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WA Portland OR Zone Forecast for Saturday, April 22, 2023
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068 FPUS56 KPQR 231039
ZFPPQR
Zone Forecasts for Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington
National Weather Service Portland OR
339 AM PDT Sun Apr 23 2023
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Spot Temperatures are for Today, Tonight, and Monday.
WAZ021-232330-
South Washington Coast-
Including the cities of Raymond, Long Beach, Ocean Park, Naselle,
Cathlamet, and Cape Disappointment
339 AM PDT Sun Apr 23 2023
.TODAY...A chance of showers this morning, then showers this
afternoon. Highs in the lower 50s. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 90 percent. Rainfall amounts less than a tenth of
an inch.
.TONIGHT...Showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Southwest wind 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Rainfall amounts around a quarter of an inch.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers, mainly in the
morning. Highs in the lower 50s. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
rain 50 percent. Rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest
wind 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest wind
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
$$
WAZ020-232330-
Willapa Hills-
Including the cities of Willapa, Frances, Elk Mountain,
and Ryderwood
339 AM PDT Sun Apr 23 2023
.TODAY...Rain showers, mainly this morning. Highs in the lower
50s. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Rainfall amounts around a tenth of an inch.
.TONIGHT...Rain showers. Lows around 40. Southwest wind 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Rainfall amounts a quarter to a half of an inch.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely, mainly in the
morning. Highs in the lower 50s. West wind 10 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent. Rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. West wind
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest wind
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$
WAZ040-232330-
South Washington Cascade Foothills-
Including the cities of Toutle, Ariel, Lake Merwin, Yale Lake,
and Cougar
339 AM PDT Sun Apr 23 2023
.TODAY...Showers, mainly this morning. Highs in the lower 50s.
Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent. Rainfall
amounts a tenth to a quarter of an inch.
.TONIGHT...Rain showers. Lows around 40. Southwest wind 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Rainfall amounts a tenth to a half of an inch.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers, mainly in the morning.
Highs in the lower 50s. West wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
90 percent. Rainfall amounts a tenth to a quarter of an inch.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain
showers in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows
in the upper 30s. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest wind
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
WAZ019-232330-
South Washington Cascades-
Including the cities of Coldwater Ridge Visitors Center,
Mount St. Helens, and Wind River Valley
339 AM PDT Sun Apr 23 2023
.TODAY...Rain showers, mainly this morning. Snow level 6500 feet,
decreasing to 5000 feet this afternoon. Southwest wind 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent. Rainfall amounts a tenth
to a quarter of an inch.
.TONIGHT...Snow showers. Rain showers. Snow level 3500 feet. Snow
accumulation of 2 to 5 inches. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
Rainfall amounts a quarter to a half of an inch.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain and snow showers, mainly in the
morning. Snow level 3000 feet. Snow accumulation up to 2 inches.
West wind 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of
precipitation 90 percent. Rainfall amounts a tenth to a quarter
of an inch.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow
showers in the evening. Snow level 3000 feet. Northwest wind
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation
20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Free air freezing level 5000 feet,
rising to 7500 feet in the afternoon. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Free air freezing level
10000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Free air freezing level 11000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Free air freezing level
12000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Free air freezing level 13000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Free air freezing level
13000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Free air freezing level 13000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Free air freezing level 13000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Free air freezing level 12000 feet.
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TX Brownsville TX Zone Forecast for Tuesday, June 14, 2022
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717 FPUS54 KBRO 150857
ZFPBRO
Zone Forecast Product for Texas
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
356 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
TXZ253-152100-
Southern Hidalgo-
Including the cities of McAllen, Edinburg, Pharr, Mission,
and Weslaco
356 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then becoming mostly sunny.
Hazy. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, diminishing to 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hazy. Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 15 to
20 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hazy. Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 106 in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Hazy. Highs in the
upper 90s. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index values up to 105.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs in the mid 90s. Heat index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Heat index values up to 105 in the afternoon.
$$
TXZ255-152100-
Inland Cameron-
Including the cities of Brownsville and Harlingen
356 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Hazy. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the upper 70s. Southeast
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, diminishing to 5 to
10 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hazy. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hazy. Highs in the mid 90s. East winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Hazy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Hazy. Highs in the
mid 90s. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
Highs in the lower 90s. Heat index values up to 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ355-152100-
Coastal Cameron-
Including the cities of Port Isabel and Laguna Vista
356 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hazy. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Hazy with lows in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hazy. Highs around 90. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Hazy with lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hazy. Highs around 90. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Hazy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Hazy. Highs around
90. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ455-152100-
Cameron Island-
Including the cities of South Padre Island and Boca Chica Beach
356 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny this morning, then clearing. Hazy. Near
steady temperature in the lower 80s. Southeast winds 15 to
20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Hazy . Near steady temperature in the
lower 80s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hazy with highs in the mid 80s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Hazy with lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hazy with highs in the mid 80s. East
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Hazy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Hazy. Highs in the
mid 80s. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around
80. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ252-152100-
Starr-
Including the cities of Rio Grande City and Roma
356 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then becoming mostly sunny.
Hazy. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hazy. Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 15 to
20 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hazy. Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 107 in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Hazy. Highs in the
upper 90s. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index values up to 110.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
mid 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 110.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Heat index values up to 110 in the afternoon.
$$
TXZ254-152100-
Inland Willacy-
Including the city of Raymondville
356 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Hazy. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Hazy with lows in the mid 70s.
Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, diminishing
to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hazy. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 15 to
20 mph, diminishing to around 5 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hazy. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 105 in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Hazy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Hazy. Highs in the
mid 90s. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index values up to 105.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs in the mid 90s. Heat index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Heat index values up to 105.
$$
TXZ354-152100-
Coastal Willacy-
Including the city of Port Mansfield
356 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hazy. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Hazy with lows in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hazy. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hazy. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Hazy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Hazy. Highs in the
lower 90s. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs in the lower 90s. Heat index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ248-152100-
Zapata-
Including the city of Zapata
356 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Hazy. Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hazy, hot with highs around 101. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Hazy. Lows in the lower 70s.
Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hazy, hot with highs around 101. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Hazy, hot. Lows in the
mid 70s. Highs around 100. Heat index values up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Hazy, hot. Lows
in the mid 70s. Highs around 100. Heat index values up to 105.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot. Lows in the
mid 70s. Highs around 100. Heat index values up to 110.
$$
TXZ249-152100-
Jim Hogg-
Including the city of Hebbronville
356 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then becoming partly sunny.
Hazy. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hazy. Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast winds
15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hazy. Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Hazy. Highs in the
upper 90s. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
mid 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Heat index values up to 105 in the afternoon.
$$
TXZ250-152100-
Brooks-
Including the city of Falfurrias
356 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then becoming mostly sunny.
Hazy. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hazy. Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 15 to
20 mph, diminishing to around 5 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hazy. Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 105 in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Hazy. Highs in the
upper 90s. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index values up to 105.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
mid 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Heat index values up to 105.
$$
TXZ353-152100-
Northern Hidalgo-
Including the city of San Manuel
356 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then becoming mostly sunny.
Hazy. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hazy. Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 15 to
20 mph, diminishing to around 5 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hazy. Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 107 in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Hazy. Highs in the
upper 90s. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index values up to 105.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
mid 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 110.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Heat index values up to 105 in the afternoon.
$$
TXZ251-152100-
Inland Kenedy-
Including the city of Sarita
356 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then becoming mostly sunny.
Hazy. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Hazy with lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph with
gusts up to 20 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hazy. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 15 to
20 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hazy. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 106 in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Hazy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Hazy. Highs in the
mid 90s. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index values up to 105.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs in the mid 90s. Heat index values up to 110.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Heat index values up to 105.
$$
TXZ351-152100-
Coastal Kenedy-
356 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then becoming mostly sunny.
Hazy. Highs around 90. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up
to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Hazy with lows in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hazy. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds
15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Hazy with lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
15 to 20 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hazy. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Hazy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Hazy. Highs in the
lower 90s. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index values up to 105.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs in the lower 90s. Heat index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Heat index values up to 105.
$$
TXZ454-152100-
Willacy Island-
356 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hazy. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Hazy with lows around 80. Southeast
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hazy with highs in the upper 80s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Hazy with lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hazy. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Hazy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Hazy. Highs in the
upper 80s. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around
80. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ451-152100-
Kenedy Island-
356 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "SuperCash" game were:
04-13-16-27-29-34, Doubler: N
(four, thirteen, sixteen, twenty-seven, twenty-nine, thirty-four; Doubler: N)
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WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection is expected to focus on what former President Donald Trump was doing in the White House as the riot unfolded at the U.S. Capitol.
Thursday marks the committee’s eighth hearing overall and the second in prime time. The first, held on June 9, was watched by more than 20 million people.
Rep. Adam Kinzinger, an Illinois Republican who is one of two members leading the hearing, said he expects it will “open people’s eyes in a big way.”
Testifying on Thursday are several former White House aides. Matt Pottinger, who was deputy national security adviser, and Sarah Matthews, then press aide, both submitted their resignations on Jan. 6, 2021, after what they saw that day. Trump has dismissed the hearings on social media and regarded much of the testimony as fake. Excerpts from the committee’s more than 1,000 interviews are expected as the Thursday night session will add a closing chapter to the past six weeks of hearings that at times have captivated the nation and provided a record for history.
Ahead of the hearing, the committee released a video of four former White House aides — press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, security aide Gen. Keith Kellogg, White House Counsel Pat Cipollone and executive assistant to the president Molly Michael — testifying that Trump was in the private dining room with the TV on as the violence unfolded.
The panel has said its investigation is ongoing and other hearings are possible. It expects to compile a preliminary report this fall, and a final report by the end of this session of Congress.
NewsNation will live stream the hearings at 8 p.m. ET. You can watch the hearing live in the player above.
For prior coverage of previous hearings, click here.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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(NewsNation) — The Mega Millions grand prize has reached a whopping $660 million, but even as the big prize has increased, the odds of winning all that money have remained the same — a staggering one in 302.5 million.
To put that into context, the odds of getting struck by lightning are less than one in a million, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. So, how do you increase your odds?
Jake Harris, the Michigan state lottery player relations manager, says to always put your money in if your coworkers or family are pooling together.
“My recommendation to people who have a lottery pool at work is to always put in the money because you don’t want to be the one left working in your group if it does happen to win and you didn’t pay for your ticket that week,” Harris said.
The jackpot for Friday night’s drawing has grown so large because there hasn’t been a winner in three months. Those 27 consecutive drawings without anyone matching all six numbers has allowed the jackpot to gradually grow from its $20 million starting point in April.
When it comes to picking your numbers, Harris said there is no way to predict what will be the winning numbers since the lottery is completely random.
“The only guarantee with the lottery is that you can’t win if you don’t play. So you’ve got to take a chance to win,” Harris said.
The highlighted pre-tax $660 million prize is for a winner who takes an annuity option, paid out in 30 annual payments. Most players choose the cash option, which for Friday’s drawing would be $376.9 million.
If you are lucky enough to win, Harris recommended first signing the back of your ticket. Then, Harris said to take your time claiming the prize. Like some winners, you may want to contact an attorney or financial advisor before you make your claim, he explained.
“There’s no rush. Get your ducks in a row, decide what you want to do, and take your time,” he said. “Don’t rush into anything, I guess, would be my biggest advice to anybody who wins.”
Mega Millions is played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The game is overseen by state lottery officials. The next drawing is Friday, July 22, at 11 p.m. ET.
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BRUSSELS (AP) — The guardians of Champagne will let no one take the name of the bubbly beverage in vain, not even a U.S. beer behemoth.
For years, Miller High Life used the “Champagne of beers” slogan. This week, that appropriation became impossible to swallow.
At the request of the trade body defending the interests of houses and growers of the northeastern French sparkling wine, Belgian customs crushed more than 2,000 cans of Miller High Life advertised as such.
The Comité Champagne asked for the destruction of a shipment of 2,352 cans on the grounds that the century-old motto used by the American brewery infringes the protected designation of origin “Champagne.”
The consignment was intercepted in the Belgian port of Antwerp in early February, a spokesperson at the Belgian Customs Administration said on Friday, and was destined for Germany. Belgian customs declined to say who had ordered the beers.
The buyer in Germany “was informed and did not contest the decision,” the trade organization said in a statement.
Frederick Miller, a German immigrant to the US, founded the Miller Brewing Company in the 1850s. Miller High Life, its oldest brand, was launched as its flagship in 1903.
According to the Milwaukee-based brand’s website, the company started to use the “Champagne of beers” nickname three years later. At one point, the beer was also available in champagne-style bottles.
No matter how popular the slogan is in the United States, it is incompatible with European Union rules making clear that goods infringing a protected designation of origin can be treated as counterfeit.
The 27-nation bloc has a system of protected geographical designations created to guarantee the true origin and quality of artisanal food, wine and spirits, and protect them from imitation. That market is worth nearly 75 billion euros ($87 billion) annually — half of it in wines, according to a 2020 study by the EU's executive arm.
Charles Goemaere, the managing director of the Comité Champagne, said the destruction of the beers "confirms the importance that the European Union attaches to designations of origin and rewards the determination of the Champagne producers to protect their designation.”
Belgian customs said the destruction of the cans was paid for by the Comité Champagne. According to their joint statement, it was carried out “with the utmost respect for environmental concerns by ensuring that the entire batch, both contents and container, was recycled in an environmentally responsible manner.”
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Amiah Manlove used most of her savings to buy a $711 airline ticket to go home for the holidays. Then the Army private got stuck midway through the over 4,000-mile journey from Hawaii to Indianapolis and had to sleep on an airport floor.
Manlove, 20, an active-duty soldier stationed in Oahu, was among the many travelers whose holiday plans were upended when Southwest Airlines canceled wave after wave of flights across the country. Her father then spent his rent money to buy her a new flight after she was stranded at the Phoenix airport.
“This is the only time that I have to come home, the time we were going to cherish most for the next year — and to lose any of it is just devastating,” said Manlove, who was finally able to make it home the afternoon of Christmas Day. “They would have done anything in their power to get me home.”
Travelers who are in the military are often on fixed schedules that make it challenging to roll with the punches of chaotic airline breakdowns.
The Army typically shuts down basic training and advanced individual training schools for a 10-day break during the Christmas season. Active-duty soldiers can use some of their 30 days of accrued annual leave if they want to travel home during that period, but transportation costs aren’t covered.
While she was stranded, Manlove’s family searched frantically for solutions, and her father, a home health aide who relies on disability payments, used the $650 he saved for rent to purchase the only flight he could find — a one-way flight to Louisville, Kentucky, a two-hour drive from Indianapolis.
When he came to pick her up, they were so happy to be reunited that he was in tears before she opened the door to get in the car, she said.
“It was heartbreaking,” she said.
Manlove, who is scheduled to fly back to Hawaii on Sunday, said she has not been able to reach Southwest on the phone to get a refund. She called more than 10 times and reached out on social media. The airline expected to resume normal operations on Friday.
The family still doesn’t know how her father is going to pay rent, she said. For now, they’ve just been trying to enjoy the time they have together.
“It put a lot of stress on me because I have so many friends and family to see, and 10 days is not a lot,” she said. “It’s not like I can just call my leadership and be like, ‘Oh, hey, can I have some more time?’ That’s not how that works.”
“I’m sure their hearts would be just as heavy as mine, telling them what happened, but I have a duty and a job to do, and I can’t spend all the time in the world here at home.”
Crystal and Steve Molidor in Trout Creek, Montana, said they’ve been waiting 15 months to see their son, who serves in the Air Force and just returned to the U.S. from being deployed. He is now stationed in Anchorage, Alaska, and his mother said his flight home on Southwest Airlines has been canceled at least four times already.
“We lost four plus days and Christmas with him due to their complete incompetence,” she said. “We can’t extend his trip because he can’t change up his leave dates at this point.”
Crystal Molidor said she was on hold with Southwest for six hours Tuesday night and into the early hours of Wednesday morning trying to reach a customer service representative, but wasn’t able to get through to anyone. When she woke up Wednesday, she tried again but gave up after a few more hours of silence.
She said the family finally decided to spend a couple hundred dollars to schedule a flight home for him on a different airline for Thursday, she said.
“I know this isn’t a lot of money – it’s more the stress they’ve caused our family and the principle of it,” she said. “To continue to let people rebook instead of looking at other options when they knew the flights would be canceled is wrong. Had they been honest upfront, we could have gotten him here a few days sooner.”
“I’ll just be glad when he’s home,” she said.
Veterans have faced their own challenges. Air Force veteran Kevin Moffitt was finally able to schedule a flight home to Atlanta for Thursday after being stuck since Monday in Philadelphia, where he flew last week to visit family for Christmas.
The 51-year-old, who served in Afghanistan and now works in law enforcement, said the delays caused him to miss work and a long-awaited appointment for a scan he needs for back pain at the veteran’s hospital.
He said he had to spend $579 with Delta for his new flight after being rescheduled multiple times by Southwest. He said he tried calling Southwest five times to discuss a refund but to no avail. On Wednesday, he received an email from the airline telling him he was getting a $15 refund with no context explaining what it was for.
Meanwhile, he’s been paying to park his car at the Atlanta airport on top of a $50-a-day charge to board his dog.
But he said his biggest concern was that he ran out of medication he relies on to treat his PTSD. When he misses a day, he experiences nausea, vomiting and severe headaches, among other symptoms.
“Hopefully nothing goes wrong,” he said of his next flight. “I’m hoping and praying nothing happens.”
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Funding will support the commercial launch of two medical food products
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Solarea Bio, a clinical stage biotechnology company based in Cambridge, MA developing food-derived microbial-based solutions to aid human health, announced today a first closing of $15m in a Series B financing led by S2G Ventures with continued participation of Bold Capital Partners, Viking Global Investors, and GG 1978 SICAF SIF. A total of up to $25 million is targeted for this round of financing. The funds will be allocated to the commercial launch of two medical foods designed for the dietary management of bone health and rheumatoid arthritis, respectively.
Solarea developed its platform to characterize beneficial microbes that naturally colonize fresh fruits and vegetables, developed them into rationally designed synbiotic consortia called Defined Microbial AssemblagesTM (DMAsTM) and validated their efficacy in several disease models. The first product, SBD111, a medical food designed to aid in the dietary management of bone loss in postmenopausal women demonstrated significant bone maintenance in a mouse model of postmenopausal osteoporosis and results were published in a peer-reviewed journal. The product demonstrated a safety and tolerability profile comparable to placebo in healthy subjects, and a large efficacy study is ongoing to demonstrate its effects on maintaining bone mass in postmenopausal women. The second medical food product, SBD121, is designed to aid in the dietary management of rheumatoid arthritis and will enter a human study this year.
"We are very excited to see the rapid progression from our founding hypothesis: that microbes from fresh fruits and vegetables have health benefits, to the clinical validation stage, and the upcoming commercial launches. I thank our amazing team for their hard work and dedication to execute on our lofty goals. A big part of the company's success has been the role our outstanding investors played partnering with a great team at Solarea, and we are looking forward to continuing successes as we transition to a commercial stage by launching our medical food products to the market," said Gerardo V Toledo, CEO and co-founder.
Solarea Bio is building a pipeline of other products leveraging the deep understanding of the interactions of DMATM products with the immune system. Scientific rigor is one of the company's cores values and it is manifested in the caliber of the data, team, advisors, and collaborators.
"Solarea Bio embodies attributes S2G Ventures seek in the companies we invest," says Matthew Walker, Managing Director, and board member. "These include a an incredibly dedicated team, a clear vision to create products with a positive impact in our society, and a path to commercialize them."
Neal Bhadkamkar, General partner at Bold Capital Partners and board director commented: "It is heartening to see the evolution of Solarea Bio from its beginnings at the Illumina Accelerator. Bold Capital looks forward to the launches of Solarea's first two products over the coming few years. Looking farther out, the company's rich database and strain library positions it to introduce a stream of future products addressing other important health conditions."
About Solarea Bio
Solarea Bio is a clinical stage biotechnology company based in Cambridge, MA mining the untapped microbial diversity of fresh fruits and vegetables to develop novel solutions for managing inflammatory diseases and enabling people to enjoy long, healthy lives. Solarea has built a best-in-class strain catalog of bacteria and fungi, a database of their genomes, and a computational platform to mine them to develop products across a range of categories including supplements, medical foods, pharmaceuticals, and agriculture.
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CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — West Virginia is welcoming its newest members of law enforcement, and these officers are on four legs.
We know how effective K-9 units are in city police departments or country sheriff’s departments, but now they enter a new area.
The West Virginia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) now has six K-9 officers.
Governor Jim Justice, along with Babydog, and the DNR secretary welcomed the new K-9s and their handlers. The DNR has 131 sworn officers, but they cover a lot of rugged terrain.
Officials say the dogs will be invaluable in safety education, and search and rescue operations.
“We support the hunters and fisherman in the state, and our outdoors men and women. And so if we have a lost hunter or a lost fisherman, these dogs will be trained to be able to track those individuals in a much faster fashion than the human can,” said Col. Bobby Cales, Chief of the West Virginia DNR Police.
And just like always, even Babydog got into the act. She was sworn-in as an honorary police K-9 and even got a safety vest to go with it.
The K-9’s will go through training for a few months, and then will join their partners on the road.
West Virginia has six DNR districts, so each one will have a K-9 officer. Also today, Governor Justice gave each of the human DNR officers, a $6,000 pay raise.
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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union achieved a small political breakthrough Tuesday when a majority of the 27 member states backed controversial plans for restoring nature across the continent.
The 27-nation EU has long been at the forefront of fighting climate change and protecting the environment but is struggling to push the latest piece of legislation through a long-winding legal procedure. Some member states and the biggest party in the legislature, the right-wing European People’s Party, turned against the proposed plans because of fear they would negatively affect the economy.
“It's been hard work from all parties involved,” said Swedish Environment Minister Romina Pourmokhtari, who chaired the meeting. “It is a good day for nature,” she said.
The plans proposed by the EU’s executive commission set binding restoration targets for specific habitats and species, with the aim by 2030 to cover at least 20% of the region’s land and sea areas.
For the next step, the file would go to the EU parliament where it would face a committee vote next Tuesday before going to the full plenary debate next month. Based on those results, the member states and legislators would seek to broker a final compromise text over the next year.
At stake is the EU's role as a guiding light to climate issues. It was instrumental in pushing through global rules aimed at containing climate change over the past years.
“We were among those pushing a global agenda towards higher ambition, and we’ve managed to accomplish that,” said EU Environment Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius. “It was an extremely important message, also to the world, that we also can deliver at home.”
But countries like the Netherlands objected to parts of the proposals and a one-size-fits-all approach saying that could hurt national industries like farming, or hem nations into a legal straightjacket that could force them into decisions their electorate would strongly oppose.
Dutch Environment Minister Christianne van der Wal-Zeggelink called it “micromanagement per square meter” that would ultimately hurt nature.
The nature restoration plan is part of a far bigger project for the EU to become climate neutral by 2050. It includes a wide range of measures, from reducing energy consumption to sharply cutting transport emissions and reforming the EU’s trading system for greenhouse gases.
The EU’s executive Commission said it wanted to keep all actions interlinked for optimal impact, which is why the nature restoration plans had to remain as fully intact as possible.
The European Commission says 81% of natural habitats are in poor condition in Europe.
Its proposal would set legally binding targets to reduce pesticide use by half by 2030 and ban the use of pesticides in public parks, playgrounds and schools. To ease the transition to alternative pest control methods, farmers would be able to use EU funds to cover the cost of the new requirements for five years.
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Ruth Van Gelder, 71, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at Cedar Valley Hospice Home, Waterloo. Arrangements: Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home & Cremation Service.
Vern A. Sabin, 97, died Friday, August 26, 2022 at Unity Point-Allen Memorial Hospital, Waterloo. Arrangements: Richardson Funeral Service, Cedar Falls.
Warren Clayton Stoner, 72, of Tama died Friday, August 26, 2022 at Iowa River Hospice Home. Arrangements: Tama-Toledo.
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Doctor to review if Uvalde victims had survivable injuries
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas doctor said Thursday he is working with state police to determine whether any of the 21 people killed in the Uvalde school shooting could have been saved had medical help arrived sooner.
The review of autopsies and other records is part of a criminal investigation by Texas Rangers into the hesitant police response at Robb Elementary School in May, said Dr. Mark Escott, who serves as the city of Austin’s chief medical officer.
Police waited more than 70 minutes before confronting the gunman inside a fourth-grade classroom. Five months after the shooting, many families still question whether any of the 19 children and two teachers killed could have been saved had nearly 400 law enforcement officers on the scene acted sooner.
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Escott said he asked the Texas Department of Public Safety to do the review, which he described as in line with steps taken following other mass shootings in the U.S.
“We expect that we will find some lessons learned that can be applied to policy around the country,” Escott said.
The review was first reported by the Austin American-Statesman.
It was not clear how much the findings will impact the state’s criminal investigation. The Texas Department of Public Safety did not immediately return a message seeking comment Thursday.
Escott said the review could take between three and six months and expressed hope that the results will quickly be made public. Four other physicians who are EMS and trauma specialists, along with other expert advisors, will also help in the review, Escott said.
He said the review will look at autopsy reports and medical records from hospitals and paramedics who treated the victims. Among the questions, Escott said, is whether victims could have survived if they had received first response help within 10 minutes and arrived at a trauma center within an hour.
“The challenge we have in Uvalde is it is a small community and there are limited EMS resources and the closest level 1 or level 2 trauma center is 90 minutes away,” he said.
Last week, Col. Steve McCraw, Texas’ state police chief, said the criminal investigation into the police response to the shooting led by Texas Rangers would be wrapped up by the end of the year and turned over to prosecutors. He didn’t indicate whether charges would be recommended against any officers.
McCraw told families of the children killed in the shooting that the Texas Department of Public Safety “did not fail” Uvalde during the response amid escalating scrutiny over the department’s actions. One state trooper has been fired and several others were placed under internal investigation.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Abbey Ellis made a season-high five 3 pointers and Purdue earned its first top-five road victory in program history, beating No. 2 Ohio State 73-65 on Sunday.
The Buckeyes (19-3, 8-3 Big Ten) lost their third-consecutive contest after winning the first 19 games of the season.
Leading by as many as 17 points early in the third quarter, the Boilermakers saw their lead dwindle as Ohio State and Taylor Mikesell rallied in the second half.
Ohio State used a 9-0 run to bring the score to 55-53 with 6:58 left in the fourth quarter, and Taylor Thierry tied it up at 58 after laying in a score with 4:28 remaining. Thierry fouled out 19 seconds later.
Purdue (15-6, 6-5) created separation over the next two minutes as Madison Layden scored five-straight points and Ellis made a jumper to go up 65-58 and led the rest of the way.
NO. 1 SOUTH CAROLINA 65, ALABAMA 52
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Aliyah Boston had 16 points and 12 rebounds and Bree Hall scored a career-high 18 to lead South Carolina to a victory over Alabama.
The Gamecocks (21-0, 9-0 Southeastern Conference) got their 27th consecutive win in a game that remained close into the third quarter.
Alabama (16-6, 5-4) pulled to within four points in the third quarter but Hall, Boston and South Carolina’s defense took over. The duo paired up for 11 straight points to give the Gamecocks a 48-35 edge, their biggest of the game at that point.
Sarah Ashlee Barker scored a season-high 15 points for Alabama.
NO. 3 STANFORD 62, OREGON 54
STANFORD, Calif. — Cameron Brink had a remarkable first career triple-double with 16 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high 10 blocked shots to lead Stanford over Oregon for its 21st straight Pac-12 home win.
The 6-foot-4 junior notched the first triple-double in Stanford’s storied program history featuring blocked shots.
Brink swatted seven of those shots in the first half and got her last one when she altered a jumper by Chance Gray with 3:16 to go. It’s the first triple-double in major NCAA Division-I women’s basketball featuring double-digit blocks since Tamari Key did it for Tennessee in an overtime win against Texas on Nov. 21, 2021.
Stanford (21-2, 9-1 Pac-12) led 46-37 heading into the final 10 minutes then pulled away with a quick 7-2 spurt.
Phillipina Kyei led the way for Oregon (14-7, 5-5) with 12 points and 17 rebounds
NO. 6 INDIANA 91, RUTGERS 68
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Grace Berger and Mackenzie Holmes each scored 21 points and Indiana shot 61% from 3-point range to beat Rutgers.
Four Hoosiers scored in double digits, including Sydney Parrish with 17 and Yarden Garzon with 14, including four 3-pointers. Berger also added seven assists for Indiana (20-1, 10-1 Big Ten), and Parrish and Holmes had six rebounds each.
Kaylene Smikle led Rutgers (9-14, 3-8) with 25 points and Kai Carter scored 13 off the bench.
NO. 5 UCONN 63, NO. 21 VILLANOVA 58
HARTFORD, Conn. — Aubrey Griffin scored 19 points, and UConn topped Villanova.
Dorka Juhasz added 16 points and Aaliyah Edwards had 13, including some key free throws for the Huskies (20-2, 12-0 Big East) in the team’s 13th straight win.
Maddy Siegrist scored 25 points for Villanova, which won here a year ago to hand the Huskies their last conference loss. Lucy Olsen had 19.
The Wildcats (18-4, 9-2) had won nine in a row.
NO. 20 N.C. STATE 69, NO. 7 NOTRE DAME 65
RALEIGH, N.C. — Diamond Johnson scored 20 points and North Carolina State held on despite blowing most of a 16-point lead to beat Notre Dame.
Mimi Collins added 13 points for the Wolfpack (16-5, 6-4 Atlantic Coast Conference), who earned a tough win against one of the league leaders in front of a loud, sellout crowd. N.C. State’s defense frustrated Notre Dame for a long stretch during the second and third quarters to build the big lead, then Johnson and the Wolfpack kept coming up with needed plays as the Fighting Irish (17-3, 8-2) made a fourth-quarter push.
