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(WXIN) — Actor Jeremy Renner says he’s back home after spending about two weeks in the hospital following a snowplow accident.
Renner, known for his role as Hawkeye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and his Oscar-nominated turn in “The Hurt Locker,” was being treated in an intensive care unit after the New Year’s Day incident.
Renner tweeted Monday night that he’s back home, where he watched the season premiere for the second season of “Mayor of Kingstown,” a streaming show in which he has the lead role.
“Outside [of] my brain fog in recovery, I was very excited to watch episode 201 with my family at home,” Renner wrote in a tweet Monday night. He was replying to a post from the show’s Twitter account about the Season 2 premiere.
Earlier this month, Renner shared a selfie from his hospital bed showing injuries to the left side of his face. A representative for the actor said he suffered “blunt chest trauma and orthopedic injuries” after being run over by a snowcat, a large piece of machinery used to clear snow from roads and trails. The actor underwent surgery after the accident.
Renner had been using the machine to clear snow when he saw a car had gotten stuck near his home, according to the Washoe County Sheriff’s Department. Renner used the snowcat to tow the car, which was being driven by a family member. When he got out to check on the driver, the snowcat began to roll and ran over him.
He was airlifted to a hospital in Reno, Nevada, where he was listed in critical but stable condition.
Renner turned 52 on Jan. 7 and spent his birthday in the hospital. He faces a significant road to recovery but has been heartened by supportive comments from fans and fellow actors.
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Choosing a John Deere mower
The John Deere company is famous for its green and yellow tractors. In addition to its agricultural products, it makes and sells professional-grade mowers for grounds-maintenance companies and for use on golf courses, tennis courts, soccer pitches, cricket ovals, and baseball and football fields. In 1963, it established a homeowner division for making and selling John Deere lawn and yard mowers.
The John Deere company has built its reputation on making and selling quality products that cost more initially but are worth it in the long run.
Riding mowers
Ride-on mowers come in the familiar configuration where the engine is in front and the mower deck is between the front and rear wheels, underneath the operator’s seat. You sit on a riding mower as you would a tractor and drive it as you would a car.
Deere ride-on mowers come in four series
- 100 series mowers are the base models, with three horsepower choices and three deck widths.
- 200 series mowers have hydrostatic transmissions, two horsepower choices and two deck widths.
- 300 series mowers start to add such features as power steering and deck leveling systems.
- 500 series mowers have all the bells and whistles.
Zero-turn mowers
Zero-turn-radius mowers are a radical departure from the traditional suburban lawn tractor in terms of design and performance. Zero-turn mowers are faster, more nimble and mow wider paths. The radical design has the mowing deck out front and the engine in the back. When you operate a zero-turn mower, you do it with lap handles instead of with a steering wheel and pedals.
Deere has three series of zero-turn mowers
- Z300 series mowers are the base models. They mow at speeds up to 7 mph.
- Z500 series mowers have better decks, more comfortable seats and suspensions, and can mow at up to 9 mph.
- Z700 series mowers are the top of the line, mowing up to 10 mph with the largest decks, the best suspensions and the most comfortable seats.
Choose a zero-turn mower or a lawn tractor
Either is a worthwhile choice
John Deere Z345M 42-Inch 22 HP Zero-Turn Riding Mower
What you need to know: Mow at speeds up to 7 mph with the deep 42-inch deck.
What you’ll love: The heavy-duty steel frame is formed and welded for superior strength. The foot platform flips up for easy access to the mower deck and the 18-inch-high seat back is easily adjustable while seated.
What you should consider: There were rare customer complaints that the quality didn’t match the price.
Where to buy: Sold by Home Depot
John Deere S120 42-Inch 22 HP V-Twin Riding Lawn Tractor
What you need to know: You can quickly and easily change direction with the hydrostatic transmission’s side-by-side foot pedals.
What you’ll love: There’s cruise control, and the high-back seat can move to any of 10 different positions. You can change the engine oil without tools in only 30 seconds with the all-in-one oil and filter.
What you should consider: The turning radius is not as tight as with a zero-turn mower.
Where to buy: Sold by Home Depot
A bagger collects your clippings as you go
John Deere 42-Inch Twin Bagger for Zero Turn Mowers
What you need to know: Two durable bags hold all your grass clippings so you don’t need to rake or blow.
What you’ll love: The mower deck blows the mown grass into two rear-mounted bags that together hold 6.5 bushels of clippings. Material flows smoothly through the chute to reduce clogging. High lift blades are included for optimum performance for long grass and grass that is moist and dense.
What you should consider: The tractor may be difficult to fuel with the bagger attached.
Where to buy: Sold by Home Depot
John Deere 42-Inch Twin Bagger for 100 Series Lawn Tractors
What you need to know: You can install this bagger in less than five minutes, no tools required.
What you’ll love: Combined, the two durable bags hold 6.5 bushels of lawn clippings. The chute and large exit duct reduce the chance of clogging and increase airflow to fill the bags completely, even when the grass is wet. Three high-lift blades are included to increase your mower’s bagging performance.
What you should consider: The tractor may be hard to fuel with the bagger attached.
Where to buy: Sold by Home Depot
A cover protects your investment
John Deere Zero-Turn Mower Cover
What you need to know: No room in the garage? No problem.
What you’ll love: This heavy-duty polyester cover keeps your mower dry in the rain while also protecting against damage from tree sap and bird droppings. The elastic cord in the bottom hem adjusts for a tight fit while the dual vents circulate air to prevent ballooning in the wind.
What you should consider: This cover does not protect the rear-mounted bagger.
Where to buy: Sold by Home Depot
John Deere Riding Mower Cover for 100 Series Lawn Tractors
What you need to know: This provides all-season protection for your riding mower.
What you’ll love: The black coated polyester fabric keeps your mower dry in wet weather while not showing dirt. The elastic shock cord provides a quick, tight fit while the dual vents keep the cover from flapping in the wind.
What you should consider: This cover doesn’t resist direct summer sun.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Gloves and a hat protect you
John Deere JD00004 Leather Gloves
What you need to know: These tough work gloves carry the John Deere logo on the back.
What you’ll love: The premium-quality split cowhide has a double-stitched, reinforced saddle for extra protection, comfort and durability. The shirred elastic wrist ensures a snug fit.
What you should consider: Look for a larger size, because these run small.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
John Deere Logo Green Chino and Mesh Hat
What you need to know: The leaping deer logo and the John Deere name on the front tell everyone what kind of lawn mower you drive.
What you’ll love: This green and yellow hat is made of cotton chino and polyester mesh. It’s officially licensed John Deere merchandise, so you can be sure of its quality.
What you should consider: The sizes run a bit big.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Barbora Krejcikova vs. Lin Zhu: Prediction and Match Betting Odds | Viking Classic Birmingham
In the Viking Classic Birmingham semifinals on Saturday, Barbora Krejcikova takes on Lin Zhu.
Krejcikova carries -550 odds to earn a spot in the final versus Zhu (+375).
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Barbora Krejcikova vs. Lin Zhu Match Information
- Tournament: The Viking Classic Birmingham
- Round: Semifinals
- Date: Saturday, June 24
- Venue: Edgbaston Priory Club
- Location: Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Court Surface: Grass
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Barbora Krejcikova vs. Lin Zhu Prediction and Odds
Based on the moneyline in this match, Barbora Krejcikova has an 84.6% chance to win.
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Barbora Krejcikova vs. Lin Zhu Trends and Insights
- In the quarterfinals on Friday, Krejcikova defeated Linda Fruhvirtova 6-3, 6-2.
- In the quarterfinals on Friday, Zhu beat No. 90-ranked Rebecca Marino, winning 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
- Through 55 matches over the past year (across all court surfaces), Krejcikova has played 20.4 games per match and won 55.5% of them.
- On grass, Krejcikova has played three matches over the past year, totaling 22.7 games per match while winning 55.9% of games.
- In her 41 matches in the past 12 months across all court surfaces, Zhu is averaging 21.1 games per match while winning 50.5% of those games.
- Zhu is averaging 20.5 games per match and 9.5 games per set in six matches on grass courts in the past year.
- Krejcikova and Zhu have not played each other since 2015.
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Nice Weekend, Maybe Not Nice Week
Enjoy the wonderful weather this Presidents Day Weekend. It won’t last through the week! High pressure will remain in control with a warm, dry air mass in place. While mornings will be cool, highs are expected to remain above normal for this time of year. Then, things change. The ridge moves west and makes room for a deep, cold trough of low pressure to dive down the West Coast from the north. It will arrive with a bluster on Tuesday and the weather will remain unsettled through Friday with gusty winds, cold temperatures, and rounds of showers. Snow levels will also drop. Just how low is the interesting part of the forecast. At this point, snowfall should remain well above sea level, but populated areas in the Santa Cruz Mountains can’t be ruled out. Stay tuned to the forecast!
AIR QUALITY: Good
Sunday: Mostly sunny with a few high clouds passing through. Slightly warmer with highs in the mid 60s to around 70ºF for most areas. Breezy onshore winds in the afternoon.
Overnight: Mostly clear. Cool, with lows in the mid 30s to low 40s on the coast and 20s-30s inland.
Monday: Mostly sunny and slightly cooler. Highs mainly in the 60s. Breezy for inland valleys in the afternoon.
Extended: Winds pick up and clouds increase on Tuesday as a weather system moves in from the north. It will also bring much colder air and rounds of showers starting Tuesday night and lasting into Friday. Expect highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s during the period with mountain snow possible.
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 44ºF
HIGH: 62ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 40ºF
HIGH: 64ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for February 26th – March 4th calls for the likelihood of BELOW normal temperatures and ABOVE normal precipitation.
- El Niño/La Niña STATUS: La Niña Advisory
- Forecast: Transition to neutral with possible El Niño developing this summer
-Area drought status: Moderate Drought (D1) for the northern Santa Cruz Mountains, San Benito County, southeastern Monterey County and southern Santa Clara County Abnormally dry (D0) for the rest of Monterey & Santa Cruz Counties.
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Best educational games for Math Playground fans
Math Playground came out in 2002, and has since provided kids of all ages an excellent way to learn new math concepts using fun games. However, some parents may not want their kids to look at a computer screen all day. Luckily, there are tons of fun math games out there that make learning just as fun as the games on the Math Playground website. If you’re in the market for a new math game for your child, it’s a good idea to compare some of the most popular games for the best fit.
Best math games
Learning Resources Sum Swamp Game
This exciting board game asks learners to travel through a swamp, where they solve math problems and meet wacky creatures along the way. Learning Resources designed Sum Swamp for kids five and older, and up to four players can join in on the fun. Rather than using regular dice, the game has a third six-sided-die with three subtraction signs and three addition signs. The players must solve the equation to determine how many spaces they can move forward during their turn. This game offers a fun way to improve addition and subtraction skills.
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Educational Insights 1-2-3 Froggies Game
This math game is perfect for younger children learning how to count. In the 1-2-3 Froggies game, children roll dice and then count the number of flies showing. The first player to find a card with the matching number of frogs wins that round. This easy-to-understand game is an excellent way for children ages 3 and older to learn how to count quickly.
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Proof! – The Fast-Paced Game of Mental Math Magic
In this math game, players race to find equations amongst the nine cards laid out on the table. When a player finds an equation, they shout the answer, show their work and then add the solved card to their hand. The player with the most cards in their hand by the end wins the game. This fast-paced math game is a great way to teach kids to add, subtract, multiply and divide.
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Educational Insights MathShark Electronic Math Game
This electronic game has eight skill levels, making it perfect for kids of all ages. The MathShark displays mathematical equations to your child and gives them the ability to punch in the answer to move to the next round. This fun device helps children learn addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, decimals, fractions and even percentages. Some parents felt that the screen was too dark, while others liked the dimmer screen.
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School Zone Math War Multiplication Game
This reimagined version of the classic card game War gives kids a chance to practice multiplying numbers while trying to beat their opponent. The cards are relatively large, making them easy to see and hold. If you as a parent or caretaker are familiar with the rules of War, this is an excellent game to play with a child.
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If your child is a fan of the famous “PJ Masks” series, they’ll love this interactive phone. This device provides several educational games, including math. Kids play by either using the buttons on the phone or voice commands. The VTech PJ Masks Phone also includes a photo gallery and allows children to learn more about the various characters in the show.
Sold by Bed Bath & Beyond
Learning Resources Math Mat Challenge Game
The Math Mat Challenge Game is perfect for when you want your kid to get up and exercise their mind and body. In this game, the device says an equation out loud. Players then have to find and step on the correct answer on the mat. If your kid needs to hear the question again, they can step on the question mark to repeat it.
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This stylish math game is great for kids that love a challenge. In Prime Climb, players each have two pawns they use to try to get to the number 101 at the center of the board. Players begin each turn by rolling two 12-sided-dice. They then choose how they want to apply the numbers on the dice to the number to move their piece on the game board. For example, suppose a player rolls a two and a five, and their game piece is currently on the number seven spot. In that case, they could add two to seven and move to the number nine spot on the board. They could also add a five to the seven, multiply the seven by two or five or even subtract or divide. However, because players can’t go past 101, the game really challenges players to develop unexpected ways to get to the center of the board.
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Melissa & Doug K’s Kids Fish & Count Game
This unique math toy offers multiple ways for your child to play and learn. One side of the board has numbers, and the other side has shapes, making it perfect for young children learning how to count or match shapes. The end of the fishing line has hook-and-loop tape that attaches to the fish in the pool — once a player catches a fish, they should count to the number noted on the fish, then place it in the correct spot. Some parents felt that the hook-and-loop tape didn’t stick to the fish as well as it should have.
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Educational Insights Math Whiz Electronic Math Game
The Math Whiz Electronic Math Game features three different modes of play and eight different skill levels. Kids can take it slow with simple math equations. If they want to step it up, they can use timed rounds or play the exciting “drill mode,” which becomes more difficult with each round.
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US to send another $450 million in rocket systems, other aid to Ukraine, officials say
The United States will send another $450 million in military aid to Ukraine, including some additional medium-range rocket systems, U.S. officials said Thursday.
Video above: Hundreds flee fighting in eastern Ukraine
The latest package will include four High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS, and is expected to be announced later Thursday. The first four HIMARS that the U.S. previously sent have already gone into Ukraine and are in the hand of troops there.
One official said the latest package will also include 18 tactical vehicles, 18 coastal and riverine patrol boats, thousands of machine guns, grenade launchers and rounds of ammunition, and some other equipment and spare parts.
The new aid comes just a week after the U.S. announced it will send $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine, and as the Russian military continues to slowly expand its control in the eastern Donbas region. Ukrainian leaders have persistently asked for the more advanced, precision rocket systems in order to better fight back against Russia. The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to provide details ahead of an announcement.
The Russian military captured two villages in eastern Ukraine on Thursday and is fighting for control of a key highway in a campaign to cut supply lines and encircle frontline Ukrainian forces, according to British and Ukrainian military officials.
Russian forces have been bombarding the city of Sievierodonetskfor weeks with artillery and air raids, and fought the Ukrainian army house-to-house. The HIMARS gives Ukraine the ability to strike Russian forces and weapons from further away. The systems are mounted on trucks, which carry a container with six precision-guided rockets that can travel about 45 miles.
It took about three weeks to train Ukrainian troops on the first four HIMARS, before they were moved to the fight.
The aid is part of the $40 billion in security and economic assistance passed last month by Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden.
Overall, since the war began in late February, the U.S. has committed more than $6 billion in security assistance to Ukraine, including this latest package. The latest $450 million will be from drawdown authority, which means the Defense Department will take weapons and equipment from it’s own stock and ship them to Ukraine.
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PREP RESULTS
Baseball
TOURNAMENT
Wednesday’s Results
Division I
Anderson 10, Winton Woods 0
Hamilton 1, Ross 0: H: Brosius 1-3 RBI, Moak W 11 K, New 1-3 RS.
Lakota East 3, Turpin 0
LaSalle 7, Harrison 3
Loveland 10, Lakota West 0
Milford 8, Colerain 4
Northwest 5, Goshen 2
Oak Hills 18, Western Hills 0
Sycamore 14, Withrow 4
Xenia 12, Fairborn 6: F: Bailey 3-5 2 RS, McDougle 2-4 2 RS RBI, Shuttleworth 2-4 4 RBI.
Division II
McNicholas 8, Taylor 1
Summit Country Day 12, Bethel-Tate 0
Wyoming 2, Roger Bacon 1
Division III
Arcanum 4, Dixie 0: A: Christ 3-3 3B RBI, Kessler 1-3 RBI, Tegtmeyer 1-3 RBI.
Brookville 1, West Liberty-Salem 0
Carlisle 8, Cin. Christian 1
Cin. Country Day 12, Blanchester 2
Greeneview 7, Northwestern 4
Indian Lake 1, Valley View 0
Madeira 12, Clermont Northeastern 2
Middletown Madison 5, Mariemont 3
Preble Shawnee 4, Miami East 2: Adams W 7 K, 1-3 2 RBI, Roell 2-3, Runyon 1-4 2 RBI.
Versailles 8, Northeastern 7: N: Medina 2-3 2B 2 RBI, Tolle 4-4 3 RS RBI, Gilbert 2-4 2 RBI.
Waynesville 2, Norwood 0
Williamsburg 11, Purcell Marian 1
Division IV
Bradford 2, Covington 1: B: Miller 2-3 2 RS, Canan 1-4 RBI.
Catholic Central 8, Tri-Village 4: CC: Adams W 4 K.
Felicity Franklin 14, New Miami 0
Fort Loramie 7, Lehman Catholic 1
MVCA 15, Lockland 14
Newton 5, Riverside 0: R: Purtee 2-3.
Northmor 5, Mechanicsburg 2: M: Hess 1-3 2B RBI, Eyink 2-3.
Ripley 3, SBEP 1
Russia 22, Ansonia 0
Southeastern 5, Tri-County North 0
Troy Christian 14, Legacy Christian 1: TC: Major 2-3 2 2B 3 RBI, Simmons 2-3 2B 3 RS 3 RBI, Waltz 2-3 2 RS 2 RBI.
Twin Valley South 8, Franklin Monroe 2
Tuesday’s Results
Division I
Centerville 20, Belmont 1
Middletown 4, Walnut Hills 0
Monroe 9, Springfield 2: M: Sargent W 4 K, 3-4 2 2B 2 RS 2 RBI, Gannon 1-2 2 RBI, Ballard 2-3 3B 2 RBI.
Piqua 9, Northmont 8
Princeton 7, Little Miami 4
Sidney 7, Stebbins 0
St. Xavier 11, Edgewood 1
Talawanda 3, Western Brown 2: T: Mesler 2-3 RBI, Smith 1-2 RBI, Wright 1-3 RBI.
Wayne 11, Trotwood 1
Division II
Bellefontaine 2, Oakwood 0: O: Ulrich 2-3.
Ben Logan 3, Eaton 1: BL: Miracle 3-4, Peterson 1-3 RBI, Kennaw W 4 K.
Graham 15, Carroll 4: C: Ivory 1-2 RBI, Dunn 3-3 RBI, Wright 2-3 RBI. G: Sells 1-4 3 RBI, Hollingsworth 2-3 2 RS 2 RBI, Dunham 1-3 3 RS 2 RBI.
Greenon 2, Northridge 0: G: Stevens 2-3 HR 2 RBI, Ness 3-3, Wirick W 16 K.
Mt. Healthy 1, Hughes 0
New Richmond 2, Wilmington 1
Springfield Shawnee 3, Bethel 2
Summit Country Day 12, Bethel-Tate 0
Tecumseh 20, Ponitz 0: T: Cassell 2-2 2B 3 RS 2 RBI, Brents 1-1 3B 2 RS 2 RBI, Moore 2-2 3 RS RBI.
Tippecanoe 23, Meadowdale 0
Urbana 10, Greenville 0: U: Donahoe 2-4 3 RBI, Teepe 2-4 4 RBI, Hildebrand W 9 K, 1-2 2 RS RBI.
Division III
Clermont Northeastern 7, Deer Park 6
REGULAR SEASON
Tuesday’s Results
Fairfield 13, Landmark 3
Riverside 7, Troy Christian 3
Softball
TOURNAMENT
Wednesday’s Results
Division II
Taylor 2, Badin 1: B: Butler 1-1 2B RBI, Nusky 2-2 2B.
Division IV
Southeastern 12, Fayetteville Perry 0
Tuesday’s Results
Division II
Ben Logan 8, Tippecanoe 5: BL: Bailey 3-4 2 RS RBI, Norviel 1-2 2B 2 RBI, Roseburrough 2-4 2 RS 3 RBI.
Franklin 16, Eaton 3: F: Allen 2-4 HR 6 RBI, Green 3-4 HR 3 RS 5 RBI, Gray W 3 K, 2-3 RBI.
Greenville 11, Fenwick 0
Kenton Ridge 7, Graham 0
New Richmond 12, Batavia 2
Division IV
Covington 14, Tri-County North 0
Fort Loramie 5, Houston 1
Newark Catholic 9, Mechanicsburg 4: M: Conley 1-3 HR 2 RBI, Fraley 1-3 HR 2 RBI, Rodgers 2-3 2B.
Riverside 4, Ansonia 1
Russia 13, Newton 1
Williamsburg 13, Cin. Christian 1
REPORTING RESULTS
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WA Spokane WA Zone Forecast for Saturday, July 2, 2022
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435 FPUS56 KOTX 030919
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Zone Forecast Product for Eastern Washington and North Idaho
National Weather Service Spokane WA
218 AM PDT Sun Jul 3 2022
WAZ031-032300-
Northeast Blue Mountains-
Including the cities of Anatone and Peola
218 AM PDT Sun Jul 3 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the morning.
Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds, small hail, and heavy
rainfall in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s.
Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Rainfall amounts around a tenth of an
inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds, small hail, and heavy
rainfall in the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy
rainfall overnight. Lows in the lower to mid 50s. Chance of
precipitation 20 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely and a
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may
produce heavy rainfall. Highs in the lower 60s to lower 70s.
Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Rainfall amounts less than a quarter of
an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Warmer. Highs in the 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent
chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s to
lower 80s. Lows in the mid to upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the
mid 50s to lower 60s. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s to upper 70s.
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WAZ034-035-032300-
Moses Lake Area-Upper Columbia Basin-
Including the cities of Moses Lake, Ephrata, Othello, Quincy,
Ritzville, Grand Coulee, Odessa, Wilbur, and Coulee City
218 AM PDT Sun Jul 3 2022
.TODAY...Rain showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Highs
in the lower to mid 70s. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Rainfall amounts up to a half of an
inch possible, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of thunderstorms in
the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the
evening. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
rain showers. Highs in the lower to mid 70s. South wind 5 to
15 mph. Rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 50s.
Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s to lower 80s.
South wind 5 to 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
mid 50s to lower 60s. Highs in the 80s.
.SATURDAY...Breezy, sunny. Highs in the upper 70s to lower 80s.
$$
WAZ038-032300-
Okanogan Highlands-
Including the cities of Republic, Inchelium, and Wauconda
218 AM PDT Sun Jul 3 2022
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...A chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then rain
showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Some
thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall, then some thunderstorms
may produce gusty winds, small hail, and heavy rainfall in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s. Chance of
precipitation near 100 percent. Rainfall amounts up to three
quarters of an inch possible, except higher amounts possible in
thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Thunderstorms likely in the evening,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Some
thunderstorms may produce gusty winds, small hail, and heavy
rainfall, then some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall
overnight. Lows in the lower to mid 50s. Chance of precipitation
70 percent. Rainfall amounts less than a quarter of an inch,
except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then rain showers likely and a
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may
produce heavy rainfall. Highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Rainfall amounts less than a
tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall.
Lows in the upper 40s to lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in
the lower 50s to lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s to lower 80s.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance
of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s.
Lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the 50s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s.
$$
WAZ041-032300-
Wenatchee Area-
Including the cities of Wenatchee, Chelan, Entiat, and Cashmere
218 AM PDT Sun Jul 3 2022
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...Rain showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then rain showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall, then
some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds, small hail, and heavy
rainfall in the afternoon. Highs in the lower to mid 70s. Chance
of precipitation 90 percent. Rainfall amounts up to a half of an
inch possible, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear overnight. Some
thunderstorms may produce gusty winds, small hail, and heavy
rainfall in the evening. Lows in the lower to mid 50s. West wind
5 to 15 mph in the evening, becoming light. Rainfall amounts less
than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in
thunderstorms.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers in
the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower to mid 70s. Chance of precipitation
50 percent. Rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch, except
higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s to lower
60s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs in the 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid
50s to lower 60s. Highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s.
$$
WAZ044-032300-
Waterville Plateau-
Including the cities of Waterville and Mansfield
218 AM PDT Sun Jul 3 2022
.TODAY...Rain showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Some
thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Highs in the lower 70s.
Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
Rainfall amounts up to a half of an inch possible, except higher
amounts possible in thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear overnight. Some
thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the evening. Lows in
the lower 50s. West wind 5 to 15 mph in the evening, becoming
light. Rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch, except
higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers in
the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s. South wind 5 to
15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch, except higher
amounts possible in thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 50s.
Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid to upper 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Lows in
the mid 50s to lower 60s. Highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s.
$$
WAZ043-032300-
Okanogan Valley-
Including the cities of Omak, Okanogan, Brewster, Bridgeport,
Oroville, and Nespelem
218 AM PDT Sun Jul 3 2022
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...Rain showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then rain showers with thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall, then
some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds, small hail, and heavy
rainfall in the afternoon. Highs in the 70s. Chance of
precipitation 90 percent. Rainfall amounts between a quarter and
a half of an inch possible, except higher amounts possible in
thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms overnight. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty
winds, small hail, and heavy rainfall, then some thunderstorms
may produce heavy rainfall overnight. Lows in the 50s. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Rainfall amounts less than a quarter of
an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in
the morning. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s. Gusts up to 20 mph
in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Rainfall
amounts less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts
possible in thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall.
Lows in the lower to mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s to lower
60s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s to lower
60s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers.
Highs in the lower to mid 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 50s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s.
$$
WAZ047-032300-
Central Chelan County-
Including the cities of Leavenworth, Plain, and Lake Wenatchee
218 AM PDT Sun Jul 3 2022
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...Rain showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then rain showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall, then
some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds, small hail, and heavy
rainfall in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s.
Chance of precipitation 90 percent. Rainfall amounts up to three
quarters of an inch possible, except higher amounts possible in
thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce
gusty winds, small hail, and heavy rainfall in the evening. Lows
in the mid 40s to lower 50s. Rainfall amounts less than a tenth
of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers in
the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Rainfall amounts less than a tenth of
an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall.
Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs in the lower 70s to lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the 50s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the 50s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of rain showers. Highs
in the lower 70s to lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs in the upper 60s to upper 70s.
$$
WAZ048-032300-
Western Chelan County-
Including the cities of Stevens Pass, Holden Village,
and Stehekin
218 AM PDT Sun Jul 3 2022
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...Rain showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then rain showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall, then
some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds, small hail, and heavy
rainfall in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s.
Chance of precipitation 90 percent. Rainfall amounts up to three
quarters of an inch possible, except higher amounts possible in
thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds, small hail, and heavy
rainfall, then some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall
overnight. Lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s. Gusts up to 20 mph.
Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Rainfall amounts less than a
quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in
thunderstorms.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers in
the morning, then rain showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce
heavy rainfall in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s to lower
70s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Rainfall amounts less
than a quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Highs in the 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs in the upper 60s to upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the 50s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s to lower 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the 50s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers.
Highs in the 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 50s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s.
$$
WAZ049-032300-
Western Okanogan County-
Including the cities of Mazama, Winthrop, Twisp, Methow,
and Conconully
218 AM PDT Sun Jul 3 2022
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...Rain showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then rain showers with thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall, then
some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds, small hail, and heavy
rainfall in the afternoon. Highs in the lower to mid 70s. Chance
of precipitation 90 percent. Rainfall amounts between a quarter
and a half of an inch possible, except higher amounts possible in
thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds, small hail, and heavy
rainfall in the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy
rainfall overnight. Lows in the lower to mid 50s. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Rainfall amounts less than a quarter of
an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then rain showers likely and a
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may
produce heavy rainfall. Highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Rainfall amounts less than a
quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall.
Lows in the upper 40s to lower 50s. Chance of precipitation
40 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the 50s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower to mid 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent
chance of rain showers. Lows in the mid to upper 50s. Highs in
the upper 70s to lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 50s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s.
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MILAN — Still in shock from failing to qualify for the World Cup again, Italy has another pressing problem: Where to find goals?
However, that attack-minded juggernaut is no more.
Italy’s doomed World Cup qualifying campaign was partly down to its lack of “cattiveria” – literally “wickedness” – in front of goal as a plague of missed opportunities cost it dearly. Even before its stunning loss to North Macedonia in the playoffs.
Mancini has pinpointed the problem. Only one of the top 13 on the Serie A goal-scoring chart this season is Italian.
That is Lazio forward Ciro Immobile, who has always struggled to replicate his club form for the national team.
“It’s an anomaly because Italy has always had great forwards,” Mancini said on Monday. “Unfortunately, it’s been a while now that the big teams here have so many foreign forwards. The only one we’ve had there for a while is Immobile.
“That creates a bit of difficulty, it’s not a small problem. We hope it’s not an irreversible one and that soon two or three forwards will emerge that can boost the national team.”
Mancini has named eight forwards in the squad for the final two Nations League group matches against England and Hungary.
Apart from Immobile, Mancini called up Lazio teammate Matteo Cancellieri, Napoli trio Matteo Politano, Giacomo Raspadori and Alessio Zerbin, West Ham’s Gianluca Scamacca, Leeds’ Wilfried Gnonto, and Freiburg forward Vincenzo Grifo.
Immobile has netted five times this season. The other seven forwards have six between them with four of them yet to get off the mark.
Italy hosts England in Milan on Friday and plays Hungary in Budapest three days later. The Azzurri are third in a group also containing Germany in the A League.
They have collected just five points from their first four games. They have five goals and conceded seven. The Italians could still top their group and qualify for the Final Four for the second straight edition, but it is also battling to avoid last spot and relegation to League B.
“The results will be important, anything can still happen in the group,” Mancini said. “We need to try to win both matches to try to finish first.
“There will be difficult months until after the World Cup. We need to get our enthusiasm back. Winning the Euros should have given us that, we need to start again from that, start again building a squad to have another extraordinary four years like that that we’ve just had.”
Mancini confirmed Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti was unavailable after a calf injury in Sunday’s 1-0 win at Lyon.
“He can’t even walk at the moment,” the Italy coach said. “We’ll probably call up (Sassuolo midfielder Davide) Frattesi, we’ll see.”
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WFO SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, July 18, 2022
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EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Hanford CA
1250 PM PDT Fri Jul 15 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 9 PM
PDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures of 104
to 109 degrees in the San Joaquin Valley and lower foothills.
High temperatures will range from 100 to 105 degrees in the
Kern River Valley.
* WHERE...The San Joaquin Valley, lower foothills and Kern River
Valley.
* WHEN...From noon Saturday to 9 PM PDT Monday.
* IMPACTS...Extreme heat will significantly increase the potential
for heat exhaustion and/or heat stroke, particularly for those
working or participating in outdoor activities.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out
of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young
children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.
Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when
possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent
rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone
overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
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How to Watch Men's ATP Challenger San Benedetto Del Tronto, Italy Men Singles 2023 Today: Live Stream and More - July 13
Today in San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy, Albert Ramos-Vinolas (No. 76 in world) will play Luciano Darderi (No. 229), the highlight of a four-match schedule in the ATP Challenger San Benedetto Del Tronto, Italy Men Singles 2023 round of 16. If you're looking for how to watch, ESPN has the live stream.
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ATP Challenger San Benedetto Del Tronto, Italy Men Singles 2023 Information
- Tournament: The ATP Challenger San Benedetto Del Tronto, Italy Men Singles 2023
- Round: Round of 16
- Date: July 13
- Live Stream: Watch on Fubo!
- Venue: Circolo Tennis Maggioni
- Location: San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy
- Court Surface: Clay
Watch the ATP Challenger San Benedetto Del Tronto, Italy Men Singles 2023 Today - July 13
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Today's Best Match Insights: Darderi vs. Ramos-Vinolas
- Through five tournaments this year, Darderi is yet to win a title, and his record is 6-6.
- Ramos-Vinolas, who owns a 6-17 record in 17 tournaments so far this year, has yet to claim a tournament win.
- Darderi has played 12 matches this year across all court surfaces, and 19.8 games per match.
- On clay, Darderi has played five matches so far this year, totaling 18.4 games per match while winning 54.3% of games.
- Darderi has won 20.5% of his return games so far this year, and 67.5% of his service games.
- Ramos-Vinolas has played 23 matches this year across all court surfaces, averaging 27.7 games per match and winning 47.3% of those games.
- On clay, Ramos-Vinolas has played 17 matches (averaging 26.9 games per match and 9.7 games per set).
- Ramos-Vinolas has a service game winning percentage of 75.5% on all surfaces (241-for-319 in service games) and a return game winning percentage of 19.1% (61-for-319 in return games).
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea plans to lift its decadeslong ban on public access to North Korean television, newspapers and other media as part of its efforts to promote mutual understanding between the rivals, officials said Friday, despite animosities over the North’s recent missile tests.
Divided along the world’s most heavily fortified border since 1948, the two Koreas prohibit their citizens from visiting each other’s territory and exchanging phone calls, emails and letters, and they block access to each other’s websites and TV stations.
