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TEMPLE, Texas (FOX 44) – Bell County Public Health District reported the first confirmed case of Monkeypox in Bell County last Friday.
The Health District (BCPHD) is working with local healthcare providers to investigate this initial confirmed case of monkeypox virus infection in a resident with recent travel within the state. The patient is isolated, and is recovering at home.
The public health investigation has identified close contacts who may have been exposed, and they are being monitored and evaluated. The illness does not currently present a risk to the general public.
The Health District says there are now 338 cases in the state, and the vast majority of these cases are in the age group from 18-39. As the number of new cases across the country and in Texas continues to rise, the Health District is working closely with the Texas Department of Health and Human Services (DSHS) and our local health care partners to identify potential cases and limit the spread.
Monkeypox is an infection caused by the monkeypox virus, which is in the same class of viruses that causes smallpox and vaccinia, but not chickenpox. Symptoms of monkeypox infection include fever, chills, headache, muscle ache and backache, and swollen lymph glands, followed by a rash three to five days after the fever starts. They may also experience respiratory symptoms (e.g., sore throat, nasal congestion, or cough).
Monkeypox symptoms usually start within three weeks of exposure to the virus. If someone has flu-like symptoms, they will usually develop a rash between one to four days later. The rash may start anywhere on the body, but most commonly starts on the face. However, with the current outbreak, the rash often starts in the genital area. The rash can look like pimples or blisters. The illness typically lasts between two to four weeks.
The primary way people become infected with monkeypox is through close, personal contact with an infected person, including sexual contact. It can also be transmitted from person to person by inhaling large respiratory droplets or through close contact with body fluids and lesions, as well as contaminated materials (e.g., clothing or bed linens, and by sharing eating utensils or cups, cigarettes or vaping devices, kissing, and other activities where saliva might be exchanged with a person who has monkeypox).
The Health District says that people should try to avoid skin-to-skin contact with strangers – especially those who have a rash or whose health history is unknown. Pregnant people can also spread the virus to their fetus through the placenta. Monkeypox does not spread easily between people without close contact.
In most cases, the infection clears up without specific treatment, but persons who are immunosuppressed, who are living with HIV, or who are pregnant are at higher risk of complications. Children under the age of eight are also at higher risk of more severe disease.
If you develop any of the symptoms described above, you can contact your health care provider or the Bell County Public Health District immediately to receive instructions of what to do next at (254) 939-2091 or disease@bellcountyhealth.org.
The best way to help stop further spread of this disease is to quickly identify anyone who is infected and their contacts. If you think you may have been exposed to someone with monkeypox, you may be a candidate for a vaccine. The vaccine is most effective if given within four days of exposure, but can be given up to 14 days after exposure.
For more information about monkeypox, you can visit: www.dshs.state.tx.us/IDCU/disease/monkeypox/monkeypox/ and www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/.
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Senior center Jaden Merrill scored a career-high 20 points as Millville completed a season sweep of rival Vineland with a 63-50 victory in Millville.
Merrill made three field goals and connected on 8-of-10 free throws. Raquan Ford scored 13 points and Jabbar Barriento had 10 to help Millville improve to 11-4.
Breon Herbert scored 20 points and Nazir Rowell added 17 for Vineland (1-11).
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A U.S. Navy nuclear engineer and his wife entered new guilty pleas Tuesday in a case involving an alleged plot to sell secrets about nuclear-powered warships, a month after their previous plea agreements that had called for specific sentencing guidelines were rejected.
Jonathan and Diana Toebbe of Annapolis, Maryland, pleaded guilty in federal court in Martinsburg, West Virginia, to one felony count each of conspiracy to communicate restricted data.
U.S. District Judge Gina Groh last month rejected the couple's initial pleas to the same charges, saying the sentencing options were “strikingly deficient” considering the seriousness of the case. The couple then immediately withdrew their initial guilty pleas and Groh set trial for January.
The previous sentencing range agreed to by lawyers for Jonathan Toebbe had called for a potential punishment between roughly 12 years and 17 years in prison. Prosecutors said Tuesday that such a sentence would be one of the most significant imposed in modern times under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. Prosecutors also sought three years for Diana Toebbe.
Under the latest plea agreement entered Tuesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert Trumble, the couple would each face a maximum sentence of life in prison and a $100,000 fine, although prosecutors are asking for a sentence for Diana Toebbe at the lowest end of the guideline range.
If the court doesn't accept the latest agreement, the defendants would again have the right to withdraw their guilty pleas.
Prosecutors said Jonathan Toebbe, 43, abused his access to top-secret government information and repeatedly sold details about the design elements and performance characteristics of Virginia-class submarines to someone he believed was a representative of a foreign government but who was actually an undercover FBI agent.
Diana Toebbe, 46, who was teaching at a private school in Maryland at the time of the couple's arrest last October, was accused of acting as a lookout at several prearranged “dead-drop” locations at which memory cards containing the secret information were left behind.
The memory cards were devices concealed in objects such as a chewing gum wrapper and a peanut butter sandwich. The couple was arrested after he placed a memory card at a dead drop location in Jefferson County, West Virginia.
None of the information was classified as top secret or secret, falling into a third category considered confidential, according to previous testimony.
The FBI has said the scheme began in April 2020, when Jonathan Toebbe sent a package of Navy documents to a foreign government and wrote that he was interested in selling to that country operations manuals, performance reports and other sensitive information. He included in the package, which had a Pittsburgh return address, instructions to his supposed contact for how to establish a covert relationship with him, prosecutors said.
That package was obtained by the FBI in December 2020 through its legal attaché office in the unspecified foreign country. That set off a monthslong undercover operation in which an agent posing as a representative of a foreign country made contact with Toebbe, ultimately paying $100,000 in cryptocurrency in exchange for the information Toebbe was offering.
The country to which he was looking to sell the information has not been identified in court documents and was not disclosed in court.
Prosecutors said the government has recovered classified information that Jonathan Toebbe had saved on electronic devices along with a “substantial amount” of the cryptocurrency.
During a search of the couple's home, FBI agents found a trash bag of shredded documents, thousands of dollars in cash, valid children’s passports and a “go-bag” containing a USB flash drive and latex gloves, according to court testimony last year.
Diana Toebbe’s lawyers at a December 2021 hearing denied prosecution assertions that cited 2019 messages exchanged by the couple in which she had contemplated fleeing the United States to avoid arrest. Instead, the defense said it was contempt for then-President Donald Trump as the reason behind the couple’s emigration plans.
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Court hearing for man, woman accused of kidnapping Canton baby
STARK COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - The man and woman accused of kidnapping a three-month-old baby girl from her Canton home last week are scheduled to be arraigned this morning in Canton Municipal Court.
Canton police said Sapphire McDougleh, 31, and Brandon Savage, 21, went to a home in the 600 block of Alan Page Dr. SE on Thursday, March 16.
According to officers, McDougleh pretended to work for Child Protective Services.
The mom called police Friday morning.
Police said officers were able to obtain the suspect’s license plate with one of their license plate reader cameras and traced the car to the owner in Coshocton County.
A Coshocton County Sheriff’s deputy spotted the vehicle and pulled over the driver.
The couple was taken into custody and the baby girl was found safe.
McDougleh is charged with kidnapping and Savage is charged with complicity to commit kidnapping.
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A Senate judiciary committee on Wednesday approved a bill doubling pay for jury duty and another allowing courts to make fathers pay for a wider range of pregnancy and childbirth expenses, but committee members said they were actively working on changes.
Jurors earn less than minimum wage for an eight-hour day and haven’t received a pay increase in at least 25 years, according to bill author Michelle Davis, R-Whiteland.
The pregnancy expenses bill, meanwhile, began life as a proposal that would have allowed expectant mothers to claim child support beginning at conception, in the wake of Indiana’s much-litigated abortion ban. But Rep. Elizabeth Rowray, R-Yorktown, previously introduced changes scaling that back among legal fears.
Jurors’ daily wages to double, up to $80
Davis’ House Bill 1466 would boost pay – but would hike an existing fee and create a brand-new fee to help local units of government cover the additional expense.
Lawmakers had some quibbles.
Hoosiers who show up for jury selection currently earn $15 a day. Those chosen to serve earn $40 a day – about $5 hourly for an eight-hour workday, significantly less than the state and federal minimum of $7.25 hourly.
The bill would double daily appearance pay to $30 and juror pay to $80 for the first five days. Starting day six, daily pay would increase to $90. One amendment – easily approved – ensured people who are eliminated from the jury for reasons laid out in law would still get paid for their service.
But the bill would also increase the $2 jury fees convicts pay to $6, and create a new $75 jury fee for people filing civil torts or plenary actions, to fund the higher pay. The latter would be on top of an existing $100 civil filing fee.
Sen. Eric Koch, R-Bedford, said he was working on an amendment to limit the application of the new fee only to the people that request the jury trial.
“I prepared Amendment No. 2, but we didn’t quite get the language right. And my purpose was this: that I didn’t think it was fair in the civil filings … to assess someone a jury fee who didn’t demand a jury trial,” Koch said, adding that it would likely be taken up in an appropriations committee.
A representative for the Indiana Public Defender Council, an independent judicial branch agency, suggested the jury fee convicts pay also be waived when they’ve gone through a bench trial.
“That is our only qualification in our support, is that I wish we could find a way to pay for this other than through fees on convicted persons,” the council’s Zach Stock told the committee. “But the benefits of the bill far outweigh that concern.”
Marion County Superior Court Judge Heather Welch said she and a jury had recently come off a three-week trial. Afterward, jurors said they’d lost wages and struggled to pay bills as a result, or paid hefty child care rates.
One young juror “had to reach out to his family to help pay his bills, and his concern was that some people might not have family that could help them,” Welch said. “So I think it really justifies this increase.”
The committee approved the bill 10-0; it’ll now go to the chamber’s appropriations committee to consider its fiscal impact.
Fathers would owe half on more birth expenses
Rowray’s bill, meanwhile, would broaden the pregnancy and childbirth expenses for which fathers can legally be on the hook – in an attempt to further support Hoosier mothers.
Indiana law already allows court orders to include half of costs for prenatal and postnatal care, delivery and hospitalization. The amended House Bill 1009 would add two more options: “other necessary expenses” related to birth and “postpartum” expenses.
Experts previously testified in the House’s version of the committee that they feared the broad language would lead to “creative lawyering” and legal fights about causation.
Sen. Aaron Freeman, R-Indianapolis, said he wanted to work on a second reading amendment limiting costs.
“The dad should pay half,” Freeman said. “But when they don’t have any say, per se, in what crib is bought – the $1,000 crib or the $500 crib – that is where I start to have some challenges.”
Rowray assured other lawmakers concerned about which parent gets the windfall from a resale that car seats, cribs and other items have expiration dates and shouldn’t be used long-term regardless. And for items like clothing that can be resold, Rowray herself said a garage sale earned her “pennies on the dollar what I paid.”
The committee still advanced the bill unanimously.
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As we inch nearer to the NBA offseason, it is time to begin getting ready without cost company. The hypothesis and rumors that encompass NBA free company are what make this time of the 12 months really entertaining, as followers attempt to envision gamers on their favourite groups, and the highest gamers across the league get courted by any staff with cap area. This summer season could not have among the largest names accessible as we have seen prior to now, however that does not imply issues will not get really chaotic.
In preparation without cost company, listed below are some key questions and solutions about what to anticipate, who’s accessible and when all of the chaos begins.
When is free company?
The league hasn’t introduced an official date without cost company, but it surely’s presumed that it’s going to begin on June 30 at 6 p.m. ET. A minimum of, that is when groups can begin negotiating contracts with gamers. Contracts will not truly be official till the moratorium interval is lifted, which comes a couple of week after the free company interval begins.
Who’re some high free brokers this summer season?
If you would like a listing of among the high gamers who may very well be accessible, take a look at James Herbert’s breakdown of the 45 high gamers who groups may very well be vying for. A few of these names embody Zach LaVine, who will likely be an unrestricted free agent, and whose return to the Chicago Bulls is not a positive factor. Some high guys who’ve participant choices that they may decide out of which might make them unrestricted free brokers are Kyrie Irving, Bradley Beal and James Harden. On high of that, there are restricted free brokers who may very well be massive paydays like Deandre Ayton and Miles Bridges, whereas unrestricted free agent Jalen Brunson is predicted to be courted by a number of groups, together with the Knicks and Pistons along with his present staff, the Dallas Mavericks.
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What is the wage cap for the 2022-23 season?
The NBA has reportedly advised groups that the wage cap for subsequent season is projected to be set at $122 million and the luxury-tax line will likely be $149 million. That is barely greater than what the league beforehand advised groups, which was a $121 million wage cap and a $147 million luxury-tax line. That slight enhance is not groundbreaking by any means, but it surely does give the franchises who’re already projected to have vital cap area a bit extra to play with, and for the groups who’re pushing near the tax line, it provides them barely extra respiration room.
Which groups may have vital cap area?
Do not anticipate a large variety of gaudy offers to be made this summer season, as a result of because it stands proper now, solely 5 groups are projected to have vital cap area to work with. The Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, Orlando Magic, Portland Path Blazers and San Antonio Spurs are all projected to have greater than roughly $20 million in cap area accessible, with the Magic and Pistons set to have essentially the most at over $27 million apiece. A number of of these groups are in a rebuilding part with younger items, so will probably be intriguing to see how groups like Orlando, San Antonio and Detroit use their cap area this summer season, whereas the Blazers may have an actual alternative to try to retool round franchise star Damian Lillard. Indiana, who shipped off its All-Star ahead in Domantas Sabonis on the commerce deadline, might make extra strikes this summer season with Myles Turner and Malcolm Brogdon as potential commerce targets relying on what path that staff desires to go in.
Who will likely be in line for optimum rookie-scale extensions?
Final summer season we noticed each Luka Doncic and Trae Younger get vital pay raises as they signed their rookie extensions value over $207 million apiece. That is plenty of bread for 2 of the league’s brightest younger stars — deservedly so! –, and we’ll certainly see the identical occur once more this offseason with some extra proficient, younger gamers up for rookie extensions.
The 2 largest names, Ja Morant and Zion Williamson are on the high of the checklist, with Morant in line for a five-year, $186 million rookie scale extension. If he earns All-NBA for the 2022-23 season as properly, that quantity might soar as much as $222 million for a supermax deal. Williamson’s contract could be a bit trickier, given New Orleans could need to put some provisions in place because of the No. 1 total decide’s harm historical past. Williamson will be capable of signal the same deal to Morant’s, however we’ll need to see if the Pelicans present some hesitation in providing him that enormous of a contract contemplating he is performed simply 85 video games in three seasons. Different names who will likely be up for rookie extensions are Knicks ahead RJ Barrett, newly-minted Sixth Man of the Yr Tyler Herro and All-Star guard Darius Garland. All three gamers present vital enchancment this season and ought to be in line for a hefty payday this summer season.
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- Revenue in Q1 2023 decreased 11% driven by a $1.47 billion decline in revenue from COVID-19 antibodies. Excluding COVID-19 antibodies, revenue in Q1 2023 increased 10%, driven by volume growth from Mounjaro, Trulicity, Verzenio and Jardiance.
- Pipeline progress included positive results in the tirzepatide Phase 3 SURMOUNT-2 study; FDA approval of an expanded indication for Verzenio; approval of mirikizumab in Japan; and regulatory submissions of tirzepatide for obesity in the EU and lebrikizumab for atopic dermatitis in Japan.
- New Products(i) contributed $573.6 million to revenue in Q1 2023, led by Mounjaro. Growth Products(ii) revenue increased 18% to $4.56 billion in Q1 2023, led by Verzenio, Trulicity, Jardiance and Taltz.
- Driven by the decline in COVID-19 antibodies revenue, Q1 2023 EPS decreased 29% to $1.49 on a reported basis and decreased 38% to $1.62 on a non-GAAP basis, both inclusive of $0.10 of acquired IPR&D.
- 2023 reported EPS guidance raised $0.28 to be in the range of $8.18 to $8.38 and non-GAAP EPS guidance raised $0.30 to be in the range of $8.65 to $8.85.
INDIANAPOLIS, April 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2023.
"Core business growth drove solid first-quarter financial results and a strong start for Lilly in 2023, which includes pipeline progress led by positive SURMOUNT-2 data for tirzepatide in obesity," said David A. Ricks, Lilly's chair and CEO. "We also announced important price reductions to make insulin more affordable and accessible for people with diabetes, as well as a significant investment in manufacturing facilities. It is an exciting year for Lilly and we look forward to delivering more medicines for unmet health needs to more people around the world."
Lilly has had numerous updates recently on key regulatory, clinical, business development and other events, including:
- The announcement that tirzepatide achieved superior weight loss and met both co-primary objectives and all key secondary objectives compared to placebo at 72 weeks in the Phase 3 SURMOUNT-2 study;
- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval of an expanded indication for Verzenio®, in combination with endocrine therapy, for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients with hormone receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative, node-positive, early breast cancer at a high risk of recurrence;
- Price reductions of 70% for the company's most commonly prescribed insulins and an expansion of its Insulin Value Program that caps patient out-of-pocket costs at $35 or less per month;
- The FDA's issuance of a complete response letter for mirikizumab in ulcerative colitis, citing issues related to the proposed manufacturing of mirikizumab with no concerns about the clinical data package, safety or label;
- The FDA's acceptance of the supplemental New Drug Application for Jardiance® for children 10 years and older with type 2 diabetes;
- The announcement that the company will invest an additional $1.6 billion at its two new manufacturing sites in Indiana, bringing the company's total commitment to $3.7 billion and up to 700 new jobs;
- The agreement to sell the rights of the olanzapine portfolio, including Zyprexa®, to Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH for $1.05 billion in cash upon regulatory approval and successful closing of the transaction, with an additional $305 million in cash upon the one year anniversary of closing and milestone payments of up to $50 million.
- The agreement to sell the rights of Baqsimi® to Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for $500 million in cash upon regulatory approval and successful closing of the transaction, with an additional $125 million in cash upon the one year anniversary of closing and milestone payments of up to $450 million.
- The collaboration with International Agencies Ltd. to increase patient access and improve affordability for high-quality insulin for nearly one million people living with diabetes in Bangladesh by 2030.
For additional information on important public announcements, visit the news section of Lilly's website.
Financial Results
A discussion of the non-GAAP financial measures is included below under "Reconciliation of GAAP Reported to Selected Non-GAAP Adjusted Information (Unaudited)."
First-Quarter Reported Results
In Q1 2023, worldwide revenue was $6.96 billion, a decrease of 11% compared with Q1 2022, driven by a 5% decrease due to lower realized prices, a 4% decrease due to lower volume, and a 2% decrease from the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange rates. The decline in volume was driven by $1.47 billion in revenue from COVID-19 antibodies in Q1 2022. Excluding COVID-19 antibodies, revenue in Q1 2023 increased 10% and total worldwide volume increased 18%. New Products contributed $573.6 million to revenue in Q1 2023. Growth Products revenue increased 18% to $4.56 billion in Q1 2023.
Revenue in the U.S. decreased 14% to $4.44 billion, driven by a 10% decrease in volume and a 5% decrease due to lower realized prices. The decline in volume was driven by $1.46 billion in revenue from COVID-19 antibodies in Q1 2022. Excluding revenue from COVID-19 antibodies, revenue in the U.S. increased 19%, primarily driven by volume from Mounjaro®, Trulicity® and Verzenio, partially offset by decreased volume from Alimta® due to the loss of patent exclusivity. The lower realized prices in the U.S. were primarily driven by Humalog® and Trulicity.
Revenue outside the U.S. decreased 4% to $2.52 billion, driven by a 6% decrease from the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange rates and a 5% decrease due to lower realized prices, partially offset by a 7% increase in volume. The lower realized prices were primarily driven by the impact of government pricing in China from the volume-based procurement (VBP) for Humalog. The increase in volume outside the U.S. was largely driven by Verzenio and Jardiance and, to a lesser extent, Taltz®, Trulicity and Mounjaro, partially offset by a decrease in Cialis® volume due to the Q1 2022 sales of the company's rights to Cialis in Taiwan and Saudi Arabia.
Gross margin decreased 7% to $5.33 billion in Q1 2023. Gross margin as a percent of revenue was 76.6%, an increase of 3.1 percentage points. The increase in gross margin percent was primarily driven by sales of COVID-19 antibodies in Q1 2022, partially offset by lower realized prices.
In Q1 2023, research and development expenses increased 23% to $1.99 billion, or 29% of revenue, primarily driven by higher development expenses for late-stage assets.
Marketing, selling and administrative expenses increased 12% to $1.75 billion in Q1 2023, primarily driven by costs associated with launches of new products and indications.
In Q1 2023, the company recognized acquired in-process research and development (IPR&D) charges of $105.0 million. In Q1 2022, the company recognized acquired IPR&D charges of $165.6 million, primarily related to a purchase of a Priority Review Voucher.
Other income (expense) was income of $35.7 million in Q1 2023 compared with expense of $350.7 million in Q1 2022. The increase in other income (expense) was primarily driven by net losses on investments in equity securities in Q1 2022.
The effective tax rate was 12.1% in Q1 2023 compared with 7.3% in Q1 2022. The effective tax rate in Q1 2023 reflects the tax impact of the new Puerto Rico tax regime, partially offset by a net discrete tax benefit. The effective tax rate in Q1 2022 reflected the favorable tax impact of net investment losses on equity securities.
In Q1 2023, net income and earnings per share (EPS) were $1.34 billion and $1.49, respectively, compared with $1.90 billion and $2.10 in Q1 2022. EPS in Q1 2023 was inclusive of $0.10 of acquired IPR&D, compared with $0.15 in Q1 2022.
First-Quarter Non-GAAP Measures
On a non-GAAP basis, Q1 2023 gross margin decreased 8% to $5.46 billion. Gross margin as a percent of revenue was 78.4%, an increase of 2.3 percentage points. The increase in gross margin percent was primarily driven by sales of COVID-19 antibodies in Q1 2022, partially offset by lower realized prices.
The effective tax rate on a non-GAAP basis was 12.8% in Q1 2023 compared with 10.3% in Q1 2022. The effective tax rate for Q1 2023 reflects the tax impact of the new Puerto Rico tax regime, partially offset by a net discrete tax benefit.
On a non-GAAP basis, Q1 2023 net income and EPS were $1.46 billion and $1.62, respectively, compared with $2.37 billion and $2.62 in Q1 2022. Non-GAAP EPS in Q1 2023 was inclusive of $0.10 of acquired IPR&D, compared with $0.15 in Q1 2022.
For further detail on non-GAAP measures, see the reconciliation below as well as the "Reconciliation of GAAP Reported to Selected Non-GAAP Adjusted Information (Unaudited)" table later in this press release.
Selected Revenue Highlights
Trulicity
For Q1 2023, worldwide Trulicity revenue was $1.98 billion, an increase of 14% compared with Q1 2022. U.S. revenue increased 18% to $1.55 billion, driven by increased demand and, to a lesser extent, wholesaler buying patterns, partially offset by lower realized prices driven by higher contracted rebates as well as unfavorable segment mix. Lilly experienced intermittent delays in fulfilling certain U.S. Trulicity orders in Q4 2022. These delays persisted through Q1 2023, but at a reduced level. Revenue outside the U.S. was $429.7 million, an increase of 1%, driven by increased volume, largely offset by the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange rates and lower realized prices. Actions to manage strong demand across the company's incretin portfolio, including measures to minimize existing patient impact in international markets, also affected volume.
Verzenio
For Q1 2023, worldwide Verzenio revenue increased 60% compared with Q1 2022 to $750.9 million. U.S. revenue was $461.1 million, an increase of 53%, driven by increased demand, partially offset by customer buying patterns. Revenue outside the U.S. was $289.8 million, an increase of 73%, driven by increased demand, partially offset by the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange rates and lower realized prices.
Jardiance
The company's worldwide Jardiance revenue for Q1 2023 was $577.5 million, an increase of 38% compared with Q1 2022. U.S. revenue increased 43% to $329.4 million, primarily driven by increased demand. Revenue outside the U.S. was $248.1 million, an increase of 31%, primarily driven by increased volume, partially offset by the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange rates.
Jardiance is part of the company's alliance with Boehringer Ingelheim. Lilly reports as revenue royalties received on net sales of Jardiance.
Mounjaro
For Q1 2023, worldwide Mounjaro revenue was $568.5 million. U.S. revenue was $536.4 million. Mounjaro launched in the U.S. for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in June 2022.
Taltz
For Q1 2023, worldwide Taltz revenue increased 8% compared with Q1 2022 to $527.0 million. U.S. revenue increased 2% to $312.2 million, driven by increased demand, largely offset by lower realized prices. Revenue outside the U.S. increased 19% to $214.8 million, driven by increased volume, partially offset by the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange rates.
Humalog
For Q1 2023, worldwide Humalog revenue decreased 25% compared with Q1 2022 to $460.9 million. U.S. revenue decreased 26% to $271.6 million, primarily driven by lower realized prices due to unfavorable segment mix. Revenue outside the U.S. decreased 24% to $189.3 million, primarily driven by lower realized prices due to the impact of VBP in China.
Olumiant
For Q1 2023, worldwide Olumiant revenue decreased 10% compared with Q1 2022 to $228.9 million. U.S. revenue decreased 41% to $42.3 million, driven by a decline in utilization for COVID-19 treatment, partially offset by increased utilization for the treatment of alopecia areata. Revenue outside the U.S. was $186.5 million, an increase of 1%, driven by increased volume, largely offset by a decline in utilization for COVID-19 treatment and the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange rates.
Emgality
For Q1 2023, Emgality generated worldwide revenue of $154.3 million, an increase of 3% compared with Q1 2022. U.S. revenue remained relatively flat as increased demand was offset by lower realized prices. Revenue outside the U.S. was $45.6 million, an increase of 11%, primarily driven by increased volume.
2023 Financial Guidance
The company has updated certain elements of its 2023 financial guidance on both a reported and non-GAAP basis. Since announcing financial guidance in December 2022, the U.S. dollar has weakened against most major currencies and full-year guidance has been updated based on recent spot rates. Our guidance does not include the potential impacts of the pending business development transactions associated with the sales of the company's rights to both the olanzapine portfolio and Baqsimi.
Revenue guidance has been increased by $900 million to the range of $31.2 to $31.7 billion, driven by approximately $650 million associated with updates to foreign exchange rate assumptions, with the remainder attributable to underlying business performance.
Gross margin as a percent of revenue guidance remains unchanged on both a reported and non-GAAP basis at approximately 77% and 79%, respectively.
Marketing, selling and administrative expenses were increased by $100 million to reflect updated foreign exchange rate assumptions and are now expected to be in the range of $7.0 to $7.2 billion.
Research and development expenses were increased by $100 million driven by updated foreign exchange rate assumptions and progress within the late-stage portfolio, and are now expected to be in the range of $8.3 to $8.5 billion.
Acquired IPR&D of $105 million in Q1 2023 has also been incorporated into guidance.
Other income (expense) guidance remains unchanged at a range of ($200) to ($100) million of expense on both a reported and non-GAAP basis.
Based on these changes, EPS guidance has been increased to the range of $8.18 to $8.38 on a reported basis and $8.65 to $8.85 on a non-GAAP basis. The company's 2023 financial guidance reflects adjustments shown in the reconciliation table below.
The following table summarizes the company's updated 2023 financial guidance:
Webcast of Conference Call
As previously announced, investors and the general public can access a live webcast of the Q1 2023 financial results conference call through a link on Lilly's website at investor.lilly.com/webcasts-and-presentations. The conference call will begin at 10 a.m. Eastern time today and will be available for replay via the website.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Certain financial information for 2023 and 2022 is presented on both a reported and a non-GAAP basis. Some numbers in this press release may not add due to rounding. Reported results were prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and include all revenue and expenses recognized during the periods. Non-GAAP measures reflect adjustments for the items described in the reconciliation tables later in the release. Related materials provide certain GAAP and non-GAAP figures excluding the impact of foreign exchange rates. Lilly recalculates current period figures on a constant currency basis by keeping constant the exchange rates from the base period. The company's 2023 financial guidance is provided on both a reported and a non-GAAP basis. The non-GAAP measures are presented to provide additional insights into the underlying trends in the company's business.
About Lilly
Lilly unites caring with discovery to create medicines that make life better for people around the world. We've been pioneering life-changing discoveries for nearly 150 years, and today our medicines help more than 47 million people across the globe. Harnessing the power of biotechnology, chemistry and genetic medicine, our scientists are urgently advancing new discoveries to solve some of the world's most significant health challenges, redefining diabetes care, treating obesity and curtailing its most devastating long-term effects, advancing the fight against Alzheimer's disease, providing solutions to some of the most debilitating immune system disorders, and transforming the most difficult-to-treat cancers into manageable diseases. With each step toward a healthier world, we're motivated by one thing: making life better for millions more people. That includes delivering innovative clinical trials that reflect the diversity of our world and working to ensure our medicines are accessible and affordable. To learn more, visit Lilly.com and Lilly.com/newsroom. F-LLY
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Alimta® (pemetrexed disodium, Lilly)
Baqsimi® (glucagon, Lilly)
Cyramza® (ramucirumab, Lilly)
Emgality® (galcanezumab-gnlm, Lilly)
Glyxambi® (empagliflozin/linagliptin, Boehringer Ingelheim)
Humalog® (insulin lispro injection of recombinant DNA origin, Lilly)
Jardiance® (empagliflozin, Boehringer Ingelheim)
JaypircaTM (pirtobrutinib, Lilly)
Mounjaro® (tirzepatide injection, Lilly)
Olumiant® (baricitinib, Lilly)
Retevmo® (selpercatinib, Lilly)
Synjardy® (empagliflozin/metformin, Boehringer Ingelheim)
Taltz® (ixekizumab, Lilly)
Trijardy® XR (empagliflozin/linagliptin/metformin hydrochloride extended release tablets, Boehringer Ingelheim)
Trulicity® (dulaglutide, Lilly)
Tyvyt® (sintilimab injection, Innovent)
Verzenio® (abemaciclib, Lilly)
Zyprexa® (olanzapine, Lilly)
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Obama White House portrait to be unveiled at Sept. 7 event
WASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama‘s presidential portrait will be unveiled at the White House in a September ceremony hosted by his former No. 2, President Joe Biden.
Portraits of the former president and Michelle Obama will be presented in the East Room as is traditional, on Sept. 7, according to Obama’s office.
It will mark the first time the former first lady has returned to the White House since her husband left office in January 2017. The former president previously returned in April to mark the 12th anniversary of his signature health care law — and spent more than four hours meeting with Biden and greeting White House staff.
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden will host the Obamas for the occasion.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was expected to announce the portrait unveiling during her press briefing later Wednesday. As with previous such ceremonies, the artists and details about the artwork won’t be released until the day of the ceremony.
The White House Historical Association has arranged portraits of recent presidents and first ladies since 1965, when it negotiated acquiring a portrait of former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt. In 1978, President Jimmy Carter unveiled the official White House portraits of former President Gerald Ford and former first lady Betty Ford in an East Room ceremony.
Carter later asked not to have a ceremony, according to the association, but most other former first couples have had one in their years since leaving office. The Obamas hosted the May 2012 unveiling of the portraits of former President George W. Bush and former first lady Barbara Bush.
“I think it’s fair to say that every president is acutely aware that we are just temporary residents -- we’re renters here,” Obama said then of the White House. “We’re charged with the upkeep until our lease runs out. But we also leave a piece of ourselves in this place.”
Bush said he was honored and joked, “I am also pleased, Mr. President, that when you are wandering these halls as you wrestle with tough decisions, you will now be able to gaze at this portrait and ask, what would George do?”
The White House portraits won’t be the Obamas’ first in Washington. They attended the unveiling of their portraits at the National Portrait Gallery in 2018. Obama joked then that artist Kehinde Wiley cheerfully ignored his suggestions for that likeness to feature “less gray hair” and “smaller ears.”
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I attended a Flagstaff City Council meeting this week to hear from 14 people who applied for an eight-month interim position on the city council. One of them, Eva Putzova, a long-time advocate of transparency in government, requested that her candidacy be discussed in open (public) session, rather than in executive session.
Because she requested discussion of her candidacy be public, her application was the only one discussed openly. She needed a majority vote to be moved forward. Mayor Deasy and Councilmembers Shimoni and Aslan gave their reasons for voting to advance Ms. Putzova to the interview process. The other three council members voted ‘no,’ disqualifying her from further consideration.
Flagstaff City Council had a special work session on Monday to review applicants to the vaca…
What disgusted me was that the three who were silent during the public discussion, offering no comments on Ms. Putzova’s qualifications, were the ones who voted to disqualify her. There was one exception, Councilmember Jim McCarthy, whose only comment was that Ms. Putzova, by requesting public transparency in the discussion of her candidacy, put the council in an “awkward position,” and felt that should be taken into consideration. Apparently that was his only reason for the ‘no’ vote. If he had others, he lacked the courage to discuss them in public.
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If nothing else, Mr. McCarthy has made it clear how he feels about transparency in Flagstaff city government. I remember when Jim McCarthy first ran for Flagstaff City Council. I voted for him. I won’t make that mistake again.
