L.B. MORRIS: Students aid Carbon County animal shelters Students from L.B. Morris Elementary School in Jim Thorpe have worked together to raise supplies and cash for the Carbon County animal shelters. While reading stories based on the theme "Doing the Right Thing," students in the fifth grade formed a plan to help those that can't help themselves cats and dogs at local animal shelters. First, there was a bake sale held during the elementary band and chorus Christmas Concert event at the high school. Next, all grades at the L.B. Morris were asked to bring supplies and money from home to help those needy animals. In a separate project, the seventh- and eighth-grade student council had a fundraising dance. Overall about $500 was raised, as well as a sizable amount of food, toys, and cleaning supplies. Through the cooperation of students, parents, and staff, all those involved learned a valuable life lesson helping those in need is not only the right thing to do, but it can also be fun and very rewarding. Funds from monies raised were donated to both the Carbon County Animal Shelter, which is a county-run organization providing shelter for unwanted or stray dogs, and the Carbon County Friends of Animals (CCFOA), which shelters unwanted or stray cats. Some of the students and one of their teachers visited the CCFOA and were welcomed by volunteers Megan Wood and others. CCFOA is a nonprofit organization which advocates the elimination of animal suffering through sheltering and finding homes for unwanted pets. It is a privately-run organization, founded in 1998 from a direct need to shelter unwanted cats within the county. The staff checks the cats into the shelter, handles their medications, takes them to be spayed or neutered, and makes the decision as to which cats may unfortunately need to be euthanized. Although "Carbon County" is part of the organization's name, unlike the Carbon County dog shelter it does not receive any funding from the county or any other government agency. Currently there are about 90 to 100 cats housed at the shelter, all looking for good homes. All cats are spayed or neutered and have all their shots. CCFOA officials expressed their thanks for the donations from the students and others and they are always seeking volunteers to help out at the shelter. Anyone desiring more information on the cat shelter can call (570) 325-9400 or visit its website at www.ccfoa.info. Carbon County Friends of Animals is located at 900 Walnut Ave., Jim Thorpe, just off Route 209 by the Liberties.

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LAKEWOOD — The history books at Columbine high school were rewritten on Sunday afternoon. The Rebels’ 4x100-meter team of Logan DeAment, Ted Mullin, Mikey Greibel and Mateo Rodriguez broke the school record with a time of 42.93 seconds as it finished in sixth place in the 5A state track and field championships at Jeffco Stadium. If you currently subscribe or have subscribed in the past to the Columbine Courier, then simply find your account number on your mailing label and enter it below. Click the question mark below to see where your account ID appears on your mailing label. Columbine Courier | circulation@columbinecourier.com | 303-350-1030 5808 S Rapp St, Suite 119, Littleton, CO 80120 Office Hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday

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LINCOLNTON, N.C. – The first and second block of Main Street was filled Thursday night for the monthly Alive After Five Concert Series and Car Show. Some of the shops also stayed open for the event.
A group of fans, for the 16-time Carolina Music Awards Entertainer of the Year, followed Jim Quick and Coastline to Lincolnton for their blend of country, blues, soul, beach and Southern rock.
Lincoln County residents enjoyed the band that has been together for over 25 years touring all around the southeastern region of the United States.
The Downtown Development Association of Lincolnton, Inc. is the host for the concert series that is presented each month by First Federal Savings Bank. The streets are closed beginning at 4 p.m., music by DJ John Barkley then begins the pre-concert show from 5-7 p.m. after which the main concert begins and lasts until 10 p.m. There was plenty of food to enjoy from vendors and beverages from the beer garden.
The second block of East Main Street was filled with cars and trucks of all makes and models for a cruise-in. The cruise-in is free each month and is open to all.
There will be another concert July 27 with The Fantastic Shakers, and the last one on August 31 with the Blackwater Rhythm & Blues Band to close out the Summer Concert Series.
For more information contact the DDA at (704) 900-9659 or find their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/lincolntonaliveafterfive/Have Us E-mail You The Latest NewsClick Here
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LINCOLNTON, N.C. – The first time the Lincoln Herald heard about the recent rock craze that has overtaken downtown Lincolnton and other parts of Lincoln County was in an email from a Lincoln Herald reader on Thursday. Susan Beal told us “It’s like an Easter Egg Hunt, but with cute little (and some not so little) painted rocks. Folks are painting them, hiding them, and finding them all over downtown and points beyond. I have heard that sports teams, vacation bible schools, and youth groups as well as individuals are placing the rocks everywhere and then you post a pic of the rocks found on the Facebook page Rock On Lincoln County, and then re-hide them for someone else to find.” She let us know that her family had participated for the past two evenings and planned to continue. Susan added “It’s just so much fun, as well as free and great exercise. This is a great opportunity to expend the energy of out of school kids, but I have seen adults hunting the rocks as well. It’s also bound to be good for local businesses. Artistic abilities are being exercised as well. Some of the rocks are very basic, but some are truly works of art. I would love to know who started this so I could give them a hug! This is so much better than the Pokemon Go phenomenon of last summer.” In the meantime we had published our weekly article about Christian Ministries in which there is a picture of Christian Ministry Executive Director, and sisters Karena and Kinsley Freeman, with one of the Christian Ministry rocks that are being used as a fundraising effort for Christian Ministry. The rock is in a sealed bag with an envelope with instructions asking the finder to add a dollar and then hide the rock again. The person who finds it when the donation gets to $20 is instructed to bring the donation to Christian Ministry and hide the rock again. What a fun way to raise money for a good cause and a great youth event for any church. Then the Lincoln County Parks and Recreation update we published today has pictures of the kids at the Summer Camp with the rocks they painted and were going to hide in the park in Denver. If you find one of their rocks don’t forget to hide them again but use #LCPRrocks to help Parks and Rec keep track of them in addition to posting on Rock On Lincoln County Facebook. If you haven't joined the craze, check out the Rock On Lincoln County group on Facebook. You have to join to post your photos and comments. Rock photos are being posted from all over Lincoln County from east to west. Get in on the Rock Craze! We did and found that the Rock Craze was inspired by the Cleveland Strong Rocks page and the fun they were having in painting, finding and hiding the rocks again. The purpose is to decorate rocks and hide in various locations to brighten someone's day... make them smile and laugh. You can use sharpies, crayons, chalk or paint, etc. to preserve the art apply a coat of sealer over the rock if you like. On the back of the rock write using paint pencil or sharpie: Post a picture to Facebook Rock On Lincoln County and re-hide me. Feel free to keep your new rock or hide again for someone else to find. This is meant to be fun for all ages so please be respectful of private property or business, keep this clean and fun and don’t put them too near the street for anyone to get hurt by passing vehicles. Have Us E-mail You The Latest News Click Here