NO. 9 UTAH 71, NO. 8 UCLA 69
SALT LAKE CITY — Alissa Pili drove to the rim for a go-ahead layup with 0.8 seconds left to give Utah a win over UCLA.
Pili scored 23 points and had nine rebounds to lead Utah (18-2, 8-2 Pac-12), which rallied twice closed the game on a 7-0 run. Issy Palmer tallied 14 points and five assists for the Utes, and Dasia Young chipped in 11 points.
Emily Bessoir scored 17 points and had six rebounds to lead UCLA (17-5, 6-4). Kiki Rice added 11 points, and Londyn Jones and Gabriella Jaquez chipped in 10 points apiece.
Utah trailed most of the first half, struggling with turnovers, but climbed ahead of UCLA 48-43 early in the third quarter on a 12-4 run, capped by Pili’s back-to-back baskets.
NO. 24 FLORIDA STATE 70, NO. 16 DUKE 57
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Makayl Timpson scored 21 points with 10 rebounds and three steals and Florida State smothered Duke on a day the Seminoles honored long-time coach Sue Semrau.
Despite making 9 of 15 shots in the last six minutes, the Blue Devils finished 19 of 72 for a season-worst 26.4%. It was the fourth time they scored less than 60 points and they lost three of those games.
Ta’Niya Latson added 15 points for Florida State (19-5, 8-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) and Sara Bejedi had 11. Timpson had her 11th double-double of the season.
Shayeann Day-Wilson was the only Blue Devil in double figures with 14. Kennedy Brown had 11 rebounds and three blocks.
NO. 13 MICHIGAN 77, MINNESOTA 41
MINNEAPOLIS — Laila Phelia scored 22 points, Leigha Brown added 20 and Michigan rolled to a win over Minnesota.
Brown had 11 points in the first half, surpassing 1,000 points as a Wolverine, and Michigan led 34-23. Phelia had 14 in the second half.
Emily Kiser was one of three players with eight points and had 12 rebounds for the Wolverines (17-5, 7-4 Big Ten Conference).
Alanna Micheaux scored 15 points for Minnesota (9-12, 2-8).
NO. 15 NORTH CAROLINA 69, CLEMSON 58
CLEMSON, S.C. — Freshman Paulina Paris hit six 3-pointers, scored 22 points and had five steals — all career highs — and Kennedy Todd-Williams added 15 points Sunday to help North Carolina hold off Clemso, the Tar Heels’ seventh in a row.
North Carolina (16-5, 7-3 ACC) hasn’t lost since a 62-58 defeat at Miami on Jan. 5 and the Tar Heels have won six straight — and 28 of the last 31 — against Clemson.
Todd-Williams scored 10 points in the first 3 1/2 minutes, including back-to-back 3-pointers that capped a 14-4 opening run and UNC never trailed.
Alyssa Ustby had seven points, 11 rebounds and three of North Carolina’s season-high tying 16 steals. Deja Kelly added nine points, six rebounds, six assists and two steals.
Daisha Bradford led Clemson (13-10, 4-7) with 14 points and Amari Robinson scored 10.
WASHINGTON STATE 70, NO. 19 ARIZONA 59
TUCSON, Ariz. — Bella Murekatete scored 18 points, Ula Motuga added 16, and the two hit several key buckets down the stretch, lifting Washington State to a victory over Arizona.
Motuga and Murekatete hit two buckets each in a 1 1/2-minute stretch late in the fourth quarter, giving the Cougars a 66-57 lead with 1:07 to go. The Wildcats misfired on their next two possessions and a free throw by Murekatete gave Washington State a 10-point lead with 27 seconds left.
Washington State (15-6, 5-5 Pac-12) led 48-46 heading to the fourth quarter and built a 58-50 lead before Madison Conner hit a 3-pointer to get the Wildcats within five points. That was as close as Arizona would get before Murekatete and Motuga took over down the stretch.
Esmery Martinez led Arizona (16-5, 6-4) with 14 points.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 71, NO. 25 COLORADO 54
BOULDER, Colo. — Destiny Littleton scored 21 points, Rayah Marshall and Kadi Sissoko had double-doubles, and Southern California defeated Colorado.
Marshall had 19 points and 10 rebounds, Sissoko added 18 and 12, and Littleton made 6 of 13 3-pointers, four of them in a key third-quarter surge that put the Trojans (16-5, 6-4 Pac-12) in command.
In the third quarter, the Trojans matched their first-half output, scoring 26 points to take a 52-41 lead into the fourth quarter. Littleton scored 12 points in the quarter on 4-of-7 3-point shooting. USC added the first six points of the fourth quarter to go up 58-41 with 8:55 remaining and the Trojans led by at least 13 points the rest of the way.
Posts Quay Miller and Aaronette Vonleh paced the Buffaloes (16-5, 7-3). Miller had 13 points and 11 rebounds,
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BEIJING, Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up the 17th meeting of the G20 Leaders' Summit, the 29th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting and his official visit to Thailand on Saturday afternoon and left the country, returning to China, Chinese Central Television reported. The week-long trip, with a packed diplomatic schedule, offered Chinese wisdom and ideas for pushing forward globalization, setting the tone for the right direction for cooperation and coordination among major powers, experts said.
Xi said on Saturday during the 29th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Bangkok that free and open trade and investment form the purpose and principles of APEC and also the pillar for the realization of the Putrajaya Vision 2040.
Xi stressed the importance on upholding true multilateralism and defending the multilateral trading system. More should be done to safeguard the rules-based multilateral trading system, keep global industrial and supply chains secure and stable, foster an open, fair and non-discriminatory trade and investment environment, and strive for the early realization of a comprehensive, high-standard Free Trade Area in the Asia-Pacific, he said.
He also mentioned the importance of upholding inclusiveness for the benefit of all and upholding open regional cooperation for the prosperity of the Asia-Pacific. "China will not waver in its commitment to high-standard opening up. China will open its door still wider," Xi said.
The meeting issued the 2022 APEC Economic Leaders' Declaration and the Bangkok Goals on Bio-Circular-Green Economy.
The declaration, adopted after the two-day APEC gathering, affirmed APEC leaders' long-standing commitment to promote strong, balanced, secure, sustainable and inclusive growth, as well as their commitment to realize the APEC Putrajaya Vision.
Some Chinese observers believed that this year's APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting - the first in-person gathering since 2018 - was a milestone in building a community with a shared future for the Asia-Pacific, yielding some important results including the proposed free trade and investment structure, reaffirmed inclusiveness of regional growth and consensus of tackling the common challenges such as uneven development and the post-COVID recovery.
Free and open Asia-Pacific
"The Asia-Pacific region has become a driving force of the global growth, so that an open and free environment for investment and trade is extremely important, especially when there have been trends of decoupling and setting up barriers," Xu Liping, director of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told the Global Times on Saturday.
There are various multilateral and bilateral trade pacts in the region, and Xu stated that more efforts need to be made to integrate those free trade agreements to build a comprehensive free trade pact characterized by inclusiveness and mutual trust.
Intensive head-of-state diplomacy
In facing growing geopolitical challenges, China has pledged to promote peace and development, vowing to build a human community with a shared future, which was conveyed to the world at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in October and also fully underscored by Xi during his week-long trip to two major international gatherings in Southeast Asia.
As Xi's first foreign trip after the conclusion of the Party congress, Xi attended the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, which was also an occasion for bilateral meetings with world leaders including US President Joe Biden. He met with many world leaders including those from US allies such as French President Emmanuel Macron and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in addition to leaders from emerging economies such as Argentina and South Africa.
During the APEC gathering, Xi also met leaders including Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos.
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Huntington North, Leo, and Eastside were among the local softball programs that brought home a sectional championship on Thursday night.
Huntington North edged Homestead 4-3 in eight innings for the 4A sectional crown at Columbia City.
3A no. 1 Leo edged Heritage 1-0 at Angola behind 14 strikeouts from pitcher Ellie Sauder.
Meanwhile, reigning state champ Eastside had no problems beating Westview, as the 2A no. 2 Blazers topped the Warriors 22-0 in five innings up in Butler.
4A at DeKalb
Carroll 6 DeKalb 0
4A at Columbia City
Homestead 3 Huntington North 4 (F-8)
3A at Angola
Leo 1 Heritage 0
3A at Bellmont
Peru 12 Norwell 4
2A at Eastside
Westview 0 Eastside 22
2A at Manchester
South Adams 14 Bishop Luers 6
1A at North Miami
Southwood 1 Caston 4
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MARIN, Calif. -- By day they're human resources managers and building contractors, at night they glide across stage as performers. The "Don't Quit Your Day Job Dancers' dance company proves that dreams can live alongside any career path.
"We really want a passion and purpose in life, and I feel like my company has given that to people," expressed Doree Clark, the artistic director of Don't Quit Your Day Job Dancers. "They can dance at any age, any skill level, and they will fulfill the dream of performing that they might've had as a kid and never did it."
The performance company is home to community members with a range of professions, ages, and dance backgrounds.
"It was not a 20's or teenager group, it was a group of adults that wanted to dance," described Jennifer Gotti, a dancer and HR manager. "We've had people up until about age 90 that were dancing with us."
The Don't Quit Your Day Job Dancers perform "dansicals," a form of storytelling that weaves together movement and dialogue to convey meaningful messages. The company's upcoming show "The Wild Soul" encourages true self-expression.
"Part of that is cutting loose and enjoying what we have," said Michael Serecsko, a dancer and building contractor.
Dancer Amy Rankin-Williams added, "Our world is pretty intense, so a little bit of laughter and a little bit of touching somebody's heart, a little bit of inspiration goes a long way."
For more information about the Don't Quit Your Day Job Dancers and upcoming performances, visit here.
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An investigation commissioned by the National Women’s Soccer League and its players union found “widespread misconduct” directed at players dating back to the beginnings nearly a decade ago of the league.
A report detailing the results of the year-long investigation was published Wednesday, a little over two months after the release in October of a report on a separate investigation by former acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Q. Yates that found emotional abuse and sexual misconduct were systemic in the sport, impacting multiple teams, coaches and players.
The second investigation also found instances of sexual abuse and manipulation. The NWSL-commissioned report said club staff in positions of power “made inappropriate sexual remarks to players, mocked players’ bodies, pressured players to lose unhealthy amounts of weight, crossed professional boundaries with players and created manipulative working conditions.”
“They used derogatory and insulting language towards players, displayed insensitivity toward players’ mental health, and engaged in retaliation against players who attempted to report or did report concerns,” the report said.
“This report clearly reflects how our league systemically failed to protect our players. On behalf of the Board and the league, let me first and foremost sincerely apologize to our players for those failures and missteps. They deserve, at a minimum, a safe and secure environment to participate at the highest level in a sport they love, and they have my unwavering commitment that delivering that change will remain a priority each and every day,” NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman said in a news release.
The joint investigation was launched last year after a pair of former players came forward and accused longtime NWSL coach Paul Riley of sexual harassment and coercion.
Riley, who has denied the allegations, was fired by the North Carolina Courage in the aftermath. He was among five head coaches in the league who were either fired or resigned in 2021 amid claims of misconduct.
The fallout has continued into this year. Portland Thorns owner Merritt Paulson announced on Dec. 1 that he was putting the team up for sale amid calls for him to do so that began after the Yates report detailed how the Thorns mishandled complaints about Riley when he coached the team in 2014-15. Paulson stepped down from a decision-making role with the team in October and two Thorns executives were fired.
The investigative team for the joint investigation reached out to 780 current and former players, all 12 NWSL teams and 90 current and former club staff, and those from the league office. More than 200 documents were reviewed during the probe, which was conducted by the law firms of Covington & Burling and Weil, Gotshal & Manges.
“This report speaks to the power of the players, the power of the truth and the power of a strong labor union,” Meghann Burke, executive director of the NWSL Players Association, said during a video conference that also included Berman. “Players have willed this moment into existence. The NWSL Players Association would like to thank, honor and acknowledge every player, whether known or unknown, identified or not, in this report, for speaking truth to power. Players who have lent their names to this report know that kind of courage is hard to understand.”
Two coaches, James Clarkson of the Houston Dash and Amanda Cromwell of the Orlando Pride, were suspended earlier this year at the recommendation of investigators. Cromwell was subsequently fired.
Like the Yates report commissioned by U.S. Soccer, the new report largely focused on alleged misconduct involving Riley, former Chicago Red Stars coach Rory Dames and former Racing Louisville coach Christy Holly. The three were among those who were fired or resigned last year.
It also detailed allegations against former OL Reign coach Farid Benstiti, former Washington Spirit coach Richie Burke and former Gotham general manager Alyse LaHue, among others. Benstiti, Burke and LaHue were also let go or stepped down in 2021.
The report said an ingrained culture contributed to players’ unwillingness to come forward, including fears about the instability of the league and job security, the expectation of gratitude and acquiescence, sexism and gender bias, and a lack of confidence in the league’s response.
“The individual incidents and recurrent practices detailed in this report reflect the experiences of players, not only in isolated moments but also more broadly, as women playing soccer in a league historically owned and run by men,” it said.
Contributing factors included a lack of background checks or similar vetting for coaches, no clear direction from the league front office for handling misconduct allegations, and insufficient staff at both the club and league level for addressing complaints.
The investigation offered recommendations to “ensure that players and staff within the league and its clubs feel safe and confident in reporting misconduct.”
They included revising the league antiharassment policy to more clearly define retaliation, addressing racist and derogatory language, including the non-fraternization policy and requiring clubs to revise their antiharassment policies to be consistent with the league’s policy.
The report also calls for guidelines addressing appropriate interactions between players and club staff, including a responsible drinking policy; to establish guidelines addressing appropriate locations for one-on-one meetings between team staff and players; consider establishing guidelines regarding socializing between players; provide written guidance to coaches and other team staff stating it’s inappropriate to make degrading comments or jokes about a player’s weight; and require coaches to adhere to club medical staffs’ decisions regarding player health and ability to train and play.
Berman said officials need time to analyze the report but she expects meaningful reforms will be in place for next season.
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GRESB ranks HHC #1 in U.S. Diversified Listed Peer Group and as a Sector Leader in Americas Diversified Category for sustainability impact
THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Howard Hughes Corporation® (NYSE: HHC) announced today it has been recognized by GRESB for its sustainability leadership, earning the top ranking in the U.S. Diversified Listed peer group for the 2022 GRESB Real Estate Assessment's Standing Investments Benchmark. The company was also recognized as Sector Leader in the Americas Diversified category for its sustainability performance and best practices within the real estate industry.
Each year, GRESB assesses and benchmarks the performance of real estate funds and companies worldwide, providing clarity and insights to financial markets on complex sustainability topics. GRESB Assessments are guided by what investors and the real estate industry consider to be material sustainability issues and are aligned with international reporting frameworks, goals, and emerging regulations.
HHC's first-place peer group ranking was determined by its strong portfolio-wide performance including tenant and community engagement, energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, water use, waste management, and building certifications. Two key scoring components of the Real Estate Assessment include management and performance. The management component measures an entity's overall strategy and leadership, approach to stakeholder engagement, and policies and processes. The performance component measures an entity's environmental and social performance.
"At Howard Hughes, we have maintained an unwavering commitment to our founding principles of stewardship: the creation of self-sustaining ecosystems that prize inclusion, conservation, innovation, and a strong social fabric that improves the lives of all of our community members," said David R. O'Reilly, Chief Executive Officer of The Howard Hughes Corporation. "I am proud of our HHC team and their dedicated efforts to promote environmental and social best practices across our national portfolio, as we continue to explore and evaluate new initiatives, set new goals, and expand programs that keep our people and our places at the center of our strategy."
The GRESB Sector Leader designation recognizes real estate and infrastructure companies, funds, and assets that have demonstrated outstanding leadership in sustainability each year, earning the top score or within one point of the top score in their category. Ranked a Sector Leader, HHC is the best performer in the Diversified Listed sector in the Americas region for the GRESB Real Estate Assessment.
"GRESB Sector Leaders are the top performing organizations leading the way and pulling the industry forward," said Sebastien Roussotte, CEO of GRESB. "We applaud this year's Sector Leaders for their commitment, leadership, and dedication to ESG and sustainability."
The Howard Hughes Corporation integrates environmental, social, and governance best practices across its portfolio, building upon its decades-long experience and reputation for excellence and innovation. With a portfolio of large-scale, mixed-use master planned communities that is the largest of its kind in the country, spanning approximately 118,000 gross acres across six states, the company advances resiliency, conservation, and inclusion throughout its communities to ensure their long-term sustainable growth.
About GRESB
GRESB is a mission-driven and industry-led organization providing standardized and validated Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) data to financial markets. Established in 2009, GRESB has become the leading ESG benchmark for real estate and infrastructure investments across the world, used by more than 170 institutional and financial investors to inform decision-making. For more information, visit GRESB.com.
About The Howard Hughes Corporation®
The Howard Hughes Corporation owns, manages, and develops commercial, residential and mixed-use real estate throughout the U.S. Its award-winning assets include the country's preeminent portfolio of master planned communities, as well as operating properties and development opportunities including: the Seaport in New York City; Downtown Columbia® in Maryland; The Woodlands®, Bridgeland®, and The Woodlands Hills® in the Greater Houston, Texas area; Summerlin® in Las Vegas; Ward Village® in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi; and Teravalis™ in the Greater Phoenix, Arizona area. The Howard Hughes Corporation's portfolio is strategically positioned to meet and accelerate development based on market demand, resulting in one of the strongest real estate platforms in the country. Dedicated to innovative placemaking, the company is recognized for its ongoing commitment to design excellence and to the cultural life of its communities. The Howard Hughes Corporation is traded on the New York Stock Exchange as HHC. For additional information visit www.howardhughes.com.
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Celtics beat Warriors 116-100, take 2-1 lead in NBA Finals
BOSTON (AP) - Jaylen Brown scored 27 points, Jayson Tatum added 26 and the Boston Celtics beat back another third-quarter onslaught by the Golden State Warriors in a 116-100 victory Wednesday night that gave them a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals.
Marcus Smart added 24 points and helped lead a defensive effort that held the Warriors to 11 points in the fourth quarter,
Stephen Curry led Golden State with 31 points and six 3-pointers. He had 15 points in a 33-25 third quarter by the Warriors but was hurt late in the fourth after Al Horford rolled into his leg on a loose ball. It was similar to a play during the regular season in which Smart dove into Curry’s legs while chasing a loose ball.
Klay Thompson broke out of a finals slump and finished with 25 points and five 3s. But the Warriors’ shooting couldn’t save them on a night the more athletic Celtics outmuscled them for a 47-31 rebounding advantage,
Game 4 is Friday in Boston.
The previous 39 times teams have split the first two games of the finals, the winner of Game 3 went on to win the series 82% of the time.
Feeding off the energy of a TD Garden crowd that jeered Draymond Green throughout his miserable night in the first NBA Finals game in Boston since 2010, the Celtics started fast and led by as many as 18 points in the first half.
Coming off a Game 2 loss in which Boston turned the ball over 19 times, the Celtics’ ball movement was much crisper in the half court, which led to open perimeter shots, favorable 1-on-1 matchups and driving lanes..
It left the Warriors scrambling at times, which contributed to three foul calls on Curry in the opening 24 minutes.
But as well as Boston played, it had its early lead erased in the third quarter by a Warriors seven-point possession that included a four-point play by Curry when he drew a flagrant 1 foul on Horford and 3-pointer by Otto Porter Jr to put Golden State in front 83-82.
Boston recovered to take a 93-89 edge into the fourth. The Celtics got the lead back up to 102-91 in the fourth and outscored Golden State 23-11 in the quarter.
The Celtics led 56-39 before an 8-0 spurt in just 37 seconds by the Warriors trimmed the lead to 56-49 on a layup by Curry with 3:32 left in half. The run included a pair of missed free throws by Boston, along with a missed layup and turnover.
Boston flurried at the end of the half to take a 68-56 lead into halftime.
TIP-INS
Warriors: Shot 8 of 23 in the first period. … Were outscored 52-26 in the paint.
Celtics: Shot 57% in the first half (27 of 47. Including 8 of 18 from 3. … With two 3-pointers by Brown in the first quarter, he and Tatum became the first pair of teammates in Celtics history to each make 50 3-pointers in a single postseason.
SHOVING MATCH
Green was involved in tussles with Brown and Grant Williams in Game 2 – one that ended in a technical foul call on Green.
He had another brief run-in with Williams in the second quarter Wednesday when Williams knocked Green to the ground at midcourt.
A foul was called on Williams, but he and Green had a short face-off before being quickly separated by officials.
In third quarter, Green wound up on the ground fighting for a loose ball with Brown. This time Green was called for the foul.
FAST START
The Celtics hit three of their first four shots and scored 10 straight points to jump out to 10-2 lead.
Boston’s lead grew to 18-9 when a fast break ended with Curry picking up his second foul trying to contest Smart’s layup with 5:44 left in the quarter.
Curry stayed in the game and Golden State switched to zone, but it did little to slow Boston, which widened its advantage as high as 15 points. The Celtics took a 33-22 lead into the second period.
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a case that could dramatically change the way elections for Congress and the presidency are conducted by handing more power to state legislatures and blocking state courts from reviewing challenges to the procedures and results.
The justices will consider whether state courts, when finding violations of their state constitutions, can order changes to federal elections and the once-a-decade redrawing of congressional districts. The case probably will be argued in the fall.
“This case could profoundly alter the balance of power in states and prevent state courts and agencies from providing protections for people’s right to vote,” said Rick Hasen, a law professor at the University of California, Irvine. “There’s a wide range of ways the court could rule on this. Taken to its extreme, it would be a radical reworking of our system of running elections.”
In the most extreme example, lawyers said, if the Supreme Court were to rule that no entity besides state legislatures can set rules regarding federal elections, that could stop a governor from vetoing election bills or a state court from blocking rules that set up different voting hours in urban and rural precincts.
Jason Torchinsky, a Republican lawyer who wrote a legal brief urging the high court to take the case, said it is absurd to think the Supreme Court would ultimately allow that. He noted that as recently as 2015, the court agreed that legislatures do not have absolute power in elections, ruling that Arizona’s voter-approved redistricting commission could legally take the authority away from lawmakers to draw district lines.
“I don’t think you can take the theory as far as ‘the legislatures alone can do whatever they want,’” Torchinsky said. “The problem is we have these rogue state courts.”
The case, an appeal from North Carolina Republicans, challenges a state court ruling throwing out the congressional districts drawn by the General Assembly that seemingly would have made GOP candidates likely victors in 10 of the state’s 14 congressional districts.
The Supreme Court has never invoked what is known as the independent state legislature doctrine, but four of the court’s conservative justices have expressed interest in taking on the subject. One of them, Justice Clarence Thomas, was among three justices who advanced it in the Bush v. Gore case that settled the 2000 presidential election.
It only takes four of the nine justices to agree to hear a case. A majority of five is needed for an eventual decision.
The issue has arisen repeatedly in cases from North Carolina and Pennsylvania, where Democratic majorities on the states’ highest courts have invoked voting protections in their state constitutions to frustrate the plans of Republican-dominated legislatures.
The case comes as state courts have become increasingly involved in redistricting, the consequence of a 2019 decision in which the Supreme Court said federal courts could no longer handle claims of illegal partisan gerrymandering.
Initially, in cases in states such as North Carolina and Pennsylvania, that hurt Republicans and helped Democrats. But courts in Democratic-dominated states including Maryland and New York then threw out maps as Democratic gerrymanders, leaving Republicans with a slight edge at the end of the once-a-decade congressional redistricting process.
The high court already has another significant redistricting case on its to-do list for the fall, a reconsideration of how the Voting Rights Act requires majority-minority districts to be drawn to ensure marginalized groups have a chance at electing their preferred representatives.
But the North Carolina case has implications far beyond redistricting, The independent state legislative doctrine could also hold that state courts cannot stop legislatures from imposing any restrictions they want on congressional voting or even the selection of electors who choose the president of the United States.
North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore, who filed the appeal to the high court, cheered the news that the case will be heard. “This case is not only critical to election integrity in North Carolina, but has implications for the security of elections nationwide,” Moore, a Republican, said in a statement.
Voting rights groups were furious.
“In a radical power grab, self-serving politicians want to defy our state’s highest court and impose illegal voting districts upon the people of North Carolina,” said Bob Phillips of Common Cause, North Carolina, which brought the lawsuit that overturned the GOP-drawn maps. “We will continue to stand up for the people of our state and nation as this case goes to the U.S. Supreme Court. We must stop this dangerous attack on our freedom to vote.”
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Associated Press writer Gary Robertson in Raleigh, North Carolina, contributed to this report.
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Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren play husband and wife in Paramount+'s anticipated Yellowstone prequel, 1923, and the legendary actors credited their onscreen portrayal of a long-standing marriage to their own real-life partnerships with their significant others.
In the latest series to join the Yellowstone universe, which launches Sunday, Ford and Mirren portray Jacob and Cara Dutton, John Dutton's great-great uncle and great-great aunt, respectively. Mirren has been married to director Taylor Hackford since 1997, while Ford has been married to actress Calista Flockhart since 2010.
"It's a partnership, isn't it?" Mirren told ET's Cassie DiLaura during the 1923 junket at the Wynn Las Vegas on Dec. 4, of Jacob and Cara's marriage. "I may be the boss, but he's the leader. It's an equal partnership and I know from being with my husband [Taylor Hackford]. We've been married now for, I've completely forgotten how long we've been married for. But, you know, quite a long time."
"It becomes a partnership, a partnership with love, but a partnership and that's very much where marriage can be a long process and it has many phases that it goes through," the Oscar winner said. "But if you manage to stay together through love, you come to this very beautiful place where it is this equal partnership and I think that's where Cara and Jacob are."
Ford echoed Mirren's sentiments, saying that his marriage to Flockhart has informed the nuances of Jacob and Cara's union in the show.
"I suppose it helps, but I found working with Helen to be extraordinarily easy, simple, straightforward," the actor explained. "There’s no fussiness about her. She's a practical person. She's a down-to-earth person. She's very smart, very astute and she knows her craft. Our scenes have been nothing but a pleasure."
Both noted that their past history working together on the 1986 film, The Mosquito Coast, where they also played husband and wife, made the transition to 1923 quite seamless when they stepped onto the Montana set.
"I was quite well known in England, but not known in America at all. He was there and I was down there, not that he ever treated me that way incidentally. He was always very gracious, but it was very an unequal sort of thing and we loved working together. And then we went off to our own ways. I met my husband and we did everything that happened to us. We weren't in each other's lives, we occasionally met each other at parties and it was always very nice to see each other. But the minute I got back with Harrison, it was as if those years had just come together. But in a better way even because now I was more on an equal partnership," Mirren recalled.
"I will never be on the same level as Harrison ever but at least I'd climbed up a little bit," she added with a laugh. "And it was just this immediate connection. It was very extraordinary. And I feel it shows on the screen. There is this sort of natural ease we have with each other, which we do now."
Ford agreed, saying he felt the ease of playing Mirren's onscreen husband decades later. The Oscar-nominated actor shared that while Jacob is the patriarch of the Yellowstone ranch, it's really Cara who's the real boss.
"He knows it and he shows it, and that's just a part of the fabric of their lives. He does his thing, she does her thing. And they live comfortably together," he said.
Ford also credited Cara for supplying "a great deal of Jacob's strength," acknowledging that Jacob wouldn't be where he was without the support and strength of his wife by his side.
"That's certainly the case," Ford said, agreeing with the statement that behind every man is a strong woman. "I don't consider myself a great man, but I do have a great wife as well."
1923 premieres Sunday, Dec. 18 on Paramount+ in the U.S. and Canada. Paramount Network will have a special airing of the 1923 premiere on the same day following Yellowstone. The second episode will air Jan. 1 on the network.
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BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan arrived in the South Korean port of Busan on Friday ahead of the two countries’ joint military exercise that aims to show their strength against growing North Korean threats.
The joint drills will be the first involving a U.S. aircraft carrier in the region since 2017, when the U.S. sent three aircraft carriers including the Reagan for naval drills with South Korea in response to North Korean nuclear and missile tests.
The allies this year have revived their large-scale military drills that were downsized or shelved in previous years to support diplomacy with Pyongyang or because of COVID-19, responding to North Korea’s resumption of major weapons testing and increasing threats of nuclear conflicts with Seoul and Washington.
The South Korean navy said the training is meant to boost the allies’ military readiness and show “the firm resolve by the Korea-U.S. alliance for the sake of peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula.”
“The commitment of the U.S. carrier strike group operating in and around the peninsula illustrates our commitment to stand together and our desire and focus ensuring that we are interoperable and integrated to face any challenge or threat whenever we are required,” Rear Adm. Michael Donnelly, commander of the carrier strike group, said in a news conference.
The North Korean threat is also expected to be a key agenda when U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris visits South Korea next week after attending the state funeral in Tokyo of slain former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
The Reagan’s arrival in South Korea comes after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Pyongyang’s rubber-stamp parliament this month he would never abandon his nuclear weapons and missiles he needs to counter what he perceives as U.S. hostility.
North Korea also passed a new law that enshrined its status as a nuclear power and authorized the preemptive use of nuclear weapons over a broad range of scenarios where the country or its leadership comes under threat.
Sung Kim, the Biden administration’s special representative for North Korea, met with South Korean counterpart Kim Gunn on Thursday in Seoul, where they expressed “serious concern” over the North’s escalating nuclear doctrine spelled out in the new law, South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said.
The diplomats reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to defend South Korea in the event of a nuclear war with the full range of its military capabilities, including nuclear. The allies also maintained their months-old assessment that North Korea is gearing up to conduct its first nuclear test since 2017 and discussed “stern” countermeasures to such an action, the ministry said.
North Korea has dialed up weapons testing to a record pace in 2022, launching more than 30 ballistic weapons including its intercontinental ballistic missiles since 2017, as it exploits a divide in the U.N. Security Council deepened over Russia’s war on Ukraine.
While North Korea’s ICBMs garner much of U.S. attention because they pose a potential threat to the American homeland, the North has also been expanding its arsenal of nuclear-capable, shorter-range missiles designed to evade missile defenses in South Korea.
