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WHL
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Western Conference
B.C. Division
U.S. Division
Eastern Conference
East Division
Central Division
Note: Two points for a team winning in overtime or shootout; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns.
Wednesday's results
Winnipeg 6 Prince Albert 2
Thursday's results
Regina 4 Edmonton 3 (OT)
Friday's results
Winnipeg at Swift Current, 7 p.m.
Prince Albert at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.
Medicine Hat at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.
Kelowna at Prince George, 7 p.m.
Tri-City at Everett, 7:05 p.m.
Victoria at Vancouver, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday's games
Moose Jaw at Brandon, 7 p.m.
Swift Current at Saskatoon, 7 p.m.
Regina at Red Deer, 7 p.m.
Kelowna at Prince George, 6 p.m.
Edmonton at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.
Tri-City at Portland, 6 p.m.
Winnipeg at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.
Vancouver at Seattle, 6:05 p.m.
Kamloops at Spokane, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday's games
Regina at Calgary, 2 p.m.
Victoria at Everett, 4:05 p.m.
Tuesday's games
Lethbridge at Saskatoon, 7 p.m.
Wednesday's games
Regina at Brandon, 7 p.m.
Lethbridge at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.
Saskatoon at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.
Victoria at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.
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Silver, Macron meet to discuss goals with NBA back in Paris
PARIS (AP) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver had a meeting this week in Paris and was asked by a gracious host how he takes his coffee.
“Un sucre?” French President Emmanuel Macron asked.
Over that coffee, the leader of the NBA and the leader of France struck a deal to work together with hopes of continuing to grow the game of basketball internationally — a marriage of perfect timing, given how French star Victor Wembanyama is a few months from coming to the NBA and the Paris Olympics are about 18 months away.
The NBA announced some details Thursday, including a collaboration between the league and the LNB, which is France’s top pro league; events that France and the NBA will work on together as part of the buildup toward Paris 2024; expanded youth programs; and additional work toward growing the game in Africa, with both the league and France committing to further investments there including facilities capable of playing host to Basketball Africa League games.
“His belief, I think, is very similar certainly to the NBA’s about the power of sport to bring people together and what a constructive force it can be and even as a global engine to create commonality and empathy among people,” Silver said.
Macron, Silver said, happened to have his schedule align with a BAL game during a visit to Rwanda in the league’s inaugural playoffs. Macron watched the game with Rwandan President Paul Kagame.
“He’s very familiar with all our global plans, in Africa particularly,” Silver said.
Macron had other pressing matters on his schedule this week. At least 1.1 million people protested on the streets of Paris and other French cities Thursday amid nationwide strikes against plans to raise the retirement age, but Macron — who met with Silver on Wednesday in Paris, and was at a French-Spanish summit in Barcelona on Thursday — has said he will press ahead with the proposed pension reforms.
Basketball was likely only a brief distraction.
“I am delighted and proud of the NBA’s choice to make France and Paris one of its privileged playgrounds in the world,” Macron said. “It reflects the special and long-standing relationship that France has with the NBA. With the excellence of our training, the performance of our national teams and the hosting of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games, we now have the opportunity to go further and engage in a useful and lasting partnership for the benefit of French basketball, as well as in support of our development policy in Africa.”
The NBA is in the process of planning another game in Paris next year, Silver said; he spoke Thursday just before a game between the Chicago Bulls and Detroit Pistons, with Wembanyama and his family sitting courtside.
Silver and Macron also discussed plans for Paris 2024, including how the current schedule calls for preliminary games in Lille — about 140 miles north of Paris. That decision is not final, and has been the subject of some criticism given the high-profile status basketball has on the Olympic program.
“He assured us everything would be OK,” Silver said.
Other topics covered by Silver on Thursday included:
LABOR DEAL
Even though Silver and National Basketball Players Association executive director Tamika Tremaglio were in Paris this week, talks between the league and the union continued in New York.
“Our colleagues are back in New York, negotiating as we speak,” Silver said. “They’ve been meeting all week, just going issue by issue and trying to work through those issues that separate us. I would say, though, that I think we start from a very strong foundation.”
The NBA and its players have until Feb. 8 if either side wants to opt out of the current collective bargaining agreement. That deadline has been pushed back once already from mid-December, and it would not be a surprise if it gets pushed back again.
“There’s a strong sense of partnership between the players and the league,” Silver said. “That doesn’t mean we don’t have disagreements.”
Among the issues that the NBA and the NBPA have been discussing in recent weeks is a return to letting players enter the draft straight out high school without waiting a year — that move is expected to be included in the next CBA — along with what the league considers an “upper spending limit” that would significantly tighten the rules on how much teams can spend each year on their roster.
LEBRON’S RECORD
With LeBron James now perhaps just a couple of weeks away from catching Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and becoming the NBA’s career scoring leader, Silver revealed some of the notions the league is considering to pay tribute to the accomplishment.
“There’s no doubt we will stop that game and make sure we record for history, the ball, the basket, the uniform,” Silver said. “We’ll stop and make sure that we’ve done our jobs as the archivists of the NBA. At the same time, there’s that balance that they will be playing against a team that will very much want to win that night and not be distracted. Most likely we will do something in the moment, but then we will plan a larger celebration.”
James is on pace to break the record in early February — and if he does, it’s likely that the bigger celebration Silver spoke of would come at the NBA’s All-Star weekend in Salt Lake City later that month.
RETURN TO NORMALCY
The last time the NBA played in Paris before Thursday was January 2020 — just under two months before the league shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I actually remember when we were here then, that January in 2020, we started to see people wearing masks. People knew something was coming,” Silver said. “No one was predicting at that time that the world was going to shut down and we’d go on to play in a bubble, etc. Our hope is, of course, that we’ve bookended that pandemic, and the worst is behind us. We hope it is.”
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BROOKLYN (WPIX) – When Kim Crown got off the elevated subway train at Lorimer Street on July 5, she didn’t expect to see a cousin she barely knew, sitting on a bench and wearing tattered jeans.
“I work in a predominantly Hasidic Jewish community,” Crown told WPIX, “so you don’t see a lot of Asians.”
Crown suspected the man was her missing cousin, Jossiah Nguyen, 25, from Savannah, Georgia, who had told his parents he was stuck in New York.
“And I turned around and walked back to him and said his name,” Crown recalled. “And he responded.”
Crown had seen on social media that Nguyen went missing from home just before Mother’s Day, May 8.
His parents, Yen and Bien Nguyen, told WPIX during a Zoom interview their son has struggled emotionally since he finished high school. Jossiah once joyfully performed modern dance, especially break dancing, and enjoyed recording rap music.
“You know, it breaks your heart to see your son like that,” Yen Nguyen, Jossiah’s father, said. “I’m glad he’s still alive, but he doesn’t look well.”
Jossiah’s mother said her son tried to reach both parents on May 13, by way of Facebook Messenger, five days after he left Georgia, telling them he’d lost his wallet and phone.
“He was asking for help financially for a bus ticket to get back to Savannah,” Jossiah’s mom said.
She is tormented about her son’s follow-up call on Facebook.
“Unfortunately, I missed the call,” Bien Nguyen said, her voice breaking. “And we haven’t heard from him since.”
The parents came to New York City on Saturday, June 25, when they heard about Missing Persons Day. The event was organized by the Office of Chief Medical Examiner and the NYPD. While they were speaking to detectives, they learned their son had received a minor summons in Brooklyn the same day near a liquor store on Nostrand Avenue and St. John’s Place.
“We were able to actually see him on video, when he was summoned,” the mother said. “We actually went there. Nobody recognized him or gave us any leads.”
The parents learned their son’s phone had “pinged” at one point at Madison Plaza in lower Manhattan.
They didn’t hear about another sighting of Jossiah until July 5, when his father’s cousin got off the train and doubled back to the bench, on a hunch.
“He looked really skinny, dirty, you could tell he was living on the streets,” Kim Crown recalled. “He just had a winter coat next to him.”
Crown said she offered to help Jossiah, but he refused assistance.
“He just politely said, ‘I’m fine, I’m good, no thank you,'” she remembered.
Crown said her cousin was rolling a joint when she met him on the bench.
Jossiah’s parents are desperate to find him before he gets hurt. They have started a Facebook page called “JossiahNguyenMissingPerson.”
The young man’s mother is struggling to understand why he left home, knowing his parents would worry.
“I try to remember that I’m not in his shoes,” his mother said, her voice filled with emotion. “I haven’t had the same struggle with depression and those other things.”
The NYPD Missing Persons Squad normally advises New Yorkers to call 911 if they spot a missing, endangered person–or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
“The message is: his parents love him,” Yen Nguyen said. “We’ve always wanted the best for him.”
His mother is pleading with New Yorkers to help find her son.
“We just miss him, we love him, and we want him to be okay,” Bien Nguyen said.
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Douglass dunks their way past Martin Co. 73-53 at KHSAA Sweet 16
The Broncos used eight dunks and a devastating defense to win in opening round
Published: Mar. 17, 2023 at 12:30 AM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The Douglass Broncos made the most of their inaugural appearance at the KHSAA Boys’ Sweet 16 by dunking all over Martin County 73-53 in opening round action Thursday night.
The 11th region champions used a 3-headed attack from Melo Boone, Logan Busson, and Aveion Chenault who combined for 49 points while shooting 21-for-33 collectively.
Douglass’ defense was blinding with eleven blocks and 13 steals while limiting the 15th region champions to 35% shooting and opening a 30-point lead in the second half.
Douglass (32-2) has won 29 in a row and faces Male in Friday’s quarterfinals.
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Funding will accelerate expansion of connected communications infrastructure and create resilient, sustainable communities
TORONTO, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Today Ting Fiber, a subsidiary of global internet services leader Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) (TSX: TC), announced that it has secured up to $200 million USD in financing from Generate Capital—a leading sustainable infrastructure investment and operating platform. Generate's investment will accelerate Ting's deployment of next-generation communications infrastructure to municipalities across the United States looking for integrated digital and resilient energy solutions.
Both Ting and Generate are committed to building and operating infrastructure that supports resilient and decarbonized communities. Ting has changed the way its customers feel about their internet service provider and Generate's one-stop-shop business model is accelerating the adoption of sustainable smart cities solutions. The companies believe that their shared vision and collective expertise will expedite the roll-out of Ting fiber networks in the years ahead, connecting more residents and businesses to fiber, faster.
"We chose Generate because we wanted more than just a financing partner. We wanted their project management expertise, sustainability expertise and the wide range of capital solutions they offer——all of which will help Ting as we continue to rapidly scale our operations," said Elliot Noss, CEO of Tucows and Ting. "But most importantly, we respect and trust the team at Generate and look forward to working together for years to come."
Signed on August 8, 2022, this financing agreement provides Ting preferred equity of up to $200 million USD with no warrants attached, and with $60 million USD funded on close. The subsequent $140 million USD will be advanced as Ting achieves predetermined operational milestones.
With Generate's support, Ting will accelerate its network deployment and is poised to take full advantage of the coax-to-fiber transition opportunity across the United States.
"Generate is committed to bringing sustainable resources to communities and we are thrilled to work with a mission-aligned partner like Ting," said Andrew Marino, Senior Managing Director at Generate. "Ting brings expertise highly complementary to Generate's sustainable infrastructure know-how, and we look forward to deploying smart cities solutions with them to drive resource efficiency for municipalities over the long term."
Since launching in 2014, Ting has focused on strategically expanding its footprint, developing a successful customer acquisition and retention playbook, and has structured its operations for scale. Today Ting has a presence in 15 markets nationwide, with operations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia.
With this preferred equity financing, Tucows has reorganized its existing credit facility to exclude Ting and its subsidiaries from the security package and group of borrowers. More information on this financing announcement can also be found in the company's Form 10-Q, which will be filed Tuesday, August 9, 2022.
For more information about Tucows, its businesses or operations, please visit tucows.com. To learn more about Generate and its sustainable infrastructure services, please visit generatecapital.com.
About Ting Internet
Ting Internet provides Crazy Fast Fiber Internet® in select U.S. towns and cities. Ting Internet is committed to net neutrality and the open internet. More than that, Ting Internet is committed to being a part of improving the communities it serves by supporting and championing local good works. Ting Internet sponsors local programs, events, foundations, festivals, charities, and public services everywhere we go, investing in the future of the towns we serve.
About Tucows
Tucows helps connect more people to the benefit of internet access through communications service technology, domain services, and fiber-optic internet infrastructure.
Ting (https://ting.com) delivers fixed fiber Internet access with outstanding customer support. Wavelo (http://wavelo.com) is a telecommunications software suite for service providers that simplifies the management of mobile and internet network access; provisioning, billing and subscription; developer tools; and more. Tucows Domains (https://tucowsdomains.com) manages approximately 25 million domain names and millions of value-added services through a global reseller network of over 35,000 web hosts and ISPs. More information can be found on Tucows' corporate website (https://tucows.com).
Tucows, Ting, Wavelo, and Hover are registered trademarks of Tucows Inc. or its subsidiaries.
About Generate
Generate Capital, PBC is a leading sustainable infrastructure company driving the infrastructure revolution. Generate builds, owns, operates and finances solutions for clean energy, transportation, water, waste and digital infrastructure. Founded in 2014, Generate partners with over 40 technology and project developers and owns and operates more than 2,000 assets globally. Generate is the one-stop shop offering pioneers of the infrastructure revolution tailored funding and support needed to get projects built. Our Infrastructure-as-a-Service model delivers affordable, reliable and sustainable resources to thousands of customers, companies, communities, school districts and universities. Together, we are rebuilding the world. For more information, please visit www.generatecapital.com.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, who led the panel that investigated the Jan. 6 attacks, about the risk of giving access to security footage to Carlson.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, who led the panel that investigated the Jan. 6 attacks, about the risk of giving access to security footage to Carlson.
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The Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday posted lower-than-expected profit and revenue for its fiscal fourth quarter even as its streaming services did well, sending its shares lower in after-hours trading.
The company said it earned $162 million, or 9 cents per share, in the July-September quarter, nearly flat compared to $160 million, or 9 cents a share, a year earlier.
Excluding one-time items, Disney earned 30 cents per share. Analysts, on average, were expecting earnings of 56 cents per share on that basis, according to FactSet.
Revenue grew 9% to $20.15 billion from $18.53 billion. Analysts were expecting revenue of $21.27 billion.
Disney said it ended its fiscal year with more than 235 million subscribers to its streaming services. That’s above analysts’ expectations of 231.5 million.
The company plans to increase prices at Disney+ next month and also introduce a lower-priced version that includes advertisements. Currently, Disney+ is ad-free.
Disney+ added 12.1 million subscribers to bring the total 164.2 million as of Oct. 1. In comparison, Netflix — which is also adding an ad-supported tier to its streaming service — has about 223 million subscribers.
CEO Bob Chapek said the company still expects Disney+ to be profitable in 2024 “assuming we don not see a meaningful shift in the economic climate.”
Shares in Disney, which is based in Burbank, California, fell almost 8% in after-hours trading.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — With Republicans increasingly confident about victory in this year’s midterm elections, President Joe Biden dismissed the polls in a speech at Democratic Party headquarters Monday, saying there’s still time for “one more shift” that will help his party.
“If we get people out to vote, we win,” Biden said to scores of Democratic organizers who cheered and chanted as he entered the room for what he called his “closing argument.” Campaign workers around the country tuned in via livestream for the pep talk, delivered 15 days from Election Day.
The speech was Biden’s latest attempt to turn the midterms into a choice between Democrats and Republicans, rather than a referendum on his unpopular administration at a time of entrenched economic dissatisfaction.
Biden has largely steered clear of traditional campaign events around the country, in favor of speeches where he tries to frame the stakes for voters.
“The polls have been all over the place,” Biden said, adding that surveys have become increasingly unreliable for measuring public opinion. “Republicans ahead, Democrats ahead, Republicans ahead. But it’s going to close, I think, with seeing one more shift — Democrats ahead.”
He said Republicans would roll back progress on expanding health care coverage, limiting the cost of prescription drugs and increasing taxes on corporations.
“At least they’re being honest this time,” he said. “They’re telling you exactly what they want to do if they win.”
He added, “They’re so confident they’re going to win, they’re saying this without an ounce of shame.”
He accused them of “mega-MAGA, trickle-down politics in the extreme,” the latest iteration of Biden’s attempts to brand his political opponents. MAGA is short for Make America Great Again, former President Donald Trump’s slogan.
As usual, Biden singled out three Republican leaders for much of his scorn — House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California, Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and Sen. Rick Scott of Florida.
Scott, who leads the National Republican Senatorial Committee, has been Biden’s most popular foil because of his proposal to require that all federal laws be reauthorized every five years. Democrats describe the idea as a clear threat to popular entitlement programs.
“Let me be clear,” Biden said. “I will not cut Social Security. I will not cut Medicare.”
Biden stressed that the federal deficit has declined on his watch, a rebuttal to Republicans who accuse him of being too loose with spending.
“We, the Democrats, are the ones that are fiscally responsible,” he said. “Let’s get that straight now.”
After his speech, Biden shook hands with Democratic workers and took selfies with several of them. As he walked out, they chanted “let’s go Joe!”
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Associated Press writer Colleen Long contributed to this report.
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Fifty people have died after being abandoned in a tractor-trailer in the sweltering Texas heat, one of the worst tragedies to claim the lives of migrants smuggled across the border from Mexico to the U.S. More than a dozen people had been taken to hospitals, including four children.
A city worker heard a cry for help from the truck on a lonely San Antonio back road shortly before 6 p.m. Monday and discovered the gruesome scene, Police Chief William McManus said. Hours later, body bags lay spread on the ground near the trailer and bodies remained inside as authorities responded to the calamity.
Forty-six people were found dead near the scene, authorities said. Four more later died after being taken to hospitals, said Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff, the county’s top elected official,
Among the dead were 39 males and 11 females, he said.
San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg said those who died had “families who were likely trying to find a better life.”
“This is nothing short of a horrific human tragedy,” Nirenberg said.
It’s among the deadliest of the tragedies that have claimed thousands of lives in recent decades as people attempt to cross the U.S. border from Mexico. Ten migrants died in 2017 after being trapped inside a truck parked at a Walmart in San Antonio. In 2003, the bodies of 19 migrants were found in a sweltering truck southeast of San Antonio.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters aboard Air Force One that President Joe Biden was “closely monitoring the absolutely horrific and heartbreaking reports” from San Antonio.
Jean-Pierre pushed back against some Republican lawmakers who blamed the administration for the deaths and said it was focused on the victims and holding human smugglers accountable.
“The fact of the matter is, the border is closed, which is in part why you see people trying to make this dangerous journey using smuggling networks,” she said. “Our prayers are with those who tragically lost their lives, their loved ones as well as those still fighting for their lives. We’re also grateful for the swift work of federal, state and local first responders.”
The home countries of all of the migrants and how long they were abandoned on the side of the road were not immediately known.
Among them, 22 were from Mexico, seven from Guatemala and two from Honduras, Roberto Velasco Álvarez, head of the North America department in Mexico’s Foreign Relations Department, said on Twitter.
“Our condolences,” he tweeted. “All responsible will be brought to justice.”
South Texas has long been the busiest area for illegal border crossings. Migrants ride in vehicles through Border Patrol checkpoints to San Antonio, the closest major city, from which point they disperse across the United States.
Wolff said Tuesday that authorities believe the truck came from Laredo, a border city that is more than 150 miles (241 kilometer) south.
“They had just parked it on the side of the road,” Wolff said. “Apparently had mechanical problems and left it there. The sheriff thinks it came across from Laredo.”
Officials were trying to enlist help from neighboring counties to help with the number of bodies, he said.
Other incidents have occurred long before migrants reached the U.S. border. In December, more than 50 died when a semitrailer filled with migrants rolled over on a highway in southern Mexico. In October, Mexican authorities reported finding 652 migrants packed into six trailers near the U.S. border. They were stopped at a military checkpoint.
Officers arrived to find a body on the ground outside the trailer and a partially opened gate to the trailer. Three people were taken into custody, but it was unclear if they were definitively connected with human trafficking, McManus said. The trailer was gone Tuesday morning, and access to the area where it was found remained blocked.
The truck was abandoned on the outskirts of San Antonio, next to a railroad track in an area surrounded by auto scrapyards that brush up against a busy freeway.
Sixteen people were taken hospitals with heat-related illnesses, with four later dying. At least four were in critical condition, according to the hospitals. Among those were a 23-year-old woman in serious condition and an adolescent male in critical condition at University Hospital in San Antonio, Wolff said.
Those taken to the hospital were hot to the touch and dehydrated, and no water was found in the trailer, said Fire Chief Charles Hood.
“They were suffering from heat stroke and exhaustion,” Hood said. “It was a refrigerated tractor-trailer, but there was no visible working AC unit on that rig.”
Those in the trailer were part of a presumed migrant smuggling attempt into the United States, and the investigation was being led by U.S. Homeland Security Investigations, McManus said.
Big rigs emerged as a popular smuggling method in the early 1990s amid a surge in U.S. border enforcement in San Diego and El Paso, Texas, which were then the busiest corridors for illegal crossings.
Before that, people paid small fees to mom-and-pop operators to get them across a largely unguarded border. As crossing became exponentially more difficult after the 2001 terror attacks in the U.S., migrants were led through more perilous terrain and paid thousands of dollars more.
Heat poses a serious danger, particularly when temperatures can rise severely inside vehicles. Weather in the San Antonio area was mostly cloudy Monday, but temperatures approached 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius).
Some advocates drew a link to the Biden administration’s border policies. Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, policy director at the American Immigration Council, wrote that he had been dreading such a tragedy for months.
“With the border shut as tightly as it is today for migrants from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, people have been pushed into more and more dangerous routes. Truck smuggling is a way up,” he wrote on Twitter.
Migrants — largely from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador — have been expelled more than 2 million times under a pandemic-era rule in effect since March 2020 that denies them a chance to seek asylum but encourages repeat attempts because there are no legal consequences for getting caught. People from other countries, notably Cuba, Nicaragua and Colombia, are subject to Title 42 authority less frequently due to higher costs of sending them home, strained diplomatic relations and other considerations.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported 557 deaths on the southwest border in the 12-month period ending Sept. 30, more than double the 247 deaths reported in the previous year and the highest since it began keeping track in 1998. Most are related to heat exposure.
CBP has not published a death tally for this year but said that the Border Patrol performed 14,278 “search-and-rescue missions” in a seven-month period through May, exceeding the 12,833 missions performed during the previous 12-month period and up from 5,071 the year before.
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Spagat reported from San Diego. Associated Press reporters Ken Miller in Oklahoma City and Terry Wallace in Dallas contributed.
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Busted: Officers seize $11.9 million in meth at US-Mexico border
DEL RIO, Texas (Gray News) - Authorities say they have made their largest methamphetamine bust at a Texas port of entry.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection reports field operations officers in Del Rio seized meth valued at $11.9 million within a tractor-trailer on Monday.
According to the CBP, the drug bust was the largest methamphetamine seizure in port history.
The seizure occurred at the Del Rio International Bridge when a CBP officer stopped a 2016 Kenworth tractor-trailer hauling a shipment of diesel tank reservoir containers and referred it for a secondary inspection.
Authorities said they discovered 320 packages containing 1,337 pounds of alleged methamphetamine within the shipment. The narcotics were estimated to have a street value of $11.9 million.
Agents with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations said they are continuing the investigation.
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Relove by Revolution – an Exclusive $5 and Under Collection at Walmart
NEW YORK, April 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Revolution Beauty, British-based authority in quality, cruelty-free and accessible skincare and cosmetics, announces their expansion into United States mass retailer, Walmart. Growing the brand's accessibility and availability within the United States, this expansion marks the fourth major retailer to carry the brand's growing cosmetic assortment within the past three years.
Known for delivering low cost, high quality cosmetics that have earned virality across social platforms, including TikTok and Instagram, Revolution Beauty is recognized as one of the world's biggest players in the fast beauty space. The brand boasts a cosmetics and skincare portfolio inclusive of innovative and cruelty-free products within their eight brands: Makeup Revolution, I Heart Revolution, Revolution PRO, Revolution Skincare, Revolution Haircare, XX Revolution and, new and exclusive to Walmart, Relove by Revolution.
Expanding into over 2,500 Walmart locations throughout the U.S., the competitively priced $5 and under Relove by Revolution assortment will include a variety of offerings, spanning from a full eyebrow and foundation collection to trend driven innovations, such as Freckle Pens, Brushes, and Water Activated Liners. In addition, Walmart will now carry several Revolution products, including Reloaded Eyeshadow Palettes, Loose Baking Powders, Blur Sticks. Currently, the Revolution Relove Long Lash Lengthening Mascara, Revolution Relove Power Lash Volume Mascara, and Revolution Relove Power Brow Fix Clear are the best-selling products from the collection to date.
President of Revolution Beauty USA Sara Staniford weighs in on the brand's continued growth for 2023, stating, "As we continue to build Revolution Beauty's presence within the United States, we are incredibly excited to cultivate a new relationship with Walmart. We are confident that our new Relove by Revolution collection will resonate with the Walmart shopper, and look forward to the many exciting elements that this collaboration will entail."
"At Walmart, our purpose is to help people save money and live better – and for beauty that means delivering on trend, customer inspired items at accessible prices," says Creighton Kiper, Vice President, Merchandising, Beauty, Walmart U.S. "That's why we are so excited to welcome Revolution Beauty and their new exclusive line, Relove by Revolution to our growing assortment, providing our customers an exciting new collection for an exceptional value, all at $5 or less."
Revolution Beauty is now available at Walmart locations nationwide and on walmart.com.
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Makeup Revolution falls under Revolution Beauty PLC Umbrella, accompanied by I Heart Revolution, Revolution PRO and Revolution Skincare, Revolution Man, Revolution Haircare and BH Cosmetics. Revolution Beauty PLC is British-based, and available in over 60 countries worldwide. Revolution Beauty PLC was the fastest-growing beauty company in the UK (December 2018), according to The Sunday Times. Revolution Beauty celebrates diversity, embraces imperfection, encourages self-expression, and supports beauty in its many shapes and forms. All Revolution Beauty products are PETA-certified cruelty-free and never tested on animals. Revolution Beauty stands for Amazing Value, Astonishing Quality, Innovative Products, Beauty In Real Life, and is proudly ZERO RETOUCH & ZERO FILTER.
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(KTLA) – Burger King plans to turn up the heat this summer with new fiery chicken nuggets, a new take on one of the company’s staple menu items. A new frozen drink that has a hint of heat will also be introduced to menus nationwide, the company announced Monday
The fiery nuggets and the Frozen Fanta Kicken’ Mango drink will be available on menus for a limited time beginning on June 19 until Aug.17, according to a news release.
The nuggets will be coated with a spicy glaze to give them an extra kick, while the new drink will have a combination of mango, citrus and spicy chili flavors.
Burger King will also give out a small Frozen Fanta Kickin’ Mango drink for free to Royal Perk reward members to celebrate its release and to help keep customers cool on July 26, which is historically the hottest day of the year.
The one-day deal can only be redeemed on the Burger King app or website.
People interested in trying the new menu items can do so at a nearby Burger King restaurant.
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Shop Owner Turned Mayor of Emily Gets Sidewalks Fixed Along Highway 6
When construction on Highway 6 was completed in 2018 in the city of Emily, some business owners reported issues with flooding. Now, after running for public office, the owner of Emily Meats was able to help get sidewalks along the highway fixed to solve the problem.
With the road degrading and in need of being rebuilt, some businesses along the highway were left with back flooding and other issues. Reaching out to the city council didn’t yield results, so Tracy Jones, owner of Emily Meats, decided to do something himself.
In 2020, he ran for mayor with the goal of fixing a number of situations the town was dealing with. He won the election and sought out people to get the job done.
He was finally able to get MnDOT on board along with Richard Munch, Jim Helgrin, and the Anderson Brothers. They were able to sit down and decide on a mutual agreement.
There were still some challenges along the way, but Tracy is still thankful to be the town of Emily’s mayor.
“It has been a mixed blessing,” says Jones. “We have accomplished some good things, I’ve made some mistakes. It’s been a big learning process for me, there’s a lot more rules than I thought there ever would be.”
The sidewalks are now functioning properly with water draining out of the parking lots.
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Democratic senators are getting antsy over the lack of progress on legislation to avoid a national default and want House Democrats to begin working on a plan to force Republicans to vote on a bill to raise the debt limit.
Democratic senators want to avoid a summer standoff on extending the nation’s borrowing authority, which would rattle financial markets and the broader economy that may be heading toward a mild recession in the second half of the year.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) has shelved the idea of circulating a discharge petition to force a vote on a clean debt limit increase, opting instead to put pressure on Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to schedule such a vote himself.
But McCarthy is showing no signs of backing down from his demand that President Biden agree to big spending cuts in exchange for raising the debt ceiling, even as Biden refuses to negotiate and House Republicans have been unable to unite on specific demands.
That’s led some Senate Democrats to say their House counterparts should start working on a procedural maneuver known as a discharge petition as an emergency backup plan in case McCarthy continues to dig in his heels.
“I think that they should definitely file a discharge petition in the House. I think they should file a couple of bills that provide a menu of options. They should file a number of options and then be prepared to move forward on discharge petition,” said Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), who served in the House leadership before winning election to the Senate.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said he’s “deeply concerned” about the danger of a national default later this year.
“Every passing day leaves me more deeply concerned because they don’t seem to be constructively interested in a path forward,” he added of House Republicans.
Blumenthal expressed pessimism about negotiating a deal with McCarthy, who has yet to offer a detailed plan for reducing spending. Democrats say such a plan would need to be the starting point of any talks.
“At some point they will have to move forward with a discharge petition,” he predicted of House Democrats. “As we come closer to cataclysmic financial meltdown, I think the pressure will build on Republicans to be realistic.”
Blumenthal said “there should be consideration” of moving a discharge petition soon, adding: “It ought to be begin as soon as necessary.”
Members of the House minority can use the House discharge rule to bring a bill to the floor without the support of the majority’s leadership by collecting signatures from a majority of the chamber’s members.
Democrats control 213 House seats, which means they would need at least five Republicans to get the 218 signatures they need.
Democrats in both chambers think they could get a handful of moderate Republicans to sign a petition to circumvent McCarthy to avoid a default if there doesn’t appear to be another viable option, though none have publicly said they would do so.
Jeffries waved aside the possibility of moving a discharge petition when asked about it at a press conference last month.
“The most viable option right now is for the extreme MAGA Republicans in the House to get their act together and do what they consistently did when Donald Trump was the president of the United States of America,” he told reporters, noting the House raised the debt ceiling three times under Trump “without fanfare.”
Using a discharge petition to force a vote on a bill is time-consuming and would take weeks to complete — perhaps as long as two and a half months.
Any debt limit measure to be moved with a discharge petition would have to be referred to a House committee at least 30 days before attempting to move it to the floor.
Further complicating the picture, lawmakers may also have to file a motion to discharge a rule from the GOP-controlled Rules Committee establishing the process for how the debt-limit measure is handled on the floor.
And the House’s Rule XV states that motions to discharge bills and resolutions from committees shall be in order only on the second and fourth Mondays of a month.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said she favors House Democrats circulating a discharge petition to move a clean debt-limit increase “if that’s what it takes” to get it passed.
“We need a clean debt limit,” she said.
Warren noted it could take weeks to collect 218 signatures and navigate the complicated procedures in the House, adding “so get started now.”
She warned that it’s hard to know in advance when exactly the Treasury Department is going to run out of flexibility to continue paying the nation’s debts.
“The ‘x date’ can be tricky to set with precision. What’s nuts is that the Republicans are trying to run us right up next to it. There’s no reason for that other political theater,” she said.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen informed McCarthy and other congressional leaders on Jan. 19 that the Treasury Department had begun using “extraordinary measures” to keep the government from defaulting.
“The period of time that extraordinary measures may last is subject to considerable uncertainty, including the challenges of forecasting the payments and receipts of the U.S. government months into the future,” she wrote.