In a policy report to new President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, South Korea’s Unification Ministry said it will gradually open the door for North Korean broadcasts, media and publications to try to boost mutual understanding, restore the Korean national identity and prepare for a future unification.
Ministry officials said South Korea will start by allowing access to North Korean broadcasts to try to encourage North Korea to take similar steps. The ministry refused to provide further details, saying the plans are still being discussed with relevant authorities in South Korea.
Jeon Young-sun, a research professor at Seoul’s Konkuk University, said North Korea is unlikely to reciprocate because the flow of South Korean cultural and media content would pose “a really huge threat to” its authoritarian leadership.
Ruled by three generations of the Kim family since its 1948 foundation, North Korea strictly restricts its citizens’ access to outside information, though many defectors have said they watched smuggled South Korean TV programs while living in the North. In 2014, North Korean troops opened fire when South Korean activists launched balloons carrying USB sticks containing information about the outside world and leaflets critical of the Kim family toward North Korean territory.
Relations between the two Koreas remain strained over North Korea’s torrid run of missile tests this year. Yoon, a conservative, has said he would take a tougher stance on North Korean provocations, though he said he has “an audacious plan” to improve the North’s economy if it abandons its nuclear weapons.
Despite the North’s likely reluctance to reciprocate, Jeon said South Korea needs to ease its ban on North Korean media because the restrictions have led to dependence on foreigners and other governments to gather North Korea-related information. Jeon said that has increased the danger of acquiring distorted information on North Korea.
It wasn’t clear how anti-North Korea activists in the South would react to the government’s move. Jeon said there was little chance the move would promote pro-North Korean sentiments.
South Korea, the world’s 10th-largest economy, is a global cultural powerhouse. Its nominal gross domestic product in 2019 was 54 times bigger than that of North Korea, according to South Korean estimates.
Some observers say the ban must be lifted in a step-by-step process with discussions on what North Korean contents would be allowed first and how the access should be given to the South Korean public.
While it’s officially illegal to watch or read North Korean media in South Korea, authorities rarely crack down on experts, journalists and others using virtual private networks or proxy servers to access North Korean websites. A large number of North Korean movies, songs and other contents are also available on YouTube, which is accessible in South Korea.
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BATON ROUGE, La. (KTVE/KARD)— The Louisiana Department of Health reported 597 new cases and 1 new death on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, bringing the total number of cases to 1,242,101 and the total number of deaths to 17,286.
As stated on the LDH website, the new case increase may not match the difference between today’s total cases and the previous update because of the daily removal of newly identified duplicates and out-of-state cases.
Hospitalizations decreased by 1 and the number of patients on ventilators increased by 1 as of Tuesday; coming to a total of 58 hospitalized patients with 6 on ventilators.
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Markets shift away from direct incentives, implementation of more stringent grid codes, and aging plants generate growing base of retrofit opportunities
BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report from Guidehouse Insights examines evolving market dynamics and underlying product offerings for asset owners and operators throughout the energy sector.
The coalescence of grid, energy, and digital transformations is leading to a revaluation of traditional asset management strategies across the entire energy value chain. Enterprise asset management systems (AMS), which largely act as empty containers, lack the ability to support more advanced use cases around predictive analytics, asset health monitoring, and maintenance optimization. This led to the development of sophisticated asset performance management (APM) technologies that allow utilities to use AMS data in new, cross-cutting ways to deliver actionable insights around holistic asset lifecycle management. According to a new report from Guidehouse Insights, the global market for asset management software and services is projected to grow from $5.0 billion in 2021 to nearly $18.6 billion in 2030, at a CAGR of 15.6%.
"Holistic asset management is one of the most complex elements of the utility business, as many practices are plagued by rudimentary technologies and outdated strategies," says Michael Kelly, principal research analyst with Guidehouse Insights. "For both electric utilities and renewable energy asset owners, traditional emphases on procuring solutions at the lowest cost are giving way to more forward-thinking motivations about revenue potential and risk reduction."
Many first-generation renewable energy plants have left significant value on the table due to the use of simplistic solutions acquired at the lowest cost. These basic asset management strategies are now vulnerable as markets shift away from direct incentives (i.e., ROI tied to performance), more stringent grid codes are implemented, aging plants generate a growing base of retrofit opportunities, and demand for portfolio-level monitoring and control (M&C) increases, according to the report.
The report, Market Data: Holistic Asset Performance Management, provides analyses for the market potential of asset management solutions. The report's chief goal is determining the status of this emerging industry and its potential growth for both electric utility and renewable energy applications. An executive summary of the report is available for free download on the Guidehouse Insights website.
Guidehouse Insights, the dedicated market intelligence arm of Guidehouse, provides research, data, and benchmarking services for today's rapidly changing and highly regulated industries. Our insights are built on in-depth analysis of global clean technology markets. The team's research methodology combines supply-side industry analysis, end-user primary research, and demand assessment, paired with a deep examination of technology trends, to provide a comprehensive view of emerging resilient infrastructure systems. Additional information about Guidehouse Insights can be found at www.guidehouseinsights.com.
Guidehouse is a leading global provider of consulting services to the public sector and commercial markets, with broad capabilities in management, technology, and risk consulting. By combining our public and private sector expertise, we help clients address their most complex challenges and navigate significant regulatory pressures focusing on transformational change, business resiliency, and technology-driven innovation. Across a range of advisory, consulting, outsourcing, and digital services, we create scalable, innovative solutions that help our clients outwit complexity and position them for future growth and success. The company has over 15,000 professionals in over 55 locations globally. Guidehouse is a Veritas Capital portfolio company, led by seasoned professionals with proven and diverse expertise in traditional and emerging technologies, markets, and agenda-setting issues driving national and global economies. For more information, please visit www.guidehouse.com.
* The information contained in this press release concerning the report, Market Data: Holistic Asset Performance Management, is a summary and reflects the current expectations of Guidehouse Insights based on market data and trend analysis. Market predictions and expectations are inherently uncertain and actual results may differ materially from those contained in this press release or the report. Please refer to the full report for a complete understanding of the assumptions underlying the report's conclusions and the methodologies used to create the report. Neither Guidehouse Insights nor Guidehouse undertakes any obligation to update any of the information contained in this press release or the report.
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RENO, Nev. – A private investigator who used GPS devices to secretly track the vehicles of Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve and a county commissioner ahead of the 2002 election asked the Nevada Supreme Court late Friday to overturn a judge's order that he identify the client who hired him.
Schieve filed suit in December seeking damages from private detective David McNeely for a violation of her privacy after a mechanic alerted her to the clandestine GPS tracking device.
Sparks police determined it was purchased by McNeely and ex-Washoe County Commissioner Vaughn Hartung joined the suit in February under similar circumstances.
Lawyers for McNeely said in Friday's appeal to the state's high court that divulging the name of a client who paid him to spy on the politicians would violate the long-accepted and expected confidentiality of a “private investigator-client relationship.”
The attorneys said Washoe District Judge David Hardy had erroneously rejected McNeely's argument earlier this month that the client's name was a “trade secret” protected under Nevada law. They likened the stealth nature of the relationship to the “secret sauce” in a prized recipe.
“Clients of private investigators expect confidentiality,” attorney Ryan Gormley wrote in a 31-page appeal filed Friday.
“Without that confidentiality, the business will fail. Thus, the protection of client identity creates significant economic value for both defendants and the private investigation industry as a whole,” he said.
Hardy had ordered McNeely to identify his client by Friday. But he noted in his ruling earlier this month that he was inclined to stay the case if an appeal was in the works because there would be no way to reverse the harm McNeely suffered from the disclosure of his client's identity if an appellate court later decided he had a right to keep it secret.
Another lawyer filed a motion this week to halt the proceedings on behalf of an anonymous John Doe who said he hired McNeely in an effort to combat corruption in government.
The document attorney Jeffery Barr filed said John Doe has a First Amendment right to anonymously investigate elected officials. It said Doe had not broken any laws or disseminated any of the information gathered on his behalf and never was aware or instructed McNeely to place GPS trackers on vehicles.
Judge Hardy on Thursday agreed to put the case on hold while McNeely pursued appeal avenues, a stipulation to which all the parties had agreed.
The tracking device was on Schieve’s vehicle for at least several weeks and on Hartung’s vehicle for several months, their lawsuit says.
Schieve said McNeely trespassed onto her property to install the device, which a mechanic noticed while working on her vehicle last year in the thick of campaign season, about two weeks before she won re-election for mayor in November.
Hartung also won re-election but since has resigned to accept an appointment as chairman of the Nevada Transportation Commission.
Hardy said in his May 4 ruling that the use of a GPS tracking device to monitor the movements of a person could be "a tortious invasion of privacy."
McNeely's appeal said the Supreme Court's intervention is necessary to provide clarity to state law industry wide.
“In the context of the private investigator-client relationship, the secrecy of the relationship between the private investigator and client is precisely what makes the relationship valuable to the business," the appeal said.
“Because, without the secrecy, there would be no relationship,” it said. “The confidentiality is the secret sauce.”
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Jeff Gladney, who just signed with the Arizona Cardinals this spring, has died in a car crash in Texas, according to reports.
The 25-year-old cornerback died Monday morning, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, who reportedly confirmed the news with Gladney’s agent.
Further information about the deadly crash was not immediately available.
Gladney signed with the Cardinals in March and previously played with the Minnesota Vikings.
"We are devastated to learn of Jeff Gladney’s passing. Our hearts go out to his family, friends and all who are mourning this tremendous loss," the Cardinals said in a statement.
Current and former teammates have taken to Twitter to express their sadness after his death, including Isaiah Simmons and Eno Benjamin.
This story was first reported by Ashley Loose at KNXV in Phoenix, Ariz.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Solid Power, Inc. ("Solid Power" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: SLDP). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Solid Power and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On November 29, 2022, Solid Power abruptly announced the resignation of Douglas Campbell as Chief Executive Officer and from the Company's board, effective immediately. On news of Campbell's resignation, DA Davidson analyst Michael Shlisky downgraded Solid Power's stock to Neutral from Buy.
On this news, Solid Power's stock price fell $0.62 per share, or 14.45%, to close at $3.67 per share on November 30, 2022.
The Pomerantz Firm, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, London, and Paris is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, the Pomerantz Firm pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 80 years later, the Pomerantz Firm continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomerantzlaw.com.
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If you’re driving on I-59 Sunday, take note: An early morning accident Sunday has caused a large stretch of the interstate to temporarily close.
An accident that happened around 6:30 a.m. Sunday forced the northbound lanes of I-59 between exits 52 and 62 to close, representatives with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said. Traffic along that 10-mile stretch is being diverted onto U.S. Highway 11 and U.S. 43.
The area in question is just southwest of Tuscaloosa. According to ALEA, the incident was a one-vehicle crash involving a commercial vehicle. There was no word of injuries, and there is no current timetable on when lanes will be reopened.
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Jan. 2, 2023
Dear Sound Transit Board,
Chong Wa Benevolent Association represents over 21 traditional Chinatown organizations within the Chinatown-International District (CID). For over a century, our organization has served to maintain this community of culturally diverse residents, locally-owned small businesses, and help promote tourism for the City of Seattle. Over 20 million visitors travel to Seattle per year, many of whom visit our historical and culturally rich neighborhood. They visit our unique herbal and candy shops. They dine at our family-owned restaurants. They take pictures of our Historic Chinatown Gate. And yet, our District continues to bear the brunt of decades of insufficient investment, harmful public policies, increase in violent crimes, and public and private development pressures.
The 4th Avenue CID ST3 Station is the best and least obstructive option to preserve the CID. Likewise, our community wholly supports Sound Transit building a lid to alleviate the overwhelming amount of traffic constraints during construction of the station.
Sound Transit’s own traffic analysis studies cite 30,000 vehicles driving through the area on a daily basis; 2,300 cars and trucks and 100 buses during peak hour. With no mitigating measures, drivers will divert into the CID, effectively putting a stranglehold of traffic congestion within our neighborhood for the next decade.
On Dec. 8, 2022, the City of Seattle Land Use Committee unanimously approved amendments to the Seattle Comprehensive Plan, asserting its support for using lids and other connections over highways and interstates to reconnect divided neighborhoods. The four core values of the Plan are community environmental stewardship, economic opportunity; security, and race and social equity. The City’s own website insists that “limited resources and opportunities must be shared; and the inclusion of under-represented communities in decision- making processes is necessary.” Equity demands a park lid for the CID (three underserved minority neighborhoods—Chinatown, Japantown, and Little Saigon) compared to well-resourced neighborhoods that have lids.
The CID is one of the most under-represented and marginalized communities in Seattle. Chinatown alone houses approximately 4,000 residents, mostly minorities with a poverty level twice the city average. Of those residents, approximately 1,200 are senior citizens. How are our elderly expected to navigate busy streets and crosswalks if frustrated drivers are shepherded into our neighborhood? No other neighborhood—no affluent, well-resourced neighborhood would be expected to tolerate this level of intrusion and obstruction into their daily lives.
Freeway lids have proven historically that they work.
Examples include:
► Freeway Park: Opened in 1976, it utilized the existing freeway lid leftover from construction of Interstate 5. The 5-acre, downtown park contained groundbreaking landscape architecture, because it also helped reconnect Downtown, Capitol Hill, and First Hill neighborhoods in the aftermath. According to the Cultural Landscape Foundation, Freeway Park helped define a new land-use typology for American cities. In 2022, it received official landmark status.
► Seattle Convention Center: Opened in 1988, the convention center straddles part of the Interstate 5 lid. It includes 415,000 square feet of usable space, with two exhibition halls and holds annual large scale events such as PAX West, Emerald City Comic Con, Sakura-Con, and the Northwest Flower and Garden Show.
► Aubrey Davis Park (formerly “The Lid Park”): Opened in 1992, the lid was created during the construction of Interstate 90, to help alleviate traffic constraints. Once completed, the lid was turned into a park, adding miles of green space. Today, it is one of the great legacies of Mercer Island, encompassing a transportation corridor and 90-plus acres; two softball fields, four tennis courts, a picnic shelter, two playground areas, public restrooms, two outdoor basketball courts, and plenty of open green space.
► Montlake Lid: Currently at the junction of State Route 520 and Montlake Boulevard, construction crews are laying groundwork for the foundation of the lid. Once completed, the lid will include pedestrian and bicyclist connections, a wide open space for the neighborhood, and improved transit stops.
Lids work for our city. They work for our neighborhoods. More importantly, this will contribute to environmental justice and much needed racial and social equity for the residents and businesses in the CID.
ST3 can and should be the change we need.
Sincerely,
Mei-Jui Lin
President, Chong Wa Benevolent Association
Bing Kung Tong
Cambodian Ethnic Chinese Association
Greater Seattle Chinese Chamber of Commerce
Chew Lun Benevolent Association
Eng Suey Sun Family Association
Hai Ninh Community Association
Hip Sing Tong
Hop Sing Tong
Kai Ping Association
Kwong Tung Association
Lee Family Association
Luck Ngi Musical Club
Lung Kong Family Association
Gee How Oak Tin Association
Seniors In Action
Soo Yuen Benevolent Association
Suey Sing Association
Taishan Association
Teo Chew Mutual Association
Wong Family Association
Yee Fung Toy Family Association
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King County Council
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Mayor Bruce Harrell
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Deputy Mayor Greg Wong
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Seattle City Councilmember Dan Strauss
Seattle Land Use Committee Chair
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Seattle City Council (council@seattle.gov)
Seattle City Councilmember Tammy Morales
Seattle Land Use Committee Vice Chair (Tammy.Morales@seattle.org)
Seattle City Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda
Seattle Land Use Committee Member
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Seattle City Councilmember Alex Pedersen
Seattle Land Use Committee Member
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Seattle City Councilmember Sara Nelson
Seattle Land Use Committee Member
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Nicole Kistler (nicole.kistler@seattle.gov)
Joe Reilly
Seattle Subway
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Naomi Ishisaka
Seattle Times
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Mike Lindblom
Seattle Times
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Assunta Ng
Publisher, Northwest Asian Weekly
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Natalie Bicknell Argerious
The Urbanist
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South Seattle Emerald
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Lizz Giordano
South Seattle Emerald
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Josh Cohen, Crosscut
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Story from The Conversation by Megan Bryson, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of Tennessee.
On Jan. 22, 2023, more than a billion people globally will welcome the Year of the Rabbit – or the Year of Cat, depending on which cultural traditions they follow – as the start of the Lunar New Year. In the New York City public school district, Lunar New Year has been observed as a school holiday since 2015.
The Lunar New Year is sometimes called the Chinese New Year, because it follows a calendar that was developed in China; but it is also celebrated in various parts of Asia, such as Korea and Vietnam. Tibetan and Mongolian cultures follow a similar calendar that will start the Year of the Rabbit about a month later, on Feb. 20.
While this calendar is sometimes just called “lunar,” it adds an extra month every few years to stay in sync with the solar cycle, so it’s technically lunar and solar, or lunisolar. This means that the date of the Lunar New Year in the Gregorian calendar changes from year to year but always falls in January or February. The Gregorian calendar is the solar calendar used today in most parts of the world, including the United States.
As a scholar of East Asian religions, I am familiar with the wide range of lunar and lunisolar calendars used in different religions and cultures, and especially with the religious significance of the East Asian lunisolar calendar.
The lunisolar calendar that developed in China combines two categories: 12 earthly branches, each of which corresponds to an animal, and 10 heavenly stems, each of which corresponds to one of the five elements – fire, water, wood, metal and earth – and either the feminine yin or masculine yang force.
While this lunisolar calendar brings people together, different countries and cultures have their own legends and customs surrounding the New Year. Even the animal associated with the year can vary.
Year of the Rabbit or Year of the Cat?
In most parts of East Asia, the new year that begins on Jan. 22 corresponds to the rabbit, and also to the element of water and the feminine yin force. The cycle takes 60 years to complete, so 60th birthdays across East Asia are times for special celebrations.
However, the animal associations of the zodiac can vary: In Vietnam, Jan. 22 will usher in the Year of the Cat instead. The most recent Year of the Cat, in 2011, saw a baby boom in Vietnam because of the good luck associated with that zodiac sign.
One explanation among scholars for why Vietnamese culture celebrates it as the Year of the Cat is that the earthly branch corresponding to “rabbit” is pronounced mao in Mandarin and meo in Vietnamese, which sounds similar to the Vietnamese word for “cat.”
Another explanation comes from two variations of a popular legend about how the 12 zodiac animals were chosen. According to that legend, either the Buddha or the Jade Emperor, head of the Chinese pantheon, organized a race across a river to choose the zodiac animals and their order.
In the Chinese version, the cat and rat were riding across a river on an ox when the rat, in its drive to be first, pushed the cat into the water so that the cat arrived last and was disqualified. The rabbit was crossing the river by hopping on stones sticking out of the water, but with one lucky leap it landed on a floating log that swiftly carried it to shore, so that the rabbit finished fourth. However, in the Vietnamese version – which lacks a rabbit – the cat could swim and ended up arriving fourth.
Rabbits in Chinese culture
In the Chinese tradition, people born in particular zodiac years have some of their animal’s characteristics. Since the late 20th century, Chinese regions have seen birth rates spike during Years of the Dragon because dragons are powerful symbols of good fortune and success.
Some animals carry strongly gendered meanings: the Year of the Tiger is widely seen as a good year for male births, but female tigers are stereotyped as overly aggressive. In Korea, the Year of the Horse is similarly perceived as a bad time for girls to be born.
Conversely, the Year of the Rabbit is seen as a better year for girls because the rabbit’s qualities of kindness, empathy and patience are stereotypically feminine virtues. Moreover, rabbits have been associated with male homosexuality since the 18th century, and the word “rabbit,” tuzi in Mandarin, is a slur for male sex workers. The stigma surrounding homosexuality in Chinese cultures means that, for some people, having a boy in the Year of the Rabbit would be less ideal. However, some members of Chinese LGBTQ+ communities are rejecting this stigma by reclaiming the Rabbit God as a patron deity.
The Rabbit God is not always understood as a god of male same-sex love. He can also be a symbol of longevity. Chinese lore holds that a rabbit and toad on the Moon work with the moon goddess Chang’e to refine the elixir of immortality.
Celebrating the Year of the Rabbit
The Year of the Rabbit will feature rabbit decorations, rabbit-themed marketing, and an abundance of new pet rabbits. However, the celebration will remain the same as in other years.
Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations emphasize family togetherness as well as good luck and prosperity for the coming year. In China, the Lunar New Year marks the world’s largest annual human migration, as people who work in big cities travel home to see their families for the two-week holiday.
The new year officially ushers in the spring, so it is also called Spring Festival, or Chunjie in Mandarin. To start the New Year on the right foot, people get haircuts, clean their houses and wear new clothes. These new clothes, like most New Year’s decorations, are red, which symbolizes good fortune.
New Year’s foods also aim to bring good fortune. Among the dishes commonly eaten at New Year’s are fish, because in Mandarin “having fish,” you yu, is a homophone for “having a surplus.” Eating a dessert of glutinous rice balls in sweet soup, known as tangyuan, represents the family being complete, because the word for round, yuan, also means “complete.”
Family is the focus of New Year celebrations, which traditionally take place in the home of the husband’s family. Adults generally give gifts of money in red envelopes to younger relatives who are still in school. On the second or third day of the new year, families often travel to the wife’s family home to see the in-laws.
The Lantern Festival, Yuanxiao jie, wraps up the festivities two weeks after the New Year begins with the first full moon of the year. As the name suggests, people celebrate with decorated lanterns, which often have riddles attached. In addition to guessing the answers to these riddles, people celebrate by eating tangyuan or similar round dumplings called yuanxiao, and watching dragon and lion dances.
The global Asian diaspora means that Lunar New Year is now celebrated around the world, including in the United States. Chinese American, Korean American, and Vietnamese American communities will mark the beginning of the Lunar New Year with a variety of celebrations, some welcoming the Year of the Rabbit and others welcoming the Year of the Cat.
This article is from The Conversation, an independent, not-for-profit news organization dedicated to spreading ideas from experts. Republished under a Creative Commons license
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"Chance lives out our intended values, genuinely cares about our people, and is intent on JDA's continued growth." — Brad Benbow, chairman & CEO of parent company Prolific
INDIANAPOLIS, March 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- JDA Worldwide ("JDA"), a full-service marketing agency specializing in brand, creative, digital, paid media and public relations, named Chance Benbow its new CEO. JDA is one of the top independent agencies in the U.S., with offices in Indianapolis, Washington D.C. and Nashville. JDA is a portfolio company of Prolific — The Growth Firm — which empowers purpose-driven leaders to maximize their revenue, impact, and relevancy.
Chance Benbow joined JDA in 2017 as executive vice president. In three short years, Chance helped increase JDA's monthly recurring clients by 4x, leading to an over 400% increase in monthly recurring revenue. He was then promoted to chief marketing officer for JDA's parent company, Prolific, where he oversaw all facets of marketing, brand management, internal and external communications, company culture and IT strategy.
Brad Benbow, chairman & CEO of Prolific, had this to say about Chance's appointment as CEO of JDA:
"When Chance came on board seven years ago, he successfully ran much of the external day-to-day operations of our firm and helped rebuild our marketing team. Creating and launching Prolific with Chance and our fellow leaders has also been incredibly rewarding. Over and above these accomplishments, Chance lives out our intended values, genuinely cares about our people, and is intent on JDA's continued growth as a major independent ad agency."
Regarding his appointment as CEO, Chance Benbow said:
"I cannot wait to serve the talented team at JDA. We are more full-service than we've ever been. With our long history in brand, creative and paid media, the build-out of our digital team and our PR acquisition, we are poised to serve our clients comprehensively."
JDA's consistent growth over the last 10 years was accentuated April 2022 through the acquisition of The Kairos Company, a public relations and communications strategy company founded by Johnnie Moore, "a wunderkind PR executive," which was folded into JDA. Hailed as "One of America's leading public relations and communications consultancies" and as a "PR and marketing powerhouse," Johnnie Moore, president of JDA Worldwide, added, "I simply cannot imagine a more brilliant colleague than Chance Benbow. It's only up from here with JDA Worldwide."
ABOUT JDA WORLDWIDE
JDA Worldwide is a full-service marketing agency serving category-leading brands since 2003. JDA specializes in brand, creative, digital, paid media and public relations with offices in Indianapolis, Washington D.C., and Nashville. JDA is a portfolio company of Prolific — The Growth Firm — which empowers purpose-driven leaders to maximize their revenue, impact, and relevancy.
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BROOKLYN, N.Y., March 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Qunnect, an industry leader in quantum-secure networking technology designed for scalable deployment on existing telecom fiber infrastructure, debuted their QU-APC instrument with an interactive demo on the exhibit floor of the 2023 OFC Conference in San Diego. The 2023 Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC) is the premier conference and exhibition for optical communications and networking professionals.
Qunnect's QU-APC (Auto Polarization Compensator) is a real-time calibration and compensation solution to maintain high-fidelity transmission of quantum information over telecom fiber. Commercial fiber is typically deployed as aerial cables or buried in conduit near roadways. These cables are subject to numerous environmental perturbations such as wind, temperature, and vibration, which can damage the quantum information being transmitted through them. The QU-APC alternates between test and transmission modes, utilizing rapid measurement and analysis to maintain >95% quantum transmission uptime. With insertion loss of only 1.2dB, the QU-APC is an industry leader in quantum-enabling technologies.
"The QU-APC is a game-changer for addressing the challenges of real-world quantum networking," notes Qunnect CEO Noel Goddard, "We are very pleased to announce the commercial launch of this product as a qubit-agnostic solution for both Distributed Entanglement and QKD protocols."
On the exhibit floor of OFC, the Qunnect team invited visitors to jump on a floor mat covering a spool of fiber. Participants observe the disturbance in the fiber's transmission fidelity on a nearby screen, and then see the QU-APC correct for the disturbance in real time, restoring the fidelity. While this is an extreme example of real-world perturbations, it demonstrates the power and speed of the QU-APC to compensate for these issues.
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About Qunnect
Qunnect innovates and commercializes the core technologies needed for scalable quantum-safe communication. In 2021, the company commercialized the world's first quantum memory. The memory serves as the cornerstone to Qunnect's product suite, offering integrated solutions for Metropolitan-Scale and Long-Distance distribution of entanglement across existing telecommunications infrastructure. The company is headquartered in the Brooklyn Navy Yard where it operates GothamQ, a quantum network spanning across New York City. Qunnect recently announced its Series A financing in a round led by Airbus Ventures and is grateful for research support from the US Department of Energy, the US Air Force and the National Science Foundation.
About OFC
The 2023 Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC) is the premier conference and exhibition for optical communications and networking professionals. For more than 45 years, OFC has drawn attendees from all corners of the globe to meet and greet, teach and learn, make connections and move business forward.
OFC includes dynamic business programming, an exhibition of global companies and high impact peer-reviewed research that, combined, showcase the trends that are shaping the entire optical networking and communications industry. OFC is co-sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society (IEEE/ComSoc) and the IEEE Photonics Society and Optica (formerly OSA). OFC in 2023 will be presented in a hybrid format with in-person and virtual components and will take place 05-09 March 2023 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California, USA. Follow @OFCConference on Twitter, learn more at OFC Community LinkedIn, and watch highlights on OFC YouTube.
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WACO, Texas (AP) — Lior Garzon scored 18 points, Naomi Alnatas had 11 of her 17 in the fourth quarter and Oklahoma State ended a 13-game losing against Baylor with a 70-65 win over the No. 18 Bears on Wednesday.
Claire Chastain had a jumper and a 3-pointer and Alnatas a 3 and a three-point play for an 11-0 run that gave Oklahoma State a 16-7 lead in the middle of the first quarter and Baylor never led again.
Sarah Andrews had 12 points in the fourth quarter and she started off with a pair of 3s and Ja'Mee Asberry's 3 pulled the Bears even at 52 with 6 1/2 minutes to play. But Alnatas and Anna Gret Asi hit 3s for Oklahoma State, which quickly reeled off eight points.
The Bears made six free throws with pull within two with 2:59 to play and Asberry's 3 made it a one point game with 21/2 minutes to go. The Bears then missed two free throws and had a turnover when they had a chance to grab the lead.
Alnatas hit a 3 and the Cowgirls made 5 of 8 free throws in the last 30 seconds to pull out the win.
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Republicans are urgently trying to erase the stigma over early mail voting among many of their voters as the party works to catch up with Democrats in 2024.
Earlier this month, the Republican National Committee (RNC) rolled out its “Bank Your Vote” campaign to encourage GOP voters to get comfortable with the practice ahead of 2024. And former President Trump, the front-runner in the GOP primary who for years has cast doubt on early voting and mail ballots, has over the past few months begun to urge voters to embrace those methods after a disappointing midterm election.
“We don’t want to wait till the fourth quarter to start scoring touchdowns,” RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said during a press call announcing the mail voting campaign earlier this month.
“We’re going to lead the charge on getting the Republican ecosystem to chase ballots and build an advantage before Election Day.”
Some divisions within the party are apparent as GOP voters remain skeptical of mail voting after Trump and his closest allies heaped doubt on the process in 2020. Only over the past few months, after Republicans failed to take back the Senate and only managed to flip the House by a slim margin, have the staunchest critics in the party somewhat changed their tune.
Trump’s campaign notably pivoted on the issue earlier this year, when it began urging Republicans to embrace so-called ballot harvesting, which is the process of allowing third parties to collect and submit absentee and mail ballots.
“Either we ballot harvest in the states where it’s legal, or you can say goodbye to our country, because the Democrats would win EVERY election,” his campaign wrote in a fundraising email in February.
The former president later implored Republican voters to rethink mail-in ballots and early voting during a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference in March.
“Republicans must compete using every lawful means to win,” Trump said. “That means swamping the left with mail-in votes, early votes and Election Day votes. We have to do it.”
It’s not just Trump, either. Some of his closest allies have begun to shift on voting amid signs their opposition to early mail voting could pose a threat to the party’s chances next year. Former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake last month announced a ballot-chasing initiative aimed at registering new voters and keeping track of Republican and independent voters, including those on early voting lists. During her address, Lake appeared to recognize the need for Republicans to rethink their approach to collecting ballots.
“We’ve been playing checkers. They’ve been playing chess,” Lake said at the event announcing the operation. “We’re going to show up to a knife fight with a gun.”
Trump and Lake were some of the loudest vocal opponents of voting by mail, both claiming without evidence that mail-in ballots contributed to fraud in the 2020 and 2022 elections. Their abrupt shift has left some wondering whether voters will follow suit, though McDaniel says the party is more unified on the issue than ever.
“We’ve always had paid voter contact or volunteers trying to bank as many votes as possible,” McDaniel said. “But that certainly is a challenge if you have people in your ecosystem saying don’t vote early or don’t vote by mail and those cross messages do have an impact.”
“I don’t think you’re seeing that heading into 2024. I think you’re seeing all of us singing from the same songbook,” she said.
Trump’s top rival in the Republican presidential primary, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, told one voter in Iowa last month that he embraces ballot harvesting, noting the difference in the practices between Florida and other states.
“We’re gonna do ballot harvesting. I’m doing it, yes,” DeSantis said.
“Each state is different,” he continued. “In Nevada, they sent everyone a ballot, which is bad but we’re going to do ballot harvesting. I’m not going fight with one hand tied behind my back.”
Last year, DeSantis signed legislation that established an Office of Election Crimes and Security under Florida’s Department of State that would conduct investigations and look into voter fraud allegations. Additionally, the law includes penalties for ballot harvesting.
“They’ve put in such good protections that there’s a lot of confidence in voting in Florida where you may lack that in other states,” said Christian Ziegler, chairman of the Florida GOP.
McDaniel noted on the press call that the RNC had also pushed for more protection, through the recruitment of 80,000 poll watchers and poll workers, as well as the filing of 100 election integrity lawsuits in the 2022 cycle.
“I hope that once Republicans do take power in some places, they could conceivably look at actually strengthening the election system by bringing some of those safeguards to the early and mail voting process,” said Jason Snead, the executive director of the Honest Elections Project, a group that pushes for more restrictive voting laws.
Ahead of last year’s midterm elections, DeSantis encouraged voters to cast their ballots early in case they were not able to get to the polls on Election Day.
“If you wait till Election Day, you get a flat tire, you can’t take a mulligan,” DeSantis told a crowd at a campaign stop in Florida last year. “Whereas if you vote early, you do it, you’re in the can. If something happens [while you’re on your way], you got another shot at it.”
Florida Republicans saw major victories up and down the ballot last cycle, with DeSantis winning reelection by nearly 20 points and Republicans flipping the Democratic stronghold of Miami-Dade County.
“We’re probably the only place that had a red wave last cycle,” Ziegler said. “We’re operating with a lot more confidence than other areas, but with that said, the Democrat Party has embraced vote by mail across the country for various reasons, and we can’t just sit back and wait for Election Day.”
“I think there’s a strong desire from my conversations with Republicans in other states of whatever it takes to win,” he said. “You’ve seen President Trump, you’ve seen Gov. DeSantis come out and say look we need to change the election laws but until we do, we need to kick the Democrats’ ass at their own game.”
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Students at Boston University chanted "pay your writers" as Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav gave the commencement address at the institution's graduation Sunday, amid a writers strike that has been impacting the television and film industry.
Zaslav graduated from BU's law school in 1985 and was being given an honorary degree. On Sunday, he told students how important it is to be respectful and kind. But he paused several times as some students booed, chanted and turned their backs.
