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TOKYO (AP) — Police said they arrested a man Friday who had holed up in his father’s house armed with a rifle and a knife after allegedly killing four people, including two police officers, in central Japan.
TV Asahi showed the man with his hands on his head walk out of the house and be ushered toward a police vehicle.
Masanori Aoki, 31, a farmer, was arrested by police under a court warrant on suspicion of murder in Nakano, a city in Nagano prefecture.
Nagano prefectural police chief Iwao Koyama offered condolences to the victims and said the loss of two police officials is “extremely regrettable.” He noted that the suspect allegedly shot to death a police officer in the left chest with a hunting rifle.
National Public Safety Commission Chairperson Koichi Tani told a regular news conference Friday that the suspect had licenses for multiple hunting and air guns authorized by the prefectural public safety commission and his license renewals have been properly made.
Tani said police are investigating his gun usage records and that they plan to take necessary safety measures based on investigation results.
Police said the house was owned by his father, a local politician. Koyama said two women who escaped while the suspect was holed up are the suspect’s mother and aunt and that they were uninjured. NHK said that the mother told police that the attacker was her son and that his father was chairman of the city assembly.
Japanese media quoted neighbors described the suspect as a quiet person and that they were not aware of any family feud.
Police said earlier that two police officers were shot by the suspect when they arrived at the scene after receiving an emergency call saying a woman was stabbed. The officers were apparently without bulletproof vests.
On Friday, Nagano police chief said the suspect allegedly stabbed to death the 66-year-old woman with a survival knife.
A witness told NHK on Thursday that a woman fell while being chased by the suspect, who then stabbed her with a knife and shot at two police officers as they arrived at the scene in a patrol car.
The woman and the two police officers were pronounced dead at a hospital. An older woman, who was injured but could not be rescued because she was near the suspect, was found dead early Friday, police said.
During the standoff, TV footage showed police wearing bulletproof vests and carrying shields, with an ambulance nearby. Police sealed off a 300-meter (330-yard) radius around the house, and city officials urged people in the quiet farming neighborhood to stay home or stay at an evacuation center, where about 80 people reportedly took shelter.
Violent crimes are rare in Japan. It has strict gun control laws and only a handful of gun-related crimes annually. But in recent years, there have been some high-profile cases involving random knifings on subways and arson attacks, and there is growing concern about homemade guns and explosives.
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This story has been corrected to correct attribution in the 2nd paragraph to TV Asahi.
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A recent Florida law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) bans gender-affirming care for minors, but it also sets up significant barriers for transgender adults to get needed treatment — and puts the providers who care for them at significant risk of losing their licenses.
For transgender Floridians, the law is forcing difficult decisions about where, and even whether, they will be able to get medical care.
Damon McGuire, a transgender woman and Orlando-based photographer, said Florida’s restrictions took her by surprise. She had been unprepared for the fact that the law, billed by Republicans in the state legislature as a way to protect children, would impact her ability to obtain care as a 35-year-old.
“It’s devastating,” McGuire told The Hill.
McGuire, who only began to seriously explore her gender identity during pandemic lockdowns in 2020, has not yet been able to obtain gender-affirming treatment.
She had been scheduled to speak with a Planned Parenthood provider about receiving hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on May 20, just three days after DeSantis signed the law. But the measure took effect immediately, and her appointment was canceled.
“You’re talking about potentially tens of thousands of trans people across the state who got a call two weeks ago that their health care provider would no longer be renewing their prescriptions,” said Brandon Wolf, a spokesman for Equality Florida, an LGBTQ-focused civil rights group. “It is nothing short of a health care crisis in the state of Florida for trans adults right now.”
There are an estimated 94,900 transgender adults living in Florida, the second-highest number in the country, according to the Williams Institute at the University of California-Los Angeles School of Law.
Under Florida’s Senate Bill 254, health care providers are prohibited from administering puberty blockers, HRT and surgeries to transgender minors. Those who violate the law risk being convicted of a third-degree felony crime, punishable by up to five years in prison.
Including Florida, 20 states have enacted laws or policies that heavily restrict or ban access to gender-affirming health care for transgender youths, including 17 that have done so this year.
Yet unlike bans on gender-affirming health care in other states, the Florida law mandates adults sign an informed consent form approved by a state medical board appointed by the governor. The form doesn’t exist yet.
The law also states that only physicians are allowed to provide gender-affirming health care, and the initial visit to sign the consent form has to be in person. Violating those requirements is now a criminal offense.
The physician-only provision has proven to be particularly onerous, as health centers that previously relied on nurse practitioners or were telehealth-only suddenly had to pivot.
Jerrica Kirkley, co-founder and chief medical officer of Plume, said she estimates that about 80 percent of transgender adults have been receiving care from a nurse practitioner.
“That’s a very large portion of the population who is potentially suddenly without care. I think there is a lot of fear, there’s a lot of confusion,” Kirkley said. “If they were getting care from a nurse practitioner, how can they continue their care? If they live in an area where the health centers have been traditionally staffed by nurse practitioners, for example, how are they going to start care? Can folks who have established care via telehealth continue their care?”
Plume is the world’s largest virtual clinic for transgender, nonbinary and gender non-conforming people and operates in 45 states. But in the wake of the law taking effect, Kirkley said they are opening in-person clinics in Florida for the first time since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The law only requires the initial visit to fill out the consent form to be in person, so Kirkley noted telehealth companies such as Plume will still be able to provide follow-up care virtually.
But removing the ability of patients to have a telehealth visit throws up a significant barrier to access.
“The problem is that a lot of our patients don’t live in big cities. They live in rural cities in Florida that may take them up to two to three hours to get to a health center to seek care. So transportation’s obviously going to be a huge barrier for these patients,” said Samantha Cahen, a nurse practitioner and director of the transgender care program at Planned Parenthood of South, East and North Florida.
Planned Parenthood is one of multiple providers in Florida to temporarily suspend gender-affirming services in response to the new law, although Cahen said care is expected to resume shortly for returning adult patients.
Syvonne Carter, president and CEO of 26Health, a nonprofit health center in Orlando aimed at the LGBTQ population, said seeing the impact of the law on that community has been “heartbreaking.”
The clinic sees about 2,000 patients a year across primary care, mental health and its adoption services. Carter said the new restrictions forced the center to stop providing HRT and other gender-affirming services, which has impacted about a third of their patients.
A growing number of transgender people in the U.S. are leaving states with restrictive laws they say target the LGBTQ community. More than 40 percent of over 1,000 transgender adults surveyed in a recent Data for Progress poll said they had considered moving over anti-LGBTQ legislation in their state.
McGuire, the Orlando photographer, said she is planning to move to Ohio in September, where gender-affirming health care for transgender youths and adults is still legal.
But moving expenses and the cost of housing have skyrocketed in recent years, and for many, leaving isn’t an option.
DJ, a 34-year-old transgender and nonbinary person in Tampa, who asked that their last name be withheld over concerns for their personal safety and privacy, said they have no plans to move. They have enough of their prescribed testosterone to get them through at least the next three months, and plan to go to a Planned Parenthood Clinic after that.
In the meantime, they plan to raise awareness about the plight of transgender people in Florida.
“I feel like there’s a fight in me,” said DJ.
Gender-affirming health care for transgender youths and adults is considered medically necessary and often life-saving by most major medical organizations. For DJ, who has been receiving HRT for more than a year, it has meant being able to look at themselves in the mirror for the first time.
“I see myself fighting for it,” they said of gender-affirming health care. “I see myself happy – sustainably happy – for the first time in my life.”
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The first and most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin, launched more than a decade ago. Yet for all the relentless buzz, relatively few are well versed in cryptocurrencies or the blockchain, the technology on which they're built.
Despite the evangelizing by and rising profile of some investors, a 2021 poll by Pew Research Center found that just 16% of Americans said they have ever invested in cryptocurrencies. That broadened to 31% between the ages of 18 and 29 and to 43% of men in that age range.
If you're not among those percentages, you might view these currencies with skepticism and may have avoided trying to understand the lingo or the technology.
But as cryptocurrencies and related technologies reach into politics, intertwine with the larger economy and impact the environment, everyone could use a sense of what they are, how they work and their pitfalls and potential.
I WANT TO SOUND SMART. IS IT “BLOCKCHAIN” OR “THE BLOCKCHAIN?"
It depends on usage. “Blockchain technology” is acceptable to refer to the computer code that records cryptocurrency transactions (and can be used for other things; stay with us). Standing alone, just call it the blockchain — even though there are actually multiple (don't worry, we'll explain below).
WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CRYPTOCURRENCIES AND THE BLOCKCHAIN?
Blockchains record cryptocurrency transactions in encrypted, digital records that live on servers all around the world. Some blockchains allow developers to build in applications and program contracts.
Also of note: Different cryptocurrencies are built on different blockchains. Bitcoin is built on the, well, bitcoin blockchain; ether is built on the ethereum blockchain. There now are some cryptocurrencies or tokens that are essentially built on top of other cryptocurrencies — but at the most basic level, all cryptocurrencies refer back to a blockchain.
Blockchains also can be used to record other types of information — like property records or the origins of a food item.
MY HEAD HURTS. IS THERE A SIMPLER WAY TO THINK ABOUT THIS?
Fundamentally, cryptocurrencies are digital money. The blockchain is a database for recording transactions of said digital money. This digital money isn't backed by any government or institution.
HOW ARE CRYPTOCURRENCIES MADE?
Different cryptocurrencies have different digital architectures (code) so how they work varies. As an example, let’s use bitcoin, which is “mined.”
In the physical world, here’s how mining works: A specialized computer processor runs on electricity and produces an astonishing amount of noise and heat. In the digital world, that processor is competing to solve a mathematical puzzle. The computer that solves the puzzle first wins newly minted bitcoin. This design is part of the open source code created by the anonymous entity that launched bitcoin in 2009.
Mining has another purpose: In the course of solving the puzzle, the most recent bitcoin transactions — the sending and receiving of the currency — are recorded on the blockchain. The system design encourages participants to spend resources (in this case money and electricity) to help maintain the record of who owns which bitcoins.
Those with more computing power are more likely to win — so the design favors well-resourced groups that can put together a lot of these specialized computers and supply them with electricity as cheaply as possible.
As a kind of check, the system is also designed to increase the difficulty of solving the mathematical puzzle as more computers compete to do so. At the same time, the amount of bitcoin successful miners win decreases automatically at predetermined intervals. Together that means entities that got into mining quite early made out with more bitcoin in return for spending fewer resources.
I THINK I ACTUALLY GOT THAT. NOW WHAT IS THIS ABOUT DECENTRALIZATION?
An additional feature of the blockchain’s design is that the record of transactions is held on many computers that together form a global network. These computers — or nodes — constantly check with each other to confirm their records’ accuracy. The replication of these records across the network is part of what prevents an incorrect or fake transaction from being logged.
Together, the decentralized and open source nature of the blockchain means that no one and no institution can control it. But actors like governments and large corporations still can limit access in certain circumstances. China outlawed cryptocurrency trading in September 2021 because of concerns they could weaken control over the financial system and were facilitating crime. More recently, a major cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, stopped processing purchases made with certain credit cards issued in Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
WHOA. SO HOW SECURE IS THE BLOCKCHAIN?
Cryptocurrency buffs consider it pretty hard to hack — that's part of its appeal. Again though, it depends which platform you're talking about.
The bitcoin blockchain has not been compromised to date, but the second largest blockchain and cryptocurrency, ethereum, faced a major crisis in 2016 stemming from a software vulnerability. While the ethereum blockchain itself was not hacked, some $50 million in ether was stolen.
Many cryptocurrency-related services and technologies have been hacked or simply exploited by their designers to deceive and steal from participants.
Cryptocurrency exchanges — where people can trade cryptocurrencies for traditional currencies — have been compromised multiple times, with digital bank robbers clearing out the accounts. Memorably, in 2018, the CEO of a cryptocurrency exchange died without relaying a crucial passcode, effectively locking customers out of millions of dollars’ worth of cryptocurrencies.
Consumers have few recovery options, whether they're a victim of a scam or security breach or have simply forgotten their digital wallet's password. There is no password reset or insurance in the preprogrammed, decentralized system.
In short, the investments are backed by few protections. U.S. prosecutors do pursue outright criminal behavior, like false advertising or stealing, but if the value of a new cryptocurrency token plummets and does not recover, that money is lost. Even the value of bitcoin, which some proponents call “digital gold,” is extremely volatile.
A final thought: Cryptocurrencies remain criminals’ payment of choice. Illegal drugs or other barred commodities are often exchanged for cryptocurrency, which can be transferred across distances more easily than cash and can be harder for prosecutors to trace. But for most cryptocurrencies, the record of who owns what is publicly visible, forcing criminals to become savvier in order to effectively launder cryptocurrencies obtained through theft, scams or ransomware attacks.
WHERE DOES THE “VALUE” OF CRYPTOCURRENCIES COME FROM?
This age-old question — who decides what a buck is worth? — is further complicated with cryptocurrencies. Unlike traditional currencies, no government, central bank or physical asset backs cryptocurrencies.
Their values are based on people’s faith in them, as determined by the market. Backers hope that more and more people will want a digital currency that is relatively free from government oversight — and that, as people sink resources into cryptocurrencies, their value will increase over time.
Also unlike traditional currencies, some cryptocurrencies function both as an investment and a potential unit of exchange. Some buy it hoping they can eventually sell it for a profit. Others might use a fraction of a bitcoin to, say, get a firecracker pork burrito at New Hampshire's Taco Beyondo.
WHAT ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS?
Cryptocurrency mining consumes a great deal of energy. One peer-reviewed study calculated that, as of November 2018, bitcoin's annual electricity consumption was 45.8 terawatt-hours, comparable to Hong Kong's net electricity consumption in 2019, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
That doesn't even take into account energy consumed by other cryptocurrencies. And bitcoin’s energy consumption has increased annually: The Bitcoin Mining Council estimated the cryptocurrency consumed 220 terawatt-hours of energy in 2021.
When judging the environmental impacts of cryptocurrencies, it’s important to consider the electricity's source. Miners want electricity at the lowest cost, which sometimes leads them to pollute energy sources like coal. Other times, can they find the cheapest energy from renewable sources like hydroelectric dams. It really comes down to location. Those variables make it complicated to calculate cryptocurrencies' exact energy consumption and environmental impacts.
Environmental impacts also include the energy used to cool computer processors, which heat up as they work, as well as the electronic waste produced as miners upgrade their equipment and discard older models or broken units.
WHAT’S A NONFUNGELLA ... A NONFUNGLEABLE ... WHAT’S AN NFT?
For everyone’s sake, let’s keep this short. Nonfungible tokens are basically any digital item — like an image or video — that has been recorded on the blockchain to show who owns it.
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Judging Panel of Industry Leaders Recognizes MS2090A Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer as Top Test Instrument of 2022
MORGAN HILL, Calif., Jan. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Anritsu Company announces that its Field Master Pro™ MS2090A real-time spectrum analyzer was named the winner in the Network Test & Measurement category Fierce Innovation Award – Telecom Edition 2022. The MS2090A was recognized by a panel of judges based on a criteria that included the instrument's ability to make a positive, innovative, real-world impact on the telecom industry.
The Fierce Innovation Awards seek to recognize the creators, makers, and doers of outstanding services and equipment unveiled in the past 12 months. It is intended to promote the competitive spirit and initiative to spark new design, development and distribution of inventive solutions; find revolutionary tech or services; and to acknowledge and honor the most visionary operators, service providers, and vendors for their commitment to next-gen business and consumer offerings.
Portable and lab-based hardware and software or centralized solutions for testing, management and maintenance of telecommunications networks were eligible for the Network Test and Measurement award. Judges evaluated all applications based on ease of use/ROI, effectiveness, technical innovation, competitive advantage, financial impact, and true innovation.
"Earning a Fierce Innovation Award acknowledges the exceptional efforts of our engineering and support teams who developed the MS2090A. Field Master Pro brings best-in-class performance into the field and addresses current and future testing needs in a wide range of commercial, private, and government use cases," said Wayne Wong, Anritsu RF Handheld Product Marketing Manager.
The Field Master Pro MS2090A delivers performance never previously available in a compact, handheld instrument. With continuous frequency coverage from 9 kHz to 54 GHz, the MS2090A is specifically designed to meet the test challenges of a full range of wireless technologies in use today, including 5G, LTE, wireless backhaul, aerospace/defense, satellite systems, and radar.
To meet emerging market needs, Anritsu recently introduced the IQ Signal Master™ MX280005A Vector Signal Analysis (VSA) software that delivers expanded post processing measurements and analysis of IQ data files captured on the MS2090A. A comprehensive suite of enhanced functions in the new VSA software allows users to analyze the modulation of captured signals or replay the captured IQ data with enhanced resolution.
Anritsu is a provider of innovative communications test and measurement solutions. Anritsu engages customers as true partners to help develop wireless, optical, microwave/RF, and digital solutions for R&D, manufacturing, installation, and maintenance applications. Anritsu also provides precision microwave/RF components, optical devices, and high-speed electrical devices for communication products and systems. The company develops advanced solutions for emerging and legacy wireline and wireless technologies used in commercial, private, military/aerospace, government, and other markets.
To learn more, visit www.anritsu.com and follow Anritsu on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a federal rule in 24 states that is intended to protect thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways throughout the nation.
U.S. District Judge Daniel L. Hovland in Bismarck, North Dakota, halted the regulations from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pending the outcome of a lawsuit filed by the 24 states, most of which are led by Republicans. The regulations were finalized in December 2022, repealing a rule implemented during President Donald Trump's administration but thrown out by federal courts.
Opponents of the regulations, which define which “waters of the United States” are protected by the Clean Water Act, have called the rules an example of federal overreach and argued they would unfairly burden farmers and ranchers.
The preliminary injunction affects Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming. An injunction was previously issued that halted the rules in Texas and Idaho.
In his 45-page order, Hovland wrote that the federal regulation “raises a litany of ... statutory and constitutional concerns and would cause great harm to the states."
"Once again, the courts have affirmed that the Biden administration’s WOTUS rule is overreaching and harmful to America’s beef farmers and ranchers,” said Todd Wilkinson, a South Dakota cattle producer and president of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. “Cattle producers in 26 states now have some additional certainty while this rule is being litigated and we are optimistic that the Supreme Court will provide nationwide clarity on the federal government’s proper jurisdiction over water.”
The EPA said in a statement that the agency and the Army Corps of Engineers were reviewing the decision but still believe the regulations were “the best” interpretation of the Clean Water Act. The agency says its rules would still stand in states not included in the injunction.
“The agencies remain committed to establishing and implementing a durable definition of ‘waters of the United States’ informed by diverse perspectives,” the EPA said in the statement. “Our goal is to protect public health, the environment, and downstream communities while supporting economic opportunity, agriculture, and industries that depend on clean water.”
The injunction comes less than a week after President Joe Biden vetoed a congressional resolution that would have overturned the rule. The House and Senate had used the Congressional Review Act to block the regulations, with several Democrats joining Republicans in opposing the regulations.
John Rumpler, clean water program director at Environment America, a national network of state environmental organizations, said the EPA rule blocked by the judge is supported by science and the law and that the judge was misreading the purpose of the Clean Water Act.
“From a favorite stream for fishing to the water flowing from our kitchen sinks, we all depend on clean water to survive and thrive,” Rumpler said in a statement. “That is why an overwhelming number of Americans support stronger protections for our waterways.”
However, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said the key is finding the right balance between powers given to states and the federal government.
“This rule would harm jobs and economic growth by taking jurisdiction from states and asserting federal authority over nearly any body of water, including roadside ditches, short-lived streams and many other areas where water may flow only once every 100 years,” Morrisey said.
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Disney channels restored on Dish, Sling
(Gray News) – Disney announced that its channels have been restored to Dish Network and Sling TV customers following a weekend blackout as the two sides work toward a deal.
Disney said in a statement that a “handshake agreement” was in place, and channels including the ESPN and FX networks are back as they work to finalize the deal. Dish also announced they had been restored in a tweet early Monday.
Dish previously said its contract with Disney ended Sept. 30 and accused it of walking away from negotiations.
Customers awoke Saturday to find the channels had gone black overnight on the satellite provider and Sling, its streaming service.
The blackout affected roughly 10 million subscribers. Eight medium and large TV markets, including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, had lost access to their ABC channel as well.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed by either side.
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HONG KONG, Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, Waton Securities International announced the launch of "Broker Cloud (Brokerage X SaaS)", a customized financial technology business solution. Empowered by financial technology, licensed financial institutions around the globe can quickly set up their own digital systems through the "Broker Cloud" service in as little as one month to provide their users with the world's leading mobile APP interface and supreme user experience. Relying on its profound technology and industry understanding, and combining its experience and strengths in technology, user operation, and financial ecosystem, Waton Securities International is committed to providing compliant, secured, convenient, stable, and integrated services to nearly thousands of licensed brokerages and institutions worldwide.
According to Mr. Kai Zhou, Executive Director of Waton Securities International, of 9,678 licensed brokerages in the world, 188 of them have an app to provide online trading, and about 98% of them have not completed the mobile IT construction; there are about 1,000 digital currency exchanges in the world, with FTX as the priority, less than 10 of them have the function of trading securities assets, and nearly 1,000 exchanges have the demand to expand the tradable asset classes. Waton Securities International will help traditional brokerage firms and digital currency exchanges to build mobile APP and enrich their asset class side so that their users can trade HK/US/A-share stocks/digital currencies online.
It is understood that the "Broker Cloud (Brokerage X SaaS)" business model launched by Waton Securities International covers both "Brokerage" and "FinTech SaaS" services. While having a mature interface to provide licensed brokerage firms with one-stop clearing and settlement services for HK/US/A-share stocks and asset management, it can also help brokerage firms/financial institutions that do not have independent IT systems (APP/middle-end/back-end) to build and develop their own mobile applications to interconnect their businesses.
At present, Waton Securities International has already reached cooperation with many licensed brokerage firms and institutions in Hong Kong, New Zealand, Australia, and Nigeria, successfully launched the Broker Cloud business with them, and plans to gradually enter Europe, Southeast Asia, and other markets in the future. Relying on its mature technology integration capability, "Broke Cloud" empowers financial institutions in multiple scenarios, helping financial brokerage firms to break through the barrier of digital applications and improve service quality and customer acquisition efficiency through digital business solutions.
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QINGDAO, China, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As one of the most awaited games of 2022, UEFA Women's EURO 2022™ ended with England crowned, witnessed by a record 87192 attendance. As a proud partner of the tournament, through years of sports marketing and technological innovation, Hisense has achieved champion position in brand awareness and product sales, successfully laying a solid groundwork for Hisense's global expansion and reputation.
Remember The Name: How Hisense won new fans at UEFA Women's EURO 2022
As a global partner of the tournament, to increase awareness and promote women's football, Hisense has enhanced consumer excitement and interest in women's football through various marketing campaigns.
One of the campaign featured quizzes, daily highlights, and competitions on social media, also encouraged fans to upload videos of their football talents for a chance to win a Hisense 4K U7 TV, and some lucky fans won tickets to the tournament final at Wembley. The campaign reached over 6 million people, with more than 400,000 engagements and over 1 million video views.
To support women's football at grassroots level, Hisense offered cashback donations through #RememberTheName campaign. Consumers who purchased during the campaign could donate their cashback to Women in Sport, and Hisense matched their donations.
Hisense Stuns on the Football Pitch, Enhanced Enterprise's Reputation and Market Performance
Leveraging the tournament's recognition and marketing strategies, Hisense has successfully showcased its technology and strengths to worldwide consumers and established deeper partnerships with business partners.
Since Hisense started its sports marketing efforts, it has received much praise and support worldwide. For example, European consumers' demand for Hisense's different products has greatly increased; hence, Hisense recently established a new R&D center in Velenje and invested over €50 million to better deliver high-quality products to consumers; European brands such as Darty and Boulanger, leading home appliance and electronic retailers, have become Hisense's primary business partners. With various business achievements, in the first half of 2022, sales revenue of Hisense International Co., Ltd. increased 5% YOY, successfully making brilliant results for Hisense's international business expansions.
Along with the consolidation of brand strength and global market expansion, sports marketing is an essential strategy for Hisense to achieve remarkable business growth globally. Through comprehensive capabilities, innovative products, and branding strategies, Hisense is now maintaining a competitive advantage within the global market.
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Ten months into the war in Ukraine, there has been an escalation on both sides, as Moscow accused Ukraine of drone attacks on targets deep inside Russian territory and Russia sent a new volley of missiles into Ukraine.
On Monday, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Bobby Ghosh spoke with columnists Andreas Kluth and Clara Ferreira Marques on Twitter Spaces about the latest developments in the war.
Their conversation focused on the ways Macron, who was in the US last week as the guest of honor at a White House state dinner, has signaled more willingness than President Joe Biden to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a stance that has created friction within the Western alliance aiding Ukraine. They also discussed how changing weather could influence the direction of the conflict.
This is an edited excerpt of the conversation. A full recording is available here.
Bobby Ghosh: Are you detecting any change in tone in what Macron and more generally what European leaders are saying about Ukraine?
Andreas Kluth: In the time leading up to the invasion, Macron always expressed an attempt to understand the position of Putin. In that process, I think Macron has genuinely read him wrong.
We all know that the only way wars ever end, including this one, is in negotiations. The question is, when is that point? How and on what basis will those negotiations take place? Biden said he would be prepared to meet Putin on certain conditions. We’re far away from that. Macron has had a lower bar and has suggested that maybe Putin will need security guarantees from the West.
That inverts the role of aggressor and victim. It suggests that somehow Putin was forced [to invade] to respond to growing aggression and expansion by NATO. That has been the Kremlin narrative and the propaganda all along.
At a thousand levels, this doesn’t make sense, but Macron, by essentially saying, well, we’ll have to give him something, seems to be buying into that. And I think that is a terrible, terrible signal to send to NATO, to the West and in particular to the Ukrainians, who are trying to survive one of the worst winters maybe since the Holodomor famine.
Clara Ferreira Marques: It’s the playbook. The narrative was always that the Russians were under threat. They had no choice. It was NATO’s provocation. It’s a very useful, distracting tactic from what’s really going on on the ground.
Ghosh: This is what Putin has been counting on – dithering among the Europeans, and they’re hoping that if it gets colder and the European public groans about rising fuel costs that will add more pressure to the European leadership and that they will begin to back away from Ukraine.
Let’s talk a little bit about Russia fighting in winter. There is a long and storied history of Russia being saved by winter from Napoleon on down to Hitler, but Russia is in an offensive war. What does winter mean to the Russian forces?
Ferreira Marques: It’s probably the biggest question that everyone has. A couple of things to bear in mind: One is that the Ukrainians will not pull back on the offensive. They will keep pushing and that will not stop during the winter.
There are a lot of assumptions that this favors the Russians. I actually think it doesn’t, and for a very good reason. When we think about winter in Ukraine, the vision is the Nazis fighting the Soviets and the Second World War. Now that was a really extreme winter. In fact, especially in southern Ukraine, what you might see is sort of low-single-digit temperatures. They call it “wet cold” in military terms. It’s extremely uncomfortable. It’s also really dangerous because it’s very easy to get wet. And once you are wet, you very quickly are in hypothermia territory. So you need really good equipment. You also need really good discipline. Now, we know that the Russians don’t have very good equipment.
Kluth: The momentum is in the Ukrainians’ favor. If they can survive this winter, then I think we’re looking at how we get from there to an ultimate defeat of Putin.
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TOKYO — Canadian rock legend Randy Bachman’s long search came to an end Friday when he was reunited in Tokyo with a cherished guitar 45 years after it was stolen from a Toronto hotel.
He said all guitars are special, but the orange 1957 Gretsch 6120 Chet Atkins he bought as a teenager was exceptional. He worked at multiple jobs to save money to buy the $400 guitar, his first purchase of an expensive instrument, he said.
“It made my whole life. It was my hammer and a tool to write songs, make music and make money,” Bachman told The Associated Press before the handover at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo.
When it was stolen from the Toronto hotel in 1977, “I cried for three days. It was part of me,” he said. “It was very, very upsetting.” He ended up buying about 300 guitars in unsuccessful attempts to replace it, he said.
Bachman talked frequently about the missing guitar in interviews and on radio shows, and more recently on YouTube programs on which he performed with his son, Tal.
In 2020, a Canadian fan who heard the story of the guitar launched an internet search and successfully located it in Tokyo within two weeks.
The fan, William Long, used a small spot in the guitar’s wood grain visible in old images as a “digital fingerprint” and tracked the instrument down to a vintage guitar shop site in Tokyo. A further search led him to a YouTube video showing the instrument being played by a Japanese musician, TAKESHI, in December 2019.
After receiving the news from Long, Bachman contacted TAKESHI immediately, and recognized the guitar in a video chat they had.
“I was crying,” Bachman said. “The guitar almost spoke to me over the video, like, ’Hey, I’m coming home.’”
TAKESHI agreed to give it to Bachman in exchange for one that was very similar. So Bachman searched and found the guitar’s “sister” — made during the same week, with a close serial number, no modifications and no repairs.
“To find my guitar again was a miracle, to find its twin sister was another miracle,” Bachman said.
TAKESHI said he decided to return the guitar because as a guitar player he could imagine how much Bachman missed it.
“I owned it and played it for only eight years and I’m extremely sad to return it now. But he has been feeling sad for 46 years, and it’s time for someone else to be sad,” TAKESHI said. “I felt sorry for this legend.”
He said he felt good after returning the guitar to its rightful owner, but it may take time for him to love his new Gretsch as much as that one.
“It’s a guitar, and it has a soul. So even if it has the same shape, I cannot say for sure if I can love a replacement the same way I loved this one,” he said. “There is no doubt Randy thought of me and searched hard (for the replacement), so I will gradually develop an affection for it, but it may take time.”
Bachman said he and TAKESHI are now like brothers who own guitars that are “twin sisters.” They are participating in a documentary about the guitar on which they plan to perform a song, “Lost and Found” together.
They also performed several songs at Friday’s handover, including “American Woman.”
Bachman said he will lock the guitar up in his home so he will never lose it again. “I am never ever going to take it out of my house again,” he said.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — More than a half dozen former crewmembers of the USS Bonhomme Richard gave testimony on the first day of the arson trial of a young sailor Monday, describing a harrowing, chaotic scene as they confronted an inferno on the Navy warship with shoddy equipment.
With the thick black smoke quickly enveloping the ship, many said it was difficult to know what was going on. Now more than a year later, several of them who testified at the court martial of 21-year-old Ryan Sawyer Mays said that they are struggling to recall details from that July 12, 2020 morning, posing a challenge to the prosecution.
The prosecution has presented no physical evidence proving the 21-year-old sailor set the USS Bonhomme Richard on fire, something the defense has highlighted. Key witnesses also have changed their stories or their testimonies have contradicted each other, including on Monday.
