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CORRALES, N.M. (KRQE) – The votes are in! However, New Mexicans are going to have to wait to see who’s the next pet mayor in Corrales.
Eight candidates were out campaigning at the Corrales Harvest Festival to become the city’s next pet mayor. Voting began on July 1 and ended on September 24.
Some of the front runners include Peanut the Dog, Otis the Boar, and Patron the Dwarf Nigerian Goat. Voting ended at 5 p.m. Saturday.
The winner will be announced Sunday during the pet parade event, which starts at 9 a.m.
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Christopher Chester, who lost his wife and daughter in the helicopter crash that also killed Kobe Bryant and six others, took the stand Thursday, testifying he lives in fear that the graphic photos taken of his loved ones' bodies may resurface one day.
"I'm fearful all the time, every day," he told the court.
Chester is a co-plaintiff in a federal civil lawsuit with Bryant's widow, Vanessa Bryant, alleging Los Angeles County invaded their privacy and failed to fully contain the spread of the photos, inflicting emotional distress.
His wife, Sarah Chester, 13-year-old daughter Payton, and seven others, including Kobe and Gianna Bryant, were flying to a girls' basketball game at Bryant's Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks on January 26, 2020, when the helicopter carrying them dove into a hillside in Calabasas, leaving no survivors.
Vanessa Bryant is set to testify Friday morning.
The trial has so far seen testimony by several law enforcement personnel, including a deputy who testified he showed graphic images from the scene while at a bar, another deputy who said he shared photos while playing a video game, a deputy who sent dozens of photos to someone he didn't know and a fire official who showed the images to other personnel during an awards ceremony cocktail hour.
Chester's turn on the stand followed several days of testimony from these officials -- some of whom offered apologies, detailed the graphic nature of the photos, explained why they were taken and shared as well as why orders were given to delete them.
A deputy previously testified he shared dozens of photos of the bodies on the day of the crash with someone he didn't know but believed was a fire supervisor.
More than two years after the crash, the LA County Fire Department still doesn't know if this person existed, if he got any photos or how many he received, LA County Deputy Fire Chief William McCloud testified Thursday.
"The inconsistencies, the level of uncertainty, it's very clear to me that we have no idea the extent of pictures," McCloud said of the other testimonies he had heard so far. "There wasn't a clear explanation for what had happened."
Chester told the court it was "very concerning" that a "mystery person out there" had been airdropping photos.
"Let's all pray that person doesn't exist but that uncertainty -- Vanessa and I will have to live with that forever," he said.
'I told them I'll see them that night'
On Thursday, Chester described the morning his wife and daughter left for the helicopter ride. "I gave Sarah a kiss and I told them I'll see them that night," he said.
That was the last time they spoke. "I'm grateful every day that I did give her a kiss and say 'I love you'," Chester said.
Chris and Sarah Chester met in college and got married shortly after, eventually having three children: twin boys and Payton.
Chester said he normally received regular text updates from his wife, but that morning, he didn't hear from her about a safe landing and his texts went unanswered.
He was at his twin sons' lacrosse game in Orange County when he heard there had been a helicopter crash, Chester told the court. He said he called Kobe Bryant's assistant, who informed him that they had "lost communication" with the aircraft.
Now worried, Chester said he set out towards Los Angeles County. On the way, news surfaced that Kobe Bryant was on the helicopter that had crashed.
"Lots of things were going through my mind but I was hoping I was going to a hospital," Chester said.
Chester was later told to go to the Lost Hills Sheriff's station, he said. He arrived to a chaotic scene, Chester told the court, with smoke rising from the nearby hills and a station filling up with family members. Vanessa Bryant later arrived at that same station, searching for answers.
After learning there were no survivors, Chester said he rushed back home to Orange County, worried about his sons who had seen an online article about the crash while at the game.
Throughout that day and night, Chester said he tracked his wife and daughter's phones using the "Find my iPhone" feature. The phones had somehow survived the crash, he said, and he could see that they were on the mountain.
Paul Cryil Westhead, Chester's close friend and business partner, also provided emotional testimony Thursday, describing what it was like seeing his typically "even-keeled" friend devastated after learning of his wife and child's deaths.
He described hugging his "broken" friend and crying together.
"I'd never seen him like this," Westhead told the court, speaking through tears. "The eyes were hollow. Just that first glance was brutal."
Chester teared up on one occasion Thursday, too: when describing the promise he made to his wife at the funeral. "'Take care of Payton. I got the boys. I'll see you again someday,'" he said.
Defense seeks to separate issue of photos from crash
Chester testified that he assured by the coroner's office that photos taken by the coroner were secured and placed in vault.
Weeks later, when news broke of deputies sharing photos of the crash scene that contained human remains, Chester said he felt "disbelief, at first."
"I couldn't construct a scenario in which that could happen," he added. "It didn't seem fair that this could happen."
In cross examination, the county's defense sought to separate the issue of photo sharing from the helicopter crash, suggesting much of Chester's grief stems from the crash itself.
If the crash didn't happen, "we wouldn't be here," said defense attorney Jason Tokoro.
"Of course, and that would be great," Chester said.
When the defense asked whether Chester's main source of distress was caused by the crash and not by the photos, he said the crash brought on "an empty, sad feeling" but his reaction to the spread of the photos "had a little rage to it." He said he felt grief compounded with grief, and that the additional emotional distress did not need to happen.
The defense also brought up Chester's initial outrage over media reports that one of the deputies shared the crash scene photos in a bar to impress a woman.
"That turned out not to be true, correct?" asked Tokoro. Chester agreed.
The attorney was referencing a sheriff's deputy who earlier this week testified he showed photos of the crash scene to a bartender who he considered a friend.
Tokoro also pointed out that Chester has never seen any county photos online and hasn't hired anyone to investigate their existence.
The defense also sought to mitigate Chester's level of emotional distress over the photos by pointing out that he didn't seek therapy and never went to a doctor to seek treatment.
"Doesn't mean I don't have my dark moments while alone in the car or in the shower," Chester replied.
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Company to host conference call on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. ET
BOSTON and ATLANTA, May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Inhibikase Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: IKT) (Inhibikase or Company), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing protein kinase inhibitor therapeutics to modify the course of Parkinson's disease ("PD"), Parkinson's-related disorders and other diseases of the Abelson Tyrosine Kinases, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023 and highlighted recent developments.
"With a clear clinical path ahead, we are focused on executing across our pipeline portfolio in 2023," said Dr. Milton H. Werner, President and Chief Executive Officer of Inhibikase. "Our recent industry presentations and publications have highlighted the exciting promise of our lead IkT-148009 program in neurodegenerative disease. We began screening patients in April at 7 sites for our Phase 2 '201' trial for Parkinson's disease and anticipate up to fourteen sites to be screening patients by the end of May. In addition, we are rapidly advancing our '501' bioequivalence study for IkT-001Pro for Stable-Phase CML and anticipate commencing the confirmatory analysis portion of the study in June 2023. We look forward to providing updates on both our clinical and preclinical efforts later this year."
Recent Developments and Upcoming Milestones:
- Actively screening patients across multiple sites in the Phase 2 '201' Clinical Trial of IkT-148009 for the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease: The '201' trial is a 1:1:1:1 randomized, double-blind, twelve-week dosing trial intended to assess the safety, tolerability and steady-state pharmacokinetics of IkT-148009 as primary endpoints. Inhibikase plans to enroll 120 patients with untreated Parkinson's Disease (Hoehn & Yahr < 3.0) who have yet to require symptomatic therapy. The study will evaluate three doses of IkT-148009 on a staggered schedule with 50 and 100 mg doses preceding 200 mg enrollment. The trial will also measure a hierarchy of fifteen Parkinson's-related disease assessments in the brain and gut as secondary or exploratory endpoints. Thirty-six clinical sites have now been selected with 27 fully contracted. Up to 14 sites could be actively screening patients by the end of May 2023.
In March 2023, Inhibikase completed an evaluation of safety and steady-state pharmacokinetic (PK) profile of the 200 mg dose of IkT-148009 in six healthy volunteers and submitted the data to the FDA in April 2023. The Company is completing an ethics committee review at all sites to add this dose into the '201' trial. - Completed Dose escalation portion of the '501' bioequivalence study of IkT-001Pro: IkT-001Pro is the Company's prodrug formulation of imatinib mesylate intended to enhance the safety and efficacy of imatinib (marketed as Gleevec®) in patients with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML). In May 2023, Inhibikase completed dosing of the four dose escalation cohorts evaluating 300, 400 and 500 and 600 mg IkT-001Pro. As the Company completes the pharmacokinetic analysis of these four cohorts, Inhibikase anticipates identifying the dose of IkT-001Pro that delivers the equivalent dose of commercial 400 mg imatinib mesylate. IkT-001Pro has shown a favorable safety profile, with fewer adverse events observed relative to 400 mg imatinib mesylate and none of clinical significance. Inhibikase anticipates commencing the confirmatory analysis of the bioequivalent dose of IkT-001Pro in thirty-two additional healthy volunteers using a two-period crossover design in June 2023. The Company expects to complete this confirmatory analysis by the end of the second quarter 2023. Inhibikase is also considering the addition of a cohort that will measure bioequivalence for high-dose imatinib delivered by prodrug that is equivalent to 600 mg imatinib mesylate to further explore the safety benefit of IkT-001Pro over standard-of-care, subject to agreement with the FDA.
- Advancing preclinical development of IkT-148009 in MSA: In March 2023, Inhibikase announced that the Investigational New Drug (IND) application for the Phase 2 trial of IkT-148009 in MSA was opened. An ongoing MSA animal model study has shown that pre-exposure prophylaxis of IkT-148009 precludes loss of function in a transgenic model of MSA; an independent model is running concurrently with the transgenic model to confirm the apparent functional benefit of IkT-148009 treatment. These studies will form the basis for determining the timing for initiation of a planned Phase 2 clinical study of IkT-148009 in MSA.
First Quarter Financial Results
Net Loss: Net loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 was $4.5 million, or $0.16 per share, compared to a net loss of $4.6 million, or $0.18 per share in the quarter ended March 31, 2022.
R&D Expenses: Research and development expenses were $2.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 compared to $3.0 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2022. The decrease was primarily due to the company restarting its Phase 2 '201' clinical trial.
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Cash Position: Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities were $25.7 million as of March 31, 2023. This includes the net proceeds from the Company's $10 million January 2023 concurrent registered direct offering and private placement. The Company expects that existing cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to fund operations into the fourth quarter of 2024.
Conference Call Information
The conference call is scheduled to begin at 8:00am ET on May 16, 2023. Participants should dial 1-844-825-9789 (United States) or 1-412-317-5180 (International) with the conference code 8552474. A live webcast may be accessed using the link here, or by visiting the investors section of the Company's website at www.inhibikase.com. After the live webcast, the event will be archived on Inhibikase's website for approximately 90 days after the call.
About Inhibikase (www.inhibikase.com)
Inhibikase Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: IKT) is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing therapeutics for Parkinson's disease and related disorders. Inhibikase's multi-therapeutic pipeline has a primary focus on neurodegeneration and its lead program IkT-148009, an Abelson Tyrosine Kinase (c-Abl) inhibitor, targets the treatment of Parkinson's disease inside and outside the brain as well as other diseases that arise from Ableson Tyrosine Kinases. Its multi-therapeutic pipeline is pursuing Parkinson's-related disorders of the brain and GI tract, orphan indications related to Parkinson's disease such as Multiple System Atrophy, and drug delivery technologies for kinase inhibitors such as IkT-001Pro, a prodrug of the anticancer agent imatinib mesylate that the Company believes will provide a better patient experience with fewer on-dosing side-effects. The Company's RAMP™ medicinal chemistry program has identified a number of follow-on compounds to IkT-148009 to be potentially applied to other cognitive and motor function diseases of the brain. Inhibikase is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia with an office in Lexington, Massachusetts.
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President & CEO
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SternIR, Inc.
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Judge blocks Arkansas law allowing librarians to be criminally charged over ‘harmful’ materials
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas is temporarily blocked from enforcing a law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing “harmful” materials to minors, a federal judge ruled Saturday.
U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks issued a preliminary injunction against the law, which also would have created a new process to challenge library materials and request that they be relocated to areas not accessible by kids. The measure, signed by Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders earlier this year, was set to take effect Aug. 1.
A coalition that included the Central Arkansas Library System in Little Rock had challenged the law, saying fear of prosecution under the measure could prompt libraries and booksellers to no longer carry titles that could be challenged.
The judge also rejected a motion by the defendants, which include prosecuting attorneys for the state, seeking to dismiss the case.
The ACLU of Arkansas, which represents some of the plaintiffs, applauded the court’s ruling, saying that the absence of a preliminary injunction would have jeopardized First Amendment rights.
“The question we had to ask was — do Arkansans still legally have access to reading materials? Luckily, the judicial system has once again defended our highly valued liberties,” Holly Dickson, the executive director of the ACLU in Arkansas, said in a statement.
The lawsuit comes as lawmakers in an increasing number of conservative states are pushing for measures making it easier to ban or restrict access to books. The number of attempts to ban or restrict books across the U.S. last year was the highest in the 20 years the American Library Association has been tracking such efforts.
Laws restricting access to certain materials or making it easier to challenge them have been enacted in several other states, including Iowa, Indiana and Texas.
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin said in an email Saturday that his office would be “reviewing the judge’s opinion and will continue to vigorously defend the law.”
The executive director of Central Arkansas Library System, Nate Coulter, said the judge’s 49-page decision recognized the law as censorship, a violation of the Constitution and wrongly maligning librarians.
“As folks in southwest Arkansas say, this order is stout as horseradish!” he said in an email.
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Cheryl Davis, general counsel for the Authors Guild, said the organization is “thrilled” about the decision. She said enforcing this law “is likely to limit the free speech rights of older minors, who are capable of reading and processing more complex reading materials than young children can.”
The Arkansas lawsuit names the state’s 28 local prosecutors as defendants, along with Crawford County in west Arkansas. A separate lawsuit is challenging the Crawford County library’s decision to move children’s books that included LGBTQ+ themes to a separate portion of the library.
The plaintiffs challenging Arkansas’ restrictions also include the Fayetteville and Eureka Springs Carnegie public libraries, the American Booksellers Association and the Association of American Publishers.
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SAN DIEGO, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Viking Therapeutics, Inc. ("Viking") (NASDAQ: VKTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapies for metabolic and endocrine disorders, today announced that its chief executive officer, Brian Lian, Ph.D., will deliver a corporate presentation as part of the Stifel 2022 Healthcare Conference. The conference will take place November 15-16, 2022, in New York City.
Details for this presentation are as follows:
- Stifel 2022 Healthcare Conference
Details: Viking management will deliver a corporate presentation and participate in 1-
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available)
Location: Lotte New York Palace Hotel
A live webcast of the presentation may be accessed via a link on the Viking Therapeutics website in the Investors & Media section under Webcasts. Additionally, a replay of the webcast will be available on the Viking website following the conference.
About Viking Therapeutics, Inc.
Viking Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel first-in-class or best-in-class therapies for the treatment of metabolic and endocrine disorders. Viking's research and development activities leverage its expertise in metabolism to develop innovative therapeutics designed to improve patients' lives. The company's clinical programs include VK2809, a novel, orally available, small molecule selective thyroid hormone receptor beta agonist for the treatment of lipid and metabolic disorders, which is currently being evaluated in a Phase 2b study for the treatment of biopsy-confirmed non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and fibrosis. In a Phase 2a trial for the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and elevated LDL-C, patients who received VK2809 demonstrated statistically significant reductions in LDL-C and liver fat content compared with patients who received placebo. The company is also developing VK2735, a novel dual agonist of the glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) receptors for the potential treatment of various metabolic disorders. VK2735 is currently being evaluated in a Phase 1 clinical trial. In the rare disease space, the company is developing VK0214, a novel, orally available, small molecule selective thyroid hormone receptor beta agonist for the potential treatment of X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD). VK0214 is currently being evaluated in a Phase 1b clinical trial in patients with the adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN) form of X-ALD. The company holds exclusive worldwide rights to a portfolio of five therapeutic programs, including VK2809 and VK0214, which are based on small molecules licensed from Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated.
For more information about Viking Therapeutics, please visit www.vikingtherapeutics.com. Follow Viking on Twitter @Viking_VKTX.
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Arkansas reported 12 covid-19 deaths Saturday, marking the largest one-day jump in reported deaths from the virus since April 4.
Since March 2020, there have been 11,719 covid-19 deaths in the state. The death count went up by 46 over the past week, with the rolling 7-day average for covid-19 deaths being 6.57. It is the highest average since April 9, a week with 54 reported covid-19 deaths.
Arkansas also reported 1,248 new cases of covid-19 Saturday, bringing the total recorded number of cases in the state since March 2020 to 903,555. The number of new cases reported Saturday increased by 278 since last Saturday and surpassed 900,000 Thursday.
The rolling seven-day average for new daily cases Saturday was 1,226, an increase of 40 since Friday's rolling average. The state reported 8,580 total cases last week.
The number of active cases increased by 67 Saturday for a total of 16,082 active cases statewide. However, the number of active cases decreased by 709 since last Saturday.
Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 875,524 recovered cases of covid-19 in Arkansas. This number increased by 9,243 Saturday.
The number of people hospitalized as a result of the virus Saturday was 417, remaining the same since Friday. The number of hospitalizations increased by 30 since July 23, when there were 387 people hospitalized with covid-19 in the state.
This week, the number of people in the state's hospitals with covid-19 rose every day for five days before falling by 18 on Friday.
There were 84 patients in intensive care with covid-19 Saturday, consistent with Friday's report, but the number increased by 16 since last Saturday. The number of covid-19 patients in Arkansas hospitals' intensive care units reached a four-month high Thursday then fell by four to 84.
The number of patients on ventilators was 24, also remaining the same as Friday. The number increased by six since last Saturday.
Hospitals aren't required to report these numbers during the weekend.
There were 1,650,925 people in the state who had been fully vaccinated as of Saturday. The number of fully vaccinated people increased by 2,517 since the previous week.
The state had administered booster shots to 801,100 people with an additional 9,672 shots reported since a week earlier.
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BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) — The new American owner of Premier League team Bournemouth has acquired a minority share in French club Lorient as part of what he is calling a “multi-club ownership strategy.”
The Black Knight Football and Entertainment consortium fronted by Bill Foley, which owns the Vegas Golden Knights in the NHL and bought Bournemouth in December, said Friday the deal with Lorient “provides the opportunity to invest additional capital after this season.”
Lorient is in sixth place in the French league and bidding to qualify for European competition next season.
“Loïc Fery has successfully built a best-in-class football club,” Foley said of Lorient’s president, “and will be a great partner as we build BKFE into a leading multi-club football operator.”
No financial details were disclosed.
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Jaime Jaquez Jr.'s decision to return for his senior season worked out quite well for No. 2 UCLA.
Jaquez was named The Associated Press player of the year in the Pac-12 on Tuesday and Bruins coach Mick Cronin is the conference coach of the year. Washington forward Keion Brooks was named Pac-12 newcomer of the year by an eight-person panel of journalists who cover the conference.
Jaquez considered leaving Westwood for the NBA after three productive seasons that included a trip the Final Four and the Sweet 16 in consecutive years. The crafty 6-foot-7 swing man had another boxscore-stuffing season in his return, averaging 17.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game while helping lead the Bruins to their first Pac-12 regular-season title in a decade.
Cronin has returned UCLA to prominence in four seasons since leaving Cincinnati. The Bruins had deep NCAA Tournament runs the past two seasons and were the class of the Pac-12 this year.
UCLA went 27-4 overall during the regular season, 18-2 in Pac-12 play and had its first undefeated home season (17-0) since 2006-07. The Bruins have the nation's longest active home winning streak at 25 games and are the No. 1 seed in the Pac-12 Tournament this week in Las Vegas.
Brooks had an immediate impact at Washington after transferring from Kentucky. The 6-foot-7 forward was third in Pac-12 scoring at 17.8 points per game while grabbing 6.9 rebounds.
FIRST TEAM
u-Guard — Tyger Campbell, UCLA, Sr., 5-11, 180, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Guard — Boogie Ellis, USC, Sr., 6-3, 185, San Diego.
u-Forward — Jaime Jaquez Jr., UCLA, Sr., 6-7, 225, Camarillo, California.
u-Forward — Azuolas Tubelis, Arizona, Jr., 6-11, 245, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Center — Branden Carlson, Utah, Sr., 7-0, 228, South Jordan, Utah.
—“u” denotes unanimous selection.
SECOND TEAM
Guard — Drew Peterson, USC, Sr., 6-9, 205, Libertyville, Illinois.
Guard — Keion Brooks Jr., Washington, Sr., 6-7, 210, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Forward — Mouhamed Gueye, Washington St., So., 6-11, 210, Dakar, Senegal.
Forward — N'Faly Dante, Oregon, Sr., 6-11, 230, Bamako, Mali.
Center — Oumar Ballo, Arizona, Jr., 7-0, 260, Koulikoro, Mali.
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Player of the year — Jaime Jaquez Jr., UCLA.
Coach of the year — Mick Cronin, UCLA.
Newcomer of the year — Keion Brooks, Washington.
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All-Pac-12 voting panel: Bruce Pascoe, Arizona Daily Star; Michelle Gardner, Arizona Republic; Paul Klee, Colorado Springs Gazette; Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register; Jon Wilner, San Jose Mercury News; James Crepea, The Oregonian; Pat Rooney, BuffZone.com; Jesse Sowa, Corvallis Gazette-Times.
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WFO MIDLAND/ODESSA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, August 28, 2022
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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
812 PM CDT Sun Aug 28 2022
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR WEST CENTRAL REEVES COUNTY...
At 812 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have
fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
mainly rural areas of West Central Reeves County
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 20 between mile markers 24 and 36.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Cottonwood Creek, China Draw and Salt Draw.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
...FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
The Flood Advisory is cancelled for a portion of the Panhandle of
Texas, including the following area, Briscoe county.
Arroyo and small stream flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Some minor residual flooding remains possible. Please
continue to heed remaining road closures.
...FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Arroyo and small stream flooding caused by excessive
rainfall continues.
* WHERE...A portion of the Panhandle of Texas, including the
following county, Hall.
* WHEN...Until 900 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Rises in small streams and normally dry arroyos.
Dangerous flows over low-water crossings. Some low-water crossings
may become impassable.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 816 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. This will cause arroyo and small stream
flooding. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are expected over
the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Brice.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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The new five-part HBO series White House Plumbers, about the men behind the Watergate break-in, begins just like the movie All the President's Men: The time is the early 1970s. The place is the Watergate Hotel and office complex in Washington, D.C., where some mysterious men are trying to gain illegal entry to the Democratic election headquarters there.
But all of a sudden, as in some alternate dimensional timeline, the familiar details stop being familiar. The would-be burglars can't even pick the door lock — and a superimposed message explains the confusing difference to viewers. It reads: "There were four Watergate break-in attempts. This was attempt number two."
Right away, you know this new White House Plumbers series is in great hands. Specifically, it's in the hands of writers and creators Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck, both of whom worked on HBO's Veep and The Larry Sanders Show. The director of multiple episodes is David Mandel, who directed episodes of Veep and Curb Your Enthusiasm. And the many executive producers include Frank Rich, who's also an executive producer on Succession. So this group knows how to tell a story in unexpected ways, and to find the humor even in the more serious situations.
After starting with that less familiar Watergate break-in, White House Plumbers flashes back even further, to the moment when the Plumbers were formed, and then takes it forward from there, through the various break-ins, and to the Watergate hearings and a bit beyond.
The principals in this particular telling of the story are E. Howard Hunt, played by Woody Harrelson, and G. Gordon Liddy, played by Justin Theroux. These two larger-than-life schemers were at the heart of the Plumbers, a clandestine group created by the White House to investigate such press leaks as the Pentagon Papers, government documents that had been slipped to The New York Times and other papers by military analyst Daniel Ellsberg. They were called the Plumbers because, well, plumbers locate and stop leaks.
Hunt and Liddy partner and set out to, among other things, bug the Democratic National Committee headquarters. It's not quite a Mission: Impossible, but in the hands of this crew, it takes several tries, and even then, after listening devices are planted, there are problems.
The dialogue is rich throughout White House Plumbers, and so are the performances and characters. Harrelson is wonderful — exploding like Ralph Kramden one minute, simmering like Macbeth the next — and the supporting cast is a very deep bench, serving up unexpected treasures every episode. There's Kathleen Turner as lobbyist Dita Beard! And Lena Headey from Game of Thrones as Hunt's wife, Dorothy! And Gary Cole as FBI executive Mark Felt – who, though he's not identified as such here, in real life was the infamous Deep Throat of All the President's Men. And lots, lots more.
Parts of White House Plumbers are laugh-out-loud outrageous – but other parts do make you feel for some of these people, and, of course, compare that scandal to more contemporary ones. It's definitely worth seeing, and savoring. All the President's Men is one of my favorite movies of all time — and White House Plumbers is good enough to be shown as a very long, all-Watergate double feature.
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NEW YORK, March 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ideanomics (NASDAQ: IDEX) ("Ideanomics" or the "Company") announces that the conference call to discuss its fourth quarter and full year 2022 financial results will be moved to 8:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, March 30, 2023.
The Company's senior management team will give prepared remarks followed by a question-and-answer session.
CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION
Webcast Link:
https://event.choruscall.com/mediaframe/webcast.html?webcastid=hBcFTSn0
Dial-in Number:
(Toll-Free US & Canada): 877-407-3107 or 201-493-6796
A replay of the webcast 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 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.
Safe Harbor Statement
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Investor Relations and Media Contact
Ideanomics, Inc.
Tony Sklar, SVP of Investor Relations
1441 Broadway, Suite 5116 New York, NY 10018.
Email: ir@ideanomics.com
Theodore Rolfvondenbaumen
Communications Director
Email: trolfvondenbaumen@ideanomics.com
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Company Expands to Myrtle Beach Metro Area
DOTHAN, Ala., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Construction Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROAD) (the "Company"), a vertically integrated civil infrastructure company specializing in the construction and maintenance of roadways across five southeastern states, today announced that it has acquired Southern Asphalt, Inc., headquartered in Conway, South Carolina. As a result of the acquisition, the Company added two hot-mix asphalt plants and more than 200 employees in the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina metro area.
Fred J. (Jule) Smith, III, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "We are pleased to extend our footprint into eastern South Carolina with today's transaction. Horry County and the larger Myrtle Beach metro area are among the fastest-growing markets in the nation, resulting in opportunities to bid on an attractive mix of public and commercial projects. We welcome a talented and experienced workforce to our team, and we look forward to operating in this dynamic region of South Carolina."
About Construction Partners, Inc.
Construction Partners, Inc. is a vertically integrated civil infrastructure company operating across five southeastern states, with 59 hot-mix asphalt plants, 14 aggregate facilities and one liquid asphalt terminal. Publicly funded projects make up the majority of its business and include local and state roadways, interstate highways, airport runways and bridges. The majority of the Company's public projects are maintenance-related. Private sector projects include paving and sitework for office and industrial parks, shopping centers, local businesses and residential developments. To learn more, visit www.constructionpartners.net.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained herein that are not statements of historical or current fact constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements may be identified by the use of words such as "seek" "continue," "estimate," "predict," "potential," "targeting," "could," "might," "may," "will," "expect," "should," "anticipate," "intend," "project," "outlook," "believe," "plan" and similar expressions or their negative. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release include, without limitation, statements relating to the benefits of a business acquisition and the expected results of the acquired business. These and other forward-looking statements are based on management's current views and assumptions and involve risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect expected results. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements are set forth in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, its subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, its Current Reports on Form 8-K and other reports the Company files with the SEC. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. The Company assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, subsequent events, or circumstances or other changes affecting such statements except to the extent required by applicable law.
Contact:
Rick Black
Dennard Lascar Investor Relations
ROAD@DennardLascar.com
(713) 529-6600
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- Meta alleged that the startup Voyager Labs was improperly creating fake accounts and scaping user data.
- The lawsuit follows a similar, recently settled case between LinkedIn and enterprise startup hiQ over data scraping allegations.
- In Sep, 2022, Meta settled with the companies BrandTotal and Unimania, which agreed to be permanent banned from "using and scraping Facebook and Instagram."
Meta filed a complaint against Voyager Labs on Thursday, alleging that the startup created fake Facebook accounts as part of a scheme to collect information from real Facebook users, which it then used for its own business purposes.
Voyager Labs specializes in investigative software and services intended to help law enforcement and companies obtain information about suspects, among other uses. Meta alleged that Voyager Labs' software was powered by data that it improperly gathered from Facebook and Instagram in addition to other sites like Twitter, YouTube, Twitter, and Telegram.
According to the filing in the District Court for the Northern District of California, Meta alleged that Voyager Labs created over 38,000 fake Facebook user accounts. These helped the startup scrape publicly posted information from more than 600,000 other Facebook users, including things like posts, likes, photos, and lists of friends. "Scraping" generally refers to the automated process of using software to scan a web page and compile information on it.
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Meta attorneys wrote in the legal filing that the company sent a letter to Voyager Labs on November 11 demanding that the startup stop violating the company's terms of service. Meta eventually disabled over 60,000 Voyager Labs-related Facebook and Instagram accounts and pages, which also included at least 38,000 fake accounts, the attorneys said.
"Defendant's conduct was not authorized by Meta and violates Facebook's and Instagram's terms, as well as California law," the complaint said. "Accordingly, Meta seeks damages and injunctive relief to stop Defendant's use of its platforms and services."
The company also asking the court to force Voyager Labs to give up its "ill-gotten profits in an amount to be proven at trial."
Money Report
CNBC reached out to Voyager Labs for comment.
Meta's complaint follows a similar a data-scraping court case involving LinkedIn and the enterprise startup hiQ, which the Microsoft-owned social network alleged was scraping user data to fuel its human resources software.
After a years-long legal battle, LinkedIn and hiQ eventually settled in December, 2022 with a $500,000 judgment entered against hiQ, following a mixed ruling in a California district court in November. Similar to Meta, LinkedIn alleged that hiQ was violating the company's terms of service over data scraping.
That case caught the attention of privacy advocates and researchers who were concerned that the outcome could potentially harm the work of journalists and watchdog groups who use automation software to monitor public websites and hold companies accountable.
Meta's claims against Voyager Labs follows similar actions the social networking giant has taken against other companies it alleged to be scraping user data.
For instance, in Sep, 2022, Meta settled with the companies BrandTotal and Unimania, which agreed to be stop "using and scraping Facebook and Instagram," Meta said in another blog post.
Meta's various legal actions to improve data privacy come after the company's infamous Cambridge Analytica scandal of 2018, in which a political consulting firm improperly obtained user profile data through various methods (not scraping).
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NEW YORK, May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This press release provides shareholders of Cohen & Steers Closed-End Opportunity Fund, Inc. (NYSE: FOF) (the "Fund") with information regarding the sources of the distribution to be paid on May 31, 2022 and cumulative distributions paid fiscal year-to-date.
In December 2021, the Fund implemented a managed distribution policy in accordance with exemptive relief issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The managed distribution policy seeks to deliver the Fund's long-term total return potential through regular monthly distributions declared at a fixed rate per common share. The policy gives the Fund greater flexibility to realize long-term capital gains throughout the year and to distribute those gains on a regular monthly basis to shareholders. The Board of Directors of the Fund may amend, terminate or suspend the managed distribution policy at any time, which could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund's shares.
The Fund's monthly distributions may include long-term capital gains, short-term capital gains, net investment income and/or return of capital for federal income tax purposes. Return of capital includes distributions paid by the Fund in excess of its net investment income and net realized capital gains and such excess is distributed from the Fund's assets. A return of capital is not taxable; rather, it reduces a shareholder's tax basis in his or her shares of the Fund. The amount of monthly distributions may vary depending on a number of factors, including changes in portfolio and market conditions.
At the time of each monthly distribution, information will be posted to cohenandsteers.com and mailed to shareholders in a concurrent notice. However, this information may change at the end of the year because the final tax characteristics of the Fund's distributions cannot be determined with certainty until after the end of the calendar year. Final tax characteristics of all of the Fund's distributions will be provided on Form 1099-DIV, which is mailed after the close of the calendar year.