North Korea’s expanding arsenal and threats of preemptive nuclear attacks have triggered concerns in South Korea over the credibility of the U.S. “nuclear umbrella” protecting its allies in the event of war.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, a conservative who took office in May, has vowed to enhance South Korea’s conventional missile capabilities and work with the Biden administration to develop more effective strategies to deter North Korean attacks.
Senior U.S. and South Korean officials met in Washington this month for discussions on the allies’ deterrence strategies and issued a statement reaffirming that “any (North Korean) nuclear attack would be met with an overwhelming and decisive response.” The statement said the United States reiterated “its ironclad and unwavering commitment to draw on the full range of its military capabilities, including nuclear (one)” to provide extended deterrence to South Korea.
North Korea has so far rejected U.S. and South Korean calls to return to nuclear diplomacy, which have been stalled since 2019 over disagreements in exchanging the release of U.S.-led sanctions against the North and the North’s disarmament steps.
North Korea has harshly criticized Yoon for continuing military exercises with the U.S. and also for letting South Korean civilian activists fly anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets and other “dirty waste” across the border by balloon, even dubiously claiming the items caused its COVID-19 outbreak.
South Korean activists have continued to launch balloons after North Korea last month warned of “deadly” retaliation, triggering concern North Korea may react with a weapons test or even border skirmishes.
South Korea’s Unification Ministry, which deals with inter-Korean affairs, pleaded for activists to stop, citing safety reasons. Lee Hyo-jung, the ministry’s spokesperson, also said Friday that South Korea was prepared to sternly respond to any North Korean retaliation over leafletting.
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GUATEMALA CITY – Guatemala sank deeper into political turmoil Thursday as an effort by prosecutors to discredit a progressive presidential candidate prompted his conservative opponent to suspend her campaign, citing a playing field that was no longer even.
The government's actions against candidate Bernardo Arévalo — first suspending his Seed Movement party, then raiding the country's election tribunal offices after it certified election results — sparked other objections as well, from within and outside Guatemala. U.S. officials called them a threat to the country’s democracy.
By Thursday afternoon, those actions appeared to have backfired.
The Constitutional Court, which is Guatemala's highest tribunal, granted a preliminary injunction to the Seed Movement, blocking its suspension. Meanwhile, candidates left and right warned the government to let the voters prevail.
It was an outcome President Alejandro Giammattei likely did not expect when his administration decided to intervene in the June 25 election, which ended with Arévalo and conservative candidate Sandra Torres moving on to an Aug. 20 presidential runoff.
Arévalo dismissed the government's actions as illegal and said he would file complaints against the lower court judge, attorney general and special prosecutor for trying to keep him out of the race.
“What they are trying to do is simply sow doubt about our honesty,” he said at a news conference Thursday, adding that the raid and party’s suspension had a “clear political purpose.”
The Supreme Electoral Tribunal issued an angry statement declaring it would safeguard Guatemala’s democracy in the face of “any attempt to interfere with the electoral process.”
Torres, whose UNE party has been a key force in allowing Giammattei to advance his legislative agenda, said she was halting her campaign activities to protest the government's actions. It was likely she realized Giammattei’s missteps could sink her own candidacy.
“We want to demonstrate our solidarity with the voters of the Seed party and also with those who came out to vote,” she said. “As a candidate, I want to compete under equal conditions.”
She called on the president to show his face.
Giammattei’s office issued a statement saying it respects the separation of powers and would not be involved in any judicial processes. Giammattei is prohibited by Guatemalan law from seeking reelection.
Arévalo was a surprise among the 22 candidates in the June 25 first-round election, getting 11.7% of the votes. In the days before the ballot, he had polled below 3% and was not among the top six or seven candidates, all of whom were considered to be on the conservative end of the political spectrum. Torres led the field with 15.8%. No candidate came close to exceeding the 50% threshold necessary to win outright, necessitating the August runoff.
A former diplomat and academic, Arévalo has framed himself as the candidate who would bring change to the country, while portraying Torres as someone who would likely maintain the status quo.
Arévalo also promised to bring back prosecutors and judges who were critical to the nation's fight against corruption but were forced out of the country under Giammattei’s administration.
As the wait dragged on for certification of the election, anxiety grew that the government was looking for a way to change the results. First, several losing parties waged a legal challenge, leading the Constitutional Court to suspend the certification and order a review of hundreds of challenged polling place tallies. The review concluded with no change in the results.
Then late Wednesday, anti-corruption prosecutor Rafael Curruchiche announced the Seed Movement's suspension, an action that appeared to violate Guatemala's election laws, which prohibit suspending parties during an ongoing election. Curruchiche alleged the party violated the law while gathering the signatures it needed to form.
The day began Thursday with prosecutors raiding the offices of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal just hours after it certified the election results. The Attorney General’s Office said Thursday that the purpose of the raid was to seize evidence from the office responsible for voter rolls and party registration. A raid had also been expected to take place at the Seed Movement’s party headquarters Thursday but that appeared unlikely after the high court's injunction.
The U.S. State Department previouslyr accused Curruchiche and his boss, Attorney General Consuelo Porras, of obstructing corruption investigations in Guatemala, and put them both on its list of undemocratic actors.
Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Thursday that the U.S. government was “deeply concerned” by the actions of the Attorney General’s Office, which he said threatened the legitimacy of the electoral process. “The will of the Guatemalan people, as expressed through the June 25 elections results, must be respected,” he said.
A United Nations spokesperson said Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was watching developments in Guatemala with concern and urged all those involved to act responsibly and impartially.
Katya Salazar, executive director of the Due Process Foundation, a Washington-based nongovernmental group, said events playing out in Guatemala were the result of real fear among those in power that an Arévalo victory could threaten the impunity they enjoy.
That impunity comes from co-optation of the justice system, by appointing judges and an attorney general they trusted and chasing those in the justice system who had investigated corruption out of the country, she said.
“If you don’t control the justice system, there is always going to be the concern that they open an investigation against you,” she said.
On Thursday afternoon, several hundred people gathered outside the Attorney General’s Office to protest attempts to suspend the Seed Movement.
Rosmarie Móvil, a 76-year-old vendor, said she came because she was tired of the government trampling the people’s will.
“What we want to say more than anything is no to corruption, enough already,” she said. “It makes you embarrassed to be Guatemalan because they steal from us, there’s no justice, there’s no health (care) and on top of it they want to take the democracy. Let there be spring now.”
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Associated Press writers Christopher Sherman in Mexico City and Edith M. Lederer in New York and AP Diplomatic Writer Matthew Lee in Washington contributed to this report.
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TOWN OF SALINA, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Our latest Your Stories Q&A took us to the Town of Salina regarding the big build on Buckley Road.
Steven Petrashuk wanted to know:
When will the Restaurant Depot store open on Buckley Road?
We first reported in July, that a Restaurant Depot was under construction on Buckley Road, not far from the I-81 and the Thruway interchange.
Larry Cohen, with Restaurant Depot, said the 50,000 sq. ft. warehouse is slated to open in the third quarter of 2023. That means, restaurant and other food vendors could be shopping at the new warehouse in mid to late summer.
This will be the first Restaurant Depot in the Syracuse area and the sixteenth warehouse in New York. Cohen said Restaurant Depot has 134 locations nationwide.
Cohen said the Syracuse location will bring with it at least 30 full-time jobs.
“Local restaurant and bar owners are looking forward to the arrival as well, due to the cash and carry approach to buying their supplies. Customers shop directly at the store, so chefs and business owners can hand-pick their own products to ensure quality before making their purchases. There is no minimum purchase required, meaning customers can buy exactly the amount they need without worrying about waste,” Cohen said in a news release sent to NewsChannel 9.
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(Washington, DC) — President Biden has signed legislation to declassify information related to the origins of COVID-19.
The President put pen to paper Monday after the measure was passed unanimously in Congress. In a statement, Biden highlighted the importance of getting “to the bottom of COVID-19’s origins to help ensure we can better prevent future pandemics.”
Earlier this year reports citing classified intelligence said the Department of Energy concluded with “low confidence” that the pandemic was likely due to a lab leak in China. The White House denied that there was any clear consensus.
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Alabama police ask partygoers for images from birthday melee
DADEVILLE, Ala (AP) — Two days after gunfire erupted at a Sweet 16 birthday party in Alabama — killing four people, including two high school seniors — state police are asking people to come forward if they have video or photographs from the party.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said it has worked with the Federal Bureau of Investigation to establish a digital tip line for videos and photos. As of Tuesday morning, officials had released little information about the investigation.
“Special Agents are still in the process of gathering and examining information,” the law enforcement agency said in its last public statement, which was issued Monday. “Investigators are still processing all of the evidence, in conjunction with completing interviews, in an effort to solidify a motive and potential suspects.”
In addition to the four young people killed in the shooting, another 32 were injured. The dead range in age from 17 to 23.
The melee rocked the sleepy town of about 3,200 people. Families were planning funerals instead of graduation celebrations for the two high school seniors.
The mother of a 23-year-old man who was shot and killed at the party went there to check on a younger family member who had feared trouble, his mother, Janett Heard, told AL.com. Relatives told the news outlet that the shooting began shortly after Holston arrived, and that he pulled his younger relative to safety before Holston himself was shot.
Holston was a 2018 Dadeville High School graduate who had played football at the school.
Lawmakers held a moment of silence on the floor of the Alabama House of Representatives on Tuesday to remember those killed.
“It is a sad day for the state when something so senseless happens. Our hearts go out to the families and friends who lost loved ones in this attack and ask you to continue to pray for healing and recovery for the community,” state Rep. Ed Oliver of Dadeville said.
Members of the Legislative Black Caucus said it is time for the state to address gun violence. In 2020, Alabama had the fifth highest rate of gun deaths in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Caucus members, who hold a minority of seats in the GOP-controlled Alabama Legislature, spoke at a funeral home owned by Smith’s grandfather.
“I am tired of hearing the wails and the cries of parents and families that have lost their loved ones, and elected officials have not acted,” state Democratic Sen. Merika Coleman said.
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WATERLOO -- Michael Hrabal stopped 38 shots as the Omaha Lancers downed the Waterloo Black Hawks Friday in United States Hockey League action at Young Arena.
The Lancers built a 3-0 lead through two periods before Waterloo made a comeback late.
Trailing 3-1, Connor Brown scored his first of the season with 11 minutes and 59 seconds left in the game. Patrick Geary and James Hong assisted. But Omaha responded with an empty net goal with 3:16 left before the Black Hawks got an Owen Baker goal late.
Waterloo now heads on the road for three straight games starting Saturday at Cedar Rapids.
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Art McNally, the first on-field official inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, has died. He was 97.
His son, Tom McNally, said Monday that his father died of natural causes at a hospital in Newtown, Pennsylvania, near his longtime home.
McNally died less than five months after getting inducted into the Hall of Fame following more than a half-century working as an on-field official, the head of officiating for the NFL and an adviser to the league who is credited with modernizing the practice of how games are officiated.
“Art McNally was an extraordinary man, the epitome of integrity and class,” Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement Monday. “Throughout his distinguished officiating career, he earned the eternal respect of the entire football community. Fittingly, he was the first game official enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. But more importantly, he was a Hall of Fame person in absolutely every way.”
While baseball, basketball and hockey had inducted several officials into their Halls of Fame, McNally was the first to receive the honor in the NFL back in August.
There couldn’t have been a more appropriate choice for the honor than McNally, whose fingerprints are all over how games are officiated even today.
After a nine-year career on the field, McNally overhauled the department when he took it over in 1968 and remained involved until retiring in 2015.
“Art McNally was a quiet, honest man of integrity,” Hall of Fame President Jim Porter said in a statement. “To see Art’s decades of service recognized with his enshrinement as part of the Class of 2022 was a special moment for the Hall. His legacy as a strong leader who helped usher in the advanced training of officials and the technology necessary to keep up with a faster and more complicated game will be preserved forever in Canton.”
McNally got his start in officiating in an informal way when he called games while serving in the Marines in World War II. He went on to call more than 3,000 games in football, basketball and baseball, chronicling them all in books he kept, according to son-in-law Brian O’Hara.
Before shifting to the NFL league office in 1968, McNally would often officiate high school, college and professional games on the same weekend.
“He was natural at it,” O’Hara said this past summer. “From being a teacher and being kind of like a rule follower his life because he followed the rules. … The biggest thing was he enjoyed making it fair. That’s all he wanted to do was to be fair and to get it right. I guess that’s the things he enjoyed about officiating.”
McNally’s biggest impact came in how the NFL evaluated and trained officials in a system that is still mostly in place today.
Under his watch, the NFL standardized how officials worked a game in their positioning and what calls they made to bring more consistency to the sport.
He used all-22 game film to teach the officials and grade their performance, using the film to teach as well as evaluate officials. He utilized weekly training videos and rules quizzes to help improve the officiating across the league.
“That was brand new,” Dean Blandino, one of McNally’s successors as the NFL’s head of officiating, said before McNally’s induction.
“That was kind of cutting edge. People weren’t doing it. Art came in and understood that this was something that was needed and laid that foundation and that foundation is still what we stand on today in the officiating world. Every league in every sport at every level has an evaluation system and that all goes back to Art.”
McNally also helped implement the NFL’s first use of instant replay in the 1980s and got his first chance to work a Super Bowl as a replay official following the 1986 season.
That version of replay was abolished in 1991, but McNally provided guidance to his successors when replay returned in 1999, as he was steadfast in his belief that the league should use any tool to help officials make the correct calls.
“You just want to get it right,” former NFL referee Ed Hochuli said this summer. “Art was the definition of that. If you look up the definition of integrity in the dictionary and there’s a picture of Art.”
McNally is survived by his wife, Sharon, his children Marybeth, Tom and Michael, and his grandchildren.
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Prep Girls Tennis Barons win at Fremont
FREMONT — DeKalb defeated Fremont 3-2 in a non-conference dual on Tuesday.
The Barons (1-3) had one more straight-set win than the Eagles. DeKalb won at No. 1 singles with Sophie Pfister and in both doubles positions with Kenlee Dick and Maddie Hickman at No. 1 and Evie Pepple and Katelynne Hartsough at No. 2.
Fremont (3-4) won two of the three singles matches with Delaney Bock at No. 2 and Ayrianne Gaskill at No. 3.
The junior varsity dual was tied at 4.
DeKalb 3, Fremont 2
Singles: 1. Sophie Pfister (D) def. Chloe Hilvers 7-5, 6-3. 2. Delaney Bock (F) def. Lainy Newbauer 6-2, 6-1. 3. Ayrianne Gaskill (F) def. Sydney Shambaugh 6-1, 6-2.
Doubles: 1. Kenlee Dick-Maddie Hickman (D) def. Erica Cain-Andrea Barry 6-1, 6-2. 2. Evie Pepple-Katelynne Hartsough 6-1, 6-1.
Lakewood Park 2nd at South Side Invite
FORT WAYNE — Lakewood Park Christian finished second in the Fort Wayne South Side Invitational Saturday at Swinney Park.
The Panthers won championships in two positions, No. 1 singles with Lauren Korte and No. 2 doubles with the team of Ava Black and Lucy Rolf.
Prep Boys Volleyball Barons lose to Vikings
HUNTINGTON — DeKalb lost to Huntington North in three sets on Monday.
College Baseball Trine loses to Adrian
ANGOLA — Adrian handed Trine its eighth straight loss Tuesday, defeating the Thunder 10-3 in a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association game at Jannen Field.
The Bulldogs (16-14, 8-4 MIAA) had 18 hits. AJ Miranda reached base six times for Adrian, going 4-for-4 with two walks, two home runs, four runs scored and five runs batted in.
Jackson O’Keefe had a single and two walks for Trine (13-17, 4-8). Adam Stefanelli doubled and Robert Kortas tripled. Noah Brettin started pitching and took the loss, allowing five runs (four earned), eight hits and two walks in four innings.
College Lacrosse Trine women pound Bulldogs
ANGOLA — Trine University’s women’s lacrosse team defeated Adrian 17-5 in a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association game Monday night at Fred Zollner Athletic Stadium.
Courtney Rhodes had four goals to lead the Thunder (5-4, 2-2 MIAA). Calista Richmond, Brooke Hoag and Alyssa Keptner had three goals apiece. Richmond also had five assists.
Danielle Gargiulo and Nikki Hibler had two goals each for Trine. Gargiulo and Alyssa Lahutsky each had an assist. Maddy Kasten made five saves in goal.
The Bulldogs are 5-7, 0-4.
College Softball MIAA honors Trine’s Hill
ANGOLA — Trine University freshman Debbie Hill was named Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Softball Pitcher of the Week for last week’s efforts.
Hill only made one pitching appearance last week and it was a five-inning perfect game in the Thunder’s 9-0 home win over Albion in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon. The left-hander from Whiteland had eight strikeouts.
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Frank Roche headlines at Goonie’s Comedy Club
Published: Nov. 23, 2022 at 2:44 PM CST|Updated: 1 hour ago
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – Goonie’s Comedy Club is at the Ramada on South Broadway in Rochester. The weekend after Thanksgiving, a former America’s Got Talent contestant takes the stage.
Frank Roche headlines Friday and Saturday nights. Learn more about him here.
Friday, November 25, 2022 - 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 26, 2022 - 7:30 p.m.
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- The business has successfully assisted over 5.12 million customers affected by airline and airport flight disruptions since the start of the pandemic.
- On average 6,000 eDreams ODIGEO customers per day receive a resolution to their flight disruptions
- Continued investment in customer service has resulted in increased capacity to support consumers, with phone calls now responded to 65% faster than pre-COVID
- The Company's enhanced operations are driving high satisfaction rates: 9 out of 10 consumers state they are satisfied or very satisfied with the service they received.
BARCELONA, Spain, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- eDreams ODIGEO ("www.edreamsodigeo.com"), the largest flight retailer in the world -excluding China- and one of the largest European e-commerce businesses, today announces that it has successfully assisted over 5.12 million customers hit by airline and airport flight disruptions since the start of the pandemic. Whilst flights slowly began to resume throughout 2020, operational complications derived from the pandemic - including airline and airport shortages of staff, amongst others - have meant many travelers have continued to experience flight disruptions in the present day. During this time, the business has put in place the largest operational effort in the company's 22+ year history, to work unabatedly on behalf of their customers to re-book cancelled flights, retrieve refunds from airlines and re-organise travel plans for consumers.
The unprecedented travel disruption caused by the pandemic caused a 240% increase in the number of travelers seeking assistance with their travel plans, compared to pre-pandemic levels. In response to this, eDreams ODIGEO increased its customer service and operational refunds team to further support its customers.
This additional investment from the business has reduced the average wait time for customers by 65% since the pandemic, with the average speed to answer calls from customers now standing at 95 seconds, contributing to nine out of ten customers (87%) now stating they were satisfied or very satisfied with the service they received.
Customer refunds
This momentous effort has resulted in 97% of customer refunds reaching a resolution, with airline refunds needed to ensure 100% of all cases are resolved[1]. The company's role is as an intermediary between travel suppliers and travelers, and under its leading travel agency brands - eDreams, Opodo, Travellink and GO Voyages -, it supports customers with all their travel needs, including submitting refund requests to airlines on behalf of the customer.
While many airlines have notably improved their refund processing times, the average time that airlines have taken to process refunds that the Company has placed on behalf of its customers has stood at 89 days since the beginning of the pandemic. In a move to further support its customers hit by airline disruptions, for a set of trusted airline partners the Company is advancing refunds to consumers even before receiving the funds from the carrier.
The business has also strengthened its operations by heavily investing in developing the leading self-service platform for flights. The company has worked with customers over the past 2 years to ensure that their needs can be fully met in a simple, clear, intuitive and customer-friendly manner. This platform allows travelers to manage their bookings autonomously and perform a number of tasks including cancelling their booking, making modifications, performing check-in to their flights, managing flight disruptions, adding seat selection and bag allowance or downloading invoices, amongst other things. With this self-service tool, eDreams ODIGEO's customers can easily manage their bookings 24/7 from anywhere.
As a result, over 85% of customer enquiries are now successfully resolved online, although the customer service phone number is available on the company's help pages and is also provided to anyone who asks to speak to an agent via the online live chat feature that is available on the site.
2022 travel disruptions
Post-pandemic, the travel sector has continued to experience turbulence with staff shortages impacting airlines and airports across many countries, resulting in tens of thousands of additional flight cancellations. In the first eight months of 2022 alone, eDreams ODIGEO processed airline schedule changes that amounted to almost half (49%) of the total disruptions registered in the first three months of the pandemic, when travel was most restricted by national lockdowns. During this time, the business remains determined to continue to support customers, ensuring those affected by airline and airport disruptions continue to receive the necessary assistance.
Dana Dunne, Chief Executive Officer at eDreams ODIGEO, said: "We have always strived to offer our customers the best possible service and have continued to make significant investments in our customer service offering to support consumers affected by airline and airport disruptions. We've responded to industry needs and have listened to our customers by strengthening our customer care with additional front-line agents. Also, as a travel tech company, our mission is to make travel easier and more convenient for consumers through the development of cutting-edge technology solutions. As part of this, we have heavily invested in developing the leading self-servicing technology in the travel industry, empowering our customers to manage their bookings at any point from anywhere, all without needing to contact us. We are proud to be the leading online travel agency in terms of customer experience."
About eDreams ODIGEO
eDreams ODIGEO is one of the world's largest online travel companies and one of the largest e-commerce businesses in Europe. The business is the largest player worldwide in flight revenues, excluding China, and the largest in Europe. Under its four leading online travel agency brands – eDreams, GO Voyages, Opodo, Travellink, and the metasearch engine Liligo – it serves more than 17 million customers per year across 44 markets. Listed on the Spanish Stock Market, eDreams ODIGEO works with over 690 airlines and +2.1 million hotels. The business conceptualised Prime, the first subscription product in the travel sector which has attracted 3.5 million members since launching in 2017. The brand offers the best quality products and the widest choice of regular flights, low-cost airlines, hotels, dynamic packages, cruises, car rental services and travel insurance products to make travel easier, more accessible, and better value for consumers across the globe.
[1] Figure as of August 30th 2022
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UPDATED - 6-23-2023, 3:20 PM - MHP is reporting a fatality at the crash scene.
BIG SKY — Law enforcement and first responders are on the scene at a multiple-vehicle accident south of Big Sky on US Hwy 191 Gallatin Road near Walton Mine Road.
According to the Gallatin Media Center, limited traffic is able to pass in either direction at this time. Please avoid the canyon if possible and if travel is necessary, use caution and expect delays.
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Charming? Check!
Funny? Check!
Inventive? Check!
Short? And check!
What more could you want out of a winter night at the theater?
“Popcorn Falls,” on stage at Long Branch’s New Jersey Repertory Company, hits all these desires and more as James Hindman and Tom Souhrada fly in and out of a dozen or so characters, telling the story of a plucky little town banding together to save itself from ruin. The play grows out of a space somewhere between “Parks and Rec” and “It’s a Wonderful Life,” having a great deal of fun while celebrating the quirky spirit of small town America.
Hindman (also the playwright) plays the new mayor of Popcorn Falls, a small town whose history stretches to colonial America but is in danger of collapsing: The waterfall that has given the town its name, its water supply and its steady stream of tourists has been thwarted by the next town upriver building a dam. Despite his best efforts, the mayor cannot convince the authorities to bail them out with a big influx of cash, and all hope seems to be lost.
But wait! There’s one last hope!
If the townspeople could just come together to establish a theater and put on a play in a few days, they’ll get a giant check and be saved because … well, just go with it.
As playwright, Hindman is not offering dense layers of meaning and social critique framed within allegories of love and God or any of that high-minded nonsense. No. In “Popcorn Falls,” Hindman has constructed a loving union of theater and Small Town USA. His characters are people like an eccentric cat lady, a gruff construction worker, a dim-witted cop and a stuffy German immigrant, but they are forced to unite around the spirit of theater for the common good. A theater man himself, Hindman welcomes his creations to the fun of putting on a show.
Adding to the joy of “Popcorn Falls” is its self-imposed limitation: Two actors must fill all these roles. For the most part, the role-shifting responsibilities fall to Souhrada, who whisks from character to character as Hindman stays mostly in the mayoral role (although he does spend time as the German immigrant, perhaps reserving the play’s best joke for himself in the role).
Under the direction of Rose Riccardi, Souhrada moves deftly from character to character. A hat, apron, or glasses change giving us a visual clue of the shift before Souhrada goes to work building unique characters with his voice and affectations.
The effect adds excitement and whimsy to the proceedings, as the story of this upstart theater troupe comes alive through the work of consummate theater people: certainly Souhrada, Hindman and Riccardi, but also Jessica Parks (sets), Patricia Doherty (costumes) and the rest of the NJ Rep artistic team. This is a simple and lovely story that celebrates theater in part by relying on the full troupe to pull off the effect of making “Popcorn Falls” seem so quaint.
The NJ Rep achieves that effect expertly here, as the warm, inventive charm of “Popcorn Falls” brightens these long winter nights.
“Popcorn Falls”
New Jersey Repertory Company
179 Broadway, Long Branch
Tickets available online: http://www.njrep.org/index.htm. Running through Feb. 12.
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Nursing homes accused of mistreating residents, misusing $83 million in lawsuit from New York AG
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The operators of four nursing homes in New York misused more than $83 million in government funds and neglected residents, including some who were malnourished or were left to sit for hours in their own urine and feces, state Attorney General Letitia James said in a lawsuit Wednesday.
The lawsuit filed in Manhattan accuses owners and operators of Centers Health Care of using Medicaid and Medicare funds to enrich themselves, their relatives and associates instead of for the care of the residents. James claims understaffing at the homes contributed to neglect.
“Residents were left alone and on their own, often unaided and unsupervised, leading to dangerous falls and broken bones. Residents lived in squalor, surrounded by neglected food trays, vermin and the smell of human waste,” James said at a news conference held with residents’ relatives.
The company denied the allegations.
“Centers Health Care prides itself on its commitment to patient care. Centers denies the New York Attorney General’s allegations wholeheartedly and attempted to resolve this matter out of court. We will fight these spurious claims with the facts on our side,” spokesperson Jeff Jacomowitz said in an emailed statement.
The four homes in the lawsuit are Beth Abraham Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in the Bronx, the Holliswood Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare in Queens, the Martine Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Westchester County and the Buffalo Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing.
The suit claims residents’ meals were late, clothes were stolen and call bells were unanswered. One resident with severe bed sores developed sepsis, was hospitalized and died. Another resident did not have her colostomy bag attached. Others suffered from dehydration.
“My uncle was found sitting in a filthy room, unbathed and only wearing an adult diaper. This wasn’t my uncle. George was a veteran. He was an artist.” said Cynthia Vega, recalling her late Uncle George’s stay at Holliswood.
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, the homes failed to control its spread. More than 400 residents across the four homes died in 2020, according to James.
The lawsuit names Centers Health Care co-owners Kenneth Rozenberg and Daryl Hagler and a series of businesses owned by them, family members or business associates.
James seeks, among other things, a return of the money and a ban on new admissions until staffing is increased at the homes.
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PITTSBURGH, Dec. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there should be a way to make using a full-size tub easier and safer for parents with babies," said an inventor, from Aurora, MO., "so I invented the BABY SEAT/ TUB WALL COMBO. My design would also require less water and it would increase safety and stability for the child."
The invention provides an effective way to create a smaller, contained bathing area for babies or toddlers within a full-size bathtub. In doing so, it offers an extremely stable bath seat for infants. As a result, it increases safety. It also helps to conserve water. The invention features a user-friendly design that is easy to apply and use so it is ideal for parents with infants and toddlers.
The original design was submitted to the National sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-TLP-186, 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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For would-be vacationers, this has been the summer of our discontent. In the wake of the pandemic, severe staffing shortages have triggered a crush of disruption: Flight cancellations abound while check-in lines snake out the terminal door. Travelers wonder when the chaos will abate.
But what if this isn’t just a temporary hiccup? This summer’s air travel meltdown could well be the canary in the coal mine for the labor shortages we may soon experience across the economy as boomers retire, population growth slows and training lags. To avoid further shortages, we must rethink how we invest in workers and start planning ahead.
Across sectors, today’s problems have been a long time coming.
For those who think travel headaches are simply the product of pent-up wanderlust, consider this: According to the labor market analytics firm Lightcast, job openings for pilots have grown 72% since 2016 while the number of pilots at work has grown only 12%, a profound gap that demonstrates just how many jobs are going unfilled.
Similar gaps are apparent across fields. Over the past five years, growth in demand for registered nurses has outpaced growth in supply tenfold, while job openings for electrical engineers have grown three times faster than the available workforce.
Meanwhile, in many fields, a wave of impending retirements threatens to overwhelm the ability of colleges to graduate new talent. For example, even as supply chain disruption widens, twice as many logisticians exit the field annually as earn relevant degrees. Recession may cool demand for a time, but the long-term trend is clear.
Shortages in high-skill roles, such as pilots, are especially hard to resolve. It takes many years to train a pilot. Early in the pandemic, as air travel came to a standstill, airlines cut almost half of their pilots. Now, as demand for air travel roars back, there isn’t a store of qualified pilots waiting on the sidelines and there’s no prospect of bringing more to market anytime soon.
Airlines are raising wages dramatically. Two American Airlines affiliates recently announced that they would double pay. That may entice fresh talent to the field, but new pilots won’t be flight-ready anytime soon. For now, all airlines can do is compete with one another for those already in the cockpit. That’s good for pilots but doesn’t clear the shortage.
This same lag between demand and supply plays out across the labor market. Amid surging cyber threats, companies are bulking up on people with the skills to protect data and networks, with job postings up 70% since 2017. But a key qualification for cybersecurity work, Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification, requires five years’ experience. That’s a long time to wait for more workers.
There are two ways to address long lead times:
Better preparedness on the part of employers and greater responsiveness in the way that colleges and training providers ready new workers.