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According to prosecutors, Mays was an arrogant sailor angry about being assigned to deck duty after failing to become a Navy SEAL — and he made the Navy pay in a big way.
“Your honor, it was a mischievous act of defiance gone wrong,” Cmdr. Leah O’Brien told the judge during opening statements for the prosecution at Naval Base San Diego.
Mays’ military defense counsel, Lt. Tayler Haggerty, countered in her opening remarks that it’s the Navy who is wrong. Haggerty said investigators concluded Mays did it before the probe was complete and then ignored evidence and witness accounts that didn’t fit into that narrative so they could find a scapegoat for the loss of a billion-dollar ship that was mismanaged by senior officers.
Once investigators pinned the blame on Mays, who was known for being sarcastic and flippant, “nothing else mattered,” Haggerty said.
“Just because the government eliminates, ignores pieces of evidence, it doesn’t mean the court should,” she told the court. Haggerty told the judge by the end of the trial, which is supposed to last two weeks, “you will exonerate this sailor and find him not guilty of both charges.”
Mays is charged with aggravated arson and the willful hazarding of a vessel. He has denied any wrongdoing. He waived his right to a jury and has put his fate in the hands of the Navy judge, Capt. Derek Butler.
The July 2020 blaze burned for nearly five days and sent an acrid smoke over San Diego, damaging the amphibious assault ship so badly that it had to be scuttled. It marked one of the worst noncombat warship disasters in recent memory.
About 115 sailors were on board, and nearly 60 were treated for heat exhaustion, smoke inhalation and minor injuries.
The Navy warship’s former fire marshal became emotional Monday when asked by the prosecution to recall what he did that day. He took a moment before responding.
“I’m still trying to work through this in therapy myself,” Petty Officer Jeffrey Garvin told the court at Naval Base San Diego. “I apologize.”
Later, he repeated, “I can’t remember a lot.”
Defense lawyers say investigators brushed aside the fact that lithium batteries were stored next to highly combustible material such as cardboard boxes, in violation of ship protocol. The investigators also failed to report details that pointed to another sailor, who was later fired from the Navy.
Several former crewmembers testified Monday that the lower vehicle storage area where the fire started was filled with bottles, tools, generators, tractors and other equipment while the ship was undergoing a two-year, $250 million upgrade pier-side in San Diego.
Navy leaders disciplined more than 20 senior officers and sailors in connection with what it described as widespread leadership failures that contributed to the disaster. The Navy spread blame across a wide range of ranks and responsibilities and directly faulted the ship’s three top officers.
While investigators said Mays set the fire, a Navy report last year concluded that the inferno was preventable and unacceptable, and that there were lapses in training, coordination, communications, fire preparedness, equipment maintenance and overall command and control.
The failure to extinguish or contain the fire led to temperatures exceeding 1,200 degrees Fahrenheit in some areas, melting sections of the ship into molten metal that flowed into other parts of the ship.
Retired Navy Capt. Lawrence B. Brennan, an adjunct professor at Admiralty and International Maritime Law Fordham Law School, said the prosecution has its work cut out for it.
“There are questions about identification of the people in the vicinity of the fire and possible causes other than arson," he said in an email to The Associated Press. “Moreover, the conflagration and firefighting efforts damaged, if not destroyed, the crime scene and crucial evidence."
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PLAYERS TO WATCH
Lotzeir Brooks, Millville, Sophomore
South Jersey football fans should consider themselves lucky that they get to watch Brooks play up close for three more seasons. The dynamic wide receiver burst onto the scene as a freshman with 36 receptions for 957 yards and 15 TDs. He also scored three rushing TDs and on a 99-yard kickoff return, while adding 49.5 tackles and four interceptions on defense. Defending national champion Georgia is one of the many Division 1 programs recruiting Brooks.
Damien Eichler, Woodstown, Junior
At 6-foot-4 and 295 pounds, it’s hard not to notice Eichler as a two-way starter in the trenches, but he stands out even more for his play than his size. On offense, he and Shawn Gerrity are standouts on a line that helps protect quarterback Max Webb and create holes for running back James Hill. Defensively, Eichler is coming off a season in which he produced 42 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and four sacks. He is being recruited by Temple, among others.
Nick Oliveira, Clearview, Senior
A 6-foot-5, 285-pounder, this left tackle is a three-year starter for the Pioneers and his presence will be crucial as Clearview breaks in new starters at most of the skill positions. Also a key player on the defensive line, Oliveira was a South Jersey Times all-area selection last year. He was being recruited by several Division 1 programs before committing to Cincinnati.
Angelo Rodriguez, Highland, Senior
A blend of power and speed, Rodriguez transferred from Camden to Highland last year and emerged as one of South Jersey’s best running backs. He ran for nearly 1,400 yards and 18 touchdowns to go with a receiving TD. Along with junior quarterback Connor Leary, he aims to lead the Tartans to a winning season before continuing his career at Long Island University.
Amare Smith, Salem, Senior
Listed at linebacker, this 6-foot-2, 183-pound edge rusher was a defensive force for the Rams during their run to sectional and regional titles last year. He set a school record with 19 sacks, recorded 103 tackles, forced six fumbles and recovered five. Also a starter on the offensive line, he is being recruited by the likes of Temple, Long Island and Bryant.
TEAM TO WATCH
Delsea
Sal Marchese’s 30th season as head coach should be a special one, as the Crusaders have a talented core back from last year’s 11-1 team, which went undefeated until losing to Cedar Creek in the South Jersey, Group 3 championship game. Junior quarterback Zach Maxwell will once again direct a dangerous offense that features three capable ball carries in seniors Luke Maxwell and Jared Schoppe and junior Wayne Adair. Offensive line play is always a priority at Delsea, and returners up front include seniors Ashton Blose and Danny DiGiovacchino. They also shine on defense, as Blose led the Crusaders in sacks and DiGiovacchino had a team-high 92 tackles. Both were South Jersey Times all-area selections. Delsea faces a difficult schedule and the Crusaders should be well-prepared to be in the mix come playoff time, as usual.
Kingsway
After making a thrilling run to the second sectional championship in program history last fall, the Dragons return a host of standouts and are hungry for more success. Senior quarterback Nate Maiers is a threat with his arm and his legs, and senior Darrell Brown will be one of his top targets as he shifts from running back to wide receiver. Junior tight end Luke Van Brill, who caught the game-winning TD pass from Maiers in the final seconds of the South Jersey, Group 5 final, and junior wide receiver Benny Liles are other offensive playmakers. Senior Carter Williams is a key piece of the offensive line and is a beast at defensive end. He had 67 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, four sacks and five fumble recoveries last year. Seniors DJ DiPietro and Jake Mason join Van Brill at linebacker and Maiers leads the secondary from his safety position.
Millville
Last season was a magical one for the Thunderbolts, who went 12-1 with sectional and regional championships in their last year under head coach Dennis Thomas, who is now on the staff at Rutgers. Former offensive coordinator Humberto Ayala has big shoes to fill as he takes the reins but has experience and familiarity with the roster, which remains loaded despite the graduation of South Jersey Times Offensive Player of the Year LeQuint Allen, a running back, and three-year starting quarterback Nate Robbins. Junior Jacob Zamot will take over under center and will benefit from the presence of explosive wide receivers like highly recruited sophomore Lotzier Brooks (15 TDs receiving, three TDs rushing) and junior Ta’Ron Haile (25 receptions, 15 yards per catch). Sophomore Marcus Offer is a top player on the line. Millville plays in a challenging division, the WJFL American, and should be battle tested to make another postseason run.
Salem
Reigning South Jersey Times Coach of the Year Montrey Wright is back to lead the Rams after guiding his alma mater to its first sectional title since 1983 and a regional championship in an 11-2 season. Jahki Coates has been Salem’s starting quarterback since his freshman year and is poised for a big final campaign. Coates, who is being recruited by Temple and Long Island, threw for 1,389 yards and 15 touchdowns as a junior to go with 729 yards and 13 scores on the ground. Senior running back Anthony Selby (eight TDs) and junior wide receiver Ramaji Bundy (36 receptions, 12 offensive TDs) are his top playmakers. Junior Dedric Simmons is a two-way starter on both lines and the defense is led by senior linebacker Amare Smith (103 tackles), sophomore linebacker Cam Smith (110 tackles) and senior defensive back Emmanuel Lane, a Monmouth recruit. Bundy (four interceptions, two TDs) and Selby (three interceptions) are other key contributors on defense.
Washington Township
The revival started for the Minutemen last year as they went 6-3 for their first winning season since 2015 and earned the top seed in the South Jersey, Group 5 playoffs before suffering an upset loss to Lenape. A strong senior class moved on but there is plenty of talent remaining. Jared Dzierzgowski earned the starting quarterback job as a sophomore and should be even better with a year of experience under his belt. He threw for 510 yards and five touchdowns to go with 613 yards and 10 TDs on the ground. One of the big guys in front of him is senior John Stone, a Rutgers commit moving from tackle to guard. Junior Logan Perez, who played mostly in the slot as a sophomore and showed potential as a playmaker, will be a major contributor out of the backfield. Senior Jason DiBlasio is a returning starter at defensive end who made the all-conference second team. A challenging schedule for Washington Township begins this weekend against Toms River North in the Battle at the Beach.
DATES TO KEEP
Aug. 26: Opening Day
Oct. 22: Cutoff (Public)
Oct. 23: Tournament seeding (Public)
Oct. 28 & 29: First round of public tournament
Oct. 29: Cutoff (Non-public)
Oct. 30: Tournament seeding (Non-public)
Nov. 4 & 5: First round of non-public tournament and second round of public tournament
No. 11 & 12: Public sectional finals and second round of non-public tournament
Nov. 18 & 19: Public state semifinals at Cherokee and Franklin, non-public state semifinals at higher seed
Nov. 26: Non-public state finals at MetLife Stadium
Nov. 27: Regular season ends
Dec. 3: Public state finals, Day 1, at Rutgers University
Dec. 4: Public state finals, Day 2, at Rutgers University
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NBA Legend Tony Parker to Continue as Founding Partner, Veteran Sports Business Executive Aaron Ryan Named President
MINNEAPOLIS, July 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NorthRock Partners is announcing NorthRock X, a new division of NorthRock dedicated to supporting athletes and entertainers through a first of its kind Personal Office® and suite of financial and lifestyle services. NorthRock X builds on the trusted financial services expertise of NorthRock Partners with a team of experienced advisors who understand the demands and complexities of the sports and entertainment industries, providing additional services and guidance exclusively tailored to meet the needs of a growing roster of superstar clients. The new division has brought on veteran sports business executive Aaron Ryan as their new President. Ryan will work alongside NBA legend and Founding Partner Tony Parker to continue growing NorthRock X as the team provides support and trusted counsel to the world's most coveted athletes, entertainers and business executives.
NorthRock X is a first of its kind financial and lifestyle advisory firm dedicated to professional athletes, executives and entertainers. With over 140 clients across the globe, NorthRock X creates a Personal Office experience, delivering advice and services uniquely tailored to meet each client's individual needs. Through a trusted team of advisors who partner seamlessly with agents, business managers, family and other key stakeholders within a client's inner circle, NorthRock X is dedicated to providing expert guidance, customized services and bespoke lifestyle management tools that meet the needs of today's elite athletes and entertainers, empowering them to focus on their craft.
"I couldn't be more excited to join NorthRock and to partner with Rob and Tony to continue to empower athletes through comprehensive advice and coaching," said new President Aaron Ryan. "The life of the modern athlete is continuously more complex, with greater demands, and in turn greater opportunities than ever before. NorthRock X is the right partner to help these elite individuals see their success live beyond the field of play."
In his new role as President of NorthRock X, Aaron will provide leadership and vision to one of the fastest growing segments of business for NorthRock Partners, with an eye towards providing clients with exceptional business and financial services while also being at the forefront of culture, technology and social impact. Aaron is leading a team of experienced professionals who understand the nuances of today's media landscape and can maximize opportunity while simplifying complexity, helping elite performers reach their potential and build a lasting impact.
Prior to joining NorthRock X as President, Aaron Ryan was the first Commissioner & President of Overtime Elite (OTE), the global basketball league for the next generation of athletes and fans. In the first full year of the league, Overtime Elite produced incredible results, including hire NCAA Championship Coach Kevin Ollie, the construction of a 103,000 square-foot state of the art facility in 6 months, and signing of 27 elite athletes, three of which have signed with NBA teams going into NBA Summer League. Prior to Overtime Elite, Ryan served as Chief Operating Officer at Relevant Sports, the operator of the International Champion Cup, where he oversaw all internal business functions, focusing on the continued growth of the largest privately owned soccer company in North America and Asia. This followed a notable 22-year career at the National Basketball Association, where he helped manage business operations of numerous properties within the league, including USA Basketball and the NBA 2K League, the first official esports league operated by an American professional sports league now in its 5th season.
"Aaron understands the business of sports and the athlete mentality better than almost anyone, and we are thrilled to have him lead this new venture for NorthRock," said NorthRock Partners CEO Rob Nelson. "Together with Tony, NorthRock X will be the preeminent partner for those looking to elevate the way they invest, give back, and ultimately live."
"Today's athletes understand that the success we create while we play can continue to live on and pay dividends for ourselves, our families and our communities if we partner with the right people, plan ahead and make great investments," Parker said. "I'm excited to team up with Aaron because he brings a wealth of experience and relationships, but more than anything, understands the culture and wants to empower our clients, from athletes to entertainers to executives, to be exceptional in every capacity."
NorthRock Partners is a financial and lifestyle advisory firm committed to helping exceptional people live exceptional lives. Through our Personal Office® experience, NorthRock seamlessly delivers advice and services uniquely tailored to give clients more time to make the impact they want on the world and live their best life. With over $4 billion in assets under management and clients across the globe, NorthRock is in the top 1% of registered investment advisory firms in the country. For almost 30 years NorthRock's advisors have put the client at the center of everything they do — delivering unparalleled advice and unique services equipping each individual to reach their potential.
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But prosecutors said they doubted they could obtain a conviction on the charge because the victim was dead.
Sage, who passed the sentence on Broderick, expressed sympathy with their anger.
“I wish I could bring you justice,” Sage said. “But the truth is, the loss you’re suffering, there’s nothing I can do to make that loss go away. It’s the best we can do in the system we have, and it’s never enough. My heart goes out to you. Three beautiful, wonderful people — I see their lives shine on through all of you. I hope that at some point you can find some peace.”
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This story was first published on Sept. 14. It was updated on Sept. 15 to correct that Broderick rammed his vehicle into ex-wife’s vehicle and shot the three people inside, not that he rammed into her house and shot the three inside it.
Charlene Ramirez makes a statement to the court at the sentencing of her daughter and granddaughter's murderer, Stephen Broderick, in the 299th District Court in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. Former Travis County sheriff’s deputy Broderick, 42, was automatically sentenced to life imprisonment without parole after pleading guilty to capital murder Tuesday in Austin in the 2021 deaths of ex-wife Amanda Broderick, 35; stepdaughter Alyssa Broderick, 17; and Willie Simmons III, 18. (Sara Diggins/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
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Charlene Ramirez makes a statement to the court at the sentencing of her daughter and granddaughter's murderer, Stephen Broderick, in the 299th District Court in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. Former Travis County sheriff’s deputy Broderick, 42, was automatically sentenced to life imprisonment without parole after pleading guilty to capital murder Tuesday in Austin in the 2021 deaths of ex-wife Amanda Broderick, 35; stepdaughter Alyssa Broderick, 17; and Willie Simmons III, 18. (Sara Diggins/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
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Edward Ramirez makes a statement to the court at the sentencing of his daughter and granddaughter's murderer, Stephen Broderick, in the 299th District Court in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. Former Travis County sheriff’s deputy Stephen Broderick, 42, was automatically sentenced to life imprisonment without parole after pleading guilty to capital murder Tuesday in Austin in the 2021 deaths of ex-wife Amanda Broderick, 35; stepdaughter Alyssa Broderick, 17; and Willie Simmons III, 18. (Sara Diggins/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
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Edward Ramirez makes a statement to the court at the sentencing of his daughter and granddaughter's murderer, Stephen Broderick, in the 299th District Court in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. Former Travis County sheriff’s deputy Stephen Broderick, 42, was automatically sentenced to life imprisonment without parole after pleading guilty to capital murder Tuesday in Austin in the 2021 deaths of ex-wife Amanda Broderick, 35; stepdaughter Alyssa Broderick, 17; and Willie Simmons III, 18. (Sara Diggins/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
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299th District Court Judge Karen Sage asks defendant Stephen Broderick for his plea as to the murder charges before him, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Austin, Texas. Former Travis County sheriff’s deputy Stephen Broderick, 42, was automatically sentenced to life imprisonment without parole after pleading guilty to capital murder Tuesday in Austin in the 2021 deaths of ex-wife Amanda Broderick, 35; stepdaughter Alyssa Broderick, 17; and Willie Simmons III, 18. (Sara Diggins/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
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299th District Court Judge Karen Sage asks defendant Stephen Broderick for his plea as to the murder charges before him, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Austin, Texas. Former Travis County sheriff’s deputy Stephen Broderick, 42, was automatically sentenced to life imprisonment without parole after pleading guilty to capital murder Tuesday in Austin in the 2021 deaths of ex-wife Amanda Broderick, 35; stepdaughter Alyssa Broderick, 17; and Willie Simmons III, 18. (Sara Diggins/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
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Willie Moses Simmons Jr., father of Willie Simmons III, makes a statement to the court at the sentencing of his son's murderer, Stephen Broderick, in the 299th District Court in Austin, Texas, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. The former Texas sheriff’s deputy Broderick was sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole. (Sara Diggins/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
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Willie Moses Simmons Jr., father of Willie Simmons III, makes a statement to the court at the sentencing of his son's murderer, Stephen Broderick, in the 299th District Court in Austin, Texas, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. The former Texas sheriff’s deputy Broderick was sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole. (Sara Diggins/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
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Vanessa Penson, mother of Willie Simmons III, makes a statement to the court at the sentencing of her son's murderer, Stephen Broderick, in the 299th District court room in Austin, Texas, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. The former Travis County sheriff's deputy Broderick was automatically sentenced to life imprisonment without parole after pleading guilty to capital murder Tuesday in the deaths of 35-year-old ex-wife Amanda Broderick, 17-year-old stepdaughter Alyssa Broderick and the stepdaughter's boyfriend Willie Simmons III. (Sara Diggins/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
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Vanessa Penson, mother of Willie Simmons III, makes a statement to the court at the sentencing of her son's murderer, Stephen Broderick, in the 299th District court room in Austin, Texas, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. The former Travis County sheriff's deputy Broderick was automatically sentenced to life imprisonment without parole after pleading guilty to capital murder Tuesday in the deaths of 35-year-old ex-wife Amanda Broderick, 17-year-old stepdaughter Alyssa Broderick and the stepdaughter's boyfriend Willie Simmons III. (Sara Diggins/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
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Stephen Broderick sits in the 299th District Courtroom to plead guilty and receive a sentence for the 2021 murder of his ex-wife, Amanda Broderick, teenage stepdaughter Alyssa Broderick and his stepdaughter's boyfriend, Willie Simmons III, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, in Austin, Texas. The former Texas sheriff’s deputy Broderick was sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole. (Sara Diggins/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
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Stephen Broderick sits in the 299th District Courtroom to plead guilty and receive a sentence for the 2021 murder of his ex-wife, Amanda Broderick, teenage stepdaughter Alyssa Broderick and his stepdaughter's boyfriend, Willie Simmons III, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, in Austin, Texas. The former Texas sheriff’s deputy Broderick was sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole. (Sara Diggins/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Ronnie Gajownik spent her Saturday afternoon as the bench coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
It wasn’t until mid-game she realized that was quite remarkable.
“It was awesome,” Gajownik said later. “I didn’t realize how big of a moment it was until (pitching coach Brent Strom) told me in the fifth inning, he’s like, ‘They’re doing articles all over about you. You’re trending!’”
The split-squad Diamondbacks lost to San Diego 5-4.
The 29-year-old Gajownik was hired during the offseason as manager of the D-backs minor league affiliate Hillsboro Hops. She’ll be the first woman to manage a Class High-A team.
Gajownik and D-backs manager Torey Lovullo sat next to each other in chairs just outside the dugout, talking for the better part of three hours.
“I told her we were just going to sit down, talk baseball for nine innings and let’s have some fun with it,” Lovullo said before the game. “I said, ‘You think I’m going to be teaching you things, but you’re going to be teaching me things as well.’
“I’m just appreciating my time with her. She’s a spectacular teacher and can relate with the players very well,” he said.
Gajownik has been with the organization for a few years and said sitting with Lovullo and asking questions was an invaluable experience as she prepares for her first job as a manager in pro baseball.
“It’s cool to take a step back and realize how far women have come,” Gajownik said. “And then also, me personally as a coach, all the work I’ve put in myself and then all the work the Diamondbacks have put into me, my family, my friends, my wife. It’s just cool to see the culmination of everything coming together. It’s a cool moment.”
Gajownik said Saturday’s game conversation with Lovullo varied between mundane topics like who might pinch-hit the next inning, to broader topics, like caring about players on and off the field.
“Him and I think a little bit of the same way, in regards that you’ve really got to care for the person,” Gajownik said. “And just know that ‘Hey, I’ll have your back and where there are moments of the game where I need to fight for you, I’ll fight for you.’”
Rachel Balkovec became the first woman to manage a minor league affiliate of a Major League Baseball team last year when she led the New York Yankees’ Class A Tampa Tarpons.
Gajownik was a two-year starter on South Florida’s softball team and also won a gold medal with the United States in the 2015 Pan American Games.
Gajownik served as video coordinator for the Hops in 2021. She was on the coaching staff of the Amarillo Sod Poodles, the D-backs’ Double-A affiliate, last season as the first base coach.
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BANGOR -- Two people have been arrested on drug charges after Bangor police responded to reports of a family fight.
About 11 Monday morning officers responded to Essex Street.
They were told the suspect had left in a vehicle.
Officers spotted the vehicle in the downtown Bangor area and stopped it in Brewer.
Sarah Crawford, 29, of Brewer was driving.
She was charged with unlawful possession of drugs.
Jesus Manuel Burgos, 41, of Bronx, New York was a passenger in the vehicle.
He gave police several false names.
Bangor Police Sgt. Jason McAmbley says Burgos had a substantial amount of illegal drugs, cash and other items in his possession.
He is charged with aggravated drug trafficking and criminal mischief for damage at the scene of the family fight call on Essex Street.
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CRANFORD, N.J., June 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Citius Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Citius" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: CTXR), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing first-in-class critical care products, today announced that it is set to be added to the broad-market Russell 3000® Index and the small-cap Russell 2000® Index at the conclusion of the annual reconstitution of Russell US Indexes, effective at the opening of the U.S. equity markets on June 26, 2023.
"We are pleased to be included, once again, in the Russell U.S. Equity Indexes and welcome the enhanced visibility this brings to our diversified late-stage pipeline," stated Leonard Mazur, Chairman and CEO of Citius.
FTSE Russell determines membership for its Russell indexes primarily by objective, market-capitalization rankings and style attributes. Membership in the small-cap Russell 2000® Index, which remains in place for one year, is based on membership in the broad-market Russell 3000® Index. Citius stock will also be automatically added to the appropriate growth and value indexes.
FTSE Russell index expertise and products are used by institutional and retail investors globally and roughly $20.1 trillion is currently benchmarked to its indexes, including approximately $12.1 trillion benchmarked to the Russell US Equity Indexes. For more information on the Russell 2000® Index and the Russell indexes reconstitution, visit the FTSE Russell website.
About Citius Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Citius is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development and commercialization of first-in-class critical care products, with a focus on oncology, anti-infectives in adjunct cancer care, unique prescription products, and stem cell therapies. The Company's diversified pipeline includes two late-stage product candidates, Mino-Lok®, an antibiotic lock solution for the treatment of patients with catheter-related bloodstream infections, which is currently enrolling patients in a Phase 3 Pivotal superiority trial, and I/ONTAK (E7777), a novel IL-2R immunotherapy for an initial indication in CTCL, for which a BLA is under review by the FDA. Mino-Lok® was granted Fast Track designation by the FDA. I/ONTAK has received orphan drug designation by the FDA for the treatment of CTCL and PTCL. At the end of March 2023, Citius completed enrollment in its Phase 2b trial of CITI-002, a topical formulation for the relief of hemorrhoids. For more information, please visit www.citiuspharma.com.
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Company Recognized for its Groundbreaking, New Unify Insights Platform
AUSTIN, Texas, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Business Intelligence Group today announced that Living Security, the leader in human risk management, has won the 2022 Fortress Cyber Security Awards in the Analytics category for its new Unify Insights solution. These annual industry awards seek to identify and reward the world's leading companies and products that are working to keep our data and electronic assets safe among a growing threat from cybercriminals.
Living Security's Unify Insights is a state-of-the-art solution that helps enterprises identify human behavior risks and trends inside their organizations before an attack occurs. It also gives security leaders the ability to understand employees' behaviors over time, identifying those most at risk to take targeted actions to address those threats.
"Unify Insights is the direct result of our vision to bring human risk to the forefront of security. Directly engaging specific team members and making them advocates for security is the one and only way to truly secure an enterprise," said Ashley Rose, CEO of Living Security. "This award is a testament to the effectiveness of this approach, and all of the hard work that went into this new product."
"We are so proud to name Living Security as a winner in the 2022 Fortress Cyber Security Awards program," said Maria Jimenez, Chief Nominations Officer, Business Intelligence Group. "As our society continues to evolve and become more reliant on networks and data, companies like Living Security are critical at providing the protection and trust consumers demand."
For information about the Living Security please visit Livingsecurity.com. For information about the annual Fortress Cyber Security Awards, please visit https://www.bintelligence.com/fortress-cyber-security-awards.
Living Security's mission is to transform human risk to drive dramatic improvement in human behaviors, organizational security culture, and infosec program effectiveness. With our Human Risk Management platform, Living Security engages each employee with innovative and relevant context and content, while simultaneously providing the ability for leadership to identify, report on and directly mitigate the risk brought on by human behavior. Living Security is trusted by security-minded organizations like MasterCard, Verizon, MassMutual, Biogen, AmerisourceBergen, Hewlett Packard, and Target. Learn more at www.livingsecurity.com.
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BERWICK, Maine (WJW) – A mom from Berwick, Maine, wants to warn others — especially parents — after her 9 month-old daughter accidentally swallowed a water bead. It led to five surgeries for little Kennedy Mitchell.
According to Folichia Mitchell who documented her story on TikTok, her daughter swallowed the water bead in late October. Mitchell says she bought the water beads under the Chuckle & Roar brand from Target.
The bead swelled inside her intestine, creating a blockage.
They didn’t know that until they got to the hospital. According to Folichia, on Nov. 1, they went to the hospital because Kennedy wasn’t feeling well. The baby had emergency surgery.
When the bead was removed, Kennedy got an infection and required four more surgeries, Folichia says.
Kennedy was in the hospital for four weeks.
Mitchell bought the water beads for her 9 year-old. She thinks Kennedy found one on the floor that her son accidentally dropped.
She’s pushing for more warnings for water beads. You can see a link to her petition here.
FOX 8 reached out to Chuckle & Roar and Target for comment.
In a statement to FOX 8, Target said:
“We’re aware of this tragic situation and send our heartfelt sympathy to this child and her family. Target requires our vendors to comply with all product safety standards, and all state, federal and local laws. We have removed the product from stores and Target.com while we review the situation with the vendor.”
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According to Poison Control, water beads are responsible for one known death, a six month-old boy who suffered a bowel blockage.
They report the child had the water bead removed but suffered an infection, like Kennedy.
There are other reports of children who have been hospitalized after ingesting a water bead.
What are water beads?
Water beads are made from superabsorbent polymers.
When exposed to fluids such as water, they can absorb and retain hundreds of times their weight in water.
This allows the beads to increase their size by 150-1500 times after exposure to water, according to Poison Control. Some of these beads are the size of a marble initially and can expand to the size of a tennis ball after they are exposed to water.
What are water beads used for?
Water beads were initially used for plants, to maintain soil moisture.
Currently, they are marketed as children’s sensory toys.
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Forgotten co-defendant of Central Park 5 to be exonerated
NEW YORK (AP) — A forgotten co-defendant of the so-called “Central Park Five,” whose convictions in a notorious 1989 rape were thrown out more than a decade later, is set to have his conviction on a related charge overturned.
A hearing was scheduled for Monday afternoon in the case of Steven Lopez, who was arrested along with five other Black and Latino teenagers in the rape and assault on Trisha Meili but reached a deal with prosecutors to plead guilty to the lesser charge of robbing a male jogger.
The brutal assault on Meili, a 28-year-old white investment banker who was in a coma for 12 days after the attack, was considered emblematic of New York City’s lawlessness in an era when the city recorded 2,000 murders a year.
Five teenagers were convicted in the attack on Meili and served six to 13 years in prison. Their convictions were overturned in 2002 after evidence linked convicted serial rapist and murderer Matias Reyes to the attack.
The Central Park Five, now known as the “Exonerated Five,” went on to win a $40 million settlement from the city and inspire books, movies and television shows.
Lopez, now 48, has not received a settlement, and his case has been nearly forgotten in the years since he pleaded guilty to robbery in 1991 to avoid the more serious rape charge.
Lopez served more than three years on the robbery charge. His expected exoneration was first reported in The New York Times.
“We talk about the Central Park Five, the Exonerated Five, but there were six people on that indictment,” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg told the Times. “And the other five who were charged, their convictions were vacated. And it’s now time to have Mr. Lopez’s charge vacated.”
The Associated Press does not usually identify victims of sexual assault, but Meili went public in 2003 and published a book titled “I Am the Central Park Jogger.”
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Pick 3 Evening" game were:
7-3-6
(seven, three, six)
¶ Top Prize $500
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Pick 3 Evening" game were:
7-3-6
(seven, three, six)
¶ Top Prize $500
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Democratic candidates for the Michigan House and Senate won a majority of votes this year, translating into their party winning control of both legislative chambers. That may seem like a natural result, but it hasn’t been in previous elections.
While Democrats also won a majority of votes in 2018 and 2020, Republicans won majorities in the Legislature. The difference this time: Candidates ran in new districts drawn by a citizens commission instead of ones crafted by Republican lawmakers that were designed to help keep their party in power.
“Michigan went from some of the most extremely gerrymandered maps to some of the country’s fairest maps, and now we have a perfect alignment between the votes that voters cast and the officials that were elected into office,” said Nancy Wang, executive director of Voters Not Politicians. Her group spearheaded a successful 2018 ballot initiative that changed the way Michigan’s legislative districts are drawn.