The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year-to-date from the sources indicated. All amounts are expressed per common share.
You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund's investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund's managed distribution policy. The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund's investment performance and should not be confused with 'yield' or 'income'. The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this Notice are only estimates, are likely to change over time, and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for accounting and tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The amounts and sources of distributions year-to-date may be subject to additional adjustments.
*THE FUND WILL SEND YOU A FORM 1099-DIV FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR THAT WILL TELL YOU HOW TO REPORT THESE DISTRIBUTIONS FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES
The Fund's Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return for fiscal year 2022 (January 1, 2022 through April 30, 2022) is set forth below. Shareholders should take note of the relationship between the Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return with the Fund's Cumulative Distribution Rate for 2022. In addition, the Fund's Average Annual Total Return for the five-year period ending April 30, 2022 is set forth below. Shareholders should note the relationship between the Average Annual Total Return with the Fund's Current Annualized Distribution Rate for 2022. The performance and distribution rate information disclosed in the table is based on the Fund's net asset value per share (NAV). The Fund's NAV is calculated as the total market value of all the securities and other assets held by the Fund minus the total liabilities, divided by the total number of shares outstanding. While NAV performance may be indicative of the Fund's investment performance, it does not measure the value of a shareholder's individual investment in the Fund. The value of a shareholder's investment in the Fund is determined by the Fund's market price, which is based on the supply and demand for the Fund's shares in the open market.
Fund Performance and Distribution Rate Information:
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expense of the Fund carefully before investing. You can obtain the Fund's most recent periodic reports, when available, and other regulatory filings by contacting your financial advisor or visiting cohenandsteers.com. These reports and other filings can be found on the Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR Database. You should read these reports and other filings carefully before investing.
Shareholders should not use the information provided here in preparing their tax returns. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year indicating how to report Fund distributions for federal income tax purposes.
Website: https://www.cohenandsteers.com
Symbol: (NYSE: CNS)
About Cohen & Steers. Cohen & Steers is a leading global investment manager specializing in real assets and alternative income, including real estate, preferred securities, infrastructure, resource equities, commodities, as well as multi-strategy solutions. Founded in 1986, the firm is headquartered in New York City, with offices in London, Dublin, Hong Kong, and Tokyo.
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Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. could face an unprecedented default on its obligations as soon as early June if Congress does not act to lift the debt limit, a Washington think tank said Wednesday.
The Bipartisan Policy Center, which forecasts the approximate “X-date” when the government will no longer be able to meet its financial obligations on time, said the U.S. will reach its statutory debt limit as soon as the summer or early fall of 2023. That inches up from the center's previous prediction in June 2022 that the “extraordinary measures” that U.S. Treasury uses to pay the government's bills would not be exhausted before the third quarter of 2023.
Previewing the data for reporters on a morning call, Shai Akabas, the center's director of economic policy, said the new projections reflect “considerable uncertainty in our nation’s current economic outlook.”
“Policymakers have an opportunity now to inject certainty into the U.S. and global economy by beginning, in earnest, bipartisan negotiations around our nation’s fiscal health and taking action to uphold the full faith and credit of the United States well before the X-Date," he said.
Akabas said the December 2022 big spending bill, an extended pause on student loan repayments and high interest rates resulting in higher costs to service U.S. debt have contributed to moving up the X-date.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen notified Congress in January that her agency was resorting to “extraordinary measures” to avoid default, and that “it is unlikely that cash and extraordinary measures will be exhausted before early June."
Yellen said her actions will buy time until Congress can pass legislation that will either raise the nation’s $31.4 trillion borrowing authority or suspend the limit for a period of time. But she said it’s “critical that Congress act in a timely manner.”
President Joe Biden and new Republican House speaker Kevin McCarthy met once earlier this month to talk about the debt limit, but expectations are low for quick progress as GOP lawmakers push for steep spending cuts in exchange for a debt ceiling deal.
Biden has since used his bully pulpit to accuse Republicans of plans to cut Medicare and Social Security programs. McCarthy, however, has said those cuts are not in the picture, as has Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell.
Treasury first used extraordinary measures in 1985 and has used them at least 16 times since, according to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a fiscal watchdog.
Some economists have said in the midst of debt limit negotiations, Treasury could prioritize certain payments to bondholders in order to buy time for policymakers to resolve the issue.
Biden administration officials have said they will not prioritize payments to bondholders if the country passes the “X-date” without an agreement. Yellen has said debt payment prioritization is default by another name.
“Failure on the part of the United States to meet any obligation, whether its debt holders, to members of our military or to Social Security recipients, is effectively a default," she told reporters in Dakar, Senegal in January.
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Fantasy 5" game were:
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04-12-18-25-35
(four, twelve, eighteen, twenty-five, thirty-five)
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ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia football transfer Rodarius “Rara” Thomas was arrested for blocking the door to a campus dorm room and causing injuries to a 17-year-old girl during an argument, a police report says.
The incident resulted in a felony charge of false imprisonment against the 20-year-old Thomas, who recently transferred to Georgia from Mississippi State.
He was one of State's top receivers and had been projected to take a prominent role in Georgia's offense when the team goes for its third straight national title.
Thomas also was charged with misdemeanor battery/family violence for allegedly bruising the girl’s bicep and causing abrasions to her shins, according to the police report obtained Tuesday by the Athens Banner-Herald.
The girl told campus officers she and Thomas lived together in Mississippi and in his native Alabama, and that they were planning to reside together in an Athens apartment.
Thomas was released on $1,850 bond Monday, about eight hours after being taken into custody. He denied wrongdoing in a post to his personal Facebook page.
“Y’all know I’m not that type of person,” Thomas wrote. “I know better than that my momma taught me well! I’ll never EVER put my hands on a female!!"
According to the police report, Thomas and the girl were arguing over an unidentified male she was following on social media. She said she wanted to leave, but Thomas blocked the door and told her she couldn't. He also prevented her from making a call to her mother, the report said.
That’s when the argument became physical, she told police. Thomas grabbed her right arm, bruising her biceps, before she started scratching, kicking and hitting Thomas to get him off her.
She said Thomas pushed her and she fell “face first into the bed leaving bruises and abrasions on her shins.” When she tried to get up, he pushed her again, causing her to fall back first on the bed, causing an abrasion on the side of her left leg.
Thomas gave a different version to police, saying the girl began “choking” and hitting him and that she would not let him leave. He told police he “placed her on the bed softly while she was hitting him,” and advised her to settle down before he went to talk to a friend on the phone.
Thomas remains a member of the Georgia football program, but could face discipline that includes a suspension.
“While we are limited in what we can say about the incident, the report is disappointing and not reflective of the high standards we have for our student-athletes on and off the field,” the athletic department said in a statement released Monday.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police in Tennessee said Tuesday that a body found during an exhaustive search lasting more than three days is a woman who was abducted and forced into an SUV during an early morning jog near the University of Memphis.
Memphis police said on Twitter that investigators identified the body of Eliza Fletcher, 34, a school teacher and granddaughter of a prominent Memphis businessman.
The body was found Monday after a series of searches over the Labor Day weekend for the woman who was kidnapped at about 4 a.m. Friday, police said. A man approached her and forced her into an SUV after a brief struggle, police said. Fletcher was reported missing when she did not return home from her regular morning jog.
A man charged with especially aggravated kidnapping and tampering with evidence in the nationally-publicized case had an arraignment on Tuesday. U.S. Marshals arrested Cleotha Abston, 38, on Saturday after police detected his DNA on a pair of sandals found near to where Eliza Fletcher was last seen, according to an arrest affidavit.
Abston will now also be facing a charges of first-degree murder and first-degree murder in perpetration of kidnapping, Memphis police said in a tweet Tuesday morning.
Relatives of Fletcher and more than 20 media members were in the courtroom Tuesday morning for the arraignment, which was Abston's first appearance before a judge on charges of kidnapping, tampering with evidence, theft, identity theft, and fraudulent use of a credit card. Abston was issued a $510,000 bond. Abston said he could not afford bond and he could not afford a lawyer. General Sessions Judge Louis Montesi appointed a public defender to represent Abston.
Police also linked the vehicle they believe was used in the kidnapping to a person at a home where Abston was staying.
Late Monday, police tweeted that a body had been found in a Memphis neighborhood but that the identity of that person and the cause of death was unconfirmed. A large police presence was reported in the area where authorities reported finding the body just after 5 p.m. Memphis police had searched several locations with dogs, ATVs and a helicopter throughout the long weekend.
Fletcher is the granddaughter of the late Joseph Orgill III, a Memphis hardware businessman and philanthropist. The family has released a video statement asking for help in finding Fletcher and offered a $50,000 reward for information in the case.
Abston previously kidnapped a prominent Memphis attorney in 2000, the Commercial Appeal reported. When he was just 16 years old, Abston forced Kemper Durand into the trunk of his own car at gunpoint. After several hours, Abston took Durand out and forced him to drive to a Mapco gas station to withdraw money from an ATM. At the station, an armed Memphis Housing Authority guard walked in and Durand yelled for help. Abston ran away but was found and arrested. He pleaded guilty in 2001 to especially aggravated kidnapping and aggravated robbery, according to court records. He received a 24-year sentence.
Durand, in a victim impact statement, wrote, "I was extremely lucky that I was able to escape from the custody of Cleotha Abston. ... It is quite likely that I would have been killed had I not escaped," the Commercial Appeal reported.
Durand died in 2013, seven years before Abston would be released in November 2020 at age 36. In the two years since his release, there were no further documented charges against Abston in Shelby County prior to his Saturday arrest, the Commercial Appeal reported.
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Which shower curtain rings are best?
It’s easy to make improvements in your home through small, cost-effective changes. Something as simple and basic as nice shower curtain rings can enhance your space. Maybe you’re tired of how your current ones always get caught on the curtain rod, or your arms always go numb trying to undo them when it’s time to replace the shower liner. You can fix that easily. That’s why the top choice for shower curtain rings is Gorilla Grip Shower Curtain Hooks.
What to know before you buy shower curtain rings
Purpose
Shower curtain rings hold up your shower curtain and liner but believe it or not, that can make a huge difference in your showering experience. The purpose of buying the rings separately from the curtain is to improve this experience. Often even expensive shower curtains will come with subpar rings. It can be annoying to spend more on new rings, but when you find the right set, you will be pleasantly surprised at how much better they work.
Number Needed
Different shower curtains will require a different number of rings. It’s always better to get too many than have too few and then have to deal with a corner of your curtain always flapping around. Be sure to count the number of rings you’ll need so you can keep that number in mind while you search.
Shower Rod
Before looking at shower curtain rings, be aware of what kind of shower rod you have. This will affect how well your rings can function. For example, metal rings will probably not work as smoothly on a wooden or plastic rod as metal ones. You might even consider getting a new shower rod if you want to maximize the benefits of your new rings.
What to look for in quality shower curtain rings
Design
Some rings are just round, while others will come in different shapes. You might prefer the look of one or the other, but consider whether they will be easier to use. If ease of use doesn’t matter as much, all you have to worry about is how well they go with your bathroom decor. For example, if you have a lot of gold features in your bathroom, silver rings could look out of place. Function-wise, you want these rings to be designed well enough that it’s easy to remove the shower curtain and liner for when they need to be cleaned or replaced.
Metal or Plastic
Metal rings tend to work best on metal rods. They’re going to glide more smoothly and easily. However, they can also be much louder than plastic rings. You also simply might not like the way the metal looks or how it sounds. Or you might want to limit how much plastic you buy for environmental reasons. Whatever your preference, that might be the deciding factor between one option and another.
Features
Along with good functionality, shower curtain rings should also have features that appeal to you. Some have metal beads along the top that help them glide more easily across the curtain rod. Others are more like hooks than rings. Some rings will have clasps that are harder to open than others. That can make changing the liner or taking the curtain off to wash difficult because you have to stand there with your hands over your head, unlatching all these clasps. See which features appeal to you the most and decide how practical they are for your needs. You should also make sure that the ones you get won’t rust or mildew.
How much you can expect to spend on shower curtain rings
They cost $7-$9, depending on the material and number of rings per set.
Shower curtain rings FAQ
What do I do with my old rings?
A. You can reuse them! Shower curtain rings are relatively versatile. Depending on the design, they can easily be used to hold jewelry, mops or brooms. Anything that a hook can hang from a rod can be hung up with these. Just be mindful of the weight.
How do I know if I should get metal or plastic rings?
A. That will depend on your unique needs and preferences.
What are the best shower curtain rings to buy?
Top shower curtain rings
Gorilla Grip Shower Curtain Hooks
What you need to know: Thoughtfully designed, these rings are easy to use.
What you’ll love: Featuring steel beads to enable them to glide smoothly over a curtain rod and hooks to make removing and replacing your curtain and liner pain-free, these rings are delightful. Their design is stylishly complex.
What you should consider: Some people find these more challenging to use because their curtains get tangled up.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top shower curtain rings for the money
Amazer 24 PCS Clear Shower Curtain Rings Plastic
What you need to know: These plastic rings are straightforward.
What you’ll love: The super basic design makes these rings easy to figure out. They should glide fairly well over any curtain rod and blend in with most decor unless you have more vintage or retro fixtures.
What you should consider: They might be tricky or annoying when dealing with your shower curtain and liner.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
What you need to know: These rings are super simple and based on the classic ball chain.
What you’ll love: They come in a wide variety of colors to suit any decor. Because they’re chains, they’re flexible and easy to move. They come in a pack of twelve and come in different size and length options.
What you should consider: If you find ball chain clasps challenging to undo, you will probably not enjoy these.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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City of Orlando asks residents to limit water usage due to sanitary sewer damage from Hurricane Ian
Video above: Wastewater overflow at the Iron Bridge Wastewater Treatment Plant
The City of Orlando is asking the community to limit all water use.
Due to sanitary sewer damage from Hurricane Ian, the city issued an immediate water usage advisory as wastewater staff is conducting emergency repairs to return sewer service.
At approximately 2 a.m., city Lift Stations 1, 2 and 3 were impacted after a 36-inch force main break caused an overflow of sewage in the surrounding lakes.
Residents should avoid using lakes, including contact with standing water or use of any watercraft in the surrounding lakes and streets.
All residents and businesses should severely limit water usage until further notice.
This includes refraining from the following as much as possible:
- Flushing toilets
- Doing laundry
- Washing dishes
- Taking showers/baths
- Using irrigation systems
This is not a boil water notice.
Additional water usage like this will continue to put more pressure on systems already over capacity and lead to additional sewage overflows.
While treatment plants are still operational and producing reusable water, the volume of inflows from the collections system continues to overwhelm the treatment plants.
The city says it is critical for residents and businesses to decrease water usage in order for lift station operators to repair the system and pump out the increased water to divert the overflow to discharge areas.
The City of Orlando provided the above video of wastewater overflow at the Iron Bridge Wastewater Treatment Plant from early Sunday.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Keegan Records had 23 points and 10 rebounds in Colgate’s 77-68 victory over Brown on Thursday night.
Tucker Richardson scored 19 points and added six rebounds and five assists for the Raiders (1-1). Sam Thomson recorded 12 points and shot 6 of 8 from the field.
The Bears (0-2) were led in scoring by Nana Owusu-Anane, who finished with 13 points, seven rebounds and two steals. Paxson Wojcik added 12 points and seven rebounds for Brown. In addition, Dan Friday had 11 points and three steals.
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Letters to the Editor: Converting farmland to almond growing in a drought is nuts
To the editor: In farmer Joe L. Del Bosque’s op-ed article about the water problems putting San Joaquin Valley agriculture at risk, nowhere does he mention the thousands of acres in the valley converted to growing almonds, one of the most water-needy crops.
If California farmers would quit growing almonds, the vast amount of which are exported, they could help all of us in this state. But over the last few years, every time I go to the valley, I notice more land converted to almond growing.
Farmers need to wake up. There are less water-thirsty crops they can grow — just maybe not crops that bring them as much money as almonds.
Susan Matthewson, Huntington Beach
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To the editor: Del Bosque writes, “Scientists say we’re in the midst of the driest 22-year period in the western U.S. in at least 1,200 years.”
I was moved Del Bosque’s piece. Conserving water and having our lawns die will not solve the problem. Paying 70 cents for a peach won’t either. We need to act and stop deluding ourselves. Water is life.
We need to consult with Israel and get the water flowing. Israel once depended on the Sea of Galilee for most of its water, something that was possible at the country’s founding in 1948, when it had a population of 800,000. Now, it has plenty of water for its 9 million inhabitants.
About 80% of Israel’s water for domestic use flows from its coastal desalination plants, more of which are under construction. Let us prove Malthus wrong by producing plenty of food for increasing populations, but we need the water to do so.
Paul Milberg, Woodland Hills
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To the editor: Farmers can do their part as well to conserve water. Most fruit and vegetables are vital to a healthy diet. They also take less water than other crops.
Almonds require a lot more water than many of the other crops, and they are not as nutritionally essential as melons, asparagus, sweet corn and other fruit and vegetables.
There are some geographical venues that maybe better suited for almonds and other nuts than the San Joaquin Valley.
Vicki Stern, Thousand Oaks
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A roundup of the week's most newsworthy financial industry press releases from PR Newswire, including the most expensive cities in the U.S. to be single.
NEW YORK, Feb. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the finance industry stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.
The list below includes the headline (with a link to the full text) and an excerpt from each story. Click on the press release headlines to access accompanying multimedia assets that are available for download.
- Renters pay a 'singles tax' of nearly $7,000 for living alone
While singles across the country pay a high price for a solo living arrangement, the size of that "tax" varies widely depending on where they live. The price of living alone in a one-bedroom apartment is the highest in New York City, where StreetEasy data finds that singles pay $19,500 more a year than someone living with a partner in the same place. - Paxos Will Halt Minting New BUSD Tokens Paxos, the leading regulated blockchain and tokenization infrastructure platform, will end its relationship with Binance for the branded stablecoin BUSD. BUSD will remain fully supported by Paxos and redeemable to onboarded customers through at least February 2024.
- Economic Education Scores Big During Super Bowl Week During the Super Bowl week, nearly 900 Arizona students demonstrated their financial, economic, and entrepreneurship knowledge and skills through artwork, career exploration, and budget simulation activities hosted by the Arizona Council on Economic Education (ACEE).
- Edward Jones Survey Finds Despite Prioritization of Financial Wellness, Many Americans Lack Adequate Emergency Savings
More than nine in ten Americans (93%) view financial wellness as important – yet nearly half (43%) report they do not feel financially stable, and nearly one-third (29%) have less than $500 in their emergency savings fund, according to a new survey from financial services firm Edward Jones and Morning Consult. - Inflation Isn't Causing More Divorces, but It Might Be Making It Worse
"High inflation affects all prices, but big-ticket items can pose big relationship problems," Debt.com president Don Silvestri says. "No divorce is simple, and there's rarely a single cause, but it's quite apparent from these results that a sour economy has also soured some marriages." - Selling made easier: Zillow customers can now choose between a cash offer from Opendoor or selling with an agent
Once a seller explores each option and decides which is best for them - whether to receive a cash offer from Opendoor or sell on the open market with a Zillow Premier Agent partner - they can use the service as a standalone offering or in tandem with other Zillow home shopping services. - America Is Ready for AI Investing According to a New Survey from Magnifi
"Imagine if ChatGPT and your financial advisor had a baby – that's what you can get with Magnifi Personal. Rather than doing the investing for you, our AI assistant enables you to craft self-directed, diversified portfolios through an ever-expanding knowledge base of past and present market insights," said Tom Van Horn, Chief Product Officer at Magnifi. - Introducing The TOMMY Group From endorsement deals and public appearances, to commercial asset creation, marketing and PR, The TOMMY Group works closely with budding student athletes to develop strong personal brands that reap the benefits of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) off the field, all while staying 100% focused on what they do best on it.
- Wirex Becomes Global Partner of Visa and Makes Strong Moves in APAC
The long-term strategic global partnership includes Wirex becoming a member of Visa in APAC and the UK, which will allow Wirex to directly issue crypto-enabled debit and prepaid cards themselves to over 40 countries. - Gen Y-Not? Older Millennials Have Highest Appetite for Risk in Trading This attitude towards risk as a whole is also reflected in the motivations of Older Millennials to trade crypto. 27% of the age group said that they trade crypto for the possibility to make quick gains to improve their current lifestyles. This is in stark contrast to the 43% of traders aged 55+ who see it as a possibility to boost their savings and retirement funds.
Read more of the latest finance-related releases from PR Newswire and stay caught up on the top press releases by following @PRNfinance on Twitter.
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Kevin Spacey’s lawyer grills accuser at sexual misconduct trial
NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for Kevin Spacey sought Tuesday to poke holes in the story of another actor who claims Spacey made a sexual advance on him when he was a teenager.
During an aggressive cross-examination at a civil trial in Manhattan, defense attorney Jennifer Keller zeroed in on inconsistencies between Anthony Rapp’s account of how he first met Spacey in 1986 and that of an older friend who was there.
Rapp said he was 14 when Spacey invited him and the friend to a nightclub after meeting them backstage at a Broadway play starring Spacey. He testified they went home without incident immediately after the nightclub outing.
However, the friend — who was in his late teens at the time — has said in a deposition that the pair actually went to Spacey’s apartment and described Spacey trying to lure the friend into a sexual encounter.
Considering the friend’s deposition, “You knew you had a problem with your story, correct?” Keller asked.
“I don’t dispute his story. I just don’t remember it,” Rapp said.
According to Rapp, it was days later before he went to Spacey’s apartment for the first time for a party. He has testified that after the other guests left, Spacey forced himself on him by pinning him down on a bed — an allegation Spacey denies.
The cross-examination came during the second week of a trial stemming from the accusation Rapp first made publicly in 2017 before suing Spacey. It was among similar claims that largely shut down Spacey’s career with multiple allegations of inappropriate touching or sexual advances.
At the time, Spacey was starring in Netflix’s political thriller “House of Cards.” He’s also known for his role in the 1999 film “American Beauty,” which won him an Academy Award.
As a teenager, the 50-year-old Rapp acted in films including “Adventures in Babysitting.” He was later part of the original Broadway cast of “Rent,” and is now a regular on “Star Trek: Discovery” on television.
Under questioning by his own lawyer earlier Tuesday, Rapp recounted how he confided in a classmate after his encounter with Spacey. He said he told the friend that he watching TV in a bedroom when Spacey “came in drunk, picked me up as a groom does a bride, and he climbed on top of me trying to get with me sexually and I managed to squirm away.”
He also recalled that when he was still in high school, he once went to see a movie starring Spacey and realized how much he was traumatized. He said he felt like he’d been “stuck with a cattle prod. Like I jumped out of my seat. Adrenaline. Sweaty palms.”
In 1999, Rapp had a chance encounter with Spacey in a restroom at the Tony Awards, he testified.
“As I was washing my hands, Kevin Spacey walked through the door,” he said. “I looked at him and he looked at me. That was startling. ... I wanted very much to get away.”
Rapp’s lawyer — responding to defense suggestions that Rapp was obsessed with Spacey — asked him, “Have you ever had a crush on Kevin Spacey?”
“No, I have not,” he responded.
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Avalanche vs. Kraken Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under - NHL Playoffs First Round Game 3
The Colorado Avalanche visit the Seattle Kraken for Game 3 of the NHL Playoffs First Round on Saturday, April 22, beginning at 10:00 PM ET on TBS, SN360, TVAS, ROOT Sports NW, and ALT. The series is tied at 1-1. The Avalanche are favored, with -150 moneyline odds, in this matchup with the Kraken, who have +130 moneyline odds.
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Avalanche vs. Kraken Predictions for Saturday
Our projection model for this game predicts a final score of Kraken 4, Avalanche 3.
- Moneyline Pick: Kraken (+130)
- Total Pick: Over (6)
- Computer Predicted Spread: Kraken (-0.7)
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Avalanche Splits and Trends
- The Avalanche have finished 15-7-22 in overtime matchups on their way to an overall record of 51-24-7.
- Colorado is 17-8-4 (38 points) in its 29 games decided by one goal.
- Looking at the seven times this season the Avalanche ended a game with only one goal, they have a 2-2-3 record, good for seven points.
- Colorado has finished 3-10-1 in the 14 games this season when it scored two goals (registering seven points).
- The Avalanche have scored three or more goals 58 times, and are 46-9-3 in those games (to record 95 points).
- In the 35 games when Colorado has capitalized on a lone power-play goal, it registered 48 points after finishing 23-10-2.
- In games when it has outshot its opponent, Colorado is 32-12-4 (68 points).
- The Avalanche have been outshot by opponents 32 times, and went 17-13-2 (36 points).
Kraken Splits and Trends
- The Kraken have a 46-28-8 record this season and are 9-8-17 in games that have needed overtime.
- In the 28 games Seattle has played that were decided by one goal, it racked up 36 points.
- This season the Kraken scored just one goal in 12 games and they've earned two points (0-10-2) in those contests.
- Seattle has four points (1-10-2) when scoring two goals this season.
- The Kraken have earned 96 points in their 56 games with more than two goals scored.
- This season, Seattle has capitalized on a lone power-play goal in 30 games has a record of 20-7-3 in those matchups.
- When it outshoots its opponent this season, Seattle has posted a record of 33-18-4 (70 points).
- The Kraken's opponents have had more shots in 26 games. The Kraken finished 12-11-3 in those contests (27 points).
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Avalanche vs. Kraken Game Time and TV Channel
- When: Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 10:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: TBS, SN360, TVAS, ROOT Sports NW, and ALT
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- Where: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cat Financial reported second-quarter 2022 revenues of $668 million, an increase of $22 million, or 3%, compared with $646 million in the second quarter of 2021. Second-quarter 2022 profit was $143 million, an increase of $1 million, or 1%, compared with $142 million in the second quarter of 2021.
The increase in revenues was primarily due to a $20 million favorable impact from higher average financing rates and an $18 million favorable impact from returned or repossessed equipment, partially offset by a $15 million unfavorable impact from lower average earning assets.
Second-quarter 2022 profit before income taxes was $199 million, an increase of $10 million, or 5%, compared with $189 million in the second quarter of 2021. The increase was primarily due to an $18 million favorable impact from returned or repossessed equipment, partially offset by a $12 million increase in provision for credit losses.
The provision for income taxes reflected an estimated annual tax rate of 26% in the second quarter of 2022, compared with 25% in the second quarter of 2021.
During the second quarter of 2022, retail new business volume was $3.10 billion, a decrease of $429 million, or 12%, from the second quarter of 2021. The decrease was driven by lower volume across all segments with the exception of an increase in Latin America.
At the end of the second quarter of 2022, past dues were 2.19%, compared with 2.58% at the end of the second quarter of 2021. The decrease in past dues was mostly driven by the Caterpillar Power Finance, EAME and North America portfolios. Write-offs, net of recoveries, were less than $1 million for the second quarter of 2022, compared with $54 million for the second quarter of 2021. As of June 30, 2022, the allowance for credit losses totaled $376 million, or 1.41% of finance receivables, compared with $357 million, or 1.29% of finance receivables at March 31, 2022. The increase in allowance for credit losses included a higher reserve for the Russia and Ukraine portfolios. The allowance for credit losses at year-end 2021 was $337 million, or 1.22% of finance receivables.
"Cat Financial's second-quarter results reflected strong portfolio performance," said Dave Walton, President of Cat Financial and Senior Vice President with responsibility for the Financial Products Division of Caterpillar Inc. "The global Cat Financial team continues to focus on providing financial services solutions to Caterpillar customers and dealers worldwide."
About Cat Financial
Cat Financial is a subsidiary of Caterpillar, the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. For more than 40 years, Cat Financial has provided a wide range of financing solutions to customers and Cat® dealers for machines, engines, Solar® gas turbines, genuine Cat parts and services. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, Cat Financial serves customers globally with offices and subsidiaries located throughout North and South America, Asia, Australia, Europe and Africa. Visit cat.com to learn more about Cat Financial.
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Cat Financial's actual results may differ materially from those described or implied in our forward-looking statements based on a number of factors, including, but not limited to: (i) disruptions or volatility in global financial markets limiting our sources of liquidity or the liquidity of our customers, dealers and suppliers; (ii) failure to maintain our credit ratings and potential resulting increases to our cost of borrowing and adverse effects on our cost of funds, liquidity, competitive position and access to capital markets; (iii) changes in interest rates, currency fluctuations or market liquidity conditions; (iv) an increase in delinquencies, repossessions or net losses of our customers; (v) residual values of leased equipment; (vi) our compliance with financial and other restrictive covenants in debt agreements; (vii) government monetary or fiscal policies; (viii) political and economic risks, commercial instability and events beyond our control in the countries in which we operate; (ix) demand for Caterpillar products; (x) marketing, operational or administrative support received from Caterpillar; (xi) our ability to develop, produce and market quality products that meet our customers' needs; (xii) information technology security threats and computer crime; (xiii) alleged or actual violations of trade or anti-corruption laws and regulations; (xiv) new regulations or changes in financial services regulations; (xv) additional tax expense or exposure; (xvi) changes in accounting guidance; (xvii) the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic; and (xviii) other factors described in more detail in Cat Financial's Forms 10-Q, 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Whether conservative South Carolina changes its abortion laws at all in the wake of this year’s U.S. Supreme Court decision may be decided by divided conservatives Tuesday in the state House.
South Carolina for decades was at the forefront of passing more restrictive abortion laws that challenged Roe v. Wade. before the landmark case was overturned this summer.
But the state that helped lead the nation through requiring ultrasounds, parental consent and 24-hour waiting periods before abortions is at an impasse during a special session. The Senate could only muster enough votes to tweak South Carolina’s current six-week ban — which isn’t even in effect at the moment because of a state Supreme Court challenge.
The state House can accept that version and send it to the governor’s desk, where it will likely be signed into law.
If they reject the Senate’s version that would allow a group of three lawmakers from each chamber to work on a compromise between the Senate bill and the House version, which banned almost all abortions with exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest or that threaten the life of the mother up to 12 weeks after conception.
But Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey isn’t sure there is any room to negotiate.
The Republican said senators showed earlier this month there aren’t enough votes in the 46-member chamber for a ban earlier than six weeks. The Senate’s three women joined two other Republicans against a nearly total abortion ban, leaving the chamber short of votes needed to end a potential filibuster.
The bill before the House keeps the ban on abortion after an ultrasound determines cardiac activity is present in a fetus, which is usually around six weeks. It cuts the time that victims of rape and incest who become pregnant can seek an abortion from 20 weeks to about 12 weeks and requires DNA from the aborted fetus in those situations be collected for police.
For lawmakers and groups that have spent decades trying to end all abortions, it is a frustrating end to what looked so promising after leaders in the Republican-dominated General Assembly quickly called for a special session once the draft opinion leaked that the U.S. Supreme Court was ready to let states to decide the abortion issue themselves.
“I cannot concur with a bill that does nothing. We were not called back to pass a bill we already have — we were called to re-write the laws of our state,” said Rep. John McCravy, the Republican who put together the House’s bill.
McCravy plans to join about a dozen other of the House’s most conservative members who agree the Senate bill is unacceptable to their promise to protect all life. Nearly all the 124-member chamber’s 43 Democrats are against the proposal, too, but for entirely different reasons.
Meanwhile, South Carolina’s Supreme Court has suspended enforcement of the state’s six week ban until it can decide if it violates the state constitution’s guarantee of a right to privacy, leaving the 20-week ban passed in 2016 as the current law.
The debate has Republicans sniping at each other. McCravy called Sen. Tom Davis, who took the lead on a possible filibuster, the “Bully from Beaufort,” saying his vision of South Carolina was “forcing teachers to tell 13 year-old children that they can get free contraception without their parents knowing, and killing at least 2,000 babies a year in the womb.”
Davis has said that greatly and unfairly distorts his positions, and he thinks if Republicans are going to push for restrictions on abortion they should also improve access to birth control, prenatal care and education opportunities for children.
Joining Davis in the Senate were the chamber’s three Republican women. They said a ban on almost all abortions went too far and were especially upset the bill from the House originally had no exceptions for rape or incest.
“Are you pregnant with a dead baby? Too bad. Raped at 11 by your grandfather and got pregnant? That’s just too bad,” Sen. Penry Gustafson said earlier this month.
In response, the South Carolina Freedom Caucus, which includes about a dozen of the House’s most conservative members, released a letter last week from its two female members saying that they “mean it when we say we are pro-life.”