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LONDON (AP) — Bayer Leverkusen claimed its first victory in Champions League Group E on Wednesday, edging an insipid Tottenham side 1-0 to condemn the London club to a second successive loss at its temporary Wembley Stadium home. A record Tottenham attendance of 85,512 saw Kevin Kampl score in the 65th minute with a deflected shot to lift Leverkusen into second place, displacing the hosts with two games remaining. Tottenham is two points behind Leverkusen and four adrift of Monaco, which won at Wembley at the start of the group stage. With White Hart Lane starting to be demolished to make way for a new stadium, Tottenham has moved across north London to England's more expansive national stadium for European matches without the raucous atmosphere at its tightly-packed home. Tottenham was devoid of creativity and attacking threat — looking disjointed as the German visitors moved the ball around more confidently. Tottenham's malaise was summed up late in the game when Eric Dier hit the crossbar with a free kick and a jittery Vincent Janssen couldn't bundle the rebound into the net. Tottenham has been on a downward spiral in the month since demonstrating the team's potential by beating Manchester City in the Premier League. Mauricio Pochettino's side has failed to win any of it is six matches since outclassing City, but is fifth in the Premier League. This latest Champions League setback came against a Leverkusen side that is languishing in 11th place in the Bundesliga, with Tottenham sorely missing last season's top scorer as Harry Kane remains sidelined.

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LONDON (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain moved ahead of Arsenal to take control of their Champions League group with a 2-2 draw in north London on Wednesday. Lucas Moura's header was helped over the line by Arsenal winger Alex Iwobi in the 78th minute as PSG retrieved a point in Group A. Edinson Cavani had given the French capital club the lead at the Emirates Stadium but Olivier Giroud leveled from the penalty spot just before halftime. Arsenal went in front in fortuitous circumstances on the hour when the ball pinged off Marco Verratti and into his own net. There was a glaring miss from Cavani before Lucas met a corner from Hatem Ben Arfa to ensure PSG rose above Arsenal on goal difference heading into the final group-stage games next month. Top spot secures a game in the round of 16 against a group runner-up but whether that is an advantage will only become clearer after the knockout-phase draw. Both German champion Bayern Munich and Manchester City will finish in second place and holder Real Madrid is also currently a runner-up.

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LONDON -- Boris Johnson's deputy issued the latest of a string of denials on Monday that the prime minister had broken lockdown rules after a photograph appeared of him and more than a dozen others drinking wine in the garden of his Downing Street residence. The photograph of the gathering, reportedly taken in May last year, follows reports of other apparent social events during times when his government had told Britons they should not mix with others. Growing public anger at the gatherings has raised doubts about Johnson's authority within his Conservative Party as ministers consider new restrictions to control a surge in COVID-19 cases. The party lost a long-held parliamentary seat in a by-election last week. The picture, published by the Guardian newspaper late on Sunday, shows Johnson with his partner Carrie, who appears to be holding their newborn son, and two other people at a table on a terrace in the Downing Street garden with cheese and wine. Nearby is another table of four other people, and a short distance away are a larger group standing on the grass around a table with bottles of wine. At the time, the government had told the public they could only meet one person in an outdoor public place, keeping two metres apart. "Downing Street use that garden as a place of work," Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab told Times Radio. "That's not against the regulations." "It is palpably not a social gathering, because you had people in work suits, following meetings that they were having at work," Raab said. The opposition Labour Party seized on the photograph, calling it further evidence that Johnson and his staff did not take the restrictions they had imposed on others seriously. "Ask yourself, is that a work meeting going on? Or is that a social event? And I think the answer is pretty obvious," Labour leader Keir Starmer told reporters. "During that period that were funerals of people where very few people could go and mourn those that had tragically died ... that's the contrast." Raab's line of defence was swiftly criticized. "He and the Prime Minister really are laughing at us aren’t they," said Labour lawmaker and spokesman Bill Esterson. Johnson has faced a barrage of criticism since a video emerged showing his staff laughing and joking about a Downing Street party during a 2020 Christmas lockdown when such festivities were banned. Raab said the latest photograph to appear was taken on a day when the government had just held news conference and that sometimes staff had a drink in the garden after a long day. Johnson's partner Carrie, Raab said, had popped down from the Downing Street flat to spend some time with him. Besides anger over alleged parties, Johnson is grappling with a rebellion inside his party over the direction of his government which critics say is chaotic and has dramatically expanded the power of the state. Brexit minister David Frost resigned on Saturday over disillusionment with the direction of the government. Speaking to reporters on Monday he cited his opposition to "coercive policies" on COVID. (Reporting by William James; writing by Guy Faulconbridge; Editing by Angus MacSwan)

