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Hurricane Ian heads for Carolinas after pounding Florida
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A revived Hurricane Ian set its sights on South Carolina’s coast Friday and the historic city of Charleston, with forecasters predicting a storm surge and floods after the megastorm caused catastrophic damage in Florida and left people trapped in their homes.
With all of South Carolina’s coast under a hurricane warning, a steady stream of vehicles left Charleston on Thursday, many likely heeding officials’ warnings to seek higher ground. Storefronts were sandbagged to ward off high water levels in an area prone to inundation.
Along the Battery area at the southern tip of the 350-year-old city’s peninsula, locals and tourists alike took selfies against the choppy backdrop of whitecaps in Charleston Harbor as palm trees bent in gusty wind.
With winds picking up to 85 mph (140 kph) by 1 a.m. Friday, Ian was forecast to shove a storm surge of 5 feet (1.5 meters) into coastal areas of Georgia and the Carolinas. Rainfall of up to 8 inches (20 centimeters) threatened flooding from South Carolina to Virginia.
In Florida, rescue crews piloted boats and waded through riverine streets Thursday to save thousands of Floridians trapped amid flooded homes and buildings shattered by Hurricane Ian.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said at least 700 rescues, mostly by air, were conducted on Thursday involving the U.S. Coast Guard, the National Guard and urban search-and-rescue teams.
Ian had come ashore Wednesday on Florida’s Gulf Coast as a monstrous Category 4 hurricane, one of the strongest storms ever to hit the U.S. It flooded homes on both the state’s coasts, cut off the only road access to a barrier island, destroyed a historic waterfront pier and knocked out electricity to 2.6 million Florida homes and businesses — nearly a quarter of utility customers. Some 2.1 million of those customers remained in the dark days afterward.
Climate change added at least 10% more rain to Hurricane Ian, according to a study prepared immediately after the storm, said its co-author, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab climate scientist Michael Wehner.
At least four people was confirmed dead in Florida, while three other people were reported killed in Cuba after the hurricane struck there on Tuesday.
In the Fort Myers area, the hurricane ripped homes from their slabs and deposited them among shredded wreckage. Businesses near the beach were completely razed, leaving twisted debris. Broken docks floated at odd angles beside damaged boats. Fires smoldered on lots where houses once stood.
“I don’t know how anyone could have survived in there,” William Goodison said amid the wreckage of a mobile home park in Fort Myers Beach where he’d lived for 11 years. Goodison said he was alive only because he rode out the storm at his son’s house inland.
The hurricane tore through the park of about 60 homes, leaving many destroyed or mangled beyond repair, including Goodison’s single-wide home. Wading through waist-deep water, Goodison and his son wheeled two trash cans containing what little he could salvage — a portable air conditioner, some tools and a baseball bat.
The road into Fort Myers was littered with broken trees, boat trailers and other debris. Cars were left abandoned in the road, having stalled when the storm surge flooded their engines.
Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno said his office was scrambling to respond to thousands of 911 calls in the Fort Myers area, but many roads and bridges were impassable.
Emergency crews sawed through toppled trees to reach stranded people. Many in the hardest-hit areas were unable to call for help because of electrical and cellular outages.
A chunk of the Sanibel Causeway fell into the sea, cutting off access to the barrier island where 6,300 people live.
Hours after weakening to a tropical storm while crossing the Florida peninsula, Ian regained hurricane strength Thursday evening over the Atlantic. The National Hurricane Center predicted it would hit South Carolina as a Category 1 hurricane Friday.
National Guard troops were being positioned in South Carolina to help with the aftermath, including any water rescues. And in Washington, President Joe Biden lapproved an emergency declaration for the state, a needed step to speed federal assist for recovery once Ian passes.
The storm was on track to later hit North Carolina, forecasters said. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper urged residents to prepare for torrents of rain, high winds and potential power outages.
Visiting the state’s emergency operations center Thursday, Cooper said that up to 7 inches (17.8 centimeters) of rain could fall in some areas, with the potential for mountain landslides and tornadoes statewide.
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Gomez Licon reported from Punta Gorda, Florida; Associated Press contributors include Terry Spencer and Tim Reynolds in Fort Myers, Florida; Cody Jackson in Tampa, Florida; Freida Frisaro in Miami; Mike Schneider in Orlando, Florida; Seth Borenstein in Washington; and Bobby Caina Calvan in New York.
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State has 50,000 school buses and a mandate that all new purchases be zero-emissions by 2027
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va., Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GreenPower Motor Company Inc. (NASDAQ: GP) (TSXV: GPV) ("GreenPower"), a leading manufacturer and distributor of zero-emission, electric-powered, medium and heavy-duty vehicles, today announced the appointment of Leonard Bus Sales Inc. ("Leonard") as a dealer for GreenPower's BEAST Type D and Nano BEAST Type A all-electric school buses for the state of New York.
Leonard has five locations and will have an exclusive appointment for the state of New York except for eight counties representing the New York City area, which will be non-exclusive. Leonard has initially agreed to purchase two BEAST and two Nano BEAST school buses from GreenPower for customers and demonstrations.
"We are excited to be working with Leonard who is a proven school bus dealer in the state of New York, which has approximately 50,000 school buses in operations," said Michael Perez, Vice President School Bus, Contracts and Grants of GreenPower.
As part of the current budget, the state of New York will require that all school buses be 100% electric by 2035, and further requires that all new school buses purchased starting in 2027 must be 100% electric. The budget also requires the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to provide technical assistance to school districts as they navigate the transition to 100% electric buses.
"This new law makes New York the first state in the country to commit to fully electrifying its school bus fleet and to establish, as a priority, protecting kids' health," Perez continued. "The GreenPower dealer agreement with Leonard positions the BEAST and Nano BEAST as the purpose-built, all-electric, zero-emissions school buses that will meet the goals set by the Governor and Legislature."
Senator Timothy Kennedy, Chair of the New York Senate Transportation Committee said "Increasing our usage of zero emission school buses is a key component of reducing New York State's carbon footprint and fulfilling the goals of the Climate Leadership & Community Protection Act, which is why I was proud to push to include language in this year's state budget that commits to fully electrifying our school bus fleets by 2035. Congratulations to GreenPower Motor Company and Leonard Bus Sales on this exciting partnership that will provide more electric zero-emission school bus options for our state's school districts and transportation providers."
GreenPower's BEAST is a 40-foot Type D school bus seating up to 90 passengers and the Nano BEAST is a 25-foot Type A school bus which is available with standard seating or with ADA. Both the BEAST and Nano BEAST have a class-leading range of up to 150 miles with a monocoque chassis design and are built from the ground up to be battery-electric. The vehicles can charge up to 20 KW on a standard J1772 protocol or DC fast charge.
GreenPower and Media Contacts:
Brendan Riley
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Michael Perez
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allie@skyya.com
GreenPower designs, builds and distributes a full suite of high-floor and low-floor all-electric medium and heavy-duty vehicles, including transit buses, school buses, shuttles, cargo van, and a cab and chassis. GreenPower employs a clean-sheet design to manufacture all-electric vehicles that are purpose built to be battery powered with zero emissions while integrating global suppliers for key components. This OEM platform allows GreenPower to meet the specifications of various operators while providing standard parts for ease of maintenance and accessibility for warranty requirements. GreenPower was founded in Vancouver, Canada with primary operational facilities in southern California. Listed on the Toronto exchange since November 2015, GreenPower completed its U.S. IPO and NASDAQ listing in August 2020. For further information go to www.greenpowermotor.com
This document contains forward-looking statements relating to, among other things, GreenPower's business and operations and the environment in which it operates, which are based on GreenPower's operations, estimates, forecasts, and projections. Forward-looking statements are not based on historical facts, but rather on current expectations and projections about future events, and are therefore subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from the future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as "upon", "may", "should", "will", "could", "intend", "estimate", "plan", "anticipate", "expect", "believe" or "continue", or the negative thereof or similar variations. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict or are beyond GreenPower's control. A number of important factors, including those set forth in other public filings (filed under the Company's profile on www.sedar.com), could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. Consequently, readers should not place any undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. In addition, these forward-looking statements relate to the date on which they are made. GreenPower disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. © 2022 GreenPower Motor Company Inc. All rights reserved.
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The regular season in high school football came to a conclusion last week with many games played on Thursday, most Friday kickoffs moved up due to the storm system that came through the state and even Saturday games.
To put it mildly, it was an unusual conclusion to the regular season. The playoff brackets are now set.
Bryant stayed at No. 1 overall with a 34-16 victory Saturday night over Conway. The Wampus Cats dropped from No. 5 to No. 7 overall.
The No. 1 teams in each of the classifications as the playoffs begin are Bryant in Class 7A, Little Rock Catholic (no one saw that 10-0 season coming) in Class 6A, Joe T. Robinson in Class 5A, Arkadelphia in Class 4A, Prescott in Class 3A and Hazen in Class 2A.
Here are the updated rankings as the playoffs begin:
OVERALL
- Bryant
- Cabot
- Bentonville
- Little Rock Catholic
- Greenwood
- Pulaski Academy
- Conway
- Joe T. Robinson
- Shiloh Christian
- Arkadelphia
CLASS 7A
- Bryant
- Cabot
- Bentonville
- Conway
- Fayetteville
CLASS 6A
- Little Rock Catholic
- Greenwood
- Pulaski Academy
- Little Rock Christian
- Benton
CLASS 5A
- Joe T. Robinson
- Shiloh Christian
- Little Rock Parkview
- Little Rock Mills
- Wynne
CLASS 4A
- Arkadelphia
- Warren
- Harding Academy
- Star City
- Malvern
CLASS 3A
- Prescott
- Rison
- Charleston
- Melbourne
- Booneville
CLASS 2A
- Hazen
- Bigelow
- Carlisle
- Dierks
- East Poinsett County
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PHOENIX — Fútbol Club Barcelona is one of the best-known soccer clubs in the world, with various Champions League, World Cup and LaLiga titles. However, it is also recognized for producing historic talent, as the names of Leo Messi, Andrés Iniesta, Xavi Hernández, Gerard Piqué, Carles Puyol or even the recent Ansu Fati or Gavi prove.
This factory of superstars is called “La Masia” – which takes it name from aristocratic houses in Catalonia – and it achieves its goal through a very specific process: Young players, some beginning as early as 6, move away from their families and live in a dorm-style facility to study and train.
Since 2016, FC Barcelona has now a second “La Masia” in Casa Grande: the Barça Academy and Residency USA, which takes the exact same approach as the one in Spain.
However, paths in Europe and the United States are different. Most European youth aspire to sign a professional contract as early as possible and try to keep that path for their entire careers. Leo Messi, for example, made his debut when he was 16.
On the other hand, most U.S. players first consider college and then try to turn professional. Because academics are part of that journey, ASU Prep Academy has a presence at the Casa Grande facilities.
The home of the Barça Academy is the Grande Sports World, which has on-site dorms, eight soccer fields and a 58,000 square foot state-of-the-art athletic training facility. It is introduced by a building in which classes, weight rooms and locker rooms are located. At the center of the building is the weight room, surrounded by FC Barcelona’s logo.
The ASU Prep Academy can be accessed through a double door, which leads to a different wing with a Hall of Fame and a variety of classrooms. A door opposite the entrance opens to training grounds and multiple fields.
In this case, the Barça Academy mixes both approaches and provides its graduates an environment that will allow them to choose the path they want. All students so far have left the academy with a collegiate offer or a professional contract (most often in the MLS), according to their website.
“Largely, (the reason why 100% of graduates either go to college or professionally) is due to our successes that attracts the best players,” said Tim Alai, Barça Academy general manager.
That success is achieved because of a specific methodology.
“We have a staff of 135 that are on property that help support and administer the program, we have two coaches from FC Barcelona that work with the coaches and the players on the methodology, and the curriculum,” Alai said. “So they have the best environment, the best coaches, the best facilities and the best education that is available to provide that. So that environment produces those types of results.”
Luca Sowinski is an example of a student who traveled away from home – he was born in San Diego – to enroll at the Academy and commit to an NCAA program: the University of Denver.
“I think there’s a lot of benefits,” Sowinski said. “On one hand, at soccer I’ve certainly seen myself grow as a player. We have the most talented players and the best coaches around. So certainly as a player I’ve grown but also as a person. It’s a really good experience to be able to meet a lot of people and learn a lot of things.”
Apart from their marquee players, FC Barcelona is also famous for its soccer style. The late Johan Cruyff started that mentality at Barça, putting style in front of the results, and it proved profitable, as he built the Dream Team and in 1992 won the first Champions League for the club.
In 2008, that style developed even more when Barça appointed Pep Guardiola as the head coach. With him, players including Sergio Busquets or Pedrito made their debut with the first team, and FC Barcelona won the first-ever treble, winning the three major trophies, in the history of Spain.
That was achieved through that playing style, holding the ball more than their rivals (most games would end up with Barça having more than 70% of possession), with a high pressure off the turnover and hundreds of passes per game, usually at first touch.
That style became very recognizable, and it even had a nickname, the “tiki-taka,” and it has been Barça’s signature. That is why, in the Casa Grande academy, they develop their players with the same idea, thanks to the assistance of two full-time Spanish coaches who live at Casa Grande and came from La Masia.
“The guys from FCB that come in … they really work with not only the coaches, but the players as well, to really implement what was before,” U19 coach Ged Quinn said. “Every drill that we do is designed with that in mind: You’re looking for the different advantages that we can have on the field looking to maintain possession, we want to make sure that we can dominate the ball, we can dominate the possession and we can dictate the player.”
One of the main features of that style is that it forces opposing teams to run after the ball while trying to recover it, which becomes very tiring and something FC Barcelona coaches see as an advantage. To implement that style may be a slow process, but that is a sacrifice Barça Academy coaches are willing to make.
“We find in Arizona, especially with the heat, we want to have the ball because the last thing you want to be doing is chasing after it in 100-degree weather,” Quinn said. “We may lose some games at the (90th minute) and that’s fine because ultimately for us if we’re playing the way we want to play, our thought process is that we will win more games than we lose.”
For most soccer players in the U.S., enrolling in the Academy seems like an obvious decision. However, it is not that simple.
Apart from paying $75,900 tuition to live on-site, if they chose, players have to either be recruited or try out. It’s a system that was already built in 2011 as a Real Salt Lake City academy before FC Barcelona took over.
Once there, another challenge presents itself: homesickness. Iniesta, one of Barça’s greatest legends and the player who scored an extra-time game winner at the 2010 World Cup Final to give Spain its only global title, confessed in several interviews that he could not stop crying for days, even weeks, when he was taken to La Masia at 12 years old.
“We have a full support team here that has awesome residential staff,” Quinn said. “There are seven or eight people that live on-site with the boys. So they’re here as support staff. We have a full-time counselor that’s available for the boys mental wellness—they can schedule meetings with her. And then obviously, the coaches are available for a bit of extra support as well.”
For those who struggle, the best help is to find friends who can support them through the same process. For instance, Iniesta became close friends with Dani Jarque, who passed away during the summer of 2009. Iniesta honored him at that World Cup by revealing a tank top with the words “Dani Jarque, Siempre Con Nosotros” (Dani Jarque, Always With Us).
“I think my favorite part, honestly, is just the people I’ve been able to meet here,” Sowinski said. “There’s kids from everywhere in the country, even outside the country. I think my favorite part has just been meeting them, getting to know them, learning everything about them. I’ll be friends with them for the rest of my life, hopefully. So that’s been really, really special.”
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STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A man facing first-degree murder charges in the slayings of four University of Idaho students last fall is not expected to fight extradition at a hearing Tuesday in Pennsylvania, where he was captured at his parents home.
Bryan Kohberger, a 28-year-old doctoral student and teaching assistant in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Washington State University, was taken into custody early Friday by state police in eastern Pennsylvania, authorities said.
Monroe County’s chief public defender, Jason LaBar, said his client is eager to be exonerated and plans to tell a judge in Pennsylvania that he will waive his extradition hearing so he can be quickly taken to Idaho.
LaBar said his client should be presumed innocent and "not tried in the court of public opinion.”
Capt. Anthony Dahlinger, of the Moscow Police Department in Idaho, told The Associated Press on Saturday that authorities believe Kohberger was responsible for all four murders.
“We believe we’ve got our man,” he said, adding that investigators obtained samples of Kohberger’s DNA directly from him after he was arrested.
Kohberger's relatives in Pennsylvania have expressed sympathy for the families of the victims but vowed to support him and promote “his presumption of innocence.”
His parents, Michael and Maryann, and his two older sisters, Amanda and Melissa, said in a statement released Sunday by his attorney that they “care deeply for the four families who have lost their precious children. There are no words that can adequately express the sadness we feel, and we pray each day for them.”
The family said that relatives will continue to let the legal process unfold, and that “as a family we will love and support our son and brother.” They say they have fully cooperated with law enforcement to try to “seek the truth and promote his presumption of innocence rather than judge unknown facts and make erroneous assumptions.”
Latah County prosecutors in Idaho have said they believe Kohberger broke into the students' home near the university campus intending to commit murder. Their bodies were found Nov. 13, several hours after investigators believe they died.
The students — Kaylee Goncalves, 21, of Rathdrum, Idaho; Madison Mogen, 21, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; Xana Kernodle, 20, of Post Falls, Idaho; and Ethan Chapin, 20, of Conway, Washington — were members of the university’s Greek system and close friends.
Mogen, Goncalves and Kernodle lived in the three-story rental home with two other roommates. Kernodle and Chapin were dating, and he had been visiting the house that night.
Latah County prosecutors have said the affidavit for four charges of first-degree murder will remain sealed until he is returned. He is also charged with felony burglary.
Investigators have asked for information about Kohberger from anyone who knows him, and Dahlinger said investigators got 400 calls to a tip line within the first hour of that request. He said they were “trying to build this picture now of him: Who he is, his history, how we got to this event, why this event occurred.”
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AP source: Jets agree on deal to acquire Aaron Rodgers
(AP) - After six weeks of waiting, Aaron Rodgers is leaving behind his brilliant legacy in Green Bay and heading to the bright lights — and massive expectations — of the Big Apple.
The New York Jets have agreed on a deal to acquire the four-time NFL MVP from the Packers, according to a person with knowledge of the trade.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity on Monday because the teams have not officially announced the deal.
The 39-year-old Rodgers spent a few days in February contemplating his life and playing future during an isolation retreat in Oregon – while fans and media speculated about what he would decide.
He emerged and deliberated some more before deciding on March 10 he intended to play again — and for the Jets.
And then he and the sports world waited — and waited — for the Packers and Jets to finally complete a deal.
“I’ve made it clear that my intention was to play and my intention was to play for the New York Jets,” Rodgers said during an appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” on YouTube and Sirius XM on March 15.
The Jets sent a contingent that included owner Woody Johnson, coach Robert Saleh and general manager Joe Douglas to Rodgers’ home in Southern California in early March. A few days later, Rodgers decided he wanted to continue his playing career by joining the Jets.
Several weeks of negotiations appeared to be stalled at times, with fans — and the teams — wondering when or if the trade would be completed.
“We’re anxious,” Johnson told reporters at the league’s annual meetings on March 28. “I guess, as we look forward, we’re optimistic. But we have a plan, so we’re willing to stick with our plan. And I don’t think anybody is hyperventilating at this point.”
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Note: Two points for a team winning in overtime or shootout; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns.
Saturday's results
Regina 6 Red Deer 2
Medicine Hat 5 Moose Jaw 1
Saskatoon 5 Edmonton 0
Vancouver 5 Prince George 4
Lethbridge 2 Swift Current 1
Portland 7 Victoria 4
Calgary 2 Seattle 1 (OT)
Winnipeg 8 Brandon 3
Kamloops 6 Kelowna 1
Spokane 7 Tri-City 3
Sunday's results
Saskatoon 5 Regina 2
Prince George 6 Vancouver 4
Calgary 6 Everett 3
Tuesday's results
Swift Current 4 Brandon 2
Prince Albert 2 Moose Jaw 1
Red Deer 4 Edmonton 1
Calgary at Portland, 7 p.m.
Wednesday's results
Brandon at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.
Thursday's games
Regina at Winnipeg, 7:05 p.m.
Friday's games
Medicine Hat at Saskatoon, 7 p.m.
Swift Current at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.
Red Deer at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.
Brandon at Edmonton, 7 p.m.
Everett at Portland, 7 p.m.
Spokane at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.
Prince George at Victoria, 7:05 p.m.
Calgary at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.
Kamloops at Vancouver, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday's games
Moose Jaw at Swift Current, 7 p.m.
Medicine Hat at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.
Brandon at Red Deer, 7 p.m.
Kamloops at Portland, 6 p.m.
Edmonton at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.
Prince George at Victoria, 6:05 p.m.
Regina at Winnipeg, 8:05 p.m.
Everett at Seattle, 6:05 p.m.
Calgary at Spokane, 7:05 p.m.
Tri-City at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.
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With cases of COVID-19, the flu, and RSV surging this winter, children’s cold and flu medicines are growing sparse on drugstore shelves. And even some adult varieties are proving harder than usual to find.
An “unprecedented level of respiratory need” — as over-the-counter drugmaker Procter & Gamble put it in a statement — has local pharmacies struggling to keep pediatric products like liquid Motrin or Tylenol on shelves.
Supply of children’s cold medicine has been a challenge for several months, said Michael Santos, pharmacy manager at the Hamilton Pharmacy in Dorchester. Now? He’s completely out of stock.
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“In terms of a retail level, it’s been impossible to get,” Santos said. People settled with generic medicines at first, he said, but now “even that stuff has been bought up.”
And while the shortage of children’s medication has lasted for more than a month, kids aren’t the only ones coming up short when it comes to cold and flu products. Eric Ndi, a pharmacist at Kornfield Pharmacy in Roxbury, said popular items such as NyQuil and DayQuil are “mostly on backorder.” For Kornfield, the supply issues with adult medications actually predated the issues with children’s medicine.
Unlike last year’s baby formula shortage, which was fueled by a factory shutdown, the trouble with cold and flu medication is a case of demand outstripping supply as the “tripledemic” persists, according to a statement from the Consumer Healthcare Products Association. Indeed, both Proctor & Gamble, which makes NyQuil and DayQuil, and Johnson & Johnson, which manufactures children’s Tylenol and Motrin, said in statements that they are running their plants 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
“Manufacturers are producing at full capacity and directing product inventory to where it is needed most,” said the CHPA statement, which urged people not to stockpile the medications.
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The shortage is causing retailers to take supply issues into their own hands. Walgreens, citing “supplier fulfillment challenges,” is now limiting online customers to six pediatric fever-reducing products per order. At CVS, both online and in-person customers can purchase only two child pain-relief products “to ensure equitable access for all our customers,” according to their website.
And while children’s fever-reducing products are in stock on Amazon, delivery dates vary widely; one 4-ounce bottle of grape-flavored liquid Tylenol estimates a delivery date between Jan. 26 and March 3.
“We know there’s a high demand, obviously, but as a mom, it’s unbelievable to go to seven different stores in a day and not be able to get the medicine you need for your kid,” said Bonnie Molino, a Beverly resident. On Tuesday, she had to pick up her 5½-year-old son from school when he had a 103-degree fever. All she had was children’s Tylenol, and “luckily he responded to that,” though she would have preferred to give him Motrin, she said.
Molino said a school nurse told her that if things get really desperate, she could crush up a bit of an adult tablet and mix it in with applesauce or ice cream.
“If we’re really at the point where I’m crushing up adult medicine and trying to figure out the dose on my own, it’s a little scary,” she said.
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Over Christmas, Magen Price of Melrose had trouble finding Mucinex and Nyquil when several adult members of her family fell ill. Even store brand medications were in scant supply.
“We weren’t being picky, but it was so hard to find stuff,” she said.
These days, though, Price is more focused on tracking down children’s medications for her 8-month-old baby and her 3½-year-old. She got half a bottle of children’s Motrin from another mom in the area, and is hoping her husband can hunt down more at CVS.
“You don’t want to stock up and hoard it, but when you see it, you really want to get it, because it really does seem like every single week at least one of them is sick,” said Price, a nurse practitioner. “They need to get better, and we need to get back to work.”
With kids now going back to school following winter break, it is unclear when or how the shortage will resolve. (Amoxicillin, a liquid antibiotic typically given to children, also remains in short supply.) Nikita Zinin, the pharmacy manager at Central Pharmacy in Allston, said that two or three times a day, people come in looking for liquid Tylenol and ibuprofen and he has to turn them away.
“It’s a little bit concerning,” said Zinin. “I have two kids as well, so I’m trying to figure out where I’m getting it when they’re sick.”
Globe correspondent Hannah Nguyen contributed to this report.
Dana Gerber can be reached at dana.gerber@globe.com. Follow her on Twitter @danagerber6.
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USC’s extraordinary season takes a devastating turn as its playoff hopes vanish
Every seemingly impossible step in USC’s extraordinary yearlong turnaround, from the stunning hire of Lincoln Riley last November to the magical moments constantly conjured by its star quarterback, had for the past year defied any sane expectation, its stunning run all but daring destiny to intervene.
The Trojans had climbed out of the Pac-12 cellar, scratching and clawing their way back from a 4-8 season to the brink of the College Football Playoff. They’d climbed back in the last minute in Corvallis, held tight in Tucson, roared past their rivals at the Rose Bowl. But by Friday night, a yearlong journey few ever expected had reached its abrupt, unceremonious end right on the doorstep of a dream season in a devastating 47-24 defeat to Utah.
It ended with Caleb Williams limping, unable to evade a ferocious Utah pass rush, and USC’s defense leaking, unable to tackle a soul. It ended in the cruelest of fashions, with Utah piling on and USC helpless, for the first time all season, to change its fate.
“You get that close to winning a championship and much more,” Riley said, “it’s a tough pill to swallow.”
There was little it could do without its Heisman-bound quarterback. Williams had done all he could to play through the searing pain in his hamstring. He laced passes downfield in spite of a cut on his pinky and took hit after hit as he limped his way around the pocket. He still threw for 363 yards and three touchdowns, even as Riley tried multiple times to replace his injured quarterback, who demanded he stay in the game.
“That’s as gutsy of a performance as you’ll ever see,” Riley said of Williams.
But his tireless effort would only leave him face down on the turf, late in the fourth quarter, as a Utah crowd roared, their team on its way to the Rose Bowl.
Lincoln Riley deserves blame for not making adjustments when Utah surged early on, taking a conservative approach that dooms USC to Pac-12 title loss.
Where USC winds up now for its postseason remains to be seen. With a bid to the College Football Playoff semifinals almost certainly out of reach, it’s likely that the Trojans wind up in one of the New Year’s Six bowls, a fitting consolation after an 11-2 season.
Though, it didn’t feel that way Friday.
“It takes so much to get here, especially where we started from, to not get it done, is very disappointing,” Riley said.
To think, it’d been barely a year since Riley took the reins of a football program that had fallen so steeply from grace.
Few of the Trojan faithful would’ve imagined at that painful nadir that USC, with a decade worth of baggage in its wake, could bag a coach like Riley, one of the most respected young minds in the sport.