Some Democratic senators worry the date when the nation faces default may arrive without enough advance warning to give House Democrats the time they need to discharge a clean debt limit bill to the floor for a vote before disaster strikes.
There’s growing pessimism in both chambers that McCarthy and Biden will agree to any deal to raise the debt ceiling and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), who will be back in the Capitol Monday after a five-week absence because of a concussion, has not given any signs that he will step in to broker a compromise, as he did during the 2011 debt-limit standoff.
Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), a close friend of McCarthy, told Punchbowl News that he had “never been more pessimistic about where we stand with the debt ceiling.”
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) said that he doesn’t see Republicans willing to back down anytime soon, based on his conversations with House members.
“I talked to some of the House members from Oregon. They gave me description of what it feels like on the House side …. It sounds like the mode of operation is to drive the nation off the cliff,” he said.
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Unveiled ahead of Groceryshop '22, consumer study underscores the importance of brand and retailer focus on the omnichannel shopper experience
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Acosta, a global integrated sales and marketing services leader, today previewed results of its Online Grocery Landscape Report, a new shopper insights study on the attitudes and preferences surrounding online grocery shopping habits. Conducted this summer through Acosta's proprietary Shopper Community, the research found that nearly 60% of those buying online groceries started in the past two years, and nearly one in five online grocery shoppers intend to do more of their shopping online in the next year.
The new study shows that consumer grocery shopping behavior continues to evolve alongside the ongoing acceleration of digital commerce and innovation in traditional retail. Acosta will share its findings at Groceryshop on Sept. 19-22 in Las Vegas.
"More than half of American households are buying groceries online at least occasionally, compelling the need for retailers to provide more personalized and enhanced experiences around value, convenience, and food discovery in order to increase their share of omnichannel shoppers," said John Carroll, Chief Growth Officer at Acosta. "Since most online grocery consumers shop the same retailers online and in-store, the brands and retailers that offer strong online and in-store shopping solutions are best positioned to win by nurturing even deeper consumer loyalty. And as wallets tighten due to inflation and shoppers do more pre-shop planning online, an omnichannel focus becomes even more critical."
Insights from Acosta's proprietary Shopper Community illustrate the new normal in the online grocery space along with evolving expectations and opportunities in the omnichannel marketplace.
- Consistent with levels observed in fall 2021, half of U.S. shoppers are at least occasionally purchasing grocery items online.
- More than half (57%) of online grocery shoppers say they stick with the retailers they shop in-store, thus providing omnichannel-focused retailers with a big advantage in building loyalty with consumers.
- A significant majority of online pickup shoppers (7 in 10) go into the store when picking up an order, mainly to grab a forgotten item or to pick out something personally. This shopping behavior presents an opportunity to re-engage the shopper in store.
- Top online grocery retailers are getting high marks for shopper satisfaction, but shoppers still desire better ease of finding deals, product availability, and reasonable delivery/pickup fees.
- Consumers are still experimenting and determining their preferred delivery fulfillment options, with only 57% using a single mode. Millennials are utilizing at-home delivery at nearly twice the rate of Baby Boomers.
- Nearly one-third of online grocery shoppers use subscriptions, with pet needs and coffee/tea at the top of the list.
- While 46% of shoppers utilize retailer websites to place orders, there is slow adoption to retailer apps with more than a quarter of respondents declaring that they currently do not use retailer apps.
- Digital coupons are embraced by 80% of online shoppers, with younger shoppers more likely to look for them while they shop.
- The balance between online and brick and mortar continues to evolve, with more online grocery shoppers preferring the in-store experience for discount opportunities and new product discovery.
Acosta conducted the research in June of 2022 through its proprietary Shopper Community with input from more than 750 U.S. online grocery shoppers across a range of age groups, behaviors, and preferences. A summary of the report's key findings is available on Acosta's website. An infographic detailing the report findings can be accessed here.
Groceryshop 2022 in Las Vegas is focused on the rise of eCommerce and the changing consumer behavior reshaping the industry. With a firm grasp on the consumer mindset from a CPG and retailer perspective, Acosta is a leading provider of market insight on omnichannel and digital commerce solutions.
The Acosta leadership team will be onsite at Groceryshop, Booth 247 in Mandalay Bay, to provide further details about the Online Grocery Landscape Report and the company's comprehensive omnichannel solutions and technologies that enable clients to succeed in the grocery space. Acosta's digital commerce solutions include e-commerce insights and analytics, e-account management and retailer.com strategy, demand generation and retail media, full-service Amazon growth, digital shelf monitoring and optimization, and content syndication and management services.
Acosta will be joined by 345, a cloud-based platform changing how retailers and brands manage their businesses, and OeP, an Acosta-owned company with an end-to-end suite of solutions for brands to maximize their business on Amazon. Attendees are invited to book time with Acosta at Groceryshop at this link.
Acosta's suite of progressive, commerce-centric solutions enables today's biggest brands, retailers, and foodservice providers to win in the modern marketplace. Since 1927, Acosta has developed trusted relationships and unmatched scale. In a complex and fast-evolving omnichannel world, Acosta's network of companies allows us to connect with shoppers wherever they are. Through data-backed growth strategies and exceptional customer experiences, we are connecting tomorrow's commerce today. https://www.acosta.com/
345's fully integrated platform is changing how retailers and brands manage their business and plan for the future with the smart integration of store planning, merchandising, sales, and marketing. https://www.345.global
With 20+ years of collective experience, OeP helps brands capitalize on Amazon's growth, using data-driven strategies executed by experts, enabled by technology, and aligned with Amazon's dynamic platform and KPIs. http://www.oepcompany.com
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OSLO, Norway, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
First quarter highlights
- First fish tanks and related technical installations at Indre Harøy completed and put into operation
- First smolt batch released at Indre Harøy late March as per original timeline – next smolt release planned in Q2 2022
- Batch 1 performing in line with expectations – stable farm conditions with strong initial feed numbers and low mortality – average weight of ~725 grams as of 21 May
- Phase 1 construction continuing according to plan – phase 1 capex estimate unchanged
- Initiated phase 2 preparations at Indre Harøy – signed Heads of Terms with Artec Aqua for phase 2 build-out
- Available liquidity of NOK 1,056 million per 31 March 2022 including committed undrawn credit facilities and adjusted for April 2022 private placement
Subsequent events
- Completed NOK 300 million private placement to partly fund planned Indre Harøy phase 2 build out and smolt facility expansion
All 12 fish tanks in phase 1 are now assembled with most of the structures and buildings completed. Following a period of testing and commissioning started in December last year with the first part of the facility commenced operations late March.
Capex during the first quarter amounted to 244 million. In addition, NOK 13.5m of internal G&A were capitalized. Q1 2022 saw good progress at the construction site. Together with timing effects as to delivery dates of high value equipment, this contributed to the high Q1 capex.
Following an extensive commissioning and testing period commenced already in December, Salmon Evolution took over the first part of the facility on 26 March. The handover included inter alia the water intake station and the first two fish tanks together with connecting infrastructure and technical installations. Later the same day, Salmon Evolution successfully completed its first smolt release consisting of about 100,000 smolt with an average weight of around 300 grams. Following the positive confirmation of the fish transfer process and a customary short adaption period for the fish, initial feeding commenced.
Along with the Company's technicians being accustomed with the facility, feeding has been gradually increased. Throughout this process feed waste has been carefully monitored to avoid overfeeding. The Company is very pleased to see that the fish is responding very well to feeding and on 30 April a significant milestone was reached when the daily feeding volume for the first time exceeded 1 ton, which represented more than 2% of the standing biomass. The positive trend has continued in May with average daily feeding exceeding 2% of the biomass.
Commenting on the development, CEO Håkon André Berg, said:
"Since we started construction back in May 2020, the first smolt release has been the moment that we all have been waiting for. I am extremely proud of our organization and the fact that we have been able to adhere to our ambitious timeline, even with the challenges faced us during the pandemic.
"At the same time, this is just the beginning. As we now move forward, our number one priority is the biology in our farm. Good biology will improve fish quality and translate into strong growth, which finally will be reflected in the financial performance. With our organization now totaling almost 50 highly skilled employees, I am more confident than ever in our mission - extending the ocean potential."
In addition, on 7 February 2022 Salmon Evolution announced that the company had entered into a Heads of Terms with Artec Aqua for the phase 2 build-out at Indre Harøy. Phase 2 is expected to in principle be identical to phase 1 and add a further 7,900 tons HOG of annual production, bringing the total planned production volume to 15,800 tons HOG per annum. The final design and construction agreement will include financing reservations providing Salmon Evolution with the necessary flexibility to align the phase 2 build out with the Company's overall financing plan.
Further, on 5 April 2022 Salmon Evolution completed a private placement raising gross proceeds of NOK 300 million at a subscription price of NOK 9.00 per share. The private placement attracted strong interest from Norwegian, Nordic and international high-quality investors and was significantly oversubscribed. The net proceeds from the private placement will be used to (i) partly fund the second phase of the Indre Harøy facility, (ii) smolt facility expansion and (iii) for general corporate purposes.
Summary and outlook
Since Salmon Evolution was listed on Euronext Growth in September 2020, all eyes have been set at our targeted Q1 2022 milestone – first smolt release. The Company is very pleased to see that this target was achieved, transforming this ground-breaking building project at Indre Harøy into a full-fledged farming operation.
Moreover, after nearly two months of production the operating KPIs look very promising. The feeding has increased steadily throughout the period and stabilized at a level in line with the targets set out in our production plan which should yield an annualized production of 7,900 tons HOG for each phase.
The organization across the Group now totals nearly 50 skilled employees. The process leading up to the smolt release followed by initial operations have already provided our employees with valuable experience, strongly benefitting the next phase 1 construction milestones and upcoming smolt releases. Furthermore, these experiences will be vital as we move into our planned phase 2 expansion.
The Company also aims to utilize these experiences in our international expansion, first in Korea through our K Smart joint venture where initial design and engineering activities continued in the first quarter with K Smart also retaining Billund Aquaculture to assist in this respect.
With Salmon Evolution soon entering the operational and commercial phase, the Company is very pleased to see that the market fundamentals for salmon remain very strong. The average Fish Pool salmon price was NOK 80.0/kg in Q1 2022 compared to NOK 54.3/kg in Q1 2021, representing an increase of 47% year over year. Looking at the forward prices for the remainder of 2022, this points to a full year 2022 salmon price of more than NOK 80/kg. In comparison the full year salmon price for 2021 was NOK 58.4/kg. The Company also notes that airfreight costs for in particular the Asian market has been at elevated levels following the pandemic and war in Ukraine, resulting substantially higher salmon prices locally, e.g. in South Korea.
Looking at 2022 most analysts now expect neutral or slightly negative global supply growth which should support a scenario with high salmon prices. Salmon Evolution sees a significant demand growth potential for salmon over the coming decade subject to the industry being able to grow the supply side. In this context the Company remains firm in its belief that land-based farming will need to play an important role alongside conventional farming.
With our first fish now enjoying its new life at Indre Harøy and steadily growing every day, we look forward to first harvest during the fourth quarter and well ahead of year end. Salmon Evolution remains confident that 2022 will be a landmark year for the Company setting the stage for significant growth in the years to come. This in turn will enable Salmon Evolution to take a global frontrunner position in the future development of land-based salmon farming.
Results presentation
CEO Håkon André Berg and CFO Trond Håkon Schaug-Pettersen will present the results by webcast today, Tuesday 24 May at 08:00 a.m. CEST.
The presentation and subsequent Q&A will be held in English.
The presentation can be accessed at www.salmonevolution.no, or with the following link: https://streams.eventcdn.net/salmonevolution/2022q1/
For further information, please contact:
Håkon André Berg, CEO, Salmon Evolution
hakon.andre.berg@salmone.no
+47 41 19 22 57
Trond Håkon Schaug-Pettersen, CFO, Salmon Evolution
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Acquisition expands Forsman & Bodenfors into Ireland and strengthens strategic, creative and digital marketing services
NEW YORK and DUBLIN, April 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW) the challenger network built to transform marketing, announced the acquisition of In the Company of Huskies (Huskies), a creative agency with digital DNA based in Ireland, to join the Forsman & Bodenfors Global Creative Collective. Huskies adds award-winning strategic, creative, and digital marketing capabilities, and further scales Forsman & Bodenfors' footprint across Europe as the collective accelerates momentum with new client wins and service offerings.
"Huskies has built a powerful digital-first operation that we believe will complement the creativity and communications expertise at Forsman & Bodenfors at a time when the agency's momentum is building worldwide," said Mark Penn, chairman and CEO, Stagwell.
In addition to traditional omnichannel capabilities, Huskies blends behavioural science, and creativity, with social, search, technology and development services to help create pulling power for brands in the connected world, enabling a range of B2C and B2B International clients to deepen their connections with their customers.
In the Company of Huskies includes Allianz, Slack, Nissan, Smurfit Kappa, Guinness Storehouse, and Fáilte Ireland, the National Tourism Development Authority, among its clients, and it is the recent recipient of AME and EPICA awards for Allianz Ireland and Women's Aid for 'The World's Strongest Women.'
"We are delighted to welcome Huskies to the Forsman & Bodenfors Collective. Our mission is to make ideas that change things, and Huskies has deep digital DNA coupled with the big brand thinking and creative firepower that supports that goal," said Toby Southgate, global CEO, Forsman & Bodenfors. "By joining forces, we all at Forsman can only benefit from access to their digital expertise and unique approach to helping brands drive attraction as well as attention in today's crowded market. I'm excited to roll up our sleeves and get started with Jonathan and the team."
"What an exciting next chapter for Huskies. Our ambition is to create the best work in the world for our clients, and if we are to achieve this, alignment with one of the top creative brands in Europe is a key next step in our journey," said Jonathan Forrest, CEO, Huskies. "We've been hugely impressed by the vision and creative expertise of Toby and the Forsman & Bodenfors team, and look forward to the opportunities that working in a collaboration-focused network like Stagwell will open up for our people, our clients and the agency."
In the coming months, Huskies will be renamed F&B Huskies. Jonathan Forrest will remain CEO of the agency. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
About In the Company of Huskies
In the Company of Huskies is an international award-winning creative agency with deep digital DNA based in Dublin, Ireland. The agency has a proven track record of delivering innovative solutions for clients in a range of industries, including Allianz, Slack, Nissan, Smurfit Kappa, Kerrygold, Fáilte Ireland, the National Tourism Development Authority, the Guinness Storehouse, and Google.
About Forsman & Bodenfors
Forsman & Bodenfors is a global creative collective transforming our clients' business with ideas that change things. We work with some of the world's most human brands including Volvo, SK-II, Google, Goldman Sachs, Polestar, Diageo, P&G, Crocs, LG, General Mills and H&M. Forsman & Bodenfors is one of the most globally awarded agencies across creativity and innovation, with key accolades including Cannes Lions: Top 3 Independent Agency of the Decade; Contagious Pioneers; Fast Company: Most Innovative Companies; Digiday: Most Collaborative Culture. Forsman and Bodenfors is also the first and only global creative agency to receive both the global 3% Certification, and global certification from Fair Pay Workplace. We have 400 people across six offices in Gothenburg, Stockholm, New York, Singapore, Shanghai and Toronto.
About Stagwell
Stagwell is the challenger network built to transform marketing. We deliver scaled creative performance for the world's most ambitious brands, connecting culture-moving creativity with leading-edge technology to harmonize the art and science of marketing. Led by entrepreneurs, our 13,000+ specialists in 34+ countries are unified under a single purpose: to drive effectiveness and improve business results for their clients. Join us at www.stagwellglobal.com.
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The body of a man who drowned has been recovered in Lake Guntersville after a search began on Friday.
Jeffrey S. Abston, 65, tried to help rescue a dog and lost his life, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.
“(Abston) exited a pontoon boat to assist in the retrieval of a dog but never resurfaced,” the agency said in a press release.
Troopers with the agency’s Marine Patrol Division responded to help local authorities search for Abston.
At about 9:20 a.m. on Sunday, Albston’s body was recovered near where he went missing, in South Sauty in Jackson County.
The agency is continuing to investigate.
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Concerns regarding payroll disruption at St. Joseph Health
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - St. Joseph Health and its parent company CommonSpirit Health have responded to complaints of payroll issues that began flooding into KBTX last week.
Multiple St. Joseph Health staff, including hourly employees and contractors, claim their paychecks were incorrect. Those employees shared concerns about a lack of pay and few answers from managers. They also say it is possible funds will be pulled from a handful of future paychecks.
CommonSpirit called the issue a payroll system disruption in a statement Monday.
“Our people are our top priority and we regret the stress and frustration that the payroll system disruption has caused. We are working with our employees to answer questions, address payment discrepancies and provide financial and other assistance to those who may need it. We are committed to ensuring our employees are paid accurately, and will continue to work with them directly to resolve any concerns. We are grateful for the commitment, grace and professionalism our staff have demonstrated during this challenging time.”
CommonSpirit, which owns 140 hospitals including St. Joseph, was the victim of a ransomware attack in October. This impacted payments and patient care in multiple locations across the country.
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(The Hill) — The Ford Motor Co. is planning to cut at least 1,000 employees in North America, largely from its engineering department.
A company spokesperson told The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday that the company began informing some salaried employees that their jobs will be cut in the following weeks.
The spokesperson also told the media outlet that managers informed employees that layoffs were coming in meetings on Monday, asking the affected teams to work from home for the rest of the week.
The Hill has reached out to Ford for comment and more information.
The news comes nearly a week after initial reports of another round of layoffs happening at the company. The latest cuts impacted employees who worked in the company’s electric vehicle (EV) and software division, as well as those who work in Ford’s gas-engine side of the business.
Ford also had a round of layoffs last August, cutting about 3,000 white-collar and contract employees. The company announced in January that it was starting to cut 3,800 jobs in its European departments.
General Motors and Stellantis, the maker of Jeep, also announced layoffs of their workforce earlier this year.
Ford expects to lose $3 billion in operating profit on its EVs business in 2023, the Journal reported.
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As Amazon grows, so does its eye on consumers
(AP) - From what you buy online, to how you remember tasks, to when you monitor your doorstep, Amazon is seemingly everywhere.
And it appears the company doesn’t want to halt its reach anytime soon. In recent weeks, Amazon has said it will spend billions of dollars in two gigantic acquisitions that, if approved, will broaden its ever growing presence in the lives of consumers.
This time, the company is targeting two areas: health care, through its $3.9 billion buyout of the primary care company One Medical, and the “smart home,” where it plans to expand its already mighty presence through a $1.7 billion merger with iRobot, the maker of the popular robotic Roomba vacuum.
Perhaps unsurprisingly for a company known for its vast collection of consumer information, both mergers have heightened enduring privacy concerns about how Amazon gathers data and what it does with it. The latest line of Roombas, for example, employ sensors that map and remember a home’s floor plan.
“It’s acquiring this vast set of data that Roomba collects about people’s homes,” said Ron Knox, an Amazon critic who works for the anti-monopoly group Institute for Local Self-Reliance. “Its obvious intent, through all the other products that it sells to consumers, is to be in your home. (And) along with the privacy issues come the antitrust issues, because it’s buying market share.”
Amazon’s reach goes well beyond that. Some estimates show the retail giant controls roughly 38% of the U.S. e-commerce market, allowing it to gather granular data about the shopping preferences of millions of Americans and more worldwide. Meanwhile, its Echo devices, which house the voice assistant Alexa, have dominated the U.S. smart speaker market, accounting for roughly 70% of sales, according to estimates by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners.
Ring, which Amazon purchased in 2018 for $1 billion, monitors doorsteps and helps police track down crime — even when users might not be aware. And at select Amazon stores and Whole Foods, the company is testing a palm-scanning technology that allows customers to pay for items by storing biometric data in the cloud, sparking concerns about risks of a data breach, which Amazon has attempted to assuage.
“We treat your palm signature just like other highly sensitive personal data and keep it safe using best-in-class technical and physical security controls,” the company said on a website that provides information about the technology.
Even consumers who actively avoid Amazon are still likely to have little say about how their employers power their computer networks, which Amazon — along with Google — has long dominated through its cloud-computing service AWS.
“It’s hard to think of another organization that has as many touch points as Amazon does to an individual,” said Ian Greenblatt, who heads up tech research at the consumer research and data analytics firm J.D. Power. “It’s almost overwhelming, and it’s hard to put a finger on it.”
And Amazon — like any company — aims to grow. In the past few years, the company has purchased the Wi-Fi startup Eero and partnered with the construction company Lennar to offer tech-powered houses. With iRobot, it would gain one more building block for the ultimate smart home — and, of course, more data.
Customers can opt out of having iRobot devices store a layout of their homes, according to the vacuum maker. But data privacy advocates worry the merger is another way Amazon could suck up information to integrate into its other devices or use to target consumers with ads.
In a statement, Amazon spokesperson Lisa Levandowski denied that’s what the company wants to do.
“We do not use home maps for targeted advertising and have no plans to do so,” Levandowski said.
Whether that will relieve concerns is another matter, especially in light of research about Amazon’s other devices. Earlier this year, a group of university researchers released a report that found voice data from Amazon’s Echo devices are used to target ads to consumers — something the company had denied in the past.
Umar Iqbal, a postdoc at the University of Washington who led the research, said he and his colleagues found Echo devices running third-party Skills, which are like apps for Alexa, that communicate with advertisers.
Levandowski said consumers can opt out of receiving “interest-based” ads by adjusting their preferences on Amazon’s advertising preferences page. She also said Amazon doesn’t share Alexa requests with advertising networks.
Skills that collect personal information are required to post their privacy policies on a detail page in Amazon’s store, according to the company. Researchers, however, found only 2% of Skills are clear about their data collection practices, and the vast majority don’t mention Alexa or Amazon at all.
For companies like Amazon, data collection is for more than just data’s sake, noted Kristen Martin, a professor of technology ethics at the University of Notre Dame.
“You can almost see them just trying to paint a broader picture of an individual,” Martin said. “It’s about the inferences that they’re able to draw about you specifically, and then you compared to other people.”
Amazon’s One Medical deal, for instance, has sparked questions about how the company would handle personal health data that would fall into its lap.
Should the deal close, Levandowski said customers’ health information will be handled separately from all other Amazon businesses. She also added Amazon wouldn’t share personal health information outside of One Medical for “advertising or marketing purposes of other Amazon products and services without clear permission from the customer.”
But Lucia Savage, a chief privacy officer at the chronic care provider Omada Health, said that doesn’t mean One Medical wouldn’t be able to get data from other arms of Amazon’s business that could help it better profile its patients. The information just has to flow one way, she said.
To be sure, privacy concerns are not limited to Amazon. In the aftermath of Roe v Wade being overturned, for instance, Google said it would automatically get rid of information about users who visit abortion clinics amid pressure from Democratic lawmakers. Meanwhile, Meta, which owns Facebook, settled a class action lawsuit in February over its use of “cookies” about a decade ago that tracked users after they logged off Facebook.
But unlike Meta and Google, whose focus is mainly on selling ads, Amazon might benefit more from collecting data because its primary goal is to sell products, said Alex Harman, director of competition policy at the anti-monopoly group Economic Security Project.
“For them, data is all about getting you to buy more and be locked into their stuff,” Harman said.
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DURHAM, N.C., June 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leyline Renewable Capital, a leading provider of flexible capital solutions for renewable energy developers, today announced a partnership with utility-scale battery storage developer Grid Connected Infrastructure, LLC (GCI). Leyline's commitment will enable GCI to develop large-scale standalone battery energy storage system projects (BESS) across the U.S.
Founded in 2022, GCI has the goal of developing over one gigawatt of large-scale BESS capacity across the U.S. over the next four years. GCI President Mitch Bauer has been developing BESS systems since the utility-scale industry first became viable. Mitch spent a decade at major independent power producers where he developed more than 700 megawatts of utility-scale projects that are operating or under construction today.
Leyline's Growth Capital provided GCI with a non-dilutive loan facility of up to $22.5M to launch its greenfield project development process. With Leyline's financing, Mitch will be able to move quickly to acquire key real estate assets and build an expert development team over the next two years.
Leyline Growth Capital facilitates rapid growth for small, early-stage startups like GCI that have previous development and operational experience but lack assets or cash flow. In contrast to early-stage private equity investment, which invests in new teams in exchange for equity, Leyline Growth Capital provides non-dilutive debt. The loan is short-term, typically three to five years, and can be used to finance business development, fund acquisitions, and cover overhead.
"At Leyline, we believe that large-scale energy storage is critical for a reliable, low-carbon electric grid," said Erik Lensch, Leyline CEO. "Based on Mitch's excellent development track record and his strategic vision, we are excited to support GCI to expand energy storage capacity across the U.S."
GCI will be launching at least six projects over the next six months in tradable markets such as CAISO, NYISO, and ERCOT.
About Leyline Renewable Capital
Leyline Renewable Capital invests in the development, construction, and financing of renewable energy projects. Backed by a team of seasoned investors with deep experience in the renewable industry, Leyline provides financing that bridges the gap between development and construction. By investing in the pre-construction phase of renewable energy projects, Leyline accelerates the development process and help developers scale their business. Leyline leverages a broad base of experience in greenfield project development, design, construction, and finance with an extensive network of relationships with industry leaders to provide support and capital for projects from concept to commercial operation.
About GCI, LLC
GCI is an independent energy infrastructure development firm focused on utility scale energy storage projects. Our leadership consists of highly experienced energy storage project developers, who have worked in energy storage project development since 2013. GCI creates and systematically de-risks large-scale energy storage projects in a disciplined manner. Our data-driven, real-estate forward approach allows us to identify and secure project sites with lower than market development risk. Our experience bringing battery storage projects from idea to operation in markets like CAISO and ERCOT honed our skills and informed our strategy. Leyline's financing will provide us with both the funds to support greenfield project development and the working capital to build an industry-leading team.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Jeff Bezos’ rocket company suffered its first launch failure Monday. No one was aboard, only science experiments.
The Blue Origin rocket veered off course over West Texas about a minute after liftoff. The capsule’s launch abort system immediately kicked in, lifting the craft off the top. Several minutes later, the capsule parachuted onto the remote desert floor.
Blue Origin's launch commentary went silent when the capsule catapulted off the rocket, later announcing: “It appears we've experienced an anomaly with today's flight. This wasn't planned."
The mishap occurred as the rocket was traveling nearly 700 mph (1,126 kph) at an altitude of about 28,000 feet (8,500 meters). There was no video shown of the rocket - only the capsule - after the failure occurred. The rocket usually lands upright on the desert floor and then is recycled for future flights; clearly, that did not happen this time.
Launch commentator Erika Wagner said the capsule managed to escape successfully, with the webcast showing it reaching a maximum altitude of more than 37,000 feet (11,300 meters). Thirty-six experiments were on board, half sponsored by NASA.
“Booster failure on today’s uncrewed flight. Escape system performed as designed,” the company tweeted later.
No further details were provided.
It was the 23rd flight for the New Shepard program, named after the first American in space, Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard. The same kind of rocket and capsule have been used to carry paying passengers on 10-minute rides to the edge of space. It was the ninth flight for this rocket.
Its most recent passenger flight was just last month. Bezos was on the first New Shepard crew last summer. Altogether, Blue Origin has carried 31 people to the edge of space. The company's headquarters is in Kent, Washington.
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Beth Moore made headlines when she left the Southern Baptist church. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks her about that and about surviving sexual abuse. Moore's memoir is "All My Knotted-Up Life."
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Beth Moore made headlines when she left the Southern Baptist church. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks her about that and about surviving sexual abuse. Moore's memoir is "All My Knotted-Up Life."
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The FBI is looking into the death of an intellectually disabled inmate at a Virginia prison who’s been identified as “a possible victim of a crime,” the agency said in a document reviewed Monday by The Associated Press, months after a federal lawsuit was filed alleging the man was fatally beaten by correctional officers.
The February 2022 death of Charles Givens, who was serving time for murder at the Marion Correctional Treatment Center, is the subject of a federal lawsuit alleging Givens was “sadistically tortured” and beaten before being found unresponsive at the southwest Virginia facility.
“This case is currently under investigation by the FBI,” said an email from an FBI victim specialist addressed to an attorney for Givens’ sister. “A criminal investigation can be a lengthy undertaking, and, for several reasons, we cannot tell you about its progress at this time.”
The email was dated Sunday and shared with the AP by Kym Hobbs, Givens’ sister and the plaintiff in the lawsuit filed in February. Nothing in the message indicated the scope or target of the apparent investigation.
Hobbs, who said the email marked the first correspondence she’d had with the FBI about her brother’s death, said she welcomed the development.
“I’m hoping somebody will actually do something,” she said.
Dee Rybiski, an FBI spokeswoman in Richmond, declined to comment, noting the agency does not usually confirm or deny the existence of investigations.
Hobbs’ lawsuit alleges her brother had suffered routine abuse at Marion before a last fatal encounter. Details of the suit were first reported by NPR, which published a lengthy report in June that also raised broader questions about conditions at the facility that houses inmates with mental health issues.
According to the lawsuit, Givens suffered a traumatic brain injury after falling down a flight of stairs as a young child. It says that his intellectual and emotional development was limited to that of a 2nd- or 3rd-grade child and that he needed assistance and supervision with daily functioning the rest of his life. He also had Crohn’s disease, which caused him to sometimes defecate on himself, according to the lawsuit, which alleges that made Givens a “target of the Defendant correctional officers’ abuse.”
Hobbs said she was initially informed by a prison official that her brother, who had other underlying health conditions and had been recently ill, had died of natural causes. But around a week later, she received a call from a woman who said she’d heard through another inmate that Givens had been beaten.
An autopsy report reviewed by AP determined Givens’ cause of death was blunt force trauma of the torso and his manner of death was undetermined.
Attorneys for four correctional officers accused in the lawsuit of participating in beating Givens did not respond to emails or telephone messages seeking comment on the lawsuit and the letter describing the FBI investigation.
An attorney for a fifth officer accused of negligence for failing to intervene did not respond to an email and a phone message seeking comment.
All five have denied the allegations in their answer to the complaint and none has been charged with a crime.
The Department of Corrections has not responded to emailed questions about the matter, including queries sent last week and again Monday.
According to the lawsuit, Givens had been incarcerated at Marion since shortly after he pleaded guilty to two felonies in connection with the fatal 2010 shooting of Misty Leann Garrett. Garrett, 22, had been employed as a home health nurse for Givens’ mother, according to local news accounts.
The lawsuit and public records surrounding the case have raised broader questions about the conditions at the facility, including the disclosure that Givens and other inmates, according to the complaint, were hospitalized for hypothermia.
A special grand jury impaneled last year that found Givens’ death was “suspicious” said in a report that “nearly every witness” described living conditions in the prison sector housing mentally ill inmates as “unsuitable.”
“More than one witness had observed ice formed on the water in toilets. We find these conditions to be inhumane and deplorable,” the report said.
During Givens’ time there, he was taken to a hospital numerous times for what the lawsuit alleges were “injuries that are highly suggestive of correctional officer abuse and/or neglect,” including one incident in April 2018 for “assault by hot tap water.”
And in the last year of his life, Givens was taken to the emergency room four times for treatment of hypothermia, according to the lawsuit and medical records reviewed by AP.
The string of hospitalizations began in Feb. 2021, when Givens was treated for “hypothermia” and “hypothermic shock,” the lawsuit states. His initial body temperature was 87.2 Fahrenheit (30.6 Celsius), well below the normal body temperature of 97.6 to 99.6 (36.4 to 37.5 Celsius). A hospital admission record states that Givens was “found down on the cold concrete and hypothermic.”
On Feb. 5, 2022, Givens was declared dead at the treatment center after what the lawsuit alleges was a beating in an off-camera shower area of the facility.
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OMAHA, Neb., April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) will release first quarter 2023 financial and operating results on Thursday, April 20, 2023, at 7:45 a.m. ET. The company's management team will host a conference call and live webcast at 8:45 a.m. ET.