The letter said so few abortions happen after rape and incest that they didn’t matter.
“Permitting the murder of a living being based on situations that virtually never occur is unacceptable to us,” said the letter by Reps. Ashley Trantham and Melissa Oremus which promised all 13 members of the group would vote against the bill.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE: BIG) today announced that on November 29, 2022 the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.30 per common share for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022.
The dividend will be paid on December 28, 2022, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 14, 2022.
Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE: BIG) is one of America's largest home discount retailers, operating more than 1,450 stores in 48 states, as well as a best-in-class ecommerce platform with expanded fulfillment and delivery capabilities. The Company's mission is to help customers "Live Big and Save Lots" by offering unique treasures and exceptional bargains on everything for their home, including furniture, seasonal decor, kitchenware, pet supplies, food items, laundry and cleaning essentials and more. Big Lots is the recipient of Home Textiles Today's 2021 Retail Titan Award. For more information about the company or to find the store nearest you, visit biglots.com.
Certain statements in this release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and such statements are intended to qualify for the protection of the safe harbor provided by the Act. The words "anticipate," "estimate," "approximate," "expect," "objective," "goal," "project," "intend," "plan," "believe," "will," "should," "may," "target," "forecast," "guidance," "outlook" and similar expressions generally identify forward-looking statements. Similarly, descriptions of objectives, strategies, plans, goals or targets are also forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements relate to the expectations of management as to future occurrences and trends, including statements expressing optimism or pessimism about future operating results or events and projected sales, earnings, capital expenditures and business strategy. Forward-looking statements are based upon a number of assumptions concerning future conditions that may ultimately prove to be inaccurate. Forward-looking statements are and will be based upon management's then-current views and assumptions regarding future events and operating performance and are applicable only as of the dates of such statements. Although the company believes the expectations expressed in forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions within the bounds of knowledge, forward-looking statements, by their nature, involve risks, uncertainties and other factors, any one or a combination of which could materially affect business, financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.
Forward-looking statements that the company makes herein and in other reports and releases are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may differ materially from those discussed in such forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, but not limited to, developments related to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, current economic and credit conditions, the cost of goods, the inability to successfully execute strategic initiatives, competitive pressures, economic pressures on customers and the company, the availability of brand name closeout merchandise, trade restrictions, freight costs, the risks discussed in the Risk Factors section of the company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, and other factors discussed from time to time in other filings with the SEC, including Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. This release should be read in conjunction with such filings, and you should consider all of these risks, uncertainties and other factors carefully in evaluating forward-looking statements.
You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date thereof. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You are advised, however, to consult any further disclosures the company makes on related subjects in public announcements and SEC filings.
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(NEXSTAR) — Pat Cooper, a stand-up comedian well known for his appearances on “Seinfeld,” “Analyze This” and Howard Stern’s radio show, has died, according to his friends and family. He was 93.
Cooper’s wife, Emily Conner, confirmed his death in a statement shared Wednesday, according to The New York Times. Steve Garrin, who produced and wrote with Cooper, also confirmed his death, writing on Facebook, “I’m heartbroken to hear the sad news of the passing of my great friend, Pat Cooper.”
The comic reportedly died at his Las Vegas home but a cause of death has not yet been released.
Garrin told Entertainment Weekly Cooper was “telling jokes up until the end” and had “a lot of health problems.”
Cooper’s career began in the 1950s at small clubs on the East Coast, The Times reports. He later served as the opening act for the likes of Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, and Jerry Lewis, and appeared on multiple TV shows, including those hosted by Dean Martin and Merv Griffin.
In the late 1990s, Cooper appeared as himself on “Seinfeld,” chastising Jerry Seinfeld for losing a jacket. Cooper’s other acting jobs included roles in “Analyze This,” “Analyze That,” and “L.A. Law.”
Cooper continued performing at clubs, casinos, and the iconic Manhattan Friars Club until he retired in 2012, according to The Times.
He is survived by Conner, his three sisters, his three children and five grandchildren, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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With this approval FMC becomes:
- The first U.S. company to have an approved net-zero target by 2035
- The first crop protection company globally with an approved net-zero target
- One of only three chemical companies globally with an approved net-zero target aligned with 1.5°C
PHILADELPHIA, March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC), a leading agricultural sciences company, has had its net-zero science-based target verified by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), making it the first U.S. company—and one of only six companies in the world—to have an approved target to be achieved by 2035.
"FMC's emissions reduction target is among the most aggressive to be verified by the SBTi," said Mark Douglas, FMC president and chief executive officer. "We are proud to be the agricultural company that is leading the way to a net-zero future. It takes conviction and serious, long-range commitments to achieve aggressive net-zero targets. Getting to net-zero on an aggressive timeline is good for the planet and also good for FMC. We encourage other companies to go beyond minimum requirements and make the difficult decisions required to deliver real, absolute reductions in emissions."
FMC announced its net-zero ambition in 2021 with a commitment to target net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across its value chain by 2035, by far one of the most ambitious timelines. In its approval, SBTi also verified the company's near-term (by 2030) science-based targets, which include a 42% absolute reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions and 25% absolute reduction in Scope 3 emissions. FMC's net-zero target is aligned with the SBTi Net-Zero Standard of limiting the global temperature rise to 1.5°C. Direct emissions reductions (decarbonization) will be prioritized and all residual emissions will be neutralized (if applicable) in line with SBTi criteria before reaching net-zero emissions.
FMC has made substantial progress in recent years on its sustainability and net-zero goals. The company reduced Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions at its operating sites by at least 2% in the last year, while at the same time delivering record growth and increased volume.
"The measures we are taking to limit the global temperature rise to 1.5°C are crucial to mitigating climate-related impacts on agriculture around the world," said Karen Totland, vice president and chief sustainability officer. "Climate change is one of the biggest risks to global food security, and everyone—companies, growers, governments and consumers—must do their part to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We aim to be an example for others who are serious about implementing aggressive actions that lead to net-zero. Approval from SBTi reaffirms that we are on the right path."
The SBTi is the lead partner of the Business Ambition for 1.5°C campaign—an urgent call to action from a global coalition of UN agencies, business and industry leaders—mobilizing companies to set net-zero science-based targets in line with a 1.5°C future.
Additional information about FMC's sustainability progress and updated goals, including an online copy of the 2021 sustainability report, is available at fmc.com/sustainability. The company's 2022 sustainability report will be published in May.
About FMC
FMC Corporation is a global agricultural sciences company dedicated to helping growers produce food, feed, fiber and fuel for an expanding world population while adapting to a changing environment. FMC's innovative crop protection solutions – including biologicals, crop nutrition, digital and precision agriculture – enable growers, crop advisers and turf and pest management professionals to address their toughest challenges economically while protecting the environment. With approximately 6,600 employees at more than 100 sites worldwide, FMC is committed to discovering new herbicide, insecticide and fungicide active ingredients, product formulations and pioneering technologies that are consistently better for the planet. Visit fmc.com to learn more and follow us on LinkedIn® and Twitter®.
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NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. – A bulldozer began moving sand along a stretch of badly eroded beach Monday in a Jersey Shore town where the bitter fight over how to protect its rapidly shrinking shoreline has led to $33 million worth of litigation.
Before the summer tourism season kicks off this weekend, North Wildwood hopes to repair dunes in the most heavily eroded section of its beach and restore beach access points to usable condition. The state Department of Environmental Protection granted permission for emergency repairs last week.
The town and the state have been fighting for years over how best to protect North Wildwood's shoreline as it waits to become the last part of the state to receive a beach replenishment project that is still at least two years away.
The state has fined North Wildwood $12 million for past unauthorized work on its beaches that the state claims could actually worsen erosion.
North Wildwood, in turn, is suing the state for $21 million, which it says is how much it has spent trucking sand to the shoreline over the past decade to try to keep up with erosion.
“We are happy to get this work completed soon,” said Mayor Patrick Rosenello. “But this certainly doesn't fix the much larger issue, which is the lack of a beach nourishment project in North Wildwood.”
North Wildwood and its surrounding coastal neighbors have not received the periodic beach replenishment projects that most of the rest of the Jersey Shore has been getting for decades, due in part to the difficulty of getting approval from property owners.
As a result, it has experienced serious erosion over the last decade, and says it needs to take immediate emergency steps including shoring up dunes and building another steel sea wall to complement one it already built.
Numerous violation notices issued by the state remain active, including one that involves work the city did several years ago along a section of beachfront that it said had become badly eroded. The state said the work destroyed 8 acres of vegetated dunes, including 6.7 acres of critical wildlife habitat, and 1.1 acres of freshwater wetlands.
North Wildwood previously built a vinyl and steel bulkhead for about 10 blocks without state approval, saying it needed to act urgently to protect lives and property. That is separate from the latest bulkhead the city wanted to build, but agreed to forego for now.
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Company Receives TSX Approval for Renewal of Normal Course Issuer Bid
DENVER, Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Ovintiv Inc. (NYSE: OVV) (TSX: OVV) today announced it has received regulatory approvals for the renewal of its share buy-back program. This action is consistent with the Company's capital allocation framework, which supports the goal of unlocking shareholder value by delivering on Ovintiv's strategic priorities of financial strength, increasing cash returns to shareholders, generating superior returns on capital investment, and driving ESG progress.
In July of 2022, the Company elected to double its cash returns to shareholders to 50% of the previous quarter's Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow after base dividends. These returns can be delivered through share buy-backs and/or variable dividends.
The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) has accepted Ovintiv's notice of intention to renew its normal course issuer bid (NCIB) to purchase up to 24,846,855 common shares, or ten percent of its public float as calculated pursuant to TSX rules (approximately 10% of Ovintiv's issued and outstanding shares), during the 12-month period commencing October 3, 2022 and ending October 2, 2023. The number of shares authorized for purchase represents 10 percent of Ovintiv's public float as of September 19, 2022. Purchases will be made on the open market through the facilities of the TSX, New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and/or alternative trading systems at the market price at the time of acquisition, as well as by other means permitted by stock exchange rules and securities laws including Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Ovintiv has also renewed its automatic share purchase plan (ASPP) allowing it to purchase common shares under the NCIB when Ovintiv would ordinarily not be permitted to purchase shares due to regulatory restrictions and customary self-imposed blackout periods. Pursuant to the ASPP, Ovintiv will provide instructions during non-blackout periods to its designated broker, which may not be varied or suspended during the blackout period. Purchases by Ovintiv's designated broker will be in accordance with stock exchange rules, applicable securities laws and the terms of the ASPP. All purchases made under the ASPP are included in computing the number of common shares purchased under the NCIB. The ASPP has been pre-cleared as required by the stock exchanges.
The actual number of common shares that may be purchased under the NCIB and the timing of any such purchases will be determined by Ovintiv. The average daily trading volume through the facilities of the TSX, excluding purchases made on such facilities, during the most recently completed six-month period was 403,574 common shares. Consequently, daily purchases through the facilities of the TSX will be limited to 100,893 common shares, other than block purchase exceptions. Purchases over the NYSE will be made in compliance with the volume limitations in Rule 10b-18 in relation to average daily trading volume and block trades. All common shares acquired by Ovintiv under the NCIB may be cancelled or returned to treasury as authorized but unissued shares.
On March 9, 2022, Ovintiv obtained an exemption order (the "NCIB Exemption") from applicable Canadian regulators, permitting Ovintiv to make repurchases under the NCIB through the facilities of the NYSE and other United States-based trading systems in excess of 5% of Ovintiv's outstanding number of shares, the maximum allowable under applicable Canadian securities laws absent an exemption. The NCIB Exemption allows Ovintiv to repurchase up to 10% of Ovintiv's public float on such U.S. marketplaces provided that Ovintiv's aggregate repurchases on all marketplaces do not exceed this amount over the 12-month period of the NCIB, which is consistent with the maximum number of shares Ovintiv is able to purchase under the NCIB. The other conditions to the NCIB Exemption are outlined in Ovintiv's 2022 first quarter report filed on Form 10-Q on EDGAR and SEDAR and will be similarly outlined in Ovintiv's 2022 third quarter report to be filed on EDGAR and SEDAR.
ADVISORY REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS - This news release contains certain forward-looking statements or information (collectively, "FLS") within the meaning of applicable securities legislation, including the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. FLS include: the planned share repurchase program, including the amount and number of shares to be acquired, treatment of such shares following purchase, anticipated timeframe, method and location of purchases, announced capital framework; and benefits of the NCIB.
Readers are cautioned against unduly relying on FLS which, by their nature, involve numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties that may cause such statements not to occur, or results to differ materially from those expressed or implied. These assumptions include: future commodity prices and differentials; foreign exchange rates; ability to access cash, credit facilities and shelf prospectuses; and expectations and projections made in light of, and generally consistent with, Ovintiv's historical experience and its perception of historical trends, including with respect to the pace of technological development, benefits achieved and general industry expectations.
Risks and uncertainties that may affect these business outcomes include: ability to generate sufficient cash flow to meet obligations and fund the NCIB; commodity price volatility; variability in the amount, number of shares, method, location and timing of purchases, if any, pursuant to the NCIB; fluctuations in currency and interest rates; and other risks and uncertainties impacting Ovintiv's business, as described in its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and as described from time to time in Ovintiv's other periodic filings as filed on EDGAR and SEDAR.
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Inaugural LEGO League state championship held in Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — On Saturday, some of New Mexico’s best STEM teams competed in the first-ever LEGO League state championship.
The New Mexico FIRST LEGO League says it’s a way to inspire and challenge kids in areas of science, technology, engineering and math. Of course, it’s also a perfectly good reason to build a robot with LEGOs.
“Our project is a solar-powered phone case with an internet router connected to it, and then it can use any light.”
“Our innovation project is that it’s a car turbine that, as the energy goes through, it’ll make energy and will power the car battery and backup generator.”
Organizers plan to host more league events this year. Read more about the league by clicking here.
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WILLISTON, N.D. (KXNET) — A husband and wife duo is offering resources to parents to help them build a healthy family foundation.
HER Inspiration Pregnancy Resource Center, also known as HIRC, provides free pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, and confidential counseling for women.
The founder and executive director says she conducted a needs assessment and found that Williston needs a center to offer these resources.
The HER in the center’s name stands for healing, edification, and rest — which is exactly what they aim to provide.
“We just host anything that seems to be one of those needs we research and find,” stated Dr. Nadia Watson-Anthony. “As of now, we’re looking for stay-at-home moms. We know that that’s a big thing here in Williston, So we’re searching for them in order to cater to that need.”
She says it’s important to fill these community needs for women because it will impact someone’s family as a whole.
“Our job is to bring that healing and edification and rest to the women,” continued Dr. Anthony. “And as she is being healed, a woman will feel the need to bring that healing to her child, in support of raising that child in the way that they should go.”
And women aren’t the only ones who can benefit from free resources. Watson-Anthony’s husband runs a men’s advocacy center — and says it’s such a humbling experience working with his wife to help improve the lives of others.
“We do peer-to-peer counseling for anyone who wants any counseling,” said Charles Anthony, “in reference to just their personal lives, or just any coaching or consulting. We also do male mentorship, where we have the opportunity to reach out to other men to lift them up and pour into their lives.”
“One of the things that I tell people is that we save lives to save lives,” stated Charles. “It’s important that we pass down everything we do to the next individual. And we believe our sole purpose is we are called for this, chosen for this particular thing. When you are chosen for something, you have no Plan Bs. Plan A is always to pour into people, women, and men.”
Both resource centers will also have an area for parents to get free baby clothes for their children.
While HIRC for families is currently accepting clients, the pregnancy resource center will begin accepting clients around the middle of February.
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(KRON) – A Trader Joe’s fruit product has been recalled over hepatitis concerns, the company said in an email to its customers. Trader Joe’s Organic Tropical Fruit Blend with a “best by” date of 4/25/24, 5/12/24, 5/23/24, 5/30/24 and 6/7/24 could potentially be contaminated with Hepatitis A.
Trader Joe’s said all of that product and those potentially affected have been removed from the shelves and “destroyed.” As of Thursday, no illnesses have been reported, the company said.
Those who have purchased any Trader Joe’s Organic Tropical Fruit Blend products are advised not to eat them. Customers are urged to throw the product away or return it to a Trader Joe’s location for a full refund, according to the email.
The product has an SKU# of 51191.
Hepatitis A, which typically occurs within 15 to 50 days after eating or drinking contaminated food or beverage, is a contagious virus that can lead to liver disease. Mild cases can last a few weeks while severe cases can last several months, according to the FDA. In individuals with pre-existing health conditions or weakened immune systems, hepatitis A can progress to liver failure and death. In most cases, though, the FDA says individuals typically recover completely within one to two weeks.
Nexstar’s Julianna Russ and Addy Bink contributed to this report.
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Watching Your Wallet: Saving money for wedding season
Rising costs force some to skip invites
InvestigateTV - Many people delayed their weddings during the pandemic, and according to a recent NerdWallet, 2022 is expected to be a record year for ceremonies.
In the study, experts found about half of Americans expect to be a guest this year at a wedding. On the other hand, the data showed 39% of Americans say they’ve skipped, or considered skipping, a wedding because they couldn’t afford to attend.
Kim Palmer, a personal finance expert with NerdWallet, said most people fail to budget for the cost of attending a wedding.
“We found that on average, about half of Americans say they expect to spend $500 or more on each wedding they attend,” she said. “So, it adds up really quickly.”
Palmer said when you get the RSVP, if you truly cannot afford to attend, don’t be afraid to call up your friend and politely let them know.
If you do plan to go, she suggested you should start saving immediately.
With rising inflation, almost everything is more expensive right now - from plane tickets to food – so you may need to extra money aside.
Palmer’s last piece of advice was to check for any accrued mileage or cashback rewards on your credit cards and use those to help offset expenses.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of 17 Education & Technology Group Inc..
Shareholders who purchased shares of YQ during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
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CLASS PERIOD: This lawsuit is on behalf of persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired publicly traded 17EdTech securities pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and related prospectus issued in connection with 17EdTech's December 2020 initial public offering.
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) 17EdTech's K-12 Academic AST Services would end less than a year after the Company's initial public offering; (2) as part of its ongoing regulatory efforts, Chinese authorities would imminently curtail and/or end 17EdTech's core business; and (3) as a result, defendants' statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
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WASHINGTON — Democrats in Congress released six years' worth of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns on Friday, the culmination of a yearslong effort to learn about the finances of a onetime business mogul who broke decades of political norms when he refused to voluntarily release the information as he sought the White House.
The returns, which include redactions of some personal sensitive information such as Social Security and bank account numbers, are from 2015 to 2020. Their release follows a party-line vote in the House Ways and Means Committee last week to make the returns public. Committee Democrats argued that transparency and the rule of law were at stake, while Republicans countered that the release would set a dangerous precedent with regard to the loss of privacy protections.
Trump had refused to release his returns when he ran for president and had waged a legal battle to keep them secret while he was in the White House. But the Supreme Court ruled last month that he had to turn them over to the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee.
The release, just days before Trump’s fellow Republicans retake control of the House from the Democrats, raises the potential of new revelations about Trump’s finances, which have been shrouded in mystery and intrigue since his days as an up-and-coming Manhattan real estate developer in the 1980s. The returns could take on added significance now that Trump has launched a campaign for the White House in 2024.
They are likely to offer the clearest picture yet of his finances during his time in office.
Trump, known for building skyscrapers and hosting a reality TV show before winning the White House, did give some limited details about his holdings and income on mandatory disclosure forms. He has promoted his wealth in the annual financial statements he provides to banks to secure loans and to financial magazines to justify his place on rankings of the world’s billionaires.
Trump’s longtime accounting firm has since disavowed the statements, and New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit alleging Trump and his Trump Organization inflated asset values on the statements as part of a yearslong fraud. Trump and his company have denied wrongdoing.
It will not be the first time Trump's tax returns have been under scrutiny.
In October 2018, The New York Times published a Pulitzer Prize-winning series based on leaked tax records that showed that Trump received a modern-day equivalent of at least $413 million from his father’s real estate holdings, with much of that money coming from what the Times called “tax dodges” in the 1990s.
A second series in 2020 showed that Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes in 2017 and 2018, as well as no income taxes at all in 10 of the past 15 years because he generally lost more money than he made.
In its report last week, the Ways and Means Committee indicated the Trump administration may have disregarded a post-Watergate requirement mandating audits of a president’s tax filings.
The IRS only began to audit Trump’s 2016 tax filings on April 3, 2019 — more than two years into his presidency — when the committee chairman, Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., asked the agency for information related to the tax returns.
By comparison, there were audits of President Joe Biden for the 2020 and 2021 tax years, said Andrew Bates, a White House spokesperson. A spokesperson for former President Barack Obama said Obama was audited in each of his eight years in office.
A report from Congress’ nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation raised multiple red flags about aspects of Trump’s tax filings, including his carryover losses, deductions tied to conservation and charitable donations, and loans to his children that could be taxable gifts.
The House passed a bill in response that would require audits of any president’s income tax filings. Republicans strongly opposed the legislation, raising concerns that a law requiring audits would infringe on taxpayer privacy and could lead to audits being weaponized for political gain.
The measure, approved mostly along party lines, has little chance of becoming law anytime soon with a new Republican-led House being sworn in in January. Rather, it is seen as a starting point for future efforts to bolster oversight of the presidency.
Republicans have argued that Democrats will regret the move once Republicans take power next week, and they warn that the committee’s new GOP chair will be under pressure to seek and make public the tax returns of other prominent people.
Every president and major-party candidate since Richard Nixon has voluntarily made at least summaries of their tax information available to the public. Trump bucked that trend as a candidate and as president, repeatedly asserting that his taxes were “under audit” and couldn’t be released.
Trump’s lawyers were repeatedly denied in their quest to keep his tax returns from the House committee. A three-judge federal appeals court panel in August upheld a lower-court ruling granting the committee access.
Trump’s lawyers also tried and failed to block the Manhattan district attorney’s office from getting Trump’s tax records as part of its investigation into his business practices, losing twice in the Supreme Court.
Trump’s longtime accountant, Donald Bender, testified at the Trump Organization’s recent Manhattan criminal trial that Trump reported losses on his tax returns every year for a decade, including nearly $700 million in 2009 and $200 million in 2010.
Bender, a partner at Mazars USA LLP who spent years preparing Trump’s personal tax returns, said Trump’s reported losses from 2009 to 2018 included net operating losses from some of the many businesses he owns through the Trump Organization.
The Trump Organization was convicted earlier this month on tax fraud charges for helping some executives dodge taxes on company-paid perks such as apartments and luxury cars.
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The College Board will soon release an updated framework for the highly criticized AP African American Studies course.
WBHM’s Kyra Miles takes us inside one of the only schools where this course is offered in the Gulf South.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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A program to bolster the nursing corps at Ochsner Lafayette General and Ochsner Clinic Foundation was scheduled for review by the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors on Thursday.
The supervisors will meet in New Orleans.
Ochsner and UL Lafayette announced in May an accelerated program that seeks to graduate 70 nurses with a bachelor’s degree in a program that has been condensed in duration to about 15 months.
The program would launch with its first students in May 2024 and would enroll students who’ve earned a bachelor’s degree in areas outside of nursing. Students would apply 50 credit hours of their earned degree in another major as general education credits and would have to earn an additional 70 credit hours through the College of Nursing & Health Sciences and its LHC Group — Myers School of Nursing to graduate with their nursing degree.
Board approval was expected, a spokesman for UL Lafayette said Wednesday.
The program itself is designed to meet the imminent demand for more registered nurses at Ochsner Lafayette General and its clinics. OLG is the largest non-profit regional health system in southwestern Louisiana.
Supporters of the new program said the goal is to produce more qualified, highly skilled nurses who can enter the healthcare workforce at a time when the state and nation are facing an increasingly critical shortage of nurses. The U.S. Bureau of Labor projects more than a million new nurses will be needed in the coming years.
OLF will offer nursing students critical training with clinical faculty and clinical placements — eliminating a common barrier nursing programs encounter when seeking experience for students. Those who enter the program will sign agreements to work for the hospital system for at least three years while the hospital system will pay almost $25,000 in tuition per nurse. Students must commit to the work before they will be allowed to enter the program.
Ochsner Clinic Foundation will provide UL Lafayette $358,420 per year for three years to cover the cost of faculty, staff and operations for each of the first cohorts or RNs that will graduate the UL Lafayette program.
In touting the program at its announcement, UL President E. Joseph Savoie said, “The university is one of the largest producers of healthcare professionals in the state; nearly a quarter of our students enter a healthcare or social assistance field after graduation, and 75% of our alumni choose to remain in Louisiana five years after completing a bachelor’s degree.
“So, this Accelerated BSN program helps us produce more nurses who are overwhelmingly likely to remain in the state. As a result, the university is enhancing the commitment we share with Ochsner to create a healthier Louisiana.”
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SÖDERTÄLJE, Sweden, Dec. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Marcus Holm, currently Managing Director for Scania Denmark, has been appointed Executive Vice President and Head of Production & Logistics. As from 1 February 2023, he will be part of Scania's Executive Board and report to Christian Levin, President and CEO Scania and TRATON GROUP.
Since Marcus started at Scania in 1994 he has held several positions within Research & Development and Production and Commercial Operations, including Plant Manager for the Cab Body Production in Oskarshamn, Sweden and Plant Manager for Chassis and Cab Production in São Paulo, Brazil. He took up his current position as Managing Director for Scania Denmark in 2017.
"We want to strengthen the production and logistics operations at Scania to generate enhanced efficiency, as the integration journey within TRATON GROUP accelerates. Marcus has deep understanding of our operations and end-to-end flow, as well as a strong track record of driving complex projects. With his broad experience from production, research & development and our commercial operations he will be a great fit to take this on," says Christian Levin.
"I am looking forward to this new assignment. We have a great team within Production and Logistics and we are on an exciting journey with some challenges, but also great opportunities in front of us," says Marcus Holm.
Marcus Holm was born in 1971 and has a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, from Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden.
In connection to above, the current Scania Industrial Operations will be divided into two units; Production & Logistics and the unit Research & Development and Purchasing. Anders Williamsson will continue in his role as Head of TRATON Group Industrial Operations and Executive Vice President and Head of Research & Development and Purchasing for Scania.
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Dallas plans to offer Neiman Marcus up to $5.25 million in incentives if it keeps its corporate headquarters in Dallas.
The luxury retailer is eyeing a move of hundreds of workers to the Cityplace Tower on North Central Expressway just north of downtown. Many of those workers are currently housed at Neiman’s landmark store on Main Street.
To obtain millions of dollars in economic grants, Neiman’s would have a minimum of 1,100 Dallas jobs and “ensure that a minimum of 35% of retained headquarters employees are Dallas residents,” according to a resolution Dallas’ city council is set to vote on this week. “The proposed project will not occur within the city without an offer of economic development incentives.”
Neiman Marcus would also have to create a minimum of 300 new jobs in Dallas by the end of 2026 to gain the full incentives offered.
And the city will require that “Neiman Marcus shall retail its flagship store in downtown Dallas.”
Neiman Marcus officials didn’t offer details of the company’s Dallas plans.
“The company is currently exploring options for corporate hubs to serve as modern workspaces,” a Neiman Marcus representative said in an email. “We are continuing to look for spaces that will meet these needs and at this time, have not entered into any contractual agreements.”
Before the pandemic, Neiman Marcus had office workers housed in three downtown buildings. The company shuttered two of the locations in Renaissance Tower and at 1700 Pacific while workers were at home during COVID.
Since then, the retail has said it plans to bring its headquarters staff back together in a new office hub.
The 42-story Cityplace Tower on North Central Expressway since 2018 has been owned by Dallas’ Highland Capital Management.
The landmark skyscraper is currently being remodeled to include an InterContinental Hotel and updated office space.
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PITTSBURGH, Dec. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a highly-visible device to warn approaching motorists of a disabled car, accident or other roadside problem," said an inventor, from Millcreek, Utah, "so I invented the DRIVES SAFETY AROUND THE WORLD. My design prevents other drivers from inadvertently overlooking and potentially hitting the disabled vehicle."
The invention provides an effective way to alert motorists of a disabled vehicle along the roadside. In doing so, it increases visibility and safety. As a result, it allows drivers to recognize and react to the situation and it could help to prevent collisions. The invention features a lightweight and weatherproof design that is easy to use so it is ideal for vehicle owners, professional drivers, etc. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Salt Lake City sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-SGJ-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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FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) — Swimming will set up an “open category” that will include transgender competitors, the governing body of the sport said Tuesday.
World Aquatics president Husain Al-Musallam said the event would take place in the future among other races but gave no details. Reports suggest it could be this year.
“This is a very complex topic,” Al-Musallam said at the World Aquatics Congress in the southwestern Japanese city of Fukuoka. “But I am delighted to tell you today that we are now making plans for the first trial of an open category, and we hope to be able to confirm all the details soon.
“Our sport must be open to everybody,” he said.
World Aquatics had previously banned transgender competitors from major events like the Olympics and world championships.
The topic has been divisive and many governing bodies in major sports have avoided it. And there will be many questions to answer as the first trial event unfolds under the eyes of lawyers and scientists.
“It was very important that we protected fair competition for our female athletes,” Al-Musallam said. “But you have heard me say many times there should be no discrimination. Nobody should be excluded from our competitions.”
In March 2022, American swimmer Lia Thomas won the women’s 500-yard freestyle at the NCAA championships in Atlanta, becoming the first transgender woman to claim a national title in swimming.
Thomas became a leading symbol of transgender athletes — stirring both opposition and support — when she joined the University of Pennsylvania women’s swim team after competing for three years on the men’s squad at the Ivy League school.
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Man targeted by January 6 conspiracists demands retraction from Fox News and Tucker Carlson over ‘lies’
By Oliver Darcy and Marshall Cohen, CNN
An attorney for Ray Epps, the Arizona man that January 6 conspiracy theorists falsely claim led an FBI plot to orchestrate the insurrection, demanded an on-air retraction Thursday from Fox News and its right-wing talk host Tucker Carlson, and claimed they made “false and defamatory statements” about him.
“The fanciful notions that Mr. Carlson advances on his show regarding Mr. Epps’s involvement in the January 6th insurrection are demonstrably (and already proven to be) false,” the attorney, Michael Teter, wrote in the letter. “And yet, Mr. Carlson persists with his assault on the truth.”
The letter from Teter demanded a formal retraction and on-air apology “for the lies” that have been spread about Epps on the channel.
In the aftermath of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, conspiracy theorists baselessly suggested that the assault was a so-called “false flag” operation staged by the federal government to make supporters of then-President Donald Trump look bad.
As part of that conspiracy theory, some right-wing figures baselessly claimed Epps was part of a secret FBI plot to orchestrate the attack. Carlson has repeatedly breathed life into those conspiracies by giving them attention on his highly rated program. On many occasions, Carlson has specifically mentioned Epps on his show, and has played footage from January 6 of Epps at the Capitol.
In a private deposition with the House committee that investigated January 6, Epps denied that he ever worked for the FBI or for federal law enforcement, according to a transcript of his interview. He told the committee he supported Trump in 2020 and attended the DC protest because he was concerned about widespread voter fraud.
These denials from Epps are meaningful because it’s a crime to lie to Congress.
Teter, the Epps attorney, described the conspiracy theories about his client as “nonsensical fantasies” that have been “disproven by videos and accounts by those attending the January 6th events.”
“The consequences of your lies cannot be minimized,” Teter wrote in his letter to Carlson and Fox News. “Mr. and Mrs. Epps have been subjected to threats, intimidation, and harassment, resulting in significant economic and emotional damages. Each time Mr. Carlson and Fox News spreads more misinformation about Mr. Epps, the harm redoubles.”
Spokespeople for Fox News did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
This isn’t Teter’s first foray into the legal fallout from January 6. He has publicly pushed for professional accountability against lawyers who have spread election lies. He is the managing director of the 65 Project, a group that is trying to take disciplinary action against Trump-aligned attorneys who pushed bogus falsehoods about the election.
The legal notice comes at a precarious time for Fox News, which is being sued for $1.6 billion in a monster defamation lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems, an election technology company.
Dominion has alleged in its lawsuit against Fox Corporation and Fox News that during the 2020 election the right-wing network “recklessly disregarded the truth” and pushed various pro-Trump conspiracy theories about the election technology company because “the lies were good for Fox’s business.” Fox News has strongly disputed Dominion’s allegations.