Fewer still could’ve anticipated him rebuilding USC football overnight, turning one of the bleakest points in the program’s history into one of the brightest in the course of a season.
But it wasn’t enough. Not with Williams hurting and its defense still vulnerable and imperfect.
At this time last year, an 11-2 finish and New Year’s Six bowl bid in Riley’s debut season might’ve felt like a best-case scenario, a remarkable turnaround in its own right.
Perhaps that would be the case weeks from now, when calmer minds could prevail and USC’s stunning yearlong turnaround could be appreciated with necessary context.
But on Friday, the failure to push further, to win USC’s first Pac-12 title since 2017 and earn its first bid to the College Football Playoff, was front and center.
Before he was rendered mortal, Williams had wasted no time asserting himself on the biggest of stages Friday. He came out with a vengeance on USC’s opening drive, casually uncorking an off-balance deep ball 50 yards down the field to a wide-open Tahj Washington, who scored on the next play.
He conjured even more magic with his legs on USC’s next possession, barreling through one defender, then spinning past another, sprinting forth into open field for a 59-yard gain.
One of the best defenses in college football appeared, at first, all but helpless to stop USC’s star quarterback.
By end of the first quarter, he had torched Utah for 110 passing yards and two touchdowns through the air, along with 76 more on the ground.
Up 17-3, it seemed only a matter of time before the Trojans stomped down on the gas pedal and sped off toward a smooth Pac-12 title.
But just like in their October meeting, when the Trojans also bolted to a two-touchdown lead, Utah simply refused to fold.
The script felt painfully familiar. By the third quarter, with the Heisman favorite limping along the sideline, it’d become a full-blown horror show.
Unable to move around the pocket, Williams was rendered mortal. And with its star struggling, USC’s offense stalled.
Its defense followed suit. The tackling issues that doomed USC in their last meeting reared their ugly head again.
A collision between two USC defenders sparked one deep touchdown from Cameron Rising.
A failed tackle from Calen Bullock, at the start of the fourth quarter, sparked another.
Williams did what he could to will USC back from the brink, even limping his way through a touchdown drive. But on one leg, it was no use.
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Robo advisor and hybrid investment solutions can help give clients control and confidence
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Truist Wealth has expanded its digital investment offerings with Truist Invest, a robo advisor, and Truist Invest Pro, a hybrid investing solution that combines automated investing with access to a team of financial advisors.
"Digital investing solutions are an example of Truist's T3 strategy which combines the client's preferred level of personalized touch and innovative technology to create trust," said Joseph M. Thompson, chief wealth officer at Truist. "Truist Invest and Truist Invest Pro provide simple and secure access to a portfolio that is purpose-built to help an investor achieve their goals and is backed by our investment expertise that can help individuals and families build better lives."
Truist Invest helps a client identify their goals, risk tolerance and existing investments to create a tailored portfolio recommendation. Once an account is opened, clients benefit from a daily portfolio analysis which drives opportunities for automated rebalancing and tax loss harvesting. Clients can also make changes to their preferences on demand to adapt to their changing financial situation and needs.
Truist Invest Pro is a hybrid investment solution that combines the digital capabilities of Truist Invest with advisor-driven advice. With Truist Invest Pro, clients gain unlimited access to a team of financial advisors who can help build a personalized portfolio and provide investment advice.
Truist designers, engineers, innovators and product managers co-created these digital investing experiences in client journey rooms at the Truist Innovation and Technology Center. This cross-functional team leveraged agile ways of working, direct feedback from clients and iterative product design to optimize Truist Invest and Truist Invest Pro prior to their launch earlier this year.
"Investors want digital solutions that are secure, intuitive to use, and able to help meet their needs whether they are a new or experienced investor," said Kacy Howard, senior vice president of digital investing at Truist Wealth. "Truist Invest and Truist Invest Pro can help give clients control and confidence in their portfolio whether they choose a fully digital or hybrid solution to invest in their future."
A Truist Invest or Truist Invest Pro account can be opened online in minutes with as little as $5,000. Clients can access their account details and activity in Truist online banking and the mobile app, and easily contact support teams whenever they need them. Annual fees are 0.50% for Truist Invest and 0.85% for Truist Invest Pro, calculated based on the assets under management with a $90 per account annual minimum.
To learn more about Truist Invest and Truist Invest Pro, potential investors can visit truist.com/investing-retirement/invest-pro.
About Truist Wealth
Truist Wealth delivers holistic wealth management solutions to affluent, high and ultra-high net worth individuals, families and business owners across the U.S. and abroad. Through its specialty wealth practice, Truist Wealth provides distinct solutions for individuals and businesses in the medical, legal, sports and entertainment industries, as well as corporate trust, escrow and institutional investment management services to public, private and non-profit organizations. In addition, Sterling Capital Management, a registered investment advisor and wholly owned subsidiary of Truist, provides investment management services to a diverse group of clients. Truist Wealth is part of Truist Financial Corporation (NYSE: TFC), a purpose-driven financial services company committed to inspiring and building better lives and communities. Learn more at Truist.com/wealth.
Truist Invest and Truist Invest Pro are offered by Truist Advisory Services, Inc., a SEC registered investment adviser (registration does not imply that the SEC or another agency has sponsored, recommended or approved the firm based upon registration) and Truist Investment Services, Inc., an SEC registered broker-dealer, member FINRA SIPC.
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Missing 5-year-old Orlando boy found dead
Deputies said early Thursday that missing 5-year-old Aaron Pena had been found dead.
"It’s with a heavy heart that we must report that Aaron Pena was found, deceased, in a body of water not far from his home. We are grieving his loss and our prayers are with his family," the Orange County Sheriff's Office said.
Pena went missing around 12:45 p.m. from his home on Savannah Landing Circle.
Pena’s mother, Melissa Stanton, was in tears Wednesday night pleading for Pena, who has autism and is non-verbal, to be found safe.
When Stanton didn’t hear her son Wednesday, she went looking for him in the home. When she noticed the back door had been unlocked and open, she ran out searching for Pena.
"He's attracted to bodies of water as well, so I went straight to the pool area and the pond," she said. "He has a little scar on his forehead and has a perfect smile."
Sheriff's deputies searched a nearby pond using sonar. Deputies even stopped all vehicles leaving the gated community of Nona Terrace where the boy lives, searching for any trace of him.
Neighbors, even strangers, didn't hesitate to search too.
"I just said, ‘oh my God, I need to jump on my bike and grab a flashlight.’ We were on the bike and said, ‘let's go try to find him,’” Heidi Lear said. "The last thing anybody wants is to lose their child, especially before Thanksgiving.”
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Additional coins are available now.
PLANTATION, Fla., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TradeStation Crypto, Inc. ("TradeStation Crypto"), an award-winning,* self-clearing online brokerage for trading cryptocurrencies, is proud to announce the expansion of its services by adding trading support for six additional coins to its trading platform. The coins below are now available to TradeStation Crypto clients:
- Aave (AAVE)
- Compound (COMP)
- Chainlink (LINK)
- Polygon (MATIC)
- Maker (MKR)
- Shiba Inu (SHIB)
"We are thrilled to expand the number of coins we support. Each coin was chosen for our platform following a rigorous selection process, weighing customer demand and market sentiment," said James Putra, Vice President, Product Strategy of TradeStation Crypto. "We are continuing to assess additional coins to further expand our services and serve our clients."
In addition to the six newly added coins, clients will continue to have access to trade Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), and USD Coin (USDC).
All six tokens are now available for trading on our crypto web and mobile applications alongside our suite of API's that include both REST and FIX API's. For each trading pair, TradeStation Crypto aggregates multiple pools of liquidity in a consolidated market data feed combined with an intelligent order-routing system designed to give its clients enhanced visibility and trade execution.
Beyond trading and its award-winning* technology, TradeStation Crypto clients have access to a knowledgeable client services and technical support team and helpful educational tools for investors and traders with varying levels of experience. Clients can also own cryptocurrency as an alternative investment in a Self-Directed Individual Retirement Arrangement (IRA) through TradeStation Crypto. A Self-Directed IRA provides flexibility for individuals and investment advisers who aim to achieve greater diversification in their retirement accounts.
To speak with a TradeStation Crypto account executive and to learn more, call 954.652.7677 or 800.770.4049. You can also open an account by visiting TradeStation.com/Crypto.
About TradeStation Crypto, Inc.
TradeStation Crypto, Inc. is a subsidiary of TradeStation Group, Inc. that offers self-clearing cryptocurrency brokerage services under federal and state money services business, money-transmitter, and similar registrations and licenses. For more information about the benefits and features of TradeStation Crypto, please visit TradeStationCrypto.com.
About TradeStation Group, Inc.
TradeStation Group companies have, for decades, provided innovative fintech decision-support analysis and order-placement tools that support self-directed traders and investors in their journey to claim their financial edge. TradeStation provides award-winning* trading and analysis platforms and self-clearing online brokerage services for stocks, ETFs, equity and index options, commodity and financial futures, futures options, and cryptocurrencies. These trading platforms are accessible on desktop, web, and mobile, as well as via API technologies which seamlessly provide access to TradeStation's brokerage environment through third-party platforms. TradeStation's offerings also include deep and growing learning content designed to build confidence among those new to investing and hone the skills of seasoned traders. In April 2022, TradeStation commissioned the Miami Bull, an 11-foot, 3,000-pound statue, presented in Miami to both honor the city and champion the latest fintech technologies that have emerged around the world, including the emergence of blockchain, cryptocurrency, and decentralized finance.
*Visit TradeStation.com/Awards for more information.
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Floridians will be able to carry concealed guns without a permit under a bill the Legislature sent to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. The governor, who is considering a presidential run, has said the issue is one of his priorities.
The Senate passed the bill on a 27-13 vote. It will allow anyone who can legally own a gun in Florida to carry one without a permit. It means training and a background check will not be needed for people to carry concealed guns in public.
The arguments over the legislation were divided on political lines, with Republicans saying law-abiding citizens have a right to carry guns and protect themselves and Democrats saying a state that has seen horrific mass shootings such as the Parkland high school and Pulse nightclub massacres will become even more dangerous.
Nearly 3 million Floridians have a concealed weapons permit. While a background check and three-day waiting period will still be required to purchase a gun from a licensed dealer, they are not required for private transactions or exchanges of weapons. People can still obtain permits to avoid the purchase waiting period and to carry in states with reciprocal agreements.
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DeSantis has said he thinks Florida should go even further and allow people to openly carry guns. While some lawmakers have pushed for open carry, it doesn't appear the Legislature will pass such legislation.
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Be A Hero: United Way’s partnership with S.O.S. Ministries
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - There’s a facility on Groesbeck Street in Bryan that can certainly be described as a multipurpose space.
“We offer welding, plumbing, and CDL training,” said Kyle Salmon with S.O.S Ministries.
In that building, S.O.S. Ministries offers classes through its Jack Threadgill Vocational Training Program. The 90-day program is free and helps men and women learn skills that can lead to great careers.
“We talk to plumbing companies and welding companies and they said ‘absolutely, we need this.’ If y’all can provide them for us, and we know that they, in some cases the S.O.S. seal of approval, they said we’ll hire them and get ‘em in there,” said Salmon.
The small class size and mentoring through the program helps their students in other ways too.
“We also have a life skill portion to it, where we talk about about being a good parent. We talk about being a good husband or wife,” said Salmon.
Salmon says the program has been in place for about four years and support from the United Way of the Brazos Valley helped them get started years before they expected.
“When the United Way gave us the initial seed money, it then allowed us to go to some other entities and organizations and say, ‘hey, we have this. Can you help us get a little further,’” he said.
In addition to the funding, Salmon says United Way gives them great exposure to other potential donors and volunteers, making it easier for them to continue being a valuable resource in our community.
“The best joy that we’ve seen, we have a graduation ceremony at the end of the year. What’s so fun is they’ll bring their whole family, and so their kids get to see them receive a certificate, get to see this thing that they’ve completed. I think, especially for our fathers, to know that their kid is seeing them accomplish something is incredible,” said Salmon.
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Hemant Kashyap, an experienced SaaS product executive, joins Clio's leadership team
VANCOUVER, BC, June 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Clio, the world's leading provider of cloud-based legal technology, today announced that Hemant Kashyap, an experienced technology product leader, has joined the company as Chief Product Officer. In this role, Kashyap will oversee Clio's product strategy, development, and execution, including all features and integrations within Clio's robust app integration ecosystem. He will also be responsible for aligning customer needs with product opportunities and driving the strategies that continue to position Clio as a global leader.
Prior to joining Clio, Kashyap served as Vice President, Product at ServiceTitan, where he oversaw the launch of several highly successful new products and led ServiceTitan's expansion into multiple new markets. Previous to ServiceTitan, Kashyap served as Vice President of Product at Inspire Clean Energy. In this new role at Clio, Kashyap brings more than 20 years of experience developing business strategies and product roadmaps, as well as designing, building and commercializing consumer and enterprise products, platform technologies, and partner ecosystems.
"Clio's mission of transforming the legal experience for all is a critically important one. I'm thrilled to join the company and continue to drive that mission forward with the products we offer and markets we operate in," said Kashyap. "This is a formative era for Clio, and I am confident that we can continue to develop and deliver world-class products for legal professionals. I look forward to working with Jack and the broader team."
As Chief Product Officer, Kashyap will lead the end-to-end design and delivery of Clio's products, and ultimately, offer customers the seamless experience they are looking for. This includes defining the near and long-term product vision, strategy and roadmap, as well as overseeing the expansion of Clio's product offerings to launch and grow new products for lawyers and the broader legal industry.
"I am incredibly delighted to welcome Hemant Kashyap to Clio as our Chief Product Officer," said Jack Newton, CEO and Founder of Clio. "With his visionary thinking and proven track record, we are poised to reach new heights with our product and to push the boundaries of what's possible in legal technology. Hemant's passion for customer success aligns perfectly with our company's core values, and I am truly excited about the incredible impact we will have with his leadership."
Clio is transforming the legal experience for all by creating the world's leading cloud-based technologies for law firms—to keep lawyers and their clients better connected throughout the legal process. Firms of all sizes and practice areas use Clio products—Clio Manage, Clio Grow, and Lawyaw—to manage firm operations, streamline billing and payments, automate legal documents, and improve client experiences. Following its US$250M Series D funding, led by TCV and JMI Equity, and its US$110M Series E investment, led by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. and OMERS Growth Equity, Clio has made history by becoming the first legal practice management unicorn in the world. Learn more at clio.com.
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WASHINGTON — The horse is symbolic of the American West, but when and how domesticated horses first reached the region has long been a matter of historical debate.
A new analysis of horse bones gathered from museums across the Great Plains and northern Rockies has revealed that horses were present in the grasslands by the early 1600s, earlier than many written histories suggest.
The timing is significant because it matches up with the oral histories of multiple Indigenous groups that recount their peoples had horses of Spanish descent before Europeans physically arrived in their homelands, perhaps through trading networks.
The study, published Thursday in the journal Science, involved more than 80 co-authors — including archaeologists and geneticists, as well as historians and scientists from the Lakota, Comanche and Pawnee nations.
Prior genetic research has shown that the ancestors of horses first evolved in North America millions of years ago, before making their way to the central plains of Europe and Asia, where they were domesticated. But those early horse ancestors disappeared from the American archaeological record around 6,000 years ago.
In the new study, scientists examined about two dozen sets of horse remains from sites ranging from New Mexico to Idaho to Kansas to establish that horses were ridden and raised by Indigenous groups by the early 1600s.
“Almost every aspect of the human-horse relationship is manifest in the skeleton in some way,” said University of Colorado at Boulder archaeologist William Taylor, a study author.
The study found that the horses were present in the American West and Southwest several decades before the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 – when allied Indigenous groups pushed Spanish colonizers out of New Mexico.
The retreating armies left behind thousands of horses and livestock, and many historical accounts had inaccurately pinpointed this moment as the entrance of the horse into the cultures of Indigenous groups in North America.
“Now we can wave goodbye to the Pueblo Revolt as an explanation for the spread of the horse into the American West,” said Oxford University archaeologist Peter Mitchell, who was not involved in the study.
But Indigenous groups have long disputed this chronology, as the oral histories of many groups have told of them encountering horses before they met Europeans.
Rather than receiving horses directly from retreating Spanish armies, multiple oral histories suggest that Indigenous groups first encountered horses that had run away from Spanish camps, or been traded through tribal networks, said Jimmy Arterberry, a study author and Comanche tribal member and historian in Medicine Park, Oklahoma.
“We have always known and said that we came across horses before we came across the Spanish,” he said.
Yvette Running Horse Collin, a study author who is an evolutionary geneticist at the Center for Anthropobiology and Genomics of Toulouse in France and a member of the Oglala Lakota Nation, said the findings show that the oral traditions of Indigenous peoples, which have often been neglected by outside historians, have unique value to understanding the past.
“Our cultures have been so misrepresented for so long,” she said. “Too often history has been told around us, without us.”
The ambitious research collaboration, which was initiated by Lakota scholars, is one step in repairing a longstanding mistrust between Indigenous groups and archaeologists, who in the early and mid- 20th century raided tombs and ceremonial sites for cultural artifacts without consent.
The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 – which established a process for museums and other institutions that receive federal funds to collaborate with tribes in returning stolen sacred objects – was a key early step in establishing some measure of trust and communication, said Carlton Shield Chief Gover, a study author who is a citizen of the Pawnee Nation and an Indiana University archaeologist.
“Hopefully seeing new research like this will push more Indigenous people to develop their own archaeological and anthropological expertise,” he said.
The study also showed that, over time, the genetics of horses in North America switched from being primarily of Spanish origin to a mixture of British and Spanish, reflecting the ascent of different empires.
“It means that the shift from a Spanish to a British dominant colonial power can be seen even in the horse genome itself,” said Ludovic Orlando, a study author who is an evolutionary geneticist at the Center for Anthropobiology and Genomics of Toulouse.
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- Chipotle debuts new, limited-edition crew uniform option with its tagline to highlight allyship and acceptance in its restaurants, plus a new line of pride merchandise benefitting The Trevor Project
- The company will resume its parade presence with branded activations
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., June 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) reintroduced its 'Love What Makes You Real' campaign supporting the company's LGBTQIA+ team members and guests in honor of Pride month.
Authenticity Lives Here
New research shows that over two-thirds of the LGBTQIA+ Gen Z workforce would leave their job if they could not be out at work.* For more than two decades, Chipotle has celebrated Pride and championed diversity and inclusion among team members and guests. 'Authenticity Lives Here' is a core value at Chipotle so the brand is making it easy for crew to show their pride and allyship with limited-edition "Love What Makes You Real" uniform shirts. Starting today, Chipotle will give away its first-ever Pride uniform option to the first 500 Chipotle restaurant employees who send a direct message to @PeopleofChipotle on Instagram with their employee ID number, shirt size and restaurant address.**
"As a company that has long embraced diversity and inclusion, we recognize the importance of creating a safe and welcoming workplace where all team members can be their authentic selves," said Chief Brand Officer and Executive Sponsor of the PRIDE Employee Resource Group Chris Brandt. "By introducing these limited-edition Pride uniforms, we are demonstrating our continued commitment to supporting the LGBTQIA+ community and celebrating what makes each of our employees unique."
As an organization, Chipotle achieved a 100 score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index, highlighting best workplaces for LGBTQIA+ equality.
Chipotle Goods: The Pride Edit
Today, Chipotle is launching 'The Pride Edit' on Chipotle Goods featuring inclusive merch in rainbow colorways to help fans showcase their pride. For each item of 'The Pride Edit' sold, Chipotle will donate $10 to The Trevor Project, with a minimum donation of $15,000 and maximum of $25,000. Fans can explore and shop The Pride Edit here.
Chipotle Pride
Chipotle will have a major presence at the pride parade in Orange County, Calif., and march in Columbus, Ohio, where the company's two Restaurant Support Centers are located. Employees will walk alongside foil-wrapped Airstreams at Stonewall Columbus Pride on June 17 and OC Pride in Santa Ana on June 24. Fans who spot Chipotle's activation along the parade routes will have a chance to score limited-edition pride merchandise and BOGO burritos.
Round-Up for Real Change
From June 5 through June 18, guests in the U.S. can round-up their order total to the next highest dollar amount on the Chipotle app and Chipotle.com to support The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning young people.*** Guests in Canada can round-up their order total to support Egale Canada throughout June. Egale works to improve the lives of Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer and questioning, and intersex (2SLGBTQI) people through research, education, awareness, and legal advocacy. To date, Chipotle has raised more than $15 million for underserved communities through its Round Up for Real Change platform.
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** DM response must include shirt size, employee ID number and restaurant address. Sizes and quantities limited; one shirt per employee. Offer may be cancelled at any time, void where prohibited.
***Customer support for The Trevor Project via Round Up for Real Change will be additional to Chipotle's commitment to donate a minimum of $15,000 and maximum of $25,000 in connection with 'The Pride Edit' merchandise.
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Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) is cultivating a better world by serving responsibly sourced, classically-cooked, real food with wholesome ingredients without artificial colors, flavors or preservatives. Chipotle had over 3,200 restaurants as of March 31, 2023, in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Germany and is the only restaurant company of its size that owns and operates all its restaurants. Chipotle is ranked on the Fortune 500 and is recognized on the 2023 list for Fortune's Most Admired Companies. With over 100,000 employees passionate about providing a great guest experience, Chipotle is a longtime leader and innovator in the food industry. Chipotle is committed to making its food more accessible to everyone while continuing to be a brand with a demonstrated purpose as it leads the way in digital, technology and sustainable business practices. For more information or to place an order online, visit WWW.CHIPOTLE.COM.
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If you love decorating your house with Christmas lights but wish you had something a bit more than the basic ones people have been stringing up for decades, you should look into a set of smart outdoor lights.
Just like the Bluetooth-controlled smart lights that have become popular for indoor use, you can now find a wide variety of smart outdoor lights for sale on Amazon in a range of prices. The brand Govee sells sets of outdoor lights that change colors and can sync to music, in the form of string lights and flood lights. Both sets essentially function the same way, but are different in design.
The Govee flood lights offer 28 different scene modes, a multi-color display with 16 million color choices and have a brightness of up to 500 lumens (about the equivalent of a 50-watt bulb). They are also dimmable and have a timer. The string lights, meanwhile, also have 16 million colors, plus 40 scene modes, including Halloween- and Christmas-themed settings. You can set each bulb to a different color or choose two, like red and green, for the whole display. You control the lights using the free Govee Home app and by linking your phone to the lights via Bluetooth.
There are multiple options in each style of light for the number of lights and cord length. However, the four-pack flood light set and the 96-foot, 30-bulb string light set, which are both priced at $99.99, each have a $20-off coupon that can be clipped at checkout as of this writing, bringing the sets to $79.99 apiece.
I recently tested both sets of Govee smart outdoor lights after the brand sent me each for review. I chose to test the flood lights indoors and outdoors and the string lights indoors.
The four-pack set of flood lights arrived just in time for a “Hocus Pocus 2” watch party I was hosting, so I put them to use as a bit of ambient lighting in the kitchen. (Govee also has two-light and six-light flood light sets on Amazon.) While there are only four lights in each box, the cord is nearly 40 feet long, so it wrapped all the way around my countertops and was actually so long that I had to use twist-ties to shorten it.
Setup took just a few minutes, and once you’ve downloaded the Govee Home app, you simply choose the color or scene you want and the lights will comply. I chose purple for the party, as I had orange and green string lights around the rest of house. Even on the lowest brightness setting, I found the Govee smart flood lights were bright enough to be used as the sole lighting source in the kitchen, which truly added a spooky vibe while still providing enough light for grabbing snacks throughout the night.
While I simply put them around the food on the counter, I could also see them being mounted under the cabinets so that the lights point downward and shine on the counters. I may end up doing that in the future, as I really liked having the kitchen lit like that. The bottom line is: These are versatile decorative lights when used indoors.
On Halloween, I opted to move the Govee flood lights outside and run them on the app setting dedicated to the spooky holiday. The Halloween setting made the lights flash red, orange and purple, creating a fun atmosphere for trick-or-treaters. While I simply placed them in my flower bed, they do come with stakes if you wanted to secure them into the ground.
I tested the Govee string lights exclusively indoors, hanging them in a window above my record player. Setup for these was just as quick and easy as the flood lights and they operated exactly the same way, using the Govee Home app. In the set I tested, the cord on the string lights is 48 feet long, with 15 bulbs strung across them. However, Govee also makes a 30-bulb, 96-foot-long string light set.
After shuffling through a few of the app’s settings, I eventually settled on solid red for Halloween night, syncing the smart lights to music so that they flashed to the beat. The lights actually use sound picked up by your phone’s microphone for this setting. It’s a neat feature that worked really well during my testing and can add ambience to any music-driven party you’re hosting.
With the impressive music sync, ease of set-up and versatility of year-round settings, these lights are well worth their $99 price tag in my opinion but are an absolute steal with the $20-off coupon attached.
What Amazon Users Are Saying
While both sets of Govee smart lights have a combined total of more than 1,500 five-star reviews at Amazon, the majority of negative reviews point out that while the lights are waterproof, the plug is not. That means if you are using them outside in the rain or by a pool, you’ll want to make sure the plug is protected from the elements. If the plug gets damaged, the lights will not work.
A few other negative reviews have said the cords broke after a few uses. While I haven’t experienced any such issues with mine so far, you’ll want to make sure you have the warranty information on Govee’s website in case it happens to you. If you purchase from Amazon, you’ll need to contact them for a refund instead. Given that these are far more expensive than your average string lights, any mechanical failures should be taken seriously.
Govee sells many sets of outdoor smart lights on Amazon, but there are a few other brands that offer similar products, including a set from Lumary that’s longer and cheaper. The 15-bulb set of smart string lights lists at $70. A shorter set of smart string lights from XMCOSY+ lists for $54. The other brands function in basically the same way and are also controlled by smartphone apps.
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AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Beyhive is buzzing because new music from Beyoncé is on the way.
Beyoncé announced the new project Thursday on social media, revealing its title — “Renaissance” — and release date of July 29. Her last solo album, “Lemonade,” was released six years ago.
The new project will include 16 tracks, according to its Apple Music listing. The announcements posted to social media further suggest the album might merely be “act i” in a series of other projects. Box sets were also made available for pre-order, along with the chance for fans to pre-save the album before its release.
Fans were tipped off last week that Beyoncé might be releasing new music after her social media profile pictures went blank. But she confirmed last year that she had been working on another album in an interview with Harper’s Bazaar.
“I feel a Renaissance emerging, and I want to be part of nurturing that escape in any way possible. I’ve been in the studio for a year and a half,” she told the outlet. ” Sometimes it takes a year for me to personally search through thousands of sounds to find just the right kick or snare.”
Following her last solo release in 2016, Beyoncé teamed up with husband Jay-Z in 2018 on a record titled “Everything Is Love.” The music star has also curated an album for Disney’s live-action reimagining of “The Lion King” and managed to stay in the spotlight as the new face of Tiffany & Co. while launching new drops through her fashion line, IVY PARK.