Before the program began, about 200 people were protesting outside Nickerson Field, the graduation venue, holding up signs that read "Protect Residuals Not CEOs" and "Private Jets But No Fair Wages," BU Today reported.
The school received backlash earlier this month when a day after the Writers Guild of America went on strike on May 2 it announced its decision to have Zaslav as the commencement speaker.
This is the union's first strike in 15 years, as it was unable to reach a deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents major studios, such as Discovery-Warner, Netflix, Amazon, Apple, Disney, Paramount, Sony and NBC Universal. Writers are advocating for better pay, improved residuals from streaming and guidelines about how artificial intelligence could affect writer's rooms.
"The picket is in no way meant to stop students, families, or faculty from attending the graduation ceremony, or to disrupt the ceremony," WGA East tweeted.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -- A Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in the Springfield, Ohio, area Saturday afternoon, prompting a shelter-in-place order for nearby residents -- just one month after the company's toxic train wreck on the other side of the state in East Palestine.
No injuries were reported Saturday and there was no hazmat situation at the crash site in Clark County, an Ohio State Highway Patrol spokesperson told CNN. The derailment happened around 5 p.m. ET and the road was closed on State Route 41, the spokesperson added.
"Late this afternoon an @nscorp train derailed in Clark County. We don't believe hazardous materials were involved. @OhioEPA, @Ohio_EMA, & @OSHP are on scene supporting first responders. President Biden and Secretary Buttigieg called me to offer help from the federal government," Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said on Twitter Saturday night.
"I have been briefed by FRA leadership and spoke with Gov. DeWine to offer our support after the derailment today in Clark County, Ohio. No hazardous material release has been reported, but we will continue to monitor closely and FRA personnel are en route," Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg also tweeted.
Twenty cars of the 212-car Norfolk Southern train derailed while headed south in the Springfield area, Norfolk Southern spokesperson Connor Spielmaker told CNN.
"No hazardous materials are involved and there have been no reported injuries," Spielmaker said. "Our teams are enroute to the site to begin cleanup operations."
The company is working to find out what the train was transporting, Spielmaker added, confirming it was not a passenger train.
RELATED: East Palestine residents confront town leaders, Norfolk Southern
The Clark County Emergency Management Agency asked residents Saturday who were within 1,000 feet of the train derailment "to shelter-in-place out of an abundance of caution."
"We ask that all residents in need of travel to Ohio 41 find alternate routes. Local and state officials are on scene, including the Springfield Fire Rescue Division and the Springfield Police Department," the agency said in a Facebook update.
Clark County officials also said they were aware of power outages in the area due to downed power lines.
The derailment comes as crews were still working to clear the toxic wreck of another Norfolk Southern train that derailed on February 3 while carrying hazardous materials more than 200 miles away in East Palestine, Ohio.
The East Palestine derailment fueled outcry among residents who have complained of symptoms, including headaches and coughing after the fiery crash. The train was hauling dangerous chemical vinyl chloride -- which was released and burned to prevent a potentially deadly explosion -- and other chemicals that are feared to have leaked into the surrounding ecosystem.
Norfolk Southern has promised to fully clean up the wreck and vowed to invest in East Palestine.
The derailment has put rail safety under the spotlight and raised questions about regulations surrounding the transport of hazardous materials. Data from the Federal Railroad Administration Office of Safety Analysis shows there have been about 1,000 derailments in the United States each year since 2020.
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Palatka man arrested after DNA tests solve 35-year-old cold case
PALATKA, Fla. (WCJB) - A man from Putnam County is behind bars after DNA was used to solve a violent crime from 1987 in Virginia.
Prince William County Police Department issued a warrant for the arrest of a 52-year-old man from Palatka on the charges of rape and abduction with intent to defile. He was booked into the Putnam County Jail on June 14 awaiting extradition to Virginia.
Investigators say on Dec. 19, 1997, a then-50-year-old woman working at a gas station was attacked in the bathroom. She was bound and sexually assaulted at knifepoint.
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The perpetrator disappeared and the case went cold. In 2021, the investigation was reviewed. Using a private lab, DNA was retested leading to a family in Florida. New DNA samples were taken from possible matches and compared to the genetic material connected to the crime.
The DNA matched with the 52-year-old, a juvenile at the time of the crime. Investigators confirmed he lived in the area in 1987. He was arrested in Putnam County, where he lives, and will be extradited to Prince William County for trial.
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STOCKHOLM, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The hygiene and health company Essity has once again been recognized for its leadership in sustainability by the global non-profit environmental organization CDP. The company is awarded a place on CDP's prestigious A List for its work in combating deforestation.
Based on data reported through CDP's 2022 Forests questionnaire, Essity was one of a small number of companies that achieved an `A' - out of more than 10,000 companies scored.
With its ambitious efforts to prevent deforestation and promote responsible forestry, Essity is a leader in terms of its objectives, actions, and transparency in the environmental field. One of the ways Essity works to combat deforestation is through the Consumer Goods Forum and its Forest Positive Coalition of Action, in which Essity, together with other companies and organizations, systematically addresses deforestation and forest destruction and promotes biological diversity.
"Essity recognizes the challenges, our responsibility and possibility to take forest positive action. We do so through innovation to use less virgin fiber, through making sure that all fiber that we use comes from responsible forestry and by collaborating with partners to achieve a larger positive change in the fight against deforestation," says Magnus Groth, President and CEO of Essity.
CDP's annual environment-related data collection and assessment process is widely recognized as the leading benchmark when it comes to ensuring the transparency of companies' environmental activities.
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FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Adidas said Friday that it is releasing a second batch of high-end Yeezy sneakers after cutting ties with rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, as the German sportswear brand seeks to unload the unsold shoes while donating to groups fighting antisemitism.
The online sale, to start Wednesday through Adidas smartphone apps and its website, follows an earlier set of sales in May. Models that will be available include the Yeezy Boost 350 V2, 500, and 700 as well as the Yeezy Slide and Foam RNR.
The company cut ties with Ye in October after he made antisemitic and other offensive remarks online and in interviews. That left Adidas holding 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) worth of unsold Yeezys and searching for a responsible way to dispose of them.
Adidas CEO Bjørn Gulden said in May that selling the popular sneakers and donating some of the profits was the best solution to deal with the unsold inventory and make a difference. He said the company spoke with nongovernmental organizations and groups that were harmed by Ye’s comments and actions.
Part of the profits from the sales of the Yeezy shoes will go to the Anti-Defamation League and the Philonise & Keeta Floyd Institute for Social Change, run by social justice advocate Philonise Floyd, the brother of George Floyd.
Shoes sold directly by Adidas in North America will include blue square pins established by Robert Kraft’s Foundation to Combat Anti-Semitism as a symbol of solidarity in rejecting antisemitism, the company said.
The Anti-Defamation League calls the sale “a thoughtful and caring resolution” for the unsold merchandise and that “any attempt to turn the consequences of (Ye’s) actions into something that ultimately benefits society and the people he has hurt is most welcome.”
Adidas declined to give details on numbers of shoes that would be released for sale and how much of the proceeds would be donated. Asked if Ye would receive royalties from the sales, the company would only say that “we will honor our contractual obligations and enforce our rights but will not share any more details.”
The company said Monday that the first sale of Yeezy shoes helped its preliminary second-quarter financial results and contributed to it raising its outlook for the year — from a high single-digit decline in revenue to a mid-single digit decline.
That would still amount to an operating loss of 450 million euros (more than $494 million) this year, instead of a loss of 700 million euros.
Adidas, which reports its earnings for the first half of the year on Thursday, said it expected future Yeezy sales to further boost its results.
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Now, recent advertisements claim President Joe Biden’s administration is proposing cuts to Medicare Advantage, sometimes called “Part C.” One of the ads shared via Twitter alleges that the cuts would take away benefits for individual members.
Many VERIFY readers have also asked if it’s true that the Biden administration is proposing cuts to Medicare Advantage.
THE QUESTION
Is the Biden administration proposing cuts to Medicare Advantage plan benefits?
THE SOURCES
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Ph.D., associate director of the Program on Medicare Policy at Kaiser Family Foundation
- Robert Berenson, M.D., fellow at the Urban Institute specializing in health care policy and Medicare
ANSWER
No, the Biden administration is not proposing cuts to Medicare Advantage plan benefits.
The federal government has proposed changes to how insurance companies that offer Medicare Advantage are paid, but those changes don’t require benefits cuts for enrollees.
WHAT WE FOUND
Medicare is federal health insurance for anyone age 65 and older, and some people under 65 with certain disabilities or conditions. It’s made up of four parts: A, B, C and D.
Traditional Medicare offered by the federal government includes Part A hospital insurance and Part B medical insurance.
Medicare Advantage plans, sometimes called Part C, are offered by private companies approved by Medicare, rather than the federal government. Those plans will provide your Part A and Part B coverage.
Most Medicare Advantage plans also include Part D prescription drug coverage, and may provide extra benefits such as vision, hearing and dental coverage that aren’t included as part of traditional Medicare.
Some of the recent advertisements claim the Biden administration is proposing “massive cuts” to Medicare Advantage that could reduce benefits by hundreds of dollars per retiree. At least one of those ads is funded by the American Action Network, a conservative issue advocacy group.
Two recent announcements from the Biden administration are likely behind the claims about cuts to Medicare Advantage benefits.
One is a rule change that would allow the federal government to recover past overpayments to Medicare Advantage insurers and is set to take effect in April 2023. Second, the federal government recently announced a proposed update to how Medicare Advantage insurers will be paid starting in 2024.
But the Biden administration isn’t proposing cuts to Medicare Advantage benefits for seniors, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Medicare experts say.
Here’s a breakdown of those proposed changes.
Rule change
The rule change is set to take effect on April 3, 2023. It will modify the federal government’s process of auditing Medicare Advantage insurers, allowing it to recoup overpayments.
Studies and federal government audits “have shown that private insurance companies have charged billions of dollars in overpayments to Medicare Advantage plans” for diagnoses that were not supported by a patient’s medical record, according to HHS and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
CMS is required by law to “ensure accurate payments and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse.” Audits, which are part of that process, are “unequivocally not cuts,” according to HHS.
Other proposed changes would modify how Medicare Advantage insurers are paid
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) shared an advance notice in early February outlining the federal government’s proposals for paying Medicare Advantage plans in 2024.
While some of the changes in the proposal will reduce payments to Medicare Advantage insurers, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) estimates that the total effect of proposed policies and other changes will be a 1% increase in payments to insurers per enrollee in 2024.
Because of this increase, HHS asserts that the Biden administration “is not reducing payments to Medicare Advantage.”
So what do these proposed changes do?
Some would impact the risk adjustment model for Medicare Advantage, which essentially determines how much the federal government pays insurers based on patient diagnoses.
The proposed changes would make the risk adjustment model “less generous to the plans,” Robert Berenson, M.D., a Medicare expert with the Urban Institute who has expressed support for the proposed changes, said.
But the risk adjustment changes don’t amount to a cut in benefits for enrollees, according to Berenson.
“There will be less payments going to the health plans, but there’s no requirement that beneficiaries lose anything,” he said.
That will be up to the insurance companies.
Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, associate director of the Program on Medicare Policy at Kaiser Family Foundation, said it’s more accurate to consider the changes as those that are “improving the accuracy of the payments to Medicare Advantage plans,” rather than cuts.
Some industry stakeholders, such as the Better Medicare Alliance, claim that these changes will lead insurers to cut benefits or increase premiums for Medicare Advantage enrollees. But Fuglesten Biniek said she thinks that outcome is unlikely.
“These plans have generous payments right now from the federal government. They have a good amount of cushion,” she said. “In addition, they compete by offering plans with zero supplemental premiums [and] plans that have robust extra benefits. This is an attractive market for them to participate in.”
Insurers can lower administrative costs, reduce their marketing expenses or cut some of their profits before cutting benefits, which are how they remain competitive in the market, she added.
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Donation of Six Vans, Medical Supplies and Resources Extends the Foundation's Commitment to Expanding Access to Care
VANCOUVER, Wash., June 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Banfield Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and the charitable arm of Banfield Pet Hospital®, today announced its newest commitment to making preventive care possible for the pets that need it most—the donation of six mobile veterinary units to nonprofit partners across the United States.
In 2023 alone, the Banfield Foundation has committed nearly $2.2M in grants focused on enabling preventive care, including vaccines, medical supplies, resources, and veterinary teams to deliver critical veterinary care as well as spay and neuter surgeries in underserved communities.
"We are on a mission to bring more care to more pets in more places—these mobile units help us deliver that care in new and meaningful ways," said Kim Van Syoc, Executive Director, Banfield Foundation. "We're improving lives by removing barriers to care and providing new tools and resources for partners who share the same commitment to free and low-cost care that we do. But most importantly, we are bringing care directly to neighborhoods and communities—we are meeting pets and pet owners where they live!"
The mobile vans were originally part of Banfield Pet Hospital's test and learn innovation strategy; in late 2022 it was determined the best use of the vans was to support the Banfield Foundation and its nonprofit partners in bringing care to pets and people in underserved communities.
"The vans were designed to bring veterinary care into local communities and make care more accessible," said Jeff Ellison, chief operating officer for Banfield Pet Hospital. "The innovation work taught us a lot about the value of mobile units, and it also uncovered opportunities to make mobile care possible in under resourced communities where transportation is a limiting factor. Partnering with the Banfield Foundation to solve these challenges has been a real honor—we're incredibly proud to collectively deliver on our shared purpose: A Better World for Pets."
In addition to the vehicles, the Banfield Foundation is also funding vaccines and medical supplies in support of community-based clinics utilizing the new vans; grant recipients and initiatives include:
Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter (BARCS) (Baltimore, Maryland)
BARCS seeks to prevent surrender by providing critical supplies and resources to underserved people and pets. The new mobile veterinary clinic will allow teams to serve neighborhoods more effectively in and around Baltimore., a city with a staggeringly high poverty rates and a lack of affordable and accessible veterinary care. Through nearly 20 annual pop-up clinics held in parking lots, community parks, public housing and community centers the unit will enable BARCS to deliver more reliable and consistent care.
LifeLine Animal Project (Atlanta, Georgia)
Founded in 2002, LifeLine Animal Project was established to end the euthanasia of healthy and treatable dogs and cats in Atlanta shelters, managing the operations of both Fulton and DeKalb County animal shelters since 2013. In 2019, the LifeLine Community Animal Center opened to provide additional sheltering and adoption space as well as access to low-cost veterinary care through its full-service clinic. The new mobile clinic will be used weekly to provide care to Pets for Life clients who lack access to transportation; the mobile unit will also be used at large scale events to better serve cats. In Fulton County, where LifeLine is responsible for animal control functions, the vehicle will also assist onsite in larger-scale cruelty investigations and neglect situations where animals will need immediate triage and examination.
Maui Humane Society (Maui, Hawaii)
Serving the community for 69 years, Maui Humane is the only open-admission shelter on the island of Maui. In addition to providing animal management services for the County of Maui, the shelter also offers low-cost veterinary care to disadvantaged families. The van will expand care to communities in need through five clinics each week, enabling care for 4,600 pets annually. Two days each week the van will travel six hours roundtrip to Hana, part of the island with no veterinarian, but many deserving pets in need.
Michigan Humane Society (Detroit, Michigan)
Michigan Humane launched their Community Vet Program just one year ago bringing in-home care to pets in need. A team consisting of a veterinarian, a veterinary technician and a social worker visit homes in underserved communities up to twice a week, providing preventive and sick care services and transporting pets to its Detroit clinic for surgical procedures. With the addition of the mobile unit, the team will be able to visit more households and increase days on the road up to four a week, with a goal of serving more than 1,000 additional pets in the community in 2023 in addition to its 16 annual One Health Vaccine Clinics.
Parker Project (Navajo Nation, Arizona)
Spanning over 27,000 square miles over four states, there are only three veterinarians who serve Navajo Nation. With an estimated 500,000 dogs and cats that call these desert lands home, many free roaming, the work in population control and surrender prevention is never ending. Every week, a veterinary team along with The Parker Project's mobile surgical unit visits Navajo Nation communities to provide donation based veterinary services. The vehicle will enable preventive and sick pet care to be brought to isolated parts of Navajo Nation—areas without internet or reliable transportation—and will be used alongside the surgical unit to deliver wellness care during spay/neuter clinics for an estimated 7,500 pets each year.
PAWS Chicago (Chicago, Illinois)
Founded in 1997, PAWS Chicago is a leader in the No-Kill movement and its robust programs have led to the reduction of homeless pet euthanasia in Chicago by 92.5 percent. Its industry-leading adoption center, medical center, and high-volume spay/neuter clinic work in tandem to address the needs of homeless and at-risk pets citywide. To serve the needs of at-risk pets in under resourced neighborhoods, PAWS Chicago will use the new mobile clinic to offer community medicine days.
To learn more about our annual impact, volunteer or make a donation, visit BanfieldFoundation.org.
About the Banfield Foundation®
Since 2015, Banfield Foundation has been making preventive care possible for the pets that need it most. Through grants and partnerships, we provide medical supplies and resources to nonprofit partners in need; support pets, people and communities in crisis; and enable veterinary professionals to deliver compassionate and inclusive preventive veterinary care in underserved and diverse areas across the United States and around the world. We also leverage the expertise and passion of Banfield Pet Hospital, part of Mars Veterinary Health, and its Associates to care for pets in need. At the Banfield Foundation, we are committed to living our collective purpose: A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS. For more information, visit BanfieldFoundation.org.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Christmas is coming early this year with the announcement of the Backstreet Boys' highly anticipated Christmas album.
"A Very Backstreet Christmas" will be released Friday, Oct. 14, 2022.
The album from the popular boy band, comprised of Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, AJ McLean, and Kevin Richardson, will feature holiday classics such as "White Christmas, "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas," and "O Holy Night," as well as three original holiday songs: "Christmas In New York," "Together," and "Happy Days."
"We've been wanting to do a Christmas album for nearly 30 years now and we're beyond excited that it’s finally happening,” Dorough said in a news release. "We had such a fun experience putting our BSB twist on some of our favorite Christmas classics and can't wait to be part of our fans' holiday season."
Here is the full tracklist:
- "White Christmas"
- "The Christmas Song"
- "Winter Wonderland"
- "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"
- "Last Christmas"
- "O Holy Night"
- "This Christmas"
- Same Ole Lang Syne"
- "Silent Night"
- "I’ll Be Home for Christmas"
- "Christmas in New York"
- "Together"
- "Happy Days"
- "Feliz Navidad" (Target only)
- "It’s Christmas Time Again" (Target only)
Click here to preorder "A Very Backstreet Christmas."
The Backstreet Boys formed in 1993 and are the best-selling boy band of all time, with nine studio albums and six songs reaching the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, including "I Want It That Way," "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)," and "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)."
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jordin Canada is staying with her hometown Los Angeles Sparks.
The guard was re-signed to a training camp contract on Wednesday. Last season, Canada started 25 of 32 games and averaged 9.2 points, 5.5 assists, 2.3 rebounds and 1.4 steals in her first year with the Sparks.
Canada played four seasons in Seattle, where she won two WNBA championships. She was the league's steals leader in 2019 and was named to the All-Defensive first team that same year with the Storm. She was drafted fifth overall by Seattle in 2018 out of UCLA.
“I think the theme of this free agency is about sacrificing to be a part of something special,” Canada said. “I believe in the vision that is getting ready to take place. We definitely have something special happening in LA and I’m excited to stay home.”
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RED LODGE, Mont. (AP) — A gnawing uncertainty hung over the Yellowstone National Park gateway town of Gardiner this week following unprecedented flooding that shut down one of America’s most beloved natural attractions and swept away roads, bridges and homes.
Gardiner itself escaped the flooding but briefly became home to hundreds of park visitors stranded when the road leading into it was closed along the surging Yellowstone River. When the road reopened, the tourists vanished.
“Town is eerie right now,” said Katie Gale, who does booking for a company that offers rafting and other outdoor trips. “We had all those folks trapped in here, and then as soon as they opened the road … it was just like someone just pulled the plug in a bathtub.”
That draining of visitors has become a major concern for businesses in towns such as Gardiner and Red Lodge that lead to Yellowstone’s northern entrances and rely on tourists passing through.
Officials have said the park’s southern part, which features Old Faithful, could reopen as soon as next week. But the north end, which includes Tower Fall and the bears and wolves of Lamar Valley, could stay closed for months after sections of major roads inside Yellowstone were washed away or buried in rockfall. Roads leading to the park also have widespread damage that could take months to repair.
Red Lodge is facing a double disaster: It will have to clean up the damage done by the deluge to parts of town and also figure out how to survive without the summer business that normally sustains it for the rest of the year.
“Winters are hard in Red Lodge,” Chris Prindiville said as he hosed mud from the sidewalk outside his shuttered cafe, which had no fresh water or gas for his stoves. “You have to make your money in the summer so you can make it when the bills keep coming and the visitors have stopped.”
At least 88 people were rescued by the Montana National Guard over the past few days from campsites and small towns, and hundreds of homes, including nearly 150 in Red Lodge, were damaged by muddy waters. One large house that was home to six park employees in the town of Gardiner was ripped from its foundation and floated 5 miles (8 kilometers) downstream before sinking. Four to five homes could still topple into the Stillwater River, which already washed several cabins away, according to a spokeswoman for Stillwater County.
No deaths or serious injuries have been reported.
Red Lodge was under a boil-water advisory, and trucks supplied drinking water to half of the town that was without it. Portable toilets were strategically placed for those who couldn’t flush at home.
The Yodeler Motel, once home to Finnish coal miners, faced its first shutdown since it began operating as a lodge in 1964. Owner Mac Dean said he is going to have to gut the lower level, where 13 rooms flooded in chest-high waters.
“Rock Creek seemed to take in its own course,” he said. “It just jumped the bank and it came right down Main Street and it hit us.”
Dean had been counting on a busy summer tied to the park’s 150th anniversary. The Yodeler had the most bookings in the 13 years Dean and his wife have owned the business. Now he’s hoping to get some help, possibly from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
“The damage is catastrophic,” he said. “We’re between a rock and a hard place. And if we don’t get some assistance, we’re not gonna make it.”
Yellowstone is one of the crown jewels of the park system, a popular summer playground that appeals to adventurous backpackers camping in grizzly country, casual hikers walking past steaming geothermal features, nature lovers gazing at elk, bison, bears and wolves from the safety of their cars, and amateur photographers and artists trying to capture the pink and golden hues of the cliffs of the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone and its thundering waterfall.
All 4 million visitors a year have to pass through the small towns that border the park’s five entrances.
The flooding — triggered by a combination of torrential rain and rapid snowmelt — hit just as hotels around Yellowstone were filling up with summer tourists. June is typically one of Yellowstone’s busiest months.
President Joe Biden declared a disaster in Montana, ordering federal assistance be made available.
The tourism season had started well for Cara McGary, who guides groups through the Lamar Valley to see wolves, bison, elk and bears. She had seen more than 20 grizzlies some days this year.
Now, with the road from Gardiner into northern Yellowstone washed out, the wildlife is still there, but it’s out of reach to McGary. Her guide business, In Our Nature, is suddenly in trouble.
“The summer that we prepared for is not at all similar to the summer that we’re going to have,” she said. “This is an 80% to 100% loss of business during the high season.”
Officials and business leaders are hoping Gardiner, Red Lodge and other small communities can draw visitors even without access to the park.
Sarah Ondrus, owner of Paradise Adventure Company, that rents out cabins and offers rafting, kayaking and horseback riding trips, was frustrated she was getting so many cancellations.
“Montana and Wyoming still exist. I don’t know how I can convince these people,” Ondrus said. “Once our water quality is good and our law enforcement thinks it’s OK, we’re good to go again. It’s still a destination. You can still horseback ride, go to cowboy cookouts, hike in the national forest.”
That could be a tall order for anyone coming from the south or east sides of the park who had hoped to exit in the north. After the southern portion of the park reopens, it would take an almost 200-mile (320 kilometers) detour through West Yellowstone and Bozeman to reach Gardiner. It would require a nearly 300-mile (480 kilometers) drive from Cody, Wyoming.
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte, a Republican, has faced criticism from Democrats and members of the public for being out of the country during the disaster.
Spokesperson Brooke Stroyke said the governor had left last week on a long-scheduled personal trip with his wife and was due back Thursday. She would not say where he was, citing security reasons.
In his absence, Montana’s Lt. Gov. Kristen Juras signed an emergency disaster declaration Tuesday.
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WFO NORMAN Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, May 17, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
1212 AM CDT Tue May 17 2022
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN ARCHER...
SOUTHEASTERN FOARD...NORTHEASTERN KNOX...NORTHERN BAYLOR AND
SOUTHEASTERN HARDEMAN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL COMANCHE...SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON...SOUTH CENTRAL
KIOWA...TILLMAN...NORTHWESTERN WICHITA AND WILBARGER COUNTIES...
At 1212 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 4 miles west of Snyder to 4 miles east of Frederick to
7 miles south of Hollister to 6 miles southwest of Electra, moving
east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Altus, Vernon, Frederick, Electra, Snyder, Grandfield, Tipton,
Olustee, Mountain Park, Indiahoma, Davidson, Manitou, Elmer,
Headrick, Hollister, Friendship, Loveland, Altus Air Force Base,
Fargo and Humphreys.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARMSTRONG BRISCOE CARSON
CHILDRESS COLLINGSWORTH COTTLE
CROSBY DALLAM DEAF SMITH
DICKENS DONLEY FLOYD
GRAY HALL HANSFORD
HARTLEY HEMPHILL HUTCHINSON
KING LIPSCOMB MOORE
MOTLEY OCHILTREE OLDHAM
POTTER RANDALL ROBERTS
SHERMAN WHEELER
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH 233 FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN OKLAHOMA THIS CANCELS 1 COUNTY
IN THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE...
CIMARRON
IN TEXAS THIS CANCELS 11 COUNTIES
IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE...
ARMSTRONG CARSON DALLAM
DEAF SMITH DONLEY HARTLEY
MOORE OLDHAM POTTER
RANDALL SHERMAN
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AMARILLO, BOISE CITY, BOOTLEG,
BOYS RANCH, BUFFALO LAKE, BUSHLAND, CANYON, CHANNING, CLARENDON,
CLAUDE, CONLEN, DALHART, DAWN, DUMAS, FOUR WAY, GOODNIGHT,
HARTLEY, HEREFORD, KEYES, MASTERSON, PANHANDLE, PANTEX, ROMERO,
SKELLYTOWN, STRATFORD, UMBARGER, VEGA, WARE, WASHBURN, WAYSIDE,
WHITE DEER, AND WILDORADO.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 233 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 1 AM CDT EARLY
THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES
BEAVER TEXAS
IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES
COLLINGSWORTH GRAY HANSFORD
HEMPHILL HUTCHINSON LIPSCOMB
OCHILTREE ROBERTS WHEELER
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BEAVER, BOOKER, BORGER, BRISCOE,
CANADIAN, CODMAN, DOZIER, FARNSWORTH, FOLLETT, FORGAN, GLAZIER,
GRUVER, GUYMON, HIGGINS, KINGSMILL, LAKE MARVIN, LELA, LORA,
LUTIE, MIAMI, PAMPA, PERRYTON, SAMNORWOOD, SHAMROCK, SPEARMAN,
TWITTY, WAKA, WELLINGTON, WHEELER, AND WOLF CREEK PARK.
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Baylor
County through 1245 AM CDT...
At 1214 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Red Springs, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 40 mph and half inch hail.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Seymour, Red Springs, Mabelle, Bomarton and southern Lake Kemp.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
LAT...LON 3348 9947 3363 9948 3373 9948 3376 9908
3344 9905
TIME...MOT...LOC 0514Z 268DEG 31KT 3359 9937
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Wheeler
and northeastern Gray Counties through 1245 AM CDT...
At 1215 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles west of New Mobeetie, or 11 miles south of Miami, moving east
at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size hail.
Briscoe, Wheeler, New Mobeetie and Mobeetie.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for
the Panhandle of Texas.
LAT...LON 3535 10022 3542 10073 3562 10072 3562 10019
TIME...MOT...LOC 0515Z 275DEG 29KT 3552 10062
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
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2 arrested for vandalizing more than 150 headstones at local cemetery
Published: Jul. 16, 2022 at 1:18 PM CDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Two men were arrested for vandalizing more than 150 headstone markers.
31-year-old Justin Emler and 23-year-old Jeremy Heaton, of Lebanon, were arrested and were each charged with one count of vandalism of $60,000.
Officials said additional charges are to follow.
According to the Lebanon Police Department, the pair also confessed to another vandalism that occurred at the Lebanon Country Club.
LPD said on Facebook that over 150 headstone markers were overturned and damaged in the Cedar Grove and Wilson County Memorial cemeteries overnight. The estimated damage is in the tens of thousands of dollars.
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LONDON (AP) — The BBC called a truce Monday in its showdown with sports commentator Gary Lineker, reversing its suspension of the former soccer great for a tweet that criticized the U.K. government's contentious new migration policy.
The about-face followed a weekend of chaos and crisis for Britain's publicly funded national broadcaster, which faced a huge backlash after sidelining one of its best-known hosts because he expressed a political opinion.
“Gary is a valued part of the BBC and I know how much the BBC means to Gary, and I look forward to him presenting our coverage this coming weekend,” BBC Director-General Tim Davie said.
Lineker, 62, said he was “glad that we have found a way forward.”
The furor stems from a plan announced last week by Britain's Conservative government to try to stop tens of thousands of migrants a year from reaching the country in small boats across the English Channel. A new bill will bar asylum claims by anyone who reaches the U.K. by unauthorized means and will compel the government to detain and deport them “to their home country or a safe third country.”
The legislation has been condemned by refugee groups and the U.N., and the government concedes it may breach international law.
Lineker, one of England’s most lauded players and the corporation’s highest-paid television presenter, was suspended after he described the plan as “immeasurably cruel" and called the government's language "not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s.”
The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail — two right-leaning newspapers long critical of the BBC — expressed outrage over what they described in headlines as Lineker’s “Nazi” comment, although he had not used the word.
The Conservative government called Lineker’s comparison offensive and unacceptable, and some lawmakers said the BBC should sack him.
The broadcaster announced Friday that Lineker would be “stepping back” until he agreed to keep his tweets within BBC impartiality rules.
Critics accused it of suppressing free speech, and the BBC was forced to scrap much of its weekend sports programming after commentators, analysts and Premier League players refused to appear on air as a show of support for Lineker.
The flagship “Match of the Day” program was reduced from the usual 90 minutes of highlights and analysis to a 20-minute compilation of clips from the day’s games, without commentary or punditry. Other TV and radio soccer shows were pulled from the schedule on Saturday and Sunday as the boycott spread.
Davie insisted Monday that the BBC “did the right thing” by suspending Lineker, but there would now be an independent review of its social media rules to address “gray areas” in the guidelines.
“Between now and when the review reports, Gary will abide by the editorial guidelines," he said.
Davie said the BBC “has a commitment to impartiality in its Charter,” as well as a commitment to freedom of expression.
“That is a difficult balancing act to get right,” he said.
The furor reflects the distinctive nature of U.K. media, where newspapers are highly opinionated and news broadcasters are required to be balanced — especially the taxpayer-funded BBC, which has a duty to be impartial.
The crisis dramatically illustrated the pressures long faced by the 100-year-old BBC in an increasingly polarized political and media world. Those on the right often sense a leftist slant in the broadcaster’s news output, while some liberals accuse it of having a conservative bias.
Opposition politicians accuse the government of political meddling by pushing for Conservative-friendly bosses for the BBC. Davie is former Conservative local-government candidate. BBC chairman Richard Sharp is a Conservative Party donor who helped arrange a loan in 2021 for then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson, weeks before Sharp was appointed to the BBC post on the government’s recommendation.
The Conservatives also periodically suggest changing the BBC's funding model. It gets much of its money from a license fee paid by all households with a television.
The opposition Labour Party's culture and media spokeswoman, Lucy Powell, said the Conservatives “have long wanted to undermine the BBC.”
“As well as a review of the BBC’s social media guidelines, this saga should prompt the government to examine how it protects and promotes a truly independent and impartial BBC," she said.
As part of its commitment to impartiality, the BBC bars news staff from expressing political opinions.
Lineker, as a freelancer who doesn’t work in news or current affairs, isn’t bound by the same rules, and has sometimes pushed the boundaries of what the BBC considers acceptable. Last year, the BBC found that Lineker breached its rules with a tweet about alleged donations from Russians to the Conservatives.
James Harding, a former BBC director of news, said the corporation has got into a “muddle” over the issue of impartiality.
He said it was important that the broadcaster “that delivers news and information that informs the country is impartial,” but added: "You can’t get to a world in which the BBC is policing the opinions of every writer, director, musician, sports personality, scientist, business entrepreneur."
Lineker said it had been “a surreal few days” and thanked colleagues for their support. And he showed no signs of stopping his use of social media.
“A final thought: however difficult the last few days have been, it simply doesn’t compare to having to flee your home from persecution or war to seek refuge in a land far away," he tweeted to his 8.8 million followers. “It’s heartwarming to have seen the empathy towards their plight from so many of you.”
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CT Boston/Norton MA Zone Forecast for Monday, September 5, 2022
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Zone Forecast Product for Southern New England
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
400 AM EDT Tue Sep 6 2022
CTZ002-062000-
Hartford CT-
Including the cities of Hartford and Windsor Locks
400 AM EDT Tue Sep 6 2022
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Patchy
fog. Locally heavy rainfall possible. Near steady temperature in
the upper 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
Chance of rain near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. Patchy
fog. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up
to 20 mph in the evening. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Patchy
fog in the morning. Highs around 70. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs around 80.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around
60. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs
in the upper 70s.
