms at the time of the fire, the FDNY announced.
Firefighters rushing to the unit found the 91-year-old woman in the apartment in critical condition. Crews were able to remove her to a hospital, but life saving measures were not successful.
Her son, 52, was found dead in the apartment. The medical examiner will determine a cause of death.
Fire officials said significant clutter and debris inside the residence made rescue efforts more difficult.
Dozens of firefighters responding to a call at the Mulberry Street building around 3:45 a.m. encountered heavy flames on the fifth floor, the deputy assistant chief, John Sarrocco, said. They had the fire under control by 6 a.m.
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Two other civilians were taken to hospitals with minor injuries, as were two firefighters. One of the firefighters partially fell through a collapsed staircase, officials said.
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FORT SMITH, Ark — The Fort Smith Police Department (FSPD) responded to a vehicle vs motorcycle crash that took place on Grand Ave. last night at around 9:45 p.m.
FSPD says the motorcyclist sustained life-threatening injuries.
The accident reconstruction team was on the scene for several hours and informed others to expect delays between Albert Pike and 39th St. while they assessed the area.
There are no further details at this time.
Stay with 5NEWS for updates on this developing story.
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Two men were formally charged this week in connection to a string of attacks against three Sikh men in Queens, prosecutors said.
Vernon Douglas, 19, was arrested Thursday after investigators said he approached a 70-year-old man in traditional Sikh clothing, and punched him in the face unprovoked just before 7 a.m. near 95th Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard in Richmond Hill on April 3.
The victim, identified by the Sikh Coalition as Nirmal Singh, suffered a broken nose and bruises to his face.
The Sikh Coalition said that Singh chose to return to India after the attack in order to be with his family.
"My father is very grateful that his attacker has been identified and arrested so that he cannot harm others," Manjit Singh, the victim's son who lives in Canada, said in a statement provided by the Sikh Coalition. "Our family sees this sad incident as an assault not just on him, but on all who wear turbans and other articles of faith."
Prosecutors allege Douglas struck again on April 12, targeting two more Sikh men with a stick, which the 19-year-old used to strike both men in separate attacks — in the same place as the other victim. He's also accused of stealing several hundred dollars from each man.
One of the victims needed stitches in his forehead after Douglas repeatedly punched him in the face, according to District Attorney Melinda Katz. The second man had his turban knocked to the ground when Douglas allegedly struck.
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A second man, Hezekiah Coleman, was also arrested after Tuesday's attack, accused of joining throwing punches and threatening to shoot one of the victims. He has been charged with assault and robbery.
Douglas, meanwhile, is facing a 13-count criminal complaint that includes hate crime charges of assault, robbery and aggravated harassment.
Both men faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted, Katz said Saturday. Attorney information for Douglas and Coleman was not immediately known.
New York State Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar tweeted on Thursday about the second man also arrested for an attack on two other Sikh men, Gurjar Singh and Sanijan Singh Ghotra.
Activist Japneet Singh, who led a rally on Thursday to denounce the violence against the Sikh community, said that Gurjar Singh was attacked from behind while walking, and the attacker removed his turban and pulled his beard.
"This hate does not belong in our city, does not belong in our state, does not belong in our country," Japneet Singh said.
Ghotra said that a man hit him in the head with a stick, and also had his turban knocked off. He said he was knocked to the ground as a second man joined in the attack.
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Police in Brooklyn are searching for the gunman who shot and killed a 20-year-old man at a playground.
Officers responding to a 911 around 6:40 p.m. Friday found the victim with multiple gunshot wounds at St. Andrews Playground off Atlantic Avenue in Bed-Stuy.
EMS rushed the victim to a hospital where he died, the NYPD said. His identity was not released.
Police had not announced any arrests or provided a description of the suspect.
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Gunfire erupted at a subway station in the Bronx early Saturday morning, but police say no one was injured.
Police responded to the 183rd Street station in the Fordham Heights section of the borough around 2 a.m.