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COLUMBUS, Ga., April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Aspirion, a technology-enabled healthcare revenue cycle management ("RCM") provider for complex claims and revenue integrity, announced today that it has named Amy Amick as Chief Executive Officer, effective April 17. Amick is an accomplished executive with a track record of leading and transforming healthcare technology businesses providing RCM, analytics, patient engagement, population health, and electronic health records software to healthcare providers globally.
Most recently, Amick was President and Chief Executive Officer of SPH Analytics, which during her tenure achieved substantial top and bottom-line growth, leading to its acquisition by Press Ganey in 2021. Prior to SPH Analytics, she served as President of RCM at MedAssets, Chief Operating Officer at M*Modal, General Manager of Worldwide Services at Microsoft's Health Solutions Group, and Senior Vice President of Services at Allscripts / Misys. She holds a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Leadership Studies from the University of Richmond.
"I am honored to join the Aspirion team. Since inception, Aspirion has done a remarkable job of recovering billions in revenue for its clients and establishing trusted, value-based relationships," said Amick. "I look forward to helping Aspirion build on this strong foundation to deliver next generation reimbursement solutions which allow our healthcare provider clients to focus on delivering and improving patient care. It is an exciting time in the industry, and we are capitalizing on our existing investments and rapid advancements in AI and machine learning which are already improving many aspects of Aspirion's and therefore, our clients' operations."
"We are excited to have Amy join as CEO. We believe she is an exceptional leader with the vision and experience to continue propelling Aspirion forward with a combination of technology innovation and a commitment to client success that she has been known for during her career," said Richard Thomas, Aspirion's Chairman of the Board and Linden Operating Partner. "On behalf of everyone at Aspirion, we welcome Amy to the team and offer our thanks to interim-CEO, Linden Operating Partner, and board member Miki Kapoor."
About Aspirion
Aspirion, headquartered in Columbus, Ga., helps hospitals and physicians recover otherwise lost claims revenue including motor vehicle accident, workers' compensation, Veterans Affairs and TRICARE, and out-of-state Medicaid as well as denials, underpayments, and aged AR. Aspirion's experienced team of healthcare, legal, and technical professionals combined with industry-leading technology platforms help ensure providers receive their Complex RCM revenue so that they can focus on patient care. The Company serves clients across the United States, including half of the ten largest health systems in the country.
About Linden Capital Partners
Linden Capital Partners is a Chicago-based private equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry. Founded in 2004, Linden is one of the country's largest dedicated healthcare private equity firms. Linden's strategy is based upon three elements: (i) healthcare specialization, (ii) integrated private equity and operating expertise, and (iii) its differentiated human capital program. Linden invests in middle market platforms in the medical products, specialty distribution, pharmaceutical, and services segments of healthcare. Since its founding, Linden has invested in over 40 healthcare companies encompassing over 250+ total transactions. The firm has raised over $7 billion in limited partner commitments since inception. For more information, please visit www.lindenllc.com.
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“The Rocky Horror Show” is returning to the Richmond Triangle Players this fall in honor of the theater company’s 30th anniversary.
In 2019, tickets to the cult classic musical quickly sold-out.
“When we staged it in 2019, we had intended for it to be an annual event, but the pandemic put an end to that thinking. So after a two year hiatus, we are back,” Phil Crosby, executive director, said via email.
Durron Marquis Tyre will play the central role of Dr. Frank ‘N’ Furter. Tyre most recently starred in RTP’s productions of “Falsettos” and “Sugar in Our Wounds.”
This year’s production features an almost an entirely new cast, with only two performers returning from last time. Elle Meerovich will reprise the role of Riff Raff and Jim Morgan, who played Frank ‘N’ Furter in the previous production, will now be playing the Narrator.
“The Rocky Horror Show” will play a limited run with 14 performances Oct. 5-Oct. 22.
Tickets went on sale yesterday and set a record for sales, according to Crosby. Tickets are $45, previews are $20 and students are $10. Performances are held at Robert B. Moss Theatre, 1300 Altamont Ave. www.rtriangle.org or 804) 346-8113.
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Elle Meerovich reprises the role of Riff Raff in Richmond Triangle Players’ production of the cult classic “The Rocky Horror Show,” playing live on stage October 5-22 at RTP’s Robert B. Moss Theatre. Also pictured is Kaitlyn Tate in this photo from RTP’s 2019 production.
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ISTANBUL (AP) — Vladimir Putin’s military draft “changed everything” for the tens of thousands of Russians who have fled their country since the Russian leader’s mobilization was announced last month, according to recent arrivals in Istanbul.
Niki Proshin, 28, left St. Petersburg last week, part of a torrent of Russian men escaping their homeland following Putin’s Sept. 21 declaration of a “partial mobilization” for the war in Ukraine. The Russian military call-up came as some Russian troops have been forced to retreat amid a Ukrainian counteroffensive.
“Last week changed everything for hundreds of thousands of other people who decided to leave Russia,” he said. “The main reason is the danger of being drafted into the Russian army.”
Turkey, which has maintained air links with Russia while other countries blocked flights and does not impose visa restrictions on Russian visitors, has been a popular destination for those leaving for “any place” they can reach.
Turkish officials have not released data on how many Russians may have arrived in Turkey to flee the draft, but Russia is close to the top of a list of countries that sends tourists to Turkey, after Germany. Some 3 million Russians have visited the country so far this year.
Turkish media have also reported an increase in the number of Russians purchasing or renting houses in Turkey.
The NATO-member country, which relies on Russia for its energy needs and tourism, has not joined U.S. and EU sanctions against Moscow. It has tried to balance its relations with both Russia and Ukraine, positioning itself as a mediator between the two.
Proshin, a YouTube vlogger originally from the Siberian city of Omsk, said setbacks on the battlefield in Ukraine had eroded Russian support for the war, even among “patriotic” Russians.
“Right now, when the Russian army is having some trouble and the Ukrainian army is pushing them out of their lands, people who were supporting this war are saying they don’t understand why this war is happening,” he said.
“They don’t want this war and they don’t want to lose their friends, husbands, brothers or themselves in this useless war.”
Proshin said his family were “very relieved” that he left Russia and now plans to wait for his girlfriend to join him before leaving for another country.
Eva Rapoport, the Istanbul coordinator for The Ark, a group helping Russians fleeing their country, said there had been a significant increase in the numbers arriving in Turkey since Putin’s mobilization declaration.
While those who left Russia in the immediate aftermath of its February invasion of Ukraine were a “well-educated, Western-oriented, cosmopolitan crowd,” now her organization was seeing “just about everyone who can escape the country.”
“Many of these people used to support Putin, they used to cheer for the war,” she said. “When it was from the safety of their homes and there was nothing at stake for them it was fine. But now they don’t want to support this by their actions.
“They don’t want to support it with their lives. They don’t want to go and fight and die in this war.”
Still, she described the decision by the Baltic states and Poland to block entry for such Russians as “unjust.”
“It’s literally a life or death situation for them, it’s a humanitarian issue,” Rapoport said.
Many Russians arriving in Turkey after the start of the war were suffering from shock caused by the invasion, she said, as well as difficulties in finding a place to live or ways to pay for goods due to sanctions on the Russian finance sector.
“Everyone was discussing symptoms of psychological distress. They could not eat, could not sleep and could not focus,” she said.
New arrivals in Istanbul described the situation in Russia as “rapidly deteriorating,” and many feared being trapped.
“If you stay, you may never be able to leave, and if you want to (leave) you better act fast,” she explained.
Likening the situation to the aftermath of Russia’s 1917 revolution, when hundreds of thousands of “white Russians” found refuge in Istanbul while fleeing the Bolsheviks, Rapoport said those fleeing felt they no longer had a future in their homeland.
Maxim Bocharov, 38, is one of those disillusioned with Putin’s Russia. Speaking at an anti-war demonstration near the Russian consulate in Istanbul, he said he had taken part in protests against the invasion of Ukraine when he was still in Moscow.
“This mobilization was the last step for me,” the former sales manager said. “I want to say to the Ukrainian people that not every Russian is like a brainwashed zombie.”
His new life in Istanbul, where he landed two days after the draft announcement, is a blessing.
“It’s the first time in my life when I feel myself being really free,” he said.
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Prosecutors reveal flurry of steps after Murdaugh family killings
Alex Murdaugh's cellphone showed a sudden flurry of activity just before he drove away in his SUV some 16 minutes after investigators think his wife and son were killed, a state agent testified Friday at the disgraced South Carolina lawyer's double murder trial.
GPS data from Murdaugh's SUV and cellphone data also shows Murdaugh tried to call 911 but misdialed less than 20 seconds after he arrived at the kennels where the bodies of his son and wife were, a short distance from their home. After about another 20 seconds, Murdaugh completed the emergency call and told the 911 operator he checked them to see if they were alive.
Murdaugh, 54, is standing trial in the killings of his 52-year-old wife Maggie and their 22-year-old son Paul on June 7, 2021, at their home in Colleton County. He faces 30 years to life in prison if he is convicted.
Prosecutors rested their case Friday after presenting 61 witnesses and introducing more than 550 pieces of evidence over 17 days of testimony.
They ended with a detailed to-the-second, 43-page color-coded timeline of everything that happened with the cellphones of Murdaugh, his wife and son during the six hours leading up to and after their deaths. Murdaugh's phone settings didn't record specific location data.
The timeline includes the 16 minutes between when investigators think Paul Murdaugh was killed at close range with two shotgun blasts and Maggie Murdaugh was shot four or five times with a rifle — because their cellphones stopped being used at that point — and when the GPS data in his SUV showed Murdaugh left the home to visit his ailing mother.
Prosecutor Creighton Waters pointed out that Murdaugh's phone had shown no activity for an hour, and then suddenly came back to life before he drove away. It showed him taking more than 70 steps a minute for about four minutes, well over the pace he had walked any other time that evening. Exactly where he was walking wasn't captured.
“He was a busy guy right then, was he?" Waters asked State Law Enforcement Division agent Peter Rudofski.
“It appears," Rudofski replied.
In cross-examination, defense attorney Phillip Barber pointed out the step data didn't include the distance walked and criticized the analysis of how fast Murdaugh was walking since it wasn't compared to data any other day.
“He was going particularly fast for him, unusually slow for him or the same speed which he usually goes — did anyone look at that?” Barber asked.
“All we have here is the data that is on that sheet," Rudofski said.
The timeline also marked that the backlight on Maggie Murdaugh's cellphone turned off at about the same time Alex Murdaugh's SUV drove by the spot on the two-lane highway not far from the family's home where his wife's phone was found the next day.
Murdaugh told police that he tried to call and text his wife and son after he returned home that night and didn't see them, so he got back into the SUV to go down to the kennels to look for them, a drive that can take a minute or more.
Prosecutors pointed out Murdaugh unsuccessfully tried to call 911, but put in an extra one, 20 seconds after the SUV stopped at the kennel. He retried and was successful about 20 seconds later.
Barber played a 20-second timer on his phone to show how long that was and pointed out that the SUV's headlights likely illuminated the bodies before Murdaugh stopped the vehicle.
Barber spent much of his cross-examination asking Rudofski questions like when Murdaugh's SUV data showed he going 80 mph, could he be passing a car? Rudofski said he couldn't know. Several other questions by the defense specified that data can be interpreted in different ways.
Earlier Friday, defense lawyer Dick Harpootlian, for the first time in front of the jurors, mentioned that Murdaugh has been held in jail without bail for nearly two years and won't walk free even if he is found not guilty of murder because of all the other crimes he is charged with, ranging from stealing from clients and his family law firm to money laundering to tax evasion.
“Was he indicted on 90 charges of financial fraud for which he faces life without parole?” Harpootlian asked another state agent.
Prosecutors objected and the judge sustained it, meaning jurors are supposed to ignore the question. But it was already out there.
Prosecutors ended their questioning of Rudofski by asking him to identify a few other items agents pulled off Maggie Murdaugh's iPhone.
The first was a recent picture of her and her sister in evening dresses. The second was a photo of her and her two sons — the first one introduced in the trial that didn't also include Alex Murdaugh.
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DETROIT (AP) — The last gas-powered muscle car from Dodge isn’t leaving the road without some squeals, thunder and crazy-fast speed.
The 2023 Challenger SRT Demon 170 will deliver 1,025 horsepower from its 6.2-liter supercharged V-8, and the automaker says it will be the quickest production car made.
Stellantis says it can go from zero to 60 miles per hour (97 kilometers per hour) in a scary 1.66 seconds, making it faster than even electric supercars from Tesla and Lucid.
It’s what the performance brand from Stellantis is calling the last of the rumbling cars that for decades were a fixture of American culture on Saturday night cruises all over the country.
Stellantis will stop making gas versions of the Dodge Challenger and Charger and the Chrylser 300 big sedan by the end of this year, squeezed out by stricter government fuel-economy regulations and an accelerating shift to electric vehicles to fight climate change.
The Canadian factory that makes all three cars will be retooled to make electric versions of larger cars starting next year. Stellantis hasn’t said whether all three models will survive, but it did show off a Charger Daytona SRT electric concept muscle car back in August.
Tim Kuniskis, CEO of the Dodge brand and the unofficial spokesman for America’s gas-powered rubber-burners, said that, while he’ll miss the traditional muscle, he’s excited about making electric performance vehicles.
“It’s the end of an era, for sure,” he said Monday. “Electric products, they’re very fast. Muscle cars, one of the primary ingredients is to be a fast accelerating car. So I’ve automatically got the power. Now I’ve just got to figure out ways to bring all the other elements in of the excitement of the driving experience.”
Since last summer, Dodge has been rolling out powerful special-edition “Last Call” versions of its gas powered muscle cars, culminating with an event Monday night to show the Challenger Demon 170 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway drag strip.
The new Challenger Demon, a descendant of a car that first went on sale in 1969, also produces 945 pound-feet of torque, or rotational force — so much power that the company had to strengthen the rear drive shaft and differential with aerospace-grade metals.
According to Stellantis, the car will be the first production vehicle to run a quarter-mile (0.40 kilometers) in under nine seconds — 8.91 to be exact. To do that, it hits a speed of just over 151 mph (243 kilometers per hour). Horsepower and speed depends on how much ethanol is in the fuel.
It gets only 13 miles per gallon in the city and 21 on the highway, but it’s doubtful anyone buying one will care even as the world deals with climate change.
Kuniskis says it’s a relatively small number of cars, and he says the ethanol they burn is cleaner than gasoline. Dodge, he said, will have built 2 million muscle cars by the time production of gas versions ends Dec. 31. Dodge’s followers, he said, deserve a celebration.
“After all these years, we owed it as much to them as to ourselves to celebrate this end, and give them something that produces a lot of pride in the brand that they love,” he said.
The Demon 170 is street legal, even though it comes with wide racing tires . To make it a daily driver, the company is offering a package of smaller, more street friendly wheels and tires.
At a devilish $96,666, the car comes standard with only a driver’s seat and a basic radio. But it has air conditioning. Front passenger and back seats are optional for $1 each. You can also get leather, a sunroof and a better sound system.
Stellantis will make only up to 3,300 of them, and Kuniskis isn’t sure if they’ll hit that number due to potential parts shortages and a limited production time.
If previous limited-edition models are any indication, the Demon 170 should become an instant classic collector’s car, Kuniskis said.
“If you look at some of the cars that we’ve had in our past, it’s pretty easy to tell which ones people want to collect,” he said. “A lot of times it’s the lower (sales) volume, extreme examples, whether its extreme looks or extreme performance. Well, this one happens to have both.”
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All parties looking forward to a fruitful partnership
SAVANNAH, Ga., Feb. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- When the iconic, wildly popular Savannah Bananas begin their world tour tonight in West Palm Beach, Fla., they'll be sporting a bunch of new equipment thanks to a partnership with Wilson Sporting Goods. The partnership encompasses several of the Wilson family of brands – Wilson®, Louisville Slugger®, EvoShield® – making the company the team's exclusive equipment provider for gloves, bats, protective gear, uniforms, warm-up apparel, helmets, bags, and batting gloves. And of course, the designs feature the Bananas' fun and wild style, including customized "crazy gloves", never-before-seen bat decals and colorways, and leopard print catcher's gear.
The equipment deal also applies to the Bananas' opponent during their tour, the Party Animals, who will be using all new gear supplied by Wilson Sporting Goods.
In addition, EvoShield is the provider of Bananas fan apparel, which is available both at the team store and online (thesavannahbananas.com).
"Partnering with Wilson Sporting Goods for all of our gear is a perfect match for us," said Savannah Bananas president Jared Orton. "Banana Ball needs the highest quality equipment on the planet. Wilson, Louisville Slugger and EvoShield are the best in the business. They're the top banana. We think the players and fans are going to love all the great gear and apparel that's available. There's nothing like it anywhere else."
"What's not to love about the Savannah Bananas?" asked Michael Markovich, Wilson's Global Director of Commercial Sales. "Harry Caray used to say 'You can't beat fun at the old ball park.' Every night, the Bananas are reinventing and elevating 'Fun At The Old Ball Park' to a new level. We are honored they chose us to outfit every Banana in the Bunch."
About the Savannah Bananas
The Savannah Bananas are a baseball team based in Savannah, Georgia and play their home games at Historic Grayson Stadium, but they take the show on the road on their Banana Ball World Tour where they play their rivals the Party Animals and other professional teams in Challenger Series. The team has been featured on ESPN, Wall Street Journal, CNN, and Sports Illustrated and are made popular by their on-field hijinks and videos. The Bananas play their own version of baseball called Banana Ball which features new rules to make the game more fast-paced and entertaining.
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Your July Fourth celebrations will be more expensive this year
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business
Fourth of July celebrations are going to be a lot more expensive this year. The silver lining? Beer is still relatively cheap.
In the four weeks ending on June 12, the price of a hot dog package jumped about 17% compared to last year, according to the market research firm IRI, which tracks total US multi-outlet retail sales at US supermarkets, big-box retailers, convenience stores and other locations.
In that same period, ketchup prices spiked 21%, ground beef prices increased 11%, and hamburger and hot dog buns jumped nearly 13%.
Other grilling items also got more expensive. Frozen meat, not including poultry, went up 16%, frozen sausages got nearly 27% pricier, and lettuce prices rose about 13%. Mustard also got about 13% pricier.
Beer, on the other hand, spiked only about 4%. That’s a bargain, considering that the Personal Consumption Expenditures price index, a key inflation gauge, increased by 6.3% for the year ended in May.
But overall, “the cost of the holiday is going to be much higher this year than even last year,” Joan Driggs, VP of thought leadership at IRI, told CNN Business.
It shouldn’t come as much of a shock that Independence Day will be hard on your wallet — grocery prices have been soaring over the past year.
According to the Consumer Price Index, groceries were about 12% more expensive in the year ending in May, the largest year-over-year increase since 1979.
There are a number of reasons for the drastic increases. Higher fuel prices, rising commodity costs due to the war in Ukraine and severe weather have all impacted food supplies and prompted higher prices.
Driggs pointed to another problem — the difficulty in forecasting customer demand. Some manufacturers may have been anticipating that more people would be eating at restaurants by now, she said, but “with inflation, maybe people aren’t dining out as much as they used to.”
Meanwhile, demand for at-home celebrations is rising. “People are anticipating a little bit more home entertaining this year,” said Driggs.
Smaller discounts ahead
Those who bought grilling items in the weeks leading up to June 12 may not have been shopping specifically for Independence Day barbecues. Now, with July 4th just around the corner, there might be a few deals to be had. But any discount will likely be small, Driggs noted.
Prices may feel “a little more palatable when you take into consideration some of the promotions that are out there,” said Driggs. But this year’s deals might not reach “the depths of discounts that we saw in the past,” she said.
For example: In years past, consumers might have seen buy one, get one free deals in stores. This year, they might have to buy two to get the freebie.
One reason for less generous discounts, Driggs noted, is that with higher gas prices, fewer people will shop around for the best price.
“That’s kind of a bonus for retailers,” she said, but “it’s a tough mix for shoppers right now.”
— CNN’s Chiara Grimes and Alicia Wallace contributed to this report.
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On Saturday, Aug. 12, the annual Mt. Hood Steiner Cabin Tour will return to Rhododendron, Ore. This yearly fundraiser, sponsored by the Mt. Hood Cultural Center and Museum, will feature seven unique sites. These architectural treasures were all hand built by Henry Steiner and his family nearly 100 years ago.
“All cabins on tour are on a one-mile loop, suitable for walking, biking, or driving. In addition to four Steiner log cabins, you’ll see an original 1890s homesteader log cabin (still lived in today), and a special frame cabin built by John Steiner, son of Henry Steiner,” said a press release.
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Fisherman spots whale shark feeding on plankton off coast of Sarasota
SARASOTA, Fla. - First, a fisherman spotted a line of plankton near Sarasota, then, to his surprise, a whale shark breached the surface.
"That's wild!" said Brad Ward, who was offshore fishing about 26 miles from New Pass. He quickly started capturing video of the encounter.
"He's soaking in this line of plankton here," Ward said in the video. "He's soaking it up."
It's not unusual for whale sharks to make their presence known near Tampa Bay. They are usually seen between March and June – and have been spotted for several years.
READ: Yearly tradition of whale shark sightings off Anna Maria Island continues
In early June 2018, there were two sightings of a whale shark off Anna Maria Island. A few days later, vacationers spotted a large whale shark in the same area.
Five days later, boaters got an underwater look at a whale shark off St. Pete Beach.
One year and three days later, a FOX 13 viewer captured underwater video of a whale shark in the same spot.
And in June 2019, a fisherman saw a whale shark off Clearwater Beach.
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It’s unclear whether the whale shark might be the same one, year after year, but the sightings are a sign whale sharks are able to thrive in the waters off Tampa Bay.
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Just as Micheal Williams knew when to take a different career path – he was once a certified nursing assistant and industry chemist – he knew it was time to leave the prestige of coaching Texas high school football to take the reins of his alma mater's program.
Pine Bluff High School administrators introduced Williams as the Zebras' new coach Wednesday evening in the school's student center. He succeeds fellow Pine Bluff alumnus Rod Stinson, who resigned in March to join the staff at Marion.
Williams said he considered applying for the vacancy Stinson filled three years ago, but didn't think he was ready to move his family. He and his wife of 10 years, LaShawnda, raise a blended family of seven children, ages 8-24.
"To be honest with you, the money ain't the same, so I was like, I can't do that," he said. "Then, the job opened again, and I'm seeing the wins aren't there like I'm used to [them] being and the pride ain't there like it's used to being, so I need to come back and help my community. I need to come back and do something."
Three of Jefferson County's four high school football programs will go into the 2022 season with new head coaches. Watson Chapel hired Maurice Moody in December, and 5A state runner-up White Hall tabbed Ryan Mallett in February. Martese Henry is going into his fifth season leading Dollarway.
An eight-person committee including newly promoted PBSD Athletic Director and boys basketball Coach Billy Dixon, Student Support Services Director Cheryl Hatley and Superintendent Barbara Warren identified Williams as the next head Zebra from a pool of 10 candidates.
The discipline that Williams brings will help Zebras football move forward, said Dixon, who succeeded Hatley in his new role.
"He's disciplined. He's focused. He was extremely organized in his presentation to the community and he had a game plan that he could articulate and lay it out," Dixon said. "He did it verbally as well as doing it on paper. He brought a level of enthusiasm and energy I know this program needs at this particular point. That's what we saw in him."
Williams, a former running back, was named Hooten's Arkansas Football Sophomore of the Year in 1999 and combined for 2,700 total yards in his final two years. He also helped the baseball team reach the 5A state championship game in 2001.
Williams graduated from Dallas' Paul Quinn College with a degree in biology. In a 13-year coaching career, he has sent 77 athletes to college football teams, 32 of whom have played at the NCAA Division I level.
He previously was head coach at Dallas' W.T. White High School, where he also was assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and interim athletic director; wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator at Duncanville (Texas) High; and offensive coach and recruiting and academic coordinator at Wylie (Texas) East High.
The Rev. Jesse Turner, who leads a coalition of local pastors volunteering in Pine Bluff-area schools, gave Williams his first pep talk on his new job and also assured him expectations for the 2022 season weren't sky-high. Pine Bluff finished last season 2-7 and avoided the bottom of the 6A-East Conference with a season-finale win over Sheridan.
"Don't expect a miracle overnight," Turner said, eliciting an "Amen" from fellow preacher and Williams' father Michael Sr. "He has to build. We've got to walk with him as he builds. You've got to have a good foundation because if you build your house on sand, the rain and wind are certainly going to come. The criticism is certainly going to come. But you build a strong foundation, and whatever comes your way, you can withstand it."
The Zebras last posted a winning record in 2017 (11-2) under Bobby Bolding and have been 14-26 since. Williams doesn't guarantee the program's 24th championship (and first since 2015) in year 1, but assured supporters they can expect "something special" and that the players will do what student-athletes should do.
"I can guarantee that your son will go to class, that we will demand accountability, that they're going to pass all their classes so they won't have to see me, ... and that they're going to be very disciplined," Williams said. "We're going to start there first, then we're going to build to be a state championship team."
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Man says he paid Tesla for solar panel system 4 years ago, but still can’t use it
HONOLULU (KHNL/KGMB/Gray News) - In June 2018, Tesla’s SolarCity installed roof panels and wall chargers on Ben Kulia’s multi-unit home.
The project was supposed to save the Hawaii resident money while also saving the environment.
But Kulia said all it’s done is give him grief. In the over four years since it’s installation, he said the system isn’t generating any energy or savings for him.
“There’s no proper permit, I cannot turn it on,” Kulia told KHNL/KGMB. “And, therefore, the system just sits on my roof. And I feel really mental anguish every time I come home.”
The city’s Department of Planning and Permitting said it’s been waiting since October 2019 for paperwork from Tesla before it can approve the permit. Kulia said Tesla told him they’re working on it.
But in March, Kulia said communication stopped, and all customer service inquiries were routed to a call center.
After more than $50,000 in roof repairs, installation costs and lawyer fees, the Manoa doctor said he feels abandoned.
In desperation, Kulia tweeted to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, asking for his help.
“The system is just sitting there waste away, you know, because the solar cell gets degraded over time,” Kulia said. “I don’t have that much resources to take Tesla to court.”
Since his system was installed, Kulia said the cost of his electricity is 60% higher. He estimates he’s lost more than $30,000 in potential energy savings.
Like Kulia, KHNL/KGMB said they couldn’t reach anyone at Tesla for this story.
Instead, they contacted the Hawaii Solar Energy Association. Tesla is a member company and its executive director called Kulia’s case an anomaly.
Rocky Mould, the executive director of the association, said it stands by its member companies, and that they adhere to a code of ethics.
“We enforce that code of ethics for our members and part of that is being forthright and honest and transparent in all dealings with customers,” Mould said.
After Mould told Tesla about Kulia’s case, Kulia said he received an email about his project.
He is still waiting to speak to his contractor.
Mould said a backlog of permit applications and supply chain issues means systems can take a year to get online.
“Good installers are doing their best to get those permits and interconnection applications through. And it’s not their fault. A lot of that, you know, it’s really a mix of things,” Mould said.