Parties interested in participating via teleconference may dial 877-407-8293. International callers may dial 201-689-8349. A live webcast of the presentation and materials will be available in the investor relations section of Union Pacific's website at www.up.com/investor. A replay of the audio webcast will be available shortly thereafter.
ABOUT UNION PACIFIC
Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) delivers the goods families and businesses use every day with safe, reliable and efficient service. Operating in 23 western states, the company connects its customers and communities to the global economy. Trains are the most environmentally responsible way to move freight, helping Union Pacific protect future generations. More information about Union Pacific is available at www.up.com.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Gunfire killed three people and wounded at least 11 others in a popular downtown Philadelphia entertainment district late Saturday night, authorities said.
Police officers were patrolling the area on South Street in downtown Philadelphia when they heard multiple gunshots and witnessed several suspects firing into a large crowd just before midnight, Police Inspector D. F. Pace said during a news conference.
An officer shot at one of the suspects from about 30 feet (9 meters) away, but it is unclear if the suspect was hit, Pace said.
“You can imagine there were hundreds of individuals just enjoying South Street, as they do every single weekend, when this shooting broke out,” Pace said.
Two men and a woman were among those killed in the shooting, he said. Their names were not made public by authorities. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital spokesperson Damien Woods said, of the 10 patients who came to the hospital, three were dead, six were in stable condition and one had been discharged.
Two handguns were recovered, including one with an extended magazine, police said. No arrests have been made.
South Street is known for its entertainment venues and night life with multiple bars, restaurants and businesses. Surveillance video from a local business posted by WTXF-TV showed scores of people milling about on the sidewalks and in the street who then suddenly began to flee en masse as the gunfire began.
Pace said police expect to be able to gather “a lot of video surveillance footage” from the many businesses along the street later in the day to try to identify suspects.
Mayor Jim Kenney called the shooting “beyond devastating.”
“Once again, we see lives senselessly lost and those injured in yet another horrendous, brazen and despicable act of gun violence,” he said in a statement Sunday morning. “My heart is with the family, friends, loved ones of those lost or injured, and with everyone impacted by this terrible tragedy.”
Kenney said the surge in gun violence in the city and across the nation “makes me not just heartbroken, but angry.” He said, however, fighting it would be “an uphill battle” without measures to address the “availability and ease of access to firearms.”
Eric Walsh, closing up the outdoor seating area of a bar along the block, told The Philadelphia Inquirer that the scene was “chaos.” He said he saw a young woman collapse to the ground on the corner.
“People were coming off the street with blood splatters on white sneakers and skinned knees and skinned elbows,” Walsh said. “We literally just were balling up napkins and wetting them and handing them to people.”
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NEW YORK, May 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Two of the leading floral and gifting companies today announced the completion of their merger. From You Flowers, LLC, ("FYF") one of the largest US floral ecommerce companies, and FTD, LLC ("FTD"), an innovator in the floral industry for over a century, have merged, to create a new global platform in the floral and gifting industry. The announcement was made today by Michael Chapin, founder and CEO of From You Flowers, who takes over as CEO of the combined companies.
"We are bringing together two businesses with a shared vision to deliver exceptional service to our florist members and consumers," said Chapin. "The merger will enable From You Flowers' best-in-class ecommerce operation to accelerate the growth of FTD's already impressive floral distribution network," said Chapin.
The merger will be transformational for both consumers and FTD member florists. Consumers will benefit from an enhanced consumer experience with a highly competitive selection of products and services. FTD florists will see their businesses grow through increased support, enhanced services and nearly doubling the number of orders flowing into the network.
Finally, the combined business itself will benefit from a wide range of synergies created by the merger which will house a premier collection of established consumer brands (including From You Flowers, Proflowers, and FTD). The integration of best-in-class technology, marketing and customer relationships will create scale as best-in-class operating strategies are implemented.
"The merger creates scale and efficiencies that will be reinvested in florist member technology and stronger services to help our members grow," Chapin continued.
In addition to Chapin, the combined companies' executive team will include Charlie Rosse, EVP of Finance; Spencer Lucian, COO; Mike Sabia, CMO; and Zac Powell, who will continue as CRO and manager of the florist network. Peter Sauerborn will remain a strategic advisor to the combined companies' board of directors, of which Joel Citron, co-CEO of Tenth Avenue Holdings, will be the Chairman.
Jefferies LLC acted as exclusive financial advisor and Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP acted as legal advisor to FTD. Zukerman Gore Brandeis & Crossman, LLP acted as legal advisor to From You Flowers.
About From You Flowers, LLC:
From You Flowers, a subsidiary company of Tenth Avenue Holdings, is a leading online retailer of flowers, plants, and gift baskets, offering hand-crafted, same-day flower delivery for every occasion and sentiment under the fromyouflowers.com, sendflowers.com, hbloom.com and giftbasketstore.com brands. For more information, visit www.fromyouflowers.com.
About FTD:
FTD, a portfolio company of Nexus Capital Management, has been a leader in the floral industry for over a century, with one of the largest florist networks in the world, supported by the iconic Mercury Man logo displayed in over 30,000 floral shops in more than 125 countries. FTD partners with local florists to hand-craft floral arrangements available for same-day delivery on FTD.com and ProFlowers.com. In addition to delivering flowers, they support locally owned retail florists by providing technology, marketing, and digital services to their florist network members. For more information, visit FTD.com.
About Tenth Avenue Holdings:
Tenth Avenue Holdings, LLC (TAH) is a privately held, diversified holding company based in New York City that operates and invests in privately and publicly held businesses. It is the parent company of Tenth Avenue Commerce, LLC (TAC). TAH was founded in 2008 to combine the founders' close friendships with a shared desire to build an entity with enduring value. The company's passion is for long-term value creation rooted in relationships with founders and operators. TAH's current portfolio of private holdings and brands includes Big Barker, Bronx Brewery, Brook & York, Caulipower, E- Garderobe, EQL by Kerrits, Eve's Addiction, FaceVase, fromyouflowers.com, H.Bloom, Horsemen's Pride, Jolly Pets, Kerrits, Kitty Kasas, Lula's Garden, Oughton, PackIt, sendflowers.com, The Gift Basket Store, Under Your Skin. For more information, visit www.tenave.com.
About Nexus:
Nexus is an alternative asset investment management company based in Los Angeles, California that was founded in 2013. Nexus employs a flexible investment mandate that focuses on long-term value creation by partnering with leading management teams and businesses. For more information, visit www.nexuslp.com.
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Sunnyside partners with Tucson police to give students career opportunities in public safety
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - It’s the first day back at school for students in the Sunnyside Unified School District, and they’re coming back to lots of changes to help keep everyone safe.
A new partnership with Tucson Police Department allows Sunnyside High School students to learn what it’s like to be behind the badge, giving them an opportunity to serve and protect their community.
Sunnyside teacher and retired police officer Patti Thibaut said the goal is to build a group of students interested in careers in public safety.
“TPD Chief (Chad) Kasmar met up with our superintendent and said, ‘I need community service officers and I want the kids from Sunnyside to be able to apply,’” Thibaut said.
Through the partnership, students will be able to learn the tools they need to succeed at school, pass the tests, apply and hopefully fill those much-needed jobs at TPD.
Thibaut, who worked as a police officer for over 20 years, is teaching the program and has taught law and public safety courses for years at Sunnyside.
“I’m not chasing the bad guys, I’m preparing the next generation to chase them,” Thibaut said.
She said new program will set up students for a career but it will also give them an opportunity to go back to college for free down the road. Thibaut said that might not be possible without the new partnership.
“Realistically for a lot of our kids, college is a dream but financing college Is unrealistic. They don’t know how they’re going to do it,” Thibaut said. “If you’re making $20-$25 an hour, if you stay home with Mom and Dad for a couple years, you have tuition money but on top of that the city offers tuition reimbursement.”
Next year, she said the goal is to provide a Community Resource Officer Academy at Sunnyside. This year she will teach and get students prepared for their career after graduation.
So far a lot of students have already shown interest, she said a majority of those students are women.
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Taylor Lautner's fiancée imprinted on the wrong Twilight character!
Taylor Dome—who got engaged to Lautner late 2021—joined in on the "Show your childhood crush, then the person you ended up with" trend on Instagram and poked fun at her initial Team Edward roots.
In the video posted on June 29, Dome showed photos of Robert Pattinson's character Edward Cullen before cutting to a clip of Lautner—who played Edward's rival Jacob Black in the film. Her caption read, "I think it's time to come clean …" to which Lautner took to the comments to write, "Bout time I won something."
Earlier this year, Lautner joked with E! News that he's "still trying to get through" his fiancée's love for the on-screen vampire, who ultimately won over Bella (Kristen Stewart's) heart in the Twilight series. The actor also revealed that the Lemons by Tay founder previously missed her chance to meet Pattinson when she sat next to him on a transatlantic flight but "didn't say hi."
"She was visiting me on the set of a TV show I did called Cuckoo in London," he said told E! News in February. "When she got to me, she was like, 'You'll never guess who I was sitting next to on the plane.'"
When Lautner found out that Dome didn't introduce herself to her childhood crush, he said the British actor "would've loved" the encounter. Hey, there's always the wedding!
Dome and Lautner first sparked romance rumors in 2018 and made their relationship Instagram official in October of that year. Lautner announced that the pair was engaged on Instagram alongside photos of his candle lit proposal.
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Ford has revolutionized the pickup truck—by making a fully electric version of its top-selling vehicle, the F-150.
While doing that, and seemingly changing as little as possible about all that already makes the F-150 so desirable, it’s created a better vehicle. That’s why even though the F-150 Lightning isn’t the first mass-produced fully electric pickup, it’s our Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2023.
The Ford F-150 Lightning looks like a gasoline F-150 in all but front and rear styling cues (and corresponding lighting), but it turns out a whole lot about the electric truck is different underneath. It gets a new frame—somewhat wider to fit the battery pack suspended between it, with thicker cross members. Steering and braking are reengineered for the Lightning, which also gets an independent rear suspension with coil-over springs.
What results is a truck that rides and handles better than the gasoline F-150 in most conditions, with unparalleled quiet and refinement. Plus, in washboard gravel, off-road trails, or snow-slicked roads, the virtually instantaneous traction systems working with the electric motors show their strength and allow you to pull up that boat ramp—or over that wet log—without upsetting the tires’ footing. Pop the hood, and you get something the gasoline truck doesn’t have: a vast frunk that offers power plugs and can hold up to 400 pounds. How ‘bout some frunkgating?
All versions of the F-150 Lightning are built with front and rear permanent-magnet motors providing all-wheel drive, with a crew-cab layout and the same bed length. There are essentially two tech specs: Versions with the 98-kwh standard range battery pack make 452 hp and 775 lb-ft, while those with the 131-kwh extended range pack make 580 hp and 775 lb-ft. EPA driving range for the Lightning stands at 240 miles and 320 miles, respectively.
Unladen, the Lightning leaps forward, with enough of a shriek of the tires to let you know it’s using every bit of available traction. Ford has cited a 0-60 mph acceleration time of under four seconds and, seated from high up, with a body that squats and dives a fair amount, it’s as much a fun-park ride inside as it must appear from outside—truer to the Lightning label than the gasoline truck that used to bear the name.
It offers more payload capability than many of its gasoline counterparts. And at up to 10,000 pounds, it will out-tow much of the gasoline-truck lineup. Just don’t plan to pull that trailer very far.
The F-150 Lightning doesn’t charge quickly if you think in road-trip terms. Ford says that it will charge at up to 150 kw, or from 15-80% in less than 45 minutes, but those are both best-case-scenarios from what we’ve seen at typical U.S. Electrify America hardware.
If you happen to have 100 amps free for its own circuit, install the 80-amp Charge Station Pro and charge times for a full charge drop to about 8 hours on 240 volts—or about 30 miles per hour. That unit forms the basis for where the Lightning truly becomes an EV trendsetter: Add the $3,895 Home Integration System, and with Ford’s app the Lightning can become its own power ecosystem—helping juggle solar, or acting just as a portable generator (minus the hum and diesel odor) when the power goes out.
That system and its inclusion under warranty go a long way toward convincing us that Ford sees a big picture that others haven’t. So does the company’s Ford Pro fleet-software push, and its strategy not to make electric vehicles a niche sub-brand but actual vehicles that compete on nearly every level—even outshine—the gasoline versions of F-150, Transit, and Mustang.
The F-150 Lightning has some undeniable strengths versus any of our other finalists for Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2023—most notably, that it feels fully baked, is available in all 50 states, and doesn’t feel like it was held back somewhere along the way.
The Cadillac Lyriq signals the start of a generation of Ultium-platform vehicles, and it’s impressive in many respects, like styling, ride, and handling. But what we’ve seen so far hasn’t quite delivered on the interface or charging side. Its efficiency deserves a longer look, too—one we haven’t yet been able to take. We love the no-holds-barred attitude behind the Genesis GV60, and how it takes personal luxury into a new space—with a line-green “boost” button and crystal-ball shifter—though at the end of the day we just can’t give top props to a model that’s offered only in a portion of the U.S. The Kia EV6 wins if style were the main criteria, and it offers speedy charging and an impressive interface, but in dropping base versions the brand seems to be playing a niche game rather than taking advantage of all the capital in that design. The Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV builds on the impressive efficiency of the EQS hatchback, adding three rows of seating and trail ability, plus U.S. assembly, but it simply doesn’t push the bar higher.
The biggest Lightning strike-outs so far have been its unavailability and repeated price hikes. Ford hadn’t even been accepting reservations for some of the past year; just nine months since first deliveries, the standard range base 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning Pro starts at $57,869 (including a hiked $1,895 destination fee)—up nearly 40% from the original $41,669, including destination, for the 2022 model year.
Part of that stems from an earlier, stunning underestimation of Lightning demand. It’s managed to bump Lightning production from an original 20,000 annually up to 150,000.
Why all this interest, again? The F-150 Lightning hits on a point that jumps past the technology early adopters that have often served as a sort of Achilles’ heel for actual widespread EV adoption. Yes, there’s plenty of room for reinventing the car (or truck), making our roads safer, and perhaps relying less on vehicles in the first place, but in this moment, showing people how the familiar can be made better as an EV is the most powerful statement of all.
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DHS Secretary Mayorkas appears to place blame on migrants after 53 people found dead in Texas truck
At least 53 people were found dead in an abandoned tractor-trailer on the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas appeared to place some of the blame on migrants for making the "dangerous journey" to the United States after at least 53 migrants were found dead in an abandoned tractor-trailer on the outskirts of San Antonio on Monday.
During Mayorkas' appearance on CBS' "Face the Nation" on Sunday Morning, he said that the incident is one result of what could happen when migrants take the "dangerous journey" to the United States.
"We saw so tragically in San Antonio, Texas, one of the possible tragic results of that dangerous journey and so many people don't even make it that far in the hands of exploitative smugglers," Mayorkas said.
He also said that the Department of Homeland Security has repeatedly warned people to not take the "dangerous journey."
"We have said repeatedly and we continue to warn people not to take the dangerous journey," Mayorkas added.
Mayorkas also said that in these cases, migrants receive "false information from smugglers" that puts their lives in danger.
"And so, these migrants receive false information from smugglers. They put their lives, their life savings, in the hands of these exploitative organizations, these criminal organizations that do not care for their lives and only seek to make a profit," Mayorkas said.
REP. BIGGS WARNS OF MORE MIGRANT DEATHS AT BORDER IN SUMMER MONTHS: 'IT'S OVERRUN RIGHT NOW'
The comments on Sunday come after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott lashed out at President Biden, saying that "those deaths" are on him.
Abbott said in a June 27 tweet that "These deaths are on Biden."
"At Least 42 People Found Dead Inside Truck Carrying Migrants In Texas. These deaths are on Biden. They are a result of his deadly open border policies. They show the deadly consequences of his refusal to enforce the law," Abbott said.
As of Tuesday, several survivors were described as being in critical condition with injuries ranging from brain damage to internal bleeding, according to the Mexican consul general in San Antonio.
Court documents state that the truck was registered to the 100 block of Arnold Drive in San Antonio.
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In all, four people have been charged in connection with the deadly incident. Two people, Juan Francisco D’Luna-Bilbao and Juan Claudio D’Luna-Mendez, were both charged as illegal immigrants in possession of firearms. At least one of those charged is an American citizen.
Fox News has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for comment.
Fox News' Paul Best and Danielle Wallace contributed to this report.
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- DWP213388 is a first-in-class dual-target inhibitor that simultaneously inhibits pathogenic T cells and B cells across a range of autoimmune disease
SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Daewoong Pharmaceutical is a publicly traded South Korean pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures, and commercializes pharmaceuticals globally today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared an Investigational New Drug (IND) application to initiate a Phase 1 clinical trial of DWP213388, a new drug candidate being developed for autoimmune diseases.
Daewoong Pharmaceutical CEO Seng-ho Jeon said, "Daewoong Pharmaceutical plans to lead the development of various global new drugs such as DWP213388 in collaboration with global licensees for patients with autoimmune diseases" and he added that "We will contribute to improving the quality of life of many patients around the world who are suffering from lack of a cure."
The planned Phase 1 clinical trial is a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, a single and multiple doses escalation study in 80 healthy subjects. It will assess the safety, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic responses of DWP213388 as a first-in-class strategy to treat autoimmune. The trial is projected to initiate in 2H 2022 in the USA.
Unlike current treatments, which are generally limited to inhibiting only B cells or T cells, DWP213388 is a dual-target inhibitor that simultaneously inhibits B cells and T cells, thus has higher efficacy potential than conventional single-action treatments. It selectively inhibits both Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase (BTK) and Interleukin-2-inducible T-cell Kinase (ITK). Daewoong has demonstrated that this dual activity was safe and effective at preventing or reducing autoimmune pathology in a number of preclinical models.
According to Research And Markets, a global market research institute, the global autoimmune disease treatment market is growing at an average annual rate of 4.2% and is expected to reach $153 Billion (about 200 Trillion KRW) by 2025.
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Fiscal Year 2022 Recurring Revenue Growth of 16%
Fiscal Year 2022 Diluted EPS was $4.55 and Adjusted EPS grew 14% to $6.46
Record Closed Sales of $282 million
Raising Annual Dividend 13% to $2.90 Per Share
Fiscal Year 2023 Guidance of 6-9% Recurring Revenue Growth and 7-11% Adjusted EPS Growth
NEW YORK, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2022. Results compared with the same period last year were as follows:
"A strong fourth quarter capped another great year for Broadridge, with record closed sales, 16% recurring revenue growth, continued margin expansion, and 14% Adjusted EPS growth," said Tim Gokey, Broadridge's CEO. "Our results reflect continued execution of our long-term growth strategy, the ongoing digitization of financial services, and strong performance from our Itiviti acquisition.
"Broadridge's resilient business model is built to deliver growth through different economic cycles. Looking ahead, we expect continued growth in Fiscal 2023, with 6-9% organic recurring revenue growth, continued margin expansion, and 7-11% Adjusted EPS growth. Most importantly, we are well-positioned to deliver, again, on our three-year financial objectives, with recurring revenue and Adjusted EPS growth at or above the higher end of the range," Mr. Gokey added.
"Finally, I'm pleased to announce that our Board has approved a 13% increase in our annual dividend amount to $2.90 per share. Broadridge has now increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years, further underlining the strength and resiliency of our business and the durability of the trends driving our growth."
Financial Results for Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2022 compared to Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2021
- Total revenues increased 12% to $1,723 million from $1,532 million in the prior year period.
- Operating income was $342 million, an increase of $60 million, or 21%. Operating income margin increased to 19.8%, compared to 18.4% for the prior year period due to higher Recurring fee revenues, partially offset by distribution and other revenue-related expenses, including higher amortization expense from acquired intangible assets.
- Interest expense, net was $21 million, an increase of $3 million, or 16%, driven by higher average debt outstanding.
- The effective tax rate was 22.1% compared to 22.6% in the prior year period. The decrease was driven by the increased impact of discrete tax items.
- Net earnings decreased 5% to $248 million and Adjusted Net earnings increased 21% to $314 million.
Segment and Other Results for Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2022 compared to Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2021
Investor Communication Solutions
- ICS total revenues were $1,354 million, an increase of $146 million, or 12%.
- ICS earnings before income taxes were $364 million, an increase of $77 million, or 27%, driven by higher recurring fee revenues. Segment operating expenses rose 7%, or $69 million, to $990 million, primarily driven by distribution and other revenue-related expenses. Amortization expense from acquired intangibles decreased by $5 million to $16 million. Pre-tax margins increased to 26.9% from 23.8%.
Global Technology and Operations ("GTO")
- GTO Recurring fee revenues were $382 million, an increase of $57 million, or 18%, driven by 9pts of growth from acquisitions, primarily Itiviti, as well as 5pts of net new business from onboarding of new clients, and a 4pt increase in internal growth.
- GTO Earnings before income taxes were $37 million, an increase of $10 million, or 39%, compared to $26 million in the prior year period. The earnings increase was driven by higher organic recurring revenue growth which was modestly offset by a higher loss primarily from the acquisition of Itiviti. Amortization expense from acquired intangibles increased by $11 million to $46 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022, primarily as a result of the Itiviti acquisition. Pre-tax margins increased by 1.5 percentage points to 9.6%.
Other
- Other Loss before income tax was $83 million compared to Other Income before income tax of $24 million in the prior year period. The decrease was primarily due to the absence of the $72 million non-operating Gain on Acquisition-Related Financial Instrument in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2021 and a $19 million increase in costs associated with the Company's Real Estate Realignment and Covid-19 Related Expenses driven primarily by the reduction in our office footprint in the current year period.
Financial Results for Fiscal Year 2022 compared to Fiscal Year 2021
- Total revenues increased 14% to $5,709 million from $4,994 million in the prior year period.
- Operating income was $760 million, an increase of $81 million, or 12%. Operating income margin decreased to 13.3% from 13.6% in the prior year period.
- Interest expense, net was $85 million, an increase of $29 million, from an increase in debt outstanding related to the acquisition of Itiviti.
- The effective tax rate was 19.8% compared to 21.4% in the prior year period. The decrease in the effective tax rate was driven by higher total discrete tax items, in addition to the excess tax benefits related to equity compensation, compared to the prior year period.
- Net earnings decreased 2% to $539 million and Adjusted Net earnings increased 15% to $766 million.
Segment and Other Results for Fiscal Year 2022 compared to Fiscal Year 2021
ICS
- ICS total revenues were $4,262 million, an increase of $435 million, or 11%.
- ICS earnings before income taxes were $726 million, an increase of $130 million, or 22%, primarily due to the increase in Recurring fee revenues and Event-driven fee revenues. Segment operating expenses rose 9%, or $305 million, to $3,536 million, primarily driven by distribution and other revenue-related expenses. Amortization expense from acquired intangibles decreased by $18 million to $69 million from $87 million in the prior period. Pre-tax margins increased to 17.0% from 15.6%.
GTO
- GTO Recurring fee revenues were $1,474 million, an increase of $288 million, or 24%, driven by 19pts of growth from acquisitions, primarily Itiviti, as well as 4pts of net new business from onboarding of new clients.
- GTO earnings before income taxes were $140 million, a decrease of $61 million, or 30%, compared to $200 million in the prior year period. The earnings decrease was due to $291 million in operating costs from acquisitions, primarily as a result of the Itiviti acquisition, as compared to revenue from acquisitions of $228 million. Amortization expense from acquired intangibles increased by $122 million to $189 million in fiscal year 2022 from $68 million in the prior year period. Pre-tax margins decreased to 9.5% from 16.9%.
Other
- Other Loss before income tax increased 110% to $189 million from $90 million in the prior year period. The increased loss before income taxes was primarily due to the absence of the non-operating Gain on Acquisition-Related Financial Instrument of $62 million in the prior year period and higher interest expense of $29 million due to an increase in average debt outstanding related to the fiscal 2021 acquisition of Itiviti.
Dividend Declaration and Increase
On August 11, 2022, Broadridge's Board of Directors ("the Board") declared a quarterly dividend of $0.725 per share payable on October 5, 2022 to stockholders of record on September 15, 2022. This declaration reflects the Board's approval of an increase in the annual dividend amount by 13% from $2.56 to $2.90 per share, subject to the discretion of the Board to declare quarterly dividends. With this increase, the Company's annual dividend has increased for the 16th consecutive year since becoming a public company in 2007.
Earnings Conference Call
An analyst conference call will be held today, August 12, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. ET. A live webcast of the call will be available to the public on a listen-only basis. To listen to the live event and access the slide presentation, visit Broadridge's Investor Relations website at www.broadridge-ir.com prior to the start of the webcast. To listen to the call, investors may also dial 1-877-328-2502 within the United States and international callers may dial 1-412-317-5419.
A replay of the webcast will be available and can be accessed in the same manner as the live webcast at the Broadridge Investor Relations site. Through August 19, 2022, the recording will also be available by dialing 1-877-344-7529 within the United States or 1-412-317-0088 for international callers, using passcode 2334448 for either dial-in number.
Explanation and Reconciliation of the Company's Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The Company's results in this press release are presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP except where otherwise noted. In certain circumstances, results have been presented that are not generally accepted accounting principles measures ("Non-GAAP"). These Non-GAAP measures are Adjusted Operating income, Adjusted Operating income margin, Adjusted Net earnings, Adjusted earnings per share, and Free cash flow. These Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the Company's reported results.
The Company believes our Non-GAAP financial measures help investors understand how management plans, measures and evaluates the Company's business performance. Management believes that Non-GAAP measures provide consistency in its financial reporting and facilitates investors' understanding of the Company's operating results and trends by providing an additional basis for comparison. Management uses these Non-GAAP financial measures to, among other things, evaluate our ongoing operations, for internal planning and forecasting purposes and in the calculation of performance-based compensation. In addition, and as a consequence of the importance of these Non-GAAP financial measures in managing our business, the Company's Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors incorporates Non-GAAP financial measures in the evaluation process for determining management compensation.
Adjusted Operating Income, Adjusted Operating Income Margin, Adjusted Net Earnings and Adjusted Earnings Per Share
These Non-GAAP measures reflect Operating income, Operating income margin, Net earnings, and Diluted earnings per share, as adjusted to exclude the impact of certain costs, expenses, gains and losses and other specified items the exclusion of which management believes provide insight regarding our ongoing operating performance. Depending on the period presented, these adjusted measures exclude the impact certain of the following items: (i) Amortization of Acquired Intangibles and Purchased Intellectual Property, (ii) Acquisition and Integration Costs, (iii) Real Estate Realignment and Covid-19 Related Expenses, (iv) Russia-Related Exit Costs, (v) Investment Gains, (vi) Software Charge, and (vii) Gain on Acquisition-Related Financial Instrument. Amortization of Acquired Intangibles and Purchased Intellectual Property represents non-cash amortization expenses associated with the Company's acquisition activities. Acquisition and Integration Costs represent certain transaction and integration costs associated with the Company's acquisition activities. Real Estate Realignment and Covid-19 Related Expenses are comprised of two major components: Real Estate Realignment Expenses, and Covid-19 Related Expenses. Real Estate Realignment Expenses are expenses associated with the exit of certain of the Company's leased facilities in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, which consist of the impairment of certain right of use assets, leasehold improvements and equipment, as well as other related facility exit expenses directly resulting from, and attributable to, the exit of these leased facilities. Covid-19 Related Expense are direct and incremental expenses incurred by the Company to protect the health and safety of Broadridge associates during the Covid-19 outbreak, including expenses associated with monitoring the temperatures for associates entering our facilities, enhancing the safety of our office environment in preparation for workers to return to Company facilities on a more regular basis, ensuring proper social distancing in our production facilities, personal protective equipment, enhanced cleaning measures in our facilities, and other safety related expenses. Russia-Related Exit Costs are direct and incremental costs associated with the Company's wind down of business activities in Russia in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, including relocation-related expenses of impacted associates. Investment Gains represent non-operating, non-cash gains on privately held investments. Software Charge represents a charge related to an internal use software product that is no longer expected to be used. Gain on Acquisition-Related Financial Instrument represents a non-operating gain on a financial instrument designed to minimize the Company's foreign exchange risk associated with the acquisition of Itiviti, as well as certain other non-operating financing costs associated with the Itiviti Acquisition.
We exclude Acquisition and Integration Costs, Real Estate Realignment and Covid-19 Related Expenses, Russia-Related Exit Costs, Investment Gains, the Software Charge and the Gain on Acquisition-Related Financial Instrument from our Adjusted Operating income (as applicable) and other adjusted earnings measures because excluding such information provides us with an understanding of the results from the primary operations of our business and enhances comparability across fiscal reporting periods, as these items are not reflective of our underlying operations or performance. We also exclude the impact of Amortization of Acquired Intangibles and Purchased Intellectual Property, as these non-cash amounts are significantly impacted by the timing and size of individual acquisitions and do not factor into the Company's capital allocation decisions, management compensation metrics or multi-year objectives. Furthermore, management believes that this adjustment enables better comparison of our results as Amortization of Acquired Intangibles and Purchased Intellectual Property will not recur in future periods once such intangible assets have been fully amortized. Although we exclude Amortization of Acquired Intangibles and Purchased Intellectual Property from our adjusted earnings measures, our management believes that it is important for investors to understand that these intangible assets contribute to revenue generation. Amortization of intangible assets that relate to past acquisitions will recur in future periods until such intangible assets have been fully amortized. Any future acquisitions may result in the amortization of additional intangible assets.
Free Cash Flow
In addition to the Non-GAAP financial measures discussed above, we provide Free cash flow information because we consider Free cash flow to be a liquidity measure that provides useful information to management and investors about the amount of cash generated that could be used for dividends, share repurchases, strategic acquisitions, other investments, as well as debt servicing. Free cash flow is a Non-GAAP financial measure and is defined by the Company as Net cash flows provided by operating activities plus Proceeds from asset sales, less Capital expenditures as well as Software purchases and capitalized internal use software.
Reconciliations of such Non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable financial measures presented in accordance with GAAP can be found in the tables that are part of this press release.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release and other written or oral statements made from time to time by representatives of Broadridge may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not historical in nature, and which may be identified by the use of words such as "expects," "assumes," "projects," "anticipates," "estimates," "we believe," "could be," "on track" and other words of similar meaning, are forward-looking statements. In particular, information appearing in the "Fiscal Year 2023 Financial Guidance" section and statements about our three-year objectives are forward-looking statements.
These statements are based on management's expectations and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed. These risks and uncertainties include those risk factors described and discussed in Part I, "Item 1A. Risk Factors" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2022 (the "2022 Annual Report"), as they may be updated in any future reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release and are expressly qualified in their entirety by reference to the factors discussed in the 2022 Annual Report.
These risks include:
- changes in laws and regulations affecting Broadridge's clients or the services provided by Broadridge;
- Broadridge's reliance on a relatively small number of clients, the continued financial health of those clients, and the continued use by such clients of Broadridge's services with favorable pricing terms;
- a material security breach or cybersecurity attack affecting the information of Broadridge's clients;
- the potential impact and effects of the Covid-19 pandemic ("Covid-19") on the business of Broadridge, Broadridge's results of operations and financial performance, any measures Broadridge has and may take in response to Covid-19 and any expectations Broadridge may have with respect thereto;
- declines in participation and activity in the securities markets;
- the failure of Broadridge's key service providers to provide the anticipated levels of service;
- a disaster or other significant slowdown or failure of Broadridge's systems or error in the performance of Broadridge's services;
- overall market, economic and geopolitical conditions and their impact on the securities markets;
- the success of Broadridge in retaining and selling additional services to its existing clients and in obtaining new clients;
- Broadridge's failure to keep pace with changes in technology and the demands of its clients;
- competitive conditions;
- Broadridge's ability to attract and retain key personnel; and
- the impact of new acquisitions and divestitures.
Broadridge disclaims any obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, other than as required by law.