Employers take up an ages-old “can’t find good help these days” complaint but much of the solution to this rising crisis rests with them. Since the 1960s, companies have taken an increasingly transactional approach to labor, hiring and firing at will to match business shifts. That works for firms only so long as workers are widely available and quickly trained. But the kind of highly skilled work that pilots and cybersecurity engineers do comprises a growing share of today’s economy.
Employers need a new, longer-term mindset.
That means considering the workforce as a relationship, not just a transaction — one that is less disposable and more enduring through ups and downs. A more invested relationship involves helping workers keep their skills fresh. Investing in skills training is good both for workers and for companies themselves, ensuring that the workforce they have remains the one they need as technologies obsolete at a startling rate.
Companies also need a longer-term mindset in considering future needs. Most plan production schedules and supply chains multiple quarters in advance but have no comparable talent plan, relying instead on the vagaries of the market to deliver skilled workers just in time. Too often they come up short.
But we need not take as given the long time frames currently required to develop new talent.
For our workforce to be more agile, training itself must become more responsive. We need to consider ways to make each credential faster and more accessible. Are all current requirements still relevant? Much demand for CISSP certification is driven by federal mandate rather than actual need. Training that builds on workers’ existing skills saves time vs. training up from scratch. Airlines such as United and JetBlue have been investing in new training academies to accelerate the path to the cockpit and draw a more diverse pool of pilots.
Labor shortages need not be a permanent reality but avoiding them will take a shift in approach.
Good talent, like anything else worthwhile, takes time. New training models can ready new workers more quickly, but there’s no dodging the need to plan ahead. From airlines to hospitals, companies that invest in workers for the long haul will steer clear of the turbulence that lies ahead.
Matt Sigelman is president of The Burning Glass Institute, a leading labor market research center, and chairman of Lightcast. Ken Mehlman is a partner at KKR and was the 62nd chairman of the Republican National Committee and a Lightcast board member. They wrote this column for the Chicago Tribune.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — You ever see something at the store that you don’t need right now, but when you do need it, it’s gone?
Consumers are dealing with this more frequently due to supply chain issues, and and it’s a problem you don’t want to run into in an emergency, especially during hurricane season.
Water is usually the first thing people buy at the grocery store to prepare for hurricane season, but you’ll be surprised to see what items you may also need to get through a storm that are missing from store shelves.
It’s like nothing store owners have seen before.
Joselyn Guerrero at Jumbo Supermarket in Greenacres, Florida, said the store is ordering more than it needs, but the quantities of certain products arriving are less and less.
Baby formula, distilled water, and certain types of cereal rarely make it on store shelves. And while families are making do for the week with what’s in stock, there’s real concern should a hurricane hit South Florida.
"It’s been a while since we’ve had a hurricane, so I’m struggling to remember," shopper Hyann Jimenez said.
Loading up on water, Jimenez said he hasn’t been paying attention to what items are scarce in stores.
Photos snapped at a Florida grocery store Thursday showed empty pet food shelves, almost empty baby formula shelves, and even low stock for charcoal and cases of water, all items you might need in a hurricane. And the impact goes beyond groceries.
"We’ve had some hard times getting power equipment," said Dave Rich, the manager of Ace Hardware in Greenacres.
Rich said they have what you need for a storm right now, but power tools, nuts and bolts, and generators have all been difficult to order.
"They actually release certain tools each morning, so it's kind of labor intensive. We have to be online when it's released. We have a few minutes to get the order in or they’re gone," Rich said.
Usually the store has six to 10 generators for sale. Rich said right now, he has three.
There was also a shortage of propane tanks recently, which you’d need to fire up your gas grill if the power goes out.
It’s not just the scarcity of these items that consumers should be thinking about. It’s the limitations stores put in place if we get placed in a cone of uncertainty.
"When a storm is coming this direction and there’s a line at the door, we only allow 'X' number of people in at a time," Rich said.
While there’s no shortage of activity in the tropics, it doesn’t hurt to make sure you’re not short on the items you need.
"The activity is pretty worrisome, and considering we haven’t had a major hurricane in years, I feel like, yeah, keeping an eye would be more responsible," Jimenez said.
This article was written by Michelle Quesada for WPTV.
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INDIANAPOLIS – Dierks Bentley will headline this year’s Legends Day Concert, which is shifting gears to a downtown Indianapolis location for 2022.
The country star will be joined by Ashley McBryde and Dillon Carmichael. They will perform at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 28, at the TCU Amphitheater in White River State Park.
The Firestone Legends Day Concert had previously been held on the Firestone Stage inside Turn 4 of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Tickets go on sale on Friday, March 11, at 10 a.m. via LiveNation.com. The first 500 fans to buy a lawn ticket will pay only $25.
Organizers said the new venue will allow fans to celebrate Legends Day and the 106th Running of the Indianapolis 500 both downtown and at IMS. Legends Day will kick off at the track with the public drivers’ meeting and autograph sessions. The speedway will close its gates early on Saturday so fans can head downtown for the 500 Festival Parade and the Legends Day Concert.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Goulston & Storrs, an Am Law 200 firm, is pleased to announce that John A. Rothman has joined the firm as Counsel in the Real Estate Group, where he will continue to focus his practice on commercial leasing for office, retail, restaurant, and industrial properties.
Rothman regularly advises commercial property owners, landlords, tenants, developers, and managers across the country on their complex leases. He brings nearly nine years of experience negotiating leases, guaranties, brokerage, construction, subordination, collateral leasing, nondisturbance, and attornment agreements to the firm. He joins Goulston & Storrs from an Am Law 200 firm in New York.
"We are excited to have John join our New York office, where we continue to strategically expand. He is a highly-skilled commercial leasing lawyer and will be a strong addition to our world-class real estate team. Goulston & Storrs is known for its collegiate and collaborative culture, and he will fit right in to our friendly, client-focused environment," said Bill Dillon, Co-Managing Director of Goulston & Storrs.
Rothman was the recipient of The Legal Aid Society's Pro Bono Publico Award in 2021. He received his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 2013 and his B.A. from Vassar College in 2010.
Collaboration is not just a pillar of our strategy; it is the key to our competitive advantage and approach to clients, community, and each other. At Goulston & Storrs, we practice law with excellence and integrity. We are a place where mutual respect and collaboration drive open discussion, transparency, creativity and optimal results for our clients. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where sophisticated business is conducted with genuine camaraderie. To learn more about us, visit www.goulstonstorrs.com.
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GUIYANG, China, July 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In recent years, relying on the advantages of rich forest resources, Guiyang City has prioritized the new path of ecological and green development, vigorously developed the under-forest economy, cultivated and strengthened green ecological agriculture so as to accelerate the green transformation and upgrading with sustainable ecological prosperity.
On the premise of protecting forest resources and ecosystem function, Guiyang City has been scientifically and rationally utilizing forest resources, vigorously implementing under-forest planting and cultivation, and developing under-forest industries such as distinctive forest fungi, forest medicine, forest birds, and forest bees, thus initiating new prospects of under-forest economy. Nowadays, under-forest economy has become the "green productivity" of Guiyang's distinctive economy. Wudang District has developed green agriculture such as fruits and vegetables, tea industry, edible fungi, etc. in mountainous areas. Qingzhen City has utilized forest resources to develop D. rubrovolvata planting, which has provided more employment opportunities for local villagers and increased their income, according to Guiyang Ecological Civilization Construction Commission.
Guiyang City has been vigorously developing the "picking economy" with the advancing of ecological industry. About 6,000 mu of Yang'ai Tea Plantation in Gui'an New District has become one of the "internet-famous sites" for tourists to take the perfect snap. In Qiantao Township, Huaxi District, Guiyang City, there are 4 tea farms, about 3,000 mu of tea plantation. Tea enterprises have also developed tea beer, tea dishes, etc., with multiple applications of one kind of tea to strengthen the tea industry. Yanlou Town, Huaxi District has established an Orchard Plantation Base to plant yellow peach, prunus, etc. The planting area of ecological strawberries has increased year by year, attracting tourists to pick them and promoting the development of tourism.
Guiyang City has hastened to adjust industrial structure, focused on the flower industry, and taken the road of green development. At present, there are more than 500 nurseries in Guiyang, and six large-scale seedling and flower trading markets have been established. The Pingba Farm Cherry Blossom Garden in Gui'an New District covers an area of over 24,000 mu with about 700,000 cherry blossom trees. It is currently the largest cherry blossom base in the world with concentrated and contiguous planting areas. In flower blossoming seasons, the spectacular and magnificent sight attracts tens of thousands of tourists to come and stimulates local rural tourism.
Guiyang City has accelerated the intensive processing of ecological agricultural products and created a development model for the whole industrial chain, which has achieved fruitful results. The Xiaoxihu Ecological Farm on the banks of Hongfenghu Lake in Gui'an New District is a new rural complex, covering an area of over 1,000 mu, focusing on three major systems: agricultural planting, rural tourism, and health industry, bringing more employment opportunities for local farmers. In Sanhe Village, Dashi Bouyei People Township, Xiuwen County, more than 30 mu of forage has been planted, and a forage processing plant has been built, which has driven the beef cattle breeding industry. Furthermore, it has also developed the cultivation of edible fungi, thus a series of distinctive industries have been established preliminarily.
With one industry promoting multiple industries simultaneously, the industrial chain is becoming stronger, heading for more sustainable ecological prosperity. Thanks to ecological industries, Guiyang is drawing a beautiful picture of good ecology, prosperous industry, and wealthy people.
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LINCOLN (KSNT) – Would you take a free, more than 100-year-old home in the heart of Kansas? For Eddie and Julie Flores, the answer was a resounding yes.
Julie was visiting her childhood hometown and family for New Year’s Eve back in 2021 in Lincoln, Kansas when she heard about the intriguing offer. A home, free for the taking. The only catch: it had to be moved soon or it would be demolished.
The story for this old home in Lincoln County began around 2015 when the Lincoln County Hospital & Health Care Foundation purchased a plot of land to expand the hospital. Occupying that land was a home built in 1910 by a then-prominent member of Lincoln named W. J. Grubbs who started several local businesses shortly after the town’s founding and would even take up the role of mayor at one point, according to Lincoln resident Kelly Gourley.
Gourley, who also sits on the Economic Development Committee in Lincoln, told 27 News that she and a group of concerned citizens banded together when they heard that the old home would be demolished to make way for a hospital expansion project.
“I love old houses, I hate to see them get demolished,” Gourley said. “Even though it looked terrible on the outside. I took it upon myself to really try to do something.”
The group began reaching out for any potential takers of the home but had no success.
“So what happened, in the fall 2021 the hospital foundation said ‘its time to tear down the house, we’re tired of dealing with it,'” said Gourley. “‘We’re tired of trying to find someone to take the house.’ We really started scrambling then.”
A local resident of Lincoln offered the hospital foundation $1,000 to postpone demolition on the home while they continued to look for a potential taker. It was at this point that they received a lucky break: an ad for the home on social media went viral.
“It was picked up by For the Love of Old Houses’ Instagram and that’s when things exploded,” said Gourley. “It just blew up, it was crazy. We were totally unprepared for that. We had hundreds of people saying they’d take the house.”
Sifting through the small mountain of applications, the group of Lincoln residents happened upon one from the Flores family. Gourley said they matched up perfectly with what they were looking for: they would keep the home in Lincoln County, had connections to the community, were willing to raise a family there and had the means to go about restoring the home.
“They’re so excited about the house,” Gourley said. “Eddie and Julie, they’re the right people to make it last the next 100 years.”
27 News spoke with Julie about taking on the seemingly massive undertaking that was picking an old home up and transporting it somewhere new.
“It was free with the stipulation that it had to be moved,” Julie said. “The house sits right across from the hospital. They bought the property and wanted to build a parking lot or clinic there. They were going to tear the house down for the new development.”
The burden was eased by a $30,000 grant that Julie and her husband applied for that would take some of the financial expenses off. That, and the possibility of a historic tax credits in the future provided additional incentives for the Olathe family. A lot of work remained though on renovating the interior and exterior before the move.
Julie said they plan to move the house only a couple miles away and have already hired a company to pick it up later this month.
“I didn’t even know that you could move a house,” Julie said. “This company does this all the time. They don’t think it’ll have any problems.”
The decision to take on the project was an easy one for Julie and Eddie. After visiting the house in early 2022 they fell in love with it and dove headfirst into the application process.
“When it went viral in February, we were already interested,” Julie said. “We leapt into the application process. We were very fortunate that we were the family picked to take the house.”
Eddie and Julie, along with their three children Lillian, Drey and Sophia, have been living in a rental home while they work on their future house. Julie set up a blog and an account on Instagram to help keep people updated on their progress.
“We both really like it out here,” said Julie. “There’s just a calm, a quiet out here, we feel a lot safer. We’re both really excited for our kids. There’s absolutely no traffic out here. We do miss some of the modern conveniences but, for the most part, we are really enjoying the small town feel.”
The home is set to be moved on Thursday, Jan. 12.
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McLaren, The Americas on Saturday celebrated the grand opening of its new headquarters in Dallas, Texas.
The site spans 31,000 square feet, dwarfing the previous 4,500-foot headquarters in New York City, and includes a MSO Brand Center that caters to customers looking for personalized touches on their cars.
The location is also closer to a majority of McLaren’s 32 dealerships in the Americas, enabling technical and customer service requests to be handled quicker, McLaren said.
The bigger site has also enabled McLaren to centrally locate several departments. In addition to the MSO Brand Center, the site also includes enough space for a showroom, service center, training center, and storage facility for all company-owned vehicles.
The MSO Brand Center is particularly critical to customers in the Americas, as it means consultations for highly personalized cars can be done in person without the customer having to travel to McLaren’s headquarters in Woking, U.K., where the MSO personalization department is based.
MSO handles everything from custom colors for the interior or exterior paint work right up to one-off builds like the X-1 supercar unveiled in 2012. More recently, MSO has started handling services related to older McLaren cars, which is fitting as MSO originally started as the customer car division for the F1 supercar.
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WASHINGTON (Nexstar) – The Senate Budget Committee held a hearing on the impact of climate change and sea level rise on coastal communities as lawmakers reach an impasse on addressing the problem.
On Capitol Hill, experts dedicated to studying climate change told lawmakers rising sea levels are having devastating impacts on the country.
“The sea level along the eastern seaboard of the United States has been rising three to four times faster than the global average,” said Dr. Sean Becketti of Elliot Bay Analytics.
Witnesses told lawmakers the consequences will continue to get worse.
“Insurance companies may choose between steadily rising premiums or simply failing to renew policies when these risks become near-certainties,” Becketti said – noting that could cause property values to plummet.
Kate Michaud — town manager of Warren, Rhode Island — says her town studied the high cost of doing nothing.
“By the year 2100, 306 of the area’s 400 buildings could be lost permanently to the rising water,” Michaud said.
Additionally, Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) said coastal flooding will impact not just California homes and tourism, but some 400 facilities that could cause disasters if they flood, “including power plants, refineries, industrial facilities and hazardous waste sites.”
Democrats want to switch to clean energy to prevent sea levels from rising even faster because of a warming planet.
However, Senator Ron Johnson is cold on the idea of phasing out the use of fossil fuels like oil and coal.
“I don’t see how mankind can make even a negligible impact on changing the climate change which always changes,” Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) said.
Instead of trying to prevent it, Johnson insists the focus should be strictly on trying to mitigate the impact of the rising seas.
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The collapse of a portion of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia has transportation officials concerned that the prices of some goods could go up, as truck drivers are delayed or forced to find alternate routes to avoid the heavily traveled section of roadway.
The bridge collapsed on June 11 after a tanker truck carrying gasoline hit the bridge supports and exploded into flames.
Since then, crews have been working around the clock to get the bridge rebuilt, and the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration is pouring $3 million in emergency funds into the project.
The president of the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association, Rebecca Oyler, thought about American goods first.
"When you have a disruption like this there definitely will be impacts on the supply chain, both locally and nationally," Oyler said.
An estimated 150,000 vehicles typically use the damaged section of I-95 every day. According to transportation officials, 8% of those vehicles are trucks, carrying products to all corners of the U.S.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg warned last week this disruption could drive up the cost of some goods.
"Part of what goes into the cost of what we see in the store is the cost of shipping," Buttigieg said.
SEE MORE: Pennsylvania using tons of recycled glass nuggets to rebuild I-95
But just how far-reaching can the effects of one bridge collapse be?
University of Minnesota Professor Karen Donohue offered a bit of insight. Donohue was just a few blocks away when the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis collapsed in 2007. The NTSB says a design flaw caused that deadly collapse. It was closed for almost two years.
"If you talk to most Minnesotans who were around, they can recall where they were at the time that the bridge collapsed," Donohue said.
Years after the I-35W disaster, the Minnesota Department of Transportation released a study about the economic impacts of the bridge being closed.
In 2007, the state lost about $17 million because the highway was closed. In 2008, the state's economy took a $43 million hit, losing an estimated $400,000 a day.
There have been other bridge collapses that have economic ripple effects, too. In Washington state when the Skagit River Bridge collapsed, state officials at the time said the closure of that highway would result in $47 million in lost economic output.
The impacts of both events lasted for years.
"This ripple effect can influence an area for not just the time it takes to rebuild but afterward. As folks have figured out other routes, they've figured out other places to shop," Donohue said.
In Philadelphia, officials say it's too early to tell just how much this collapse will cost the economy. But history, freight experts say, is part of the reason why officials here are so eager to get this bridge back open.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Charges are mounting against a “Dances With Wolves” actor who is accused of sexually abusing and trafficking Indigenous women and girls in the U.S. and Canada for decades.
A grand jury in Nevada indicted Nathan Chasing Horse on Wednesday on 19 counts, expanding on previous charges of sexual assault, trafficking and child abuse to include kidnapping, lewdness and drug trafficking. Chasing Horse, 46, now faces charges in four jurisdictions, with the newest case brought by prosecutors on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Montana.
Police in Las Vegas have described Chasing Horse as a cult leader who used his position as a self-proclaimed medicine man to gain access to Indigenous girls and women, who he physically and sexually assaulted and took as underage wives. Prosecutors also accused him of grooming young girls to replace his older wives. His followers in the cult known as The Circle believed he had healing powers and could communicate with higher beings.
Chasing Horse’s public defender, Kristy Holston, told The Associated Press that she was looking forward to revealing holes in the state’s case during a preliminary hearing that was canceled Wednesday morning ahead of the indictment. She declined to elaborate.
“Since the public is so interested in this case and because only select details of the accusations have been released, we think it would be most appropriate for the State to present their evidence in a public hearing where the defense can reveal the weaknesses of the State’s case on the record in court,” she said in an email.
Holston didn’t immediately respond Wednesday afternoon for comment on the additional charges filed against her client. An arraignment is scheduled today in Clark County District Court.
Chasing Horse has declined multiple requests from the AP for an interview from the Las Vegas jail where he’s being held on a $300,000 bond.
Born on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota, Chasing Horse is widely known for his role as Smiles a Lot in Kevin Costner’s 1990 Oscar-winning film, “Dances With Wolves.” He was arrested Jan. 31 near the North Las Vegas home he shared with his five wives.
Authorities searched the home and found firearms, psilocybin mushrooms, 41 pounds of marijuana and two cellphones containing videos and photos of underage girls being sexually assaulted, according to an arrest report.
The footage of the assaults led to federal child pornography charges in U.S. District Court in Nevada.
Chasing Horse’s arrest in Nevada was the culmination of a monthslong investigation by Las Vegas police. According to court documents, police uncovered a pattern of sexual abuse and alleged crimes dating back to the 2000s across multiple states, including Montana and South Dakota, as well as Canada, where he’s been charged with a 2018 rape in British Columbia.
Earlier this month, prosecutors with the Fort Peck Tribes in Montana charged Chasing Horse with one count of aggravated sexual assault in connection with a 2005 rape, according to a warrant obtained by the AP.
Ken Trottier, a tribal court criminal investigator, said Wednesday that two teenage girls at the time had accused Chasing Horse of rape. The investigation was closed, Trottier said, because the girls’ statements couldn’t be corroborated.
That changed after Chasing Horse was arrested in Nevada, Trottier said, with more evidence that allowed Fort Peck to pursue a criminal case.
It’s unlikely, though, that Chasing Horse will ever appear in tribal court, Trottier said. Tribal leaders banished him from the reservation nearly a decade ago amid allegations of human trafficking.
“We don’t ever expect him to return here,” Trottier told the AP. “If he ever steps foot on our reservation, he will be hunted.”
Trottier said Wednesday that he hopes federal prosecutors in Montana will step in, allowing for stiffer penalties if Chasing Horse is charged and convicted of any crime on the reservation — where federal authorities have concurrent jurisdiction when the victim and suspect are both Native American.
“I will probably never have the satisfaction of being able to put handcuffs on him,” Trottier said, “but at least we’re able to help the Las Vegas case and other investigations.”
— By RIO YAMAT Associated Press
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LONG ISLAND (WABC) -- It was a celebratory night for 600 undergraduate, graduate and law students at Hofstra University on Long Island.
The school held its mid-year commencement ceremony on Tuesday.
It was a special night for Eyewitness News as well.
Our president and general manager, Marilu Galvez, was the commencement speaker at the mid-year ceremony, where she received an honorary degree from the school.
Galvez has been at Channel 7 since 2001. She started as an assignment editor and now she's the head of the station.
Channel 7 is proud to have our Long Island bureau on the Hofstra campus, and now we have a new doctor in the house.
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A car collided into the Seattle Public Library Ballard branch Monday afternoon.
The crash occurred shortly before 2 p.m. at the library on 22nd Avenue Northwest, according to the Seattle Fire Department.
Nobody was injured in the collision. Firefighters extricated all occupants from the vehicle, and no one was found under it, Seattle Fire said. The car was removed from the scene shortly after.
The vehicle’s driver experienced a medical emergency, according to Detective Judinna Gulpan, spokesperson for The Seattle Police Department. One of the library’s exterior wall was damaged.
Last year, a car or truck crashed into a building in Seattle on average every 3½ days — more than 100 times. That was the most in a single year since at least 2012, according to Seattle Fire records provided through a public disclosure request.
According to a Seattle Times review of fire department records, combined with those kept by a security contractor based in Colorado Springs who tracks building crashes, vehicles have struck buildings at least nearly 700 times in the city since 2012.
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Material from The Seattle Times archives is included in this report.
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Things To Know Monday, November 21
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - If you missed a few of the most important headlines and need to play catch up, no worries. WLBT has gathered some of the top stories from our website to get you up to speed.
1. JSU makes history, ends regular season undefeated by beating rivals Alcorn State
A historic and record-breaking regular season, led by Head Coach Deion Sanders, ends with the Jackson State Tigers staying undefeated for the first time in school history by beating rivals, the Alcorn State Braves, in the Soul Bowl. Rivalry matchups are often close and intense, with big-time plays from big-time players typically deciding the outcome. Saturday, it was the Travis Hunter show as he exemplified his 5-star talent on the offensive and defensive side of the ball in the star freshman’s first taste of the storied matchup. JSU held a narrow 10-7 lead in the second quarter with quarterback Shedeur Sanders and the Tigers’ offense struggling at times. Then entered the FCS No.1 defense and two-way star Travis Hunter, who jumped the route of the opposing receiver to intercept Braves’ quarterback Tre Lawrence’s pass for a defensive score for Jackson State.
Three weeks after a 3 On Your Side investigation revealed a Jackson airport commissioner didn’t actually live in the capital city, despite a requirement to do so, that public official is stepping down. A spokesperson for the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority board confirmed the resignation Friday afternoon. An October investigation by WLBT showed Robert Martin had never lived at the address he used on his resume when going before the Jackson City Council to get the commissioner job in 2018. Documents show Martin also used that same address on travel documents submitted to JMAA and on a letter he sent the board on at least one occasion over a two-year period. Our investigation found that the address - 5743 Wyndallwood Court - actually belongs to Glenda Sterling, according to Hinds County property records and Sterling’s own son.
3. Man killed, 6 others shot after gambling over dice game at bonfire in Yazoo County
A man was killed, and six others were shot at a bonfire in Yazoo County a little after midnight Sunday. Yazoo County Sheriff Jacob Sheriff says the shooting happened after gambling over a dice game at The Wells Ranch. According to the sheriff, 27-year-old Christopher Turnage, of the Vaughn community, was shot and taken to the Baptist hospital in Yazoo, where he died from his injuries. Sheriff Jacob Sheriff says 41-year-old Amanda Gatlin, of Hinds County, was shot in the head and is in critical condition. Cornelius Scott, 35, of Mound Bayou, was shot in the left side and is in stable condition. Twenty-five-year-old Billy Barton, of the Vaughn community, was shot in the left shoulder and is in stable condition. Latasha Gordon, 38, of the Vaughn community, was shot in the left hand and is in stable condition. Twenty-three-year-old Jabarious Smith, of Humphreys County, was shot in the left arm and is in stable condition. Latasha Washington, 44, of Hinds County, was shot in the left hip and is in stable condition.
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The AP Interview: Envoy says Taiwan learns from Ukraine war
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Taiwan’s top envoy to the U.S. says her self-ruled island’s leaders are scrambling to adapt the hard-won lessons of Ukraine’s conflict for their own deterrence and defense against any attack by China. That includes doing more to ready Taiwan’s military reservists and civilians for the kind of all-of-society fight that Ukrainians are waging against Russia. Bi-khim Hsiao spoke in an interview with The Associated Press in Washington. She said it’s up to new House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to decide if he will visit Taiwan, risking a new military show of force by China.
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Warwick Davis has returned as Willow Ufgood in a new series on Disney+, following decades of producer George Lucas and director Ron Howard’s fantasy adventure slowly acquiring a devoted cult fanbase. The series showrunner, Jon Kasdan, explained to ET’s Ash Crossan how he picked up the legendary Nelwyn’s story over 30 years later, why Val Kilmer could still yet reprise his role as Madmartigan, and how Enfys Nest became one of the Star Wars universe's most beloved characters.
Speaking of lovable mercenaries, Kasdan details his first meeting with the titular star and conversing with Howard on the set of Solo: A Star Wars Story, where he revealed himself to be one of those devotees and spoke his eight-episode season into existence. In fact, when asked whether Willow’s return would have happened if not for the Han Solo prequel, Kasdan firmly replies: “Not at all.”
“It's a very weird thing, because that was a hard shoot,” he recalls of Solo, which faced a directorial turnover mid-shoot, with Howard replacing original co-helmers Phil Lord and Chris Miller. The shocking change in leadership, according to Kasdan, who co-wrote the movie with his father and prolific screenwriter, Lawrence Kasdan (Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Big Chill), required cast and crew to “have patience and embrace what was clearly a long and arduous process.”
Kasdan added, “But in the middle of it, what emerged for me was this close friendship with Ron and this kinship specifically about Willow, which I loved and he had spent a career of having people come up to him and say, ‘I love that movie.’”
To celebrate Willow’s two-episode debut, Kasdan shared a selfie he took behind the scenes on Solo with Davis, who quote tweeted the message and joked that he thought Kasdan was a “crazy fan” who snuck onto the set (Howard, who’s an executive producer on the series, retweeted this exchange).
“The first moment we met, I sort of said, ‘I want to make this happen,’” Kasdan remembers. “And [Warwick] sort of looked at me like: ‘Is this the guy?’ It was a little bit like, ‘I've heard it before, young man.’ It's a common refrain, because people love the movie and filmmakers love the movie.”
Around the premiere of Solo, Kasdan was already boasting his fan credentials, pointing out how the Corellian Hounds chasing Han were directly inspired by Willow’s similarly ferocious Devil Dogs. “[Willow has] always been one of my favorites and I grew up on it,” he says. “[Ron] knew that I felt this way and that I was one of those people and I was a good person to talk to about potentially continuing this story.”
And that story is a personal one for Howard. Willow not only marked his first collaboration with Lucasfilm at the time, but it was a full-circle moment between him and Lucas, who previously cast Howard in his seminal classic American Graffiti. Together, they crafted the story about a fantasy-based medieval period and an amateur sorcerer heeding the call to adventure after coming across an abandoned child, Elora Danan, who appears to be wanted by the magical realm’s worst of the worst.
“I think what really did it, for all of us, is that we really had a point of view about what that story could be and how to make Elora and the people around her vivid and real like Willow,” Kasdan says of those early discussions.
In the series premiere, a recap montage (helpful for fans old, new and completely unfamiliar, alike) recaps events from the original 1988 film and provides an overview of what’s happened since Elora’s rescue. The story picks up with familiar faces (Joanne Whalley also returns as Princess turned Queen Sorsha), descendants of familiar faces (Sorsha and Mardmartigan’s children, Kit and Airk), and a handful of new characters who round out the brand new batch of misfit heroes.
In addition, the debut immediately addresses Kilmer’s on-screen absence, explaining that Madmartigan had long-since vanished and teasing that his mysterious disappearance would play a pivotal role in the stories to come. In fact, while plans had been in the works to have Kilmer be part of the series -- and soon after his celebrated return as Iceman in one of Top Gun: Maverick’s most touching scenes amid the actor’s fight against throat cancer -- but production obstacles forced producers to table the idea, for now.
“I went to visit Val in Hollywood at his studio,” Kasdan explains. “And he could not have been more up front and game and ready to come be a part of it. I told him right then that the sort of quest of the season would involve the search for him. And when we got to shooting and we sort of dug in in Wales and it was really hard to get any of our American cast out, we simply pushed that story back a little further,” adding that the opportunity would always exist for Madmartigan to “be waiting down the road.”
The two characters most likely to pick up that future side quest are Kit (Ruby Cruz, Mare of Easttown) and Airk (Dempsey Bryk, Black Mirror), who were both handed down trademark qualities from their father. Kit is a warrior at heart, while Airk is also quite the swordsman and clearly inherited his father's romantic charm (fans might also clock the hair style similarities between Airk and Kilmer’s portrayal of Jim Morrison in The Doors).