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BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — A teenager was killed during a shooting at the Mall of America on Friday that sent frightened customers at the nation’s largest shopping center racing into a lockdown just before the holiday weekend, police said.
Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said the victim was a 19-year-old man. A bystander’s jacket was also grazed by a bullet during the shooting at the mall’s Nordstrom location.
There appeared to be some type of altercation between two groups and at one point, someone pulled out a gun and shot the victim multiple times, the chief said. The entire incident lasted about 30 seconds.
Hodges urged the gunman and the others involved in the fight to turn themselves into police.
“We are going to catch you, we are going to lock you up and you are going to get an orange jumpsuit,” he said. “It’s just a matter of when it’s going to happen.”
He also warned people against aiding the suspects in avoiding arrest.
“If anybody helps these people — I mean so much as buy them a Happy Meal, give them a ride,” the visibly upset chief said, “we’re going to lock you up with them.”
The mall is expected to reopen Saturday but the Nordstrom store will remain closed, Hodges said.
Since its opening in 1992, the mall has been a tourist destination and community gathering spot. Guns are banned on the premises but shoppers have generally not been required to pass through metal detectors. The mall said in October it was testing a “weapons detection system” at one of its entrances.
Hodges said the mall is continuously evaluating its security measures, including the possibility of adding metal detectors. Still, the chief added, “if we have an incident where someone decides they want to pull out a gun and shoot somebody with a complete lack of respect for human life, then I still don’t know what we can do to stop that.”
Police did not identify the man who was killed but Hodges said he and Bloomington Mayor Tim Busse spoke to the victim’s relatives on Friday night.
“The family here — I really feel bad for them,” Hodges said. “Their last week before Christmas and now they’re having to bury one of their loved ones.”
Mall video surveillance showed the altercation between the two groups — estimated as five to nine people — erupt into a fistfight before one person pulled out a gun and opened fire, the chief said.
“W don’t know why it happened or what happened,” Hodges said.
A nearby Bloomington police officer — one of 16 stationed at the mall Friday — heard the gunshots around 7:50 p.m. The officer tried life-saving measures but the victim died.
The lockdown lasted for about an hour before the mall tweeted that shoppers were being sent outside. Videos posted on social media show shoppers hiding in stores, and an announcement in the mall warned people to seek shelter. Some videos show shoppers running for cover after a loud bang is heard.
The reported shooting comes as shopping centers and malls across the U.S. see an influx of customers just days before Christmas.
Jenny Hefty of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and her 16-year-old daughter had just gotten off the escalator up to the mall’s second floor, in front of the Nordstrom store, when people started running toward them and screaming. Her daughter thought she heard gunshots, although Hefty did not.
“At first we thought they were just messing around,” she told The Associated Press on Friday night. “It was like, ‘Why are all these kids running by us?’”
Retailers began shutting their doors and her husband told them to run as armed guards rushed toward Nordstrom, where Hefty had been trying perfume about 20 minutes earlier.
The trio raced to their hotel in the mall complex and frantically tried to reach the couple’s 18-year-old daughter, 21-year-old son and their friends on their cellphones. They had been shut inside stores or whisked into safer spots as the mall locked down.
The family, which often travels the four hours to the mall, was in town for the Minnesota Vikings football game against the New York Giants on Saturday.
“Of course we wanted to come early and do some Christmas shopping,” Hefty said.
The Giants were staying at a hotel adjacent to the mall. Pat Hanlon, the team’s executive vice president of communications, said he believes some players were in the mall at the time of the shooting.
“Everyone is back in the hotel and accounted for now,” Hanlon said Friday night.
The mall was placed on lockdown in August after a reported shooting at the suburban Minneapolis shopping complex sent some shoppers running for cover and two people were wounded last New Year’s Eve during an apparent altercation.
Representatives from the city of Bloomington and Nordstrom did not immediately return requests for comment.
Associated Press Sports Writer Tom Canavan contributed to this report.
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Now is the summer of our discontent, Shakespeare didn't exactly write in "Richard III," but for airline travelers in the US and Europe that's exactly what this summer is shaping up to be.
Flights are vanishing from the schedules -- some at the last minute as airlines fail to offer the services that travelers have spent significant amounts of money on, often in the hope of enjoying their first escape in years. More than 1,500 flights were canceled in the US alone this past Saturday and Sunday, and the US is heading into its busy July 4 holiday weekend.
Delta Air Lines has trimmed about 100 flights a day from its schedule in July to "minimize disruptions" and has issued a waiver for July 4 travelers as it braces for passenger volumes "not seen since before the pandemic." Air Canada has said it will cancel up to 10% of flights in July and August, roughly 150 a day.
At airports, scenes of passengers lining up out of terminal doors or camping out in departure halls are increasingly familiar as delays with security, check ins and immigration add up to more mayhem.
Passengers have been asked to turn up even earlier to make their flight, and then to add to the confusion, asked again to turn up not too early. "Please consider that you are only welcome at the departure hall 4 hours before your flight," Amsterdam's Schipol Airport advised this week.
And then there's the luggage problem. At London's Heathrow airport, photographs showing huge piles of bags separated from their owners have become emblematic of the experiences of many fliers facing the frustration of trying to claim lost possessions or wait days to be reunited with them.
No quick fixes
All in all, air travel is a bit of a nightmare -- even a gamble -- right now. And high season is only beginning.
There are apparently no quick fixes. This week, German airline Lufthansa warned passengers in an email that the situation was "unlikely to improve in the short term," insisting stability would only be reached in the winter.
"Too many employees and resources are still unavailable, not only at our infrastructure partners but in some of our own areas, too," it said. "Almost every company in our industry is currently recruiting new personnel, with several thousand planned in Europe alone."
Even when the problem is principally airport-related, that can also mean flights delayed and canceled. Dutch carrier KLM was recently forced to scrap all inbound European flights to Amsterdam, apparently because of airport crowding.
So what's going on? Much of commercial aviation is almost actual rocket science, but the set of problems that airlines and airports are currently experiencing are not that. Instead, it's about a much more normal business problem: staffing.
And the aviation industry should've seen it coming.
'No surprise"
"Between their own research, research that my company and others have conducted, and their reservations systems, airline executives should have seen -- and thus should have known -- that there would be strong demand to travel again," says Henry Harteveldt, principal at market research and advisory firm Atmosphere Research.
"Either they didn't look at their own data, or misread or misinterpreted it, but none of this should have been a surprise to airlines."
In almost every case, the problem is that too many experienced people were let go during the pandemic -- either laid off or given a voluntary out -- and that airlines, airports, and other key parts of the aviation system have not hired and qualified enough people to replace them.
That qualification point is important. As airlines and airports know all too well, there's a whole process involved to get someone the kind of security pass that allows them to work on an airplane or at an airport gate.
In the UK, there's also the fact that they can't draw on the pool of European Union workers after Brexit.
There's also often some fairly complicated training involved in actually doing the work, not least since the look and feel of a lot of air travel computer systems seem to look more at home in the 1980s than in the modern iPhone or Android world.
Addison Schonland, partner at aviation analysis and reporting firm AirInsight, sums up the likely affected sectors as "any part of the air travel system that has employees."
"Layoffs are easy, bringing people back with appropriate security clearance is hard," Schonland says. "Also the US airlines in particular have a reputation for being unreliable employers -- the boom and bust cycles mean wobbly careers -- plus the work requires skilled people and is trying work. These people have likely more attractive options now."
Some of the problems are around too much outsourcing.
Recipe for disruption
At many airports, particularly in Europe, key tasks like check in, security, baggage, gate and airport operations are done by staff who work for third-party companies that airlines and airports contract in. You'll often spot them in a bland uniform that isn't the same as your airline's own employees.
These folks do work that is actually pretty hard in some cases -- like lifting bags outside in snow and sunshine, working before dawn and late into the evening, and dealing with increasingly frustrated passengers.
Some of it is also a real question of labor relations.
For example, during the pandemic, British Airways asked some UK employees to take a 10% pay cut. Some workers have since had their wages raised, but not check-in staff at Heathrow, who are now willing to strike to get it. British Airways has said it's disappointed with the move and hopes to find a way to avoid industrial action.
No matter which side of the Atlantic you're on, it's a recipe for disruption.
In the US, the Federal Aviation Administration is facing problems due to a shortage of air traffic controllers, says Atmosphere Research's Harteveldt.
"Covid-related health restrictions limited the FAA's ability to hire and train new air traffic controllers in 2020 and 2021," he says. "Plus, air traffic controllers are required to retire at age 56, and the calendar didn't stop during those two years.
"The FAA is actively hiring people to become air traffic controllers, but the training process takes time. Meanwhile, airlines schedule more flights to some destinations, especially Florida, than the FAA can handle.
"So even when weather is good, the FAA on occasion has to give some flights longer, less direct routings that may lead to delays, in order to spread the burden across their air traffic control centers."
So what should fliers do?
The best advice I can give you as an aviation journalist who's never seen this much disruption is to book defensively.
-- Consider alternatives to flying, if your journey is possible in under eight hours by train, boat, bus or car. If you're not traveling with people who have to be back at school in the fall, consider a trip in September or October rather than July or August.
-- If you have to fly, choose nonstop flights over connecting flights if available and affordable. Connections add complexity and increase vulnerability to cancellation or delay, particularly those via places that can experience severe weather problems in summer.
-- In Europe, choose the smaller hubs with reputations for efficiency and no recent major disruption reported: Munich, Zurich and Vienna are the safest bets.
-- Choose flights earlier in the day rather than later -- that'll mean more options for travel that same day in the event that your flight is canceled or significantly delayed. Tight connections -- anything less than a couple of -- should be avoided if possible.
-- Opt for airlines offering many flights per day on a route rather than those with just one or two.
-- Research what other options are on a route. If you turn up on the day and there are thunderstorms in Dallas or Houston, can you ask the airline agent to route you through Chicago, Philadelphia or Dulles instead?
-- Some airlines offer fast-track check in and security, lounge access and priority boarding as a buy-up extra, and that's a better deal than ever. Or in the US, consider TSA PreCheck. Log into your reservation every few weeks to see if there are discounted upgrade options: It'a a great time to splurge for extra comfort and fast-track benefits.
-- Join your airline's frequent-flier scheme. Not only will you get some miles but most rebooking systems will prioritize frequent fliers in some way -- even the ones whose mileage balances are low. Also use the airline's app, which will make any rebooking easier.
-- In the event that the rebooking options in the app don't work, phone calls or social media can work. Airlines often respond to direct messages via Twitter. The platform is also good for airline, airport or even weather updates.
-- Pack light and opt to carry-on only, if you can. If you need to check bags, keep a few days' clothes and any essentials in your carry-on. Bring snacks, chargers and load up your devices with TV and movies. And bring the most important thing this summer -- and any time you're traveling: patience.
Good luck, and feel free to ask questions on Twitter, where you can find me as @thatjohn.
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Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder’s future is on the agenda for discussion at upcoming committee meetings in Florida ahead of the annual NFL meeting in Arizona in late March, according to a person familiar with the docket.
The person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the person wasn’t authorized to release details, said voting to oust Snyder if he chooses not to sell the team remains a possibility.
Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, at a league meeting in October, said there’s “merit to remove” Snyder. That would take an unprecedented vote of 24 of the other 31 team owners to happen.
Two weeks after Irsay’s comments, and with multiple investigations ongoing into the team’s workplace culture, finances and Snyder himself, he and wife Tanya hired a firm to “consider possible transactions.” Asked at the time if the Snyders were considering selling part or all of the team, a spokesperson said, “We are exploring all options.”
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The sales process has since included the likes of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils owner Josh Harris and Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta getting involved to various degrees. The New York Post reported that Snyder was blocking Bezos from putting in for a bid, despite him hiring a firm to explore that possibility.
The Commanders are taking issue with the contents of a newspaper report about the sale process and demands being made by Snyder. The team, in a statement late Monday, said a story published hours earlier by The Washington Post is “simply untrue.”
Citing anonymous sources, the Post reported that Snyder and his attorneys have demanded that NFL owners and the league indemnify him against future legal liability and costs if he sells the team and threatened to sue if not. The Post said Snyder also wants the findings of a league investigation into him kept private and that his demands angered owners and renewed discussion about possibly taking a vote to remove him.
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An NFL spokesperson declined to comment Tuesday on the Post report.
In the aftermath of The Washington Post story about Snyder seeking indemnification, ESPN on Tuesday reported that a federal grand jury has issued subpoenas related to team finances after prosecutors launched an inquiry into a $55 million loan he took out without the knowledge and approval of his then-minority owners. ESPN said the criminal inquiry is being led by a team of FBI and IRS agents.
Snyder bought out minority owners Fred Smith, Dwight Schar and Bob Rothman in spring 2021 after they sued him the previous November seeking an injunction to allow them to sell their shares of the team. That transaction was approved by league owners.
NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said in a statement sent to The Associated Press that Snyder and his previous minority owners “had a series of disputes” before going through mediation with an arbitrator and Commissioner Roger Goodell and coming away with an agreement. McCarthy added, “The agreement included full releases of all claims that were or could have been asserted by any party in the arbitration proceeding.”
Commanders counsel John Brownlee said in a statement that the team has been fully cooperating with the Eastern District of Virginia since it received a request for records last year.
“The requested records only relate to customer security deposits and the team’s ticket sales and revenue,” Brownlee said. “The team will continue to cooperate with this investigation.”
A team spokesperson added that the Commanders are “completely transparent in sharing all financials with the league for their review and oversight.”
Snyder and the team are still under investigation by former U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White, who was retained by the league to look into various aspects of the organization stemming from a congressional probe into workplace misconduct that also included a referral to the Federal Trade Commission for potential business improprieties, which the Commanders denied.
The Attorney General for the District of Columbia filed two suits in civil court against the Commanders late last year: one for a scheme to cheat fans out of ticket money and another naming Snyder, Goodell and the league, saying they colluded to deceive fans about an investigation into the team’s workplace culture that ended with a $10 million fine and no written report. The Commanders settled with the state of Maryland, agreeing to return security deposits to former season ticket holders and pay a $250,000 penalty.
An investigation by the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform, launched in October 2021 and including testimony from Snyder, Goodell and many others, said the team fostered a toxic workplace culture. A final report by Democrats overseeing the investigation said the team had a pattern of “ignoring and downplaying sexual misconduct” and what female former employees described as hundreds of instances of sexual harassment by men at the top levels of the organization.
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Birmingham-based environmental group Black Warrior Riverkeeper has filed a lawsuit against Warrior Met Coal and an associated company over pollution entering the river from a massive coal mine in Tuscaloosa County.
The Riverkeeper group says that pollution from waste storage ponds at Warrior Met Coal’s Mine No. 7 is seeping into two unnamed tributaries to Texas Creek and Davis Creek, which then flow into the Black Warrior River at Lake Holt, a popular fishing and recreation spot.
“Texas Creek and Davis Creek are beautiful streams regularly enjoyed by locals and wildlife,” Black Warrior Riverkeeper Nelson Brooke said in a news release. “Unpermitted coal mine wastewater is not welcome in these creeks.”
Union miners at Mine No. 7 and Warrior Met Coal’s other operations have been on strike for more than a year, arguing for higher wages and more benefits. Former Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello performed a free concert in Brookwood Wednesday to show support for the striking miners.
Black Warrior Riverkeeper filed the lawsuit Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, alleging violations of the Clean Water Act, the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act. They say that a mining waste is entering the unnamed tributaries through underground seeps from a waste ponds near the mine and a coal finishing facility.
In court documents, Black Warrior Riverkeeper says its staff and members documented seeps and discharges coming from the area on 21 separate occasions between May 2021 and August 2022.
The Riverkeeper group says laboratory tests on water samples taken from the area showed “presence of iron, manganese, magnesium, aluminum, nickel, and zinc as well as chloride and sodium, which are characteristic of coal mining and prep plant operations, as well as the presence of a hazardous chemical, di-n-octylphthalate.”
Warrior Met Coal sent AL.com the following response on the lawsuit:
“Warrior Met Coal is committed to environmental stewardship, compliance with all laws and regulations, and continually prioritizes minimizing the company’s environmental footprint. The Company has met with representatives of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) and the Alabama Surface Mining Commission (ASMC) regarding the allegations set forth in the complaint filed by Black Warrior Riverkeeper (BWR). As of today, Warrior Met Coal has not been informed by either agency that it is in violation of its operating permits or any applicable Alabama environmental laws related to BWR’s Complaint.”
In a letter sent to Black Warrior Riverkeeper, Warrior Met Coal said it is taking steps to address the pollution issues, while arguing that it was in compliance with environmental laws.
“While Warrior Met does not agree that we have violated any law or the terms of any permit, we are taking action to address the flow of water from the beaver dam area near Mine No. 7 to an unnamed tributary of Texas Creek,” the letter states. “We hope that the steps we are taking, described below, will satisfy your concerns.”
The company then cites inspection reports by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management which described the water as “visibly clear,” and did not cite any violations. The company said it has asked permission from state regulators to reopen an outfall that had closed to “capture, control, and monitor any flow of water from the beaver dam area to the unnamed tributary of Texas Creek.”
The company said it is also installing a pump system to capture runoff in the meantime, until regulators approve the new outfall.
Black Warrior Riverkeeper included the letter as an exhibit in the lawsuit, saying that the pollution is ongoing even after the pump was installed last month and arguing that the discharges will continue unabated unless the court orders Warrior Met Coal to shut down the leaks.
The Riverkeeper also asked the court to fine Warrior Met Coal $52,414 per violation of the Clean Water Act and to pay the group’s legal fees.
Last year, the same two creeks turned black after fine particles of coal dust entered the creeks from a sediment pond at the mine. Warrior Met Coal was cited for violations of its operating permits after that incident.
Warrior Met Coal is also planning to open a massive new underground coal mine in Alabama, called Blue Creek No. 1, at an estimated cost of $650-$700 million.
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NEW YORK (AP) _ Colgate-Palmolive Co. (CL) on Friday reported third-quarter earnings of $618 million.
The New York-based company said it had profit of 74 cents per share.
The results met Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for earnings of 74 cents per share.
The consumer products maker posted revenue of $4.46 billion in the period, which fell short of Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.5 billion.
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Wake up early this weekend to catch a celestial sight: Five planets will line up in the sky before sunrise on Saturday.
Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus and Mercury will appear together, weather permitting. Here's how to spot the planet parade.
WHEN AND WHERE CAN I SEE THEM?
For the best views, seek a spot with little light pollution and a clear view of the horizon.
Mercury will be the last to come into view, about an hour before sunrise. If you go outside at that time, you'll be able to see all five planets stretching across the sky — from Mercury down by the horizon to Saturn higher up in the sky — until the sun rises.
DO I NEED BINOCULARS OR A TELESCOPE?
Some planets will be easier to spot than others.
Jupiter and Saturn will be pretty bright and easiest to see. Mercury will be a little dimmer, though still possibly visible with the naked eye. To get a view of Neptune and Uranus, you'll probably need to break out a pair of binoculars or a telescope.
HOW COMMON IS THIS?
There was another five-planet lineup in March, with a slightly different makeup. A three-planet alignment will happen in July. This happens when the planets' orbits line them up on one side of the sun from Earth's perspective.
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SkyDrop is now the first company approved for live store to door drone delivery in New Zealand beginning in the town of Huntly
RENO, Nev., April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyDrop (formerly Flirtey), announced that it has now received Part 102 approval from New Zealand's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to launch SkyDrop's first drone hub in Huntly, New Zealand. With this groundbreaking approval, SkyDrop is now the first company approved for live store to door drone delivery in New Zealand, which includes certain beyond visual line of sight operations. This marks a major milestone for the drone delivery solutions provider in its quest to make drone delivery accessible to larger populations.
SkyDrop designs and builds drone delivery aircraft, the enabling software, and launch platforms to provide delivery solutions to customers worldwide. The recent approval enables the launch of SkyDrop's first drone hub in Huntly, unlocking revenue-generating drone deliveries with a clear path to economic viability for SkyDrop and its customers.
The CAA granted the approval after conducting a thorough review of SkyDrop's technology and operating procedures. Underpinning this approval is SkyDrop's industry-leading safety technology including an onboard Parachute Recovery System which was reviewed by the CAA.
This approval follows years of extensive testing in the United States and New Zealand. SkyDrop has also received approvals from Waikato District Council following engagement with local stakeholders in Raahui Pookeka (Huntly) including the Waahi Paa, who named a SkyDrop drone Te Kaahu (The Hawk). SkyDrop drone delivery enables speedier and cheaper delivery for local communities that also reduces traffic congestion and greenhouse emissions.
This lays the foundation for SkyDrop to scale because the risk assessment method that secured this approval can be adapted to additional locations to build a nationwide network of drone hubs across New Zealand, and to Australia, Canada, and the European Union member countries who all use the JARUS SORA method.
"SkyDrop is excited to work with the CAA to make New Zealand the innovation leader in speedier, cheaper, and greener last-mile drone delivery. This approval is a groundbreaking milestone for SkyDrop, and the drone delivery industry," said Matthew Sweeny, SkyDrop's Founder and CEO. "SkyDrop is set to launch regular drone deliveries to the nearly 10,000 people and businesses in Huntly. Tell us: What will you deliver? And if you want to be the next business or town in New Zealand with drone delivery, reach out to us at SkyDrop!"
If you want to be the next business or town in New Zealand with drone delivery, reach out to SkyDrop at solutions@getskydrop.com
About SkyDrop:
SkyDrop (formerly Flirtey) is a full-stack solutions provider of hardware and software for autonomous last-mile drone delivery and owns extensive patents. SkyDrop is the pioneer of the commercial drone delivery industry, with a mission to make delivery instant for everyone, and a vision of drone delivery that is safer, speedier, quieter, cheaper, and greener. The company first made history in 2015 when it conducted the first-ever FAA-approved drone delivery in the US. Learn more at www.GetSkyDrop.com
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BOISE — Though this year’s elections brought huge change to the Idaho Legislature – a whopping 50 of the 105 faces will be new when lawmakers convene in January – one significant factor didn’t change at all.
Despite redistricting, retirements, lawmakers running for higher offices, election upsets and more, when the dust settled Wednesday after Tuesday’s election, it turned out that the party balance in both the Idaho House and Senate remained just as it was. The Senate will still have 28 Republicans and seven Democrats. The House will still have 58 Republicans and 12 Democrats.
“We just switched the people around,” said Sen. Lori Den Hartog, R-Meridian, who won reelection to a fifth term and is considering a possible run for leadership.
The big difference is a higher number of ultra-conservatives among the Senate Republican caucus, at the same time that the House GOP caucus has lost a raft of its most vocal leaders on the right, including Reps. Ron Nate, Priscilla Giddings, Dorothy Moon and more. The larger House has long had the reputation of being the more free-wheeling, raucous body, compared with the more sober, decorous Senate.
“The House may have to be the moderating body, God help us,” said House Minority Leader Ilana Rubel, D-Boise.
Senate President Pro Tem Chuck Winder, R-Boise, who is seeking re-election to the Senate’s top leadership post, said of his Senate GOP caucus, “It’s going to be more conservative. It’s moving to the right some.”
That raises questions about whether the nature of each house, along with the relationship between them, could change.
“There’s no reason to throw bombs,” said Sen.-elect Treg Bernt, R-Meridian. “Those who stand for nothing and are against everything create problems, and that’s not how we do our business, especially in the Senate. And for me personally, I will always approach my business with civility and integrity.”
Bernt is replacing one of the Senate’s most conservative Republicans, Sen. Regina Bayer, R-Meridian; she retired, but endorsed his GOP primary rival, unsuccessful candidate Thad Butterworth.
Among the outspoken conservatives headed to the Senate in January are Brian Lenney of Nampa; former state Rep. Phil Hart of Athol; Scott Herndon of Sagle and bombastic former Sen. Dan Foreman of Moscow.
Sen.-elect Rick Just, D-Boise, who also long has written a column on Idaho history, said, “I do know that there have been times where legislators have been so angry about something that they were throwing chairs and lamps out of the window. I hope we don’t get to that point with this legislature at all, but it has happened in the past.”
Winder doesn’t see anything like that on the horizon. “I think overall, it’s going to be a good group of people that’ll come together and work together and do the people’s business,” he said.
The big changes within the GOP caucuses may spell an end to the dynamic that’s developed between the House and Senate in recent years in which the House passes far-reaching legislation with obvious flaws, such as constitutional problems, and the Senate serves as a backstop, killing the bills and leading to formulation of more moderate proposals.
“They have kind of been a check at times on the House,” said Boise State University political scientist Jaclyn Kettler, raising the question as to “whether we see more farther-right legislation being heard and considered by the Senate.”
Den Hartog said, “I’m really hopeful that we’re still going to see some of the same things that we expect from the Senate, which is a little more deliberation, a little more thoughtfulness. … I think there will be some more similarities with the House, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. We serve in the same branch of government, so we’ve got to figure out how to work together.’
Lauren Necochea, House assistant minority leader and the Idaho Democratic Party chair, said in a Wednesday statement, “I am proud of the historic effort put forth by Idaho Democrats. In a year when political pundits across the country predicted a red wave — and with significant migration from activists who see Idaho as fertile ground for their far-right political movement — we held the line, maintaining our margins in both the House and Senate. This was critical.”
But the extent of the turnover in both houses – which Kettler called “sizeable turnover, sizeable change” – could change the character of the Idaho Legislature, along with another wild card: Passage of a constitutional amendment allowing lawmakers to call themselves back into special session whenever they choose. SJR 102, which passed by a 52-48 margin, sets no limits on the length or frequency of those self-called special sessions; they could happen whenever 60% of the members of each house agree on topics to be addressed.
“It could have huge effect, it could have not that big of effect,” Kettler said. “It really depends on how the Legislature uses it.”
Senate Majority Leader Kelly Anthon, R-Burley, said, “I think the vast majority of legislators are going to be reticent to ever use that authority, or use it liberally. … I don’t think there will be a desire for that.”
“I think that leadership of any organization, particularly in the caucus, sets a tone that is critical,” he said. “I’m hearing that despite the differences in philosophy that may exist inside of the caucus, the desire to have steady leadership will allow those differences to play out in a civil way.”
He said he believes that in recent years, “There were members of the House who voted for matters knowing it wasn’t the best legislation and that it would be stopped in the Senate. I think that dynamic may change. … Those kinds of games are not good for the state.”
Winder said there will be lots of changes in Senate committee assignments and chairmanships due to the turnover, and as a result, more legislation may get to Senate committee hearings than has in the past. “But they still have to get off the floor of the Senate,” he said. “And I still think that the vast majority of the people there are going to be very reasonable, thoughtful, and stick to their conservative values for doing what’s best for the people of Idaho.”
“We’re trying to keep our leadership team together and be supportive of one another,” Winder said. “Bringing in a lot of new people, we need to have a good, strong leadership team that knows the rules and procedures and can get the work done.”
The House also will see new GOP leadership, with longtime Speaker Scott Bedke’s election as lieutenant governor; he’ll now preside over the Senate.
“I think the House will be fairly pretty much the same as it was before,” said current Assistant Majority Leader Jason Monks, R-Meridian, who along with Majority Leader Mike Moyle, R-Star, is one of two announced candidates to be the next speaker. “I don’t think it’s changed too much.”
“I think until we get in and we start voting, that’s how we start finding out who people are,” Monks said. “I don’t like to put people in boxes.”
Lawmakers from both houses and both parties will go on their biennial North Idaho Tour starting next Monday, when along with touring the Lewiston area and hearing presentations, lawmakers will caucus and those running for leadership will announce their bids to their caucuses.
Here’s how this year’s changes rippled across both houses, leaving identical party splits but different personalities on both sides of the Capitol rotunda:
SENATE
The Idaho Senate still will have 28 Republicans and seven Democrats, just as it does now. That’s even with the upset in the Treasure Valley’s swing district, District 15, where centrist Democrat Just, who was endorsed by outgoing GOP Sen. Fred Martin, defeated Rep. Codi Galloway, R-Boise, by 327 votes. That’s because up in Latah County, Sen. David Nelson, D-Moscow, lost to bombastic former GOP Sen. Dan Foreman by 391 votes, bringing the Senate party numbers back where they were.
Among the 28 Republicans in the 2023 Idaho Senate, there are 15 new faces, including some very outspoken conservatives. Among the seven Democrats, there are four new faces, including Just, but two are familiar: Former Sen. Ali Rabe, D-Boise, returns; and Rep. James Ruchti, D-Pocatello, won the Senate seat formerly held by the late Sen. Mark Nye, D-Pocatello. The other new face among Senate Dems is Ron Taylor of Hailey, who defeated Rep. Laurie Lickley, R-Jerome, to hold the Senate seat now held by Minority Leader Michelle Stennett, D-Ketchum. That district, District 26, changed quite a bit in redistricting, but Democrats held all three seats there.
The new faces among Senate Republicans include four who moved over from the House: Doug Okuniewicz of Hayden; Tammy Nichols of Middleton; Ben Adams of Nampa; and Linda Wright Hartgen of Twin Falls. Also, controversial former Rep. Phil Hart of Athol returns as a senator from Kellogg.
HOUSE
In the Idaho House, there will be 58 Republicans and 12 Democrats, just as there are now. The 58 Republicans include 28 new faces, though a handful are familiar: Former Rep. Britt Raybould, R-Rexburg, returns in place of current Rep. Ron Nate, whom she defeated in the GOP primary; former Rep. Steve Miller of Fairfield returns in a newly redrawn district; and former Rep. Jerald Raymond, R-Menan, returns in place of current Rep. Karey Hanks, whom he defeated in May. Another new House Republican may look slightly familiar, because new Rep. Jaron Crane, R-Nampa, is the younger brother of Rep. Brent Crane, R-Nampa.
Among the 12 Democrats in the 2023 Idaho House, the three new faces are Sonia Galaviz, who won the House 16A seat now held by Rep. John McCrostie, D-Garden City, who didn’t seek reelection; Karma Metzler Fitzgerald of Shoshone, who won the seat now held by third-term Rep. Sally Toone, the minority caucus chair who’s retiring; and Nate Roberts of Pocatello, who won Ruchti’s former House seat.
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TAMPA, Fla. — The Metropolitan Ministries Holiday Tent opened last week on N. Rome Avenue in Tampa, but today community members, volunteers and donors will take part in the Tent Blessing. They will say prayers as they gear up to serve the community this season.
With food prices soaring right now, it's no surprise that the need is expected to be greater than ever. In 2021, Metropolitan Ministries served more than 4 million meals. That was up nearly 50% from 2020. So if history is any indication, they will need more this year.
There are several holiday donation tents set up in Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties to make it easy for people to drop off their donations.
RELATED: Will Thanksgiving dinner break your bank account this year? Here's a breakdown of prices to expect
The most needed items are the following:
- Turkeys
- Hams
- Canned yams
- Stuffing
- Boxed potatoes
- Cranberry sauce
- Gravy
- Cereal
- Rice
- Beans
- Mac and cheese
- Dessert mixes
They are also accepting gift cards and toys for kids ages 4-17.
Volunteers are also badly needed at all locations and the pop-up sites for clients that are planned throughout Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties through the holidays. And it's a plus if you can also speak Spanish!
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- GreenEdgeSM program allows customers to purchase blocks representing blend of renewable natural gas environmental attributes and carbon offsets.
- Customers can participate in program beginning at $3 per month.
CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Residential and commercial Piedmont Natural Gas customers in North Carolina now can reduce the impact of their own natural gas usage by participating in GreenEdge – a voluntary program allowing customers to purchase green "blocks" from Piedmont and then claim the associated environmental benefits.
A block is a blend of environmental attributes from carbon offsets and renewable natural gas.
"Our customers have shown a real interest in having access to tools and programs they can use to pursue their own carbon-reducing goals," said Sasha Weintraub, president of Piedmont Natural Gas. "We've designed the GreenEdge program based on this feedback, and we consider it an important part of our own clean energy transformation."
Each $3 block represents the environmental attributes of renewable natural gas and carbon offsets and is equivalent to 12.5 therms of natural gas usage. Just one block is equal to 25% of the average household's monthly natural gas usage, meaning customers who purchase four blocks could claim associated environmental benefits for approximately 100% of their monthly household natural gas usage.
- Carbon Offset (CO) – a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions created when one metric ton of carbon dioxide emissions, or other greenhouse gas equivalent, is captured, avoided, or destroyed to compensate for an equivalent emission made elsewhere.
- Environmental Attribute (EA) – an aspect, claim, characteristic or benefit associated with the generation of a quantity of natural gas by a renewable source that is capable of being measured, verified or calculated.
When a customer purchases a block, Piedmont will add the associated charges to that customer's bill. There is no limit on how many blocks a customer can purchase. Participating customers will receive an annual report highlighting their contributions and their overall effect on GreenEdge, which is a self-funding program.
Piedmont received approval for GreenEdge from the North Carolina Utilities Commission in March 2022.
For more information or to enroll in GreenEdge, visit GreenEdge - Piedmont Natural Gas (piedmontng.com).
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Piedmont Natural Gas, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, distributes natural gas to more than 1.1 million residential, commercial, industrial and power generation customers in North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Piedmont is routinely recognized by J.D. Power for excellent customer satisfaction, and has been named by Cogent Reports as one of the most trusted utility brands in the U.S. More information: piedmontng.com. Follow Piedmont Natural Gas: Twitter, Facebook.