About Broadridge
Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE: BR), a global Fintech leader with over $5 billion in revenues, provides the critical infrastructure that powers investing, corporate governance and communications to enable better financial lives. We deliver technology-driven solutions to banks, broker-dealers, asset and wealth managers and public companies. Broadridge's infrastructure serves as a global communications hub enabling corporate governance by linking thousands of public companies and mutual funds to tens of millions of individual and institutional investors around the world. In addition, Broadridge's technology and operations platforms underpin the daily trading of on average more than U.S. $9 trillion of equities, fixed income and other securities globally. A certified Great Place to Work®, Broadridge is a part of the S&P 500® Index, employing over 14,000 associates in 21 countries. For more information about Broadridge, please visit www.broadridge.com.
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Talladega’s B.N. Mabra Center is open again.
On Wednesday morning, the city’s Parks and Recreation Department relaunched on-site meals through the Senior Nutrition Program. The city of Talladega and the East Alabama Regional Planning Commission have provided meals for seniors at the center for more than 30 years, but had to stop during the pandemic, starting in 2020. The program switched to take-out only while the center remained closed.
“Now that the center has reopened, seniors are excited about being able to socialize again,” Parks and Recreation Director Summer Ammons said.
City Manager Seddrick Hill agreed.
“It is wonderful to see seniors once again gathered together to eat, socialize and have fun," Hill said. "We are fortunate to have community partners, employees and city leaders who support the Mabra Center’s Senior Nutrition Program and believe in its mission.”
More than 40 seniors regularly meet for meals at the center. Another 74 receive meals from the center delivered to their homes, and seven more pick up frozen packets.
“It warms my heart to see everyone socializing," EARPC Nutrition coordinator Amanda Vingers said. "During COVID, the focus was on making sure seniors were fed. But this program is about so much more than a meal. It’s about giving seniors a reason to get up and get dressed in the morning, and giving them an opportunity to socialize.”
This is crucial, according to Area Agency on Aging Director Michael Morrison.
“Research shows the importance of socializing," he said. "Being isolated can lead to depression and even suicide. Many seniors have lost family members. In some cases, their children may have moved to another state. The Mabra Center gives them a sense of connectedness and family,” he said.
An addition to the nutrition program, the Mabra Center also hosts activities such as bingo and card games. There are also educational programs on issues such as diabetes and heart health. A senior fashion show has also been scheduled for Friday morning.
The B.N. Mabra Center was originally part of West Side High School. Burtis Nathaniel Mabra was the principal at West Side from 1948 until the school closed in 1970. Before that, he taught and coached basketball and football at Talladega College.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee intends to hold a hearing on Major League Baseball's antitrust exemption as it relates to the employment of players in the minor leagues.
There are two categories of minor league players: those with major league contracts on 40-man rosters, who are represented by the Major League Baseball Players Association, and those with minor league contracts, who are not unionized:
MAJOR LEAGUE CONTRACTS
Those with major league contracts who are in the minor leagues on optional or outright assignments have a minimum salary this year of $57,200 for the six-month season if playing under a first major league contract, and $114,100 if playing under a second or later major league contract. The vast majority of players in this category are playing at Triple-A, many of them shuttling back and forth to the major leagues. If called up to the majors, the minimum salary is $700,000 — which comes to $3,846 for each day in the big leagues.
MINOR LEAGUE CONTRACTS
The minimum salary is $400 weekly at rookie level, $500 at Class A, $600 at Double-A and $700 at Triple-A. Major League Baseball says 63% of players on opening day minor league rosters this year had salaries above the minimum and players also receive health care, tuition assistance, housing, meals and per diem during the season.
SIGNING BONUSES
Among residents of the U.S. and Canada, who are subject to baseball's draft, amateurs signing initial minor league contracts receive signing bonuses, most $20,000 and up. First-round picks last year received $7,922,000 to $1.8 million, and players among the top 75 selections received at least $747,500. About 95 players received under $20,000 each from among the roughly 740 draft-eligible players who signed.
Among residents of other nations, who are international amateur free agents, the 43 highest bonuses last year were $1 million or more. There were 370 players among roughly 520 signing who received signing bonuses of $20,000 or more and about 150 who received under $20,000.
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Supply problems have again forced Moderna to delay some COVID-19 vaccine deliveries, a move that surprised Wall Street and contributed to a disappointing third quarter.
The vaccine developer said Thursday that short-term issues prompted it to shift some deliveries initially planned for this year into 2023. It now expects 2022 revenue from advance purchase agreements to be as much as $3 billion lower than what it had forecast in August.
CEO Stephane Bancel told analysts on a call to discuss the quarter that the company was dealing with complex manufacturing issues. They included switching from 10-dose vials to five doses, the launch of a new booster and providing two different boosters globally.
He said the company was working on some “robust fixes” so it would be in better shape for end-of-the-year production next fall.
“We’ve had quite a number of pain points,” Bancel said.
Last year, Moderna also scaled back expectations for COVID-19 vaccine deliveries in the third quarter due to supply issues. Bancel said then that the problems were short-term and can be fixed.
On Thursday, the company said it now expects between $18 billion and $19 billion in revenue from advance purchase agreements this year. That’s down from the approximately $21 billion it forecast in August.
That shift was unexpected, Cowen analyst Tyler Van Buren said in a research note. He added that the company’s $4.5 billion to $5.5 billion in confirmed advanced purchase agreements for 2023 also was well below average Wall Street expectations.
Company leaders said on the call with analysts that the 2023 range was a floor. They expect to add more contracts.
Moderna’s Spikevax is the company’s main source of revenue, outside of grants and money from collaborations. Vaccine sales slid 35% in the recently completed third quarter to $3.12 billion while total revenue tumbled to $3.36 billion.
Moderna’s net income fell 69% to $1.04 billion, and earnings per share totaled $2.53.
Analysts were looking for earnings of $3.30 per share on $3.53 billion in revenue, according to FactSet.
Rival vaccine maker Pfizer Inc. said last month that it will charge $110 to $130 for a dose of its COVID-19 vaccine once the U.S. government stops buying the shots. That’s expected to happen next year.
Moderna leaders on Thursday did not detail how much the company will charge for Spikevax. They said the price would reflect guidelines for cost effectiveness set by global health authorities.
Shares of Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Moderna Inc. added less than 1% to $150.07 Thursday morning while broader indexes slid.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council called Friday for a halt to fighting in Sudan and the protection of civilians.
The brief press statement followed closed consultations by the U.N.’s most powerful body.
The council also called for the scaling up of humanitarian assistance to Sudan and neighboring countries, support for humanitarian workers, and respect for international humanitarian law.
Sudan descended into conflict in mid-April after months of worsening tensions exploded into open fighting between rival generals seeking to control the African nation. The war pits the military, led by Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, against the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary force commanded by Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo.
A three-day cease-fire brokered by the United States and Saudi Arabia expired Wednesday morning and a protest group and residents said clashes resumed between the army and the paramilitary force in and around the capital, Khartoum.
The conflict has been centered largely in the capital and western Sudan’s Darfur region, which have seen ethnically motivated attacks on non-Arab communities by the Rapid Support Forces and allied militias, according to U.N. officials.
The fighting has killed thousands of people and forced more than 2.5 million people to flee their homes to safer areas in Sudan and neighboring countries, according the U.N. migration agency.
The U.N. said Thursday that in the two months after the conflict began, some 85 humanitarian groups reached 2.8 million people across Sudan with vital assistance, including food, water, health services, education, sanitation, hygiene, non-food supplies and protection services.
“Partners are delivering medical supplies and providing support to health facilities that are still operating. Between 15 April and 15 June, 19 organizations reached more than 470,000 people,” U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said.
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ArmorCode platform update removes blind spots in security posture with automated software and cloud asset discovery
PALO ALTO, Calif., June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ArmorCode, the leader in AppSecOps, today announced significant updates to its AppSecOps platform which provides customers with a 360° view of their application security posture and unify vulnerability management, to remove blindspots and automate critical AppSec workflows with no-code automation.
In the State of Application Security Operations 2022 survey from The PurpleBook Community, respondents ranked hiring qualified application security engineers as the number one challenge for building a successful AppSec program. With this challenge in mind, increasing the level of automation to multiply the efforts of AppSec teams has been a top focus for ArmorCode. The new update automates critical AppSec workflows allowing AppSec teams to reduce vulnerability remediation time by streamlining communication and eliminating manual, repetitive and low value work.
"With AppSec teams often one hundredth the size of the developer teams they are supporting, it is essential they find ways to multiply their efforts," said Nikhil Gupta, CEO of ArmorCode. "With this update, we are able to automate a significant number of the security processes, ensure the platform works seamlessly with other best-of-breed security tools and help our customers better integrate their DevOps and SecOps teams."
The ArmorCode platform has 110+ out of the box integrations with application, infrastructure and cloud security tools; in addition to developer and DevOps systems. Additionally, the platform goes beyond the code that is developed internally by customers and exposes security and licensing issues in the software supply chain with integrated SBoM analysis.
The update also helps organizations reduce friction between the security and developer teams - so that security efforts can more effectively shift left and remediation times can be reduced. ArmorCode's streamlined cross-team collaboration workflows are integrated with development issue management and communication systems to minimize disruption. With improved collaboration and the establishment of security guardrails, developers will be able to deliver fast without putting the business at risk.
ArmorCode will showcase the updated capabilities of its AppSecOps platform at RSA Conference 2022, which will take place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco from June 6-9. ArmorCode will be exhibiting at booth ESE #6 (Early Stage Expo). This product announcement comes on the heels of winning two Globee® Awards: Gold for Customer Service & Support Executive of the Year (Syed Ghayur) and a Silver for New Product-Service of the Year in the Security Software category for its AppSecOps platform.
About ArmorCode
ArmorCode is the industry's leading AppSecOps platform. ArmorCode customers reduce application exposure and risk, while scaling AppSec effectiveness and impact by 10x or more across the organization. ArmorCode customers use the platform for AppSec Posture, Vulnerability, and Compliance Management and DevSecOps automation. ArmorCode AppSecOps platform ensures customers ship secure software and ship it fast.. To learn more, please visit www.armorcode.com and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the government would assess the effect of Silicon Valley Bank's collapse on Israeli companies and determine whether or not to assist them.
Israel is home to a vibrant high-tech industry, and local media said Sunday that hundreds of local firms could be exposed to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.
Israeli business paper Globes said the bank was considered “the major funding body for Israeli companies” and that its fall was “closing the oxygen pipe” for the sector.
Silicon Valley Bank, the U.S.'s 16th largest bank, served mostly technology workers and venture capital-backed companies. Its collapse is the biggest bank failure since the collapse of Washington Mutual in 2008.
The bank had a branch in Tel Aviv. It was not immediately clear how many local companies did business with the bank.
Speaking at a Cabinet meeting on Sunday, Netanyahu said he and senior Israeli officials would consider “whether or not actions are necessary to assist Israeli companies in distress, mainly with cash-flow, due to the collapse of SVB.”
A day earlier Israel’s finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, said he formed a team that would track the issue and assess the bank collapse’s impact on Israel’s economy.
Israel’s banking regulator, Yair Avidan, said that Israel was “closely examining the case and following developments.”
The bank failure came as Israeli tech leaders and economists are warning that the Netanyahu government’s proposed overhaul to the country’s judicial system could drive away investment and impact the economy.
Israel's currency, the shekel, has dropped in value over the past two months since the government announced its plan, in part because companies have transferred funds outside the country because of concerns about the judicial overhaul.
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How to Watch the Celtics vs. 76ers: Streaming & TV Channel Info for Eastern Conference Semifinals Game 7
Published: May. 14, 2023 at 8:32 AM CDT|Updated: 20 minutes ago
In Game 7 of the second round of the NBA Playoffs, the Boston Celtics will meet the Philadelphia 76ers.
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Celtics vs. 76ers Game Info
- When: Sunday, May 14, 2023 at 3:30 PM ET
- Where: TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts
- TV: ABC
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Celtics vs 76ers Additional Info
Celtics Stats Insights
- The Celtics are shooting 47.5% from the field this season, 0.2 percentage points higher than the 47.3% the 76ers allow to opponents.
- Boston has a 38-4 straight-up record in games it shoots higher than 47.3% from the field.
- The 76ers are the 26th-ranked rebounding team in the league, the Celtics sit at seventh.
- The Celtics score seven more points per game (117.9) than the 76ers give up (110.9).
- Boston has a 48-12 record when putting up more than 110.9 points.
76ers Stats Insights
- The 76ers' 48.7% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.4 percentage points higher than the Celtics have given up to their opponents (46.3%).
- Philadelphia has compiled a 43-11 straight-up record in games it shoots over 46.3% from the field.
- The 76ers are the 26th-ranked rebounding team in the league, the Celtics sit at 20th.
- The 76ers score just 3.8 more points per game (115.2) than the Celtics give up (111.4).
- Philadelphia has put together a 43-7 record in games it scores more than 111.4 points.
Celtics Home & Away Comparison
- The Celtics are averaging 120.5 points per game this year at home, which is 5.1 more points than they're averaging in road games (115.4).
- Boston is surrendering 110.5 points per game this year in home games, which is 1.9 fewer points than it is allowing on the road (112.4).
- The Celtics are sinking 16.2 threes per game with a 37.9% shooting percentage from three-point land at home, which is 0.4 more threes and 0.5% points better than they're averaging when playing on the road (15.8 threes per game, 37.4% three-point percentage).
76ers Home & Away Comparison
- The 76ers put up 114.2 points per game at home, two fewer points than on the road (116.2). Defensively they concede 109.5 per game, 2.8 fewer points than on the road (112.3).
- In 2022-23 Philadelphia is giving up 2.8 fewer points per game at home (109.5) than away (112.3).
- At home the 76ers are collecting 25.7 assists per game, 1.1 more than on the road (24.6).
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(KTXL) — California could soon have an official state mushroom thanks to a bill introduced in the state legislature last month.
Assembly Bill 261, introduced by Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose), would make the Californian Golden Chanterelle the official state mushroom.
“Fungi are in many ways an unsung California hero—they nourish our plants, capture carbon, play a role in many historical and cultural practices, and potentially offer a solution for pollution through mycoremediation,” said Assemblymember Kalra.
The mushroom was chosen in a poll by the California Institute for Biodiversity which pitted five other mushrooms against the winning chanterelle: the black trumpet, the candy cap, the king bolete, the lion’s mane, and the western jack-o-lantern.
The website for the poll said that the six mushrooms were nominated by “mycologists, mushroom societies, and other fungus lovers from around the state” and then were voted on by the public.
The California Golden Chantrelle won with around 39% of the vote.
According to the California Institute for Biodiversity, the Californian Golden Chanterelle, scientific name Cantharellus Californicus, is used by professional chefs and home cooks and is only found growing under oak trees in California.
“By naming the Californian Golden Chanterelle as the official state mushroom, AB 261 will give the public the opportunity to learn more about their state’s fungi and the great biodiversity, traditions, and innovation they support,” said Assemblymember Kalra.
California already has a number of official state symbols such as the state bird, the California valley quail; the state flower, the California Poppy; and two state fishes, the California golden trout for freshwater fish and the Garibaldi for saltwater fish.
Three other states have designated a state mushroom: Oregon, which picked the Pacific golden chanterelle; Texas, which selected the Texas star mushroom; and Minnesota, which adopted the morel. Last month, lawmakers in Utah introduced a bill to designate the porcini as the state mushroom.
Though it doesn’t have a state mushroom, lawmakers in nearby New Mexico are considering making roasted chile its official state smell.
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New FreedomID Platform Enables Ukrainian Refugees and Businesses to Access Vouched Identity Verification to Support Safe Passage and Eradicate Human Trafficking
SEATTLE, June 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Vouched, an AI-driven identity verification platform, today announced it will provide identity verification services in support of the launch of FreedomID, a platform designed to support refugees in their safe passage and settlement anywhere in the world, formed by UK tech company Zenoo. Vouched expects to assist in the verification of hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian refugees by the end of this year.
"Our work with FreedomID perfectly aligns with Vouched's mission to expertly identify anyone, anywhere to unlock access to life's most critical services," said John Baird, Co-Founder and CEO, Vouched. "We are proud to lend our leading identity verification technology to support FreedomID's efforts. These efforts have the potential to deliver massive human impact on a global scale, while very specifically helping new immigrant individuals and families acclimate and establish themselves in their new communities."
Vouched has made its identity verification service available to refugees via the FreedomID platform, integrating seamlessly to provide fast and accurate verification to unlock access to critical services, including banking, travel, retail, healthcare and wellness. Vouched also serves to identify and prevent potential fraudulent or criminal activity.
"Freedom ID was initially developed to help protect Ukrainian refugees, and now has the goal of becoming the global standard in safeguarding vulnerable people displaced as a result of any crisis," said Stuart Watkins, Zenoo CEO. "The support of the Vouched team and access to their industry leading identity verification solution allows us to significantly help more people and ensure they can avoid exploitative enterprises, while traveling and transitioning to new locations."
The FreedomID platform can easily integrate other technologies and data sources, and provides a powerful easy-to-use solution for governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other organizations in their fight against human trafficking. The platform is free for use by social networks, accommodation hosts, and volunteers helping to protect Ukrainians from these threats. Traditionally many of the websites that accommodation agencies set up in response to the war in Ukraine are grassroots initiatives, making it challenging for these unregulated entities and their websites to identify exploitative hosts without ID verification. FreedomID solves that issue, providing a safe passage for displaced people and their families by providing ID verification services for refugee hosts, drivers, volunteers and refugees.
About Vouched
Vouched is an industry leading provider of AI-based identity verification for regulated and commercial businesses who need to quickly and accurately verify individuals in order to provide access to services, while minimizing fraud risk. Vouched delivers identity verification for anyone, anywhere, providing a multi-dimensional, dynamic verification of any individual's identity, including hard-to-identify populations. Vouched is the only IDV solution that is adaptive to ensure customer growth and acquisition goals are met, while maintaining compliance requirements through a proven, deterministic decision process that leads the industry in definitive response rates. Based in Seattle, Vouched is privately held and backed by Madrona Venture Labs, Mark Vadon and Darrell Cavens, Ascend Ventures, Flying Fish VC, BHG VC, SpringRock Ventures, SeaChange Ventures. Learn more at Vouched.id and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
About Zenoo
Zenoo specialises in the remote onboarding of customers for international companies to help them improve their conversion rates, breaking down barriers and making it easier for their customers to open accounts online.
As important as this central business is to Zenoo, we are equally committed to our not-for-profit work where we also use our skills and capabilities to help those in need, through initiatives such as Freedom Boxes, Huddle Puddle, and Freedom ID. By joining forces with our partners our aim is to create a safe and secure world for everyone. Visit www.freedom-id.com for further information.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. , May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Saudi Space Commission (SSC) has announced today the success of mission AX-2 and the landing of the astronauts' capsule after a pioneering scientific trip to the International Space Station (ISS). This innovative mission contributed to raising the status of Saudi Arabia whilst its success is a moment of great pride for the national and scientific contributions to space research.
The SSC has confirmed that the two Saudi astronauts, Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali AlQarni's capsule has safely landed in the Atlantic Ocean. The two astronauts are the first team from the same nationality simultaneously to conduct scientific experiments and explorative research rounds around Earth as part of Saudi Arabia's astronaut program - a historic moment.
The entrance of the spacecraft into the atmosphere slowed down its speed whilst the opening of big parachutes diminished the impact of the landing in the Ocean, 'splashdown'. Right after the splashdown, the Space X rescue team secured the spacecraft and welcomed the astronauts. The rescue team are specialized in space flights and retrieved the astronauts safely from the spacecraft.
The safe landing of the Saudi team of astronauts completes the success of the mission. Hence the SSC has delivered its commitment in making innovative and pioneering research in space a reality. With the manned trip to space the SSC has contributed to the space economy and to education with its strategic partners.
The AX-2 mission was launched on board the Dragon 2 spacecraft from Florida on 21st of May. The successful docking with the ISS announced 24 hours after the launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
They have successfully conducted 14 pioneering research experiments in microgravity and have safely returned to Earth, in a splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean near the State of Florida, USA.
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About The Saudi Space Commission (SSC):
The Saudi Space Commission was established by the royal order in December of 2018 (Rabi II 1440). This bold step serves a future that is innovative and looks forward to the latest technologies and opportunities in the Saudi Space Industry.
With the Kingdom moving towards a progressive quality of life, SSC demonstrates the aligned vision of creating better, secure environments for its citizens while actively enabling prospects of lucrative economic and monetary inventions.
The SSC has strategized to create primary objectives that serve national security interests against space related risks and encourage cumulative growth and advancement.
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TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus’ Supreme Court on Friday upheld an eight-year prison sentence handed to a prominent member of the country’s sizable Polish minority and a correspondent for a top newspaper in Poland.
The decision is seen part of the government’s sweeping, year’s long crackdown on opposition figures, human rights activists and independent reporters.
The Court rejected the appeal of Andrzej Poczobut, a 50-year-old reporter with Poland’s influential Gazeta Wyborcza, dismissing all defense arguments.
In February, Poczobut was found guilty of inflicting harm on Belarus’ national security and “sowing discord.” The trial took place behind closed doors in the Belarusian city of Grodno. He has remained behind bars ever since his arrest in March 2021.
Poczobut had extensively covered mass protests that engulfed Belarus in 2020 in the wake of the disputed presidential election that handed authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko his sixth term in office. Both the Belarusian opposition and the West have denounced the vote as rigged.
Poczobut’s indictment pointed to his coverage of the protests, his statements in support of ethnic Poles in Belarus and a reference to the 1939 Soviet invasion of Poland as an act of “aggression” as evidence of his guilt.
The Belarusian Association of Journalists said that Poczobut’s appeal was considered behind closed doors without explanation. The journalist is currently in the Grodno prison no. 1 and will now be transferred to a penal colony.
Poland’s Foreign Ministry on Friday vowed to continue calling for the release of all political prisoners in Belarus. “Upholding the sentence of 8 years in prison for Andrzej Poczobut clearly shows the ill-will of the Belarusian authorities regarding representatives of the national minority in Belarus,” the ministry tweeted.
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Man rescues wife of 37 years after tornado destroys home
SEDGEWICK COUNTY, Kan. (KAKE) - A Kansas man pulled his wife to safety after a tornado flattened their home, trapping her under a pile of rubble.
James Moore is still in shock after living his worst nightmare April 28 when a tornado struck in Sedgewick County, Kansas. He and his wife of 37 years, Kathy Moore, lived in one of the first houses hit by the tornado.
“The lights went out, and two seconds later, my house had flipped and spun and was totally demolished,” James Moore said. “When you’re in a house full of heavy objects and you’re tumbling with them, it’s kind of hard to tell what hit you.”
After digging himself out of a pile of debris, James Moore had only one thing on his mind: finding his wife.
“I started looking around, calling my wife’s name, and I kept calling it,” he said.
For a moment, time stood still. She wasn’t responding.
“Finally, I was screaming it, and then, I heard her crying,” he said.
James Moore found his wife trapped under a pile of rubble and a giant piece of the roof that fell on her. She was crying in pain but alive.
That’s when he says a miracle happened.
“I started just lifting it off of her… Normally, I don’t have the muscles for that stuff,” he said.
James Moore is disabled and says there’s no way he should have had the strength to get his wife out. But once she was in arms, nothing else mattered.
“When I found her, we sat there and hugged, and I told her I loved her. She said she loved me. I held her until EMS showed up,” he said.
Kathy Moore suffered a broken back and an injury to her head, but she’s going to be OK. She was recently released from the intensive care unit and will spend two to four weeks in assisted living while completing physical therapy.
James Moore ended up with deep cuts on his arm and a torn ligament from lifting the roof off her.
Their home was destroyed by the tornado, and he says he doesn’t even know where to start, as he tries to salvage anything he can. But he is grateful he still has what will always matter most: his wife and best friend.
The family set up a GoFundMe for help covering their medical and rebuilding expenses.
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a simple way to guard vehicle rims against accidental overspray of tire polish and other products," said an inventor, from Irving, Texas, "so I invented the GUARD - IT. My design eliminates the need to wipe oily solution and streaks from the clean rims."
The patent-pending invention protects a vehicle's rims when polishing the tires with a dressing solution. In doing so, it helps to prevent accidental overspray of tire shine solution onto tire rims. As a result, it helps to avoid streaks and stains and it saves time and effort. The invention features a simple design that is easy to use so it is ideal for vehicle owners, dealerships, car enthusiasts, etc. Additionally, a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the Dallas sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-DAL-228, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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Elon Musk tells employees to get back in office with 2:30 am memo
Twitter CEO Elon Musk reportedly sent a notice to staff early Wednesday morning to remind them that working from home is not acceptable.
According to Platformer managing editor Zoë Schiffer, Musk emailed employees at 2:30 in the morning, writing that "office is not optional." In the email, he complained that half of the San Francisco headquarters was empty the day before.
Musk is not a fan of remote work. Back in November, he ended Twitter's work-from-home accommodations, telling employees within driving distance of the office that they needed to show up in person or consider their "resignation accepted."
Last summer, he sent a similar note to his employees at Tesla, telling employees they were required to spend a minimum of 40 hours in the office per week. "Remote work is no longer acceptable," was the subject line of that email.
ELON MUSK SAYS TWITTER WILL OPEN SOURCE THE CODE IT USES TO RECOMMEND TWEETS
Since his $44 billion acquisition of the social media platform, Musk has shown no qualms about showing the door to Twitter employees who aren't down with his vision. He's ordered several rounds of layoffs, both as a cost-cutting measure and as a means of excising those who don't agree with the direction he's taking the company.
Twitter is no longer responding to requests for comment from the press. The press@twitter.com email address automatically responds to journalists with a poop emoji.
TWITTER WILL DO AWAY WITH LEGACY BLUE CHECKS SOON
As the COVID-19 pandemic era comes to an end, more businesses are having their remote workers return to the office.
A Labor Department report released this week found that 72.5% of business establishments said their employees teleworked rarely or not at all last year, the Wall Street Journal reported. That figure was an increase from 60.1% in 2021. The survey showed about 21 million more workers on-site full time in 2022 compared to the year before.
US FIGHTING A REMOTE WORK ‘TUG OF WAR’ AS EMPLOYEES LOOK FOR ‘COMPROMISE,' EXPERT SAYS
The share of businesses with some, but not all employees teleworking was 16.4% in 2022, a decrease from 29.8% the year prior, according to the Labor Department.
The paper noted that several large companies are pushing their employees to show up in-person at the office more often. Those include the Walt Disney Co., which requires employees to come into work for four days a week, Starbucks Corp., and Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc.
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"Our hypothesis is that it is still easier to build trust in person and that those relationships help us work more effectively," Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote in a letter to employees earlier this month.
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The 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic Odds & Preview: Justin Lower
Justin Lower is in fifth place, with a score of -11, after the second round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club.
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Justin Lower Insights
- Lower has finished below par nine times and scored eight rounds with a better-than-average score over his last 16 rounds.
- He has carded the best score of the day once in his last 16 rounds.
- Over his last 16 rounds, Lower has finished within three strokes of the best score of the round twice, and within five strokes of the top score of the day on three occasions.
- In his past five appearances, Lower has had an average finish of 42nd.
- The past five times he has played a tournament, he's made the cut three times.
- In his past five tournaments, Lower has posted a score better than average in one of them.
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Rocket Mortgage Classic Insights and Stats
- Lower finished 30th in his most recent appearance at this tournament (2022).
- Courses on the Tour have played at an average length of 7,024 yards in the past year. This tournament will be held on a par 72 that registers at 7,370 yards, 346 yards longer than average.
- Players have recorded 69.25 strokes per round and an average score of -5 in the past year on Tour. Events hosted on this course have a lower scoring average of -11.
- The average course Lower has played i the last year (7,297 yards) is 73 yards shorter than the course he'll be playing this week (7,370).
- In the past year, the events he has played have had a scoring average of -6 among finishers, higher than the -11 average at this course.
Lower's Last Time Out
- Lower finished in the 19th percentile on the eight par-3 holes at the Travelers Championship, with an average of 3.13 strokes.
- His 4.00-stroke average on the 24 par-4 holes at the Travelers Championship was below average, putting him in the 32nd percentile of the field.
- Lower shot better than 48% of the golfers at the Travelers Championship on par-5 holes, averaging 4.50 strokes per hole in comparison to the field average of 4.55.
- Lower carded a birdie or better on one of eight par-3s at the Travelers Championship, worse than the field average of 2.0.
- On the eight par-3s at the Travelers Championship, Lower carded two bogeys or worse (the other competitors averaged 1.7).
- Lower's four birdies or better on par-4s at the Travelers Championship were less than the tournament average of 7.6.
- In that most recent competition, Lower's par-4 showing (on 24 holes) included a bogey or worse four times (better than the field's average, 4.8).
- Lower ended the Travelers Championship with a birdie or better on two of four par-5s, underperforming the tournament average, 2.9.
- The field at the Travelers Championship averaged 0.6 bogeys or worse on the four par-5s, but Lower finished without one.
Rocket Mortgage Classic Time and Date Info
- Date: June 29 - July 2, 2023
- Course: Detroit Golf Club
- Location: Detroit, Michigan
- Par: 72 / 7,370 yards
- Lower Odds to Win: +4500 (Bet now with BetMGM!)
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pavlov Media, a national broadband service provider, and the Texas communities of Corinth, Shady Shores, and Hickory Creek (the Lake Cities) have entered a historic partnership that will make each community a Gig City when completed. The cities used American Rescue Plan funds to enter into an Indefeasible Right of Use (IRU) to bring fiber services to a number of their government facilities. As part of the agreement, Pavlov Media has agreed to expand their fiber network to provide fiber-based services to the residents and businesses within the Lake Cities.
"We are proud to be part of this innovative solution developed by the Lake Cities. The cities embarked on an exhaustive, competitive bid process, and we are pleased that they chose Pavlov Media to partner with. We believe our ability to design, build, and operate municipal fiber networks all with our own in-house staff will enhance the speed to completion, and the ultimate success of the fiber network," said Pavlov Media President, Glenn Meyer.
Mike O'Linc, President of Campus Communications Group, (a subsidiary of Pavlov Media) added: "Construction of the fiber network will begin immediately, with the goal to have each of the Lake Cities' anchor facilities connected within one year."
"Providing high-speed fiber networks has been a priority for the Lake Cities for many years. We are extremely excited to begin the broadband project with Pavlov Media. This project will greatly benefit our current residents and generations to come in Corinth, Hickory Creek and Shady Shores," stated Corinth Mayor Bill Heidemann.
Mark Shelden, Pavlov Media's Vice President of Municipal Developments stated, "This model can be replicated in other communities across the country that want fiber-based services in their communities. We believe that demand for fiber-based services are in their infancy, and we are in conversations with several other municipalities looking at ways to accelerate the installation of fiber networks in their communities."
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Pavlov Media is headquartered in Champaign, Ill. and offers broadband, voice, and television services. The company operates municipal fiber networks connected to its national backbone network. Pavlov Media specializes in private networks designed, constructed, and operated by a team of dedicated professionals in the telecommunications industry. For more information about the agreement, and how it might fit other communities, contact Mark Shelden, at 217-363-2424 or email mshelden@pavlovmedia.com.
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Immersive, Three-Part "EMBARK with NCL Episode" Premieres Aug. 11, 2022 at 8 p.m. ET at www.ncl.com/embark and on Facebook
MIAMI, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), the innovator in global cruise travel with a rich history of breaking boundaries, today announced its latest EMBARK with NCL Series, "The Evolution of Innovation," a showcase of the history of cruising as well as the Company's 55-year legacy of pioneering and defining vacation experiences at sea.
With just a few weeks away from the highly anticipated debut of Norwegian Prima, this three-part program chronicles the Company's groundbreaking moments, and series of firsts, which revolutionized modern-day cruising, and prepared it for this next evolution of the brand. In this new episode of EMBARK, viewers are guided through NCL's storied journey, from being the first cruise line to offer roundtrip voyages to the Caribbean in 1966 to the Company's new Prima Class of ships, debuting in August 2022.