For Kasdan, it was obvious early on that Kit should take up the mantle left by Madmartigan. “[It’s] a theme in a lot of stories that I like, where we go in search of our parents and find ourselves a little bit,” he says, adding his excitement for Cruz’s casting. “Instantly, we knew that what [Ruby] had was not an imitation of Val, but the same kind of originality and sort of buoyancy that he brought to the movie, [which] she could bring in her own way to the series.”
Another familiar face, at least for Kasdan and Davis, is Erin Kellyman, who plays Kit’s devoted friend and sparring partner, Jade. The role marks her third under the Disney umbrella, following Kellyman’s sympathetic villain, Karli Morgenthau, in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and resistance fighter Enfys Nest in Solo. “In a way, of all the things in Solo, Enfys Nest is kind of the purest continuation of George's legacy,” Kasdan figures. “Because it's so brief and so economically done, yet communicates so much emotion and pathos and humanity behind this fierce girl.”
Four years on and many Star Wars TV spinoffs on Disney+ later, Enfys Nest has yet to be seen again, but Kasdan hints both the character and Kellyman’s popularity could potentially lead to another appearance in the ever-expanding galaxy far, far away.
“Everywhere I go, people tell me [Enfys Nest is] an element they love. Even within Lucasfilm, there are people who passionately would love a Cloud-Rider show, so you never know,” Kasdan offers. “It’s a good time to be someone who is a fan of stuff, because there's opportunity to tell those stories.”
Circling back to Willow, Kasdan says no concrete plans were made for his story to continue past one season, but notes that this new chapter was crafted to be agile after it concludes in January. “My sort of love of what's happening in television is that we're getting longer-form stories, but they are really stories with a beginning, and a middle, and an end that can be satisfied and conclusive,” he says. “I would love to do a couple of more years, but we wanted to create a show that could be satisfying at the end of this season, satisfying at the end of next season. And beyond that, whatever comes our way we'd love to finish it.”
Willow debuts new episodes Wednesdays on Disney+.
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The ReFlow™ Mini Flusher will Benefit the Lives of Patients in the US and Abroad where Access to Ongoing Advanced Clinical Care can be Limited
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Anuncia Medical Inc. ("Anuncia" or the "Company"), a Company specializing in advancing innovations for implantable and external cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) management systems and neurocritical care, is pleased to announce the successful U.S. commercial launch of the ReFlow™ Mini Flusher device. Neurosurgeons in the US and soon internationally will now have a new option to reduce the impact of hydrocephalus by providing better access to potentially life-saving therapy for the 30 million patients worldwide suffering from this neurological disorder. Hydrocephalus is a chronic neurological condition in which excess CSF accumulates in the brain, often causing severe symptoms, frequent hospitalizations, and ongoing health concerns, and may be fatal if left untreated.
Data recently published in the Journal of Pediatric Neurosurgery on the first generation ReFlow device suggests that ReFlow prophylactic use, designated as a US FDA Breakthrough Device indication Anuncia intends to further explore in future clinical studies, may reduce the high rate of shunt malfunctions due to catheter occlusions and associated repeat revision brain surgeries. The just launched second-generation ReFlow Mini Flusher is FDA-cleared for use in patients living with hydrocephalus or similar conditions. Its reduced size and profile are designed to better support a broader hydrocephalus patient population, from infants to older adults. Used in line with any shunt system brand, the patented ReFlow Mini Flusher is uniquely designed to flush the patient's CSF back into the ventricular catheter to maintain, restore or increase hydrocephalus shunt flow with just a simple push of the flusher's soft dome located beneath the patient's scalp. Noninvasive flushing with the ReFlow Mini Flusher does not interfere with shunt flow regulation and can be performed in-clinic by trained clinical staff, or anywhere by a trained patient/caregiver, as directed by the treating neurosurgeon.
Since the ReFlow Mini became available earlier this month, multiple leading centers across the country have successfully implanted the technology. Patients are already using the ReFlow Mini to manage their chronic hydrocephalus. Beyond the U.S., Anuncia actively seeks opportunities to assist neurosurgeons in regions where treating the condition remains challenging. Most notably, international news organizations are currently covering a public health crisis in Uganda, highlighting how a bacterial outbreak has led to a new surge in hydrocephalus cases. The Company is currently seeking strategic partners who share the belief that the ReFlow Mini could improve the lives of undermanaged patients.
"Even in developed nations, the need is clear for a device like the ReFlow Mini Flusher that can deliver access to noninvasive therapy wherever the patient is. In my experience with the Gen 1 ReFlow device, this technology may decrease hydrocephalus shunt malfunction due to ventricular catheter occlusion," said Dr. Ramin Eskandari, Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at the Medical University of South Carolina. "I'm optimistic that the Reflow Mini has the potential to do the same in other parts of the world where there is a paucity of neurosurgical care and patients can die within hours to days of having a shunt malfunction. ReFlow prophylactic flushing for shunted patients could be game-changing like the surgical techniques of Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy (ETV) and Choroid Plexus Cauterization (CPC) pioneered by luminaries like Dr. Benjamin Warf have been to avoid shunting. Armed with new tools like ReFlow, I'm excited to see how we can reduce the hydrocephalus public health crisis globally."
The hydrocephalus crisis in many parts of the world is significant. Patients present with severe hydrocephalus, with high protein and extremely high risk of shunt malfunction and infection. Approximately 70-80% of these patients are treated with ETV/CPC in order to prevent shunting. Unfortunately, the literature reports that about 50% of these will ultimately fail and require shunting. Thus the current risk of shunt malfunction in the middle of rural villages hundreds of miles from any potential surgical hospital remains deadly.
"Hydrocephalus represents a significant global health challenge across various regions. Shunt malfunction, a critical complication, poses a potentially fatal risk, highlighting the importance of exploring viable alternatives, including ETV/CPC, especially in resource-constrained areas situated far from potential surgical facilities. Substantial progress has been achieved in addressing this issue in Uganda and other sub-Saharan African countries. Nonetheless, a considerable task remains ahead, particularly given the recent public health crisis related to hydrocephalus reported in Ethiopia and other African nations," commented Dr. Albert Isaacs, a pediatric neurosurgeon at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, OH, emphasizing the urgency of ongoing efforts to tackle this challenging medical concern.
"Today is an important milestone as the Company begins to meet the needs of neurosurgeons who have been waiting since the start of the Covid Pandemic for our ReFlow Mini Gen 2 device to become available," shared Elsa Chi Abruzzo, CEO and President of Anuncia Medical. "The tremendous efforts of our entire team have made this moment possible. We share a common mission with leading neurosurgical and hydrocephalus organizations of improving access to better care and quality of life and providing peace of mind to patients. Through continued innovation and perseverance, we believe patients around the world can lead productive lives without constant fear of rehospitalizations or lack of access to lifesaving hydrocephalus care."
About Anuncia Medical Inc.
Anuncia Medical is a neurological device company solving the large unmet needs in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) management and neurocritical care, through clinically validated, noninvasive, cost-effective, 'breakthrough' technologies that are designed to monitor and treat patients at home, or in clinic. Anuncia aims to empower patients in their care journey and provide peace of mind. Built on a commitment to high-quality standards, evidence-based medicine, and strong ethical behavior for almost a decade, Anuncia Medical Inc. is a trusted partner for neurosurgeons. For more information, visit www.AnunciaMedical.com, and follow Anuncia on LinkedIn and Twitter.
About ReFlow™ System Mini and ReFlow™ Mini Flusher
Available in the U.S. only, the ReFlow™ System Mini represents a platform technology designed to improve the function of CSF management devices in the OR, the ICU, and at-home. The ReFlow™ System Mini and ReFlow™ Mini Flusher are 510(k) cleared by the U.S. FDA for use in the treatment of hydrocephalus as a part of a CSF shunt system. The ReFlowTM System Mini is a small, implanted system consisting of a flushing device and ventricular catheter. When implanted in line with a commercially available shunt, it can be actuated by noninvasively pressing on the flusher dome. It is designed to deliver a small amount of fluid toward the ventricular catheter, for restoration, increase, or maintenance of flow, by clearing catheter flow holes. The implanted ReFlow™ Mini Flusher is meant to be actuated by trained users, in clinical or non-clinical settings, at the personalized direction and supervision of the patient's physician. The ReFlow™ System is a prescription device sold by or on the order of a physician.
Patients are advised to consult with a qualified healthcare professional to determine if this product is right for them. Important Safety Information & Risks: For Indications for Use, Warnings, Precautions, and other safety information, please refer to product labeling.
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Officials in Lawrence and Gallia counties in Ohio are in talks to jointly develop tourism opportunities in their area. While the idea of developing a tourism industry in those two sparsely populated counties may seem odd or even silly, it’s not.
Lawrence County commissioners DeAnna Holliday and Mike Finley were among those on hand to talk about ways the two counties can file a joint application for some $500 million in state funding.
Both counties have been awarded $250,000 in development funding for planning and tourism opportunities.
They want to combine their money and efforts to develop joint projects in the area where the two counties meet.
Officials in the two counties are looking at potential campsites, bike trails, ATV trails and possibly a development along the Ohio River riverfront, Holliday said.
Developing recreation projects in the Mercerville area, the former Crown City strip mines and Timber Ridge in eastern Lawrence County also was discussed, Finley said. Trout fishing lakes in Lawrence County are a possibility.
What’s being discussed is something similar to the Hatfield-McCoys Trails system in southern West Virginia. That network of off-road trails, lodging and food service is a large tourism draw to a region that has seen its traditional industries downsize.
Hatfield-McCoy Trails took decades to become what it is now. It succeeded despite relative neglect from a state tourism office that focused on whitewater rafting and left ATV riders to find out for themselves what southern West Virginia has to offer in terms of recreation. Today’s whitewater rafting industry is smaller than it was 30 years ago while off-roading remains as popular as ever, if not more so.
So what about Lawrence and Gallia counties? Can they tap into the off-roading market? That remains to be seen. It will require quite a bit of planning and studying. They do have a template to work with based on what happened in southern West Virginia. If the town of Gilbert in Mingo County, West Virginia, can capitalize on this recreation attraction, why not Crown City and Proctorville, Ohio? The area in question is less than an hour’s drive from Huntington, and just a little more than an hour from Ashland and Ironton. It’s close enough to Columbus and Cincinnati for day trips. The development of RV parks across the Ohio River in Mason County, West Virginia, shows there is a market for that industry, and the development of the Nucor Corp. steel mill should bring more disposable income into the area.
Maybe the idea of outdoors tourism in Lawrence and Gallia counties on that scale is pipe dream. Maybe it’s a no-brainer. The truth likely is in the middle. It’s an idea worth pursuing, and the effort has to start sometime, somewhere. It might as well be now.
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SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia’s Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker on Friday denied his previous support for an outright national ban on abortion, though he has insisted at various points throughout the campaign that it was a proposal he endorsed.
Walker, a staunch anti-abortion politician recently accused by a former girlfriend of encouraging and paying for her 2009 abortion, was asked during a debate with Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock about his support for “a complete ban on a national level.” He said the moderator had misstated his position.
Walker’s claim contradicted statements he had made repeatedly on the campaign trail, including in July when he said “that’s a problem” that there is no national ban.
Walker said Friday that his position is the same as Georgia’s state law, the so-called heartbeat bill that bans abortion at six weeks, before many women know they’re pregnant. That law went into effect this year after the Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortions nationwide.
The debate in Georgia’s marquee Senate contest was held just days before in-person early voting begins Monday. The outcome will help determine which party controls the Senate for the next two years of President Joe Biden’s term.
The heated exchange on abortion was one of many that highlighted stark differences between the two men on policy, personality and governing philosophy. The debate covered a wide range of topics, including abortion, personal integrity, crime and student loans, and forced both men to answer attacks that have flooded voters’ television screens and social media feeds for months.
Walker, a Georgia football icon making his first bid for public office, leaned heavily on assertions that Warnock is a puppet of President Joe Biden, saying the Nov. 8 midterm election is about what those two “had done to you and your family” in an inflationary economy. Warnock, who is senior pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, answered that the election is a choice about “who is ready to represent Georgia.”
Warnock never directly brought up the recent allegations about Walker paying for an abortion, leaving that to moderators, who elicited another flat denial from the Republican nominee. Trying to shift the discussion, Walker blasted Warnock for being a Baptist pastor who supports abortion rights and suggested he doesn’t care about abortions in the Black community. Both men are Black.
“Instead of aborting those babies, why aren’t you baptizing those babies?” Walker asked.
Warnock insisted he can support abortion rights as a Christian and a pastor. “God gave us a choice and I respect the right of women to make a decision,” Warnock said, adding that Walker “wants to arrogate more power to politicians than God has.”
Warnock and fellow Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff won their Senate seats in a January 2021 special election two months after Biden won Georgia by fewer than 12,000 votes out of 5 million cast. That was the first time in two decades Democrats won federal elections in the historically conservative state, raising questions about whether Warnock can replicate his victory in a midterm election, especially with Biden’s popularity down among Georgia voters.
Walker repeatedly blamed Warnock and Biden for inflation, thought he offered little when pressed for details about what he would do to fix it. Walker said the first step to a more stable economy is “getting back” to energy independence rather than depending “on our enemies.” The U.S. has, in actuality, never been completely free from depending on fossil fuel imports from other countries, including some with whom Washington has tense relationships, such as Russia.
In his defense, Warnock highlighted Democrats’ “Inflation Reduction Act,” with a focus on provisions he sponsored capping insulin and other health care costs for Medicare recipients, Democrats’ extension of the child tax credit and infrastructure provisions that Warnock shepherded with Republican colleagues. But Warnock also offered few specifics about any additional steps Congress could take.
Warnock also declined to engage on whether Biden should seek reelection in 2024, arguing that Georgia’s immediate choice for the Senate is more important. Senate Democratic candidates around the country have distanced themselves from Biden during the fall campaign.
Walker deviated from his friend, former President Donald Trump, by acknowledging that Biden won legitimately in 2020. But Walker wasted no time saying he’d support Trump in 2024, calling it an act of loyalty. Trump encouraged Walker to run and has endorsed him.
Both Walker and Warnock said they would accept the outcome of their Senate election.
Debate moderators drew both men into discussions of their personal lives.
Recent reporting by The Daily Beast disclosed records of an abortion receipt and a subsequent personal check from Walker to a woman who said the celebrity football icon paid for her abortion when they were dating. Walker’s denials have continued even after the woman identified herself as the mother of one of his four children.
Other reports, including from The Associated Press, have detailed how Walker has exaggerated his academic achievements, business success and philanthropic activities, as well as accusations that he threatened the life of his ex-wife that go beyond details Walker himself acknowledged in a 2008 memoir and subsequent media interviews. Walker also acknowledged three of his children publicly for the first time only after earlier Daily Beast reporting. Before his Senate bid, he’d spoken publicly only of Christian Walker, his adult son by his first wife.
Warnock, in perhaps his most searing move against Walker, alluded to that cascade of stories. “We will see time and time again tonight, as we’ve always seen, that my opponent has a problem with the truth,” said Warnock, dismissing reports that a foundation tied to Ebenezer Baptist Church had evicted tenants from its real estate holdings. He said Walker was trying to “sully the name of Martin Luther King’s church.”
When Walker accused Warnock of being anti-police, Warnock brought up Walker’s myriad suggestions that he’s worked in law enforcement. “One thing I’ve never done, I’ve never pretended to be a police officer, and I’ve never threatened a shootout with the police,” the senator said.
Walker has never been a trained law enforcement officer, though he has a litany of law enforcement endorsements and pulled out what appeared to be a police badge, prompting a rebuke from moderators who reminded him of debate rules forbidding props.
Walker pushed back at the notion that his past should be disqualifying by pointing to a 2008 memoir in which he detailed being diagnosed with dissociative personality disorder. Walker said he’s “been transparent.”
“I continue to get help if I need help, but I don’t need any help. I’m doing well,” he said. “I’m ready to lead today.”
The Savannah debate was the two rivals’ only meeting because Walker declined to accept the three fall debates typical in Georgia campaigns. The Friday debate did not include Libertarian Chase Oliver, who did not meet organizers’ polling threshold.
Warnock will meet Oliver in a Sunday forum sponsored by the Atlanta Press Club. In that debate, Walker will be represented by an empty podium because he declined the invitation.
Early voting begins Monday and runs through Nov. 4. Election Day is Nov. 8.
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Barrow reported from Atlanta.
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EPA sets stricter limits on hydrofluorocarbons used in refrigerators, air conditioners
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is enforcing stricter limits on hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases used in refrigerators and air conditioners that contribute to global warming.
A rule announced Tuesday will impose a 40% overall reduction in HFCs starting next year, part of a global phaseout designed to slow climate change. The rule aligns with a 2020 law that calls for an 85% reduction in production and use of the climate-damaging chemicals by 2036.
Officials said refrigeration and air conditioning systems sold in the United States will emit far fewer HFCs as a result of the rule, the second step in a 15-year phasedown of the chemicals that once dominated refrigeration and cooing equipment.
Here’s a look at HFCs and what the United States and other countries are doing to limit their use.
WHAT ARE HFCs?
Hydrofluorocarbons are highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigerators and air conditioners. HFCs produce greenhouse gases that are thousands of times more powerful than carbon dioxide. They often leak through pipes or appliances that use compressed refrigerants and are considered a major driver of global warming.
WHAT IS BEING DONE TO LIMIT HFCs?
More than 130 countries, including the United States, have signed a 2016 global agreement to greatly reduce use and production of HFCs by 2036.
The Senate ratified the so-called Kigali Amendment to the 1987 Montreal Protocol on ozone pollution last year in a rare bipartisan vote. The measure requires participating nations to phase down production and use of HFCs by 85% over the next 13 years, as part of a global phaseout intended to slow climate change.
Scientists said the agreement, reached in Kigali, Rwanda, could help the world avoid a half-degree Celsius of global warming.
Ratification of the amendment, signed last year by President Joe Biden, follows bipartisan action Congress took in 2020 to approve the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act, which phased out domestic HFC manufacturing. The AIM Act has accelerated an industry shift from HFCs to alternative refrigerants that use less harmful chemicals and are widely available throughout the country. The law also averts a previous patchwork of state laws and regulations that govern HFCs.
WHAT DOES THE LATEST RULE DO?
The new rule announced Tuesday builds on a 10% reduction required by the end of this year. It requires a 40% overall reduction from 2024 through 2028.
Companies that produce, import, export, destroy, use, process or recycle HFCs are subject to the rule.
EPA officials said the rule would help ensure the U.S. leads the way as countries around the world implement the Kigali Amendment. The HFC phasedown, “bolstered by domestic innovation to develop alternative chemicals and equipment, is paving the way for the United States to tackle climate change and strengthen global competitiveness,” said Joe Goffman, principal deputy assistant administrator of EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation.
White House climate adviser Ali Zaidi said the rule will help develop next-generation technologies for refrigeration, “ensuring that American workers reap the benefits of a growing global market for HFC alternatives.”
WHAT DOES INDUSTRY SAY?
The Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute, which represents air conditioning, heating and commercial refrigeration manufacturers, called the rule a crucial step to implement the AIM Act.
“Our industry appreciates the work of the EPA and the timely issuance of this rule as we prepare for the next HFC reduction step-down next January,” said AHRI president & CEO Stephen Yurek.
WHAT HAPPENS IF INDUSTRY DOES NOT COMPLY?
The EPA rule includes a range of administrative penalties, including license revocation and retirement of allowances for companies that don’t comply. Fines and criminal penalties also can be imposed. EPA said it has finalized administrative consequences retiring more than 6.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent for 2022 and 2023 for companies that misreported data or imported HFCs without required allowances.
Since January 2022, an interagency task force on illegal HFC trade, led by EPA and the Department of Homeland Security, has prevented illegal HFC shipments equivalent to more than 1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide at the border, officials said. That is the equivalent to carbon emissions from more than 200,000 homes for one year.
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For almost the entire first half, LSU-Alexandria gave the Southern men’s basketball team all it wanted.
Then Brion Whitley heated up.
Whitley made three huge 3-pointers late in the half, and Southern controlled the rest of the game as it cruised to a 98-76 win Saturday at the F.G. Clark Activity Center.
LSU-Alexandria, which competes in the NAIA, took its only lead of the game at 33-32, but that set the stage for Whitley’s outburst. On Southern’s next three possessions, Whitley made consecutive 3-pointers — all from the right side, helping Southern (4-5) breathe easier with a 45-36 halftime lead.
LSU-Alexandria never got closer than seven points in the second half.
“When you make the first one, it feels like there’s an ocean out there. I was blessed to make a lot of shots tonight,” said Whitley, who finished with a game-high 27 points.
Also hitting double figures was Dre’Shawn Allen with 17 points, and Terrell Williams Jr., who had 13 points and 10 rebounds.
“They’re known for being good in their league. They’re no slouch,” Southern coach Sean Woods said of LSU-Alexandria.
Southern’s Bryson Etienne and Jalen Reynolds didn’t suit up for the game, and Isaiah Rollins and Jaronn Wilkens both got their first starts of the season as a result. Also logging extended minutes was DeSean Woods, who had six assists and three steals.
Whitley scored five points at the start of the game as Southern took a 9-2 lead. The Jaguars eventually pushed their lead to 21-11 after Jariyon Wilkens hit a 3-pointer, but the Generals fought back.
Starting with Jeremy Richard’s fast break basket, LSU-Alexandria scored on seven consecutive possessions. The Generals tied the game 28-28, and finally took a 33-32 lead when Richard scored inside.
Whitley made two free throws to put Southern back on top for good, and added his flurry of 3-pointers as the half wound down.
“That’s what he does,” Woods said. “He’s one of the best shooters in the country, and when he’s got it going we’re hard to beat. With other people making drives, you forget about him so he’s getting wide open looks, which is a good thing for us.”
Whitley credited the Generals for being ready to play.
“They’re a good team, and a lot of those guys are from Louisiana, so we knew it would be a big game for them,” he said. “They played really well in that first half but we withstood the run and played Jaguar basketball.”
The home game was Southern’s last until Jan. 7, when the Jaguars host Florida A&M.
Southern plays four more nonconference road games in December before opening Southwestern Athletic Conference play Jan. 2 at Texas Southern.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) between August 1, 2019 and July 28, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important December 27, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased U.S. Bancorp securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the U.S. Bancorp class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=9420 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than December 27, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, throughout the Class Period, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) U.S. Bank National Association (U.S. Bancorp's banking subsidiary) created sales pressure on its employees that led them to open credit cards, lines of credit, and deposit accounts without consumers' knowledge and consent; (2) since at least 2015, U.S. Bank National Association and by extension, U.S. Bancorp, was aware of such unauthorized conduct that it was violating relevant regulations and laws aimed at protecting its consumers; (3) U.S. Bancorp failed to properly monitor its employees from engaging in such unlawful conduct, detect and stop the misconduct, and identify and remediate harmed consumers; (4) all the foregoing subjected the Company to a foreseeable risk of heightened regulatory scrutiny or investigation; (5) U.S. Bancorp's revenues were in part the product of unlawful conduct and thus unsustainable; and (6) as a result, defendants' public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
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NEW YORK, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report from The Conference Board reveals that boards are increasingly electing independent board chairs. In the S&P 500, the share of independent board chairs increased from 30 percent in 2018 to 37 percent as of June 2022, while the share of companies combining the chair and CEO roles decreased from 49 percent to 44 percent. These changes are not being driven by an overriding wave of shareholder sentiment, but rather by internal governance and business reasons, including an increase in the level and scope of responsibilities of US corporate boards.
Additionally, boards at larger companies in particular are holding more meetings than before the pandemic—a trend likely to continue: Whereas S&P 500 companies held 7.8 meetings on average in 2019, the average rose to 8.3 in 2021. Companies are also experimenting with committee structures to address the expanding set of ESG risks and growing workloads. While public companies with under $5 billion in annual revenue typically have just three committees, larger companies tend to have four or five standing committees. This reflects that larger companies have moved beyond simply satisfying the stock exchange listing standards and other regulatory requirements.
The report also reveals that smaller companies are seeing a decrease in independent chairs with business strategy experience. In the Russell 3000, the share with such experience decreased from 79 percent in 2018 to 76 percent in 2022—and is poised to further decline in the years ahead.
The report includes insights and data—as recent as June 2022—relating to board leadership, meetings, and committees at S&P 500 and Russell 3000 boards. It is the second in a three-part series, with the first report examining board composition and the third report (to come) examining board refreshment.
Findings and insights from the new report include:
Board Leadership
The trend toward board chair independence continues, especially at larger companies.
- Independent board chairs increase:
- CEO-board chairs decrease:
"A likely driver of the rise in board chair independence is the increased workload of boards and management. Both are contending with multiple crises, fundamental transitions in business models, and growing demands for companies to address ESG issues and the needs of stakeholders," said Merel Spierings, author of the report and Researcher at The Conference Board. "Against the backdrop of increased workloads, CEO succession events—which have recently seen an increase and may remain elevated in the coming years—are often an opportune juncture for the board to reconsider its leadership structure and separate the two positions."
At larger companies, independent chairs with business strategy experience increase. But smaller companies see a decrease—a worrisome trend that may accelerate.
- Increase in the S&P 500: The share of directors with business strategy experience increased from 76 percent in 2018 to 79 percent in 2022.
- Decrease in the Russell 3000: The share decreased from 79 percent in 2018 to 76 percent in 2022.
- The share dropped from about 68 percent in 2018 to 63 percent in 2022.
"Having strategic experience is critical for an independent chair in collaborating with the CEO, setting the board agenda, managing board conversations, and serving as a liaison between the board and management," said Paul Washington, Executive Director of The Conference Board ESG Center. "Even more importantly, that kind of experience is essential in helping to identify from board discussions key opportunities and risks that should be addressed by management and at future board meetings."
Board Meetings
The average number of board meetings has decreased since COVID's first year, but levels remain elevated, especially at larger companies.
- 2017—2019: In the years prior to the pandemic, boards at companies of all sizes met approximately eight times annually on average.
- The start of COVID, 2020: In the S&P 500, the average number of meetings rose to 9.1; in the Russell 3000 it rose to 9.5.
- 2021: Following the first year of COVID, the average number dropped but remained higher than it was pre-pandemic. This is especially the case at larger companies: 8.3 in the S&P 500 in 2021 versus 7.8 in 2019.
"Expect to see an increased average number of board meetings going forward," said Justin P. Klein, Director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance. "Factors behind the increase include the multiple crises that are unfolding globally (including the ongoing pandemic and war in Ukraine), business challenges ranging from talent management to digital transformation, and increasing regulatory and disclosure burdens in areas such as cybersecurity, climate change, and human capital management."
"Larger companies, especially, may want to consider having their board committees meet (virtually) the week before the in-person board meeting. This has been effective for some of the bigger firms, as it allows them to hold longer committee and board meetings to accommodate an increased workload," said Justus O'Brien, co-leader of Russell Reynolds Associates' Board and CEO Advisory Partners practice. "But, without question, there is no one-size-fits-all approach. Expect continued experimentation in the timing, length, and nature (hybrid, virtual) of committee meetings."
While the average number of formal board meetings is likely to remain elevated, a majority of companies continue to hold fewer than eight board meetings per year.
- The pattern of number of meetings held resembles a barbell:
"While some directors have welcomed the return to in-person meetings, boards will likely continue using virtual or hybrid meetings for some committee meetings and to accommodate unanticipated issues," said Annalisa Barrett, Senior Advisor with the KPMG Board Leadership Center. "They may also consider holding more informal meetings, a model well-suited to bring directors up to speed on specific issues on which no immediate board decisions need to be taken and to allow for directors to get to know key leaders throughout the company."
Board Committees
While larger companies are most likely to have four or five board committees, smaller companies tend to have three or fewer.
As of June 2022:
- Five committees: 20 percent in the S&P 500 compared to 13 percent in the Russell 3000.
- Four committees: 38 percent in the S&P 500 compared to 32 percent in the Russell 3000.
- Three or fewer committees: 25 percent in the S&P 500 compared to 48 percent in the Russell 3000.
In addition to the traditional audit, compensation, and nominating/governance committees, the most common standing committee is the executive committee.
As of June 2022:
- Executive committee: 30 percent in the S&P 500 versus 17 percent in the Russell 3000.
- Other common committees at larger companies:
- Finance: 27 percent in the S&P 500 versus 10 percent in the Russell 3000.
- Science & Technology: 16 percent in the S&P 500 versus 9 percent in the Russell 3000.
- Risk: 13 percent in the S&P 500 versus 12 percent in the Russell 3000.
"Expect boards to increasingly explore a variety of approaches to committee structures, to address a broader array of environmental and social risks and associated stakeholder expectations and regulatory requirements," said Umesh Chandra Tiwari, Executive Director of ESGAUGE. "Companies may deliberately change their respective approaches over time–for example, establishing a temporary structure to establish a sustainability program, and then a different approach once the program is up and running."
"If 'diversity' is a key theme in US board composition, as boards become more demographically diverse with a greater focus on functional expertise, 'variety' is the corresponding theme—as these insights and data reveal—in board leadership, meeting practices, and committee structures," said Paul Rodel, Partner at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP.
The project is led by The Conference Board in collaboration with data analytics firm ESGAUGE, along with Debevoise & Plimpton, the KPMG Board Leadership Center, Russell Reynolds Associates, and the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance.
About The Conference Board ESG Center
The Conference Board ESG Center serves as a resource, platform, and partner to help Member companies address their priorities in corporate governance, sustainability, and citizenship. www.conferenceboard.org/esg
About The Conference Board
The Conference Board is the member-driven think tank that delivers trusted insights for what's ahead. Founded in 1916, we are a non-partisan, not-for-profit entity holding 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt status in the United States.
www.conferenceboard.org
About ESGAUGE
ESGAUGE is a data mining and analytics firm uniquely designed for the corporate practitioner and the professional service firm seeking customized information on U.S. public companies. It focuses on disclosure of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices such as executive and director compensation, board practices, CEO and NEO profiles, proxy voting and shareholder activism, and CSR/sustainability disclosure. Our clients include business corporations, asset management firms, compensation consultants, law firms, accounting and audit firms, and investment companies. We also partner on research projects with think tanks, academic institutions, and the media.