If a contractor fails to finish a project, a complaint can be filed with the Better Business Bureau and the state’s Regulated Industries Complaints Office, which can revoke a company’s license.
“The big thing for consumers is going to be patience because the contractors have to go through the permitting process. They don’t control that,” Roseann Freitas, of the Better Business Bureau, said. “However, they do control setting realistic expectations of when a product is coming in and when that job could be completed.”
Another option is to hire another contractor to finish the project, but Kulia hopes he doesn’t have to do that.
“I try my best to be the best human being I could be,” he said. “And I would just hope that Tesla will see that and help me back.”
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If you’re friendly, energetic and up for a challenge, a zoo in a popular British seaside town may have the perfect role for you: chasing away seagulls while wearing a giant bird suit.
Those applying should be “visitor focused,” “friendly,” and also “outgoing — as you need to be comfortable wearing a bird costume!” the advertisement says.
“Lively, energetic, fun and, most importantly, an excellent flapper, will be top of the essentials list during interviews,” the zoo added in a statement, particularly as successful candidates are likely to be “approached for pictures by a lot of people.”
Khaled Fawzy, the zoo’s section head for birds and events, said in an interview that the global attention in the job ad had “taken us all by surprise.” More than 200 people have applied for the five available roles, including from countries as far afield as Thailand, India, Ukraine and Uganda. Fawzy said some had even sent videos of themselves wearing fruit and vegetable costumes as part of their applications.
There is a serious reason for hiring the seagull deterrent, as seagulls are one of the biggest sources of visitor complaints at the zoo, and their sharp beaks can cause minor injuries to children as they steal sandwiches and ice creams, Fawzy said.
The zoo’s winged inhabitants also have come under attack, Fawzy added, as the seagulls have raided the nests of the native species of birds and ducks that nest on the zoo grounds, and disrupted feeding time for penguins and pelicans. “They’re a nightmare,” he said.
The seagulls appear to have become emboldened in recent years, as crowds return after the pandemic and more Britons have taken advantage of domestic holidays and day trips rather than going abroad, Fawzy said.
The zoo describes the seagulls as “intelligent” creatures that have evaded most previous attempts to deter them.
Eagle-shaped kites and statues of owls and eagles have failed. The zoo even enlisted a real-life bird of prey, a hawk, to fly around the zoo, Fawzy said — but the seagulls, unfazed, “gathered together in flocks of 20 or 30 and … dive-bombed the hawk.”
This new idea, by contrast, has been so successful at keeping the seagulls at bay that the zoo had to put food out to lure the seagulls back to allow media crews to film the costume in action, Fawzy said.
“The costume is something the seagulls won’t have seen before, and as intelligent birds, they will naturally not like it. The costume also makes a sound when the person is moving, which is something else the seagulls don’t like,” the zoo said in its statement.
The zoo’s peak season is from spring to autumn, and the new employees will work seasonally. They also will have a role in educating the public about not feeding the birds, as well as avoiding littering and pollution, and may at some point be required to wear other costumes so the birds do not become too accustomed to the new approach.
Although the zoo wants to deter the seagulls, Fawzy stresses that the birds are wild and that their behavior is not unusual: “They’re actually just adapting to their environment, like any other species would.”
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Every day at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, tens of thousands of travelers pass through terminals buzzing with energy.
Just out of their sight, hundreds of fryers are bubbling with a more sustainable solution to traditional jet fuel: cooking oil.
“We generate a lot of waste, a lot of undesirable products that have to go somewhere,” said Robert Horton, DFW’s Vice President of Environmental Affairs. “What we're trying to do is find a way to remove that without creating a detrimental impact.”
The airport collects nearly 32,000 pounds of cooking oil each month and stores it in tanks until it can be hauled off and refined into sustainable aviation fuel, also known as SAF.
The program started out in two of DFW’s terminals in 2019 and quickly expanded to more than 200 restaurants in five terminals.
“Mind-blowing, right?” said concessionaire Chalmer McWilliams. “Who would have ever expected something like this?"
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McWilliams landed at DFW airport in the mid-1990s and runs three McDonald’s locations. Once he heard about the recycling program, he was excited to turn the oil for his french fries into fuel for the planes, like the ones landing just a few yards away from his fryers.
“It's wild, isn't it?” McWilliams said.
After restaurants collect the oil, crews haul it to larger storage tanks around the airport. The people behind the program estimate every gallon of oil creates around 0.8 gallons of SAF.
“The team has worked really, really hard with making sure that we have the right partners in place, the right processes in place, so that it's easy for them to participate,” explained Ken Buchanan, EVP of Customer Experience and Revenue Management at DFW.
The recycling program is part of DFW’s push to reach 100% net zero emissions by 2030. The airport partners with a company called Neste to convert the cooking oil into SAF. Neste hauls it away to be processed and supplies the renewable fuel to several airlines, including American, at airports around the U.S. Neste estimates SAF accounts for about 1% of jet fuel consumption right now, but they believe airlines are open to using more.
“They've started to realize that aviation and airlines play a big role in the emissions globally,” said Pratik Chandhoke. He says SAF can reduce emissions by about 80% from production to in-flight fuel burning. It’s clear and loses the signature scent from the fryers.
“It does not smell like french fries at all,” Chandhoke laughed. “If you if you look at the liquid itself, it's clear as water and there's no odor to it.”
Just a few months ago, Neste and DFW Airport marked a milestone: They delivered a truck full of SAF to the airport’s private terminal.
“That was a pilot test to kind of see if it works, and it worked pretty well,” said Chandhoke.
For now, the cost of SAF makes it a harder sell. Horton estimates it runs two to six times more expensive than traditional jet fuel, but Chandhoke says prices are coming down.
Leaders at DFW hope they’ll be able to find a way to make the sustainable fuel supply permanent.
“We already believe we have the infrastructure setup. We have fuel distribution systems,” says Horton. “If we can get continuous supply at the right economic rates, we have a drop-in solution that can be applied right here.”
The Dallas Morning News spoke to airline leaders about how they’re using SAF. Read more here.
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(NEXSTAR) — Are you being spied on in your Airbnb or Vrbo rental?
It’s a common worry in the short-term rental economy.
Last week, a civil lawsuit was filed in Kendall County, Texas, after a couple say homeowners recorded them during “intimate and private moments” while they were renting their property in August 2020. One of the homeowners was arrested and officials say their investigation discovered other illegally recorded explicit images of different guests.
Despite how sneaky some hidden camera hiding tricks can be, there are plenty of ways to detect them.
How to check for hidden cameras
Expert Marcus Hutchins, whose cybersecurity tips TikTok account @malwaretech has over 425,000 followers, says one quick way to find a hidden camera is by shining a light inside any items with holes in them. For instance, run your phone’s flashlight over a smoke detector or air conditioning vent — any lenses inside will give a bluish reflection. Hutchins explains hidden cameras can be hidden in shower heads and even outlet plugs.
Shining lights on mirrors or other mirrored items will also reveal camera lenses hiding behind the glass, Hutchins says.
Meanwhile, Michael O’Rourke, chief executive of the global security consultancy firm Advanced Operational Concepts, previously outlined a few of his tips for the Washington Post.
O’Rourke says he unplugs beside clocks/alarms and puts them away in a drawer. Next, he says he covers peepholes in doors and covers cracks under doorways in case and camera lenses can see through from outside.
Another tactic suggested by some experts is to disconnect your rental’s wifi completely, though this may be against your host’s rules, in addition to possibly causing other issues for (non-invasive) connected devices.
The smartphone app Fing is also noted for its ability to scan for hidden cameras on its own.
Short-term rental policies on cameras
Only cameras and recording devices that are clearly visible in common spaces and disclosed before guest reservations are allowed, according to the Airbnb camera policies. The company also explicitly states “common areas” do not include sleeping areas or bathrooms — not even living rooms that have sofa beds.
Vrbo’s privacy policy explains surveillance devices are anything that captures photos and videos, but also geolocation and personably identifiable information. Internet data monitoring by hosts is also considered surveillance. Devices aren’t allowed inside of a property, though hosts are allowed to use devices for security outside the property. All recording devices must be disclosed to guests beforehand.
If you think you may have been or are being monitored without your consent, you should contact the company you rented from.
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Members of the Richmond City Council will be attending Mayor Levar Stoney’s State of the City Address on Tuesday night.
The address is expected to begin at 7 p.m. and will be held at Main Street Station in downtown Richmond.
A live broadcast of the event will be available once the event is underway.
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BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — DiamondRock Hospitality Co. (DRH) on Thursday reported a key measure of profitability in its first quarter. The results topped Wall Street expectations.
The Bethesda, Maryland-based real estate investment trust said it had funds from operations of $38 million, or 18 cents per share, in the period.
The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for funds from operations of 17 cents per share.
Funds from operations is a closely watched measure in the REIT industry. It takes net income and adds back items such as depreciation and amortization.
The company said it had net income of $6.7 million, or 3 cents per share.
The hotel and resort real estate investment trust, based in Bethesda, Maryland, posted revenue of $243.6 million in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $232.8 million.
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The San Antonio area last month got nearly double the amount of rainfall it does during a typical April — but all that water had only a small impact on the region’s ongoing drought.
Thanks to a series of thunderstorms in the last third of the month, San Antonio got 4.75 inches of rain in April, according to the National Weather Service. That’s well above the typical April average of 2.42 inches. Just between April 20-30, gauges at San Antonio International Airport record 2.9 inches of rain.
“We actually got more rainfall in the 11-day period of Fiesta than we typically see for the whole month,” Brandon Gale, a National Weather Service metrologist based in New Braunfels, told the Express-News.
San Marcos also saw 5.63 inches of rain during April, according to the National Weather Service.
More on the drought: Jacob's Well to remain closed due to low water flow
However, despite those higher-than-normal rainfall totals, the region remains in the grip of drought. The U.S. Drought Monitor currently lists much of the San Antonio region as in severe or extreme drought. From January to March this year, the Edwards Aquifer's water levels reached their lowest levels since the record drought of the 1950s. Over 2 million people depend on water from the Edwards Aquifer, a porous limestone cavern system spanning hundreds of feet underground and across 3,600 square miles. The aquifer provides the San Antonio Water System with just over 50 percent of its water supply.
"One of the issues here is that April was the first time in a very long time when we had at least average or above average rainfall for a month," said Paul Bertetti, senior director of aquifer science research and modeling at the Edward Aquifer Authority, the agency that manages the aquifer. "If we keep getting average rainfall, then I think the projections... are going to still be valid. And that was we're going to be in some sort of Stage 3 for most of the year."
The Edwards Aquifer Authority is currently in Stage 3 water restrictions, which are implemented when the 10-day running average of the water level drops below 640 feet.
The Edwards Aquifer Authority said in April that it could find itself implementing Stage 4 water restrictions earlier this year than any time in its history. As of April 9, the aquifer level was at 635 feet. When the rolling average drops below 630 feet, it triggers the authority to call for Stage 4 water restrictions for suppliers who draw from the aquifer. Those restrictions mean reducing pumping by 40 percent from normal levels — a major cutback for some Hill Country communities, many of whom get all their water from the aquifer.
The recent rain has helped a bit, and the aquifer’s water level had risen to about 641 feet as of Tuesday, according to the agency’s tracking website. Historically, when the region slowly transitions from the global climate phenomenon La Nina, which causes drier and hotter weather, to El Nino, which causes wetter and colder weather, there can be larger than average rainfall events. While it's anecdotal, Bertetti said, San Antonio could get lucky this year.
However, the Edwards Aquifer will most likely drop back to the 630s this week. It still remains well below the historical monthly average of 665 feet for May, according to the agency’s website – meaning a lot more rain would be needed to return things to normal. This, on top of the increased summertime pumping in San Antonio, will make it difficult to see much difference in the drought.
From January to March, San Antonio recorded 3.17 inches of rain, about half the typical average of 6 inches during those months.
Gale, the National Weather Service meteorologist, also said San Antonio has only received 15.83 inches since last April – about half 32.38 inches it would typically receive during that 12-month period.
Last year, San Antonio was 20 inches below normal precipitation — meaning it will take a lot of rainfall to bounce back from the drought and the Edwards Aquifer region should expect drought restrictions for the entire year. It also means the rivers, creeks and lakes continue to struggle with low water flows.
In order for the Edwards Aquifer to come close to returning its water level to historical norms, there would need to be consistent above-average rainfall over the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone, Bertetti said. The Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone is a roughly 1,200 square mile swath of land stretching from Kinney County up to Williamson County in which the structure of the Edwards limestone formations allow large quantities of water to flow into the aquifer.
"The recharge zone is in an area that got relatively small amounts of rainfall given the total amount in the region," Bertetti said. "We need good rainfall in the right area for a longer period of time."
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BOSTON — Three major medical associations have asked Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate and prosecute people who are threatening violence against children’s hospitals and physicians that provide gender-affirming health care.
Children’s hospitals nationwide have substantially increased security and are working with law enforcement, while some providers now need constant security, the associations said.
Garland did not immediately comment publicly, and a spokesperson did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment Tuesday. Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins said this summer that the Department of Justice will ensure equal protection of transgender people under the law.
Rollins said she would not let “hate-based criminal activity” continue in her district after Boston Children’s Hospital said in August that its doctors and other staffers were being threatened with violence over its surgical program for transgender youths. The hospital is home to the first pediatric and adolescent transgender health program in the United States. Other U.S. children’s hospitals were also being harassed online.
The medical associations said in their letter that the social media threats have continued, coupled with harassing emails, phone calls and protesters at health care sites, causing “elevated and justifiable fear among families, patients and staff.” One hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit went on lockdown because of a bomb threat, they said.
“From Boston to Akron to Nashville to Seattle, children’s hospitals, academic health systems and physicians are being targeted and threatened for providing evidence-based health care,” the letter states. “These attacks have not only made it difficult and dangerous for institutions and practices to provide this care, they have also disrupted many other services to families seeking care.”
The American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics are two of the nation’s most influential physician groups, helping shape government policy at the national level and in doctors’ offices. The Children’s Hospital Association represents more than 220 hospitals serving kids nationwide.
Laws and proposed legislation in several states seeking to limit kids’ access to transgender care or criminalize doctors and parents who seek it have emboldened attacks by popular conservative Twitter accounts. Some tweets have misled their large followings about the procedures for gender-affirming care.
Boston Children’s became the focus of far-right social media accounts, news outlets and bloggers after they found informational YouTube videos published by the hospital about surgical offerings for transgender patients.
The medical associations argue that the attacks are rooted in an “intentional campaign of disinformation.” While Americans agree that online disinformation is a problem, there is widespread apprehension around federal efforts to monitor domestic, online disinformation, with privacy and free speech advocates expressing concerns about the government impinging on free speech rights.
Earlier this year, the Department of Homeland Security, for example, launched and then quickly shuttered a Disinformation Governance Board that had been intended to counter falsehoods that foreign adversaries, such as Russia, try to pump into the social media feeds of Americans.
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ATLANTA, March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today announced that it is joining the Federal Railroad Administration's Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS). Norfolk Southern was already actively participating in the C3RS Working Group that is part of the Department of Transportation's Railroad Safety Advisory Committee. By joining the program, the company is building upon its own long-standing Close Call Experience Program.
"At Norfolk Southern, we encourage our railroaders to speak up if they see something that is unsafe. It's through their daily work and coaching of their team members that we become a safer railroad. Joining the FRA's Confidential Close Call Reporting System marks another step we are taking to further our commitment to safety at Norfolk Southern and throughout our industry," said Norfolk Southern President and CEO Alan H. Shaw.
Today, Norfolk Southern has its own Close Call Experience Program that encourages employees to report instances they consider to be close calls confidentially through an online portal. The company's Safety and Environmental Department, along with local safety committees, review the reports to capture teachable moments, which are then shared with employees to improve safety and encourage additional reporting.
About Norfolk Southern
Since 1827, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have safely moved the goods and materials that drive the U.S. economy. Today, it operates a customer-centric and operations-driven freight transportation network. Committed to furthering sustainability, Norfolk Southern helps its customers avoid 15 million tons of yearly carbon emissions by shipping via rail. Its dedicated team members deliver more than 7 million carloads annually, from agriculture to consumer goods, and is the largest rail shipper of auto products and metals in North America. Norfolk Southern also has the most extensive intermodal network in the eastern U.S., serving a majority of the country's population and manufacturing base, with connections to every major container port on the Atlantic coast as well as the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes. Learn more by visiting www.NorfolkSouthern.com.
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BEIJING (AP) — Authorities in central China on Monday announced the arrests of 234 people involved in a scam to bilk people out of their savings with the false promise of high interest rates on deposits in obscure rural banks.
The scandal drew national attention after investors seeking answers about where their money went were prevented from reaching the Henan provincial capital of Zhengzhou when the health status displayed on their mandatory COVID-19 cellphone apps was suddenly changed to red, preventing them from traveling.
Multiple bank customers interviewed by the AP said they had been interrogated and threatened by police.
Another attempt in July was met by gangs of unidentified men in white shirts who attacked depositors while police stood by.
The statement from the Xuchang city government said the alleged mastermind, Lu Yiwei, and his associates had taken control of four county-level banks and lured investors with promises of interest rates as high as 18% annually.
“At present, the public security organs have apprehended a large number of criminal suspects, among whom 234 were arrested,” the statement read.
“Significant progress has been made in the recovery of stolen goods and damages. The investigation and handling of the case is being carried out in depth according to the law.”
The statement said the originators of the scheme who later “absorbed” the funds had talked up the investments to other people who deposited hundreds of thousands of dollars, giving the scam the appearance of a Ponzi scheme.
No mention was made of any suspected collusion between local officials, police and the suspects.
The scam unfolded as thousands of customers opened accounts at six banks in Henan and neighboring Anhui province that offered relatively high interest rates. A sharp decline in China’s economic growth and miniscule returns on savings in state banks have prompted many Chinese to invest in unconventional and often risky or even fraudulent financial vehicles.
The customers of the Henan banks later found they could not make withdrawals after news reports that the head of the banks’ parent company was wanted for financial crimes. A parent company linked to the banks is under investigation by police.
Bank authorities have said they will give some bank customers their deposits back, but many are still waiting to find out when they will be reimbursed.
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North Korea issues rare invitation to Russian, Chinese delegations for anniversary of Korean War armistice
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chinese Political Bureau Central Committee member Li Hongzhong will lead the delegations
The North Korean government issued a rare invitation for two of its only allies to visit.
Dictator Kim Jong Un's regime invited Russia and China to send delegations to the hermit kingdom ahead of Korean War Armistice Day celebrations.
The Russian delegation will be led by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu with hopes of "developing the traditional DPRK-Russia friendly relations in keeping with the demand of the times," according to state media outlet Korean Central News Agency.
STATE DEPARTMENT SAYS 'NO NEW COMMUNICATIONS' BETWEEN US, NORTH KOREA OVER SOLDIER TRAVIS KING
The Chinese delegation will be led by Political Bureau Central Committee member Li Hongzhong, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
"China and the DPRK are friendly neighbors linked by mountains and rivers. Our two parties and the two countries have had a good tradition of friendly exchanges. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the armistice of the Korean War," said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning. "Having a high-level Chinese delegation visit the DPRK and mark the occasion shows the high importance both sides attach to our bilateral ties."
"We believe this visit will contribute to the sound and stable growth of bilateral relations, to regional peace and stability, and to creating conditions for the political settlement of the Korean Peninsula issues," she added.
NORTH KOREA FIRES 2 MISSILES AMID US NUCLEAR SUB IN SOUTH KOREA, SOLDIER CROSSING DMZ
This year, Koreans will be celebrating the 70th anniversary of the armistice, which was reached on July 27, 1953.
The trilateral meeting and celebrations are scheduled amid ongoing silence from North Korean officials regarding a U.S. citizen who has illicitly crossed the nation's borders.
The U.S. State Department is now saying there have been "no new communications" with North Korea regarding captured American soldier Travis King, who officials say ran over the border last week during a guided tour of the DMZ.
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State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller made the remark after the U.N. Command peacekeeping force, according to The Associated Press, said Monday that it has started "a conversation" with North Korea about King.
"I saw the reports about contact between the U.N. Command and North Korea. It is my understanding that there have been no new communications since last week – communications that happened in the early days," Miller said Monday during a State Department briefing.
A U.S. Forces Korea spokesperson said King was on a joint security area orientation tour last Tuesday when he "willfully and without authorization crossed the Military Demarcation Line into the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)."
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Trees see tissue damage from animals due to long winter in ND
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - We are finally starting to get some spring color. But some trees might not be sprouting their leaves due to bark and tissue damage from animals.
”That snow accumulation and just the prevalent snow coverage we had all year. Animals were able to get higher up on trees and chew off the bark,” said NDSU Extension Horticulture Agent Kelsey Deckert.
Animals start gnawing to get into the nutrient-rich tissue during long winters. Damage is more significant this year.
”It’s a lot more evident, whether it is from people being stir crazy and paying more attention that things are starting to green up and you are seeing a lot of damage. But I think there is probably more damage than we normally see,” said Bismarck City Forester Doug Wiles.
Trees with one damaged spot are likely to survive. But when the bark is completely stripped all the way around, it’s a different story. Deckert says even though your tree might leaf out this year, it is highly likely it will eventually die.
”But the fact they’ve stripped that bark and damaged that tissue, that has actually stopped the flow of nutrients throughout the tree,” said Deckert.
Wiles has seen a completely stripped tree survive just once, but because of that, he says the city will hold off on cutting down trees until they’re sure.
”But quite likely we are going to be removing crab apple trees and other smaller trees that got some damage this winter,” said Wiles.
Wiles says this fall you can put a quarter-inch hardware cloth or granular or spray repellants around the base of the trees to protect them.
Animals that strip bark from trees include rabbits, squirrels, beavers, and occasionally deer and voles.
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Chicago White Sox's Tim Anderson suspended one game after flipping off fans
Anderson made his sixth error in three games on Friday
Major League Baseball handed out a one-game suspension to Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson after he gestured his middle finger to a fan in Wednesday’s 11-1 loss to the Cleveland Guardians.
Anderson, who struggled in the game with two errors in the first two innings, flipped the finger at a fan while in the field. The league issued a suspension and an undisclosed fine, but Anderson intends to appeal his suspension.
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"I have to apologize for my actions," he said after Friday's game, via the New York Post. "There are a lot of people who really look up to me. I take full accountability of what I did. But it’s something I have to learn from and grow from."
"Sometimes you are going to react different. This was one of those moments where I reacted different," he continued. "But, like I said, I learned from it. I’m going to keep going and grow from it. Just continue to be me and lock it back in and keep learning."
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Anderson made his sixth error in three games when he skipped a throw to first on Carlos Correa's two-out infield single on Friday night that scored Ryan Jeffers from third. Correa may have stepped on Abreu's glove while he tried to scoop the ball, ripping it off Abreu's hand.
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The White Sox are trailing the Twins 7-0 in the fifth inning of the second game of the series.
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Denmark's Prince Christian, the second in line to the throne, is getting a fresh start to his education.
Crown Prince Frederik and Princess Mary's eldest child will attend a new school, following allegations of sexual abuse and bullying at Herlufsholm boarding school, where he attended.
The 16-year-old is set to begin studying at Ordrup Gymnasium high school in Gentofte, while his sister Princess Isabella, 15, who was initially supposed to join her brother at Herlufsholm, has been enrolled at Ingrid Jespersens high school in Copenhagen, the Danish Royal House said in a statement on Aug. 7. The confirmation of Christian and Isabella's new educational pursuits come months after the Royal Family removed Christian from his school after the allegations surfaced.
"We are deeply shaken by the reports that have come out about Herlufsholm recently," Frederik and Mary said in a statement in June. "We have also made it clear that, as parents of a child at the school, we expect that the school will do what it must do to rectify the unacceptable conditions."
The statement continued, "The information in the just-released preliminary decision from the National Agency for Education and Quality directs a particularly harsh critique from a state authority against Herlufsholm and places demands on the school at several levels, not least the leadership level."
Frederik and Mary, who are also parents of 11-year-old twins Vincent and Josephine, added, "It has been a difficult process for us as a family, but, based on the overall picture and our special position as Crown Prince Couple, we have chosen that Prince Christian will stop at Herlufsholm and that Princess Isabella will not start in 9th class at the school after the summer holiday."
The Herlufsholm School later announced they will be launching an independent investigation into the claims. E! News reached out to the school for comment at the time and did not hear back.
"With thoughts about the many students who will continue at Herlufsholm," the royal family said in their June statement, "it is our hope that the school now gets more peace to ensure the necessary changes and succeeds in creating a culture in which all thrive and feel safe."
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A Southern-inspired chicken salad chain is opening its second Alamo City spot — just a month after it first entered the San Antonio market.
Chicken Salad Chick’s second location will open Wednesday at 9610 Texas 151 Access Road in the Westover Hills area.
Though the location doesn’t open its doors until 10 a.m. — staying open until 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday — it’s opening three hours early Wednesday for those wanting to win free chicken salad for a year. Chicken salad lovers can find more details here.
The chain’s menu includes more than a dozen chicken salad flavors, as well as salads, soups and non-chicken salad sandwiches.
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Chicken Salad Chick’s first San Antonio location opened in February in the Stone Oaks area at 22831 N. U.S. Highway 281.
Franchise operators James Oberg, Jeff Rochelle and George Shaw, who own local Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers locations, plan to open up to eight Chicken Salad Chick locations in San Antonio.
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WFO LUBBOCK Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, August 4, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
The National Weather Service in Lubbock Texas has issued a
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Southwestern Childress County in the Panhandle of Texas...
Southeastern Hall County in the Panhandle of Texas...
* Until 800 PM CDT.
* At 724 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Childress,
moving west at 10 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 714 PM a 75 mph wind gust was
reported at the West Texas Mesonet station located 2
miles north northeast of Childress.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
Childress, Tell and Estelline.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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Ozzy Osbourne says he is done touring, cites declining health
Published: Feb. 1, 2023 at 12:52 PM EST|Updated: 12 minutes ago
(CNN) - It’s the end of an era for Ozzy Osbourne.
On Wednesday, the rocker announced he’s officially done touring – and is canceling all upcoming shows – due to his declining health.
The 74-year-old said in a statement on Instagram, though his voice is fine, his body is weak and “not physically capable.”
The Grammy award winner has had a series of health setbacks in recent years, including a spine injury from an accident and a Parkinson’s diagnosis.
His post said ticket refunds will be made available.
Meanwhile, Osbourne said his team is working on ways for him to be able to perform without having to travel.
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MERRY CHRISTMAS MOM
Mom - you taught me to be strong ... but sorry, I'm letting you down - I can never be strong enough to accept that you are no longer here.
I MISS YOU
LOVE YA, NANCI
MERRY CHRISTMAS MOM
Mom - you taught me to be strong ... but sorry, I'm letting you down - I can never be strong enough to accept that you are no longer here.
I MISS YOU
LOVE YA, NANCI
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DASO searching for stabbing suspect near Hatch
Justin Garcia
Las Cruces Sun-News
HATCH- The Doña Ana County Sheriff's Office is searching for a suspect they believed stabbed two men early Thursday morning.