In each episode, an element of NCL's innovative, multifaceted and guest-centered focus is illustrated through the unique perspectives of NCL executives, long-serving staff members, loyal guests and remarkable individuals who played key roles in the Company's evolution from the very beginning. Bringing viewers along Norwegian's storied past, present and future, the episodes offer viewers the opportunity to take an exclusive peek into the history of the brand, with never-before-seen interviews and archived footage, as well as a first look at the exceptional class of vessels that will define NCL's future.
Norwegian Cruise Line President and Chief Executive Officer Harry Sommer said, "Since 1966, Norwegian Cruise Line has set industry leading standards for the ultimate vacation experience. 'The Evolution of Innovation' documents the Company's pioneering heritage and provides a look into the future, one built on creativity, style and an uncompromising commitment to our guest."
The three episodes include "History of Innovation," "The Evolution of Entertainment" and "The Future of the Cruise Experience." The first episode premieres Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022 at 8 p.m. ET at www.ncl.com/embark and on Facebook, before all three episodes are made immediately available on-demand.
To watch the complete collection of EMBARK episodes highlighting the people, destinations and experiences of Norwegian Cruise Line, visit www.ncl.com/embark.
For more information about the Company's award-winning 18-ship fleet and worldwide itineraries, or to book a cruise, please contact a travel professional, call 888-NCL-CRUISE (625-2784) or visit www.ncl.com.
As the innovator in global cruise travel, Norwegian Cruise Line has been breaking the boundaries of traditional cruising for 55 years. Most notably, the cruise line revolutionized the industry by offering guests the freedom and flexibility to design their ideal vacation on their preferred schedule with no assigned dining and entertainment times and no formal dress codes. Today, its fleet of 18 contemporary ships sail to nearly 400 of the world's most desirable destinations, including Great Stirrup Cay, the company's private island in the Bahamas and its resort destination Harvest Caye in Belize. Norwegian Cruise Line not only provides superior guest service from land to sea, but also offers a wide variety of award-winning entertainment and dining options as well as a range of accommodations across the fleet, including solo-traveler staterooms, club balcony suites, spa-suites and The Haven by Norwegian®, the company's ship-within-a-ship concept. For additional information or to book a cruise, contact a travel professional, call 888-NCL-CRUISE (625-2784) or visit www.ncl.com. For the latest news and exclusive content, visit the NCL Newsroom and follow Norwegian Cruise Line on Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok and YouTube @NorwegianCruiseLine; and Twitter @CruiseNorwegian.
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Six months into the year, more than 21,000 people have died because of gun-related injuries in the United States.
Doctors and public health officials have a word to describe the rising number of people killed or hurt by guns in recent years: epidemic.
"I would certainly consider the problem of firearm injuries and firearm violence as an epidemic in the United States," said Patrick Carter, director of the University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention, whose research is partly funded by the National Institutes of Health.
"When we think about what the term epidemic means, it means a sudden increase in the numbers, or incidents, of an event over what would be considered a baseline level," Carter told Morning Edition.
Since the mid-2000s, the United States has seen year-after-year increases in the number of deaths and injuries from guns "that would mirror what we would consider to be a sudden increase consistent with an epidemic," Carter said.
The "epidemic" label and what it means
For those charged with protecting public health in the United States, like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an epidemic is defined as a sudden outbreak or an unexpected spike in an illness in a single country or area. Because COVID-19 spread around the world, it was considered a pandemic.
The label — which has been applied to infectious diseases as well as things like opioid addiction — creates a sense of emergency or crisis.
The top public health official in the country, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, has long called the deaths and injuries from firearms an "epidemic."
"Whenever you have a large number of people dying from preventable reasons that constitutes a public health crisis," he told NPR's Here and Now in January. "And that has been the case for gun violence, sadly, in our country for a long time."
President Biden has also referred to the increase in gun violence in the United States as a "gun violence epidemic" several times, including on National Gun Violence Awareness Day.
So have doctors and health researchers.
The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research held a symposium in February titled "Addressing Gun Violence as a Public Health Epidemic."
Experts at the symposium took an approach reminiscent of how health officials approach epidemics of disease. They discussed "expanding our lens beyond prosecuting gun crime to prevention, harm reduction and even culture-shifting."
Gun deaths increased by 23 percent, from 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic, to 2021, according to Pew Research Center.
The number of gun deaths in 2021, 48,830, was the largest on record, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The level of violence "most definitely is a public health emergency," said Daniel Webster, an American health professor and director of the Center for Gun Violence Prevention and Policy at Johns Hopkins.
"It is a leading cause of death for large segments of the population, including young people," he said. "And it also has enormous impacts beyond fatalities that really affect mental health and well-being, even for those who are not directly shot."
Numbers still high in 2023
Gun violence appeared to slightly ebb last year as the COVID-19 pandemic subsided. The final number of gun-related deaths in 2022 is still being tallied as places like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pull together numbers on suicides. There were an estimated 20,138 firearm deaths, excluding suicides, according to The Trace.
But gun violence continues to shake American life this year, especially during holidays when people are in large gatherings. There have been more than 300 mass shootings this year. And half of gun-related deaths this year were suicides.
Chicago was struck by gun violence over the Juneteenth and Memorial Day weekends, which both turned out to be some of the deadliest spans the city has seen in years, Sophie Sherry, Chicago Sun Times reporter, told Morning Edition.
Over the Juneteenth weekend 75 people were shot in the city and 13 people died.
"What the count is right now would be the most people shot in a single week," Sherry said on the Tuesday after Juneteenth. "Memorial Day weekend was also one of the most violent since 2016 with 61 people shot here in the city. But unfortunately, obviously, this past weekend, we saw far more shootings than that."
Over the same weekend, four people were shot in an apartment complex behind a church in Kellogg, Idaho; they all died from gunshot wounds. There were also mass shootings in California, Maryland, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Washington state and Wisconsin.
The United States has been here, or close to it, before.
There were 14.6 gun deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, which is the highest rate since the early 1990s, and just below the historic peak of 16.3 deaths per 100,000 people in 1974, according to Pew Research.
In the 1990s, the rise of gun deaths were also referred to as an epidemic by the National Institutes of Health.
In 1993, gun manufacturers increased the production of guns priced at $100 or less, while the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms slacked off, according to "The Role of Supply in 1980s and 1990s Youth Violence." That year murders, with weapons such as guns, arson and poison, reached its highest point on record at the time.
The next year, the federal government doubled ATF law enforcement funding from $2 million to $4 million, which reinforced the Brady Background Check and reduced gun purchases, according to The Trace. As the 1990s unfolded, cheap gun manufacturers went out of business because of liability lawsuits, and gun suicide and murder rates decreased.
Taking the public health approach
"It is a public health issue. It mirrors every other public health issue that we've had in this country," Carter said. "Like any other public health problem, it is possible to solve with data-driven solutions."
Surgeon General Murthy said that viewing gun violence as a public health emergency will lead to more insight and data on the causes of violence and possible ways to curb it. Still, he's resisting a push from the California Medical Association to publish a Surgeon General's report on the hazards of gun violence similar to the major 1964 report on the dangers of smoking.
After declaring gun violence a "public health crisis" in 2016, the American Medical Association has regularly put forward ways to help bring down the number of deaths and injuries.
Most recently, in early June, it officially called for strengthening background checks and limiting the sale of multiple firearms. This allows more doctors to petition courts for protective orders for patients at risk of gun violence, and pushes social media companies to remove posts "glorifying firearm violence."
Meanwhile, Webster says establishing purchaser licensing requirements reduces gun-related homicides, suicides and mass shootings.
He also suggests community violence intervention programs in low-income communities. These programs put individuals with "street credibility" in positions to promote non-violent alternatives to conflict.
Carter says identifying gun violence as an epidemic is just a step in the right direction to addressing the fatal problem in America, because it leads to thinking about how to use scientific and public health resources "toward addressing all facets of the problem."
"I think it is an important label. But I don't think it's sufficient to address the problem," Carter said.
Lisa Lambert edited this digital story. contributed to this story
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EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — Texas began rolling out what is set to become a new floating barrier on the Rio Grande on Friday in the latest escalation of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s multibillion-dollar effort to secure the U.S. border with Mexico, which already has included bussing migrants to liberal states and authorizing the National Guard to make arrests.
But even before the huge, orange buoys were unloaded from the trailers that hauled them to the border city of Eagle Pass, there were concerns over this part of Abbott’s unprecedented challenge to the federal government’s authority over immigration enforcement. Migrant advocates voiced concerns about drowning risks and environmentalists questioned the impact on the river.
Dozens of the large spherical buoys were stacked on the beds of four tractor trailers in a grassy city park near the river on Friday morning.
Setting up the barriers could take up to two weeks, according to Lt. Chris Olivarez, a spokesperson for the Texas Department of Public Safety, which is overseeing the project.
Once installed, the above-river parts of the system and the webbing they’re connected with will cover 1,000 feet (305 meter) of the middle of the Rio Grande, with anchors in the riverbed.
Eagle Pass is part of a Border Patrol sector that has seen the second highest number of migrant crossings this fiscal year with about 270,000 encounters — though that is lower than it was at this time last year.
The crossing dynamics shifted in May after the Biden administration stopped implementing Title 42, a pandemic era public health policy that turned many asylum seekers back to Mexico. New rules allowed people to seek asylum through a government application and set up appointments at the ports of entry, though the maximum allowed in per day is set at 1,450. The Texas governor’s policies target the many who are frustrated with the cap and cross illegally through the river.
Earlier iterations of Abbott’s border mission have included installing miles of razor wire at popular crossing points on the river and creating state checkpoints beyond federal stops to inspect incoming commercial traffic.
“We always look to employ whatever strategies will be effective in securing the border,” Abbott said in a June 8 press conference to introduce the buoy strategy.
But the state hasn’t said what tests or studies have been done to determine risks posed to people who try to get around the barrier or environmental impacts.
Immigrant advocates, including Sister Isabel Turcios, a nun who oversees a migrant shelter in Piedras Negras, Mexico, which sits just across the river from Eagle Pass, have remained vigilant about the effects of the new barrier on migration. Turcios said she met with the Texas Department of Public Safety in the days leading up to the arrival of the buoys and was told the floating barrier would be placed in deep waters to function as a warning to migrants to avoid the area.
Turcios said she is aware that many of the nearly 200 migrants staying in her shelter on any given day are not deterred from crossing illegally despite sharp concertina wire. But that wire causes more danger because it forces migrants to spend additional time in the river.
“That’s more and more dangerous each time … because it has perches, it has whirlpools and because of the organized crime,” Turcios said.
Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw addressed the danger that migrants may face when the buoys are deployed during the June press conference when Abbott spoke: “Anytime they get in that water, it’s a risk to the migrants. This is the deterrent from even coming in the water.”
Less than a week ago — around the Fourth of July holiday — four people, including an infant, drowned near Eagle Pass as they attempted to cross the river.
The federal International Boundary and Water Commission, whose jurisdiction includes boundary demarcation and overseeing U.S.-Mexico treaties, said it didn’t get a heads up from Texas about the proposed floating barrier.
“We are studying what Texas is publicly proposing to determine whether and how this impacts our mission to carry out treaties between the US and Mexico regarding border delineation, flood control, and water distribution, which includes the Rio Grande,” Frank Fisher, a spokesperson for the commission, said in a statement.
On Friday morning, environmental advocates from Eagle Pass and Laredo, another Texas border city about 115 miles (185 kilometers) downriver, held a demonstration by the border that included a prayer for the river ahead of the barrier deployment.
Jessie Fuentes, who owns a canoe and kayaking business that takes paddlers onto the Rio Grande, said he’s worried about unforeseen consequences. On Friday, he filed a lawsuit to stop Texas from using the buoys. He’s seeking a permanent injunction, saying his paddling business is impacted by limited access to the river.
“I know it’s a detriment to the river flow, to the ecology of the river, to the fauna and flora. Every aspect of nature is being affected when you put something that doesn’t belong in the river,” Fuentes said.
Adriana Martinez, a professor at Southern Illinois University who grew up in Eagle Pass, studies the shapes of rivers and how they move sediment and create landforms. She said she’s worried about what the webbing might do.
“A lot of things float down the river, even when it’s not flooding; things that you can’t see like large branches, large rocks,” Martinez said. “And so anything like that could get caught up in these buoys and change the way that water is flowing around them.”
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Southeast Community College is expanding several programs this year to allow students to earn degrees covering topics that previously were considered focus areas.
Previously, earning a degree in computer information technology wouldn't necessarily show a graduate's proficiency in a focus area, like cybersecurity.
But beginning this year, SCC students will be able to earn an associate of applied science degree (AAS) in each of the four focus areas in the computer information technology program: cybersecurity, computer support, network management and application programming.
It's part of an expansion to several academic offerings for the 2022-23 academic year, said Joel Michaelis, vice president for instruction. In addition to computer technology, other expansions are in the areas of plumbing, heating and air conditioning technology as well as concrete construction.
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"We were getting students out with an AAS, which is great," Michaelis said. "But then they would have to go and show employers their transcript so they would know if their focus was in cybersecurity or programming."
Discussions with industry partners — "workforce leadership teams" where employers are invited to come to SCC and share their needs — led to the changes in several areas.
Those workforce teams articulated what they are looking for in an employee, Michaelis said, while students also expressed what skills they believed would make them more qualified to be hired in those positions.
"In education, those wheels tend to turn slowly, so we try to speed that up as much as possible," he said.
Caleb Herwick, the dean of construction, manufacturing, engineering and technology at SCC, said splitting one degree program into four will also provide students with a clearer roadmap to pursue multiple degrees.
And by offering classes in a variety of times and modalities — in-person during the day, for example, or online in the evening — Herwick said SCC is trying to give students more flexibility in how they pursue an education.
"We want students to be able to manage their classes with their life and work responsibilities," he said. "So they have that pathway that show them where they are starting and what they need to take every year to finish."
Herwick said the expansion from one degree into four comes as there is greater demand from employers and future employees for technology training, even among high school students attending the Career Academy.
More than 80 students ages 15-19 were enrolled in computer information technician courses last year; while 167 students are aged 20-24; 113 aged 25-29; and 122 students are 30 years old and above, Herwick said.
SCC will also become the first community college in Nebraska to offer a geographic information systems technician degree. The online offering is also one of the first of its kind in the country.
The college previously offered the program as a certificate, which required students to complete 16 to 18 credit hours.
Surveying students and industry leaders, Katrina Patton, an instructor in the program, learned there was "an AAS worth of material" those stakeholders felt would be valuable for SCC to offer, and the program extended to roughly 60 credit hours, Herwick said.
Students will now be able to take classes teaching skills around database management and programming web applications en route to a two-year degree.
The expansion in technology programs comes as SCC is planning a $42.7 million tower focused on technology education at its Lincoln campus.
The Sandhills Global Technology Center is expected to help address Nebraska's growing technology workforce, which is anticipated to expand by 11% by 2028.
Herwick said the new facility, which could break ground early next year, will help SCC accommodate more students, and will give those future technicians the opportunity to interface directly with the companies that will hire them.
Michaelis said the technology tower will make SCC even more responsive to the needs of industry, and allow for more associate's degree programs to be offered.
"We're always looking to expand and offer different things," he said.
In addition to expanding its technology programs, SCC is also offering new certificate programs in global studies, bookkeeping, peer support and baking.
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Biden: Classified documents at Mar-a-Lago raise concerns
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says the discovery of top-secret documents at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate raised concerns that sensitive data was compromised and called it “irresponsible.”
Biden, who rarely does interviews, spoke to CBS’ “60 Minutes” in a segment that aired Sunday. He said that when he heard about classified documents taken from the White House, he wondered how “anyone could be that irresponsible.”
Biden added: “And I thought, what data was in there that may compromise sources and methods?”
The president said he did not get a heads-up before the Trump estate was searched, and he has not asked for any specifics “because I don’t want to get myself in the middle of whether or not the Justice Department should move or not move on certain actions they could take.”
The FBI says it took about 11,000 documents, including roughly 100 with classification markings found in a storage room and an office, while serving a court-authorized search warrant at the home on Aug. 8. Weeks after the search, Trump lawyers asked a judge to appoint a special master to conduct an independent review of the records.
The warrant says federal agents were investigating potential violations of three different federal laws, including one that governs gathering, transmitting or losing defense information under the Espionage Act.
Biden told “60 Minutes” that when he heard about classified documents being taken from the White House, he wondered how “anyone could be that irresponsible.”
“And I thought what data was in there that may compromise sources and methods?”
In the wide-ranging interview, the president wouldn’t commit to running for reelection in 2024, though he’s said in the past that he planned to.
“My intention, as I said to begin with, is that I would run again,” he said. “But it’s just an intention. But is it a firm decision that I run again? That remains to be seen.”
Biden was asked about growing concerns that Russia’s efforts to seize Ukraine could inspire China’s leader Xi Jinping to attack Taiwan. The island has been recognized by the U.S. as part of China but has its own democratic government. Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin met last week.
Biden again said the U.S. forces would respond “if in fact there was an unprecedented attack.”
White House officials later said the official U.S. policy had not changed, and would not say whether American forces would be called to defend Taiwan. Biden has made the claim before, but the statements come at an increasingly tense time for U.S.-China relations, particularly after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip there last month.
Beijing sees official American contact with Taiwan as encouragement to make the island’s decades-old de facto independence permanent, a step Biden and other U.S. leaders say they don’t support.
The president said the U.S. commitment to Ukraine was “ironclad” and would remain so “as long as it takes.” Ukrainian troops are engaged in a counteroffensive that has reclaimed towns and cities from Russian troops. But the toll the war has taken is vast, and fresh atrocities are being revealed, including torture chambers and mass graves. Since January 2021, the U.S. has given more than $13.5 billion in security assistance to Ukraine.
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The collaboration marks BHLDN's first partnership with the esteemed designer
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BHLDN, Anthropologie's thoughtfully curated wedding brand, announced today the launch of their exclusive collection with renowned designer Carly Cushnie.
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The BHLDN x Carly Cushnie collaboration is an artful collection designed for the modern customer, exuding a mix of contemporary femininity that is both sensual and sophisticated. Comprised of bridal gowns, reception dresses, and occasion looks, the designer infused her eclectic style into every look. Through Carly's signature tailoring and flattering drapery, the pieces in this collection present the same luxury that she has continually offered her loyal fans.
"We're thrilled to partner with Carly on this collection, and to unveil these remarkable new styles to our BHLDN brides," says Lori Conley, BHLDN's General Merchandising Manager. "At BHLDN, we are continually looking for new and innovative ways to surprise, delight, and inspire our customers, and through this collaboration we are excited to offer fresh new silhouettes, incredible fabrics, and top-of-the-line quality. Each piece combines BHLDN's special touch with Carly's distinctive style, and the result is an elevated, sleek, soft bridal collection."
"I am ecstatic to partner with BHLDN to create this gorgeous collection for today's modern bride," says Carly. "I have always admired how BHLDN offers incredibly beautiful bridal and occasion dresses that have that one-of-a-kind feel, but at approachable prices. They have such a great understanding of their customer, and were incredibly supportive of my vision to create a collection of dresses to offer a variety of options for different types of weddings and events. I can't wait to see all the Carly Cushnie x BHLDN brides."
Styles in this exclusive collection include wedding gowns, occasion dresses, and a separates set; they will be sold exclusively at BHLDN boutiques nationwide and at Anthropologie.com beginning today. All pieces will be available in sizes 0 through 18, and are priced from $398 to $1,400.
About BHLDN
BHLDN, Anthropologie's wedding brand, celebrates love with curated collections of distinctive bridal gowns, mix-and-match bridesmaid dresses, occasion looks, accessories, and more. Our imaginative designs and heirloom craftsmanship cater to the bride in search of unusually beautiful things. With many styles in stock and ready to ship, we make it simple to complete your wedding wardrobe at a moment's notice. Our inclusively-sized plus collection and collaborations with designers like Jenny Yoo, Watters, Marchesa Notte, Sachin & Babi, Amsale, and Carly Cushnie bring exclusive gowns to every BHLDN bride. Shop with our stylists at 22 BHLDN locations and via virtual appointment, or discover the full collection at bhldn.com. Find us on social: Instagram | Pinterest | Facebook | Twitter
About Carly Cushnie
Carly Cushnie is a New York-based creative director and designer. With a refined yet eclectic style, Cushnie has established herself as an innovative force in the fashion and design worlds. Best known for her luxury women's ready-to-wear collection, CUSHNIE, her artful tailoring and feminine drapery became a celebrity favorite worn by many influential women including Michelle Obama, Beyoncé, Zendaya, Ava Duvernay, Rihanna, and Ashley Graham. Today, her work spans a multitude of creative arts, from fine jewelry to fashion, interiors to performance. Cushnie has achieved numerous accolades including: winner of the Ecco Domani Award (2009); a finalist for the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund (2011); Forbes 30 under 30 (2017); and the first Black female nominee for the CFDA Swarovski Award (2013). In 2019, Carly Cushnie was appointed to the CFDA Board of Directors.
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Winning projects will explore new potential treatment approaches to prevent lupus from developing or prevent or slow disease progression.
NEW YORK, April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) today announced the newest Lupus Mechanisms and Targets Award grant recipients. The winning four projects collectively test potential treatment approaches to prevent lupus from developing or reducing lupus disease activity. Lupus has a broad range of causes and symptoms, and these multiple approaches are important for designing customized therapies that can provide better outcomes for a wide range of patients.
The LRA LMTA grants offer up to $600,000 over three years for research focusing on investigating molecular pathways or targets leading to the development of new or improved therapies for patients with cutaneous and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
"These four new LMTA awards support innovative lupus researchers whose work is poised to deliver much needed new information for the lupus field. We are proud to be able to offer this financial support, with the ultimate goal of improving outcomes for lupus patients," said Teodora Staeva, Ph.D., vice president and chief scientific officer of LRA.
Lupus Mechanisms and Targets Award Winners
- Jennifer Anolik, M.D., Ph.D.; University of Rochester Medical Center
Dr. Anolik will investigate if sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors – a class of drugs approved to treat type 2 diabetes and associated kidney disease – can improve outcomes in lupus nephritis, which is inflammation in the kidneys caused by lupus that affects 40 to 70 percent of lupus patients. Current treatment approaches target inflammation with little impact on fibrosis and injury. Dr. Anolik will study mice with lupus nephritis to see if SGLT2 inhibitors reduce kidney hypoxia, inflammatory CD8 T cells, and kidney injury. She will also begin to investigate the effects of treatment with SGLT2i on clinical outcomes and pathogenic CD8 T cells in the blood and urine of patients with lupus nephritis. - Betsy Barnes, Ph.D.; The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has heritable components that can be passed on to children through gene variants. Variants in the interferon regulatory factor 5 (IRF5) gene, which controls the production of type I interferons, can be inherited, and they increase the risk of developing SLE. Dr. Barnes has recently identified a new regulator of IRF5 function– STK25 – that turns on IRF5 in SLE immune cells. Using this award, Dr. Barnes will compare STK25 activity in healthy people with and without IRF5 gene variants and in SLE patients. She will also aim to determine how STK25 activates IRF5 in response to SLE triggers and investigate if loss of the STK25 gene protects against lupus in lupus-prone mice, which will aid future clinical trials focused on targeting STK25 and/or IRF5 as new therapeutics. - Michelle Kahlenberg, M.D., Ph.D.; University of Michigan
Dr. Kahlenberg recently found that abnormal activity of Hippo proteins turns on the overproduction of immune system molecules (interferons) in lupus patients' blood and skin. Dr. Kahlenberg will use this award to study whether turning off these Hippo proteins will decrease the amount of type I interferons, one of the hallmarks of cutaneous lupus and SLE. Her investigation will determine if Hippo proteins could serve as new therapeutic targets. Dr. Kahlenberg's work builds on decades of pioneering studies on type I interferons funded by the LRA. - Jillian Richmond, Ph.D.; University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
T cells are immune cells that can cause lupus flares in the skin. Dr. Richmond found that skin T cells in both people and mice have a protein on their cell surface called CXCR6. The T cell CXCR6 interacts with a protein called CXCL16 on skin cells, similar to how a lock and key fit together. Dr. Richmond will use this award to determine if the CXCL16-CXCR6 interaction is important in keeping the harmful T cells in the skin of patients with cutaneous lupus. She will also investigate if targeting these two molecules will provide a lasting treatment response in pet dogs with skin lupus through a veterinary clinical trial. This project could provide new information about the molecules on the surface of lupus-causing immune cells that could be targeted to prevent or slow lupus disease progression.
About Lupus
Lupus is a chronic, complex autoimmune disease that affects millions of people worldwide. More than 90 percent of people with lupus are women; lupus most often strikes during the childbearing years of 15-45. Black/African Americans, Hispanic/Latino, Asians, and Native Americans are two to three times at greater risk than Caucasians. In lupus, the immune system, which is designed to protect against infection, creates antibodies that can attack any part of the body including the kidneys, brain, heart, lungs, blood, skin, and joints.
About the Lupus Research Alliance
The Lupus Research Alliance is the largest non-governmental, non-profit funder of lupus research worldwide. The organization aims to transform treatment by funding the most innovative lupus research, fostering diverse scientific talent, and driving discovery toward better diagnostics, improved treatments and ultimately a cure for lupus. Because the Lupus Research Alliance's Board of Directors funds all administrative and fundraising costs, 100% of all donations goes to support lupus research programs.
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BOSTON, Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With the holiday season approaching and AAA predicting heavy holiday travel, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc. (Blue Cross) is urging everyone to get their flu vaccines and COVID-19 booster shot.
"The best way to protect yourself and your loved ones is to get the flu shot," said Dr. Tom Hawkins, senior medical director, population health & analytics at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. "This is the earliest start to the flu season we've seen in years and the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control shows a sharp rise in the flu already. With people traveling for the holidays, the chance of spreading the flu is extremely high."
The health plan's "Stopping the flu starts with you" campaign is underway and reminds members and the public that the flu vaccine is safe, effective, readily available, and free of cost to most people with insurance.
For Blue Cross members, messages on social media and emails provide access to timely and relevant information on the health plan's Flu Resource page. Members can access tools to help locate a flu shot provider, videos and articles on the flu and flu prevention, as well as other helpful health care resources and links to in-depth reporting on the virus published on Coverage, Blue Cross' award winning public news site.
Dr. Hawkins joins public health experts across the country in encouraging people to also get vaccinated for COVID-19, if they haven't yet, or to get the latest booster shot that protects against the newest variants of COVID. The flu and COVID vaccines can be given in the same health care visit safely and are proven to lessen the severity of illness. Both flu and COVID-19 can lead to serious illness, hospitalization, and even death, especially for people 65 and older, with compromised immune systems, or certain conditions including asthma, heart disease or diabetes.
Complicating this cold and flu season is an increase in cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). It usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms but can be serious, especially for infants and older adults.
There is no vaccine for RSV, which is another reason physicians encourage vaccination for the flu and COVID-19. Vaccination dramatically reduces one's risk of being infected with flu and/or COVID-19 while sick with RSV.
About Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (bluecrossma.com) is a community-focused, tax-paying, not-for-profit health plan headquartered in Boston. We are committed to the relentless pursuit of quality, affordable and equitable health care with an unparalleled consumer experience. Consistent with our promise to always put our members first, we are rated among the nation's best health plans for member satisfaction and quality. Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for ASML, AAPL, HES, ISRG, and UAL.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Numbers Midday" game were:
6-6-6
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Numbers Midday" game were:
6-6-6
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Anna-Karolina Schmiedlova 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix Odds
Anna-Karolina Schmiedlova will face Claire Liu next in the Hungarian Grand Prix quarterfinals. Schmiedlova has the fifth-best odds at +700 to win this tournament at Romai Tennis Academy.
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Schmiedlova at the 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix
- Next Round: Quarterfinals
- Tournament Dates: July 14-23
- Venue: Romai Tennis Academy
- Location: Budapest, Hungary
- Court Surface: Clay
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Schmiedlova's Next Match
On Friday, July 21 at 4:00 AM ET, Schmiedlova will face Liu in the quarterfinals, after defeating Tamara Korpatsch 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the previous round.
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Schmiedlova Stats
- Schmiedlova defeated No. 99-ranked Korpatsch 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday to make the .
- Schmiedlova has not won any of her 13 tournaments over the past year, with an overall match record of 17-13.
- Schmiedlova is 7-3 on clay over the past 12 months, with no tournament wins.
- Over the past 12 months (across all court types), Schmiedlova has played 30 matches and 20.1 games per match.
- In her 10 matches on a clay surface over the past year, Schmiedlova has averaged 20.6 games.
- Schmiedlova, over the past 12 months, has won 63.8% of her service games and 41.7% of her return games.
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SNOQUALMIE PASS, Wash. — Washington's Sno-Park program is flush with nearly $2 million in revenue, almost double pre-pandemic sales. So, when you buy a permit for a day or season of sledding, snowshoeing or cross-country skiing — some of the cheapest ways to play outside in winter — who decides how the money is spent?
The nine volunteer members of Washington's Winter Recreation Advisory Committee sit down every summer to dole out dollars for the season ahead. Come winter, they check on the fruits of their labor firsthand.
Last month, the WRAC met at the state's busiest winter recreation hub, Snoqualmie Pass. The committee consists of six area members who come from different geographic parts of the state, plus three snowmobilers. The program's bylaws stipulate that members represent the whole state, not their particular patch.
The pandemic-heightened thirst for winter recreation has resulted in chronic overcrowding at wintertime recreation access points in Western Washington. And though throngs of crowds have fueled record Sno-Park revenues, local winter recreation clubs have questioned the program's structure.
Some argue the state's winter recreation system should reflect similar programs in the West, levying a per-user fee instead of charging per car. And despite the current windfall, leaders of Kongsberger Ski Club, King County's preeminent Nordic ski organization, are advocating for a less-centralized approach to Sno-Park recreation that would reward the Seattle area's outsized purchasing power with proportionate maintenance.
Here's how the Sno-Park sausage gets made — who is buying passes, how much money the passes generate and how that money is spent — plus a look at suggested reforms to the program, and what the nearly 50-year-old program's future might hold for the Mountains to Sound Greenway.
The backstory
Flashback to the early 1970s: All of the downhill ski areas in the Cascades had been up and running for years, if not decades. But intrepid adventurers at The Mountaineers wanted to explore the snowy landscape beyond ski area boundaries. They relied on pullouts along plowed roads — but even those got crowded quickly when the state's population was just 3.5 million, less than half what it is today — and realized there had to be a better way.
Mountaineers members, led by legendary trail advocate Ruth Ittner, lobbied the state Legislature to create a self-contained fund for snow removal financed by the sale of permits to winter sports enthusiasts. In 1975, Olympia lawmakers established the Sno-Park program.
The basic premise hasn't changed much since then.
Each winter, from roughly Nov. 1 to April 30, a $25 per day/$50 per season permit is required to park at any of the 48 nonmotorized Sno-Parks around the state. (There is a separate program to fund the motorized Sno-Parks used by snowmobilers.) In 1985, the nonmotorized program expanded to incorporate grooming for Nordic skiing. Today that perk carries a $70-per-season add-on required to visit eight regularly groomed Sno-Parks. Along the Interstate 90 corridor, that includes Hyak, Cabin Creek, Crystal Springs and Lake Easton Sno-Parks — parks most heavily frequented by Seattle-area residents. Farther afield, it encompasses Lake Wenatchee, Nason Ridge, Chiwawa and Mount Spokane Sno-Parks.
All these prices are per vehicle, not per person. For a family or carpool, that means $120 per season grants unlimited access to groomed Nordic skiing, plus privileges at snowy trailheads tucked in every mountainous nook and cranny east of Puget Sound (there are no Sno-Parks on the Olympic Peninsula).
Compared with season passes at groomed Nordic centers around the West, Washington's Sno-Park program is a relative bargain. Sno-Parks in California and Oregon, plus Park N' Ski sites in Idaho, are lower-priced, but do not include any grooming.