About Russell Reynolds Associates
Russell Reynolds Associates is a global leadership advisory and search firm, working with public, private and nonprofit organizations across all industries and regions. From helping boards with their structure, culture and effectiveness to identifying, assessing and defining the best leadership for organizations, our teams bring their decades of expertise to help clients address their most complex leadership issues. www.russellreynolds.com
About the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance
The John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance was established in 2000 at the University of Delaware and is part of the Lerner College of Business and Economics. It is one of the longest-standing corporate governance centers in academia, and the first and only corporate governance center in the State of Delaware, the legal home for a majority of the nation's public corporations. The Center is recognized as a thought leader in the corporate governance field. www.weinberg.udel.edu
About Debevoise & Plimpton
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is a premier law firm with market-leading practices, a global perspective and strong New York roots. We deliver effective solutions to our clients' most important legal challenges, applying clear commercial judgment and a distinctively collaborative approach.
About the KPMG BLC
The KPMG Board Leadership Center (BLC) champions outstanding corporate governance to drive long-term value and enhance stakeholder confidence. Through an array of insights, perspectives, and programs, the BLC—which includes the KPMG Audit Committee Institute and close collaboration with other leading director organizations— promotes continuous education and improvement of public and private company governance. BLC engages with directors and business leaders on the critical issues driving board agendas—from strategy, risk, talent, and ESG to data governance, audit quality, proxy trends, and more. Learn more at www.kpmg.com/us/blc
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Alligator pulled from NYC lake had swallowed bathtub stopper, authorities say
The alligator rescued from a New York City park last week had swallowed a bathtub stopper, according to an update from zoo officials.
The wayward gator was discovered in Brooklyn's Prospect Park Lake by workers for the New York Department of Parks and Recreation last Sunday.
Since then, the reptile, found emaciated and suffering from the cold weather, has been cared for by the city's Bronx Zoo. In a blog post published Wednesday, the zoo said X-rays revealed the female alligator had ingested an approximately 4-inch-wide bathtub stopper.
The zoo said it won't immediately be removing the stopper because the gator is "in too weakened a condition."
"We will continue to provide supportive care for her and determine next steps based on how she responds to treatment," added the zoo.
According to the blog post, the alligator was almost 5 feet long and should have weighed between 30 and 35 pounds. But when she was found, she was "extremely emaciated" and weighed only 15 pounds. The zoo estimated that the animal was between 5 and 6 years old.
The gator is still too weak to eat on her own and is currently being fed by tube "to provide her with nutrients as well as fluids, vitamin B, antibiotics and an antifungal medication," according to the zoo.
"The tragedy of this situation is a reminder that wild animals do not make good pets and that responsible pet ownership means making choices that will not negatively impact an individual animal or the environment," the zoo said.
It's illegal to keep alligators as pets in New York City, according to the city's website. Although the animals are abundant in southern states including Florida and Georgia, they are not native to New York.
It's unclear how long the gator was in the lake or how she came to be in New York.
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BRINY BREEZES, Fla., April 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lux Speed held a Groundbreaking Ceremony to welcome the community of Briny Breezes to the beginning of a better internet experience. The property of Briny Breezes consists of residents who have deep ties to the area. Briny Breezes is a well-known and beautiful property with access to the inter-coastal waterways and ocean. The CO-OP board voted to engage Lux Speed with providing a world class internet and television experience.
"Briny Breezes Inc. is excited to be partnering with Lux Speed Fiber as we work to advance our technology. Our residents are looking forward to community wide, high-speed internet and cable TV. Lux Speed has proven to be an excellent company with which to partner. We look forward to building a successful network, and anticipate completion this fall," said General Manager, Michael Gallacher at Briny Breezes, Inc.
The community gathered before their last board meeting of the season to take participate in the groundbreaking and future deployment of its community-wide Wi-Fi system. The number of residents that attended and participated highlighted the importance and care the residents have for their beautiful Florida home. "We welcome Briny Breezes to our top-of-the-line internet and customer service experience because their needs are our priority," stated CEO of Lux Speed Michael Bertamini. "We're very excited for the opportunity."
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Trump ally Navarro sued for alleged unofficial email account
NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department filed suit Wednesday against Peter Navarro, claiming the former adviser to Donald Trump used an unofficial email account while working in the White House and wrongfully retained presidential records.
The lawsuit in federal court in Washington claims Navarro used at least one “non-official” email account — a ProtonMail account — to send and receive emails. The legal action comes just weeks after Navarro was indicted on criminal charges after refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
The civil cases alleges that by using the unofficial email account, Navarro failed to turn over presidential records to the National Archives and Records Administration.
The Justice Department is asking a federal judge for an order “authorizing the recovery of any Presidential records in the possession, custody, and/or control of Mr. Navarro.” The suit also seeks unspecified damages.
“Mr. Navarro is wrongfully retaining Presidential records that are the property of the United States, and which constitute part of the permanent historical record of the prior administration,” the suit states.
A lawyer representing Navarro in the criminal case did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment about the civil case.
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust,” saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on Catholic bishops who support the laws to welcome LGBTQ people into the church.
“Being homosexual isn’t a crime,” Francis said during an interview Tuesday with The Associated Press.
Francis acknowledged that Catholic bishops in some parts of the world support laws that criminalize homosexuality or discriminate against the LGBTQ community, and he himself referred to the issue in terms of “sin.” But he attributed such attitudes to cultural backgrounds, and said bishops in particular need to undergo a process of change to recognize the dignity of everyone.
“These bishops have to have a process of conversion,” he said, adding that they should apply “tenderness, please, as God has for each one of us.”
Some 67 countries or jurisdictions worldwide criminalize consensual same-sex sexual activity, 11 of which can or do impose the death penalty, according to The Human Dignity Trust, which works to end such laws. Experts say even where the laws are not enforced, they contribute to harassment, stigmatization and violence against LGBTQ people.
In the U.S., more than a dozen states still have anti-sodomy laws on the books, despite a 2003 Supreme Court ruling declaring them unconstitutional. Gay rights advocates say the antiquated laws are used to harass homosexuals, and point to new legislation, such as the “Don’t say gay” law in Florida, which forbids instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade, as evidence of continued efforts to marginalize LGBTQ people.
The United Nations has repeatedly called for an end to laws criminalizing homosexuality outright, saying they violate rights to privacy and freedom from discrimination and are a breach of countries’ obligations under international law to protect the human rights of all people, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Declaring such laws “unjust,” Francis said the Catholic Church can and should work to put an end to them. “It must do this. It must do this,” he said.
Francis quoted the Catechism of the Catholic Church in saying gay people must be welcomed and respected, and should not be marginalized or discriminated against.
“We are all children of God, and God loves us as we are and for the strength that each of us fights for our dignity,” Francis said, speaking to the AP in the Vatican hotel where he lives.
Such laws are common in Africa and the Middle East and date from British colonial times or are inspired by Islamic law. Some Catholic bishops have strongly upheld them as consistent with Vatican teaching that considers homosexual activity “intrinsically disordered,” while others have called for them to be overturned as a violation of basic human dignity.
In 2019, Francis had been expected to issue a statement opposing criminalization of homosexuality during a meeting with human rights groups that conducted research into the effects of such laws and so-called “conversion therapies.”
In the end, the pope did not meet with the groups, which instead met with the Vatican No. 2, who reaffirmed “the dignity of every human person and against every form of violence.”
On Tuesday, Francis said there needed to be a distinction between a crime and a sin with regard to homosexuality.
“Being homosexual is not a crime,” he said. “It’s not a crime. Yes, but it’s a sin. Fine, but first let’s distinguish between a sin and a crime.”
“It’s also a sin to lack charity with one another,” he added.
Catholic teaching holds that while gay people must be treated with respect, homosexual acts are “intrinsically disordered.” Francis has not changed that teaching, but he has made reaching out to the LGBTQ community a hallmark of his papacy.
Starting with his famous 2013 declaration, “Who am I to judge?” when he was asked about a purportedly gay priest, Francis has gone on to minister repeatedly and publicly to the gay and trans community. As archbishop of Buenos Aires, he favored granting legal protections to same-sex couples as an alternative to endorsing gay marriage, which Catholic doctrine forbids.
Despite such outreach, Francis was criticized by the Catholic LGBTQ community for a 2021 decree from the Vatican’s doctrine office that the church cannot bless same-sex unions “because God cannot bless sin.”
The Vatican in 2008 declined to sign onto a U.N. declaration that called for the decriminalization of homosexuality, complaining the text went beyond the original scope and also included language about “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” it found problematic. In a statement at the time, the Vatican urged countries to avoid “unjust discrimination” against gay people and end penalties against them.
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C3 VC Fund, Mirana Ventures and Cadenza Join Fast-Growing Social Trading Platform's Existing Investors Alameda Ventures, BitMEX and Neowiz
SEOUL, South Korea, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- League of Traders, the social trading platform that enables users to copy trade and participate in competitive trading leagues against peers, today announced it secured $2.4 million in pre-series A financing. The round was led by C3 VC Fund, a venture capital firm based in Frankfurt, Germany that invests in exceptional technology companies worldwide. Additional funding has been provided in this round by Mirana Ventures, the Venture Partner of Bybit, and Cadenza Capital Management.
The funding will enable the crypto social trading platform to expand its user offerings and improve current copy trading features. League of Traders encourages novices to participate in crypto trading by enabling users to copy the portfolio and trades of more advanced traders at the click of a button. The app further allows users a chance to prove their skills in competitive trading leagues with cash prizes for top finishers. In 2022, users' trading accounts connected to the League of Traders platform had volumes of over $4 billion per month with April alone topping $5.4 billion. League of Traders is leveraging this knowledge to better predict market trends, build automated copy trading strategies and provide traders with insightful analytics.
"League of Traders really impressed us with their approach to social trading in the crypto space," said Davis Bourland, Investment Manager at C3 VC Fund. "With trading competitions, leaderboards and copy trading, the League of Traders platform provides a truly unique experience for both top traders and newcomers alike. We see a larger trend toward the convergence of social, gamification, crypto trading, and marketplaces, and League of Traders is innovating directly at this intersection."
Founded in 2019, Korea-based League of Traders secured past investments with Alameda Ventures, BitMEX and Neowiz (an IPO game publisher in Korea).
"This investment will enable League of Traders to develop and launch exciting new features that empower both novice and experienced traders," said John Ting Li, CEO of League of Traders. "Our team is developing a radically new paradigm for social and copy trading that reimagines the relationship between traders."
"We have been impressed by the dedication and pace of development from the League of Traders team since their first funding round," said Kumar Dandapani, Managing Partner at Cadenza Capital Management. "The early growth of their platform is comparable to Robinhood and eToro, and we strongly believe in the potential for social and copy trading applications in global, 24/7 markets like crypto."
"As the Venture Partner of Bybit, we are excited for League of Traders to be deepening their collaborations with Bybit in the upcoming months," said David Toh, Partner at Mirana Ventures. "By co-hosting trading competitions, we hope League of Traders can create more opportunities for experienced traders to distinguish themselves and for retail traders to identify them so that trading can be easier and more fun for all."
For more information or to download the League of Traders app, visit their website.
C3 Management GmbH is an asset management company focused on managing venture funds which invest in exceptional blockchain technology companies worldwide. C3's mission is, among other things, to accelerate growth, development and especially adoption of EOSIO-based blockchains and the EOSIO software. Towards this mission, C3 manages the C3 VC Fund, which is partly funded by Block.one and offers developers and entrepreneurs the funding they need to create community-driven businesses leveraging EOSIO. C3 VC Fund focuses on early and growth stage technology companies. C3 VC Fund operates worldwide and is located in Frankfurt, Germany.
League of Traders is a social trading service that allows traders to visually track assets across exchanges, and make informed trading decisions. League of Traders transforms crypto trading into a gamified social experience with leaderboards, trader profiles, multi-exchange asset visualization, and community news and engagement. To learn more about League of Traders visit the website, Twitter or Telegram. Download the app here.
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WFO LUBBOCK Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, May 4, 2023
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
134 PM CDT Thu May 4 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern
Lubbock, northeastern Hockley, southwestern Hale and southeastern
Lamb Counties through 200 PM CDT...
At 134 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5
miles east of Anton, or 12 miles west of Abernathy, moving northeast
at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Abernathy and Anton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
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TIME...MOT...LOC 1834Z 235DEG 24KT 3383 10207
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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KINGSEY FALLS, QC, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Cascades (TSX: CAS), a leader in eco-responsible recycling, packaging and hygiene solutions, once again demonstrates its leadership in responsible business practices by ranking 8th on the list of the Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada unveiled this morning by the media, research and financial information products company, Corporate Knights.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of this prestigious ranking which Cascades entered 15 years ago. Through the years, a team of analysts has developed and refined a methodology for assessing a wide range of performance indicators. This year, 332 Canadian companies with revues superior to one billion dollars were among the organizations evaluated. Not only is Cascades ranked in 8th place, but it also stands out as a leader among its peers in the Packaging category (out of 35 companies evaluated) and is 1st place among its peers in the Containers & Packaging category of the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) (out of 54 companies evaluated).
Among the indicators in which Cascades stands out, we find the percentage of sales tied to eco-friendly products, the representation of women on its board of directors, and the health and safety performance of its employees.
"Year after year, Cascades remains delighted by this recognition. It is a testament to our desire to push the limits of our business practices and to pursue our primary mission: to contribute to the well-being of people, communities and the planet. On their wish list for ranking companies, Corporate Knights team said that all 50 organizations should be committed to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions following the recommendations of the Science Based Targets initiative. It is a check-off on our list, as our targets were approved in 2021," declared Mario Plourde, President and Chief Executive Officer at Cascades.
Founded in 1964, Cascades offers sustainable, innovative and value-added packaging, hygiene and recovery solutions. The company employs approximately 10,000 women and men across a network close to 80 facilities in North America. Driven by its participative management, half a century of experience in recycling, and continuous research and development efforts, Cascades continues to provide innovative products that customers have come to rely on, while contributing to the well-being of people, communities and the entire planet. Cascades' shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CAS.
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Firefighters rescue dog from frozen Bucks County lake on Christmas
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Volunteers from a Bucks County fire department are being hailed as heroes for rescuing a dog from a frozen lake on Christmas Day.
Dan Daccardi says he had taken his 65-pound black lab, Jack, to Brickyard Pond in Quakertown to use the bathroom before a long car ride.
Jack started chasing a flock of ducks onto the ice and ran so far that he fell into the frozen water.
“They’re coming out to save him,” Daccardi said on his video recording of the rescue. “This way, boy!” he hollered at Jack.
Daccardi and his wife had called 911 after Jack went into the water, bringing out the water rescue team from Quakertown Fire Department.
Two engines’ worth of volunteers came equipped with wet suits and rubber rafts to push out onto the lake.
Daccardi says Jack had likely been in the lake for about half an hour by the time firefighters reached him. At that point, they were worried time was running out.
“That’s when we’re thinking hypothermia like, ‘please God, please get him out,'” said Daccardi.
“Thank you, Lord. He’s up! He’s in the boat!” Daccardi exclaimed as Lt. Andrew Snyder and firefighter Dylan Winters safely pulled Jack out of the water.
“He’s our joy. We were worried there about him for a while, but he’s fine now,” said Daccardi.
Two days after the scare, Jack is back safe and happy in his home.
“It was not your normal call for us,” said firefighter Collin Reinhart, who responded to the call. He says he’s grateful his squad was properly equipped for the call.
“This worked out perfectly for the ice,” he said of the rubber boat. “Able to slide it across the ice because it was pretty thick once we left the shoreline.”
“It’s the essence of firefighters and just the volunteer fire service, we’re all willing to set aside what we’re doing regardless of what it is, time with families, jobs, what it is, to jump and call when it’s needed,” Reinhart said.
The department is hoping everyone takes a lesson from this incident to not venture out onto lakes that look frozen this winter.
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It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we mourn the passing of our mother, Angeline Balzano, who passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at the age of 94.
She will be lovingly remembered by her children, Carmen (Grace); Lucy Hergan (Andrew); Ann Marie Palmieri (Joseph); Diane Gallagher (John); and Alphonse (Theresa); grandchildren, Lisa, Daniela, Luca, Angela, Gina, Andy, Joseph, Mario, Maria, Ryan, Alyssa, Ashlee, Angelina and Lucia. She was also blessed with 14 great-grandchildren; four stepgreat-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her devoted husband, Alphonse; her infant son, Alphonse; along with her eight siblings, Carmen, James and Tony Cerza, Josephine Pierontoni, Anna Gadello, Marion Fazio, Freda DeGugliemo and Betty Mozal.
Angie was the infamous banquet waitress at the Woodlands Inn for 40 years until retirement at age 83. She could be found on the dance floor swinging a napkin while dancing with a guest or band members. Thank you to the Kornfeld family and her coworkers who were like family to her.
Although small in stature, she unequivocally was the boss and in charge. She was always quick to voice her opinion so you never had to guess what was on her mind. She always chose to be on team underdog, helping those who were most in need. She wasn’t a collector of stuff, but collected many dear friends instead.
Our matriarch cherished our family vacations basking in the sun, reading her romance novels and ending the day dancing in the sand and singing “Sweet Caroline” surrounded by her offspring. This is how we will remember our “Sweet Angeline” as the imperfectly perfect person she was. She also enjoyed her retirement home in Venice, Fla., where she met many new friends.
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Her family would like to thank Barbara Konopka and Joyce Leyshon, who were her friends and loving caretakers. Thank you Gloria and Sonny for your special attention and frequent visits. Thank you to all her friends at the Pittston Senior Center who showered her with love and attention. Thank you Dr. Charles Manganiello for your loving care.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given to Pittston Senior Center, 441 N. Main St., Pittston, PA 18640 in her memory.
Funeral arrangements have been entrust to Graziano Funeral Home Inc., Pittston Twp.
Friends and family are invited to a visitation from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday in Corpus Christi Parish, Luzerne Avenue, West Pittston. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow.
For information or to express your condolences to Angeline’s family, visit www.GrazianoFuneralHome.com.
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LA MESA, Calif., Dec. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Interwest Consulting Group announced today it was awarded a contract for full building department services as well as supplemental code compliance services related to building code issues for the City of La Mesa in California.
Located nine miles east of downtown San Diego and known as the Jewel of the Hills in southern California, the City of La Mesa opened an RFP earlier this year to select a firm that could deliver quality services to its residents.
Interwest Consulting Group, a SAFEbuilt company, which is a nationwide community development services firm, was eager to initiate the process to partner with the city, "Interwest is already present in the area, our staff are local residents and having the opportunity to deliver consistent, high quality and reliable services to this community was something that excited our entire team.", said Steve Nero, Senior Director of Business Development.
"Reliable and trustworthy services" were also key decisive points that Kerry Kusiak, Director of Community Development for the City of La Mesa, raised when the city selected Interwest as the firm of choice to deliver the consulting services for the community. Additionally, the city needed a company that could provide supplemental code compliance services depending on the overall workload of the city staff.
"Our mission at SAFEbuilt, which includes our entire family of brands like Interwest, is to help build better, safer communities", said Joe DeRosa, Chief Revenue Officer, he also added "to be able to assist more cities across the United States with our unparalleled professional talent and technological portfolio is our main goal."
Interwest Consulting Group is a provider of building & safety and public works solutions to municipalities in California and Nevada. The company employs approximately 500 associates and serves over 275 clients within its footprint. Interwest is also a full subsidiary of SAFEbuilt, LLC, a nationwide community development services company offering multi-disciplinary building department and professional services in 30 states. To learn more, visit safebuilt.com
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If you adore lululemon and you got a gift card for Christmas or Hanukkah, you're in luck because there are some great end of year specials right now. There's no better way to end 2022 than with some shopping at lululemon, right? Lululemon has great items to shop all year long, whether you're working out or hanging out. Lululemon's pieces are thoughtfully designed with super-breathable fabrics that are incredibly soft and engineered to support all of your movements.
There are so many great styles to pick from, but if you need some guidance, shop these 21 shopping editor-approved picks from lululemon.
Lululemon Finds
lululemon In Alignment Bra Light Support, D–G Cups Online Only
This sports bra is specially designed to support D-G cups. It comes in seven colors and it has a devoted following, with one shopper raving, "This is the best bra for larger chests. I wear it as an everyday bra and it is so comfortable and soft! I just purchased another and will be looking to buy more in other colors, if they ever restock them. I am very happy with the style and fit! I usually wear a 36DDD and purchased a 36G and it fits perfectly!"
lululemon Textured Fleece Bucket Hat
Sherpa + a bucket hat = the most on-trend, must-have accessory that you need in your wardrobe. This hat comes in black and white.
lululemon Crossbody Fleece Bucket Bag 2.5L
These fleece crossbody bags are a total must-have. They're chic, functional, and they're going to sell out fast.
lululemon Everywhere Belt Bag 1L Fleece
You can never have enough fleece, especially in the winter. Go hands-free with this trendy belt bag.
lululemon Crossbody Camera Bag 2L
This bag is designed for the person on the go. There's just enough space for your small essentials. You can rock this crossbody in green, grey, pink, or black.
lululemon Hooded Define Jacket Nulu
This zip-up jacket is made from buttery soft fabric and it's ventilated to provide great airflow when you're on the move. It's available in nine colors.
lululemon Wunder Puff Long Jacket
Sure, this jacket is a bit of a splurge, but if you're trying to avoid frigid temperatures, you need this puffer in your life. It comes in two colors.
lululemon lululemon Align T-Shirt
This top is weightless and next-level soft, designed with yoga in mind. It's available in 23 colors.
lululemon Ebb to Street Bra Light Support, C/D Cup Online Only
Skip the chafe when you wear this bra with seamless construction. Reach every yoga pose in this bra with convertible straps and soft fabric. A shopper said, "LOVE this bra! I wear it normally in addition to when I do yoga and low impact movements. Highly recommend. I wear a 36D normally and wear this in a 12."
lululemon Energy High-Neck Longline Tough Bra Medium Support, B–D Cups
Give your all with this high neck bra made from abrasion-resistant fabric. It comes in three colors. A fan of the bra reviewed, "I love this top, it's perfect for workouts and for casual wear. Love that I can wear it either way, but recommend another sports bra or regular underneath."
lululemon Invigorate High-Rise Tight 25 Inches
Focus on your workout, not your leggings. These are made from lululemon's fastest drying fabric, called Everlux. It's super breathable and just what you need for a high intensity workout. There are 16 colors and prints to choose from.
lululemon Drysense Short Sleeve Shirt
Elevate your t-shirt collection with this performance style. It comes in 12 colors and it's made from super breathable fabric, that wicks sweat to keep you cool and dry.
lululemon Pace Breaker Lined Short
These running shorts come in three lengths. This fabric is lightweight, stretchy, and sweat-wicking. These shorts stay put, no matter how intense your run is. There's also a zip-up pocket for your small essentials.
lululemon AirSupport Bra High Support, C–DDD Cups
The last thing you need to worry about while you're running is your chest. This lightweight, flexible sports bra is designed for running and high-impact activity for cup sizes ranging from C to DDD.
A shopper reviewed, "Best sports bra ever, I got my usual size 36DD and it fits great- kinda hard to put on- the support is 10/10."
lululemon Align Long Sleeve Shirt
This top is so incredibly soft and weightless. It was designed for yoga, but you can wear this outside of the studio as well. This top comes in 15 colors.
A fan of this style reviewed,"I own three of these now, I have pretty broad shoulders and I am more flat chested but the neckline on this just makes me feel so pretty and feminine even in workout wear. I wear them to the gym or as regular shirts and I always get a ton of compliments."
InStill Tank Top
This tank is a true wardrobe essential. It's supportive, without being constrictive. It's super soft and you're going to want to live in this super stretchy, breathable tank top. Plus, it has a built-in bra for some additional support. There are 10 colors to choose from.
A shopper shared, "This tank fits great and I love the cut in the front. Can exercise in it and put it under jeans to dress it up."
lululemon Court Crush Dress
Whether you play tennis or not, you'll serve up style in this fashionably functional dress, which comes in 11 colors. Some shoppers recommended sizing up.
A lululemon customer said, "I absolutely love this dress.. This is such a great piece. I can literally wear this dress for anything from working out in the yard to running errands around town. It is so adorable and flattering. The shorts underneath stay in place which is a huge deal for me since I have larger thighs. I did size up but kind of wished I wouldn't have. I don't play tennis but have been wanting a multi-purpose dress."
lululemon Hotty Hot High-Rise Skirt Long
This skirt has a built-in liner and strategic ventilation so you can move freely. There's even a discreet zippered pocket at the seam for your small essentials. Black is a classic choice, but there are 13 great hues to choose from ranging from bright to neutral.
lululemon All Powered Up Bra Medium Support, A-G Cups
This is an amazing sports bra, designed to fit cups A-G. It provides support for medium-impact workouts including cycling, cardio, and HIIT and it's made from a comfortable, sweat-wicking fabric.
lululemon Swiftly Tech Racerback Tank Top 2.0 Race Length
Bring a bright pop of color to your gym with this tank top. It's great for running, training, and just hanging out, of course. The minimal seams reduce the possibility of chafing and the fabric has Silverescent technology, powered by X-STATIC, which "inhibits the growth of odour-causing bacteria on the fabric."
There are 13 colors to choose from. One shopper said, "I love the race length. These tanks keep you cool as a cucumber in the summer."
Power Pivot Ribbed Tank Top
This is a two-in-one top. Wear it as a v-neck style or flip it around to get more coverage at the front. It comes in four colors.
If you're still shopping, check out these ponytail hats that are taking over TikTok. They're great for a workout too!
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New details have emerged about the shooting death of Adreian Payne.
According to an autopsy report obtained by E! News July 28, the former NBA star's manner of death was formally ruled a homicide, listing his cause of death "gunshot wound of the arm and chest."
The report comes nearly three months after the basketball player's death on May 9. Payne, 31, was shot and killed in Orange County, Fla. At the time, the Orange County Sheriff's Office told E! News, "A male in his 30s who had been shot, later identified as Adreian Payne, was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead."
Authorities added that the shooter "stayed at the scene and was transported to OCSO headquarters where he was interviewed by homicide detectives." Lawrence Dority, who authorities identified as the shooter, was arrested on a warrant for first-degree murder and taken to the Orange County Jail.
Dority was subsequently charged with first-degree murder with a firearm, according to a booking sheet obtained by E! News.
Payne was a standout player for Michigan State from 2010-2014. He was drafted to the NBA by the Atlanta Hawks in 2014 and was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves the following year. After being waived by the Orlando Magic in 2018, Payne spent time playing overseas in Turkey, France, Greece, Lithuania, and China.
After news of Payne's death surfaced, coaches and players mourned his passing on social media, including University of Rhode Island coach Arch Miller, who tweeted, "Sad to hear the passing of Adreian Payne this morning. Started watching him while he was in 10th grade, remember his grandmother on his visit. Loved seeing him develop at Michigan St. and become an NBA player."
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KC Green just marked the 10th anniversary of his 2013 comic strip that spawned the "This is fine" meme. He reflects on the smiling dog's popularity. (Story first aired on ATC on Jan. 23, 2023.)
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KC Green just marked the 10th anniversary of his 2013 comic strip that spawned the "This is fine" meme. He reflects on the smiling dog's popularity. (Story first aired on ATC on Jan. 23, 2023.)
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NORFOLK, Va. - Doorbell camera video shows a vehicle being stolen from a Norfolk home while children played outside in the middle of the day.
The incident happened Tuesday in the Saratoga neighborhood of Norfolk, according to the family.
The video shows a white car pull up to the home. Someone gets out and quickly steals the family's vehicle.
The kids then go inside and alert their mother.
The family is very shaken up about what happened. They say they were moving the car, so the windows were temporarily down, and then the car was stolen.
Luckily, the car has since been recovered, but the family is hoping whoever did this is caught.
Since video of the incident was posted online, neighbors have been sharing images of the same car appearing to be involved in other incidents.
On the morning of June 12, another camera catches a white car pull up outside of a home not far off of Little Creek Road. Someone walks up the driveway and then starts going through a pickup.
Then, the person has their hand on a door handle when the people at the home come to the driveway.
The person runs away back to the white car and the car speeds off.
Norfolk Police were not able to confirm whether the two incidents involved the same vehicle.
In the past week, the police department's crime mapping website shows more than 30 cars have been stolen in the city and more than 90 cars have been broken into.
Neighbors and the family hope anyone who recognizes the car or the people will contact police.
This story was originally published by WTKR in Norfolk, Virginia.
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First Period_1, Nashville, Parssinen 1 (Forsberg, Granlund), 4:58. Penalties_Reaves, NYR (Slashing), 1:23; Smith, NSH (Hooking), 6:51; Kakko, NYR (Tripping), 13:52; McDonagh, NSH (Tripping), 16:18.
Second Period_2, Nashville, Jankowski 2 (Josi), 8:37. 3, N.Y. Rangers, Chytil 4 (Kakko, Fox), 11:56. Penalties_Ekholm, NSH (Holding), 2:49; N.Y. Rangers bench, served by Blais (Too Many Men on the Ice), 5:08; Lindgren, NYR (Unsportsmanlike Conduct), 9:41; Johansen, NSH (Unsportsmanlike Conduct), 9:41; Johansen, NSH (Unsportsmanlike Conduct), 9:41; Lauzon, NSH (Fighting), 12:03; Lindgren, NYR (Fighting), 12:03.
Third Period_None. Penalties_Hajek, NYR (Hooking), 2:26; Reaves, NYR (Fighting), 13:41; Jeannot, NSH (Fighting), 13:41; Lauzon, NSH (High Sticking), 13:41.
Shots on Goal_N.Y. Rangers 11-16-8_35. Nashville 4-6-8_18.
Power-play opportunities_N.Y. Rangers 0 of 5; Nashville 0 of 4.