An Associated Press analysis of election data indicates that Michigan’s new state legislative districts reduced the built-in advantage Republicans had enjoyed over the previous decade. It shows that gerrymandering — or the lack of it — can affect the balance of power in legislatures and, ultimately, the policies they pursue.
The launch of Michigan’s new legislative districts this year coincided with a ballot measure seeking to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution. The abortion measure passed with nearly 57% of the vote, elevating an issue that gave Democrats an edge in some competitive districts.
Abortion “was definitely a factor in my race, and most likely in every race across the state,” said Republican House Speaker Pro Tem Pamela Hornberger, whose roughly 300-vote loss in a state Senate race was the closest statewide.
Recently reelected Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer already is talking about working with Michigan’s new Democratic legislative majority to fully rescind a 1931 law that bans abortion and to codify same-sex marriage rights — two issues that gained little traction in the Republican-led Legislature.
The legislative flip in Michigan was part of a strong showing for Democrats at the state level in this year’s midterm elections. Wins in legislative or governor’s races also gave them full control of the government in Maryland, Massachusetts and Minnesota.
Michigan is not the only state with a history of partisan gerrymandering, in which the party in charge draws districts to its advantage — packing voters of the other party into select districts and spreading others among multiple districts to diminish their clout. Gerrymandering surged among both Republicans and Democrats this past redistricting cycle.
Unlike in Michigan, voters in about half the states do not have the ability to put issues on the ballot through citizen initiatives. So similar redistricting initiatives can’t be pursued in Democratic-dominated Maryland or be used to check the power of Republican-led legislatures in North Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin, where partisan maps all have faced lawsuits.
For the past decade, Michigan’s legislative elections were held under maps enacted in 2011 by a Republican-led Legislature and governor. Those districts gave Republican candidates one of the largest advantages in the nation, according to a prior AP analysis that used a mathematical formula to illustrate potential instances of gerrymandering. That formula shows the maps used in the 2022 elections were nearly politically neutral.
In 2018 and 2020, Democratic candidates received a slight majority of the total state House votes, yet Republicans won a 58-52 House majority each year. Democrats also received more votes for the Michigan Senate in the last election in 2018, yet Republicans won a 22-16 majority under the maps they had drawn.
A constitutional amendment approved by voters in 2018 established the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission and stripped lawmakers of their redistricting responsibilities. The measure required a 13-member panel, randomly selected from a pool of applicants, to consider “partisan fairness” as one of several criteria for drawing maps. The process kicked in with the 2020 census.
Were it not for the new districts, Macomb County Commissioner Veronica Klinefelt, a Democrat, said she probably would not have run for the Senate. But she seized the chance when a new map combined parts of two previous districts to create a new district in the northern Detroit metro area. Klinefelt defeated a Republican incumbent who was trying to represent the new district.
“The opportunity to flip the Senate for the first time in 38 years was something that I couldn’t just walk away from,” Klinefelt said.
Hornberger’s quest for a newly created Senate district pitted her against Democratic state Rep. Kevin Hertel. Like other Michigan races this election, their contest drew unprecedented spending from Democrats seeking to take control of the chamber. Democrats attacked what Hornberger described as a mistaken vote against a bill about reporting child abuse that she later reversed, while Republicans attacked Hertel over an unpaid tax bill from years ago.
Hornberger said she was disgusted by the tone of the campaign.
“It just goes to show you how absolutely crucial it is to have that power in Lansing, Democrat or Republican,” she said, later adding: “and the amount of money we will spend and the horrible things we will do to each other to get it.”
Yet Hornberger said she considers the maps drawn by the citizens commission to be fair.
An analysis conducted for the commission when the maps were adopted projected that if Democrats received 52.3% of the vote, they would win a 20-18 Senate majority and a 57-53 House majority.
The actual results tracked almost exactly with that ratio. Democratic legislative candidates received just under 51% of the total statewide votes. Democrats won a 20-18 Senate majority and a 56-54 House majority.
“Honestly I think we did a pretty decent job,” said Dustin Witjes, a Democratic commissioner.
Republican commissioner Douglas Clark and nonpartisan commissioner Rebecca Szetela also said they were pleased that the percentage of seats won by each party aligned so closely with the percentage of votes they received.
“To me, a fair map is a map that reflects the will of the voters,” Szetela said.
Partisan balance can be achieved through a mixture of lopsided districts favoring Democrats and Republicans or with districts containing a more bipartisan split among voters. Commissioners said it wasn’t their goal to create more competitive districts, but it was a byproduct in some cases.
While the number of Senate races decided by less than 10 percentage points remained the same from 2018 to 2022, the number of close House races rose from 14 in each of the previous two elections to 20 this year.
“Depending on the issues of the election and depending on the candidates, some of these districts can go either way — they can go Republican or they can go Democrat,” Clark said. “In this instance in this election, more of them went Democrat. So I think we have to accept those results — that’s what the people wanted.”
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BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to meet with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, during a visit to the neighboring Central Asian nation of Uzbekistan this month, in what would be his first overseas visit since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Xi, 69, has participated in global gatherings by video link, but his physical absence and those of other top Chinese leaders has thrown a shadow over Beijing’s global political and economic ambitions. Xi has only left mainland China to make a one-day visit to the semi-autonomous city of Hong Kong on July 1 to speak at a ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of its handover from British to Chinese rule. Xi has overseen a sweeping crackdown on civil rights in the city since pro-democracy protests in 2019, with opposition voices either imprisoned, forced into exile or intimidated into silence.
According to Russian media, Xi will attend a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Uzbekistan where he will meet with Putin. The two last met in Beijing in January in Beijing, just weeks before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
On that occasion, they issued a joint statement declaring their relationship had “no limits.” Beijing has since refused to criticize Russian aggression or even describe it as an invasion, while condemning sanctions against Moscow and accusing the U.S. and NATO of provoking the conflict.
WHAT ARE THE STAKES FOR XI GOING ABROAD?
Xi is at a crucial inflection point in his political career as he seeks — and is expected to receive — a third five-year term as Communist Party leader. That’s a break with precedent that has limited members of the party’s all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee to two terms in an effort to prevent a return of the one-man dictatorial rule of the founder of the People’s Republic, Mao Zedong.
The party, which brooks no opposition, has total control over politics, information and the media and Xi faces no open threats. However, discontent has at times been raised over his consolidation of power, a sharply slowing economy, a relentless anti-corruption campaign that has targeted political opponents, and the hard-line “zero-COVID” measures mandating strict lockdowns, quarantines, testing and masking that have taken a toll on the economy and society.
At the same time, relations with the U.S., Australia and much of Europe have deteriorated over China’s human rights record, its often abrasive diplomacy, assertions of sovereignty in the South China Sea and threats to attack Taiwan. Along with COVID-19 travel concerns, all those factors have contributed to Xi’s apparent reluctance to travel overseas for state visits and international gatherings.
WHAT IS THE SCO AND WHAT IS XI HOPING TO GAIN?
Alongside Russia, China dominates the eight-member SCO, which also includes most of the former Soviet Central Asian states, India and Pakistan. China has used the bloc to expand its influence in what was Moscow’s backyard, including taking part in multinational military exercises displaying the capabilities of its fast-modernizing armed forces. China also sees the grouping as a counterweight to NATO and U.S. alliances in the Asia-Pacific.
The dynamic in the region has changed over recent months, however, with the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has drawn tepid support at best from most of the other SCO members. Xi may be hoping a meeting with Putin will bolster domestic perceptions of him as standing up to Western opposition to the Ukraine war and burnish his nationalist credentials at a time relations with the U.S. are growing increasingly tense over trade, technology, Taiwan and other issues.
Coming just ahead of the party congress, the overseas visit would also show Xi is confident of his position and support among the party’s 96 million members, his six colleagues on the Politburo Standing Committee and leaders of the party’s powerful military branch, the People’s Liberation Army. As always, the party remains swathed in a veil of secrecy, and travel by top leaders is almost never announced until the last minute, or even not until they return from their trips.
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT XI’S TRAVEL PLANS?
Xi and Putin will meet in the Uzbek city of Samarkand on Sept. 15-16, Russian Ambassador to China Andrei Denisov was quoted as saying by Russia’s state news agency, TASS.
Xi is also expected to attend a summit of the Group of 20 leading rich and developing nations in Indonesia in mid-November, bolstering China’s position as the world’s second largest economy and a key link in supply chains for goods from cellphones to dishwashers. Separately, China has told Thailand that Xi will attend a meeting in Bangkok of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum shortly after the G-20, “if he is not preoccupied with other responsibilities.”
Many leaders combine a trip to APEC and the G-20. China has not confirmed that Xi will attend either gathering.
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — One of Brooke Henderson’s goals heading into the newly minted LPGA season was to get herself into contention more often. The Canadian is off to a strong start, building a four-shot lead Friday in the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions.
Playing alongside Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam, who is competing in the celebrity division, Henderson ran off four birdies beginning at the second hole, was 9-under par by the time she stepped onto the sixth tee and played mistake-free for a 6-under 66 at Lake Nona.
The other 28 LPGA pros in the winners-only field swiftly entered into scramble mode just to keep from losing sight of her. Henderson’s closest pursuers going into the third round are Nelly Korda — at No. 2 the top-ranked player in the field — England’s Charley Hull and Wei-Ling Hsu of Taiwan. They each shot 69.
Henderson was sensational at the start, hitting a couple of wedges close to tight hole locations to set up two of her early birdies, and nearly holing a 6-iron for ace at the 171-yard fourth hole. Making the start extra special was playing with Sorenstam for the first time.
“I feel like I’ll remember it forever,” said Henderson, who has made only one bogey in 36 holes. “Just one of those opportunities of a lifetime. We all look up to her out here on tour. She’s kind and obviously a great player, and I think we can all learn a lot from her.”
Korda headed off after the round to work on her putting after missing several good looks on the front nine — though she did have four birdies after the 10th hole.
Hull, meanwhile, who fled the cold weather of England for three days of practice in Morocco to prepare, said her swing was out of sorts, and worked hard to produce a score below 70. A three-putt bogey on the final hole left her with a round of 69, alongside Hsu, five shots behind Henderson.
“Obviously, I’ve been playing in the frost, so it bounces miles. Our greens are thick. These greens are so fast compared to what I’m used to playing on,” Hull said. “Yeah, I was thinking today the Americans definitely have a massive advantage — but I love England too much to move anywhere else.”
Hsu, who got here by winning the 2021 Pure Silk Championship, made six birdies but none after the 13th hole, completing her 69 with five pars.
Tennis player and Davis Cup captain Mardy Fish took control among the celebrities and athletes, posting the equivalent of a 67 in the Modified Stableford scoring system.
He has 78 points, nine points better than Sorenstam, a Lake Nona resident, and military veteran Chad Pfeifer. Fish and Korda began their day in the wee dark hours, both rising early to watch Sebastian Korda — Nelly’s brother — win his match at the Australian Open.
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2 young boys arrested for starting apartment fire that killed 2, police say
Published: Nov. 8, 2022 at 10:31 AM CST|Updated: 38 minutes ago
LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CNN) - Two Colorado juveniles are in custody for allegedly setting a fire that killed a mother and her daughter on Halloween night.
According to a hearing, the 12-year-old and 14-year-old allegedly started the blaze after being kicked out of the apartment complex in Lakewood.
The two unidentified suspects appeared in a Jefferson County courthouse by WebEx on Monday.
The judge said the two caused a “substantial risk of harm to others.”
Kathleen Payton and her 10-year-old daughter, Jazmine, died in the fire.
At least seven people, including a firefighter, suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
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The dust from a very active offseason appears to have settled with the last of Alabama’s transfers finding their new home on Thursday.
With seven rotational players (at least 200 minutes played) departed to either other colleges or the NBA, the Crimson Tide will look a lot different the next time the public sees it on the court.
Nate Oats was tasked with replacing all but one of his starters as well his three assistants on the bench. Initial returns appear to credit Oats’ work with ESPN’s Jeff Borzello placing the Tide at No. 22 in his “way-too-early” rankings. But what exactly did Alabama lose from last year’s roster? And what did it gain to replace the likes of Brandon Miller, Noah Clowney and others?
SCORING / PLAYMAKING
More than 69% of Alabama’s offense from last season’s Sweet 16 run (3,004 points) is gone. The lion’s share came from Miller (695) and Clowney (347). Jahvon Quinerly provided a spark off the bench (8.8 ppg). Though not unusual for a team with multiple first-round draft picks, it still signals a massive change is underway.
The seven rotational players now elsewhere accounted for 65.5% of Alabama’s 3-pointers (232 of 354) and 73.8% of its assists. A hallmark of Oats’ analytical playstyle, the Tide rarely passed up the open deep ball. The Tide were able to spread out defenses with four potential shooters on the court, creating lanes for a drive-and-kick pass to an open man or letting Miller attempt a step-back 3-pointer.
Who fills in? There isn’t another Brandon Miller among the four incoming transfers or the five-player recruiting class. Yet, there should be enough offensive firepower to prevent a drastic drop-off. Latrell Wrightsell Jr. (from Cal State Fullerton) and Aaron Estrada (Hofstra) are quick guards that are coming off career-best years from 3-point range.
Oats’ guard rotation was in flux a year ago with Quinerly and Nimari Burnett returning from injury at different points of the year and Jaden Bradley eventually losing his starting role. Wrightsell and Estrada will need to be consistent as they work with returners Mark Sears and Rylan Griffen.
Wrightsell swished 38.3% of his 3-point attempts as a junior and Estrada made 70 3s in 31 games. Alabama will also be counting on its highest-profile transfer Grant Nelson (North Dakota State) to make an impact on both ends. He averaged 19.9 points last year and showed his ability to shoot 3s at a decent rate (26.9%).
DEFENSE / REBOUNDING
Not only is defensive guru Charlie Henry gone for a head coaching gig at Georgia Southern, but Alabama will miss the rim protection provided by Charles Bediako, Clowney and Miller. Alabama’s departing role players totaled 80.4% of its recorded blocks and often forced tough shots in the paint.
Sixty-six percent of Alabama’s rebounds have either transferred or graduated. Alabama’s opponents, especially those in March Madness, discussed the impact the Tide’s length has on every play.
Who fills in? While none of the new names should provide a one-to-one replacement of a coach or player, Oats found a suitable defensive mind in Ryan Pannone, one of his new assistants. The former G League coach brings his international experience with the game to the SEC. Nelson, at 6-foot-11, figures to be a big part of the defensive game plan.
Alabama will need Nelson to nearly average a double-double as he did a year ago while the rotation sorts itself out behind him. Three of the Tide’s big men from last season are gone, leaving Nick Pringle as an expected starter. Aside from them, Alabama will look to freshmen five-star Jarin Stevenson, four-stars Sam Walters and Mouhamed Dioubate and transfer Mohamed Wague.
Nick Alvarez is a reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @nick_a_alvarez or email him at NAlvarez@al.com.
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WILMINGTON, Ohio (AP) — An armed man clad in body armor who tried to breach the FBI’s Cincinnati office on Thursday was shot and killed by police after he fled the scene and engaged in an hourslong standoff in a rural part of the state, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said.
The confrontation came as officials warned of an increase in threats against federal agents in the days following a search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
The man is believed to have been in Washington in the days leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and may have been present at the Capitol on the day of the attack, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the matter. The official could not discuss details of the investigation publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
The suspect was identified as Ricky Shiffer, 42, according to the law enforcement official. He was not charged with any crimes in connection with the Jan. 6 attack, the official said. Federal investigators are examining whether Shiffer may have had ties to far-right extremist groups, including the Proud Boys, the official said.
Shiffer “attempted to breach” the visitor’s screening area at the FBI office at around 9:15 a.m. and fled when agents confronted him, according to federal authorities’ account of the incident. After fleeing onto Interstate 71, he was spotted by a trooper and fired shots as the trooper pursued him, said Lt. Nathan Dennis, a Ohio State Highway Patrol spokesperson, at a press conference.
Shiffer left the interstate north of Cincinnati with police in pursuit, and got out of his car on a rural road. He exchanged gunfire with police and sustained injuries, although no one else was hurt, Dennis said. A separate highway patrol statement said Shiffer had used his car for cover during the standoff.
Shiffer was shot after he raised a gun toward police at around 3:45 p.m. Thursday, Dennis said. The fatal encounter with police happened after negotiations failed and police tried unsuccessfully to use “less lethal tactics,” Dennis said, without providing details.
State highway workers blocked off roads leading to the scene as a helicopter flew over the area. Officials locked down a mile radius near the interstate and urged residents and business owners to lock doors and stay inside.
There have been growing threats in recent days against FBI agents and offices across the country after federal agents executed a search warrant at Mar-a-Lago. On Gab, a social media site popular with white supremacists and antisemites, users have warned they are preparing for an armed revolution.
Federal officials have also been tracking an array of other concerning chatter on Gab and other platforms threatening violence against federal agents. FBI Director Christopher Wray denounced the threats as he visited another FBI office in Nebraska on Wednesday.
“Violence against law enforcement is not the answer, no matter who you’re upset with,” Wray said Wednesday in Omaha.
The FBI on Wednesday also warned its agents to avoid potential protesters, and to ensure their security key cards are “not visible outside FBI space,” citing an increase in social media threats to bureau personnel and facilities.
The warning did not specifically mention this week’s search of Mar-a-Lago but attributed the online threats to “recent media reporting on FBI investigative activity.”
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Welsh-Huggins reported from Columbus, Ohio. Associated Press writers Michael Balsamo in Washington and Jim Mustian in New York contributed to this report.
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KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Experimental Ebola vaccines will be deployed in Uganda in about “two weeks,” a World Health Organization official said Wednesday, as the East African country carried out tough preventive measures that include a lockdown in the Ebola-hit areas.
Potentially hundreds of thousands of trial vaccine doses will buttress a response effort that still must focus on tracing Ebola contacts and community engagement, Dr. Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam, the WHO representative in Uganda, told The Associated Press.
“We are getting closer and closer to deploying vaccines,” he said. “This is a study. This is just another tool that we are going to try.”
Vaccines developed by the U.S.-based Sabin Vaccine Institute and Oxford University “are ready to be shipped” to Uganda, which is finalizing protocols for the study before the National Drug Authority issues import permits, he said.
The Sudan strain of Ebola, for which there’s no proven vaccine, is circulating in Uganda. Ebola, which manifests as a viral hemorrhagic fever, has infected at least 60 people and killed 24. The official figures don’t include people who likely died of Ebola before the outbreak was confirmed. Victims include five health workers.
The Oxford vaccine is being produced by the Serum Institute of India, which has indicated it can eventually make hundreds of thousands of doses available, according to Yonas, who is closely following Uganda’s Ebola response.
Uganda declared an outbreak of Ebola on Sept. 20, several days after the contagious disease began spreading in a rural farming community. A lockdown and nighttime curfew measures are now in place in the outbreak’s epicenter, about 150 kilometers (90 miles) west of the capital, Kampala.
Ebola is spread by contact with bodily fluids of an infected person or contaminated materials. Symptoms include fever, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle pain and at times internal and external bleeding.
Scientists don’t know the natural reservoir of the virus, but they suspect the first victim in an Ebola outbreak gets infected through contact with an infected animal or eating its raw meat. Ugandan officials are still investing the source of the current outbreak.
Uganda has had multiple Ebola outbreaks, including one in 2000 that killed more than 200 people. The 2014-16 Ebola outbreak in West Africa killed more than 11,000 people, the disease’s largest death toll ever.
Ebola was discovered in 1976 in two simultaneous outbreaks in South Sudan and Congo, where it occurred in a village near the Ebola River after which the disease is named.
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‘Taco Tuesday’ trademark tiff flares anew between fast food competitors
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Declaring a mission to liberate “Taco Tuesday” for all, Taco Bell is asking U.S. regulators to force Wyoming-based Taco John’s to abandon its longstanding claim to the trademark.
Too many businesses and others refer to “Taco Tuesday” for Taco John’s to be able to have exclusive rights to the phrase, Taco Bell asserts in a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office filing that is, of course, dated Tuesday.
It’s the latest development in a long-running beef over Taco Tuesday that even included NBA star LeBron James making an unsuccessful attempt to claim the trademark in 2019.
“Taco Bell believes ‘Taco Tuesday’ is critical to everyone’s Tuesday. To deprive anyone of saying ‘Taco Tuesday’ — be it Taco Bell or anyone who provides tacos to the world — is like depriving the world of sunshine itself,” the Taco Bell filing reads.
With more than 7,200 locations in the U.S. and internationally, Taco Bell — a Yum! Brands chain along with Pizza Hut, KFC and The Habit Burger Grill — is vastly bigger than Cheyenne-based Taco John’s. Begun as a food truck more than 50 years ago, Taco John’s now has about 370 locations in 23 mainly Midwestern and Western states.
The chain’s relatively small size hasn’t discouraged big-time enforcement of “Taco Tuesday” as trademark, which dates to the 1980s. In 2019, the company sent a letter to a brewery just five blocks from its corporate headquarters, warning it to stop using “Taco Tuesday” to promote a taco truck parked outside on Tuesdays.
Actively defending a trademark is key to maintaining claim to it, and the letter was just one example of Taco John’s telling restaurants far and wide that nobody else may use “Taco Tuesday.”
Taco John’s responded to Taco Bell’s filing by announcing a new two-week Taco Tuesday promotion, with a large side of riposte.
“I’d like to thank our worthy competitors at Taco Bell for reminding everyone that Taco Tuesday is best celebrated at Taco John’s,” CEO Jim Creel said in an emailed statement. “We love celebrating Taco Tuesday with taco lovers everywhere, and we even want to offer a special invitation to fans of Taco Bell to liberate themselves by coming by to see how flavorful and bold tacos can be at Taco John’s all month long.”
Yet “Taco Tuesday” has such widespread use and recognition these days — as a generic way of promoting tacos on a specific day of the week — that Taco John’s still can’t claim exclusive ownership, Taco Bell claims in its filing.
“‘Taco Tuesday’ is a common phrase. Nobody should have exclusive rights in a common phrase. Can you imagine if we weren’t allowed to say ‘what’s up’ or ‘brunch?’ Chaos,” reads Taco Bell’s document, written with a dollop of spicy marketing language.
The filing is one of two from Taco Bell involving “Taco Tuesday.” One contests Taco John’s claim to “Taco Tuesday” in 49 states along with a similar filing that contests a New Jersey restaurant and bar’s claim to “Taco Tuesday” in that state. Both Taco John’s and Gregory’s Restaurant and Bar in Somers Point, New Jersey, have been using “Taco Tuesday” for over 40 years.
The Patent and Trademark Office may already hinted about the future of “Taco Tuesday” with its ruling on the request by NBA star James. The office turned him down, saying the phrase was a “commonplace term” that couldn’t be trademarked.
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(The Hill) – The pandemic may be winding down, but the work-from-home revolution marches on.
Nearly 30 percent of all work happened at home in January, six times the rate in 2019, according to WFH Research, a data-collection project. In Washington and other large urban centers, the share of remote work is closer to half. In the nation’s biggest cities, entire office buildings sit empty.
The COVID-19 pandemic transformed the American workplace. The share of all work performed at home rose from 4.7 percent in January 2019 to 61 percent in May 2020. Some economists consider the remote-work boom the greatest change to the labor market since World War II.
“It’s affected so many things,” said Nicholas Bloom, a Stanford University economist and WFH researcher. “It’s affected city structure. It’s affecting days of the week that people play sport: golf, tennis. It’s affecting retail. It’s completely skewed, mostly in a positive way, the American economy.”
In 2021 and 2022, employers gradually summoned American workers back to the office. Last spring, the back-to-the-office movement hit a wall, and the work-from-home population stabilized around 30 percent.
Workplace experts say remote work is here to stay. Workers love it. Employers have learned to live with it.
“There’s sufficient and growing evidence that people do work well when they’re working from home,” said Barbara Larson, executive professor of management at Northeastern University’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business. “It’s not like everybody was working hard when they were in the office.”
The average worker saves 70 minutes of daily commuting time by working from home — and spends almost half of that extra time doing work: a win-win.
A slim majority of Americans are back in the office for good. Many never left. That group includes the restaurant and retail sectors, factory and warehouse workers, bartenders and farmers.
“Fifty-five percent of Americans can’t work from home,” Bloom said. “They all would like to work from home. They can’t.”
A much smaller group, around 13 percent, work entirely from home. They include many IT and payroll workers, contractors and people who pick up the phone when you call customer service.
The remaining 30 percent of U.S. employees populate a vast “hybrid” workforce. They are the bulk of suburban, white-collar America, mostly college graduates, comparatively well-paid.
“About one-third of Americans can work hybrid,” Bloom said. “Managers, professionals. My students,” future Stanford graduates, “they’re all going into hybrid jobs.”
Much of corporate America has settled on a weekly formula of three days in the office and two at home for the hybrid worker. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays are popular choices for trudging into the office. On Fridays, city centers can look like depopulated ghost towns.
The work-from-home movement has reshaped the largest cities. Only last month, for the first time since the pandemic began, did the occupancy rate in urban office buildings reach 50 percent in the 10 largest cities.
As of last week, 49 percent of desks sat empty in Chicago, 53 percent in D.C., 51 percent in New York and Los Angeles. The figures come from Kastle Systems, a company that manages office-access security.
Other researchers have identified about a dozen large urban centers where one-quarter or more of employees work entirely from home. The top five telework cities: D.C., San Francisco, Austin, San Jose and Seattle.
For some mayors, tax collectors and downtown businesses, the remote-work boom has seeded fiscal disaster. New York, alone, “is going to see about $12 billion less in expenditures in downtown Manhattan” because of remote work, Bloom said.
Working from home “means less consumer spending, and it means less transit use,” in big cities, said Adam Ozimek, chief economist at the Economic Innovation Group, a public-policy nonprofit.
Long-term office leases have softened the tax blow. Many companies are stuck with unused space in empty buildings, rented on five- or 10-year terms. But they will eventually leave. When they do, Ozimek said, cities will have to repurpose vacant offices as residential dwellings.
“It’s not the end of cities,” Ozimek said. But “if cities aren’t flexible and smart about how they change their fiscal policies and tax policies, you could end up in a bad situation.”
Not everyone wants to work from home. Two-fifths of workers aged 50 and above prefer fulltime remote work. Three-quarters of 20-somethings, by contrast, want to spend time in the office.
Young people “are more likely to want to work in person and benefit from working in person,” said Ben Zweig, CEO of Revelio Labs, a workforce intelligence company. “But also, for young people, it’s much more important to be in a city, especially if they’re single and dating.”
Employers want less telework. Employees want more. The remote work “gap” amounts to roughly one day. The average worker would like to go in to the office two days a week. The average employer prefers three days.
That dilemma begets another: Which three days should workers spend in the office? If a company allows employees to choose, then conflicting schedules can defeat the purpose of calling everyone in.
“You end up with meetings where some people are in person and some are remote, and that’s the worst of both worlds,” Zweig said. “People go to the office and spend their days on Zoom calls. They end up thinking, Why the hell did I come in?”
An easy fix is to send everyone home on Fridays and Mondays. On a recent Friday, occupancy rates in downtown office buildings dipped to 32 percent, according to data from Kastle Systems.
Some high-profile companies, including Disney and Starbucks, have made headlines by pushing back against remote work. Yet, the number of CEOs lobbying for a return to fulltime office work “is dwindling to basically zero,” Bloom said.
“If you’re a for-profit business, you don’t do things that massively piss off your employees and that don’t improve performance.”
For elite job-seekers, remote work has emerged as the ultimate bargaining chip. Employers know this. The share of hybrid job listings has risen steadily since 2020, Bloom said. Employees will trade thousands in annual salary for the right not to schlep to the office.
“If you withdraw remote work and your competitors are still offering remote work, you’re going to lose your top talent,” Larson said.
At the same time, employers seem to be advertising fewer jobs that are entirely remote. As the labor market softens, companies may feel they no longer need to dangle a “work-from-anywhere” offer to lure applicants.
“I actually think the all-remote model doesn’t exist,” said Prithwiraj Choudhury, an associate professor at Harvard Business School. “There’s no company in the world that never asks its employees to meet occasionally.”
The work-from-home movement shifts a company’s center of gravity from a physical office to a technology platform. “And your office becomes an ancillary tool,” Larson said.
Some forward-thinking companies take the work-from-anywhere concept to its logical conclusion, operating with no office at all.
“There are companies that are meeting in ranches,” Choudhury said. “There are teams that are meeting in railway stations or airports.”
Corporate leaders can choose to frame the remote-work movement “as an opportunity or a threat,” he said. “And if I were a CEO, I would frame this as an opportunity.”
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In 1962, President John F. Kennedy issued the first proclamation for Peace Officers Memorial Day and National Police Week to remember and honor law enforcement officers for their service and sacrifices. Peace Officers Memorial Day, which every year falls on May 15, specifically honors law enforcement officers killed or disabled in the line of duty.
As the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, I serve as the chief federal law enforcement officer for 35 counties in Florida. During April and May, Law Enforcement Memorials have been and will be held across the District to remember those who paid the highest price by laying down their lives in service to their communities.
Law enforcement is a dangerous profession. The statistics tell us that. Since the first recorded police death in 1786, there have been more than 23,000 law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. On May 13, a candlelight vigil was scheduled on the National Mall to dedicate the names of the 556 law enforcement officers who will be added to the walls of the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington, D.C. With those additions, there will be 23,785 names engraved on the Memorial.
These statistics are a reminder of why each of us should be grateful to the members of law enforcement in this country who put themselves in harm’s way to keep their communities safe. We owe them a debt of gratitude that we can never fully repay.
And 2022 was another dangerous year for law enforcement. Of the 556 law enforcement officers whose names will be added to the National Memorial, 224 of those officers died in the line of duty in 2022. According to the 2022 statistics reported by the FBI through the Law Enforcement Officer Killed and Assaulted Program as of March 31, 2023, 59 of those law enforcement officers were killed as a result of felonious acts, and 58 died due to accidents.
Four of those officers were from the Middle District of Florida:
- Deputy Michael Hartwick, Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office;
- Deputy Blane Lee Lane, Polk County Sheriff’s Office;
- Officer James McWhorter, Florida Department of Agriculture; and
- Deputy Christopher Taylor, Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office.
For each of these officers, law enforcement was not an ordinary job, but it was a calling. It was something they did, because they were dedicated to protecting and serving the people in the communities where they lived.
Through the Law Enforcement Memorials being held across the Middle District of Florida, we get the chance to show that we will never forget the sacrifices made by those four officers and every law enforcement officer who has died in the line of duty. It also gives us an opportunity to express our gratitude for the love, support, and sacrifice of the families who stood by all of those officers during their time of service and who are committed to continuing their legacies.