Investigators collected four shell casings from the northbound 4 train platform, police said.
A man and woman believed to be in their late 20s fled the station. It wasn't immediately clear who fired the shots, but police said the rounds were fired into a train car.
The shooting comes days after a gunman opened fire on a northbound N train in Sunset Park, striking 10 people and injuring dozens more in the commotion.
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FORT SMITH, Ark. — One person is arrested following a stabbing that took place in Fort Smith, on Saturday, April 16, morning.
The Fort Smith Police Department says they responded to a stabbing call at around 6:18 a.m. in the 1800 block of North 13th St.
When officers arrived, they found five victims including two adults and three children. They were all transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries according to police.
Police say the suspect was arrested shortly after and has been identified as 26-year-old Demitric Deshawn Johnson of Fort Smith.
This is an ongoing investigation and further details will be provided when available.
Stay with 5NEWS for updates on this developing story.
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Recently surfaced audio recordings capturing Mayor Sal Bonaccorso using profanity and racist language has propelled this small town into a national spotlight.
But amid the outcry, Black residents of Clark and the surrounding area say that they aren’t surprised — and that the town’s history of bigotry is now on full display.
Bonaccorso, who has been mayor for over two decades, has resisted calls to resign. He apologized last week and acknowledged he is the voice heard on secret audio recordings made by former Clark police Lt. Antonio Manata. Bonaccorso is heard on the recordings using the N-word and other derogatory terms. He also admitted to saying female police officers were “all f------ disasters.”
“I was not shocked. I was disgusted, but I was not shocked,” said La’Tesha Sampson, a Black resident of Clark, in describing her first impressions of the recordings. “I am keenly aware of many of the sentiments of the people here.”
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Invictus Games competition for wounded, injured and ill service personnel and veterans opened Saturday night in the Netherlands with a standing ovation and a tribute from Prince Harry for the Ukrainian team members who left theirwar-torn nation to compete.
With Harry and his wife Meghan in the front row for opening ceremony, competitors cheered for nearly a minute as the Ukrainian team waved their nation’s blue-and-yellow flag after Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte welcomed them to the event that was delayed for two years by the coronavirus pandemic.
Harry founded the Invictus Games to aid the rehabilitation of injured or sick military service members and veterans by giving them the challenge of competing in sports events similar to the Paralympics.
Welcoming all competitors, Harry singled out the Ukrainian team and their supporters.
“Your bravery in choosing to come and for being here tonight cannot be overstated,” he said, a day after meeting the Ukrainians at a reception.
“You know, we stand with you. The world is united with you. And still you deserve more. And my hope is that these events, this event, creates the opportunity … of how we as a global community can better show up for you,” Harry added.
Meghan took to the stage before Harry and introduced him, saying: “I could not love and respect him more. And I know that all of you feel the same, because he is your fellow veteran, having served two tours of duty in Afghanistan and 10 years of military service.”
She called Harry “the founder of the Invictus Games and the father to our two little ones, Archie and Lili.”
Earlier in the opening ceremony, the Dutch prime minister said portraits of Invictus athletes that have been placed around The Hague, the city hosting this year’s competition, underscore the “resilience of fortitude in the face of adversity, of vulnerability and strength” of the competitors.
“These are your stories, your lifelines, and the events unfolding now in Ukraine make them resonate even more. I’d like to extend a special welcome to the Ukrainian team,” he said as applause and cheers erupted.
The Ukrainians — many of them taking a brief break from defending their country against the Russian invasion that triggered a devastating war — are among 500 competitors from 20 nations taking part in the games that run through April 22.
Earlier Saturday, competition at the games got underway with a driving challenge around an automotive obstacle course. Harry got close to the action when he was driven around the course. He and Meghan later waved to spectators as they were driven around in miniature Land Rover cars with children at the wheel.