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LONDON -- Britain's bedeviling Brexit dilemma intensified Friday, as opposition parties refused to support Prime Minister Boris Johnson's call for an election until he secures a delay to Britain's exit from the European Union -- something he vows he'll never do. Johnson insists Britain must leave the EU in 55 days, and says an election is the only way to break the deadlock that has seen lawmakers repeatedly reject the divorce deal on offer, but also block attempts to leave the EU without one. He wants to go to the public on Oct. 15, two weeks before the scheduled Brexit day of Oct. 31, but needs the support of two-thirds of lawmakers to trigger a snap election. Johnson lost a vote on the same question this week, but he plans to try again Monday. After discussions Friday, lawmakers from several opposition parties said they would not back an election unless the government asked the EU to postpone Brexit, removing the risk the U.K. could crash out without a deal. Johnson says he would "rather be dead in a ditch" than delay Brexit. Parliament is trying to force his hand, passing an opposition-backed law that would compel Johnson's Conservative government to seek a three-month Brexit postponement if no divorce deal is agreed by Oct. 19. The legislation was approved Friday by the unelected House of Lords, after gaining backing from the elected House of Commons earlier this week. It will become law within days once it gets the formality of royal assent. But pro-EU lawmakers want to hold off on triggering an election until the Brexit delay has actually been secured, fearing Johnson will try to wriggle out of the commitment. "I do not trust the prime minister to do his duty," said Liz Saville Roberts, leader in Parliament of the Welsh party Plaid Cymru. She said lawmakers needed to be sitting in Parliament in late October, rather than on the election campaign trail, to ensure Britain does not crash out of the EU. That makes an election before November unlikely. "We need to make sure that we get past the 31st of October," she said. Blocking an election is a risky strategy for the opposition, which could be accused of denying the public its say. The Conservative Party on Friday tweeted a mocked-up image of Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn in a chicken suit, and Johnson said he had "never known an opposition in the history of democracy that's refused to have an election." "I think obviously they don't trust the people, they don't think that the people will vote for them, so they're refusing to have an election," he said. Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon tweeted: "An early general election is now a question of 'when' not 'if' -- but Johnson mustn't be allowed to dictate the timing as a device to avoid scrutiny and force through a 'no deal' Brexit." Johnson's options are unclear if he loses Monday's vote. He could call a no-confidence vote in his own government, which would only need a simple majority to pass. He could try to change the law that governs how elections can be triggered. He could even resign. In short, it's a complicated mess. Johnson became prime minister in July after promising Conservatives that he would complete Brexit and break the impasse that has paralyzed Britain's politics since voters decided in June 2016 to leave the bloc and which brought down his predecessor, Theresa May. After only six weeks in office, however, his plans are in crisis. The EU refuses to renegotiate the deal it struck with May, which has been rejected three times by Britain's Parliament. Johnson's push to leave the EU at the end of next month, come what may, is facing opposition in the courts as well as in Parliament. Most economists say a no-deal Brexit would cause severe economic disruption and plunge the U.K. into recession. Johnson enraged his opponents by announcing he would suspend Parliament at some point next week until Oct. 14, leaving just over two weeks to the deadline. Critics accused him of subverting democracy and carrying out a "coup." Transparency campaigner Gina Miller took the government to court, arguing the suspension was an "unlawful abuse of power." On Friday, a panel of three High Court judges ruled against her, but said the case can be appealed to the Supreme Court, which has set a hearing for Sept. 17. Outside court, Miller said she was disappointed with the ruling but would not give up. "We need to protect our institutions," she said." It is not right that they should be shut down or bullied, especially at this momentous time in our history." Johnson insists he wants to secure a divorce deal, and his chief Brexit negotiator, David Frost, was in Brussels Friday for talks with EU officials. But the bloc says Britain has made no concrete proposals for changes to May's rejected deal. EU officials say it seems increasingly likely Britain will depart without an agreement. "The situation in Britain is quite a mess now and we don't know what is happening there," said Finnish Prime Minister Antti Rinne, whose country currently holds the EU's rotating presidency. "It seems very obvious that we are not getting Brexit with an agreement," he said. ------ Associated Press writer Lorne Cook in Brussels contributed.