I hope that you will take a moment to show your gratitude and to thank the members of law enforcement who serve your community for everything that they do to keep us safe by attending one of the Law Enforcement Memorials in your community.
Roger B. Handberg is the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida.
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Ruth E. Carter becomes 1st Black woman to win 2 Oscars
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ruth E. Carter made history: The costume designer behind the “Black Panther” films became the first Black woman to win two Oscars.
Carter took home best costume design Sunday night at the 95th Academy Awards for the Marvel sequel “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” Carter also won in 2018 for “Black Panther,” which made her the first African American to win in the category.
In her acceptance speech, Carter thanked the film’s director Ryan Coogler and asked if “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman could look after her mother, Mabel Carter, who she said died “this past week.” Boseman died in 2020 of cancer at 43.
“This is for my mother. She was 101,” Carter said. “This film prepared me for this moment. Chadwick, please take care of mom.”
Carter then paid tribute to her mother backstage.
“I had a great relationship with her in her final years. The same relationship I always had with her. I was her ride-or-die. I was her road dog. I was her sidekick,” she said. “I know she’s proud of me. I know that she wanted this for me as much as I wanted it for myself.”
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” grappled with the grief of losing Boseman, its superhero.
In her career, Carter has been behind-the-scenes in some of Hollywood’s biggest films. She’s received Oscar nominations for her work in Spike Lee’s “Malcolm X” and Steven Spielberg’s “Amistad” and received praise for her period ensembles in other projects such as Lee Daniels’ “The Butler,” Ava DuVernay’s “Selma” and the reboot of “ROOTS.” She’s created costumes for Oprah Winfrey, Denzel Washington, Eddie Murphy and even Jerry Seinfeld for the “Seinfeld” pilot.
Carter played an influential role as lead costume designer in making “Black Panther” a cultural phenomenon as she infused the pride of African diaspora into the character’s stylish and colorful garments to help bring Wakanda to life. She wanted to transform the presence of Queen Ramonda - played by Oscar nominee Angela Bassett — as a queen in the first film to being a ruler in the sequel.
“Angela always wanted to play a queen, so to amplify her, we added vibranium … we gave her the royal color of purple, and adorned her in gold as she wore the crown at the UN,” Carter said. “When she sits on the throne, she’s in a gray one shouldered dress. The exposed shoulder shows her strength — Angela, she got those guns, right?”
Carter said she was able to pull off the win against a “tough lineup.” She was up against designers from “Elvis,” “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris,” “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” and “Babylon.”
She got her start in 1988 on Lee’s “School Daze,” the director’s second film. They’ve since collaborated on more than 10 films, including “Do the Right Thing” and “Jungle Fever.” She’s also worked with Robert Townsend on “The Five Heartbeats” and Keenen Ivory Wayans on “I’m Gonna Git You Sucka.”
“I pulled myself up from my bootstraps,” Carter said. “I started in a single parent household. I wanted to be a costume designer. I studied. I scraped. I struggled with adversity in an industry that sometimes didn’t look like me. And I endured.”
Through the Oscar-nominated “Malcolm X,” she reached new heights. That film, starring Denzel Washington, propelled her into the “Hollywood makeup,” offering her more opportunities to work with directors who had different points-of-views and scripts.
Carter’s wish is that her historic win Sunday will offer more opportunities to women of color.
“I hope this opens the door for others … that they can win an Oscar, too,” Carter said.
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EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Boo Buie scored 28 points, making a career-high seven 3-pointers, and Northwestern held off Fort Wayne 60-53 Friday night in an on-campus game of the Cancun Challenge.
Buie hit a jumper and a 3-pointer, keeping the Wildcats (4-0) ahead 58-52 with 1:46 to go. His personal 5-0 run turned back a challenge from the Mastodons who had made five of six free throws over a two-minute span to get within one point.
Northwestern led 31-24 at halftime. Buie scored 12 points in the first half — all on 3-pointers, making 4 of 7 from beyond the arc. He hit a layup and a four-point play in the opening minutes of the second half and the Wildcats were up 37-24. Although Fort Wayne missed 27 3-pointers, key 3-pointers by Deonte Billups and Bobby Planutis helped the Mastodons rally.
The 28 points were Buie's most since scoring a career-high 30 against Michigan State two seasons ago. Buie needed six points to become the fifth player in program history with 1,000 career points and 300 career assists.
No other Northwestern player reached double-digits in scoring.
Planutis had 14 points and six rebounds for Fort Wayne. Jarred Godfrey scored 12 points and Ra Kpedi had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Mastodons (2-2), a preseason co-favorite in the Horizon League.
Northwestern will travel to the Yucatan Peninsula, for its remaining two games in the MTE. The Wildcats will play Liberty on Tuesday and either No. 13 Auburn or Bradley on Wednesday.
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First Out-of-State Acquisition to Build Upon the Strategically Evidenced Business Model
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Synergos Companies, a corporation focused on driving innovation and efficiencies in the homes and construction industries through a vertically coordinated business model, recently acquired Focus Companies on October 31, 2022.
Synergos Companies is built on the philosophy of bringing together trusted trade leaders focused on delivering a higher quality product in a predictable and compressed time frame. The business model removes the complexities, and operational frustrations shouldered broadly inside this highly fragmented and diverse industry. Current divisions under the Synergos Companies model include Erickson Companies, which offers complete framing solutions; Austin Companies, which specializes in electric, concrete, and HVAC; DSI, for door and trim solutions; and Brewer Companies, for plumbing services.
The newly acquired Focus Companies, the first out-of-state acquisition, will complement this model and further expand and add product diversity and flexibility to builder and developer customers. Focus Companies is the largest construction company in Las Vegas and provides core services such as concrete, plumbing, electric, framing, and fire protection.
"We are thrilled to begin the geographic expansion of our Synergos business model with Focus Companies and their incredible leadership team," states Rich Gallagher, Chief Executive Officer for Synergos Companies. "The Focus group has an impressive breadth of capabilities and active projects, allowing for the Synergos model to be quickly and effectively saturated within the organization and the broader Las Vegas market. This is a strategic and synergistic first expansion step given Las Vegas' similarities to the Arizona market and its location relative to the existing Synergos companies outside of Arizona."
The shared vision of agile growth through efficiencies and resource collaboration made Focus Companies an ideal addition to the rapidly growing Synergos portfolio. Focus will join the group with multiple contracting scopes that allow immediate utilization of the current model, providing faster delivery of compressed construction cycle times and elevated production standards.
"Being a part of the Synergos family gives our team at Focus Companies an immeasurable boost as we look to capitalize on upcoming opportunities and more deftly maneuver through current market challenges," states Steve Menzies, Owner and Founder of Focus Companies. "We believe Synergos' development of industrialized building systems gives us a market advantage through pioneering more innovative and integrated building standards. This is a mutually beneficial opportunity to expand our multi-family business across additional markets and strengthen the flexibility of the Synergos model. Lastly, but most importantly, we recognize that the culture and vision of Synergos Companies are a perfect fit for our teams."
Synergos will implement an innovative scheduling system that will enable Focus to address the needs of the undersupplied housing environment. This partnership will offer builders increased capacity and a shorter return on capital. The size of the combined businesses provides added influence over material procurement and labor sourcing, resulting in a deeper organizational confidence to navigate complex environments. The similarities in the two markets – housing products, construction applications, and builder/customer base – also allows for faster leveraging of existing technologies.
"When we look for organizational partners, it is important that one plus one is greater than two. With Focus Companies, we believe that the benefits extend beyond the acquiring companies and into the greater Synergos family," states Gallagher. "Sharing resources, technology, best practices, and construction experience will lift the tide for all boats, and we are eager to move forward into the integration and execution stages. We are excited to begin working closely with a leadership team that has shown great purpose, resolve, passion, and community stewardship in supporting Focus Companies' growth and strategic business initiatives."
Ernst & Young Capital Advisors, LLC (EYCA) and Whelan Advisory Capital Markets, LLC acted as the exclusive financial advisors to Synergos and Focus Companies, respectively, in connection with the transaction.
Synergos Companies is an innovative corporation in the homes industry with a business model focused on making construction projects an integrated process. Current divisions under the Synergos group include Erickson Companies, Austin Companies, Door Sales and Installations (DSI), Brewer Companies, and recently added Focus Companies. Synergos Companies currently operates in 3 states and has over 2,000 employees. More information about the group can be found at www.synergoscompanies.com/.
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MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed his country's defense minister to order a temporary cease-fire in Ukraine over Orthodox Christmas.
The ceasefire will begin for 36 hours at noon on Jan. 6. Orthodox Christmas is traditionally celebrated by many on Jan. 6 and 7.
According to the Kremlin's press service, Putin made the announcement in response to an earlier call by the leader of the Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, for guns to go silent over the Orthodox holiday.
"Due to the fact that a large number of citizens of the Orthodox faith live in several areas of the conflict zone, we call on the Ukrainian side to observe a ceasefire and allow them to visit Christmas Eve services, as well as those on the day of the birth of Christ," said a statement posted to the Kremlin website.
Patriarch Kirill has been an avid supporter of the Kremlin's actions in Ukraine — including telling Russian soldiers that dying for the cause would "wash away all sins." His support of the Russian military has divided the world Orthodox faithful.
In May, the Council of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church formally broke with the Moscow Patriarch over his open support of the war — a move that Ukrainian officials noted in condemning the cease-fire offer.
The Russian Orthodox Church "is not an authority for global Orthodoxy & acts as a 'war propagandist,'" Ukrainian presidential adviser Mikhailo Podolyak tweeted. "Thus, ROC's statement about 'Christmas truce' is a cynical trap & an element of propaganda," he concluded, using an abbreviation for the Russian Orthodox Church.
Others accused Russia of planning to use any break in fighting to rearm in preparation for future assaults.
"Let's let the Orthodox believers go to church on Christmas. They declare a truce and, at the same time, sit and reload their rockets. Bastards," wrote Boris Filatov, the mayor of the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, in a Telegram post.
Even in Russia, there were few signs the cease-fire could be anything more than a temporary halt in the fighting.
In a call with Putin earlier in the day, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan asked the Russian leader to implement a unilateral cease-fire to support efforts to end the war.
In response, Putin repeated Russian demands that Ukraine accept Moscow's recent annexation of four regions of Ukraine before "serious dialogue" could begin, according to a Kremlin readout of the exchange.
Russia's annexation moves have been widely condemned as illegal, and Russian forces have failed to maintain control over the territories.
Ukraine maintains that peace can be only achieved when Russian forces leave the occupied territories — including Ukraine's Crimean peninsula, which Russia seized in 2014.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
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A fifth-grade classmate of mine named Bob was friendly almost to a fault. Today, his behavior might have been attributed to ADHD (attention deficit disorder). Bob was off one day and our teacher had a heart-to-heart talk with the rest of the class. He asked us to be more patient with Bob and encourage him. We did for a while before backsliding. Fortunately, Bob was forgiving, resilient and seemed to take it all in stride.
We learn to live, work, play, and otherwise react with people we consider “different” from us. If I’m honest, the gifted people in my life, especially authority figures, had to overcome something no one else knew about.
Of President Richard Nixon, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said, “Can you imagine what this man would have been like if somebody had loved him?” Kissinger was referencing Nixon’s strict father and even-tempered but emotionally distant mother.
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The wave of Donald Trump indictment news has brought out media psychologists dropping terms like “narcissistic,” “unhinged,” “troubled,” and “man-child.” Kind souls might view the former president as a “hate the sin, love the sinner” type person. Maybe the rest of us should, too.
That’s a tall order, and truthfully, I’m not even sure I’m up to it. I do know, however, that there are a lot more legal fireworks ahead plus the 2024 election cycle.
Many of us have known a Donald Trump-type at work, church, or at home. The “better” of us — I don’t claim to be one — likely adopt the “hate the sin” view when it comes to “different” people who were classmates, coworkers, family, or something besides a U.S. president.
If it’s too early to only hate Donald Trump’s sins, can we at least start by tolerating each other?
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John Reynolds has lived in Yosemite National Park his entire life. He’s dwelled among the park’s magnificent sites, like Yosemite Falls.
“As you walk to the base of the lower falls, you really get a sense for how insignificant you are and how amazing Mother Nature is because of the wind that it creates and the mist,” he says.
“It truly gives a sense of awe.”
It’s that feeling beyond happiness. Past wonder, to the sublime.
And it turns out, feeling awe can transform not only your soul … but your brain, as well.
“Awe, as powerfully as any state you can pinpoint, shifts you to being opened and engaged and curious about the world,” Dacher Keltner says.
Today, On Point: The science behind why we all need to seek and experience more awe.
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Dacher Keltner, founding director of the Greater Good Science Center. Professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. Host of The Science of Happiness podcast. Author of Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life.
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John O. Reynolds, former postmaster of Yosemite National Park.
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The Atlantic: “The Quiet Profundity of Everyday Awe” — “What gives you a sense of awe? That word, awe—the feeling of being in the presence of something vast that transcends your understanding of the world—is often associated with the extraordinary.”
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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BEIJING — Furious at U.S. efforts that cut off access to technology to make advanced computer chips, China’s leaders appear to be struggling to figure out how to retaliate without hurting their own ambitions in telecoms, artificial intelligence and other industries.
China has its own chip foundries, but they supply only low-end processors used in autos and appliances. The U.S. government, starting under then-President Donald Trump, is cutting off access to a growing array of tools to make chips for computer servers, AI and other advanced applications. Japan and the Netherlands have joined in limiting access to technology they say might be used to make weapons.
Xi, in unusually pointed language, accused Washington in March of trying to block China’s development with a campaign of “containment and suppression.” He called on the public to “dare to fight.”
Despite that, Beijing has been slow to retaliate against U.S. companies, possibly to avoid disrupting Chinese industries that assemble most of the world’s smartphones, tablet computers and other consumer electronics. They import more than $300 billion worth of foreign chips every year.
The ruling Communist Party is throwing billions of dollars at trying to accelerate chip development and reduce the need for foreign technology.
China’s loudest complaint: It is blocked from buying a machine available only from a Dutch company, ASML, that uses ultraviolet light to etch circuits into silicon chips on a scale measured in nanometers, or billionths of a meter. Without that, Chinese efforts to make transistors faster and more efficient by packing them more closely together on fingernail-size slivers of silicon are stalled.
Making processor chips requires some 1,500 steps and technologies owned by U.S., European, Japanese and other suppliers.
“China won’t swallow everything. If damage occurs, we must take action to protect ourselves,” the Chinese ambassador to the Netherlands, Tan Jian, told the Dutch newspaper Financieele Dagblad.
“I’m not going to speculate on what that might be,” Tan said. “It won’t just be harsh words.”
The conflict has prompted warnings the world might decouple, or split into separate spheres with incompatible technology standards that mean computers, smartphones and other products from one region wouldn’t work in others. That would raise costs and might slow innovation.
“The bifurcation in technological and economic systems is deepening,” Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore said at an economic forum in China last month. “This will impose a huge economic cost.”
U.S.-Chinese relations are at their lowest level in decades due to disputes over security, Beijing’s treatment of Hong Kong and Muslim ethnic minorities, territorial disputes and China’s multibillion-dollar trade surpluses.
Chinese industries will “hit a wall” in 2025 or 2026 if they can’t get next generation chips or the tools to make their own, said Handel Jones, a tech industry consultant.
China “will start falling behind significantly,” said Jones, CEO of International Business Strategies.
Beijing might have leverage, though, as the biggest source of batteries for electric vehicles, Jones said.
Chinese battery giant CATL supplies U.S. and Europe automakers. Ford Motor Co. plans to use CATL technology in a $3.5 billion battery factory in Michigan.
“China will strike back,” Jones said. “What the public might see is China not giving the U.S. batteries for EVs.”
On Friday, Japan increased pressure on Beijing by joining Washington in imposing controls on exports of chipmaking equipment. The announcement didn’t mention China, but the trade minister said Tokyo doesn’t want its technology used for military purposes.
A Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman, Mao Ning, warned Japan that “weaponizing sci-tech and trade issues” would “hurt others as well as oneself.”
Hours later, the Chinese government announced an investigation of the biggest U.S. memory chip maker, Micron Technology Inc., a key supplier to Chinese factories. The Cyberspace Administration of China said it would look for national security threats in Micron’s technology and manufacturing but gave no details.
The Chinese military also needs semiconductors for its development of stealth fighter jets, cruise missiles and other weapons.
Chinese alarm grew after President Joe Biden in October expanded controls imposed by Trump on chip manufacturing technology. Biden also barred Americans from helping Chinese manufacturers with some processes.
To nurture Chinese suppliers, Xi’s government is stepping up support that industry experts say already amounts to as much as $30 billion a year in research grants and other subsidies.
China’s biggest maker of memory chips, Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp., or YMTC, received a 49 billion yuan ($7 billion) infusion this year from two official funds, according to Tianyancha, a financial information provider.
One was the government’s main investment vehicle, the China National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund, known as the Big Fund. It was founded in 2014 with 139 billion yuan ($21 billion) and has invested in hundreds of companies.
The Big Fund launched a second entity, known as the Big Fund II, in 2019 with 200 billion yuan ($30 billion).
In January, chip manufacturer Hua Hong Semiconductor said Big Fund II would contribute 1.2 billion yuan ($175 million) for a planned 6.7 billion yuan ($975 million) wafer fabrication facility in eastern China’s Wuxi.
In March, the Cabinet promised tax breaks and other support for the industry. It gave no price tag. The government also has set up “integrated circuit talent training bases” at 23 universities and six at other schools.
“Semiconductors are the ‘main battlefield’ of the current China-U.S. technology war,” Junwei Luo, a scientist at the official Institute of Semiconductors, wrote in the February issue of the journal of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Luo called for “self-reliance and self-improvement in semiconductors.”
The scale of spending required is huge. The global industry leader, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp., or TSMC, is in the third year of a three-year, $100 billion plan to expand research and production.
Developers including Huawei Technologies Ltd. and VeriSilicon Holdings Co. can design logic chips for smartphones as powerful as those from Intel Corp., Apple Inc., South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co. or Britain’s Arm Ltd., according to industry researchers. But they cannot be manufactured without the precision technology of TSMC and other foreign foundries.
Trump in 2019 crippled Huawei’s smartphone brand by blocking it from buying U.S. chips or other technology. American officials say Huawei, China’s first global tech brand, might facilitate Chinese spying, an accusation the company denies. In 2020, the White House tightened controls, blocking TSMC and others from using U.S. technology to produce chips for Huawei.
Washington threw up new hurdles for Chinese chip designers in August by imposing restrictions on software known as EDA, or electronic design automation, along with European, Asian and other governments to limit the spread of “dual use” technologies that might be used to make weapons.
In December, Biden added YMTC, the memory chip maker, and some other Chinese companies to a blacklist that limits access to chips made anywhere using U.S. tools or processes.
China’s foundries can etch circuits as small as 28 nanometers apart. By contrast, TSMC and other global competitors can etch circuits just three nanometers apart, ten times the Chinese industry’s precision. They are moving toward two nanometers.
To make the latest chips, “you need EUV (extreme ultraviolet lithography) tools, a very complicated process recipe and not just a couple of billion dollars but tens and tens of billions of dollars,” said Peter Hanbury, who follows the industry for Bain & Co.
“They’re not going to be able to produce competitive server, PC and smartphone chips,” Hanbury said. “You have to go to TSMC to do that.”
China’s ruling party is trying to develop its own tool vendors, but researchers say it is far behind a global network spread across dozens of countries.
Huawei said in a video on its website in December it was working on EUV technology. But creating a machine comparable to ASML’s might cost $5 billion and require a decade of research, according to industry experts. Huawei didn’t respond to a request for comment.
The day when China can supply its own EUV machine is “very far away,” said Hanbury.
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ATLANTA, Jan. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Rose Hill Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ: ROSE) ("Rose Hill") announced today the postponement of its extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting") originally scheduled for January 5, 2023 until January 12, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The Meeting will be held at the offices of Greenberg Traurig, LLP, located at 3333 Piedmont Road NE, Suite 2500, Atlanta, GA 30305. The Meeting will be held to vote on, among other things, a proposal to amend Rose Hill's Amended and Restated Articles of Association to extend the date by which Rose Hill has to consummate a business combination (the "Extension") for an additional six months, from January 18, 2023 to July 18, 2023.
Rose Hill has also extended the deadline for public shareholders to submit their shares for redemption in connection with the Extension to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on January 10, 2023.
Rose Hill is a US$146 million special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) listed on Nasdaq under the ticker ROSE. Its goal is to partner with one Latin American company to provide growth capital, strategic advisory, and a U.S. listing avenue.
Strategic partners: Cohen & Co. provides the Rose Hill team with a strong supportive structure; while Ameris Capital, a Chilean alternative investments asset manager, brings its extensive reach in Latin America.
Rose Hill urges shareholders to read the revised definitive proxy statement related to the Meeting filed by Rose Hill with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on December 5, 2022 (the "Definitive Proxy Statement"), as well as other documents filed by Rose Hill with the SEC, because these documents contain or will contain important information about Rose Hill and the Extension. Shareholders may obtain copies of these documents (when available), without charge, at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or by directing a request to Rose Hill Acquisition Corporation, 981 Davis Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30327 or via email at info@rosehillacq.com.
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House, Senate Republicans push back as negotiators move forward with spending agreement
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Senate negotiators say they are closing in on an agreement to fully fund the federal government just days before a possible government shutdown.
“I’m glad we’re finally going to wrap up the basic governing duty that we have in the next few days,” said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky).
McConnell touted the job of appropriators on Capitol Hill for striking an initial agreement late Tuesday, retiring Senators Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) said they found a pathway to a deal alongside House appropriators. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said there is still a long way to go, but a framework is a step in the right direction.
“This is welcome and important news. Congress now has a road map for funding the government before the conclusion of the 117th Congress,” said Schumer.
Schumer added Congress needs to pass a one-week continuing resolution, a stopgap bill that keeps the government funded while both chambers finalize the full package. If the stopgap measure does not pass, the government will shut down Friday.
The omnibus funding package is not finalized, but is expected to include boosts in funding across the federal government. It is also expected to include funding for Ukraine and changes to the Electoral Count Act - legislation in the wake of the January 6 insurrection that updates a 19th century law that gave outsized power to the Vice President in certifying presidential election results.
Some Republicans in the Senate want to delay the full funding package until the new year.
“Let’s postpone this vote until the first quarter. Give House leadership and chance to come up with a budget,” said Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.).
Scott and a group of his colleagues said funding negotiations should take place when the GOP takes control of the House in early January. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) took to the podium as well Wednesday and said he is on board with delaying the negotiations until his party holds the gavels in the House.
“Allow the American people what they said a month ago: to change Washington as we know it today,” said McCarthy.
Despite the pushback from some Republicans, leaders in the Senate are still hoping for final passage on or before December 23 to fund the government. That would keep lawmakers out of Washington through the New Year.
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WEST READING, Pa. (AP) — A fourth person was confirmed dead and three people remained unaccounted for Sunday, two days after a powerful explosion at a chocolate factory shook a small town in Pennsylvania.
West Reading Borough Chief of Police Wayne Holben confirmed the body of a fourth victim was found under debris early Sunday at the R.M. Palmer Co. plant in the borough of West Reading, about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northwest of Philadelphia.
Holben asked for continued prayers from the community and vowed that rescuers and officials “will not rest until every single person affected by this tragedy has been accounted for” from the blast that occurred just before 5 p.m. Friday.
Rescue crews have been using heat imaging equipment and dogs to search for possible survivors after the blast destroyed one building and damaged a neighboring building. Crews were now using heavy equipment to methodically and carefully pull debris from the site, Holben said.
Borough Fire Chief Chad Moyer said Saturday night that the chance of finding survivors was “decreasing rapidly” due to the explosion’s force and the amount of time that had passed. Mayor Samantha Kaag said officials were “still hopeful to at least get some answers and get some recoveries so that people have that reassurance and that closure.”
“We’re just trying to hold out as much hope as we can to get the right answers, to get quality answers, to get information to those that are affected and then let it go over to the investigation,” Kaag said.
Officials said they had no update on the condition of a woman pulled alive from the rubble early Saturday. Kaag said she had apparently been on the second floor and was found in a “hopeful circumstance,” calling out to rescuers despite her injuries after a dog located her.
Officials also reported no updates on the conditions of those taken to hospitals. Reading Hospital said it received 10 patients and transferred two to other facilities, while two others were admitted in good and fair condition respectively and the others had been discharged.
R.M. Palmer said in a statement Saturday afternoon that everyone at the company was “devastated” and it was reaching out to employees and their families through first responders and disaster recovery organizations because its communication systems were down.
Kaag, a volunteer firefighter herself, said rescue crews had been working 12- to 16-hour shifts and were so dedicated to continuing the search that “you have to pull them away at this point” to swap out and get some rest.
Gov. Josh Shapiro visited the site Saturday and vowed support from the state.
Kaag said some residents have reported damage to windows from the blast, and she asked people to “take a walk around your house” and report any damage.
State and local fire investigators are continuing to examine the scene to try to determine the cause of the blast.
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NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Washington Post reporter Isaac Stanley-Becker who helped uncover links between Rep. George Santos of New York, and a businessman with ties to a sanctioned Russian oligarch.
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NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Washington Post reporter Isaac Stanley-Becker who helped uncover links between Rep. George Santos of New York, and a businessman with ties to a sanctioned Russian oligarch.
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The best ways to limit pet anxiety
Dogs are typically needier and in search of your attention than cats, making them more prone to separation anxiety, but your cat might have a similar reaction if you return to the office and spend less time at home.
No matter your scenario at home, separation can wreak havoc on you and your pet, but it can be avoidable if you plan.
What you’ll need to avoid pet separation anxiety
Create a new routine
According to PetMD, the best way to deal with separation anxiety is to get your pet to change its perception of what being home alone means permanently. Help to create a new routine and try to get them slowly used to you being away longer.
Set clear boundaries
You don’t want to upend your pet’s life completely. First, prepare your home. A tall gate with a door is a simple way to make sure your pets don’t run amok when you’re away.
Keep them occupied
You want to make sure your pets have the same food and plenty of either dog toys or cat toys to keep them busy when left alone. If your pet still has trouble adjusting, there are plenty of products out there to help ease what might be an otherwise difficult transition.
The best anti-anxiety pet bed
Best Friends by Sheri The Original Calming Shag Fur Donut Cuddler Cat & Dog Bed
Offer your pet ultimate comfort, calmness and help reduce their anxiety with this luxury bed. It has orthopedic support and a layer of insulation that will radiate its own warmth. The soft shag keeps your fur-baby warm and cozy, and the round shape is ideal for burrowing and snuggling, so it will feel just like they are sleeping with you.
FurHaven NAP Ultra Plush Orthopedic Deluxe Cat & Dog Bed w/ Removable Cover
Give your anxious pets a place to rest comfortably with a bed filled with foam that evenly distributes your pet’s weight to remove pressure on muscles and joints. The easy-to-get-on design is perfect for small or older animals.
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SAVFOX Long Plush Comfy Calming & Self-Warming Orthopedic Bed for Cat & Dog
This pet bed was specifically designed in a round shape with deep crevices and a raised rim to offer support, security and warmth. Made from high quality plush faux fur, your pet will feel just as cozy as if you were home and sleeping with them.
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The best natural remedies to ease your pet’s separation anxiety
Thundershirt Heather Gray Dog Anxiety Solution
A comfortable, breathable and soft anti-anxiety shirt is an excellent option to soothe your pet when they are home alone. This medication-free option provides calming and consistent pressure by wrapping around the body of your fur baby.
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This calming collar uses pheromones to minimize stress without having to put your pet on any medication. You can wear this collar all the time if your buddy is innately anxious or utilized only during stressful times.
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The best technological devices to ease your pet’s separation anxiety
Petcube Play 2 Wi-Fi Pet Camera with Laser Toy & Alexa Built-In, for Cats & Dogs
Keep your pet calm and happy when you are away with this high-tech, top-of-line pet monitoring system that allows you to check in on your buddy. The pet cube has stellar sound quality and allows your pet to hear you talk throughout the day, while the laser enables you to continue to play with your pup or kitty when you’re not home.
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Dogness Smart iPet Black Robot
Technology is at its best when it allows you to play with your pets, even when you’re not at home and able to do it in person. You can direct your iPet robot via an app to move throughout the house. You can see and interact with your pet from every room to make sure they eat, sleep and get proper exercise. You can even get them to chase the laser pointer that comes from the robot head.
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The best toys to reduce your pet’s separation anxiety
Starmark Everlasting Tough Chew Toy
A happy, distracted pet is a less anxious pet, and this toy and treat combo is a great way to keep your dog calm and in cheerful spirits when you’re not home with them. This durable rubber ball encases a yummy treat that will keep them occupied.
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Petstages Tower of Tracks Cat Toy
Cats can be independent creatures, but that doesn’t mean they don’t miss you or want entertainment when you’re away. This tower of balls toy has three levels for extended playtime, and the non-skid pads keep the balls on the track so that your kitty can’t accidentally lose them under the couch.
The best way to feed and hydrate your pets when they are home alone
WOPET Automatic Pet Food Dispenser for Cats and Dogs
Your pets get used to specific feeding times, and a great way to minimize stress and anxiety is to maintain their routine. This automatic food dispenser will allow them to continue to eat at the correct times and gives you the ability to leave them a custom message in your voice so they know that you’re still taking care of them.
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Just because you’re not home doesn’t mean that your dog isn’t being a good boy and shouldn’t get his daily dose of treats. This fun treat dispenser allows you to play, communicate and give your pet treats no matter how far from home you may be. Being able to contact and share with your pet when you’re away is a great way to reduce anxiety.
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PetSafe Drinkwell Original Pet Fountain
Animals love freshwater, and cats especially love free-flowing water from a fountain, so why not give them that whenever they choose with this pet fountain? When you’re away from home, animals may be less likely to eat and drink, so giving them fresh water with a customizable flow and a replaceable carbon water filter can put you both at ease.
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Lorecia Jean Shackelford passed away peacefully on July 5, 2022. Jean, as she was known to family and friends, was a remarkable Mother/Grandmother/Great-Grandmother. She is survived by her beloved sissy, Lucille; her children, Brian (Michele), Rhonda, Darrell (Leslie); grandchildren, Jake, Max, Christina (Tia), Katherine (Louis), Jennifer, Jamie, Tracy; great-grandchildren, Alana, Kiara, Kayla (Dan), Hailey; many nieces, nephews and cousins and last but not least, her most favorite feline companion, Mikki. Born in Elmore City, Oklahoma on September 12, 1937, to Lee and Willie Branstetter, she was the 11th of 12 children. She moved to Arizona over 50 years ago and spent most of her life in Tucson, where she retired from a 30+ year career in management at Kmart. She moved last year to the Chandler area to be closer to family. She was passionate about her gardening and was so proud to show off her patio with all her amazingly beautiful plants and flowers. She was fiercely independent to the very end and so very loved by her family. She will be forever memorialized in our hearts whenever we hear her favorite phrase..."That's what I'm saying!" Services pending. Tempe Mortuary.