"You're going to pay a heck of a lot more money elsewhere to get the same access we have in Washington state," said WRAC vice chair Mike Burns, who belongs to the Spokane Nordic Club and lives in Region 3 (Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Lincoln and Spokane counties).
Ahead of the 2021-22 season, permit prices were increased for the first time since 2009. The WRAC now adjusts prices every three years given the fluctuating costs of snow removal and grooming. The program routinely took in $1 million to $1.2 million per season in the mid-to-late 2010s, before the supercharged pandemic winter, when it generated $2.257 million in revenue. Revenue leveled off to $1.953 million last winter — with sales on pace for similar numbers this season thanks to abundant early snowfall.
"We have this huge windfall," said chair John Baranowski, who comes from the Yakima Nordic Skiing and Snowshoeing Council and lives in Region 5 (Kittitas, Yakima, Klickitat and Benton counties). "We're in a healthy situation budget-wise."
What to spend it on
So where does this bumper haul go?
Recreation clubs, outdoors nonprofits and park managers submit proposals ahead of winter to the WRAC, which funded in full nearly every request in the 2023 fiscal year. In the approved $2.4 million budget, expenditures include roughly 23% for grooming, 20% for equipment replacement, 15% for snow removal, 13% for salaries and overhead, 10% for education and enforcement, 10% for developing new Sno-Parks, 4% for emergency reserves, and 3% for sanitation.
For Puget Sound snow lovers, that meant good news, like $10,000 to establish the new Annette Lake Sno-Park, $11,000 to fix up the 92 Road Sno-Park that serves as a jumping-off point to one of the Mount Tahoma Trails huts, and a record $153,618 to groom the Cabin Creek and Erling Stordahl trails maintained by Kongsberger Ski Club. These trails are prime destinations along I-90 for Seattle-area snowshoers and Nordic skiers with Sno-Park passes; if you're a snow lover heading into the Cascades from King County, you've likely enjoyed a trail maintained by the Kongsbergers.
Reform proposal
Kongsberger president Rune Harkestad argues Seattle-area snow-seekers are pumping an outsized amount of cash into the program without seeing that investment reflected in local Sno-Parks. Public records analyzed by The Seattle Times show King County addresses accounted for 50% of Sno-Park permit sales over the last three years — over one-third from Seattle alone — while Sno-Parks along I-90 are receiving about 45% of the snow removal, sanitation and grooming budget this season. Harkestad's club has questioned the program's structure, which stands to benefit Sno-Parks that own their equipment, and has argued for the legions of Seattle-area powderhounds to get more bang for their buck.
Sno-Parks on federal land must outsource their snow-removal and grooming expenses, while those on state land enjoy the use of state-purchased heavy equipment like groomers and snowmobiles. As such, Harkestad says measuring budgets at Sno-Parks on state versus federal lands is like comparing apples to oranges: Budget figures for contract grooming on federal lands do not account for the heavy equipment used at places like Lake Easton, Lake Wenatchee and Mount Spokane state parks.
Much of the terrain maintained by the Kongsbergers sits on federal land. The massively popular Cabin Creek and Erling Stordahl trails maintained by the club are benefiting this winter from a budget bump that allows for 1,000 hours of grooming, up from 775 last season, enough for six days per week. That's more grooming days than the privately run Summit Nordic Center just down the road.
Harkestad said that having one of the largest line items in the Sno-Park budget is misleading, because the contracted groomers that must be hired to maintain parks on federal land bill for all their costs — which are likely to go up. As existing contracts expire, he expects $155-per-hour groomers to start charging at least $250 per hour.
If contractor rates go up, I-90 Sno-Parks may get less service for the same amount of money. Meanwhile, state parks that already own their grooming equipment won't face that inflation.
Harkestad sent a letter to Washington State Parks winter recreation program manager Pamela McConkey last February proposing WRAC changes to improve the program's transparency, track revenue by geography and reform the representation system (no WRAC members live in King, Pierce or Snohomish counties). McConkey has since retired. The Seattle Times shared the letter with a Washington State Parks representative last month, who said the program's current staff had not seen the letter and did not have any comment on it.
The Kongsberger president would like to see more local control over expenditures to build out much-needed infrastructure at I-90 Sno-Parks, which he asserts are the system's primary moneymakers.
"Decentralize the entire decision-making," Harkestad said. "This system may have made sense in the 1970s, but today with the crowds and pressure on outdoor recreation, it is antiquated and needs to be revamped."
Baranowski points out that the program's bylaws are explicit about the committee's statewide obligation. "We represent everyone in the state of Washington, but we're also cognizant of where the money comes from," he said.
Down the trail
The Sno-Park program's boosters proudly point to the fact that it is revenue neutral and the current run of flush winters has made for boom times. There is lots of snow to play on, and lots of money to provide public access to it.
Too much snow is a good problem to have. But in the event of a snowless winter, although snow removal costs would be lower, permit sales would also decline. The following season would likely see cutbacks regardless of how much snow falls.
"If you have a bad year, you're toast," said Baranowski. "Having funding based on prior year sales is a challenge," Burns added.
With a budget that spends most of what it brings in to keep the basics going, the emergency reserve sits at just $103,000.
That concern has some committee members and other stakeholder groups contemplating if the days of the Washington Sno-Park bargain should come to an end. For Burns, the answer is simple: "A per-user fee, just like everyone else does."
But while Hyak Sno-Park has a staffed entrance booth, many Sno-Parks are located in remote areas with near zero infrastructure, where the snow play areas are overseen by winter sports clubs with limited volunteers. Law enforcement agencies and park or forest rangers currently monitor Sno-Park permit compliance by scanning windshields in a parking lot, not heading out onto the trail to check each skier and snowshoer. On just one Saturday this winter, Kittitas County law enforcement issued some 150 violations at the popular Gold Creek Sno-Park — money that goes to the county, not the Sno-Park coffers.
It would take an act of the state Legislature to make structural changes with the Sno-Park program, but the WRAC has experimented with alternate measures.
This winter, the WRAC funded the Cle Elum Ranger District of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest to provide additional enforcement. Rangers go out first thing in the morning on weekends to Gold Creek Sno-Park with a QR code so the unaware can buy a Sno-Park permit on the spot with their smartphone. This change could offer a glimpse into the future of winter recreation around the increasingly busy Mountains to Sound Greenway.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Well hello, Happy. Welcome to NASCAR’s championship race.
Just when it seemed time to write off Kevin Harvick, at least for this season, the 46-year-old has figured out how to win again. He has two victories in eight days — after snapping a 65-race losing streak dating to 2020 — and all the momentum headed into the playoffs.
If you counted Harvick out, he’s now demanding a correction.
“It’s kind of like when they put those small boxes in the newspaper where they have to correct their story and you can’t hardly read them. I feel like a lot of you should put those at the bottom of your story. I get great gratification out of that,” Harvick said after winning Sunday at Richmond Raceway.
His resurgence has saved his season.
After winning a career-high nine races in 2020, Harvick disappeared. He went winless last season for the first time since 2009 and only the fourth time in 22 Cup seasons.
This year, he seemed slow to grasp NASCAR’s new Next Gen car as a slew of new faces raced their way to victory lane. The Cup Series so far has five first-time winners this season, the playoff grid filling fast with fresh new names, and Harvick found himself in a vulnerable spot headed into the final month to qualify for one of the 16 playoff berths.
His much-needed first win came Aug. 7 at Michigan, followed by Sunday’s win at Richmond, making Harvick the only back-to-back race winner this season.
“At this point, a win’s a win, right? I think we were 0-for-65 and we’ve done nothing different and here we are two weeks in a row. That’s racin’, right?” Harvick grinned.
The 60th Cup victory of his career tied Harvick with Kyle Busch for ninth all-time in NASCAR. Next up on the list? The late Dale Earnhardt in eighth at 76 career victories.
To have Earnhardt in reach brings Harvick full circle: He replaced Earnhardt following Earnhardt’s fatal 2001 crash in the Daytona 500.
“As you start your career, it’s easy to say, ‘I want to win 70-some races’ and then you start doing this on a week-to-week basis,” Harvick said. “It’s just a lot harder because everyone in this garage is just a killer, from the crew chief to the drivers to the guys changing the tires. It’s the best of the best, and it’s not easy to keep your team and everybody within your organization competitive, keep yourself competitive.”
Now that he’s proven to still be competitive, Harvick is a serious threat for a second Cup championship.
And that’s very good for NASCAR.
Harvick is one of the few throwbacks remaining in the Cup garage. A former West Coast racer nicknamed “Happy” when he got to NASCAR, the stress of replacing Earnhardt turned Harvick’s nickname into unintentional satire.
It was fitting, though, as he scrapped on and off the track and proved over two decades he would not be pushed around. It’s a younger man’s game now — the average age of this season’s first-time winners is 27 — and the tricks Harvick mastered seemingly no longer applied with the Next Gen car.
But the No. 4 team at Stewart-Haas Racing began to figure out the car long before the wins finally came. A crash at Gateway in June dropped Harvick to 13th in the standings and on the bubble of not making the playoffs.
Crew chief Rodney Childers kept the team calm knowing that a win was within reach.
“Two months ago it was like, ‘We ran better and this is better and this was better and this was better.’ The two months before that we would have those meetings and it was like, ‘Well, this was worse, this was worse, this was worse, this was worse,’” Childers said. “It started two months ago, and you could just see — the communication and the confidence and the cars we were building, all that stuff just got better.”
The late push forces the competition to take note of Harvick’s potential. And the first round favors Harvick, who has a combined nine career victories at Darlington, Kansas and Bristol, the first three tracks in the playoffs.
How he plans to attack the postseason isn’t for public discussion.
“Look, we’re boring. We don’t ever look ahead,” said Harvick, who noted his approach helped the No. 4 team weather its losing streak.
“Obviously we’d all rather win, but I’ve been through longer losing streaks. You can fall right into that trap and let it suck you in,” he said. “It was really nothing that ever affected us. It’s no different than what we’ve done the last two weeks. We haven’t done anything different, but the cars have run good for a couple months, and now a few things went right and now we’ve won twice.
“That’s just the way this deals goes.”
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HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The NHL and players remain committed to hosting a World Cup of Hockey in February 2024 even as they work through some unexpected logistical challenges.
Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly, Mathieu Schneider from the Players’ Association and their staffs are working daily to attempt to overcome hurdles related to staging part of the tournament in Europe. The plan is to split games between Europe and North America, once the International Ice Hockey Federation and various national teams get on board.
Even if that doesn’t happen, a World Cup is still possible.
“We’re still planning on this happening,” Daly told The Associated Press on Thursday at the NHL/NHLPA player media tour. “Worst case, even, we think we have the ability to make it happen just ourselves. Even if we don’t have the full cooperation of kind of the European entities that we want to work with, we have the ability to pull this off and execute it ourselves. And if the players want it bad enough, and it seems they do, I don’t see anything getting in the way of that.”
Schneider, NHLPA special assistant to the executive director and a retired defenseman, made it clear players do want the tournament to take place and expressed optimism about getting an agreement done.
“It’s going to take a little bit longer than we had hoped,” he said at the NHLPA rookie showcase last week. “The federations are on board, especially because we haven’t been in the last couple Olympics and I think everybody is just dying for it. It’s just trying to piece it together. We’ll get there. We’ll get there.”
Because the NHL has not participated in the past two Olympics, the best players in the world haven’t faced off since the World Cup in 2016. And that tournament included a Team Europe made up of players from various countries and a Team North America with U.S. and Canadian players 23 and under.
“That was fun and cool to be a part of, but it’s not anything like playing for your country,” said Edmonton captain Connor McDavid, who hasn’t represented Canada since the world championships in 2018. “I think the NHL, and hockey in general, has missed out on a huge chunk of international play and best-on-best play. That would have been really, really special.”
“We need to figure out a way to get an international tournament in as quickly as possible.”
The league and NHLPA need to work quickly to finalize what they envision as an eight-team tournament, which Daly said could include some type of play-in round.
A decision has not yet been made about what to do about Russia amid the country’s war in Ukraine. There is still time before that determination needs to be made.
“I certainly don’t feel like we’re up against a wall today to have to make that decision,” Daly said. “But as a practical reality, at some point prior to February of ’24 we’re going to have to make that decision. I couldn’t tell you sitting here whether it’s in a month or 12 months. At some point in the relatively near future, we’ll start making those decisions.”
The decision has been made to play some games in Europe, which is different than 2016 when the entire World Cup took place in Toronto.
“People want to see games in Europe,” Schneider said. “Players want to play games in Europe. It’s really trying to grow the game and create that excitement.”
February is also the chosen timeframe after the 2016 tournament was in September, a combination of a crowded fall sports landscape and the desire for better play on the ice.
“The quality of the hockey will be better because the players will be in midseason form, and it’s the right time of the year,” Daly said. “Our fans are kind of conditioned to want to see hockey in February. We think from that standpoint, it’s probably the right time. If you add to that our understanding, if not commitment to participate in the Olympics on a regular basis, it fits.”
Players would like to make Olympic participation routine like it was from 1998 through 2014. American center Jack Eichel responded, “Don’t hold your breath” when told of World Cup plans, but he agrees with Team North America teammate McDavid about the benefits of making another international competition happen.
“He’s spot on with that, and I think every guy in the league would probably agree,” Eichel said. “Whether it’s representing your country or having the opportunity to play against the world’s best, everyone wants to do it.”
OUTDOOR FIRST
The NHL plans to have fans on the field around the rink during the outdoor Stadium Series game in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Feb. 18 between the Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes.
The league’s vision involves a DJ, bars and a party scene similar to the infield at auto and some horse races, which has yet to be done during an outdoor hockey game.
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With Laurel Park conducting testing on its track Wednesday, following the suspension of its racing last Friday, we're breaking down the numbers of horse fatalities at the race track over the years.
According to the Equine Injury Database, a safety initiative of The Jockey Club, 214 horses have died between the start of 2009 and the end of 2022.
The year with the most during that time period was 2013, when 25 horses died at the track. That year also had the highest rate of deaths per thousand starts, with more than 3 horse fatalities for every thousand starts.
Each horse that starts in a race is a "start," so in 2013 there were 7,860 starts on 109 race days.
In 2022, ten race horses died according to the Equine Injury Database, resulting in a 1.03 fatality rate per thousand starts. There were 9,664 starts last year.
While the Equine Injury Database doesn't yet have numbers for 2023, the Maryland Department of Labor, which oversees the Maryland Racing Commission, told us that so far this year, 13 horses have died at Laurel Park.
RELATED: A lack of entries over track safety concerns continues to halt live horse racing at Laurel Park
That means already, more horses have died at the race track in less than four months than did the entirety of last year.
Of those 13 deaths since the beginning of 2023, 4 were racing-related fatalities, 6 were training-related fatalities and 3 were non-racing and non-training related fatalities.
We've reached out to the Department of Labor for additional data on the numbers of horse deaths racing and non-racing related over the last few years and also for more detailed information on the deaths from this year, but are still awaiting that information.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow Jones Indices ("S&P DJI") will make the following changes to the S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 indices effective prior to the open of trading on Monday, December 19 to coincide with the quarterly rebalance:
- Allegro Microsystems Inc. (NASD:ALGM) and CubeSmart (NYSE:CUBE) will replace Semtech Corp. (NASD: SMTC) and NuVasive Inc. (NASD: NUVA) respectively in the S&P MidCap 400. Semtech and NuVasive will replace Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASD:DHC) and Tupperware Brands Corp. (NYSE:TUP) respectively in the S&P SmallCap 600.
- Agiliti Inc. (NYSE:AGTI), SJW Group (NYSE:SJW) and Cushman & Wakefield plc (NYSE:CWK) will replace LL Flooring Holdings Inc. (NYSE:LL), The Cato Corp. (NYSE:CATO) and Diebold Nixdorf Inc. (NYSE:DBD) respectively in the S&P SmallCap 600.
The changes are being made to ensure each index is more representative of its market capitalization range. All companies moving to the S&P MidCap 400 are more representative of the mid-cap market space, and all companies moving to the S&P SmallCap 600 are more representative of the small-cap market space. The companies being discretionarily removed from the S&P SmallCap 600 are no longer representative of the small-cap market space.
Following is a summary of the changes that will take place prior to the open of trading on the effective date:
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Crash involving tractor-trailer shut down Tuscarora tunnel on Pennsylvania Turnpike
A crash involving a tractor-trailer, box truck and pickup truck are to blame for shutting down the Tuscarora Mountain Tunnel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
The crash happened around 8 a.m. on Thursday inside the tunnel, which is on the Franklin/Huntingdon County line.
The crash happened in what is typically the eastbound tunnel. However, because the westbound tunnel is closed for construction, the eastbound tunnel was being used for all traffic.
The crash sent three people to the hospital, shut down the turnpike in both directions and delayed traffic for hours.
Even after the crash was cleared, there were still delays of about an hour.
The Tuscarora tunnel, which is just over one mile long, is one of the longest tunnels on the entire Pennsylvania Turnpike.
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- REPORT: The Susquehanna Valley's busiest roads, intersections.
- RADAR: See if the weather is having an impact on the roads.
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Appointment to develop and implement a robust public policy agenda
VIENNA, Va., May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SourceAmerica® proudly announces that Ricardo "Rick" Terrazas has been named vice president, government affairs, effective May 17. He will report directly to SourceAmerica President and CEO Richard Belden.
Terrazas will lead SourceAmerica's government affairs activities, with responsibility for a wide range of advocacy and legislative efforts, including building key relationships with Congress, the administration, and the disability community to increase awareness and support of the AbilityOne® Program—one of the nation's largest sources of employment for people who are blind or have significant disabilities; advocating against proposed legislation, rules and regulations that could harm the Program, AbilityOne employees and network of nonprofit agencies; and working with the SourceAmerica Board of Directors Public Policy Committee.
"We're glad that SourceAmerica and our mission will continue to benefit from Rick's vast knowledge and experience on Capitol Hill," said Belden.
Terrazas joined SourceAmerica in November 2021 as defense policy analyst, and since February has served as interim vice president, government affairs. He brings a wealth of Capitol Hill experience to SourceAmerica, having served as chief of staff and district chief of staff for two members of Congress representing suburban and outlying areas of San Diego County, California. Terrazas advised on a variety of issues affecting the disability community, including labor, healthcare, and defense as district director for a former chair of the House Committee on Armed Services, and later, as district chief of staff and chief of staff to a member of the House Committee on Education and Labor.
"I am excited and honored to represent the nearly 40,000 AbilityOne employees in the SourceAmerica network and communicate their voice to Congress after 25 years of public service in the House of Representatives," said Terrazas.
Terrazas' appointment to the role comes as SourceAmerica prepares to bring its Grassroots Advocacy Conference back to Capitol Hill June 13-16 following a two year in-person hiatus.
Terrazas earned his bachelor's degree in political science from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
About SourceAmerica:
SourceAmerica connects government customers and other organizations to a national network of nonprofit agencies that hire a talented segment of the workforce – people with disabilities. Established in 1974, SourceAmerica is committed to increasing economic and social inclusion and advocating for a more accessible future of work for people with differing abilities. As a leading job creator within the disability community and distinguished as an AbilityOne authorized enterprise, SourceAmerica harnesses the momentum and boosts the capability of its network and customers. To learn more, visit SourceAmerica.org and follow @SourceAmerica on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Louisiana Lottery's "Easy 5" game were:
04-05-14-23-36
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Estimated jackpot: $140,000
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Louisiana Lottery's "Easy 5" game were:
04-05-14-23-36
(four, five, fourteen, twenty-three, thirty-six)
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TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government was to approve on Friday a hefty economic package that will include government funding of about 29 trillion yen ($200 billion) to soften the burden of costs from rising utility rates and food prices.
Inflation has been rising in Japan along with globally surging prices. A weakening of the yen against the dollar has amplified costs for imports.
The stimulus package includes subsidies for households that are largely seen as an attempt by Kishida to lift his plunging popularity. His government has been rocked by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s close ties to the South Korean-based Unification church, which surfaced after the assassination of former leader Shinzo Abe in July.
“We will make sure to deliver the measures to everyone and do our utmost so that people can feel supported in their daily lives,” Kishida told the morning meeting.
The stimulus is another indication that Japan will stick to using fiscal measures, or government spending, to counter current economic challenges. While central banks around the world are raising interest rates aggressively to try to tame decades-high inflation, Japan’s inflation rate is a relatively moderate 3% and the greater fear is that the economy will stall, not overheat.
The Bank of Japan, which has kept its benchmark rate at minus 0.1% since 2016, kept its longstanding lax monetary policy at a policy making meeting that wrapped up on Friday.
The overall size of the package, including private-sector funding and fiscal measures, is expected to amount to 71.6 trillion yen ($490 trillion), Kishida said. Fiscal spending will be 39 trillion yen ($270 billion).
The package includes about 45,000 yen ($300) subsidies for household electricity and gas bills and coupons worth 100,000 yen ($680) for women who are pregnant or rearing babies.
The 29 trillion yen ($200 billion) spending package will be part of a supplementary budget that still must be approved by the parliament.
Kishida vowed to compile and submit a budget plan and get it approved as soon as possible.
His support ratings have nosedived since July amid public criticisms over his Liberal Democratic Party’s longstanding cozy ties with the Unification Church, which is accused of brainwashing adherents into making huge donations, causing financial hardships and breaking up families.
An LDP internal survey showed about half of its 400 lawmakers were tied to the church, though not as followers. Kishida’s economy minister, Daishiro Yamagiwa, was obliged to resign earlier this week because of his ties with the church and failure to explain them. He was replaced by former health minister Shigeyuki Goto.
The hefty spending package will require issuing of more government bonds, further straining Japan’s worsening national debt that has piled up as the government spent heavily to counter the impact of the pandemic. Japan now has a long-term debt exceeding 1.2 quadrillion yen ($8.2 trillion), or more than 200% of the size of its economy.
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BUCHANAN, Va., Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Buchanan-based Bank of Botetourt (OTCPK: BORT) announced today that its Board of Directors, at its September 28, 2022, meeting approved a Series A Preferred Stock Rights Offering commencing on October 4, 2022. Bank of Botetourt is offering rights to purchase up to a maximum of 325,000 shares of its noncumulative, convertible, perpetual preferred stock at a price of $28.00 per share. If the maximum number of shares is sold and issued, the gross proceeds will be $9.1 million. The rights are being offered on a best-efforts basis by authorized representatives of Bank of Botetourt to current common stock shareholders of record and "street name" shareholders.
A summary of the terms of the offer are as follows:
- Each shareholder receives 1 non-transferrable "Right" for every 7 shares of common stock owned on the record date of September 29, 2022.
- Shareholders can purchase 1 share of noncumulative, convertible Preferred Stock for each Right issued, known as the Basic Subscription.
- Shareholders exercising their Basic Subscription Rights in full will also be permitted to oversubscribe, subject to allotment and maximum limits, for additional Preferred shares not subscribed for by others in the Basic Subscription.
- The subscription price is $28.00 per share and was based on the volume weighted average price of our common stock's trading activity from September 5-23, 2022.
- The Preferred Stock will pay a quarterly dividend based on an annual fixed rate of 7.00%.
- The Preferred Stock is perpetual, although any time after 5 years past the issuance date, at our Board of Directors' sole discretion, these shares may be converted 1-for-1 to Common Stock.
- The expiration date for this offer of Preferred Stock is November 4, 2022.
All of the Shares offered, sold or issued are exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), pursuant to Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act, and it is not necessary in connection with the offer, sale and delivery of the Shares to register the Shares under the Securities Act.
The offering is being made pursuant to an offering circular and supplemental information to be mailed on approximately October 3, 2022, to existing common shareholders of record as of September 29, 2022. Prospective investors should read the circular and related documents for complete information about the Bank and the offering. These documents may be obtained at no charge by emailing your request to preferredstockoffering@bankofbotetourt.com.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell these securities or a solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About Bank of Botetourt
Bank of Botetourt was chartered in 1899 and operates thirteen retail offices in Botetourt, Rockbridge, Roanoke, and Franklin counties, the City of Salem, and the Town of Vinton, all in Virginia. Bank of Botetourt also operates a mortgage division, Virginia Mountain Mortgage and a financial services division, Botetourt Wealth Management.
Important Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain "forward-looking statements" as defined by federal securities law, including those identified by words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," 'intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "project" and other similar expressions and variations. These forward-looking statements contain the Bank's expectations, plans, future financial performance, and other statements that are not historical facts. Although the Bank believes that its assumptions regarding these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, actual results of performance could differ materially and are not guaranteed. You are encouraged to review the risks, uncertainties, and other factors that affect the Bank's business and results of operations and an investment in its common stock that are detailed under the heading "Risk Factors" in the offering circular. These risks and inherent uncertainties should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements contained in this report. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on those statements, which are specific as of the date of the press release. The Bank undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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Autonomous driving (AD) platform developed by Imagry selected by the Israel Innovation Authority to drive its first AD public transportation program in Israel
HAIFA, Israel, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Israel Innovation Authority announced today that Imagry, a developer of mapless autonomous driving technology, has received approval to operate the first public buses with AD capability using its novel platform in the city of Nahariya, Israel. Imagry is an Israeli start-up company, founded in 2015. For the past four years Imagry has been operating vehicles equipped with its autonomous driving software on public roads in the United States, Germany, and Israel. Imagry will install its system on electric buses operated by Nateev Express, one of the largest public transportation providers in the country.
Imagry Uses a Location-Independent Autonomous Driving Model
Imagry software combines cutting-edge technology that captures and recognizes a real-time video feed with a deep neural network to make complex driving decisions instantly, based on current driving conditions. As such, the solution is location-independent ("mapless"), and therefore not limited to pre-learned geographic areas. This is a tremendous benefit for transportation authorities and urban planners who want to employ the latest autonomous driving technology with minimal engineering requirements, reducing both project costs and time-to-market.
Autonomous driving in public transportation is projected to decrease the number of traffic accidents, reduce the use of fossil fuels, lower air pollution, and improve social equality. Furthermore, AD will encourage travelers to use public transportation.
Autonomous Public Bus Project Joins Existing Autonomous Shuttle Project
The autonomous bus project is preceded by an autonomous shuttle pilot program taking place at the Sheba Medical Center, the largest hospital in the Middle East. This pilot program is an integral step in the application of Israel's City of Health vision at the Sheba Medical Center, representing a shift in the principles of a green environment combined with innovation and the creation of an empowered human and patient experience.
The Sheba Medical Center, for the fourth consecutive year selected by Newsweek magazine as one of the best hospitals in the world, promotes green transportation and environmentally friendly transportation solutions as part of the national effort to preserve a green environment.
The Sheba autonomous medical shuttle service has been approved by the Innovation Authority, and is another pillar in a series of urgent transportation issues promoted at the national level, such as green energy initiatives and elimination of traffic congestion.
In both ventures, Imagry relies on the use of "best in class" components, including state-of-the-art electric buses, a top-grade automotive computing platform, modern cameras designed specifically for vehicles, and Imagry's mapless autonomous driving software.
Imagry's autonomous shuttle service is planned to start in the first quarter of 2023. The autonomous bus service in Nahariya is scheduled for initial roll-out for testing purposes at the end of the second quarter of 2023.
Autonomous Driving is Ready for Prime Time
"We are pleased to meet the challenge to operate the first autonomous buses on public roads in Israel," states Eran Ofir, CEO of Imagry. "It is a testament to the viability of our mapless system, which enables the vehicle to respond to traffic signs, road conditions, stationary obstacles, and pedestrians in real time, just like a human driver would. It is also a strong vote of confidence in our capabilities overall."
About Imagry
Imagry (www.imagry.co) was established in 2015. The company develops unique "mapless" driving software for Level 3-4 autonomous vehicles. Imagry's bio-inspired technology collects and processes peripheral information from cameras installed on the vehicle. This data is sent to a special computer in the vehicle whose purpose is to perform, in real time, the actions that will allow the vehicle to drive autonomously (similar to a human driver). Imagry's unique technology enables the rapid deployment of autonomous vehicles on unknown roads for non-stop journeys. It uses low-cost sensors and eliminates the need for a continuous satellite connection or multiple investments for the digital mapping of roads and cities. Imagry currently operates autonomous vehicles on public roads in California, Arizona, Haifa, and Frankfurt. Imagry's investors include Takwin Ventures, Afifi Group, and others.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles’ most famous mountain lion, known for roaming across freeways and making a sprawling urban park his home, was captured Monday by wildlife officials who want to examine the big cat after he killed a dog that was being walked in the Hollywood Hills.
The cougar, dubbed P-22, wears a GPS tracking collar as part of a National Park Service study and is regularly recorded on security cameras strolling through residential areas near LA’s Griffith Park, a wilderness and picnic area.
P-22 was in stable condition after being hit with a tranquilizer dart in the trendy Los Feliz neighborhood near the park, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said in an announcement with the National Park Service.
Los Feliz resident Sarah Picchi told the Los Angeles Times that P-22 was tranquilized in her backyard shortly before 11 a.m. Picchi said Fish and Wildlife officers rang at her front gate and said: “’You have a lion in your backyard.'”
“Of course, I knew it was P-22 because I’ve been following the story,” she told the newspaper.
An anonymous report Sunday night indicated that P-22 may have been struck by a vehicle, wildlife officials said. After being examined, authorities will “determine the best next steps for the animal while also prioritizing the safety of surrounding communities,” the joint statement said.
“P-22 is a remarkably old cat in the wild and, after being deemed responsible for killing a leashed pet last month, may be exhibiting signs of distress,” the agencies said in a Dec. 8 statement announcing that the famous cougar would be captured.
They didn’t indicate what might happen to the cougar.
P-22 is believed to be about 12 years old, making him the oldest Southern California cougar currently being studied. Most mountain lions live about a decade.
“This is an unprecedented situation in which a mountain lion has continued to survive in such an urban setting. As P-22 has aged, however, the challenges associated with living on an island of habitat seem to be increasing and scientists are noting a recent change in his behavior,” the state wildlife department said last week.
P-22 usually hunts deer and coyotes, but in November the National Park Service confirmed that the cougar attacked and killed a Chihuahua mix that was being walked in the narrow streets of the Hollywood Hills.
The cougar also is suspected of attacking another Chihuahua in the Silver Lake neighborhood this month.
P-22 was the face of the campaign to build a wildlife crossing over a Los Angeles-area freeway to give big cats, coyotes, deer and other wildlife a safe path to the nearby Santa Monica Mountains.
J.P. Rose, policy director for the Center for Biological Diversity, said P-22’s distress in his old age “underscores the need to proactively protect mountain lions and other wildlife by reconnecting our landscape.”
“Wildlife need room to roam to keep animal populations and people healthy and safe. State officials must protect mountain lions under the California Endangered Species Act and LA must adopt a strong connectivity ordinance so other wildlife are not doomed to a life of isolation,” Rose said in a statement.
The bridge, which will stretch 200 feet (61 meters) over U.S. 101, broke ground this year and is expected to be completed by early 2025.
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Minnesota Pollution Control Agency releases survey data about climate change
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has released survey data showing how prepared cities across the state are when it comes to extreme weather caused by climate change.
According to the data, 87% of the local governments that participated in the study said they’ve been impacted by at least one weather trend caused by climate change. That includes extreme rainfall, storms, drought, less snow and more flooding.
The agency is asking the state’s congress for $21.1 million of funding in this legislative session to help cities upgrade infrastructure, such as flood control projects. It’s also asking for $55 million for other efforts like planting trees for shade to keep buildings cooler, and reducing energy use.
“We must act now to prepare our communities and landscapes for changes that are already underway,” MPCA Commissioner Katrina Kessler said. “If local governments are not equipped to manage these changes, residents and businesses will continue to bear the brunt of this destruction.”
According to the MPCA, 380 local governments from every region participated in the survey. It indicated there has been bipartisan support for legislation that addresses climate change.
Additional data from the survey indicated the following:
- 54% of respondents have experienced more extreme rainfall and storms
- 49% of respondents have experienced extreme drought
- 46% have seen less consistent snow cover
- 33% have seen more frequent flooding
“We need support from state government to ensure their communities are protected in the future,” Kessler said.