Beginning Sunday, competitors will take part in athletics, archery, cycling, indoor rowing, powerlifting, sitting volleyball, swimming, wheelchair basketball and wheelchair rugby.
On Friday, the duke and duchess of Sussex, as Harry and Meghan are also known, attended a welcome eventfor competitors and their friends and family. It was the couple’s first public appearance in Europe since they gave up their formal royal roles and moved to the U.S. more than two years ago, citing the unbearable pressure of their roles and racist attitudes of the British media.
On Thursday the couple visited Harry’s grandmother, the 95-year-old Queen Elizabeth II, at Windsor Castle. The queen has been struggling with mobility issues of late.
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ONTARIO, Ore. — Planned Parenthood is renting medical office space in the town of Ontario on the Oregon-Idaho border.
Planned Parenthood has not confirmed its plans for the space, but has said it’s preparing for an influx of out-of-state patients seeking abortions in Oregon because of multiple legal challenges to abortion rights, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported.
Earlier this year they successfully lobbied the Oregon legislature to set aside $15 million in an unrestricted fund for reproductive health equity.
“No matter what happens we will be there for our in-state and out-of-state neighbors, and continue to meet the needs of our patients,” said Kenji Nozaki, the chief of affiliate operations at Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette. “We are prepared to support anyone who seeks their legal right to decide whether and when to become pregnant.”
The office space Planned Parenthood is renting in Ontario was previously home to the Four Rivers Health Clinic, a nonprofit serving people without health insurance.
Joe Recla, the group’s executive director, said Four Rivers will use the rental income to continue to support uninsured patients.
A Planned Parenthood clinic in Ontario could be a significant high desert outpost for access to abortion and other reproductive health care services, in advance of a U.S. Supreme Court decision anticipated this summer that could overturn Roe v. Wade, the nearly 50-year-old landmark abortion ruling.
The small town of Ontario is about an hour's drive from Boise, Idaho.
Idaho has two trigger laws criminalizing abortion at all stages of pregnancy that would take effect in the event of a successful legal challenge to Roe v. Wade.
Oregon has no legal restrictions on abortion, but the state has one clinic that performs abortions east of the Cascade Mountains, in Bend. For those seeking abortions in eastern and northeastern parts of the state, the closest clinics are out of state, in Boise or Walla Walla, Washington.
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WALKER COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — An Argo man was arrested Saturday in connection to a shooting that left a 42-year-old woman dead Friday morning.
Lawrence “Rayburn” Mitchell, 69, was arrested and charged with murder and 3rd degree domestic violence. Mitchell is being held without bond at the Walker County Jail.
According to the Walker County Sheriff’s Office, the victim in the shooting has been identified as Chasada Nicole Frost.
Anyone with additional information related to this case is asked to contact the WCSO at 205-302-6464.
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The former union boss for the nation’s largest correction officers’ union might have gotten too harsh a prison sentence when he was ordered to spend nearly five years behind bars for corruption convictions, a judge said.
U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein, who sentenced Seabrook to four years and 10 months in prison in early 2019, said in a ruling Friday that the length of Norman Seabrook’s prison term deserves a second look. He noted disparities in the sentence given to Seabrook, who is Black, and co-conspirators who are white.
But he also said in a written ruling that the former head of the New York City Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association did not deserve a new trial after his 2018 conviction on conspiracy and honest service wire fraud charges.
Prosecutors said he accepted $60,000 in bribes in 2014 to funnel $20 million in union funds to a risky hedge fund. All but $1 million was lost. Seabrook has said there was no evidence he ever intended to “lose a dime” of union members’ money.
Seabrook, 62, is scheduled for a July 2025 release from the Beckley Correctional Center in Beckley, West Virginia. He was arrested in June 2016 after he'd been a powerbroker in New York City for more than two decades, representing guards in the city's 10,000-inmate jail system.
In October 2021, Seabrook asked Hellerstein to grant him a new trial on several grounds including ineffective assistance of counsel and unjust rulings against him, which Hellerstein said in his Friday ruling all fall “well short of the mark.”