The lawsuit from Dominion has unearthed damning messages from Fox News executives and hosts that have shown the network peddled election lies to its audience that it knew were false.
A Fox News producer earlier this week also filed a lawsuit against the network, alleging that the right-wing network’s lawyers coerced her into providing misleading testimony in the case.
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Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler has a plan to build six mass-sanctioned homeless campsites across the city.
In early March, the mayor announced the first proposed site on Southeast Gideon Street near Powell Boulevard in the Brooklyn Neighborhood and said the site will be run by Urban Alchemy — a California-based non-profit that runs shelters in San Fransico and Los Angeles, California and in Austin, Texas.
“This really is a new intervention that has been a little controversial. People have kind of been thinking about it, testing it out, conversing about it. But we’ve been able to operate Safe Sleeps over the last year-and-a-half,” said Urban Alchemy Chief of Governmental and Community Affairs Kirkpatrick Tyler.
During the Gideon Street site announcement, Mayor Wheeler said he joined commissioners Carmen Rubio, Dan Ryan and county staff on trips to San Fransico to review Urban Alchemy-managed sites before the group was slated to run the proposed Portland site.
“Just at the core of who we are as an organization, when we open interim housing sites, we see the neighborhood as an extension of the Safe Sleep community,” Tyler said — noting the non-profit will work with area residents and businesses to hear their concerns on the shelter initiative.
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SEATTLE (AP) — Washington governor signs legal protections for people who travel there seeking abortions, gender-affirming health care.
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MICHIGAN CITY, Ind., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Purple Heart Foundation, a non-profit organization that assists veterans-in-need, announced it has partnered with the Military Makeover television show to renovate and remodel an entire home for a veteran and his family. The show will air on Lifetime TV, and the renovations will be at no cost to the veteran.
"We are excited about the opportunity to work with the Military Makeover team and help Michael and his family," said Steve Ruckman, CEO of the Purple Heart Foundation. "This project aligns perfectly with our mission to enhance the quality of life for honorably discharged veterans in need. Together, we are helping to change this family's life. We are proud of this project and the work we do for our nation's veterans."
Michael Stupar, a retired U.S. Army Staff Sergeant and his family were chosen for this home improvement project. Stupar was wounded in Iraq in 2004 while taking enemy fire on a recovery mission. His transition to civilian life has been complicated due to recent family tragedies and health issues.
The Stupar family episodes will be airing at 7:30 am EDT/PDT on Lifetime TV. The episodes will air August 12 through September 15th. Tune in every Friday morning for a new episode.
The Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that raises funds to support our nation' s veterans and their families. Active for over 65 years, it funds programs, services, research efforts and more. Its mission is to enhance the quality of life of Purple Heart recipients and other honorably discharged veterans and their families.
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(THE CONVERSATION) The Jewish High Holidays are fast approaching: Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. While the first really commemorates the creation of the world, Jews view both holidays as a chance to reflect on our shortcomings, make amends and seek forgiveness, both from other people and from the Almighty.
Jews pray and fast on Yom Kippur to demonstrate their remorse and to focus on reconciliation. According to Jewish tradition, it is at the end of this solemn period that God seals his decision about each person’s fate for the coming year. Congregations recite a prayer called the “Unetanah Tokef,” which recalls God’s power to decide “who shall live and who shall die, who shall reach the ends of his days and who shall not” – an ancient text that Leonard Cohen popularized with his song “Who by Fire.”
Forgiveness and related concepts, such as compassion, are central virtues in many religions. What’s more, research has shown that it is psychologically beneficial.
But each religious tradition has its own particular views about forgiveness, as well, including Judaism. As a psychologist of religion, I have done research on these similarities and differences when it comes to forgiveness.
Person to person
Several specific attitudes about forgiveness are reflected in the liturgy of the Jewish High Holidays, so those who go to services are likely to be aware of them – even if they skip out for a snack.
In Jewish theology, only the victim has the right to forgive an offense against another person, and an offender should repent toward the victim before forgiveness can take place. Someone who has hurt another person must sincerely apologize three times. If the victim still withholds forgiveness, the offender is considered forgiven, and the victim now shares the blame.
The 10-day period known as the “Days of Awe” – Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur and the days between – is a popular time for forgiveness. Observant Jews reach out to friends and family they have wronged over the past year so that they can enter Yom Kippur services with a clean conscience and hope they have done all they can to mitigate God’s judgment.
The teaching that only a victim can forgive someone implies that God cannot forgive offenses between people until the relevant people have forgiven each other. It also means that some offenses, such as the Holocaust, can never be forgiven, because those martyred are dead and unable to forgive.
To forgive or not to forgive?
In psychological research, I have found that most Jewish and Christian participants endorse the views of forgiveness espoused by their religions.
As in Judaism, most Christian teachings encourage people to ask and give forgiveness for harms done to one another. But they tend to teach that more sins should be forgiven – and can be, by God, because Jesus’ death atoned vicariously for people’s sins.
Even in Christianity, not all offenses are forgivable. The New Testament describes blaspheming against the Holy Spirit as an unforgivable sin. And Catholicism teaches that there is a category called “mortal sins,” which cut off sinners from God’s grace unless they repent.
One of my research papers, consisting of three studies, shows that a majority of Jewish participants believe that some offenses are too severe to forgive; that it doesn’t make sense to ask someone other than the victim about forgiveness; and that forgiveness is not offered unconditionally, but after the offender has tried to make things right.
Take this specific example: In one of my research studies I asked Jewish and Christian participants if they thought a Jew should forgive a dying Nazi soldier who requested forgiveness for killing Jews. This scenario is described in “The Sunflower” by Simon Wiesenthal, a writer and Holocaust survivor famous for his efforts to prosecute German war criminals.
Jewish participants often didn’t think the question made sense: How could someone else – someone living – forgive the murder of another person? The Christian participants, on the other hand, who were all Protestants, usually said to forgive. They agreed more often with statements like “Mr. Wiesenthal should have forgiven the SS soldier” and “Mr. Wiesenthal would have done the virtuous thing if he forgave the soldier.”
It’s not just about the Holocaust. We also asked about a more everyday scenario – imagining that a student plagiarized a paper that participants’ friends had written, and then asked the participants for forgiveness – and saw similar results.
Jewish people have a wide variety of opinions on these topics, though, as they do in all things. “Two Jews, three opinions!” as the old saying goes. In other studies with my co-researchers, we showed that Holocaust survivors, as well as Jewish American college students born well after the Holocaust, vary widely in how tolerant they are of German people and products. Some are perfectly fine with traveling to Germany and having German friends, and others are unwilling to even listen to Beethoven.
In these studies, the key variable that seems to distinguish Jewish people who are OK with Germans and Germany from those who are not is to what extent they associate all Germans with Nazism. Among the Holocaust survivors, for example, survivors who had been born in Germany – and would have known German people before the war – were more tolerant than those whose first, perhaps only, exposure to Germans had been in the camps.
Forgiveness is good for you – or is it?
American society – where about 7 in 10 people identify as Christian – generally views forgiveness as a positive virtue. What’s more, research has found there are emotional and physical benefits to letting go of grudges.
But does this mean forgiveness is always the answer? To me, it’s an open question.
For example, future research could explore whether forgiveness is always psychologically beneficial, or only when it aligns with the would-be forgiver’s religious views.
If you are observing Yom Kippur, remember that – as with every topic – Judaism has a wide and, well, forgiving view of what is acceptable when it comes to forgiveness.
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Second suspect wanted after attempted ambush at Hammond car wash
HAMMOND, La. (WVUE) - Authorities are seeking a second gunman wanted in connection with a violent ambush of two juveniles Saturday (July 30) at a Hammond self-serve car wash.
Mikel “Kato” Lassare, 20, is being sought on two counts of attempted second-degree murder, the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office said. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact the agency at (985) 345-6150 or the parish’s Crimestoppers tip line of (1-800) 554-5245.
TPSO Chief Jimmy Travis said Lassare’s alleged accomplice -- 19-year-old Tommie Alexander -- already is in custody on the same two counts.
Travis said Alexander and Lassare pulled into a car wash bay Saturday around 2 p.m. near Happywoods and Club Deluxe roads. Travis said both were armed, and walked to an adjacent bay to open fire upon two juveniles sitting inside a vehicle.
The juveniles’ vehicle was struck multiple times, but they were not shot themselves as they sped out of the bay trying to escape the gunfire. However, Travis said one of the juveniles sustained injuries as they became “involved in a crash with an innocent party.”
The juvenile was hospitalized with what Travis described as minor injuries. No other injuries were reported.
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U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-2nd, has again hired Atlantic City's Craig Callaway as a strategy consultant in his re-election campaign, according to recent reports filed with the Federal Election Commission.
In his quarterly expenditures report dated Oct. 15 Van Drew reported paying Callaway’s G.O.Y.V. LLC at 500 Wabash Ave. in Atlantic City $25,000 on July 29.
Callaway, a former Democratic City Council president who spent time in prison for bribery, is known as an expert at getting out the mail-in-ballot vote.
Callaway for years helped mostly Democrats with their campaigns, but worked for Van Drew's first re-election campaign in 2020. At the time Callaway, who is African American, said he was tired of Democrats taking the Black community for granted and praised Van Drew for keeping his promises to the community.
In his successful 2020 re-election campaign Van Drew had paid Callaway $110,000 as of Oct. 27, 2020, for get-out-the-vote efforts, according to expenditure reports filed with the FEC.
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Van Drew was elected as a Democrat and changed parties to Republican in December after refusing to vote to impeach President Donald Trump. Van Drew has said Trump did nothing to justify negating the public’s vote and forcing Trump out of office.
Van Drew opposes offshore wind farms
On Friday, Van Drew send out a press release stating his complete opposition to the implementation of offshore wind projects off the coast of South Jersey, saying they are being rushed by President Joe Biden and Governor Phil Murphy, both Democrats.
“Since these offshore wind projects were announced, I have expressed my concerns and reservations, and they have not wavered,” said Congressman Van Drew. “While renewable energy could be an important step forward for enhancing American energy independence, it cannot fully replace nuclear, natural gas and oil."
Van Drew said Biden "is begging foreign adversaries for oil, energy prices are at an all-time high, and we have no idea how these projects will further increase those prices."
“My concerns stem from the unknown environmental impacts of these projects, the potential impacts on tourism and ocean-related recreational activity, the potential impacts on the fishing industry, and the lack of transparency with the public," Van Drew said.
Van Drew, Alexander to debate Wednesday night
Van Drew will debate Democratic challenger Tim Alexander, a former cop and a Civil Rights attorney from Galloway Township, at Stockton University Wednesday night at 6 p.m.
Limited seating is being made available to the public.
The William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at Stockton and The Press of Atlantic City will co-sponsor the debate between the candidates at the Campus Center Theatre on the Galloway campus Oct. 19.
Seating registration is available at stockton.edu/hughescenter. Seats are first-come, first-served, and guests will be checked in at the door by name, Stockton said Tuesday in a news release.
Incumbent congressman Van Drew, a Republican, is being challenged by Alexander, a Democrat, for New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District seat.
Van Drew has held his seat since 2019, replacing Republican former U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo.
In 2019, Van Drew left the Democratic Party and became a member of the Republican Party, citing his opposition to the impeachment of then-President Donald Trump.
Press editor Nicholas Huba and Atlantic County journalist Clyde Hughes will ask the candidates questions. The debate will be moderated by John Froonjian, director of the Hughes Center.
No questions will be taken from the audience the evening of the debate, Stockton said.
The debate will be streamed online and may be viewed at either PressofAC.com or stockton.edu/hughes-center.
Alexander endorsed by Democratic leaders
It may be no surprise that elected Democrats are endorsing Alexander in his race against Republican Van Drew, but his campaign put out a press release saying he has been endorsed by municipal and county leaders of color, including Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small, Logan Township Mayor Frank Minor, Pleasantville Mayor Judy Ward, Atlantic County Commissioner Ernest Coursey, Cumberland County Commissioner Donna Pierson, Atlantic City Council Members Kaleem Shabazz, Aaron “Sporty” Randolph, and Stephanie Marshall, Bridgeton City Councilwoman Marian King and Pleasantville City Council Members Lawrence “Tony” Davenport, Bertillo “Bert” Correa, Carla Thomas, and Victor Carmona.
They follow a raft of prominent Democrats endorsing Alexander, including Gov. Phil Murphy and U.S. Sens. Cory Booker and Robert Menendez.
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Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson, while playing in the house that Ruth built, was living in a house of horrors, according to a lawsuit filed Friday.
Donaldson, in a nine-page complaint filed in Connecticut Federal Court, alleges the $55,000-a-month Connecticut rental property where he relocated before Opening Day with his pregnant partner and their 17-month-old daughter was “unfit and uninhabitable for his family.”
The residence suffered from a widespread mold problem, an unusable pool, an infestation of ants and squirrels, nonworking showers, water damage to the bathrooms and faulty electrical wiring, the lawsuit claimed.
The squirrels also found a home in one of the house’s bedroom ceilings, according to Donaldson’s filing.
The sprawling five-bedroom residence sits on 4.5 acres, its furnishings a mix of “high-end European elegance and modern Art Deco,” according to a listing for the property. The master suite comes with a balcony, while the 4,400-square foot residence includes a pool and a pricey sound system with interior and exterior speakers.
The Bronx Bomber fired his first legal beanball at landlord Bill Grous in late April, detailing the problems in a letter, and received no response, court papers said.
The 2015 American League MVP and three-time all-star needed to find a place quickly after he was traded to the Yankees from the Minnesota Twins shortly before the season began.
He settled on the suburban property, paying an additional $110,000 security deposit before arriving with his family in early April. Donaldson, a 12-year veteran, came to the Yankees in a trade for Gary Sanchez and Gio Urshela.
Donaldson’s lawyer finally sent Grous a May 17 notice that the lease was terminated and followed up with a request to return the security deposit, the court papers said.
But Grous’ lawyer said the money would not be returned — and the ballplayer’s attorney says Donaldson has yet to see a penny.
The Major League veteran now wants $220,000, or twice the security deposit, from his estranged landlord, along with compensation for the costs of paying more money for a new residence on short notice, court documents said.
He also seeks punitive damages and wants the landlord to cover the cost of his legal fees in the case.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A’ja Wilson had 24 points and 11 rebounds and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Connecticut Sun 67-64 on Sunday in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals.
The Aces staved off a late run by the Sun, who nearly erased a seven-point deficit with 1:24 left when Alyssa Thomas hit back-to-back shots to pull Connecticut within three. But DeWanna Bonner’s desperation 3-point attempt to tie the game fell short as time expired.
Chelsea Gray finished with 21 points for Las Vegas, while Jackie Young chipped in 11 as the franchise won their first WNBA Finals game in franchise history. They had been swept in 2008 when the team was in San Antonio and lost in three games in 2020.
“Coming from being swept and actually getting one. Pretty happy about this one,” Wilson said. “Not going to dwell on it long as we have a really tough Game 2 coming up.”
After squandering a first-quarter lead, and allowing the Sun to control the second and carry momentum in the third, the Aces outscored Connecticut 13-3 to close the third quarter and seize momentum for the final period before a frenzied record sold out gathering of 10,135.
Thomas led Connecticut with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Jonquel Jones added 15 points, Brionna Jones came off the bench to score 12 and Natasha Hiedeman contributed with 10.
Dearica Hamby came off the bench a bit past the midway point of the third quarter and provided an immediate spark for the Aces with a pair of offensive rebounds, a put back under the basket, two assists and a steal, as the Aces clawed their way back to turn a six-point point deficit into a two-point lead heading into the final period. Hamby missed the final month of the regular season with a knee injury.
She didn't play in the first round of the playoffs and was used sparingly in the final two games of the semifinals.
The Aces set the tone early by taking a 12-5 lead with Wilson leading the charge by scoring six of their points. Wilson scored 12 of her points in the first quarter, as Las Vegas shot 56.3% (9 of 16) from the floor. Connecticut finished the opening quarter hitting 8 of 18 (47.6%). And while the Aces were 5 of 7 from the free-throw line, the Sun didn’t have one attempt in the period.
The Sun wasted no time in getting back into the game, opening the second quarter by scoring the first six points to pull within two, and eventually took a one-point lead at 30-29 behind 13-4 run. The Aces shot a dreadful 3 for 15 (20%) and was outscored 21-9 in the second quarter. The Sun finished 9 of 14 (64.2%) in the quarter and hit 17 of 42 (40.4%) in the first half.
“We can’t let them get rockin' and rollin' like that,” Wilson said.
COURTSIDE CLUB
In attendance for Game 1 included Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Shea Theodore, Miami Heat guard Kyle Lowry, Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant, free agent DeMarcus Cousins and Los Angeles Clippers coach Ty Lue.
EXHIBITION, EH?
Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced during her pregame press conference that the WNBA will hold a preseason exhibition game in Canada next year with hopes of continuing global exposure for the league. This will be the first time since 2011 that the WNBA has played an international game.
UP NEXT
The teams will play Game 2 in Las Vegas on Tuesday.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian police have found the body of a young woman trapped in a car that was swept away by rushing waters, the fifth death of seasonal floods that have also forced more than 43,000 people to flee their homes.
Police said in a statement Monday that a 23-year-old woman reported missing was believed to be driving to work earlier in the day on a flooded road in southern Johor state when her car was washed away. Rescuers retrieved the car hours later and found her body.
A man driving to work in a palm oil plantation in Johor was similarly found dead recently after rescuers retrieved his car from floodwaters. Three older people also drowned.
Johor, the country’s second-largest state bordering Singapore with four million people, is the worst affected with over 40,000 evacuated to schools and community centers. The number of evacuees has dropped from over 50,000 a few days ago.
Several other states including remote areas on Borneo island were also hit.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim visited flood victims Sunday in Johor and vowed to speed up flood mitigation projects in the state. “This matter cannot be delayed and should be dealt with more seriously so that (flooding) does not happen again,” he tweeted.
The Meteorological Department has said the country was experiencing its sixth episode of continuous heavy rain from the annual monsoon season that started in November. In December, tens of thousands of people were also evacuated due to flooding.
Images posted by police in Johor showed roads and homes disappearing under muddy waters, with only rooftops visible.
Further rain and storms are predicted Tuesday in parts of Johor and eastern Malaysian states on Borneo, which could cause more flash floods. Authorities also warned waters in over a dozen rivers nationwide have reached dangerous levels.
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PHOENIX (AP) — Jaren Jackson Jr. had 24 points and 11 rebounds, Desmond Bane scored 17 points in his return and the Memphis Grizzlies took advantage of Phoenix star Devin Booker’s absence to rout the Suns 125-100 on Friday night.
Phoenix played without Booker because of groin soreness for the third straight game, with the Suns losing the last two. In his last game, Booker scored a season-high 58 points in a home victory over New Orleans.
Tied with Denver for the Western Conference lead at 20-11, the Grizzlies had their starting lineup from last season on the floor for the first time this season. Bane played 24 minutes after missing 18 games because of a sprained right big toe.
Memphis scored the first eight points and led 15-4 when Phoenix called its first timeout. The Grizzlies were up 39-20 after 12 minutes after dropping the first two games on a four-game road swing.
“Those guys have played a lot together,” Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins said. “They set a tone, they take pride in that. We definitely needed to play better coming out of the gate, especially on the road. Obviously, offensively the execution was great, but it really started with our defense.”
Brandon Clarke had 24 points and nine rebounds off the bench for Memphis. Dillon Brooks added 16 points, Ja Morant had 12 points and 11 assists and Steven Adams grabbed 11 rebounds. The Grizzlies dominated the boards, 53-35.
The teams will meet again Tuesday night in Memphis.
“We fear nobody. We got a different type of swag to us,” Brooks said. “It’s great to have everybody back, it’s great to win like this. We got these guys (Tuesday) so we’re going to be ready.”
Deandre Ayton led Phoenix (19-14) with 18 points. Duane Washington Jr. had 14 points in 19 minutes, and Landry Shamet — who scored a career-high 31 points in a loss to Washington on Tuesday night — added 13 points and a team-high five rebounds. Chris Paul had 10 points.
“We got to get back chasing something and right now I feel like the prey,” Suns coach Monty Williams said. “I don’t like that feeling. I told our guys the same thing. We got to get our edge back right from the jump.
“They just put their hands on us. Their mentality was we may lose the game, but we are not going to lose the fight and they won both tonight.”
Shamet agreed with his coach.
“The basketball stuff doesn’t matter if you don’t have that kind of physicality, that approach that you need to win games in the NBA,” he said. “We were a step slow and they just played with more energy and purpose than we did.”
Before the game, Williams said Booker has been shooting the last couple of days and is progressing a bit, but he “didn’t want to speculate” if Booker would return on Christmas at Denver.
TIP-INS
Grizzlies: Coach Taylor Jenkins said before the game of Bane’s return: “Real proud of what he’s done the last couple weeks. He’s progressed ahead of schedule.” … Morant, averaging 27.0 points per game entering Friday, was 4 of 14 from the floor and missed both 3-point attempts. … Memphis is 9-8 against fellow Western Conference teams.
Suns: Jock Landale (concussion protocol) and Josh Okogie (right hip) returned to the Phoenix rotation. “Just having big depth is a plus,” Williams said. Cameron Payne remains sidelined by a sprained right foot. … The Suns play their next six games on the road.
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Grizzlies: At Golden State on Sunday.
Suns: At Denver on Sunday night.
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Republican Francis Rooney represented Florida's 19th District from 2017-2021. He also served as the U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See from 2005 until 2008. He is the author of The Global Vatican: An Inside Look at the Catholic Church, World Politics, and the Extraordinary Relationship between the United States and the Holy See.
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The Commanders made a splashy hire this offseason when they snared Eric Bieniemy away from the Chiefs and made him their offensive coordinator.
Bieniemy won two Super Bowls while he was in Kansas City, but he wasn’t able to land a head coaching job and there was chatter that the fact that he didn’t call offensive plays in Kansas City hurt him on that front. Bieniemy will be calling the plays in Washington and wide receiver Jahan Dotson said this weekend that Bieniemy has already put a new stamp on the team.
“He has brought a culture to our team . He’s brought a sense of energy and urgency,” Dotson said, via Ben Standig of TheAthletic.com.
With new ownership coming in and no guarantees that head coach Ron Rivera or anyone else from the coaching staff will be back in 2024, a sense of urgency should be radiating throughout the team as it heads toward the regular season. How that urgency manifests itself on the field will be the leading storyline in Washington this year.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Police are investigating a shooting on Indy’s east side that wounded a child.
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said the shooting happened near the intersection of East 30th Street and North Post road just after 3 p.m.
While this is near a preschool and elementary school, police say the shooting did not happen there. The victim was a passenger inside a car that was on the street.
The IMPD said the victim suffered injuries that are believed to be non-life threatening. The age of the victim has not been released.
We will provide additional information as it becomes available.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Widespread popular resistance to brutal repression by Myanmar’s military shows no sign of abating across much of the country, and with both sides intent on winning by force “there is no prospect for a negotiated settlement,” the U.N. special envoy to the conflict-wracked nation said Thursday.
In a grim assessment, Noeleen Heyzer told the 193-member U.N. General Assembly that the impact of the military’s February 2021 takeover of the country has been “devastating,” with violence continuing “at an alarming scale.”
She pointed to the military’s intensified use of force since its extension of the state of emergency on Feb. 1, including bombings, burning of civilian infrastructure“and other grave human rights violations to maintain its grip on power.” She said the regime’s “four cuts” strategy – blocking access to food, funds, information and recruits – also continues to target civilians as collective punishment.
Myanmar for five decades had languished under strict military rule, but the generals then loosened their grip and in 2015 Aung San Suu Kyi rose to lead an elected civilian government. Following the military’s ouster of the government two years ago, the junta moved to violently suppress public opposition to the takeover. Some experts now consider the situation in Myanmar to be a civil war in which the army has conducted major offensives against widespread armed resistance.
Heyzer said the generation that benefited from the country’s opening up after 2015, especially young people, “is now disillusioned, facing chronic hardship and many feeling they have no choice but to take up arms to fight military rule.”
She said heavy fighting has spread to new areas, putting more lives at risk and complicating operations to deliver humanitarian assistance. She said 17.6 million people now require assistance.
Heyzer said she and Secretary-General Antonio Guterres have made clear that with people unable to “freely exercise their political rights without fear or intimidation,” elections called by the military for later this year only risk exacerbating the violence.
“There is no public trust in the regime, whose interest is seen as consolidating its control by making a transition from emergency rule to a longer-term military-backed government,” she said.
Heyzer said it’s critical that Myanmar’s future is decided by its people through a Myanmar-led process reflecting all voices, and she stressed that “sustainable solutions for the Rohingya people must be built into the design of a peaceful, inclusive and democratic Myanmar.”
More than 1 million Rohingya refugees have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar over several decades, including about 740,000 who crossed the border starting in August 2017 when the Myanmar military launched a brutal crackdown. International courts are considering whether that crackdown was genocide.
Heyzer thanked Bangladesh and said she heeded its message that the current situation is not sustainable, But she told the assembly that the return of the Rohingya “cannot be the mere act of closing camps or moving people” but must ensure durable solutions for their safety and well-being.
She said the Rohingya made clear during her visit last year that they want to be included in decisions on their future, and their current exclusion “has entrenched their marginalization.” She appealed for $125 million to avoid a cut in rations to the Rohingya refugees this month.
Heyzer and Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, whose country chairs the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, briefed the U.N. Security Council on Monday behind closed doors.
The U.N. envoy said she discussed with Marsudi “the urgency of concrete progress” on ASEAN’s five-point consensus on restoring peace in Myanmar adopted in April 2021. Myanmar agreed to the steps but has not implemented them.
The consensus calls for stopping violence, constructive dialogue with all parties, appointment of an ASEAN special envoy as mediator, humanitarian aid and the mediator’s visit to Myanmar including a meeting with now imprisoned leader Suu Kyi.
Heyzer said she and the Indonesian minister also discussed the possibility of a regional framework to protect the Rohingya and all other refugees from Myanmar.
With no prospects now for a negotiated settlement, the U.N. envoy was asked by reporters afterward what the next step is diplomatically.
“We cannot give up,” she said, stressing that her engagement with all parties will continue in order to understand their bottom line and red lines as well as with countries that have leverage on the different players.
“At the end of the day, what we want is a movement towards a more just and a more democratic union of Myanmar for all,” Heyzer said.
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BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "Numbers Midday" game were:
7-7-8-4
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BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "Numbers Midday" game were:
7-7-8-4
(seven, seven, eight, four)
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CARIBOU, Maine — Thanks to a determined student from Texas, Caribou High School is rejoining the Maine theater scene.
For the first time in seven years, the school has a drama club and will compete in March with students from Aroostook, Penobscot and Piscataqis counties.
Like many Aroostook high schools, Caribou has struggled with increasingly tight budgets. Administrative, academic and athletic expenses often leave little money for arts, and Caribou cut its drama club in 2015. Students seeking theater experiences had to join community programs, and weren’t eligible for statewide school contests.
But much like when Hermon Middle School launched a theater club last fall, there was a huge interest in a drama club at the Caribou school.
“In a couple of weeks, we had 20-plus students sign up. I had only expected a handful of kids to sign up,” sophomore Braden Ward said.
Ward’s family moved to Caribou from Round Rock, Texas, in 2021 just before his freshman year. An avid theater performer in middle school, Ward couldn’t believe his new high school did not offer drama programs. He wanted to fill the void.
At the start of his sophomore year in 2022, Ward went to Assistant Principal Ben Goodwin to ask about relaunching the drama club. With Goodwin’s encouragement, Ward posted a sign-up sheet.
Soon afterward, French and Spanish teacher Jonna Boure agreed to direct the club. Her stipend from the school district will pay for the group’s hotel stay and production props.
Boure had wanted to relaunch a theater club since she began teaching at Caribou five years ago. She had acted with local theater groups, including the Presque Isle Community Players, but this is her first time directing.
The club will travel to Stearns High School in Millinocket for the Maine Principals’ Association and Maine Drama Council’s regional one-act play competition on March 10 and 11. They will perform the comedy “Bad Ideas for Bad Television Shows” by playwright Don Zolidis.
Caribou will compete against eight other schools in the Class B division, those with 499 students or less: Houlton High School, Fort Kent Community High School, Stearns High School, Orono High School, Old Town High School, Lee Academy, Mattanawcook Academy and Piscatiquis Community High School.
If they win, Caribou’s cast of 17 students and six crew members will head to the state competition March 24 and 25. At both regionals and states, students perform plays in one act that are 40 minutes or less.
Though most students had little or no theater experience, they have grown comfortable with performing, Boure said.
“Bad Ideas for Bad Television Shows” follows two NBC executives who have run out of good ideas. They open a contest allowing everyday people to pitch what they think are the next groundbreaking series.
Things don’t go exactly as planned. Along the way, the executives hear a variety of over-the-top pitches, including a romantic drama called “Veterinarians” and a “Law and Order” spinoff entitled “Caribou 911,” where police officers search for their car keys one minute and investigate a tipped-over cow the next.
“The students were quiet at the beginning [of rehearsals] and didn’t know each other well, but now they’re working together and that’s exciting to see,” Boure said. “The play has all these little scenes that allow them to play different characters.”
Even if they don’t win regionals, some students have already realized what they’ve been missing without a drama club.
“I’ve been told that I’m a very loud, flamboyant person, so drama is a good way to channel that,” said 11th grader Alan Saed.
For ninth grade student Arrin Crocker, the drama club has been the best way to connect with more of his peers.
“Honestly, I was shocked when I found out that the school hasn’t had a drama club,” Crocker said. “It’s an opportunity to make friends. I think we’ve learned that things can be stressful [on stage] but you have friends who will be there for you.”
A week before the Maine regionals, the students will perform “Bad Ideas for Bad Television Shows” at Caribou High School’s Performing Arts Center March 2 and 3 at 7 p.m. Tickets will be sold for $5 each.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is banning the sale of communications equipment made by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE and restricting the use of some China-made video surveillance systems, citing an “unacceptable risk” to national security.
The five-member Federal Communications Commission said Friday it has voted unanimously to adopt new rules that will block the importation or sale of certain technology products that pose security risks to U.S. critical infrastructure. It’s the latest in a years-long escalation of U.S. restrictions of Chinese technology that began with President Donald Trump and has continued under President Joe Biden’s administration.
“The FCC is committed to protecting our national security by ensuring that untrustworthy communications equipment is not authorized for use within our borders, and we are continuing that work here,” said FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, a Democrat, in a prepared statement.
Huawei declined comment Friday. Along with Huawei and ZTE, the order affects products made by companies such as Hikvision and Dahua, makers of widely used video surveillance cameras.
The FCC’s order applies to future authorizations of equipment, though the agency leaves open the possibility it could revoke previous authorizations.
“Our unanimous decision represents the first time in FCC history that we have voted to prohibit the authorization of new equipment based on national security concerns,” tweeted Brendan Carr, a Republican FCC commissioner.
Carr added that as “a result of our order, no new Huawei or ZTE equipment can be approved. And no new Dahua, Hikvision, or Hytera gear can be approved unless they assure the FCC that their gear won’t be used for public safety, security of government facilities, & other national security purposes.”
Hikvision said in a statement that its video products “present no security threat” to the U.S. but the FCC’s decision “will do a great deal to make it more harmful and more expensive for US small businesses, local authorities, school districts, and individual consumers to protect themselves, their homes, businesses and property.”
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Orioles second. Ryan Mountcastle flies out to deep center field to Aaron Judge. Gunnar Henderson singles to right field. Ramon Urias walks. Gunnar Henderson to second. Adam Frazier singles to right field. Ramon Urias to third. Gunnar Henderson scores. Austin Hays reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Adam Frazier to second. Ramon Urias scores. Fielding error by Gleyber Torres. Jorge Mateo strikes out swinging. Cedric Mullins reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Austin Hays out at second.
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 left on. Orioles 2, Yankees 0.
Orioles third. Adley Rutschman walks. Anthony Santander doubles to deep right field. Adley Rutschman to third. Ryan Mountcastle out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Aaron Judge. Adley Rutschman scores. Gunnar Henderson doubles to deep center field. Anthony Santander scores. Ramon Urias called out on strikes. Adam Frazier walks. Austin Hays pops out to Jose Trevino.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Orioles 4, Yankees 0.