DASO Sheriff Kim Stewart confirmed that deputies were looking for the man in the Placitas area near Hatch. Stewart said deputies discovered two people with non-life threatening stab wounds just after midnight on Thursday, Sept. 1. After identifying a suspect, Stewart said that deputies attempted to serve a warrant on the man's residence. However, the man was not there.
Stewart said that deputies were still looking for the man as of the publication of this article.
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BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Thursday that Germany will have to do a better job at clamping down on “irregular migration” and deporting those who don’t legally reside in the country.
Scholz said that Germany, however, would continue to provide protection for Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s war.
“Our responsibility in the face of this terrible war of aggression naturally also includes providing protection for Ukrainian citizens in the European Union,” Scholz said in a speech to parliament, adding that “all levels of government have been doing a great job for more than a year — especially the cities, counties and municipalities.”
More than 1 million Ukrainians have found shelter in Germany since Russia invaded their country more than a year ago. In addition, more than 200,000 people from countries like Syria, Afghanistan and Turkey have applied for asylum in 2022.
Local communities have for months said they’re struggling to house the many newcomers to Germany and have been calling on the federal government to help them with accommodation, schooling and financial support for all.
While Ukrainians have in general been warmly welcomed by Germans, asylum-seekers from the Middle East or Africa have experienced more hostility with the number of attacks on asylum centers rising again over the last year.
Scholz stressed that “effective answers to the challenges of flight and migration will only be possible by means of a European framework.”
Germany has long been one of the most popular destinations for migrants in Europe, and the government has been lobbying for those who come to be distributed across Europe more fairly — but to little avail.
Scholz also stressed that Germany has to speed up the deportation of those who have their asylum applications rejected.
“Those who do not have a right of residence in Germany must return to their home country quickly,” he said. “That does not work well enough yet.”
By the end of last year, about 240,000 people were going through the asylum procedure and around 168,000 people had been rejected as asylum-seekers and were obliged to leave the country, according to the Mediendienst Integration group, which researches migration in Germany. However, only 12,945 people who were required to leave Germany were eventually deported in 2022.
In addition to speeding up deportations, Scholz also said that the country would have to improve clamping down on irregular migration, but he didn’t go into details on how to do this.
“We want to reduce irregular migration,” the chancellor said. “We want fewer people to put themselves in the hands of smugglers and on life-threatening escape routes.”
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WFO ALBANY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, July 13, 2022
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
1010 PM EDT Wed Jul 13 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern
Litchfield and southeastern Berkshire Counties through 1045 PM EDT...
At 1010 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Norfolk, or 13 miles northwest of Torrington, moving northeast at 45
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HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Sheffield, Becket, Norfolk, Otis, Canaan, Sandisfield, Falls Village,
Ashley Falls, Salisbury, New Marlborough, Colebrook, Cornwall,
Monterey, Tyringham, South Norfolk, Sodom, South Canaan, Hartsville,
Konkapot and Wangum Village.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Daktronics, Inc. ("Daktronics" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: DAKT) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Daktronics investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between March 10, 2022 and December 6, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
DAKT investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (1) the Company was experiencing challenges that increased costs, including supply chain disruptions, that impacted Daktronics' ability to fund inventory levels and operations; (2) as a result, it was probable that some portion of the Company's deferred tax assets would not be realized; (3) as a result, Daktronics was reasonably likely to record a material valuation allowance to its deferred tax assets; (4) there were material weaknesses in the Company's internal controls over financial reporting related to income taxes; (5) the foregoing presented liquidity concerns and there was substantial doubt as to the Company's ability to continue as a going concern; and (6) as a result of the foregoing, defendant's positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Daktronics during the relevant time frame, you have until February 21, 2023 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – The next Artemis I moon rocket launch attempt is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 3, NASA mission managers announced Tuesday evening at a teleconference.
Earlier on Tuesday, the mission managers met to decide if they wanted to go ahead with a second launch attempt at the next available opportunity — which was previously slated for Friday at 12:48 p.m. — or wait because the problems they encountered during Monday’s countdown might be too much to fix at the launchpad.
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“We... agreed to move our launch date to Saturday, (Sept. 3). We are going to reconvene the mission management team on Thursday, (Sept. 1), to review our flight rationale and our over overall readiness,” Artemis I mission manager Mike Serafin said.
The 2-hour window will open at 2:17 p.m. Saturday and NASA forecaster Mark Burger said he’s optimistic the weather will clear up that afternoon for the launch, but added the likelihood of a weather violation is about 60%.
We're now targeting Saturday, Sept. 3 for the launch of the #Artemis I flight test around the Moon. The two-hour launch window opens at 2:17 p.m. ET (18:17 UTC). pic.twitter.com/MxwdcKHGdd
— NASA (@NASA) August 30, 2022
“Weather will be a little bit different than what we experienced (Monday, Aug. 29). We will have a fairly strong onshore flow and so that does favor showers and possibly a few thunderstorms moving in from the coasts during the morning and early afternoon hours,” Burger said at the teleconference. “So we’ll have to watch that as far as tanking. But otherwise, typically with that kind of regime, we tend to have the sea breeze pushed well inland and that’s the main focus for showers thunderstorm development during the afternoon.”
The mission, which is part of NASA’s Artemis project to bring astronauts back to the moon for the first time since the Apollo program ended 50 years ago, could be delayed until mid-September or later if Saturday’s attempt is scrubbed, according to the Associated Press.
It was mostly one thing that stopped the show Monday morning—the launch team couldn’t chill down one of the engines. But there were also three other problems plaguing the countdown.
Serafin said early on in the countdown the launch team encountered a hydrogen leak “at the 8-inch quick disconnect, which is our fill and drain.”
That was the first problem — another hydrogen leak at another fueling connection point. The launch team solved that by slowing down the filling of the tank.
The second problem:
“(The launch team) also saw an issue at the vent valve at the intertank,” Serafin said.
The vent valve is necessary to chill down the engine so it isn’t shocked by the super-cold liquid hydrogen fuel (-423 degrees) at startup, which was the third problem: Engine #3 wouldn’t chill down because it wasn’t bleeding hydrogen from the tank into the engine.
The fourth problem was the other engines were chilling down but not enough, according to Jim Free, NASA Associate Administrator and Exploration Systems Development Director.
“The others weren’t as low as we would like to,” Free said. “So there’s some things going on.”
The big question: Are those four things something engineers can fix on the pad? Or will NASA have to roll back the rocket into the giant hangar, the Vehicle Assembly Building, to work on them?
CBS News Space Analyst Bill Harwood said it depends on where the problems are and what NASA has to do to fix them.
“The thing about this rocket is there’s very little access at the launchpad,” Harwood said. “So if you have to open up things to get inside the rocket, like inside that cramped engine compartment at the bottom of the rocket or anywhere up higher on the rocket, you just can’t do it. If a physical repair is involved that’s likely a rollback.”
NASA did not know most of the problems would pop up because during their four practice countdowns, or “Wet Dress Rehearsals,” the launch team never got that far into the countdown.
Instead of trying a fifth rehearsal, the launch team decided on trying to launch. Free said they didn’t want to put wear on the mega-rocket by rolling it back to the VAB.
“We still would have taken another cycle of rolling out and back, and you’re going to learn every time you come out here,” Free said. “How many times did the Apollo vehicles come out and tested prior to launch? How many times did they scrub?”
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NEW YORK, Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leeds Equity Partners, LLC ("Leeds Equity" or the "Firm"), the New York-based private equity firm that investsexclusively within the Knowledge Industries, announced today the promotions of Kevin Malone and David Neverson to Managing Director. The Firm also announced the appointment of Annie Shick as Chief Financial Officer.
"Our Firm's culture is built on the mutual commitment of our people to the Firm, and the Firm to our people. We have an investment team with significant tenure — many of us have worked together at Leeds Equity for multiple decades — and the promotions of David and Kevin to Managing Director reflect the important contributions they have made to the success of the Firm over this period of time," said Jacques Galante, Partner of Leeds Equity. "They have both demonstrated strong investment judgement and expertise through their work across the Knowledge Industries and the ability to build strong partnerships with the management teams of our partner companies to help drive superior outcomes for our investors."
Kevin Malone joined the Firm in 2010. Prior to joining Leeds Equity, Malone worked at Harris Williams & Co. Malone graduated from the Olin Business School at Washington University with a B.S. in Business Administration.
David Neverson joined Leeds Equity in 2011. Prior to Leeds Equity, Neverson worked at ICV Partners and Lehman Brothers. Neverson graduated magna cum laude from Morehouse College with a B.A. in Business Administration and earned an M.B.A. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Scott VanHoy, Partner of Leeds Equity, added, "Since joining our Firm over a decade ago, Kevin and David have contributed significantly to the development of our team and Firm culture, while helping deliver great investment outcomes. We look forward to their continued growth and success."
As part of the Firm's continued growth and expansion of its leadership team, Annie Shick was appointed as its Chief Financial Officer earlier in 2022. Shick has an extensive background in accounting, financial reporting, treasury, performance analysis, and compliance in support of private equity funds. Prior to joining Leeds Equity, Shick was the CFO for Z Capital Group and spent over six years at Riverstone Holdings LLC. She previously served in numerous investment accounting roles at JP Morgan, General Motors Asset Management, and LS Power Equity Advisors / Edge Principal Advisors. Earlier in her career, she was a Senior Associate in the Asset Management Practice at KPMG LLP in New York. Shick earned a B.S. in Accountancy from National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan and an M.S. in Accountancy from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. She is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Illinois.
Jeffrey Leeds, President of Leeds Equity added, "In addition to her technical expertise, Annie brings to the Firm great leadership skills and an appreciation of the values that drive Leeds Equity. We are delighted to welcome her to the Firm."
Leeds Equity is a New York-based private equity firm dedicated exclusively to partnering with management teams in the education, training, and information services industries (the "Knowledge Industries"). The firm was founded in 1993 and currently manages over $4 billion of capital across a broad spectrum of companies within the Knowledge Industries. Leeds Equity seeks to leverage its sector-focused expertise and market insights to create long-term value for its partner companies and investors.
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Michael Boes, seasoned sales executive, joins GIFTED Healthcare to accelerate growth
NEW ORLEANS, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GIFTED Healthcare, a creative workforce solutions agency working with healthcare partners across the U.S., expands its team with the addition of Michael Boes. Boes is a highly experienced sales executive with over 12 years in the healthcare staffing sector. Boes joins GIFTED from a high-growth staffing technology organization where he led the acute care sales operations.
Boes' impressive career focusing on strategic realignment and full-spectrum healthcare staffing has distinguished him as a top producer in the industry. At GIFTED, Boes will utilize his industry knowledge and consultative approach to drive growth in sales. His range of experience in healthcare staffing has provided him with a deep understanding of how human capital is influenced at all levels and how it can be leveraged within sales strategy.
"We are excited about the growth initiatives Michael Boes will drive forward," said Mullady Voelker, President of Growth & Strategy. "His relationship-centered approach aligns with our company's goals and mission. The value he puts on the work of the nurse and provider aligns with our culture."
"The mission of GIFTED and its devotion to its clinician ecosystem attracted me to this role. Clinicians are the most valuable asset within health systems, and GIFTED values them as an essential piece to healthcare delivery," said Boes. "I look forward to introducing more healthcare partners across the country to GIFTED's unique culture and clinician support as we continue our exceptional rate of growth."
About GIFTED Healthcare
Headquartered in New Orleans since 2006, GIFTED Healthcare is a nurse-founded company that provides creative workforce solutions for healthcare partners and outstanding career opportunities for clinicians. Its range of service lines includes Travel, Local, Per Diem, LTAC, and Government contracts, in addition to school-based nursing and therapy staffing through Therapia Staffing, headquartered in Florida. Most importantly, GIFTED provides exceptional service and support for clinicians and partners so that they can succeed while providing excellent care for patients. In 2021, GIFTED was named a "Best Place to Work in Healthcare" by Modern Healthcare.
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LONG BEACH, Calif. (NewsNation) — A new study hopes to change how beachgoers perceive sharks.
In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers in Southern California used drones to observe great white sharks — and their encounters with humans.
“Despite all the statistics you hear about the probability of being bitten by a shark (approximately 1 in 3.75 million), we actually have no real statistics because we don’t know how many people go in the water,” said Dr. Chris Lowe, a professor in marine biology and director of the Shark Lab at California State University, Long Beach.
In a way, Lowe and his team are tracking humans as much as the sharks.
“By gathering this data, we can better adjust those statistics about your chances of being bitten by a shark,” Lowe said in 2019. “I expect the risk to be much lower.”
“We have a study coming out next week that was done using drones to survey and look at when white sharks and people were next to each other; we’ve actually found that the risk is very low,” Lowe told NewsNation.
He believes the study may change people’s perception of sharks and the fear many people have of them.
“(Swimmers) are around sharks all the time, they just don’t know it. And the sharks aren’t bothering people, to begin with,” said Lowe.
The dramatic nature of shark bites and the stories of survivors, such as Hawaii surfer Mike Morita’s tale of fighting off a shark in April, captures the imagination. It’s a good idea to remember just how rare shark bites truly are, scientists said.
However, if a shark does get close enough to where it looks like it may bite, Lowe recommends a “good whack of the nose.”
“(The nose) is a sensitive part of the body. And that quite often will scare a shark away,” he said.
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DENVER (AP) — The case involves almost everything a victim of sexual harassment would be desperate to avoid.
Dozens of emails and multiple requests for follow-up interviews about a traumatizing episode. Bickering over legal fees. Documents with dense legalese and no conclusive answers about the outcome of the three-year-long case.
“At the end of the day, they didn’t even investigate,” the female curler said of her 2020 complaint about sexual harassment at her Colorado curling club filed with the U.S. Center for SafeSport.
Established six years ago to create accountability in the aftermath of sex-abuse scandals in Olympic sports that landed USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar in prison, the SafeSport center’s mandate covers not only the elite facilities molding the nation’s top athletes but also grassroots clubs like the one where the woman trained, which form the backbone of the Olympic system.
The woman’s case, which she shared with The Associated Press on condition she and her sports facility not be named to protect her privacy, was one of five examined by the AP that exposed deep flaws in an overwhelmed agency criticized by athletes, Olympic leaders and investigators with Washington connections.
“What came out of it was feeling that SafeSport is woefully under-equipped for their mission,” said rugby referee Gray Montrose of her own 2021 complaint that she was groped by another referee while driving him to a college tournament in Virginia.
The male referee was given six-months probation, but after Montrose expressed concern about his return to the sport, the center turned around and opened a case against her.
Because of outcomes like this, athletes are often reluctant to criticize SafeSport for “fear of retaliation from the center itself if you have too strong of an opinion,” said Steve McNally, executive director of USA Taekwondo.
Max Cobb, the former president of US Biathlon who was a key leader in U.S. Olympic sports, said the problems go deeper.
“Too often, the investigations take months or years to begin, and in the end are too slow to be effective within the real-life timeframe in which our athletes and sports happen,” Cobb said. “This creates a long period of inaction that in many cases is worse or nearly as bad as the initial offense.”
A congressionally appointed committee charged with investigating the U.S. Olympic system has received numerous complaints about SafeSport. “Over and over again, we’re hearing that athlete safety and the SafeSport process must be a top priority” for reform, said Han Xiao, a retired table tennis player who co-chairs the committee.
Last week, the U.S. Soccer Athletes Council sent a letter to Congress signed by 100 national team players, including the entire U.S. Women’s World Cup team, imploring lawmakers to fix SafeSport.
“SafeSport was created with noble and important intentions, but we believe that as it stands today, SafeSport is failing in what it was meant to achieve,” the letter said.
The Denver-based center has about 1,000 open cases, a quarter of which are more than a year old, SafeSport spokesman Dan Hill said. With only about 60 full-time investigators it gets around 150 new complaints each week.
According to the center’s 2022 annual report, less than 15% of the 12,751 cases it investigated from March 2017 through 2022 ended with a formal resolution. Another nearly 38% were “administratively closed,” meaning SafeSport made no findings, imposed no sanctions and there was no public record of the allegations. The agency declined to pursue virtually all the rest, saying they fell outside its mandate of sexual misconduct in sports.
“We have come a long way but we also get complaints and we also get feedback,” SafeSport CEO Ju’Riese Colon told the AP. “There’s a lot of work for us to do, but all things considered. I think the organization is doing quite well.”
In the wake of the Nassar abuse case, Congress held hearings and authorized studies that led to legislation creating SafeSport. The idea was to form an independently run agency, much like the successful U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, to decide cases without interference from the entities it oversees.
But while the government provides more than half of the anti-doping agency’s $28.5 million budget, in 2022 it gave just $2.3 million to SafeSport, placing the onus for the rest of its $23 million budget on the organizations it regulates — the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and the 50-plus individual sports organizations it oversees.
Colon said today’s budget was created when the center was receiving just 2,700 complaints a year, not the 8,000 a year it gets now. “If I was to look into the future about what we really need, we need at least double what we have today,” she said.
Critics say there’s no way SafeSport can be effective if the bulk of its funding comes from those it polices.
“Going to SafeSport is like your local diocese saying ’Hey, got a problem with a local priest? Call us,’” said attorney Jon Little, who represented USA Badminton in a long-running case involving a teen athlete who, in 2012, accused a coach of forcing her to have sex.
“There’s no way the way it’s set up was ever going to work,” Little said.
On any given day, SafeSport is as likely to receive calls from a member of a local sports training club or the parents of a kid taking taekwondo classes as from an Olympic gymnast or other elite competitor.
Among the conclusions drawn by former U.S. attorney general Sally Yates in a report on abusive behavior and sexual misconduct in U.S. professional soccer was that SafeSport, which covers nearly 11 million athletes, was overwhelmed.
“It does not have the resources necessary to promptly address the volume of complaints it receives,” Yates wrote in her 2022 report.
Colon defended SafeSport’s broad mandate.
“If the center were to only focus on elite athletes, that would leave around 10 million people in a place where they had no recourse,” she said of the vast number of grassroots athletes.
The five cases the AP examined illustrate how the center’s system has led to an overload of work for a staff that often gave contradictory, confusing and incomplete information to complainants that sometimes didn’t even align with the center’s own rules for handling investigations.
The curler’s case involved allegations that a club worker had harassed her in 2017 and 2018, including sending pornographic photos and videos to her cellphone. The woman also expressed concerns others were being harassed.
SafeSport sent the man a “letter of admonishment,” and though he stopped working at the club, he continued to show up as a volunteer. The woman reached out again to SafeSport and was urged to contact leaders at USA Curling, the Olympic committee and SafeSport itself.
“I know your experience has not been ideal,” Colon wrote in response to the woman’s email. “Please know that we continue to make improvements to our process and communications with all those involved.”
The woman also took her case to the Olympic committee’s head of athlete safety, Nicole Deal, who filed her own complaint against the curling club for its failure to report the harassment allegations to SafeSport.
That led to multiple SafeSport interview requests. The woman refused, saying she would not repeat the draining hours of questioning she underwent after filing her first complaint. The woman was never informed about the outcome of Deal’s complaint, though she was billed nearly $4,000 in unexpected legal fees.
SafeSport’s handling of the other cases the AP examined, in rugby, badminton, snowboarding and weightlifting, were filled with contradictions and confusion that led to a lack of trust in the center from the athletes alleging abuse.
— Earlier this year, SafeSport’s former interim CEO, Regis Becker, was placed on temporary suspension and a weightlifting meet director was reprimanded for their handling of a sexual-misconduct complaint. The Pennsylvania meet organizer — who shared details with AP on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the topic — asked Becker what to do about a coach seen smacking the behinds of his female athletes at the meet. Becker told the director she should give him a warning to cease the offensive behavior.
Later, photos the coach posted on social media of him spotting female lifters in inappropriate and suggestive positions were turned into SafeSport. The center responded by reprimanding the meet director for not immediately filing a complaint with it. Becker was suspended for six months for “abuse of process” and failing to report the misconduct.
“When you apply rules that way, that arbitrarily, and don’t think about situations individually, it lends itself to these wastes of resources and prosecutions that you see from SafeSport,” Little, the lawyer, said.
— A long-running case in which snowboarding coach Peter Foley was accused of sexual assault and harassment led US Ski & Snowboarding to open its own investigation that led to Foley’s dismissal in March 2022. SafeSport, which was slow to open a case on Foley, complained to Sen. Chuck Grassley, a supporter, that the snowboard federation had meddled in its process. One athlete in the case said she didn’t want to involve SafeSport because of the “extensive and challenging” reporting process.
— The USA Badminton case involved tense exchanges between SafeSport center Vice President Bobby Click and Little, who advocated taking sexual abuse cases to police before going to the center.
“The bottom line is, you should never call SafeSport, you should call the police,” Little said. “Then, if the police say it’s OK, you should call SafeSport. The reason I say that is, it’s the law.”
While the center tries to get a grasp on its massive mission, the stakes involved are hard to miss.
A 2021 survey by the global advocacy group World Players found 13% of 297 athletes surveyed worldwide had reported experiencing sexual abuse at least once as a child in sports.
On its own website, SafeSport referenced a study by the Crimes Against Children Research Center that says one-in-five girls and one-in-20 boys in America become victims of sexual abuse.
Research center director David Finkelhor said most youth-serving organizations – including church groups, Boy and Girl Scouts and sporting organizations — have one thing in common when it comes to preventing abuse.
“They don’t necessarily have the skills that most need to be applied,” he said. “They don’t necessarily have the funds to support the things that need to be done. There aren’t programs and practices that can be adopted from other places that necessarily fit their environment.”
Cobb gave credit to SafeSport for the job it does educating athletes, coaches and administrators about how to keep sports safe.
Ultimately, though, he said SafeSport needs a more collaborative approach “that brings athletes and their families together” with sports leaders and the center to set policy.
“We’ve lost too much time,” Cobb said. “It’s time for a fundamental reset.”
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NEW YORK, July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- K2 Integrity ("K2), the leading risk and financial crimes advisory firm, today announced the launch of a first-of-its kind solution for independent certification of environmental, social and governance ("ESG") strategies for funds and fund managers. The offering will build on K2's global reputation for assisting clients in addressing risk, meet regulations and compliance requirements, and proven track record in assessing, designing and implementing certifications and trainings for the marketplace.
Applying proprietary framework, K2 Integrity will conduct a detailed review of qualitative and quantitative metrics to verify that a fund and manager is compliant with ESG best practices. K2's assessment takes into consideration applicable regulations that improve trust and transparency as these relate to ESG criteria. It also mitigates the risk of "greenwashing," which has become more prevalent as interest in ESG investments has grown.
"The need to validate and quantify ESG initiatives has never been greater, as investors, regulators and other stakeholders pay closer scrutiny to funds' activities," said Andrew Rabinowitz, Co-CEO of K2 Integrity. "Funds and fund managers must make sure they are following through on their ESG commitments. This assessment certification complements K2 Integrity's existing financial crime risk management services and will allow us to remain best-in-class in serving our global clientele through all of their needs, by bringing together ESG, regulatory, legal, industry, training and certification expertise."
This proprietary ESG certification is based on a fund's voluntary self-disclosure and independent review by K2 Integrity experts, who analyze, assess and validate the fund's own commitment to investors. Rather than rely on self-reporting by a manager, independent certification provides a robust review of approach and processes, as well as demonstrates alignment with the industry's best practices.
According to a recent survey by Callan, 78 percent of asset managers now incorporate ESG into their investment allocations. According to Morningstar, as of the first quarter of 2022, more than 2,000 asset managers globally handle some $343 billion in sustainable funds, with such strategies taking in more than $96.6 billion in net new deposits over the period.
Under the leadership of Andrew Rabinowitz, K2 Integrity is collaborating with select leading firms such as Maples Group, Kalmus Capital, Novata, Reed Smith, Ernst & Young, RepRisk, Citco Fund Services and academics from renowned institutions, including Yale University, Cornell University, University College-London, Carnegie Mellon University, and Columbia University, in the development of ongoing criteria for the certification, ensuring a thorough, meaningful, and independent assessment for funds and fund managers.
K2 Integrity is the leading risk and financial crimes advisory firm helping clients understand and manage their risk so they can lead with confidence. With some of the most knowledgeable practitioners in the industry, K2 brings together deep subject matter expertise with proprietary technology and digital offerings to help clients creatively solve today's issues while also planning for the future. With offices in New York and London and more than 400 employees globally, K2 has deep knowledge and experience working in every region and numerous jurisdictions around the world. To learn more about how K2 Integrity is revolutionizing the management of risk, visit www.k2integrity.com, or follow us on Twitter or LinkedIn.
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Men who belonged to unions their entire career made up to $1.3 million more on average than men who never joined one, according to new research.
Those belonging to unions made about $3.4 million from ages 20 to 64, compared to $2.1 million for those who were never union members. Cornell University's Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) Review published the findings.
The study analyzed data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) from 1969 through 2019. The men studied had to be no older than 25 between 1969 and 1973.
The sample consists only of men because women earners are categorized as "spouse" in the PSID, and data on spouses only began being collected consistently in 1979, the researchers said.
Researchers calculated career earnings using total years employed, mean hours worked per year, and the mean hourly wage.
Men with no college degree who have been in a union at least half their career had expected earnings of $1.96 million by age 65, while those with no college degree who have never been in a union or been in one less than half of their career have projected earnings of about $1.5 million.
Inversely, people with college degrees who have been in a union for more than half their careers made less ($2.16 million) than those with college degrees who have never been in a union ($2.67 million), "likely because of the association of union membership and occupations worked," the study says.
Though, across the board, belonging to a union was associated with an increased probability of retiring at or before age 65.
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Iran releases 1 Danish, 2 Austrian citizens in operation involving Oman, Belgium
By GEIR MOULSON and JON GAMBRELL
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BERLIN (AP) — Iran has released one Danish and two Austrian citizens, according to the European countries. They thanked Oman and Belgium for their help in getting the trio freed. An Oman Royal Air Force Gulfstream IV, which had been on the ground in Tehran for several days, took off shortly before the announcement on Friday. Oman often serves an interlocutor between Iran and the West and brings released captives out of the Islamic Republic. The releases also come after Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq visited Iran on his first trip there since becoming the Arab nation’s ruler in 2020. Iranian state media and officials did not immediately acknowledge a release on Friday, which is part of the weekend in the Islamic Republic.
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Official: Russia may discuss swap involving Wall Street Journal reporter
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia might be willing to discuss a potential prisoner swap with the U.S. involving jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich after his trial on espionage charges, a top Russian diplomat said Thursday.
Gershkovich, 31, his employer and the U. S. government all deny he was involved in spying and have demanded his release.
Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told state news agency Tass that talks about a possible exchange could take place through a dedicated channel that Russian and U.S. security agencies established for such purposes.
“We have a working channel that was used in the past to achieve concrete agreements, and these agreements were fulfilled,” Ryabkov said, adding that there was no need for the involvement of any third country.
However, he emphasized that Moscow would only negotiate a possible prisoner exchange after a trial. “The issue of exchanging anyone could only be considered after a court delivers its verdict,” he was quoted by Tass as saying.