Goalies_N.Y. Rangers, Halak 0-3-1 (18 shots-16 saves). Nashville, Saros 3-6-1 (35-34).
A_0 (17,113). T_2:28.
Referees_Jake Brenk, Dan O'Rourke. Linesmen_Derek Nansen, Bryan Pancich.
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College of Southern Idaho Athletics
VOLLEYBALL
This weekend is the last chance to watch the College of Southern Idaho Volleyball Team at home.
Friday is Dig Pink night for the 6 p.m. game vs. Southern Nevada. Wear Pink and help raise breast cancer awareness. The Golden Eagles will be throwing out miniature pink volleyballs to the crowd.
Saturday's game against Snow College at 1 p.m. will be sophomore day. Come out and support the 12 sophomores as they play their final game at home. ICCU is also sponsoring Saturday's match.
Both games will be broadcast at https://www.scenicwestnetwork.com/
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CSI Men's and Women's Cross Country travels to Estacada, Oregon, to compete in the Lewis & Clark College Cross Country Invite.
SOFTBALL
CSI Softball travels to Weber State Thursday for a 3:30 p.m. scrimmage and BYU Friday for a 5 p.m. scrimmage.
BASKETBALL
CSI Men's Basketball travels to Denver, Colo. for the Rocky Mountain Jamboree Friday.
CSI takes on New Mexico at 9 a.m., Trinidad St. at 11 a.m., Prep school at 1 p.m. and Bismark at 2 p.m.
CSI Women's Basketball plays in the Salt Lake CC Jamboree Friday. The Golden Eagles play Treasure Valley at 11 a.m., Casper College at noon and Eastern Wyoming at 2 p.m.
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10/11/2022 | Men and Women's Rodeo
PRICE, Utah - The College of Southern Idaho Men's and Women's Rodeo Teams finished off the first half of the Rocky Mountain Region season with a rodeo Friday and Saturday at USU Eastern.
Women's Volleyball
10/8/2022 CSI volleyball wins in four
TWIN FALLS, Idaho - The College of Southern Idaho Volleyball Team beat Colorado Northwestern 25-17, 25-18, 23-25, 25-13 Saturday in Scenic West Athletic Conference play.
10/7/2022 CSI Volleyball loses to #5 USU Eastern
TWIN FALLS — The College of Southern Idaho Volleyball Team struggled offensively Friday, falling to USU Eastern 25-16, 25-18, 25-16 in Scenic West Athletic Conference action.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Michael Hiers passed for 292 yards and four touchdowns to propel Samford to a 35-12 victory over Western Carolina on Saturday.
Hiers connected with Jaylan Thomas for a 60-yard score and a 21-6 lead in the third quarter. Hiers and Ty King teamed up for a 15-yard touchdown in the fourth. Jay Stanton added a 49-yard touchdown run with 9:47 left to play. Smith finished with eight catches for 125 yards.
Richard McCollum kicked four field goals for Western Carolina (2-2).
Carlos Davis completed 29 of 44 passes for 301 yards for the Catamounts, but he was picked off twice.
Samford leads the all-time series 17-3. The Catamounts haven’t won in Birmingham since 1969.
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LONDON and AMSTERDAM, Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Eventus, a leading global provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions, announced today that cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Deribit has selected the firm's Validus platform to provide market abuse monitoring on the exchange.
Headquartered in Panama City, Panama, Deribit is the world's largest cryptocurrency options exchange by volume and open interest, with approximately 90% market share in Bitcoin and Ether options. The exchange also offers select futures on cryptocurrencies.
Deribit Chief Legal, Compliance & Regulatory Officer David Dohmen said the exchange considered several trade surveillance systems in anticipation of operating under the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority in Dubai and as Deribit looked to expand into additional jurisdictions while maintaining the highest compliance standards.
He said: "Once I joined Deribit and our search for a surveillance vendor was underway, I was able to share that Eventus' customer service is excellent. I've looked at and worked with a variety of trade surveillance systems, including Validus in two of my former roles since 2019. I was most impressed with the dedication and diligence of the Eventus team to continuously work with its clients to help improve how the system can meet our needs and resolve any issues we encounter along the way. They care about getting things done; it's not just about the numbers."
Additional factors in Deribit's selection of Eventus, Dohmen said, were the firm's extensive experience with digital asset exchanges and competitive pricing, along with the fact that Validus is intuitive and easy to use. Deribit will begin using Validus this quarter.
Eventus CEO Travis Schwab said: "We're delighted to help Deribit achieve heightened surveillance capabilities. As the exchange continues to grow and expand its business to new regulatory jurisdictions, our Validus platform provides the scalable, agile solution the compliance team will need as its volumes increase and regulatory requirements become more complex."
About Eventus
Eventus is a leading global provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions. Its powerful, award-winning Validus platform is easy to deploy, customize and operate across equities, options, futures, foreign exchange (FX), fixed income and digital asset markets. Validus is proven in the most complex, high-volume and real-time environments of tier-1 banks, broker-dealers, futures commission merchants (FCMs), proprietary trading groups, market centers, buy-side institutions, energy and commodity trading firms, and regulators. The company's rapidly growing client base relies on Validus and Eventus' responsive support and product development teams to overcome its most pressing regulatory challenges. For more, visit www.eventus.com.
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MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Erling Haaland and Phil Foden scored hat tricks Sunday as Erik ten Hag was humiliated in his first Manchester derby.
Manchester City destroyed rival Manchester United 6-3 at the Etihad and moved to within a point of Premier League leader Arsenal.
It was Haaland’s third hat trick of the season – and his third in successive home league games.
Ten Hag becomes the sixth United manager since Alex Ferguson’s retirement to lose his first derby – but had a heavier defeat than either David Moyes or Ralf Rangnick, who both lost by margins of 4-1.
The Dutchman came into the game having been named manager of the month in the Premier League but any celebrations were short-lived after a traumatic afternoon for United in the highest-ever scoring meeting between these teams.
It was a case of damage limitation at the halftime interval after City raced to a 4-0 lead in an utterly dominant display.
Pep Guardiola’s team controlled 62% of possession by the midway point and was ahead after just eight minutes through Foden.
United had already survived one goal-mouth scramble in the opening moments by way of warning of what was to come.
Haaland struck twice in the space of three minutes later in the half, and then set up Foden for the midfielder’s second just before halftime.
A number of empty seats appeared in the away section of the crowd, with many United fans failing to show for the second half.
Those that did stay witnessed United’s Antony score a wonderful goal from distance after 56 minutes.
But City was soon dominating again, with Haaland completing his treble and then setting up Foden to do likewise.
Substitute, Anthony Martial, scored twice in the last 10 minutes – the second from the penalty spot – but the humiliation had been complete long before.
Guardiola hailed Haaland’s latest performance.
“Of course, the quality we have alongside him helps him to score goals. But what he has done, I didn’t teach him once,” Guardiola said.
“When the ball is right, and he attacks the box, how he moves behind the central defender away from the action, he has incredible instincts that the ball will arrive there and it comes from his mum and dad. He was born with that.”
Ten Hag was heavily critical of his players, accusing them of lacking bravery.
“Lack of belief. I’ve seen some highlights — it was obvious we are defending not on the front foot. We let them play,” Ten Hag said. “In possession we were not brave enough, made tactical mistakes, decisions, mistakes and then you get hammered.”
Cristiano Ronaldo was an unused substitute, with Ten Hag saying the Portugal great did not deserve to be put through the humiliation of coming on in such a defeat.
“I wouldn’t bring him in because out of respect for Cristiano, for his big career,” he said.
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A desperate search continues for the Titanic-bound submersible that went missing in waters about 900 miles east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Five crew members are on board, and the 96-hour supply of oxygen on the vessel continues to shrink since its Sunday morning departure. Capt. Jamie Frederick of the U.S. Coast Guard said he would expect the submersible to run out of oxygen by Thursday morning if it remains intact.
The U.S. Coast Guard detected noises in the search area, but the vessel has yet to be found. A deep ocean salvage expert even called rescue efforts a "recovery operation," saying there's no way to get required equipment to the bottom before life-support runs out.
But two British sailors know what it's like to be down there — and survive.
A miracle story
The deepest underwater rescue ever achieved was that of Roger R. Chapman and Roger Mallinson, who were trapped aboard the Pisces III for 76 hours when it sank to 1,575 feet on Aug. 29, 1973, according to Guinness World Records. They were about 150 miles southeast of Cork, Ireland.
The pair had just 12 minutes of oxygen to spare when they were rescued.
Mallinson said news this week of the missing Titan sub, commissioned by OceanGate Expeditions, brought back feelings from the days he was trapped on a small vessel measuring 6 feet in diameter.
"You just rely on the thing being well-made," he told NBC News.
Through a series of interviews and retellings, publications over the years have told the tale of the miracle rescue.
Mallinson and Chapman's vessel crashed into the sea floor after the rope attaching it to the mothership above snapped.
"It was about 30 seconds until we hit. We turned the depth gauge off at 500 feet as it could have burst and got cushions and curled ourselves up to try and prevent injuries. We managed to find some white cloth to put in our mouths so we didn't bite our tongues off, too," Mallinson told BBC News in a 2013 interview.
The pair turned off all electrical so it was pitch black.
Mallinson and Chapman had just one sandwich and a lemonade — which they saved until the very end. They didn't have water supply, but licked condensation off the walls.
To conserve as much oxygen as possible, the two didn't talk or move after they phoned for help.
SEE MORE: Noises heard in search area of missing Titanic submersible
"We hardly spoke, just grabbing each other's hand and giving it a squeeze to show we were alright," Mallinson told the BBC. "It was very cold — we were wet through."
In a 2021 interview with Newsweek, author Stephen McGinty, who wrote about the rescue in his book The Dive, said salvage efforts faced a series of setbacks.
"The first sub to go down lost its lift line; the second sub down couldn't find them," McGinty said. "On a third trip they finally found Pisces III, but when they attempted to fix the lift line it locked on then fell out."
A team made repairs to a submersible on Sept. 1 and sent it down, where it was able to attach a rope to the sunken vessel. It wasn't until Mallinson and Chapman knew the rope was securely fastened that they had the sandwich and lemonade.
"It tasted like champagne to us," Chapman said, according to NPR.
Once on the surface, it took 30 minutes to open the vessel.
While the two were dehydrated, and Mallinson had mild hypothermia, they were in fairly good shape.
McGinty said a doctor who examined the pair called it "incredible."
SEE MORE: Who are the people aboard the missing Titanic submersible?
The way up for the pair had been rocky. Lift operations had to be stopped and restarted two times, with lots of swinging that was disorienting for Chapman and Mallinson. Chapman told the BBC that rescuers "thought we'd died when they looked at us, it had been so violent."
Each year on the anniversary of their legendary rescue, Mallinson would call Chapman at the exact moment they reached the surface, McGinty recounted.
Mallinson was 35 at the time of the incident, and Chapman was 28.
Chapman died of cancer in 2020, according to the BBC.
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House Democrats on Wednesday elected Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) to head the party in the next Congress, marking a generational shift after 20 years under the reign of Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) while making Jeffries the first Black figure to lead either party in Congress in the nation’s history.
The shift was no surprise. After Pelosi and her top deputies announced earlier in the month that they would step out of the top three leadership spots next year, Jeffries was one of three next-generation leaders who quickly swept in to solidify their place as uncontested contenders atop the party brass.
The other two — Reps. Katherine Clark (Mass.) and Pete Aguilar (Calif.) — were also voted into those new leadership positions on Wednesday. Clark will replace Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) as the second-ranking Democrat next year, while Aguilar will fill the vacancy left by Rep. Jim Clyburn (S.C.) at the No. 3 spot.
None of the new leaders faced an opponent, creating the sense that Wednesday’s proceedings were more coronation than election.
That did nothing to temper the celebratory tone from Democrats.
Jeffries, for his part, insists he hasn’t had much time to reflect on the historic significance of his leadership role, saying he’s focused instead on the Democrats’ transition to the minority and “the solemn responsibility” he’s about to assume.
“The best thing that we can do as a result of the seriousness and solemnity of the moment, is lean in hard and do the best damn job that we can for people,” he said.
Other Democrats aren’t being so modest, particularly those in the Congressional Black Caucus, where Jeffries’s rise is being cheered as another major milestone in the long hard fight for civil rights.
“As an African American, it sends a message out to this country that it’s time for real diversity and inclusion. And there are so many people of color who are capable and competent and can lead,” said Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), a 32-year veteran and highly influential member of the Black Caucus. “This will be a great image for people of color, and for Black people and little Black boys to be able to aspire to a position as high as that.”
Jeffries’ ascension means Democrats will have a Brooklyn native leading both the House and the Senate, where Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is poised to remain the majority leader after Democrats held onto their upper-chamber majority in the midterms.
Jeffries said he has “a great relationship” with Schumer, who spent almost two decades in the House before moving to the Senate. Yet asked if he’s excited to have Brooklyn so well represented in Congress, Jeffries was coy.
“There’s a lot of excitement in Brooklyn about that,” he said.
Schumer, for his part, is looking forward to the partnership.
“I can’t wait to talk to my neighbor from Brooklyn four or six times a day like I did with Speaker Pelosi,” the Senate leader said on the floor Wednesday morning.
The votes came after a midterm cycle when Democrats lost control of the House, but performed much better than the polls and pundits had predicted, leaving Republicans with just a slim majority in the next Congress — and creating plenty of headaches for GOP leaders trying to unify their restive conference behind the party’s priorities.
Jeffries officially launched his bid for Democratic leader one day after Pelosi, in a highly anticipated speech from the House floor, announced that she would not seek a leadership position in the next Congress, putting an expiration date on her historic, two decade reign at the top of the Democratic caucus.
Shortly after, the Speaker’s two lieutenants — Hoyer and Clyburn — also announced they would not seek to remain in the top posts in the caucus, paving the way for a new generation of Democrats to lead the party.
Jeffries has long been seen as a successor to Pelosi. The Brooklyn Democrat has had a rapid rise in the ranks since he arrived in Washington in 2013, becoming co-chair of the caucus’ messaging arm and, later on, chair of the House Democratic Caucus.
He narrowly beat Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) for party chair in 2018 in a tight race, putting him on the path to leader that is just now coming to a headway.
The sitting “big three” in the Democratic caucus quickly endorsed Jeffries to head the party in the House shortly after he announced his bid. Hoyer hailed him as “an effective and historic champion,” and, before Jeffries announced his bid, Clyburn called the New York Democrat “absolutely fantastic.”
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CHEYENNE, Wyo., Sept. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NFT holders grappling with the downward trend of the NFT market, have been offered a lifeline with the launch of the first ever Token Paired NFT Staking Platform.
Since the crash of the cryptocurrency market, NFTs have seen a downward spiral, reaching a 12 month low in June. Experts have theorized that NFTs and other digital currencies often lose their value overtime, because they fail to provide holders with real value. But all is not lost. Staking is one of the few options that can be used to increase one's position during a downward trend. This is because it allows token holders to earn more, simply by holding. This rewarding process provides stabilizing benefits and creates a firm foundation for new investment.
Wrinkle Werx, Inc. has embarked on a mission to offer real world value to NFT investors with the staking platform. The new platform allows NFT holders to earn high yields by staking their NFTs with ParaWerx tokens. Each NFT staked on this platform multiplies the original staked token amount. The individual token staking representation increases by a set percentage based on the specific NFT collection each staked NFT is staked from. What's more is that multipliers like the ParaPrepper NFTs, increase a holder's position in the pool, allowing them to earn more rewards than they would have otherwise receive. Users can also increase their staking representation position, thru the use of time locks, with time lock options ranging from 30 – 120 days. But that's not all. With the Para Staking platform, users are able to claim rewards every 24 hours, even if they utilized time lock multipliers. They also have the option to allow their rewards to accumulate; with the ability to re-staked to compound the user's position.
CEO of Wrinkle Werx, Lee Tolleson, is excited about the new platform. When asked about the motivation for creating the Para staking platform, he explained: "We wanted to give NFTs value and a real-world use case. We also had an overwhelming desire to be first to market with ground-breaking innovations that close the gap on industry wide shortcomings. Moreover, we wanted to offer our token and NFT holders the opportunity to generate passive income thru these rewards. We have no doubt that our platform will offer more stability to current and prospective holders."
But it's not just the Para staking platform that will be bringing more value to NFT holders and Cryptocurrencies in the future. Wrinkle Werx is also gearing up to launch their ground-breaking Zero Layer DAG Protocol utility. This utility will allow users to use their Crypto currency on everyday purchases thru the integration with Point-of-Sale Systems at online and physical retail locations. The Zero Layer DAG Protocol payment utility will instantly and affordably turn speculative cryptocurrency assets into usable currencies in the real world. Plans are also afoot to release additional utilities that will bring even more value to Cryptocurrency and NFT's.
"Everything we are doing is about bringing safety and value to the cryptocurrency industry space," said Tolleson. "So we have simultaneously been working on being prepared for current and future government cryptocurrency regulation compliance."
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TORONTO (AP) — TORONTO (AP) — Cronos Group Inc. (CRON) on Tuesday reported a loss of $19.2 million in its first quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Toronto-based company said it had a loss of 5 cents. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 3 cents per share.
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The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 4 cents per share.
The cannabis company posted revenue of $20.1 million in the period, which did not meet Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $23.3 million.
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The U.S. Supreme Court handed President Biden's administration a victory in a long-running fight about how to enforce the nation's immigration laws.
The case concerned the Biden administration's attempt to set guidelines for whom immigration authorities can target for arrest and deportation. Texas and Louisiana sued to block the guidelines, arguing that they were preventing immigration authorities from doing their jobs.
The Supreme Court held by a vote of 8-1 that the states lacked standing to challenge the guidelines in the first place.
Writing for the majority, Justice Brett Kavanaugh described the legal challenge before the court as "an extraordinarily unusual lawsuit."
The states challenging the guidelines "want a federal court to order the Executive Branch to alter its arrest policies so as to make more arrests," Kavanaugh wrote. "Federal courts have not traditionally entertained that kind of lawsuit; indeed, the States cite no precedent for a lawsuit like this."
Kavanaugh and Chief Justice John Roberts joined with the court's liberals in the majority opinion. Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch each wrote separate, concurring opinions that reached the same conclusion, but offered a different legal rationale. Only Justice Samuel Alito dissented, arguing that Texas and Louisiana had met the requirements for standing and should have been allowed to sue.
"DHS looks forward to reinstituting these Guidelines"
Secretary of the Department of Homeland Alejandro Mayorkas welcomed the ruling, which clears the way for the enforcement guidelines he announced in 2021 to take effect.
"The Guidelines enable DHS to most effectively accomplish its law enforcement mission with the authorities and resources provided by Congress," Mayorkas said in a statement.
"DHS looks forward to reinstituting these Guidelines, which had been effectively applied by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to focus limited resources and enforcement actions on those who pose a threat to our national security, public safety, and border security," he said.
There is wide agreement that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement does not have enough resources to detain or deport all of the roughly 11 million people in the country without authorization. So immigration authorities have to set enforcement priorities — and those priorities have swung sharply from one administration to the next.
During former President Trump's administration, ICE agents and officers were empowered to arrest and deport anyone who was living in the U.S. without legal authorization.
When the Biden administration took office, it put on the brakes. Instead of arresting and deporting anyone they encountered who was in the country without authorization, immigration authorities were given a very different set of priorities.
Under the new guidance, being present in the U.S. without legal authorization "should not alone be the basis" for immigration authorities to arrest or deport someone.
Secretary Mayorkas described the guidance at the time as a lawful exercise of prosecutorial discretion.
Mixed reaction to the ruling
But the announcement of the Biden administration's enforcement priorities prompted multiple lawsuits from immigration hardliners. They argue that those guidelines went well beyond what previous administrations had done to limit enforcement.
"This decision is outrageous," Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wrote Friday in a post on Twitter, saying the decision would give the Biden administration "carte blanche to avoid accountability for abandoning enforcement of immigration laws. Texas will continue to deploy the National Guard to repel & turn back illegal immigrants trying to enter Texas illegally."
This decision is outrageous.
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) June 23, 2023
SCOTUS gives the Biden Admin. carte blanche to avoid accountability for abandoning enforcement of immigration laws.
Texas will continue to deploy the National Guard to repel & turn back illegal immigrants trying to enter Texas illegally. https://t.co/h1bKMXzsXo
Immigrant advocates, meanwhile, celebrated the ruling as a resounding victory.
"This decision soundly rejects the misguided attempt by Texas and Louisiana to force the government to implement the most draconian immigration enforcement policy," said Omar Jadwat, director of the ACLU's Immigrants' Rights Project, in a statement.
But some analysts said the implications of the decision might be limited.
"The court's decision was pretty narrow," said Stephen Yale-Loehr, who teaches immigration law at Cornell Law School, in an interview with NPR. "From a larger legal perspective, it doesn't really resolve the issue of when states can and cannot sue to challenge federal policies, whether they're immigration or otherwise. And so the battle will continue on those fronts."
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The Who Found ‘Calmness’ After Return to Cincinnati
Longtime Who manager Bill Curbishley said he decided not to share his memories of the 1979 crowd surge tragedy in Cincinnati when the band returned to pay tribute last weekend.
The charity concert commemorated 11 young fans who’d lost their lives when ticketholders outside the Riverfront Coliseum thought the show had already begun and tried to hurry into the venue 43 years earlier. Curbishley saw the horrifying results firsthand but decided it would be safer if the show continued. He told the Who’s Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey something was wrong when he advised them to play a short encore, but didn’t tell them what had happened until the show was over.
“Firstly, the general feeling was one of emotion because of the many, many years gone by since then, so for all of us it was the closing of a circle in quite a few different ways,” he told Billboard of the recent concert at Cincinnati’s TQL Stadium. “When I think about it – which I’ve been doing constantly for the last few days – so many people played a part in what happened and it was a very, very emotional night for us.”
Curbishley noted that "afterwards there was a pervading feeling of job well done and a sense of calmness that we didn’t really talk about. Funnily enough, I was going to send Pete a note … to tell him, 'It’s the last time I’ll talk to you or Roger about Cincinnati' and tell him a couple things. As they were walking to the stage he said, ‘Bill, I know how many difficult decisions you had to make that day,’ and I thought, ‘You don’t know how many!' [Townshend] never realized the scale of it because he never saw it. So the last words on this is that we memorialized it, had a musical service as such. And now it’s done.”
In a separate Rolling Stone interview, the manager recalled what he’d seen while the band remained backstage in 1979. “There were so many people there unconscious, and on the floor, and injured. I knew straight away that there’d be people dead. It was almost like a bomb had exploded. ... First thing I saw was this medic pumping this young girl, trying to get her back to consciousness, and I thought, ‘Fuck, what has happened here?' … To see these young people and the desperation that was running through the whole place, it was a bad sight. It’s a thing that will always be with me.”
While Townshend and Daltrey spent time with the victim’s families during the day of the memorial show, Curbishley – who accepted a proclamation from the city’s mayor – found time to catch up with Dale Menkhaus, the cop who shared responsibility for finding the safest way of managing the incident. “I realized that talking to me was a cathartic exercise for him,” the manager told Billboard. “It was therapeutic in the sense that he was talking to someone who was there and also that he’d been struggling for years with what happened that night. He’d suffered as well.”
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ELGIN, Ill. (AP) — ELGIN, Ill. (AP) — The Middleby Corp. (MIDD) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $133.2 million.
On a per-share basis, the Elgin, Illinois-based company said it had net income of $2.45. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $2.57 per share.
The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.46 per share.
The food preparation equipment company posted revenue of $1.03 billion in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.01 billion.
For the year, the company reported profit of $436.6 million, or $7.95 per share. Revenue was reported as $4.03 billion.
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Primary Efficacy Analysis Demonstrates no Clinically Meaningful Differences Compared to STELARA
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., April 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) today announced preliminary results from a Phase 3 study evaluating the efficacy and safety of ABP 654 compared to STELARA® (ustekinumab) in adult patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. The study met the primary efficacy endpoint, demonstrating no clinically meaningful differences between ABP 654 and STELARA.
The primary analysis evaluated the percentage improvement from baseline to week 12 of psoriasis area severity index (PASI), which showed a mean difference of percentage improvement between ABP 654 and STELARA of 0.14, which was within the prespecified margins. The safety profile of ABP 654 was comparable to STELARA.
"Amgen remains committed to providing patients who live with inflammatory diseases access to high-quality biosimilar medicines," said David M. Reese, M.D., executive vice president of Research and Development at Amgen. "We look forward to continuing to expand our inflammation portfolio to offer patients a variety of treatment options."
ABP 654 is being developed as a biosimilar candidate to STELARA, an approved human interleukin-12 and interleukin-23 antagonist indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in adults and pediatric patients (6 years or older) who are candidates for phototherapy or systemic therapy, active psoriatic arthritis in adults, as well as for adult patients with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease and moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis.
Amgen has a total of 11 biosimilars in its portfolio, including five that have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and three that are approved in the EU.
About Psoriasis
Psoriasis is a serious, chronic inflammatory disease that causes raised, red, scaly patches to appear on the skin, typically affecting the outside of the elbows, knees, or scalp, though it can appear on any location.1 Approximately 125 million people worldwide have psoriasis, including around 14 million people in Europe and more than 7.5 million people in the United States.2,3 About 80% of those patients have plaque psoriasis.4
About the ABP 654 Comparative Clinical Study (20190232)
The Phase 3 study was a multicenter, randomized, double-blinded, comparative clinical study (study number 04607980) that evaluated the efficacy and safety of ABP 654 compared to STELARA® (ustekinumab) in adult patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. There were 563 patients randomized, with 281 patients in the ABP 654 group and 282 patients in the ustekinumab group.
About ABP 654
ABP 654 is being developed as a biosimilar candidate to STELARA® (ustekinumab), an approved human interleukin-12 and interleukin-23 antagonist indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in adults and pediatric patients (6 years or older) who are candidates for phototherapy or systemic therapy, active psoriatic arthritis in adults, as well as for adult patients with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease and moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis. ABP 654 has the same pharmaceutical form, dosage strength, route of administration and dosing regimen as United States-licensed and European Union (EU)-approved ustekinumab.
About Amgen Biosimilars
Amgen is committed to building upon Amgen's experience in the development and manufacturing of innovative human therapeutics to expand Amgen's reach to patients with serious illnesses. Biosimilars help to maintain Amgen's commitment to connect patients with vital medicines, and Amgen is well positioned to leverage its over four decades of experience in biotechnology to create high-quality biosimilars and reliably supply them to patients worldwide.
For more information, visit www.amgenbiosimilars.com.
About Amgen
Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. This approach begins by using tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology.
Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people's lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world's leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential.
Amgen is one of the 30 companies that comprise the Dow Jones Industrial Average and is also part of the Nasdaq-100 index. In 2021, Amgen was named one of the 25 World's Best Workplaces™ by Fortune and Great Place to Work™ and one of the 100 most sustainable companies in the world by Barron's.
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The California Mid-State Fair announced the free performances coming to the fair this year.
The fair runs from July 19 – July 30, with some of the free performances emphasizing the fair’s 2023 theme of “Shake, Rattle & Roll!”
All performances are free with fair admission. They will be held on the 805 Beer Free Stage starting each night at 8 p.m. The lineup is as follows:
7/19/23 – Miss CMSF Scholarship Pageant (6:00 pm): Find out who is crowned Miss CMSF 2023.
7/20/23 - Elvis Impersonator: Scot Bruce celebrates what made Elvis the “King of Rock and Roll!” He’s joined by his rockin’ 4-piece band as they bring you back in time to the electrifying musical excitement of Elvis in his prime.
7/21/23 - Legends in Concert (Direct from London): One of the longest-running and most-awarded shows in Las Vegas, Legends in Concert, will pay tribute to some of the biggest icons and luminaries in British music history, including Elton John, Freddie Mercury, Rod Stewart, and Adele.
7/22/23 – Ned LeDoux: The son of the legendary Chris LeDoux, Ned is carrying on the family tradition, but he’s also charting his own course, and his album Buckskin is the latest step on that journey.
7/23/23 – Los Morros del Norte: Pure northern flavor is styled through these four very cheerful compas, who have a unique and original style.
7/24/23 – Scotty McCreery: Scotty McCreery’s current album Same Truck contains his No. 1 RIAA Gold-certified singles “You Time” and “Damn Strait,” and his current single “It Matters to Her.”
7/25/23 – A Flock of Seagulls: As well-known for their bizarrely teased haircuts as their hit single “I Ran (So Far Away),” A Flock of Seagulls was one of the MTV video rotation staples of the new wave era.
7/26/23 – Ben Haggard: For fans of his late, legendary father, country music great Merle Haggard, his youngest son Ben is no stranger to the stage. In fact, he’s been the lead guitarist in Hag’s longtime band of the same name for the past eight years, since he was 15 years old.
7/27/23 – Iam Tongi: The winner of Season 21 of American Idol, Tongi has more than 1 million Spotify streams for the song “I’ll Be Seeing You”.
7/28/23 – Tyler Rich: Northern California-raised, Nashville-rooted Tyler Rich found his love of music gathered around a Christmas tree alongside family singing holiday classics and Creedence Clearwater Revival. Tyler has amassed nearly half a billion global streams to date and “The Difference” is a staple at country music stations.
7/29/23 – The Original Wailers: See Al Anderson's stunning lead work on such classics as “No Woman, No Cry,” and “Three O'clock Road Block”, that first alerted rock fans to the Wailer's music. Andersons' musical achievements with Bob Marley & The Wailers include the platinum award-winning albums, 'Live at the Lyceum,' 'Babylon by Bus' and ten times platinum album 'Legend.'
7/30/23 – Shane Profitt: A salt-of-the-earth Southerner with a straight-shooting swagger and kind smile, Shane Profitt’s musical toolbox is full of all-natural talent. His first country music hit “How It Oughta Be” is currently a Top 15 smash.
To learn more about the California Mid-State Fair and all that is being offered this year, click here.