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is one of America's largest energy holding companies. Its electric utilities serve 8.2 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, and collectively own 50,000 megawatts of energy capacity. Its natural gas unit serves 1.6 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio and Kentucky. The company employs 28,000 people.
Duke Energy is executing an aggressive clean energy transition to achieve its goals of net-zero methane emissions from its natural gas business and at least a 50% carbon reduction from electric generation by 2030 and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The 2050 net-zero goals also include Scope 2 and certain Scope 3 emissions. In addition, the company is investing in major electric grid enhancements and energy storage, and exploring zero-emission power generation technologies such as hydrogen and advanced nuclear.
Duke Energy was named to Fortune's 2022 "World's Most Admired Companies" list and Forbes' "America's Best Employers" list. More information is available at duke-energy.com. The Duke Energy News Center contains news releases, fact sheets, photos and videos. Duke Energy's illumination features stories about people, innovations, community topics and environmental issues. Follow Duke Energy on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.
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Emerging from its private beta program onboarding thousands of students at more than 17+ college campuses, the fintech focused on bringing portfolio customization and diversification to the college crowd is now live in the Apple App Store and set on rapidly scaling across the country
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Scout, the investing platform with a mission to make investing fun, relatable and safe by building personalized portfolios from a set of curated themes aligned with your interests and investment goals, announced that it has raised a $2.6 million seed round led by Chingona Ventures, with participation from BDMI, OnDeck, OneTeam Partners, Reach Capital, Gaingels, Hustle Fund, Alive VC, and Broadhaven Ventures alongside several high-profile co-investors such as Phoenix Suns guard and 12-time NBA All-Star Chris Paul, NFL Legend and Super Bowl Champion Vernon Davis, early-stage investors Tim Fong, Jay Kapoor, and athletes Jimmer Fredette, and Kyle Hines.
In conjunction with this news, Scout has emerged from its private beta program and is now available in the Apple App Store.
Scout believes that investing should be an experience based on your interests. Upon signup, the platform prompts you to:
- Step 1: Share your personal investment goals and risk tolerance.
- Step 2: Select "Scout Themes" (funds) based on your interests to create a personalized, risk-managed portfolio.
- Step 3: Scout blends those Themes with other diversified US Equities and US Municipal bonds (referred to as your "Scout Starter Pack")
The curated themes (funds) in Step 2 currently offer 15 differentiated investment options (with more being added each day) that may align with personal interests, ranging from themes like: I Love College (companies from the US food and beverage sector with a focus on fast food, alcohol, and other guilty pleasures); Love of the Game (companies that develop or publish video games, facilitate streaming or downloading of gaming/esports content, or produce hardware used in video games and esports); So Glamorous (companies across apparel, luxury goods and other consumer retail products like handbags, shoes, jewelry and more); The Secret Fund of Pets (companies that support pet ownership, health and the general trends in how we care for our pets) and The Open Road (companies involved in the development of self-driving cars, EVs and EV components and materials).
The Scout Report provides insights on why our team of experts like each fund.
"Gen Z investors are participating in the markets at higher rates than ever but they're either being left behind or led astray by their current investment platforms," said Michael Haddix, Jr., founder and CEO of Scout. "They're either underwhelmed and confused by the boring rigidity of financial advisors, and ultimately lose interest in the life-changing opportunity to begin and maintain their investing journey at a young age. Or they're overwhelmed by the bright lights and excitement of low-guidance, single-stock 'casino/day-trading' brokers and can potentially lose a significant amount of money…before losing interest in the markets. Scout makes investing appealing to each person based upon their interest and experiences while still automatically risk-balancing their portfolio to promote long-term wealth building opportunities, teaching them the process of it all along the way."
"Chingona Ventures prioritizes investing in founders from non-traditional backgrounds who bring unique perspectives on a customer base that will give them a competitive edge," said Samara Mejia Hernandez, Founding Partner of Chingona Ventures. "Michael's relentless passion to build Scout into an engine to motivate and mobilize the next generation of responsible investors exemplifies the very type of founder we love to back."
"Financial education and encouraging young people to prioritize it has always been important and I have a unique opportunity and responsibility to use my platform to push that life-changing message to everyone," said Chris Paul. "Mike has been a trusted advisor to young athletes for a long time—but what really motivates him and his reason for launching Scout—is an underlying drive to motivate the next generation of kids from all backgrounds not only to succeed, but to take ownership and active participation in saving and investing for their future."
In addition to its relationship with Chris Paul and the other athletes included in this seed round, Scout has also partnered with a host of influential professional athletes from Travis Kelce, Ali Krieger, Elena Delle Donne and CJ McCollum to promote the investing platform on social media and provide personalized advice on entrepreneurship and investing.
Learn more and start investing for the next generation at www.investwithscout.com.
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More than 400 Ohioans are among customers in multiple states who filed complaints alleging shoddy workmanship and deceptive practices by a North Carolina solar energy systems company that closed and then filed for bankruptcy in October, a Dayton Daily News investigation found.
“It really upsets me that they were able to get away with this and rip off a lot of people,” said Dustin Gilroy, a Bethel Twp. man who bought his solar energy system in October 2020 from the company, Power Home Solar, which changed its name to Pink Energy earlier this year as complaints against it mounted across the U.S.
He is one of 39 people in the nine-county Dayton region and 410 statewide who filed complaints with Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost since January 2021. The consumers are disputing $23.4 million in charges for solar energy systems installed by Pink Energy, according to complaint data provided by Yost’s office.
“We ended up spending $46,000 and stuck with stuff that doesn’t work,” Gilroy said. “I got duped.”
A bankruptcy trustee made clear that there is little hope in sight for consumers who are among the 30,000 customers, creditors and former employees receiving bankruptcy notices nationwide as Pink Energy’s assets are collected and liquidated.
“The Trustee is mindful that there are many customers who have solar panels systems that are not installed, not working properly, or not working at all. The Trustee is also mindful of the financial consequences to each customer created by the Pink Energy bankruptcy,” according to a fact sheet from court-appointed attorney Jimmy Summerlin of North Carolina.
“In the current state of the bankruptcy proceedings, it is neither practical nor financially feasible for the Trustee or the bankruptcy estate to complete any installation or repair work.”
The 8-year-old company had offices in several Ohio cities and employed 2,100 people before closing.
Neither Pink Energy, nor its law firm, will respond to questions, according to an automated message at Grier Wright Martinez, the Charlotte, North Carolina law firm handling the company’s bankruptcy case filed on Oct. 7. The law firm also did not respond to an emailed request for comment.
The complaints and swirl of legal action around Pink Energy provide a cautionary tale for consumers looking to save money on energy and as residential solar energy system installations soar and the federal Inflation Reduction Act boosts to 30% a federal tax credit for those systems. That law, passed earlier this year as part of an effort to battle climate change, replaces a 26% credit set to decline and then expire in 2024.
“Pink Energy ripped off consumers and is hiding behind bankruptcy,” said Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, who along with eight other state attorneys general sent a letter in late November to Sunlight Financial of North Carolina and four other lenders who financed the purchase of the Pink Energy systems, asking them to suspend loan payments and interest accrual as those states’ investigations and litigation involving Pink Energy continue.
Shapiro’s office has 299 complaints about Pink Energy as of Dec. 11, said Jacklin Rhoads, communications director.
“Lenders who want the solar power sector to grow should help consumers obtain relief now, while Pink Energy’s bankruptcy process continues,” Shapiro said in a news release. “Consumers made good-faith choices to heat and power their homes and should not be trapped in loans for a product that wasn’t delivered.”
Loan payments outstrip energy savings
Gilroy, a service-disabled U.S. Marine Corps veteran, said the company installed an undersized solar array and battery pack system that never produced the promised 100% electric bill offset. Instead, it saved him just $50 on his $200 monthly electric bill. After he went through the company’s arbitration process with the assistance of Yost’s office, Pink Energy agreed to install more solar panels. But although the monthly savings briefly rose to about $80, those new panels never passed all inspections and soon stopped working properly, Gilroy said.
Pink Energy directed Gilroy to use Sunlight Financial, which he said then brokered his loan with San Jose-based Technology Credit Union. Neither lender responded to questions from this newspaper.
Gilroy said the payments on his 25-year loan rose from $165 monthly to $226, an increase he blames on deceptive information provided to him about when he would get a federal tax credit that had to be applied toward the loan in the first year to keep payments from rising annually.
Gilroy said he was not sent detailed loan documents until after he obtained the loan, but he acknowledges that he should have more closely read the documents for both the solar energy system and the loan before signing them.
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He said it wasn’t until later that he recognized as a red flag that Pink Energy employees frequently only responded verbally, rather than in writing, when he asked questions and sought clarification about the system they were installing.
Other consumers also complained about Pink Energy misrepresenting eligibility for state or federal tax credits they could use to pay off their loans, according to data from Yost’s office and the letter to lenders sent by Shapiro and the other attorneys general.
“For many consumers, not receiving the promised tax credits has left them unable to make the necessary lump sum payment required to keep your company, or an affiliated lender, from substantially increasing their monthly loan payment,” according to the letter to lenders. “These consumers relied on Pink’s representations regarding the tax credits in deciding that they could afford the terms of their loan, and the increased monthly payments are beyond what their budgets could handle — especially when the solar power system is not functioning properly or at all.”
Ohioans accuse Pink Energy of aggressive sales tactics, misrepresentation of cost savings, warranty issues, poor construction and installation and customer service problems, according to a lawsuit Yost filed in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court in September accusing the company of violating the state’s consumer protection laws.
Yost wants Pink Energy to pay civil penalties of $25,000 for each separate violation of Ohio law and reimburse all consumers found to have been damaged by the company’s “unlawful actions,” according to the lawsuit, which was filed the week before Pink Energy’s bankruptcy filing.
“When a company files bankruptcy, it adds another layer to our case in that another court becomes involved, including that court’s rights and rules,” said Kelly May, spokeswoman for Yost.
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt also sued Pink Energy for violating that state’s consumer protection laws, according to an October news release from Schmitt.
The Better Business Bureau received 1,617 complaints about Pink Energy in the past three years, according to its website.
Pink Energy officials blamed the problems consumers have on a line disconnect device known as SnapRS made by Generac Power Systems Inc., a publicly-traded Waukesha, Wisconsin company that sells generators, solar and battery storage solutions, energy management devices and power tools. The SnapRS device is installed between solar panels to allow a rapid shutdown of the system in compliance with national safety standards.
“Due to rampant consumer discontent resulting from faulty Generac solar equipment, Pink Energy has been forced to close its doors permanently. We exhausted all avenues to find a way forward that would allow us to service all past, present, and future customers and are devastated that we can’t do so,” the company posted on its now defunct website in October.
Pink Energy sued Generac in federal court, claiming that the company’s equipment overheated and caused the Pink Energy solar panels to stop working and leading to massive demand for service calls. The lawsuit alleges that problems with the Generac part caused Pink Energy to lose $155 million in revenue and $452 million in business valuation, according to documents filed in U.S. District Court in Virginia on Aug. 1.
Pink Energy’s bankruptcy filing lists $17.7 million in debt the company owes Generac.
“The current year net income includes pre-tax charges totaling $55.3 million, including $17.9 million of bad debt expense related to a clean energy product customer that has filed for bankruptcy and $37.3 million of clean energy product warranty-related matters,” Generac stated in its Nov. 2 third quarter results.
In December a lawsuit was filed against Generac by two investors, Oakland County, Michigan employee benefits and retirement plans, according to the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Wisconsin. The lawsuit alleges Generac withheld information from investors about the problems it had with SnapRS and the risks of it’s business relationship with Pink Energy.
The lawsuit seeks class action status and compensatory damages.
Generac spokeswoman Tami Kou did not directly address the claims in the two lawsuits, but said the company is committed to its customers and understands how frustrated consumers are with “Pink Energy and their inaction.”
“In certain situations, especially when product installation guidelines have not been followed, as appears to be the case with some Pink Energy installations, customers may have experienced certain issues with a particular Generac component of their solar energy system. We are committed to replacing those components under warranty, if needed,” Kou said.
“Generac is a leading manufacturer of solar plus storage solutions, and we sell our products to a wide range of distributors and solar contractors. We’ve been in business for more than 60 years, and we’ve done that by standing by our promises and products.”
Gilroy had earlier tried to get Generac to assess his system but said they wanted to charge him for that visit. However, after being contacted by this newspaper, Kou said the company would assist Gilroy.
“Generac is helping,” Gilroy said on Tuesday “They are actually out here today trying to figure out what is wrong.”
Kou said consumers will not be charged for parts or labor for warrantied Generac parts as long as they go through an authorized warranty service provider.
“Pink Energy customers who need support or have questions about the Generac components of their solar systems can contact us at solarsupport@generac.com or 1-800-396-1281 for assistance,” Kou said.
‘People need to be cautious’
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the Better Business Bureau websites both have consumer tips for people considering installing solar energy systems in their homes.
They emphasize that consumers need to start by thoroughly researching their energy needs, including using the U.S. Department of Energy’s customizable calculator. And they say to not rely exclusively on information provided by the company selling the system.
Credit: Alexis Larsen
Credit: Alexis Larsen
Consumers should become familiar with the options to buy, lease, subscribe to a shared community system or sign power purchase agreements, as well as the ramifications of each, including impact on selling the home or what happens if the roof needs replaced after panels are installed.
The BBB also recommends consumers get references from people they know, seek multiple bids and carefully read contracts with the solar energy systems company before signing.
Solar energy is a great way to power a home, but “people need to be cautious,” said Rich Stromberg, vice chair of the photovoltaics technical division for the American Solar Energy Society, a non-profit renewable energy advocacy group.
Homeowners can research solar energy through sources like state solar energy societies, he said. Stromberg also recommends picking an established company with a good reputation and having an attorney review any contracts before signing.
“There are very reputable and well-intentioned companies out there,” Stromberg said. “But there are folks out there that all they are concerned about is the sale and getting it installed and you have to question whether they’ll ever be around for support.”
For Gilroy his search for some energy independence and a way to help the environment left him feeling like the victim of “one big Ponzi scheme.”
“Their whole sales pitch was that their solar systems would produce 100% of your electrical needs and the savings from your electric usage would cover your solar payment,” Gilroy said. “So your solar payment would be equal to or less than your current electric bill and you wouldn’t have an electric bill. It pays for itself. Except it never did.”
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CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — U.S. Rep. George Santos, the New York Republican infamous for fabricating key parts of his life story, was arrested on federal criminal charges on Wednesday ahead of an expected court appearance.
The indictment says Santos induced supporters to donate to a company under the false pretense that the money would be used to support his campaign. Instead, it says, he used it for personal expenses, including luxury designer clothes and to pay off his credit cards.
U.S. Attorney Breon Peace said the indictment “seeks to hold Santos accountable for various alleged fraudulent schemes and brazen misrepresentations.”
“Taken together, the allegations in the indictment charge Santos with relying on repeated dishonesty and deception to ascend to the halls of Congress and enrich himself,” Peace said.
Santos was expected to make an initial court appearance at a federal courthouse on Long Island later Wednesday, at which time the charges against him would be unsealed.
Reached by the AP on Tuesday, Santos said he was unaware of the charges.
Santos was elected to Congress last fall after a campaign built partly on falsehoods. He told people he was a wealthy Wall Street dealmaker with a substantial real estate portfolio who had been a star volleyball player in college, among other things. In reality, he didn’t work at the big financial firms he claimed had employed him, didn’t go to college and had struggled financially before his run for public office.
Questions about his finances also surfaced. In regulatory filings, Santos said he loaned his campaign and related political action committees more than $750,000, but it was unclear how he would have come into that kind of wealth so quickly after years in which he struggled to pay his rent and faced multiple eviction proceedings.
In a financial disclosure form, Santos reported making $750,000 a year plus dividends from a family company, the Devolder Organization. He later described that business as a broker for sales of luxury items like yachts and aircraft. The business was incorporated in Florida shortly after Santos stopped working as a salesman for a company accused by federal authorities of operating an illegal Ponzi scheme.
Many of Santos’ fellow New York Republicans called on him to resign after his history of fabrications was revealed. Some renewed their criticism of him as news of the criminal case spread.
“Listen, George Santos should have resigned in December. George Santos should have resigned in January. George Santos should have resigned yesterday. And perhaps he’ll resign today. But sooner or later, whether he chooses to or not, both the truth and justice will be delivered to him,” said U.S. Rep. Marc Molinaro, a Republican representing parts of upstate New York.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was more circumspect, saying “I think in America, you’re innocent till proven guilty.”
Santos has faced criminal investigations before.
When he was 19, he was the subject of a criminal investigation in Brazil over allegations he used stolen checks to buy items at a clothing shop. Brazilian authorities said they have reopened the case.
In 2017, Santos was charged with theft in Pennsylvania after authorities said he used thousands of dollars in fraudulent checks to buy puppies from dog breeders. That case was dismissed after Santos claimed his checkbook had been stolen, and that someone else had taken the dogs.
Federal authorities have separately been looking into complaints about Santos work raising money for a group that purported to help neglected and abused pets. One New Jersey veteran accused Santos of failing to deliver $3,000 he had raised to help his pet dog get a needed surgery.
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LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, EE.UU. (AP) — El atacante de Louisville transmitió en vivo el tiroteo en el banco que dejó 4 muertos, dice la policía.
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the "Powerball" game were:
07-37-55-65-67, Powerball: 12, Power Play: 5
(seven, thirty-seven, fifty-five, sixty-five, sixty-seven; Powerball: twelve; Power Play: five)
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a safe and simple way to cover the bathtub faucet, knobs and other hard surfaces to protect users against accidental bumps, slips and scrapes," said an inventor, from Sun City, Calif., "so I invented the TUB GLOVES. My design would provide temporary protection and could help to prevent more serious injuries."
The invention provides a new set of safety accessories for bathtubs. In doing so, it protects against the hard or sharp edges of a faucet, knobs/handles and tub edge. As a result, it helps to prevent injuries caused by bumps and falls and it enhances safety and comfort. The invention features a user-friendly design that is easy to apply and use so it is ideal for households. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Sacramento sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-SBT-112, 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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Company recognized as 'Hot Company in Identity & Access Management'
LOS ANGELES, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Britive, a cloud-native dynamic access management platform, announced today that it has been awarded a Global InfoSec Award as 'Hot Company in Identity & Access Management'.
Britive's Dynamic Permissioning Platform takes the complexity and time out of securing identities and permissions across multi-cloud environments, including AWS, Azure, GCP, Snowflake, Salesforce, ServiceNow and Oracle Cloud. The platform provides companies with the ability to automatically grant Just-In-Time permissions, auto-expire permissions, enforce least privilege access, right-size broad permissions and more.
"Cyber Defense Magazine's recognition is a testament to Britive's market leadership in the identity and access management space," said Art Poghosyan, CEO, Britive. "We're incredibly humbled by this award, and I am proud of our team's commitment to protecting our customers' ever-growing attack surfaces."
"Britive embodies three major features we judges look for to become winners: understanding tomorrow's threats, today, providing a cost-effective solution and innovating in unexpected ways that can help mitigate cyber risk and get one step ahead of the next breach," said Gary S. Miliefsky, Publisher of Cyber Defense Magazine.
This recognition comes on the heels of unprecedented growth. In the last 12 months, Britive increased ARR by 3x year-over-year. This growth was driven by 100 percent expansion in its customer base and addition of new customers including an industry-leading insurance group, a Fortune 500 international retail organization, and a Fortune 500 data management company.
About Britive
Britive (www.britive.com) is a cloud-native security solution built for cloud-forward enterprises. The Britive platform empowers teams across cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and security functions to control privileged access, mitigate account and data risk, address security health checks and posture audits, and improve operational efficiency. The company does this through enabling cloud-first security best practices such as multi-cloud Just-In-Time (JIT) permissioning, cloud secrets governance, and intelligent privilege right-sizing. Britive was founded by security industry veterans with a track record as successful entrepreneurs and innovators.
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Putin signs bill allowing electronic conscription notices
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Putin has signed a bill allowing authorities to issue electronic notices to draftees and reservists amid the fighting in Ukraine. The bill signed into law by Putin was published Friday on the official register of government documents. Russia’s military service rules previously required the in-person delivery of notices to conscripts and reservists who are called up for duty. Under the new law, the notices would be considered valid from the moment they are put on a state portal for electronic services. In the past, many Russians avoided the draft by staying away from their address of record. The new law closes that loophole ahead of a widely anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive in the coming weeks.
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Dear Annie: I always read the stories sent to you by your readers, and I have always wanted to write you. Now is the time.
It breaks my heart to see my older brother living in the streets due to his drinking problem. He is 36 and was married for 14 years and has four kids. He lost his family because he is an alcoholic. He does not want to work, and when he has to work out of necessity, he always quits the job after a few weeks.
We’ve all helped him in many ways, but he refuses to help himself. He won’t get help and says he is able to stop drinking on his own, but he never does. It breaks my heart to see my mom suffer like she is by looking at how my brother is losing his life. I wish I could help him more, but he never appreciates what we do for him. Are we doing a bad thing by not bringing him to our house while he is not working and always drunk? I just need advice, please. -- Feeling Helpless Sister
Dear Sister: No, you are not doing a bad thing at all. In fact, you are being loving. The worst thing you could do is to enable his disease. But keep on loving him. Tell him that once he gets clean and sober, he will be welcomed with open arms into your house.
You are not alone. There is a group created to help family and friends live with the fact that someone they love is either an addict or alcoholic. It’s called Al-Anon. You can see the letter that follows is from a fan. It has helped countless people better understand the disease. I hope that the meetings bring comfort and answers to you and your mom.
Dear Annie: How come you never suggest Al-Anon for friends and families of those with drinking problems? -- It Works for Me
Dear Works for Me: I recommend Al-Anon all the time -- and have for years. Thank you for bringing it to the attention of all “Dear Annie” readers.
Dear Annie: Just wanted to let you know that I thoroughly enjoyed your Thanksgiving Day column of poems. They were very uplifting and helped me to remember the real reason of Thanksgiving. I’m grateful to you for giving me the opportunity to read your column. Thank you! -- In Gratitude
Dear Gratitude: Thank you so much for your kind words.
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BRUSSELS (AP) — The guardians of Champagne will let no one take the name of the bubbly beverage in vain, not even a U.S. beer behemoth.
For years, Miller High Life has used the “Champagne of Beers” slogan. This week, that appropriation became impossible to swallow.
At the request of the trade body defending the interests of houses and growers of the northeastern French sparkling wine, Belgian customs crushed more than 2,000 cans of Miller High Life advertised as such.
The Comité Champagne asked for the destruction of a shipment of 2,352 cans on the grounds that the century-old motto used by the American brewery infringes the protected designation of origin “Champagne.”
The consignment was intercepted in the Belgian port of Antwerp in early February, a spokesperson at the Belgian Customs Administration said on Friday, and was destined for Germany.
Molson Coors Beverage Co., which owns the Miller High Life brand, does not currently export it to the EU, and Belgian customs declined to say who had ordered the beers.
The buyer in Germany “was informed and did not contest the decision,” the trade organization said in a statement.
Frederick Miller, a German immigrant to the US, founded the Miller Brewing Company in the 1850s. Miller High Life, its oldest brand, was launched as its flagship in 1903.
According to the Milwaukee-based brand’s website, the company started to use the “Champagne of Bottle Beers” nickname three years later. It was shortened to “The Champagne of Beers” in 1969. The beer has also been available in champagne-style 750-milliliter bottles during festive seasons.
“With its elegant, clear-glass bottle and crisp taste, Miller High Life has proudly worn the nickname ‘The Champagne of Beers’ for almost 120 years,” Molson Coors Beverage Co. said in a statement to The Associated Press.
No matter how popular the slogan is in the United States, it is incompatible with European Union rules which make clear that goods infringing a protected designation of origin can be treated as counterfeit.
The 27-nation bloc has a system of protected geographical designations created to guarantee the true origin and quality of artisanal food, wine and spirits, and protect them from imitation. That market is worth nearly 75 billion euros ($87 billion) annually — half of it in wines, according to a 2020 study by the EU’s executive arm.
Charles Goemaere, the managing director of the Comité Champagne, said the destruction of the beers “confirms the importance that the European Union attaches to designations of origin and rewards the determination of the Champagne producers to protect their designation.”
Molson Coors Beverage Co. said it “respects local restrictions” around the word Champagne.
“But we remain proud of Miller High Life, its nickname and its Milwaukee, Wisconsin provenance,” the company said. “We invite our friends in Europe to the U.S. any time to toast the High Life together.”
Belgian customs said the destruction of the cans was paid for by the Comité Champagne. According to their joint statement, it was carried out “with the utmost respect for environmental concerns by ensuring that the entire batch, both contents and container, was recycled in an environmentally responsible manner.”
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MADISON, Wis. — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers won reelection to a second term, beating back an effort by Republicans to recapture all branches of government in the perennial swing state.
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According to a race call by The Associated Press, Evers defeated Republican challenger Tim Michels, a construction executive who emerged from a contentious GOP primary after an endorsement by former President Donald Trump.
Evers was helped in the closing days of the campaign by a visit from former President Barack Obama, who also recorded a TV ad on the governor's behalf. While President Joe Biden visited Wisconsin in September, he stayed away from the state in the closing months of the campaign. So, too, did Trump.
Evers' campaign also relentlessly attacked Michels over his long support for banning abortion without exceptions for rape or incest.
For Evers, a former teacher who previously served as Wisconsin's state superintendent of public instruction, the victory comes four years after he narrowly defeated former Republican Gov. Scott Walker. Under Walker, Republicans reshaped Wisconsin government, rolling back public and private sector union rights in a state with a long progressive history.
Evers spent his first term in office at odds with a Republican-dominated Legislature on everything from COVID-19 policy to election laws. That's likely to happen again after Republicans redrew the state's political maps to give themselves an even bigger advantage in races for the state Senate and Assembly.
Evers' victory is significant not so much for what it will let Democrats accomplish but for what it will let them prevent. Over the past two years, Evers vetoed 126 Republican bills, breaking the old record set roughly a century ago.
It's also a massive win for Democrats in an election cycle where they faced significant political headwinds. Typically, when one party controls both the White House and Congress, Wisconsin elections swing in the other direction. Evers' victory bucked that trend.
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MITCHELL — The Mitchell City Council will consider approving a Tax Increment Financing District on Monday that would help fund a local contractor’s 13-lot housing development near Lakeview Golf Course.
Caleb Koerner, a Mitchell developer and owner of Pro Contracting, is seeking to utilize the TIF for his plan to build 13 town homes on a piece of land along the corner of North Ohlman Street and Sharpstone Drive.
According to City Attorney Justin Johnson’s memo to the council, the TIF will be used to fund infrastructure work needed for the small-scale housing development to materialize. The TIF is eligible to fund a little over $1 million in project costs, which Johnson explained would allow the price of the homes to be more affordable.
The increase in property taxes from new construction of homes within the TIF boundaries is referred to as the “tax increment,” which the city would pass on to the developer as it generates over a 20-year window.
The small-scale development would bring 13 homes to a plot of land along the corner of North Ohlman Street and Sharpstone Drive, next to a row of town homes near the Lakeview Golf Course.
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“Our goal is to build 13 single-family homes. We think they would be good homes for someone who is maybe looking to downsize and be easier to take care of,” Koerner said at a recent council meeting.
According to Koerner, the majority of the homes within the proposed subdivision would be roughly 1,000 square feet. Designs of the proposed subdivision show the lots will range in size from 7,000 square feet to roughly 10,000 square feet.
Plans also call for building a street in the center of the subdivision that would connect to North Ohlman Street and Sharpstone Drive, which Koerner said he would be funding on his own at no cost to nearby residents. That means the project will not have any special assessments that nearby homeowners would be asked to pay for future improvements unlike some other Mitchell housing developments in the past.
According to City Planner Mark Jenniges, the new street proposed for the center of the development would be privately owned and maintained by the Homeowners Association (HOA). That means the future residents who reside in the subdivision would be responsible for maintaining the street.
“It’s going to be a little narrower street than normal. Sidewalks would be abutting the street,” Jenniges said during an August meeting when the project plans were first presented. “It will not be a city street.”
While the project is inching closer to launching, the development has been met with some mixed support among nearby residents.
Larry Sexton, a local contractor who supports the development, wrote in his letter submitted to the city that it’s an “excellent project” and is “much needed.”
On the other side of the spectrum, Penny Virchow, a resident residing near the proposed development, has voiced her concerns at recent council meetings about the impact the project could have on drainage for existing residents in the area.
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City officials have emphasized that Koerner is required to submit drainage plans to the city, which are reviewed by city officials.
The land has already been rezoned into a Planned Unit Development (PUD) district to make way for the development.
If the council approves the tif, the developer will have a 20-year window to pay it off.
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PRINCETON, N.J., Feb. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- WCG, the world's leading provider of solutions that measurably improve the quality and efficiency of clinical research, today launched a new Neurostatus-eEDSS system.
WCG collaborated with Neurostatus-UHB Ltd., a University Hospital Basel (UHB) subsidiary led by CEO Marcus D'Souza, M.D. and Chief Operating Officer Evy Fricker, to develop an enhanced digital version of the Neurostatus-Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) to capture clinical trial data.
"This exciting new design is the type of product I would have built for myself," said Dr. D'Souza. "Data entry is extremely fast and easy, given its almost identical replication of the paper form with which researchers are already very familiar. This system also uniquely incorporates the Neurostatus Definitions booklet into the electronic data entry process, and we cannot wait to quantify the direct impact this has on rater accuracy and consistency."
While this new system is uniquely designed to enhance the rater's data entry experience, it was built to provide superior data quality through the implementation of the Neurostatus proprietary scoring algorithms and edit checks, supporting the rater with real-time feedback on data inconsistencies. A web-based data review process was incorporated into this new system to facilitate the quick review and oversight of data quality by the team of Neurostatus EDSS expert neurologists at Neurostatus-UHB.
"Dr. D'Souza is a leading key opinion leader in the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) therapeutic area, and we're thrilled to partner with him to improve data quality for a critical MS clinical trial endpoint," said Terri Moench, President, WCG Research Solutions. "Our close collaboration enables neurologists to more objectively and quantitatively measure the symptoms and functions of an MS patient for more accurate, higher-quality data."
About WCG
WCG is the world's leading provider of solutions that measurably improve the quality and efficiency of clinical research. Comprised of two divisions, the industry's first central IRB – WCG IRB – and first clinical services organization, WCG enables biopharmaceutical companies, CROs, and institutions to advance the delivery of new treatments and therapies to patients, while maintaining the highest standards of human participant protection. For more information, please visit www.wcgirb.com, www.wcgclinical.com or follow us on Twitter @WCGClinical or LinkedIn.
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8-year-old girl killed in snowmobile crash, officials say
Published: Feb. 14, 2023 at 9:45 AM MST|Updated: 41 minutes ago
PRICE COUNTY, Wis. (WSAW/Gray News) – An 8-year-old girl was killed in a snowmobile crash in Wisconsin over the weekend, officials said.
According to a report from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the 8-year-old girl died on a public trail in the town of Eisenstein on Saturday afternoon.
The report says the girl was seated in front of a 39-year-old man on the snowmobile when the vehicle accelerated and struck a tree.
The investigation is ongoing. The child’s identity has not been publicly released.
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Investment secures strategic partnership with Australia's leading convenience retailer.
SAN DIEGO, June 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Philter Labs (PHILTER™), the leader in secondhand smoke elimination technologies, secured an additional $1M (AUD) investment from Atayf Investments Pty Ltd. and a warrant for an equivalent investment by the end of 2023. Btomorrow Ventures, the venture capital arm of British American Tobacco, originally led the financing round. The allocated funds will further propel R&D initiatives within the company. They will also back the introduction of the industry's first-ever heat-not-burn device specifically designed for organic substrates with the ability to eliminate secondhand smoke.
Atayf Investments is the Family Office investment group associated with Charlie (Khalil) Shahin AO, Managing Director of Peregrine Corporation. Peregrine operates the On The Run brand of service stations and convenience stores in South Australia; this privately owned Australian company has a broad reach. They also manage Smokemart & GiftBox tobacconists vape and other retail stores throughout Australia.
Charlie (Khalil) Shahin AO, CEO of Peregrine, said, "We are excited about our investment in "PHILTER™. Their unique technology and products address consumer trends in vaping and smoking. I'm especially impressed with the caliber of the management team and their vision to address the secondhand smoke issues."
PHILTER™ holds 9 granted utility patents and has filed over a dozen additional patents for advanced technologies that miniaturize the filtration footprint. These patents enable PHILTER™ technology to be ubiquitous within any vaping device and any form factor for combustibles.
PHILTER™ CEO Christos Nicolaidis added, "We are thrilled about this strategic investment from Atayf Investments Pty Ltd. This relationship expands the global reach of our current products in areas where Peregrine has a strong retail footprint. We are excited about advancing our proprietary technologies that will be very disruptive to the smoking and vaping markets that are growing at 14-27% CAGR, based on independent industry research."