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WENTWORTH — An already jailed Eden man facing charges for sexually abusing a minor, drugs and prostitution, allegedly tried from behind bars in November to hire a hit man to kill a witness to his crimes.
Scottie Thomas Eanes, 47, who has been in the Rockingham County Detention Facility since Oct. 22, now faces another felony charge of solicitation of murder, the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release, explaining that investigators from RCSO worked with Eden Police to gather the information.
With the new charge, the court has increased Eanes’ secured bond from $2,250,000 to $3,250,000, the release said.
Eden Police investigators arrested Eanes in October and levied felony charges, including: first-degree statutory sexual offense, two counts of indecent liberties with a child, sell/deliver a schedule IV controlled substance, maintaining a vehicle for the sell of a controlled substance, sell/deliver a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a park, possession with intent to sell/deliver a schedule IV controlled substance.
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Also on Oct. 22, Eanes was charged with misdemeanors including: soliciting prostitution, engaging in prostitution, and maintaining a vehicle for prostitution.
Sheriff’s investigators on Nov. 28 learned that Eanes “attempted to solicit the murder of a witness in one of his pending court cases’’ while in the county jail, the release said.
Authorities did not disclose the name of Eanes’ target.
He is scheduled to appear in court on Jan 5th.
Contact Susie C. Spear at sspear@rockinghamnow.com, (336) 349-4331, ext. 6140 and follow @SpearSusie_RCN on Twitter.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Traffic more than doubled last year at Dubai’s airport, the world’s busiest for international flights, but has yet to fully recover after the coronavirus pandemic, according to figures released Tuesday.
Even as the number of passengers has surged, the state-of-the-art airport in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates has avoided the travel chaos that rippled across North America and Europe last year, as it maintained capacity through the darkest days of the pandemic.
Over 66 million passengers moved through the airport, known as DXB, in 2022, up from 29.1 million in 2021, when global travel was still snarled by pandemic restrictions. But it remains well below the pre-pandemic milestone of 86.4 million logged in 2019.
Paul Griffiths, the airport’s CEO, told The Associated Press that he expects traffic to return to pre-pandemic levels by the end of this year or early 2024, with a boost from China’s easing of its “zero COVID” policies. The airport currently forecasts 78 million passengers in 2023.
“We’re optimistic that the traffic levels every month will be regularly over the seven million mark, which means that we’re very, very precisely on a trajectory to recover to the pre-pandemic levels, if not this year, certainly by the first half of 2024,” he said.
“We’ve now got seven cities in China with 25 flights a week with five airlines,” he said. “That I think is going to be the new engine of growth.”
Located at the crossroads of Europe, the Middle East and Asia, Dubai’s airport has long been the busiest worldwide for international flights. Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is the busiest overall, including domestic routes, according to flight data provider OAG.
DXB is is linked to 229 destinations across 99 countries, with routes operated by scores of international carriers.
Tourism is a major industry in the UAE, which has plowed its oil wealth into lavish infrastructure over the past few decades, giving rise to the futuristic cities of Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
Dubai was one of the first major destinations to lift its tourism lockdown. Major sporting and entertainment events have brought even more people to the region in recent years, and the UAE is set to host this year’s COP28 U.N. climate talks.
As the pandemic ushered in worldwide lockdowns and travel bans in early 2020, the UAE made it a “strategic priority” to ensure that it would be ready for the eventual recovery, Griffiths said.
“We always believed that growth following the pandemic would be very sharp and very quick to recover, so we didn’t retrench the huge number of employees that a lot of other airports and airlines around the world undertook.”
As travelers across North America and Europe huddled in packed airports last summer watching screens light up with delays and cancellations, passengers moved through Dubai with ease.
The airport says the average wait time at passport control upon arrival was less than 13 minutes, and at security was less than three minutes, for more than 95% of passengers. It boasts a baggage handling success rate of 99.8%, with just over two mishandled bags per 1,000 passengers.
India remained the top destination of passengers moving through the airport, followed by Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom. Neighboring Saudi Arabia will host the first hajj pilgrimage since the lifting of pandemic restrictions, with millions of Muslims from across the world expected to travel to Mecca and Medina this summer.
The UAE has also seen a growing influx of visitors from Russia since the start of the Ukraine war, fueling a local real estate boom.
“If we don’t get back to pre-pandemic levels by Q4 this year I’ll be surprised, but it won’t be much beyond Q4 2023 that we’ll see traffic back to where it was pre-pandemic,” Griffiths said.
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UAPB vs. Alabama A&M Women's Basketball Predictions & Picks - February 13
Published: Feb. 11, 2023 at 11:42 PM CST|Updated: 1 hour ago
Monday's game features the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lionettes (8-14) and the Alabama A&M Bulldogs (11-11) clashing at H.O. Clemmons Arena (on February 13) at 6:30 PM. This matchup, according to our computer prediction, will result in a 66-63 win for UAPB.
The Lady Lions are coming off of a 71-60 loss to Alabama State in their most recent outing on Saturday.
UAPB vs. Alabama A&M Game Info
- When: Monday, February 13, 2023 at 6:30 PM ET
- Where: H.O. Clemmons Arena in Pine Bluff, Arkansas
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UAPB vs. Alabama A&M Score Prediction
- Prediction: UAPB 66, Alabama A&M 63
UAPB Schedule Analysis
- In their signature win of the season, the Lady Lions beat the Southern Lady Jaguars 70-53 on January 21.
- Against Quadrant 2 opponents, UAPB is 0-5 (.000%) -- tied for the 10th-most defeats.
- UAPB has seven losses to Quadrant 4 teams, tied for the 49th-most in Division 1.
UAPB 2022-23 Best Wins
- 89-71 at home over Texas Southern (No. 263) on January 7
- 64-57 at home over Grambling (No. 279) on January 23
- 61-57 at home over Central Arkansas (No. 318) on December 19
- 69-55 at home over Mississippi Valley State (No. 342) on January 28
- 73-61 on the road over Alcorn State (No. 351) on February 4
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UAPB Performance Insights
- The Lady Lions' -121 scoring differential (being outscored by 5.5 points per game) is a result of scoring 63.2 points per game (217th in college basketball) while allowing 68.7 per outing (288th in college basketball).
- UAPB's offense has been more effective in SWAC games this season, tallying 65.9 points per contest, compared to its season average of 63.2 PPG.
- Offensively the Lady Lions have fared better at home this season, posting 67.4 points per game, compared to 59.7 per game in road games.
- In 2022-23, UAPB is giving up 60.1 points per game when playing at home. When playing on the road, it is allowing 73.1.
- In their last 10 games, the Lady Lions have been putting up 67.0 points per contest, an average that's a little higher than the 63.2 they've scored over the course of the 2022-23 season.
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Walmart workers to get pay raises next month
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart said U.S. workers will get pay raises next month, increasing starting wages to between $14 and $19 an hour.
Company President CEO John Furner told employees in a memo Tuesday that the pay raises will be reflected in their March 2 paychecks and will come through a combination of targeted and regular annual pay increases.
Workers at 3,000 stores will get raises, increasing average pay to $17.50 an hour from $17. Starting wages currently range between $12 and $18 an hour, depending on location.
The competition for low-wage retail workers remains fierce, even as companies scale back on hiring amid a lingering labor shortage. Walmart and its competitors have raised wages several times in recent years and added benefits to retain workers, including covering in vitro fertilization, fertility testing and financial help with surrogacy and adoption.
The newest pay raises brings Walmart, the country’s largest retailer and biggest private employer, closer to many of its competitors, including Target and Amazon, that have raised their minimum wage to $15 an hour.
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In the weeks following the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, Greg McMichael, one of the men later convicted in Arbery's death, participated in 16 phone calls with the former Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson, according to court documents filed in the Superior Court of Glynn County on Wednesday.
Arbery, 25, was shot on February 23, 2020, while running from Greg McMichael, his son Travis and the McMichaels' neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan, in the Satilla Shores neighborhood of Brunswick in Glynn County, Georgia.
The three were convicted last November of Arbery's murder. In February, a jury found that the three White men had chased Arbery as he was jogging because he was Black. It found them guilty of interference of rights, a federal hate crime; and attempted kidnapping.
The document filed Wednesday was the prosecution's response to two motions to dismiss criminal charges against Johnson for her role in allegedly mishandling the McMichael case. In the filing, government lawyers argue that Johnson's legal challenge is untimely, that the evidence supporting Johnson's indictment was sufficient, and that there was no flaw in the oath administered to grand jury witnesses.
In the wake of McMichael's conviction in Arbery's death, the state has also filed a misconduct case against Johnson claiming that she obstructed law enforcement "by directing that Travis McMichael should not be placed under arrest, contrary to the laws of said State."
The McMichaels were arrested May 7, 2020 -- two days after video of the shooting surfaced -- and Bryan was taken into custody two weeks later.
A call log included in the state's response to the motion to dismiss shows 16 calls took place between McMichael and Johnson from February 23, the day of the shooting, to May 5, 2020, with the longest call taking place on April 30 and lasting 21 minutes and 4 seconds.
The court documents also show that McMichael left Johnson a message on the same day as Arbery's death in which he asks Johnson to call him back saying in part "my son and I have been involved in a shooting and I need some advice right away."
The document states that some calls took place while Johnson was still the district attorney over the case.
McMichael and Johnson were acquainted because he had worked as a police officer and an investigator in the district attorney's office.
"The evidence shows that Johnson showed favor and affection for McMichael throughout the pendency of the case -- including when she was making decisions as the DA over his case," the government's brief said.
The government's brief also points to conversations Johnson had with other officials, suggesting that Johnson tried to influence the handling of McMichael's case rather than promptly recusing herself from involvement because of their past acquaintance.
CNN has made attempts to reach out to Johnson's attorney for comment.
In the past, Johnson has denied any wrongdoing in the case, instead telling her constituents during her re-election campaign she was being falsely accused.
"That case is a terrible tragedy for the community," Johnson said in October 2020 during an online debate between candidates running to be Brunswick district attorney. "It is a tragedy for the family. I'm sorry how things happened. I'm sorry that a lie got started and I could not turn it back."
After serving a decade as the Brunswick district attorney, Johnson was voted out of office.
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LIVINGSTON, Texas — The McClains live close enough to Livingston for convenience, but they're far enough away to avoid most nefarious activity.
"It’s just peaceful and quiet,” Katharine McClain said.
All was fine until Saturday morning when their security camera recorded a mostly naked man checking their vehicle doors before stealing a neighbor’s truck, they said. The sound of him leaving the scene woke them up.
"We called the neighbors and they reported it stolen,” John McClain said.
The excitement they thought was over had really just begun.
Their dog, Archie, was seen on the home security camera barking at something inside their shed. When John went over to investigate, he made a startling discovery.
"He said, 'Call 911, there’s a baby,'” Katharine said.
Katharine’s first thought was that it may have been a baby snake or some other animal.
"He said, 'Call 911 quickly,'" Katharine said. "'There’s an infant in here.'”
A baby girl was on the ground inside the shed.
"When I opened it up (the door to the shed), the baby was laying right by the motorcycle right there,” John said.
Katharine said the dispatcher told her it was OK to pick up the baby, which she did, before taking her up to the house. Photos show the child wrapped up in a towel while waiting for an ambulance to arrive.
The child was checked out at the house before being taken to a hospital in Houston.
“I’m a mom," Katharine said. "I was pretty frantic and just shocked. It’s still kind of got me a little bit.”
Authorities said the stolen truck was later found with the child's father behind the wheel. Records show he was booked in the Polk County Jail on charges including abandoning or endangering a child. Officials said his vehicle was found abandoned near railroad tracks that run right behind the McClain property.
“I just hope he comes out and takes care of his kids and cleans his act up,” John said.
Katharine said she'd be willing to add the girl to their family.
“I just want her to be happy and live a good life, you know?" Katharine said. "If they gave her to me, I’ll take her in a heartbeat. And she’ll never have any worries again.”
The McClain's security camera recorded the suspect holding the baby before going into the shed. He appeared to spend hours inside with her before leaving and before the truck was stolen. The McClain family doesn't want to share the video until law enforcement gets a copy.
The child's condition is unknown, but it's believed that she will be OK.
KHOU 11 News tried to reach out to family members of the child's father but was unsuccessful.
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REPORT: LSU lands coveted N.C. State first baseman Tommy White
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - LSU head coach Jay Johnson has made added a huge piece to his team in North Carolina State’s Tommy White according to D1 Baseball’s Kendall Rodgers. White set the NCAA freshman home run record with NC State this past season.
White hit 27 home runs for the Wolfpack in 55 games played. He hit .362 with 85 hits, 12 doubles and 74 RBI.
LSU is looking to build on the roster that was one game away from the NCAA Super Regionals.
The Tigers have added two players so far through the NCAA Transfer Portal adding Creighton pitcher Dylan Tebrake, the Big East Pitcher of the Year and Baylor shortstop Jack Pineda. Two key areas where LSU struggled last season, the Tigers did not have a true starting pitcher and defensively they committed 82 errors.
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GENEVA, Dec. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has become the most recent donor of the UN-hosted Sanitation and Water for All global partnership (SWA), pledging $1.2 million to support water, sanitation, and hygiene projects through 2024.
The Hilton Foundation joins other SWA donors, including governments and prominent foundations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
"Access to clean water and sanitation is a crucial component of prosperity and development," said Nabil Chemaly, senior program officer for the Safe Water Initiative at the Hilton Foundation. "We are excited to partner with SWA to help achieve our Safe Water Initiative goal of ensuring reliable, affordable and safely managed water to one million people in low-income households, health facilities and schools in sub-Saharan Africa by the end of 2025."
Key priorities of the Hilton Foundation include accelerating access to safely managed water services in line with Sustainable Development Goal 6 in Ethiopia, Ghana, and Uganda.
SWA will provide these countries with dedicated support to shore up water, sanitation, and hygiene services against climate impacts and integrate these efforts into National Adaptation Plans.
Additionally, SWA will help identify financial bottlenecks and monitor national budget allocations.
"The Hilton Foundation has been a major champion of the human rights to water and sanitation in Africa, and across the globe," said Catarina de Albuquerque, CEO of SWA. "We are delighted to welcome their support to the partnership and look forward to celebrating the impact we will make together."
Started in 1944, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation provides funds to nonprofit organizations working to improve the lives of individuals living in poverty and experiencing disadvantage throughout the world. For more information, visit www.hiltonfoundation.org.
SWA is a United Nations-hosted partnership working towards a joint objective of water, sanitation, and hygiene for all. Its partners include governments, utilities, regulators, donors, financial institutions, UN agencies, civil society and research organizations and the private sector. For more information, visit www.sanitationandwaterforall.org.
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PUTNAM COUNTY, Ind. — A Greencastle man wanted on an attempted murder and aggravated battery warrant out of Lawrence County was arrested by state police Wednesday.
Indiana State Police say a trooper located a vehicle that the suspect, 40-year-old William Blackwell, was known to operate. Trooper Colton Maynor found the vehicle at an apartment complex in Greencastle.
State police received information that Blackwell was in one of the apartments. After following that tip, they located him and took him into custody without incident.
Blackwell was taken to the Putnam County Jail and will be extradited back to the Lawrence County Jail for the attempted murder and aggravated battery charges.
His other charges out of Lawrence County include:
- Burglary
- Battery by means of a deadly weapon
- Battery resulting in serious bodily injury
- Intimidation
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
SUMMARY NOTICE OF (I) PENDENCY OF CLASS ACTION AND PROPOSED SETTLEMENT; (II) SETTLEMENT HEARING; AND (III) MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES AND LITIGATION EXPENSES
TO: All persons and entities who purchased or otherwise acquired the common stock of HP Inc. ("HP") between February 23, 2017 and October 3, 2019, inclusive, and were damaged thereby ("Settlement Class")
PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY; YOUR RIGHTS WILL BE AFFECTED BY A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT PENDING IN THIS COURT.
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and an Order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California ("Court"), that the above-captioned action ("Action") has been provisionally certified as a class action for purposes of settlement, except for certain persons and entities who are excluded from the Settlement Class by definition as set forth in the Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement dated March 2, 2023 ("Stipulation") and the detailed Notice of (I) Pendency of Class Action and Proposed Settlement; (II) Settlement Hearing; and (III) Motion for Attorneys' Fees and Litigation Expenses ("Notice"). The Stipulation and Notice can be viewed at www.HPSecuritiesSettlement.com.
YOU ARE ALSO NOTIFIED that Lead Plaintiffs, the State of Rhode Island, Office of the General Treasurer, on behalf of the Employees' Retirement System of Rhode Island, and Iron Workers Local 580 Joint Funds, and Defendants HP, Dion J. Weisler, Catherine A. Lesjak, Steven J. Fieler, and Enrique Lores have reached a proposed settlement of the Action on behalf of the Settlement Class for $10,500,000 in cash ("Settlement"). If approved by the Court, the Settlement will resolve all claims in the Action.
A hearing ("Settlement Hearing") will be held on July 28, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time, before the Honorable Susan Illston, United States District Court Judge for the Northern District of California, either in person at the Phillip Burton Federal Building & United States Courthouse, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102, in Courtroom 1 – 17th Floor, or by telephone or videoconference (at the discretion of the Court), to determine, among other things: (i) whether, for purposes of settlement, the Action should be certified as a class action on behalf of the Settlement Class, Lead Plaintiffs should be appointed as class representatives for the Settlement Class, and Lead Counsel should be appointed as class counsel for the Settlement Class; (ii) whether the Settlement on the terms and conditions provided for in the Stipulation is fair, reasonable, and adequate to the Settlement Class, and should be finally approved by the Court; (iii) whether the Action should be dismissed with prejudice against Defendants and the releases specified and described in the Stipulation (and in the Notice) should be granted; and (iv) whether Lead Counsel's motion for attorneys' fees in an amount not to exceed 18% of the Settlement Fund and payment of expenses in an amount not to exceed $250,000 (which amount may include a request for reimbursement of the reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Lead Plaintiffs directly related to their representation of the Settlement Class) should be approved. Any updates regarding the Settlement Hearing, including any changes to the date or time of the hearing or updates regarding in-person or remote appearances at the hearing, will be posted to the website for the Settlement, www.HPSecuritiesSettlement.com.
If you are a member of the Settlement Class, your rights will be affected by the pending Action and the Settlement, and you may be entitled to share in the Settlement proceeds. This notice provides only a summary of the information contained in the detailed Notice. You may obtain a copy of the Notice, along with the Claim Form, by: (i) contacting the Claims Administrator at HP Securities Litigation, c/o A.B. Data, Ltd., P.O. Box 173010, Milwaukee, WI 53217, 1-877-388-1759, info@HPSecuritiesSettlement.com; or (ii) downloading them from the website for the Settlement, www.HPSecuritiesSettlement.com, or from Lead Counsel's websites, www.ktmc.com and www.blbglaw.com.
To be eligible to receive a payment from the Settlement, you must be a member of the Settlement Class and submit a Claim Form postmarked (if mailed), or online, no later than August 14, 2023, in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Claim Form. If you are a Settlement Class Member and do not submit a proper Claim Form, you will not be eligible to share in the Settlement proceeds, but you will nevertheless be bound by any judgments or orders entered by the Court in the Action.
If you are a member of the Settlement Class and wish to exclude yourself from the Settlement Class, you must submit a request for exclusion such that it is received no later than July 7, 2023, in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Notice. If you properly exclude yourself from the Settlement Class, you will not be bound by any judgments or orders entered by the Court in the Action and you will not receive any benefits from the Settlement.
Any objections to the proposed Settlement, the proposed Plan of Allocation, and/or Lead Counsel's motion for attorneys' fees and expenses, must be submitted to the Court. Objections must be filed or postmarked (if mailed) no later than July 7, 2023, in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Notice.
PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THE COURT, THE CLERK'S OFFICE, DEFENDANTS, OR DEFENDANTS' COUNSEL REGARDING THIS NOTICE. All questions about this notice, the Settlement, or your eligibility to participate in the Settlement should be directed to Lead Counsel or the Claims Administrator.
Requests for the Notice and Claim Form should be made to the Claims Administrator:
HP Securities Litigation
c/o A.B. Data, Ltd.
P.O. Box 173010
Milwaukee, WI 53217
1-877-388-1759
info@HPSecuritiesSettlement.com
www.HPSecuritiesSettlement.com
All other inquiries should be made to Lead Counsel:
BY ORDER OF THE COURT
United States District Court
Northern District of California
Source(s):
Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP
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NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s tempestuous views aside, Manhattan prosecutors say neither the former president nor his lawyers have shown any evidence to support their claims that the judge in his hush-money criminal case has an anti-Trump bias. They urged him to reject defense demands that he step aside from the case.
In court papers made public Tuesday, the Manhattan district attorney’s office defended Judge Juan Manuel Merchan against Trump’s claims that he’s a “Trump-hating judge,” amplifying a court ethics panel’s recent opinion that a judge in his situation wouldn’t have to recuse himself.
The opinion, issued May 4 by the state’s Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics, suggests Merchan may have sought the panel’s input as he wrestled with the gravity of his role in the case and nagging concerns that he could be seen as having a bias or conflict of interest. The opinion doesn’t list names, but the details match, with “the inquiring judge” described as presiding in a criminal case involving “a former public official.”
Trump’s lawyers contend Merchan, a state court judge in Manhattan, is biased because his daughter is a political consultant whose firm has worked for some of Trump’s Democratic rivals, and that some of his rulings in two prior Trump-related cases have shown a pro-prosecution bent.
The Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics, in its opinion, concluded that a judge in that precise situation “may continue to preside in the matter provided the judge believes he/she can be fair and impartial.”
Matthew Colangelo, a senior counsel to District Attorney Alvin Bragg, agreed that neither issue was grounds for Merchan to step aside. He painted Trump’s recusal motion as the latest in his “prolific history of baselessly accusing state and federal judges around the country of bias.”
The decision on recusal is up to Merchan himself. He previously rejected a similar request when Trump’s company, the Trump Organization, was on trial.
Separately, Trump’s lawyers are seeking to move the case to federal court, which would also eliminate Merchan from the judicial equation. A federal judge has scheduled a June 27 hearing on that request.
A message seeking comment was left with Merchan. Court spokesperson Lucian Chalfen said: “As this case remains a pending matter before Judge Merchan, we have no further comment.”
Prosecutors also responded Tuesday to attempts by Trump’s lawyers to fight a pair of subpoenas, including a request to writer E. Jean Carroll’s lawyers for the full contents of a deposition Trump gave in connection with a lawsuit that resulted in a $5 million sexual abuse and defamation judgment against him. While Trump’s lawyers have described the request as overly broad, prosecutors said the full transcript and video of the deposition — not all of which has been released publicly — is “clearly relevant” to their own case.
The second subpoena concerns emails exchanged among Trump Organization employees and the White House, as well as severance and confidentiality agreements for key figures in Trump’s company. Prosecutors are also seeking emails between Trump’s wife, Melania, and Rhona Graff, a longtime company executive.
Trump pleaded not guilty in April to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. The charges relate to hush-money payments made during the 2016 campaign to bury allegations that Trump had extramarital sexual encounters. He has denied wrongdoing.
The New York case is one of two criminal cases against Trump. Last week in federal court in Miami, he pleaded not guilty to 37 felony counts of mishandling classified material and taking steps to hide records and impede investigators. He is the first president to be charged with a federal crime.
In defending Merchan, Colangelo wrote that recusal is only required by state law when there’s “a direct, personal, substantial or pecuniary interest in reaching a particular conclusion,” Colangelo wrote. That provision doesn’t extend to Merchan’s daughter working for Trump’s political foes, he argued.
Merchan’s daughter, Loren, is a political consultant whose firm has worked on campaigns for prominent Democrats including Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
In an affirmation included with Tuesday’s filing, Bragg’s political consultant disclosed that he had discussions with Loren Merchan’s firm last fall regarding potential campaign work. The firm wasn’t hired and Bragg’s consultant said he wasn’t informed of Loren Merchan’s connection to the judge until around the time of Trump’s arraignment.
Trump, the leading contender for the Republican nomination in 2024, could face Biden again as he seeks a return to the White House. He and his allies have seized on Merchan’s political ties in portraying his prosecution as part of a Democrat-led “witch hunt.”
Colangelo also took issue with the central point of Trump’s argument for recusal: that Merchan acted inappropriately by involving himself in plea negotiations last year for Trump’s longtime finance chief.
Merchan signed off on a deal that required ex-CFO Allen Weisselberg testify against Trump’s company in exchange for a five-month jail sentence. That testimony ultimately helped prosecutors convict the Trump Organization of tax fraud, but the way Trump’s lawyers described Merchan’s involvement in the negotiations was “factually incorrect.”
“At no point did the Court seek to ‘induce’ Mr. Weisselberg to cooperate against defendant, or condition any provision of the sentence on such cooperation,” Colangelo wrote, citing a sworn statement from a prosecutor involved in the plea negotiations.
Trump’s lawyers, Susan Necheles and Todd Blanche, had also asked Merchan to explain three political donations totaling $35 that were made to Democratic causes in his name during the 2020 election cycle.
Merchan has yet to respond to that request, nor has he responded to inquiries from The Associated Press asking him to confirm or deny if he’s the person who made the donations, which include $15 for President Joe Biden’s campaign against Trump, according to federal campaign finance records.
The Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics’ opinion suggested that, if a judge like Merchan made such small-dollar contributions — even to a defendant’s political opponent — he’d still be able to stay on the case.
“These modest political contributions made more than two years ago cannot reasonably create an impression of bias or favoritism in the case before the judge,” the panel wrote.
Trump’s case ended up in Merchan’s courtroom because of a rotation in which judges assigned to oversee grand juries handle any cases that arise from them, according to the court system.
Merchan also often handles financial cases and runs Manhattan’s mental health court, where some defendants get a chance to resolve their cases with treatment and supervision.
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was behind the killing of a U.S. DEA agent in 1985, was captured Friday by Mexican forces nearly a decade after walking out of a Mexican prison and returning to drug trafficking, Mexico’s navy said.
Caro Quintero was arrested after a search dog named Max found him hiding in brush in the town of San Simon in Sinaloa state during a joint operation by the navy and Attorney General’s Office, a navy statement said. The site was in the mountains near Sinaloa’s border with the northern border state of Chihuahua.
Mexico’s national arrest registry listed the time of Caro Quintero’s arrest as around midday. There were two pending arrest orders for him as well as an extradition request from the U.S. government.
A very short video segment released by the navy showed Caro Quintero — his face blurred — dressed in jeans, a soaking wet blue shirt and baggy khaki jacket, being held by both arms by men wearing camouflage uniforms and carrying assault rifles.
Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office said in a statement late Friday that Caro Quintero was arrested for extradition and would be held at the maximum security Altiplano prison about 50 miles west of Mexico City.
A navy Blackhawk helicopter carrying 15 people crashed near the coastal city of Los Mochis during the operation, killing 14 of those aboard, the navy statement said. The available information indicated the helicopter suffered an “accident,” the cause of which had not yet been determined, the statement said.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said via Twitter that the helicopter crashed shortly before landing after supporting those who conducted the capture of Caro Quintero. He expressed condolences to the families of the victims and said the crash would be investigated.
Caro Quintero had walked free in 2013 after 28 years in prison when a court overturned his 40-year sentence for the 1985 kidnapping and killing of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena. The brutal murder marked a low point in U.S.-Mexico relations.
Caro Quintero, the former leader of the Guadalajara cartel, had since returned to drug trafficking and unleashed bloody turf battles in the northern Mexico border state of Sonora.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has maintained that he is not interested in detaining drug lords and prefers to avoid violence.
But the arrest came just days after López Obrador met with U.S. President Joe Biden in the White House.
There had been tensions between the Mexican government and the DEA after Mexico enacted a law limiting the U.S. agency’s operations. But recently, the DEA’s new head in Mexico received a visa, which the U.S. officials marked as a sign of progress in the relationship.
Shortly before Caro Quintero’s arrest Friday, U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar told a gathering of reporters there had been progress in the security relationship.
“I have been in meetings with the foreign minister and with the security Cabinet, along with all our agencies that have included the new head of the DEA sitting at my right hand,” Salazar said. “So if we weren’t welcome here in Mexico that wouldn’t happen.”
An appeals court overturned Caro Quintero’s verdict in 2013, but the Supreme Court upheld the sentence. It was too late by then; Caro Quintero was spirited off in a waiting vehicle.
Caro Quintero was one of the primary suppliers of heroin, cocaine, and marijuana to the United States in the late 1970s. He blamed Camarena for a raid on a marijuana plantation in 1984. In 1985, Camarena was kidnapped in Guadalajara, allegedly on orders from Caro Quintero. His tortured body was found a month later.
Caro Quintero was added to the FBI’s most wanted list in 2018, with a $20 million reward for his capture through the State Department’s Narcotics Rewards Program.
Late Friday, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland expressed the U.S. government’s deep gratitude to Mexican authorities for Caro Quintero’s arrest and offered condolences for the Mexican military personnel who died in the helicopter crash.
“There is no hiding place for anyone who kidnaps, tortures, and murders American law enforcement,” he said in a statement. “Today’s arrest is the culmination of tireless work by DEA and their Mexican partners to bring Caro-Quintero to justice for his alleged crimes, including the torture and execution of DEA Special Agent Enrique ‘Kiki’ Camarena. We will be seeking his immediate extradition to the United States so he can be tried for these crimes in the very justice system Special Agent Camarena died defending.”
Mike Vigil, the DEA’s former chief of international operations, said Caro Quintero was believed to have been operating independently most recently, though there had been rumors he was back with the Sinaloa cartel.
Caro Quintero was from Badiraguato, Sinaloa, the same area as Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the former Sinaloa cartel leader now serving a life sentence in the United States. He eventually became one of the “godfathers” of Mexican drug trafficking.
Vigil said he was surprized by Caro Quintero’s arrest, considering López Obrador’s stated disinterest in going after drug cartel leaders, but he added that the DEA would never stop looking for someone who killed an agent.
“We didn’t see a lot of effort (to capture Caro Quintero) in the last several years, especially when (López Obrador) came in and immediately started to dismantle a lot of the infrastructure and the bilateral relationships between the U.S. and Mexico relative to drug trafficking,” Vigil said.
In Sonora, one of the states hit hardest by Caro Quintero’s efforts to reclaim his territory, there was a hope his arrest could help.