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LONDON -- From backstop to Brexiteer, Britain's decision to leave the European Union has spawned a baffling array of new terms, while British parliamentary terminology is also confusing an audience across the world. The Associated Press deciphers some key words and phrases: ARTICLE 50: Article 50 of the European Union's Lisbon Treaty sets out the procedure for a country wishing to leave the bloc and imposes a two-year countdown to that country's departure. Britain triggered the process on March 29, 2017, and was due to leave on March 29, 2019. Amid deadlock in Britain's Parliament the EU agreed a Brextension until April 12 and then until Oct. 31. BACKSTOP: The Brexit backstop is part of the withdrawal agreement between the EU and Britain. It's an insurance policy designed to ensure there are no customs checks or other border infrastructure between the U.K.'s Northern Ireland and EU member Ireland after Brexit. The backstop says if no other solution is found, Britain will remain in a customs union with the EU in order to keep the Irish border open. Opposition to the backstop from pro-Brexit British lawmakers is the main reason the deal has been defeated in Parliament BREXHAUSTION: The state of anxious weariness felt by many U.K. citizens and politicians at the unresolved Brexit crisis, almost three years after Britain voted to leave the EU. BREXIT: A contraction of "British exit," Brexit is Britain's departure from the European Union. The U.K. joined the bloc in 1973, and held a 2016 referendum on its membership that was won by the "leave" side. BREXITER/BREXITEER: A supporter of Britain's exit from the European Union. BREXTREMIST: Pejorative term for a Brexit supporter. BREXTENSION: Brexit extension, a delay to Britain's exit from the EU. This has been granted until Oct. 31. BRINO: An acronym that means "Brexit in name only." It's a pejorative term used by Brexiteers for a "soft Brexit" departure in which Britain retains close economic and regulatory ties with the European Union. CONFIRMATORY VOTE: A new referendum in which voters would be asked whether to approve any Brexit deal passed by Parliament. The other option would be remaining in the EU, so this plan is mainly favoured by those who hope Brexit can be stopped. Also known by its supporters as a "people's vote." CUSTOMS UNION: The European Union customs union makes the 28-nation bloc a single customs territory, with no tariffs or border checks on goods moving between member states. It also has common tariffs on goods entering the bloc from the outside. DE-SELECT: A decision by a political party that the current elected lawmaker will not run as the party's candidate in the next election. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is threatening to do this to any Conservative lawmakers who support the opposition's attempts to block a no-deal Brexit (see below). EUROPEAN UNION: Formed in 1957 as the European Economic Community by France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, the group is now a 28-nation bloc of more than 500 million people with substantial powers over member nations' laws, economies and social policies. HARD BREXIT: A Brexit that sees the U.K. cut many of its ties with the EU, including leaving the EU's vast single market and customs union. Some supporters of the idea prefer the term "clean Brexit," and say it will enable Britain to forge its own trade deals around the world. INDICATIVE VOTE: Britain's Parliament has held a series of non-binding "indicative votes" on various Brexit outcomes as a way of finding out whether any have majority support. Lawmakers rejected every option, from leaving the EU without a deal to holding a new referendum on whether to remain. LEAVER: A Briton who voted to leave the European Union. See also Brexiteer. NO-DEAL BREXIT: If Britain and the EU do not finalize a divorce deal, Britain will cease to be an EU member without an agreement setting out what happens next. A no-deal Brexit would rip up the rules that govern ties between the U.K. Many businesses say that would cause economic chaos. PROROGATION: Suspending a session of Parliament without dissolving it. Johnson's move to do this will keep Parliament away for five weeks in the run-up to the Brexit deadline. He says this is necessary to set out his government's future policies, but opponents believe he is trying to reduce the amount of time available for debate and legislation that could block a no-deal Brexit. REMAINER: A Briton who voted to stay in the European Union. REMOANER, REMAINIAC: Pejorative terms for people who want the U.K. to remain in the EU. SINGLE MARKET: The EU's single market makes the bloc a common economic zone in which goods and services can move freely with no internal borders or barriers. SOFT BREXIT: A Brexit that sees the U.K. retain its close economic ties with the EU, including membership in the bloc's single market and customs union. WITHDRAWAL OF THE WHIP: A political party deciding that a lawmaker does not represent it in Parliament any more, effectively suspending that person from the party. Johnson is threatening to do this to any Conservative lawmakers who support the opposition's attempts to block a no-deal Brexit. WITHDRAWAL AGREEMENT/POLITICAL DECLARATION: In November 2018, Britain and the EU struck a two-part divorce agreement. It consists of a legally binding, 585-page withdrawal agreement setting out the terms of the U.K.'s departure, and a shorter, non-binding political declaration committing the two parties to close future ties. The agreement must be approved by the British and European parliaments to take effect, but Britain's Parliament has rejected it three times. Johnson has insisted it is unacceptable and is seeking to renegotiate it.

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LONDON -- The emergence of the new Omicron variant and the world's desperate and likely futile attempts to keep it at bay are reminders of what scientists have warned for months: The coronavirus will thrive as long as vast parts of the world lack vaccines. The hoarding of limited COVID-19 shots by rich countries - creating virtual vaccine deserts in many poorer ones - doesn't just mean risk for the parts of the world seeing shortages; it threatens the entire globe. That's because the more the disease spreads among unvaccinated populations, the more possibilities it has to mutate and potentially become more dangerous, prolonging the pandemic for everyone. "The virus is a ruthless opportunist, and the inequity that has characterized the global response has now come home to roost," said Dr. Richard Hatchett, CEO of CEPI, one of the groups behind the UN-backed COVAX shot-sharing initiative. Perhaps nowhere is the inequality more evident than in Africa, where under 7% of the population is vaccinated. South African scientists alerted the World Health Organization to the new Omicron variant last week, though it may never be clear where it first originated. Researchers are now rushing to determine whether it is more infectious or able to evade current vaccines. COVAX was supposed to avoid such inequality - but instead the initiative is woefully short of shots and has already abandoned its initial goal of 2 billion doses. Even to reach its scaled-back target of distributing 1.4 billion doses by the end of 2021, it must ship more than 25 million doses every day. Instead, it has averaged just over 4 million a day since the beginning of October, with some days dipping below 1 million, according to an Associated Press analysis of the shipments. Shipments in recent days have ramped up, but nowhere near the amount needed. Meanwhile, richer nations often have a glut of shots, and many are now offering boosters - something the WHO has discouraged because every booster is essentially a dose that is not going to someone who's never even gotten their first shot. Despite the UN health agency's appeal to countries to declare a moratorium on booster shots until the end of the year, more than 60 countries are now administering them. "What it highlights are the continuing and fundamental risks to everyone associated with not seriously addressing the inequalities still at play globally in the fight against disease and poor health," said Dr. Osman Dar, director of the One Health Project at the Chatham House think tank. Anna Marriott, health policy manager for Oxfam, said COVAX was limited from the outset after being pushed to the back of the vaccine queue by rich countries. "The COVAX team may be delivering as fast as they can, but they can't deliver vaccines they haven't got," Marriott said. Just 13% of vaccines COVAX contracted for and 12% of promised donations have actually been delivered, according to calculations by the International Monetary Fund from mid-November. About a third of the vaccines dispensed by COVAX have been donations, according to the vaccine alliance known as Gavi, and the initiative is now partly a clearinghouse for those donated doses, the very situation it was set up to avoid. Last week, COVAX sent out a news release praising a European Union pledge to ship 100 million vaccines to Africa by the end of the year - but only 1/20 of that amount was actually on planes. Asked about the logistical challenges of distributing the other 94 million doses in only six weeks, Aurelia Nguyen, managing director of COVAX maintained that arrangements "are in place to move a vast number of doses between now and the end of the year." In a statement, she said the issue was ensuring that "conditions are right on the ground for doses to be administered." In minutes released ahead of an executive meeting this week, Gavi fretted that the perception that rich countries are dumping older or lesser vaccines on poor countries could undermine the whole project. On Monday, in a joint statement with WHO and the African Union among others, it admonished that "the majority of the donations to date have been ad hoc, provided with little notice and short shelf lives." Fury over dose dumping is already very real. In Malawi and South Sudan, tens of thousands of out-of-date doses were destroyed. But it's not just getting the vaccines into poorer countries that's a problem, according to some experts. COVAX is "falling short on getting vaccines from the (airport) tarmac into people's arms," said Dr. Angela Wakhweya, senior director for health equity and rights at CARE. Authorities in Congo, for instance, returned their entire COVAX shipment this summer when they realized they would not be able to administer doses before they expired. In a "risk management" report on COVAX, Gavi warned that "poor absorption" of vaccines by developing countries could lead to "wastage" of some doses. One problem is logistics - just getting the doses in the right country at the right time. But just as important is the ability of often underfunded national health systems to distribute the shots where they're most needed, along with syringes and other necessary gear. A third issue is persuading sometimes hesitant people to get the vaccines. World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, however, has disputed distribution is a problem, saying the only obstacle to immunization in poor countries is supply. Most COVAX doses distributed so far have been AstraZeneca's vaccine, a shot that has yet to be authorized in the U.S. and whose botched rollout in Europe helped fuel anti-vaccine sentiment when the vaccine was linked to rare blood clots. The vaccines mostly used in the U.S. and much of Europe - made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna - have only been available in tiny amounts via COVAX. The U.S., which blocked vaccine sales overseas and exports of key ingredients for months, has donated 275 million doses in all, more than any other country but still less than a third of what the Biden administration pledged. The European Union, which has in general allowed vaccines manufactured in the bloc to be sold anywhere in the world, has actually delivered about a third of its 400 million promised doses. Efforts to ramp up global production beyond a select group of manufacturers have stalled, which many activists and scientists blame on pharmaceutical companies' opposition to waive intellectual property rights for the highly lucrative vaccines. Given that the pandemic has so far not devastated Africa as many had initially feared, some scientists on the continent are now discussing whether to withdraw their vaccine requests. "I think what Africa could do to really shame the world is to stop asking for vaccines," said Christian Happi, a Nigerian virologist who sat on the scientific advisory board of CEPI. "The vaccines have not arrived, and anyways it may turn out that we don't need them as much as the West." Hinnant reported from Paris. Associated Press writer Zeke Miller contributed from Washington.