According to the survey, some communities are already taking action to combat climate change. It indicated 29% of communities have planted trees to create additional shade cover, 27% have reduced erosion trouble spots on waterways and 24% have upgraded infrastructure to better manage heavier rains.
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Third Quarter 2022 Highlights (compared to Third Quarter 2021 unless otherwise noted)
- Net sales of $1.11 billion increased 5%, reflecting growth in our marine and housing markets, partially offset by a 40% reduction in RV OEM shipments
- Gross profit of $236 million increased 14%
- Gross margin of 21.3% increased 170 basis points
- Operating income of $93 million
- Operating margin of 8.3% decreased 50 basis points
- Net income of $59 million increased 2%
- Diluted earnings per share of $2.43 includes a reduction for the impact of the accounting treatment for convertible notes of $0.20 per share
- Operating cash flows of $156 million increased 126%
- Returned $14 million to shareholders in the quarter, including $7 million through common stock purchases
ELKHART, Ind., Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Patrick Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: PATK), a leading component solutions provider for the Leisure Lifestyle and Housing markets today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 25, 2022.
Net sales in the third quarter of 2022 increased $52 million, or 5%, to $1.11 billion from $1.06 billion in the third quarter of 2021, demonstrating the benefit of our strategic end market diversification initiatives. The strength in our marine and housing end markets, market share gains, and the contribution of acquisitions completed in 2021 and 2022 more than offset a $110 million decline in RV revenues in the quarter resulting from the planned reduction of production by our RV OEM customers.
Operating income remained stable at $93 million compared to the third quarter of 2021, and the operating margin of 8.3% in the third quarter of 2022 decreased 50 basis points compared to 8.8% in the same period a year ago. The decline in margin was driven principally by fixed cost absorption related to reduced RV OEM production of approximately 40% in the quarter, increased infrastructure investments to support our growth and strategic diversification efforts, continued execution of our IT transformation initiatives, and an increase in amortization of intangible assets from recent acquisitions, partially offset by the continued realization of efficiencies related to automation initiatives.
Net income increased 2% to $59 million, from $57 million in the third quarter of 2021. Diluted earnings per share of $2.43 decreased 1% compared to $2.45 for the third quarter of 2021. Third quarter 2022 diluted earnings per share includes a reduction of $0.20 for the accounting treatment of convertible notes discussed below.
In the first quarter of 2022, the Company adopted a new accounting standard that requires its 1.00% convertible notes due 2023 to be presented on an "if converted" basis in the calculation of diluted earnings per share. As a result of the adoption of this standard, the Company's third quarter 2022 diluted earnings per share was reduced by $0.20. Prior year results do not reflect the adoption of the new accounting standard. The Company does not intend to issue shares in settlement of the 1.00% convertible notes due 2023 that may be converted by their holders.
"We are pleased with our third quarter performance which reflects the resilience of our business and margin profile as a result of our end market diversification and the diligence of our team as we worked with each of our customers in very dynamic market conditions to meet evolving consumer demand," said Andy Nemeth, Chief Executive Officer. "We remain focused on ensuring that our business is scalable to enable us to stay nimble, and our strong balance sheet positions us well to flex our business model and capitalize upon opportunities for additional growth and strategic diversification."
Jeff Rodino, President, said, "Our team continues to effectively and efficiently manage our business as we navigate the current reduction of production levels in our RV end market while supporting the growth in our marine and housing end market revenues. Our RV customers' thoughtful discipline in managing production is helping maintain healthy dealer inventory levels, and continues to position the industry well to manage through a range of potential market conditions."
Third Quarter 2022 Revenue by Market Sector
(compared to Third Quarter 2021 unless otherwise noted)
RV (47% of Revenue)
- Revenue of $524 million decreased 17% while wholesale RV industry unit shipments decreased 40%
- Content per wholesale RV unit (on a trailing twelve-month basis) increased 36% to $5,071
Marine (24% of Revenue)
- Revenue of $271 million increased 57% while estimated wholesale powerboat industry unit shipments increased 5%
- Estimated content per wholesale powerboat unit (on a trailing twelve-month basis) increased 60% to $5,109
Manufactured Housing ("MH") (16% of Revenue)
- Revenue of $175 million increased 30% while estimated wholesale MH industry unit shipments increased 10%
- Estimated content per wholesale MH unit (on a trailing twelve-month basis) increased 21% to $6,023
Industrial (13% of Revenue)
- Revenue of $142 million increased 19% while industry housing starts decreased 7%
Balance Sheet, Cash Flow and Capital Allocation
Cash provided by operations for the third quarter of 2022 of $156 million increased 126% compared to $69 million in the third quarter of 2021, reflecting continued profitability in our end markets and monetization of our working capital. Capital expenditures totaled $19 million in the third quarter of 2022, reflecting continued investments in infrastructure, software, and automation initiatives to better align resources for increased scalability, flexibility and efficiency. Net repayments on our revolving credit facility totaled $140 million in the third quarter of 2022.
In alignment with our capital allocation strategy, we returned approximately $14 million to shareholders in the third quarter of 2022, including $7 million through opportunistic repurchases of approximately 154,400 shares and $7 million of dividends.
Our total debt at the end of the third quarter was approximately $1.36 billion, resulting in a total net leverage ratio of 1.8x (as calculated in accordance with our credit agreement). Available net liquidity, comprised of borrowing availability under our credit facility and cash on hand, was approximately $485 million which is net of a $202.5 million temporary reserve against our $775 million revolving credit facility availability until the settlement of our 1.00% convertible notes due February 2023.
Business Outlook and Summary
"In the third quarter of 2022, our team did an outstanding job of flexing our production capabilities and managing our variable costs in response to a 40% reduction in RV OEM shipments," continued Mr. Nemeth. "The marine and housing markets, which represent 53% of our total revenues, continued to perform well and have runway for channel fill with lower than optimum dealer and field inventory levels despite macro-economic headwinds. We believe our ongoing efforts to grow and diversify our end markets will continue to bear fruit and position the Company to manage effectively through periods of volatility. Our capital investment in automation and innovation will aid our ability to grow market share while also helping to drive a resilient margin profile. The $225 million increase in our revolving credit facility capacity during the third quarter of 2022, our balanced capital structure, and improving cash flow provide a solid liquidity foundation and support our goal of delivering long-term value for our shareholders, team members, customers, partners, and communities."
Conference Call Webcast
As previously announced, Patrick Industries will host an online webcast of its third quarter 2022 earnings conference call that can be accessed on the Company's website, www.patrickind.com, under "For Investors," on Thursday, October 27, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time. In addition, a supplemental earnings presentation can be accessed on the Company's website, www.patrickind.com under "For Investors."
About Patrick Industries, Inc.
Patrick Industries (NASDAQ: PATK) is a leading component solutions provider for the RV, marine, manufactured housing and various industrial markets – including single and multi-family housing, hospitality, institutional and commercial markets. Founded in 1959, Patrick is based in Elkhart, Indiana, with over 12,000 employees across the United States.
Use of Financial Metrics
In addition to reporting financial results in accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Company also provides financial metrics, such as net leverage ratio, content per unit, net debt and available liquidity, which we believe are important measures of the Company's business performance. These metrics should not be considered alternatives to U.S. GAAP. Our computations of net leverage ratio, content per unit, net debt and available liquidity may differ from similarly titled measures used by others. We calculate net debt by subtracting cash and cash equivalents from the gross value of debt outstanding. RV wholesale unit shipments are provided by the RV Industry Association. Marine wholesale unit shipments are provided by the National Marine Manufacturers Association. MH wholesale unit shipments are provided by the Manufactured Housing Institute. Housing starts are provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. You should not consider these metrics in isolation or as substitutes for an analysis of our results as reported under U.S. GAAP.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain statements related to future results, our intentions, beliefs and expectations or predictions for the future, which are forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from either historical or anticipated results depending on a variety of factors. Potential factors that could impact results include: the impact of the continuing financial and operational uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including its impact on the overall economy, our sales, customers, operations, team members, suppliers, and the countries where we have operations or from which we source products and raw materials, such as China; the effects of external economic factors, including adverse developments in world financial markets, disruptions related to tariffs and other trade issues, and global supply chain interruptions, including as a result of the current war in Ukraine; adverse economic and business conditions, including cyclicality and seasonality in the industries we sell our products; the effects of interest rate changes and other monetary and market fluctuations; the deterioration of the financial condition of our customers or suppliers; the ability to adjust our production schedules up or down quickly in response to rapid changes in demand; the loss of a significant customer; changes in consumer preferences; pricing pressures due to competition; conditions in the credit market limiting the ability of consumers and wholesale customers to obtain retail and wholesale financing for RVs, manufactured homes, and marine products; the imposition of restrictions and taxes on imports of raw materials and components used in our products; information technology performance and security to include our ability to deter cyber attacks or other information security incidents; any increased cost or limited availability of certain raw materials; the impact of governmental and environmental regulations, and our inability to comply with them; our level of indebtedness; the ability to remain in compliance with our credit agreement covenants; the availability and costs of labor and production facilities and the impact of labor shortages; inventory levels of retailers and manufacturers; the ability to manage working capital to include inventory and inventory obsolescence; the ability to generate cash flow or obtain financing to fund growth; future growth rates in the Company's core businesses; realization and impact of efficiency improvements and cost reductions; the successful integration of acquisitions and other growth initiatives; increases in interest rates and oil and gasoline prices; the ability to retain key executive and management personnel; the disruption of business resulting from natural disasters or other unforeseen events, and adverse weather conditions impacting retail sales.
There can be no assurance that any forward-looking statement will be realized or that actual results will not be significantly different from that set forth in such forward-looking statement. Information about certain risks that could affect our business and cause actual results to differ from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements are contained in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and in the Company's Forms 10-Q for subsequent quarterly periods, which are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Each forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of this press release, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date on which it is made.
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COLUMBIA, Mo., Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Outdoor Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ Global Select: AOUT), an industry leading provider of products and accessories for rugged outdoor enthusiasts, today announced that it plans to release its first quarter fiscal 2023 financial results on Thursday, September 8, 2022, after the close of the market. The full text of the press release will be available on the company's website at www.aob.com under the Investor Relations section.
The company will host a conference call and webcast on Thursday, September 8, 2022, to discuss its first quarter fiscal 2023 financial and operational results. Speakers on the conference call will include Brian Murphy, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Andy Fulmer, Chief Financial Officer. The conference call may include forward-looking statements. The conference call and webcast will begin at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific). Those interested in listening to the conference call via telephone may call directly at (833) 630-1956 and ask to join the American Outdoor Brands call. No RSVP is necessary. The conference call audio webcast can also be accessed live on the company's website at www.aob.com, under the Investor Relations section.
About American Outdoor Brands, Inc.
American Outdoor Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ Global Select: AOUT) is an industry leading provider of outdoor products and accessories, including hunting, fishing, camping, shooting, and personal security and defense products, for rugged outdoor enthusiasts. The company produces innovative, top quality products under its brands BOG®; BUBBA®; Caldwell®; Crimson Trace®; Frankford Arsenal®; Grilla Grills®; Hooyman®; Imperial®; LaserLyte®; Lockdown®; MEAT!; Old Timer®; Schrade®; Tipton®; Uncle Henry®; ust®; and Wheeler®. For more information about all the brands and products from American Outdoor Brands, Inc., visit www.aob.com.
Contact:
Liz Sharp, VP, Investor Relations
lsharp@aob.com
(573) 303-4620
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Padres vs. Angels Probable Starting Pitchers Today - July 3
The San Diego Padres (38-46) and Los Angeles Angels (45-41) clash in the first of a three-game series on Monday at PETCO Park, at 9:40 PM ET. The Padres are coming off a series defeat to the Reds, and the Angels a series loss to the Diamondbacks.
This contest's pitching matchup is set, as the Padres will send Blake Snell (4-7) to the mound, while Jaime Barria (2-3) will answer the bell for the Angels.
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Padres vs. Angels Pitcher Matchup Info
- Date: Monday, July 3, 2023
- Time: 9:40 PM ET
- TV: Fox Sports 1
- Location: San Diego, California
- Venue: PETCO Park
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Probable Pitchers: Snell - SD (4-7, 3.31 ERA) vs Barria - LAA (2-3, 3.10 ERA)
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Padres Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Blake Snell
- The Padres will hand the ball to Snell (4-7) for his 17th start of the season.
- The left-hander last pitched on Wednesday, when he gave up two earned runs and allowed three hits in six innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- The 30-year-old has pitched in 16 games this season with a 3.31 ERA and 11.8 strikeouts per nine innings with a batting average against of .199.
- If he completes six or more innings with three or fewer earned runs allowed, he'll earn his seventh consecutive quality start.
- Snell has pitched five or more innings in seven straight games and will look to extend that streak.
- He has made 16 appearances and finished four of them without allowing an earned run.
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Angels Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Jaime Barria
- Barria gets the start for the Angels, his sixth of the season. He is 2-3 with a 3.10 ERA and 40 strikeouts over 49 1/3 innings pitched.
- His most recent time out was on Thursday against the Chicago White Sox, when the righty threw three innings, surrendering five earned runs while allowing seven hits.
- The 26-year-old has an ERA of 3.10, with 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings in 17 games this season. Opposing batters have a .227 batting average against him.
- Barria does not have a quality start so far this season.
- Barria will try to pick up his fourth matchup of five or more innings pitched this season. He averages 2.9 innings per appearance.
- He has had 11 appearances this season in which he did not give up an earned run.
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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Prairie fires pushed by winds topping 60 mph led to evacuations in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa and destroyed homes and injured two firefighters south of Nebraska’s capital city.
The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office in southeastern Nebraska says at least two grassland fires south of Lincoln threatened hundreds of residents. The nearly 300 residents of Hallam, about 20 miles south of Lincoln, were ordered to evacuate, along with rural residents of southern Lancaster County and northern Gage County.
Officials say three homes and several outbuildings were destroyed, and two firefighters were injured before the southeastern Nebraska fires were contained.
Fires near Wisner in northeastern Nebraska and Harrison and Montgomery counties in western Iowa also forced brief evacuations.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Caleb Williams brought sizzle, excitement and star power back to Southern California football.
And now the Heisman Trophy, too.
Williams, the dynamic quarterback who was the catalyst for the Trojans’ turnaround season, won the Heisman on Saturday night to make USC the first school to take home college football’s most prestigious player of the year award eight times.
Williams received 544 first-place votes and 2,031 points to easily outpoint TCU quarterback Max Duggan (1,420).
Williams is the fourth transfer to win the Heisman in the last six years, joining Baker Mayfield (2017) and Kyler Murray (2018) of Oklahoma and Joe Burrow (2019) of LSU.
Ohio State's C.J. Stroud was third in the voting after coming in fourth last season. Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett finished fourth. The top-ranked Bulldogs will face Stroud and the fourth-ranked Buckeyes in the College Football Playoff on Dec. 31.
Duggan and the third-ranked Horned Frogs will play No. 2 Michigan in the other CFP semifinal on New Year's Eve.
“I may be standing up here today, but y'all get to the College Football Playoffs. Guess you can't win'em all,” Williams said as he started his acceptance speech by thanking the other finalists.
Before taking hold of his big bronze trophy, Williams hugged Mike Garrett, USC's first Heisman winner in 1965, one of 23 previous winners to attend the ceremony near Lincoln Center.
“Dreams really do come true. Thank you, and fight on,” Williams said at the end of his 10-minute speech.
Williams and No. 8 USC fell short of the Pac-12 championship and a spot in the playoff, but it was still a rebirth for a college football blue blood that has had only short spurts of success over the last decade.
The last time USC had a Heisman winner was 2005, when running back Reggie Bush was the second of consecutive Trojans players to win the award. Matt Leinart won the Heisman in 2004 on the way to a national championship.
Bush's Heisman win, the Trojans' seventh, was later vacated for NCAA violations that began the descent of USC.
Notre Dame, Ohio State and Oklahoma each have seven Heisman victories.
The Trojans hope a revival is underway, led by Lincoln Riley, who coached Oklahoma’s last two Heisman winners, and Williams, who followed the quarterback whisperer from Norman to Los Angeles.
With Riley and Williams orchestrating one of the nation’s most prolific offenses, USC went from 4-8 last to 11-2 and a Cotton Bowl bid this year.
Williams is the epitome of the modern college football star. As a five-star recruit from Washington, Williams has been a celebrity since high school.
At the age of 10, Williams and his father, Carl, started planning a path to greatness. The to-do list included winning a Heisman.
“It’s something you dream of as a kid when you’re in high school, and then when you get to college it’s just a goal you might throw on the wall before the season,” Williams said the day before checking off that goal.
As a freshman at Oklahoma last year, Williams grabbed hold of the starting job, coming off the bench to rally the Sooners past rival Texas and immediately becoming one of the college football’s most exciting players.
He transferred to USC in the offseason to play for Riley and amassed an extensive and lucrative endorsement portfolio before ever playing a game for the Trojans.
Thanks to one of his NIL deals, Williams was able to bring eight of his offensive lineman with him to the Heisman ceremony in New York.
When the games did start, Williams delivered on the promise and potential.
He passed for 4.075 yards, 37 touchdowns and just four interceptions, setting a USC record for total offense with 4.447 yards. The 6-foot-1, 215-pound sophomore also ran for 10 touchdowns, drawing comparisons to Chiefs’ star Patrick Mahomes for his ability to improvise and deliver perfect passes from a variety of arm angles.
Williams finished with a kick, accounting for seven touchdowns in Top-25 victories against UCLA and Notre Dame that put USC in playoff position.
The Trojans could not close the deal, losing the Pac-12 title game to Utah with Williams hobbling through much of the game with a strained hamstring. Still, he threw for 363 yards and three touchdowns to give USC a chance, and solidified his status as Heisman frontrunner.
Williams is the 19th quarterback to win the Heisman since 2000, the third from USC and the third to do it after transferring to play for Riley.
Mayfield and Murray took similar paths under Riley when he was at Oklahoma. Riley left the Sooners after last season to take the USC job, jumping from one storied program to another.
Riley joins Notre Dame’s Frank Leahy (four), Alabama’s Nick Saban (four), Army’s Red Blaik (three) and Ohio State’s Woody Hayes (three) to coach at least three Heisman winners.
Williams is the sixth sophomore, and second straight, to win the Heisman. Alabama’s Bryce Young won the Heisman in his second season last year, and finished sixth in the voting this year, behind Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker.
Williams will become the latest player with a chance to join Ohio State’s Archie Griffin (1974-75) as a two-time Heisman winner.
But first, it’s time to find some space at USC's Heritage Hall. Williams has made Southern California Heisman U. again.
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WFO NORMAN Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, April 9, 2023
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
502 PM CDT Sun Apr 9 2023
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL JACKSON...WEST CENTRAL TILLMAN AND NORTH CENTRAL
WILBARGER COUNTIES...
At 501 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast of
Elmer, moving southeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.
Locations impacted include...
Fargo and Hess.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
FOR EAST CENTRAL PARMER AND SOUTHWESTERN CASTRO COUNTIES...
At 501 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of
Lazbuddie, or 12 miles southwest of Dimmitt, moving south at 10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of east
central Parmer and southwestern Castro Counties.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
In addition to large hail, significant amounts of smaller hail are
likely. Accumulating hail can cause damage to crops, trees, and
vehicles.
FOR SOUTHEASTERN KENT COUNTY...
At 502 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southeast of
Clairemont, or 15 miles south of Jayton, moving southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Kent County.
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Megan Thee Stallion is taking another step to put her professional relationship with 1501 Certified Entertainment behind her.
In court documents obtained by People, the 27-year-old's attorneys requested $1 million in relief from the record label, with whom she has previously had legal issues regarding music releases. The rapper -- who goes by her legal name Megan Pete in the filing -- claims that her last two albums, Something for Thee Hotties and Traumazine, have fulfilled the requirements of her contract with 1501, which she has called "unconscionable."
"Over the past two (2) years, Pete and 1501 shared a long and tortured history of disputes with each other concerning Pete's recording agreement, including the unconscionability of the agreement in its original form, as well as disputes concerning the release of Pete's music," the complaint reads.
"The two have been able to resolve some of the disputes through the issuance of multiple temporary restraining orders against Defendants from this Court," Megan's attorneys added. "But a new dispute has arisen requiring further assistance from the Court."
According to the filing, 1501 is arguing that Something for Thee Hotties does not meet the definition of an "album" and thus, "does not satisfy her 'Minimum Recording Commitment.'"
"1501's new position, taken months after the album's release, is clearly a ruse in an effort to try to take further advantage of Pete, at great expense and in bad faith," the complaint continued.
1501 attorney Steven M. Zager told People that the label is "evaluating" whether Megan's recently dropped Traumazine qualifies for album criteria, but stated that there is "no way" Something For Thee Hotties meets the definition of album outlined in her 1501 contract. Zager asserted that the rapper still owes the label "one more album, at least."
"For a host of reasons, we feel that our position is justified and based on the contracts. We've tried to work with Megan, and we want Megan to be successful," Zager concluded.
This is the third suit Megan has filed against 1501. Last year, a judge ruled in the rapper's favor after she claimed that 1501 and CEO Carl Crawford were doing everything they could to stop her from putting out her remix with BTS, "Butter." Megan asked for emergency relief from the court to allow her new music to be released this week as previously scheduled, stressing the importance of dropping the track and how it would expand her international fan base.
In 2020, she sued 1501 for allegedly preventing her from releasing her EP, Suga, and was granted a temporary restraining order. Although the legal proceedings are ongoing, she remains under contract with 1501, with recordings continuing to be distributed by 300 Entertainment.
Megan is also in the midst of her legal battle against rapper Tory Lanez. In April, Tory was taken into custody for allegedly violating the terms of a pre-trial protective order. L.A. County Superior Court Judge David Herriford agreed with prosecutors that some of Lanez's recent social media posts appeared to be messages directed at Megan. The judge ordered that Lanez no longer make any public mention of the case or the victim.
Lanez was charged with felony assault last year for allegedly shooting Megan in the foot. Tory pleaded not guilty to the charges and has previously said that "the truth will come out." The case is set to go to trial in September.
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(The Hill) – Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin has announced plans to raise funds to benefit first responders and the University of Cincinnati Medical Center as he continues to recover after suffering a cardiac arrest during his team’s contest against the Cincinnati Bengals that week.
“We all won,” Hamlin tweeted on Sunday. “I want to give back an ounce of the love y’all showed me. Proceeds of this shirt will go to first-responders and the UC Trauma Center. Go get yours!”
Hamlin’s tweet also includes a link to a website and an image where fans can choose from three different sets of t-shirts, which all feature Hamlin’s hands forming a heart and a “Did We Win” in big print. The t-shirt also features a hospital tag ID bracelet on Hamlin’s right wrist.
“Did We Win” is the question Hamlin, a second-year safety out of the University of Pittsburgh, asked medical professionals when he woke up last week following his cardiac arrest on Monday.
Every NFL team, including Buffalo, honored Hamlin throughout this past weekend’s final slate of regular season games. Teams painted over the 30-yard line in hosting team stadiums in red and players, coaches, and teams’ personnel were seen wearing t-shirts that read “Love You Damar” with his number 3 jersey number on it.
Hamlin, 24, had to be resuscitated by medical officials on the field after he suffered a cardiac arrest episode when he completed his tackle of Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins during the first quarter of last week’s Monday Night Football contest. Hamlin stood up after the play was over before collapsing to the ground a few seconds later.
Hamlin was transported to UC Medical Center and was listed in critical condition for days until medical officials on Thursday said that Hamlin was awake and had made “substantial improvement.”
Hamlin, still in his hospital bed, showed support for his team during their regular season finale against rival New England Patriots, tweeting throughout the contest as the Bills defeated New England 35-23.
In response to the incident, fans have raised more than $8.5 million for Hamlin’s charitable foundation, the Chasing M’s Foundation Community Toy Drive, through the foundation’s GoFundMe page, surpassing its initial $2,500 goal.
The NFL canceled the Bills-Bengals MNF contest and modified its playoff bracket due to the incident.
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Under increasing pressure from state and federal investigators, former President Trump escalated his violent rhetoric this week, heightening tensions as prosecutors weigh whether to bring criminal charges and sparking sharp criticism from Democrats, who are warning of another Jan. 6.
In several social media posts over the past two days, Trump appeared to threaten Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) with a baseball bat and warned any indictments brought against him may lead to “potential death & destruction” around the country.
The messages were remarkably direct, even for a figure with a long history of promoting violence, and they’ve led to new warnings from Trump’s critics that the former president is aggravating partisan hostilities and inflaming national unrest.
“It’s dangerous, and it’s obviously a sign that the pressure of the moment is getting to him,” said Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), who headed the House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
“I’m hopeful that they won’t take him literally,” Thompson added, referring to Trump’s supporters. “You know, a lot of these people who came to Washington on Jan. 6 came at his invitation, and over time, he weaponized them to attacking the Capitol. And this is that same kind of weaponization — taken to another level.”
The concerns arrive just before Trump is scheduled to stage his first 2024 campaign rally on Saturday in Waco, Texas, exactly 30 years after a deadly standoff between federal law enforcement and the Branch Davidians, an apocalyptic cult led by David Koresh, took place just outside the city. The siege ended with a massive fire that engulfed the sect’s compound, left scores of adherents dead and has since become a rallying cry of those who view the government as an abusive force treading on individual liberties.
Some lawmakers see a connection between Trump’s increasingly violent rhetoric and his choice of Waco to kick-start his campaign.
“That comment, and being [at] the site of fanatic activity long ago in Texas, is really a dangerous combination,” Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) said Friday in the Capitol. “We saw the harm that it can cause right here in this building. And as usual, it’s only about Donald Trump; it’s not about the safety and security of families in Texas and around the country.”
On Friday, Trump allies also sought to draw attention to the plight of those arrested and charged for violent assaults on Jan. 6, visiting them in a local D.C. jail and claiming their constitutional rights are being violated.
Trump is facing a series of criminal investigations into his conduct, including his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results and the discovery of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, his resort-residence in South Florida.
But the Manhattan case is the longest-running, based on a hush money payment to an adult film actress just before the 2016 election, and Bragg has given recent signals that an indictment against Trump might be imminent.
Trump has acknowledged that he reimbursed Michael Cohen, his former lawyer and fixer, for the $130,000 Cohen initially paid to Stormy Daniels in return for her silence about an alleged affair with Trump a decade earlier — an affair Trump denies. But his defense team has said the payment was made to preserve his marriage, not for purposes related to his political campaign.
Turning to social media late Thursday, Trump escalated already heated attacks toward Bragg, in one case sharing a pair of side-by-side photos: one of the prosecutor, the other with the former president holding a baseball bat.
Hours later — just after 1 a.m. on Friday — Trump posted another message to his Truth Social account, warning of a violent backlash if Bragg brings charges.
“What kind of person can charge another person, in this case a former President of the United States, who got more votes than any sitting President in history, and leading candidate (by far!) for the Republican Party nomination, with a Crime, when it is known by all that NO Crime has been committed, & also known that potential death & destruction in such a false charge could be catastrophic for our Country?” Trump wrote.
“Why & who would do such a thing? Only a degenerate psychopath that truely [sic] hates the USA!”
The message drew immediate denunciations from Trump’s critics, most of them Democrats, who voiced concerns that it would serve as a call to violence for some members of Trump’s conservative base, thousands of whom had stormed the Capitol two years ago at his behest.
“Trump has succeeded in turning Lincoln’s GOP into a messianic and dangerous cult of personality,” said Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), who led Trump’s second impeachment after the Jan. 6 attack. “[He] knows how to activate the most violent and unstable elements of his following. And this kind of rhetoric, this serves as incitement to the most rabid and unhinged parts of his base.”
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Friday Trump’s “rhetoric is reckless, reprehensible and irresponsible.”
“It’s dangerous, and if he keeps it up, he’s going to get someone killed,” Jeffries said.
Other Trump critics have gone a step further, suggesting that his comments may have, themselves, violated the law.
“Threatening a prosecutor is a crime in NY. In fact MULTIPLE crimes,” Norm Eisen, counsel for Democrats in Trump’s first impeachment and an author on both, wrote on Twitter.
Eisen pointed to several statutes in particular, including harassment, menacing and stalking.
“And that’s just for starters,” he said.
Across the aisle, Republicans were much less willing to take on the former president, who leads the nascent GOP field vying for the White House in 2024.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) deflected questions about Trump’s “death and destruction” remarks, and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), a close Trump ally, told an NBC reporter that he couldn’t read the comments without his glasses.
Some others took steps to condemn any talk of violence, though without criticizing Trump directly.
“I don’t condone political violence,” said House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.). “I haven’t seen those statements,” he continued, “but in general, I’ve been very outspoken because it relates just to political violence in general.”
Rebecca Beitsch and Mychael Schnell contributed.
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Brief sunshine possible this weekend, above normal temperatures next week
TV5 First Alert Weather | Saturday Morning Forecast Update
SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - We are continuing to dry out across Mid-Michigan today and we should remain a bit on the chilly side heading into the evening. Cloud cover has simply been tough to beat here in Mid-Michigan today, as it often is in January. Chances for sunshine will be sparse for the rest of the afternoon and before sunset this evening - more-so what I am still watching for will be a few breaks in the existing cloud cover allowing some brief sunshine through. Temperatures have topped out in the low 30s for most of us this afternoon and tonight we head back down into the low to mid 20s.
Cloud cover should remain persistent tonight, though a few breaks will remain possible. Thankfully though, dry conditions also prevail tonight leaving us with no real weather concerns. Tomorrow morning will start chilly though, in the low-mid 20s.
Tomorrow temperatures should be a couple degrees warmer than today, still stuck in the low-mid 30s however, with again some chances for breaks in the cloud cover. We look to remain dry with above normal temperatures to start the work week, with only a very small chance of rain/snow on Tuesday. Better chances for rain & or snow come late Thursday and Friday.
Below is a look at your hour-by-hour forecast for this afternoon, this evening, tomorrow morning and tomorrow afternoon.
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BOSTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to channel John F. Kennedy on the 60th anniversary of JFK’s moonshot speech, highlighting Biden administration efforts aimed at “ending cancer as we know it.”
The president was traveling to Boston on Monday to draw attention to a new federally backed study that seeks evidence for using blood tests to screen against multiple cancers — a potential game-changer in diagnostic testing to dramatically improve early detection of cancers. He also planned other announcements meant to better the lives of those suffering from cancer.
His speech at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum comes as Biden seeks to rally the nation around developing treatments and therapeutics for the pervasive diseases that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rank as the second-highest killer of people in the U.S. after heart disease. Biden hopes to move the U.S. closer to the goal he set in February of cutting U.S. cancer fatalities by 50% over the next 25 years and to dramatically improve the lives of caregivers and those suffering from cancer.
Danielle Carnival, the White House cancer moonshot coordinator, told The Associated Press that the administration sees huge potential in the commencement of the blood diagnostic study on identifying and treating cancers.
“One of the most promising technologies has been the development of blood tests that offer the promise of detecting multiple cancers in a single blood test and really imagining the impact that could have on our ability to detect cancer early and in a more equitable way,” Carnival said. “We think the best way to get us to the place where those are realized is to really test out the technologies we have today and see what works and what really has an impact on extending lives.”
In 2022, the American Cancer Society estimates, 1.9 million new cancer cases will be diagnosed and 609,360 people will die of cancer diseases.
The issue is personal to Biden, who lost his adult son Beau in 2015 to brain cancer. After Beau’s death, Congress passed the 21st Century Cures Act, which dedicated $1.8 billion over seven years for cancer research and was signed into law in 2016 by President Barack Obama.
Obama designated Biden, then vice president, to run “mission control” on directing the cancer funds as a recognition of Biden’s grief as a parent and desire to do something about it. Biden wrote in his memoir “Promise Me, Dad” that he chose not to run for president in 2016 primarily because of Beau’s death.