But Hellerstein said Seabrook's claims that his sentence was disproportionately harsher than the sentences his co-conspirators received “may possess merit.”
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The judge noted that one co-conspirator, Murray Huberfeld, who is white and was originally sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison after pleading guilty to defrauding his own investment company, was ultimately given seven months in custody after the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided that the amount of financial harm his crimes had done needed to be measured differently that it had when he received the sentence of over two years.
“The result is a significant disparity of sentences, an appearance of arbitrariness, and potential disrespect of the community because of the appearance of racial differentiation,” Hellerstein wrote.
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The investigation into a 10-month-old's death in Brooklyn last fall has turned criminal, with police arresting her father and charging him with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in her fatal overdose.
A medical autopsy following the death of Ruby Auster on Nov. 1, determined the baby died of "acute intoxication" from the combination of fentanyl and heroin, police said. Emergency personnel transported the child from a Park Slope address to a nearby hospital, but life-saving measures were not successful.
More than five months after her death, police arrested the child's father, Daniel Auster. He was arrested in Williamsburg and criminally charged after conferral with the district attorney's office in Brooklyn.
Attorney information for Auster was not immediately known.
The New York Times reported that the 44-year-old is the son of noted author, Paul Auster, who penned best sellers "City of Glass" and "4 3 2 1." The novelist declined to comment on the case.
Police arrested Daniel Auster 24 years after he was arrested on charges of possession of stolen property for stealing $3,000 from Andrew Melendez, a drug dealer killed in a notorious murder case in 1996. Auster pleaded guilty but was not implicated in the killing, The Times said.
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Easter Beach Run in Daytona draws runners of all ages for 2-, 4-mile courses on the sand
DAYTONA BEACH — After a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, 560 runners of all ages hit the sand Saturday morning for the 53rd Easter Beach Run.
One participant showed up with bells on — literally.
"I use them as a training aid," Jacksonville resident Lori Lott said.
The 58-year-old, who completed the 2-mile run, said the bells jingling on her shoes helps her pattern her breathing with her rhythm, keeping her from running out of breath.
Several other participants showed up wearing bunny ears.
"At my age, I’m going to do what I want to do and just have some fun with it," said Antonio White Sr., who did the 4-mile run.
The 64-year-old Daytona Beach resident donned brown bunny ears with gold sequins, which came as no surprise to his daughter.
"That's just my father," Samone McDonald said with a laugh. "He would probably wear those on any day."
The 39-year-old, along with her husband and their 4-year-old daughter, came from South Carolina to cheer on White, who placed 13th in his age division.
Back in business
The 2- and 4-mile races began at 11 a.m. Much shorter races for children took place at 10:30 a.m.
Chris Batista, the founder and owner of 5K Race Director and Run 4 a Cause, said it was a relief to to tell people the race would take place as scheduled this year.
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"We had so many people emailing us the past couple of years, asking about the race," Batista said. "It was hard to be that messenger."
The City of Daytona Beach established the Easter Beach Run — considered the state's longest-running footrace — in 1967 as an activity for visiting college students.
It begins and ends in front of the Bandshell.
For 14-year-old Savannah Heilman and 12-year-old William Heilman, siblings from Sanford, the race was another opportunity to compete with each other, as siblings are wont to do.
Each placed first in their age division in the 2-mile race.
"I'm so proud of them," Lisa Heilman, their mother, said. "They've come such a long way and they still enjoy it."
Lott, who placed 14th in her age division, said Daytona's hard-packed sand made for a better experience than when she's participated in races on softer sand.
"I almost blew my knee out on the shifting stuff," Lott said.
As for the bells, she plans on making them a tradition.
"It's a good training aid and that way people know I'm coming," Lott said.
Visit runsignup.com/Race/FL/DaytonaBeach/EasterBeachRun to view the full results.
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