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LOS ANGELES -- "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" won the Daytime Emmy Award for best entertainment talk show Sunday, 20 years to the day that her character came out as gay on the sitcom "Ellen." "She did it because it was the right thing to do," said Mary Connelly, "Ellen" executive producer, of DeGeneres' decision to be open about her sexuality and do the same for her character in 1997. DeGeneres was absent and Connelly accepted the award. "General Hospital" was honored as best daytime drama, with top acting awards going to Scott Clifton for "The Bold and the Beautiful" and Gina Tognoni for "The Young and the Restless." Clifton became the first actor to receive Daytime Emmys in the categories of best younger, supporting and lead actor in his career. Steve Harvey skipped the ceremony but was a double winner. He was named best game show host for "Family Feud" and best host of an informative talk show for "Steve Harvey." "Good Morning America" won the best morning program trophy, while "The Dr. Oz Show" claimed the best informative talk show award. "Jeopardy!" was honored as best game show. Sheryl Underwood, host with Mario Lopez of the live-streamed ceremony, also accepted the best entertainment talk show host award with fellow "The Talk" hosts including Sara Gilbert. "Entertainment Tonight" was named best entertainment news program, and former "ET" anchor Mary Hart accepted a lifetime achievement award. Hart recounted the skepticism that greeted "ET" in the early 1980s when it launched TV's now-flourishing Hollywood news magazine genre. "We are not fluff," she recalled saying at the time. "Had I known what was coming, I would have said, 'We are not fake news.'" Hart also asked that people, whether on college campuses or in government, make an effort to listen to other points of view. Gaby Natale, who was honored as best talent in a Spanish-language program for "SuperLatina with Gaby Natale," issued her own plea. She dedicated her award to the "people who are resisting inequality, misogyny, xenophobia and the rise of intolerance. Do not allow anyone to tell you otherwise: diversity is beautiful." The ceremony was held as negotiators for the Writers Guild of America and producers attempted to reach a deal on a new contract and avert a strike that could disrupt daytime and prime-time TV shows and movie production. The existing contract expires Monday night. ------ This story has been corrected to reflect that Sheryl Underwood hosts "The Talk," and not "The View" as originally reported.