About PHILTER™
The PHILTER™ mission is to positively impact society by pioneering and implementing technologies that eradicate secondhand smoke at the source. The company's technologies eliminate the harmful particulate matter in secondhand smoke caused by the consumption of cannabis or nicotine. PHILTER™ tackles the health, social, and environmental concerns tied to secondhand smoke by integrating innovative technologies across the smoking and vaping industries. These technologies aim to eradicate secondhand smoke, contributing to a healthier world.
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(NEXSTAR) – It’s not uncommon to visit another state and learn it has a town bearing the same name as a town in your state.
Take, for example, Springfield, Illinois. If you visit Missouri, you’ll also find a Springfield. If you love Cleveland, Ohio, you may also love the Village of Cleveland in Wisconsin — though it is vastly smaller.
Maybe you’re a history buff and prefer more presidential cities.
Presidents George Washington and James Madison have the most cities named after them at 27, according to the U.S. Postal Service. And though he was never president, Founding Father Benjamin Franklin’s name is the most prevalent as a city at 28.
Yet the most common name for a U.S. town isn’t named after anyone at all. It’s more about the geography of the region.
In all but four states, you’ll find a city or town, village or neighborhood named “Riverside,” data from the U.S. Geological Survey reports. In some states, you’ll find more than one community named for its location along the riverbanks.
Nowhere is it more prevalent than in Georgia, which is home to 10 different communities named Riverside, including two in the same county. Virginia, home to seven Riverside communities, also has two occurrences within the same county.
A handful of states — New Mexico, Tennessee, Utah, and West Virginia — are home to five Riversides.
According to USGS data, these states have more than one populated place named Riverside.
In California (which has four Riverside communities), for example, you’ll find the most populous Riverside along the Santa Ana River 50 miles east of Los Angeles in Riverside County. Further north, you’ll find the Riverside neighborhood near the Sacramento River in Sacramento and Riverside Heights in Modesto. Humboldt County is also home to a Riverside.
Riverside is less popular in these states, where there is only one occurrence reported: Arizona, Delaware, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
Have you caught which states don’t have a Riverside? If not, those are Alaska, Hawaii, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.
USGS lists no populated places with ‘river’ in their names in Hawaii and Oklahoma. In Louisiana, there are more than a dozen communities, like River Oaks (four places bear such a name, not including West River Oaks and South River Oaks), False River, and River Bend. Alaska also has numerous communities paying homage to a nearby river, like Drift River, Funny River, Wood River, and Eagle River.
Using this map from the USGS, you can find your nearest Riverside community — and don’t be surprised if it is, in fact, near a river.
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Biden to host NCAA champs UConn, LSU; doesn’t mention Iowa
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he looks forward to hosting the NCAA men’s and women’s championship basketball teams, the University of Connecticut and Louisiana State University, at the White House, appearing to shut the door on a suggestion a day earlier by his wife, Jill, that the defeated Iowa women’s team be invited, too.
President Biden tweeted Tuesday that LSU and Connecticut “showed us the best of what this country can be.”
“We can all learn a lot from watching these champions compete,” the president said, “and I look forward to welcoming them at each of their White House visits.” He did not announce dates, and the comment suggests that Iowa will not be invited.
Following LSU’s victory, coach Kim Mulkey said she would go to the White House if the team, the Tigers, was invited. There was no immediate comment from Connecticut, but the team has made the trip to the White House after winning the NCAA title game in prior years.
The first lady, who is a big sports fan, had watched LSU’s 102-85 victory over Iowa from the stands in the Dallas arena on Sunday alongside tennis great Billie Jean King and several college athletes.
During an appearance Monday in Denver with Colorado lawmakers, Jill Biden followed up by praising Iowa’s sportsmanship and congratulated both teams on their performance. She noted the long-standing White House tradition of celebrating championship sports teams — and added a twist.
“I know we’ll have the champions come to the White House, we always do. So, we hope LSU will come,” she said. “But, you know, I’m going to tell Joe I think Iowa should come, too, because they played such a good game.”
The suggestion didn’t go over well. LSU star Angel Reese, who was honored as Most Outstanding Player, on Monday tweeted a link to a story on Jill Biden’s remarks. “A JOKE,” Reese wrote, along with three rolling-on-floor-laughing emojis.
Others commenting on social media said only winners should be rewarded with a White House visit and that also inviting Iowa would detract from LSU’s achievement. The LSU team is predominantly Black and Iowa is largely white.
Vanessa Valdivia, a spokesperson for Jill Biden, said the first lady was excited by watching the women’s game and meant no disrespect to LSU by suggesting a White House invite for Iowa.
“Her comments in Colorado were intended to applaud the historic game and all women athletes,” Valdivia tweeted Tuesday. “She looks forward to celebrating the LSU Tigers on their championship win at the White House.”
During her remarks in Colorado, the first lady also talked about how U.S. women have excelled in athletics since Title IX in 1972 gave women equal rights in sports at schools that receive federal funding.
“It was so exciting, wasn’t it?” she asked Monday. “It was such a great game. I’m old enough that I remember when we got Title IX. We fought so hard, right? We fought so hard. And look at where women’s sports have come today.”
The pushback over the first lady’s NCAA comments recalled an episode last year when she apologized for saying Latinos are “as unique” as the breakfast tacos served in San Antonio. She had made the comment during a speech to nation’s largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization.
The National Association of Hispanic Journalists and others registered their offense on social media, with the journalists’ organization tweeting that, “We are not tacos.”
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Welcome to a new NPR series where we spotlight the people and things making headlines — and the stories behind them.
The 48-year-old generated outrage online when it was rumored he was dating a 19-year-old model, as part of his long-observed age-gap-filled relationship history.
Who is he? You probably know him as a true Hollywood movie star, with a career that's spanned decades and attracted plenty of awards nominations (and somehow, just one Oscar). But alongside his work, Leonardo DiCaprio's personal life has been the subject of constant scrutiny.
twink death is a terrifying thing pic.twitter.com/W30PCYmezB
— levi (@thenorthmens) February 6, 2023
What's the big deal? The sweeping velocity of the discourse this week hasn't just reflected one man's dating tendencies that many find questionable, but a societal obsession with age.
What are people saying?
Madonna in an Instagram post responding to the commentary on her appearance:
"Once again I am caught in the glare of ageism and misogyny that permeates the world we live in. A world that refuses to celebrate women past the age of 45 and feels the need to punish her if she continues to be strong willed, hard-working and adventurous.
I have never apologized for any of the creative choices I have made nor the way that I look or dress, and I'm not going to start. I have been degraded by the media since the beginning of my career but I understand that this is all a test and I am happy to do the trailblazing so that all the women behind me can have an easier time in the years to come."
And here's what Twitter had to say:
Leonardo DiCaprio (almost 50 years old) is hanging out with a 19 year old girl who was a child just a few years who, and wasn’t even born when the film Titanic came out, smh.
— Dr Charlotte Proudman (@DrProudman) February 6, 2023
fascinated by how this is indistinguishable from misogynist memes about women "hitting the wall" https://t.co/Tayl58LXtc
— ID POLS SLIME (@RiotLinguist) February 8, 2023
Just for some context, these two are the same ages as Leonardo DiCaprio & his new girlfriend pic.twitter.com/IPf6ABx0Z9
— Cooper (@Cooperstreaming) February 7, 2023
So, what now?
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Much has changed since COVID-19 arrived in 2020, including how we use our homes. After quarantining in them, working in them, and home-schooling in them, many people decided they needed changes. There was a surge in retrofitting, re-designing spaces and making our homes into our cocoons from the outside world.
It’s not the first time pandemics have affected home design — powder rooms were invented during the 1918 flu pandemic so people could wash their hands when they entered a house.
Host Robin Young talks to Chris Mitchell and Pilar Guzman, the authors of a new design book “Patina Modern,” about different ways to alter your space, including using items you’ve stashed away in the basement or attic, and simply re-arranging what you’ve already got.
The cover of “Patina Modern.” (Excerpted from Patina Modern by Chris Mitchell and Pilar Guzman (Artisan Books). Copyright © 2022)
A Pink Floyd poster hangs above a fireplace. (Excerpted from Patina Modern by Chris Mitchell and Pilar Guzman (Artisan Books). Copyright © 2022. Photograph by Adrian Gaut.)
A washstand. (Excerpted from Patina Modern by Chris Mitchell and Pilar Guzman (Artisan Books). Copyright © 2022. Photograph by Adrian Gaut.)
The primary bedroom. (Excerpted from Patina Modern by Chris Mitchell and Pilar Guzman (Artisan Books). Copyright © 2022. Photograph by Francois Dischinger.)
Book excerpt: ‘Patina Modern’
By Chris Mitchell and Pilar Guzman
This Isn’t Your Typical Design Book
INTERIOR DESIGN IS HARD. OR AT LEAST IT SEEMS INTENDED to be. Most of us get tripped up by the wrong labels and the wrong questions. So much of the design jargon that gets thrown around in books and magazines and all over Instagram forces us to self-identify using terms like “traditional,” “modern,” “eclectic,” or, our least favorite, “transitional.”
And while we are all for a house with a clear design point of view that might hew to one tradition or another, and have utmost respect for rigorous modernists with nary a knickknack as well as die-hard maximalists who deftly mix ikat with toile, we find that both camps often forget the humans with all their moods, hopes, and dreams–who do the actual living in these spaces.
We aren’t professionals; we are self-taught, highly discerning design enthusiasts and collectors who have amassed, over the course of twenty years and six renovation and design projects, some hard-won wisdom. Our projects have been influenced by two things: a passion for twentieth-century design, and the groundbreaking work of our favorite designers. The goal of this book is to inspire you to identify the things you love, and to give you a few tools and guiding principles to help you put those pieces together into beautiful spaces.
We recognize how much pressure most of us put on ourselves to get it just right -to have our homes both protect and reflect us, to be the ever-evolving backdrop of the movie of our lives. See, we believe that the job of a home is twofold: to signal the aspirations of how we want to live on our best day, as well as to provide shelter to us, both practically and emotionally, along the messy road of life. We also believe that all houses have a soul.
Some present it readily, while others require coaxing. The way we see it is that when we move into a home, we are entering into a relationship, a dance in which we balance our own needs with what the house wants to be. Not unlike marriage, designing a home requires the ongoing reconciliation of mutual hopes and dreams with baggage and limitations. But as you will see in the following pages, these limitations often proved to be our greatest gifts. If you like what we’ve done with our spaces, we think we can give you a playbook and the confidence to create a home that feels both modern and warm, both personal and photoworthy.
—Pilar
What is Patina Modern?
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO, PILAR AND I BROUGHT VERY different design sensibilities to our relationship. She grew up in Los Angeles, but contrary to stereotype, in a beloved Old English Tudor house filled with an eclectic mix of antiques. I was the professed modernist- a midwestern kid who had dreamed of living in a SoHo loft. From our first apartment together, and along the way through two New York City renovations and four in the Hamptons, our tastes merged surprisingly easily. In fact, this “your-peanut-butter-is-in-my-chocolate” collision turned out to be the basis of a design philosophy from which we haven’t looked back.
By way of explanation, our favorite two buildings are the Glass House and the Rhinelander mansion. The former is as described: a low, sleek, steel and glass box that the architect Philip Johnson built for himself in Connecticut, in 1949. It’s spare, rigorous, perfect modernism. The other is Ralph Lauren’s original flagship store, on Madison Avenue in New York City an impossibly grand, 1895 French-inspired château with plush carpets, polished mahogany, and equestrian paintings. In a word, both are equally transporting. But we’re not sure we’d actually like to live in either. You see, we want rooms that are both spare and warm. Layered and clean.
Current and timeless.
We think the formula for achieving this lies in mixing modern design with well-worn materials thus creating interiors that feel a bit like the love child of those two iconic buildings. We’ve always been drawn to mid-century furniture, and our favorite pieces are those that are rendered in a limited palette of materials like white oak, aged brass, and bridle leather.
What these elements have in common is that as they age, they become richer, mellower, burnished. Some things are best on their first day in the world. Not these.
Perhaps our favorite example of this combination at work is the leather banquette in our Brooklyn kitchen (see it on page 54). We designed it based on a 1940s Danish chair, which makes it very tailored and leggy and a bit formal. Over its fifteen-year lifetime, it has endured everything from papier-mâché accidents to wayward soy sauce, and this wear and tear has only made the piece better- aged in a way that no “distressing” treatment could ever replicate.
That’s Patina Modern.
— Chris
Excerpted from “Patina Modern” by Chris Mitchell and Pilar Guzman (Artisan Books). Copyright © 2022. Photographs by multiple contributors.
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BLUE BELL, Pa., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The severe flooding in Appalachian Eastern Kentucky has taken a devastating toll on the people, businesses, and properties of the area. To help support the individuals who have been displaced or lost loved ones, The Columbus Organization has donated $5,000 to the Team Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief Fund, a fund established by Governor Beshear following the severe weather that began July 26th.
The Columbus Organization is the nation's largest provider of care coordination services and a leading case management agency in Kentucky for individuals living with intellectual/developmental disabilities (IDD), acquired brain injury, and complex health concerns. The company has a long history providing care coordination services, and in Kentucky continues to be an integral part of the fabric of the communities where they work and live.
Johnny Callebs, Executive State Director for Kentucky commented, "As someone born and raised in Eastern Kentucky, it is heartbreaking to see what so many are going through. Columbus and other generous donors provide hope for recovery, but the current trauma is just overwhelming. I am proud to work for an organization that immediately, and without hesitation, saw the role they could play in supporting the people of our state. Eastern Kentuckians have a strong fighting spirit and will bounce back. I'm grateful that Columbus will be a part of that."
Grief counseling is being made available for any Columbus staff who are struggling with issues related to the disaster.
For 38+ years, The Columbus Organization has been a national leader and pioneer in care coordination specifically for individuals living with intellectual/developmental disabilities, behavioral concerns, or complex care needs. Having served over 100,000 families, the company continues to be at the forefront of innovation, developing and implementing revolutionary outcomes-based models for early identification and holistic management of health risks among individuals with intellectual, developmental, behavioral, medical, and/or complex care needs. In addition to its team of almost 500 highly-experienced care coordinators, dedicated Quality Assurance division, and unparalleled national infrastructure,Columbus is also a recognized leader in clinical staffing and quality improvement services for organizations that serve the behavioral health community. The company delivers an unmatched depth of expertise, breadth of resources, diversity of thinking, and dedication to ensuring everyone can achieve their meaningful-life goals through transformative approaches to healthcare. For more, visit www.ColumbusOrg.com, follow @TheColumbusOrg on Twitter, like The Columbus Organization on Facebook, or follow The Columbus Organization on LinkedIn.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla – Florida and major social-media companies could be poised for a showdown at the U.S. Supreme Court.
Lawyers for the state Wednesday filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to take up a First Amendment battle about a 2021 Florida law that placed restrictions on industry giants such as Facebook and Twitter.
The state wants justices to overturn a May decision by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that blocked key parts of the law on First Amendment grounds. The appeals court upheld much of a preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle, who described the law as “riddled with imprecision and ambiguity.”
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“Social media has become a dominant method of communication,” the state’s lawyers wrote in the petition. “That dominance, however, comes at a price. When social media companies abuse their market dominance to silence speech, they distort the marketplace of ideas. The question whether the First Amendment essentially disables the states — and presumably the federal government too — from meaningfully addressing those distortions should be answered by this (Supreme) Court, and it should be answered now.”
The law, approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis, targeted companies such as Facebook and Twitter over decisions to remove politicians and other users from the social media platforms. DeSantis made a priority of the issue after Twitter and Facebook blocked former President Donald Trump from their platforms after Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
The law, in part, would prevent the platforms from banning political candidates from their sites and require companies to publish — and apply consistently — standards about issues such as banning users or blocking their content. Companies could face penalties for violating restrictions in the law. For example, companies that remove political candidates from platforms could face fines of $250,000 a day for statewide candidates and $25,000 a day for other candidates.
The industry groups NetChoice and the Computer & Communications Industry Association challenged the law, and Hinkle in June 2021 issued the preliminary injunction.
Meanwhile, a battle has been playing out about a similar Texas law. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last week upheld the Texas law — creating a conflict with the 11th Circuit’s ruling that could increase the chances the Supreme Court will take up the issue.
NetChoice issued a statement Wednesday saying it supports the Supreme Court taking up the Florida case.
“We agree with Florida that the U.S. Supreme Court should hear this case, and we’re confident that the First Amendment rights of websites will be upheld,” Carl Szabo, NetChoice’s vice president and general counsel, said in the statement. “We look forward to seeing Florida in court and having the lower court’s decision upheld. We have the Constitution and over a century of precedent on our side.”
The state, which is represented by lawyers from Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office, DeSantis’ office and the Washington law firm of Cooper & Kirk, said the 11th Circuit’s decision “dealt a mortal blow to the power of governments, state and federal, to protect their citizens’ access to information in the modern public square.”
“Under the Eleventh Circuit’s reasoning, social-media behemoths have a First Amendment right to cut any person out of the modern town square, for any reason, even when they do not follow their own rules or otherwise act in bad faith,” said the petition, which was posted on the NetChoice website. “That ruling strips states of their historic power to protect their citizens’ access to information, implicating questions of nationwide importance.”
But in its May decision, a three-judge panel of the Atlanta-based appeals court said that “with minor exceptions, the government can’t tell a private person or entity what to say or how to say it.”
“Not in their wildest dreams could anyone in the Founding generation have imagined Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or TikTok. But ‘whatever the challenges of applying the Constitution to ever-advancing technology, the basic principles of freedom of speech and the press, like the First Amendment’s command, do not vary when a new and different medium for communication appears,’” Judge Kevin Newsom wrote, partially quoting a legal precedent. “One of those ‘basic principles’ — indeed, the most basic of the basic — is that ‘(the) Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment constrains governmental actors and protects private actors.’”
While it kept in place most of the preliminary injunction, the appeals court tossed out part of the injunction that blocked provisions requiring social media platforms to publish standards for determining how they censor, de-platform and “shadow ban” users. The panel also lifted the injunction on a provision prohibiting companies from changing their standards more than once every 30 days.
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Kyle Farmer Player Prop Bets: Twins vs. Braves - June 27
Published: Jun. 27, 2023 at 4:27 AM CDT|Updated: 43 minutes ago
The Minnesota Twins, including Kyle Farmer (.154 batting average in his past 10 games), take on starter Bryce Elder and the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park, Tuesday at 7:20 PM ET.
In his last game he had a hitless showing (0-for-3) against the Braves.
Kyle Farmer Game Info & Props vs. the Braves
- Game Day: Tuesday, June 27, 2023
- Game Time: 7:20 PM ET
- Stadium: Truist Park
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Braves Starter: Bryce Elder
- TV Channel: TBS
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -175)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +800)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +270)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +200)
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Kyle Farmer At The Plate
- Farmer has five doubles, four home runs and 10 walks while hitting .250.
- In 53.1% of his games this year (26 of 49), Farmer has picked up at least one hit, and in nine of those games (18.4%) he recorded at least two.
- He has gone deep in 8.2% of his games this year, and 2.4% of his plate appearances.
- In 22.4% of his games this year, Farmer has picked up at least one RBI. In three of those games (6.1%) he recorded two or more RBI, while accounting for three or more of his team's runs in two contests.
- He has scored in 21 of 49 games this year, and more than once 3 times.
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Kyle Farmer Home/Away Batting Splits
Braves Pitching Rankings
- The pitching staff for the Braves has a collective 9.7 K/9, the second-best in the league.
- The Braves have the eighth-ranked team ERA across all league pitching staffs (3.83).
- Braves pitchers combine to give up 87 total home runs at a clip of 1.1 per game (to rank 16th in baseball).
- Elder (5-1) takes the mound for the Braves in his 16th start of the season. He's put together a 2.40 ERA in 90 2/3 innings pitched, with 75 strikeouts.
- The right-hander last appeared on Thursday against the Philadelphia Phillies, when he tossed seven scoreless innings while giving up three hits.
- The 24-year-old's 2.40 ERA ranks third, 1.111 WHIP ranks 18th, and 7.5 K/9 ranks 52nd among qualifying pitchers this season.
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Supreme Court revives claims that SuperValu, Safeway overcharged governments for generic drugs
By MARK SHERMAN
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has unanimously revived whistleblower lawsuits claiming that supermarket and pharmacy chains SuperValu and Safeway overcharged government health-care programs for prescription drugs by hundreds of millions of dollars. The decision Thursday gives the whistleblowers another chance to pursue their claims that the companies defrauded the Medicare and Medicaid programs when they reported retail prices for generic prescription drugs, even though they had mainly been sold to customers at deeply discounted prices. The cases stem from the companies’ effort to match a 2006 decision by Walmart to offer 30-day supplies of many generic drugs for $4.
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A potential deal to keep the Milwaukee Brewers in Wisconsin and fund improvements at American Family Field is stuck in limbo, with local and state officials disagreeing about where money for the deal should come from.
On Monday, a Milwaukee County Board committee passed a resolution opposing using any county tax dollars to fund long-term renovations at the stadium. This, after Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, has said he wants local money to be used in any such deal. The city of Milwaukee is dealing with what local leaders have called a budget “crisis,” while Milwaukee County officials say they’re facing a looming fiscal cliff with its budget.
Gov. Tony Evers in February proposed spending $290 million in state money on improvements at American Family Field, which opened in 2001. That proposal would have come in the form of a one-time payment using the state’s projected $7.1 billion budget surplus. As part of the deal, the Brewers would sign a new lease that would keep the team in Milwaukee until 2043.
But Vos, who was critical of that proposal from the start, said in March that deal was likely “dead.” Speaking at a Milwaukee Press Club event Friday, Vos said state lawmakers want to negotiate a plan for increasing state funding to local governments first before moving to the stadium deal.
“We’re negotiating on shared revenue first, so we haven’t really gotten to the point of getting into all the details of a Brewers deal or what it potentially would look like,” Vos said. “I think for many of my colleagues who don’t live in the southeastern Wisconsin region, the idea of writing a check out to any professional sports team in Wisconsin, is probably a nonstarter.”
Vos said he’d like to see a plan for stadium improvements similar to the Milwaukee Bucks deal that kept the team in Milwaukee and provided funding for the Fiserv Forum. That plan, which was finalized in 2015, was structured as a public-private investment. Following negotiations with Republican lawmakers, the state’s portion of public funding for the arena was $80 million.
The 1995 Brewers deal to construct Miller Park authorized government bonding, or borrowing, to pay for construction of the stadium. Borrowing for the project totaled more than $259 million, according to a 2019 memo from the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau. Taxpayers in Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, Waukesha and Racine counties paid an extra 0.1 percent sales tax to retire that debt and the associated interest. Evers signed a law in 2019 requiring the local sales tax to expire in 2020.
At the Milwaukee Press Club event, Vos did say there was a “strong incentive” to ensuring the team stays in Wisconsin, adding that a future partnership with the state is possible. But he also said he wouldn’t support a new tax for funding improvements.
“It’s got to be the locals also stepping up saying hey, here’s what the city and the county are willing to do to keep one of the biggest economic drivers for the city and the county, and not assume it’s all going to be state funded,” Vos said.
But the Milwaukee County Committee on Intergovernmental Relations passed a resolution Monday opposing the use of the Milwaukee County tax levy to fund any long-term renovations at the stadium, citing “more urgent, higher funding priorities” for the county.
While presenting the county’s budget last year, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley warned that Milwaukee County will soon not have enough money to fund essential services like public safety, parks, bus routes and emergency services.
The resolution, which received bipartisan support on the committee, will be voted on by the full county board at a future meeting. Milwaukee County Board member Steve Taylor, who said he’s a Republican like Vos, supported the resolution. Taylor said using local funds for a stadium deal would take “precious resources” away from the county. The committee also passed a resolution Monday that calls for state lawmakers to remove several restrictions placed on Milwaukee in the current shared revenue proposal.
“We just were debating the fact that we don’t have enough shared revenue, we need a sales tax, and at the same time that these conversations are taking place, we’re basically being told … you’re going to be paying for this,” Taylor said during the meeting.
Milwaukee County Board member Ryan Clancy, who is also a state representative and a member of the socialist caucus, said he doesn’t believe public dollars should be spent for stadium improvements.
“You know legislation is bad when both the socialists and the conservatives on the board agree enough to sign onto the same resolution opposing it,” Clancy said.
The Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District is charged with overseeing and maintaining American Family Field. Evers’ office said without funding from the state, the district does not have the resources to meet its obligations to maintain the stadium. During a public forum last year, Rick Schlesinger, the team’s president of business operations, mentioned American Family Field’s trademark retractable roof as one of the features most in need of attention at the stadium.
On Opening Day in April, Schlesinger said he was optimistic a deal would be struck.
“We’ve had a lot of discussions with folks on both sides of the aisle. … We’re very optimistic, because what we’re hearing in Madison is the ultimate objective everybody shares, which is keeping the Brewers here long-term in a facility where our landlord, the stadium distinct, has sufficient funds to meet its obligations,” he said.
Brewers owners haven’t made a public statement about leaving Milwaukee, but some supporters worry that without the funding, the club could relocate when its lease expires in 2030. Recently, a diverse group of statewide leaders banded together to form the Home Crew Coalition to ensure that doesn’t happen. Omar Shaikh, a Milwaukee restaurateur and developer, is the chair of the coalition. In a statement, he said he’s still optimistic a deal will soon occur.
“It’s clear that everybody wants to work towards a solution that saves Major League Baseball in Milwaukee,” Shaikh said. “Our leaders in Wisconsin are taking this issue seriously, and I’m confident that we will continue building bipartisan support around the ballpark.”
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BUFFALO, N.Y., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Through an industry-defining partnership established in early 2022, Circuit Clinical and Medidata, a Dassault Systèmes company, have successfully certified Circuit's team members on Medidata's DCT (Decentralized Clinical Trial) and Rave EDC (Electronic Data Capture) technology, bringing a holistic understanding of the combined value-stack this partnership provides. Medidata's technology and Circuit's national footprint of team members, along with traditional & hybrid care sites, creates a high-touch, high-tech solution that allows for expedited study-startup timelines, better insights, and patient-provider communications through a unified onboarding process for all newly awarded clinical trials.
"The work of the partnership between Circuit and Medidata has been focused on this internal milestone as we merge our research network and skilled individuals of every specialty with the industry's best-in-class technology platform," says Dana Edwards, Chief Commercial Offer at Circuit Clinical. "This partnership enables the integration and standardization of Circuit Clinical sites with Medidata's Rave and Patient Cloud technologies, which will expedite study start-up timelines within the Circuit Clinical Network."
Kelly McKee, Vice President, Patient Registries and Recruitment at Medidata, stated, "We are excited to have all Circuit Clinical staff trained on Medidata's platforms to further our partnership and support our expansion of decentralized clinical trials (DCTs). These certifications help provide the means to transform the way sponsors and sites conduct clinical trials, facilitate expedited study start-up, and, most important, reduce the burden and improve the clinical trial experience for patients."
Team members who completed the training will receive a series of custom badges to celebrate the individual and collective milestone and alert industry partners to a new knowledge base.
To learn more about this strategic partnership between Circuit and Medidata, click here. If you are interested in joining as a Circuit Clinical Conductor, please look through our open positions and contact us.
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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s anti-trust watchdog announced on Tuesday that it is blocking the buyout of cancer-screening company GRAIL by biotech giant Illumina in a rare move by European regulators against two U.S. companies.
Illumina is a major supplier of next-generation sequencing (NGS) systems for genetic and genomic analysis, while GRAIL is a health company developing blood tests to try to catch cancer early. Illumina announced an $8 billion acquisition of GRAIL in 2020.
But the European Commission, which polices competition issues, said the buyout “would have enabled and incentivized Illumina to foreclose GRAIL’s rivals, who are dependent on Illumina’s technology, from access to an essential input they need to develop and market their own tests.”
Commission Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager said that “it is vital to preserve competition between early cancer detection test developers at this critical stage of development. As Illumina did not put forward remedies that would have solved our concerns, we prohibited the merger.”
The commission said it received feedback from several customers and competitors during its probe of the buyout, but Vestager declined to name any of GRAIL’s competitors whose interests might have been hurt.
The commission said market players were concerned that “Illumina would cut access to its NGS technology to GRAIL’s rivals, or otherwise disadvantage them, to gain control over the promising early cancer-detection testing market.”
Illumina said it intends to appeal the decision, which comes just days after a U.S. Federal Trade Commission judge ruled in favor of its acquisition of GRAIL.
“Illumina can make GRAIL’s life-saving multi-cancer early detection test more available, more affordable, and more accessible — saving lives and lowering healthcare costs,” said Charles Dadswell, General Counsel of Illumina.
“We continue to believe, this merger is pro-competitive and will accelerate innovation,” he said.
Vestager also said that Illumina appears to have broken EU merger rules by completing the buyout before the commission cleared the move.
“This is unheard of. Companies abide by our rules. They require them to not implement a merger before they have been notified and cleared by the commission,” she told reporters in Brussels.
Illumina’s actions, Vestager said, have created a “troublesome situation. Illumina now needs to undo the effects of its actions and unwind the acquisition.”
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BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union energy ministers on Tuesday started seeking some common ground to flesh out the barest of tentative agreements that their leaders could find last week to soften the blow of an energy crisis for their citizens while maintaining a united front during Russia's war in Ukraine.
With winter approaching, home energy bills piling up and some businesses teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, there is a popular outcry for the 27-nation bloc to move much faster. But the fluctuating global energy markets and different energy mixes among member states — ranging from nuclear to natural gas and other fossil fuels — make smart, lightning-quick decisions nearly impossible.
“We have to be fast. And I will not hide that I am slightly disappointed that we are not going as fast forward as possible,” said Czech Deputy Prime Minister Jozef Sikela, who chaired Tuesday's meeting.
“There is urgency, because our industries are destabilized and can no longer face international competition,” French Energy Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher said.
After the vague commitments of their leaders last Friday, the ministers were looking at updated proposals from the European Commission, the EU's executive arm, such as variations of a gas price cap and joint natural gas purchases meant to target volatility in energy markets, which sends bills higher.
But Sikela said the measures left something to be desired: “At least for me — I simply — I'm missing a lot of things within the proposal.”
So instead of having a deal on a gas price cap and other decisions to keep prices lower within days, Sikela is looking for agreement by the end of November.
Key will be to decide what targeted steps would actually help to keep businesses running and households warm over the coming months.
As a result of trade disruptions tied to Russia’s war in Ukraine, EU nations have reduced the overall share of Russian natural gas imports to the EU from 40% before the invasion to around 7%. And gas storage has already far exceeded targets and stands at some 95% of capacity ahead of the winter heating season.
The EU has relied on increased imports of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, including from the United States, to help address the fall in Russian supplies. The bloc will need LNG shipments even more in winter 2023 to refill storages that still include Russian gas this year.
Along with mild weather so far and their commitment in principle last week to stand united, EU leaders said the efforts have helped drive down prices for gas from record summer highs.
Natural gas prices on the European benchmark TTF have been steadily dropping, falling to their lowest level since mid-June this week. Gas was trading at 94 euros per megawatt-hour Tuesday, a far cry from the peak of 349.90 euros per megawatt-hour on Aug. 26.
The general question hanging over the frantic EU deliberations is whether any regulatory changes meant to curb gas prices would ultimately be self-defeating by encouraging consumption of the fuel. EU governments have already agreed to reduce demand for gas by 15% between this past August and March 2023.
The EU is pursuing a plan that focuses on next year, too: joint gas purchases. The aim is to leverage the EU’s collective market weight to gain more favorable prices from foreign suppliers other than Russia.
It is something that Germany sees a prime mover that would have an immediate impact.
“Europe has great market power," Germany Energy Minister Robert Habeck said. “When the big players can get to an agreement, should or are allowed to purchase together, then Europe’s market power will show.”
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Fordham Law
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Theresa Conduah is a partner in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in the Orange County office of Haynes and Boone, LLP. Her practice focuses on advising clients on trademark disputes, patent litigation, and technology transactions, among other matters.
Conduah has broad-based experience helping companies protect their intellectual property on a global scale, including providing strategic counsel on trademark and copyright portfolios; design patents; brand protection; and anti-counterfeit programs. She has served as an in-house IP counsel at United Airlines, Toyota Motor North America, Inc., and, most recently, at dosist, a health and wellness company. Previously, as a lawyer in private practice, she counseled clients in the technology, financial services, entertainment, and sports industries about IP prosecution and enforcement matters. Conduah is a frequent speaker, volunteer, and advocate for diversity in law issues. Born in Ghana in West Africa, she faced adversity merely by her place of birth.
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NEW YORK (WPIX) — Rapper Cardi B spent the last week working toward completing her court-mandated community service over a Queens strip club fight.
She was sentenced to 15 days of service and has until March 1 to finish it all after a judge granted her an extension. Cardi B tweeted selfies throughout the week before heading off to community service.
“Day whatever the f— of community service……….,” she tweeted on Tuesday. ”Obey the law !!!!”
Wednesday featured another reminder to her followers – in all capital letters – not to commit crimes.
“Community service ….I have to do a lot of hours today and I’m very sleepy ……..YOU DO THE CRIME YOU DO THE TIME!!!!!,” she tweeted on Thursday.
On Friday, Cardi B tweeted that her “brains are burning from waking up early” for community service and studio time. She said she did the crime, so she only had herself to blame.