It’s not clear how long the investigation could last, but other espionage cases have lasted for a year or more.
In December, American basketball star Brittney Griner was exchanged for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout following her trial and conviction on drug possession charges. She had been sentenced to nine years in prison and ended up spending 10 months behind bars.
Another American, Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan, has been imprisoned in Russia since December 2018 on espionage charges that his family and the U.S. government have called baseless.
Gershkovich could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted. Russian lawyers have said past investigations into espionage cases took a year to 18 months, during which time he could have little contact with the outside world.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, this month to immediately secure the release of both Gershkovich and Whelan.
President Joe Biden spoke to Greshkovich’s parents Tuesday and again condemned his detention. “We’re making it real clear that it’s totally illegal what’s happening, and we declared it so,” he said.
On Monday, the U.S. government declared Gershkovich as “wrongfully detained,” a designation that means that a particular State Department office takes the lead on seeking his release.
Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB, arrested Gershkovich in Yekaterinburg, Russia’s fourth-largest city, on March 29. He is the first U.S. correspondent since the Cold War to be detained in Russia for alleged spying.
The FSB, a successor agency to the Soviet-era KGB, accused Gershkovich of trying to obtain classified information about a Russian arms factory.
On Thursday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov again emphasized Moscow’s claim that Gershkovich was caught red-handed. He denied reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin had personally sanctioned Gershkovich’s arrest.
“It’s not the president’s prerogative. It’s up to the special services, who are doing their job,” Peskov said in a conference call with reporters.
The U.S. has pressed Russian authorities to grant U.S. consular access to Gershkovich. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Wednesday that Moscow would provide it “in due time in line with the consular practices and Russian legislation.”
Gershkovich is held in Moscow’s Lefortovo prison, which dates from the czarist era and has been a terrifying symbol of repression since Soviet times.
Whelan was also held in Lefortovo until he was sent to other prison to serve his 16-year sentence after his conviction in 2020.
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Part 2 of the TED Radio Hour episode Small But Mighty.
Languages are complex and our words are powerful. Cognative scientist Lera Boroditsky discusses how even small variations in language may mean big distinctions in how we experience the world.
About Lera Boroditsky
Lera Boroditsky is an associate professor of cognitive science at University of California, San Diego, and editor-in-chief of Frontiers in Cultural Psychology.
She previously served on the faculties at MIT and Stanford. Boroditsky has been named one of 25 visionaries changing the world by the Utne Reader, and is also a Searle Scholar, a McDonnell scholar, recipient of an NSF Career award and an APA Distinguished Scientist lecturer. She is one of the main contributors to the theory of linguistic relativity.
This segment of the TED Radio Hour was produced by Katie Monteleone and edited by Manoush Zomorodi. You can follow us on Twitter @TEDRadioHour and email us at TEDRadio@npr.org.
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The acquisition will strengthen Xebia's foothold in the functional programming domain
GURUGRAM, India, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Xebia, a leading global IT consultancy and services company, has united with 47 Degrees, a US-based global technology consultancy focused on unlocking business growth by creating assured solutions for complex, mission-critical software.
47 Degrees has been focused on building and deploying innovative applications for its clients as well as actively engaging in the tech community since 2010. The company offers comprehensive consulting services in functional programming languages and related technologies, like Scala, Kotlin, Spark, Kafka, and Akka. While the company is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, they have strong footholds in Spain, the United Kingdom, and Colombia.
Its team handles the design, development, and deployment of applications for its clients so that companies can focus on their core business goals. Their engineers—with years of development expertise—coordinate with client teams to provide additional bandwidth and adapt mission-critical workflow.
Speaking about the collaboration, Mr. Anand Sahay, Global CEO, Xebia Group, said, "We are delighted to join forces with 47 Degrees and we believe that with their strong expertise in Scala, Kotlin as well as functional Java, this acquisition will establish our presence in the global market and also allow us to widen our functional programming expertise to Rust, Clojure, and Haskell. We aim to become one of the most significant one-stop-shop for all functional programming needs."
Nick Elsberry, CEO of 47 Degrees, said; "We're pleased to join forces with Xebia, strong supporters of the functional paradigm, to leverage and support our comprehensive services and expertise to our future and existing clients. Xebia not only aligns with our technology goals but our people-first methodologies, and we're excited about this next chapter."
Functional languages provide significant advantages while building highly scalable and parallelized systems. As the demand for such scalable systems is increasing exponentially among enterprises as well as innovative start-ups worldwide, there is a simultaneous demand for specialized talent that is unfragmented and can support the adoption of functional paradigms.
As a full stack software firm, Xebia is a firm believer in and promoter of functional programming in its solution blueprints. We believe that the consolidation of boutique functional companies can offer enterprises a strong option and build confidence in functional paradigms.
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban’s “internal debates and extreme decrees” are paralyzing humanitarian work in Afghanistan, the head of a major aid agency told The Associated Press on Sunday, after he arrived on a week-long trip to talk to Taliban leaders about reversing a ban on women working for national and international non-governmental groups.
Jan Egeland, the secretary-general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, is the first NGO chief to visit Afghanistan for talks with the Taliban since the ban came into effect more than two weeks ago.
Authorities have barred Afghan women from working at NGOs, allegedly because they weren’t wearing the Islamic headscarf correctly. The ban follows a slew of moves that have severely limited or suspended women’s rights and education.
Aid groups, foreign governments, and the United Nations say women are vital for the delivery of lifesaving assistance in Afghanistan and are calling for the ban’s reversal. Many groups have suspended their operations, warning of dire and deadly consequences for a population already battered by decades of war, deteriorating living conditions and economic hardship.
The Norwegian Refugee Council says it has worked in Afghanistan since 2003 and employs 470 women. It helped more than 840,000 people last year and was intending to help 700,000 this year, the group said.
Egeland said that he was meeting Taliban leaders in the capital of Kabul and in the southern city of Kandahar, the birthplace of the Taliban movement and the base of the group’s supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada.
Egeland has already met the economy minister, who initially announced the ban, and other Taliban officials. Egeland indicated that those in Kabul were more willing to contemplate women returning to work because of their crucial role in delivering humanitarian aid.
“They all say that they want us to continue work and hope we will continue without females,” Egeland said in an interview Sunday at his group’s Kabul office. “But when I say we’re not willing or able to work with males only, they (Taliban officials) realize that the population is totally dependent on international assistance at the moment, food, shelter, sanitation.”
Women are needed to contact women, including female-headed households and widows, he said. Aid agencies say it is impossible for men to do this work because of Afghanistan’s social and cultural norms as well as the Taliban’s own prohibitions against the mixing of genders.
Separately, two aid officials have told the AP that they were given the impression by Taliban ministers in Kabul that they want women to resume their work at NGOs but that this decision lies with the leadership in Kandahar.
Egeland said the economy minister “sent us the message given by the supreme leader that we had to discontinue all work.” He said he is traveling to Kandahar because “it is there that the ideological and religious decrees come from.”
“The (Taliban’s) internal debates and extreme decrees have paralyzed our work,” Egeland said.
The NRC chief said it was impossible to meet the supreme leader in Kandahar but hoped to influence those around him.
Two weeks after the ban, it remains unclear how comprehensive it is, and some groups have reported that they are able to continue their work.
Egeland said this raises further questions.
“Can this be a religiously activated ban if some (women) are working and some are not? It’s not thought through at all,” Egeland said. “We can’t work with males only because we can’t follow their (the Taliban’s) rules and regulations.”
The Norwegian aid chief said the group’s female staff have complied with the Taliban’s dress codes, gender segregation rules and even the need to have a male chaperone on certain occasions. The damage caused by the ban will become worse the longer it continues, he warned, saying malnutrition and death is rising and maternal health is plunging.
On his trip, Egeland is also due to meet officials from embassies of Muslim-majority countries, such as Qatar and Saudi Arabia, who retain a diplomatic presence in Afghanistan and have condemned the Taliban crackdowns on female education and employment.
Despite initially promising a more moderate rule, the Taliban have widely implemented their interpretation of Islamic law, or Sharia.
They have banned girls and women from middle school, high school, and university, restricted women from most employment and ordered them to wear head-to-toe clothing in public. Women are also banned from parks and gyms.
Egeland said he was in Afghanistan shortly after the Taliban takeover in August 2021.
“All these promises were made. We were misled. What I would say is that the Taliban decrees on female workers, on education for girls is so wrong for Afghanistan, for the population, for the future, for the economy.”
He urged the West to send their diplomats back to Afghanistan to engage with the country’s new rulers because the population were the “same 40 million citizens they left behind.”
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) _ 22nd Century Group Inc. (XXII) on Tuesday reported a loss of $11.5 million in its second quarter.
The Buffalo, New York-based company said it had a loss of 6 cents per share.
The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 5 cents per share.
The plant biotechnology company posted revenue of $14.5 million in the period, which topped Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $12.2 million.
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TORONTO (AP) — Angel Zerpa pitched five solid innings, Bobby Witt Jr. hit a tiebreaking homer and the Kansas City Royals overcame the absence of 10 unvaccinated players to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 on Thursday night.
“One of the best wins of the year, all things considered,” manager Mike Matheny said.
Nate Eaton homered in his big league debut as the Royals won for the fifth time in six games.
Foreign nationals who aren’t vaccinated against COVID-19 are not allowed to enter Canada, save for limited exceptions that require a 14-day quarantine. Unvaccinated baseball players are placed on the restricted list, which means they are not paid and do not accrue major league service time.
Among the 10 players on Kansas City’s 26-man roster who stayed home were All-Star outfielder Andrew Benintendi, two-time All-Star Whit Merrifield, future cornerstones Kyle Isbel and MJ Melendez and outfielder Michael A. Taylor.
Also barred were first baseman Hunter Dozier, right-handed starters Brad Keller and Brady Singer, reliever Dylan Coleman and backup catcher Cam Gallagher.
“We just abide by the rules that are given to us,” Matheny said before the game. “It’s not how we’d design it but it is where we are and now we move forward.”
The Royals recalled infielder Nick Pratto and selected Eaton, infielder Michael Massey, catcher Freddy Fermin and outfielder Brewer Hicklen from Triple-A Omaha. Infielder Maikel Garcia, catcher Sebastian Rivero and left-hander Zerpa were recalled from Double-A Northwest Arkansas.
Pratto was in the starting lineup at first base and Eaton was in center field with Rivero catching Zerpa (2-0), who allowed one run and four hits, walked two and struck out two in the second start of his career and first this season.
“Every time we’ve seen him he looks like a top-shelf starter,” Matheny said. “He came in today against an all right-handed lineup that’s a very potent lineup and kept making good pitches all the way through. It was just a great display of pitching.”
Jackson Kowar pitched two innings, Taylor Clarke handled the eighth and Scott Barlow finished for his 16th save in 18 chances.
Eaton’s mother and brother were sitting behind Kansas City’s first base dugout, giving them a great view of his homer.
“Right around second base I was jogging and the only voice I could hear was my mom screaming,” Eaton said. “It was awesome. Those are the people that have been there my entire life and sacrificed so much for me to get to this point. Without them, I couldn’t have been here. To make them proud is pretty awesome.”
Blue Jays right-hander Kevin Gausman (6-7) started for the first time since taking a line drive off his ankle in a July 2 start against Tampa Bay. Gausman allowed two runs and seven hits in six innings. He walked two and struck out six.
“Great to get him back out there before the (All-Star) break,” new Blue Jays manager John Schneider said. “We liked what we saw, obviously. Everything was there as it usually is. Just a couple bad pitches.”
Nicky Lopez doubled off Gausman to begin the fifth and scored on a base hit by Edward Olivares, who was thrown out trying for a double. Witt followed with his 13th home run.
Toronto’s Matt Chapman homered off Zerpa in the bottom half, his 14th, but Eaton restored the two-run cushion by connecting off Anthony Banda in the ninth.
TWO-WIN WEEK
Zerpa earned his first career victory with two scoreless innings of relief against Detroit in Game 2 of Monday’s doubleheader. He made one start last season, allowing two unearned runs in five innings.
REINFORCEMENT REPORT
Keller, who started Monday, can be replaced Friday. Singer, who last pitched Wednesday, can be replaced for Sunday’s series finale.
ALSO ABSENT
Royals Pitching coach Cal Eldred, assistant hitting coach Keoni De Renne and bullpen catcher Parker Morin also did not travel. Triple-A Omaha manager Scott Thorman was brought along to assist Matheny’s staff.
RUNNING WILD
Olivares, one of Kansas City’s remaining regulars, didn’t get the Royals off to a positive start. After opening the game with a single, he broke for second but lost sight of Witt’s liner to right, turned for third and was doubled off first by 120 feet. Olivares was later thrown out trying to steal second, then thrown out trying to stretch out a double. Hicklen ran for Olivares after he singled in the eighth, but got caught in a rundown between second and third.
QUICK STARTERS
Eaton is the fourth player in Royals history to homer in his first game, joining Ryan O’Hearn (2018 against the White Sox), Mark Quinn (1999 against the Angels) and Clint Hurdle (1977 against Seattle).
TRAINER’S ROOM
Blue Jays: LHP Yusei Kikcuhi (neck) will throw a second bullpen session Friday. Kikuchi has been out since July 6.
UP NEXT
Royals RHP Zack Grienke (3-5, 4.52 ERA) starts Friday against Blue Jays RHP Alek Manoah (9-4, 2.34). Manoah is 2-0 in two career starts against the Royals, covering 13 scoreless innings.
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A federal appeals court has lifted its hold on Louisiana’s congressional redistricting. The ruling by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal means a special session may start Wednesday for a remap ordered by a district judge.
“This is a big step in the right direction for the people of Louisiana," Gov. John Bel Edwards said after the 5th Circuit handed down its opinion Sunday.
Edwards, a Democrat, had vetoed districts drawn up after the latest census, but the Republican-dominated legislature overrode his veto in late March.
Edwards has said throughout that a single majority-Black district violates the Voting Rights Act because the state is nearly one-third African American.
“There is time for the legislature to return to the Capitol and enact congressional maps that reflect the reality of our state,” Edwards said.
U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick, in a 152-page ruling handed down June 6, ordered the state to come up with a second majority Black district by June 20.
Republican Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin, who had filed one of three requests for the stay, said he has not decided what to do next. The state attorney general, who also is Republican, and legislative leaders did not immediately respond to queries about whether they plan to go to the Supreme Court.
"While I strongly disagree with the ruling of the panel, as Secretary of State I am obligated to comply with federal and state law, including Judge Dick’s injunction as long as it remains in effect,” Ardoin said Monday.
Earlier this year, the Supreme Court held a similar order in Alabama. However, the 5th Circuit noted, a ruling in that case “likely will come long after the 2022 elections, which are the subject of this appeal.”
Alabama's election was less than four months away when the high court acted, with absentee voting to start in about two months, the 5th Circuit wrote.
In Louisiana, it said, “weeks remain before the earliest candidate filing deadline, and months remain before the primary elections.”
The 5th Circuit also called Sunday for a full appeal of Judge Shelly Dick’s decision to be heard during the week of July 4. Sunday's decision did not consider whether her opinion was correct — only whether Ardoin and other defendants had shown they were very likely to win an appeal.
“Neither the plaintiffs’ arguments nor the district court’s analysis is entirely watertight. And it is feasible that the merits panel, conducting a less-rushed examination of the record in the light of differently framed arguments, may well side with the defendants,” the three-judge panel wrote.
The judges rejected claims that the districts were a racial gerrymander.
Race was considered by experts who drew up alternative maps for voters who challenged the districts, but that alone does not constitute gerrymandering, the opinion said.
“The defendants have not shown that the plaintiffs’ maps prioritized race so highly as to commit racial gerrymandering, or that complying with the district court’s order would require the Legislature to adopt a predominant racial purpose,” the judges wrote.
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Renowned growth-driven leader appointed to guide Simpro to new heights
DENVER, April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Simpro, a leading total business management software for commercial and residential trade service businesses, is pleased to announce that the company's Board of Directors has appointed Gary Specter as the company's Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.
Specter brings over 30 years of leadership experience to the role with a strong operational and transformational track record at customer-focused organizations. He has been instrumental in driving SaaS growth in emerging markets, enabling and scaling partner ecosystems and driving profitability.
"After a thorough and extensive review," said Bruce Gordon, Executive Chairman of Simpro, "the board is pleased to have appointed Gary Specter, who is a dynamic, growth-driven leader with proven success in building strong teams, driving revenue and exceeding financial and customer expectations. Gary possesses the qualifications and expertise to lead Simpro into its next stage of success."
Specter has served in leadership roles at Adobe, Magento, NetSuite and IBM. Immediately prior to joining Simpro, Specter served as President at Cart.com. While in this leadership role, Specter was instrumental in increasing revenue to over $200M in ARR.
Specter chose Simpro because of the direct impact they have on simplifying field service management and helping trade contracting businesses find clarity in the chaos. With more than 200,000 users working in commercial and residential trades worldwide, Simpro allows field services businesses to gain control of the entire customer lifecycle from initial contact to final payment and is the tool they count on to improve their business efficiency and make smarter decisions.
"I'm extremely excited to join Simpro," Specter said. "I am coming on board at an exciting time in the company's journey. My goal is to build on the strong foundation of the company and lead Simpro to the next level."
About Simpro
Simpro is the total business management software platform for commercial trade service businesses. From job quoting and scheduling to inventory tracking, invoicing and everything in between, Simpro's smart technology solutions and expert long-term support help businesses build, repair and power their future with complete control over operations.
Founded in 2002 by an electrical contractor and headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, Simpro supports more than 8,000 businesses and 200,000 users worldwide in the electrical, plumbing, HVAC, security and fire protection industries with 700+ employees in six global offices. To learn more about Simpro, visit our website.
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Las Vegas Raiders receiver Davante Adams has been charged with misdemeanor assault for shoving a photographer to the ground as he left the field following a loss at Kansas City.
Kansas City, Missouri, police said Adams pushed Ryan Zebley to the ground while running off the field following the Raiders’ 30-29 loss to the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on Monday night. Police called it an ”intentional, overt act” that caused whiplash, a headache and a possible minor concussion.
Charges were filed Wednesday morning in Municipal Court of Kansas City.
Adams apologized in his postgame comments to the media and later on Twitter.
”He jumped in front of me coming off the field. I kind of pushed him. He ended up on the ground,” Adams said after the game. ”I want to apologize to him for that. That was just frustration mixed with him really just running in front of me.
”I shouldn’t have responded that way, but that’s the way I responded. I want to apologize to him for that.”
The NFL is also investigating Adams’ actions. A person familiar with the process told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Adams could face possible punishment, including a fine or suspension.
Raiders coach Josh McDaniels said Tuesday that he supports Adams and will cooperate in any investigation.
Adams had three catches for 124 yards and two touchdowns in the game. He has 29 catches for 414 yards and five TDs so far in his first season with the Raiders.
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ST. LOUIS (KTVI) – When Professor Philip H. Dybvig went to sleep Sunday night, he turned on his phone’s “Do Not Disturb” setting. When the professor woke up the next morning, Dybvig saw he had, in his words, “a gazillion messages” on his phone.
“Somebody had said a couple days before that this is the day (of the Nobel Prize announcements), so I’m going, ‘Did I get a Nobel Prize?'” he said. “And my initial thought was it’s more likely that I got some prank calls.”
Dybvig, a professor of Banking and Finance at Washington University’s Olin School of Business, went online and looked up the Nobel Prize winners on the organization’s website. And that is how the 67-year-old learned he was one of three recipients of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences.
Dybvig won “for research on banks and financial crises,” along with colleague Douglas Diamond and former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. In 1983, Dybvig and Diamond penned “Bank Runs, Deposit Insurance, and Liquidity,” and introduced a model for explaining the instability of banks with “long-maturity assets and short-maturity liabilities.”
Over nearly four decades, the ideas in this paper have been used by regulators and cited by academics. It has even been referred to as the “go-to” paper to understand a financial crisis.
Nobel Prizes carry a cash award of $10 million Swedish kronor (nearly $900,000) and will be handed out on Dec. 10. Dybvig said he will travel to Stockholm, Sweden, to accept the honor.
“I think the main value of the prize is in the recognition,” he said, noting that the money made from potential speaking engagements and the like would be more useful for someone younger.
As for his share of the prize money, Dybvig will likely spend the money on his family.
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ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Tuesday is starting a three-day state visit to Russia meant to strengthen relations of “friendship and cooperation” at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, authorities said Tuesday.
The Algerian presidency said in a statement that Tebboune will attend an economic forum to be held this week in the city of St. Petersburg.
Putin’s invitation had been conveyed by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during his visit to Algiers in May last year with the aim of developing bilateral military, economic and humanitarian ties, and in other areas.
Some Algerian media have criticized the visit amid Russia’s war in Ukraine.
“The timing is not at all appropriate, as this visit by the president could be understood as a bias in favor of Russia in its conflict with Ukraine, whereas officially, it has a position of neutrality,” the Maghreb Emergent website wrote on Monday, raising concerns about a potential “backlash” from Western countries.
Tebboune answered a question on the issue during his last appearance on public television last month.
“Russia is a friendly country which helped our revolution and with which we have historic political, diplomatic and economic relations, but we also have good relations with the United States and the countries of the European Union,” he said.
Gas-rich Algeria is in a delicate position regarding its long-standing ties to Russia.
With drastically less capacity, Algeria is increasingly eyed by European countries looking to reduce their reliance on Russian energy amid the war in Ukraine. The North African nation has replaced Russia as Italy's No. 1 energy supplier.
Russia has long supplied Algeria with military equipment.
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A former top editor of an Orthodox Jewish newspaper in New York City was arrested Thursday on charges that he interfered with police officers who were trying to protect the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot.
Elliot Resnick, 39, was chief editor of The Jewish Press when he joined the crowd of Donald Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, according to an FBI agent’s affidavit.
Videos show Resnick grabbing and holding the arm of a Capitol police sergeant who was spraying a chemical irritant to prevent rioters from entering the building, the affidavit says. Another officer tried to remove Resnick’s hand from the sergeant’s arm, the agent wrote.
The FBI arrested Resnick in New York City on charges including civil disorder and assault of or interference with law enforcement. Clay Kaminsky, an attorney representing Resnick in New York, declined to comment on the charges.
The Jewish Press, based in Brooklyn, bills itself as the largest independent weekly Jewish newspaper in the U.S. A statement on its website says it is “known for its editorial feistiness” and “was politically incorrect long before the phrase was coined.”
Politico reported in April 2021 that video showed Resnick inside the Capitol on Jan. 6. Resnick later wrote an article defending the Capitol riot without acknowledging his presence in the building that day, Politico’s report noted.
At the time, The Jewish Press publisher Naomi Mauer told Politico that the newspaper believed Resnick “acted within the law.” A statement from The Jewish Press editorial board confirmed Resnick was in the Capitol on Jan. 6 and had been “covering the rally and the rest of the day’s terrible events” for the newspaper.
The editorial board wrote, “The Jewish Press does not see why Elliot’s personal views on former President Trump should make him any different from the dozens of other journalists covering the events, including many inside the Capitol building during the riots.”
Then-President Trump addressed a crowd of his supporters at the “Stop the Steal” rally on Jan. 6. The mob that stormed the Capitol disrupted a joint session of Congress that was certifying Joe Biden’s electoral victory.
Before the riot, Resnick posted social media messages echoing Trump’s baseless claims that Democrats stole the election from him, according to posts cited by the FBI affidavit.
Resnick had been a reporter and editor at The Jewish Press since 2006. He left the newspaper in May 2021, before the FBI says it began investigating him.
The Jewish Press staff didn’t immediately respond to email and telephone messages seeking comment on Resnick’s arrest.
Approximately 1,000 people have been charged with federal crimes related to the Capitol riot. Several riot defendants have claimed that they were acting as journalists when they joined the mob in entering the Capitol, but prosecutors and judges have routinely rejected those claims.
For the past two years, the FBI has been fanning out across the county to arrest Capitol riot suspects. The cases are often based on tips that they received in the first months after the riot.
The FBI agent’s account of Resnick’s actions on Jan. 6 portray him as an active participant in the riot.
Video showed Resnick repeatedly gesturing for others to come up stairs toward the Capitol after rioters broke through a line of police officers, the agent’s affidavit says.
Renick was one of the first rioters to enter the Capitol through the East Rotunda doors, according to the FBI. After entering the building, Resnick joined others in attempting to push open a door that a police officer was trying to keep closed, the FBI said. Another officer who tried to stop Renick was thrown to the ground by a different rioter.
Resnick grabbed and pulled other rioters into the Capitol after he failed to open the door, according to the affidavit. It says he spent roughly 50 minutes inside the Capitol before leaving.
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Cloud ERP Leader Achieves G2 Top Spots in Key Product Usability and Customer Relationships Categories
KIRKLAND, Wash., Oct. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Reflecting the company's commitment to "putting customers first," Acumatica, the world's fastest-growing cloud ERP company, solidified its leadership position in the ERP industry by achieving No. 1 rankings in seven separate categories in the G2 Fall 2022 reports. This is the third consecutive quarter Acumatica has earned these No. 1 rankings.
G2 is the world's leading business solution review platform. Business professionals, buyers, investors, and analysts use the site to compare and select the best software and services based on user reviews. The rankings are based on feedback from actual users of the products who responded to questions featured in the G2 review forms.
"Our customers are central to everything we do," said John Case, CEO of Acumatica. "The fact that G2's ratings and reports are based on real customers' reviews and experiences makes these recognitions all the more meaningful and validates our relentless commitment to prioritize the customers' needs as we continue to innovate our solutions."
Acumatica maintained its first-place position in the following categories:
Usability Index
- Best Mid-Market ERP Systems
- Best Overall Distribution ERP
Relationship Index
- Best Mid-Market ERP Systems
- Best Overall Distribution ERP
- Best Mid-Market Distribution ERP
- Best Overall Project-Based ERP
- Best Mid-Market Project-Based ERP
As a customer-centric company, Acumatica is committed to providing a state-of-the-art, user-friendly cloud ERP solution. The company exhibits this by releasing biannual product updates that enhance its offerings to customers. The most recent of these updates, 2022 R2, was released in September 2022 and provides Acumatica customers with increased usability, reduced geographic limitations, and improved targeting of micro-verticals.
By continuing to dedicate time and resources to fostering positive customer relationships, Acumatica has seen more than 80% growth in the Acumatica Amplifiers program, a program dedicated to amplifying customer voices by unlocking opportunities for customers to grow their brands, share their industry knowledge, and help shape the Acumatica product roadmap.
Learn more about what users have to say or leave your own review of Acumatica on G2's Acumatica review page.
Acumatica Cloud ERP provides the best business management solution for transforming your company to thrive in the new digital economy. Built on a future-proof platform with open architecture for rapid integrations, scalability, and ease of use, Acumatica delivers unparalleled value to small and midmarket organizations. Connected Business. Delivered. For more information, visit www.acumatica.com.