Yankees fourth. Giancarlo Stanton grounds out to third base, Ramon Urias to Ryan Mountcastle. Gleyber Torres lines out to center field to Cedric Mullins. Oswaldo Cabrera singles to shallow center field. Jose Trevino walks. Oswaldo Cabrera to second. Franchy Cordero homers to center field. Jose Trevino scores. Oswaldo Cabrera scores. Anthony Volpe strikes out swinging.
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Orioles 4, Yankees 3.
Yankees sixth. Giancarlo Stanton singles to left field. Gleyber Torres walks. Oswaldo Cabrera doubles to deep right center field. Gleyber Torres scores. Giancarlo Stanton scores. Jose Trevino grounds out to shallow infield, Logan Gillaspie to Ryan Mountcastle. Isiah Kiner-Falefa pinch-hitting for Franchy Cordero. Isiah Kiner-Falefa pops out to first base to Ryan Mountcastle. Anthony Volpe strikes out swinging.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Yankees 5, Orioles 4.
Orioles sixth. Austin Hays called out on strikes. Jorge Mateo singles to deep left field. Cedric Mullins grounds out to shortstop, Anthony Volpe to Anthony Rizzo. Jorge Mateo to third. Adley Rutschman singles to left center field. Jorge Mateo scores. Anthony Santander strikes out swinging.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Yankees 5, Orioles 5.
Orioles seventh. Ryan Mountcastle walks. Gunnar Henderson called out on strikes. Ryan Mountcastle steals second. Ramon Urias doubles to deep center field. Ryan Mountcastle scores. Adam Frazier grounds out to shortstop, Anthony Volpe to Anthony Rizzo. Ramon Urias to third. Ramon Urias scores. Austin Hays walks. Jorge Mateo grounds out to second base, Gleyber Torres to Anthony Rizzo.
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Orioles 7, Yankees 5.
Yankees eighth. Giancarlo Stanton doubles to deep left field. Gleyber Torres singles to center field. Giancarlo Stanton to third. Oswaldo Cabrera singles to right field. Gleyber Torres to second. Giancarlo Stanton scores. Jose Trevino grounds out to shallow infield. Oswaldo Cabrera to second. Gleyber Torres out at third. Isiah Kiner-Falefa strikes out swinging.
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Orioles 7, Yankees 6.
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OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma can start executing a settlement that protects members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids, a court ruled Tuesday.
The ruling from the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York allows the company’s transformation to start.
Under a deal reached last year with thousands of state and local government entities, the company is to become a new entity with its profits being used to fight the opioid epidemic. And Sackler family members are to pay up to $6 billion over time.
The Purdue deal is one of the bigger ones in a series of corporate opioid settlements worth a total of more than $50 billion so far. Unlike most of them, it includes funds for people who were victims of the crisis and their families.
In exchange, the members of the wealthy Sackler family, who are not themselves seeking bankruptcy protections, are to be shielded from lawsuits.
A 2nd Circuit panel approved the deal in May. By then, the main remaining objector was the U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee, which says the Sacklers should not have legal protections.
The trustee has said in court filings that it intends to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to take the case. The deadline for that request is Aug. 28.
But the 2nd Circuit said Tuesday that it would not hold back the settlement from being enacted. The bankruptcy trustee could now ask the top court to put the settlement plan on hold.
The trustee, an arm of the federal Department of Justice, did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment Tuesday. Purdue Pharma didn’t immediately comment.
The trustee warned the 2nd Circuit in the filing that if it did not keep Purdue’s transformation on hold, it might be too late, saying in a filing that “the plan proponents will act swiftly to consummate the plan” in an effort to make the objections moot.
Opioids have been linked to more than 70,000 fatal overdoses annually in the U.S. in recent years. Most of those are from fentanyl and other synthetic drugs, but the crisis widened in the early 2000s as OxyContin and other powerful prescription painkillers became prevalent.
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Massive scaling efforts are underway, growing the company's facilities from three to more than seven over the next 12 months
HENDERSON, Nev., Oct. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CH4 Global™, Inc., today announced its expansion plans in South Australia with new aquaculture and production facilities to meet demand for the company's seaweed-based enteric methane mitigation solution, initially focused on beef feedlot cattle.
The key ingredient is Asparagopsis seaweed, which is proven to reduce up to 90 per cent of enteric methane emissions from cattle. Two key species of the seaweed, Asparagopsis armata and Asparagopsis taxiformis, are native to South Australia. Armata is also native to New Zealand where CH4 Global is also expanding regional operations.
In addition to its existing facilities, CH4 Global subsidiary CH4 Australia has multiple large-scale facilities (Eco Parks) in the planning stage, including a site at Arno Bay and other places in South Australia. The CH4 Global Eco Park strategy is to build on greyfield or underutilized regional land, implement renewable clean energy systems, create jobs, and stimulate housing growth in local communities.
CH4 Australia already has headquarters and a showcase facility at the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) in Adelaide, as well as planning for facilities in Louth Bay, Green Patch, and Arno Bay. These facilities will provide hatchery and grow-out capabilities. They form a part of CH4 Global's plans to scale up operations throughout the region and the world.
In the previously announced joint project with Clean Seas, CH4 Australia is using nitrogen waste from the Clean Seas ocean-based kingfish farming operation as an input to Asparagopsis aquaculture, enabling Clean Seas to offset its nitrogen waste. This type of arrangement may be part of a larger solution for fish farmers moving forward.
"This has been a fruitful time of rapid progress for CH4 Global. Between designing, building, and launching state-of-the-art-facilities, and leveraging new partnerships with deep synergies to minimize our carbon footprints, we are off to a great start for rapid scaling." – Tim Williams, COO, CH4 Global
Expansion in southern Australia is an essential step that moves CH4 Global closer to achieving its five-year target to reach 150 million cattle—10 per cent of the world total—on all six habitable continents with its methane reduction solution, thus preventing the emission of one gigaton of CO2 equivalent. Plans for 2023 and 2024 are focused on rapid commercial growth in Australia and New Zealand through Asparagopsis production by its regional subsidiaries, CH4 Australia and CH4 Aotearoa. Work is also underway in North America to develop Asparagopsis production capacity. In 2024, the company will focus on expanding into the remaining habitable continents and extend into the dairy sector to make a global impact on climate change, at scale, with urgency.
About CH4 Global
Founded in 2018, CH4 Global, Inc. is on an urgent mission to positively impact climate change worldwide. With expertise in turning ambitious ideas into successful, fit-for-purpose products, CH4 Global enables customers to radically reduce methane emissions in support of the 2-degree Celsius target. Its first line of methane-reducing cattle feed additives for feedlot cattle is derived from Asparagopsis seaweed. If adopted for only 10 per cent of the world's cattle, it would deliver more climate benefit than decommissioning 50 million fossil-fueled cars. CH4 Global is headquartered in Henderson, NV, with subsidiaries in Australia and New Zealand. Learn more: www.ch4global.com
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A new federal report says parts of the right wing on a medical transport plane that crashed last month in rural Nevada, killing all five people aboard, fell far from the main wreckage site.
The National Transportation Safety Board’s findings released Wednesday could support the agency’s initial theory that the aircraft had broken apart before hitting the ground. But NTSB did not release a probable cause in its three-page preliminary report.
The agency says parts of the plane’s right wing were located as far as three-quarters of a mile (1.1 kilometers) from where the single-engine Pilatus PC12 crashed in Stagecoach, Nevada, a rural community of about 2,500 residents outside of Reno.
Authorities have said the Care Flight piloted by Scott Walton, 46, was headed from Reno to Salt Lake City, Utah, when it crashed around 9:15 p.m. on Feb. 24 amid a winter storm. Care Flight is a service of REMSA Health, and its aviation vendor is Guardian Flight.
In a statement Wednesday, Guardian Flight said it was reviewing the preliminary report and assessing any “additional steps” to strengthen its safety protocols: “The safety and well-being of our patients and crew is our utmost priority and we will continue to make significant investments to bolster our commitment.”
The other victims also included 69-year-old patient Mark Rand and his 66-year-old spouse Terri Rand, as well as two medical crew members, Edward Pricola, 32, and Ryan Watson, 27.
Walton contacted air traffic control minutes before the crash to report that the plane was climbing past 15,400 feet (4,694 meters), according to the report. But “no further radio transmissions were received” from the pilot, the report states.
Just minutes later, the plane began to fall — dropping about 8,000 feet (2,440 meters) in 30 seconds — before the aircraft’s navigation tracking system went dark, according to the report.
Dan Rose, an aviation attorney representing relatives of the Rands, told The Associated Press he was disappointed by the lack of attention given in the report to weather conditions at the time.
The National Weather Service said it was snowing steadily when the flight left Reno, with winds around 20 mph (30 kph) and gusts up to 30 mph (50 kph). Visibility was under 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) with a cloud ceiling about 2,000 feet (600 meters).
Rose said he thought the crash was “absolutely preventable,” noting that “the family would want the NTSB to look carefully” at the initial decision to fly at all during a storm.
According to Rose, Mark Rand’s condition wasn’t “life critical” when the decision was made to transfer him to another facility.
“It really starts with the decision to go in the first place, which never should have been made,” Rose previously told AP, shortly after he was retained by the Rand family. Rose is a former Navy pilot who has been litigating aviation cases for 25 years.
NTSB is expected to release its final report with a probable cause within two years.
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At the June Sierra College board meeting the Board of Trustees appointed Dr. Karen Davis O'Hara as the new Executive Dean of the Sierra College Nevada County Campus (NCC). Dr. Davis O'Hara comes to Sierra College after more than 20 years at California State University, Sacramento as a faculty member in the Department of Child Development and as a successful administrator in the College of Education, serving for five years as Associate Dean for Instruction and Student Success.
ROCKLIN, Calif., June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- At the June Sierra College board meeting the Board of Trustees appointed Dr. Karen Davis O'Hara as the new Executive Dean of the Sierra College Nevada County Campus (NCC). Dr. Davis O'Hara comes to Sierra College after more than 20 years at California State University, Sacramento as a faculty member in the Department of Child Development and as a successful administrator in the College of Education, serving for five years as Associate Dean for Instruction and Student Success.
"I grew up in Alaska, came to this area to attend UC Davis, and never left," said Dr. Davis O'Hara. "Last year, our family moved to Grass Valley in search of an experience like I had in Alaska, we've found that here, and with Sierra College I've found an amazing way to serve the community."
The Executive Dean serves as primary administrator and educational leader for the District's Nevada County Campus (NCC), including supervision and evaluation of NCC programs, curriculum, and staff; coordination of activities between the NCC and the Rocklin Campuses; and serves as primary contact and District representative for community relations.
"Dr. Davis O'Hara brings a wealth of experience in budget and enrollment management, assessment and accreditation, student success, especially with a focus on equity and inclusion, and guided pathways. We look forward to her contributions to Sierra College and the community," said Willy Duncan, Sierra College Superintendent/President.
Dr. Davis O'Hara will be stepping into the role following the retirement of Stephanie Ortiz who served as Executive Dean of NCC for 13 years, with more than 30 years in service to Sierra College and the community.
About Sierra College
Sierra College District is rising to the needs of our community. Sierra College serves 3,200 square miles of Northern California with campuses in Roseville, Rocklin, Grass Valley, and Truckee. With approximately 125 degree and certificate programs, Sierra College is ranked first in Northern California (Sacramento north) for transfers to four-year universities, offers career/technical training, and classes for upgrading job skills. Sierra graduates can be found in businesses and industries throughout the region. More information at https://www.sierracollege.edu/.
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CA Phoenix AZ Zone Forecast for Sunday, February 26, 2023
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505 FPUS55 KPSR 270725
ZFPPSR
Zone Forecast Product for Southwest Arizona/Southeast California
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
1225 AM MST Mon Feb 27 2023
This is an automatically generated product that provides average
values for large geographical areas and may not be representative
of the exact location that you are interested in. For a more site
specific forecast, please visit weather.gov/phoenix and either
(1) Select a location from the dropdown menu above the map or
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CAZ564-565-568-570-271100-
Chuckwalla Mountains-Imperial County Southeast-Chiriaco Summit-
Chuckwalla Valley-
Including the cities of Imperial Hot Mineral Springs, Winterhaven,
Chiriaco Summit, and Midland
1125 PM PST Sun Feb 26 2023
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 31 to 41. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs 63 to 68. West wind 5 to 10 mph in the morning
becoming southwest 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear and breezy. Lows 35 to 45. West wind 15 to
25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny and breezy. Highs 63 to 68. Southwest wind 15 to
25 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Windy. Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Lows 38 to 48.
Southwest wind 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers. Patchy
blowing dust in the morning. Areas of blowing dust in the afternoon.
Highs 54 to 66.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming clear.
Patchy blowing dust. Colder. Lows 35 to 42.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 57 to 67.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 34 to 42.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 61 to 71.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 37 to 45.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs 63 to 73.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cool. Lows 43 to 51.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 64 to 74.
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CAZ563-567-271100-
Salton Sea-Imperial Valley-
Including the cities of Desert Shores, El Centro, Calexico, Alamorio,
and Brawley
1125 PM PST Sun Feb 26 2023
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 36 to 46. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny and breezy. Highs 64 to 69. West wind 5 to 10 mph in
the morning increasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to
30 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear and windy. Not as cool. Lows 41 to 51. West
wind 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny and windy. Highs 63 to 68. West wind 15 to 25 mph.
Gusts up to 35 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust in the evening. A
slight chance of showers after midnight. Windy. Lows 43 to 53.
Southwest wind 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain
10 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers. Patchy
blowing dust in the morning. Areas of blowing dust in the afternoon.
Highs 57 to 67.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust in the evening.
Colder. Lows 37 to 45.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 60 to 68.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 35 to 47.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 62 to 72.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 37 to 49.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs 64 to 75.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cool. Lows 43 to 54.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 65 to 75.
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CAZ566-271100-
Imperial County West-
Including the cities of Coolidge Springs, Salton City, Winona,
Coyote Wells, Ocotillo, and Plaster City
1125 PM PST Sun Feb 26 2023
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 33 to 43. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny and breezy. Highs 63 to 68. West wind 5 to 10 mph in
the morning increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear and windy. Not as cold. Lows 38 to 48. West
wind 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs 62 to 67. West wind 15 to
25 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Windy. Lows 41 to
51. Southwest wind 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers. Patchy
blowing dust in the morning. Areas of blowing dust in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of blowing dust in the
evening. Much colder. Lows 35 to 40.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Not as cold. Lows 36 to 45.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs near 70.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 38 to 47.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cool. Lows 44 to 53.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$
CAZ562-271100-
Imperial County Southwest-
Including the city of Mountain Spring
1125 PM PST Sun Feb 26 2023
.TONIGHT...Clear and breezy. Lows 37 to 47. Southwest wind 15 to
25 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny and windy. Not as cool. Highs 64 to 69. West wind
10 to 20 mph in the morning increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear and windy. Lows 41 to 51. West wind 20 to
30 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny.
Windy. Highs 61 to 66. West wind 20 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers in the
evening, then partly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight.
Very windy. Lows 44 to 54. Southwest wind 20 to 30 mph in the evening
increasing to 25 to 40 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 45 mph in the
evening increasing to 55 mph after midnight. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers. Patchy
blowing dust. Highs 52 to 64. Rainfall less than a quarter of an
inch.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A 10 percent chance of showers in
the evening. Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Colder. Lows 32 to
44.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 55 to 67.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 38 to 48.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 59 to 71.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 41 to 52.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs 64 to 73.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 46 to 56.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 62 to 74.
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CAZ560-561-271100-
Joshua Tree NP West-Joshua Tree NP East-
Including the cities of Cottonwood Visitor and Lost Horse-Keys
Village
1125 PM PST Sun Feb 26 2023
.TONIGHT...Clear. Areas of frost. Lows 27 to 37. West wind 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny and windy. Widespread frost in the morning. Highs
52 to 62. West wind 10 to 15 mph in the morning becoming southwest
15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear and windy. Lows 31 to 41. West wind 20 to
30 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny and windy. Highs 51 to 61. West wind 15 to
25 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of snow showers and a slight
chance of rain showers after midnight. Windy. Lows 33 to 43.
Southwest wind 20 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain and snow
showers. Patchy blowing dust in the afternoon. Highs 40 to 58.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust. Lows 24 to 39.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 46 to 60.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 27 to 38.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 50 to 64.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 30 to 41.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs 53 to 67.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cold. Lows 34 to 47.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 51 to 69.
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Woman sues Kraft, claims Velveeta microwave mac and cheese takes longer to make than advertised
The label on a cup of Velveeta's microwaveable mac and cheese says the meal only takes three and a half minutes to prepare. But a Florida woman says this is false — and she's suing the manufacturer for $5 million.
Amanda Ramirez, of Hialeah, has filed a proposed $5 million class action lawsuit against Kraft Heinz Foods Company alleging the food producer's Velveeta Shells & Cheese takes longer than advertised to prepare, court documents show.
Attorneys for Ramirez filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on Nov. 18, according to the complaint.
The lawsuit claims that the packaging on the microwavable single-serve cups of mac and cheese that says it will be "ready in 3½ minutes," is "false and misleading."
The product's instructions say to microwave the cup for 3½ minutes. But Ramirez's attorneys argue this number doesn't account for the other four steps required to prepare the pasta: removing the lid and sauce pouch, adding water, microwaving, and stirring, according to court documents. The additional steps mean it's impossible for the mac and cheese to be ready in just three and a half minutes, according to the complaint.
Kraft Heinz Foods Company dismissed the lawsuit as "frivolous" in a statement.
"We are aware of this frivolous lawsuit and will strongly defend against the allegations in the complaint," a Kraft Heinz Foods Company spokesperson told CNN Monday.
The lawsuit alleges that Kraft is unfairly profiting off of false advertising on the cups, especially because customers trust the well-known brand to be honest with them.
Ramirez's lawyers argue that the company sells the product at "a substantial price premium" while using its "misleading" marketing of "'ready in 3½ minutes,' which instantly catches the eye of all reasonable consumers."
Customers are paying more than they otherwise would because of the three and a half minutes claim, the lawsuit alleges.
Ramirez "is like many consumers who seek to stretch their money as far as possible when buying groceries," the complaint states. But because of the time claim, she "paid more for the Product than she would have paid and would not have purchased it or paid less had she known the truth."
In addition to the $5 million in damages, the plaintiff also seeks punitive damages from Kraft Heinz Foods Company and asks the company "be ordered to cease its deceptive advertising" as well as "be made to engage in a corrective advertising campaign" according to court documents.
CNN has reached out to attorneys for Ramirez for additional comment.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for XCUR, YELL, SENS, GBT, and MOTS.
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PITTSBURGH — An Allegheny County contractor is accused of charging thousands of dollars for work that was never done. The state attorney general is now taking action by filing a lawsuit against the landscaping company, Garden Art of Pittsburgh, LLC on the North Shore.
One customer who didn’t want to be identified is part of the 64-page lawsuit.
“I was extremely disappointed, hurt, and I felt like I was taken advantage of,” she said. “He didn’t hold up his end of the bargain. He didn’t do the work.”
The suit alleges the company’s CEO Arthur Ford, Jr never completed landscaping or home improvement work for at least 25 customers, saying he’d get thousands of dollars in deposits from customers but would do little work and then abandon projects.
The woman told Channel 11 Ford took tens of thousands of dollars from her saying it was for materials and equipment but never bought or rented anything. She said he strung her along for about three months last summer.
“Essentially, for the entire summer he delayed the project,” she said. “He would send some people to do minor work as if to start the project and then not follow up for several weeks, and he would come up with excuses.”
Zach Lieb said his Mount Washington neighbor also hired Garden Art of Pittsburgh, only to never have that work done. He told Channel 11 the homeowner ended up hiring someone else to finish the job.
“They started it and we saw people tracking up and down, moving equipment,” Lieb said. “They were going from the front to the back of the house, and, then they just left.”
Shortly after, in August 2022, Ford filed for bankruptcy claiming he owed customers more than $262,000.
Channel 11 news reporter Antoinette DelBel called Arthur Ford but as soon as she said she was media, he hung up.
Customers are hoping the suit sheds light on these types of unfair and illegal business practices.
“It will flag his name so other people will not have to suffer through this,” the woman said who didn’t want to use her name. “There has to be consequences.”
Ford’s bankruptcy case has since been dismissed.
Besides keeping Ford from working as a landscaping, or home improvement contractor in the state, the lawsuit also seeks restitution to those impacted.
To file a complaint against the business, call 800-441-2555, or email scams@attorney.general.gov.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio , July 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Northwest Bancshares, Inc., (the "Company"), (NasdaqGS: NWBI) announced net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 of $33.0 million , or $0.26 per diluted share. This represents a decrease of $382,000 , or 1.1%, compared to the same quarter last year, when net income was $33.4 million , or $0.26 per diluted share. The annualized returns on average shareholders' equity and average assets for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 were 8.72% and 0.93% compared to 8.90% and 0.94% for the same quarter last year.
(PRNewsfoto/Northwest Bancshares, Inc.)(PRNewswire) The Company also announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share payable on August 14, 2023 to shareholders of record as of August 3, 2023. This is the 115th consecutive quarter in which the Company has paid a cash dividend. Based on the market value of the Company's common stock as of June 30, 2023 , this represents an annualized dividend yield of approximately 7.5%.
Louis J. Torchio , President and CEO, added, "We are very pleased with the positioning and strength of our balance sheet during the past twelve months as we have been able to grow loans by almost $840.0 million , or approximately 8.0%, over that time period by reallocating cash and investments to higher yielding earning assets. Specifically, as a result of the new commercial lending verticals we have recently implemented, commercial loans have grown $416.9 million , or 42.2%, over the past year. As part of this balance sheet shift towards commercial banking, we sold the mortgage servicing rights on approximately $1.3 billion of one- to four family mortgage loans for an $8.3 million gain, which enabled us to sell approximately $110.0 million of investment securities for an equivalent loss, resulting in no impact to tangible capital. We were then able to reallocate these funds from investments yielding approximately 2.0% into commercial loan originations yielding over 7.0%. In addition, our overall deposit balances remained stable during the most recent quarter, although we continue to see customers shift into higher yielding deposit products. Tangible common equity remains strong at over 8.0% and asset quality continues to perform well."
Mr. Torchio continued, "with the continued inversion in the yield curve and the change in our customer deposit mix, as well as higher borrowing costs and balances, the increase in our overall cost of funds continued to outpace our yield improvement, which resulted in net interest margin compression on a linked quarter basis to 3.28% from 3.47%. We expect some additional net interest margin compression could continue for the remainder of the year."
Net interest income increased by $8.3 million , or 8.3%, to $108.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, from $100.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. This increase in net interest income is a result of both the increase in market interest rates and the change in our interest-earning asset mix throughout the past year. Cash and marketable securities were redeployed into higher yielding loans, which, along with higher market interest rates, caused the yield on interest-earning assets to increase to 4.34% for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 from 3.20% for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 . Interest income on loans receivable increased $37.2 million , or 38.9%, due to an increase of $907.8 million , or 8.9%, in the average balance of loans in addition to an increase in the yield on loans to 4.83% for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 from 3.79% for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 . Partially offsetting this increase in interest income was an increase in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities to 1.47% for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 from 0.24% for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 . This increase was largely due to higher market interest rates causing an increase in both deposit and borrowing costs. The net effect of these changes in interest rates and average balances was an increase in the Company's net interest margin to 3.28% for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 from 3.07% for the same quarter last year.
The provision for credit losses increased by $2.9 million , or 48.2%, to $8.9 million for the current quarter ended June 30, 2023 from $6.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 . This increase was primarily due to growth within our commercial loan portfolio year over year, as well as forecasted economic deterioration reflected in our allowance for credit loss models. The Company continued to experience improvement in asset quality as classified loans decreased by $63.3 million , or 22.8%, to $214.1 million , or 1.90% of total loans, at June 30, 2023 from $277.4 million , or 2.66% of total loans, at June 30, 2022 . Total delinquent loans increased to $72.1 million , or 0.64% of loans receivable, at June 30, 2023 from $51.1 million , or 0.49% of loans receivable, at June 30, 2022 . The increase was primarily driven by two commercial loan administrative delinquencies totaling $22.9 million at June 30, 2023 , which have subsequently been brought current.
Noninterest income decreased by $651,000 , or 2.1%, to $29.8 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 , from $30.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 . This decrease was primarily due to a decrease in mortgage banking income of $1.1 million , or 52.3% to $1.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 from $2.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 . This decrease reflects the impact of less favorable pricing in the secondary market, due primarily to the volatile interest rate environment, as well as a decrease in mortgage volumes primarily due to higher market interest rates.
Noninterest expense increased by $4.4 million , or 5.5%, to $85.9 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 from $81.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 . This increase primarily resulted from a $1.7 million , or 13.1%, increase in processing expenses to $14.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 , from $12.9 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 due to the implementation of additional third party software programs. Also contributing to this variance was a restructuring expense of $1.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 due to the severance charge for personnel changes during the current quarter. Lastly, FDIC insurance premiums increased $934,000 , or 82.7%, to $2.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 from $1.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 due to an increase in the deposit insurance assessment rate beginning in the first quarter of 2023.
The provision for income taxes increased by $663,000 , or 6.7%, to $10.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 from $9.9 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 due primarily to an increase in income before taxes in the current year.
Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio , Northwest Bancshares, Inc. is the bank holding company of Northwest Bank. Founded in 1896 and headquartered in Warren, Pennsylvania , Northwest Bank is a full-service financial institution offering a complete line of business and personal banking products, as well as employee benefits and wealth management services. As of June 30, 2023 , Northwest operated 134 full-service community banking offices and eight free standing drive-through facilities in Pennsylvania , New York , Ohio and Indiana . Northwest Bancshares, Inc.'s common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market ("NWBI"). Additional information regarding Northwest Bancshares, Inc. and Northwest Bank can be accessed on-line at www.northwest.com .
Forward-Looking Statements - This release may contain forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition and results of operations of Northwest Bancshares, Inc. including, without limitations, statements relating to the earnings outlook of the Company. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements, include among others, the following possibilities: (1) changes in the interest rate environment; (2) competitive pressure among financial services companies; (3) general economic conditions including inflation and an increase in non-performing loans; (4) changes in legislation or regulatory requirements; (5) difficulties in continuing to improve operating efficiencies; (6) difficulties in the integration of acquired businesses or the ability to complete sales transactions; (7) increased risk associated with commercial real-estate and business loans; (8) changes in liquidity, including the size and composition of our deposit portfolio; and (9) the effect of any pandemic, including COVID-19, war or act of terrorism. Management has no obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date of this release.
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
June 30, 2023
December 31, 2022
June 30, 2022
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 127,627
139,365
504,532
Marketable securities available-for-sale (amortized cost of $1,287,101, $1,431,728 and $1,516,743, respectively)
1,073,952
1,218,108
1,364,743
Marketable securities held-to-maturity (fair value of $718,676, $751,384 and $835,565, respectively)
847,845
881,249
923,180
Total cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities
2,049,424
2,238,722
2,792,455
Loans held-for-sale
16,077
9,913
31,153
Residential mortgage loans
3,479,080
3,488,686
3,255,622
Home equity loans
1,276,062
1,297,674
1,280,492
Consumer loans
2,201,062
2,168,655
2,002,545
Commercial real estate loans
2,895,224
2,823,555
2,876,176
Commercial loans
1,403,726
1,131,969
986,836
Total loans receivable
11,271,231
10,920,452
10,432,824
Allowance for credit losses
(124,423)
(118,036)
(98,355)
Loans receivable, net
11,146,808
10,802,416
10,334,469
FHLB stock, at cost
44,613
40,143
13,362
Accrued interest receivable
37,281
35,528
27,708
Real estate owned, net
371
413
1,205
Premises and equipment, net
139,915
145,909
146,869
Bank-owned life insurance
257,614
255,062
254,109
Goodwill
380,997
380,997
380,997
Other intangible assets, net
6,809
8,560
10,538
Other assets
227,659
205,574
192,983
Total assets
$ 14,291,491
14,113,324
14,154,695
Liabilities and shareholders' equity
Liabilities
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits
$ 2,820,563
2,993,243
3,058,249
Interest-bearing demand deposits
2,577,653
2,686,431
2,858,691
Money market deposit accounts
2,154,253
2,457,569
2,631,712
Savings deposits
2,120,215
2,275,020
2,362,725
Time deposits
1,989,711
1,052,285
1,155,878
Total deposits
11,662,395
11,464,548
12,067,255
Borrowed funds
632,313
681,166
130,490
Subordinated debt
114,015
113,840
113,666
Junior subordinated debentures
129,444
129,314
129,184
Advances by borrowers for taxes and insurance
57,143
47,613
55,622
Accrued interest payable
4,936
3,231
1,725
Other liabilities
179,744
182,126
162,214
Total liabilities
12,779,990
12,621,838
12,660,156
Shareholders' equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value: 50,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued
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Common stock, $0.01 par value: 500,000,000 shares authorized, 127,088,963, 127,028,848 and 126,881,766 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
1,271
1,270
1,269
Additional paid-in capital
1,022,189
1,019,647
1,015,349
Retained earnings
657,292
641,727
620,551
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(169,251)
(171,158)
(142,630)
Total shareholders' equity
1,511,501
1,491,486
1,494,539
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
$ 14,291,491
14,113,324
14,154,695
Equity to assets
10.58 %
10.57 %
10.56 %
Tangible common equity to assets*
8.08 %
8.03 %
8.01 %
Book value per share
$ 11.89
11.74
11.78
Tangible book value per share*
$ 8.84
8.67
8.69
Closing market price per share
$ 10.60
13.98
12.80
Full time equivalent employees
2,025
2,160
2,188
Number of banking offices
142
150
150
*
Excludes goodwill and other intangible assets (non-GAAP). See reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures for additional information relating to these items.
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Quarter ended
June 30, 2023
March 31, 2023
December 31, 2022
September 30, 2022
June 30, 2022
Interest income:
Loans receivable
$ 132,724
123,745
117,137
106,943
95,574
Mortgage-backed securities
8,326
8,537
8,603
8,683
7,158
Taxable investment securities
841
845
840
838
715
Tax-free investment securities
667
700
701
709
683
FHLB stock dividends
844
690
419
148
82
Interest-earning deposits
594
423
153
1,295
1,684
Total interest income
143,996
134,940
127,853
118,616
105,896
Interest expense:
Deposits
21,817
11,238
3,871
3,157
3,341
Borrowed funds
13,630
11,238
6,938
2,710
2,290
Total interest expense
35,447
22,476
10,809
5,867
5,631
Net interest income
108,549
112,464
117,044
112,749
100,265
Provision for credit losses - loans
6,010
4,870
9,023
7,689
2,629
Provision for credit losses - unfunded commitments (1)
2,920
126
1,876
3,585
3,396
Net interest income after provision for credit losses
99,619
107,468
106,145
101,475
94,240
Noninterest income:
Loss on sale of investments
(8,306)
—
(1)
(2)
(3)
Gain on sale of mortgage servicing rights
8,305
—
—
—
—
Gain on sale of SBA loans
832
279
—
—
—
Service charges and fees
14,833
13,189
14,125
14,323
13,673
Trust and other financial services income
6,866
6,449
6,642
6,650
7,461
Gain on real estate owned, net
785
108
51
290
291
Income from bank-owned life insurance
1,304
1,269
1,663
1,475
2,008
Mortgage banking income
1,028
524
477
766
2,157
Other operating income
4,150
2,151
4,901
3,301
4,861
Total noninterest income
29,797
23,969
27,858
26,803
30,448
Noninterest expense:
Compensation and employee benefits
47,650
46,604
46,658
46,711
48,073
Premises and occupancy costs
7,579
7,471
7,370
7,171
7,280
Office operations
2,800
3,010
3,544
3,229
3,162
Collections expense
429
387
563
322
403
Processing expenses
14,648
14,350
13,585
13,416
12,947
Marketing expenses
2,856
2,892
2,773
2,147
2,047
Federal deposit insurance premiums
2,064
2,223
1,319
1,200
1,130
Professional services
3,804
4,758
5,434
3,363
3,333
Amortization of intangible assets
842
909
932
1,047
1,115
Real estate owned expense
83
181
53
61
72
Merger, asset disposition and restructuring expense
1,593
2,802
4,243
—
—
Other expenses
1,510
1,863
2,304
321
1,849
Total noninterest expense
85,858
87,450
88,778
78,988
81,411
Income before income taxes
43,558
43,987
45,225
49,290
43,277
Income tax expense
10,514
10,308
10,576
11,986
9,851
Net income
$ 33,044
33,679
34,649
37,304
33,426
Basic earnings per share
$ 0.26
0.27
0.27
0.29
0.26
Diluted earnings per share
$ 0.26
0.26
0.27
0.29
0.26
Annualized return on average equity
8.72 %
9.11 %
9.38 %
9.84 %
8.90 %
Annualized return on average assets
0.93 %
0.97 %
0.98 %
1.05 %
0.94 %
Annualized return on tangible common equity *
11.79 %
12.15 %
12.48 %
13.84 %
12.16 %
Efficiency ratio
62.06 %
64.10 %
61.27 %
56.60 %
62.28 %
Efficiency ratio, excluding certain items (1) **
60.30 %
61.38 %
57.70 %
55.85 %
61.43 %
Annualized noninterest expense to average assets
2.42 %
2.51 %
2.52 %
2.23 %
2.29 %
Annualized noninterest expense to average assets, excluding certain items (1) **
2.35 %
2.40 %
2.37 %
2.20 %
2.26 %
(1)
Reclassified from other expenses for periods prior to March 31, 2023. Respective ratios updated for reclassification.