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Tolland CT-
Including the cities of Union and Vernon
400 AM EDT Tue Sep 6 2022
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Patchy
fog. Locally heavy rainfall possible this morning. Near steady
temperature in the mid 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up
to 20 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. Patchy
fog. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up
to 20 mph in the evening. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Patchy
fog in the morning. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in
the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs around 80. Lows
around 60.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
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Including the cities of Putnam and Willimantic
400 AM EDT Tue Sep 6 2022
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...Showers with isolated thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Locally
heavy rainfall possible this morning. Highs in the upper 60s.
East winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of rain
near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. Patchy
fog. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up
to 20 mph in the evening. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Patchy
fog in the morning. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in
the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
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Conservatives join liberals in ‘quiet and polite’ Idaho protest to protect their library from book-banners
By Nick Watt, CNN
A couple of dozen men, women and children are silently reading books in the shade of apple trees one sunny morning in beautiful little Bonners Ferry, Idaho. But this is a protest.
“We’re having a read-in in support of the library,” explains Billie Jo Klaniecki, a spry 70-something wearing a broad brimmed sun hat and a careworn white shirt buttoned at the cuffs. “We’re here being very quiet and very polite.”
And why does the library need their support? Because the trustees are facing a recall, because the library’s director just resigned under the pressure, and because a vocal group of activists is demanding the banning of more than 400 books from the library’s shelves. Many of the targeted books are about gender or sexuality. And currently, the library does not stock any of them.
“They’ve come into our community with their standards and their agenda and they’re determined they’re going to force it on us,” says Klaniecki. “They carry guns to library board meetings and school board meetings. Carry guns! We don’t need that. This country doesn’t need that.”
So, are the protesters under the apple trees in the library garden reading books from among the 400? “No,” says Klaniecki, clutching a dog-eared paperback about a man of God who lives out his dying days in a native Alaskan community. “We’re reading books that we like.”
And who are these newcomers she speaks of? Well, we reached out to a number of the people pushing the recall and demanding that books be banned. None of them would talk to us.
But they have made their feelings known at library board meetings. “Things need to change,” one man told the board at a meeting in late August. “Otherwise, you bring curses upon yourselves. Period. From the Most High.”
And at a meeting in July, Donna Capurso, a local realtor, said this: “My job is to protect our kids from sexual deviants, who will be drawn to our library if inappropriate sexual material is on our library shelves.” Capurso is an occasional contributor to a website called Redoubt News, which caters to a growing group here in northern Idaho of self-described, “God-Fearing, Liberty-Loving Patriots.”
“The American Redoubt” is a term coined in 2011 by a Christian survivalist. The idea is that Christian patriots should retreat here from modern America to live their truth and defend themselves. The Redoubt is a large chunk of land encompassing all of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming as well as eastern slivers of Washington and Oregon. The boundaries are similar to those of the Whites-only homeland envisioned by the Aryan Nations, which was headquartered for years about 80 miles south of Bonners Ferry. The Redoubt movement does not espouse racial separation.
This northern panhandle of Idaho, home to Bonners Ferry, has long been seen as a refuge for “Off the Gridders” and militias. Ruby Ridge is just five miles away. Some realtors now cater specifically to that crowd. And property prices are rising as a result.
“In the last several years, there’s been a big influx of people who are trying to come to this area to get away from urban settings,” says Darrell Kerby, an avuncular well dressed white-haired former mayor of Bonners Ferry, where he was born and raised. Like most people around here, Kerby voted for former President Donald Trump. And would consider doing so again.
Just outside town a large billboard reads, “Welcome to Trump Country” in big, bold letters. And in a smaller font, “Go Badgers,” in support of the Bonners Ferry school sports teams. Kerby is a conservative, but also firmly in support of the library trustees and their efforts to resist the would-be book banners.
“This isn’t about Trump,” he says. “This goes beyond any conservatism into almost Nazism, where they’re trying to force their own ideas and religious concepts on everybody else. That’s not America.”
“What I hate to see is my community torn apart like this,” says Lee Colson, who was also found reading a book in protest in the dappled light cast by those apple trees outside the library.
He’s a recently retired forestry worker and a volunteer fireman for more than a quarter century. He sports a thick mustache, a wide smile and a very well-worn baseball cap. He voted for Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020. He’s also one of the library board trustees now facing a recall. And standing up to those who want to ban all those books that are not on the shelves but are on that long list emailed to the library in the spring.
“The conflict is that I cannot say we will not get them,” says Colson. “Because if we’re a library, if the public comes and requests those books, we will get those books. That’s what we do.”
And what they do is in accordance with the Constitution. What he’s going through has made Colson more politically aware, he says, and engaged. “The first part of the lesson is to pay attention to your community,” he says. “Be involved. Last week I went to a school board meeting, which I’ve never really gone to before.”
Kerby, the former mayor who also served as a city councilman, agrees this is not just about books. “Obviously it’s not, because they don’t exist. They’re not here. It’s more about, I think, control.”
Under the apple trees, there is concern. Perhaps even anger. But also hope that things will work out.
“There are a group of people that want to change this community and there’s a group of people that want it to stay the same,” says Colson. “I’m sort of a notorious optimist, I think that free choice and freedom win in the end.”
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Mike Schank, Milwaukee musician and co-star of the 1999 documentary 'American Movie,' dies at age 56
Musician Mike Schank, known best for his role in the 1999 Milwaukee-based documentary "American Movie," has died.
A number of friends, fans and admirers have began making social media posts to tribute Schank.
"Lord of the Rings" star Elijah Wood called Schank a "legend," adding "Mike Schank forever." Comedian Patton Oswalt tweeted a simple "RIP."
In 1999, Schank gained national notoriety by starring in the documentary "American Movie." The cult film chronicled the life of Mark Borchardt as he set out on a journey to make a short horror film. Schank was Borchardt's best friend and a co-star in the film. He also composed all the music.
Schank went on to star in the 2001 film "Storytelling" and also a TV credit starring as himself in a "Family Guy" episode in 2006.
According to the Milwaukee Record, in recent years, Schank could be seen on Milwaukee's east side "moseying around the neighborhood and offering a friendly hello to passersby."
A close friend to Schank announced his death on Facebook. Jackie Bogenberger told the Journal Sentinel she met Schank at the Milwaukee Alano Club while battling her own addictions.
"He was just always there, every single day," Bogenberger said. "Eventually it brought me comfort and security knowing I would see his face when I walked through those doors at a seemingly scary time of my life."
In August, Schank announced on Twitter that he was 27 years sober.
Roughly three months prior to Schank's announcement, Schank began to tell friends and family that he was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, Bogenberger told the Journal Sentinel.
"They kept doing all these tests to try to figure out what kind, but in the end just decided it was super rare," Bogenberger said.
"It spread quickly everywhere throughout his body in a matter of weeks, touching almost everything except his brain. He did some chemo and radiation. One of the last things Mike said to me was, 'Hey Jackie, I feel really bad for children who have cancer. They should never have to.'"
Bogenberger said throughout both his battles with addiction and cancer, Schank remained "one of the most kind and selfless human beings this earth was ever blessed with."
This is a developing story and will be updated.
Contact Drake Bentley at (414) 391-5647 or DBentley1@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @DrakeBentleyMJS.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a rule that allows immigration authorities to deny asylum to migrants who arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border without first applying online or seeking protection in a country they passed through. But the judge delayed his ruling from taking effect immediately to give President Joe Biden’s administration time to appeal.
The order from U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar of the Northern District of California takes away a key enforcement tool set in place by the Biden administration as coronavirus-based restrictions on asylum expired in May. The new rule imposes severe limitations on migrants seeking asylum but includes room for exceptions and does not apply to children traveling alone.
“The Rule — which has been in effect for two months — cannot remain in place,” Tigar wrote in an order that will not take effect for two weeks.
The Justice Department immediately appealed the order and asked for it to be put on hold while the case is heard. The agency said it’s confident the rule is lawful.
Immigrant rights groups that sued over the the rule applauded the judge’s decision.
“The promise of America is to serve as a beacon of freedom and hope, and the administration can and should do better to fulfill this promise, rather than perpetuate cruel and ineffective policies that betray it,” American Civil Liberties Union attorney Katrina Eiland, who argued the case, said in a statement.
The ACLU and other groups had argued the rule violates a U.S. law that protects the right to asylum regardless of how a person enters the country. The groups said it forces migrants to seek protection in countries that don’t have the same robust asylum system and human rights protections as the United States. They also argued that the CBP One app the government wants migrants to use doesn’t have enough appointments and isn’t available in enough languages.
The administration had argued that protection systems in other countries that migrants travel through have improved. But Tigar said it’s not feasible for some migrants to seek protection in a transit country and noted the violence that many face in Mexico in particular.
“While they wait for an adjudication, applicants for asylum must remain in Mexico, where migrants are generally at heightened risk of violence by both state and non-state actors,” the judge, an appointee of President Barack Obama who , wrote.
He also wrote that the rule is illegal because it presumes that people are ineligible for asylum if they enter the country between legal border crossings. But, Tigar wrote, Congress expressly said that should not affect whether someone is eligible for asylum.
The judge also rejected the administration’s arguments that it had provided other avenues for people to come to the U.S. and that should be taken into account. The administration has pointed to a program that allows as many as 30,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela if they have a sponsor and fly into the U.S. The judge noted that such pathways are not available to all migrants.
The Biden administration also argued that it was allowing potentially hundreds of thousands of people into the U.S. through the CBP One app. Migrants use the app to schedule an appointment to present themselves at the border to seek entry to the U.S. and request asylum.
Tigar noted that demand outstrips the 1,450 appointments currently available daily, leaving asylum seekers waiting in Mexico where they’re at “serious risk of violence.”
The Biden administration said the asylum rule was a key part of its strategy to strike a balance between strict border enforcement and ensuring several avenues for migrants to pursue valid asylum claims. According to Customs and Border Protection, total encounters along the southern border — meaning migrants who either came to one of the ports of entry or tried to cross between them — were down 30% in June compared with the previous month. The agency said it was the lowest monthly total since February 2021.
Critics have argued that the rule is essentially a newer version of efforts by President Donald Trump to limit asylum at the southern border.
Trump derided Tigar as an “Obama judge” after Tigar rejected a Trump administration policy barring people from applying for asylum except at an official border entry point. That effort got caught up in litigation and never took effect.
Tigar also ruled against the Trump administration’s efforts to limit asylum to people who don’t apply for protection in a country they travel through before coming to the U.S. The Supreme Court eventually allowed that.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force said Monday it is looking at ways to better control access to classified information, in the wake of revelations that superiors of the Massachusetts Air National Guard member charged with leaking highly classified documents had raised concerns internally about his handling of sensitive data.
Secretary Frank Kendall told reporters that the Air Force needs to better enforce the rules that govern access to classified information based on whether someone with the correct security clearance also has a need to know the information.
“It’s a long standing tenet that you don’t get to look at something classified unless there’s a legitimate reason for you to look at it,” Kendall said. “Just because you happen to have a certain level of clearance doesn’t mean you get access to all the material at that level. So we’re taking a hard look at some practices around that.” He said he doesn't think the service enforced that rule strongly enough.
Justice Department lawyers last week said superiors voiced concerns on multiple occasions about Air Guard member Jack Teixeira's handling of highly classified information. They laid out the issue in court papers urging a magistrate judge to keep Teixeira behind bars while he awaits trial in the case stemming from the most consequential intelligence leak in years.
Teixeira is accused of sharing highly classified documents about top national security issues in a chatroom on Discord, a social media platform that started as a hangout for gamers. He has not yet entered a plea.
As a result of the case, Kendall gave Air Force leaders 30 days to take a close look at their practices and determine if the department is prioritizing the need to get information about operations to those who need it and being careful enough about spreading intelligence too broadly. The inspector general is also investigating the matter.
He said there are ways to tweak digital systems so when classified information is put online not everyone with proper clearance on that system automatically gets access to it.
Prosecutors told the judge in their filing that Teixeira continued leaking documents even after he was admonished by superiors on two separate occasions last year over “concerning actions” he took related to classified information.
A September memo from the Air National Guard 102nd Intelligence Wing that prosecutors filed in court says Teixeira had been observed taking notes on classified intelligence information and putting the notes in his pocket. Teixeira was instructed at the time to no longer take notes in any form on classified intelligence information, the memo says.
Another memo from late October says a superior had been made aware that Teixeira was “potentially ignoring the cease-and-desist order on deep diving into intelligence information” given to him the month before. The memo says Teixeira attended a meeting and proceeded to ask “very specific questions.” He was told again to focus on his job, not any “deep dives” into classified intelligence information.
The revelations have raised questions about why military officials did not take further action and why Teixeira continued to have access to classified information after his superiors raised concerns.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — New Hampshire Democrats on Thursday asked the national party not to “punish” them while overhauling its 2024 presidential primary calendar, arguing that implementing the proposed shakeup may amount to a “poison pill” against their state’s traditional role as among the first to vote.
In a letter to the Democratic National Committee’s rulemaking arm, New Hampshire Democratic Party Chairman Ray Buckley noted that state law mandates that New Hampshire hold the nation’s first presidential primary. He said changing it would require the support of Republican Gov. Chris Sununu and GOP members of the state Legislature, who oppose doing so.
“The DNC has handed New Hampshire Republicans a salient political attack to use against both state and national Democrats,” Buckley wrote. “This is an unfortunate, reckless, and self-inflicted blow.”
A DNC rulemaking committee voted last month to remove Iowa’s caucus as the leadoff of the presidential nominating calendar it has held since 1972 and replace it with South Carolina’s primary on Feb. 3, starting in 2024. Nevada and New Hampshire would go next, three days later, followed by Georgia the following week and then Michigan the week after that. Much of the rest of the country would subsequently vote on Super Tuesday.
President Joe Biden has championed a reordered primary calendar to better reflect the party’s deeply diverse electorate — especially the steadfast support of Black voters, who are prominent in South Carolina. The proposed changes also follow a technical meltdown that marred the results of Iowa’s 2020 caucus. They are set to be approved by the full DNC at a meeting in Philadelphia next month.
The new order may be moot for the next presidential cycle since Biden has said he intends to seek reelection, meaning his party will have little appetite for building out a robust 2024 primary calendar that could allow for challenges from other Democratic candidates. Still, what the national party decides for 2024 could influence primaries in 2028 and beyond, and Buckley’s letter lays bare how not all states are supportive of sweeping changes.
New Hampshire Democrats say that their state has held the nation’s first presidential primary for more than a century and that Iowa only preceded it because of its caucus format. Some have vowed to simply hold the New Hampshire primary first regardless of the calendar set by the national party, but the rules committee proposal says states doing so could face sanctions.
Sununu, sworn in for his fourth term as governor on Thursday, referenced Democrats’ efforts to move New Hampshire’s primary behind South Carolina’s: “I have a message for President Biden: You can come and try to take it, but it is Never. Going. To. Happen.”
“We are not going to be blackmailed,” the governor said. “We are not going be threatened, and we will not give up.”
In the past, states attempting to jump ahead have risked losing delegates to the national party convention, discouraging presidential candidates from spending time campaigning in them. Buckley’s letter decried the “DNC’s threat to punish New Hampshire if it complies with state law.”
The state Democratic Party chairman wrote that any effort by the party or the Biden campaign to “withhold resources from the state until after the primary” would “gravely harm our efforts to build a general election coordinated campaign to reelect the president, elect Democrats up and down the ticket, and give Republicans the chance to out-organize our party in a state that has continued to trend blue.”
The DNC rules committee has also asked states now set to be among the first five voting in its primary to show progress toward expanding access to the ballot box through efforts like easing early voting rules. Buckley said New Hampshire Republicans have also opposed doing that, and called it “another area where the DNC’s requirements serve as nothing more than a seemingly deliberate poison pill for New Hampshire’s primary.”
“We ask that this committee not punish New Hampshire Democrats and recognize the Granite State’s first-in-the-nation primary in 2024,” he wrote.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) _ Charah Solutions, Inc. (CHRA) on Monday reported a loss of $9.6 million in its second quarter.
The Louisville, Kentucky-based company said it had a loss of 34 cents per share.
The company posted revenue of $77.1 million in the period.
Charah Solutions expects full-year revenue in the range of $310 million to $340 million.
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VIDEO: Driver caught speeding attacks trooper to ‘avoid going to jail’
CHENOA, Ill. (WEEK/Gray News) - A state trooper in Illinois is recovering after being recently attacked by a driver during a traffic stop.
WEEK reports authorities released an 11-minute video that shows trooper Matthew Niehaus conducting a traffic stop involving a driver, later identified as Randy Turner, for speeding near Chenoa.
Turner was pulled over after Niehaus reported he was traveling 109 mph in a 70-mph zone.
In the video, Niehaus said to Turner that he wasn’t going to arrest him but would write him a ticket and call a tow truck since Turner’s license was expired.
“I’ll work with you,” Niehaus is heard saying in the video. “I even wrote your speed down a little bit so I wouldn’t have to take you to jail.”
Suddenly, Turner lunges at Niehaus and tackles the trooper, with the struggle lasting for about a minute, according to the video. Niehaus was hit in the face multiple times and then sprayed with his own pepper spray.
After radioing for help, a passerby stopped and came to Niehaus’ aid. Authorities said the passerby was armed and licensed to carry a concealed weapon.
Turner then tried to escape in the tow truck that was called to tow his vehicle, but he was eventually brought down and arrested.
According to a probable cause statement filed in court, Turner said in a recorded interview that he attacked the trooper because he didn’t want to go back to jail. He acknowledged he was told he wouldn’t go back to jail as part of the traffic stop but said: “things change.”
Investigators also said Turner told them he was trying to get the trooper’s gun because he wanted control of the situation.
Turner allegedly acknowledged if he had gotten the gun, he would’ve shot the trooper, probably in the leg. The probable cause statement continues with Turner saying he would’ve done whatever it took to escape.
Authorities said Turner is facing multiple charges stemming from the incident that includes disarming a police officer, aggravated battery and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
Turner’s bond was set as $2 million, with an arraignment scheduled for June 24.
Officials with the Illinois State Police said Niehaus was sent to the hospital but has since been released.
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Life is Good products are now available in select European countries.
BOSTON, Dec. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Life is Good, the original positive lifestyle brand, is now available in Italy, Spain, France, Germany, and the Netherlands through the Amazon marketplace. In response to customer requests, the company explored several channels for distribution overseas and ultimately decided to begin its international expansion via Amazon.
European customers can access the Life is Good store by visiting their country's local Amazon web store where a selection of men's and women's short and long sleeve graphic tees have been tailored to the local interests of each country. Similar to the U.S. market, the assortment will update seasonally to incorporate new styles, maintaining a relevant offering for consumers.
"This is just the first leg of our worldwide adventure. Soon we'll be expanding to the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand as well," said Tom Hassell, President of The Life is Good Company. "We listen to our community and are excited to bring Life is Good abroad through the convenience of Amazon."
Life is Good donates 10 percent of annual net profits to The Life is Good Playmaker Project, helping over 1 million kids in need each year, and this will continue with the sales through these new channels. With primary focus on the U.S. and Haiti, Life is Good Playmaker Project also recently conducted training with child and family service providers from Lviv, Ukraine, a city where over 75,000 displaced children have arrived since the start of the war. Attendees left with the skills needed to help these kids heal from the trauma of war.
Life is Good will be available in Europe starting December 12, 2022 and expand to additional countries later in 2022 and early 2023.
Life is Good is the original positive lifestyle brand dedicated to spreading the power of optimism through art and messaging. The company donates 10 percent of annual net profits to The Life is Good Playmaker Project. Through this work, they are able to help over 1 million kids in need each year. Life is Good® is a registered trademark of The Life is Good Company. Visit LifeisGood.com for more details, and follow Life is Good on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
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MIAMI TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WJW) – You could call it an investigation into “fowl” play.
A video posted by police in Ohio shows a wild turkey trying to make an escape from police captivity after flying through the window of a home in Miami Township.
The incident took place Monday, according to a timestamp included in footage shared by the Miami Township Police. In the video, the turkey can be seen thrashing around inside the home amid debris and broken glass.
“The window broke. It flew through the window,” the homeowner is heard telling one of the responding officers.
“I feel so bad for it,” she adds. “It’s probably hurt.”
As seen in the video, the woman’s father eventually wrangles the turkey into a net, but the bird quickly breaks free and ultimately crashes back outside.
“Police Officers get calls for everything, but this was the first time we’ve been dispatched for a wild turkey breaking into a house … and then breaking out,” the police wrote in a post shared to Facebook on Tuesday.
A woman identifying herself as the homeowner later commented on the department’s Facebook post, claiming an officer stayed behind to help board up her windows. She also confirmed that no one was hurt during the incident.
“Thankfully our little one was upstairs cooking dinner with me and her Daddy!” the woman wrote.
The Miami Township Police did not offer any information on the condition of the turkey.
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Brewers first. Christian Yelich strikes out swinging. Willy Adames strikes out on a foul tip. Andrew McCutchen homers to center field. Hunter Renfroe hit by pitch. Mike Brosseau strikes out on a foul tip.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Brewers 1, Dodgers 0.
Brewers third. Tyrone Taylor grounds out to shortstop, Trea Turner to Freddie Freeman. Christian Yelich singles to right center field. Willy Adames lines out to deep center field to Cody Bellinger. Andrew McCutchen homers to center field. Christian Yelich scores. Hunter Renfroe singles to center field. Mike Brosseau strikes out swinging.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Brewers 3, Dodgers 0.
Brewers fifth. Christian Yelich strikes out swinging. Willy Adames grounds out to shallow infield, Justin Turner to Freddie Freeman. Andrew McCutchen reaches on third strike. Hunter Renfroe homers to center field. Andrew McCutchen scores. Mike Brosseau walks. Keston Hiura flies out to deep right center field to Cody Bellinger.
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Brewers 5, Dodgers 0.
Dodgers sixth. Trea Turner doubles to deep left center field. Freddie Freeman singles to center field. Trea Turner to third. Will Smith singles to shallow center field. Freddie Freeman to second. Trea Turner scores. Max Muncy strikes out swinging. Justin Turner lines out to deep right field to Hunter Renfroe. Gavin Lux triples to deep center field. Will Smith scores. Freddie Freeman scores. Joey Gallo walks. Chris Taylor strikes out on a foul tip.
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Brewers 5, Dodgers 3.
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Istation Reading, Math, and Lectura earn nod from industry leaders
DALLAS, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Istation, a leader in educational technology, announces that its math, reading, and Spanish literacy programs were named as 2022 SIIA CODiE Award finalists in the Best Recovery Learning Tool category. CODiE finalists represent the best products, services and people in the education and business technology industries.
The SIIA CODiE Awards, the long-running, premier awards program for the software and information industries, are produced by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), the principal trade association for the software, education, media and digital content industries. Istation was picked as a finalist across 47 education technology categories, including new categories in education and leadership.
"The 2022 CODiE Award finalists highlight the products and people who drove their industries forward through innovative products and leadership in these uncertain times," said SIIA President Jeff Joseph. "These honorees continue the proud tradition of CODiE Award finalists of recognizing the most impactful products, services and leaders of their time, setting a foundation for the next generation of innovators. Congratulations to all who received this well-earned acknowledgment."
Istation provides computer-adaptive assessments and curriculum in reading, math, and Spanish literacy for students in prekindergarten through eighth grade and strongly predicts student performance on many state assessments.
"It is an honor to once again be a finalist for a CODiE Award," said Istation President and COO Ossa Fisher. "I am so proud of our talented teams that work very hard to empower and support educators so that they can meet every student's needs."
The SIIA CODiE Awards are the industry's only peer-recognized awards program. Finalists are determined by industry experts. CODiE Award winners will be announced during the virtual winner announcement celebrations June 8 and June 9, 2022.
Details about each finalist are listed here.
About the SIIA CODiE™ Awards
The SIIA CODiE Awards is the only peer-reviewed program to showcase business and education technology's finest products and services. Since 1986, thousands of products, services and solutions have been recognized for achieving excellence. For more information, visit here.
About Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA)
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How Alabama football WR Jermaine Burton addressed Tennessee field-storming incident
NEW ORLEANS - Alabama football wide receiver Jermaine Burton, speaking publicly for the first time about an incident in which he made contact with a female Tennessee fan during the storming of Neyland Stadium after the Crimson Tide's October road loss to the Volunteers, called his actions a mistake.
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As Burton exited the field after the Volunteers' 52-49 upset, a female UT fan crossed his path and moved to her left to avoid Burton, who reached out with his right hand and made contact with her head. It was captured on video, which the woman subsequently posted to social media. UA coach Nick Saban later called it a disciplinary issue, although it was never made clear what discipline was rendered. Burton was not suspended and played in the Crimson Tide's next game against Texas A&M.
"That whole situation, it was a mistake. I can't hold that against myself forever," Burton said Saturday following UA's 45-20 win over Kansas State in the Sugar Bowl. "... But a mistake is a mistake. You move past it. I'm not going to let situation frame me as a person or shape me as a person because I know who I am, and my team knows who I am."
The woman never indicated she was injured, and no criminal complaint was filed.
Burton, a junior, caught three passes for 87 yards and a touchdown against the Wildcats on Saturday, and finished the season with 33 catches for 540 yards and six scores. He confirmed Saturday that he'll return to UA next year, and will be the Crimson Tide's most experienced wide receiver.
Alabama had to exit two fields being stormed by home fans this season, following its loss to Tennessee and its loss to LSU as well. The Southeastern Conference policy on field storming levies a $50,000 fine against the host school, and the fine gets progressively stiffer ($100,000 and $250,000) for second and third offenses. The league could consider other options this offseason.
"It can be hostile in a lot of situations," Burton said. "The (SEC) can do whatever they can, but it's not safe for a lot of people."
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Donald Trump Jr. posts heartfelt tribute after mother Ivana's passing: 'we will miss you incredibly'
Ivana Trump was found dead in her New York City apartment on Thursday
Donald Trump Jr. on Friday made a social media post in appreciation of his mother, Ivana Trump, who recently died in her New York City home.
Ivana was 73 when she was found dead in her apartment on Thursday. She is former President Donald Trump's first wife and the mother of Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric.
"Mom, we will miss you incredibly," Donald Jr. wrote in an Instagram caption accompanied by several photos of his mother.
"Thanks for always pushing us hard, not letting us get away with anything, and instilling so many incredible values and personality traits," he continued. "From your sense of humor to your sense of adventure, I am who I am today because of you. I love you very much. R.I.P."
DONALD TRUMP'S EX-WIFE IVANA TRUMP DEAD AT 73, FORMER PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES
Ivana Trump was found at the bottom of the stairs in her apartment in what the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner is calling an accidental death. She had reportedly fallen and suffered blunt impact injuries to the torso.
Law enforcement was alerted after someone at her residence asked for a wellness check because they had not seen her in a while. Officers spotted her near the bottom of her stairs when they arrived.
IVANA TRUMP'S DEATH DETERMINED TO BE ACCIDENTAL, MEDICAL EXAMINER SAYS
The news of Ivana Trump's death was first reported by Donald Trump on his social media platform, Truth Social. The two married in 1977 and divorced in 1992.
"I am very saddened to inform all of those that loved her, of which there are many, that Ivana Trump has passed away at her home in New York City," Donald Trump wrote. "She was a wonderful, beautiful, and amazing woman, who led a great and inspirational life. Her pride and joy were her three children, Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric. She was so proud of them, as we were all so proud of her. Rest In Peace, Ivana!"
IVANA TRUMP DEATH MOURNED BY SOME REPUBLICANS
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Ivana Trump, born Ivana Zelnickova, grew up under Communist rule in former Czechoslovakia before leaving in the 1970s. She worked for seven years in her ex-husband's business empire as a senior executive. Ivana also modeled, ski raced, created her own clothing line and authored multiple best-selling books.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The city of Memphis and some parts of the nation are on edge after the release of video footage showing the brutality that authorities say led to Tyre Nichols' death.
“It’s very horrific, very horrific and any of you who have children, please don’t let them see it," Nichols' mother, RowVaughn Wells, said before the release.
Law enforcement investigating the incident advised that the video is hard to view, with attorneys for the family saying Nichols was beaten like a 'human pinata'.
We're told the video is an hour long and it's a combination of SkyCop and body cam video showing disturbing images.
Many are comparing the footage to the beating of Rodney King and Elton Hayes. 17-year-old Hayes was beaten to death in a ditch in Memphis 52 years ago.
Because of the nature of the video, Dr. Justin Dodson said it’s important to limit how much of it you view.
“The more that this happens, death by the police, death of black men, death of unarmed black men," mental health counselor Dr. Justin Dodson said, "the more it happens the closer to home it gets, and now here we are. It’s at home and the city is trying to figure out what to do with this.”
For family, friends, and fellow Memphis, what to do and how to respond will be a long, emotional journey.
Law enforcement investigating the incident have advised that the video is harsh and hard to view. Dodson said “manage what you need”.
“It’s really important for us to understand what we need in the moment and be cognizant and attuned to our feelings," Dodson said.
Being attuned is taking the time to acknowledge what you feel and then release it.
“When we ingest and see images that are hurtful and harmful to other people, we empathically take that on as if it happened to us,” Dodson said. “I think it’s really important for people to identify what they’re feeling and figure out what they’re going to do with that. For some people that is going to be writing, journaling, taking a break from social media.”
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ST. PAUL, Minn., July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Flemish Government and 3M Belgium announced plans for 3M Belgium to invest a total of more than €571 million to benefit the People of Flanders and also carry out certain previously agreed-upon PFAS-related remedial actions. This agreement cooperatively resolves ongoing disagreements between the Flemish Government and 3M Belgium.
"For the Flemish government, the health of our citizens and the protection of the environment comes first," says Flemish Minister of Environment Zuhal Demir. "We expect that every entrepreneur and company takes their responsibility to act upon that. This Agreement is the result of an intense process during months in which 3M Belgium took action and financial responsibility towards our community. It is no secret that Flanders was counting on that as a clear signal towards the Flemish People and as a sign of respect. As a result of this Agreement, we will be able to get things done in the best interest of the People of Zwijndrecht, our local farmers and our prosperity and wellbeing in general. Not only in direct proximity of the plant, but also within the city community of Zwijndrecht and the construction site of the Oosterweel project, without ever letting the health of our citizens be a stake during negotiations. Flanders has the solid ambition of being a region where entrepreneurship goes hand in hand with care and love for the community and our environment."
"This agreement is a major step forward for the People of Flanders, as well as for our operations in Zwijndrecht and our ability to serve our customers. It also reflects 3M's ongoing stewardship journey as a responsible manufacturer and our willingness to engage with communities where we live and work to chart a positive course for the future," said John Banovetz, Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer and Environmental Responsibility, 3M Company. "We greatly appreciate the Ministry's collaboration in reaching this agreement, which builds on the commitments we have previously made and will fully uphold to carry out PFAS-related remediation and provide other support to the Flanders region. We have already taken significant actions to reduce PFAS discharges and emissions. These actions have enabled us to restart operations at the site. Through this agreement, we will address priorities identified by the government to provide for the citizens of Zwijndrecht, build the foundation for future certainty in 3M Belgium's operations, and address future potential liabilities."
3M Belgium's total commitment of €571 million incorporates previous and new commitments, as outlined below:
As noted, under the terms negotiated by the Flemish Government and 3M Belgium, 3M Belgium will commit €250 million for priority remedial actions identified by the government for the benefit of Zwijndrecht's residents, including:
- Remediation of contaminated soil in residential areas (gardens) in proximity to 3M Belgium's Zwijndrecht facility and the functional restoration of the gardens,
- Reduction of flow of contaminated groundwater into the Palingbeek,
- Prevention of future wind dispersion of potentially PFAS-containing soil or dust through a comprehensive dust control plan, and
- Remediation of agricultural and recreational lands in proximity to the facility.
The agreement calls for 3M Belgium to pay €100 million to the Flemish Government to be used in the government's sole discretion in connection with any PFAS released from the 3M Belgium facility. These funds may be used to benefit governmental entities beyond those that are parties to the agreement.
3M Belgium will provide €50 million in financial support and up to €50 million in support services to assist Lantis and facilitate the Oosterweel Project.
The 3M commitments are based on truthful estimates of experts of the OVAM. In addition, under the agreement 3M Belgium agreed to support additional actions to the extent required under the Flemish Soil Decree, if necessary.
3M Belgium will be required to take additional actions to transparently share information with the public about its operations and how the company is fully upholding its responsibilities under the agreement. These include:
- Enhancing and upgrading its publicly accessible websites to help people learn more about its operations in Zwijndrecht and around the globe, the science of PFAS and more, all in consultation with the Flemish Government. 3M Belgium will provide updates on ongoing Descriptive Soil Investigations, Remedial Action Plans and other reports related to management of PFAS from legacy manufacturing.
- Hosting regular public meetings in the municipality of Zwijndrecht to provide citizens of the region updates on remedial actions and answer their questions on a broad range of issues. These will be held at least quarterly for the first year and provide a helpful opportunity for individual citizens to learn how 3M Belgium is fulfilling its commitments.
- These information sharing requirements will continue for at least 10 years and may be extended upon agreement by the parties.
The agreement also contains certain provisions ending current litigation and provides certain releases of liability for 3M while recognizing that the Government retains its authority to act in the future to protect the citizenry.