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- Strong operational performance during the first half of the year. The business continues to perform well boosted by the growth in Core Net Sales (+5.1% year-on-year) from key products of the Medical Dermatology portfolio
- The EU Dermatology portfolio continues to lead the growth of Almirall's business. Ilumetri® maintained an excellent sales momentum driven by new country launches, and Klisyri® and Wynzora® are gaining good traction in Europe
- Total EBITDA reached €107.6MM year-to-date (-21.2%), though the comparison to 2021 is impacted by product divestments in the previous year and the finalization of deferred income from AstraZeneca
- SG&A reached €210.1MM (+9.0%) driven by the support of recent launches and R&D was at €44.9MM, increasing as expected and reaching 10.3% of Core Net Sales
- Almirall and its partner Eli Lilly announced positive data from Phase III 52-week topline results of lebrikizumab (atopic dermatitis). These encouraging results reinforce Almirall's confidence that the product has the potential to be a first-line biologic and may support less frequent dosing
- Based on the solid performance of the business in H1, Almirall is reiterating its 2022 guidance
BARCELONA, Spain, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Almirall, S.A. (ALM), the global biopharmaceutical company based in Barcelona, today announced its H1 2022 financial results.
Summary of results
- Core Net Sales* reached €436.6 MM, a +5.1% year-on-year increase, and Core EBITDA* reached €98.3 MM, a -21.7% year-on-year decrease, tracking in line with guidance due to a strong EU Dermatology performance and positive contribution from growth drivers.
- Core Gross Margin* of 67.7% in line with expectations for the year.
- Total EBITDA was at €107.6 MM, a -21.2% year-on-year decrease, though the comparison to 2021 is impacted by product divestments in the previous year and the finalization of historical deferred income.
- R&D expenses of €44.9 MM increased as expected reaching 10.3% of Core Net Sales. R&D investment will continue to rise in line with Almirall's expectations due to the Phase IIIb studies for lebrikizumab, the Klisyri® large field studies, as well as increased spending on earlier stage assets such as the anti IL1-RAP.
- SG&A (Selling, General and Administrative) expenses were €210.1 MM, 9% higher than last year as Almirall continued to add investment towards the successful execution of recent product launches such as Wynzora®, Klisyri® in the US and EU, and Ilumetri® rollout in key countries.
- Almirall finished the first semester with a very healthy balance sheet with a leverage of 0.9 x Net Debt to EBITDA and an optimal cash position, generating €56 MM of operating cash flow during H1, which gives the company flexibility to continue to explore inorganic growth opportunities.
* Core results excludes AstraZeneca contribution: Deferred Income and Other Income. From 2022 onwards, there is no difference between Core Net Sales and Net Sales as no additional Deferred Income from AstraZeneca is registered, the difference related to Core EBITDA and EBITDA is explained by the other income related to AstraZeneca.
Further information from Almirall's H1 results is available at: https://www.almirall.com/media/newsroom
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The Day is to inform the public of the impact of human actions on the ocean and take real action towards a new life for our oceans.
WESTON, Fla., June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Golden Grail Technology (OTC: GOGY) www.GoldenGrailBeverages.com is a fast-growing company with a strategic mission to innovate, build and streamline the growth of its beverage portfolio through fiscally responsible investing announces honoring World Ocean's Day (WOD). Watch this video to learn more about WOD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhAez13aBlg. The purpose of the Day is to inform the public of the impact of human actions on the ocean, develop a worldwide movement of citizens for the ocean, and mobilize and unite the world's population on a project for the sustainable management of the world's oceans.
The Company honored WOD this year by donating to Boca Save Our Beaches (BSOB) https://www.bocasob.com/about, a close to home nonprofit organization that is dedicated to protecting the marine ecosystem through community collaboration, conservation and educational awareness. BSOB has a clear objective to empower people of all backgrounds and ages in the community to work together in establishing goals to safeguard the coast while promoting a clean marine environment.
Golden Grail Beverages is committed to taking a part in the reduction of plastic bottles. They recently announced their acquisition of Cause Water, a premium mountain spring water packaged in an aluminum can. They also recently announced switching Tickle Water, another recently acquired brand, from plastic to cans. Furthermore, Golden Grail will continue to target brand acquisitions that are in line with this initiative.
The beverage industry sells 445 billion liters of non-alcoholic beverages in PET bottles annually in the countries surveyed by Euromonitor. According to International Coastal Clean-up data analyzed by Oceana, plastic bottles were the most commonly found plastic items in beach clean-ups worldwide when measured by weight. Additionally, beach surveys in 51 countries conducted by members of the Break Free from Plastic Coalition identified soft drink company bottles as the first and third most commonly found branded items among ocean plastic pollution collected.
Golden Grail is a fast paced, progressive beverage company interested in building out a portfolio of relevant brands, in emerging and high-growth categories in order to bring long-term shareholder value. They are committed to their Environmental, Social and Governance factors and are continuously participating in ongoing supportive initiatives.
Golden Grail Technology (OTC: GOGY) www.GoldenGrailBeverages.com is a fast-growing company with a strategic mission to innovate, build and streamline the growth of its beverage portfolio through fiscally responsible investing. The company targets brands that have a proven sales history, loyal consumer following, retail presence and strong value proposition who need assistance to get to the next few levels. Golden Grail has been actively acquiring brands within emerging and growing beverage categories. Our robust product offerings include Spider Energy Drink, Trevi Fruit Essence Water, Tickle Water for kids, Sketch Can for Tweens, Cause Water helping reduce global plastic pollution and Scorpion Energy Hemp/CBD.
After an acquisition, the company utilizes a series of operational technologies to apply its business expertise, fiscal techniques and various manufacturing processes know-how to improve the economics and performance of each brand while advancing marketing and distribution for its beverage holdings. The company's focus on sophisticated management and development of beverage brands, coupled with its rapidly growing and recognizable portfolio of healthy, functional beverages sets Golden Grail apart as a leader in acquiring and advancing existing beverage brands.
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Cause Water is Pristine Mountain Spring Water with a Cause
Cause Water has three key initiatives be a vessel for change, do your part and encouraging consumers to join the cause, by drinking Cause Water. A fully recyclable aluminum bottle and cap supports its core mission of plastic reduction and ocean preservation. Cause Water can be found in high-end, influential natural food stores along the West Coast.
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Tickle Water is a premium sparkling water company dedicated to providing honest and clean hydration. Tickle Water is the first sparkling water in the market created specifically for children, yet enjoyed by all ages, complete with delicious flavors and a recyclable can, making it the perfect beverage for any occasion. Every can of Tickle Water is simply made with premium sparkling water and natural flavors without artificial ingredients, sugar, sodium, or preservatives.
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'Sketch Can' - The first and only 'sketch can' features a personalization space and a social media hash tag to invite Tickle fans to interact with the brand by drawing on the can and then sharing their custom can on Tik Tok. 'Sketch Can' provides kids with a brand they can call their own. It is a healthy premium sparkling water and natural flavors without artificial ingredients, sugar, sodium, or preservatives. 'Sketch Can' comes in a fully recyclable package, in two delicious flavors Watermelon and Sour Green Apple. Kids won't be able to resist the urge to sip and sketch.
Trevi Essence Water is a true clean-label beverage with a superior flavor that stays true to the fruit. Trevi has zero sugar, zero calories, no preservatives, no artificial ingredients, gluten free, vegan, kosher and diet friendly. Trevi comes in four delicious flavors Mango Orange, Coconut Lime, Peach and Grapefruit.
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Spider Energy Drink is packed with serious energy. This formula is the perfect balance of energy boosting B-vitamins, Taurine, Guarana, Ginseng, Key Levels of Amino Acids and herbal extracts. Made with 100% real sugar, Spider Energy is known as one of the best tasting with a fresh-citrus, smooth and refreshing flavor, without the medicinal aftertaste associated with most energy drinks.
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This press release includes forward-looking statements concerning the future performance of our business, its operations and its financial performance and condition, and also includes selected operating results presented without the context of accompanying financial results. These forward-looking statements include, among others, statements with respect to our objectives and strategies to achieve those objectives, as well as statements with respect to our beliefs, plans, expectations, anticipations, estimates or intentions. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations. We caution that all forward-looking information is inherently uncertain and actual results may differ materially from the assumptions, estimates or expectations reflected or contained in the forward-looking information, and that actual future performance will be affected by a number of factors, including economic conditions, technological change, regulatory change and competitive factors, many of which are beyond our control. Therefore, future events and results may vary significantly from what we currently foresee. We are under no obligation (and we expressly disclaim any such obligation) to update or alter the forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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NEW YORK (AP) — An estimated 12.4 million people tuned in to watch stars Harry Styles, Lizzo and Bad Bunny perform at the Grammy Awards, along with a tribute to 50 years of rap history.
That’s up from the pandemic-affected broadcasts of the last two years, the Nielsen company said on Monday. Live viewership was 8.8 million in 2021 and 8.9 million in 2022.
While the Grammys bounced back, it didn’t reach the viewership levels of pre-COVID days. Music’s showcase night was seen by 18.7 million people in 2020.
Live television viewership has declined across-the-board over the past few years, with pro football one of the few events to buck the trend.
There was no immediate estimate of how viewing broke down between CBS and its sister streaming service, Paramount+, which also covered the awards. The number is likely to increase slightly when delayed viewing is counted later.
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Applications for unemployment benefits in the U.S. fell last week as the labor market continues to show strength despite some weakness in other parts of the economy.
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The number of Americans filing for jobless claims for the week ending April 22 fell by 16,000 to 230,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
The four-week moving average of claims, which flattens some of the week-to-week volatility, fell by 6,000 to 236,000. At the start of the year, weekly claims were running around 200,000 and they have gradually moved higher.
Overall, 1.86 million people were collecting unemployment benefits the week that ended April 15, 3,000 fewer than the previous week.
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The weekly claims numbers are a proxy for layoffs, and continue to show that American workers are enjoying unusual job security despite rising interest rates, economic uncertainty and fears of a looming recession.
The U.S. job market has remained healthy in spite of other weak spots in the broader economy. The unemployment rate came in at 3.5% last month, a tick above January’s half-century low 3.4%. Employers added 236,000 jobs in March, down from 472,000 in January and 326,000 in February, but still strong by historic standards.
Federal Reserve policymakers worry that a tight job market puts upward pressure on wages — and on overall prices. They’ve raised their benchmark interest rate nine times in just over a year. Inflation has edged lower since hitting four-decade highs last year. But March’s 5% year-over-year inflation rate remained well above the Fed’s 2% target.
The Fed is hoping to achieve a so-called soft landing — lowering growth just enough to bring inflation under control without causing a recession. Economists are skeptical, with many expecting the U.S. to enter a recession later this year.
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On Thursday, the Commerce Department reported that U.S. economy slowed sharply from January through March, decelerating to just a 1.1% annual pace as higher interest rates hammered the housing market and businesses reduced inventories.
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Mushers and their dogs in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race face plenty of variables in the Alaska wilderness. An unexpected one this year has been heat that is taking a toll in a sport better suited for temperatures well below zero.
Jason Mackey said a thermometer hanging from the back of his sled hit 80 degrees Fahrenheit (26.67 degree C) at one point this week as he camped alongside the trail while mushers neared the halfway mark of the race. Other racers threw their game plans for the 1,000-mile (1,609-kilometer) race across Alaska out the window to deal with the heat and messy trail conditions.
Although it’s warm, it wasn’t 80 degrees in interior Alaska, which would probably be a record high in July, said Brian Brettschneider, a climate scientist with the National Weather Service’s Alaska Region. Instead, when you leave a thermometer in the sun, it absorbs the solar energy, which is the reason official measurement thermometers are kept in the shade.
But it’s still warm and sunny, and it’s having noticeable effects on people who are exposed to it, Brettschneider said.
Last weekend, the same area was much cooler than normal, with what appeared to be ideal mushing conditions. The warmer conditions are being driven by an area of high pressure, he said.
Many communities in the nation’s largest state hit record highs this week, from Kodiak off Alaska’s southern coast to Deadhorse, the supply town for oil companies operating on the state’s North Slope, about 1,250 miles (2,012 kilometers) away.
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Along the Iditarod race route, the community of McGrath didn’t set records but had a high Wednesday of 36 degrees Fahrenheit (2.22 degree C), 14 degrees Fahrenheit (-10 degree C) above normal. More telling was a low temperature of 27 degrees Fahrenheit (-2.78 degrees C).
“Normally it should be below zero (-17.78 degrees C),” Brettschneider said.
That warmth was evident all along the Iditarod trail Wednesday. “There’s almost no places that were below freezing along the route,” he said.
That was not news to Mackey. “I wish the temperatures would cool down,” the musher told a television crew from the Iditarod Insider.
It’s just not the heat that was bothersome. He said he looked down at his sled at one point and saw two mosquitoes.
“Yeah, it’s spring,” Mackey said.
The heat is taking its toll on Mackey’s dogs, which he called “big boys” at 80 pounds (36.29 kilograms). He said other teams were moving in the heat of the day, but he wasn’t willing to do that. “I mean, it zaps them,” he said of the dog team.
Kelly Maixner, a pediatric dentist, said his dogs don’t like the heat, and he'd rather it be minus -20 degrees Fahrenheit (-28.89 degrees C).
During the race, mushers must take one 24-hour layover at a checkpoint to rest. Part of where to take that layover plays into the strategy of most every musher.
Nic Petit took his mandatory rest early in the race, at the checkpoint in Nikolai, because the sun was out. “I like hot dogs, just not my dog as a hot dog,” said Petit, who was born in France and raised in New Mexico.
The melting was causing issues and concerns for some mushers, especially as they made for the race’s halfway point, the ghost village of Iditarod.
“It could be soft and punchy out there, and who knows how the hills are going into Iditarod,” Richie Diehl told the TV crew. “It could be big tussocks just like a couple of years ago, and it could be a brutal run, you know, with the rolling hills and possibly barren tundra.” Tussocks are clumps of grass.
Rookie musher Bailey Vitello of New Hampshire was near last place Thursday, running his dogs in the rain during the day and having to deal with ice at night.
He would rather not be behind and dealing with ripped-up trails. “The back-of-the-pack is the worst part of the trail,” he told the TV crew.
Riley Dyche of Fairbanks took his 24-hour break before reaching Iditarod because he didn’t want to run his dogs in the heat of the day. That likely cost him either $3,000 in gold nuggets or a new smart phone, the prize given to the first musher at the halfway point.
“I don’t think the little incentive prize — it would have been cool — but I don’t think it would have been a benefit to these guys for getting to the finish line,” he said, speaking of his dogs.
Instead, that prize went to race leader Wade Marrs, who is originally from Alaska but now living in Wisconsin. He arrived in Iditarod about 1 a.m. Thursday.
The good news for mushers is that as they continue west, temperatures will be more Alaska-like, highs around 10 degrees Fahrenheit (-12 degrees C) and lows below zero, Brettschneider said.
The race started Sunday in Willow, just north of Anchorage. Mushers will take their dog teams over two mountain ranges, the frozen Yukon River and the Bering Sea ice to the finish line in Nome. The winner is expected sometime early next week.
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Sofia Vergara is turning up the heat with more than birthday candles.
The Modern Family alum, 50, shared a steamy mirror selfie in a black bikini while celebrating husband Joe Manganiello's 46th birthday at their tropical island home known only as Casa Chipi Chipi.
She captioned the Dec. 28 post, "Playa brisa y mar" (beach breeze and sea).
In addition to the swimwear, the America's Got Talent judge wore her long, dark hair down around her shoulders and a simple but stunning Van Cleef and Arpels bracelet on her wrist.
The post also contained a photo of the birthday boy in a black tank top holding up two water bottles, as well as a shot of the sea and palm trees blowing in the breeze. The couple arrived at their island getaway ahead of Christmas as she shared an arial shot of the property featuring a seaplane parked on the beach. "We r home," she captioned the Dec. 24 post.
Sofia has shared several snaps of the couple during their visit, including one of her husband shirtless in his swim trunks and sunglasses.
"Feliz cumpleaños mi amor," she captioned the Dec. 28 post. "It's going to be an amazing 2023 for you."
Also making the trip with Sofia and the Magic Mike star is their Chihuahua/Pomeranian mix, Bubbles. The tiny pup can be seen with the couple in Joe's lap at a dining room patio as well as on their patio and on a couch with Sofia. Both posts are captioned "Casa Chipi Chipi."
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Netflix plans to roll out password-sharing crackdown in 2023
(CNN) – Netflix has a plan in place to crackdown on password sharing starting next year.
The streaming giant shared more details of its plan during Tuesday’s earning report.
The company says the two features it started testing earlier this year to combat shared accounts will be broadly implemented in 2023.
In March, Netflix started testing “extra member” and “profile transfer” features in Chile, Costa Rica and Peru.
The “profile transfer” feature allows users to transfer their current profiles to a new paid account.
For those who want to continue to share their account with family and friends, the “extra member” option allows users to create sub-accounts under their main account for an additional fee.
No word on what the fee would be, but during testing, it cost around $3 in Costa Rica.
Netflix also reported Tuesday that it gained 2.4 million subscribers in its third quarter, which far exceeded expectations.
They say they will also likely add 4.5 million subscribers in their next quarter.
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The 2023 tax filing season officially began on Monday, Jan. 23, with returns due on April 18.
Previously, during the 2021 tax season, several viral social media posts claimed tax preparation companies hid free services.
Now that the 2023 tax season is underway, people are again looking for ways to file their taxes for free, online search data show.
THE QUESTION
Can you file your taxes for free?
THE SOURCES
THE ANSWER
Yes, you can file your taxes for free.
WHAT WE FOUND
The IRS announced on Jan. 17 that Free File, a federal program providing taxpayers with free online tax preparation and filing software, is ready to use. Any taxpayer or family whose adjusted gross income (AGI) was $73,000 or less in 2022 is eligible for IRS Free File.
People who qualify for IRS Free File can file their taxes using a computer, smartphone or tablet.
Free File only guarantees you a free federal tax return, although the IRS says some programs offer free state tax preparation and filing.
These seven providers are partnering with IRS Free File during the 2023 tax season:
- 1040Now
- ezTaxReturn.com
- FileYourTaxes.com
- On-Line Taxes
- TaxAct
- FreeTaxUSA
- TaxSlayer
Taxpayers can use the IRS Free File online lookup tool to find the right provider for them. The IRS says ezTaxReturn.com is offering Free File in Spanish for the 2023 tax season.
The IRS offers another free tax filing option that allows people to fill out online federal tax forms, equivalent to a paper 1040 form. The agency says this option, which is open to individuals and families who earned more than $73,000 in 2022, is best for people who are “comfortable preparing their own taxes.”
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Beyond the IRS, there are other options available to file your taxes for free.
The AARP Foundation has a program called Tax-Aide that offers free in-person and virtual tax assistance. Tax-Aide is available to anyone, regardless of income, although the service is focused on people over 50 who have low to moderate incomes. The program can help with most, but not all, tax returns.
Cash App Taxes provides a free tax filing service with no income restrictions for both federal and state taxes, but you have to download Cash App and log in to use the service.
Many of the largest paid tax preparation services also offer free tax filing for simple tax returns, separate from the IRS Free File program. TurboTax’s free version covers W-2 income, limited interest or dividend income reported on a 1099 form, standard deduction claims, Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), child tax credits and student loan interest deductions.
H&R Block’s free version covers basic W-2 income, EITC, child tax credit, student loan interest deductions and retirement income reports.
Neither TurboTax or H&R Block place income restrictions on their free filings.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on March 29, 2022 that it was taking administrative action against TurboTax for misleading consumers about the availability of its free service. According to the FTC, TurboTax would inform consumers they needed to upgrade to the paid version only after the consumer had entered sensitive personal and financial information. The FTC said two-thirds of all tax filers didn’t qualify for TurboTax's free service.
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The New York attorney general's office said Wednesday that it has launched an investigation into tech platforms including video-streaming site Twitch, messaging platform Discord and the anonymous message board 4chan in connection with the mass shooting in Buffalo that killed 10 people.
"Time and time again, we have seen the real-world devastation that is borne of these dangerous and hateful platforms, and we are doing everything in our power to shine a spotlight on this alarming behavior and take action to ensure it never happens again," New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul requested the investigation; she wrote to the state's prosecutors that the Buffalo massacre "raises questions about the role of social media platforms in the promotion of violence. These questions need to be answered."
I've issued a referral to @NewYorkStateAG to investigate social media platforms that broadcasted the horrific attack in Buffalo and legitimized replacement theory.
— Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) May 18, 2022
Social media platforms must take responsibility and be held accountable for favoring engagement over public safety.
The Buffalo suspect appears to have credited the racist memes and discussion found on 4chan with influencing him in an alleged 180-page screed posted online.
A person who identified as the suspect's name, Payton Gendron, outlined plans on Discord for an attack.
A Discord spokesperson said the suspect used a private forum on the site as a digital journal. The company said shortly before the Buffalo attack, a small group of people were invited to the forum, but before that it was viewed only by the suspect.
And the suspect live-streamed the violence on Amazon-owned Twitch, which says it was able to remove the feed in less than two minutes after it started. Still, the graphic footage quickly spread across the internet.
In her statement, James said the investigation is targeting Twitch, 4chan, 8chan and Discord, but the probe may eventually include other tech platforms.
"The fact that an individual can post detailed plans to commit such an act of hate without consequence, and then stream it for the world to see is bone-chilling and unfathomable," James said. "As we continue to mourn and honor the lives that were stolen, we are taking serious action to investigate these companies for their roles in this attack."
The responsibility of social media companies in connection with radicalizing mass shooters and helping the individuals amplify footage of violence is a topic that has long been hotly debated.
And it is a discussion that is complicated by the legal landscape in the U.S., since online platforms are afforded sweeping protection from being held liable for what users post.
There are narrow ways to get around the legal shield, known as Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, including if a social media site carries content that violates a federal criminal law.
"If a suspect commits a federal hate crime and prosecutors also name an online service as a defendant, Section 230 categorically does not apply to them," said Eric Goldman, a professor at Santa Clara University School of Law. "However, the odds that an internet service would be held liable for a user's hate crimes are very, very low."
For attorney general James and other investigators attempting to hold tech companies to account for how people use the services, the legal road is always going to be a tough one, Goldman said.
He said courts have held that a platform's content moderation decisions count as a kind of free speech protected by the First Amendment. In order to overcome that, a prosecutor would have to show that a social media company had enough knowledge of bad actions that broke the law.
"How much knowledge is enough? Generally simply knowing people are doing something bad on a service is not enough knowledge," Goldman said.
Twitch and Discord say they are cooperating with several law enforcement agencies investigation the shooting, including the FBI and Department of Homeland Security.
In a statement, Twitch noted the challenge of moderating live broadcasts on its platforms, noting that the company is "continuously evaluating our policies, processes and products to keep communities safe."
Twitch added that: "Bigotry and hate don't happen in a vacuum. They're enabled by a permissive culture when we don't create spaces where people feel empowered to speak up."
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Tax season is fast approaching, with the April 15 deadline now just one month away. Some people may have already filed their taxes, though, and wonder where their money is.
There is no need to call the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) now, as a tool has been made available on the IRS website called the “Where’s my refund?” tool. A news release from the IRS calls it “the most convenient way to check the status of 2022, 2021 and 2020 tax refunds.”
The release says information for the most current tax year filed is generally available within 24 hours after the IRS acknowledges receipt of the e-filed return.
To use the tool, you will need:
- Your Social Security or taxpayer ID number
- Your filing status
- The exact refund amount on your return
The Where’s My Refund? tool displays progress through three phases: Return Received, Return Approved, and Refund Sent.
Taxpayers will get personalized refund information based on the status of their tax returns. The tool will provide an actual refund date once the IRS processes the return and approves the refund.
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LAS VEGAS, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- REALM™ Global has been recognized as the Top Luxury Standout for 2022 by Inman Media, the real estate industry's leading resource. The Inman Golden I Club is the highest honor in luxury real estate bestowed by the Inman editorial team each year. REALM joins the ranks of a prestigious group of agents, brokers, creative thinkers, and deal makers who are being recognized for testing the boundaries of the luxury real estate world and leading the industry into the future. Winners were announced at the Inman Luxury Connect event in Las Vegas.
"Since our launch in March 2020, REALM's singular purpose has been to strengthen the individual through the power of community," said Julie Faupel, Founder and CEO. "I am so proud of the community that exists within REALM and I am humbled by the support that we continue to see throughout the industry. The reach of a real estate professional has historically been limited by geography, brand or discipline, and through REALM we are proving every day that excellence cannot be limited or defined."
"The REALM platform and services are entirely informed by industry professionals, providing an incredible advantage as we continue to build the membership," continued Brennan Buckley, Founding Partner. "The fact that we are constantly listening to the members, hearing the feedback and implementing those enhancements ensures that they feel confident about the value REALM provides to their businesses and their clients."
Since REALM debuted in March of 2020, the "brand-agnostic" platform has focused on building the community agent-by-agent. Today, REALM is comprised of 500+ elite luxury producers from over 40 states, 12 countries and 110 different real estate brands. Every member is vetted and passes both a certification regarding their production-level as well as a reputation-check, followed by a personal interview.
"The membership that we've built within REALM consists of colleagues who are performing at the very highest level of the industry," said Faupel. "The members of REALM are on the forefront of the business; they are the real estate professionals who are defining the business of tomorrow and, as we scale, we are mindful not to sacrifice integrity for headcount. It is an honor to be spotlighted by Inman for our commitment to the excellence within the industry."
As for the future of REALM, both Faupel and Buckley are excited to expand services that support the philosophy of relationships enhanced by technology. "We have strategic partners that are unmatched in the industry; a world-class development team at Curve10 Technologies, content and thought-leadership led by Sandow Media/Luxe Magazine, and data consolidated from respected sources like WealthX," reports Buckley. "We are in discussions with other partners who are experts in their discipline, reflect the same commitment to excellence and will continue to elevate the level of service and performance of our constituents."
REALM is the first globally collaborative real estate platform that combines real-time data with human experience and networking, and its membership is comprised of the most accomplished real estate professionals ever assembled. A REALM membership is a relationship enhancer and includes a game-changing technology platform that will enhance client data, provide a lifestyle profile for a member's clients, and then matches elite REALM members anywhere in the world based on the clients they represent and the listings they have.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Four space station astronauts returned to Earth late Saturday after a quick SpaceX flight home.
Their capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico just off the Florida coast near Tampa.
The U.S.-Russian-Japanese crew spent five months at the International Space Station, arriving last October. Besides dodging space junk, the astronauts had to deal with a pair of leaking Russian capsules docked to the orbiting outpost and the urgent delivery of a replacement craft for the station’s other crew members.
Led by NASA’s Nicole Mann, the first Native American woman to fly in space, the astronauts checked out of the station early Saturday morning. Less than 19 hours later, their Dragon capsule was bobbing in the sea as they awaited pickup.
Earlier in the week, high wind and waves in the splashdown zones kept them at the station a few extra days. Their replacements arrived more than a week ago.
“That was one heck of a ride,” Mann radioed moments after splashdown. “We’re happy to be home.”