The rapper also attended an NYPD Girl Talk event on Friday. According to the NYPD, she “shared her rags to riches story.”
“She talked about her struggles and how she overcame them to achieve success,” NYPD Training tweeted. “She encouraged the girls to work hard and pursue their dreams, no matter how big or small they may be. Thank you @iamcardib.”
Video shows Cardi B taking selfies with the girls and dancing.
“Community service has been the best thing that has happened to me,” the rapper tweeted on Saturday. “Almost like a spiritual journey because sometimes I leave these centers in tears. Those people that we leave behind they just need somebody to talk and a lil push and YOU might be able to change their life forever.”
It wasn’t immediately clear as of Sunday how much of her community service sentence the rapper, whose real name is Belcalis Almanzar, had completed in connection with the October 2018 assault.
Cardi B rejected a plea deal in the case in 2019. Later in the year, she pleaded not guilty. The rapper was indicted on 14 charges, including two felony counts of attempted assault. After her eventual guilty plea, Cardi B owned up to having made bad choices and said she wanted to set a good example for her kids.
“These moments don’t define me and they are not reflective of who I am now,” she said at the time. “I’m looking forward to moving past this situation with my family and friends and getting back to the things I love the most—the music and my fans.”
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DETROIT (AP) — Kenyon Martin Jr. had a four-point possession with 31 seconds left to help the Houston Rockets beat the Detroit Pistons 117-114 on Saturday night in a matchup of the NBA's worst teams.
The Rockets had a 16-8 advantage in offensive rebounds, a 21-4 edge in second-chance points and outscored the Pistons 70-42 in the paint.
Houston played without Jalen Green (calf), Kevin Porter, Jr. (foot) and Apleren Sengun (non-COVID illness), while coach Stephen Silas missed the game to attend a memorial for his father Paul, who played and coached in the NBA for 48 years.
“I would say 98% of this win came from hustle and hard work,” Rockets interim coach John Lucas said. “With three key scorers out, I think a lot of guys were excited because the ball would be moving and they would get a chance to play.
“Coach has already texted us about getting a good win. Today was a celebration of his dad's life, but I hope this made it a little easier.”
Eric Gordon led the Rockets (12-38) with 24 points. Martin had 15 points and 13 rebounds, and Tari Eason added 16 points and 10 rebounds.
“This is a really good road win,” Martin said. “We got some stops, made some plays and now we can get out of this cold and get back home.”
Alec Burks had 21 points for the Pistons (13-38). They have lost five of six.
“It seems like all these games come down to the end, but it is all the small things that we aren't doing earlier in games that hurt us,” Pistons coach Dwane Casey said. “We aren't a good enough team to take anyone lightly. We can't do that."
With the Pistons leading 112-109, Martin was fouled as his layup bounced twice off the rim before dropping in. He missed the free throw, but Jae'Sean Tate kept the ball alive and Martin's putback gave the Rockets a 113-112 lead.
“Coaches start teaching you to box out on free throws in junior high,” Casey said. “In that situation, you almost have to be face guarding, because you know they will be crashing with a bad free-throw shooter on the line.”
Jabari Smith Jr. then tied up Burks, and the Rockets won the jump ball.
Gordon hit two free throws to make it 115-112, but Jalen Ivey's layup spun in to make it a one-point game with 10 seconds to go.
Gordon added two more free throws, making it 117-114, and Ivey's tying 3-point attempt was off the rim.
The Rockets were 3-of-20 on 3-pointers in the first 39 minutes but made five in a row to stay alive in the fourth quarter.
“We normally struggle in the fourth quarter by turning the ball over and getting pushed around,” Lucas said. “This time, we didn't let that happen.”
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Rockets: Houston has won three straight in Detroit, but is still just 21-49 in the Motor City. However, they are 49-22 at home against the Pistons.
Pistons: Detroit was trying to win two straight games for only the second time this season. They beat the Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz on Nov. 22-23.
LOPSIDED BATTLE ON THE GLASS
Neither team has done much right this season, but Houston’s biggest strength was a perfect match for Detroit’s most significant problems. The Rockets came into the game leading the league in offensive-rebound percentage at 29.6%, while the Pistons are one of the worst defensive-rebounding teams at 74.2%. Saturday, the Rockets grabbed 36.4% of their offensive-rebound attempts.
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Rockets: Host Oklahoma City on Wednesday night.
Pistons: At Dallas on Monday night.
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TRURO, Nova Scotia — A public inquiry has found widespread failures in how Canada’s federal police force responded to the country’s worst mass shooting and recommends that the government rethink the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s central role in the country’s policing.
In a seven-volume report released Thursday, the Mass Casualty Commission also says the RCMP missed red flags in the years leading up to the Nova Scotia rampage on April 18-19, 2020, which left 22 people slain by a denture maker disguised as an RCMP officer and driving a replica police vehicle.
The assailant, Gabriel Wortman, was killed by two Mounties at a gas station in Enfield, Nova Scotia, 13 hours into his rampage. Disguised as a police officer, Wortman shot people in their homes and set fires in a killing spree that included 16 crime scenes in five rural communities across the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called it one of the darkest chapters in Canadian history and said he hopes the report is one of the many steps toward ensuring a tragedy like that never happens again. Trudeau attended the report’s release in Nova Scotia and said his government will examine it closely. “There is no question that there needs to be changes, and there will be,” Trudeau said.
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Among other things, the commission says the national police force is badly disorganized. Its review of the RCMP’s 5,000 pages of policies and procedures found the force’s own members were unclear on proper responses to critical incidents and communication with the public.
The report delves deeply into the causes of the mass shooting. These include the killer’s violence toward his spouse and the failure of police to act on it, and “implicit biases” that seemed to blind officers and community members to the danger a white, male professional posed.
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In response, the commissioners call for a future RCMP where the current 26-week model of training is scrapped — as it’s no longer sufficient for the complex demands of policing. The academy would be replaced with a three-year, degree-based model of education, as exists in Finland.
The document begins with an account of the police errors in the years before the killings, and the events of April 18 and 19.
The report’s summary says that soon after the shooting started in Portapique, Nova Scotia, RCMP commanders disregarded witness accounts, and senior Mounties wrongly assumed residents were mistaken when they reported seeing the killer driving a fully marked RCMP cruiser.
“Important community sources of information were ignored,” it says.
In addition, the report says police failed to promptly send out alerts to the public with a description of the killer until it was too late for some of his victims.
Having laid out a litany of shortcomings, the inquiry calls for a fresh external review of the police force. It says the federal minister of public safety should then establish priorities for the RCMP, “retaining the tasks that are suitable to a federal policing agency, and identifying what responsibilities are better reassigned to other agencies.”
“This may entail a reconfiguration of policing in Canada and a new approach to federal financial support for provincial and municipal policing services,” the report says.
Michael Duheme, the interim RCMP commissioner, said he hasn't had time to go through the recommendations despite the RCMP getting a copy of the report on Wednesday.
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Duheme said he was “deeply sorry” for the pain and suffering endured by families of the victims. “I can’t even imagine what you have endured,” he said, adding that the RCMP "must learn and we are committed to do just that.”
Dennis Daley, the head of the RCMP in Nova Scotia, said to the families that he knows that the response “wasn't what you needed to be. And for that I am deeply sorry.”
The victims in Canada’s worst mass shooting included an RCMP officer, a teacher, health-care workers, retirees, neighbors of the shooter, and two correctional officers killed in their home. The rampage started when Wortman attacked his spouse.
“Nothing will bring my brother back or any of the other people in this horrible ordeal,” said Scott McLeod, the brother of victim Sean McLeod. “If this report makes a positive change nationwide it will be appreciated, I know, by families.”
The report details Wortman ‘s history of domestic violence in his relationships with women, including his spouse Lisa Banfield. In particular, the report notes the experience of Brenda Forbes, a neighbor in Portapique who informed the RCMP of Wortman’s violence toward Banfield. He never faced any consequences, but she dealt with years of stalking, harassment, and threats from Wortman, prompting her to leave the province.
Jessica Zita, lawyer for Banfield, read a statement from her client in which she says she hopes there will be meaningful changes from the recommendations, especially those involving domestic violence.
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Mass shootings are relatively rare in Canada. The country overhauled its gun-control laws after gunman Marc Lepine killed 14 women and himself at Montreal’s Ecole Polytechnique college in 1989. Before the Nova Scotia rampage, that had been the country’s worst.
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Nominations will be unveiled December 12, 2022 Changes Made in Television Categories
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hollywood Foreign Press Association® (HFPA) today announced the awards timetable for the 80th Annual Golden Globe® Awards along with several changes including the splitting of an acting category in television. Nominations will be announced on Monday, December 12, 2022, with award winners announced on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, in a ceremony televised live on NBC and Peacock from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The Golden Globe Awards are one of the few awards ceremonies to include both motion picture and television achievements.
Among the changes include modifications to the supporting acting categories for television. The HFPA has created the following categories immediately eligible for the 80th Golden Globe Awards:
- Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series/Musical-Comedy or Drama
- Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series/ Musical-Comedy or Drama
- Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series/Anthology or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series/Anthology or Motion Picture Made for Television
Additionally, the HFPA Board of Directors approved the continuation of rules implemented last year for this year including:
- There will continue to be no mandatory motion picture screenings; and
- Submissions of motion pictures and television program remain voluntary for eligibility
While we encourage studios to confirm an official screening on the HFPA calendar, this remains voluntary for the 80th Golden Globe Awards. While we encourage studios to submit their eligible content for consideration, this is also not mandatory for Golden Globe consideration this year.
Each motion picture and television project will automatically be eligible as long as it was released during the calendar year of 2022 (or during the longer eligibility window applicable to non-English language motion pictures). All eligible motion pictures and television programs will be included in the reminders list, which is overseen by a select panel that has been assembling a breakdown of all products released throughout the year, and an assignment of relevant categories. Studios, networks, and streamers also will have the option to submit their suggestions for specific categories.
The deadline for Motion Picture and Television submissions is Monday, November 7, 2022.
Rules, submission forms and timetable may be found here.
80th Annual Golden Globe Awards Timetable
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) was founded in 1943 – then known as the Hollywood Foreign Correspondents Association – by a group of entertainment journalists based in Los Angeles. During World War II, the non-profit organization established a cultural bridge between Tinseltown and millions around the world seeking an escape and inspiration through entertainment. The HFPA continues to do so today with a membership representing more than 55 countries. Since 1944, the group has hosted the annual Golden Globe® Awards – the premier ceremony which honors achievements in both television and film. The licensing fees from the Golden Globe® Awards has enabled the organization to donate more than $50 million to more than 70 entertainment-related charities, film restoration, scholarship programs and humanitarian efforts over the last three decades. Its efforts include support for diversity programs in partnership with advocacy groups promoting greater access in Hollywood aimed at underserved communities. For more information, please visit www.GoldenGlobes.com and follow us on Twitter (@GoldenGlobes), Facebook (www.facebook.com/GoldenGlobes), Instagram (@GoldenGlobes), and in Spanish on Twitter (@globosdeoro), and Facebook (www.facebook.com/globosdeoropaginaoficial).
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Archives on Tuesday requested that the Secret Service investigate “the potential unauthorized deletion” of agency text messages sent and received around the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The Secret Service has come under heavy scrutiny following the revelation last week that text messages sent around the time of the Capitol attack may have been erased. In response, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 investigation issued a subpoena for the messages and other related records.
The Secret Service has said all procedures were followed and pledged “full cooperation” with the Archives’ review.
“The United States Secret Service respects and supports the important role of the National Archives and Records Administration in ensuring the preservation of government records,” said agency spokesman Anthony Guglielmi.
The deletion of the messages has raised the prospect of lost evidence that could shed further light on then-President Donald Trump’s actions during the insurrection, particularly after testimony about his confrontation with security as he tried to join supporters at the Capitol.
The National Archives, which is in charge of government record-keeping, asked the Secret Service to investigate the possible erasure of the messages and report back within 30 days.
“Through several news sources, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has become aware of the potential unauthorized deletion of United States Secret Service (Secret Service) text messages,” Laurence Brewer, the chief record keeper for the U.S., said in a letter to the Department of Homeland Security.
If it is determined any text messages were deleted, the agency must detail what records were affected, a statement on the reasoning for deletion, plan for establishing safeguards to prevent future loss as well as “details of all agency actions taken to salvage, retrieve, or reconstruct the records,” the letter read.
The potential loss of the records first came to light last week when the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, in a letter obtained by The Associated Press, told lawmakers that Secret Service messages between Jan. 5 and Jan. 6, 2021, were erased “as part of a device-replacement program.”
The watchdog said the messages were deleted after they had been requested as part of an investigation into the Jan. 6 attack.
The Secret Service responded by telling AP that “the insinuation that the Secret Service maliciously deleted text messages following a request is false.”
“In fact, the Secret Service has been fully cooperating with the OIG in every respect — whether it be interviews, documents, emails, or texts,” Secret Service spokesman Guglielmi said.
He said the Secret Service had started to reset its mobile devices to factory settings in January 2021 “as part of a pre-planned, three-month system migration.” In that process, some data was lost.
The nine-member House Jan. 6 panel has taken a recent, renewed interest in the Secret Service following the dramatic testimony of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson about Trump’s actions on the day of the insurrection.
Also Tuesday, Guglielmi said the agency had sent an initial set of documents and records to congressional investigators but it remains unclear if it falls within the requirements of the committee’s subpoena.
A request for comment from the Jan. 6 committee was not immediately returned.
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A second part of the queen's funeral will take place at Windsor Castle, about 25 miles from London's Westminster Abby. She will be interred next to her late husband.
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Alec Baldwin, Hilaria Baldwin welcome 7th child together: 'Our tiny dream come true'
Alec Baldwin and his wife Hilaria Baldwin have welcomed their seventh child together — a baby girl named Ilaria Catalina Irena.
The name seemingly derives from the baby's mother, who was originally born Hilary Lynn Hayward-Thomas and only later adopted the Spanish pronunciation of her name, in a move that sparked outrage among the masses.
This is the "Rust" actor's eighth child, as he shares Ireland, 26, with ex-wife Kim Basinger.
The 38-year-old, who has been married to the 64-year-old actor since 2012, shared on her Instagram a video of her and the baby in the hospital, as well as Baldwin sporting a tiny footprint on his arm.
ALEC BALDWIN JOKES WITH PREGNANT WIFE HILARIA, 7TH CHILD WILL HAVE 'ALL-AMERICAN' NAME
She wrote, "She's here! We are so excited to introduce you to our tiny dream come true … Her Baldwinito siblings are spending the day bonding and welcoming her into our home."
The announcement says the latest Baldwin edition was brought into the world on September 22.
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The now mother of seven shared with fans, "Much love to you all. We are so happy to celebrate this wonderful news with you."
Although large, their brood has faced challenges, as Hilaria has been transparent about suffering multiple miscarriages and using a surrogate for baby number six, which resulted in her having two children months apart.
Although a happy time for the couple, Baldwin is currently intertwined with an investigation into the death of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer on his movie, "Rust."
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Baldwin maintains that he did not fire the gun that tragically killed Hutchins, but rather the weapon misfired. While no charges have been filed and the medical examiner ruled Hutchins' death as an accident, the prosecutors have just received funds to pursue legal action if they deem fit in this case.
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LAVAL, QC, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bausch Health Companies Inc. (NYSE/TSX: BHC) ("Bausch Health" or the "Company") today announced the Company is providing a presentation on its business during the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders on June 21, 2022. The presentation will be available on the Investor Relations section of the Bausch Health website. The Company has filed a Form 8-K this morning, annexing this presentation.
About Bausch Health
Bausch Health Companies Inc. (NYSE/TSX: BHC) is a global diversified pharmaceutical company whose mission is to improve people's lives with our health care products. We develop, manufacture and market a range of products primarily in gastroenterology, hepatology, neurology, dermatology, international pharmaceuticals and eye health, through our approximately 90% ownership of Bausch + Lomb Corporation. With our leading durable brands, we are delivering on our commitments as we build an innovative company dedicated to advancing global health. For more information, visit www.bauschhealth.com and connect with us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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When I write roundups of books that have been translated into English, I often concentrate on choosing works that play well together. I've focused on the surreal and the creepy -- and highlighted the role of the translator and the colonial history of the author's country.
Although the U.S. has miles to go in terms of publishing international literature, there's still an abundance of newly translated works to choose from — so linking books by theme or genre can help narrow the focus. But also, I am always wary of treating translation as its own genre: I never want to pretend that books are similar, or related, by virtue only of not having been written in English first.
All that said, today's books have almost nothing in common. For these three books — Iraqi poet Faleeha Hassan's memoir War and Me; Mexican novelist Brenda Lozano's Witches; and Uyghur novelist and social critic Perhat Tursun's The Backstreets -- their commonalities are very broad: All three books engage explicitly and intensely with injustice, and all three are terrifically written and translated. Beyond that, they need nothing to unite them. Each stands out on its own merits.
War and Me by Faleeha Hassan, trans. William Hutchins
At the start of War and Me, Faleeha Hassan, a major Iraqi poet now living in exile in New Jersey, writes, "[N]ext to my name in the Unknown World or beside it at the moment I was born, the only comment inscribed must have been: 'Faleeha Hassan will coexist with war for most of the years of her life.'" Her memoir is the tale of that coexistence, which includes the Iran-Iraq War, Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, both George Bushes' invasions of Iraq, and the 1990 United Nations sanctions against Iraq, which Hassan sees as economic warfare that "resulted in our suffering pitiful hunger, deprivation, and exposure to various maladies." But rarely does Hassan tell her story from a wide political vantage. Instead, her narrative is highly personal and lushly detailed. She proceeds in purely chronological order, starting at her birth and writing her way up to the present day — a mode that can seem artless, especially if you're used to the highly focused, novelistic memoirs that are in style these days, but that is all the more successful because it seems so natural. Reading War and Me often feels like listening to a new friend tell her life story, complete with jokes, dreams, and detours.
Hassan offsets her chatty narrative with bursts of lyrical language, especially on the too-often-twinned subjects of love and war. As a girl, she imagines the Iranian army "besiege[ing] all of us like some giant serpent." Later in the Iran-Iraq War, when she falls briefly in love with a soldier named Anwar, the romance has an effect that astounds her: "For the first time since 1980, I felt I was inhaling air imbued with peace." Unfortunately, in War and Me, peace is nearly always inner, and nearly always ephemeral. Reading it is, for that reason, as infuriating as it is moving. It's impossible not to want better for Hassan and her family before the first chapters are done.
Witches by Brenda Lozano, trans. Heather Cleary
I'm usually wary of novels that alternate narrators. Often, one narrator is more winning or more fully developed than the other, and I find myself speeding through half the story to get back to my preferred protagonist. Not so in Brenda Lozano's Witches, which braids the life story of a Zapotec curandera named Feliciana with that of Zoe, a reporter who travels to interview Feliciana after her cousin Paloma, who taught her to heal, is murdered for being Muxe, a third gender American readers would understand as trans. Zoe and Feliciana sound nothing alike — a real feat on both Lozano and Cleary's parts. Feliciana's sections are looping and abstract, while Zoe's are as clipped and sharp as any journalist's writing would be. The contrast between them is irresistible. At the end of each Feliciana chapter, I was excited to return to Zoe's voice, and vice versa.
Witches' swift, intertwined narrative never elides Feliciana and Paloma's life in rural southern Mexico with Zoe's life in Mexico City. Still, their proximity — and Zoe's plain desire to learn from Feliciana — cannot help but highlight their shared experiences as women making their own way in a world too often defined by male desires. Paloma, who had "wings where other people have regrets and fears," was Feliciana's model of joyful resistance; Feliciana, who believes that "you can't really know another woman until you know yourself," becomes a model for Zoe. Lozano writes their stories, and their growing connection, with such warmth that often reading Witches feels like sneaking into Feliciana's house with Zoe. By the end, the novel feels like a community.
The Backstreets by Perhat Tursun, trans. Darren Byler and Anonymous
In 2017, while Darren Byler was translating Perhat Tursun's The Backstreets, his co-translator — who, he writes in his introduction, was "a young Uyghur man who was in a position very similar to [Tursun's] protagonist: an underemployed, alienated young migrant who had recently left his job due to systemic discrimination" — disappeared, likely into one of the Chinese government's reeducation camps. A year later, Tursun himself was detained and has vanished into the same system. The Backstreets is an agonizing testimony to the anti-Uyghur policies and prejudices that led to their disappearances. It is also good writing of the sort that makes me feel like somebody has wrenched my head 90 degrees to the left: It's both clear and disorienting, an utterly new way of describing the world.
Of course, this isn't to say The Backstreets is without precedent. Tursun's modernist tale of a man wandering an illegible, hostile city — Ürümchi, the capital of Xinjiang — is plainly influenced by Albert Camus' The Stranger and Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man. Yet it's also characterized by a level of empathy and optimism that Camus, especially, would find alien. Early in the book, as the nameless narrator walks through streets so fogged with pollution that Ürümchi seems to "fade into the dimness of imagination," he passes a man muttering, "Chop the [Uyghur] people from the Six Cities, chop, chop, chop, chop..." As a reader, I was terrified; the narrator, however, tries for several paragraphs to understand the man, even pitying him for being so enraged that "his anger was wearing down his soul," before remembering with a jolt, "I was always-already the one [the man] was going to chop." This memory of prejudice defines the narrator's life.
He refers to himself often as "me, a Uyghur man," as if reminding himself how Han Chinese strangers see him. This memory can be both painful and frightening; the threat of violence hovers over the narrator like Ürümchi's ubiquitous fog. Still, he clings to his conviction that "the greatest thing in the world is living," despite what Byler describes as the grinding "work it takes for the colonized to live."
Lily Meyer is a writer and translator living in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Britain's currency weakened to a record low against the U.S. dollar, while government borrowing costs shot up. This happened after the new conservative government announced new economic proposals.
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Jason Lindsey’s Forecast
Tracking a Chilly Start to the Week
Published: Mar. 12, 2023 at 6:52 PM EDT|Updated: 18 minutes ago
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Tracking a reinforcing shot of cold air, settling in, behind a cold front, overnight, which means we’ll start out the week with below normal temperatures and chances for snow showers and flurries.
A high pressure will take control of our weather mid-week. Expect a mix of sun and clouds and highs in the 60s by Thursday.
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HOUSTON (KIAH) – Many of us are searching for a white Christmas this year, whether that be in the form of snow, or a personal preference, a white sandy beach with a crystal clear, blue ocean view.
Both of those of options however, are rarely ever present in Texas.
NOAA recently released this graphic showing the historical probability of at least 1” of snow on Christmas. Some locations like the Rockies, upstate New York, Vermont, and Maine see snowfall on Christmas 90-100% of the time! As for southeast Texas, 0-10%, and that range is pretty generous.
So, we don’t get the white snow, but we don’t get the white beaches with blue water either. It’s been asked plenty of times… Why is our Texas’ water brown?
Whether it be along the coast of Galveston, Brazosport, or even out to Corpus Christi, our Texas waters have this, what some might say, unsettling, murky tint. Don’t be alarmed, this is NATURAL. Yes, there is some pollution, and some bacteria, along our coast… but this is NOT the culprit behind the color.
Many rivers and smaller waterways feed out into the Gulf of Mexico. As the fresh water flows south, it brings with it soil, sediment, and organic matter. Giving the water that brownish color.
Have you ever heard or seen someone effortlessly floating in the Dead Sea? It sits between Jordan, to the east, and Israel to the west. The iconic dead sea is INCREDIBLY salty! This causes the density of the water to become very high with all of the concentrated salt. The liquid in our bodies (we are about 60% water!) is less dense than the sea, and … voila, we are then able to float through science, and not necessarily skill.
This is very similar to the phenomena that occurs along the coastline. Have you ever tasted the water in the Gulf of Mexico? Yuck!
Although I highly discouraged that action, I can confirm through my fair share of wipeouts waterskiing that it is SALTY! As our freshwater rivers, that hold the soil and sediment, flow into the salty Gulf of Mexico, the concentration of the river water is less dense, it floats!
Aerial views show that the further out you go offshore, the more the waters of the Gulf mix with the fresh water. The brownish tint gradually fades away. How fast this process occurs depends mainly on ocean currents, and surface winds.
So next time you are out along a Texas beach, don’t be scared to get it in… it is safe! I know of a long lived saying, A LITTLE DIRT DON’T HURT!
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Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions, says race cannot be a factor
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies.
The court’s conservative majority overturned admissions plans at Harvard and the University of North Carolina, the nation’s oldest private and public colleges, respectively.
Chief Justice John Roberts said that for too long universities have “concluded, wrongly, that the touchstone of an individual’s identity is not challenges bested, skills built, or lessons learned but the color of their skin. Our constitutional history does not tolerate that choice.”
Justice Clarence Thomas, the nation’s second Black justice who had long called for an end to affirmative action, wrote separately that the decision “sees the universities’ admissions policies for what they are: rudderless, race-based preferences designed to ensure a particular racial mix in their entering classes.”
Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in dissent that the decision “rolls back decades of precedent and momentous progress.”
Both Thomas and Sotomayor took the unusual step of reading a summary of their opinions aloud in the courtroom.
In a separate dissent, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson — the court’s first Black female justice — called the decision “truly a tragedy for us all.”
The vote was 6-3 in the North Carolina case and 6-2 in the Harvard case. Jackson sat out the Harvard case because she had been a member of an advisory governing board there.
The Supreme Court had twice upheld race-conscious college admissions programs in the past 20 years, including as recently as 2016.
But that was before the three appointees of former President Donald Trump joined the court. At arguments in late October, all six conservative justices expressed doubts about the practice, which had been upheld under Supreme Court decisions reaching back to 1978.
Lower courts also upheld the programs at both UNC and Harvard, rejecting claims that the schools discriminated against white and Asian American applicants.
The college admissions disputes are among several high-profile cases focused on race in America, and were weighed by the conservative-dominated, but most diverse court ever. Among the nine justices are four women, two Black people and a Latina.
The justices earlier in June decided a voting rights case in favor of Black voters in Alabama and rejected a race-based challenge to a Native American child protection law.
The affirmative action cases were brought by conservative activist Edward Blum, who also was behind an earlier affirmative action challenge against the University of Texas as well as the case that led the court in 2013 to end the use of a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act.
Blum formed Students for Fair Admissions, which filed the lawsuits against both schools in 2014.
The group argued that the Constitution forbids the use of race in college admissions and called for overturning earlier Supreme Court decisions that said otherwise.
Blum’s group also contended that colleges and universities can use other, race-neutral ways to assemble a diverse student body, including by focusing on socioeconomic status and eliminating the preference for children of alumni and major donors.
The schools said that they use race in a limited way, but that eliminating it as a factor altogether would make it much harder to achieve a student body that looks like America.
At the eight Ivy League universities, the number of nonwhite students increased by 55% from 2010 to 2021, according to federal data. That group, which includes, Native American, Asian, Black, Hispanic, Pacific Islander and biracial students, accounted for 35% of students on those campuses in 2021, up from 27% in 2010.
The end of affirmative action in higher education in California, Michigan, Washington state and elsewhere led to a steep drop in minority enrollment in the states’ leading public universities.
They are among nine states that already prohibit any consideration of race in admissions to their public colleges and universities. The others are: Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Nebraska, New Hampshire and Oklahoma.
In 2020, California voters easily rejected a ballot measure to bring back affirmative action.
A poll last month by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research showed 63% of U.S. adults say the court should allow colleges to consider race as part of the admissions process, yet few believe students’ race should ultimately play a major role in decisions. A Pew Research Center survey released last week found that half of Americans disapprove of considerations of applicants’ race, while a third approve.
The chief justice and Jackson received their undergraduate and law degrees from Harvard. Two other justices, Elena Kagan and Neil Gorsuch, went to law school there, and Kagan was the first woman to serve as the law school’s dean.
Every U.S. college and university the justices attended, save one, urged the court to preserve race-conscious admissions.
Those schools — Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Notre Dame and Holy Cross — joined briefs in defense of Harvard’s and UNC’s admissions plans.
Only Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s undergraduate alma mater, Rhodes College, in Memphis, Tennessee, was not involved in the cases.
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Volkswagen plans to sell 25 all-electric models in the U.S. by 2030, all of which will qualify for the full $7,500 federal tax credit under new Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) rules, the top U.S. executive of VW said in an interview with Bloomberg (via Automotive News Europe).
“We have a great opportunity in the U.S.,” VW Group of America CEO Pablo Di Si said in the interview. “I believe this is the right time and the right place.”
The IRA requires North American assembly of vehicles and their battery packs, and sets requirements for where battery raw materials can be sourced from. VW has already made plans for 80% of the 25 new EVs it plans to introduce by 2030 to be assembled in the U.S. or Mexico, which would check one of the tax-credit boxes. But it would need to do the same for all EVs, or perhaps assemble the remaining 20% in Canada, where the company last month announced an EV battery plant, to qualify for the full credit amount.
Automotive News Europe chalks this up to yet another attempt by the VW Group to grow U.S. market share. The company is targeting a 5% share for its namesake brand by 2030, up from 1.8% today, the publication notes, and 10% for its Audi and Porsche luxury brands over the same timeframe. Previous attempts including, in just the last decade, opening a U.S. factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and shifting the VW lineup to focus more on SUVs, have still left VW behind other automakers.
The ID.4 is currently VW’s only U.S.-made EV—and the only one that might qualify for the $7,500 tax credit. VW did promise that the ID.4, which is now being built in Chattanooga, would take on mainstream models like the Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4 as part of its “for millions, not just millionaires” EV mantra. VW now plans to spend $7 billion on expanding U.S. EV production, adding the ID.Buzz in 2024 and mid-size and large electric SUVs after that, according to Automotive News Europe.
The VW Group also has Scout, a new brand slated to build rugged electric trucks in the spirit of the classic International Scout off-roader, but it’s being run as a standalone company in America. The first Scout model, a $40,000 electric SUV, is due to be unveiled in 2024 and start production in 2026 at a new South Carolina factory.
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The following is a listing of all home transfers in the Brick area reported from May 22 to May 29. There were 22 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,540-square-foot home on Zinnia Court in Brick that sold for $375,000.
Brick
132 Clay Circle, Brick, $200,000, one bedroom and one bathroom.
15 Reef Place, Brick, $200,000, two bedrooms and one bathroom.
7 Masters Road, Brick, $217,000, one bedroom and one bathroom.
154 Sawmill Road, Brick, $250,000, two bedrooms and one bathroom.
2 Masters Road, Brick, $274,000, two bedrooms and one bathroom.
150 Esmeralda Court, Brick, $275,000, two bedrooms and one bathroom.
1004 Sandra Place, Brick, $295,000, two bedrooms and one bathroom.
3 Lowell Court, Brick, $300,000, two bedrooms and two bathrooms.
17 Riva Boulevard, Brick, $318,000, two bedrooms and two bathrooms.
221 Sunrise Street, Brick, $350,000, three bedrooms and one bathroom.
416 Rose Avenue, Brick, $365,000, three bedrooms and one bathroom.
605 Zinnia Court, Brick, $375,000, three bedrooms and two bathrooms.
960 Midvale Avenue, Brick, $375,000, three bedrooms and one bathroom.
117 Courtshire Drive, Brick, $376,400, two bedrooms and two bathrooms.
62 Parkway Drive, Brick, $385,000, three bedrooms and two bathrooms.
7 North Sailors Quay Drive, Brick, $410,000, three bedrooms and two bathrooms.
12 Marigold Lane, Brick, $425,000, two bedrooms and two bathrooms.
2314 Hooper Avenue, Brick, $450,000, two bedrooms and two bathrooms.
6 Floral Drive, Brick, $452,759, two bedrooms and two bathrooms.
25 Marigold Lane, Brick, $471,500, two bedrooms and two bathrooms.
34 Breton Road, Brick, $475,000, two bedrooms and one bathroom.
223 Arizona Drive, Brick, $610,000, four bedrooms and two bathrooms.
Real Estate Newswire is a service provided by United Robots, which uses machine learning to generate analysis of data from Propmix, an aggregator of national real-estate data.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A shuttle bus at Los Angeles International Airport crashed Thursday and at least two people were seriously injured, authorities said.
The crash happened just before 12:30 p.m. near an administrative building as the bus was traveling from the taxi and ride-hailing services parking lot on its way back to the main terminal, said airport spokesperson Victoria Spillabotti.
She did not know whether other vehicles were involved in the crash.
There were 30 people on board the bus but the majority of the passengers were not hurt, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Television news footage showed firefighters wheeling at least one patient on a gurney to an ambulance.
Firefighters and paramedics were evaluating the passengers to see whether any need to be taken to the hospital.
Additional information was not immediately available, such as how the crash occurred. Officials did not know who owns and operates the shuttle bus.
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(NEXSTAR) — Footage of a $1.95-million property in Toronto, Ontario, has become a source of amusement for TikTok viewers across the globe, thanks largely to its super-skinny design and the unusual placement of its toilet.
The three-story house, located in Toronto’s Little Portugal neighborhood, has been on the market for only 13 days, according to real estate agent Keven Trudel of Real Estate Bay Realty in Ontario. But in that time, the listing has managed to leave quite the impression on TikTok.
“WHY IS THERE A TOILET IN THE BEDROOM?!” asked one user, understandably, after viewing a virtual tour of the property on TikTok.