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WEST CHESTER, Pa., Jan. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- VESTECK, Inc. is proud to announce that another global Endovascular thought leader, Professor Michel Reijnen has agreed to join the VESTECK Scientific Advisory Board.
When asked about the patient benefits of the VESTECK, "SUTURE-TIGHT"™ catheter technology, Professor Reijnen said, "After >25 years of performing EVAR procedures we are still encountering the same problems as in the past. We therefore need novel solutions, adding different technologies to EVAR, in order to make the treatment more effective and durable."
The VESTECK "SUTURE-TIGHT"™ catheter secures endovascular aortic repair grafts (EVAR) to the aorta at the time of initial implant or during repair procedures.
Dr. Michel Reijnen is a Vascular Surgeon and Professor of "Endovascular Imaging and Innovation" at the University of Twente. Professor Reijnen conducts his Vascular and Endovascular procedures at Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, The Netherlands.
Known as a teacher and prolific author, Professor Reijnen is a sought-after speaker. He has published over 250 peer reviewed manuscripts and book chapters. He is a reviewer of several journals and a regular faculty member and speaker at several international symposia.
VESTECK CEO, Joe Rafferty commented, "we are honored to have Professor Reijnen join our Scientific Advisory Board. His comment on the need to make EVAR more durable, underscores the global nature of this challenge. Our goal at VESTECK is to do exactly as Professor Reijnen and our SAB suggests."
On the VESTECK Scientific Advisory Board, Professor Reijnen joins global thought leaders: Sean Lyden MD Cleveland Clinic, Daniel Clair MD Vanderbilt Univ., Prof. Andrew Holden Auckland Hosp NZ, William Gray MD Main Line Health, Dai Yamanouchi MD Univ. Wisconsin, Sukgu Han MD USC, Venkatesh Ramaiah MD Honor Health and David Deaton MD InRoad Med.
VESTECK is in preparation for a 100-patient clinical trial.
VESTECK, Inc. (WWW.VESTECK.com) is an early-stage medical device company focused on bringing their proprietary technology to the aortic repair and structural heart markets. The first product, the "SUTURE-TIGHT"™ nitinol suture delivery catheter will bring a novel technology to the endovascular aortic repair market, solving a significant worldwide challenge.
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TORONTO (AP) — Los Angeles Angels manager Phil Nevin was suspended for one game and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball on Saturday for a postgame outburst at an umpire following a loss to the Toronto Blue Jays a night earlier.
Bench coach Ray Montgomery managed the Angels during the second game of the three-game series as Nevin served his suspension.
Nevin was seen holding up a tablet computer and yelling at plate umpire Mike Estabrook as the crew left the field after the 4-1 loss Friday night.
The umpires access their locker room through the tunnel at the end of the visitor’s dugout on the first base side of Rogers Centre.
A Toronto police officer accompanied the umpire crew as it descended the dugout steps. Montgomery had to restrain Nevin as the umpires passed through the end of the dugout.
Nevin was angry about the game-ending called third strike against pinch hitter Michael Stefanic, who entered in the ninth inning with the bases loaded after Shohei Ohtani left because of cramping in both of his calves.
“I just explained to him that I thought the pitch to Stefanic was outside,” Nevin later told reporters.
Ohtani hit his major league-leading 39th home run in the series opener — part of a streak of three homers in three at-bats over two games — before exiting early.
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CLEVELAND , July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dearborn®, a part of the Oatey family of companies, today announced that its True Blue® Bath Waste Kits are now available in Brass material, further expanding its already extensive offering of bath-waste kits.
Designed with the plumber in mind, the True Blue line is made with integrated locking features that reduce the number of tools needed for installation, saving time and eliminating frustration.
Dearborn® True Blue® Brass is ideal for markets where brass installations are required for commercial and residential applications. It is suitable for standard tub depths up to 16" and whirlpool depths up to 24". Dearborn® True Blue® Brass is available in rough and full kits with solder and slip joint connections. The full kit includes a test kit, chrome trim kit, overflow assembly, waste shoe assembly and a solder, or slip joint tee.
Constructed of brass, the True Blue Drain Spud is built for durability and longevity. Featuring two heavy-duty crossbars, it provides a greater flow rate than standard, four-crossbar designs. The Drain Spud can accept the trim veneer for easy finish change and replacement, and is compatible with all existing True Blue components.
True Blue Bath Waste is available in full, half, rough and trim kits with options for ABS or PVC and touch toe, uni-lift and push n' pull stopper choices. The trim kits come in designer finishes, including Matte Black, Chrome, White, Brushed Nickel, Oil Rubbed Bronze and Brushed Gold. Brass options are available with a standard slip-joint tee, NY tee, solder tee, and female outlet tee.
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Oatey is based in Cleveland, Ohio, and has locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico and China. For more information, visit www.oatey.com, call (800) 321-9532 or follow Oatey on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or Instagram.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A new group of Rhodes scholars from the U.S. has been chosen for the prestigious academic program in a selection process that was conducted online for the third consecutive year.
The class of 32 scholars for 2023 was “elected entirely virtually, with both candidates and selectors participating remotely, safely, and independently,” American Secretary of the Rhodes Trust Elliot F. Gerson said in a statement early Sunday. “As successful as the process was, we of course hope to return to in-person interviews and selection next year in cities across the country, as had been done for over a century.”
Interviews for the 2021 and 2022 scholarship classes were conducted virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2023 scholarship class, including 16 female and 16 male recipients, is expected to begin studies at the University of Oxford in England in October in pursuit of graduate degrees in social sciences, humanities and biological and physical sciences, the trust said.
The U.S. scholars, who are among students selected from more than 60 countries, were vetted by 16 independent district committees from a pool of more than 2,500 applications. From those applicants, 840 were endorsed by 244 U.S. colleges and universities.
After receiving the endorsements of their schools, most of the district committees chose 14 or more applicants for online interviews. The committees met separately Nov. 10-12 through a virtual platform and promoted 235 finalists from 73 colleges and universities, including nine schools that have not previously had a student win the scholarship, although there were no first-time winning institutions, the trust said.
The scholars’ financial expenses for two to three years of study – averaging about $75,000 per year – are covered by the Rhodes Trust, a British charity established to fulfill the bequest of Cecil Rhodes, a founder of diamond mining and manufacturing company De Beers.
The scholarships were created in 1902, with the inaugural class entering Oxford in 1903 and the first U.S. Rhodes scholars arriving in 1904, according to the website of the trust’s American secretary.
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NASA unveiled a stunning closeup of a stellar nursery on Wednesday to mark the first full year of scientific observations by the James Webb Space Telescope.
The $10 billion infrared observatory with deep roots in Tucson has already revealed the atmospheric composition of faraway planets and captured the most distant galaxies and supermassive black holes ever discovered.
Several dozen University of Arizona astronomers, engineers and students helped develop the telescope’s two main instruments: the Near Infrared Camera, or NIRCam, and the Mid-Infrared Instrument, or MIRI.
“Webb results so far have exceeded our expectations,” said UA Regents’ Professor Marcia Rieke, who led the NIRCam development team and now serves as its principal investigator. “We hope to find more surprises that get revealed due to Webb's extraordinary image quality.”
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The picture revealed Wednesday features the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, the nearest star-forming region to Earth at roughly 390 light-years away.
The zoomed-in view shows approximately 50 young stars, most of them similar in mass to the Sun or smaller. Some of the stars already display the shadowy disks that mark the beginnings of future planetary systems.
As the new suns first burst through their natal envelopes of cosmic dust, they cast off bipolar jets of molecular hydrogen that glow red like embers.
“Webb’s image of Rho Ophiuchi allows us to witness a very brief period in the stellar life cycle with new clarity,” said Klaus Pontoppidan, a Webb project scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. “Our own sun experienced a phase like this, long ago, and now we have the technology to see the beginning of another’s star’s story.”
Orbiting around the sun about 1 million miles from Earth, Webb is the largest and most powerful astronomical observatory ever sent into space.
The bonanza of discovery during its first year in operation has produced hundreds of scientific papers, including some by University of Arizona researchers.
Late last month, for example, a team led by astronomers from the university announced they had teased out one of the oldest threads of the “cosmic web” that binds the universe together — a 3-million-light-year-long filament hung with galaxies and anchored by a quasar powered by an active, supermassive black hole.
"This is one of the earliest filamentary structures that people have ever found associated with a distant quasar," said Feige Wang, an assistant research professor at the UA’s Steward Observatory and principal investigator for the team that made the discovery.
Their findings are documented in two papers published on June 29 in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.
This marks the first time such a cosmic filament has been observed at such an early time in the universe and in 3D detail — all thanks to Webb, said Wang, who served as lead author on one of the papers.
NASA released the new image Rho Ophiuchi one year to the day after President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson gathered at the White House to unveil one of Webb’s first triumphs: a deep-field image of impossibly far-off galaxies lighting up the early universe.
Rieke said the telescope she helped design has already spotted the most distant galaxy ever observed as it looked roughly 320 million years after the Big Bang, and she expects Webb to probe even closer to the beginnings of the universe.
“We hope to push another 100 million years back in time,” said Rieke, whose husband, fellow UA Regents’ Professor George Rieke, helped design MIRI and now leads that instrument’s science team.
NASA has allotted 13% of the space telescope’s total observing time to the UA, more than any other astronomy center in the world.
“In just one year, the James Webb Space Telescope has transformed humanity’s view of the cosmos, peering into dust clouds and seeing light from faraway corners of the universe for the very first time,” said NASA Administrator Nelson in a written statement. “Thousands of engineers, scientists, and leaders poured their life’s passion into this mission, and their efforts will continue to improve our understanding of the origins of the universe — and our place in it.”
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RADNOR, Pa. (AP) — RADNOR, Pa. (AP) — Marinus Pharmaceuticals Inc. (MRNS) on Thursday reported a loss of $34.7 million in its first quarter.
The Radnor, Pennsylvania-based company said it had a loss of 67 cents per share.
The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 77 cents per share.
The epilepsy drug developer posted revenue of $10.4 million in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $5.3 million.
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SABINAS, Mexico (AP) — Round-the-clock pumping slightly lowered the level of water inside the flooded shafts of a coal mine where 10 miners were trapped in northern Mexico, but two days after a collapse it remained too high for anyone to attempt a rescue, authorities said Friday.
National Civil Defense Coordinator Laura Velázquez said it was “indispensable” to reduce the amount of water in the 200-foot deep mine shafts before divers or any other specialized personnel could enter. Workers were simultaneously trying to block new water from entering the shafts.
The mine in Sabinas, Coahuila, about 70 miles southwest of Eagle Pass, Texas collapsed while 15 miners were inside working Wednesday afternoon. Five managed to escape with injuries. Authorities say the miners breached a neighboring space filled with water. There has been no contact with the miners since the collapse.
Javier Martínez, the Coahuila state delegate of the National Mine Workers Union, said the area where the mine was operating is full of old abandoned mines that are often flooded. He said locals sometimes get small concessions and then contract groups of non-unionized miners to work, usually without safety measures like ventilation systems, emergency exit shafts and security equipment.
Such operations are not supervised by the Labor Secretary, he said.
Accidents in such shoestring operations are common because miners work without maps, often with pneumatic hammers that punch into old mine shafts filled with water, he said.
In this case, the miners’ chances of survival are “complicated,” and would depend on the force of entering water, the amount of mud it carried, whether it swept away the wooden supports holding up the shaft’s walls and if the miners could reach a nook with air.
“I thank God because it’s advancing, little by little it’s advancing,” said Elizabeth Vielma Moreno, a relative of one of the miners.
In June and July of 2021, cave-ins at two Coahuila mines claimed the lives of nine miners.
Mexico’s worst mining accident also occurred in Coahuila on Feb. 19, 2006, when an explosion ripped through the Pasta de Conchos mine while 73 miners were inside. Eight were rescued with injuries including serious burns. The rest died and only two of their bodies were recovered.
López Obrador’s administration promised two years ago to recover the remaining 63 bodies, a highly technical endeavor that has still not begun.
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Eleanor Gieseman
Eleanor Peters Gieseman, 93, of White Lake, SD, died Saturday, July 22, 2023, at Aurora-Brule Care Center in White Lake. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Saturday, July 29, at Trinity Lutheran Church in White Lake. Burial will be at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in rural White Lake. Visitation will be Friday, July 28, from 5-7:00 PM at the church with a 6:30 PM prayer service. Arrangements by Bittner Funeral Chapel.
Eleanor Bogenhagen Peters Gieseman, a woman whose life touched so many, was born Feb. 27, 1930, to Fred and Bertha Steffen Bogenhagen in White Lake, SD. Her lifelong faith began as she was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church and later became a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in White Lake. She attended St. John’s School south of White Lake and graduated from White Lake High School in 1948. She taught at a country school for 1 year in Aurora Center, SD.
On August 20, 1949, she was united in marriage to Alwin Nick “Pooch” Peters. In 1952 Alwin’s parents were killed in a tragic accident. With 2 young children of their own, they obtained custody for his 8-year-old twin sisters, who were a special blessing to the family. Eleanor and Alwin loved children and it was a happy household. She was blessed with 5 sons and 5 daughters to join the twins. She had 6 grandsons, 6 granddaughters, and 10 great-grandchildren. All were very special to her and the greatest joy of her life was being a Grandmother. Alwin passed away on July 18, 1989, after 39 years of marriage.
On Jan. 12, 1991, she married John Eldon Gieseman. Her new family added 2 new daughters and 11 grandchildren. The joy of more grandchildren was special to Eleanor and she loved them all and enjoyed going to their events. Eldon passed away on July 5, 2007, after 16 years of marriage.
Eleanor was an excellent seamstress, gardener, and cook. She loved to bake bread, rolls, and buns. She also enjoyed traveling, visiting, and playing cards. Many days were spent playing games and beating “Mom” in a card game was an accomplishment. She was a charter member of the Town and Country Gals and enjoyed the fellowship and friendship of the members. Eleanor worked the Saturday morning shift at the White Lake and Plankinton Post Office beginning in 1968. Over the years she worked as a clerk and later delivered mail as a rural mail carrier. After retiring she made quilts for Lutheran World Relief and Church on the Street. She made hundreds of quilts to give away.
She entered the Aurora Brule Care and Rehab facility in June 2022 and passed away on July 22, 2023. She was preceded in death by both husbands; son, Gary Peters; son-in-law, Dean Hopper; her parents, Bertha and Fred Bogenhagen; sisters, Mary Scheurenbrand, Ila Kristensen, and LaVerne Steffen; and brothers, Arthur, Robert, and Carl Bogenhagen.
Eleanor is survived by the twins and their children, Darlene (Jim) Kunzweiler of Yankton, SD, Todd (Rhodora) Kunzweiler of Hawaii, and Jackie Kunzweiler of Canistota, SD; Arlene (Gary) Anderson of Hayden, ID, Erika (Rob) Weberg of Elizabeth, CO, and Chris (Jackie) of Burlington, VT; her children Vicki (Delayne) Persson of Stickney, SD, Dennis Peters of White Lake, SD, Neil Peters of White Lake, SD, Cherie Hopper of Sioux Falls, SD, Brian (Mary) Peters of Wentworth, SD, Rhonda Peters of Sioux Falls, SD, Carla (Tom) Chamberlain of Milton, GA, Renee (Dallas Schneider) of Springfield, SD, and Craig (Kellie) Peters of Sioux Falls, SD; her grandchildren: Karin (John) Patterson, Jon, Kirsten, and Justin (Megan) Persson; Michelle (Tommy) Schwartz; Mandy (Tom) Olson, Amber and Josh Peters; Nicholas and Mitchell (Amy) Chamberlain; and Ryan and Allison Peters; and 10 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by Eldon’s 2 daughters, Nancy Blasius of Kimball, SD, and Marcia (Lyle) Prussman of Brookings, SD; and their children and grandchildren. She is survived by many nieces and nephews and friends who were special to her.
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NEW YORK, April 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of American Depository Shares ("ADSs") of TAL Education Group (NYSE: TAL) between June 14, 2022 and March 14, 2023, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important May 30, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased TAL securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=3137 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than May 30, 2023. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) the Company was still providing K9 Academic AST Services; and (2) as a result, defendants' statements about its business, operations, and prospects, were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the TAL class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=3137 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
No Class Has Been Certified. Until a class is certified, you are not represented by counsel unless you retain one. You may select counsel of your choice. You may also remain an absent class member and do nothing at this point. An investor's ability to share in any potential future recovery is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A defiant Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis refused to commit to serving a full four-year term if reelected when pressed by his Democratic rival, Charlie Crist, at their only gubernatorial debate on Monday.
Crist, a former congressman and one-term governor, accused DeSantis, a rising Republican star considered a likely 2024 presidential contender, of being too distracted by his national political ambitions to lead properly. DeSantis skirted several attempts by Crist to get him to say he’d serve a full second term.
“I know that Charlie is interested in talking about 2024 and Joe Biden, but I just want to make things very, very clear: The only worn-out old donkey I’m looking to put out to pasture is Charlie Crist,” DeSantis said of his 66-year-old opponent.
Later, Crist slapped back, “You won’t even say if you want to be the governor of Florida after this election.”
There were several heated clashes during a raucous debate that covered the COVID-19 pandemic, abortion, crime, education and President Joe Biden. The meeting came on the first day of early voting across the state; already, more than 1.1 million votes have been cast, the most in the nation.
The Florida governor’s race may not be the nation’s most competitive election this fall, but it is no less consequential for DeSantis, a 44-year-old Harvard-educated Republican who could launch a presidential bid in the coming months. He hopes to use a strong reelection victory on Nov. 8 in Florida, a state he carried by just 32,000 votes out of 8.2 million cast four years ago, to demonstrate the breadth and strength of his support.
DeSantis has benefited from demographic shifts across Florida, a perennial swing state that has shifted to the right during his first term. Former President Donald Trump carried the state by more than 3 points in 2020 and Republicans now hold a registration advantage of nearly 300,000 voters.
Monday’s debate offered voters in Florida and beyond a rare opportunity to see DeSantis under pressure. Like many leading GOP officials across the nation this fall, he has limited unscripted moments in recent months, save for periodic interviews with friendly conservative media.
The candidates faced each other, both in dark suits and purple ties, from behind wooden lecterns in Fort Pierce, Florida’s Sunrise Theater. Both men seemed to relish the hourlong fight, which was interrupted repeatedly by the rowdy audience.
DeSantis’ embrace of divisive cultural issues weighed heavily on the prime-time affair.
The Republican governor specifically defended his record to bar transgender girls from competing on public school teams intended for student athletes identified as girls at birth. He also fired back against Crist’s criticism of laws DeSantis signed limiting discussions of race and sexual orientation in schools and his opposition to gender transition treatments for minors.
“You think you know better than any physician or any doctor or any woman,” Crist said. “You need to lead by uniting people, not dividing them.”
Yet DeSantis has delighted his supporters over and over with his extraordinary willingness to fight — whether facing political adversaries, the federal government or powerful Florida businesses. Crist, a former Republican governor who most recently served as a Democratic congressman, has tried to cast himself as a moderate alternative to lead the perennial swing state.
DeSantis’ leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic and Hurricane Ian were also charged topics.
Crist noted that DeSantis closed businesses and schools across the state early on during the pandemic and then ignored science by opening them too soon, leading to tens of thousands of unnecessary deaths.
“We had one of the highest death rates in America, Ron,” Crist said.
“He called for harsh shutdowns,” DeSantis responded. “It would have thrown millions of Floridians into turmoil.”
Over and over, DeSantis also sought to link Crist to Biden, whose popularity is sagging in Florida and across the nation. “Charlie Crist has voted with Joe Biden 100% of the time,” DeSantis said, referring to the “Crist-Biden agenda.”
The debate was postponed from earlier in the month because of Hurricane Ian, which left more than 100 people dead along the state’s southwest coast. Thousands of homes were destroyed and several schools remain closed across Lee County, a major Republican stronghold.
The Category 4 storm exposed flaws in the state’s fragile property insurance market, which has lost more than $1 billion in each of the last two years. Hundreds of thousands of Floridians have had their policies dropped or not renewed.
Crist accused DeSantis of failing to address the insurance crisis. DeSantis accused Crist of being away during the storm.
“He was hiding out in Puerto Rico. He wasn’t helping his community,” DeSantis jabbed.
When the discussion turned to gun violence, both candidates said they would support the death penalty for Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz, who this month was sentenced to life in prison for murdering 17 people in the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland.
DeSantis added that he would push the legislature to change state law requiring a unanimous jury for death sentences. That would put Florida in a distinct minority among the 27 states that still have the death penalty, where almost all require juror unanimity.
“I’m going to ask the Florida legislature to amend that statute so that one juror doesn’t have veto power over appropriate punishment,” DeSantis said.
Crist also sought to make abortion a key focus, following the playbook of Democrats across the nation in the wake of the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade.
In April, DeSantis signed a law banning abortions at 15 weeks of pregnancy, with no exceptions for rape or incest. When asked by the moderator, DeSantis declined to say whether he supports a complete abortion ban.
“You deserve a better governor who cares about freedom and your right to choose,” Crist said.
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If ABC and The Washington Post were to be believed in the days before Election Day 2020, then-candidate Joseph R. Biden was about to wipe the floor with President Trump in Wisconsin. The news outlets’ Oct. 28 survey, just a week before voting day, showed the Democrat up by a staggering 17 percentage points.
Biden would win the state, though only by the barest of margins: 63 hundredths of a percentage point. ABC and The Post weren’t just off base; they were in a different galaxy.
Missing Republicans plagued pollsters across the board in surveys ahead of the 2020 election, leading to bungled projections and a new round of soul-searching by the industry.
Yet as voters prepare for November’s midterm elections, it’s not clear whether the pollsters have solved anything.
“In the media polls, no, they have not fixed it,” said Jim McLaughlin, a Republican Party pollster.
Polls are getting plenty of attention these days, particularly as they show Republicans suddenly struggling in what should be a good environment for them: a midterm election year with a historically unpopular Democratic president, a lingering pandemic and a chaotic economy.
The fundamental trick to polling is finding a sample that matches the overall population well enough to get valid results. In decades past, when nearly everybody who voted had a landline telephone and wasn’t bombarded by scam calls, it was relatively easy to get a solid sample.
In 1997, Gallup says, it got responses from 28% of those it dialed. By 2017, that had dropped to just 7%. Pollsters have gone looking for ways to supplement — or in some cases completely supplant — phone calls.
Election polling, or “horse race” surveys, have another wrinkle: They never know who, exactly, will show up to cast a ballot.
Many pollsters compensate by trying to identify “likely” voters and “weight” their results to match what they believe will be the turnout.
A survey of 1,000 people in a generally red-leaning state that ended up with 500 self-identified Democrats in the sample, for example, would be weighted to more closely match voter registration numbers or an expected partisan turnout.
Michael McKenna, a top legislative aide in the Trump White House who also conducts polling, said pollsters spend far too much time trying to guess the turnout factor and end up introducing major errors to their work.
“The thing about turnout models is, they’re great, right? They can be predictive if you’re right. But if you’re wrong about who shows up, guess what? The whole thing is wrong,” McKenna said.
He said readers should be wary of polls that tout weighting.
“These guys are afraid of their own methodology, which is why they weight. Once you get something that’s weighted, you’ve essentially substituted your own opinion for science,” McKenna said.
He said some polls feel so wrong that they should never be released. Yet media organizations that have pumped tens of thousands of dollars into surveys feel compelled to run their work, and outlandish results can perversely get more clicks online.
The ABC/Post 2020 Wisconsin poll showing Biden winning by 17 points is a telling example.
That survey was based on a partisan breakdown of 30% Democrats, 26% Republicans and 44% something else. By contrast, the 2020 electorate was 32% Democrats, 37% Republicans and 31% something else.
The poll underestimated the share of Republicans by 11 percentage points.
In a statement to The Washington Times, The Post said that poll was “well off the mark” and pointed out that it alerted readers to that fact at the time. In the eighth paragraph of its report, the paper said its sample showed slightly more Clinton voters than Trump voters. If the survey had been weighted to match the 2016 electorate, Biden’s lead would have been cut to 12 points.
The Post said it and ABC have taken steps to improve polling quality, including sharing raw data sets from their 2020 polls and inviting independent analysis.
In 2021, when The Post polled in the Virginia governor’s race, the paper published an article on how it conducted and adjusted its polling to correct for errors from 2020. The paper’s final poll showed Democrat Terry McAuliffe up 1 percentage point over Republican Glenn Youngkin, which was within the margin of error. Youngkin won by about 2 percentage points.
A Post employee was also part of the American Association for Public Opinion Research’s post-2020 task force, which tried to figure out what went wrong.
Among the potential problems they identified were oversampling of Democratic voters, wrongly correcting for errors from the 2016 vote and failing to spot millions of new voters who turned out.
Some analysts argue that pollsters and the poll-consuming public need a refresher.
G. Elliott Morris says in a new book, “Strength in Numbers: How Polls Work and Why We Need Them,” that journalists need to remind audiences of all the ways a poll might be off and to stop treating a survey showing a lead within the margin of error as a clear indication that one candidate is winning. That’s a toss-up race, Morris says.
Many poll consumers have developed shortcuts for interpretation, such as assuming a standard level of bias. Some readers automatically adjust the results of any ABC/Washington Post survey a few percentage points more toward Republicans.
John Cluverius, associate director of the Center for Public Opinion at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, cautioned against that approach, particularly for midterm elections where contests are state-by-state. There is no single consistent formula that works everywhere all the time, he said.
He pointed to work his outfit did in 2020 in North Carolina, New Hampshire and Texas. Its polling was accurate in North Carolina and reasonably close in New Hampshire, but it missed badly in Texas, he said. Other pollsters did better in Texas but missed in North Carolina.
“What regular consumers of news and regular consumers of polling information should know is most pollsters out there are doing the best they can with the resources they have. If they are being open and transparent about their methodology, about what went right and what went wrong, that is the most we could ask for.”
He said polling in the current political environment is particularly tricky because unusually large groups of people are experiencing divergent economies.
“We’re trying to apply all these textbook rules to a situation that isn’t described in any textbook,” he said.
McLaughlin said good rules of thumb for pollsters are to use voter lists rather than random samplings of adults. His firm also uses a wide range of methods to reach potential respondents, including cellphones, a small percentage of landlines, and text messages.
“It costs us like thousands of dollars just to build the list to make sure we’ve got a good sample,” he said. “Good polling is expensive.”
That’s one reason why those in the business speak differently about polling for penny-pinching media organizations or polling meant for public consumption.
“Its use is almost expressly for propaganda. It’s for the press, it’s for donors, it’s to show people ‘Hey, we’re winning’ or ‘Hey, we’re gaining,’” McKenna said.
“I believe that we’re going to see a lot of the same mistakes replicated in 2022,” he said. “The midterms are harder to do survey work just because you’re not quite sure who’s going to show up. And in this environment, guys with turnout models and weighted averages are inclined to use them more generously.”
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Leading construction management software company selects global B2B tech agency to drive recognition of growth and acquisitions
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RedTeam Software, a leading construction management software platform provider, has selected premier B2B tech and construction specialty agency Ripley PR as its public relations provider and agency of record.
"Our commitment to providing solutions based on the real-life experiences of contractors and their teams along with our recent acquisitions and partnerships are a success story that we want to share with potential partners and clients," said Jim Atkinson, CEO of RedTeam. "Ripley PR's unique ability to understand and navigate both the B2B tech and construction industries and communicate our accomplishments professionally gave us the confidence that this partnership will result in our continued growth. Contractors have to juggle everything from bids to budgets and need the tools that will prepare them for the future. We trust that Ripley PR is the right tool in our arsenal to show contractors how our technology will help them grow."
RedTeam's complete cloud-based solution enables commercial general contractors to collaborate effectively throughout all stages of a project, from business development and pre-construction to closeout. The company's recent acquisition of Paskr, another cloud-based management solution for commercial general contractors, and FieldLens, a mobile plan markup tool for contractors of all sizes, showcases RedTeam's commitment to building a portfolio of offerings that are user-friendly to help the industry keep up with scaling demand.
RedTeam has partnered with the investment companies of Braemont Capital and JettyCove to bolster their growth strategy and continued innovation. The company was recently included in the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies in the United States, demonstrating 160% growth over three years. More than a thousand general contractors and several hundred thousand users have managed a collective $25 billion of commercial construction work with RedTeam.
"RedTeam is a leader in developing construction management software because of their roots in solving real-world, on-the-ground problems in their industry," said Heather Ripley, CEO of Ripley PR. "RedTeam's ability to provide fully integrated platforms that deliver for their customers is an essential solution in their industry. We are eager to help them build their brand and cement their position as one of fastest-growing companies in the country."
Ripley PR was founded in 2013 with a focus on PR for B2B technology, construction, franchise development, and skilled trades public relations. The agency has won several awards including Forbes' list of America's Best PR Agencies for 2021 and Entrepreneur's Best PR Agencies for Franchise. For more information, visit https://www.ripleypr.com or call (865) 977-1973.
RedTeam Software's comprehensive suite of cloud-based solutions, including RedTeam, Paskr, and Fieldlens, helps commercial contractors effectively manage complex construction projects and reduce bloated technology costs. From field management to enterprise-level workflow and management solutions, RedTeam Software delivers a full range of applications for contractors of all sizes and offers hard-working construction professionals peace of mind throughout all stages of a project. For more information, visit https://www.redteam.com.
Ripley PR is an elite, global B2B public relations agency specializing in-home service and building trades, B2B, manufacturing, and franchising. Ripley PR was recently recognized by Forbes as one of America's Best PR Agencies for 2021 and has made Entrepreneur Magazine's annual list of Best PR Agencies for Franchise for the past four years. Offering a full range of strategic communication services, including crisis management, media relations, and social media strategies, Ripley PR uses a blend of strategic business accounting and creative public relations branding to tell compelling stories and deliver measurable results. Ripley PR is a partner in IPREX, the $350 million network of communication agencies, with 1,800 staff and 115 offices worldwide. For more information, visit https://www.ripleypr.com or call (865) 977-1973.
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