3M expects to record a charge in the second quarter of 2022 associated with these actions and to reflect it as an adjustment in arriving at results, adjusted for special items.
This news release contains forward-looking information about 3M's financial results and estimates and business prospects that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. You can identify these statements by the use of words such as "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "aim," "project," "intend," "plan," "believe," "will," "should," "could," "target," "forecast" and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance or business plans or prospects. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: (1) worldwide economic, political, regulatory, capital markets and other external conditions and other factors beyond the Company's control, including natural and other disasters or climate change affecting the operations of the Company or its customers and suppliers; (2) risks related to public health crises such as the global pandemic associated with the coronavirus (COVID-19); (3) foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; (4) liabilities related to certain fluorochemicals, including lawsuits concerning various PFAS-related products and chemistries, and claims and governmental regulatory proceedings and inquiries related to PFAS in a variety of jurisdictions; (5) legal proceedings, including significant developments that could occur in the legal and regulatory proceedings described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q (the "Reports"); (6) competitive conditions and customer preferences; (7) the timing and market acceptance of new product offerings; (8) the availability and cost of purchased components, compounds, raw materials, labor, and energy (including oil and natural gas and their derivatives) due to shortages, increased demand and wages, logistics, manufacturing site disruptions or supply chain interruptions (including those caused by natural and other disasters and other events); (9) unanticipated problems or delays with the phased implementation of a global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or security breaches and other disruptions to the Company's information technology infrastructure; (10) the impact of acquisitions, strategic alliances, divestitures and other unusual events resulting from portfolio management actions and other evolving business strategies, and possible organizational restructuring; (11) operational execution, including scenarios where the Company generates fewer productivity improvements than estimated; (12) financial market risks that may affect the Company's funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement plans; (13) the Company's credit ratings and its cost of capital; and (14) tax-related external conditions, including changes in tax rates, laws or regulations. Changes in such assumptions or factors could produce significantly different results. A further description of these factors is located in the Reports under "Cautionary Note Concerning Factors That May Affect Future Results" and "Risk Factors" in Part I, Items 1 and 1A (Annual Report) and in Part I, Item 2 and Part II, Item 1A (Quarterly Reports), as updated by applicable Current Reports on Form 8-K. The information contained in this news release is as of the date indicated. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this news release as a result of new information or future events or developments.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — An independent candidate for Oregon governor has a new moniker for the state’s most populous city: “the city of roaches.”
Gubernatorial candidate and former state Sen. Betsy Johnson made the comment to a New York Times journalist, referring to Portland’s battle with homelessness and crime.
Her statements appeared in a June 28 newsletter that explored Oregon’s political landscape as a barometer of potential Democratic losses nationwide. The newsletter included an interview with Johnson.
“You can see the deterioration of the beautiful City of Roses, now the city of roaches,” Johnson was quoted as saying, riffing on Portland’s moniker.
Johnson, who is running as an unaffiliated candidate in the November election, is one of many candidates who has zeroed in on Portland as an example of failed policies or action.
“Betsy made a quip about the city of Portland which resonates with a lot of people,” Jennifer Sitton, Johnson’s communications director, told Pamplin Media Group on Tuesday. “What Betsy has been saying for months is that Oregon cannot succeed if Portland fails and, as detailed in the NYT piece, only 8% of residents think that Portland is on the right track.”
In a campaign speech on her website, Johnson accuses Gov. Kate Brown, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and Johnson’s Democratic opponent, Tina Kotek of Portland, of bridging the urban-rural divide by unifying Oregonians in “mutual frustration with their leaders and their government.”
“Right now, Portland is failing,” Johnson said. “I don’t think any problem demonstrates the need better to change Oregon’s politics than the failure to solve homelessness on our streets.”
She stressed getting unhoused people into shelters utilizing police, addiction treatment services and mental health services.
“Democrats are right that we need compassion, services and housing,” Johnson said in a campaign video. “But Republicans are also right that we need more personal responsibility, accountability and no more tent cities.”
But critics say Johnson’s latest remark about Portland was callous, equating unhoused people with vermin that need to be cleaned up, rather than humans in crisis.
“Unfortunately her comments are very reminiscent and in some cases identical to comments we’ve heard that dehumanize whole sets of people,” Marisa Zapata, director of Portland State University’s Homelessness Research and Action Collaborative. “It goes beyond an oversimplification, but it completely erases their humanity. It’s deeply upsetting to have somebody using that language to describe people who are living their lives the best they can. It’s especially upsetting to have someone who’s been in a position of leadership in our state talk about future constituents this way.”
Zapata noted that the term “cockroaches” has been used historically to demonize marginalized groups in society.
The city of Portland, along with economic and tourism groups, has been actively involved in campaigns to bring shoppers and tourists back to downtown Portland and to help businesses crippled by the pandemic and repeated vandalism.
They say Johnson’s comments aren’t helping.
“It’s easy to articulate the challenges Portland is facing,” Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said. “We need a governor who will partner with us to help find solutions and fight for Portland—not disparage and write us off.”
The mayor extended an invite to Oregon’s gubernatorial candidates to “come tour Portland with me and my team to learn about Portland’s issues, firsthand.”
This story has been updated with comments from Mayor Wheeler’s office.
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Jackson, No. 12 Utah run past Arizona in 45-20 win
By JOHN COON
Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah ran all over Arizona for 60 minutes and the Wildcats were powerless to do anything to stop it.
The 12th-ranked Utes tallied a season-high 306 yards rushing in a 45-20 win over Arizona on Saturday night. Nine different players had at least one carry, and Ja’Quinden Jackson led the way with a career-high 97 yards and a touchdown.
“We were able to run the ball downhill all night,” junior quarterback Cam Rising said.
Utah averaged 5.6 yards per rush while finishing with its highest single-game rushing yardage total since racking up 441 against Stanford last season.
Utes coach Kyle Whittingham credited his offensive line for keying the outburst by consistently creating holes and keeping the Arizona defensive line on its heels.
“The running backs ran hard, and they did some good things on their own, but nobody rushes for over 300 yards without the offensive line controlling the line of scrimmage,” Whittingham said.
Rising threw for 151 yards and a touchdown in his return following a one-game absence. Utah (No. 14 CFP, 7-2, 5-1 Pac-12) forced seven fumbles and recovered four.
Jayden de Laura had 159 yards passing and ran for a touchdown to lead Arizona (3-6, 1-5). The Wildcats totaled 387 yards but gained only 138 yards after halftime.
“We just couldn’t get any momentum,” Arizona coach Jedd Fisch said. “We could move the ball past the 40 but didn’t end up going further and turned it over a couple of times when I thought we had touchdown opportunities.”
Utah took control of the game in the second quarter behind an imposing running attack. The Utes racked up 153 yards and four touchdowns on the ground in the first half while averaging 7.0 yards per carry. Three of the scores came in the second quarter.
Arizona got its only touchdown before halftime when Michael Wiley gained 57 yards on a jet sweep to set up de Laura’s 3-yard scoring run two plays later to tie the score 7-7.
Third string QB Nate Johnson scored touchdowns on his first two career carries to help Utah pull away before halftime. His first touchdown, an 8-yard run, put the Utes up 14-7. After Zemaiah Vaughn recovered a muffed punt return at the Arizona 9, Johnson punched it in on his second run one play later to extend the lead to 28-7.
“Ball security is the number one thing,” Wiley said. “Can’t win games with lots of turnovers.”
The Utes drove deep into Arizona territory twice in the third quarter, but fumbles ended both drives. Utah finally scored its fifth touchdown early in the fourth on Rising’s touchdown pass. He connected with Thomas Yassmin on a 12-yard strike to extend the Utes’ lead to 38-10.
THE TAKEAWAY
Arizona: The Wildcats came into the game with nation’s third-ranked passing offense but struggled to generate much through the air against Utah. Arizona was held to 231 yards passing after averaging 340.1 yards through the air in its previous contests.
Utah: Taking a running back-by-committee approach worked well for the Utes. Nine different players carried the ball for Utah and five averaged at least seven yards per carry.
DAZZLING DEBUT
Utah may have gotten a sneak peak at its quarterback of the future. Johnson made an immediate impact with his speed, vision, and playmaking ability. The true freshman knew he would get a chance to show off his abilities when Utah coaches installed a Wildcat package in the offense for him in practice on Monday.
“It gives me a lot of confidence,” Johnson said. “Most true freshman quarterbacks don’t really play. They intend on redshirting, so (being involved) really gave me a big confidence booster.”
Whittingham said the youngster has only scratched the surface in what he can do in the Utah offense.
“Nate’s got a ton of potential. He’s got a very high ceiling,” Whittingham said. “He also throws the ball very well. We see it in practice every day.”
TURNOVER TROUBLES
Arizona has given up at least 45 points five times in six Pac-12 games this season. The Wildcats’ defense did have one silver lining around another dark cloud. For the just the second time this season, they forced takeaways against a league opponent.
The Wildcats had gone three straight games without producing a turnover before recovering two Utah fumbles in the third quarter. Arizona has totaled three takeaways in six league games so far.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
Utah could move up in the AP Top 25 with another dominant home win over a Pac-12 foe.
UP NEXT
Arizona visits UCLA on Saturday.
Utah hosts Stanford on Saturday.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s almost time for the Oscars.
Here’s what you need to know about how to watch and stream the 2023 Oscars live:
WHAT TIME DO THE OSCARS START? The Oscars begin at 8 p.m. ET and air on ABC, which is available with an antenna or through cable and satellite providers. WHAT IF I WANT TO STREAM THE OSCARS? For cord cutters, the show can be streamed with a subscription to Hulu Live TV, YouTubeTV, AT&T TV and Fubo TV.
I DON’T LIVE IN THE U.S. HOW CAN I WATCH THE OSCARS? Trying to watch the show outside the United States? The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has a handy guide about which channels in more than 200 countries will broadcast the show.
WHAT ABOUT THE RED CARPET? There’s much more of the Oscar experience that can be watched and streamed. The Oscars red carpet, a major fashion event in its own right, starts at 3:30 p.m. Eastern. The Oscars’ official pre-show begins at 1:30 p.m. on YouTube. The Associated Press will livestream the first 90 minutes of arrivals on YouTube as well. The venerable fashion breakdowns by E! will start at 6 p.m. Eastern, and ABC will have its own coverage on air and on ABC News Live.
IS THERE ANY WAY TO WATCH THE OSCARS AFTER PARTIES? Once the show is over, it’s time for the stars to party. Vanity Fair throws the quintessential Oscars afterparty — it’s where Will Smith and family danced the night away after the infamous Slap moment and best actor win last year. The AP will livestream stars arriving for the show beginning at 11 p.m. ET on YouTube.
STILL NEED TO CATCH UP ON A FEW OSCAR-NOMINATED MOVIES? There’s still (barely) time to stream one of the nominees, skim key storylines going into the show or dive deeper in the four acting categories: actor, actress, supporting actor and supporting actress. Or you could brush up on your trivia ahead of the show or see what AP’s film writers predict will win Sunday.
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Victims of the opioid crisis may lose a billion dollars in settlement money. The big Irish drugmaker Mallinckrodt is in negotiations to slash the amount paid to communities as part of an opioid deal reached last year. The money may go instead to hedge funds and other investors. NPR addiction correspondent Brian Mann has been following this story and joins us now.
And Brian, I mean, there is a billion dollars on the line here. What was this money supposed to be used for?
BRIAN MANN, BYLINE: Yeah. Mallinckrodt is one of the companies accused of flooding communities with generic opioid pain medications. And like a lot of corporations involved in the opioid trade, they were swamped with lawsuits. So last year, as part of a bankruptcy proceeding, they promised to pay communities a total of $1.7 billion to settle all those cases. They have paid some of that money, but now the rest is in question.
SUMMERS: I mean, that's a pretty big shift. What's changed with the situation that could let Mallinckrodt off the hook?
MANN: Well, Mallinckrodt is still struggling financially, and the company's executives have acknowledged they may be forced to file for bankruptcy again. So when investors and the company's debtors caught wind of that possible second bankruptcy, they began clamoring to have Mallinckrodt put them at the front of the line so they would be paid out before all these opioid victims. The Wall Street Journal reported this week that a group of hedge funds wants a new bankruptcy plan that would effectively leave them in control of the firm while cutting the company's total opioid payout by roughly a billion dollars. If approved by the court, it would apparently still block all those opioid lawsuits faced by Mallinckrodt.
SUMMERS: Wow. OK, and what is the company saying about this possibility?
MANN: Yeah, they sent a statement to NPR this afternoon saying they're still negotiating with everyone involved - with debtors and stakeholders and opioid victims - and they say they're trying to find, and I'm quoting here, "the best path forward in light of our debt and opioid settlement obligations."
SUMMERS: You mentioned the victims. And I have to imagine this is unwelcome news for people whose families were impacted by the opioid crisis. What have you heard?
MANN: Yeah, there's a lot of anger. Communities all over the U.S. say they desperately need this money. You know, it's a time when record numbers of Americans are still dying from opioid overdoses - roughly 110,000 deaths last year alone. The hope is that corporate payouts will fund programs that just keep people alive. And there is also the question of corporate accountability. You know, these companies agreed - all these companies involved in the opioid trade agreed to pay more than $50 billion in compensation. Joseph Steinfeld, one of the attorneys representing opioid victims, told me that if Mallinckrodt withholds a billion dollars of that money, it would be devastating.
SUMMERS: Before I let you go, I do want to ask you about new developments in a different opioid case. That's the case involving Purdue Pharma, which is the maker of OxyContin. What's going on there?
MANN: Yeah. So a bit of history - Purdue Pharma went bankrupt. And in 2021, a federal court did something controversial. They allowed the members of the Sackler family, who owned the firm, to effectively piggyback on the bankruptcy process. It was really controversial at the time. Members of the Sackler family aren't bankrupt. They're quite wealthy. But they agreed to pay a lot of money in exchange for sweeping immunity from opioid lawsuits.
What's happened now is a division of the Justice Department is appealing that bankruptcy deal again, and this time all the way to the Supreme Court. We don't know whether the high court will take up that case. What is clear is that billions of dollars of this opioid money hangs in the balance as these big cases involving Purdue Pharma and Mallinckrodt play out.
SUMMERS: NPR addiction correspondent Brian Mann. Brian, thank you.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "SuperCash" game were:
05-06-14-21-23-39, Doubler: N
(five, six, fourteen, twenty-one, twenty-three, thirty-nine; Doubler: N)
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "SuperCash" game were:
05-06-14-21-23-39, Doubler: N
(five, six, fourteen, twenty-one, twenty-three, thirty-nine; Doubler: N)
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A police informant raped twice during an undercover drug buy in Louisiana has filed a lawsuit alleging her law enforcement handlers failed to monitor her in real time and allowed the attack to “play out” despite concerns over how long she was inside a known stash house.
The suit filed this week in Alexandria alleges Rapides Parish sheriff’s deputies “coerced” the woman into working as a confidential informant after her arrest on felony drug charges and failed to keep their promise to protect her if a purchase went bad.
The January 2021 incident was the subject of an Associated Press investigation that highlighted the perils police informants face seeking to “work off” criminal charges in often loosely regulated, secretive arrangements with law enforcement.
The woman’s attacker, Antonio D. Jones, was convicted of rape in November 2022 and later sentenced to 10 years in prison. Prosecutors recently asked a judge to reconsider that sentence, saying it “deprecates the seriousness” of the rape and Jones’ extensive criminal history.
The woman wore a hidden camera that recorded Jones forcing her to perform oral sex on him twice in an attack so brazen he paused at one point to conduct a separate drug deal.
Authorities said the device did not transmit the attack in real time, but experts told AP the technology to monitor undercover transactions has existed for generations and should have been used to protect the woman in this case.
The lawsuit alleges that deputies waiting nearby feared for the woman’s safety because she was in the home too long and that one, Deputy Cassie Jolene Saucier, considered going in before ultimately deciding to allow the undercover deal to “play out.”
Neither Saucier nor Rapides Parish Sheriff Mark Wood immediately responded to messages seeking comment. The lawsuit also names retired Lt. Mark Parker, the ranking official overseeing the operation, who told AP last year that the sheriff’s office didn’t start using equipment capable of monitoring in real time until after the woman’s rape and often sent informants into stings without any recording equipment at all.
“We’ve always done it this way,” Parker said. “She was an addict and we just used her as an informant like we’ve done a million times before. Looking back, it’s easy to say, ‘What if?’”
The lawsuit says the woman “has suffered extreme emotional pain and distress” from having to testify about the rape in open court. She, too, did not immediately respond to a request to speak to AP, which typically does not identify victims of sexual assault.
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With Roads Busier Than Ever, Lytx Publishes 2023 "State of the Data" Report to Help Fleets Improve Driver and Road Safety, Save Costs, and Increase Operational Efficiency
SAN DIEGO, May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lytx® Inc., the global leader in video safety and video telematics, today released its fifth annual "State of the Data" report for trucks and vehicle fleets. Leveraging the Lytx Driver Safety Program and over 36 billion miles of new driving data (over 221 billion miles total) captured through Lytx's DriveCam® Event Recorders, 2022 showed a decrease in overall risky driving even as miles driven increased. Report findings also highlight the significant influence that time of day, day of week, road conditions, and specific road segments played in risky driving behavior and collisions.
Risky driving behaviors can come with immense costs to life and property. In fact, The National Safety Council estimated that comparing pre-pandemic 2019 to 2022, the death rate on American roads increased nearly 22%. However, there is reason for hope based on the annual report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which estimated that there were 31,785 traffic fatalities in the United States in the first nine months of 2022. While tragic, this was a decrease of 100 compared to the same period in 2021, even as the Federal Highway Administration showed that vehicle miles traveled in the first nine months of 2022 increased by around 39 billion miles.
"Over the last four years, due in large part to COVID-19 and global supply chain disruptions, we have experienced unprecedented changes in driving behaviors," said David Riordan, Lytx's Executive Vice President and General Manager, Enterprise. "Only through data is there objective and actionable understanding. We hope that by sharing the findings in this report, derived from extensive data from the Lytx Vision Platform, we can help fleets celebrate their wins in 2022, as well as provide insights to help them save money, time, and most importantly, lives."
**Highlights from the 2023 "State of the Data" Report**
RISKY DRIVING
Looking at data from 2019-2022, roads continued to be extremely dangerous as traffic returned to pre-pandemic levels last year. According to NHTSA, fatalities showed signs of leveling off in 2022 but remained elevated after two years of dramatic increases. However, at the same time, drivers utilizing Lytx technology and safety programs continued to show long-term improvements in safe driving, resulting in a significant drop in risky driving and collisions per mile traveled in 2022, compared to 2019.
Positive trends in driving behavior: Overall risky driving decreased in 2022
- In 2022, overall risky driving improved by a significant 29% over 2019 (the last "normal year" before COVID-19 related disruptions). As Lytx's technology continues to evolve and deliver new innovations to detect risk, it also provides clients with the highest level of configurability, which helps clients drive down risks through a combination of coaching workflows and automated driver self-improvement with MV+AI in-cab alerting.
- Collisions per 1,000,000 miles driven also dropped, resulting in a 23.1% decrease from 2019 to 2022.
According to the data and analytics, as traffic returned to pre-pandemic levels on the roads, drivers showed measurably safer and more attentive driving habits, resulting in fewer collisions per miles driven.
Powering the Lytx Risk Score, Lytx captured more than 14 million risky driving incidents within vehicle fleets in 2022. Roadways and behaviors were examined and measured using Lytx's proprietary risk-scoring system, which calculates behavior averages across a variety of industries using driving data from Lytx's global database.
Driving down risk
Drivers showed significant improvement in certain risky driving behaviors, when comparing 2022 to recent years. This progress can be attributed to more fleets employing coaching tools and workflows that allow fleet managers and drivers to work together to continually identify areas of improvement and reward risk reduction.
The following were the five most improved risky driving behaviors from 2021 to 2022
While various driving habits improved over the last year, "driving too fast for conditions" was also the number one improved risky driving habit comparing 2022 to 2020, down 52%, and number two down 74%, comparing 2022 to 2019.
Top five riskiest driving cities
- New York, NY
- Philadelphia, PA
- Los Angeles, CA
- Chicago, IL
- Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
While many of 2021's riskiest driving cities remained in the top five, Atlanta improved to number seven, while Dallas/Fort Worth entered the top five. New York remained number one for the second year in a row.
Top five riskiest public roadways
- Michigan (I-94 at Merriman Road, Romulus)
- A complex airport interchange
- The world's busiest vehicular bridge
- A lack of lane markings
- A complex interchange, with highways terminating into city streets
- A curved freeway entering the busy port of New Haven
Airports have emerged as some of the nation's most dangerous driving areas
- 14 out of 30 of the highest-risk sections of public and private roadways were within two miles of airports, in 2022. This number was up 86% from 2021, when eight of the top 30 highest-risk roadways were near airports.
- Top five high-risk airports to drive around:
1. Denver International
2. John Glenn Columbus International
3. Phoenix Sky Harbor
4. John F. Kennedy International
5. Newark Liberty International
"Airports likely stand out as having among the more dangerous roadways due to several factors, including the high number of intersections and transitions, the high percentage of drivers unfamiliar with the routes, the high concentration of cars, and of course, hurried or distracted behaviors such as looking at mobile phones," said Kyle Warlick, Senior Client Intelligence Analyst at Lytx.
IT MATTERS WHEN YOU DRIVE
Time of day impacts the likelihood of a collision
- In 2022, the highest total number of collisions occurred during the daytime hours (6am-4pm), with the most occurring at 11am.
- Alternatively, the highest collisions per vehicle (those on the road at each hour) occurred in the middle of the night (2am-6am), with 2am the most likely time for a collision.
The data showed that while the largest number of collisions occurred when traffic volumes are highest during the day, and per vehicle collisions occurred most often late at night when visibility is darkest and traffic volumes were lower.
Even the day of the week impacts the likelihood of a collision
- In 2022, the highest collisions per vehicle occurred on Tuesdays.
- Saturdays were the safest day of the week, with the lowest collisions per vehicle. Sundays were second lowest.
Findings suggest that high weekday commute traffic very closely correlated to higher numbers of collisions and was further supported by weekend lows.
Most collisions happen in clear weather, often due to animal strikes
- While 13.1% of collisions occurred during rainy weather, 83.9% occurred in clear conditions, with only 2.9% occurring in snowy weather and 0.1% in foggy conditions.
- Animal strikes accounted for 29.7% of the collisions in clear weather and 9.4% in rainy conditions. In contrast, fixed objects accounted for 11.7% of accidents in clear conditions and 16% in rainy conditions.
Animal strikes continue to rise
"Looking at recent years, animal strikes were responsible for a significant percentage of collisions," Warlick said. "Further, collisions involving animals were up considerably, with a relative dip only in 2020 as overall traffic volumes dropped dramatically. When traffic returned, strikes again increased."
ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Supply chain impact
- Vehicles spent less timing idling in 2022 compared to 2021. Idle times for Lytx clients dropped about 16%, preventing more than 90 million tons of CO2 emissions and over $24 million in wasted fuel.
In 2020 and 2021 there were dramatic disruptions to the supply chain. These headwinds led to fleets of trucks regularly waiting at ports and other shipment locations for hours or days, rather than minutes. However, as the supply chain recovered, idling related losses and pollution dropped measurably.
The Lytx impact
- In 2022, Lytx helped its clients achieve an estimated $1.4 billion savings on claims including workers compensation and insurance claims.
- In 2022, Lytx helped its clients realize an estimated $402 million savings on vehicle maintenance.
- In 2022, Lytx helped its clients save an estimated $920 million in fuel costs including idling savings above.
"Day-to-day and through our 'State of The Data' report, it is gratifying to be able to use our unmatched data set, along with our industry leading video safety and video telematics technology, to help our customers save lives and protect their brands, while lowering costs and increasing their operational efficiency," said Rajesh Rudraradhya, Lytx's Chief Technology Officer. "By leveraging our Lytx Vision Platform and world class MV+AI technology, companies can further customize and differentiate their safety programs to create their own custom solutions."
To view and download an eBook version of the 2023 "State of The Data" report that includes additional findings, including select sector breakouts and U.K. data, go here.
About The Data
Lytx's annual "State of the Data" report has become an industry bellwether for understanding truck and fleet driving behaviors in North America and around the globe. The report was developed using Lytx Vision Platform data from over 2.1 million drivers in more than 85 countries. Findings were further derived by processing over 145 million events and over 55 billion minutes of video from vehicles around the world, from Lytx's DriveCam Event Recorders. These state-of-the-art dash cams use machine vision and artificial intelligence (MV+AI) technology to help address distracted driving in the moment, and provide reliable, continual video evidence for protection when the unexpected occurs. Lytx's video event recorders detect more than 60 risky driving behaviors for immediate self-correction, capturing activities happening inside and outside of the vehicle with a configurable option to not record the inside view of the vehicle.
Lytx MV+AI is a driver aid only. For more information, see: lytx.com/en-us/driver-information
About Lytx
Lytx is the global leader in video safety and video telematics. Our solutions harness the power of video to empower drivers and fleets to be safer and more efficient, productive, and profitable so they can thrive in today's competitive environment. Through the Lytx Vision™ Platform, direct and reseller clients access our customizable services and programs spanning driver safety, risk detection, fleet tracking, ELD compliance, preventative maintenance, and fuel management. Using the world's largest driving database of its kind, along with proprietary machine vision and artificial intelligence technology, we help protect and connect thousands of fleets and 2.1 million drivers in more than 85 countries worldwide. Lytx's Surfsight® solution for resellers was built from the ground up as a premium product offered at a competitive price to help fleet managers with their operational challenges. For more information about Lytx, visit www.lytx.com, @lytx on Twitter, LinkedIn, our Facebook page, or our YouTube channel.
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NEW YORK (AP) — K’Andre Miller, Alexis Lafrenière and Chris Kreider scored in the third period as the New York Rangers rallied to beat the St. Louis Blues 6-4 on Monday night.
Vincent Trochek had a goal and an assist, and Braden Schneider and Adam Fox also scored for the Rangers, who won for the second time in seven games (2-4-1) and snapped a four-game skid (0-3-1) at home. Artemi Panarin had two assists, Lafrenière added one, and Igor Shesterkin made 25 saves.
“We stepped it up in the third. We really wanted this win'' said Mika Zibanejad, who assisted on Lafreniere's go-ahead goal as part of a new line combination. ”From the first shift, you could tell. It was time for us to show it. We got the win ... It's a lot better than standing here talking about another loss."
Jordan Kyrou had a goal and an assist, and Pavel Buchnevich, Vladimir Tarasenko and Ryan O'Reilly also scored for the Blues, who have lost six of seven since a seven-game winning streak. Jordan Binnington had 18 saves.
St. Louis led 4-3 entering the third period before Miller tied it with his first goal of the season at 4:48.
Lafrenière's go-ahead goal came at 8:16 as he tipped a long shot by Zibanejad past Binnington for his fourth.
“It's good to score one,'' Lafrenière said. “I will try to keep going with consistency in my game ... Our third period was really good. We can score when we work hard.”
After Trocheck took a hooking penalty with 6:21 remaining, Kreider scored on a short-handed breakaway 25 seconds later. Kreider’s 13th goal of the season sparked a loud celebration of relief from the crowd at Madison Square Garden, where the Rangers had squandered leads in three of the four defeats.
“It felt good to give us an extra cushion going into those last couple of minutes,'' Kreider said. "Every game is a must win. It's up to us to be resilient and we were resilient today.”
The Blues had won all seven games this season when leading after two periods.
”We played two great periods, controlled the game. But in the third, with the game on the line, we were tentative," Blues coach Craig Berube said. “You've got the lead, you've got to go play with confidence but right now we're not a confident hockey team ... We didn't push enough."
The Rangers opened the scoring when Schneider fired a puck past Binnington with 2:46 left in the first period. It was his third.
The Blues tied it 50 seconds later as former Ranger Buchnevich fired a shot that bounced off Fox's skate and in for his ninth. It was the second game back at the Garden for Buchnevich who was traded to St. Louis in July 2021 after parts of five seasons with the Rangers.
Buchnevich has 14 points in his last 10 games (eight goals and six assists) while the player the Rangers got in exchange — Sammy Blais — has yet to score a goal in 38 games for New York.
The Rangers went ahead 2-1 with 28 seconds remaining in the first on a power-play goal by Fox, his seventh of the season.
Tarasenko then tied it again for the Blues just 12 seconds into the second. It was his seventh.
Trocheck then put the Rangers ahead 3-2 at 1:07 with his ninth goal.
Kyrou scored on a power play to tie it at 11:04 with his team-best 10th, and O'Reilly gave St. Louis its first lead of the night with his eighth 91 seconds later. Kyrou had an assist on O'Reilly's goal, giving him 18 points in his last 15 games.
UP NEXT
Blues: At the New York Islanders on Tuesday night.
Rangers: At Vegas on Wednesday night.
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Police: 6 slain, 27 wounded by gunfire over violent weekend in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) — The city of Chicago has experienced another bloody and violent weekend as six people were fatally shot and 27 others were wounded by gunfire.
Officers responded to two dozen separate shooting incidents from 6 p.m. Friday to 11:59 p.m. Sunday, according to major incident notifications released Monday.
The incidents included the slaying of one man and wounding of four others early Saturday as they stood on a sidewalk and the wounding of three people, including two women, Saturday night on Chicago’s South Side when gunfire rang out from an alley at a group of people.
A 16-year-old boy was found on a sidewalk and pronounced dead at a hospital after being shot multiple times Friday night. The teen was identified as Rashaun Hood, grandson of community activist Robin Hood.
“I want the community to remember that he was a basketball player. He stayed on the honor roll at school. He was just like any other youth,” Hood told WGN-TV. “We have got to tell on these killers and we cannot let them roam freely.”
Weekend violence has plagued the city in recent years. This Memorial Day weekend more than 40 people were shot, including nine fatally.
But the numbers in Chicago reflect a national trend that is seeing homicides decrease so far this year, while some crimes, like motor vehicle theft, are on the rise.
Homicides on average dropped 9.4% during the first half of 2023 as compared to the same period last year, the nonpartisan Council on Criminal Justice found in a report released last week.
The report is based on crime data posed online by police departments in 37 cities of varying sizes around the country. Several of the nation’s largest cities, including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, are represented. Of the cities that did post crime data online, 30 included homicide numbers and 20 of those showed declines.
Through July 16, Chicago police reported 331 murders compared to 355 over the same period in 2022, according to Chicago Police Department crime statistics. Year-to-date shootings in the city also were down from 1,407 in 2022 to 1,314 this year.
Chicago tallied 695 murders and 2,832 shootings through all of 2022.
However, other major crimes in the city have increased from Jan. 1 through July 16, led by motor vehicle theft which leaped from 7,074 through July 16, 2022, to more than 15,990 so far this year.
In early June, activists gathered outside Chicago City Hall asking Mayor Brandon Johnson to sign an executive order declaring violence a public health crisis in the city.
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Jule Niemeier 2023 Hamburg Odds
As action in the Hamburg nears an end, a quarterfinal is coming up for Jule Niemeier against Daria Saville. Niemeier's odds are +900 to win this tournament at MatchMaker Sports Gmbh.
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Niemeier at the 2023 Hamburg
- Next Round: Quarterfinals
- Tournament Dates: July 21-29
- Venue: MatchMaker Sports Gmbh
- Location: Hamburg, Germany
- Court Surface: Clay
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Niemeier's Next Match
Niemeier will play Saville in the quarterfinals on Thursday, July 27 at 5:00 AM ET, after defeating Yulia Putintseva in the previous round 5-7, 6-3, 6-1.
Niemeier is listed at -165 to win her next matchup against Saville. Check out the latest odds for the entire field at BetMGM.
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Niemeier Stats
- In the Round of 16 on Wednesday, Niemeier beat No. 58-ranked Putintseva, 5-7, 6-3, 6-1.
- Niemeier is 13-18 over the past year, with zero tournament titles.
- Niemeier is 2-5 on clay over the past 12 months, with no tournament wins.
- Through 31 matches over the past year (across all court types), Niemeier has played 22.7 games per match. She won 47.4% of them.
- In her seven matches on a clay surface over the past year, Niemeier has averaged 20.3 games.
- Niemeier has won 30.8% of her return games and 63.0% of her service games over the past year.
- On clay over the past 12 months, Niemeier has been victorious in 52.9% of her service games and 37.5% of her return games.
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Montana House District 26 primary election results: Republicans Marci Marceau, George Nikolakakos
George Nikolakakos earned the Republican nomination for Montana House District 26 Tuesday night, taking 436 votes. Opponent Marci Marceau received 314 votes in the primary election.
Nikolakakos will run against Democrat Kari Rosenleaf in the general election.
Nikolakakos served in the U.S. Air Force and Montana National Guard for 20 years and is running to pursue “housing attainability” that “preserves existing affordable housing, promotes new development, and takes advantage of incentives and creative solutions,” along with advocating for resources for public safety and other issues outlined on his website.
Marci Marceau runs Luz’s Mexican Restaurant, named after her father and whose recipes inspired the menu. She said if elected she would "promote regulation that will bring businesses (that compliment Great Falls) to our city and county rather than looking for ways for government hand outs."
There was a little drama at the ExpoPark Tuesday with a man wearing a hat in support of former President Donald Trump trying to wear it to vote, but being asked to take it off in order to comply with electioneering laws outlined in the Montana Code Annotated, Clerk and Recorder Rina Moore confirmed.