Indeed, there is a toilet in the bedroom. But that’s not all: There’s also a shower in the other corner of the room, and a sink in the hallway.
“Who the hell made that design choice[?]” a viewer asked.
“I came here to know why there is a toilet just feet from the bed,” another TikTok user wrote. “Is this prison?”
Trudel, meanwhile, told Nexstar there’s a very simple explanation for the toilet, albeit one that probably raises more questions than it answers: The homeowner built the property for himself, and never got around to cordoning off the bathroom.
“Yes, the toilet in the bedroom is … the most [talked-about] topic of this house,” said Trudel. “The original plan was to separate the toilet with a wall. For such reason, the seller decided to leave it open since he lives alone and [hadn’t] built this property for resale at the time.
“That being said, the seller is open to build a wall if the new purchaser wants it,” Trudel added.
But that’s not the only issue viewers have with the property. The house, which actually comprises three units, was built on a lot measuring only 12.5-feet wide, making it quite skinny, for lack of a better word.
“I’ve always dreamed of living in a very narrow hallway,” one viewer remarked, while another joked that the house is in “2D.”
Trudel is well aware of their concerns.
“This house is not suitable for most people but does have a very unique look and investment opportunity that some people appreciate and would like in their real-estate portfolio,” Trudel said.
In fact, Trudel isn’t upset by any of the attention — negative or positive — that the listing is generating. After all, it was he who commissioned the TikTok influencer who ultimately shared the online tour, as his goal was to “get this listing viral.”
“As long as the most people possible see it, [that’s] key,” Trudel said.
As of Wednesday, Trudel claimed he had spoken to buyers across the globe, three of whom are “highly interested.”
“The exterior size of the house does not reflect … the feeling you have once you are inside,” Trudel claimed. “The second and third floors have lots of floor-to-ceiling windows, and [prospective buyers] viewing the property all agreed how comfortable it actually feels once you are inside — especially the main living room and the large kitchen areas.”
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Wausau Pilot & Review
This week’s featured cocktail is crisp and refreshing, not to mention beautiful! The Rasmopolitan is an original recipe from The Palms Supper Club and was created by Penny Borchardt.
Cocktail of the Week: Rasmopolitan
- 1 1/2 oz. Raspberry vodka
- 3/4 oz. Chambord
- 1 oz. Cranberry juice
- Splash of fresh lime juice
- Raspberries, for garnish
To create this drink, shake the liquid ingredients, pour into martini glass and garnish with a raspberry or two for good measure. Sit back and enjoy!
For this and many other delicious cocktails, visit Penny at The Palms Supper Club, 5912 Hwy. 51, Schofield.
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Twelve Senate Republicans on Tuesday supported final approval of a bill securing federal protections for same-sex marriage, allowing it to surpass the 60-vote threshold needed for passage.
The Republicans in the upper chamber who backed the bill were Sens. Susan Collins (Maine), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Rob Portman (Ohio), Thom Tillis (N.C.), Mitt Romney (Utah), Roy Blunt (Mo.), Cynthia Lummis (Wyo.), Richard Burr (N.C.), Shelley Moore Capito (W.Va.), Dan Sullivan (Alaska), Joni Ernst (Iowa) and Todd Young (Ind.).
The GOP senators’ support came as no surprise since they all supported advancing the legislation in a series of recent votes, and Tuesday’s 61-36 vote now sends the legislation back to the House, which previously passed a similar version.
Three of the bill’s Republican supporters — Collins, Portman and Tillis — served as lead negotiators.
The five-member group, which also included Democratic Sens. Tammy Baldwin (Wis.) and Kyrsten Sinema (Ariz.), had punted the legislation until after the midterm elections to improve its chances of passing, also adding provisions to alleviate some Republicans’ religious liberty concerns.
“Tonight, the Senate took a historic step to help prevent discrimination, promote equality and protect the rights of all Americans by passing the Respect for Marriage Act that @SenatorBaldwin and I authored,” Collins wrote on Twitter. “Our bill would help ensure everyone is treated with respect and dignity.”
Blunt, who had publicly expressed support for the delay, cited the religious liberty protection additions in voting for the bill.
Blunt, Portman and Burr did not seek reelection this year and will retire from the upper chamber in January.
Some Republicans who supported the bill, including Lummis, said they did so while personally disagreeing with gay marriage.
“Wyoming is the Equality State, and while I firmly believe marriage is a sacred union between one man and one woman, I respect that others hold different beliefs,” Lummis said in a statement, citing her state’s constitution.
Romney, who earlier this fall was still undecided on the bill, similarly voiced approval after the Mormon church announced it supported the legislation. Romney is a longtime active member of the church.
“While I believe in traditional marriage, Obergefell is and has been the law of the land upon which LGBTQ individuals have relied. This legislation provides certainty to many LGBTQ Americans, and it signals that Congress — and I — esteem and love all of our fellow Americans equally,” Romney wrote in a statement after an earlier vote to advance the legislation.
With the exception of Sen. Raphael Warnock, who missed Tuesday’s vote as he campaigned for Georgia’s upcoming runoff, all Senate Democrats supported the legislation.
Retiring Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), who previously opposed a procedural vote on the bill, also missed the vote, in addition to Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.).
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FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) — Ariarne Titmus has broken the world record in the women 400-meter freestyle in a star-studded race that featured three women who have held the mark.
Titmus swam the distance in 3 minutes, 55.38 seconds to top the record set four months ago by Summer McIntosh of Canada of 3:56.08.
The record fell on Sunday on the first day of eight in the pool at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka in southwestern Japan. Some billed it as the most compelling race of the entire championships.
American Katie Ledecky finished second in 3:58.73 with bronze for Erika Fairweather of New Zealand in 3:59.59. Canadian McIntosh was fourth in 3:59.94.
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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the "Cash4Life" game were:
11-25-26-41-45, Cash Ball: 4
(eleven, twenty-five, twenty-six, forty-one, forty-five; Cash Ball: four)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the "Cash4Life" game were:
11-25-26-41-45, Cash Ball: 4
(eleven, twenty-five, twenty-six, forty-one, forty-five; Cash Ball: four)
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Jerry Lee Hanbery has joined McDonald Toole Wiggins P.A., Orlando, as an of counsel attorney.
Travis Brown has joined ShuffieldLowman as a senior associate in the law firm’s Orlando office.
Libbie Reese has become a partner of Alvarez, Winthrop, Thompson & Smoak P.A., Orlando.
J. Matthew Hill has become a partner of Alvarez, Winthrop, Thompson & Smoak P.A., Orlando.
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Submit professional appointments, management-level promotions and significant awards for individuals, along with photos as .jpg attachments, to peopleonmove@orlandosentinel.com.
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PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Editor's note: The above video is from Jan. 3.
A former Philadelphia election official who has told of enduring death threats for defending the city's 2020 vote-counting against former President Donald Trump's lies will be nominated for the top election administration post in Pennsylvania.
Al Schmidt will be nominated to be Pennsylvania Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro's secretary of state, the campaign said Thursday, setting him up to oversee what is expected to be a hard-fought 2024 election in the critical presidential battleground.
Shapiro, a Democrat, made the post his first Cabinet selection to be publicly announced ahead of his Jan. 17 inauguration.
Protecting elections and voting rights was central to Shapiro's campaign, as he emphasized his intention to nominate a “pro-Democracy” secretary of state and his role, as attorney general, in fighting efforts in court by Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
“Al Schmidt has a proven track record of defending our democracy, protecting voting rights and standing up to extremism — even in the face of grave threats," Shapiro said in a statement.
Schmidt, 51, is a Republican, fitting in with Shapiro's theme of fashioning a bipartisan administration in politically divided Pennsylvania.
Schmidt is currently president and CEO of the Committee of Seventy, a good-government group in Philadelphia. Before he joined the group a year ago, Schmidt spent a decade as a Republican elected to the three-member board that oversees elections in Philadelphia.
Holding the post of secretary of state is subject to confirmation in the Republican-controlled Senate.
The $165,000-salary job involves overseeing how the state's 67 counties run their elections, giving them guidance and assistance on how to manage it — a task that has grown in complexity with the advent of the state's no-excuse mail-in voting law and conspiracy theorists inspired by Trump's lie that the 2020 election was stolen from him.
The department also administers a long list of professional licensing commissions that report to the department.
In 2020, Schmidt became the face of Philadelphia's protracted vote count when Trump and his campaign repeatedly claimed that “bad things happen in Philadelphia” and spread lies to sow doubt about the legitimacy of the election in the heavily Democratic city.
With help from Philadelphia, Trump lost Pennsylvania to Democrat Joe Biden.
Few, if any, Republicans came to Schmidt's defense during a time when he has said he received Trump-inspired death threats against him and his family that he has called “domestic terrorism.” No lawsuit, prosecutor or election worker has produced evidence of widespread fraud in Philadelphia's 2020 election.
In the wake of the election, Schmidt testified in front of a U.S. Senate committee and the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
He has since become a prominent critic of what he has called the “vicious cycle” of conspiracy theorists and politicians who spread lies about elections.
The falsehoods prompt deceived constituents to demand that politicians do something — usually resulting in a push to restrict voting rights and violent threats to election workers, Schmidt has said.
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NEW YORK, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ideanomics (NASDAQ: IDEX) ("Ideanomics" or the "Company") will release its 2023 first-quarter financial results on Friday, August 4, 2023 at approximately 4:00 p.m. ET, followed by a prerecorded conference call at 4:30 p.m. ET. A link of the conference call and earnings materials will be available on the Company's investor relations website: https://investors.ideanomics.com
About Ideanomics
Ideanomics (NASDAQ: IDEX) is a global group with a simple mission: to accelerate the commercial adoption of electric vehicles. By bringing together vehicles and charging technology with design, implementation, and financial services, we provide the completeness of solutions needed for the commercial world to commit to an EV future. To keep up with Ideanomics, please follow the company on social @ideanomicshq or visit https://ideanomics.com.
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Delivers a One-Click Experience to Retailers' Native Checkouts
SAN FRANCISCO, March 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bolt, a leading checkout technology company, announced today that its Bolt One-Click Checkout solution is now an SAP endorsed app. SAP Endorsed Apps are a category of solutions from SAP's partner ecosystem that help customers become best-run, intelligent enterprises. Endorsed apps are meant to deliver value with desired outcomes.
"Bolt One-Click Checkout becoming an SAP endorsed app is a continuation of the strong momentum we've demonstrated with our new headless checkout offering to enterprise customers," said Maju Kuruvilla, CEO at Bolt. "We're proud to deepen our relationship with SAP by enabling one-click checkout through this integration with SAP Commerce Cloud, providing retailers with a native checkout experience and opening up access to our fast-growing network of shoppers."
SAP Endorsed Apps are premium certified by SAP with added security, in-depth testing and measurements against benchmarks results.
Integrated with SAP Commerce Cloud, Bolt's solution enables a one-click checkout experience, allowing merchants to enhance their customer experience by integrating Bolt One-Click Checkout with their ecommerce stores in an entirely flexible and modular way. These merchants will be able to offer a one-click checkout by either utilizing Bolt APIs while keeping their existing SAP commerce technology or implementing Bolt's end-to-end checkout solution. The SAP endorsed app helps retailers using SAP commerce solutions improve their native checkout experience, increase conversion, repeat purchases, and ultimately, increase the lifetime value of the customer.
"Ecosystem innovations are essential to SAP's vision and delivery of the intelligent enterprise for SAP customers," said Darryl Gray, Global Vice President, Software Partner Solution Monetization & Success at SAP. "We applaud Bolt on achieving SAP endorsed app status for its Bolt One-Click Checkout offering. Partners like Bolt are positioned to help us deliver a cloud-first strategy with integrated innovations, proven to deliver value while solving key business challenges."
Bolt One-Click Checkout is available for digital discovery and purchase at SAP Store, the digital marketplace for solutions from SAP and its partners. SAP Store gives its customers real-time access to more than 2,300 innovative solutions from SAP as well as partner solutions that complement and extend their SAP applications, enabling digital transformation of their business.
To learn more, visit bolt.com/sap.
About Bolt
Bolt is on a mission to democratize commerce. Bolt strengthens retailers' relationships with their customers by unlocking secure, logged-in, lightning-fast checkouts. The company's rapidly growing network of one-click-checkout-ready shoppers visits Bolt merchants as if they are return customers. Hundreds of retailers leverage Bolt to offer their shoppers the seamless checkout experiences they've come to expect. For more information, visit bolt.com and follow @bolt on Twitter.
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The coldest temperatures of the season are expected to make their way into Central Florida this week — just in time for Christmas.
After a pleasant start to the work week, the first of two fronts will arrive by Tuesday. Steady rain will begin to stream in from west to east by the evening through the overnight hours.
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This front will make way for a much stronger front to move in a few days later.
Until then, a few scattered showers will linger, with highs running near normal in the low 70s, and low in the 60s.
The second and stronger Arctic cold front will be knocking on Central Florida’s door late Thursday night and Friday morning.
Friday morning will feature a very mild start to the cold with a few scattered showers. The front will push through later Friday morning, taking temperatures from the 60s in the morning to the 40s and lower 50s by the afternoon.
Temperatures will bottom out in the 20s and low 30s across Central Florida by Saturday morning. The high on Saturday will only warm to the high 40s.
With temperatures that cold, the potential for frost and freeze will be high.
It will be a touch warmer Christmas Day, but it will still go down as one of the coldest Christmases on record for the state.
This will rival Central Florida’s Christmas in 2020 in terms of the temperature, which remains the sixth coldest Christmas in Orlando. This year’s Christmas will be well within the top 10 coldest on record.
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LAKELAND, Fla., Oct. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida Southern College is proud to announce that Entrepreneur-In-Residence Justin Heacock, the College's Director of the Center for Free Enterprise & Entrepreneurship, has been named to Business Observer's exclusive 40 Under 40 List.
Heacock, 32, is in his second year as the head of the Center for Free Enterprise & Entrepreneurship. Under Heacock's leadership, the Center has helped several Florida Southern students earn more than $30,000 for business ideas.
The Center for Free Enterprise & Entrepreneurship's mission is to instill an entrepreneurial mindset and reinforce free enterprise principles for Florida Southern College and the Central Florida community that result in the creation of new ventures and innovations. The Center helps create an entrepreneurial mindset and reinforces free enterprise principles through academic programming, experiential learning, and student-driven engagement.
"It's a good feeling to be recognized for the hard work you do," Heacock said. "Typically, in the academic world, we are sometimes disconnected from the business community, so it's good to see awards like this to allow individuals from all parts of the community to be recognized."
Business Observer has printed its 40 Under 40 issue of the magazine since 2003 with the goal of finding, honoring, and celebrating the best of the best of the up-and-comers.
To be honored as a 40 Under 40 recipient, applicants must demonstrate success in their field. Another key factor Business Observer looks for is people that "hustle, go after it and create their success. People who are willing to go against conventional wisdom, and the movers and shakers that, if you're new to town, you have to meet," according to the nomination page on its website.
The 40 Under 40 award is open to entrepreneurs, executives, and professionals in any field or industry, including nonprofits, from Polk through Collier counties.
Heacock attended the 40 Under 40 Awards celebration on Oct. 13 in Lakewood Ranch and is preparing to head to Las Vegas to accept four more awards for the College potentially.
From Oct. 27-30, at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Heacock will attend the annual convention for the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC).
Heacock said the Center is up for four awards but will not know if Florida Southern won until the awards ceremony on Oct. 29.
Florida Southern's Center for Free Enterprise & Entrepreneurship is nominated in the following categories:
- Outstanding Emerging Entrepreneurship Center, schools with less than 5,000 students
- Outstanding Student Engagement & Leadership, schools with less than 5,000 students
- Outstanding Contributions to Venture Creation
- Exceptional Activities in Entrepreneurship Across Disciplines
Florida Southern will be up against schools worldwide in the final two categories.
The annual GCEC Awards showcase and celebrate the best of university entrepreneurship. The nine distinct categories allow centers and leaders to select areas where they feel they are making the most impact.
Founded in 1883, Florida Southern College is the oldest private college in the state. The College maintains its commitment to academic excellence through 70+ undergraduate and distinctive graduate programs in business administration, education, nursing, and physical therapy. Florida Southern has a 14:1 student-to-faculty ratio, is an award-winning national leader in engaged learning, and boasts 30 NCAA Division II National Championships. Florida Southern is ranked at #8 among the "Best Regional Universities in the South" by U.S. News & World Report in its 2023 "Best Colleges" guide and is included in The Princeton Review's 2023 Best 388 Colleges guide and the "Fiske Guide to Colleges 2023." The 2022-2023 Colleges of Distinction guidebook praises Florida Southern's AACSB-accredited Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise alongside the College's School of Education and its Ann Blanton Edwards School of Nursing and Health Sciences. Poets&Quants, U.S. News & World Report, Fortune, and The Princeton Review further laud the Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise and the Ann Blanton Edwards School of Nursing and Health Sciences as foremost programs in the nation for business and nursing education. Home to the world's largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture, FSC has appeared on The Princeton Review's top 20 "Most Beautiful Campus" national listing for 13 consecutive years. Connect with Florida Southern College.
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The IRS sent a letter to Congress Monday confirming what research from earlier this year showed: Black taxpayers get audited more frequently than any other taxpayers.
Researchers at Stanford University, the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago worked with the Treasury Department to study how U.S. taxpayers are audited.
They found Black taxpayers get audit notices at least 2.9 times more frequently than non-Black taxpayers.
The researchers say it's difficult to pinpoint exactly why that happens. Taxpayers do not provide information about their racial or ethnic identity to the IRS. The IRS also does not publish the methods it uses to select cases for audit.
In his Monday letter, IRS commissioner Daniel Werfel said "We are dedicating significant resources to quickly evaluating the extent to which IRS’s exam priorities and automated processes, and the data available to the IRS for use in exam selection, contribute to this disparity."
Werfel said the agency will reevaluate how it selects cases that get further attention, possibly by focusing on "broader tax issues."
The IRS plans to use some of the $80 billion it got as part of the Inflation Reduction Act to investigate how and why its auditing methods may be biased.
Werfel said the IRS would publicly share more about the research and more about changes it makes to fix the problem.
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‘Trump Employee 4’ in superseding indictment identified as Yuscil Taveras
By Kaitlan Collins and Katelyn Polantz, CNN
(CNN) — The Mar-a-Lago employee referenced in the superseding indictment adding major accusations against former President Donald Trump and a new co-defendant to the case has been identified by two people close to the investigation as Yuscil Taveras, an information technology worker.
Taveras oversaw the surveillance camera footage at the property.
An attorney for Taveras declined to comment when reached for comment by CNN.
Special counsel Jack Smith’s team had previously heard testimony about odd conversations between Taveras, Walt Nauta and the new co-defendant Carlos De Oliveira, the property manager, regarding surveillance footage. The grand jury in Washington, before the case was fully relocated to southern Florida, had also heard testimony specifically regarding De Oliveira’s unusual behavior toward the footage, three people told CNN.
Taveras is at the center of the new accusations added to the indictment, including an exchange he had with De Oliveira on June 27, 2022. In that conversation, De Oliveira asked to have a private discussion in an “audio closet” with Taveras, including questioning how long the footage from the security tapes lasted and whether it could be deleted.
When Taveras said “he would not know how to do that, and that he did not believe that he would have the rights to do that,” De Oliveira said “the boss” wanted it deleted, according to the indictment.
Prosecutors for months now have circled around the questions of how much their actions day-by-day during the summer of 2022 were prompted by Trump’s direction, leading the criminal inquiry at times to look even into suspicious but still unexplained events like the draining of the pool at the Florida beach club, which caused flooding in an IT room, CNN previously reported.
De Oliveira was involved in the pool incident, two sources familiar with the matter tell CNN. It was not mentioned, however, in the new court filing. Thursday’s indictment signals that prosecutors now believe they have more direct evidence of Trump orchestrating his employees’ efforts to consider tampering with surveillance footage that captured them moving boxes of records the federal government sought.
De Oliveira is scheduled to be arraigned in Miami on Monday and now must add a Florida-based attorney to his defense.
The indictment notes that, following the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago last August, questions were raised about De Oliveira’s loyalty among Trump’s orbit. According to the indictment, Trump called De Oliveira “and told De Oliveira that Trump would get De Oliveira an attorney.”
He is currently represented by John Irving. Trump’s super PAC Save America has paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to law firms that were ushering Nauta, De Oliveira and Taveras through the probe, including during times they spoke to the federal criminal investigators.
It isn’t clear yet how the new set of charges will affect those lawyer relationships.
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NEW YORK, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL), the New York-based specialty athletic retailer, today announced the appointment of Neil Bansal as Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer, effective today. Bansal joins Foot Locker, Inc. from Constellation Brands, where he served as Senior Vice President, Strategy, Insights & Analytics, bringing over 20 years of global experience leading end-to-end corporate strategy and development, transformation, innovation, and digital/data/analytics across consumer and retail businesses.
Bansal will report directly to Richard Johnson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and oversee Foot Locker, Inc.'s global transformation strategy, driving organizational outcomes with a relentless focus on the customer, growth, and innovation.
"We are pleased to welcome Neil as Foot Locker, Inc.'s first Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer," said Johnson. "Neil has an exceptional track record of successfully accelerating revenue growth, and profitability by focusing on strategy, innovation, corporate development, and digital transformation."
"Neil's fresh perspective and deep experience will further accelerate our consumer-led strategies as we continue to expand our customer base and delight them with a broader and richer product offering and diversify our business across brands, categories, and channels. He's a tremendous addition to our dynamic and diverse leadership team with keen insight and a growth mindset that complements our already high-performing operation."
Bansal said, "I am thrilled to join Foot Locker, Inc., and I look forward to working closely with Dick and the executive leadership team to help shape the Company's future and fuel the next wave of growth and innovation. Together, we are committed to driving and evolving the business against a dynamic backdrop as we continue to meet our customers' demand for choice."
Prior to his role at Constellation Brands, Neil held roles at leading companies including McKinsey & Company, BNP Paribas, JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup, and Bank of America. He has an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BA in Economics from Brown University.
Foot Locker, Inc. leads the celebration of sneaker and youth culture around the globe through a portfolio of brands, including Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, Champs Sports, Eastbay, atmos, WSS, and Sidestep. With approximately 2,800 retail stores in 28 countries across North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand as well as websites and mobile apps, the Company's purpose is to inspire and empower youth culture around the world, by fueling a shared passion for self-expression and creating unrivaled experiences at the heart of the global sneaker community. Foot Locker, Inc. has its corporate headquarters in New York. For additional information please visit footlocker-inc.com.
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Which Little Tikes playground is best?
Are you thinking about bringing the playground to your own backyard this year? Little Tikes has been making large plastic outdoor toys and play equipment for over 50 years. From swing sets to sandboxes, Little Tikes makes large plastic and wooden playground-inspired sets that fit conveniently on a patio or in your backyard. Take a look at the Little Tikes Adventures Bobcat Ridge Backyard Playset for a sprawling option that’s perfect for big play dates.
What to know before you buy a Little Tikes playground
Age range
Little Tikes makes toys and playsets for children as young as 6 months old. While playground equipment is ultimately weight-based, you can determine how appropriate a set is based on the age range it is designed to accommodate. The standard age range for the plastic sets is 3 to 8 years old, and the standard age range for sets with a wooden frame is usually 3 to 10 years old.
Design
Little Tikes swing sets and playgrounds are constructed from wood and/or brightly colored molded plastic. Plastic sets require less assembly, while wood sets are stronger and have higher weight capacities. Wooden sets are constructed from Chinese cedar, while plastic sets use recyclable materials that are free of Bisphenol A and latex.
Multifunction
Little Tikes playgrounds use every inch of space with areas often pulling double-duty. All sides of the set are utilized. A clubhouse, for instance, isn’t just a clubhouse. It often provides the roof for a bungalow, rope swing or picnic bench area. There might be a slide on one end, but instead of a standard ladder on the other, there might be a climbing wall that maximizes the set’s usage.
What to look for in a quality Little Tikes playground
Divided play spaces
A great playground set features well-defined play areas so that multiple kids can play at a time without fighting over space. Whether the set is large or small, wood or plastic, it gives kids the opportunity to play together or solo with ease. Each area provides diverse and engaging play opportunities that are naturally partitioned through the set’s design without blocking off any one spot entirely.
Weather-resistant
Most Little Tikes playgrounds are strictly for outdoor use, so weather-resistant materials matter. For wood, this means a water-based stain to prevent rot and damage. This can last about a year or two, and you’ll want to reseal the set regularly to keep it in good condition. Plastic sets are less durable overall but tend to hold up well in different weather conditions.
Shade
Shaded areas can mean the difference between a well-used playset and a playset that sits empty all summer long. Little Tikes uses plastic, wood or fabric coverings to shade clubhouse areas. In addition to keeping kids out of the hot sun, shaded areas provide kids with private spaces that feel like their own. A clubhouse serves some of the same basic functions as a playhouse without requiring you to purchase a separate piece of equipment.
How much you can expect to spend on a Little Tikes playground
Plastic Little Tikes playgrounds cost $250-$600, and wooden Little Tikes playgrounds cost $1,000-$2,000.
Little Tikes playground FAQ
Is there a weight capacity?
A. There is always a weight capacity with playgrounds, but that capacity depends on the size and strength of the set. A plastic Little Tikes set has a weight capacity of about 65 to 320 pounds, while a wooden set can have a capacity of 300 to 1,320 pounds.
How many people are needed to set it up?
A. The company recommends two to three adults for putting a wooden playset together. Assembly can take 8 to 13 hours. Plastic sets require two people but less time. Ultimately, the number of people and hours needed depends on the size of the set.
Does the set need to be anchored?
A. A playground set should always be anchored to the ground. This prevents components from tipping, which can result in injury. Most sets come with an anchoring kit, so you don’t have to worry about purchasing one that is compatible with the equipment.
What’s the best Little Tikes playground to buy?
Top Little Tikes playground
Little Tikes Adventures Bobcat Ridge Backyard Playset
What you need to know: This cedar wood outdoor set features four play areas, can accommodate up to 12 children at a time and is designed for kids 3 to 10 years old.
What you’ll love: It’s great for large families or play dates. It features a shaded multi-tiered clubhouse, rock climbing wall, cargo net, monkey bars, rope bridge, plastic slide and swings. Everything is spaced out well, and there’s a built-in picnic table.
What you should consider: Assembly is difficult, and the wood could be more durable.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Wayfair
Top Little Tikes playground for the money
Little Tikes 2-in-1 Castle Climber
What you need to know: This plastic set features three play areas, can accommodate up to three children at a time and is designed for kids 2 to 6 years old.
What you’ll love: It’s a great starter playground. It has fun castle-themed details in the faux wood, faux brickwork and drawbridge-style slide. There are two platforms and a rope plank. It’s made for indoor and outdoor use.
What you should consider: It’s smaller than it looks, and assembly is required.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Kohl’s
Worth checking out
Little Tikes Real Wood Adventures Wildcat Falls Outdoor Playset
What you need to know: This cedar wood outdoor set features four play areas, can accommodate up to 10 children at a time and is designed for kids 3 to 10 years old.
What you’ll love: It is durable and features a shaded clubhouse with a bungalow play area below. There’s a slide, swings, vertical cargo net, platform area, rock climbing wall and rope climbing wall.
What you should consider: It’s difficult to assemble, and some reviewers said the wood arrived damaged.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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And I'm Michele Norris.
Today is day one of the post-Tom DeLay leadership in the House of Representatives. Capitol Hill is still buzzing over DeLay's indictment yesterday and his stepping aside as majority leader. In a few minutes we'll hear more about the man taking his place for the time being, Roy Blunt of Missouri. First, NPR's Andrea Seabrook reports on a hectic day for congressional Republicans.
ANDREA SEABROOK reporting:
In the all the chatter after the tumultuous events surrounding Tom DeLay yesterday, there was a conspicuous absence of Democratic voices. Not so today.
Representative NANCY PELOSI (Democrat, California; Minority Leader): The Republicans are crumbling.
SEABROOK: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi ticked off a list of problems plaguing Republicans right now, from DeLay's indictment to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's questionable stock sale, to last week's arrest of a White House official charged with obstructing justice in an investigation into an indicted Republican lobbyist. Pelosi said Americans are finally learning the truth about Republicans in Washington.
Rep. PELOSI: They are corrupt. They act in a corrupt way. They have a culture of corruption here. It's about cronyism. It's about favoritism to their friends in contracting, cronyism in hiring. It's about incompetence. And that's from here to the White House.
SEABROOK: This is exactly the kind of criticism Republicans hoped to dodge by rallying around DeLay yesterday and unanimously approving Majority Whip Roy Blunt to fill DeLay's post for the time being. But today is a new day, and it's clear to many Republicans that this strategy might not work. Tennessee Congressman Zach Wamp said Republicans are still rooting for DeLay, but...
Representative ZACH WAMP (Republican, Tennessee): There's a big difference between rooting for him, 'cause he's tough and he's done so much for Republicans, and the reality of the ordeal that he faces. The reality is not as rosy as everyone's hopes and aspirations.
SEABROOK: DeLay not only has an indictment for criminal conspiracy to fight off; he's got an election coming off next year in his suburban Houston district, and all bets are that it's going to be a tough battle. Today the now former House majority leader focused his energy on his base of voters by going on conservative talk radio, including this show on KTRH in Houston hosted by Sam Malone.
(Soundbite of talk radio program)
Mr. SAM MALONE (Talk Radio Host): I mean, you've been doing this for a long time. You've been a target, Tom, for a long time. People have been swinging at your head, Tom, for a long time.
Representative TOM DeLAY (Republican, Texas; Former Majority Leader): Yeah, yeah.
Mr. MALONE: Sooner or later you gotta go, `Oh, my gosh, I can't take this anymore.'
Rep. DeLAY: No, no, no, no.
Mr. MALONE: OK.
Rep. DeLAY: We're doing what I think is right for the nation. I mean, we are doing some pretty amazing things and have for the last 11 years, and Democrats hate that.
SEABROOK: While Republican leaders try to keep the media's focus on the legislative agenda, rank-and-file Republicans are watching their leaders carefully. Several members of Congress say Speaker Dennis Hastert has already announced that the conference will revisit the leadership structure later this year or early next. And what that means to most Republicans, including Ohio's John Boehner, is possible party elections.
Representative JOHN BOEHNER (Republican, Ohio): We got a lot of work to do. And I do think the outcome of the rest of the year will dictate whether the arrangement lasts or something else replaces it.
SEABROOK: So all eyes are on this lineup of House leaders. Dennis Hastert stays in the speaker's office, while Whip Roy Blunt takes over the duties of the majority leader and gets help from others in his whip job. Blunt said today he's up to the challenge of this unique job-sharing arrangement and insisted that DeLay's indictment hasn't flustered his party.
Representative ROY BLUNT (Republican, Missouri; Majority Whip; Temporary Majority Leader): Actually, in a unique way, I think the problems of this week have brought our conference closer together. They've reunited us. They've refocused us.
SEABROOK: But it can't be easy for rank-and-file Republicans to watch Tom DeLay, the man that was their powerhouse for more than a decade, move from the majority leader's spacious Capitol office suite to a regular old congressional office in one of the buildings across the street. Andrea Seabrook, NPR News, the Capitol. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks have agreed to a four-year, $120 million contract extension with guard Dejounte Murray, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Friday.
The deal preserves the Hawks’ backcourt combination with Trae Young and Murray and keeps Murray on the roster for five years, through the 2027-28 season, according to the person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the extension has not been announced.
Murray hinted at the agreement on his Twitter account when he posted late Thursday “ATLANTA. Been Locked In From The Moment Y’all Accepted Me” and added ” LOYALTY OVER EVERYTHING Let’s Gooooooooooooooo!!!!!!
The Hawks helped to clear cap space for the extension on June 26, when they traded forward John Collins to the Utah Jazz for veteran forward Rudy Gay and a future second-round draft pick. Collins is guaranteed $25.3 million in the 2023-24 season. Gay, 36, is due approximately $6.5 million.
The extension was especially important for the Hawks following their significant commitment to Murray. On June 29, 2022, the Hawks traded Danilo Gallinari and three first-round picks to the San Antonio Spurs for Murray.
Murray, 26, averaged 20.5 points and 6.1 assists for the Hawks last season, creating the high-scoring backcourt duo with Young that was expected. Even so, the Hawks suffered another first-round loss in the playoffs following their midseason firing of coach Nate McMillan and the hiring of Quin Snyder as his replacement.
The Hawks finished 41-41, again unable to regain the promising form they showed when they advanced to the 2021 Eastern Conference finals.
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Collaboration seeks to improve outcomes for patients with EGFR-positive non-small cell lung cancer
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LUNGevity Foundation is honored to announce its second research partnership with the EGFR Resisters in issuing a Request for Application (RFA) for high-impact research focused on EGFR-positive lung cancer. The EGFR Resisters is a powerful patient-led community advocating for improved treatment options for patients with EGFR-positive lung cancer. This collaboration aims to transform the outcomes for patients diagnosed with EGFR-positive lung cancer by ultimately changing EGFR-positive lung cancer into a chronic or curable condition.