“I believe in Sonora, in general, there could be calm, and yes, relief for us, because I believe the disappearances will diminish,” said Cecilia Duarte, an activist with a team of volunteer searchers in Sonora who look for the clandestine graves of the disappeared. Some activists have been threatened and even killed in Sonora amid Caro Quintero’s turf wars with the sons of “El Chapo.”
But, Duarte said, Caro Quintero “is only part (of the conflict), the conflict doesn’t end.”
Associated Press writers Mark Stevenson and María Verza in Mexico City contributed to this report.
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Vinnie Pasquantino Player Prop Bets: Royals vs. Cardinals - May 30
Published: May. 30, 2023 at 5:24 AM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
Vinnie Pasquantino -- with an on-base percentage of .273 in his past 10 games, 68 points lower than his season-long percentage -- will be in action for the Kansas City Royals versus the St. Louis Cardinals, with Miles Mikolas on the hill, on May 30 at 7:45 PM ET.
In his last game, he had three hits (going 3-for-5 with a double and two RBI) against the Cardinals.
Vinnie Pasquantino Game Info & Props vs. the Cardinals
- Game Day: Tuesday, May 30, 2023
- Game Time: 7:45 PM ET
- Stadium: Busch Stadium
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Cardinals Starter: Miles Mikolas
- TV Channel: BSMW
- Hits Prop: Over/under 1.5 hits (Over odds: +195)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +450)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +170)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +105)
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Vinnie Pasquantino At The Plate
- Pasquantino leads Kansas City in OBP (.341), slugging percentage (.466) and OPS (.807) this season.
- Pasquantino has had a hit in 34 of 54 games this year (63.0%), including multiple hits 13 times (24.1%).
- He has gone deep in 16.7% of his games in 2023 (nine of 54), and 3.9% of his trips to the dish.
- Pasquantino has an RBI in 18 of 54 games this year, with multiple RBI in seven of them. He has also driven in three or more of his team's runs in one contest.
- In 20 games this season (37.0%), he has scored, including multiple runs twice.
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Cardinals Pitching Rankings
- The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Cardinals pitching staff ranks 15th in the league.
- The Cardinals' 4.32 team ERA ranks 17th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Cardinals give up the 10th-fewest home runs in baseball (58 total, one per game).
- Mikolas (3-1) takes the mound for the Cardinals in his 12th start of the season. He's put together a 4.23 ERA in 61 2/3 innings pitched, with 48 strikeouts.
- His last appearance came on Thursday against the Cincinnati Reds, when the right-hander tossed seven scoreless innings while giving up five hits.
- This season, the 34-year-old ranks 48th in ERA (4.23), 52nd in WHIP (1.395), and 58th in K/9 (7) among qualifying pitchers.
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Companies form a first of its kind partnership to better serve retailers, manufacturers, and distributors
BOSTON and BENTONVILLE, Ark., Sept 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- One Door, Inc., the leading provider of cloud-based visual merchandising software, and Movista Inc., a leading provider of mobile-first and cloud-based retail execution and workforce management platform, today announced a strategic partnership that will enable retailers, manufacturers, and distributors to streamline the creation and execution of compelling and profitable in-store experiences. Under the terms of the partnership, the two companies will engage in joint selling and marketing activities, and work to integrate their respective technology platforms.
The association will bring together One Door's merchandising capabilities with Movista's store tasking and workforce management capabilities, enabling store teams to work more efficiently and effectively from a single, intuitive, and guided mobile user experience. This first of its kind integration will help significantly improve on-shelf availability and overall store compliance, key operational challenges for store-based retail.
"Today's store teams are being asked to do more than ever before," said One Door CEO Tom Erskine. He continued, "and they're being asked to do it with legacy, non-digital tools in their hands. The combination of our platforms will enable store teams with a 100% mobile, digital environment that not only guides them what to do but also how to do it across a wide variety of in-store tasks."
Stan Zylowski, Movista's Co-Founder and CEO added "Today retail merchandising planning and execution operate in silos, which drives lower than desired compliance rates at the shelf. Together Movista and One Door can change the game, bringing One Door's understanding of what's in every store to our robust task and workforce management capabilities. The result will be simplified in-store processes, improved efficiency, better on-shelf availability, and better customer experience in stores."
As part of this agreement the two companies will engage in co-marketing and co-selling, as well as technical product integration.
One Door, Inc. is the leading provider of cloud-based visual merchandising software. With One Door, space planners, visual merchandisers and store operations teams work across silos to plan, execute and analyze store merchandising plans in a unified, cloud-based platform. The result is higher sales, more store team efficiency, and better customer experiences. Learn more at www.onedoor.com.
Movista is a global leader in retail execution and workforce management solutions. We believe the future of retail work is radically transparent and collaborative. As the world's first and only SaaS platform to enable collaboration between retailers, manufacturers, service providers, and distributors, we are transforming the execution of all work and engagement by all teams in the retail ecosystem. Learn more at www.movista.com and connect with us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to find a way to save on time and labor while on site working on an electrical box," said the inventor from Aurora, Colo. "I created this device to be used when rough installing an electrical box in a build."
He invented W O BOX, patent-pending, to provide an easy way of installing a rough-in electrical box that can be adjusted in any direction. This would allow the installer to control the level so that the box and front-mounted box plate would be in parallel and perpendicular alignment. This device could be useful to contractors, electricians, building construction workers, and more to help save them time. Additionally, this could be utilized in both residential and commercial settings.
The original design was submitted to the Denver sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-DNV-344, 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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GUANGZHOU, China, May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HUYA Inc. ("Huya" or the "Company") (NYSE: HUYA), a leading game live streaming platform in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022.
First Quarter 2022 Highlights
- Total net revenues for the first quarter of 2022 were RMB2,464.6 million (US$388.8 million), compared with RMB2,604.8 million for the same period of 2021.
- Net loss attributable to HUYA Inc. was RMB3.3 million (US$0.5 million) for the first quarter of 2022, compared with net income attributable to HUYA Inc. of RMB185.5 million for the same period of 2021.
- Non-GAAP net income attributable to HUYA Inc.[1] was RMB46.6 million (US$7.4 million) for the first quarter of 2022, compared with RMB265.9 million for the same period of 2021.
- Average mobile MAUs[2] of Huya Live in the first quarter of 2022 increased by 8.5% to 81.9 million from 75.5 million in the same period of 2021.
- Total number of paying users[3] of Huya Live in the first quarter of 2022 was 5.9 million, compared with 5.9 million in the same period of 2021.
"Our operational results this quarter reflect the outcome of our continuous focus on content enrichment and user engagement as we grew our mobile MAUs by 8.5% year-over-year to reach 81.9 million amid a challenging macro environment," said Mr. Rongjie Dong, Chief Executive Officer of Huya. "As a leading game live streaming platform, we remain dedicated to providing rich content for our growing community and bringing more opportunities to our content creators. Additionally, in our relentless efforts to advance product innovation to enable a cross-platform, more immersive experience for our community, our users can now better integrate their live streaming experience on Huya's platform with their game plays. Moreover, we believe the most recent regulatory changes for live streaming will contribute to the industry's overall development in the long run, and we will continue to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Leveraging our operational and technological expertise, we believe in our agility and ability to navigate the evolving and dynamic market conditions."
Ms. Ashley Xin Wu, Vice President of Finance of Huya, commented, "Given the continued macro headwinds and the recent resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic in China, we achieved RMB2,464.6 million total net revenues and RMB333.6 million gross profit in the first quarter of 2022. As we continue to invest in content to drive sustainable business development, we are committed to further enhancing operational efficiency and refining resource allocation to support key areas of our business. We remain confident that by fostering quality content, driving product innovation, running efficient operations and enhancing our compliance capabilities, we will strengthen Huya's core competitiveness in the game live streaming industry."
First Quarter 2022 Financial Results
Total net revenues for the first quarter of 2022 were RMB2,464.6 million (US$388.8 million), compared with RMB2,604.8 million for the same period of 2021.
Live streaming revenues were RMB2,151.7 million (US$339.4 million) for the first quarter of 2022, compared with RMB2,392.3 million for the same period of 2021, primarily due to decreased average spending per paying user on Huya Live, as the recent macro environment adversely affected the sentiment of the Company's paying users.
Advertising and other revenues increased by 47.2% to RMB312.8 million (US$49.4 million) for the first quarter of 2022 from RMB212.5 million for the same period of 2021, primarily driven by the increase in content sub-licensing revenues.
Cost of revenues increased by 1.9% to RMB2,131.0 million (US$336.2 million) for the first quarter of 2022 from RMB2,090.9 million for the same period of 2021, primarily due to the increase in revenue sharing fees and content costs.
Revenue sharing fees and content costs increased by 3.4% to RMB1,807.5 million (US$285.1 million) for the first quarter of 2022 from RMB1,748.6 million for the same period of 2021, primarily due to the increase in spending on e-sports content and the increase in revenue sharing fees in relation to certain broadcaster incentive programs.
Bandwidth costs decreased by 7.3% to RMB168.3 million (US$26.6 million) for the first quarter of 2022 from RMB181.5 million for the same period of 2021, primarily due to improved bandwidth cost management and continued technology enhancement efforts.
Gross profit was RMB333.6 million (US$52.6 million) for the first quarter of 2022, compared with RMB513.9 million for the same period of 2021, primarily due to lower revenues and increased cost of revenues primarily driven by higher revenue sharing fees and content costs. Gross margin was 13.5% for the first quarter of 2022, compared with 19.7% for the same period of 2021.
Research and development expenses decreased by 1.4% to RMB196.3 million (US$31.0 million) for the first quarter of 2022 from RMB199.1 million for the same period of 2021, primarily due to the decrease in share-based compensation expenses.
Sales and marketing expenses increased by 0.3% to RMB145.1 million (US$22.9 million) for the first quarter of 2022 from RMB144.6 million for the same period of 2021.
General and administrative expenses decreased by 3.9% to RMB80.8 million (US$12.7 million) for the first quarter of 2022 from RMB84.1 million for the same period of 2021, primarily due to the decrease in share-based compensation expenses.
Other income was RMB28.3 million (US$4.5 million) for the first quarter of 2022, compared with RMB76.0 million for the same period of 2021, primarily attributable to realized damages received in the first quarter of 2021 from a favorable outcome in a broadcaster-related lawsuit.
Operating loss was RMB60.2 million (US$9.5 million) for the first quarter of 2022, compared with operating income of RMB162.1 million for the same period of 2021.
Interest and short-term investments income were RMB59.2 million (US$9.3 million) for the first quarter of 2022, compared with RMB65.1 million for the same period of 2021, primarily due to decreased interest rates.
Income tax expenses were RMB9.4 million (US$1.5 million) for the first quarter of 2022, compared with RMB39.4 million for the same period of 2021, primarily due to lower taxable income.
Net loss attributable to HUYA Inc. was RMB3.3 million (US$0.5 million) for the first quarter of 2022, compared with net income attributable to HUYA Inc. of RMB185.5 million for the same period of 2021.
Non-GAAP net income attributable to HUYA Inc., which excludes share-based compensation expenses and gain on fair value change of investments, net of income taxes, was RMB46.6 million (US$7.4 million) for the first quarter of 2022, compared with RMB265.9 million for the same period of 2021.
Diluted net loss per American depositary share ("ADS") was RMB0.01 (US$0.002) for the first quarter of 2022, compared with diluted net income per ADS of RMB0.77 for the same period of 2021. Each ADS represents one Class A ordinary share of the Company.
Non-GAAP diluted net income per ADS was RMB0.19 (US$0.03) for the first quarter of 2022, compared with RMB1.10 for the same period of 2021.
As of March 31, 2022, the Company had cash and cash equivalents, short-term deposits and short-term investments of RMB10,473.4 million (US$1,652.1 million), compared with RMB10,959.1 million as of December 31, 2021, primarily due to the increase in investments and prepayments to content providers.
Recent Development
Regulatory Update
On May 7, 2022, the PRC government issued the Opinion on Live Streaming Virtual Gifting and Enhancing the Protection of Minors (the "Opinion"). The Opinion stipulates that internet platforms shall, among other restrictions, (i) within one month of the publication of the Opinion terminate all billboard functions that rank users or broadcasters by the volume of virtual gifts that they send or receive, respectively, (ii) restrict certain interaction and engagement functions between 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. every day, and (iii) prohibit minors from purchasing virtual gifts.
The Company will continue to comply with all applicable laws and regulations in providing live streaming services, including the Opinion. The Company is carefully considering the provisions of the Opinion and assessing their implications for the Company's business. The Company expects the Opinion, and the compliance measures to be taken, will have a negative impact on the live streaming services of the market participants of the industry, including that of the Company, which in turn may adversely affect the Company's results of operations and prospect. The Company will proactively seek guidance from and cooperate with government authorities in connection with its efforts to comply with the Opinion and any related implementation rules. There is no assurance that the measures that the Company takes will be effective or the implementation of the Opinion would not have a material adverse impact on the Company's business operations and financial results in the coming quarters.
Conference Call
The Company's management will host an earnings conference call at 7:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time on May 17, 2022 (7:00 p.m. Beijing/Hong Kong time on May 17, 2022).
For participants who wish to join the call, please complete online registration using the link provided below 20 minutes prior to the scheduled call start time. Upon registration, participants will receive the conference call access information, including dial-in numbers, Direct Event passcode, a unique registrant ID and an e-mail with detailed instructions to join the conference call.
Participant Online Registration: http://apac.directeventreg.com/registration/event/3368875
Once registration is complete, please dial-in at least 10 minutes before the scheduled start time of the earnings call and enter the Direct Event passcode and registrant ID as instructed to connect to the call.
Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company's investor relations website at https://ir.huya.com.
A replay of the conference call will be accessible approximately two hours after the conclusion of the live call until May 24, 2022, by dialing the following telephone numbers:
About HUYA Inc.
HUYA Inc. is a leading game live streaming platform in China with a large and active game live streaming community. The Company cooperates with e-sports event organizers, as well as major game developers and publishers, and has developed e-sports live streaming as one of the most popular content genres on its platform. The Company has created an engaged, interactive and immersive community for game enthusiasts of China's young generation. Building on its success in game live streaming, Huya has also extended its content to other entertainment content genres. Huya's open platform also functions as a marketplace for broadcasters and talent agencies to congregate and closely collaborate with the Company.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial information is prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP"), except that the consolidated statement of changes in shareholders' equity, consolidated statements of cash flows, and the detailed notes have not been presented. Huya uses non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP operating income (loss), non-GAAP net income (loss) attributable to HUYA Inc., non-GAAP net income (loss) attributable to ordinary shareholders, non-GAAP basic and diluted net income (loss) per ordinary shares, and non-GAAP basic and diluted net income (loss) per ADS, which are non-GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP gross profit is gross profit excluding share-based compensation expenses allocated in cost of revenues. Non-GAAP operating income (loss) is operating income (loss) excluding share-based compensation expenses. Non-GAAP net income (loss) attributable to HUYA Inc. is net income (loss) attributable to HUYA Inc. excluding share-based compensation expenses and gain on fair value change of investments, net of income taxes. Non-GAAP net income (loss) attributable to ordinary shareholders is net income (loss) attributable to ordinary shareholders excluding share-based compensation expenses and gain on fair value change of investments, net of income taxes. Non-GAAP basic and diluted net income (loss) per ADS is non-GAAP net income (loss) attributable to ordinary shareholders divided by weighted average number of ADS used in the calculation of non-GAAP basic and diluted net income (loss) per ADS. The Company believes that separate analysis and exclusion of the impact of (i) share-based compensation expenses, and (ii) gain on fair value change of investments, net of income taxes add clarity to the constituent parts of its performance. The Company reviews these non-GAAP financial measures together with GAAP financial measures to obtain a better understanding of its operating performance. It uses the non-GAAP financial measure for planning, forecasting and measuring results against the forecast. The Company believes that non-GAAP financial measure is useful supplemental information for investors and analysts to assess its operating performance without the effect of (i) share-based compensation expenses, which have been and will continue to be significant recurring expenses in its business, and (ii) gain on fair value change of investments, net of income taxes, which may recur when there is observable price change in the future. However, the use of non-GAAP financial measures has material limitations as an analytical tool. One of the limitations of using non-GAAP financial measures is that they do not include all items that impact the Company's net income for the period. In addition, because non-GAAP financial measures are not measured in the same manner by all companies, they may not be comparable to other similar titled measures used by other companies. In light of the foregoing limitations, you should not consider non-GAAP financial measure in isolation from or as an alternative to the financial measure prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the table captioned "HUYA Inc. Reconciliations of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results" at the end of this announcement.
Exchange Rate Information
This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollars at a specified rate solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from RMB to U.S. dollars are made at a rate of RMB6.3393 to US$1.00, the noon buying rate in effect on March 31, 2022, in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board. The Company makes no representation that the Renminbi or U.S. dollars amounts referred to in this announcement could have been or could be converted into U.S. dollars or Renminbi, as the case may be, at any particular rate or at all.
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements. Among other things, the quotations from management in this announcement, as well as Huya's strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. Huya may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Huya's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: Huya's goals and strategies; Huya's future business development, results of operations and financial condition; the expected growth of the game live streaming market; the expectation regarding the rate at which to gain active users, especially paying users; Huya's ability to monetize the user base; Huya's efforts in complying with applicable data privacy and security regulations; fluctuations in general economic and business conditions in China; the impact of the COVID-19 to Huya's business operations and the economy in China and elsewhere generally; any regulatory developments in laws, regulations, rules, policies or guidelines applicable to Huya; and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in Huya's filings with the SEC. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and Huya does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.
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In China:
HUYA Inc.
Investor Relations
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The Piacente Group, Inc.
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The Piacente Group, Inc.
Brandi Piacente
Tel: +1-212-481-2050
E-mail: huya@tpg-ir.com
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- Secured more than $270 million in new sales contracts and commitments year-to-date
- Continued to meet all milestones under the contract with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to deploy a cascade of centrifuges to demonstrate production of High-Assay, Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU)
- Net loss of $6.1 million on revenue of $33.2 million in Q3 2022, compared to net income of $42.1 million on $91.3 million in revenue in Q3 2021
BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE American: LEU) ("Centrus" or the "Company") today reported third quarter 2022 results. The Company reported a net loss of $6.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, compared to net income of $42.1 million for the third quarter of 2021. The prior year period included the positive impact of a one-time item totaling $43.5 million, as described below. The net loss allocable to common stockholders in the third quarter of 2022 was $6.1 million, or $0.42 (basic and diluted) per common share.
"While our third quarter results reflected the typical lumpiness attributable to the timing of customer deliveries that we regularly discuss on earnings calls, we continued to see strong momentum across our business segments, as reflected in both our total order book value and in the broader trends toward greater investment in nuclear energy," said Centrus President and CEO Daniel B. Poneman. "Congress approved a $700 million investment in High-Assay, Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) as part of the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, and there is growing bipartisan support for further action to jumpstart construction of domestic LEU and HALEU capacity. We look forward to seeing how DOE implements that funding. In the first nine months of 2022, we also secured $270 million in new sales contracts and commitments with contract terms extending through 2030 to support our long-term success. As the only company with a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission license to produce HALEU, as well as the only domestic operator of deployment-ready enrichment technology in the United States, Centrus is well positioned to serve the growing need for critical fuels for advanced nuclear reactors both domestically and around the world."
Centrus generated total revenue of $33.2 million for the third quarter of 2022 compared to $91.3 million in the third quarter of 2021.
Revenue from the LEU segment was $20.2 million and $32.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, a decrease of $11.8 million. The decrease is due to a decrease in the average price of SWU sold, partially offset by an increase in the volume of SWU sold, for the three months ended September 30, 2022, largely due to the variability in timing of utility customer orders and related contracts.
Revenue from the Technical Solutions segment was $13.0 million and $59.3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, a decrease of $46.3 million. Revenue in the third quarter of 2021 included $43.5 million related to the settlement of the Company's claims for reimbursements for certain pension and postretirement benefits costs incurred in connection with a past cost-reimbursable contract performed at the Portsmouth GDP. Excluding this settlement, the decrease in revenue in the three months ended September 30, 2022, was primarily related to a $1.2 million decrease in revenue generated by the HALEU Contract and a $0.8 million decrease in revenue generated by the X-energy contract, as well as a $0.8 million decrease across other contracts.
Cost of sales for the LEU segment was $18.9 million and $23.7 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, a decrease of $4.8 million. The decrease is primarily a result of a $4.8 million charge to cost of sales for the three months ended September 30, 2021, for the revaluation of obligations for SWU borrowed.
Cost of sales for the Technical Solutions segment was $12.0 million and $18.1 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, a decrease of $6.1 million. The decrease of $6.1 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022, is related to a reduction in costs of approximately $4.5 million associated with the HALEU Contract, $0.9 million associated with the X-energy contract, and $0.7 million associated with other contracts.
Gross profit for the Company was $2.3 million and $49.5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. This decrease was primarily attributed to the settlement of the Company's claims for reimbursements in the third quarter of 2021 for certain pension and postretirement benefits costs as previously discussed.
On September 14, 2022, Centrus announced that it had secured more than $270 million in new sales contracts and commitments year-to-date. These sales include deliveries of SWU and uranium from 2022 through 2030.
Centrus Energy is a trusted supplier of nuclear fuel and services for the nuclear power industry. Centrus provides value to its utility customers through the reliability and diversity of its supply sources – helping them meet the growing need for clean, affordable, carbon-free electricity. Since 1998, the Company has provided its utility customers with more than 1,750 reactor years of fuel, which is equivalent to 7 billion tons of coal. With world-class technical and engineering capabilities, Centrus is also advancing the next generation of centrifuge technologies so that America can restore its domestic uranium enrichment capability in the future. Find out more at www.centrusenergy.com.
This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. In this context, forward-looking statements mean statements related to future events, may address our expected future business and financial performance, and often contain words such as "expects", "anticipates", "intends", "plans", "believes", "will", "should", "could", "would" or "may" and other words of similar meaning. Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain.
For Centrus Energy Corp., particular risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements include but are not limited to the following which are, and will be, exacerbated by the novel coronavirus ("COVID-19") pandemic and subsequent variants, and any worsening of the global business and economic environment as a result; risks related to the war in Ukraine and geopolitical conflicts and the imposition of sanctions or other measures imposed by either the U.S. or foreign governments, organizations (including the United Nations, the European Union or other international organizations), entities or persons, that could directly or indirectly impact our ability to obtain or sell low enriched uranium ("LEU") under our existing supply contract with the Russian government-owned entity TENEX, Joint-Stock Company ("TENEX"); risks related to the refusal of TENEX to deliver LEU to us if TENEX is unable to receive payments, receive the return of natural uranium, as a result of any government, international or corporate actions or directions or other reasons; risks related to natural and other disasters, including the continued impact of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan on the nuclear industry and on our business, results of operations and prospects; risks related to financial difficulties experienced by customers or suppliers, including possible bankruptcies, insolvencies or any other inability to pay for our products or services or delays in making timely payment; risks related to pandemics, endemics, and other health crises; risks related to the impact and potential extended duration of a supply/demand imbalance in the market for LEU; risks related to our ability to sell the LEU we procure pursuant to our purchase obligations under our supply agreements including those imposed under the 1992 Russian Suspension Agreement as amended, international trade legislation and other international trade restrictions; risks related to existing or new trade barriers and contract terms that limit our ability to procure LEU for, or deliver LEU to customers; risks related to pricing trends and demand in the uranium and enrichment markets and their impact on our profitability; risks related to the movement and timing of customer orders; risks related to our dependence on others, such as our transporters, for deliveries of LEU including deliveries from TENEX, under our commercial supply agreement with TENEX and deliveries under our long-term commercial supply agreement with Orano Cycle ("Orano") or other suppliers; risks associated with our reliance on third-party suppliers and service providers to provide essential products and services to us; risks related to the fact that we face significant competition from major producers who may be less cost sensitive or are wholly or partially government owned; risks that our ability to compete in foreign markets may be limited for various reasons; risks related to the fact that our revenue is largely dependent on our largest customers; risks related to our sales order book, including uncertainty concerning customer actions under current contracts and in future contracting due to market conditions and our lack of current production capability; risks related to whether or when government funding or demand for high-assay low-enriched uranium ("HALEU") for government or commercial uses will materialize; risks and uncertainties regarding funding for continuation and deployment of the American Centrifuge technology; risks related to (i) our ability to perform and absorb costs under our agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") to deploy a cascade of centrifuges to demonstrate production of HALEU for advanced reactors (the "HALEU Contract"), (ii) our ability to obtain contracts and funding to be able to continue operations and (iii) our ability to obtain and/or perform under other agreements; risks that (i) we may not obtain the full benefit of the HALEU Contract and may not be able or allowed to operate the HALEU enrichment facility to produce HALEU after the completion of the existing HALEU Contract or (ii) the HALEU enrichment facility may not be available to us as a future source of supply; risks related to uncertainty regarding our ability to commercially deploy competitive enrichment technology; risks related to the potential for further demobilization or termination of our American Centrifuge work; risks that we will not be able to timely complete the work that we are obligated to perform; risks related to our ability to perform fixed-price and cost-share contracts such as the HALEU Contract, including the risk that costs could be higher than expected; risks related to our significant long-term liabilities, including material unfunded defined benefit pension plan obligations and postretirement health and life benefit obligations; risks relating to our 8.25% notes (the "8.25% Notes") maturing in February 2027; risks of revenue and operating results fluctuating significantly from quarter to quarter, and in some cases, year to year; risks related to the impact of financial market conditions on our business, liquidity, prospects, pension assets and insurance facilities; risks related to the Company's capital concentration; risks related to the value of our intangible assets related to the sales order book and customer relationships; risks related to the limited trading markets in our securities; risks related to decisions made by our Class B stockholders regarding their investment in the Company based upon factors that are unrelated to the Company's performance; risks that a small number of holders of our Class A Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share ("Class A Common Stock") (whose interests may not be aligned with other holders of our Class A Common Stock), may exert significant influence over the direction of the Company; risks related to (i) the use of our net operating losses ("NOLs") carryforwards and net unrealized built-in losses ("NUBILs") to offset future taxable income and the use of the Rights Agreement (as defined herein) to prevent an "ownership change" as defined in Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") and (ii) our ability to generate taxable income to utilize all or a portion of the NOLs prior to the expiration thereof and NUBILs; failures or security breaches of our information technology systems; risks related to our ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to the potential for the DOE to seek to terminate or exercise its remedies under its agreements with the Company; risks related to actions, including reviews, that may be taken by the United States government, the Russian government or other governments that could affect our ability to perform under our contractual obligations or the ability of our sources of supply to perform under their contractual obligations to us; risks related to our ability to perform and receive timely payment under agreements with the DOE or other government agencies, including risks and uncertainties related to the ongoing funding by the government and potential audits; risks related to changes or termination of agreements with the U.S. government or other counterparties; risks related to the competitive environment for our products and services; risks related to changes in the nuclear energy industry; risks related to the competitive bidding process associated with obtaining contracts, including government contracts; risks that we will be unable to obtain new business opportunities or achieve market acceptance of our products and services or that products or services provided by others will render our products or services obsolete or noncompetitive; risks related to potential strategic transactions that could be difficult to implement, disrupt our business or change our business profile significantly; risks related to the outcome of legal proceedings and other contingencies (including lawsuits and government investigations or audits); risks related to the impact of government regulation and policies including by the DOE and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission; risks of accidents during the transportation, handling or processing of hazardous or radioactive material that may pose a health risk to humans or animals, cause property or environmental damage, or result in precautionary evacuations; risks associated with claims and litigation arising from past activities at sites we currently operate or past activities at sites that we no longer operate, including the Paducah, Kentucky, and Portsmouth, Ohio, gaseous diffusion plants; and other risks and uncertainties discussed in this and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including under Part I, Item 1A - "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and under Part II, Item 1A - "Risk Factors" in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2022.
These factors may not constitute all factors that could cause actual results to differ from those discussed in any forward-looking statement. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as a predictor of actual results. Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made in this report and in our other filings with the SEC that attempt to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect our business. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this press release except as required by law.
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ADJUSTED NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE RECONCILIATION TABLE
The Company measures Net Income (Loss) and Net Income (Loss) per Share both on a GAAP basis and on an adjusted basis to exclude deemed dividends allocable to retired preferred stock shares ("Adjusted Net Income (Loss)" and "Adjusted Net Income (Loss) per Share"). We believe Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Adjusted Net Income (Loss) per Share, which are non-GAAP financial measures, provide investors with additional understanding of the Company's financial performance as well as its strategic financial planning analysis and period-to-period comparability. These metrics are useful to investors because they reflect how management evaluates the Company's ongoing operating performance from period-to-period after removing certain transactions and activities that affect comparability of the metrics and are not reflective of the Company's core operations.
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How to shop for electronics
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are over for 2022, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still find great deals on electronics. Whether you’re looking for a great pair of noise-canceling headphones or an Amazon Echo device, there are strategies you can employ to help you find the best deals on electronics throughout the entire holiday shopping season.
6 money-saving tips for buying electronics
Do your research
There are two types of research you must do. First, you must educate yourself so you understand what you need in a product and why. Second, you must learn what a good price looks like. This is important because it keeps you from being fooled by inflated prices and large discounts, which don’t translate into true value.
Compare prices
The internet is a buyer-friendly marketplace. You can instantly compare prices to see if a retailer is really giving you the best deal.
Consider older models
Does this year’s upgrade really enhance the product’s overall performance? The upgrades made to electronic devices tend to encourage consumerism, but they don’t offer a substantial increase in the buyer’s quality of life.
Don’t get the bells and whistles
Bells and whistles cost more. If you don’t need them, don’t pay to have them. Often it’s a better value to stick to the mid-range price point.
Buy rebuilt Amazon Certified Refurbished
Amazon Certified Refurbished products have been tested and verified. They look and perform as new. Even better, they come with the same limited warranty as a new product. Best of all? They cost less.
Don’t buy on your first visit to a website
Unless the product is on sale and you’re visiting specifically to purchase that product right away, don’t buy. Retailers need your business, and once they see you’re interested, they may offer a deep discount to close the deal so you don’t purchase elsewhere. As soon as you leave the site, an aggressive retailer will sprinkle your social media feeds, offering the product at a substantial discount.
Put your products in a cart
Put your products in your shopping cart, but don’t check out. This has two benefits. One, the company may offer an immediate discount to get you to check out. Two, it will make it easier to keep tabs on an item’s price so you know the best time to buy it.