*
Excludes goodwill and other intangible assets (non-GAAP). See reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures for additional information relating to these items.
**
Excludes amortization of intangible assets and merger, asset disposition and restructuring expenses (non-GAAP).See reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures for additional information relating to these items.
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Six months ended June 30,
2023
2022
Interest income:
Loans receivable
$ 256,469
183,748
Mortgage-backed securities
16,863
13,518
Taxable investment securities
1,686
1,392
Tax-free investment securities
1,367
1,357
FHLB stock dividends
1,534
163
Interest-earning deposits
1,017
2,151
Total interest income
278,936
202,329
Interest expense:
Deposits
33,055
7,092
Borrowed funds
24,868
4,349
Total interest expense
57,923
11,441
Net interest income
221,013
190,888
Provision for credit losses - loans
10,880
1,148
Provision for credit losses - unfunded commitments (1)
3,046
4,992
Net interest income after provision for credit losses
207,087
184,748
Noninterest income:
Loss on sale of investments
(8,306)
(5)
Gain on sale of mortgage servicing rights
8,305
—
Gain on sale of SBA loans
1,111
—
Service charges and fees
28,022
26,740
Trust and other financial services income
13,315
14,473
Gain on real estate owned, net
893
262
Income from bank-owned life insurance
2,573
3,991
Mortgage banking income
1,552
3,622
Other operating income
6,301
7,105
Total noninterest income
53,766
56,188
Noninterest expense:
Compensation and employee benefits
94,254
94,990
Premises and occupancy costs
15,050
15,077
Office operations
5,810
6,545
Collections expense
816
923
Processing expenses
28,998
25,495
Marketing expenses
5,748
4,175
Federal deposit insurance premiums
4,287
2,259
Professional services
8,562
5,906
Amortization of intangible assets
1,751
2,298
Real estate owned expense
264
109
Merger, asset disposition and restructuring expense
4,395
1,374
Other expenses
3,373
2,608
Total noninterest expense
173,308
161,759
Income before income taxes
87,545
79,177
Income tax expense
20,822
17,464
Net income
$ 66,723
61,713
Basic earnings per share
$ 0.53
0.49
Diluted earnings per share
$ 0.52
0.49
Annualized return on average equity
8.91 %
8.01 %
Annualized return on average assets
0.95 %
0.87 %
Annualized return on tangible common equity *
11.97 %
11.28 %
Efficiency ratio
63.07 %
65.47 %
Efficiency ratio, excluding certain items (1) **
60.84 %
63.98 %
Annualized noninterest expense to average assets
2.46 %
2.27 %
Annualized noninterest expense to average assets, excluding certain items (1) **
2.38 %
2.22 %
(1)
Reclassified from other expenses for periods prior to March 31, 2023. Respective ratios updated for reclassification.
*
Excludes goodwill and other intangible assets (non-GAAP). See reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures for additional information relating to these items.
**
Excludes amortization of intangible assets and merger, asset disposition and restructuring expenses (non-GAAP). See reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures for additional information relating to these items.
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) *
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Quarter ended June 30,
Six months ended June 30,
2023
2022
2023
2022
Reconciliation of net income to adjusted net operating income:
Net income (GAAP)
$ 33,044
33,426
66,723
61,713
Non-GAAP adjustments
Add: merger, asset disposition and restructuring expense
1,593
—
4,395
1,374
Less: tax benefit of merger, asset disposition and restructuring expense
(446)
—
(1,231)
(385)
Adjusted net operating income (non-GAAP)
$ 34,191
33,426
69,887
62,702
Diluted earnings per share (GAAP)
$ 0.26
0.26
0.52
0.49
Diluted adjusted operating earnings per share (non-GAAP)
$ 0.27
0.26
0.55
0.49
Average equity
$ 1,519,990
1,506,832
1,509,466
1,553,520
Average assets
14,245,917
14,256,705
14,184,050
14,340,034
Annualized return on average equity (GAAP)
8.72 %
8.90 %
8.91 %
8.01 %
Annualized return on average assets (GAAP)
0.93 %
0.94 %
0.95 %
0.87 %
Annualized return on average equity, excluding merger, asset disposition and restructuring expense, net of tax (non-GAAP)
9.02 %
8.90 %
9.34 %
8.14 %
Annualized return on average assets, excluding merger, asset disposition and restructuring expense, net of tax (non-GAAP)
0.96 %
0.94 %
0.99 %
0.88 %
The following non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company provide information useful to investors in understanding our operating performance and trends, and facilitate comparisons with the performance of our peers. The following table summarizes the non-GAAP financial measures derived from amounts reported in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
June 30, 2023
December 31, 2022
June 30, 2022
Tangible common equity to assets
Total shareholders' equity
$ 1,511,501
1,491,486
1,494,539
Less: goodwill and intangible assets
(387,806)
(389,557)
(391,535)
Tangible common equity
1,123,695
1,101,929
1,103,004
Total assets
14,291,491
14,113,324
14,154,695
Less: goodwill and intangible assets
(387,806)
(389,557)
(391,535)
Tangible assets
13,903,685
13,723,767
13,763,160
Tangible common equity to tangible assets
8.08 %
8.03 %
8.01 %
Tangible common equity to tangible assets, including unrealized losses on held-to-maturity investments
Tangible common equity
$ 1,123,695
1,101,929
1,103,004
Less: unrealized losses on held to maturity investments
(129,169)
(129,865)
(87,615)
Add: deferred taxes on unrealized losses on held to maturity investments
36,167
36,362
24,532
Tangible common equity, including unrealized losses on held-to-maturity investments
1,030,693
1,008,426
1,039,921
Tangible assets
13,903,685
13,723,767
13,763,160
Tangible common equity to tangible assets, including unrealized losses on held-to-maturity investments
7.41 %
7.35 %
7.56 %
Tangible book value per share
Tangible common equity
$ 1,123,695
1,101,929
1,103,004
Common shares outstanding
127,088,963
127,028,848
126,881,766
Tangible book value per share
8.84
8.67
8.69
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) *
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
The following table summarizes the non-GAAP financial measures derived from amounts reported in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income.
Quarter ended
Six months ended June 30,
June 30, 2023
March 31, 2023
December 31, 2022
September 30, 2022
June 30, 2022
2023
2022
Annualized return on tangible common equity
Net income
$ 33,044
33,679
34,649
37,304
33,426
66,723
61,713
Total shareholders' equity
1,511,501
1,513,275
1,491,486
1,459,786
1,494,539
1,511,501
1,494,539
Less: goodwill and intangible assets
(387,806)
(388,648)
(389,557)
(390,488)
(391,535)
(387,806)
(391,535)
Tangible common equity
1,123,695
1,124,627
1,101,929
1,069,298
1,103,004
1,123,695
1,103,004
Annualized return on tangible common equity
11.79 %
12.15 %
12.48 %
13.84 %
12.16 %
11.97 %
11.28 %
Efficiency ratio, excluding amortization and merger, asset disposition and restructuring expenses
Non-interest expense
85,858
87,450
88,778
78,988
81,411
173,308
161,759
Less: amortization expense
(842)
(909)
(932)
(1,047)
(1,115)
(1,751)
(2,298)
Less: merger, asset disposition and restructuring expenses
(1,593)
(2,802)
(4,243)
—
—
(4,395)
(1,374)
Non-interest expense, excluding amortization and merger, assets disposition and restructuring expenses
83,423
83,739
83,603
77,941
80,296
167,162
158,087
Net interest income
108,549
112,464
117,044
112,749
100,265
221,013
190,888
Non-interest income
29,797
23,969
27,858
26,803
30,448
53,766
56,188
Net interest income plus non-interest income
138,346
136,433
144,902
139,552
130,713
274,779
247,076
Efficiency ratio, excluding amortization and merger, asset disposition and restructuring expenses
60.30 %
61.38 %
57.70 %
55.85 %
61.43 %
60.84 %
63.98 %
Annualized non-interest expense to average assets, excluding amortization and merger, asset disposition and restructuring expense
Non-interest expense excluding amortization and merger, asset disposition and restructuring expenses
83,423
83,739
83,603
77,941
80,296
167,162
158,087
Average assets
14,245,917
14,121,496
13,983,100
14,052,919
14,256,705
14,184,050
14,340,034
Annualized non-interest expense to average assets, excluding amortization and merger, asset disposition and restructuring expense
2.35 %
2.40 %
2.37 %
2.20 %
2.26 %
2.38 %
2.22 %
*
The table summarizes the Company's results from operations on a GAAP basis and on an operating (non-GAAP) basis for the periods indicated. Operating results exclude merger, asset disposition and restructuring expense. The net tax effect was calculated using statutory tax rates of approximately 28.0%. The Company believes this non-GAAP presentation provides a meaningful comparison of operational performance and facilitates a more effective evaluation and comparison of results to assess performance in relation to ongoing operations.
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Deposits (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands)
Generally, deposits in excess of $250,000 are not federally insured. The following table provides details around the Company's uninsured deposits portfolio:
As of June 30, 2023
Balance
Percent of total deposits
Number of relationships
Uninsured deposits per the Call Report (1)
$ 2,895,624
24.83 %
4,892
Less intercompany deposit accounts
889,157
7.62 %
12
Less collateralized deposit accounts
553,128
4.74 %
255
Adjusted balance of uninsured deposits
$ 1,453,339
12.47 %
4,625
(1)
Uninsured deposits presented may be different from actual amounts due to titling of accounts.
Our largest uninsured depositor, excluding intercompany and collateralized deposit accounts, had an aggregate uninsured deposit balance of $18.6 million, or 0.16% of total deposits, as of June 30, 2023. Our top ten largest uninsured depositors, excluding intercompany and collateralized deposit accounts, had an aggregate uninsured deposit balance of $112.2 million, or 0.96% of total deposits, as of June 30, 2023. The average adjusted uninsured deposit account balance was $314,000 as of June 30, 2023.
The following table provides additional details over the Company's deposit portfolio:
As of June 30, 2023
Balance
Percent of total deposits
Number of accounts
Personal noninterest bearing demand deposits
$ 1,397,167
11.98 %
291,177
Business noninterest bearing demand deposits
1,423,396
12.21 %
45,911
Personal interest-bearing demand deposits
1,535,254
13.16 %
59,784
Business interest-bearing demand deposits
1,042,399
8.94 %
8,354
Personal money market deposits
1,511,652
12.96 %
26,488
Business money market deposits
642,601
5.51 %
2,980
Savings deposits
2,120,215
18.18 %
216,105
Time deposits
1,989,711
17.06 %
67,662
Total deposits
$ 11,662,395
100.00 %
718,461
Our average deposit account balance as of June 30, 2023 was $16,000. The Company's insured cash sweep deposit balance was $205.7 million as of June 30, 2023.
The following table provides additional details over the Company's deposit portfolio over time:
12/31/2021
3/31/2022
6/30/2022
9/30/2022
12/31/2022
3/31/2023
6/30/2023
Personal noninterest bearing demand deposits
$ 1,419,806
1,413,732
1,388,690
1,413,781
1,412,227
1,428,232
1,397,167
Business noninterest bearing demand deposits
1,679,720
1,715,117
1,669,559
1,680,339
1,581,016
1,467,860
1,423,396
Personal interest-bearing demand deposits
1,768,910
1,787,295
1,785,761
1,742,173
1,718,806
1,627,546
1,535,254
Business interest-bearing demand deposits
639,529
588,850
529,357
498,937
499,059
466,105
624,252
Municipal demand deposits
532,003
515,477
543,573
571,620
468,566
447,852
418,147
Personal money market deposits
1,972,603
1,999,564
1,994,907
1,949,379
1,832,583
1,626,614
1,511,652
Business money market deposits
657,279
681,049
636,805
627,634
624,986
701,436
642,601
Savings deposits
2,303,760
2,367,438
2,362,725
2,327,419
2,275,020
2,194,743
2,120,215
Time deposits
1,327,555
1,251,878
1,155,878
1,067,110
1,052,285
1,576,791
1,989,711
Total deposits
$ 12,301,165
12,320,400
12,067,255
11,878,392
11,464,548
11,537,179
11,662,395
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Marketable Securities (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands)
June 30, 2023
Marketable securities available-for-sale
Amortized cost
Gross unrealized
holding gains
Gross unrealized
holding losses
Fair value
Weighted average duration
Debt issued by the U.S. government and agencies:
Due after one year through five years
$ 20,000
—
(1,676)
18,324
3.37
Due after ten years
51,124
—
(10,627)
40,497
6.23
Debt issued by government sponsored enterprises:
Due after one year through five years
20,984
—
(2,940)
18,044
4.48
Due after five years through ten years
25,516
—
(4,027)
21,489
5.02
Municipal securities:
Due within one year
500
—
—
500
—
Due after one year through five years
950
17
(9)
958
2.41
Due after five years through ten years
20,481
—
(1,845)
18,636
7.2
Due after ten years
64,589
59
(10,409)
54,239
10.45
Corporate debt issues:
Due after five years through ten years
8,463
—
(917)
7,546
5.70
Residential mortgage-backed agency securities:
Fixed rate pass-through
219,643
4
(28,705)
190,942
6.4
Variable rate pass-through
7,861
2
(215)
7,648
4.36
Fixed rate agency CMOs
821,371
—
(151,317)
670,054
5.01
Variable rate agency CMOs
25,619
35
(579)
25,075
3.09
Total residential mortgage-backed agency securities
1,074,494
41
(180,816)
893,719
5.24
Total marketable securities available-for-sale
$ 1,287,101
117
(213,266)
1,073,952
5.53
Marketable securities held-to-maturity
Government sponsored
Due after one year through five years
$ 49,471
—
(6,541)
42,930
3.99
Due after five years through ten years
74,985
—
(13,586)
61,399
5.67
Residential mortgage-backed agency securities:
Fixed rate pass-through
$ 155,431
—
(23,770)
131,661
5.27
Variable rate pass-through
495
—
(10)
485
3.95
Fixed rate agency CMOs
566,934
—
(85,253)
481,681
5.90
Variable rate agency CMOs
529
—
(9)
520
5.61
Total residential mortgage-backed agency securities
723,389
—
(109,042)
614,347
5.76
Total marketable securities held-to-maturity
$ 847,845
—
(129,169)
718,676
5.65
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Borrowed Funds (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands)
June 30, 2023
Amount
Average rate
Term notes payable to the FHLB of Pittsburgh, due within one year
$ 500,000
5.43 %
Notes payable to the FHLB of Pittsburgh, due within one year
28,000
5.39 %
Total term notes payable to the FHLB
528,000
5.43 %
Collateralized borrowings, due within one year
63,863
1.24 %
Collateral received, due within one year
40,450
5.16 %
Subordinated debentures, net of issuance costs
114,015
4.28 %
Junior subordinated debentures
129,444
7.21 %
Total borrowed funds *
$ 875,772
5.22 %
*
As of June 30, 2023, the Company had $3.2 billion of additional borrowing capacity available with the FHLB of Pittsburgh, including a $250.0 million overnight line of credit, which had a $28.0 million drawn balance, as well as $309.0 million of borrowing capacity available with the Federal Reserve Bank and $105.0 million with two correspondent banks.
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Analysis of Loan Portfolio by Loan Sector (Unaudited)
Commercial real estate loans outstanding
The following table provides the various loan sectors in our commercial real estate portfolio at June 30, 2023:
June 30, 2023
Property type
Percent of portfolio
5 or more unit dwelling
13.9 %
Nursing home
12.8 %
Retail building
11.4 %
Commercial office building - non-owner occupied
8.5 %
Residential acquisition & development - 1-4 family, townhouses and apartments
4.5 %
Warehouse/storage building
3.6 %
Manufacturing & industrial building
3.5 %
Commercial office building - owner occupied
3.5 %
Commercial acquisition and development
3.4 %
Multi-use building - office and warehouse
3.2 %
Single family dwelling
3.2 %
Hotel/motel
2.9 %
Other medical facility
2.9 %
Student housing
2.6 %
Multi-use building - commercial, retail and residential
2.6 %
2-4 family
2.4 %
Agricultural real estate
2.1 %
All other
13.0 %
Total
100.0 %
The following table provides our commercial real estate portfolio by state at June 30, 2023:
June 30, 2023
State
Percent of portfolio
Pennsylvania
32.0 %
New York
31.7 %
Ohio
20.0 %
Indiana
8.8 %
All other
7.5 %
Total
100.0 %
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Asset Quality (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands)
June 30, 2023
March 31, 2023
December 31, 2022
September 30, 2022
June 30, 2022
Nonaccrual loans current:
Residential mortgage loans
$ 1,559
1,423
1,496
2,186
1,970
Home equity loans
1,089
1,084
1,418
1,158
1,337
Consumer loans
1,009
911
836
833
976
Commercial real estate loans
48,468
50,045
53,303
56,193
60,537
Commercial loans
995
1,468
895
1,801
5,270
Total nonaccrual loans current
$ 53,120
54,931
57,948
62,171
70,090
Nonaccrual loans delinquent 30 days to 59 days:
Residential mortgage loans
$ 49
688
473
54
2
Home equity loans
37
18
180
316
172
Consumer loans
309
223
178
155
158
Commercial real estate loans
1,697
1,900
1,220
55
911
Commercial loans
855
341
145
237
358
Total nonaccrual loans delinquent 30 days to 59 days
$ 2,947
3,170
2,196
817
1,601
Nonaccrual loans delinquent 60 days to 89 days:
Residential mortgage loans
$ 185
919
31
32
199
Home equity loans
363
338
290
432
566
Consumer loans
360
340
341
382
226
Commercial real estate loans
210
1,355
473
848
630
Commercial loans
245
126
96
132
73
Total nonaccrual loans delinquent 60 days to 89 days
$ 1,363
3,078
1,231
1,826
1,694
Nonaccrual loans delinquent 90 days or more:
Residential mortgage loans
$ 6,290
3,300
5,574
5,544
5,445
Home equity loans
1,965
2,190
2,257
1,779
2,081
Consumer loans
2,033
2,791
2,672
2,031
1,942
Commercial real estate loans
8,575
8,010
7,867
8,821
14,949
Commercial loans
2,296
1,139
1,491
638
583
Total nonaccrual loans delinquent 90 days or more
$ 21,159
17,430
19,861
18,813
25,000
Total nonaccrual loans
$ 78,589
78,609
81,236
83,627
98,385
Total nonaccrual loans
$ 78,589
78,609
81,236
83,627
98,385
Loans 90 days past due and still accruing
532
652
744
357
379
Nonperforming loans
79,121
79,261
81,980
83,984
98,764
Real estate owned, net
371
524
413
450
1,205
Nonperforming assets
$ 79,492
79,785
82,393
84,434
99,969
Nonperforming loans to total loans
0.70 %
0.71 %
0.75 %
0.78 %
0.95 %
Nonperforming assets to total assets
0.56 %
0.56 %
0.58 %
0.61 %
0.71 %
Allowance for credit losses to total loans
1.10 %
1.09 %
1.08 %
1.02 %
0.94 %
Allowance for total loans excluding PPP loan balances
1.10 %
1.09 %
1.08 %
1.02 %
0.95 %
Allowance for credit losses to nonperforming loans
157.26 %
152.98 %
143.98 %
130.76 %
99.59 %
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Loans by Credit Quality Indicators (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands)
At June 30, 2023
Pass
Special
mention *
Substandard **
Doubtful
Loss
Loans
receivable
Personal Banking:
Residential mortgage loans
$ 3,483,098
—
12,059
—
—
3,495,157
Home equity loans
1,272,363
—
3,699
—
—
1,276,062
Consumer loans
2,196,938
—
4,124
—
—
2,201,062
Total Personal Banking
6,952,399
—
19,882
—
—
6,972,281
Commercial Banking:
Commercial real estate loans
2,649,535
74,170
171,519
—
—
2,895,224
Commercial loans
1,377,981
3,040
22,705
—
—
1,403,726
Total Commercial Banking
4,027,516
77,210
194,224
—
—
4,298,950
Total loans
$ 10,979,915
77,210
214,106
—
—
11,271,231
At March 31, 2023
Personal Banking:
Residential mortgage loans
$ 3,499,135
—
6,330
—
—
3,505,465
Home equity loans
1,277,915
—
3,631
—
—
1,281,546
Consumer loans
2,227,379
—
4,754
—
—
2,232,133
Total Personal Banking
7,004,429
—
14,715
—
—
7,019,144
Commercial Banking:
Commercial real estate loans
2,585,676
69,837
171,591
—
—
2,827,104
Commercial loans
1,217,344
6,381
22,298
—
—
1,246,023
Total Commercial Banking
3,803,020
76,218
193,889
—
—
4,073,127
Total loans
$ 10,807,449
76,218
208,604
—
—
11,092,271
At December 31, 2022
Personal Banking:
Residential mortgage loans
$ 3,484,870
—
13,729
—
—
3,498,599
Home equity loans
1,292,146
—
5,528
—
—
1,297,674
Consumer loans
2,164,220
—
4,435
—
—
2,168,655
Total Personal Banking
6,941,236
—
23,692
—
—
6,964,928
Commercial Banking:
Commercial real estate loans
2,579,809
55,076
188,670
—
—
2,823,555
Commercial loans
1,100,707
7,384
23,878
—
—
1,131,969
Total Commercial Banking
3,680,516
62,460
212,548
—
—
3,955,524
Total loans
$ 10,621,752
62,460
236,240
—
—
10,920,452
At September 30, 2022
Personal Banking:
Residential mortgage loans
$ 3,388,168
—
13,730
—
—
3,401,898
Home equity loans
1,279,968
—
5,021
—
—
1,284,989
Consumer loans
2,112,478
—
3,760
—
—
2,116,238
Total Personal Banking
6,780,614
—
22,511
—
—
6,803,125
Commercial Banking:
Commercial real estate loans
2,589,648
34,684
188,498
—
—
2,812,830
Commercial loans
1,094,830
4,004
26,736
—
—
1,125,570
Total Commercial Banking
3,684,478
38,688
215,234
—
—
3,938,400
Total loans
$ 10,465,092
38,688
237,745
—
—
10,741,525
At June 30, 2022
Personal Banking:
Residential mortgage loans
$ 3,273,117
—
13,658
—
—
3,286,775
Home equity loans
1,275,124
—
5,368
—
—
1,280,492
Consumer loans
1,998,863
—
3,682
—
—
2,002,545
Total Personal Banking
6,547,104
—
22,708
—
—
6,569,812
Commercial Banking:
Commercial real estate loans
2,600,207
51,540
224,429
—
—
2,876,176
Commercial loans
954,129
2,468
30,239
—
—
986,836
Total Commercial Banking
3,554,336
54,008
254,668
—
—
3,863,012
Total loans
$ 10,101,440
54,008
277,376
—
—
10,432,824
*
Includes $4.9 million, $7.4 million, $7.4 million, $4.5 million, and $7.4 million of acquired loans at June 30, 2023, March 31, 2023, December 31, 2022, September 30, 2022, and June 30, 2022, respectively.
**
Includes $31.2 million, $31.9 million, $39.1 million, $51.4 million, and $59.3 million of acquired loans at June 30, 2023, March 31, 2023, December 31, 2022, September 30, 2022, and June 30, 2022, respectively.
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Loan Delinquency (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands)
June 30, 2023
*
March 31, 2023
*
December 31, 2022
*
September 30, 2022
*
June 30, 2022
*
(Number of loans and dollar amount of loans)
Loans delinquent 30 days to 59 days:
Residential mortgage loans
14
$ 627
— %
259
$ 26,992
0.8 %
304
$ 29,487
0.8 %
26
$ 1,052
— %
20
$ 785
— %
Home equity loans
92
3,395
0.3 %
111
4,235
0.3 %
145
6,657
0.5 %
88
3,278
0.3 %
107
3,664
0.3 %
Consumer loans
602
7,955
0.4 %
587
6,930
0.3 %
737
9,435
0.4 %
549
6,546
0.3 %
563
6,898
0.3 %
Commercial real estate loans
13
2,710
0.1 %
23
4,834
0.2 %
29
4,008
0.1 %
13
1,332
— %
26
2,701
0.1 %
Commercial loans
38
15,658
1.1 %
46
4,253
0.3 %
51
2,648
0.2 %
48
2,582
0.2 %
24
1,486
0.2 %
Total loans delinquent 30 days to 59 days
759
$ 30,345
0.3 %
1,026
$ 47,244
0.4 %
1,266
$ 52,235
0.5 %
724
$ 14,790
0.1 %
740
$ 15,534
0.1 %
Loans delinquent 60 days to 89 days:
Residential mortgage loans
52
$ 3,521
0.1 %
23
$ 1,922
0.1 %
65
$ 5,563
0.2 %
51
$ 4,320
0.1 %
61
$ 5,941
0.2 %
Home equity loans
31
1,614
0.1 %
31
1,061
0.1 %
29
975
0.1 %
36
1,227
0.1 %
28
952
0.1 %
Consumer loans
250
2,584
0.1 %
185
2,083
0.1 %
255
3,070
0.1 %
223
2,663
0.1 %
178
1,460
0.1 %
Commercial real estate loans
12
1,288
— %
17
1,949
0.1 %
16
2,377
0.1 %
13
1,741
0.1 %
9
1,472
0.1 %
Commercial loans
23
11,092
0.8 %
19
1,088
0.1 %
24
1,115
0.1 %
14
808
0.1 %
6
341
— %
Total loans delinquent 60 days to 89 days
368
$ 20,099
0.2 %
275
$ 8,103
0.1 %
389
$ 13,100
0.1 %
337
$ 10,759
0.1 %
282
$ 10,166
0.1 %
Loans delinquent 90 days or more: **
Residential mortgage loans
63
$ 6,290
0.2 %
39
$ 3,300
0.1 %
65
$ 5,574
0.2 %
64
$ 5,544
0.2 %
63
$ 5,445
0.2 %
Home equity loans
68
1,965
0.2 %
65
2,190
0.2 %
68
2,257
0.2 %
65
1,779
0.1 %
69
2,081
0.2 %
Consumer loans
314
2,447
0.1 %
313
3,279
0.1 %
334
3,079
0.1 %
289
2,388
0.1 %
286
2,321
0.1 %
Commercial real estate loans
20
8,575
0.3 %
18
8,010
0.3 %
19
7,867
0.3 %
22
8,821
0.3 %
31
14,949
0.5 %
Commercial loans
38
2,414
0.2 %
24
1,302
0.1 %
15
1,829
0.2 %
11
638
0.1 %
10
583
0.1 %
Total loans delinquent 90 days or more
503
$ 21,691
0.2 %
459
$ 18,081
0.2 %
501
$ 20,606
0.2 %
451
$ 19,170
0.2 %
459
$ 25,379
0.2 %
Total loans delinquent
1,630
$ 72,135
0.6 %
1,760
$ 73,428
0.7 %
2,156
$ 85,941
0.8 %
1,512
$ 44,719
0.4 %
1,481
$ 51,079
0.5 %
*
Represents delinquency, in dollars, divided by the respective total amount of that type of loan outstanding.
**
Includes purchased credit deteriorated loans of $605,000, $331,000, $1.7 million, $783,000, and $6.3 million at June 30, 2023, March 31, 2023, December 31, 2022, September 30, 2022, and June 30, 2022, respectively.
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Allowance for Credit Losses (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands)
Quarter ended
June 30, 2023
March 31, 2023
December 31, 2022
September 30, 2022
June 30, 2022
Beginning balance
$ 121,257
118,036
109,819
98,355
99,295
ASU 2022-02 Adoption
—
426
—
—
—
Provision
6,010
4,870
9,023
7,689
2,629
Charge-offs residential mortgage
(545)
(207)
(546)
(166)
(138)
Charge-offs home equity
(235)
(164)
(232)
(535)
(255)
Charge-offs consumer
(2,772)
(2,734)
(2,430)
(2,341)
(1,912)
Charge-offs commercial real estate
(483)
(657)
(621)
(1,329)
(4,392)
Charge-offs commercial
(1,209)
(865)
(404)
(243)
(329)
Recoveries
2,400
2,552
3,427
8,389
3,457
Ending balance
$ 124,423
121,257
118,036
109,819
98,355
Net charge-offs to average loans, annualized
0.10 %
0.08 %
0.03 %
(0.14) %
0.14 %
Six months ended June 30,
2023
2022
Beginning balance
$ 118,036
102,241
ASU 2022-02 Adoption
426
—
Provision
10,880
1,148
Charge-offs residential mortgage
(752)
(1,321)
Charge-offs home equity
(399)
(702)
Charge-offs consumer
(5,506)
(3,635)
Charge-offs commercial real estate
(1,140)
(5,416)
Charge-offs commercial
(2,074)
(1,010)
Recoveries
4,952
7,050
Ending balance
$ 124,423
98,355
Net charge-offs to average loans, annualized
0.09 %
0.10 %
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Average Balance Sheet (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands)
The following table sets forth certain information relating to the Company's average balance sheet and reflects the average yield on assets and average cost of liabilities for the periods indicated. Such yields and costs are derived by dividing income or expense by the average balance of assets or liabilities, respectively, for the periods presented. Average balances are calculated using daily averages.