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LOS ANGELES -- By 2028, a new stadium being built for the Rams and the Chargers will have been beaten up by nearly a decade of NFL games. The seemingly intractable problems of Southern California - traffic and homelessness - might get better or grow worse. So much can change in 11 years. Los Angeles' decision to lock in an Olympic Games to far-off 2028 was praised by city leaders Monday as a deal that offers hundreds of millions of dollars in future benefits. But the longest wait time for any Olympics in the U.S. also comes with the risks of the unknown. "It's a big chunk of time," noted Jules Boykoff, a Pacific University professor who has written widely on the Olympics. "You just don't know what's going to come. The world presents surprises." History teaches that the economy swings up and down, sometimes with disastrous results. Political scientists foresee an era of continuing upheaval and unrest. Geologists say an inevitable big earthquake in quake-prone Southern California could damage venues envisioned as part of the Games. Mayor Eric Garcetti shrugged off a question about the uncertainty. "Los Angeles is resilient," said the youthful-looking mayor, who will be granddad age, chasing 60, by the time of the Games. "If the entire earth falls apart, probably the Olympics aren't happening in Los Angeles. But short of that, we are going to have a great Games here in LA," the mayor told reporters. In embracing the 2028 date that is expected to be finalized later this year, city Olympic organizers ceded the 2024 Games to Paris, which both cities had craved. But Garcetti and other supporters argued that the four-year delay was advantageous, giving the car-choked city more time to build rail lines. Additionally, the delay comes with financial sweeteners that, among other things, will pump millions of dollars into youth sports. But time rushes on, and major changes are bound to happen. Los Angeles County is home to 10 million people, and that population could increase by more than 500,000 by 2028, state demographers project. The cutting-edge technology in the new NFL stadium, now scheduled to open in 2020, will probably look like the forgotten Blackberry by 2028. Many athletes in their prime today will be in the bleachers in a decade. And how can officials accurately estimate ticket prices and the revenue they will generate? Events that happened 11 years ago can seem part of a faded, distant past. Facebook was a mere two years old. Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was executed. Taylor Swift released her first album, and "Game of Thrones" was years into the future. Consider the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The nearly century-old iconic structure - which would be used in an Olympics for a third time after the 1932 and 1984 Games - was constructed long before modern building codes. It was also severely damaged in a 1994 earthquake. The coliseum is currently undergoing an extensive makeover, but experts have warned it could still be vulnerable to shaking. Estimates vary widely on what the federal government would need to spend on security for the two-week event, by some accounts $1 billion or more. It's only a guess what the price tag will be in 2028, or the level of threat at that time. Higher construction costs are likely, too. One example of the work that needs to be done: the Coliseum, a football stadium, would need to be converted into a venue for Olympic track events, then back again. Over the years Olympics have been notorious for cost overruns, and studies have questioned if host cities benefit economically. Russia has struggled with costs from the 2014 Sochi Olympics, which have been called the most expensive Olympics of all time. But Andrew Zimbalist, an economist at Smith College in Massachusetts, said LA was better positioned for a longer wait than other recent Olympic cities because its plan calls for no new major construction "They will be able to run an operating surplus," he predicted. In the shorter term, the private committee behind the LA bid must retool its initial 2024 plans for four years in the future, including renegotiating contracts for housing athletes and temporary venues, which were all hooked to 2024. Another hurdle: With the change in date, LA apparently needs to renegotiate and extend financial guarantees approved by the city and state to cover potential shortfalls connected with the 2024 bid. Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation in September that puts California taxpayers on the hook for up to $250 million if Los Angeles were awarded the 2024 Games and they ran over budget, and the city has promised the same. Chicago-based sports-finance consultant Marc Ganis said the overall outcome was favorable for LA, given that Paris was in line for the 2024 Games. Additionally, financial sweeteners will help cover costs over the longer wait time. Still, facilities age, technology advances and costs rise. "There is always going to be financial risk," Ganis said, "when you are targeting 11 years into the future."

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LOS ANGELES - Sean Combs, the hip-hop mogul now known as Diddy, has bid about $200 million for the Fuse cable-TV channel, said three people with knowledge of the situation. Combs, 43, rose to fame as rapper Puff Daddy and has since founded fashion, liquor and media businesses, including the cable-music channel Revolt TV. He would convert Fuse, owned by New York-based Madison Square Garden Co., into Revolt TV, which has backing from Comcast, said the people, who requested anonymity because the talks are private. Combs is one of several Fuse bidders, one of the people said. With the purchase, Revolt TV would gain wider distribution and higher subscriber fees, one person said. Fuse is available in about 74 million homes through pay-TV systems including DirecTV, Dish Network and Cablevision Systems, compared with Revolt TV, which reaches about 22.8 million homes and is carried by Comcast and Time Warner Cable, according to researcher SNL Kagan. "As we have stated, we are exploring strategic alternatives for Fuse, and will have no further comment during what is still an ongoing process," Kimberly Kerns, a spokeswoman for MSG, said Monday. Keesha Johnson, a press contact for Combs, declined to comment. Michael Senno, an analyst at Credit Suisse, estimated in a Sept. 12 report that Fuse would receive bids between $200 million and $250 million. "An offer of $200 million seems low for almost 75 million households," said Paul Sweeney, an analyst with Bloomberg Industries. The Dolan family, which spun Madison Square Garden off from Cablevision four years ago, has been asking for about $400 million for Fuse, according to one of the people. Al Jazeera acquired Current TV for about $500 million last year. Current reached about 60 million U.S. homes. Fuse's distribution on Comcast and Time Warner Cable would be less valuable to Diddy because they already carry Revolt TV. Revolt made its debut on Comcast last year and airs music videos, live performances, news and interviews. Fuse airs original programming including "Billy on the Street," which stars comedian Billy Eichner, "Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce," a reality series featuring New Orleans musician Big Freedia. MSG hired JPMorgan Chase & Co. to explore a sale of Fuse, Bloomberg News reported in September. That decision was made after various parties expressed strategic interest in the TV network, Hank Ratner, the former chief executive officer, said on a Nov. 1, 2013, earnings conference call. Tad Smith replaced Ratner as president and CEO last month.

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LOS ANGELES Sean Combs, the hip-hop mogul now known as Diddy, has bid about $200 million for the Fuse cable-TV channel, said three people with knowledge of the situation. Combs, 43, rose to fame as rapper Puff Daddy and has since founded fashion, liquor and media businesses, including the cable-music channel Revolt TV. He would convert Fuse, owned by New York-based Madison Square Garden Co., into Revolt TV, which has backing from Comcast, said the people, who requested anonymity because the talks are private. Combs is one of several Fuse bidders, one of the people said. With the purchase, Revolt TV would gain wider distribution and higher subscriber fees, one person said. Fuse is available in about 74 million homes through pay-TV systems including DirecTV, Dish Network and Cablevision Systems, compared with Revolt TV, which reaches about 22.8 million homes and is carried by Comcast and Time Warner Cable, according to researcher SNL Kagan. As we have stated, we are exploring strategic alternatives for Fuse, and will have no further comment during what is still an ongoing process, Kimberly Kerns, a spokeswoman for MSG, said Monday. Keesha Johnson, a press contact for Combs, declined to comment. Michael Senno, an analyst at Credit Suisse, estimated in a Sept. 12 report that Fuse would receive bids between $200 million and $250 million. An offer of $200 million seems low for almost 75 million households, said Paul Sweeney, an analyst with Bloomberg Industries. The Dolan family, which spun Madison Square Garden off from Cablevision four years ago, has been asking for about $400 million for Fuse, according to one of the people. Al Jazeera acquired Current TV for about $500 million last year. Current reached about 60 million U.S. homes. Fuses distribution on Comcast and Time Warner Cable would be less valuable to Diddy because they already carry Revolt TV. Revolt made its debut on Comcast last year and airs music videos, live performances, news and interviews. Fuse airs original programming including Billy on the Street, which stars comedian Billy Eichner, Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce, a reality series featuring New Orleans musician Big Freedia. MSG hired JPMorgan Chase & Co. to explore a sale of Fuse, Bloomberg News reported in September. That decision was made after various parties expressed strategic interest in the TV network, Hank Ratner, the former chief executive officer, said on a Nov. 1, 2013, earnings conference call. Tad Smith replaced Ratner as president and CEO last month.