Put these electronics in your cart today
To stay competitive, Apple sometimes discounts its top earbuds. Keep an eye on these so you know when it’s the best time to buy. Sold by Amazon and Staples
This 8-inch Echo Show came out in 2021. It has an incredible amount of features and is often on sale at a deep discount. Sold by Amazon and Kohl’s
Amazon Fire Omni Series 4K Smart TV
The price of HD TVs has plummeted over the years. This 65-inch model is a fine example of high quality at a low price. Sold by Amazon
This extremely popular VR headset needs to be in your cart today so you can get it before it sells out for the holidays. Right now, for instance, Beat Saber is included with purchase. Sold by Amazon
JBL Flip 5 Waterproof Portable Bluetooth Speaker
Bluetooth speakers are another highly competitive market. This trusted brand is currently on sale for a substantial discount. Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
Amazon seems to always have a sale on its Echo devices, even the latest generation models. Right now, you can save a lot when you buy the newest Echo Dot. Sold by Amazon and Kohl’s
This Fitbit came out before the pandemic, but it’s still a hugely popular model. By putting it in your cart today, you can be ready to buy with a click when it goes on sale. Sold by Amazon and Kohl’s
The latest Pixel phone wasn’t quite as popular as predicted. For many, that means the Pixel 6 is still the best model in the line. You can get it for much less than it cost when it came out. Sold by Amazon
Bose QuietComfort 45 Bluetooth Noise-Canceling Headphones
Noise-canceling headphones are in such demand that prices on top models, such as these, are often surprisingly low. Sold by Amazon and Staples
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 (Renewed)
This is an example of how a smart shopper uses Amazon’s refurbished program to get an excellent product at substantial savings. Sold by Amazon
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Big Mac is coming back: McDonald’s to reopen in Ukraine
CHICAGO (AP) — McDonald’s will start reopening some of its restaurants in Ukraine in the coming months, a symbol of the war-torn country’s return to some sense of normalcy and a show of support after the American fast-food chain pulled out of Russia.
The burger giant closed its Ukrainian restaurants after Russia’s invasion nearly six months ago but has continued to pay more than 10,000 McDonald’s employees in the country.
McDonald’s said Thursday that it will begin gradually reopening some restaurants in the capital, Kyiv, and western Ukraine, where other companies are doing business away from the fighting. Western businesses like Nike, KFC and Spanish clothing retailer Mango are open in Kyiv.
“We’ve spoken extensively to our employees who have expressed a strong desire to return to work and see our restaurants in Ukraine reopen,” Paul Pomroy, corporate senior vice president of international operated markets, said in a message to employees. “In recent months, the belief that this would support a small but important sense of normalcy has grown stronger.”
The Ukrainian economy has been severely damaged by the war and restarting businesses, even in a limited capacity, would help. The International Monetary Fund expects Ukraine’s economy to shrink by 35% this year.
McDonald’s has 109 restaurants in Ukraine but didn’t say how many would reopen, when that would happen or which locations would be the first to welcome back customers. Over the next few months, the company said it will start working with vendors to get supplies into restaurants, prepare those stores, bring back employees and launch safety procedures with the war still raging to the east.
While it will start to reopen in Ukraine, McDonald’s has sold its 850 restaurants in Russia to a franchise owner. That came three decades after McDonald’s opened its first location in Moscow, becoming a powerful symbol of easing Cold War tensions.
McDonald’s had shuttered hundreds of Russian locations in March, costing the company about $55 million per month. Selling its Russian restaurants was the first time the company has “de-arched,” or exited a major market.
Alexander Govor, who held a license for 25 McDonald’s outposts in Siberia, has begun reopening former McDonald’s locations under the name Vkusno-i Tochka, or Tasty-period.
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~Island Routes is showing the world the best parts of the region as Caribbean's Leading Adventure Tour Operator~
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Built out of a desire to share the boundless beauty of the Caribbean with the rest of the world, Island Routes is again victorious as the Caribbean's Leading Adventure Tour Operator 2022 at the 29th annual World Travel Awards. This year marks the 10th win for the company as it continues to lead the service industry in regional innovation and travel.
"The company has shown exceptional resilience over the last few years in meeting the global demands of the travel industry. We are thrilled that by our efforts to show our guests the Caribbean authentically, we have been identified as one of the best at what we do. We aspire to continue providing superior products and services, along with unique experiences, across the region and exceeding expectations time and time again," said Ryan Terrier, Vice President of Operations in the post event interview on August 31, 2022.
Island Routes began its thirteen year voyage in 2009 and today operates in thirteen tropical destinations across the western region. Learn more about Island Routes on their website islandroutes.com.
The World Travel Awards™ acknowledges, rewards and celebrates excellence across all key sectors of the travel, tourism and hospitality industries. Today, the World Travel Awards™ brand is recognized globally as the ultimate hallmark of industry excellence. Its annual program is renowned as the most prestigious and comprehensive in the global industry.
About Island Routes
Born from an idea to share the beauty of the Caribbean with the rest of the world, Island Routes launched its footprint in 2009, committed to inspiring visitors to get off the grid and dive into the heart of the islands where setting sail, grabbing the reins, exploring lush peaks and tasting rich flavors are the experiences that become lasting memories. Island Routes currently offers experiences in 13 destinations: Antigua; Aruba; the Bahamas; Barbados; the Cayman Islands; Dominican Republic; Grenada; Jamaica; Mexico; Saint Lucia; St. Maarten; the Turks & Caicos Islands and recently unveiled, Curaçao. The company leads the Caribbean experiential charge having received the World Travel Award for "World's Leading Caribbean Attraction Company" eleven years and has set the tour industry standard by becoming the only tour company to receive a Six Star Diamond Award from the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences (AAHS).
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PITTSBURGH, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there should be a way for truck drivers to stay in shape while traveling," said an inventor, from Lizella, Ga., "so I invented the TRUCKER GYM. My design would enable the trucker to strengthen muscles, burn calories and reduce stress while parked at a rest stop."
The invention provides a convenient way for a truck driver to exercise while parked. In doing so, it allows the user to engage in various weightlifting/strength-training exercises. As a result, it could help to combat the sedentary effects of long-distance traveling and it could help to promote a healthier lifestyle. The invention features a versatile design that is easy to install and use so it is ideal for truck drivers and trucking companies. Additionally, a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the Atlanta sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-AAT-4703, 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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HERNDON, Va., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Deltek, the leading global provider of software and solutions for project-based businesses, will be joining over 2,500 cyber professionals in Huntsville, Alabama, later this month at the National Cyber Summit (NCS) to focus on education, collaboration and innovation in cyber security.
The National Cyber Summit is the nation's most innovative cyber security-technology event, offering educational, collaborative and workforce development opportunities for industry visionaries and rising leaders. NCS offers more value than similar cyber conferences with diverse focus-areas, premier speakers, and unmatched accessibility.
Navigating the GovCon Cybersecurity Compliance Landscape
During the conference, Deltek industry and product experts will be on hand to demo solutions and answer questions in the Deltek booth, #300 in the Exposition Hall. In addition, on Wednesday, September 21, Deltek's VP of Product for Cloud, Compliance, and Security, Chris Knight, will be hosting a discussion on how to navigate the GovCon cybersecurity compliance landscape.
"Cybercrime is on the rise and bad actors are moving faster than ever. As the industry is pushed to implement more security and compliance requirements like CMMC, NIST and FedRAMP, it's critical for firms to understand the potential impacts to their business and how to best prepare," said Knight.
Knight's session will help attendees understand how to prepare their business moving forward: why cybersecurity is becoming more important for government contractors, what the Federal Government is doing about the increased threats and how to translate the cybersecurity "alphabet soup" – CMMC, NIST 800 series and FedRAMP, for example.
"Deltek is excited to return to the National Cyber Summit this year," Knight added. "When we spend time with the local community and businesses in Huntsville, we walk away more informed. The importance of this event can't be underestimated by the GovCon community. Educating yourself and your firm and staying up to date on the latest tech are critical for a company's cyber strategy."
Learn more or register for the National Cyber Summit here or find out more about Deltek's GovCon solutions at Deltek.com.
About Deltek
Better software means better projects. Deltek is the leading global provider of enterprise software and information solutions for project-based businesses. More than 30,000 organizations and millions of users in over 80 countries around the world rely on Deltek for superior levels of project intelligence, management, and collaboration. Our industry-focused expertise powers project success by helping firms achieve performance that maximizes productivity and revenue. www.deltek.com
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ROME (AP) — A ruling by an administrative court in Italy’s Alpine region on Friday spared, for now, the life of the bear who fatally attacked a runner last month.
The brown bear, identified as Jj4, was captured on April 18 following an intensive, two-week, hunt launched after a 26-year-old local man was killed while running on a mountain trail.
The court panel in the city of Trento requested more details about the dynamics of the attack by the 17-year-old female bear and thus suspended an order by local authorities to have the animal euthanized. The suspension lasts until June 27. But the bear’s fate might not even be decided then, since a hearing was set for Dec. 14 to decide the merits of animal rights advocates’ proposals to transfer the bear to a refuge — just where is unclear — where the animal wouldn’t be a danger to humans.
The Italian agency ANSA also said the court concluded that more details from the autopsy of the runner were needed before any decision comes on the bear’s fate.
Animal rights groups had challenged the order issued by authorities in Trento province to have the bear killed.
It was unclear if Jj4 might have attacked Andrea Papi, who was on a training run, because cubs were nearby. His family has said they oppose killing the bear.
The provincial president has argued that Papi’s death could have been avoided if the bear had been euthanized after it attacked two people, wounding them, in 2020.
The parents of Jj4 were brought to Italy from Slovenia two decades ago as part of a project, funded by the European Union, to increase the brown bear population that was then feared to be dwindling toward near extinction. The bear population thrived, with the animals increasingly encountering people.
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Puerto Rico under hurricane watch as TS Fiona approaches
HAVANA (AP) — Tropical Storm Fiona threatened to dump up to 16 inches (41 centimeters) of rain in parts of Puerto Rico on Saturday as forecasters placed the U.S. territory under a hurricane watch and people braced for potential landslides, severe flooding and power outages.
The storm previously battered various eastern Caribbean islands, with one death reported in the French territory of Guadeloupe. Regional prefect Alexandre Rochatte told reporters Saturday that the body was found on the side of a road after floods washed away a home in the capital of Basse-Terre. More than 20 other people were rescued amid heavy wind and rain that left 13,000 customers without power.
Fiona was located 145 miles (230 kilometers) southeast of St. Croix Saturday morning with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 kph). It was moving west at 13 mph (20 kph) on a path forecast to pass near Puerto Rico. Forecasters warned Fiona could be near hurricane strength when it passes through Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
Fiona is expected to swipe past the Dominican Republic on Sunday as a potential hurricane and Haiti and the Turks and Caicos Islands on Monday and Tuesday with the threat of extreme rain.
Forecaster issued a hurricane watch for the southern coast of the Dominican Republic from Cabo Engaño westward to Cabo Caucedo and for the northern coast from Cabo Engaño westward to Puerto Plata.
In Puerto Rico, authorities opened shelters and closed public beaches, theaters and museums as they urged people to remain indoors.
“It’s time to activate your emergency plan and contact and help your relatives, especially elderly adults who live alone,” said Dr. Gloria Amador, who runs a nonprofit health organization in central Puerto Rico.
At least one cruise ship visit and several flights to the island were canceled, while authorities in the eastern Caribbean islands canceled school and prohibited people from practicing aquatic sports as Fiona battered the region.
In the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, authorities said they recorded wind gusts of up to 74 mph (120 kph), which would be considered a Category 1 hurricane. They also said 9 inches (23 centimeters) of rain fell in three hours in the Gros Morne area.
Fiona, which is the Atlantic hurricane season’s sixth named storm, was predicted to bring 5 to 10 inches (13 to 25 centimeters) of rain in eastern and southern Puerto Rico, with as much as 16 inches (41 centimeters) in isolated spots. Rains of 4 to 8 inches (10 to 20 centimeters) were forecast for the Dominican Republic, with up to 12 inches (30 centimeters) in places. Life-threatening surf also was possible from Fiona’s winds, forecasters said.
Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Lester in the eastern Pacific was on a projected path that could bring landfall near the Acapulco area on Mexico’s southwestern coast Saturday night.
Lester was expected to remain a tropical storm until hitting the Mexican coast. Forecasters warned of potential dangers from heavy rains.
The storm had maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 kph) late Friday. It was centered 110 miles (180 kilometers) southeast of Acapulco and moving northwest at 10 mph (17 kph).
A tropical storm warning was up from Puerto Escondido to Zihuatanejo. The hurricane center said Lester could drop from 3 to 6 inches (8 to 15 centimeters) of rain on the coasts of upper Guerrero state and Michoacan state, with isolated areas getting 12 inches (30 centimeters).
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BRUSSELS (AP) — Inflation in 20 countries using the euro slows again to 8.5% from a year earlier, but prices still pain consumers.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) — Students at a North Kansas City high school received the surprise of a lifetime Friday morning.
Grammy Award-winning musician Alicia Keys shocked students at Staley High School with free tickets to her concert in St. Louis. The “Empire State of Mind” singer is also covering the cost of transportation to the July 21 show.
Students learned about the concert during a last day of school assembly when school leaders played a recorded message from Keys.
Keys said she was inspired by the Unity Walk students held for classmate Ralph Yarl last month. The 16 year-old was shot by an 84 year-old man after Yarl went to the wrong home to pick up his siblings on April 13.
“I’ve been so moved by the demonstration of love, unity, support for our brother Ralph Yarl,” Keys said. “I would like to invite the entire school to my Keys for the Summer Tour July 21. I can’t wait to see you!”
Keys also personally invited Yarl to a concert earlier this month, according to TMZ. Yarl is currently at home and expected to make a full recovery.
Keys’ gesture serves as a positive ending to a difficult period for the student body, who banded together to support their classmate.
“It means a lot. When we were [participating in the Unity Walk], we all came together as a unit. Black, white — all races. Like, we all came together just to show our support,” student KV Stone said. “[Keys] gave us the opportunity to go to her concert and I’m happy and everybody’s going to have fun.”
All 2022-23 academic year students and staff of Staley HS are eligible for a ticket and transportation, according to the North Kansas City School District. Students 18 and older will receive one ticket, while those under 18 will receive two tickets: one for themselves and one for a guardian.
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Fierce fighting in eastern Ukraine’s Soledar is ongoing as Russia hopes to take full control of the salt mining town and surround its bigger prize: Bakhmut.
The city of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region of Ukraine is strategically important to the war, but has taken outsized significance as Russia seeks to score a rare military victory, whatever the human cost.
For Russia, control of the city would likely lay the groundwork for a push northwest, toward the larger cities of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, said Branislav Slantchev, a political science professor at the University of California, San Diego who studies the conduct of war.
Slantchev said taking Bakhmut would be a tremendous “morale booster” for the Russian war effort and would also pose difficulties for Ukraine in settlements across the Donetsk.
“It’s an important transport hub, a lot of supply lines go through there and Russia could use it as a base,” Slantchev said. “It’s fairly well fortified, so it would be difficult to take it back.”
But Russia has been unable to take Bakhmut for months, despite constant shelling and veritable trench warfare with Ukrainian troops. Controlling Soledar, just a few miles away, would help them encircle the city and press in from a new direction in the north.
Since a failed bid to take Kyiv early in the war, Russia has switched gears to focus on the Donbas, made up of the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions, including Bakhmut — which for months has seen some of the heaviest fighting in the war.
Russia does not appear to have the entirety of Soledar within its grasp, although it made significant gains this week through brutal tactics, including leveling the town with artillery strikes and throwing a mass wave of soldiers, many who were taken prisoner at Ukraine’s lines.
The Kremlin on Wednesday said changing tactics helped make advances in Soledar, according to Russian news agency Tass.
John Herbst, the senior director of the Eurasia Center for the Atlantic Council, said the fighting in Bakhmut and Soledar is almost entirely being conducted by the Wagner Group, a mercenary outfit led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Herbst said Russian fighters gained ground because of a “huge advantage” sustained through artillery strikes and the wall of soldiers that Wagner has thrown at Ukraine.
But any advances are a “costly” victory for Russia, as thousands of lives have reportedly been lost and the town has been decimated, Herbst added.
“Of course, for the Russians, this is the way they do it,” he said. “They send people to die so they can make minimal gains.”
Moscow claims it has seized control of most of Soledar, while Ukraine says fighting is continuing and has called Russian claims of victory propaganda.
Prigozhin, the financier of the Wagner Group, claimed “complete liberation” of the mining town and said 500 Ukrainian troops were killed.
“The whole city is littered with the corpses of Ukrainian soldiers,” Prigozhin said in a Telegram post.
However, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov on Wednesday said Russian troops had blocked the city from the north and south and that fighting was continuing inside the city, Tass reported.
Prigozhin is seen as jockeying for influence with Putin, however the Russian leaders reshuffle of the generals leading the war effort this week was seen as a rebuke to hawks outside of the military establishment.
On Wednesday, Putin replaced the commander overseeing the war in Ukraine with Valery Gerasimov, the chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, effectively giving his top military man ownership over the war.
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) assessed that the appointment of Gerasimov was likely part of the Russian Defense Ministry reasserting primacy “in an internal power struggle.”
In his nightly address on Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia is claiming control of Soledar to rally public support.
Russia is “trying to pretend that some part of our city of Soledar — a city that was almost completely destroyed by the occupiers — is allegedly some kind of Russian achievement,” Zelensky said.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said at a press briefing on Wednesday that combat is “fluid” in Soledar and that Ukrainians are still putting up a “determined fight.”
“It’s gone back and forth a number of times,” Austin said. “It really is some pretty brutal fighting.”
Even if Russia takes Soledar, it does not mean Bakhmut would immediately fall, nor does it pose an imminent risk to Ukrainian troops in the region.
Analysts at the ISW said “even taking the most generous Russian claims at face value, the capture of Soledar would not portend an immediate encirclement of Bakhmut.”
Slantchev, the political science professor, doubted that Russian control over Bakhmut would mark a clear victory if forces failed to make further gains in the north.
“A lot of people are criticizing this pressure on Bakhmut and Soledar because even if they take them, if the Ukrainians achieve their goals in the north [Russia] can’t defend them,” Slantchev said.
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Natural, breathable, lightweight materials deliver a luxurious sleep experience.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sustainability just got sexier. Avocado, the makers of top-rated, certified organic and sustainable products, recently debuted a new collection of luxurious robes and pajamas.
The collection includes a French Terry Robe, Cotton Gauze Robe, Long Sleeve Modal Top, Short Sleeve Modal Jumpsuit, and a Traditional PJ Set in short and long versions. Natural, sustainable materials deliver a breathable, lightweight, this-is-all-I-ever-want-to-wear feel. A classic, timeless cut adds an elevated touch. And high quality, durable materials mean you'll buy less, and wear it more.
"As sustainable as it is luxurious, this is unlike any other sleepwear," said Avocado's VP of Product Marketing Brooke Witt-Jones. "Put these on and you'll feel better about yourself — and the planet."
Avocado stitches their robes and pajama sets with all natural, 100% GOTS certified organic cotton and Lenzing certified modal. Farmers grow GOTS certified organic cotton without pesticides. It has about half the carbon footprint of conventional cotton and uses around 70% less water. GOTS also validates fair and ethical treatment for the farmers, which results in safer, more sustainable communities. Made from beech tree pulp, modal is a soft, sustainable material originally developed in Japan. The cellulose-based textile is durable and silky.
"Like all Avocado products, we've carefully crafted every detail, and we've analyzed every step of the supply chain to ensure we meet the highest ethical standards for social and environmental responsibility," adds Witt-Jones.
Through Avocado's commitment to 1% For the Planet, they'll donate 1% of all their sales to Protect Our Winters, a nonprofit dedicated to safeguarding the planet from climate change. Every order also comes with free carbon negative shipping.
From the beginning, Avocado just wanted a new kind of mattress. One that was greener — better for people and the planet — affordable, and comfortable. It was a simple idea rooted in a much bigger vision. Five years later, Avocado continues to expand — from bedding, to furniture, to their skin + bath collection, and their line of responsible loungewear. As the company grows, Avocado continues to redefine what it means to be a sustainable, ethical brand. Learn more at AvocadoGreen.com.
If you would like more information, please contact Jessica Hann at jessica@avocadomattress.com.
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‘A stalwart’: World mourns Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II
LONDON (AP) — Condolences poured in from around the world Thursday after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, whose rule saw Britain through decades of change.
Elizabeth had been on the throne since 1952, when the nation was still rebuilding from the destruction of World War II, and became a global icon of calmness and fortitude through years of upheaval.
“She lived history, she made history, and with her passing she leaves a magnificent, inspirational legacy,” Israeli President Isaac Herzog said.
In India, once a British colony, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called her “a stalwart of our times.”
“She personified dignity and decency in public life,” Modi tweeted.
In Washington, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ordered the flags lowered to half-staff at the U.S. Capitol, her office said.
Caribbean leaders from Bermuda to Dominica and beyond mourned the queen’s death.
“Her passing ends an iconic 70-year reign and is a profound loss for the commonwealth of nations and the world,” tweeted Roosevelt Skerrit, Dominica’s prime minister.
Minutes later, Bermuda Premier David Burt issued a statement noting that her reign “has spanned decades of such immense change for the United Kingdom and the world.”
Elizabeth died at age 96 at Balmoral Castle, her summer residence in Scotland, where members of the royal family had rushed after her health worsened.
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HOUSTON (AP)Yordan Alvarez wrecked all of Seattle’s carefully crafted strategy with one colossal swing.
The Mariners came to the postseason with a plan. Down to their last out, the October-tested Houston Astros weren’t so easily outmatched.
Alvarez smashed a game-ending, three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning off Robbie Ray, foiling the Mariners’ move to use a Cy Young Award winner in a rare relief role and vaulting the Astros to an 8-7 win Tuesday in their playoff opener.
”It was something going into the series where we were at, looking at our rotation, where we were going to head, and talking with Robbie about using him out of the bullpen as a bullet, so to speak, for that type of scenario,” Mariners manager Scott Servais said. ”You know, bringing in a lefty against Alvarez, although Alvarez is one of the better hitters in the league.”
”But we talked about it coming into the series. We talked about it pregame today. I looked at it in the seventh inning and said, hey, this could happen. So that was the plan going in,” he said.
Houston skipper Dusty Baker, who managed Servais while with the Giants, refused to second-guess his former player.
”If he gets him out, then it looks great … next time Robbie Ray could win, but today we won,” Baker said.
Trailing all game after a poor start by Justin Verlander, the AL West champion Astros overtook rookie star Julio Rodriguez and the wild-card Mariners at the end to begin their best-of-five Division Series.
The Astros had been 0-48 in their postseason history when trailing by more than a run after eight innings until Alvarez homered deep into the seats to overcome a 7-5 deficit.
With his Cuban parents in the stands, too.
”I think it’s one of the most special moments that I’ve had in my career, having them there, and even for just the city of Houston,” Alvarez said through a translator. ”They know that we’re a team that never gives up.”
The no-doubt drive was the first walk-off homer in postseason history with a team trailing by multiple runs. And it was just the second walk-off homer with team down to its final out – the other was Kirk Gibson’s startling shot that lifted the Dodgers over the A’s in the 1988 World Series opener.
A stoic Ray said he was ”just frustrated” after giving up the mammoth home run.
Houston rookie pinch-hitter David Hensley reached with one out in the ninth as Seattle closer Paul Sewald grazed his jersey with a pitch. Sewald struck out Jose Altuve before Jeremy Pena laced a single to center field to chase Sewald.
Servais then made the bold move to bring in Ray, who started Saturday at Toronto in the AL wild-card series, for a lefty vs. lefty matchup with Alvarez. Ray won the Cy Young last year with Toronto, had made only six relief appearances in his career and had never earned a pro save.
A percentage move – or was it?
Alvarez had a .998 OPS against left-handed pitchers this season, by far the highest among qualified left-handed hitters, and 10 home runs. And his batting average against lefties was .321, compared to .299 vs righties.
Alvarez, who hit 37 homers in the regular season, turned around Servais’ move by launching Ray’s second pitch into the seats in right field to set off a wild celebration with his mom and dad in the seats.
It was the first time they got to see him play in the postseason after arriving from the island in August to watch him play professionally for the first time.
The Mariners, back in the playoffs this year for the first time since 2001, were on the wrong end of a big comeback this time after rallying from a seven-run deficit in Game 2 to sweep their wild-card series with Toronto.
The Mariners jumped on Verlander for six runs in just four innings to build a 6-2 lead early. Yuli Gurriel hit a solo homer in the Houston fourth before Eugenio Suarez’s solo shot in the seventh extended Seattle’s lead to 7-3.
A two-run homer by Alex Bregman off Andres Munoz cut the lead to 7-5 in the eighth inning to set up the dramatic finish.
Alvarez had a two-run double in the third to get Houston’s offense going a bit before it really took off in the final two innings.
The Astros, who are trying to reach the ALCS for a sixth straight season, led the AL with 106 wins but looked a bit out of sorts early after a six-day layoff since their last regular-season game.
”Those days off, I think hurt our whole team,” Baker said. ”You see, we didn’t wake up until the fifth, sixth inning… you can practice all you want to. There’s nothing, no substitute for game action. So that’s not an excuse, but I can sort of feel it and see it.”
They got going late to continue their dominance of the Mariners in Houston after going 30-7 against them in the regular season at Minute Maid Park since 2019.
Verlander followed up his remarkable comeback season after missing almost two full seasons after Tommy John surgery with a flop in the worst postseason performance of his storied career.
He led the majors with a 1.75 ERA and topped the AL with 18 wins this season. He dominated the Mariners in the regular season, going 5-1 with a 2.34 ERA in six starts.
Instead, the Mariners hit almost everything he threw in what was his 32nd playoff game. By the time he trudged off the mound mumbling something to himself after just four innings he’d given up a playoff career-high 10 hits with six earned runs, which tied his most in a postseason game.
”I have to do better next time out, but here we are with a Game 1 win and I couldn’t be more happy,” he said.
The last four batters Verlander faced hit, in order, a home run, triple, double and single.
Rodriguez tripled, doubled and scored three times and Ty France had three hits.
MATON OUT
Astros reliever Phil Maton revealed Tuesday that he broke his right pinkie when he punched a locker in frustration after Houston’s regular-season finale and will miss the postseason.
Maton had surgery Monday to repair the fractured finger on his pitching hand.
The 29-year-old Maton gave up two hits, including a single to younger brother Nick Maton, and two runs while recording one out in the eighth inning of Houston’s 3-2 win over Philadelphia last Wednesday.
UP NEXT
Seattle’s deadline acquisition Luis Castillo, who got the win in the team’s playoff opener at Toronto, opposes Framber Valdez in Game 2 Thursday in Houston.
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Tableau Cloud will empower customers to make faster and more confident decisions for better, data-driven outcomes
Tableau's new, AI-powered Data Stories automates insights from data in a modern, easy-to-understand narrative format
LAS VEGAS, May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, at the annual Tableau Conference, Salesforce introduced Tableau Cloud, the fastest and easiest way for customers to get the full value of Tableau at enterprise scale. The offering is the next generation of what was formerly known as Tableau Online and includes new innovations to boost productivity by delivering intelligent, powerful and easy-to-use analytical tools to help anyone uncover insights and confidently make data-driven decisions. An integral part of the Salesforce Customer 360, Tableau empowers customers to surface and gain actionable insights from all their trusted data, creating a single source of truth, accessible anytime, anywhere.
Market volatility and widespread supply chain disruptions make it increasingly challenging for companies to contain costs and keep their businesses moving forward. Data can help manage these complexities and changes. For example, connected supply chains and production lines generate a wealth of data and customers expect real-time visibility into when goods will arrive. A recent McKinsey study found a strong correlation between the success of an organization's planning and adoption of advanced analytics. Data-driven supply chain management offers new ways to avoid disruption and respond to unforeseen circumstances with speed and confidence.
Tableau Cloud provides the leading analytics platform to meet customers where they prefer to operate their business. In fact, 70 percent of new customers choose Tableau Cloud over an on-premise or hybrid solution to power their analytics. Tableau also continues to offer self-managed solutions and is committed to providing customers the flexible options they need.
"Speed, ease of use and flexibility have been key differentiators for Tableau and the reasons why customers rely on us to help transform their business through data-driven decision making and increased efficiency," said Francois Ajenstat, Chief Product Officer, Tableau at Salesforce. "With Tableau Cloud, we're making it easier for our customers to drive even more analytics success. Tableau Cloud helps our customers deliver the analytics they need to their users, while we ensure the highest levels of trust, availability and performance."
As part of the launch, Tableau is working with Snowflake to provide an extended promotional trial which includes Tableau Cloud licenses for Snowflake customers and, subject to program requirements, Snowflake credits upon conversion to a Tableau Cloud customer.
New Tableau innovations delivers automated insights faster and more easily
Tableau leverages the leading natural language and augmented analytics capabilities to help everyone use data to drive meaningful decisions. Data Stories adds automated plain-language explanations to Tableau dashboards at scale, helping customers understand and interact with data faster. Automating the analysis, build and communication of insights from data in a modern, easy-to-understand story format eliminates the need to explain dashboards repeatedly, makes data more accessible to business users and helps increase analytics adoption across the enterprise.
Tableau is also expanding its Accelerators offering and the capabilities of the Tableau Exchange, a trusted hub of offerings that extend the Tableau Platform and help customers get faster time to value. Accelerators are ready-to-use, customizable dashboards that can be used across multiple industries, departments and enterprise applications to quickly deliver insights and value. Tableau now has more than 100 Accelerators on the Tableau Exchange, including those built by experts across the Tableau Partner Network, further expanding the unique use cases customers can apply.
The Tableau Exchange also features a new in-product capability, enabling customers to explore and use any offering from the Tableau exchange directly in the product without requiring a separate download. This keeps people in the flow and enables them to get the right solution when they need it.
New enterprise-ready capabilities to increase efficiency
Tableau is also introducing Advanced Management, which helps Tableau customers manage, secure and scale mission-critical analytics across the enterprise. Administrators can gain deep insight into adoption and performance, leverage advanced encryption capabilities to meet security requirements and gain increased capacity limits to ensure teams and individuals have access to relevant data. Examples include:
- Customer-Managed Encryption Keys helps customers meet organizational compliance standards and add an additional layer of protection for their data.
- Activity Log provides detailed event data to help administrators keep track of how individuals are using Tableau. It also enables permission auditing to better implement controls over an enterprise's deployment. And with Admin Insights, data is retained for up to one year to help track dataset usage, license adoption and visualization load times.
"Data is critical to delivering on the promise of leveraging mRNA science to create a new generation of transformative medicines for patients," said Adam Mico, Principal, Data Visualization and Enablement at Moderna. "Security, governance, scalability and manageability are important components of our overall data analytics strategy and we're excited to see how Advanced Management will make it easier and faster to optimize our deployment."
Bringing Einstein into Tableau delivers deeper insights across the Salesforce Customer 360
Tableau is also helping drive the Salesforce Customer 360 and empowering customers to fully leverage their data to gain actionable insights from their CRM data.