Despite Biden’s attempts to hark back to Kennedy and his space program, the current initiative lacks that same level of budgetary support. The Apollo program garnered massive public investment — more than $20 billion, or more than $220 billion in 2022 dollars adjusted for inflation. Biden’s “moonshot” effort is far more modest and reliant on private sector investment.
Still, Biden has tried to maintain momentum for investments in public health research, including championing the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, modeled after similar research and development initiatives benefiting the Pentagon and intelligence community.
On Monday, Biden announced Dr. Renee Wegrzyn as the inaugural director of ARPA-H, which has been given the task of studying treatments and potential cures for cancers, Alzheimer’s, diabetes and other diseases. He also announced a new National Cancer Institute scholars’ program to provide resources to early-career scientists studying treatments and cures for cancer.
In Boston, Biden also spoke at Logan International Airport to highlight spending from last year’s bipartisan infrastructure law.
“We risk losing our edge as a nation to China, and the rest of the world is catching up,” he said. “That stops now, with investments like we’re celebrating here today.”
Biden is scheduled to speak later in the day at a fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee.
Experts agree it’s far too early to say whether these new blood tests for finding cancer in healthy people will have any effect on cancer deaths. There have been no studies to show they reduce the risk of dying from cancer. Still, they say setting an ambitious goal is important.
Carnival said the National Cancer Institute Study was designed so that any promising diagnostic results could be swiftly put into widespread practice while the longer-term study — expected to last up to a decade — progresses. She said the goal was to move closer to a future where cancers could be detected through routine bloodwork, potentially reducing the need for more invasive and burdensome procedures like colonoscopies, and therefore saving lives.
Scientists now understand that cancer is not a single disease, but hundreds of diseases that respond differently to different treatments. Some cancers have biomarkers that can be targeted by existing drugs that will slow a tumor’s growth. Many more targets await discovery.
“How do we learn what therapies are effective in which subtypes of disease? That to me is oceanic,” said Donald A. Berry, a biostatistician at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. “The possibilities are enormous. The challenges are enormous.”
Despite the challenges, he’s optimistic about cutting the cancer death rate in half over the next 25 years.
“We can get to that 50% goal by slowing the disease sufficiently across the various cancers without curing anybody,” Berry said. “If I were to bet on whether we will achieve this 50% reduction, I would bet yes.”
Even without new breakthroughs, progress can be made by making care more equitable, said Dr. Crystal Denlinger, chief scientific officer for the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, a group of elite cancer centers.
And any effort to reduce the cancer death rate will need to focus on the biggest cancer killer, which is lung cancer. Mostly attributable to smoking, lung cancer now causes more cancer deaths than any other cancer. Of the 1,670 daily cancer deaths in the United States, more than 350 are from lung cancer.
Lung cancer screening is helping. The American Cancer Society says such screening helped drive down the cancer death rate 32% from its peak in 1991 to 2019, the most recent year for which numbers are available.
But only 5% of eligible patients are being screened for lung cancer.
“It’s tragic,” said Dr. Roy Herbst, a lung specialist at Yale Cancer Center.
“The moonshot is going to have to be a social fix as well as a scientific and medical fix,” Herbst said. “We’re going to have to find a way that screening becomes easier, that it’s fully covered, that we have more screening facilities.”
Biden planned to urge Americans who might have delayed cancer screenings during the pandemic to seek them out swiftly, reminding them that early detection can be key to avoiding adverse outcomes.
He was also set to highlight provisions in the Democrats’ healthcare and climate change bill that the administration believes will lower out of pocket drug prices for some widely used cancer treatments. He will also celebrate new guarantees for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits, that cover their potential cancer diagnoses.
Dr. Michael Hassett of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, said Biden’s goal to reduce cancer deaths could met by following two parallel paths: one of discovery and the other making sure as many people as possible are reaping the advantages of existing therapies and preventive approaches.
“If we can address both aspects, both challenges, major advances are possible,” Hassett said.
In breast cancer, for example, many women who could benefit from a hormone-blocking pill either never start the therapy or stop taking it before the recommended five years, Hassett’s research has found.
“Those are big gaps,” Hassett said. “That’s a treatment that’s effective. But if many people aren’t taking that medication or if they’re taking it but stopping it before concluding the course of therapy, then the benefits that the medicine could offer aren’t realized.”
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Johnson reported from Seattle.
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LAUNCH ACE4KIDS ONLINE FUNDRAISING AUCTION
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. , March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bob & Mike Bryan will host a star-studded line up of top ATP and WTA players on March 7, 2023 from 2:30-5:30 pm at the Omni Las Palmas Resort located at 4100 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA. 92270
In addition to the Bryans, the field will include WTA stars Caroline Garcia, Belinda Bencic, Madison Keys, Leylah Fernandez and ATP stars Alex DeMinaur and JJ Wolf.
"We are excited and honored to have such a great group of players support the event, said Bob Bryan. 100% of the proceeds of the event will help youth programs through the Bryan Brothers Foundation and the Bush ACE Outreach Program."
In addition to the Great 8 Pro Am, tennis fans can bid on autographed tennis racquets, VIP tennis experiences & tickets at the ACE4KIDS online auction. Bids can be made beginning March 7 at 3:00pm PST at https://www.bushtennis.org/ace4kids
For more information on the Tennis with the Stars Great 8 Pro Am & Clinic please visit https://www.tenniswithstars.com/. For tickets: https://cliffdrysdale.ticketspice.com/tennis-with-the-stars-2023
The Bryan Brothers Foundation is a non-profit 501c3 organization dedicated to helping support and grow the dreams of children in Ventura County and around the world. The foundation's mission is to identify and support charities and causes that help at-risk youth survive and thrive. We seek out specific families and children in need, working with them directly to ensure that they have the opportunities they need to succeed. In everything we do, we will promote the ideals of sports, and tennis in particular, to emphasize the values of hard work, dedication and perseverance.
The Bush ACE Outreach Program was launched in 2016, at the Bush Tennis Center in Midland, Texas to Advise, Counsel, and Encourage (ACE) area youth by connecting positive role models with elementary-aged children through the sport of tennis. Thanks to partnerships with the University of Texas Permian Basin (UTPB) and the United States Tennis Association (USTA), ACE has provided free in-school programs to over 40,000 elementary-aged children throughout the Permian Basin and free or discounted after-school and summer programs supported by the Bush Tennis Center. In addition to learning the sport of tennis, ACE promotes the core values of sportsmanship, integrity, self-confidence and hard work.
In 2023, ACE will continue to expand with new university partnerships. The 2023-2024 Bush ACE Outreach Program goal is to reach over 200,000 children.
For more information
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Jimmy Carter, 3 months into hospice, is aware of tributes, enjoying ice cream
NORCROSS, Ga. (AP) — Three months after entering end-of-life care at home, former President Jimmy Carter remains in good spirits as he visits with family, follows public discussion of his legacy and receives updates on The Carter Center’s humanitarian work around the world, his grandson says. He’s even enjoying regular servings of ice cream.
“They’re just meeting with family right now, but they’re doing it in the best possible way: the two of them together at home,” Jason Carter said of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, now 98 and 95 years old.
“They’ve been together 70-plus years. They also know that they’re not in charge,” the younger Carter said Tuesday in a brief interview. “Their faith is really grounding in this moment. In that way, it’s as good as it can be.”
The longest-lived U.S. president, Jimmy Carter announced in February that after a series of brief hospital stays, he would forgo further medical intervention and spend the remainder of his life in the same modest, one-story house in Plains where they lived when he was first elected to the state Senate in 1962. No illness was disclosed.
The hospice care announcement prompted ongoing tributes and media attention on his 1977-81 presidency and the global humanitarian work the couple has done since co-founding The Carter Center in 1982.
“That’s been one of the blessings of the last couple of months,” Jason Carter said after speaking Tuesday at an event honoring his grandfather. “He is certainly getting to see the outpouring and it’s been gratifying to him for sure.”
The former president also gets updates on The Carter Center’s guinea worm eradication program, launched in the mid-1980s when millions of people suffered from the parasite spread by unclean drinking water. Last year, there were fewer than two dozen cases worldwide.
And in less serious moments, he also continues to enjoy peanut butter ice cream, his preferred flavor, in keeping with his political brand as a peanut farmer, his grandson said.
Andrew Young, who served as Carter’s U.N. Ambassador, told the AP that he too visited the Carters “a few weeks back” and was “very pleased we could laugh and joke about old times.”
Young and Jason Carter joined other friends and admirers Tuesday at a celebration of the former president along Jimmy Carter Boulevard in suburban Norcross, just northeast of Atlanta. Young said the setting — in one of the most racially and ethnically diverse suburban swaths in America — reflected the former president’s broader legacy as someone who pursued peace, conflict resolution and racial equity.
When the almost 10-mile stretch of highway in Gwinnett County was renamed in 1976 — the year he was elected president — the small towns and bedroom communities on the edge of metropolitan Atlanta were only beginning to boom. Now, Gwinnett alone has a population of about 1 million people, and Jimmy Carter Boulevard is thriving, with many businesses owned by Black proprietors, immigrants or first-generation Americans.
Young, a top aide to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement, said Carter began as a white politician from south Georgia in the days of Jim Crow segregation, but he proved his values were different.
As governor and president, Carter believed “that the world can come to Georgia and show everybody how to live together,” Young said.
Now, Georgia “looks like the whole world,” said Young, 91.
Nicole Love Hendrickson, elected in 2020 as the first Black chair of the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, praised Carter as “a man with an exceptional regard for the humanity of others.”
Alluding to Carter’s landslide re-election defeat, Young said he has personally relished seeing historians and others finding success stories as they reassess Carter’s presidency — ceding control of the Panama Canal, developing a national energy strategy, engaging more in Africa than any U.S. president had. Such achievements were either unpopular at the time or overshadowed by Carter’s inability to corral inflation, tame energy crises or free the American hostages in Iran before the 1980 election.
“I told him, ‘you know, it took them over 50 years to appreciate President Lincoln. It may take that long to appreciate you,’” Young said.
“Nobody was thinking about the Panama Canal. Nobody would have thought about bringing Egypt and Israel together. I mean, I was thinking about trying to do something in Africa, but nobody else in Washington was, and he did. He’s always had an idea about everything.”
Still, when Jason Carter addressed his grandparents’ admirers Tuesday, he argued against thinking about them like global celebrities.
“They’re just like all of y’all’s grandparents — I mean, to the extent y’all’s grandparents are rednecks from south Georgia,” he said to laughter. “If you go down there even today, next to their sink they have a little rack where they dry Ziplock bags.”
Most remarkable, Jason Carter said, is the fact such a gathering occurred with his grandfather still living.
“We did think that when he went into hospice it was very close to the end,” he told attendees. “Now, I’m just going to tell you, he’s going to be 99 in October.”
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HAVANA (AP) — Hurricane Ian makes landfall in western Cuba as major Category 3 storm, keeps heading toward Florida’s coast.
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BETHESDA, Md., June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Walker & Dunlop, Inc. announced today that it facilitated the $92,000,000 sale of First Apartments, a luxury mid-rise apartment community ideally situated less than one mile from both Downtown Miami and Brickell in up-and-coming East Little Havana. Completed in late 2021, the community reached 90% occupancy by January 2022, reflecting an extraordinary initial leasing velocity of nearly 45 leases per month.
Walker & Dunlop's Still Hunter and Kaya Suarez represented the buyer, Lloyd Jones, and the seller, Premium Development, in the transaction. The Walker & Dunlop team acted as advisors and drove a competitive marketing process to ensure an attractive outcome for ownership. This sale represents the first transaction between all three parties as well as Premium Development's first U.S. multifamily project.
"Since opening its doors in late September, First Apartments has enjoyed an increase in lease rates with recent leases signed for more than 25% above initial leases," said Roger Karré, the Chief Operations Officer at Premium Development. "With rental rates that are nearly $500 below communities with comparable finishes and amenities, First Apartments enjoys the enviable position as the best value in the local competitive set. The impressive lease-up performance is a testament to the appeal of the asset and its prime location, proximate to key demand drivers, entertainment venues, and transit routes."
"With the insatiable demand for moderately priced luxury rental options in South Florida, First Apartments meets the growing needs of Miami residents seeking value relative to Brickell and Downtown Miami's rental options," commented Mr. Hunter. "The new community is also an excellent investment opportunity given its proximity to Miami's commercial business district, boasting nearly 22 million square feet of office space and 125,000 jobs."
Developed with incredible attention to detail and a focus on smart design, First Apartments is the premier luxury rental option in East Little Havana. The community features spacious, luxuriously appointed apartment homes that are complemented by an excellent amenity package, including health club quality fitness facilities, a resort-style lap pool, an expansive bark park and various other lifestyle-enhancing amenities.
Walker & Dunlop is a leader in multifamily property sales, having completed $19.3 billion in property sales volume in 2021 alone, up 214% from 2020. Visit our website for information about multifamily properties available for sale via Walker & Dunlop's property sales platform.
Walker & Dunlop (NYSE: WD) is one of the largest providers of capital to the commercial real estate industry, enabling real estate owners and operators to bring their visions of communities — where Americans live, work, shop and play — to life. The power of our people, premier brand, and industry-leading technology makes us more insightful and valuable to our clients, providing an unmatched experience every step of the way. With more than 1,400 employees across every major U.S. market, Walker & Dunlop has consistently been named one of Fortune's Great Places to Work® and is committed to making the commercial real estate industry more inclusive and diverse while creating meaningful social, environmental, and economic change in our communities.
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Pope schedules back-to-back Italy trips after pandemic lull
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is planning to restart his pilgrimages within Italy after a pandemic-induced lull and knee pain that has made walking and standing difficult. The Vatican said Friday that Francis would make back-to-back September day trips to the hilltop town of Assisi and the southern city of Matera. In Assisi, he’ll participate in a Sept. 24 conference of young people calling for a more socially just and equitable world. The next day in Matera, he is scheduled to meet with refugees and to close out a eucharistic conference of the Italian Catholic Church.
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Western Conference
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Note: x - clinched playoff berth; Two points for a team winning in overtime or shootout; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns.
Saturday's results
Lethbridge 4 Calgary 3
Regina 6 Brandon 3
Saskatoon 3 Prince Albert 1
Swift Current 4 Moose Jaw 0
Red Deer 5 Kelowna 1
Medicine Hat 7 Kamloops 3
Seattle 4 Portland 1
Prince George 6 Victoria 5 (OT)
Everett 3 Vancouver 1
Spokane 4 Tri-City 2
Sunday's results
Winnipeg 8 Edmonton 1
Kelowna 3 Calgary 2 (SO)
Everett 5 Victoria 2
Tuesday's results
Winnipeg 10 Edmonton 1
Prince Albert 5 Red Deer 2
Swift Current at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.
Vancouver at Prince George, 7 p.m.
Wednesday's games
Red Deer at Saskatoon, 7 p.m.
Brandon at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.
Winnipeg at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.
Vancouver at Prince George, 7 p.m.
Spokane at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.
Friday's games
Red Deer at Brandon, 7 p.m.
Moose Jaw at Saskatoon, 7 p.m.
Winnipeg at Regina, 7 p.m.
Lethbridge at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.
Edmonton at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.
Spokane at Prince George, 7 p.m.
Kelowna at Kamloops, 7 p.m.
Seattle at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.
Portland at Everett, 7:05 p.m.
Victoria at Vancouver, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday's games
Lethbridge at Saskatoon, 7 p.m.
Red Deer at Regina, 7 p.m.
Prince Albert at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.
Spokane at Prince George, 6 p.m.
Tri-City at Portland, 6 p.m.
Swift Current at Edmonton, 7 p.m.
Seattle at Everett, 6:05 p.m.
Vancouver at Victoria, 6:05 p.m.
Kamloops at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday's games
Swift Current at Calgary, 2 p.m.
Saskatoon at Regina, 4 p.m.
Everett at Portland, 5 p.m.
Tri-City at Seattle, 5:05 p.m.
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As Americans continue to feel pain at the pump. the White House is exploring options for relief.
According to the Washington Post, senior aides are taking a second look at some previously rejected ideas, including sending gas cards to Americans.
The administration reportedly explored the idea in March, although a spokesperson told Axios at the time that the idea was “not seriously under consideration.”
The biggest roadblock to the gas card plan, according to new reporting from the Washington Post, was the ongoing chip shortage that would make it difficult to produce enough gas cards.
The administration was also concerned people would spend the money on things other than gas. In addition, officials expressed concerns that the cards would be stolen from mailboxes or otherwise end up in the wrong hands.
But even if the administration planned to pursue the idea, it may not be feasible. Congressional approval would likely be needed and many lawmakers would balk at additional spending.
Crude oil prices dropped Friday, which could bring some temporary relief. Still, concerns about inflation remain high.
In Indiana, Democrats have called for the suspension of the state gas tax, a proposal that’s gotten little traction at the Republican-dominated Statehouse.
Gov. Eric Holcomb has been reluctant to support the idea. Instead, he has proposed giving Hoosier taxpayers $225 to offset high gas prices and inflation. The governor said he planned to call a special session by the end of June where lawmakers could debate and approve the plan.
The governor said he provided the framework for the proposal to legislative leaders, who’ve voiced support for legislative action to provide relief to Indiana residents. The money would come from higher-than-expected revenue performance during the fiscal year.
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Congressional negotiators are racing to strike a bipartisan deal on government funding for fiscal year 2023 this week, but they have a long way to go before they can put a bow on an omnibus before Christmas.
Lawmakers have until midnight on Friday to pass legislation to keep the government running or risk a shutdown.
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y) said from the chamber floor on Monday that Congress is headed for a short-term funding bill, known as a continuing resolution (CR), this week, giving negotiators a likely extra week to try to hash out a larger compromise on billions in spending.
“Members should be prepared to take quick action on a CR, a one-week CR, so we can give appropriators more time to finish a full funding bill before the holidays,” Schumer said on Monday afternoon.
Democratic negotiators had been expected to release new funding proposals as early as Monday after bipartisan spending talks appeared to stall last week.
They said the bills were designed to attract bipartisan support in lieu of a larger spending deal, but the plans met immediate skepticism in the GOP who said the bills had not been pre-approved by Republicans.
“It might come out of the House, but it’s going nowhere in the Senate,” Sen. Richard Shelby (Ala.), top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee, told reporters last week, while writing off such bills as “absolutely” a waste of time.
But those plans were scrapped over the weekend after an aide said negotiators made progress in discussions.
A Senate Democratic aide told The Hill on early Monday that Senate Appropriations Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) felt that “sufficient progress in negotiations took place over the weekend to delay the introduction of the omnibus appropriations bill for the time being.”
“Bipartisan and bicameral negotiations continue,” the aide added.
Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.), an appropriator, said last week that one of the biggest hold-ups preventing an agreement is a roughly $25 billion gap between what Democrats and Republicans want allocated for discretionary spending.
Another issue Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) raised on Thursday is a conflict over whether veterans funding should be classified as nondefense discretionary spending.
“The more we do for our veterans, which we should do, they want to take it out of other needs that we have for our judiciary, for our housing, for education, for food, for transportation, for energy,” Pelosi said during a press conference.
“So, if we’re increasing veterans at the expense of our domestic agenda, then you see how challenging that is,” Pelosi told reporters, while pushing for certain veterans funding to be considered “in their own category.”
The partisan clashes come as Democrats are fighting to seize what could be the party’s last opportunity to help shape government funding while it still holds narrow control of Congress before January.
Democrats have been unified in pressing for an omnibus by the end of the month, as the House prepares to welcome a newly GOP-led majority at the start of next month. But Republicans in both chambers have been divided over whether Congress should wait until next year to enact new government funding levels to allow the party more sway in talks.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said last week that Congress should pass a CR that runs “until early next year” – a move he said would allow the newly elected Congress to “enact the priorities that the voters elected them to enact.”
Other Republicans have called for an omnibus to ensure adequate funding for defense and national security.
At the same time, Republicans who have expressed support for an omnibus this month are also pushing hard for Democrats to come down their demands for domestic spending.
“Both sides know what it would take for the Senate to pass a full year government funding bill into law,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on the Senate floor on Monday.
“[The] funding agreement would need to fully fund our national defense at the level written into the NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act) without lavishing extra funding beyond what President Biden even requested on the Democrats partisan domestic priorities,” McConnell said.
The House recently passed the $847 billion defense authorization bill.
Democrats have hit at Republicans for pushing to plus up defense, while insisting that domestic spending the party passed without GOP support in reconciliation bills over the past two years be factored into talks.
In recent days, the drama has helped fuel a high-stakes spending tug of war on Capitol Hill that has Democrats threatening an option none are thrilled about on Capitol Hill to play hardball: a full-year CR.
“Our preference is an omnibus. That’s what the country needs,” Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), who also serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee, told The Hill last week.
But if lawmakers fail to strike a larger funding deal before the next Congress begins, Van Hollen said Democrats would push for a CR “that goes through the remainder of the fiscal year.”
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Murdered Chicago Police Officer Areanah Preston laid to rest
Preston, 24, was shot and killed outside her South Side home on May 6 after returning from a night shift, according to Chicago police.
Police Officer Areanah Preston will be laid to rest Wednesday morning at a church on the south side of Chicago.
Preston, 24, had been on the force for only three years when she was gunned down by four teens on a crime spree in the violence-plagued Windy City a week ago Saturday. All four have been charged with first-degree murder and are being held without bond.
The funeral service will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Trinity United Church of Christ, 400 W. 95th St.
Visitation for Officer Preston was held Tuesday at Blake-Lamb Funeral Home. There will be a procession from the funeral home before the memorial service.
CHICAGO POLICE OFFICER AREANAH PRESTON MURDER: ACCUSED COP KILLERS ORDERED HELD WITHOUT BAIL
Preston was shot and killed outside her South Side home on May 6 after returning from a night shift, according to police. She was the sixth and final victim of a string of robberies kicked off because one of the suspects allegedly "needed money for a barbecue," prosecutors said in court last week.
Trevell Breeland, 19; Joseph Brooks, 19; Jakwon Buchanan, 18; and a 16-year-old juvenile whose name was not released all face charges that include murder and robbery in Preston's death.
Police also charged them in connection with five other armed robberies that same evening, a carjacking and, in Breeland's case, felon in possession of a firearm. All four had lengthy rap sheets, and none had jobs or had finished high school, according to prosecutors.
Brooks, the suspected triggerman, told police he shot Preston when he saw her reaching for her service weapon, according to prosecutors.
Preston returned fire, sending back two rounds before she was struck in the face and neck, prosecutors revealed in court.
Preston has been remembered for her kindness, intellect and commitment to service. She had recently received her master’s degree in jurisprudence from Loyola School of Law.
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson called Preston’s death a "profound tragedy," saying, "my heart breaks for the family of the young officer who was murdered."
Johnson inherited a city that has seen unprecedented gun violence in recent years, and it’s unclear how, or if, he will be able to combat it. During his campaign he promised to hire 200 more Chicago Police Department detectives to help solve the revolving door of cases.
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The mayor has argued that a policing-first approach has failed and instead proposed increased mental health treatment, expanding youth jobs programs and increasing taxes on the sale of properties over $1 million to support more affordable housing.
Fox News' Michael Ruiz and Stephen Sorace contributed to this report.
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SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (Border Report) — Claudia Gomez was 21 years old when her brother, U.S. Border Patrol Agent Eloy Hernandez, died in 2002 during a rollover crash while on duty in South Texas.
On Monday, she came to a vessel-naming ceremony to honor her brother and 19 other Border Patrol agents from the Rio Grande Valley Sector who have died while on duty.
Eleven water vessels used by Border Patrol lined the South Padre Island Convention Center, each bearing a plaque with a fallen Border Patrol agent.
Twenty water vessels from the RGV Sector now bear the names of border agents who have died in this sector since 1925.
Only 11 of the 20 boats were at the convention center on Monday. The rest of the vessels were out patrolling the Rio Grande, RGV Sector Chief Patrol Agent Joel Martinez told Border Report.
Martinez said this is the only Border Patrol sector in the United States that has a water vessel named for every fallen agent.
This also is the sector with the largest riverine fleet. And U.S. Customs and Border Protection data shows the RGV Sector has consistently had some of the highest numbers of migrants crossing from Mexico into the United States of any sector.
Martinez said this ceremony allows other agents, family, friends and the public to remember agents who gave their lives.
“The main objective is to remember our fallen,” Martinez said. “To let the families know that their ultimate sacrifice was not for nothing and we love our families very much and we want to make sure they understand that their sacrifice was not in vain.”
Martinez said every agent carries an “Angel Card,” with the photo of a fallen Border Patrol agent.
He pulled out a photo of Susan Rodriguez, with whom he worked at the Harlingen Station before she was shot and killed on July 7, 1998.
During Monday’s ceremony, a bell was rung 20 times as the names of each agent was read.
Family members gathered at tables, passing out tissues and smiling at the vessels bearing the names of their fallen loved ones.
Gomez’s mother, Guadalupe Hernandez, and other family members came from Weslaco, Texas, and left with a placard with Hernandez’s name on it.
She said her son died in an accident, and that her family said they were grateful for the ceremony that keeps his memory alive.
“It’s nice to have him remembered,” Gomez said. “It’s a remembrance. We get together and keep his memory alive. It allows to have other people remember him as well.”
Dorothy and Tom Attaway drove over 300 miles from the small town of D’Hanis, Texas, outside San Antonio, for Monday’s ceremony.
Their son, Travis Attaway, died in 2004 on the Rio Grande.
They brought with them their two teenage granddaughters, Peyton Beard, 13, and Brighton Beard, 17, who never got to know their uncle.
“It is amazing. It is so awesome because the Border Patrol always honors the fallen agents,” Dorothy told Border Report. “They always notify us of these memorials and we try to make as many as we can.”
“Border Patrol is a part of our lives and always will be,” Tom said.
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(The Car Connection) — The 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning marks in evolutionary milestone in the mass adoption of electric vehicles. Game changer, inflection point, ballyhooed, most important—the best superlative that can be applied to the Lightning should be only that: The Best. The Ford F-150 Lightning is The Car Connection Best Car To Buy 2023.
The battery electric version of the F-150 pickup truck improves on Ford’s stalwart in the best ways: The Lightning has no tailpipe emissions, it has more storage and cargo space than the F-150, it’s quicker, cleaner, and it can tow up to 10,000 pounds. It embodies the evolution of the full-size pickup truck, at least two years before any rival full-size electric truck comes to market, yet it retains many of the hallmarks that have made the F-150 America’s bestselling truck for more than four decades. That’s how to stay ahead, and how to best the other finalists for The Car Connection Best Car to Buy 2023 award.
It didn’t come easy, however, and our internal debates ran hot, with three successive price increases inflaming our discussions to boiling over. Those price increases nearly disqualified the Ford F-150 Lightning from consideration for our award.
The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning wasn’t available for last year’s award due to the timing of the 98-kwh standard-range battery pack, and since then Ford has jacked up the price by $12,000 to nearly $54,000 on the base Lightning Pro with a 240-mile range. Ford also increased the price on models with the 131-kwh battery pack with the 320-mile range. But the base Lightning with the large pack is sold only to fleets that purchase at least five electric pickups and are certified by Ford as a fleet vehicle. This is where the Lightning can shock: the cheapest Lightning with the extended-range battery pack for non-fleet buyers is the XLT High for $81,000.
Eesh, Ford, let the people eat cake. But we won’t presume to know what range drivers need at what price threshold. We live in times that do not reflect the economic tenet of rational consumer behavior. The average price truck shoppers paid for a full-size truck midway through 2022 exceeded $60,000. That’s about the cost of a well-equipped Lightning XLT with the smaller battery pack.
The short version? It’s a damn good truck, especially for people who don’t tow that often and don’t need to truck hundreds of miles to encounter another human. Sorry, Wyoming.
The Lightning looks like an F-150 from the windshield back, with rocker creases, front window steps, a standard crew cab, and a 5-foot-6 bed that carries over from the F-150 so owners can transfer accessories between gas and electric trucks. Up front, a single light bar spans the front like a horseshoe mustache to the bumper because the hood opens up to the Lightning’s big EV packaging advantage: a front trunk that stores 14.1 cubic feet, carries 400 pounds, and contains four 120-volt outlets and two USB ports. It doubles as a cooler or power source. It’s easier to load and unload than the bed, and it’s secure. Neat.
Instead of an engine bay, a permanent magnetic motor drives the front axle and a second motor drives the rear for standard four-wheel drive. Nestled in the wider, reinforced F-150 frame are the two battery pack choices, with the large pack helping the motor make 452 hp and the larger one at 580 hp. With either pack, the motors make 775 lb-ft of torque, good enough for 0-60 mph times in 5.0 seconds or less. It’s remarkable for a 6,590-pound truck. Even unladen, the independent rear suspension keeps the truck steady and calm.
Four drive modes adjust the torque delivery, and a locking rear differential as well as an underbody girded by skid plates enable off-roading and water fording of up to 24 inches. Payload maxes out at 2,235 pounds, and we hauled a plywood load of more than 2,000 pounds in the bed without any bed sag over the axle. Towing tops out at 10,000 pounds with the extended-range battery, but range is affected by the load more than in a gas truck. In brief testing of a 9,500-pound trailer, it never strained uphill or felt like it was being pushed downhill.
Ford equips every Lightning with impressive features aligned with the price. A 12.0-inch digital instrument cluster and 12.0-inch touchscreen come standard, as does automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection, active lane control, and blind-spot monitors.
There will be other debates about the merits of the Ford F-150 Lightning. Whatever your opinion, this truck takes us over the bridge of electrification.
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(AP) — Everyone knows it’s not Thanksgiving without potatoes, but most people don’t know how America’s favorite vegetable ended up on our plate for this uniquely American holiday. And if you’re looking to put a modern twist on your classic Thanksgiving potatoes, we’ve got some fun new recipes courtesy of Potatoes USA to mix things up at your holiday table.
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Did you know that potatoes were not on the first Thanksgiving menu in 1621? The Native Americans and Plymouth settlers likely feasted on food like venison, dried fish, eels and a native variety of corn in the form of porridge. We know children across the country are grateful they don’t have to say, “Please pass the eels!”
While the pilgrims may not have had potatoes on their table, researchers from Utah have discovered that Native Americans in the western U.S. ate wild potatoes nearly 11,000 years ago! But it wasn’t until we were a fledgling nation that potatoes (which had come to Europe via Spanish Conquistadors in South America) started growing toward the popularity they enjoy today.
By the time Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday of November a “day of Thanksgiving,” potatoes were much loved around the country…and the rest is history!
“It’s no wonder potatoes have become a Thanksgiving staple. They’re easy, affordable and guaranteed to please everybody at your table!” says Chef and Registered Dietician R.J. Harvey, director of culinary at Potatoes USA.
Potatoes also are a nutritional powerhouse. Per serving, they pack more vitamin C than pumpkin, more iron than green beans, and more potassium than sweet potatoes!
“Potatoes don’t have to be your guilty pleasure. They are naturally fat-, cholesterol- and sodium-free, and they’re the type of quality carbohydrate that fuels performance for your family flag football game!” Harvey adds.
If you’re looking to take your potatoes up a notch this Thanksgiving, try this delicious recipe for Roasted Fingerlings with Brown Butter, Garlic, and Thyme. Yum!
Looking for a twist on the classic mashed potato recipe? Try Fall Harvest Mashed Potatoes!
Want to throw it all together in one pan? Try this recipe for Sheet Pan Roasted Turkey and Herbed Potatoes. How easy can it get?!
Or looking for something to do with all those leftovers? Toss them into crowd-pleasing Potato and Turkey Pot Pie.
Thankfully you can’t go wrong when incorporating potatoes into any holiday celebration! For more tips and recipes, please visit www.potatogoodness.com.
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A 44-year-old Kenosha man has been accused of helping a man obtain drugs that resulted in the man’s death.
The man convicted of killing a woman in their Kenosha home while she was on the phone with 911 begging for help in early 2021 was sentenced Mo…
TOWN OF BRIGHTON — An Illinois man was killed in a single-motorcycle crash in Kenosha County on Saturday afternoon.
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