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Lamar High Schools 2004 graduating class touts 20 outstanding athletes who have been awarded scholarships. Several rank in the academic stratosphere. They are as follows: Claire Cormier (grade point average 4.50); Stanford; track, school record in 800 meters Jim Weiss (grade point average 4.56); Princeton; lacrosse, two-year all-American##M:(full story)## Andrew Kelson (grade point average 4.15); University of Texas; football; defensive back and running back; all-district, all-Greater Houston, all-state, all-American Brian Orakpo; University of Texas; football; defensive end; all-district, all-Greater Houston Avery Williams; Tulane; football; defensive tackle; all-district, second-team all-Greater Houston Bencil Smith; Rice University; football; cornerback; all-district Daniel Davis; Texas Southern University; football; defensive back and running back; all-district Josh Lewis; Southern University; football; defensive end; second-team all-district Ray Shackelford (grade point average 3.90); Morehouse College; academic scholarship; second-team all-district in football Joe Savery (grade point average 3.97); Rice University; baseball; all-district, all-Greater Houston Thomas Hamilton (grade point average 4.37); U.S. Naval Academy; baseball; third baseman; all-district Cat Everett; Tulane; baseball; shortstop; all-district Christian Staehely (grade point average 4.43); Princeton; baseball; pitcher; all-district Cape Bell; Millsap College; baseball; injured list during 2004 season; all-district as a junior Leslie Imber (grade point average 4.23); University of Texas; soccer; Challenge select team; Olympic Development Program Caitlin Robbins (grade point average 4.00); Rice University; soccer; Challenge select team; Olympic Development Program Amanda Ramos; Mississippi Valley State; soccer Emma Wilking (grade point average 4.37); Austin College; volleyball Christian Berry (grade point average 3.95); Coast Guard Academy; swimming Natalie Ramirez; Texas Southern University; softball Kelson had six interceptions, three of which were returned for touchdowns, during the 2003 football season. On offense, Kelson rushed for 738 yards on 80 carries, caught 16 passes for 299 yards and scored 16 touchdowns. Kelson has no doubts about his future and gives no hint of a prospective career in professional football. After (undergraduate) school, I plan to continue on to law school, says the 6-2, 210-pound utility back. Savery was named all-state in baseball as a junior. He is a very strong candidate for the not-yet-named 2004 all-state baseball team. During 2004, he batted .556 during the regular season with seven home runs, 40 RBI and 13 stolen bases and earned the Greater Houston batting title. On the mound Savery went 10-0 with a 0.77 ERA. As quarterback, Savery threw for almost 2,000 yards and 24 touchdowns and earned the status of offensive Most Valuable Player for District 18-5A. Cormier established a school record in the 800 meters this year with a time of 2:13.07. She also excelled in the 400, the 800, the 1,600, the pole vault, the high jump, the sprint medley, the 4x400 and the distance medley. I plan to major in English and minor in concert piano, she says. Cormier has played the piano since the age of 3. Ramirez, weighing 108 pounds during her senior softball season, batted .406 with 18 RBI, 20 runs scored and 16 stolen bases. Imber and Robbins, though not participants in Lamars soccer program, are among an elite group of athletes that represented the United States in Italy against the womens soccer teams there.