Powered by Einstein Discovery's artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technology, Tableau is helping people with domain expertise make better decisions faster and with more confidence. For example, Model Builder enables business teams to collaboratively build and consume predictive models, using the Einstein Discovery engine, without having to leave their Tableau workflows.
Infusing Einstein Discovery into CRM Analytics, the advanced analytics solution for CRM users, will help customers surface actionable insights directly in the Salesforce workflow:
- Einstein Discovery: Text Clustering leverages machine learning (ML) models to extract keywords from large text fields to quickly reveal hidden insights and improve decision making.
- Einstein Discovery: Bias Detection for multiclass models expands the use-cases for multi-class models by rooting out bias by variable, preventing the need to re-train an entire model.
More information:
- Tableau's new capabilities will be available by the end of 2022
- To view and download product images/assets, visit: www.salesforce.com/news/asset-collections/tableau-conference
- For more on the Tableau platform, visit: www.tableau.com/products/our-platform
About Tableau
Tableau helps people see and understand data. Tableau offers visual analytics with powerful AI, data management and collaboration. From individuals to organizations of all sizes, customers around the world love using Tableau's advanced analytics to fuel impactful, data-driven decisions. For more information, please visit www.tableau.com.
About Salesforce
Salesforce, the global CRM leader, empowers companies of every size and industry to digitally transform and create a 360° view of their customers. For more information about Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), visit: www.salesforce.com.
**Any unreleased services or features referenced in this or other press releases or public statements are not currently available and may not be delivered on time or at all. Customers who purchase Tableau or Salesforce applications should make their purchase decisions based upon features that are currently available.**
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF/NEXSTAR) – Masters champion Scottie Scheffler has announced the menu for the upcoming 2023 Masters Club Dinner scheduled for April.
Scheffler, the winner of the 2022 tournament and the current number-one ranked golfer on the Official World Golf Ranking, revealed his menu choices on Wednesday during a video call ahead of his title defense at Augusta National on April 6–9.
Appetizers include cheeseburger sliders (served “Scottie-style”) and firecracker shrimp. The second course, tortilla soup, is followed by entrees of either Texas ribeye steak or blackened redfish, with sides of mac & cheese, jalapeno creamed corn, fried brussels sprouts, and seasoned fries served family-style.
For dessert, guests will be served warm chocolate-chip cookie skillets alongside “milk & cookies ice cream,” according to the menu.
The Masters Club dinner dates to 1952, an idea started by Ben Hogan for all the Masters’ champions to have dinner. The only other person in the room is the club chairman — currently Fred Ridley — by invitation of the winners.
Honorees (i.e., each previous year’s winner) traditionally decide on a menu reflective of their favorite foods or hometown dishes, meaning the cuisine can range wildly from year to year.
2021 Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama, for instance, served assorted sashimi, wagyu ribeye, and strawberry shortcake with imported Japanese strawberries at his 2022 dinner. Previous champions have served up cottage pie and Yorkshire pudding (Danny Willet), Argentine barbecue (Angel Cabrera), or even just burgers, fries, and milkshakes (Tiger Woods).
The menu for Scheffler’s upcoming dinner, meanwhile, has been earning mixed reviews on Twitter.
“This is a fire menu,” one commenter wrote, while another said Scheffler has “exceptional taste in food.” But others found the menu to be a little “mid,” as one Twitter user put it, and took issue with Scheffler’s choices.
“Gotta love Scottie. He just told the chefs to order some Chili’s to go,” another user said. “A man of the people.”
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(NEXSTAR) — Another near-record Powerball jackpot is growing after no ticket matched the numbers picked Wednesday night.
Numbers drawn were 17, 24, 48, 62, 68, and Powerball 23, and the multiplier was 2X. Three tickets — one each in Florida, New York and Ohio — missed the jackpot after failing to match the red Powerball number. Still, each ticket was worth $1 million.
Now, the estimated jackpot has reached $590 million, Powerball officials said Thursday. Because jackpots can grow between drawings (here’s how they calculate the jackpots), it’s possible the grand prize will become the 10th largest — a $590.5 million prize won in Florida more than 10 years ago — ahead of the next drawing.
Here are the 10 largest Powerball jackpots in history:
- $2.04 billion: Nov. 7, 2022 (California)
- $1.586 billion: Jan. 13, 2016 (California, Florida, Tennessee)
- $768.4 million: March 27, 2019 (Wisconsin)
- $758.7 million: Aug. 23, 2017 (Massachusetts)
- $754.6 million: Feb. 6, 2023 (Washington)
- $731.1 million: Jan. 20, 2021 (Maryland)
- $699.8 million: Oct. 4, 2021 (California)
- $687.8 million: Oct. 27, 2018 (Iowa, New York)
- $632.6 million: Jan. 5, 2022 (California, Wisconsin)
- $590.5 million: May 18, 2013 (Florida)
The current jackpot has been growing since mid-April when a ticket sold in Ohio matched all six winning numbers for a jackpot worth $252.6 million. It crossed the half-billion mark last week.
This is the second-largest Powerball jackpot of 2023.
A Washington woman won a jackpot worth $754.6 million in February, pocketing the cash option of approximately $407.2 million. It stands as the fifth-largest Powerball jackpot in history and had been building since November 2022.
The next drawing will be held Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET.
Ready to try your luck?
You’ll have a 1 in 292.2 million chance of landing the massive prize — you have a better chance of being struck by lightning, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows. Still, some say certain numbers may prove to be luckier than others. You could also buy 100 tickets, improving your odds to about 1 in 2.92 million.
Regardless of your odds (which are the same as everyone else’s), it’s important to play responsibly.
Powerball is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday night. Tickets are $2 per play.
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AI Robotic Chef Preps, Cooks and Stores Pizza for Pick-up and Delivery, Showcased at NAFEM 2023
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. and MILWAUKEE, Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nala Robotics, an AI technology company revolutionizing the culinary industry, Ovention, Inc., a high-speed oven manufacturer, and Hatco® Corporation, a leader in foodservice equipment, today announced the development of a compact, fully autonomous robotic pizza making system for convenience stores, quick service restaurants, ghost kitchens and other commercial settings.
On display at this year's NAFEM Show (Booth #1612) in Orlando, the joint solution combines Nala Robotics' cooking automation and design technology with Ovention's Shuttle® Oven and Hatco's Flav-R 2-Go® Pizza Locker System within a 10' x 10' footprint.
"We are thrilled to be working with Hatco Corporation, which has a long history of delivering exceptional quality products and innovative solutions to a diverse customer base," said Ajay Sunkara, CEO of Nala Robotics. "This compact solution allows operators to easily increase revenue 24 hours a day, seven days a week with minimal or no additional labor costs."
The all-in-one food service solution can be configured to include variations of dough, sauces and toppings. The AI-based robotic arm selects and presses the dough, adds the sauce, cheese and toppings, and cooks the pizza in an Ovention oven. The pizzas are then sliced, boxed and stored in Hatco's Pizza Locker System.
"Our collaboration with Nala Robotics provides a new cooking, storage and delivery solution to meet the changing needs of our customers and the marketplace," said Casey Reilley, director at Ovention, a subsidiary of Hatco Corporation. "Whether it's for a ghost kitchen, convenience store or gas station, consumers are given a greater amount of convenience and flexibility with their food options, while creating additional revenue for operators."
"Hatco has been providing innovative solutions to the foodservice operator since 1950. Our partnership with Nala Robotics and Ovention takes foodservice innovation to the next level," said Mark Pumphret, vice president for North American sales at Hatco Corporation. "Our collaborative efforts will continue the legacy of innovation and provide game changing solutions for our customers."
The locker systems, ideal for pick-ups, third-party delivery and to-go orders, have several custom features, including:
- Built-in, countertop and floor mount models to fit commercial operations' setups and holding needs.
- QR code readers and touchscreen controls that simplify orders from the point-of-sale for both operators and customers.
- Each locker has a timer to hold pizzas for up to 45 minutes, with a preset temperature of 149°F (65°C) and a high temperature range up to 180°F (82°C). Heat can be adjusted for ambient food holding.
- A variety of Hatco's Designer colors to match décor.
For sales information and field-testing programs, contact: Nala Robotics at info@nalarobotics.com; Ovention at 855.298.OVEN (connect@oventionovens.com); or Hatco at 414.671.6350 (support@hatcocorp.com).
Nala Robotics is an AI technology company disrupting the culinary industry with the introduction of The Wingman™, Pizzaiola™ and Nala Chef™. Its fully automated, customizable robots use machine learning to cook infinite recipes replicated with exact precision anytime, anywhere. The company's autonomous robotic solutions are ideal for multiple cuisines including American, Chinese, Indian and Thai. Based in Arlington Heights, Ill., Nala Robotics has offices in California, India and Ukraine. For more information, visit https://nalarobotics.com/ or follow the company on LinkedIn and Twitter @nalarobotics.
Ovention is a company driven by award-winning innovation, integrity, and an intense desire to solve problems that others walk away from. That spirit of innovation has produced a series of ovens that meet the real-world needs of commercial operators. As a Hatco company Ovention has been driven by the same values over the last 12 years. To learn more about Ovention, visit the company website at https://www.oventionovens.com.
From the corporate offices in Milwaukee to the state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., Hatco Corporation is a proud employee-owned company whose brands include ADM, American Range, FWE and Ovention, Inc. Since 1950, Hatco has a history of excellence in the quality design, production, and servicing of warming, toasting, holding, cooking, sanitizing, and cooling equipment. To learn more about Hatco, visit the company website at https://www.hatcocorp.com.
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Man attempts to kidnap toddler from Oakland bus stop, attacks mom: police
OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland police are searching for a man who they say made several attempts to kidnap a toddler at a bus stop Tuesday afternoon.
According to the Oakland Police Department, a woman and her 2-year-old child were at the AC Transit bus platform at High Street and International Boulevard when an unknown man attempted to take the child. It happened around 12:30 p.m.
Officer said after several failed attempts to kidnap the child, the suspect attacked the toddler's mom until a good Samaritan intervened.
The suspect ran from the area, police said.
Oakland police shared images of the suspect wanted in the case and described him as a Hispanic man, between 40-50 years old, 5’10" tall, and 280 pounds.
He was wearing a blue hat, a red and blue shirt, and black pants.
Anyone who recognizes the man is urged to contact police at (510) 238-3641.
Oakland police are investigating an attempted kidnapping that happened at an AC Transit bus stop on Tuesday, July, 19, 2022.
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For almost five years, Cooper Health System has been trying to recoup $15 million related to its abandoned 2017 bid to acquire hospitals in Camden, Willingboro and Trenton from Trinity Health.
Cooper alleged in a December 2017 complaint that potential liabilities of as much as $100 million uncovered during due diligence gave it the right to back out of the three-hospital deal and recover the $15 million it had put into escrow while final terms were worked out.
After a six-day trial last month in U.S. District Court in Camden, a jury disagreed, reaching a verdict Sept. 30 that the $15 million in escrow should be paid to Trinity, which is based in Livonia, Michigan.
"Trinity Health is pleased with the verdict," said a spokesperson for the large Catholic health system.
Cooper said the jury recognized the significant due diligence justifying Cooper's decision not to go forward with the deal.
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"Cooper believes the jury erroneously interpreted the contract to require that Cooper give written notice of the due diligence issues where no such written notice was required," Cooper's statement said. "As such, Cooper is evaluating its appeal rights."
Under Cooper's preliminary agreement with Trinity, Cooper was going to pay $150 million to Trinity, which Trinity was going to use to retire debts and other obligations of Lourdes and St. Francis, according to a court document. Cooper also agreed to spend $135.5 million on capital expenditures at the facilities in its first five years of ownership.
Cooper ended negotiations, it said, because of five significant compliance and other problems that would have put it at risk financially. Trinity countered in legal filings that Cooper backed out because it realized it would have had to spend almost $200 million more than initially anticipated to keep Lourdes Health System and St. Francis Medical Center in Trenton operational.
Trinity also alleged that George E. Norcross III, Cooper's longtime board chairman, made a "lowball" offer of $50 million on Dec. 14, 2017. Trinity immediately rejected it and said it wouldn't agree to let Cooper have the $15 million back. Cooper filed its lawsuit on Dec. 18, 2017.
Trinity soon found another buyer for Lourdes.
In 2019, Virtua Health acquired Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County in Willingboro (now Virtua Willingboro Hospital) and Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center in Camden (now Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital).
New Jersey-based Capital Health, which has hospitals in Pennington and Trenton, has agreed to buy St. Francis from Trinity but plans to close it if the deal receives final state approvals.
Cooper has since announced a $2 billion plan to add new buildings to its Camden campus.
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KALAMAZOO, MI – The fax machine fading into obsolescence means that most National Signing Day ceremonies are a largely symbolic event held hours after high school athletes have electronically sent their binding paperwork to college coaches.
Sure, they make for good photo opportunities, and it’s important to recognize prep athletes for their sacrifice and dedication in the classroom and in the arena, but at Kalamazoo Central, those that achieve their goal of competing at the college level are honored long after National Signing Day has come and gone.
For the sixth consecutive year, K-Central held its unique “Signing Day” ceremony, in which college-bound athletes sign a flag from their future school to be displayed in the rafters inside Zuidema Gymnasium.
PHOTOS: See our gallery from K-Central’s 2022 Signing Day ceremony
This year, 19 Maroon Giants from the class of 2022 took part in Thursday’s ceremony, including four that are going on to play at the Division-I college level – Joshua Boggan (Kent State wrestling), Avery Thielman (Western Michigan baseball), Andre Tarver (Valparaiso football) and Kendall VanDam (WMU softball).
The latest batch of flags headed for the rafters adds to K-Central’s collection of colors and logos from powerhouse athletic programs and esteemed academic institutions.
This year, four of the athletes will be competing at Kalamazoo College, while three each will be attending Aquinas College and Olivet College. WMU, Kent State, Valparaiso, Grand Valley State, the University of Michigan Dearborn, Lincoln University, Hope College and Wabash College round out the rest of the future destinations for the K-Central student-athletes.
Three athletes – football players Cincear Lewis and Darren Mata and cross country runner Zenaida Sackett – were not in attendance for the ceremony, but will add their names to flags from the University of Cincinnati, Adrian College and Kalamazoo College, respectively.
Follow along to see all the future college athletes from K-Central’s 2022 graduating class.
Maya Alkema
College: Kalamazoo College
Sport: Women’s Cross country
Accolades: Letterwinner in track and cross country; GPA above 4.0
Joshua Boggan
College: Kent State
Sport: Wrestling
Accolades: School record holder for wins and pins; 150-18 career record; three-time state placer, including 3rd in 2022; Kalamazoo Gazette/MLive 2021 Football Dream Team selection at defensive line
Aveyon Bullock
College: Grand Valley State
Sport: Football
Accolades: Kalamazoo Gazette/MLive 2021 Football Second Team All-Area at offensive line; 3.7 GPA; Schupan Scholarship for best grades on football team
Zach Cathcart
College: Olivet College
Sport: Men’s soccer
Accolades: Three-year letterwinner in boys soccer
Thomas Dillard IV
College: University of Michigan Dearborn
Sport: Men’s basketball
Accolades: Two-time all-state honoree; Two-time Kalamazoo Gazette Boys Basketball Dream Team honoree; 3.95 GPA
Jonas Fraley-Burgett
College: Hope College
Sport: Men’s cross country and track
Accolades: Four-year letterwinner and two-time state qualifier in cross country; Three-year letterwinner in track and field; state qualifier in the 3,200 run
Molly Gross
College: Kalamazoo College
Sport: Women’s lacrosse
Accolades: Team captain of Kalamazoo United co-op lacrosse team; Most Improved Player award recipient as a freshman
Amos Mechtenberg-Berrigan
College: Aquinas College
Sport: Men’s soccer
Accolades: Three-year letterwinner in soccer
Cameron Moore
College: Aquinas College
Sport: Men’s basketball
Accolades: Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan Outstanding Senior Student-Athlete Award; Kalamazoo Central Glue Guy Award; Kalamazoo Central Academic Excellence Award; 4.256 GPA
Marquese Parker
College: Olivet College
Sport: Football
Accolades: Two-year letterwinner in football
Drew Rathbun
College: Wabash College
Sport: Men’s soccer
Accolades: Three-year letterwinner in soccer
Ricardo Rodriguez
College: Olivet College
Sport: Men’s soccer
Accolades: Three-year letterwinner in soccer
Luke Skuratowicz
College: Hope College
Sport: Cross country and track and field
Accolades: Letterwinner in track and cross country; 3.9 GPA
Ryan Talanda
College: Kalamazoo College
Sport: Men’s soccer
Accolades: Four-time all-conference and all-district selection; 3.7 GPA
Andre Tarver Jr.
College: Valparaiso University
Sport: Football
Accolades: Two-time Team Offensive MVP; Three-time all-conference selection; 2021 all-region honoree; Kalamazoo Gazette/MLive 2021 Second Team All-Area; 3.1 GPA
Avery Thielman
College: Western Michigan University
Sport: Baseball
Accolades: Four-year starter; First team all-conference, all-district and all-region in 2021; Kalamazoo Gazette/MLive All-Area honorable mention in 2021
Kendal VanDam
College: Western Michigan
Sport: Softball
Accolades: Four-year letterwinner in softball; Kalamazoo Gazette/MLive All-Area honorable mention in 2019 and 2021; Four-year letterwinner in basketball
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PARIS, Dec. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sequans Communications S.A. (NYSE: SQNS), a leading developer and provider of 5G/4G solutions for IoT devices, will release its financial results for the fourth quarter and year-end 2022 on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 during pre-market hours. Following the announcement, Sequans' management will host a conference call at 8:00 a.m. ET.
A live and archived webcast of the call will be available from the Investor Relations section of the Sequans website at www.sequans.com/investors/webcasts-and-presentations. An audio replay of the conference call will be available until February 21, 2023 by dialing toll-free 844-512-2921 in the U.S., or +1 412-317-6671 from outside the U.S., using the following access code: 13735066.
Sequans Communications S.A. (NYSE: SQNS) is a leading developer and supplier of cellular IoT connectivity solutions, providing chips and modules for 5G/4G massive and broadband IoT. For 5G/4G massive IoT applications, Sequans provides a comprehensive product portfolio based on its flagship Monarch LTE-M/NB-IoT and Calliope Cat 1 chip platforms, featuring industry-leading low power consumption, a large set of integrated functionalities, and global deployment capability. For 5G/4G broadband IoT applications, Sequans offers a product portfolio based on its Cassiopeia Cat 4/Cat 6 4G and high-end Taurus 5G chip platforms, optimized for low-cost residential, enterprise, and industrial applications. Founded in 2003, Sequans is based in Paris, France with additional offices in the United States , United Kingdom , Israel , Hong Kong , Singapore , Finland , Taiwan , South Korea , and China . Visit Sequans online at www.sequans.com, and follow us on Twitter and Linked In.
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CONGRESS WEIGHS IN: Should tech companies pause 'giant AI experiments' as Elon Musk and others suggest?
Lawmakers weighed in on tech leaders' calls for a pause on training advanced AI systems
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional lawmakers weighed in Thursday on whether companies should pause advanced artificial intelligence training in the wake of an open letter signed by Elon Musk and other tech leaders.
"I think Elon Musk is rightfully being cautious," Rep. Brian Mast, a Florida Republican, told Fox News. "I appreciate that he's looking to put the brakes on, and I agree with it."
Musk, 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and several other tech leaders urged AI labs to pause development of advanced systems in a recent open letter titled "Pause Giant AI Experiments."
"AI systems with human-competitive intelligence can pose profound risks to society and humanity," warns the letter, which has been signed by more than 1,400 people.
The letter asks developers to halt training AI systems more powerful than GPT-4 for at least six months. San Francisco startup OpenAI's GPT-4 is the successor to the popular AI chatbot ChatGPT.
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Rep. Victoria Spartz said she's less concerned with Musk's opinion and more concerned with protecting Americans' data and online privacy.
"We as the government have a duty to protect people rights and rights to life, liberty and property and we do not have good definitions on who owns your data," the Indiana Republican said. "Big Tech companies are really abusing that and using unlimited immunity to suppress people's rights. And I think that's very dangerous."
Rep. Marcus Molinaro said innovation is important, but so is protecting privacy.
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"I would hope we could find some area of common ground to establish the appropriate guardrails," the New York Republican said.
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Stockton University President Harvey Kesselman is retiring next year after 8 years in the school’s top job.
Kesselman will retire as president next June and remain at Stockton as a tenured education professor and president emeritus, the university announced Wednesday.
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Prosecutors won convictions of four Oath Keepers on seditious conspiracy charges, while a separate jury convicted the rioter who put his feet on then House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's desk.
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Married deputies hit by car driven by another off-duty deputy
ANDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) - A married couple, both Tennessee deputies, were off-duty when they were struck and injured by a pickup truck driven by an off-duty deputy from another county.
David Lucas Shoffner and Constance Nicole Shoffner, both deputies with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, were involved in a crash Aug. 1 with a Campbell County deputy, according to ACSO officials.
The Shoffners were fixing a chain on their motorbike while off-duty when Campbell County Deputy Raymund C. Surber, also off-duty, hit them both, as well as the bike, according to a report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol obtained by WVLT News.
Nicole Shoffner suffered “a small fracture in her hip and a lot of road rash,” according to a GoFundMe set up by a family friend. Due to her injuries, she can’t walk without assistance or stand without pain.
Lucas Shoffner is credited with saving his wife’s life by “shoving her to the side.” He took most of the vehicle strike and was rendered unconscious, according to the GoFundMe.
He was hospitalized in the trauma intensive care unit and diagnosed with “a brain bleed, a fractured skull, multiple facial fractures and... a blood clot in his main artery in his neck.” Doctors intubated him and put in a central line, as well as a “bolt” in his skull to help relieve intracranial pressure.
“Our guy is still fighting, and we are fighting alongside him! Please keep the support and the prayers coming,” said a post on the GoFundMe page.
The Shoffners were both members of the U.S. Army, according to the GoFundMe.
Surber was driving a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado and was not wearing his seat belt. He was not injured in the crash.
Officials with the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that one of their deputies was involved.
“Please join us in praying for everyone involved and for the full recovery of those who were injured,” the sheriff’s office said.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating.
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DENVER, Colorado (KDVR) — A condominium that recently hit the market in Denver’s Capitol Hill area is turning some heads with its property overview.
The 567-square-foot condo, located at 985 N. Corona Street in Denver, is listed at $252,000. It has one bedroom, one bathroom and plenty of potential, according to the listing — in addition to some issues.
“Due to methamphetamine contamination, it has been tagged by the City & County of Denver. There is an ORDER TO VACATE/ACCESS RESTRICTED/NO TRESSPASSING NOTICE placed on the front door by Denver Public Health & Environment,” the condo’s listing, which appears on sites such as Zillow and Redfin, states.
Should “methamphetamine contamination” be a dealbreaker for potential buyers?
How are former meth labs cleaned?
According to 2019 research published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, people who move into former meth lab locations that have not been de-contaminated can experience respiratory illnesses, skin irritations and behavioral changes. Among the symptoms of exposure are persistent cough, dizziness and difficulty breathing.
So what would be needed before you could live in a home like the Denver condo? The listing said a licensed and certified industrial hygienist verified by the Denver Department of Public Health & Environment will have to bring the property into compliance.
While there’s not one standard way of disinfecting a former meth production location, there are some guidelines many states follow. As laid out by the Illinois Department of Public Health, some methods used by certified hygienists include testing all materials for readings, airing out the site and wiping down any possibly porous surface with detergent (if that surface isn’t fully replaced). Additionally, both ventilation and plumbing systems will be cleaned or replaced.
According to the Denver property’s listing, the condo will also need the following:
- The kitchen will need to be gutted and the appliances will need replaced
- The living room and bathroom will need to be cleaned and re-tested
- Buyer will need to pay the cost of additional testing and whatever fees are required by City and County of Denver to remove the tag
- There is a $32,000 lien owed the HOA that will have to be paid
- There are broken windows that will need to be repaired
The condo was built in 1963. In 2015, it sold for $160,000. Zillow estimates the property to be worth $244,159.
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RACINE, Wis. (AP) — Racine police are asking for the public's help in finding a man who's a suspect in a New Year’s shooting at a bar that left two people dead, including the owner.
Authorities said Monday that Abdullah Rashada, 24, is wanted for first-degree intentional homicide in the Jan. 1 shooting at Rerun’s Lounge. The shooting inside the bar killed its owner, Avery T. Stewart, 66, and Billy R. Petty, 56, both of Racine.
The U.S. Marshals Service said Rashada is considered armed and dangerous and has violent tendencies. He is known to go by “AJ” and has ties to Wisconsin and Illinois.
The Racine Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Service are looking for Rashada, who is described as a Black male, 5′11 and 175 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.
Authorities are asking anyone who has information about Rashada's whereabouts to contact Racine police investigator Steve Mueller at 262-939-3071 or Officer Mike Seeger with the U.S. Marshals Taskforce at 262-939-2437.
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland's rapid rise to elite NBA status is complete.
Cleveland's All-Star point guard agreed Saturday to a five-year, $193 million contract extension, his agent Rich Paul of Klutch Sports told the Associated Press.
Garland's deal is the largest in franchise history, and locks up a player the Cavs believe can get them back among the league's top teams.
The fifth overall pick in 2019, Garland has quickly developed into one of the game's best all-around guards. Last season, he averaged 21.7 points and 8.6 assists in 68 games while helping the Cavs win 22 more games than the previous season.
The 22-year-old Garland has improved statistically each season, but beyond that, he has grown as a leader for a rising Cleveland team that just missed the playoffs last season. He's one of the team's core pieces along with All-Star center Jarrett Allen and forward Evan Mobley.
Garland agreed to the same deal that another elite young guard, Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies, struck earlier in the week as the majority of the league’s offseason business began getting underway.
Garland’s extension begins in the 2023-24 season and, for now, would see him making just over $33 million in the first year and escalating steadily, all the way to $44 million in 2027-28.
If he makes an All-NBA team this coming season — meaning he would have to be selected as one of the top six guards in the league, unless the league changes its voting structure before then — the numbers get even bigger, going from “max” to “supermax.”
In that scenario, Garland would start out making $40 million in 2023-24, and be due almost $53 million in 2027-28.
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Red sox second. Masataka Yoshida singles to left center field. Kike Hernandez grounds out to shortstop. Masataka Yoshida out at second. Triston Casas homers to right field. Jarren Duran grounds out to first base, Ryan Mountcastle to Dean Kremer.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Red sox 1, Orioles 0.
Red sox third. Connor Wong walks. Yu Chang grounds out to shallow infield, Jorge Mateo to Ryan Mountcastle. Connor Wong to second. Alex Verdugo singles to right field. Connor Wong scores. Rafael Devers homers to right field. Alex Verdugo scores. Justin Turner flies out to deep center field to Cedric Mullins. Masataka Yoshida singles to center field. Kike Hernandez pops out to shallow center field to Jorge Mateo.
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Red sox 4, Orioles 0.
Orioles third. Cedric Mullins doubles to center field. Jorge Mateo lines out to right field to Alex Verdugo. Adam Frazier singles to left field. Cedric Mullins scores. Austin Hays grounds out to shallow infield. Adam Frazier out at second.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Red sox 4, Orioles 1.
Orioles fourth. Adley Rutschman flies out to deep center field to Jarren Duran. Ryan Mountcastle singles to deep left field. Anthony Santander doubles to deep right field. Ryan Mountcastle to third. Ramon Urias doubles to deep left center field. Anthony Santander scores. Ryan Mountcastle scores. James McCann singles to right field. Ramon Urias scores. Cedric Mullins grounds out to shortstop. James McCann out at second.
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Red sox 4, Orioles 4.
Orioles fifth. Jorge Mateo doubles to left field. Adam Frazier grounds out to first base to Triston Casas. Jorge Mateo to third. Austin Hays singles to left field. Jorge Mateo scores. Adley Rutschman singles to shallow right field. Austin Hays to third. Ryan Mountcastle grounds out to shallow infield. Adley Rutschman out at second.
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Orioles 5, Red sox 4.
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NEW YORK, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Outset Medical, Inc. ("Outset" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: OM). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Outset and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On June 13, 2022, Outset issued a press release announcing, among other things, guidance for the second quarter of 2022. In the press release, Outset also announced that it "implemented a shipment hold on the distribution of its Tablo Hemodialysis System for home use pending the Food and Drug Administration's ('FDA') review and clearance of a 510(k) the Company submitted for changes made since the device's original March 2020 clearance."
On this news, Outset's stock price fell $6.95 per share, or 34.05%, to close at $13.46 per share on June 14, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com
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MOSCOW — Russian authorities reported several drone attacks on the capital Moscow Tuesday morning, damaging several residential buildings.
Explosions were reported in several districts of Moscow and outlying regions of the city early Tuesday as Russian air defense systems attempted to intercept the drones.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin confirmed minor damage to several residential buildings but reported no serious injuries.
City rescue crews are cleaning up the debris and Russia's Investigative Committee said its inspectors were also on the scene gathering forensics evidence.
Russia's Defense Ministry called the incident a "terrorist attack" and insisted just eight drones had been spotted over the capital. Independent media reports suggested that number of drones could be much higher.
Earlier this month, two drones exploded over the Kremlin in what Russian officials claimed was a "assassination" attempt on the life of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Putin was outside the city at the time of the incident.
The attacks follow weeks of renewed Russian air strikes on Ukraine's capital of Kyiv — including a Russian drone attack overnight that Ukrainian officials say left at least one person dead.
The Russian Defense Ministry said it had launched a series of strikes early Monday that targeted Ukrainian air bases with precision long-range air-launched missiles, The Associated Press reported. The strikes destroyed command posts, radars, aircraft and ammunition stockpiles, it claimed. It didn't say anything about hitting cities or other civilian areas.
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PORTSMOUTH, OH (WOWK) – An Ohio man is facing drug charges after an investigation into a reported overdose.
Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman and Portsmouth Police Chief Debbie Brewer say the suspect, identified as Jay Costelli of Portsmouth, Ohio, was arrested following a search warrant at the home. Authorities say they had been called to Costelli’s home Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, in regard to a possible drug overdose.
The Southern Ohio Drug Task Force says detectives seized approximately 53 grams of suspected fentanyl, 500 grams of suspected marijuana as well as several items “related to drug trafficking,” including digital scales and baggies.
Costelli faces 1st-degree felony charges of “Drug Trafficking” and “Possession of Drugs,” according to authorities. He was arraigned on Aug. 30 in Portsmouth Municipal Court.
Anyone with any information in this case or who has any tips regarding drug trafficking can contact the Southern Ohio Drug Task Force tip line anonymously at 740-354-5656.
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