"Over the past decade, we have seen tremendous growth in personalized treatment options for patients with EGFR-positive non-small cell lung cancer. These targeted therapies have been incredibly impactful and effective for many patients," noted Upal Basu Roy, PhD, MPH, LUNGevity's executive director of research. "Unfortunately, we have also seen that tumors treated with these targeted therapies eventually develop resistance to treatment and begin to grow again. This award mechanism was developed to identify and fund research to understand what's next when current treatment options stop working."
The EGFR Resisters/LUNGevity Research Award Program for EGFR-Positive Lung Cancer funds high-impact research that seeks to significantly transform the future for patients diagnosed with EGFR-positive lung cancer. Projects must directly relate to improvement of patient outcomes and/or lead to a clinical trial. This is a $200,000 two-year award. The program is open to both US and non-US applicants.
"The EGFR Resisters is an incredible community of patients and caregivers who are fully committed to improving outcomes for others with EGFR-positive lung cancer," said Dr. Basu Roy. "The projects funded through this mechanism will be selected by members of the EGFR Resisters community, along with scientific leaders."
"This research is truly life-or-death for many of us," noted Jill Feldman, co-founder of the EGFR Resisters. "It is vitally important that we choose the research projects very carefully. The EGFR Resisters is grateful to have LUNGevity's strong vetting process, which uses the same high standards as the National Institutes of Health, to help guide us in selecting the most innovative and impactful research."
The EGFR Resisters/LUNGevity Research Award Program for EGFR-Positive Lung Cancer has a two-step application process. An applicant must first submit a letter of intent (LOI) due February 27, 2023. Only a subset of applicants will be invited to submit a full application after the LOIs are reviewed; these applications will be due May 8, 2023.
Award recipients are expected to be announced in late summer 2023. For more information about this award, including full application details, visit www.lungevity.org/egfr-award.
About the EGFR Resisters
The EGFR Resisters is a grassroots community of over 4,000 EGFR-positive lung cancer patients and caregivers from 90+ countries, dedicated exclusively to improving outcomes for people with EGFR-positive lung cancer by changing EGFR-positive lung cancer into a manageable, chronic disease. The group uses the strength of its collaborations to drive important research questions and fund novel research and clinical trials. For more information about the EGFR Resisters, please visit www.egfrcancer.org
About LUNGevity Foundation
LUNGevity Foundation is the nation's leading lung cancer organization focused on improving outcomes for people with lung cancer. The foundation works tirelessly to advance research into early detection and more effective treatments, and to ensure that patients have access to these advances. LUNGevity seeks to make an immediate impact on quality of life and survivorship for everyone touched by the disease—while promoting health equity by addressing disparities throughout the care continuum. LUNGevity provides information and educational tools to empower patients and their caregivers, promote impactful public policy initiatives, and amplify the patient voice through research and engagement. The organization provides an active community for patients and survivors—and those who help them live better and longer lives.
Comprehensive resources include a medically vetted and patient-centric website, a toll-free HELPLine for support, the International Lung Cancer Survivorship Conference, and an easy-to-use Clinical Trial Finder, among other tools. All of these programs are to achieve our vision—a world where no one dies of lung cancer. LUNGevity Foundation is proud to be a four-star Charity Navigator organization.
About Lung Cancer in the US
- About 1 in 16 Americans will be diagnosed with lung cancer in their lifetime.
- More than 238,000 people in the US will be diagnosed with lung cancer this year.
- About 60%-65% of all new lung cancer diagnoses are among people who have never smoked or are former smokers.
- Lung cancer takes more lives in the United States than the next two deadliest cancers (colorectal and pancreatic) combined.
- Only about 23% of all people diagnosed with lung cancer in the United States will survive 5 years or more, BUT if it is caught before it spreads, the chance of 5-year survival improves dramatically.
Please visit LUNGevity.org to learn more.
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HALETHORPE, MD — Anyone who's been to a grocery store recently has most likely noticed higher prices on just about everything from meats and dairy to baked goods and canned goods.
Rising inflation not only puts a strain on household budgets it also hurts organizations that help feed families in need like the Maryland Food Bank.
The Maryland Food Bank is quite an operation, with a team of staff members, volunteers, and distribution partners all working together to help those in need put food on their table.
One of those partners is Zelda Johnson. Her team came to the food bank to pick up food supplies to distribute to her west Baltimore community through the People’s Church of Baltimore Baptist.
“People are just coming out just to get food because they’re actually in need of it and they really can’t afford to go to the market on a regular basis,” Johnson said.
The high price of groceries has more and more people turning towards the Maryland Food Bank for help to make ends meet but the food bank also is not immune from inflation.
“I was in the market the other day and the price of sugar is went from like two dollars up to almost 5 dollars for three pounds of sugar,” Johnson said.
Maryland Food Bank president and CEO Carmen del Guercio said “prior to covid, we would buy about 12 million pounds of food, and we’d pay about $0.45 a pound. Today, we’re buying 25 million pounds of food in response to increased demand, and we’re paying nearly $0.88 a pound. So, it’s neatly four times our costs. Over $20 million a year that we’re paying for food that we weren’t paying three years ago.”
Del Guercio is grateful for the support, time and money the community provided throughout the pandemic, although it has dropped since inflation hit.
“Donors are feeling the pinch as well, I mean when your budget goes up by over $400 a month, regardless what your budget is, some accommodations and trade-offs have to be made. And so, for some folks that’s food, for our donors it might be that they may not be able to provide as much financial support,” del Guercio said.
The food bank has the buying power to buy food supplies in bulk.
Meanwhile, del Guercio analyzes data from a U.S Census Pulse Survey to anticipate how much more is needed for the food bank. He recognizes the demand for assistance doesn't appear to be decreasing anytime soon.
“The number of households in Maryland who were indicating that they’re struggling to make ends meet was 24% in December. In May that went to 32%. And in September now, it’s over 40%,” del Guercio said.
It's numbers like these which keep Johnson on her volunteer mission of 21 years of helping others.
“It’s God’s work, and we love giving and helping people in need,” Johnson said.
“With us giving out food, it helps people have a better sense of hope,” Johnson added.
The issue of food insecurity is a year round need not just during the holidays. the people at the Maryland Food Bank would like to help end hunger by focusing on the root causes and finding solutions.
“We truly believe that if we want to end hunger, it’s going to take more than just distributing food. We need to start figuring out ways to address some of the root causes of hunger, that are driving people into our food pantries in the first place,” del Guercio said.
“So, we want to take much more active role in try to bring those solutions into our communities, whether that’s workforce development, transportation, child care, healthcare, services that are causing people having to use our food bank pantry partners,” del Guercio added.
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Central Division
East Division
Western Conference
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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.
Friday's results
Swift Current 4 Regina 2
Saskatoon 6 Prince Albert 1
Red Deer 8 Prince George 5
Brandon 4 Calgary 2
Portland 7 Victoria 6 (OT)
Tri-City 8 Kamloops 2
Seattle 3 Lethbridge 2 (OT)
Everett 5 Spokane 2
Kelowna 4 Vancouver 1
Saturday's results
Regina 5 Swift Current 2
Prince Albert 3 Saskatoon 1
Prince George 4 Edmonton 3 (OT)
Red Deer 2 Brandon 1 (OT)
Portland 5 Lethbridge 2
Medicine Hat 7 Calgary 1
Winnipeg 3 Moose Jaw 2 (SO)
Seattle 6 Everett 2
Kamloops 6 Tri-City 5 (OT)
Vancouver 4 Kelowna 3
Spokane 6 Victoria 3
Sunday's results
Calgary 4 Red Deer 2
Brandon 2 Edmonton 0
Winnipeg 6 Moose Jaw 0
Victoria 5 Kelowna 1
Monday's results
Spokane at Portland, 12 a.m.
Friday's games
Brandon at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.
Winnipeg at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.
Calgary at Edmonton, 7 p.m.
Saskatoon at Red Deer, 7 p.m.
Swift Current at Portland, 7 p.m.
Kamloops at Victoria, 7:05 p.m.
Everett at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.
Seattle at Spokane, 7:05 p.m.
Kelowna at Vancouver, 7:30 p.m.
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The California Public Utilities Commission Thursday overhauled the state’s rooftop solar regulations, reducing payments to homeowners for excess power but providing nearly a billion dollars in incentives to encourage more solar projects for low-income homes.
Commissioners called the new rules — adopted unanimously after hours of highly charged public comments that were almost entirely opposed — a much-needed course-correction to California’s 27-year-old residential solar rules.
Both the power companies and the solar industry criticized the new rules that outline details of the financial incentives to encourage people to build rooftop solar. Utilities did not get all the concessions they hoped for to lower bills for non-solar customers. And solar developers say the rules will discourage people from installing solar panels.
A victory for the solar industry came earlier this year, when the commission dropped an unpopular plan to charge homeowners an 8% per kilowatt-hour tax for new solar systems.
In remarks before the vote, commissioners acknowledged how divisive the matter has been. Commissioner John Reynolds said the decision was a “heavy one,” saying “nothing in energy policy is black and white, and nothing in this decision has been.”
Commissioner Clifford Rechtschaffen said the agency faced “competing and challenging priorities.” He called it a “responsible and forward-looking decision.”
The new regulations will:
- For new customers, reduce the amount utilities pay them for excess power by at least 75% compared to current rates, starting in April. The change would not apply to residents with existing solar systems.
- Fund $900 million in new incentive payments to residents to help them purchase rooftop solar systems. Two thirds of the funds, $630 million, will be set aside for low-income households. The remainder provides funding for paired solar-battery storage systems.
- Set rates that aim to shift all consumers’ use of power to the times of day that improve grid reliability.
California’s original rules, called Net Metering, were implemented in 1995. They established a framework for utilities to buy excess solar energy from homeowners and supplement power to the grid.
The overhaul comes as California needs to lean more heavily on renewable energy to meet state targets to produce zero-carbon electricity by 2045 and end use of fossil fuels.
About 1.5 million rooftop solar systems are installed on California’s houses, schools and small businesses. About 14% of California’s total electricity comes from large-scale solar projects; another 10% of the state’s power comes from rooftop residential solar.
Solar companies and environmental groups say the policy could undermine the state’s booming solar industry by raising the costs of operating panels on homes and small businesses. They say that in states where similar rate shifts have been adopted, solar system installation has plummeted.
Bernadette Del Chiaro, executive director of the California Solar & Storage Association, called the decision a backward step.
“The CPUC’s final proposal is a loser for California on many levels,” she said in a statement. “For the solar industry, it will result in business closures and the loss of green jobs. For middle class and working class neighborhoods where solar is growing fastest, it puts clean energy further out of reach.”
Woody Hastings, The Climate Center’s energy program manager, said “California needs more solar power — not less.”
“Just as more middle and lower-income Californians are putting solar panels on their rooftops, the new rules adopted by the CPUC today threaten to slow the growth of clean energy across the state,” he said.
The years-long fight was played out across social media and opinion pages. The complex process of revising the rules elicited tens of thousands of public comments and was, at one point, arbitrated by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
“California needs more solar power — not less. Just as more …Californians are putting solar panels on their rooftops, the new rules threaten to slow the growth of clean energy across the state.”WOODY HASTINGS, THE CLIMATE CENTER
Today’s meeting began with three hours of lively public comment. Callers to the virtual meeting gave the five commissioners an earful, with the vast majority asking the panel to vote no.
Some callers made the point that the provision to nudge consumers to install solar systems with batteries will have the unintended consequence of quashing new solar systems because the cost of storage systems is beyond the financial reach of many homeowners. Only about 15% of current rooftop systems currently have storage, the commission said.
Many of the arguments on either side focus on fairness. Utility companies say demand for rooftop solar is strong enough in California that the industry doesn’t need more help. They say the retail rate they pay to solar customers for their excess power is too high and doesn’t reflect the value of their power, which is produced during daytime hours.
Because residents and businesses with solar panels generally have smaller energy bills, they contribute less to a utility company’s fixed costs, such as transmission and distribution networks, which are passed on to ratepayers. As a result, non-solar residents, including low-income residents and renters, carry more of the cost burden.
“This final decision was a missed opportunity that will prolong the harm to low-income Californians and renters for decades to come,” said Kathy Fairbanks, spokesperson for Affordable Clean Energy for All, a coalition that includes the state’s three largest utility companies.
Reverend Frank Jackson, chief executive officer of Village Solutions Foundation, a community development corporation, said “the CPUC got this vote very wrong.”
“Low-income families are struggling to buy gas, put food on their table, and pay for everything, including utilities. Continuing to pay hundreds more a year to subsidize mostly wealthy Californians is unfair,” he said.
The solar rules increased bills for customers who do not have rooftop solar by $3.37 billion in 2021, growing to $4.5 billion so far this year, according to the CPUC’s Public Advocates Office.
Solar “customers should pay their fair share of grid, wildfire, and other related costs,” the public advocates office said in an analysis. “Customers with rooftop solar depend on the … grid to use electricity when their rooftop solar systems are not generating electricity. The compensation that (solar) customers receive is greater than the value of the energy.”
Matt Baker, director of the office, said San Diego Gas & Electric customers without rooftop solar pay about 20% of their bill to cover those fixed costs; for Pacific Gas & Electric customers it’s 12% and about 11% for Southern California Edison ratepayers.
Solar advocates dispute the commission’s cost shift equations, challenging the details and pointing out that such calculations fail to consider the benefits of rooftop solar, including the need to construct costly infrastructure such as power plants.
Advocates say the widespread adoption of rooftop systems provides a valuable service to both the grid and the battle against climate change. They call the commission’s new policy a “solar cliff.”
Rather than viewing the new policy as punishing the solar industry, Baker said the new direction highlights the success of solar adoption in California.
“They have succeeded, we won, it’s amazing,” Baker said in an interview. “We have outgrown the subsidies for a solar-only system and now it’s time to pivot to solar plus storage.”
The commission said the rules would save residents with solar-plus-battery systems about $130 on their monthly bills.
“This final decision was a missed opportunity that will prolong the harm to low-income Californians and renters for decades to come.”KATHY FAIRBANKS, COALITION OF UTILITIES AND OTHER GROUPS
The CPUC is required under state law to update its net metering rules, which triggered a prolonged, complex and politically thorny process. The commission’s proposal earlier this year was attacked by both the solar industry and utilities as unfair and inadequate.
The changes take into account evolving consumer habits: Heavy power use has shifted to evenings, when people return home and plug in a myriad of electronic devices.
This demand shift is reflected in the price of power and the availability of solar energy. Solar power is abundant during the day and the cost of electricity is about 5 cents per kilowatt-hour. In the evening, when the sun goes down and demand soars, the price for power can increase more than 20-fold, officials say.
The commission’s decision to reduce the amount utilities pay for excess power is driven by a revised cost calculator. The lower rates paid to rooftop solar owners take into account the real value of the power, the commission said, which is produced during the day when electricity is cheaper.
The program had the right intentions when it was established in 1995, Baker said, encouraging adoption of rooftop solar and compensating those residents with a retail rate for power they provided during the day, when the grid carried its heaviest load.
“At the time that was being done it was fair and equitable,” Baker said, but in ensuing years costs to install solar have dropped dramatically.
Solar and other sources of renewable energy are gradually supplanting power derived from coal and gas, which are fossil fuels that the state aims to banish from the grid by 2045.
While drought, wildfires, heatwaves and utility blackouts have prolonged the life of some natural gas-fired power plants, the state is inching toward that goal: On May 8, 100% of California’s power grid was running on renewable energy for a few hours, a record.
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Nearly 30 years after Forrest Gump, co-stars Tom Hanks and Robin Wright are reuniting for a new film. The pair is set to star in Here, an adaptation of the graphic novel by Richard McGuire.
Hanks and Wright will also reunite with Forrest Gump director Robert Zemeckis and screenwriter Eric Roth on the project, which was announced ahead of the upcoming Cannes Film Festival. Here is described as "a breathtaking and revolutionary odyssey through time and memory. The innovative story is centered around a place in New England where from wilderness, and then, later, a home – love, loss, struggle, hope and legacy play out between couples and families over generations."
Miramax CEO Bill Block said in a statement, "It is a privilege to serve the vision of these renowned creators. We look forward to bringing this unique visual and emotional experience to the world."
Tom Rothman, Chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures’ Motion Picture Group, added, "I had the privilege to observe close at hand, Bob and Tom break the typical storytelling mode with Cast Away, to audiences’ immense delight. With Here, Eric and Bob have written another, perhaps even more remarkable, exquisitely emotional, and entirely unique story. At Sony, we believe in originality and in supporting great artists pushing the boundaries and so we are grateful to Bill Block and all the filmmakers for letting us join this grand journey."
Principal photography on Here is set to commence in September 2022, with Sony Pictures aiming for a theatrical release in 2023, in time for awards season.
Released in June 1994, Forrest Gump opened to tremendous success, becoming the top-grossing film in America that year. The movie earned 13 Academy Awards nominations and six wins, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Hanks.
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LONDON (AP) — Rolf Harris, the veteran entertainer whose decades-long career as a family favorite on British and Australian television was shattered when he was convicted of sexual assaults on young girls, has died. He was 93.
Harris “died peacefully surrounded by family and friends and has now been laid to rest,” said a family statement released Tuesday. It did not provide details.
Harris, who had a hit record with “Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport,” was adored by generations of children for his jovial on-screen persona, and was so respected in Britain that he was once granted the rare privilege of painting a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.
But his TV career, which spanned half a century, collapsed in 2013, when he was arrested in Britain in relation to sexual abuse allegations.
Many were left in disbelief when in July 2014 Harris was found guilty of 12 counts of indecent assault on four young girls from the 1960s to the ’80s. Prosecutors said he had a “Jekyll and Hyde” personality and used his fame to exploit his victims.
Among the victims was a friend of Harris’ daughter, who claimed he molested her from age 13 to 19. Harris had said their relationship was consensual, and his relatives and friends supported him throughout the trial.
But a jury convicted him of all charges, and a judge sentenced him to five years and nine months in prison.
Harris was released on license in May 2017. That same month he was also cleared of four unconnected sex offenses that he had denied. Later that year, the Court of Appeal overturned one of his 12 indecent assault convictions.
Harris had enjoyed a 60-year career as a successful television presenter, songwriter and artist. He was best known for his children’s television shows such as “Rolf’s Cartoon Time” and “Animal Hospital,” and had a number of hit songs in the 1960s.
Born in 1930, Harris grew up in a suburb of Perth, Australia, and was an award-winning swimmer as a teenager. After several failed attempts at art school, Harris launched his television career with a slot on a BBC show in 1952.
As well as hosting children’s shows like “Rolf’s Cartoon Club,” Harris was also known in the ’60s for performing popular songs including “Two Little Boys,” which became a No. 1 Christmas hit in Britain.
By the 2000s, he was considered by many to be a national treasure of sorts: The queen sat for a portrait painted by him in 2005 to mark her 80th birthday, and the painting was displayed at Buckingham Palace. He also starred in a concert celebrating the monarch’s Diamond Jubilee outside the palace in 2012.
After his conviction Harris was stripped of multiple honors bestowed on him, including awards appointing him to the Order of the British Empire and the Order of Australia. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts, which had described Harris as “one of the world’s most iconic entertainers,” said it would withdraw his fellowship.
After his release from prison Harris withdrew from public life and spent his time at his home in Berkshire, southern England.
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– Proof-of-Concept Trial Confirms ZT-01's Mechanism of Action in Restoring Glucagon Release in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes –
– First-in-Class ZT-01 has the Potential to Become the First Therapeutic to Prevent Hypoglycemia in Patients with Insulin-Dependent Diabetes –
TORONTO, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Zucara Therapeutics Inc., a diabetes life sciences company developing the first therapeutic to prevent insulin-induced hypoglycemia (low blood glucose levels), today announced that its Phase 1b proof-of-concept trial demonstrated ZT-01's ability to restore glucagon release in people with Type 1 diabetes ("T1D").
Data from 18 subjects that completed all three hypoglycemic challenge (clamp) procedures demonstrated that nearly 90% of subjects had a meaningful increase in glucagon following ZT-01 compared to placebo. Compared to placebo, ZT-01 at 3 mg and 20 mg resulted in a mean 14 pg/mL and a 20 pg/mL change in peak glucagon from baseline, respectively (p<0.0001); while, on average, ZT-01 doubled the number of counter-regulatory events (an increase in blood glucose in hypoglycemia despite increasing insulin infusion). Of the 18 subjects completing 3 clamps, 16 showed a greater than 10 pg/mL increase in glucagon higher than placebo following one or both doses of ZT-01. There were no serious adverse events observed.
Michael Midmer, Zucara Therapeutics' Chief Executive Officer, added, "We are thrilled that results of this Phase 1b study establish proof of concept by demonstrating that our somatostatin receptor antagonist increases glucagon during hypoglycemia in people with diabetes. ZT-01 is a first-in-class molecule and could help many people with diabetes that suffer from disruptive hypoglycemia. We are working to file regulatory applications by the end of this year for a multi-center Phase 2 trial in the U.S. and Canada and look forward to evaluating ZT-01's ability to prevent hypoglycemia that challenges the lives of people with T1D."
Conducted at Centricity Research (formerly LMC Manna Research), the study employed a crossover design in people with T1D undergoing hypoglycemic clamp procedures to cause clinically significant Level 2 hypoglycemia. The procedure was performed on three separate occasions to assess the effects of subcutaneous ZT-01 at doses of 3 mg and 20 mg versus placebo, given before hypoglycemia was initiated. The main objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of ZT-01 on glucagon levels. Zucara would like to thank all study participants and we recognize how committed you were to our study and have greatly helped move this important research forward.
Dr. Alex Abitbol, the study's principal investigator, commented, "We are pleased to have demonstrated that ZT-01 acts to increase glucagon during hypoglycemia. In many patients undergoing the study's hypoglycemic clamp procedure, we not only observed a rise in glucagon but also a corresponding rise in glucose suggesting that ZT-01 may prevent hypoglycemia, further demonstrating proof-of-concept. This is the first treatment that aims to restore the normal physiology of glucagon secretion and could greatly impact the quality-of-life of patients living with diabetes, as well as their caregivers."
In people without diabetes, insulin secretion decreases while glucagon secretion increases to prevent hypoglycemia. However, in people with insulin-dependent diabetes, this response is dysregulated due to elevated secretion of pancreatic somatostatin ("SST"). Zucara has demonstrated that, in people with T1D, the glucagon response can be restored by inhibiting SST with ZT-01, a first-in-class SST receptor 2 antagonist.
Zucara Therapeutics is developing ZT-01, a first-in-class therapeutic to prevent insulin-induced hypoglycemia in patients using insulin therapy. ZT-01 is designed to inhibit somatostatin, a pancreatic hormone that impairs the glucagon response to hypoglycemia in people with insulin-dependent diabetes. ZT-01 restores glucagon release to prevent hypoglycemia, which could dramatically change diabetes disease management and improve both patient health and quality of life. For more information, visit www.zucara.ca.
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Chicago White Sox center fielder Luis Robert Jr. did not play in the MLB All-Star Game at T-Mobile Park as a precaution after feeling tightness in his right calf during Monday’s Home Run Derby.
That left Cubs pitcher Justin Steele as the only Chicago representative remaining for Tuesday’s game.
Steele allowed one hit and had one strikeout in one scoreless inning of work for the National League in his first All-Star appearance.
Steele entered in the fifth and got Texas Rangers outfielder Adolis García to fly out to right fielder Juan Soto. Baltimore Orioles outfielder Austin Hays singled to center. Rangers third baseman Josh Jung tapped a grounder to third where Atlanta’s Austin Riley made a tremendous barehanded play for the second out.
Steele struck out Rangers catcher Jonah Heim to end the inning and his outing.
Before the game, the Sox announced Robert would be unavailable. In a statement, Robert said he’d be ready for the second half of the season.
He felt the tightness during the first round of the event. He underwent an MRI in Seattle and is listed as day to day.
Robert will be evaluated again before the second half of the season begins Friday in Atlanta.
Robert reached the semifinals of the Home Run Derby, where he lost to Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Randy Arozarena.
“I felt tightness in my right calf during the first round of yesterday’s Home Run Derby, but it didn’t affect my performance in the second round,” Robert said in a statement Tuesday. “I feel good today, it isn’t anything serious, but as a precaution, we decided that the best for me is not to play in tonight’s All-Star Game.
“It is disappointing, but the most important thing for me is to be healthy and ready for Friday, when we start the second half. I am sure I’ll be 100% by Friday.”
Robert earned his first All-Star selection as the lone White Sox representative, hitting a team-leading 26 home runs. He is second in the American League in that category.
Robert has already set career highs in homers and doubles (23) and with 51 RBIs, needs just five more to match his career best. He’s credited his health, and having played 89 games is just nine away from matching his career best.
Steele was one of three Cubs selected for the event.
Cubs pitcher Marcus Stroman announced last week he wouldn’t pitch in the game, citing his workload in a year that included pitching in the World Baseball Classic. Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson decided Friday to pull out of the game as he dealt with a bruised left heel.
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Innovative, Work-Based Mentorship Program Matches Tishman Speyer Executives with Local Students in Five Major Cities
Students Gain Exposure to a Wide Range of Real Estate Career Paths and Guidance on the Skills They Need for Long-Term Success in the Industry
NEW YORK, Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tishman Speyer today announced an agreement to serve as the first-ever Global Partner with Project Destined, a social impact platform that provides students in underserved communities with training in financial literacy, entrepreneurship and real estate.
Through this innovative collaboration, Tishman Speyer will lead teams of college students in New York City, Chicago, Washington DC, Los Angeles and London through Project Destined's work-based learning approach. Tishman Speyer's leading executives in each market will offer local students the opportunity to explore the wide range of exciting careers available to them in the real estate industry.
Just as importantly, Tishman Speyer executives will actively encourage and mentor the students as they work to develop a range of core financial, technical, presentation and leadership skills designed to aid them in launching their careers in real estate via internships, certifications and full-time employment.
Students in each city will form teams and be tasked with evaluating actual commercial real estate transactions. They will then take part in a pitch competition against other teams in their local market to earn scholarships. At the conclusion of the competition, the five Tishman Speyer city-based teams will compete against each other for the opportunity to share $10,000 in scholarship money. This inaugural "Tishman Speyer Cup" will be judged by CEO Rob Speyer and other leading executives of the firm.
"The real estate industry offers a variety of fulfilling career paths, from development to finance, technology and dealmaking," said Joe Ritchie, Tishman Speyer Managing Director of Business Development and Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. "Unfortunately, students in underserved communities have not historically been provided the chance to learn about the world of commercial real estate and thus don't view it as an option. We are grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with Project Destined as their first global partner. Initiatives such as these are vital to cultivating a more diverse, innovative and ultimately successful real estate industry."
"We are extremely proud to launch our first global partnership with Tishman Speyer," said Cedric Bobo, Project Destined Co-Founder. "This partnership will bring together students and executives across multiple Tishman Speyer offices. It will also provide our students with a unique global network and perspective as well as the training and resources required to become leaders and owners in commercial real estate."
Since its founding in 2016, Project Destined has worked with more than 4,500 participants in 35 cities across the U.S., U.K., Canada and Europe.
About Tishman Speyer (tishmanspeyer.com)
Tishman Speyer is a leading owner, developer, operator and investment manager of first-class real estate in 33 key markets across the United States, Europe, Asia and Latin America. Our portfolio spans market rate and affordable residential communities, premier office properties and retail spaces, industrial facilities, and mixed-use campuses. We create state-of-the-art life science centers through our Breakthrough Properties joint venture, and foster innovation through our strategic proptech investments. With global vision, on-the-ground expertise and a personalized approach, we are unparalleled in our ability to foster innovation, quickly adapt to global and local trends and proactively anticipate our customers' evolving needs. By focusing on health and wellness, enlightened placemaking and customer-focused initiatives such as our tenant amenities platform, ZO., and our flexible space and co-working brand, Studio, we tend not just to our physical buildings, but to the people who inhabit them on a daily basis. Since our inception in 1978, Tishman Speyer has acquired, developed, and operated 522 properties, totaling 218 million square feet, with a combined value of over $129 billion (U.S.). Our current portfolio includes such iconic assets as Rockefeller Center in New York City, The Springs in Shanghai, TaunusTurm in Frankfurt and the Mission Rock neighborhood currently being realized in San Francisco.
About Project Destined
Project Destined is a leading social impact platform that provides training in financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and real estate. Project Destined partners with corporations, schools, and non-profits to deliver training using its proprietary e-learning platform and live courses. Project Destined leverages a work-based learning approach where students work with executives to evaluate live deals in their community and present them in a pitch competition to industry leaders. Scholars emerge with the skills, confidence, experiences, and networks that prepare them to secure a strong first job and become stakeholders in their community. For more information, please visit projectdestined.com.
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SAO PAULO (AP) — Pelé was simply “The King.” He embraced “the beautiful game” of soccer in his 1958 World Cup debut for Brazil and never really let go.
He won a record three World Cups and was widely regarded as one of his sport's greatest players. His majestic and galvanizing presence set him among the most recognizable figures in the world.
Pelé died Thursday at 82. He had undergone treatment for colon cancer since 2021.
Pelé was among the game’s most prolific scorers and spent nearly two decades enchanting fans and dazzling opponents. His grace, athleticism and moves on soccer’s highest stage transfixed all. He orchestrated a fast, fluid style of play that revolutionized the sport — a flair that personified Brazilian elegance on the field.
He carried his country to soccer’s heights and became a global ambassador for his sport in a journey that began on the streets of Sao Paulo state, where he would kick a sock stuffed with newspapers or rags.
“Pelé changed everything. He transformed football into art, entertainment,” Neymar, a fellow Brazilian soccer player, said on Instagram. “Football and Brazil elevated their standing thanks to the King! He is gone, but his magic will endure. Pelé is eternal!”
In the conversation about soccer’s greatest player, only the late Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are mentioned alongside him.
Different sources, counting different sets of games, list Pelé’s goal totals anywhere between 650 (league matches) to 1,281 (all senior matches, some against low-level competition). When Maradona once interviewed Pelé, he playfully asked the Brazilian how he accumulated so many goals.
The player who would be dubbed “The King” was introduced to the world at 17 at the 1958 World Cup in Sweden, the youngest player ever at the tournament.
Pelé was the emblem of his country’s World Cup triumph of 1970 in Mexico. He scored in the final and set up Carlos Alberto with a nonchalant pass for the last goal in a 4-1 victory over Italy.
The image of Pelé in a bright-yellow Brazil jersey, with the No. 10 stamped on the back, remains alive with soccer fans everywhere. As does his trademark goal celebration — a leap with a right fist thrust high above his head.
Pelé’s fame was such that in 1967 factions of a civil war in Nigeria agreed to a brief cease-fire so he could play an exhibition match in the country. He was knighted by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II in 1997. When Pelé visited Washington to help popularize the game in North America, it was the U.S. president who stuck out his hand first.
"You don’t need to introduce yourself because everyone knows who Pelé is,” Ronald Reagan said.
Pelé was Brazil’s first modern Black national hero but rarely spoke about racism in a country where the rich and powerful tend to hail from the white minority.
Opposing fans taunted Pelé with monkey chants at home and all over the world.
“He said that he would never play if he had to stop every time he heard those chants," said Angelica Basthi, one of Pelé’s biographers. "He is key for Black people’s pride in Brazil, but never wanted to be a flagbearer.”
Pelé’s life after soccer took many forms. He was a politician — Brazil’s Extraordinary Minister for Sport — a wealthy businessman, and an ambassador for UNESCO and the United Nations.
He had roles in movies, soap operas and even composed songs and recorded CDs of popular Brazilian music.
Pelé was an ambassador for his sport until his final years but as his health deteriorated his travels and appearances became less frequent. After needing a hip replacement, he started using a cane.
He was often seen in a wheelchair during his final years and did not attend a ceremony to unveil a statue of him representing Brazil’s 1970 World Cup team.
“He gets very shy, he gets very embarrassed," his son Edinho told Globoesporte.com. "He doesn’t want to go out.”
Pelé spent his 80th birthday with a few relatives.
Pelé spent a month hospitalized in 2021 after surgery to remove a tumor from his colon. Pelé said he was ready “to play 90 minutes, plus extra time,” but soon started chemotherapy.
Born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, in the small city of Tres Coracoes in the interior of Minas Gerais state on Oct. 23, 1940, Pelé grew up shining shoes to buy his modest soccer gear. His father was also a player.
Pelé’s talent drew notice when he was 11, and a local professional player brought him to Santos’ youth squads. Despite his youth and 5-foot-8 frame Pelé’ scored against grown men with the same ease he displayed against friends back home. He debuted with the Brazilian club at 15 in 1956, and the club quickly gained worldwide recognition.
The name Pelé came from him mispronouncing the name of a player called Bilé. He later became known simply as ‘O Rei’ – The King.
Pelé went to the 1958 World Cup as a reserve but became a key part for his country’s championship team. His first goal, in which he flicked the ball over the head of a defender and raced around him to volley it home, was voted as one of the best in World Cup history.
“When Pelé scored,” veteran Swedish midfielder Sigge Parling said, “I have to be honest and say I felt like applauding.”