Moore said three deputies asked him to remove the hat and he said that it was “against his rights.” The officers escorted him out the door and he took his hat off and came back in and voted.
She said that after it was all said and done he shook hands with the officers.
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The Chevrolet Traverse has been redesigned for the 2024 model year and included in the range is a new Z71 grade aimed at off-roaders.
Revealed on Monday, the new Traverse promises the space and safety that families enjoy while adding more standard features and improved performance.
Opting for the Z71 adds genuine upgrades including an inch of extra ground clearance and increased track width, as well as 18-inch wheels wrapped in all-terrain tires. All-wheel drive is also standard on Z71, but the twin-clutch design at the rear axle is exclusive to the Z71. It’s able to split the drive torque not only between the front and rear axles but also between the rear wheels.
Other upgrades on the Z71 include unique dampers with hydraulic rebound, a unique front fascia that helps improve the approach angle, an aluminum skid plate, hill descent control, and a drive mode specific for uneven terrain. Also included as standard is a trailering package.
Other grades in the 2024 Traverse lineup include the LS, LT, and RS.
All grades come with a new 2.5-liter turbo-4 rated at 315 hp and 317 lb-ft of torque, plus an 8-speed automatic transmission. It replaces the 3.6-liter V-6 that made 310 hp and 266 lb-ft, and results in a torque rating up 19% compared to the current Traverse.
Front-wheel drive is standard but all-wheel drive is available on all grades apart from the Z71 that features it as standard. Towing capacity is up to 5,000 pounds, when properly equipped.
Inside the new Traverse, there’s still three rows but a new 17.7-inch touchscreen infotainment system highlights the dash. General Motors’ Super Cruise automated driver-assist feature will be available. Standard safety features include active lane control and automatic emergency braking with pedestrian and cyclist detection.
The 2024 Traverse will be available early next year. More details, including pricing information, will be released closer to the market launch.
The current Traverse arrived for 2018 yet remains one of the most popular mid-size SUVs on the market. Sales last year were close to 100,000 units and 2023’s tally is on track to be even higher.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said Friday during her reelection campaign's lone debate with her Democratic challenger, state lawmaker Jamie Smith, that if re-elected she will uphold the state's abortion ban that provides no exceptions for rape or incest.
The Republican governor explained her position simply as “pro-life,” while pledging to push for expanded parental leave in the state and alleviate the toll of inflation on people's budgets. Smith called Noem's stance extreme and said it was endangering women's lives and causing concern among physicians for its lack of clarity on when an abortion is allowed — only to save the life of a pregnant woman.
“It's clear to me that South Dakotans overwhelmingly support a women’s right to an abortion,” Smith said. “We talk about freedom all the time, except the freedom to make this choice.”
The gubernatorial race's lone head-to-head meeting of the two candidates featured Noem touting her record of a hands-off approach to the COVID-19 pandemic. Smith, who is facing an uphill election in the heavily Republican state, cast himself as a moderate. Here are the key takeaways from the Friday night clash that was hosted by KSFY-TV:
POCKETBOOK ISSUES
Noem claimed the state has the “strongest economy” in the nation, crediting her decision to forgo government restrictions during the pandemic. But she also turned attention to the squeeze that inflation is putting on household budgets. She said she hears from many people who are “struggling because they can’t pay their grocery bill. They’re struggling because they can’t pay gas prices.”
Earlier this week, she promised to push for repeal of the state’s 4.5% tax on food sales.
But Smith was quick to point out that was an initiative he has been pushing for years, and when the House passed the proposal in March, support from Noem was lacking. Noem publicly opposed the proposal after the state Senate dismissed it in March, but she said Friday that it was an idea she supported and her office had been working on it.
Recently, South Dakota’s economic growth has lagged behind the rest of the country. Last year, it had the 15th lowest growth in gross domestic product — the broadest measure of economic output — among states. However, South Dakota has seen one of the nation’s highest rates of growth in personal income in recent years.
ETHICS COMPLAINTS AGAINST NOEM
The Republican governor deflected questions on a pair of ethics investigations against her by blaming the state's former attorney general, Republican Jason Ravnsborg, for filing the complaints to the state's Government Accountability Board. She pointed out that she had pressed Ravnsborg to resign after he struck and killed a pedestrian with his car in 2020 and suggested the complaints were just an attempt to get retribution.
A state ethics board in August acted on the complaints against Noem. She was accused of misconduct for interfering in a state agency as it was preparing to deny her daughter a real estate appraiser license, as well as misusing the state airplane by traveling to events hosted by political organizations.
“This matter is closed and it is something that is very clear my daughter never once received special treatment,” Noem said, adding that she had followed the law and precedent in her use of the state plane.
However, the Government Accountability Board's three retired judges voted unanimously last month to find that there was evidence that the governor engaged in a conflict of interest and committed malfeasance in the episode with her daughter’s licensure, but it also kept the board’s action on the complaint a secret. The board also requested that the state’s Division of Criminal Investigation examine her use of the state airplane.
Smith took the opportunity to swipe at Noem: “South Dakotans, you can tell the difference between right and wrong."
But it was Noem who mostly prodded Smith. She repeatedly tried to tie him to President Joe Biden and called him “extreme.”
EDUCATION
Smith touted his work as a teacher and coach and sought to criticize Noem for leaning on the work of a conservative college in Michigan, Hillsdale College, to remake the state's social studies standards.
Noem in turn said she was working to elevate parents' voices in education and accused Smith of being a proponent of so-called critical race theory — an academic framework that examines American history through the lens of racism. He said that is not a problem in South Dakota's schools.
WHAT'S NEXT
Noem had declined an invitation to a debate hosted by South Dakota Public Broadcasting, but Smith challenged her to meet him again.
If she doesn't, the public broadcaster has said it plans to host a debate just with Smith and Libertarian candidate Tracey Quint, who also joined the Friday debate.
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LAS VEGAS, Feb. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ELEGRP, the world's leading manufacturer of electrical suppliers, showcased their smart home solutions at the International Builders' Show (IBS) 2023, the largest home building show in North America, that took place between January 31 and February 2 in Las Vegas. At ELEGRP's booth, the company's latest offerings – the Smart Dimmer Switch, Smart Sensor Switch, Smart Outdoor Plug series, and Smart Light Switch – were on full display, allowing visitors to experience at first-hand how its innovative products give homeowners the ability to effortlessly customize the power needs for their lights and create a smarter, cozier and safer home space.
Smart Dimmer Switch
The Smart Dimmer Switch comes in two options – the push button model and the touch penal model – that are both equipped with Wi-Fi connectivity, allowing homeowners to control their lights anytime, anywhere. The touch penal model features a sensitive and smooth surface, enabling users to conveniently fine-tune to a desirable ambient light setting whether they are using dimmable LED/CFL, incandescent, or halogen bulbs.
Compatible with Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa, users can switch on and off the lights with voice control, coupled with a purpose-built mobile app, ELEGRP Home app that allows them to access their home lighting system. With the app, users can remotely control their lights, check operational status, and create personalized schedules to suit their daily habits.
Smart Sensor Switch
The all-in-one sensor switch is packed with a motion and sound sensor, making it a smarter option for those seeking a hands-free control hub for their home lights. The motion sensor triggers the light to switch on when detecting the presence of a person in a room and automatically turns off the lights when the room is empty. The device is also compatible with Amazon Alexa and Google Home for voice commands and is remotely accessible via the ELEGRP Home app for status monitoring and personalized settings.
Smart Outdoor Plug series
ELEGRP's Smart Outdoor Dimmer Plug PQR11 has 300 ft Wi-Fi coverage and a weather-proof enclosure that protects the device's inner electronics against the elements. With long-term durability, it features IP66-rated water resistance and a design that withstands extremes in temperature, giving users peace of mind throughout the year. Users can fade on and off light bulbs with a single command, with support for remote control via smartphone and smart assistance offering greater flexibility.
For users looking for something equipped with 2 individual sockets that can still cover all the essentials, the Smart Outdoor Plug PQR20 comes with the same water-resistant body and Wi-Fi functionality, allowing users to customize schedules and have timers to turn on and off electrical devices.
Smart Light Switch
The minimalistic and versatile smart light switch offers convenience light controlling, and is compatible with Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant for voice control, making it perfect for when entering a dark room. It is fully customizable via the ELEGRP Home App on mobile devices.
ELEGRP's full portfolio of smart light control solutions showcased at IBS 2023 will be available to purchase at ELEGRP Amazon store in the first quarter of 2023. Established with a vision to bring more convenience, safety and smart features to users' home ecosystem, ELEGRP expects to bring more innovative products to global users in the near future.
About ELEGRP: www.elegrp.com
Founded in 2000, ELEGRP is a world-leading manufacturer of intelligent electrical and electromechanical equipment, integrating portable protection devices, wiring devices, smart homes, wires & cables and water pumps. With three major centers located in Shanghai, Suzhou and Wenzhou, ELEGRP provides products widely used for household appliances, personal care appliances, smart bathroom, power machinery and building electrical appliances, as well as solutions for healthcare appliance, smart HVAC & bathroom, intelligent building and smart home system. With our business presences in over 40 countries and regions including China, North America, Europe, Southeast Asia and India, we have set up direct fulfillment centers and customer service centers in China and North America. ELEGRP has established strategic partnerships with numerous global giants in home appliances, leading manufacturers of power devices, integrators of smart products and international supermarket chains.
In the future, ELEGRP will continue to practice user-centric goal, further expand the application scenarios of electrical safety, smart healthcare appliance and smart home, and provide smarter, cozier and safer solutions for global users.
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (SU ATHLETICS) – It’s back into the top 20 for the Syracuse University men’s lacrosse program as the Orange were ranked in both the major polls this week after opening the 2023 campaign with a 3-0 record.
Picking up two dominant wins over the weekend, the Orange returned to the USILA/Dynamic Coaches Poll, picking up 115 points to fill the number 15 spot. Syracuse earned 62 points in the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll, good enough for 18th.
The Orange return to the coaches poll top 20 for the first time since the week eight USILA Coaches Poll on March 28, 2022. Saturday’s game at No. 4/No. 9 Maryland will be the first time Syracuse plays with a USILA ranking since April 2, 2022.
All told, seven 2023 opponents were ranked by the USILA this week: No. 1 Virginia (538, 26), No. 2 Notre Dame (457), No. 4 Maryland (424), No. 5 Princeton (420), No. 9 Johns Hopkins (313), No. 13 Duke (204), No. 19 North Carolina (77). Vermont, which Syracuse beat 7-5 in the season opener, was among those receiving votes.
The Orange return to College Park, Maryland for the first time since 1997 to take on fourth-ranked Maryland this Saturday. Game time at SECU Stadium is slotted for 1 p.m. on BTN+. TK99/105 and WAER will have the game on the airwaves as well.
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(NewsNation) — More than six years after Donald Trump’s lawyer paid an adult actress to allegedly keep quiet about an affair she said she had with Trump, New York prosecutors are considering whether the former president should face charges in the case.
Earlier this week, Trump was invited to testify before a Manhattan grand jury in connection with the hush money investigation, according to his lawyer. On Monday, the former president’s longtime fixer and former attorney, Michael Cohen, who ultimately made the payments in question, testified before the grand jury.
Both actions suggest an indictment may be coming. If that happens, Trump would become the first former president ever to face criminal charges.
What is the case about?
In the runup to the 2016 election, Trump’s longtime attorney Cohen paid porn actress Stormy Daniels $130,000, allegedly to keep her quiet about an affair she claimed to have had with the former president.
Trump has acknowledged that he paid Cohen a “monthly retainer” as part of an agreement to “stop the extortionist accusations made by Daniels,” and denied having an affair with her. The former president said the contract had nothing to do with campaign funds, and his company logged the reimbursements as a legal expense.
Earlier in 2016, Cohen had also arranged a $150,000 payment via the publisher of the National Enquirer to former Playboy model Karen McDougal in order to quash a story about a separate alleged affair with Trump. The former president has also denied that allegation.
Cohen pleaded guilty to violating federal campaign finance law in connection with the payments, but Trump has never faced charges. Federal prosecutors said the payments amounted to illegal, unreported assistance to Trump’s campaign. They also accused Trump’s company of inflating Cohen’s reimbursement for tax purposes.
What charges could Trump face?
Manhattan prosecutors may be considering at least two different options — both of which could be difficult to prove.
If Trump’s company had a phony retainer agreement with Cohen that Trump knew about, then prosecutors could make the case that the former president falsified business records. That crime is only a misdemeanor under New York law unless prosecutors can prove he falsified the records to conceal another crime.
That separate crime, prosecutors may argue, was a violation of state election law. Authorities could make the case that Trump paid off Daniels to benefit his campaign.
But legal experts say that could be hard to prove.
“The felony charge would be a novel one, and they’d have to show specifically that the payoff was to influence the campaign,” NewsNation’s Dan Abrams said Wednesday.
Trump’s attorney, Joe Tacopina, maintains that no crime has been committed, and said the payment was not related to Trump’s campaign.
“(Trump) would have done this if he were the TV star that he was before politics ever entered his world,” Tacopina told Abrams.
The legal case against the former president is further complicated by the fact that the prosecution’s key witness, Cohen, has previously lied to Congress.
On Friday, Cohen told “Good Morning America” that he was “absolutely” prepared for cross-examination in a potential trial against his former boss.
How likely is an indictment?
Trump was invited to testify before a New York grand jury that has been investigating the hush money payments, according to one of his attorneys. The invitation could signal that a decision on the indictment is coming.
“(An indictment) is becoming more probable, I think now,” Tacopina told Abrams.
Tacopina has said the former president has no plans to participate in the investigation.
A number of key people related to the hush money probe have already talked to authorities about the case.
Cohen testified before the grand jury investigating the payments on Monday. Two days later, Daniels met with Manhattan prosecutors and answered questions related to the investigation. Her attorney said she was willing to be a witness should the case go to trial.
Trump himself also said Saturday morning that he anticipates an arrest on Tuesday, claiming in a Truth Social post that he learned of the alleged arrest from “ILLEGAL LEAKS FROM A CORRUPT & HIGHLY POLITICAL MANHATTAN DISTRICT ATTORNEYS [sic] OFFICE.”
Why now?
It’s not entirely clear why Manhattan prosecutors would bring criminal charges against Trump now after federal prosecutors previously declined to do so, though at that time Trump was the sitting president.
The Manhattan DA’s office opened its own investigation into the payments in 2019, revisiting it several times while looking into other matters related to Trump’s business dealings.
In December, the Trump Organization was convicted of tax fraud in a separate case unrelated to the hush money allegations. A jury found two corporate entities at the Trump Organization guilty on all 17 counts, including charges of conspiracy and falsifying business records, although Trump himself was not on trial.
Tacopina thinks charging Trump now would be a mistake.
“We’ll chew this case up,” he said. “This would be the worst stain on this DA’s legacy.”
What about Trump’s other cases?
The hush money investigation is just one of many potential criminal cases Trump faces as he mounts his third consecutive White House bid.
Prosecutors in Georgia could bring criminal charges against the former president for allegedly interfering in the 2020 election. The special grand jury in that case wrapped up its work in December and the district attorney will now decide whether to go to a regular grand jury for one or more indictments in the case.
Trump is also facing a federal investigation into the storage of classified documents at his Florida home. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a special counsel, Jack Smith, to oversee the probe. The Justice Department has suggested the documents were knowingly withheld after Trump left office.
Smith’s office is also looking into Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election and his potential role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — For all the high-tech suits and advancements in training techniques, there is one time-honored — and sometimes painful — tradition that swimmers cling to before every big meet: shaving down.
While there is scant scientific evidence that a razor helps produce faster times, good luck finding anyone who will say the sleek look is not just as important as strenuous workouts, good nutrition and proper strokes.
“I don’t know (about the science), but I can tell you it works,” said Bob Bowman, who was Michael Phelps’ longtime coach. “It definitely works.”
Cullen Jones agrees.
The winner of four Olympic medals, including a pair of golds, the now-retired swimmer always felt faster after clipping off every bit of hair that might come in contact with the water.
“The big reason we shave is it does knock off time,” Jones said. “You will see people swimming faster when they have less hair on them because they’re more hydrodynamic. We’re trying to be like fish.”
Still, for all the importance that swimmers place on it, there’s actually been little research on whether shaving down significantly reduces drag in the water — a key factor in producing faster times. Certainly, there’s more data on snugger suits, tighter-fitting caps and more aerodynamic goggles.
A study from the late 1980s found that shaving down had little effect on such important factors as distance per stroke, heart rate or blood lactate, though it did, indeed, appear to provide a reduction in drag.
Bowman believes the most beneficial aspect to shaving down is the feel it gives a swimmer after he or she dives into the pool.
“What it really does, in my opinion, is it takes off the first layer of skin, so your body is more sensitized to the water,” Bowman said. “You definitely feel different when you do it. I think that’s the key. You take off the top layer of your skin and your body is more sensitive to the feel of the water.”
At the very least, shaving down provides a psychological edge: If you feel like you’re faster, chances are you actually will swim faster.
“I don’t know, like, the physiology of it. I just know when I shave I feel higher in the water. I feel fast,” said backstroker Ryan Murphy, a four-time Olympic gold medalist.
Shaving down occurs only before the biggest of meets, such as the Olympics or the world championships, which are being held this week and next in Fukuoka, Japan.
In the lead-up to those important competitions, many swimmers let the hair on their head and body grow as much as possible. Some men will show up looking like they’re hockey players who grew wooly beards for the NHL playoffs.
Then, the night before they hit the water, they’ll lop it all off.
“There’s a myth that swimmers shave all the time,” Jones said. “No, they shave for big meets. A lot of times throughout the year, most swimmers want to have as much drag as possible, to kind of feel like they’re training harder.”
Jones remembers wearing pantyhose-style tights and other forms of weight-adding suits during his training routines. Another swimming great, Ryan Lochte, often would go the other direction, competing at less-important meets in tiny training suits, so he wouldn’t get any of the edge provided by jammers covering more of his legs.
“Much like a baseball player with a bat with a weight on it, it was to try to have drag,” Jones explained. “So, when you’re in the water, you feel like you have to do a lot more. When you took those pantyhose or the drag suit off, you felt like a superhero. You were flying through the water.”
Shaving down provides many of those same benefits, even if it’s mostly in a swimmer’s head. Jones acknowledged that scaling back on training leading into a major competition — known as tapering — also helped him knock close to a second off the times he put up in practice for the 50-meter freestyle.
“I don’t have scientific evidence,” Jones said. “I think some it is mental. I’m sure a lot of it is mental. But I do think most swimmers shave because there is a feel for the water you get when you don’t have the hair, you don’t have the dead skin on your body anymore. There’s that edge.”
Shaving down can be a time-consuming process, often requiring the help of a teammate for hard-to-reach areas such as the back, and one needs a gentle touch to avoid agonizing nicks and scrapes.
More experienced swimmers have learned how to make the process go much faster.
“I’m a professional at it now,” the 28-year-old Murphy said with a grin. “I can get it done in like 15 minutes. I just go boom, boom, boom, and I’m good.”
Another Olympic gold medalist, breaststroker Lilly King, believes shaving down has more impact on the men’s side. Noting her blond hair and fair skin, she said she doesn’t even bother shaving her arms anymore.
“I think for the girls, it’s mental,” King said. “Look at me. I’m a blond woman. I’m probably not that hairy to begin with. For the guys, I do think it makes a difference. But for me, it’s not that big a deal.”
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Cori Gauff 2023 French Open Odds
Cori Gauff will begin the French Open in Paris, France against Rebeka Masarova in the round of 128. She was knocked off by Marie Bouzkova in the round of 32 of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia (her previous tournament). Gauff currently is +3300 to win it all at Stade Roland Garros.
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Gauff at the 2023 French Open
- Next Round: Round of 128
- Tournament Dates: May 21 - June 10
- Venue: Stade Roland Garros
- Location: Paris, France
- Court Surface: Clay
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Gauff's Next Match
Gauff will face Masarova in the round of 128 of the French Open on Sunday, May 28 at 5:00 AM ET.
Gauff is listed at -450 to win her next contest versus Masarova. Check out the latest odds for the entire field at BetMGM.
Cori Gauff Grand Slam Odds
- Wimbeldon odds to win: +1000
- US Open odds to win: +1000
- French Open odds to win: +3300
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Gauff Stats
- Gauff most recently played on May 14, 2023, a 6-4, 2-6, 2-6 loss to No. 38-ranked Bouzkova in the Round of 32 of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia.
- In 18 tournaments over the past year, Gauff has gone 41-17 and has won one title.
- In four tournaments on clay over the past year, Gauff has gone 7-4.
- Gauff has played 19.9 games per match in her 58 matches over the past year across all court surfaces.
- Over the past year, Gauff has played 11 matches on clay, and 18.7 games per match.
- Gauff, over the past year, has won 72.5% of her service games and 39.0% of her return games.
- On clay over the past year, Gauff has claimed 62.5% of her service games and 46.1% of her return games.
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Expert provides tips to keep kids safe on the web
We are thrilled to have the esteemed Florence Ann Romano, author of “Build Your Village: A Guide to Finding Joy and Community in Every Stage of Life” (Beyond Words) and a leading personal growth strategist, joining us via Zoom today.
With her wealth of knowledge and expertise, Florence will guide parents on how to ensure their children’s safety while navigating the world of social media. She will share valuable insights and effective strategies to foster healthy and supportive connections in this digital age. Empowering parents to create a safe and nurturing online environment, Florence’s wisdom will be instrumental in equipping families with the tools they need to thrive in this rapidly evolving technological landscape.
Don’t miss this opportunity to gain invaluable advice from Florence Ann Romano and build a strong, resilient, and connected community for your children on social media.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Running back Christian McCaffrey is active for the San Francisco 49ers just two days after arriving in town following a trade from Carolina.
The Niners dealt four draft picks for McCaffrey on Thursday night and he joined the Niners the following day after a cross-country flight and passing a physical.
He got out on the field to watch the end of practice on Friday and then underwent a crash course on learning the new offense.
He learned enough to be active on Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs when he is expected to have a limited package of plays he can run.
The 26-year-old McCaffrey is considered one of the most versatile running backs in the league when healthy because of his ability as a runner, receiver and blocker. San Francisco hopes he can provide a spark for an offense that hasn't hit its stride yet this season.
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A man with a hatchet jumped over a wall and invaded a daycare center Wednesday in Brazil, killing four children and wounding at least five others, authorities said.
The assailant turned himself in at a police station and did not appear to have any connection with the center, which offers nursery services, preschool education and after-school activities. The dead were between the ages of 5 and 7, authorities said.
Authorities were searching for a motive, the police detective leading the investigation, Ronnie Esteves, told television reporters in Blumenau, a city in southern Brazil, near the Atlantic coast.
Images broadcast on networks showed weeping parents outside the private daycare center called Cantinho do Bom Pastor. The attack took place on the center’s playground, according to the local affiliate of television network Globo. NSC, the affiliate, showed a photo of the suspect with a closely shaved head. Police have yet to confirm his identity.
Blumenau’s mayor, Mário Hildebrandt, suspended classes and said he will declare a 30-day mourning period. The state government said in a statement that rumors circulating on social media of other potential attacks were false.
The mayor said five wounded children were take to hospitals. One was in serious condition.
School attacks in Brazil have happened with greater frequency in recent years. Last week, a student in Sao Paulo fatally stabbed a teacher and wounded several others in Sao Paulo.
Brazil has seen at least one past attack on a daycare center. That attack also occurred in Santa Catarina state, in 2021, when an assailant used a dagger to kill three children under 2 years old and two adults.
From 2000 to 2022, 16 attacks or violent episodes happened in schools, four of them in the second half of last year, according to a report from researchers led by Daniel Cara, an education professor at the University of Sao Paulo. The researchers prepared the report for the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
“There is no greater pain than that of a family who loses its children or grandchildren, even more so in an act of violence against innocent and defenseless kids,” Lula wrote Wednesday on Twitter. “My thoughts and prayers are the families of victims and the community of Blumenau in the face of the monstrosity of what occurred.”
Blumenau, a city of 366,000 people, is famous for its annual Oktoberfest festival.
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A Bucks County music director accused of molesting his students has been sentenced to jail
Joseph Ohrt, 57, must register as a sex offender for 15 years
A once-popular music director in the Central Bucks School District who prosecutors say molested two of his former students and secretly recorded another will spend 2½-to-five years behind bars for those crimes.
Joseph Ohrt, who pleaded no contest to indecent assault, corruption of minors, invasion of privacy and related charges, was sentenced to that term Monday by Bucks County Judge Jeffrey L. Finley.
Ohrt spent over three decades as a music teacher and choir director in elementary, middle, and high schools in the district, overseeing acts that performed at the White House and earning Twitter praise from the singer PinnaNK, a former student.
But behind those accolades was a man who abused his position of power, prosecutors say, victimizing and grooming students who trusted him.
Ohrt, 57, retired from the Central Bucks West High School after a leave of absence in 2021. Ohrt, of Furlong, is a graduate of the district.
Police began investigating Ohrt when a student reported that the teacher told him he loved him when he was a senior in 2016 and tried to spend time alone with him. He said Ohrt later made advances toward him when he was 19 years old. Then, when he was in college, the man said, Ohrt invited him to live in Ohrt’s Buckingham Township home, where he secretly recorded the student in videos that captured him undressing..
Ohrt was arrested in that case and after seeing their former teacher in the headlines, two other men came forward to tell investigators Ohrt had touched them inappropriately both on and off school grounds when they were 11 and 13 years old in the 1990s.
In court Monday, Ohrt’s former students, now adults, gave tearful statements in which they described sleepless nights, ruined relationships, and thousands of dollars in therapy as they grappled with Ohrt’s actions from when they were children and teens. One man said he was in sixth grade when the teacher groped him during piano lessons in the school music room.
Last fall, Ohrt pleaded no contest to indecent assault and corruption of minors in connection with those allegations and to invasion of privacy for secretly recording the student.
The invasion of privacy count, said the man who was recorded undressing, hardly did justice to his betrayal and suffering.
“It pales in comparison to what Ohrt has truly invaded,” he said as his loved ones wrapped their arms around each other and held back tears on a nearby bench. “He has invaded my life, my future, my mind, my soul, he’s stolen many years from me that I will not get back.”
In advance of Ohrt’s sentencing, friends submitted letters to the court lauding the teacher’s accomplishments. And Ohrt told the judge there would “not be a day that passes ... that I will not feel profound regret for my decisions.”
Finley, the judge, found that apology wanting. And he said Ohrt’s plea of no contest — which does not include an admission of guilt — lacked acknowledgment of the gravity of the harm he inflicted on the students he was entrusted to nurture.
“You don’t have the courage to admit your conduct,” Finely said to Ohrt. “I don’t believe you care about anyone but yourself.”
Before the judge pronounced the sentence, prosecutors and Ohrt’s attorney, Mark Neff, sparred over whether he should be classified as a violent sexual predator.
Deputy District Attorney Brittney Kern said Ohrt was likely to offend again and offered testimony from Kristen Dudley, a state board psychologist who testified in the Bill Cosby assault trials.
“Ohrt chose students in his music classes, developed a special relationship, desensitizing them to his touch — hugging before coming before sexual in nature,” Dudley said, adding that she believed Ohrt’s actions represented a longstanding pattern of behavior.
Neff disagreed with that assessment and presented a psychological evaluation that said Ohrt was unlike to offend again.
Finley ruled that Ohrt did not meet the definition of a violent sexual offender, a designation that would have required him to register as an offender for life.
“I’m bound by the law,” Finely said of his decision. “That doesn’t mean I don’t think you’re a predator.”
Ohrt received five years probation in addition to prison time, and must register as a sex offender for 15 years and pay over $2,000 to one victim for therapy fees.
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Top Player Prop Bets for Yankees vs. Dodgers on June 3, 2023
Player prop betting options for Aaron Judge, Freddie Freeman and others are available in the New York Yankees-Los Angeles Dodgers matchup at Dodger Stadium on Saturday, starting at 7:15 PM ET.
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Yankees vs. Dodgers Game Info
- When: Saturday, June 3, 2023 at 7:15 PM ET
- Where: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California
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MLB Props Today: New York Yankees
Gerrit Cole Props
- Strikeouts Prop: Over/Under 6.5 (Over Odds: -141)
Cole Stats
- The Yankees will hand the ball to Gerrit Cole (6-0) for his 13th start of the season.
- He has earned a quality start seven times in 12 starts this season.
- Cole will look to finish five or more innings for the 13th start in a row.
- The 32-year-old ranks 14th in ERA (2.93), 28th in WHIP (1.140), and 25th in K/9 (9.7) among qualified pitchers in the majors this season.
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Aaron Judge Props
- Hits Prop: Over/Under 1.5 (Over Odds: +205)
- Runs Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: -185)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +165)
- RBI Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +105)
Judge Stats
- Judge has recorded 50 hits with 10 doubles, 18 home runs and 34 walks. He has driven in 39 runs with three stolen bases.
- He has a slash line of .291/.402/.663 on the year.
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Gleyber Torres Props
- Hits Prop: Over/Under 1.5 (Over Odds: +190)
- Runs Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: -130)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +475)
- RBI Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +190)
Torres Stats
- Gleyber Torres has eight doubles, a triple, nine home runs, 25 walks and 25 RBI (58 total hits). He has stolen five bases.
- He has a .267/.341/.438 slash line on the year.
- Torres heads into this game looking to extend his 12-game hit streak. In his last 10 games he is batting .326 with two home runs, a walk and three RBI.
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Freddie Freeman Props
- Hits Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: -233)
- Runs Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +110)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +500)
- RBI Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +205)
Freeman Stats
- Freeman has 23 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs, 28 walks and 35 RBI (80 total hits). He's also swiped eight bases.
- He has a .343/.416/.579 slash line so far this season.
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Mookie Betts Props
- Hits Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: -204)
- Runs Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +100)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +475)
- RBI Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +200)
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- Mookie Betts has 14 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs, 35 walks and 36 RBI (57 total hits). He's also stolen three bases.
- He's slashed .266/.371/.551 so far this year.
- Betts enters this game looking to extend his four-game hit streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .409 with four home runs, two walks and five RBI.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Most people know what it is to feel hungry. But persistent hunger and a lack of access to convenient and affordable healthy foods is something much more, disproportionately affecting communities already underrepresented in news coverage. Food insecurity can be difficult for journalists to cover consistently because of its seeming invisibility.
Food deserts and insecurity throughout the U.S. are growing and have gained attention as cities have experienced higher rates of food insecurity during the coronavirus pandemic. As school-age students returned to classrooms this fall, they've done so without the universal meal waivers that have helped struggling families through the last two years. And the May 14 mass shooting at a Tops Friendly Markets store in Buffalo, New York, brought attention to food inequities in the predominantly Black community while the store remained closed after the attack.
Food-insecure communities exist in your coverage areas, and reporting this deeply important, fundamental access issue is critical to finding solutions. Register today to join the National Press Club Journalism Institute at 11:30 a.m. ET on Friday, Oct. 21 for this discussion via Zoom about what journalists can cover at the intersection of food access, community impact, and systemic racism.
Participants will learn how to:
- Identify food deserts and food insecurity issues within your community and their root causes
- Shift from reactive to proactive coverage
- Consistently connect food insecurity stories to root causes in coverage
- Cover food insecurity issues with empathy and care for individuals
- Keep up to date with resources and tools to report on the issue
Panelists include:
- Alejandro Figueroa, food reporter for WYSO
- Bridget Huber, reporter with the Food and Environment Reporting Network
- Lauren Lindstrom, independent journalist focused on health and housing and O'Brien Fellow in Public Service Journalism at Marquette University
- Karen Robinson-Jacobs, investigative reporter on the Public Service Journalism team at Lee Enterprises
We hope you'll join us for this important conversation, supported with funding from the Gannett Foundation. Please email Beth Francesco, deputy executive director for the Institute, with questions.
Alejandro Figueroa covers food insecurity and the business of food for WYSO through Report for America. He covers the lack of access to healthy and affordable food in Southwest Ohio communities and what local government and nonprofits are doing to address it. He also covers rural and urban farming.
Figueroa is a 2021 graduate of the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University, where he reported for The New Political, a student-run publication focused on politics and government. His reporting has been featured on NPR, The GroundTruth Project, and the Ohio Newsroom.
Bridget Huber is a staff writer at Food and Environment Reporting Network. Her work has been published and broadcast by National Geographic, Public Radio International, The New York Times, The Lancet, Mother Jones, The Associated Press, and many others.
A graduate of UC Berkeley's journalism school, she's received grants, awards, and fellowships from The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, The UC Berkeley/11th Hour Food and Farming Journalism Fellowship, and Mesa Refuge, among others. She speaks Spanish, French, and some Portuguese and lives in Portland, Maine.
Lauren Lindstrom is an independent journalist focused on health and housing as an O'Brien Fellow in Public Service Journalism at Marquette University. She previously covered affordable housing and homelessness for The Charlotte Observer, writing about the human toll of evictions during the pandemic, substandard housing conditions and challenges to address homelessness.
She was also the health reporter for The Blade in Toledo, Ohio, where she wrote about the state's opioid crisis and childhood lead poisoning. Lauren is a Northwestern University graduate and a former Report for America corps member.
Karen Robinson-Jacobs is a Chicago native and an award-winning journalist who has been chasing the big story for decades. She serves as an investigative reporter for media company Lee Enterprises on its newly formed Public Service Journalism team.
She also is a Knobler Fellow with Type Investigations and recently completed one year as a Corps member with Report for America, covering issues of concern to African-Americans for the St. Louis American.