Mann, a member of Northern California’s Wailacki of the Round Valley Indian Tribes, said she couldn’t wait to feel the wind on her face, smell fresh grass and enjoy some delicious Earth food.
Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata craved sushi, while Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina yearned to drink hot tea “from real cup, not from plastic bag.”
NASA astronaut Josh Cassada’s to-do list included getting a rescue dog for his family. “Please don’t tell our two cats,” he joked before departing the space station.
Remaining behind at the space station are three Americans, three Russians and one from the United Arab Emirates.
Wakata, Japan’s spaceflight champion, now has logged more than 500 days in space over five missions dating back to NASA’s shuttle era.
___ The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group. The AP is solely responsible for all content.
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THE HAGUE (AP) — News channel Al Jazeera on Tuesday formally asked the International Criminal Court to investigate the fatal shooting of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh as she was reporting from a Palestinian refugee camp in May.
Al Jazeera has accused the Israeli government of specifically targeting its journalists, calling Abu Akleh’s death a war crime. The news outlet wants ICC prosecutor Karim Khan to include the reporter’s killing, as well as last year’s Israeli airstrike on Al Jazeera’s offices in the Gaza Strip, in his ongoing investigation into allegations of war crimes in the West Bank and Gaza.
“My family still doesn’t know who shot the deadly bullet,” Lena Abu Akleh, Shireen’s niece, told reporters during a press conference. The family submitted their own request for an ICC investigation in September.
Following international pressure, Israeli defense forces admitted it was likely that one of their soldiers shot the prominent correspondent while she was reporting on a military raid in the West Bank. The IDF denied the shooting was intentional and declared the case closed.
“No one will investigate (Israeli) soldiers and no one will preach to us about morals in warfare, certainly not Al-Jazeera,” Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said in a statement in response to Tuesday’s filing.
Al Jazeera saw the killing as yet another attack on the press freedom of Palestinians. “Palestinian journalists have been targeted for doing their jobs as journalists,” Cameron Doley, who is representing Al Jazeera, told reporters after submitting the complaint to the world’s only permanent court for atrocities crimes.
ICC prosecutors opened a preliminary examination into allegations of Israeli war crimes in Gaza and the occupied West Bank in 2015, but did not begin a formal investigation until last year after determining that the court had jurisdiction.
The U.S. Department of Justice has launched its own investigation into the deadly encounter after U.S. lawmakers were disappointed with the Israeli military’s response. Abu Akleh obtained U.S. citizenship while living in the United States as a child.
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In late February, the UNT System Board of Regents approved the establishment of a College of Nursing at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth to address the nursing shortage in Texas.
Since the announcement, the leadership at HSC has been dedicated to recruiting, developing courses and undertaking administrative and licensing procedures for the newly established College of Nursing.
According to HSC, students are expected to arrive Fall 2024.
“We still have some regulatory pieces to sort out before we know how many students we can enroll,” Senior Communications Specialist Eric Griffey told Local Profile. “We probably won’t know that number for a while.”
UNT Health Science Center already has nurses in very prominent positions at the university, including the president. There are also around 40 nurses who already work on campus, many of whom work in the clinic.
Dr. Cynthia Weston was recently appointed dean of the college. In an interview with KERA, Dr. Weston explained that a surge in population growth fueled the nursing shortage in North Texas.
“Texas currently ranks last out of the 50 states for access and affordability to health care,” Dr. Weston told KERA. “We need nurses to help fill that gap and access to care.”
According to a study published in Nurse Journal, nurses constitute the largest portion of the healthcare workforce. But the nursing profession has been experiencing persistent shortages in recent years due to the growing need for nursing skills and services. In the past two years, around 30,000 qualified applicants have been turned away from nursing programs due to capacity limitations.
“Texas is grappling with a significant nursing shortage,” said Jack Frazee, director of Government Affairs and General Counsel for the Texas Nurses Association. “There is no better way to address this challenge than through education. Nurses are the bedrock of the health care system in the U.S. and around the world. The entire health care ecosystem will benefit from a new school of nursing.”
The new College of Nursing will join five other colleges and schools offering degree programs at HSC: the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Public Health, School of Health Professions and College of Pharmacy.
But UNT is not the only school expanding its nursing programs. Local Profile previously reported, Galen College of Nursing, an affiliate of Medical City Healthcare, announced a new campus is set to open in Richardson in July 2023.
The 40,000-square-foot school in Richardson will be equipped with state-of-the-art patient simulation labs. These labs will facilitate hands-on learning, enabling students to develop the practical skills needed to become competent nurses upon entering the field.
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BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visited Brazil’s northern state of Roraima on Saturday after the government declared a public health emergency for the Yanomami people in the Amazon, who are suffering from malnutrition and diseases such as malaria as a consequence of illegal mining.
At the state capital, Boa Vista, Lula said the way the Yanomami are treated is inhumane. The immediate measures to be taken by the government are improvement in transportation and the employment of more doctors and nurses to work in the region, he said.
The decree signed by Health Minister Nisia Trindade late Friday has no expiration date and allows for hiring extra personnel. It determines that the team in charge has to publish reports regarding the Indigneous group’s health and general well-being.
Lula also created a multiministerial committee, to be coordinated by his chief of staff, for an initial period of 90 days. The government team went to Boa Vista as many ill Yanomami have been admitted to specialized hospitals there.
The Yanomami live in the largest indigenous area in Brazil, with more than 9 million hectares (22 million acres) and a population of around 30,000, in the northern area of the Amazon rainforest, close to the border with Venezuela.
In recent years, specialists had sounded the alarm about humanitarian and sanitary crisis taking shape. The report “Yanomami Under Attack,” written by the nonprofit Socio-Environmental Institute, points out that in 2021 the region was responsible for 50% of the malaria cases in the country. The same report said that more than 3,000 children were malnourished.
Illegal mining is the main root of the problems faced by the Yanomami people. Activists accuse miners of death threats, sexual violence and alcohol and drug abuse, especially against Indigenous children. The same report shows that the region had more than 40 illegal airstrips made by miners and that they had taken over some of the government health centers installed in the region.
“The mining activity changes the soil, creating puddles which are favorable for the malaria mosquito, and other diseases as well. Many miners also bring diseases with them. It’s a sanitary and humanitarian crisis,” said Estêvão Benfica, geographer and one of the Socio-Environmental Institute researchers.
Benfica also said there is lack of personnel and basic resources to identify malaria in its early stages, which worsens the situation. The high rate of diseases disables the Yanomamis to work in their land, creating a large community which cannot sustain itself economically.
Another factor was the political approach during the years of former President Jair Bolsonaro’s government, when the number of health personnel decreased and four health units were shut down, leaving hundreds of Yanomami with no medical consultation.
Earlier this week, the Health Ministry had already designated a team for a special health mission in the Yanomami region. Lula scheduled an emergency trip to Roraima state following a report by independent local news website Sumauma, featuring shocking pictures of malnourished children.
According to the report, during the last four years of Bolsonaro’s government, the death of children age 5 or less had jumped 29% in comparison to the previous government. The same report shows that 570 Yanomami children died between 2019 and 2022 from curable diseases.
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Guatemala seeks arrest of ex-guerrilla leader in 1980 blast
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A judge in Guatemala has issued an arrest warrant for Gustavo Meoño, a former leftist guerrilla leader and transparency activist, in connection with a 1980 bomb attack. The bombing in Guatemala City’s main plaza killed several people, and was blamed on the rebels of the Guerrilla Army of the Poor. The attack occurred during the country’s 1960-1996 civil war between the army and leftist rebels. Meoño was the leader of the Army of the Poor at the time of the attack. He later went on to head the National Police Historic Archive, a collection of millions of documents documenting rights abuses during the conflict.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ media company Free Speech Systems filed for bankruptcy on Friday, but his attorney said it should not disrupt the defamation damages trial underway in Texas that seeks to force Jones to pay $150 million or more to the family of one of the children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School attack.
The trial in Austin, where Jones lives and Free Speech Systems is based, wrapped up its first week of testimony Friday and is expected to conclude next week. The bankruptcy filing was announced by Jones’ attorney Andino Reynal late in the day.
Reynal and attorneys for the family suing Jones told Judge Maya Guerra Gamble that the bankruptcy filing would not halt the lawsuit.
The company wants “to put this part of the odyssey behind us so that we have some numbers” set for damages, Reynal said.
Details of the bankruptcy filing were not immediately available.
It is not the first time a bankruptcy filing has come amid litigation against Jones by the Sandy Hook families. In April, Jones’ company Infowars and two more of his business entities filed for bankruptcy protection, which led to a trial delay. Free Speech Systems is the parent company of Infowars.
Courts in Texas and Connecticut have already found Jones liable for defamation for his portrayal of the Sandy Hook massacre as a hoax involving actors aimed at increasing gun control. In both states, judges issued default judgements against Jones without trials because he failed to respond to court orders and turn over documents.
Christopher Mattei, an attorney for the Sandy Hook families in the Connecticut case, issued a statement Friday evening blasting the bankruptcy filing.
“Just two days before jury selection is due to begin in Connecticut, Mr. Jones has once again fled like a coward to bankruptcy court in a transparent attempt to delay facing the families that he has spent years hurting,” Mattei said. “These families have an endless well of patience and remain determined to hold Mr. Jones accountable in a Connecticut court.”
The trial in Austin is to determine how much Jones should pay for defaming Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, whose 6-year-old son, Jesse Lewis, was among the 20 children and six educators who were killed in the country’s deadliest school shooting. They and other Sandy Hook families suing Jones say they have suffered years of harassment and threats resulting from Jones’ repeated false claims that the shooting was a hoax or didn’t happen.
Jones claimed in court records last year that he had a negative net worth of $20 million, but attorneys for Sandy Hook families have painted a different financial picture.
Court records show that Jones’ Infowars store, which sells nutritional supplements and survival gear, made more than $165 million between 2015 and 2018. Jones has also urged listeners on his Infowars program to donate money.
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Associated Press writer Dave Collins in Hartford, Connecticut, contributed to this report.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark — Following shootings over the weekend that involved three teenagers, local pastors are calling for change.
A 19-year-old is dead after a shooting in the 200 block of West 4th Street Sunday morning.
As for Saturday night two teens, a 13 and 15-year-old were shot in the River Market, the Little Rock Police said they were released from the hospital. One of the teens’ mothers said her son is doing well after coming home.
Police have released no further information on the case. However, on Monday Mayor Frank Scott Jr. made a statement over twitter about the weekend’s gun violence.
“LRPD is actively working leads to bring to justice those responsible for the senseless shootings and homicide this weekend near a downtown club involving a 13-year-old, 15-year-old and 19-year-old. Gun violence takes an immeasurable toll, and my prayers are with the victims and their families.
Violent crime rips apart families and ruins lives. It’s unacceptable. And it’s my priority to stop it. We are utilizing targeted patrol, standing up our Real Time Crime Center, providing additional funding for intervention programs as part of a holistic and comprehensive approach to making our City safer.
Specifically, our Real Time Crime Center, will add additional eyes on the street to help prevent crimes.”
Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr.
As for pastors in the area, they believe Little Rock as a whole including the police, community members and leaders need to work together to put an end to gun violence.
Pastor of Greater Trinity Church, Walter Crockran said after he learned of the shooting, he felt something needed to change.
“We’re going to start reaching out to youth and get them off the streets and also find different things for them to do like basketball and church,” Crockran said.
He believes the violence among youth in the city is from social media influences.
“I try to tell them [teens] that you don’t want to follow someone else’s path and get caught up in the system,” Crockran said.
Pastor of Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, Larry Johnson believes the issues of violence starts with young people that have had a difficult upbringing.
Despite that, Johnson said it’s going to take everyone to end gun violence in the city of Little Rock.
“Not only the churches, but the mayors and the city directors all got to come together,” Johnson said.
Crockran said while his organization tries to work with local leaders to fix the issue, the Arkansas Stop the Violence organization which he is the director of, will host programs focused on helping the youth.
“We go from door to door, we’ve been out to apartment complexes and get maybe one or two youths and they would tell their friends and that’s how we grew,” Crockran said.
Johnson said his church also has programs geared towards the youth, some of whom are the most at risk.
“I get to learn on the outside what’s going on because I would never get it sitting here on Sunday morning,” Johnson said.
Johnson adds the programs are a piece to finding a solution to the bigger problem in Little Rock, which he believes is gun violence.
“There’s something going on before the trigger is pulled,” Johnson said.
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UA Opera Theater opens its 2022-23 season this weekend with a production Director Cynthia Stokes says is the most perfect opera ever written.
Mozart’s “Le nozze di Figaro” (The Marriage of Figaro) is a tall order for any company and particularly for students. In addition to having the vocal chops, singers also must be good comic actors.
Stokes, starting her sixth year at the University of Arizona Fred Fox School of Music, says she’s confident in the talent of her students to pull it off.
“It’s a huge production and a huge undertaking, but we had the capacity ... in a bumper crop of singers,” she said. “This is a really, really talented crop of singers coming up from the program.”
UA Opera Theater will perform Mozart’s opera buffa (comic opera) four times this weekend, starting with opening night on Thursday, Nov. 17, at Crowder Hall.
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Mozart teamed up with his go-to Italian librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte in 1786 to write the opera, based on French playwright Pierre Beaumarchais’s 1784 play of the same name and follows the characters from Rossini’s “Le Barbier de Séville” (The Barber of Seville). Instead of working as a barber turned valet, Figaro is now leading the servant staff in the court of Count Almaviva and Countess Rosina in Spain.
“Figaro” is a tale of social divisions, power struggles, mistaken identity, betrayal and ultimately forgiveness, as Figaro sets out to marry fellow servant Susanna, the Countess’s maid. But on the way to the altar, the couple faces roadblocks from the vindictive Dr. Bartolo, still smarting over losing Rosina to the Count, who claims that Figaro wrote a letter pledging to marry the much older Marcellina, Bartolo’s old housekeeper. Then there’s the womanizing Count, who wants to exercise his royal right to bed the bride on the wedding night, which doesn’t sit well with the Countess. The story’s hilarious plot twists and turns find Susanna, the Countess and Figaro joining forces to expose the Count’s infidelities and get the happy couple to the altar.
“I think it is just the most satisfying, perfect opera,” said Stokes, who also called it “the opera that justifies our existence as a species,” from its storyline of the fight over good and evil between the haves and the have-nots to the music that has become ubiquitous courtesy of TV commercials. The thrilling overture with its fast-paced melodies is used to sell everything from Pringles to handmade Etsy crafts to the NFL.
“Le nozze di Figaro” has consistently ranked in the top 10 most performed operas worldwide and is considered to be one of the greatest operas ever written, according to the BBC’s Classical Music magazine.
“We are punching so high above our weight class with this,” Stokes said about staging “Figaro.” “But you know what: Why not? Why not give these talented singers the opportunity to sink their teeth in the best opera ever.”
“I consider ‘Figaro’ to be one of the gems of all Mozart’s works, not just his operas,” UA Orchestral Activities Director Thomas Cockrell, who will conduct Arizona Symphony Orchestra in the production, said in a written statement.
The production is in Italian with English surtitles. It’s at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, through Saturday, Nov. 19; and at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, at Crowder Hall, 1017 N. Olive Road.
Tickets are $20; $10 for students; $15 for seniors, military and UA employees through tucne.ws/1lu7.
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is suggesting its COVID-19 outbreak began in people who had contact with balloons flown from South Korea.
The highly questionable claim appeared to be an attempt to hold its rival responsible amid increasing tensions.
For years, activists have flown balloons across the border to distribute propaganda leaflets, and North Korea has expressed fury at the activists and at South Korea's leadership for not stopping them.
A state media report Friday said officials were ordered to deal vigilantly with “alien things” and balloons blown across the border.
Global health authorities say the coronavirus is spread by people in close contact who inhale airborne droplets and it's more likely to occur in enclosed spaces than outdoors.
North Korea is believed to have gone through a wave of COVID-19. Amnesty International says North Korea has rejected vaccines from the World Health Organization operation that distributes the shots across the globe.
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Arizona officials refer to a notoriously congested stretch of desert highway through tribal land as the Wild Horse Pass Corridor, a label that’s less about horses than the bustling casino by the same name located just north of where the interstate constricts to four lanes.
With the Gila River Indian Community’s backing, the state allocated or raised about $600 million of a nearly $1 billion plan that would widen the most bottleneck-inducing, 26-mile section of I-10 on the route between Phoenix and Tucson.
But its bid for federal grant money under the new infrastructure law to finish the job fell short, leaving some advocates for road construction accusing the Biden administration of devaluing those projects to focus on repairs and mass transit.
“Upset would be the right terminology,” Casa Grande Mayor Craig McFarland said of his reaction when he learned the project won’t receive one of the law’s first Mega Grants the U.S. Department of Transportation will announce this week. “We thought we had done a good job putting the proposal together. We thought we had checked all the boxes.”
The historic federal investment in infrastructure has reenergized dormant transportation projects, but the debate over how to prioritize them has only intensified in the 14 months since President Joe Biden signed the measure.
The law follows decades of neglect in maintaining the nation’s roads, bridges, water systems and airports. Research by Yale University economist Ray Fair estimates a sharp decline in U.S. infrastructure investment has caused a $5.2 trillion shortfall. The entire law totals $1 trillion, and it seeks to not only remedy that dangerous backlog of projects but also build out broadband internet nationwide and protect against damage caused by climate change.
Some of the money, however, has gone to new highway construction — much of it from the nearly 30% increases Arizona and most other states are receiving over the next five years in the formula funding they can use to prioritize their own transportation needs.
For specific projects, many of the biggest awards available under the law are through various highly competitive grants. The Department of Transportation received around $30 billion worth of applications for just the first $1 billion in Mega Grants being awarded, spokesperson Dani Simons said.
Another $1 billion will be available each of the next four years before the funding runs out. Still, the first batch has been closely watched for signals about the administration’s preferences.
Jeff Davis, senior fellow at the Eno Center for Transportation, said it’s already clear that the Biden administration plans to direct a greater share of its discretionary transportation funding to “non-highway projects” than the Trump administration did. However, with so much more total infrastructure money to work with, Davis said, “a rising tide lifts all boats.”
For example, one of the projects that the administration told Congress it had chosen for a Mega Grant will widen Interstate 10 — but in Mississippi, not Arizona. Davis said the department likely preferred the Mississippi project due to its significantly lower price tag. This year’s Mega Grants combine three different award types into a single application, one of which caters specifically to rural and impoverished communities.
Some of the winning grants are for bridges, while others are for mass transit — including improvements to Chicago’s commuter train system and concrete casing for a rail tunnel in Midtown Manhattan.
Along with the nine projects selected, transportation department staff listed seven others as “highly recommended” — a distinction Davis said makes them clear front-runners to secure money next year. Arizona’s I-10 widening effort was part of a third group of 13 projects labeled as “recommended,” which Davis said could put them in contention for future funding unless they’re surpassed by even stronger applicants.
But such decisions remain largely subjective.
Advocates for regions such as the Southwest, where the population is growing but more spread out, argue that their need for new or wider highways is just as big of a national priority as a major city’s need for more subway stations or bicycle lanes.
Arizona state Rep. Teresa Martinez, a Republican who represents Casa Grande at the southern end of the corridor, said she was livid when she heard from a congressional office that the administration might have turned down the I-10 project because it didn’t have enough “multimodal” components.
“What does that even mean?” she said. “…. They were looking to fund projects that have bike paths and trailways instead of a major interstate?”
Testifying in March before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg assured Arizona Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly that he understood the state’s unique highway needs and that his department wouldn’t “stand in the way of a capacity expansion where it’s appropriate.”
Some Republicans, however, remain skeptical, in part due to a memo the Federal Highway Administration distributed in December 2021, a month after Biden signed the bill. The document suggested states should usually “prioritize the repair, rehabilitation, reconstruction, replacement, and maintenance of existing transportation infrastructure” over new road construction.
Although administration officials dismissed the memo as an internal communication, not a policy decision, critics alleged they were trying to circumvent Congress and influence highway construction decisions traditionally left to states under their formula funding.
Last month the Government Accountability Office concluded the memo carried the same weight as a formal rule, which Congress could challenge by passing a resolution of disapproval. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, the ranking Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, pledged to write one.
According to figures the Federal Highway Administration provided to The Associated Press, 12 capacity-expansion projects have received funding through previous competitive grants since the memo was issued. States also have used their formula funding toward 763 such projects totaling $7.1 billion.
As for the Arizona project, some state officials have expressed plans to move ahead on their own if they can’t secure federal money — although they’re not giving up on that, either. Considering that one crash can back up traffic for miles between the state’s two largest cities, they say it remains a top priority.
McFarland, the Casa Grande mayor, said perhaps the next application will stress some of the other components of the $360 million request besides the highway widening — including bike lanes that tribal leaders have long sought for some of the overpasses.
“If you read the tea leaves, you can see where they’re at,” McFarland said. “… It’s a competitive process. You don’t always get it the first time you ask for it. So, ask again.”
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McMurray reported from Chicago. Associated Press writer Josh Boak in Washington contributed to this story.
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DALIAN, China, July 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CBAK Energy Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBAT) ("CBAK Energy," or the "Company"), a leading lithium-ion battery manufacturer and electric energy solution provider in China, today announced that its subsidiary, Nanjing CBAK New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. ("Nanjing CBAK"), has entered into a strategic agreement with Guangzhou Echom Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen Stock Exchange: 002420, "Echom"), a well-known industrial design group in China.
According to the terms of the collaboration, Echom will purchase approximately RMB 180 million worth of CBAK Energy's cylindrical lithium-ion batteries over the next three years, primarily the 32140 and 26700 series. As part of the arrangement, Echom is obligated to prioritize CBAK Energy's batteries in its self-developed new energy storage products and ensure that over 50% of its relevant products utilize CBAK Energy's batteries. In exchange, Nanjing CBAK will guarantee a consistent and uninterrupted supply of the specified battery products for the duration of the agreement.
Echom, a well-known industrial design group listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, boasts five major R&D and manufacturing centers located across China. In 2020, Echom expanded its operations into the new energy industry, and it is currently in the process of gradually completing significant manufacturing centers for new energy products by 2023. Among its diverse range of offerings, Echom produces a variety of products, including portable power supply units.
Yunfei Li, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CBAK Energy, said, "We are excited to form a partnership with Echom, demonstrating the market's recognition of our high power lithium-ion batteries and the value and quality we deliver. Looking ahead, leveraging our innovative technology and solid production capability, we remain dedicated to improving our batteries' performance while accelerating broader product adoption, providing our partners with more value-added products, and further fortifying our leading industry position."
About CBAK Energy
CBAK Energy Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBAT) is a leading high-tech enterprise in China engaged in the development, manufacturing, and sales of new energy high power lithium batteries and raw materials for use in manufacturing high power lithium batteries. The applications of the Company's products and solutions include electric vehicles, light electric vehicles, electric tools, energy storage, uninterruptible power supply (UPS), and other high-power applications. In January 2006, CBAK Energy became the first lithium battery manufacturer in China listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market. CBAK Energy has multiple operating subsidiaries in Dalian, Nanjing and Shaoxing, as well as a large-scale R&D and production base in Dalian.
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CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Mexican prosecutors said Thursday they have filed charges against a U.S. woman on suspicion of killing another American seen being beaten in a viral video.
Prosecutors in the state of Baja California Sur did not name the suspect in the Oct. 29 death of Shanquella Robinson.
But they said they have approached Mexican federal prosecutors and diplomats to try to get the woman extradited to face charges in Mexico.
Robinson's death at a resort development in the Baja resort town of San Jose del Cabo shocked people in both countries. The video raised suspicions that Robinson may have died at the hands of people she was travelling with.
Local prosecutor Antonio López Rodríguez said the case was being treated as a potential homicide and an arrest warrant had been issued for the suspect. However, the group Robinson was travelling with left Mexico after she was found dead in a rented villa.
State prosecutor Daniel de la Rosa Anaya said the suspect was also an American, but did not identify her.
Local media in Charlotte, North Carolina reported the people Robinson was travelling with gave differing versions of how she died, but that an autopsy revealed she died of a severe spinal chord or neck injury.
A video apparently taped at the luxury villa in San Jose del Cabo shows one woman, apparently an American, beating another woman identified as Robinson.
The video has been reposted many times on social media sites. In it, a man with an American accent can be heard saying “Can you at least fight back?” The man did not appear to intervene in the beating.
The video raised questions about why nobody intervened in the purported beating, or why people she was traveling with would have beaten her.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of 17 Education & Technology Group Inc. (NASDAQ: YQ).
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This lawsuit is on behalf of persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired publicly traded 17EdTech securities pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and related prospectus issued in connection with 17EdTech's December 2020 initial public offering.
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until September 19, 2022 to petition the court. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
According to a filed complaint, 17 Education & Technology Group Inc. issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) 17EdTech's K-12 Academic AST Services would end less than a year after the Company's initial public offering; (2) as part of its ongoing regulatory efforts, Chinese authorities would imminently curtail and/or end 17EdTech's core business; and (3) as a result, defendants' statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
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Cigna health giant accused of improperly rejecting thousands of patient claims using an algorithm
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal lawsuit alleges that health insurance giant Cigna used a computer algorithm to automatically reject hundreds of thousands of patient claims without examining them individually as required by California law.
The class-action lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court in Sacramento, says Cigna Corp. and Cigna Health and Life Insurance Co. rejected more than 300,000 payment claims in just two months last year.
The company used an algorithm called PXDX, shorthand for ‘’procedure-to-diagnosis,” to identify whether claims met certain requirements, spending an average of just 1.2 seconds on each review, according to the lawsuit. Huge batches of claims were then sent on to doctors who signed off on the denials, the lawsuit said.
“Relying on the PXDX system, Cigna’s doctors instantly reject claims on medical grounds without ever opening patient files, leaving thousands of patients effectively without coverage and with unexpected bills,” according to the lawsuit.
Ultimately, Cigna conducted an “illegal scheme to systematically, wrongfully and automatically” deny members claims to avoid paying for medical necessary procedures, the lawsuit contends.
Connecticut-based Cigna has 18 million U.S. members, including more than 2 million in California.
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of two Cigna members in Placer and San Diego counties who were forced to pay for tests after Cigna denied their claims.
The lawsuit accuses Cigna of violating California’s requirement that it conduct “thorough, fair, and objective” investigations of bills submitted for medical expenses. It seeks unspecified damages and a jury trial.
Cigna “utilizes the PXDX system because it knows it will not be held accountable for wrongful denials” because only a small fraction of policyholders appeal denied claims, according to the lawsuit.
In a statement, Cigna Healthcare said the lawsuit “appears highly questionable and seems to be based entirely on a poorly reported article that skewed the facts.”
The company says the process is used to speed up payments to physicians for common, relatively inexpensive procedures through an industry-standard review process similar to those used by other insurers for years.
“Cigna uses technology to verify that the codes on some of the most common, low-cost procedures are submitted correctly based on our publicly available coverage policies, and this is done to help expedite physician reimbursement,” the statement said. “The review takes place after patients have received treatment, so it does not result in any denials of care. If codes are submitted incorrectly, we provide clear guidance on resubmission and how to appeal.”
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