The 1966 World Cup in England — won by the hosts — was a bitter one for Pelé, by then already considered the world’s top player. Brazil was knocked out at the group stage and Pelé, angry at fouls and hard tackles by Portugal, swore it was his last World Cup.
He changed his mind and was rejuvenated in the 1970 World Cup. In a game against England, he struck a header for a certain score, but the great goalkeeper Gordon Banks flipped the ball over the bar in an astonishing move. Pelé likened the save — one of the best in World Cup history — to a “salmon climbing up a waterfall.” Later, he scored the opening goal in the final against Italy, his last World Cup match.
In all, Pelé played 114 matches with Brazil, scoring a record 95 goals — including 77 in official matches. Most of his goals came with Santos, which he led to five national titles, two Copa Libertadores trophies and two club world championships — all in the 1960s.
His run with Santos stretched over three decades until he went into semi-retirement after the 1972 season. Wealthy European clubs tried to sign him, but the Brazilian government intervened to keep him from being sold, declaring him a national treasure.
On the field, Pelé’s energy, vision and imagination drove a gifted Brazilian national team, with intricate passing combinations slicing defenses while leaving room for players to showcase flashy skills.
The fast, fluid style of play exemplified “O Jogo Bonito” — Portuguese for “The Beautiful Game.” And at the center of it all, like a maestro in command of his orchestra, was Pelé. It was his 1977 autobiography, “My Life and the Beautiful Game,” that made the phrase part of soccer’s lexicon.
In 1975, he joined the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League. Although he was past his prime at 34 years old, Pelé briefly gave soccer a higher profile in North America before ending his career on Oct. 1, 1977, in an exhibition between the Cosmos and Santos. Among the dignitaries on hand was perhaps the only other athlete whose renown spanned the globe — Muhammad Ali.
Pelé had two daughters out of wedlock and five children from his first two marriages, to Rosemeri dos Reis Cholbi and Assiria Seixas Lemos. He later married businesswoman Marcia Cibele Aoki.
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Maybe you’ve paddled a kayak on lakes or along rivers. But have you ever strapped on a headlamp and entered a cave to explore an abandoned limestone mine in a clear-bottomed kayak with a neon glow illuminating your subterranean surroundings?
In the Red River Gorge area near Slade, Kentucky (about an hour’s drive from Lexington), Stand Up Paddle (SUP) Kentucky leads this bucket list-worthy “Krystal Kayak and SUP Glow” kayak tour.
Multicolored LED lights light up the cave and the clear construction of the kayak means paddlers can spot rainbow trout darting about in the waters. The fish are known for following along on the tour.
Here’s an image the company posted to Facebook showing the experience:
Other tour highlights include seeing an underground waterfall and spotting brown bats napping in the nooks and crannies of the cave’s limestone walls (assuming you’re good with winged nocturnal creatures).
The Red River Gorge area geological area as a whole is a playground for lovers of the outdoors, with more than 150 sandstone arches inside Daniel Boone National Forest — the only area west of the Rocky Mountains to have this type of arch. Red River Gorge encompasses 29,000 acres and is also filled with jagged cliffs and cascading waterfalls.
The guided 90-minute kayak tour includes headlamps, and you can choose between a single-seat kayak or a tandem one. You can also do it as a stand-up paddle tour if you prefer. Adult tickets start at $75. Group sizes are capped at eight people aged 5 and up.
Here’s another view of the tour from within the former limestone mine:
If caves and bat encounters aren’t quite your brand of adventure, though, the Kentucky outfitter has some other cool tours. You could paddleboard up to Cumberland Falls, and feel the mist of the 62-foot waterfall there; the famous gusher is nicknamed the “Niagara of the South.” Or, explore Grayson Grotto, where you can discover up to seven secluded waterfalls during a three-hour paddleboarding tour.
What do you think? Are you on board with an adventurous cave kayak tour?
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By CIARÁN GILES
Associated Press
MADRID (AP) — Spain kicked off the winter holidays with its huge Christmas lottery known as “El Gordo,” and an unemployed Peruvian woman was among the winners of The Fat One’s top 400,000-euro ($425,000) prize Thursday.
The winning ticket number was announced in Madrid’s Teatro Real opera theater, where the woman, who was identified only by her first name, Perla, was immediately surrounded by reporters during the nationally televised event.
The woman said she lost her job at a café two years ago and had bought lottery tickets “everywhere I have visited this year.” She revealed she purchased the 20-euro ticket with the number 05490 that led to Thursday’s win in Spain’s northern Asturias region.
“I felt (the prize) it would strike me here today,” she told reporters excitedly while standing beside her two children.
The woman said she planned to use her lottery proceeds, which amount to some 325,000 euros after taxes, to buy an apartment in Madrid, where her children attend primary school and to make a donation to an unspecified church.
The incredibly popular El Gordo dishes out a total of 2.5 billion euros ($2.7 billion) in prize money, much of it in hundreds of smaller amounts. Purchasing and sharing tickets, known in Spanish as “décimos” (tenths) in the run-up to Christmas is a tradition among families, friends and co-workers, and in bars and sports and social clubs.
For weeks beforehand there are queues, even in the cold and rain, outside lottery offices, especially those which have sold prize-winning tickets in the past. Ticket sales begin months ahead – this year as early as July.
The Dec. 22 lottery began in 1812. From the beginning, children from Madrid’s San Ildefonso school have called out the winning numbers. .
The children pick up balls showing ticket numbers and their corresponding prizes from two giant rolling drums. They sing out both figures with a rhythmic cadence that is known to everyone in Spain.
Other lotteries have bigger individual top prizes but Spain’s Christmas lottery, held each year on Dec. 22, is ranked as the world’s richest for the total prize money involved.
Spain established its national lottery as a charity in 1763 during the reign of King Carlos III. Its objective later became to shore up state coffers. It also helps several charities.
As in other years, the lottery produced jubilant street and bar scenes of winners laughing, dancing and singing with uncorked bottles of sparkling wine.
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Raquel Redondo contributed to this report
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Highlights:
- Completed transformation into a pure-play industrial company with closing previously announced sale of Batesville business segment on February 1, 2023; Batesville financial results reported as discontinued operations for all periods presented
- Revenue from continuing operations of $656 million in the quarter increased 16% compared to prior year; organic revenue from continuing operations increased 4%
- GAAP EPS from continuing operations of $0.35 increased 21% compared to the prior year; adjusted EPS from continuing operations of $0.70 increased 25%; total adjusted EPS, including Batesville, was $1.00, compared to guidance of $0.85 – $0.93
- Backlog of $1.96 billion increased 14%, or 5% organically compared to prior year
- Updated Outlook: FY23 adjusted EPS from continuing operations of $3.25 - $3.55; Fiscal Q2 adjusted EPS from continuing operations of $0.65 - $0.73
BATESVILLE, Ind., Feb. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hillenbrand, Inc. (NYSE: HI) reported results for the first quarter, which ended December 31, 2022.
"We delivered a solid start to fiscal 2023, with revenue from our Advanced Process Solutions segment coming in stronger than expected driven by healthy demand in our base business as well as in our recent acquisitions," said Kim Ryan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hillenbrand. "We remain in a challenging macroeconomic environment, with continued delays in customer decisions impacting orders within our Molding Technology Solutions segment. As we navigate this period of macro uncertainty, we remain focused on deploying the Hillenbrand Operating Model to manage costs and drive operational improvements. With the completion of our sale of Batesville, we are back within our net leverage targets and well-positioned as a pure-play industrial leader to drive long-term, profitable growth."
First Quarter 2023 Results of Continuing Operations
Revenue from continuing operations of $656 million increased 16% compared to the prior year, largely due to acquisitions. On an organic basis, which excludes the impacts of the Linxis, Herbold, Peerless, and Gabler acquisitions, the TerraSource Global divestiture, and foreign currency exchange, revenue increased 4% year over year, primarily due to higher aftermarket parts and service revenue and favorable pricing.
Net income from continuing operations was $27 million, or $0.35 per share, an increase of 21% compared to the prior year. Adjusted net income from continuing operations of $49 million resulted in adjusted EPS of $0.70, an increase of $0.14, or 25%, primarily due to pricing and productivity improvements, the impact of acquisitions, fewer shares outstanding, and a lower tax rate, partially offset by inflation, an increase in strategic investments, unfavorable foreign currency translation, and higher interest expense. The adjusted effective tax rate for the quarter was 25%, a decrease of 520 basis points primarily due to the recognition of a discrete tax benefit related to the approval of a tax incentive in China for high-tech companies.
Adjusted EBITDA of $101 million increased 13% year over year, or 3% on an organic basis, as favorable pricing and productivity improvements were partially offset by cost inflation and an increase in strategic investments. Adjusted EBITDA margin of 15.4% decreased 40 basis points, primarily due to inflation.
Advanced Process Solutions (APS)
Revenue of $413 million increased 30% compared to the prior year, largely due to acquisitions. On an organic basis, revenue increased 5% year over year, primarily due to higher aftermarket parts and service revenue and favorable pricing.
Adjusted EBITDA of $71 million increased 31% year over year, largely due to acquisitions. On an organic basis, adjusted EBITDA increased 9%, as favorable pricing and productivity improvements were partially offset by cost inflation and an increase in strategic investments. Adjusted EBITDA margin of 17.3% increased 10 basis points, while organic adjusted EBITDA margin of 18.1% improved 70 basis points.
Backlog of $1.63 billion increased 23% compared to the prior year. On an organic basis, backlog increased 11%, primarily driven by increased demand for large plastics projects and aftermarket parts and service. Sequentially, backlog increased 16%, or essentially flat on an organic basis.
Molding Technology Solutions (MTS)
Revenue of $243 million decreased 2% year over year, but increased 2% on an organic basis, as favorable pricing and higher aftermarket parts and service revenue were partially offset by a decrease in hot runner sales.
Adjusted EBITDA of $43 million decreased 17%, or 11% on an organic basis. Adjusted EBITDA margin of 17.7% decreased 310 basis points as inflation, unfavorable mix, and unfavorable fixed cost leverage from lower volume offset favorable pricing.
Backlog of $334 million decreased 18% compared to the prior year primarily due to the execution of existing backlog and a decrease in orders for injection molding and extrusion equipment. Sequentially, backlog decreased 8%.
Balance Sheet, Cash Flow and Capital Allocation
Operating cash flow from continuing operations reflected a use of cash of $6 million, a decrease of $26 million compared to prior year, primarily due to lower customer advances within Molding Technology Solutions. Capital expenditures were approximately $15 million in the quarter. During the quarter, the Company paid approximately $15 million in quarterly dividends.
As of December 31, 2022, net debt was $1,706 million, and the net debt to pro forma adjusted EBITDA ratio was 2.9x. Liquidity was approximately $689 million, including $195 million in cash on hand and the remainder available under our revolving credit facility.
On February 1, 2023, the Company closed the previously announced sale of Batesville to LongRange Capital for $761.5 million, which included an $11.5 million subordinated note. At closing, after applicable adjustments, we received pre-tax cash proceeds of $698 million and the $11.5 million subordinated note. Following further customary closing adjustments, the Company expects after tax net proceeds of approximately $530 million, which it plans to use for existing debt reduction. Including the debt reduction from the Batesville sale net proceeds, pro forma net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio (net leverage) would be 2.6x as of December 31, 2022.
Updated Fiscal 2023 Outlook - Continuing Operations
Hillenbrand is providing updated annual guidance for fiscal year 2023 and quarterly adjusted EPS guidance for fiscal Q2 on a continuing operations basis. The Batesville segment performance is not reflected in this updated guidance, as it is being reported as discontinued operations. The Company is raising its overall estimates for annual revenue, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted EPS to reflect more favorable foreign currency estimates and the acquisition of Peerless, partially offset by lower expected performance for Molding Technology Solutions due to the impact of continuing delays in customer orders.
Conference Call Information
Date/Time: Thursday, February 9, 2023, 8:00 a.m. ET
Dial-In for U.S. and Canada: 1-877-407-8012
Dial-In for International: +1-412-902-1013
Conference call ID number: 13735372
Webcast link: http://ir.hillenbrand.com under the News & Events tab (archived through Friday, March 10, 2023)
Replay - Conference Call
Date/Time: Available until midnight ET, Thursday, February 23, 2023
Replay ID number: 13735372
Dial-In for U.S. and Canada: 1-877-660-6853
Dial-In for International: +1-201-612-7415
Hillenbrand's financial statements on Form 10-Q are expected to be filed jointly with this release and will be made available on the company's website (https://ir.hillenbrand.com).
In addition to the financial measures prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), this earnings release also contains non-GAAP operating performance measures. These non-GAAP measures are referred to as "adjusted" measures and exclude the following items:
- business acquisition, disposition, and integration costs;
- restructuring and restructuring-related charges;
- intangible asset amortization;
- inventory step-up charges;
- certain debt financing activities;
- gains and losses on divestitures;
- other individually immaterial one-time costs;
- the related income tax impact for all of these items; and
- certain tax items related to the divestiture of TerraSource, the revaluation of deferred tax balances resulting from fluctuations in currency exchange rates and non-routine changes in tax rates for certain foreign jurisdictions, and the impact that the Molding Technology Solutions reportable operating segment's loss carryforward attributes have on tax provisions related to the imposition of tax on Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI) earned by certain foreign subsidiaries, the Foreign Derived Intangible Income Deduction (FDII), and the Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax (BEAT).
Refer to the Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures for further information on these adjustments. Non-GAAP information is provided as a supplement to, not as a substitute for, or as superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Hillenbrand uses this non-GAAP information internally to measure operating segment performance and make operating decisions and believes it is helpful to investors because it allows more meaningful period-to-period comparisons of ongoing operating results. The information can also be used to perform trend analysis and to better identify operating trends that may otherwise be masked or distorted by items such as the above excluded items. Hillenbrand believes this information provides a higher degree of transparency.
One important non-GAAP measure Hillenbrand uses is adjusted earnings before interest, income tax, depreciation, and amortization ("adjusted EBITDA"). A part of our strategy is to pursue acquisitions that strengthen or establish leadership positions in key markets. Given that strategy, it is a natural consequence to incur related expenses, such as amortization from acquired intangible assets and additional interest expense from debt-funded acquisitions. Accordingly, we use adjusted EBITDA, among other measures, to monitor our business performance. We also use "adjusted net income" and "adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS)," which are defined as net income and earnings per share, respectively, each excluding items described in connection with adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income, and adjusted diluted EPS are not recognized terms under GAAP and therefore do not purport to be alternatives to net income or to diluted EPS, as applicable. Further, Hillenbrand's measures of adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income, and adjusted diluted EPS may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.
Organic revenue and organic adjusted EBITDA are defined respectively as net revenue and adjusted EBITDA excluding net revenue and adjusted EBITDA directly attributable to TerraSource, which was divested on October 22, 2021, as well as recent acquisitions, including Linxis, Herbold Meckesheim, Peerless Food Equipment, and Gabler Engineering, and adjusting for the effects of foreign currency exchange. In addition, the ratio of net debt to pro forma adjusted EBITDA is a key financial measure that is used by management to assess Hillenbrand's borrowing capacity (and is calculated as the ratio of total debt less cash and cash equivalents to the trailing twelve months pro forma adjusted EBITDA). Hillenbrand uses organic and pro forma measures to assess performance of its reportable operating segments and the Company in total without the impact of recent acquisitions and divestitures.
Hillenbrand calculates the foreign currency impact on net revenue, adjusted EBITDA, and backlog in order to better measure the comparability of results between periods. We calculate the foreign currency impact by translating current year results at prior year foreign exchange rates. This information is provided because exchange rates can distort the underlying change in sales, either positively or negatively.
Another important operational measure used is backlog. Backlog is not a term recognized under GAAP; however, it is a common measurement used in industries with extended lead times for order fulfillment (long-term contracts), like those in which our reportable operating segments compete. Backlog represents the amount of consolidated net revenue that we expect to realize on contracts awarded to our reportable operating segments. For purposes of calculating backlog, 100% of estimated net revenue attributable to consolidated subsidiaries is included. Backlog includes expected net revenue from large systems and equipment, as well as aftermarket parts, components, and service. The length of time that projects remain in backlog can span from days for aftermarket parts or service to approximately 18 to 24 months for larger system sales within the Advanced Process Solutions reportable operating segment. The majority of the backlog within the Molding Technology Solutions reportable operating segment is expected to be fulfilled within the next twelve months. Backlog includes expected net revenue from the remaining portion of firm orders not yet completed, as well as net revenue from change orders to the extent that they are reasonably expected to be realized. We include in backlog the full contract award, including awards subject to further customer approvals, which we expect to result in revenue in future periods. In accordance with industry practice, our contracts may include provisions for cancellation, termination, or suspension at the discretion of the customer.
Hillenbrand expects that future net revenue associated with our reportable operating segments will be influenced by order backlog because of the lead time involved in fulfilling engineered-to-order equipment for customers. Although backlog can be an indicator of future net revenue, it does not include projects and parts orders that are booked and shipped within the same quarter. The timing of order placement, size, extent of customization, and customer delivery dates can create fluctuations in backlog and net revenue. Net revenue attributable to backlog may also be affected by foreign exchange fluctuations for orders denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars.
See below for a reconciliation from GAAP operating performance measures to the most directly comparable non-GAAP (adjusted) performance measures. Given that backlog is an operational measure and that the Company's methodology for calculating backlog does not meet the definition of a non-GAAP measure, as that term is defined by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, a quantitative reconciliation is not required or provided. In addition, forward-looking revenue, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted earnings per share for fiscal 2023 exclude potential charges or gains that may be recorded during the fiscal year, including among other things, items described above in connection with these and other "adjusted" measures. Hillenbrand thus also does not attempt to provide reconciliations of such forward-looking non-GAAP earnings guidance to the comparable GAAP measure, as permitted by Item 10(e)(1)(i)(B) of Regulation S-K, because the impact and timing of these potential charges or gains is inherently uncertain and difficult to predict and is unavailable without unreasonable efforts. In addition, the Company believes such reconciliations would imply a degree of precision and certainty that could be confusing to investors. Such items could have a substantial impact on GAAP measures of Hillenbrand's financial performance.
Forward-Looking Statements
Throughout this earnings release, we make a number of "forward-looking statements" that are within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and that are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provided under these sections. As the words imply, these are statements about future sales, earnings, cash flow, results of operations, uses of cash, financings, share repurchases, ability to meet deleveraging goals, and other measures of financial performance or potential future plans or events, strategies, objectives, beliefs, prospects, assumptions, expectations, and projected costs or savings or transactions of the Company that might or might not happen in the future, as contrasted with historical information. Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that we believe are reasonable, but by their very nature are subject to a wide range of risks. If our assumptions prove inaccurate or unknown risks and uncertainties materialize, actual results could vary materially from Hillenbrand's expectations and projections.
Words that could indicate that we are making forward-looking statements include the following:
This is not an exhaustive list, but is intended to give you an idea of how we try to identify forward-looking statements. The absence of any of these words, however, does not mean that the statement is not forward-looking.
Here is the key point: Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or events, and actual results or events could differ materially from those set forth in any forward-looking statements. Any number of factors, many of which are beyond our control, could cause our performance to differ significantly from what is described in the forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to: global market and economic conditions, including those related to the financial markets; the impact of contagious diseases, such as the outbreak of the novel strain of coronavirus ("COVID-19") and the escalation thereof due to variant strains of the virus and the societal, governmental, and individual responses thereto, including supply chain disruptions, loss of contracts and/or customers, erosion of some customers' credit quality, downgrades of the Company's credit quality, closure or temporary interruption of the Company's or its suppliers' manufacturing facilities, travel, shipping and logistical disruptions, domestic and international general economic conditions, such as inflation, exchange rates and interest rates, loss of human capital or personnel, and general economic calamities; risks related to the Russian Federation's invasion of Ukraine and resulting geopolitical instability and uncertainty, which could have a negative impact on our ability to sell to, ship products to, collect payments from, and support customers in certain regions, in addition to the potential effect of supply chain disruptions that could adversely affect profitability; the risk of business disruptions associated with information technology, cyber-attacks, or catastrophic losses affecting infrastructure; negative effects of the Linxis Group SAS ("Linxis") acquisition or other acquisitions on the Company's business, financial condition, results of operations and financial performance (including the ability of the Company to maintain relationships with its customers, suppliers and others with whom it does business); the possibility that the anticipated benefits from the Linxis acquisition and other acquisitions cannot be realized by the Company in full or at all or may take longer to realize than expected; risks that the integrations of Linxis or other acquired businesses disrupt current operations or pose potential difficulties in employee retention or otherwise affect financial or operating results; potential adverse effects of the Batesville divestiture on the market price of the Company's common stock or on the ability of the Company to develop and maintain relationships with its personnel and customers, suppliers and others with whom it does business or otherwise on the Company's business, financial condition, results of operations and financial performance; risks related to diversion of management's attention from our ongoing business operations due to the Batesville divestiture; the impact of the Batesville divestiture on the ability of the Company to retain and hire key personnel; unexpected costs, or similar risks, from the Batesville divestiture and associated transition services, including potential adverse reactions or changes to business relationships with customers, employees, or suppliers, making it more difficult to maintain business and operational relationships or to realize the intended benefits of the divestiture; increasing competition for highly skilled and talented workers as well as labor shortages; our level of international sales and operations; the impact of incurring significant amounts of indebtedness and any inability of the Company to respond to changes in its business or make future desirable acquisitions; the ability of the Company to comply with financial or other covenants in debt agreements; cyclical demand for industrial capital goods; the ability to recognize the benefits of any acquisition or disposition, including potential synergies and cost savings or the failure of the Company or any acquired company to achieve its plans and objectives generally; impairment charges to goodwill and other identifiable intangible assets; competition in the industries in which we operate, including on price; impacts of decreases in demand or changes in technological advances, laws, or regulation on the revenues that we derive from the plastics industry; our reliance upon employees, agents, and business partners to comply with laws in many countries and jurisdictions; increased costs, poor quality, or unavailability of raw materials or certain outsourced services and supply chain disruptions; the dependence of our business units on relationships with several large customers and providers; the impact to the Company's effective tax rate of changes in the mix of earnings or tax laws and certain other tax-related matters; exposure to tax uncertainties and audits; involvement in claims, lawsuits and governmental proceedings related to operations; uncertainty in the United States political and regulatory environment or global trade policy; adverse foreign currency fluctuations; labor disruptions; and the effect of certain provisions of the Company's governing documents and Indiana law that could decrease the trading price of the Company's common stock. Shareholders, potential investors, and other readers are urged to consider these risks and uncertainties in evaluating forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements. For a more in-depth discussion of these and other factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in forward-looking statements, see the discussions under the heading "Risk Factors" in Part I, Item 1A of Hillenbrand's Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2022, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on November 16, 2022, and in Part II, Item 1A of Hillenbrand's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on February 8, 2023. The forward-looking information in this release speaks only as of the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information.
About Hillenbrand
Hillenbrand (NYSE: HI) is a global industrial company that provides highly-engineered, mission-critical processing equipment and solutions to customers in over 100 countries around the world. Our portfolio is composed of leading industrial brands that serve large, attractive end markets, including durable plastics, food, and recycling. Guided by our Purpose — Shape What Matters For Tomorrow™ — we pursue excellence, collaboration, and innovation to consistently shape solutions that best serve our associates, customers, communities, and other stakeholders. To learn more, visit: www.Hillenbrand.com.
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UConn vs. Gonzaga Predictions & Picks: Spread, Total - NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
Saturday's game at T-Mobile Arena has the Gonzaga Bulldogs (31-5) going head to head against the UConn Huskies (28-8) at 8:49 PM ET (on March 25). Our computer prediction projects a narrow 77-75 victory for Gonzaga, so it should be a tight matchup.
According to our computer prediction, Gonzaga projects to cover the 2.5-point spread in its matchup versus UConn. The over/under has been set at 153.5, and the two sides are projected to come in below that total.
UConn vs. Gonzaga Game Info & Odds
- Date: Saturday, March 25, 2023
- Time: 8:49 PM ET
- TV: TBS
- Where: Las Vegas, Nevada
- Venue: T-Mobile Arena
- Line: UConn -2.5
- Point Total: 153.5
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UConn vs. Gonzaga Score Prediction
- Prediction: Gonzaga 77, UConn 75
Spread & Total Prediction for UConn vs. Gonzaga
- Pick ATS:
Gonzaga (+2.5)
- Pick OU:
Under (153.5)
UConn has gone 21-9-0 against the spread, while Gonzaga's ATS record this season is 14-19-0. The Huskies have a 19-11-0 record hitting the over, while games involving the Bulldogs have a record of 19-14-0 when it comes to hitting the over. The two teams score an average of 165.7 points per game, 12.2 more points than this matchup's total. UConn is 9-1 against the spread and 8-2 overall over its past 10 games, while Gonzaga has gone 6-4 against the spread and 10-0 overall.
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UConn Performance Insights
- The Huskies have a +505 scoring differential, topping opponents by 14.0 points per game. They're putting up 78.7 points per game to rank 28th in college basketball and are giving up 64.7 per contest to rank 38th in college basketball.
- UConn wins the rebound battle by 10.1 boards on average. It collects 36.1 rebounds per game, which ranks 11th in college basketball, while its opponents pull down 26.0 per outing.
- UConn knocks down 9.1 three-pointers per game (30th in college basketball), 4.1 more than its opponents (5.0).
- The Huskies average 101.8 points per 100 possessions (11th in college basketball), while allowing 83.7 points per 100 possessions (16th in college basketball).
- UConn forces 12.3 turnovers per game (143rd in college basketball) while committing 12.3 (223rd in college basketball play).
Gonzaga Performance Insights
- The Bulldogs outscore opponents by 13.9 points per game (posting 87.0 points per game, first in college basketball, and giving up 73.1 per contest, 268th in college basketball) and have a +500 scoring differential.
- Gonzaga comes out on top in the rebound battle by an average of 6.1 boards. It collects 34.3 rebounds per game (44th in college basketball) compared to its opponents' 28.2.
- Gonzaga makes 7.7 three-pointers per game (134th in college basketball), while its opponents have made 8.2 on average.
- Gonzaga has come up on top in the turnover battle by 2.2 per game, committing 10.4 (40th in college basketball) while forcing 12.6 (121st in college basketball).
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Health Plan Contributes $100,000 to BCA Pediatrics to Improve Access in Underserved Areas
RUIDOSO, N.M., June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Western Sky Community Care (Western Sky) announced today it has contributed $100,000 to support a new BCA Pediatrics (BCA) location in Ruidoso to help invest in the local community and improve access to pediatric care in rural New Mexico. BCA Pediatrics, which is based in Roswell and has six clinics across the state, expanded to Ruidoso in early June, with an aim to provide pediatric care to community members in the surrounding area.
"Ruidoso is an underserved area without a current pediatric presence or pediatric specialty. Currently, if there is a pediatric need, our members go to the hospital. Western Sky's partnership with BCA is part of a statewide initiative to increase access to care in rural communities, foster better health, and help New Mexicans thrive," said Chris Hummer, President and CEO of Western Sky Community Care.
This summer, Western Sky and BCA will also host a number of events in Ruidoso to help invest in community health and address health equity, such as "Shots for Shoes," an initiative designed to encourage childhood immunizations and provide new shoes to school-aged children for the upcoming school year.
"Over the years, BCA Pediatrics has enjoyed a productive and beneficial partnership with Western Sky. Their recent assistance in helping BCA Pediatrics to become established in Ruidoso has been invaluable and is greatly appreciated. We know the community will benefit, and we are excited about providing pediatric healthcare in this underserved area. We look forward to our continued partnership with Western Sky for many more years to come," said Roe Vandenbout, Branch Manager, BCA Pediatrics.
About Western Sky Community Care
Established to deliver quality healthcare in the state of New Mexico through local, regional and community-based resources, Western Sky Community Care is a Managed Care Organization and subsidiary of Centene Corporation. Western Sky Community Care exists to improve the health of its beneficiaries through focused, compassionate and coordinated care. Our approach is based on the core belief that quality healthcare is best delivered locally. For more information, visit www.westernskycommunitycare.com.
About BCA Pediatrics
BCA Pediatrics have been providing Pediatric Healthcare to southeastern NM for 45 years, with offices in 5 locations: Roswell, Artesia, Carlsbad, Dexter and Ruidoso. With fourteen providers, we offer same-day appointments for sick patients. It's a high priority to see our sick children ASAP. All of our offices are inter-connect through an E.H.R., which allows patients to visit any office and have their most current records available.
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The Council Includes Perspectives from Administrators Across the U.S.
TORONTO, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Xello, award-winning college, career and future readiness program, today announced a new Higher Education Council that brings together a community of thought leaders in order to better understand the intricacies of the admissions process from both sides of the application experience.
The Higher Education Council will develop innovative ideas and strategies for improving the college search, recruitment and admissions experience by facilitating well-rounded and ongoing discussions among thought leaders in K-12 and higher education. Council members will help shape how students use Xello to prepare for and make their way through the post-secondary admissions process.
Xello's academically researched and scientifically validated program puts individual students at the center of the planning experience. Students document their journey as they build self-knowledge, explore post-secondary options, create plans and continually reassess as they take in new knowledge, skills and experiences.
"Our interest in higher education is part of a bigger strategy," said Matt McQuillen, CEO and founder of Xello. "We know that every student's path looks different, and we know they and their parents are thinking a lot about their futures. The Higher Education Council will tap into that energy and generate insights into additional opportunities for students to connect and explore when they engage with the Xello platform."
Higher Education Council members include:
- Cammie Kennedy, College Career Coordinator at Wichita High School East in Kansas
- Cody Griffin, Assistant Director of College Access at WSU Tech in Kansas.
- Alan Liebrecht, Vice President for Enrollment, Marketing and Communications at Texas Wesleyan University
- Cassie Montgomery, Director of Outreach Services at Amarillo College in Texas
- Richard Owens, Managing Director of Programs at the Tarrant To & Through (T3) Partnership in Tarrant County, Texas
"WSU Tech has a lot of students who wouldn't find their way into higher education without a personal connection with an admissions representative," said Council Member Cody Griffin. "But getting them here is not enough. We're always trying to add new ways to ensure students not only enroll but graduate."
"At Texas Wesleyan University, our students come from diverse backgrounds and socioeconomic groups," said Council Member Alan Liebrecht. "At least half of our students are first-generation and eligible for Pell grants, so we see many opportunities to support and guide them as they go through their college search process, their decision process and their college journey."
Helping solve problems that arise as students are planning for post-secondary success will be a recurring theme for the Higher Education Council. Members will also influence Xello's long-term product roadmap, keep pace with industry trends and help improve customer service and support.
"At Xello, we are committed to helping students develop confidence in their strengths and a stronger sense of purpose towards wherever their paths may lead," McQuillen said. "Our platform is used by over 8,000 schools across North America and has earned a reputation as a high-quality college and career planning solution for K-12 school districts."
Xello has won numerous awards, including an EdTech Award for best career planning solution. Representatives from Xello will be attending the National Association for College Admissions Counseling from September 20th through 24th in Houston.
Xello's mission is to help anyone, anywhere in the world create a successful future through self-knowledge, exploration and planning. With more than 20 years in the education software industry, the team at Xello has helped millions of educators and millions of students become future ready with its suite of online platforms. Based in Toronto, Canada, Xello's award-winning future readiness programs are used globally by nearly eight million students and educators. Learn more about Xello at www.xello.world.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Planned Parenthood of Illinois is combining forces with its Wisconsin counterpart to help patients travel to get abortions following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, leaders at the reproductive health centers announced Thursday.
Abortion remains legal in Illinois, but doctors in Wisconsin halted the procedure while courts determine whether the state’s 1849 law banning most abortions stands.
Illinois centers have seen a tenfold increase in patients since the U.S. Supreme Court stripped away women’s constitutional protections for abortion on June 24, Planned Parenthood of Illinois president and CEO Jennifer Welch said.
“Illinois is now an oasis for care as millions of patients are stranded in a vast abortion desert,” Welch said.
A big change for Planned Parenthood is an enhanced patient navigation team that will organize transit to Illinois for abortions.
“Transportation is the number one need that we see at this point,” said Tanya Atkinson, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin president and CEO. “Whether people need transportation support for a drive, or for a bus ticket or a train ticket, whatever it is really, we work to make that available to them.”
In 2020, Planned Parenthood opened a new clinic in Waukegan, Illinois, just south of the Wisconsin border.
“We expected that Wisconsin would cease access to abortion care as soon as Roe fell,” Welch said.
The organizations in Illinois and Wisconsin have always worked together, but the new partnership is unique in its scale and intensity, Welch said. Wisconsin medical professionals also are getting licensed in Illinois in record numbers so they can provide care for the rising tide of patients traveling to the southern neighbor.
“Providers didn’t have to get cross-licensed in such high numbers before,” she said.
Dr. Allison Linton is a Wisconsin provider who became licensed in Illinois and will commute to deliver abortion care to patients.
“It’s terrifying for them to figure out how to access the health care that they need,” she said.
Illinois Right to Life condemned the Planned Parenthood partnership, calling for more “life-affirming options to women facing unplanned pregnancies.”
“It’s no surprise that Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin and Illinois are partnering to bring more women to Illinois so the abortion giant can profit from the deaths of their children,” the organization said in a statement.
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Claire Savage is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.
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