She spent 15 years writing about food, sports business, and real estate for the Dallas Morning News, where she was part of the Pulitzer Prize Finalist team lauded for coverage of a 2016 shooting spree that killed five police officers and injured nine others. Prior to that, she spent 15 years with the Los Angeles Times, where she worked with emerging journalists in the paper's Metpro program and helped launch the paper's website and new media department. While in Los Angeles she also served as vice president of the local chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists. A long-time Midwesterner, Robinson-Jacobs also worked at the Milwaukee Journal, where she was among the first African-American editors.
The National Press Club Journalism Institute promotes an engaged global citizenry through an independent and free press, and equips journalists with skills and standards to inform the public in ways that inspire a more representative democracy. As the non-profit affiliate of the National Press Club, the Institute powers journalism in the public interest.
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DRAPER, Utah (KTVX) — More families have been evacuated from a Utah neighborhood after two houses collapsed and slid off a hill Saturday morning.
City officials evacuated two homes in Draper back in October of 2022, saying the houses “were unfit for human habitation and occupancy due to dangerous conditions.”
The families had just moved into the newly built homes less than a year prior. The city said the dangerous conditions were because of “earth shifting,” which could cause the homes to slide and their foundations to break.
The two homes evacuated in October collapsed on Saturday, with one of the houses falling onto a hiking trail below.
Engineers and public safety personnel then issued an evacuation notice to the residents of two more homes – the ones situated on each side of the collapsed houses.
The trail beneath the collapsed homes was also closed to the public due to the dangerous conditions.
With Utah’s snowpack melting, officials said they are evaluating the other surrounding homes to ensure their safety.
Over the past several months, the city has been in contact with the structure’s developers, Edge Homes, to discuss the developers’ engineering studies on the stability of the area. The city will continue to update the public on any further developments, evacuations, and closures.
“Our hearts are with the homeowners involved. We are grateful that everyone is safe,” the city said in a press release.
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(WSYR-TV) — To have a little St. Patrick’s Day fun to close the show. Erik challenged Kate to a good ol’ fashioned Irish spelling bee to see who is more Irish. Let’s get ready to play… How Irish Are You?!
(WSYR-TV) — To have a little St. Patrick’s Day fun to close the show. Erik challenged Kate to a good ol’ fashioned Irish spelling bee to see who is more Irish. Let’s get ready to play… How Irish Are You?!
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How to choose a lawn sweeper
A lawn sweeper is a mechanical yard care device made to pick up leaves, twigs and other debris from your yard. It does the work of a person with a rake in a fraction of the time and with far less effort. These wide machines roll along on two wheels. As the wheels rotate, they drive gears that turn large, stiff brushes that are contained inside a metal bin for safety. As the brushes spin, they “sweep” the leaves and yard debris into a leaf bag or hopper.
There are a variety of styles available, so it’s smart to do some research first before choosing the best one for your needs.
Who needs a lawn sweeper?
Anyone who has a riding lawn mower is a good candidate for a lawn sweeper because they have large lawns that take time to mow, rake and sweep. Other good candidates are those who have lots of trees in their yards that drop leaves through the seasons. One benefit of removing leaves and debris from your lawn is that it won’t have brown areas or bare spots where it was starved of sunlight.
What to look for in a lawn sweeper
Check the following product dimensions as quick reference points:
- Weight: Lawn sweepers weigh anywhere from 10 to more than 100 pounds.
- Sweeping width: 14-inch sweepers are made for small lawns, 52-inch machines are made for big lawns and there are many sizes in between.
- Bagging capacity: Large sweepers hold more than two dozen cubic feet while smaller ones hold less than half that.
What else can I do with a lawn sweeper?
When you have a lawn sweeper, you won’t need a grass collector for your mower because the brushes on your lawn sweeper will remove grass clumps and clippings from your just-mown lawn.
What’s the best way to use a lawn sweeper?
Regardless of the type of lawn sweeper you choose, always wear sturdy gloves and footwear made for outdoor work.
- Before you sweep your lawn, remove branches, rocks and foreign objects.
- Adjust your lawn sweeper’s height to match the height of your grass blades.
- Follow the same path you use when mowing your lawn.
- Overlap the sweeping area by a few inches to ensure you cover all the ground in the most efficient way possible.
- Empty your hopper and put your leaves and clippings in your composter or your yard waste storage area.
Tow-behind lawn sweepers
Owners of large properties tow special lawn sweepers behind their riding lawn mowers, often cutting the lawn as the machine behind them collects leaves, clippings and debris.
- Pros: People with acres of lawn and large numbers of trees on their property find tow-behind lawn sweepers useful savers of time and energy.
- Cons: They’re expensive, bulky and hard to store.
Best tow-behind lawn sweepers
Agri-Fab 45-0492 44-Inch Tow-Behind Lawn Sweeper
This 95-pound sweeper easily adjusts with the push of a button to pick up even very small bits of lawn debris and folds up to a convenient, compact size. The hopper holds 25 cubic feet of leaves and clippings, and dumps with a lever you operate without leaving the driver’s seat.
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Agri-Fab 45-0320 42-Inch Tow-Behind Lawn Sweeper
Lighter than many at 68 pounds, this sweeper has a hopper that holds 12 cubic feet of leaves and clippings. It comes with a video to guide you through assembly.
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Ohio Steel 50SWP26 Pro Sweeper
This 50-inch wide sweeper uses 11-inch-long propylene brushes to remove 26 cubic feet of leaves and lawn debris before needing to be emptied. The hitch adjustment mechanism has five positions so you can pull this 102-pound sweeper with any brand of riding mower.
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Push lawn sweepers
You supply the power to push a walk-behind lawn sweeper just as you would if you were pushing an old-fashioned reel mower. Self-propelled lawn sweepers are the choice of people with small yards and people with only a few trees on their property.
- Pros: You don’t work as hard as you do when raking because you’re covering more ground more quickly and not stopping to collect the piles you’ve raked up.
- Cons: Pushing a machine full of leaves and grass back and forth across your yard can be a real workout. The more effort you put into it, the better it works and using it vigorously can sap your energy quickly.
Best push lawn sweepers
Earthwise 21-Inch Leaf And Grass Push Lawn Sweeper
This 13-pound lawn sweeper picks up 80% of fallen leaves on the first pass of its 21-inch sweeping width and deposits them in a 2.6-bushel collection bag. It has a knob to adjust the sweeping height so you can gather yard debris from sidewalks, patios and driveways, too.
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Agri-Fab 26-Inch Push Lawn Sweeper
The lightweight poly construction of this four-brush sweeper holds its weight down to 25 pounds, about the weight of a watermelon or car tire. Lift the hopper to dump it and fold it when you’re done for easy storage.
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Scotts Outdoor 26-Inch Push Lawn Sweeper
This 20-pound plastic lawn sweeper has a steel handle with scratch-resistant coating and a height adjustment dial that’s easy to use. It uses a spinning rake-like action to fill its 3.6-bushel collection bag.
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Cordless lawn sweepers
These are the hybrids of the world of lawn sweepers. Like a push lawn sweeper, you walk behind it. Like a tow-behind lawn sweeper, the power is supplied for you so all you have to do is guide it.
Best cordless lawn sweeper
Superhandy Cordless 14.2-Inch Lawn Sweeper and Dethacher
Use electric power to aerate your lawn and remove thatch as well as sweep your lawn clean of leaves, twigs, clippings and yard debris. This 34-pounder has a 14.2-inch sweeping width and a collection bag that holds 10.6 gallons of debris.
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Old-school lawn sweepers
If you have a small lawn and only a few trees, try a well-designed leaf rake.
Best old-school lawn sweeper
True Temper 26-Inch Poly Leaf Rake
The innovative poly basket head design of this 2.3-pound rake keeps all the tines in contact with the ground to gather leaves quickly and efficiently. The comfortably cushioned handle is made of vinyl-coated steel and is 60 inches long for superior reach and control.
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Democratic gubernatorial nominee Joe Cunningham is proposing an age limit for South Carolina politicians — a cap that would cut off the 75-year-old incumbent Gov. Henry McMaster — and making a veiled argument that even fellow Democrats like President Joe Biden are staying “in office way past their prime.”
“Our country and our state are being run by a geriatric oligarchy, people who stay in office way past their prime,” Cunningham says in a campaign video, provided Wednesday to The Associated Press ahead of its public release.
“Some of these folks have been clinging onto power for 30, 40, even 50 years,” Cunningham says. “The folks who are making a career out of politics are making a mess of our country.”
Cunningham proposes instituting a 72-year-old age limit for South Carolina politicians, a retirement bar already in effect for the state’s judges, and one that would take a constitutional amendment, approved by voters, to implement. South Carolina currently requires judges to retire officially at age 72, although jurists are allowed to stay on the bench in a fill-in capacity beyond that age limit.
Cunningham ends the two-minute video by making a bipartisan appeal for support from those who may have previously voted for Biden, former President Donald Trump, or McMaster “sometime in the last 40 years.”
Cunningham, who recently turned 40, has frequently jabbed at McMaster’s age, arguing that the Republican — who has served in a variety of public roles including lieutenant governor, U.S. attorney and South Carolina attorney general, for the majority of the past four decades — has “been in politics longer than I’ve been alive.”
But Cunningham’s campaign wouldn’t answer questions Wednesday about whether the Democrat would argue that Biden — who has supported Cunningham since his 2018 run for Congress — is too old to serve.
When he took office last year at age 78, Biden was sworn in as the oldest president in the nation’s history, displacing Ronald Reagan, who left the White House in 1989 when he was 77 years and 349 days old. According to an AP-NORC survey conducted in January, more than three-quarters of Democrats said they felt confident that Biden “has the mental capability to serve effectively as president” or “is healthy enough to serve effectively as president.” However, 8 in 10 Republicans do not have much or any confidence in either his physical health or mental capacity.
Republicans including U.S. Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, have called on Biden to resign, calling him “incoherent, incapacitated and confused.” Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley — who served the Trump administration as U.N. ambassador — proposed “some sort of cognitive test” for aging politicians, following a series of gaffes by Biden.
McMaster campaign manager Mark Knoop told the AP that South Carolina had benefited from “the leadership, hard work and ingenuity of people of all ages and backgrounds” and called Cunningham’s notion “an insult to every senior in this state.”
In the video, Cunningham also floats ending South Carolina’s income tax — a practice already undertaken in a handful of other states — “to keep more money in your pocket.”
Cunningham, who served one term in the U.S. House before losing his 2020 reelection bid to Republican U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, won a five-way primary June 14 to secure South Carolina’s gubernatorial nomination. McMaster defeated his primary opponent
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LONDON (AP) — A man who met Kevin Spacey in a pub says that at one point when they were alone during a night of heavy drinking with others, the actor kissed his neck twice and grabbed his crotch.
The two-time Oscar winner looked panicked after he was pushed away and was told, “I am sorry, man, I don’t bat for that team,” the witness said.
The man’s interview with police was played Tuesday for jurors in Spacey’s sexual assault trial in a London courtroom.
Spacey, 63, has pleaded not guilty to a dozen charges that could send him to prison if he is convicted. His lawyer said Spacey denies all allegations of nonconsensual acts and suggested the accusers are looking for payouts from a wealthy star.
Allegations by four men from 2001 to 2013 while the American actor worked at the Old Vic Theatre include seven counts of sexual assault, three counts of indecent assault and causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent.
The witness, who can’t be named under British court rules, said Spacey had invited him and others back to a house where the actor was staying in the Cotswolds to “carry on the party” after the pub closed. Spacey offered booze and marijuana, he said.
According to the witness, Spacey had been friendly as he drank double Jack Daniel’s whiskey and colas at the pub with the man and his group of friends. As the drinks flowed, the group began calling the Hollywood star “K-Dawg,” the witness said.
The man said he hadn’t thought much of Spacey’s touchy-feely behavior at the bar when he had put his hands on the backs and legs of the man and his friends.
But he said he was shaken by what occurred later after he accidently let Spacey’s dog out of the house while returning from smoking on the veranda. He testified that he managed to catch the little pooch and apologized to Spacey, who said not to worry and approached him in a “huggy” posture.
“We did an awkward man hug as I call it,” the witness said. “He hugged me, I did a sort of pat on the back type of thing.”
Spacey then kissed his neck and grabbed his crotch and said, “Be cool, be cool,” the man testified.
He said that when he pushed Spacey away, the actor’s eyes widened and he got an “immediate panicked look on his face.”
The witness said he left the house and called his father and told him about the unwanted touching on the drive home.
When Spacey was questioned by police about the allegation, he said that he did not recall kissing anyone’s neck or grabbing a crotch and that he would not have done such a thing without an indication of consent, according to the prosecutor’s opening statement.
Spacey said it was “entirely possible and indeed likely” he made a “clumsy pass” that he had forgotten and might have touched someone’s crotch in the process, the prosecution said.
The prosecution said the actor indicated that he vaguely recognized a photo of the man and that he might have been among a group the actor was drinking with at the time.
The witness will be cross-examined Wednesday before a jury of nine men and three women in Southwark Crown Court.
Spacey, who has homes in the U.S. and London, is free on bail.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A high school student who stormed the U.S. Capitol, assaulted a police officer and sat in a Senate floor chair reserved for the vice president was sentenced on Wednesday to one year in prison.
Georgia resident Bruno Joseph Cua was 18 when he attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, making him one of the youngest people charged in the riot.
Before learning his sentence, Cua apologized for his actions and told U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss that he is ashamed of his role in a mob’s “attack on democracy.”
“Everything that day was just one terrible decision after another,” said Cua, now 21.
Moss sentenced Cua to a prison term of one year and one day followed by three years of supervised release. The judge convicted Cua of felony charges after a trial earlier this year.
Moss told Cua that he was prepared to give him a longer prison sentence before he heard his statement in court on Wednesday. The judge said he believes Cua is truly remorseful.
“It’s a tragic case for the country. It’s a tragic case for you and your family,” the judge told him. “There are no winners in any of this.”
More than 1,000 people have been charged with Jan. 6-related crimes. Cua is one of at least six Capitol riot defendants born in 2002, according to a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney’s office for the District of Columbia.
Cua’s attorneys cited his youth as grounds for leniency. His actions on Jan. 6 “reflect his immaturity at the time and the effects that the crowd had on such a young person,” defense attorneys wrote in a court filing.
Around the time of the riot, Cua was finishing online coursework to graduate from high school. Prosecutors said Cua’s age is “only slightly” a mitigating factor in his favor.
“Americans who reach the age of 18 are entrusted with several important responsibilities and duties including voting, joining the military, signing a contract, and serving on a jury. In this way, the law recognizes that an 18-year-old is capable of making mature decisions,” they wrote in a court filing.
Justice Department prosecutor Kaitlin Klamann said at least five Capitol riot defendants were younger than Cua on Jan. 6. Two of the five have resolved their cases and avoided prison terms. Both pleaded guilty to misdemeanor offenses and were sentenced to probation.
Cua planned his attack weeks in advance, brought weapons to the Capitol, tried to terrorize congressional staffers and was repeatedly aggressive toward police, prosecutors said.
They added, “Cua played a unique and prominent role on January 6, opening the Senate Chamber to the rioters, escalating confrontations, and leading other rioters into and through the Capitol.”
Prosecutors recommended a prison sentence of four years and nine months for Cua. His lawyers asked the judge to sentence him to time served: the 40 days he spent in jail after his February 2021 arrest.
Cua said he was “scarred to my core” by his jail time. Another inmate assaulted Cua while he was jailed in Oklahoma, according to one of his lawyers.
“I did something stupid to land myself there, but it was traumatizing,” Cua said.
Other young rioters have received prison terms. In March, for example, U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton sentenced Aiden Bilyard to three years and four months of incarceration. Bilyard, of Cary, North Carolina, also was 18 when he stormed the Capitol, pepper sprayed a line of police officers and used a bat to break into a Capitol conference room.
Cua and his parents drove from their home in Milton, Georgia, to Washington D.C., arriving a day before then-President Donald Trump spoke at his “Stop the Steal” rally. The Trump supporters who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6 disrupted the joint session of Congress for certifying President Joe Biden’s electoral victory.
Cua was armed with pepper spray and a metal baton — weapons given to him by his father — when rioters breached police lines on the west side of the Capitol, according to prosecutors. After climbing scaffolding, Cua entered the building through the Upper West Terrace doors and and walked down a hallway toward the Senate.
“As Cua walked down the hallway, he tried to open every single office door he passed by pulling on doorknobs, pounding on the doors with his fist, and kicking the doors,” prosecutors wrote.
They said Cua intended to intimidate staffers who were behind the doors as he yelled, “Hey! Where are the swamp rats hiding?”
Cua went to the third floor, where he shoved a Capitol police officer who was trying to lock doors to the Senate gallery. After the officer retreated, Cua entered the gallery, shouting “This is our house! This is our country!” Jumping onto the Senate floor, he sat in the chair for then-Vice President Mike Pence, leaned back and propped his feet up on a desk.
Then he opened a door, allowing dozens of other rioters onto the Senate floor. Before leaving, Cua rifled through desks belonging to Senators Charles Grassley, John Thune and Dianne Feinstein.
Moss decided the case against Cua without a jury in February, convicting him of obstructing the Jan. 6 congressional proceeding and assaulting a federal officer. The judge handed down the verdict after a “stipulated bench trial,” a proceeding in which Cua didn’t contest the facts supporting his convictions. He waived his right to a jury trial.
Prosecutors asked Moss to impose a $23,485 fine, which equals the amount of money raised by an online fundraising campaign called “Bruno Cua: An American’s Future at Stake.” The website said the funds will be used for Cua’s “many expenses in his pursuit of his freedom.”
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Bloomington-area teams head to Franklin Central gymnastics sectional Friday
Gymnasts from Bloomington North, South, Edgewood and Owen Valley will be on their postseason journey Friday at the Franklin Central Sectional after many years at Columbus East.
Here's what to watch as the competition and the run to the finals at Ball State University in Muncie unfold:
Time, teams and places
The competition will take place starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Gymnastics Company, 5646 Mutual Lane, just up the road from the high school.
Other teams in the field are Columbus East, Columbus North, Franklin Central, Indianapolis Lutheran, Martinsville, Roncalli and Seymour.
One difference this year will be the use of two beams, sets of bars and vault horses to help speed up the event. One team in each rotation, other than floor, will be able to perform while the other warms up.
The top three teams advance to regional as will the top six individuals in each event and the all-around and anyone else who meets the state standards (Vault – 9.550; Bars – 9.530; Beam – 9.225; Floor Exercise – 9.550; All-Around – 37.475). The regional will be at the same location on March 3.
Who's No. 3?
Columbus North is ranked sixth in the state and Bloomington North 10th. The Bull Dogs' top team score this year was a 109, while the Cougars had a 109.2 on Jan. 23, just .15 off the school record. The Cougars won a dual meet between the two on Jan. 11, 106.3-105.6 but the Bull Dogs prevailed at the three-team Conference Indiana meet, 109-108.35, on Feb. 13.
"We have to hope we're solid on all four events and hope for the best," North coach Alena Wray said.
South has a season best of 103.5, while the list at the Indiana Gymnastics Coaches Association site shows Seymour at 102.5, Roncalli at 102, Martinsville at 100.6.
"They've done a phenomenal job pushing themselves," South coach Michael Stroud said. "I'm excited to see what happens but we've got our work cut out for us. We expect Columbus North and Bloomington North to be first and second so we're fighting for third and there are four or five teams who can do it if they hit."
Bloomington North won its first sectional since 1984 last year en route to its first state team appearance in 41 years, with Columbus North coming back to win regional.
Top All-Arounders
Columbus North's Reece Euler, who swept all the top honors at the CI meet, is the top all-arounder coming in, along with teammate Lindsey Mullis.
Bloomington South will use three all-arounders in Stella Eibling, Maddie Kawanishi and Mia Langley, while North will use just one in Sofie Garcia.
"Some of them are probably upset not competing all-around, because some of them wanted to," Wray said. "But I wanted to keep them safe on all the events and try not to do as much as possible."
Edgewood's top performer is sophomore Addison Goerges, whose best scores have come on vault and beam, while Martinsville is led by Lily Boyd and Gabby Grubb and Owen Valley by Kate Gibson.
Euler was the sectional runner-up in the all-around last year with Franklin Central's Austyn Dykes, Grubb and Boyd also in the top six.
North leans on depth again
North will use five other gymnasts besides Garcia at sectional with Hope Taylor on vault, bars and floor; Jessica Floyd on vault, beam and floor; Claire Dann on beam, vault and floor; Maddie Rich on bars and beam and Hannah Abel on bars.
"Everybody's healthy and ready to go," Wray said. "We ended practice tonight on a really good note. This season has gone extremely great. They're doing really well so I just hope we're as strong as we have been all year."
Dann, who did only vault at sectional last year, has stepped up this year with senior Sarah Goldsworthy unable to perform all season due to a knee injury late in the soccer season.
"Claire has worked extremely hard and definitely deserves her position," Wray said. "She's been a huge role model for the team."
Scores keep rising for South
The Panthers are slated to use five gymnasts with Langley, Kawanishi and Eibling all-arounders again this year, supported by Violet Leis on beam and floor, maybe vault if needed, and freshman Sayen Antinao on bars. Alex Riggs will be the alternate on beam, vault and floor.
"We've been putting things in all season in practice and doing it under pressure at meets," Stroud said. "They've done a great job and I'm proud at how far they've come, especially since the first meet. We've not scored 100 just twice this season.
"As the weeks kept going we were doing more and more and scoring better. I couldn't ask for better timing with the end of the season."
Like Dann, Eibling has elevated her game this season despite having to overcome injury issues.
"Stella's been solid all season," Stroud said. "She keeps adding difficulty and broke 9 at conference on floor, which is a big deal. I think it's incredible that she's even competing. It amazes me every day considering she's had two back injuries. She just keeps coming back stronger and adding more difficulty."
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is sending another $400 million in ammunition and generators to Ukraine, the White House announced Wednesday, and is pulling the gear from its own stockpiles to get the support to Kyiv as fast as possible as Russia continues to target Ukraine’s energy sources and winter sets in.
Including the latest aid, the U.S. has committed more than $19 billion in weapons and other equipment to Ukraine since Russia attacked on Feb. 24. The new package of aid will be provided through presidential drawdown authority, which allows the Pentagon to take weapons from its own stock and quickly ship them to Ukraine.
The latest package includes 200 generators, an undisclosed amount of additional rounds for both the advanced NASAMS air defense systems and the HIMARS artillery systems the U.S. has shipped to Ukraine, 150 heavy machine guns with thermal sights to shoot down drones, 10,000 120mm mortar rounds and another 20 million rounds of small arms ammunition, among other items, the Pentagon said.
Now in its ninth month, the intense firefight in Ukraine has had both sides firing thousands of rounds of munitions a day, from bullets for small arms to truck-sized cruise missiles. In a sign of how intense the ground battle has been, the U.S. to date has provided 104 million rounds of small arms ammunition to Ukraine.
“With Russia’s unrelenting and brutal missile and (drone) attacks on Ukrainian critical energy infrastructure, additional air defense capabilities remain an urgent priority,” the Pentagon said in a statement. “The additional munitions for NASAMS and heavy machine guns will help Ukraine counter these urgent threats.”
The continued push of weapons to Kyiv however is raising questions about how long the U.S. and partner nations can continue to sustain the fight without an impact to military readiness. Many European nations have already expressed that they have pushed forward all the excess they can afford to send.
Last week, the Pentagon’s top weapons buyer, Bill LaPlante, traveled to Brussels to meet with 45 partner nations to discuss some of Ukraine’s top priorities, including more air defense systems and long-range weapons. They discussed coordinating efforts to keep weapons flowing by identifying the capabilities of their individual defense industrial bases as well as the supply chain and production constraints they face, the Pentagon said in a statement.
The flow of weapons comes as the Biden administration seeks to pass an additional $37 billion in military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine during the post-election session of Congress, before Republicans take over control of the House in January. Some Republican members including potential speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., have questioned the amount of money being spent on Ukraine.
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DENVER (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers are taking solace in their big second-half comeback that fell just short in the Western Conference finals opener at Denver.
They aren’t alone — the Denver Nuggets also feel L.A.’s furious rally held takeaways for them heading into Game 2 on Thursday night at Ball Arena.
“I told our guys this is the best possible situation we could be in,” Denver coach Michael Malone said Wednesday. “We won Game 1, so we’re up 1-0. But there’s so many things that we can clean up.”
Film study wasn’t much fun for either team Wednesday.
The Lakers scored 72 second-half points on 67% shooting from the field and 90% from the free throw line while holding the Nuggets to one fast-break bucket and finally slowing down Nikola Jokic in the fourth quarter.
It wasn’t enough to overcome the big deficit or Jokic’s big night as the Nuggets held on 132-126.
Los Angeles big man Anthony Davis said the second-half turnaround has the seventh-seeded Lakers hopeful they can still wrestle the homecourt advantage from top-seeded Denver just like they did against Memphis and Golden State in these playoffs.
“Oh, yeah. We know what put us in that hole: no transition, rebounding,” Davis said. “They’re a physical, hard-playing team. They were very comfortable doing whatever they wanted. In the second half we just imposed our will, especially in that fourth quarter, playing Laker basketball. We were able to cut the lead.”
The Lakers were behind 21 points when they started playing and they could not overcome the deficit.
Not only did Denver’s defense disappear after halftime but Lakers coach Darvin Ham found a way to slow down Jokic. He put Rui Hachimura on the Nuggets star in the fourth quarter which allowed Davis to roam the rim.
A two-time NBA MVP, Jokic was unstoppable in the opening two quarters. He joined Kevin Garnett as the only players in the last 25 years with 15 points, 15 rebounds and five assists in a half. But in the fourth quarter, he was held without a basket and was limited to three points and a pair of assists.
“Much is being made of them putting Rui Hachimura on Nikola Jokic, like we’ve never seen that before,” Malone scoffed, noting that the strategy made for “an interesting storyline” because it kept D’Angelo Russell, who’s been playing really well, on the bench for the entire fourth quarter.
Ham said he’ll keep throwing different looks and big bodies at Jokic, who has six triple-doubles in these playoffs, including 34 points, 21 rebounds and 14 assists Tuesday night despite his quiet fourth quarter.
“We’re definitely going to mix up the matchups some and throw different pitches at him in terms of coverages and see where we land,” Ham said.
Malone may have been grumpy about the Nuggets letting up after taking a 93-72 lead, but the morning also brought a sunnier mood because his players weren’t brimming with cockiness from a blowout. They were laser focused from the close call.
“It’s like a perfect storm,” Malone said, noting that the national buzz Wednesday seemed all about the Lakers having left Ball Arena convinced they’d found their edge in this series.
“I’d bet you every red cent I have that Darvin Ham would rather be up 1-0 than down 1-0,” Malone said. “So, for us to be able to watch film after a win and show all the things that we did poorly is a great situation to be in. We have a lot to improve upon, and tomorrow night is another opportunity for us to do that.”
The Lakers’ lesson was more about the slow start than the furious finish.
“It’s the Western Conference finals — you can’t ease into games,” Davis said. “Even though they say, ‘Oh, Game 1 is a feel-out game’ and everything like that, you never want to ease into the game, especially at this point in the season.”
LeBron James, for one, didn’t feel good about the Lakers making a game of it only to come up short anyway.
“In postseason it doesn’t matter if you cut it to one or you’re down 20, if you lose, you lose,” James said. “They are 1-and-0 and we have to come back with desperation going into Game 2. … We need to be better in all facets of the game.”
From start to finish.
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AP Sports Writer Pat Graham contributed.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RW3 CultureWizard, the premier provider of global inclusion training, will provide a host of learning resources in honor of October's Global Diversity Awareness Month.
A cornerstone of the commemoration is a new, interactive learning game called, Spot the Bias. It is a complete, fun learning experience that enables players to recognize key biases, and challenges learners to identify the implicit bias that can impact workplace effectiveness. CultureWizard games have garnered enthusiastic acclaim from thousands of players and should not be missed.
Each week CultureWizard will feature a new learning resource:
Week 1: Spot the Bias game
Week 2: CultureWizard's D&I webinar, Inclusion in the Modern Workplace, a 35-minute webcast focused on global inclusion, exploring the nuances of global diversity and inclusion, and its implications for effective collaboration.
Week 3: Distribution of CultureWizards 10th bi-annual report titled, 2022 Trends in Global Virtual Work.
Week 4: Findings from RW3's first annual Global Inclusion Index report. The Index will feature insights from RW3's Global Inclusion Analytics practice that benchmark the anonymized results from 120,000 inclusion assessments. These data allow organizations to chart their company data and compare their inclusion standings amongst internal departments as well as their rankings relative to their industry and region.
"The world is a mosaic of different cultures, identities, and lifestyles," says Joshua Sturtevant, VP of Business Strategy. "Using data to foster inclusion is an impactful way to harness the gifts that these differences offer and to measure if corporate efforts are effective. "
Preview copies of the Global Inclusion Analytics reports are available. Please contact Liliana.vanegas@rw-3.com.
The month of October is perfect time to take advantage and access the resources CultureWizard is making available to everyone. Interested in any of CultureWizard's Commemoration programs? Start with our webinar on October 13th.
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Practical approach to compliance to UFLPA
OTTAWA, ON, Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - On 9 November 2022, Claigan Environmental Inc. (www.claigan.com) will present a webinar on compliance to the US Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). Under UFLPA, US Customs and Border Protection can stop and hold your products if they believe the materials originated from Xinjiang province. To release your products from customs, you need to show due diligence that your products did not benefit from forced labour.
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act is a United States federal law that changes U.S. policy on China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region with the goal of ensuring that American entities are not funding forced labor among ethnic minorities in the region.
Claigan's approach to due diligence is proactive and follows the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Operational Guidance for Importers. Claigan's process is a step wise approach to assessing the risk of each supplier and related due diligence requirements. From that risk assessment and due diligence, Claigan produces an evidence package for each supplier that can be provided to US Customs and Border Protection, or as reference to inquiring customers.
As part of Claigan's webinar, Claigan will discuss the numerous gold refineries, identified during the conflict minerals due diligence work, that source from the Xinjiang province by reviewing publicly available evidence.
The main topics to be covered in this webinar are -
- Basics of UFLPA
- Evidence and due diligence requirements
- Supplier risk levels
- High risk materials
- High risk and listed entities
- Gold refineries sourcing from the Xinjiang region
Due to the interest in these topics, two (2) webinars will be held on November 9 to accommodate a larger audience.
Webinars - UFLPA
Date: 9 November 2022
Time: 10am and 2pm EST
Duration: 1 hour plus Q&A
To Register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/198230278560462093 or on Claigan Website at www.claigan.com/webinars
Register now or send an e-mail to webinar@claigan.com. For more information on Claigan Environmental's restricted materials services - see Claigan's services at www.claigan.com
About Claigan Environmental (www.claigan.com)
Claigan is the leading provider in conflict minerals smelter RCOI and due diligence. Claigan offers world-class services related to smelters sourcing from the DRC and surrounding countries to assist with annual conflict minerals reports and is a leader in identifying high-risk smelters before they become pervasive in the supply chain. Claigan has expanded this role into smelters sourcing from CAHRA's, Russia, and Xinjiang. At Claigan, we believe in 'More Results. Less Journey.'
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Santa Clara development marks the first in a series of platform expansions planned following recent acquisition and $1.2 billion investment by Partners Group
DENVER, Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure, a global data center developer, owner and operator, broke ground yesterday in Santa Clara, CA on the first of two strategically-located, sustainably designed data centers, engineered to meet current and future customer requirements. Upon completion, the LEED designed campus will support 72 MW of critical load across 540,000 square feet of space. Utility power will be available at the site through Silicon Valley Power beginning in Q1 2024.
In November 2022, EdgeCore was acquired by Partners Group, a leading global private markets firm, acting on behalf of its clients. Partners Group will invest up to USD $1.2 billion to fund the acquisition and buildout of existing and future data center sites. Today's announcement of new construction in capacity and power-constrained Santa Clara is the first of several development projects EdgeCore has slated to begin in 2023.
"EdgeCore entered 2023 poised for rapid growth and today's announcement of our Silicon Valley campus groundbreaking is the exciting start to a busy year of development," said Jeff Dorr, President and Chief Financial Officer, EdgeCore. "To ensure the exacting standards of our customers are exceeded, EdgeCore's commitment to infusing sustainable building and operational practices in each high-performance, ready-for-occupancy data center we construct continues with this Santa Clara facility."
Sustainability
EdgeCore's new high-performance Silicon Valley data center campus will be sustainably designed to achieve the following:
- LEED BD+C Silver certification
- Energy Star certification
- Water Utilization Effectiveness (WUE) of .01
- Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of <1.30
- The availability of carbon-neutral electricity
In designing to the above targets, EdgeCore will provide customers the ability to meet their sustainability commitments, while also offering the security, scalability, and reliability required to fulfill stringent performance specifications.
Availability
Silicon Valley is one of the largest and most vital data center markets in the United States, but recent inventory and power constraints have made it difficult for cloud and technology companies to source scalable multi-megawatt capacity in the area.