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Lambton County mayor saying 'no' to vaccine passport Warwick Township Mayor Jackie Rombouts says she’s not opposed to the COVID-19 vaccines but will refuse to use Ontario’s vaccine passport system. Rombouts posted a statement on social media Monday saying she won’t participate in the passport system that, starting Sept. 22, will require people to show proof of vaccination to get into restaurants, gyms, casinos, movie theatres, banquet halls, concert halls and other venues where masks are not always worn. “After a lot of contemplation and prayer, I have decided I will not reveal my confidential medical information to anyone except my personal health-care provider,” Rombouts said in the statement. “I will refuse the Ontario vaccine passport and will not patron any business or organization that will not welcome all my fellow Ontarians equally,” the statement added. “I have no desire to live in a two-tiered society where there are haves and have nots – where people live in fear of each other, where it is acceptable to discriminate against our neighbours, family and friends.” As mayor of the township in eastern Lambton County, Rombouts is a member of Lambton County council that also sits as the county’s board of health and oversees its public health department. She is also chairperson of a county council committee Lambton public health reports to. Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley said Tuesday he believes Rombouts should step down as committee chairperson. Last week, Lambton’s acting medical officer of health, Dr. Christopher Greensmith, called for all local businesses, including the county, to put in place mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies he suggested require provide proof of full immunization or a written request for accommodation and completion of a vaccine education session. Greensmith said last week that Lambton’s policy should include county councillors, as well as county staff. “This would help complement overall safety standards for the community and could set an example to others,” Greensmith said. He said the policy could help bump the percentage of local residents getting the vaccine to greater than 90 per cent and avoid further lockdowns, disruptions to schools, and negative economic and social consequences. “Although I won’t respond directly to the councillor’s comments, I have already made my position on this topic quite clear,” Greensmith said Tuesday. “I am in support of policies that are designed to increase vaccine coverage, including proof of vaccination in high-risk indoor settings and workplace immunization policies.” Currently, more than 73 per cent of eligible adults in Lambton County are fully vaccinated, according to Lambton public health. “I would expect, because there is a divide here, that person would step down from that chairmanship because it’s contradictory to what Dr. Greensmith is advocating,” Bradley said. “I respect the individual has the right to voice their views.” Rombouts said Tuesday she won’t step down as chairperson of the county committee. “Everyone on county council has an opinion about this. I have just made mine public,” she said. “Nobody is completely impartial – I can guarantee that.” Rombouts said she isn’t opposed to the vaccines “at all,” and pointed out she volunteered for several shifts at the mass-vaccination site in Point Edward “in order to make sure that everyone who wants the vaccine has an opportunity to get it.” But, she said, it should be a choice people make “and not a mandated thing.” Rombouts said she decided to post her statement because public-health restrictions were hitting close to home and she believes an individual’s medical information should remain personal. “I have so many constituents who have contacted me, upset because their kids can’t go to college or their kids aren’t allowed to play hockey,” she said. She said she has also heard from county workers and nurses working at local hospitals worried they could lose their jobs because of vaccine mandates. “We can’t afford to lose any good workers, particularly in the health-care fields” Rombouts said. “If I were bleeding and was going to die, I would not care if the person who was sewing me up was vaccinated or not.” Rombouts said she believes “it’s wrong to discriminate against anyone, based on their health.” She added, “I took this position to serve my community and not to tell to tell my community how to lives their lives.” Lambton Warden Kevin Marriott said he expects Greensmith’s recommendation for a county vaccine mandate will be on the agenda of a Sept. 15 county committee meeting. “Staff is looking at all of the possibilities,” including approaches other municipalities are taking, he said. Any action recommended by the county committee would be expected to be considered by county council when it meets Oct. 6, Marriott said. “It’s such a sensitive subject,” he said. “It’s kind of a hard one to comment” on, Marriott said about his reaction to Rombouts’ statement. “I’m still thinking of all the ramifications.” As warden, Marriott serves as chairperson of county council. “I know I’ll have to stay pretty neutral on things like this,” he said. Rombouts said in her statement she is prepared to “accept any discrimination that will inevitably come my way as a result of this decision and will vehemently defend the rights of others to do the same.” Sarnia city Coun. Bill Dennis thanked Rombouts in a Twitter post Tuesday morning for her “principled stance,” adding, “This needed to be said.” The township issued a brief statement late Tuesday afternoon, saying it was aware of Rombouts’ social-media post. “To be clear, the views expressed by Mayor Rombouts in her statement do not necessarily reflect those of the Corporation of the Township of Warwick or members of Warwick Township council,” it said. “As always, the Township of Warwick will continue (to) follow and implement COVID-19 policies and procedures based on recommendations of Lambton public health and the provincial government.”

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Let's get real about Robert E. Lee and slavery The former claim ignores the millions of Black Americans who were able to divine slavery's evil at that time, not to mention White abolitionists and White Southerners such as Cassius Marcellus Clay, James Birney ... Real estate transactions Stone Mountain Properties, a local company led by James Birney, has acquired two multi-tenant office buildings in Westchase. Midland, area groups remember Civil War fighters James Birney from Bay County, who served in that regiment.

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Lion rescued from Syria zoo gives birth in Jordan reserve SOUF, Jordan (AP) — The odds had been stacked against Hajar, a lion cub born just hours after her mother Dana, rescued from a zoo in war-torn Syrian, was released into a wildlife reserve in Jordan. Dana and 12 other animals, including four other lions and two tigers, had barely survived under harsh conditions in the Syrian city of Aleppo, once a major battleground. They were transported from Syria to Turkey and then to Jordan by the animal charity Four Paws, stuck in cages most of the time. They arrived in Jordan on Friday. Martin Bauer of Four Paws said Sunday that the cub might not have survived had it been born in a cage. He says the cub seems fine and is nursing. He says Dana carries a second baby due any time.

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Lois Colley murder investigation turns up $30K hay theft The two workers were charged with grand larceny. Police have yet to find Lois Colley's killer, but their two-month investigation has turned up a pair of alleged thieves at her North Salem estate. Angel H. Penafiel Para and Hugo Ramirez-Morales were arrested on Sunday. They are accused of stealing and selling more than $30,000 worth of hay from Colley's Windswept Farm on Titicus Road over the last several years, state police said. The two 33-year-old men lived on the Colley property, where they worked as laborers. They are accused of committing the crime between Feb. 12, 2013 and Nov. 9, 2015. It is unclear how much hay was involved, but it appears it was as much as 300 tons. A ton of hay typically costs between $100 and $300, depending on the location where it is being sold and the contents, according to figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Police did not say whether it was hay that had been purchased for the property or grown there. Nick Fitzpatrick, owner of Aden Brook hay and straw in Montgomery, said that, while it depends on the size of the bales, 300 tons of hay would fill about 21 tractor-trailers. Fitzpatrick, who has multiple clients in the North Salem area, said the amount is about a two-year supply of hay for an average-size horse farm. Fitzpatrick added that the hay probably cost about $250 a ton. Police said they discovered the theft while investigating the murder of Colley, 83, who was found bludgeoned to death in her home on Nov. 9. No arrests have been made in the death of Colley, a socialite whose husband, Eugene Colley, built a fortune with an empire of McDonald's franchises. A message left Wednesday morning for Eugene Colley at his office in Croton Falls was not immediately returned. The New York State Crime Stoppers has offered a reward of up to $2,500 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in the case. Police would not say whether Parra Penafiel and Ramirez-Morales were suspects in Colley's slaying. Their arrest, however, is an indication that authorities are focusing in on the staff and others that had access to Colley's 300-acre property and may be trying to put pressure on them to reveal anything they know about the slaying. The two farm hands were each arraigned in North Salem Town Court on a felony charge of third-degree grand larceny. They are being held in the Westchester County jail on $50,000 bail and are due back in court on Jan. 11. Twitter: @MattSpillane

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