Quarter ended
June 30, 2023
March 31, 2023
December 31, 2022
September 30, 2022
June 30, 2022
Average
balance
Interest
Avg.
yield/
cost (h)
Average
balance
Interest
Avg.
yield/
cost (h)
Average
balance
Interest
Avg.
yield/
cost (h)
Average
balance
Interest
Avg.
yield/
cost (h)
Average
balance
Interest
Avg.
yield/
cost (h)
Assets:
Interest-earning assets:
Residential mortgage loans
$ 3,485,517
32,485
3.73 %
$ 3,493,617
32,009
3.66 %
$ 3,439,401
30,974
3.60 %
$ 3,331,173
29,414
3.53 %
$ 3,171,469
27,327
3.45 %
Home equity loans
1,273,298
16,898
5.32 %
1,284,425
16,134
5.09 %
1,282,733
15,264
4.72 %
1,274,918
13,658
4.25 %
1,277,440
11,961
3.76 %
Consumer loans
2,143,804
22,662
4.24 %
2,123,672
20,794
3.97 %
2,069,207
19,709
3.78 %
1,981,754
17,256
3.45 %
1,880,769
15,777
3.36 %
Commercial real estate loans
2,836,443
38,426
5.43 %
2,824,120
37,031
5.24 %
2,822,008
35,428
4.91 %
2,842,597
34,158
4.70 %
2,915,750
31,844
4.32 %
Commercial loans
1,326,598
22,872
6.92 %
1,161,298
18,353
6.32 %
1,113,178
16,315
5.74 %
1,050,124
12,978
4.84 %
912,454
9,090
3.94 %
Total loans receivable (a) (b) (d)
11,065,660
133,343
4.83 %
10,887,132
124,321
4.63 %
10,726,527
117,690
4.35 %
10,480,566
107,464
4.07 %
10,157,882
95,999
3.79 %
Mortgage-backed securities (c)
1,859,427
8,326
1.79 %
1,909,676
8,537
1.79 %
1,956,167
8,603
1.76 %
2,019,715
8,683
1.72 %
1,952,375
7,158
1.47 %
Investment securities (c) (d)
374,560
1,715
1.83 %
384,717
1,761
1.83 %
386,468
1,753
1.81 %
388,755
1,762
1.81 %
376,935
1,590
1.69 %
FHLB stock, at cost
45,505
844
7.44 %
39,631
690
7.06 %
26,827
419
6.19 %
14,028
148
4.19 %
13,428
82
2.44 %
Other interest-earning deposits
38,912
594
6.12 %
30,774
423
5.50 %
9,990
153
5.99 %
253,192
1,295
2.00 %
846,142
1,684
0.79 %
Total interest-earning assets
13,384,064
144,822
4.34 %
13,251,930
135,732
4.15 %
13,105,979
128,618
3.89 %
13,156,256
119,352
3.60 %
13,346,762
106,513
3.20 %
Noninterest-earning assets (e)
861,853
869,566
877,121
896,663
909,943
Total assets
$ 14,245,917
$ 14,121,496
$ 13,983,100
$ 14,052,919
$ 14,256,705
Liabilities and shareholders' equity:
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Savings deposits (g)
$ 2,142,941
1,393
0.26 %
$ 2,198,988
690
0.13 %
$ 2,298,451
585
0.10 %
$ 2,350,248
594
0.10 %
$ 2,361,919
589
0.10 %
Interest-bearing demand deposits (g)
2,469,666
1,648
0.27 %
2,612,883
951
0.15 %
2,718,360
509
0.07 %
2,794,338
360
0.05 %
2,857,336
310
0.04 %
Money market deposit accounts (g)
2,221,713
6,113
1.10 %
2,408,582
4,403
0.74 %
2,512,892
1,310
0.21 %
2,620,850
692
0.10 %
2,653,467
668
0.10 %
Time deposits (g)
1,765,454
12,663
2.88 %
1,293,609
5,194
1.63 %
1,024,895
1,467
0.57 %
1,110,906
1,511
0.54 %
1,220,815
1,774
0.58 %
Borrowed funds (f)
837,358
10,202
4.89 %
740,218
7,938
4.35 %
451,369
3,967
3.49 %
127,073
239
0.75 %
123,749
167
0.54 %
Subordinated debt
113,958
1,148
4.03 %
113,870
1,148
4.03 %
113,783
1,148
4.04 %
113,695
1,149
4.04 %
119,563
1,203
4.03 %
Junior subordinated debentures
129,401
2,280
6.97 %
129,335
2,152
6.66 %
129,271
1,823
5.52 %
129,207
1,322
4.00 %
129,142
920
2.82 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities
9,680,491
35,447
1.47 %
9,497,485
22,476
0.96 %
9,249,021
10,809
0.46 %
9,246,317
5,867
0.25 %
9,465,991
5,631
0.24 %
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits (g)
2,820,928
2,889,973
3,039,000
3,093,490
3,090,372
Noninterest-bearing liabilities
224,508
235,213
229,794
209,486
193,510
Total liabilities
12,725,927
12,622,671
12,517,815
12,549,293
12,749,873
Shareholders' equity
1,519,990
1,498,825
1,465,285
1,503,626
1,506,832
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
$ 14,245,917
$ 14,121,496
$ 13,983,100
$ 14,052,919
$ 14,256,705
Net interest income/Interest rate spread
109,375
2.87 %
113,256
3.19 %
117,809
3.43 %
113,485
3.35 %
100,882
2.96 %
Net interest-earning assets/Net interest margin
$ 3,703,573
3.28 %
$ 3,754,445
3.47 %
$ 3,856,958
3.57 %
$ 3,909,939
3.42 %
$ 3,880,771
3.07 %
Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities
1.38X
1.40X
1.42X
1.42X
1.41X
(a)
Average gross loans receivable includes loans held as available-for-sale and loans placed on nonaccrual status.
(b)
Interest income includes accretion/amortization of deferred loan fees/expenses, which was not material.
(c)
Average balances do not include the effect of unrealized gains or losses on securities held as available-for-sale.
(d)
Interest income on tax-free investment securities and tax-free loans are presented on a fully taxable equivalent ("FTE") basis.
(e)
Average balances include the effect of unrealized gains or losses on securities held as available-for-sale.
(f)
Average balances include FHLB borrowings and collateralized borrowings.
(g)
Average cost of deposits were 0.77%, 0.40%, 0.13%, 0.11%, and 0.11%, respectively and average cost of Interest-bearing deposits were 1.02%, 0.54%, 0.18%, 0.14%, and 0.15%, respectively.
(h)
Shown on a FTE basis. GAAP basis yields for the periods indicated were: Loans — 4.81%, 4.61%, 4.33%, 4.05%, and 3.77%, respectively, Investment securities — 1.61%, 1.61%, 1.59%, 1.59%, and 1.48%, respectively, Interest-earning assets — 4.32%, 4.13%, 3.87%, 3.58%, and 3.18%, respectively. GAAP basis net interest rate spreads were 2.85%, 3.17%, 3.41%, 3.33%, and 2.94%, respectively, and GAAP basis net interest margins were 3.25%, 3.44%, 3.54%, 3.40%, and 3.05%, respectively.
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Average Balance Sheet (Unaudited)
(in thousands)
The following table sets forth certain information relating to the Company's average balance sheet and reflects the average yield on interest-earning assets and average cost of interest-bearing liabilities for the periods indicated. Such yields and costs are derived by dividing income or expense by the average balance of assets or liabilities, respectively, for the periods presented. Average balances are calculated using daily averages.
Six months ended June 30,
2023
2022
Average
balance
Interest
Avg.
yield/
cost (h)
Average
balance
Interest
Avg.
yield/
cost (h)
Assets
Interest-earning assets:
Residential mortgage loans
$ 3,489,545
64,494
3.70 %
$ 3,077,155
52,868
3.44 %
Home equity loans
1,278,831
33,033
5.21 %
1,285,668
23,433
3.68 %
Consumer loans
2,133,794
43,457
4.11 %
1,840,110
30,684
3.36 %
Commercial real estate loans
2,830,316
75,463
5.38 %
2,957,744
61,601
4.14 %
Commercial loans
1,244,404
41,225
6.68 %
868,854
15,987
3.66 %
Loans receivable (a) (b) (d)
10,976,890
257,672
4.73 %
10,029,531
184,573
3.71 %
Mortgage-backed securities (c)
1,884,412
16,863
1.79 %
1,948,794
13,518
1.39 %
Investment securities (c) (d)
379,611
3,478
1.83 %
375,323
3,130
1.67 %
FHLB stock, at cost
42,584
1,534
7.26 %
13,648
163
2.41 %
Other interest-earning deposits
34,842
1,017
5.88 %
1,003,627
2,151
0.43 %
Total interest-earning assets
13,318,339
280,564
4.25 %
13,370,923
203,535
3.07 %
Noninterest-earning assets (e)
865,711
969,111
Total assets
$ 14,184,050
$ 14,340,034
Liabilities and shareholders' equity
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Savings deposits (g)
$ 2,187,355
2,082
0.19 %
$ 2,348,282
1,181
0.10 %
Interest-bearing demand deposits (g)
2,540,879
2,599
0.21 %
2,866,333
631
0.04 %
Money market deposit accounts (g)
2,314,631
10,516
0.92 %
2,660,745
1,321
0.10 %
Time deposits (g)
1,514,289
17,858
2.38 %
1,256,513
3,959
0.64 %
Borrowed funds (f)
789,057
18,139
4.64 %
129,487
324
0.50 %
Subordinated debt
113,914
2,296
4.03 %
121,574
2,454
4.04 %
Junior subordinated debentures
129,368
4,433
6.82 %
129,109
1,571
2.42 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities
9,589,493
57,923
1.22 %
9,512,043
11,441
0.24 %
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits (g)
2,855,260
3,075,617
Noninterest-bearing liabilities
229,831
198,854
Total liabilities
12,674,584
12,786,514
Shareholders' equity
1,509,466
1,553,520
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
$ 14,184,050
$ 14,340,034
Net interest income/Interest rate spread
222,641
3.03 %
192,094
2.83 %
Net interest-earning assets/Net interest margin
$ 3,728,846
3.37 %
$ 3,858,880
2.87 %
Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities
1.39X
1.41X
(a)
Average gross loans receivable includes loans held as available-for-sale and loans placed on nonaccrual status.
(b)
Interest income includes accretion/amortization of deferred loan fees/expenses, which were not material.
(c)
Average balances do not include the effect of unrealized gains or losses on securities held as available-for-sale.
(d)
Interest income on tax-free investment securities and tax-free loans are presented on a fully taxable equivalent ("FTE") basis.
(e)
Average balances include the effect of unrealized gains or losses on securities held as available-for-sale.
(f)
Average balances include FHLB borrowings and collateralized borrowings.
(g)
Average cost of deposits were 0.58% and 0.12%, respectively and average cost of Interest-bearing deposits were 0.78% and 0.16%, respectively.
(h)
Shown on a FTE basis. GAAP basis yields were: Loans — 4.71% and 3.69%, respectively; Investment securities — 1.61% and 1.46%, respectively; Interest-earning assets — 4.22% and 3.05%, respectively. GAAP basis net interest rate spreads were 3.01% and 2.81%, respectively; and GAAP basis net interest margins were 3.35% and 2.86%, respectively.
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Sixteen-year-old Adismarys Abreu had been discussing a long-lasting birth control implant with her mother for about a year as a potential solution to increasing menstrual pain.
Then Roe v. Wade was overturned, and Abreu joined the throng of teens rushing to their doctors as states began to ban or severely limit abortion.
“I’m definitely not ready to be pregnant,” said Abreu, who had Nexplanon — a reversible, matchstick-sized contraceptive — implanted in her arm in August. Her home state of Florida bans most abortions after 15 weeks, and not having that option is “such a scary thought,” she said.
Experts say the U.S. Supreme Court’s June ruling appears to be accelerating a trend of increased birth control use among teens, including long-acting reversible forms like intrauterine devices and implants. Appointments have surged and Planned Parenthood has been flooded with questions as doctors report demand even among teens who aren’t sexually active.
Some patients are especially fearful because the new abortion laws in several states don’t include exceptions for sexual assault.
“Please, I need some birth control in case I get raped,” patients tell Dr. Judith Simms-Cendan, a pediatric-adolescent gynecologist in Miami, where state law does not provide exceptions for rape or incest after 15 weeks.
Simms-Cendan, the president-elect of the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, said parents who might have been hesitant in the past now want to discuss birth control.
“It’s a sea change of, ‘I don’t have room to play. We have got to get my child on something,’” she said.
Teens already were shifting to more effective long-acting forms of birth control, which have similar or even lower failure rates than sterilization, said Laura Lindberg, a professor at Rutgers University’s School of Public Health in New Jersey. Her research found the number of 15- to 19-year-olds using those methods rose to 15% during the period 2015 to 2019, up from 3% during the 2006 to 2010 period.
No national data is available for the months since Roe was overturned, said Lindberg, who previously worked for nearly two decades at the Guttmacher Institute, a research group that supports abortion rights.
But she said “major ripple effects” have to be expected from the loss of abortion access and noted that it wouldn’t be the first time politics have led to a shift in birth control usage.
In the weeks after former President Donald Trump’s election, as women raised concerns online that the Affordable Care Act would be repealed, demand for long-acting birth control rose by nearly 22% across all age groups, according to a 2019 research letter published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
In Ohio, where a judge this month blocked a ban on virtually all abortions, patients — both male and female — now listen with rapt attention to the contraception talk that Dr. Peggy Stager has long made a part of routine appointments at her pediatric practice in Cleveland.
Stager said her practice’s dedicated spots for insertion of the Nexplanon implant are consistently filled, and requests for contraceptive refills have increased 30% to 40% since Roe was overturned. Recently, she talked to a college-bound student who wasn’t sexually active but decided to get an IUD anyway.
“She was real clear: ‘I want to have a great four years without any worry,’” recalled Stager, who is the chair of the section on adolescent health at the American Academy of Pediatrics. “And that’s a change.”
In Missouri, among the first states in the country with a trigger law in effect to ban abortions at any point in pregnancy, Dr. David Eisenberg also has seen a similar sense of urgency from college-bound teens to choose the most effective option.
“Fear is an amazing motivator,” said Eisenberg, an associate professor at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, who performs abortions in neighboring Illinois. “They understand the consequence of a contraceptive failure might mean they become a parent because they might not be able to access an abortion.”
Interest is also high at the contraception clinic that Dr. Elise Berlan oversees in Columbus, Ohio. Before the Supreme Court’s decision, the clinic booked appointments for new patients within a week or two.
Now, they are booking several months out for first appointments, said Berlan, an adolescent medicine specialist who sees mothers and daughters in tears in her exam room. She said the demand is so high they are adding a provider.
On the day the Supreme Court ruled against Roe, twice as many birth control questions as normal poured into Roo, Planned Parenthood’s online chatbot aimed at teens.
Online birth control appointments also skyrocketed that day — up 150% from a typical day, with an even-larger 375% surge for IUD-seekers, said Julia Bennett, director of digital education and learning strategy for Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
By mid-July, several weeks after the ruling, birth control appointments remained up about 20%, although the data isn’t broken down by age group.
The growing interest exists even in states like North Carolina, where abortion remains legal but the Legislature is conservative.
Dr. Kavita Arora, an obstetrician-gynecologist in Chapel Hill, said she saw maybe one teen a month before the ruling. Now, she said, she sees them at each clinic session.
“They’re aware that this is an incredibly fluid situation, and what is allowed at one moment may not be allowed a week or a month later,” said Arora, the chair of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ Committee on Ethics.
That uncertain future is part of what motivated Abreu, the Florida teen, whose implant will prevent pregnancy for up to five years.
“I don’t know what’s going to happen with the laws in that time period,” said Abreu, who was using a short-acting form of birth control before switching. “Having this already in my arm, it makes me feel so much safer.”
Her mother, Maribys Lorenzo, said in Spanish that she, too, is a little more at peace knowing her daughter cannot get pregnant and said she would recommend the implant because it does not require her daughter to remember to take a contraceptive pill.
She said she is not worried, any more or less, that her daughter will become sexually active because of the implant. But if it happens, she will be protected, Lorenzo said.
“I don’t think that’s fair to me or my family to not have abortion as an option,” said her daughter, Abreu.
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ROME (AP) — England coach Gareth Southgate hopes that gay soccer players “come out soon” because “it would have an enormous impact on society,” he said in an interview with an Italian newspaper published on Saturday.
“The teams and players wouldn’t have any problem with it,” Southgate told La Repubblica ahead of this month’s World Cup in Qatar. “They would accept and embrace their teammates after a coming out. But footballers are afraid of the reactions outside and from the fans.
“I experienced it with Thomas Hitzlsperger at Aston Villa: I didn’t think he was gay and when he announced it, it was something completely normal,” he said of the former Germany international, who came out as gay after he retired from playing.
Southgate and Hitzlsperger were teammates at Villa in the early 2000s.
“European teams have never been as tolerant, multicultural and multi-religious as they are today,” Southgate said in comments that were published in Italian. “Of course there will always be homophobes on the outside. But I hope gay players come out soon because it would have an enormous impact on society.”
Gay rights have become an issue for the World Cup since same-sex relations are criminalized in the conservative Gulf nation.
England will wear the at the World Cup.
At least 10 European nations committed to promote inclusion and campaign against discrimination this season and eight of them have qualified for Qatar.
Southgate was asked if the armband initiative will be enough to raise awareness about human rights issues in Qatar, with the treatment of migrant workers who built venues for the World Cup a decade-long controversy.
“We need to be realists about the goals we want to achieve,” the coach said. “I’ve been to Qatar three times and all the workers have told me clearly that they want the World Cup because it’s a vehicle for change.
“We need to respect a country with a different culture, religion and traditions. But at the same time we have the responsibility and the possibility to shed light on aspects that can be improved. That could make a big difference.”
England plays Iran in its opening match in Qatar on Nov. 21 before also facing the United States and Wales in Group B.
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(NewsNation) — Migrants who were bused from the southern border were dropped off at Vice President Kamala Harris’s Washington, D.C., residence early Thursday morning.
Harris’s residence sits on a hilltop on a 72-acre compound of the U.S. Naval Observatory, the official residence of the vice president. The two buses from Texas were parked outside the residence and NewsNation is on the scene and will be providing live updates throughout the morning.
The migrants being bused are asylum seekers who are now permitted to stay in the United States by U.S. Customs and Border Protection until their petitions to stay in the country go through the system. The migrants have escalated a gubernatorial feud and brought a humanitarian crisis across the country.
NewsNation affiliate DC News Now spoke with one of the migrants who arrived outside Harris’s residence. Wilder Alberto Pinto Sosa and his son traveled across eight countries from Venezuela to get to the United States. Sosa said he’s the first of his family to make it to the U.S. and is grateful to make a better life for his son. New York is their final destination.
When asked how he has been treated, he said “perfecto,” adding that he’s been treated with dignity and respect since getting to the U.S. — “much better than any other country I’ve passed through.”
The busing crisis began in spring when Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey announced plans to send busloads of migrants to Washington, D.C., and New York City in response to President Joe Biden’s decision to lift a pandemic-era emergency health order that restricted migrant entry numbers. Abbott recently began busing migrants to Chicago this summer.
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser last week declared a public emergency over the migrant busing. The move would help “triage the needs of people arriving” in the city, according to the mayor.
The declaration allows Bowser to create an Office of Migrant Services and allocate funds toward that department. She said the office will support the needs of migrants during a “humanitarian crisis.”
This comes as U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents are arresting a record number of migrants crossing into the U.S. from Mexico. U.S. authorities stopped migrants 1.43 million times at the Mexican border from January through July, up 28% from the same period last year, Customs and Border Protection said.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 14 million people watched the Golden State Warriors win its fourth NBA championship since 2015 by beating the Boston Celtics in the sixth game of their series.
The series that matched the NBA's most current dynasty against the one with the most championships overall averaged 12.3 million viewers, which was 24% more than the 2021 series between Milwaukee and Phoenix, the Nielsen company said.
As is typical, the series built in audience as it went on, with the 13.99 million people who watched the final game nearly a million more than the audience for any other game, Nielsen said.
The first game of hockey's Stanley Cup Finals between Colorado and Tampa Bay was seen by 4.2 million people last week.
Each of these sports events was seen on ABC, allowing the network to dominate the weekly ratings race. ABC averaged 5 million viewers in prime time last week, CBS averaged 2.8 million, NBC averaged 2.6 million, Fox had 1.5 million, Univision had 1.1 million, Telemundo had 940,000 and Ion Television had 900,000.
Fox News Channel topped cable networks with an average of 2.15 million viewers. MSNBC had 1.37 million, HGTV had 927,000, Discovery had 779,000 and TLC had 750,000.
ABC's “World News Tonight” won the evening news ratings race with an average of 7.2 million viewers. NBC's “Nightly News” had 6.4 million viewers and the “CBS Evening News” had 4.7 million.
For the week of June 13-19, the top 20 prime-time programs, their networks and viewerships:
1. NBA Finals Game 6: Golden State at Boston, ABC, 13.99 million.
2. NBA Finals Game 5: Boston at Golden State, ABC, 13.02 million.
3. “America's Got Talent,” NBC, 6.21 million.
4. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 5.58 million.
5. “60 Minutes” (Sunday, 8 p.m.), CBS, 4.7 million.
6. Stanley Cup Finals Game 1: Tampa Bay at Colorado, ABC, 4.2 million.
7. “The Price is Right 50th Anniversary,” CBS, 4.02 million.
8. “NBA Countdown” (Thursday), ABC, 4 million.
9. “FBI,” CBS, 3.81 million.
10. Stanley Cup Finals Game 2: Tampa Bay at Colorado, ABC, 3.75 million.
11. “America's Funniest Home Videos,” ABC, 3.68 million.
12. “Stanley Cup Pregame” (Wednesday), ABC, 3.65 million.
13. “NBA Countdown” (Monday), ABC, 3.61 million.
14. “Young Sheldon,” CBS, 3.52 million.
15. “NCIS,” CBS, 3.37 million.
16. “Tucker Carlson Tonight” (Tuesday), Fox News, 3.27 million.
17. “The Neighborhood,” CBS, 3.26 million.
18. “Tucker Carlson Tonight” (Monday), Fox News, 3.2 million.
19. “FBI: Most Wanted,” CBS, 3.184 million.
20. “FBI: International,” CBS, 3.176 million.
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It took 49 years for people associated with the Ruthmere Mansion in Elkhart to track down the safe's combination. What was in the safe? A sheet of paper with insurance information on it.
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More than 7,100 student-loan borrowers will get be getting refunds from a debt-relief company that illegally charged fees to reduce their federally funded loan balances, a consumer watchdog announced.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said that 7,100 borrowers who used Timemark, a debt-relief company, were charged up to $695 in advance of their services, a violation of the Telemarketing Sales Rule.
Timemark charged borrowers “illegal advance fees” to reduce their federal student-loan balances when the U.S. Department of Education Department offered those services for free, the CFPB said.
The borrowers will share some $3.5 million.
“From 2016 through October 2019, the company used telemarketing campaigns to convince people with federal student loans to pay up to $699 in fees to file paperwork to reduce or eliminate their monthly payments, through loan consolidation, forgiveness, or income-driven repayment plans,” officials said in a news release.
The CFPB said Timemark violated the Telemarketing Sales Rule. The rule says it is illegal for a telemarketer to request or receive fees for debt-relief services before the consumer has made at least one payment using the new arrangement. Timemark violated that rule because it requested fees from borrowers within a few days of them enrolling in the new plan, the CFPB said.
A settlement was reached with Timemark in July 2020. Borrowers will be getting refund checks in the mail, administered by Epiq Systems.
According to the CFPB, borrowers who do not receive a check soon but believe they are eligible for one can submit a claim to CFPB-Timemark.org,
For further information, email info@cfpb-timemark.org or call 866-991-0913.
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Lack of Development Threatens the Ability to Serve Communities
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Government Leadership Solutions has released the results of a first-of-its-kind national research study examining the leadership pipeline needs of local governments in the United States. The 2023 State of Local Government Leadership Pipeline briefing and report highlights the urgent need for leadership development in local governments, as nearly half of those surveyed expressed concern about lacking a strong leadership pipeline.
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"Local government is the level of government closest to us, impacting all of our daily lives and quality of life," said Dr. Maria Church, CEO and founder of Government Leadership Solutions. "With local governments responsible for managing over $2 trillion in taxpayer dollars annually, the success of stewardship is heavily dependent on the ability to invest and deploy these funds wisely. However, what we found in the study is that only 10 percent of local governments prioritize leadership development."
The study also revealed that lack of trust and challenges in maintaining optimal staffing levels were greater threats than funding. Respondents ranked organizational culture as a top priority for attracting candidates, yet only one-third reported a strong workplace culture.
Furthermore, only 25 percent of respondents rated their leadership pipeline as good or excellent, with just 29 percent having a budget to develop their leaders.
"Not addressing the leadership pipeline is a problem for providing services, resulting in delays in meeting the needs of the public," said Church. "Without an effective culture, investment in leadership development will be undermined, and local governments will not attract or retain the leaders they need."
The study provides valuable insights for local governments to benchmark themselves against the market and formulate a business case for wisely investing their limited time and resources. For a private briefing on the study, contact concierge@governmentleadershipsolutions.com.
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PARIS (AP) — From Renaissance art to couture and celebrity interruptions, Paris Fashion Week shows continued in vibrant form — presenting the final trends for fall-winter 2023-2024.
Here are some highlights of ready-to-wear collections Thursday:
GIVENCHY GETS FEMININE
The once-street and urban Matthew M. Williams uttered a word not often heard describing his designs: Elegant.
“Yes, I love elegance and the house is a very elegant house. It’s easy to find that way when you’re here,” he said following his fall show for the Parisian stalwart.
Find it this season he did. Williams went back to Hubert de Givenchy’s DNA and moved in a more fluid, gentle and feminine direction than previous seasons. It was a fresh, welcome evolution from his harder-edged aesthetic.
Menswear tailoring in black angular shouldered gowns and coats provided subtle contrasts against feminine touches, such as sheer chiffon that poked out underneath caressing a naked leg.
Another sheer gown in pink chiffon with long fluttering train exposed hints of nipples and buttocks.
“I love that breath of air and skin and fluidity,” he said. “There’s always a dialogue with both, but the women’s is much more feminine (this season).”
Pieces were taken direct from the archive, such as a fish motif that the house founder once created, and Givenchy’s famed atelier made multiple couture garments including shimmering metal dresses, as well as evening gowns with off-kilter dropped or raised waists.
Beyond the fashion, Williams — an erstwhile collaborator with Kanye West and Lady Gaga — brings with him the razzmatazz that likely helped him get the job.
Jared Leto interrupted an interview with The Associated Press, exuberantly exclaiming: “Genius! Parfait! Beautiful. The best! And you can quote me.”
CHLOE’S HISTORY
Fall saw Gabriela Hearst growing in creative confidence with her beautiful and thoughtful Chloe display that riffed on the Renaissance.
Inspired by Artemisia Gentileschi, the pioneering 17th-century female painter, flattering scooped out shoulder details, long thick statement coats and flared textured pants were among standout garments that felt at once modern and historic — emanating a quiet feminist power.
The baroque musing was handled with subtlety. A giant A-line puffer cape in ruffled Elizabethan segments came in restrained and contemporary black. While harlequin-style gowns came in just three colors — black, white and muted red – toying with color blocking.
The piece de resistance?
An eye-popping multicolored tapestry dress with sporty straps that was constructed of fabulous paneled images. The tapestry was inspired by Gentileschi’s painting “Esther before Ahasuerus,” the house said, and made by Mumbai’s Chanakya International embroidery studio that provides hand embroidery training for women from low-income communities. Its vibrancy also evoked the Modernist paintings hanging above the venue at the Pompidou Center’s National Museum of Modern Art.
Champagne-sipping stars such as Emma Roberts applauded from the front row.
RICK OWENS’ DOUGHNUT
For fall, Rick Owens traveled again to the ancient world, specifically to the former pharaonic stronghold in the modern Egyptian city of Luxor. Yet the lauded American designer-cum-philosopher said the misery of the Ukraine war also influenced his collection.
“Times like these might call for a respectful formality and sobriety, with moments of delicacy as reminders of what is at risk and at stake,” he explained. Therefore, “clothes have been reduced to the simplest of shapes,” he added.
Fall proved that there’s simple, and then there’s Rick Owens simple. There was indeed an ancient rawness to slashed gowns, draped asymmetrically to reveal bare skin, in the collection of black and disco sheen.
A gargantuan inflated doughnut shape ticked the creative box and almost defied descriptions. It appeared in heavy rotation across the shoulder or on the front like a mouth devouring the chest. The shape also appeared doubled up in complex form in sequined violet and tan.
It was an effective and eclectic fusion of contemporary art and ready-to-wear.
Owens also deserves praise for his eco-efforts. The leather in this collection was prepared through “veg tanning,” meaning that only vegetal and natural tannins were used in the process of tanning and preserving the leather.
SHANG XIA’S SIMPLICITY
The brand sometimes known as the “Chinese Hermes” among fashion insiders put out a wearable and loose collection for fall in pastels with flashes of black.
Creative director Yang Li of the brand launched in 2009, which also boasts Hermes investment, has a simple and effective approach.
Ties and knots created dynamic but gentle ruching in fabrics, alongside oversize red sweater-skirts that sported another skirt nonchalantly flapping out from underneath.
Backless and heel-less pointed leather stilettos were one of many fashion forward moments in a collection that gained power from not trying too hard.
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Michel Martin is the weekend host of All Things Considered, where she draws on her deep reporting and interviewing experience to dig in to the week's news. Outside the studio, she has also hosted "Michel Martin: Going There," an ambitious live event series in collaboration with Member Stations.
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OMAHA, Neb. – Nebraska Republicans are expected to dominate as usual at the polls in November and retain control of the officially nonpartisan Legislature. They face a far tougher challenge flipping enough seats to push through a statewide abortion ban.
The Supreme Court decision overturning the constitutional right to abortion has injected a degree of uncertainty into elections, even in some of the nation's most reliably red states. Abortion opponents in Nebraska are hoping to avoid a repeat of what happened this summer in neighboring Kansas, where voters overwhelming rejected a ballot measure that would have paved the way for an abortion ban there.
“Whether we like it or not, Nebraska is now a destination state for abortion,” said David Zebolsky, chairman of Nebraskans Embracing Life. “We’re supporting strong pro-life legislative candidates in the November election to change that.”
Even with Republicans considered a lock to maintain control of Nebraska's unique one-chamber Legislature, they need to gain at least two seats to end the state's status as the nation's most unlikely harborage for abortion services. Under legislative rules, some measures — including an abortion ban — can be blocked by the minority if supporters don't get at least 33 votes in the 49-member Senate.
The Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade enabled other conservative states to quickly outlaw most abortions, but the Nebraska ban received only 31 votes — two short of the number needed to avoid a filibuster.
Nebraska Republicans' hopes to outlaw abortions were thwarted again weeks later, when Gov. Pete Ricketts opted not to call a special session to enact a ban because backers were, at that time, three votes short.
Such setbacks are odd given Nebraska’s history as a leader in abortion restrictions. It enacted the country’s first law banning abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy based on the disputed theory that a fetus at that point can feel pain.
The upcoming election could give supporters the votes they need for a ban, or it could leave Nebraska as a rare state where Republicans control nearly all aspects of government but allow abortions to continue.
Nebraska’s tug-of-war over abortion comes at a time when the issue has roiled politics across the country. Besides Kansas, voters in Kentucky will decide next month the fate of a proposed constitutional amendment that would eliminate the right to abortion in the state. The red state of Montana will have a “born alive” measure on the ballot there, requiring health care providers to take “all medically appropriate and reasonable actions to preserve the life” of an infant born alive, including after an attempted abortion. Doctors have warned that the measure would force them to prolong the suffering of infants born with fatal deformities.
And in Georgia, which could decide control of the U.S. Senate, abortion has taken an outsized role in the neck-and-neck race between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and his Republican challenger, former football star Herschel Walker. Walker, a staunch anti-abortion proponent, has been plagued by recent claims that he paid for a woman’s 2009 abortion and later fathered a child with her.
Republicans who have historically championed anti-abortion causes appeared to be caught flat-footed in the the wake of the judicial branch overturning Roe, a move that was unpopular with a majority of Americans according to polls taken ahead of the decision. An Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll conducted after the ruling revealed a majority of Americans want Congress to pass a law guaranteeing access to legal abortion nationwide.
That polling has led Republican candidates who would normally tout their anti-abortion credentials to back away from the issue this election cycle. In Nebraska, some Republican candidates in and around Omaha and Lincoln, which are less conservative than the state’s more rural reaches, are tailoring their messages on abortion with that in mind. Conversely, Democrats who would normally avoid the issue of abortion so as not to rile voters in a conservative state are now putting the issue front-and-center of their campaigns.
President Joe Biden promised during a speech last week in Washington to push a bill that codifies Roe v. Wade if Democrats control enough seats in Congress to pass it.
Omaha state Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh, one of the most vocal opponents of a failed “trigger bill” backed by Republicans last session that would have outlawed nearly all abortions, has placed her support for abortion access at the top of her campaign website. She cited an ACLU-commissioned poll in March that showed Nebraskans opposed to a total abortion ban by a 20-point margin.
Her opponent, Christian Mirch, had until recently been just as vocal about his support for banning abortion. He has attended anti-abortion rallies and stated in the Nebraska Catholic Voter Guide his support for an abortion ban “from the moment of conception.” But he seems to have backpedaled on that stance in the wake of blowback from the the overturning of Roe.
“We’ve gotten away from that representative form of government in recent years,” he said. “We can’t be constituencies of one.”
Asked about polling that shows most Americans opposing the overturning of Roe, Mirch countered that “we haven’t done that polling in this district.”