"The Silicon Valley market was built on demand primarily from IT services, but demand from cloud services providers, especially hyperscalers, has dominated the market in the past few years," said Stefanie Williams, Senior Research Analyst at 451 Research, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence. "Finding space to build in Silicon Valley is increasingly difficult, however, because land there is often earmarked for residential or commercial use rather than for industrial buildings such as data centers. Power can also be difficult to access in large quantities."1
About EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure
EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure serves the world's largest cloud, internet, and technology companies with both ready-for-occupancy and build-to-suit data center capacity supported by best-in-class service-delivery capabilities. Privately held and supported by committed equity to fund an initial aggregate amount of over USD $4 billion in development, EdgeCore supports customer requirements by proactively investing in land, power, and vertical development in key data center locations, with building designs that meet key performance specifications and sustainability objectives. EdgeCore has four markets with power and shovel ready campuses, operational data center buildings, and the ability to expand investment into new US and European markets. For more information, please visit edgecore.com.
1 - 451 Research, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, Northern California: Leased Datacenter Market, January 13 2023
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Stars can be glimpsed in such unexpected places.
Chonkasaurus was at rest on a pile of rotting river pylons and rusty chains along the Chicago River just below Division Street early last weekend when Joey Santore and Al Scorch captured their image on video.
"Look at the size of that effing thing," Joey Santore announced, and he didn't say effing.
"Oh my God, it's a massive turtle. Is that a snapper? He's a snapper, " Al Scorch added, civic pride suffusing his voice. "It's a Chicago River snapper!"
The video they posted on YouTube, in which they dub the snapper Chonkosaurus, has reached hundreds of thousands of viewers, including me, who have shortened the turtle's name to Chonk. There's even merch — T-shirts and sweatshirts — emblazoned with Chonk's sturdy frame.
The turtle looks broad and strong, as if embodying the spirit of the concrete city that booms above their river perch. Snapping turtles can weigh up to 75 pounds, and Chonk's steady girth seems to be part of what has endeared them to so many.
Think of Chonk as being in rhyme with Carl Sandburg's poem, "Chicago":
"Stormy, husky, brawling,
Turtle of the Big Shoulders."
Put a Chicago Bears jersey on Chonk, and they could be a middle linebacker.
In times beset with much dispiriting news, there's something encouraging in Chonk's robust appearance on a bed of rusted chains. The Chicago River was an industrial dumping ground for decades; it caught on fire several times. Fires, you may recall, have an especially harrowing history in Chicago.
But 70% of the water in the river now comes directly from wastewater treatment plants. Officials still don't recommend you take a river swim. But Margaret Frisbie of Friends of the Chicago River, who organize groups to pick up litter and help look after wildlife, says the river is the cleanest today that it's been in 150 years.
Joey Santore tweeted when he posted his video of Chonk, "Great to see this beast thriving here on what was once such a toxic river, but is slowly getting cleaned up and restored."
If you ever despair about the possibility of progress, you might want to think of Chonk the Snapper, flopped out and sunning on a berth of greenish, old pylons as boats pull past, and the city rises around them. A river, once described as "a wave of poo," is now healthy enough to be a home.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Agree Realty Corporation (NYSE: ADC) (the "Company") today announced that it will settle all outstanding forward equity for net proceeds of approximately $599 million. The Company anticipates the settlement of all 8,739,752 shares will occur on September 30, 2022.
About Agree Realty Corporation
Agree Realty Corporation is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that is RETHINKING RETAIL through the acquisition and development of properties net leased to industry-leading, omni-channel retail tenants. As of June 30, 2022, the Company owned and operated a portfolio of 1,607 properties, located in all 48 continental states and containing approximately 33.8 million square feet of gross leasable area. The Company's common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ADC". For additional information on the Company and RETHINKING RETAIL, please visit www.agreerealty.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including statements about the amount of the settlement of the outstanding equity and the timing of such settlement. No assurance can be given that the settlement will occur and that it will occur when anticipated. Although these forward-looking statements are based on good faith beliefs, reasonable assumptions and the Company's best judgment reflecting current information, you should not rely on forward-looking statements since they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond the Company's control and which could materially affect the Company's results of operations, financial condition, cash flows, performance or future achievements or events. Currently, one of the most significant factors, however, is the potential adverse effect of the current pandemic of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, on the financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and performance of the Company and its tenants, the real estate market and the global economy and financial markets. The extent to which COVID-19 impacts the Company and its tenants will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including the scope, severity and duration of the pandemic, the actions taken to contain the pandemic or mitigate its impact, and the direct and indirect economic effects of the pandemic and containment measures, among others. Moreover, investors are cautioned to interpret many of the risks identified in the risk factors discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and other SEC filings, as well as the risks set forth below, as being heightened as a result of the ongoing and numerous adverse impacts of COVID-19. Additional important factors, among others, that may cause the Company's actual results to vary include the general deterioration in national economic conditions, weakening of real estate markets, decreases in the availability of credit, increases in interest rates, adverse changes in the retail industry, the Company's continuing ability to qualify as a REIT and other factors discussed in the Company's reports filed with the SEC. The forward-looking statements included in this press release are made as of the date hereof. Unless legally required, the Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in the Company's expectations or assumptions or otherwise.
For further information about the Company's business and financial results, please refer to the "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Risk Factors" sections of the Company's SEC filings, including, but not limited to, its Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, copies of which may be obtained at the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.agreerealty.com.
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Nearly two months after four University of Idaho students were killed near campus — and two weeks after a suspect was arrested and charged with the crime — the picturesque school grounds are starting to feel a little closer to normal.
On Wednesday, the first day of classes after winter break, students were once again striding across the university's frosty sidewalks and crowding the food court at the center of campus.
There's a general feeling of relief in the air, said university spokesperson Jodi Walker.
“The students are back and enrollments are looking good,” Walker said Wednesday, the first day of classes after the winter break. “I think everybody's happy to be back under the circumstances. They're relieved that an arrest has been made, and ready to focus on the semester.”
The Nov. 13 stabbing deaths of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin left the rural community in Moscow, Idaho stricken with grief and fear, prompting nearly half of the university’s students to leave town for the perceived safety of online courses.
Weeks went by without a named suspect and few details released, but on Dec. 30 a 28-year-old doctoral student from Washington State University — located just 10 miles away from the University of Idaho — was arrested at his parents' home in eastern Pennsylvania. Bryan Kohberger was extradited to Idaho last week, and will appear in court Thursday, when a magistrate judge will discuss scheduling with his attorney and the prosecutor.
It's too early to tell exactly how many students decided to return to in-person classes, Walker said. Those numbers are tallied in about two weeks to give students time for any last-minute schedule changes.
Statistics Professor Christopher Williams said enrollment in his small 400-level course on statistics programming has increased by 500% since the arrest. He said more students could sign up before the 10-day enrollment window closes.
“For over a month or two, it sat at just one person only in the course, and I was worried it would be canceled,” Williams said. “It's gone up to six now, which may mean that some of those people have just decided to come back. I get a sense that people are arriving here and looking at their schedules to figure out what they will take.”
When Williams stopped by the student union building to grab some lunch from the food court, it was busier than it had been for weeks, he said.
“It looked a fair amount more crowded than I've seen it, especially toward the end of last semester,” Williams said.
Students will get the chance to sign up for a series of extracurricular self-defense classes starting today, said Walker, as well as various violence prevention and safety planning programs. There's still additional security on campus, as well as ongoing counseling and other support services for students, she said.
But it feels like the students have rallied and are determined to succeed despite the horrific circumstances of the last semester, Walker said, bolstered by news of the arrest.
“It definitely doesn't diminish what happened, but we are figuring out a path forward," she said. “There's definitely still grief and confusion and frustration and anger, and all the emotions that come with that. It really just has increased their tenacity and resilience, and they seem really eager to get back at it and show that they are indeed Vandals.”
The Latah County Jail, where Kohberger is being held without bond, is about a 20 minute walk from campus. Kohberger has not yet had the opportunity to enter a plea, and a magistrate judge has issued a gag order barring the attorneys and any agencies involved from talking about the case.
On Thursday he is expected to appear at a status hearing, where the judge will have a chance to check in with the attorneys and iron out any logistical issues.
Sometimes decisions will be made at status conferences that change the trajectory of the case — for instance, a defendant could waive their right to a speedy trial or agree to skip the preliminary hearing — but more often the conferences are about things like agreeing on future court dates, discussing how many days each side will need to present testimony, or making sure both sides have access to any evidence they need.
The next major court appearance could be a preliminary hearing, when Prosecutor Bill Thompson will be expected to show the magistrate judge that he has enough evidence to justify moving forward with the felony charges. If the magistrate judge agrees, the case will be “bound over” into Idaho's 2nd District Court, and a district judge will take over the felony case. Then Kohberger will have a chance to enter a plea to the charges. If he pleads not guilty, the case will begin working toward a trial. If he pleads guilty, a sentencing hearing will be set.
There's no guarantee that a preliminary hearing will occur, however. Defendants often agree to skip preliminary hearings for all sorts of reasons, and skipping one does not imply any admission of guilt. Likewise, if a defendant loses a preliminary hearing, they are still presumed innocent in the eyes of the law, and the preliminary hearing cannot be used against them when the case goes to trial.
The prosecutor has not yet said if he will seek the death penalty in Kohberger's case. If Thompson decides to seek the death penalty, he has to file a formal notice with the court no later than 60 days after Kohberger enters a plea.
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Which backpack beach chair is best?
Packing up everything for a trip to the beach isn’t always easy. Forgetting something essential could derail the day, but at the same time you don’t want to overpack and carry a bunch of things you don’t need. A backpack beach chair takes away some of that hassle by using a practical time- and space-saving design. It’s easy to carry and evenly distributes weight.
Check out the Oniva Picnic Time Fusion Folding Chair for a reliable chair with plenty of luxurious bonus features.
What to know before you buy a backpack beach chair
How it works
A standard beach chair requires a strap or storage bag for transportation. Getting the chair in and out of that bag is challenging and the single-strap carry method can make your shoulder hurt. A backpack beach chair eliminates the storage bag and more evenly distributes weight as you carry it.
The chair folds up with backpack straps that easily slip over each shoulder. These straps are usually adjustable and leave your hands free so you can carry beach toys, a cooler or anything else you might need.
Materials
Most backpack beach chairs are constructed from a metal such as aluminum to prevent rust and corrosion. The arms are made from plastic, so they don’t get too hot and burn your skin.
The metal frame is swathed in fabric, most likely a canvas polyester. This heavy polyester feels durable and strong without being uncomfortable against your skin. It’s breathable, dries quickly and doesn’t get too hot under the sun.
Reclining positions
A backpack beach chair can sit at a fixed position or recline at different levels, depending on the chair you select. The most versatile reclining chairs have up to five positions.
Chairs that don’t recline are more compact, but reclining chairs can adjust for a more comfortable sitting experience, especially if you are going to be seated for a long time. Some reclining chairs can lay completely flat, letting you lie on the beach with more structure than you’d get with a towel alone.
What to look for in a quality backpack beach chair
Sun canopy
If you don’t want to pack an umbrella separately or you’re traveling solo and don’t need a ton of coverage, a beach chair with a canopy is a great option. A sun canopy adjusts to shield you from the hot sun as you sit and folds back out of the way when not in use. It’s built into the chair, so it packs up easily as part of the backpack design when it’s time to go home .
Storage features
A great backpack beach chair comes with built-in storage that keeps your beach area well-organized. This can mean anything from a towel bar on the back for drying your wet towel or hanging armrest cupholders and pouches for your drinks, snacks, book or phone. Some chairs have a storage cooler attached to the back of the seat or the handle so you can carry your water without packing a separate bag.
Padded straps
The best beach chair backpack straps are adjustable, as this allows you to loosen or tighten the straps while you carry the chair, keeping it secure. The straps are also padded, which provides comfort and relief on your shoulders and back. Padding is important if the chair is heavy or you plan on carrying it a great distance.
How much you can expect to spend on a backpack beach chair
A single backpack beach chair costs $30-$200, while a set of two costs $100-$230.
Backpack beach chair FAQ
Are the backpack straps detachable?
A. Some beach chairs have straps built into the backing, but others have fasteners so you can take the straps off when the chair is in use and hook them back on when it’s time to carry the chair away.
What is lace-up seat suspension?
A. A chair with lace-up suspension has roped loops all the way up to attach the fabric seating to the metal frame. The design is supposed to contour more easily to support your body’s shape.
What’s the best backpack beach chair to buy?
Top backpack beach chair
Oniva Picnic Time Fusion Folding Chair
What you need to know: This collapsible chair has a powder-coated aluminum frame with a polyester canvas fabric and plenty of extra features. The weight capacity is 350 pounds.
What you’ll love: The seat and backrest are ribbed for comfort. There’s a detachable cooler for drinks, a shelf for books, an electronics pocket and a fold-out side table. The backpack straps are padded. The frame comes in black, red or blue.
What you should consider: It does not recline. There are fabric loops for an umbrella, but the umbrella is sold separately.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Macy’s
Top backpack beach chair for the money
Homevative Folding Backpack Beach Chair
What you need to know: This foldable chair has an aluminum frame with lace-up seat suspension and great extras. The weight capacity is 250 pounds.
What you’ll love: There is a towel bar on the back and a rear cooler pouch. The backpack straps are padded. There is a hanging cell phone and cup holder on the arm. It has a comfortable head rest and adjusts to accommodate five sitting positions, including one that lays completely flat. It comes in blue or multi-color fabric.
What you should consider: It can be difficult to fold up.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
GCI Outdoor Waterside SunShade Backpack Beach Chair
What you need to know: This foldable chair has an aluminum frame and a blue fabric design. The weight capacity is 250 pounds.
What you’ll love: It reclines to accommodate four sitting positions and has a built-in beverage holder. There’s a comfortable headrest. The sun canopy is a major asset, and it’s adjustable.
What you should consider: The fabric could be more durable.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Another one of President Biden's cabinet nominees is facing a difficult road to confirmation. Thursday, President Biden's labor secretary nominee, Julie Su, faced tough questions about her policy priorities and her track record.
Su is the current acting secretary for the Department of Labor, and during her confirmation hearing Senate Democrats said Su is an advocate for workers.
"We need a labor secretary who will work each and every day to make it easier, not harder for workers to exercise their constitutional right to join unions and collectively bargain for better wages, benefits and working conditions," said Sen. Bernie Sanders, the chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
Sen. Sanders said Su's experience and her support for key Democratic priorities like a higher minimum wage and strong unions makes her the right person for the job.
But Republicans in Thursday's hearing pressed her about her time leading California's labor department. Multiple GOP senators raised concerns about how she implemented the expanded unemployment benefits at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
"The fact that under your lead, unemployment insurance payments in California, of some $31 billion went to people who were basically receiving money on a criminal basis, illegally receiving money from the federal government. 31 billion, that's about as much as we provided in military aid to Ukraine," said Sen. Mitt Romney.
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Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy later noted California was not the only state to struggle with unprecedented fraudulent payments. "I was looking at the percentages from other states when it came to insurance fraud. There's some big numbers too. The number in California is about 11% of benefits paid, but Tennessee was 15%. In Alabama, it was 14%. In South Carolina it was 14%. In Kansas it was 27%. Every state had issues here," said Sen. Murphy.
Su defended her record, in one instance saying,"Since I've been deputy secretary, what we've been doing in the Department of Labor is really trying to learn from those lessons, to make sure they're never repeated again, to work in collaboration with states, to be clear about the things we should do on a national level to fight that kind of fraud."
A handful of senators will hold the most sway over Su's confirmation. Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin, Jon Tester and Mark Kelly haven't said whether they'll support her. And Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is also a looming question mark.
Su was previously confirmed by the Senate as the deputy secretary of labor in July 2021, in a 50-47 party-line vote. In that role, Su worked alongside President Biden's first Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, who resigned in February. If confirmed, Su would be the first Asian American to serve in Pres. Biden's cabinet.
"When he announced my nomination for U.S. Secretary of Labor, the president called me the American dream. My parents believed in it. I benefited from it. And I want to do my part to make sure it is a reality for workers across the nation," said Su.
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions will vote on Su's nomination Wednesday next week, before her nomination heads to the Senate floor for a full vote.
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DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Gwendolyn Yeo opened her eyes, and the staff standing around her Wednesday morning at UnityPoint Health-Finley Hospital’s Family Birthing Suites in Dubuque cooed and smiled.
Her mother, Traci Yeo, looked down at the nearly 3-week-old infant in her arms, dressed in a pink onesie and matching bow.
“These are all very important people, Gwen,” she told her daughter. “They’re why you’re still here.”
The room was full of nurses, doctors, nurse practitioners and more from multiple Finley departments, all of whom had cared for Gwendolyn during her first minutes of life earlier this month, when she was without a heartbeat for 18 minutes until they were able to revive her.
The Dubuque Telegraph Herald reports that after also receiving care in Iowa City, Gwendolyn returned home last week and is not expected to experience any lasting effects, leading her parents and hospital staff to refer to her as a “miracle baby.”
“It’s amazing to see Gwen here, such a healthy little girl,” said Dr. Cara Lepellere, an obstetrician-gynecologist with Dubuque Obstetrics and Gynecology. “I’ve been worried about them since they left the hospital, so it’s very cool to see them back here now.”
Traci, of Dubuque, had a “completely normal” pregnancy until the morning of Jan. 12 — just one week before her due date — when she awoke with severe pain in her lower abdomen. She wasn’t overly concerned at first, but her sister-in-law convinced her to go to the hospital.
When Traci arrived, Lepellere recognized the signs of a placental abruption. The condition occurs when the placenta detaches from the inner wall of the uterus before delivery, which can deprive a baby of oxygen and nutrients.
“Most (placental abruptions) are mild, but there are definitely severe ones that can cause major emergencies,” Lepellere said.
Traci was told to prepare for an emergency cesarean section. She called her husband, William Yeo, who had just gotten home from working third shift at Dubuque Police Department, and he made his way to the hospital.
“What they told me when I got here was, ‘When she’s having a contraction, we can’t find a heartbeat. … That’s causing red flags, so we’re going in (to deliver the baby) now,’” William said.
When Gwendolyn was delivered, she was not breathing and had no heartbeat.
“The only thing I heard was that she was not crying, and that was obviously a bad thing,” Traci said. “Then, we heard, ‘Code pink,’ and a million people were coming into the room.”
Jenni Scott, nurse manager of Family Birthing Suites, said “code pink” denotes a child or infant in cardiac arrest who requires resuscitation. Staff immediately began chest compressions on Gwendolyn, who was officially “coded” for 18 minutes.
Gwendolyn was able to be resuscitated, and staff prepared to transfer her to University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Fog prevented them from transporting her via helicopter, but staff from UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids traveled to Dubuque to pick up Gwendolyn and take her to Iowa City.
“I remember thinking, ‘I’m not sure if she’s ever going to see her baby after this,’” Scott said.
Traci remained at the hospital in Dubuque for three days before she could travel to see Gwendolyn. While Traci recovered, William stayed with their daughter in Iowa City, where he said the confidence exhibited by Gwendolyn’s care team convinced him they were in good hands.
“When (the doctor) was confident and knew what he needed to do, it was really reassuring for me,” he said.
Traci said the doctors’ biggest concern for Gwendolyn was the possibility of brain injury from lack of oxygen or blood flow at the time of birth.
For three days, doctors used a cooling blanket to intentionally lower Gwendolyn’s body temperature to prevent any more brain damage. Slowly, she was warmed to natural body temperatures, and after several days, her brain scans came back almost completely clear of any spots of concern.
Although Gwendolyn will be closely monitored for her first few years of life, her care team told her parents she “has no significant issues neurologically or bodily” and is unlikely to have any negative lasting effects, Traci said.
“If you would’ve told me when you left Finley that night that she would be at home in your house in two weeks, and perfect, I would’ve said, ‘Oh, I pray to God that’s true,’” said Leigh Stoewer, a registered nurse and member of the hospital’s lactation team who helped resuscitate Gwendolyn.
Gwendolyn was in the hospital for a total of 12 days, returning home Jan. 24 — on her older brother Zachary’s 2nd birthday.
“I was so nervous that she wasn’t going to be able to grow up to be like her brother, so the fact that she’s going to run and jump and talk … we owe you guys so much,” Traci said to the Finley staff, later adding, “A lot of good things happened down in Iowa City, but none of those good things could have happened had she not gotten the care that she got here at Finley before she left.”
Gwendolyn slept peacefully Wednesday as she was passed from person to person, every staff member wanting a turn to hold the newborn.
“She looks perfect,” said nurse practitioner Rylea Anderson.
Traci smiled.
“She is.”
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HOUSTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro of Texas is recovering after undergoing cancer surgery in Houston, the congressman said in a statement on his House website.
The statement released Monday said Castro underwent successful surgery at MD Anderson Cancer Center after being diagnosed with gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors.
“My prognosis is good. I expect to be home recovering in Texas for several weeks before returning to Washington to continue my work,” according to the statement.
“Last summer, doctors discovered these small, slow-growing, and mostly asymptomatic tumors following a series of tests,” Castro wrote.
A gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumor forms in the lining of the gastrointestinal tract, which is part of the digestive system, according to the National Cancer Institute.
Castro, 48, is a Democrat from San Antonio who was first elected to the U.S. House in 2012. He is currently a member of House committees on Intelligence, Foreign Affairs and the committee on Education and Labor.
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Cheers for Jackson as Biden declares ‘moment of real change’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tearfully embracing a history-making American moment, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said Friday her confirmation as the first Black woman to the Supreme Court showed the progress of America, declaring, ″We’ve made it — all of us.”
Jackson delivered emotional remarks on the sunny White House South Lawn a day after the Senate approved her nomination, saying, it was a moment the entire country could be proud of.
“We have come a long way toward perfecting our union,” she said. “In my family, it took just one generation to go from segregation to the Supreme Court of the United States.”
President Joe Biden, who made his own history by nominating her, stood by her side for Friday’s event, celebrating her confirmation as “a moment of real change in American history.” On her other side: Vice President Kamala Harris, the first Black woman to attain her high office.
Jackson, who was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday, will take the bench later this year, filling the shoes of retiring Justice Stephen Breyer on a court that was made up entirely of white men for almost two centuries, that declared her race unworthy of citizenship and endorsed American segregation.
“It has taken 232 years and 115 prior appointments for a Black woman to be selected to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States,” Jackson said. “But we’ve made it. We’ve made it, all of us.”
Jackson, at times speaking through tears as she thanked her family and mentors for their support, promised to follow in Breyer’s footsteps on the bench.
“I have done my level best to stay in my lane and to reach a result that is consistent with my understanding of the law,” she said, “And with the obligation to rule independently, without fear or favor.”
Jackson’s arrival on the bench won’t upend the current 6-3 conservative balance. But in addition to the racial history, it will put for the first time four women on the court at one time.
Biden nominated her on the second anniversary of his pledge ahead of the South Carolina presidential primary to select a Black woman for the court. The move helped resurrect his flailing campaign and preserved his pathway to the White House, and Biden said the promise of putting someone like Jackson on the court helped motivate his bid for the Oval Office.
“I could see it as a day of hope, a day of promise, a day of progress, a day when once again the moral arc of the universe — as Barack (Obama) used to quote all the time — bends a little more toward justice,” Biden said at a boisterous event on the South Lawn of the White House. “I believe so strongly that we needed a court that looks like America.”
Biden praised Jackson’s “incredible character and integrity” during the confirmation process, saying she put up with “verbal abuse, the anger, constant interruptions, the most vile baseless assertions and accusations.” He praised the three Republican senators who joined Democrats to back her for the court: Maine Sen. Susan Collins, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Utah Sen. Mitt Romney.
Jackson will be the high court’s first former public defender — with the elite legal background of other justices as well. She has degrees from Harvard and Harvard Law School and held top clerkships, including for Breyer himself.
The crowd on the White House lawn included Jackson’s family, members of Biden’s Cabinet, some of the Democratic senators who backed her nomination, as well as Democratic representatives and allies. The White House said all current and former justices of the Supreme Court were invited, but none attended.
The event came amid a COVID-19 outbreak among Washington’s political class that has sidelined members of Biden’s administration and lawmakers, including Collins and Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock, who tested positive for the virus just hours after voting for Brown’s confirmation. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who was on the invite list, tested positive for the virus on Thursday.
Psaki on Thursday addressed concerns that the White House event could be a “super-spreader” for the virus, like President Donald Trump’s Rose Garden ceremony announcing the nomination of now-Justice Amy Coney Barrett. Psaki emphasized that the risks from the virus are now much lower because of vaccinations and treatments.
“At that point in time, vaccines were unavailable, people were not vaccinated, it certainly puts us in a different space,” Psaki said.
While not all attendees would be newly tested for the virus, Psaki said those close to Biden would be. Harris delivered remarks, though she was identified on Wednesday as a close contact of a staffer who tested positive. Under Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines she was expected to wear a mask while around other people.
On Thursday, Jackson had joined Biden at the White House to watch the Senate vote unfold on TV, the two of them clasping hands in the Roosevelt Room as her confirmation became reality.
As a longtime Senate Judiciary Committee chairman, Biden had a front-row seat to some of the most contentious confirmation battles in the court’s history, as well as the hearings for Breyer.
“History doesn’t happen by accident — it’s made,” said White House chief of staff Ron Klain. He took note on MSNBC of the vote on Brown’s nomination being presided over in the Senate by Harris, the first Black vice president, also selected by Biden.
Throughout his 50 years in Washington, Biden has played an instrumental part in shaping the court, both inside and out of the Senate. But this was his first opportunity to make a selection of his own.
Biden may not get another chance. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, in an interview Thursday with Axios, refused to commit to hold confirmation hearings for a future Biden nominee to the high court if the GOP retakes control of the Senate in 2023.
Biden took part in confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominees Sandra Day O’Connor in 1981 and Antonin Scalia in 1986, both nominated by President Ronald Reagan. He also participated in the 1986 hearing to elevate Justice William Rehnquist to the position of chief justice of the United States.
As committee chairman, he presided over the hearings for failed nominee Robert Bork, then the successful confirmations of Anthony M. Kennedy, David Souter, and Clarence Thomas — the last dominated by allegations of sexual harassment against Thomas by law professor Anita Hill — as well as Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Breyer.
He was on the committee in 2005 but no longer chairman when now-Chief Justice John Roberts was confirmed, and in 2006 when Samuel Alito became a justice.
As vice president, Biden helped counsel President Barack Obama on his three Supreme Court picks: Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, who were confirmed, and now-Attorney General Merrick Garland, whose nomination was blocked by the GOP ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
Jackson won’t take office immediately. Breyer is to step down after the court concludes its current term, which is usually in late June or early July. Only then will she take the oath to become an associate justice. A White House official said Jackson will remain on the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit until then but will continue to recuse herself from cases.
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AP writer Darlene Superville contributed to this report.
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — It was uplifting enough for the Buffalo Bills staff and players to see Damar Hamlin appear on the video screen in the team’s meeting room Friday — “larger than life,” as coach Sean McDermott put it — for the first time since the safety collapsed and had to be resuscitated on the field.
What sent everyone’s emotions over the top was hearing Hamlin, his mouth and throat still raw shortly after having a breathing tube removed, softly say: “ Love you, boys.”
“Amazing. Touching. To see Damar, number one, through my own eyes, I know it’s something I’ve been looking forward to, kind of needing to see,” McDermott said. “And to see the players’ reaction. They stood up right away and clapped for him and yelled some things at him. It was a pretty cool exchange.”
Four days since his heart stopped after making what appeared to be a routine tackle in a game, the 24-year-old Hamlin from his hospital room in Cincinnati and the Bills enjoyed a moment of jubilation in celebrating the next step in what his doctors have termed a remarkable recovery.
“We got our boy, man. It’s all that matters,” left tackle Dion Dawkins said.
“To see the boy’s face, to see him smile and to see him go like this in the camera,” Dawkins said, flexing his muscles to mimic Hamlin, “it was everything. And then to hear him talk, it was literally everything. That’s what we needed.”
Hamlin is now breathing and walking on his own, and traded in the writing pad he had been using to communicate. Though there is no timetable for his release, Hamlin’s doctors said Thursday that both breathing on his own and showing continued signs of improvement are the final steps for him to be discharged from the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.
Hamlin spent his first two days in the hospital under sedation. Upon being awakened on Wednesday evening, Hamlin was able to follow commands and grip people’s hands. The breathing tube was removed, the team said Friday, and Hamlin’s “neurologic function remains intact.”
The team did not say whether Hamlin’s status remains critical or whether he’s been moved from intensive care.
In what was an expected formality, the Bills placed Hamlin on the season-ending injured reserve list and activated rookie cornerback Christian Benford from IR. Benford has been sidelined since sustaining an oblique injury on Thanksgiving Day.
“The hair on the back of my neck stood up when he said, ‘I love you boys,’” said general manager Brandon Beane, who returned to Buffalo on Thursday after spending the three days at Hamlin’s bedside along with the player’s family.
The turning point in Hamlin’s recovery, for Beane, anyway, came Thursday morning when the two exchanged hugs.
“Just to be able to hug him and the grip strength that he had,” Beane said, before recalling what he told Hamlin’s father, Mario. “I told him, I’m not a crier, but man it was emotional and a lot of grown men in there crying yesterday. Something I’ll never forget.”
The reaction from around the NFL on Friday was just as heart-warming.
“Awesome. It’s probably uplifting for the entire league,” said New York Giants coach Brian Daboll, who spent the previous four seasons as the Bills offensive coordinator. “It gives you a boost because you’re praying so hard for the young man.”
The NFL announced plans to show support for Hamlin during all Week 18 games, including a pregame moment of support, painting Hamlin’s No. 3 on the 30-yard line and pregame shirts with “Love for Damar 3.” The Bills will also wear “3” jersey patches.
New York Jets rookie cornerback Sauce Gardner was already planning to wear Hamlin’s No. 3 jersey during warmups before the team’s game at Miami on Sunday.
“What a warrior. He’s so strong, a fighter for sure,” Gardner said. “I was just so happy he was able to come back to the world.”
Interacting with Hamlin gave the Bills (12-3) some encouragement and allowed them to turn their attention to the season-ending home game against the New England Patriots (8-8) on Sunday.
“It’s going to be a celebration of life and an ongoing life,” Beane said, looking ahead.
“It’s not only going to be a celebration of Buffalo, but the whole country, and I’m sure people internationally that have watched this situation,” he added. “It’s going to be a cool deal, and the only thing better is if Damar was out there by then. I don’t know if that would happen, but anyway, we’re excited for Sunday.”
The sight of Hamlin collapsing, which was broadcast to a North American TV audience on ESPN’s “Monday Night Football,” has led to an outpouring of support from fans and players from across the league. Fans, team owners and players — including Tom Brady and Russell Wilson — have made donations to Hamlin’s Chasing M’s Foundation, which had raised just short of $8 million by Friday afternoon.
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AP Pro Football Writer Dennis Waszak Jr. and AP Sports Writer Tom Canavan contributed to this report.
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ISTANBUL (AP) — Sweden and Finland are unlikely to be able to join NATO before June, a senior Turkish official said Saturday.
The Nordic states applied to join the Western military alliance in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but their membership must be approved by all 30 NATO states. Only Turkey and Hungary have yet to approve the deal, with Ankara linking accession to stricter counterterrorism measures.
“It really depends on how fast they move and how wide and deep they move on these issues,” said Ibrahim Kalin, spokesman and foreign policy adviser for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
“What they’re telling us is the new laws will be fully effective and completed by June, but maybe there are some things they can do before,” Kalin said.
Turkey has demanded that Sweden and Finland tighten laws to rein in the activities of supporters of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, and a group it blames for a 2016 coup attempt.
“In principle we would like to see them (Sweden and Finland) in NATO,” Kalin told foreign journalists in Istanbul. “What they say is that they need a little bit more time. We told them ‘You have to meet these conditions,’ meaning that they have to send a serious message to the PKK.”
Ankara recognizes the Swedish and Finnish commitment to changing anti-terror laws in accordance with an agreement signed between the three countries at last June’s NATO summit, he added.
“Stockholm is fully committed to implementing the agreement that was signed last year in Madrid, but the country needs six more months to write new laws that would allow the judicial system to implement the new definitions of terrorism.”
The timetable for presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey could also play a role, Kalin said. The polls are currently scheduled for June 18, but the timing of the Mecca pilgrimage and a religious holiday could see them brought forward a month. Any NATO deal must be ratified by parliament, which is likely to go into recess before the elections.
Officials from Turkey, Sweden and Finland will meet in Brussels in February, but Kalin warned that incidents such as the hanging of an effigy of Erdogan in Stockholm on Wednesday could have a negative impact on negotiations.
“We believe in this process and we want to make progress, but if these incidents continue, it’s not going to look good on them and it will certainly affect the process — it will slow down progress,” he said.
Kalin also spoke about the war in Ukraine, and Turkey’s rapprochement with Syria.
He defended Ankara’s decision not to join Western sanctions on Russia, pointing to the grain deal and prisoner exchanges as successes for its role as an intermediary.
Such “localized moments of de-escalation” would help bring an end to the war. “If the goal (of sanctions) was to change Russian behavior and end the war, I don’t think that’s been achieved,” he said.
Referring to talks to normalize relations between Ankara and Damascus, Kalin said the initial meeting between the neighbors’ defense ministers at the end of December could be extended, with foreign ministers possibly meeting in February.
“We will see how these meetings go, what kind of outcomes they produce and then, depending on that, we will talk about a possible meeting at the level of the president,” he said.
Erdogan has been a bitter critic of Syrian President Bashar Assad since the outbreak of the civil war 11 years ago and has thrown his support behind rebel groups fighting for Assad’s overthrow. The Turkish president, however, is under intense pressure at home to return Syrian refugees amid an economic crisis.
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https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/international/ap-turkish-official-gives-june-date-for-nordic-nato-expansion/
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