Cavanaugh said Mirch has been knocking on doors in the district and telling some voters that he and Cavanaugh have essentially the same views on abortion. Mirch said he simply has assured voters that he would not do anything that would endanger invitro fertilization treatments.
Cavanaugh isn’t buying it.
“You don’t lie about your position unless you know it’s going to cost you votes," she said.
Of the 15 Nebraska lawmakers who voted to block the abortion ban bill, eight are facing reelection challenges or not running.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln political science professor John Hibbing said he expects Nebraska Republicans will pick up the seats they need to ban abortions, but he notes the Supreme Court ruling “has put pressure on Republicans that they haven't felt before.”
Since the ruling, Planned Parenthood clinics in Lincoln and Omaha — two of the three in Nebraska that provide abortion services — have seen an increase in the number of people from outside the state seeking them. Andi Curry Grubb, the executive director of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Nebraska, said many of the women the clinics are seeing have few resources to allow them to travel hundreds of miles from their homes.
“I know we had one patient who drove a U-Haul from Texas to Nebraska to get to one of our clinics, because it was the only vehicle they could rent within a reasonable price range,” Grubb said. “You get that sense that the burden in on people who need access to care the most.”
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'Brings theater to the people': Riverside Theatre's free Shakespeare in City Park returns for three weekends
Through imagination and craft, Lower City Park will be the site of a king's journey to the throne with the return of Riverside Theatre’s Free Shakespeare this weekend in Iowa City.
The theater will present “Henry V” each weekend from June 17 to July 3. The tradition, stretching back more than a decade, brought “The Winter’s Tale” and “The Comedy of Errors” to the Riverside Festival Stage in Iowa City last year.
This year's three-weekend run is an opportunity for the theater to experiment and “build on the success of last year,” according to Adam Knight, Riverside's producing artistic director.
Knight told the Press-Citizen in October that, over the course of 15 shows of “The Winter’s Tale” and “The Comedy of Errors,” 4,389 people attended, making last year's Free Shakespeare programming its "best year ever."
“Henry V” follows the English king in the early 15th century as he invades France to claim the French throne.
More:Iowa City entertainment venues find smaller crowds, stricter protocols, new focus after COVID-19
Knight, who directs this play, told the Press-Citizen that "Henry V" is, in some ways, Shakespeare’s most “baldly theatrical play.”
“There's a chorus who introduces the play and then introduces each act and basically sets up for the audience the fact that anything we do onstage is going to have to have the audience's imagination to help us," he said. "But if you'll imagine that what we do show you is real, imagine when we show you six people that there are 5,000 people, then we can all tell the story together."
Katy Hahn plays King Henry, reprising the role after playing Prince Hal, a young King Henry, in Riverside Theatre’s “Henry IV Part 1” in 2019.
The actor told the Press-Citizen that, while she always loved Shakespeare, the role of King Henry had never been on her radar.
Hahn playing the role of a male character is a notable decision, according to Knight.
Knight said he is always looking for ways to expand who gets to tell these stories.
Not only does it give actors an opportunity in a role they might not otherwise play, but a chance for an audience member to hear the text or experience the play differently, he said.
“It's really important for us to challenge our ideas about gender and how it's represented in the media, and I think that Shakespeare gives us a really great opportunity to do non-traditional casting, to have women playing men because back in his day, men played women,” Hahn said.
Hahn said one of the most “powerful” parts in doing “Henry IV Part 1” was finding out that there were girls in the audience, watching Hahn play a king and hold her own against characters twice her size. The theater received letters from the young girls, who remarked how they wanted to be just like Hahn’s character.
Other performers from “Henry IV Part 1” return for this production as well.
For “Henry IV Part 1,” Riverside Theatre changed the pronouns in the script to reflect Hahn in the role and set the play around World War I. Despite some of the returning cast, “Henry V” won’t stick with those concepts. Knight said he wanted to go back and look at how to best tell this story.
“Keeping Shakespeare’s story as is felt like the stronger choice, and then allowing different actors to play an uncle, a brother, a king. And when Katy says she's King Henry we believe her,” Knight said.
For Hahn, the role feels like a continuation of the character she played in 2019.
"Even though it's a different time period, different gender, I feel like, as an actor, the things I'm tapping into are the character's objectives and obstacles and what is he doing to get what he wants,” Hahn said.
Riverside Theatre goes to 'great lengths' to tell a relevant, comprehensible story
Before every performance will be a “green show,” a short, humorous play that serves as an introduction to Shakespeare and the themes in the play.
That will begin at 7 p.m.
“I think that one of the things we've realized in producing this play during this time is how much the idea of a ruler of one country invading another country and trying to take it over is going to resonate with the war in Ukraine right now,” Hahn said.
“Something that we're trying to do is to present these characters as humans with all their complexities and to not just show Henry as this perfect war hero, but also show the darker side of leadership, the darker side of war and what does it take to win a war,” she said.
What is the cost is the big question the play will ask, Hahn said.
Hahn’s first Shakespeare in the Park show was in 2014.
Shakespeare in the Park didn’t become free until 2018. That makes the programming all the more special to Hahn, who said people have enough barriers to enjoying Shakespeare to begin with.
A free Shakespearean show might be more appealing than paying for a ticket for someone who isn’t fully interested or understands Shakespeare’s works.
For audiences unsure of whether “Henry V” is something for them, Hahn said the theater has gone to “great lengths” to make sure it's telling the clearest story possible, one that is "vibrant" and "relevant" to today. She called it a “fast-paced, exciting” play.
“I'm so glad to be a part of something that brings theater to the people and gives them that opportunity to enjoy Shakespeare the way that I think it's meant to be enjoyed, with people of all walks of life in a lovely setting right there in nature,” she said.
"Henry V" begins at 7:30 p.m. in Lower City Park, located at 200 Park Road. Visit Riverside Theatre's website for more information.
Paris Barraza covers entertainment, lifestyle and arts at the Iowa City Press-Citizen. Reach her at PBarraza@press-citizen.com or (319) 519-9731. Follow her on Twitter @ParisBarraza.
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MANUS, Brazil (AP) — A fisherman confessed to killing a British journalist and an Indigenous expert in Brazil's remote Amazon and took police to a site where human remains were recovered, a federal investigator said, closing out 10 days of suspense as teams searched for the missing pair.
Authorities said Wednesday night without giving any details that they expected more arrests would be made soon in the case of freelance reporter Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira of Brazil, who disappeared June 5.
At a news conference in the Amazon city of Manaus, a federal police investigator said the man who had been the prime suspect confessed Tuesday night and detailed what happened to Phillips and Pereira. Investigator Eduardo Alexandre Fontes said Amarildo da Costa de Oliveira, 41, nicknamed Pelado, told officers he used a firearm to kill the men.
“We would have no way of getting to that spot quickly without the confession,” Torres said of the place where police recovered human remains Wednesday after being led there by Pelado.
Torres said the remains were expected to be identified within days, and if confirmed as the missing men, “will be returned to the families of the two.”
“We found the bodies three kilometers (nearly two miles) into the woods,” the investigator said, adding that officers traveled about one hour and forty minutes by boat on a river and 25 more into the woods to reach the burial spot.
Pelado’s family had said previously that he denied any wrongdoing and claimed police tortured him to try to get a confession.
Another officer, Guilherme Torres of the Amazonas state police, said the missing men's boat had not been found yet but police knew the area where it purportedly was hidden by those involved in the crime.
“They put bags of dirt on the boat so it would sink,” he said. The engine of the boat was removed, according to investigators.
The news conference at Brazil's federal police headquarters in Manaus also included military leaders, who joined the effort to find Phillips and Pereira a few days after their disappearance was reported.
President Jair Bolsonaro, a frequent critic of journalists and Indigenous experts, has drawn criticsm that the government didn't get involved fast enough. Earlier on Wednesday, he criticized Phillips in an interview, saying without evidence that locals in the area where he went missing didn't like him and that he should have been more careful in the region.
The efforts to find the two were started by Indigenous peoples in the region. UNIVAJA, an association of Indigenous peoples of the Javari Valley, mourned the loss of “two partners” in a statement Wednesday, adding they only had help and protection from local police.
As federal police announced they would hold a news conference, colleagues of Pereira called a vigil outside the headquarters of the Brazilian government's Indigenous affairs agency in Brasilia. Pereira was on leave from the agency.
Pereira, 41, and Phillips, 57, were last seen on their boat in a river near the entrance of the Javari Valley Indigenous Territory, which borders Peru and Colombia. That area has seen violent conflicts between fishermen, poachers and government agents.
Developments began moving Wednesday when federal police officers took a suspect they didn't identify at the time out on the river toward search parties looking for Phillips and Pereira.
An Associated Press photographer in Atalaia do Norte, the city closest to the search zone, witnessed police taking the suspect, who was in a hood.
On Tuesday, police said they had arrested a second suspect in connection with the disappearance. He was identified as Oseney da Costa de Oliveira, 41, a fisherman and a brother of Pelado, who police already had characterized as their main suspect.
Police investigators said Wednesday that de Oliveira had not confessed to any participation in the crime, but added they had evidence against him.
Indigenous people who were with Pereira and Phillips have said that Pelado brandished a rifle at them on the day before the pair disappeared.
Official search teams concentrated their efforts around a spot in the Itaquai river where a tarp from the boat used by the missing men was found Saturday by volunteers from the Matis Indigenous group.
Authorities began scouring the area and discovered a backpack, laptop and other personal belongings submerged underwater Sunday. Police said that evening that they had identified the items as the belongings of both missing men, including a health card and clothes of Pereira. The backpack was said to belong to Phillips.
Police previously reported finding traces of blood in Pelado's boat. Officers also found organic matter of apparent human origin in the river that was sent for analysis.
Authorities have said a main line of the police investigation into the disappearance has pointed to an international network that pays poor fishermen to fish illegally in the Javari Valley reserve, which is Brazil’s second-largest Indigenous territory.
Pereira, who previously led the local bureau of the federal Indigenous agency, known as FUNAI, took part in several operations against illegal fishing. In such operations, as a rule the fishing gear is seized or destroyed, while the fishermen are fined and briefly detained. Only the Indigenous can legally fish in their territories.
“The crime’s motive is some personal feud over fishing inspection,” Atalaia do Norte’s Mayor Denis Paiva speculated to reporters without providing more details.
While some police, the mayor and others in the region link the pair’s disappearances to the “fish mafia,” federal police have not ruled rule out other lines of investigation, such as narco trafficking.
Torres, the federal police officer, reiterated that point Wednesday night, saying he could not discuss specifics of the investigation.
“We are working with several lines of investigation,” he said.
After the news of the recovery of human remains, Phillips' wife, Alessandra Sampaio, said the find “puts an end to the anguish of not knowing Dom and Bruno’s whereabouts.”
“Now we can bring them home and say goodbye with love," Sampaio said in a statement. ”Today, we also begin our quest for justice."
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Public Health, Food Security Contribute to Strength of the Industry
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study from NDP Analytics, The Economic and Social Contributions of the Animal Health Industry, details the growth of the animal health industry over the past three years and documents the value and role that the companies that produce animal medicines play in the U.S. economy and beyond.
As other industries struggled because of COVID-19 restrictions and supply chain disruptions, the animal health industry made gains propelled by the human-animal bond, increased global focus on zoonosis's impact on public health and food security.
"The animal health industry's essential work to improve the health of more than 10 billion companion and food-producing animals has concrete, far-reaching benefits to the economic and social fabric of our country," said Dr. Nam Pham, Managing Director of NDP Analytics. "Furthermore, strong demand for U.S. animal health products in foreign markets led to more than $2.5 billion in animal health exports in 2021, which supports American jobs."
With nearly $14 billion in sales of medicines at home and abroad, the U.S. animal health industry directly supports 24,094 jobs and accounts for more than $1.6 billion in wages and $1.5 billion in taxes. Animal health products also contribute to the economic activity of other industries such as veterinary services, animal production, meat and dairy production, and pet services. When combined with animal health, these industries generated $608.1 billion in output and more than 1.5 million jobs in 2021.
"With nearly 70 percent of U.S. households owning pets, it's undeniable that animals are fully integrated into our daily lives," said Alexander Mathews, AHI President & CEO. "The business of keeping those animals healthy – which also helps keep humans healthy – is a meaningful economic driver in every state in the U.S."
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the social benefits of healthy animals have been amplified, with animal health products protecting the health of the pets who improve the mental and physical wellbeing of their human caretakers. Additionally, animal health products like vaccines and medicines improve food safety and availability by reducing disease outbreaks in food-producing animals and reducing instances of foodborne illnesses.
The Economic and Social Contributions of the Animal Health Industry includes detailed data broken out by state that addresses:
- Economic activity
- Households with pets
- Household expenditures on pet medicines and supplies
- Food-producing animal inventory
The full study, which was commissioned by the Animal Health Institute, can be viewed here.
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ROME (AP) — Rescue crews recovered a second body Monday in a search for two Swedish skiers who were caught in an avalanche near Mont Blanc on Italy’s northern border with France, authorities said.
Two people who were part of the group of four off-piste skiers survived Sunday’s avalanche in the Val Veny, above Courmayeur, and had sounded the alarm.
Due to bad weather Sunday, rescue crews weren't able to use helicopters to reach the site but had to get there with snowmobiles. By Monday the skies had cleared and a helicopter identified the body of the second missing skier after the first one had been found Sunday.
The city of Courmayeur confirmed that the victims were two Swedish women in their 20s, city spokesman Moreno Vignolini said in an email.
Both bodies were brought to Courmayeur for identification purposes, the Val D’Aosta Alpine Rescue service said in a text message.
The avalanche risk Sunday for the area was a level three — “considerable” danger on a scale of five.
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The crude oil cargo of an Iranian-flagged tanker that was stopped in Greek waters last month has been seized and is being transferred to another vessel following a request from the U.S., a Greek official said Thursday.
The official said following a “judicial intervention by U.S. authorities concerning the ship’s cargo” the process is currently underway, at U.S. government expense, for the oil “to be handed over” off the port of Karystos on the Aegean Sea island of Evia.
The official, who asked not to be identified in order to discuss the case, did not provide further details. A Justice Department spokesman in Washington and the U.S. embassy in Athens declined to comment Thursday.
Greek media said the Lana tanker was believed to be carrying more than 100,000 tons of Iranian crude, in breach of United States and European Union sanctions on Iran.
The vessel had been temporarily seized by Greek authorities on April 15 when it anchored off Karystos. At the time, it was flying a Russian flag, had recently changed its name from Pegas to Lana and was carrying a crew of 19 Russians. Greece’s coast guard said it was seized due to suspicions it had breached EU sanctions imposed against Russia due to the war in Ukraine.
The bloc’s sanctions include import and export bans for a wide variety of goods, and a ban on access to EU ports by Russian-flagged ships.
A few days later the vessel was released, but remained off Karystos and this month changed its flag from Russia to Iran. A Greek-controlled tanker was alongside the Lana on Thursday.
On Wednesday, Iranian state media said Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned the chief of Greece’s diplomatic mission for allegedly seizing cargo from an Iranian-flagged vessel in Greek waters. The IRNA news agency said the cargo was confiscated with a court order under pressure from the U.S. It said Iran’s Foreign Ministry called the measure “international piracy.”
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SSE Portion of SASE Twice the Size of SD-WAN
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a recently published report from Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, networks, and data center industries, the total SASE market will exceed $13 B by 2026, representing a very healthy CAGR. The report further divides the total SASE market into its two technology components, Security Service Edge (SSE) and SD-WAN with SSE expected to double the SD-WAN revenue for SASE. The report further breaks down the SSE market into FWaaS, SWG, CASB, and ZTNA.
"We see SASE continuing to thrive independent of the ongoing macro-economic uncertainty as enterprises strategically invest for the new age of distributed applications and hybrid work that need a different approach to connectivity and security," said Mauricio Sanchez, Research Director, Network Security, and SASE & SD-WAN at Dell'Oro Group. "We anticipate that security will increasingly be the driver and lead SASE's SSE to exhibit over twice the growth of SASE's SD-WAN," added Sanchez.
Additional highlights from SASE and SD-WAN 5-Year Forecast Report:
- Within SSE, Secure Web Gateway (SWG) and Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) are expected to remain the most significant revenue components over the five-year forecast horizon, but Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) and Firewall-as-a-Service (FaaS) are estimated to flourish at a faster rate.
- Unified SASE is expected to exceed disaggregated SASE by almost 6X.
- Enterprise access router revenue is expected to decline at over 5 percent CAGR over the forecast horizon.
Dell'Oro Group SASE and SD-WAN 5-year forecast report offers a complete industry overview with tables covering SASE by technology (SSE versus SD-WAN) and by implementation (unified versus disaggregated) as far back as 2019. SSE has further segmented across SWG, CASB, ZTNA, and FWaaS technologies. In addition, the report provides historical data as far back as 1995, covering revenue, port/unit shipment, and average selling prices for access routers. To purchase this report, please contact us at dgsales@delloro.com.
Dell'Oro Group is a market research firm that specializes in strategic competitive analysis in the telecommunications, enterprise networks, data center infrastructure, and network security markets. Our firm provides in-depth quantitative data and qualitative analysis to facilitate critical, fact-based business decisions. For more information, contact Dell'Oro Group at +1.650.622.9400 or visit www.delloro.com.
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SAN FRANCISCO and BENGALURU, India, Aug. 11. 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Truechip, the Verification IP Specialist, today announced that it has shipped CXL 3 Verification IP and CXL Switch model to its customers. The addition of CXL 3 and CXL Switch fortifies the verification of PCIe and CXL Subsystem holistically.
Speaking on the occasion, Nitin Kishore, CEO, Truechip said, "CXL specification (along with NVMe) and CXL Switch helps to make the processor, memory and storage devices work more independently and reduces the churn of data between the device and the host making way for far more efficient composable heterogenous computing servers. CXL 3 brings additional loads of improvements like doubling the bandwidth of CXL 2 without additional latency, adding multilevel switching and fine-grained resource sharing, which will change the performance of the next generation of servers and data centers." Mr. Kishore further added, "It gives me pleasure to mention that with shipment of CXL 3 Verification IP and CXL Switch model, Truechip is playing a significant role in the development of next generation of data centers and servers."
"In this era of increasingly complex designs, changing customer expectations and high customization needs, Truechip aims to offer positive engagement, purpose-driven solutions and creating compelling value for its customers across the entire design cycle value chain," added Nitin Kishore.
CXL 3.0 distinguished Features:
1. CXL 3.0 adds 6 CXL.mem channels with inclusion of M2S Back-Invalidate Response (BIRsp) and S2M Back-Invalidate Snoop (BISnp). It also added a new flit of 256B with features including a Standard Flit and a Latency Optimization (LO) Flit built upon PCIe flit modes.
2. CXL 3.0 also removed Retry Control Flit and LLCRD Control Flit and added in band error Control Flit for 256B Flit type. Also, the Retry mechanism for 256B flits will now be performed in the PHY Layer instead of Link Layer.
CXL Switch distinguished Features:
1. CXL switch comes with different configurations as Single VCS, Multiple VCS and with MLD Ports
2. CXL Switch also supports different initialization methods like Static and with Fabric manager based initializations,
3. CXL Switch supports Hot Plug Add and Hot Plug Remove of a device.
Speaking on the occasion, Saurabh Agarwal, Head-Marketing & Sales at Truechip said, "Truechip's 'Customer First' approach has made us the preferred VIP partner for design companies looking for a modern solution that can power their growth and transformation journeys, enabling innovation, greater agility, speed to market, and enhanced customer experience. We have widespread plans to enlarge our product offerings with industry first P3 policy of performance, perseverance, and permanence." For more information on CXL 3 and CXL Switch and other VIP, you can visit our website or can click here. Truechip is a contributor member of the CXL Consortium.
About Truechip:
Truechip is a leading provider of Verification IP solutions, DFT, Physical design and verification services, which aid to accelerate IP/ SOC design thus lowering the cost and the risks associated with the development of ASIC, FPGA and SOC. Truechip provides Verification IP solutions for RISC V-based chips, Networking, Automotive, Microcontroller, Mobile, Storage, Data Centers, AI domains for all known protocols along with custom VIP development. A privately held company with solid and seasoned leadership, having global footprints and coverage across North America, Europe, and Asia. Truechip offers Industry's first 24 x 7 technical support.
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Sonny Alaniz was headed home after midnight when his ATV lurched to a stop on a rural Texas road, the gas tank undeniably drained.
The nursing student and his seven passengers, who had been out celebrating his 22nd birthday that last Saturday in May, had little choice but to hop out and push. They slogged three miles before someone arrived with fuel, only to find the four-wheeler still wouldn't start and had to be towed.
"Next time, I'll just stay home," he joked.
It's a familiar predicament, especially as the incessant run-up in prices has motorists testing the limits of their fuel gauges: AAA fielded 50,787 out-of-gas calls in April, a 32% jump from the same month last year. More than 200,000 drivers have been similarly stranded this year, the automobile club said. And gas prices have risen precipitously since April, making the financial pain even more acute.
Fuel prices began their most recent surge after Russia invaded Ukraine in February, upsetting energy markets. The U.S. average for a gallon of gas has swelled 62%, to $4.96, since last year, AAA data show. Motorists in 16 states are paying at least $5 a gallon on average, while California has breached $6. Filling up a tank with gas, depending on the vehicle, can cost more than $100, which is the equivalent of 14 hours of after-tax income for certain low-wage workers.
The escalating expense, combined with the rising costs of food, housing and other essentials, has consumers playing inflationary whack-a-mole, making tougher choices on how much they can spend and when. Some drivers may do a partial fill-up if they're pressed for cash at the end of a pay cycle, says Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy.
"If you only have five or 10 bucks left before your next paycheck, that's what you're going on," De Haan said. "This tells us people are really hurting from high gas prices."
A Washington Post-Schar School poll bears that out: 44% of drivers randomly contacted between April 21 and May 12 said they have only partially filled their car's gas tank, a figure that rises to 61% for drivers with incomes below $50,000.
And more than 6 in 10 drivers have made the decision to drive less -- making fewer trips to the grocery store, for example -- while more than 3 in 10 said they are driving at reduced speeds, which can improve gas mileage.
Gasoline demand, measured as a four-week moving average, dropped to 8.8 million barrels a day for the week ended May 20, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. If 2020 is excluded, that's the lowest level for that time of year since 2013.
Alina Hille, 35, is used to cutting it close between fill-ups but had never actually run out until a recent Monday afternoon, sidelined on a St. Louis street with her son, 4, and daughter, 7, in tow. The three trudged to the nearest fuel station, where the loaner gas can was out with another customer. So Hille, who works as a therapist for a nonprofit, purchased a one-gallon canister for $1.50, filled it up and managed to get home in time to jump on a Zoom call.
She has found ways to pare back -- she works from home more often and is more likely to walk her kids to school -- but the financial challenge is profound: As of June 10, a full tank of gas would run her $67 ― $9 more than a month ago.
"I find myself not doing things I used to with the kids because of the gas prices," Hille said. "We used to go for drives when they are restless or try to drive to playgrounds, or destinations they haven't been to before."
Now, she says, "I'd rather buy groceries."
Back in South Texas, Alaniz said fuel prices have forced changes in his commute and college plans. He used to make the roughly 60-mile drive from his family's ranch near Alice to Corpus Christi, where he attends college, in his Chevy Silverado 2500, a large pickup that he estimates squeaks out 14 mpg on the highway.
Even with a part-time job, the charges have become unbearable. "You're talking about $60 gives me half a tank," he said.
So he's trading in his Chevy for a smaller truck that gets better mileage. He's also switching to online classes for the coming semester.
Such wholesale lifestyle changes illustrate a tipping point: Studies have shown that consumers don't adjust their fuel spending much in response to short-term price changes, at least not in comparison with other everyday purchases. Rather, it usually takes sustained increases to affect behavior, said Roger Ware, an economist with Queen's University in Ontario.
"People will maintain their driving habits in the short term because they do not see an alternative to meeting their goals, whether for commuting or recreational driving. Over a period of months or years, however, many things will change if prices stay high," Ware said.
If prices remain elevated, he said, more commuters will switch to public transit or carpooling. Consumers also will be more prone to rethink their vehicles and trade them in for more fuel-efficient options. And some people will move closer to work to lighten commutes, or do more of their work remotely.
Price hikes, coupled with more Americans resuming their pre-pandemic driving habits, could be contributing to the spike in out-of-gas calls, according to AAA repair systems manager David Bennett.
Only about 2% of AAA's total roadside assistance calls each month are fuel-related, a proportion that is roughly equivalent to before the pandemic. In March 2019, when fuel was cheap and more vehicles were on the road, there were 53,800 fuel-related assistance calls.
"People have been stuck at home for the past couple years," Bennett said. "They're looking for opportunities to go and explore."
For Danielle Socha, who makes food deliveries for three apps in the San Diego area, a tank of gas runs about $83. She's run out so many times it's become a running joke with her friends and family.
"My gas gauge is broken," she said. "I don't get a read on my car and this keeps happening."
She keeps an empty container in her car so she can walk to a gas station if necessary. Socha says she occasionally gets dirty looks from passersby, but she's also benefited from acts of kindness. In the most recent incident, a young man helped push her 2013 Volkswagen Jetta off the road when he saw her waving a white rain jacket in the air.
The price hikes also have given rise to bizarre instances of fuel theft. A San Diego couple called police after they found a hole drilled in the bottom of a car, emitting a steady stream of gas, according to a March 21 report from CBS8. Similar incidents have been reported in Memphis, Las Vegas and other cities.
Three Florida men were arrested and face racketeering charges on accusations of stealing thousands of gallons of diesel directly from gas stations, transporting it in 300-gallon "gasoline bladders" and reselling it, according to Newsweek.
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The 27th-seeded Russian, who had fallen in the quarters at the 2019 French Open and 2021 Wimbledon Championships, prevailed 7-5 4-6 7-5 6-7 (3-7) 6-4 over the Australian 23rd seed to set up a semi-final date with fifth seed Casper Ruud.
The result ended the run of Kyrgios who had won the most matches on the ATP Tour since losing July's Wimbledon final to Novak Djokovic. Kyrgios had taken out reigning champion and top seed Daniil Medvedev in the fourth round.
The 26 year-old Russian broke Kyrgios' serve in the 12th game of the first set with an exquisite lob clinching the frame where the Australian's second serve let him down.
Kyrgios responded to win the second set, despite a medical timeout for treatment on his left leg after exclaiming "I can't walk", breaking the Russian early and hitting 12-5 winners.
Khachanov claimed the third set in similar circumstances to the first, with Kyrgios failing to hold his serve in the 12th game, this time producing unforced errors in the key moments.
The two players traded breaks early in the fourth set but Kyrgios would force a fifth set after a dominant tie-break where he converted his second set point.
The Russian got an early break in the fifth set, while Kyrgios failed to convert break points in Khachanov's next two service games and he would not recover.
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy. A few light sprinkles possible. Lows in the low 60s.
SUNDAY: Partly to mostly cloudy. A few light sprinkles are possible through the day, but rain totals will be negligible. Highs in the upper 70s and low 80s.
MONDAY & TUESDAY: Staying warm and dry to kick off the work week. High temperatures won’t be that far off records; in the low 80s.
WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY: A bit cooler to round out the work week. While we think a tropical system may bring rain to Florida in the second half of the week, we expect to remain on the dry side of this system. It may bring some additional clouds Friday.
NEXT WEEKEND: Another shot of cold air moves into Alabama next weekend. We could hit freezing in parts of the state by Sunday morning, and highs will be in the 50s and 60s.
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WATERLOO -- Columbus Catholic won its third straight to improve to 4-3 with a 55-0 whitewashing of Postville at TJ McLaughlin Field on Senior Night.
The Sailors scored 28 points in the first quarter and lead 41-0 at halftime as every player on its roster played significant snaps.
"Our kids came out and did what we asked them to do," Columbus head coach Brad Schmit said. "We got in all of our guys which is always good. Postville...I give them props for coming out and competing. They are low in numbers. We just asked our kids to be as close to perfect as possible and get after it from the start."
Carson Hartz opened the scoring for the Sailors with a 22-yard touchdown run. That was followed by a Parker Kjeldsen 32-yard touchdown run, a 60-yard touchdown pass from Carter Lockert to Nick Merrifield and a 53-yard Caleb Holthaus touchdown as Columbus lead 28-0 after one.
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Lockert added a 10-yard touchdown run before freshman running back Vincent Pranger scored on runs of 39, 59 and 12.
Columbus returns to action next Friday when it hosts 4-3 Sumner-Fredericksburg in its regular-season finale.
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FINDLAY, Ohio, Jan. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Marathon Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: MPC) announced today that its annual meeting of shareholders will take place April 26, 2023, at 10 a.m. ET in a virtual-only format via live webcast. Shareholders of record as of March 1, 2023, are entitled to notice of and to vote at the annual meeting. The company's proxy statement will include additional information regarding how shareholders may access and participate in the virtual annual meeting.
About Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) is a leading, integrated, downstream energy company headquartered in Findlay, Ohio. The company operates the nation's largest refining system. MPC's marketing system includes branded locations across the United States, including Marathon brand retail outlets. MPC also owns the general partner and majority limited partner interest in MPLX LP, a midstream company that owns and operates gathering, processing, and fractionation assets, as well as crude oil and light product transportation and logistics infrastructure. More information is available at www.marathonpetroleum.com.
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HUMBLE, Texas, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Third Coast Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: TCBX) (the "Company" or "Third Coast") the bank holding company for Third Coast Bank SSB, today announced the appointments of Bill Bobbora as Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer, and Andrew Novarini as Executive Vice President and President of Community Banking, effective immediately.
Bart Caraway, Third Coast's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "We are excited to promote Bill and Andrew to these important positions within our Bank. Their extensive experience and deep industry knowledge will be invaluable in driving our Commercial Banking group. One of the key factors that differentiates Bill and Andrew is their leadership and staff development competencies, which exemplifies the very best attributes of our culture. We believe Third Coast's future holds limitless possibilities and look forward to Bill and Andrew's significant contributions."
About Bill Bobbora
Mr. Bobbora will serve as the Chief Banking Officer with oversight of Third Coast's Commercial Banking platform which includes middle market, corporate banking, and community banking. Community bank markets include Greater Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Austin-San Antonio. With over 30 years of banking experience, his expertise is centered around building middle market corporate banking platforms and supporting the Bank's overall growth strategy. Prior to joining Third Coast, he served as Managing Director at Regions Bank, where he led the Houston, South Texas and Louisiana corporate and investment banking activities. Mr. Bobbora was part of establishing Cadence Bank's middle market banking business where he was responsible for building the chemical and specialty services industry verticals and was also part of the Wachovia corporate banking team. Mr. Bobbora began his career in banking with Texas Commerce Bank (a predecessor to JP Morgan Chase). Bobbora spends his time outside of the bank giving back to students of the Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship and the Commercial Banking program at the University of Houston and as an executive professor and advisory board member to the Bauer Business School and Commercial Banking Advisory Board. Bill is a member of the Advance Team advisory Board of MD Anderson Cancer Center, and a co-founder of a mentoring organization, uwantgame. He is a graduate of the University of Nebraska and received a Master of Business Administration from The University of Texas.
About Andrew Novarini
Andrew Novarini joined Third Coast in 2021 and has been promoted to President of Community Banking to help lead and support our community bankers and community banking products across Greater Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Austin-San Antonio. He has nearly 20 years of banking experience, which were primarily focused on commercial and medical lending across Greater Houston. During his career, Mr. Novarini has been a part of a successful Houston de-novo bank and led the opening and growth of two offices for the Bank of Houston (now known as Independent Financial). Most recently, he served as the Houston Area Chairman for Independent Financial, where he oversaw a successful $3B+ community bank region. Outside of banking, Andrew is actively involved with the HCA Houston Northwest Hospital Board of Directors. He received both his bachelor's degree and Master of Business Administration from Mississippi State University.
About Third Coast Bank SSB
Third Coast Bancshares, Inc. is a commercially focused, Texas-based bank holding company operating primarily in Greater Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Austin-San Antonio markets through its wholly owned subsidiary, Third Coast Bank, SSB. Founded in 2008 in Humble, Texas, Third Coast Bank, SSB conducts banking operations through 14 branches and one loan production office encompassing the four largest metropolitan areas in Texas. Please visit www.tcbssb.com for more information.
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